The Haines Borough Assembly May 25 is slated to adopt its $11 million operating and capital budget, and will consider amending it to include as much as $118,000 in grant requests from community organizations. During discussion at a budget workshop May 11, some assembly members said community organizations on the list provided valuable services in town, but […]
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Downtown paving job waits until at least 2011
If you spill your coffee driving down Third Avenue, you might consider a bib. Resurfacing of downtown streets – recently a high priority for the Haines Borough – will likely wait until 2011 or later, according to borough manager Mark Earnest. Failure to secure funding of the project by the Alaska Legislature torpedoed the borough’s main funding […]
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Borough, tribe seal deal to swap utility, road work
The Haines Borough will pay for water and sewer mains in the Chilkoot Indian Association’s new subdivision in exchange for money to maintain local roads under a deal the assembly approved recently. The assembly voted unanimously to approve a $1.2 million grant to CIA.Work on the water and sewer mains for the Chilkoot Estates subdivision was set […]
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Hittin’ the highway for a cause; About 50 turn out for trek from Klukwan to Haines
When her hips started hurting about 14 miles into Saturday’s Chilkat River Walk, Phyllis Viche said she thought about the pain suffered by those she knew who suffered from cancer. “People go through a lot and all we’re doing is walking. It made me think,” said Viche, the last walker to finish the 22-mile trek and fund-raiser. […]
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Beer festival to feature 15 breweries
The gourmet beer dinner at the 18th annual Great Alaska Craft Beer and Home Brew Festival already is sold out. “We have more inquiries from out of town. We’re going to have the biggest festival ever this year,” said Haines Brewing Co. president Paul Wheeler. One hundred and eighty diners will pay $60 per plate for […]
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Expanded king derby starts May 29
The early morning bite might be right for anglers to hit the jackpot during the 32nd King Salmon Derby. Fishing opens at 4 a.m. May 29 — the earliest start time in the history of the event. Fishermen holding season tickets also can fish around the clock during derby weekends. Organizer Josh Bentz said the 2010 derby will feature […]
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Youth group leaves on mission to Africa
Kangundo is a small agricultural town in the mountains of eastern Kenya, just 36 miles west of Nairobi, the country’s capital, and not far from Mount Kilimanjaro. On Friday, six youths and three adults from the Haines Presbyterian Church will begin the journey there. Hunter Badgley, Devin Braaten, Abby Jones, Margaret Jones, Jolene Lemieux, and […]
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Former mayor gives away the farm
Former Haines Borough Mayor Bob Henderson will donate his 14-acre farm to the American Bald Eagle Foundation for use rehabilitating eagles. The property will be the site of a 20-by-20-by-200-foot cage for re-training eagles to fly. The Haines-based foundation hopes to have the facility in place within two years. “As you get more birds, you’re going to need more space. […]
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Hill breaks tie, rejects raises for borough leaders
The Haines Borough Assembly May 11 voted 4-3 against giving themselves a $50 per meeting raise, with a $500 per month raise for the mayor. Under the proposed plan, assembly members also would have been compensated $50 for budget committee workshops required each year. Mayor Jan Hill cast the tie-breaking vote. She voted the raise down because she felt […]
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Seeking Doctor Phil; Restaurant owner hopes TV host takes shine to tunes
Christy Tengs Fowler has been a songwriter most of her life, but it took “Dr. Phil” to spur her to follow her dream of recording a country album in Nashville, Tenn. She recently returned to Haines with her demo album, “The Dr. Phil Project,” which includes nine songs based on the lessons and philosophy of […]