A proposed agreement between the Haines Borough School District and Chilkat Valley Preschool to site the preschool program at the Haines School appears dead on arrival. The school board will vote on the matter at its meeting 7 p.m. Monday in the school library. At a board workshop Wednesday, superintendent Rich Carlson said proposed use of school space by […]
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Eagle preserve council tepid on Chilkat River protection
A Chilkat Indian Village proposal to pursue top-level protections for the Chilkat River received a lukewarm response from the Alaska Chilkat Bald Eagle Preserve Advisory Council this week. Tribal council president Jones Hotch Jr. asked the council to support a resolution requesting the river be designated as an Outstanding National Resource Water, which protects waters of exceptional […]
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Borough will fight planned ferry cuts
Haines Borough officials are organizing a community response to a planned reduction in ferry service that tourism director Leslie Ross describes as “winter service in the summer.” The proposed 2016 summer schedule includes no service on Wednesdays and Saturdays, and three weekly sailings by the ferry LeConte. This compares to five weekly sailings by the […]
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What would Ray Manaker say?
What would Ray Menaker say? The level of volunteer commitment shown by Ray and Vivian Menaker was extraordinary. As my editor in the early 1980s, Ray guided me through the intricacies of relationships in Haines and acquainted me with the names, families, deeds, and attitudes of all the long-time players. Many of our longest bull […]
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Borough explores economic development options
The Haines Borough Assembly’s commerce committee on Wednesday endorsed exploring a shift that would put its economic development efforts under a non-profit development corporation. The committee, comprised of George Campbell, Diana Lapham and Ron Jackson agreed to recommend to the full assembly that manager David Sosa be directed to flesh out the idea, working in tandem with […]
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Public outcry prompts minor offenses reboot
After receiving a petition signed by 650 residents, the Haines Borough Assembly voted Tuesday to nullify its Sept. 22 decision to adopt the controversial minor offenses ordinance. The group voted to let the ordinance continue its movement through the public process prior to adoption. The document will come back before the assembly on April 26, 2016. In […]
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Gregg beats out Lapp for assembly
It’s Tresham Gregg by a nose. Gregg beat out candidate Jerry Lapp for a Haines Borough Assembly seat by only 12 votes, according to Tuesday night’s election canvass results. The final results, which are set to be certified at the Oct. 27 assembly meeting, are Gregg, 430, and Lapp, 418. Prior to the counting of outstanding ballots at the […]
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Haines man indicted on 8 sex abuse charges
A 23-year-old Haines man was indicted by a Juneau grand jury last week and arrested on eight felony charges, including five counts of enticing a minor online and three counts of third-degree sexual abuse of a minor. According to court documents, the female victim was 13 years old. The man is accused of using Facebook […]
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Highway doesn’t need 55 mph standard
The Chilkat River/Haines Highway corridor is a destination, a place to go to, to spend time in, an attraction and asset to our community, not a place we need to coax folks to speed through at 55 mph. As long as the 55 mph standard is in place, we aren’t going to be doing this […]
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Picture Point improvements face Dec. 31 deadline
The Haines Borough is moving forward with plans to install a pavilion, stone fireplace and stairway at Picture Point, developments public facilities director Brad Ryan hopes to have completed by December. The pavilion will be sited in the southern pullout, the one motorists first encounter when driving out of town toward the ferry terminal. It will be […]