(473) stories found containing 'Chilkoot Lake'
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Police Report
Monday, Aug. 4 A caller who asked why the border was closed was advised that those regulations were set by U.S. Customs. Police and fire crews...
Assembly freezes Chilkoot tours
The Haines Borough Assembly voted 4-1 Tuesday to put a moratorium on commercial tour permits in the Chilkoot River corridor, following discussion of...
Police Report
Monday, July 28 A caller reported a sign posted on the corner of Third Avenue and Main Street violated election laws. Police told the caller the sign...
Duly Noted
Reed Scott-Schwalbach and Chris Celauro married July 19 at the Fort Seward tribal house. Reed’s mother and Haines mayor Stephanie...
Chum harvest spikes; red return strong on 2 rivers
The lead-up to Fourth of July proved a bounty for gillnetters in Lynn Canal, with 240 boats each averaging more than 1,600 chum or 7.4 tons of hatcher...
Gillnet opener 'fairly good'
Commercial fishermen reeled in a “fairly good showing” of hatchery chum on the south end of the Lynn Canal gillnet fishery during the two-day...
Duly Noted
Genny Szymanski and Harry Rietze were married at the Presbyterian Church Friday, followed by a waterfront reception at Letnikof Cove. Fisherman and fr...
Police Report
Monday, June 16 A caller in the Fort Seward area reported hearing a bear but not seeing it. He was told bears are an inevitable occurrence in...
Duly Noted
Former resident Sherry Takala died June 5 at her daughter’s home in Asotin, Wash. Sherry is the former owner of Noah’s Art, a beached barge in...
Arts Outlook
Classical guitarist to play Classical guitarist Dimitris Kotronakis will be showing off his lightning-fast style at 7 p.m. Thursday, May 8, at the...
Assembly OKs 2 river tour permits
On 5-1 votes, the Haines Borough Assembly approved a new tour permit for Haines Rafting Co. and expanded tours for Rainbow Glacier Adventures at its...
Police Report
Monday, March 24 Police cleared fallen rock from 1.5 Mile Lutak Road. Police helped a motorist with a dead battery near 3 Mile Lutak Roa...
Summit: Tourism, real estate sectors rebounding
Presenters at the Haines Chamber of Commerce “Economic Summit” Saturday reported a “considerable rebound” in the local real estate market and...
Duly Noted
Ten Klukwan School students and chaperones Cynthia and John McFeeters, Carson Buck and Katherine Hotch recently returned from a Juneau ski trip. The...
Stigen: Pilot, 'poetic working man'
Keith Stigen, a "poetic working man" who had careers in military and civilian aviation, died Jan....
Sewer plant at top of borough's wish list
The Haines Borough’s capital requests “wish list” to the Alaska Legislature for the 2015 fiscal year looks about the same as last year’s...
Skiers raise money to use course
Haines Ski Club officials this week said they hope to have a tracked, cross-country ski trail at the Valley of the Eagles Golf Links early next week,...
Duly Noted
Lindsay Johnson and Graham Kraft were married Dec. 27 at their property near Viking Cove. The bride, groom, and guests skied and snowshoed to the...
In 2013, projects belied forecast
For the first time since the rebuilt Haines School was oriented toward Old Haines Highway in 2007, students could make it to the school along a...
Tourism bounces back after slow start
A cold spring brought a slow start to the 2013 tour season, but the season rebounded in July and August to finish with numbers on par with last year....
Overwhelmed by surprise party
I am still ecstatic from the wonderful kindness showed me Sunday at my 90th birthday party. Thanks to Lisa Schwartz for organizing the entire event....
Drop in chum price, harvest dampens gillnet year
Reports of record salmon harvests don’t extend to Haines. Lynn Canal gillnetters hauled in fish worth $9.28 million in 2013, down from about $15...
Smith: A 'rock solid member of greatest generation'
Longtime resident Marvin L. “Squeak” Smith died at home in Haines Oct. 9 of natural causes. He...
Four residents qualify for business 'boot camp'
Of nearly 60 applications submitted by aspiring entrepreneurs around Southeast, four Haines residents have reached the semifinals of the Path to...