Kaeden Michael Ganey was born Monday, Nov. 8 to parents Melissa and Michael Ganey. Kaeden weighed 8 lbs., 7 ozs., and measured 21 inches long. Melissa’s mom, Teri Podsiki, was on hand for the birth. Big sisters Taylor and Ashlyn spent the afternoon with Corrie Nash, and returned to meet their baby brother soon after […]
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Tour idea stymies assembly; Question is whether to place limits after permit denial
The Haines Borough Assembly on Tuesday, Nov. 30, will hold a third public hearing for an ordinance that aims to limit repeat applications for commercial tour permits. “What we’re trying to get away from is having an application come before the assembly every assembly meeting, in theory, and just keep submitting and changing a few things and […]
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Eagle festival sees record attendance
The 16th annual Alaska Bald Eagle Festival set an attendance record, with 264 participants, including 87 college students, according to organizer Cheryl McRoberts. Last year, 201 participated, she said. The American Bald Eagle Foundation, which organizes the festival, also sold out tickets for its “Flight for Freedom” banquet and auction Saturday. “We had to turn people away […]
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Linking water utilities may escalate costs; Four percent rate hike in the works
The Haines Borough is proposing a 4 percent rate increase for most water and sewer customers, partly to help cover the cost of the borough’s purchase of Crystal Cathedrals Water and Sewer System. The Crystal Cathedrals acquisition, though, ultimately might have a much heftier cost than its initial $370,000 pricetag. According to a July letter from engineer […]
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Borough employees conserving energy? Assembly discusses if tips should be policies or guidelines
The Energy Sustainability Commission (ESC) has written an energy conservation guide for Haines Borough employees, but how the guide will be enforced still is up for discussion. “They’re all behavioral; there’s no money involved,” ESC coordinator Stephanie Scott said of the recommendations at the Nov. 9 meeting of the Haines Borough Assembly. “They’re just reminding people to turn off their […]
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Grants help maintain recycling effort
Haines Friends of Recycling summed up another year of the nonprofit organization at an annual meeting Nov. 15 for America Recycles Day. “We have been very fortunate in getting some grants that have helped not only us, but the community, and extending our visibility in the community, as well, as we’re trying to keep as […]
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Tests don’t link oil, tug
Tests comparing oil in a slick near the ferry terminal Sept. 12 to some in a tugboat docked there at the time are inconclusive, U.S. Coast Guard officials said last week. “There were traces of the same lubricating oil in both samples but we couldn’t identify the lighter spill component and we can’t pinpoint it […]
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Heli-skiing meeting set for Tuesday
The Haines Borough’s heli-skiing work group will have its second meeting Tuesday, Nov. 23, at 3:30 p.m. in the assembly chambers. The nine-member committee includes Mayor Jan Hill, Haines Borough Assembly members Daymond Hoffman and Joanne Waterman, residents Rob Goldberg, Joe Ordonez and Carolyn Weishahn, Sean Brownell of Alaska Heliskiing, Sean Gaffney of Alaska Mountain Guides and Scott Sundberg of Southeast Alaska […]
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Landfill firm says it still accepts pets
Concerns that Haines Sanitation would no longer accept euthanized animals at the landfill were the result of a miscommunication, said Richard Crosby, operations manager. “We’ve gone through a couple employees in the office since I got here in June,” Crosby said. “I don’t know who might have said it, but whoever did was mistaken.” Sarah […]
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Thomas to co-chair Finance
State Rep. Bill Thomas, R-Haines, has been elevated to co-chair of the House Finance Committee for the 27th Alaska Legislature. Thomas will coordinate agency budget subcommittees and will help review, amend and carry the state’s operating budget bills in the House the next two years. He replaces former co-chair Mike Hawker, R-Anchorage, who became ill. “My […]