Chilkat Valley News - Serving Haines and Klukwan, Alaska since 1966

The Haines pool sauna project is nearing completion! A plan for extending a deck above the sauna will accommodate the Haines Dolphins’ timing...

With each retail dollar spent in Haines, a penny goes into a special Haines Borough fund for “tourism promotion and economic development” (TPED)....

I would like to thank those in the community who have called me over the years, with genuine concerns about my horses. Regarding the “concerns...

LCC’s annual Chilkat Chef celebration of community, salmon and subsistence foods was an incredible success. We owe that success to a team of sponsor...

The staff and board of the Southeast Alaska State Fair thanks everyone for coming out and helping us have a great time at the Haines Hustle and...

Becky’s Place would like to acknowledge and publicly thank Fred and Sue Johnson, Karen Wallace, and Jim and Julie Shook for donating all their...

Thank you to everyone who attended the Haines Library’s Community Harvest Potluck! It was a delicious and educational success. We enjoyed a tasty...

A big thank you to our cruise ship volunteers for all you do as our welcome committee. You are most appreciated; Carol Duis, Michael Marks, Alan...

We would like to thank all those who attended the “Goddess Party”, which supports women’s causes throughout the world. This year their cause...

Just recently a report came out about the social and economic effects of a mine in our community. I did read this report and I find it to be very bia...

To be a miner in Alaska is to be a leader in responsibility and professionalism. Thank you to the many miners, both male and female, who chose to...

Haines Little League would like thank the players, parents and volunteers for a successful 2019 season. Also thanks to the Chilkat Valley Community...

We here at The Salvation Army would like to give our heartfelt thanks to the good folks from the American Legion. It was almost a year ago that they...

With regards to the letter from the SEARHC Spin Doctors: When I was younger, I would have loved an influx of single young men with good paying jobs....

All five Haines residents who ran for borough assembly deserve our thanks for running positive campaigns. Let’s support our leaders--our...

The Haines Dolphins Swim Team will be hosting an information and registration event from 5 to 6 pm this Friday, Sept. 27, at the school cafeteria....

We have a big decision to make as a community with electing our next assembly. What type of life do we envision for ourselves? We are at a...

This week, Chilkat Valley kids join 4 million youth worldwide in an international school strike demanding real climate action. They need our support...

Don’t risk forgetting to vote or having something come up on Election Day.  The polls are already open.  In our democracy voting is not only a rig...

I believe that we should be living in such a way that the riches we enjoy should be here for our children and grandchildren, and that’s why I’m...

As practicing physicians who live, raise families and care for patients in this community, we are compelled to stand against a proposed mine near the...

Thank you to all the participants and sponsors for the 2019 Takshanuk Ridge Invitational, including  Alaska Sports Shop, Alaska Backcountry...

With the recent rain development Haines is finally seeing a bumper crop of mushrooms. I encourage everyone to get out and walk through the woods to...

I first got to know Zephyr through planning our annual Culture Camp out at Chilkoot in coordination with the Haines Library. He was instrumental,...

I would like to express my support for assembly candidate Zephyr Sincerny. My experience with Zephyr have shown him to be an intelligent, honest and...