The Haines Borough School District Board Aug. 12 unanimously approved back-to-school plans that included universal face coverings for the start of the year and to reassess as risk levels change. The Haines Borough is still considered a high-risk community, said interim manager Alekka Fullerton. As of Wednesday evening, there were 47 active cases that resulted from community spread after […]
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Four candidates file for assembly
Debra Schnabel, 69, and Tyler Huling, 29, announced their candidacies for borough assembly this week. Brenda Josephson and Richard Clement filed after press time and this online story was updated late Friday. A full story on the all the candidates will appear in next week’s paper. Two seats—Carol Tuynman’s and Jerry Lapp’s—are up for election. […]
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Filing period for assembly, school board closes Aug. 20
As of Wednesday, no one had filed to run for Haines Borough Assembly, and current assembly member Carol Tuynman confirmed that she will not seek reelection. “It’s not that I haven’t liked it,” Tuynman said. “I’ve learned a lot, and I’ve enjoyed working with a group of people who want to get things done.” But after […]
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School board to decide on updated mitigation protocols
The Haines Borough School District Board will vote on updated school mitigation protocols at a special meeting next week after hearing recommendations from superintendent Roy Getchell Tuesday. As COVID-19 delta variant cases continue to rise in Alaska, Getchell proposed beginning the year with more conservative mitigation measures including universal masking, but reassessing as more information becomes available. […]
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Duly Noted
Bob Lowden, a mechanic who operated a garage in Haines for more than 20 years, died Monday at a hospice facility in Wasilla. He was 64 and had cancer. A full obituary will be published in an upcoming edition of the CVN. Local photographer John Hagen is one of four recipients of this year’s Connie Boochever Fellowship, which recognizes […]
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Assembly Briefs
Election Canvass The Haines Borough Assembly canvassed the municipal election on Tuesday, tallying an additional 63 outstanding absentee votes. Candidates Gabe Thomas and Paul Rogers were elected with 592 and 480 votes, respectively. The assembly moved to appoint the third highest vote-getter, Zephyr Sincerny, with 471 total votes, to be seated at the Oct. 22 assembly meeting. […]
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Haines track team sets records at Juneau meet
Senior Haley Boron set a new 100-meter school record at the Juneau track meet May 7-8. Boron ran a personal best of 13.27 seconds. The previous record was set in 2016 by Nattaphon Wangyot with a time of 13.36 seconds. Boron placed second in the finals. “When I found out that I beat the board, […]
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Verhamme takes first at regional wrestling tournament
Senior Wesley Verhamme placed first for the heavyweight class in the Region V wrestling tournament in Ketchikan on April 23. Verhamme was the only Haines athlete to qualify for state. The team was honored with the Sportsmanship Award. “I’m really thankful I got to compete,” said Verhamme. “It was one of my biggest stresses at […]
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Graduation expected to be in-person
The Haines High School Class of 2021’s graduation is scheduled for May 18, and as long as pandemic risk levels remain low, will be a limited, in-person event. Similar to last year, the ceremony will include a parade down Main Street. Student body president Lydia Andriesen said the senior class has met to discuss the […]
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School adjusts mitigations to match CDC guidelines
The Haines Borough School District Board approved shortening quarantine periods for vaccinated students and staff at its meeting Tuesday. Superintendent Roy Getchell suggested that vaccinated individuals that have been identified as close-contacts and are asymptomatic can return to school after receiving one negative test and quarantining for seven days. For close-contacts who chose not to get tested, […]