Bears athletes had wins in the high jump, discus, long jump, 800-meter run and triple jump against two Juneau teams and Skagway.
Posted inTransportation, Haines Borough, News, Local News
Contractor asks Haines for $2.8 million payment for Lutak Dock work ‘without pre-authorization’
Turnagain Marine is asking the Haines Borough for “prompt payment” of $2.8 million in work on the Lutak Dock project that likely won’t be covered by the federal government as expected. The news came from an invoice that was shared with assembly members, ahead of a planned workshop on Wednesday evening about the $25 million […]
Posted inThis Week in History
This Week in History: A ‘peep-over,’ a lucky rescue after a crash, and Little League nixes girls from the mix
May, 2014 A group of elementary students slept at Haines School for a “peep-over” Friday, when the library’s chicken eggs were expected to hatch. Organized by school librarian Leigh Horner, who kept her personal chicken eggs in the library as a learning tool for students, the event was Horner’s spring reading contest prize. About 100 […]
Posted inCommentary
Alaska might as well embrace the past
One proposal to solve the impending energy shortage for Alaska’s population centers is to go back in time. To the 1970s, when coal was king in the U.S. The governor, legislators, municipal officials and business leaders are worried that the Railbelt — the population corridor stretching south from Fairbanks, through the Matanuska Valley and Anchorage […]
Posted inSoutheast News, Transportation, Business & Commerce
Alaska Seaplanes adopts new tech, aims to make travel in Southeast safer, more reliable
The air was clear and smooth over the Lynn Canal between Juneau and Haines on Thursday, so there was no need to use the new technology installed in the Cessna Grand Caravan’s instrument panel. But when the clouds roll in, as they are forecasted to do next week, the updated avionics will allow pilots to […]
Posted inHaines Herring
Haines Herring: Week of nice weather resolves all political differences
A recent stretch of sunny, warm weather has successfully resolved all of the local political issues. “It’s really amazing,” said mayor Tom Thompson, “ A little sunshine accomplished what decades of political wrangling could not.” Residents were out on the streets and beaches, some in shorts and T-shirts for the first time in months. “We […]
Posted inEducation, News, Southeast News, Local News
Tlingít language teachers turn to tech, partner with local grocery store
Drop into Howsers IGA to buy a bottle of orange juice and right next to the price tag – $7.75 – you might notice a new QR code stuck to the shelf. A quick scan and Marsha Guneiwtí Hotch’s low, deliberate voice will pop up. “Áanjis kahéeni,” she says three times. Pronounced “on-JISS kuh-HE-knee,” it’s […]
Posted inNews, Local News, Business & Commerce, Haines Borough
Appeal for Lutak Road gravel pit fails, setting up legal fight
The Haines Borough Assembly denied Southeast Road Builders’ appeal to get a conditional use permit for a gravel extraction pit on Lutak Road, setting up a possible appeal to state court. The company did not respond to phone calls and email requests for comment. Some assembly members said they thought an appeal to state superior […]
Posted inInside CVN
Why we’re raising the price of the paper
Dear readers, The need to raise rates is one of the hardest conversations for any business to have with its local community and it’s particularly difficult for me, both as a journalist who believes that news should be available to everyone who needs it, and the new owner of the Chilkat Valley News. But, here […]
Posted inDuly Noted
Duly Noted: A dozen Dunk the Mayor, trash king and queen named, Bridge players take second in tournament
Dozens of residents came out for the spring clean up, organized by the Haines Chamber of Commerce. Pete and Joan Degen were named Trash King and Trash Queen for collecting the most trash over the weekend “It’s really about her. I married into that,” said Pete Degen. “(Picking up trash) is a way of being […]