Articles from the February 12, 2015 edition
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Sosa seeks $22K to study town police
Haines Borough Manager David Sosa and Police Chief Bill Musser are asking the assembly to authorize a $22,000 review of the police department by an...
Chamber talks pot economics
As a draft marijuana bill works its way through the Alaska Legislature, the Haines Borough and Chamber of Commerce are trying to hash out how...
Dodovs say they're ending heli-ski suit
Parents of an Alaska Heliskiing client who died in a 2012 avalanche said this week they are dropping their civil suit against the company. Natalia...
Cardella lends knowledge to prep wrestling, music scene
By Lindsay Johnson Andrew Cardella was working on an organic citrus farm in Sicily when he decided to come to Alaska. Cardella was spending the winter...
Editorial
What makes a town a good place to live are a thousand small acts, all of them unselfish, like shoveling your neighbor’s sidewalk or giving some...
Editorial
News coverage of the Yukon Quest sled dog race this week rekindled memories of Haines mushers and mushing in Haines. It seems ancient history now, but...
Kemp knew challenges of Southeast
Thank you, Matt Boron, for your letter commending the years of service by DOT Commissioner Pat Kemp. He is a true Southeast Alaskan, born in...
Residents brave blizzard for store opening
People of Haines rock. The worst blizzard of the winter couldn’t stop dozens of hearty folks from coming out for the grand opening of Skipping...
Duly Noted
Haines had a chance to roll out the welcome mat an extra day for junior high basketball players here from Juneau for the Triple Threat Tournament,...
Sosa: Reduce school support, Manager recommends $74K cut to district
Haines Borough Manager David Sosa released details of his forthcoming budget this week, including a recommendation to cut $74,000 of school district...
Wear pink to Saturday hoops games
Girls’ basketball coach Greg Brittenham endured a rough stretch of games recently, with his sense of humor intact. “I think I might be the only...
Birds, counters up at annual Audobon event
By Christian Woodard Warmer temperatures and clear weather led to one of the most successful Audubon Christmas bird counts in years. Forty-four...
DOT: Cut ferry day boat sailings -- Agency proposes $9 million in reductions
Reduced ferry funding scenarios proposed by transportation officials include eliminating dayboat service in Lynn Canal between July and September,...
Election placards must go
Some residents are still publicly proclaiming their support for U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan or former state Rep. Bill Thomas, but Haines Borough staff is...
Former millwright, cable manager dies
John Dennis McOmber, a former Haines millwright and cable television manager, died Jan. 12 following an apparent heart attack. He was 71. Son John Dou...
After nine rounds, Alten-Huber takes spelling bee title
Facing more than a modicum of competition, seventh-grader Aurora Alten-Huber won the 2015 Spelling Bee championship after several rounds of intense...
Police schedule draws questions
Concerned with the recent spate of break-ins and thefts around town, residents are wondering: Where are the police? Haines Borough Manager David Sosa...
Belaski made friends, home at Lutak
Charles "Chuck" Belaski, an engineer who maintained rocket-tracking radar and stalked salmon in the...
Court Report
Randolph T. Williams Jr., 41, was found guilty Jan. 14 of eight counts of possession of child pornography on Nov. 19, 2012. Williams downloaded the...
Police Report
Monday, Feb. 8 A motorist reported she pulled out in front of another vehicle on Main Street. She asked if the other driver called dispatch to report...