A team from Haines and Skagway early today climbed within shouting distance of a fallen hiker who’d spent 12 hours braced against a tree on a Mount Ripinsky cliff face, unable to move due to injuries and his precarious position. Keith Hutchins, 40, of Haines used a cell phone to call for a rescue at 2:15 p.m. […]
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Demand for a rec center? Potential usestudy proposed
Borough facilities director Brad Maynard has prepared a request for MRV Architects of Juneau to measure demand for a community recreation center that would be located in the old elementary gymnasium and adjoining classroom space. At Tuesday’s Haines Borough Assembly meeting, staff will seek approval for “programming,” or measuring potential use, through MRV, Maynard said. “You look […]
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Language restrictions are off base
This week I was speaking to someone whose spouse works at the Kensington mine. I was appalled to hear that the employee was not allowed to wish their spouse a Merry Christmas over the phone or they would be in danger of losing their job. Outrageous! How can such a thing be? This is the […]
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Watershed council building bridges
Partnerships and collaborations are essential to any non-profit’s success. Takshanuk Watershed Council would like to thank the Chilkat Valley Community Foundation for the work they do in our communities to support collaborations and partnerships among non-profits. TWC was blessed to receive support from the CVCF in 2009 to complete strategic planning and help build our capacity. I’m […]
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HAL designers, trustees negligent
HAL designers and trustees are negligent and so is the borough planning commission. Sure, HAL is a “good project,” but what about the lowly, workaday, homeowner? Aren’t they just as worthy? Mike and Lisa Denker are being treated like second-class citizens, plain and simple. Voting “no” and letting HAL appeal their sorry case to the […]
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Chilkat Center shined during show
Much has been written about our Chilkat Center Arts building. I know we need five million dollars worth of upgrades. Nonetheless, it’s a beautiful, historic building with excellent acoustics, so it sure was nice to see it shine during Lynn Canal Community Players Christmas Holly Jolly Follies show. Thanks to all the volunteers, staff and entertainers who have […]
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Kelsall shows no signs of damage
In response to Eric Holle’s views on logging, habitat destruction from slides is complicated. Mud, snow and timber slides have different effects on different types of streams: narrow, wide, fast, and slow. Snow slides meet and wash out quickly and pose little problem. Mud slides dilute and wash out quickly in fast streams, such as […]
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Why not an Alaska-owned refinery?
Five-dollar-per-gallon gas is predicted for the lower states? What’s in store for Alaskans? If domestic terrorism on oil refineries interrupts supplies of refined petroleum, who will be last on the list to get some? Alaska. If international conflicts interrupt the supply of foreign crude oil, who’s going to be last on the priority list for […]
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Artist thanks for help with show
I’d like to thank the people who helped make my recent show possible: Georgia Giacobbe at the Chilkat Center, the Haines Arts Council, Gina Erny and Sue Waterhouse for helping set up, King’s Store, Dave Nanney and his Hot Fusion Studios company, my super duper wife Holly Jo Parnell, and of course, the good folks […]
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Assembly ranks project priorities, delays heli-ski permit
The Haines Borough Assembly Dec. 14 approved resolutions that ranked 2011 federal and state legislative priorities. The capital budget priorities for the Legislature, in order, were road upgrades, boat harbor improvements and the Lutak port facility master plan. “I always remember this list being way longer than this,” said member Scott Rossman. Borough manager Mark Earnest said he had consulted State […]