During a friend’s slideshow more than 20 years ago, Bernadette Price, an executive assistant from Portland, Ore., saw photos of the Whale House artifacts. Price became captivated, researching newspaper accounts and books about Northwest Coast Indian art, including the pieces. “They just grabbed me like nothing ever has. They have so much power and beauty, […]
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Village cultural center opens Saturday
State museum officials, clan and tribal leaders and experts in Northwest Coast Native art are expected to attend the opening of the Jilkaat Kwaan Cultural Heritage Center and Bald Eagle Preserve Visitor Center in Klukwan Saturday. Set for 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., the opening will offer a free peek inside the 12,000-square-foot building containing treasures of […]
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Village culture center to open May 14
The public is invited to the celebration of the grand opening of the Jilkaat Kwaan Cultural Heritage Center and Bald Eagle Preserve Visitor Center. The opening is set for 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. on Saturday, May 14 in Klukwan. Transportation will be provided courtesy of Chilkat Guides. Buses will pick people up at the Haines […]
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‘The Haines 50’ on exhibit at museum
A new summer exhibit at the Haines Sheldon Museum packs the history of the Chilkat Valley into 50 objects, ranging from prehistoric fossils to the saw John Schnabel brought to town when he established the mill here. “The Haines 50: Objects of Our History” is inspired by the British Museum’s “A History of the World […]
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Police Report
Monday, Dec. 2 A borough employee requested assistance contacting the maintenance department to unlock a building. A state employee reported an abandoned vehicle on Main Street. Police are investigating. Sunday, Dec. 1 A traffic stop was conducted by the trooper. Saturday, Nov. 30 A caller requested help contacting family members. A Small Tracts […]
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Eulachon harvest up on Chilkoot, Chilkat
Subsistence fishermen who netted buckets of eulachon on the Chilkoot River late last week got another chance this week along the Chilkat, including at Jones Point. “Lots of people were catching them out there yesterday,” Meredith Pochardt, executive director of the Takshanuk Watershed Council, said Wednesday. Using mark-recapture technology, the council has been estimating the […]
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Police Report
Monday, March 2 A child called 911 to ask if she could have a bake sale in front of her home. Dispatch told her to have her parents contact the borough office. Sunday, March 1 Police warned of a traffic hazard near the hotel construction site on Main Street. The hazard was marked with cones. […]
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Legislature targets public health nurse offices
A planned 17 percent cut by the Alaska Legislature to the state public health nurse program will change services and close some offices, but it’s not yet clear how the reduction would play out in Haines. “The proposed reduction would necessitate an unprecedented decrease in service groups; the age range for provision of services will […]