It appears that the Haines Borough’s idea of downtown beautification is to turn paved roads into gravel roads. By re-designating funds that Rep. Bill Thomas secured from the state for paving downtown streets, the borough now is faced with asking the state for funding again for the same roads. In the May 20 edition of the Chilkat […]
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Duly Noted
Martha Jones, mother of Cynthia “C.J.” Jones, died unexpectedly April 15 at her home in Royal Oak, Mich. She was 90. Martha visited Haines many times and often scheduled trips to coincide with the Kluane to Chilkat Bike Relay. She volunteered at ride checkpoints. Martha was an active skier and hiker. She hiked Mount Riley and […]
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Glacier Bears qualify 15 for state track meet
Haines boys’ and girls’ teams each placed second behind Sitka at last weekend’s regional track championship in Juneau, where 15 Glacier Bears qualified for the state championship Saturday in Fairbanks. Senior Jesse Piper scored 38 of Haines’ 124 points, winning the 110-meter hurdles, discus, shot and placing second in 200-meter dash. Piper tied for points with Skagway’s […]
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Former teacher calls graduating class ‘kind and caring’
Haines High School graduated 19 seniors Tuesday at Karl Ward Gym in a ceremony punctuated by tears, hugs and basketball metaphors. “Like in a basketball game, your life will have its ups and downs and you have to keep playing through them to become successful,” said valedictorian Kyle Fossman, who led two basketball teams to […]
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Options discussed for Safe Routes to School
A crossing guard program and relocation of a flashing light may be immediate steps for improving student safety. The school district’s Safe Routes to School task force will meet by the first week in June to start laying an action plan for safety improvements. A recent meeting between borough and state Department of Transportation officials […]
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Fairweather climbers to speak at museum
Members of an eight-member climbing team that recently took on Mount Fairweather will speak 7 p.m. Friday at the Sheldon Museum. Speakers will include Gerry Roach of Boulder, Colo., the second person to bag the “Seven Summits,” the tallest peaks on the world’s seven continents. Roach, 66, has climbed every peak in North America over 16,000 feet, […]
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Assembly debates annual grants to non-profits
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. […]