Articles from the July 22, 2010 edition
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Bear control: Group wants garbage law Issue will go to assembly Tuesday
In the wake of continuing police call-outs for bears in garbage, some residents are pushing the Haines Borough to adopt tougher regulations on...
'Reality miners' seek fortune -- or fame
A group of would-be miners being filmed for a Discovery Channel reality TV show have been the talk of the town since arriving in May, but they’r...
Borough workers get 3 percent-plus raise
The Haines Borough Assembly last week unanimously approved a three-year contract with its employees’ union, including an immediate 3 percent...
Fair exhibits due Saturday
Photographers, artists, crafters, writers, painters, cooks, woodworkers, recyclers and gardeners have only a few days to get their exhibits in to the...
Have the courage to hear both sides
As most of you know, I have lived in the Porcupine for 17 years. This winter, as I face seven and a half months of snow, I find myself looking...
AP&T steps up with Hospice donation
For the second year, Alaska Power and Telephone has generously donated $250 to the cancer travel fund. Three years ago the Wisewomen at SEARHC had...
Contributions boosted Bigs' visitor
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Upper Lynn Canal was honored to host Flossie Spencer, our Alaska Native/Native American Mentoring Initiative Director,...
Fortunate to have friends in Haines
I have always considered myself fortunate to have been raised in Haines. Being "home" the past six years has been a...
Grants help keep residents independent
Southeast Alaska Independent Living (SAIL) would like to extend a huge thank you to the Chilkat Valley Community Foundation and the Douglas Dornan...
Thanks for the phone calls and love
Although Pete has assured me that he does not want to make med-evacs a routine for us, I know that it may happen again. If it does, my apprehension...
Wood pellet experts to discuss plant here
Could Haines support a wood-pellet manufacturing plant? The Chilkoot Indian Association, the Haines Energy Sustainability Commission and the Haines Ch...
Sturgeon catch may be 1st on Chilkat
Carson Buck of Haines thought he’d maybe caught a big sockeye when his subsistence net took a hit while fishing about 100 yards offshore Mount...
Highway crash totals truck
Alaska State Troopers will investigate a wreck that occurred at 11 Mile Haines Highway Sunday afternoon that totaled a 1987 Ford pickup truck and...
Community picnic, portrait set for Sunday, Aug. 15
A community block-party picnic and portrait of the people of the Chilkat Valley are set for 1 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 15. The location will be Main Street...
Sucking the life from local gardens Endemic thrip population swells, goes on attack
The tiny "thrip" is chomping and sucking its way through flowers and vegetables in Haines, breaking the hearts of gardeners. "They...
Numbers drop at hazardous waste cleanup
Participation was down 20 percent and businesses made barely a dent in their allocation at the annual hazardous waste cleanup Friday at the old city...
Fish plant settles with EPA over waste
A $50,000 settlement has been reached between the Environmental Protection Agency and a Lutak fish processor. Chilkoot Fish and Caviar agreed to the...
Children's play set for weekend
Twenty area youths between the ages of five and 15 will own the stage at the Chilkat Center Friday and Saturday for the Summer Youth Theater...
Apple tree plan moving ahead Target sites: Main Street, Old Haines Highway, Fort
About 100 apple trees brought to Haines in May may be planted on the south side of Main Street between Third Avenue and Old Haines Highway, along the...
Court Report
Gary D. Piper of Haines was convicted May 17 of driving without a valid license. He was fined $300 and placed on probation for one year. Piper, 44,...
