Articles from the March 26, 2020 edition
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Haines assembly issues 'shelter in place' order
At a meeting on Tuesday, the Haines Borough Assembly passed a series of resolutions and ordinances to mitigate the threat COVID-19 poses for public...
Residents organize to help those in isolation
Residents are adapting to community-wide shutdowns to prevent the spread of coronavirus as volunteers organize to bring food and goods to quarantined...
Shipping stays on course, company says
Shortages in local stores are not an indication of disruption in the supply chain. Alaska Marine Lines’ parent company Lynden and partner company We...
Distillery manufactures hand sanitizer for locals
Port Chilkoot Distillery is manufacturing hand sanitizer to be distributed free in Haines and...
Constantine conducts more tracer dye sampling
Constantine Metal Resources Ltd. is performing another round of sampling for their tracer dye study this spring. The company had originally said they...
New wildlife trooper lands in Haines
Haines’ new wildlife trooper Colin Nemec,28, arrived in town March 16 amid growing concerns about the spread of coronavirus. “It has been an...
No positive coronavirus tests as of March 25
There are still no cases of coronavirus in Haines as of Wednesday, March 25 according to SEARHC marketing director Meagan Bosak. SEARHC is declining,...
How parents and children talk about a pandemic
How do you explain a worldwide pandemic to a child when you can barely wrap your head around it as an adult? Parents in Haines have been forced to...
Heliski companies shut down despite banner snow season
Heliskiing operators are suspending their seasons during one of the better snow years in a decade to help slow the spread of coronavirus in Haines....
Library offers pickup service
Haines residents looking for entertainment options in the new landscape of social distancing can still rely on the library. On Tuesday, March 17, the...
Churches reach virtual congregations
Churches that suspended Sunday services earlier this month are finding new ways to reach out to their congregations. For the past two weeks, pastor...
Satire: Chilkat king population rebounds after Homo sapiens shelter in place
Listed as a stock of concern for the past three years, the Chilkat king salmon population rebounded just hours after human activity curtailed across...
Satire: Entries from the Coronavirus Dictionary
A lot of new and easily confused terms are being thrown around by government officials and health experts alike. In an effort to help the public make...
This week in history
March 30, 1970 A second-place award went to the Haines booth at the Alaska Travel and Trade Fair at...
Ski race thank you
After heavy snows and dangerous roads cancelled the Miles Klehini Ski Classic in February, our second try in 40 degrees Fahrenheit and full sunshine...
We are here for you!
We here at The Salvation Army would like to make sure that everyone in the community knows that yes, we are still open. Although our group meetings as...
Mining forum a success
The organizers of the Mining Forum held March 7th and 8th at the ANB/ANS Hall would like to thank CVN for the lengthy coverage in the 3/16/20...
Duly Noted
To cheer people up during the town shutdown, Cambria Goodwin was treating residents to free slices of pizza at her restaurant on Main Street from 1-2...
