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

A big thank you to all those who were able to come out to our Police Week kick-off party last Monday for Frito Pies and Cake Walk. Also thank you to...

Mike Denker’s commentary last week “Priority lies with the people when it comes to Open Meetings Act questions” is excellent. He points out that...

The Victory Garden’s third season is off to a great start! Our annual plant sale was Sunday May 22 from 11-3 p.m. Lots of super healthy and...

The recent public process and decision making around the Mud Bay zoning issue has been extremely challenging and stressful for everyone involved....

HARK would like to thank Dr. Morris and Dr. Meyer of Wasilla for traveling to Haines last week and holding a five day long spay, neuter, and rabies...

A special thank you to Chip Lende and Lutak Lumber for your generous donation and support of the Victory Garden, again this year.  The “pea...

I am front yard rhubarb / From that house on the hill / Which beams upon the rocky beach / I am weathered stairs that lead to the porch / The secrets...

For the love of our elders and littles / And athletes and us in the middle / Keep the pool open! / The people have spoken: / Health and safety are...

People are creatures of habit.  In fact, the people of Haines are somewhat captive prisoners of our life here, as travel out is tricky....

The state House has passed legislation that would suspend Alaska’s 8-cents-a-gallon motor fuel tax for a year to help consumers pinched by high pric...

As both a lifeguard for The Haines Pool, the head swim coach of the Haines Dolphins and an avid swimmer myself, I have a unique understanding of the...

Last month, the Constantine-DOWA partnership submitted a permit application for the Palmer Project’s newly designed waste management system. The...

What an amazing three days of marine debris cleanups with incredible crews and weather this past week! We stashed a full super sack of yellow litter...

Hospice of Haines has some giant thanks to give to so many people who supported us this last month. -To all those who held rummage sales and who went...

Wanna know the funny thing about piracy? Me. I am the funny thing about privacy. No—wait’ll I tell you this. You won’t believe it, but will...

Thank you Haines. It’s been my pleasure to be employed by the Postal Service and to serve my community for all those years (and especially that one...

As a competitive swimmer in Haines, it’s important for me to have year-round pool access. It allows me to train as much as my competitors from all...

I walk the cruise ship dock most every morning. It’s a lovely way to embrace the day observing the changing atmospheric scapes backdropping our...

Takshanuk Watershed Council greatly appreciates the individuals who took time out of their busy weekend schedules to attend this year’s Living with...

Let people make a clean living. I completely agree with Jan Hill’s response to the Mud Bay Events Petition now in the hands of the Assembly. “Why...

A great thing about Haines is a lot of people make a habit of picking up litter when on walks or just crossing a parking lot in town. Then springtime...

When it comes to resolving conflict, from family members and neighbors to negotiations between nations, our attempts are rarely adequate. We’re all...

A huge thank you to Judy Ewald and the Haines Women’s Club for organizing the community cleanup this year. And a big thank you to everyone who got...

I have lived in Haines for 35 years. The fact that Haines had a swimming pool convinced me to move here to take a teaching job at the Haines School,...

On April 19th KHNS told us there were three local cases, on the 25th, six cases, on the 27th seven. “Cases” started being counted when the...