Teachers at Haines and Klukwan Schools are gearing up for bustling classrooms as the new school year nears. Haines School hired two new teachers and two administrators for the 2018-2019 school year, and Klukwan School is adding one new teacher. New Haines School superintendent Roy Getchell, who started on June 20, said one of his most important tasks as […]
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Police Report
Monday, July 7 A utilities worker reported a vehicle blocking access to a work site near the intersection of Fourth Avenue and Dalton Street. The vehicle owner had someone move it. Police initiated a case for a tourism permit violation in the Fort Seward area. A business in the area of Fifth Avenue and Union […]
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Police Report
Tuesday, July 24 Police responded to a suicidal person in Klukwan. A water/sewer alarm was activated on Piedad Road. The Haines Volunteer Fire Department responded to a service call on Lutak Road. Police assisted the office of child services. A caller reported speeding dump trucks on Piedad Road. A caller reported someone with an open alcohol container on […]
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Local board challenges Fish and Game, breaks Open Meetings Act
Alaska Department of Fish and Game officials rejected this week a request from the local Upper Lynn Canal Advisory Commitee to stop all fill and construction activities on the Haines Highway reconstruction project until after the bulk of the king salmon run has passed. The Alaska Board of Fisheries isn’t recognizing the committee’s letter as a formal […]
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Assembly to consider transportation plan
As Haines’ population ages, the borough and local human services organizations expect demand for accessible transportation to rise, putting pressure on an already stressed system. The Haines Borough took over organizing the “Coordinated Public Transit – Human Services Transportation Plan” previously handled by Juneau-based Catholic Community Services, operator of the Care-A-Van ride services offered through Haines Senior […]
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Assembly to rezone Jones Point to light industrial
The borough assembly Tuesday unanimously confirmed the Haines Borough Planning Commission’s recommendation to rezone all heavy-industrial land at Jones Point to industrial-light commercial. The next step to rezone the land is for the borough to draft an ordinance, which would then be considered by the assembly in two public hearings before passage. The planning commission voted unanimously […]
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Charlotte Libby Rietze was born on July 7 at the Juneau Family Birth Center to Genny and Harry Rietze. Charlotte “Lottie” was born at 3 a.m. and weighed 8 pounds 4 ounces. Harry and big brother Hugh almost missed her fast arrival because Hugh wanted to look at the trucks outside. Lottie shares a birthday […]
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Brian and Jacqui Clay of Haines are proud grandparents. McKinley Grace Elizabeth Jones was born 8:11 p.m. Friday, May 9, at Bartlett Regional Hospital in Juneau. She weighed 7 pounds, 3 ounces and measured 19 inches long. Parents are Samantha Clay and Nathan Jones of Haines. Six Haines High School graduates were among the graduates of Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff, Ariz., last weekend. Ryan […]
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Funding might be available for re-use of Jones Point
The Takshanuk Watershed Council believes it is nearing the end of soil remediation at the former Jones Point property that it purchased three years ago. After the work is completed, the next move likely will be to apply to the state for funding to turn the land into something useful. The Alaska Department of Environmental […]
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Training almost over, triathlon this Sunday
Biking, paddling and running solo for a total of almost 40 miles sounds hard enough, but imagine carrying your bike on your back as you hike several miles up Mount Ripinksy so that you can ride down in a training session. “That’s pretty good exercise,” said Garrett Montgomery, of Haines, who will compete solo in […]