I would like to thank most gratefully the Haines Police, the EMT crew, SEARHC clinic staff on duty, the U.S. Coast Guard, family and neighbors who quickly and professionally answered my distress call last Sunday night when my wife suffered a stroke. You have touched my heart. Blaine Thomsen
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Questions come with food to go
Food businesses in trailers are serving up a host of issues for the Haines Borough as they morph into permanent structures after losing their wheels. Under borough code, “temporary use” is defined as a building or structure that is capable of being immediately moved, or a use which is for a limited time up to six months. […]
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Candidate’s residency questioned
Haines Borough Assembly candidate Greg Goodman this week said he believed he meets residency requirements to run for office. Goodman, a former Haines Police chief who worked as a flight engineer in Anchorage between June and April 2008, responded to questions raised by residents, including Republican Party activist Bill Kurz. “My primary residence is here in Haines. It […]
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It’s the one with the keys in the ignition
It’s said that cars in Haines aren’t stolen, they’re just misplaced. That proved true July 30 when Karl Thomsen’s emerald green 1994 Chevy truck disappeared from the Haines ferry terminal. Thomsen, a terminal agent, reported to police the rig was missing from a spot next to the building shortly after the second docking of the […]
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Great traditions make a great town
The rain held off as 15 contestants turned out Saturday morning, July 3, for the 2010 Mount Ripinsky Race. Congratulations to winner 15-year-old Corey Piper as well as to the 14 other finishers, who ranged in age from 11 to 58. Once again, appreciation goes to the small “village” within our greater July 4th volunteer village responsible […]
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Police say break-ins at school continued
Haines Police are investigating a break-in at the mothballed elementary school by teenagers May 29. But the school has apparently been broken into so many times in recent months it may be impossible to determine whether vandalism discovered there was the work of youths at the scene or someone who’d been there earlier. Vandals have broken […]
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Wallet loss will make woman suffer
On June 1, 2010 an individual found my wallet on Main Street in front of Chilkoot Gardens (now Alaska Side) gift shop. This individual stole $950 from my wallet. I’m a disabled person on low income. I’ll suffer financially this month because of this individual. If anyone knows this individual or knows anything about this […]