Tribal members and staff of the Chilkat Indian Village (CIV) and the Chilkoot Indian Association (CIA) met in Klukwan on Oct. 4 to discuss observed changes to the local environment and traditional food sources. The meeting was part of a larger planning initiative by CIV to examine and respond to the impacts of environmental changes on tribal […]
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Canadian team again wins Chilkat Chef
On Saturday, Canadian trio “Go Big or Coho” won the Chilkat Chef competition for the second consecutive year, despite struggles with parsnips and a short circuit that halved their cooking time. Team members Liz McCarville, Chelsea Jeffrey and Moriah MacMillian from Whitehorse have been coming to Haines for years, but it wasn’t until they won […]
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Correction
Last week’s CVN reported Debra Schnabel donated $5,000 for a new mural at the Haines School. The money came from the Schnabel family’s Lynn Canal Corporation.
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KHNS annual member meeting update
The KHNS board updated members last month on changes during the past year and expectations for the upcoming year. Sixty-one members attended the public radio station’s annual meeting in Haines and Skagway. In July, KHNS shifted programming and reduced staff to adjust to a total loss of state funding. Program director Marley Horner detailed the […]
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Duly Noted
Lindsay Johnson and Graham Kraft were married Dec. 27 at their property near Viking Cove. The bride, groom, and guests skied and snowshoed to the outdoor ceremony overlooking Lynn Canal. Friend Rachel Walton of Ketchikan officiated. Afterward, the group went swimming in Viking Cove and hot-tubbing before sitting down to a newlywed feast that included goat tacos, crab caught by Jeremy Taylor, […]
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Ship cancels Chilkat Inlet sailing after fishermen protest
A cruise ship sailing north up the Chilkat Inlet last Tuesday roiled fishermen as about 25 gillnetters were forced to pull their nets and get out of the way of the oncoming vessel whose pilot refused to stop. While the ship had planned to sail again this Tuesday to the same area, the outcry from […]
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Cornejo to be replaced as mining forum chair
Haines Mining Forum committee member Heather Shade summarized changes to the mining forum during an HEDC meeting on Friday, including the decision to fill the vacant chair position with rotating members. According to Shade, former chair Liz Cornejo’s position was ending and “nobody else wanted to step up” during the most recent meeting on Aug. […]
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Cellular interference affects public safety
The Chilkat Valley News quotes Fire Department Chief Al Giddings saying that there has been an annual increase of 7 to 9 percent in emergency calls since 2015. And in a recent letter to the CVN, Rob Miller alludes to the interference to cell phone coverage caused by cruise ships. Our own experience is that […]
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Duly Noted
The holiday season got off to a slippery start for Liz Heywood. After falling and breaking her elbow on Nov. 25, her surgery was delayed until Dec. 2, due to bad flying weather and the ferry breakdown. She’s now in a cast and sling. She fell while walking from the bank to the library. Heywood and […]
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Arts Outlook
First Friday abloom with art, activities May’s First Friday is abloom with puppets, paintings, plants and more at participating businesses. Port Chilkoot Distillery tasting room manager Caitie Kirby will display her own artwork on Friday, May 4 in the tasting room. Kirby said she’ll be showing a collection of oil on canvas paintings “expressing mood […]