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There is no “Community Dock” vs “Industrial Dock” that Haines residents need to “converse” about. The Haines freight dock is old, failing...

The Haines Little League was recently awarded a $3,000 grant from the Chilkat Valley Community Foundation to help facilitate the purchase and...

The Haines Woman’s Club is humbled and grateful for the wonderful turnout this past weekend for their first post-Covid Holiday Bazaar. While there...

The Friends of the Library are grateful to live in such a generous community with such a great library. We wish to thank all those who donated a...

Thank you Haines friends for welcoming me 15 years ago and for letting me share the wonderful Alaska wilderness, your friendship and camaraderie. My...

Welcome Tesse Maciejko, DPT, who joined Haines Mountainside Physical Therapy earlier this year. Tesse excels as a physical therapist. She’s...

We've lived at Lutak since 1985. In those 35 years or so the area has gone from rural with a dirt road to a densely populated residential neighborhood...

The Haines Hot Shots trap shooting team received a generous donation from Alaska Power & Telephone to cover registration fees for our athletes to...

At the Nov. 3 Ports and Harbors Committee meeting I asked the first four questions below. Chair Diana Lapham suggested I submit the questions to the...

Recent worldwide events have shaken my confidence in my ability to see things as they are. I had maintained assumptions that now seem to have been...

I’ve been on this planet for a while and have voted in the last 13 presidential elections and countless state and local elections. The one constant... Full story

The first big snowstorm announced that winter has arrived! Big shout out to Paul Rogers, not only for his dedicated service on the assembly, but also...

On behalf of the American Bald Eagle Foundation, I extend our gratitude to Sean Gaffney for the years of service he has given to the ABEF before...

This week is the last of the “Waste Reduction Tips of the Week” that Haines Friends of Recycling is publishing in the Chilkat Valley News. We...

Haines is lucky to have such erudite individuals that publish their works extensively across such scholarly journals as Reddit and Tumblr. Between...

State parks officials say the caretaker’s cabin at Chilkat State Park will be available for use as a nightly rental in the coming weeks. Joe...

As a member of the Planning Commission when this Heliport idea surfaced all those years ago, the overwhelming recommendation of the Commission was...

Alright, hermits, families, and folklore fans: we're in for a change of scenery. Let's switch out folklore for something new this autumn. How about...

I am sad to say that this week is my last as the Advertising Manager for the Chilkat Valley News. I am heading to Juneau to give birth to our baby in...

I have a question: Why are we still using voting machines when there is so much distrust in them? I know by writing this letter I might get a visit...

WOW!  A huge thank you to all who played a part onstage or behind the scenes and set of “Mamma Mia.”  I grew up outside New York City and as a...

Dear community of Haines, Words cannot express the overwhelming gratitude that I have for this community.  Three weeks ago, I suffered a significant...

A big thank you to all who supported my candidacy for borough assembly. The candidate forums and interviews showed much common ground among...

Congratulations to Gabe Thomas, Ben Aultman-Moore, and Jerry Lapp on their election to the Assembly. I enjoyed running against them and meeting so...

I would like to give a big shout out of Thank You to everyone who got out and voted in our local election. Your support means a lot to me and makes...