Articles from the October 1, 2015 edition
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Helipad permit sought at 35 Mile
The manager of Coastal Helicopters has filed for a conditional use permit to site a helipad near 35 Mile Old Haines Highway. Michael Wilson, general...
Municipal election on Tuesday
Voters, take note: The town’s polling location for Election Day, Tuesday, Oct. 6, has moved from the American Bald Eagle Foundation to the Chilkat...
Assembly candidates: Question and Answer
The "grid" format of this part of the CVN website does not allow for publication in this space. To see the grid, including photos of assembly...
Sitka airline offering service to Juneau
A third airline is offering local service. Sitka-based Harris Aircraft Services Inc. last week began offering daily flights between Haines and Juneau...
HARK, Sosa hit standoff in talks
Contract negotiations between the Haines Borough and Haines Animal Rescue Kennel ground to a halt last week, with the two sides blaming each other...
Skull fragment unearthed at 7 Mile
Workers digging into some delivered soil at the American Bald Eagle Foundation this week at first thought they’d found a coconut shell. Then...
Subsistence fishing extended through Oct. 11
Residents who haven’t gotten their subsistence fish can take a deep breath. Due to a late-season abundance of sockeye returning to Chilkat Lake,...
Drug collection event cancelled
Due to a lack of support from the Drug Enforcement Administration, the Haines Borough Police Department has canceled its participation in the popular...
More than a rebuild: Model A put together from scratch
Like the hero of the 1976 hit song by Johnny Cash, Gene Kennedy spent seven years putting together a 1929 Ford Model A panel delivery truck “one...
Bradford narrowly misses qualifying for state meet
Four seconds separated Haines High School senior Casey Bradford from a berth at the state cross-country meet in Anchorage. The Glacier Bears ended up...
Without chaperone, team forced to sit out meet
The Haines High School cross-country team scrapped its trek to Ketchikan last month due to lack of a male chaperone to accompany the squad. The...
School board candidates provide views on issues
Two current members and one newcomer are seeking three seats on the Haines Borough School Board in Tuesday’s municipal election. Candidates were...
Interim police chief meets with public
Haines Borough interim police chief Robert Griffiths addressed a wide range of topics at Tuesday’s town hall meeting, including recent department...
Moose hunt closed; uncertain count cited
The Alaska Department of Fish and Game ordered an emergency closure of the Haines area moose hunt this week, citing concerns about exceeding the...
Arrest for cocaine at U.S. border
A Haines man convicted in 2011 of attempting to import Ecstasy through the Dalton Cache border was arrested Saturday for trying to bring cocaine...
Superintendent pay to be advertised up to $115,000
Haines Borough School Board members agreed to offer a salary range of $105,000-$115,000 for a 260-day contract for its next superintendent Tuesday,...
Friends of the Pool too meet Oct. 8
An organizational meeting of the Friends of the Haines Pool is set for 5 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 8, at the assembly chambers. The meeting grew out of one...
Museum launches winter film series
Don’t forget to BYOB (Bring Your Own Blanket) to the Sheldon Museum’s new “Pajama Night” movie screenings this month. Sheldon Museum...
Songwriters team up for tour
A trio of Canadian singer/songwriters hailing from three different regions is making its way to Haines Oct. 11 to perform at 7 p.m. at the Chilkat...
StoryCorps will visit to interview residents
Two representatives from the Juneau Public Library are traveling to Haines Oct. 16-18 to interview locals for StoryCorps, a national oral history...
Area authors to be 'checked out' at library event
A handful of local authors will make themselves available to be “checked out” at the library this Saturday in celebration of Alaska Book Week....
Kathy Phillips enjoyed books, gardening, pets
Katherine Jean "Kathy" Phillips died in Haines on Sept. 16 at age 57. She'd been suffering from...
Police Report
Monday, Sept. 28 A caller reported an injured bear about one mile past the ferry terminal on Lutak Road. Ferry terminal personnel and the state wildli...
Duly Noted
Helen Tengs celebrated her 89th birthday this week. She spent Sunday having brunch with daughter Christy Tengs Fowler and niece Wendy Bergstrand....
Would minor offense ordinance jeopardize the disabled?
It’s my concern that the minor offenses ordinance that was passed is going to cause problems for handicapped people. They are going to have more...
