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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Duly Noted
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 […]
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DOT: Plowing was an exception
Residents who turned out for Saturday’s bald eagle release at 19 Mile drove on plowed roads, but they shouldn’t expect such service on weekends this winter, local Department of Transportation foreman Matt Boron said this week. Reiterating a notice by DOT earlier this year, Boron said he’s been instructed by higher-ups to not authorize overtime, […]
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Eagle preserve book takes stand on mine
Resident Joe Ordonez doesn’t duck conflict in his new book, “Where Eagles Gather: The Story of the Alaska Chilkat Bald Eagle Preserve, Haines, Alaska.” In an interview this week, the photographer, naturalist and tour operator said conflict is inseparable from the story of the 48,000-acre preserve. A proposed iron mine led to recognition of a […]
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Police Blotter
Monday, Jan. 17 A caller reported having problems with two employees they just fired in town. An officer was advised and determined the individuals were not a threat. A caller reported being harassed by another person at a downtown tavern. No charges were filed. A caller reported no water pressure at their residence. Public works […]
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Funding passes ‘tipping point’; center to open May 14
By Tom Morphet A determination that federal trail-building funds could be used for a visitor’s center helped trigger funding that in mid-May will open to the public an unfinished Jilkaat Kwaan Cultural Heritage Center and Bald Eagle Preserve Visitor’s Center. “We’ve got a couple million dollars to get started, so we’re starting,” project manager Lani […]
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Hearing Wednesday on revised highway expansion
The state Department of Transportation will hold public meetings in Haines and Klukwan Oct. 28 on the draft revised environmental assessment of Haines Highway improvements between 3.5 and 25.3 Mile. A public workshop starts 10 a.m. in Klukwan’s ANS Hall. A public workshop and public hearing will be held at Haines High School. The workshop starts 5:30 […]
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Committee brings on McDonough, Poinsette
Tim McDonough and Derek Poinsette were elected last week to the State’s Fish and Wildlife Upper Lynn Canal Advisory Committee. Five other seats on the 11-member board will be decided in December, committee chair Ryan Cook said this week. McDonough, former chair of the committee, was elected to fill a one-year seat created by the resignation of […]