The Haines Borough received only two applications for its $45,000 lobbyist position, including one from former state Rep. Bill Thomas, R-Haines. The other came from the Anchorage-based firm Denali Daniels and Associates, which in addition to traditional lobbying services, provides strategic capital project planning and public involvement services. Thomas served in the Alaska Legislature for eight years, including […]
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The Chilkat Thunder beat the Haines Packing Co. at the Men’s City League basketball championship Sunday night. The score was 107-75. Two other league teams, Alaska Marine Lines and Harbor Heat, were knocked out of competition in previous rounds. Organizer Kyle Fossman said the league will take a break for the holidays and start up again in […]
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Year marked by citizen involvement
Heightened citizen participation marked 2015, a year in which residents challenged municipal leaders on a range of issues, and seemingly small matters spawned prolonged debates. Harbor expansion plans and a proposed minor offenses ordinance touched off months of give-and-take, but residents also raised questions about borough meeting procedures, funding for studies of helicopter noise and […]
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State test results put math program in spotlight
School district officials said this week the preliminary statewide test results showing Haines students just above the state average for meeting standards in math aren’t a surprise. They say a new curriculum in the elementary grades is aimed at improving student performance in math. “We’re lower than where we want to be across the board […]
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DOT seeks a better embankment
The state Department of Transportation this week said it would pursue “vegetated river protrusions” as part of mitigation for the Haines Highway improvement project, an apparent response to concerns that two miles of planned rock embankments would degrade roadside fish habitat between 3 Mile and 25 Mile. DOT spokesman Jeremy Woodrow said the revised plan […]
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Police Report
Monday, Jan. 5 A motorist reported colliding with a moose at 15.5 Mile Haines Highway. The driver was uninjured and the moose had run off but the accident disabled the vehicle, which was left on the side of the road. State troopers were advised. A resident reported he believed his personal identification information had been […]
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Use biomass grant to assess geothermal
Before we pay much more for the biomass, how about calling a couple of geothermal installers for estimates on heating Haines Borough buildings? Geothermal has a good track record for efficiency worldwide and many installations in Southeast, Yukon Territory and the rest of Alaska. With the old ballfield next to the borough office and library, one could […]
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Assemblyman takes up museum name change
A tense exchange at Tuesday’s Haines Borough Assembly meeting revealed there may be more to the Sheldon Museum and Cultural Center’s name change than has been publicly discussed. Assembly member Margaret Friedenauer broached the issue, asking if the name had officially changed. According to the museum’s minutes from the Oct. 14 meeting, the museum’s board voted 5-1 […]
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James Boon Ackerman was born Nov. 19 at Anchorage’s Alaska Native Medical Center to parents Sue and Tim Ackerman. James weighed seven pounds and nine ounces, and measured 20 inches. Grandparents are Tim Sr. and April Ackerman, and Miguel and Wanpen Ordonez. James has a 16-month-old brother, Timothy Mikael “JJ.” Odis and Debby Ganey are […]
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Tread lightly in the bald eagle preserve
Due diligence is especially required to ensure future generations enjoy the same benefits the Chilkat River corridor provides for both visitors and locals. The God-given environment we inherited should be protected. We can learn much from the Native population at Klukwan and the Haines Borough. They are the best recyclers of our wildlife population. Regulations must be strictly enforced to […]