Articles from the March 30, 2017 edition
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Police pull-overs pushing minor offense numbers
Between 2015 and 2016, Haines minor offense cases jumped by 101 percent, according to Alaska court records, reflecting the largest increase in minor...
Valley teams take 3 of 4 Gold Medal crowns
Teams from the Chilkat Valley captured three of four titles at last week’s Juneau Lions Club 71st Gold Medal Basketball Tournament. With a combined...
School breaks ties with sports poster company
Haines Borough School District is discontinuing a contract with a Lower 48 sports merchandise company and notifying residents that the district no lon...
Borough's population grows smaller, older
The population of Haines continued on a downward trend as another 26 people left town between 2015 and 2016. The Haines Borough also retains its...
Grammy winner Eric Krasno among acts to play at state fair
The 49th Southeast Alaska State Fair will feature an eclectic mix of genres and sounds with its headliner picks this July, including two-time Grammy...
Players to poke fun at Alaska Purchase
Do you wish you could have shared a meal with President Andrew Johnson, or toasted William H. Seward, the U.S. Secretary of State who arranged the...
Quartet will bring 'gypsy jazz' April 6
The Rhythm Future Quartet will bring “gypsy jazz” to Haines on Thursday, April 6 at a lively Chilkat Center show. “They’re virtuosos for...
Skagway's Vidic to headline 'Lights' showcase
The first Northern Lights Showcase of 2017 will rock the Chilkat Center this month. Cosmo Fudge will emcee the event that highlights local artists...
Full roster for April's 'First Friday'
April’s First Friday celebration will feature creations ranging from whimsical to decorative. The monthly art walk starts at 5 p.m. April 7. The...
Season finale of River Talk: Most Embarassing Moments
The final River Talk of the winter season will feature storytellers sharing tales of their most embarrassing moments. Seven people will tell...
Freeride gets day in the sunshine; competitor skirts avalanche
Freeride World Tour athletes braved deep snow on a steep mountain face March 24 after waiting a week for safe enough weather to compete. Although...
Question for Haines: Is the Freeride over?
The Freeride World Tour is losing its title sponsor next year, and the tighter budget could put the Haines stop in jeopardy. Freeride World Tour...
Borough manager finalists are Schnabel, Ryan
The final two local Haines Borough manager applicants both stressed their abilities to bring people together and curb controversy in borough politics...
Mosquito Lake School to get advisory board
The Haines Borough Assembly Tuesday approved a new advisory board to the Mosquito Lake School Community Center, but didn’t follow recommendations...
Assembly votes for details in budget
The Haines Borough Assembly also voted 4-1 to direct borough staff to prepare printed budgets as it did in the past with tabs and with more detailed...
True served 30 years as customs inspector
Longtime U.S. border agent Tom True died March 21 at the Sitka Pioneer Home, following a long...
Former resident West dies at 53
Tracie West, who lived in Haines as a youth, died March 19 at her home in Palmer. She was 53 and...
Junior high hoops squads cap season in Juneau
The Haines Community Youth Development basketball season came to an end last weekend in Juneau. Teams spent spring break testing their mettle against...
Duly Noted
Jemma Joy Carter was born to Lori and Mike Carter at 8:32 a.m. on March 22 at Bartlett Memorial Hospital. She weighed 7 lbs., 11 oz. and measured 20....
Thanks for opportunity to help shelter
The “Rusty Compass, Dusty Rose” musical event was quite a success in a number of ways. From the production, actors, singers, costumes, scenery...
Without mills, no market for timber sale
Boy, is Eric Holle out of touch with reality. The picture in Lynn Canal Conservation’s March 16 ad of a log ship loaded with unprocessed logs for...
