Articles from the April 1, 2021 edition
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Zoukee rejects manager job offer
Tennessee real estate investor George Zoukee may have set a new record for shortest Haines Borough manager tenure when he turned down the...
Assembly to consider supporting improved Juneau access
The Haines Borough Assembly plans to take up a resolution in support of a ferry terminal at Cascade Point, 30 miles north of Juneau’s Auke Bay...
Displaced residents see drop in property values
Some Beach Road residents are requesting a moratorium on property taxes until utilities and road access have been restored to their neighborhood. On...
COVID-19 vaccine sign-ups dwindle
With roughly 60% of the adult population having received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, Haines’ vaccination rate is starting to plateau....
Haines senior admitted to Air Force Academy
Haines High School senior Haley Boron was home alone quarantining last month when she got a call...
Bears fall to Vikings in close game at region tourney
The Haines Glacier Bears boys basketball team lost to the Petersburg Vikings at last weekend's 2A...
Why don't geologists give straight answers?
There’s an old joke among rock experts. Ask a geologist what’s two plus two, they’ll likely answer “somewhere between three and five and...
DOT cancels Matanuska sailings for third time in 2021
Less than a week after the only state ferry currently serving Haines returned to service, it was broken down again. On March 27, the state Department...
New kindergarten teacher hired last month
Hailey Copinga-Sanders, 26, was hired last month as the new Haines School kindergarten teacher. She...
Tour operators plan to welcome independent travelers
As hope for large cruise ship traffic dwindles, some tour operators are planning for a season based on independent travelers. Visits by small cruise...
Haines DMV closure receives bipartisan opposition in legislature
The proposal to close Haines’ Division of Motor Vehicles office, along with offices in several other rural communities, has hit bipartisan oppositio...
Track and field season begins
The Haines Borough School District Board has approved the 2020-21 track season. It will start March 29 and end May 28. According to the Alaska...
Assembly approves beachfront land swap
The Haines Borough Assembly last week approved the exchange of roughly .3 acres of beachfront borough land near Front Street and Union Street for .3...
Board asks borough for bare-bones museum funding
The Haines Sheldon Museum board of trustees is asking the Haines Borough Assembly to fund payroll for the coming fiscal year (FY22) at a level that...
Correction
Last week’s article in the Chilkat Valley News headlined “Veteran science teacher hangs up his spurs,” incorrectly reported that teacher Mark...
Smith remembered for work ethic
As a child, Louise Smith rode bulldozers at the Muncaster gold mine at 80 Mile before the Haines...
Jurgeleit worked as painter, clerk
Sue Jurgeleit, a commercial sign painter, store clerk and handyman who lived in Haines 20 years, die...
It was wrong to charge norton
John Norton was recently required to make a public apology and do public service because he moved a barrier and walked up beside the Beach Road slide...
Lunch delivering heroes
The senior lunch crew are my heroes. They bring me a healthy lunch with a dessert, fresh fruit and milk every day through high winds, rain and three...
Don't respond to fear
I came to Haines to enjoy personal freedoms and the beautiful but dangerous world around it. Geologists will tell you that over time, precipitation...
Duly Noted
On Jan. 21 at 10:05 a.m. Ayla Marie Schlosstein made a rapid entrance into this world via an ambulance, Coast Guard helicopter, medical jet, and...
