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

Regarding the new digital harbor rendering: it’s a whitewash, it’s dishonest marketing. That totally empty parking lot is neither a winter nor a...

Folks won’t like this idea. But if the State of Alaska is unwilling or unable to adopt and staff a sensible management plan to enforce our wildlife...

I was somewhat not appalled by recent comments in last week’s letter, “All you need is love, massage books.” Not the part about a...

It’s summer and the fish have returned to the rivers. The anglers have also returned in full force as they always do – so many in fact that...

Many thanks to Alaska Mountain Guides and Chilkat Guides, Sean Gaffney and Eli Fierer, for donating the excellent youth adventure recreation trips...

The first annual Triple A Basketball Camp held July 26-28 in Haines was a huge success.We had campers representing six different communities at the...

Bigs and Littles took a drive to the Constantine Metal Resources base camp on Saturday, August 15 and learned about the Palmer Project multi-metal...

I was somewhat appalled by recent quoted comments in last week’s article, “State starts regulating massage,” in the CVN. I was appalled at some...

It’s been a long time since I’ve seen anything traditional in our Tlingit people. Seems we’ve lost our identity. The 1960s and 1970s is where...

Have we reviewed the initial assumptions about Portage Cove expansion? Can the parking area expansion be extended to the southwest? Can we avoid...

If you haven’t been to the golf course you are missing out. It has everything: animals, wildflowers, walking, skiing, weddings, and, oh yeah, golf....

We would like to thank the community for the support they’ve shown and the Southeast Alaska State Fair for the opportunity to operate our food...

We would like to thank all those that came out to the First Friday Garden Party at the Starvin’ Marvin garden. A special thanks to the very...

For yet another year, the Hospice of Haines dessert booth at the Southeast Alaska State Fair was a sweet success. Most folks in Haines know that we...

The Haines Hot Shots youth trap shooting club would like to thank the Chilkat Valley Community Foundation for the generous grant issued to us. The...

Becky’s Place would like to thank everyone who was involved in making our intermission fundraiser at The Lacks Family Band concert a big success....

A recent fair thank-you ad incorrectly named Judy Heinmiller twice. We meant to thank Judy Heinmiller, and Judy Erekson. I apologize for the mistake....

I implore the powers that be to reconsider opening up the entire Chilkat State Park to hunting. As a seasonal visitor to this unique and beautiful...

Thanks to everyone for coming together to support the children’s area at the fair with cardboard, bottle caps and your general interest...

The sun room at Soboleff-McRae Veterans’ Village is a gathering place for a variety of events: meetings, dinners, entertaining friends, exercising,...

The Haines Animal Rescue Kennel would like to thank our sponsors, participants and volunteers for helping make this year’s “Most Lovable Dog...

The American Legion Lynn Canal Post #12 would like to thank all who helped with its donation raffle and to those who made donations to the Legion...

Once again the logging show at the Southeast Alaska State Fair went off without a hitch because of all the volunteers who helped make it a success. A...

Having been a resident of Alaska for over 48 years, I have seen the residency issue come up regularly. It seems strange to me that people who call...

There is one person I forgot to thank in my previous list of thank-yous to all who helped make the recent portrait workshop a great success. Bev...