Infighting within the company that controls much of Fort Seward reached a high point Friday when a majority of board members–who have pushed for improvements to company properties in recent years–were voted off the board. The action raises new questions about the fate of major buildings within the historic district and also raises the possibility […]
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Whitney Morgan O’Brien was born at 6:39 p.m. on April 9 to Lucinda Boyce and Billy O’Brien at Fairbanks Memorial Hospital. She weighed 8 lbs., 11 oz. and measured 20 inches. Lucinda and Billy chose Fairbanks for the delivery to stay with Lucinda’s sister Ellie Boyce and husband Andy Mahoney. New grandmom Annie Boyce and Paul Swift drove north for Whitney’s arrival. Lucinda, Billy, and Whitney have moved […]
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Whitney Morgan O’Brien was born 6:39 p.m. April 9 to Lucinda Boyce and Billy O’Brien at Fairbanks Memorial Hospital. She weighed 8 lbs., 11 oz. and measured 20 inches. Lucinda and Billy chose Fairbanks for the delivery to stay with Lucinda’s sister Ellie Boyce and husband Andy Mahoney. New grandmom Annie Boyce and Paul Swift […]
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Park service to assist HEDC in trails plan
The Haines Economic Development Corporation will develop a master trail plan for the Chilkat Valley with help from a grant from the National Park Service’s Rivers, Trails and Conservation Assistance program. While it won’t provide any funding, the grant means parks service staff will work with HEDC and interested stakeholders to begin mapping existing and […]
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By Karen Garcia Haines Borough Mayor Jan Hill recently honored water/sewer operator Scott Bradford for receiving the Small Wastewater System Operator of the Year Award from the Alaska Water Wastewater Management Association. The statewide award was voted on by Bradford’s peers and professional associates. Bradford also won the AWWMA’s Small Water System Operator of the Year Award in 1998. Layla […]
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Assembly votes to give ad hoc committees clearer direction
The Haines Borough Assembly decided unanimously Tuesday to give ad hoc advisory committees clearer direction by formalizing them through resolutions. The assembly will need to pass a resolution for each ad hoc group defining its purpose, timeline and goals. Unlike long-term advisory committees that deal with broad topics, like ports and harbors, ad hoc groups are formed […]
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Borough to ask state to conduct vehicle speed studies
Assembly rejects boat storage at harbor lot The borough assembly voted unanimously to ask the Alaska Department of Transportation and Alaska State Troopers to initiate speed studies on two sections of state-owned roads after Cathedral View Drive residents petitioned the assembly to lower speed limits near their neighborhood. Two residents asked the borough to address […]
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Listen to the majority
l listened to the audio of the March 24 PHAC meeting. I believed the Mayor that the borough was not involved. Because of what was said like “No one say ore terminal” and “We need to phrase this right or there will be an firestorm,” the committee openly catered to foreign interests and everyone in that room knew […]
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We can’t afford to close the pool
There are many good reasons to keep the pool open this summer, the least of which is that we can afford to, and I would argue that we can’t afford not to. The pool saves lives, builds community connections as swimmers are all ages and come from all walks of life, and it’s critical for […]
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Need nonprofits to assist refugees
Two of the nine US Volunteer Agencies involved with resettling people from war-torn parts of the world have responded thus far with a desire to partner with a local non-profit to host a family of refugees. I have been working mainly with the United States Committee on Refugees and Immigrants, and expect to receive a […]