Third-graders Kieley Thomas and Brennan Palmieri dance at a hop held for K-5 students at the Haines School elementary gym recently. A first-time event, the dance was held in lieu of a spring show. Parents were invited and joined students on the dance floor. Classes learned different dances, including line dances like “The Locomotion.” “It […]

A spaghetti dinner Friday night at the Haines School will benefit three classmates’ trip to volunteer for a month at an orphanage in Moshi, Tanzania. It starts 5 p.m. in the school cafeteria. Seniors Elena Horner, Brook Cinocco and Jackie St. Clair are making the trip after graduation. The dinner’s proceeds will benefit their travel […]

A 31-year-old Haines man this week was charged after allegedly poaching a pregnant moose found at about 38 Mile Haines Highway. State troopers on Wednesday charged the man with taking a moose during a closed season, failure to salvage the meat for human consumption, unlawful possession of illegally taken game, and misuse of motor vehicle […]

Bulky textbooks might soon be a thing of the past at the Haines School. Sam McPhetres, technology coordinator, and assistant Margarette Jones last month handed out a dozen Apple iPads to students and staff at Mosquito Lake School. McPhetres said the “iPad rollout” would serve as a test run for the district. “I really would […]

Mayor Stephanie Scott on Tuesday broke a tie vote of the Haines Borough Assembly to adopt an ordinance that removes code language mandating the municipality have a department of economic development and an economic development director. Assembly members Debra Schnabel, Norm Smith and Joanne Waterman also voted in support of eliminating the department from code. “I’ve been here long enough to say that this […]

Downtown Revitalization Committee members agreed April 30 that recent action by the Haines Borough Planning Commission to classify two westward former school lots for sale jibes with its request for green space there. Group chair Lenise Henderson Fontenot said the action was not inconsistent with the group’s recommendation to maintain part of the old school property for […]

Residents can weigh in on the Haines Borough’s draft comprehensive plan at two town meetings next week. Each meeting is scheduled for 6-8 p.m. The first is Wednesday, May 16, at the Haines School and the second is Thursday, May 17, at Mosquito Lake School. The comprehensive plan is “a community blueprint” for the future, […]