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Harbor Light Assembly of God, located across Zimovia Highway from Alaska Housing, began renovations to its downstairs portion of the church earlier this month. The renovations are thanks, in part, to a $15,000 grant from the Rasmuson Foundation they received last October. Pastor Kem Haggard, with Harbor Light, said they received the Tier 1 grant from the foundation to help benefit the wider Wrangell community. “They’re [the Rasmuson Foundation] basic thing is they really want to enhance communities,” said Haggard. “Several years ago, one of...
Erin Matthes, health educator with SEARHC in Sitka, came up with the idea for a "grief and bereavement workshop" out of a desire to debunk myths about grief and help lessen stigmas attached to it. Her work, she said, focuses on education and support in the areas of aging, end of life, and grief and bereavement. She is also a licensed professional counselor, and recently earned her certification in Thanatology, or the study of death and bereavement. She said that over the last five or six years...
January 30, 1919 Captain Johnson, M. P. Olson and Verne Clark left Wrangell on October 29 on the gas boat Myrtle H. and since that time they have been at the mercy of the sea. Olson remained in charge of the boat, which is on the beach at Egg Island. These three men had a very thrilling experience and are fortunate indeed that they are today alive to tell the tale. They came outside to Baranof and lost their rudder between Cape Omaney and Whale Bay. After attempting to reach Cape Hinchinbrook, it was necessary to take shelter behind Egg...
The Tlingit Haida Regional Housing Authority (THRHA) held a meeting in Wrangell last week, on Jan. 23, to give an update on a project they have been working on to reduce the cost of living for low-income tribal citizens. Thanks to an ICDBG grant they received in 2018, or Indian Community Development Block Grant, they are working to renovate 20 homes across Wrangell to make them more energy efficient. According to the presentation, about $34,000 will be spent on each home. Director of Tribal Services Desiree Jackson explained that the goal is...
The Wrangell School District held a staff meeting in the high school commons on Jan. 23. Budget season is beginning to loom, and the district is starting to put together a proposed budget for the next school year. Georgianna Buhler, business manager for the school district, said that they did not have any projections for what the budget would look like yet, but they are in the process of getting that information. Staff and teachers from the elementary, middle, and high school were all invited...
To the Editor: I recently read the story of the new maintenance director, Josh Blatchly’s, report to the (COF) School Board. This is the type of nonsense I expect from an unqualified, “just going to spend your money to justify my possession” type of person. Full disclosure, I was supposed to be in the running for this job, however, the (COF) didn’t even attempt to interview me. With over three decades of construction, remodeling, and building schools, the (COF) just passed me by. So these faulty doors open, close, and lock but need replaci...
January 21, 2019 Subpoena service. Agency assist: Alarm. January 22, 2019 Citation issued: Tracy Churchill, 46. Operating with expired registration and verbal warning for faulty equipment. January 23, 2019 Citation issued: Mark Hamley, 41. Failure to provide proof of insurance and verbal warning for faulty equipment. Three subpoenas served. Vehicle unlock. Courtesy transport. MICS. January 24, 2019 Two subpoenas served. Agency assist: Alarm. Parking complaint. January 25, 2019 Unauthorized use of vehicle: Unfounded. Parking complaint. Traffic...
James Frederick King, 89, passed away in Marysville, Washington on January 28, 2019. Jim was born on July 20, 1929 in Nipawin, Saskatchewan to Fred and Dorothy King. He was the youngest of four boys. His engineering work started as a surveyor of roads in Saskatchewan and Alberta before moving to Idaho where he designed portions of the Interstate highway system. Jim moved to Marysville where he started a surveying company and later worked at Alderwood Water District engineer. After retiring he...
After two hard-fought games this past weekend, the Wrangell Lady Wolves walked away with another set of victories in what has been a successful season. The girl's basketball team remains undefeated in conference games, now 6-0 after this weekend. The Metlakatla Miss Chiefs played against Wrangell in the Lady Wolves' second set of home games this season. Friday's game opened with Wrangell getting on the board first with a single point from a free throw. Both teams played a strong defensive game...
Wrangell Wolves Coach Cody Angerman said he knew going against Metlakatla would be a challenge. They were last year's 2A state champions, and have a very strong team this year. After last weekend's losses against the Metlakatla Chiefs, it proved to be a challenge Wrangell fell just short of meeting. Both games were tense and hard-fought, but the Wolves are now 3-3 in conference play. On Friday the game opened with an impressive three-pointer by the Wolves. They held a lead in the first quarter u...
Heading into the 2019 salmon season markets are looking good as global demand exceeds supply. That’s due in part to constraints on the world’s biggest producers of farmed Atlantic salmon – Norway and Chile. While farmed production continues to tick upwards, growth in both countries is limited as to the maximum amount of fish regulations permit them to have in the water. Chile also is still recovering from a deadly virus that wiped out millions of fish in 2016, and Norway is battling pervasive sea lice issues. All told, the days appear to be ov...
KAKE — At 5:52 a.m. Saturday Alaska State Troopers received a report of a structure fire on Silver Spike Road in Kake. The owner of the residence, Loren Jackson, 39 of Kake, was unaccounted for. The Kake Fire Department extinguished the fire but the structure sustained major damage. On Sunday at about 1:30 p.m., AST and a Department of Public Safety Deputy Fire Marshal arrived in Kake to process the scene. Authorities recovered the body of Loren Jackson Jr., who lived in the home, on Sunday afternoon. The remains will be transported to the S...
The project to renovate Shoemaker Bay Harbor, which has been ongoing since last September, is about to enter a new stage in renovation. The project, a joint venture by Tamico Inc. and Rock-N-Road Construction of Petersburg, is aiming to update the harbor's old infrastructure and allow for bigger boats to dock. According to Wrangell Harbor Master Greg Meissner, new floats for the harbor will be coming into town on next Tuesday's barge. Jim Martinsen, with Tamico, said that they are expecting to r...
Alaska Department of Fish and Game Commissioner Doug Vincent-Lang recently announced two director-level appointments as he continues to fill key leadership roles at ADF&G. Lang has named Dave Rutz Director of the Division of Sport Fish. Sam Rabung has been appointed the Director of Commercial Fisheries. Rutz and Rabung have long, distinguished careers at the department and bring a wealth of experience to their new roles. “Dave Rutz and Sam Rabung come to these positions with outstanding qualifications,” said Vincent-Lang. “Both have years...
The United States Coast Guard has located possible debris from an aircraft with three people onboard that was due to land in Kake Tuesday evening at 6:19 P.M., according to a USCG press release. On board the Guardian King Air 200 medical life flight, which departed from Anchorage, was a pilot, a nurse and a paramedic who were planning on picking up a patient in Kake. Because of Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act regulations, representatives from Kake Health Clinic and Guardian...