Articles from the June 23, 2022 edition
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Worker shortages a tough order to handle for Haines restaurants
Worker shortages are making it hard for some restaurant owners to open as much as they want, even...
Gas surges toward $7 per gallon
Unleaded gas surged to nearly $7 a gallon this week at the two stations in Haines — the highest price in recent memory. Prices jumped about a...
Covid vaccinations available for youngest children next week
The SEARHC Haines Health Center will begin offering COVID-19 vaccines on June 30 to children from 6 months to 5 years of age. Weekly clinics will be...
Excursion Inlet residents split over potential harbor upgrade
The roads in Excursion Inlet have a lot of potholes, and the boat harbor has few pilings. But not all upgrades would be welcomed by all local resident...
Country music star strikes a chord as Seaplanes pilot
Next time you're on a flight to or from Juneau, your pilot might be a country music star. Sam Riggs,...
Southeast State Fair lines up diverse music
Sounds ranging from house music banjo to pre-teen rockers will share the stage with some bigger acts from Alaska and the Pacific Northwest during the...
Alaska state ferry system returns to Prince Rupert after long absence
Alaska state ferry service between Ketchikan and Prince Rupert, British Columbia, resumed this week, after an almost-three-year absence from the...
Constantine hires new manager to run mining exploration project
An engineer at a gold mine near Fairbanks will serve as the next manager of the Palmer Project, the exploratory mixed-metals mining operation...
Gross drop out from U.S. House election
Former Republican Gov. Sarah Palin won the statewide count in the June 11 special primary election, but former Bethel Democratic state Rep. Mary...
AMG owners purchase jetboat tour company
Sean Gaffney and Eli Fierer, co-owners of Chilkat Guides and Alaska Mountain Guides (AMG), took control of another major local tour operator this...
Haines Hot Shots return to state after 2-year hiatus from tournament
Two members of the Haines Hot Shots fired their way to the top four of their age brackets at a...
Artists get ready for First Friday on July 1
Photos, artwork and the opportunity to swing a titanium hammer will be offered at First Friday art events starting at 5 p.m. July 1 at several...
Wrangell borough buys former sawmill property for $2.5 million
After finding a solution to a contractor lien against the property owner, the Wrangell Borough this week completed a $2.5 million purchase to take...
Skagway assembly approves $200,000 for child care subsidies
The Skagway Borough Assembly has earmarked $200,000 in subsidies for two licensed child care start-ups. The funding comes amid a child care crisis in...
Passenger lands Cessna 208 after pilot emergency in Florida
On May 10, a passenger on a flight to Florida in a Cessna 208 Caravan -- the same single-engine model flown by many air carriers in Alaska, including...
Clarification
A June 16 CVN article, “Mammogram machine makes exams more accessible,” highlighted the use of SEARHC’s new mammogram machine for women. The...
Losing money a lesson to remember
Legislators, the governor, members of the public — and most certainly candidates in this year’s state elections — should be paying attention to...
This Week in History
June 21, 2012 Dumpster cost rocks borough Haines Borough officials are looking for ways to cut...
Letter writer reached erroneous conclusions
As a former reporter, I can say that you can’t fit every fact into a news story. A letter to the editor in the June 9 edition of the CVN titled...
Rural residential zone not commercial
According to the visithaines.com website, Haines advertises more than 40 wedding venues, including Chilkat State Park, Chilkoot State Park, Chilkat...
Are eagles too stupid to land in other trees?
OK, I never write to the paper, but I can’t resist this. I love to drive up the highway. It’s always been a beautiful drive. When I saw the...
Thanks to Mike's Bikes and Boards
We would like to thank Mike’s Bikes and Boards for their sponsorship of our recent bike trip from the Arctic Ocean (Tuktoyaktuk, in Canada’s...
