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The Lady Wolves volleyball team traveled to Klawock last weekend and walked away with a convincing win over Metlakatla – though losing in straight sets to Craig and Klawock, and losing 3-2 against Haines. According to head coach Jessica Whitaker, the Metlakatla match, where the Lady Wolves dominated 25-19, 25-13, 25-8, was the highlight of the weekend for the team. “Metlakatla was during our second day there and the girls were able to focus on transitioning on-and-off the net as well as setting...
By Greg Knight Sentinel writer With the retirement of Olinda White as the Chief Financial Officer and interim administrator of the Wrangell Medical Center, a leadership vacuum has been left which required someone of capable shoes to fill – at least in terms of crunching numbers. Enter Garth Hamblin, who most recently served as the CFO of Bartlett Regional Hospital in Juneau. Hamblin, who has used his extensive experience in balancing the books for Bartlett for more than 20 years, said he has a...
Governor Sean Parnell has reappointed Wrangell resident Terry Buness as vice chair to the Boating Safety Advisory Council. The seven-member advisory board promotes boating safety in Alaska by helping write boating regulations, making recommendations for safety educational materials and promoting boating safety education programs throughout the state. Buness said he believes the mission of the group is beneficial to all Alaskans – but most especially those that live and work on or near the c...
With their trip to Haines last weekend, the Wrangell High School Drama, Debate and Forensics team is mid-season in regional competitions involving teams from Ketchikan, Sitka, Mt. Edgecumbe, Juneau, Thunder Mountain and Haines. Wrangell's two Debate teams, comprising Tyler Eagle and Matthew Covalt, and Lorenzo Silva and Blaine Wilson, both won seven debates in the last two Sitka and Haines tournaments. The team of Eagle and Covalt also previously won four debates in Juneau before the second...
An upcoming workshop slated for Nov. 29-30 at the James and Elsie Nolan Center is set to focus on wood business opportunity, GIS mapping, community collaboration, and a day of training on creating tools the U.S. Forest Service might be able to use to help Wrangell get more out of the forest for jobs. According to Wrangell resident and community organizer Jeremy Maxand, the meeting is meant to foster a better understanding of economic development available in the borough. “The workshop is i...
The City and Borough of Wrangell held a workshop on Monday, Nov. 5 to deal with a number of issues related to the Southeast Alaska Power Agency, Thomas Bay Power Authority, and a report by an engineering and consultancy group that is recommending a change in the way Tyee Lake’s hydropower facility, among others, is operated. A report by D. Hittle and Associates, which was commissioned by SEAPA, is calling for the cancellation of the partnership agreement between TBPA and SEAPA for the o...
A local man is in custody after an indictment for alleged drug possession and maintaining a residence in the borough for the purpose of distribution was returned against him by a grand jury in Sitka. Wilson Boon, 24, of Wrangell, was arrested by Wrangell Police Department officers on Friday, Oct. 26 and is charged with three felony counts – possession with intent to distribute hydrocodone, possession with intent to distribute an ounce or more of marijuana, and maintaining a dwelling within t...
The City and Borough of Wrangell held a workshop meeting on Tuesday, Nov. 6 to discuss plans relevant to the redevelopment of Cassiar Street in downtown. According to a letter from Wrangell project manager Amber Al-Haddad to landowners in the area, the city held the meeting to inform community residents of the proposed plans for the Cassiar Street Roadway and Utility Improvements project. “The project will consider a range of improvements for vehicle traffic, emergency vehicle access, parking, pedestrians, and the overall safety concerning s...
Wrangell Medical Center has yet another new administrator at its helm while the City and Borough of Wrangell and PeaceHealth Ketchikan search for a new, permanent replacement for former hospital chief Noel Rea. Rea was fired on June 20 in a 6-1 decision by the former WMC Board of Directors – a decision that resulted in a lawsuit against Rea and the members voting for his dismissal. The new administrator, Marla Sanger, arrived in Wrangell last week and began her first day of work on Monday, N...
The Wrangell Wolves wrestling team managed to earn a number of high placements during its meet at Metlakatla High School last weekend. Aside from Wrangell, teams from Craig, Hydaburg, Klawock, Metlakatla, Mt. Edgecumbe, Petersburg and Sitka attended the competition. On Friday, Nov. 2, the coaches attending set up a round-robin style tournament for the first day to seed wrestlers for the following day’s competition. Head coach Jeff Rooney said the first day went quickly. “Since there were onl...
The fall pledge drive for KSTK FM, Wrangell’s non-profit community radio station, met its earning goal of $17,000 during the week of Sept. 22-27. The amount raised during the week-long drive was significantly greater than what the station brought in during the 2011 fall drive, which was close to $16,000. Station general manager Mike Symons said the drive, which is held every spring and fall, is necessary to augment the funding the station already receives via grant money and other funding sources. “We reached our goal by Saturday at 3 p.m.,” Sy...
The next step in the renovation process at the Marine Service Center in Wrangell is about to get underway – with better roadways and a paved connection to Trident Seafoods on the horizon. The section of the MSC nearest to the Case Street gate and Trident’s cold storage, or Project Area 1, would be the first to be renovated, according to Wrangell Harbormaster Greg Meissner. “The next phase of the project is under design and we have 35 percent of the design finished,” Meissner said. “In November,...
The Borough Assembly met in open session on Tuesday, Oct. 30 to appoint a new member to fill the vacancy left by member Don McConachie’s elevation to mayor, and also to hold the first reading of a proposed ordinance amending the city’s municipal code related to the Wrangell Medical Center. With McConachie absent, Vice Mayor Bill Privett was charged with chairing the meeting. Among three applicants – former assembly member Dave Jack, and Wrangell residents Patti Gilbert and Holly Levine – Jac...
The end could be in sight for litigation filed by the City and Borough of Wrangell against former Wrangell Medical Center administrator Noel Rea and six recalled members of the former WMC Board of Directors. In an Oct. 25 press release Borough Manager Tim Rooney said the case would reach its conclusion when all parties have signed an agreement spelling out terms that will see a return of funds to the city. “Based on direction provided by the Borough Assembly on the afternoon of October 8, 2012, the City and Borough of Wrangell has accepted a s...
Alaska Island Community Services’ Tideline Clinic physician Greg Salard has been named by Governor Sean Parnell’s office to the Alaska Medicaid Drug Utilization Review Committee for a three-year term beginning Nov. 1. Salard said he volunteered for the spot on the committee in order to assist his community – and to help move Medicare policy forward from within a state organization. “I have always wanted to help my community and my state, and at this point I can do that,” Salard said. “I know t...
Sentinel writer Matt Olsen, the Democratic candidate for the District 33 seat in the Alaska House of Representatives was in Wrangell last weekend for a last minute campaign stop to meet with voters. Olsen made an appearance at the Stikine Inn where he greeted citizens and spoke about his plans should he be elected to the seat. “One of the main things Southeast Alaska is missing is the utilization of its resources,” he said. “If you look at timber, it’s one of the big ones that we’re not reall...
Wrangell Native elder Christine Jenkins, along with Wrangell High School students Darian Meissner and Kayla Rooney made the trip north to the 2012 First Alaskan’s Institute Elders and Youth Conference in Anchorage last week. Meissner, who is a sophomore at WHS and a member of the Eagle moeity, said the experience was unforgettable – especially because of a pair of Native Eskimo speakers. “It was a great experience because I love being with all the Elders,” Meissner said. “My favorite part was...
The Wrangell Cooperative Association has released the tentative schedule of events for the Rededication of Shakes Island set for May 3-4, 2013. Beginning on Friday, May 3 a noontime parade through downtown, as well a children’s regalia contest and canoe races will take place. A bingo tournament and Native dancing is set for that evening beginning at 7 p.m. with a location as yet to be determined. On Saturday the events will begin in earnest with the “One People Canoe Society” making a landi...
A flock of birds swarm just offshore near the Nolan Center last Friday as temperatures dipped, but skies remained sunny and cloudless....
For master shipwright Don Sorric and a number of other ship repair businesses located at Wrangell’s Marine Service Center, the improvements made to the facility – along with Wrangell’s increasing reputation as the place to bring your vessel for repair – have made the economic outlook for those repairing boats better than ever. Sorric, who has held a lease location at the MCS for four years, employs seven workers and a number of subcontractors who are working on some of the largest fishing...
Wrangell High School senior MiKayla Stokes wants her fellow students to get in shape and become healthier – via the school’s new swim club. The club, which was Stokes’ brainchild and her senior project, currently has about 20 members who are learning the basics of swimming and diving. “Right now, I teach them the basic strokes of swimming and we have worked on diving a little bit, as well as turning at the ends of the pool,” Stokes said. “We’ve also been doing relay races during our practices...
The Wrangell Medical Center Board of Directors met in open session on Wednesday, Oct. 17 at the James and Elsie Nolan Center to elect new officers after the Oct. 2 general election, to discuss the search for a new full-time administrator, and to provide an update on the construction of the new hospital on Wood Street. Before proceeding, elections were held for board positions – and each of the four members holding office; President Woody Wilson, vice president Bernie Massin, secretary Terri H...
Barbara Bigelow has been named as the interim administrator at Wrangell Medical Center after the departure of PeaceHealth’s original interim administrator Kendall Sawa, who announced on Oct. 10 his desire to make a move to Washington State. Bigelow, a native of Phoenix, Ariz., has lived in Alaska since 1979, and joined PeaceHealth in 1993. According to her biography on the PeaceHealth website, she has more than 30 years in healthcare management and brings a strong background in information manag...
This year, the children of Wrangell and their parents will have a number of activities they can take part in to celebrate Halloween. Beginning on Saturday, Oct. 27, Solvay Bakke will host the first ever “Howl-o-Ween” dog walk at the city nature trail. The event will begin at 2 p.m. The Salvation Army will hold their 3rd annual Pumpkin Party and Carnival at the Corps headquarters on Zimovia Highway on Tuesday, Oct. 30. The event begins at 6 p.m. and is free to the public. For Halloween day itself, two events will take place – Harbor Light Assem...
Smokey the Bear spent time with youngsters teaching them about fire safety in the Tongass National Forest. More photos of the Children’s Fair on Page 6....
