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Volume XLV Number 11 Thursday, March 19, 2015 $1 Chilkats King salmon seek top rules tighten protection Chilkat Inlet closed to July 16 By Tom Morphet Department of Fish and Game biologists this week for river outlined new restrictions on area fisheries aimed to By Karen Garcia protect the Chilkat king salmon return, including The Chilkat Indian Village closing Chilkat Inlet to subsistence fishing through is pursuing protections for the July 15. that would prohibit Sport fishing in Chilkat Inlet also will be closed activities affecting the river’s through July 15, with a daily bag limit of one king water quality. in northern . Regulations on subsistence The village submitted a proposal fishing in the Chilkat River won’t change from last to the Alaska Chilkat Bald Eagle year. Preserve Advisory Council last The subsistence closure – considerably larger week requesting the river be than one proposed three weeks ago by Fish and designated as an Outstanding Game – would match the sportfish closure, which National Resource Water, which was previously set through June. protects waters of exceptional DRAG RACE -- Steve McLaughlin, right, jumps out in front of Rick Campbell Also, commercial gillnet fishing on the west side recreational, environmental during Chilkat Snowburners races on Mosquito Lake Saturday. McLaughlin of Lynn Canal to the Small Boat Harbor will be or ecological significance and topped six competitors in a 48-mile race and also won a 200-yard drag race. About closed for the first two or three weeks of the season, prohibits any degradation of the 100 people turned out for the event that included a picnic. Tom Morphet photo. said Fish and Game biologist Randy Bachman. waterway. There will be no king-related closures on “In the context of the (federal) gillnetters in lower Lynn Canal targeting hatchery Clean Water Act, it’s basically chum salmon, where about 41 percent of Chilkat the highest designation protection Waiting on weather: Skiers kings intercepted by the gillnet fleet were caught level that is afforded a water,” in 2014. Gillnetters there harvest kings from mixed said Department of Conservation stocks, Bachman said. (Fifty-nine percent of the Division of Water program need 1 clear day for event gillnet king take in 2014 occurred north of Point manager Earl Crapps. By Karen Garcia Sherman.) There are no Outstanding Organizers of the Freeride World file for an extension, but likely won’t do so. Biologists shared the new management plan at National Resource Water Tour international ski and snowboard “They could apply for an extension, last week’s meeting of the Alaska Chilkat Bald Eagle designations in Alaska. Other competition this week pinned their hopes but they have their final competition in Preserve Advisory Council. states including Minnesota, for staging the event on a forecast for clear Verbier (Switzerland) on the 28th, so they A Juneau-based king salmon coordinator for Fish Wisconsin and New Mexico weather Thursday. are getting out of here as soon as possible,” and Game early last week suggested the state might have awarded the designation, The one-day event has been repeatedly she said. consider night closures on gillnet boats targeting also called “Tier III” protection. postponed since Saturday, March 14 for Though competition organizers hatchery chum, but Bachman said that’s not the plan The village’s proposal cites conditions including bad weather and originally wanted to hold the event at this point. “(Night closures) are always in our tool the Chilkat River’s exceptional avalanche danger. The skiers and film crew on Telemark Ridge, which provides a bag, but aren’t in our plan this year. We have it in cultural, ecological, economic were ready to hit the slopes Tuesday before dramatic, Chilkoot Inlet backdrop to our play book if we have to see that in the future.” and recreational importance to the the competition was called off at the last shots, they relocated to an area above the “There are some Chilkat kings there, but as you Chilkat and the broader minute due to poor visibility, said tourism Little Jarvis Glacier near 40 Mile Haines go farther north there are more. That’s why we’re community. director Leslie Ross. Highway. concentrating our conservation on the north end… “Our founding fathers chose “In flat light the skiers can’t read the Ross said the same area was used in We feel confident that without any targeted fishing this location because of its terrain. It’s a safety issue,” Ross said. 2002 for Red Bull’s Alaska Snowthrill in the inlet, (restrictions) will work pretty well,” abundance of wild stock salmon As of press time Wednesday, the competition. Bachman said. and other natural resources. Those competition was scheduled for 10 a.m. The Pioneer Bar and Haines Borough The commercial closure will affect about a half- abundant resources have not only Thursday. “It’s going to be a bluebird. It’s Public Library will live-stream the dozen boats that have worked the fishery closer to sustained our people for countless going to happen,” Ross said. competition from the Internet. Haines in recent years. generations, but it also sustains Organizers must hold the event by The public is welcome to attend an the Alaska residents that make the Sunday, when their borough permit awards banquet after the competition at See KINGS page 8 Chilkat and Klehini River valleys expires. Ross said they could technically 8:30 p.m. at Harriett Hall. their homes,” the proposal said. How the village might acquire the designation is unclear. Can theater festival be revived? According to the Environmental Heli-ski Protection Agency, states are By Tom Morphet including places as far away have representatives in other required to adopt policies that A group of theater and arts as St. Paul Island, Kodiak and communities, it’s really tough. allow such a designation to be supporters in Haines met Kotzebue. People have all kinds of reasons area open made. Alaska hasn’t. Monday to discuss the viability Held in April, the event also they can’t come. You have to “Currently, we do not have of resurrecting the Alaska brought an influx of money and solve them for them so they can’t a process in place to have a Community Theater Festival visitors at a lean time in winter, say no.” for 1 year nomination go through,” Crapps (ACTFEST), or some version of endearing the event to residents Even for groups as close as By Karen Garcia said. a theater festival here. Ketchikan, travel costs could run as well as to local actors, said The Bureau of Land The hole in regulations Carol Tuynman of the Alaska to $8,000 or more, Smith said. Annette Smith of Lynn Canal Management is opening came to light in 2010 when the Arts Confluence said she helped Participation by the Halsingland Community Players. “The energy more than 66,000 acres national conservation group organize the meeting after Hotel, located walking-distance was high during ACTFEST. of land south of Haines to Trout Unlimited and partner residents expressed the idea to to events at the Chilkat Center, Everybody walked, talked heli-skiing, an area that has organizations nominated the her. was key. The hotel offered special and lived theater for a week.” been closed to the activity Koktuli River for Outstanding A judged competition of rates that included meals. But participation dropped in since 2009. National Resource Water hour-long plays, ACTFEST was A half-dozen participants the 1990s, and the final festival BLM recently issued designation, a move aimed at held biennially in Haines, or 14 at Monday’s meeting agreed attracted only three out-of-town permits to protecting it from development times between 1974 and 1999. It to contact the national festival troupes. Backcountry Adventures, of the proposed Pebble copper featured nightly performances by as well as groups statewide to Smith said at this week’s Alaska Heliskiing and and gold mine. community theater groups from gauge potential interest. They also meeting the festival suffered Alaska Mountain Guides Timothy Bristol, Trout around Alaska and workshops suggested interest in variations of setbacks including a near- to use 66,200 acres of Unlimited’s Alaska director, said during the day open to the public. the festival that might incorporate elimination of travel funds, land in the “south block” the state rejected the nomination Festival winners qualified puppet theater or other community fatigue by the group’s statewide of BLM-managed lands in because Alaska didn’t have any for regional and sometimes groups. board and local organizers, and the Haines area. regulations or qualifications in national competition sponsored Former ACTFEST chair the difficulty participants had The south block runs place to determine if the river by the American Association of Heather Lende said in an interview scheduling a week off. through the Takhinsha qualified. Community Theatre. a revived theater festival may fare Smith said another big Mountains above the “In essence we really caught In its glory years, when the better as not a competition. The element of putting on the event Takhin River. It also the state with their pants down,” state Council on the Arts provided festival involved rules and rigidity was recruiting interest in other encompasses a small Bristol said. “The one positive that travel grants, the festival drew communities, a task that her that required a high number of more than a dozen amateur theater mother, Mimi Gregg, took on at See BLM page 5 See RIVER page 8 groups from around the state, her own expense. “If you don’t See ACT page 6 Page 2 Chilkat Valley News March 19, 2015

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Combine borough offices and library Thursday, March 19 Thursday, March 26 I kind of miss Joe Parnell’s “Wonderings.” Next to the police report, River Talk: Bear Tales (Bare Tails), 7 p.m. Choose Respect March, noon down Main his article was the second thing we would read. I have a few wonderings in the Chilkat Center lobby. Presented by Lynn Street and Third Avenue. Meet in front of the of my own. The newspaper reported three new studies – bundled Canal Community Players. bank. Gathering to follow at the library. together – resulted in no questions asked about spending $22,000 to Cancer support group organizational Friday, March 20 study our police department. meeting, 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. in Room 23 of the Here is a suggestion. Teach the dispatcher when to say, “This is not Haines Chamber of Commerce Luncheon, Gateway Building. Call Heidi at 303-0010. a police matter” to about 70 percent of the calls, divide the $22,000 noon to 1 p.m. at the Chilkat Bakery. Discussion Culture Day, 7 p.m. at the library. Lee between the three officers for pay increases and let them spend their of Haines ports and harbors projects. Heinmiller presents on traditional Chilkat time on what is really important. After all, we are one of the lowest Screening of “Despicable Me,” 3:30 p.m. at regalia. crime towns already. It is not rocket science. the library. Part of the library’s Movies for Teens I went to the LEAP event at the library. It was news to me that the program. Friday, March 27 plan is to blow out both ends of the library for more storage and work Upper Lynn Canal Fish and Game Advisory Lunch and Learn with the Anchorage space. The borough office seems to have the same need. I am wondering Committee meeting, 5:30 p.m. in assembly Symphony Orchestra, noon at the library. why not join forces and just connect both buildings under one roof. chambers. Featuring the Anchorage Concert Chorus and the A central meeting room could service borough assembly meetings as Jeremy Pataky Poetry Reading, 7 p.m. at Alaska Chamber Singers. well as other gatherings. The small meeting room at the library could the library. Residents welcome to come and read New Old Time Chautauqua organizational be work space for staff. Put handicap parking and short-term parking their own poetry. meeting, 1 p.m. at Harriett Hall. Call Amanda at in front, with regular parking in back. Just wondering, why not? Saturday, March 21 766-2476. Eldred Rock Lighthouse Preservation 8 a.m. to noon at the Becky Nash Haines Health Fair, Association meeting, 4 p.m. at the library. school. Free vision screening for children six Saturday, March 28 State should keep Daylight Savings Time months and older, 8 a.m. to noon at the school. Haines Animal Rescue Kennel Annual That Daylight Savings Time might be terminated in Alaska is Sponsored by Juneau Mendenhall Flying Lions Member Meeting and Fundraiser, 5:45 p.m. to devastating news. Haines is east of Anchorage by about 16 degrees, Club. 8 p.m. in the Chilkat Center lobby. Silent auction and the sun time is an hour ahead: for Ketchikan it is about 1.5 hours Book Club, 3 p.m. at the library. Discussion of “Blinged-Out” collars, food and entertainment. ahead. Alaska Time would be two hours between us and Whitehorse and of “The Shadow Catcher” by Marianne Wiggins. Sunday, March 29 Seattle (and five hours with the East Coast). The border crossing would American Legion Spaghetti Feed be closed at 10 p.m. (unless prior arrangement can be made between Fundraiser, 5 to 7 p.m. at the Legion Hall. Blessing of the Fleet, 3 p.m. at the Small Boat the U.S. and Canada), and the Kluane-Chilkat International Bike Relay Matthew Lien performs, 8 p.m. at the Chilkat Harbor. Reception to follow at the Presbyterian and other races would be made more difficult because there is a time Center. Church. 7 p.m. in the lag between us and the Yukon Territory. We will lose the evening hours Sunday, March 22 Northern Light Showcase, during the shoulder season, so forget barbecues on the beach. Chilkat Center lobby. Presented by the Haines In pre-Gov. Sheffield days, Southeast Alaska was on Pacific Standard Northern Light Showcase, 7 p.m. in the Arts Council. Time. If we eliminate Alaska Daylight Savings Time now we will Chilkat Center lobby. Presented by the Haines Arts Council. Tuesday, March 31 lose those two hours of evening sunlight, and our close ties with the Seabird Monitoring on the Aleutians, 7 territories surrounding us. Perhaps we could go back to Pacific time Monday, March 23 p.m. at the library. Stacie Evans shares stories in the summer by not turning clocks back in the fall. It would relieve Port and Harbor Advisory Committee and photos from her summer spent on Aiktak. the constant pressure of Anchorage and the Railbelt eliminating meeting, 4 p.m. in assembly chambers. Daylight Savings Time for “health reasons.” I, for one, look forward Friday, April 3 to summertime because of the daylight and the evening hiking. Tuesday, March 24 Art on Main Street First Friday, 5 to 7 p.m. Haines Borough Assembly meeting, 6:30 at the Alaska Arts Confluence office. Rosalie Margaret H. Piggott p.m. in assembly chambers. Loewen will read from her book “Hungry for Moon.” Marijuana is not a good choice Regarding the March 5 article featuring Dean Lari’s invitation to the assembly and police chief to try marijuana, I invite the assembly and police chief to see the stories from folks who are enrolled in the Duly Noted Salvation Army Adult Rehabilitation Command program, a residential treatment program, to hear the stories about drugs, about lives out of control and the role pot plays in that. Go to www.salvationarmyusa. By Cynthia Allen borrowed the school’s bandwidth March 5 in Anchorage. Aurora got org/usn/adult-rehabilitation. Wayne Price is restoring a to broadcast their event, and used knocked out about 3 p.m., tripping I invite the assembly to consider the health effects of smoking pot, 74-year-old Tlingit totem pole school garages to store and stage on “gelignite,” a type of blasting the amounts of tar deposited in the lungs and the amount of health in Juneau. The pole, owned equipment. One of the show’s explosive. The bee started at 8:30 problems with another inhaled smoke. I invite the assembly to consider by the U.S. Forest Service, producers gave a presentation to a.m. with 145 contestants from the idea that no one is sitting in Southern California thinking about originally overlooked the Auke Sam McPhetres’ video-editing around the state. Bryce Tasso moving to Haines because they can smoke pot, and if they are, do you Recreation area but was severely class before spring break started. of Anchorage’s Grace Christian really think that individual is going to be a good citizen? At least the damaged by weather, insects Students Keegan Sundberg and School spelled “peristaltic” to win pot smokers we have here are our pot smokers, even though they too and woodpeckers. It was carved Marty Fowler interned with the the bee in the seventh round. Bee need to quit. Pot is not the answer. Pot is not a good choice. Legal, in 1941 by Frank St. Clair of Freeride Tour production staff, words that came after the fourth medical pot I have no issue with. But I come from Eugene, Ore., so Hoonah and two members of the helping with shooting photos and round included “longiloquence,” it is with no hesitation that I invite the assembly to Google “Oregon Civilian Conservation Corps, and learning to edit video footage. “tinntinnabulary” and Country Fair” in Veneta, Ore. It too was a beautiful, artsy, small town honors the first Tlingit people to Carlos and Sierra Jimenez “proprioceptive,” said Aurora’s locale – until pot got hold of it. If we can limit it, we should. And, for settle the Juneau area. Tlingit and children Hayden and Asher mom, Helen Alten. Helen thanks the smokers, I smoked pot for 10 years. I am your peer, and it is time Master Carver Price has carved spent two weeks vacationing in all who helped the family make to quit. Come see me; we will get you into rehab. 27 traditional totem poles, several Melaque, Mexico with Sierra’s the trip to the bee. nontraditional poles and eight parents Hayden and Bonnie Volunteers are needed to learn Lt. David Kyle traditional dugout canoes. Kaden. The family met up with stage lighting and sound systems Haines Salvation Army The library’s Celtic-themed Darsie and Courtney Culbeck for shows in the Chilkat Center Lucky LEAP Dessert Auction and their sons Carver and Griffin auditorium. If you’re interested Bowl for Kids’ Sake netted $11,000 entertained about 50 people with for some fun at a local water park. in being trained to help out, phone Haines Big Brothers Big Sisters raised over $11,000 during our readings by Lorrie Dudzik and While filming a documentary Tod Sebens at 907-321-2302. 2015 Bowl for Kids’ Sake fund drive. We received several hundred Jacob Brown, music by the Men about Christy Tengs-Fowler individual gifts and pledges during the campaign. Our sincere thanks of Note, Holly Davis, and Burl and the songs she is writing that go out to many. Sheldon and Nancy Berland, and are based on the philosophy of Local event sponsors, contributing funds or in-kind gifts included: gourmet delectables auctioned off television celebrity Dr. Phil, Chilkat Valley Lane sponsors: Alaska Power & Telephone, First National Bank Alaska, by Bill Broste. Bidding was lively Terri Weagant promised to get and competitive, with Jacque a Dr. Phil tattoo. Terri has made News Howsers IGA and Olerud’s Market Center; Booster sponsors: Chilkoot (ISSN8750-3336) Indian Association, Fogcutter Bar and Lutak Lumber. Team Parts Horn’s flourless chocolate torte good on that promise, and now USPS Publication No. 500290 Place again organized the Wii Bowling Tournament and contributed going for close to $200. The sports a drawing of Dr. Phil’s face is published weekly, except the cash prizes and youthful energy during our March 6 event. Prizes for library is raising money to finance on the inside of her left ankle. last week Dec. & 1st week Jan. the event were contributed by Catotti/Goldberg Art Studio, Extreme an expanded reading/activity Pete Dohrn, Jen Allen and Publisher: Tom Morphet room. About $1,600 was raised their daughter Emma Dohrn Staff: Karen Garcia, Dreams Gallery, Babbling Book, Bamboo Room Restaurant, Chilkat Christian Woodard, Restaurant and Bakery, Mountain Market, Fireweed Restaurant, at this first event. traveled to Palm Springs, Calif. Russell Lyman, Cynthia Allen After marrying last June, Klondike Restaurant and Sarah J’s Espresso Shop. Event help was Lori to spend some sunny days visiting Office: Main Street, Haines. generously donated by Neil Einsbruch, Ken and Judy Ewald, Ed Hays, and Mike Carter finally enjoyed Emma’s grandparents Barb Mailing: Box 630, Haines AK a month-long honeymoon on Dohrn and John Rosenbaum. 99827 Betsy Lyons, Anna Jurgeleit, Ardy Miller, Tom Morphet and Stephanie Tel: (907)766-2688 Scott. Kauai. The newlyweds got to take Besides family time, Emma in lots of sunshine, sightsee via a E-mail: cvn@chilkatvalleynews. The Big Brothers Big Sisters website, www.bbbsak.org/bowl, will still enjoyed scootering and swimming com accept any late donations to support the Haines BBBS program. Thank helicopter tour, and go fishing on in the five pools and five hot tubs Subscription rates: you all for helping to strengthen Haines Big Brothers Big Sisters. a charter boat, with Lori catching at the condominium complex. Haines, $42 plus tax; a 60-pound yellowfin tuna. In A test of the Alaska Tsunami 2nd Class, Alaska, $48; Hawaii the catch belongs to the Warning System is scheduled 2nd Class, Out of state, $54; Mike Case and Vince Hansen 1st Class, $75 ship’s captain, but Lori said she for 9:45 a.m. Wednesday, March Periodical postage paid at and Mike were able to take home 25. The test will be broadcast Haines, AK 99827 several lovely fillets. on NOAA weather radio, local POSTMASTER: “Life is an echo. What you send out, comes back.” The Freeride World Tour made television and radio stations. Send address changes to good use of Haines High School Haines School spelling Box 630, Haines, AK 99827 ~ Unknown facilities while students were champion Aurora Alten-Huber Vol. XLV #11 March 19, 2015 on spring break. The event’s was one of 32 students who Named Alaska’s Best Weekly production staff took over the survived to the fourth round of the Newspaper 2013 Independent Learning Center, 2015 Alaska State Spelling Bee March 19, 2015 Chilkat Valley News Page 3 Chamber seeks $3 million grant By Karen Garcia According to ArtPlace America’s you can about your community.” The Haines Chamber of Commerce website, the grant will include a ArtPlace America specifically last week submitted a grant application six-month “cultural asset mapping created the program for organizations that, if awarded, could inject up to $3 endeavor” to identify existing arts that haven’t traditionally worked in million in the local economy. and cultural assets in the community, arts and culture; one of the grant’s Chamber executive director Debra as well as potential arts and cultural eligibility requirements insists the Schnabel submitted the “Community partners and resources. applicant not have a significant history Development Investments” application It will also include guidance from of working in arts or culture. to ArtPlace America last week. a Financial Capital Consortium to “One of the core goals of the program ArtPlace America will select one explore financing opportunities, is to learn more about the challenges and non-governmental organization from guidance from a Federal Grants opportunities that arise in integrating six regions “interested in sustainably Advisory Team to identify and navigate arts and cultural strategies across many incorporating arts and cultural strategies relevant federal grant opportunities, different aspects of a place-based (non- into the organization’s work.” and collaboration with a Community governmental organization’s) work. The organization is awarding one Documentation and Research Team. To date, there are a small number grant in Alaska. It will involve three Grant recipients will receive up to of these types of organizations that years of funding and activities. $3 million to spend on community have incorporated arts and cultural “The awardee will be based not engagement, cultural asset mapping, strategies into their regular practice. on any conceived specific project, implementation of projects, and To increase the overall potential but on who you are and how you partnership contracts with the arts and learning opportunities, the Community perceive your potential for embracing cultural sector. Development Investments will focus community change,” Schnabel said. Schnabel said the application financial and expert investments Schnabel received considerable involved 25-30 questions about the into organizations that have not yet input from Alaska Arts Confluence community, with answers limited to experimented with a broad range of creative director Carol Tuynman on the 150-500 words, depending on the arts and cultural strategies, or have only TAKING THE PLUNGE -- Nolan Wald dives in application. She also briefly consulted question. done so on a limited, individual project during the Haines Dolphins Community Swim Meet with Haines Borough community and “It takes a long time to whittle the basis,” the website reads. held March 7 at the pool. Swimmers raised funds economic development director Bill answers down,” Schnabel said. “Of The three-year grant period begins for coach Robert Butker’s recent medical expenses. Mandeville. course, you want to say as much as Sept. 1. Lori Giddings photo. Second, ‘65-percent’ harbor plan out for review on Friday By Karen Garcia existing parking lot, surrounding out there, I want the assembly Assembly member Joanne only body that can modify the The Haines Borough Assembly the park and stretching 150 feet to be aware that we have the Waterman said any movement design, said Port and Harbor is looking into the cost of moving south of the park toward Old opportunity to do something about of the park should involve an Advisory Committee chair Lookout Park to keep it from Haines Highway. it right now,” Campbell said. exchange of space – moving the Norman Hughes. His committee being engulfed by a parking lot in Assembly member George “Now is the time to ask for this park to the edge of the lot, instead has been following the project, the Small Boat Harbor expansion Campbell raised the issue at last and not wait until we’re at 90 of in the middle – not the addition but doesn’t have the authority to project. week’s meeting, as the harbor percent,” he added. of more space in the design. direct staff or tell PND what to do. The assembly voted last week designs and location of the park Campbell said he would like Member Diana Lapham said the Sosa said the borough received to have manager David Sosa get have been drawing questions and to see the borough include all assembly need not get involved in the 65-percent design this week. estimates from PND Engineers on criticism from the public. of its land along that stretch the design process at this point. PND hasn’t provided an estimate the cost of moving the park farther “I brought this up at previous of waterfront in the permitting “To me it’s another form of a yet for movement of Lookout south on the waterfront. meetings and it has basically process, even if it isn’t currently micromanagement that I truly Park, but will do so when PND’s 35-percent design died a couple of times, and I am in the construction design. That believe the assembly does not need presenting the 65-percent design would add about 2.75 acres to the bringing it up now because when would allow alterations to be to be a part of at this point. There at Tuesday’s assembly meeting. it gets to 65 and 75 and 95 percent made later. “Let’s keep our may be other times that we need to Public comments on the 65 drawings and this issue is still options open,” he said. weigh in, but not at this point.” percent plan will be due at the Pioneer Bar The assembly, though, is the borough Wednesday, March 25. ` Open Mic Open 7 days a week 766-2442 9 pm Friday

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Old-timers recount tales ‘Common Core’ foes present case of skiing here in 1960s By Tom Morphet tests. MacPherson and Winters standards, which she said are A group opposed to federal encouraged parents to work at the aimed at adding rigor to classes. Before helicopters, skiers Lee Heinmiller said a education standards known as local level to build resistance to She said the school here is not SMIIRST FRIDAY -- Dnnedy signs coone Studios. fashioned rope tows and Young Road rope tow was the “Common Core” gave a Common Core. indoctrinating students. “We’re used a highway switchback “the hit of the town.” “You presentation at the public library The two men said the new most interested in helping kids be across the Canada border could use your sled, toboggan Tuesday, characterizing the standards promote humanism and fluent mathematicians and readers to get their turns, long-time or anything you wanted, and standards as an infringement on that textbooks written to meet it and writers. Their personal beliefs residents recounted at a recent you didn’t have to walk back rights and an attempt by President favor Islam over Christianity. are between themselves and their membership meeting of the up the hill.” Barack Obama and the United Homeschool parent families.” Haines Ski and Hike Club. Over time, the former Nations to water down education Stacey Clark said she’s been The district’s standardized Bruce Gilbert, who came highway switchback at 48 Mile and moral standards. homeschooling her children tests don’t ask personal questions to Haines in 1965, said he Haines Highway became the Common Core violates the through a state-sanctioned of students, but an anonymous was surprised that skiing spot. Adults escorting children U.S. and state constitutions and program, but she’ll homeschool Youth Risk Behavior survey wasn’t common here. “We would visit with pipeline usurps parental rights, attorneys independently next year. “I’m in upper grades does ask about didn’t understand how people station workers who lived at Nathan MacPherson and Brent concerned with where this testing sex, drugs and alcohol. Also, lived here with winter for six the Rainy Hollow pipeline Winters told a crowd of about is going with collection of data benchmark test results forwarded months without enjoying the pump station, while one parent 20 residents, including several that is not traditional.” to the federal government don’t snow.” in a car would be designated to homeschool parents. No school Tammy Hotch said she’s include the name of students Gilbert and others shuttle skiers from the bottom district officials or public independently homeschooling or other personal information, organized a ski club that had of the run back to the top. school teachers were present at after 12 years with a state- Stickler said. 60-70 members, he said. “In Dr. Stan Jones was an the presentation titled, “Teach sanctioned homeschool program School board president Anne the days before TV, people important member of the club, Freedom, Not Bondage: Exposing based in Galena, due to the Marie Palmieri said all the took to it.” tending to skiers injured in an Common Core.” federal standards and changes district’s textbooks are vetted by Erwin Hertz said he’d ski era when ski bindings were Winters and MacPherson in curriculum like homework teachers and must be approved down Young Road with his sometimes still rudimentary, said their trip here is part of a assignments to rewrite the by the school board. “We teach young children in his arms. If Hertz and Gilbert said. swing through Southeast they’re constitution and sex education kids how to think critically. We he crashed, he’d toss the child When Eaglecrest ski area paying for themselves. It grew for kindergarteners. “There talk about that in our mission into a snow bank. opened in Juneau, that became out of efforts by state Rep. Lora was a lot I found offensive.” statement. It’s not indoctrination. “We all just started on our a popular destination for skiers, Reinbold, R-Alaska, to shine Haines School Principal Cheryl We’re not teaching them to think a own. Then everybody got Hertz said. “When Eaglecrest light on the federal standards, Stickler said the district’s reading, certain way. We’re teaching them bigger, and we had to get more got going, it was amazing to MacPherson said. writing and math programs to think critically and make up serious stuff,” Hertz said. go to a real ski club. We’d ski Among their claims is that are aligned to Common Core their own minds.” Rope tows were set up until we couldn’t stand up.” the new federal standards would on Piedad, Tower and A ski club was revived as put U.S. students two years Young roads, they said. One a Nordic skiing organization behind their peers in other high- Track & Field permanent one attempted at a in the mid-1980s. It recently achieving nations, that it would CYD logged slope called “Ski Hill” raised money, including a delay proficiency in addition and Community Youth All Middle School Students, Grades 6-8 near Mosquito Lake failed, grant, to buy a Ginsu groomer, subtraction until fourth grade and Development are Invited to Learn the Fundamentals Hertz said. “They tried to do capable of setting Nordic and delay Algebra 1 until ninth grade, of Track & Field events it in a low snow year, and skate ski trails. as well as take an “experimental” (the snow) didn’t cover up the Ski Club president John approach to geometry. 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BLM from page 1 portion of the near for another two to three years. the Davidson Glacier. “That’s just the process,” The permits are good for 100 Teitzel said. “As soon as we get landings each, and have an option a couple more people assigned to to renew next year, according the office and hired, we will start to BLM field manager Dennis off and get this process moving Teitzel. forward.” Teitzel said the agency is taking Assembly member George a “conservative approach” to Campbell seemed taken aback reintroducing heli-skiing to the at the additional delay. “It seems area, and will manage and monitor to me the Ring of Fire has been the activity closely. going on for four years, five years “We’re taking this very that I can think of. Are you trying cautiously. We’re not jumping to challenge the Department onto it full bore,” Teitzel said. “As of Transportation for how long we get further into this (and) we something can take to get going?” see where the issues may lie, we Campbell asked. can deal with those. And areas that Heli-ski operators and Haines we see where we can authorize Borough officials have become more (use), we will do so.” frustrated with the process, as According to BLM public affairs it ties up valuable heli-skiing specialist Marnie Graham, the terrain. According to planning agency hasn’t authorized any winter and zoning technician Tracy Cui, heli-skiing activities since 2009. of the roughly 234,000 acres of The permits have been tied approved heli-ski operating area up in the agency’s Ring of Fire on the borough map, 42 percent Resource Management Plan, a of it – 98,300 acres – is BLM land. land management document that The BLM’s earlier decision to has been years in the making. withhold permits for heli-skiing The agency released a draft on the land is not a rule as much document with four “alternatives” as an informal policy decision. in December 2012, but in March When former mayor Stephanie A map provided by the Bureau of Land Management illustrates the 66,000-acre “south block” of 2013 delayed the process further Scott found out the decision rested BLM’s Haines management area recently opened to heli-skiing after six years of closure. by identifying a fifth alternative with the field manager, she asked that included an Area of Critical that permits be issued. When that together for common goals,” of landings for the south block Teitzel responded, “They made Environmental Concern for didn’t happen, the assembly voted Gaffney said. because the primary area of appropriate restitution as required mountain goats. unanimously to send a letter to Though this year’s permit is contention is in the north block. by the court case.” Previous BLM field managers the field manager and borough’s only for 100 landings, Gaffney “We looked at it and determined Teitzel said according to decided to hold off on issuing heli- former Washington, D.C. lobbyist said he is grateful for the opening we could do it in the south block,” information BLM has, opening the skiing permits until the document calling for the permits to be of the valuable terrain, which will he said. south block for limited landings was finalized, though its progress processed and issued. offer longer circuits to skiers. Permit conditions include won’t be detrimental to goat continues to lag. Alaska Mountain Guides owner “We would love to have more maintaining a 1,500-meter buffer habitat. The agency is currently Former BLM field manager Sean Gaffney said the borough’s (landings), but it is definitely a from groups of goats, based on a awaiting a four-year Fish and Alan Bittner said in March 2014 continued reinforcements helped good starting point and I know that study completed by the Northern Game study of goat habitat and that the document would be get the permits issued. all of the operators are extremely Wild Sheep and Goat Council. populations, which will help guide delayed at least another two years. “It did have positive outcome appreciative to have them and Operators must also have GPS permitting decisions in future At last week’s assembly meeting, and impact, and it’s a great excited for them,” Gaffney said. flight tracking and keep information years, he said. Teitzel told the assembly the example of where the borough Teitzel said he decided to issue available for three years. BLM also Alaska Heliskiing co-owner document wouldn’t be complete and businesses in town can work permits with a limited number will conduct GPS spot checks to Ryan Johnson said he is excited to ensure companies are staying in- explore the new area with clients bounds, Teitzel said. and other guides. “It’s not a whole Haines heli-ski company bunch of landings, but we are Southeast Alaska Backcountry able to get back into that terrain,” Adventures last year was Johnson said. “It’s huge because sentenced to more than $20,000 we’ve been gradually losing area in fines and four years’ probation for a lot of years, so it is nice to for repeatedly and intentionally have some new terrain back.” trespassing on BLM property. 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1203025 State Farm, Bloomington, IL Page 6 Chilkat Valley News March 19, 2015 HAINES BOROUGH ACT from page 1 PUBLIC NOTICE Haines Borough Assembly volunteers. “All the volunteers Police report had to take a week off.” At 6:30 p.m., on TUESDAY, Lende suggested a week-long March 24, 2015, in the Assembly Monday, March 16 to a Juneau resident who was A caller reported a group Chambers at the Public Safety spring festival that might include A Chestnut Drive resident in Haines. An officer and local traveling from Anchorage to Building, a public hearing is puppets, theater, music and visual reported finding the door of his pastor assisted. Haines had removed a barrier scheduled for the following arts. “The same things that made residence kicked in when he Saturday, March 14 from the roadway about three ACTFEST happen can make a came home. He had been out of A person living near Chilkat hours outside of Haines. Ordinance 15-03-402 festival happen again. If we can town and was unsure if anything State Park Road reported a Dispatch forwarded the report (First Public Hearing) put on the Southeast fair and an was missing. Police initiated a break-in and missing firewood. to troopers and advised the An Ordinance of the Haines international bike race, we can put case. Dispatch contacted troopers, caller this would probably be a Borough amending Haines on a festival.” A business owner came to who responded and met with the Canadian issue. Borough Code Title 3 Subsection After the meeting, Tuynman the station with a copy of an resident. Wednesday, March 11 3.80.090 to modify the threshold accident report filled out on the Friday, March 13 A power outage was reported for eligibility for quarterly sales said much of the interest in tax filing. resurrecting the festival is coming state’s online crash report site An officer reported a vehicle between First and Second off the road near 3 Mile Haines avenues. Dispatch contacted the from residents under age 35. “A by a motorist reporting property More info at Clerk’s Office or at: lot of young people are totally into damage to the business. The Highway. No one was in the car, power company, which advised www.hainesalaska.gov. Oral it.” report was incomplete. Police which had a Yukon Territory plate. power was out all over town. comments may be made at the She said she’d like to have a told the business owner to Police contacted the RCMP to Traffic stops resulted in hearing or send written comments festival in 2017 to coincide with contact the state. get contact information and left warnings for a defective taillight to Box 1209, Haines, AK 99827 a message with the vehicle’s the 150th anniversary of the U.S. A caller asked police to and inoperable trailer lights. or [email protected]. perform a welfare check on owner. Tuesday, March 10 purchase of Alaska. An officer observed an An officer reported he was Larry Bottjen, play director a group rafting on the Chilkat Posted 3/16/15 River. Troopers were advised. unsecured gate near a Lutak helping motorists on Lutak Road Julie Cozzi, MMC, Borough Clerk with Valley Performing Arts The person called back to report Road business. Police advised due to icy conditions. State road in Palmer, this week said he the group made it back to town the responsible party, who said crews were advised. participated in ACTFEST in the safely. they were aware of the situation. Police received a protective From the Baha’i early 1990s. He said he had such A caller near 26 Mile Haines A caller reported a violation order from the court and served Scriptures a good time at the festival, he can Highway reported a loud bang of a protective order. An officer it on a Haines resident. “O God! still remember it clearly. He said that sounded like an explosion. investigated and initiated a Unite us and he’d personally support returning Troopers were advised. report. to a Haines festival, but the cost An officer reported an Thursday, March 12 connect our hearts of travel and time off from work unattended camp fire off Beach A caller waiting for the next with Thy for players would be an issue. Road. Dispatch contacted the day’s ferry asked for help with indissoluble “I don’t know how you fire chief, who advised no other lodging for the night due to lack surmount those,” Bottjen said. action was necessary. of money. Ministerial services bond.” Three traffic stops resulted was contacted and helped the ~ Baha’u’llah in a citation for driving without caller. a valid operator’s license and A snow plow driver working warnings for speeding and on Sawmill Road near Comstock failure to stop at a stop sign. 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Marilyn Wilson of the Haines around the clock with 1,200- fishing).” progress on collecting back sales In July 2014, the borough Alaska Native Sisterhood said foot nets compared to ones one- Commercial fishermen this tax from three delinquent business estimated CWS owed about commercial fishermen in lower fourth that size or smaller used by week also questioned how many owners it reported owed an $36,000 in back taxes based on Lynn Canal should also face subsistence fishermen, who stop kings have been harvested at estimated $229,000 in July 2014. previous tax returns. Stuart said restrictions. She said she supported fishing when the winds blow up, Klukwan. The borough voted in July CWS is currently all paid up. night closures there and would be he said. Bachman said the state to authorize the municipality’s Hog Heaven has made “some agreeable to a subsistence closure Chilkat Inlet at Letnikof and encourages subsistence users to attorney to file suit against progress” on payments, Stuart in Lynn Canal half the length of south already is so crowded with be honest in their catch reporting. the Mosquito Lake lodge The said, but is involved in litigation what’s been proposed. boats it can be difficult at times “It’s up to the public to help Funny Farm, Community Waste with the borough. The borough “If we need to curtail fishing, to find a place to fish, Finlay said. provide that information and Solutions/Haines Sanitation, and estimated Hog Heaven owed we should curtail a little bit of “I’m afraid that once this goes help manage that resource. It the food stand Hog Heaven. $28,000 in back taxes. everybody,” Wilson said. “We all into effect, it will be hard to get doesn’t make sense to not report According to the borough’s According to court records, blame each other, but there are so (subsistence fishing) area back. (catches).” calculations, Funny Farm owner a district court judge ruled in many factors (affecting kings). It’s This will be the new normal.” Bachman said the earlier Bruce Bauer owed the borough August 2014 that Hog Heaven not only one thing.” Inlet subsistence fisherman announced closures were “at an estimated $165,000. As the owed the borough more than Resident Bill Finlay, who has Burl Sheldon said the state could the beginning stages of” agency Funny Farm had never filed a tax $24,400. subsistence fished in Chilkat Inlet do more to educate subsistence discussion on how to protect return, the estimate was based on The borough also last year filed since 1989, this week called the fishermen on release techniques in kings. Closures outlined this week information about the number of suits in small claims court against closure “kind of disappointing.” order to reduce mortality. “People aren’t based on new information rooms and room rates obtained Tlingit Ink and Horizon Plumbing “If they tell us we can’t fish, have to be focused on their nets all “other than it made sense to do from visiting the lodge’s website. for amounts less than $10,000. we can’t fish. I understand they’re the time. If (you catch) a king, you that,” he said. Chief fiscal officer Jila Stuart trying to save the (Chilkat) stock, can tell by the cork movement.” The closures won’t be official said the Funny Farm is currently which is what everybody wants, Kings should be handled only until the state issues a press up to date with its sales tax but 100 fish in subsistence nets at the waterline and fishermen release. They could change payments but still owes penalty isn’t going to make a difference,” should be willing to cut web to through in-season management and interest. Stuart would not say how Finlay said. minimize handling, he said. “I actions, biologists said. Dr. Marnie Hartman, PT An earlier proposed closure, to don’t know if all subsistence users much Bauer ended up paying the limit subsistence fishing to below are attuned to that. I think there’s 766-2600 call for appointment RIVER from page 1 came out of that whole experience a preemptive protection effort village to bring the proposal to the is we did an in-depth analysis of against the potential development council for support. The council the Koktuli River and it did get the of the Constantine Mine. will discuss the proposal at its state off the dime, so to speak, to DEC’s Crapps said mine April 9 meeting. start working on a process.” discharge into an Outstanding “I think it was a good move from But five years later, the state National Resource Water is Klukwan’s perspective, because still doesn’t have regulations in essentially illegal. “Usually mines it lets people know they really place, which Bristol speculated will have some sort of discharge and care, and even if it likely won’t get could put the state on “shaky if the discharge was to a designated enacted anytime soon, it makes a legal ground” for addressing the Tier III water, that would basically statement,” Kirkpatrick said. village’s proposal. “The state be prohibited,” he said. Kirkpatrick said he didn’t needs to correct this problem,” Former Fish and Game habitat believe the designation would MATCH OF THE MONTH he said. biologist Ben Kirkpatrick, who hinder or eliminate responsible Launched: A New Haines Friendship The state Department of sits on the Bald Eagle Preserve development projects in the Environmental Conservation Advisory Council, urged the valley. released a package of Draft Antidegradation Implementation Method regulations in January 2014, which contained a SOCKEYE CYCLE proposed process for establishing Outstanding National Resource Open for the Season Waters. DEC closed the 90-day public March 24! comment period in April, and DEC’s Crapps said the agency is Jeremy is back, bring your bike in for a Spring tune up! working to edit the regulations, Big Sister Nancy Berland and Little Sister Seairra are looking forward to which will be put out for another a new friendship in the Haines BBBS school program. round of public comment. Crapps Tues - Fri 10am - 5:30pm said he didn’t know when that 766-2869 24 portage st In Alaska, about 75% of new Bigs are Sat 10am - 4pm would happen. women and 25% are men. In the meantime, the Chilkat Big Brothers Needed! Indian Village’s only recourse 766-2151 would seem to be lobbying the Alaska Legislature to introduce Caroline’s Closet Proud a bill that would designate the Sponsor: Chilkat River as an Outstanding H  National Resource Water. 25% off all Hats “At this point the only recommendation I could give Beanies, baseball, headbands, you is it would be like any other trappers, fedoras, and cowboy hats!! Haines Community proposal for a law,” Crapps said. “They would have to propose Stop by and make your head happy!! 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