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An emotional goodbye to former Wrangell Mayor Don McConachie – and a formal announcement that the Borough would be accepting letters of interest to fill the position – were the two highlights of a special Borough Assembly meeting on Friday, Jan. 25. Vice Mayor Bill Privett chaired the meeting and, after a unanimous vote to accept McConachie’s resignation was complete, he spoke of McConachie’s service and dedication while serving in the position. “For the record, I would like to say that former Mayor McConachie did a wonderful job for us and it...
A 21-year-old Wrangell man has been charged with purchasing alcohol for a party where an alleged assault occurred on Jan. 12. Taylor Stavee was charged on Friday, Jan. 25 with two counts – Furnishing Alcoholic Beverages to persons under 21, and a Violation of Conditions of Release in a previous case – and police believe it was the alcohol consumed at a party where a 17-year-old Wrangell High School student was allegedly beaten earlier in the month. “This complaint is based on the statement of (Stavee) to Officer Paul and Lt. Merlin Ehler...
Borough Manager Tim Rooney has rejected a Canadian firm’s protest over the recent acceptance of a bid for a new travel lift at the Marine Service Center. Rooney, who also acts as the Borough’s procurement officer, informed the Vancouver-based Kendrick Equipment Company on Jan. 22 that their protest of a winning bid by the Italy-based firm of Ascom S.p.A. was rejected – and that his office would recommend entering into a contract for the new machine with the Italian company. In their prote...
In the Sentinel 100, 75, 50 and 25 years ago. February 6, 1913: Mme. Sarah Bernhardt, the famous actress, has recently expressed her wish to tour Alaska and has the Portland manager of the Orpheum circuit to make inquiries for her regarding the trip. Mme. Bernhardt has played in every other part of the globe and wishes to appear here. The probable appearances in Southeast Alaska will be in Ketchikan and Juneau and many local people have expressed an interest on making a trip to one of those towns for an opportunity to hear the famous actress. F...
Monday, January 21 -Civil standby. -Disturbance. Tuesday, January 22 -Arrested Taylor Duane Gisler, 22, on charges of failure to comply with conditions of release, felony. Wednesday, January 23 -Officer responded to report of harassment. -Officer responded to report of theft. -Person needing civil assistance, officer responded. -WMC asked for an officer walk through, officer responded. -Parking citation issued to AML. Thursday, January 24 -Officer responded to report of harassment. -Officer did welfare check. Friday, January 25 -Verbal warning...
On Jan. 22, First District Judge Kevin Miller adjudicated the following cases: Randall Fordyce, 53, was found to have violated the terms of his probation. Probation was revoked and reinstated, with an extension of 27 months. He was also ordered to pay a $100 jail surcharge and complete a new substance abuse evaluation through Alaska Island Community Services and to report monthly to a probation officer. Andrew Hoyt, 48, was found guilty of Disorderly Conduct (Reduced form Reckless Endangerment.) He was fined $300, placed on probation for one...
A group of firefighters from the Wrangell Volunteer Fire Department train on a burning vehicle hull last week near the airport. WVFD is currently conducting Firefighter I training with the department....
To the Editor: Hospice of Wrangell is interested in you. We are stretched thin to meet the needs of our community. We need your help. Organized in 2001, we've supported those living with a life-threatening illness and those at the end of life. Hospice philosophy believes that the end of life is not a medical experience, it is a human experience that benefits from supporters bringing comfort, self-respect, and tranquility to people in the final experience of life. Hospice of Wrangell is an all-volunteer program. Volunteers offer their time,...
Rosalee “Rosie” Ellen Massin, 92, passed away on January 17, 2013 in Wrangell. Rosie was born in April 1920 in Fromberg, Mont. to Chester and Carrie Moore. The family moved to Wrangell in 1936 and lived and worked for a time at a cannery at Burnett Inlet. Rosie married her husband Martin on December 25, 1938 in Wrangell. Rosie worked at several fish/shrimp/crab canneries in Wrangell over the years. She was also a night desk clerk at the Stikine Inn, where she sold the best turkey, roast bee...
Doris Iversen died on November 23, 2012 in Portland, Ore., five days short of her 88th birthday and 66th wedding anniversary to her husband, Bernard “Barney” Iversen. She was surrounded by her family and had lived optimistically while coping with breast cancer for many years. She was the first child of Rudolph and Florence Hagen, born in Minneapolis, Minn. She came to Wrangell with her parents and sisters, Betty and Ruth when they moved to Wrangell in 1945. Her father had been working in Ala...
The Lady Wolves split the difference against Haines over the weekend by taking away a 38-35 win on Saturday – after a close game on Friday night that saw Wrangell fall by only three points in a 36-33 loss to the Lady Glacier Bears. Wrangell senior Alyssa Allen led the Lady Wolves on Saturday with 14 points, including two buckets and a successful three-pointer. Her greatest contribution, however, came at the line where she went 7-for-10. Teammate MiKayla Stokes was also in double digits with 10 p...
A defensive battle was the name of the game this week as the Wrangell Wolves faced off against the Haines Glacier Bears in a two-day away game series that saw Wrangell walk away with a pair of wins for their effort. The Wolves ended up playing the games on a rare Sunday-Monday series thanks to bad weather that left the team stuck in Ketchikan. The delay was due to bad weather in Juneau that socked in the team. They flew Saturday to Juneau and then took a ferry on Sunday to Haines. After the...
Hello and welcome to week two of Peggy’s Corner of the House. This has been a busy week with the beginning of the Session, startup of Committees and a high volume of visitors through my office. We have quite a few new faces here in Juneau and the energy level is very high. We all realize that the decisions being made this session will affect our state for a very long time to come. As many of you may have seen in the news or on the Legislative site, there has been a flurry of bills introduced by the Governors’ Office, Senators and Rep...
A debate over the openness of records in the possession of the Southeast Alaska Power Agency – along with discussion over the noticing, intent and necessity of an executive session to seek requests for power and energy from across the region – were two of the highlights of a special meeting of the SEAPA Board of Directors on Jan. 17 in Ketchikan. During the opening of the meeting, the board allowed for comment from the public and media who were listening in on the meeting via teleconference. At that point, Matt Lichtenstein, the news dir...
Halibut catches weren’t slashed as badly as people feared, although they still continue on a downward trend – and the outlook is grim. A coast wide catch of 31 million pounds was approved on Friday by the International Pacific Halibut Commission, a decline of 7.5 percent from last year, and far better than the 30% cut that was widely anticipated. Alaska’s share of the Pacific catch is 23 million pounds, down 2.5 million pounds across the board. The IPHC commissioners, three from the US and three from Canada, each said the 2013 annual meeti...
JUNEAU – Gov. Sean Parnell is proposing changes to the way the state regulates wastewater from cruise ships – drawing criticism that his proposal would roll back provisions of a 2006 citizen initiative that required cruise ships to meet state water quality standards when dumping wastewater. The proposal, SB29 in the state Senate, got its first hearing Wednesday in front of the chamber’s Resources Committee. Larry Hartig, commissioner of the state Department of Environmental Conservation, said the proposal would align the rules for cruise ships...
The renovation of Evergreen Road may not be a dead issue just yet. Borough Manager Tim Rooney informed the Assembly at last week’s regular meeting that the project still has a “50-50” chance of being completed if other projects on the Alaska Statewide Transportation Improvement Program list are found not to be shovel-ready. Rooney also pointed out how a letter-writing campaign by Wrangellites might have made the difference. “We submitted letters to the Department of Transportation regardi...
The Wrangell Debate, Drama and Forensics team took home honors for having the Highest Grade-Point-Average during their Jan. 18-19 competition in Ketchikan. From left: Lorenzo Silva, Courtney Haggard, Victoria Ingram, Matthew Covalt, Tyler Eagle and Molly Prysunka....
