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PICTURE PERFECT: A boatload of tourists gets a close-up view of a cow moose during a recent jetboat tour of the Upper Chilkat River. Aug. 23, 2007
Archive news from 50, 25 and 10 years ago.
Aug. 25, 1967
The installation of the cable for television in Haines is progressing rapidly.
The B-C Cable crew has strung more than 7,000 feet of cable over nearly every part of the town. They plan to begin hooking in the individual homes soon.
The company hopes to have the system in operation by the middle of September. The main office in Haines will be situated in the Schnabel Apartments building at third and Main for the time being.
Aug. 27, 1992
Removing barriers for disabled students, staff and community members at local schools could cost more than $500,000, according to an architectural report prepared this month.
The estimate is $140,000 higher than a preliminary June survey, but may shrink as the district investigates alternative ways to ensure access for the disabled.
The facilities' survey is mandated by the federal Americans with Disabilities Act, which took effect this year and bars discrimination in employment, government, education, public transportation and telecommunications.
The law establishes access standards for new construction but allows existing facilities until 1995 to incorporate required changes in access.
Aug. 30, 2007
Enrollment apparently has dropped at Klukwan School, where students returned to class Monday. The number of students reached 32 last year and ended the year at 27. The number had dropped to 23 this week, although school officials said it's too early to predict final numbers.
"At this point, I don't know if we have drop in enrollment. Typically, enrollment goes up after Labor Day," said Chatham School superintendent Dr. Vance Cortez-Rucker.
This year's enrollment includes nine middle school and high school students, said interim head teacher Cynthia McFeeters, who'll be filling in a few weeks until the return of head teacher Ruth Ryan.
