First I would like to thank you and the Haines community for coming together at a time when my wife Linda Anderson and myself needed the support, friendship and love more than at any time in our adult lives. This generosity and true compassion shall never be forgotten. To the wonderful staff at the SEARHC clinic, […]
Posted inLetters to the Editor
Morphet right about assembly seats
Hear, hear to Tom Morphet’s commentary to do away with designated seats on the Haines Borough Assembly. I don’t mean to bad-mouth democracy/majority rule/competition, I just want to voice my strong agreement with any kind of behavior that supports consensual style decision-making. Additionally, in the spirit of great minds think alike, and though I offered this […]
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Set assembly seats by area districts
I take issue with three points in last week’s editorial. I believe it’s time to go a very different direction than what you advocate. First, let’s consider regional seating, including an upper valley assembly seat, a Lutak seat and Mud Bay seat. The current assembly, overall, has no strong stake in outlying portions of the borough. Until […]
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Coverage of protest vs. civics disturbing
It’s disturbing to me that an act of protest in New York City rated a huge, front-page picture while the accomplishment of two Haines young women who completed the Alaska Girls State program garnered scant attention. Bob Lix
Posted inBlotter
Police Blotter
Monday, Oct. 4 A person reported being assaulted in their Deishu Drive home the previous night and was talking to relatives before deciding to press charges. An officer responded to a belly-dump truck running a stop sign at Second Avenue and Main Street. Police spoke to company officials, who said they would change their route. […]
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Police Blotter
Monday, Oct. 10 A caller reported a vehicle parked on the side of the road at 4 Mile Haines Highway, making it difficult to pass. A state trooper responded and found the vehicle not to be a hazard. A person crashed a car into another person’s car following a dispute at a business near FAA […]
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Duly Noted
Gunshots, thunder or explosives? Those were among theories circulating to explain a series of loud booms heard around town early Tuesday morning. As many as 10 booms were heard around 5:30 a.m. by residents in an area that stretched at least from Piedad Road to 1 Mile Mud Bay Road. Some guessed the sounds were […]
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Moose hunt ends with 22 kills
Twenty-two bull moose were taken in the valley’s annual subsistence moose hunt ending Oct. 7. The harvest included three sub-legal animals, including one discovered abandoned in the field near Bear Flats. “I could see why somebody might have thought it was a forked (antler), but it was obviously a third point after you looked at […]
Posted inSports
Spiker Young gets all-tourney honor
The Haines varsity volleyball team had a jam-packed weekend in Juneau, and topped 4A Thunder Mountain to win the Silver bracket championship. Assistant coach Liana Shull said the Silver title is equivalent to third place in last weekend’s tournament that drew entries from across the state. Teams were put into brackets following pool play. “We […]
Posted inLocal News, Klukwan, News
Klukwan gets cell phone service
Residents around Klukwan can now get cell phone service in the area around the village, following completion of a tower behind the village last month by Alaska Communications Systems (ACS). A company press release says starting Oct. 5 village residents now get “wireless voice and 2G data speeds.” Customers say they’ve gotten service at Chilkat Lake weir, […]