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 […]
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Rate increase is denied, so Alaska Steam stops service
Alaska Steamship Company, the only water shipping line servicing Haines-Port Chilkoot on a regular schedule, has announced it will terminate its monthly freighter following the arrival of a ship this week. The company had requested a rate increase of 15% which had been denied by the U.S. Maritimes Commission. According to Thomas Quinlan, Haines agent […]
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City seeking sewage plant
The city of Port Chilkoot has taken the first steps toward developing a sewage disposal plant for the area, Carl Heinmiller, mayor of Port Chilkoot, reports. The city has made applications to the newly-created Housing and Urban Development Department of the federal government for assistance in a three-part program: Federal participation would run to about […]