Articles from the January 26, 2023 edition
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Assembly reverses heliport decision
The Haines Borough Assembly Tuesday night reversed the planning commission's decision to grant a conditional use permit (CUP) for a Chilkat River...
Alcan race canceled due to road conditions
The 2023 Alcan 200 snowmachine race was canceled Saturday after poor road conditions caused two government snowplows to get stuck on the highway the...
Hearing granted over Palmer wastewater permit
A state administrative law judge will hear concerns raised by the Chilkat Indian Village of Klukwan (CIV) and environmental groups about a plan to...
UA plans to use land as carbon credits
The University of Alaska unveiled a proposal last month to designate most of its Chilkat Valley land as part of a new statewide carbon credit...
New Klukwan preschool boosts low enrollment
Klukwan reopened its preschool this week after four years without a program. The move could boost...
Glacier Bears rally in Denali
Two championship titles, a miraculous last-minute comeback and multiple MVP awards capped off a historic trip to Talkeetna last weekend for Haines...
New interim director heads HEDC
The Haines Economic Development Corporation (HEDC) board has promoted assistant director Cindy Zuluaga to the interim executive director position...
Locals seek to sponsor Ukrainian refugees
Six residents are working together and with government agencies to bring Ukrainian refugees to Haines. Heather Lende, the group’s spokesperson,...
Wrestling program growth bolstered by middle school athletes
The Haines middle school wrestling program has expanded to 19 athletes including four fifth graders—up from six wrestlers last year. It’s a...
AMHS says it has crew to run summer schedule
Other than still needing crew if it is to put the Hubbard into service for the first time since it was built a few years ago, the Alaska Marine...
Former bush teacher, adventurer dies at 78
Steve "Smitty" Smith, a retired Alaska school teacher and eccentric remembered by friends as a...
English author, pipeline worker, dies at 90
Margaret Piggott, a steadfast hiker, outdoorswoman, traveler and author who moved to Haines 50 years...
Duly Noted
Joanne Waterman recently visited friends Norm and Suzanne Vuillet-Smith and Greg and Carol Goodman in Mexico. It’s part of convalescence for...
The gift of Christmas
Kanye West/Ye, Andrew Torba of GAB, Alex Jones of InfoWars and all such, who are neither Christians nor Patriots: The United States of America exists...
Thank you CVCF
The Haines Sheldon Museum is grateful for the $2,400 gift from the Chilkat Valley Community Foundation in support of improving our digital access....
Ignorance is bliss
Oh, the luxury of not living a conspiracy-minded life! The luxury of not noticing the movement toward tyranny, technocracy, and transhumanism in our...
I stand corrected
In my recent paid commentary concerning our goat herd I had called on the “powers that be to do the right thing”. Well, two of the powers that be...
Thanks for stepping up to the plate
Huge thank you's to AP&T for its generous community donation of $4,000, and to the Ugly's for its generous individual donation of $1,000 to the...
