Articles from the March 3, 2011 edition
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Theater building for sale; After 80 years as owner, Gross family pulls plug
The Coliseum Theater building, a Main Street landmark since 1918, is for sale by Gross Alaska, Inc., the Juneau-based family business that has owned...
Hike proposed in freight rates
The Haines Borough is considering exponential rate increases for using Lutak Dock, under a proposed ordinance set for a second public hearing...
Bracelet finds way to carver's daughter
A silver bracelet created by the late Tlingit carver George Lewis perhaps more than 23 years ago was recently returned to Lewis’ family, but...
Juno wins Hotch tournament
An undersized Haines Merchants team advanced to the finals of the Dick Hotch Memorial Basketball Tournament Sunday, but fell 137-81 to a powerhouse...
TV's 'Gold Rush' miners head to the Yukon
Todd Hoffman and his mining crew are moving to Canada. Friday’s "Full Disclosure" epilogue of "Gold Rush: Alaska" on t...
Heli-ski opponents won't get peace
I have been listening to people gripe and reading people’s gripes about the heli-ski industry. It is downright sickening. We...
Make only working group's changes
As a member of the Haines Heli-ski Working Group, I want to share some thoughts. People need to know that the ordinance before the assembly is not a...
Give second heli-ski permit to AMG
This place we live in has a valuable commodity to offer tourists coming to Haines. It is an opportunity to heli-ski in a setting like none other. Peop...
Now writing down SEABA's promises
I am one of about a hundred residents of the 26 Mile neighborhood where SEABA recently admitted they are intending to base their heliport operations....
Films help out watershed council
The Takshanuk Watershed Council presented the Winter Wildlands Backcountry first film festival last Friday (Feb. 25) at the Fort Seward Lodge. This...
Contributors make Bigs' program go
Big Brothers Big Sisters is a non-profit charity and depends on a wide range of support, much of it local. On Saturday, Feb. 19, our matches enjoyed a...
Parnell's plan is a giveaway for nothing
Alaska Gov. Sean Parnell has proposed giving a tax break to the oil industry which would cost the state nearly $2 billion a year. The break’s...
Thanks for finding reminder of father
In 1987, my father, George Lewis, carved a silver bracelet. Recently, Jim Shook was tossing his fishing line to and fro when he spotted this...
We squabble as others dream of Haines
In the midst of a cold, windy winter, and our annual squabble, it is nice to hear what Haines means to others. My niece Marie Glanz has visited here...
School seeks new gym floor pad
Fixing persistent leaks in the roof over the center of the high school and addressing a drainage issue there will consume the remaining school...
Area bear study opposed again
The Upper Lynn Canal Fish and Game Advisory Committee on Friday again quashed a move to encourage the state to study the brown bear population in the...
Website records snow conditions
Resident ski guide Erik Stevens has launched a website aimed at helping backcountry users in Haines to identify and avoid avalanches. The...
Manager will seek assembly direction on trailers
Haines Borough manager Mark Earnest said he would turn to the assembly or possibly the planning commission for direction on the question of...
First planner: Commercial trailers weren't anticipated
Planners who wrote local laws restricting trailers and mobile homes to designated "parks" didn’t anticipate they would be used as...
Swim-a-Thon Saturday
Next up for the Haines Dolphins Swim Team is Saturday’s annual Swim-a-Thon. From 9-11 a.m., kids will add up the total number of lengths they...
Earnest: Budget will be 'uncomfortable'
The Haines Borough budget for the coming year will amount to "putting a size 9 foot into a size 8½ shoe," borough manager Mark...
Minutes for committee meetings?
Should records be kept of meetings of Haines Borough Assembly subcommittees, borough boards and other advisory groups to the local government? Bill...
Haines, Skagway meeting Monday
The Haines Borough and Municipality of Skagway assemblies are set to meet Monday at a joint work session in Skagway. Haines Borough Assembly members...
Bender: Trucker, gillnetter dies at 85
Oliver U. Bender, 85, former resident of Haines, died in his sleep Friday Feb. 18 in Kamiah, Idaho. He was born in Wickes, Ark. on Oct. 13, 1925 to...
Borough will rejoin revolving loan effort
The Haines Borough Assembly last week voted to authorize continued participation in a regional revolving loan program operated by the Juneau Economic...
