Voters in the Chilkat Valley aligned with ones statewide Tuesday, rejecting a ballot proposition that would have restored Alaska’s coastal management program, but by a smaller margin. In Haines and Haines Highway districts, voters rejected coastal management by identical, 51 percent margins. In Klukwan, 17 of 25 voters, or 68 percent, voted in opposition. Statewide, 62 […]
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Borough responds to village tax-exempt claim
The Haines Borough is holding to its contention that the Chilkat Indian Village must pay property tax on the former Chilkat Cruises dock and beachfront property. The village owes the borough about $10,000, according to the municipality. In a letter to the tribe dated Aug. 3, contract assessor Michael Renfro lays out several arguments for the borough’s […]
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Tlingit exchange to help fill out map
Library presentations by Tlingit elders from Juneau and Haines Junction, Y.T. are aimed at creating a map of traditional uses of the Chilkat Valley. “Crossing Borders Through Communication” is part of the Chilkat Valley Storyboard Enhancement Grant funded by the federal Institute of Museum and Library Services and the Chilkoot Indian Association. Yolanta Ryan said […]
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Bigs’ activities will continue this fall
All Big Brothers Big Sisters matches in Haines are still active and monthly match activities are still being organized for participants. The school year has started which means school-based matches will start meeting on school grounds again. No new matches, fundraising, or recruitment can be completed until Big Brothers Big Sisters of Alaska secures more […]
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Borough, Kluwan at odds over taxes
The Haines Borough is countering a claim by Chilkat Indian Village that the tribe owes no taxes on the former Chilkat Cruises Dock that it bought last year. The borough is out about $10,000. Manager Mark Earnest and attorney Brooks Chandler have refused to provide borough legal correspondence on the matter, which is not the subject of a lawsuit. […]
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Haines schools make AYP
All four programs within the Haines Borough School District met the adequate yearly progress goals set by the federal government’s No Child Left Behind law for the 2011-2012 school year. According to the state department of education, Haines Elementary School scored a 91% proficiency rate on the language arts test, including reading and writing, up by a […]
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Guides, villagers key to preserve visit
Many thanks to the Chilkat Guides for donating their time, equipment, and unparalleled enthusiasm for taking six rafts of locals and present and former state parks officials through the Alaska Chilkat Bald Eagle Preserve to commemorate the preserve’s 30th anniversary. Guides Ben Feldman, Steve Ritzinger, Brittany Price, Nels Niemi, John Binger and Tyler Ehrlich taught […]
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Fuel in tank; no theft
The suspected theft of heating oil from the health clinic in Klukwan in May turned out to be a misreading due to a faulty gauge. Building attendant supervisor Bob Grant reported last month that as many as 250 gallons offuel went missing from the tank in mid-May. Grant said recently that fuel company workers who went to […]
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Most Chilkat River fishing closed
Northern Chilkat Inlet and sections of the Chilkat River will remain closed to subsistence, sport and commercial fishing through July 31 to protect king salmon returning to spawning beds. The closure extends from a regulatory marker north of the Letnikof Cove boat ramp to Milepost 19 on Haines Highway and for a one-mile section north of Wells […]