Travelers “used to a very high level of service” on a Holland America cruise can feel a bit lost when they step off the dock in Haines, Lenise Henderson-Fontenot said at Friday’s Haines Chamber of Commerce lunch. Henderson-Fontenot shared her experiences as a “secret shopper” during a weeklong May cruise. Karl Heinz, chamber president, introduced […]
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McAdams is about ideas, not ideology
Scott McAdams has demonstrated notable integrity running an issues-oriented campaign of intelligent ideas while his opponents have engaged in mud wrestling matches that demean and embarrass Alaskans. Unlike Joe Miller, Scott McAdams is interested in ideas, not ideology. Rather than working for corporate and single political party interests as Lisa Murkowski’s record would show, Scott […]
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Congress candidate is a good listener
There are plenty of reasons for Southeast Alaskans to support Scott McAdams, current Mayor of Sitka, for U.S. Senator this November. McAdams understands, uses, and supports marine transportation. McAdams has demonstrated that he is able to work in a bi-partisan manner for the interests of all Alaskans. McAdams supports developing our resources, but in a manner that […]
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Duly Noted
Evan Alexander Knight was born to Kendra and Alex Knight in Juneau Oct. 15. He weighed 7 lbs., 4 ozs. and measured 19.5 inches long. Kendra’s mom, Frankie Jones, and sister Gracie Jones attended the birth. Alex’s parents, David and Carol Knight, flew down from Haines. Kendra’s grandmother, Kathy Pardee-Jones was there, as well as […]
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Seek fuel lease funds, former lawyer says
The attorney who noticed an apparent clerical error in a lease agreement the Haines Borough says cost taxpayers more than $125,000 said this week he was surprised it wasn’t remedied when he discovered it 20 years ago. Attorney Budd Simpson said the Haines Borough could still seek recovery of the funds from several years, at least as far back […]
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Movie short from 1950s appears
An obscure film dramatizing the lack of modern medical facilities in Haines more than 50 years ago aired on Turner Movie Classics Sunday. “Alaska Lifeboat,” a 21-minute film released in 1956, features the M/S Hygiene, a medical ship operated by the territorial Department of Health that stopped here to dispense health care. It includes scenes […]
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Southeast voters should back McAdams
There are plenty of reasons for Southeast Alaskans to support Scott McAdams, current Mayor of Sitka, for U.S. Senator this November. McAdams understands, uses, and supports marine transportation. He has demonstrated that he is able to work in a bi-partisan manner for the interests of all Alaskans. McAdams supports developing our resources, but in a manner that […]
Posted inDuly Noted
Duly Noted
Bob and Margaret Andrews and family gathered on the Oregon coast for the wedding of their son, Jeremy, to Jamie Boersma of McMinnville, Ore. June 19. Staffan Hillman, who graduated from Haines High School with Jeremy in 1992, flew from Sweden to serve as best man and Amy Weishahn, formerly of Haines, came from her […]
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Vick, Goodman win votes for assembly; Hess says she’ll contest result
Haines Borough voters chose incumbent Steve Vick over opponents Linda Geise and John Winge in a three-way race for the assembly Tuesday. Voters also chose Greg Goodman over Karen Hess for an assembly seat, but Hess said this week she’d challenge the results on the basis of Goodman’s residency. A school board race between incumbent Brenda Jones and Sean Cone […]
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SEABA must seek new heli-ski permit: Assembly won’t levy fines, will rewrite regulatory ordinance
Following more than an hour of closed-door assembly discussion Tuesday, Haines Borough Mayor Jan Hill said the municipality won’t fine local helicopter-skiing firm SEABA for violations of the local laws regulating the industry, but will require the company to apply for a new permit to operate in 2011. Borough manager Mark Earnest at the same time will work with its attorney to draft […]