Haines State Forest staff facilitated repairs to a number of upper valley roads that were damaged during the Dec. 2 storms. State forester Greg Palmieri told the Chilkat Bald Eagle Preserve Advisory Council this week that damages to the Little Salmon River, Clear Creek, Sunshine and Kelsall roads were all repaired. Council member Rich Chappell […]
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Assembly creates commercial fisheries advisory board
The Haines Borough Assembly created an advisory board to guide the borough’s response to state and federal regulations that affect Haines’ commercial fisheries. The board will comprise seven members: four permit holders, a seafood processor and two community at-large seats. Each permit holder will represent a different sector of Haines’ commercial fisheries. Seats are reserved for a […]
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Late Chilkoot River sockeye run causes surprise, nostalgia
Fishermen in Lutak Inlet saw a bumper run of sockeye salmon in the last two weeks of August as more than 24,000 fish passed the weir between Aug. 22 and Aug. 31—a trend that reminds old timers of the run’s historic strength. “We definitely were not expecting this,” said Nicole Zeiser, biologist for the Haines area Alaska […]
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Chilkoot Indian Association seats two new members after tribal elections
The Chilkoot Indian Association’s council chair and vice chair, Les Katzeek and James Hart, were unseated at last week’s election. The three other incumbents won. A rare five seats out of seven were on the ballot due to a missed election last year during the pandemic. The two new council members are Andrea Ferrin, who […]
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Borough manager candidate to visit town
Annette Kreitzer, the last Haines Borough manager candidate still in the running, will visit town Monday through Wednesday to meet borough staff and community members, attend an assembly meeting and sit for a third interview. The other finalist for the job, deputy director of public works for the city of Pasco, Washington John Millan, withdrew his application […]
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Twenty Glacier Bear seniors graduate at in-person event
The Haines High School Class of 2021 paraded down Main Street Tuesday evening after their commencement ceremony at the school gymnasium. Twenty seniors graduated at the in-person event attended by friends and family. “It’s a cause for celebration at any time, but this year’s is magnified significantly…Most of all we’re thankful for the leadership of […]
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Popely to lobby for Haines for remainder of 2021
Lobbyist Ted Popely will represent the Haines Borough through the end of the year for $48,000. In keeping with a Government Affairs and Services (GAS) Committee recommendation from last week, the full Haines Borough Assembly voted 5-1 at a March 9 meeting to hire Popely. Assembly member Caitie Kirby was the sole “no” vote. During GAS Committee discussion, Kirby […]
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GAS committee recommends lobbyist hire
The Haines Borough Assembly is taking steps to hire longtime lobbyist Ted Popely to represent the community’s interests in Juneau for somewhere in the $40,000-to-$90,000 range. At a meeting Tuesday night, the assembly’s Government Affairs and Services (GAS) committee voted 2-1 to recommend the full assembly take action to secure Popely’s services. Members Cheryl Stickler and Gabe […]
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Haines COVID-19 vaccination rate nears 40 percent
Roughly 580 Haines residents received the first dose of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine last weekend in a two-day push by the Southeast Alaska Regional Health Consortium (SEARHC). To date, a total of roughly 900 in the community have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, a rate of approximately 40%. The health center […]
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Draw your own conclusions
I’ve noticed a lot of letters from people I never heard of (and I’ve lived here for more than 50 years), protesting the firing of the most recent borough manager. Prior to this firing, the previous assembly saw fit to fire a retired, flag ranked U.S. Coast Guard officer. While serving, he had been the […]