Articles from the January 30, 2020 edition
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Haines breaks record with heavy snowfall
Sunday's 23.5-inch snowfall was a 24-hour record for the Chilkat Valley, according to NOAA...
Foul weather highlights need for ferries
After ferry mechanical issues and record-breaking snowfall over the weekend, stranded residents had to come up with a creative solution to get home....
Should the borough have a role in child care?
Affordability and availability of child care is a big issue for some Chilkat Valley residents. Haines Economic Development Corporation (HEDC) has...
Assembly appoints Lapp to fill vacancy
Haines Borough Assembly members appointed Jerry Lapp to fill the assembly’s vacant seat by a vote of 3-2 at a meeting Tuesday night. The seat had be...
Bears beat Wrangell in final home games
The Wrangell Wolves traveled north to Haines last weekend for a Region 5 basketball series and...
U.S.-China trade deal includes timber exports
Phase one of the new U.S.-China trade deal could rekindle the sale of roughly 6,000 acres of timber in the Chilkat Valley. Last year, sale negotiation...
Public safety commission to develop charter amendment
Assembly member Paul Rogers has created a draft Haines Borough Charter amendment that adds emergency police response outside of the townsite to the...
Cruise ship company considers Haines
Haines tourism director Steven Auch will travel to Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (RCCL) headquarters on Feb. 25 to pitch Haines as part of efforts to...
Online sales net more than $70,000 in 2019
In Haines, it will soon be impossible to escape sales tax, even online. On Tuesday, Jan. 28, the Haines Borough Assembly introduced an ordinance that...
Code revisions target hunting, fishing guides
Proposed changes to Haines tourism code would require all hunting and fishing charters to apply for commercial tour permits with the borough. At...
Water woes no more?
Water shortages are a thing of the past for Haines Borough, according to water and sewer supervisor Dennis Durr. Last summer, drought conditions and...
Arts Outlook
The Haines Arts Council will host two concerts this month at the Chilkat Center. On Sunday, Feb. 23, soloist Gideon Freudmann will perform...
Bards final in Ketchikan, prepare for state
The Haines Glacier Bards drama debate and forensics team is headed to the state meet in Juneau after successful performances at last week’s regional...
'Will work for food'
John Nettleton volunteered his time and equipment to help keep townsite residents’ driveways cleared during this week’s snowstorms. “A lot of...
Corrections
In last week’s article “State DOT, resident head to court over eminent domain dispute,” Alaska Department of Transportation Environmental...
Praise for pool schedule changes
No more crunch at the lunch swim!! The pool schedule has changed, big-time! Four days a week now feature a 3-hour-long slot for rec/lap swimming, and...
Duly Noted
Kirby Faverty’s dunk in the varsity basketball game against Craig on Jan. 19 rocked the gym. Fans don’t get to see dunks very often. Glacier Bear...
