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Volume XLV Number 2 Thursday, January 15, 2015 $1 Snowplow Burner burnout a savings a pellet system issue possibility Problems found in 3 boilers By Karen Garcia By Tom Morphet of OkoFEN’s U.S. distributor A dearth of snow this winter A problem with a pilot-program told him the problem may rest could lead to a blizzard of savings boiler and questions about a with the pellets the borough is for the Haines Borough. delivery system are delaying a using, which may be too soft As of Tuesday, only 8.2 inches Haines Borough plan to replace or contain a chemical that is of snow had fallen downtown all oil-burning heat systems with reacting with metals. The pellets winter, according to Paul Swift’s ones that burn wood pellets. are manufactured in Washington co-op weather station on Union The borough received $1.2 state and distributed regionally Street. million from the state last year by Juneau’s Sealaska Corp. “It’s That’s less than one-tenth the to pursue the biomass project, supposedly a premium-plus historic average for this point but public facilities director pellet,” Jimenez said. in winter, according to National Carlos Jimenez said this week He said he has sent samples of Weather Service figures. he wouldn’t be purchasing more the pellets to the distributor and Those numbers translate to a pellet boilers until a continuing would send them to a third-party lot of dormant plows. Without problem with one installed at the lab to determine their general the need for snow removal, the Haines Senior Center is figured composition, including chemical borough saves on payroll, fuel out. composition and density. and contract expenses, said public “I am confident this project Jimenez said he has been told facilities director Carlos Jimenez. will be successful, but we are not the boiler is turning on and off It’s hard to calculate how much willing to dive in head-first before too many times. The device has money the borough saves in the we know the pool is full,” Jimenez operated for about 6,400 hours form of payroll on snowplowing, said. and has fired up more than 15,000 because public works employees The OkoFEN boiler, installed times. “It should be able to handle aren’t paid by the job. However, in November 2012, has failed as many fire-ups as need be.” Jimenez said the amount spent on twice in the past six months due Jimenez also has received salaries and wages in the current to disintegration of a “flame tube” conflicting information on fiscal year – $93,670 – is nearly MAMMOTH ART -- Haines artist Heidi Robichaud with “Eye of that encases the burn chamber, whether the burner should be $17,000 less than the amount the Creator,” a scrimshawed mammoth tusk recently purchased for Jimenez said. operating on a “summer” or spent by the same date last year. the Sheldon Museum by the Rasmuson Foundation. The $29,000 The same part recently failed “winter” setting. “Some of this is attributable artwork is on exhibit at the museum. Story, page 5. on an OkoFEN boiler installed at Jimenez said that the burner to a lack of overtime due to a local grocery store, he said. The is a “beautiful system” when low snowfall, but much is due Revving up for 46th Alcan Chilkoot Indian Association this it’s working, but that pellet to employee turnover (like) week reported a similar problem technology is still in the early vacancies and filling positions As many as seven Haines Lapp said she expects racers occurred in its OkoFEN boiler. stages of development. “Oil lower on the step chart,” Jimenez racers are expected in Saturday’s from Fairbanks and Whitehorse, “This isn’t a problem limited boilers took decades to work the said. 46th Alcan 200 road race, a 155- Y.T., but the number of entrants to this particular boiler,” Jimenez way they do right now.” Though the borough budgets mile snowmachine race from the won’t be known until Friday’s said. The senior center boiler shut The borough solicited for 65 hours of overtime for Canada border to Dezadeash, Y.T., Calcutta auction of racers. itself down Dec. 26, requiring proposals for a delivery system each of the four public works and back. Highly variable weather borough staff to heat the building for pellets last summer, but there employees, none of that has been “I think there’s going to be a conditions in Chilkat Pass with a woodstove and electric were no responsive proposals, heaters for about 10 days. used. “Basically, we have not few more locals this year, which are the race’s perennial wild See PELLET page 8 worked any overtime to speak of,” would be nice,” defending race card, triggering last-minute Jimenez said representatives Jimenez said. champion Chris Brooks of Haines modifications to sleds and tracks. The borough also hasn’t spent said Wednesday. Brooks said he Lapp said six inches of new snow any of its $35,000 budget for hasn’t had time or money to invest fell at Blanchard station Tuesday, Former Rep. Thomas contract snow removal. The in preparing for this year’s Alcan. which should help conditions. borough uses that money to pay He’ll be on the Yamaha 700 SX Ideal conditions include clear private companies or people to that won last year’s race. skies and a light snowpack that will advise borough plow areas away from downtown, “(Winning) would be pretty cools machines’ tracks, but the like the Cathedral View and optimistic for where I’m at right race has been held in rain and By Karen Garcia that resonate with the legislators Tanani Bay subdivisions. now, but you always push a little whiteouts. “It can be all different The Haines Borough has hired and their staff,” Sosa said. The borough is also saving a harder come race day,” he said. conditions (along the course). former state house Rep. Bill “Given the tough state fiscal bundle on fuel expenses so far. Chilkat Snowburners That’s part of the race,” Lapp said. Thomas as a consultant. environment, I feel that it is vitally December fuel expenses haven’t President Kathi Lapp said this Due partly to low snow on the Manager David Sosa this month important that the appropriate been posted yet, but by Nov. 30, year’s race features six classes of U.S. side of the border, Sunday hired Thomas for one month for a language be included so that our the public works department competition, including new ones drag races have been scratched. fee of $5,000. issues will get the attention that had been expected to spend aimed at attracting larger, four- The Haines Highway north of Thomas is helping borough they deserve,” Sosa said. $36,300 on fuel, Jimenez said. stroke machines. Big machines Canada Customs will be closed to staff develop entries for the state’s Thomas said he agreed to have pushed the event to speeds auto traffic from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. grant request system. He will take on the job because he wants See NO SNOW page 8 averaging 120 mph. Saturday, Alaska time, Lapp said. also assist them in developing a to see Haines succeed. If the legislative strategy: who to talk municipality can’t secure funding to, what to talk to them about from the legislature for critical Borough signs economic director and when during the session to projects, their cost will be borne approach them. by taxpayers, he said. By Karen Garcia project financing, grant writing Sosa said Thomas’ insight Thomas said he didn’t On a unanimous vote, the and port development projects. will help the borough’s leading understand why the borough Haines Borough Assembly He is also a certified planner funding priorities – wastewater didn’t just hire him as a lobbyist. Tuesday approved the hire of and certified community finance treatment facility upgrades, “I think they should just hire me Bill Mandeville, the town’s professional. “What does that Lutak Dock replacement, road and say, ‘This is what we want.’” new community and economic kind of pedigree mean? It means, improvements and Small Boat Instead, he is basically development director. basically, that I know how to Harbor expansion – stay on the teaching the borough to lobby He will start Feb. 1 with an write some really good plans radar. for itself. “I think they want to do annual salary of $64,000. and I also know how to put “(Thomas) is in a position to let it themselves,” he said. “I respect Mandeville this week toured together the financial packages us know who we need to engage that, but you’re not going to get borough facilities, spoke with staff to implement them,” Mandeville with and on what timeline in order the door access I will.” members, and gave the assembly a told the assembly. to move some of our projects “I didn’t write the game plan. rundown of his qualifications and Mandeville worked as interim forward,” Sosa said. I am just trying to help them,” background. city administrator in Nenana from Every year, the borough enters he added. Mandeville has worked for 1992-1993. He also worked as its priority projects into a state Thomas has been meeting twice Washington’s Department of Delta Junction’s city administrator funding request system called a week for one-hour meetings Commerce since 2006. He has from 1984-1988. CAPSIS. In the entries, the with borough staff to go over more than 20 years of experience Before visiting Haines this borough pleads its case for why CAPSIS entries and develop the in state and local government week, Mandeville signed an its projects should be funded. “communication and outreach dealing with growth management, Thomas knows the “key plan.” He started on the job Jan. 5 neighborhood stabilization, See DIRECTOR page 6 Bill Mandeville words” to use, and “the terms and will work until Feb. 6. Page 2 Chilkat Valley News January 15, 2015
To list an event in Save the Date, phone 766- Letters to the Editor Save the Date 2688 or email [email protected]. Mosquito Lake School a valuable asset Thursday, Jan. 15 Haines Glacier Bears Girls’ and Boys’ As a longtime resident, I am amazed and concerned that the borough Haines Borough Planning Commission Basketball vs. Craig. Girls start at 2:30 p.m. is trying to dispose of the Mosquito Lake School, for three reasons: meeting, 6:30 p.m. in assembly chambers. for junior varsity and 5:30 p.m. for varsity. Boys The school has been around for almost 30 years, often under the River Talk Storytelling, 7 p.m. at the Chilkat start at 4 p.m. for junior varsity and 7:15 p.m. for threat of closure, but there were always enough students in the end. Center. Call 766-2708. varsity. All games in the Karl Ward gym. Now, with a year or two slowdown of enrollment, should we sell it or Kyle Fossman jersey retirement lease it away? It has been an asset to the upper valley. Friday, Jan. 16 presentation, 7 p.m. in the Karl Ward gym. What about the future? Economic growth for the valley requires Screening of “The Hunger Games,” 3:30 schools. What about projects like the Palmer/Constantine mine? Do p.m. at the library. Movies celebrating “heroes” Sunday, Jan. 18 we tell the families of young kids who move into the valley they must on the third Friday of every month. Lamaze class for pregnancy, birth and attend the Chatham district or send first-graders to town? What if the Haines Glacier Bears Girls’ and Boys’ parenting, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Senior Center. Chatham district closed the Klukwan School due to budget cuts? Basketball vs. Craig. Girls start at 4:30 p.m. Music and Dance Camp, noon to 6 p.m. at A borough building/facility 27 miles out the highway should be for junior varsity and 7:30 p.m. for varsity. Boys the Chilkat Center. considered an asset. The school can double as an emergency shelter start at 3 p.m. for junior varsity and 6 p.m. for Thursday, Jan. 22 and a school; and it additionally can be used for public meetings and varsity. All games in the Karl Ward gym. Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee free events. Could this school/facility be rebuilt again cost effectively? Calcutta Auction of Alcan 200 racers, 5:30 meeting, 5:30 p.m. at the library. p.m. at the Fogcutter Bar. Mike Kinison Upper Lynn Canal Fish and Game Advisory Haines Chamber of Commerce Board Committee meeting, 6 p.m. in assembly 9 a.m. at the chamber office. meeting, chambers. Thanks for help after furnace fire Hamburger Feed, 5 to 7 p.m. at the Legion Jason Rettinger, police officer on duty, responded to my 10:30 p.m. Hall. Friday, Jan. 23 911 call Jan. 5 with a fire extinguisher and had a furnace fire under Snowflakes: Nature’s Dazzling Design control when the Haines Volunteer Fire Department showed up in Saturday, Jan. 17 opening reception, 4 to 6 p.m. at the museum. a few minutes. The firemen checked out the scene, including the oil Alcan 200 Snowmachine Race, 10 a.m. at tank outside, and averted what could have been a catastrophic event. the Canadian border. Awards banquet at 6:30 Monday, Jan. 26 Neighbors rounded up electric heaters to add to fireplace warmth. p.m. at the Legion Hall. Port and Harbor Advisory Committee Jennifer Walsh at the fire department replaced my dead extinguisher Library Book Club, 3 p.m. at the library. meeting, 10:30 a.m. in assembly chambers. the next day. Warm thanks to them and to two furnace experts who Discussion of “Peace Like a River” by Leif restored the aging boiler. If you suffer trouble, Haines is the place to Enger. Tuesday, Jan. 27 be. Lamaze class for pregnancy, birth and Haines Borough Assembly meeting, 6:30 Doris Ward parenting, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Senior Center. p.m. in assembly chambers. Shakespeare Readers’ Theatre reads Thursday, Jan. 29 “Twelfth Night,” 1 to 4 p.m. at the library. Culture Day: Drum Circle, 7 p.m. at Pillowcases added special touch to bags Weeknights at 6 p.m. and Saturdays at 1 p.m. the library. Bring your drum and learn songs until Jan. 24. Hospice of Haines graciously thanks the Ripinsky Rippers! important to Tlingit culture. Ladies, your beautiful, handmade pillowcases are a most appreciated Barn Dance, 7 p.m. at the ANB Hall. Live addition to our Hope Bags, which are also handmade by Ripper Rocki music. Rostad. Hospice of Haines delivers Hope Bags to community members who have lost a loved one. The bags contain items that encourage and comfort those struggling and coping with grief, such as reading materials specific to one’s loss, candles, journals, picture frames and, perhaps, material for children. We personalize them as much as Duly Noted possible. Your pillowcases add a needed, welcoming touch. Thank you for sharing your talents and your compassion! By Christian Woodard on fire, and talked a little smack,” Haines High School graduate, Shannon McPhetres Southeast Alaska State Fair Swinton said. “But in the third works as a respiratory therapist Hospice of Haines Volunteer Coordinator director Jessica Edwards spent quarter, the Oldies triumphed.” at Northern Colorado Medical three days at the International Onyx Jean Dorothy was born Center. Jason manages farms Association of Amusement Park at 6:19 a.m. Dec. 22 to Dani in nearby Boulder County. Bev Attractions trade show in Florida. Leazier and Nik Marquardt. She Jones is planning a trip to meet her She visited the 42-acre event with weighed 6 pounds, 15 ounces and new granddaughter, the couple’s husband Andy Hedden, daughter measured 20 inches. Friend Magi first child. Sophia Hedden, and the president Dr. Marnie Hartman, PT Hubert was present for the birth Borough police officer Adam of the fair board Eric Forster. at Bartlett Regional Hospital in Patterson has been hired as a 766-2600 call for appointment The fair hopes to add a new ride Juneau. criminal investigator with the by its 50th anniversary in 2018. Mike Case reports that Tippecanoe County prosecutor’s After three days at the show and Whitehorse, Y.T., barber and office in Lafayette, Ind. Patterson a visit to Disney World’s Magic raconteur Murd Nicholson has been an officer here since May Call For Proposals Kingdom, Edwards advocates for passed away Jan. 8. “He had many 2012. His last day on the job will a rollercoaster. They also visited friends in Haines, including Josh be Jan. 25. the Sarasota Medieval Fair with Moore, Duck Hess, Ron Martin, Chilkat Valley artists are invited to submit Andy’s father, Gary Hedden. and especially me,” said Case. proposals for original art installations Dave Berry III and Mary Nicholson spent his childhood Rehfeld were married Jan. 3 in Corrections at our new Main Street storefront. living on a floathouse, and took Seattle. Dave’s parents, Jana up motorcycle riding in his sixties. A story in last week’s CVN Details at www.alaskaartsconfl uence.org and Dave Jr., attended with His memorial service will be held identified Eric Gettis as president Questions 303-0222 Dave’s sisters, Heidi Berry of at 2 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 22, at of SEARHC. Gettis is director & Alaska Arts Confl uence Henderson, Nev. and Jamie Seventh Day Adventist Church of practice management. Also, Franks of Anchorage. The bridal in Whitehorse. Marcia Scott of Haines did not party included Kelly Hansen, Three Haines High School manage billing for SEARHC, as Tom Ward Jr., Daniel Stickler, students have been chosen to reported. A headline in last week’s James Hart and Caleb Franks. participate in the 2015 National paper misidentified the nature of WELCOME Chad Stigen was the best man. Association for Music Education th Marlys Johnson’s illness. Johnson to the 46 Annual The newlyweds live in Juneau. All Northwest music festival. is a heart patient. Keith Houlberg is back home Madeleine Andriesen, Rachel Chilkat Snowburners’ after a heart attack and trip to Haas and Neil Little will perform Anchorage for surgery. He had in Spokane, Wash., in February. Weekend two stents put in, and is doing They will be joined by other Chilkat Valley ALCAN 200 Road Rally well, according to friend Jim outstanding music students News Fri. Jan. 16 Fogcutter Bar Stanford. selected from a pool of 5,200 (ISSN8750-3336) OVERALL GUARANTEED Rita Brouillette and baby Ozzy Registration, 5:30 pm PRIZE MONEY: students from schools in six USPS Publication No. 500290 Calcutta Auction, 6:30 pm 1st Overall: $1,000 Hickman would enjoy hearing Northwest states. is published weekly, except the 2nd Overall: $750 • 3rd Overall: $500 last week Dec. & 1st week Jan. Fastest Local Guaranteed: $500 from Haines friends. Ozzy, born Mayor Jan Hill reported Sat. Jan. 17 Road Rally Rookie of the Year Guaranteed: $500 to Rita and Frank Hickman in December that the town of Publisher: Tom Morphet Race starts 10 am AST 42 Mile Haines Hwy Jeff Peade Oldest Sled Memorial: $500. on Dec. 22, is recovering from Staff: Karen Garcia, Awards Ceremony & Dinner Fastest Out-of-Towner: $500 Dunbar, Scotland, has named Christian Woodard, Fastest Woman: $500 6:30 pm American Legion, Public is invited a Dec. 29 surgery. They can a street “Haines Drive” as part Fastest 4-stroke: $250 Russell Lyman, Cynthia Allen be reached at Ozzy Hickman, of its observance of the 100th PLATINUM SPONSORS Office: Main Street, Haines. Building C, Room 109, Ronald Mailing: Box 630, Haines AK Alaska Power & Telephone • Alaska Marine Lines • Coates Services Tickets anniversary of the Dec. 24 death of LTD Delta Western • Haines Borough McDonald House, 5130 40th Ave. naturalist John Muir. Muir grew 99827 NE, Seattle, Wash. 98105. Tel: (907)766-2688 GOLD SPONSORS up in Dunbar and came to Haines E-mail: cvn@chilkatvalleynews. Constantine Metal Resources Olerud’s Market Center - Alaska Sport Shop Sarah Swinton organized an in 1879. He helped establish a com Southeast Roadbuilders Alaska Marine Lines alumni basketball game on Dec. Subscription rates: Bloom Enterprises, Fairbanks Yukon Yamaha, Whitehorse Presbyterian mission here. Haines Northern Construction S & S Aggregate 26. The game raised $344 for the and Dunbar became sister cities Haines, $42 plus tax; Northern Power Sports, Fairbanks Storage and Warehouse boys’ basketball team. The Young 2nd Class, Alaska, $48; NuWay Crushing, Whitehorse in 1998. “I encourage you to go Guns Tyler Swinton, Parker 2nd Class, Out of state, $54; SILVER SPONSORS to your favorite natural spot for a 1st Class, $75 Fogcutter Bar • Howsers IGA • Irving Collision • Acme Transfer • Aspen Hotels Schnabel, Chevy Fowler, Kai moment of remembrance on Dec. Periodical postage paid at Community Water Solutions • Captain’s Choice Motel • Smeeton Automotive Sato-Franks, Chris Turner, 24,” Hill told the assembly. A flat, Haines, AK 99827 BRONZE SPONSORS Isaac Wing and James Morgan seaside resort town, Dunbar also POSTMASTER: Bigfoot Auto Eagle’s Nest Motel J & K Rentals Canal Marine Frozen Alaska Miles Furniture played Golden Oldies Stuart has a “Yosemite Park.” Send address changes to Captain’s Choice Motel Haines Home Building Stitch ‘Em Up Designs Box 630, Haines, AK 99827 Turner Construction DeWitt, Michael Ganey, Daniel Emilee Janay Adler was born Chilkat Valley News Hurlburt Enterprises Vol. XLV #02 Jan. 15, 2015 Chilkat River Adventures The Parts Place Uglys of Haines Stickler, Jesse McGraw and Jan. 6 in Greeley, Colo., to Ashley Radio Shack/ED&D 33 Mile Roadhouse James Hart. John Gross and and Jason Adler. She weighed 6 Named Alaska’s Best Weekly Devin Light rounded out the pounds, 10 ounces and measured Newspaper 2013 For more information, call 766-3951 or see our website: www.alcan200.org team. “The Young Guns came out 18.5 inches. Ashley, a 1994 January 15, 2015 Chilkat Valley News Page 3 Chilkat Center upgrade under way By Tom Morphet Improvements will add a Lee Heinmiller, who has The Chilkat Center stage area permanent, 12-channel control operated lights and sound at the looked like a Christmas-morning board for performances in the center for almost 50 years, said living room Monday, stacked with center’s lobby stage and a mobile he’s excited about the changes. empty boxes containing about sound system for the dance studio. New wiring that is being extended $200,000 in electronic equipment The new control board in the between system components also for the center. light booth comes with a phone is a critical improvement. The improvements replace remote jack. “You can be on “If the wiring’s exposed for light equipment that dates to the phone in China and run the more than 30 years, that’s a reason the 1960s and sound gear from lights,” Sebens said. for hums and bad connections,” the early 1980s. They were The need for the improvements Heinmiller said. purchased largely with grants at the center probably wasn’t The center’s new 134-decibel from the Rasmuson Foundation obvious to those who came to speakers “pretty much could jump and Murdoch Charitable Trust shows there, but were becoming off the floor and fly out the room if secured by the Foundation for the glaring behind the scenes, Sebens they wanted to… You don’t have Chilkat Center, said Tod Sebens, said. For example, curtains were to turn them up very much for a director of the project. so aged they easily tore and real good, clear sound.” “I’m so jazzed to see this stuff. activation of a lobby chime to The equipment will create So much of what was here was end intermission would turn off more balanced stage lighting falling apart,” Sebens said. He the theater’s house lights. “It was and allow for a show’s lighting is looking for volunteers to help ridiculous,” Sebens said. and sound to be programmed in with getting the improvements in The improvements will replace advance and played with the flip place. about 75 percent of stage lighting of a switch, Heinmiller said. New items for the cemter and upgrade light and sound Rasmuson and Murdoch auditorium include a projector, quality for shows, he said. donated about $172,000 toward smoke machine, LED stage lights, Sebens said he expects new the project. Remaining funds were speakers, microphones, infrared lights to be in place in two weeks raised by the center foundation, headsets, as well as two gyrating and other improvements completed including through an “adopt a “Shakira” lights similar to ones for the Lynn Canal Community seat” program and several special used by the pop singer during her Players’ performance of “Dancing events. performances. at Lughnasa” in late February. Tod Sebens this week unwraps a new smoke machine and video projector for the Chilkat Center. Tom Morphet photo. Sosa proposes new survey to gauge citizens’ priorities By Karen Garcia John Schnabel submitted a letter Sosa doesn’t have specifics yet budget process,” he said. and cruise ship visitation. Three years after the Haines urging the borough to conduct for the survey – including cost – When asked why he thought Having updated information Borough conducted a survey to a short survey on the Juneau but said in an interview Tuesday another survey was warranted for next year’s budget cycle steer its Comprehensive Plan, Road project. Assembly members the borough would likely contract after only three years, Sosa will allow the document to manager David Sosa is seeking expressed reluctance at a one- with an outside company. said: “Perceptions change. most accurately reflect how the to conduct a new survey to subject survey but said getting Assembly member Mike Case Concerns change. The economic community wants to spend its gauge community opinions and feedback on a variety of issues supported that idea, as an in-house environments change.” money, Sosa said. priorities. could be helpful. survey might not be given a lot In 2011, the borough paid the “I’d rather spend $20,000- The issue arose at the Dec. 16 Assembly member Diana of credence, he said. “Whatever Juneau-based consulting firm $30,000 every two to three years assembly meeting when resident Lapham called the survey an they come up with will be more Sheinberg Associates $100,000 to ensure I am spending $12 “excellent opportunity to find out honored, if you will, by the public to coordinate the Comprehensive million wisely,” he said. HEIDI ROBICHAUD, LCSW what our community is thinking.” than if we have the clerk do it, for Plan process. Barbara Sheinberg The borough also contracted “Unfortunately, we always instance.” subcontracted with the McDowell with resident Lenise Henderson- Clinical Hypno-therapist have a packed house (in the Sosa said he’d like to have the Group for a $15,000-$18,000, Fontenot in 2012 to conduct a mail assembly chambers) that are survey conducted at the end of 50-question phone survey of 200 survey of community opinions Healing Head Heart against issues or things in the the summer with the results in by randomly-selected households. It regarding public facilities and and Body Haines Borough, and we never December. “This will ensure that also included a youth survey of 80 services. really hear from the other side as many residents are on hand as high school students. Past surveys haven’t always 303-0010 of the community,” Lapham is possible for the survey and that The 2011 survey served as guided assembly decision- said. “There is a faction of this the final information is available a guide for the borough’s work making. The Comprehensive Medicare & Private Insurance community that is never heard.” in time for the next fiscal year’s on the Comprehensive Plan and Plan survey found 71 percent of was intended to act as a guide residents supported converting the for assembly decision-making. old elementary school gymnasium It probed attitudes about quality into a recreation center with of life, volunteerism, potential multipurpose rooms. development projects, and The assembly later voted to existing industries like heli-skiing demolish the building. SECOND Quarter 2014 / 2015
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Hustle reaps rewards Board: Keep Mosquito Lake School By Tom Morphet Mosquito Lake School and building is not used for a school. for Bear hoop squads Following testimony by Community Center found there Maintaining the empty school a half-dozen upper highway are three students who would costs the borough about $30,000 By Krista Kielsmeier The Haines boys showed residents, the Haines Borough attend the school next year a year. CVN Sports Columnist they will continue to play an School Board voted 5-0 and seven “maybes,” as well Advocates for the school this Not long removed from two entertaining brand of basketball, Tuesday to oppose putting as seven students interested in week also picked up another ally state championships in a three- no matter what the score. Seniors up for sale Mosquito Lake attending a preschool there, if it for keeping the facility, former year span, it might seem a stretch Sundberg and Keanu Lynch are School before July 2016, were available. mayor Stephanie Scott, who last to claim moral victories after the examples of hustle and tenacity, with members saying such Dana Hallett, a spokesman summer supported selling the Haines High School varsity boys’ zipping across the court. They a move was premature. for the Friends, said his group building. basketball team started its season are listed at 5’9” and 5’7”, The same question will go would have a full demographic “I have given the situation with a string of losses. respectively, on the roster. to the borough’s planning report to the district by Feb. 1. a lot of thought and have come But on Friday night at home The only Glacier Bears six foot commission Thursday. He said recruiting students has to believe that the number of against a Yukon squad, with or above are freshmen - Sage, “It seems we’re moving been made more difficult by the people living in the upper valley the visitors nearing a 30-point Swinton and Dalton Klinger – and awfully fast on this,” said school’s closure last year. justifies a public facility to victory margin, the Glacier Bears 6’8” senior Kyle Klinger. The board member Mike Wilson. “Parents are concerned accommodate their gatherings” still dove for steals, sending the elder Klinger joined the team as “It should be given a chance because there is a history – regardless of having 10 students screech of floor burns throughout a junior. His speed and agility to see what the community perceptions are reality or not – for a school, Scott said. the gym. indicate a tremendous upside, and can come up with, working there’s a history that the school Maintaining the building Perhaps it’s something innate in his crushing block on a fastbreak with the borough, to develop a district kind of fell down last as a videoconference site for the Glacier Bears, or the drilling drew enthusiastic cheers from the solution.” year and didn’t support the borough assembly meetings or by coach Steve Fossman, but no home faithful. Board members Anne Marie community out there. Parents are a satellite public library would one on the court appeared deflated Yukon topped Thunder Palmieri and Brian Clay were understandably a little bit leery. be a “valid, public expenditure,” by the scoreboard. Mountain in two close games to absent from the meeting. That’s the perception,” Hallett Scott said. “The borough has other That made Saturday’s win all round out the competition. Superintendent Ginger said. subcommunities, but they’re not the sweeter, as Haines held off Residents looking for a Jewell urged advocates for the Acting board president Sarah so distant from town.” Thunder Mountain, 44-40. basketball feast this weekend can school to help get responses Swinton said she took offense Scott said she thought Each Haines varsity basketball see all the squads – JV, varsity, to an online survey of parents. to the statement that the board highway parents who pulled team broke into the win column boys and girls – compete at Jewell wants to know by “didn’t do a very good job” last their students out of the school last weekend during an eight- home this weekend against Craig. Feb. 1 how many students year regarding the school. last year when a new teacher was game, round-robin competition at Games are slated to start 3 p.m. are committed to attending “I think – as a board – we hired have learned a valuable Karl Ward Gymnasium. Friday and 2:30 p.m. Saturday. next year. The district closed did a very thorough job. We had lesson. The Glacier Bears welcomed The jersey retirement ceremony the school last year when plenty of meetings. We had lots She compared sale of the athletes from Thunder Mountain’s for former Glacier Bear all-stater enrollment dropped below 10, of input. We waited to the last school to demolition of the junior varsity squads, as well as a Kyle Fossman has been set for the number needed to trigger moment. We tried everything,” former elementary school Yukon boys’ traveling team. about 7 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 17, extra funding from the state. Swinton said. gymnasium, that wellness The Haines girls went 2-0 over between the 5:30 p.m. varsity Mosquito Lake parent Manager David Sosa said advocates wanted as a town Thunder Mountain, starting slow girls’ and 7:15 p.m. varsity boys’ Aimee Jacobson reported he wants to be able to sell recreation center. Demolition each night and then expanding games. that research by Friends of the building this year if the was a mistake, Scott said. their lead after intermission. Haines played with a shortened bench, as the JV headed to Skagway for games there. The Glacier Bears led 17-15 at halftime on Friday, and went on to ALASKA FISH FACTOR win, 45-29. They exploded for 20 points in the fourth quarter to turn a one-point lead into a blowout. By Laine Welch for other countries/currencies to buy U.S . e communities of St. Paul and Junior Kayley Swinton poured in January 9, 2015 seafood.) Chile’s farmed coho volumes last St. George, along with the six Alaskan 18 points, and sophomore Olivia year were the highest since a virus wiped members of the NPFMC and Dept. of Wing added 9. Alaska seafood marketers are facing out their sh farms in 2010. And Russia’s Fish and Game Interim Commission Haines trailed at the half, 13- some strong headwinds heading into ongoing seafood ban prompted Norway to Sam Cotton are seeking a 33 percent 10, the following night. Swinton 2015, notably, for sockeye salmon and turn to the U.S. as an alternative market, reduction in the 2015 halibut bycatch and junior Destinee Cowart took crab. with U.S. sales of fresh llets through the limits in the ground sh sheries. over the third quarter, combining Snow crab is Alaska’s largest crab third quarter reaching a ve-year high. e IPHC meets Jan. 26-30 in for all 17 of the team’s points. shery, underway now in the Bering downtown Vancouver. Swinton had 11 in the third, and Sea. e eet has a slightly increased 61 Halibut hot seat – Amidst some Cowart tallied 6. The Glacier million pound catch quota; boats also optimism that the Paci c halibut stocks Salmon at a glance - Everything you Bears snatched the victory, 39-24. are tapping on a he y bairdi Tanner crab appear to be stabilizing, the stage is set for want to know about Alaska’s 2014 For the night, Swinton scored catch, the larger cousin of snow crab. some tension when halibut managers and salmon season - prices, sales, harvests, 14 points; Cowart, 12; Wing, A 25 percent increase in snow crab, stakeholders gather for the International exports and more – is in new Seafood 5; senior Paige Winge, 4; and the unexpected 15 million pound Paci c Halibut Commission’s annual Market Information bulletins from the juniors Jenae Larson and Autumn Tanner shery, a weak Japanese yen, plus meeting later this month in Vancouver. Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute. e Gross, 2. several million pounds of Russian snow e IPHC, which oversees halibut science bulletins, compiled by the McDowell The weekend series was crab from a new shery in the Barents and harvests from Oregon through British Group in Juneau, cover every salmon encouraging to see the emergence Sea, (not to mention all the pirated crab) Columbia to the Bering Sea, will set catch species and region, and show yearly of Cowart as a low-post threat, as – all are combining to give buyers plenty limits, the shery start and end dates and comparisons from 2010. ey re ect well as the return of senior Natalia of choices. take up regulation proposals. all the preliminary tallies of the salmon Taylor, who missed the team’s Another twist: Lower king crab prices Two regulation proposals will be season, excluding bonuses or retro pay. home games against Wrangell have given retail and foodservice buyers considered – one would set a maximum Some highlights: e 2014 salmon during the holiday break. more alternatives, including a new entry size limit for halibut in both the catch of 157 million sh was the 27th The Glacier Bear boys fit four - Argentinean Southern red king crab. commercial and sport. Protecting the year in a row that the catch has topped games into their weekend, as they Global market forces also are causing larger sh, which are the breeders, would 100 million. Southeast had its best played both Thunder Mountain downward pressure on Alaska sockeye help the halibut stocks replenish at a faster Chinook salmon harvest since 2005 at and the Yukon squad twice. prices. e unanticipated big run at pace, it recommends. A second halibut 423,000 sh. Bristol Bay’s 29 million Haines opened with a 37-29 loss Bristol Bay had processors producing charter proposal would retain a rst 29” sockeye catch was the largest since 2010, to the Falcons on Friday, when more frozen reds than expected (while or smaller halibut in the central Gulf to although the average size of the sh was senior Keegan Sundberg was the 10 million sockeye catch from the decrease throwbacks of injured sh. the smallest in over 15 years. the lone Glacier Bear in double Fraser River took some of the wind out e biggest sh story in the room will Alaska’s Revenue Department tracks figures. Sundberg drained a pair of of Alaska’s fresh sales). be Alaska’s halibut bycatch problem, and sales of salmon products all year - fresh 3-pointers on his way to 15 points. In the face of another huge sockeye driving the tension is a perverse situation and frozen, llets, canned and roe. May Fellow senior Jordan Badger salmon run expected at the Bay again in the Bering Sea. through August re ects over 90 percent chipped in 7 points. this summer, unsold sockeye inventory e IPHC doesn’t set bycatch levels of the year’s fresh salmon sales and Haines had two tough battles remains piled up in freezers. - that falls to the North Paci c Fishery gives a hint of how wholesale markets with the speedy Yukoners, falling According to reports by Japan’s Management Council. e NPFMC in are responding to the recent harvest. 54-24 on Friday and 62-45 on Minato-Tsukiji, frozen H&G (headed December allotted six million pounds of Prices for most salmon products were Saturday. Badger went off for four and gutted) production topped 20,000 halibut as bycatch to Seattle-based trawlers down, except for frozen pinks and 3-pointers in the second contest tons, and – in the face of another huge in the two billion pound Bering Sea at sh chums, called keta in the ASMI bulletin. and notched 18 points, including sockeye run to Bristol Bay this summer, sheries (based on a formula that has not Salmon roe sales changed dramatically a perfect 4-4 from the foul line. “the industry believes that 5,000-8,000 been adjusted for 20 years). at le just in 2014, down 55 percent from the year Sundberg had 10 points and tons of products are unsold, because 370,000 pounds for small boat halibut before. ( ere’s that Russian seafood ban freshman Hudson Sage added 6. buyers in the EU and USA could not shermen at the Pribilof Islands for the kicking in for pink salmon roe sales.) Badger proved the hero in catch up with the high prices.” upcoming shery, a 70 percent reduction. Seafood is still Alaska’s most valuable Saturday’s defeat of Thunder Adding to the mix – record numbers At that harvest level, the IPHC estimates export totaling $2.6 billion from January Mountain, scoring 10 of his game- of farmed salmon are coming into the that 93 percent of all halibut removals in through last September. Our number high 17 points in the final frame. U.S. from Norway and Chile. (A strong the Bering Sea would be from bycatch, not one customer is China, doubling Japan’s He went 6-6 from the charity U.S. dollar means it’s cheaper for the U.S. by the directed shery. purchases. stripe in the pressure-packed last to buy foreign sh, and more expensive moments. Sundberg had 10 points; senior Kyle Klinger, 6; freshman is column sponsored by : Dylan Swinton, 5; and senior Josh Stearns and junior Matthew Green, 3. January 15, 2015 Chilkat Valley News Page 5 Rasmuson at heart of museum’s collection of local art By Tom Morphet Robichaud also has donated The Sheldon Museum and to the local museum a second Cultural Center has acquired Snowflake exhibit premieres Jan. 23 scrimshaw work, made on a a $29,000 scrimshaw etching walrus ivory ice axe. and a $6,000 portrait of Native The multi-media exhibit, Images will be displayed until Saturday, March 14, Artist Cattoti’s portrait of elder Charlie Jimmie Sr. under “Snowflakes: Nature’s alongside snow-related local during regular gallery hours, Native elder Jimmie, “Tlingit grants from Alaska’s Rasmuson Dazzling Design,” opens at artwork, winter apparel and 1-4 p.m. Monday through Elder Speaks,” was based on a Foundation. the Sheldon Museum 4 p.m. equipment from the Sheldon Saturday. performance he gave in 2012 The pieces by residents Heidi Friday, Jan. 23. Museum collection, and The finale will correlate to German visitors, and shows Robichaud and Donna Catotti, The exhibit includes turn- photography of winter sports with the Freeride World Tour Jimmie in regalia including a respectively, are the most recent of-the-century photography around the Chilkat Valley. skiing and snowboarding event. crest hat, nose ring and rattle. The additions to a 24-piece collection of snowflakes by William The exhibit will also loop Several related presentations 24-by-32-inch oil painting has a by local artists. The collection has Bentley and combines historic film footage of the Haines will be hosted at the museum mountain and ocean backdrop. been acquired since 2003 with them with contemporary area featuring Fort Seward during the duration of the Museum director Alten said the $83,901 in Rasmuson program photographs by Kenneth winter military maneuvers, dog exhibit, including an avalanche most the museum has previously funding. Libbrecht in a collection mushing and other historic snow presentation and Bruce Gilbert received for art in a year was Pieces range from paintings loaned by The Museum of activity. accounting his early ascent of $9,300, which paid for three by Miriam Cameron and John Northwest Colorado. The exhibit will be on display Denali and local ski history. pieces of art in 2003. Svenson to a Lani Hotch weaving and a Jim Heaton carved, model canoe. on display in the museum’s lower was named “Best in Show” at the Seward and has carved thousands “We owe a lot to Rasmuson level. National Scrimshaw Competition of pieces. Defendant for their generosity. The grant “It’s her masterpiece. It took in Mystic, Conn. in 2004. That “Eye of the Creator” is one of program has greatly improved two years to make. It’s definitely piece was priced at $75,000. about eight large pieces she has our collection quality and what the best piece she’s created,” Alten Robichaud said she dropped created and may be among the racks up we have to show people,” said said. “This adds a significant piece her asking price for “Eye of the last. Due to the physical difficulty museum director Helen Alten. by a local artist.” Creator” because she was honored of working large pieces, she’s felonies Although some people think In an interview, Robichaud to be asked for the piece. “It unlikely to make many more on mainly of history when they said the piece is also one of the means a lot to me to have a piece mammoth tusks, Robichaud told Alaska State Troopers last week consider the museum, the facility largest she’s carved. “I feel like on display locally. I’m mostly the museum. charged a 23-year-old Haines also serves as a cultural center, it’s a masterpiece. I’m so glad it known as a mental health person.” Besides accounting for the resident with three felonies making the collection of locally gets to stay here. The big pieces I Robichaud moved here nine curvature of a tusk, Robichaud related to a June burglary and made art appropriate, Alten said. do go into private collections and years ago and works as a social said she incorporates natural theft at Southeast Road Builders. The $35,000 from Rasmuson I never see them again. They just worker at Lynn Canal Counseling. features that come with a piece of According to court documents, in 2014 is the largest grant the go away.” She also has a private mental fossil ivory. “I work with patterns, the man allegedly stole about local museum has received from The piece, she said, is intended health counseling service. grains and colors offered by the $1,300 in paintball guns, shotgun the foundation’s Art Initiative. The to express the connection between A former Gustavus resident, she ivory. For example, a crack or ammunition and a battery charger scrimshaw piece also represents all living things, including man and was inspired to pursue scrimshaw dark streak might become part of from a company warehouse near the most ever paid for a Haines the natural world. “Most of the work after seeing a piece of the art in a horizon or mountain and a light 5 Mile Haines Highway. artwork under the program. I do is to express the connection a Kodiak bar. She apprenticed spot might be incorporated into a Three months after stealing the Robichaud’s multi-colored between man and nature.” under a master scrimshander in highlight or snow patch.” items, the 23-year-old reported the piece, “Eye of the Creator,” is a Robichaud is one of about same paintball guns were stolen depiction of prehistoric animals, 10 commercial scrimshanders from his trailer by an “associate.” a wolf, a raven and an Inuit in Alaska, making art on fossil During the investigation, the scrimshander at work, carved ivory in a tradition that originated man admitted to trooper Ken on a 41-inch mammoth tusk and with historic whaling. An etched VanSpronsen the property had mounted on a driftwood base. It’s mammoth tusk Robichaud created King's Store been taken from him as collateral for a drug debt. 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Page 6 Chilkat Valley News January 15, 2015 DIRECTOR from page 1 employment agreement with the Police report borough contingent on two things: that the assembly approve his hire Monday, Jan. 12 contacted a sibling of the caller, off the roadway near 3 Mile An officer found a vehicle that and that he determine he liked the A caller reported someone who said she would contact her Haines Highway. No injuries had slid off the road and into the town during his visit. cutting trees on Haines Borough sibling to relay the information. were reported. An officer ditch near the intersection of “The conclusion that I have property near FAA Road. An A person brought to the responded and helped contact Third Avenue and Major Road. reached is I think I would fit officer responded and found department two bicycles found a tow company. While helping Dispatch soon after received here very well,” Mandeville said a man felling trees in the area near the intersection of Third the motorist, the officer heard a call from the vehicle owner Tuesday. without a permit. The officer Avenue and the Old Haines what appeared to be gunshots. who said the vehicle would be In researching the borough, ordered the man to stop and get Highway. He checked the area but was moved shortly. No injuries were Mandeville said he found the a permit. Friday, Jan. 9 unable to locate the source of reported. borough had a lot of plans, but Sunday, Jan. 11 A Mud Bay Road resident the noise. A traffic stop resulted in not a lot of technical expertise to Troopers reported Haines called about a problem with Officers helped a driver who a warning for an inoperable implement them. Mandeville said Highway was icy from town to loose dogs. An officer responded slid off the road near 3 Mile headlight. he uses his five-part “economic 25 Mile. to speak with area residents Haines Highway. No injuries Tuesday, Jan. 6 development toolkit” to promote A caller reported a car parked about the ongoing issue. He were reported. A caller reported hearing economic growth in communities. on Piedad Road. An officer was advised the dog owners to keep Thursday, Jan. 8 a man yelling on Main Street Still, he isn’t a miracle worker. advised. the dogs indoors and under Police spoke with a Haines near Second Avenue. An officer “I want to try to explain to Dispatch advised a caller to control. man about issues he was responded and contacted contact the court regarding a civil A woman contacted a police having and referred him to local you what I can do, and likewise another man, who said the man matter. officer after her vehicle slid off counseling services. yelling had been upset but had what I can’t do,” Mandeville A caller reported being the Haines Highway near 4 Wednesday, Jan. 7 calmed down and had been told the assembly. “Oftentimes harassed by a Juneau resident Mile. The officer helped get her A snowplow driver reported given a ride home. when people are engaged in via telepathic messages. vehicle back on the road. his plow broke down near the economic development, they Saturday, Jan. 10 SEARHC asked dispatch airport on the Haines Highway. are perceived as someone who A caller living outside Haines for help contacting on-call The driver said he didn’t need In the Superior Court for the is going to bring businesses into asked for help getting information personnel. help but wanted police to know State of Alaska at Juneau. In town. Local governments don’t about her father. An officer A 911 caller reported sliding about the situation. the Matter of the Estate of: Lola create businesses nor do we build Jean Knutson, DOB 10/13/1931. DOD 10/2/2014. Case No. 1JU- industrial plants. What we do – 14-00293PR You are notified and I speak from experience – is Strong boosted village activities that the court appointed Clyde we lay the groundwork so that LeRoy Pritchard as Personal your local entrepreneurs, your Klukwan residents said they she said. Representative of this estate. All local businessmen, can grow their would remember Fred Strong Strong’s grandsons attend the persons having claims against businesses.” the person who died are required for his smoked salmon, gentle Klukwan School, where he’d stop A hiring committee composed to present their claims within four good humor, and contributions to regularly. “He’d drop whatever of Sosa, clerk Julie Cozzi, school months of the first publication village life. Strong, 62, died at his he was doing to bring (forgotten superintendent Ginger Jewell and of this notice or the claims will Klukwan home Dec. 28. items) up to them,” Hotch said. assembly member Diana Lapham be forever barred. Claims may Fred Strong, or Kaawashti- Strong often cooked meals for be filed with the court or mailed chose Mandeville as a finalist Shookshaana.`eesh, was of the the school lunch program and was to: Lola Jean Knutson Estate; for the position. Mayor Jan Hill Wolf House of the Kaagwaantaan called on to help with functions Clyde L Pritchard, Personal and Sosa subsequently selected clan. He was born in Haines on of the Klukwan Alaska Native Representative; P.O. Box 875; Mandeville as the man for the job. June 20, 1952, the eighth son Sisterhood. Terrebonne, OR 97760. “Mr. Mandeville’s references of Jerry and Abby Strong. His “He never turned down the describe him as a ‘go-getter, mother was a homemaker from ANS,” sister Kimberley Strong active, and hard working.’ He Dusty Trails Klukwan who worked seasonally said. was also described as a person Apartments at the Letnikof Cove cannery. His Fred Strong Fred Strong is survived by who adapts well, has great 270 2nd Ave S Haines, Alaska father had a shoe repair shop and children Jeremy Bo Strong, initiative and the ability to operate owned and operated a downtown brought his first sockeye of the Felecia Dawn Strong, and Adeline independently, and who has a (907) 766-2329 restaurant. Fred attended Haines season to her house and had her Strong; grandchildren Taylor • Rental Assistance Available sound moral compass,” Sosa said. elementary school and high school gather other siblings for a boiled Hildre, and Kyle, David, Calvin, • Rent Based on Income for Mandeville’s contract includes but spent middle school years in fish feast. Jayden, and Malachi Strong; Eligible Households a minimum annual 1.5 percent San Jose, Calif., where the family Strong taught at the Klukwan brothers Ralph, Gene, Chip, • Small Pets Allowed raise, with a maximum 4 percent Appliances lived for several years. summer salmon camps for 12 Tony, Jim, Dave, Jack, and Henry 1,2 & 3 Bedrooms raise depending on performance. Carpet He worked a variety of jobs, years. “He knew better than all Strong; sisters Lani Hotch and On-site Laundry He will also receive $2,500 in Storage Area including house painter, gillnet of us how to cut thin, wide strips Kimberley Strong, nieces and Off-Street Parking moving expenses. Equal Opportunity fisherman, longshoreman and of dryfish. We can still hear him nephews. truck driver. He operated a small telling his students ‘It’s a knife not Provider and Employer sawmill in Klukwan and worked a saw!’” Hotch said. One group Cops don on the North Slope. He was of students composed a jingle to married twice and had three go along with his instructions. new duds children with his second wife, “He got a big kick out of that,” Marilyn Lapp. His life centered Haines Borough Police on his village and family. Department officers have a new For the past 20 years, Strong Domestic Violence look. spent summers fishing in Police chief Bill Musser said Klukwan, supplying neighbors Prevention Initiative he decided new khaki-colored and family members with fresh Jackie Mazeikas, DV Educator shirts should replace the all- and smoked salmon caught in the 766-6382 black uniforms to “appear river there. He traded salmon for less militaristic and more moose with Yukon friends. approachable.” “Fred’s smokehouse was going “I did receive a number of all summer long,” said sister Time to get your sleds ready! comments about the all black Lani Hotch. Her brother always uniforms being intimidating,” The Haines Uglys will provide Musser said. 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HOME RENTAL a Licensed a BUSINESS AUTO BOAT Leslie Evenden 907 - 303 - 0990 References or Rates 314-0608 John Hedrick 314-0434 Page 8 Chilkat Valley News January 15, 2015 Icy walks take toll on pedestrians NO SNOW from page 1 The borough has spent less than four public works employees are half of that – only $15,000 – for sitting over at the shop twiddling Resident Heather Lende plows use their wing blades to By Tom Morphet a savings of more than $20,000. their thumbs, Borders said. During the recent freeze, Susan is a member of the Haines clear sidewalks on their streets, The savings is largely due to “There’s always something to Yamada was driving her car from Borough’s Planning Commission just as State of Alaska plows clear less fuel used for snow removal, do. We spent three days fixing her apartment on Third Avenue and Downtown Revitalization walks along state roads, including but is also partially due to reduced a leaky water line. One guy has to her job at the medical clinic at Committee. She’s among Main Street. But he said plows fuel prices, Jimenez said. been doing a lot of sanding. First Avenue, two blocks away. residents concerned about winter can’t get down to cement surfaces, “We are saving a lot of money,” We’ve been doing some welding Yamada would sooner walk, maintenance of footpaths, a topic which would cause damage. said public works director Ralph projects,” Borders said. but the sidewalks were too icy, the committee expressed concern “You can’t get that last inch, Borders. “If we are plowing all Despite getting the unexpected she said. about last summer. and once it rains and freezes day, we probably go through 150 time to work on other projects, “It’s awful that right downtown Walks left icy or unshoveled overnight” walks become slick, gallons of fuel a day or more. Borders said he misses the hours it’s not shoveled or sanded,” are a decades-long problem, he said. You’re not using a lot of that. spent trundling around town in Yamada said in an interview. Lende said. Although some The former City of Haines That’s a big savings.” the plow. “It’s nice,” he said. “From a pedestrian standpoint, businesses do a good job, others required adjacent landowners to The department did spend a “Nobody can bother you.” it’s pretty scary. Can you imagine make no effort. shovel sidewalks for decades, lot of time last week sanding the Jimenez said he briefly spoke little old ladies getting out of their “It’s not that hard. We’re a but the city council repealed the sheets of ice around town, and that with manager David Sosa and cars?” winter city. Every other city law about 15 years ago, saying it can add up, Borders said. “Ten chief fiscal officer Jila Stuart Little old ladies aren’t the only does it. You can walk around in was unenforceable. A substitute yards of sand is $200 worth of about the savings, but said it’s residents challenged. Kyle Gray, downtown Juneau and Sitka, but measure to apply the shoveling sand. You can go through a lot of too early to start spending money branch manager for the Haines you can’t walk around on our requirement only to specific sand in a day.” the department might still need bank, received six stitches after fancy, new sidewalks,” Lende downtown streets failed by a 4-2 Though they aren’t spending for a massive dump of snow later cutting his head falling on an icy said. vote in 2000. their time plowing, it’s not like the this winter. patch of sidewalk Jan. 3. Gray, Without winter maintenance, Planning commissioner Lende who is in his late twenties, was the sidewalks around town aren’t said the shoveling ordinance walking from the bank to his much use, she said. “We put all should be revisited. apartment, a distance of about 100 these new sidewalks in which are “It may even be an opportunity feet along Main Street. apparently only for visitors who for local nonprofits to help citizens Caroline’s Closet “I pretty much hit head first. come in the summer. If our roads and businesses who prefer not to That weekend there was a sheet were maintained to that level, it’d – or who can’t – clear sidewalks,” Spruce up your wardrobe of ice over everything,” Gray said. be a fright,” Lende said. she said, suggesting that Venturer with some new jeans! “There was one patch of ice on the Borough public works director Scouts, school athletic teams or sidewalk that wasn’t sanded. My Ralph Borders said last week’s other groups could provide the foot found it.” slippery conditions resulted from service. 15% off women’s bottoms Ice covered many walks cold, windy weather that polished Lende also suggested an “adopt & 10% off jewelry downtown last week, including ice and blew away sand that a sidewalk” program for areas not sections of Main Street along had been applied for traction, in front of homes and businesses, vacant properties and closed including on sidewalks. “It’s like such as ones along the waterfront 12-6pm Tuesday-Saturday businesses. In recent winters it’s putting down ball bearings. You and near the school. become common for residents to better wear grippers in that kind walk in paved, sanded roadways of weather.” rather than brave icy walks. Borders said Haines Borough Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities PELLET from page 1 NOTICE OF INTENT TO BEGIN Jimenez said. The borough has apartments, the Chilkoot Indian ENGINEERING AND ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES said it must find a supplier that can Association office, Eagle’s Nest provide up to 40 tons of pellets a Motel and Olerud’s Market Center. AMHS Haines Ferry Terminal End Berth Facility month. Sealaska can deliver only Biomass advocates have said that Project #68464 / 0955017 10 tons at a time. the addition of pellet burners to “Until we can find a source for the community would improve The Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities (DOT&PF), in cooperation with the Alaska as many pellets as we need on a the economics for development Division of the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) is proposing to construct an Alaska Marine Highway regular delivery schedule, we of a pellet-producing plant here. System (AMHS) End Berth Facility at the Haines Ferry Terminal, in Haines, Alaska. can’t really more forward,” acting CIA acting administrator economic development director Scott Hansen said an OkoFEN DOT&PF proposes to Christina Baskaya said last fall. boiler in the tribe’s office has A borough-funded study in 2012 malfunctioned twice in its first • remove the existing 4-pile structure recommended against switching year. A flame sensor burned • dredge to -30 MLLW and place slope protection at proposed new berths to pellet boilers. Jim Rehfeldt out and a circuit board relay of Alaska Energy Engineering that controlled automatic pellet and proposes to install pointed to “considerably more loading also failed. • five 4-pile & one 6-pile mooring and berthing structures maintenance” for pellet boilers The flame sensor was a “minor • three 4-pile float restraint structures item” but the failure of the circuit and a boiler lifespan that’s half • pile supported passenger waiting shelter that of oil burners as among board was disturbing, as he’d reasons to hold off on the change. expect that to last for the life of • two steel transfer bridges and associated abutment and bearing structures “The prudent course of action the boiler, Hansen said. • a concrete mooring and vehicle transfer float is to wait and see how this energy Jimenez said he also has heard • personnel access catwalks and gangways source plays out over time,” of problems with pellet-burning • electrical components for marine and uplands Rehfeldt said, noting that even boilers in public buildings in • new pavement and striping in the staging areas in places close to pellet plants, Ketchikan. there’s been no mass switch to Construction is projected for 2016 wood heat. This proposed project would follow the process required under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). Wood-pellet boilers have Based on project location and scope of work, the environmental document would be a been installed in recent years From the Baha’i Categorical Exclusion. at Chilkoot Estates subdivision Scriptures “Defi le not your The project would comply with these Acts & Executive Orders tongues with the cursing and reviling • National Historic Preservation Act Sec 106 • EO-12898 (Environmental Justice) of any soul, and guard • Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation Mgt Act • EO-13112 (Invasive Species) your eyes against that • EO-11988 (Manage Floodplains) • EO-11990 (Protect Wetlands) • Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act • Clean Air & Clean Water Acts which is not seemly.” Comments on the proposal from interested persons will assist us in preparing the project’s ~Baha’u’llah environmental documentation. 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