At 6:30 a.m. on Friday morning, 91-year-old Joan Snyder eagerly penned her name on the sign-in sheet at the Haines swimming pool on its opening day. She was the second among 72 swimmers that came for a complimentary free swim after seven months of closure for renovations. Like many swimmers, Snyder said the prolonged closure […]
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Maidy hangs up on GAS committee
At a borough government affairs and services committee meeting Nov. 28, member Sean Maidy, who attended by phone, hung up on the two other committee members before they agreed to forward to the assembly a resolution interpreting charter to allow for areawide emergency police service. “I in good conscious can’t vote on this,” Maidy said. […]
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Local smokejumper details record season
Squeezed into the back-bending cargo area on a fixed-wing plane in July, Haines resident Russell Kennedy palmed an iPad passed off from a colleague. He was among seven men in various stages of repose, speeding towards a column of smoke erupting from the foothills of the Brooks Range in Northwest Alaska. Using his fingers on […]
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Library Lighting a success
On behalf of the Friends of the Haines Borough Public Library, I wish to sincerely thank everyone who helped decorate, sent donations, and attended the Lighting of the Library this past Saturday. A beautiful tree, delicous platters of food, numerous creative gingerbread houses, charitable business donations for the auction items, and the lovely holiday spirit made the […]
Posted inThis Week in History
This week in history
Nov. 24, 1969 Service will be stressed this year by the Haines Unity of the American Cancer Society (ACS). Anyone who needs help-whether it be for transportation or just a need to talk to someone concerning cancer-can call Belle Sage. Hazel Nelson, service chairman of the Haines Unit, said that bandages, dressings, and other items […]
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Duly Noted
Dana Noel Murray was born Jan. 7 to Cara and Rob Murray in Ketchikan. Dana weighed seven pounds, 15 ounces and measured 19 inches. Dana Noel joins big brother Taylor and big sister Eva. Cara’s mother, Cathy Houlberg, took the ferry to Ketchikan and arrived just in time for Dana’s birth. She was a great […]
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Borough staff to prioritize road maintenance
Of 70 streets in the borough, only 15 of them comply with code. The Haines Borough Planning Commission and staff are beginning to tackle how to prioritize upgrades and maintenance for the remaining 55 streets. A special workshop to discuss prioritization strategy was scheduled earlier this month in a planning commission meeting, when staff requested approval of […]
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Businesses projected to lose $3.4 million in tourism sales this summer, study finds
Local businesses stand to lose about $3.4 million in tourism-related sales, and the Haines Borough about $187,784 in sales tax revenue, as a result of Holland America cancelling most of its Haines port calls next summer, according to an analysis by the Haines Economic Development Corporation. The numbers are based on the 55 percent projected passenger decrease […]
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Tazlina to sail again, winter travel remains grim
Last week, some Haines residents learned from Facebook that ferry service would increase from one sailing a week to three with the addition of the Tazlina. “As of this morning, it has been determined that they are going to pull the M/V Tazlina out of lay-up status, and resume regular runs back and forth from […]
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Heli port application withdrawn
After a 40-minute discussion at the planning commission meeting Thursday, Big Salmon Ventures owner Scott Sundberg withdrew his application for a heliport near 26 Mile on the Haines Highway, though only temporarily. “At this point I will withdraw because… I do hear that it’s not going to pass, so that’s the main reason,” Sundberg told commissioners. “I […]