When Haines resident Greg Podsiki was diagnosed with bladder cancer in 2020, doctors told him he would need to go to Juneau for five laparoscopic surgeries under anesthesia and another half dozen intrusive follow ups. Luckily, doctors caught Podsiki’s cancer in time, but he faced a different sort of challenge: paying for it. Podsiki ultimately […]
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Posted inLetters to the Editor
Existing dock can’t meet town’s needs
I appreciate constructive criticism, it’s instructive and helpful in future decisions. A recent letter writer to the CVN made a number of overly broad statements that I’d like to address here. I’ve reviewed two heliport permits and forwarded them to the Planning Commission for its action. There have been issues with two large event venues, I don’t […]
Posted inThank You Letters
Thanks for support with memorial
By Reed, Josh, Heron Scott-Schwalbach Thank you so much to everyone who helped us celebrate our mother Stephanie Scott the month of June. From the many folks who helped us with the house to the special tributes from Mayor Doug Olerud and State Sen. Jesse Kiehl, we feel incredibly lucky to be from a community like Haines. A special […]
Posted inNews, Housing
Borough comprehensive plan get underway amid tensions
Work on Haines Borough‘s 10-year comprehensive plan got under way on Tuesday as tensions between environmentalists and resource developers and concerns over the process for developing the plan simmered below the surface. Boroughs are required to periodically update their comprehensive plans under state law. The plans guide the planning commission and assembly about code and zoning […]
Posted inNews
Juneteenth passes by mostly unnoticed in Haines
Juneteenth, the day that commemorates the emancipation of enslaved Black people passed on Monday with little fanfare in Haines. The holiday has been increasingly celebrated around the country and in 2021, President Biden signed a bill to make it a federal holiday. Mayor Doug Olerud made no official statement about the holiday and borough employees worked through […]
Posted inNews, Haines Borough
Borough budget boosts playground, nonprofit funding
The Haines Borough Assembly passed a $12 million spending plan for the coming year on June 13, adding in money for Jenae’s Playground and grants to nonprofits while approving its first full-time, paid fire chief position. The budget includes $2 million for local schools, almost $300,000 for the swimming pool, $88,000 for parks, and $54,000 for road […]
Posted inDuly Noted
Duly Noted
By Tom Morphet Judy Hall Jacobson, Terry Jacobson, Nene Wolfe, Mark Kistler and Mardell Gunn and about a half-dozen other residents attended the annual Kluane Mountain Bluegrass Festival in Haines Junction, Y.T. Five bands from across Canada and the Lower 48 performed during the three-day event last weekend. Friends and family members of Stephanie Scott […]
Posted inNews, Local News, Klukwan
But how do you say it in Tlingit?
You may not know the word Tliyéix, but the red, octagonal sign the word appears on tells you to “Stop!” in Tlingit. On Friday, Mayor Doug Olerud and members of the Chilkoot Indian Association unveiled five Tlingit-language signs that have been erected near the Chilkoot Estates tribal subdivision. A “Children Playing” sign and a “Yield” sign were […]
Posted inDuly Noted
Duly Noted
Seattle magician Jeff Evans didn’t make a bowling ball appear at the kick-off party for the Haines Summer Reading Program. John Hagen Sr. did. Evans was without the prop for his trick until Hagen came forward with his 16-pound, Dick Weber signature model ball. John was a regular in the bowling leagues here that played at the Totem Bowl, […]
Posted inDuly Noted
Duly Noted
Seattle magician Jeff Evans didn’t make a bowling ball appear at the kick-off party for the Haines Summer Reading Program. John Hagen Sr. did. Evans was without the prop for his trick until Hagen came forward with his 16-pound, Dick Weber signature model ball. John was a regular in the bowling leagues here that played […]