Sally McGuire has been an active member of our community ever since she moved here in 1985. She is now seeking a seat on the Borough Assembly. She is a strong supporter of our fishing fleet and is very concerned over anything that may threaten their livelihood. She urges a common sense approach to retaining […]
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Lawyer seeks residents input for scholarship
The Haines Borough school board is seeking public input on how residents would like to see a recent donated scholarship fund dispersed to students. The board was notified last fall that former resident Vera Smith, who died in 2016, left the district $622,000 to establish the William George Seig Scholarship, named after her first husband, also a former […]
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Six candidates vie for two seats in assembly race
Residents Diana Lapham, Sally McGuire, Zephyr Sincerny, Sean Gaffney and Gabe Thomas filed candidacy for two vacating seats on the Haines Borough Assembly, joining applicant Paul Rogers, who registered last week. Lapham, a three-decades long Haines resident and former assembly member from 2013 to 2016, said she was solicited by community members to campaign for a […]
Posted inNews, Local News, Klukwan
Low enrollment threatens Klukwan school
Klukwan School may be at risk of closing due to a lack of enrollment, as parents discuss pulling their children from the school. At the beginning of last year, Klukwan School had 28 students; that number dropped to about 17 by the spring. This summer, several families are pulling their children out of the school, or considering […]
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Klukwan school teacher resigns
Klukwan School’s only full-time teacher with special education endorsements resigned last month, leaving only one teacher leading up to the Aug. 26 start of the school year. About a month ago Jen Marschke sent her resignation letter to the Chatham School District, which oversees Klukwan school. “The board was very surprised that she had resigned. They were […]
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Borough Briefs
School enrollment higher than projected Haines school enrollment is more than projected, which will result in an increase in the school’s budget. Last November, school administrators had projected this school year’s enrollment at 233, which would have resulted in a $154,000 loss in revenue for this fiscal year. Enrollment is now projected at 246, school […]
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School board sets goals for upcoming year
The Haines Borough school board Tuesday established goals for the coming school year that include: improving reading capabilities for kindergarten through third graders, engaging all parents, centralizing a communication platform and developing a plan to improve attendance and graduation rates. In a workshop on Tuesday, superintendent Roy Getchell said the Haines Borough School District’s most immediate need is to improve […]
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Klukwan residents save teacher’s job
On Wednesday Chatham School District superintendent Ann Hilburn told Klukwan School teacher Jenn Marschke that the district was not going to renew her contract for cause and that she has the option to resign. The choice came after Marschke contradicted Hilburn’s version of events regarding the retention of a teacher position in Klukwan during a school board meeting on Monday. Residents […]
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Duly Noted
Scott Brewington and Jackie Haddock-Swift were married Saturday at the Presbyterian Church. Crystal Badgley officiated, and Haddock-Swift’s son Dustin Swift gave her away. The wedding party included matron of honor and mother of the bride Judith McDermaid, bridesmaids Charlynn Goldberg, Jae McDermaid and Sherry Nason, best man Phil Wilde and groomsmen Terry Martell, Dustin Swift and Alex Swift. Sue Waterhouse gave a beautiful piano performance and Jim Lampkins played guitar while Jae McDermaid sang Christina Perri’s […]
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Art teacher retires after 38 years
Haines School’s longest serving teacher, Linnus Danner, won this year’s Champion of the Arts in Education award from the Alaska Arts Education Consortium (AAEC). Danner has been named a Champion of the Arts because of her commitment to “positively impact the lives of students and their communities,” according to the announcement. The award coincides with […]