The Public Safety Commission recommended SEARHC administrator Pat Hefley and Chuck Mitman to sit on the board. The recommendations come after postponed meetings and Mayor Jan Hill’s desire follow the recommendations of the commission. The public safety commission last year recommended creating a drug awareness task force. It also recommended rebranding itself by adding ex-officio members from […]
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Duly Noted
Longtime resident Ingeborg Olsson, the mother of Yngve and Arne Olsson, died Saturday, April 16 in Sequim, Wash. A full obituary will appear next week. Emmalee Grace Blilie-Simonsen was born Friday, April 15 at 2:02 a.m. Emmalee’s parents are Amelia Blilie of Haines and Kevin Simonsen of Salem, Ore. Emmalee weighed 6 lbs., 14 ozs. and measured 20 inches long. She’s “beyond perfect,” according to her […]
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Haines politics subject of new Lende book
Local author and Haines Borough Assembly member Heather Lende, known for her books depicting a pastel version of Haines, is writing a new book about her first year on the assembly when she was the target of a recall campaign. “My rose-colored glasses, I still wear them, but they’ve got a crack,” Lende said. “There’s a little […]
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Harbor contractor prepared for litigation
Pacific Pile & Marine representatives said last week they’re willing to fight in court over the company’s $1.2 million adjustment request for last summer’s boat harbor dredging, according to Haines Borough Manager Debra Schnabel. The Haines Borough and PND Engineers disputed the contractor’s claim that the dredge basin was harder than described in contract documents, Schnabel said. The borough manager, Mayor Jan […]
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Superintendent candidates down to six
The Haines Borough school board and its search committee pared down 25 applicants for superintendent to six semifinalists this week. The candidates will be interviewed by the school board via videoconference on Saturday, Feb. 3. Kim Cunningham, current director of student services for the district, has 24 years of experience in education and 16 as an administrator. She has been […]
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Distillery patrons to mix their own drinks
Pending the Lt. Governor’s signature, Port Chilkoot Distillery customers will soon have to mix their own drinks after the Alcohol Beverage Control Board changed a state regulation Tuesday that redefines a “distilleries product.” The new definition limits such a product to a “spirit made or distilled in the licensed facility.” The changed regulation stipulates that […]
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Tsunami warning wakes town, Senior Village
A tsunami scare early Tuesday morning drove some residents to high ground after they received mixed messages from Skagway Police, the National Weather Service and the Haines Borough Police. A 7.9 magnitude earthquake in the Gulf of Alaska triggered the warning. Just after 12:30 a.m. cell phones dinged and glowed across Haines with a message from the […]
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Assembly approves first commercial marijuana license; state to finalize
Erika Merklin’s marijuana cultivation facility “Resurrected Dreams” is the first Haines license to be completed by the state agency overseeing licensing. The Haines Borough Assembly voted during its Tuesday regular meeting to provide “no objection” to Merklin’s license. The Alcohol and Marijuana Control Office notified the borough in early January of Merklin’s complete application. The assembly is […]
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What happened to the solid waste group’s proposal?
The Haines Borough is giving Community Waste Solutions an opportunity to “prove itself” before putting out-of-town waste disposal up to a boroughwide vote. Borough manager Debra Schnabel, mayor Jan Hill and Solid Waste Working Group chair Darsie Culbeck recently met with CWS owner Tom Hall by phone about a solid waste proposal presented to the assembly in the fall. The […]
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Should enrollment drop alarm borough?
After the winter break 12 students left the Haines Borough School District. Some residents are using that number as an indicator of Haines’ dire economy. But what does that number mean and is it an economic indicator? Darsie Culbeck told the borough assembly about the drop in student enrollment at its meeting last week. “As one […]