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State won't fund bear monitor job
State parks director Ben Ellis this week cited a department budget shortfall and a reported decrease in bear activity at Chilkoot River for his...
Voters reject coastal management initiative
Voters in the Chilkat Valley aligned with ones statewide Tuesday, rejecting a ballot proposition that would have restored Alaska’s coastal managemen...
Cement plank siding: Is is hardy enough?
A fiber cement siding advertised as lasting 50 years may not hold up that long in Haines. Stain is fading or peeling off siding at the public...
Financial disclosure language vexes assembly
A third and expected final public hearing on a proposed Haines Borough financial disclosure law for local leaders bogged down Tuesday when assembly me...
Draft study: No new port customers looming
There’s no impending business in ore shipments from new mines in the Yukon Territory, but the Haines Borough can improve its chances of landing...
Borough responds to village tax-exempt claim
The Haines Borough is holding to its contention that the Chilkat Indian Village must pay property tax on the former Chilkat Cruises dock and...
Unexpected generosity expands PFD effort
The unexpected generosity of donors expanded an effort to equip local gillnetters with inflatable raingear suspenders. Organizer Randa Szymanski said...
Gym painting job cancels school day
Haines School students will get an unexpected day off this week, and a four-day weekend. No classes will be held at district schools Friday, Aug. 31...
Esther Hotch, 96, leaves behind 143 descendants
A pink, bingo dauber rested near a photo at Esther Hotch’s funeral service Aug. 24 in the Klukwan...
Tlingit exchange to help fill out map
Library presentations by Tlingit elders from Juneau and Haines Junction, Y.T. are aimed at creating a map of traditional uses of the Chilkat Valley....
Police report
Monday, Aug. 27 Two bear cubs were reported getting into a wood enclosure at Letnikof Estates. A bartender who left two windows open at a downtown...
Weekend disc golf tournament set
The Southeast Alaska State Fair and Takshanuk Watershed Council are sponsoring the 2nd annual Raven’s Bowl Disc Golf Tournament this weekend. The...
District enrollment drops 8 percent
As of Tuesday’s first day of classes, 280 students enrolled in Haines Borough School District schools, an 8 percent drop that would qualify the dist...
Manager: Expand heli-ski map
Haines Borough administration recommendations on changes to heli-skiing management came under fire by critics of the industry during an assembly...
Coastal program on ballot Tuesday
Haines voters will cast ballots in a statewide primary election Tuesday that will determine the fate of an effort to restore the state’s coastal...
Legislative candidates unopposed in primary
Major party candidates vying to represent Haines in the Alaska Legislature have no opponents in Tuesday’s primary election. Incumbent Rep. Bill...
Planners take aim at boarded-up look
On the recommendation of the Haines Borough Planning Commission, the borough will send a letter to owners of the shuttered Coliseum Theater building...
Bear foundation will watch Chilkoot
The Chilkoot Bear Foundation has recruited volunteers to watch behavior along the Chilkoot River in the absence of a state bear monitor. The state...
Third Avenue paving earmark lost
The Haines Borough will redouble efforts to secure $900,000 in funding for paving of Third Avenue after losing a federal earmark for the work. Funds...
Salvagers score at scrap metal drive
Residents salvaged hatchet and ax heads, bikes, shelving, roofing and a barbecue during a scrap metal recycling event sponsored by Haines Friends of...
Leduc stumbled in Haines, stayed
Andre Leduc, a disabled veteran who apparently drifted for much of his life before putting down...
"Haines hero" Eric McDowell dies at 69
Haines schoolmates of Eric McDowell this week described him as a role model and valued friend....
Police report
Monday, Aug. 20 A person turned in a hypodermic needle that had been disposed of improperly. A caller complained of an intoxicated pedestrian at...
Area property sales lagging
Area property sales – which slowly rebounded following the 2008 banking crisis – appear to be slumping. Through Aug. 10, the Haines Borough saw...
Muralist Bochart makes another big scene
The town’s newest map is hard to miss. It’s a 12-by-30-foot mural representing the area from Eldred Rock to the Canadian border, with select...
