The Haines High School Class of 2023 tossed their caps into a shower of green and gold confetti at the May 23 commencement ceremony, moments after receiving their long-awaited diplomas. “Graduates, the same feelings your parents and caretakers had on your first day of school, they feel again today,” said superintendent Roy Getchell, whose daughter […]
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Duly Noted
More than 50 bridge players from Haines, Juneau, and Whitehorse played in an annual tournament at the American Bald Eagle Foundation this weekend. Haines players included Jim Wilson, Debra Schnabel, Stan Jones, Anne Quinlan, Greg Bigsby, Henry Wong, Joseph Orlando, Fred Shields, Roger Schnabel, Bob Lix, Sally Lix, Kyle Clayton and Michael Stark. Wilson and Schnabel earned two second-place finishes and […]
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Committee recommends funding HEDC
The assembly’s Government Affairs and Services Committee unanimously recommended allocating $125,000 to the Haines Economic Development Corporation that will be used to study the structural, social and educational needs of the valley should an operating mine be built at the site of the Palmer Project. Committee members Cheryl Stickler, Debra Schnabel and Gabe Thomas heard a presentation […]
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Old gas station faces demolition; future of lot uncertain
The future is uncertain for the nearly two-acre property where the historic Standard Oil fuel depot once stood. Delta Western began dismantling the decaying infrastructure six weeks ago after 25 years of vacancy. The company does not plan to sell the property at this time but are “keeping their options open,” Delta Western representative Di […]
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Assembly to discuss lobbying for new phone book
The Haines Borough Assembly Tuesday directed a committee to consider lobbying Alaska Power and Telephone to resume the printing of its phone book similar to its 2017 version. That version was divided by communities rather than a final consolidated version that was printed in 2021. A press release from the company at the time instructed customers to […]
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HEDC workshop draws federal officials, support
A three-day public workshop led by Haines Economic Development Corporation last week generated a list of priorities toward stimulating the economy by improving outdoor recreation opportunities and infrastructure. The list includes ideas such as establishing a town square on Main Street, improved signage that includes Tlingit words and place names, a ski lift, a recreation […]
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Assembly approves $57K brush clearing project
The Haines Borough Assembly voted 4-2 to spend $57,000 to clear brush about town in an effort to reduce “bear hiding areas.” The project will remove and dispose of underbrush and trees less than 10 inches in diameter and limb larger trees to a height of 12 feet off the ground on five different areas around the […]
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Residents call for assembly to clarify events prohibition
Following a request for action from Mud Bay residents, the Haines Borough Assembly will wait for borough manager Annette Kreitzer to clarify a June letter she sent to Viking Cove owner Bill Chetney that verified his prior existing rights to operate. Residents who advanced a petition that led to the prohibition of commercial events in Mud Bay […]
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Sawmill property auction postponed
A public foreclosure auction of 24 acres of former Chilkoot Lumber Company land adjacent to a 530-foot dock was postponed this week following a temporary restraining order. The outcry auction was scheduled for 11 a.m. Friday, March 17 on the steps of the Dimond Courthouse on Fourth Street in Juneau. The auction notice cites $12 […]
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Assembly Briefs
Schnabel to draft Portage Cove MOU A memorandum of understanding between the Haines Borough and Alaska Arts Confluence (AAC) will be drafted next week to describe how decision making is going to flow in the development of the Portage Cove Trail, borough manager Debra Schnabel said. “We’ve got so many players in the project and it’s important to know […]