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Proponents of constructing a new hospital facility in Wrangell hoped to revive conversation about the project with a pair of presentations and a group discussion last week. Alaska Island Community Services (AICS) and Wrangell Medical Center (WMC) hosted Foraker Group founder and president Dennis McMillian at the Nolan Center the afternoon and evening of April 2. Based in Anchorage, Foraker is a nonprofit group specializing in assisting other nonprofits around the state. Wrangell’s two medical providers invited the group to assist with g...
Petersburg Borough Assembly members passed an amended resolution to allow Southeast Alaska Power Agency (SEAPA) to move forward with refinancing of existing 2009 bonds and a proposed $7 million bond sale to fund an expansion of the Swan Lake facility northeast of Ketchikan on Revillagigedo Island. Though Petersburg and Wrangell municipal attorneys have vetted the paperwork for the bond sale, Peterburg's Vice Mayor Cindi Lagoudakis said she had some concerns about the resolution's wording. “My concern with this resolution is that it doesn't i...
Eight new lots are being sited, surveyed and prepared for sale by the City and Borough of Wrangell, in what should be its largest such offering since the late 1990s. Ranging from 7,500 to 15,800 square feet, the lots are located up the hill along the Etolin Street extension, south of its intersection with Council Drive. “The survey will give us the final square footage on that,” explained Wrangell’s economic development director, Carol Rushmore. Values for the properties are derived from their assessment and any additional fees. “That becomes...
In the Sentinel 100, 75, 50 and 25 years ago. April 15, 1915: Mr. Worden recently received a letter from W.D. Moore asking him to send some photos of Wrangell and the Stikine River. This letter recalls to a number of Wrangell's oldest citizens reminiscences of this family of pioneers, the “Moores,” and a number of the old timers remember Capt. Wm. Moore who brought the first stern wheeler into Alaska Waters, and for a number of years made regular trips from Wrangell to within a few miles of Glenora, B.C. A little of the inside history of the Mo...
Monday, March 30 Agency Assist—Fire Department dispatched to person in elevator. Traffic Complaint—Verbal warning for parking; vehicle moved. Tuesday, March 31 Agency Assist—Report of chimney fire; Fire Department notified. Traffic Stop—Citation issued to Alexandra Ingram, 16, for speeding. Wednesday, April 1 Police arrested Randall M. Fordyce, 55, on charges of Assault IV/DV and Violating Conditions of Release. Found Property—Key. Traffic—Verbal warning given for driving four-wheeler on Evergreen Avenue. Thursday, April 2 Citizen Assist. Pos...
Former physician Greg Salard was arraigned at Alaska First District Court in Juneau Tuesday on the charge of being a fugitive from justice. In a story released by Alaska Native News, the charge is said to stem from an outstanding warrant for his arrest in Louisiana for the charge of Aggravated Rape. Judge Thomas Nave presided over Salard’s Tuesday afternoon hearing. Supplementary court documentation was unavailable by the Sentinel’s press time. Salard was arrested at his Wrangell home last October following a five-month investigation by the...
Anglers near and far away are gearing up for next month’s 63rd annual King Salmon Derby, held in Wrangell from May 9 to June 7. Last year over 930 tickets were sold to participants coming from around the world. The derby’s planning committee met late last month to approve changes to this year’s rule book. Among the new policies taking effect this year, salmon being weighed will be subject to random opening at stations to ensure no additional weights are being used. “Probably the one biggest...
To the Editor: The sentinel paper is a small paper, that’s a given, but when a local citizen feels it’s important to attend a city meeting to speak on an issue, it would be fair to expect that the reporting of any opinion or sentiment be represented fairly. That’s what reporting is all about; giving a voice to various sides of an issue and making people aware of the concerns of residents. I’m referring to the March 19th, 2015 issue and the article about the planning and zoning meeting - the variance request by the Whites, where a quip of a few...
John Eilert Eilertsen, 62, died March 27, 2015, in Wrangell, Alaska. He was born the second child of Arne and Blodwen (Olson) Eilertsen on December 27, 1952, in Salem, Ore. He married Jacqueline Paull on August 29, 1970, in The Dalles, Ore. A tug boat captain for about 30 years, John loved the water and boats. He was also a member of the Seventh Day Adventist Church. Survivors include his wife Jacqueline; his two sons, Eilert Eilertsen and James (April) Eilertsen of Wrangell; daughter, Jennifer...
Wrangell's Port Commission got to take a look at preliminary designs for a new float system at Shoemaker Bay Harbor at its April 2 meeting. Designed by PND Engineers of Juneau, projected costs for the redesign are currently at around $10 million. Harbormaster Greg Meissner presented the concept, which will feature four fingers built using polyethylene tubs. Three of these envisioned fingers will be enough to accommodate the currently berthed boats, with the fourth offering space for longer,...
Wrangell’s Parks and Recreation Board continued to reexamine the fee structure for Park’s facilities at their April 1 meeting. A previous draft schedule was rejected by the Borough Assembly in January. Park Board members will meet April 29 for a workshop to discuss future rates for pool and facilities usage. “People are curious to see how we’re going to move forward,” Parks director Kate Thomas said. “And I want to be able to give them that answer.” At its January meeting, the Assembly told previous Parks director Amber Al-Haddad planned rate...
Children take advantage of the beautiful weather at City Park on Easter Sunday, where the Elks held its annual Egg Hunt. The lodge's youth activities director, Carrie Wallace, figured over a thousand plastic eggs were put out around the park. Children were split into four different age groups before starting the hunt, with eggs containing money, candy or slips for prizes donated from local stores. Prizes included Easter baskets from Bob's IGA and City Market, two-dollar bills and movie tickets...
While preparing a draft budget for the next fiscal year, Wrangell Public Schools superintendent Patrick Mayer was surprised to learn the Senate Finance Committee approved a four-percent decrease to Alaska’s Foundation formula late last week. The adjustment would alter the formula for base student allocation, which is how the state allots money to its various school districts. “None of this was ever discussed,” Mayer stated. If implemented, the cuts would amount to about $47 million statewide and would mean $140,000 in cuts for Wrangell schoo...
File this fish story under the “can there be too much of a good thing” category. Alaska is expecting another bumper run of salmon this year– state managers announced last Friday a projected total catch of 221 million salmon, 39 percent higher than last year. (The numbers for Chinook salmon are still being calculated,) Regional catch projections for this summer are up across the board, according to http://www.adfg.alaska.gov/FedAidPDFs/SP15-04.pdf. Runs and Harvest Projections for Alaska’s 2015 Salmon Fisheries and Review of the 2014 season...
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) _ The Senate Finance Committee has advanced legislation that would levy a surcharge on refined fuels distributed in Alaska as a way to help fund an account used for the cleanup of contaminated sites, non-emergency spill response and other activities. The bill would levy a surcharge of just under 1-cent-per-gallon on refined fuel sold, transferred or used in Alaska. A similar bill, with a 1-cent-per-gallon surcharge, previously advanced from House Finance. Current funding includes a 4-cent surcharge on each taxable barrel of...
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) – The Alaska Senate has approved a spending proposal that would cut education funding, reject pay raises for public employees and otherwise make deeper agency cuts than the House. The vote Friday evening was 16-4 and followed hours of debate. Notice of reconsideration was given, meaning the bill can be voted on again before heading back to the House. If the House does not agree with the Senate version an expected outcome the budget will go to a conference committee, where House and Senate negotiators will work to hash out d...
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) – The Alaska Department of Fish and Game is warning Alaskans to take precautions against bears emerging from winter dens. Anchorage wildlife biologist Dave Battle says he's heard unconfirmed reports of bears around Anchorage and Eagle River. The Kodiak Daily Mirror newspaper reports a bear that raided garages or chicken coops in two neighborhoods was shot and killed last weekend. Department officials say it's time to take down bird feeders that could attract bears and to secure trash, livestock feed and pet food. The d...
