Articles from the February 3, 2011 edition
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Rec center meetings set Friday, Saturday
Residents interested in a community recreation center proposed for the old elementary gymnasium are encouraged to attend a 5 p.m. meeting Friday in...
Winter low in white stuff
Business has been slow at the town’s ski shop, following two months of low snowfall. "It’s more like a water-ski...
Borough offered terms for Point
Owner Roger Beasley has offered the Haines Borough up to three acres at "Picture Point" and is willing to carry a note for the purchase...
Referee Clay fits the mold
Haines was under its basket, struggling to make a comeback in the third quarter of Saturday’s boys’ varsity basketball game against the...
Miles thankful for community support
Thank you, Haines, for all the support; calls, cards, flowers and many hugs. Thanks to the Klehini Valley and Haines fire departments and...
Young hunters should keep up the spirit
It is rare that I feel the need to respond in writing to the current debate in the letters to the editor, but I take umbrage with Dixie...
Don't make Juneau's mistake at Point
I am the owner and developer of the Lynnvista Subdivision, which is directly across the road from Picture Point. I am writing to encourage the Haines...
Proposed heli-ski rules are expansionist
As there are expansionist ideas in the proposed heli-ski ordinance, I propose the following contractionist ideas. Instead of expansion to three...
Picture Point is marketed to the world
Testimony regarding the purchase of Picture Point at a recent assembly meeting made me realize that more public information is needed. The major...
Miles accepted people
There is no doubt Dennis Miles was a redneck. He also accepted people for who they are, treated everyone fairly and used humor and salesmanship to...
Avalanche course thanks
Last week, 13 Haines School students completed a three-day, Level 1 avalanche course. Students learned to evaluate snow avalanche hazard by...
Bring Picture Point to a vote
I find it interesting that a certain handful of folks are expressing opposition to the purchase of Picture Point by the borough. If assembly members...
Equal protection a must
On Jan. 20, the planning commission once again voted to approve an "after-the-fact" variance. During this meeting, the commission provided...
Funding future shaky, school officials say; Sunday gym hours sought
Haines Borough School Board president Carol Kelly this week painted an uncertain picture of future school funding, pointing to resistance from the...
School to target lagging young readers
Efforts by the Haines School to get all its students up to grade-level proficiency for reading by the third grade will include bringing in a...
Rozbicki elected top leader of Chamber
Ned Rozbicki is the new president of the Haines Chamber of Commerce. Rozbicki, 43, has lived in Haines 20 years and works as an independent insurance...
Chilkat Valley bJeopardyb Sunday
If the Super Bowl doesn’t rate as your idea of a fun Sunday afternoon, the Sheldon Museum has an alternative – Chilkat Valley Jeopardy, a...
Shop local effort set
A subcommittee of the Haines Downtown Revitalization Committee and the Haines Chamber of Commerce began planning this week for an April promotion...
Faulty valve trips power
Failure of a hydraulic proportional valve that controls the speed of turbines shut down the Goat Lake hydro power plant in Skagway early Jan. 20,...
Borough accelerates port work for potential bond
In preparation for "an emerging opportunity" to secure Lutak Dock funding, Haines Borough Manager Mark Earnest has requested to speed up the...
Carlson to start March 1 as tour director
Tanya Carlson will return to Alaska as the Haines Borough’s tourism director. Carlson, a product developer for Holiday Vacations in Wisconsin,...
High school DDF squad preps for state competition
Ten members of Haines High School’s Drama, Debate and Forensics team traveled to Juneau last weekend for their final tournament before this...
Heli group still seeks consensus
A proposed helicopter skiing ordinance is set for a third public hearing at Tuesday’s Haines Borough Assembly meeting. The heli-skiing season...
Winter triathlon set for Saturday, Feb. 12
Haines Animal Rescue Kennel and the Southeast Alaska State Fair will host the free "Hooves and Paws Winter Tune-up" Saturday, Feb. 12, with...