In a rematch of last year’s championship game, Klukwan took back the Masters division title at the Gold Medal Basketball Tournament on Saturday, dominating Kake, 63-35. Klukwan held a slim lead at halftime before falling to Kake in the 2012 title contest. This time, the Masters held a 29-16 margin at intermission and continued pouring on points in Juneau. […]
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Klukwan center seeks tie with state
The Alaska Chilkat Bald Eagle Preserve Advisory Council last week voted to support efforts of the Jilkaat Kwaan Heritage Center to partner with the State of Alaska to operate a planned museum and eagle-viewing center at the village entrance. Construction of the center is set to begin in May. Center project director Lani Hotch said […]
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‘Old guys’ lead Klukwan to Hotch tournament win
What the Dick Hotch Memorial Basketball Tournament lacked in participation, it made up for in parity, as the Klukwan Chilkats clinched the title after an inspiring run through the winners’ bracket. The experienced Chilkats topped an upstart Harbor team in Sunday’s final, 79-66. Klukwan led early, but the Harbor held a 36-34 edge at halftime. The Harbor had […]
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Klukwan, Inc. charts course out of debts
Klukwan, Inc. President Rosemarie Hotch this week said a proposed settlement to a decade-long insurance company lawsuit would get the village Native corporation out of federal bankruptcy court and on the road to recovery. “I feel like it’s a ship that’s being mended. It might actually refloat. The Travelers’ debt has stymied any growth and […]
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Klukwan museum plans advance
The shell of the Jilkaat Kwaan Heritage Center may be up by next October. Lani Hotch, executive director of the project, told a crowd at a fund-raising dinner Saturday that the project would be done in a phased approach, possibly eliminating a riverside boardwalk and plaza area and other extras. “We’ll move ahead with construction […]
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Klukwan museum’s benefit meal Saturday
Moose and halibut will be served at the annual Jilkaat Kwaan Heritage Center fund-raising dinner and banquet, starting 6 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 10 at Klukwan’s ANS Hall. An update on progress toward a heritage center will be given, said Lani Hotch. Work to complete bank stabilization at the heritage center site will start Nov. 12. […]
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Haines and Klukwan made healing pole
I would like to thank everyone who participated in the group effort of bringing together the vision of Sue Folletti’s Healing Pole. The goal was to bring community awareness to domestic violence. I think that was accomplished, as over 100 people stopped by to watch, listen, dance and drum. As a community we came together, […]