Articles from the May 27, 2021 edition
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Verhamme wins second back-to-back state wrestling championship
Wesley Verhamme brought home his second state wrestling championship title Sunday after defeating th...
Assembly adds $263,000 to budget
The Haines Borough Assembly Tuesday added roughly $263,000 from a mixture of borough funds and CARES Act dollars to the $13 million operating and...
Museum Board asks to take on Sheldon Museum building
The Haines Borough’s aged museum building now has two potential owners—the Chilkoot Indian Association (CIA) and the Haines Sheldon Museum...
Royal Caribbean cancels remaining 2021 Haines stops
Statewide, prospects for a 2021 cruise ship season are looking up, but in Haines, the hope of port calls from large ships has been almost entirely...
Historical society grant to experiment with commercial berry production
The Chilkat Valley Historical Society was awarded an Alaska Department of Natural Resources specialty crop grant for the second year in a row, this...
Haines School one of few in Alaska to open on time, all year
As the Haines School year came to a close last week, administrators and staff celebrated the district that was one of few that started on time and...
Haines track team brings home medals, qualifies for state
The Haines track and field team received seven first-place medals at the regional meet in Juneau last weekend. In the field events, senior Haley...
State Senate rejects Lutak Dock funding
The Alaska State Senate voted 14-6 against a budget amendment that would have added $7 million for the first phase of Lutak Dock renovations. The Luta...
Lutak could get cell service
Cell phone service could be coming to Lutak. On Tuesday, the Haines Borough Assembly introduced an ordinance that would authorize the lease of...
Assembly Briefs
Disaster-impacted property owners eligible for tax reduction The assembly adopted an ordinance allowing the borough to offer tax relief to...
Correction
Last week’s CVN article “Haines places second at home meet” incorrectly reported that Carson Crager broke the Haines School’s triple jump...
Murphy worked as longshoreman, took pride in family
There will be a memorial service followed by a potluck reception hosted by the American Legion...
Highsmith volunteered, enjoyed family
Diane Highsmith, 72, died May 8 due to complications from pancreatic cancer. She was born Sept. 24, 1948 in Los Angeles. She met her husband, Don High...
Changes to ferry system advisory board await governor's decision
Not a single legislator voted against the bill to reconfigure the public advisory board for the Alaska Marine Highway System, taking away from...
Lawmakers pass low number of bills
While the Alaska Legislature continues to work in special session this week on the state budget and deciding the amount of this year’s Permanent...
Legislators struggling to decide state budget, dividend
Alaska legislators are in the second week of a special session to finish work on the state budget for the fiscal year that starts in just five weeks,...
Constantine's Palmer Project: On Track with Facts
Constantine is committed to engaging with local communities and keeping communication open as the Palmer Project advances. With the ongoing COVID-19...
Gun resolution is vanity project
As a part-time visitor to Haines since I bought property in the early 1980’s, I’ve kept an interested eye on all the evolutions through the...
Thanks for caring about our brother
We recently had the unfortunate pleasure of visiting Haines to settle my dear brother’s estate. We would like to thank all of those who expressed...
Assembly: take a swim
So, we’re talking about another pool closure. Sad that other things, like the Second Amendment sanctuary and lobbyists, take priority over the...
Sculpture Garden auction a success
The Alaska Arts Confluence board members would like to thank our many supporters of the Fort Seward Sculpture Garden. Specifically, we want to thank...
Duly Noted
Laurel Mercy Larson was born May 11 at Bartlett Regional Hospital in Juneau to Kent and Beth Larson. Siblings are: Canaan, Hattie, and Lazarus. She...