By Editor, on December 30th, 2011 AAA press release:
HELENA, Mont. (12/29/2011) – With New Year’s Eve right around the corner, AAA is reminding celebrators to plan ahead and find a safe way to get home this holiday weekend. Read more->
By Roger Maynard, on September 28th, 2011 After years of indecisiveness, the Haines Assembly was unanimous in its decision to raze the old school gym still standing at the corner of 3rd and Main Streets. The decision is based on recent information showing that restoration of the old building is too expensive, and the building is not ideal for either offices or a recreation center. There is currently no heat or electricity in the building, and it has been standing that way for at least 5 years.
A small group led by Joe Poor and Jack Wenner argued to keep the building, and said they were working on a business plan to keep the building open as a recreation center for the community, but their efforts were too little, too late. Read more->
By Roger Maynard, on September 27th, 2011 JUNEAU–Alaska officials say sesame sticks being recalled by Pepperidge Farms have been distributed in the state.
The Department of Environmental Conservation says in a release that Pepperidge Farms is recalling Baked Naturals Sesame Sticks because of the presence of “small, thin pieces of wire.” Some people have complained of small scrapes when eating them.
Read details in the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner.
By Editor, on September 7th, 2011 JUNEAU–Governor Sean Parnell has proclaimed the week of September 4, Suicide Prevention Week. Alaska’s suicide rate is twice the national average and suicide ranks in the top ten causes of death in our state.
The most recent suicide attempt in Haines was only a week ago; fortunately, the victim was found in time and is in treatment now.
Haines has a number of resources to help prevent suicides, including Lynn Canal Counseling Services at 766-2177, Haines Health Center at 766-6300 and various churches. For emergency help, call 911.
The governor’s full proclamation reads: Read more->
By Roger Maynard, on September 7th, 2011  HAINES–Police Chief Gary Lowe informs us that there will be a meeting of the Alcohol Task Force tonight at 6:00 pm in the Assembly chambers.
To view the agenda, click here.
By Roger Maynard, on August 31st, 2011 HAINES–Haines has an alcohol problem that has been highlighted recently by two accidents (one fatal) and other incidents involving young people who were affected by drinking alcohol. It’s time to look for a solution…
The Haines Borough is sponsoring a round-table type discussion this evening, August 31, 2011 at 6:30 p.m. at the Chilkat Center. The discussion, led by Chief of Police Gary Lowe, will focus on identifying the scope of the alcohol problem and proposing solutions.
For more information, contact Gary Lowe, Chief of Police, 766-2121, glowe@haines.ak.us
By Editor, on August 20th, 2011  SEARHC News Release
HAINES—Parents, do you know if your young child is safe in the car when you are driving? Do you know the current state laws regarding child car seats?
The SouthEast Alaska Regional Health Consortium (SEARHC), in partnership with the Haines Police Department and Safe Kids Alaska, will offer a free child car seat fitting event from 3-6 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 13, at the Haines Police Department (213 Haines Highway). Certified Child Passenger Safety Technicians will be available to help parents make sure their child passenger seats are the proper fit for their car and that they meet the child car seat requirements of state law. A limited number of child car seats are available for those in need (donations are requested). Read more->
By Roger Maynard, on July 26th, 2011 Kevery Strunk, age 63, of Haines died from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound about 7:22 Monday evening.
According to Haines Police Chief Gary Lowe, the Police Department received a 911 call that a person was talking about committing suicide. The person was an acquaintance of the victim and called police when she heard a gunshot in the house. Haines Police, with the assistance of a State Park Ranger, secured the house and tried to contact the victim. Unsuccessful, they entered the house and found the victim lying on the floor in the living room with a gunshot wound to the chest. He was transported to the SEARHC Clinic where he was pronounced dead by the attending physician.
While the final determination of the cause of death will come from the Medical Examiner’s office, the Haines Police Department is treating this incident as a suicide.
By Editor, on July 20th, 2011  By James Sherk | THE HERITAGE FOUNDATION
Private-sector job creation initially recovered from the recession at a normal rate, leading to predictions last year of a “Recovery Summer.” Since April 2010, however, net private-sector job creation has stalled. Within two months of the passage of Obamacare, the job market stopped improving. This suggests that businesses are not exaggerating when they tell pollsters that the new health care law is holding back hiring. The law significantly raises business costs and creates considerable uncertainty about the future. To encourage hiring, Congress should repeal Obamacare.
Read full article at heritage.org.
By Editor, on June 28th, 2011 Robert Woolsey | KCAW
SITKA, ALASKA (2011-06-27) The death of two Yakutat residents last week (6-20-11) brings to seven the number of commercial fishermen killed this year in Alaska – and the season is just getting started. The fact that all seven lost their lives in open boats – and all were wearing life jackets — has caught the attention of agencies involved in marine safety. There is consensus that it’s time for renewed focus on safety training for the small-boat fleet.
Read/Listen to full story at KRBD.org
By Editor, on May 27th, 2011 SEARHC press release
HAINES–The fifth annual Chilkat River Walk/Run/Ride from Klukwan to Haines takes place on Saturday, June 4, to raise funds for the Haines Hospice Cancer Travel Fund and raise awareness about breast cancer and breast health. This year participants can run or bicycle the course, in addition to walking. Read more->
By Editor, on March 17th, 2011  Click image to view NY Times interactive video by William J. Broad | NY TIMES
A United Nations forecast of the possible movement of the radioactive plume coming from crippled Japanese reactors shows it churning across the Pacific, and touching the Aleutian Islands on Thursday before hitting Southern California late Friday.
Health and nuclear experts emphasize that radiation in the plume will be diluted as it travels and, at worst, would have extremely minor health consequences in the United States, even if hints of it are ultimately detectable.
Read more in the New York Times.
By Gary Lidholm, on March 2nd, 2011  Patient loaded, Al Badgley, Ashley Vigilante, Thom Andriesen, Amanda Vigilante return with the gurney. HAINES–If you heard a vigilante crew was looking for you, it would normally give you cause for alarm. But in Haines, it is a reassuring thing.
Sisters Ashely (20) and Amanda (18) Vigilante are two of the newest members of the Haines Emergency Medical Services (EMS) ambulance crew. The pair completed emergency medical technician (EMT) level I training in Haines in September and eagerly sought assignments so they could to get the 10 patient contacts required to attend EMT II training. Now back from a successful 2 ½ weeks in Ketchikan, where the level II course was offered, they are anticipating a future college curriculum that might lead to a medical career. Read more->
By Editor, on March 1st, 2011 SEARHC press release
JUNEAU—The SEARHC WISEWOMAN Women’s Health Program and Bartlett Regional Hospital are happy to announce the Spring 2011 schedule for the mobile mammogram program, and this year there’s a new stop on the itinerary. Read more->
By Roger Maynard, on February 11th, 2011  A new study published in the AMA’s Archives of General Psychiatry concludes that marijuana use appears to accelerate the onset of psychotic or schizophrenic symptoms in some portions of the population.
According to the abstract of the study, “Genetic risk for psychotic disorder may be expressed in part as sensitivity to the psychotomimetic effect of cannabis. Read more->
By Editor, on January 31st, 2011 FLORIDA–A judge on Monday became the second judge to declare President Barack Obama’s healthcare reform law unconstitutional, in the biggest legal challenge yet to federal authority to enact the law.
U.S. District Judge Roger Vinson, appointed to the bench by President Ronald Reagan in 1983, ruled that the reform law’s so-called “individual mandate” went too far in requiring that Americans start buying health insurance in 2014 or pay a penalty.
Read more at Reuters.com.
Read more in the Anchorage Daily News.
By Editor, on December 18th, 2010 SEARHC press release:
SOUTHEAST ALASKA–All SouthEast Alaska Regional Health Consortium (SEARHC) health care facilities will be closed on Friday, Dec. 24, for Christmas Eve and on Friday, Dec. 31, for New Year’s Eve. These closures are so SEARHC employees can spend time with their families during the holidays. Read more->
By Roger Maynard, on October 28th, 2010 SEARHC Press Release
JUNEAU — The SouthEast Alaska Regional Health Consortium (SEARHC) congratulates the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and the Alaska VA Healthcare System on the grand opening this week of the new Veterans Affairs Outreach Clinic located on the first floor of the Juneau Federal Building.
Read more->
By Roger Maynard, on August 9th, 2010 SEARHC press release
HAINES — The SouthEast Alaska Regional Health Consortium (SEARHC) Health Promotion department is hosting free health screenings for adults age 18 and older on Wednesday and Thursday, Sept. 1-2, in Haines. Read more->
By Roger Maynard, on July 22nd, 2010 
SEARHC Press release
HAINES — The SouthEast Alaska Regional Health Consortium (SEARHC) WISEWOMAN Women’s Health Program is teaming up with Valley of the Eagles Golf Links and Driving Range in Haines to host the “Rally For The Cure” Summer Scramble Golf Outing in August. Read more->
By Roger Maynard, on February 20th, 2010 SEAHRC Press Release
SITKA, Feb. 19, 2010 — The SouthEast Alaska Regional Health Consortium (SEARHC) Emergency Medical Services department is offering a Wilderness First Responder course that involves some preliminary online computer work before class sessions begin. The in-person class sessions are April 5-9 at the Southeast Regional Emergency Medical Services Council classroom in Sitka Read more->
By Roger Maynard, on February 20th, 2010 SEARHC Press Release
SITKA, Feb. 19, 2010 — Few people get to see real emergency room doctors in action, be with operating room staff during surgery or even watch a dentist performing a root canal. Alaska Native high school students from Southeast Alaska can experience these and other opportunities when they participate in the Ethel Lund Village Health Occupations Program (VHOP). Read more->
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