Six teams are expected to compete at the annual Dick Hotch Memorial Basketball Tournament starting 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 26, at the Haines School. The bracket is to feature the two-time defending champion Klukwan Chilkats, who defeated the Southeast Warriors of Juneau, 97-89, in last year’s championship game to finish with a 6-0 record. Other returnees are […]
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House sales attract residents to village
The sale of government-built houses that have sat unoccupied for years is attracting former and new residents to Klukwan. The Tlingit Haida Regional Housing Authority built about 20 ranch-style houses on Falconer Street in the village in the early 1970s, when the population was larger than the 95 villagers there today. Over time, as many as […]
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District ups Stickler pay for principal work
The Haines Borough school board Tuesday voted unanimously to restore principal Cheryl Stickler’s salary to the same amount she received last year, in light of time she has spent doing her former duties. Under a restructuring of administration adopted at the start of the school year, Stickler was to spend half her time as principal and the other […]
Posted inLetters to the Editor
Strong touched many lives, will be missed
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 […]
Posted inChilkat Weaving, News, Local News
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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]