Thanks to all those that came out to last week’s mining information presentations in Haines and Klukwan. Both events were well-attended and we received some great feedback. If you missed the presentations there will be a link to the audio on the KHNS website and a video recording on the Takshanuk Watershed Council website. Special thanks […]
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Watershed council gets 50 acres, office, river frontage
With help from a national conservation nonprofit, the Takshanuk Watershed Council has acquired 50 acres of Jones Point property formerly owned by village Native corporation Klukwan, Inc. The purchase – eight acres larger than the grounds of the Southeast Alaska State Fair – was funded by the Conservation Fund, a national organization that focuses on creating […]
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Weekend classes on canning, preservation
Free food preservation classes, entrepreneurship workshops and pressure canner gauge testing will be offered in Klukwan and Haines this weekend, April 9-12. SEARHC and the University of Alaska Fairbanks Cooperative Extension Service will sponsor the workshops, taught by Juneau cooperative agent Sarah Lewis. “Cottage Foods and Beyond” will be offered from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday at […]
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Mining forum digs into questions of regulation
Government mining agencies defended their regulation of the industry while watchdog and conservation group representatives said additional citizen-led protections are necessary for safe mine operation during a panel discussion and presentation Tuesday at the Chilkat Center. Panelists seemed to generally agree that large mines in Alaska are more tightly regulated for fisheries impacts than mines […]
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Mining experts to speak in valley
Four speakers with mining-related expertise will visit Haines and Klukwan next week for presentations and panel discussions on mining in Alaska. The informational meetings will be held Tuesday from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Chilkat Center and Wednesday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Klukwan ANS Hall. They are sponsored by the Takshanuk Watershed Council, Haines […]
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Advice from afar for smell patient
A woman in Michigan reached out this week to Klukwan’s Dakota Strong, saying he may be suffering from a little-known smelling disorder for which she’s received some relief. Kathy Kurland of Farmington Hills learned about Strong’s condition when a friend read about it in the March 12 Chilkat Valley News. Strong’s condition – continually experiencing […]
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Fred Shields and Greg Horner performed the song “Mr. Blue” at Sunday’s Northern Lights Showcase, a tribute to former resident DeWayne Blackwell, who penned the pop hit. As sung by The Fleetwoods, the song reached #1 on Billboard’s Top 100 list in November 1959, and was subsequently recorded by Frankie Avalon, Bob Dylan, and Garth […]
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King salmon rules tighten
Chilkat Inlet closed to July 16 Department of Fish and Game biologists this week outlined new restrictions on area fisheries aimed to protect the Chilkat king salmon return, including closing Chilkat Inlet to subsistence fishing through July 15. Sport fishing in Chilkat Inlet also will be closed through July 15, with a daily bag limit […]
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Chilkats seek top protection for river
The Chilkat Indian Village is pursuing protections for the Chilkat River that would prohibit activities affecting the river’s water quality. The village submitted a proposal to the Alaska Chilkat Bald Eagle Preserve Advisory Council last week requesting the river be designated as an Outstanding National Resource Water, which protects waters of exceptional recreational, environmental or ecological significance […]
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Ailment a mystery; family seeks help
Dakota Strong, a 19-year-old local man, can’t hold down food. Mother Deanna Strong said after nine months of unsuccessful treatment by a number of doctors, she’ll be taking her son to Anchorage to see a gastroenterologist. She’s hoping to raise $3,000 for the trip through the crowd-sourcing site http://www.gofundme.com. Strong said her son has lost 100 […]