Sylvia Louise Loewen was born 11:20 p.m. Aug. 4 at Cornell Presbyterian Hospital in New York City to parents Rosalie and Reuben Loewen. She weighed 8 pounds, 8 ounces and measured 21.5 inches. Siblings are Marina, 7, and Lydia, 4. The family was in the city for about seven weeks, where they stayed with relatives. About 30 relatives greeted Sylvia upon […]
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Rietze offers door-to-door compost pickup Entrepreneur Genny Rietze has spearheaded Haines’ first door-to-door compost service for local business and residential subscription. Haines Compost will begin collection on October 5, servicing town, Mud Bay, Lutak, and up to 7 Mile on the Haines Highway. A monthly membership costs $30, but those who sign up before Oct. 1 […]
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Tour operator proposes heliport at 24 Mile
The borough’s largest tour operator has proposed building a helicopter port at 24 Mile Haines Highway to expand heliskiing operations and improve access to the mountains in case of ski-related emergencies. But the proposal — by Sean Gaffney’s company Chilkat River Adventures — has raised concerns from some upper valley residents wary of noise and the potential effects of […]
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Dock contractor fields questions at town hall
A contractor tasked with renovating the Lutak Dock told residents last week his company’s goal is to restore the dock’s prior use as a multi-purpose cargo facility. Jason Davis, president of Turnagain Marine Construction, said the company’s proposal to encapsulate the current dock structure would eliminate demolition costs while retaining the dock’s ability to transport “anything the […]
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HEDC needs more funding
Now that we know the Lutak Dock can be an ore dock under any configuration except neglect, let’s have honest, data and fact-based discussions about our economy and support Haines Economic Development Corporation on a par with tourism. Building a dock of the proposed dimensions opens the door to extensive freight traffic to justify the investment. It […]
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Resident urges TAB to look into bear monitors at Chilkoot
Concerned about increased vehicle and pedestrian traffic and human-bear encounters in the Chilkoot Corridor, Lutak Spur Road resident Richard Buck asked the borough’s Tourism Advisory Board (TAB) to consider making a recommendation to the borough assembly to hire bear monitors. “There’s a tremendous amount of traffic,” Buck said during a Sept. 29 TAB meeting. “It seems to […]
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The dock’s a strategic asset
That we have candidates running for assembly who do not support the Lutak Dock repair, I find appalling. Are we to tell Lisa Murkowski that we can’t use those $20 million now, that we need another four years to talk about it? The Army didn’t build the dock so Haines could get groceries. They found it to […]
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Assembly approves contract with Turnagain Marine Construction
The Haines Borough Assembly unanimously approved a contract of up to $310,000 with Turnagain Marine Construction—the contractor who will begin a progressive design-build process for the Lutak Dock reconstruction. The vote allows Turnagain to begin conducting geotechnical studies as it begins to design the Lutak Dock reconstruction project. A town hall is scheduled for Oct. 6 at 6:30 p.m. in the […]
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Candidates answer final round of questions at chamber forum
Haines Borough Assembly candidates answered questions about increasing commerce, promoting civility and how to best represent constituents at the Haines Chamber of Commerce candidate forum last week. Chamber president Wendell Herran led the forum at the Aspen on Wednesday, Sept. 21. When asked what role the assembly could play for increasing commercial activity in the […]
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Six Candidates Running for Assembly
The following is a condensed version of CVN interviews with candidates for Haines Borough Assembly: Ben Aultman-Moore, 30, Eric Holle, 72, Margarette Jones, 27, Bill Jurewitz, 76, Jerry Lapp, 73, and Gabe Thomas, 43. The six candidates are running for three open seats. Election day is Tuesday, Oct. 4. Polls open at 7:00 a.m. and close at […]