Citing concerns expressed by other users, members of the Haines Borough’s Harbor Advisory Committee on Tuesday asked for more details about requested tour boat use of a boat launch float at Letnikof Cove. Committee members also said they would support only north-side use of the float, to avoid conflicts with non-commercial users launching vessels on […]
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Community center would benefit area
Is it too late to build a community center instead of a recreation center? If possible, could a community center and a recreation center be built? I would like to know if the Mayor and assembly could vote on building a community center or a recreation center, or, as an alternative, could they vote on building a […]
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Museum grateful for ‘Jeopardy’ support
“One of the deepest impulses in man is the impulse to record: to scratch a drawing on a tusk or keep a diary, to collect sagas and heap cairns. This instinct as to the enduring value of the past is, one might say, the very basis of civilization.” ~John Jay Chapman, Memories and Milestones. The […]
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Open new areas of valley to heli-skiing
Having attended and recorded every helicopter-skiing work group committee meeting, I would like to suggest the Haines Borough areas, starting at the south side of Davidson Glacier to the southern boundary of Haines on the west side of Lynn Canal, all Haines Borough land on the east side of Lynn Canal, all Haines Borough land facing Lynn Canal on the west side north of the […]
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Appreciating Tlingit language program
This morning I was listening to KHNS and “Tlingit Time.” I was once again impressed and very grateful. I would like to thank the radio station, Marsha Hotch, and her helpers for many years of hard work and dedication. It is so inspiring to hear excellence at work. Lenise Henderson Fontenot
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Draft ordinance abandons consensus
I believe the people of Haines want our local businesses to succeed. What is misunderstood is the role of balanced, deliberative planning and doing what’s reasonable and fair to create a vibrant business environment. In November, the borough assembly made a very positive decision when it charged the heli-skiing working group to work on a […]
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Let entrepreneurs do their own thing
Concerning your comments about the “burger mobile homes or pizza shacks on wheels,” you as the newspaper editor are truly showing your bi-bi-partisanship! A few more T-shirt shops must be your answer. Why not allow these entrepreneurs to do their thing? Just trying to earn a living and using land that wouldn’t permit buildings to […]
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Food stand appealing, provides choices
I am writing this letter because I want to clear up some misconceptions about us. When we first planned on opening up our business we looked around for a place downtown and at the time there was nothing available that we could afford. The comment about us just going out and buying a trailer to […]
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Editor should be ashamed of himself
In response to Tom Morphet’s pseudo-commentary, I would like to point out the BS in his opinion! He seems to think that these businesses will somehow displace existing ones and “say goodbye to the dream of filling empty buildings and revitalizing our Main Street.” Are you kidding me? Why are they empty in the first […]
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Craig boys toughen up in 2nd game to split series
In games last weekend that were about as far apart geographically as you can be in Southeast Alaska, Haines boys and girls swept the Metlakatla Chiefs. The boys’ varsity won a thriller, 51-50, Friday against the Chiefs on their home court. Coach Steve Fossman said the game was a good win. “We were down most […]