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A new mayor, renovations to the Shakes Island Tribal House and Marine Service Center, and the ongoing Wrangell Medical Center debate – all of these stories were newsmakers in 2012. Let’s take a look back at some of the biggest stories in Wrangell over the past year. JANUARY A late night blaze destroyed a trailer and sent a woman to Wrangell Medical Center with severe burns on Dec. 22. The fire, which began at 10:30 p.m. in a small pull-behind trailer near the top of the park, severely inj...
Jan. 2,1913: Counting the chorus there were 35 much dressed Natives in the company Monday evening that presented 3 of the social and ceremonial dances of the Thlinget people celebrating the upcoming New Year. The first act constituted the Contentment dance which was formerly indulged inconsiderably when Peace and Plenty pervaded the village, the second act was executed as an old Thanksgiving ceremony and dedicated to the people who forwarded the Christmas trees in Wrangell last week, the third dancing number was a chief's dance executed by...
An electrical fire in the fish tank at the James and Elsie Nolan Center caused smoke but did no real damage to the building or its artifacts early last week. The smoldering fire, which originated in the light ballast of the tank, began sometime before five o’clock in the morning on Sunday, Dec. 23 and created enough smoke that the Nolan Center’s fire detection system was triggered. “After the fire system was engaged, it sent a call out to the monitoring service in Juneau,” said Wrangell Volunte...
Monday, Dec. 17 -Verbal warning for faulty equipment. -Verbal warning for no headlights. -Officer gave curfew warnings. Tuesday, Dec. 18 -Agency assist, alarm. -Verbal warning for faulty equipment. Wednesday, Dec. 19 -Agency assist, alarm Thursday, Dec. 20 -Driving complaint. Friday, Dec. 21 -Person requested vacation checks. Saturday, Dec. 22 -Person requested that an officer deliver a message to a person with no phone, message delivered. Sunday, Dec. 23 -Fire alarm going off, fire department dispatched and responded. -Verbal warning for...
In the latter part of 1977, Keith Appleman began his career with the U.S. Forest Service and worked his way through a tenure that saw him rise to the top of his field as Recreation, Lands, Wilderness and Minerals staff officer for the Wrangell Ranger District – experiencing a life as a shepherd and caretaker of the forests we call our home and playground in Southeast Alaska. Appleman, who will turn 59 this month, retired from the Forest Service on Dec. 28. On New Year’s Eve he was joined by a si...
To the Editor: I read the letter to the editor from Wayne Spencer. Good job, but it sounds like you and I are the only ones concerned about it. I went to the council meeting and asked the mayor and all the council members, those exact questions. Don McConachie was the main one I questioned about giving our money to Rea, also who paid the city the $250,000. Our own insurance company paid it to the city. I also asked what and when the city was going to pursue charges against the old WMC board, he said they were not. Also when Dave Jack was...
Ugly sweaters and running shoes were the order of the day on Saturday, Dec. 29 as Lucy Robinson held her second “fun run” of 2012. The event raised nearly $300 for Anitia Ferdinand’s ongoing medical expenses. Among the 25 runners taking part were, from left, Sabrina Smith, Tasha Peterman and Scott Curley....
The Wrangell Wolves basketball team opened their 2012-13 season Dec. 28-29 and took two losses on the chin as they battled the Thunder Mountain Falcons on the home hardwood. Even with a 65-41 loss on Friday, senior captain Ryan Reeves led the scoring push for Wrangell with 11 points and going 1-for-6 at the free throw line. Junior Robert Marshall followed close behind with 9 points and shooting 33 percent from the line. Robert’s brother, senior Jacob Marshall, ended the night with five p...
The Lady Wolves basketball team proved a point last weekend as they showed a truism on the court; sometimes a wolf can outfox a bear. Wrangell did just that as they faced off against Juneau Douglas’ Lady Crimson Bears to open their 2012 season at home – and walked away with a pair of wins on the hardwood to start their march toward the Region V and state tournaments in March. After shooting, blocking and defending their way to a 36-22 victory on Friday night, the Wrangell squad, led by a sta...
When the residents of Petersburg and Wrangell flip a switch to turn on a light or push a button on an electronic device they probably don’t give much thought to where the power comes from – as long as the electricity keeps flowing. The power comes from somewhere close, tucked away in a picturesque river valley east of the Bradfield Canal, near the southeastern tip of Wrangell Island That place is the Tyee Lake Hydroelectric Project. It is a 20-megawatt power generation facility that sup...