Articles from the March 25, 2021 edition
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Assembly offers manager job to Zoukee
The Haines Borough Assembly voted this week 5-1 to offer George Zoukee the borough manager job. Zoukee and interim manager and borough clerk Alekka...
FEMA funds landslide mapping
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has approved $100,000 to fund landslide mapping and slope analysis for select areas in Haines...
Veteran science teacher hangs up his spurs
Long-time science teacher and CVN “Science Cowboy” column-writer Mark Fontenot is ending his tenure at the Haines School after 26 years. “I did...
Displaced resident considers moving on
As displaced Beach Road residents wait for a verdict on if and when they can safely return to their houses, some are starting to consider futures...
Skiers rescued from Juneau icefield amid winter storm
TEMSCO Helicopters Inc. rescued two Haines skiers on Thursday, March 18 after a vicious winter storm pinned them on the Juneau Icefield halfway...
Borough offers Alten grievance settlement
Haines Borough mayor Douglas Olerud has sent a settlement offer to Public Employees Local 71, the borough’s employees union, in an effort to...
Residents reflect on the first year of the pandemic
For some in Haines, the arrival of COVID-19 one year ago felt like a seismic shift. “I will never forget it. My daughter was in labor in Juneau....
Heavy snow threatens access road
The Haines Avalanche Center has reduced the avalanche risk assessment for the Beach Road landslide path to “moderate.” The risk level was lowered...
Assembly rescinds quarantine recommendation resolution
The Haines Borough Assembly unanimously rescinded the borough’s resolution that encourages incoming travelers to quarantine for 14 days or provide p...
New science teacher starts next year
The Haines School Board hired Alexandria Tannehill as the new high school science teacher. Mark Fontenot is retiring at the end of the school year...
HEDC receives $260,000 to assist local businesses with marketing
The Haines Economic Development Corporation secured a $260,000 federal grant to enhance digital marketing for local businesses and promote Haines as...
Grocery supply mostly returning to normal
When the pandemic began last year, many staples like flour, beans and toilet paper went missing from grocery store shelves. While grocery supply has...
Pool offers refreshing change of pace
Since getting vaxxed I have returned to the pool and I cannot express how wonderful it feels to be swimming again (especially for my creaky joints)...
Thanks for helping dolphins swim again
The Haines Dolphins Swim Team celebrated spring this week with our first time-trial in over a year. A time trial is essentially a swim meet for the...
Miles Klehini Classic was a success
The 13th annual Miles Klehini Ski Classic was held on Sunday. Forty friends and families gathered around the fire ring at the 25 Mile Wilderness...
Duly Noted
Jordan Baumgartner’s 6th grade class awards an individual or organization a citizenship award each year. This year, Krystal Lloyd received the award...
