There’s widespread support for existing Lutak Dock services, and a need for more information and public conversation before any attempt to expand services, Haines Borough officials said after last week’s Lutak Dock town hall meeting. The meeting involved presentations from potential dock users and investors, including the Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority, and several hours of public testimony. “My take-away […]
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Tlingit Park pavilion construction begins
Construction of the new, longhouse-inspired Tlingit Park pavilion began June 19. Design and construction of the project, which comes to roughly $300,000, is funded by a U.S. National Park Service Land and Water Conservation Fund grant. “We’re fifty percent excavated and will begin pouring concrete next week,” Chilkat Custom Construction owner Carlos Jimenez said in […]
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AP&T proposes plan for Beach Road Power Resatoration
Power restoration work on Beach Road could begin as soon as next week, but completion of work is likely at least a month away. At a June 10 meeting, Alaska Power & Telephone (AP&T) Haines power operations manager Lance Caldwell told neighborhood residents the company plans to work on either side of the Beach Road […]
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Marie Rose and Cosmo Fudge were married at Chilkat Inlet Retreat on June 12. The ceremony was officiated by Rob Goldberg. Bee Queener was the maid of honor and Blaine Heaton, the best man. The couple’s dog Stubbs was the flower girl. The bride’s parents Susan and Mark Rose and her brothers Phil Rose and […]
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First cruise ship in nearly two years docks
The first cruise ship to visit Haines in 622 days, the American Constellation, docked Saturday. The ship’s 82 passengers were welcomed by the Chilkat Dancers and Mayor Douglas Olerud. The last cruise ship to dock in Haines came on Sept. 29, 2019. Six months later, the world’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic shut down tourism for the […]
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Assembly finalizes amended budget with additional funding
Last minute amendments to the Haines Borough’s $13 million operating and capital budget for next fiscal year (FY22) included funding for the Haines Avalanche Center and Becky’s Place, a fish net recycling program, and a 25% increase in police department overtime and standby hours. The amended budget passed unanimously on Tuesday. Police budget increases had […]
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Borough reposts manager job
The Haines Borough manager job has been reposted. Haines has been without a permanent manager for more than a year. The borough assembly’s first choice for the job, George Zoukee, rejected the position in March. Zoukee was living in Tennessee and told the CVN that he turned down the position because of unanticipated moving expenses. Zoukee was […]
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Haines Sportsman’s Association recently awarded influential members with the lifetime membership honor. Association’s President Russ Byerly said, “The lifetime Memberships are given to sportsmen and sportswomen who exhibit outstanding leadership and commitment to responsible hunting and fishing opportunities, as well as firearms education and the shooting sports in the greater Haines area.” Recognized were: George […]
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U.S. Senators renew push for landless tribe settlement
Alaska’s U.S. Senators are planning to reintroduce legislation that would allow Native Alaskans in Haines, Ketchikan, Wrangell, Petersburg and Tenakee to form urban corporations and receive land entitlements under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act of 1971 (ANCSA). These five tribes weren’t allowed to do so when ANCSA was originally passed. U.S. Congressman Don Young […]
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Gun resolution is vanity project
As a part-time visitor to Haines since I bought property in the early 1980’s, I’ve kept an interested eye on all the evolutions through the years. I hate to see it designated as a gun sanctuary. I never got the sense of the town being overly pro-gun so it seems like a vanity issue. Since […]