Articles from the July 8, 2021 edition
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Governor vetoes legislative attempt to bolster ferry budget
Gov. Mike Dunleavy has used his veto power to thwart a legislative effort to boost the state ferry system budget. The governor cut almost $8.5...
Borough manager attracts 10 applicants
The borough has been without a permanent manager since last May, and the mayor is hoping the latest round of applications will produce a successful...
SEARHC now requires all employees to be vaccinated
As of last week, employees, contractors and volunteers with the Southeast Alaska Regional Health Consortium, which operates in Haines and 18 other com...
Haines recovery group focuses on raising money
“Getting people back into secure housing is costly,” said Sylvia Heinz, coordinator for the Haines Long Term Recovery Group, established soon...
Work starts this week on Beach Road
Southeast Road Builders plans to start work Friday morning under a $166,760 borough contract to remove debris from the December landslide across...
Dunleavy vetoes small PFD, tells legislators to try again
Legislators are scheduled to return to Juneau next month and will try again to settle on an amount for this fall’s Permanent Fund dividend after...
Governor's reductions hit tourism, seafood marketing and SE hatchery funding
Gov. Mike Dunleavy has vetoed $215 million from the state budget, about 4% of $4.6 billion spending in unrestricted general fund dollars on public...
ADF&G seeks help identifying mule deer in Skagway and Haines
As mule deer appear to expand their population in Alaska, the state Department of Fish and Game is asking residents for help monitoring the animals....
First of large cruise ships due in Southeast on trial voyage
It’s not like the old times of 1.3 million cruise ship visitors to Southeast Alaska, but it’s the start of the best it’s going to be this...
Legislators plan town hall Friday evening
The two legislators who represent Haines will be in town for a community meeting 7 to 8 p.m. Friday at the American Legion Hall. Sen. Jesse Kiehl and...
Playwright explores gun violence in 'Ghost Town Bardo' performance
“I believe artists play a role in helping carve pathways back to the imagination because change comes from the imagination,” said Aaron Davidman,...
Hawkweed blooms big, threatening local plants
A small orange flower is blooming around town, and it’s not welcome. “I’m seeing whole fields full of orange flowers that are this invasive sp...
Grant money fuels Haines tourism marketing efforts
As summer gets underway in Haines, amid another season of few cruise ships and a closed border with Canada, the Haines Economic Development Corp. is w...
Discussion continues on whether to allow yurts as permanent housing
Haines government leaders continue to grapple with the question of whether yurts should be allowed as permanent residences throughout the townsite....
Thin for better fruit
Each spring, fruit trees and berries produce all the blossoms they can muster. By late June and early July, the fruitlets are forming and it’s time...
Elliott takes first place in Ripinsky Run
Haines resident Sarah Elliott finished first in the annual Fourth of July Ripinsky Run on Sunday....
PFD does not belong in the constitution
Editorial from this week’s Wrangell Sentinel Alaskans have taken a collective leap over the embankment of common sense. We didn’t merely leave...
Governor is wrong to call legal help for domestic violence victims a subsidy
The governor’s office got it wrong when it referred to $400,000 in state funding for the Alaska Legal Services Corp. as a subsidy. Guess they had...
Mielke: Life-long Alaskan, avid outdoorsman
Life-long Alaskan, Glen Herman Mielke, 90, passed away on June 22, 2021 at Haines Assisted Living...
Marching band fundraiser was the best
We’re proud to announce the Fort Seward cannon blasted the donated pair of panties a record-setting distance of 87 feet, 1 inch. This 50/50 raffle...
Thanks for a successful Friends of Library event
The Friends of the Library’s July 4th BBQ, Bake & Book sales were a huge success this year — and we could not have done it without the more than...
Fort hospital building should be preserved
I’m so sad to see the hospital building in Fort Seward go the way of the barracks building. Most people know the hospital building as Alaska Indian...
Lutak Dock not a municipal obligation
Haines Borough taxpayers might consider whether the Lutak Dock is truly a municipal obligation or a piece of freight industry infrastructure the...
