Jessica Kenny, a Brown University classmate of Tia Heywood, stopped in for a daylong visit last week. She was aboard the Star Princess cruise ship in Skagway with her parents and took a fast ferry to Haines. The pair saw Chilkoot Lake, hiked to Battery Point, visited the brewery and coached youth soccer. A graduate […]
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Police Report
Tuesday, June 20 A caller reported a speeding vehicle on Mud Bay Road. The driver was issued a verbal warning. Police received a report of a wallet lost on Main Street. Wednesday, June 21 An alarm was activated at the water treatment plant. Staff was advised. A caller reported two people walking with kegs on […]
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Chilkoot corridor job delayed to 2019
Construction of improvements along the Chilkoot River Corridor is on hold until 2019, state park ranger Travis Russell said this week. The delay is attributed at least in part to a federal grant request that would boost project funding to $1.6 million and make additional improvements to the mile-long road straddling the river. “The project’s […]
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Independence Day Preview
Apple is America’s pie, but you’re in rhubarb territory This year’s Fourth of July is all about the pie. At nightly bingo games at the ANB Hall on July 1, July 2 and July 4, two locally made pies will be awarded each night, along with traditional cash prizes. Pie rounds will be announced randomly […]
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Police Report
Tuesday, June 13 A report of an injured eagle on Mud Bay Road was referred to the American Bald Eagle Foundation. A citizen reported a flower pot was pushed over near Port Chilkoot Dock. The flower pot was returned to its original location. A citizen reported receiving a fraudulent telephone call advising them they could lower […]
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2017: A blank page in the history of the KCIBR
On the eve of Saturday’s scheduled Kluane-Chilkat International Bike Relay, race officials had a contingency in place in the event of snow accumulation at Chilkat Pass. They envisioned having riders skip those legs, then restarting the relay farther down the road. “We went through this five years ago when we had a similar forecast for […]
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Police Report
Monday, July 13 A caller reported he wanted help removing a motor home and vehicle from his property that had been parked there for two days. Police checked the vehicles and said the caller could get the vehicles towed through a private company. A Tower Road resident reported someone stole eight gallons of gas from […]
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Are there deer here?
Resident Alexis Dombrock said she was more than surprised to see a deer bound along Lutak Road near the ferry terminal on May 28. “I was in such a shock I couldn’t even take a picture,” Dombrock said. She said she was returning to town from a family trip to Chilkoot Lake around 7 p.m. “Thirty years of living […]
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Charging sow a concern at Chilkoot
Visitors take caution. A brown bear sow accompanied by three yearling cubs has lunged at cars and people along the Chilkoot Corridor and Lutak Spur Road this week. Tim McDonough, chair of the Upper Lynn Canal Fish and Game Advisory Committee, said he witnessed the sow charge cars on the road on Saturday. McDonough watched as two cars drove […]
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Assembly seat draws 4 hopefuls
Four Haines residents have submitted letters of interest for the assembly seat vacated by Margaret Friedenauer’s resignation last month. The assembly applicants are stepping onto a stage where three assembly members face a recall election, two have resigned, and the body has been publicly criticized by Mayor Jan Hill. Andrew Gray, James Hart, Sean Maidy and Sally […]