Dr. Anne Zink, who gained prominence during Alaska’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, is leaving her position as the state’s chief medical officer. Zink plans to leave the position in April after serving since July 2019. She told state officials and colleagues of the decision in January. While the state hadn’t announced the change, U.S. […]
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Haines public facilities director to step down at the end of February
Haines public facilities director Ed Coffland is stepping down from his position at the end of February after five years on the job. Coffland did not respond to an email and multiple phone calls about his resignation, but borough manager Annette Kreitzer said he is stepping down for personal reasons. “We will miss his professional […]
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Haines borough loses Census appeal
The U.S. Census Bureau rejected Haines’ appeal over the 2020 population count, which showed Haines’ population dropping by around 500 residents. “I’m deeply disappointed. I really thought that our response was compelling,” said borough clerk Alekka Fullerton, who worked on the appeal. “I was mad – it’s a big deal to our community.” The bureau […]
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Assembly Briefs: A new process for property assessments, pushing back on federal land withdrawals
Appointed Board of Equalization Haines will have a separate board of equalization to adjudicate disputes about property assessments next year instead of relying on assembly members to do the job. A resolution to make the change passed at Tuesday’s meeting unanimously, the first change in the city’s tax assessment process after controversy with the process […]
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Business woman, philanthropist Carol Waldo dies at 84
Carol Waldo, a determined business owner who donated to children’s causes and opened the town’s first cannabis farm, died Dec. 31 at her Lutak Road home. She was 84. A graveside service at Jones Point Cemetery was held Jan. 4. Born Carol Jean Alex on Sept. 3, 1939 in Coon Rapids, Iowa, Waldo was the […]
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Duly noted: Artist grant, vet clinic
Lingít artist and president of the Chilkoot Indian Association James Hart has been awarded a grant to visit the Anchorage Museum. Hart started his art career a decade ago completing a class with master carver Wayne Price, and practicing with elder Paulina Phillips of the Deishú Dancers. During his visit, Hart plans to examine bentwood […]
Posted inSoutheast News, Alaska Marine Highway System, Transportation, News
AMHS director: return of Prince Rupert stop faces substantial challenges
Numerous challenges are stopping the resumption of Alaska Marine Highway service to Prince Rupert, British Columbia, the ferry system’s director said at a conference of Southeast officials last week. During a Southeast Conference transportation symposium in Juneau on Feb. 8, Ketchikan Vice Mayor Glen Thompson asked for an update about service to the Canadian port, […]
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Nude and Rude burlesque show coming to Chilkat Center
A Juneau-based burlesque show is coming to Haines at the end of February for a show at the Chilkat Center. Nude and Rude Revue is a collective of performers that began in Skagway in 2016, but the group is now centered around Juneau. Performers now live in New Jersey, Philadelphia, California, Sitka, Haines and Whitehorse. […]
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Anonymous benefactor gifts property to Haines recyclers for long-sought upgrade
An anonymous donor has agreed to buy a 1.7 acre plot along the Haines Highway for Haines Friends of Recycling to get started on a new center. “We were thrilled,” said HFR board president Melissa Aronson on Tuesday. The plot, located on the east side of the Haines Highway across from Bigfoot Auto, is currently […]
Posted inLetters to the Editor
Keep Handymax cargo ships out of Lutak
Lutak Dock and the plan we choose for it will affect the sustainability of our food basket of hooligan, salmon, halibut, shrimp, and crab from our local watersheds. The plan we choose will impact whether or not we will have humpback whales, orcas, sea lions, seals, otters, bald eagles, multiple species of migratory birds coming […]