The Haines Public Health Center will hold a seasonal flu shot clinic Nov. 4-16. Shots will be administered by appointment only. The vaccine cost this year is $28 for adults. Patients who are eligible should bring their Medicare cards. Children are free. The public health center is located upstairs in the Gateway Building on the […]
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Spikers 9-5 at Whitehorse tourney
The Haines girls’ volleyball team tallied a 9-5 record at an Oct. 16-17 Whitehorse tournament. “Overall, we won more than we lost, and it was really a transformational, pivotal point in the season,” said assistant coach Liana Shull. Haines went 4-0 on Sunday. “Sunday play was against both Whitehorse high schools’ varsity teams,” said coach […]
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Button tour permit denied again
The Haines Borough Assembly again has declined to issue a commercial tour permit to Dave Button of Eco Orca. Button on Oct. 12 referred to Chilean miners who were saved when rescuers “successfully drilled a half-mile underground.” “Today I ask the assembly to start drilling on my tour permit,” Button said. “I have been without a tour […]
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‘Bear-proof,’ fruit trees at issue in bear ordinance hearing
The Haines Borough Assembly on Oct. 12 advanced a proposed bear attraction nuisance ordinance to a second public hearing, but members said they still have concerns about how the ordinance would be applied. “Why can’t it just deal with garbage?” asked member Scott Rossman. “Garbage is obvious. If you go to somebody’s place and garbage is attracting […]
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Urban exchange gives Klukwan student view of city life
Haines High School sophomore Karlie Spud of Klukwan made a second honorary trip to Washington, D.C., this time as a cultural ambassador for the Rose Urban Rural Exchange. “There were about 150 students participating in the whole program last school year, and there were six selected to go to Washington, D.C.,” Spud said. “There was a website […]
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Goodman interviewed on residency
Former police chief Greg Goodman responded to questions for about 10 minutes during an Oct. 15 interview at the Haines Borough Public Library as part of a public process to determine whether he is eligible for a seat on the Haines Borough assembly. Jila Stuart, acting manager, handled the interview while borough manager Mark Earnest was out of town. Voters earlier […]
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Movie short from 1950s appears
An obscure film dramatizing the lack of modern medical facilities in Haines more than 50 years ago aired on Turner Movie Classics Sunday. “Alaska Lifeboat,” a 21-minute film released in 1956, features the M/S Hygiene, a medical ship operated by the territorial Department of Health that stopped here to dispense health care. It includes scenes […]
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Seek fuel lease funds, former lawyer says
The attorney who noticed an apparent clerical error in a lease agreement the Haines Borough says cost taxpayers more than $125,000 said this week he was surprised it wasn’t remedied when he discovered it 20 years ago. Attorney Budd Simpson said the Haines Borough could still seek recovery of the funds from several years, at least as far back […]
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Dog alerts owner; 5 pets rescued
A Haines man who says his five pets are his family returned to his burning cabin to save one of his cats after one of his dogs awoke him to danger late Sunday night. Rusty Goodin’s possessions – minus a chainsaw and generator he rescued from encroaching flames – were destroyed, including all his savings […]
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APOC complaint targets Thomas ads; Activist says reporting wasn’t done
The Alaska Public Offices Commission is investigating a complaint by an Anchorage activist that an advertising campaign on behalf of state Rep. Bill Thomas, R-Haines, violated campaign reporting regulations. The 12 ads placed in the Chilkat Valley News were organized by Haines resident Jim Studley, who serves as deputy treasurer of Thomas’ re-election campaign. The ads […]