The Haines Borough Assembly Tuesday voted 5-1 to use $65,000 in borough funds to pay for the Mosquito Lake School heating system. Two-thirds of the cost of the $186,550 project will be paid by a state grant.
Volunteers and some residents who live near Chilkoot River are calling on law enforcement officials to start ticketing bear-viewers and motorists who disregard the area's rules.
Should the Haines Borough charge for ambulance service?
Two years ago, residents Rob Goldberg and Burl Sheldon hatched a plan for a trade - a boat for a guitar. Sheldon, who has built boats, was a "great musician without a great guitar," according to Goldberg. Goldberg, who has a guitar shop, was tired of borrowing boats for family subsistence outings.
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A sow and her two cubs splash along the Chilkoot River recently. Scenes like this have drawn large crowds of bear watchers, rekindling discussion of how best to manage the area. Photo by: Ron Horn
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