Haines Borough Police Chief Heath Scott said resistance to borough-wide police expansion is due to “misinformation that’s being circulated.” “I think one misconception is how much skin does (Alaska State Troopers) still have in the game,” Scott told the Haines Public Safety Commission last week. “If there is truly something dramatic that happens out the […]
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Single judge could serve Skagway and Haines
Haines District Court may have a resident magistrate again, according to Alaska Court System representatives. Clayton Jones, rural court assistant who provides administrative support for the First Judicial District, said Tuesday that the court system’s longtime goal is to have a magistrate judge stationed in Haines who will also serve Skagway and Yakutat by phone. […]
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Lutak Dock plan downgraded
After its first choice was turned down for funding, the Haines Borough Assembly endorsed a less expensive Lutak Dock design plan with a decreased level of service. PND Engineers released a report in October of 2014 saying the Lutak Dock, the borough’s entry point for freight and fuel, is “near the edge” and living on “borrowed time.” It said the dock’s […]
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Cause of 2016 plane crash remains a mystery
Wreckage lost at sea made the mechanical cause of the single-engine airplane that crashed into Lynn Canal during the fall of 2016 impossible to determine, according to a National Transportation Safety Board final accident report released last week. The probable cause of the crash was, “a loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion for reasons that […]
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Forest Service to rebuild Excursion bridge
The U.S. Forest Service will demolish and rebuild the bridge at Excursion Inlet by Sept. 30. U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski announced in a press release that the Forest Service recently sourced components for the new bridge and will soon barge them in to begin work. The Ocean Beauty cannery uses the bridge for accessing its […]
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Borough-wide police protection, a guide
At the Haines Borough Assembly‘s direction, borough staff have drafted an ordinance that creates and funds a borough wide “community safety service area.” The issue could go before the voters this October, pending assembly approval of the measure. The ordinance comes after a handful of meetings centered around a vacant Alaska State Trooper position the state […]
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“Mr. Toad” performance opens Friday
“If you make people laugh, you know you’re doing the right thing.” That’s how Selby Long, 10, sums up her role as Mr. Toad, lead actor in this weekend’s production of “The Mad Adventures of Mr. Toad,” by Lynn Canal Community Players’ Summer Youth Theater Conservatory. The musical comedy is an adaptation of the “Wind in the […]
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Hatchery chum harvest nears record
A near-record harvest of hatchery-raised chum salmon rocked the commercial fishery last week, but a paltry showing of Chilkoot Lake sockeyes is putting a damper on that news. About 150 boats in lower Lynn Canal netted an average 3,133 chums each, making the week’s fishing worth about $19,000 per boat on average, on chums alone. Strong catches in other […]
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Vet’s retirement leaves pet owners with more worries, bills
The retirement of Dr. Elizabeth Wolfe last year has sent veterinary care calls to Juneau and Whitehorse, Y.T., adding expense and stress for animal owners. Resident Marilyn Wilson recently spent $2,000 to have her 12-year-old dog Buddy, a pug mix, seen by a Juneau veterinarian after the dog started having trouble breathing. Buddy was sick […]
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Duly Noted
Emily Ann Edwards was born Monday, Sept. 10 to Lee and Ben Edwards in Olympia, Wash. Emily weighed 8 pounds, 15 ounces and measured 19 inches. Ben is the son of Ann and Randy Edwards, of Olympia. Lee is the daughter of former local schoolteachers David and Carol Knight, who live in Somers, Mont. The Knights were in Olympia for Emily’s birth. Tyler Swinton recognized a familiar […]