Seniority means a lot in the U.S. Senate. With losing Sen. Ted Stevens’ 40 years’ seniority in the senate, Alaska is losing millions of dollars every year. Now we may lose Lisa Murkowski’s eight years’ seniority. That will put Alaska at the bottom in the senate. That means Alaska will get whatever is left after […]
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Benefit dinner humbles recipient
A huge thank you to all who participated in the benefit dinner and auction to help defray medical expenses. Thanks to Timi Katzeek, Connie Ward, and Colleen Jensen who spearheaded the benefit; the Oleruds for their donations; Tom Ward who helped with the cooking; the auction crew — Joanne Waterman, Phyllis Sage, Pam Sloper (who helped […]
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Hospice grateful for neighbors
Hospice of Haines would like to thank our office neighbors in the Gateway Building; the Chamber of Commerce, and Big Brothers Big Sisters, for allowing us to hold our annual six week Grief Group in their spaces. Also, thanks to Debra Schnabel for facilitating this connection. This enabled Hospice to have our first youth grief group simultaneously […]
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Stout has served with dedication
Thank you to CVN and Matt Davis for the awesome photograph on last week’s front page of Jeff Stout in action at the fire. He has been my fire entry partner for the past five years as a volunteer firefighter and I want to personally thank Jeff for his dedication and service. Godspeed. Lieutenant Tim Walter
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SEABA’s leaders lost credibility
By choosing to violate the conditions of the permit they signed, Scott Sundberg and Nick Trimble of SEABA lost their credibility. Their words and signatures can no longer be trusted. They demonstrated their disrespect not only for the law, but for the public process, the borough assembly, and the citizens who in good faith participated in that […]
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Beedle is deserving of support
Robert Beedle, a lifelong Alaskan and current member of the Cordova City Council, visited Haines to speak with folks about his campaign for a second time last week. He is running for the District 5 seat now held by Bill Thomas. We were fortunate to get to speak with him during his visits. We are impressed […]
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Thomas’ ads were deceitful
The paid political ads of Rep. Bill Thomas are deceitful and an insult to the voters of Haines. While the political ad campaign pretends to be a spontaneous outpouring of gratitude from a number of Haines businesses, it is instead a carefully coordinated scheme by Thomas and his campaign officers to trick Haines voters. It is also […]
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HFR thanks for contributions
Thank you to all who participated in the Pick, Click, Give. Haines Friends of Recycling received contributions from 49 people for a total of $1,825. We appreciate the continuing support of the community for all of our efforts at recycling. Check out our new website at hainesrecycle.org! Melissa Aronson Chair, Haines Friends of Recycling
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Japanese dinner a success
To all participants of the Japanese food fund-raiser: It was a huge success! On behalf of Seibukan Jujutsu of Haines, I would like to extend my sincerest thanks. Our young martial arts school has now met its financial goal to accommodate our rapidly growing juniors’ class with a set of brand new, professional gym mats. Thanks […]
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DDF helpers deserve medals
Once again, Haines Drama/Debate/Forensics volunteers swept the regional championships. Nearly 100 students from Haines, Wrangell, Sitka, Ketchikan, Juneau, and Mount Edgecumbe competed this past weekend and almost as many judges were recruited from the community to evaluate performances and offer insightful critiques. Here are the final results from the annual DDF extravaganza: Alexandra Feit easily […]