On May 26, the following broadcast was heard by thousands of people in Alaska and it was broadcast from the Bob and Mark Show of radio station KWHL in Anchorage: “Are you out of cash? Do you need to make some quick money? Do you have an old Native lying around?” Well, we will give […]
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Duly Noted
Lexie DeWitt enjoyed a visit from her friend, Jill Heikel, who lives in Chelan, Wash. She timed her visit to arrive just as the sunny weather ended, but still enjoyed hiking, shopping around town, and fishing in the Chilkat River. They met up with Brian, Sarah and baby Caroline Eliott for dinner out on the […]
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Borough vote Tuesday
Haines Borough voters will elect two assembly members and three members to the borough school board in the municipal election Tuesday, Oct. 5. Three candidates each are vying for two, three-year assembly seats. Linda Geise, incumbent Steve Vick and John Winge are seeking assembly seat “B.” Greg Goodman and write-in candidates Karen Hess and Dave Button are vying for […]
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Borough’s EMT hire draws fire
The hire of former insurance agent Jeff Stout to a full-time job at the firehall has some volunteer firefighters seeing red. Borough manager Mark Earnest, on the recommendation of the fire department’s officers, hired Stout, who started Sept. 13. Firefighter-EMT, the department’s second-ranking salaried position, pays $34,445. Stout remains under investigation by the state Division of […]
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Construction, health care wages add up
Last year, construction in the Haines Borough employed only about one-third as many people as tourism, but it accounted for onethird again as much in local wages, according to the most recent edition of “Alaska Economic Trends,” a monthly publication of the state Department of Labor. “The borough’s construction industry accounted for 18.2 percent of total wages […]
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‘South Pacific’ for weekend
A cast of 31 residents, some new to theater, some veteran, sing the World War II-era stories of Rogers and Hammerstein’s 1949 musical “South Pacific” Oct. 1, 2 and 3 at the Chilkat Center for the Arts. Lynn Canal Community Players presents the performance. Show times are 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and 2 p.m. on […]
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Chamber: SEABA is business of year
The Haines Chamber of Commerce Saturday gave its “Business of the Year” award to heli-ski firm Southeast Alaska Backcountry Adventures, a company that’s been battling more than a year with critics and the Haines Borough over imposed limits on its operations. The award is one of four presented annually by the business group, and the only one […]
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Impressed by endorsements
As a small business owner in Haines (my wife and I opened Mosey’s Cantina five years ago) I cannot help but take a keen interest in the current election campaign. That’s why Greg Goodman’s open letter to the community in last week’s paper caught my attention. His endorsements from such a wide-ranging, distinguished group of […]
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Business already represented
Why should Haines residents elect candidates who want only to be a voice for the business community? Since at least five of the six current assembly members are business owners, surely there has been a substantial business perspective when decisions are made. It makes more sense for us to vote for clear-thinking, well-meaning candidates who […]
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Boiler approval a matter of timing
Leonard Dubber (letter CVN 9/23) is a hard-working member of the Energy Sustainability Commission (ESC). During his two years as an ESC commissioner, he has researched many ideas about energy efficiency for the borough. As assembly liaison for the ESC, I have voiced the commission’s ideas to the assembly and have worked with the borough […]