The Strong family would like to express their deep appreciation to all the people of Klukwan and Haines for all the kindness and support that was extended to our family following Fred’s sudden and unexpected death. The ambulance crew tried their best and we appreciate their efforts. Thank you for that. So many friends were present for his […]
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Chilkat weaving gifted to museum
An Arkansas woman has given the Sheldon Museum a child-size Chilkat blanket apparently woven by a local Native woman in 1916, a donation that museum director Helen Alten called “stunning.” The weaving is valuable partly due to its “nearly pristine condition,” including a bright coloration likely resulting from having been kept in storage, Alten said. […]
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Police Blotter
Monday, Jan. 31 A car’s automatic alert system was triggered twice at Willard Avenue and Second Avenue. An officer responded and did not locate the vehicle. Sunday, Jan. 30 Public works responded to a call that a large ice hole on Beach Road could be a driving hazard. A caller reported a hitchhiker on Union […]
Posted inCourt Report
Court Report
Francis Smalley, 53, of Haines was convicted April 14 of negligent driving. Smalley was fined $300 and ordered to pay a $10 police charge and $250 restitution for the infraction. On April 9 Smalley was seen driving down the sidewalk of Main Street in Haines. Witnesses said she drove her car into a fire hydrant […]
Posted inObituaries
Strong boosted village activities
Klukwan residents said they would remember Fred Strong for his smoked salmon, gentle good humor, and contributions to village life. Strong, 62, died at his Klukwan home Dec. 28. Fred Strong, or Kaawashti-Shookshaana.`eesh, was of the Wolf House of the Kaagwaantaan clan. He was born in Haines on June 20, 1952, the eighth son of […]
Posted inLetters to the Editor
Mosquito Lake School a valuable asset
As a longtime resident, I am amazed and concerned that the borough is trying to dispose of the Mosquito Lake School, for three reasons: The school has been around for almost 30 years, often under the threat of closure, but there were always enough students in the end. Now, with a year or two slowdown […]
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Mazeikas wins national honor for village campaign
A Haines woman who heads up a regional domestic abuse education and prevention program recently won national recognition for her efforts. Jackie Mazeikas, whose five-year-old program serves Haines and four neighboring communities, traveled to Washington, D.C. to receive the Indian Health Service’s Director’s Award from agency director Yvette Roubidaux. Steve Whitehorn, a public health advisor […]
Posted inDuly Noted
Duly Noted
Services were held Saturday for lifelong resident Fred Strong, who died at his Klukwan home Dec. 28. He was 62. Strong worked as a truck driver and construction worker. An obituary will be printed in next week’s CVN. Falconer Mario Benassi flies his goshawk every day. The bird has attacked everything from milk jugs to […]
Posted inDuly Noted
Duly Noted
Nate and Michelle Webb were married at Sedgely Place in Greene, Maine, on Nov. 8. The 17th-century inn was filled with about 70 guests, including Haines residents Kathy Friedle, John Brower, and Jedediah Blum-Evitts. The newlyweds live in Fairbanks. Pam Randles was treated to a 70th birthday party, held at the Pioneer Bar on Dec. […]
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Crime, weather left mark on 2014
The Haines Borough, its school and police department, came under new management in 2014, a year marked by lopsided weather patterns, infrastructure worries and chronic crime. Acts of courage brightened a townscape clouded as much by economic uncertainty as by months of rain. Luke Marquardt ran back into a house fire to save a friend. Novice […]