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Olerud left his mark on Haines

Heather Lende - For the Chilkat Valley News by Heather Lende - For the Chilkat Valley News October 30, 2025October 30, 2025

Dave Olerud, 88, died Oct. 3 at home of natural causes. He was born Oct. 17, 1936, in Boyd, Minn., and came to Haines in 1964 to teach school.  Olerud founded the Alaska Bald Eagle Foundation and the family owns Olerud’s Market Center and the Alaska Sport Shop on Main Street, businesses that he and […]

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Tom Healy remembered as approachable, open and kind.

Heather Lende - For the Chilkat Valley News by Heather Lende - For the Chilkat Valley News July 21, 2025July 21, 2025
Tom McGuire sits with a young boy. A lake is in the background and mountains in the distance.
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Author Tom McGuire leaves legacy of love of family and the North

Heather Lende - For the Chilkat Valley News by Heather Lende - For the Chilkat Valley News February 24, 2025February 24, 2025
Sam Wright, of Haines. (Courtesy/Annette Smith)
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Haines pilot a kind soul who was ‘a lot of fun to fly with’

Heather Lende - For the Chilkat Valley News by Heather Lende - For the Chilkat Valley News August 1, 2024August 2, 2024
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Capt. Mark Adams Sizemore a ‘humble guy with a lot of accomplishments’

Heather Lende - For the Chilkat Valley News by Heather Lende - For the Chilkat Valley News July 20, 2024July 20, 2024
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Pam Randles, remembered for humor, intelligence, dies at 79

Heather Lende - For the Chilkat Valley News by Heather Lende - For the Chilkat Valley News January 19, 2024January 26, 2024

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