Tom McGuire,79, died Feb. 6 while skating on Chilkoot Lake near the home where he and wife, Sally, raised their four children. The family will celebrate his life at a later date. McGuire published two acclaimed novels in his 70s. “Steller’s Orchid” won an Independent Publisher’s silver medal for the best Pacific/West fiction of 2019. […]
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Posted inBlotter
Police Blotter: Dec. 15-Jan. 11
Sunday, Dec. 15 Caller advised that his vehicle won’t start on Main Street and he needs a jump. Officer advised. A cellphone was left in the ambulance after the parade. The owner was located and the phone returned. Caller advised the theft of some fuel oil at Fort Seward. Officers advised. A caller reported a […]
Posted inKlukwan, Housing
Chilkat Indian Village seeks comments on plan to assess, repair local homes
Chilkat Indian Village is taking comments through December 22 on its plan to use $1 million in Housing and Urban Development funding to make homes in Klukwan and the Chilkat Valley healthier. According to CIV’s environmental review document for the project, the Tribe would work with the National Renewable Energy Lab to assess and remediate […]
Posted inThis Week in History
This Week in History: Metals, herbicides, and deadlines
10 years ago: Borough inks deal with mine firm The Haines Borough Assembly took a step toward establishing Haines as a potential transshipment port for minerals when it voted during its Dec. 11 meeting to authorize entrance into an agreement between the borough and a Wellgreen mine developer. The memorandum of understanding (MOU) between the […]
Posted inBlotter
Police Blotter: Dec 1 – Dec 13
Sunday, Dec. 1 Caller reported a tree blocking the entire roadway on Beach Road. The borough’s Public Works Department was advised and responded. Caller requested a welfare check on a friend on Small Tracts Road who he was unable to get a hold of. A message was relayed to DOT with questions about runway conditions […]
Posted inLocal News
Planning commission postpones hearing on Atlas Tower proposal, hears neighbors push back on 5G
A Colorado company that has been seeking to build a 120-foot 5G tower in Haines since January has again proposed to put it in a residential area. Atlas Tower 1 is proposing using land owned by Roger Schnabel’s Highland Estate’s Inc., at 877 Young Road, to build a 2,500 square foot wireless facility providing what […]
Posted inLetters to the Editor
Get information from the source instead of relying on government officials to paraphrase it
As an administrator of the Facebook group Haines Chatters, I regularly post notices of public meetings, transcripts, recorded comments, and agenda items to the group. This social media option provides a community service to interested members regarding official information taken directly from the Haines Borough website. My postings of government information are copied word-for-word from […]
Posted inElections, Local News
Nearly 800 votes counted in unofficial Chilkat Valley election results
At least 798 Chilkat Valley residents cast ballots according to results released by the state’s Division of elections early Wednesday morning. In the presidential election, both Haines No. 1 which encompasses Lutak Road, Mud Bay and Haines and Haines No. 2 which includes much of the upper Chilkat Valley voted for former President Donald Trump […]
Posted inLetters to the Editor
Committee members who prefer to spread dogma over finding solutions should be removed
Members of the Ports and Harbors Advisory Committee have been using their individual seats for personal attacks against members of the public and prior assembly members, as evidenced in the Oct. 31, 2024 meeting. These same two individuals routinely spread misinformation about the Lutak Dock issue to perpetuate an unaffordable project when they should be […]
Posted inDuly Noted
Duly Noted: A death, an absence, a week honoring veterans, and a voucher program
Betty Ewing Dewitt, 89, died on Oct. 20. Dewitt, her husband and three children moved to Haines in 1962. A full obituary will be included in a future edition of the Chilkat Valley News. Gov. Mike Dunleavy is set to issue an executive proclamation declaring Veterans Small Business Week. Visiting Haines Rep. Andi Story shared […]