Four Glacier Bears qualified for the state cross-country championship last weekend but surprise showings by Mount Edgecumbe and Craig dashed hopes of sending full teams to Anchorage. The Haines boys’ and girls’ teams twice topped the Braves and Panthers earlier this season, but the southern squads stepped up their pace at last weekend’s regional championship […]
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Third opening on school board may go to write-in candidate
Voters will see two familiar names on the ballot for Haines Borough school board. Anne Marie Palmieri and Brian Clay are seeking re-election and are uncontested. Each is seeking a three-year term. As of press time Wednesday, there was no declared candidate for a third, open three-year seat on the board, recently vacated by Stacie Turner. A […]
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Recall would oust Hoffman, Waterman
Voters Tuesday will decide whether Haines Borough Assembly members Daymond Hoffman and Joanne Waterman should be removed from office. Recall organizers say the pair broke borough law when they failed to fill an assembly vacancy within the code-required 30 days. “I think that our lawmakers should not be our lawbreakers, simply put,” said Jim Shook, chairman of the Haines Recall Committee. […]
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HHS alum now Google engineer
Teachers, tinkering and tenacity – that’s how Michael Hagen came to work for one of the world’s biggest and far-reaching companies. Hagen, 36, is a software engineer at Google in Seattle. He grew up in Haines, spending his childhood at the big stone house on Union Street, attending Haines School and tinkering with circuit boards, […]
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Voters Tuesday will decide mayor, recall, 3 assembly seats
Voters go to the polls Tuesday in an election that could dramatically change the make-up of local leadership. Including a recall initiative that targets two assembly members, all but one of six elected seats on the Haines Borough Assembly will be in play. Voters also will choose a Mayor and fill up to three of seven seats on the Haines […]
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Assembly approves razing gym, school
The Haines Borough Assembly on Tuesday turned down an eleventh-hour request to save the elementary school and gym, voting 5-0 for demolition. “Nothing has been rushed, and it’s been a public process over and over and over again,” said member Scott Rossman. The assembly awarded Southeast Roadbuilders a contract up to $167,475 for the demolition to be […]
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Attend open gym on Sunday
I complained mightily about the gym not being open on Sundays and now it is, starting this weekend, Sunday, Oct. 2, from 4 to 6 p.m. So I’d like to thank the Community Education director and the school system for making it happen. Come on out, players. Joe Parnell
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Lapp issue belies recall
Why vote no on the recall? As assembly member Scott Rossman says, “It’s ridiculous. I don’t support it. But I do support their right to put it on the ballot.” Former Mayor and conservative incumbent Jerry Lapp says he can’t support the recall either, and goes one step further than Rossman by opposing the recall effort entirely. “I wouldn’t […]
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Town depends on service
ong list of assets, we’re also an entertaining community of unique character – and characters, a place unspoiled by endless suburbs and ways out. More than most places, we rely on one another and carve our course together. More than most places, each voice matters. It’s unfortunate that local politics resulted in an impasse among borough […]
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Recall targets show civility and care
I would like to publicly express my thanks to Daymond Hoffman and Joanne Waterman for their service to our borough assembly and to our community. I believe that they, and all the members of our borough assembly, do the very best that they can for our community and we are lucky to have them as our representatives. It is […]