Krystal Lloyd helped to organize the Haines community Easter egg hunt and hot dog social this year. She gathered volunteers to fill the plastic eggs for the 14,00-egg event at the school on Easter. On Friday and Saturday Ron Weibel, Sue Waterhouse, Joshua Lloyd, Serena Woods, Judy Weibel, Neil Einsbruch, Joan Degen, Megan Highfield-Stewart, Savannah […]
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Gold Medal Hall of Fame completes a marriage dream
“I was surprised, I was pretty content just being a Hall of Fame wife,” Juneau Lions Club President Marie Beierly said after being selected into the Gold Medal Hall of Fame. “This was definitely something we did not expect, and we just enjoyed the years we have been involved with Gold Medal. I guess it […]
Chilkat Valley Newsletter Friday, April 2
One of Haines’ few year-round restaurants is shutting down after a lease dispute between the owner and landlord brought deeper financial struggles into the open. Alpenglow Woodfired Pizza will close following a final weekend sendoff, ending a three-year run under current ownership. Owner Nolan Woodard points to lease terms he says would have made it […]
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Duly Noted: Beads, burritos and Baja
The New Hope Fellowship Church has raised $35,285 for its scholarship award since 2016. Paul Rogers explained that the money has been distributed to 11 Haines students since that time. In 2024, there were no applicants, so in 2025, the church awarded two scholarships. Rogers and Sage Thomas started the recent fundraiser night by introducing […]
Chilkat Valley Newsletter Friday March 27
Juneau just set a new snowfall record, while Haines has had a snowy year but without the extremes. One upside is that the sledding hill on Mount Riley Road has gotten a lot more use this year. The hill itself is a community effort, maintained by Donnie Turner, who grooms it with a homemade rig […]
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Wednesday Gold Medal elimination day sends eight teams out of tournament
Wednesday’s 77th annual Juneau Lions Club Gold Medal Basketball Tournament was an elimination day. That means if teams lose, they don’t have to go home but they can’t play in the tournament anymore this year. Eight quality teams fell in the fourth day of Gold Medal action. The day started with a classic Angoon/Hydaburg classic […]
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This Week in History: Average Haines age, extreme ski contest and border relocation
10 years ago After a drop of 84 people in 2013 and an increase of 21 in 2014, the population of Haines has reverted to a downward trend, dropping 58 people in the last year to a total of 2,493, according to state statistics. The town is also continuing to get older, maturing from a […]
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Duly Noted: Carving, Canada, Snowboarding and more
Joe Aultman-Moore found himself on a homestead a couple of hours outside of Rio de Janeiro doing chores, building custom shelves and discovering the spectacular birds of the southern rainforest. He spent a week hiking on a jungle island, and dodging rattlesnakes and Armadeira spiders. Aultman-Moore went on to spend about a month riding riverboats […]
Chilkat Valley Newsletter Friday March 20
One of the Yukon territory’s best known breweries is sitting out on Haines’ brew fest this year, citing concerns about crossing the border amid ongoing U.S.-Canada tensions. Yukon Brewing’s absence is raising broader concerns about whether fewer Canadians will make the trip south for local events for the second year. Organizers are cautious about drawing […]
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More than 100 gather for final winter potluck, organizers seek funding to expand program
Just a few minutes after the doors of the Alaska Native Brotherhood/Sisterhood Hall in Haines opened, more than 80 people were in line for food. Many had walked in with their own dishes to share in the final community potluck meal of the season, organized by the Haines Chamber of Commerce and local chef Travis […]