Due to the tragic injury to a key operator and family member, the Vietnam Veterans’ Memorial Traveling Wall has canceled their tours to Alaska for 2011. The American Legion and the Elks Lodge are getting the visit rescheduled for 2012. The enthusiastic and generous support from residents, businesses and community organizations is greatly appreciated in […]
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Sponsors make barbecue a success
A huge thank-you to Ocean Beauty Seafoods, Excursion Inlet for the donation of 1,000 pounds of fresh king salmon for our free King Salmon Community Barbecue on Saturday after the bike race. Thank you to the barbecuers Hugh Rietz, Harry Rietz, Mike Denker, Jim Studley, and the crew from Haines Packing Company. Thank you sponsors Chilkoot Fish […]
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Rezoning for heliports not solution
Many of us are disgusted with what went on at the recent Borough Assembly meeting. There’s a certain group in this town who feel they know what’s best for everyone, and don’t care about the laws and rules they violate. We’re dealing with the same scenario in the Chilkat Lake Road area. The proponent of the rezoning […]
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Assembly actions inexcusable
Regarding the recent decision by the Borough Assembly on filling the vacant seat, I am absolutely appalled and disgusted at the decision of some assembly members. What happened to voting? What happened to representation of the people? Regardless of whom this involves, Karen Hess or John Q. Public, to totally disregard the legal votes of Haines […]
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Borough meeting a mockery
Last Monday I attended the so-called borough special meeting to seat the interim assembly person until the October election. The headline for the CVN weekly edition should read “Sore Losers Get Even.” The assembly members who erroneously seated Greg Goodman compounded their error by the most blatant exhibit of prejudice that I have ever witnessed. Not only […]
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Duly Noted
Norman Blank died Sunday at home from complications of pulmonary fibrosis. He was 80. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Friends of the Library or the Haines Volunteer Fire Department Ambulance Company. A full obituary will appear in next week’s Chilkat Valley News. A baby girl, Natalee JoAnn Grant, was […]
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Neighbors: Heliports not welcome at 26 Mile
Some residents at 26 Mile Haines Highway want their area rezoned like the Mud Bay planning and zoning district, which now specifically prohibits heliports. Helicopter skiing tour provider Southeast Alaska Backcountry Adventures (SEABA) has shown repeated interest in establishing a heliport at .6 Mile Chilkat Lake Road. As of this week, resident Jessica Plachta said she has […]
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Timber faller finds niche in Haines
Preston King, a timber faller with 20 years’ experience in Alaska and the Northwest, offers residential tree service through his company, Trinity Tree Service. Services include view clearing, limbing, topping, directional tree falling and dangerous tree removal. “If I have space to fall it, I can drop it, if it’s within reason,” he said. He […]
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Police welcome new officers
Police chief Gary Lowe this week said he expects two patrol officers to join the Haines Borough Police Department next month. Whittier officer John Havard will start with the department at the beginning of July to replace Jason Joel, who resigned in April. Joel had been a police sergeant, but his rank shifted to patrolman in February. Officer Cassandra […]
Posted inLocal News, Klukwan, News
Klukwan, fair receive grants
ere recently awarded Community Arts Development Grants from the Alaska State Council on the Arts. The Jilkaat Kwaan Heritage Center in Klukwan received $4,000 for a totem carving workshop. The Southeast Alaska State Fair received $3,000 for fair entertainment. The grants are designed to assist small, nonprofit Alaska organizations in developing art programs in underserved areas of […]