Buckminster Fuller said, “Never change things by fighting the existing reality. To change something, build a model that makes the existing model obsolete.” Haines needs a new model, the creation of new job opportunities, not new ordinances to stifle the creative and original ideas of its citizens. As Bob Dylan wrote, “Come writers and critics […]
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Chamber’s SEABA award a concern
The recent Chamber of Commerce award to SEABA as the business of the year concerns me. While a company that brings needed employment and spinoff dollars to the community and great joy to their customers deserves positive recognition, that recognition should not be given to a company that achieves those goals while disregarding borough code and signed […]
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Duly Noted
Around 3 p.m. during the Oct. 5 windstorm, Laurie Dadourian moved her Toyota station wagon after a willow tree fell and hit its fender. At 8 p.m., she heard a crash and found another willow had fallen, this time near the front of the car. While she and neighbor Kip Kermoian were clearing the fallen […]
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EPA weighs Loomis restoration plan
EPA officials are reviewing a restoration plan submitted this summer by landowner Bob Loomis, who was ordered in May to remove as much as 45,000 cubic yards of fill from a parcel of wetlands at 2.5 Mile Haines Highway. Loomis has hired an attorney and biological consultant to make his case. He said removing the […]
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Borough launches new rec programs
The borough’s Community Youth Development program is offering two new, free winter recreation opportunities. Starting Oct. 17, games for youths ages 8 through 14 will be held 3 to 4 p.m. on Sundays at Karl Ward gym. Games may include mat ball, dodge ball or wiffle ball, said CYD director Sarah Elliot. “We’ll play the […]
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Dolphins plan travel to 1st meet in Whitehorse
Members of the Haines Dolphins swim team will make their season debut Oct. 22 in Whitehorse. Head coach Steve Vick said the squad has about 50 kids this year. “Even though our numbers are down, we’ve actually expanded our C squad, which is kind of our entry-level competition squad,” Vick said. “That’s huge for us, because that […]
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Eagle foundation preps for new birds
The lineup at the American Bald Eagle Foundation includes three owls, two eagles and a falcon, with plans to add an Eastern screech owl and a red-tailed hawk. “We have room for nine birds right now,” said Cheryl McRoberts, director of operations. “Each individual bird has to have a different size mew.” She said the foundation soon […]
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Borough works toward winter school route off highway
Haines Borough officials are planning to buy a snowblower and build a new trail to improve safety for students walking near the school. The project is the outgrowth of the Safe Routes to School committee, which in June drew up its first plan. It included moving students off the Old Haines Highway near its intersection with […]
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Candidates for KHNS board few
With the Oct. 14 deadline only two days away, only one candidate had filed as of Tuesday for four seats open on the KHNS board of directors as of Tuesday. Incumbent Rita Brouillette has filed for re-election to her three-year seat. Three-year seats currently held by Skagway residents Randy Wiley and Deb Potter also are […]
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Community Education director hired
Nate Benton is the new Community Education director at Haines School. He works from 5 to 10 p.m. on Mondays through Thursdays at the school, organizing and overseeing programs for adults. Woodworking class with Ed Hays is under way. Spaces are available in a four-week digital photography class led by Haines wildlife photographer Ron Horn […]