Beginning next month, the afternoon bell will mean suppertime at the Haines School. The Haines Borough school board voted last week to approve a fourth meal for students, a “sack supper” that would be made available daily at 3:15 p.m. The program’s $60,000 price tag will be covered entirely by the federal government. All students would be eligible […]
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School board to appoint member
The Haines Borough school board will meet 7 p.m. Monday, Oct. 29 to appoint a new member and elect officers. The meeting will be held in the high school open area. One seat is open on the board. Those interested in it should submit a letter of interest to the school by noon Friday, Oct. 26. To fill […]
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Jimenez hired over 2 engineers
The Haines Borough Assembly on Tuesday approved the hire of Carlos Jimenez as public facilities director, a $75,000-per-year position that oversees capital projects and the municipality’s public works and water and sewer departments. Jimenez topped three other applicants for the position, including Jeremy Stephens, a state Department of Transportation project engineer, and John Huestis, a Craig-based engineer […]
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Community Education gearing up
“Tlingit Halibut Hooks” and “Basic Digital Photography” are among upcoming classes offered through Haines Community Education, the evening program of adult education and recreation offered through Haines Borough School District. John Hagen of Haines is the director of the program that also manages “open gym” sessions five days a week and cultivates education programs of interest […]
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Heli-ski plan advances
The Haines Borough Assembly heard testimony from about six residents but made no substantive changes Tuesday to a revised heli-ski ordinance it introduced Oct. 9. Members voted 5-1 to send the measure to a second public hearing Nov. 6. Jerry Lapp was opposed, saying the proposed changes go “way overboard.” Changes from current borough law include establishment […]
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School missed opportunity with Gulick
After meeting Amy Gulick and attending her presentation at Harriett Hall, I am saddened that all students in the Haines Borough School District were not allowed to benefit from this excellent presenter. In this day and age of challenging economic times, Amy provided an inspirational example of personal leadership and entrepreneurialism. What spark in what student might […]
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Assembly deserves thanks for meals
On behalf of the staff of Southeast Senior Services (SESS) and the people we serve, I would like to thank the Haines Borough Assembly members for approving a $15,000 grant to provide a fourth day of meal service at the Haines Senior Center. I would especially like to thank Mayor Stephanie Scott for her support. SESS operates the senior nutrition […]
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Tour shuttle may be exempted from tariff hike
In a joint meeting last week, the Haines Borough’s Ports and Harbors Advisory Committee and Tourism Advisory Board recommended tabling until March discussion of increasing docking and moorage rates for the Haines-Skagway Fast Ferry, a private shuttle that primarily brings passengers to town from cruise ships in Skagway. At the same meeting, the groups recommended […]
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Damp tour season recovered, a bit
A drop in highway traffic and unusually cool weather dampened the early visitor season in Haines, but numbers recovered a bit later, according to Haines Borough officials and operators of tourism-related businesses. It was a “scary, slow start” for her family’s catamaran tour, with business in May and June down compared to those months in previous years, […]
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Ferry documentary traces system’s roots here
In 1988, an ailing Steve Homer of Haines posed for a Chilkat Valley News photographer aboard the ferry Malaspina, above a sign announcing the 25th anniversary of the Alaska Marine Highway. Homer, who operated a surplus Navy landing craft as ferry in Lynn Canal for four years starting in 1947, never quite got the recognition he deserved, […]