Articles from the August 19, 2010 edition
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Mosquito Lake heating dumped District rejects borough award
The Haines Borough School Board on Monday voted 5-2 to reject a $200,000, assembly-approved contract to replace the heating system in Mosquito Lake...
Primary election, local filing deadline on Tuesday
Haines voters going the polls Tuesday will help choose their parties’ candidates in the November general election, and decide initiatives...
Fossman ramps up for college hoops
Haines High School standout Kyle Fossman, who led the Glacier Bears to two 3A state basketball championships while electrifying crowds with his...
Winge, Goodman seek assembly
Thinking about serving on the borough or school board? The filing deadline for candidates is 5 p.m. Tuesday. Required forms are available at the borou...
Replace SEABA with responsible firm?
Let me begin by stating that I am a skier, and not antagonistic to heli-skiing, provided that it is done in a responsible manner. Nevertheless, I am...
Good that bears are smarter than we
Maybe we should post pictures of the people who have been attacked by a brown bear, like my father, and post them on a sign by the Chilkoot River...
Seriously consider candidate Joe Miller
As primary voting is approaching, I would like to encourage everyone to participate in this important part of our Republic’s candidate...
Donated baked goods extraordinary
The Hospice of Haines dessert booth volunteers at the Southeast Alaska State Fair witnessed a steady stream of extraordinary baked donations into the...
Thanks for help with trip
On Aug. 7, Big Brothers Big Sisters (BBBS) participants enjoyed a super fun raft trip down the Tsirku amd Chilkat rivers. The generosity of...
George Mark honored
Haines ANS Camp 5 would like to say "thank you" to all who attended the George Mark plaque dedication Thursday, Aug. 5 on Haines Main...
Thanks to clinic staff
We would like to send a huge thank-you out to Dr. Russ Bowman, nurse Adam DuPaul, Haines ambulance crew, and the Apollo/Guardian medevac...
Stevens helped Natives
Sen. Ted Stevens provided immeasurable support to the Indians, Eskimos and Aleuts in Alaska and all other residents. If one were to select...
Mike's spirit of giving
A tremendous thank you to Mike Howard! Year after year, you help Haines families fill their freezers with fresh salmon. You share your net, your...
Opinion
Should the Haines Borough adopt a bear ordinance? Let’s review some history. Bears in town have always been an issue, but their traffic became...
'White' glacier bear north of Wells gives guide a thrill
Jetboat tour captain Jono Greene spotted a white bear cub Saturday, Aug. 7 while guiding about two miles upriver from Wells Bridge. Greene was g...
Itching for a swim: Pond leaves mark on bathers
A rare, late-summer opportunity to swim cost some bathers at the 26 Mile gravel pit, who developed severe cases of "swimmer’s itch"...
School day getting a little longer, Students also to see new teachers, rules on behavior
Students returning to Haines schools next week will see new teachers, new rules on student behavior and a bit longer school day. Classes resume at...
African Children's Choir set Sept. 7-8
The traditional music and dance of Kenya, Congo, Rawanda and Uganda will be featured on the Chilkat Center stage when the world-renowned African...
State takes 2nd look at intersection after cycle crash
The state is looking at shoulder improvements or more asphalt at the intersection of Front Street and Lutak Road after a motorcycle crashed there...
Seamstress Erma Slater once ran highway roadhouse
Erma Slater, a longtime 33Mile resident, dollmaker and seamstress, died Aug. 6 of heart failure in Big Fork, Mont. She was 86 and had been in poor...
Logger-turned-fisherman 'always came home with a boat'
Former resident Jim Wheelock died Aug. 1 at Sacred Heart River Bend Hospital in Eugene, Ore. He was 82. His son Ted said he survived two bouts of...
Police Blotter
Monday, Aug. 16 A caller reported a canoe overturned at 19 Mile. The owner was located and said people had flipped out of it and the boat was empty,...
HFR aims at fair with zero waste
A big thank-you to everyone who helped with our first attempt at composting at the Southeast Alaska State Fair, especially Deana Stout and all the...
Foundation offers round of grants
The Chilkat Valley Community Foundation is offering its second cycle of grants. Through donors including the Haines Borough, Community Asset Building...
