Articles from the September 9, 2010 edition
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No children left behind: Schools pass test
The Haines Borough School District has met federal No Child Left Behind yearly progress standards after failing to do so last year. Superintendent...
Chilkats launch version of historic seafarer
Klukwan villagers recently launched a 36-foot, sea-going canoe, the first of its kind to ply local waters in about 200 years. About 20 carvers and...
Karen Hess seeks seat on assembly as write-in
Karen Hess has launched a write-in campaign for Assembly Seat E. She’s opposing Greg Goodman, whose name will appear on the ballot and was the...
Stepansky quits; job to get 2nd look
Haines Borough Manager Mark Earnest said he wants to revisit the government’s tourism program before hiring its next director. Lori Stepansky,...
Let's get cell coverage out the road
Being a Haines business person and family man, I cannot calculate the money loss and labor increased due to the fact of no cell phone after a...
Vote Hess to bring vitality to community
I am writing this letter in support for Karen Hess for Seat E, write-in candidate for the Borough Assembly. I have known Karen for may years and...
Girls learned a lot on guided outings
We are writing to thank Alaska Mountain Guides and Climbing School for taking us on the 2010 Haines Students Summer Adventure Program. We enjoyed...
Thieves steal trailer from Porcupine
I went up to my mining claims recently and found my snowmachine trailer missing, among other items. It is a two-snowmachine trailer with a broken,...
Hess would never turn back on town
I would like to share a few reasons that I believe Karen Hess to be the best candidate to fill Seat E on the Borough Assembly. First off, she is a...
Baseball served more than 60 children
I just finished watching the Little League World Series and realized that I hadn’t thanked the people who make our local league a success! A...
Family grateful to AMG for trips
We would like to thank the Alaska Mountain Guides for once again offering the Haines Student Summer Adventure Program for local youths. The Alaska...
Volunteers shine animal rescue center
Thank you to all the volunteers and board members who attended our Saturday work party and especially Renee Hoffman for her efforts organizing it....
Contractors make swings, toy happen
On behalf of the students and staff of the Haines Borough School District, I’d like to extend a huge thank you to Robin Stickler of Wolverine...
Duly Noted
Corwin Ziggy Sundberg was born 2:55 a.m. Sept. 2 to parents Kimberly and Scott Sundberg. Corwin weighed 8 lbs., 4 ozs. and measured 21 inches. Sibling...
Borough drafts language of bear ordinance for Sept. 21
Residents may face new restrictions on how they care for their garbage and other attractants like fruit trees and livestock under a proposed bear...
Bear tears into Fort Seward home
Dozens of muddy paw prints, some streaked with blood, mark the wall of an enclosed porch of an Officers’ Row home where a brown bear early...
Parents locate missing girl
Parents of a 17-year-old girl who left town Aug. 3 without permission caught up with her the same day at the Juneau airport, according to Haines...
Keeping old gym still a question
The Haines Borough Assembly may decide Thursday whether to keep or demolish the old elementary school gym and adjoining east wing. Borough assembly...
Klukwan School enrolls 14
Classes at Klukwan School resumed Aug. 25, with 14 students enrolled, including three high school students. Cynthia McFeeters is head teacher. Carson...
Judge rules in favor of Kookesh Subsistence bag limits didn't follow state law
State Sen. Albert Kookesh, D-Angoon, this week said dismissal of a citation against him for overharvesting susbsistence fish near Angoon was a...
Varsity, JV spikers top Lady Wolves
The Glacier Bears volleyball team overcame some opening night jitters, then handily beat Wrangell in two home matches last weekend. The Haines girls...
Boys 3rd at cross-country meet
Even without one of their strongest runners, the Haines boys’ cross-country team placed third among small schools at last weekend’s meet...
South harbor expansion studied Engineers give project advocates much to mull
Advocates for harbor improvements now have lots of options to consider. Completing a study for the Haines Borough, PND Engineers of Juneau recently su...
Police Blotter
Monday, Sept. 6 A caller reported two bears walking up Second Avenue, north of Main Street at 2:30 a.m. Officer responded and found the bears...