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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35 years makes a difference
The 1941 Howe fire truck—acquired surplus by the Haines Volunteer Fire Dept. in 1959—stands proudly but outclassed by the new Seagrave truck the HVFD received Wednesday. The new 350 h.p. diesel truck has an automatic transmission; it will pump 1,500 gallons of water per minute and carries 3,000 feet of two and one-half inch hose. […]
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City and State talk about acquiring Lutak dry cargo dock
In the space of a week, the federal government dry cargo dock at Lutak became the center of intense discussion among federal, state and city officials. The dock was the subject of a public meeting March 10, and a further meeting among officials at the three governmental levels took place yesterday at the city council […]
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Young Introduces bill for ‘short-term solution’ to clearcutting problem
WASHINGTON — A bill to provide the secretary of agriculture with the authority to sell timber from U.S. Forest Service lands in Alaska was introduced in the U.S. House last week by Rep. Don Young, R-Alaska. Young described the bill as an attempt to find a “short-term solution” to the ban on clearcutting handed down […]
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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 […]
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Petition calls for action regarding border station
A petition requesting the relocation of the U.S. Customs and Immigration station from Haines to adjacent to the Canadian border station is making the rounds. According to Dorothy Fossman of Klukwan, writer of the document, she was able to get “25 signatures in 15 minutes” and is confident of getting a majority of area residents […]
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Local carvings to decorate governor’s office entrance
Chilkat Valley craftsmen have received a carving project from the State of Alaska for the new entrance to the governor’s office in the state building in Juneau. Alaska Indian Arts, Inc., will carve six Alaskan scenes and will duplicate them on the inside of the doors, Carl Heinmiller reports. The carvings will be done in […]