Liam DeWitt during a performance of the Eagle Raven Dancers at last weekend’s 2026 Traditional Games in Juneau. Saturday, April 11, 2026. (Will Steinfeld/Chilkat Valley News)
Spencer Willard competes in archery at the Traditional Games in Juneau, Saturday, April 11, 2026. (Will Steinfeld/Chilkat Valley News)
Corvus Benassi and Spencer score their archery at last weekend’s 2026 Traditional Games in Juneau. Saturday, April 11, 2026. (Will Steinfeld/Chilkat Valley News)
(Lizzy Hahn/ Chilkat Valley News) Kate Gallatig surfaces after practicing a flip in the Haines pool on Sunday, March 29, 2026 in Haines, Alaska.
(Lizzy Hahn/ Chilkat Valley News) Kayakers took to the Haines pool to practice their paddeling and flips on Sunday, March 29, 2026 in Haines, Alaska.
(Lizzy Hahn/ Chilkat Valley News) Burl Sheldon reads a passage to the crowd before the No Kings protest on Saturday, March 28, 2026 in Haines, Alaska.
(Lizzy Hahn/ Chilkat Valley News) Debbie Gravel shares a passage of resistance with the crowd before the No Kings protest on Saturday, March 28, 2026 in Haines, Alaska.
(Lizzy Hahn/ Chilkat Valley News) No Kings protesters walk to Main Street on Saturday, March 28, 2026 in Haines, Alaska.
(Lizzy Hahn/ Chilkat Valley News) Nancy Nash sings with the crowd after the No Kings protest on Saturday, March 28, 2026 in Haines, Alaska
(Lizzy Hahn/ Chilkat Valley News) Nancy Nash sings with the crowd after the No Kings protest on Saturday, March 28, 2026 in Haines, Alaska
(Lizzy Hahn/ Chilkat Valley News) No Kings protesters cross Main Street in silence during the protest on Saturday, March 28, 2026 in Haines, Alaska.
(Lizzy Hahn/ Chilkat Valley News) Debbie Gravel, left, hands a protester a red paperclip during the No Kings protest on Saturday, March 28, 2026 in Haines, Alaska.
(Lizzy Hahn/ Chilkat Valley News) No Kings protesters stand in silence on Main Street on Saturday, March 28, 2026 in Haines, Alaska.
James Hart looks to put up practice shots on a crowded court at halftime. Saturday, March 28, 2026. (Will Steinfeld/Chilkat Valley News)
Kyle Fossman celebrates a basket after a contentious passage of play. Saturday, March 28, 2026. (Will Steinfeld/Chilkat Valley News)
Fans celebrate late in the fourth quarter between Haines and Angoon. Saturday, March 28, 2026. (Will Steinfeld/Chilkat Valley News)
Haines huddles during a fourth-quarter timeout. Saturday, March 28, 2026. (Will Steinfeld/Chilkat Valley News)
From left to right: Coach Steve Fossman, Kyle Rush, Colton Combs, Kyle Fossman, James Hart, Tyler Swinton, Jake Friske, Chevy Fowler, Kaleb Tompkins, Ryan Olsen. Saturday, March 28, 2026. (Will Steinfeld/Chilkat Valley News)
Angoon’s Aquino Brinson sizes up Colton Combs. Saturday, March 28, 2026. (Will Steinfeld/Chilkat Valley News)
Aquino Brinson drives to the rim. Saturday, March 28, 2026. (Will Steinfeld/Chilkat Valley News)
Kaleb Tompkins drives to the rim. Saturday, March 28, 2026. (Will Steinfeld/Chilkat Valley News)
Tyler Swinton shoots a three-pointer. Saturday, March 28, 2026. (Will Steinfeld/Chilkat Valley News)
Colton Combs drives to the rim. Saturday, March 28, 2026. (Will Steinfeld/Chilkat Valley News)
Kaleb Tompkins shoots through contact. Saturday, March 28, 2026. (Will Steinfeld/Chilkat Valley News)
The crowd looks on as Jake Friske shoots game-sealing free throws. Saturday, March 28, 2026. (Will Steinfeld/Chilkat Valley News)
The crowd celebrates after Jake Friske makes game-sealing free throws. Saturday, March 28, 2026. (Will Steinfeld/Chilkat Valley News)
James Hart celebrates the win with #12 Kyle Fossman. Saturday, March 28, 2026. (Will Steinfeld/Chilkat Valley News)
Kyle Fossman talks post-game with Angoon’s Clayton Edwin. Saturday, March 28, 2026. (Will Steinfeld/Chilkat Valley News)
Andrew Friske blocks a Sitka shot. Saturday, March 28, 2026. (Will Steinfeld/Chilkat Valley News)
Andrew Friske blocks a Sitka shot. Saturday, March 28, 2026. (Will Steinfeld/Chilkat Valley News)
Stuart DeWitt hugs Jason Shull after winning the title. Saturday, March 28, 2026. (Will Steinfeld/Chilkat Valley News)
Klukwan’s title-winning team. Saturday, March 28, 2026. (Will Steinfeld/Chilkat Valley News)
Andrew Friske blocks a Sitka shot. Saturday, March 28, 2026. (Will Steinfeld/Chilkat Valley News)
Andrew Friske blocks a Sitka shot. Saturday, March 28, 2026. (Will Steinfeld/Chilkat Valley News)
Stuart DeWitt hugs Jason Shull after winning the title. Saturday, March 28, 2026. (Will Steinfeld/Chilkat Valley News)
A raft of surf scoters in Lutak Inlet. Wednesday, April 22, 2026. (Will Steinfeld/Chilkat Valley News)
(By Rashah McChesney) New Fish and Game sportfish biologist John Whitinger sits in his office on Wednesday, April 22, 2026, in Haines, Alaska.
The Haines and Klehini Valley Volunteer Fire Departments responded to a structure fire in Fort Seward on Saturday, April 18, 2026, in Haines, Alaska. The fire came from a wood stove in the basement which crews contained to that floor.
Felix Benassi tests a bow at last weekend’s 2026 Traditional Games in Juneau. Saturday, April 11, 2026. (Will Steinfeld/Chilkat Valley News)
The opening ceremony at last weekend’s 2026 Traditional Games in Juneau. Saturday, April 11, 2026. (Will Steinfeld/Chilkat Valley News)
Joel Stuk of Keep the Pool Open during their set at the Alaska Folk Festival, Saturday, April 11, 2026. (Will Steinfeld/Chilkat Valley News)
Merrick Bochart paints a portion of a mural hanging in the newly rebuilt Quick Shop commercial complex on Tuesday, April 7, 2026, in Haines, Alaska. (Rashah McChesney/Chilkat Valley News)
A smaller scale painting of a mural that’s going up on a wall in the newly rebuilt Quick Shop commercial complex shown here on Tuesday, April 7, 2026, in Haines, Alaska. (Rashah McChesney/Chilkat Valley News)
(Lizzy Hahn/ Chilkat Valley News) Stella Swinton, 21 months old, holds an Easter egg during the egg hunt in the Haines High School on April 5, 2026.
(Lizzy Hahn/ Chilkat Valley News) Students rush to grab eggs during the Easter egg hunt in the Haines High School on April 5, 2026.
(Lizzy Hahn/ Chilkat Valley News) Lillee Grant hugs the dinosaur stuffy she got after finding a prize slip within an Easter egg in the Haines High School on April 5, 2026.
(Lizzy Hahn/ Chilkat Valley News) Students rush to grab eggs during the Easter egg hunt in the Haines High School on April 5, 2026.
(Lizzy Hahn/ Chilkat Valley News) Two-year-old Olen Leazier figures out how to get a lollipop out of an Easter egg during the egg hunt in the Haines High School on April 5, 2026.
(Lizzy Hahn/ Chilkat Valley News) People walk down the causeway to board the MV Hubbard at the Haines Ferry Terminal on April 7, 2026 in Haines, Alaska.
(Lizzy Hahn/ Chilkat Valley News) Police officer Max Marty on April 2, 2026 in Haines, Alaska.
