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Heliski company offers terrain near Petersburg
Beginning in January, adrenaline junkies heading to Alaska for heliskiing can now launch off a boat moored at the foot of untouched mountains in...
2018 required residents to face difficult truths
The surfacing of what many residents described as a decades-long open secret shook the town this year: allegations from multiple men of sexual abuse...
Duly Noted
Mira Tazlina Lynn Johnson Kraft was born to Lindsey Johnson and Graham Kraft on Nov. 30 in Sitka at Mount Edgecumbe Hospital at 10:30 a.m. Mira...
Is Haines prepared for a big shake?
A 7.0 magnitude earthquake that ruptured the earth in Anchorage on Nov. 30 begs the question: Is Haines prepared for a natural disaster? “We are...
HEDC to consider mine impact study
At the Dec. 7 Haines Economic Development Committee meeting, Sue Chasen invited HEDC to take a seat on the Chilkat Valley Mining Committee to lead an...
University to hire land caretaker
University of Alaska’s Land Management Office announced it is looking to hire a “local caretaker” to help oversee its nearly 13,000 acres of...
Scrap metal barge to take junk cars, scrap
A scrap metal barge will be moored at Lutak Dock through the week where Channel Construction will receive junk cars starting Friday Dec. 14. The...
Townsite service area is one third sea water
One third of the town site’s 20 square-mile service area is water, according to a realization by the Haines Borough administration. In October,...
Budke was active community member
Bob Budke was a "wonderful guy," Jerry Blood said. The friends spent time together fishing,... Full story
Duly Noted
The Lighting of the Fort went off with a bang earlier this month. Baby Conan Shields and his mother Vija Pelekis played Jesus and Mary in the Nativity...
F&G committee suggests restricted Sullivan Island deer hunt
The Upper Lynn Canal Fish and Game Advisory Committee met Friday to vote on game-management proposals to be considered by the Alaska Board of Game...
Commission takes on canine rules
The code review commission has recommended updates to the borough assembly that include fee increases, control of female “in season” dogs and...
Borough Briefs
Assembly cancels Dec. 18 meeting The Haines Borough Assembly unanimously voted on Tuesday to cancel their Dec. 18 meeting, in a suggestion brought...
Residents weigh in on delayed UA timber sale
The University of Alaska’s land management branch representatives visited Haines this week to host discussion groups on a proposed 10-year timber...
Committee narrows attorney candidate list
A shortlist of applicants for the Haines Borough attorney position will be interviewed at the end of March, the assembly’s personnel committee...
Support your neighbors this season
Haines had a wonderful Thanksgiving Day meal at the Haines Senior Center, thanks to so many people who took the time during their busy holiday...
Timber group aims to broaden understanding of industry
On Nov. 15, 12 community members went on a field trip into the woods, trailing state forester Greg...
Scott raises concern about Maidy representing borough on KINY radio
“One of the members of our assembly is now a person who communicates with a Juneau radio station and it may not be the right thing to do,... Full story
Committee discusses creating natural resource ordinance
The government affairs and services committee discussed on Nov. 6 the creation of an ordinance that would address broader impacts of resource...
Boards say fish tax should go to harbors
Two borough advisory boards have recommended to the assembly that the raw fish tax revenue go directly into the harbor enterprise fund instead of the...
Borough seeks legal counsel on trooper issue
Borough manager Debra Schnabel met with borough attorney Brooks Chandler on Tuesday in Anchorage to draft a response to Alaska State Troopers on...
Community Education director launches 'Walk Fit' fitness challenge
In a nod to Diabetes Awareness Month, a new community program in Haines challenges residents to do one thing: walk. Beginning on Nov. 18, individuals...
The assembly themselves, not residents
Letter to the Haines Assembly—The votes are in. Not only did Ballot Measure 1 fail statewide, Haines voted decisively against it. Yet the assembly,...
Election snafu delays upper valley results
While 2018 statewide unofficial general election results are in, some precincts' results around...
Assembly changes course on police response
The assembly voted unanimously Tuesday to allow the Haines Borough Police Department to respond to... Full story
