Articles from the February 24, 2022 edition
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International bike relay canceled third straight year
The Kluane to Chilkat International Bike Relay (KCIBR) board decided on Monday to cancel the June bike race linking Haines and the Yukon for the...
Students learn about fetus from pregnant moose shot on FAA road
Haines School elementary school students witnessed the dissection of a male moose fetus, who they...
Developer tax exemption pushed to third hearing with amendment
A proposed tax exemption for subdivision developers will go to a third public hearing on March 8. The Haines Borough Assembly voted 4-3 on Tuesday to...
State will provide financial aid for homeowners hurt by pandemic
Alaska’s state housing agency has distributed more than $243 million in financial aid the past year to help renters hurt economically by the...
Valley mountain goat researcher departs Fish and Game
The upper Lynn Canal’s leading mountain goat researcher, who has spent the last 12 years collecting data and providing analysis to Haines officials...
Something fishy: Dog finds lost wallet
Lilly Ford's Siberian laika puppy Sacha sniffs everything, which is how Rebecca Brewer's lost...
Coach says young speech team full of promise
The Haines Glacier Bards’s Drama Debate and Forensics team returned from state without finaling in any events, but with their heads up and...
House speaker questions ferry system's hiring expectations
State Department of Transportation officials last week told legislators the ferry system needs to quickly hire at least 166 new crew in order to meet...
State accepting applications for food security microgrants
The state’s Division of Agriculture is accepting applications from Alaskan residents and organizations for yearlong food security microgrants....
Proposed increase to water, sewer rates moves to public hearings
The Haines Borough Assembly introduced an ordinance that would raise water and sewer rates by 5%...
School screens Metlakatla basketball documentary
Haines School high school students viewed “Alaska Nets” last week, an award-winning film chronicling the Metlakatla boys basketball team’s run...
Governor proposes new program to replace onboard cruise ship monitors
Almost three years after pulling pollution monitors — called Ocean Rangers — from large cruise ships, Gov. Mike Dunleavy has proposed legislation...
State seeks to sell the Malaspina
The Alaska Department of Transportation is asking anyone interested in taking ownership of the nearly 60-year-old Malaspina to speak up by March 7....
The question of school mask mandates is not dogma
I encourage all those engaging in the school’s mask-mandate debate to approach the issue with humility, because the available evidence supporting un...
This week in history
March 2, 1972 Fire Marshal Wally Dawson cited carelessness as the major cause of fires experienced...
More information is needed
It was fitting to see two articles side by side in the recent Feb. 10 Chilkat Valley News regarding the approval of the Lutak cell tower lease and...
We're on a path to normalcy
Our board is appreciative of the respectful communication we received from HBSD families and the Haines community regarding COVID-19 mitigations. We...
How to stab a virtual dictator in the back
Have you heard of the Ides of March? The day Julius Caesar died? (Which Shakespeare tried to warn him about?) Never mind the details about Caesar...
An ode to an unborn moose
Little “ Charlie Duncan” had no hair. He didn’t even have a care. No mama’s milk did he drink. It looked like he was sound asleep. Mama...
Duly Noted
Barb Kraft is in town for a 20-day visit, spending time with her newborn grandchild Milo Kraft. Barb is a retired teacher from Vernon, B.C. and mom...
