Cowboy cooking was focused on practicality and drew heavily from local culinary cultures. One such dish came from south of the border and is still eaten today.
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It’s hard to say goodbye to something you love. So, it’s understandable that Food Network’s cancellation of “The Kitchen” left a bad taste in fans’ mouths.
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A big thank you to all who supported this past weekend’s Haines Music, Art, and Dance Camp at the Chilkat Center. Nineteen volunteer teachers offered classes ranging from watercolor art, to guitar, piano, dance, and even Etch A Sketch. The camp rounded off a winter series of arts workshops supported by the Haines Arts Council. Thanks to Sarah Sherban for spearheading these events. Thanks to all for coming and trying something new or advancing your skills. We are so lucky to have this breadth of generous talent in Haines and the Chilkat Center facility to house this wide-ranging event.
Sue Libenson
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I wait each week to read the Letters to the Editor in the Chilkat Valley News and most of the time I can find someone or something I disagree with. I think about writing a rebuttal, but I don’t because I don’t know how to debate like a pro — and I work six days a week. I was furious after just reading the title of the letter submitted by Burl Sheldon in the April 16 edition, and just want to remind everyone of something I am sure most parents have told their children: “If you don’t have anything nice to say, don’t say anything.”
Just because you don’t think people should eat sugar doesn’t mean that all families have to ban all sugar from their lives. A privately financed and volunteer Easter event was put on by a dedicated group of community members to benefit all families and children in the Valley.
The last sentence of his letter was “Exactly what are we doing here and why?” The
answer is … having a good time as a community! It was a great opportunity for people to get together, have a good time, and spend time as a family. I would like to thank Krystal and crew for all their time in making Haines a better place to live — it is noticed and appreciated!
You guys rock.
James Sage
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Chip Lende retired from the family business at Lutak Lumber in March. And, by April 20, he had finished his 17th Boston Marathon. Lende and his daughter JJ Hinderberger finished the race in 3:59. This was Hinderberger’s 12th marathon and her third Boston Marathon. She qualified with a time of 2:58. But she didn’t want to leave dad in her dust; he is going to be 70-years-old in September, after all. She is a Haines High grad and special education service provider currently living in Juneau. Heather Lende and daughter Sarah Elliott were in Boston with them to celebrate.
Jane Lester was in northwest Alaska with a program called Skiku which serves remote communities across Alaska and encourages development of ski skills. Lester figured that since she was already in Alaska, she might as well stop for a visit with Jane Pascoe in Haines. They were ski instructors together in the 1990s in Mammoth Lakes, California. Jane and Jane are skiers, so they skied all over the upper Chilkat Valley during the visit. Pascoe made a smoked salmon pie with homegrown leeks, peas, parsley and chives. Lester said the dish was a highlight. She also enjoyed helping Pascoe distribute the Chilkat Valley News last week and took a tour of Haines with Pascoe’s partner, mayor Tom Morphet.
The concerned first graders of Ms. Armstrong’s class have organized a group called “Rainbow Toot Toots.” Darcie Reeves, Mira Johnson, and Frankie Jean Lambert make up the group so far. They are battling misinformation about global warming. They do this by sharing science, according to Lambert. The students have established an email account, rainbowtoottoots@gmail.com, and as of press time, they are the youngest donors to the annual community clean-up. They each contributed $5
Local mudfooters tramped out to Pyramid Island while the low tide was at -3.9 feet. Leslie Ross, Sandy Barclay, NeNe Wolfe, Jane Pascoe, Sue Libenson, Marnie Hartman, Jen Allen, and Jeanne Kitayama took advantage of the spring tide to do some beachcombing and exploring. Wolfe was happy to report that while she was on the prowl for plastics and trash to pick up, the island had very little trash on it.
The annual Spring Fling at the Southeast Alaska State Fair was a success. Executive director Jessie Sanders says that the estimated 155 attendees enjoyed pulled pork barbecue, potato salad, games and the music of Haines’ own “Keep The Pool Open.” Haines Brewing Company supplied the popular spruce-tip brew and pale ale for the membership drive.
Spring is in the air, and soup season has come to an end at Olerud’s Market. Susie McCartney said the final soup of the season was Anita Hunter’s creation – caldo de queso con papas. The Mexican potato soup with cheese curds and cilantro as add-ons was a fast mover. For the foreseeable future expect to see hot coffee as the soup of the day.
Craig Franke rolled his shiny new recycling trailer to Mosquito Lake School for its inaugural run. The new trailers have labeling for each compartment and easy access for tin cans, aluminum cans, plastics and cardboard. Franke says that the tin-can section was the first to fill up this time around. If you are taking your recycling to drop off please separate and do not drop bags into the compartments.
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Willie Nelson is a powerhouse of the Country music scene, but throughout his career, even though he’s sober now, he was unofficially linked to two beers.
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BOISE, Idaho — Former Idaho Gov. and U.S. Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne has died at age 74, his family said in a written statement Saturday.
Kempthorne died Friday evening in Boise, the statement said. No cause was given, but he had been diagnosed with colon cancer last year.
“Beyond his public service, he was a devoted husband, father, and grandfather whose greatest joy came from time spent with family and the people he met along the way,” his family said. “He had a rare gift for truly seeing others — remembering names, stories, and the small details that made each person feel known and valued.”
Kempthorne, a Republican, was elected mayor of Boise at age 34 and served seven years before winning the U.S. Senate seat vacated by Sen. Steve Symms. Rather than run for reelection in 1998, he entered an open election for governor, trouncing his Democratic opponent by garnering more than two-thirds of the vote.
President George W. Bush appointed him Interior secretary in 2006, a position he held until the end of Bush’s presidency — and during which he lived on a houseboat docked in the Potomac River. Kempthorne was responsible for the polar bear being listed as a threatened species in 2008, though environmentalists often found him too accommodating of the oil and gas industry.
“As Governor, Dirk left an enduring mark on our state,” Idaho Gov. Brad Little said in a written statement. With the partnership of his wife, Patricia, Kempthorne “championed children and families, strengthened public education, and led transformational investments in our transportation system that will benefit Idahoans for generations.”
In a 2023 question-and-answer session with the George W. Bush Presidential Center, Kempthorne recalled helping evacuate nearly 400 U.S. citizens and Afghan allies from Afghanistan two years earlier, as many were being sought by the Taliban following the U.S. military’s chaotic withdrawal. Kemthorne and others worked frantically for months to raise money and garner the support of diplomatic channels to charter buses and an Airbus A340 to help resettle the evacuees in the U.S. and Canada.
At one point, with the flight fully booked, the organizers received a list of more people who needed to leave urgently.
“That night, at a total loss for answers, alone, I knelt in prayer,” Kempthorne recalled. “I said, ‘Dear God, we cannot leave these people behind, please give a path forward.’ ”
He said he then had a vision of Mother Mary holding the infant Jesus. It gave him an idea: The babies on the flight didn’t need their own seats, as their parents could hold them. The organizers confirmed that with the airline and were able to add an additional 50 people to the flight, Kempthorne said.
Kempthorne is survived by his wife, as well as their children Heather and Jeff and their families.
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