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Private fireworks OK for 4th of July - page 3 Library expansion moves forward - page 8 Serving Haines and Klukwan, Alaska since 1966 Chilkat Valley News Volume XLIV Number 25 Thursday, June 26, 2014 $1 Group wins $217K grant for signs, art By Karen Garcia New signs and window displays will be going up around Haines in the next 18 months, funded by a $217,000 grant awarded this week to the Haines-based Alaska Arts Confluence by ArtPlace America. Projects funded by the grant will include professionally-designed window displays on Main Street and wayside interpretive walking tour signs in Fort Seward. The grant also will provide seed funds for a Native-carved totem pole to be displayed at the Soboleff-McRae Veterans Village and Wellness Center. The confluence competed with 1,270 letters of inquiry in the last ArtPlace America grant cycle. It was named one of 97 finalists for funding in February. Fifty- five grants were made to organizations in 79 communities nationwide this year. Confluence board president Carol Tuynman, who compiled the grant application, said she is “honored, thrilled SMOOTH SAILING FOR CANOE GROUP -- More than a dozen Haines and Klukwan residents recently paddled in a and really humbled” by the award. traditional dugout canoe to Juneau for Sealaska’s Celebration. Though various communities paddled to the event, the canoe “It’s about people working together that set sail from Haines June 4 was the only traditionally-constructed dugout canoe. Front row, from left: Malia Geise, Tayla to solve problems, and we’ve chosen to Hotch, Tammy Hotch, Priscilla Hotch and Logan Hotch. Back row, from left: Cherri Price, Don Hotch Jr., James Hart, Bosh See ART page 12 Hotch, Zach James, Alex Hotch, Ted Hart, Ivan Hotch, Stan Hotch and Wayne Price. Tom Morphet photo. See story page 5. One year later, no charges in car break-ins By Karen Garcia a search warrant for a white I declined it for prosecution.” matching it with a photo on the DOT says One year after 30 or more Chevrolet Malibu parked in a Two months or so ago, new camera.” vehicles were ransacked Main Street lot. Among items evidence came to light. Williams “It sounds like they are going Joel hire downtown, the Haines Borough recovered from the car were five would not elaborate on the new back through and matching up the Police Department has yet to car radios, cameras, binoculars, evidence, and police chief Bill photos with the places that were acceptable secure charges or convictions in knives, electronic devices, two Musser would not even confirm burglarized,” she said. the case. bottles of liquor, power boosters, its existence. District attorney Williams said By Tom Morphet Victims of the break-ins this DVDs and a marijuana pipe. Christy Tengs Fowler, whose after the new evidence came to Alaska Department week said they are “frustrated” Police processed more than son Chevy had his car ransacked, light, she requested the case be of Transportation and “disgusted” by the inaction, 100 pieces of evidence, sent some said officer Adam Patterson reopened. “They will send all of Commissioner Pat Kemp and have called the department’s items to the crime lab for analysis, approached her about two months the information to me again and I said in a press release late refusal to return the recovered took fingerprints out of vehicles ago and told her the department will review the case from start to Wednesday that the hiring stolen items “ridiculous” and and conducted interviews. had started returning evidence finish, including the new evidence of former Haines Borough “completely irresponsible.” Eight months later, former after Williams rejected the file. once it is sent to me,” she said. Police Sgt. Jason Joel was On the night of Monday, June interim police chief Simon Ford When the department returned Williams said she hasn’t heard “in accordance” with state 17, 2013, thieves rifled through sent a thick case file to assistant one of the stolen cameras, the from chief Musser in about a regulations and included more than 30 unlocked vehicles district attorney Amy Williams owner notified police there were month. “I thought Haines was “a proper background on Lynnview Drive, Young Road, with charges of criminal trespass, photos on there the owner hadn’t investigating it, but I haven’t check.” Union Street, Deishu Drive, Front theft and criminal mischief for taken. heard anything,” she said. “The review Street and other areas. Stolen two Haines men, then aged 18 “He said that somebody got one Musser wouldn’t comment on included speaking items included cash, credit cards, and 19. of the cameras and found pictures the case. “The case is an active with former employers prescription medication, tools, The investigation materials and on it,” Fowler said. “(The camera) investigation, so no additional and references… the binoculars, stereo equipment, evidence supplied, though, weren’t actually had pictures of the people information will be disclosed,” AMHS Security Officer electronics cords, cameras, good enough. “At that point responsible.” he said. position… is subject to firearm ammunition and driver’s there was further investigation Fowler said police wanted to That lack of information a probationary period licenses. necessary,” Williams said in an take pictures of her son Chevy’s in which the employee Two days later, police obtained interview this week. “In that case, truck, “because I think they were See CARS page 12 will be evaluated on job performance. No further action will be necessary Assembly OKs idea of selling land to brewery for the hiring of this position,” Kemp said. By Karen Garcia property is very valuable to the borough, and wanted to direct the manager to investigate Former Haines Borough The Haines Brewing Company has cleared that she would like to see the land used for whether other businesses or individuals are police dispatch supervisor another hurdle toward securing 20,000 square construction of a new “muniplex” to house interested in buying the land. Angie Goodwin, who feet of borough-owned Main Street property. the fire hall, police station, administration In an interview Wednesday, Campbell said worked with Joel from The Haines Borough Assembly voted 4-2 office, assembly chambers and possibly a he didn’t think the planning commission June 2009 until April Tuesday to uphold the planning commission’s visitor center. would have recommended sale of the land if 2011, last week told recommendation to classify a portion of Lot “The borough owns so little property for its a business like Southeast Alaska Backcountry KHNS News that Joel had 8 of the old primary school property as “for future growth and development,” Waterman Adventures or Fred Meyer had approached harassed her continually sale.” It also voted to direct the manager said. “I don’t feel comfortable disposing of the borough with a similar request. for about a year, including to proceed with subdividing the lot and this property at this time.” Campbell said the commission is playing unwelcome grabbing and negotiating a sale. Campbell made a motion to classify all of favorites, and he would rather see who else is Assembly members George Campbell and Lot 8 for sale, not just the requested 20,000 interested in the land now that it is classified See JOEL page 12 Joanne Waterman were opposed. square feet that make up about one-third of Waterman said the “prime” piece of the lot, but the motion failed. Campbell also See SALE page 8 Page 2 Chilkat Valley News June 26, 2014 To list an event in Save the Date, phone 766- Letters to the Editor Save the Date 2688 or email [email protected]. Lowe and Joel situations not comparable Thursday, June 26 Ultimate Frisbee, 7 p.m. at the high school When my friend Gary Lowe was “let go” a year or so ago, I sat Energy Roundtable, 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. in the field. by and said nothing. He was getting a financial settlement he seemed library Community Room. Wednesday, July 2 satisfied with and he certainly didn’t want to remain in a town that had Culture Day, 6:30 to 9 p.m. at the library. See Summer Trap Shooting, 6 p.m. at the Mud treated him so badly. He had “crossed” the Chilkat Valley News and the traditional dugout canoe paddled to Juneau Bay Shooting Range. there was no way he would ever fare well after that. When the alleged Detox Tools with Maggie Stern, 6:30 to 9 borough manager caved in and wrote an unsatisfactory performance by the North Tide Canoe Kwaan. evaluation on Gary, his fate was sealed. Friday, June 27 p.m. at the library. Gary was a good, tough cop; perhaps too tough. He was operating Chamber of Commerce lunch with Thursday, July 3 in an environment that was much more “touchy feely” than he was used Building Relationships - Cultural History to and he may well have been too hard on some of his employees. Did presentation by Juneau Access Project he make some serious mistakes and/or misjudgments while he was coordinator Jason Bluhm. Noon to 1 p.m. at of Native and non-Native Interactions with here? Probably! Were they even remotely in the same realm as those the Halsingland Hotel. Dan Henry, Robin Grace, and Native Elders. made by Jason Joel? Absolutely and unequivocally not, and to imply Sunday, June 29 Workshop and potluck lunch. 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at that they were is very irresponsible. the Jilkaat Kwaan Longhouse, Klukwan Village. The offenses Jason Joel is said to have committed are gross and Community Hot Dog Feed, 5 p.m.

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