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Once again the Haines Woman’s Club has so much to be thankful for this holiday season! Our Holiday Bazaar was a great success and our scholarships...

Everyone at HAL would like to thank the SEARHC Directors, staff and the entire SEARHC organization for their donation of two turkeys and delicious... Full story

An assembly member once commented that Haines was doing fine with just tourism and fishing, that logging and mining were just “boom and bust... Full story

On behalf of the Friends of the Haines Borough Public Library, I wish to sincerely thank everyone who helped decorate, sent donations, and attended...

In reference to Richard Clement’s letter from Nov. 27, I appreciate his thoughts, and I truly wish he was correct about the strength of the laws and...

We want to extend warm holiday greetings and a huge thank you to everyone who helped with the Monster Art Project and has supported all of our other...

The recent Alaska Miners Association CVN paid commentary (11/7) misrepresents the integrity of our local doctors. The AMA director stated the letters...

Recently at the Women’s Club Bazaar, I had a bird’s eye view of our people of Haines. On behalf of St. Michael’s and All Angels’ Episcopal...

The Haines Senior Center would like to thank SEARHC for their generous donation of two turkeys! They were roasted for the annual Thanksgiving lunch...

Dear Jessica Plachta: I do not know the details of your grandfather’s mine that became a Superfund site. Thanks to efforts of folks like you,...

We here at The Salvation Army would like to thank all those in this great community who have been so supportive throughout this last year. This...

On behalf of my fellow veterans I would like to thank the Sons of the Legion and the American Legion Auxiliary for the dinner this past Veterans Day...

The American Bald Eagle Foundation would like to thank you all for supporting the 25th annual Alaska Bald Eagle Festival. Our participants this year...

My grandfather worked in one of many big mines upstream of the lake where I swam as a kid. He dreamed about the riches we’d have if his mine got...

I’d like to give a shout out to the Alaska Power and Telephone Crew who were on the job day and night to keep the lights on through last weekend’s...

When an earthquake tore up the roads in Anchorage, the state DOT didn’t say “We don’t have money for repairs.” The roads were fixed. Now that...

I am writing on behalf of the Foundation for the Chilkat Center for the Arts. Members of our board recently attended the Chilkat Valley Community...

The Haines Sportsman’s Association expresses its appreciation to all who entered 2019 Silver Salmon Derby. Fisher-folk from Haines, Juneau, Canada,...

I want to thank our local doctors for bringing up the potential health-related effects of a large-scale mine on our community. The question is not...

Denny and Lora Parker, Ryno’s parents, would like to thank so many people in Haines, that we can’t name them! We are thankful for the friends who...

Nearly 50 people attended 10/27’s Fall Festival hosted by the Friends of Mosquito Lake School Community Center. The board appreciates the...

The Takshanuk Watershed Council would like to give a hearty “Thanks!” to everyone who helped make the Wild and Scenic Film Festival a great succes...

Haines has had more bear activity in residential areas this fall than ever before. Biologists suggest that a low return of fish in the Chilkat River... Full story

We are so blessed to have been able to live in Haines, America. We miss our home and all of you our friends and family... we are humbled by your love... Full story

With Community Waste Solutions’ new manager getting their act together, with hainescompost.com in this town, with the bear news stories not being...