The earth moved in 2012 and the shift wasn’t only the “slump” on the side of Mount Ripinsky that cleaved a house and split Lutak Road. Four-term incumbent state Rep. Bill Thomas, R-Haines, aiming to become Speaker of the House, lost his seat to Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins, a 23-year-old Sitkan seeking his first political office. Klukwan, Inc., once among the wealthiest Native […]
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Holiday events: Reasons to get off sofa
The weather outside may be frightful, but there’s a slate of happenings to get one out of the house during the holidays. On Saturday, Dec. 22, the Haines Sportsman’s Association will hold its annual Christmas Turkey Shoot. The trap shoot is open to all comers and loaner shotguns are available, said Shane Horton. There are […]
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Museum hosts walks
The Sheldon Museum is hosting a series of walks around town, from 9 a.m. to noon Wednesdays. The walks offer an opportunity for residents to learn about their town and neighbors. Recent destinations included Valley of the Eagles golf links, the radio tower atop Mount Ripinsky and Battery Point. One walk each month is designed for senior […]
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Duly Noted
A memorial service for lifelong resident Jan Harrington, 62, will be held 2 p.m. Saturday at the Chilkat Center, followed by a luncheon at the American Legion. Guests are asked bring a salad or dessert. Harrington died Sept. 28 at the Alaska Native Medical Center in Anchorage of cancer. An obituary will be published next […]
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Expert says drainages ran together, triggered slump
As immediate measures to prevent further erosion of the slumping, Mount Ripinsky hillside, the Haines Borough will extend two drainage pipes, redirect an uphill drainage eastward and pursue an impermeable liner for a roadside ditch, manager Mark Earnest said last week. In the future, the borough may also encourage or require retention of trees on the hillside, Earnest said, following up […]
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Assembly to hear report on hill slide
Property owners and Haines Borough officials are set to question experts on a mystery that’s lingered for eight months and cost upwards of $100,000 to investigate: What caused a horseshoe-shaped parcel of prime land against Mount Ripinsky to slide toward Portage Cove last January? And what, if anything, can be done to keep it from happening again? Representatives of […]
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Thanks, AMG, for great adventures
Thank you Alaska Mountain Guides for taking us on great adventures. We had a lot of fun hiking Seduction Point, Mount Riley, and Mount Ripinsky, and kayaking at Chilkoot Lake. We did all of them and we hope you do it again next year. Marirose Evenden and Carver Culbeck
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Duly Noted
Hilma White, who helped establish the Hotel Halsingland and operated the Port Chilkoot Camper Park for decades, died Saturday at Haines Assisted Living. She was 98. An obituary will be published in next week’s CVN. Friends and concerned animal-lovers were happy to hear that Foxy is home with her family. The 12-year-old border collie-retriever mix […]
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Police Blotter
Monday, June 25 Several bags of garbage were reported left out at a Barnett Drive residence and a bear got into one bag. Police were attempting to reach the person who put out the bags. After a welfare check on a drunk person, the person was taken to the clinic and later lodged at the […]