Articles from the March 20, 2014 edition
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Avalanche buries, kills SEABA guide
Southeast Alaska Backcountry Adventures heli-skiing guide Aaron Karitis of Bend, Ore., died Monday night at Anchorage’s Providence Medical Center...
School superintendent hire looms
The Haines Borough School Board is hoping to select a new superintendent by March 29. A hiring committee of board members and school officials that...
Downtown group set to go again
The Downtown Revitalization Committee will meet at 5 p.m. Thursday, March 27, at the Rusty Compass Coffeehouse on Main Street for the first time in ne...
Bill would eliminate reciprocal fish license
House Rep. Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins, D-Sitka, is sponsoring a bill that would eliminate a regulation allowing Yukon Territory residents to buy fishing...
Lightroom class next week
Photographers looking to increase their skills with the program Adobe Lightroom can sign up for a six-week course taught by Ron Horn starting March...
Youth theater to present 'Willows' play
Registration has opened for Lynn Canal Community Players’ Summer Youth Theater Conservatory. The annual, theater day camp runs June 30 to July 20...
Assembly OKs ATVs on borough roads
The Haines Borough Assembly last week unanimously approved an ordinance change that will allow ATVs on borough-owned roads. Member Diana Lapham raised...
Veterans' building nets $3K
The “Round Up” program, which asked customers of local stores to donate their change to the Soboleff-McRae Veterans Village and Wellness Center,...
Middle school grapplers place well for a small squad
Five Chilkat Valley students joined a field of more than 200 grapplers at the 2014 Southeast Middle School Wrestling Tournament in Juneau last month....
Show will benefit animal clinic
Throw an outfit on your dog and help the Haines Animal Rescue Kennel build a veterinary clinic in Haines. HARK’s pet fashion show starts 6 p.m....
Bears thwarted at state tournament
Following a late-season surge, the Haines High School boys’ basketball team went 0-2 at the Class 2A state basketball tournament in Anchorage this...
Fossman 9th in UAA scoring
Former Glacier Bear Kyle Fossman closed his University of Alaska Anchorage basketball career with a 27-point performance March 5 at the Great...
Arbuckle a founder of Covenant Life
A memorial service will be held 11 a.m. Sunday, March 23 at the Covenant Life Center tabernacle for...
Editorial
Four heli-skiing deaths in Haines since 2012 are an unacceptable toll. They’re also a black eye for our town, an unnecessary public expense and a...
Thanks for help in Dennis Miles Ski Race
Many thanks to the community for teaming up for a successful Dennis Miles Memorial Ski Race. It came as no surprise to find people and businesses...
Turn your frowns upside down, please
Week after week, I have been reading the paper hoping for some good news only to read about the collective “shooting ourselves in the foot” news....
Heli-skiers, grow up and quit whining
As a user-group, what makes heli-skiers special? All other user-groups will be affected by this winter’s low snowfall. The fishermen, commercial,...
Duly Noted
Isabella Frost Cheney was born 5:03 a.m. March 7 at Juneau’s Bartlett Regional Hospital to parents Kathryn and Ted Cheney. She weighed 6 pounds, 1...
Police Report
Monday, March 17 A caller reported a runaway juvenile, who was later located by police and returned to her residence. A person...
