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Volume XLII Number 17 Thursday, April 26, 2012 $1 Borough economic office may be axed Director, department language would be eliminated from code By Krista Kielsmeier a mechanism to fund economic Haines Borough code mandates development efforts in 2001. the municipality have a department Scott and borough manager of economic development and a Mark Earnest envision a new, director to lead it. executive assistant to the manager “Despite this code requirement, position will handle many of the to my knowledge the department economic development director’s has never been established,” responsibilities. mayor Stephanie Scott wrote in a “That’s how the assistant memo last month, requesting that position evolved, and I think that section of code be repealed. there’s a very large component of The Haines Borough Assembly what would normally fall under this week advanced to a second economic development director public hearing an ordinance that’s incorporated into the job removing the code language description of assistant to the that mandates a department of manager,” Earnest said. economic development, headed Scott said the code change by an economic development would have no impact on the director. borough’s municipal sales tax It’s the latest wrinkle in a designated for tourism promotion DOWNTOWN MAKEOVER -- Volunteer Adam Balloch paints the orca totem in front of the Haines decades-long discussion of and economic development. Borough firehall this week. The orca is the official seal of the borough. The carving was created in how the municipality should “I’m comfortable with our level the late 1970s by Alaska Indian Arts carvers Charlie Jimmie Sr. and Chauncey Jacobs. Balloch’s boost the economy, efforts that of staffing, and when we do hire a work is sponsored by his employer, Fogcutter Bar. John S. Hagen photo. have included hiring economic new manager and we do bring on development directors from time to time, and voter approval of See CODE page 6 Benner returns as harbormaster By Krista Kielsmeier January 2007 to March 2009, Phil Benner is returning to stepped in as Juneau harbormaster Planning job goes his post as Haines Borough until October 2011, and moved to harbormaster, three years after Florida to care for his father with leaving the job. cancer. to foreign applicant “I am committed to Haines for Benner told the Chilkat Valley By Tom Morphet Stephanie Scott said this week. the next 10 to 15 years,” Benner News he took the $86,000-a-year The Haines Borough is “We are hiring a planner. We said this week. Juneau job after then-manager sponsoring a work visa for a have never had a skilled planner The Haines Borough Assembly Tom Bolen turned down his Chinese national to become the in the job before,” Scott said. approved Benner’s hire Tuesday, request for a raise. Benner was municipality’s next planning and Following the departure of former on the recommendation of slated to earn $19.83 an hour zoning technician. technician Steve Ritzinger, the manager Mark Earnest and in fiscal year 2009. Pay for the Xi “Tracy” Cui, who holds a job was redefined to include the borough’s port and harbor Haines harbormaster has since master’s degree in planning from Geographic Information System advisory committee, at an annual increased to the $24.42 hourly the University of Florida, was skills and increased education. salary of $65,000. Other finalists wage for Barrett this fiscal year, the administration’s top choice Cui was chosen over 10 other for the job were residents Mike when Barrett was budgeted to for the job, said manager Mark candidates. Four were from Denker and Terry Pardee. work 457.3 overtime hours and Earnest, who made the hire with Haines, including Scott Hansen, Earnest wrote that Benner collect $67,544 in gross earnings. the assistance of clerk Julie Cozzi. who worked in the previous “clearly brings the most relevant The three finalists for the The borough will spend $2,300 technician position more than and direct experience and harbormaster opening on Monday knowledge to the position, which each had public interviews with processing Cui’s visa, Cozzi said, six years beginning in 2001, and Phil Benner and will hold the $47,000 job for Burl Sheldon, who held a job with is particularly important at this Earnest and Norman Hughes, her until October, when she’ll be similar duties 18 months under time regarding implementation of harbormaster following the Dean Risley, Bill Rostad and Don eligible to work here. The job’s the City of Haines. An Oregon the capital improvement program departure of Ed Barrett, who Turner Jr. of the port and harbor for both port and harbor facilities.” qualifications recently became See HIRE page 12 resigned effective April 1. Benner more rigorous, borough mayor Benner, 50, served as interim was Haines harbormaster from See HARBOR page 12 Shipwreck gold near Mud Bay? Historians split on new book By Tom Morphet published in June by The History Levi describes his theory as C.H. Lewis and fireman Paddy historian who has dived on the A recent book about a Gold Press. In it, Levi theorizes that “an amalgam of circumstantial MacDonald, whose names appear wreck, described Levi’s book in Rush-era shipwreck at Eldred the Clara Nevada’s captain and evidence,” “a reasonable in historical records after the a published review last fall as Rock speculates that as much as fireman conspired to wreck the scenario of events, backed by wreck. “an attempt at a ‘who done it’ of $17 million in gold stolen from it vessel, and that they escaped a source material to support my Pam Randles, a Haines amateur a robbery for gold that probably may lie near the shore of Chilkoot watery grave by launching a skiff speculation.” historian who has researched did not exist, and for murders that Inlet, between Mud Bay and well before the ship went down in The 151-foot steam and sailing the saga of the Clara Nevada in almost surely never occurred.” Seduction Point. a storm on Feb. 5, 1898. ship sank in about 25 feet of water Fairbanks, Anchorage, Juneau, Jensen, who has also written “While the boxes may have Levi further speculates the after a fire and explosion, killing Seattle and Baltimore, Md., said about the Clara Nevada, attributes long since rotted away, the gold is 900-pound load of booty swamped an estimated 60 people. The wreck Levi’s theory is plausible. its wreck to poor maintenance most likely still there, all 11,000 their skiff in rough seas, but that today is a popular dive site, but no “I agree with him. I do. But by a woefully incompetent crew. Troy ounces of it, waiting for the pair made it to shore, as gold has ever been reported found it’s all serious circumstantial Problems with the vessel’s design some lucky skin diver to stumble evidenced by records of their in the area. evidence. It’s all deduction from and workmanship predate its 1871 upon it,” Anchorage historian activities in later census reports Levi’s book has met with both what little is known, and there’s launching, he wrote in “The Twin Steven C. Levi wrote in “The and other documents. skepticism and support. Its theory little known in terms of factual Faces of the Clara Nevada.” Clara Nevada: Gold, Greed, That neither of the two became contrasts with press accounts at stuff. But I think that same thing,” “Levi dutifully recounts Murder and Alaska’s Inside wealthy in the wake of the wreck the time that everyone aboard Randles said this week. the range of published rumors. Passage.” suggests the stolen gold was not died, but appears consistent with But Dr. John Jensen, an The 100-page book was retrieved, Levi wrote. the personal histories of captain oceanographer and marine See GOLD page 5 Page 2 Chilkat Valley News April 26, 2012

To list an event in Save the Date, phone 766-2688 or Letters to the Editor Save the Date e-mail [email protected]. Thursday, April 26 p.m. Chilkat Center lobby. Local jobs a good fit for local residents Chilkoot River Corridor posters available Afterschool activities at the library: Tlingit for viewing and community input at the library. crafts, 3:30 p.m. Birding program, Homework Shop at home. Shop locally. Recycle. Sustainability. Help, 4:30 p.m. What we have in Haines, if we look and adapt, is of great value. 60+? Join us for lunch, Monday through Thursday, noon at senior center, 766-2383. Haines Borough School Board meeting, Our best resources are, and will always be, the people that live here. 7 p.m. in the high school open area. When I learn that the borough hired for a planning and zoning Strong Woman Weight Training, noon to 1 position, but the candidate chosen is living in Florida without the proper p.m. Chilkat Center lobby. Sponsored by Well & Wednesday, May 2 visa in place to be able to take the position and therefore cannot report Fit. Class also Tuesdays. Weights provided. Tykes and Trikes, for children 3 and under to work for an extended period, I do get discouraged. Afterschool Activities at the library: supervised by an adult, 9:30 to 11 a.m. at the Time is money. Staff turnover is money. Consistency means stability Science Fun, 3:30 p.m; Homework Help, 4:30 elementary gym. and efficiency. Perhaps the local applicants were not a perfect fit or p.m. Afterschool Activities at the library, 3:30 not the best qualified, on paper. But local applicants are here, want Retirement Reception for Barb Blood, 2 to 4 p.m. Apples to Apples Jr. Game; Homework to be here, know what they’re getting into, and will stay. Many people p.m. at the library. Help, 4:30 p.m. who come here solely for the job, especially for the more prestigious Burger Night, 5 p.m. American Legion. We the People meets, 5:15 p.m. in the jobs, many times leave after a year or two. Let’s face it, Haines can be Trade Routes and History of the Grease library conference room. Everyone welcome. a tough fit. Trail, 7 p.m. Lee Heinmiller is the final Thurs- Friday, May 4 Those who live here can be trained and have the desire to work. You day culture speaker. Haines School track meet begins at 3 p.m. know what you are getting. Most of us are here to stay because we love Friday, April 27 and continues on Saturday. life in Haines, our friends, family and community. We do not live here Story Time and Crafts, ages 2 to 5, 11 a.m. Upper Lynn Canal Advisory Committee just for a job. at the library. meeting, 5 p.m. in assembly chambers. Please remember that when you are hiring anybody – case workers, Celebrate Young Children, a fair just for kids, Saturday, May 5 teachers, administrators, wait staff, fishing crew, customer service help, 1 to 4 p.m. elementary school gym. Activities anything – anything. Shop local. Buy local. Invest local. It pays off for Community Clean-Up begins and continues for children 0 to 8. Sponsored by the Children’s through May 14. Pick up bags from any Chamber all of us in the long run. Reading Foundation of Haines. Suzanne Vuillet-Smith of Commerce member. Kick-off celebration at Afterschool activities at the library: Word the bank, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tacos and hot dogs Games, 3:30 p.m.; Homework Help, 4:30 available. ‘Bird’ fans heartened by news of KFC p.m. Chilkat River Cleanup hosted by Chilkoot The Whitehorse Daily Star recently ran a story on the upcoming Southeast Alaska State Fair Spring Fling Indian Association and Takshanuk Watershed rebirth of a Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) franchise there. That barbecue dinner and live music, 5:30 p.m. at Council. Volunteers meet at 9 a.m. at TWC office wonderful place was a draw for countless Skagwegians and Hainesites Harriett Hall. parking lot. Lunch provided. Call 766-3542. for many years and more than a few of us are now all excited about the Saturday, April 28 HARK Pooper Trooper Community reopening. And gas jumping to $5 per gallon will not deter diehard History Day Car Wash, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Cleanup, 1 p.m. at the HARK facility. For more “bird” fans. across from the post office. Help our local information call 766-3334. A famous engineer on the White Pass railroad, the late J.D. True, winners travel to Washington, D.C. Sunday, May 6 loved the KFC in Whitehorse, and made many trips up there after his Chilkat Valley Historical Society quarterly Birdathon Celebration bonfire and food, 7 retirement. In fact, the numerous ravens along the Klondike Highway meeting, discussing Do’s and Don’ts When Echoes Homestead, Mud Bay Road, 5:30 p.m. the entire 113 mile stretch soon learned to recognize JD’s Scout vehicle, Repairing an Historic House, 5 p.m. at the ANB/ Takshanuk Watershed Council, 766-3542. because they knew that upon his return there would be a large bucket ANS Hall. Monday, May 7 of KFC beside him in the “shotgun” seat of his Scout, and JD would Astronomy Night, 8:45 p.m. behind the be chucking chicken bones out the driver’s side window each time he library. Bring telescopes, binoculars, star maps. “September Apples & May Flowers: The finished a piece. Some of the ravens even croaked “gunalcheesh” For more info, call Takshanuk Watershed Council, School Year Landscape” art exhibit, 1 to 4 p.m. as the Scout faded in the distance. I imagine the ravens miss him as 766-3542. at the museum through May 18. much as some of us do now that he’s gone. JD True was known as Sunday, April 29 Tuesday, May 8 the “Birdman of Skagway” because of his love for KFC. White Pass Upper Lynn Canal Birdathon 2012 Haines Borough Assembly meeting, 6:30 railroad old timers can attest to this. begins and continues through May 5. For more p.m. in assembly chambers. Anyway, many good folks both here and in Haines are looking information go to www.takshanuk.org. Beach Edibles: Marlena Mooring will talk forward to June to get their KFC “fix,” and I’ve also heard that Second Recital of Younger Voice and Piano Students about the food that we can find growing on our Avenue, down around the former KFC establishment, is reportedly of Nancy Nash, 4 p.m. at the museum. shore, 7 p.m. at the library. already slick with anticipatory saliva. Oh my. Watch your step. 4 on 4 Adult Soccer Tournament, 4 p.m. Thursday, May 10 Boyd Worley Call Joe at 766-2447 to sign up. Individuals wel- Haines Borough Planning Commission Skagway, Alaska come. regular meeting, 6:30 p.m. in assembly Monday, April 30 chambers. Next big rummage - Thunderbird fixtures Mother Goose Stories and Songs, newborns Saturday, May 12 I have heard many expressions of appreciation to me for my work of to three years old, 11 a.m. at the library. Chilkat River Walk Run & Ride, 8 a.m. organizing the Hospice Rummage sale. Now it is time to thank you! Senior exercise classes, 11:15 a.m. at the at Klukwan. Bus leaves Haines school at 7:15 Thank you for coming to shop! It is the large numbers and our senior center. Also on Wednesdays. All seniors a.m. and 10 Mile at 9:30 a.m. For more info call faithful customers, many making multiple visits, that make this a are welcome. Kathryn Friedle at SEARHC 766-6366. successful fundraiser and recycling event every year. Afterschool activities at the library: Strategy Earth Day celebration and the first Haines Thank you for your donations! The incredible generosity of our Games, 3:30 p.m.; Homework Help, 4:30 p.m. Farmers Market Start Sale, 10 a.m. at the community continues to amaze me, even after experiencing it for 15 2012 Board of Equalization meets, 6 p.m. in elementary school. years! This community spirit and seeing so many people happy with assembly chambers. First Golf Tournament of the Season. 1 p.m. the “good deals” they get is what keeps me doing it! Recital of Older Voice and Piano Students of at the golf course. Individual Stroke Play. In 1998, the first sale earned $1,400 and only four or five people Nancy Nash, 7 p.m. at the museum. Wednesday, May 16 were involved in setting it up. This year we made approximately 10 Tuesday, May 1 Town Hall meeting, Draft Comprehensive times that much with 75 volunteers putting in 549 hours. Strong Woman Weight Training, noon to 1 Plan, 6 p.m. in assembly chambers. I will not name the names of the volunteers. I hope you all know how invaluable you are to making this a success. A core group of folks Save the Date continues at chilkatvalleynews.com on the Calendar tab. putting in many hours every year is absolutely essential to making this event happen. I will especially thank my husband Diz Kistler for being my “right hand assistant” from start to finish every year. Beth MacCready also does an incredible Duly Noted amount of work and donates the use of her big tent. By Sara Callaghan Chapell Della Brouillette said she’s Karen O’Connor and her This year Hospice will be having a sale on May 26 to sell the furnishings Friends and family members still healing from a beating she husband David O’Connor. of the Thunderbird Motel. Watch for the advertisements on this. There will hold a memorial service for took when she was run over by a The Sheldon Museum hosted will be some screamin’ good deals! Bobby Douglas “Uncle Doug” cow moose about a month ago at Mardell Gunn Satterwhite, 4 p.m. Saturday at her home near the Haines airport. See DULY page 9 the Salvation Army. All are invited Brouillette said she let her dog Return voting to local precincts to share this time of remembering. out at 6 a.m., just to have it come The precinct is the smallest political unit in the country; each Finger food and light refreshment scurrying back with a yearling Chilkat Valley precinct elects one assembly member. A precinct is where elections are will follow. moose and cow charging behind. won or lost. Most importantly, it is your neighborhood. You know the If you missed Alaska State When she bent over to scoop up News Trooper Josh Bentz in his premiere her dog, the calf jumped over people, the schools, and the community centers. You have your hands (ISSN8750-3336) on the pulse of the precinct. You understand the assets and needs of of the National Geographic her, but the cow came down on USPS Publication No. 500290 your neighborhood and have a desire to improve it. Channel show, “Alaska State top. Brouillette was hit on her is published weekly, except the last The precinct assembly person organizes their precinct and educates Troopers,” last summer, he might shoulder, left foot and knee. “I week Dec. & 1st week Jan. voters about important issues. Haines with about 2,300 residents would be on again. A camera crew with was bent over in a lot of pain.” Staff: Bonnie Hedrick, Diana Kelm, have about 383 people in each precinct. We have a representative form the show came to town aboard In retrospect, bending over was Tom Morphet, Leslie Evenden, of government and elections by precinct are the most representative. the ferry Monday and filmed probably a good thing, Brouillette Krista Kielsmeier, another segment with Bentz. said. “Instead of being hit head on, Contributors: Sara Callaghan Chapell, Some would like to change to what they call the “slate” elections Heather Lende where if there are, say, two assembly seats available, then with however The show that features “one of she knocked me into a snowbank.” Office: Main Street, Haines. many people run, the top two vote-getters would be elected. Though the toughest law enforcement Heather Lende is back from agencies in the nation” filmed a week in Ocala, Fla., where she Mailing: Box 630, Haines AK 99827 unlikely, you could end up with six next-door neighbors as the assembly. th Tel: (907)766-2688 The point is that many areas of the borough could be left out. That Bentz last year investigating a spoke at the 25 annual conference E-mail: [email protected] hit and run and patrolling the of the Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings Subscription rates: method is easier for the government, but not for the residents. Thank nd you. Chilkoot River. “It was the only Society. Heather presented a paper Haines, $42 plus tax; 2 Class, time I’ve ever gone out there and on the Pulitzer-Prize-winning- Periodical postage (Alaska) $48 Bill Kurz Out of state $54 • 1st Class $75 not seen bears,” Bentz quipped author, which was her thesis Periodical postage paid at MORE LETTERS page 3 this week. After getting a ribbing essay for her master’s degree and Haines, AK 99827 from family members for the LETTERS POLICY recently published in the Journal POSTMASTER: show’s mispronunciation of his of Florida Literature. Following Send address changes to Letters must not exceed 250 words. Thank-you letters may name name (they said “Bent”), Bentz the conference, Heather stayed Box 630, Haines, AK 99827 no more than 15 individuals and 10 businesses. Deadline for letters is said he made sure they got it right in Ocala to visit mother-in-law Vol. XLII #17 April 26, 2012 Monday at 5 p.m. Email: [email protected] Monday. Joanne Lende, sister-in-law April 26, 2012 Chilkat Valley News Page 3

LETTERS from page 2 Emblem, Elks generous to little league The Haines Little League would like to thank the Haines Emblem Club for its recent donation to our organization. The Elks also donated their “change jar” to the kids. It’s with help like this from our community that we can continue to offer baseball to the kids in the Chilkat Valley. We are pleased to announce that the week of July 15, Haines will be hosting the 11-12 year old Little League tournament for the first time since the mid-1970s. We will need all sorts of help to run the tournament, so if you are able to help with groundskeeping, scorekeeping, umpiring, housing, concessions, announcing, or anything else, please don’t hesitate to contact me! As soon as the snow leaves our field, we’ll be working on it in preparation of practices, games, and the tournament. Again, thank you to the Emblem and Elks Clubs for your donation. See you on the field! Ashley Sage

Businesses, individuals gave to hunt The men’s “Things We Do in Alaska” scavenger hunt and amazing race was a wonderful success thanks to the great participants, sponsors and the many volunteers from the community who assisted me and eight of our Venturer Scouts. We raised approximately $1,100 as well as another $700 at the car wash the following day. The money will be used toward our Scouting adventure on the big island of Hawaii a month from now. Thanks, Delta Western, for the use of the gas station for the car wash. Sponsors included Miles Furniture, Alaska Power BIRD BANDING -- Liz Burton holds a golden-crowned sparrow she had just pulled from a net at the & Telephone, Haines Uglies, Hungry Moose, Lynden Transport and head of Mud Bay during bird-banding training sessions sponsored by the Ts’ats’ee Bird Observatory. Beach Roadhouse. Support volunteers were Alaska Mountain Guides, The sessions were held all last week. For more information, see Pam Randles’ “Wild Things” column, Kim Larson, Thom Ely, Shane and Janis Horton, Dan Burke, John page 5, and Duly Noted, page 9. John S. Hagen photo. Svenson, J.R. Churchill, Stan Jones, The ladies “Haines Kilowatts,” Jeff Moskowitz, Greg Palmieri, Dennis Franks, Adriane Franks, American Legion, Haines Sporstman’s Association, and Chilkat Bakery. Special Clean-up effort now three-pronged thanks to Lisa Flory and Dick Haas for cooking a wonderful dinner. What a fun and exciting day we all had. By Krista Kielsmeier a stop sign, they can leave it and truck to help with the cleanup. Greg Podsiki and Crew 71 Venturer Scouts The annual community clean- they’ll be picked up,” she said. Volunteers should wear boots, up offers residents three ways to The 2011 cleanup used blue gloves and old clothing. help spruce up their community. and yellow bags to separate Participants also will walk along Bagleys grateful for town’s concern It all starts Saturday, May 5, recyclables, but the event is going the road to collect trash. with a Cinco de Mayo celebration back to just yellow bags this year, “I’ve identified two places We would like to extend our heartfelt thanks to the citizens of Haines dubbed “Cleano de Mayo.” Knudsen said. that must have a couple of for being a caring community we were proud to call home. To our Besides the traditional, town “Community Waste Solutions truckloads of trash already, so I friends and neighbors, we’ll never forget you. You’ll forever be a part clean-up, the second annual is going to separate everything, so won’t be floating the river, I’ll of our lives. Special thanks to Lynn Canal Counseling, Karen and Jack Chilkat River cleanup and the it’s not quite so confusing for the be spearheading that part of it,” Hendricksen, and Jason and Jessica Rettinger for help with our move. first Pooper Trooper cleanup also community,” she said. Ryan said. You can reach Karin c/o Long Term Care, P.O. Box 589, Petersburg, are on May 5. The Chilkat River Cleanup The event should wrap up AK 99833. Cleano de Mayo, from 11 a.m. starts 9 a.m. at the Takshanuk around 3 p.m., he said. Karin and Breana Bagley to 3 p.m. at the Haines bank, offers Watershed Council office, in the The Haines Animal Rescue

hot dogs and tacos as well as free parking lot across from the bank. Kennel is coordinating the Pooper bags for the town cleanup, where Brad Ryan, executive director, Trooper Community Cleanup on residents are encouraged to help last year reported the 22 volunteers May 5. patrol local streets for litter. at the inaugural event collected 10 “Most people like the friendly “Community Waste Solutions derelict gillnets, 487 aluminum lab sitting in front of the library; has decided to charge a dollar cans, 10 pounds of plastic, 60 it gives Haines that quirky, small- per bag disposal fee, but what pounds of glass, 400 pounds of town feel,” said Steve Vick, we’re doing is collecting that various metals and television sets, HARK executive director. “But up front,” said Ned Rozbicki, and 23 bags of trash. people don’t like the poop that Dr. Elizabeth Wolfe, Veterinarian, president of the Haines Chamber “A lot of people that don’t get dogs leave behind.” will be seeing pets in Haines of Commerce. “It looks like to float the river got to for free, He said “Pooper Trooper” there should be plenty of bags picked up some trash and had a volunteers will target six areas Friday, May 11th - Wed. May 16th for everyone who wants them, pretty good time,” he said. “As in town frequented by dogs and Office across because numerous businesses well, the people on the road get should bring a shovel, work gloves Call Lori, 766-2867 for appointments from Post Office have donated a bunch of bags.” buckets of trash.” and a five-gallon bucket for the The town cleanup runs May Ryan said he is expecting a cleanup. HARK will supply 5-14, and bags can be turned in at bigger haul next month. garbage bags. Community Waste Solutions from “I’ve already seen a couch and The event starts 1 p.m. at Commercial Property For Sale 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. each day. some beds and probably 200 beer HARK’s Small Tracts Road Last year’s effort tallied 249 bottles in piles,” he said. location and is expected to run Truckers dream, Chilkoot Indian Association is about two hours. $$$ maker on 2 acres, bags, with Takshanuk Watershed Council, Friends of the Haines sponsoring the cleanup, Chilkat “We will break into groups and super shop (5,000 SF) Borough Public Library, and Guides is providing transportation, start scooping,” Vick said. “If you and offi ce, and apartment, Chilkat Valley Community and Mountain Market is donating would like to participate but can’t and tiny shop (1,800 SF) Foundation as the top three lunch. Volunteer sign-up sheets are make it on the fifth, just give us a priced at $1,150,000 groups. Nonprofit organizations available at Howsers, Mountain call (at 766-3334) and we’ll let earn $3 per filled bag, and the top Market and Olerud’s. you know what areas of town still individuals receive dump passes. “You don’t have to sign up; need scooping.” In your pocket $$$. Jamie Knudsen, chamber office we were just hoping to get some Duplex or home manager, said the Haines Borough estimate, but we don’t need it,” + 2,000 SF commercial would help collect bags within Ryan said. “Chilkat Guides has shop near downtown. volunteered at least three rafts, and OPEN MIC city limits. at the priced at $350,000 “The borough is going to go more if we need them, and a bus, around and pick them up, so if so you can get a ride.” FIREWEED Spring, Summer & Fall people want to just leave their Residents are encouraged to RESTAURANT Car Wash plus trash on the side of the road by bring their own canoe, raft or commercial rentals, Money Maker $$$ Wednesday, priced at $275,000 Join us for Spring Fling Friday, April 27 at Harriett Hall Barbecue dinner and live music. Fun begins at 5:30 pm May 2nd @ 9:00 pm DON’T Property & employment Commercial tire business, MISS OUT! metal building, tools, $$$ income producer. Limited Beer Fest 4 on 4 priced at $160,000 Tickets Remaining! Adult Brewers’ Dinner Soccer Friday Night Tournament May 25 Sunday, April 29th 4 p.m. Beer Tasting Call Joe at 766-2447 to sign up Saturday 1 to 5 pm James Studley, [email protected] Dave Long, [email protected] May 26 Individuals Welcome! Pamela Long, [email protected] Jeanne Beck, [email protected] 115 SECOND AVE. SOUTH 766-3510 WWW.HAINESREALESTATE.COM Tickets sold separately at www.seakfair.org We’ll put you on a team. Page 4 Chilkat Valley News April 26, 2012 Sale of school lots divides planning commission

By Tom Morphet he favors getting public land into After three years of relative private hands, but said sale of quiet, debate over the fate of old lands should await completion school property on Main Street of comprehensive plan. He resumed at the Haines Borough suggested a large, central lot in Planning Commission meeting the block to be made a park. “This April 19, when commissioners is a piecemeal approach that we’re split on a proposal that would doing right now. We don’t really classify two lots west of Fourth have a plan for the whole block. Avenue for sale “in the near term.” Maybe we should… take it a little By a 4-3 margin, commissioners more slowly.” voted for a proposal made by Maynard said he favored member Robert Venables that Venables’ plan as long as it would classify lots formerly doesn’t mean the lots wouldn’t occupied by the primary school be sold immediately. “I think it as for eventual sale. requires some more thought.” Venables’ proposal was to Gonce, Maynard, Turner and set aside most of a lot at the Venables voted for Venables’ plan. corner of Third and Main for a Rob Goldberg, Andy Hedden and “town square,” designate an alley Lee Heinmiller were opposed. that straddles the property for Classifying the lots came parking by RVs and for short-term at the request of the Haines downtown parking, and retain a Borough Assembly. Member lot in the subdivision’s southwest Debra Schnabel, who pushed corner for winter snow storage or for the classification, said it was wood-heat infrastructure. an attempt to finally resolve the “The public input we’ve heard question of whether costs of is that there’s a public expectation expanded school property would for at least some Main Street be recouped by sale of the old lots to be sold and put on the tax property. rolls. This is consistent with the “If we’re going to use (all the comprehensive plan’s call for property) for public infrastructure, developing the business sector. It the discussion about recouping satisfies long-range planning and $350,000 from the sales of it the orderly disposal of borough should be put to rest. What I was property,” Venables said. concerned about was process,” Business owners Charlotte Schnabel said. and Dave Olerud, who own a Assembly discussion of the fate store across from the two lots The borough planning commission last week classified lots on the site of the former school buildings of old school properties in 2009 that would be sold, wrote the on Main Street. Under the recommendation that passed, westward lots 6 and 7, above, would be triggered the borough’s $40,000 commission seeking the sale classified for sale in the “near term,” most of lot 8 would be set aside for a community center, portions downtown plan. A drawing by of the lots. Charlotte said this of lot 8 and the adjacent alley would be parking, and lot 5 would be used for snow storage or biomass planners resulting from the study week her family isn’t interested heat infrastructure. shows westward school lots used in buying the lots, but thinks all for shops, and eastward ones used of them should be sold, in part spoken to favor a portion of the Member Andy Hedden said classification and direction. This for a recreation center, public to repay $350,000 the borough property going back into private in a town as small as Haines, is motion that would … point the space and an amphitheater. spent on property to build the new hands. He said the site was a poor a centralized public complex path toward development and is school. location for a community center could act as a “feeder,” drawing long-range planning. I’d caution “That was one of the selling due to limited downtown parking. businesses to cluster around anyone to read too much into points for the school,” Olerud said. Turner said he’d like to see the it. “It could have the effect of that. There’s many, many, steps She expressed skepticism about two lots sold at a reasonable rate revitalizing Main Street,” Hedden and many, many years and still saving the lots for a community and require buyers to build upon said. “Is there a rush to make this be near term. This responds to center or borough office complex. them within a certain period of decision? To put part of it out for the assembly’s request that we A request for proposals for a time. “To bring people back to private purchase seems a little classify that land.” community center and office downtown you’re going to have to premature right now.” Member Roger Maynard said building let last fall referred to the make some kind of incentive. I’d Member Danny Gonce said rather sell them for under value the borough should signal that it Third and Main lot as a possible 100 gallons of heating oil = 14 million BTUs site. and make someone build on them, wants to promote private business, you do “A new borough building on so you have a business rather than but to “hedge its bets,” too, as 1 cord Spruce/Hemlock = 14 million BTUs the math Main Street? 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Advisory Wild Things meeting set By Pam Randles the females arrive to hear their species are here to breed during and traveling further inland to nest The Upper Lynn Canal Despite the record snowfall, lovely songs. Volunteers also the summer, but others are passing and raise their young. They gather Advisory Committee spring has arrived on time as banded robins, juncos, sparrows, through on their way farther north. in large rafts. will hold a meeting 5 measured by the arrival of bird and chickadees and one sharp-shinned Herring and hooligan draw It is a busy time of year and p.m. Friday, May 4 at the mammal species and emergence hawk. In case you thought snipe in many birds as well as sea there is much to see. Step outside assembly chambers. of plants. were something you sent your mammals. A pod of orcas visited in the early morning to hear the T h e m e e t i n g w i l l Robins, varied thrushes, little brother to hunt in the dark, Lutak Inlet on April 18. The orcas bird symphony. Watch the water include nominations to fill hummingbirds, ruby-crowned they really do exist. The banders are on the hunt for seals and sea for clusters of bird indicating balls committee seats, discussion kinglets, surf scoters, kingfishers, caught one. lions. Harbor seals and Steller sea of fish coming in; look for the sea of Chilkoot corridor sapsuckers and juncos have all Banders saw ravens, crows, lions are fishing on both sides of mammals that are fishing there developments, and a look arrived on time. Skunk cabbage, northern harriers, Canada geese, the peninsula. Humpback whale as well. Soon a kaleidoscope of at deer populations on pussywillows and red-emporer trumpeter swans, merlins, kestrels, sightings should be taking place flowers will bloom. Sullivan Island, said chair tulips have all emerged on a red-tailed hawk, mallards, more often as May progresses. If you have questions or Dean Risley. schedule. Sooty (blue) grouse, goldeneyes, hummingbirds, The surf scoters started to raft observations, please visit our The advisory committee pygmy and saw-whet owls have herons, jays and gulls. It’s a busy up at the end of March, arriving website, www.takshanuk.org to advises the state boards been hooting. Mosquitoes and time of year for the migrators, from farther south along the North add your observations and photos, of fisheries and wildlife bears are out. Herring are here and and there are many more to come. American coast. When they first or call the Takshanuk Watershed management on fish and hooligan should arrive soon. Look for olive green and yellow arrive, they molt into breeding Council, 766-3542. game regulations and issues Most of these animals and warblers next. Some of these plumage before choosing mates in Haines and Skagway. plants vary in their arrival, singing, and emerging dates, but there is a GOLD from page 1 range of dates. For example, since At virtually every juncture he a small boat in such conditions, Levi reported that for two Alaska, and remained a prominent 1999, hummingbirds have arrived embraces the one, no matter how but the census and other records ship captain – being questioned somewhere between March 26 years he “checked archive unsupported or unlikely, that fits say otherwise. “All I can do is holdings, government reports, about the Clara Nevada, after and May 2. This year, they arrived his conspiracy scenario,” Jensen go by the documents I found,” the press reported there were no April 10. Likewise, robins arrived diaries, personal correspondence, wrote in the fall edition of “Alaska he said. “I think they were the business records and court files survivors. “That’s the elephant on March 30, the middle of their History,” a publication of the luckiest guys in the world to be in the room,” Randles said. Levi March 1 to April 30 range. Varied and sent letters to genealogical Alaska Historical Society. able to live through that.” societies and maritime museums” said this week he’s also puzzled thrushes are typically first heard Jensen zeroes in on the Levi acknowledges in his book there’s no record of Lewis being between March 1 and April researching the book. unlikelihood of anyone escaping that his research material included Randles said on some matters held accountable. 30. This year it was March 28. a ship in Lynn Canal during newspaper accounts that did Randles said the relative During the bird-banding involving the wreck, printed a February storm with winds not cite sources for information records are contradictory. absence of news sources in the era training, held here April 15-22, reported up to 90 mph. “(Levi) they published. The value of may help explain how survivors banders noticed that male ruby- “You can’t find anything but demonstrates serious unfamiliarity gold on board, for example, was newspapers, and a lot of that was escaped scrutiny. Records show crowned kinglets come in to stake with the realities of navigating a reported by various sources as two of the stowaways found work territories about a week before word of mouth. It’s like a game ship or small boat in the midst between $90,000 and $300,000, of telephone. You hear something at the nearby Comet mine, then of an angry winter storm … and and Levi himself describes “the in Skagway and it becomes returned to Indiana after the gold no serious explanation of how thought of gold being on board” something else in Vancouver… rush, she said. Pioneer Bar anyone would have expected as “intriguing” and “unusual.” You’re piecing together a bunch “People would talk and stuff, to survive a winter wrecking Most Klondike gold went south of soft evidence and trying to and there were newspapers in Trivia Night … (at) one of the most exposed on the Yukon River, not through make judgment calls about how Juneau and Skagway but there Thursdays 8-10 pm and inhospitable places in Lynn Skagway, and institutional owners true each thing is.” weren’t any local newspapers Canal.” like banks would have used But other questions, like the at Haines or at Comet mine. It Author Levi this week said he’s established shipping lines, not a survival of MacDonald and Lewis was pretty easy for pieces to get BAMBOO “half willing to agree” with Jensen tramp steamer like Clara Nevada, – as well as two stowaways – she lost,” she said. “There was never that no one could have survived in he wrote. feels more confident about. a thorough investigation and the ROOM “I traced all four of them after only hearing on (the wreck) was the wreck and found paper trails in Seattle.” Restaurant “All new learning looks at fi rst like chaos.” for all four of them. I know there Jensen said in an interview this OPEN DAILY ~ Adrienne Rich were survivors,” Randles said. week that it’s obvious why the 7 am - 2 pm 5 - 9 pm A question Levi doesn’t answer matter is shrouded in mystery. “It’s a very speculative thing. 10% off Burgers Massage & Somatic Work is why there’s no record of C.H. 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Former resident and Chilkat Valley News advertising manager Zach Sheldon said he’ll continue his pursuit of flying following a solo air crash in Fairbanks Saturday that broke his back in three places. Fairbanks firefighters at the scene of the air crash involving “The worst part is that it’s former resident and Haines landowner Zach Sheldon. Sheldon going to delay my certification,” was hospitalized in Anchorage with three fractures in his back. Sheldon, a student pilot who Fairbanks News-Miner photo. hopes to fly commercially in Haines, said from an Anchorage front landing gear, from a height using the plane earlier in the day hospital bed. He’s being fitted of about 250 feet. and was practicing short landings with a back brace and faces Sheldon said a National had apparently left the plane’s months of rehabilitation. Transportation Safety Board nose trimmed up, he said. Sheldon, 29, was taking off investigator found the nose of the Wife Jenny Sheldon said this from the east ramp at Fairbanks plane was “full trim, nose up,” week she felt fortunate. “He’s International Airport when the a gear setting that would have doing amazing, considering the crash occurred. He said he had caused the plane to want to pull plane was completely destroyed. trouble keeping the nose of the up. They all said he’s very lucky to be Cessna 150 down during takeoff Sheldon said he must have alive.” and when the plane left the runway skipped a step – that would have On Tuesday, Sheldon said he it started climbing fast. adjusted those settings – while was off morphine and feeling TSUNAMI FLOTSAM? -- Resident Tim Ackerman with Japanese “The plane shot straight up and going through a pre-takeoff better. “It just feels like a sore debris he found recently while cleaning up trash on Chilkat Inlet the stall horn went off,” Sheldon checklist. back.” beaches. The bottle at right is embossed with Japanese lettering. said. The plane came down on its Another pilot who’d been Ackerman said it’s the first such trash he’s seen and may have floated here in the wake of the Japanese tsunami. CODE from page 1 that executive assistant position, I spur private sector opportunities. comprehensive plan is a roadmap planning stages, he said. “You’ve got to make them want think we’ll be well covered with “You build the roads, but the gas for the future, and a large part of “One of the problems is that to come here. You sell the idea respect to taking care of things stations and the storefronts, they that future includes sustainability government moves slow. It took that this would be a good place and making this an economically sprout up along the roadside,” and employment opportunities us three years to get a boiler into and we’ve got the infrastructure viable town,” Scott said. Venables said. and development,” he said. “It the school at Mosquito Lake. you need.” Robert Venables served as Rozbicki said the borough has does qualify under the broad Progress is slow, but progress is Lapp said he hasn’t thought Haines economic development not been clear about how sales tax title of economic development, being made.” much about how money dedicated director for the City of Haines prior revenues should be used to further but people can always argue that Plans need to have buy-in from to economic development should to consolidation. The position economic development. One point.” local business owners, he said. be spent, but said it might go was eliminated after Venables percent of borough tax generates During recent strategic planning “We need to get them in to discuss toward improving dock facilities. became borough manager, when about $475,000 annually for efforts, assembly members their ideas and their needs so they Mayor Scott said infrastructure economic development duties tourism promotion and economic identified economic development have some ownership of the plans maintenance and development were added to the manager’s job. development. as their top priority. and of the projects.” are the “economic development Venables this week said he “It’s basically been left up to the Assembly member Steve Assemblyman Jerry Lapp engine of the borough,” and was “disappointed” the director discretion of the manager, what he Vick, in an interview this week, opposes the move to eliminate the improvements to the Port Chilkoot position had not been filled since chooses to spend that money on,” said he considers the borough’s department. He said provisional Dock and Small Boat Harbor are his departure as manager in 2008. Rozbicki said. “My impression development role improving wording should be added to two examples. “Hopefully, they’re coming up is the public doesn’t feel well borough infrastructure like allow the borough to revive “We’re all handling economic with a better fix than establishing served in economic development Lutak Dock, Small Boat Harbor, the department without a code development; I think that’s the a department and leaving it initiatives or at least the business Port Chilkoot Dock, local road change. job of the borough, one way empty,” he said. community doesn’t feel like maintenance and spurring B e s i d e s i m p r o v i n g or the other,” she said. “Every Venables expressed concern the borough’s doing much for downtown revitalization. infrastructure, he defines economic tourism permit is economic about changing code to eliminate economic development.” Economic development funds development as encouraging development, every road project the department of economic Among the largest of should be spent on plans for businesses to locate in Haines is economic development and development, and said the director the $137,760 in economic improving those facilities and by offering tax incentives and funding the schools is economic position has value. development expenditures in forwarding those projects past the advertising the town’s assets. development.” “You hate to argue about fiscal year 2011 were $50,000 semantics, but words do matter, for a lobbyist, $45,000 for the and priorities are set by the actions comprehensive plan, $16,000 of the assembly, so one would for a technical consultant, and hope that their actions will speak $10,000 for travel and per diem, louder than the words did, because including a lobbying trip to our economy is still a mess,” Washington, D.C. Venables said. Between $81,849 and $98,771 Venables said as an economic went to economic development development director, “you try the previous three fiscal years. to work within the community, A numerical percentage of the 1 Open but also to reach out,” and he percent sales tax that should be Spring has Sprung!9 am ‘til 6 pm was encouraged by the borough’s used for economic development recent efforts to recruit more has never been defined by the 766-3221 7 days a week business from the Yukon Territory. borough assembly. City of Haines Ned Rozbicki, president of the voters established use of the In Stock NOW Haines Chamber of Commerce, tax was for tourism promotion for Men & said business leaders are skeptical in 1986 and extended its use to Nike DriFit Running Clothing Women whether the borough “is the include economic development right entity to tackle economic in 2001. Lots of Colors and Sizes to choose from development.” Manager Earnest said he agrees Many items have Refl ective Strips or Patches on them! Venables said the borough, borough funding for economic at the minimum, must provide development is “really undefined.” Also JUST ARRIVED! Outdoor Edge Cutlery infrastructure and support to “You can say that the Lots of different Knife Sizes, Combos, Saws & Sharpeners in Stock Now! Open 766-2330 7 am ‘til midnight CALL COLDWELL BANKER HAINES QUICK SHOP 7 days a week In Haines: Call Glenda Gilbert 8 am ‘til midnight 766-3511 or 321-3512 7 days a week Outfi tter Liquor 766-3220 Visit our Website at www.racerealty.com Coors Original 12 pack cans $1399 Carlo Rossi Chianti 1.5L $ 799 Busch 12 pack cans $1199 Casarsa Merlot 1.5 L $1199 Making Real Estate Real Easy. Call (907)789-0555 MGD 18 pack cans $2149 Crown Royal 1 Ltr $4499 Fax (907)789-8460 Anchor Steam 6 pack bottles $10.99 Black Velvet 750 ml glass $1199 2103 N. Jordan Ave Beringer White Zinfandel 1.5L $1199 Two Fingers Tequila 750 ml $2249 25 Juneau, AK 99801 Milbrandt Cab Sauvignon 750 ml $15 Tanqueray Gin 750 ml $2649 April 26, 2012 Chilkat Valley News Page 7 Fair ‘fling’ on Friday caps member drive By Krista Kielsmeier permitting, or will stay indoors. The annual Spring Fling Edwards said the Spring Fling community barbecue and dance is part of the organization’s annual 5:30 p.m. Friday, April 27, will membership drive and kicks off feature local performers Julia a season of events such as the Scott and the Perpetual Beer Run Great Alaska Craft Beer and at the fairgrounds’ Harriett Hall. Homebrew Festival, fishermen’s “I think we have great musicians barbecue and the July 26-29 in town, and it’s really lovely to fair. Memberships are $25 for be able to have a community individuals, $50 for families, and party where we feature those local $100 for businesses and can be musicians, especially people who purchased at www.seakfair.org. are up and coming,” said Jessica “Membership is a financial Edwards, assistant director of the boost in terms of our facility, Southeast Alaska State Fair. keeping the property open to the Lead vocalist Scott said the public, and making sure we can group formed in March and continue doing community use includes residents Liam Cassidy, with our property,” Edwards said. Bryan Harmon, Jim Lampkins “Also, membership is something and “some special guests” on that helps us get funding from instruments like bass, guitar, donors.” mandolin, trombone and ukulele. She said memberships show “We are absolutely stoked to community support and help the do the Spring Fling,” Scott said. fair earn corporate and foundation Admission is $5 for fair sponsorships and grants. Edwards members and $10 for non- noted the fair received a $122,000 members, covers the meal and legislative grant last year that music, and tickets are available paid for fixtures, furnishings and LEFTOVERS -- Volunteers loaded a flatbed Sunday afternoon with unsold items from the Hospice at the door. The concert will be equipment. of Haines annual rummage sale. The sale is the town’s largest, second-hand market and raised about on the Harriett Hall lawn, weather “There are more upgrades to $15,000 for the local group after two days of bargain hunting. Tom Morphet photo. Harriett Hall above last year, particularly acoustic treatments; we put about 250 acoustic panels John’s in the hall,” she said. “If people Borough income may increase $350K remember last year, it was like an The Haines Borough stands That hole was looking amend the coming year’s budget Tires echo chamber in the hall.” to receive $350,000 more in considerably smaller with the to reflect the additional income, as The fair in 2011 raffled off a state revenue sharing funds than news last week that the Alaska the amounts still could be vetoed Subaru Forester after selling 350 projected, a boost that could put Legislature has approved or reduced by action of Gov. Sean Time for tickets at $100 each. This year’s a big dent in a projected deficit in supplemental revenue sharing Parnell. 50-50 raffle will have a cash prize the coming year’s budget. statewide that would add an At Tuesday’s assembly a tire change! of up to $20,000, Edwards said, Borough manager Mark additional $253,000 for Haines. In meeting, Debra Schnabel told because the goal is to sell 400 Earnest has proposed cuts, addition, the base level of revenue the group she’d be applying for Tires tickets. The minimum payout for slight property tax increases sharing for the borough came in the manager’s job. Oil Changes the winner is $5,000. and borrowing from reserves to at $606,852, about $100,000 more “I just want to inform my Aluminum Welding fill what was expected to be a than previously budgeted. fellow assembly members that $579,000 hole in the $11.3 million Earnest told the assembly this I have made an application for Therapeutic Massage spending plan. week that it’s still premature to the borough manager’s job,” OPEN & Bodywork Schnabel said. “I submitted on the day it was posted, so that would Mandy Ramsey, CMP Serving BREAKFAST impact how the deliberations go 314-0203 Swedish & Thai Massage, Jin Shin, Biscuits & Gravy for picking a manager.” 766-3697 We accept VISA and Mastercard Healing Touch, & Reiki Borough manager Mark Earnest Breakfast Wraps has resigned effective June 15. Coffee & Espresso Applications for the job are due HAINES BOROUGH Thursday, May 10. pUBLIC NOTICE and Schnabel is pursuing a master’s Brownies degree in public administration FY13 BUDGET ORDINANCE through the University of Alaska At 6:30 p.m., on 5/8/12 AND 5/22/12 Muffins Southeast. in the Assembly Chambers Ice Cream She told the assembly that at the Public Safety Building (213 Haines Highway) as a candidate for the manager public hearings are scheduled for the following: Milkshakes position, she would not participate ORDINANCE NO. 12-04-286 in their deliberations regarding the FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT AND ADOpTION OF THE 6 a - 9 p Weekdays position, “unless you inform me BUDGET OF THE HAINES BOROUGH FOR THE OPEN that I will not be considered, in pERIOD JULY 1, 2012 THROUGH JUNE 30, 2013 10 a - 10 p Weekends which case I’ll withdraw so I can A SUMMARY OF WHICH FOLLOWS: participate.” HAINES BOROUGH 766-3444 We Deliver $3 extra FY13 Budget Summary by Fund Excess Revenue Excess Revenue Over (Under) Over (Under) Expenses Exp, Alloc, & Op Transfers SPRING SPECIALS PURCHASE NOW AND USE THROUGHOUT THE 2012 SEASON, SPACE AVAILABLE. Areawide General Fund $ (1,142,121) $ (251,092) TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THIS SPRING SPECIAL FOR YOUR FRIENDS & FAMILY. Townsite Service Area GF 541,501 156,083 RIVER ADVENTURES STEVE KROSCHEL’S Land Development & Sales (18,350) (35,761) $50 PER PERSON WILDLIFE CENTER Medical Services 178,085 15,413 OUT OF HIBERNATION SPECIAL Economic Dev. & Tourism 76,333 20,728 OR 10 FOR $450 just $30 each Fire Service Areas (25,543) (10,706) Purchases must be made by May 15 and used by end of 2012 season. Passenger Vessel Tax 62,575 62,575 Visa or Mastercard accepted. Redeem tickets on space available basis. Offi ce Hours Monday - Friday 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Located at car wash offi ce. Capital Projects 157,000 248 766-2050 Equipment Sinking - 110,000 Sponsored, AP&T 1-888-GO-APTLD Water (244,056) (215,573) in part by Long 46-27853 Sewer (163,380) (236,073) distance Harbor (452,441) (345,150) Lutak Dock 166,630 52,857 Day Date High Low Rain Day Date High Low Rain PC Dock (177,490) (224,806) Tue April 17 53 38 0 Tue April 17 53 34 0 Permanent Fund 178,250 38,250 Wed April 18 57 32 0 Wed April 18 52 29 0 A copy of the full budget is available at the Library and at the Borough Thu April 19 52 35 Tr Thu April 19 52 29 0 Administration Building for review. It may also be viewed online at Fri April 20 55 36 0 Fri April 20 48 31 0 www.hainesborough.us. Comments may be made at the public Sat April 21 51 37 .03 Sat April 21 50 33 .29 hearings, mailed to P.O. Box 1209, Haines, AK 99827 or emailed to Sun April 22 53 33 Tr Sun April 22 48 33 0 [email protected] Posted 4/23/12 Mon April 23 52 30 Tr Mon April 23 49 27 0 Jamie Heinz, Deputy Clerk Soil Temp. 42.3° Page 8 Chilkat Valley News April 26, 2012 Glacier Bear Track

Front Row: Zeke Frank, Caullen Taylor, Isaac Wing, Brandon Bachman, Anna Jacobson, Jordan Badger, Chevy Fowler, Zach Rossman, and Kai Sato-Franks. Middle Row: Jennie Humphrey, Serena Badgley, Isobel Smith, Karlie Spud, Natalia Taylor, Alisha Young, Hannah Wing, Tyler Swinton, Keanu Lynch and Corey Piper. Back Row: Manager Austin Badger, Logan Simpson, Devin Light, Chris Olsen, Sierra Lari, Marnie Rasmussen, Celia Bower, Libby Jacobson, Patrick Henderson, Brandon Haxton and Devin Braaten. Not Pictured: Zayla Asquith-Heinz, Reik Fischer, Jess Giddings and Josh Thomas. Coaches: Ray Chapin, Jim Stanford, David Berry and Tyrell Horton. Matt Davis photo Upcoming Meets Juneau Meet April 27 & 28 Haines Invitational May 4 & 5 Regional Championship May 11 & 12 State Championship May 18 & 19 Good luck, Athletes!

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Thunderbird Motel First National Bank Alaska Miles Furniture Showroom Turner Construction Fort Seward Bed & Breakfast April 26, 2012 Chilkat Valley News Page 9 Brakken’s donation helped create Sheldon Museum museum instead.” superintendent of the Sunday in the museum. “She always had By Heather Lende Harriet Sheldon was born Aug. school. She also was involved a great interest in the operation Harriet Brakken, who along 19, 1918, the third of four children with the American Association of and the on-going success of with older sister Lib Hakkinen born to Stephen and Elisabeth University Women, held season the institution and contributed donated her family’s collection Sheldon Sr. She graduated from tickets to the Seattle Symphony, monetarily throughout the years. of artifacts to help launch the Haines High School and Western and was part of a women’s reading She was a great lady who put Sheldon Museum, died March 22 College for Women in Ohio, now group that met weekly to discuss much energy and effort into many in Seattle at age 94. part of Miami University. thought-provoking topics. worthwhile projects.” “Lib was on site and she was She worked in Homer for a “She was a very intelligent “Because of the group that the one who started it all,” said year and for a few years in San lady, well spoken, highly started the museum, spearheaded Joan Snyder of the Chilkat Valley Francisco before marrying Harold organized, and responsible,” said by Lib and supported by Harriet, Historical Society. Brakken in 1947. They met through niece Betsy Galloway. Brakken we have been able to preserve “Harriet was certainly very mutual friends as his brother had served in the auxiliaries for both the history of the Chilkat Valley aware of the value of the collection served in Haines at Chilkoot the Ballard Hospital and the Foss through the written word, when she agreed to it, since their Barracks. They settled in Seattle Home. “I can remember her photographs, and artifacts which father had already donated a lot of where they raised a son, Steve. handling the financing for the is important because they teach it to a museum in Portland to pay Harriet worked for many annual bazaar and cooking donuts us where we came from, and their college education.” years for DK McDonald, which by the hundreds,” Galloway said. our visitors who we are,” Jerrie The Sheldon family collection Harriet Brakken later was Marsh McLennan, an Before Harold died, the Brakken’s Clarke said. is worth about $1.5 million, or insurance brokerage in Seattle, celebrated their 50th anniversary Harriet Brakken leaves son about half the estimated value said. dealing primarily with Alaskan in Seattle. In their retirement Steve Brakken and grandson of the museum’s offerings, said “We even had a check from clients, especially canneries. years they toured in their fifth Tucker Brakken of Seattle; museum director Jerrie Clarke. Harriet’s church. They wanted to She was active in the Phinney wheel, often wintering in Arizona. nephew Fred Hakkinen of Canby, While Lib Hakkinen served honor her for longtime service, Ridge Lutheran Church near her Here in Haines, Galloway said Ore., and nieces Betsy Galloway as the museum director and and she asked them not to give home in the Greenwood area of her aunt’s quiet generosity lives on of St. Helens, Ore. and Coralie eventually took up residence her a gift, rather to donate to the Seattle. At one time she was the Greenhow of Yakima, Wash. in a basement apartment in the building, Harriet left Haines after DULY from page 1 college. However, she maintained a going-away party for education the party, sung by the museum and the bridge was good too.” ever this year. The unofficial an interest in the museum and coordinator Susannah Dowds, staff and guest to the tune of “Oh, She was assisted by Ardy Miller tally of donations is $15,000, a 50 made regular donations, Clarke who is headed to Maine for an Susannah!” Susannah will return over the weekend, who Sally percent increase from last year’s internship at the Rufus Porter to Alaska in the fall to begin a said helped make the weekend $10,000 take. Organizer Mardell Museum in Bridgton. Susannah masters program in museum “fun and easy.” Local players did Gunn credits the sizable increase moved to Haines in 2009 for a education at University of Alaska well in the tournament. Sally and to more big-ticket donations like Southeastsummer Road internship Builders, at the Inc. Hammer will start theFairbanks. Haines Street Rehabilitation projectBob on AprilLix took23, 2012. third and fourth for furniture and a truck canopy, but Museum. She also worked at The Haines Bridge Club hosted overall points in the tournament. notes that most items sold for less Premium Doug Fir the Haines Library and KHNS. a three-day sectional tournament On Friday, Roy Josephson and than $25. It was the sale’s 15th • Work involves road and sidewalk reconstruction on portions of Main/Second & Allen Road Milgard Windows Museum director Jerrie Clarke at the American Bald Eagle Henry Wong took first, Stan year. Diamond Cabinets says• Plea“shese did note an all amazing Signs and job Traffic at CFoundationontrol Devices during the weekend. Jones and Jim Wilson placed The snow is melted and golfers ASC Roofi ng the• museum.Road closures We’re on Allensad toRoad see will Thereoccur betweenwere 60 players,Haines Highway including and Mainsecond Street and Ardy and Rob Miller are hitting the links at the Valley th nd The Helpful Hardware Crew her• goMain but Street excited from to Front see Streetwhat to17 5 Avenuefrom Haines and all of and 2 Avenue others will placedremain fifth. open Bob and Sally placed of the Eagles golf course. Golfer she’s• We doing apologize with in her advance future.” for any from inconvenience Juneau and Whitehorse. first on Saturday morning. The Joe Parnell says the course is dry Nancy• Call Nashfor further wrote details a song – 766 for-2833 The club sponsored a Saturday afternoon double session saw and “off to a great start with good • Please be careful especially in areasdinner of sidewalk of fresh barbecuedreconstruction salmon Roger Schnabel, Fred Shields, conditions and nice weather.” He and baked halibut provided by Sally and Bob tie for second says two large driftwood logs that Gregg Bigsby . Jim Studley and third. Sunday morning John floated up over the winter “add to worked the grill and Jim Wilson Schnabel and Gregg Bigsby the décor.” Alaskan Liquor Store contributed his famous Caesar placed third. A seven-day training for salad. Tournament Chair Sally The Hospice of Haines annual prospective bird banders was Monday - Saturday 10 am - 8 pm Lix said, “The food was fabulous, rummage sale was bigger than held in Haines last week. Ten Sunday Noon - 7 pm trainees worked through intensive Southeast Road Builders, Inc. exercises and worked together Check out our In-Store Specials Haines Street Rehabilitation project to band local birds under the 208 Main Street 766-3131 • Work involves road & sidewalk guidance of a trainer from the reconstruction on portions of Institute of Bird Population in Main/Second & Allen Rd California. The group set nets • Please note all Signs and Traffi c to trap birds at the head of Mud Control Devices • Road closures on Allen Rd will Bay and banded ruby-crowned occur between Haines Hwy kinglets, robins, golden-crowned and Main St. sparrows and juncos. They also • Main St. Front St. to 5th Ave & banded a snipe and a sharp- all of 2nd Ave remain open • We apologize for inconvenience shinned hawk. Data on birds • Call for details – 766-2833 banded during the training It’s Council Election Time! • Please be careful especially in will be included in a national areas of sidewalk reconstruction database and used to monitor 2 Seats Open for (3) Year Terms avian populations. Organizer Pam Randles hopes to have a second training later in the summer to target breeding populations ELECTION DAY and gather experience for local

banders. Local participants were Thursday, May 10, 2012 Pam, Kelly Mitchell, Julia Scott, Mario Benassi, Eric Kocher, Polling Station: Haines ANB/ANS Hall Sandy Barclay and Jedediah Blum- Evitts. Fundraising efforts 8 am to 8 pm for the local bird observatory, a project of Takshanuk Watershed Council, are ongoing. The Tim Shields painting, “Chilkat Calendar,” will be available for sale as an art poster in the coming weeks, according to Pam. The group is also encouraging G participants in the upcoming bird- y a-thon, which runs April 29- May a r HAINES HEAD START 5, to gather per-bird sponsorships l l e to benefit the project. a FREE federally funded program primarily for children of low-income families. now enrolling children Mountain Flying Service Celebrating 20 Years for the 2012-13 school year Annual Spring Opening Children are age-eligible if they are 3 years old and not older than 5. Parents of children with disabilities and Art Show are encouraged to apply. We provide Sunday, May 6 Great learning experiences • Child-friendly meals Noon - 5 pm Partnerships with parents • Developmental screenings Health referrals and education Call Paul 766-3007 New Work by Local Artists Applications and information are available at Head Start, Read Summer Schedule 6.5 Mile Mud Bay Road 822 Spruce Grove Road. Stop in or call 766-2155. Noon - 6 pm Every Day 766-2097 After May 18, call 766-3397 or visit the regional office upstairs at Head Start Subscribe Page 10 Chilkat Valley News April 26, 2012

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Police Report FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION Southern Energy, Inc. Project No. 14346-000

Monday, April 23 in the Mud Bay area. the parents were traveling. NOTICE OF PRELIMINARY PERMIT APPLICATION ACCEPTED Juveniles were reported Saturday, April 21 A caller reported a camera FOR FILING AND SOLICITING COMMENTS, MOTIONS TO IN- smoking marijuana in a A parent reported a juvenile left at Picture Point. The camera TERVENE, AND COMPETING APPLICATIONS residential area. out without permission, but the had been left there intentionally A caller reported a restraining juvenile later returned home. to take time-lapse photos. (March 15, 2012) order had been violated. A caller reported receiving Thursday, April 19 A tire on a vehicle parked harassing text messages from A motorist on Mud Bay Road On January 11, 2012, Southern Energy, Inc. fi led an application for downtown was reported slashed a person in Juneau and was reportedly sped through a stop a preliminary permit, pursuant to section 4(f) of the Federal Power with a knife. advised to seek a protective sign. Act (FPA), proposing to study the feasibility of the Walker Lake Hy- A caller reported a motorist order. A caller reported a domestic droelectric Project (Walker Lake Project or project) to be located on without a valid license recently Children were reported violence order was violated. Walker Lake, near Haines, Haines Borough, Alaska. The sole pur- was seen operating a vehicle. throwing firecrackers at an A warning was issued for pose of a preliminary permit, if issued, is to grant the permit holder inattentive driving on Main priority to fi le a license application during the permit term. A prelimi- Warnings were issued for an apartment complex. An officer nary permit does not authorize the permit holder to perform any land- expired registration and running responded and found the Street. disturbing activities or otherwise enter upon lands or waters owned a stop sign. children were playing with A caller reported loud music by others without the owners’ express permission. Sunday, April 22 noisemakers. at a motel. An officer responded, A gunshot in the Mud Bay A caller complained about her and music was turned down. The proposed project would utilize the existing Walker Lake and area was reported. Officers treatment by the management of Wednesday, April 18 would consist of the following new features: (1) two rockfi lled dams did not locate the source of the a downtown apartment complex. A bicycle theft from a storage approximately 15-foot-wide, 250- and 325-foot-long, respectively noise. She was told the issue was a civil unit was reported. making usable capacity of Walker Lake to be 4,300 acre-feet at a nor- A caller complained about matter. Tuesday, April 17 mal maximum operating elevation of 1,195 feet mean sea level (msl); the accumulation of garbage at An officer warned a motorist A caller reported noise in (2) a concrete spillway and diversion channel for controlled releases 7 Mile Haines Highway. for speeding. an adjoining apartment that to Walker Creek; (3) a freestanding concrete intake and reservoir out- A caller reported an airplane A person called to request previously was broken into let works at elevation 1,170 feet msl diverting fl ow from the southeast landing on Haines Highway information about a domestic downtown. An officer responded, dam into the penstock; (4) a 24-inch-diameter, 12,000-foot-long pen- at 33 Mile. Troopers said the violence protective order against and no intruders were present. stock, of which approximately 10,000 feet will be buried and 2,000 landing was legal, according to him. The interim harbormaster feet will be aboveground; (5) a powerhouse containing one generat- Federal Aviation Administration A vehicle was found stuck in a reported finding an inoperable ing unit rated for one megawatt at 780 feet of net head; (6) a 50-foot- regulations. ditch. The owner was not present firearm in a dumpster, and long tailrace connecting the powerhouse with the Little Salmon River; An out-of-town caller reported and the vehicle later was moved. another caller claimed the item. (7) an underground 4-mile-long, 12.5-kilovolt (kV) transmission line third-hand information alleging Friday, April 20 An officer assisted in disposal extending from the project to a transmission line owned by Inside of property at the Elks Lodge. Passage Electric Cooperative (the point of interconnection); and (8) mistreatment of a child by a An out-of-town caller appurtenant facilities. The estimated annual generation of the Walker parent. No charges were filed. requested a welfare check for There were nine medical calls Lake Project would be 3,615 megawatt-hours. An injured moose was reported her parents. Police told the caller and one call about dogs. Applicant Contact: Mr. Darrell Maple, President, Lynn Canal Professional Services, 660 S. Oregon Street, Jacksonville, Oregon, 97530; Swim-a-thon raises $14,892 phone: (541) 261-3764. The Haines Dolphins swim finish. 5 – each swam 60 lengths, nearly FERC Contact: Kelly Wolcott; phone: (202) 502-6480. team combined to swim 3,542 “Her sister Naomi (age 11), a mile. lengths of the pool in the annual was last out of the water, using The Dolphins collected Deadline for fi ling comments, motions to intervene, competing appli- Swim-a-Thon fundraiser. every second of the 120 minutes donations through April 13. cations (without notices of intent), or notices of intent to fi le compet- ing applications: 60 days from the issuance of this notice. Competing The 23 participants swam a to complete all 200 lengths for the applications and notices of intent must meet the requirements of 18 total of more than 50 miles and first time ever,” Sarah Posey said. CFR 4.36. Comments, motions to intervene, notices of intent, and raised $14,892, just under the Another 13 Dolphins swam at competing applications may be fi led electronically via the Internet. $15,000 goal, said coordinator least 100 lengths: Sadie Anderson, See 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the Com- Sarah Posey. Lydia Andriesen, Haley and mission’s website http://www.ferc.gov/docs-fi ling/efi ling.asp. Com- “This is amazing when looked Hannah Boron, Aireona Davis, menters can submit brief comments up to 6,000 characters, without at per capita,” she said. Kamakana Kanahele, Brennan prior registration, using the eComment system at http://www.ferc.gov/ The Dolphins tallied almost and Keegan Palmieri, Teya docs-fi ling/ecomment.asp. You must include your name and contact $650 per swimmer, trouncing Silkman, Maikeli Tupou, James information at the end of your comments. For assistance, please last year’s record-setting average and Zander Willard, and Saldie contact FERC Online Support at [email protected] or toll free at 1-866-208-3676, or for TTY, (202) 502-8659. Although the of $462, when 43 swimmers Wilson. Commission strongly encourages electronic fi ling, documents may collected about $20,000. Posey noted two children in also be paper-fi led. To paper-fi le, mail an original and seven copies Swim-a-Thon is the team’s Dolphin swim lessons – Jackson to: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Com- largest fundraiser. Swimmers seek Long, 6, and Rio Ross-Hirsh, mission, 888 First Street, NE, Washington, DC 20426. pledges for each length of the pool they swim or flat donations. More information about this project, including a copy of the applica- The top three fundraisers were tion, can be viewed or printed on the "eLibrary" link of Commission's Skye Posey, $3,163; Kamakana website at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-fi ling/elibrary.asp. Enter the Kanahele, $1,080; and Jackson docket number (P-14346) in the docket number fi eld to access the Long, $940. document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support. 766-3999 Eight Dolphins completed the Kimberly D. Bose, maximum 200 lengths within Secretary. the two-hour limit: Madeline Andriesen, Alexandria Chapin, Decorative Concrete Stamped & Dyed for driveways, Naomi and Rebekah Green, floors and walkways Abandoned Lydia Haxton, Skye Posey, Elena Retaining Wall Blocks 314-0904, PO Box 583 Found in Chilkat River, 1 sunken rubber raft. Call to identify Saunders and Haley Sweet- Stamped or Plain! SamuraiWindowCleaning and claim, pay for this ad and removal of said raft. 766-2114. Cushing. Also Wire Mesh, Rebar, Snap Ties @gmail.com Tim. 4-13-2012. Rebekah Green, 16, the team’s & Form Clips oldest swimmer, was the first to

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Chilkat Valley News classifieds are published free on our website! POSITION VACANCY Submit your ad on www. chilkatvalleynews.com HAINES BOROUGH Un-Classified Ads Borough Manager HUGE GARAGE SALE Wanted: Skilled carpenter with PT or FT COOK NEEDED. Apply YES WE CAN! Eliminate paper Storage units amd hundreds of tools and transportation. Pay in person at the Chilkat Bakery towels for good with Natural The Haines Borough is recruiting tools and materials. Sat. June DOE. 314-0411. (17cb) or call 766-3653. Home’s tree fiber washable for a Borough Manager. Directs 2nd at J&D Mini Storage. (-20b) HAL is seeking a Kitchen and 4-bdrm, 1.5-bath home on 1.5 dust and cleanup wipes! multiple departments through Live in a mini world? Save 50% Activity Aide who desires to acres on Small Tracts Rd. Buckshot & Bobby Pins. 221 dept. managers, budget of cabinet space with nesting assist and interact with the $215,000. Call 766-2218. (10b) Main St preparation, cost reporting and recycled stainless steel pans elderly. Assist Chef/Cooks Room in a 3-BR house available 5-bedroom, 2 full bathrooms, analysis, promotes economic from Natural Home. Buckshot with meal prep, set-up and to rent, in town; $500 deposit; refurbished home - low or development and is the principal & Bobby Pins. 766-2450. clean-up. Engage residents $700/mo rent + 1/3 utilities. no down payment with HUD personnel officer. A degree in Downtown 1-bedroom furnished while staff are helping others. Pets OK. Nonsmokers only. financing (limited amount public administration, finance, apartments for rent. $600/ Part-time and split shifts during References required. Month available), buyer must qualify engineering or business month. 314-0411. (17cb) and after meal times. $10 hr. to month rental agreement. for HUD program sales price, administration is desirable. Salary: Lynn Canal Counseling Services: Background Check required. Available end of April/early $113,500. Haines Real Estate, $85K - $100K. Get required Are you looking for rewarding EOE. See job description May. Share rest of house 766-2240. (36cb) Haines Borough app & job desc. work providing support and obtain application under (kitchen, living room, etc.) EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY from the Borough Clerk’s Office, services to adults and youth? the “about us” tab at www. with occupants of other two 40 hours a week, as a Customer 766-2231 ext.60, jheinz@haines. Want a great place to work? hainesassistedliving.org or call bedrooms. Gorgeous view Service Representative. Sales ak.us or visit www.hainesborough. Are you a team player who 766-3616. (17b) of Lynn Canal. Call 240-508- & cash register responsibility, us. Deadline: 5 p.m., Thursday, enjoys working with people, 2 BR/1BA furnished apartment prior experience is considered. 5/10/12. EOE is trainable, self motivated, 4675. (16cb) High school graduate or available June 1 st. 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HARBOR from page 1 advisory committee. two years’ experience in law “If Phil Benner wasn’t here, enforcement, harbor management either one of those two would or a related field. be good choices,” said resident The finalists answered questions Mike Mackowiak, who attended on topics such as applying for the interviews. “I think we’re grants and working with the U.S. fortunate to have the opportunity Army Corps of Engineers, state to hire him back.” Department of Transportation and Denker is an operations/ other funding sources; the Alaska accounting supervisor at Delta Department of Environmental Western, and Pardee is a self- Conservation; and homeland employed crab fisherman. security agencies. Another interview attendee, Denker and Pardee both resident Bart Henderson, said emphasized they were long-time Benner was “the obvious choice” Haines residents. When Earnest if he was committed to sticking asked if Denker had any questions around. Henderson also showed about the harbormaster role, he support for Denker, saying he responded, “Why do you think would be a good administrator, there’s so much turnover in the but “the learning curve is a big position?” question.” Earnest said the harbormaster Manager Earnest said Benner is “always on the clock” and as a was the highest-ranked applicant borough official, “people expect in the initial screening process, that they can talk to you at any based on a “scoring matrix” time, for any reason.” that weighed factors such as “Most of it’s very enjoyable SUNNY AFTERNOON -- Photographers took chairs to the top of the Chisel Building Wednesday harbormaster-related experience if you enjoy dealing with the afternoon in downtown Haines, against a backdrop of mountains across Chilkoot Inlet. Sunny skies and past interactions with state public,” he said. have dominated Haines weather most of April. Only about a quarter-inch of rain has fallen during and federal agencies. Following the interviews, the month as of press time Wednesday. Rain was forecast for today. Tom Morphet photo. Assistant harbormaster Joe Risley, Rostad and Turner said Parnell applied for the job and Benner was their top choice. didn’t make the shortlist of “Hopefully, he’ll move here and HIRE from page 1 finalists. Earnest said he didn’t stay put,” Turner said. want to get into specifics on why Hughes did not name a preferred applicant turned down the job. and would have liked to have to go in the future. There’s merit Parnell was not interviewed, but selection. “If the person works The hire drew a reaction from kept her on if the situation would to hiring the most qualified said Parnell was among the most out, I’d like to see longevity.” borough planning commissioner have allowed us to,” Sprouse said. candidate. It could be a really competitive applicants. Risley said the candidates “are Donnie Turner when planners Sprouse said Cui is very friendly great thing.” “He’s a very important part of all definitely qualified in their own were told Thursday that former but didn’t have much interaction Other Haines applicants our operation, and (Benner and right,” but Benner could “step technician Steve Ritzinger will be with the public there. “We had her included Jeffrey Moskowitz and Parnell) have worked together right in, without any hiccups.” hired on a contractual basis until focusing on mapping and getting Melany Zimmerman. Out-of-town before,” Earnest said. “I think it “I did like the fact that Phil Cui arrives. things done behind the scenes.” candidates were Madeline Morris, will be a good combination for said he’s got 15 years before “It seems like we could have Hansen taught himself the Kenai; Denise Wiltse, Juneau; the harbor and for the borough.” retirement,” Rostad said. found somebody in the United borough’s GIS program and David Stallworth, San Antonio, According to the harbormaster Benner said his wife would be States for this job. With the helped combine the borough Texas; Seth Brumley, Portland, job description, the minimum making the move to Haines, and country in recession and stuff, it and city’s land records after Ore.; Neil Frydrych, Orlando, requirements were a high school they plan to buy a home here. just seems we could have found consolidation. When contacted Fla., and Susana Montana, Bisbee, diploma or equivalent and somebody not only from Alaska, by the CVN this week, he said Ariz. but somebody from (Haines).” he wouldn’t second-guess the Cui will be hired under an Besides three months as a borough’s decision. “H-1B” visa, which requires municipal intern and researcher “I respect the borough’s the borough to demonstrate the FIREWEED RESTAURANT in Florida and in Massachussets, decision. I don’t want to be part position requires a professional in a “specialty occupation,” defined Cui’s related work experience in of an unearthing process. The OPEN for DINNER the United States is limited to an borough has all the information,” as one that “requires a theoretical 11-month job as a $10-per-hour Hansen said. and practical application of a body TuesdayÐ Saturday 4:30 Ð 9:00 PM intern for the building and zoning Sheldon said he found it of highly specialized knowledge.” department of the City of Palatka, “extraordinary” that no one in Such visas typically require Fla., population, 11,000. the United States or others among at least a bachelor’s degree and 766-3838 have gone to doctors, lawyers, There she helped develop a the candidate list were considered Dine In or Take Out GIS system for zoning maps and qualified for the job. “This is not engineers, elementary teachers, future land use maps and updated rocket science,” he said. The computer professionals, social water and sewer line maps, as well hard parts of the job involved workers, dietitians and librarians, as other duties. “I am extremely a “grinding” level of detail and according to the website immihelp. detail oriented and have great having to say “no” to people when com. communication skills in both construction or plans didn’t match Chinese and English,” Cui said code requirements, he said. Lawn Development in a cover letter for the job. “I am Sheldon, however, said he and good at computer programs and wouldn’t want his comments Erosion Control love to work with people. Most construed as opposition to hiring importantly, I am an enthusiastic, the most qualified candidate. “The J B STRONG fast learner.” most qualified people for any HYDROSEEDING Thanks from the Sheldon Museum Board and In a letter of reference, the job may be using it as a stepping SERVICE planning director there described stone or they may make a lasting Staff to all of those who helped plan, stage, and her work as excellent. “She has contribution to the community. 767-5415 make so fun Chilkat Valley Jeopardy: the ability to work independently We don’t know where it’s going and is able to solve problems Alaska Backcountry Outfi tters Bob Adkins effectively.” Alaska Marine Lines / Lynden Transport Lisa Andriesen Pam Sprouse, a permitting ’ Alaska Mountain Guides Patty Brown clerk and licensing coordinator MOSEYS Alaskan Liquor Store Blythe Carter in the planning department who CANTINA Bigfoot Auto Service Susannah Dowds worked with Cui, said in an interview this week Cui was hired DINNER 5-8:30 Caroline’s Closet Lorrie Dudzik Chilkat Valley Historical Society Mike Erny with grant funds and through the VERY IGHT University of Florida. The job E N Chilkat Valley News Jono Greene ended because grant funding ran EXCEPT TUES Chilkoot Indian Association Judy Heinmiller out, she said. LUNCH 11:30-2:30 Fireweed Restaurant Lee Heinmiller “We were pleased with her First National Bank Alaska Michael Marks MON, WED, THUR, FRI Haines Chamber of Commerce Karen Meizner Len Feldman, M.D. 766-2320 Haines Home Building Supply Tom Morphet Haines School Dave Pahl Family Doctor Hammer Museum Joe Parnell Office closed all day Wednesday Howsers IGA Frankie Perry & Friday afternoons. KHNS Radio Jerry Pyle 1.5 Mi. Mud Bay Rd. 766-3009 Klukwan Celebration Dance Group Diana Pyle Lutak Lumber Pam Randles OPEN DAILY 766-2442 Sun-Thur 11:30a-8p Fri & Sat 11:30a-9p Mountain Market Kris Reeves BUSHMASTER The Parts Place Jim Shook Automotive Inc. Harbor Bar Olerud’s Market Center Annette Smith Open DAILY at 11:30 am Sockeye Cycle Ryan Staska Big Stack Poker - Mon & Wed 7 pm the Contestants and the Audience OPEN Karaoke - Thursday 9 pm World Tavern Poker - Fri. & Sat. 7 & 10 pm Find us at www.chilkatvalleynews.com 766-3217 101 N . Front Street 766-2444