Former Haines public health nurse Vera Smith turned 100 on Nov. 24. She received cards from the White House and from former Alaska Gov. Sean Parnell, said resident Joan Snyder, who visited Vera a few days before her centennial birthday and said she wouldn’t be surprised if Smith makes it to 105. Joan said Vera […]
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‘Dude’ will track upkeep of facilities
The Haines Borough’s Public Facilities Department is investing in a new program to more efficiently track and schedule maintenance of municipal facilities. The borough recently purchased Facility Dude, a cloud-based maintenance management system that will allow borough staff to prioritize scheduling of maintenance, track expenses for different types of work, and schedule preventative, routine […]
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Volleyball tournament this weekend
When Haines High School hosts the Region V volleyball tournament this weekend, coach Gina Randles-Comstock expects her players will be better prepared than they were on a recent trip to Craig. “We arrived late, because our flight got delayed, and we ended up not eating properly,” she said. “We lost every game, but, the second […]
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Contest will decide valley’s best cookie
A major contender is bowing out of the Chamber of Commerce’s annual Cookie and Candy Contest this year, opening the field for challengers to fight for the crown. Barb Blood, who has won both the adult cookie and candy contests over the course of her baking career, will be out of town visiting family. […]
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School enrollment nearly even with last year
Enrollment at Haines School hasn’t dropped this year nearly as much as was projected. The district’s student count, which ended last year at 270, declined by only two students to 268 at the time of the state’s official count in October. In budgeting, the district had projected a drop to 244 students. At $5,830 per […]