Candidates for Haines Borough Assembly will speak at three public gatherings in coming days. Incumbent Steve Vick, John Winge and Linda Geise are vying for assembly seat “B.” Greg Goodman and Karen Hess are vying for seat “E,” Hess as a write-in. Dave Button also is running a write-in campaign for the seat. The Haines Chamber of Commerce […]
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Voters to choose 3 school board members
Haines voters will fill three seats on the seven-member Haines Borough school board in the Oct. 5 municipal election. Challenger Sean Cone is vying for a seat currently held by Brenda Jones, who was appointed to the board last year. The seat has a three-year term. Anne Marie Palmieri, who also was appointed last year, is running unopposed […]
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Vick votes against his own rhetoric
As a member of the Energy Sustainability Commission (ESC) and one interested in the late September political hype, I note some questionable actions on the part of assembly candidate Steve Vick. Vick has been the assembly’s liaison with the ESC for two years and is quoted in the campaign as being a supporter of energy independence. […]
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No children left behind: Schools pass test
The Haines Borough School District has met federal No Child Left Behind yearly progress standards after failing to do so last year. Superintendent Michael Byer presented the district’s annual “report card,” a required report to the public on how schools are doing, at Tuesday’s school board meeting. The improvement means the district won’t have to write a special plan […]
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Assembly will pay for Mosquito Lake heat project
The Haines Borough Assembly Tuesday voted 5-1 to use $65,000 in borough funds to pay for the Mosquito Lake School heating system. Two-thirds of the cost of the $186,550 project will be paid by a state grant. The decision keeps intact a contract with Dawson Construction and moves the project ahead, effectively bypassing objections by the borough school […]
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Five new teachers on board for 1st day at Haines School
Students returning to the Haines School this week were greeted by five new teachers. Kristina Mulready is the school’s new music teacher, providing instruction and leading bands in grades 5-12. For the past 10 years, Mulready taught elementary bands in grades 4-6 in three schools in Fairbanks. “It was fun. I got to know three […]
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Cone, Geise, Winge take on incumbents Ballot set for borough election
It’s looking like a lopsided race for two open seats on the Haines Borough Assembly. Following Tuesday’s filing deadline for candidates, incumbent assemblyman Steve Vick will face challengers Linda Geise and John Winge, while newcomer Greg Goodman will run uncontested for an assembly seat formerly held by Norm Smith. For the borough school board, there is one contested race. Sean […]
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Primary election, local filing deadline on Tuesday
Haines voters going the polls Tuesday will help choose their parties’ candidates in the November general election, and decide initiatives proposing to restrict political campaigning and require minors to obtain parental consent for abortions. Local polling places at the American Bald Eagle Foundation and at Klehini Valley Fire Hall will be open 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. […]
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Winge, Goodman seek assembly
Thinking about serving on the borough or school board? The filing deadline for candidates is 5 p.m. Tuesday. Required forms are available at the borough office, Third Avenue and Willard Street. Tire shop operator John Winge and former borough police chief Greg Goodman were certified as assembly candidates recently. Winge is seeking a three-year seat currently […]
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School day getting a little longer, Students also to see new teachers, rules on behavior
Students returning to Haines schools next week will see new teachers, new rules on student behavior and a bit longer school day. Classes resume at Haines School and Mosquito Lake Tuesday. School starts in Klukwan at 8:45 a.m. Wednesday. For students at Haines School, school will start at 8:25 a.m. and end at 3:15 p.m. this year. […]