Articles from the November 3, 2011 edition
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School board seats Jones; Vote follows secret ballot
The Haines Borough School Board on Tuesday appointed former member Brenda Jones to a vacant seat. The unanimous vote came moments after a secret...
Bow hunting in town: Legal but is it safe?
Police chief Gary Lowe said he wouldn’t seek changes in borough laws that effectively prohibit hunters from shooting big game with a rifle in...
Prosecutor Buttram fierce competitor with a common touch
During her youth in Haines, three things attracted Ada County Assistant Prosecuting Attorney Tessie Buttram to a career in law. First was an...
Clear heads need to prevail at borough
I believe the borough assembly and manager should do what their sign on the dock says: Breathe. And, after that breath, I hope they will realize it...
CIA housing a job well done
Gunalchéesh, Chilkoot Indian Association. I went to the open house for the new subdivision that CIA built and was quite pleased to see the...
Davidsons grateful for concern
Many thanks to the Haines SEARHC Clinic, Dr. Noble Anderson and the emergency room personnel, Al Badgley, Julie Anderson and the ambulance crew for...
Birthday girl overwhelmed by party
To all you dear people who attended my birthday party Friday: I was surprised and grateful – overwhelmed – by your hugs and...
Halloween party a 'scream'
Thank you all for making the upper valley Halloween party happen this year. It is great to see the community pull together to put smiles on those...
Peace day builds understanding
Nearly 100 people - students, parents, school staff and community members - turned out on a stormy evening last week for the fourth annual Chilkat...
Cost of abatement is clear in code
There seems to be some confusion as to how the borough may recover the cost of abating Lucy Harrell’s tire shop/junkyard. There is no need for...
Duly Noted
Hazel Englund celebrated her 95th birthday in Anchorage with her daughter Jo Kauffman on Sept. 16. Hazel and daughter, Emily Zimbrich, drove...
Connelly Lake comment period extended
Federal officials on Wednesday extended a public comment period on a permit for the proposed Connelly Lake hydro-electric project for 60 days due to...
Opinion
That citizens are now leading Haines Borough officials by the nose to enforce the municipality’s laws on junk cars is only the most recent...
Thomsen sixth in division at Anchorage wrestling tourney
Led by a sixth-place finish by squad leader Jimmy Thomsen, the Haines wrestling team finished about middle of the pack of 50 mostly larger squads...
Outgoing mayor Hill appoints five to new port committee
The Haines Borough Assembly on Oct. 25 approved the first appointments to the new Haines Port Development Steering Committee. Departing mayor Jan...
"Gold Rush" returns; Schnabel featured
The second season of the Discovery Channel reality television show "Gold Rush" debuted Friday, with "Dakota" Fred Hurt buying a...
Four approved for consulting pool
The Haines Borough Assembly last week voted 4-1 to authorize manager Mark Earnest to hire from a pool of four consultants for the...
HARK adds pet care services
The Haines Animal Rescue Kennel has recently added pet care services including vaccinations, broad-spectrum wormer and flea, tick and lice...
Borough may hire out plowing
Public facilities director Brian Lemcke said road maintenance service area boards in the upper valley could hire a snowplow company to clear roads in...
New mayor, assembly to meet
The Haines Borough Assembly is scheduled to meet as a committee 6:30 p.m. tonight (Thursday, Nov. 3) in the assembly chambers. Terms for newly...
Chilkoot Estates subdivision opens doors
At the intersection of Chilkoot Street and Chilkoot Court, several generations of Chilkoot Natives gathered Friday for the ceremonial opening of the C...
Picture Point, parks to be addressed in borough code
The Haines Borough would establish a public park at Picture Point and increase regulation of parks borough-wide under two ordinances the assembly...
KHNS reports on income, programming
Public radio station KHNS saw an increase in income in the last fiscal year and topped it off with a record-breaking membership drive, staffers told...
Born and raised in Haines, Glenn Englund dies at 72
Glenn Englund died Sept. 27 in Walnut Creek, Calif. of pulmonary fibrosis. He was 72. He lived in Walnut Creek from 1974 until 2010...
Summer resident Davidson built homes in Oregon, Haines
Summer resident Everett Charles Davidson, 69, died Sept. 23 at the Portland Veterans Hospital after an 11-year battle with prostate cancer. His...
