Emmett Carpenter Williams was born Nov. 29 to former resident Rebecca Hylton and James Christopher Williams of Skagway. Emmett weighed 9 pounds, 15 ounces and measured 21 inches. Rebecca and Kristin White met for daily walks in Juneau while waiting for their babies to arrive. Friends stopped by the hospital to greet Emmett, including Jane […]
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2012: The Year in Review
The earth moved in 2012 and the shift wasn’t only the “slump” on the side of Mount Ripinsky that cleaved a house and split Lutak Road. Four-term incumbent state Rep. Bill Thomas, R-Haines, aiming to become Speaker of the House, lost his seat to Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins, a 23-year-old Sitkan seeking his first political office. Klukwan, Inc., once among the wealthiest Native […]
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Thomas’ ascent: From millhand to Alaska legislator
In 2006, a certified public accountant brought in to review the books of the Southeast Alaska State Fair determined the organization was bankrupt. A former executive director had allowed charges at local stores, federal tax bills, and associated penalties to pile up to a debt of more than $100,000. “We owed so much to the […]
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Tribes pursue grant for junker removal
A joint effort by the Chilkoot Indian Association and Chilkat Indian Village to remove junked vehicles for tribal members could result in another scrap metal barge visit to Haines this spring. The two organizations recently received a $65,000 special projects grant from the Environmental Protection Agency to assist in the collection and transportation of junked […]
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Village is seeking used car oil
Chilkat Indian Village is asking for your used vehicle oil. Klukwan has a furnace that uses motor oil to heat the fire hall during the winter. If you have some and need to get rid of it, please let us know. Our number is 767-5505. Ask for Don Hotch or email me at [email protected]. Thank you. Don […]
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Wreath exchange reflected reverence
I would like to express my gratitude to the Civil Air Patrol, Chilkat Valley Flight 094, and representatives from Juneau, Sitka and Prince of Wales and the Royal Canadian Civil Air Patrol for the invitation to participate in their Wreaths Across America exchange honoring our veterans. The exchange took place at the Dalton Cache border […]
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Village dedicates 2 totems for women
About 100 residents and visitors turned out for the dedication of two 10-foot totems Saturday at Klukwan’s ANS Hall. Lani Hotch, executive director of the Jilkaat Kwaan Heritage Center, told the crowd that the totems, which depict women figures, balance warrior totems located across the street at a veterans’ memorial. “For the Tlingit, everything needs […]
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Toe foils eagle release
Hopes for an eagle release at this year’s Alaska Bald Eagle Festival were dashed by an infected toe. Cheryl McRoberts, director of operations for the American Bald Eagle Foundation, said festival organizers were hoping to release “Donald,” an injured eagle from Haines, at Klukwan Saturday, but veterinarians report the toe infection is serious and may require amputation. “Danielle,” […]
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Unveiling of women’s totems Saturday
Two totems honoring women will be unveiled and dedicated Saturday at the site of Alaska’s only Alaska Native Sisterhood Hall. The Alaska Native Brotherhood, or “ANB,” has a long history of advocating for the Native peoples in Southeast. But the group’s sister organization, the Alaska Native Sisterhood, also is at the forefront of the Native […]
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Absentee votes will decide race for House
Democratic challenger Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins of Sitka is declaring “victory with a huge asterisk” over incumbent state Rep. Bill Thomas, R-Haines, in Southeast’s House District 34 election. As of Wednesday evening, Thomas trailed Kreiss-Tomkins by 44 votes with all precincts reporting. However, there are still about 1,300 in-person and by-mail absentee ballots to be counted, Division […]