For the first time since the rebuilt Haines School was oriented toward Old Haines Highway in 2007, students could make it to the school along a sidewalk. The $975,000 project was one of several changing the face of downtown in the past year. Work also started on the $6 million Soboleff-McRae Veterans Village and the […]
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Parnell appoints Risley to council
Alaska Gov. Sean Parnell this week reappointed resident Dean Risley to the Alaska Chilkat Bald Eagle Preserve Advisory Council. Risley is a U.S. Army veteran and has been a commercial fisherman for more than 25 years. Risley serves on the board of directors for the Southeast Alaska Fisherman’s Alliance and is a member of the […]
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Risley, King to advisory panel
Haines resident Jamie King is the new member of the Upper Lynn Canal Fish and Game Advisory Committee. The board held its annual election Tuesday. Haines resident Dean Risley was also re-elected to his seat, as was Luke Rauscher, who ran unopposed for a seat reserved for a Skagway resident. Klukwan resident Johnnie Gamble also was elected, though Klukwan hasn’t […]
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Advisory committee election set Dec. 17
Four seats are up for grabs on the Upper Lynn Canal Fish and Game Advisory Committee when the group meets Dec. 17. The meeting starts 7 p.m. in the assembly chambers. Two Haines seats – currently held by Dean Risley and Dave Werner – are open, and one Skagway seat – held by Luke Rauscher – also […]
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Tank farm advisory board back in action
Following a three-year hiatus, the community Restoration Advisory Board for the clean-up of the U.S. Army tank farm site on Lutak Road will meet Dec. 12. The meeting, including a report on recent restoration efforts, starts at 7 p.m. at the Chilkat Center. Identifying and filling “data gaps” will be the project’s next priorities. Restructuring of Alaska […]
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Floreske plans heliport at 10 Mile
A Haines developer is moving forward with plans to build a heliport at 10 Mile Haines Highway. John Floreske applied Oct. 25 to the Army Corps of Engineers for a permit to use nearly 1,500 cubic yards of fill to create three 59-foot helipads in wetlands along the Haines Highway. The permit application shows plans for three […]
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Developer dumps subdivision plans
A Juneau developer has scrapped plans for a 20-lot subdivision above Lutak Road, citing a sluggish Haines housing market and high development costs as reasons for abandoning the project. Jan Van Dort is trying to sell 18.7 acres of land between Lutak Road and Oslund Drive, which he envisioned would have turned into Lynnvista Estates. “I concluded that there […]
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Drop in chum price, harvest dampens gillnet year
Reports of record salmon harvests don’t extend to Haines. Lynn Canal gillnetters hauled in fish worth $9.28 million in 2013, down from about $15 million last year, a drop attributed to reduced prices for fish and a smaller harvest. The harvest value roughly matches that of 2011. Fishing ended Oct. 9. Canal fishermen caught 1.8 million […]
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Volleyball players in line of fire
The Haines High School volleyball team jumped into the fire at its first competition last weekend in Wrangell, facing 2012 state qualifiers Craig and Klawock along with the host Wolves and a Ketchikan junior varsity squad. “It’s different than practice, when you see those heavy hitters,” said coach Judy Erekson. The Glacier Bear varsity started […]
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Vets’ home draws tenants, concerns
Recent agreements with local nonprofits mean the ground floor of the Soboleff-McRae Veterans Village and Wellness Center will be fully occupied when it’s completed about a year from now, said Haines Assisted Living president Jim Studley, who’s leading the project. Tenants will include the physical therapy office of Southeast Alaska Regional Health Consortium (SEARHC), Southeast […]