Articles from the December 22, 2021 edition
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Could a Sitka housing program work in Haines?
A nonprofit in Sitka is building “perpetually affordable” homes to combat a housing shortage and keep young people from leaving town. Members of...
Harbor board won't pursue free but aging breakwater float
Harbormaster Shawn Bell reported that there would be too many issues with an aging breakwater float from Ketchikan that the U.S. Army Corps of...
Two Haines school grads reunite as college teammates
Recent Haines High School graduates and longtime friends Kirby Faverty and Carson Crager have reunited to play collegiate basketball together at...
2021 sees rebuilding, recovery from disaster, pandemic
Recovery and rebuilding were the watchwords of 2021 as residents navigated life in Haines among the...
Lady Bears split series against Juneau-Douglas JV
The Lady Bears went one-and-one in the series against the Juneau-Douglas junior varsity team on Dec....
Glacier Bears win first games of the basketball season
The Glacier Bears swept the series against Juneau's Thunder Mountain junior varsity on Dec. 17-18....
Extra dollars for avalanche center lead to more forecasts
With an influx of borough funding, the Haines Avalanche Center this year created a new staff position and is conducting twice as many avalanche...
Editor's Note: Fish and Game's response to Benda's claims
In last week’s paper, Larry Benda in a paid commentary responded to a letter to the editor written by Tom Faverty. In this and Benda’s recent...
Wrestlers place in top five at the state tournament
More than 500 wrestlers across the state filled the University of Alaska stadium at the state wrestling tournament on Dec. 17-18. Freshman Hayden...
Governor's budget relies on high oil prices, federal aid
The Associated Press and the Wrangell Sentinel Gov. Mike Dunleavy last week outlined what he called a responsible budget proposal that doesn’t dip...
Borough holds public hearing on motorized Lily Lake trail
Borough staff heard public input last week on a proposed grant application for a two-mile motorized trail near Lily Lake Road. Comments reflected...
Haines Index for 2021
Haines Friends of Recycling recycled eight, 40-foot vans of paper, plastic, metals and electronics and a 24-foot van of fish nets totaling 200,000...
Thank you all
Thank you, Sun, for shining on Laura and me as we walked to Picture Point. Thank you, Oleruds, for all your flour I use to make bread for our...
Duly Noted
Cole Johnson was born to Crystalyn-Gunsi Lemieux and Basil Johnson at 9:45 a.m. on Sunday, Dec. 19 at Alaska Native Medical Center in Anchorage. Cole...
Recent paid commentaries are antithesis of civil discourse
The ADF&G, Division of Wildlife Conservation (DWC) is constitutionally mandated to manage game using sustained yield principles. Within that mandate...
