The Southeast Alaska State Fair will be held two weeks earlier than usual this year and includes a slate of top-name entertainers. Legendary bluesman Elvin Bishop and 1997 fair favorite Laura Love already have signed contracts to perform at the 37th annual fair set for July 27-31. Fair executive director Herb VanCleve said Monday he’s […]
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DNR to treat lightly on forest, preserve plans
Revisions to management plans for the Haines State Forest and Alaska Chilkat Bald Eagle Preserve should take less than a year, and probably won’t lead to any major changes in land or resource use in either. Department of Natural Resources planning Chief Bruce Phelps told the Haines Chamber of Commerce last week that DNR will […]
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State seeks input on airboat tours
Should commercial airboat tours be permitted within the Alaska Bald Eagle Preserve? The question is going to the preserve’s advisory committee Friday, following action by the state this summer to put brakes on the proposal. Chilkoot Lake Tours owner Shane Horton is proposing to run 18 trips per night on a two-mile Chilkat River loop […]
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City considers collecting ambulance fees from rural residents
A mayoral proposal to begin collection of ambulance fees from non-city residents appears to be weakening. Faced with an audience of emergency response volunteers opposed to the proposal, the city’s public safety committee Tuesday voted against collection of the fees. Committee members Lynda Walker and Brian Lemcke wil carry their recommendation to the full council […]
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Klukwan celebrates ties with former trading partners
Klukwan will host a commemorative celebration next weekend, part of ongoing efforts to rebuild bonds with its neighbors to the North. For centuries, Chilkat Tlingits were trade partners with Yukon Tlingits and the Tutchone people. The first documentation of that relationship came 125 years ago, when the great Tlingit leader Koh-Klux sat down with a […]
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Critic says land settlement sacrifices rights, profits
Southeast Natives whose land claims were ignored in the 1971 Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act are lobbying Congress for swift settlement of their land entitlements. But one Chilkoot Native lobbying to kill the agreement proposed by the Southeast Alaska ANCSA Land Acquisition Coalition (SAALAC), saying hidden obligations to timber companies will undercut tribal authority and […]
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There’s no 3-piece suit for this board chairman
Less than a year ago, Ed Warren was out of work and getting by, as he says, “with a lot of help from the village and a lot of smoked salmon from friends.” Now, he is the chairman of Klukwan, Inc., one of the more profitable Native village corporations in all of Alaska. The 55-year-old […]
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Condominium planned for Pyramid Island
A twenty-story motor court is planned for Pyramid Island, it was announced yesterday by Samanda Motor Inns. A spokesman for the company stated it will be entering formal final negotiations to purchase Mud Bay cliffs and the island within the next 30 days. Plans call for rock and stone from the cliffs to be used […]
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Southeast State Fair: A big event
The main goal for 1975 of the Southeast Alaska State Fair is to totally involve each community in Southeast Alaska. The Fair wants to derive almost all of its entertainment from Southeast and hopes to have a performing group from each of the communities represented. They are contacting a number of cultural groups such as […]