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 By Eileen McIver    News    August 16, 2012

'Oklahoma' tryouts Tuesday, Wednesday

Auditions for Lynn Canal Community Players’ production of “Oklahoma” will be held 7 p.m. Tuesday and noon Wednesday at the Chilkat Center....

 
 By Eileen McIver    News    August 2, 2012

Assembly races: Studley vs. Waterman, Berry vs. Greene

Incumbent Daymond Hoffman won’t seek re-election to the Haines Borough Assembly. Instead, former City of Haines mayor Dave Berry Jr. and tour boat...

 
 By Eileen McIver    News    August 2, 2012

Gillnetter PFD fund hits $28K

The Richard Boyce Inflatable Suspenders Memorial Fund has raised more than $28,000 so far, exceeding the goal of $20,000, with donations still coming...

 
 By Eileen McIver    News    August 2, 2012

Foundation's totem project under way

Carving on two totems that will stand in front of the American Bald Eagle Foundation is under way, along with a donor wall fundraiser to help pay for...

 
 By Eileen McIver    News    July 26, 2012

Grounds bustling as fair gears up

“Jousting” with foam lances, a “Zombie Run” and trapeze artists suspended by silk ribbons are new at the 44th Southeast Alaska State Fair,...

 
 By Eileen McIver    News    July 26, 2012

Waste event keeps staff busy

Residents stopping at the old public works shop Friday to drop off paint cans and car batteries said the annual hazardous waste collection event is a...

 
 By Eileen McIver    News    July 19, 2012

Southeast Alaska State Fair looms

The 44th annual Southeast Alaska State Fair kicks off Thursday, Aug. 26, starting at noon with live performances and ending with an evening square dan...

 
 By Eileen McIver    News    July 19, 2012

Filing deadline Friday for 2 assembly, 4 school seats

Two seats on the Haines Borough Assembly and four of seven seats on the borough school board will be decided in the municipal election Oct. 2. The...

 
 By Eileen McIver    News    July 19, 2012

High school senior seeks school board seat

Royal Henderson, an incoming senior at Haines High School, will run for a seat on the Haines Borough School Board. Henderson turns 18 on Aug. 25....

 
 By Eileen McIver    News    July 19, 2012

Store features handmade items

Some Things Fishy, a gift shop located on the deck at the Haines Packing cannery site at Letnikof Cove, is open this summer for its third season....

 
 By Eileen McIver    News    July 12, 2012

Veterans' building in planning

Construction of a two-story apartment complex for veterans at the corner of Second Avenue and Dalton Street will begin next spring, said Dan Austin, g...

 
 By Eileen McIver    News    July 12, 2012

Hazardous waste event July 20

Haines residents can bring household hazardous waste products to the old city shop on Union Street starting 8 a.m. Friday, July 20. There is no...

 
 By Eileen McIver    News    July 12, 2012

Museum spotlights art from Klukwan

Creations by Klukwan’s Jilkaat Kwaan Heritage Center traditional arts program will be featured in a show at the Sheldon Museum beginning Friday,...

 
 By Eileen McIver    News    July 12, 2012

Bike trek: Alaska to Argentina

Cyclists Dave and Sarah Dalziel stopped in Haines last week as part of their year-long bike trip from Anchorage to Buenos Aires. The husband-wife pair...

 
 By Eileen McIver    News    July 5, 2012

Moose 'sign' wet concrete

On the sidewalks of Hollywood Boulevard, movie stars leave handprints in wet concrete. On Main Street in Haines last week, a cow moose and two calves...

 
 By Eileen McIver    News    July 5, 2012

CVN ownership changes hands

Editor and lead reporter Tom Morphet bought the Chilkat Valley News effective July 1, but don’t expect to see big changes in the paper. The look of...

 
 By Eileen McIver    News    July 5, 2012

KHNS fund-raiser reaches $60,000

KHNS raised $60,184 during this year’s fundraising drive. Kay Clements, general manager, said that while the drive officially ended on Friday, the...

 
 By Eileen McIver    News    June 28, 2012

Plane makes emergency landing

The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating the emergency landing of an Air Excursions plane flying from Juneau to Gustavus Monday...

 
 By Eileen McIver    News    June 28, 2012

Tree smashes car driving highway

A tree fell and smashed the windshield of a moving car at 18 Mile Haines Highway during Sunday night’s high winds. Driver John Hill and passenger...

 
 By Eileen McIver    News    June 28, 2012

Fuel oil suspected stolen

Oil was stolen from the Klukwan clinic’s fuel tank in May, according to Bob Grant, building attendant supervisor for the SEARHC clinic. He...

 
 By Eileen McIver    News    June 21, 2012

Climber: Jenna Bush, not injured trio, given priority

The National Park Service escorted celebrity journalist Jenna Bush around Mount McKinley while...

 
 By Eileen McIver    News    June 21, 2012

Book pursues a different Christian 'walk'

Haines resident W. Kyle Ponsford’s first book, “The Uncommon Christian Walk,” focuses on the idea that there’s often a gap between what...

 
 By Eileen McIver    News    June 14, 2012

'Grandma?' Phone scams target seniors

Two elderly Haines residents were targeted two weeks ago as part of a scam in which the caller pretended to be a grandson in trouble and desperately...

 
 By Eileen McIver    News    June 14, 2012

Officers take posts at police, troopers

Three new lawmen are on the job. Recently hired Haines Borough police officer Adam Patterson grew up in Indiana, but has lived in Haines for the past...

 
 By Eileen McIver    News    June 14, 2012

Gardeners battle surge of dandelions

Haines may see more dandelions in years to come. Some Haines residents are saying there’s a growth boom this year. “Instead of here and there,...

 

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