Articles from the August 29, 2019 edition
Sorted by date Results 1 - 25 of 25
Prisciandaro resigns; but only two assembly seats up for election
This week, Diana Lapham revoked her candidacy for a seat on the Haines Borough Assembly, and assembly member Will Prisciandaro resigned, opening up a...
Who owns Haines' trails?
Hiking trails around Haines have been used recreationally for decades. But now, the legality of their use has been called into question. On Monday,...
Valley gardens feel the heat
No snow peas, a three-weeks-early harvest and a rare cantaloupe are some of the effects that Haines gardeners are seeing from the hot, dry summer....
Haines Brewing combats salty beer
When Paul Wheeler of Haines Brewing Company heard that the borough was reaching record-low levels...
Adventurous deckhand climbs floating tree
Fishermen come up with myriad activities to buck their boredom on a slow day at sea, but a deckhand...
Gelato sweetens dessert scene
While buying gelato-making equipment, Keith Mahler worried that Haines residents wouldn’t be interested in what his new business, Chilkat Valley...
Borough reups police chief's contract
On Tuesday, police chief Heath Scott signed a re-negotiated contract with the borough, and declined an offer from Wrangell, in exchange for a $10,000...
Haines Hospice volunteerism down
Volunteerism for Hospice of Haines is dwindling. The group that provides care and support for critically or chronically ill patients and their...
Chilkoot sockeye count highest on record
Record numbers of sockeye salmon have passed through the Chilkoot River weir this season, surprising biologists and delighting local fishermen. As of...
Assembly ups harbor project scope
Last week, the Haines Borough Assembly passed a resolution, 4-2, expanding the harbor boat launch improvement project scope to total $5.8 million,...
Glacier Bears head to Juneau for season's first cross country meet
Good news, sports fans, the 2019-2020 Alaskan high school sports season is upon us. The Haines Glacier Bears cross-country team is ready to get...
Tariffs stall timber sale indefinitely
President Donald Trump’s tariffs on U.S. exports to China are apparently to blame for an indefinitely stalled timber sale in the Haines Borough....
Senior athletes medal in Fairbanks
Haines seniors weren’t showing their age at the Alaska International Senior Games earlier this month. Marian Carlson, her husband John Carlson and...
Harris Air to shutdown
Haines will soon be down to only one airline again. After a year and a half of service, Harris Air Services’ last flight out of Haines is scheduled...
Area-wide policing fails, assembly misses deadline
The proposition to allow police services boroughwide will not appear on the October ballot, after the assembly failed to vote on the ordinance in...
Residents push for borough-owned golf course
A group of Haines residents is pushing for the borough to take ownership of the Valley of the Eagles Golf Links and lease it to a nonprofit in order...
Arts Outlook
James Corner Field Operations to visit Haines September’s First Friday will feature special guests: representatives from James Corner Field...
Friends thank AML for storage van donation
Haines Friends of Recycling thanks Alaska Marine Lines for generously donating a storage van to benefit our growing fish net recycling program....
Donations will help increase growing space
On behalf of the Takshanuk Watershed Council, I send so much thanks and gratitude to the Haines community. Your generosity and support towards the Sta...
Good work costs money
The reason for leaving the recycling center is because the board said they would pay no more than 30 hours a week. I countered that increased volume...
Instead of owning up, they placed blame
I was happy to see that Coeur agreed to pay fines for the litany of violations from their environmental mismanagement at the Kensington mine. I had...
Duly Noted
Renae Miner and Ryan Olsen were married in an intimate ceremony in the Redwoods State Park near Orick, California. The reception was held at the Gold...
This week in history
Aug. 25, 1969 The “pole of all our people in Alaska” was dedicated here last Saturday in a colorful ceremony attended by State officials, local...