Articles from the July 26, 2012 edition
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Borough may buy lunches for seniors
At the urging of mayor Stephanie Scott, the Haines Borough Assembly on Tuesday introduced an ordinance to spend $15,000 to restore the senior lunch...
Grounds bustling as fair gears up
“Jousting” with foam lances, a “Zombie Run” and trapeze artists suspended by silk ribbons are new at the 44th Southeast Alaska State Fair,...
Museum resumes push for lighthouse
Following an eight-year hiatus, the Sheldon Museum is resuming efforts to lease and restore the Eldred Rock lighthouse. The museum’s Eldred Rock com...
Scott's journey to city hall started with philosophy, dance
Her Honor raises flowers – and no genteel, ordered garden, either. Giant swaying bushels of peonies, froths of bleeding hearts and tangles of...
Lari will seek police recording
Resident Dean “Bear” Lari this week said he would hire a lawyer to seek a police recording of a disputed encounter between him and Haines Borough...
Borough responds to drowning suit
In response to a lawsuit brought by the parents of a drowned boy, the Haines Borough denied it had “any legal duty” to maintain the area around...
Hess: Consider using head tax for shuttle ferry
Should the Haines Borough use cruise ship head tax funds to subsidize a shuttle boat that brings cruise passengers to Haines from Skagway? The questio...
Borough starts saving ship revenues
The Haines Borough budget shows $137,000 in cruise ship head tax income for the coming year, but the municipality has plans to spend only a little...
Wind power meeting set
The Haines Borough will host a meeting about the potential for wind power in the Chilkat Valley at 10 a.m. Aug. 2 in the assembly chambers. Reuben...
Waste event keeps staff busy
Residents stopping at the old public works shop Friday to drop off paint cans and car batteries said the annual hazardous waste collection event is a...
Fuel in tank; no theft
The suspected theft of heating oil from the health clinic in Klukwan in May turned out to be a misreading due to a faulty gauge. Building attendant...
Sockeye pouring into Chilkoot
Commercial gillnetting moved to the mouth of the Chilkoot River this week as fishery managers sought to capitalize on sockeye escapement numbers into...
Most Chilkat River fishing closed
Northern Chilkat Inlet and sections of the Chilkat River will remain closed to subsistence, sport and commercial fishing through July 31 to protect...
Police Blotter
Monday, July 23 A caller requested a welfare check on a woman. Police were unable to locate the woman but she called the station to say she was okay....
Wild Things
The worst of their hatch has passed, but have you ever wondered what good are mosquitoes? They do fit into the food webs. Many fish, birds, bats,...
Duly Noted
Former First National Bank branch manager Karl Heinz has transferred to the bank’s Eagle River branch. Karl and his family lived in Haines for four...
Tow incident hurts town's reputation
Your July 5 article about Paul Nelson and his encounter with Mr. Gubergrits from Whitehorse should have the town appalled and disgusted. There is a...
Nail-pounding a smashing good time
The Hammer Museum would like to thank the following businesses for their support. They helped us to make the Fourth of July Nail and Spike Driving...
Parents were supporting cast of play
We all look forward to and enjoy the summer’s big play production by the Summer Youth Theater, which this year was the swashbuckling “Treasure...
Editorial
In recent years, as the word “taxes” became lethal to political careers, savvy politicians turned to user fees to raise revenues. They hiked fees...
