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

I was grateful and humbled by the outpouring of support and well wishes I received from my Haines friends and neighbors at the Uglys’ Haines...

The Chilkat Valley has a long tradition of coupling the functional and the aesthetic. I saw a Tlingit spoon in the museum, with a beautifully carved...

The days of good cops are gone, as we’ve seen here in Haines these past few years, but yet we still seem to choose poorly. It’s my thought that a...

I want to thank everyone who attended the memorial services Monday at Jones Point and Klukwan. A special thanks to our speaker Bill Thomas, Tom...

A few years ago, the Chamber of Commerce thought it would be a good idea to have a flower bed in front of the parking lot at Third Avenue and Main...

We have some more thank-yous to say to the community of Haines for their donations to our History Day trip! We are very grateful to have received...

The Friends of Mosquito Lake School and Community Center (FMLSCC) would like to thank all of the businesses and individuals who made our May 21...

Am I misperceiving, or was the Chilkat Valley News in their May 19 editorial “welcoming” our new borough manager to Haines being deliberately...

This year many of us lost a very dear friend, Mr. Hank Dowd. So in memory of Hank, my fiancé Hunter Hildre and I decided we wanted to organize a...

The Uglys of Haines would like to thank the townspeople of Haines for making our first annual Haines Community Cancer Connection such a huge success....

When the library was built years ago and the landscaping was put in, I signed up to take care of the area to the left of the front door, despite the f...

Recently, my wife Bonnie and I were fortunate enough to visit Haines as your guests. I was interviewing for the borough manager position. I did not...

The Chilkat Valley Preschool board and the “A Solution for Everyone” steering committee would like to thank the community at large for your...

A very special thank you to coach Cassie Miller for all her help and dedication coaching the middle school boys’ and girls’ volleyball team this...

I am humbled and honored by the outpouring of support for me to continue representing you while working a seasonal position in Sitka. Your compassion...

The family of Larry Zehe would like to thank everyone for all the wonderful cards and letters and the drop-in visits when in the Tacoma, Wash. area....

Spring cleanup gives Haines an annual reminder of how our so-called “system” of waste and recycling management is antiquated and...

The Haines Borough Assembly decided to ask due diligence to leave the room; no cost benefit analysis, a fake waiting list, no public referendum, and...

For the 19th year, the Hospice of Haines Mega Rummage Sale was a whopping success, earning $8,000 to help our direct-service volunteers assist...

I’ve been very quiet since March 30 about a beating I took from cop Brayton Long. He told me to go to my apartment. After a talk, next thing I know...

We would like to thank the Uglys of Haines, the American Legion, Alaska Marine Lines, and the Haines Chamber of Commerce for their generous donations...

I’m hoping the Haines Borough Assembly will rectify a shoddy, demonstrably flawed borough manager selection process by facilitating the coming...

Well folks, looks like the steel, sheet-pile, vertical wall wave deflector is the final answer! Maybe for the final touch for the wall, we could...

We would like to express our sincere appreciation for all who helped make the Nash family fundraiser a tremendous success. We were overwhelmed by the...

The American Bald Eagle Foundation is grateful for the generous grant from the Chilkat Valley Community Foundation. Our mew remodel to allow public...