Articles from the May 17, 2012 edition
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House district tilts toward Juneau
Haines would be included in a state House of Representatives district dominated by voters from Juneau’s Mendenhall Valley under a new plan adopted...
Lowe, Brower, Bolen amid 18 manager applicants
Residents John Brower, Gary Lowe and Debra Schnabel and former Haines Borough Manager Tom Bolen are among 18 applicants for the borough’s top job....
Haines track teams win Southeast titles
Glacier Bear athletes competed in as many as four events each to capture the boys’ and girls...
Beerfest increases tickets 20 percent, sells out
Will Haines be ready for the 20th annual Great Alaska Craft Beer and Homebrew Festival? Organizers at the Southeast Alaska State Fair increased...
Early registration fills up Kluane bike race
Resident Kate Boor, who has pedaled the Kluane to Chilkat International Bike Relay 18 times, will ride in the 20th race June 16, but other longtime...
Assistant manager job hire unclear
The Haines Borough is again advertising for a full-time executive assistant to the borough manager, and it was unclear this week whether the position...
Junk car collection suspended
Acceptance of old cars and scrap metal at the Lutak sawmill site was discontinued Wednesday, as workers removing toxic fluids, tires and batteries...
Mayor seeks vote option to fill vacancies
The Haines Borough Assembly is advancing a question toward the fall ballot that would give members the option of calling a special election to fill va...
Assembly drops pay phone request
The Haines Borough Assembly last week hung up on a proposal to refer a discussion of pay phones to a committee. Newspaper editor Tom Morphet, at the r...
Two Dolphins swim at state championship
Haley Sweet-Cushing of the Haines Dolphins swim team posted top-10 finishes in four events at the Junior Olympics in Anchorage last month....
Chilkat walkers slog through storm
Some 43 hearty walkers, runners and bike riders participated in the Chilkat River Walk Saturday. A few participants had family members ferry them dry...
'Birdathon' spotters count 77 species
Upper Lynn Canal birders identified 77 species in the annual “Birdathon” that ran April 29 to May 5. Participants were to observe and identify as...
Tax appeal board votes on 5 complaints
Members of the Haines Borough Assembly acting as the Board of Equalization lowered one property assessment and kept four the same April 30. Lack of...
Festivities planned for 1st ship docking
Special events will be held in conjunction with the season’s first docking of a large cruise ship. Holland America’s 1,440-passenger Zaandam...
PC Dock rebuild will wait until 2013
Bolstered by an additional $3.4 million in funding secured by state Rep. Bill Thomas, R-Haines, the Haines Borough has nearly $6 million to devote to...
Uglys fund-raiser picnic Saturday
The Uglys of Haines, a local fraternal organization, will hold a fund-raiser picnic 4 p.m. Saturday at the “Mud Bay Institute,” a waterfront...
Mayor makes committee appointments
Mayor Stephanie Scott last month appointed residents to committees. Appointments included: Chilkat Center Advisory Board: Tara Bicknell and Kerry...
Thieves stain welcome at laundromat
When Jan Dubber and husband Leonard built a new laundromat and showers near 1 Mile Haines Highway...
Hoops standout Swinton to join Fossman at UAA
Haines High senior Tyler Swinton has earned a spot on the University of Alaska Anchorage basketball team as a “preferred walk-on,” meaning he can...
Police: Enjoy Chilkoot bears
The Haines Borough Police Department’s blotter posted on Facebook last week included a humorous exchange from May 8. According to the blotter item,...
Visa, attorney cost for planner at $6,000
The Haines Borough is planning to spend more than $6,000, including $3,650 or more in attorney’s fees, to process a foreign worker visa for Xi...
Police Blotter
Monday, May 14 A caller reported a moose headed toward a residence near Carr’s Cove. A caller reported a person was handling trash inappropriately o...
Duly Noted
Kasen Lee Morriss was born May 9 at Providence Hospital in Anchorage. Kasen is the first child of Kimberly and Mason Morriss, of Juneau. Mason weighed...
Court report reflects truth of abuse
Upon first reading the words attributed to Mr. Landry in the court report last week, I was judgmental; there seemed no reason to recreate the details...
Will borough act on heli-ski complaints?
I submitted complaints regarding heli-skiing outside allowed boundaries for March 19 and April 5, complete with photos showing helicopters and ski tra...
