Lexie DeWitt enjoyed a visit from her friend, Jill Heikel, who lives in Chelan, Wash. She timed her visit to arrive just as the sunny weather ended, but still enjoyed hiking, shopping around town, and fishing in the Chilkat River. They met up with Brian, Sarah and baby Caroline Eliott for dinner out on the […]
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Runners in training for cross-country
The Haines High School cross-country team started practicing this week. New head coach Liam Cassidy Tuesday led the squad through workouts that started with a regimen of stretches and barefoot loping before taking the team out for light runs toward Battery Point or Dalton City. Cassidy, who served as assistant coach the past five years, […]
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Great traditions make a great town
The rain held off as 15 contestants turned out Saturday morning, July 3, for the 2010 Mount Ripinsky Race. Congratulations to winner 15-year-old Corey Piper as well as to the 14 other finishers, who ranged in age from 11 to 58. Once again, appreciation goes to the small “village” within our greater July 4th volunteer village responsible […]
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Police: Taser works on downtown bears But officer needs cover for safe use
Local police have added a Taser to their tools for chasing off bears, but say there are limits on its use. Last year, Sgt. Jason Joel was at a Ripinsky hillside home on Mathias Street frequented by a 200-pound black bear. On previous visits, he’d used his siren and rubber bullets to shoo the bear off, but […]
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Fireworks brighten cloudy 4th
Cheers and car horns echoed across the Fort Seward waterfront following the finale of the biggest fireworks display in memory Sunday. “They were amazing. The best I’ve ever seen in Haines,” said Jessy Shaw, who watched from the beach. Launched from the Port Chilkoot Dock, the fireworks brightened a cool, gray Independence Day celebration that […]
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Way to go, Haines, on Fourth celebration
The Haines Chamber of Commerce greatly appreciates all the folks who helped make the Fourth of July events a spectacular success. We would like to thank the following individuals and organizations who contributed time and/or event prizes: the American Legion for the flag raising and lowering; the American Legion Auxiliary for the delicious breakfast; Paul […]
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Fourth show a blast to hail the past 100 years
A big fireworks show is set for the nation’s birthday party in Haines this weekend, enhanced to mark the 100th anniversary of municipal incorporation. Traditional Fourth of July activities – plus a few new ones – will be spread over Saturday and Sunday to avoid a conflict between God and country. The Mount Ripinsky Run, usually a morning […]
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Classmates running Division I collegiate track
Two former Haines High School classmates competing in Division I track say they’re achieving a childhood dream. Chandler Kemp, 20, runs indoor and outdoor track for Cornell University, as well as cross-country. Christine Hansen, 20, last fall qualified as a walk-on for Marquette University’s indoor and outdoor track teams. Hansen and Kemp graduated from high […]
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Contractor cites progress at Lutak tank farm cleanup
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will return to a spot on the Mount Ripinsky hillside to remove a small amount of contaminated soil remaining from a historic pipeline spill above Highland Estates. The spill of about 4,000 gallons of aviation fuel occurred 40 years ago, during operation of the military pipeline between Haines and Fairbanks. About […]
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Group proposes pedestrian signs
A committee appointed to develop new pedestrian signs for the borough has determined 13 locations for them and as many as 21 landmarks they’ll point to. As envisioned, the signs will be akin to signposts in Britain, with a dozen or more signs about the size of street signs – pointed on one end to […]