Failure of a hydraulic proportional valve that controls the speed of turbines shut down the Goat Lake hydro power plant in Skagway early Jan. 20, causing a 25-minute power outage in Haines. Power was restored when the downtown diesel plant was turned on. Due to shipment of replacement parts, hydro power wasn’t restored until late […]
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Shop local effort set
A subcommittee of the Haines Downtown Revitalization Committee and the Haines Chamber of Commerce began planning this week for an April promotion aimed at encouraging residents to shop locally. Ideas include a series of radio and newspaper advertisements, buttons and posters intended to get people thinking of local retailers. A tentative name for the campaign […]
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Chilkat Valley bJeopardyb Sunday
If the Super Bowl doesn’t rate as your idea of a fun Sunday afternoon, the Sheldon Museum has an alternative – Chilkat Valley Jeopardy, a test of local trivia patterned after the popular TV quiz show. It’s a fund-raiser for Sheldon Museum and starts 4 p.m. at the Chilkat Center. Organizers say they have the […]
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Rozbicki elected top leader of Chamber
Ned Rozbicki is the new president of the Haines Chamber of Commerce. Rozbicki, 43, has lived in Haines 20 years and works as an independent insurance agent and operates a kayak shop. He operated kayak tours in Haines from 1992 to 2005. He said his plans include “amping up” the group’s shop-at-home efforts, as outlined […]
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School to target lagging young readers
Efforts by the Haines School to get all its students up to grade-level proficiency for reading by the third grade will include bringing in a specialist from Houghton Mifflin Harcourt later this month, principal Cheryl Stickler told the school board Tuesday. About 85 percent of Haines third-graders meet proficiency standards, but the district’s goal is 100 percent. […]
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Funding future shaky, school officials say; Sunday gym hours sought
Haines Borough school board president Carol Kelly this week painted an uncertain picture of future school funding, pointing to resistance from the Alaska Legislature to funding increases and possible loss of federal funds received in lieu of timber receipts. Kelly said there are two bills in the legislature to increase the base student allocation, but said she […]
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Referee Clay fits the mold
Haines was under its basket, struggling to make a comeback in the third quarter of Saturday’s boys’ varsity basketball game against the Craig Panthers when the ball was knocked out of bounds. To some, it looked like a Craig player had deflected the ball. But referee Samantha Clay made the call against Haines. Jason Shull, […]
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Borough offered terms for Point
Owner Roger Beasley has offered the Haines Borough up to three acres at “Picture Point” and is willing to carry a note for the purchase price up to five years or until alternative funding is secured. The borough recently released an analysis of purchase options for the site, ranging from 1.4 to 3 acres. Three acres would […]
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Winter low in white stuff
Business has been slow at the town’s ski shop, following two months of low snowfall. “It’s more like a water-ski business,” said owner Dan Egolf. January’s snowfall total for Haines measured 17.2 inches. That compares to 67.9 inches last January, and 60.6 inches in January 2009. “That’s a little bit different,” said Nikki Decker, meteorologist […]
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Rec center meetings set Friday, Saturday
Residents interested in a community recreation center proposed for the old elementary gymnasium are encouraged to attend a 5 p.m. meeting Friday in the Haines Borough Assembly chambers as part of a study to measure demand for the facility. The assembly last month authorized $14,442 for MRV Architects of Juneau to conduct “programming” on the building to […]