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Buzz-in CANNING AT LETNIKOF Borough worker entry at raises OK’d: $351K By Karen Garcia Some assembly members were borough The Haines Borough will spend concerned they didn’t have enough an additional $351,600 on its time to analyze how the increased employees over the course of the expenses would affect the budget. defeated next three years following the A proposed contract settlement assembly’s ratification of a new appeared in the borough’s packet By Karen Garcia labor contract Tuesday. Thursday, July 7, for ratifaction On a 4-2 vote, the Haines That’s on top of the $4.12 five days later. Borough Assembly on Tuesday million the borough is currently Though the borough and rejected Bill Seward’s proposal to spending on its employees’ union negotiating teams came install a buzz-in security door at wages, health insurance and to a tentative agreement on the the administration building. other miscellaneous expenses contract on June 16 and the union Assembly members Diana like retirement, according to chief membership ratified the contract Lapham and Mike Case voted fiscal officer Jila Stuart. June 28, the assembly didn’t against the motion, saying they receive the proposed contract until didn’t want to “micromanage” July 7. Seward. Assembly rejects Manager Bill Seward relayed a In a recorded interview with message from union representative the CVN last week, Seward vote on tour tax Tom Brice regarding the detailed plans to redesign the - page 6 consequences of the assembly administration’s entrance in an delaying ratification of the effort to increase security. Seward Manager gets heat contract. Brice told Seward that said he envisioned separate doors for misstep if the assembly delayed action for employees and visitors, with beyond 30 days after the June 16 visitors being greeted by a person - page 12 tentative agreement, the contract behind a tall counter in a small would automatically be ratified. waiting room before being buzzed On a 5-1 vote, the assembly Seward added he believed in. approved the three-year collective the borough got “a steal” on “There are people in that bargaining agreement between the the contract, considering how building who do not feel safe. borough and Local 71 workers’ underpaid Haines municipal They just don’t feel safe. So with union. Assembly member George employees are compared to that in mind, I have a duty to make Campbell was opposed. counterparts elsewhere in the state. sure that they feel safe,” Seward The contract will cost the “If you guys end up not ratifying said. borough an additional $97,200 this tonight, the message you are Seward said in addition to a in employee compensation for going to send to your employees June 29 confrontation between the current fiscal year, $117,200 is not going to resonate very well. a borough employee and two in the following fiscal year, and I can assure you that the effect on residents that resulted in the $137,200 in fiscal year 2019. morale is going to be detrimental,” residents being temporarily Haines Packing Co. co-owner Harry Rietze with some of his com- The assembly discussed the Seward said. banned from the administration pany’s new canned salmon this week. The half-pint jars of smoked contract for nearly 45 minutes, Assembly member Ron Jackson building, other employees have sockeye are the first canned product to be created at the historic Let- although the conversation didn’t said he found the situation was “a nikof property in about 40 years. See story, page 3. Tom Morphet involve objections to the contract’s See SECURITY page 12 photo. terms. See RAISE page 12 Lapham, Lende say they’ll run By Karen Garcia “I’ve had a lot of people ask me to run and I am Spiritual quest at core Though the candidate filing period doesn’t open seriously considering it,” Campbell said. “Do I feel until Aug. 1, Haines is abuzz with chatter about who like I can win or not? I’m not worried about it. At will vie for two borough assembly seats up for grabs this point, running is not about winning. Running of shamanic practice this fall. is about giving people the option to choose.” By Peter D’Auria The three-year seats are currently held by assembly Campbell’s tenure on the assembly has been Growing up in the tiny town members Diana Lapham and George Campbell. marked by strong opinions and positions that of Florissant, Colo., Krystal Lapham said this week she will run for another have delighted some and alienated others. On Gauley had a heightened sense term. The first three years have been “a huge learning the losing end of many 5-1 votes, he has riled his of the world. “(I) grew up very process,” Lapham said, and she wants to continue to fellow assembly members with dogged, sometimes clairvoyant,” she said. “(I) apply that knowledge for another three years. antagonistic conduct. At a meeting in May, could predict a lot of things, see “I enjoy it,” she said. “I want to give it another Campbell made five budget-related motions that a lot of things.” whirl.” died for lack of a second. When she was about 12, Campbell was more evasive when asked this week When asked if he was concerned his behavior Gauley had a vision of the about his intentions, though he said he is “most likely See RUNNING page 9 surrounding area on fire. “I saw going to run.” it all burning,” she said, “and I said, ‘This’ll happen in a few years.’” A few years later, the Ferry roster dings ‘Golden Circle’ Hayman fire swept through the In June 2015, AMHS ferries area, burning nearly 150,000 By Peter D’Auria decades. acres and killing one Florissant Cuts in Alaska Marine Highway “The Haines and the Klondike made 64 trips between Haines Krystal Gauley and Skagway. This June, that woman. System ferry service to and from highways – both of those roads are Years later, Gauley parlayed outrageous. They’re beautiful,” number dropped to 41, and of Skagway have driven RV and what she described as gifts of massage therapist at Klondike said Haines tourism director Leslie the 23 Skagway-to-Haines trips, car travelers away from Haines, clairvoyance and perception to Chiropractic, Gauley is a Ross. “(The ferry) allows people five were aboard the Fairweather, causing anxiety for local business become a practicing shaman. practicing shaman or, as she to drive all those roads and not which holds only 31 average-sized owners. Gauley, 32, has dusty blonde calls it, a shamanic practitioner. repeat them. You can just tie in a vehicles. AMHS ferries running between hair and light hazel eyes. Across She describes her role as multi-day adventure.” This summer, service either to Haines and Skagway are a crucial one forearm, she has a tattoo of a cross between psychiatrist, But Alaska’s budget crisis is or from Skagway occurs on only part of the “Golden Circle,” a 400- a totemic salmon; across the career counselor and priest. threatening the Golden Circle. one Wednesday a month, and three mile loop connecting Whitehorse, other, the words “Tears Are The Clients come to her with Y.T., Skagway, Haines, and Haines A $16 million cut to the marine Sundays over the entire summer – two of which came in June. Noble Language Of The Eyes.” Junction, Y.T. The loop is a highway’s $108 million budget In addition to working as a See SHAMAN page 4 popular tourist route that’s been has hit service between Haines and part of tourism marketing here for Skagway particularly hard. See FERRY page 10 Page 2 Chilkat Valley News July 14, 2016

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Instead of tying itself in knots on the question of selling a lot on Third and Main or making it a park, borough leaders could steer a middle Thursday, July 14 Wednesday, July 20 course and make the lot the borough’s designated site for summer food Government Affairs and Services Committee Summer Library Programs. Detective Time carts and trailers. Put the trailers on the lot’s downhill side and leave meeting, 6 p.m. in assembly chambers. at 2 p.m., Nature Walk at 3 p.m., and Ukulele Jam the rest of the lot for people to rest and recreate. Haines Borough School Board informational at 4 p.m. The borough could collect rents from the trailers and establish meeting on biomass project, 7 p.m. at the school Bathroom Safety for Seniors presentation, 1 guidelines for appearances, setbacks, etc. In the interest of trailers library. p.m. at the Senior Center. serving as a “small business incubator” and transforming them into Fort Night in July, 5 to 7 p.m. at the Wild Iris Thursday, July 21 brick-and-mortar buildings, the borough could limit the number of Garden. Ukulele Jam at 6 p.m. Art and Hammer Fundraiser, 7 to 9 p.m. at years on a food trailer permit. Friday, July 15 the Hammer Museum. Such an arrangement would provide food carts a neutral place Summer Library Programs. Story Time and Screening of “Hunting in Wartime,” 7 p.m. to operate, with room for customers, and increase their attraction Crafts at 11 a.m., Fairytale Theater at 2 p.m., at the library. Film profiling Tlingit Vietnam War by putting other vendors next door – the same logic that helps food Spanish Fun at 3 p.m. and Amateur Magicians veterans from Hoonah. courts in malls succeed. at 4 p.m. It also would resolve unanswered questions about permitting and Friday, July 22 planning and keep food trailers from popping up like mushrooms, Haines Chamber of Commerce Board meeting, 9 a.m. in the chamber office. Household Hazardous Waste Collection, 8 as they currently do. By charging rent, it might also satisfy residents to 4 p.m. at the New Public Works Shop. Also 8 who want Third and Main sold to generate revenues for the borough Bingo, 7 p.m. at the ANB Hall. Sponsored by the Haines Chamber of Commerce. Every Friday. a.m. to noon Saturday. Call 766-2231 for more through property taxes. information. Finally, the arrangement also would leave the property in borough Saturday, July 16 Tourism Advisory Board Workshop, 10:30 ownership if residents later decide to make the lot a park. Haines Farmers’ Market, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. a.m. in assembly chambers. Discussion of Title V. As a mix of commercial use and open land, such a solution would at the Southeast Alaska State Fairgrounds. Every Lynn Canal Community Players’ Summer represent a compromise as well as a solution to two municipal issues Saturday. Youth Theater Conservatory presents “Fee Fi at once. AKtive Triathlon, 10 a.m. at the Haines High Fo Fum!,” 7 p.m. at the Chilkat Center. Same time If borough leaders have better ideas, let’s hear them. School. Compete solo or as a team, ages 8 and Saturday. up. Saturday, July 23 Bill Seward, new manager for the Haines Borough, demonstrated Sunday, July 17 Golf for Good Scramble, 9 a.m. at the Valley in one week that he doesn’t understand the bounds of his authority, the Upper Valley Community Market, noon to of the Eagles Golf Links. Call 766-2401. concept of open government, or quite what to do. 2 p.m. at the Mosquito Lake Community Center. Haines Sheldon Museum Volunteer This is not surprising because Seward has no municipal experience Call 766-5765. Appreciation Tea, 1 to 4 p.m. at the museum. or training. He spent the last 20 years in the U.S. Coast Guard, most Wild About Wolves, 2 to 4 p.m. at the American recently in recreational boating safety. Monday, July 18 Bald Eagle Foundation. Crafts, food and fun. Why we must remark on Seward’s spectacularly awkward debut is Summer Library Programs. Mother Goose that it’s a repeat of the one by previous manager David Sosa, also a Stories and Songs at 11 a.m., Puppeteers at 2 Sunday, July 24 career military man who had never worked for a municipality. p.m., Healthy Minds Healthy Bodies at 3 p.m. Performances by The Lack Family Group, On arriving here, Sosa quickly chafed staff by requiring them to and Gardeners’ Club at 4 p.m. 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. at the Haines Christian Center. create PowerPoint presentations on what they did all day. He spent CYD T-Ball League, 5:30 to 7 p.m. at the Monday, July 25 time at the assembly chambers rehearsing his manager’s reports, fairgrounds baseball field. Boys and girls, grades held continual meetings with high-level staff and finally invented 1-4. Every Monday and Wednesday. Call 314- Training for Potential Assembly Candidates, “bimbling,” the notion that he could get paid for just walking around 3094. 5:30 p.m. in assembly chambers. town during work hours. The assembly stood by him. Tuesday, July 26 Sosa launched crusades against Haines Animal Rescue Kennel and Tuesday, July 19 Summer Garden Club, 10:30 a.m. to noon at Haines Borough Assembly meeting, 6:30 p.m. Mosquito Lake School for reasons that were never fully clear. Maybe in assembly chambers. he had nothing else to do. Starvin’ Marvin Garden. Grades 3 and up. Every Before Sosa was hired, I asked him if he had ever so much as Tuesday. Thursday, July 28 shadowed a municipal manager. He just gave me his tough, “I Am CYD Soccer, ages 5-11 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. and Southeast Alaska State Fair begins. Runs A Marine” look, as though working as a warrior somehow qualified ages 12 and up 5:30 to 7 p.m. at Sharnbroich through Sunday, July 31. him to steer a municipality. Teenage boys cop a similar attitude about Field. Every Tuesday and Thursday. driving if you hand them keys to a Ferarri. Managers and city administrators here were once seriously busy. Then, in 2007, manager Robert Venables convinced the assembly to create a $65,000 “director of public facilities” position, removing about Duly Noted half the manager’s workload. After that, managers started popping up at tea parties around town, mingling and exchanging pleasantries. By Eileen McIver Hikers ranged from 6-year-old Cary Weishahn at their 40 Mile Which might explain why Seward was at recent meetings about A website through Calvin Bell to Swift, 79. The home, Milky Way Farm. It had biomass heating and parking at Mud Bay, ones he didn’t need to attend. CaringBridge has been set up group took different routes, and been 11 years since the sisters (Both borough consultant Darsie Culbeck and public facilities director for Song Nash, who is receiving about 17 reached the summit. were back at the same time. Brad Ryan already were staffing the biomass meeting.) treatment for stomach cancer in The hike took about six hours, Clara and Amy visited friends, The back story here is that recent assemblies decided experience Seattle, said wife Amy Nash. including the stops for snacks. went on hikes and sketched doesn’t count a lick when it comes to choosing a manager. Plus, there’s CaringBridge is an organization The “absolutely beautiful” and painted while here. Clara no handbook for what a manager should do all day. Maybe we could that offers personalized websites day started out cloudy, but the is a director and actress in pay a consultant $40,000 to write one. to individuals in need of medical blowing, damp fog cleared up, Providence, R.I. Amy is a high It’s as if we hired a burger chef to lay carpet in our living room and treatment. For updates on and the sun shone for the rest of school French and art teacher in now we’re surprised to find him in the kitchen. Credit some borough Song’s condition, go to www. the hike, Paul said. a rural town in Nevada. staffers back in May for trying to convince the assembly to hire an caringbridge.org and type in the Krista Kielsmeier attended Dan Henry’s skit workshop actual carpet-layer. name “Song Nash.” Visitors also the Northwest Clerks Institute drew more than 20 residents Too bad they didn’t listen. can post messages of support at the University of Puget Sound Thursday and Saturday, for - Tom Morphet for the couple on the site. Amy in Tacoma, Wash., June 12-17. instruction and ideas toward wrote the first update earlier this Bob and Carol Duis’ daughter skits for September’s Historic week. You can also send notes of Susan Haigh of Bonney Lake, Hysterics Skit Festival. Attendees encouragement to Song at: 17303 Wash. also attended, as did learned about script-writing, Letters to Editor Fremont Ave. N., Shoreline, former resident Lily Albecker using action and story arc. Dan’s Wash. 98133. of Ketchikan. Krista then went son Charlie Henry helped with Nicki Hopper enjoyed an to Victoria, B.C., with parents workshop drills. The skit festival Sell Main Street lot to fund more studies early 90th birthday celebration Linda and Jerry Kielsmeier of is set for Sept. 9-10. We should give serious consideration to the potential of selling at Haines Assisted Living Johnston, Iowa, as well as aunts off the corner lot at Third and Main. We read about the borough’s Saturday with about 20 guests Patricia Coy and Jean Leth, financial crunch, the necessity of increasing cuts to the coffers of our including family members, and uncle Gordon Leth, all of nonprofit organizations, and our need to borrow from our borough’s friends, and staff members. Iowa. In Haines, former college Chilkat Valley $8 million permanent fund reserves. A few years ago we collectively Daughter Randa Szymanski classmate Joseph Lyons from News brought Nicki’s baby book, Spain visited Krista. A remote agonized over the future of Picture Point, and whether the borough (ISSN8750-3336) should invest our hard-earned tax dollars to preserve the most iconic birth announcement, and old reporter for the website Bustle, USPS Publication No. 500290 view of Haines. Having realized the importance of making a good first photos of her mother. Daughter Joseph wrote articles while in is published weekly, except the impression on visitors, we created a great park for the enjoyment of all. Nancy DeCherney of Juneau town, hiked Mount Ripinsky, last week Dec. & 1st week Jan. This decision was clearly successful, as can be evidenced by the number made an angel food cake. Other and kayaked. Krista then helped Publisher: Tom Morphet family members in attendance Tracy Cui move to Redmond, Staff: Karen Garcia, Russ Lyman of RVs and campers that set up to use this community space to enjoy Peter D’Auria an unparalleled view of town. How many public spaces do we need? included son Thad Hopper and Wash. with dog Echo and cat Office: Main Street, Haines. The borough could use the revenue from the sale of the downtown lot wife Lynn Meyers of Spokane, Xiaogou. The highlight of the Mailing: Box 630, Haines AK and the expanded tax base of prime commercial property. We need to Wash., granddaughters Anna four-day drive was getting a free 99827 Tel: (907)766-2688 be able to fund the studies required by the assembly to perhaps make Hubbard and Genny Rietze, tire repair in Fort Nelson, B.C., on July 4 as a holiday gift from a E-mail: cvn@chilkatvalleynews. informed decisions on important issues such as whether helicopters great-grandson Hugh Rietze, com make noise, whether or not to use pellet stoves, or a comprehensive and Nancy’s husband John Canadian mechanic, Krista said. Subscription rates: downtown revitalization plan that includes a public space. We could use DeCherney. Grandchildren who Bri Rambles of Skagway was Haines, $42 plus tax; the extra money to establish a security system for the borough offices were gone fishing during the in town for the weekend to visit 2nd Class, Alaska, $48; celebration plan to be in town former Haines roommate Kyle 2nd Class, Out of state, $54; that would keep unwanted citizens from expressing their opinions. We 1st Class, $75 need to think hard about where the money is coming from, and where for Nicki’s actual birthday on Yarbrough. While kayaking the Periodical postage paid at it is needed. July 26. southern cove of Battery Point on Haines, AK 99827 About 24 people and Monday, she and Kyle saw what POSTMASTER: Tom Ganner a handful of dogs went on appeared to be minke whales. Send address changes to Sunday’s community Mount Sisters and former residents Box 630, Haines, AK 99827

Ripinsky hike, said Paul Swift, Clara and Amy Weishahn were Vol. XLVI #28 July 14, 2016 More LETTERS page 3 who publicized the outing. in town visiting parents Ron and July 14, 2016 Chilkat Valley News Page 3

LETTERS from page 2 love of music, and bakers donating auction desserts, hundreds of Rogers, Pie booth raised $800 for 2 causes volunteer hours made the drive a success. The Haines Woman’s Club has had another successful Pie Sale KHNS is listener-supported radio. Without the support of members Kemp win at this year’s Fourth of July celebration. Our special thanks go like you, we could not bring the high-quality local information, news, out to the Haines Brewery for the donation of their incredible root music and entertainment that you’ve come to expect from KHNS. Thank beer, and to Howsers for a great price on the ice cream for our root you for making KHNS your hometown radio station. If you haven’t 4th events beer floats. I can’t say enough about the hard work put in by our picked up your thank-you gifts, stop by the station at the Chilkat Center Pounding foundation stakes in members, their families and friends, who baked all the special pies anytime during business hours. We’d love to see you. and cheesecakes. They also worked the booth, helped set it up and Skagway may have given him the Sara Chapell edge in the Fourth of July spike- cleaned up with the help of several of their husbands. Then there KHNS Development Director are those of you out there who bought every single piece of pie and driving competition, carpenter drank every float. Without you, where would we be? Because of all Manual Rogers of Haines said Businesses boosted holiday contest this week. this hard work, the club is able to donate $800 apiece to Becky’s The Hammer Museum would like to thank the following local Place Haven of Hope and the Uglys’ Cancer Fund. See you next year! Rogers, who is helping build businesses for supplying the prizes for the spike-driving contest held Skagway’s new public safety Susan Johnston during the Fourth of July celebration: Miles Furniture, Alaska Sport building, won the competition on Pie Sale Chair, Haines Woman’s Club Shop, Lutak Lumber and Haines Home Building Supply. Thanks to all the afternoon’s very last spike, who participated and made the event such a success. driving it in 5.4 seconds. Bad cops occur anywhere, everywhere Ashleigh Reed for the Hammer Museum Winning, Rogers said, requires We all should really take a good look at what has happened in Dallas, hitting the spike solidly every Texas: five cops killed. And why does this happen? Well, we all know Doctors came through in emergency time. “I just got lucky.” why: Bad cops. Put a badge on and a gun and you’re above the law I would like to thank Haines medical personnel, especially Dr. Linda Visitor Megan Prawdzik led and do as you please and get away with it. This happens anywhere Kierstad and Dr. David McCandless, for coming to my aid last week women competitors in the event and everywhere. during an emergency. Thank you also to the ambulance crew and with a time of 15.65 seconds. In Some get arrested and face charges made up by a cop because you’re Guardian Flight for the medevac services. I am truly grateful. youth nail-pounding, boys were incoherent and because you have a dirty cop who doesn’t like you, and led by 14-year-old visitor Derrick it’s your word against his word. Who wins? This is also called racism, Ron Horn Deuling 2.82 seconds; Jordan such an ugly word, but it exists and we know it. Foundation donation bought carpet Verhamme of Haines won among There is no excuse for any cop who is “dirty” and bide by his beliefs. girls, 3.25 seconds. Many families and friends are affected by this and because of this kind The Friends of the Haines Borough Public Library would like to Chandler Kemp successfully of action, five cops paid for it, and now the families and friends are acknowledge the Chilkat Valley Community Foundation for once again defended his crown in the Mount affected. Will it ever end? Doubtful. Nobody should pay for this kind demonstrating their value to, and support of our community. Ripinsky Run, completing the of nonsense, but what do you do? You know of any “bad” cops? A bad At the library, in the story-hour corner of the kids’ room, is a sun cliffside scramble in 24:55, more cop is a weak cop. motif. Since its installation, 47,500 little bums have planted themselves than a minute faster than second- on that 12-foot square carpet to read, sing, dance, juggle, and listen Phillip Jackson place Marcus Deuling (26:12). as the children’s librarian has gently nudged them onto the path of Mac Prawdzik, 29:23, was third. Park picnic, book sale raised $2,500 life-long learning and love of reading. The heavy use has resulted in Top women’s finishers were: 1) sunspots. The entryway has more than 972,000 pairs of feet tromp Natalie Hynes (33:02), 2) Wesley Once again, our community has come through with flying colors. through on the way to the sun and points beyond, with foreseeable Burleson (44:30) and 3) Marina The annual Friends of the Library Barbecue, Book and Bake sale on wear ensuing. Evers (56:32). July 4 garnered over $2,500, which will be used to enhance the many On behalf of the many people who love and use the library, the The race drew 31 competitors. programs at the public library. A big thank you to those who year Friends of the Haines Borough Public Library would like to thank the Residents Ralph Borders and after year volunteer to make this event a success: from grillers and Chilkat Valley Community Foundation for helping the Friends replace Vince Hansen shared top spot for bun stuffers, bakers, book donators and sellers to the set-up and take- those patches of carpet, maintaining the library we are so proud of. runners over 49, tying for 12th down heroes. And thank you to Olerud’s Market, the Catholic Church, Reba Heaton place in 37:42. Haines Packing and Northern Sales for their donations. The annual Fourth of July parade Nelle Jurgeleit-Greene Dixon’s contribution to town significant also drew 31 entries. Judges rated President, Friends of the Library Regarding the passing of Carl Dixon: It is important to note that his entries for overall appearance, contribution to the community of Haines was significant. Sometimes originality and adherence to Station raised $70K, topped goal we fail to recognize the real value of our citizens. Silence can speak the parade theme, “Stars and KHNS would like to thank the more than 450 members, volunteers, volumes with regards to integrity and lending a hand to those less Stripes Forever.” Awards of businesses and friends who came together to support KHNS during fortunate. Carl set an example of both attributes. Many folks benefited $50 were made in each of four our 2016 membership drive. Thanks to the generosity and community from his generosity. It is our intention to hold a memorial service for categories: Musical/Dancing – spirit of our donors, more than $70,000 was raised to support local Carl the last of September. Sally Reno and I will inform the public as Chilkat Dancers; Bikes – Allan radio in the Upper Lynn Canal. From volunteers answering the phones, to time and date. Jobbins; Theme Interpretation – businesses donating delicious food, deejays sharing their stories and Dave Button American Legion/veterans, and Best Use of Recycled Products – “Boondoggle” by Concerned Citizens. Cannery canning again on eve of centennial In the Mad Raft Race, a team By Tom Morphet was quite a chore,” Hannon said. put this in their backpack and take anniversary. of Coleman Standford, Ted Hart About 40 years ago, the Haines In time for its 100th anniversary it home with them,” Rietze said. Other company products include and Dylan Beckish topped the Packing Co. plant at Letnikof Cove next year, the cannery is “canning” “There’s also a prettiness factor. salmon meat, pickled salmon and defending champion raft manned produced its last can of salmon, as again, although this time just with It’s a more attractive product than salmon pepperoni. Sales in the by Mori Hays, Ketch Jacobson, environmental regulations caught a small retort oven that cooks a frozen fillet.” region – including Skagway and Marty Fowler and Carver Culbeck. up to the plant that opened in 1917. about 300 half-pint jars of specialty Rietze said the Letnikof plant is Whitehorse, Y.T. stores – amount The raft of race veteran Kevin “They wanted us to have a septic smoked sockeye. handling about 10 times the volume to about half of receipts, with Shove finished third, with Shove, system for everything, including Early this week, the company of seafood it did when it reopened wholesale customers in the Lower Robert Jennings, Matthew Green fish guts,” recalled former resident had produced 600 jars aimed at in 2007 – frozen sockeye, halibut 48 filling the difference, Rietze said. and Andrew Duddles aboard. Five Harold Hannon, 89, of Eagle River. visitors and residents buying gifts and crab are its main products –and Hannon, who worked at the rafts participated. Hannon was the cannery’s “do- for friends in the Lower 48. With the jarred sockeye is its first shelf- Letnikof plant for about 25 years That One Team won the mud all” man when parent company modern refrigeration, there’s not stable product. It will be available starting in 1964, said he was volleyball crown. Team members Ward Cove of Seattle instead much reason for a company his size at stores around town. surprised by the revived cannery’s included Nicole Stickler, Brandy discontinued processing here and to can fish, said Haines Packing Co. Rietze also is considering success. “They have such a variety. Peters, Sam Clay, Daniel Klanott, shipped its giant retort ovens south. co-owner Harry Rietze. putting a commemorative, historic It’s amazing, actually. We used to Tyrell Horton, Forest Podsiki, and “I moved out all the equipment. It “The advantage is visitors can label on jars for the cannery’s put out just one product.” Liz Segars.

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SHAMAN from page 1 complaints ranging from the you to know my sisters are both disappeared. a huge disconnect that’s being Worl said that the tribes that physical to the spiritual – she prostitutes.’” Olivia Jaymes, a resident of bridged very slowly,” said McKay. provided shamanic instruction blesses homes, cures knee pain, Physical ailments, too, Colorado Springs, Colo., saw “Quantum physics, quantum should have the last word. provides career and life guidance, sometimes have spiritual causes, Gauley for soul retrieval. science showed (people) that there Shamanism originated with and deals with cases of possession Gauley said. “(A client) came in “She goes out and finds as was more than what we see.” indigenous cultures, Worl said, by spirits – so far, though, never with knee problems,” she said. many pieces of traumatized soul, Gauley, who considers herself and for people of European of the demonic variety. “She had no injury, nothing that if you will, and she brings them a Christian, said she avoids heritage to practice indigenous Shamans occupy a unique role happened to have her knee hurting back,” said Jaymes. She found skeptics. “I respect their beliefs traditions veers into disrespect. in a community, said Gretchen as bad as it had been.” Gauley far more effective than and opinions,” she said. “(But) “First it was our land, then it McKay, a practicing Zulu shaman While performing a shamanic other, more mainstream forms of if you want to argue about it, I was our art, now it’s our traditional and Gauley’s mentor. “They’re journey, Gauley said she received counseling. literally walk away.” and religious practices,” she said. the therapists, they’re the diviners, intimations that the girl’s “I’ve been to so many There are other criticisms, Gauley moved to Haines in they’re the medicine people,” grandmother was involved. “I counselors that I got to the point too. Rosita Worl, president of September. Here, she keeps a McKay said. “They contribute said, ‘Did your grandmother have where I knew what they wanted the Sealaska Heritage Institute, fairly low profile. to keeping balance and harmony knee problems?’” Gauley said. me to say,” Jaymes said. When a Juneau nonprofit that promotes “I don’t advertise,” she said. in the community. They’re the “She goes, ‘Actually, yeah, she she discovered Gauley, “It was a Southeast Alaskan Native culture “If people need to see me or hear mediators. They’re the spiritual went in for surgery on that knee huge turning point,” Jaymes said. and tradition, said the practice about me, then it’ll happen.” compass.” and died in surgery.’ And I said, “(She) helped me find me.” may be culturally insensitive. Gauley said she was guided to After meeting with her ‘Okay, (your) grandmother’s still Both Gauley and McKay say “Shamanism is very spiritual and come here by a spiritual purpose. client, Gauley diagnoses what hanging out with you.’” they realize much of their work very sacred,” Worl said. “From my “There was a small group of ails them by embarking on a Later, with revelation of a may be dismissed as New Age experience at the national level, and people here that needed some “shamanic journey,” a state of family secret, Gauley said, quackery or even dark magic. my experience with other tribes, pretty significant stuff done,” altered consciousness induced by the grandmother passed on But McKay said shamanism is (Native people) have grown weary Gauley said. She declined to prolonged, rhythmic drumming and the client’s knee problems growing in acceptance. “There’s of this kind of disrespect.” provide details. or rattling. “It changes your brainwaves to the dreamlike state,” Gauley said. While in this state – or “journeying” – Gauley said she meets with spirits and her client’s ancestors to determine the best way to address a client’s problems. Gauley discovered shamanism in 2012, while getting her degree Thank you for another fantastic year! Checkpoint #1 Kathleen Les Hudson Tyler Scovill Border Crossing RCMP Haines Junction, M Division Louise Fallon in psychology at Fort Lewis Fair Aid Society Riley Simpson-Fowler Haines Friends of the Library State of Alaska Dept of Maddie Nicholson College in Colorado. There, she Afan Jones Timber Schroff Finish Line Bill Broste Transportation Mary Holozubiec met members of the Ute and Aynslie Ogden Tomas Mills Haines Venture Scouts Debbie Gravel Village of Haines Junction Mikayla Kramer Blackfeet tribes, who brought her Courtney Quinn Tristan Inglis-Comeau Alan Heinrich Mike Wilson Yukon Dept of Highways Monica Johnson Glenda Koh Autumn Gross Peter Dwyer Yukon Conservation Officers - Nicholas Johnson to sweat lodges and ceremonies. Jeff Spiers Checkpoint #5 - Summit Denise Sherman Robert Merkouris Haines Junction Noah Gilbert After attending a shamanic Joanne Leung Deana Selby Destinee Cowart Taylor Marquardt Pamela Hudson workshop, Gauley said, she fell in Joyce Sward Jane Pattimore Eli White Valery McCandless Checkpoint 1,2,3,4 setup Reece Johnson Kathleen Coventry Jillian Rodgers Greg Podsiki Haines Junction Minor Hockey Sharon Johnson love with the practice. “I realized, Mike Ellis Jim Wilson Hudson Sage St. John Ambulance - Fireweed Angie Charlebois Simi Morrison ‘Oh my God, yeah,’” she said. Scott Heron John Carlson Inez Gross Division Dan Drummond Sue Johnson “This is exactly who I am and Sue Langevin John Pattimore Jeanette Heinrich Alex Bourgeois Danielle Drummond Wendy Scramstad Enid Tate what I am.” Tess Lawrence Lew Lowrey Jenae Larson Bob Redstone Madeline Witek Keri Ewing Fabienne Brulhart Georgie Townrow Haines Junction Registration/ A vision during her first Checkpoint #2 St Elias Marian Carlson Kim Larson Joanne Green Heather Grantham Bib Pickup shamanic journey led her to Suzuki Strings and Hands of Hope Michael Stark Pam Sloper Ken Oppold Joy Hack Catherine Allaway Amoree Briggs Molly Sturdevant Parker Blair Miriam Holder Kelly Beaulieu Danielle Drummond McKay. “She took me down this Marsha Sparvier eight month-long, shamanic, Anna Falcioni Mori Hayes Russ White Sandra Clennett Erika Miller Bernard Briggs Spencer Douthit Tiana Taylor Shanna Williams Russel Oborn Ethan Thompson chakra-clearing path.” Brian Kitchen Yuko Hayes Walker Blair Ryan Hack Jeff Power One of her roles as a mentor, Bryn Knight KCIBR Board Members Terry Skjonsberg Joah Thompson McKay said, is to instill key Gaetan Cyr Checkpoint #6 Russell Race Officials Chip Lende - Haines TJ Grantham Julie Klippenstein Linda Thompson values in her students. “Cause Huxley Briggs Hospice of Haines Andrew Finton - Race Official Evan Wise - Whitehorse Jeanine Baker Beth MacCready Anika Kramer - Race Official Judy Ewald - Haines Checkpoint 5,6,7 & Finish Line Liz Eddy Setup no harm. Be ethical in all of Karen Baxter Carolyn Ganner Assistant Ken Sylvestre - Whitehorse Tiffany Drummond Chip Lende Kat Bunker Diz Kistler Anne Marie Dasilva - Assistant Kent Pearson - Toronto Val Drummond your practices. Surrender to the Eric Olsen Ken Briggs Julie Rae Timing/Results Nadele Flynn - Whitehorse guidance of the spirits and the Heather Lende Kippen Briggs Mardell Gunn Beth Hawkings - Chief of Timing/ Rick Scramstad - Whitehorse Yukon Amateur Radio Results Vicki Olsen divine,” she said. “Those are Liesel Briggs Mari Noles Rob Welton - Juneau Association Jake Finton - Race Official Assistant basics.” Lucy Baxter Michael Smith Wendy Scramstad - Whitehorse Adam Easton Jim Hawkings - Assistant Timing/ Traffic Control Marguerite Kitchen Mike Noles Bob Thornett Conditions Gauley encounters Results Adaire Makkonen Matt McConnell Susan Yamada Starters and Start Line Cathy McFadyen vary widely. Once, Gauley said, Joel Luet - Race Official Casey McLaren Mckenzie Briggs Zoey Stave Kari Johnston Dave Musselwhite Ken Sylvestre - Registrations Official Maria Parent she was approached by a 30-year- Michael Svoboda & Family Jeramie MacElheron David McWinnie Krista Mroz - Race Official Marie Benn old client who was married with Rosemarie Briggs Checkpoint #7 Eagle Preserve Delores Moore Mia Lee - Race Official Marie Boss Shari Worsfold Ann Klausner Finish Line & Announcer Geoff Grant a child. “She called me and she Mikayla Kramer - Race Official Tina Proce goes, ‘I think I’m going to give Ashley Sage Assistant Claude Chabot George Kokuro Checkpoint #3 Pringle Carole Goodman Mike Kramer - Race Coordinator Anissa Berry Holly Hauff up everything and become a Race Package Stuffing & James Clearey Extremely Moving Youth Society Cathy Warner Whitehorse Bib Pickup Haine Friends of Recycling Jeff Stanhope prostitute,’” Gauley said. “I said, Catherine Wood Cheryl Stickler Web Master Andrea Abbott Carol Duis Joeanne Stanhope ‘What? You need to come into Ellen Bielawski Dan Egolf Evan Wise Anika Kramer Frank Holmes John Brooks Iris Binger Eric Ferrin Bill Greer my office.’” Gabe Sage Melissa Aronson Laura Williamson Kelly-Anne Malcolmson Alaska EMT Cayman Oestreich The client was suffering, Gina Erny Molly Sturdevant Pam Buckway Nautasha Morehouse Brian Clay Daren Trudeau Greg Goodman Ramona Holmes Pat Moore Gauley said, from a curse – Richard Price Chuck Mitman Elizabeth Gilbert Greg Rasnussen Paul Getson Sabine Morehouse Jacob Malone Georgia Musil one of the client’s ancestors Government Support Ray Fugard Jenny Smith Haley McConnell had murdered a prostitute. The Jerry Erny Alaska State Troopers Ron McFadyen Checkpoint #4 Mansfield 2016 T-Shirt Design - Bryan Isabelle Oestrich City of Whitehorse Sandi Thornett prostitute’s sister had gone to “a Breakdance Yukon Society Jim Schnabel McCrae Janelle Greer Champagne Aishihik First Nation Scott Williamson sorcerer of some sort” and cast a Andrea Simpson-Fowler Julie Ferrin Ken de la Barre Haines Junction Detachment RCMP Sylvia Musselwhite Ben Robinson Kim Cunningham And anyone else we might have Ken Sylvestre curse on the murderer’s bloodline: Haines Borough Public Works Terry Hauff Grace Simpson-Fowler Natalie Jobbins missed! Larry DuGuay all the women in his family line Haines EMS Terry Maher Jamie Fowler Sophia Cunningham See you next year at the 25th Les Hudson Haines Junction Nursing Station Tracie Maher would turn to prostitution at the Karly Fredrickson Terry Sharnbroich Annual KCIBR on June 17, 2017! Lorrie Greer age her sister was when she was Kate Fitzgerald Tomi Scovill Haines Police Department Tyson Schultz murdered. When the curse was lifted, Supporters Captains Choice Motel Bigfoot Auto Services Pilot Light Restaurant her client called her back. “(She) Cadence Cycle Haines Delta Western Chilkat Restaurant & Bakery Sarah J’s Shoppe says, ‘Oh my God, I can’t believe Champagne and Aishihik First Oleruds Market Center Climate Clothing Skipping Stone Studios Nations Cultured – Fine Cheese St Elias Chamber of Commerce I did that,’” Gauley said. “‘And Icycle Sport Fans Dejon Delights St John Ambulance Fireweed by the way,’ (she said), ‘I want Lutak Lumber 14 Acre Farm First National Bank Alaska Division Whitehorse Cross Country Ski Club 33 Mile Roadhouse Haines Animal Rescue Kennel The Parts Place Alpine Bakery Howsers IGA Supermarket Total North Communications Friends Atlin Arts and Music Festival Mountain Market & Cafe Valley of the Eagles Golf Links Cut Lum Baked Café and Bakery Babbling Book Northern Safety Network Yukon Village Bakery Haines Junction ough ber R Due to the efforts of over 200 the following community Haines Friends of the Library Suzuki Strings Assoc. of the Yukon volunteers, the Kluane Chilkat organizations: Haines Venturer Scouts Yukon Amateur Radio Assoc. International Bike Relay Breakdance Yukon Society Haines Volunteer Fire Department Association is able to offer Extremely Moving Youth Society Spruce • Hemlock financial support to community Hands of Hope THANK YOU FOR HELPING SUPPORT organizations in Yukon and Fair Aid Society Hospice of Haines THESE COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS Alaska. The 2016 KCIBR Haines Friends of Recycling St John Ambulance - Fireweed BY PARTICIPATING IN THIS EVENT! Birch • Cottonwood provided over $16,000 to Haines Junction Amateur Hockey Division Up to 24 ft long OUR SPONSORS: Transportation Partner Safety Partner Official Airline Partner Safety Equipment Partner Keepsake Partner Lumber Now In-Stock And THANK YOU to anyone else we might have missed! Can also cut to your specifications Call Jack 314-0427 See you next year at the 25th Annual KCIBR on June 17, 2017! July 14, 2016 Chilkat Valley News Page 5 Borough’s attorney backs Dimok decision

By Karen Garcia driven by Dimok employees The Haines Borough means Dimok maintains administration is standing its distribution of its products ground on a decision to hold within the borough. The Dimok Canada-based company Dimok employees driving Dimok’s trucks Timber to the same sales tax are representatives of Dimok,” requirements as local businesses. Seward wrote, summarizing the Dimok stopped delivering attorney’s opinion. wood to Haines after the borough In his response to Clunies- demanded the company remit sales Ross, Seward objected to the tax and obtain a business license. owner’s assertion that the borough Company owner John Clunies- was “harassing” residents or Ross appealed to manager Bill “restricting” their access to Seward, asking him to reconsider firewood by making Dimok pay the municipality’s stance on his sales tax. Seward also challenged business. the claim that requiring the After consulting with the collection of borough sales tax borough attorney, Seward would make Dimok’s product responded to Clunies-Ross and non-competitive. reiterated the position that Dimok “I believe your customers is making retail sales within the recognize their obligation to pay borough and must collect sales borough taxes to fund services tax from its customers and remit provided to them by the borough DINNER TIME -- A mature bald eagle feeds hatchling chicks in a nest along the Chilkoot River it to the borough. such as police protection, fire recently. Tom Ganner photo. “Dimok’s use of its own trucks protection and education. The

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By Tom Morphet road there in winter, but that A state Department of number climbs to about 20 in mid- Transportation official on Friday summer. said parallel parking near the “This isn’t a couple houses end of Mud Bay Road poses a across Mud Bay. This is a safety hazard and that the state community. It would probably ines samill sest for buss a wants to see improvements there, help to start thinking of it that recommending residents pool way,” Schmidt said. resources to build additional Options residents might pursue parking on the road’s bay side. include either a public or private In the meantime, resident John parking area. The state would be Brainard can get an encroachment willing to provide fill material permit to use “a reasonable amount from the area of the 19 Mile slide, of space to park” on state right- although the offer does not include of-way there, and DOT would trucking it to the site, Schmidt said. consider a request for a reduced Schmidt said residents could speed limit and sign on that stretch work for a long-term lease of state of road, right-of-way agent Joanne property on the beach side of the Schmidt told about 30 residents at road on which to put a parking lot. a meeting in the library. “At some point that’s what you’re Brainard’s claim to parking going to want,” she said. “You space along the road helped trigger might as well ask for what you SMOOTH RIDE -- Scott Hulse, with his 1958 Silver Cloud Rolls Royce was one of 15 antique auto recent concerns by residents need and think about the future.” buffs visiting Haines early this week.Members of the Vern L. Nash Antique Auto Club of Fairbanks seeking to park in spots for crossing Following the meeting, and the Anchorage-based Antique Auto Mushers of Alaska brought seven vintage automobiles through to their homes across Mud Bay. Schmidt said the state would on a loop drive from Fairbanks that will include Skagway. Organizer Scott Grundy of Fairbanks said That discussion coincided with not back off its position that the the caravan included a number of 1940s and 1950s-era sedans, a 1966 Ford pickup and the Rolls ongoing concerns by local DOT parking situation on the road must Royce driven by Hulse. Mostly retirees, the group called their tour, “The Adventure Before Dementia.” officials, Schmidt said. improve. At Friday’s meeting, some “The long-term solution is to residents questioned whether have cars off the roadway. We’ll Assembly dumps tour tax vote there was an “actual safety issue” work with the community to with parking in the area, but achieve that in a reasonable amount By Karen Garcia petition and collect 210 signatures Lapham called Campbell’s Schmidt said the hazard was of time,” she said. For now, the Going against the in order to get the question on the assertion about the other members’ “not an irritating parking issue “roadway” includes paved road and recommendation of its own ballot. reluctance “way wrong” and “very but a real world problem” and a adjoining clear zones, she said. committee, the Haines Borough Getting rid of the tax at this off base.” Putting the question on “highway safety concern.” She said she didn’t know what Assembly Tuesday decided not point would be like “shooting the ballot this year would not give State trooper Drew Neason said the state’s response would be to ask voters about repealing ourselves in the foot right now,” enough time for voters to “get the parking has been a safety issue if landowners take no action to the town’s 1 percent sales tax Jackson said. “That’s another educated on how the tax impacts for him during his three years remedy the parking situation. for tourism and economic $500,000 deficit in our budget,” this community,” she said. here, with concerns including Brainard didn’t attend Friday’s development on the October he said. Assembly member Mike Case pedestrians crossing the road meeting, or respond to messages ballot. Of the 5.5 percent sales tax was confused why the group was and a wedding where cars were left for him this week, but Schmidt Several residents and tour consumers pay in the Haines even discussing the issue at such double-parked. reported speaking to him about operators turned out to rally in Borough, 1 percent automatically length, and balked at Campbell’s Schmidt said that safe passage right-of-way boundaries previous favor of the 1 percent tax’s benefits goes to the municipality’s tourism “Why not put it on the ballot?” on the road includes a “clear zone” to the meeting. to the community, including and economic development fund. sentiment. at least eight feet wide on both After the meeting, Ricke Alaska Mountain Guides owner The tax is expected to bring in “Well, why not put it on sides of the paved portion of the wouldn’t say whether the meeting Sean Gaffney, Chilkat River $536,000 in the current fiscal year. the ballot that all the borough road, so drivers who momentarily amounted to progress on the issue, Adventures owner Karen Hess, Jackson said he appreciated buildings should be pink and lose control of their cars have in his opinion. “I think an open Haines Rafting Company owner Churchill bringing to light how white? Why not put it on the ballot space to correct their course. communication was started, a Andy Hedden, Southeast Alaska revenue from the tax is funneled that we’ll change the sidewalks Currently, cars park a few feet off dialogue. I’ll leave it at that,” he Backcountry Adventures owner disproportionately to the tourism and make them all gravel or the asphalt. said. Scott Sundberg and Chamber of portion of the budget as compared something? We don’t do it because Schmidt said that while the The meeting included Commerce president Kyle Gray. to economic development. there’s no call for it. And there’s state must adjust its standards for discussion of a potluck to continue The issue came to the Finance George Campbell was the no call for this except from just geographic features, such as cliffs the discussion among neighbors. Committee after commercial sole assembly member in favor one or two people. I don’t even and embankments, it also must fisherman J.R. Churchill of putting the question to voters. know why we’re discussing it this hold as close to those standards submitted a letter to the assembly Campbell said he believed the much,” Case said. as possible. last month asking the group to put community would support At the June 30 Finance “Getting cars off the roadway is the question on the October ballot retaining the tax. Committee on the topic, only two not negotiable at all… Whenever via a referendum. The committee, “I don’t understand the people besides Churchill spoke possible, we need to keep the comprised of assembly members reluctance to throw it out there in favor of putting the repeal roadway clear,” Schmidt said. Tresham Gregg, Diana Lapham and let the public make their question to voters. Resident Dave Ricke said After-Hours Emergencies, call and Ron Jackson, recommended own decisions. That’s one of the Churchill said the tax amounted about eight cars park along the 1-877-294-6074 on a 2-1 vote to let residents things that needs to happen in our to a subsidy of one industry over decide the fate of the tax this fall. community: We need to empower others, and that voters deserved a By the assembly meeting, our voters to choose the way they chance to decide whether to retain though, Lapham and Jackson had want,” he said. it. changed their tune. “I don’t like being pushed into something so quickly,” Lapham said, referring to the tight Lutak Lumber timeline for getting the question on the ballot. “In this audience this Hardware evening, overwhelmingly I heard Dinner service 5:30-9 p.m. that people don’t want to get rid The Helpful Hardware Crew! of the 1 percent, they don’t want Closed Tuesday to put it on the ballot, or they want Open 8-5 Mon-Fri & 9-4 Sat • 766-2700 Serving Haines & Klukwan a citizen’s initiative.” 766-2000 • 13 Fort Seward Drive Lapham said she would support an initiative, which would require It’s time to the interested person to file a ADVERTISE! for the busiest week of the SUMMER!

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By Karen Garcia commission) needed a business “If we want to have a library, if The Haines Borough’s coveted plan up front. Not once. If that we want to have a swimming pool, lot at the corner of Third Avenue were going to be part of the if we want all this stuff, we need to and Main Street will remain in criteria, I would have had one in generate income. And that’s what public hands, for now. place,” he said. Main Street property does,” Turner The Planning Commission last Pardee said when voters said. week voted 4-2 against putting bonded to build the new Haines Commissioner Josephson the 32,600-square-foot parcel School, they were told the old agreed, saying she wanted to spur up for sale after the borough school lots would go into the economic activity in a town that is received two requests to buy private domain and get back on sorely lacking in it. the lot. Commissioners Brenda the tax rolls. “I haven’t heard “I absolutely think that as part Josephson and Donnie Turner anything yet that is going to do of the commercial district – the were in favor of classifying the that by making it just a nice place very limited commercial district – land for sale, pending an approved to hang out,” he said. it should be offered to people who investment plan that would be Many of the commissioners are willing to make an investment carried out within three years. were unwilling to consider in our town,” Josephson said. The spot has been the subject classifying the .75-acre lot for After the commission voted of debate, with some residents sale without more specifics. to keep the land in public hands, pushing for its official designation Commissioner Heather Lende Josephson made clear that nothing as a park or recreational space. said she wasn’t interested in was stopping the interested Both parties who requested the putting the land up for sale for buyers from coming back to the borough sell the lot attended the speculation, and that with the commission next month with more commission’s meeting, but both two recent sales of Main Street detailed proposals – or even the were vague about their plans for land to the Haines Brewing same vague ones. it. Company and Aspen Hotel, those “This can be brought back at Lori Smith, who made the businesses provided detailed any time,” she said. request with her husband Mark, plans up front. Several residents testified in said she and her husband were “With both of the sales that favor of keeping the space in public looking for a building “to have a we did, there was a very specific hands, including Burl Sheldon, business.” Smith said her husband need for that particular thing that Ellen Larson, Tom Morphet, Lee is a physician looking for office would work there the best. And Roberts, Shel Scarrott and Jerry space, though she also has “some I’m not hearing that from these Ballanco. Ideas floated included retail interests.” (residents),” Lende said. making the area a park, a town Smith said she would supply Commissioner Rob Miller square and a space to congregate a business plan “of two or three called the vague plans “pretty commercial food trucks. things we’re considering” once half-baked,” but clarified he isn’t Manager Bill Seward even the land was made available. opposed to selling the land to the threw in his two cents, suggesting Terry Pardee, the other right buyer filling the right niche. the borough might construct Workshop leader Kelleen Adams with a hammer she painted this interested person, was even less “I haven’t heard anything an amphitheater on the lot for week. clear about his plans for the tonight that makes me feel I want concerts, dancing and theater. property. “I just want to make sure to be in a hurry to sell it,” Miller “I think it would bring folks Benefit to paint hammers that property is available for sale said. to downtown and keep them to go into the private sector,” he Commissioner Turner also downtown. I think our local A fundraiser July 21-22 at said participants should show said. wanted to see some sort of businesses would benefit from the Hammer Museum will give up with a design idea in mind. Pardee pointed out that during business plan and guarantee keeping folks downtown and have residents a chance to brighten Sessions start at 7 p.m. each night his discussions with borough the land would be developed, a rippling effect of generating their toolboxes. and participation is limited to 15 staff, no one told him he needed though he firmly believed the revenue,” Seward said. “Art and Hammer” is people per session. to have a business plan ready land should be put back in private Several residents urged the patterned after “Wine and Tickets are $25 per person. to be considered. “Not one time hands to generate property and borough not to rush into selling Canvas” fundraisers in the Lower Event proceeds will benefit the was there a suggestion that (the sales tax revenue. the lot, as that opportunity would 48, said Kate Dickerson, museum museum’s internship program, its always remain available to them. assistant. 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Rockfi sh nearing 28 million fi sh, of which 10 million pegged at 161 million fi sh, down 40 percent prices for a dozen species can range from a This ad sponsored by the Haines were sockeye, primarily from Bristol Bay. due to an expected shortfall of pinks. low of $.16 a pound for red stripes to $1.21 School District’s Suicide Awareness, Last week marked the catch of the two In other fi sheries: Southeast’s summer for yellow eye (red snapper). Prevention & Postvention Grant billionth sockeye from the bay since the Dungeness crab fi shery is going strong and Vessels also are targeting pollock, cod fi shery began in 1884. fi shermen are averaging $3.05 a pound, up and fl atfi sh in the Bering Sea. Th e Gulf Other salmon highlights: Southeast slightly from last year. Th e fi shery will run reopens to pollock fi shing on August 25th. trollers wrapped up their fi rst Chinook through mid-August with a fall opener set opener in just fi ve days on July 5, with for October. Th e combined dungy fi sheries the preliminary catch estimated at around are expected to yield just under 3 million Death by sunscreen - All that sun block 80,000 fi sh. Fish tickets are still being pounds. being slathered on by beach-goers around counted but it appears ‘very likely’ that the Norton Sound’s small boat, summer red the world is causing major damage to ocean fl eet will get another opener in August to king crab fi shery opened on June 27 with a corals. A new study by the University of tap the target of 122,000 treaty kings. harvest limit of 440,137 pounds. Central Florida reveals that the mix of 20 Sockeye catches at the North Peninsula Th e golden king crab fi shery along the chemicals in even one drop of sunscreen were so strong, the fl eet was put on limits Aleutians opens August 1 with a catch of can severely damage fragile coral reef by Peter Pan Seafoods, the region’s lone about six million pounds. systems. But sunscreens from beachgoers processor. Th e harvest there topped 1.3 Alaska longliners have taken 55 percent is just part of the concern. Anytime people million reds last week. of their 17 million pound halibut catch, wear the lotions, it ends up in waterways It’s been slow going around Kodiak with Kodiak and Homer nearly tied for when they step into the shower to wash it Island where the catch was approaching landings. Halibut is still fetching between off , just like harmful chemicals in household 700,000 fi sh, mostly sockeye. Th e pace $6-$7 a pound at major ports. Sablefi sh cleaning products are washed down drains 85 & going strong, was picking up at Cook Inlet with a catch catches also are at 55 percent of that and into sewage systems. Th e U.S. National nearing 400,000 of primarily reds. At Prince fi shery’s 20.3 million pound quota. Park Service for South Florida, Hawaii, Baba keeps it William Sound, the harvest of chums, pinks Increasingly popular lingcod fi shing U.S. Virgin Islands, and American Samoa and sockeyes topped 7.6 million fi sh. kicked off July 1 at Cook Inlet for jig and recommend using sunscreen made with going Copper River Seafoods saved the day for hand trollers with a catch of 202,000 titanium oxide or zinc oxide, which are Kotzebue fi shermen who originally were pounds. At Prince William Sound, the natural mineral ingredients. beached due to no salmon buyers. Th ey will all day long. We love you, Th is column sponsored by : 766-3221 8am ‘til 6pm Mom, Matka, Baba Page 8 Chilkat Valley News July 14, 2016 Borough seen as regional pilot for wood chip heat

By Tom Morphet If anybody thinks oil is going to them as pellet boilers. At the same we need? We don’t think it’s a redundant to oil systems, so that The revised Haines Borough be staying down at whatever it is time we’ll be pursuing the chip huge amount. We don’t think it’s if burning wood or pellets became biomass project was characterized today… more power to you, but market, but we’ll sort out the bugs going to be especially expensive,” more expensive, the borough as a pilot project for small towns I think most people in this room with the pellets. Then hopefully Deering said. could easily switch back to oil, throughout Southeast at a Monday have a realistic look at this. We’re the chips will come on board, and As general manager of Chilkoot project supporters said this week. meeting where a federal official going to see the price of oil go then we will move forward with Lumber, resident Larry Beck Residents’ questions Monday announced a $92,136 grant to the up,” Deering said. the chips,” Ryan said. oversaw operation of a wood included what parts of the forest municipality to pay for a project Robert Venables, a former The same progression might boiler at the Lutak sawmill that would be cut to provide chip logs. log splitter and wood chipper. Haines Borough manager who occur at the sewage treatment powered the Haines townsite in “I don’t see any sense why we’d The project, funded by $1.4 works on energy issues for plant and old city shop, Ryan said. the late 1980s. He also created be cutting old-growth forest solely million in grants, recently shifted Southeast Conference, attended A key to getting chip production woodchips at mills for 20 years. for fuel,” Deering said. “If there’s focus from wood pellets to chips. the meeting and endorsed the “down to a small community Beck this week said the old-growth harvest going on, we “Making (wood) chips is switch to chips from an earlier scale” is drying the fuel, Deering borough’s plan looks all right. “It should be utilizing every bit of the not rocket science. The goal plan to fuel public buildings with said. Local trees are about 50 all depends on what your boiler tree and using the residue for fuel here is to make them very cost- wood pellets: “Even if (oil prices percent water by weight, but the is designed for. Our boiler was or other products.” effectively using cheap, low-tech didn’t rise), chips will provide boilers will need chips at 25-30 designed to burn at 55 percent Deering said “it’s not financially equipment,” said Bob Deering, local jobs at almost half the cost.” percent water, he said. Because moisture.” A log split lengthwise viable” to barge chips from Haines renewable energy coordinator for Borough officials also said chip driers are expensive to run, won’t hold its moisture, but for a larger chip market. “That the U.S. Forest Service. Monday that they had chosen a the project will attempt to air dry there is a potential problem with doesn’t pencil out and it’s not our He expressed hope that what’s private lot behind the former Elks 10-foot lengths of split logs. chipping dry logs, he said. “It goal. Our goal is to create micro- learned in Haines might be applied Club building as their preferred Air-drying those sections for dulls your (chipper blades) in a industries in each community.” to other timber-rich towns like site for two wood-fired boilers one year would reduce moisture hurry.” Water can be added to Deering also shed light on a Hoonah and Kake. “We see this aimed at heating Haines School content to 20 percent moisture, keep during the chipping process previous dream of establishing as being a model for lots of other buildings. They’re hoping to Deering said. “We’re looking at to prevent dulling, he said. a pellet mill in Haines, saying smaller communities than Haines. acquire the needed area in a systems here that will passively To heat the main school building borough consultant Darsie We want to come up with a system swap with landowner Chris dry wood, much more quickly and swimming pool for a year Culbeck pushed that plan. “I that allows these communities to Thorgesen for the borough’s here, and with really no expense. would require 400 to 600 tons of kept pushing back, saying, ‘The create their own local fuel. We’re Human Resources Building. You’re basically absorbing energy chips per year, or between 1.5 and demand here is not big enough coming up with that recipe right Construction of a building to from the surrounding environment 10 acres of forest, according to to build a pellet mill.’ Pellet mills now.” house two chip and pellet-burning to drive off this water. That’s Deering and Greg Palmieri, Haines (need to produce) at least 30,000 Even at their most expensive – boilers at the site could happen probably the key (factor) is the area forester for the Department of tons a year. Haines couldn’t use $150 per ton – chips still compare as early as next spring, said Brad drying.” Natural Resources. 30,000 tons a year if you displaced favorably to diesel at its current Ryan, the borough’s facilities The site for an air-drying Ryan was asked at Monday’s all your fuel with pellets.” low price, and are stable, he said. director. facility has not been chosen, meeting whether he could see The borough installed a pellet “Chips are generally not going “We’ll start looking for a and Deering characterized the any way that the biomass project boiler in the borough-owned to increase in price. There will be design for placing two of the building as an open-air shed. would cost the borough more than Haines Senior Center, but how just the standard cost of inflation. boilers at the school. We’ll install “How much staging space do it gained in savings. “I certainly much money that saved the hope not. The question will be borough is not clear. maintenance. If the chips come on Culbeck said Monday that and we’re looking at the savings the center’s pellet system was Seward: Deputize Brad Ryan that we’re hearing, we should “working out pretty well. There be fine. But the question is the have been bumps in the road, but By Karen Garcia and skill” during his tenure as organizational chart. They maintenance.” we’ve learned a lot from it.” He Haines Borough Manager Bill interim manager. also wondered if the deputy Grants will pay for purchase said converting borough buildings Seward is hoping to promote If Ryan resigns or is otherwise borough manager would receive and installation of boilers, with to wood pellets could reduce the public facilities director Brad removed from the public facilities a permanent salary bump, or if the borough paying for fuel and borough’s current $300,000 fuel Ryan to deputy borough manager, position, the deputy borough the increase would only come maintenance. bill and keep money spent on fuel a new position which would entail manager duty could be moved to into effect with the manager’s The wood boilers would be bills in town. Ryan taking over the manager’s the clerk, chief fiscal officer or absence. duties in Seward’s absence. some other department head, he Seward said he would like to Seward said he sees the deputy said. see a permanent salary increase Pool Schedule borough manager position as Ryan said he supports the idea for Ryan. (Summer 2016) a “collateral duty,” meaning of creating the position. “I think “When they hired me they Ryan would still be doing his it would be good for the borough had budgeted $110,000 a year For more information on swim lessons, Contact the pool at 766-2666 regular job but take on the extra – whether it is me or anybody else and I only accepted $95,000. responsibilities of manager when – to have somebody designated so So that $15,000, I would like to Mon Tue Wed ur Fri Sat Seward is out of the office. when somebody goes on leave or try to place that into the deputy Early Bird Swim Early Bird Swim Early Bird Swim borough manager’s position,” 6:30-7:50am Closed 6:30-7:50am Closed 6:30-7:50am “I think everybody is in decides to quit again, the transition Aerobics 8-9am Aerobics 8-9am Aerobics 8-9am agreement that we want and we is smooth for the borough,” he said. Seward said. “This would be a Lessons Lessons Lessons need a deputy borough manager just The assembly’s Personnel promotion for (Ryan). That’s what 9:15-10:45am 9:15-10:45 am 9:15-10:45am Everyone to maintain continuity of operations Committee discussed Seward’s I’m envisioning.” Open Swim 11-12:30 Open Swim 11-12:30 Open Swim 11-12:30 Welcome Everyone Welcome Everyone Welcome Everyone Welcome 4-6 pm should I become absent for any proposal on June 27. Committee Seward is collecting additional 5-7pm 5-7pm 5-7pm length of time,” Seward said. members responded favorably, information and will present Space provided courtesy of Chilkat Valley News Seward said he wanted Ryan though they requested more it at an upcoming Personnel in the position because Ryan information on how the change Committee meeting, which has demonstrated “exceptional talent would affect code and the yet to be scheduled. 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may have put off the voter Lende said she decided to town, I honestly don’t know if I Training offered to base that elected him in 2013, give the assembly seat another go want to hang myself out there.” Campbell said, “If the people of because now, more than ever, the In the past six months, Haines don’t like what I’ve done, relationship between the borough four people have approached they will vote me out.” and the public has become an McCartney and asked her to assembly hopefuls Incumbents aren’t the only entrenched “us vs. them” attitude. run, to provide a new or unheard ones contemplating a run. “I think it is time for a more voice for those too busy to attend By Karen Garcia Assembly member Diana Heather Lende, who has served positive approach to governing meetings or be hyper-engaged. Interested in running for local Lapham, who intends to run for on the planning commission for and it seems that in the last few “The people who most office? The Haines Borough wants re-election this fall, said the time nearly three years, said this week years it has been reactive and desperately need a voice are the to make sure you know what commitment may be one aspect of she will be running for assembly fairly negative, and people seem ones burning the candle at both you’re in for. the job some people are unaware this fall. Lende has lived in Haines to feel like they are put upon ends to put their kids through For the first time, the clerk’s of. for more than 30 years, and has by the borough rather than the school,” McCartney said. “What office will hold a brief “training” “You’re on committees, your served on the assembly and school borough providing the services I see is the people in Haines who for residents considering a run phone is ringing, your computer board, as well as numerous boards and support that the community need to be represented are the for one of the two assembly seats is going off, you’re getting and committees. wants,” Lende said. ones who don’t have time to show open this fall. emails on your borough iPad and “Being on all these boards and Resident Susie McCartney is up to these meetings.” The event, which will include personal email,” Lapham said. commissions, I used to think that contemplating a run for one of McCartney said she was a question-and-answer session “You can’t leave town to work you could effect real, positive the assembly seats, though she is encouraged to see assembly with a small panel of current and outside of town. You have to be change or keep good things still weighing the pros and cons member Margaret Friedenauer former assembly members, is set here for meetings. You’ve got to happening through the nonprofits of what serving would entail. elected last year. Friedenauer for 5:30 p.m. Monday, July 25. be available. This is another job.” and commissions and boards at “I’m struggling with the is the youngest member of the Clerk Julie Cozzi said she Assembly member Margaret a grassroots level,” Lende said. decision because I don’t know assembly and holds a full-time developed the training at the Friedenauer, who has been on “And it seems like, in fact, a lot if I have thick enough skin to job; that’s compared to the request of the assembly. the assembly since October, of the work we do gets blocked at pull it off,” McCartney said. “As majority of the group, who are “It’s something the assembly said while the job is tough, she the assembly level.” a mother of a small child in this older and/or retired. wanted me to do, and it’s probably thinks it sometimes gets an unfair When the assembly isn’t a good idea. It’s extremely rare. reputation. representative of the community, Most places don’t do that. It’s “I think the job gets a bad rap,” “working people are subjected really going to be fairly informal. Friedenauer said. “People like to the policy of people with a Sometimes people are kind of to joke about being an assembly Haines lot more time on their hands,” thinking about (running), but they member, you bear the brunt of McCartney said. don’t really know what it entails public discontent and stuff, but it’s Still, McCartney said she is to be an assembly member.” not really as bad as people think it Applications now being Assisted “afraid to go on the firing line.” The training isn’t about how is. I think there is a lot of pressure. accepted for assisted “I see small-town politics shut to campaign or how to fill out all If you’re doing the job right, there living. Couple or single Living people out,” she said. “And that’s the correct paperwork. “It’s what is a lot of pressure and it takes a occupancy available. the thing: that’s exactly why I happens once you get elected,” lot of time.” Feel free to visit, stop should run, but I am afraid to be Cozzi said. Aside from the time commitment by, call or write HAL for singled out.” “We’re letting them know it’s and pressure, working with a an application and more The candidate filing period not just, ‘I’m going to get on the group of disparate people is also a information. opens Aug. 1. Two assembly seats assembly and attend an occasional challenge, she said. (907) 766-3616; are available, as are two three- meeting.’ It’s more than that. “It is difficult to work year school board seats currently P.O. Box 916, Haines, You’ll hear from members of the with a group of very different held by Sarah Swinton and Lisa individuals, but this is the group Alaska 99827 public. You’ll have people call Schwartz. you and email you and stop you that the community wants to work (on the street),” Cozzi said. together, so that’s what you’re Residents mulling an assembly faced with.” run might try their hand at a The code-mandated candidate committee or board seat first, filing period is Aug. 1 through SUBSCRIBE: Cozzi suggested. “One of the Aug. 20. To declare candidacy, things you might consider if pick up forms from the clerk’s you’ve never been involved before office or get them from the $44.31 is get on a board or commission borough’s website at www. and try that out and see if you like hainesalaska.gov/administration/ for 50 issues it,” she said. “Or, if this sounds borough-election-information. like something you can handle, State law permits campaigning by all means, jump right in.” prior to filing candidacy provided a Candidate Letter of Intent is filed with the Alaska Public Offices Caroline’s Closet Commission. 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“Bud” Barber and Barbara Whittier Barber Jordan Barber, 1988-2016 of Haines. His father was employed by the Jordan Barber, defi nitely a friend you cherished. He could talk Department of Transportation and his mother 28, died June 25, cars and engines all day. If I was putting on a was a homemaker. Jordan was homeschooled 2016, in Seattle, roof, he would come over and say, ‘Put me to from third grade on, but considered himself a Wash., aft er awork.’” member of the Class of 2006. Aft er completing three-year battle high school, Barber attended AVTEC in with leukemia. A Chandler Kemp and Jordan were lifelong Seward and was certifi ed as an Able-bodied memorial potluck friends. Kemp said, “Sometime, when we were Seaman, Special. picnic will be held teenagers, we started to make backpacking trips Aug. 6 at Letnikof together. I always appreciated having Jordan Jordan grew up enjoying all the outdoor Cove. According to friends and family, Jordan along, because he was completely reliable. It opportunities Haines has to off er, including was a good son, brother, and friend, as well as didn’t matter whether it was a sunny 70-degree hiking, boating, snow machining, biking, a gift ed mechanic. His parents said that as early day or if it was 32 degrees and raining; he etc. He also spent time with his camera as two years old, Jordan was able to fi gure out would walk along grumbling sarcastically and especially enjoyed photographing local how to open any lock used to try and keep him either way and make me laugh. If something wildfl owers and scenery. “He had an eye for on the front deck, and that one of his favorite broke or anything went wrong, I could count taking a picture,” his father said. toys was a real engine that he liked to take apart on him to react well.” ~ OPEN ~ and rebuild. Bud Barber praised his son’s courage and good Wed, Thur, & Fri noon - 6 p.m. Jordan fi shed crab commercially with his humor, noting that he consented to experimental Sat. 4:30 - 7 p.m. Sun. 12 - 3 p.m. As a young adult, Jordan collected old cars. father and at 16 began working on the Chilkat procedures that had no impact on his own life but Closed Mon & Tues Among his collection was a ‘50s Willys Jeep, Cruises & Tours fast ferries. He briefl y spent might help those who came aft er him. “If it will Extended Hours when Cruise a ‘69 Chevy, and “Earl,” another treasured old time on a ship in the Chukchi and Beaufort help someone else, go for it!” Ship is in port, & truck. Jordan loved anything old and in need of seas but returned to working as a mechanic on Canadian Holiday weekends O restoration. Th at helped explain his love of the the small tour boats. Tom Tougas of Four Jordan is survived by parents Barbara Barber on Portage Street 766-2031 antique tug, the “Arthur Foss,” that he found Seasons Marine Services and Major Marine of Haines and Bud Barber of Port Townsend being restored on Lake Union in Seattle. Th e Tours in Seward said he hired Jordan in Haines and brothers Ryan of Bellingham, Reed of HEIDI ROBICHAUD, LCSW tug’s crew befriended him and has, since his and soon employed him full time in Seward. Haines and Otis of Port Townsend, as well death, told Jordan’s family that they will put a “At fi rst, he stood out because he was very as numerous relatives in Juneau and on Licensed memorial plaque on the “Arthur.” young to be working on boats, but it was his Washington’s Olympic Peninsula. Donations mechanical skills that separated Jordan from in his memory may be made to Th e Friends Clinical Social Worker “Jordan had a kind of ornery streak in him. the rest. He was an excellent mechanic and fi t of the Haines Borough Public Library, PO Box & Hypnotherapist He was a great guy,” said Sean Bryant. Another in well with our team.” 1089 Haines, 99827; the Haines Arts Council, friend said that when the ornery streak PO Box 504, Haines or the Northwest Seaport 303-0010 appeared, they called him the Barberasaurus. Jordan Dawn Barber was born Feb. 5, 1988, Foundation at nwseaport.org and click on Russ Bell, a longtime friend said, “He was in Seattle. He was the youngest son of Orren “Arthur Foss” fund. Private Insurance accepted Page 10 Chilkat Valley News July 14, 2016 Police report

Monday, July 11 a business and possibly in her A Main Street business vehicle. An officer responded. requested to speak with police A person reported suspicious about a suspected shoplifter. An activity on Haines School officer was advised. property. An officer responded. A Haines Highway business A person reported a reckless asked an officer to speak with driver. An officer was advised. an employee who witnessed a Police initiated a harassment shoplifting attempt. An officer case. was advised. Wednesday, July 6 A caller reported two loose A person reported a vehicle horses near 2 Mile Haines accident on Main Street. Police Highway. The owner was responded. notified and agreed to secure A person reported a man the animals. walking into an unoccupied Dispatch received a 911 residence on Third Avenue. An call from a distressed unknown officer was advised. person who would not give a A resident reported a location or incident information. protective order violation. An Attempts to contact the caller officer responded. WORKSHOP CREATIONS -- Participants in the Studio Incamminati portrait workshop pose with were unsuccessful. An officer removed debris portaits of model Stojanka Lende of Haines. Seated left to right: Nancy Craver, Yuko Hays, Bev Two traffic stops resulted from Small Tracts Road. Schupp, Carol Clifton, Donna Catotti, Sharon Smith. Standing left to right: Marcy Williams, Cindy in warnings for speeding and An officer contacted a Dill, Helen Alten, Barbara Craver, MK MacNaughton, Nancy Angelini Crawford, and instructor crossing a double yellow line. Canadian driver illegally parked JaFang Lu. Model Lynch is standing in back, at center. In other arts news, an exhibit of Mud Bay Sunday, July 10 on Main Street. The driver moved artists is ongoing at the Haines Sheldon Museum through July. An alarm company reported the vehicle. a fire alarm at a Union Street An anonymous caller assisted living facility. Fire crews reported a dead gray cat on FERRY from page 1 responded but determined the Beach Road. The caller said alarm was set off by burnt toast. they had already contacted the “(Tourists) see that if they comes from RV caravans, groups The economic impact of the Multiple callers reported a Haines Animal Rescue Kennel. can go down to Skagway and of 20 to 25 people staying a decrease in visitors is hard to maroon pick-up doing burnouts Tuesday, July 5 across to Haines on the ferry, handful of days. This summer, measure, and full data won’t around town. An officer was Dispatch contacted a vehicle they’ll do this one-way loop,” Bretthauer said, he’s had two be available for some time, advised. owner at the request of a First said Alison Jacobson, CEO of caravans cancel. “They said, ‘We said tourism director Ross. But, A caller reported his son was Avenue business representative Alaska Fjordlines, which operates cannot trust the ferry system. citing a 2011 study that found the bitten by an unrestrained dog who wanted the vehicle removed. a water taxi between Haines and We’re not going to come back to average tourist in Haines spent while riding his bike on Third A caller reported a possibly Skagway. “But it has to work. Haines,’” Bretthauer said. $152 per day, Ross estimates the Avenue. The caller didn’t want intoxicated person driving an RV. They have to be able to get their Hitch-Up’s business is on the losses are significant. assistance, but wanted the An officer was advised. RV on the ferry.” rise, Bretthauer admitted, but he Options for Haines residents incident documented. A pedestrian reported being Without daily or weekend ferry attributes that to other factors – are limited, said Ross. She says Saturday, July 9 nearly hit by a tour bus on the service to or from Haines, tourists the weak Canadian dollar, cheap she voices her concerns during A caller reported a vehicle Haines Highway. Police spoke in RVs or cars are less likely fuel, and a strengthening economy the periods for public comment backed into his vehicle on Main with the bus driver. to complete the Golden Circle. Street, causing damage to the A caller reported a vehicle in the Lower 48. “We are not on AMHS schedules, and she blocking a traffic lane near Instead, some are opting for routes getting the increase that the RV front bumper. The caller was encourages Haines residents to advised to exchange information Beach Road. Police responded that avoid the ferry system, and parks on the (Alaska Highway) do the same. “It’s going to be a and contact the insurance but the vehicle had already been Haines, entirely. are getting,” he said. constant battle, with the budget companies. moved. Businesses that cater to For other businesses in the cuts,” she said. A Mosquito Lake resident travelers in independent vehicles hospitality industry, the weak Jeremy Woodrow, DOT asked for help with a civil matter. and RVs have suffered the worst Canadian dollar has done more spokesman, said the AMHS Friday, July 8 from the schedule cuts. Joyce harm than good. Cheryl Katzeek, is doing its best to cope with A summons was served on a Town, owner of Oceanside RV manager of the Captain’s Choice the state’s budget crisis. “We Haines resident. Park, said her business has been Motel, said the exchange rate, always try to maximize service A Front Street resident hit hard. along with ferry service cuts, has to Alaskans with the budget that’s reported receiving a fraudulent “It’s screwing (my business) up hit her business hard. “We haven’t provided,” Woodrow said. letter in the mail stating she had Dusty Trails terribly,” she said. Of Oceanside had a single full house since Jeff Butcher, owner of the Hotel won $1,000, but she had to send Apartments RV Park’s 23 RV spots, Town (last year),” said Katzeek. “This Halsingland, said the decrease in in money for processing fees. 270 2nd Ave S Haines, Alaska said, only 10 were filled this past was the first Easter that I saw no car travelers on the Golden Circle Dispatch told her to report the Monday night. “This is July,” she Canadian guests.” is affecting his business, too. letter to the U.S. Postal Service. (907) 766-2329 said. “I’m usually packed.” Katzeek said the motel is Without a reliable, frequent link A Union Street resident • Rental Assistance Available reported hearing fireworks in the • Rent Based on Income for Town said she has tried to offering a special rate to Canadian between Haines and Skagway, he Eligible Households introduce new events to entice visitors – 50 percent off through said, the whole business model Fourth Avenue area. An officer responded and discovered two • Small Pets Allowed guests to stay longer. “I have a May, and 20 percent off for the for tourism on the Golden Circle 1,2 & 3 Bedrooms Appliances crab feed potluck on Tuesday and summer – to cut her losses. “It is has changed. juveniles igniting fireworks. The Carpet juveniles agreed to stop. On-site Laundry Thursday,” she said. “That keeps helping,” she said. Still, Katzeek “Now it’s the Golden Off-Street Parking Storage Area people around.” Thursday, July 7 says the motel is seeing only about Horseshoe,” he said. A woman reported a Equal Opportunity Fred Bretthauer, owner of 70 percent of last year’s guests. suspicious person outside of Provider and Employer the Haines Hitch-Up RV Park, had similar sentiments. “It’s a disaster,” he said. 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St. Michael & All Angels HEATED Episcopal Church Storage Units Services 10:30 Sundays Available in the Chilkat Center Lobby Please join us for lessons, prayers and fi ne music. Haines Heated Storage Rev’d Jan Hotze, Vicar 766-2791 766-3218 Page 12 Chilkat Valley News July 14, 2016 Seward grilled on harbor action RAISE from page 1 really frustrating position to be in.” negotiating team consisted of “It puts us in an awkward mayor Jan Hill, public facilities Manager moved without authority, Friedenauer says situation. We can’t even assess the director Brad Ryan, chief fiscal impacts of the proposal, spend any officer Stuart, assembly member By Karen Garcia has threatened the development recommendations, not time evaluating it. Nobody gets Case and clerk Julie Cozzi. Assembly member Margaret of trust between Seward, the directives.” to see this until the last minute,” Stuart said although the Friedenauer this week confronted assembly and the public, though Assembly member Diana Jackson said. assembly ratified the contract manager Bill Seward for Seward’s she said that could be turned Lapham said she agreed with Jackson said he would like the Tuesday, the funds would be recent attempt to postpone the around. Friedenauer that the assembly next agreement to allow more formally appropriated via a Small Boat Harbor expansion Friedenauer also seemed needs to develop a transition plan time for both parties to ratify the budget amendment at the July project. offended that Seward would think so Seward is aware of the group’s contract. 26 meeting. If the assembly Seward sent out an email the assembly was unaware of expectations. Campbell said he liked the for some reason rejected the July 6 directing public facilities problems at Lutak. “We know the Lapham also said the learning contract and would probably vote budget amendment, the borough director Brad Ryan to postpone seriousness of the situation and curve for the manager position is on it “eventually,” but wanted would likely have to cut hours or the controversial project and the challenges we face to design a year to 18 months and referred more time to look at it, especially positions, she said. inform stakeholders of the and fund it. This is not news to us to the harbor email as “a pothole in light of the borough’s deficit “I guess (if the assembly decision. About seven hours later, or the community.” in the road.” spending. ratified the contract but rejected Seward retracted the directive The email postponing the “To expect a person to hit “This is insulting to get this the budget amendment) their after learning funds dedicated to harbor project “lobbed a very the ground running and get kind of a contract where all we can message would be, ‘We want the harbor couldn’t be transferred fiery volley in the middle of everything right, don’t. Don’t,” do is pass/fail. I think we need to higher wages with less hours,’ or to the Lutak Dock project, which an already contentious issue” she said. vote it down, we need to discuss it, something,” Stuart said. Seward saw as a more pressing and represented “an incredibly Assembly member Mike Case and offer this very same contract to Stuart said she believed the priority. divisive move that in some ways praised Seward’s “energy” and our staff after we discuss it within contract is fair and represents a Friedenauer said her issue pitted members of the community desire to tacke issues right away. our budget,” Campbell said. “compromise” in light of the tight was not with the harbor project against each other,” she said. “I didn’t agree with a lot of the Assembly member Diana fiscal situation. “Turnover is very itself, but with Seward’s lack Friedenauer placed some of things he did, but I sure admire Lapham because visibly frustrated expensive and it’s expensive to of authority on the matter. She the blame on the assembly for the fact that he jumped right in by the discussion. train people and recruit people. put the question to Seward point not taking the time to meet with and said, ‘There are lots of things “I don’t know what a few It’s expensive when mistakes blank: Was he aware he didn’t Seward and develop a transition that gotta get done, and I want extra days would have done. The are made because a position is have the authority to make such plan, goals or expectations. to be sure they get done,’” Case contract is ratified. That means vacant or someone is new. So, a move, or did he understand and “We hired for our community said. there is no going back, unless you it’s important to pay a somewhat just do it anyway? an individual with zero experience At the end of the meeting, want to break it open again. I don’t competitive wage so we can “I had no intent of defying the in municipal governance and zero Seward thanked the group for want to do that. I don’t want to go retain good people,” she said. assembly,” Seward said. “I did not experience working within this bearing with him and “helping down that road,” Lapham said. cancel anything. I just asked my type of structure with an elected me get along through these “We’re giving these employees the staff to postpone any work while body and this strenuous of a hiccups.” ways and the means to continue I could research some avenues to public process, and that’s on us,” “I know you hired the living in this community and address Lutak. That’s all I did.” she said. one without any municipal contribute to this community.” “I flipped the switch back on Friedenauer encouraged experience, but I’m hoping I can Assembly member Mike HAINES as quickly as I switched it off, the Seward to develop ideas and return that by learning as quickly Case, who sat on the borough’s same day,” he added. share them with the assembly, as possible and capitalizing on negotiating team, said the assembly Presbyterian Friedenauer said Seward’s but emphasized who was in the strengths that I do have,” to a certain degree puts its trust in behavior over the past three charge. “I stress that they he said. the negotiating team to come up Church weeks since he started on the job are ideas, suggestions and with the best contract they can, “Turn from evil and do good; and that some assembly members seek peace and pursue it.” seemed to be “second-guessing” SECURITY from page 1 - Psalm 34:14 and “micromanaging” a process they weren’t privy to. 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