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 […]
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Recycling center now accepting #5 plastics
Haines Friends of Recycling now accepts “number five” plastic at its recycling center, 2.5 Mile Small Tracts Road. Such plastics include most yogurt and cottage cheese containers. Melissa Aronson, HFR chair, said the plastic has been collected on a trial basis since Saturday. “We make $300 a ton, more or less, on one and two […]
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Former Haines man rescued during hunt
Former Haines resident Tommy Jimmie Jr. said he’s learned some lessons from a deer-hunting trip that went awry on Lincoln Island Saturday: Always keep dry socks, firestarter and a survival blanket on your person. Jimmie, who has family in Haines and led an Indian Studies program in the school, now resides in Juneau. On Saturday, […]
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One-year borough job replaces contract position
A “temporary executive assistant” position advertised by the Haines Borough replaces a contract position held by resident Debra Schnabel, according to manager Mark Earnest. Schnabel was hired as a “project clerk” during construction of the Haines School, replacing Lisa Lashinsky. Schnabel, however, proposed to work the job as a contractor instead of a full-time employee. Schnabel’s contract with […]
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Ryan to lead watershed council
Brad Ryan is the new executive director of the Takshanuk Watershed Council, replacing Emily Cowles, who held the job about a year. A former federal fisheries biologist in Oregon studying salmon survival in the Snake and Columbia rivers, Ryan has worked for the Chilkoot Indian Association since February. He starts on his new job in […]
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Girls’ team seeks redemption, berth at state
The Haines Lady Glacier Bears have their sights set on a trip to Anchorage this basketball season. The girls were one game short of the state tournament earlier in March, when their season ended with a one-point loss to eventual 3A champion Mount Edgecumbe. Haines coach Brian Elliott and his team headed to Petersburg this […]
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Boys’ hoops tips off in Juneau; Young team rebuilds after state championship season
The Haines Glacier Bear boys return just one starter from last year’s state championship team, but coach Steve Fossman will have more height to work with this basketball season. “Our team last year was definitely more guard-oriented,” Fossman said. “We had a kid that was 5’8″ playing the four position. That was Jesse Piper. This […]
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Meet-and-greet Monday for tour director finalists
Two of three finalists for the Haines Borough’s vacant tourism director position are expected to attend a 7 p.m. Monday, Dec. 20, meet-and-greet at the Haines Borough Public Library. Borough manager Mark Earnest said Tanya Carlson, a product developer at Holiday Vacations in Eau Claire, Wis., and Ross Silkman, sales manager for Alaska Wildland Adventures in Girdwood, would appear […]
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HAL gets variance; planners say system ‘broken’
Haines Borough planning commissioners last week approved a variance for Haines Assisted Living’s addition, but said that continuing, after-the-fact variances were rendering the group meaningless. “Why are we here if you can build whatever you want and then say, ‘oops,’ afterwards? Even if it’s an honest mistake, it still isn’t what code is and it makes […]
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Third ‘Well and Fit’ session starts Jan. 6
The third session of the Well and Fit Community Challenge will launch 6 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 6, at the Haines School. “The overall goal is that we help you establish goals focused around nutrition, physical activity and then personal growth,” said Marnie Hartman, a doctor of physical therapy who has led weekly classes with registered […]