To think that Haines Borough officials would sponsor a visa for a person from a communist country to work with the borough is totally off this Earth. I guess you are not in touch with the United States. You seem to be in touch with a stone. Do you realize the unemployment rate in the United States? I […]
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Can’t believe no citizen qualified for job
I couldn’t believe the borough couldn’t find someone qualified in Haines, Alaska or in the Lower 48 for the planning and zoning technician. Did they really think we would believe the most qualified person is a Chinese national? Did the borough raise our taxes so the borough could be so irresponsible as to pay $2,300 […]
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Great job on orca painting
Thank you, Adam Balloch, for painting the killer whale totem at the firehall. Great job! Georgiana Hotch
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Police Blotter
Monday, May 30 Port Chilkoot Dock construction workers reported a vehicle was parked in the way and had been there several days. An officer responded and workers moved their vehicle. A business reported a tour bus blocking their driveway and an alley. The bus was moved. A caller reported water flooding Haines Highway at 8.5 […]
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Police Blotter
Monday, April 23 Juveniles were reported smoking marijuana in a residential area. A caller reported a restraining order had been violated. A tire on a vehicle parked downtown was reported slashed with a knife. A caller reported a motorist without a valid license recently was seen operating a vehicle. Warnings were issued for an expired […]
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Duly Noted
Friends and family members will hold a memorial service for Bobby Douglas “Uncle Doug” Satterwhite, 4 p.m. Saturday at the Salvation Army. All are invited to share this time of remembering. Finger food and light refreshment will follow. If you missed Alaska State Trooper Josh Bentz in his premiere of the National Geographic Channel show, […]
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Swim-a-thon raises $14,892
The Haines Dolphins swim team combined to swim 3,542 lengths of the pool in the annual Swim-a-Thon fundraiser. The 23 participants swam a total of more than 50 miles and raised $14,892, just under the $15,000 goal, said coordinator Sarah Posey. “This is amazing when looked at per capita,” she said. The Dolphins tallied almost […]
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Borough income may increase $350,000
The Haines Borough stands to receive $350,000 more in state revenue sharing funds than projected, a boost that could put a big dent in a projected deficit in the coming year’s budget. Borough manager Mark Earnest has proposed cuts, slight property tax increases and borrowing from reserves to fill what was expected to be a $579,000 hole in the […]