We are speaking up for the wild salmon in the Chilkat Valley. Having a chest freezer full and jars of wild salmon to eat is how we live. If we have too much, we give it to elders or those in need who can’t fish. Subsistence fishing is an integral part of our family’s lives, […]
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Posted inGarden Edition
Trowel Slingers unite, community gardening options in the Chilkat Valley
For would-be gardeners without a place to call their own, there are three community gardening options in the Chilkat Valley. Mosquito Lake The Victory Garden at Mosquito Lake is a community garden run through the Four Winds Resource Center which is housed in the former Mosquito Lake School. The collective garden runs on a model […]
Posted inSoutheast News
SE Communities Join for Spruce Root Retreat
One hundred and thirty-eight like-minded professionals convened in Sitka this week for three days of networking, field trips and group work on projects, at the Sustainable Southeast Partnership Spring Retreat. Today was the last day of the retreat. Sustainable Southeast Partnership is a program of Spruce Root, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit founded in 2012 and designated […]
Posted inDuly Noted
Duly Noted: Travel, music, boats and goats
Joanie Wagner took a spontaneous trip to Ireland with her daughter, Katie Sevigny, and family. While in Belfast, they took a guided tour and had an informative history lesson of Northern Ireland. They toured the Jamesons Distillery and Guinness Brewery, of course. The group toured Trinity College and viewed the Book of Kells, visited St. […]
Posted inInside CVN
Chilkat Valley News brings home best picture story award, five others at annual Alaska Press Club
Chilkat Valley News current and former staff brought home six awards from the Alaska Press Club last weekend, including first place for Best Picture Story in 2024. Editor Rashah McChesney won first place in the picture story category for photos she took documenting the fire that burned down the Quick Shop business complex and four […]
Posted inLetters to the Editor
Takshanuk Watershed Council’s Community Education and Outreach in the Chilkat Valley
Takshanuk Watershed Council is a community-minded nonprofit that provides free-of-charge opportunities to the community. Our education department works tirelessly to ensure the youth in Haines and Klukwan have a variety of opportunities to explore the Chilkat Watershed. Our educational garden, Marvin’s Garden, is 100% grant funded. We provide gardening and composting education and offer free […]
Posted inSports, Southeast News
Championships set for Gold Medal tournament on Saturday
Five more teams were eliminated Friday at the 76th Annual Juneau Lions Club Gold Medal Basketball Tournament in the George Houston Gymnasium, setting the stage for Saturday’s bracket championships. A (OPEN) BRACKET MT. EDGECUMBE 86, FILCOM 79 Friday morning tipped off with two teams full of firepower and bravado as Mt. Edgecumbe, who had to […]
Posted inLocal News, Sports
Shakeout of teams underway as Gold Medal hits halfway point on Wednesday
Teams are making travel arrangements in opposite directions as the 76th Annual Juneau Lions Club Gold Medal Basketball Tournament in the George Houston Gymnasium reached the halfway point on Wednesday. Tired legs have given way to open jump shots and harder fouls, but the competition level continues to remain at a high level and fans […]
Posted inSports, Local News
New bracket, new thrills and elimination games Tuesday at Gold Medal
A pair of crosstown high school rivals turned college teammates put on a show in the return of the A Bracket on Tuesday at the 76th Annual Gold Medal Basketball Tournament in the George Houston Gymnasium. Alwen Carrillo, a 2024 Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé graduate, scored 30 points for Filcom and 2024 Thunder Mountain […]
Posted inThis Week in History
This Week in History: Smithsonian exhibit, Steve Earle, ambulance fees, Pyramid Island condos?
10 years ago What types of food traditions make Haines distinct compared to other small towns in the United States? A new exhibit, “Key Ingredients: America by Food,” opening April at the Sheldon Museum and Cultural Center, sets out to explore the question. The exhibit is only the museum’s second from the Smithsonian Institution, and […]