Greg Schlachter and Chris Hill married Sept. 18 at Calleva Farm in Dickerson, Md. Chris’ sisters Robin and Angie officiated Saturday’s nuptials. The wedding party included the bride’s brother Brandon Hill of Silver Spring, Md .; and friends Ashley Wallet, Asheville, N.C, and Lora Morris, Charlotte, N.C., Greg’s brother Michael Schlachter of Boulder, Colo., and friends Nathan Jauvtis, Ithaca, N.Y., Tim Tyre, Washington, D.C. and Brad Ryan of Skagway. Parents Jim and JoAnn Schlachter of Poulsbo, Wash., and Brandon and […]
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Chief of Police should comply with state law
Alaska Administrative Code 5AAC 92.410 and 92.420 permits the taking of wildlife in defense of life or property. In Haines we have Chief Scott, Chief of the Haines Police Department, who has twice shot and wounded bears. Once in defense of his garbage and again now in defense of an apple tree. His failure to deal with bears properly […]
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Coast Guard medevacs COVID-19 patient in middle of the night
A U.S. Coast Guard helicopter evacuated a 70-year-old Haines resident to Bartlett Regional Hospital a little before 3 a.m. on Tuesday, said Coast Guard spokesperson Kip Wadlow. The man was suffering from a severe case of COVID-19 when SEARHC called in the request at 10:30 p.m. on Monday for a Coast Guard medevac. It’s the […]
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Candidates diverge on local economy, role of government at debate
The four Haines Borough Assembly candidates agreed on several broad points at a Sept. 16 debate: Haines needs a more diverse year-round economy; Haines needs infrastructure improvements; Haines needs federal funds. But the candidates—Richard Clement, Tyler Huling, Brenda Josephson and Debra Schnabel—differed on key issues including taxes, the borough’s role in solid waste management and whether Haines […]
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Cruise bookings hint at largest passenger volume in two years
The summer 2022 cruise ship calendar projects around 88,000 passengers coming to town, the most in 20 years. “There are a lot of things that could change, but the optimism is even if those ships sailed at 75 percent capacity and we get the calendar, that would still be 66,000 people which would still rival […]
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Sales tax revenue exceeds forecast by $1.2 million
The Haines Borough generated $1.2 million, or 61%, more in sales tax than it had budgeted for the 2021 fiscal year. It forecasted $1,903,000 in sales tax but raised $3,073,246. The borough assembly will discuss how to spend the surplus at its meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 28. “Part of the reason for that is no one knew […]
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Clerk says local Dominion voting software is secure
The Haines Brough’s voting software and equipment is a product of Dominion Voting Systems, the same company embroiled in the Trump Campaign’s allegations of mass voter fraud, and interim borough manager and clerk Alekka Fullerton said she wants the public to be confident in the integrity of borough elections. Fullerton told the CVN that a […]
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Proposed redistricting would cut Haines from Douglas, Juneau
A legislative map change proposed last week by Alaska’s redistricting board would link Haines to northern Juneau, severing the borough’s tie to downtown Juneau and Douglas Island, where state House Rep. Sara Hannan lives. “I’m heartbroken that I would not continue to represent (upper Lynn Canal residents),” Hannan said. “It’s a piece of my representation that I’ve […]
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Museum takes over staff from borough
All four Haines Sheldon Museum employees were laid off by the borough on Wednesday to be rehired Thursday by the museum, a non-profit. The transition was the result of an ordinance adopted by the Haines Borough Assembly on Aug. 24 that effectively ended the museum’s quasi-governmental status. The museum’s employees, all part-time, had the option to leave […]
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Josephson is transparent, direct
I encourage you to vote in the next election. I support Brenda Josephson to be on the Haines Borough Assembly. It’s a really simple decision for me. There is never a question where she stands on a position. This is refreshing. She is direct and some might say brutally honest. Do you want a representative that is […]