Liz Gifford moved to Haines from Juneau where she had been living for two decades and recently teaching at Floyd Dryden Middle School for about five years. She taught Spanish, language arts and social studies in both of Juneau’s middle schools. Gifford, who has her master’s degree in teaching, started with an undergrad degree in […]
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This Week in History: Veterans Village, bears after anglers, Berger hearings
10 years ago Soboleff-McRae Veterans Village officials don’t think property tax should be levied on the second floor of their building. The Haines Borough manager disagrees. At manager David Sosa’s recommendation, the assembly last week declined to introduce an ordinance which, if passed, would have granted a “community purpose exemption” for the residential floor, relieving […]
Posted inLocal News, Wildlife
Hunters take 22 moose, 2 illegal
The Alaska Department of Fish and Game counted 22 moose taken during the Haines area moose hunt this year. Two of them were illegal and later given to the local school districts for processing. Of the legal moose, five met the spike or forked antler configuration requirements, six had three or more brow tines and […]
Posted inSoutheast News, Economy
Annual survey shows Southeast businesses concerned about filling jobs
The number of jobs in Southeast Alaska continued its post-pandemic recovery last year. Yet, employers remain worried about filling job vacancies amid declining — and aging — population numbers. “While jobs continue to grow in 2024, so do concerns about the lack of a sufficient workforce in the region,” according to the annual Southeast Alaska […]
Posted inThis Week in History
This Week in History: The road, ancient remains, and a cruise ship oil slick
10 years ago DOT: Road will boost economy After crunching numbers, updating studies and considering an additional alternative, the Alaska Department of Transportation is still convinced building a 50-mile road from Juneau to the Katzehin River is the best option for transportation in the Lynn Canal. DOT released its delayed Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement Sept. […]
Posted inDuly Noted
Duly Noted: Hello and farewell
Jennifer Stimson of Fort Collins, Colorado is visiting her daughter Janine Allen in Haines for the week. Allen said the trip was somewhat impromptu but the two have been enjoying the time together and the dozens of swans currently hanging around Mosquito Lake. Students at both the Haines and Klukwan schools got the chance to […]
Posted inLocal News, Elections
After a break, Stickler seeks to return to the Assembly
In the late 1960s, Cheryl Stickler’s family moved to the Chilkat Valley. She attended kindergarten through the third grade in town. She was young, but Stickler remembers a different landscape in Haines at the time. “I remember walking to school by the big, scary woods,” she said. “ I remember there were so many children […]
Posted inHaines Borough, Local News, Elections
After one year on the Assembly, Dawson says she has more to accomplish
Natalie Dawson was born and raised in a suburb of Detroit. She first started coming to the Chilkat Valley more than two decades ago doing fieldwork as a wildlife biologist. She spent some time in the Tatshenshini-Alsek Provincial Park and trapping along the Chilkat corridor while also studying essentially the retreat of ice sheets and […]
Posted inLocal News, Elections, School Board
After nearly decade on the school board, Wald seeks another term
Like many others who end up on the school board, Michael Wald started in Haines as a parent looking for a community where he could raise his children safely. Wald and his partner moved from Fairbanks to Haines about 15 years ago. They still run a wilderness guide service called Arctic Wild, taking travelers through […]
Posted inLocal News, Elections, School Board
After a year as an appointee, Johnson seeks elected term on the school board
Kari Johnson grew up in Haines. She graduated from high school, left for college and worked for nearly 20 years in sports medicine at Central Washington University. But, when it came time for her and her husband to decide where they wanted to raise their kids, they moved back to Haines. “We just really wanted […]