The Haines Borough will be adding a new, full-time employee to be split between the borough’s water and sewer departments at a cost of $53,540, including benefits. At a budget committee meeting May 3, Haines Borough Assembly member Greg Goodman asked why additional staff was necessary. “We’re barely able to get the proper testing and requirements just to stay […]
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‘Nobility’ invited for royal wedding party
Dukes, duchesses, earls, barons and countesses of the Chilkat Valley are invited to the royal wedding of Prince William of Wales to Katherine Middleton, an opportunity to don a posh frock for a good cause in Haines. The fund-raiser for the Chilkat Center, sponsored by Lynn Canal Community Players, starts 11 a.m. Saturday, April 30 at the […]
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Sign up for theater camp
Registration is open for the annual Summer Youth Theater Conservatory, a three-week program that introduces youths to acting and culminates with the performance of a children’s play. The program is about 20 years old and is sponsored by Lynn Canal Community Players. LCCP secretary-treasurer Annette Smith said the program will be held July 1-25 and will present […]
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Non-profits seeking $114K from borough
Thirteen local nonprofit organizations have requested a total of $114,696 from the Haines Borough for the upcoming fiscal year. The Haines Borough Assembly last June approved an $11.7 million budget that awarded $100,000 in grants, up from the $82,000 allocated the previous fiscal year. Requests had totaled $118,500, and money went to Big Brothers Big Sisters ($3,500), Chilkat Snowburners ($1,500), Chilkat […]
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‘Neon’ lampfish light up waters
A surge of northern lampfish this week attracted thousands of gulls and dozens of seals to Chilkat and Chilkoot inlets. “It’s like a hooligan run, almost,” said 36-year Lutak resident Richard Buck, who was out Sunday and Monday nights, watching schools of the glowing, blue fish on the water’s surface near the ferry terminal. “They flash blue […]
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Skagway, Haines mull joint projects
Hydropower and transportation were two items on what Mayor Jan Hill called a “limitless” list of potential areas for collaboration between the Haines Borough and Municipality of Skagway. “There’s so many things we could be doing together, but in order to do something well, we need to have a focus,” Hill said. She was in Juneau for a Southeast Conference […]
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Area bear study opposed again
The Upper Lynn Canal Fish and Game Advisory Committee on Friday again quashed a move to encourage the state to study the brown bear population in the area. The committee split 4-4 on a motion supporting “any future Fish and Game discussion of bear studies” in the area. Committee members Sean McLaughlin, Dave Werner, Dean Risley and […]
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Haines, Skagway meeting Monday
The Haines Borough and Municipality of Skagway assemblies are set to meet Monday at a joint work session in Skagway. Haines Borough Assembly members will take a ferry to and from the 7 p.m. session in the Skagway assembly chambers, 700 Spring St. Items on the agenda include upper Lynn Canal port development, tourism and energy. Borough manager Mark Earnest said the […]
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Open new areas of valley to heli-skiing
Having attended and recorded every helicopter-skiing work group committee meeting, I would like to suggest the Haines Borough areas, starting at the south side of Davidson Glacier to the southern boundary of Haines on the west side of Lynn Canal, all Haines Borough land on the east side of Lynn Canal, all Haines Borough land facing Lynn Canal on the west side north of the […]
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KHNS priorities: News, Skagway ties
Kay Clements, new general manager of KHNS, said she’ll be looking to expand local news offerings, strengthen ties to Skagway and make upgrades to the station’s website and infrastructure. In town for three weeks, Clements met with listeners during an open house at the station Friday. More than 50 people attended. “I’ve gotten a lot of feedback […]