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 […]
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Felicia Finley gave birth to Alexander James Finley at the Juneau Family Health and Birth Center on Sept. 18 at 5 p.m. He weighed 8 pounds 3 ounces. Alexander’s father, Shawn Finley was also present. Grandmother Valina Hansen said the family is “rejoicing in God’s mercies.” Hayden Jimenez shot his first mountain goat on the […]
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Police Report
Tuesday, August 14 A Beach Road caller reported hearing gun shots in the area. A caller reported a juvenile not looking both ways when crossing the road at 0.5 Mile Haines Highway. A Young Road caller reported a bear in the area. Haines Police relayed a message to HARK regarding an animal emergency at 7 Mile […]
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Kaitlin Combs, husband Bryan and their sons Colton, Tyson, and Tanner, went to the beach near Port Chilkoot Dock on a low tide last week and found a Juno-Made Dairy bottle from the 1930s. Kaitlin’s mom Teri Bastable-Podsiki later did research about bottle and found there were three dairies in Juneau during that era. Five […]
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Haines 4th of July Special Feature
Grand marshal honor goes to Lucy Harrell The Haines Fourth of July organizing committee has planned a 15-hour day that starts with food, mixes in several races and sporting events, food, the traditional Main Street parade, even more food, and then ends with music. The holiday will start with a 7 a.m. flag raising by […]
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4th of July event schedule
Saturday, June 30 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. Volunteer Fire Dept. Annual Texas Style BBQ at the firehall. 6:00 p.m. Patriotic Concert at the American Legion Hall. Tuesday, July 3 33 Mile Roadhouse Pig Roast and Fireworks Show. Wednesday, July 4 7:00 a.m. Flag Raising by the American Legion at the Fort Seward Parade Grounds. […]
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Ballers played for a playground
Klukwan School would like to thank the many community members who joined us to “play for a playground” at our three on three basketball tournament. It was great to have our basketball regulars along with some new faces playing together in the Klukwan gym. Thanks also for the generosity of Ripinsky Roasters/Mountain Market, who donated Captain Healy Espresso Blend […]
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Three new leaders fill administrative positions in Haines
New library director to arrive in May Carolyn Goolsby, 51, will begin work in May as Haines’ new library director. Goolsby, who once lived in a monastery for 10 months, won a round of Jeopardy, and set records in the world of competitive weight lifting, will move to Haines from Indiana. Originally from Georgia, Goolsby […]