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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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, […]
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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 […]
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Elect our planning commission
This week the CVN was flooded with more letters than I can recall ever being submitted. In order to save space, we grouped letters according to their subject matter under one headline. -Kyle Clayton Many support an elected planning commission I support the election of Haines Borough Planning Commission. Election of officeholders gives the voters a direct […]
Posted inNews, Elections
Special election set for June 6
A special election — asking voters whether the planning commission should be elected — will be June 6. In March, Tom Morphet and nine other sponsors of the petition garnered 317 signatures, more than the required 260, to get the question on the ballot. A positive vote would make the seven-member body elected to three-year […]
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Assembly rejects call to extend comment period
By Lee Zion About 40 people showed up for the Haines Borough Assembly meeting Thursday night, most of them seeking the same thing. They wanted to slow down the process of modifying the permit for mining exploration at the Palmer Project. Residents felt the permit amendment was so different from the original project that it should be […]
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Duly Noted
For the first time, Haines High School offered a Certified Nurses Aide course to students. Beginning in March, high school students Malia Jorgenson-Geise, Grace Long Godinez, and MacKenzy Dryden participated in a semester-long CNA course in partnership with the University of Alaska Southeast. The program includes online classroom instruction, lab training, and skills practice, which was completed with help from […]