Denali Drama would like to thank the community of Haines for welcoming us for a week of improvisational theater and fun. Special thanks go to Suzie Waterhouse of the Cliffhanger B&B for putting us up; to Pam Randles for accommodations, transportation, and being our all-around organizer and tour director. You are indefatigable. Thanks to Nancy Nash and […]
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Bow hunting in town: Legal but is it safe?
Police chief Gary Lowe said he wouldn’t seek changes in borough laws that effectively prohibit hunters from shooting big game with a rifle in the Haines townsite but allow such hunting with a bow. Some residents this fall raised questions about the laws after bow hunters went after a moose that survived a shooting at the golf […]
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Four approved for consulting pool
The Haines Borough Assembly last week voted 4-1 to authorize manager Mark Earnest to hire from a pool of four consultants for the municipality’s “special projects.” Approved consultants include Agnew Beck Consulting of Anchorage and residents Darsie Culbeck, James Kallenberg and Burl Sheldon. “The idea is that we would have assistance on focused attention on some of the priority […]
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AP&T to Chamber: Schubee Lake poses challenges
As a source of hydro-electricity, Schubee Lake poses a host of construction challenges and would produce only about half as much power as Connelly Lake, Alaska Power and Telephone’s Danny Gonce told a full house at Friday’s chamber of commerce luncheon. Schubee is located above Long Falls, at 3,300 feet elevation, about nine miles due north […]
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Undersea cable’s lifespan a concern
In the next 10 years, there’s a 40 percent chance of one or more faults developing in the submarine cable connecting Haines and Skagway power grids, according to Danny Gonce, power operations manager for Alaska Power and Telephone. “It’s not a question of if, it’s a question of when our cable is going to fail,” […]
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Consider the west Lynn Canal road
I don’t agree with the ferry system proposal to eliminate the ferry to Bellingham, Wash. and use the Prince Rupert and Canadian road connections to the Lower 48 states. It may be only inconvenient in the summer but it could be very bad with winter snow conditions. I favor the plan to build a ferry […]
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Improv workshops offered
Lynn Canal Community Players and the Denali Drama Troupe will sponsor improvisation workshops, to be followed by a performance, Nov. 1-5. Adult sessions will be held 7 to 9 p.m. daily at the Chilkat Center. Other workshops will be held for middle school and high school, including members of the drama, debate and forensics team, said […]
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Pochardt takes over borough CYD effort
Meredith Pochardt turned a summer job with Takshanuk Watershed Council into a longer stay in Haines. Pochardt last week started as the Haines Borough’s new Community Youth Development (CYD) director. “I’ve always loved Alaska,” Pochardt said. “I lived in Seward three years ago, so I was looking for a way to get back to Alaska.” […]
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Comments due on ferry’s future
Residents have until Nov. 4 to submit comments on the state’s plan for transportation in Southeast. The Southeast Alaska Transportation Plan is updated every five years. . At a meeting attended by about 25 residents Oct. 6, Department of Transportation officials outlined six alternatives for the system’s future, but said projected decreased ridership, the need […]
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Gillnetting ends; Chilkat red return misses goal for 2nd year
The Lynn Canal commercial fishing season ended Wednesday, Oct. 5. “The fall run of chum and coho was petering out. It’s winding down now,” said Randy Bachman, commercial fisheries biologist for Fish and Game. Thirty boats participated in the fishery, netting 2,100 chum and 1,100 coho. Per pound prices to fishermen averaged 85 cents for chum and […]