Articles from the March 23, 2017 edition
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Portage Cove trail may cost $6 million
A waterfront trail stretching from Picture Point to the Portage Cove state campground and a rebuilt Lookout Park will cost an estimated $5.9 million,...
Drugs stolen at clinic
A “small amount” of prescription painkillers and sedatives were stolen late March 16 or early March 17 during an apparent break-in at the SEARHC m...
Schnabel permit OK'd, with conditions
Resident Ella Bredthauer said this week she would take a wait-and-see approach to a permit for blasting and hauling rock through her residential...
Computer scams sting residents
Convincing lies and bold pop-up ads have caused Haines residents to fall victim to online scams in recent weeks. Computer consultant James Alborough...
Bike relay, beer fest sell out in a hurry
Two landmark summer events celebrating their 25th anniversaries in 2017 are already sell-outs. Some 1,900 tickets to the afternoon beer-tasting at...
Veteran actors team up in classic Neil Simon comedy
After years of producing “drama-dies” for Lynn Canal Community Players, director Tod Sebens decided it was time for a full-on comedy. Plus,...
Planners eye building height cap
Building height restrictions across the Haines Borough might be limited to 30 feet after the planning commission voted 5-2 last week to recommend...
Radio supporters fight proposed cuts
KHNS is bracing for another year of potential budget cuts after the Senate Finance Subcommittee again proposed to defund public broadcasting across...
Board takes up cost of school administration
The Haines Borough School Board zeroed in on administration at its first run-through of next year’s budget on March 16. “Talking about...
Freeride coming down to the wire
The fate of the 2017 Freeride World Tour in Haines will come down to weather and slope conditions Friday and Saturday. The event was delayed through...
Bears fall quickly at tournament
The Haines High School basketball coaches say next season’s success will be determined by the work that players put in during the summer,...
Kurtz, 74, advocated for port, rail projects
Bill Kurz was buried March 16 at Jones Point in a large crate he had used as a toolbox. Kurz, who ha...
Valley teams winning early at Medal tourney
At press time Wednesday, teams from the Chilkat Valley were undefeated after five games at Juneau’s Gold Medal Basketball Tournament. The Haines...
Respect existing land-use designations
Mr. Ordonez asked a keenly astute land-use question, “How can the rights of the various user groups be respected so that all of us can enjoy the...
Keep common-sense development alive
Thank you to everyone who wrote letters and spoke in support of the Skyline Subdivision conditional use permit. It was powerful to see so many...
Timber sales cost more than return
In your article regarding restored funding for the local forestry office, you quote my letter to state Reps. Parish and Ortiz, in which I state that...
Assembly members do a great service
I was saddened but not surprised by the news report concerning the ill treatment of two of our assembly members by some in the community. As an...
Duly Noted
Tom True, 67, died in Sitka on Tuesday of Lou Gehrig’s disease (ALS). True worked 30 years as an immigration inspector and customs agent at the U.S....
