Klukwan School students have rafted the Chilkat River and helped butcher a moose since classes started Aug. 25. The school, with 13 students, launched a federal lunch program this year and may investigate an onsite preschool program, said Kathy Carl. Carl, who teaches grades K-6, replaces teacher Cynthia McFeeters and works with junior high and high school […]
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Festival is Klukwan’s blueberry celebration
Klukwan’s second annual Blueberry Festival kicks off at 8:30 a.m. Friday, Aug. 29, with new games and workshops designed to celebrate the berries. The festival runs through Saturday, with events held at the ANS Hall and Klukwan Assembly of God Church. Blueberry-themed contests include photos, arts and crafts, jam, jelly, syrup, vinegar, vinaigrette and baked goods. Contest […]
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Klukwan gets $50K for exhibit
Klukwan has secured a $50,000 grant to design a cultural landscape exhibit for its Jilkaat Kwaan Cultural Heritage Center building. The grant from the National Endowment for the Arts was one of 66 Our Town grants totaling about $5 million. “The cultural landscape exhibit will be one of four major exhibits we plan to have […]
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Klukwan keeps Masters title
For a third consecutive year, Klukwan battled Kake in the Masters division title game at the Gold Medal Basketball Tournament, with Klukwan repeating as champions, 67-59. Klukwan took a 27-15 halftime lead Saturday in Juneau, and the scoring picked up steadily after intermission. Jeff Sharnbroich led Klukwan with 24 points, with nearly half his total coming from the free-throw line. Sharnbroich […]
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Dick Hotch: Klukwan wins, Sweet steps down as director
The Klukwan Chilkats repeated as Dick Hotch Memorial Basketball Tournament champions on Feb. 16, holding off the Southeast Warriors in the title game. The Chilkats, who posted a 6-0 record in the tournament, led 57-39 at halftime, sparked by Stuart DeWitt’s 18 points. The Juneau-based Warriors surged in the second half, eventually trimming the margin to 74-72, but Klukwan went […]
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Klukwan will host blueberry festival
Head to Klukwan this weekend for everything blueberry: blueberry-themed games, desserts, prizes, photos and even a burger feed. The first Blueberry Festival kicks off 8 a.m. Friday and continues into Saturday afternoon. Organizer Joanne Elsie Spud said she and Don Hotch Jr. were brainstorming last fall when the idea for a blueberry festival arose. Spud emailed people […]