Articles from the March 31, 2011 edition
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Mayor named in CIA lawsuit; Fired administrator seeking $100K
Haines Borough Mayor Jan Hill demanded police chief Gary Lowe arrest Chilkoot Indian Association administrator Jim Carnahan at the tribal office last...
Food trailers secure permanent approval; Decision on 3rd food stand looms
The Haines Borough has quietly granted permanent status to two modified trailers operating as food vending businesses on a lot next to the post...
Young: Harbor funds rest on earmarking
U.S. Rep. Don Young, R-Alaska, will attempt to segregate Alaska, Hawaii and the Pacific Islands into a separate category for U.S. Army Corps of...
Shop local campaign starting up
The Haines Chamber of Commerce will kick off its "Think Haines First" campaign Friday. "Think Haines First" will encourage...
Borough comprehensive plan begins with scientific survey
The Haines Borough’s updated comprehensive plan will explore "what Haines is going to look like in the year 2020 and how we chart a path...
Thanks for help during recent illness
Thank you to the Haines SEARHC clinic and emergency room personnel, the Haines Volunteer Fire Department and ambulance crew, Dr. Leonard Feldman,...
The odds of nuclear accidents are good
There are 442 operating nuclear power plants (104 in the USA) that provide 15 percent of the Earth’s electrical generation. There are 65...
Club's giving benefits young readers
It is wonderful to live in a place where we have a club like Haines Emblem Club 463! This year they have again generously given to the summer reading...
Pinewood Derby happens on Saturday
On behalf of the boys in Cub Scouts and their parents, I would like to thank both the Emblem Club and the Haines Sportsman’s Association for...
Volunteers essential to youth hoops
Thank you, Ralph Swinton, Sarah Swinton, Gary Stigen, Ray Chapin, and James Sage for all your help with Community Youth Development junior high...
Duly Noted
The library is collecting cards of remembrance for Ellen Borders, who died unexpectedly Thursday, March 24. Friends and library patrons can stop by...
Hydro investment should match gas line, Young says
U.S. Rep. Don Young says whatever effort is made toward a natural gas pipeline in Interior Alaska should be matched by dollars...
Cassidy leads Haines, sets mark at Buckwheat
At a pace of nearly nine miles per hour over a 31-mile course, Liam Cassidy led a field of eight Haines participants in the 25th...
Assembly OKs $225K for pump station
The Haines Borough Assembly on March 22 approved up to $225,000 for replacement of a Barnett Drive water pump station to improve capacity. The...
Jones to play on all-star team
Haines High School senior Abby Jones will get another shot to impress college recruiters next weekend at an Alaska Association of Basketball Coaches...
Push on to resume driving class
Should the Haines School revive driver’s education class as an elective? The idea – supported by several staffers, students, and school...
Chamber to host 'mixers' at shops
The Haines Chamber of Commerce will introduce "Chamber After Hours" this Friday. The 5-7 p.m. event is a networking mixer that will rotate...
Sign up for theater camp
Registration is open for the annual Summer Youth Theater Conservatory, a three-week program that introduces youths to acting and culminates with the...
Borders made mark with library patrons
A memorial service will be held at 1 p.m. on April 9 for Haines librarian Ellen Borders, whose cheerful nature and wide knowledge of books made her a...
Budget hearings scheduled
The Haines Borough Assembly has scheduled meetings and public hearings for passing the fiscal year 2012 budget. The assembly will meet as a committee...
Police Blotter
Monday, March 28 A caller reported a person was possibly in violation of a protective order after seeing the person’s car parked around a...
Merchants speedy, but Angoon zips by them
You don’t often see a basketball player get down the court faster than Andrew Friske, Stuart DeWitt and the human deer, Kyle Rush, but Angoon...
Junior high squad notches 3rd place
While teams from Haines and Klukwan battled in the Gold Medal Basketball Tournament last week, their younger counterparts also had several games in Ju...
