The Haines chapter of the Alaska Miners Association hosted the final forum of the election season this week where candidates answered questions related to the future of mining in the Chilkat Valley and Constantine Metal Resources exploration at the Palmer Project. Liz Cornejo, former vice-president of community affairs of Constantine, hosted the forum via Zoom. […]
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Brianna Phillips and Matt Baarson were married July 11 at Letnikof Cove. Matt’s uncle and godfather Bob Franz officiated. Parents of the bride are Kim and Don Phillips of Haines. Matt’s parents are Craig Baarson and Peg Lusian; stepparents are Jennifer Baarson and Gary Lusian, all of the Minneapolis area. Former resident Frankie Jones of Redmond, Wash. was the wedding planner. Other members of the Jones family who helped prepare included Linda Palmer, […]
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Facebook feeds are revealing
Had I not read her Facebook page, I would have voted for Cheryl Stickler for the Haines Borough Assembly because she is an advocate for children. However, I cannot vote for someone who posts a doctored video that insinuates Trump’s opponent is a sexual predator. Though Stickler uses her Facebook page to encourage us to support American […]
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Let’s get some help for the bear problems
This is an unusual bear year; more bears, more cubs, more destruction to personal and commercial property. We’re afraid. Walking in town is risky without an air horn or bear spray. Trails are often iffy due to bear kills. I think Haines can do better coping with the bears. The Haines Borough should hire someone to assist […]
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Duly Noted
Nate Webb and Michelle Webb were married Friday at the Haines courthouse. Jedediah Blum-Evitts, Janine Allen, Kelly Mitchell, Robert Chadwell, and Lindsey Moore attended the Valentine’s Day ceremony. Afterwards, the couple drove to Whitehorse, Y.T., for a “lovely” honeymoon, Michelle said. There, they stayed at a bed and breakfast, went to the hot springs, shopped, ate a lot of food, and saw a movie. The […]
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Candidates discuss firing, budget and cultural institutions
Questions about an ore terminal, the firing of manager Debra Schnabel and the best way to keep cultural institutions open during economically challenging times highlighted differences in Haines Borough Assembly and mayoral candidates at forums this past week. KHNS and the CVN co-hosted a forum Monday for the six assembly candidates—Brenda Josephson, Jerry Lapp, Cheryl Stickler, Caitie Kirby, Carol Tuynman […]
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Borough-funded COVID-19 tests see little use
It’s been more than a month since the Haines Borough began offering free COVID-19 testing for people entering the community from elsewhere in Alaska, and as of Sept. 22, five people have taken advantage of the program. More than 1,100 travelers came to Haines during the first month of the program. Earlier this summer, the Haines Borough Assembly set […]
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Assembly approves CARES funding for low-income residents
The Haines Borough Assembly approved unanimously at its Tuesday meeting allocating $625,000 in CARES Act funds to individual relief grants targeting low income residents. The CARES Act ad hoc committee finalized the Individual Economic Relief Assistance Grant application process Wednesday, Sept. 16. The grant will provide up to $1,000 in CARES Act funds for Haines adults who […]
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$350,000 grant raises questions for assembly and museum board
The award of a $350,000 National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Sustaining Cultural Heritage Collections grant to renovate the Haines Sheldon Museum’s climate control system has put a difficult question to the Haines Borough Assembly: Should members commit roughly $500,000 in borough funds and staff time, the match required to complete the project, or should they […]
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Mosquito Lake community garden wraps up first year
The Mosquito Lake Community Center’s Victory Garden has provided food to roughly 75 families in the Chilkat Valley this year, according to organizer Erika Merklin’s estimates. Merklin has been tracking garden use and said she will have finalized numbers once the harvest wraps up, likely around the end of September. Since June, Merklin and other […]