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Homeschool numbers increase, school to provide online option
The number of students whose families are expressing interest in homeschooling climbed to 51 this week, more than triple compared to last year, as...
School board approves back-to-school plan
Part-time classroom schooling, increased focus on outdoor education, a compressed schedule, lunch and breakfast in the classroom and mandatory face...
Doug Olerud running for mayor
Business owner and former borough assembly member Doug Olerud is running for mayor in this October’s municipal election. Olerud owns and manages...
School board to decide on early school schedule, mask requirements
The Haines Borough School District Board will decide Tuesday, Aug. 4 what the beginning of the school year’s schedule and operations will look like...
Candidate filing period opens Aug. 1
The filing period for elected office in the Haines Borough opens Aug. 1, with an Aug. 20 deadline. This year, positions up for election include the ma...
Borough delays review of permit for RV park at school board request
The RV park located behind Thor’s Gym may soon be resurrected. Between 2001 and 2011, the Elks Lodge operated an RV park at the location for...
State and borough emphasize absentee voting in 2020 election
In Alaska, state and local governments are emphasizing absentee voting in this year’s elections to protect public health, starting with the Aug. 18...
Duly Noted
Carlee Mae Heinmiller, Haines High School 2010 alum, and William Young were married just outside Fort Collins, Colorado, on June 27. Although they...
Museum board eliminates director job to save money
Haines Sheldon Museum executive director Helen Alten was let go without warning Tuesday night after the board eliminated her position. Board... Full story
Classroom aide hours cut from Klukwan School budget
The Chilkat Indian Village is looking for ways to absorb a cut in hours for assistant teachers at Klukwan School after the Chatham School District...
Volunteers rally for food security, Mosquito Lake Community Center
About 60 volunteers helped cultivate a new community garden Saturday at the Mosquito Lake Community...
Final hour budget cuts reduce funding for museum, police
On Tuesday, the Haines Borough Assembly passed a $19.7 million operating and capital budget for the fiscal year beginning July 1, including...
Playground project comes to fruition
After two years of student-led fundraising, hundreds of volunteer hours, and donations from...
Chamber moves forward with plans for July 4 parade
The Haines Fourth of July celebration is one community event still on the calendar for this year. On Thursday, May 28, the Haines Chamber of...
District works on plans for next school year amid pandemic
As students enter summer vacation amid decreasing COVID-19 restrictions, administrators are busy preparing for what the next school year might look...
CARES Act could buy Chilkat Center another year
The Chilkat Center for the Arts is on the chopping block for the fiscal year beginning July 1. CARES Act coronavirus relief funding may offer the...
HEDC will continue without the support of the borough
Haines Economic Development Corporation board members are trying to figure out what the organization will look like without financial support from the...
Assembly discusses $400K shortfall
There’s still a $400,000 hole in the proposed Haines Borough budget for the upcoming fiscal year. The deficit was created by the loss of state...
District staff met challenge of pandemic
As we wrap up the academic year, the school board wants to thank many people for their contributions to tackling the unanticipated challenges faced by...
Duly Noted
Kimberley Strong is running for the Sealaska Board as an independent candidate. “Sustainability of our traditional ways of living off the land is...
Assembly cuts funding for HEDC, library and museum
On Tuesday, the Haines Borough Assembly amended the working draft of the budget for the upcoming fiscal year to reflect a 50% reduction in sales tax...
Assembly Briefs
Haines welcomes Royal Caribbean On Tuesday, the Haines Borough Assembly adopted a resolution supporting increased port calls from Royal Caribbean...
Assembly should reconsider action on manager
I am astounded by the action of the Borough Assembly in suspending our manager Debra Schnabel this past Tuesday. During these chaotic times of virus...
Assembly considers year-long museum closure
A new budget draft discussed at Tuesday’s Haines Borough Assembly meeting proposes cuts including a one-month closure of the library and a...
Big cuts could be on the horizon for Haines
Elimination of borough funding for the Haines Economic Development Corporation, reduced tourism office staff and seasonal operation of the library...
