Articles from the October 9, 2014 edition
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Borough voters like Hill, Jackson, Case
Haines Borough voters on Tuesday elected residents Ron Jackson and Mike Case to the assembly and chose Jan Hill for the mayor’s seat, according to...
Borough plans downtown ice rink
The basketball court at the former elementary school site will be transformed into a downtown ice skating rink this winter. Haines Borough Public...
Mine summit leans to port partnership
A private-public partnership to restore the Chilkoot Lumber Co. dock as an ore terminal was floated as a potential model at the Haines Port...
School extends paid vacations
The Haines Borough School Board voted 5-2 Tuesday to give as much as six weeks of annual paid vacation leave to three janitorial and maintenance...
Gallery to replace Buckshot on Main
At the same time a Main Street shop owner is packing up to move to Skagway, a Skagway shop is coming to Haines to fill the empty spot. Joanie Wagner a...
Bee gone: Event unpopular, drain on staff
The Haines School spelling bee has been squashed. Principal Cheryl Stickler said the loss of bee sponsorship by the American Legion and declining...
Elementary school wins national award
The Haines Elementary School has been named a 2014 National Blue Ribbon School, one of only three schools in Alaska and 337 in the United States to...
Sundberg runs 29th at state championship meet
Glacier Bear Keegan Sundberg placed 29th of 129 runners at Saturday’s state cross-country championship near Bartlett High School in Anchorage. The...
Spikers start season with Wrangell tourney
The Haines High School volleyball team, under the direction of first-year coach Gina Randles-Comstock, will travel to its first tournament of the...
Dental clinic to add two chairs
Haines’ SEARHC dental clinic is expanding – and likely moving downtown – to accommodate residents left without a private practice to go to for...
Chilkoot park re-opens
Park ranger Tom Kain said the Division of Parks has re-opened Chilkoot Lake State Wayside to accommodate fall visitors. The campground will be open,...
Two state qualifiers lead wrestling squad
The Haines High School wrestling team features two returning state qualifiers on a 10-grappler squad that opens its season this weekend in...
Brewery construction pending
The Haines Brewing Company has signed a contract with the Haines Borough for purchase of 20,000 square feet of Main Street property. The assembly...
Local social worker earns spot on statewide ballot
Haines social worker and Alaska gubernatorial candidate J.R. Myers will appear on the ballot this November, the first time an Alaska Constitution...
Editorial
Congratulations to the winners of Tuesday’s election and thanks to all the candidates who ran. A campaign is a great opportunity to hear ideas from...
Program to teach oil portrait painting
Reading CVN’s candidate interviews, I saw many references to the arts as potential economy for Haines. We think of ourselves as an arts community,...
Duly Noted
The Doddridge family’s pet bearded dragon lizard Sheika has been getting adventurous. Jessie Badger said the 15-inch lizard has twice shown up at he...
Police Report
Monday, Oct. 6 A caller in the Fort Seward area reported a bear had broken into a garbage containment building and made a mess. Police, wildlife...
