Articles from the November 25, 2020 edition
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Residents keep Thanksgiving plans small, close to home
This year, everyone has an easy answer to Thanksgiving's traditional "What are you grateful for?" qu...
Hurdles remain for 2021 cruise season despite lifting no-sail order
Revised Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) requirements for cruise ships offer some hope for a 2021 summer tourism season, but the...
Weekend sales spike during second round of Shop Local and Save
The second round of the Haines Borough’s CARES Act-funded “Shop Local and Save” program stimulated $87,840 in local spending in its first four...
Jusi joins police force after 4 months at academy
As of Nov. 21, the Haines police Department is back to full staffing. Officer Max Jusi became the fifth officer on the force after graduating from...
Tree knocks out power for several hours
A dead tree overloaded with snow fell into transmission power lines on Lutak Road causing partial power outages in Haines and Skagway Monday...
Arts Outlook
Chilkat Center productions on standby Two productions scheduled to take place at the Chilkat Center in December are on standby as state and local heal...
PRAC aims to expand recreational opportunities during pandemic
How to ensure residents have access to recreational spaces during the COVID-19 pandemic was a question the Haines Borough’s Parks and Recreation Adv...
State doesn't track precinct data for early and absentee ballots
Although the Alaska Division of Elections has finished tallying votes from the Nov. 3 election, Haines Borough residents will never know the final...
Fish tax average despite pandemic
On Nov. 19, the Haines Borough received $159,925 in fisheries business tax, “raw fish tax,” for the fiscal year that began July 1, 2020. Despite...
Kluane Chilkat Relay board plans summer event
Whether the U.S.-Canadian border opens or not, the Kluane Chilkat International Bike Relay board will organize a race in some form, board member...
Our system relies on socialism
Thank you, Greg Goodman. He reminds us of the value of pooled public resources. He observed how CARES-Act disbursements are an example of...
An outsider's perspective is refreshing
I appreciate the CVN story about how the Japanese community of Takikawa approached a solution to a bear “problem” similar to ours. It’s not...
Sullivan should do more for SE Veterans
In 2010 I was granted an 80% disability rating from the VA, which caused me to retire from flying. In July of this year I traveled to Anchorage to...
Reject hysteria
The rogue’s gallery behind this Corona lab horror makes even the cat petting villains from James Bond look mild. Creeps like Gates, Fauci, Klaus...
Duly Noted
Author Norry Nash and her husband, carpenter Brian Pindel, purchased the former Human Resources building in collaboration with sister Amelia Nash....
