Articles from the July 22, 2021 edition
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Chopper hoists stranded paddlers from Tsirku
Three residents plucked from the Tsirku River by a tethered Coast Guard rescue swimmer Sunday said...
Canada border opens, with restrictions
News that Canada would open its borders to U.S. citizens making non-essential trips starting Aug. 9 this week energized residents and business owners,...
Borough manager candidate to visit town
Annette Kreitzer, the last Haines Borough manager candidate still in the running, will visit town Monday through Wednesday to meet borough staff and...
Fair exhibit deadlines coming soon
If you’re planning to exhibit your homemade quilt or leaf lettuce at the fair, time is running short. Exhibits can be submitted in 20 categories, ra...
Assembly to introduce seasonal sales tax ordinance
Should the Haines Borough have a seasonal sales tax? The assembly’s Commerce Committee considered the idea at a meeting Tuesday before unanimously...
Battery Point trail open but access remains restricted
Alaska State Parks officials are asking the public to refrain from using the Battery Point trail until the Haines Borough reopens Beach Road, which...
Two Haines businesses are finalists for regional award
Two foraging-focused Haines businesses, Adventure Harvest and Spruce & Birch Acres, are among 12 finalists for the 2021 Path to Prosperity award, a...
New trail opens between Fair drives
The Chilkoot Indian Association (CIA) opened an easy-access walking trail connecting East and West...
Proposed once-a-week winter ferry schedule raises concerns
The state’s draft winter ferry schedule, which was announced on July 13, sends one ferry a week to Haines in January and February. It could be costl...
Cruise ship COVID-19 case count rises to 10
The COVID-19 case count among the 214 passengers and crew who were aboard the American Constellation’s Southeast Alaska cruise the second week of... Full story
Southeast Alaska State Fair
The town's biggest celebration in two years will culminate with an all-comers whipped-cream pie...
Soul, Punk and Metal bands to perform at state fair
Diggin Dirt, a California funk and soul band influenced by James Brown and Sly and the Family Stone, heads up a heavily regional roster of Main Stage...
Geotechnical study wraps up surface investigation
Geotechnical consulting firm Landslide Technologies has finished its second surface reconnaissance, part of a state-commissioned study of the stabilit...
COVID-19 case counts continue to rise across the state
As visitor travel to Alaska picks up strength, as residents participate in summer events, and as the pace of vaccinations slows down, the state’s... Full story
School solicits feedback on COVID-19 mitigation plan
Beginning in the fall, grades 7-12 would be exempt from mask-wearing under the Haines Borough School District’s proposed COVID-19 mitigation plan... Full story
Occupational therapist blends traditional, holistic approaches
Occupational therapy is not at all what it sounds like at first glance. "Everyone always asks me if...
SAIL intern program finishes 6th season
Southeast Alaska Independent Living and Takshanuk Watershed Council’s Summer Work Program wrapped up last week. The program, which offers...
Stability assessments begin for storm-damaged roads
A section of Mosquito Lake Road closed this past week while the Alaska Department of Transportation (DOT) conducted drilling to assess area...
Lawson, Army and law enforcement veteran, dies of COVID-19 at 48
Robert Lawson, who grew up in Haines and served eight years as an Alaska state trooper, died of... Full story
This week in history
July 1971 Non-reserved vehicles have 3-day wait now for ferry Southbound vehicle traffic on the...
Ask before taking someone's property
To whom it may concern, And you know who you are. Just because something on a person’s property is visible from the road, it is not an invitation...
Duly Noted
Nash Steel Stickler was born on July 14 at Queen’s North Hawaii Community Hospital on the Big Island. He weighed 7 pounds 11 ounces and was 20.5 inc...
