Developers of the proposed Connelly Lake hydroelectric project must acquire permitting for ground-disturbing activities in the Alaska Chilkat Bald Eagle Preserve before federal agencies will move ahead with licensing of the project. In a letter released last week in which the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission rejected a request by Alaska Power & Telephone to use a traditional […]
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Thanks for help with Mayor’s Cup event
The Haines Golf Association recently hosted the Mayor’s Cup 2012, which was a 24-person tourney versus Skagway in a Ryder Cup format, on Sunday, Aug. 26 at Valley of the Eagles golf course in Haines. We would like to thank the numerous businesses (too many to list here) that contributed food, prizes, and funds that helped make […]
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‘Oklahoma’ tryouts Tuesday, Wednesday
Auditions for Lynn Canal Community Players’ production of “Oklahoma” will be held 7 p.m. Tuesday and noon Wednesday at the Chilkat Center. People wishing to be in the cast, chorus, orchestra or production crew should make a showing Tuesday or Wednesday, said Annette Smith, secretary-treasurer of LCCP. Prospective cast members should come prepared to sing a song, […]
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Youth play director grateful for help
This is a very late “thank you” to the Haines community for helping with or attending this year’s Summer Youth Theater Conservatory production of Treasure Island. It’s a true pleasure to revisit this community every summer and do good work with good people. Thank you especially to the incredible parents, Lynn Canal Community Players members, and other […]
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Per capita, we’re rich, agency says
The Haines Borough ranks among the wealthiest communities on the West Coast in per-capita income, according to a federal compilation included in the draft Haines Borough Comprehensive Plan. The federal Bureau of Economic Affairs compiled the ranking, derived by taking the total income to Haines residents – $154 million in 2010 – and dividing by a population of 2,508, […]
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Meeting tilts against big wind projects
Mayor Stephanie Scott said she was enthused 21 residents turned out Aug. 2 for a meeting on wind power potential in the Chilkat Valley, but she isn’t expecting utility-scale development of the source any time soon. “I think the sense of the group is that it wasn’t feasible to do this,” Scott said. Scott paraphrased comments at […]
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Youth play director grateful for help
This is a very late “thank you” to the Haines community for helping with or attending this year’s Summer Youth Theater Conservatory production of Treasure Island. It’s a true pleasure to revisit this community every summer and do good work with good people. Thank you especially to the incredible parents, Lynn Canal Community Players members, and other […]
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U.S. flags missing from Main Street
American Legion officials are hoping to locate 11 U.S. flags that may have blown down or been removed from locations around downtown following Independence Day festivities. Twenty flags went up before the holiday along the Main Street and Third Avenue parade route, but when volunteers went to take them down about a week later, only […]
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Museum resumes push for lighthouse
Following an eight-year hiatus, the Sheldon Museum is resuming efforts to lease and restore the Eldred Rock lighthouse. The museum’s Eldred Rock committee will send a letter of interest to the U.S. Coast Guard, seeking a five-year license to work on the structure built in 1905. It sits on a 2.4-acre island in Lynn Canal 20 miles […]
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Borough responds to drowning suit
In response to a lawsuit brought by the parents of a drowned boy, the Haines Borough denied it had “any legal duty” to maintain the area around the Port Chilkoot Dock for use by swimmers or divers. The borough asks the court to dismiss the case and to change the trial venue to Haines. Larry and Chetra […]