Six candidates, Caitie Kirby, Helen Alten, Jerry Lapp, Cheryl Stickler, Brenda Josephson and Carol Tuynman are running for two three-year seats and two one-year seats in the general election. The polls open at 7 a.m. on Oct. 6 and will close at 8 p.m. on the same day. Voting is available in precinct one at the […]
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Vote to contract Turnagain for dock project delayed
The Haines Borough Assembly voted unanimously Tuesday to schedule a special meeting to discuss the approval of a contract with Turnagain Marine after Lynn Canal Conservation (LCC) and many of its members accused borough staff of promoting a new dock design outside of the public process. Mayor Douglas Olerud requested that the assembly schedule the special meeting. “Reading the comments […]
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Ferry schedule released with month-long gap
State says more sailings likely to be added Haines won’t see a ferry between Jan. 7 and Feb. 4 unless the state adds sailings to the winter schedule it published Wednesday. And only one ferry per week, the Matanuska, will call on Haines in February, according to the schedule. But Haines could see significantly more […]
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An interview with Senator Lisa Murkowski
CVN reporter Max Graham and KHNS reporter Brandon Wilks interviewed U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski when she visited Haines last week. Below is a transcript of the interview edited for clarity and length. During her visit, Murkowski attended the Alaska Outdoor Alliance Confluence, a conference about building a sustainable outdoor recreation industry across the state. She […]
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Federal land soon to open for Vietnam-era Alaska Native veterans
For 50 years, about 2,000 Alaska Native military veterans have been without 160-acre land allotments that many other Alaska Natives obtained during the Vietnam War era. Soon that could change. More than 300,000 acres of land in the upper Lynn Canal could become available this month to Alaska Native Vietnam-era veterans through a federal program signed into […]
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Baker, tour operator finalists for grant
Local baker Rebecca Kameika dreams of opening a tapas, wine and dessert bar in town. Joe Osterling wants to promote sustainable tourism with outdoor expeditions across Southeast Alaska. Now they’re both one step closer to realizing their goals, as recently named finalists for a regional business award. Kameika owns Costa Brava Bakery & Patisserie, a […]
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Six candidates file for three assembly seats
It’s that time of year again: the bears are out at Chilkoot, and your neighbors are vying for your vote. Six people are running for three open Haines Borough Assembly seats. The top two vote-getters will serve three-year terms, and the candidate with the third most votes will fill a seat recently vacated by Caitie Rothbart (formerly […]
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Crabbers catch fewer crab, see lower price
Summer commercial Dungeness crabbing was well below average in Lynn Canal, with fishermen hauling in an estimated 105,000 pounds this year compared to the 250,000 pound 10-year average. The Dungeness season closed two weeks early this summer due to poor returns. It was the third time in 20 years that Alaska Department of Fish and Game […]
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Two candidates run for school board
Two 37-year-old women are running uncontested for the open seats on the Haines Borough school board. Shelly Sloper has served on the board for the last three and a half years, first as an appointed replacement and then as an elected member. Her family moved to Haines in 1997, and Sloper attended the Haines school for both […]
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New play ‘All in the Timing’ sure to delight spectators
Want to chuckle at clever wordplay, relish some quirky thought experiments, and cheer on your neighbors as they live out their thespian dreams? These desires can all be sated next weekend at the Chilkat Center, where the Lynn Canal Community Players will be putting on their latest theatrical performance, David Ives’s “All in the Timing.” The production […]