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Rescue chopper lost visibility against side of Ripinsky
As they lowered rescue swimmer Craig Powers 120 feet to pluck injured hiker Keith Hutchins off a Mount Ripinsky cliffside, U.S. Coast Guard crewmen lo...
Rescued hiker recounts ordeal on Mt. Ripinsky
One day away from a two-week holiday in San Diego, Keith Hutchins was braced against a sheer face on Mount Ripinsky, playing mind games with himself...
Police Blotter
Monday, Jan. 10 A caller reported a vehicle parked on Main Street that had been there longer than the one-hour time limit. An officer was advised and...
Rescuers reach for fallen Ripinsky hiker
A team from Haines and Skagway early today climbed within shouting distance of a fallen hiker who’d spent 12 hours braced against a tree on a...
Third 'Well and Fit' session starts Jan. 6
The third session of the Well and Fit Community Challenge will launch 6 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 6, at the Haines School. "The overall goal is that...
Police Blotter
Sunday, Nov. 28 An officer responded to a call about a vehicle blocking traffic. Public works was advised of a call about a broken water line on First...
Skiers to seek non-profit status; Ideas include Internet snow report, track-setting
The Haines Ski Club will incorporate as a non-profit and plans to post snow and trail conditions regularly on the Internet. Thirty-five residents...
New ski trails will be topic Friday; Park ranger to address Ski Club; ski swap set for Dec. 4
Add new ski trails on state lands to the list of winter recreation opportunities in Haines. State park ranger Preston Kroes said he’ll be...
Duly Noted
Lexie DeWitt enjoyed a visit from her friend, Jill Heikel, who lives in Chelan, Wash. She timed her visit to arrive just as the sunny weather ended,...
Runners in training for cross-country
The Haines High School cross-country team started practicing this week. New head coach Liam Cassidy Tuesday led the squad through workouts that...
Great traditions make a great town
The rain held off as 15 contestants turned out Saturday morning, July 3, for the 2010 Mount Ripinsky Race. Congratulations to winner 15-year-old...
Police: Taser works on downtown bears But officer needs cover for safe use
Local police have added a Taser to their tools for chasing off bears, but say there are limits on its use. Last year, Sgt. Jason Joel was at a...
Fireworks brighten cloudy 4th
Cheers and car horns echoed across the Fort Seward waterfront following the finale of the biggest fireworks display in memory Sunday. "They were...
Way to go, Haines, on Fourth celebration
The Haines Chamber of Commerce greatly appreciates all the folks who helped make the Fourth of July events a spectacular success. We would like to...
Fourth show a blast to hail the past 100 years
A big fireworks show is set for the nation’s birthday party in Haines this weekend, enhanced to mark the 100th anniversary of municipal incorpor...
Classmates running Division I collegiate track
Two former Haines High School classmates competing in Division I track say they’re achieving a childhood dream. Chandler Kemp, 20, runs indoor...
Contractor cites progress at Lutak tank farm cleanup
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will return to a spot on the Mount Ripinsky hillside to remove a small amount of contaminated soil remaining from a...
Opinion
Our trails need help. Before the ascent of Patagonia and the remarkable marketing of the outdoors, there were relatively few hikers in Haines, and...
Group proposes pedestrian signs
A committee appointed to develop new pedestrian signs for the borough has determined 13 locations for them and as many as 21 landmarks they’ll...
Blaze clues won't come from trail registers anymore
Clues on the origin of the wildfire in Chilkat State Park near Seduction Point won’t be coming from the Seduction Point Trail register....
Hikes offered
The borough’s Community Youth Development program and Alaska Mountain Guides are combining efforts to offer a summer hiking program. Hikes will...
