Thanks to the folks at the Chilkat Valley News for the article on the Klukwan Assembly of God Church’s bell tower. However, some added facts are needed. Brothers Chip and Henry Strong were essential players in making this happen. Their experience and heavy equipment got the wooden structure placed onto the concrete pad in two separate lifts […]
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Proud to see Haines boat at Celebration
I was very proud of the Haines/Klukwan canoe, when they came into the 2014 Celebration. I am just old enough to remember the last of the old-time dugouts on the Chilkat River. Dan Katzeek had the last really large canoe, in the 30-foot range. There were two of the large, 50 to 60-foot range, Haida-style canoes left, […]
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Historic church bell rings on high again
If you’re late for Sunday services in Klukwan, saying you missed the bell no longer works as an excuse. After two years out of commission, the 110-year-old bell at the Assembly of God Church is back in place, in a new, 30-foot tower completed by resident Jeff Bochart June 12. It was rung from its new […]
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Thomas won’t run
Haines residents will take to the polls in November to elect a state senator and House representative. Due to redistricting, Rep. Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins, D-Sitka, and Sen. Bert Stedman, R-Sitka, no longer will represent Haines. According to the new redistricting map, Haines will still be in Senate District Q, but will change from House District 34 […]
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Duly Noted
Haines High School’s class of 2014 celebrated with friends and family at Dalton City after graduation ceremonies. Christy Tengs Fowler performed a humorous “graduation rap” for graduate son Chevy Fowler. Immediately afterward, graduates were surprised by a “flash mom” dance to Michael Franti’s “Say Hey (I Love You).” At least 20 moms jumped in, including Fabiemme Paes, mom of Belgian […]
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Duly Noted
Molly Wilson arrived in Los Angeles last weekend, where she’s working as the first assistant camera person onboard the research vessel “Sea Watch,” also known as the “Shark Boat.” The vessel is scheduled to appear on a reality show that will follow Captain Chris Wade, a marine biologist and shark expert, and his team as […]
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Sen. Stedman’s views on session
Veteran state Sen. Bert Stedman, R-Sitka, said Haines residents shouldn’t kid themselves: Redistricting and declining state appropriations likely mean the municipality will have to tighten its belt for years to come. Stedman harkened back to the days when he served alongside former House Rep. Bill Thomas, R-Haines, on the legislature’s finance committees during times of […]
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Wild Things
The annual herring run in Mud Bay started in earnest Sunday, with residents using canoes, driftnets and throw nets to haul in buckets full of the silvery fish. As many as 10 eagles and flocks of hundreds of gulls were there feasting on the bounty. Eulachon can’t be far behind. Folks in Klukwan and out Mud Bay Road saw rufous hummingbirds as early as March 30. That’s early, […]
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Mine firm will lease 100,000 acres
A state agency last week awarded Constantine Metal Resources lease rights to nearly 100,000 acres of land 30 miles northwest of Haines for mineral exploration, development and production. The lease encompasses an area more than twice the size of the Alaska Chilkat Bald Eagle Preserve, located mostly between the Tsirku and upper Chilkat rivers. The […]