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One came from Janell Privett, whose request includes a list of 14 items of information including WMC’s total expenditures on various legal fees and travel expenses for hospital administration and board members. Privett initially made her Freedom of Information (FOI) request in writing to WMC Chief Executive Officer Noel Selle-Rea March 19. She came to the Board meeting last week to ask the WMC Board members to reconsider her request for information — what hospital staff has estimated would total 6,000 pages in documents. If her request is fulfi...
On Tuesday night, the Assembly voted 3-2 on a resolution that will create a special election June 12 regarding the recall petitions filed against eight of the nine Wrangell Medical Center Board members. Early Wednesday morning the City and Borough of Wrangell announced that vote no longer counts, as it was determined four “yes” votes were needed. “An affirmative vote of four members of the assembly is required for adoption of a resolution,” the Wrangell municipal code states. Borough Clerk Christie Jamieson said Wednesday afternoon the Assembl...
Two-year-old Aadyn Gillen (front) shows off his snake tattoo on his forehead while he rides around on a tricycle during “Tot Gym” Monday morning — one of the numerous early-childhood local activities highlighted this week by the Wrangell Early Childhood Coalition (WECC) in honor of “Week of the Young Child.” The week is recognized annually across the nation and is it focuses attention on the needs of young children and their families and recognize early childhood programs in communiti...
April 25, 1912: Our annual spring influx of big game hunters seems to have begun in earnest. The latest arrival is J.C. Augsburg of San Francisco, who with Charlie Olson, a guide, will endeavor to secure some grizzly trophies in the Iskut River country. Mr. Augsburg spent the greater part of last season in the Dease Lake and upper Stikine country. Baron Von Hagen and Capt. Seyd of Germany, whose arrival was reported last week, got away early Monday morning, their Sunday afternoon start being unsuccessful from an accident to the boat. Charlie Ro...
The Wrangell Medical Center Board of Directors has decided to distribute a questionnaire regarding WMC Chief Executive Officer Noel Selle-Rea’s annual performance evaluation. At the April 18 WMC Board meeting, Board President Mark Robinson said in the past, evaluations of WMC CEOs have been either “painful” or “non-existent.” “This year, I decided I want to get more quantitative in the process,” Robinson said. The main outcome of the performance evaluation is to hopefully create a planning document that can help the WMC Board and CEO “improve...
Monday, April 16, -Arrested Richard Gary Nelson, 23, on charges of DUI. -James Goldsbury, 55, charged with probation violation. Tuesday, April 17 -Person reported a car parked in the loading zone at the Middle School. -Officer responded to citizen assist. -Officer responded to report of assault. -Verbal warning for improper display of tags and person riding in the back. Wednesday, April 18 -Citizen assist. -Verbal warning for driving on a flat tire. Thursday, April 19 -Domestic argument, officers responded. -Hit and run. Saturday, April 21...
April 10, 2012 Bruce L. Levine, 51, appeared before Deputy Magistrate Leanna Splinter and was found guilty of use or display of controlled substance and is ordered to pay fines totaling $300 and is placed on probation for one year. Jerome E. Bakeberg, 76, appeared before Deputy Magistrate Leanna Splinter and was found guilty of driving under the influence and is ordered to serve 20 days in jail and pay fines totaling $4592. The defendant must contact AICS and complete screening, evaluation and recommended program, and pay all costs. The...
To the Editor: I’ve managed to avoid weighing in about Lynn Campbell’s letters to the editor until I’ve nearly bitten off my tongue. I have always respected Lynn. She and her late husband have done so many wonderful things for this town that there are few people who would dare question her judgment. I’ve tried keeping my mouth shut out of respect for her, but I just can’t continue to do so. The following paragraph of Lynn’s first letter really set my hair on fire — not that the other rationalizations, attacks, and inconsistencies aren’t also i...
To the Editor: I am excited to say we are quickly coming to an end of the 2011-2012 school year. As the Superintendent of Wrangell Public Schools I have enjoyed working with staff, Board of Education and serving the community during this past year. Here is what I have come to realize after my first year in Wrangell. Wrangell has two dedicated Principals covering three schools and coordinating several programs who work hard for kids. A veteran staff who are very talented and have dedicated many years and an incredible amount of hours and time...
Genesis 1:1, John 3:16, Psalm 23. Most who are reading this article will know what those verses say. (FYI there is an entire best seller that goes along with them) We all just celebrated Easter. Each of us did it in a way that was personal. That celebration, the Risen Christ, A New Beginning, happened for each of us personally. We have also just arrived into spring from winter. All of the above is widely known and while there is mystery attached, we pretty much on the whole accept this information and live our lives as we will. Sometimes...
At its April 18 meeting, some members of the Wrangell Medical Center (WMC) Board of Directors discussed the petitions filed with the city, which seek to recall eight of the nine board members. The signatures on the petitions were found to be sufficient by the Borough Clerk earlier this month. And, on Tuesday, the Assembly considered an ordinance to create recall ballots for a special election in June. WMC Board Vice President Jim Nelson, who is included in the petitions, told those gathered in the packed hospital boardroom last week he has enjo...
After many months of work, students in Wrangell High School’s (WHS) Marine Fabrication class are nearly finished building three jet boats. The students began working at the beginning of the school year to create the metal boats, and they should be ready to travel up the river sometime next month. The leaders of the teams are the students who pay for the approximately $3,000 of aluminum needed to build the18-foot jet boats. To add the boat’s motor is an additional cost, said class teacher Dav...
Next weekend, Wrangell will participate for the first time in a nationwide event: Lemonade Day. The day offers students across the country the chance to learn how to operate their own business through a lemonade stand. “The foremost objective of Lemonade Day is to empower youth to take ownership of their lives and become productive members of society – the business leaders, social advocates, volunteers, and forward-thinking citizens of tomorrow,” according to LemonadeDay.org. Alaska’s officia...
The U.S. Forest Service (USFS) held a meeting April 19 to discuss possible changes to how the federal agency manages Anan — the popular bear-viewing site near Wrangell. It has been roughly ten years since the USFS made any major management changes to Anan. USFS Wrangell District Ranger Bob Dalrymple said last week’s meeting served as the “first step” in the management review process, which is expected to take years to complete. The USFS will have to begin a scoping period, which will include additional public meetings, and create an Environ...
Wrangell Schools has released the honor roll list for third quarter. To be placed on the honor roll a student must have a GPA of 3.5 – 4.0. Seniors: David Allen, Nathan Ashton, Travis Bangs, Amanda Briskar, Loni Buness, Darian Burley, Erin Ellis, Korovin Ellis, William Helgeson, Alicia Holder, Kent Johnson, Nichole Kagee, Anne Prysunka, John Pullman, Clayton Rhodes, Michael Rooney, Alyssa Southland, and Clayton Stokes. Juniors: Alyssa Allen, Kurt Dingwall, Andrea Gillen, Victoria Gulla, Courtney Haggard, Nicole Hammer, Victoria Ingram, Haley R...
Brainstorming over halibut bycatch is the theme of a two day workshop this week in Seattle. Topping the discussions: the methods used to collect bycatch numbers and the accuracy of the data. Setting a precedent: the IPHC and NPFMC working together to reduce the estimated 10 million pounds of halibut taken as bycatch and discarded in Alaska’s fisheries. “As far as I know, this meeting represents a first ever joint effort by the two bodies to meet together to discuss current “science” and/or research,” said Duncan Fields of Kodiak, a membe...
Last year, Bob Gorman, cooperative extension agent from the University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF), came to Wrangell to teach the “Master Gardener” class — a nearly 40-hour course offered throughout the state of Alaska that teaches residents the essentials for home gardening. Gorman returned to Wrangell earlier this week as a follow up to the Master Gardener course. On Monday, he visited with master gardeners, and on Tuesday led a free class on growing fruit in wet, cool and cloudy Wrangell. The cold, wet soil throughout Southeast Alaska is th...
The Wrangell Medical Center will be purchasing a new mammography machine for the hospital that will be paid for entirely through grants. The machine, which takes x-rays of breast tissue and is used to screen for breast cancer, will cost $99,999, and WMC has received $100,000-worth of grants to buy it. The grants came from a number of organizations including Alaska Run for Women, American Seafoods, First Bank and Fred Meyers. The largest grant WMC received to purchase the mammography machine came from the Denali Commission in the amount of...
The Borough Assembly voted in favor Tuesday night to create a committee that will review the City and Borough of Wrangell Charter and Municipal Code. The review process as been prompted by Borough Clerk Christie Jamieson, who said it became clear after the Open Meetings Act classes the city offered in March that various sections of the municipal code need to be revised and updated to comply with state law. Jamieson proposed creating a special “Charter and Code Review Committee” made of five members to complete the task. Assembly member Bil...