It happens every single day in Haines, in Klukwan, and in all of our outlying communities: Neighbors, friends and family members are checking in and taking care of one another. Acts of kindness are abundant. What distinguishes a hospice volunteer is a small difference in the beginning. Hospice is called and asked if we are able […]
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Wild Things
This seems like a quiet time of year for wildlife viewing. Many of the summer animals have gone elsewhere or hibernated. There’s still quite a bit of activity, and it’s easier to see without leaves on the trees. Rafts of goldeneyes swim in inlets and tracks tell the stories of birds and small mammals in the snow. […]
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State abandons 25 Mile boat launch
The State of Alaska has abandoned plans to create a new river access point near 25 Mile Haines Highway. The state Department of Transportation, Department of Natural Resources and Department of Fish and Game had proposed the plan in 2011 that would have eliminated a current put-in site that crosses a fish stream and sometimes […]
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Duly Noted
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 […]