Articles from the May 4, 2023 edition
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Eulachon run returns to Chilkoot River
Eulachon have returned to the Chilkoot River after two years of a lackluster turnout. Environmental...
Haines School holds bike day
"Hunter, is this your first time or your second? Your third?" Aldus Hale said, with a little bit of...
Gillnetter topples off trailer at Letnikof Harbor
The F/V Kaemik, a commercial gillnetter owned by Dennis Gudmundson, toppled onto the boat-launch...
Folletti gets two years for drug charge
Fred Folletti, 63, was sentenced two years in prison and five years of supervised release in federal court on Thursday, April 27, after pleading...
Chilkat Valley News has a new editor
As I write these words, so far I have spent less than a week on the new job, and less than a week...
Fair board reschedules Juneau Drag show to a later time
The Southeast Alaska State Fair board announced Tuesday that it moved Juneau Drag’s start time from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. The change came about a month...
Swimmers qualify for state championships
Six Haines Dolphins qualified for the Alaska State Swimming Championships this weekend, and five Dolphins struck personal best times. This is the...
Arctic Chiropractric hires new full-time doctor
Dr. Steve Karm left the comforts of suburbia behind to roadtrip to Alaska and serve as the new...
Committee recommends funding HEDC
The assembly’s Government Affairs and Services Committee unanimously recommended allocating $125,000 to the Haines Economic Development Corporation...
People come out for Spring Fling
People showed up for burgers and hot dogs, for carnival games and live music, and as a way to kick off the spring. The Southeast Alaska State Fair...
Parents and children
It seems that Haines will experience drag queens, thanks to the Fair. This, after hearing public testimony over Alaska House Bill 105, has enhanced...
Compassion over greed
I attended the mining talk at the Chilkat Center on the 26th. There was some very interesting economic info laid out, i.e., the fact that the Palmer...
Shocking spaces
While walking between the library, Mountain Market and the school track I noticed with deep shock and sadness that this entire area looked like a war...
Questions for the Borough
I’ve been walking a few miles around town most days now, it’s healthy and its fun exercise. On my walks I’ve noticed some interesting things;...
Chamber thanks and solutions
On behalf of the Haines Chamber, I want to thank all who volunteered their time and good attitudes to clean our community. I appreciate everyone...
Thanks and farewell
Thank you to all of my friends, neighbors, and coworkers who helped me to move to Haines. I have decided to move on from the Sheldon Museum, as I was...
Virtue required for self-governance
Let’s ask our Founders their perspective on our individual rights to be lewd. “No person who shall deny the being of God, or the truth of the...
Duly Noted
More than 50 bridge players from Haines, Juneau and Whitehorse played in an annual tournament at the American Bald Eagle Foundation this weekend. Hain...
