The Chilkat Valley Preschool has passed the halfway mark in its effort to raise $420,000 for the construction of its new home, a 1,400-square-foot addition on the back of the Haines Senior Center.

The nonprofit organization is also making headway with the Haines Borough Assembly, which on July 26 approved a lease agreement with the preschool on a 5-1 vote. Assembly member George Campbell was opposed.

Ann Myren, who is handling the fundraising and…