Haines voters will fill three seats on the seven-member Haines Borough school board in the Oct. 5 municipal election. Challenger Sean Cone is vying for a seat currently held by Brenda Jones, who was appointed to the board last year. The seat has a three-year term. Anne Marie Palmieri, who also was appointed last year, is running unopposed […]
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Volleyball players turn focus to late-game intensity
Although it lost several senior players last year to graduation, the Mount Edgecumbe volleyball team showed it’s still formidable, beating Haines in varsity and JV matches last weekend at Karl Ward Gym. “They’re tough. As a boarding school, they get some good players,” said Haines coach Judy Erekson. The Haines girls were off their game […]
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Warm, dry spell sets new records
Residents found ways to get outdoors as a spell of unusually warm, dry weather that started Sept. 11 continued into early this week. Temperatures that reached into the 70s set records on Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday. The average high temperature for the week ending Monday was 69 degrees, compared to an average high temperature of […]
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Meet the candidates
Candidates for Haines Borough Assembly will speak at three public gatherings in coming days. Incumbent Steve Vick, John Winge and Linda Geise are vying for assembly seat “B.” Greg Goodman and Karen Hess are vying for seat “E,” Hess as a write-in. Dave Button also is running a write-in campaign for the seat. The Haines Chamber of Commerce […]
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Assembly moves on Picture Point
The Haines Borough on Tuesday voted 4-2 to authorize manager Mark Earnest to negotiate the purchase of all or a portion of Picture Point for up to $750,000. Earnest told the assembly he’d been approached by a person interested in discussing a method for the borough to acquire a part of the five-acre property, ostensibly one or both of […]
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SEABA must seek new heli-ski permit: Assembly won’t levy fines, will rewrite regulatory ordinance
Following more than an hour of closed-door assembly discussion Tuesday, Haines Borough Mayor Jan Hill said the municipality won’t fine local helicopter-skiing firm SEABA for violations of the local laws regulating the industry, but will require the company to apply for a new permit to operate in 2011. Borough manager Mark Earnest at the same time will work with its attorney to draft […]
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Bear runners head to regionals
Heading into the regional cross-country championship meet at Sitka’s Totem Park Saturday, Haines teams appear to have good odds at winning a berth at the state championship, something they haven’t done since 2008. But coach Liam Cassidy and assistant Heather Lende aren’t taking any chances. “The thing about the regional meet is anything can happen,” […]
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Goodman, Vick deserve vote
Steve Vick and Greg Goodman have served Haines with distinction. As a borough assemblyman, Steve has brought a thorough and thoughtful approach to a difficult job. I have been impressed with his grasp of detail and the obvious hard work he does in preparing for meetings. Steve does his homework and arrives at meetings ready to […]
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Hess is sunshine for Haines
onth of heavy rains and high winds but we have enjoyed bright sunshine and warm breezes this year. Economists are claiming that we are in a financial crisis yet we weather the storm and make hay when the sun shines. I have heard many people say that Haines faces an uncertain economic future while many are working hard and making a […]
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Vote to keep Haines nice
Do we want our town to be another Skagway or Juneau? With helicopters flying over our homes and glaciers? Or high-powered powered jet riverboats gunning up the rivers, destroying breeding grounds for salmon? Do we want more commercial activity than we have already? All for the mighty dollar? Right now we have a beautiful, quaint […]