Recovery and rebuilding were the watchwords of 2021 as residents navigated life in Haines among the wreckage left by the December storms and the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Also in this year’s news, the borough secured a $20 million grant to repair the Lutak Dock, a new borough manager was hired, incidents of bear and human interactions, including […]
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There are still about 20 fir Christmas trees available to buy at Haines High School. See English teacher Alex Van Wyhe or stop by the school’s main office to get one. Freshman trumpeter Mark Davis recently was featured in two musical performances at Michigan State University. He played a recital with the Grand River Brass Quintet and also performed […]
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There are still about 20 fir Christmas trees available to buy at Haines High School. See English teacher Alex Van Wyhe or stop by the school’s main office to get one. Freshman trumpeter Mark Davis recently was featured in two musical performances at Michigan State University. He played a recital with the Grand River Brass […]
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Residents launch food policy project
Will hold public workshop in February A team of local residents is launching an effort to collect information about food production, storage and supply in the Upper Lynn Canal. The effort is part of a project, led by the Homer-based Alaska Food Policy Council and funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, to improve food production […]
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Klukwan is mourning the deaths of two long-time residents, Smith “Smitty” Katzeek, 85, and Tony Strong, 75. Smith died Monday morning at his village home. Tony died at his home in the village late Monday or early Tuesday. Full obituaries will appear in upcoming editions of the CVN. Evangeline Willard and her son Trygve Bakke recently traveled through Pittsburgh, Pa. on […]
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Klukwan is mourning the deaths of two long-time residents, Smith “Smitty” Katzeek, 85, and Tony Strong, 75. Smith died Monday morning at his village home. Tony died at his home in the village late Monday or early Tuesday. Full obituaries will appear in upcoming editions of the CVN. Evangeline Willard and son Trygve Bakke recently […]
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Chatham School District superintendent found dead
Chatham School District superintendent Bruce Houck, 61, was found dead in his home Wednesday morning. Alaska State Troopers spokesperson Tim Despain said a trooper traveled to Angoon Wednesday afternoon to conduct a death investigation and determined Houck died of natural causes in his sleep. “His next of kin were located and notified,” Despain said. “No […]
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Lincoln Burke Jones was born at 3:21 p.m. on Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 25, to Lauren Clark Jones and Brian Jones of Chicago. Arriving about a month early, he weighed 5 lbs., 11 oz. and measured 17.72 inches. Grandparents are Judy Heinmiller of Haines, Rick Clark of Vancouver, Wash. and Kathy and Steven Jones of Columbia, […]
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Bill proposed to grant land to indigenous communities
Alaska’s U.S. senators introduced legislation on Monday that would grant land to the five “landless” indigenous communities in Southeast Alaska, including Haines. Amending the 1971 Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA), the bill would establish a native urban corporation in Haines and would entitle it to 23,040 acres of federal land. The legislation follows decades […]
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Shawna Hotch of Klukwan is credited with helping inspire an investigation into deaths of Native students at Chemawa Indian School in Salem, Ore. An Oct. 14 story in Indian Country Today says Shawna, an alumna of the school working there as the student archives assistant, suggested archivist Eva Guggemos dig into the school’s history. Along with Chemawa teacher SuAnn Reddick, Eva created […]