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With the stroke of a pen and a handwritten letter addressed to Mayor David Jack and members of the Borough Assembly, longtime member and Vice Mayor Bill Privett resigned his position with the quorum at their April 9 meeting. “Please consider this my formal letter of resignation, effective immediately,” Vice Mayor Privett wrote. “My grandson has applied for employment with Castle Mountain Entertainment and cannot be hired because of my Assembly position. Maybe again in the future I will be able...
The Lady Wolves softball team has hit the diamond at the city fields – and are beginning work toward their 2013 season with a pair of seniors leading the way and head coach Kathleen Harding at the helm once again. In 2012 the squad finished last season with a convincing 20-7 win over the Craig Lady Panthers at home, but only after overcoming a 26-38 loss in the two-game opener. It was during the win that Wrangell’s McKenna Harding and Alyssa Allen had back-to-back homers. Allen, and fellow senio...
The Wrangell Cooperative Association has submitted a letter to the Borough Assembly requesting that the Wrangell Institute Property be donated to WCA. The letter requests that the possibility of WCA acquiring the land be placed on the April 23 Assembly agenda for discussion. According to Borough Manager Tim Rooney, the item will be placed on that meeting’s agenda. In a March 25 letter to the Borough, WCA board president Tim Gillen lays out his reasons for the request of the property that f...
In the Sentinel 100, 75, 50 and 25 years ago. April 17, 1913: The Canadian Pacific Railway Co. took another whack at Sentinal Island, near Juneau, this week when the Princess Sophia, southbound, struck in the same spot which her sister ship Princess May struck in the summer of 1910. From the boatmen of the Sophia when she landed in Wrangell southbound Saturday, all that could be learned of the accident was that a 30-foot hole had been torn in her bottom forward and that her watertight compartments forward were keeping her afloat. The crew...
After what seems like an eternity of wind, rain, snow and generally horrid weather all winter, the staff at Muskeg Meadows Golf Course has opened for business and is poised for the 2013 season to begin. Course manager Shannon Booker said that while the course is currently open for both rounds on the links and for use of the driving range, the kickoff of the course’s season will begin early next month. “The Angerman’s Tournament will be May 4-5 and we are expecting up to 20 participants for that...
April 1 -Key for an Arctic Cat snow machine was found. -Welfare check was requested. Officer responded. -Person came in a picked up keys found yesterday. -Person called to speak with officer. April 2 -Missing dog. Called back found dog. -Person reported a dog had growled at children. Officer responded. -Report of person getting into their vehicle that had been drinking. Officer responded. -Report of children playing too loud and causing their dog to bark. Officer responded. -James Goldsbury, age 56, arrested for VCOR. -Caller reported someone...
April 5 Alaska Wildlife Troopers, Wrangell Post, contacted James Jenkins, 48, of Wrangell. Investigation revealed Jenkins was subsistence use fishing for Tanner crab without the required buoy markings for subsistence shellfish gear. Jenkins was cited into Wrangell court with a bail amount of $110.00....
On March 26, First District Court Judge Kevin Miller adjudicated the following cases: Daniel Watts, 26, was found guilty of violating the terms of his probation in an underlying case. His probation was terminated and he was sentenced to serve 8 months in jail. Dylan Franks, 23, pled guilty to Reckless Endangerment. He was ordered to serve 10 days in jail, pay $100 in surcharges, ordered to complete a firearms safety course, and placed on probation for 2 years. Dominic Lee, 20, pled guilty to Theft in the Third Degree and Criminal Trespass. He...
To the Editor: I had the distinct pleasure of attending a TBPA board meeting the other day, open to the public, I was the public. I find it astounding to the point of recklessness that no one ever attends these types of meetings. Then again no one pays attention, to anything except American Idol, after all look what's in the White House. From my perspective, here is a group of hardworking, conservative, concerned citizens working for your benefit. A thankless job, done for free, on your behalf. They strive to keep costs down, and a prudent eye...
Welcome to this week of Peggy’s Corner of the House. We have entered our last week of the 90 day session so as you can imagine the pace has quickened in order to try to complete the states’ business in our allotted time. We will often work late into the night from now until the end. For the past four years I have been advocating for an Alaska Transportation Infrastructure Fund (ATIF). In FY14 79% of our transportation budget will come from the federal government – this is down from 84% in FY10. We currently have a 20 billion dollar backl...
With the rededication of the Chief Shakes Tribal House only a month away, two local women who are blood descendants of Chief Shakes VI, the second to last leader of the Native community in Wrangell, are remembering him with their memories and a pre-1940 Potlatch photo of the Chief, who was born George Shakes in 1878. Nellie Gunderson-Lewis Torgramsen, the granddaughter of Chief Shakes VI, was born in 1932 in Wrangell and is related to him through her mother Margaret, grandmother Minnie Snook, an...
The most recent Port Commission meeting discussed a number of issues related to the ongoing Mariner’s Memorial project, lease space at the Marine Service Center, and a determination of whether Shoemaker or Inner harbors would receive priority in renovation efforts. In harbormaster Greg Meissner’s report to the commission he caught the commissioners up to speed on issues regarding Heritage Harbor. “The signage will be going in soon,” Meissner said. “We’ll put the parking signs in and the rules signs for the boat launch and all that. It sounds l...
The Wrangell Vikings swim club traveled to Petersburg last month for a clinic with the championship team of PHS coaches Abbey Jackson and Andy Carlisle. Front row, left to right: Elissa DeBoer, Grace Miller, Renee Roberts, Jing O’Brien, Kody Paul, Sophie O’Brien, Robyn Booker, Kira Torvend, Terra Hoyt; Second row, left to right: Asia Prus, coach Abbey Jackson, Adrianna Larrabee, Skylar Larrabee, Scythia McQueen, Helen Decker, Kellan Eagle, Ashley Allen, Alex Campbell, Shawn Howell, coach Kim...
The Alaska Department of Fish and Game announced last week that the preseason Chinook salmon all-gear harvest quota for Southeast Alaska in 2013 is 176,000 fish. The 2013 quota is 90,000 fish lower than the 2012 allowable preseason Chinook all-gear harvest level of 266,800. The Chinook Technical Committee of the Pacific Salmon Commission determines the annual all-gear quota for Southeast. The quota is based on the forecast of an aggregate abundance of Pacific Coast Chinook salmon stocks subject to management under the treaty. Most Chinook...
A motion to join the City and Borough of Wrangell in studying the possibility of separating from the Southeast Alaska Power Agency drew heated debate among Ketchikan City Council members Thursday before gaining narrow approval. The Council was considering whether to follow Wrangell’s lead and partner with that city and possibly Petersburg, the third member of SEAPA, in commissioning a study about SEAPA’s ongoing value to the three communities. During the public comment portion of the meeting, people spoke both for and against the motion. Jason...
Alaska Island Community Services unveiled their new “NextMD Patient Portal” program at the Wrangell Health Fair on Saturday, April 6 at the James and Elsie Nolan Center. The application, which is a web-based method of communicating with your physician or other medical staff is now online and provides a way to request, book or cancel appointments, receive and review your medical documents, request medication renewals, send messages to health care staff, and update personal medical information. The system, while online, is secure – and allow...
Absent from supermarket fliers this spring have been ads featuring the year’s first fresh halibut, reflecting the anticipated push back by buyers to the high priced fish. “No ads in the papers. No excitement this year,” said more than one major buyer. In recent years, dwindling supplies of halibut helped push up dock prices to more than $7/lb at major ports, and halibut fillets topped $20/lb at retail. That’s not the case this year. The fishery opened March 23 and the prices for first deliveries at Kodiak were reported at $5.25 - $5.75/l...
Mikayla Stokes - Best Offensive Player Mikayla Stokes - Most Dependable Player Darian Meissner - Best Defensive Player Darian Meissner - Most Versatile Player Alyssa Allen - Leadership Award Erica Smith - Best Shooting Form Shayna Schultz - Most Attentive Caroline Ward - Most Memorable "3" Point Shot Marsha McCay - J/V Teamwork Award Teresa Flores - Quick Shot Award Taylor Bean - J/V Most Valuable Player Kimberly Cooper - J/V Best Team Player Award Katie Barger - J/V Hustle Award Kyla Teat -...
The Sealaska board of directors announced last week that Richard Rinehart, Jr. has been selected to fill an open seat on the 13-member board. Rinehart fills a board term that will end at the Sealaska annual meeting in 2013. Clarence Jackson, Sr. of Kake previously held the seat. After the passing of Director Jackson in January, Sealaska followed a process to fill the vacant seat that allowed for open submissions from shareholders. The Sealaska Nominations Committee met several times to review...
The Thomas Bay Power Authority commissioners undertook a lengthy discussion over who will be hired to take the reins of the utility for Wrangell and Petersburg during a special meeting held March 4 in Wrangell. A motion by commissioner Dave Galla to keep current manager Paul Southland on as the full-time leader of the utility for at least a year failed by a 4-3 vote, with commissioners Robert Larson, Joe Nelson, Clay Hammer and president John Jensen voting against the motion. TBPA operations foreman Mick Nicholls was then nominated by commissio...