The beaches around Haines are a little cleaner this week thanks to a few dozen volunteers. About 35 volunteers assisted with the International Coastal Cleanup Day on Sept. 17, organized by the Takshanuk Watershed Council. The event ran in conjunction with the Ocean Conservancy’s International Coastal Cleanup Day. “It’s all supposed to happen in one […]
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From Mosquito Lake to West Point to the deserts of Kuwait; Kurz learned work ethic from family, teachers
While attending fifth grade at Haines Elementary in 1978, Karl Kurz checked out a book that described the adventures of a West Point graduate. “I decided then it was the life for me,” said Kurz. Seven years later, Kurz left Haines for West Point. And this spring he retired from the Army as a lieutenant […]
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Assembly to vote on old school demolition
Members of the Haines Borough Assembly are set to approve a bid for demolishing the remaining portion of the old elementary school at their meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 27. Bids are due Monday, and the assembly is expected to vote on accepting the low bid Tuesday, said borough manager Mark Earnest. The assembly in July moved to […]
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Fire destroys home, hopes; No one injured in blaze at 27 Mile, cause not known
A fire Tuesday destroyed Fred Anderson Sr.’s dream of bringing his wife home from a Sitka hospital. Linda Anderson, his wife of 43 years, is suffering from advanced lung cancer and recently expressed interest in returning to the home the couple built together in Mosquito Lake’s Four Winds subdivision, Anderson said. He’d hauled building material […]
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Schnabel agenda is vitality of Haines
Determined, dependable, hardworking, committed, trustworthy, experienced. These are words that come to mind when I think of Debra Schnabel as a borough assembly member. The most important of these to consider when comparing her to her opponent for borough assembly seat C is “experienced.” Having served on numerous committees, as the director of a number of different […]
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Friends of the Library thank the CVCF
Thank you for printing the photo of the new landscaping around the library totem pole in the September 8th issue. Pete Dohrn does deserve thanks for all the hard work he put into making it warm and inviting. Thanks also go to Ed Hays, who donated his time and energy in building the beautiful benches and […]
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Accentuate the positive
Let’s all contribute a positive impact as we bring out the best in Haines. The individuals and organizations that make up the personality of Haines have made Haines a better, safer and more attractive place to live. The market place is alive and well, but still needs to be tweaked a bit as we all […]
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Lend your voice and vote Oct. 4
As residents of Haines Borough we rely on our local officials to seek out and support opportunities that maintain and enhance our quality of life. Our power source in Haines is reliant on a submarine cable that supplies electricity from Skagway. The fact is that one day the submarine cable will fail. Proper planning for the future […]
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Couple grateful for welcome home
“When you pray, rather let your heart be without words than your words without heart.” – John Bunyan (1628-1688). Indeed, words cannot express the love and support we felt during the past nine months of recovery in Reno and Albany. We so appreciated the thoughts, prayers, cards, phone calls, e-mails and visits. They were words […]
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What is motive of recall?
On the slight chance anyone in the valley is sufficiently gullible to believe Mr. Jim Shook and his fellow recall sponsors are truly concerned about the rule of law and not about politics (as they claim), I offer the following question and challenge: The question: Why are the recall sponsors not campaigning for the defeat […]