Articles from the June 25, 2015 edition
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E. coli in water; state orders boil order
Don’t drink the water, unless you’re getting it from somewhere other than the Haines Borough’s distribution system. The public water system...
Deadline for harbor job not set in stone
A July 2017 deadline for construction of a planned expansion of the Small Boat Harbor isn’t as hard and fast as some supporters have suggested,...
Drop in salmon prices a blow to fleet
A major drop in prices paid to fishermen soured the opening week of the Lynn Canal commercial gillnet season. Blame it on a storm in the global...
Progress, setbacks for downtown effort
A little more than a year after a series of Chilkat Valley News articles put a spotlight on downtown decay, two shuttered buildings have re-opened, a...
Rasmuson group to visit next week
Haines is rolling out the red carpet in its small-town way for 24 board and staff members of the Rasmuson Foundation next week. The statewide...
No penalty for Jewell breaking contract
The Haines Borough School Board considered but chose not to pursue a penalty against departing superintendent Ginger Jewell for breaking a three-year...
Cruise ships get half-price fees
The Haines Borough Assembly on Tuesday agreed to waive 50 percent of docking fees for every new and existing cruise ship that visits the Port...
Blaze levels Chilkat Lake home
Jon and Mary Cummins could only watch as their Chilkat Lake home burned down Sunday night. The couple tried to put out the growing fire with a garden...
Staff will align code, policy on agenda
The Haines Borough Assembly voted Tuesday to have manager David Sosa and clerk Julie Cozzi ensure code and policy are aligned when it comes to how ite...
Borough committee members needed
Residents are needed to fill 11 vacant seats on five of the Haines Borough’s advisory committees. Three seats are open on the Parks and Recreation...
Asquith, Lendes top local riders in KCIBR
Haines riders finished near the front and at the very back of the 23rd Kluane Chilkat International Bike Relay Saturday. Resident Jenn Walsh won her t...
DMV to reopen July 20
The Haines Department of Motor Vehicles office will likely reopen on July 20, state DMV director Amy Erickson said this week. DMV’s Southeast...
Fisher's adventure: Bohemian, classicist, society wife
Liz Fisher, an East Coast legal secretary who in midlife adopted a footloose lifestyle and landed...
Editorial
In his 1989 book “The Lost Continent,” writer and social observer Bill Bryson goes looking for small-town America. His grim findings included Winf...
Maintain integrity of Front Street
Front Street is a small, community enclave important to the town’s diversity and integrity. When I turn off Main Street and enter Front Street I...
Helicopter noise study results predictable
The results of the helicopter noise study at the 26 Mile residential area came out exactly as predicted. Helicopters make noise at a level that...
Duly Noted
Brandy Brown and Aaron Peters were married Sunday at Moose Meadows on Seduction Point Trail. The groom’s aunt, Patricia Peters, officiated. Maids...
Police Report
Monday, June 22 A Tower Road resident reported someone stole approximately 200 gallons of heating fuel over the past month. Police are investigating....
