The edge of the plot where Pat Philpott hopes to plant his garden. Monday, April 20, 2026. (Will Steinfeld/Chilkat Valley News) The land by the Haines Highway 18 mile marker holds a lot of personal history for Patrick Philpott. It’s where Philpott, a hunter, got his first kill: “It was a rabbit, and I remember the rifle I used,” he said during borough assembly testimony last week. “It was a Montgomery Ward .410 single-shot bolt action. And the …
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