Articles from the September 27, 2012 edition
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School was overbilled $225K for electric
Alaska Power and Telephone has overbilled the Haines Borough School District $225,057 for electricity. The error that caused the overbilling dates to...
Borough considers heli-skiing safety
Haines Borough officials last week addressed the topic of safety in relation to management of heli-skiing, following concerns raised by the family of...
'Coho Days' set for Oct. 5-7
Local business owners and the Haines Chamber of Commerce are sponsoring events designed to entice Canadian fisherman to spend their Thanksgiving...
Book an inside view of air taxi work
Resident Bob Adkins recounts flying stories comic and tragic in “Panhandle Pilot,” a self-published book now available in Haines. According to...
Financial disclosure, 7 candidates on ballot
Haines Borough voters on Tuesday will fill two seats on the assembly and three seats on the school board, and revisit a question about exempting...
Mud Bay gold dig stirs neighbors
A Skagway truck driver this week said his plan to dig two, 500-foot-long trenches for mineral exploration on state land near Mount Riley amounts to a...
Assembly goes to electronic meeting packets
Meeting packets are a thing of the past for the Haines Borough Assembly. Instead of reams of paper, assembly members now each get an iPad, a...
Three candidates vie for 4 seats on school board
Three candidates are running unopposed for the Haines Borough School Board. A fourth seat open on the board that has attracted no candidates will be...
Candidate shortage not uncommon in Southeast
Some Haines School Board members have pointed to the state’s financial disclosure requirements as reasons for apparent low interest in recent...
Haines boys runners qualify for state
A combination of veterans and new recruits “toughed it out,” Saturday as the Haines High School boys’ cross-country team earned its first trip...
Police report
Monday, Sept. 24 A person reported being assaulted outside a bar; an officer responded but was unable to make contact with either party. A caller...
Editorial
The Haines Borough’s plan to use local financial disclosure regulations -- instead of ones from the state -- is good on several points. The state...
Duly Noted
Lollipops will return to the Haines branch of First National Bank of Alaska soon, branch manager Allen Turner said this week. Free suckers...
Thomas has seniority and clout
We offer this letter of support for state Rep. Bill Thomas, our effective state representative. Bill has served the communities he represents very...
Unethical to spend taxes to sway vote
Although the Haines Borough Assembly, school board and planning commission have every right to voice their opinion on the upcoming Proposition 1...
Native groups are losing their way
Since the 1990s, our people have seemed to forget who we are. Proud Tlingits, but today that isn’t so. Who are we? Much has gone on, but not for...
Emergency responders give safe feeling
I want to thank all the emergency response people in Haines, the clinic staff who got pulled out of their homes to come and help me when my hip got...
Don't park at private land at cove
Our property at Viking Cove has been in the news a bit lately. My husband and I bought the property three years ago. The property had been vacant for...
We're lucky to have Thomas in legislature
Bill Thomas is an extraordinary person who has worked hard to achieve his prominent position in the legislature. He has been a strong...
Correction
The CVN last week incorrectly listed the address for memorial donations in Jeremny Hanes’ name. The correct address is American Bald Eagle...
