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Posted inDuly Noted

Duly Noted: Cannons, cake, celebrations, and more

Charlene Jones for the Chilkat Valley News by Charlene Jones for the Chilkat Valley News July 10, 2025July 10, 2025

Rahsaan Gregg has taken on the important role of cannoneer for the “Bloomer Blast” this year. The tradition started when Jim Shook originally  stuffed the cannon with denim fabric, until Sue Waterhouse shared her idea to blast bloomers instead. The “Bloomer Blast” has seen distances of 49 ft. to 289 ft. in previous years. This […]

Posted inLocal News

Top 10 most-read stories on Chilkat Valley News website of 2024

Chilkat Valley News by Chilkat Valley News December 20, 2024December 20, 2024
Posted inDuly Noted

Duly Noted: Shorts, subsistence, Skagway

by Rashah McChesney - Chilkat Valley News August 29, 2024August 29, 2024
Sam Wright, of Haines. (Courtesy/Annette Smith)
Posted inSoutheast News, Search and Rescue

Extensive private search led to the discovery of plane that went missing between Juneau and Yakutat

by Rashah McChesney - Chilkat Valley News August 22, 2024February 10, 2025
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Posted inThank You Letters

Thank you for the community support after Sam Wright’s disappearance

Chilkat Valley News by Chilkat Valley News August 16, 2024November 17, 2024
Sam Wright, of Haines. (Courtesy/Annette Smith)
Posted inLocal News, Obituaries

Haines pilot a kind soul who was ‘a lot of fun to fly with’

Heather Lende - For the Chilkat Valley News by Heather Lende - For the Chilkat Valley News August 1, 2024August 2, 2024
Sam Wright, of Haines. (Courtesy/Annette Smith)
Posted inSearch and Rescue, Southeast News

Community mourns pilots lost in the Fairweather mountains

Rashah McChesney and Francisco Martínezcuello - Chilkat Valley News by Rashah McChesney and Francisco Martínezcuello - Chilkat Valley News July 25, 2024October 13, 2024
A Coast Guard Air Station Sitka MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter aircrew rescues two stranded miners on the Chilkat River, 23 miles from Haines, Alaska, Nov. 3, 2018. The Jayhawks crew located the stranded men by a fire they had built to stay warm near the Chilkat River. (Courtesy/Lt. Kellen Browne, U.S. Coast Guard)
Posted inSearch and Rescue, Southeast News

Coast Guard calls off search for trio who went missing flying from Juneau to Yakutat

Francisco Martínezcuello - Chilkat Valley News by Francisco Martínezcuello - Chilkat Valley News July 22, 2024October 13, 2024
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Chilkat Valley News by Chilkat Valley News January 7, 2016January 16, 2024

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