Articles from the April 7, 2016 edition
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Ryan won't seek permanent manager job
Despite rave performance reviews from the Haines Borough Assembly last week, interim manager Brad Ryan on Monday said he would not be applying for...
Draft budget balanced with $400K in savings
Haines Borough interim manager Brad Ryan last week released his $12.3 million draft budget for the upcoming fiscal year, which includes cutting the...
School workers feel sting of insurance cost hike
A 24 percent increase in insurance costs for Haines Borough School District personnel will fall hard on aides and other non-teaching staff, whose...
World War II vet awarded 'honor flight' to nation's capital
Leo Smith, a 50-year Haines resident and one of the area’s few surviving World War II veterans, will make an expense-paid trip to Washington, D.C.,...
Carlson: School savings will last 2 more years
School board members started discussing cuts that might be forced two years from now during a budget meeting March 29, where interim superintendent Ri...
Minor offenses draft ordinance criticized
A town hall meeting on the Haines Borough’s minor offenses ordinance this week revealed a fundamental misunderstanding between residents and...
Glacier Bear track team attracts 16 athletes
Keri Ewing, Haines High School’s new track and field coach, says he’ll take his athletes to a Sitka meet April 29-30. Haines has skipped the meet...
Dolphins dive into Swim-a-Thon Saturday
The annual Swim-a-Thon fundraiser for the Haines Dolphins swim team is this Saturday, April 9, from 9-11 a.m. at the pool. The team has set a...
Assembly OKs property tax exemptions
When the Soboleff-McRae Veterans Village applied for a property tax exemption for the second floor of its downtown building in 2014, the Haines Boroug...
Kluane bike relay registration fills up in 8 days
The window for signing up teams for the Kluane-Chilkat bike race is now a matter of days. Race coordinator Mike Kramer said the June 18 relay race...
Police Report
Monday, April 4 An alarm went off at the water treatment plant. Water/sewer personnel were advised. The harbormaster advised the police department of...
Duy Noted
Silas Christopher Thomas was born to parents Gabe Thomas and Tracey Harmon at 1:55 p.m. on March 9 at Sitka’s Mount Edgecumbe Hospital. He weighed...
Editor looking for pie in the sky
It is kind of weird that you, the Haines Borough and their auditor think we have $15 million in savings and everything is hunky dory in Haines...
Donations made Freeride event possible
I would like to thank all of the individuals and businesses that helped welcome the Freeride World Tour in Haines again this year. Many people...
