Thank you CVCF for your grant to Becky’s Place. Your giving will allow us to purchase and finish installing the back portion of our fence. What a peace of mind for our clients and their children as they play outside. Your giving gives us another layer of security and peace of mind. Thank you! Jackie and […]
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Museum thanks outgoing borough administrators for their support
The Haines Sheldon Museum would like to thank Annette Kreitzer for her guidance over the past three years. In her position as borough manager, she was tasked with serving as an ex-officio member of the museum board. Her knowledge of borough policies, of government operations and of best practices in hiring and management were invaluable. […]
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Thank you for the community support after Sam Wright’s disappearance
I would like to thank the people of this community for all the prayers, good wishes and support you have given for Sam Wright and to our family during this tragedy. I’ve always known Haines is a wonderful, generous community, but these past weeks have certainly brought that home! Thank you from the bottom of […]
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Congratulations to Connie, and thank you for the People’s Choice award
Congratulations to the lucky winner of this year’s LCC E-bike raffle, Connie Staska! Happy cycling, Connie, we’re so excited for you! Big thanks to Sockeye Cycle and to everyone who participated in the event. It’s such a treat to get together at the SEAK Fair, and every year, we’re wowed by the dedication and neighborliness […]
Posted inLetters to the Editor
KHNS program contained outdated information about the Lutak Dock
During the recent KHNS program focused on Lutak Dock, mining promoter Richard Clement quoted an engineer who said in 2017 that a multi-purpose dock cannot be used to ship ore. It’s now 2024, and this is no longer true. As anyone familiar with the infamous March 24, 2022, Ports and Harbors Committee meeting might recall, […]
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Assembly Briefs: The Lutak Dock saga, progress at Portage Cove, and a cruise tourism study
A cruise ship study, ongoing contention with the Lutak Dock contractor and downtown camping opportunities were some of the things on the Haines assembly agenda on Tuesday evening. Members met for about three and a half hours and also heard a lot of testimony from residents frustrated with the management of the Chilkoot Lake State […]
Posted inDuly Noted
Duly Noted: A birth, a death, and a marriage
Joe Parnell competed in a pickleball tournament at the Alaska Senior Olympics in Fairbanks recently and won a gold medal in the singles aged 60-65 bracket. He and Jim Greene, also of Haines, took home the gold in the doubles aged 60-65 bracket as well. Parnell said it took three days of driving to get […]
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Haines Herring: Clutter finally gets around to putting family out for yard sale
This week, the clutter in the Richardson’s house was finally able to achieve sentience and put the entire family out for sale on the front lawn. “It’s really past time I got around to it,” the clutter said, speaking through an Amazon Echo. “They were really getting in the way.” The clutter, which had been […]
Posted inThis Week in History
This Week in History: Bears late to party, mother and daughter reunited, and job creation
August 15, 2014 – Bear festival ready to go, with or without star attractions On the eve of the Chilkat Valley’s first bear festival, one group of guests was conspicuous by its absence early this week: bears. “The bears aren’t here,” said Ann Puffer, an organizer of the two-day event that starts at Harriett Hall […]
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The impacts of constant churn in borough managers
Borough manager Annette Kreitzer worked her last day on Aug. 12. Her temporary replacement, Elke Doom, arrives in town this week and borough finance director Jila Stuart is acting as interim manager in the few days between when one leaves and the other starts. Kreitzer, who has been with the borough since October of 2021, […]