Articles from the July 17, 2014 edition
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Sales tax delinquents owe borough $229K
The Haines Borough is moving against three businesses that owe an estimated $229,000 in back sales taxes, interest and penalties. According to chief...
Intruders at Mosquito Lake School
Trespassers apparently have been helping themselves to the recently vacated Mosquito Lake School. Jim Stanford, a Mosquito Lake resident charged with...
Ford resigns for patrol job in Palmer
After four years with the Haines Borough Police Department, Sgt. Simon Ford has accepted a position as a patrolman in Palmer. He leaves town July 24 a...
Culbeck, 2 others vie for development job
The Haines Borough received three applications for the new community and economic development director position by Tuesday’s deadline, including one...
HARK fills executive director, dogcatcher positions
The Haines Animal Rescue Kennel has a new executive director and a new animal control officer working out of its Small Tracts Road shelter. Executive...
Downtown group members question role, power
Members of the Haines Borough’s Downtown Revitalization Committee on Monday found themselves at odds with the municipality’s structure and vision...
Klukwan gets $50K for exhibit
Klukwan has secured a $50,000 grant to design a cultural landscape exhibit for its Jilkaat Kwaan Cultural Heritage Center building. The grant from the...
Residents give fire hall high marks
Residents who toured the refurbished Fort Seward Fire Hall during a Sunday open house had praise for it and owners Joanne Waterman and Phyllis Sage....
Young actors polish for weekend shows
Audience members should expect a polished production when young actors take to the stage this weekend to present the comedy “Puss n’ Boots....
Waste day Friday
The Haines Borough’s annual hazardous waste cleanup event offers residents a rare opportunity to safely dispose of nasty household waste, for free....
Assembly to hear brewery deal
Haines Borough manager David Sosa and the Haines Brewing Company have reached a deal for purchase of 20,000 square feet of borough land on Main Street...
Fair seeking volunteers
The Southeast Alaska State Fair seeks volunteers to help prepare the fairgrounds on the weekend of July 26-27. Volunteers also are needed to run...
Barracks makes endangered list
The Fort Seward barracks building has been named to a list of the 10 most endangered historic properties in Alaska. The Alaska Association for...
Editorial
The Downtown Revitalization Committee should untether itself from the Haines Borough. Downtown revitalization – at its core – is about rebuilding...
Neighbors should get to know Nelson
If you have been following the news articles in the Chilkat Valley News, you would have noticed an ongoing dispute concerning Paul Nelson, local busin...
Canine companions are true friends
When you decide to get a companion (dog), you’re in for a great friend, a friend who will always be at your side and obey your commands. You do...
Hospice grateful for $10,400 donation
This week, Hospice of Haines received a most generous donation from James and Barbara Puckett in memory of their dear friend Janet Harrington:...
Duly Noted
Timothy Mikael “JJ” Ackerman was born 1:24 a.m. July 8 at Alaska Native Medical Center in Anchorage to parents Timothy James Ackerman and...
Police Report
Monday, July 14 A caller reported an intoxicated woman stumbling along a Second Avenue sidewalk. The caller was afraid the woman might fall into...
