A worldwide ski and snowboard competition affiliated with Southeast Alaska Backcountry Adventures has applied to hold an event in Haines, and is seeking areas outside of borough-created boundaries for its show. Borough manager David Sosa has approved in-bounds use for the event but has asked Freeride World Tour to submit an additional application for use […]
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Foes dominate Juneau Road hearing
Opponents of the East Side Lynn Canal Highway, also known as the Juneau Road, outnumbered the project’s advocates five to one at last week’s Department of Transportation public hearing on the proposed 50-mile road from Juneau to the Katzehin River. DOT sent 15 employees, consultants and independent contractors to the meeting, plus two Federal Highway Administration employees. […]
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Sockeye surge, hatchery chum buoy gillnetters
An unexpected surge of Chilkoot-run sockeye, stable prices and hatchery chum catches helped make the 2014 commercial gillnet fishery another lucrative one for the fleet. The total gillnet haul – 1.68 million fish – was the fourth largest on record, topped by years 2011, 2012 and 2013. Hatchery chums made up 77 percent of the […]
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KHNS will add 2nd full-time reporter
Public radio station KHNS will employ a second, full-time reporter starting Nov. 3, staff reported at the station’s annual membership meeting Sept. 26. The job will be based in Haines but will allow the station to devote more time to covering Skagway, news director Margaret Friedenauer told the crowd. The position also is aimed at […]
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DOT: Road will boost economy
After crunching numbers, updating studies and considering an additional alternative, the Alaska Department of Transportation is still convinced building a 50-mile road from Juneau to the Katzehin River is the best option for transportation in the Lynn Canal. DOT released its delayed Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement Sept. 18, a nearly 700-page document identifying the $574 million […]
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Suicide prevention class
Haines school counselor Lindsey Moore and Lynn Canal Counseling Service case manager Kelsey Taylor attended the second annual training workshop for the Suicide Awareness, Prevention, and Postvention grant recipients statewide, held at the BP Energy Center in Anchorage last week. The training is hosted by the Alaska Department of Education and Early Development and the Statewide Suicide […]
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Thanks for movement class
Last week the Children’s Reading Foundation of Haines (CRFH) sponsored two classes with Christine Roberts, founder of Nurturing Pathways. Christine demonstrated and backed with research how, “Movement is the gateway to learning during the first four years of life because sensory-motor and social development precedes language and logic skills.” Parents with their children, educators and […]
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Assembly hopefuls sound alike at 1st forum
Four candidates for Haines Borough Assembly sounded more alike than different at Monday’s forum sponsored by We the People’s Haines chapter. Assembly candidate Mike Case was out of town and couldn’t attend the forum. Mayor candidates Stephanie Scott and Jan Hill were not invited to participate. The Haines School’s Drama, Debate and Forensics team was set to co-sponsor the event, but principal Cheryl […]
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Feldman’s service will be missed
Thank you, Dr. Len Feldman, for your years of service to our community, especially your service as medical director and physician for Lynn Canal Medical Corporation in the 1990s. You will be missed. Karl Johnson
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DOT plan for region under fire
More than 50 people turned out at a public meeting last week to hear the Department of Transportation’s explanation for pursuing the Juneau Access Road project, with dozens of residents rebuking the state for not listening to Haines’ opposition to the plan. DOT has been holding open houses throughout Southeast for the past several […]