Articles from the April 8, 2021 edition
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DOWA gets majority share of Palmer Project
After this summer, Constantine Metal Resources will no longer have a majority interest in the Palmer Project. DOWA Metals and Mining, Constantine’s...
Manager's budget proposes modest increases, axes museum payroll
The Haines Borough’s $13 million operating and capital budget for next fiscal year (FY22), proposed by interim manager Alekka Fullerton,...
Bidder awarded Baby Brown timber sale
Oregon company NWFP INC. was the high bidder on the 1,000-acre Baby Brown timber sale 37 miles north of Haines—the largest timber sale in more than...
Brewery efforts raise thousands for December storm relief
Breweries in Juneau and Haines raised more than $18,000 in donations for Haines storm relief, an amount that will be doubled by Alaska’s Rasmuson Fo...
Assembly to restart manager search
The Haines Borough Assembly is starting over with the search for a new manager after Tennessee real estate investor George Zoukee turned down the job...
OBI Seafoods suspends Excursion Inlet plant operations this summer
Borough fish tax coffers are expected to take a hit next year. OBI Seafoods announced it will suspend its cannery operations at its Excursion Inlet...
2021 5th year in a row of no king fishing
King salmon sport fishing in the Chilkat Inlet north of Seduction Point is again closed from April 1 through July 15—the fifth consecutive year...
Cheer team takes first at Region V tourney
The Haines Glacier Bears cheer and dance teams won the 2A region V tournament in Ketchikan last month. Head coach Natalie Benassi said the squad was...
Growers apply lessons from orchard workshops
As the U.S. Department of Agriculture grant-funded Chilkat Valley Orchard Project nears the end of its educational workshop series, several residents...
State seeks to expand behavioral health support in Haines
The Alaska Department of Health and Social Services plans to support the expansion of behavioral health services in Haines. In late February, the...
McGuire writes new book of essays
Former resident Rosemary McGuire’s third book, “Cold Latitudes,” what she calls a “a love story for a threatened place,” will be published A...
School adjusts mitigations to match CDC guidelines
The Haines Borough School District Board approved shortening quarantine periods for vaccinated students and staff at its meeting Tuesday....
Burattin kept Tlingit culture alive
Services are pending for Sally Burattin, a fluent Tlingit speaker and minister who found enjoyment...
Cohen loved family, music, art
Rosalie Cohen died March 9 at her home outside of Philadelphia. She was 95 and had suffered a series...
This Week in History
April, 1971 The new Chilkat Valley Medical Center provides space for dentist Dr. James Nelson as...
Don't boondoggle our valley
Constantine has yet to hold a community meeting in either Haines or Klukwan showing the ultimate buildout plans for the Palmer Project. Therefore...
Reliable ferry service shouldn't be a problem
Why did the planners and dreamers at Alaska DOT-PF spend millions to construct and pave an additional football field-sized parking lot at the Haines...
Beach Road evacuees still in limbo
There’s been a gross lack of communication between the borough, state and Beach Road land owners. I don’t know who decided that we could not go...
Duly Noted
Inspired by the work of Friedensreich Hundertwasser, art students Finn McMahan and Patience Nelson created a poster to celebrate the valley’s...
