Haines High School cross-country running practice begins 3:30 p.m. Monday, Aug. 1, at Sharnbroich Field. Coach Liam Cassidy said runners are reminded to get their physicals and do their community service. They are also strongly encouraged to participate in the Haines Hustle 5K race, 8 a.m. Saturday, July 30, at the Southeast Alaska State Fairgrounds, […]
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Rain, rain, don’t stay away
Haines is not experiencing the usual and near-constant bouts of rain Southeast Alaska communities are known for in the summer. The National Weather Service says Haines over the past 12 years, has averaged 3.9 inches of precipitation between May 1 and July 16. This year during that time, the area received only 1.45 inches, the […]
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Ready for a love of Fair?
The 43rd annual Southeast Alaska State Fair kicks off July 28 and fairgoers better begin strategically planning the four days in order to pack in as many activities as possible. Beginning this week on July 22 and 23, most exhibits – including fiber arts, fine arts, hobbies and crafts and school projects – are due at […]
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Rec center could make October ballot
A vote to measure demand for a community recreation center could join a potentially crowded ballot in October, but a decision on the future of the building targeted to house the facility might not wait that long. Steve Vick of the Haines Borough Assembly requested for a community center feasibility study to be a discussion item at the […]
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Candidates begin filing for election
Three candidates have filed to run for Mayor of the Haines Borough as of Wednesday morning. John Brower and Stephanie Scott will challenge incumbent Mayor Jan Hill in October’s election. The candidate filing period opened July 11 and runs through Friday, July 29. Borough clerk Julie Cozzi said she has certified all three mayoral candidates. “They will be on the ballot, unless they withdraw […]
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Assembly holds grievance hearings
Haines Borough Assembly members met for more than five hours Tuesday to address grievances former facilities director Brad Maynard filed against borough administration. The public notice for the grievance hearings stated “relative to three grievances filed by Mr. Maynard,” the assembly would meet in executive session because “conducting the hearings in open session would tend to […]
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Former ‘wild child’ finds success
Former Haines resident Deltina Hay recently signed a five-book deal with Linden Publishing. Following the success of her first book, “The Social Media Survival Guide,” she plans to write a series of “Bootstrapper’s Guides” to social media, the mobile web, cloud computing, and the future of the Internet. The books are aimed at small business […]
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Former cop charged with felony perjury; Kennedy accused of lying about DUI
A former Haines Borough Police Department officer has been charged with perjury for allegedly lying under oath as a witness in a Haines DUI and weapons case that was dismissed. Kevin K. Kennedy, 29, left the department June 7. He was charged with perjury, a class B felony, three weeks later. The case is being handled by […]
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Recall effort initiated
Update, Thursday, July 21 4 p.m .: Haines Borough clerk Julie Cozzi on Thursday afternoon rejected the application for the recall of assemblyman Steve Vick, on the recommendation of borough attorney Brooks Chandler. Chandler in a memo wrote the only “required duty” in the portion of borough code cited in the rejected application was for the assembly […]
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Show visitors Haines’ sparkle
Mr. John Binkley’s, president of Alaska Cruise Lines Inc., presentation at the chamber luncheon said although the cruise ship industry will not increase in number of ships visiting Haines we can expect an 8.7 percent increase in visitors” (ships are getting larger). Our borough spending $20,000 on another study will not increase the number of […]