2020 Municipal Election Coverage

As a young girl in the late 1960’s, Cheryl D. Stickler attended the Haines elementary school until third grade. After leaving Haines she started a career in education,  teaching in logging camps around Alaska. She returned to the Chilkat Valley with her husband and...

Caitie Kirby is originally from Idaho. She came to Haines for a visit in May of 2016, and by July she had sold all her things and moved here full time.  "It just kind of sucked me in," Kirby said. "I’ve worked a couple places in town. I’ve been working at Mountain...

Helen Alten is an art conservator, specializing in protecting historical sites and objects from deterioration. She moved to Alaska 26 years ago where she has consulted and worked on preservation projects around the state. In 2014, she started working as the director...

Carol Tuynman has been living in Haines as a permanent resident since 2010. She said after moving to the Chilkat Valley she was struck by all the impressive people she met, but there were some challenges facing the community that she wanted to help out with. That's...

Brenda Josephson worked for 10 years as a controller and compliance officer for Southeast Roadbuilders, a local construction company. She left the job in 2018 when the business was sold to Coalaska and is starting to move into semi-retirement. "I’m working part time...

Jerry Lapp moved to Haines with his wife in 1977 to help his family run the 33 Mile Roadhouse. They ran it for 34 years before selling it in 2011 and moving into town. Lapp has also worked in construction and other jobs around Haines.  Outside of work he has...