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

I wish to send a heartfelt thank you to all the wonderful people of the medical response team upon the death of Al Gordon on January 17. Your...

We have lost valuable talent on the assembly over the years through resignations, largely due to uncivil public discourse. We have also had people...

Rich loved life. He loved his family, his friends, Alaska, and this Haines community. And this week you really loved him/us back. Our deepest...

I would like to thank the people of this valley for their quality and compassion. I was having trouble with water and my neighbors helped. I needed...

Rebel against the regime! Just say no to oil and mining in Alaska! I've listened to those voices, and it certainly sounds appealing to my rebellious...

Kanye West/Ye, Andrew Torba of GAB, Alex Jones of InfoWars and all such, who are neither Christians nor Patriots: The United States of America exists...

The Haines Sheldon Museum is grateful for the $2,400 gift from the Chilkat Valley Community Foundation in support of improving our digital access....

Oh, the luxury of not living a conspiracy-minded life! The luxury of not noticing the movement toward tyranny, technocracy, and transhumanism in our...

In my recent paid commentary concerning our goat herd I had called on the “powers that be to do the right thing”. Well, two of the powers that be...

Huge thank you's to AP&T for its generous community donation of $4,000, and to the Ugly's for its generous individual donation of $1,000 to the...

Gunalcheìesh ho ho (thank you very much) to the Chilkat Valley Community Foundation for providing funds to purchase Tlingit language textbooks for...

Thanks to Howsers, Mountain Market and Haines Home Building for donations that made the 17th Haines Polar Bear Dip a success. About 45 folks...

Haines now has a gifted chiropractor! Yay! Her name is Dr. Heather Harms. I had heard good things about her from my clients. It was more than their...

First, I want to thank Kevin Shove for his recent letters in the newspaper and for his concern about our local goat populations. I have served on the...

The Haines Hot Shots and Glacier Bears Clay Busters would like to thank many in the community for their support over the past year. Our program would...

Sudden Adult Death Syndrome/Died Suddenly: these phrases include ages from young adulthood to retirement. However, they cover all people in good...

In response to the Dec. 15 article about Porcupine Road, I'd like to state that there are quite a few private taxpaying landowners along that borough...

Hey Cheechakos, If you want to come up here and change this pristine valley into the place you want it to be maybe you should remember why you left...

Planning commission on the 24-mile heli-port: We don't live up there so we will listen to 24-Mile area residents. 24-mile area residents: We don't...

The American Legion Auxiliary Unit #12 would like to thank the community of Haines for their participation during our Taco Tuesday dinners. With your...

The Friends of the Library have one word for all y’all – Wow! Just Wow! To everyone who contributed a savory appetizer or something sweet for the...

In the coming weeks, volunteers will be circulating a petition with this question, “Shall Haines Borough voters elect members of the Haines Borough...

A recent letter regarding a Planning Commission hearing implied that the hearing was “scripted in advance”. Whether it was the headline...

As I do every morning, I’m outside drinking my coffee in the quiet that surrounds my home when I realize that my life will be forever changed...

Last week’s planning commission meeting was disturbing. Despite vocal opposition from nearby residents and the Chilkat Indian Village, Commissioners...