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The future of Silvernail Work Road continues to take shape, with a debated section to be rerouted and downgraded from a right-of-way to an easement. At its regular meeting April 9, Wrangell’s Planning and Zoning Commission agreed to vacate the road where it cuts through the Marine Service Center yard. The section of Silvernail connecting Brueger Street with Front Street was largely conceptual, planned as a bypass for barge traffic making its way to Zimovia Highway. Although the boatyard was built afterward, the road’s right-of-way status was...
At its regular Tuesday-night meeting, Wrangell's City and Borough Assembly passed an amended ordinance proposal, creating a chapter on abuse of the 911 emergency system and amending chapters 10.32 and 10.36 of the Municipal Code regarding the carrying of concealed firearms in town. First reviewing the proposal in January, objections were raised by various Assembly members and residents about some preexisting language in the ordinance, such as where firearms could be fired in relation to the borough limits and near roadways. Subsequent meetings...
Last week's Southeast Alaska Regional Artfest went as prettily as a picture, by all counts. Sixty students and 15 teachers from high schools in Juneau, Klawock, Skagway, Petersburg, Craig, Sitka and Mount Edgecumbe made their way to Wrangell to participate in the four-day event, from April 8 to 11. Fifteen different classes were offered at various locations in town. These were taught by a combination of visiting and local artists, and students were immersed in sometimes brand new mediums of...
Four students from Stikine Middle School and Wrangell High School participating in the National Archery in the Schools Program (NASP) have qualified to take aim in the national-level competition in Kentucky next month. Competing in the Alaska NASP Virtual Tournament on March 24 from a range set up inside the Evergreen Elementary School gym, Trevor Miller, Cody Thomassen, Sean Rooney and Garrett Miller all placed highly at the state level. Trevor Miller took first place in the state for the...
In the Sentinel 100, 75, 50 and 25 years ago. April 22, 1915: According to reports, the Canoe Pass Packing Company has bought or leased a plot near the steamer wharf in Cordova and will move one line of machinery from the cannery at Canoe Pass and install it in the new location at once. The Canoe Pass cannery is of two lines and was built in 1912 and operated only in that year. Earl West and Jack Myers made a trip to the Hot Springs up the river last week. They report considerable snow up there and also of the remarkable number of Moose tracks...
Residents have been invited to become “citizen scientists” this summer, tracking bats and collecting data for the Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADFG). A good-sized group of Wrangellites flocked to the Forest Service’s final chautauqua for the season, where ADFG wildlife biologist Michael Kohan delivered an introductory presentation on our winged mammalian friends. She is one of two researchers for the program in Southeast, which began in 2011. Several approaches are used to track local bats, gathering data on population as well as new i...
Next week, Wrangell's Alaska Division of Public Health office will be waiving administration fees for all vaccines to mark National Infant Immunization Week. Between April 18 and 25, vaccines will be available for both children and adults. Ordinarily the first vaccine is $27, with subsequent shots at $17 a poke. The list of vaccinations include hepatitis A and B; influenza; rotavirus; varicella; PPSV23 and PCV13; diphtheria; tetanus and pertussis (DTaP); tetanus, diphtheria and pertussis (Tdap); zoster; and others. Citing immunizations' role...
Former Wrangell physician Greg Salard was arraigned last week at Alaska First District Court in Juneau on the charge of being a fugitive from justice. On March 25 a warrant from the state of Louisiana was issued for Salard’s arrest relating to a count of aggravated rape that is alleged to have taken place the previous decade. Salard was already incarcerated at the time, having been arrested at his Wrangell home last October for two felony charges regarding the possession and distribution of child pornography, following a five-month i...
Monday, April 6 MVA—Officer responded. Citizen Assist—All okay. Traffic Stop—Verbal warning for driving habits. Tuesday, April 7 Citizen Assist—Officer unlock vehicle. Phone Problems. Wednesday, April 8 Found Property—Key turned in. Bench Warrant—Police arrested Randall M. Fordyce, 55, on charges of Probation Violation. Thursday, April 9 Citations issued to Carolyn A. Mollen, 34, for Parking in a Bus Zone and Operating Vehicle with Expired Registration. Friday, April 10 Report of Theft. Report of Unlawful Trapping. Noise Disturbance...
The commercial fishing and seafood processing industry is Alaska's largest private-sector employer. The fishing industry employs tens of thousands of individuals producing billions of pounds of seafood for the U.S. and the world. The industry pays over $250 million a year in taxes and fees, and 65 cities, boroughs and municipalities directly benefit from Fisheries Landing and/or Fisheries Business taxes. The seafood industry is critical to maintaining a healthy Southeast economy. In Wrangell, the estimated 2013 ex-vessel income was $13.9...
To the Editor: On Saturday, April 4th, Wrangell’s Garnet Grit Betties roller derby team hosted both the Denali Destroyer Dolls from Wasilla, and The Sitka Sound Slayers from Sitka, for a total of three games played at Wrangell’s High School. We, the Sitka Sound Slayers, would like to give the Betties and the community of Wrangell a huge shout out and big thank you for holding this event and supporting roller derby in Alaska. The Slayers were hugely impressed by the organization of this event by the Betties. Not only did they manage the eve...
Leonard Olsen passed away March 31. A Celebration of Life will be held May 2 at 1:00 p.m. at the Lutheran Church. Obituary to follow....
Last week’s article about the Petersburg Borough Assembly passing an amended resolution allowing for the Southeast Alaska Power Agency’s (SEAPA) bond refinancing and new bond sale incorrectly stated that all member utilities, including Wrangell and Ketchikan, will have to vote on the revised resolution for the bond sale to proceed. The Sentinel regrets the error....
John 15:12 “My command is this: love each other as I have loved you.” Sounds simple. But, how did Jesus love us? He left his home, he left almost all of the privileges of his station, the eternal Word of God, and took on the limitations of ‘flesh.’ He was poor, despised, persecuted. His father probably died before Jesus was twenty which left Jesus responsible for the family. Not too much later, as Jesus followed his heavenly father’s guidance, he left his earthly family so he could teach all of us what life was really about. He showed us...
A collection drive begun last August by Wrangell's Indian Environmental General Assistance Program (IGAP) has brought in quite a haul: about 3,300 pounds of discarded gill netting, brought in by area fishermen for recycling. A survey conducted last year by Wrangell Cooperative Association (WCA) found that illegal dumping was a top environmental issue among residents. Among the items being abandoned around the island's lots and roadsides, old gill nets were a particularly knotty issue. City...
Two of Wrangell High School’s wrestlers will be traversing the equator this summer, taking their skills to Australia and New Zealand for Down Under Sports’ 27th annual tournament. JD Barratt and Ian Jenson will join 126 other United States wrestlers for the international invitational, which brings in teams of secondary-school aged wrestlers from around the world. “With two of those coming down from our community, that’s a lot,” Barratt commented. The trip will last 12 days, spent split between Brisbane, Australia, and Auckland, New Zealand. The...
A local author has recently come out with a new book, which should begin hitting the shelves this month. Bonnie Demerjian’s “Rock Art of Southeast Alaska” explores petroglyphs, rock carvings, pictographs and paintings found in the region. The stone-based art of Native peoples has left an enduring impression on the physical history of these islands and continues to fascinate residents and visitors alike. “I just wanted to make something that would give visitors more information and appreciation,” Demerjian explained. Although rock art is found...
Caribou instead of corn dogs…salmon instead of Trout Treasures… seal meat in place of spaghetti – all could soon be available to more Alaskans if traction continues on a new bipartisan bill before the Alaska legislature. The bill - HB 179 - allows schools, senior centers, hospitals, child care centers and other facilities to accept and serve fish, game, plants and eggs that are donated by subsistence and sport users. Currently, well-meaning state laws intended to prevent the commercial sale of wild game make the practice illegal if a progr...