State Rep. Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins, D-Sitka, is coming to Haines this weekend to visit with the Chamber of Commerce, the Haines Borough school board and a high school government class. Kreiss-Tomkins will speak at a chamber luncheon starting noon Saturday at the Chilkat Bakery. In addition to discussing the legislative session and how the proposed laws could affect people in […]
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Car tax points to government overreach
My wife and I were gone for three months, and when we drove off the ferry and approached Haines, I was shocked. I realize that while I was gone the Haines Borough added another tax to the burdened taxpayers to accept more responsibility for the irresponsible by passing another tax onto our vehicle registration. There are already […]
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Police behavior out of line
The Haines Borough Police Department is obviously lacking in training and integrity. The ability of officers to properly fill out and file a complaint form is a most basic requirement. If you have had a complaint read against you in an arraignment, it must meet the requirements of Alaska Rules of Court rule of criminal procedure, rule 3 […]
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Finalist for top cop blasts assembly
The attempted hire of a new Haines Borough police chief fell through Wednesday when the assembly voted unanimously to end negotiations with Richard Crays, the assembly’s top candidate for the job. Problems started last week with apparent confusion between Crays and borough officials about how much the borough was willing to pay an incoming chief. The borough […]
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Assembly nixes buried utilities on Third Avenue
The Haines Borough Assembly last week revisited the question of burying utility lines downtown, in regards to the upcoming rebuilding of Third Avenue. The assembly had a similar discussion last summer after Alaska Power and Telephone relocated several large power poles during reconstruction of Front Street, leading some residents and assembly members to complain about view obstruction. […]
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Preschool pursues modular unit on school grounds
Members of the Chilkat Valley Preschool board agreed Monday to pursue purchase of a modular structure to be located on the Haines School grounds as the preschool’s new home. They’ll also push the Haines Borough Assembly for reconsideration next week of its recent action terminating the school’s lease of the borough’s Human Resources Building effective June, as […]
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Board lukewarm to site plan
An idea to site a modular Chilkat Valley Preschool building on the Haines School grounds received a lukewarm reception at Tuesday’s school board meeting, but members said a final decision on the matter may be up to the Haines Borough Assembly, as the borough owns the school property. Preschool board chair Alissa Henry apprised the board of the […]
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Warm weather worries heli-skiers
Unseasonably warm weather has local heli-ski operators and backcountry skiers biting their nails about snow conditions and the future of the skiing season. Southeast Alaska Backcountry Adventures co-owner Scott Sundberg said this week if he had clients booked for this week, the company would be unable to provide their service. “No one would pay to […]
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Andriesen captures spelling title
Fifth-grader Lydia Andriesen spelled her way to victory Wednesday at the Haines School Spelling Bee, but the 11-year-old was humble about her win with the word “disarray.” Andriesen said she never had to guess on any of the words tossed her way by pronouncer Mark Fontenot, but admitted she didn’t know how to spell some […]
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Mosquito Lake School survey due next week
A survey about the future of Mosquito Lake School was scheduled to go out late this week, with a one-week deadline for return. The survey, developed by a recently formed task force, will target upper valley residents, home-school parents, and parents of students in grades 3-5, districtwide. It’s expected to show up in mailboxes by […]