The Haines Borough Planning Commission may take up the question of modified trailers, along with commercial building standards, acting commission chair Rob Goldberg said at last week’s commission meeting. The commission also endorsed two changes in planning code aimed at preventing problems that arose when it granted Haines Assisted Living two variances for proximity to an adjoining […]
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‘Neon’ lampfish light up waters
A surge of northern lampfish this week attracted thousands of gulls and dozens of seals to Chilkat and Chilkoot inlets. “It’s like a hooligan run, almost,” said 36-year Lutak resident Richard Buck, who was out Sunday and Monday nights, watching schools of the glowing, blue fish on the water’s surface near the ferry terminal. “They flash blue […]
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Haines girls, boys fall at Region V tourney
The Haines Glacier Bear girls came within a game of a trip to the state tournament before losing to the Sitka Wolves Saturday afternoon at the Region V basketball tournament in Juneau. After slipping into an 8-3 hole in the first quarter, the Haines girls battled back, making transition baskets to tie the game by […]
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Shareholders voting on large distribution; Tap into Klukwan’s biggest trust?
Klukwan, Inc. shareholders will vote in the next three weeks on whether to liquidate more than half of the corporation’s general income trust, the village Native corporation’s biggest piggy bank, worth $20 million. The proposed payout of $12.6 million would be one of the largest single distributions in the corporation’s history, paying $500 per share, […]
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Assembly OKs 2,600 skier-days
After a fifth public hearing to discuss a revised helicopter skiing ordinance, the Haines Borough Assembly on Tuesday adopted an ordinance that would permit up to three operators to share a 2,600 skier-day limit. The ordinance passed 5-1, with member Greg Goodman opposed. He said the ordinance was “on the right track,” but still flawed. Borough manager Mark […]
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Girls’ hoops team grateful for support
The Haines High School Glacier Bears girls’ basketball team would like to thank the American Legion for helping us run a raffle to help fund our trip to Valdez, where we played in the 34th Elks Tournament. The tournament was a great experience for our team, and we played in the championship game after beating some of the […]
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Borough incompetent on heli-skiing
Thanks to the borough assembly and manager for incompetently managing heli-skiing. During 2010, SEABA violated their tour permit. The penalty for these violations was nothing! The borough assembly unanimously renewed SEABA’s permit on Jan. 25, with no penalty. In fact, the penalty appears to be expansion of skier days, and unlimited, un-managed, heli-skiing in expanded terrain. The […]
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Beware chem-trails and bio-tech giants
It was encouraging to see how many people came to the Haines public library for the evening showing of the independent documentary about chem-trails. Unprecedented deployment of bio and geo technologies has already been unleashed into worldwide environments. Genetically modified organisms, contained in over 85 percent of the food we now eat, have been consistently proven in innumerable studies by molecular […]
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Proposed dock fees a disaster
The proposed fee increases for the Lutak Dock will be a disaster for the businesses and residents of Haines, as Alaska Marine Lines will have no choice but to pass the increase along to customers here. Freight costs are already a big part of the cost of nearly everything we buy and sell here. If these increases […]
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Good neighbor finds, returns $140
I want to publicly thank Bernadette Maust for being such a good, honest, kind-hearted person. She found my wallet on the golf course and returned it to me with the $140 cash still inside. She is the kind of person I want as my neighbor. She is the kind of person that makes Haines a […]