The Haines Borough Assembly voted unanimously on Tuesday to adopt a new Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) that aims to increase public involvement in infrastructure projects. Based on a model recently established by the Fairbanks-North Star Borough, residents will be able to submit their own proposals for local infrastructure projects during a “nominations” phase, followed by evaluation by […]
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Duly Noted
Greg Schlachter and Chris Hill married Sept. 18 at Calleva Farm in Dickerson, Md. Chris’ sisters Robin and Angie officiated Saturday’s nuptials. The wedding party included the bride’s brother Brandon Hill of Silver Spring, Md .; and friends Ashley Wallet, Asheville, N.C, and Lora Morris, Charlotte, N.C., Greg’s brother Michael Schlachter of Boulder, Colo., and friends Nathan Jauvtis, Ithaca, N.Y., Tim Tyre, Washington, D.C. and Brad Ryan of Skagway. Parents Jim and JoAnn Schlachter of Poulsbo, Wash., and Brandon and […]
Posted inDuly Noted
Duly Noted
Greg Schlachter and Chris Hill married Sept. 18 at Calleva Farm in Dickerson, Md. Chris’ sisters Robin and Angie officiated Saturday’s nuptials. The wedding party included the bride’s brother Brandon Hill of Silver Spring, Md.; and friends Ashley Wallet, Asheville, N.C, and Lora Morris, Charlotte, N.C., Greg’s brother Michael Schlachter of Boulder, Colo., and friends […]
Posted inDuly Noted
Duly Noted
Dr. Kirk Mosley is the new dentist at SEARHC dental clinic. Kirk retired from a private practice in Tucson, Ariz. after 25 years there. Since 2012, he has practiced humanitarian dentistry in China, Tonga, Puerto Rico, Belize and Costa Rica. He’s a runner, hiker and skier with five children and 20 grandchildren living in five states. […]
Posted inDuly Noted
Duly Noted
Dr. Kirk Mosley is the new dentist at SEARHC dental clinic. Kirk retired from a private practice in Tucson, Ariz. after 25 years there. Since 2012, he has practiced humanitarian dentistry in China, Tonga, Puerto Rico, Belize and Costa Rica. He’s a runner, hiker and skier with five children and 20 grandchildren living in five […]
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Harrell sent out with a bang, donates final $1 million
In accordance with her last will and testament, the late Lucy Harrell was sent “out with a bang” Saturday night with a fireworks display at Letnikoff Cove. “She wanted the people of Haines to have a nice fireworks display,” said Jim Studley, a trustee of Harrell’s estate. “Part of her will said that she wanted […]
Posted inLetters to the Editor
The conspiracy has been revealed
Thank you for pointing out the Illuminati symbolism around Haines. I too am concerned about the proliferation of these symbols. Cruise ship lines, owned by rich and powerful international companies, may be trying to turn our small town into a starting point for global takeover. The fire tower in Fort Seward, for example, is obviously […]
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Science over fiction
It is unfortunate that Mayor Bronson of Anchorage does not know what more can be done to stem the spread of Covid in his town. One wonders if he has considered speaking with Dr. Anne Zink and the CDC. Those working on this problem do have ideas. During the 1918 Spanish flu epidemic when many Alaska villages were decimated by illness, Utqiagvik, Shishmaref, […]
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$1.4 million in health funds eludes Haines
In December the state promised to divert $1.4 million in federal coronavirus aid to help Haines respond to the pandemic and aftermath of the landslide that killed two residents, destroyed homes and disrupted livelihoods. Haines still hasn’t seen the money — and never will. “We made inquiries about (where the money went), but no one seems […]