Articles from the July 23, 2020 edition
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CIA receives $900,000 in federal COVID-19 relief
On July 17, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced the Chilkoot Indian Association (CIA) had received $900,000 through...
Taxpayer-funded garbage collection back on the table, again
Discussions about a taxpayer-funded garbage collection will be revived for the third time in as many years if the assembly approves the commerce...
Borough begins land sale talks
Haines Borough lands may be on the market in the not-too-distant future. The assembly and planning commission began initial talks last week about...
Resident taking borough to court over traffic ticket
Paul Nelson, 68, who won first place in the Haines Chamber of Commerce's reverse Fourth of July...
Assembly to consider annual 'I Love Lucy (Harrell) Day' proclamation
Inspired by Lucy Harrell’s final act of giving to Haines institutions before she died last summer, which included more than $1 million to the...
Bear task force recommends borough chip in for landfill fence
The borough’s bear task force is recommending that the assembly help fund the completion of an electric fence around Community Waste Solutions...
20-year soil remediation nears completion
A 20-year-long soil remediation project at Jones Point is finally nearing completion. This past...
Assembly declines to censure Rogers for manager firing
By Ceri Godinez At a meeting July 14, assembly member Zephyr Sincerny moved to censure Paul Rogers, another member of the assembly, for his...
New trail in the works near Fairgrounds
Chilkoot Indian Association (CIA) is adding a trail spanning East and West Fair Drive to offer an alternative to biking or walking along the highway....
Library to leave statewide system
The Haines Borough Public Library is changing its online catalog system in 2021, but patrons are unlikely to notice much of a difference, director...
Hazardous waste disposal discontinued
The Haines Borough’s annual household hazardous waste free disposal program will not take place this year, although the borough is looking for a...
41% of borough employees take furlough in July
Nearly half of the Haines Borough’s 51 full-time and part-time employees will be out of the office for a week at some point this month, the result...
Contantine spin-off will drill prospect in Lake Clark National Park
By Elwood Brehmer Alaska Journal of Commerce The mining exploration company created last summer when it spun off from Constantine Metal Resources,...
Daphne Ormerod: an independent woman and loving mother
Daphne Ormerod died peacefully at the Comstock Road home she shared with daughter Blythe Carter on...
Try governing responsibly for a change
First, it was Debra Schnabel, who was not only fired by Mayor Hill and assembly people Josephson, Rogers and Thomas. But—as if that were not...
Sea Wolf Gallery to be renovated
Many thanks to the first responders and everyone who helped clean out the Seawolf Gallery after the fire, and everyone who expressed their...
Alten's firing was brash, cruel
I met Helen and her family when they first came to Haines and was impressed with her expertise and experience. I wonder what the museum board would...
Keeping animals caged is cruel
Do you know that keeping an animal caged is actually abuse, even cruelty? I’ve recently acquired a rabbit that had been raised in a cage. I’ve...
Story walk a success thanks to volunteers
The Haines Borough Public Library is so very grateful to the many different businesses, individuals and teams that helped create our Story Walk....
Duly noted
Madison Grey Olsen was born to Ryan and Renae Olsen at 10:49 p.m. on July 12 at Central Peninsula Hospital in Soldotna. She measured 19.5 inches and...
