I’d like to urge everyone to consider voting for Greg Goodman and Steve Vick for Haines Borough Assembly. Greg Goodman has lived in Haines for many years. He’s worked hard for us and is known for his ability to carefully consider all sides of issues. Steve Vick has served on the Borough Assembly for several years. He has proved himself to […]
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Thanks for help after fall
I want to express my gratitude and thanks for the person who found me after my fall, his quick response on getting further help for me, the quick response of the ambulance crew and prayers from the community. A great big thank you! No place like Haines! Carol Clifton
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Guides were fun and professional
Girl Scout troop #4100 in Haines would like to thank Alaska Mountain Guides, especially Mike Tuha, Allison Kreuzer and Abbey Holmes, for the great time we had in Skagway. The guides were fun and professional, and we really enjoyed the rock climbing, rappelling and ziplining. That day was a highlight of our trip around the […]
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Brouillette taught compassion, respect
The family of lifelong Haines resident Charles Brouillette would like to express our gratitude to the Haines SEARHC clinic and Haines volunteer ambulance crew for the thoughtful care they provided to our Papa over the last couple of years. You made a difficult time easier to manage. We could not have gotten through the weeks following the […]
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Beasley helped steam longtail canoe
It was nice to see a photo of the dug-out canoe on the front page of your newspaper last week. The canoe is a project we are very proud of here in Klukwan and we plan to do a ceremonial launching of the canoe next spring that will be open to the public. The two previous launchings […]
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Vick votes against his own rhetoric
As a member of the Energy Sustainability Commission (ESC) and one interested in the late September political hype, I note some questionable actions on the part of assembly candidate Steve Vick. Vick has been the assembly’s liaison with the ESC for two years and is quoted in the campaign as being a supporter of energy independence. […]
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Vick values valley’s peace and quiet
I am concerned about the regulation of the helicopter industry here in Haines. My sense is that many of the candidates who call themselves “pro-business” would support a deregulation of the helicopter industry. I want to maintain our quiet lifestyle and believe that an unregulated helicopter industry threatens our peace and quiet. I am not […]
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Duly Noted
Andrew Mark Koverdan arrived Sept. 3 to parents Alissa and Mark Koverdan. Andrew weighed 8 lbs., 9 ozs. and measured 21 inches. Andrew joins his siblings Ania, 5, and Arik, 2, who waited for their baby brother’s arrival with grandparents Nancy and Denis Hill, in Juneau. Alissa was in the hospital room next to Kim […]
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Fitness center advocates regroup
The Haines Borough’s decision to hold off on tearing down the gym and east wing of the old elementary school amounts to one year of time for the Well and Fit Community Council to make progress toward funding, group president Marnie Hartman said this week. In a letter to the assembly last week, Hartman said […]
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State collars 2 Chilkoot bears, including river ‘matriarch’
The Department of Fish and Game on Sept. 2 collared two brown bears, including a sow that biologist Anthony Crupi calls “the matriarch of the Chilkoot.” The collars, which allow biologists to track bear movement as frequently as every half hour, are part of an effort to understand bear use of the area, where changes […]