Heavy rains that fell on a record December snowfall Tuesday swamped streets and roads and swelled a creek that flooded a Beach Road home. “(Water) was coming in the side door and going out the front door” at the home of Dick and Carol Flegel, said Haines fire chief Scott Bradford. In a wind-driven, slushy […]
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Assembly designates beach non-motorized
The one-mile stretch of Chilkat River beach running from River Road to Carr’s Cove is officially closed to motorized use, including ATVs and snow machines. The Haines Borough Assembly voted 4-2 Tuesday to zone the beach as non-motorized after hearing dozens of comments from the public supporting the designation. Assembly members George Campbell and Jerry Lapp were opposed. Nearly 20 residents […]
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Warm weather ties records downtown
Snow in town by Halloween – at least a dusting – is shorthand for when winter starts in the Chilkat Valley. On Monday, not even the 3,600-foot-high summit of Mount Ripinsky was showing a dusting. With an average downtown temperature of 40 degrees for the week ending Oct. 28, a white Halloween looked unlikely. “The temperature is […]
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Prohibit ATVs on popular beach?
The Haines Borough Planning Commission is recommending the assembly vote to prohibit motorized recreation – including ATVs and snowmachines – along roughly 9,000 feet of Chilkat River beaches. The stretch of beach is along Mud Bay Road, stretching from River Road to Carr’s Cove. The assembly will take up the commission’s recommended ordinance at its Tuesday meeting. Commission chair […]
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Faster service thrills cell phone users
The wait is over. As of Monday, AT&T customers in Haines have seen faster service on their cell phones in the form of 3G and 4G networks. Haines residents with AT&T contracts have griped for years about painfully slow Internet service on their cell phones and the company’s repeated promises to upgrade area towers to […]
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Cullyn Smith of Portland, Ore., enjoyed a 10-day visit with grandparents Joe and Sue Poor. On his first visit to Alaska, the 16-year-old “just had the time of his life,” said Sue. Meanwhile, J.B. Axsom and wife Linda had friend Linda Carter of Eden, N.C. and grandson Austin Vaden, 16, visiting. Joe took Cullyn and […]
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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, […]
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Thanks for creating holiday events
The Haines Chamber of Commerce appreciates all the volunteers who make the Fourth of July a spectacular success. Winners of the parade are: 1) Haines Christian Center, 2) Chilkoot Indian Association, and, 3) Antique Auto Mushers of Alaska. We’d like to thank the following individuals and organizations who contributed time or event prizes: Bill Thomas for accepting […]
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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 […]