At the intersection of Chilkoot Street and Chilkoot Court, several generations of Chilkoot Natives gathered Friday for the ceremonial opening of the Chilkoot Estates subdivision. Chilkoot Indian Association president Harriet Brouillette and administrator Dave Berry helped cut an inscribed ribbon, with help from Brouillette’s mother and Berry’s grandson. Residents toured two, four-plex apartment buildings that […]
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New mayor, assembly to meet
The Haines Borough Assembly is scheduled to meet as a committee 6:30 p.m. tonight (Thursday, Nov. 3) in the assembly chambers. Terms for newly elected Mayor Stephanie Scott and assembly members Debra Schnabel, Norm Smith and incumbent Jerry Lapp started this week. The public notice for the meeting says the assembly will discuss assembly procedures, committee and liaison assignments, and “standards of practice used to […]
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Borough may hire out plowing
Public facilities director Brian Lemcke said road maintenance service area boards in the upper valley could hire a snowplow company to clear roads in two subdivisions after advertisement of the jobs attracted no bidders. Plow company owners say that conditions on plowing and substandard roads there make the jobs not worth bidding. Lemcke said that […]
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HARK adds pet care services
The Haines Animal Rescue Kennel has recently added pet care services including vaccinations, broad-spectrum wormer and flea, tick and lice treatments. “These services will help keep our pet population safe from deadly diseases as well as irritating parasites,” said Steve Vick, HARK executive director. “HARK encourages all pet owners to stay current with vaccines and parasite […]
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Four approved for consulting pool
The Haines Borough Assembly last week voted 4-1 to authorize manager Mark Earnest to hire from a pool of four consultants for the municipality’s “special projects.” Approved consultants include Agnew Beck Consulting of Anchorage and residents Darsie Culbeck, James Kallenberg and Burl Sheldon. “The idea is that we would have assistance on focused attention on some of the priority […]
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Outgoing mayor Hill appoints five to new port committee
The Haines Borough Assembly on Oct. 25 approved the first appointments to the new Haines Port Development Steering Committee. Departing Mayor Jan Hill appointed Michael Ganey, Alaska Marine Trucking; Fred Gray, Delta Western; Darwin Green, Constantine Metal Resources; Scott Hansen, Chilkoot Indian Association; and resident Roger Maynard to the committee. The assembly approved all five appointments. The group is slated […]
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Thomsen sixth in division at Anchorage wrestling tourney
Led by a sixth-place finish by squad leader Jimmy Thomsen, the Haines wrestling team finished about middle of the pack of 50 mostly larger squads participating in a statewide competition last weekend at Anchorage Christian School. Thomsen’s finish was the best by a Haines wrestler ever in the giant-sized tournament, but also a learning experience, […]
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Connelly Lake comment period extended
Federal officials on Wednesday extended a public comment period on a permit for the proposed Connelly Lake hydro-electric project for 60 days due to concerns about sufficient public notice. Brooks Carter, who works in the office that serves public notice on actions by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, said the agency advertised a recent comment period in […]
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Prosecutor Buttram fierce competitor with a common touch
During her youth in Haines, three things attracted Ada County Assistant Prosecuting Attorney Tessie Buttram to a career in law. First was an impression of a lawyer’s office she visited as a small child. “I remember his desk was really messy, but they obviously had a lot of reverence for him, and I was like, […]
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Bow hunting in town: Legal but is it safe?
Police chief Gary Lowe said he wouldn’t seek changes in borough laws that effectively prohibit hunters from shooting big game with a rifle in the Haines townsite but allow such hunting with a bow. Some residents this fall raised questions about the laws after bow hunters went after a moose that survived a shooting at the golf […]