The annual KHNS fund-raising marathon held last week fell short of its $60,000 goal. The station raised about $40,000 during the week of pitching for memberships. That amount is down considerably from $48,987 pledged last year and $53,000 pledged in 2008. Station manager John Hedrick declined to discuss the fund-raiser with a CVN reporter. Lynn […]
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Eagle video to premiere Saturday
The American Bald Eagle Foundation will host a showing for residents of “Flight for Freedom,” a professionally produced, 25-minute video about the eagle migration and annual eagle festival, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday. “We haven’t shown the video to anyone. We wanted to show it to Haines residents first, as the premiere,” foundation director Cheryl McRoberts […]
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Animals will return to fair barn
Animals will once again fill McPherson Barn at this year’s Southeast Alaska State Fair, July 29 through Aug. 1. Milking and wool spinning demonstrations, informational signs, and discussions of the role raising animals plays in sustainable living are among activities planned to make the barn interactive for fairgoers. Horse rides are slated for Raven Arena […]
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Local firm low bidder on dock
Southeast Roadbuilders of Haines is the apparent low bidder on the Port Chilkoot Dock parking expansion and restroom project. The local firm bid $1.88 million Dawson Construction and Pro West Contractors also turned in bids at $1.96 million and $2.24 million respectively. The engineer’s estimate for the job was $1.98 million.The borough assembly is expected […]
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Assembly gets playground roof
The Haines Borough will be asked to approve the school board’s recent decision to spend nearly $280,000 for a roof over the paved playground there. The 60-by-90 foot roof would provide some shelter for students at recess during inclement weather and also could be used for gym class, special events and fire drills, school board members have said. The […]
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Leaders to mull taxi insurance
The Haines Borough will consider reducing insurance rates for taxi companies following a request by a firm recently granted a borough taxi license. Stanley Mazeikas is planning to start Miss Lucy Taxi Service and In-Town Tours but is asking the borough align its taxi insurance policies to be more similar to those in other Alaskan towns. The […]
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Motorized bikes raise concerns
Haines Borough police will enforce traffic violations by motorized bicycles, chief Gary Lowe told the assembly June 22. The issue was raised by assemblyman Norm Smith, who voiced safety concerns about bicycles traveling up to 45 mph. “I saw one guy going up the hill at the Fort. I knew he wasn’t pedaling and he was going way over […]
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Eviction set for cabin in woods at 4 Mile
The clock is ticking for a squatter’s cabin near 4 Mile Haines Highway. The 10-by-14 cabin, built by a summer resident on Sealaska Corp. property two years ago, will have to be moved, a corporation official said this week. “They’re trespassing. Before we demolished it, we thought we’d give (the builder) the opportunity to move it,” […]
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Harbor expansion north may wait More improvements to existing basin eyed as option
Haines Borough harbor committee members say they aren’t abandoning the dream of expanding north of the latitude of Main Street. But they may be willing to defer that dream in exchange for major improvements to the existing basin. They could include a doubling of existing moorage and addition of a drive-down work float. Last week, PND […]
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World Cup fever hits Haines Interest high for small group of soccer devotees
They gathered by the thousands in Madrid, filled the bars in Amsterdam and cried in Berlin. In Haines, 10 soccer fans watched a game in a local bar at 6 a.m. Twelve people turned out for a pick-up game this Tuesday and an Italian visitor expressed grief over his team’s loss to Slovakia. World Cup […]