Eleven people applied for an interim appointment to fill Greg Goodman’s vacated Haines Borough Assembly seat. John Brower, Dave Canipe, Debora Gordon, Jono Greene, Gary Hess, Karen Hess, Wayne Hirsch, Jon Hirsh, Brad Maynard, JoAnn Ross Cunningham and Norm Smith submitted letters of interest by Wednesday’s deadline. Assembly members are set to make the appointment at a special meeting […]
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Dock parking ban irks locals
The Haines Borough put together a parking plan for Port Chilkoot Dock this week after residents reacted angrily to warning tickets they received for parking at the dock when no ship was in port. “They paved paradise and put up a parking lot,” resident Dick Flegel said last weekend. “Now you cannot even park in it.” Under […]
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River Walk raises more than $1,000
Thank you to everyone who donated to the Cancer Travel Fund and the participants in the Chilkat River Walk. In spite of that crazy wind blowing after 10 mile it was a beautiful day for walking, running or biking and more than $1,000 was raised. Thank you to Phyllis Sage, Diana Edwards, Kathryn Friedle and Jess Edwards […]
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Thanks for benefit dinner and auction
A big thank you for everyone that helped out and donated items, tours and baked goods for Linda Anderson’s benefit dinner and auction last month. Also, thank you Howsers and Oleruds, for donating some of the fine food, and all who demonstrated their kindness and generosity as Haines people always do. Those who would like […]
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Borough needs to fix ‘nasty scars’
Who would believe our borough would intentionally create a “downtown blight” area? Have you observed the “eyesore” left when our old school demolition project was completed? A major blight right in downtown Haines! Walk or drive Main Street and observe what our visitors see when walking about our town! Spending public dollars on community projects […]
Posted inLetters to the Editor, Obituaries
Alaska was Dennis Miles’ destiny
My mother and I wish to thank the many friends of Dennis Miles for their kind words and support of his wife, Mary, after his sudden death at the end of January. Due to mom’s health issues and a move from Ohio to Montana, I could not tell her right away. Over the Memorial Day […]
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Cathedral Peaks, not Picture Point
Instead of spending half a million dollars to purchase Picture Point and another one or two million in federal tax dollars developing the two acre site, let’s hire some local wood carvers and artists to design and construct two large, colorful, rustic signs. One could be at the ferry terminal announcing, “Welcome to the Haines […]
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Percent tax important for tourism
I felt obliged to respond to Ms. McGuire’s proposal to abolish the 1percent dedicated tourism and economic development tax. Numerous studies have shown a direct link between independent traveler visitation and focused marketing. Remove the marketing and the number of travelers drops. Her comment that she supports tourism but just doesn’t want to pay for […]
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Duly Noted
The Summer Reading Program kicked off at the library Wednesday with more than 50 youths in attendance. Children’s librarian Holly Davis introduced students to this summer’s theme: “One World, Many Stories.” Offerings will include basic language instruction in Chinese, Japanese, Spanish, French, Polish and Swedish, among others. There are programs for children of all ages. […]
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Smith, Hess seek seats on assembly
Letters of interest for an interim appointment to the Haines Borough Assembly are due at the borough office by 5 p.m. Wednesday, June 8. The assembly has scheduled a special meeting 6 p.m. Monday, June 13, to make the appointment to the assembly seat Greg Goodman vacated last month following a Juneau Superior Court ruling that he […]