For the second time in three months, planning commission members examined if their voting powers were compromised by a commissioner’s potential conflict of interest. According to borough code, conflict of interest is defined as “substantial financial gain or personal interest.” It defines the former as interest that would result in a gain or loss exceeding […]
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Students reflect on Elizabeth Peratrovich’s legacy
Haines students from kindergarten to 12th grade described Tlingit civil rights leader Elizabeth Peratrovich as “important,” “awesome” and “the female version of Martin Luther King Jr.” “She’s the one that made everybody be together,” said kindergartener Kayci Ferrin. On Friday, the Haines Borough School hosted an assembly to celebrate Elizabeth Peratrovich Day, 74 years after Alaska’s Anti-Discrimination […]
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Joseph Rossman was named Technology Student of the Year at the Alaska Society for Technology in Education (ASTE) conference in Anchorage, which was announced by Haines High School teacher Alex Van Wyhe. He also took first in the iDidaDrone contest, and second for iDidaThing, grades 9-12 with a video of him explaining how he created […]
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Amazon collecting borough sales tax
Observant Haines shoppers have seen a 5.5 percent price increase to certain Amazon purchases after the company started charging borough sales tax on products beginning Jan. 1, 2019. Borough finance director Jila Stuart told the CVN this week that some residents have called the borough recently, complaining that they were being taxed on some of […]
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Assembly approves Alaska Excursions ATV permit
In a 4-1 vote, the Haines Borough Assembly approved the renewal of Alaska Excursions’ Glacier Point ATV permit that prompted questions about how far the assembly should reach as it regulates tour operators. The tour company’s permit was approved with conditions that it reduce its capacity, make its safety plan public, provide a human waste disposal plan […]
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Mining is a roll of the dice
We’ve been told over and over the Palmer Project will greatly benefit the local economy. There will be winners and losers, but either way, the risk to the river and our sustainable fishing and tourism economies outweighs the potential benefits of these new jobs, most of which will go to transient miners from the lower […]
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Assembly approves $30,000 design for chamber in library
In its final public hearing, Mayor Jan Hill broke a tie vote during Tuesday’s assembly meeting in favor of spending $30,000 for a design that would incorporate the assembly chambers into the library expansion plan. The decision to spend the money has divided the assembly since October when the proposal was introduced and recommended by borough manager Debra Schnabel. […]
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The wedding party wore billowing Thai silks and rode atop elephants in a procession at the wedding of Kee Streater Heywood and Nuchjarin “Belle” Nantasena in the remote northeastern Thai village of Ban Hang Kwa on Dec. 29. Kee’s friends and family members described as indelible memories that included a seven-hour traditional wedding ceremony and […]
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Porter Owen Del Prete was born at the Juneau Birthing Center early Aug. 5 to parents Shannon and Andrew Del Prete. He weighed 7 lbs., 11 oz., and measured 20.25 inches. Big brothers are Garrison Del Prete, 5, and Caedmon Del Prete, 3. The family planned to be back in town by midweek after three weeks out of town. “We’re really […]
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Mira Tazlina Lynn Johnson Kraft was born to Lindsey Johnson and Graham Kraft on Nov. 30 in Sitka at Mount Edgecumbe Hospital at 10:30 a.m. Mira weighed 7 pounds 7 ounces and was 20.5 inches long. Lindsey’s parents Jenny and David Johnson, of Ketchikan, attended the birth along with her sister Rachel Pilch, of Sitka. […]