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“It is going to be a difficult year,” Wrangell's borough manager Jeff Jabusch told Assembly members during their regular meeting Tuesday evening. He referred to impending cuts to the state revenue sharing and federal Secure Rural Schools programs, which both pose major concerns for the Borough. Jabusch reported the city is working with its new lobbyist to address various funding issues as they arise. In addition to meeting with the governor and with legislators about revenue sharing, letters have already been dispatched addressing proposed cut...
Three of Wrangell's Girl Scout Troop 4156 were able to experience a unique opportunity, traveling to Anchorage Feb. 7 to participate in the annual Alaska Forum on the Environment at the Dena'ina Center. It was a first for Wrangell's troop, and the girls were the only group representing Southeast. Jing O'Brien, Sophie O'Brien and Laura Helgeson made the trip along with some chaperones. At the forum, the three delivered a presentation about their findings during last summer's "Camp'Phibian," a...
Convening for its last regular meeting of the year, the dozen members of Wrangell’s Fish and Game Advisory Committee recapped recent regulatory changes and looked ahead to future challenges. Advisory committees are locally-organized groups of resource users and other stakeholders that meet to discuss fishing and wildlife issues, providing recommendations to the Alaska boards of Fish and Game. On Wrangell’s horizon: moose brow tines, Canadian mining and getting another Alaska Wildlife Trooper assigned to the area. Scott McAuliffe had represented...
In the Sentinel 100, 75, 50 and 25 years ago. March 4, 1915: Tom Tamaree and his wife arrived in Wrangell Monday. Mr. Tamaree is a watchman at the garnet ledge at the mouth of the Stikine. Saturday night a pack of hungry wolves surrounded his residence. Mr. Tamaree used his rifle freely, but was unable to frighten the wolves away any distance. On Sunday the gasboat Irene B came along and Mr. and Mrs. Tamaree took passage to Wrangell, leaving garnet ledge in charge of the wolves. Charlie Olson killed a black bear at Porcupine cut-off on the...
Tribal members of the Wrangell Cooperative Association headed to the polls Saturday afternoon to choose six new members of the WCA Board. The six council seats that were up for election this term were previously held by Lynn Allen, Lovey Brock, Arthur Larson, Brooke Leslie, current board vice-president Ken Lewis Jr. and Tim Gillen. Gillen and Leslie did not seek reelection. Sam Campus, Luella Knapp, Catherine White and Richard Oliver joined Allen, Brock, Larson, and Lewis on this year’s ballot. Between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. at the Stikine N...
Monday, February 16 Agency Assist. Tuesday, February 17 Report of Telephone harassment. Wednesday, February 18 Citizen Assist: Unlock Vehicle. Agency Assist: PW broken water line. Citizen Assist: Unlock Vehicle. Traffic Stop: Verbal warning for faulty equipment. Thursday, February 19 Noise Complaint. Friday, February 20 Report of Possible Scam. Citizen Assist: Officer helped person who ran out of gas. Request for welfare check. Saturday, February 21 Nothing to Report. Sunday, February 22 Agency Assist. There was one ambulance call and two dog...
A trio of new boats will be joining Wrangell's private fishing fleet this season, incorporating new technologies and improving work conditions for their owners. After two and a half years, local fisherman Chris Guggenbickler is nearly finished with the Noelani, which means "mist of heaven" in Hawaiian. At 42 feet long and 15 feet wide, the aluminum work boat will be about 4 feet by 1.5 feet larger than his previous vessel. In addition to being more spacious the boat will also be quite a bit...
The Lady Wolves finished their regular season with a full sweep against visiting Craig High School players on Feb. 20 and 21. "It was really nice to get some wins before regionals," said Jack Carney, the high school's activity director. Wrangell took an early lead in Friday's game, building on that each quarter for a 51 to 24 win. "Amy Jenson and Taylor Bean really did well," said Carney. During Friday's game, the pair led with 15 and 16 points between them. Saturday's game was more closely play...
The Wrangell Wolves basketball team finished its regular season with a bang, beating out Craig at the Glacier Bear's home court Feb. 20 and 21. "I think our boys had a pretty good time up there," said Wrangell Public Schools activities director, Jack Carney. "The boys' games were pretty close to a blowout." During Friday's game, the varsity Wolves beat the Glacier Bears 64 to 35. Blake Stokes had six points and six assists during the game, and Bryce Gerald scored 12 points and secured five...
Stikine Middle School's wrestling team took high marks last weekend at the annual Kurt Kuehl Invitational at Schoenbar Middle School in Ketchikan. The highest, in fact: taking the 2A championship and coming in third overall with 126 points, behind Schoenbar and Petersburg. "I think they did exceptionally well," said the team's coach, Steve Miller. "We're really happy with the season." Four of the team's nine athletes were individual placers: Hunter Wiederspohn, Jonah Comstock, Dillon Rooney and...
Last year was one of the busiest years ever for Alaska brokers who help fishermen buy, sell and trade fishing permits and quota shares. “I was really happy to see such a good mix of permits we were selling – it wasn’t just one thing,” said Olivia Olsen of Alaskan Quota and Permits in Petersburg. “We had a lot of Dungeness crab permits, charter halibut permits, salmon and shrimp permits, sea cucumbers, and then whatever IFQs we could find.” Salmon permit sales peak from March through May, and early indicators point to lower salmon prices this...
Medicare and Medicaid announced last week that an additional special HealthCare.gov enrollment period will be available for consumers who did not have coverage in 2014 but were unaware of the tax penalty. Under the Affordable Care Act, consumers are required to have health insurance or else pay a penalty, with the penalty increasing in 2015 to two percent of income or $325, whichever is greater. Consumers with income at 100 to 400 percent of the federal poverty level who buy coverage through the federal marketplace may be eligible for subsidies...
Wrangell residents review three design concepts for a future waterfront, presented Monday evening at the Nolan Center. Building from ideas stemming from a pair of public meetings held last month, the Borough's design team integrated elements people favored from an original eight concepts. Price projections were daunting, however – the long-term costs ranged from $14.7 million to $35 million, depending on the options taken. A revised plan was presented at a follow-up meeting W...
The United States Forest Service announced a temporary change in its permit system at the Anan Wildlife Observatory. In a media release distributed last week, it announced its online reservations system has become obsolete and that a temporary fix is being employed to confirm reservations made for the 2015 visiting season. The new system is expected to be available in April, at www.recreation.gov. In the meantime, a temporary process for early booking will be to submit an email of interest to anan@fs.fed.us. Detailed instructions for...
