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Host: John Hunt // A Skagway group meets with Haines tourism business owners to discuss a regional tourism organization. Haines school board approved the first increase in 10 over years on rental rates for school facilities. Kodiak school officials react to new drug regulations for students (KMXT-Kelly). Statewide predictions look for higher likelihood of wildfires, but less acreage burned this year.
Host: John Hunt // Fuel prices going up in Skagway, holding steady in Haines. US Army comment on Pentanonic use at the Haines tank farm. A citizen's report on illegal helicopter flights in the Upper Chilkat Valley. US Forest Service looks again at cutting timber on Gravina Island in southern Southeast (KRBD-Garrison).
Host: John Hunt // The closure of Chilkat Inlet to sport King Salmon fishing has not made Haines Assemblyman Norm Smith happy. Mayors and Managers of Skagway and Haines met Monday to begin negotiating equitable changes to tour taxation. Free parking at state parks this Sunday. Canadian mining company puts plans for an amphibious vehicle on hold.
Host: John Hunt // MCI wants to end its conference calling card services in the entire US. A review of last week's Skagway Historic District Commission meeting. ADF&G announces 2008 Rockfish sport regulations. Skagway DDF sends a pair of performers to Nationals. KMXT's Jay Barrett reports on the first cruise ship of the season in Kodiak.
Host: Nicholas Szatkowski // AMHS put its draft winter ferry schedule out for public review (CoastAlaska-Schoenfeld). Results from the 3rd annual Haines Bird-a-thon. US Army Corps of Engineers asks Coeur Alaska for supplemental information on its planned Comet Beach tailings facility for Kensington Mine (KTOO-Alexander). A new book validates the nutritional and medicinal values of traditional Alaskan subsistence foods.
Host: John Hunt // Use of a new, and little-known, chemical compound at the former US Army tank farm on Lutak Road is being questioned by members of the Haines Restoration Advisory Board and DEC officials. The fast ferry Fairweather is scheduled for 5 trips per week this summer between Juneau and Sitka (KCAW-Wentzell).
Host: John Hunt // The state Board of Fisheries closes sport King Salmon fishing in Chilkat Inlet, while loosening requirements for other Southeast anglers. Coach Steve Vick talks about the closing tournament for the Haines Dolphins swim team.
Host: John Hunt // Union Street repairs begin next week in Haines. Statewide drug and alcohol policies go into effect this August for school children (KFSK-Lichtenstein). Mosquito Lake students will send their signatures into space.
Host: John Hunt // An early morning fire destroyed a trailer on the Porcupine Road. Haines Assisted Living, Inc. has made its choice on removal of the old A&P grocery store building. The New Chilkat Dancers Storytelling Theater holds auditions for summer performers.
Host: Nicholas Szatkowski // Klukwan village's inaugural Culture Day celebration was held last week. New information about ancient native remains found in Yukon (CBC-Boyle). Alaska Power and Telephone goes to over 50% diesel generation for local power supplies, due to low water levels at Goat Lake.
Host: John Hunt // The Department of Environmental Conservation rejected most of the Alaska Cruise Association's requests for changes to the new wastewater permits. CoastAlaska's Ed Schoenfeld reports that cruise passenger numbers are about equal with last year. ADF&G announces the dates of this year's fishing creel surveys in Skagway and Haines.
Host: John Hunt // An in-depth look at last Tuesday's Haines Borough Assembly meeting, including numerous comments on Temsco Helicopter's request for increasing the number of their flights to the Meade Glacier.
Host: John Hunt // An abandoned grizzly bear cub captured in Haines is making a media splash after its move to the Minnesota Zoo. The Alaska Community Forest Council is looking for board members. Alaska's poet laureate, John Straley, has a new book coming out in May (KCAW-Woolsey).
Host: John Hunt // Alaska Power and Telephone in Skagway has approached the Haines Borough for support in its Connelly Lake hydroelectric project, near Chilkoot Lake. CoastAlaska's Ed Schoenfeld talked with Senator Albert Kookesh about the recently concluded 25th Alaska legislature.
Host: Nicholas Szatkowski // A preview of Tuesday night's Haines Borough Assembly meeting. Earth Day celebrations set for Tuesday and over the weekend.
Host: John Hunt // Temsco Helicopters is requesting increasing its summer tourism flights to the Meade Glacier in the Haines Borough; existence of any flights took some Assembly members by surprise. Representative Bill Thomas looks back at his accomplishments during the recently completed legislative session (CoastAlaska-Schoenfeld).
Host: John Hunt // The Haines swimming pool was closed Thursday due to an electrical wiring problem. A look at the legislative funding for local communities. A review of Thursday morning's meeting of the Haines Tourism Advisory Board.
Host: John Hunt // Klukwan, Inc. closes Chilkat Cruises and Tours, leaving local excursion operators to find a way of transporting tourists and tourism workers between Skagway and Haines. CoastAlaska's Ed Schoenfeld reports on the state legislature's funding for the Alaska Marine Highway System.
Host: John Hunt // Haines Borough library director Dan Coleman resigns. A wrap-up of the 13th annual Olen Nash Big Air snow-boarding competition, most of which happened this weekend (advanced division finishes this Sunday).
Host: John Hunt // Heating and auto fuel prices on the rise in Haines and Skagway. Transportation funding bonds made their way through the state House and Senate, but Ketchikan's Gravina Bridge isn't included (CoastAlaska-Schoenfeld). Wrangell's City Council looks at foreclosure for Wrangell Seafoods, Inc. (KSTK-Phu).
Host: Nicholas Szatkowski // A preview of this weekend's Olen Nash Big Air snow-boarding competition. The state House has added projects to the Cruise Ship Tax funding list (CoastAlaska-Schoenfeld). A review of Thursday night's performance of "Frog Girl" by Klukwan School students. 2nd spawn-on-kelp fishery in Wrangell (KSTK-Phu).
Host: Nicholas Szatkowski // If signed by the Governor HB166 would give Alaskans the option to donate part or all of their PFD to non-profits or Univ. of AK. A preview of Thursday's Haines Planning Commission meeting. Turkish musician Latif Bolat performs Friday in Haines.
Host: John Hunt // A look back at Tuesday night's Haines Borough Assembly meeting. Alaska Department of Fish and Game drops the Chinook (King) Salmon sport fish limits to one per person.
Host: John Hunt // Ketchikan's Gravina Island Bridge, also known as the Bridge To Nowhere, has been cut from the legislature's transportation bond package, but could be re-inserted (CoastAlaska-Schoenfeld). Haines High School will have a swimming team next year. A cooking class Wednesday for Kindergarten through 3rd graders and their parents in Haines.
Host: John Hunt // Haines Borough Mayor Fred Shields discusses a recent trip to Washington DC; meetings with Alaska's Congressional delegates. The Haines Post Office will continue with one less clerk unless mail volume increases. Repairs to the Klehini River Bridge continue.
Host: John Hunt // A review of Thursday night's Skagway Municipal Assembly meeting. KTOO's Weld Royal looks at the falling rate of home sales in Juneau. This report of the KHNS news is followed by a listener commentary from Susie McCartney.
Host: John Hunt // Sentencing in the state's trial against Vaughn Avery was held in Haines last week. A wrap-up of Tuesday's Haines School Board meeting. Intern-reporter Marley Horner previews the annual Talent Show, being held in the Chilkat Center on Friday.
Host: John Hunt // State troopers are investigating a felony burglary for punctured tires to a number of new all-terrain vehicles belonging to a Lutak tour company. Haines Assisted Living, Inc., is fast-tracking its effort to remove the demolished A&P building materials.
Host: John Hunt // A Haines resident received minor injuries after rolling her car on Lutak Road. Sealaska announces its spring dividends (CoastAlaska-Schoenfeld). Juneau's popular Eagle River Trail may get new trapping regulations after a dog was killed by a trap (KTOO-Alexander).
Host: John Hunt // MCI withdraws its petition to stop long distance service in Alaska. Ferry service to Prince Rupert, BC, returns this week, after a successful mooring at another dock (CoastAlaska-Schoenfeld). Huge herring landings were a happy surprise for southern Southeast fishermen last week (KFSK-Lichtenstein).
Host: Nicholas Szatkowski // A follow-up report on new waste water requirements for cruise ships in Alaska. Prince Rupert, BC, closes the Alaska Marine Highway dock. First-time Gold Medal champs Klukwan Masters basketball team member, and new inductee to the Gold Medal Hall of Fame, Larry Sweet, talks about this year and past years.
Host: Nicholas Szatkowski // Skagway's Mark Saldi appointed to Fisherman's Fund board. A wrap-up of the Buckwheat Ski Classic. A poll shows most Alaskans prefer continued ferry service in coastal Alaska (KFSK-Lichtenstein).
Host: Nicholas Szatkowski // State DEC waste water permits are out for cruise ships. Legislators vow to defend funding for projects vetoed by Governor Palin last year (CoastAlaska-Schoenfeld).
Host: Nicholas Szatkowski // An interview with Chief Greg Goodman, who is retiring from the Haines police force. A local group held a candlelight vigil in Haines last Friday commemorating the 5th anniversary of the Iraq war. 2008 PFD applications are due Monday.
Host: Nicholas Szatkowski // Interview with Coach Steve Fossman on Haines Boys' win at State; Kroschel film showing at the Haines library; Skagway man killed in a construction accident
Host: Nicholas Szatkowski // Tlingit Haida Central Council elects three delegates; Haines recycling center gets new bulb crushing technology; Follow-up to an unauthorized helicopter landing at 26 Mile
Host: Nicholas Szatkowski // Buckwheat Ski Classic preview; Haines State Forest Plan comment period open
Host: Nicholas Szatkowski // Haines Cheer and Drill teams win big at state competition; Senator Murkowski comments on the 5th anniversary of the Iraq war; a preview of the upcoming Skagway Borough Assembly meeting
Host: Nicholas Szatkowski // Local capital improvements await legislative approval; Haines Dolphins swimathon fundraiser recap
Host: Nicholas Szatkowski // Crowley Marine Services gears up for Ocean Rangers in Alaska, part 2 of 2 (CoastAlaska-Schoenfeld); Sheldon Museum hosts 3rd Oceans Film Festival
Host: John Hunt // John Katzeek was acquitted Thursday in Haines of all charges of illegally killing brown bear mother. Crowley Marine Services gears up for Ocean Rangers in Alaska, part 1 of 2 (CoastAlaska-Schoenfeld).
Host: John Hunt // An unauthorized helicopter landing near Chilkat Lake Road by a heliski company has prompted complaints by Haines residents. A wrap-up of Tuesday night's Haines Assembly meeting, including a special award for Project Manager Brian Lemcke's work on the school construction.
Host: John Hunt // The annual joint meeting of Haines' Borough Assembly and School Board. Marine Transportation Advisory Board looks to strengthen its powers (KTOO-Ryan). A proposed federal rule change is being opposed as bad for Alaska's cruise industry (KRBD-Garrison).
Host: John Hunt // AK House Bill 321 gives 3-year extension for fisheries industry upgrades. State legislators missed the opportunity to stop Ketchikan's annexation effort (CoastAlaska-Schoenfeld). Haines school Art Committee changes course, extends deadline and installation.
Host: Nicholas Szatkowski // A Haines photographer receives an award for her latest book. Former KHNS GM appointed to Alaska Public Broadcasting Commission. Preview of Tuesday's Haines Borough Assembly meeting. A film shown by 2 men who walked the Juneau Road route.
Host: John Hunt // The Haines school Art Committee meets Monday night to discuss changing the RFP for the art projects in the new school. NPR Weekend Edition host Lianne Hansen talked with an extreme skier and a film-maker during their recent visit to Haines.
Host: John Hunt // Skagway's January unemployment figures are the worst in the state. Legislators talk about the mandated 90-day session (KFSK-Lichtenstein). Skagway's Drama Debate & Forensics team sends 6 to state, 2 to Nationals.
Host: John Hunt // Haines native corporation Klukwan Inc. closes the plywood mill its operated in Port Angeles, Washington for nearly 20 years. An ongoing study into heating municipal buildings with wood got its first public meeting Tuesday night in Haines.
Host: John Hunt // A federal regulation that could affect Alaska cruise ship dockings is being opposed at the national and state levels (APRN-Southern & CoastAlaska-Schoenfeld). The Haines DDF team brought a load of awards home from the state speech tournament, and head coach Tim Shields announces his retirement.
Host: Nicholas Szatowski // The former home of the A&P market in Haines was demolished today. A minor earthquake Sunday shook residents near Klukwan. AMHS officials claim the Juneau access road would pay for itself (KTOO-Ryan).
Host: John Hunt // Representative Bill Thomas talks about HB396, to help Alaskan residents pay for heating fuel with an additional $500 in this year's PFD. A bill to keep special sessions out of Juneau is held back in committee (KTOO-Alexander). Last weekend's 11th annual Poker Ride snow machine event finds an honest man.
Host: John Hunt // CoastAlaska's Ed Schoenfeld looks at the 8 legislative seats up for election this year. Intern-reporter Marley Horner talked with fellow high school students about what they would like to see in the way of art in the new school building.
Host: John Hunt // A 6-year study on airborne contaminants has been released by the National Parks Service. Tuesday's Haines Borough Assembly meeting highlights. Howser's IGA grocery store in Haines gets rid of its plastic bags.
Host: John Hunt // A mayday call brought Coast Guard search and rescue flights out of Sitka to Haines Monday and Tuesday. Haines Borough Mayor Shields removed a Planning Commissioner last week. The state finally has a signed contract for its Ocean Rangers program (CoastAlaska-Schoenfeld).
Host: Nicholas Szatkowski // Recalled beef destroyed by Haines School District food program. Yukon government treating elk for ticks (CBC-Boyle). Two Southeast Alaskans vie for state Education Commissioner (KCAW-Wentzell). Preview of Tuesday's Haines Assembly meeting.
Host: John Hunt // Skagway Assembly meeting of Thursday reviewed. A California Senator introduced a bill to create Ocean Rangers for that state. A new study says the Kensington Mine will employ twice as many workers than it originally planned. A Juneau woman races the Iditarod on her bike (KTOO-Ryan).
Host: John Hunt // A talk with Skagway Fire Department's safety officer on driving during avalanche season, which is just beginning. Product recalls on salad dressing and beef. Ketchikan's Gravina bridge project is still being considered by DOT (KRBD-Garrison).
Host: John Hunt // Thursday night's Skagway Assembly meeting previewed. A joint Canadian-US study on airborne pollutants has been completed (CBC/Hunt). The Haines Dolphins swim team earned a number of top honors last weekend at the SE regional championships in Juneau.
Host: John Hunt // A preview of the Upper Lynn Canal Fish and Game Advisory Committee meeting scheduled for Friday. The city of Craig is trying to lower the cost of heating municipal facilities by using a wood-fired boiler (KRBD-Dickinson). A pair of Alaskans brought awards home from an international competition of meads (KBBI-Mason).
Host: Nicholas Szatkowski // A moose was rescued Friday after becoming stuck in the Chilkat River (Hunt/Szatkowski). Haines Alaska Native Brotherhood installation of officers and celebration of Elizabeth Peratrovich Day. A review of recent Haines basketball games.
Host: John Hunt // A presentation on a study of airborne contaminants from Environment Canada will be held in Skagway on Monday. After a year in the making, the Haines Energy Task Force is seeking comment on its draft study on Peak Oil strategies.
Host: John Hunt // An avalanche closed the Haines Highway for a short time Thursday afternoon. Telephone scammers are reported by Bartlett Hospital in Juneau (KTOO-Ryan). Skagway's DDF team took home 4 first place awards last weekend. The state's Transportation Advisory Board looks for more money, better schedules, and replacement of ferries (CoastAlaska-Schoenfeld).
Host: John Hunt // Sun outages that affect telecommunications systems will be affecting the area, beginning February 21 and lasting until March 5. Haines school library and DDF team host a pair of events on Valentines Day. Chinese New Year is being celebrated in Wrangell (KSTK-Phu).
Host: John Hunt // The Alaska Department of Fish and Game has scheduled an informational meeting Wednesday on the Lutak Inlet Chinook Salmon enhancement program proposal. An interview with Byrne Power, Southeast Alaska State Fair entertainment coordinator, who talks about this year's headline performers.
Host: Nicholas Szatkowski // A preview of Tuesday's Haines Borough Assembly meeting. Reports on the weekend's varsity and JV basketball games against the Petersburg Vikings. Haines History Day awards were announced Sunday. Drama Debate Forensics tournament results.
Host: John Hunt // Highlights from Thursday's Chilkat Center Advisory Board meeting. A group of commercial fishers is asking the industry to take action to prevent ocean acidification (KFSK-Lichtenstein).
Host: John Hunt // Haines hosts a Drama Debate and Forensics tournament, Petersburg's basketball teams this weekend. The History Day awards are set for this weekend at Haines' library. The ferry vessel Le Conte was forced to turn back to Juneau this morning due to high winds and rough seas.
Host: John Hunt // Local and statewide results from Tuesday's Democratic caucus and Republican Presidential poll. A preview of Thursday's Skagway municipal Assembly meeting.
Host: John Hunt // Stikine River Kings available again this year (Lichtenstein-KFSK). Governor Palin has at least one SE mayor who is not disappointed in her (Shoenfeld / Hunt). A Haines man pleaded guilty in Juneau court to assault (Miller-KTOO). A bill to create a Ferry Advisory Committee (Schoenfeld-CoastAlaska). Haines and Skagway basketball update.
Host: John Hunt // Long-time Haines lumberman Buster Benson passed away Saturday. The first Super Tuesday Democratic caucus and Republican poll being planned Haines. A preview of Tuesday's Haines school board meeting.
Host: John Hunt // The Upper Lynn Canal Fish and Game Advisory Committee meeting was canceled just hours before starting. AMHS ferry headquarters in Ketchikan may need a new building (Schoenfeld-CoastAlaska). Canadian mining company holds meetings Monday in Juneau (Ryan-KTOO). Public input is being taken on Kensington mine's Supreme Court appeal (Alexander-KTOO).
Host: John Hunt // Changes to what people need to cross US and Canadian borders seem to be in flux. Alaska Airlines had identical problems with two flights in Southeast Alaska recently (KSTK-Phu). Genny Szymanski helped NU Wildcats beat Ohio State swim team. A light-hearted apology to other married men.
Host: John Hunt // A preview of the Upper Lynn Canal Fish and Game Advisory Committee's meeting this Friday in Haines. Deadline for early direct deposit of the PFD is coming up. The new plan for the Tongass National Forest has been released (Schoenfeld-CoastAlaska).
Host: John Hunt // Haines hosted Juneau and Skagway Drama Debate and Forensics squads this weekend for a mini-speech tournament. The Alaska Marine Highway System has released the summer 2008 ferry schedule.
Host: John Hunt // Record cold temperatures. A preview of Tuesday's Skagway School Board meeting. A Canadian mining company which plans to use the Taku River may have made a bad PR move (Ryan-KTOO).
Host: John Hunt // A wrap-up of Thursday night's Skagway Assembly meeting. The Tongass National Forest management plan has been released (CoastAlaska-Schoenfeld).
Host: Nicholas Szatkowski // A Florida company was selected to provide Ocean Rangers oversight. Haines Dolphins swim meet this weekend (Scarrott). A report on local basketball teams at home and on the road (Horner). Identification needs at U.S. border crossings to be changing soon.
Host: John Hunt // Preview of Thursday's Skagway Assembly meeting. Governor Palin gets mixed reactions from her AML luncheon (Ryan-KTOO). State legislators criticize AMHS cuts to ferry system (Schoenfeld-CoastAlaska). An arts group in Haines Junction, YT, presents Washboard Hank this weekend.
Host: John Hunt // Cruise Tax initiative co-sponsor Gershon Cohen reacts to the proposed membership of a legislative advisory committee for disbursement of "Impacted Communities" funds. Rep. Bill Thomas (R-Haines) has filed for re-election. The Haines CVB has a new marketing video available on-line.
Host: John Hunt // Democratic caucuses and Republican polling coming Feb. 5. State Senator Albert Kookesh talks about the caucuses' import. CoastAlaska's Ed Schoenfeld recently interviewed Rep. Bill Thomas about this year's session. Results from the weekend's AlCan 200 snow-machine race.
Host: John Hunt // An avalanche closes the Klondike Highway. The state's unemployment numbers are in, and Skagway tops the list. Senator Albert Kookesh talks about Johnny Ellis (D-Anchorage) who is now the Majority Leader. John Ryan (KTOO) reports on the 3 Juneau legislators' goals for the session.
Host: John Hunt // A report on the Haines Tourism Advisory Board meeting from earlier this week. ADF&G closes local sport shrimp fishery. A cafe and video store re-opens in Haines under new ownership. Telluride-based film festival to be shown this Sunday in Haines.
Host: John Hunt // Alaska state troopers are investigating stolen fuel from Mosquito Lake School. Part 2 of our interview with Representative Bill Thomas regarding his goals for the session, which started this week. DOT has extended the comment period for its Long Range Transportation Plan.
Host: John Hunt // The Southeast Alaska State Fair received a $25,000 grant for repairs to Dalton City. KFSK's Joe Viechnicki reports on changes requested for halibut fisheries. The 39th annual AlCan 200 snow machine race is this weekend on the Haines Highway.
Host: John Hunt // The first in a 2-part interview with local Representative, Bill Thomas (R), regarding his goals for the legislative session. A pre-session interview with Senator Albert Kookesh (CoastAlaska-Schoenfeld). A look at upcoming sports and speech team events.
Host: John Hunt // A wrap-up of Thursday night's Skagway Assembly meeting. Comments from Southeast Alaskans during Thursday's teleconference on the proposed summer ferry schedule. The state Permanent Fund Corp. has bought some prime real estate in Chicago.
Host: John Hunt // An in-depth look back at Tuesday's Haines Borough Assembly meeting.
Host: John Hunt // Preview of Thursday's Skagway Assembly meeting. Haines Health Forum happens Thursday evening at the ANB Hall. A collage of reactions from students and staff in the newly re-opened Haines High School (Horner). Haines DDF hosts annual speech tournament (Horner-Hunt). ATT-Alascom announces a planned outage.
Host: John Hunt // ADF&G retains the 2007 sport King regulations through this spring, but then they may change. The proposed AMHS summer ferry schedule to undergo public comment later this week. Results of the recent KHNS survey are in.
Host: John Hunt // Previews of Tuesday's Haines Borough Assembly and School Board meetings. A wrap-up of the Don Hather basketball tournament held last week in Skagway.
Host: John Hunt // Fire and emergency statistics for 2007 are in, with a rash of calls starting 2008. Native students offered financial assistance by Sealaska (CoastAlaska-Schoenfeld). A winter road approved for a Canadian mine in the Wind River Valley (CBC). Update of the Don Hather tournament. Haines residents share their favorite memories of 2007.
Host: John Hunt // Northern Southeast Regional Aquaculture Association and state Fish & Game propose a King Salmon enhancement program at Lutak Inlet. The Don Hather Basketball Tournament is underway in Skagway.
Host: John Hunt // A mini-rush of mining claims in and around Whitehorse, Yukon Terr., is threatening cross country ski trails (CBC). The third annual Polar Bear Dip in Haines drew over 30 people into the cold waters of Lynn Canal. A look back at 2007 in Juneau (Alexander-KTOO).
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