Articles from the August 16, 2018 edition
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Lost man finds divine solace as rescuers scour Sunshine Mountain
While multiple agencies and volunteers conducted a search-and-rescue operation for him, 74-year-old...
Rogers joins assembly race, three in the running
Another resident is eyeing an open seat on the Haines Borough Assembly for this October’s municipal election. Paul Rogers is still gathering...
Question to elect boards,commissions heads to ballot
The question of whether or not voters want to elect members of the planning commission, port and harbor advisory committee, public safety commission a...
Three new teachers join schools
Teachers at Haines and Klukwan Schools are gearing up for bustling classrooms as the new school year nears. Haines School hired two new teachers and...
Highway residents ask borough to repair park on Mosquito Lake Road
Ten Upper Valley residents turned out last week to lobby for improvements to Emerson Field, located at the intersection of Haines Highway and...
Kemp expecting strong showing from runners
Haines High School cross country runners are back on the trails preparing for what they hope will be their best season yet. Coach Chandler Kemp said...
Alaska House of Representatives District 33 democratic primary candidate questionnaire
Would you support giving the Chilkat River a Tier 3 Designation? Who should be the final designating authority: the legislature, the Alaska...
Takshanuk backs off 26 Mile project
Takshanuk Watershed Council announced Monday it is backing out of a wetland mitigation project at the 26 Mile Pond, but State Parks southeast area...
Assembly delays rental tax exemption decision
The Haines Borough Assembly last week postponed taking action on an ordinance aimed at reducing expenses for long-term housing renters. This spring,...
Summer: hotter, dryer and wetter than normal
Daily temperatures in Haines were above average in July, but August is shaping up to be more ordinary. According to measurements by the National...
Planning commission briefs
The Haines Borough Planning Commission recommended the assembly approve employee housing as a conditional use in industrial and commercial zones. The...
Business Briefs
Bookstore, tea shop opens at Fairgrounds Last month, Chris Palmisano opened a new and used bookstore and tea shop in Dalton City. Lao Tzu and Company...
Lifelong music lover taught in Haines
Former music teacher Woody Bausch died Aug. 8 at home in Lewiston, Idaho after four years of cancer...
Host of rescuers saved our dad
Thank you to everyone who helped with the search for my dad, Valentino Burattin: Phil Wilde with Wildefire Pyrotechnics, many people from Klukwan,...
Thanks for supporting your local reporter
It’s come to my last day of work at the Chilkat Valley News, and I wanted to sincerely thank the community of Haines for supporting me as one of...
Misrepresented at meeting
I would like to clarify that Melissa Aronson and I did not speak either in support of or opposition to draft ordinance 501, as incorrectly reported...
Duly Noted
Alissa Henry celebrated her 40th birthday at White Sulfur Springs with friends Sarah Elliott, Sierra Jimenez, Sara Chapell, Stoli Lynch, Jess Crowe,...
Police Report
Tuesday, August 7 Police received a confidential report of drug activity in Haines. A business reported public access equipment on Second Avenue had...
Corrections
The King Arthur Flour Cake Bake Off results were incorrectly listed in our August 2 paper. The correct results are as follows: youth winner, Selby...
