Haines Borough Police Chief Gary Lowe said this week he did not anticipate filing charges in connection with an incident in which an 18-year-old man was run over during an underage drinking party early Saturday at Jones Point. The man was med-evaced to Anchorage with severe facial injuries and was undergoing tests at midweek. A photo of him […]
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Argh! State says ballplayer is pirate; Troopers hook MLB’s top pick
The top pick in this year’s Major League Baseball draft apparently struck out on a recent visit to Haines, tallying $305 in fines for snagging in freshwater, using an illegal weighted hook and failing to possess a personal flotation device aboard a boat. According to a news release from the Alaska Department of Public Safety, […]
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Squirrel jam: Rodents on the rise
An surge in the local squirrel population is causing headaches, as the rodents bore into homes, munch fruit in gardens and trip power transformers around town. “They’re getting into people’s insulation, and into their houses. Someone had one crawl up the screen of their front door. They’re everywhere,” said lumberyard owner Chip Lende. “I don’t […]
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Voters won’t get tourism tax issue; Rossman, Lapp, Waterman vote keeps question off October ballot
The Haines Borough Assembly on Tuesday shot down a proposed ordinance to put the borough’s municipal sales tax designated for tourism promotion and economic development on the October ballot, surprising residents who put a citizens’ ballot initiative on hold this spring and were absent from the meeting. The ordinance failed to advance to a second public hearing, […]
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Election change doubles length of political season
A change in law approved by the Haines Borough Assembly last year effectively doubled the length of the municipal election season. Local politicians are divided on the merits of the change, which extends the duration of a campaign for assembly or school board to at least two months. The change – requested by borough clerk Julie Cozzi – was […]
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Lapham: Words not enough
Thank you is just not enough. We have SEARHC, Dr. Bowman, Jody Miller, our own Becky Malone and Adam DuPaul: Without your support and love it would have been much harder to get through Pete’s remaining days. Our fire department family: The service and graveside will be forever memorable. Our Elks and American Legion family: […]
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Poor has no room to complain
I find it interesting how Mr. Poor complains about not getting enough of his letters published when he is one of the most published authors in the Letters to the Editor section of the Chilkat Valley News throughout the last year. If Poor understood the CVN is a private company, he would realize they need […]
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Laws don’t make town better
Concerning off-premises signs, wake up people! All these regulating ordinances and laws have nothing to do with making Haines a better place. They are made to increase the business of government. Every regulation requires someone to enforce it, someone to process it, and you to pay for it. The more regulations we have means more […]
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Thanks for help during tragedy
I’ve read many times in the paper how the community has helped when a tragedy or loved one passes on. You never imagine one day you could be the one in that situation. I found out what a great community we live in recently. There are not enough words to thank everyone that has helped […]
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Grant helped SAIL help others
Southeast Alaska Independent Living (SAIL) recently completed a project that was partially funded by a grant from the Chilkat Valley Community Foundation. I wanted to take this opportunity to let the community know about the project (The Haines Consumer Service Fund), as well as thank the Chilkat Valley Community Foundation for making a real difference […]