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Members of the Wrangell Medical Center (WMC) staff and Board of Directors met with Dr. Greg Salard Tuesday for a hearing to review his hospital privileges. The hearing was the result of a court order from December and comes after a nearly yearlong battle between Salard and the WMC. Both Salard’s attorney and those of the WMC were also set to be present at the closed-door hearing at the medical center. Salard said the WMC would have the opportunity to “present their case” for revoking his privileges at the medical center, and he would also...
Kris Reed of the volunteer “Tree Care Committee” asked Wrangell School Board members Monday night if they would consider using space in front of the elementary school to plant a future fruit tree orchard. Wrangell was granted an orchard last year through the Fruit Tree Planting Foundation (FTPF) Communities Take Root program, after the Wrangell Medical Center submitted an application. FTPF Aborist Rico Montenegro visited Wrangell last month to scout locations of where some 30 to 40 trees could be planted to create the orchard. Reed said Monday...
Sunny skies illuminated the majestic LeConte Glacier on Sunday. Local jet boat operator Breakaway Adventures led its first trip of the year to the enormous glacier with about 14 passengers. Since last summer, Breakaway Adventures owner and this weekend’s boat captain Eric Yancey, said the center portion of the face of the glacier has pushed forward about 200 to 300 yards. Once warm weather creeps into LeConte Bay, that ice will begin to break off from the glacier and join the other many b...
In the Sentinel 100, 75, 50 and 25 years ago. Feb. 12, 1912: New buildings throughout the town is the inevitable program for Wrangell this summer. During 1911, the demand for houses was greater than the supply. Considering the progressive strides of Wrangell industries, many houses will be needed this season. For example: J.E. Worden commenced the foundation for a two-story building on his lot across the alley from the Cash Store. When finished, Worden will move the Post Office from its present quarters to a part of the new building. Ole...
Construction on the road and utility improvement project continues to travel down Front Street and project leads hope to reach Lynch Street by the end of next week. At the last construction update meeting Feb. 16, crews were near the intersection of Front and McKinnon streets. At that meeting, Superintendent of McGraw Custom Construction Mike Ashton said it was his goal to have had crews moved down Front Street to the next intersection, but progress would be dependent on the amount of rock beneath the road. “It will all depend on more r...
McGraw Custom Construction is once again asking the city to work on Front Street construction from 6 a.m. to midnight six days a week. The request came a week after the Wrangell Planning and Zoning (P&Z) Commission voted in favor of allowing the construction company to work from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Friday and 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Saturdays. In mid-January, McGraw submitted a noise variance request to the city asking to be allowed to extend its normal work hours in order to complete the Wrangell road and utility improvement project,...
Monday, Feb. 13 -Noise complaint, probation violation. Tuesday, Feb. 14 -Officer opened vehicle upon request. -Parking complaint, owner was contacted and inside the store. -License plate was found and brought into station. Wednesday, Feb. 15 -Chainsaw was found and brought into the station. -Caller requested a welfare check, officer responded. -Suspicious circumstance reported. Thursday, Feb. 16 -Officers responded to welfare check. -Officer notified of a child unsecured in car. -Agency assist, transport to airport. -Caller reported cat was...
Rare Earth Elements (REE’s), while receiving more worldwide attention in recent years, still remain a mystery to much of the public. REE’s are a group of 17 chemical elements that occur together in the periodic table of elements. What makes them valuable are their unique characteristics, such as chemical, catalytic, magnetic, optical, electrical, and metallurgical properties. These properties make them valuable in products such as smart phones, hybrid cars, windmills, military hardware, fiber op...
Wrangell Indian trapper camp in 1900, Worden photo. The Sentinel would be grateful for any additional information you may have about photos run in this section....
After losing two games on home court last week to Sitka High School, the Wrangell boys varsity basketball team won two games over the weekend to Juneau. Friday night, the Wolves scored 67 points to the Crimson Bears’ 41. The following night, Wrangell scored 70 points while Juneau scored 37. Wrangell coach Ray Stokes said he thought his team played well both nights against Juneau and added it was a good weekend for the players to prepare for next week’s regional tournament in Ketchikan. Sto...
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - A man who sat on the North Pacific Fisheries Management Council and violated fishing regulations while a member was sentenced Friday to five months in federal prison. Arne Fuglvog was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge H. Russel Holland, who said the real crime committed was not monetary but to the reputation of the agency responsible for regulating fishing. In addition, Fuglvog will have to pay a $50,000 fine and pay $100,000 to the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, which will be used to improve fish habitat...
Carrie Wallace has spent the majority of her life working with children. From teaching Sunday school as a teenager to now leading the classroom at Wrangell’s Head Start Center, Wallace, 67, has helped shaped the minds of her young students and encouraged them to grow, learn and explore. Throughout her adult life, Wallace has led summer youth recreational programs, organized Girl Scout camps, and served as a substitute teacher for the school district before being hired as a classroom aide for s...
It’s a mixed bag in America in terms of bankrolling ‘the best available science’ for our nation’s fisheries. Based on the preliminary federal budget released last week, funds for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration went from $4.7 billion to $5.5 billion, an increase of about $750 million. Within the NOAA budget, funding for the National Marine Fisheries Service comes in at $1 billion - a drop of $15 million from its actual budget for the last fiscal year. Out of NMFS’ FY13 budget, $174 million will fund science and man...
Hello again from the Capital. We’ve now completed the first thirty days of the session. There’s a lot to be done yet, and I’m concerned about whether we’ll get all the important legislation accomplished. These ninety-day sessions are a real stretch. The week began with a rush and ended with a new piece of legislation being introduced that will be of great interest to District 2. I have joined with a group of coastal legislators in introducing Coastal Management Program (ACMP) legisla...
Wrangell High School senior Anne Prysunka traveled to Anchorage earlier this month to present her senior project on bears at the Alaska Forum on the Environment. Since early January, Prysunka, 17, has been working on her senior project that has included teaching Wrangell elementary students about bears in Alaska and the animal’s significance within the community. “I wanted to connect the youth of Wrangell to the rich culture that surrounds the community,” she said. “To do that, I wanted to use the symbol of the bear, because the bear represe...
Wrangell’s varsity girls basketball team beat Juneau twice on home court over the weekend. The final home game of the season, and the last games of the regular season, gave the Lady Wolves the opportunity to try out new plays and defensive strategies that could be used during the regional tournament in Ketchikan next week, said head coach Dave Silva. The Lady Wolves beat the Lady Crimson Bears 52-20 Friday and 40-32 Saturday. “We came up pretty hard Friday night,” Silva said. “I just think w...
Three Wrangell High School (WHS) juniors recently returned from a five-day trip to the State Capitol to participate in the legislative session. Joel Cole, Lorenzo Silva and Blaine Wilson traveled to Juneau Feb. 8-15 and lobbied for House and Senate bills that would ultimately grant their school more funding. Silva,17, made the trip to Juneau as a sophomore, and after having “so much fun,” he said he wanted to serve as a student lobbyist again this year. One would think Silva has an interest in...