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 […]
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Court Report
Lauren Dagostino, 32, of Haines was convicted July 14 of furnishing alcohol to a minor. Dagostino was fined $500 and ordered to pay a $50 surcharge. On June 7, an underage buyer conducted an alcohol compliance check at Dagostino’s place of employment, a licensed liquor establishment downtown. Dagostino furnished the underage buyer a 12-oz. bottled […]
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Mine presentation a success
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 […]