Haines Borough Mayor Jan Hill demanded police chief Gary Lowe arrest Chilkoot Indian Association administrator Jim Carnahan at the tribal office last July, Carnahan alleges in a breach of contract lawsuit being heard in U.S. District Court. Hill was serving as president of the tribe at the time. Carnahan was at the end of five apparently rocky months at the […]
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Assembly OKs raise to $125 per meeting; Mayor to get $1,250 monthly
The Haines Borough Assembly Tuesday adopted an ordinance that will increase pay for the assembly and Mayor. The change will cost the borough an estimated $11,172 annually. The assembly approved the ordinance by a 4-1 vote, with member Scott Rossman opposed and Greg Goodman absent. Assembly members have been paid $100 for assembly meetings, and Jan Hill, as Mayor, earned […]
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New start at heli-ski question; Mayor appoints 9-member panel
The Haines Borough’s new heli-skiing work group held its first meeting Tuesday, and members said they want to avoid the heated tone of previous discussions about the industry. “I think that this is a better way to resolve some of the issues than to try to do it through assembly meetings, where we’re way more […]
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Former mayor gives away the farm
Former Haines Borough Mayor Bob Henderson will donate his 14-acre farm to the American Bald Eagle Foundation for use rehabilitating eagles. The property will be the site of a 20-by-20-by-200-foot cage for re-training eagles to fly. The Haines-based foundation hopes to have the facility in place within two years. “As you get more birds, you’re going to need more space. […]
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Duly Noted: Eagles galore, a misplaced wallet and more
The Alaska Bald Eagle Festival was the perfect platform for bird calls last week. River Talk was hosted by Lorrie Dudzik. Tim Ackerman’s eagle call was a standout, as was Mario Benassi’s call before his Bigfoot presentation. Neither sounded anything like the red-tailed hawk call that Hollywood has been convincing the world is an eagle. […]
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Three hotly contested statewide races headed to ranked-choice count
Updated unofficial results shows three closely watched races in Alaska are likely headed to ranked-choice tabulation on Nov. 18 as no one candidate has more than 50% of the votes. In the U.S. Senate race, Democrat Mary Peltola has a narrow lead of just 626 votes over incumbent Republican Sen. Dan S. Sullivan. Also in […]
Chilkat Valley Newsletter Friday Oct. 30
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Assembly briefs: new permit type, leasing the Port Chilkoot Dock
Kicking off the Haines Borough Assembly meeting on Tuesday, now-former mayor Tom Morphet gave one final report before handing off the title to Doug Olerud. Praise was given to mayor Morphet and outgoing assembly members Kevin Forster and Craig Loomis. Olerud was sworn in as mayor alongside new assembly members Beau Bradley and Anne Marie […]
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CIA says preschool ownership is offer to help
The Chilkoot Indian Association says it is offering — not asking — to take on ownership of a borough-owned childcare facility. It’s a distinction that follows pushback on a community childcare working group’s proposal that the local tribal government run the building that currently houses the Haines Senior Center and Chilkat Valley Preschool. At Tuesday’s […]
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Three former governors and Sen. Murkowski endorse JKT over three Republicans on ballot
Three former Alaska governors — Democrat Tony Knowles, Republican Frank Murkowski and independent Bill Walker — are endorsing Democrat Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins in his race against three Republicans in the Nov. 3 general election. U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, also announced Tuesday she is endorsing Kreiss-Tomkins. The Republican candidates in the ranked choice race for governor […]