Articles from the October 18, 2018 edition
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HEDC unveils strategic plan
More than 35 residents showed up to hear the Haines Economic Development Corp. present its 5-Year...
Highway to be raised 20 feet in slide areas
Last Sunday and Monday, large mudslides in the upper valley flowed down the steep mountainsides and...
State Parks receives additional $1 million for Chilkoot corridor improvement project
The State Division of Parks received a boon for its Chilkoot corridor improvement project in the form of $1.5 million of federal funds to add to their...
Bear and local have close call at Chilkoot
On Tuesday afternoon, Oct. 2, Haines local Shori Heaton drove her Ford Sport Trac down to the...
Commission to clarify fines for dog poop litter
Dog owners may want to consider carrying pooper scoopers now that the borough’s code review commission is working to add language to code that will...
New education director plans new clubs, classes
Hired two weeks ago to serve as the borough’s new community education director, returning Haines resident Earleen Lloyd plans to create more clubs,...
Three wildfires burned across borough
U.S. Forest Service firefighters and local volunteers have combatted wildfires in the upper valley and near Battery Point during the past several week...
Borough to consider public art allocation
The Alaska Arts Confluence has requested the borough adopt an ordinance allocating one percent of all local public construction contracts to public...
Students place second in DDF duet acting scene
Haines High School hosted the first Drama, Debate and Forensics (DDF) tournament of the season Oct. 13, with the Glacier Bards placing in six events....
Wrong turn: Canadian driver plummets over Chilkoot riverbank
Whitehorse resident Paul Hearn was cited for vandalism and failing to exercise due care after his...
Kindness and generosity defined Hales
Long time resident Edna Hales, 88, died peacefully at her daughter Rebecca Heaton's home on Oct. 2... Full story
Marching band closer to Sousaphone
Thanks so much to the Chilkat Valley Community Foundation for its generous grant to our campaign to buy a sousaphone for the Haines Community...
Thanks for supporting the Bards
The Haines DDF team would like to thank all the tireless volunteers who jumped in to help make the Oct. 13 tournament a success. The assistance with...
Duly Noted
Carpenter and Haines landowner David Walker took third place in the open division of the 2018 World of Wearable Art competition in Wellington, New...
Police Report
Tuesday, October 9 Haines Volunteer Fire Department, U.S. Forest Service and Alaska State Parks responded to a wildlandfire at Battery Point. A...
