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

Thank you, mayor Jan Hill, for your hard work and long hours during these trying times. Thank you to all of the volunteers for your hard work and...

The SE AK Mask Makers group is ending. We thank everyone, including the 43 volunteer sewists in Haines, who helped get SE Alaska “covered”....

Potentially harsh economic times are putting some extreme-and frankly preposterous-budget proposals on the table. Instead of seasonally closing the...

Just before Patrick Henry said his famous line, “Give me liberty or give me death” he said, “Besides, sir, we shall not fight our battles...

Haines Friends of Recycling thanks our community for recycling while hunkered down for COVID.  Please welcome Bo Dunn, joining Jeremy Settem to keep...

How much is a human life worth? We now have an answer: “…would require renegotiating legal contracts” (Chilkat Valley News Vol. LIV, Issue 13)....

I have to say, that because of the current global pandemic, it is wise to take those precautions that, so far, seem to be successful in keeping our...

Because of COVID-19, rules are getting stricter, rights are becoming fewer, and no one is speaking up. Have we all seen the real data ourselves? Do...

The ability to skirt the transient worker issue may be there, but the medical and scientific communities are also showing us the obvious. We should...

Here are some ideas to consider during a global pandemic: * Think “we” not “me.” We are in this together as a community. All decisions and dir...

The Haines Senior Center would like to personally thank Luke Hedrick for his very generous donation. With this thoughtful gift we are able to provide...

Today is a troubled time for every person on this planet. Government leaders everywhere issue health mandates, and they should—it is their...

Unfortunately, as the days of summer draw nearer, the number of citizens in Alaska who are infected with the virus grows. Three weeks ago, the number...

Neighbors turning on neighbors is what Hitler advocated. This is not the kind of community I want to live in. Hitler ruled by persuading neighbors to...

The actions, orders and mandates of our Local, State and Federal governments are the result of panic. Rather than approach this alleged disaster in a...

I’m concerned that allowing transients to come and go may introduce the COVID-19 virus to our community. Several groups have asked for special...

The pattern for our “modern” world of high mobility has been that whatever happens down south will eventually get to Haines; it’s just a matter...

I would like to thank our neighbors, the Haines SEARHC after-hours staff, Haines ambulance crew, Sitka Coast Guard flight crew, Juneau fire...

The Haines Borough should encourage all residents to participate in local gardening, either cooperative or self, wherever there is space to plant....

Every member of this community has been burdened and in many cases been drastically impacted by the shelter in place and its associated consequences....

I encourage residents to contact Haines Borough Assembly members, mayor Jan Hill and manager Debra Schnabel and urge them not to exempt from 14-day...

The borough of Haines has rallied in its implementation of safety measures for its citizens. Initially, we went beyond the state’s mandates for...

The end is not here. We are in the midst of change, and this is actually the norm of life: change is constant. Our volunteers are outstanding, our...

A belated thanks to state parks ranger Russell Travis and Jim Stanford for their preparation of trail work and improvements at 25 Mile ahead of the...

After heavy snows and dangerous roads cancelled the Miles Klehini Ski Classic in February, our second try in 40 degrees Fahrenheit and full sunshine...