Articles from the March 27, 2014 edition
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Breakwater, dredging costs raise questions
Concerns about meeting the cost – including future maintenance – of a harbor expansion surfaced at the March 12 Haines Borough Assembly meeting,...
Assembly supports reciprocal licenses
The Haines Borough Assembly voted unanimously Tuesday to send a letter to state House Rep. Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins, D-Sitka, asking him to remove a...
'Ring of Fire' plan delayed for 2 years
A decision by the Bureau of Land Management on whether to open about 320,000 acres of mountain terrain near Haines currently off-limits to commercial...
SEABA: No more heli-skiing for '14
Southeast Alaska Backcountry Adventures co-owner Scott Sundberg said the company has shut down its heli-ski operations for the remainder of the...
Assembly upholds heli-ski decision
The Haines Borough Assembly Tuesday upheld its original decision to keep the 2,200-acre zone near Four Winds Mountain closed to heli-skiing after...
District down to a single finalist
Following the Wrangell school district’s hire of Jay Thomas, the Haines Borough School Board is down to a single finalist for its superintendent job...
Survey: Landfill important to residents
Preliminary results of a survey intended to gauge community behaviors and attitudes toward garbage, recycling and composting seem to indicate many...
Nelson captures Idit-a-Swim
Andrea Nelson has won her third Idit-a-Swim title, swimming 975 laps in the Haines pool in nine days. Nelson’s finish included swimming 275 laps...
Interrupted trivia game sparks ruckus at bar
The timing was apparently off for three Whitehorse, Y.T., residents who came looking for a party early Saturday night at a downtown bar. According to...
Klukwan keeps Masters title
For a third consecutive year, Klukwan battled Kake in the Masters division title game at the Gold Medal Basketball Tournament, with Klukwan repeating...
'C' squad wins Hoop Time
The Community Youth Development basketball season wrapped up last weekend in Juneau, with all four Haines teams posting top-three finishes. The “C...
Only 2 apply for tourism director
The Haines Borough recently filled three vacant or soon-to-be vacant positions. It is still looking for a tourism director to replace outgoing directo...
Residents compete at 28th Buckwheat
A handful of Haines cross-country skiers competed under sunny skies in last weekend’s circus-themed 28th annual Buckwheat Ski Classic, which...
Donate air bags for heli-ski industry?
Tread lightly when you call for the borough to impose more regulatory requirements. Every industry has regulating organizations. Typically in the ski...
Air bags should be required for guides
So sorry to read about the death of another Southeast Alaska Backcountry Adventures guide, the second death of a guide while working for SEABA in two...
Frustrating to wait for heli-ski changes
Tom Morphet’s editorial reflects the same frustration we experienced dealing with this industry. Its leaders, owners, land and government agencies,...
Art Jess will be missed
Art Jess was a kind, thoughtful, generous man. His presence in the community will be missed. Gershon Cohen...
Pacific Pile boosts Big Brothers
Haines Big Brothers Big Sisters appreciates the generous gift from Pacific Pile and Marine to support a more vigorous effort to recruit new...
Duly Noted
Art Jess, 83, died at his home Saturday morning. A celebration of his life will be held 2 p.m. Saturday at the ANB Hall. Wife Leanne Converse said...
Police Report
Monday, March 24 Police cleared fallen rock from 1.5 Mile Lutak Road. Police helped a motorist with a dead battery near 3 Mile Lutak Roa...
