Haines Assisted Living is negotiating to buy the Thunderbird Motel as the site of a possible veterans’ home in Haines. Purchase would be funded by a $500,000 legislative appropriation secured by state Rep. Bill Thomas, R-Haines, to HAL last year for a feasibility study of a home. The appropriation also could be used to reduce HAL […]
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A rising drumbeat for wild fish
Commercial fishermen are hoping to enlist broad community support in an effort to reverse a perceived decline in the area’s wild salmon runs, starting with an upcoming meeting with Alaska Department of Fish and Game officials from Juneau. Haines Borough leaders, who sought the meeting and have designated money for research, have joined what area gillnetters […]
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Board of fish rejects local shellfish closures
The state Board of Fisheries rejected proposals aimed at curtailing commercial shellfish harvest at subsistence areas near Skagway and Excursion Inlet, during meetings earlier this year. At the request of residents there, the Haines Borough made proposal #163, which would have closed Dungeness crab fishing in a near-shore section of Excursion Inlet, creating a personal use and […]
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Study: Chilkoot Watershed a diverse habitat
A recently completed comprehensive fish study of the Chilkoot watershed found a diverse and healthy habitat for several species of fish, including areas of a now underwater roadbed that is being suggested for reconstruction to develop the Connelly Lake hydro project. The Takshanuk Watershed Council decided a few years ago that the Chilkoot watershed from the lake […]
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Heinz nabs 40 Under 40 accolade Local businessman Karl Heinz was recently named to the 2012 Top Forty Under 40 list from the Alaska Journal of Commerce. Heinz is vice president and Haines branch manager of First National Bank of Alaska. He was nominated for the honor by co-workers at the Haines branch and bank […]
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Alternative 3 best Juneau Access option
I favor alternative three for the Juneau Access, with only minor additional construction on the east Lynn Canal side to meet the ferry terminal. There seems to be confusion with the other alternatives in regards to the best location for a ferry terminal on the east side, be it Echo Cove, Cascade Point or Sawmill Cove. The […]
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Slump continues slipping, shifting
Borough and state engineers this week finished installing sophisticated monitoring equipment near the slump causing earth movement, cracks and heaves in the Oceanview Drive and Lutak Road area. Another sudden shift occurred late Tuesday, expanding existing cracks by several inches. Borough engineering company PND Engineers from Seattle set up control points around Lutak Road and Front Street to monitor […]
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Duly Notes
Knikki Cinocco recently returned from a 10-day trip to Peru that included mountain biking in the Andes, touring Machu Picchu, and hiking to the top of nearby Huayna Picchu, the 9,000-foot peak that looks down on the “Lost City of the Incas,” 1,000 feet below. Knikki said highlights included learning about Inca stonework and seeing […]
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GPS data a trade secret? Heli-ski companies want coordinates to be confidential
The Haines Borough Assembly in a 4-2 vote Tuesday introduced an ordinance that would make global positioning system data for helicopter skiing confidential. “The only thing about this ordinance is you have to be satisfied that the GPS data is indeed a trade secret, and the people who bear the burden of that proof are the operators […]
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Chilkat Valley year in review
An assembly recall campaign and a new effort targeting underage drinking punctuated the year 2011 in the Chilkat Valley News. Extreme weather and some unusual wildlife encounters delivered doses of excitement. The local economy stayed afloat, buoyed by a strong commercial fishing season, increased visitation by foreigners, construction projects and a $13 million distribution by […]