Tier III was predicated on the assumption that the 2014 mine accident in eastern B.C. was a disaster on their local salmon run. Now that we know that not to be true, Klukwan should rescind its Tier III proposal and every member on our local Fish and Game Advisory Board should resign for backing such a preposterous […]
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Hotch was elder and culture bearer
Evelyn Hotch, 83, known as Kaaxkwei in Lingit, died at her Klukwan home on Sep. 10, after being bed ridden for 8-and-a-half years with multiple ailments. She kept the good humor, wisdom, and grace that she was known for throughout her life until the end. Evelyn Winnifred Hotch was born on June 14, 1935 (^Flag Day^” she would say) […]
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Police Report
Monday, Aug. 12 A welfare check resulted in taking an ill man to the clinic. A caller reported “heavy marijuana usage” in the campground at Fort Seward. A caller reported an apparent drunk driver on 1 Mile Haines Highway heading into town. Police were unable to locate the vehicle described as a blue Silverado. Police […]
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Police Report
Tuesday, September 4 A Deishu Drive caller reported a possible trespasser. Haines Police Department received a request for a welfare check at 33 Mile Haines Highway. A caller requested extra patrols due to speeding vehicles on Union Street. A caller reported a vehicle parked where prohibited on Third Avenue and Main Street. A Deishu Drive caller […]
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Sweet loved softball, family and native lifestyle
Life-long Klukwan resident Christine Sweet, 61, Choosèe, an eagle of the Thunderbird house, was remembered in a double Alaska Native Sisterhood (ANS) and Klukwan Assembly of God service at the Klukwan School gym on Sep. 1. She was buried next to her mother, Esther Hotch, in the village cemetery. Sweet died August 26 at the […]
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Drivers deflated over flat tires on highway
Residents, tourists, businesses and auto repair shops have seen a spike in the number of flat tires in the past five months, due to Southeast Construction’s (SECON) roadway widening of the Haines Highway between milepost 3.9 and 12.2. The project began last April, and is set to be complete in a series of three phases, […]
Posted inLetters to the Editor
Letters to the Editor
Explanation of wooden cut-outs I wanted to set the record straight on why there have been wooden, cut-out animals in front of the borough office. A few weeks ago I was called and asked if the Friends of the Library still had the picket fences used for a Lighting of the Library several years ago. The caller […]
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Duly Noted
Joe Ordonez toured the Chilkat Valley with KOMO News from Seattle earlier this month. The group took a float trip through the eagle preserve on the warm, sunny morning, after lunch they ventured out to Chilkoot Lake for some bear viewing and ended the day with an in-depth interview with Dave Pahl at the Hammer […]
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Police Report
Tuesday, August 28 A Haines Area caller reported a lost brown leather wallet. Haines PD investigated a report of a protective order violation. A caller reported a speeding vehicle on Oslund Drive. A Third Avenue caller reported a lost gem stone. A caller reported hazardous driving and suspicious behavior on Beach Road. A caller reported […]
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Troopers must accept jurisdiction
In your article “Residents Critique ‘On-Call’ Police Service, my position was misrepresented as saying the borough should lobby for the trooper position’s reinstatement. While I do support having a ‘Blue Shirt’ stationed here in Haines, funding is short, we cannot afford everything we want. My position is the borough has not exhausted every effort to […]