Noodle-bowl themed restaurant coming this fall After years of running a food booth at the beer fest and Southeast Alaska State Fair, Sarah Bishop is making plans to open a sit-down restaurant in October in the former salmon bake building in the middle of the parade grounds. Acknowledging that most new businesses try to open […]
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This Week in History
June 1971 Kayaks, canoes and rafts will careen down Chilkoot in annual ‘Mad Raft Race’ This year’s Mad Raft Race, a major event in the Dalton Trail Days, will feature three classifications: kayaks, canoes and rafts. The race will begin at Chilkoot Lake and will finish just past the Chilkoot River bridge. Each class will run separately. […]
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Southeast Roadbuilders bids on Beach Road excavation
The contract for Beach Road excavation will go to Southeast Roadbuilders, the only company to bid on the project by Tuesday at 3 p.m., the Request for Proposals’ response deadline. “Their bid was around $170,000,” Haines Borough public facilities director Ed Coffland said. He said the hope is that the cost will be reimbursed by FEMA and […]
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Public meeting gets ‘Zoom bombed’
The Haines Borough public safety commission was targeted by bad actors last week when random voices disrupted the meeting shouting racist epithets and slurs. The disruption of Zoom meetings is known as “Zoom bombing” and has become a trend since the pandemic forced virtual meetings. “Nationally it’s happening all over,” borough information technology specialist Austin Neal said. […]
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Duly Noted
James Boon Ackerman was born Nov. 19 at Anchorage’s Alaska Native Medical Center to parents Sue and Tim Ackerman. James weighed seven pounds and nine ounces, and measured 20 inches. Grandparents are Tim Sr. and April Ackerman, and Miguel and Wanpen Ordonez. James has a 16-month-old brother, Timothy Mikael “JJ.” Odis and Debby Ganey are moving back to Klukwan to pastor at the Assembly of God Church. The Ganeys served […]
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Abby says to follow borough code
I am not the neighbor Ms. Chetney wrote about, but I could have been. As a neighbor of the Chetneys, I have been publicly shamed by them for reporting violations of their CUP for a vacation rental. Ms. Chetney misrepresents the facts, stating complaints against their violation of their CUP are unreasonable. In fact, all our […]
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Why is the Chamber leading a town hall?
The Haines Borough Assembly voted Tuesday night supporting phases 1-2 of the new, phased plan for the Lutak dock. This was two days before the Lutak Dock Town Hall, which is being billed as a chance for the public to discuss “what we want from Lutak Dock.” Neither the assembly nor the public have seen plans, cost estimates, or financial terms for Phase […]
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Assembly sends yurt-ban ordinance to Government Affairs and Services
An ordinance banning yurts as permanent residences within the townsite has been referred to the Haines Borough Assembly’s Government Affairs and Services (GAS) Committee for further discussion. At a June 10 meeting, the planning commission unanimously recommended the assembly consider an ordinance classifying yurts, along with RVs and wall tents, as “temporary use dwellings,” limiting habitation of […]
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Inflation bolsters sales tax in Haines
April sales tax numbers are up not only compared to this time last year. They’re also higher than April 2019. The borough collected $241,011 in sales tax in April, up 46% from 2020, and up 16% from 2019, according to a recent sales tax report. A reopening economy is one explanation for the uptick in […]
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Assembly approves first two phases of Lutak Dock renovations
The Haines Borough Assembly gave the go-ahead to pursue funding for the first two phases of Lutak Dock renovations. The Lutak Dock face has reached the end of its service life and officially closed last year after Alaska Marine Lines (AML) completed construction of a new freight ramp, ensuring Haines’ supply chain remains intact, for now. The phases are part of […]