Hoonah News

The Coast Guard is recognizing the crew of the Alaska Marine Highway System ferry Taku in a ceremony today for their rescue of two men off the fishing vessel Alaskan Pride in Chatham Strait last week.

Seventeen years ago Morgan Fawcett was born bawling and drunk, exposed to alcohol in the womb.

Late Tuesday last week, Capt. Mike Worthington was running the 55-foot Alaskan Pride tender near Funter Bay, about 15 miles south of Point Retreat in Chatham Straits.

Recent births at Bartlett Regional Hospital: * On Sept. 25, 2009, a daughter, Emilyn Cescia Aleigha Gutierrez, weighing 7 pounds, 7 ounces, to Misty Leanne Dyne and Jose Antonio Gomez Gutierrez, of Petersburg.

Juneau resident: Born in Juneau, lived in Haines, Seattle, and Hoonah. Moved back to Juneau five years ago.

Embroiled Hoonah Police Chief Jefferson Hankla resigned earlier this month in the latest round of a months-long maelstrom between the city and its police department that has resulted in mudslinging, reprimands and lawsuits.

Hoonah resident Mike See died Sept. 10, 2009, in Hoonah. Services in Juneau will be at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept.

I signed up for an AmeriCorps term of service partly as my internship to finish up my degree in Outdoor Recreation, Leadership and Management, but also to get hands on experience doing something in my field.

Consecutive harsh winters continue to decimate the deer population on Chichagof Island, causing the U.S. Forest Service and state Department of Fish and Game to close the doe hunting season this fall.

Hoonah City Schools has joined forces with Best Beginnings of Alaska to help young children succeed.

I think that Sealaska and other Native corporations, including the landless, should receive the land that is rightfully theirs.

HOONAH, ALASKA It's no secret that the weak economy is hurting cruise-ship tourism in Alaska.

Recent births at Bartlett Regional Hospital: * On July 10, 2009, a daughter, Kajustee Macie Garrison, weighing 8 pounds, 3 ounces, to Linda Marie Jacobs and Al Garrison, of Douglas.

The mobile mammogram van will visit Hoonah on Tuesday, Aug. 18, with appointments running through Monday, Aug.

Ferry service to several northern Southeast communities this fall will be provided by Allen Marine Tours, a unique use of a private contractor to serve public transportation needs.

A battle between charter boat operators and long-line fisherman over halibut allocations in Southeast Alaska is heading for a final decision later this year in U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C. U.S. District Judge Rosemary Collyer is expected to decide sometime this fall whether to issue a summary judgment, as urged in an intervenor motion by ...

Nine students from around the nation will present their findings today after a 10-week long research project on various issues of marine biology and coastal ecology of Southeast Alaska.

A proposed one-year pilot project would re-establish direct passenger and freight ferry service between Sitka and the villages of Angoon, Kake, Tenakee Springs and Hoonah.

Summer Tlingit Language Group, every Thursday at 6 p.m. at the Angoon Health Clinic.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced Tuesday that Alaska will receive $17.2 million in stimulus money for 11 national forests and trail projects.