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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

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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. at numerous. If even half of them are true, he should probably be indicted, Emerson Field. Bring potluck side dishes. 27 For information and reservations, call 303-0222. convicted and maybe incarcerated. Certainly he should not have been Mile, Haines Highway. Call Sage at 767-5449. Friday, July 4 hired in such a sensitive position as head of security for the Alaska Friends of the Library 4th of July Barbecue, Marine Highway System. As the CVN points out, Gary Lowe said that Monday, June 30 a prospective employer should see a red flag if a previous employer Town Hall Meeting with Haines Borough 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Tlingit Park field. would only tell them the dates of employment of the applicant they are Manager David Sosa, 6:30 p.m. in the Chilkat Native Youth Olympic Games Competition, 2 p.m. at Tlingit Park. considering. Center lobby. Mike Case ANB/ANS Salmon Bake, 3 to 6 p.m. at the Citizen Science Projects with Bats in ANB/ANS Hall. Southeast Alaska, presentation by The Wildlife Retirement not an easy decision for Feldman Chilkoot River Rubber Ducky Race, 3:30 Diversity Program, 5:30 p.m. at the library. It has been my privilege to care for the good people of Haines for p.m. from the weir to the bridge. over 30 years. I have learned much, and I have made many dear friends. Tuesday, July 1 It is with a mixture of emotions that I have decided to retire. Eldred Rock Lighthouse Association, Saturday, July 5 This has not been an easy decision. I am sympathetic to those of you regular committee meeting, 6 p.m. at the Texas-Style Barbecue, by the Haines who have relied on me over the years. As best I can, I will try to ease Sheldon Museum. Volunteer Fire Department. 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the transition for those of you who will need assistance. The practice will remain open until Sept. 19 of this year. the Fire Hall. I would like to express my deep appreciation and thanks to those of you who have entrusted me with the care of yourselves and your families. Len Feldman, M.D. Duly Noted Woman’s Club seeking pie donations In answer to the ladies that asked if the Woman’s Club would By Eileen McIver McIver helped her move. Also John and Suzanne Newton are accept a homemade pie at their pie booth on the Fourth of July at Barbara Pardee threw a “We on the road trip was Kerry’s back from their trip to Columbus, Tlingit Park: Yes, we will accept all homemade donations, but please are Sweet on Irene”-themed 90th cat Little Black. Kerry then Ohio, where they visited multiple do not use your own personal pie plates. If you need an aluminum birthday party for mother Irene traveled to Cleveland, where generations of family members, tin, give me a call at 766-2652 or 314-3101. The money this year will Ward at Haines Assisted Living she visited friends and family, including John’s sons John be donated to the “five young eagle scientists” for their trip to India. on June 15. Guests included including parents Tom and Beth, Jr. and Joey Newton and HAL residents and staff, as well sister Katie, and grandmother Suzanne’s daughter Brandi Georgia Sampson, Haines Woman’s Club president . They also visited nine as Ray Menaker, John Schnabel Rosemary. She and Beth also Vaught and Marge Ward, all of whom drove to Westport, Conn. to visit grandchildren and two new Heli-ski audits would benefit clients are over 90. The party included grandparents Hank and Joan great-grandchildren. From their External and internal pressures on heli-ski guides and operators to a piñata filled with exercise McIver. Highlights included hotel, the couple also witnessed sell the “steep” experience may play a significant factor in the increase balls, watermelon trivia, cake attending dance class with paratroopers descending as of close calls, injuries and deaths. As Dave Hamre mentioned in the made by Barb Roberts, and grandma Joan and kickboxing part of a reenactment of the June 5 CVN article, there are inherent risks in heli-skiing, and it is a watermelon poems written by class with Beth. invasion of Normandy, held at delicate dance between nature and client satisfaction during periods children. The door prize was a Friends Jonathan Kreiss- the Rickenbacker International of high hazard. I know this dance well, and our approach to terrain real watermelon won by Carol Tomkins and Chandler Kemp Airport, a former Air Force base is significantly different than the Alaska heli-ski experience. Make no Clifton. met up in Haines last week in Columbus. mistake, we ski significant avalanche terrain at times, and even with Longtime resident Wanda before taking off for Skagway, The town was busy with experience, daily weather observations, and snow pack analysis, it Aukerman is moving to where they began their run up lemonade stands June 14 as part still comes down to human factor decision-making. I applaud the Snoqualmie, Wash. to live the historic 33-mile Chilkoot of Lemonade Day. The nationally guides in Alaska for their professional efforts. They, their clients, and with son Duane. She and late Trail. The fit friends completed recognized day aims at teaching the companies they work for can only benefit from audits in order husband Dick came to Haines the mountainous trail in six hours. children entrepreneurship skills. to operate at the highest standard. How these audits will be carried in 1948, moved to Arizona, and Bonnie Sharnbroich is Kaeden, Ashlyn, and Taylor out in the future is yet to be determined. In Canada, the industry has then returned in 1973. Dick recovering from a “perfect Ganey, and friends sold the drink developed an internal audit system which seems to work quite well. worked for the Civil Aeronautics weekend” full of surprises. She and in front of their Small Tracts Nonetheless, WorkSafe BC, the governing body for worker safety in Administration and Wanda worked husband Terry celebrated their Road house. They exceeded the province, is still very active in overseeing safety standards in the for Haines Home Building. 50th wedding anniversary June their goal of $100. Earnings mechanized skiing industry. There are current items on the table right While she wasn’t seeing 19 with a quiet dinner and cake. went to the children’s cancer now that will have impact on operators in the future. Helmets were just patients, traveling veterinarian Their children, including daughter charity “Alex’s Lemonade Stand mandated as of last season for any professionals working in, around, Michelle Oakley of Haines and former resident Jennifer See DULY page 7 or traveling through avalanche terrain. I believe ABS bags will be next Junction, Y.T. toured town last McGovern of Anchorage, called in the not-too-distant future. week with friend Karla Furey of to wish them well. Unbeknownst Bob Rankin Newfoundland. While kayaking, to Bonnie, Jennifer was calling Chief Avalanche Forecaster/Lead Guide the pair spotted sea lions, orca from town. The next morning, Chilkat Valley Mike Wiegele Helicopter Skiing, Blue River, B.C. whales and eagles. A close Terry lured Bonnie out to his encounter with a humpback whale job at Southeast Roadbuilders, News Blacksmithing class interesting and fun surprised them, Oakley said. where son and former resident (ISSN8750-3336) Furey, also a vet, works in Saint Gary Sharnbroich of Seattle USPS Publication No. 500290 Pack 70 would like to thank Taffy Case and the Hammer Museum is published weekly, except the John’s, Newfoundland. This was and Jennifer surprised her. The last week Dec. & 1st week Jan. for the blacksmith course. It was extremely interesting and we all had her first visit to Haines. Oakley next morning, son and former lots of fun. We look forward to doing other events in the future within and Furey attended Atlantic resident Jeff Sharnbroich Publisher: Tom Morphet the community. Staff: Karen Garcia, Veterinary College on Prince of Fairbanks arrived. At the Eileen McIver, Rachel Saitzyk Jayme Dozier, Den Leader, Pack 70 Edward Island together. Presbyterian Church, friends and Office: Main Street, Haines. Melina Shields returned from family gathered for a surprise Mailing: Box 630, Haines AK Out-of-town borough hires unacceptable a two-week yoga teacher training anniversary party. The couple 99827 After just learning that the Haines Animal Rescue Kennel hired an in Juneau, where she earned enjoyed a photo slideshow set Tel: (907)766-2688 100 hours toward a 200-hour to music, put together by Gary. E-mail: cvn@chilkatvalleynews. out-of-town person to fill what was advertised as a part-time animal com control officer, I am appalled at this community’s refusal to employ its certificate. The instructor was Bonnie’s sister Jill Blanchard Subscription rates: own residents. (I offered to volunteer time and donate the saved money Jodee Dixon of Juneau. The class was among those in on the secret. Haines, $42 plus tax; to the building of the full-time vet clinic. The key word is volunteered. of teachers combined physical Public health nurse Ty 2nd Class, Alaska, $48; Many local people also applied.) From the alleged illegal hiring of practice and yogic philosophy. In Esposito is leaving Haines for 2nd Class, Out of state, $54; her free time, Shields caught up 1st Class, $75 Tracy Cui that cost the taxpayers here literally thousands of dollars Wrangell, where she’ll continue Periodical postage paid at to the hiring of out-of-state police officers to enforce Alaska law, this with Juneau friends. She’s taking her work in public health. She Haines, AK 99827 a break from teaching her local plans to leave town June 28. town can no longer snub its nose at those on food stamps and welfare POSTMASTER: in this community. Our track record shows we spend more money hiring classes until after her August Esposito moved to Haines in Send address changes to and then even more money firing out-of-state personnel than we do on wedding. For an updated yoga Sept. 2011. She said it’s been a Box 630, Haines, AK 99827 fixing simple potholes that are causing unspoken thousands of dollars schedule, check out the Haines pleasure and honor to live and Yoga Facebook page. work here. A new public health Named in damage to people’s vehicles. By the way, Carlos Jimenez, where Alaska’s Best Weekly Newspaper are the warning markers I was promised would appear at the meeting Former resident Kerry nurse is scheduled to begin work 2013 between you and me and the mayor and interim manager? Oh yeah, I McIver returned to Haines for in September. In the meantime, a by Alaska Press Club remember, you spent the whole meeting texting on your phone. summer after a year of teaching nurse from Juneau will travel to Vol. XLIV #25 June 26, 2014 math in Healy. Sister Eileen Haines weekly to fill in. Dean Lari AT THE FARMERS MARKET – Emma Dohrn and mom Jennifer Allen check out free books offered through the “Read Up” program sponsored by The Children’s Reading Foundation of the Haines Borough on June 7. The program will be distributing free books again at Saturday’s farmers market at the Southeast Alaska State Fairgrounds. Readers up to age 8 are eligible. Karen Garcia photo.

June 26, 2014 Chilkat Valley News Page 3 Fireworks use OK in two areas of townsite By Karen Garcia “A Fourth of July without Although there won’t be an fireworks isn’t really a Fourth official fireworks show this year, of July, and we want to make residents can organize their own sure the community knows the private displays in the townsite, borough supports fun activities,” provided they use designated Baskaya said. spots during a permitted, two-hour Plans for the holiday show dried window. up when Haines pyrotechnician The Haines Borough police Phillip Wilde said he was done chief, fire chief and tourism putting it on. The borough tried director have agreed to allow to get a pyrotechnician from discharge of fireworks in two Anchorage for a July 5 display, areas: the beach from Picture but determined the cost and Point to the Small Boat Harbor logistics were too great. and the Portage Cove campground “I think people will have just as to the end of the point. much fun shooting off their own People can light fireworks only fireworks as watching a public in the permitted areas from 10 display,” Baskaya said. p.m. to midnight on July 4. The sale, bargaining and formal Community and economic exchange of fireworks in the development special projects townsite are still prohibited. manager Christina Baskaya said The borough also reminds the borough wanted to ensure people who decide to take people can still enjoy fireworks advantage of the two-hour window STOREFRONT FACELIFT -- Troy Fotta installs new siding at Caroline’s Closet at the intersection in the townsite despite the public that no alcoholic beverages are of Main Street and Second Avenue Monday. The building’s new facade matches recent work to other display falling through. allowed. buildings owned by Mike Ward, including Howsers and the Alaskan Liquor Store. Tom Morphet photo. Wonderings

By Joe Parnell we pay and assistants we pick up Doesn’t anyone realize this? It is not problems. Then there is the “Welcome I am calling a technical foul on and studies we do, can’t we figure up to the town leaders. Do some You could put me in charge of to Haines” sign you can’t read the borough because the display in out how to put up something leading, please. And by the way, it the display and we would have unless you have the magic eye the Coliseum Building windows pretty in the windows there? Do isn’t going to sell for $300,000. If something, but I reckon that is too at the cruise ship dock next to has been fallen over for the last we really have to look at dusty you asked $125,000, it might move. simple.There needs to be a ton of the urine-colored security shed. two weeks. It is making us look windows, abandoned rooms and But I predict it will sit empty for a meetings and then more meetings (It’s just me, one man’s opinion; foolish. We the people can’t do a piece of plywood over the door, long time because the owner lives and at the end everyone will I don’t like urine color for things. anything about it. The borough right in the center of town? in another town and doesn’t seem blame the problem on someone Blue and white would match the has the authority to do something And what is with the Connie’s to care one way or another. else, the media – probably me surroundings. Red is risky but about it. The mayor, tourism signs? Nothing against Connie, And what is with the display because I mentioned it. better. Safety orange would be director or manager or someone I appreciate her efforts to have that fell over? The ferry system’s But if it were up to me it would better. But isn’t there anyone at should have noticed and been a business. It isn’t easy. But that 50th anniversary was last year. be more like the ducks on the the borough capable of calling doing something about it. business has been out of business Are we going to have to look at side of the Alaskan Liquor Store. out the sign with no clothes? No, I hate to pick on any building for five years. I realize it is the the ferry story from now on? Oh, Soothing, pretty, funny, artistic. there isn’t. Darn it.) but the Coliseum is in the very building owner’s prerogative, but that’s right, they put plywood Did you notice the rubber ducky? I actually like the art. It is center of town. For all the salaries they aren’t going to do anything. over the windows in the winter Thanks Aaron Nash and Mike creative, well-crafted and so we get to look at that for the Ward. Imagine if we put $70,000 brilliant. It’s just unfortunate the very center of town. But I’m a into art and recreation instead of letters blended in with the wood. forget-me-not gallery good sport. I’m about solutions, so the manager can have a friend. Again, here is a solution idea, put Art from the Heart by Debi Knight Kennedy something black over the letters. & a Whole Lot More! A friend went down there to see M, T & W 11 - 5 or call for appt. what the fuss was about and got 303-1957 OR 766-3572 Fort Seward Workshop tired before he reached the sign art Located in the Blue House up from Chilkat Center Tuesday, July 15-Thursday, July 17 part and said, “You are right. It’s plywood.” Open-to-the-public informational sessions for businesses, And that is unfortunate, also. property owners, and residents. Complete schedule and Couldn’t we paint that part, the Grey Van Fireworks location will be published in advance. back of the sign that you see from Sold at 7 Mile Haines Hwy the parking lot and walkway? We For information: 303-0222 have the “Breathe” sign at one end June 29th + 30th: 2 to 8 p.m. of the dock. Maybe it could say, July 1st thru 4th: 2 to 8:30 p.m. “Exhale.” SUPER NEW ITEMS Building Relationships CALL COLDWELL BANKER An Intercultural History of Jilkaat Aani Territory In Haines: Call Glenda Gilbert Daniel Henry, Instructor with Native and non-Native Elders 766-3511 or 321-3512 In-depth classes tracing the history, social and cultural signifi cance of Visit our Website at www.racerealty.com Native/non-Native interaction in northern Lynn Canal from 1867 to the present. Each session includes a potluck lunch and open discussion. Call (907)789-0555 Making Real Estate Real Easy Fax (907)789-8460 Race Realty is an Independently Owned and • Operated Member of Coldwell Banker Real Estate 2103 N. Jordan Ave Th ursday, July 3, 2014 Corporation. Juneau, AK 99801 Jilkaat Kwaan Longhouse Th e enduring legacy of Louis Shotridge SUNNY HOME ON Round-trip vans available from Sr Center and Chilkat Center parking lots. 8am VERMIER ST. meeting times. Restervations required. 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Manager to hold town hall meeting

By Karen Garcia the entire community as well Haines Borough residents as the assembly and I applaud can ask questions of rookie that,” Scott said. “It is going manager David Sosa at a town to be an opportunity for the hall meeting from 6:30 to 7:30 community to see how he is p.m. Monday in the Chilkat thinking.” Center lobby. Scott said Sosa and former Sosa will give a report of manager Mark Earnest had his first 60 days on the job, different styles, and Earnest including his observations was “more of a hermit” about the borough and what inclined to stay in the office actions he has taken so far. He instead of venturing out will also take questions from into the community for the audience. feedback. Mayor Stephanie Scott said “I think (Earnest) was old- Sosa suggested the meeting. school. It didn’t occur to him “He is employed by the to do that,” Scott said. borough assembly and by The assembly recently extension the entire community, conducted a 60-day review of CAN I TAKE YOUR PLEDGE? -- From left, volunteer Judy Erekson and KHNS program director Sosa in executive session. Amelia Nash set up shop in front of First National Bank Alaska on Main Street Wednesday for the and he feels a responsibility to KHNS Membership Drive. The drive had raised more than $29,000 as of Wednesday. The station hopes to raise $65,000 by Saturday. Assembly ‘very pleased’ with new manager Sosa

By Karen Garcia Assembly member George the kinks with the “little things,” up,” Schnabel said. “The Sosa’s performance, nor do formal The Haines Borough Assembly Campbell said he believes Sosa Campbell said. “The trailer is just assembly will have more options evaluations. “We really don’t have recently reviewed manager David handles controversial situations something we can point at, but in and information on issues instead a mechanism for that. There’s Sosa’s first 60 days on the job, but well and delegates tasks the realm of importance, it is kind of discovering them themselves.” a firewall between the staff and failed to give any details on the appropriately. “I feel like we are of a small thing.” Schnabel said she was the assembly. The assembly assessment. getting better information at the Assembly member Debra impressed with an earlier guides policy and it’s the staff The assembly voted 5-0 at assembly level, and he is doing Schnabel said she was also statement by Sosa that he didn’t that implements the policy under its June 10 meeting to enter his job. He’s making decisions,” pleased with Sosa’s performance, want to rely on an insular, the direction of the manager,” into executive session to review Campbell said. overall. His strategic thinking, “staff-centric” decision-making she said. Sosa’s first two months with Still, “there are always things approach to problem-solving and system. To that end, she said she While “there haven’t been any the borough. Mayor Stephanie that can be done better,” Campbell presence out in the community would like to see the “assembly/ mass resignations,” Scott said Scott summarized the 30-minute said, using the recent installation are some of Sosa’s strong points, managerial relationship nurtured she’d like to provide a mechanism Trash cleanup yield down 75 per- discussion in one sentence, saying of a $12,500 trailer behind the Schnabel said. and developed better.” for staff to offer feedback during the general consensus was the borough administration building “I perceive that under Sosa’s Scott acknowledged that the Sosa’s first formal evaluation, assembly is “very pleased” by as an example. direction a lot of the work of the informal review didn’t take into which should occur at the six- Sosa’s performance and is looking “There was some information government will get tightened consideration staff feedback on month mark. forward to Sosa’s “long tenure.” about the trailer that wasn’t Scott, who put the review on the conveyed as well as it could have agenda, said she wanted Sosa to been,” Campbell said. “We were have the opportunity to talk freely told one thing about the trailer at with his boss – the assembly. the meeting, and what has actually “The assembly is the only happened is something different.” resource that the manager has After a year on the job Sosa as far as feedback,” Scott said. should be able to work out all of “I thought it would be good to establish that we care about our employee and we’re there to help, as well as to offer constructive feedback.”

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I would like to thank my awesome check point 7 crew. Jim Schnabel, Tyler Scovill, Jenny Smith, Cathy Warner, Terry, Bonnie, Gary & Jeff Sharnbroich, Dan Egolf, Lisa & Megan Schwartz, Carole Goodman, Natalie Jobbins, Marianne & Greg Rasmussen, Amy & Rylee Tonsgard, Jennifer McGovern, Julie & Eric Ferrin, Jim Stanford, Atlin Zahnow, Ashley, Gable & Hudson Sage, Dylan Swinton. Special thanks to Jerry Erny for the great job on the BBQ! Hope to see you all again next year. Thank you! Tomi Scovill June 26, 2014 Chilkat Valley News Page 5 Tlingit ‘pullers’ say canoe stands up to weather By Tom Morphet rode it out smoothly, Price said. the boat during the meet-up liked Members of a Chilkat Valley- “We all hollered, ‘Is that all you the way it handled. “They called based Native canoe group say got?’” it the Rolls-Royce of the sea,” he they’ll be paddling to Skagway In the afternoon of the voyage’s said. and Katzehin following a second day, approaching Berners Price said the Northern canoe successful voyage – including Bay, south winds blew up and was created centuries ago by Haida through rough seas – to Juneau’s swells reached three to four feet, Natives and was quickly adopted Celebration event. but the vessel rode stable between by Tlingits for its seaworthiness. Twenty members of North the swells, pullers said. “I was The lines for the group’s vessel Tide Canoe Kwaan made the sitting in the front and I didn’t feel came from a similar, 31-foot week-long trip that culminated at the difference,” said Don Hotch vessel in a Skagway museum. a meet-up with other Southeast Jr. “Even when we hit the waves, It’s stable enough that crews Natives who canoed from their I couldn’t feel it. It was good.” were able to switch out, with the towns to Juneau’s Sandy Beach. The 28-foot traditional dugout canoe en route to Juneau. The boat made Echo Cove that help of support boats, in rough Pilots in planes overhead dipped day. By the time it made Admiralty seas. Members of the canoe group their wings and motorists on Egan canoe, which was completed in Wayne Price, who leads the group. Island a day later, pullers had also used it for subsistence fishing Drive tooted their horns as the May and was making its first He said sailing a traditional canoe gained a lot of confidence in their in Chilkat Inlet last weekend. Tlingit seafarers made their way major voyage. It holds seven to the biennial Native festival in vessel and themselves, Hotch Price said he’s already along Gastineau Channel. passengers and, like historic Juneau was the realization of a said. “By then we knew what planning his next vessel, a 22-foot “It was quite a trip, especially versions, can be affixed with a long-held dream. the ship could do and we had Northern canoe made of cedar to have the children with us,” said sprit sail toward the bow. On their first day out, the group the system worked out. It was strips. “We want to continue to Bosh Hotch, 67. “It may never Unlike the other fiberglass was expecting to make Shikosi automatic by then.” work with our young people and happen again, something like that. hulls at the meet-up, which kicked Island, about 12 miles south of Price said the vessel reached old people and get more ships in We were all really proud to be on off Celebration, the red cedar Portage Cove. Instead, they went a speed of 6.9 knots against the water.” Price also said he’d it.” vessel was hewn from a single more than twice that distance, the tide and the wind. With flat like to take the vessel out halibut The paddlers, or “pullers” as log. Pullers carved their paddles reaching Sherman Point. The water and a good crew, the boat fishing – using traditional halibut they call themselves, said they from cedar and spruce planks. vessel’s first test came from the might be able to reach 10 knots, hooks. “I don’t think we’re going were impressed by the stability of “I was amazed by the way it wake of a cruise ship at Battery he said. Canoeists from other to slow down at all.” their 28-foot, ocean-going dugout handled in rough water,” said Point earlier in the day. The canoe communities who checked out

DOT will discuss Juneau access at Friday meeting By Karen Garcia speak instead. said, and public hearings on the Hogens said the draft was Heaton said residents around The Department of Hogens said Bluhm will talk document will be held in Haines, intended to be released by now, town are suspicious the decision Transportation project coordinator about the past, present and future Skagway and Juneau. but DOT is still resolving “internal to build a road already has been for the Juneau Access Project of the road project. “What we “We’ve developed a new deliberations.” made. “The rumor is it has already will speak at a Haines Chamber are going to do is give a status of alternative and updated analysis One point Bluhm will address been decided and that it is done. of Commerce lunch at noon the project, a little bit of history, information and that will all be is how people can engage in the We want to see what is actually Friday in the Halsingland Hotel’s where things stand and also a presented in the draft,” Hogens process and comment during the happening,” she said. Captain’s Room. preview of the upcoming public said. 45-day public review of the draft Gov. Sean Parnell penciled in Though the Chamber initially comment period,” Hogens said. “New information has SEIS. $35 million for the Juneau Access scheduled project manager The project’s draft Supplemental developed. We can’t speak to it Chamber office manager Shori Project for the state’s fiscal year Gary Hogens to attend, project Environmental Impact Statement in advance of (the draft SEIS) Heaton said Bluhm will field 2015 budget. coordinator Jason Bluhm will will be released this summer, he being released,” he added. questions.

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Haines cyclists competing in Saturday’s Kluane-Chilkat International Bike Relay included Greg Schlachter, above left, Jenn Walsh, at right in photo at right, and Greg Horner, below right. Winds hold back relay riders Long day for cyclists on 150-mile highway trek

By Tom Morphet when he crashed a few miles into time of 9 p.m. A course-long headwind slowed the race’s first stage. Rider Rob A Sockeye Cycle squad, with cyclists in the 22nd Kluane Welton of Juneau, who also serves six riders from Skagway plus Chilkat International Bike Relay as president of the relay’s board of Thom Ely and Jeremy Reed of Saturday, adding more than 90 directors, said Lende was in the Haines, won the race’s mixed minutes to last year’s winning “chase” pack trailing the fastest eight-person category in 9:21:22. time. bikes when maneuvering by Bike store owner Ely said his “It was so much harder this riders within his group apparently squad’s finish was made more year,” said Jenn Walsh, Haines’ caused him to crash. impressive because its fourth- only solo rider. For the second Wife Heather Lende said her stage rider’s seat broke. “He consecutive year, Walsh placed husband suffered broken ribs, pretty much rode all of leg four first among solo women riders. a punctured lung and a broken standing.” Her time of 8:53:01 compared to hip in the fall, although he was Race president Welton said that 6:58:11 last year. “You spent the apparently not immediately aware with the exception of Lende’s DUBSTEP! whole race terrified of losing the of the extent of his injuries. He accident, the race went “pretty (drafting) group you’re with.” underwent surgery early this week smoothly.” Two Canadian women riding and will be on crutches up to two As rain fell before and on separate, two-person teams months, she said. immediately after the race, “we allowed Walsh to ride in their Asquith said the first stage of the had great luck on the weather,” he Len Feldman, M.D. Pioneer Bar wind shadow, she said. “Those race is its most hazardous “because said. Welton and teammates from two girls pretty much made the Family Doctor the riders are so close together, past years each rode solo this year, Office closed all day Wednesday Open MiC 9 pm difference. It was a total gift.” and there are so many different stopping along the way including & Friday afternoons. The father-son team of Sean skill levels, and it’s a hard hill.” for lunch in Chilkat Pass. “We Closed June 30 - July 18 ThursDAY Asquith, 54, and Quinn Asquith- Solo rider Jonah Clark, owner stopped for a picnic, or at least to 1.5 Mi. Mud Bay Rd. 766-3009 Heinz, 21, led Haines squads of a Whitehorse, Y.T., bicycle eat something other than a Cliff Bamboo Room overall, finishing in 8:50:57 and shop, won the race in 7:31:56, bar.” Lunch only lasted about fifth among men’s two-person beating second-place finisher 10 minutes, though. “What got Restaurant squads. Derek Crowe, a rider on a two- us going again was the wind. It “I trained more than I usually man team, by four seconds. Clark was cold.” OPEN Asian Fusion OPEN ALL DAY do (and) I had a good start,” said was on a two-man team that won Sixty-three solo riders registered NOW! in Dalton City Asquith, a race veteran who also last year’s race in 5:57:21, a finish for the race, but it appeared only 5pm-Close Beer EVERY DAY has competed on four-person & aided by a tailwind. 45 completed the course. Dine In or Take Out Wine teams. “I don’t recall so much More than 1,300 riders on 320 A full list of local teams, riders 766-3700 7 am - 10 pm wind, ever. It was a strong wind teams participated in the relay, and results will be published the whole way.” though the headwinds defeated in next week’s CVN. All Competitive rider Chip Lende some squads who were unable to results published this week are 100 gallons of heating oil = 14 million BTUs you do of Haines was seriously injured finish by the race’s established end preliminary. 1 cord Spruce/Hemlock = 14 million BTUs the math $275/cord Split & Delivered 766-3321 $650/5-cord load of logs delivered (green) The STUMP COMPANY Klondike Chiropractic & Massage We Now Offer Acupuncture! Dr. Christopher Thorgesen Ask if Your Insurance Covers it

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Please contact the Chamber of Commerce for more info: 907-766-2202 June 26, 2014 Chilkat Valley News Page 7 Nonprofit Historic church bell apps due rings on high again By Karen Garcia By Tom Morphet Local nonprofits interested in If you’re late for Sunday the church. Starting with some receiving funding from the Haines services in Klukwan, saying you photos of other bell towers for Borough must submit their grant missed the bell no longer works his design, he used locally milled applications by 5 p.m. July 15. as an excuse. spruce beams to build a structure Nonprofits that received After two years out of he set on a concrete foundation. funding last year must submit commission, the 110-year-old bell A bit of wire brushing and their progress and financial report at the Assembly of God Church some satin black Rustoleum describing how the organization is back in place, in a new, 30- brought the bell back to life. He spent last year’s grant by June 30. foot tower completed by resident built the tower on the ground, then Applications and instructions Jeff Bochart June 12. It was rung hoisted it into place. For the final are available online and at the from its new location for church step, he used his truck, a pulley borough administration office on services for the first time on June and line to lift the 700-pound bell Third Avenue. 15. into position, as a small crowd of Mayor Stephanie Scott said the “We tried it out the day we put villagers watched. borough is making the scoring it up,” said villager Lani Hotch. “I feel thankful the church let matrix available this year after “It sounded good. They heard it me work on it,” Bochart said this applicants complained about not down at Evelyn Hotch’s, which is week. “It was a lot of fun, riddling knowing how their applications down at the far end of the village.” it all out.” would be evaluated. According to church history, The bell is rung at 10:45 a.m. “The scoring matrix is available the bell was purchased by each Sunday, 15 minutes before with the grant application because Hotch’s great-grandfather, James services. It’s also rung each New that was a concern people had,” Kaatchkanak, in 1903, the year Year’s. “It has a good tune,” Scott said. the church opened. The building Bochart said. Applicants must identify originally had a belfry at the The bell is rung using a line which pot of money they want peak of its roof. It commanded attached to a wheel. Hotch said to compete for and why their attention, maybe too much. “It she’s hoping to bring the line into nonprofit qualifies for that specific shook the whole building when the building through a conduit, so type of funding: the $32,500 we’d ring it,” Hotch said. ringers don’t have to go outdoors, “community chest” (which comes During a renovation decades where they sometimes get hit from the borough’s General ago, former pastor Don Peck with snow loosened by the bell’s Fund), the $28,760 from the relocated the bell on the church’s reverberation. Medical Service Area Fund or porch side entry roof, but the Other recent work on the the $17,500 from the Tourism and move meant less volume. “It sat church included adding new Economic Development Fund. really low and the sound wasn’t siding and flooring and replacing Applicants must also explain resonating,” Hotch said. the roof over the sanctuary and how their projects support the As part of a larger church parsonage. Funding support came Comprehensive Plan. renovation project started two from the church’s district office “There is a little bit more years ago, Bochart was hired to in Anchorage and the Haines pressure on the applicant to really build a separate bell tower beside Presbyterian Church, Hotch said. justify their project, because we’re spending public money and it DULY from page 2 really has to be a public benefit,” Scott said. Foundation.” Hayden Jimenez the foundation. Pacific Ricke also Applications will be scored by raised nearly $300 at his Young participated, working a stand at an ad-hoc committee composed Road stand. He’s using the money Mountain Market. Lemonade Day of Scott, three members of the to buy a tree for Haines Assisted participants received backpacks assembly, chief fiscal officer Jila Living. He plans to survey HAL from Mayor Stephanie Scott. Stuart and manager David Sosa or residents as to what type of tree Lisa Shove got a two-week his designee. they’d like. Natalie Jobbins’ visit from mother DeeDee and Committee recommendations stand at Olerud’s Market Center brother Marshall Wallum, of for funding will be made to the Carpenter Jeff Bochart next to the bell tower he constructed at raised over $1,200, thanks largely Iroquois, S.D. They hiked Battery assembly by the end of August. Klukwan’s Assembly of God Church. Photo courtesy Lani Hotch. to donors Jim and Barbara Point and spent time catching up Puckett, who gave $1,000. The with family, including DeeDee’s American Bald Eagle Foundation brother Greg Horner, daughter Lynn Canal Counseling Services Bad trees around the house? junior raptor handler had set out to Lori Sele and husband Reed New Location Starting Wed July 2nd No problem! raise $35 to adopt a raptor in her Barber, Lisa’s husband Kevin, name. 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By Karen Garcia where you could have art projects The Haines Borough Public and demonstrate building things Library board is moving forward or making things.” with plans to expand the library The board commissioned the by adding a reading room on the conceptual drawings from MRV south end of the building and an Architects. employee work station area on the A price tag for the project has north end. not been identified. Members of the board recently The library received $55,000 presented their preliminary plans in Capital Improvement Projects for the 1,000-square-foot addition funding from the borough last to the assembly and planning year for design of the expansion. commission. The addition to The library intends to seek the existing 8,400-square-foot construction funding through building would amount to about outside sources like grants. a 12 percent increase in space. “The board is going to obviously Board member James be embarking on a fundraising Alborough said the north end campaign to get crowd-funding expansion would provide work for some of it. We also have space for employees, who now several large donors who have need to cram into a hallway that expressed interest in putting is also used for storage and book money toward the reading room repair. side of it,” Alborough said. “The working conditions for A conceptual drawing by MRV Architects depicting the Haines Borough Public Library addition. the staff amount to pretty much a The reading room addition is shown at the left end of the drawing, and the employee work station glorified hallway. A really over- addition is shown at right. packed, over-stuffed hallway,” HAINES BOROUGH Alborough said. it extends the roofline out,” Heinmiller suggested the half- The south end expansion POSITION OPENING The north end addition would Alborough said. “It’s probably spaces might be designated for would add a reading area with Office Assistant add five employee work stations, the most efficient way to do it. The bicycle and motorcycle parking. tall windows looking out at the storage space, and a room to house only kind of wrinkle in the whole Alborough said he has been in totem pole behind the building. It PT, Perm., union optional the library’s server and systems works is it does kind of eat up a discussions with public facilities would also have a partition, much position. 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We thought nothing artist and adventurer who operated of naked bodies because we’d see “Noah’s Art,” an offbeat gallery them all the time.” and hostel set up in a beached After leaving the casinos,Takala barge on Lutak Inlet during the worked a succession of jobs, mid-1980s. including as a counselor to abused “She’d do things like that women at a YWCA in Lewiston, wherever she went. She’d take Idaho. “She was really a restless things and create other things person. She got bored easily. We out of them,” daughter Kathleen went to a lot of different schools in Gilman said this week. the course of a year,” her daughter Takala, 76, died of ovarian said. cancer June 5 at Gilman’s house Living in Clarkston in the late in Clarkston. 1970s, she met Steve Takala, She was born Sherry Mallory who worked for road contracting on May 26, 1938 to dairy farmers companies. They shared a dream Wallace and Adlissa Mallory of Sherry Takala of living in Alaska, partly due Logan, Utah. She was the oldest to a lung cancer diagnosis, her of eight children and learned how thrown by a horse. She continued daughter said. “She thought she to draw early in life, illustrating working in casinos, as a keno was dying and she wanted an stories told to her by relatives. She writer and pit boss, until her adventure.” The cancer went also received training in ballet, her early 30s. She also earned money into remission, an experience she daughter said. by making commissioned art, wrote about in a book she wrote Takala left home at a young age including painting portraits. called, “My Healing Path.” and lied about her age to get jobs She once used rocks to create Takala attributed her recovery as a dancer and showgirl at clubs a statue of a buffalo that was in part to her study of medicinal and casinos around Reno, Nev., purchased by a bank, her daughter herbs, her daughter said. “She her daughter said. said. “She just put them together studied herbs and alternative “She basically was a showgirl. to make this shape. There were medicine. Any problem, she knew She danced in a cage or she would even pieces of jade in it. It took what herb would help.” swing on a swing, whatever the four guys to get it out of the house. In Alaska, Takala and her show required. She had me and And that’s how she paid for me husband mined in the Porcupine, my brother at home to raise,” and my brother to have our tonsils then moved to Lutak, taking up BLACKSMITHS IN TRAINING -- Teacher David Case and Gilman said. out.” residence in KP-10, a beached student Logan Tonsgard shape a chunk of metal during Saturday’s Takala worked as a dancer, Takala also gave art classes, landing craft barge once used as a blacksmithing workshop at the Hammer Museum. The one-time including at Lake Tahoe, until her daughter said. “For us it was floating logging camp. She renamed event was made possible by Case’s visit here from the East Coast. injuring her back after being nothing to walk in to the house the place “Noah’s Art.” Inside she sold art, gave painting lessons, and operated a snack bar and tackle shop selling used Pixie lures. Lutak resident Jim Wilson once lived beside the Takalas, in ALASKA FISH FACTOR a floathouse on the beach there. He remembered Sherry as an By Laine Welch of Japan,” Wink explained. “As our noticed that hatchery workers who entertaining and kind-hearted June 20, 2014 sockeyes become more expensive, Japan spent long hours handling salmon fry person who would rent rooms has been buying more from Russia. But in cold seawater had softer, smoother even to questionable transients. Uncertainty best sums up the mood last year we saw Russian sockeye exports hands. Researchers at Norway’s “She had a big heart. Once or as fi shermen and processors await the outside of Japan go up 580 percent!” University of Science and Technology twice they had crazies in there world’s biggest sockeye salmon run at On the upside, Wink said Alaska discovered the skin softening they had to get rid of.” Bristol Bay. In fact, it’s being called sockeye is an ever more popular brand, component came from the enzyme Takala was a bridge player who the riskiest season in recent memory in especially in the US. zonase, found in the hatching fl uid of read Tarot cards and dabbled in the 2014 Sockeye Market Analysis, a “There is still a lot of demand, the salmon eggs. The enzyme’s task channeling spirits, he said. “She biannual report done by the McDowell especially for fresh and frozen products, is to digest the protein structure of felt there were psychic energies Group for the fi shermen-run Bristol and there is strong demand from salmon the tough egg shells without harming she could tap into from time to Bay Regional Seafood Development smokers in Europe, and a growing the tiny fi sh. The scientists hailed this time.” Those traits, he said, “just Association. market in the US market. That’s really dual ability as the secret behind the made her more fun to be with,” As presaged by buyer pushback at supported the entire Bristol Bay fi shery benefi cial properties for human skin. Wilson said. seafood trade shows earlier this year at over the last several years,” he said. Now, Norway-based Aqua Bio Gilman said Steve Takala’s Boston and Brussels, for the fi rst time Sockeye salmon are Alaska’s most Technology, which develops marine passion for fishing left her with since 2010 the starting price for the valuable species by far, usually worth based ingredients for the personal a big workload and little time to fi rst sockeyes from Copper River took two-thirds of the total statewide harvest. care industry, has launched the zonase paint, so they left Alaska in the late a $0.50/lb dip. At an average $3.50/lb, The 2014 Alaska sockeye harvest is infused product as Aquabeautine XL. 1980s for an adventure in Mexico. it was down 13 percent for fi shermen projected at 33.6 million fi sh; roughly Another personal care product using In subsequent years she also lived from 2013. 18 million of the reds should come from salmon hatching fl uid is also set to in the Idaho towns of Lava Hot “Probably more so than any recent Bristol Bay. be launched at the end of the year, Springs, Orofino and Kamiah. She year, processors are having pressure Find the easy to read 2014 Salmon according to ABT’s website. worked as a radio operator for the from both the buying side with more Market Analysis at www.bbrsda.com/ www.aquabiotechnology.com/ Department of Homeland Security competition for fi sh in Bristol Bay; in northern Idaho toward the end and on the selling side there is a very Worker relief – Alaska seafood Death by sunscreen - All that sun of her life, and continued giving large sockeye forecast from the Fraser processors will soon get relief from block being slathered on by beach- painting lessons. Steve Takala died River (in British Columbia). And that worker shortages with the reinstatement goers around the world is causing major in 2005. fi shery takes place in August well after of the J-1 Visa Summer Work/Travel damage to ocean corals. A study funded Gilman said her mom’s legacy Alaska’s sockeye fi sheries are done,” Program. The J-1 program allows by the European Commission revealed is the creations she left on old said Andy Wink, Seafood Project companies to recruit workers from the mix of 20 compounds used to saws, gold pans and bear bread. Manager at McDowell Group. outside the US when they can’t fi nd protect skin from the sun causes rapid “She painted landscapes, animals, “If buyers hold off and there is a enough Alaskans or workers from the bleaching of coral reefs. flowers. If she saw something big Fraser run, it could leave Alaska Lower 48 during the busy salmon season. The World Trade Organization neat, she’d paint it. It didn’t matter processors holding some high priced The State Department dropped seafood reports that 10 percent of world tourism what it was.” sockeye inventory. We’ll have to wait industry workers from the J-1 program takes place in tropical areas, with nearly Takala was preceded in death and see what happens with wholesale two years ago. 80 million people visiting coral reefs by her parents, Wallace and prices, but in general, there are more US Senators Murkowski and Begich each year. The WTO estimates that up Adlissa Mallory; her brother, downside risks this year,” he added. were successful in getting seafood to 6,000 tons of sun screen lotions are Brett Mallory; and by her The expected catch at Fraser River workers added back into the J-1 Visa released into reef areas each year – and husband, Steve Takala. She is is about 10 million sockeye, but it could program. On Friday the measure that 10 percent of the world’s coral survived by brothers Kim of double if fi shermen and processors passed as part of the State and Foreign reefs are at risk of ‘death by sunscreen.’ Logan, Utah; Cleve of Nevada; have the capacity to handle it. Operations Appropriations bill, and it While Alaska’s deep sea corals face and Ronnie Mallory of Soda Of course, farmed salmon remains now heads to the full Senate. threats from ocean acidifi cation, they are Springs, Idaho; and by sisters a big market competitor. Also in safe from sun screens. Unlike tropical Vicki Wolfsen, Oregon; and Lara play this summer is red salmon from Salmon skin cream - A chance varieties, Alaska corals don’t form reefs Coley, Idaho. She also is survived Russia. That fi sh is making big inroads discovery by farmed salmon hatchery —they grow into dense gardens and can by her daughter, Kathleen; son- into markets where it hasn’t been workers has spawned a line of skin live for hundreds of years. The waters in-law Lloyd Gilman; and their before. care products that keep skin softer and surrounding the Aleutian Islands are children, Tawnia, Tennille, “It wasn’t ‘til 2013 when we really younger looking. believed to harbor the most abundant Zack, and Porsha, of Asotin, saw Russian sockeye going in any “Aquapreneurs” in Norway became and diverse cold water corals in the Wash.; and by great-grandson signifi cant volume to markets outside curious several years ago after they world. Clark Gilman; and also by her son, Bill Carver, Clarkston, Wash.; daughter-in-law Cindy; Th is column sponsored by and grandson James Carver. Takala’s life celebration was held at a community center where she gave painting classes. Page 10 Chilkat Valley News June 26, 2014 Manager fines Nelson Police report

information to police. Monday, June 23 reported a concern about a again for violations A caller reported hearing a Police initiated a case involving designated smoking area, woman screaming from a fishing a resident who appeared to be which he felt was too close vessel as it passed the Portage By Karen Garcia made the decision to impose the conducting commercial tours to a fuel tank and his front Cove campground. Troopers Haines Borough Manager David maximum $300 per day fine. without a permit or license. door. Dispatch provided the were advised and reported no Sosa is fining property owner Paul The matter came before Police initiated a case for caller with information on further response was required. Nelson for failing to comply with the assembly this month after trespassing and the theft of fill borough ordinances and the Police served a protective the assembly’s order to remove Nelson appealed a decision by from a property in the Skyline fire department. order on a Haines man. improperly processed glass fill planning and zoning technician Estates area. A caller reported skateboarders Friday, June 20 from his Skyline Estates lot within Tracy Cui ordering Nelson to A tsunami warning was on Lutak Road riding in the A person reported a vehicle 10 days. cease dumping immediately and received for the Alaska coastline traffic lane. Police responded parked in the harbor parking Nelson has complied with the following an 8.0 magnitude but were unable to locate the to correct the violations. lot for more than 48 hours. The assembly’s directive to cap the earthquake near Amchika, skateboarders. Numerous Skyline Estates owner was told to move the Alaska. A traffic stop resulted in a site’s foundation, which contains residents turned out at the June vehicle. Canadian authorities asked for warning for speeding. the illegal fill, but he hasn’t 10 assembly meeting to testify A caller reported a person information on an Alaska vehicle. Tuesday, June 17 completely disposed of the rest of that Nelson’s fill contained dumping what she believed to Dispatchers assisted. A Deishu Drive caller reported the fill on the property, Sosa said. large, jagged shards of glass, be bags of household trash in Police helped a motorist with someone had yelled at him. Sosa said the borough will plastic bottles and other illegal the Tlingit Park trash cans. She vehicle problems on Lutak Road. Police determined this was fine Nelson $300 per day until materials. followed the person to a local A Second Avenue resident part of an ongoing dispute, removal is complete. The Department of establishment and then reported asked police to conduct extra interviewed the caller and said “My initial decision is that Environmental Conservation it to police. patrols near his residence, which he should obtain a protective the job was not completed in Police accompanied borough issued Nelson a cease-and-desist is under repair. order from the court if he felt the timeline established by personnel to a Skyline Estates order last year after receiving Sunday, June 22 there was a threat. residence for an ongoing civil the assembly, so based off of complaints about the fill and A Whitehorse resident A Deishu Drive resident issue. that I directed (the) planning conducting a site visit. Nelson reported someone stole her reported a person was being A caller reported a theft of (department) to issue another stopping accepting glass at wallet overnight while she was loud and disorderly. Police spoke medication and some change fine of $300,” Sosa said in an Acme Transfer for a time, but camping in Tlingit Park. with the caller about the ongoing from her Dusty Trails apartment. interview Tuesday. then posted a sign stating only A person turned in a lost credit dispute, but determined nothing She didn’t want police to pursue Sosa said a member of the “clean glass” was allowed to be card found at the Port Chilkoot criminal had happened. the issue, but only wanted to facilities department will check dumped in the pit. beach. Traffic stops resulted in document it. on Nelson’s property every day Saturday, June 21 warnings for speeding. Traffic stops resulted in until the fill is removed. A caller reported someone Dispatch received 12 medical warnings for failure to stop at a Mayor Stephanie Scott said stole his stuffed penguin from calls and four canine calls. stop sign and speeding. the tree outside his Piedad Road she asked Sosa to consider Thursday, June 19 residence. asking the assembly to give Malia Hayward, Agent A caller reported a vehicle A caller asked for help with Nelson an extension. “I know 9110 Glacier Highway parked in the handicap zone people stranded in Meziadin that (Nelson) has been working Juneau, AK 99801 without a permit in the harbor (907) 789-3127 Park in British Columbia. hard to achieve the standard and parking lot. Police warned the Dispatch provided the caller HAINES I’m just wondering if the 10-day driver, who moved the vehicle. with numbers for the Whitehorse timeline was made somewhat A Main Street business asked Presbyterian RCMP. arbitrarily by people who had for help with a landlord/tenant Salvation Army A person reported obnoxious Church no knowledge of what it would issue and was referred to legal fumes coming from Beach Road. take to remedy the situation,” Wednesday - Saturday aid services as it was a civil “The Lord is good, a refuge in An officer responded and said it 9 a.m. - 6 p.m. situation. she said in an interview Tuesday. was a legal burn. times of trouble.” The harbormaster advised “I know the manager is Closed daily A local business owner on - Nahum 1:7 the Coast Guard communication worried about the borough noon to 1 p.m. Haines Highway reported two system was down and police Come & Worship with us! standing firm in its efforts to people dumped an unknown would need to monitor the 907-766-2377 Sundays at 10 am get people to comply with Accepting amount of glass on their business frequency until it was fixed. reasonable rules and he doesn’t property, which was closed. The 1st Ave. South, by the Boat Harbor Donations Wednesday, June 18 want to signal that the borough property owner contacted the www.haineschurch.org A Deishu Drive resident won’t stand firm,” Scott said. NO people and reported their vehicle “I’m wondering if justice needs Truckloads to be tempered a little bit here because we may have set a Oriental Medicine Treats June 26, 2014 HAINES BOROUGH NOTICE of REDEMPTION PERIOD timeline that is too stiff.” • Trauma & Injuries At Tuesday’s assembly Worship Service FORECLOSED PROPERTY DELINQUENT REAL PROPERTY meeting, though, Sosa didn’t ask • Colds & Flu TAXES for TAX YEAR 2008-2010 for consideration of an extension 11:15 am Sunday • Headaches, and more and informed the group he had Notice is given pursuant to Alaska Statute 29.45.440 that certain real 5th & Union Street 766-2470 properties, In the Matter of 2008 through 2010 Delinquent Real Property Taxes Owed to the Borough of Haines, Alaska, were ordered sold and Give a youth the invaluable gift of friendship and... transferred to the Haines Borough on July 22, 2013, by order of the Superior Court for the First Judicial District at Juneau, State of Alaska, under the Judgment and Decree of Foreclosure of Real Property Tax Be a Kid Again! Liens, Case No. 1JU-13-00527 CI. As a Big, you’re joining a team and you’ll have a Round Up network of support. Give a Little. Be a Big. The time for redemption of these properties expires on July 26, 2014. for the Redemption may be exercised, as provided by AS 29.45.400, by any person having an interest in the property by paying the lien amount Proud 766-2151 Big Brothers Needed! Sponsor: Preschool plus penalties, interest and costs to the Haines Borough, P.O. Box 1209, Haines, AK 99827, located at 103 Third Ave. S., Haines, Alaska. The Chilkat Valley Preschool is 2008-2010 Real Foreclosure List with the current accrued interest and raising funds for a new costs is available at the Haines Borough office (907-766-2231). facility. Please help us by SOCKEYE CYCLE rounding up your grocery PAYMENT MUST be PAID by CERTIFIED FUNDS, MONEY ORDER bill at IGA and Bikes for the whole family Mountain or CASH, made PAYABLE to the HAINES BOROUGH. Market. WARNING: Unless redeemed prior to close of business on July 26, 2014, 10 - 20% OFF It’s so easy at 5:00 p.m., all properties ordered sold under said Judgment and Decree, select models to make a difference! shall be deeded to the Haines Borough immediately on expiration of Certifi ed mechanic Jeremy Reed Make one the period of redemption, and every right or interest of a person in the today and every properties will be forfeited forever to the Haines Borough, subject only to day. repurchase rights pursuant to Alaska Statute 29.45.470. ROUND UP for 9 - 5:30 Mon - Fri 766-2869 24 portage st the Preschool! OPEN 9 - 4 Sat Julie Cozzi, Borough Clerk Donations also accepted at Date: June 26, 2014 HAINES BOROUGH MUSICIANS! PO Box 1165 Local Weather In Town Dalton Cache Border Station Day Date High Low Rain Day Date High Low Rain Tu e June 17 54 47 .63 Tu e June 17 67 40 .12 Join the Haines Marching Band! Wed June 18 60 47 T Wed June 18 61 42 0.6 Rehearsal on Monday, June 30, 7 p.m. at the Thu June 19 65 43 .07 Thu June 19 56 35 0 Chilkat Center Fri June 20 54 49 .28 Fri June 20 65 38 0 Sat June 21 63 45 .04 Sat June 21 54 39 0 All musicians are invited! Sun June 22 52 49 .92 Sun June 22 61 45 0.6 Contact Sue or the CVN to get music. Mon June 23 59 48 .16 Mon June 23 53 46 .85 314-0099 or 766-2688 Average soil temperature: 55.0 June 26, 2014 Chilkat Valley News Page 11

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CARS from page 1 ART from page 1 is aggravating residents who the community. address the issue of downtown The group is planning a three- “I enjoy working with (Tuynman). want their belongings back and “I’m pretty bitter about it. I’m revitalization with art,” Tuynman day stakeholder workshop July She’s organized. If anybody could who want the perpetrators held not a bitter person, but I am pretty said. “This same dynamic can 15-17 at Fort Seward for the do it, she could,” Ward said. accountable. pissed about it,” Heaton said. “It’s be used for any issue in the signage project. The workshop “That’s an impressive amount Shori Heaton, who lives near just disgusting at this point. Give community.” will provide sessions on different of money,” he added. the top of Young Road, had a me a break. How do they not have When the confluence applied components of designing and Mayor Stephanie Scott said she couple of CDs and an iPod dock enough evidence?” for the 18-month grant, it was a producing effective wayside wasn’t necessarily surprised that the stolen from her car while it was Lynnview Drive resident Lois completely volunteer organization interpretive signs, including group secured the grant, “because of parked at her home. Heaton Wickward, who had a pair of $300 with almost no budget, Tuynman historic interpretation, themes, the enormous community support said she has called the police Nikon binoculars stolen from her said. visitor experience, sign placement, that was demonstrated when the department several times for vehicle, said she is frustrated with A $2,500 community arts pedestrian access and parking. reviewer (from ArtPlace America) information about the case and her the length of the investigation and development grant from the Alaska The workshop also will solicit came to town.” things, but has given up. wants her husband’s binoculars State Council on the Arts and a input from the community. “We’re Clayton Campbell conducted “They were telling me they back. $1,300 grant from the Chilkat doing modules so people can the site visit April 8 and met with didn’t know when it would be Wickward, though, said she Valley Community Foundation come to the parts that are relevant community leaders and members given back to me and they weren’t also wants to make sure the case gave Tuynman “the springboard to them,” Tuynman said. of the public in Fort Seward. “It going to tell me specifics if they is airtight. to take the risk of applying for the Port Chilkoot Co. president Lee included people from all walks of even had them. I had to buy it all “I want the charges to stick,” ArtPlace America grant.” Heinmiller said the new interpretive life,” Scott said. again and replace it,” she said. “It’s she said. “I don’t want them to Beginning July 1, a team of signage will be a boon to the “They got the message that completely irresponsible. I’ve just get slapped on the wrist like designers will create 25 new Main fort. Heinmiller recently looked we are an arts community and called at least three times asking everybody else in town. Like, Street window displays of original at the old signs up in the fort and we want to use our arts to bring them about this and where they ‘That was a bad thing. Shame work by local artists and artisans. realized some of the information an economic vitality to the town,” were (on the investigation) and on you.’ I want them to be held Tuynman said the confluence they contained wasn’t even correct. she said. when I could get the stuff back, accountable.” will be putting out a request for “I think it will be a real asset to The Juneau Willoughby Arts and nobody had any answers.” “If they get away with this, proposals for artwork for the get the signage both corrected and Center received $250,000 during Part of the problem, Fowler and they’ll think, ‘Oh, I got away with installations soon. The request also more complete in the information this year’s cycle, the only other Heaton said, is the town already it. I can do more,’” Wickward will ask for proposals regarding new it provides,” Heinmiller said. community in Alaska to receive knows the identities of two said. interpretive signage for a walking Main Street business owner a grant. suspects, though the department Wickward’s Lynnview Drive tour of historic Fort Seward. Mike Ward said the projects ArtPlace America describes hasn’t officially released their neighbor Candi Bradford said Haines resident Deb Marshall, supported by the grant will enhance itself as a “collaboration of leading names. she was told she will probably a board member of the group since the public perception of Haines. national and regional foundations “Everybody knows who did never get back the $200 taken its inception in 2006, said she is Ward collaborated with committed to accelerating creative it,” Fowler said, “but the people from her car. “in absolute awe” of Tuynman’s Tuynman last spring to install art placemaking” by “reinventing responsible don’t just come “It seems like an awfully long dedication to the project. displays in 13 Howsers windows. downtowns and neighborhoods.” forward and do the right thing. time to me,” Bradford said a year “She has infused a new life into They are taking forever to build after the break-ins. “You’d think a the organization,” Marshall said. MOSEY’S CANTINA the case. It would just be so much year later... They had fingerprints. “This grant is the accumulation easier if the people came forward You think they could at least tell of that effort. It is absolute proof LUNCH 11:30-2:30 and did the right thing.” us something. Then again, I’ve of how much work she has been DINNER 5-8:30 Heaton said she is concerned the never been involved in anything doing to bring money into Haines NO LUNCH ON WEEKENDS • CLOSED TUESDAYS department is “playing favorites” like this before.” so we can really benefit financially 766-2320 because of the suspects’ status in the artists who live here.” JOEL from page 1 sexual remarks. she couldn’t sleep. She wasn’t FIREWEED RESTAURANT The grabbing incidents weren’t Goodwin said late Wednesday sexual in nature, Goodwin said, eating well. That kind of stuff, that no ferry officials had contacted but Joel’s comments were, physical reactions. I encouraged LUNCH: Wed. – Sat. 11:30 – 3:00 her about her experience with including sharing details of his her to go through the chain of Joel. She said the state would sex life. command, to report it. She was DINNER: Tues. – Sat. 4:30 – 9:00 eventually regret its decision to Suzy Combest, an eight-year in fear of retribution because she hire him. needed the job. She liked the job, Haines resident who is a friend 766-3838 Dine In or Take Out “In a couple years, they’re of Goodwin’s, this week said she but not the atmosphere.” going to be sorry they hired him. witnessed one inappropriate remark Goodwin said she started Something will happen… Once he when she brought Goodwin’s lunch seeing a counselor and that Joel gets comfortable there… I don’t to the police station. had learned that during those WildeFire Pyrotechnics 27 Mile Haines Highway know,” Goodwin said. “Angie went into the (officer’s) sessions she’d disclosed his In an interview Tuesday, office and handed (Joel) a report alleged abuse and confronted her NOW Goodwin expanded on her to sign and he said, ‘Show me about it. remarks to KHNS. She said Joel your boobs.’ She looked at me At that point, Goodwin said OPEN DAILY once picked her up unexpectedly like, ‘Oh my God. This is what I that she wanted to quit, but former with a “fireman’s carry” in the have to deal with.’ I thought, ‘Oh, police chief Gary Lowe wanted to dispatch office and on another this is wrong,’” Combest said this know why. She said that’s when occasion twisted her wrist with week. she told him about Joel’s behavior. 766-3872 10 am - 6 pm 314-0424 a coercive police “come-along” “Show me your boobs” was Lowe first told her that Joel move. “I said to him, ‘Go ahead, Joel’s “big line,” Goodwin said. would be fired, Goodwin said. break it. You’ll be out of work and “He must have said it to me “On the very same day or the next I’ll get workman’s comp.’” hundreds of times.” day, (Lowe) came in and said, Goodwin said Joel would Combest said Joel’s treatment ‘Jason resigned. Now there will Chilkat Restaurant sometimes grab hold of her with wore Goodwin down. “I would be no suing.’” a look on his face “like he was say it was serious enough. 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