Following consideration of five appeals, the Haines Borough Assembly stepped back from a planning commission decision last week to authorize a new heliport at 24 Mile Haines Highway. The assembly voted 4-2 to rehear River Adventures’ conditional use permit (CUP) application for the heliport, which had been approved for one year’s heliski season. Ben Aultman-Moore, Gabe Thomas, Debra Schnabel and Tyler Huling supported the […]
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Resident appeals heli permit vote
A resident who lives near a proposed heliport at 24 Mile Haines Highway is appealing the Haines Borough Planning Commission’s Dec. 8 approval of a conditional-use permit for the heliport, which would be used for heliskiing operations. The planning commission voted 3-2 to approve a permit application from Chilkat River Adventures to build a heliport along the Chilkat River west of Wells Bridge — a decision […]
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Duly Noted
The high school’s annual holiday food drive continues through Friday. Drop non-perishable food in bins under the tree at the Haines School’s main entrance. Haines High School senior and class president Jacob Weerasinghe reports that the class earned more than $500 during its annual Christmas tree sale. Sixty trees, a mix of Noble firs and […]
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Planning commission okays 24 Mile heliport
By Madeline Perreard The planning commission last week voted 3-2 to approve a heliport at 24 Miles Haines Highway–a decision that sparked opposition from dozens of residents and motivated some residents and elected officials to reconsider whether commission members ought to be elected, and what constitutes a quorum. On Dec. 8 the commission approved the borough manager’s […]
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Duly Noted
Lincoln Burke Jones was born at 3:21 p.m. on Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 25, to Lauren Clark Jones and Brian Jones of Chicago. Arriving about a month early, he weighed 5 lbs., 11 oz. and measured 17.72 inches. Grandparents are Judy Heinmiller of Haines, Rick Clark of Vancouver, Wash. and Kathy and Steven Jones of Columbia, S.C. Lincoln is the couple’s first child. Biologist Tim Shields of Haines earned a mention […]
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Duly Noted
An adorable Canadian visitor was in Haines earlier this month. Randy Miner discovered a ground squirrel under his welding shop garage at Fort Seward. He caught it with a live trap using carrots and peanut butter. Judy Heinmiller fed the caged rodent “fresh local organic vegetables” and dubbed it TR for “the rodent.” She contacted the local Fish and Game office […]
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Some residents switch to Starlink
Haines residents are checking out Starlink, a satellite internet provider owned by Elon Musk that offers fast-speed service at rates competitive with AP&T. Starlink plans offer speeds from 50 to 250 megabits per second (mbps) for $100 per month plus $600 for a one time installation kit. The company also claims it will provide more […]
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Tlingit classes well attended
Skweit Jessie Morgan grew up going to potlatches at the ANB Hall, but she didn’t speak Tlingit. Now she is taking advantage of a new chance to learn. Morgan and more than two dozen residents filled the ANB Hall Monday evening to immerse in a language that has only a few speakers left in the […]
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Duly Noted
The Ducks Unlimited “Wall of Guns” fundraiser Aug. 23 netted about $13,000, said Haines chapter chairperson Jamie Knudsen. A name was picked from every 50 tickets sold. Winners throughout the evening then chose a gun from the wall, which included over 30 guns. Twelve guns were won from the wall. Patty Brown, Christy Tengs Fowler, Jacque […]
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Sebens directs British farce ‘Noises Off’ Cast and crew are busy rehearsing “Noises Off,” a 1992 three-act British sex-farce written by Michael Frayn, to be performed on the Chilkat Center stage March 29, 30 and 31. Tod Sebens is directing the play-within-a-play that is complete with a rotating set, a nine-member cast, and plenty of […]