Ralph Waldo Emerson said, “Nature is an endless combination and repetition of a very few laws. She hums the old, well known air through innumerable variations.” “Breathe” is a healthy message. Taking a breath, a conscious fill-the-belly-up breath, is one of the healthiest things we can do. It increases our circulation, allowing our bodies to […]
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Lapham: Words not enough
Thank you is just not enough. We have SEARHC, Dr. Bowman, Jody Miller, our own Becky Malone and Adam DuPaul: Without your support and love it would have been much harder to get through Pete’s remaining days. Our fire department family: The service and graveside will be forever memorable. Our Elks and American Legion family: […]
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Election lineup finalized; Smith and Hess vie for seat, again
The filing period for the Haines Borough’s October municipal election closed Friday, with contested races for Mayor and the Haines Borough Assembly, but a shortage of school board candidates. The race for assembly seat “E” is a rematch of sorts, pitting Karen Hess against Norm Smith. Greg Goodman replaced Smith on the assembly last October, after defeating write-in candidate Hess. […]
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BREATHE?
A new sign at the Port Chilkoot Dock welcomes cruise ship passengers, and serves as a reminder for Haines residents to “BREATHE.” “It just occurred to me that what we need in our community, more than anything else, is for everyone to just relax,” said Debra Schnabel, a former borough staffer who is a contractor for […]
Posted inNews, School Board
School board hears local hiring concerns
A few members of the community on Tuesday night asked the Haines school board to consider adopting a local hiring preference for teachers. The board heard public comment regarding the recent hiring of new teachers. A local candidate who was hired on a one-year contract to teach fourth-grade was passed over for the permanent fourth-grade teaching position. […]
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Karate school ends with 4th black belt promotion
The Haines Goju-Ryu karate dojo closed recently on a high note, awarding its fourth black belt to Tia Heywood, age 16. Heywood was one of about 50 students to receive instruction at the school held at the Chilkat Center. It was launched by black belts Joe Ordonez and Russ Lyman in the early 1990s. The […]
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Assembly votes 4-2 for new signs
Haines Borough Assembly member Scott Rossman on April 26 again voiced his disapproval of awarding a contract to an out-of-town business for Haines signage. “I went through my whole spiel when this whole sign thing came up about how much money we’re spending on signs,” Rossman said. “I guess I don’t have a problem spending money […]
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Planners OK Portage Cove beach home
The Haines Borough Planning Commission approved a setback variance on Front Street last week, paving the way for the first home to be built on the Portage Cove beach in more than 20 years. “It’s a little slice of heaven,” said landowner Dave Pahl, who has a shack on a 1,600-square-foot beach lot and is planning to […]
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Trailer homes escape taxes
The Haines Borough Assembly may look at reimposing property taxes on mobile homes. Mobile homes previously were taxed under the borough’s business property tax, along with heavy equipment, fishing boats, and other money-making property, until that tax was repealed in 2009. Rescinding the tax meant that residents who live in trailers in trailer parks, […]
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Signs more than a pole in ground; Finding way not so obvious to newcomers here
The Haines Borough Assembly in a 4-2 vote March 8 authorized $14,052 to MRV Architects of Juneau for final design on a signage project that aims to more effectively direct visitors throughout town. “We just completed a downtown revitalization planning process, which cost us $40,000,” borough staffer Debra Schnabel said in an interview last week. “One of the major […]