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 weather and Chilkat River conditions through a citizen’s […]
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No snakes in Alaska or on the Moon (yet)
Is Alaska familiar with St. Patrick’s Day? That one night of the year American-lrish people live for—yet can never remember? (The tragedy of my folk.) That’s right: I’m 50% Irish through my mother. (For those of you educated inside Anglo-Saxon economic systems—that means she’s 100% Irish.) See what I did there? I directly challenged CVN […]
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Mary Price is home after six months spent in Anchorage recuperating from a broken hip and other complications. She’s “extremely happy to be home,” said daughter Cindy Clifton, home for a week with son Conner to visit Mary and help around the house. Mary’s daughter Nadine Price Schruefer is also in town, with Mary’s great-granddaughter Zhamirah. They attended the Memorial Day service […]
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Residents identify ways to improve food system
About 20 Haines and Skagway residents brainstormed a vision for the future of food production in the upper Lynn Canal last weekend on Zoom, as part of a statewide effort to strengthen Alaska’s food networks and security. Over the course of two hours, residents identified dozens of “food assets” in the Chilkat Valley, ranging from the names […]
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Haines School superintendent Roy Getchell might add “light dentistry” to the list of “other duties, as assigned” in his contract. Getchell donned rubber gloves to remove a loose tooth that was bothering second-grader Parker Baumgartner Monday. Parker walked into the district office with a sore tooth and looked for some support from Grandmom Judy Erekson, the district’s bookkeeper. Roy offered to […]
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Haines School superintendent Roy Getchell might add “light dentistry” to the list of “other duties, as assigned” in his contract. Getchell donned rubber gloves to remove a loose tooth that was bothering second-grader Parker Baumgartner Monday. Parker walked into the district office with a sore tooth and looking for some support from grandmom Judy Erekson, […]
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Bird count low but includes snowy owl
The number of birds spotted in the 2021 Audubon Christmas Bird Count dropped from historic numbers, possibly owing to biting cold weather on Dec. 15. 49 observers looked for birds around Haines and another nine spread out in a circle around Klukwan. The annual count is used as a barometer of the health of bird populations […]
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Arion and the Olive Branch
In my last letter, I spilled the beans about the toehold we artists enjoy in the new historical Renaissance (200-300 year duration is my guess, solar system wide.) Since I’ve already been contributing to this Renaissance for a decade in Mud Bay, I can offer a pointer to any artists with hatchets to bury. (By […]
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Culture bearer, Tlingit leader dies at home
Smith “Smitty” Katzeek, 85, died in Klukwan Dec. 6. He suffered from lung disease and diabetes.Wife Charlene Katzeek said that moments before his death, her husband had asked for an oxygen mask to be removed and said, “I’m ready to go on my next journey.”Katzeek was one of Klukwan’s few fluent Tlingit speakers and was […]
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Mayme Nickerson traveled to Klukwan this week from Klawock for the 40-day party for her late husband Donald Nickerson Sr. About 50-60 people attended the gathering at the Klukwan ANS Hall Sunday, bringing favorite dishes to share. Joe Hotch Sr., Smith Katzeek and Ed Warren did much of the speaking. Mayme’s brothers are Marvin, Lawrence and Leonard Willard; her sisters are Arlene Willard and Rachel Hotch. Editors at the Guardian are apparently […]