Articles from the April 15, 2021 edition
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Assembly opens Beach Road neighborhood
The Beach Road neighborhood will open to the public for the first time since Dec. 2 after the...
Local annual bike relay to go virtual
The Kluane Chilkat International Bike Relay Board (KCIBR) voted to hold a virtual race where participants can cycle along routes of their choosing,...
SEARHC halts Johnson & Johnson vaccinations
The Southeast Alaska Regional Health Consortium (SEARHC) has temporarily paused use of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine in Haines and other...
Bladesmith's TikTok ploy pays off
On April 1, local bladesmith Trevor Barrett set out on a quest to gift celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay...
Dusty Trails slated for summer remodel
Dusty Trails Apartments is finally being remodeled after a new owner purchased the property early last year. Six years after improvements were first...
Deputy clerk to help shoulder Fullerton's burden
The Haines Borough will hire a deputy clerk to assist clerk Alekka Fullerton, who is currently also serving as borough manager. The Haines Borough...
Professional skier heliskis in Haines
American professional big mountain freeskier Lexi DuPont is currently in Haines heliskiing with SEABA. She is an athlete for BLANK collective films...
Assembly to consider Beach Road tax exemption
Beach Road property owners cut off from electricity and road access may receive a reduction in taxes for the current fiscal year. The assembly at a...
Woman arrested for hitting, cutting a man with broken glass
Police charged a 33-year-old woman Monday morning with domestic violence assault, a class B felony, after she allegedly hit her boyfriend in the head...
Giselle Miller receives Arts Educator Award
Haines School art teacher Giselle Miller received the 2021 Arts Educator Champion Award on April 7....
Assembly Briefs
Assembly supports Cascade Point ferry terminal The assembly voted 4-2 to write a letter in support of a ferry terminal at Cascade Point. Members...
Good advice on taxes: be reasonable
Though the Legislature is not looking to adopt a state sales tax or income tax this year, most lawmakers know it is inevitable. And most Alaskans shou...
We have a qualified manager in town
After all the time and money spent on a new manager hire, I humbly ask that our elected leaders take a fresh look at what to me seems obvious. Of...
Fix the damn road
We own a home past the Beach Road landslide. We have closely followed the decision-making affecting the ongoing closure of the road. This started...
Thank you for keeping Hot Shots shooting
The Haines Hot Shots would like to thank the American Legion Post 12 for their recent donation to our club. We also want to thank them for housing...
Those who fail to learn from history
The April 8 CVN “This Week in History” section included a story from 1996, when Coeur Alaska withdrew its state-of-the-art treatment plan for...
A fix for Southeast transportation
Prior to statehood, Southeast was serviced by single engine float planes then by twin-engine WWII surplus seaplanes. In the 60s, the ferry system...
'Don't it always seem to go?'
“Son this ain’t a game no more, it’s the real thing.” - Bob Dylan. Former President Trump referred to poor undeveloped nations as “shithole...
DOWA's running the show now
Last week, Japanese smelter company, DOWA Metals and Mining took over the majority stake in the Palmer Project joint venture. While locating a mine...
Thanks for helping us soar
The organizers of the Nash Memorial Big Air Contest would like to thank Mike’s Bike & Boards, the Alaska Sport Shop, Alaska Backcountry Outfitters,...
Duly Noted
The Olen Nash Memorial Big Air Competition was held on Sunday, Apr. 11 at 36 Mile Haines Highway. Organizers were middle and high school students Leo...