After a proposed commercial skiing tour ordinance hit a snag at the Oct. 26 Haines Borough Assembly meeting, the borough’s planning commission is set to make a recommendation on a potential rezoning for those tours. The commission was scheduled to meet at 6:30 p.m. Nov. 4 for a public hearing to discuss rezoning a portion of the […]
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Assembly advances pay raise; Increase would cost $15K, including commissioners
The Haines Borough Assembly has introduced an ordinance that would increase pay for assembly members and Mayor Jan Hill. The assembly already has approved a resolution to start compensating members of the Haines Borough Planning Commission, at a rate of $50 per meeting attended. The proposed ordinance would increase assembly members’ pay to $125 per meeting from $100, and also pay […]
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Heli-ski group
The Haines Borough Assembly Tuesday did not move forward a proposed commercial skiing tour ordinance that drew heavy discussion at its first public hearing Tuesday. Discussion centered on helicopter skiing, skier days and flight paths. The assembly instead directed manager Mark Earnest and Mayor Jan Hill to form a work group to update the details of the ordinance before it is brought […]
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‘Secret shopper’ gives cruise passengers’ view of town
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 […]