Voting for Haines Chamber of Commerce annual awards – including business of the year – is open through Sept. 15. Voting is open to chamber members and is offered only online at http://www.haineschamber.net. Chamber office manager Joan Carlson said she’s hoping to improve numbers from last year, when only about 20 members cast ballots. “We need […]
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August nearly twice as wet as average
If you think it’s been wetter than usual, you’re right. The 5.33 inches that fell in August was nearly double the average of 2.78 inches for that month during the past 30 years, according to Geri Swanson, meteorologist for the National Weather Service in Juneau. “You had rain almost every day, but it wasn’t an […]
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Gillnetters say management off
Lynn Canal gillnetters say they want change in management of the local fishery, which they say weighs disproportionately on their gear group for ensuring salmon escapement goals into local rivers. State Rep. Bill Thomas, R-Haines, met with more than two dozen gillnetters last week. Concerns include that fishing restrictions to ensure sockeye escapement weren’t equally shared with […]
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Forest funds to bring $103K in projects to Haines Borough
The Haines Borough will likely receive about $103,000 in projects from $1 million designated in 2008 for federal forest projects in northern Southeast communities. Projects in the borough include $55,000 for restoration of an airstrip and cabin at Katzehin flats, $29,900 for weed control, including at the Haines ferry terminal, and $18,800 for improvements to roads and […]
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CIA housing project readying for tenants
Chilkoot Indian Association tribal administrator Dave Berry said when the new Chilkoot Estates subdivision is within view, he’s surprised by how many people say, “Oh, that’s back here.” Henry Phillips, though, was well aware of CIA’s first housing project within a week of his return to Haines last month. Phillips, 54, is living with his […]
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Process botched, says job-seeker
Delays in the hiring process and a mistake in the advertised pay left the Haines Borough’s choice for its firefighter job uncertain about wanting to work for the municipality. It appears Bryan Hinderberger has since been removed from a list of candidates for the job. He said he was told the borough is “moving in […]
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Should high school be more difficult? Board mulls graduation requirements
Should Haines High School graduation requirements be changed or stiffened? The Haines Borough school board took up that question Tuesday, at the request of board chair Carol Kelly. “It seems to me a student could graduate in three and a half years here, and it seems we have more to offer,” she said. Rather than the board making […]
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HFR appreciates gift of new containers
Haines Friends of Recycling would like to thank the Chilkat Valley Community Foundation for the grant they gave us in late 2010 for the purchase of our new recycling collection containers we have used at the Fourth of July picnic and the Southeast Alaska State Fair. If you have seen the containers, you probably saw […]
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Voters choose shape, direction of town
Citizens frequently do not realize the importance of effective local government. Our local government is in charge of things that affect our everyday life, i.e., police and fire protection, sanitary services, public works, library services, permitting and approval of the comprehensive plan. As a resident and registered voter you have the opportunity to shape […]
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Vote ‘no’ on borough assembly recall
First: Better luck next time on the 1 percent. Right now the recall is more important. Representatives Daymond Hoffman, Joanne Waterman and Jerry Lapp all voted for a special election, but recall organizers aren’t telling us to unseat Lapp. Obviously the recall is really meant as a punishment for those who wouldn’t give Greg Goodman’s seat to Karen Hess. So let’s […]