To preserve or restore – it’s a question Joanne Waterman is thinking about a lot now that she and partner Phyllis Sage have purchased the former Port Chilkoot Volunteer Fire Department building. Used primarily for storage since the cities of Port Chilkoot and Haines merged in 1970, the structure has deteriorated, following a disjointed building history. “I […]
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Posted inNews, School Board
Two candidates for assembly, four to vie for school board
Despite a recent change in election procedures and exemption from state financial disclosure requirements, only two candidates filed to fill two seats up for grabs on the Haines Borough Assembly this October. Residents George Campbell and Rob Miller are hoping to secure the two three-year seats, and likely will, though voters can still elect write-in candidates. Incumbents Norm […]
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Shallow waters force Letnikof float move
The Haines Borough will spend $242,000 to move the Letnikof Cove float another 17 feet offshore to keep it afloat during low tides. Manager Mark Earnest said glacial rebound is causing the harbor floor to rise a foot every 10 years, meaning shallower waters for boats to dock in, especially during extreme low tide when some near-shore floats are […]
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Disc golf to teach physics
The Haines Borough Public Library will be hosting free disc golf lessons where kids will not only learn the rules of the game, but the physics behind it. Local disc golf experts will be assisting during the lessons, which will include rules of the course, throwing discs at targets and experiments that will teach kids the physics […]
Posted inNews, Alaska Marine Highway System
Cuts in ferry system discounts, services loom
The ferry system’s 30 percent winter roundtrip discount is gone and come next summer, the “driver go free” option will disappear, too. Cuts to the Alaska Marine Highway System (AMHS) have been widespread and show no signs of slowing or reversing: Naturalist interpreters aboard vessels were eliminated earlier this year. Printed schedules will be discontinued […]
Posted inHaines Borough, News
Assembly approves pay hikes
The Haines Borough Assembly on Tuesday approved raises and benefits for employees that will cost, on average, at least an additional $165,000 annually during the next three years. The assembly unanimously approved the contract negotiated by workers’ union Local 71 and a negotiating team of borough leaders. The borough’s negotiating team included chief fiscal officer Jila Stuart, mayor Stephanie […]
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Smell targeted in 1st phase of sewer work
According to the Haines Borough, upgrades to its sewer plant are at the top of its priorities for spending state money. The assembly passed a resolution Tuesday establishing sewer upgrades as the borough’s “number one local state-funded priority” in the hopes of scoring extra points on an application to the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation (ADEC) […]
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Police let dog killer off the hook
It appears a Haines man who killed one dog and wounded another with a bow and arrow in January will not face any prosecution. After weeks of deliberating on whether Haines Borough police could file a charge against the man under animal cruelty provisions in code, magistrate John Hutchins decided police had probable cause. However, interim police […]
Posted inLetters to the Editor
Emblem Club hosts anti-drug event
The Haines Emblem Club #463 would like to thank everyone who participated and volunteered for the Pedal to Push Away Drugs event. This is the sixth year we have held this event and each year it gets bigger and better. We started this event five years ago as an annual drug awareness event and it has picked up […]
Posted inThank You Letters
Book and bake sale success for library
Once again the Friends of the Library’s Fourth of July food, book and bake sale was a rousing success. That success is due to the many volunteers who pitch in to make it possible for the Friends to support our incredible library. Thanks to all those who donated baked goods and to all who helped […]