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Host: John Hunt // The Southeast Alaska State Fair prepares to hire a manager at its meeting Thursday, January 3. Senator Kookesh runs for re-election (CoastAlaska-Schoenfeld). Salsa dancers Heather and Antonio leave Juneau for Peru (KTOO-Ryan).
Host: John Hunt // Permanent Fund application period begins in January. Canada's Air North upgrades its fleet (CBC-Boyle/Hunt). Feds close subsistence doe hunt. Some subsistence halibut fishers may have to wait for inclusion (Lichtenstein-KFSK).
Host: John Hunt // Big Brothers Big Sisters of Alaska received a 3 year grant from the Rasmuson Foundation followed by a Congressional appropriation; the total is nearly 3/4 of a million dollars. Year-end reports from KFSK's Joe Viechnicki in Petersburg and KRBD's Deanna Garrison in Ketchikan.
Host: John Hunt // A review of the year's top news stories from Skagway and Haines. KSTK's Lisa Phu wraps up the news from 2007 in Wrangell.
Host: John Hunt // A suspected credit card scam reported in Skagway. Results from the Christmas Bird Count in Skagway. We catch up on the life of former KHNS weather-girl, Haines alumnus and Northwestern Univ. sophomore backstroke swimmer, Genny Szymanski.
Host: John Hunt // A winter storm hit the upper Lynn Canal Canal. CoastAlaska's Ed Schoenfeld gives a year-end wrap up of items from around Southeast Alaska. Skagway's Buckwheat Donahue suggests beer as an investment. And, a whimsical look at corrections and other items of light concern.
Host: John Hunt // The Alaska Department of Fish and Game has completed its annual aerial survey of Chilkat Valley moose. Alaska Marine Highway System has announced its plan for 2008 (Schoenfeld-CoastAlaska).
Host: John Hunt // A review of last week's Haines Planning Commission meeting. A Skagway artist has an ornament she created hanging on the White House Christmas tree. The Haines high school's big move is now set for Thursday, one day earlier than planned.
Host: John Hunt // Two Juneau men who were reported missing Monday afternoon were found Tuesday morning, alive and well. The Senate energy bill was passed without the Secure Rural Schools funding included (Phu-KSTK). The Tongass Land Management Plan re-write postponed again (Schoenfeld-CoastAlaska). Wing-ships get one step closer to operating in the upper waters (Ryan-KTOO).
Host: John Hunt // A conservation group just purchased 160 acres of land to be added to the Alaska Chilkat Bald Eagle Preserve. Construction at the Haines high school is nearly completed. A community radio station in Canada is the focus of a new movie (CBC-Whitehorse).
Host: John Hunt // Million dollar days in Skagway (almost) and Haines. Skagway receives an $800,000 grant for the Dahl Memorial Clinic. Haines receives two grants; one for $800,000 for harbor renovations, one for $238,000 for upgrading the municipal water system.
Host: John Hunt // A wrap-up of Tuesday night's Haines Borough Assembly meeting. Intern-reporter Marley Horner reports on heating costs for the new school.
Host: John Hunt // Haines' swimming pool reopens, but still has leaks in the shower plumbing. Haines Junior High girls' basketball team are this year's champions at the Fast Break Tournament in Juneau. ADF&G closes doe season in Southeast Alaska Units 1C and 4.
Host: John Hunt // The state Department of Health and Social Services is looking at its regulations for licensing and training of adult care centers. The International Pacific Halibut Commission is planning cuts for Southeast long-line fishers (KFSK-Lichtenstein). The Kluane Mountain Bluegrass Festival and Alsek Music Festival, both in Haines Junction, YT, will move to separate weekends next year.
Host: John Hunt // The Haines swimming pool is closed due to a break in a pipe leading to the showers. A preview of Tuesday's Haines Borough Assembly meeting.
Host: John Hunt // A two-day conference on climate change comes to Haines next week. Skagway School's holiday program features a Christmas circus. Upper Lynn Canal high school Drama-Debate-Forensic teams did well last weekend in Ketchikan (Horner/Hunt).
Host: John Hunt // Skagway's Yuletide celebrations get under way this weekend. The 4th annual Gifts For Grub program starts Saturday.
Host: John Hunt // A broken pipe in the Chilkat Center for the Arts flooded the studios of KHNS Wednesday morning. The Sheldon Museum and Cultural Center currently has its annual holiday train exhibit.
Host: John Hunt // MSN.com is featuring Haines as one of the top 10 U.S. towns for lovers of the outdoors. The Southeast Fair is still looking to fill 3 top positions. A concert this Sunday in Haines Junction, YT, features Celtic holiday music, and a large group of performers.
Host: John Hunt // A seldom seen water spout reported Monday in Lynn Canal. The Southeast Alaska Drift Gillnet Task Force is meeting in Haines on Monday (first of two reports).
Host: John Hunt // The state Department of Revenue's Johanna Bales debunks some of the many misconceptions about DOR's involvement in the new cruise ship tax law.
Host: John Hunt // DOT spokesman, Roger Wetherell, says AMHS travelers between Haines and Juneau won't have to pay extra for their trips when they are routed through Skagway. A talk with Ashley Sage about this Saturday's 34th annual Elk's Hoop Shoot.
Host: John Hunt // A walk through the nearly-completed Haines High School with Brian Lemcke, Haines Borough Project Manager.
Host: John Hunt // Cruise ship initiative co-author, Gershon Cohen, shares concerns over implementing the new law; DEC officials respond. Three students were rescued near Petersburg after their skiff capsized (KFSK-Viechnicki).
Host: John Hunt // A preview of Skagway Borough Assembly's Tuesday night meeting. Two local mountain goat hunting areas closed. A Canadian study shows polar bear populations at risk (KTOO-Ryan). The oil spilled last week near Ketchikan came from a clean-up at the A-J Mine in Juneau (KTOO-Ryan).
Host: John Hunt // Tuesday night's Haines Borough Assembly meeting is reviewed. The Governor is asking for public comment on how the state should prioritize its spending.
Host: John Hunt // A review of the recent series of public meetings sponsored by Chilkoot Indian Association shows the public wants more of the planning meetings. The manager of Video 144 says she'll be opening a new video rental business after the store closes next month.
Host: John Hunt // A new survey shows 79% of Alaskans are against a road to Juneau. The annual meeting of Southeast commercial gillnetters will be in Haines in early December. Sheldon Museum and Cultural Center receives a grant for a program to foster reading.
Host: John Hunt // Alaska Mountain Guides is asking the Borough Assembly to approve purchase the Haines primary school building. A preview of Tuesday night's Haines Borough Assembly meeting. The Lilliputian Puppet Sideshow present 3 performances in Haines Friday.
Host: John Hunt // Haines Borough Mayor Shields on what is to become of the old school building. Mayor Shields reviews his recent trip to Fairbanks for the Alaska Municipal League's annual meeting. Jason Ohler discusses the video project being done by Haines students.
Host: John Hunt // Representative Thomas talks about reasons for his votes on PPT, and the recent controversy on Russian crab. The Kensington Mine has found agreement with local environmental groups (Ryan-KTOO). A look at what Southeast Representatives think about PPT (Schoenfeld-CoastAlaska).
Host: John Hunt // Congressional override of a Presidential veto means the Haines Small Boat Harbor is closer to getting funds for expansion. Sheldon Museum's 3rd Sunday Recital series continues this weekend, and looks for a last-minute replacement. Musical group Bearfoot returns to Haines next Monday (Barrett-KMXT).
Host: John Hunt // Video 144 in Haines will close by the holidays. Haines' Tourism Advisory Board meeting reviewed. The family of a Canadian man killed by a bear wants nothing to do with the Yukon government's lawsuit against the man's employer (Kawaja-CBC).
Host: John Hunt // With many offices closed for Veteran's Day a Haines group gathers to ask for U.S. soldiers in Iraq to be sent home, and a lone veteran demonstrates across the street. The price of gold has a Swiss mining company looking at Cook Inlet (Mason-KBBI).
Host: John Hunt // Chilkoot Indian Association's series of public meetings continues. CITGO Petroleum's free heating fuel program for Alaskan villagers heads into its second year (part 2 of 2).
Host: John Hunt // Although residents say there seem to be more eagles this year, an ADF&G biologist says eagle numbers are actually down for this time of year. A number of goat hunting closures have confused some local hunters. The Alaska Municipal League is meeting in Fairbanks this week (Bross-KUAC).
Host: John Hunt // A collage of sounds and interviews from opening day of the 13th annual Alaska Bald Eagle Festival in Haines. Student-reporter Marley Horner reviews the Haines Drama Debate Forensics team's recent trip to the Juneau speech tournament. Mountain goat hunting in the Takshanuk Range is closed.
Host: John Hunt // A report on the second year of fuel assistance to Alaska native homes from CITGO, Venezuela's state-owned oil company. The Alaska Inter-Tribal Council's Steve Sumida talks about how the free heating-fuel program worked last year (first of 2 parts).
Host: John Hunt // The state Division of Forestry says it must cut back on timber sales on state lands. (Hunt/Garrison-KRBD). A look at real estate prices in Southeast Alaska (CoastAlaska-Schoenfeld).
Host: Nicholas Szatkowski // The Tulsequah Chief Mine's access plan is under scrutiny. An update on the Ocean Rangers program (CoastAlaska-Schoenfeld).
Host: Nicholas Szatkowski // A recall of frozen pizzas. The Alsek River threatened by glacial movements. The cost of the Juneau access road goes up.
Host: Nicholas Szatkowski // Skagway Assembly preview. Brown bears in Southeast (Lichtenstein-KFSK). A power outage in the Chilkat Valley.
Host: Nicholas Szatkowski // Chilkoot Indian Association's meeting on natural resources. Marley Horner reports on the Haines Venture Scouts. Haines Dolphins swim team competed in Whitehorse.
Host: John Hunt // White Pass & Yukon Route Railroad's Engine 114 returns after a derailment in Sept 2006. A preview of Tuesday night's Skagway School Board meeting. KSTK's Lisa Phu reports on recent comments from Alaska's commercial fishing fleet on farm fisheries.
Host: John Hunt // Chilkoot Indian Association's public meeting series started this week. A review of the Skagway Municipal Assembly's Tuesday night meeting. Archaeologists have found ancient tools in northern Canada (CBC). Juneau tries to attract NOAA vessels to Alaska (KTOO-Ryan).
Host: John Hunt // A review of Tuesday night's Haines Borough Assembly meeting. CoastAlaska's Ed Schoenfeld reports on the Clean Elections Initiative, as volunteers gather signatures in Sitka.
Host: John Hunt // An in-depth look at the Haines economy with local bank manager Dick Flegel and real estate agent Jim Studley. State House committee to take public testimony next Tuesday on Governor Palin's ACES bill.
Host: John Hunt // Skagway tourism director Buckwheat Donahue discusses this year's tourist numbers. Tuvan throat singers visit Haines this weekend. State Senate committee takes public comment on Gov. Palin's ACES bill, her response to last session's Petroleum Profits Tax.
Host: John Hunt // Previews of Tuesday evening's Assembly meetings in Skagway and Haines. A group of Alaska National Guardsmen recently returned from Kuwait (KTOO-Alexander).
Host: John Hunt // An early snow hits the Haines area. The state fights off rats. The revision to the Tongass Land Management Plan could be made in the next few weeks (Garrison/KRBD).
Host: John Hunt // Chilkoot Indian Association hosts a series of public meetings on future planning. A new caretakers support group in Skagway. Sheldon Museum starts a new performance series Sunday. Clarification on a Haines area goat hunting closure.
Host: John Hunt // KHNS intern-reporter Marley Horner on last weekend's student government conference in Anchorage, where a Haines support for the US Dept of Peace was adopted. A local talks about her failed request for support of the same resolution from the Haines School Board. AMHS looks at new ferries (Schoenfeld/CA). A very short movie on retreating Arctic Sea ice (Ryan/KTOO).
Host: John Hunt // 3rd Avenue in Haines is finally cleared for work to continue. Goat hunting sees a limited closure just outside Haines. The Sheldon Museum's feature of local artist Alexandra Feit ends Thursday.
Host: John Hunt // 2 Skagway students have traveled to the Marshall Islands, presenting their cutting of a book on U.S. Cold War nuclear testing. Forest Service road work in the Klehini Valley is nearly complete. A Coast Guard course graduated 10 local residents for commercial transportation.
Host: John Hunt // Day 2 of the work stoppage on 3rd Avenue in Haines. Verizon calling cards are still being renewed, despite the company's message when you call. The 2007 commercial gillnet fishery in Southeast is now history.
Host: John Hunt // 3rd Avenue construction in Haines is halted by DOT. CoastAlaska's Ed Schoenfeld reports on this week's MTAB meeting. The Skagway and Haines Drama Debate and Forensics teams return from the 1st tournament of the season.
Host: John Hunt // Haines election results certified. A review of Tuesday night's Haines Borough Assembly meeting.
Host: John Hunt // Skagway election certified. A wrap-up of the Haines moose hunt. Sunday's power outage still a mystery. The Haines DDF team's first tournament was a test of travel options (Horner).
Host: John Hunt // A preview of Tuesday's meeting of the Haines Borough Assembly, including canvassing last week's elections. Haines' Hammer Museum got front page coverage in last Friday's Wall Street Journal, due to its fight with another museum that wants to use the same name.
Host: John Hunt // Coho salmon are returning late this year and, so far, low in numbers. Commercial gillnetters are looking at the end of their fishing season. Haines and Skagway cross country teams did well at State, and look to the future.
Host: John Hunt // A Haines area mine shows strong results for copper, zinc, gold and silver. The state Board of Forestry meets next week, taking public comment. Haines' DDF team heads to Sitka for its first tournament of the season.
Host: John Hunt // Unofficial results of Tuesday's local elections. Funding cuts cause SE mayors and state legislators to request meetings with Governor Palin, DOT Commissioner VonScheben and AMHS Director Hardy. A preview of Thursday's Skagway Assembly meeting.
Host: John Hunt // Skagway public safety crews receive a set of grants for upgrading communications systems. A proposed hydroelectric project near Petersburg received questions and criticism (KFSK-Viechnicki).
Host: John Hunt // An in-depth review of last Tuesday's Haines Borough Assembly meeting. Mayor Fred Shields reported on a recent visit to the annual meeting of the Southeast Conference in Skagway, among other agenda items.
Host: John Hunt // A list of local election races and propositions. A proponent and an opponent to Skagway's Prop 1, changing sales tax rates by season. Update on the Haines area moose hunt. ADF&G commercial gillnet fishery opening for the week of Sept 30.
Host: John Hunt // With local elections on Tuesday, we re-broadcast highlights from the recent candidate forum held in Haines. The forum, sponsored by Chilkoot Indian Association, was held September 6.
Host: John Hunt // Haines and Skagway cross country teams took top honors at Region 5 championships (Horner). Local moose hunt update. Haines high school's first pep rally revolves around XC, volleyball, DDF (Horner).
Host: John Hunt // Haines Borough receives $11M for the Haines Boat Harbor. Haines Tourism Advisory Board meeting reviewed. A regional garbage dump is being pursued by SE municipalities (CoastAlaska-Schoenfeld).
Host: John Hunt // Preview of Tuesday's Haines Borough Assembly meeting. The Southeast Conference annual meeting's mining report.
Host: John Hunt // 2007 Moose season opens (Szatkowski). Haines Energy Task Force looks at the future of energy needs. A Wednesday concert at the Chilkat Center for the Arts (Szatkowski).
Host: John Hunt // Yukon government starts payout process for first nations students who attended "residential schools" (CBC-Miller). Yukon food suppliers to Skagway find new U.S. red tape (CBC-Foster). Local moose hunt update.
Host: Nicholas Szatkowski // Grants support local organizations. International Day of Peace previewed (Hunt). Local moose hunt update. Haines Elks Lodge looks for a new future.
Host: Nicholas Szatkowski // Skagway Assembly meets Tuesday night. A bar-tailed godwit flies from Alaska to New Zealand without stopping (KTOO-Ryan, KHNS). 50th annual Southeast Conference gets under way (Hunt). Update of local moose hunt.
Host: Nicholas Szatkowski // Lynn Canal Herring stocks could be listed as endangered (CoastAlaska-Schoenfeld). Telephone service available to low-income residents. Haines High senior Chandler Kemp named as National Merit Scholarship semi-finalist. Local moose hunt update.
Host: John Hunt// Tuesday's Haines Borough Assembly meeting is reviewed.
Host: John Hunt// Paul Jackson obituary. ANB Grand Camp in Kake in October (CoastAlaska-Schoenfeld). Mendenhall Glacier retreating faster than ever (KTOO-Ryan). US Congressional candidate Jake Metcalfe on a whistlestop tour through Southeast (KSTK-Brown).
Host: John Hunt// A look at the life of Gene McNamara who recently moved, with his wife Neila, to the Phoenix area. McNamara has been a long-time KHNS volunteer, producing "Melodies and Memories," a swing and popular music program.
Host: John Hunt// Haines Borough Assembly preview with Mayor Fred Shields. The 4 Dam Pool electrical intertie moves forward (Schoenfeld-CoastAlaska).
Host: John Hunt// An in-depth look at Chilkoot Indian Association's Thursday evening candidate forum, with the hopefuls for Haines Borough Assembly.
Host: John Hunt// A log truck collided with the Steel Bridge at 26 Mile Haines Highway. Local X-Country teams discuss mid-season tournament in Skagway (KHNS intern Marley Horner). Homer's Oktoberfest returns (KBBI-Mason).
Host: John Hunt// Contrasts and comparisons among the Skagway, Haines and Klukwan schools, as enrollment changes affect state funding. Tuesday's Skagway Municipal Assembly meeting previewed.
Host: John Hunt// A power outage Tuesday at AP&T's Goat Lake hydroelectric generator affects, for the first time, IPEC's Haines Highway customers from 10-mile to the border. A new search and rescue vehicle in Sitka has caused interdepartmental rifts to come to light (KCAW Marconi-Wentzel).
Host: John Hunt// An application to build a private road on Haines Borough right-of-way was approved at Tuesday's Assembly meeting, then revoked Thursday. An assisted living facility in Haines could start construction next June. Vandalism on the rise in Whitehorse, Yukon (CBC-Vic Istchenko).
Host: John Hunt// A wrap-up of Haines Borough Assembly's Tuesday meeting. Fire-fighters stage a drill at Alaska Indian Arts in historic Fort Seward.
Host: John Hunt// Police get a break in a string of thefts in Haines. Fish and Game's opening of Pullen Creek criticised by a local angler. A Dawson City doctor becomes a household name across Canada (CBC-Tukker).
Host: John Hunt// Changes in Haines Assembly candidates after just 4 days. Final installment of our 3-part interview with El Salvadorian-American, Mauricio Escobar. Sounds from the first day of school in Haines new school building.
Host: John Hunt// Skagway School Board's Tuesday meeting previewed. A preview of the Haines Borough Assembly's Tuesday night meeting. Haines new school project is nearly ready for opening day, Tuesday morning.
Host: John Hunt// A report on Haines Assembly and school board candidates. NPR's Peter Kenyon returns to Petersburg, where he started in radio (KFSK-Lichtenstein). The World Gold Panning Championships in Dawson, Yukon (CBC-Tukker).
Host: John Hunt// A new marine research center in Juneau (KTOO-Royal). Tending buoys on the Coast Guard Cutter Maple (KCAW-Woolsey).
Host: John Hunt// State assessors invited to check Skagway's tax records. ADF&G warns fishermen, campers about keeping food sources away from bears. Part 2 in the biography of Mauricio Escobar.
Host: John Hunt// Alaska highway fatalities involving alcohol on the decline. Part 1 of a story on the life of Mauricio Escobar, an El Salvador native working at Klondike Gold Rush Nat'l Historical Park. An encore story on horse owners near Wrangell (Schoenfeld).
Host: John Hunt// ADF&G closes a local area for mountain goat hunting. An in-depth interview with Tim June, sponsor of a new "Clean Elections" initiative.
Host: John Hunt// Chilkoot Indian Association receives federal funding to create a computerized human resources development system. SEARHC looks to cut $4M from its budget. Local and statewide July employment figures.
Host: John Hunt// AMHS ferry Columbia out for the season. Special gillnet opening in Chilkat Inlet. Results from Skagway's Pat Moore Memorial Games Fish Derby. An encore presentation about a Tsimshian language and culture program in Juneau (Schoenfeld-CoastAlaska).
Host: John Hunt// AP&T says the failed transformer that caused power outages may need to be replaced. Thursday's Skagway Assembly meeting preview. A list of Skagway's School Board and Assembly candidates. Yukon waters still running high. A lightning storm last Friday in Petersburg (KFSK-Sriskandarajah).
Host: John Hunt// Mosquito Lake School student scores earn big bonuses for teacher and staff. MV Columbia out with engine troubles. Moonalice plays rock and roll in Skagway on Friday, Haines Saturday.
Host: John Hunt// Haines AP&T customers went without power for 3 hours Sunday. Preview of Tuesday's Haines Borough Assembly meeting. A look at harbor fee changes being considered. A Talkeetna area charter fisherman pays $10,000 for one fish.
Host: John Hunt// Chilkoot Indian Association's tribal administrator, Greg Stuckey, talks about how the organization is building its future. ADF&G's weekly commercial gillnet estimates.
Host: John Hunt// Skagway's 3rd annual Pat Moore Memorial Game Fish Derby winds up this weekend. A Kodiak author releases his second in a series of murder mysteries set in Kodiak (KMXT-Jay Barrett).
Host: Steve Scarrott// Haines Planning Commission preview (Amelia Nash). Skagway's Dahl Memorial Clinic board preview (Scarrott). Saturday's community tour of Haines' new school previewed (Marley Horner). A listener commentary follows the news.
Host: John Hunt // A Haines man is a finalist in AFN's second annual Alaska Marketplace competition. Wasps are down in number across much of the state this summer (KUAC-Bross). Update on regional Little League championships.
Host: John Hunt // Chilkoot Indian Association looks for involvement on committees. Yukon's Mt. Steele is shorter than it used to be (CBC-Brian Boyle). Update on floodwaters in Yukon's Carcrosse area (CBC-Vic Istchenko). Haines Mayor's Cup golf tournament results.
Host: John Hunt // Review of Thursday night's Skagway Municipal Assembly meeting. KRBD's Deanna Garrison reports on a recent flight-seeing crash at Misty Fiords National Monument. ADF&G's weekly commercial gillnet openings.
Host: John Hunt // The state Regulatory Commission opposes MCI-Verizon plans to stop calling card service in Alaska; a public hearing is scheduled for Tuesday. National Parks Service's rules book is being updated (KUAC-Dan Bross). Canadian movie "River of Life" enjoys its US debut in Skagway this Saturday.
Host: John Hunt // Sherwood Copper looks at expanding its open-pit mine at Minto. An Arctic explorer discusses his trip to the North Pole (KBBI-Mike Mason). ADF&G reminds anglers of Taiya King Salmon size regulations.
Host: John Hunt // A walk through the new Haines school building with Borough Project Manager, Brian Lemcke. State Troopers warn Alaskans about a new scam.
Host: John Hunt // Interview with Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park's new superintendent. Skagway Borough looking for committee members, new seal. Alaska Little League championships final scores.
Host: John Hunt // A statewide recall of botulism-tainted canned foods. The Clumsy Lovers play SE Fair on Alaskan tour. Rare white marine mammal sighted near Skagway. Weekly commercial fisheries openings.
Host: John Hunt // A collage of sounds from Thursday's opening day at the Southeast Alaska State Fair. An update from the Region 1 Little League championships.
Host: John Hunt // Bear activity prompts ADF&G warning against improper storage of garbage. An interview with Deering & Down, former Skagway residents, headline musicians at SE Fair. An update on SE Little League finals.
Host: John Hunt // Skagway teacher wins state History Teacher of the Year. White Pass curtails train service between Carcross and Bennett. LCCP' Summer Youth Conservatory's play opens Wednesday. Canada and Greenland see workers moving to metro areas. Update on regional Little League finals.
Host: John Hunt // Alaska's employment figures are out for June, showing minor, but steady, declines in Southeast's workforce. Alaska seafood producers are marketing to France (KCAW-Brian Pollack). Southeast Regional Little League championships are drawing to a close.
Host: John Hunt // Alaska Power & Telephone to remove 21 of 29 Haines pay-phones. A review of Thursday's Skagway Assembly meeting. The Congressional delegation Mobile Office to visit Skagway and Haines. Weekly ADF&G commercial gillnet openings.
Host: John Hunt // A review of Tuesday's Haines Borough Assembly meeting with Mayor Fred Shields. SE AK State Fair Exec. Director, Frannie Field, talks about the Fair, which starts next week.
Host: John Hunt // Chilkoot Trail re-opened after Monday's flooding closed the popular hiking trail. A visit with Skagway Municipal Mayor, Tom Cochran. CoastAlaska's Ed Schoenfeld reports on regional watershed councils after Gov. Palin stripped the appropriations from the capital projects budget.
Host: John Hunt // ADF&G closed the downtown area of Pullen Creek in Skagway to fishing, which has irked some local sport fishers. The Hammer Museum in Haines receives a $2000 grant from the state museum.
Host: John Hunt // The Chilkoot Trail in Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park is closed due to flooding. Haines Borough Assembly meets Tuesday; agenda preview.
Host: John Hunt // Haines is featured in new book, "101 Best Outdoor Towns." A Canadian mining company looks at hover-barges on the Taku River. Spruce beetles seem on the decline in Haines Junction area. Gillnet fishery openings.
Host: John Hunt // Cruise West moves a ship to Alaska next year. Coeur Alaska completes Kensington Mine tunnel. A Talkeetna man's research in Antarctica last winter (Deyoe-KTNA).
Host: John Hunt // Sealaska Heritage Institute's new Tlingit language program goes to SE schools. Tuesday's Haines Tourism Advisory Board meeting wrap-up.
Host: John Hunt // The Southeast Alaska State Fair's Volunteer Day is this Saturday; also a history of the Fair. Damaged cruise ship Empress of the North cleared for sailing in Alaskan waters (Ryan-KTOO).
Host: John Hunt // An interview with Haines fisherman Aaron Nash who was aboard the troll-fish boat Prospector when it sank last Friday near Pelican. Archaeologists search under SE waters for evidence of past civilizations (Schoenfeld-CoastAlaska). An Alaskan snack food recalled for causing sickness (Mason-KBBI).
Host: John Hunt // Skagway's Municipal Mayor and Assembly were sworn in Thursday; term lengths decided. AK Dept of Fish & Game weekly commercial gillnet opening info. Sitka continues to seek funding for a hydro project.
Host: John Hunt // Alaska Power & Telephone turns 50. An audio collage from the Haines Independence Day parade. Results from the Skagway News Runaround, a long-time Skagway 4th of July event.
Host: John Hunt // This year's Permanent Fund estimated $468 larger than last year. AMHS offers the public 8 days for comments to the winter ferry schedule. A warning against amateur fireworks. Kenai Peninsula students talk with a man in space (Mason-KBBI).
Host: John Hunt // Local and regional programs cut - and the ones that remain - after Gov. Sarah Palin pared $237 million from the legislature's $1.8 billion Capital Projects budget. The Atlin (BC) Arts and Music Festival happens July 6-8; Performing Arts Director, Rick Newberry, discusses workshops, performer line-up and music.
Host: John Hunt // Haines Drama-Debate-Forensics coach, Tim Sheilds, talks about a trio of Haines students who attended the national DDF competition in Wichita, Kansas. AK Dept of Fish and Game announces sport-caught pinks and chums may be used for sport bait, subsistence and personal use.
Host: John Hunt // An exclusive interview with U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski, on the eve of her trek up the Chilkoot Trail. Jesse Zink (KNOM) gets comments on the creation of the Skagway Borough from Alaska Commerce Commissioner, Emil Notti, and Mike Black, state Director of Community Advocacy.
Host: John Hunt // An update on Haines area news, with Borough Manager, Robert Venables. Includes the new Community Economic Development Strategies list, AMHS draft winter ferry service schedule, among others.
Host: John Hunt // Skagway's Port and Harbor Advisory Board's Wednesday meeting previewed; Haines-based Silver Eagle looks at starting service between the 2 towns. Haines' ice house begins revenue service. ADF&G limits Black Cod (KCAW-Woolsey) and King trolling. 2 people injured in Wrangell while attempting to make fireworks (KSTK-Brown).
Host: John Hunt // The state Division of Elections certifies the Skagway Borough Election. Haines Borough Mayor Fred Shields discusses Tuesday night's Assembly meeting.
Host: John Hunt // Skagway School District's 3-year, $1-million grant for improvement in teaching of history will benefit schools across Alaska. Yukon Highway Dept spends over $43-million on summer road projects. Part two on Canadian firm digitally mapping Alaska's shoreline (KCAW-Woolsey).
Host: John Hunt // A Canadian company is mapping the entire coastline of Alaska; KCAW's Robert Woolsey reports in the first of a 2-part series. Haines Junction's arts society announces summer events.
Host: John Hunt // Skagway School Board meeting previewed by Superintendent Dr. Michael Dickens. Skagway City Council meets Thursday night; City Clerk Marje Harris discusses the agenda, including the transfer to Borough government.
Host: John Hunt // Skagway Air Service is closing its doors, after nearly 44 years in business. SEACC narrowly misses being expelled from Juneau's Chamber of Commerce. A report on last weekend's 33rd annual Shee Atika shareholder's meeting.
Host: John Hunt // After 30 years, the Skagway News Company is for sale. Results from the 15th Kluane Chilkat International Bike Relay, and an interview with race Board member, Chip Lende. The first local commercial gillnet opening of the season is extended by 24 hours.
Host: John Hunt // Skagway is becoming a Borough; election results are in. Series continues with Southeast legislators who did not accept campaign contributions from VECO (Schoenfeld). The first local gillnet fishery opening starts this Sunday. Unemployment figures for May.
Host: John Hunt // Series continues on the VECO scandal and campaign contributions with Melissa Marconi-Wentzel (KCAW) interviewing Sitka Sen. Bert Stedman and Wrangell Rep. Peggy Wilson. Haines Tourism Advisory Board met Tuesday. Coffman Cove lauded for ancient Tlingit site archaeological work (Joe Viechnicki-KFSK).
Host: John Hunt // An interview with Rep. Bill Thomas on the ethics of his VECO campaign contributions. Haines Friends of Recycling offer electronic recycling this Friday and Saturday.
Host: John Hunt // Vandals broke windows over the past 2 nights at the new Haines school and high school. Haines Uglies' Steve Scarrott reviews the Marquardt fundraiser. CoastAlaska's Ed Schoenfeld interviews Sen. Albert Kookesh on the 2007 session. Western Governor's Association meeting reviewed (Ryan/Hunt).
Host: John Hunt // A preview of Tuesday's Haines Borough Assembly meeting, with Mayor Fred Shields.
Host: Leslee Draper // An interview with Arianna Marquardt, the recipient of an upcoming fundraiser for medical expenses. Haines' Arts Council presents Kansas City honky-tonk band The Wilders in concert Monday (John Hunt).
Host: John Hunt // Sherwood Copper gets ready to send ore from the Minto Mine to Skagway. A fundraiser for a local family set for Saturday. Alaskan officials look at sport fisheries for the first time since the mid-1990s (Mason-KBBI).
Host: John Hunt // Skagway Borough election results (unofficial) released by state DOE. A hand grenade found Tuesday in Haines has been disposed of. Chilkat Lake Rd collapse. Update on Empress of the North (Viechnicki-KFSK).
Host: John Hunt // A suspected World War 2 hand grenade found on the beach in Haines; Fort Richardson explosives disposal team expected in town at any hour. An update on the Haines school construction project.
Host: John Hunt // Chilkoot Indian Association's tribal council election unofficial results. Skagway's Borough election ends Tuesday. McGraw Custom Construction ordered to pay $1000 to Haines Borough. Fairbanks student suspended for taking weapons to school (Bross-KUAC). NOAA halibut reg changes in effect.
Host: John Hunt // Skagway's Dahl Memorial Clinic receives CHC status and funding. Taiya Inlet King Salmon fishing regulations loosened. Cruise ship suit set to be dropped (Schoenfeld/CoastAlaska).
Host: John Hunt // Four members of the Haines track and field team attended the State meet. An unknown U.S. Senator has attempted to stop efforts towards more transparency in government (Ryan - KTOO). The James King Band plays two shows in Skagway.
Host: John Hunt // Three SE watershed councils are set to receive funding from the AK legislature. Congress passes a one-year extension to the Rural Schools funding (Schoenfeld).
Host: John Hunt // Two unexploded avalanche-control bombs above the Klondike Highway have been safely removed. Haines Karate Club's fund-raising Japanese dinner is Saturday.
Host: John Hunt // Skagway's Borough election finally gets federal approval, after ballots have already gone to voters. McGraw's Custom Construction takes its case against the Haines Borough to the state Supreme Court. A fisheries expert talks about how global warming may affect Alaska's fish stocks (Mason).
Host: John Hunt // Haines' new superintendent is interviewed. 15th annual Beer Festival this weekend in Haines.
Host: John Hunt // Interview with Skagway's Mike Korsmo and Robert Venables of Haines, who were recently appointed to the Marine Transportation Advisory Board. A look back at Mosquito Lake School's spring concert.
Host: John Hunt // Representative Bill Thomas chats about area programs set to receive appropriations from the legislature. The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals denies Kensington mine's permit for storing tailings in Lower Slate Lake.
Host: John Hunt // Two weekend break-ins at the historic barracks in Haines' Fort Seward area. Volunteers needed for the People-Mover. An earth-quake in the upper Chilkat Valley. Four members of Haines' Track team head to the state championships.
Host: John Hunt // A few of the local programs included in the legislature's Capital Projects budget. The 4-dam electrical intertie project gets a $46 million appropriation, and plans restarting construction (Garrison, KRBD)
Host: John Hunt // Chilkoot Indian Association members ratify a new constitution. A look at the AK legislature's Capital Projects budget. Tour operators are ready to drop the lawsuit against the new Cruise Ship Tax if Governor Palin signs HB217 (Schoenfeld).
Host: John Hunt // Leslee Draper reports on Haines teachers and staff getting ready for the end of school. DNR offers remote cabin sites to Alaskans.
Host: Leslee Draper // Skagway's Rapuzzi collection returns to the public eye (Hunt).
Host: John Hunt // Governor appoints Mike Korsmo and Robert Venables to Marine Transportation Advisory Board. Cruise ship grounding receives national attention. Vehicle forfeiture bill in legislature.
Host: John Hunt // Challengers to new cruise ship law get court extension. Haines Borough Planning Commission wrap-up.
Host: John Hunt // Haines Assembly met Tuesday night; Borough Manager Robert Venables suggested budget amendments for payment of snow removal in 4 areas. After the Virginia Tech shootings, a look at how local school districts prepare for emergencies; Skagway and Haines superintendents interviewed.
Host: John Hunt // Governor Palin's visit to Skagway Monday included a special presentation from the 25th AK legislature to Barb Kalen. A look at local public works projects included in the AK Senate's first draft capital budget. A wider look at the capital budget, including all of Southeast (thanks to Ed Schoenfeld).
Host: John Hunt // An in-depth conversation with Governor Sarah Palin during her visit to Skagway Monday, where she lived for the first 5 years of her life. Memories of her youth and current issues are discussed.
Host: John Hunt // A preview of Tuesday's Haines Borough Assembly meeting. KRBD's Deanna Garrison reports on the native village of Saxman facing the loss of its subsistence rights.
Host: John Hunt // Tribal Administrator Greg Stuckey talks about the future of Chilkoot Indian Association. The Haines Fuel Terminal Restoration Advisory Board meets Monday.
Host: John Hunt // HB217 goes to the AK House floor Saturday; Rep. Lindsey Holmes, (D-Anc) sponsor of the bill and Gershon Cohen, co-author of Cruise Ship Initiative, talk about the amendments 217 makes to the Cruise Ship law. New ferry chief Dennis Hardy talks with Ed Schoenfeld of CoastAlaska.
Host: John Hunt // A suspected chimney fire at a Mud Bay Road home causes up to $200,000 damage. Skagway City Council meeting preview. A new book by a local photographer.
Host: John Hunt // Skagway's new Hooligan Run offers walkers and runners a new 'race' this Sunday. A wrap-up of the Tongass Management Plan amendment public meetings (KFSK-Matt Lichtenstein). Governor Palin's administration suggests a different approach (CoastAlaska's Ed Schoenfeld).
Host: John Hunt // Haines School Board meets Tuesday evening; a preview of the agenda items. AK Fish and Game concerns over in-state fish processing capacity (Matt Lichtenstein-KFSK).
Host: John Hunt // Skagway's Borough government candidates (unofficial) listed by AK Div. of Elections. Klukwan, Inc's permit to spray herbicides from helicopters rescinded by AK Superior Court Judge Larry Weeks. AK Senate releases statewide poll of constituents (Mike Mason-KBBI).
Host: John Hunt // Klukwan School looks at curtailing Friday bus service. Most of the Alaska Press Club's annual awards are have been announced, with 6 going to journalists in the Upper Lynn Canal.
Host: John Hunt // AK Municipal League Pres. and Skagway Mayor Bourcy talks about Gov. Palin's meeting with AML, regarding revenue sharing. The Southeast Alaska State Fair's membership drive ends this week with the Spring Fling.
Host: John Hunt // A walk through Haines' new school building with Brian Lemcke. Hoonah's problems with connecting to the SE electrical intertie (Schoenfeld).
Host: John Hunt // AK Superior court judge Weeks denies McGraw's Custom Construction's request for costs in Haines school bid. Modified Ocean Rangers bill considered by committee (Schoenfeld). Skagway School Board meeting preview.
Host: John Hunt // Haines' Pioneer Bar goes smoke-free. Skagway and Dalton Cache border stations gear up for the FAST program, aiding commercial drivers for faster entries. Ocean Rangers bill continues its move through AK legislature (Schoenfeld).
Host: John Hunt // Skagway Council meeting preview. Haines Assembly wrap-up. Tlingit-Haida Pres. Ed Thomas resigns; reaction from Harriet Brouillette.
Host: John Hunt // Cruise Ship Tax co-author Gershon Cohen discusses recent legislation aimed at amending the new law; Rep Holmes (D-Anch) comments. Haines swimming pool closes due to leaking pipes.
Host: John Hunt // A Juneau lawmaker wants Alaskans to help with prison reform. The Island Institute prepares for the 23rd annual Sitka Symposium writer's conference.
Host: John Hunt // Skagway musher Bob Fink injured in Whitehorse area. Haines Borough Assembly meeting previewed. A mysterious backpack closed Juneau last week, during the Alaska Folk Festival.
Host: Leslee Draper // Dyea Campground proposes improvements, fee hike; public comment is requested. Ball In The House performs next Tuesday in Haines (KBBI's Mike Mason).
Host: Leslee Draper // Boat rescue south of Haines; Haines middle school student council visits state legislature; Klondike Star Mine part 2 (Hunt)
Host: John Hunt // 2008 Haines Borough Budget goes to before the public; New sport fishing regs, Skagway School Board meets
Host: John Hunt // Black bear cub gets a second chance, Park Superintendent Corliss leaving Skagway
Host: John Hunt // History Day winners headed to nationals; Ore strike in Yukon
Host: John Hunt // Industry response to king salmon quotas, DNR land auction skips Haines and Skagway, Halibut fisheries in Alaska (Mason-KBBI)
Host: John Hunt // A preview of Thursday's Skagway City Council meeting. KBBI's Casey Kelly reports on N. Pacific Mgmt Council's recommendation for a moratorium on new charter halibut fishers.
Host: John Hunt // Haines superintendent Charlie Jones retires. An automobile accident on the Haines Highway. Haines Borough Assembly gets an education in investments; Borough Mayor Shields talks about the recent meetings, and talks Heli-skiing.
Host: John Hunt // Haines charter fisherman Jim Hamp reacts to HB186; Rep. Bill Thomas staffer Ian Fisk responds. HoopTime Shoot-Out wrap-up with coach Brian O'Reilly.
Host: John Hunt // State troopers in Haines investigate a moose poaching along the Haines Highway. Dick Watts of 'Ride Yukon' spoke to Haines Chamber of Commerce Friday.
Host: John Hunt // Stories: Princess Hooptime Southeast Shootout. Leslee Draper reports on Property Damage in Haines due to heavy snow.
Host: John Hunt // Stories: Undetonated Explosives near the Klondike Highway, Ides of Art Weekend in Haines, Open Burning Season Begins, Permanent Fund Applications Due.
Host: John Hunt // Stories: Gershon Cohen, author of the Cruise Ship Tax, reacts to John Binkley and the ACA.
Host: John Hunt // Stories: Skagway School Board Meeting, Ski Classic Results.
Host: John Hunt // Stories: Cruise Industry Negotiates with Coastal Cities.
Host: John Hunt // Stories: Haines Borough Assembly Meeting Wrap-up.
Host: Leslee Draper // Stories: Tank Farm Property Acquisition, Avalanches.
Host: Leslee Draper // Stories: Salvation Army Congress, Tribal Gathering in Sitka, Haines Cheer Team takes State.
Host: Leslee Draper // Stories: Violence Prevention Course in Haines, Buckwheat Ski Classic.
Host: Leslee Draper // Stories: Sheldon Museum Renovation Plans, Kensington Mine Lawsuit Update, Borough Assembly Meeting Preview
Host: Leslee Draper // Stories: Solar Energy Presentation, Municipal Revenue Sharing, Skagway DDF Students Receive Praise from the Marshall Islands
Host: Leslee Draper // Stories: Haines Health Fair, Borough meeting wrap-up, Canada Winter Games part 2
Host: Leslee Draper // Stories: Winter snowfall records topple, Haines peace march commemorates the 4 year anniversary of the Iraq war
Host: Leslee Draper // Stories: Haines Cheer Squad goes to State; Regional Basketball Wrap-up
Host: John Hunt // Stories: Haines Borough Assembly meeting preview; Tongass Futures Round Table (Part 6 of 6)
Host: John Hunt // Stories: Haines DDF team sends three to nationals; The Changing Face of the Tongass (Part 5 of 6)
Host: John Hunt // Stories: Skagway Panthers head to regionals in Juneau; Haines Karate promotion and demonstration; Tongass Series (Part 4 of 6)
Host: John Hunt // Stories: Oceans Film Festival comes to Haines and Skagway; Recreation in the Tongass (Part 3 of 6)
Host: John Hunt // Stories: Earthquake felt south of Haines; Tongass Land Management Plan Revisions (Part 1 of 6)
Host: John Hunt // Stories: CruiseWest cancels 15 summer dockings in Haines; Two local men volunteer at Canada Winter Games in Whitehorse.
Host: John Hunt // Stories: Klondike Gold Rush Nat Historical Park announces changes to hunting and trapping regulations; Assembly member Deborah Vogt reacts to Borough interpretation of Heli-skiing code; Skagway City Council meeting agenda.
Host: John Hunt // Stories: Avalanches in Yukon Territory close Klondike Highway; Haines Yoga Club brings teacher to town.
Host: John Hunt // Stories: Rep Thomas' HJR8 passes Senate, goes to Governor Palin; Haines Assembly special meeting called; IPHC shares halibut fishery info; State DNR and Cooperative Extension warn gardeners of Late Blight virus.
Host: John Hunt // Stories: Truancy in schools; Glacier Bears boys win 2 against Craig Panthers; Borough Heli-ski operators told they are over-counting skier days.
Host: John Hunt // Stories: State Parks plans upgrades to Battery Point Trail and parking area. Haines Dolphins Swim Team does well in Sitka. People For Peace group plans film series (Leslee Draper).
Host: John Hunt // Stories: Gov. Palin extends deadline for Coastal Mgmt Plans. A tour through new Haines school building. Alaska Airlines, others oppose new costs at LAX, may raise prices.
Host: John Hunt // Stories: Haines Borough School Board works on next year's budget. Haines High School's Career Day.
Host: John Hunt // Stories: Haines Borough Mayor Fred Shields previews Assembly meeting; Musician Peter Mulvey performs in Haines
Host: John Hunt // Stories: Skagway City Council skirts pay scale issue; Haines gets cover story in Alaska Magazine
Host: John Hunt // Stories: Marine Safety class. Voter registration deadline. Genny Szymanski interview.
Host: John Hunt // Stories: Skagway City Council meets Thursday; Annual Valentine's Day Tea; Skagway Drama Club presenting "Ditch Day" (Leslee Draper).
Host: John Hunt // Stories: Haines and Skagway DDF teams prep for state tourney; Coast Guard search suspended; Haines Glacier Bears drop two game series to Petersburg
Host: John Hunt // Stories: Szymanski swim update; USCG search for canoe occupants; Haines Dolphins head to regional meet in Sitka
Host: John Hunt // Stories: Rep. Bill Thomas speaks out about fisheries monitoring; Haines Borough Planning Commission update; Genny Szymanski at the Big 10 swim meet
Host: Ann Kaiser // Stories: Skagway Borough Petition Stands
Host: Ann Kaiser // Stories: Ride Yukon supports the Golden Circle Route; Secure Rural School Act; Oil Spill in Haines
Host: Ann Kaiser // Stories: New Freight Taxes; Skagway Borough Petition Reconsidered; Salmon Forecast
Host: Ann Kaiser // Stories: Skagway School Board wrap-up; Rep. Bill Thomas weighs in on continued Juneau road development
Host: Ann Kaiser // Stories: Haines Borough Assembly meeting recap; National Hearth Health Month Activities in Haines
Host: Ann Kaiser // Stories: Skagway City Manager search draws to a close; SEARHC wins international poster contest; Alcohol related road deaths are down in Alaska (Ryan)
Host: Ann Kaiser // Stories: Southeast Native legislators; Alaska's Junior Miss competition; Emergency shelters
Host: John Hunt // Stories: Upper Valley residents plan for road maintenance; Haines DDF team gears up for state with a fundraiser
Host: John Hunt // Stories: Upper Lynn Canal census results are in; Mental Health Trust lands sell at a profit
Host: Ann Kaiser // Stories: Haines sees growth in services for the elderly; New halibut sport fish regs for Southeast
Host: Ann Kaiser // Stories: Southeast lawmakers pass ferry system legislation; On the trail with local musher Jim Stanford
Host: Ann Kaiser // Stories: Haines and Skagway grapple with PERS/TERS state retirement program liabilities; Skagway council member Craig Jennison heads to Juneau
Host: Ann Kaiser // Stories: Museum gets grant for Tlingit Language and Cultural programs; Al-Can 200 wrap-up; Haines weekend basketball scores
Host: John Hunt // Stories: Skagway plans for ore terminal use; Skagway Council member resigns
Host: Ann Kaiser // Stories: Al-Can 200 snowmachine race preview; Tsunami alert in area poses questions
Host: Ann Kaiser // Stories: Cost of Haines' new school increasing; Haines Highway Scenic Byway status update
Host: Ann Kaiser // Stories: Haines 2006 tourism numbers are in; and elder Walter Porter speaks on Tlingit mythology
Host: John Hunt // Stories: Power outage in Haines; Haines DDF team returns from Sitka
Host: John Hunt // Stories: Skagway Police get pay raise after all; Haines Schools funding up
Host: Ann Kaiser // Stories: Rep. Bill Thomas' Legislative goals (Schoenfeld); ESC tax refund, McNaught Comet, Sheldon Museum Interactive Learning Center
Host: Ann Kaiser // Stories: Haines Borough Assembly meeting 1-9
Host: Ann Kaiser // Stories: Skagway tour brokerage contract; Earthquake near Haines; Playing in the snow
