“We got too many pigs for the tits,” Port and Harbor Advisory Committee chair Terry Pardee said, summarizing the dilemma facing committee members at a joint meeting with the Tourism Advisory Board on Feb. 6. The two groups had gathered to discuss Port Chilkoot Dock renovations in the broader context of renovations needed at other […]
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Capital budget requests deemed futile
There was a palpable lack of enthusiasm at the Haines Borough Assembly’s meeting to discuss project priorities for the state’s capital budget. Every year, the legislature asks the borough to submit a list of projects it would like the state’s help financing through the capital budget, borough manager Debra Schnabel said at the start of the meeting. This process […]
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Public safety commission to develop charter amendment
Assembly member Paul Rogers has created a draft Haines Borough Charter amendment that adds emergency police response outside of the townsite to the borough’s charter. Rogers summarized the amendment to the public safety commission last week, the body that will grapple with an issue that’s been simmering since 2017. The emergency police power is effective “only in […]
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‘Will work for food’
John Nettleton volunteered his time and equipment to help keep townsite residents’ driveways cleared during this week’s snowstorms. “A lot of time people can’t afford, when it dumps like this, to have someone regularly come by. If they can pitch in for fuel that’s great,” Nettleton told the CVN this week. “I took a few […]
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Haines breaks record with heavy snowfall
Sunday’s 23.5-inch snowfall was a 24-hour record for the Chilkat Valley, according to NOAA forecaster Caleb Cravens. The previous record was set in 2004 with 22 inches. Downtown Haines received more than 50 inches of snow over the weekend and into Monday, which prompted the borough to issue a “public safety emergency” and close the […]
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Duly Noted
Video footage of product development specialist Riley Erekson pouring liquid from a beaker was included in a nationally broadcast story on NBC Nightly News. In a two-minute feature, NBC profiled Riley’s employer, Atomo coffee, the Seattle-based manufacturer of a “molecular” coffee product made without beans. The product – yet to be released – claims sustainability […]
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Long-awaited sauna opens at the pool
Tom Morphet John Carlson installs the cedar siding last month during the final stages of its construction. The sauna opened Dec. 23. Haines residents seeking respite from the biting cold can now warm up in the public sauna, opened Dec. 23 at the Haines swimming pool. The 7-foot by 9-foot structure took seven years, $11,000 […]
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Sauna possible thanks to your contributions
I encourage residents to try the new sauna at the Haines pool. Besides offering a respite from winter’s cold, saunas increase circulation and may also improve heart health, according to recent studies. They are an ancient and proven technology. The new sauna is also a great way to warm up before or after swimming in […]
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All enjoyed the winter celebration
Haines, I’d like to give out some holiday high fives and festive fist bumps – what a winter celebration we enjoyed Saturday night! Thanks to Southeast Roadbuilders, Miles Furniture, Lutak Lumber, Alaska Marine Lines, Alaska Arts Confluence, Lynn Canal Corporation, Aspen Suites, Mountain Market, Constantine, Haines Real Estate, and every community member who dropped cash into the donation cans […]