Articles from the March 17, 2022 edition
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Hooligan chose Chilkat over Chilkoot last year
Several rivers near Haines, including the Chilkoot, an important subsistence area for Tlingit residents, saw abysmal eulachon runs last year,...
Haines cheer team places first at regionals
The Haines Glacier Bears cheer team placed first at the Region V basketball tournament in Ketchikan to earn back-to-back titles. The team was judged...
Constantine files amended technical report
Constantine Metal Resources last week released an amended technical report for its 2019 preliminary economic assessment (PEA) following a review by...
Planning commission opposes Mud Bay event petition
Planning commissioners last week united in opposition to a petition from more than 100 residents to prohibit commercial events in the Mud Bay Rural...
Artists pass on traditional skills through new CIA apprenticeships
Chilkoot Indian Association's first cohort of arts mentors and apprentices began working on...
Temporary sales tax increases subject of commerce meeting
Instituting temporary sales tax increases to pay for capital projects, raising the bed tax and exempting food and heating fuel were subjects of the...
Applications open for mortgage assistance program
Applications are now being accepted for a federally funded financial assistance program for Alaska homeowners. Applications will be accepted through...
Lynn Canal Advisory Committee to discuss hunting regulation proposals
Penalizing hunters for targeting female goats and creating a senior goat hunt are among the Alaska Board of Game proposals a local group will...
Winning plan for Malaspina would operate it as maritime museum
The state has started negotiations to sell the Malaspina to a company owned by a business that operates a new multimillion-dollar cruise ship...
Energy relief bidding could get out of hand
Many Alaskans will be hurting under $5-a-gallon gasoline, and rural residents who pay even higher prices will hurt even more. The state treasury,...
Glacier Bears place fourth at Region V tournament
The Haines Glacier Bears concluded their season with a 1-2 record at the Region V tournament to place fourth overall. The Bears took on the Craig...
Lady Bears place third at tournament
The Lady Bears basketball team concluded their season with a 2-2 record at the regional tournament to place third overall, just shy of making the...
HEDC hires new executive director
Haines Economic Development Corporation executive director Sally Andersen resigned this month and the board hired Lee Hart to replace her. Andersen...
Williams: shared passion, patience, and kindness with others
Dr. Harold H. Williams, also lovingly known as “Jake,” aged 91, with his home in Waverly, Alabama, was welcomed home into the heavenly kingdom on...
Free speech applies to ideas you condemn
Recently a resident put up a Ukrainian flag on borough land with a sign stating “Pray for Ukraine.” Later, two other signs were erected nearby...
Can we help Ukrainian refugees?
The dire plight of displaced people from around the world has led several of us in Haines to wonder about the possibility of sponsoring refugees in...
Youth basketball games a success
Thank you to all the parents and volunteers who helped make last weekend successful. Many parents volunteered their time to coach, run the...
What Greta and Elon showed me about mining
Haines! Always fun writing to my favorite mining town. I want to go out of my way in this letter to tell you how much I appreciate the audience I...
Please control your dogs
As spring approaches, birds will be showing up on the tidal estuary of the Chilkat River and the Chilkoot River. It is important that the people...
Thanks for supporting Alaska's communities
Haines Friends of Recycling recently received an unexpected $500 Volunteer Discretionary Grant Award from Chilkat Valley Community Foundation! This...
Duly Noted
Patty Brown was set to be the lone Haines participant in Skagway’s Buckwheat Ski Classic this year, but she couldn’t find a ride to Log Cabin,...