Articles from the October 25, 2018 edition
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Assembly advances 30K design for new chambers in library; Mayor breaks 3-3 vote
Should the Haines Borough spend $30,000 on a library addition design for assembly chambers that would ultimately cost upwards of $430,000 to build?...
Timber sale negotiations further delayed
The University of Alaska’s negotiated timber sale contract negotiations have been delayed until spring 2019. “Due to ongoing field work remaining...
Police restricted to town; manager wants 'borough' decal off police vehicles
The assembly voted 4-2 Tuesday to direct the Haines police to serve only the townsite, unless the...
Jack Smith stands guard on FAA Road
Standing in his driveway on a rainy Saturday, a miniature cigar hanging between his lips while...
Committee considers reducing Chilkoot tour capacity
Haines Borough officials are trying to learn how many guided tourists visit the Chilkoot Corridor each day in an effort to better manage the stretch...
Volleyball squad sharpens skills at Craig tournament
The Glacier Bears varsity volleyball team competed in the south seeding tournament in Craig last weekend. Teams from Wrangell, Petersburg, Skagway,...
Assembly split on utility hook up process
A landowner’s request to hook up water and sewer on Mathias Avenue has shined a spotlight on a safety lapse the borough had overlooked, and brought...
Committee starts new buy local campaign
“By Haines: think, hire, shop” decals displayed in shop windows around town are part of a new campaign driven by the 'buy local' committee that...
Parks and Rec considers mini-libraries
'Take a book, leave a book' is the premise behind the national nonprofit organization Little Free...
Musicians join other students at Honor Fest
Haines high school sent 12 students to the Southeast Alaska Honor Festival in Petersburg this week. The festival gathers outstanding student...
Assembly nixes pot tax
In a 5-1 vote, the Haines Borough Assembly repealed the $5-per-ounce excise tax on marijuana in an unconventional way, by reducing the tax to $0 per...
Arts Outlook
Portland dance group to perform Seven performers from BodyVox, a contemporary dance group from Portland, Ore. will perform at the Chilkat Center at 7...
Traveling Princess Sophia exhibit heads to museum
The Haines Sheldon Museum will open a 100th anniversary commemorative exhibit, “Titanic of the North: S.S. Princess Sophia,” on Friday, Nov. 9. A...
Public safety building chosen for grant
The assembly unanimously selected the public safety building proposal among the three contestants for the Community Development Block Grant fund. The...
Hoag was lifelong educator with interest in history and travel
Retired teacher Kate Saunders said her mother, Eleanor Mathilda Hoag, 95, died Sunday, Sept. 30,...
Proud vet was voice of the valley
There will be a memorial service for James "Jimbo" Stevens, Saturday at 1 p.m. in the Klukwan...
Thanks for Fall Festival help
Many thanks to Edie Granger, Natalie Benassi, Vija Pelekis, and Julie Korsmeyer for their help with our Children’s Fall Festival on October 20 at...
The Chilkoot River is not Disneyland
Encounters with bears on the Chilkoot River are not to be taken lightly. People in the area still don’t comprehend this is not Disney. The bears...
We don't want to destroy anything
An opportunity to work together We explore our world we fish in boats on the waters we hike the hills to look for fortune we bike float to find...
Vote for fish, Stand for Salmon
Vote for the fish on November 6 because they can’t vote for themselves. The foundation of our ecosystem and our economy is salmon. The seafood...
Walker supports Begich, so should we
Governor Walker, compelled last week to bow out of the race to run Alaska for another term, was a life-long Republican until his party went so far...
Duly Noted
Lisa Flory and Randy Sykes were re-married at their home in Haines on October 17. Chris Douglas was their marriage commissioner. Phyllis Sage was...
