HAINES–Police Chief Gary Lowe informs us that there will be a meeting of the Alcohol Task Force tonight at 6:00 pm in the Assembly chambers.
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HAINES–Haines has an alcohol problem that has been highlighted recently by two accidents (one fatal) and other incidents involving young people who were affected by drinking alcohol. It’s time to look for a solution… The Haines Borough is sponsoring a round-table type discussion this evening, August 31, 2011 at 6:30 p.m. at the Chilkat Center. The discussion, led by Chief of Police Gary Lowe, will focus on identifying the scope of the alcohol problem and proposing solutions. For more information, contact Gary Lowe, Chief of Police, 766-2121, glowe@haines.ak.us
USCG press release
The SouthEast Alaska Regional Health Consortium (SEARHC), in partnership with the Haines Police Department and Safe Kids Alaska, will offer a free child car seat fitting event from 3-6 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 13, at the Haines Police Department (213 Haines Highway). Certified Child Passenger Safety Technicians will be available to help parents make sure their child passenger seats are the proper fit for their car and that they meet the child car seat requirements of state law. A limited number of child car seats are available for those in need (donations are requested). Read more-> Congressman Young press release: Read more information at donyoung.house.gov. By Richard Mauer | ADN In addition to the Drums and the Cordova Times, the newspapers that will be shuttered are the Arctic Sounder in northern Alaska, the Bristol Bay Times, the Seward Phoenix LOG and the Dutch Harbor Fisherman. The bimonthly magazine First Alaskans will also cease publication. The company’s printing business, Camai Printing, which produced the newspapers and other publications, is also targeted for sale or closure. The shutdown will leave most of the communities served by the chain without newspapers. Hazardous Waste Collection Day: HAINES–One of the big days of the year for folks who live here is the hazardous waste collection that occurs yearly. It’s our chance to get rid of old paints, solvents, oil and other stuff for which disposal is either difficult or expensive. This service is available to all households and government agencies. This year’s hazardous waste collection, sponsored by the Haines Borough and Southeast Conference, will be on Friday, July 22 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., or until containers are full. Bring the material to the old Haines Public Works shop yard on Union Street between 5th and 6th avenues. Material should be in the original containers if possible. Read more->
 Staff Sgt. Jimmy Settle, right, salutes his wing commander, Brig. Gen. Chuck Foster. By Mike Dunham | ADN HAINES–Significant interruptions to Internet service affected Haines and Skagway residents over the weekend, but problems have been resolved. According to AP&T phone manager Bruce Messerschmidt, “We over-drove our router and the outage occurred while we were trying to cut over to the new [larger] router.” Company employees worked for 4 consecutive evenings to complete the process during low-usage times starting at 1:00 a.m. Read more-> by Ed Ronco | KCAW Three-part story:  Mary Londero and Megan Prawdzik on the home stretch, encouraged by race officials (foreground) Chandler Kemp, Heather Lende, Annie Boyce and Paul Swift. Mt. Ripinsky lower slope visible in background. HAINES–Fourteen year old Marcus Deuling was the overall winner of the Ripinsky Run, completing the course in 30 minutes and 26 seconds. Ryan Rice came in a close second overall at 30 minutes 36 seconds, and Scott Didpridge held third place at 30 minutes, 57 seconds.  Piper raft and Shove raft on the home stretch HAINES–Dozens of people lined the Chilkoot River bridge Saturday afternoon as a home-made raft paddled by Doug Leonhart, Corey Piper and Bob Piper hove into view, pursued by a second raft paddled by Ed Davis, Brad Winge and Kevin Shove. Although paddlers on the second raft worked hard to overtake the Piper raft in the home stretch, it soon became apparent they would not be able to close the 30-yard distance, and the Piper raft easily won.  Guest participants in the Haines VFD Fire Hose Battle focus on the target. If anyone can supply the names of all these athletes, please email editor@hainesnews.net and we’ll get ‘em posted. Thanks. by Chris Klint and The Associated Press U.S. District Court Judge Ralph Beistline permanently barred enforcement of Senate Bill 222, which also makes offensive touching a misdemeanor and intentionally accessing child pornography a class-C felony, based on a provision which would make anyone who operates a website criminally liable for posting material deemed “harmful to minors.” Beistline said that the bill would have chilled free expression. Robert Woolsey | KCAW Read/Listen to full story at KRBD.org by Klas Stolpe | JUNEAU EMPIRE “It was very heavy,” Cheney said. “At least 25 pounds.” The heirloom? A roughly 12-inch long, 30-pound unexploded round of ammunition fired by the U.S. military on the village more than 140 years ago in what villagers and other descendents still refer to as “The Kake War.”  Cyclists are a common sight on the Haines Highway -- this group pedals for a cause... Greater than Graves, a 3000 mile bicycle ride from Anchorage to San Francisco, California to raise awareness of Graves disease will come through Haines later this week. Michaela Cui, a recent graduate of the University of Colorado at boulder is one of the organizers of the ride. Recently diagnosed with Graves disease, a disease that attacks the thyroid, she wanted to do something to raise awareness about Graves disease. “Many of my activities are now on hold while I undergo treatment for this condition,” writes Cue. ”With all my activities suddenly taken from me, I began to feel alone and uncertain of my future, Read more->
On Saturday, June 11, the USCG is inviting the public to meet the officers and crews, and get a close look at the Defender class response boats in the Haines small boat harbor, space E-13, between noon and 4 p.m. “We are from Los Angeles,” reports Lt. j.g. Colin Boyle, “We were airlifted to Juneau aboard a C-5 airlift, then traveled to Haines on the Alaska ferry. We’ll be here for a couple of weeks.” Boyle reports that the unit specializes in event security, and is specially trained to respond to emergencies aboard cruise ships. They are available to do commercial and other vessel inspections on request.
Surveys can be skewed intentionally or unintentionally. Sometimes, despite the best of intentions the choice of questions, the wording of survey questions, even the order in which they are asked, will lead respondents to choose one answer over another. That’s why folks who use the results need to weigh the results and act accordingly. The Town Meeting at Harriet Hall (Southeast Alaska Fair Grounds) from 5:00 to 7:00 is one of the first steps in updating the Haines Borough comprehensive plan — the “roadmap” that will direct future development in Haines. Read more->
On Memorial Day, May 30, 2011 the American Legion Southeast District, Post 12 hosted memorial services at Haines and Klukwan. Read more-> by John Thompson | Yukon News Weekend passes for the festival, which runs from June 10 to 12, have nearly sold out. But worry not, bluegrass fans. Organizers intend to also sell tickets to individual events. |
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