While planning and hoping for as much as $2 billion to replace its shrinking fleet of older ships over the next 20 years, the Alaska Marine Highway System also is looking at smaller things it can do to improve service in the near term. That will include Wi-Fi service on the ships; possibly more offerings […]
Posted inLocal News, Klukwan, Government & Elections
Tlingit & Haida to distribute salmon this week for tribal citizens
Tlingit & Haida tribal citizens from the Chilkat Valley will be able to pick up salmon from the Haines ANB/ANS Hall on Friday. In Klukwan, Friday’s fish distribution will take place at the ANS Hall. The tribal government represents more than 37,000 Tlingít and Haida Alaska Native people worldwide, but this distribution applies to the […]
Posted inSoutheast News, Economy
AP&T linemen in Haines, Skagway voting on whether to unionize
Five linemen and one power plant operator working for Alaska Power & Telephone are considering unionizing and joining the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers. Conversations about joining started in July when someone from the company reached out to the IBEW to find out more about joining, said the union’s Assistant Business Manager Jesse Young. Attempts […]
Posted inArts & Culture, Local News
Halloween Cops vs Robbers game turns into town-wide chase
Just after 8 p.m. on Halloween night 20 high school students gathered in the parking lot of the pool. They waited for a few minutes to see if any stragglers were going to show up – one was dropped off by a parent – and then got down to business. First, they decided on three […]
Posted inArts & Culture, Local News
Klukwan connections celebrated during Angoon apology
As the motor vessel Hubbard approached Angoon’s ferry terminal on Friday, Oct. 25, passengers could hear the sound of a drumbeat over the wakes and the ship’s humming engines. The sun was setting behind cloudy skies. It was cold and yet the port was filled with Tlingit leaders and community members dressed in traditional regalia […]
Posted inLetters to the Editor
Committee members who prefer to spread dogma over finding solutions should be removed
Members of the Ports and Harbors Advisory Committee have been using their individual seats for personal attacks against members of the public and prior assembly members, as evidenced in the Oct. 31, 2024 meeting. These same two individuals routinely spread misinformation about the Lutak Dock issue to perpetuate an unaffordable project when they should be […]
Posted inBlotter
Police Blotter: Oct 27 – Nov 2
Sunday, October 27 Caller wants to sue for peace – officers spoke with the caller. Caller requested a welfare check on his wife who is reported to be staying with her sister in the Haines area – Caller does not know where the sister lives. HBPD officers spoke with a citizen on Small Tracts Road. […]
Posted inDuly Noted
Duly Noted: Pickleball, newspapers, and more bears
Spencer Baumgartner and Parker Baumgartner went to a national pickleball tournament in Houston, Texas. Father Jordan Baumgartner said they were the first kids to represent the state at the National Junior Pickleball Association’s NJP Championship Cup. The tournament is open to players aged 8-18. Parker took third in two events and first in another. And […]
Posted inThis Week in History
This Week in History: Preschool seeks new home, eagle count, and the value of Mud Bay
10 years ago, Oct. 30, 2014With clock ticking, preschool weighs options for site With time running out to vacate their Haines Borough-owned building by June 30, the board of the Chilkat Valley Preschool will meet hoping to make a decision on a new, permanent home. The board has been offered space near the Presbyterian Church […]
Posted inArts & Culture, Southeast News
From pain to healing: The emotional impact of the Navy’s apology to Angoon
There’s a worn and mossy stone obelisk at the edge of a bluff overlooking Kootznahoo Inlet near Angoon. It’s the final resting place of Chief Dick Yeilnaawu of the Raven House. He died in 1916. He led the community when the U.S. Navy bombarded it in 1882, and was crucial in the effort to rebuild […]