Articles from the December 22, 2022 edition
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Resident appeals heli permit vote
A resident who lives near a proposed heliport at 24 Mile Haines Highway is appealing the Haines Borough Planning Commission’s Dec. 8 approval of a...
Officials to weigh outsourcing tourism department
Borough staff and elected officials are considering contracting out the borough tourism department’s work. Haines Chamber of Commerce director...
Two Bears wrestlers place in state
Haines Glacier Bears wrestler junior Leo Wald placed second and sophomore Hayden Jimenez placed third in their respective weight classes at the...
Piedad water supply rivals Lily Lake
The Piedad springs are now rivaling Lily Lake as the town’s main public drinking water source. Townsite residents used more water from the Piedad...
2022: Big year for post-pandemic firsts, Lutak Dock and late rogue crime wave
In 2022, some iteration of the phrase "back after pandemic hiatus" was scattered throughout CVN headlines and stories like crumpled surgical masks...
Assembly Briefs
Assembly plans Chilkoot corridor meeting, annual tour company conduct review The Haines Borough Assembly last week approved two advisory board...
Sole lady Glacier Bear wrestler encourages more female participation
“More girls should do wrestling,” Glacier Bears junior Gracie Stickler said, days after competing at the wrestling state championship in...
Ski group lobbies Commerce Committee
The Haines Borough Assembly’s Commerce Committee met Tuesday to discuss a public private partnership to build a ski lift operation in Haines. The...
Duly Noted
Nate and Jan Mohan recently spent a fun two weeks in the Southwest, including hiking at Big Bend National Park in Texas. Highlights included seeing...
The public uses Porcupine Road, too
In response to the Dec. 15 article about Porcupine Road, I'd like to state that there are quite a few private taxpaying landowners along that borough...
Heart breaks for valley's future
Hey Cheechakos, If you want to come up here and change this pristine valley into the place you want it to be maybe you should remember why you left...
Borough lives up to word of the year
Planning commission on the 24-mile heli-port: We don't live up there so we will listen to 24-Mile area residents. 24-mile area residents: We don't...
Your support helps legion aid students
The American Legion Auxiliary Unit #12 would like to thank the community of Haines for their participation during our Taco Tuesday dinners. With your...
Thanks for the sweet giving
The Friends of the Library have one word for all y’all – Wow! Just Wow! To everyone who contributed a savory appetizer or something sweet for the...
Planning commissioners should be elected
In the coming weeks, volunteers will be circulating a petition with this question, “Shall Haines Borough voters elect members of the Haines Borough...
Disappointed by accusations
A recent letter regarding a Planning Commission hearing implied that the hearing was “scripted in advance”. Whether it was the headline...
Democracy at its worst
As I do every morning, I’m outside drinking my coffee in the quiet that surrounds my home when I realize that my life will be forever changed...
