Voters will see two familiar names on the ballot for Haines Borough school board. Anne Marie Palmieri and Brian Clay are seeking re-election and are uncontested. Each is seeking a three-year term. As of press time Wednesday, there was no declared candidate for a third, open three-year seat on the board, recently vacated by Stacie Turner. A […]
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Assembly approves razing gym, school
The Haines Borough Assembly on Tuesday turned down an eleventh-hour request to save the elementary school and gym, voting 5-0 for demolition. “Nothing has been rushed, and it’s been a public process over and over and over again,” said member Scott Rossman. The assembly awarded Southeast Roadbuilders a contract up to $167,475 for the demolition to be […]
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Voters Tuesday will decide mayor, recall, 3 assembly seats
Voters go to the polls Tuesday in an election that could dramatically change the make-up of local leadership. Including a recall initiative that targets two assembly members, all but one of six elected seats on the Haines Borough Assembly will be in play. Voters also will choose a Mayor and fill up to three of seven seats on the Haines […]
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Recall would oust Hoffman, Waterman
Voters Tuesday will decide whether Haines Borough Assembly members Daymond Hoffman and Joanne Waterman should be removed from office. Recall organizers say the pair broke borough law when they failed to fill an assembly vacancy within the code-required 30 days. “I think that our lawmakers should not be our lawbreakers, simply put,” said Jim Shook, chairman of the Haines Recall Committee. […]
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Police Blotter
Monday, Sept. 19 A caller reported a woman out of control and throwing things at a downtown motel. An officer responded and took the woman into protective custody for a medical issue. She later went to Juneau for treatment. A caller reported someone was possibly baiting bears at 4 Mile Haines Highway. The caller said […]
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Fire destroys home, hopes; No one injured in blaze at 27 Mile, cause not known
A fire Tuesday destroyed Fred Anderson Sr.’s dream of bringing his wife home from a Sitka hospital. Linda Anderson, his wife of 43 years, is suffering from advanced lung cancer and recently expressed interest in returning to the home the couple built together in Mosquito Lake’s Four Winds subdivision, Anderson said. He’d hauled building material […]
Posted inLetters to the Editor
Lend your voice and vote Oct. 4
As residents of Haines Borough we rely on our local officials to seek out and support opportunities that maintain and enhance our quality of life. Our power source in Haines is reliant on a submarine cable that supplies electricity from Skagway. The fact is that one day the submarine cable will fail. Proper planning for the future […]
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Assembly to vote on old school demolition
Members of the Haines Borough Assembly are set to approve a bid for demolishing the remaining portion of the old elementary school at their meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 27. Bids are due Monday, and the assembly is expected to vote on accepting the low bid Tuesday, said borough manager Mark Earnest. The assembly in July moved to […]
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Friends of the Library thank the CVCF
Thank you for printing the photo of the new landscaping around the library totem pole in the September 8th issue. Pete Dohrn does deserve thanks for all the hard work he put into making it warm and inviting. Thanks also go to Ed Hays, who donated his time and energy in building the beautiful benches and […]
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Schnabel agenda is vitality of Haines
Determined, dependable, hardworking, committed, trustworthy, experienced. These are words that come to mind when I think of Debra Schnabel as a borough assembly member. The most important of these to consider when comparing her to her opponent for borough assembly seat C is “experienced.” Having served on numerous committees, as the director of a number of different […]