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Chilkat Valley News
Volume XLIII Number 42
Thursday, October 24, 2013
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Borough’s report
upholds election
A Seattle film crew interviews Christy Tengs Fowler at a Gateway Building office last week.
Christy’s dream attracts film crew
By Karen Garcia
Documentary filmmakers came
to Haines last week to capture a
local songwriter’s quest to gain
the attention of television celebrity
Dr Phil.
For years, Bamboo Room and
Pioneer Bar owner Christy Tengs
Fowler has tried to get her demo
album “The Dr. Phil Project” into
the hands of the talk show host
and psychologist who inspired the
nine songs with his witticisms and
philosophies.
Dr. Phillip McGraw so far
hasn’t acknowledged Fowler’s
work, even when she traveled to
Los Angeles and managed to get
the CD in the hands of a couple
people loosely affiliated with
McGraw.
The work of four Seattle-based
documentary filmmakers may
change that.
The crew came to Haines
Oct. 7-14 to begin filming for
“Above the Bamboo Room,” a
documentary intent on telling
Fowler’s exceptional life story
while gaining publicity for the
local songwriter.
Co-producer Terri Weagant
met Fowler when she lived in
Haines five years ago. Weagant
said she became captivated by the
bar owner years later after reading
an article in the CVN.
Freelance reporter Sara Chapell
recounted Fowler’s graduation
from the prestigious Berklee
College of Music in 1983 and her
travels to Nashville to promote her
demo album, which she recorded
in Los Angeles. Fowler was
offered a chance to work with
CBS Records’ staff writers, but
returned to Haines to run the bar
at the request of her father.
The narrative is familiar: the
talented dreamer trapped by the
realities of life keeping her dream
alive the face of adversity. The
Roundup takes extra
pills out of circulation
For the first time, the Haines
Borough Police Department
will be participating in a national
prescription round-up program
that aims to rid communities of
unused medication that might
otherwise be abused or sold
illegally.
People can drop off expired
or unused medication at the
police department from 10 a.m.
to 2 p.m. Saturday.
According to interim police
chief Simon Ford, the nonmedical use of prescription
drugs ranks second only to
marijuana as the most common
form of drug abuse in America.
“It is a problem right here in
Haines,” he said.
The majority of teenagers
abusing prescription drugs get
them from family and friends,
or from the home medicine
cabinet, he said.
T hrowing unwanted or
expired medications in the
trash is an ineffective means
of disposal, as the drugs can
be accidentally accessed by
small children and swallowed.
Medication should also not be
flushed down the toilet because
the pills contaminate the water
supply and can have adverse
effects on wildlife.
A ccording to the state,
National Prescription Drug
Take-Back Day started Sept.
25, 2010, with 3,000 state and
local law enforcement agencies
participating and more than 121
tons of pills turned in.
Last year, more than two
tons of prescription medications
were collected statewide
between two take-back events
in April and October.
C all 766-2121 for more
information.
specifics of Fowler’s story might be
unique, but the general trajectory
of her life, her circumstances,
and her perseverance speak to the
human condition.
That’s why Weagant and her
colleagues David Wulzen, Monica
Wulzen and Danny Galarneau
didn’t just spend hours and hours
interviewing Fowler. They talked
to Fowler’s family members,
friends and employees, as well as
longtime Haines residents.
“We wanted to paint a big
picture of Haines and the idea
of the dream,” Weagant said.
“Haines has got a whole bunch of
huge dreamers, and we’re trying
to figure out if is it only in a place
like this people can have dreams
this huge? Is everywhere else too
jaded?”
Fowler said she spent about
15 hours in filmed interviews at
See MYERS page 9
By Karen Garcia
Mistakes were made during
the Oct. 1 municipal election, but
they were not egregious enough to
warrant overturning the results and
ordering a new election, according
to a report written by Haines
Borough staff and accepted by the
assembly Tuesday.
The assembly voted 5-0 to
certify the election. Member
Norm Smith was absent.
School board candidate Ardy
Miller, who challenged the
election, did not return calls
for comment by press time
Wednesday on whether she would
appeal the assembly’s decision.
Borough attorney Brooks
Chandler, prime author of the
24-page investigation report,
presented it during a committee of
the whole meeting Tuesday.
The report said the rejection of
“undervoted” ballots was a new
phenomenon experienced by
voters due to a change to a rosterstyle ballot. (Undervoted refers
to a voted ballot on which voters
chose to not mark preferences for
as many seats as were open.)
The report said the language
and tone used by election workers
to explain the rejection didn’t
constitute an attempt to coerce or
influence voters. “No election worker forced a
voter to return to the voting booth.
No election worker did anything
other than provide the voter the
option to return to the voting booth
or to have their vote accepted as
originally cast using the ‘override’
function of the voting machine. At
the end of the day, the decision
whether to vote for an additional
candidate was the voter’s alone to
make and all votes ultimately cast
were a product of the voter’s free
will,” the report said.
On Oct. 17, Chandler
interviewed election workers
Jeanette Heinrich, Leslee Downer,
Donna Catotti, Ramona Holmes,
Diann Ahrens, Frankie Perry,
Beverly Leak and Terry Shaw.
Each said they didn’t tell voters
they “should” go back into the
booth, but instead informed them
they could “choose” to reenter the
booth and more completely fill out
their ballots.
Catotti, who worked at precinct
one at the American Bald Eagle
Foundation, said poll workers
weren’t provided a protocol
on how to deal with the large
numbers of rejected ballots, but
said she heard co-workers at the
Accu-Vote machine “offering
people the choice...every single
time.”
“They could go back and choose
more, but they certainly didn’t
have to,” Catotti said.
Dana Hallett, the only voter to
speak at the investigation hearing
who cast his ballot in person on
election day, said his ballot was
rejected three or four times before
a poll worker came over to help
him.
Though the woman was “very
professional” and “appropriate,”
Hallett said he didn’t like that the
worker could see his ballot – he
claimed the privacy sleeve wasn’t
used when his ballot was rejected.
“I think that the election was
flawed... We really need to not
certify this election and do it
again,” Hallett said.
During the investigation,
borough clerk Julie Cozzi, who
oversees local elections, testified
that she previously instructed
Dominion, the company
responsible for programming the
Accu-Vote machines, to program
the machines to reject undervoted
ballots, overvoted ballots and
ballots that were entirely blank.
See VOTE page 3
Police chief finalists down to 2
By Karen Garcia
The number of finalists for
Haines Borough Police Chief has
dropped to two after applicant
Scott Happ recently withdrew his
name from consideration, leaving
interim police chief Simon Ford
and Christopher Canaski of Des
Allemands, La. to vie for the job. Also, interim borough manager
Julie Cozzi said she won’t
abide by a recommendation
by the borough’s Public Safety
Commission to delay a hire until
a permanent borough manager is
hired.
Former manager Mark Earnest
initially narrowed the field of 16
to four, but eliminated finalist
Steven Annetts’ application after
preliminary Google searches by
the Chilkat Valley News revealed
a troublesome work history.
Happ recently notified the
borough that, after careful
consideration and review of
Haines’ current affairs in the
Chilkat Valley News, he decided
to withdraw.
“It just didn’t seem like it
was going to be a good fit for
me,” Happ said in an interview
Tuesday. “It didn’t seem like
anybody recommended by the old
city manager was going to get a
good break.”
Happ said though the
community seems “fabulous,” he
didn’t think it was the right time
for him to move to Haines.
Interim manager Cozzi said she
is waiting to receive the results
of background checks on Ford
and Canaski, which are being
performed by Russell Consulting,
LLC.
The Public Safety Commission
voted Sept. 30 to recommend
the borough hold off on making
a selection until a new manager
is hired.
“While it is important
to give consideration to a
recommendation, the manager is
not bound by it,” Cozzi said this
week, describing the commission’s
position as “not acceptable.”
Cozzi said she strongly agrees
with Earnest’s reasons for not
postponing the hire. Earnest cited
the department’s current short
staffing, and unfairness to current
applicants who would be expected
to wait as much as five months
before a decision is made.
“Why should the hire be left to
someone with no knowledge of
the department and community?
Even an ‘excellent’ manager will
be getting their feet on the ground
for the first six months,” Earnest
said.
Cozzi said she expects
background check results by Oct.
25. If those come up clean, Cozzi
hopes to assemble a committee
to interview Ford and Canaski.
If Canaski passes the phone
interview stage, he would then
come up for a second, in-person
interview, Cozzi said.
Former police chief Gary Lowe
was not interviewed, a scenario
Cozzi does not want to repeat. “I
just think it would be important
for the public to know he came in
person,” she said.
Cozzi said she would make a
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Editorial
Chilkat Valley News Save the Date
Some readers have questioned why the CVN publishes letters they
find offensive.
It has long been this newspaper’s policy to publish letters written by
residents (and ones by non-residents on local matters) and to edit them
only for factual accuracy, libel, taste, grammar, spelling and length.
We publish all letters that fit within our guidelines. When a letter
elicits a rebuttal letter, we allow the writer and the rebutter to respond
to each other, once.
Writers can say the mayor or school superintendent is a fink, or even
a jerk. They can say their actions stink like a pig farm in a heat wave.
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled a long time ago that citizens have a
right to voice opinions on matters of public interest and concern, even
in severe terms.
Public officials, by seeking the positions they hold, subject themselves
to public scrutiny. The courts have ruled that the importance of scrutiny
of public officials in a democracy outweighs the concerns officials have
for their reputations.
What a letter writer says may seem hurtful and make readers cringe,
but that doesn’t mean such language should be censored by the editor
to smooth things over. The marketplace of ideas in a free society is, by
its nature, a raucous place. It’s not Sunday school class.
Finally, the letters column, in a large sense, belongs to the community.
The newspaper provides the space as a place for community members
to speak freely, in their own voices, about what concerns them. Letters
are opinions, and often ones that are held strongly.
It would be great if everyone were polite, but it’s not the editor’s
place to require that or to dress a letter-writer’s opinions in clothing
that may be more pleasing to readers who may be offended.
-- Tom Morphet
Letters to the Editor
Why should taxpayers cover scofflaws?
As far as I am concerned, the knot-heads have struck again. I can’t
understand why our borough assembly seems to always come up with
stupid solutions to problems. Why should they punish law-abiding
citizens for the acts of the scumbags who don’t obey the laws? Tell
me why they can’t get the VIN number from the vehicles left along the
road and determine the owners and punish them. Easy to do, and if
the responsible party won’t pay the fee for taking care of the vehicle,
attach their Permanent Fund dividend. I sure as hell, as a responsible
citizen, don’t want to pay my hard-earned retirement pay to this tax so
a scumbag isn’t obeying the law. Wise up!
Gary E. Hess
Mud Bay woodcutters need permits
The land beside Mud Bay Road from the bottom of the hill at 4
Mile to the private property past Letnikof Cove marina is not open for
woodcutting of any kind, including personal use. Unlike other state
land in the area, this land is held by the Alaska Mental Health Trust
and the University of Alaska. Any cutting of trees, standing or down,
must be done under permit.
This announcement is being given as several residents have recently
been contacted in reference to cutting in the area and there have been
questions in the past as to whether or not cutting here is permitted.
Anyone taking trees from the Mental Health Trust/University of
Alaska land without a permit can be charged with theft. The severity
of the charge is based on the commercial value of the tree which has
been damaged or stolen, and can easily rise to the level of a felony
theft for a single tree. In addition, the tree and all equipment used in
the theft (logging equipment/vehicles, etc.) can be seized.
Please contact the local DNR Forestry office at 907-766-2120 for
information on areas that are open for personal use wood cutting.
Trooper Andrew Neason, Alaska State Troopers
Trooper Ken VanSpronsen, Alaska Wildlife Troopers
Haines Woman’s Club bazaar set
The Haines Woman’s Club’s Bazaar will be held Saturday, Nov. 16
at the Haines gym and cafeteria from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Besides the
delicious bake table, the Woman’s Club will be serving chili and hot
dogs. I still have a few tables, so give me a call at 314-0630 or 766-2652.
We are also serving chili and hot dogs at the community Christmas
bazaar on Dec. 7. So come on down and start filling your Christmas
list and have a bowl of chili or a hot dog. See you there!
Georgia Sampson
President, HWC
Town needs to address theft problem
This October I had hundreds of dollars of mechanic tools stolen out
of my truck. Some of those tools were gifts from loved ones who passed
away. Those tools took decades to acquire and being handicapped, low
income, it will take many years to replace them. Now I don’t have tools
to fix the things my wife and I own or repair a neighbor’s or friend’s
chainsaw or ATV. I can no longer lend them to people in need. This
thief created much hardship and sorrow but I’m sure they don’t care.
The tools my dad, uncles and grandfather gave me are gone forever.
The only thing that makes me smile is knowing thieves eventually get
caught and who hires or trusts a thief? Haines used to be a place where
you could trust others, but not now with thieves. I think the custom in
Saudi Arabia of cutting the hand off a thief isn’t a bad idea! Now I lock
everything up and have a webcam watching my truck and home and
advise everyone to do the same. Haines must address this problem,
because any of you could be the next victim.
Bill Archer
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To list an event in Save the Date, phone 766-2688 or
email cvn@chilkatvalleynews.com.
Thursday, Oct. 24
Walkers, 8 to 9:30 a.m. in the high school
gym. Every Tuesday and Thursday.
Scholastic Book Fair, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. in
the school library. Continues until Oct. 31.
Bald Eagle Migration Patterns, 5 p.m. at
the library.
Burger Feed, 5 p.m. at the American
Legion.
Chamber Bingo Night, 6:30 p.m. at the
ANB Hall. Every other Thursday.
Friday, Oct. 25
S i n g O u t S t ro n g a n d R e a d y f o r
Kindergarten informational meeting, 11
a.m. at the library.
After School Beading, 3:30 p.m. at the
library.
Venturer Scout Gear Swap drop-off, 4 to
7 p.m. at the ANB Hall.
Homework Help, 4:30 p.m. at the library.
Trick-or-Trot, 5:30 p.m. 5K starting in
Dalton City.
Haines Friends of Recycling Annual
Meeting and Spaghetti Dinner, 6 to 7:30 p.m.
in the school cafeteria.
Saturday, Oct. 26
Venturer Scouts Gear Swap Sale, 9 to noon
at the ANB Hall.
Prescription Drug Roundup, 10 to 2 p.m.
at the police station.
ANS Camp 5 Regular Business meeting,
1 p.m. at the library.
Library Book Club, 3 p.m. at the library.
Rocky Horror Picture Show, 8 p.m. at the
Fort Seward Lodge. Fundraiser for the middle
school volleyball team.
Sunday, Oct. 27
David Myles Trio, 7 p.m. at the Chilkat
Center. Presented by the Haines Arts Council.
Monday, Oct. 28
October 24, 2013
Haines Port Security meeting, 10:30 a.m.
in assembly chambers.
After School Orange Origami, 3:30 p.m.
at the library.
Birding with Jedediah, 5 p.m. at the library.
Open Gym Volleyball, 8:30 to 10 p.m. in
the high school gym. Also Wednesdays.
Tuesday, Oct. 29
AD HOC Picture Point Design Committee,
9 a.m. in assembly chambers.
Tikes and Trikes, 9:30 to 11 a.m. in the
elementary gym. Also Thursdays.
Chief and Council Community meeting,
4 to 7 p.m. at the ANB Hall.
Taco Tuesday, 5 p.m. at the American
Legion.
Tlingit Language Class, 6:30 to 8 p.m. at
the museum.
Open Gym Basketball, 8:30 to 10 p.m. in
the high school gym. Also Thursdays.
Wednesday, Oct. 30
After School Pumpkin Story, 3:30 p.m. at
the library.
Homework Help, 4:30 p.m. at the library.
Basic Digital Photo Class, 6 p.m. at the
school. $50 for four sessions, 766-6727.
Friday, Nov. 1
Inservice Day for Haines School staff, no
school for students.
Saturday, Nov. 2
Haines Chamber of Commerce Banquet
Dinner, 6 p.m. at Harriett Hall.
Sunday, Nov. 3
Daylight Savings, Set clocks back at
midnight.
Tuesday, Nov. 5
Library Film Club meeting, 6:30 p.m. at
the library.
Car Care Class for Women, 6 p.m. in the
mechanic shop. Also Nov. 12. 766-6727/
Tuesday, Nov. 12
Haines Woman’s Club meeting, 5 p.m. at
the library.
Borough Assembly meeting, 6:30 p.m. in
assembly chambers.
Duly Noted
By Karen Garcia
Southeast Alaska State Fair
Director Jessica Edwards sent 27
department champions, division
winners, and exceptional bestof-class entries from Haines to
the Alaska State Fair in Palmer,
where three entries rose to the
top. Gina St. Clair took first
place in creative arts and crafts
(miscellaneous) for her spicy
rose soap, made with local rose
petals. Christina Baskaya placed
first in sewing (teens and women)
with her classic-tailored jacket.
Helen Mooney’s blue crocheted
sweater with a design around the
yolk also took first in handwork
and needlework (crochet). “My
piece was the centerpiece of
everything in the crochet section.
I was pretty proud,” Mooney said.
Joan Snyder’s son-in-law
chef Travis Kukull is featured
in the October issue of Seattle
Magazine for his restaurant
Gastropod, which the magazine
named one of the best brewpubs
in the city. In the article, Kukull
is praised for his “whimsical,
adventurous dishes,” which pair
well with brewmaster Cody
Morris’ uncommon flavors
(including shiitake mushroom
beer). Kukull worked as a chef at
the Halsingland Hotel for several
summers, and prepared the meal
for the Southeast Alaska State
Fair’s gourmet Brewer’s Dinner
last May.
Players Frank Holmes, Henry
Wo n g , S t a n J o n e s , S a l l y
Lix and Bob Lix traveled to
Juneau Oct. 11-13 for the bridge
sectional tournament at the
Mountain View Senior Center.
Bob and Sally played with Mark
Davey and Chris Bookless from
Whitehorse, Y.T., and took first
place in the double-session team
game category. Sally and Bob
also won in the single-session pair
game. Holmes, Wong and Jones,
along with Jones’ Juneau-based
sister Evelyn Hazelton, came
in second in the double-session
team game category. Bob and
Sally will travel to the national
bridge tournament in Phoenix this
November, where more than 8,000
card players will compete.
Carlos Jimenez returned from
a weeklong trip to Kennewick,
Wash., where he helped
grandfather Gordon Tandy pack
up his possessions and buy warm
clothes for Tandy’s impending
move to Haines. Jimenez’s
mother Susie Tandy is traveling
to Kennewick next week to pick
Gordon up and bring him to
Haines Assisted Living, just
down the street from greatgrandsons Hayden and Asher
Jimenez. Gordon’s
wife, Elizabeth Bradley Tandy,
who died in 2011, went to a
private girls’ high school in Marin
County, Calif., with HAL resident
Lucy Harrell. Harrell is looking
forward to going through old
school pictures and photo albums
that Gordon is bringing up.
Fish apparently aren’t cutting
it for two brown bears who
were seen digging up carrots
on Spencer Douthit’s farm patch
on Allen Road. Tom and Liz
Heywood spotted the hungry
bears. “They were just lying down
in the dirt, digging and munching
on carrots, not causing a fuss,”
Tom said.
KHNS won two awards at the
Alaska Broadcasters Association’s
2013 Goldie Awards Saturday.
Host and producer Debra
Schnabel and producer Margaret
Friedenauer won “Radio Public
Affairs Program Division Two”
for “Talk Around Town.” The
new program “Sing Out Strong”
also took “Radio Service to
Children Division Two.” The
show is produced by Amelia
Nash and scripted by Jeanne
Kitayama. Holly Davis and John
Caleb Davis sing on the show.
James Hart attended the
National Conference of American
Indians in Tulsa, Okla., as a youth
representative. Hart participated
in youth sessions from Oct.
14 to Oct. 17 and listened to
speakers present on issues facing
Native communities all over
the country. On the last day,
Hart presented to the general
assembly to raise awareness of
drug and alcohol abuse among
Native youth. Dave Berry, Ted
Hart, Evangeline Willard and
Harriet Brouillette also attended
the conference. Karen Garcia’s younger
brother Bryant Garcia bumped
into Chandler Kemp on the
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Vol. XLII #42 October 24, 2013
October 24, 2013
Chilkat Valley News
LETTERS from page 2
Highway work should value salmon
The fact that the Haines Highway Realignment Plan has been in the
works for 10 years is no reason to discount that more than 200 people
have affirmed they are not happy with the plan as proposed. These
voices, from various sides of the political and economic spectrum,
should be embraced and these people listened to. A straight highway
designed for high-speed traffic is only one vision of the final design. A
variety of designs should be considered. Placing the highest value on
salmon, as the keystone species of our valley, makes good economic
and ecological sense. You cannot design nor construct a wetland that
replicates the diversity and high value of the roadside wetlands that
exist today. These should be protected. Rather than question that the
National Audubon Society has an interest in our valley, we should
be proud that we have a world-class bald eagle preserve that merits
national and international attention. After all, it was the studies funded
by the Audubon Society that led to the creation of the Alaska Chilkat
Bald Eagle Preserve in 1982. Their efforts, combined with voices from
local, state and other national groups, helped protect this critical area
from potentially damaging mining and logging development. Our
economy is changing and we should recognize and carefully consider
which design options maximize our chance for a sustainable future.
Joe Ordonez
Truth is line that shouldn’t be crossed
In reference to Kathleen Menke’s letter of Oct. 17, let us talk about
“crossing the line.” In my opinion, the line that should never be crossed
is the line of truth. I do not understand why Menke thinks that telling
the truth is “crossing the line.” I think that lying, speaking non-truth, or
knowingly providing false information on written documents is crossing
the line. Providing false information on employment applications
clearly is “crossing the line.”
Xi Cui provided false information on her employment application.
Cui stated that she was legally eligible to work in the United States,
when in fact she was not eligible to work in the United States. Cui’s
application should have been rejected for two reasons, Cui was not
eligible to seek employment in the United States, and Cui lied on her
application stating that she was eligible to seek employment in the
United States.
Earnest then pursued what I maintain is the illegal use of an H1B visa
for Cui, violating federal law, as well as moral, ethical, and patriotic
standards. Reporting on government officials who are engaging in
illegal and unethical activities is not crossing the line. Lying on an
employment application is crossing the line, and is normally grounds
for immediate termination. Do not shoot the messenger, at least before
you understand the facts.
Hiring of Cui is just another indication of a dysfunctional government.
Cui should be terminated for lying on her employment application, just
like anyone else.
Fred Einspruch
Remember car tax next time you vote
Well, our tax-and-spend Haines Borough Assembly has done it.
They have raised our taxes again! If you weren’t paying attention, you
may not have noticed the agenda item this past Tuesday that imposes
a $22 per vehicle tax that is to pay for abandoned vehicle removal
and disposal.
Yep, every time you renew your vehicle registration, you are hit with
an additional $22 tax. That means your motorcycle, snowmachine, fourwheeler, wood truck, and boat trailer are taxed. There already are laws
on the books that deal with abandoned vehicles. If the borough would
just enforce those, there would be no reason for this unwarranted tax. I
hope that come next election cycle, the registered voters of this borough
remember who on the assembly voted for this ridiculous, unfair, and
unnecessary tax.
In the meantime, I plan to register my vehicles outside of the Haines
Borough and I would encourage those that can to do the same.
Greg Goodman
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Hotch lays out funding dream
Project leader Lani Hotch said
Saturday she wants to open the
Jilkaat Kwaan Heritage Center in
May 2015, despite the fact that
she’s $2.8 million short of funding
to complete the building that is
now framed up.
“I’m a believer. The Scriptures
say, ‘According to your faith, be
it unto you.’ I like to believe in
big things,” Hotch said during a
break in the action at the annual
fundraiser dinner and auction for
the project, held at the Klukwan
ANS Hall. “I make (grant-writers)
Ann (Myren) and Cecily (Stern)
nervous,” she said.
About $3.5 million has been
spent on the project to date,
and the remainder will cost an
estimated $4 million, but Hotch
told the fundraiser audience she
has some ideas to bring it within
reach.
Work by contractor Dawson
Construction has come in under
budget, saving the project about
$200,000. That means, when
crews finish closing in the building
in December, they’ll also be able
to complete interior wall framing
and to rough-in electrical work. A
glycol and tubing system, covered
by a blanket, will protect the floor.
Hotch said she would also
lop off elements of the project’s
second phase, including a parking
lot, landscaping and an eagleviewing boardwalk, $1 million
worth of work, not necessary for
occupancy. That pares the price
tag to $2.77 million.
Toward finishing the building,
she’ll seek $400,000 in a National
Endowment for the Humanities
“challenge grant,” $375,000 from
Art Place America, $500,000
from the federal department of
The machine, however, was not
programmed to reject ballots on
which voters chose to not mark a
preference in an individual race.
Thus, the undervoting rejection
mechanism was effectively “inert”
until this year’s election, Cozzi
said.
As she does every election,
Cozzi tested several ballots with
different voting configurations
marked to see how the machine
would respond. Though she
saw the undervoted ballot was
kicked back, Cozzi said she
“never imagined” so many people
would undervote and that it would
become an issue.
“I just missed that possibility
that there could be that many,”
Cozzi said.
Election worker Frankie Perry,
who was in charge of polls at the
Klehini Valley Fire Department,
said while Cozzi went over the
election rules with her the night
prior and discussed the new
roster system, she wasn’t given
instructions on how to deal with
the rejection of undervoted ballots
and wasn’t warned they would be
kicked back.
“ We t h o u g h t t h e r e w a s
something wrong with the
machine,” said election worker
Terry Shaw. The workers were
brought up to speed only after
phoning the borough and speaking
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Jilkaat Kwaan Heritage Center director Lani Hotch shows dried
fish and eulachon oil offered for auction during Saturday’s
fundraiser.
Housing and Urban Development,
and $750,000 from Alaska’s
Rasmuson Foundation.
That would still leave $599,000
to be raised. Hotch is hoping a
chunk of that might come during
an upcoming auction at Seattle’s
Burke Museum Dec. 7. The firsttime event will include art by
some of the big names working
in the Northwest Coast style,
including Preston Singletary and
Cheryl Samuel. Seattle is a hub for
the art form.
“I think people will want to help
with the project. It’s also a big
thing that the center will have the
Whale House artifacts available
and open to the public. A lot of
people into Northwest Coast Art
are excited about that possibility,”
Hotch said.
Part of what makes Hotch
hopeful about completing the
project is that her initiative seems
to open other doors. The project
recently received about $50,000 in
a planning grant from the Bureau
of Indian Affairs. Then the agency
notified her that an additional
$25,000 was available for the
project.
The project also recently
received a $40,000 grant from
the National Park Service for a
Whale House interior exhibit.
(The project recently received
permission from the Ganaxetedi
clan to display the Whale House
carvings, considered among the
finest pieces of Northwest Coast
Indian art.)
Another $50,000 recently
came from the Institute of
Museum and Library Services
for management of clan treasures,
including cabinets, documentation
and inventory, Hotch said.
with deputy clerk Michelle Webb.
After that, voters whose ballots
were rejected for undervoting
were told they could vote for
two assembly members and three
school board members, or they
could choose to submit the ballot
as-is.
Absentee voters received
no instructions concerning
undervoting issue and there was a
higher percentage of undervoting
on ballots cast absentee.
Chandler said there was no way
to determine if returning to the
voting booth after undervoting
changed the results of the election.
He said that voters returning to the
voting booth wouldn’t necessarily
favor one candidate or another.
Regarding the presence of
a copy of the Chilkat Valley
News at the polling place, the
investigation concluded “having
the newspaper in the polling place
was a mistake but this mistake
was not sufficient to change the
result of the election and does not
appear to be an intentional effort
to ‘electioneer’ on behalf of any
particular candidate.”
The election investigation
committee (Chandler, Cozzi and
Webb) recommended the assembly
direct the borough clerk to change
the Accu-Vote programming for
the 2014 election so undervoted
ballots are not rejected.
Several assembly members,
before certifying the election,
referred to the experience as
“a learning process. “We will
make it better,” said assembly
member Joanne Waterman. “We
will make the changes that need
to be changed.”
Assembly member Steve Vick
acknowledged mistakes were
made but said he didn’t believe
the confusion favored any one
candidate, and couldn’t find a
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Chilkat Valley News October 24, 2013
Happy
Halloween!
Halloween Schedule
October 25: Trick or Trot 5k
October 26: Rocky Horror Picture Show showing
October 31: Uglys Haunted House
November 1: No Class for the Haines Schools
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Carve safely
• Decorate with markers or paint. Let young
children draw faces on pumpkins with washable markers or child-friendly paint. Leave any
carving to an adult.
• Use candles with care. Place candlelit pumpkins on a sturdy surface away from curtains
and other flammable objects. Never leave candlelit pumpkins unattended. Better yet, light
pumpkins with flashlights or battery-operated
flameless candles instead.
Get clever with costumes
• The brighter the better. Whether you buy a
costume or make one yourself, choose bright
colors and flame-retardant materials. If your
child will be trick-or-treating outdoors after
dark, attach reflective tape to his or her costume.
• Size it right. In case it’s chilly outdoors, make
sure your child’s costume is loose enough for
warm clothing to be worn underneath — but
not long enough to cause tripping. Avoid oversized shoes and high heels.
• Skip the masks. A mask can obstruct your
child’s vision, especially if it slips out of place.
Use kid-friendly makeup instead.
• Limit accessories. Pointed props — such as
wands, swords and knives — may pose safety
hazards.
Trick-or-treat with care
• Get in on the fun. Accompany trick-or-treaters younger than age 12. Pin a piece of paper
with your child’s name, address and phone
number inside your child’s pocket in case you
get separated.
• Encourage older kids to trick-or-treat with
a group of friends, parents or older siblings.
Make sure someone in the group carries a flashlight with fresh batteries.
• Stay close to home. Don’t allow your child to
go door to door in an unfamiliar neighborhood.
Set ground rules. If your child will be trick-ortreating without you, establish a route and set a
curfew. Review safety rules, including staying
with the group, walking only on the sidewalk,
approaching only clearly lit homes and never
going inside a home. You may want to give
your child a cell phone for the evening should
he or she need to contact you.
• Inspect the treats carefully. Don’t let your
child snack while he or she is trick-or-treating.
Feed your child a healthy snack before heading out, and inspect the treats before allowing
your child to dive in. Discard anything that’s
not sealed, has torn packaging or looks questionable. If you have young children, weed out
gum, peanuts, hard candies and other choking
hazards.
• Ration the loot. If your child collects gobs of
goodies, dole out a few pieces at a time and save
the rest. You may even ask your child if he or
she would like to swap some — or all — of the
candy for something else, such as a special toy,
book or outing. You might also suggest donating excess candy to a food shelf or other charity.
• Plan a party. Consider planning a trick-ortreat party with a couple of neighbors instead
of house-to-house door knocking. Decorate
the garages, have a costume contest, and plan
games and prizes.
Lots of Halloween
stickers and tattoos
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Stay safe and sweet on the home front
• Clean up. Put away anything trick-or-treaters could trip over, such as garden hoses, toys,
bikes and lawn decorations. Clear wet leaves,
snow or other debris from the sidewalk.
• Turn the lights on. Replace any burned-out
bulbs to ensure good visibility at the walkway
and front door.
• Control your pets. Take no chances that your
pet might be frightened and chase or bite a child
at your door.
• Consider sugar substitutes. Instead of handing out sugar-laden treats, try stickers, glittery
pencils, rubber insects or colored chalk.
• If you’ll be driving on Halloween, watch for
children who might pop out between parked
cars. Be especially careful entering or leaving
driveways and alleys. Extra caution can help
ensure Halloween safety for everyone.
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and have
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Chilkat Valley News
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Halloween Outlook
Changes in store
at haunted house
Halloween revelers can expect
more tricks and fewer treats this
year, because the Uglys of Haines
are planning on ramping up the
scares at their haunted house at
the ANB Hall.
The Uglys have put on a
haunted house for the past three
years. This Halloween, some
of the older Uglys who have
traditionally been in charge of the
show – Chuck Mitman and Gary
Jacobson – are handing over the
reins to the younger crew.
“They’re going to kick it up a
notch,” Mitman said.
For the first time, the entire
ANB Hall will be used, as
opposed to just the basement
or portions of the upstairs. The
upstairs will feature a maze-style
walkthrough, while downstairs
will showcase the “main event,”
said co-organizer Rick Riker.
“We’re trying to get away from
the same-old, same-old,” Riker
said.
Past years have included a mad
scientist torturing his victim, a
disemboweled man with his guts
strewn out on a table, and plenty
of monsters and ghouls lurking in
the shadows, ready to pop out and
elicit a shriek or two.
The jumpers are too traditional
to leave out, Riker said. And those
are the ones who usually get the
best reactions, he added.
“Last year, we had an older
teenager that got really scared,
and in her flight, she head-butted
one of the actors in the haunted
house,” Riker said. “Whenever
we get a reaction like that, it really
makes all the effort we put into it
worthwhile.”
Several small children always
refuse to enter, and every now
and again one will cry. “We don’t
want to traumatize anyone by any
means, but when we get a genuine
reaction, it’s flattering.”
Riker was hesitant to reveal
what new horrors the haunted
house will feature this year, but
Mitman said he is confident the
younger Uglys are up to the task
of scaring the wits out of Haines
residents.
“It’s hard to let go of these
things, but we’ll see. It could be
better; get some fresh stuff on it
and let them create something,”
Mitman said.
Riker had one promise: “It’ll be
better done, less hokey. This year
should be significantly better than
years past.”
The haunted house will be open
from roughly 6 to 8:30 p.m. on
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Seeking
costumed
athletes
Adriane Franks’ house on Allen Road was alight with ghouls this
week. Matt Davis photo.
Three students guess
giant pumpkin’s weight
Armchair reckoning topped
scientific calculation in the contest
to guess the weight of the giant
pumpkin at the Haines School
library.
Three students – Nathan Haas,
11, Wesley Verhamme, 10, and
Luke Davis, 8 – correctly guessed
that the pumpkin weighs 160
pounds. That was better than
high school science teacher Mark
Fontenot’s estimate of 141.8
pounds based on an empirical
algorithm and information from
a pumpkin website. It also beat
a guess of 152 pounds that
employed a calculus formula
incorporating estimates of volume
and density.
Librarian Leigh Horner allowed
guessers to handle the pumpkin
and to make measurements of it.
“I know I can lift over 100
pounds and I couldn’t quite lift
it up, so I put down 150 and 160
and then I erased 150,” Verhamme
said, describing how he reasoned
out his guess. “It was kind of hard
to lift because of its weird shape.”
Haas based his guess on
his experience moving giant
snowballs. “I used to make big
snowballs. They got bigger,
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Kaya Ramirez’s brain design
to be carved into the giant
pumpkin was chosen from
about 50 submitted.
so I kind of know how much
something that size weighs. I
figured they were about the same.”
Said third-grade winner Davis:
“I was thinking it was going to
be between 100 and 200 because
it was big, but not huge. And I
thought it was going to be above
150.”
Fontenot said he put three
different pumpkins into water to
test their density and each floated
at a different level. Density varies
from pumpkin to pumpkin, which
complicates scientific estimates of
weight, he said. “There’s probably
not a particularly scientific way to
beat the guesser.”
The high school’s engineering
class will carve the pumpkin into a
brain, based on a design submitted
by sophomore Kaya Ramirez and
voted on by students. Students
submitted 50 designs.
Students were required to read
a book for every guess submitted
and some 270 books were read
during the past two weeks, Horner
said. “I got a lot of participation
in the pumpkin. The pumpkin has
brought a lot of life to the library.”
The carved pumpkin will be on
display at the library next week.
Clever costumes won’t just
get you extra candy while trickor-treating this year. The bestdressed runners and walkers at
Friday’s “Trick or Trot 5K Fun
Run/Walk” also will be taking
home prizes.
The 5K begins at 5:30 in Dalton
City at the Southeast Alaska State
Fairgrounds. The race will consist
of a town loop.
State fair director Jessica
Edwards said the post-race party
will include a fire pit, hot drinks
and fun party lights to brighten
Dalton City. “I’m really excited
about the disco lights. We’re
going to make it a big party
atmosphere.”
Runners and walkers are
encouraged to wear costume.
“You have to kind of think about
what’s appropriate for getting
sweaty in. You can’t wear a heavy
plastic
mask that makes it hard to
breath,” Edwards said.
The $10 entry fee for participants
17 and older supports the Well and
Fit Community Council.
Those who reach the finish
line shouldn’t expect candy as a
reward. They’ll get fruit instead.
“It’d be a little bit antithetical to
our purpose (to give out candy),”
Edwards said.
The event is sponsored by
the council, the fair, and the
Southeast Alaska Regional
Health Consortium Wisewoman
program. Trio to play
on Saturday
Canadian urban folk group
the David Myles Trio will bring
their “flawless musicianship”
and “unforgettable stories” to the
Chilkat Center stage at 7 p.m.
Sunday.
The show is sponsored by the
Haines Arts Council.
Aw a r d - w i n n i n g s i n g e r songwriter David Myles will
perform with a backup standup
bassist and guitarist.
Heywood described Myles as a
combination of Jack Johnson and
Buddy Holly. “He’s one of those
guys who just doesn’t play song
after song after song. He talks
about his music, and he has a great
sense of humor,” Heywood said.
In addition to his storytelling,
Myles is known in Canada for his
cross-genre collaborations.
Tickets are $15 for adults and
$5 for students.
Swap benefit Scouts
Organizer Kim Sundberg said
she’d like Saturday’s Gear Swap
to become a bigger, annual event.
Youths outgrow gear and
people change activities, leaving
closets full of surplus gear that
could be put to use. The event, a
fundraiser for the Haines Venturer
Scouts, is an opportunity to get
new gear or suit up for new sports,
Sundberg said.
It’s patterned after an annual,
popular “ski swap” in Juneau, but
includes all gear, including fishing
poles. “Golf, basketball, hockey,
you name it. We’re interested in all
working sports gear,” Sundberg
said. “We’d like it to be an annual
thing on a caliber of Juneau’s, but
for all sports.”
Sundberg said Southeast
Alaska Backcountry Adventures
is sponsoring the event and will
weed through donations. Faulty
items won’t be accepted. “We’re
trying to keep the quality level
higher.”
Residents wanting to sell gear
should drop off items and set their
prices from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday at
the ANB Hall. The sale is 9 a.m.
to noon Saturday at the hall.
Venturer Scouts get 20 percent
of revenues, including a $2
admission fee. Consigners get 80
percent.
Sales are by cash only, Sundberg
said.
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Chilkat Valley News October 24, 2013
Police report
Monday, Oct.21
Several callers reported a
fireworks display launched in the
harbor area at 5:15 a.m. Police
were unable to locate the source
of the fireworks.
A person reported a horse
loose on Small Tracts Road.
The horse’s owner reported they
were attempting to capture it.
A caller reported a vehicle
dropped trash on Small Tracts
Road. Police responded and
picked up the trash.
Another caller reported the
same horse loose on Small
Tracts Road seven hours after
the first call. Those responsible
said they were looking for the
horse.
A caller reported loud music
coming from a Main Street
apartment. Police were advised.
Three traffic stops resulted
in a warning for speeding and a
citation given by the troopers.
Sunday, Oct. 20
A caller reported someone
had slashed a tire on his son’s
car while it was parked on Union
Street. Police initiated a criminal
mischief case.
Police conducted a traffic stop
near 4 Mile Haines Highway and
arrested a man for drunk driving.
Police forwarded charges to the
court.
Two traffic stops resulted in a
citation by troopers and an arrest
for driving under the influence.
Saturday, Oct. 19
An operator alerted dispatch
of a man who had been pushed
down on Small Tracts Road
and was in need of assistance.
Fire volunteers and police
responded.
An anonymous caller asked
for a welfare check on a man
apparently passed out under
a tree near .5 Mile Haines
Highway. Police responded and
determined the man was waiting
for a ride.
A caller reported a confused
man was dialing her number and
looking for police assistance.
Police found the man and
determined he wasn’t in need
of emergency services.
A caller reported
skateboarders in the road
on Haines Highway. Police
responded and spoke with the
complainant.
An operator contacted police
for a man seeking emergency
assistance. Police conducted a
welfare check and helped the
man, who was referred to the
clinic.
Three traffic stops resulted
in a warning for speeding and a
citation from troopers.
Friday, Oct. 18
Troopers were advised of
a motorist driving daily on
the Haines Highway without
taillights.
A woman reported receiving a
fraudulent phone call from a man
with a thick foreign accent who
attempted to access personal
information. The caller asked
for the woman’s bank account
number so she could be sent a
new Social Security card.
Police placed a notice on an
abandoned vehicle on Lutak
Road which had been there for
a month.
A caller reported a canoe
partially submerged and stuck
on a sandbar in the Chilkat River
near 10 Mile Haines Highway.
Troopers responded and helped
the Canadian owners who hadn’t
properly secured the vessel.
A traffic stop resulted in a
warning for speeding.
Thursday, Oct. 17
A caller repor ted seeing
a vehicle dr iving near 22
Mile Haines Highway without
taillights. Troopers were advised.
Three traffic stops resulted in
a warning and two citations.
Wednesday, Oct. 16
A Second Avenue resident
reported loud noises coming
from an apartment. An officer
Students earn outdoor gear for school
The Haines School will buy new
outdoor, recreation equipment
worth $750, thanks to student
participation in a statewide
program.
The Healthy Futures Challenge,
a program held twice a year
by the state, asks students in
kindergarten through sixth grade
to write down their activities on
a calendar, and at the end of each
month to submit their workouts.
In order for their activity logs
to be qualified, students were
required to have 30 minutes of
vigorous activity outside of their
physical education classroom,
three times per week for four
consecutive weeks.
With 47 students, Haines had
the highest participation among
schools its size statewide, said
physical education teacher Lexie
DeWitt.
DeWitt said the program is
useful, including by encouraging
students to try different activities.
“I encouraged them to try Zumba,
or other sports that they might not
otherwise try,” she said.
Students who turned in their
workout calendars at the end of
each month received prizes like a
pedometer or flying disc.
DeWitt said she’d be buying
outdoor volleyballs and
basketballs with the prize money,
as some indoor gear that goes
outside is showing wear. “I am
very proud of all the students who
participated and all the teachers
who reminded the students to
write their workouts on their
calendars,” she said.
Stanford University campus Oct.
16. The two briefly chatted about
their studies and their connection
through Karen. Bryant is pursuing
a Ph.D. in theoretical physics
at Stanford and is teaching at
the university, while Kemp is
starting his master’s degree in
energy resource engineering. The
two also graduated from Cornell
University’s physics department
together in 2012.
Krista Kielsmeier flew from
Whitehorse, Y.T. to Vancouver,
B.C. for an Oct. 17-20 Alaska Day
weekend getaway. Kielsmeier
toured the University of British
Columbia campus, where she
went to the UBC vs. University
of Alberta football game to
gain a better understanding of
Canadian college culture. About
1,000 people attended the UBC
Thunderbirds’ 60-0 victory, but
the pep band showed outsized
enthusiasm, as did Thunder the
mascot. Kielsmeier delivered
McDonald’s food across the
Canadian border as a gift for
friends Tracy Cui, Phyllis
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Public Health Conference Room
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Phone Mike: 314-0165
was unavailable, but the incident
was documented.
A third par ty repor ted a
domestic violence assault near
1 Mile Haines Highway that
occurred the previous night.
Police investigated, but could not
corroborate the initial report.
A person repor ted an
abandoned vehicle at Third
Avenue and Dalton Street that
had been there for a week.
Dispatch tried to make contact
with the owner.
Dispatch received 11 medical
calls and five canine calls.
Haines Chamber of Commerce’s Board
of Directors Invite You to:
Our 100th Year Anniversary &
Annual Banquet
Live Music
By
Surprise
Local
Band!
Saturday, November 2nd
Cocktails/Social Hour 6:00 p.m.
Dinner at 7:00 p.m. @ Harriet Hall
Prime Rib & Salmon Buffet Style Dinner
Catered by Haines Emblem Club
Beer/Wine catered by The Harbor Bar
• Complementary Wine
• Silent Dessert Auction
• Great Marketing Opportunities
• Presentation of Business Excellence Awards
Fun Black Tie & Carhartt Attire!
$35/per person OR $60/couple
Limited tickets available at the door. Tickets issued upon payment.
For more info, contact the Chamber office: 766-2202 or email:
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Haines Christian Center A/G
From the Baha’i
Scriptures
Union & Second St.
We Welcome You
Sunday school-----9 am
Sunday Worship---- 10 am
Infinite Life Youth Group
Sunday Evening ----- 7:00 pm
“Today the most
pressing of all tasks
is the purification of
character, the reforming
of morals, the rectification
of conduct.”
~Abdu’l-Baha
DULY from page 2
POSITION VACANCY
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SALES TAX ACCOUNTANT
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Qualifications: HS Diploma or
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experience. Starting wage: $1718.00 per hr. Excellent union
benefits. Get job desc & required
borough app from the Clerk, 103
E. 3rd Ave, Haines, 766-2231
ext 31, jcozzi@haines.ak.us, or
online at www.hainesalaska.gov.
App deadline: 5pm, 11/1/13, or
thereafter until filled. EOE. Apps
public record.
Posted 10/10/13
Julie Cozzi, MMC, Borough Clerk
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from the Port Chilkoot Dock. Bid
deadline is 5pm is local time,
10/30/13. Minimum bids: 3” by 12”
($0.50/foot); 6” by 12” ($1/foot);
12” by 12” ($1.50/foot); creosote
pilings ($1/each). Applicants can
bid on any amount of lumber.
Hand-deliver, or mail bid forms to:
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Ave S., PO Box 1209, Haines,
AK 99827. Bid forms and more
information is available from the
clerk or www.hainesalaska.gov/
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The Haines Borough School
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Sunday School 10 a.m.
Sunday Morning Worship 11 a.m.
Sunday Evening Worship 6 p.m.
Wednesday Prayer Meeting 7 p.m.
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Chilkat Valley News October 24, 2013
CHRISTY from page 1
George Figdor presents the Bobbi Figdor Early Education Award
to Suzanne Vuillet-Smith last week.
Figdor award goes to
Vuillet-Smith of REACH
Suzanne Vuillet-Smith has been
awarded the 2013 Bobbi Figdor
Early Education Award.
Vu i l l e t - S m i t h i s c a r e
coordinator, handling intake and
referrals for REACH, where
she’s worked eight years. The
agency provides information,
referrals, supports and services
for children, adults, and families
experiencing developmental
delay or disabilities in northern
Southeast.
Kim Phillips, supervisor for
the local Parents as Teachers
program, said Vuillet-Smith has
worked extra hours behind the
scenes, including in securing
grants and funds for the program.
“How can we thank somebody
for all the work that they do that
nobody ever sees? Suzanne has
gone out of her way, and in a lot
of ways, has dedicated her life to
supporting children and families.”
Vuillet-Smith said she learned a
lot from Figdor, including that it’s
okay for children to be different
from their peers. “Bobbi taught
me that a family needs as much
support as a child needs. That
was an important lesson for me
to learn. I feel fortunate enough
to have spent enough time with
Bobbi to make me a better mom
and person.”
Bobbi Figdor was a Haines
early childhood educator who
advocated for families of children
with special needs. She died
in 2005. Vuillet-Smith was
presented the award during a
ceremony Oct. 18 at Haines
HeadStart.
various locations around town:
in the Bamboo Room, in her
apartment above the restaurant,
in her songwriting office. Some
moments were lighthearted, like
when the filmmaker’s captured
Fowler’s 86-year-old mother
doing the full-on can-can dance,
and when Fowler’s son Marty
showed up for his interview in a
suit with a dollar-bill bowtie.
Other interview sessions were
more introspective. Filmmakers
asked Fowler some hard questions,
like why she passed up the CBS
Records opportunity to come
back to Haines, and if she regrets
her choice. And one of the most
difficult questions: What would
she do if Dr. Phil isn’t interested?
“I felt like I was in therapy with
these guys, because they were
asking me some very poignant
questions. It was almost like a
healing process. It got me thinking
about things,” Fowler said.
The week was intense, she
said. “I felt like I had just got
done doing 10 hours of Zumba.
It was draining.” Being in front
of the camera was difficult at first,
but feelings of self-consciousness
eased as she became more familiar
with the people sitting behind the
camera, she said.
While hanging out in the
Bamboo Room just to get a
feel for the place, the crew even
starting helping out around the
restaurant, she said. “Terri ended
up pouring coffee and bussing
tables yesterday. We were busy
and David and Monica ended up
running to the store to pick up the
burger. Terri fixed a toilet in the
ladies’ room. They are the best
people I could ever imagine. I am
so honored to know them.”
H a i n e s B o r o u g h M a y o r
Stephanie Scott, who worked
for Fowler’s father, said the
The Haines Arts Council Presents
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and Melinda Gates foundation
doing advocacy film work and has
extensive experience in the film
field.
Weagant, who teaches at
Cornish College of the Arts in
Seattle, said after filming, she’ll
start into fundraising by doing
grant-writing. She is also looking
into crowd-sourcing, which
involves using social platforms
like Kickstarter to raise funds.
“This is just the beginning
stage and it’s really exciting to
see what’s going to happen next,”
Weagant said. “Our story has
shifted from what we thought it
was going to be at the beginning
to the story of different people and
their relationship with Christy.”
“We don’t know exactly when
the editing process will finish.
We’d love to see it go out and be
distributed, but we’re not exactly
sure just yet,” Weagant added.
Fowler said she is in no rush.
With 21 Dr. Phil songs finished
and more in the works, she said
she is just enjoying the ride and
will continue dreaming while she
scrubs tables and pours coffee.
Admission: $2 (12 and under free)
Transactions are by cash only.
This Sunday
October 27th
7 p.m.
at The Chilkat
Center for the Arts
Malia Hayward, Agent
filmmakers came to her house
Oct. 10 and asked her what she
thought would happen if the
Bamboo Room closed.
“The Bamboo Room is such
a community gathering place for
a group of people, that it would
be truly a loss. We need those
places where people can gather
informally and hash things out
and meet together,” she said.
C h i l d h o o d f r i e n d J u d y
Heinmiller was also interviewed
for the film, solo and with Fowler
alongside. Heinmiller called the
whole experience “surreal.”
“We’ve had so much reality
TV in town that the contrast
of someone actually doing a
documentary... We kind of joked
between ourselves on what it is
actually going to turn out as,”
Heinmiller said.
Others interviewed for the film
included Heather Lende, Sara
Chapell, Mike Case, Jan Hill,
Pattrick Price, Kevin Thompson,
Jae McDermaid, Jim Lampkins,
Amy Hocking, Debra Schnabel,
Tony Tengs, Chevy Fowler, and
Max Gail.
Weagant said this was only the
first of three trips to Haines, and
the crew intends to come back
next summer and winter to do
more filming. This is Weagant’s
first foray into documentary
filmmaking. Executive producer
David Wulzen works for the Bill
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