Shedding weight is what wrestlers are good at, but for 18-year-old Hayden Jimenez, leaving Haines and traveling light was requisite. He filled a hunting backpack with necessities like clothes, wrestling gear, and toiletries. “And my mountain bike,” he said. Jimenez sold the rest of his belongings and what he couldn’t sell he gave to his […]
Author Archives: Francisco Martínezcuello - Chilkat Valley News
Francisco Martínezcuello is the Chilkat Valley News summer reporter. Previously, he was in Southwest Alaska working for KYUK Public Media as a News Reporting Fellow from November 2022 through January 2024. He is a graduate of UC Berkeley School of Journalism. He is also a veteran of the United States Marine Corps.
