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The Borough Assembly has agreed to pay for two attorneys to travel to Wrangell next month to lead classes on the Open Meetings Act. At its regular bi-monthly meeting Tuesday night, Assembly members voted in favor to pay Michael Gatti, an attorney in Anchorage, and Krista Stearns, an attorney for the City of Kenai, to teach the classes. Tentative class dates have been scheduled for Feb. 2 and 3, and will be open to the community at no charge. Months ago, it was requested such classes be offered to help train city boards and committees. Tuesday,...
Monday marked the beginning of Zak’s Café “pay what you can” weekly dinners, which allow customers to pay what they wish in exchange for a meal. One hundred percent of that money from customers is then donated to a charity of Zak’s owners Katherine and James George’s choice. This year, the Georges chose Share Our Strength –a nationwide nonprofit aimed at ending childhood hunger. Money generated from the last three years of “pay what you can” dinners at Zak’s was donated to Heifer Internation...
Snow has been falling on and off in Wrangell since Friday, and as of Tuesday, the National Weather Service has forecasted snow showers to continue through the weekend. However, the snow has not caused any serious problems for Wrangell, according to reports from the Police Department and Public Works Department. Wrangell Police Chief Doug McCloskey said he is aware of two car accidents occurring in the past week due to weather, but neither were serious or caused any injuries. He said those two...
Jan. 25, 1912: Anxious friends and relatives are desirous of receiving information regarding the whereabouts of the following described person. Arrow Foot: Gold miner, supposed to be in Alaska. Only living relative is anxious to learn of her whereabouts. B.W. Johnston: Formerly of Paris, Texas, been in Alaska a number of years. About 37 years of age, last heard from at Fairbanks, in 1906, engaged in steam boating and prospecting. Daughter anxious to hear from him. Thomas Lynch: Reported to have died in Alaska on the Yukon River. Party...
Over the next year, the over 70-year-old Chief Shakes Tribal House on Shakes Island will be restored, and Todd White is now on board as project manager. When talking about the project to restore the tribal house, which has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1970, White is obviously proud to be a part of it. White, of White Construction, said he has been working in the private sector since 1984, and completed over 21 community projects in Wrangell. “What I bring to the...
Monday, Jan. 16 -Caller requested help unlocking her car door. Tuesday, Jan. 17 -Report of disabled vehicle that will be removed in the next couple of days. -Officers notified employee of water coming from building. Wednesday, Jan. 18 -Officer responded to parking issue. Thursday, Jan. 19 -Report of suspicious incident. -Person reported threats being made. Friday, Jan. 20 -Officer gave courtesy ride. -Owner notified water coming out of building. -Request for owners to remove vehicle from downtown for snow removal. -Caller reported bad road...
The Lady Wolves came away with a win over the weekend after facing the Lady Glacier Bears of Haines on home court. Haines defeated Wrangell Friday 61-44, but the following night the Lady Wolves beat the Lady Glacier Bears by ten points. The game score was 48-38. The Lady Wolves looked like they were off to a good start at the beginning of the game Friday, with junior MiKayla Stokes sinking two, three-pointers in the first quarter. However, Wrangell committed nearly 30 personal fouls total as a...
Wrangell birders helped monitor the health of North America’s birds recently by participating in the 112th annual Christmas Bird Count. This survey, sponsored by the National Audubon Society, provides critical information on population trends over the past one hundred years. Nineteen volunteers scoured the beaches and waters around Wrangell identifying and counting every bird they saw. This data will be combined with that of over 60,000 volunteers from across the nation to provide information on birds and their habitats. This year’s calm cou...
Kenneth Goodrich 73, of Ketchikan, died January 11, 2012, after a long illness. Ken was born April 22 1938, in Juneau, the son of the late Lloyd E. Goodrich and Thelma (Edwards) Goodrich. He was the oldest of 3 siblings. He grew up in Wrangell graduating from Wrangell High School in 1956. Ken survived alcohol to go on to enjoy a long career helping others battle addiction. He moved to Ketchikan in the early 70’s where he eventually worked at the KAR House and for the Ketchikan Gateway Human S...
As of late last week, construction on the road improvement project on Front Street was set to start Monday, Jan. 30. However, those overseeing the project say weather will play a significant role in the start date and the progress of the work. “As always at this time of year, this is going to be weather-dependent,” said Mike Ashton, superintendent of McGraw Construction, at a project meeting Jan. 26. Originally, Ashton said he had hoped work would begin Jan. 16. “But with all this cold weath...
An array of 19 new seafood products will compete for top honors at the annual Symphony of Seafood contest, and the crowd will choose the popular People’s Choice award. The Symphony began nearly two decades ago as a way to celebrate innovation and introduce new Alaska seafood products. The event provides an even playing field for Alaska’s major seafood companies and small ‘mom and pops, such as Tustamena Smokehouse in Kasilof with its salmon bacon. “It is the most wonderful stuff. It doesn’t taste fishy; it just tastes like wonderful low fat ba...
Hello and welcome to Peggy’s Corner of the House. I’m excited to be back in Juneau representing District 2 in the State House. I’m sad, though, that this will be my last year representing Sitka, Petersburg, Pelican, Elfin Cove, Port Alexander, Kupreanof and Baranof Warm Springs because of redistricting. This is the second year of the 27th legislative session, and we’ll be working hard to gain approval of all the good legislation that was introduced last year. This is my second year serving...
The Wolves were originally set to face Haines over the weekend. However, due to weather, flights out of the island were canceled and the team’s games were rescheduled to Monday and Tuesday night of this week. The Wrangell Wolves lost to the Glacier Bears Monday night by one point. The game score was 47-48, according to the scorebooks. At halftime, Wrangell was trailing by one point with the Wolves scoring 20 points in the first two quarters of the game to Haines’ 21 points. By the end of the third quarter, Wrangell was still behind one point wi...
After working for over three decades in Wrangell, resident Jim Nelson has retired at the age of 56. Nelson spent the last five years working as general manager of the Tyee Hydroelectric Plant for Thomas Bay Power Authority, which serves both Wrangell and Petersburg. Prior to his time at Thomas Bay, Nelson worked 28 years for the city and borough of Wrangell. Some of his proudest accomplishments in his career include the installation of the power line out to Muskeg Meadows golf course and...