The Haines Borough Police Department will host “Coffee with a Cop” on Saturday, a program to build relationships between officers and the community. Police officers will be at Mountain Market on Saturday at noon to have coffee and casual conversation with community members. “Coffee with a Cop provides a unique opportunity for community members to ask questions […]
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Scholarships available for students
Haines Woman’s Club is offering three $1,000 scholarships this year. All three are open to students who have been a resident of Haines Borough for at least two years and are a Haines High School, Klukwan School or home-school student or graduate. The Mildred Hermann scholarship is open to boys and girls who are graduating this year. This year […]
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Assembly supports cocktails at distilleries
The Haines Borough Assembly voted unanimously on Tuesday to forward a letter of support to the Alaska Legislature for a bill that would allow distilleries to again serve cocktails. The letter comes after the Alcohol Beverage Control Board changed a state regulation in January that redefines a “distilleries product.” The new definition limits such a product to […]
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Three new leaders fill administrative positions in Haines
New library director to arrive in May Carolyn Goolsby, 51, will begin work in May as Haines’ new library director. Goolsby, who once lived in a monastery for 10 months, won a round of Jeopardy, and set records in the world of competitive weight lifting, will move to Haines from Indiana. Originally from Georgia, Goolsby […]
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Assembly approves Glacier Point ATV tour with conditions
The Haines Borough narrowly approved a new Glacier Point ATV tour permit proposed by a Skagway tour company. The borough assembly voted 3-3 to approve the tour permit, on the condition that they review the tour after one year, with the Mayor breaking the tie. Assembly members Tresham Gregg, Stephanie Scott and Brenda Josephson supported the permit. Gregg told the CVN […]
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Question raised about Open Meetings Act after public excluded from briefing
The Haines Borough manager and police chief on Wednesday uninvited the assembly to a meeting aimed at developing a local response plan for active shooter situations. The meeting invitation initially included assembly members, but specified the event would be closed to the public and the media. After it was pointed out that a meeting attended by more […]
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Morphet miffs planning commission over resource extraction
Some members of the Haines Borough Planning Commission were offended by assembly member Tom Morphet’s suggestions on how to define resource extraction after a year of work on the topic. Morphet wrote a letter to the commission this month suggesting the borough require a resident to apply for a resource extraction permit if they remove at least […]
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University cancels Chilkat timber sale
The University of Alaska is withdrawing its controversial timber sale on 400 acres of land on the Chilkat Peninsula and will instead focus on residential development, according to University staff. The Haines Borough Assembly in November voted to evaluate the borough’s legal options if the University of Alaska awarded a timber sale contract because “the proposed University […]
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Students to stage walkouts in response to school shootings
The Haines High School student council will lead a walkout next week in support of stricter gun regulations after recent school shootings, said teacher Mark Fontenot. The National School Walkout is planned for Wednesday, March 14, and is part of a greater movement started by student survivors of the shooting in Parkland, Fla. The walkout […]
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Mountain of thanks for adventure race
Thank you to everyone who helped make Haines’ second annual winter alpine adventure race a roaring success! First, big thanks to the 44 athletes from here and far for participating in this fledgling event. You are awesome and we look forward to seeing you out there again! The Southeast Alaska State Fair and Haines Borough provided an […]