Residents will be unable to renew passports through the Haines courthouse as of July 1, reported the Chilkat Valley News, saying the post office would most likely begin handling renewals.

The "Alaska Wild Art DVD," released this March by Haines Alaska-based UpNorth Media, features a collection of award-winning art, music and photography from Alaska and the Yukon.

The Haines Borough School District is struggling to deal with an anticipated $450,000 hole in next year's budget, according to a the Chilkat Valley News.

Parents and theirchildren participate in an inner tube raceduring the meet.The meet was set upfor parents to swim with and against theirchildren. Eventsincluded relays, an inner tube race and a 25 yard butterfly race. Tenfamilies participated in the event numbering 36 swimmers altogether.

Austin Badger, 13, member of the 'Haines A' team, goes for a layup during a basketball game against the Skagway Panthers boys team. The Haines team won the game, 33-14.

Adding a new school and renovating the old-Haines students have something to be excited about.

Like birds to prey, visitors flock to the Alaska Bald Eagle Festival in Haines.

Celebrating the 13th annual festival, people can enjoy a variety of events ranging from wildlife workshops, classes, tours and live raptor presentations.

The Alaska State Council on the Arts and The Alaska Humanities Forum are proud to announce the following recipients of the Governor's Awards for the Arts and Humanities. The awards will be presented at a dinner Friday, Oct. 26, at the Fairbanks Princess Lodge.

Members of the Picture Perfect Alaska Photography Cruise take photographs of bears near Chilkoot State Park. Rainbow Glacier Adventures helped guide 50 people around Haines on the photographic tour.

The Bald Eagle Golf Classic has been won by the Alaska Meat and Grocery-Southeast Roadbuilders foursome in a close match by one stroke. Ralph Swinton, Team Captain received the Haines Mayors Cup Saturday afternoon from Haines Mayor Fred Shields at the Valley of the Eagles Golf Links.

The Journey to Statehood-Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of Alaska Statehood has the first Juneau presentation at 7 p.m. Aug. 24, at Centennial Hall. Portraying Judge James Wickersham is John Venables from Haines. The date of the performance is the 150th anniversary of Judge Wickersham's birth. Grand premier is scheduled for Haines on Aug. 21, at the Haines Borough Library.

The SouthEast Alaska Regional Health Consortium WISEWOMAN and Breast and Cervical Health Programs are teaming up with Valley of the Eagles Golf Links in Haines to host the "Rally For A Cure" Summer Scramble Golf Outing at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 11.

The SouthEast Alaska Regional Health Consortium Eagles vs. Ravens walking contests ends Aug. 5, and potluck lunch gatherings are scheduled in Klukwan and Haines to celebrate the ends of the three-month-long events.

Zak Acquistapaste leads the charge during the children's tug-of-war event at the Alaska Southeast Fair in Haines. The four-day fair includes a fishermen's rodeo, horse show, live concerts, logging show and a children's craft and games area.

Tailer Olsson reaches for a ground ball as players, from left, Hudson Sage, Gabrielle St Clair and Brice Norton react to the action. The Haines T-baller's play one game a week during their six week season.

In Haines we mark the scenery along our roads by mile markers. We get water from nine mile, the airport is at four mile, and the eagles are at 17.

The Alaska State Council on the Arts recently awarded $545,674 in grants at their annual meeting, held June 15-16, in Sitka.

The snow has melted. Winter is over. Spring is here. It is time for some serious out-door activity. All golfers are invited to Haines for the firstl Bald Eagle Golf Classic to be held Aug. 4, at the Valley of the Eagles Golf Links in Haines, Alaska. The event is organized by Educational Travel & Tours-Alaska.

"Alaska/Yukon/Arctic Light-Gifts of the Wild," a new photo book by Kathleen M.K. Menke of Crystal Images in Haines, has just been released.

About 160 walkers showed up Saturday for the inaugural Chilkat River Walk on Saturday, a 22.5-mile walk from Klukwan to Haines designed to promote awareness about breast cancer and breast health.

Parents, do you know if your child safety seat is properly installed in your car? Child safety seats work if you use them correctly, but they can cause injury if not installed properly.

Would you like to take a walk for a cause? The Chilkat River Walk from Klukwan to Haines is designed to promote awareness about breast cancer and breast health, and it's a good way to honor women who have or have had breast cancer. Meet at 8 a.m. on Saturday, May 5, at the SouthEast Alaska Regional Health Consortium Klukwan Health Center for breakfast snacks of fruit and yogurt before hitting the road by 9 a.m.

Gable Sage enjoys a day of bowling during the Haines Big Brothers and Big Sisters Bowl for Kids Sake. Twelve teams participated in the annual fundraiser, which was held in the Haines Middle School Gymnasium.

An entertaining evening of Classical Mime, Unusual Magical Illusions, and Beyond Houdini Escape, combined with Southeast Alaska history storytelling will be presented May 5-6, in Juneau. Location of the shows will be announced next week.

The tradition of theater in Haines kicked-off 2007 with the March 30-31, production of "Greater Tuna." National casting director and veteran film and television actor Michael Stark directed the show.

The wind had been blowing in Haines and the surrounding mountains for six days.

Two women from Haines light 140 candles Saturday, March 24, at the annual Haines Day at Nugget Mall in celebration of the 140th anniversary of the Alaska Purchase. Haines Day included several exhibits two entertainment features with a fantasy re-creation of William Henry Seward announcing the final agreement at 5 a.m. March 30, 1867.

Kim Sundberg and Tom Morphet have a laugh during the Haines St. Patrick's Day square dance. More than 50 dancers and musicians turned out for the event, which was held on stage at the Chilkat Center.

Leanna Warren, 4, walks to her day care center in Haines through mounds of snow piled up along her path. Two days of heavy snow last week kept schools and businesses closed for up to three days.

Tobacco has taken its toll on Haines resident Jim Hamp. His wife and mother both died of tobacco-related cancers, and Hamp is dying from emphysema.

The SEARHC regional tobacco program office offers the following services for SEARHC beneficiaries, employees and residents served by SEARHC HRSA clinics in Haines and Klawock/Craig):

Racheal Haas, 7, sells masks during the Indian market Friday, Feb. 9, at Haines Elementary School. The second-grade students were raising money to sponsor four of their classmates who will be swimming in the annual Haines Dolphins Swim-a-thon fundraiser.

High school students at Yakutat School were among the dozens of schools across the Pacific Northwest that have earned more than $125,000 in grants from State Farm Insurance to educate their peers and the community about the dangers of driving.

A dog takes a look Thursday, Jan. 25, inside Mountain Market in Haines - a popular hangout for two- and four-legged beings.

Junior Teslyn Visscher, left, of Haines Glacier Bears sweeps past a player of Sitka's Mt. Edgecumbe High School during a basketball game was played Saturday, Jan. 13. The Haines team lost 40-58.

From left: Zoey Reed, 5, Kali Reed, 2, and their father Travis Reed, watch as a model train passes in front of them during the open house at Sheldon Museum in Haines on Saturday, Dec. 2.