Articles from the February 23, 2023 edition
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Residents wait months for food stamps
In the hardest months of winter, thousands of Alaskans are waiting for food stamps as overdue applications going back half a year pile up. The state...
Canadian ore dock developer eyes Haines
A Canadian developer with a murky track record says he is eyeing Haines as the site of an ore terminal that would serve “several” Alaska and...
Peratrovich play teaches about Native discrimination
A readers' theater performance at Haines School last week both memorialized and made history. With...
A brief guide to surviving Haines Borough politics
From the practical to the philosophical, current and former elected officials weighed in on how assembly members can survive and thrive in their...
Bears girls go 1-1 against Panthers
In their final home games of the season, the Haines Glacier Bears girls basketball team locked...
Researchers hypothesize future Southeast climate
Average annual temperatures in Haines could rise between about 4 and 11 degrees Fahrenheit by the end of the century, according to projections by rese...
Four Winds proposed as ski lift site
An informal group of residents pursuing a lift-assisted ski hill in the Chilkat Valley has identified what it considers a strong potential site: Four...
Bike relay registration to open next month
By Kyle Clayton The Kluane Chilkat International Bike Relay (KCIBR) race will open for registration next month after being canceled for the past...
Mayor, manager travel to Juneau to lobby legislature
Mayor Doug Olerud and borough manager Annette Kreitzer traveled to Juneau this week to lobby for a $2.5 million funding match to replace the public sa...
Dick Hotch tournament rebounds after two years
A Haines basketball tradition resumed this week after two years off during the covid pandemic. Teams from Juneau and Whitehorse are in town competing...
Committee discusses ambulance fee
The borough’s commerce committee is discussing several changes to the sales tax code for the assembly to consider. Committee members Debra...
Teacher, missionary dies at 93
Doris Peck, an energetic teacher and missionary whose career took her to Africa and small Alaska...
Bears boys defeat Panthers at home
The Haines Glacier Bears boys basketball team honored their five seniors and swept the Craig...
First Friday
Alaska Rods will feature local seamstress Dory Thompson’s collection of colorful, Alaska-themed aprons from 10:00 a.m-5:00 p.m. The Beach Rose will...
Duly Noted
Andrew Letchworth of the Haines Chamber of Commerce and Cindy Jimenez of the Haines Economic Development Corporation host a public coffee hour twice...
Pool Pizza Party Praise
Thanks to a donation from Mountain Market, the Friends of the Pool raised $300 during its pool pizza party Saturday. Proceeds will help pay for...
Heartfelt Thank You
I wish to send a heartfelt thank you to all the wonderful people of the medical response team upon the death of Al Gordon on January 17. Your...
How many Haines residents does it take to change a lightbulb?
How many fishermen does it take to change a lightbulb? Three. One to drive the boat and one to make the deckhand change the lightbulb. KHNS DJs? At...
