Three candidates are running unopposed for the Haines Borough school board. A fourth seat open on the board that has attracted no candidates will be filled by board appointment after Tuesday’s election. Brenda Jones, 47, is a financial controller. She said her top priorities include continued development of career and technical curriculum. “Seventy percent of jobs in […]
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Communication can always be improved
No one can deny that we can always improve our communication one with the other in almost any venue you can imagine. Timely and accurate communication between government officials and between the government and the community is especially important. I appreciate that the CVN detected a glitch in borough communication. And once detected, I doubly appreciate […]
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Assembly to hear report on hill slide
Property owners and Haines Borough officials are set to question experts on a mystery that’s lingered for eight months and cost upwards of $100,000 to investigate: What caused a horseshoe-shaped parcel of prime land against Mount Ripinsky to slide toward Portage Cove last January? And what, if anything, can be done to keep it from happening again? Representatives of […]
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Assembly hopefuls field questions
Three candidates for Haines Borough Assembly offered views on a range of local issues at a candidates’ forum last week sponsored by We the People of Haines. The event, held Sept. 13 at Sheldon Museum, drew candidates Dave Berry, Jono Greene and Joanne Waterman. Below are excerpted responses to some of the questions asked by We the People […]
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Haines port ‘summit’ on Sept. 27
Haines Borough officials say the town won’t likely see transshipment of ore at Lutak Dock for at least five years, but members of the Haines Port Development Council say it’s not too early to discuss possibilities. The private group led by residents Bill Kurz, Dave Nanney and Dave Berry, are holding a “Minerals, Natural Gas and Transportation […]
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Totem, drum raise domestic violence issue
About 100 residents turned out Friday for the unveiling of a “Healing Pole” downtown aimed at bringing awareness to domestic violence. Like headway against the problem of abuse, the pole near Second Avenue and Willard Street is a work in progress, but it’s an important start, speakers said during the event, which included drumming, dancing […]
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Police Blotter
Monday, Sept. 12 A caller reported two horses running loose on Small Tracts Road. A caller reported unsecured trash blowing around on Deishu Drive. Sunday, Sept. 11 A caller reported their backpack stolen from the Fort Seward area while they were at work. Saturday, Sept. 10 A caller reported a dead bear at a local […]
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Victim’s family: Revoke heli-ski permit
The parents of a 26-year-old man killed by an avalanche during an Alaska Heliskiing tour in March want the Haines Borough to discontinue the company’s permit, saying details of the fatal accident showed the firm did not follow its own, borough-approved operation and safety plan. “We believe permit requirements and compliance to policies, procedures and protocols in […]
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Sockeye a hit at school lunch
Primary students at Haines School may not know a lot, but they know what they like, and this week that included the school’s teriyaki sockeye fillets. Judging from interviews and leftovers in trays at the school cafeteria Tuesday, young students liked the fish a lot more than side dishes of couscous and mashed sweet potatoes […]
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Local fish on school menu Tuesday
Local fish will make its inaugural appearance on the Haines Borough School District’s lunch menu Tuesday. The plan is for it to be served once each month, as long as it’s available from local vendors, said Genevieve Armstrong, the district’s food-program director. “It’s been a well-collaborated effort between the fishing fleet, the school, the Takshanuk Watershed Council […]