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By Jessica Edwards 
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March 8, 2012 Volunteers made Olympics a success
Community Youth Development, Well and Fit Community Council, and the Southeast Alaska State Fair would like to thank Haines Borough, Alaska Mountain...
By Jessica Edwards Duly Noted January 20, 2011 Duly Noted
Heather, Chip, Christian, J.J., and Stoli Lende and Sarah and Caroline Elliott returned last week from a family vacation to Sayulita, Mexico. Sarah...
By Jessica Edwards Duly Noted January 13, 2011 Duly Noted
Patience Josephine Nelson was born into the hands of father Geoffrey Nelson on the morning of Jan. 5 in Juneau. Patience weighed 6 pounds, 13 ounces...
By Jessica Edwards Duly Noted November 11, 2010 Duly Noted
An appreciation dinner for Pete Lapham will be held 3 p.m. Sunday at the Elks Lodge. Donations for the dinner will be accepted at the door. A dinner...
By Jessica Edwards News October 14, 2010 Volunteer burnout, polarization cited as town's impediments
A panel of 12 community leaders who gathered at the public library Sept. 29 said Haines could be strengthened through a loan program to encourage...
By Jessica Edwards News September 30, 2010 'South Pacific' for weekend
A cast of 31 residents, some new to theater, some veteran, sing the World War II-era stories of Rogers and Hammerstein's 1949 musical "South...
By Jessica Edwards News September 23, 2010 Grocery store tour zeroes in on nutritious choices
For those who don’t grow or raise food, good nutrition begins at the grocery store. But how many of us actually stop to think about making the...
By Jessica Edwards News May 20, 2010 Hill breaks tie, rejects raises for borough leaders
The Haines Borough Assembly May 11 voted 4-3 against giving themselves a $50 per meeting raise, with a $500 per month raise for the mayor. Under the...
By Jessica Edwards News May 20, 2010 Borough, tribe seal deal to swap utility, road work
The Haines Borough will pay for water and sewer mains in the Chilkoot Indian Association’s new subdivision in exchange for money to maintain...
By Jessica Edwards News May 20, 2010 Assembly debates annual grants to non-profits
The Haines Borough Assembly May 25 is slated to adopt its $11 million operating and capital budget, and will consider amending it to include as much...
By Jessica Edwards News May 13, 2010 Election rule change fuels assembly spat
The Haines Borough Assembly last week tangled over a draft ordinance revising local election laws, sending the proposed law to its government...
By Jessica Edwards News May 13, 2010 Assembly OKs 10K pay hike for harbormaster
The Haines Borough Assembly Friday May 7 gave the borough manager the go-ahead to increase harbormaster pay by up to $10,000 to attract the...
By Jessica Edwards News May 13, 2010 Contract assessor to be hired; Borough abandons attempts for permanent position
The Haines Borough Assembly voted unanimously Tuesday for contracting with an assessing firm to complete borough assessments and to train a local pers...
