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Earth Day Zoom event to provide practical ways to reduce waste
The Haines Friends of Recycling will host an Earth Day Zoom conference about ways to reduce waste, save money and extend the life of the landfill. Fri...
Local annual bike relay to go virtual
The Kluane Chilkat International Bike Relay Board (KCIBR) voted to hold a virtual race where participants can cycle along routes of their choosing,...
Dusty Trails slated for summer remodel
Dusty Trails Apartments is finally being remodeled after a new owner purchased the property early last year. Six years after improvements were first...
Woman arrested for hitting, cutting a man with broken glass
Police charged a 33-year-old woman Monday morning with domestic violence assault, a class B felony, after she allegedly hit her boyfriend in the head...
Bidder awarded Baby Brown timber sale
Oregon company NWFP INC. was the high bidder on the 1,000-acre Baby Brown timber sale 37 miles north of Haines—the largest timber sale in more than...
OBI Seafoods suspends Excursion Inlet plant operations this summer
Borough fish tax coffers are expected to take a hit next year. OBI Seafoods announced it will suspend its cannery operations at its Excursion Inlet...
2021 5th year in a row of no king fishing
King salmon sport fishing in the Chilkat Inlet north of Seduction Point is again closed from April 1 through July 15—the fifth consecutive year...
McGuire writes new book of essays
Former resident Rosemary McGuire’s third book, “Cold Latitudes,” what she calls a “a love story for a threatened place,” will be published A...
Haines senior admitted to Air Force Academy
Haines High School senior Haley Boron was home alone quarantining last month when she got a call...
Bears fall to Vikings in close game at region tourney
The Haines Glacier Bears boys basketball team lost to the Petersburg Vikings at last weekend's 2A...
Why don't geologists give straight answers?
There’s an old joke among rock experts. Ask a geologist what’s two plus two, they’ll likely answer “somewhere between three and five and...
New kindergarten teacher hired last month
Hailey Copinga-Sanders, 26, was hired last month as the new Haines School kindergarten teacher. She...
Assembly offers manager job to Zoukee
The Haines Borough Assembly voted this week 5-1 to offer George Zoukee the borough manager job. Zoukee and interim manager and borough clerk Alekka...
Veteran science teacher hangs up his spurs
Long-time science teacher and CVN “Science Cowboy” column-writer Mark Fontenot is ending his tenure at the Haines School after 26 years. “I did...
Assembly rescinds quarantine recommendation resolution
The Haines Borough Assembly unanimously rescinded the borough’s resolution that encourages incoming travelers to quarantine for 14 days or provide p...
HEDC receives $260,000 to assist local businesses with marketing
The Haines Economic Development Corporation secured a $260,000 federal grant to enhance digital marketing for local businesses and promote Haines as...
Grocery supply mostly returning to normal
When the pandemic began last year, many staples like flour, beans and toilet paper went missing from grocery store shelves. While grocery supply has...
Ordonez to compete in national DDF championship
Haines Glacier Bard junior Stella Ordonez qualified for the National Speech and Debate Tournament, an opportunity she wouldn’t have had had it not b...
Planning Commission approves Front Street boat storage permit
The Haines Borough Planning Commission unanimously approved last week a conditional use permit for Roger Schnabel for commercial boat storage and...
Fair to host drive-in movie nights
The Southeast Alaska State Fair is hosting a drive-in movie night outside Harriett Hall on Friday evening at 7 p.m., screening the 1980’s classic...
Last week's misleading headline
I apologize if the headline in last week’s paper “Study suggests borough to owe $500,000 if museum separates” misled readers. The borough would...
State denies Virg-Ins assistance for home destroyed in landslide
Steve and Sarah Virg-In's home was one of the five in Haines that the state has categorized...
'It's not enough'
As the disaster dust settles, it's clear state and local funding won't be enough to repair property...
Business Briefs
Timber framer offers frame package Timber framer Cosmo Fudge recently started “Cos Woodworx,” and has designed and constructed two timber frame...
Southeast Alaska State Fair Winter Fest 2021
A small but lively crowd attended Southeast Alaska State Fair's Winter Games on a snowy Saturday....