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A special thank you to Toni DeWitt and Bonnie Johnson for putting on the surprise birthday party for Stan Jones. Also, thank you to the community...

Howdy, Haines. Science Cowboy here, to set some facts straight. Interim borough manager Alekka Fullerton was recently quoted as saying that people nee...

Richard Clement’s letter regarding LCC’s raffle of an electric bike raises valid questions, but he paints with broad strokes while the devil is in...

A contributor last week called LCC’s electric bike raffle “tragically ironic”, as if a simple bicycle with a battery pack could rise to that lev...

In 1999, Haines Borough voters approved a limited and managed heliski industry with one operator and 500 skier days. We now have three operators, two...

Lynn Canal Conservation would like to thank everyone who helped make this year’s E-Bike raffle a big success.  Sockeye Cycle kindly put the bike...

At the risk of sounding like a nag, I feel compelled, once again, to raise the specter of the dangers Haines faces by not having a working...

I had the lovely opportunity to join your community for the 2021 Southeast Alaska Fair and visit a dear friend. I was overcome by the generosity of...

It is tragically ironic that the anti-mining Lynn Canal Conservation organization has chosen to raffle an electric bicycle rather than a...

The Takshanuk Watershed Council’s Marvin Garden has been a hustle and bustle of activity this summer. Students have been busy taking care of the...

If you want an interesting story about local stuff, you should have a reporter look into what is happening, or should I say, not happening in Fort...

in appreciation for the late Lucy Harrell who generously donated millions of dollars to our community over several decades. There isn’t one single...

When I first moved to Haines in 1987, the area we now call “Picture Point” was called “Garbage Point.” All kinds of garbage and appliances...

To whom it may concern, And you know who you are. Just because something on a person’s property is visible from the road, it is not an invitation...

“The Invisible Rainbow, A History of Electricity and Life,” by Arthur Firstenberg, is a book I am interested in reading and it’s coming soon to...

After dispensing “The First Big Fish Award” — when someone recommended landing the Malaspina — it occurred to me: “I wonder if it’s...

Without any fanfare, the Chilkoot Indian Association (CIA) built and opened for public use an accessible walking trail connecting East and West Fair...

We’re proud to announce the Fort Seward cannon blasted the donated pair of panties a record-setting distance of 87 feet, 1 inch. This 50/50 raffle...

The Friends of the Library’s July 4th BBQ, Bake & Book sales were a huge success this year — and we could not have done it without the more than...

I’m so sad to see the hospital building in Fort Seward go the way of the barracks building. Most people know the hospital building as Alaska Indian...

Haines Borough taxpayers might consider whether the Lutak Dock is truly a municipal obligation or a piece of freight industry infrastructure the...

The recent Barracks Treasure Auction was a wonderful community event. We would like to thank the 150-plus people who came by to tour this historic...

Thanks to everyone who participated in the 2021 KCIBR Virtual Event this month. It was nice to see cyclists get out to enjoy a few rides in all kinds...

Our friend of over 40 years died recently at Chilkat Lake. Doing all that needed to be done from over 2,000 miles away would have been a wholly...

To all of our businesses in the Chilkat Valley: Please update your Internet presence. Tonight, I attempted to go to a restaurant. I found that either...