The Haines Borough is looking to contractors for planning and execution of its major projects, including an expanded port and a “community” center. It also will seek at least one contractor for “special projects.” Pay for the port consultant is expected to come from a state grant; other consultants’ pay would come from economic development and engineering […]
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Small Tracts lot pushes issue of junked cars
A pending enforcement action against a Small Tracts Road property owner has cast a spotlight on the perennial issue of junked cars in the valley. The Haines Borough is now investigating ways to make disposal of wrecks more economical. The borough in April told landowner Lucy Harrell she had to clean up a former tire shop property […]
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Solidarity protest targets influence of money on government
Occupy Wall Street came to Haines Saturday afternoon, when about 30 people demonstrated for an hour at George Mark Park. “There are a couple of us who have been following the Occupy Wall Street movement and the movements that they’ve built around the country, and we decided that this was something that needed to happen […]
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Alcohol Task Force seeking funding support
The Haines Alcohol Task Force is sending letters of support to help fund the group’s efforts. The Haines Sportsman’s Association donated $500 to the cause unsolicited this week. Police chief Gary Lowe said letters listed the names of about 25 task force members and were sent to organizations such as the Chilkat Indian Village, Chilkoot Indian Association, Haines […]
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Retrain your brain
Interested in improving your attention span, memory and reading comprehension? The Haines Borough School District is offering its Fast ForWord computer program to adults 6 p.m. daily, Mondays through Thursdays at the high school library. District reading teachers have given high grades to the program it says has helped students bump up grade levels in reading ability. […]
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School board seeks member
Letters of interest for an open seat on the Haines Borough school board are due noon Friday, Oct. 28. Letters should be sent to Ashley Sage, P.O. Box 1289, Haines. The school board is expected to fill the vacancy during a meeting on Tuesday, Nov. 1.
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Morphet right about assembly seats
Hear, hear to Tom Morphet’s commentary to do away with designated seats on the Haines Borough Assembly. I don’t mean to bad-mouth democracy/majority rule/competition, I just want to voice my strong agreement with any kind of behavior that supports consensual style decision-making. Additionally, in the spirit of great minds think alike, and though I offered this […]
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Internet not as affordable as it could be
Local Internet service is not as fast or as affordable in the community of Haines as it could be, despite claims to the contrary reported in your recent article quoting an Alaska Power & Telephone representative. For $50 per month within the community of Haines, one gets a mere 256K internet speed of service. Yet […]
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School demolition next week; More voices join effort to save old school, gym
Some residents mounted a last-ditch effort to save the elementary school and gym this month, but demolition appears on track to start next week. “I’m pushing for an eleventh-hour stay of execution because I detest waste and what I see as a lack of imagination and foresight,” said Larry Larson, who works as an architectural […]
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Teens urged to attend alcohol meeting
Inviting all teens: The next meeting of the Haines Alcohol Task Force will be at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 19. We would like to invite all interested teens and young adults to attend this meeting. We want to hear your thoughts on the issues surrounding underage drinking in Haines, and we would like to hear your proposed […]