The Haines Glacier Bards picked up steam at their Drama, Debate and Forensics meet last weekend in Wrangell, finaling with five pieces and claiming two first-place finishes. Nine competitors – eight from Haines and one from Klukwan School – traveled to Wrangell for the team’s second meet of the season. They entered 14 pieces. The Wrangell meet […]
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New home for a mom on wheels
Chun Williamson thanked John Katzeek for the keys to her new home Friday, and told him he could bring her a burger. It was an old joke between Williamson, who lived in Klukwan for most of her life, and Katzeek, who would bring her burgers for lunch from the 33 Mile Roadhouse. Katzeek was construction manager for […]
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Valley voters: Pot, Begich, wage hike
Haines and Klukwan residents voted with the rest of Alaska on three ballot measures in Tuesday’s general election, but diverged on who should assume the state’s top leadership positions. Measures to legalize marijuana, raise the minimum wage and protect the Bristol Bay fishery passed by landslides in Haines. Residents in town, up the Haines Highway and in Klukwan supported […]
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Two firsts for bards at DDF tourney
Haines High’s Drama, Debate and Forensics team earned two first-place finishes at its home competition Oct. 24-25 when seven schools and more than 90 students debated and performed. Team captain and senior Jennie Humphrey took first in Dramatic Interpretation for her performance of the spoken-word poem “A Finger, Two Dots, then Me” by […]
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Duly Noted
Services were held Saturday for lifelong resident Fred Strong, who died at his Klukwan home Dec. 28. He was 62. Strong worked as a truck driver and construction worker. An obituary will be printed in next week’s CVN. Falconer Mario Benassi flies his goshawk every day. The bird has attacked everything from milk jugs to Gatorade bottles,apparently mistaking them for prey. […]
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Village heritage center aims for May 2016 opening
Jilkaat Kwaan Heritage Center executive director Lani Hotch told a crowd at the project’s annual benefit dinner Friday she hopes to open the doors at the center May 2016, but that will require raising at least $3.1 million. Hotch outlined about $2 million in upcoming grant requests for Phase II of the project, which involves […]
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Guides to offer village tour next year
Chilkat Guides will partner with Jilkaat Kwaan Heritage Center to offer upwards of 40 cruise-based tours at Klukwan next summer. The partnership represents a big step for tours in the village, which have been offered sporadically in the past. “We’re pretty excited. This is a breakthrough for us. We can hire people to do some of the […]
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Court Report
Angela Widell, 45, of Haines was convicted Jan. 4 of harassment for a Nov. 19 incident when she punched a woman multiple times in a Main Street bar. Widell said she had been drunk and felt insulted by the way the woman looked at her and spoke to her. Widell was sentenced to 90 days […]