After two weeks and 20 rounds of competition, the Tournament of the Readers concluded Monday in the Haines School gym. The undefeated Seahawks (fourth-graders Rio Ross-Hirsh, Leo Wald, Jackson Long, Fiona Tormey and Sophia Sutcliffe-Diaz) placed first, earning a pizza party. The fifth-grade Golden Dragon Readers (Luke Davis, Matilda Rogers, Jacob Weerasinghe and Owen McPhetres) […]
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Police Blotter
Monday, Jan. 4 A company requested police help with retrieving their property from another local business. An officer stood by in the area. Sunday, Jan. 3 No calls. Saturday, Jan. 2 A caller requested assistance in relaying a message to the harbormaster. A message was left on his cell phone. A caller at a Second […]
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Police Blotter
Monday, Jan. 10 A caller reported a vehicle parked on Main Street that had been there longer than the one-hour time limit. An officer was advised and contacted the owner of the vehicle. Sunday, Jan. 9 A caller reported a fire alarm activated at a downtown warehouse. An officer responded, but it was a false […]
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Police Blotter
Monday, August 1 A caller requested help contacting the Haines Animal Rescue Kennel to assist an elderly, sick cat. A caller reported locking their small child in a car. An officer responded and they found someone with a key. An officer reported a gate had been run over and was off its hinges on the […]
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Senior Center out of money
By Karen Garcia The nonprofit organization that manages the Haines Senior Center is nearly broke. Senior Center and Senior Village manager Valery McCandless said the nonprofit has about $500 in the bank right now, but that money would be gone if the organization’s outstanding bills were paid. Deborah Vogt, president of the Haines Senior Citizens […]
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Quilters gave group ‘amazing support’
We would like to thank the Ripinsky Rippers quilting group once again for their amazing support of Becky’s Place Haven of Hope, our local “safe house” for women and children in Haines. Some beautiful quilts for the beds, table runners, sheets, pillow cases and bedspread were given, plus a cash donation of $300. We cannot begin to thank […]
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Clean-up at 7 Mile shooting site to cost $370K
The Bureau of Land Management this week started cleaning up the site of an illicit rifle range at 7 Mile, a $366,000 project aimed at removing soil contaminated with lead, antimony and arsenic from spent rounds. But shooters have since moved to another roadside area near 25 Mile Haines Highway, the site of a recent […]
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Duly Noted
Lauren Rutland is the new Haines Dolphins swim coach. She and husband Ryan Rutland moved to Haines from outside Saginaw, Texas, with their three dogs, two cats and two children, Carson, 5, and Archer, 4. Ryan was recently hired as a Haines Borough Police Department officer. Before moving to Haines, Lauren was doing graphic design […]
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Lauren Rutland is the new Haines Dolphins swim coach. She and husband Ryan Rutland moved to Haines from outside Saginaw, Texas, with their three dogs, two cats and two children, Carson, 5, and Archer, 4. Ryan was recently hired as a Haines Borough Police Department officer. Before moving to Haines, Lauren was doing graphic design […]
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Duly Noted
Sue Libenson this week attended the State Department-sponsored Global Leadership in the Arctic: Cooperation, Innovation, Engagement and Resilience (GLACIER) conference in Anchorage. Libenson watched President Barack Obama deliver a speech on climate change at the Dena’ina Center. Other national and international figures spoke as well, including U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry. “It was exciting […]