Building height restrictions across the Haines Borough might be limited to 30 feet after the planning commission voted 5-2 last week to recommend such an amendment to borough code. No height restrictions exist in the borough’s general use and Mud Bay rural residential zoning areas. The limit in Lutak’s rural residential zone is 35 feet. The building […]
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Thanks for making ski race a success
New snow and sunshine made last Saturday’s Miles Klehini Classic 10K ski event a huge success. The Haines Ski and Hike Club would like to thank Jim Stanford and State Parks Ranger Travis Russell for grooming an excellent trail despite areas of low snow cover. Haines Borough tourism department and the Southeast Alaska State Fair hosted a fine […]
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Mystery object: A ‘king spoke’ from a ship’s wheel?
Historians at the Alaska State Museum this week examined photos of an object discovered by resident Luke Marquardt which resembles a handle, possibly from a ship’s wheel. Marquardt said he found the five-inch-long object on a beach at the end of Lutak Road while walking there about a year ago. It was on the rocks, below the […]
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Mountain race caps Winter Fest
Winter Fest saw a strong local turnout in its inaugural year, despite cancelled ferries and a closed Haines Highway that blocked out-of-town participation. “We anticipated quite a few from Yukon and Juneau, so yes, it did impact the turnout,” said tourism director and event organizer Leslie Ross of the windy, snowy weather. “I think next […]
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Solid waste group takes look at Sheldon’s plan
At its Feb. 16 meeting, the Haines Borough’s Solid Waste Working Group showed interest in a plan by resident Burl Sheldon to tackle community waste problems. Member Jeremy Stephens resigned following the meeting. He said his departure was “to make room” for Sheldon. Stephens added that Sheldon has a lot of experience, has “done the […]
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Whales identified by photos
At least some of the killer whales spotted in Lutak Inlet on Feb. 17 were members of “AG pod,” a fish-eating group of orcas that number up to 35, a NOAA spokesman said this week. Sadie Wright said scientists inspecting photos of the whales have identified a large male (known as AG 21) and a large female […]
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Games put homegrown spin on Olympic events
The Haines Winter Games will be held Sunday. First held as the Winter Olympics in 1999, the event started as a hockey tournament under the fairgounds’ Payson’s Pavilion during an especially cold and snowy winter. A BB-gun biathlon, snowshoe race and turkey bowling were added, some flags were strung, and Haines High School music teacher […]
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Sports-a-palooza: Hotch tourney, Winter Fest
If you like your winter sports indoors or out, there will be plenty to see or to do next weekend. Indoors, the 36th annual Dick Hotch Memorial Basketball Tournament starts Thursday, March 2, featuring its first-ever women’s bracket and cash purses for men’s and women’s champions. Out of doors, the first Haines Winter Fest combines […]
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Wet snow shuts off power
Lutak residents fired up woodstoves, melted snow and hunkered down Saturday when a hard-to-reach break in a main transmission line left their neighborhood without power for nearly 24 hours. “It was the longest power outage I’ve experienced here for at least 10 years,” said Lutak Road resident Al Badgley. The main outage occurred at 2:40 p.m. Saturday […]