Joe Ordonez’s, “Where Eagles Gather: The Story of the Alaska Chilkat Bald Eagle Preserve,” is featured with other recently published Alaska books in the June issue of Alaska Airlines magazine. Magazine intern and Haines High School alumna Anna Jacobson was assigned to write this issue’s book review section, “Writings on the Last Frontier.” Anna ordered many books, […]
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Electronics recycling served 92 entities
Thank you to our amazing 36 volunteers who helped with electronic recycling, prepping scrap metal, the scrap box, and fishnets on Friday and Saturday! Wow! We served 92 different families, businesses, and organizations (and Klukwan counted as 1 of those 92) and took in 9,025 pounds of electronic recycling. Over the 16 years we have provided electronic […]
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State House District 33 voters support Gross for Congress
Sarah Palin leading in statewide balloting Sitka fisherman and former U.S. Senate candidate Al Gross captured the most votes for Alaska’s only seat in the U.S. House of Representatives among voters in state House District 33, according to results tallied as of Tuesday. By-mail voting ended Saturday in the special election to fill the seat […]
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Summer camps and programs back after pandemic hiatus
Children will find plenty of entertainment this summer from camps, sports leagues, and other activities. The following is a list of some of the programs offered for kids in June, July, and August. Stay tuned for ads for these and other programs throughout the summer. Haines Elementary Sports Programs This year, the Haines Borough School District is […]
Posted inThis Week in History
This week in history
Oct. 20, 1969 The new community tribal house at Klukwan will be the scene of a potlatch Wednesday night honoring the people who helped make the building possible. The potlatch will be open only to invited guests. The community elected Dorothy Fossman as superintendent, and Victor Hotch as foreman. Since work began in April, the following people […]
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Park service to assist HEDC in trails plan
The Haines Economic Development Corporation will develop a master trail plan for the Chilkat Valley with help from a grant from the National Park Service’s Rivers, Trails and Conservation Assistance program. While it won’t provide any funding, the grant means parks service staff will work with HEDC and interested stakeholders to begin mapping existing and […]
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Details from decades-old U.S. census give glimpse of local history
Full details from the 1950 U.S. Census were released earlier this month, intriguing historians from around the country and providing a snapshot of the people who called the Chilkat Valley home more than seven decades ago. While the federal government makes public population statistics and demographic data upon completion of each decennial census, the specifics […]
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Need answers please
Local commissions and committees are stacked decks to promote foreign and mega-industrial extractive industry interests with little regard for thorough planning or vetting within the Haines/Deishu/Klukwan communities as a whole. Whether one is for or against turning our precious valley into a haul road for industrial logging and mining with Lutak as a foreign export dock, the […]
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Artists pass on traditional skills through new CIA apprenticeships
Chilkoot Indian Association’s first cohort of arts mentors and apprentices began working on long-term projects earlier this March as part of a program to revitalize Tlingit cultural traditions like weaving and metal-working. Three mentors are working one-on-one (or one-on-two) with apprentices through the rest of the year to develop skills that include preparing mountain goat […]
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Duly Noted
Klukwan School teacher Laura McIndoe reports that students learned about animal tracks, snow crystals, measuring snow, and types of snow in Tracy Wirak-Cassidy’s Snow School. The students also participate in a Winter Sports for Life class weekly that includes skiing and snowshoeing. With Justina Hotch, students monitor the weather and Chilkat River conditions through a citizen’s science program called Stream Team. Cory Grant teaches students […]