Steve and Sarah Virg-In’s home was one of the five in Haines that the state has categorized destroyed as a result of the Dec. 2 flooding and landslides. Despite losing the house they owned for 32 years, the Virg-Ins were denied individual assistance from the State of Alaska. He has appealed the state’s decision. On […]
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GAS committee recommends lobbyist hire
The Haines Borough Assembly is taking steps to hire longtime lobbyist Ted Popely to represent the community’s interests in Juneau for somewhere in the $40,000-to-$90,000 range. At a meeting Tuesday night, the assembly’s Government Affairs and Services (GAS) committee voted 2-1 to recommend the full assembly take action to secure Popely’s services. Members Cheryl Stickler and Gabe […]
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Lauren Rutland is the new Haines Dolphins swim coach. She and husband Ryan Rutland moved to Haines from outside Saginaw, Texas, with their three dogs, two cats and two children, Carson, 5, and Archer, 4. Ryan was recently hired as a Haines Borough Police Department officer. Before moving to Haines, Lauren was doing graphic design work in Texas, and taught swim teams […]
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Thanks for helping Haines skate
This cold weather makes for good skating at the Raven Arena in the fairgrounds. Thanks to the Southeast Alaska State Fair for providing a portion of their allotment of CARES Act money to buy materials, and to Lutak Lumber for generously donating a portion of the cost of those materials to rebuild the boards that create the […]
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Borough finances healthy, well-managed, auditor says
The Haines Borough has a healthy amount of savings, better than many other Alaska municipalities, according to the 2020 financial audit. Based on average monthly spending and roughly $6.2 million in savings accounts (not counting the borough’s permanent fund), Haines has 8.6 months of operating funds in reserve. “We consider that to be reasonable,” auditor Max Mertz […]
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Kai Dixon moved from Haines back to Wasilla with his family at the end of summer 2020 and has transitioned his high school athletic career in grand fashion. Kai is one of the team captains and on the starting front line for the hockey team Colony Knights, and scored a natural hat trick in his first […]
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Origami cranes, butterflies hang in tribute to Larson, Simmons
A flurry of about 1,500 colorful origami cranes and butterflies flutter across the Haines School in tribute to Jenae Larson, the school’s former kindergarten teacher, and David Simmons, who were killed last month in the Beach Road landslide. The project was organized by art teacher Giselle Miller, who led an origami unit for all grade […]
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Kai Dixon moved from Haines back to Wasilla with his family at the end of summer 2020 and has transitioned his high school athletic career in grand fashion. Kai is one of the team captains and on the starting front line for the hockey team Colony Knights, and scored a natural hat trick in his […]
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Damage from December storms results in $1.5 million decline in property value
Assessed property value in the borough decreased, at least temporarily, by more than $1.5 million in the wake of the early December storms, according to a recent Haines Borough report. The long-term market value could also be impacted, particularly in neighborhoods identified by geologists as areas of concern, although it’s too soon to say for sure, according […]
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Avalanche Center tracks rainfall data
A new rain-monitoring tracker on the Haines Avalanche Center’s website was created earlier this month and is intended to provide a convenient location for residents to assess rainfall data and forecasts as some worry about the effects of rain and warmer temperatures on landslide potential. “A lot of us are lying in bed at night […]