Articles from the August 25, 2016 edition
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Borough offers forestry office, car
Haines Borough Manager Bill Seward this week offered office “space, utilities and transportation” for five years to the state’s Division of...
Increase sought for electricity, fees
Residential and small commercial electric rates would go down slightly but rates for bulk power, five fees and a monthly customer charge would...
Manager seeks to study borough 'office climate'
Haines Borough Manager Bill Seward wants to check the pulse of the borough and establish a baseline of data about its organizational climate, or...
Race for borough assembly swells to 6 candidates
Three new candidates will vie for two open seats on the Haines Borough Assembly alongside incumbent Diana Lapham and challengers Judy Erekson and...
Shark event set Saturday
The American Bald Eagle Foundation will host “Day of the Denticles: A Celebration of Sharks” to educate the public about shark species throughout...
Two new teachers for Haines, Klukwan schools
The Haines Borough School District and the Chatham School District each have hired two new teachers for the 2016-17 school year. Alex Van Wyhe is the...
Haines opens with 241students; Klukwan School at 12
Students have returned to schools in Haines and Klukwan. The Haines Borough School District opened its doors for the 2016-2017 school year Tuesday....
Habra seeks mentoring help
Tony Habra, the new superintendent for the Haines Borough School District, asked at Thursday’s meeting for the school board’s input and opinions...
Workshop will explain school, staff surveys
A recent survey of Haines School students and staff reported increases in student delinquent behaviors as well as decreases in peer climate and...
Bills hone 'Coast Canadian' sound
The Bills, a Victoria, B.C.-based acoustic quintet, bring their “Coast Canadian” sound to the Chilkat Center for a show starting 7:30 p.m....
Assembly holds off on nonprofit funding
The Haines Borough Assembly stalled appropriations for local nonprofits Tuesday, delaying discussion of any funding for three months. The group also...
Snowmachiners tackle waste at 25 Mile
A dozen or more members of the Chilkat Snowburners snowmachine club gathered heaps of trash from the woods and flats near 25 Mile Haines Highway...
Fair membership meeting, dinner Friday at Harriett Hall
The Southeast Alaska State Fair will hold its annual membership meeting starting 5 p.m. Friday, Aug. 26 at the fairgrounds’ Harriett Hall. A dinner...
Constantine gets OK for next stage of development
Constantine Metal Resources last week won agency approval for 2.5 miles of additional roads, 120 feet of bridges and other infrastructure at the Palme...
Industry makes case for forestry office
About a dozen timber operators and sawyers made their case for keeping open a state Division of Forestry office in Haines Tuesday, including...
Editorial
As I recently filed to run for a seat on the Haines Borough Assembly, people have been asking me how I will run the newspaper and also run for...
Thanks for help with 25 Mile cleanup
The Chilkat Snowburners would like to thank all who helped with the cleanup at 25 mile on Sunday the 21st. We wish we could name each and every one...
Don't pick tree's apples
I am the gardener for the Sheldon Museum. I am writing to thank those in our community who appreciate and enjoy our 100-year-old Anway apple tree...
Vets spruce up Legion
Thanks to Turner Construction for the loan of its forklift, without which we would not have been able to paint the north side of the American Legion...
Second market a success
The second community market held at Mosquito Lake School on Sunday featured over 100 attendees despite a bluebird late-summer day that might have...
Hot Shots grateful for help
We would like to thank the Chilkat Valley Community Foundation for the very generous donation they provided to the Haines Hot Shots youth shooting...
Hoops camp thankful
The Back to School Basketball Camp had a great turnout. Thank you to the Chilkat Indian Village and the Chilkoot Indian Association for your...
No borough garbage fees
The assembly, at this moment, appears to be preparing to charge every household in the valley $40 a month for garbage regardless of the amount or if...
Stop by the garden
Thank you everyone for coming out in the rain to our Garden Party fundraiser. We had a lot of fun and we were able to raise enough money for a...
Museum thanks CVCF
The Sheldon Museum is extremely grateful to the Chilkat Valley Community Foundation for its support of our archives. This financial support has...