Chilkat Indian Village is taking comments through December 22 on its plan to use $1 million in Housing and Urban Development funding to make homes in Klukwan and the Chilkat Valley healthier. According to CIV’s environmental review document for the project, the Tribe would work with the National Renewable Energy Lab to assess and remediate […]
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2024: Chilkat Valley Index
1,643 pounds of food came out of the Victory Garden in Mosquito Lake, according to Erika Merklin. More than 700 pounds of that were cauliflower, broccoli and cabbage. 3,000 pounds of fudge were purchased at Alaska Rods this year, along with 800 knives. While they had some new flavors to try out this year, including […]
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Police Blotter: Dec 1 – Dec 13
Sunday, Dec. 1 Caller reported a tree blocking the entire roadway on Beach Road. The borough’s Public Works Department was advised and responded. Caller requested a welfare check on a friend on Small Tracts Road who he was unable to get a hold of. A message was relayed to DOT with questions about runway conditions […]
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Two finalists named for Haines school superintendent
Haines school board president Michelle Sloper said they’ve narrowed their superintendent search down to two candidates from a pool of nine. The school board has been looking for a replacement for Roy Getchell since October when he announced that he would be leaving his post at the end of the school year. Those finalists are […]
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American Pacific to be the sole owner of the Palmer Project
Japanese company DOWA Metals & Mining Co., which has been financing the bulk of the ongoing exploration work on the Palmer Project, has pulled out of the venture leaving American Pacific to be the sole owner. American Pacific announced Monday that it would be getting 100% interest in the exploratory mixed-metals mining operation northwest of […]
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This Week in History: Lutak Dock, tourism taxes, and Haines Highway
10 years agoSummit to explore fix of Lutak Dock Haines Borough Manager David Sosa is bringing a facilitator from the University of Alaska Anchorage to Haines Dec. 4-5 to help “facilitate the conversation” about the Lutak Dock, for about $5,000. The information and planning session follows a draft report released last month by PND Engineers […]
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Woman totals car after hitting bear on the highway
Just about two weeks ago, a bear finished what a coyote started with Michelle Stigen’s 2017 Hyundai Tuscon Sport. Stigen was on her way home from a shift at the 33 Mile Roadhouse when she rounded a corner near Klukwan and hit the brown bear just after 7 p.m. “I had no time to even […]
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Nearly 800 votes counted in unofficial Chilkat Valley election results
At least 798 Chilkat Valley residents cast ballots according to results released by the state’s Division of elections early Wednesday morning. In the presidential election, both Haines No. 1 which encompasses Lutak Road, Mud Bay and Haines and Haines No. 2 which includes much of the upper Chilkat Valley voted for former President Donald Trump […]
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Tlingit & Haida to distribute salmon this week for tribal citizens
Tlingit & Haida tribal citizens from the Chilkat Valley will be able to pick up salmon from the Haines ANB/ANS Hall on Friday. In Klukwan, Friday’s fish distribution will take place at the ANS Hall. The tribal government represents more than 37,000 Tlingít and Haida Alaska Native people worldwide, but this distribution applies to the […]
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Meet the teachers: Liz Gifford
Liz Gifford moved to Haines from Juneau where she had been living for two decades and recently teaching at Floyd Dryden Middle School for about five years. She taught Spanish, language arts and social studies in both of Juneau’s middle schools. Gifford, who has her master’s degree in teaching, started with an undergrad degree in […]