Haines Borough manager Mark Earnest said he’s hoping to put together by the end of August an ad hoc working group to review the downtown improvement plan and identify goals to be pursued. The completed plan was recently submitted to the borough. Earnest said he envisions a “core group” would be appointed, including one representative each for large […]
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Four elected to board of Klukwan, Inc.
Shareholders elected Rosemary Hotch, Vincent Rinehart, John Katzeek and David Strong to the Klukwan, Inc. board of directors at a July 31 annual corporation meeting. Incumbent Chad Strong did not seek re-election. About 15,000 of 25,300 shares were represented in the election. Strong will serve a one-year term. Each of the other three elected will serve […]
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Annual fair meeting set
Volunteers, members and prospective members are invited to the Southeast Alaska State Fair annual meeting and volunteer party, 5:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 28. The meeting will be followed by a barbecue at 6:30 p.m. and dance featuring Swing Set. The dinner and dance cost $5, but are free for fair volunteers. The annual meeting will […]
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Endurance runner seeks repeat
Call her crazy. Kelly Hostetler is going to run the 360-mile Golden Circle route between Skagway and Haines in 12 days. Again. She invites the community to join her Sept. 1 through 12. “Last year, Melina (Shields) and I raised over $9,000 in pledges for Hospice during the Golden Circle run and I hope to […]
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Reality show miners’ fight: Real or for TV?
Alaska State Troopers are investigating allegations of assault between two miners featured in a Discovery Channel project. It’s not clear if the fight was real or made for TV. Gregory Remsburg, 42, and Ryan Dorsey, 33, each showed up at the troopers’ office early Tuesday morning. Also on hand was a film crew, waiting for […]
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It’s the one with the keys in the ignition
It’s said that cars in Haines aren’t stolen, they’re just misplaced. That proved true July 30 when Karl Thomsen’s emerald green 1994 Chevy truck disappeared from the Haines ferry terminal. Thomsen, a terminal agent, reported to police the rig was missing from a spot next to the building shortly after the second docking of the […]
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Boiler fires school board discussion
The Haines Borough last week put on hold replacement of the Mosquito Lake School heating system to hear concerns from school board members who question the project’s pricetag and design and say they were left out of decision-making. The school board on Monday will revisit the issue at its regular meeting starting 7 p.m. in the school open area. On July […]
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Assembly to consider fines for heli-ski outfit
The Haines Borough Assembly will meet as a committee to discuss a fee schedule for violations of its helicopter tour permits 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 24. At issue is what penalty should be assessed to Southeast Alaska Backcountry Adventures for knowingly exceeding its borough-imposed limit on helicopter skiing last spring. The company in July reported using 550 […]
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Burn victim grateful for help with costs
I would like to thank everyone who participated in the dinner fundraiser at Mountain Market to help with medical expenses from my recent burn injury. I would especially like to thank Mary Jean Borcik and Deb Davis for the time and energy they put forward to make it possible. The response from the community was […]
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Summer school learned about bears
Is it possible to live in harmony with bears? The Haines Borough School District’s summer school would like to thank our community for helping us answer this question. Artist Tim Shields taught us to observe and draw the differences between brown and black bears. This helped us learn many bear facts. Anthony Crupi, from Fish and Game, […]