It’s quieter in the Chilkat Valley for Jim and Deb Stanford, the last of Haines’ mushers. A snowy field behind their house for the first time in decades sits empty. For 30 years the yard belonged to more than 60 barking and howling sled dogs. This winter, Stanford burned the dog houses, pulled the posts […]
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Police Report
Monday, Sept. 22 A caller on Piedad Road reported hearing gun shots. Police advised duck season was open and people were hunting near the river. A motorist driving toward town on Lutak Road reported a possible drunk driver. Police were unable to locate the vehicle. A caller near the intersection of Fourth Avenue and Union Street reported […]
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Longtime resident Mickey Geary died Wednesday, Aug. 14 at Providence Hospital in Anchorage. He was 84 and had been suffering from cancer. A memorial service will be held 2 p.m. Sunday at Jones Point Cemetery. A full obituary will be published in next week’s CVN. Barbara Pardee attended son-in-law Joshua Hibbard’s graduation ceremony in Sandimas, Calif. A 1997 Haines […]
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West Woolverton Murray was born on Dec. 26 at 9:52 p.m. to Cara and Rob Murray of Sitka. He weighed 8 pounds 7 ounces and was 20.5 inches long. He joins older siblings Taylor, Eva Ann and Dana. “He is super cute and a healthy baby boy,” said Cara. Cara’s parents are Keith and Cathy […]
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Monday, Sept. 2 A caller reported he kicked a woman out of his house and wanted the matter documented. A person reported the float at the Chilkat Cruises dock had been untied, causing significant damage. Police initiated a case. A caller reported seeing a whale tangled in a long line trailing three red floats west […]
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Parks committee prioritizes future goals
The parks and recreation advisory committee streamlined its recreation objectives for the borough’s updated comprehensive plan at its Tuesday meeting, but one popular ski and snow machining area barely made the list and prompted a discussion about land use, the scope of the committee and user groups’ rights. Tasks such as supporting efforts to develop […]
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Pearl Anne Elizabeth Marquardt was born 9:03 p.m. July 8 at Juneau’s Family Health and Birth Center. She measured 19.75 inches and weighed 6 pounds, 5 ounces. Pearl’s mom and dad are Dani Leazier and Nik Marquardt of Haines, who are back in town with their new daughter and doing well. “We’re super-duper excited,” Dani said. “It’s like a whole, […]
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Ron and Jacque Horn have returned from a trip with college friends David and Vicki Gresham to northwest Alaska to view and photograph the summer migration of the Western Arctic caribou herd. The foursome flew from Kotzebue 175 miles north to the Kokolik River where they spent seven days viewing and photographing an estimated 30,000 bull caribou that moved through the valley […]
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Alexis Trout and Royce Dombrock of Haines were married Saturday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Haines. Church elder Dave Berry Jr. officiated. Bridesmaids included maid-of-honor Faith Tuohy and Alexandria Strong of Haines. Royce’s best man was Steve Girgus of Haines. Matt Poeschel of Somerset, Wis., was groomsman. Special friends of the bride in attendance included aunt Kathleen Hall of Twin Falls, Idaho, and Ella Allred Fish, […]
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Police Report
Monday, Aug. 12 A welfare check resulted in taking an ill man to the clinic. A caller reported “heavy marijuana usage” in the campground at Fort Seward. A caller reported an apparent drunk driver on 1 Mile Haines Highway heading into town. Police were unable to locate the vehicle described as a blue Silverado. Police […]