Fair entertainment schedule - inside Workplace violence at borough? - page 3 Celebrating 50 Years of Service to Haines and Klukwan, Alaska Chilkat Valley News Volume XLVI Number 30 Thursday, July 28, 2016 $1 Airport HOLDING THEIR HORSES Few turn out job won’t for assembly address training day By Karen Garcia A new program aimed at training residents crowding contemplating a run for Haines Borough Assembly By Tom Morphet drew little interest this week, with three members A plan to increase parking spots of the public attending the Monday session led by at the Haines airport by one-third mayor Jan Hill and clerk Julie Cozzi. or more won’t be included in a $12 Leonard Dubber, Judy Erekson and Debra million improvement project set to Schnabel turned out. begin next spring. Erekson said in an interview after the meeting The project’s scope of work she was “fairly committed” to running for one of has been pared down to expedite the two assembly seats up for grabs this October. construction and address a main “I’ve got the paperwork,” she said. goal of eliminating flooding in Erekson, who served on the Haines Borough the apron area, state Department School Board for about seven years and currently of Transportation officials said works as the school’s bookkeeper, said she isn’t this week. Instead, the project will drawn to the job because of a single issue or desire add four car spaces to the existing to change something specific. lot, which will be “rehabilitated,” “I’ve considered it off and on over the years. they said. I’m just thinking I might be able to help. It’s not Airline workers have taken like I have an issue I am trying to push,” Erekson to parking as many as a half- said. dozen vehicles inside the fenced If anything, Erekson said, she would hopefully perimeter of the airport, due to From left, volunteers Lenise Henderson Fontenot, Russ Lyman, Lyle Huff, Stephanie like to model better behavior. “It just seems time. recent crowding in the airport Yard and Paul Wheeler attach horses to the fair carousel Sunday. Tom Morphet photo. I’m getting tired of the nastiness, even on the parking lot. national level,” she said. The improvement project could Dubber, who owns a local Laundromat with go to bid as early as January, with Fair salutes ‘Spirit of Southeast’ his wife, said he is considering running, though construction to begin in March, By Tom Morphet lost on groups planning entries in Saturday’s he wants to wait and see who else runs. Dubber is but additional parking on the north Spinach bread, beach wrestling, Jamberry Grand Parade. Melissa Ganey had four concerned, for example, that if incumbent George side of the existing road – as well nail art and an expanded disc golf course will umbrellas in her shopping basket early this Campbell decides to run, Dubber would siphon as apron expansion toward town debut at the 48th Southeast Alaska State Fair, week, though she declined to reveal details support from Campbell’s base and split the votes to improve safety – has been which continues through 4 p.m. Sunday. about the float she was organizing. to the detriment of both candidates. removed from the work. “It’s going to be a beautiful weekend,” The Haines Community Marching Band “Those are all the calculations you do in these “We wanted to deliver a project fair executive director Jessica Edwards said ditched an earlier plan to play “Singin’ in the little piddly, small-town elections,” Dubber said. as soon as possible. That’s why as low clouds and rain settled over town Rain” due to difficulty finding sheet music. “I’m trying to figure out what I think is going to we scaled it back. The (additional Wednesday. “That’s the Spirit of Southeast,” They opted for The Doors’ “Riders on the be best for the town.” work) would have required a Edwards joked, matching the weather to this Storm.” Dubber supports Campbell and said he higher level of environmental year’s fair theme. On Wednesday at the fairgrounds, wouldn’t want to damage his campaign. “He’s documentation, because the “Fortunately, Southeast Alaskans know volunteers judged perishable exhibit entries, probably not as far right or libertarian as I am, impacts would be greater,” said how to go outside and recreate in the rain. vendors set up booths, and a sound crew because I never would have voted for someone to Jim Scholl, project environmental Plus, it’s warm out and – cross your fingers worked in Payson’s Pavilion. go down to Juneau to lobby for money, especially – not too windy,” Edwards said. in our situation where there is no money in the See FAIR page 8 See PARK page 8 The weather-theme connection wasn’t See TRAINING page 5 Summer camp gets girls a-rockin’ By Karen Garcia instruments they would be most her or tell her to pipe down. Veteran tally slipping? The Chilkat Center’s walls comfortable playing, choosing “You know how school is? reverberated with bold beats and from guitar, bass, drums and vocals. And how all the camps are like, By Karen Garcia rocking rhythms this week as 19 Lettner creates a giant spreadsheet, ‘You have to be quiet. You have Local officials often proclaim Haines as boasting the highest up-and-coming musicians put assigns the instruments, and then to be listening’? (The teachers number of veterans per capita in Alaska, but a report released the finishing touches on original arranges bands loosely, giving here) aren’t frustrated easily. If last month by Alaska Economic Trends says that’s apparently songs set to debut at the Southeast some thought to experience level. you scream, they don’t get mad at not the case. Alaska State Fair Saturday. Though a good part of the you,” she said. According to the report in the state-published magazine, which On Tuesday, participants in camp days are spent learning “Scream Circle” gets some of used data from the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2010-2014 American the Girls Rock Camp Alaska instruments and working with their the shyer girls using their voices, Community Survey, 230 veterans live in the Haines Borough. That’s equal to 9 percent of the population. program were toting snare drums band mates, girls also participate but also provides the opportunity up and down stairs, plugging in group discussions, crafts and for other lessons. For example, Other areas with higher per capita percentages of veterans in microphones and hauling other activities, like simple self- one day the girls wanted to beat included Anchorage (10 percent), Denali Borough (11 percent), amplifiers to their practice spaces. defense training, she said. their best “Scream Circle” time, Fairbanks North Star Borough (11 percent), Kenai Peninsula The weeklong camp, which On Tuesday, guitarist Nora so Lettner suggested getting closer Borough (10 percent), Ketchikan Gateway Borough (10 percent), started Monday and culminates at Prisciandaro perfected her power together and holding hands. Matanuska-Susitna Borough (10 percent), Southeast Fairbanks noon Saturday with performances stance while band mate Natalie “I said, ‘If you’re the type Census Area (14 percent), and the City and Borough of Wrangell on the fair’s Main Stage, allows Jobbins practiced timing a new of person who doesn’t want to (16 percent). girls of all abilities to learn an drum beat in the Chilkat Center hold a hand, you don’t have to, The Hoonah-Angoon Census Area, Prince of Wales-Hyder instrument, form a band, write a lobby. and you totally have the right Census Area, City and Borough of Sitka and Valdez-Cordova song and perform their work live. Meanwhile, in the basement to say that to somebody,’” she Census Area all matched Haines at 9 percent. “Girls are vastly below, Klover Cinocco plucked said. “We essentially just gave a Vietnam veteran and former House Rep. Bill Thomas said he underrepresented in the media a casual line on her bass while lesson in consent and permission doesn’t find the numbers surprising. “Haines has grown and the and music industries,” said Girls her band mates discussed lyric- without having to bring up any veterans haven’t,” Thomas said, referring to the ratio of veterans Rock Camp Alaska founder and writing. of those big, hard words. And it to the rest of the population. executive director Monica Lettner, Cinocco, 9, said one of her really sets the tone for how to be Haines seems to have fewer veterans from more recent wars pointing out that women represent favorite parts of the camp is respectful, how to listen, how to like in Afghanistan and Iraq, and veterans from the older wars 3 percent of the jobs in those “Scream Circle,” where the girls ask, how to recognize if somebody are dying off, he said. industries. “We’re just trying to take turns shouting to produce is uncomfortable.” “People don’t volunteer like they used to, and the draft is pump up the girls in this particular a domino-effect chain of yelps. Cinocco said she also enjoys gone,” Thomas said. industry.” Cinocco said she likes that the Statewide, one in every 10 Alaska residents is a veteran. At registration, girls ranked rock camp’s teachers don’t shush See ROCK page 5 Page 2 Chilkat Valley News July 28, 2016 Letters to the Editor To list an event in Save the Date, phone 766- Save the Date 2688 or email [email protected]. Editorial is Morphet’s most disgusting A friend passed on a copy of your July 14 CVN editorial thinking that Thursday, July 28 Wednesday, Aug.