Welcome to the world Luck Michael Reeves. Luck was born 9:04 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 12 to Grace Lambert and Joseph Reeves at Juneau’s Bartlett Regional Hospital. Luck weighed 5 lbs., 8 ounces, and measured 19.25 inches. “We are so in love with our sweet, lucky boy baby. Baby and I are both healthy and recovering great,” Grace said. Canadian journalist Robin […]
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Police Report
Monday, Aug. 24 A caller reported a horse running loose on Small Tracts Road. The owner secured the horse. A person reported a brown bear floating on some driftwood near the beach on Front Street. The bear crawled out of the water. Police responded and monitored the bear as it meandered into a wooded area. […]
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A strong group of Haines runners finished the challenging Yukon River Trail Marathon and half marathon on Aug. 6. The route features sustained climbs on rugged dirt trails that start and finish near downtown Whitehorse. Two Haines residents completed the full 26-mile marathon distance. Jenn Shelton, 39 finished in fourth place in the open women […]
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Former Haines public health nurse Vera Smith turned 100 on Nov. 24. She received cards from the White House and from former Alaska Gov. Sean Parnell, said resident Joan Snyder, who visited Vera a few days before her centennial birthday and said she wouldn’t be surprised if Smith makes it to 105. Joan said Vera would appreciate hearing from […]
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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 last night. Jill manages a Starbucks at […]
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Police Blotter
Sunday, Nov. 28 An officer responded to a call about a vehicle blocking traffic. Public works was advised of a call about a broken water line on First Avenue. A caller reported a suspicious vehicle parked across the street from their house on Second Avenue. An officer determined the vehicle belonged to a neighbor. Saturday, […]
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A strong group of Haines runners finished the challenging Yukon River Trail Marathon and half marathon on Aug. 6. The route features sustained climbs on rugged dirt trails that starts and finishes near downtown Whitehorse. Two Haines residents completed the full 26-mile marathon distance. Jenn Shelton, 39 finished in fourth place in the open women […]
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Haines local hopes to build culture of firearm competency through airsoft
There’s a battle raging two miles outside of Haines. Ten masked young men carrying M4-style rifles storm up a hill under the mossy canopy of Sitka spruce, dodging behind tussocks and climbing over slippery fallen logs to get closer to their enemy. They’re trying to capture the top of the hill from their outnumbered opponents. […]
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UFO sighting in Haines?
Maggie Martin had just finished a two-mile walk through Haines with her sister on Saturday evening, when she saw something above Mount Ripinsky that startled her. “I looked up and saw this little glowing dot falling out of the sky and it came with black smoke coming out of the sky,” she said. Was it a plane? […]
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AT&T customers say they got refunds for wireless outage
Haines residents are used to dealing without some of the amenities of big cities, but the cellular connection problems that plagued AT&T customers this last week have been too much for even longtimers. “I was having to drive home to make calls from my landline,” said Leslie Ross, who manages the Haines small boat harbor. […]