Articles from the February 13, 2014 edition
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Musser hired as chief; to earn $75K
Following the breakdown of negotiations with former police chief candidate Richard Crays, Haines Borough interim manager Julie Cozzi Tuesday...
Team treks to Skagway in 40 hours
Only about a dozen people are known to have traveled by foot between Haines and Skagway. Six residents who made the mountaineering trip Jan. 31...
Crays: For $80K, I wouldn't have applied
Haines Borough interim manager Julie Cozzi said this week that staff was not out of place in providing former police chief candidate Richard Crays a...
Puppet-palooza: Month of shows, programs
A month of puppet-related activities around Haines starts with the exhibit “Strung Up and Reconfigured: Puppetry in Haines and Beyond,” 5 p.m. Thu...
Charges advance in car break-ins
Haines Borough interim police chief Simon Ford forwarded charges to the assistant district attorney last week related to the summer spree of car break...
Preschool gets lease extension
After hearing testimony from supporters of the Chilkat Valley Preschool Tuesday, the Haines Borough Assembly voted unanimously to extend the...
Hotch tourney starting
The annual Dick Hotch Memorial Basketball Tournament is scheduled to start Thursday, Feb. 13 and run through Sunday at the Haines School. This...
Borough, district OK air-handler project
With recent approval of an additional $70,000 from school district coffers, the Haines Borough is going ahead with a $350,000 replacement of three...
Legislator to address Chamber on Saturday
State Rep. Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins, D-Sitka, is coming to Haines this weekend to visit with the Chamber of Commerce, the Haines Borough School Board...
ATVs on roads? Ordinance back
Haines Borough Assembly member Jerry Lapp is resuming the push for relaxation of snowmachine and all-terrain vehicle laws in the borough. An...
Glacier Bear girls prevail in Skagway
The Haines High School girls’ basketball team fell to conference rival Metlakatla last weekend, and then traveled to Skagway and pounded the Panther...
Valentine's weekend busy with events
Besides dinner specials at local restaurants, Valentine’s Day weekend will feature three consecutive nights of live music, a pancake breakfast, a...
Idit-a-Swim under way at the pool
The annual Idit-a-Swim, a Haines pool promotion that puts swimmers “on the trail” to Nome, started Feb. 4 and continues through March. Pool...
Showcase set Sunday
Homegrown talent will shine onstage during the annual Northern Light Showcase, 7 p.m. Sunday in the Chilkat Center lobby. The show is presented by...
Editorial
If Bill Musser works out as chief of the Haines Borough Police Department, it will be despite the borough’s hiring process, not because of it. The b...
Thank our stars for Crays' blow-up
Well, aren’t we lucky that the finalist for police chief blew his top and disgorged his bigoted vitriol before his hire, rather than afterward. His...
Hospice volunteers worthy of praise
Thanks to board, staff and volunteers who give so many hours and love to Hospice of Haines. These neighbors directly serve folks who have daily...
Heart-health event was a success
A big “thank-you” goes to Alissa Henry, Melina Shields and Sarah Jaymot for their leadership for the heart health spectacular Zumba, yoga and...
Come out for Venturer Scouts fundraiser
The Haines Venturer Scouts are having an Australian Outback Steak and Shrimp Dinner and fundraising auction 5 p.m. Saturday, April 5 at Harriett...
Duly Noted
Katie and Jim Whitley and sons Jonathan Slade, 2, and infant Matthew Gunner are leaving Haines and heading back to Texas, where they’ll live in a...
Police Report
Sunday, Feb. 9 A man requested dispatch logs related to his arrest for driving under the influence. A woman, whose conditions of release...