The Haines Borough Assembly will travel to the cannery community of Excursion Inlet for an open-house meeting Tuesday. The trip is intended as an outreach to remote residents who sometimes chafe at paying borough taxes for what they see as little return. The assembly earlier this year appropriated about $5,000 for road improvements there. Excursion residents pay […]
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Meet candidates at fair
Haines voters will get to meet candidates running for office at this year’s fair, with local Republican and Democrat chapters hosting tables. Deborah Vogt, chair of the local Democratic Party, said literature, signs and buttons will be available at the group’s booth. Cordova fisherman Robert Beedle, who is running for the House District 5 seat, […]
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‘Reality miners’ seek fortune — or fame
A group of would-be miners being filmed for a Discovery Channel reality TV show have been the talk of the town since arriving in May, but they’re not saying much. The group of about two dozen – which includes seven or eight out-of-town miners and their families – is working the Jim Nail claim in […]
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Borough workers get 3 percent-plus raise
The Haines Borough Assembly last week unanimously approved a three-year contract with its employees’ union, including an immediate 3 percent raise for all positions and smaller raises the next two years. The contract also includes raises larger than 3 percent for 26 of about 75 borough jobs. They include 15.5 percent for pool custodian, 7 percent for […]
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Community picnic, portrait set for Sunday, Aug. 15
A community block-party picnic and portrait of the people of the Chilkat Valley are set for 1 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 15. The location will be Main Street between Third and Fourth avenues, which will be closed to traffic. The picnic is a celebration of the centennial of Haines’ municipal incorporation and will include a panoramic […]
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Local pair at Boys State
Drew Baltzell of Haines and Harley Williams of Klukwan were among 28 participants at the 44th annual American Legion Alaska Boys State event, held at the Meier Lake Convention Center in Wasilla last month. The program, open to high school juniors, establishes a mythical “51st state” where participants establish their own governments, choose elected officials and debate bills in […]
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Murkowski makes campaign stop
U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski visited three Haines locations during a four-hour stop Friday. Murkowski, a Republican, is campaigning for re-election to the six-year seat. In the Aug. 24 primary, she faces Fairbanks attorney Joe Miller, who has the endorsement of former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin. After visits to the American Bald Eagle Foundation, Elks Lodge and […]
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Fourth show a blast to hail the past 100 years
A big fireworks show is set for the nation’s birthday party in Haines this weekend, enhanced to mark the 100th anniversary of municipal incorporation. Traditional Fourth of July activities – plus a few new ones – will be spread over Saturday and Sunday to avoid a conflict between God and country. The Mount Ripinsky Run, usually a morning […]
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Control, money led to vote on creating city of Haines
Why did the settlers of the Chilkat Valley vote to create a City of Haines 100 years ago? Stories told for years by old-timers averred that the need to control stray dogs was the issue that tipped the scales toward support of a local government. In “Haines: The First Half Century,” late historian Lib Hakkinen […]
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Borough officials lobby in D.C.
The Haines Borough recently spent $7,500 sending three leaders on a lobbying trip to Washington, D.C. The money was well spent, according to Mayor Jan Hill, assemblyman Jerry Lapp and facilities manager Brad Maynard, who made the four-day trip. The group met with U.S.senators Lisa Murkowski and Mark Begich and staff of U.S. Rep. Don Young. Other meetings included with U.S. […]