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Duly Noted

(Charlene Jones/Chilkat Valley News) Amanda Painter wears some of the items left behind during the Southeast Alaska State Fair.

Southeast Alaska State Fair Executive Director Amanda Brandonsays that the lost and found had eight lost phones, four sets of sunglasses, prescription glasses, a Skull Candy speaker, several headphones, metal drinking vessels galore, puffy jackets, a right-handed kids baseball glove, sweaters, and clothes of all sorts during the fair. Approximately 40 pounds of clothes remain,…

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BOROUGH JOB POSTING: CAT-HERD

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  • The Haines Borough is seeking proposals from qualified persons and firms to provide professional Cat Herding services for the Lutak Dock Reconstruction Project.
  • The selected Cat-herd will oversee design coordination, feeding, permitting, back scratches, construction, catnip, and the occasional disciplinary squirt from a water bottle.

Project:

  • The Lutak Dock is a critical asset supporting freight and fuel, but there are currently herds of cats battling over the area, requiring the Borough to commission a…

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Police Blotter: July 26 – August 1

Sunday, July 26 

A citizen turned in a backpack with items in it at the 30 Block of Second Ave; property logged in lost and found. 

A caller reported they could not find their children at Front St; HBPD officer advised. Caller reported children found. 

A caller requested a welfare check on a citizen at the 3000 Block of Mud Bay Rd; HBPD officer advised. An HBPD officer performed a follow up report at…

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Eating well in the Chilkat Valley: Chickens, the gateway animal

They call chickens “the gateway animal” as they are generally the first animal on the homestead — so easy to raise and so useful. 

They are more than happy to recycle your kitchen waste and garden weeds into the highest quality protein, the one by which all other proteins are measured, with about six grams of protein per egg. 

A young hen will start laying by around six months old and will lay well for…

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Marjory “June” Miller remembered for keeping family close, staying true to herself

A few years ago, June Miller decided it was time for a change. After 20-plus years of going by “June,” it was time to change back to her given name, Marjory. 

“She never even said why – it was just, all of a sudden, ‘nope, everybody’s going to call me Marjory now, stop calling me June, gotta make a change,’” said daughter Alexis Grant. 

That, along with her purple hair, was one of the latest…

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Entertainment

The Bizarre Chicken Sandwich Meg Stalter Wants A Restaurant To Name After Her

Well-known comedian Meg Stalter joined up with Knorr to bring comedy and chicken together for a tasty roasted event. Her inspired chicken sandwich is different.

​Mashed – Fast Food, Celebrity Chefs, Grocery, Reviews

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Marilyn Wilson remembered as “vault of knowledge and history”

Longtime Chilkat Valley resident Marilyn Wilson died June 26. She would have been 88 this month. 

Wilson was born Aug. 3, 1938, in Juneau to Norwegian mother Nancy Burke and Lingít father Ben Wright of Angoon. Marilyn was Teikweidí, brought in by the late Esther Shea of Ketchikan, and her Tlingit name was Gush gu ge’. She spent much of her youth in Skagway, as well as in Angoon with her father’s mother, who raised…

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Music

We Can’t Believe These Country Stars Aren’t in the Grand Ole Opry

Here are 31 artists who are not Grand Ole Opry members. In some cases, the reason why is stunning. Continue reading…​The Boot – Country Music News, Music Videos and Songs

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We Can’t Believe These Country Stars Aren’t in the Grand Ole Opry

Here are 31 artists who are not Grand Ole Opry members. In some cases, the reason why is stunning. Continue reading…​Country Music News – Taste of Country

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Food

12 Underrated ’60s Candies You Need To Try

While several popular candies of the 1960s have been lost to history, several beloved sweet treats are still around – and worth trying – today.

​Food Republic – Restaurants, Reviews, Recipes, Cooking Tips