Articles from the March 1, 2018 edition
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Assembly scrutinizes Alaska Excursions tour
Before approving an ATV tour permit at Glacier Point, the Haines Borough Assembly decided this week to investigate unsafe practices by Skagway tour...
Local artist draws fire in Juneau
A wearable art piece by Haines resident Beth Bolander sparked a national conversation on cultural appropriation after it was taken off the runway in...
Routine traffic stop ends in felony drug bust
Haines Police arrested a 20-year-old Juneau man Saturday after a routine traffic stop on two felony drug charges. Officer Chris Brown said he nearly...
Arts Outlook
First Friday includes cartography art, woven wall hangings An artist, author and cartographer will...
New working group to tackle heli-ski map
The assembly voted to 4-1 take a new approach to regulating heli-ski map terrain. Following borough manager Debra Schnabel’s advice, the assembly ap...
Winter Fest 2018
Haines, Whitehorse and Juneau residents came out in full force for Haines Winter Fest despite heavy...
'Book Bandits' steal win
Competition was tough in the final round of Tournament of the Readers, but fifth graders in the...
Lutak dock repairs remain uncertain after second joint committee meeting
Haines committees struggled to choose between immediate safety or long-term goals as they reviewed repair and replacement options for the...
Borough Briefs
Assembly appoints public safety members The Haines Borough Assembly Tuesday appointed three new public safety commissioners. Chuck Mitman, Pat Hefley...
Glacier Bears boys secure number two seed for regionals
In the final countdown to this year's tournament basketball, the Haines Glacier Bears hosted the...
Town helps with medical bills after student loses fingers in shop accident
A Haines High School student who cut off three fingers in a shop class accident last week will likely regain the use of two of her fingers after a...
Joneshill: former teacher, natural healer
Former Haines and Mosquito Lake School elementary teacher Barry Joneshill, 71, died Feb. 14 at his...
Black: former Haines city mayor, veteran
Dave Black, 82, former mayor and businessman, died of heart failure on Feb. 10 in Puyallup, Wash....
We come together when it counts
Lilly and I want to thank the community for all your love and support during Lilly’s recent battle with cancer. I have seen this community come...
Great job beautiful readers
Congratulations to the winners in the 2018 School Library’s Tournament of the Readers. The Beautiful Book Bandits (Selby Long, Lucia Chapell, Ariel...
Thanks for Winter Fest success
Thanks to all the organizations, businesses and volunteers that contributed to the success of Winter Fest weekend! Thanks to Winter Fest event...
Frozen lake supports grateful skiers
The 3rd Annual Miles Ski Classic Race was held as part of Haines Winter Fest 2018 on Chilkoot Lake Sunday and we lucked out with a sunny day between...
Mountain of thanks for adventure race
Thank you to everyone who helped make Haines’ second annual winter alpine adventure race a roaring success! First, big thanks to the 44 athletes...
Duly Noted
Mary Ann Price became a great grandma again on Jan. 11. Bobby Giovanni Ginn-Price, weighing 8 pounds, 11 ounces, was born to proud parents Bobby...
Police Report
Tuesday, Feb. 20 A 44-year-old man was arrested at 26.5 Mile Haines Highway for theft and taken to Haines jail. A caller reported someone rifled...
