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Gone are the days of flipping through a catalog of cards to locate a book. Now, Wrangell residents can use the library’s computers to search through an automated catalog or can even do so online in the comfort of their own home. The digital catalog is part of an overall system upgrade at Irene Ingle Public Library, which went live last week. Members of the library will now be given a library card and account number, which they can use to log onto the library’s website and search for books, mov...
The Wrangell Medical Center (WMC) will begin offering its employees a chance to take part in a new recognition program, which will reward exceptional behavior and community service in the form of extra paid days off. WMC Board members voted in favor of implementing the program at its Jan. 25 meeting. “I think this is a great idea,” said WMC Board President Mark Robinson. The program will be points-based. Employees rack up points by having perfect attendance or working an extra shift at the WMC, as well as by making suggestions that improve the...
Construction on Front Street was set to begin early this week but, due to cold weather and snow, work has again been delayed, according to project leaders. Work on Wrangell’s road improvement project is now tentatively scheduled to begin Monday, Feb. 6, Project Leader Eric Vorhees said. McGraw Construction Superintendent Mike Ashton said that start date will continue to be dependent on Wrangell’s weather. “Anything we accomplish this winter will help us out for this next building season,” Ashton said Monday. Ashton said crews will first b...
Daniel “Boon” Powell, Randy Churchill Jr., Dave Powell and Chris Guggenbickler (left to right) were among seven who loaded their snowmachines onto Eric Yancey’s boat Friday to head to Point Rothsay at the mouth of the Stikine to take advantage of all the snow the Wrangell area accumulated throughout the week....
Feb. 1, 1912: The indoor baseball outfit came up on the Curacao last Saturday. Since then the interest taken in the game has grown for several reasons, chiefly for its resemblance to the greatest game of America. Aside from the real enjoyment of the game, it is a good exerciser and a pastime for people whose work is confining. The game is being arranged for Friday evening Feb. 9 and all descriptions of Rooters, Fans and Bugs are expected to be present as the teams now organizing will have had time to become somewhat accustomed to the rules and...
Monday, Jan. 23 -Citizen assist, vehicle unlocked. -Report of vehicle off the road, owner will tow vehicle out. -Illegal parking, citations issued to Amber Al-Hadded 42, Christie Jamieson, 53, and Victoria Martin, 61. -Citizen assist, locked keys in car. -Noise complaint, officer responded. Tuesday, Jan. 24 -Alarm, notified authorized personnel and officer responded. -Agency assist, information given. -Parking issue, owner notified. -Report of motor vehicle accident, officer responded. -Caller reported vehicle slid into power pole, officer...
Jan 23, 2012 Valerie R. Nakamra, 36, appeared before Judge Miller and was found guilty of driving under the influence, disorderly conduct-challenge to fight, two counts of violation of conditions of release and is ordered to serve a total of 28 day in jail. The defendant must pay a total of $1750 in fines. The defendant is ordered to contact AICS and complete screening, evaluation and recommended program and pay all costs. The defendant’s driver’s license is revoked for 90 days. The defendant is placed on probation for one year. The charge of c...
Last week, a jury found Wrangell Assemblyman Mike Symons not guilty on a driving under the influence charge from Sept. 2010. Symons’ trial took place Jan. 24 in Wrangell. Shortly after 11 p.m. on Sept. 10, 2010, Symons was pulled over by Wrangell Police Officer Joe Paul, who noted the truck Symons was driving had expired registration tags, according to court documents. The traffic stop resulted in a DUI charge after Symons failed a field sobriety test, according to court documents. Symons had been at the Elks Lodge prior to his arrest, the d...
Wrangell Hospital Auxiliary is a group of dedicated volunteers in our community, with the goal of rendering services to Wrangell Medical Center and Long Term Care, and to promote the health and welfare of the community. One of our primary functions is to fundraise, which gives us the ability to provide monetary support and assist in purchasing equipment for the hospital and long-term care. Some of our donations over the past few years include: Bladder Scan (for residual urine, no need to catheterize patients), Long Term Care Bingo Prizes,...
To the Editor: To: Jeanne Lindley Thank you for writing to Governor Sean Parnell regarding your concerns about the Alaska Marine Highway System (AMHS). AMHS is a vital part of the transportation infrastructure of Alaska. In regard to your frustrations over public notices, AMHS posts meeting announcements in local bulletins and on their website http://www.dotstate.ak.us/amhs/, well in advance of public meeting dates. Additionally, you also expressed concerns about management of AMHS and transportation challenges in Southeast Alaska. Governor...
Edward Mark Glenz, 80, passed away January 27, 2012 at his home in Wrangell. Ed was born July 9, 1931 to Edward and Helene Glenz in Portland, Ore. The family home was in Castle Rock, Wash. Ed came north 60 years ago to work in the logging camps. He had a store, fuel dock, and a fish station in Meyer Chuck where he lived for 45 years. He commercial trolled on the F/V Good Luck. He enjoyed gardening and wood lathe work. Edward is survived by his wife, Marian of 53 years, one daughter Teresa...
Wrangell Cannery 1910. The Sentinel would be grateful for any additional information you may have about photos run in this section....
The workshop was being put on by MIA reps and was scheduled for the afternoon of Jan. 25 at the Nolan Center. However, due to what MIA reps said was a lack of advertising of the event, few attended. The workshop was posted on Wrangell’s website, www.Wrangell.com, and advertised shortly before the 1:30 p.m. start time on Wrangell’s radio station, 101.7 KSTK. Wrangell Economic Development Planner Carol Rushmore said, unfortunately, her office knew nothing about the MIA group coming to Wrangell until she saw a post on Facebook about the eve...
The Wrangell High School boys basketball team has spent the last month traveling to games out of town, and coach Ray Stokes thinks it may have negatively affected his players’ performance in recent match ups. Last week, the Wolves faced Haines and lost the two games. After losing the first game against Haines by one point (47-48), the Wolves got into foul trouble the following night and the Glacier Bears won by 18 points. The game score was 69-46. This past weekend, Wrangell lost another set of games on Mt. Edgecumbe’s court. Stokes said his te...
While the Wrangell girls varsity basketball suffered two losses this past weekend to Mt. Edgecumbe High School, Lady Wolves Coach Dave Silva said his players stayed positive, kept good attitudes and “kept their heads up.” “I have nothing but praise for how the girls handled things,” he said. The Lady Wolves lost Friday night on home court 39-67. The following night, Wrangell was beaten 37-52. However, the Lady Wolves persevered, Silva said, and tried their best. “I got to give it our girls, no...
Residents of Wrangell can expect to receive a questionnaire in their post office box this month asking what they know about amphibians, specifically frogs and salamanders. The mail survey is part of University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF) student Joshua Ream’s research. Ream, 27, is pursuing an interdisciplinary PhD from UAF in ecological anthropology, which focuses on the relationship between humans and their environment, or as Ream puts it, a way to combine his “interests in both the natural and...
As expected there will be less halibut available for fishermen to catch this year – an 18% drop to 33 million pounds, to be split among fisheries along the west coast, British Columbia and Alaska. That follows a 19% cut to the catch last year. The announcement was made at the International Pacific Halibut Commission’s annual meeting last week in Anchorage. Alaska always gets the lion’s share of the catch, which this year will be 25.5 million pounds. Driving the fishing decreases: Pacific halibut stocks continue a decade long decline, t...
Wrangell’s Petroglyph Beach has been named one of the world’s ten most unusual beaches by smartertravel.com. The beach’s centuries old etched rock artwork, and the mystery of exactly when and why it was created, helped land Petroglyph on the website’s list. “It’s anyone’s guess what the 40 rock carvings on Wrangell’s Petroglyph Beach mean, and that’s part of the intrigue,” the smarterrtravel.com article states. The beach is located about one mile from town and has the highest concentrati...
Last week, arborist Rico Montenegro of the Fruit Tree Planting Foundation (FTPF) was in town to help determine the specifics of the fruit tree orchard set to be planted in Wrangell. Cherry, apple and plum trees are, so far, some ideas of fruit trees that can handle Wrangell’s wet and cloudy weather, according to Montenegro. “We’re stretching the limits here,” he said. Montenergo will have to do a fair amount of research to decide what fruit trees will thrive in Wrangell. Because of the dampness and high number of overcast days, disease could p...
