Some 30 years later, a salute means as much to me now as it did in Vietnam – honor and pride. A buddy and I still salute each other on the highway. I along with others salute the heroic efforts of the U.S. Coast Guard in the search and rescue teams for their actions resulting […]
Posted inThank You Letters
Schulze family thankful for kindness
On behalf of the entire Schulze family, I would like to extend a very heartfelt thank you to all of you who have helped or offered to help us during the difficult time following my accident. The outpouring of support we have received from this community has been very humbling. We are taught again what […]
Posted inLetters to the Editor, Mining
Letter on Kensington was off base
After last week’s letter to the editor, I was very happy to discover that my information about Kensington mine’s language policy was incorrect. There had been a miscommunication and I want to thank Kensington mine management that their policy is not as I had first believed. Please accept my apology and may you have a […]
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Hiker ‘truly blessed’ by efforts of rescuers
From the bottom of my heart, I would like to thank Scott Sundberg, John Binger, Sean Gaffney, C.J. Jones, Dave Swift, Roy Josephson, Greg Palmieri, Skagway residents Colin Aikman and Ken Graham and all the others who helped organize my rescue! I cannot begin to express how much I appreciate what you did for me! […]
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U.S. Senate bill with harbor work funds voted down
A U.S. Senate bill that included $478,000 for the Haines harbor was defeated last month, but borough manager Mark Earnest said he is “optimistic” about other sources for federal money. “There was an omnibus bill that was making its way through the Senate, but it was not adopted and did not pass the Senate,” Earnest said. “It […]
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Downtown revitalization effort set for Jan. 26 kick-off
A meeting will be held Jan. 26 to begin work toward downtown revitalization. The meeting time and location are pending. At the request of Haines Borough Manager Mark Earnest, businesswoman Lenise Henderson-Fontenot is organizing the meeting that will bring together downtown merchants with other stakeholders to start mapping out the process for the project. “The idea is to […]
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Chamber vote
Brenda Jones and Ned Rozbicki have been elected as new members of the Haines Chamber of Commerce board of directors. Jones, Rozbicki and Evangeline Willard-Hoy earned three-year terms on the board following the December election. Chamber manager Joan Carlson mailed ballots to the chamber’s approximately 150 members, and said around a third of those ballots […]
Posted inSports
Hoops opener at home Friday
Glacier Bear basketball starts officially this weekend with a boys’ team homestand against the Petersburg Vikings. Varsity games start at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday at Karl Ward Gym. Junior varsity games start at 6 p.m. Both teams have already played in nonconference tournaments. The Vikings played before Christmas and the Bears made their first-ever […]
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Alcan 200 to close road Jan. 15
Haines Highway will be closed Saturday, Jan. 15, from Mile 42 to Dezadeash Lake for the Alcan 200 snowmachine road race. The closure has been set for 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. For more information, call 766-2050. The race, now in its 42nd year, typically attracts competitors from Yukon Territory, British Columbia and Interior Alaska.
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Carlson offered job as tourism director
Borough manager Mark Earnest has offered the tourism director position to a 2001 University of Alaska-Southeast graduate who worked as a naturalist for Holland America. Tanya Carlson, a product developer at Holiday Vacations in Eau Claire, Wis., attended a Dec. 20 meet-and-greet at the Haines Borough Public Library as one of three finalists for the position, and Earnest selected […]