On behalf of the Sheldon Museum, I would like to thank the following people for all their help, donations of time, and supplies and advice: Chip Lende at Lutak Lumber, Sonny Myers and Jim Schnabel from Alaska Power and Telephone, Ralph Borders and the crew from Public Works, Jim Shook, Shori Heaton, Dayton and Sarah Long and […]
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Sponsors made bear festival a success
Thank you to all the sponsors that made our second annual Celebration of Bears festival a success. They were Princess Cruises, Howsers Supermarket, Holland America, Seaport Airlines, Lutak Lumber, Mountain Market Corp., Sockeye Cycle, Takshunak Mountain Trail, and Phillip Joyce. Their generous contributions made it possible to serve barbecued salmon, provide drinks and desserts, bring our guest […]
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Committee selects Ryan for facilities director
Pending approval by the Haines Borough Assembly on Tuesday, Brad Ryan will be the municipality’s new public facilities director. Manager David Sosa said he offered Ryan the job last week, and Ryan accepted. If the assembly approves the hire, Ryan will start Sept. 25. “What we saw in Mr. Ryan was a really good set of skills, […]
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Lemcke leaves facilities job, sees Ryan as replacement
Haines Borough interim public facilities director Brian Lemcke is recommending the municipality hire Haines resident Brad Ryan as his successor. Lemcke finished out his interim position this week. He had been on the job since early May, and also worked in the position from July 2011 through September 2012. The borough received 14 applications […]
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Only 2 assembly candidates; filing deadline Thursday
A familiar face and a familiar voice will vie for seats on the Haines Borough Assembly this October, but if no one else files for candidacy soon, it won’t be much of a race. Former Mayor and assembly member Jerry Lapp and former KHNS news director Margaret Friedenauer have filed for office, though with two seats being vacated by assembly members Joanne […]
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Court Report
Stephannie M. Quinn, 26, of Juneau was sentenced March 27 after pleading guilty to driving under the influence on Sept. 21. Quinn came to the attention of police when she showed up at a residence with facial lacerations. A test measured her blood alcohol at .224. A reading of .08 blood alcohol is considered drunk […]
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Biologist to speak at 2nd bear fest
The second annual Haines Celebration of Bears, an educational effort aimed at protecting bears by educating people, will include programs for youths and adults at five locations around town Aug. 21-22. Thee free weekend of activities is sponsored by the Haines-based Alaska Chilkoot Bear Foundation. Tania Lewis, a wildlife biologist for Glacier Bay National Park, […]
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Part-time forestry job survives budget cuts
The state Division of Forestry office isn’t closed yet. The Alaska Legislature this year axed most of the funding for the office, which laid off area forester Roy Josephson, a 30-year veteran, on June 30. But Greg Palmieri, a fire and resource forester whose pay largely comes from a separate pot of statewide fire suppression […]
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VanSpronsen’s dropped cases showed similarities
Following Ken VanSpronsen’s recent move from wildlife trooper to Haines Borough police officer, another Haines man has come forward alleging VanSpronsen leveled unfounded charges against him. VanSpronsen initially referred 27 charges to the district attorney against lodge owner Byron Rettinger, six of which were filed on March 7, 2014. All six charges were for unsworn falsification, alleging […]