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 By Natalie Helms    News    April 13, 2017

Student musicians win laurels

Haines High School musicians received superior ratings for their performances at the Southeast Regional Spring Music Festival in Sitka last week....

 
 By Natalie Helms    News    April 13, 2017

Four Dolphins qualify for top meet

Four Haines swimmers qualified, for the first time, to compete in the Alaska Junior Olympics this month in Anchorage. Fifth grader Rio Ross-Hirsh and...

 
 By Natalie Helms    News    April 13, 2017

Assembly chooses Lutak Dock option

The Haines Borough Assembly agreed to pursue a $37.4 million project to refurbish Lutak Dock as the borough’s preferred option, but only if grant...

 
 By Natalie Helms    News    April 6, 2017

Bat hunters scan skies for science on little-studied species

The Alaska Department of Fish and Game is on the hunt for citizen scientists to track bats in the Chilkat Valley. “Bats in Alaska are a total...

 
 By Natalie Helms    News    April 6, 2017

CIA seeks to resume chum channel work

A local tribe is hoping to resume chum salmon enhancement work in the Chilkat River drainage discontinued by the Northern Southeast Regional...

 
 By Natalie Helms    News    March 30, 2017

School breaks ties with sports poster company

Haines Borough School District is discontinuing a contract with a Lower 48 sports merchandise company and notifying residents that the district no lon...

 
 By Natalie Helms    News    March 30, 2017

Grammy winner Eric Krasno among acts to play at state fair

The 49th Southeast Alaska State Fair will feature an eclectic mix of genres and sounds with its headliner picks this July, including two-time Grammy...

 
 By Natalie Helms    News    March 30, 2017

Players to poke fun at Alaska Purchase

Do you wish you could have shared a meal with President Andrew Johnson, or toasted William H. Seward, the U.S. Secretary of State who arranged the...

 
 By Natalie Helms    News    March 30, 2017

Full roster for April's 'First Friday'

April’s First Friday celebration will feature creations ranging from whimsical to decorative. The monthly art walk starts at 5 p.m. April 7. The...

 
 By Natalie Helms    News    March 30, 2017

Freeride gets day in the sunshine; competitor skirts avalanche

Freeride World Tour athletes braved deep snow on a steep mountain face March 24 after waiting a week for safe enough weather to compete. Although...

 
 By Natalie Helms    News    March 30, 2017

Question for Haines: Is the Freeride over?

The Freeride World Tour is losing its title sponsor next year, and the tighter budget could put the Haines stop in jeopardy. Freeride World Tour...

 
 By Natalie Helms    News    March 23, 2017

Portage Cove trail may cost $6 million

A waterfront trail stretching from Picture Point to the Portage Cove state campground and a rebuilt Lookout Park will cost an estimated $5.9 million,...

 
 By Natalie Helms    News    March 23, 2017

Computer scams sting residents

Convincing lies and bold pop-up ads have caused Haines residents to fall victim to online scams in recent weeks. Computer consultant James Alborough...

 
 By Natalie Helms    News    March 23, 2017

Board takes up cost of school administration

The Haines Borough School Board zeroed in on administration at its first run-through of next year’s budget on March 16. “Talking about...

 
 By Natalie Helms    News    March 23, 2017

Freeride coming down to the wire

The fate of the 2017 Freeride World Tour in Haines will come down to weather and slope conditions Friday and Saturday. The event was delayed through...

 
 By Natalie Helms    News    March 16, 2017

Snow, athletes converge for 'Freeride'

Eight inches of snow fell Sunday and Monday. Next come the skiers. Twenty-eight professional skiers and snowboarders will shred powder during the...

 
 By Natalie Helms    News    March 16, 2017

Sales tax revenues drop first time in 5 years

Haines Borough sales tax revenue in 2016 took its first dip in more than five years, led by a 4 percent decrease in retail revenue. According to borou...

 
 By Natalie Helms    News    March 16, 2017

Teacher Patty Brown to retire

Longtime Haines School teacher Patty Brown will resign from her position this year, accepting a retirement incentive option offered to eight eligible...

 
 By Natalie Helms    News    March 16, 2017

Forester job clears initial hurdlle

The state House of Representatives Finance Committee approved an amendment last week that could lead to funding for a nine-month forester position in...

 
 By Natalie Helms    News    March 16, 2017

Investing in Mosquito Lake School

The idea of the Haines Borough selling the Mosquito Lake Community Center may be off the table for at least three years following a March 7 recommenda...

 
 By Natalie Helms    News    March 16, 2017

Sprinkler burst shuts down pool

Broken piping in the sprinkler system caused the Haines Pool to unexpectedly close for a week. On Friday, March 10, interim public facilities...

 
 By Natalie Helms    News    March 16, 2017

Waste group weighs new model

The Haines Borough Solid Waste Working Group discussed the merits of mandatory collection March 3 following a presentation from Karl Hagerman,...

 
 By Natalie Helms    News    March 9, 2017

Math teacher Davis to lead music

By Natalie HelmsHigh school math teacher Matt Davis will take over the district’s full-time music teacher position, Haines Borough School Principal...

 
 By Natalie Helms    News    March 9, 2017

Schnabel not qualified, clerks say

Haines Borough clerks this week said Debra Schnabel did not meet basic requirements for the borough manager position, the same requirements that...

 
 By Natalie Helms    News    March 9, 2017

Mountain race caps Winter Fest

Winter Fest saw a strong local turnout in its inaugural year, despite cancelled ferries and a closed Haines Highway that blocked out-of-town participa...

 

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