Articles from the December 2, 2021 edition
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Heliski focus shifts to limiting helicopters
As the Haines Borough Assembly weighs a draft ordinance that would eliminate a cap on heliski tour permits in the borough, a new idea has piqued the i...
Klukwan songwriter featured in Disney cartoon "Shake Your Tale"
Klukwan resident and Diné (Navajo) artist Clara Natonabah wrote and sang a Navajo song that was fea...
A month of snowfall buries roads, freezes travel
On Saturday, it was too snowy to erect the Christmas tree on Main Street. On Thanksgiving, it was too snowy, for most, to run in the Turkey Trot or...
Memorial event scheduled for Saturday
An anniversary memorializing the Dec. 2 flooding and landslides that killed two and displaced dozens last year will be held Saturday, Dec. 4 at 1.30...
Excursion Inlet plant to stay closed
For the second consecutive year, OBI Seafoods’ Excursion Inlet cannery won’t process fish next summer. The plant’s continued closure likely...
Chatham School District superintendent found dead
Chatham School District superintendent Bruce Houck, 61, was found dead in his home Wednesday morning. Alaska State Troopers spokesperson Tim Despain...
Hospital's plan for mental health care office delayed indefinitely
Juneau’s Bartlett Regional Hospital announced plans over the summer to open an outpatient mental health care office in Haines, but due to turnover...
Counts show bald eagles are back after year of disappointment
The council grounds along the Chilkat River are once again animated with bald eagles, after a season...
AIA, borough tentatively agree to general terms for Parade Grounds transfer
The Haines Borough and Alaska Indian Arts (AIA) have agreed to general terms regarding the borough’s possible acquisition of the Parade Grounds at F...
Dozens of open seats on borough advisory boards
The Haines Borough Board and Committees Fair, an event scheduled to raise awareness of the various ways to be involved in local government, drew few...
COVID presents lesson in health care jobs
Sometimes, connecting the dots is the best way to learn. The first set of dots cost $87 million in federal pandemic aid money. That’s the price of...
Frederick Hakkinen, veteran, doctor, dies at 80 in Oregon
Former resident with long family ties to Haines, Frederick "Punchy" Sheldon Hakkinen, died in...
Annual Coho Derby a success
Thank you to Kyle and Max for covering our Annual Coho Derby this year! We were very pleased to have such a large number of contestants and with...
Show support for new public use cabins
The State of Alaska’s Division of Parks operates more than 80 public use cabins statewide, including nine in Southeast Alaska. Preston Kroes,...
Cohen's comments were misinformed at best
I’m concerned about Gershon Cohen’s quote about road access to the Palmer Project that was printed Nov. 18th in "Constantine adjusts some...
Duly Noted
Lincoln Burke Jones was born at 3:21 p.m. on Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 25, to Lauren Clark Jones and Brian Jones of Chicago. Arriving about a month...
