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The Haines Dolphins Swim Team would like to thank the Chilkat Valley Community Foundation for their generous support, which the team used to provide...

I attended the Haines Borough Assembly meeting on Sept. 8 in which borough manager David Sosa gave a presentation of the proposed minor offense...

The Haines Borough Assembly is scheduled to vote on the minor offenses ordinance at its Sept. 22 meeting. The borough manager is recommending...

I was extremely distressed to hear assembly member Diana Lapham say that the harbor expansion “is not for you, not for me, not for the folks up the...

On Sept. 22, the assembly is scheduled to vote to adopt the minor offenses ordinance. Information from recent committee meetings has not been...

A big thank-you goes out to all the Alaska Chilkoot Bear Foundation bear monitor volunteers who have helped out this summer and fall. You have...

I am very disappointed in the Haines Borough government because of the actions they have taken to rush through and pass the minor offense...

Three winning tickets were drawn in the Big Brothers Big Sisters of Alaska raffle for Alaska Airlines miles. The first ticket drawn, winning 100,000...

I would just like to give a big thank you to Jack Smith Jr. and Chris Brooks for organizing the cleanup out at 25 Mile Haines Highway and to all the...

Alaska is a land of immigrants. Not too many of us were born here. I left the Lower 48 in large part because of the intrusive, obnoxious, immoral and...

I want to thank all the people who helped me during a recent ambulance call, including Chuck Mitman, who I remember was in my bedroom and I...

Hospice of Haines extends our gratitude to Tim McDonough and Ann Myren for once again hosting the annual McDonough House Concert fundraiser in their...

Alaska Mountain Guides donated a perfect kayak outing for Haines Big Brothers Big Sisters participants. Guides Caroline Hankins, Connor Harrington,...

The Haines Animal Rescue Kennel would like to thank the Chilkat Valley Community Foundation for its $1,250 grant that helped fund our spay-neuter...

On behalf of the Sheldon Museum, I would like to thank the following people for all their help, donations of time, and supplies and advice: Chip...

The Haines High School cross-country teams hosted the home meet last weekend, and it took a lot of helpers to make it a success. Thank you to Haines...

On behalf of all of the participants in the Raven’s Bowl Disc Golf Tournament, we would like to thank our sponsors and all of the people who helped...

I want to thank the programs and businesses that helped support the “Back to School Basketball Camp.” The camp could not have been done without...

As I look east from Southeast Alaska, I see a picturesque, untouched landscape of mountains – Canada. A British Columbia development map shows a...

Thank you to all the sponsors that made our second annual Celebration of Bears festival a success. They were Princess Cruises, Howsers Supermarket,...

September 11 is Patriot’s Day, declared to commemmorate the terrorist attack that occurred Sept. 11, 2001. The American Legion Lynn Canal Post #12...

Thanks to all those that came out for the End of Summer Fun Run with the Takshanuk Watershed Council and the Southeast Alaska State Fair! A special...

By jove, I’ve got it. We should have a contest to guess when the Lutak Dock in Haines is going to collapse into the sea. It will be like that...

I would like to thank the low-life S.O.B who has robbed my crab pots the last two times I put them out. Being on a set income, I evidently don’t...

I have photos of a red truck with Alaska plates chasing a sow and cubs down the road at Chilkoot. They show a bear on its hind legs, nearly vertical,...