Articles from the January 25, 2018 edition
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Distillery patrons to mix their own drinks
Pending the Lt. Governor’s signature, Port Chilkoot Distillery customers will soon have to mix their own drinks after the Alcohol Beverage Control...
Good snowpack drives participation in Alcan
Snowpack on the highway for the first time in two years made the 49th annual Alcan 200 Road Race "a...
Tsunami warning wakes town, Senior Village
A tsunami scare early Tuesday morning drove some residents to high ground after they received mixed messages from Skagway Police, the National Weather...
Fishing restrictions to snag commercial fleet
To protect king salmon, the Alaska Board of Fisheries approved an action plan that places tighter restrictions on commercial fishermen this summer....
Assembly approves first commercial marijuana license; state to finalize
Erika Merklin’s marijuana cultivation facility “Resurrected Dreams” is the first Haines license to be completed by the state agency overseeing...
Full DDF team qualifies for state competition in Anchorage
The Haines Drama, Debate and Forensics team learned to work together on one of the state’s only full-team pieces and qualified for the state...
Families mingle, feast with teachers
Families played games and had a feast with teachers and staff at the Healthy Living Family Fun Night Thursday. Family Fun night, in its inaugural...
Rasmuson workshop at library
Chilkat Valley artists are encouraged to apply for the Rasmuson Foundation’s 2018 Individual Artist Project Awards and fellowship grants. The...
Native artist visits Klukwan School
Klukwan School recently hosted artist Moses Wassilie for the annual Artist in Schools program. The...
What happened to the solid waste group's proposal?
The Haines Borough is giving Community Waste Solutions an opportunity to “prove itself” before putting out-of-town waste disposal up to a boroughw...
Assembly to weigh new conflict of interest code
Haines Borough staff overhauled the 26-page conflict of interest code after a familial conflict from manager Debra Schnabel’s hire brought...
HEDC contracts with McDowell
The Haines Economic Development Corporation unanimously approved a $49,500 contract with the McDowell Group last week for a baseline economic data...
Glacier Bears boys and girls tangle in Wrangell
Boys With three seconds remaining in the third quarter of Wednesday night's game between the...
Arts Outlook
Classical guitarist to return for another show Classical guitarist Dimitris Kotronakis will return...
Thanks for saving Legion, tacos
On Friday, Jan. 12 the American Legion experienced broken pipes in the baseboard heating section upstairs, resulting in flooding in the large hall...
Faculty helps for fun Family Night
Thank you to the faculty and administration at Haines School for a fun and informative Family Night. The hard work with the meal and activities...
Town supports another great race
We would like to thank the Alcan 200 business sponsors, poster sponsors, volunteers, officials, racers, the Fogcutter Bar for being so faithful with...
Helpful stranger is rock strong hero
On Saturday, Jan. 13, I went to the post office accompanied by friends Dave and Svetlana Cowley. On my way back to the car my cleat got caught in the...
Cool guy thanks cool crew
I’d like to extend a sincere thank you to Pacific Rim Mechanical, Shawn O’Brien and his crew. They went above and beyond with their efforts to...
Duly Noted
Jess Giddings, daughter of Lori and Al Giddings, made the dean’s list at George Fox University in Newberg, Ore. for the fall 2017 semester....
Police Report
Tuesday, January 16 A caller reported a vehicle on private property on Front Street. Police were unable to relay the message to the vehicle owner....