Veterans affairs officials with the State of Alaska are expected at the ceremonial groundbreaking of the Soboleff-McRae Veterans’ Village starting 3:30 p.m. Saturday, April 27 at Second Avenue and Dalton Street. Family members of Walter Soboleff and Howard A. McRae Jr. will be among attendees. Soboleff was a Tlingit scholar and religious leader who former […]
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Port Chilkoot dock bid under budget
The lowest bid for the Port Chilkoot Dock and Letnikof Harbor renovation projects is $500,000 under budget, allowing the Haines Borough to include developments it had previously eliminated for cost-cutting purposes. Seattle-based Pacific Pile & Marine said work on the projects will total $5.8 million, a half-million dollars less than the $6.3 million budget. The borough removed […]
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Land owner: Cut taxes, invite industry
The borough tax assessments recently were a shock to property owners, including myself. I am wondering about the way the assessor based his values. Forty years ago, my husband took a piece of property in Moose Valley Estates on a bad debt. Turns out the piece the man deeded was a swamp with no road access or even the possibility of […]
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Luncheon kicks off center revival effort
An effort to shore up support for the Haines Senior Center kicks off with a luncheon at 1:30 p.m. Friday, March 15 at the center. “Celebrating 30 Years of Senior Center Services and Preparing for 30 More” will feature a roast pork dinner prepared by chef Adam Richard. The event will include readings from local […]
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Schnabel misses on Kreiss-Tomkins
In his letter to the editor published Feb. 21, John Schnabel begins by writing “I know nothing…” How true those words are. He writes “…the bill to grant tax relief…never was debated on either the Senate or the House floor.” I hope that Mr. Schnabel is as good at writing apologies as he is at […]
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Schnabel allegations factually untrue
In the Feb. 21 edition of the Chilkat Valley News, John Schnabel made several charges against Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins that were without basis and factually untrue. First of all, Bill Thomas did vote for the oil tax cut HB 110 on the house floor on March 31, 2011. This information can be found in the House Journal, or […]
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Borough: Tweak sockeye study
The Haines Borough is taking a closer look before signing off on a $10,000 study of local commercial fish stocks and management. The draft report, “Data Review of the Sockeye Salmon Declines in Chilkat and Chilkoot Lakes,” was submitted by Golder Associates in August. About 10 fishermen and residents attended a committee meeting about the 40-page report […]
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Kreiss-Tomkins not honest in assertions
I know nothing about Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins’ philosophy or background except that he attended Yale but didn’t graduate, is 23 years of age and had little exposure to the real world. I do know that he is not entirely honest based on his presentation of information during his campaign. He accused Bill Thomas of voting for the oil […]
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2012: The Year in Review
The earth moved in 2012 and the shift wasn’t only the “slump” on the side of Mount Ripinsky that cleaved a house and split Lutak Road. Four-term incumbent state Rep. Bill Thomas, R-Haines, aiming to become Speaker of the House, lost his seat to Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins, a 23-year-old Sitkan seeking his first political office. Klukwan, Inc., once among the wealthiest Native […]
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Thomas got harbor upgrades going
As a commercial fisherman out of Haines, I was surprised that Bill Thomas lost his campaign. The recent plans for the harbor’s improvement and expansion showed foresight for the future of the often-overlooked fishing industry. The commercial fishing industry has been a vital part of the economy in Haines for over 100 years. In my 30-plus years […]