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 […]
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Residents rally to keep school building
Saying they were shocked to recently learn that the Haines Borough might sell Mosquito Lake School, upper valley residents – including young parents toting babies – turned out Tuesday night to organize and appeal to borough leaders to keep the building as a community center that might reopen as a school. They received no promises. More than […]
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Chilkat tribe honors Hotch for legacy of leadership
Klukwan elder Joe Hotch has a new jacket. It’s black, with yellow embroidery that reads “Chilkat Indian Village – President Emeritus.” Kimberley Strong, vice-president of the Chilkat Indian Village tribal council, placed the jacket on Hotch at a Nov. 24 ceremony in Klukwan, following passage of a tribal resolution bestowing the title. Hotch, 84, served as […]
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Borough to await state’s lead on pot
The Haines Borough is waiting for the state to take the lead on how marijuana dispensaries and grow operations will be regulated following the passage of Proposition 2, but residents already are mulling over the pros and cons of opening a business. Clerk Julie Cozzi said the day after the Nov. 4 election, a man came to […]
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Duly Noted
Leo Randal Nash was born 2:27 a.m. on Nov. 17 at Riverbend Hospital in Springfield, Ore., to parents Emma and Carl Nash. Leo weighed 8 pounds, 2.4 ounces and measured 20.75 inches. Grandparents are Dwight and Nancy Nash of Haines, Randy McDonald of Haines and Marie McDonald of Eugene, Ore. Leo is Dwight and Nancy’s […]
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Foundation boosted heritage center
I am writing to express my appreciation to all the people who have donated to the Chilkat Valley Community Foundation. I attended the CVCF gathering at the Haines Borough Library last week and was able to hear all the great things that have happened in our valley due to the contributions that were made by the CVCF, […]
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Class plumbs history of village at Klucktoo
Local histories of a Native village known as Klucktoo say it was destroyed by a mudslide in the 1890s and abandoned, but a recent review of historic records suggests it remained inhabited until at least 1919. Also, an 1895 photograph of undetermined origin shows a settlement at present-day 19 Mile Haines Highway with as many […]
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Speakers win 2 events at Wrangell
The Haines Glacier Bards picked up steam at their Drama, Debate and Forensics meet last weekend in Wrangell, finaling with five pieces and claiming two first-place finishes. Nine competitors – eight from Haines and one from Klukwan School – traveled to Wrangell for the team’s second meet of the season. They entered 14 pieces. The Wrangell meet […]
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New home for a mom on wheels
Chun Williamson thanked John Katzeek for the keys to her new home Friday, and told him he could bring her a burger. It was an old joke between Williamson, who lived in Klukwan for most of her life, and Katzeek, who would bring her burgers for lunch from the 33 Mile Roadhouse. Katzeek was construction manager for […]
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Valley voters: Pot, Begich, wage hike
Haines and Klukwan residents voted with the rest of Alaska on three ballot measures in Tuesday’s general election, but diverged on who should assume the state’s top leadership positions. Measures to legalize marijuana, raise the minimum wage and protect the Bristol Bay fishery passed by landslides in Haines. Residents in town, up the Haines Highway and in Klukwan supported […]