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Heinz nabs 40 Under 40 accolade Local businessman Karl Heinz was recently named to the 2012 Top Forty Under 40 list from the Alaska Journal of...
Alternative 3 best Juneau Access option
I favor alternative three for the Juneau Access, with only minor additional construction on the east Lynn Canal side to meet the ferry terminal. There...
Slump continues slipping, shifting
Borough and state engineers this week finished installing sophisticated monitoring equipment near...
Duly Notes
Knikki Cinocco recently returned from a 10-day trip to Peru that included mountain biking in the Andes, touring Machu Picchu, and hiking to the top...
GPS data a trade secret? Heli-ski companies want coordinates to be confidential
The Haines Borough Assembly in a 4-2 vote Tuesday introduced an ordinance that would make global positioning system data for helicopter skiing...
Duly Noted
Retired Alaska State Trooper Roger Maynard credited teammate George McCament with determining that gift shop hostess Sue Veneer killed Malcolm Melee...
Opinion
Let’s hope the Haines Borough Assembly will decide to fix the Chilkat Center roof without too much more deliberation. Facilities director Brian... Full story
Chilkat Valley year in review
An assembly recall campaign and a new effort targeting underage drinking punctuated the year 2011 in the Chilkat Valley News. Extreme weather and...
Willardb s journey: From local deckhand to globetrotting pilot
Ask Ray Willard how he feels about his job flying 747 cargo jets around the world and he has a quick answer: "Sure beats working."...
Borough to take over solid waste authority? Firms make appeal to leaders
Haines Borough Assembly members discussed hiring a consultant and appointing a task force Tuesday after two local trash companies and the president...
In bumper year, fleet frets about wild runs' fate
Gillnet fishermen in Lynn Canal harvested salmon worth $9.38 million in 2011, with nearly 80 percent of the catch value coming from hatchery-raised...
Opinion
Haines High School’s four top wrestlers left Wednesday to ride in a car more than 1,000 miles to the state championship wrestling tournament in...
Assembly wants more Connelly Lake studies
The Haines Borough Assembly Tuesday voted 4-2 to request the federal government require developers of a potential hydro-electric project above...
Advisory committee hears ideas to cut bear baiting
The Upper Lynn Canal Advisory Committee to the boards of Fish and Game will take up game proposals, as well as a request to prohibit black bear...
Opposition against Juneau road 'flimsy'
The reasons people are against the Juneau road are flimsy. Even with the road, many in town simply could not afford to take a ferry across Lynn Canal...
Assembly to revisit Connelly Lake issue
The Haines Borough Assembly will hold a special meeting 6 p.m. Tuesday to formulate comment on a preliminary permit sought by Alaska Power & Telep...
Fish study an 'uphill battle'
The Haines Borough would spend up to $15,000 on a Lynn Canal Gillnetters Association study aimed at improving sockeye escapement to Chilkat and Chilko...
Opinion
It’s prudent that the Haines Borough start socking away money for major repairs or replacement of its premier facilities, like the Chilkat...
Keep making discoveries, thespians
Denali Drama would like to thank the community of Haines for welcoming us for a week of improvisational theater and fun. Special thanks go to...
Borough, Chamber: Ferry, not canal road
The Haines Borough Assembly Tuesday unanimously reaffirmed its opposition to an east Lynn Canal highway, and continued preference for ferry improvemen...
Old pilings, metal junk lifted off beach
Contractors working for the Chilkoot Indian Association last week removed more than 400 old dock pilings from the Port Chilkoot Dock beach, including...
Bow hunting in town: Legal but is it safe?
Police chief Gary Lowe said he wouldn’t seek changes in borough laws that effectively prohibit hunters from shooting big game with a rifle in...
Four approved for consulting pool
The Haines Borough Assembly last week voted 4-1 to authorize manager Mark Earnest to hire from a pool of four consultants for the...
Consider the west Lynn Canal road
I don’t agree with the ferry system proposal to eliminate the ferry to Bellingham, Wash. and use the Prince Rupert and Canadian road...
Duly Noted
Gina Jamison, sister of Alison Jacobson, came to Haines last week from Snohomish, Wash., to watch nieces Anna and Libby Jacobson at their last home...
