Haines Friends of Recycling volunteers packed up 17,414 pounds of electronics at the group’s ninth annual electronic waste collection event held June 5-6. Boosted by some “gigantic televisions” and computers from the former Klukwan, Inc. office, the poundage was the third highest in the event’s history, said group leader Melissa Aronson. A little more than 12,000 […]
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Thanks for support of weaver’s film
Many thanks go out to Haines and Klukwan for coming out full force for the film screening of “Tracing Roots: A Weaver’s Journey” with filmmaker Ellen Frankenstein and Haida master weaver Delores Churchill. This special event could not have happened without the support of local organizations, and the Haines Borough Public Library would like to thank the Chilkoot Indian […]
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Duly Noted
Jae McDermaid and Jim Lampkins were married Friday aboard the catamaran Fjordland, nearby Chilkoot Inlet’s Sawmill Creek. Vessel captain Glen Jacobson officiated. Jim had proposed while on the ferry last October, as it passed the creek’s falls. Glen’s wife Alison Jacobson decorated the boat for the ceremony. Best man was Kevin Thompson. Groomsmen were Dennis Durr, Adrian […]
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Long road to diploma ends at Chilkat village
Kimberley Strong’s college degree was a long time coming – nearly 35 years. Since she started attending colleges in California in the early 1980s, Strong has held a variety of jobs, returned home to Klukwan to care for her aging parents, and served nine years as tribal president of the Chilkat Indian Village. On receiving her degree […]
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Thanks for service on Memorial Day
This past Monday, Memorial Day, the members of our local American Legion stepped up to organize a great day of remembrance at Jones Point Cemetery and at Klukwan. I would like to personally thank Terry Pardee and the work crew for graveside flag placement, Bob and Sally Lix and crew for cemetery cleanup, Gene Strong for […]
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Shull offers local basketball camp July 26-28
Jason Shull said he wants to recreate a spirit of achievement in basketball he remembers from growing up here 30 years ago, when Klukwan, Inc. held an annual basketball camp. Shull, 39, said several of the Haines players from that era went on to play the game in college, including Josh Fannon, Andrew Friske, Stuart DeWitt […]
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Duly Noted
Lani Hotch traveled to Juneau last week to attend the 2015 First Lady’s Volunteer of the Year Awards ceremony. Hotch was one of six volunteers statewide to receive the award. She and the other recipients had lunch at the Governor’s Mansion with Gov. Bill Walker, First Lady Donna Walker, and Lt. Governor Byron Mallott. Hotch’s husband Jones Hotch Jr. and daughter Katrina […]
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Volunteers boosted Girl Scouts
The Junior Girl Scouts of Haines have had a great year of scouting over the 2014-15 school year. I would like to thank those who helped make it possible: Stephanie Scott gave a tour of the borough offices, Jasmine Taylor created jewelry with the girls, Jacque Horn taught photography, Brigid O’Connor discussed what it means to stay […]
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Film traces hat of ‘long-ago person found’
Haines residents will not only get to see the new film “Tracing Roots” at an upcoming library event, they’ll also have an opportunity to speak with the film’s director and its subject. The library will show “Tracing Roots” at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, May 21. The screening will be followed by a discussion with filmmaker […]
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Natives, landowners in dispute over Chilkoot land
A years-long property dispute near the Chilkoot River Bridge boiled over last week when individuals claiming to defend Native subsistence fishing rights removed a small boulder blocking vehicle access to the Chilkoot River. Private property owners Rosalie and Reuben Loewen had previously installed signs and rocks at the site to prevent people from crossing on […]