Ferry service in Lynn Canal between January 4 and March 1 may be limited to stops by the Columbia on its Bellingham, Wash.-Skagway run, according to the proposed winter schedule now out for public comment. Comments are due by Friday, Aug. 26 and can be made by email to [email protected] or sent directly to the state at […]
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Community Players casting for ‘Mama Mia!’ musical this week
Director Mark Sebens and the Lynn Canal Community Players are holding auditions for the musical “Mama Mia!”—a production based on the songs from the Swedish pop and dance band ABBA. “It’s the most fun musical ever. Everybody knows the songs,” Sebens said. “It’s an unclassic love story.” The musical, which was adapted into a film starring Meryl […]
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This Week in History
Aug. 11, 1972 Haines once again has television Jack Brown of Lynn Canal Cable reported to this paper Thursday night that he would begin to reconnect cable television in Haines on Saturday. He hopes to have programming on by Tuesday or Wednesday of next week. Brown reported that he has purchased the cable from the previous owners […]
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This Week in History
Aug. 2, 1972 Earthquake Jars Haines: No Damage Reported The first major earthquake to hit Haines since the disastrous quake of 1964 occurred Sunday afternoon. The quake, centered about 80 miles west of Sitka, was felt as far south as Seattle. No damage of any consequence has been reported. Local residents felt some swaying movement […]
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Gillnetters see strong sockeye returns
Lynn Canal gillnetters hauled in the best catches of the season so far during the past week. Alaska Department of Fish and Game commercial fisheries biologist Nicole Zeiser said the fleet caught 63,000 sockeye last week. By Tuesday of this week, gillnetters caught another 40,000 red salmon, well above the 19,000 fish 10-year average for […]
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Historic lighthouse repair hits milestone
The Eldred Rock Lighthouse – a ghostly white structure on a tiny wind-beaten outcrop in the middle of the Lynn Canal – for the last 50 years has stood empty. This month that changed. A group of volunteers marked a milestone as they slept for six nights in the lighthouse’s recently restored keepers’ quarters, a handful of rooms […]
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Duly Noted
Alekka and Michael Fullerton traveled to Stevenson, Washington, for the wedding of sons Graham Fullerton and Clare Dawson. The couple married at the Skamania Lodge on the Columbia River Gorge on July 9. Alekka and Michael’s daughters Annelise Fullerton and Elsie Piper also attended the wedding, along with Annelise’s fiancé Sean Silk, an EMT/firefighter in Haines, Elsie’s husband Nathan Piper, and the couple’s newborn son, Nolan Piper. After the wedding, Alekka and […]
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KHNS fundraising drive was a success
Thanks to the generosity of our Upper Lynn Canal communities, KHNS raised more than $70,000 during our Summer Fund Drive. Our gratitude goes out to the members, volunteers, bakers, board members and businesses whose financial and culinary contributions helped sustain us, including Lynn View Lodge, Howsers IGA, Viking Cove Guest Homes, Olerud’s Market Center, First National Bank […]
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Duly Noted
Suzie Scollon was in town for a week to spread husband Ron’s ashes. She and Kathleen Menke chose a spot overlooking the Klehini River near a blueberry patch on Sunshine Mountain. Suzie gave the rest of the ashes to Adrian Nash to take to Jones Gap. The families used to hike together, and Suzie remembers Ron carrying little Adrian on his […]
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Dungeness crab fishery to close early due to poor returns
Southeast Alaska’s commercial Dungeness crab fishery will close two weeks early due to poor returns, the Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADFG) announced last week. The state forecasts about two million pounds of crab will be harvested across the region this season, a significant decrease from the past four years. It will be only […]