We would like to thank everyone who attended the 8th annual “Gifts for Grub” toy drive dinner. This has been a tough year for many Haines residents, but the good people here still showed up with toys and donations to make Christmas better for our children. We would especially like to thank the American Legion […]
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Youth coaches boost hoops
Thanks to Brian O’Riley, Ralph Swinton, Sarah Swinton, Gary Stigen, and Ray Chapin for their help with Community Youth Development Basketball. These coaches donate countless volunteer hours to work with the kids in this community. Our high school basketball teams would not be as successful if it were not for such strong junior high and […]
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Why put king salmon at risk?
Having been a habitat biologist for ADF&G in the upper Lynn Canal and throughout Southeast Alaska over 10 years, I had the opportunity to review many logging sales and units. I also was quite familiar with the literature regarding the impacts on salmon streams from logging and roading operations in Southeast Alaska and elsewhere. It is an […]
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Wickses send holiday wishes
I enjoy reading the Chilkat Valley News each week on-line to keep up with the news there. We enjoy reading about events and folks there that mean so much to us. We want to wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Frank and Linda-Kay Wicks Cordova
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Tahini defies king intercept idea
Kristine Harder and Terrance Pardee are correct in asserting that trawlers, gillnets, and fisheries mismanagement in general severely affect numbers of spawning king salmon. However, they miss the key point: daily ADF&G surveys from 1991 to the present indicate healthy and slightly increasing returns to the unlogged and unroaded Tahini River, and drastic declines to […]
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Foundation money will log photos
The Sheldon Museum Board and staff thank the Chilkat Valley Community Foundation for helping to fund the documentation of the museum’s historical photographs. The museum holds several thousand photographs with images of people, places and events from Chilkat Valley history. In the last few years, Nancy Nash, who generally only works during the summer season, has worked […]
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Thanks for help with celebration
It’s the most wonderful time of the year. Laughter, joy, and excitement fill the air. And the 2010 Christmas Celebration exhibited this joy. The Haines Chamber of Commerce wishes to thank all for making this Community Christmas Celebration feel like a small-town family atmosphere! Particular thanks to the Sheldon Museum and Visitor’s Center for holding […]
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President Obama is working for us all
The sky is dark with flak regarding President Obama’s recent compromise. My initial reaction was similar, until I thought about it. I was (a long time ago) on the dole, and I remember; there’s nothing so frightening as when one is trying desperately to find work and staring down the barrel of unemployment benefits soon to be […]
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Cleat-wearer thanks post office staff
Kudos to our post office people for being the good guys in the interest of public service. The carpets you thoughtfully lay down every winter so that patrons can walk safely inside your building without having to remove their cleats or boots are appreciated by many, myself included. Some of our local business proprietors would […]
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Cell phone access needed out the road
Why do we not have cell-phone use in the valley, with so many homes that we have past 1 Mile Haines Highway, and so many outdoor activities that go on? Cell phones are a must, in case someone gets lost, a car breaks down, fishing on the river, or a car accident (which was my issue […]