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With eight words – and the stroke of a pen – Superior Court Judge William B. Carey dismissed the lawsuit against former Wrangell Medical Center CEO Noel Rea and six former members of the WMC Board of Directors that were recalled last year, along with a counterclaim brought by the defendants. “The complaint and counter-claim are dismissed with prejudice,” Carey wrote in his April 29 order. The lawsuit stemmed from the actions of the former board in their firing of Rea on June 20, during their las...
You know it’s getting close to summer in Wrangell when the boats and skiffs of locals are on the water looking for King Salmon – and especially when the Wrangell Chamber of Commerce puts out their scale to weigh the incoming fish for the annual King Salmon Derby. The 61st annual derby began on May 11 and will run through June 9, with a total of $30,000 in cash and prizes available to the winners, including a $6,000 first place award. Chamber of Commerce manager Cyni Waddington said the eve...
In the Sentinel 100, 75, 50 and 25 years ago. June 5, 1913: On account of the inclement weather pm Friday last, the program for the afternoon exercises had to be changed somewhat. Instead of holding the services on the wharf as expected, they were held in Red Men's Hall and were largely attended. The following program was given: Song- Battle Hymn of Republic. Invocation- Rev. H.P. Corser. Address- M.F. Inman. Flower Song and Strewing of Flowers- Margaret Grant, Gussie Leonard, Viola Walsh, Hannah Smith, Mary Smith and Andrew Engstrom. Evening...
Monday, May 20 - Report of missing property. Tuesday, May 21 - Catering Permit requested and granted. - Power Outage - eagle hit power lines. - Citation issued to Mindy Gall, age 25, for dog at large and license required. Wednesday, May 22 - Several subpoenas were served. Thursday, May 23 - Person reported receiving threatening text. - Bike found and brought into station. - Report of a vehicle parked in a 10-day parking area for about a month now. - Caller reported a boat tied up to the pilings too tight. Harbor Department notified. Friday,...
A former Wrangell resident who was convicted in 2011 of being part of a drug distribution operation in the Borough and sentenced to more than three years in prison has asked a judge to review evidence in his case. Marcelo Soria, 48, pled guilty in June of 2011 to one count of Misconduct Involving a Controlled Substance in the Third Degree – Delivery or Possession with Intent to Distribute a Schedule II or III drug. Soria was indicted after information came to light that he was sending large amounts of cash to Mexico via City Market’s Wes...
Tuesday, May 21 Richard Matney, age 31, of Bozeman, Mont., was cited May 4 by Alaska Wildlife Troopers Wrangell Post for Sport Fish Guide Aid Client in Violation. Matney, the business owner and sport fish guide for Chrome Chasers outfitted his clients with shrimp pots that did not meet the requirement for bio-escape mechanism. On May 21, Matney appeared in Wrangell District Court and pleaded no contest to a count of Sport Fish Guide Aid in Violation. Matney was sentenced to fines of $2000 with $1500 suspended, plus court fees. Matney was also...
PETERSBURG — Southeast Alaska Power Agency CEO, Trey Acteson, provided a presentation during the Petersburg Borough Assembly meeting on Monday night outlining the services and mission of the SEAPA organization. Acteson stated that SEAPA’s mission is to provide the lowest wholesale power rate consistent with sound utility planning and business practices. SEAPA exists for the long-term benefit of the member utilities and the rate payers, providing unified regional leadership for project development and prudent management of the int...
Rebecca Helgeson of Wrangell, Alaska has graduated from Whitman College with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology. Helgeson is the daughter of Peter and Kara Helgeson and a 2009 graduate of Wrangell High School....
To the Editor: We are looking forward with anticipation to the upcoming move from the current site of Alaska Island Community Services’ Tideline Clinic to the new location near Alpine Mini Mart. The new clinic will offer patients larger, more family friendly exam rooms whose layout will be even more conducive to privacy. Additionally, having access to more exam rooms will help minimize patient wait times. In order to facilitate a smooth transition to the new building, staff from AICS and Wrangell Medical Center have worked together to d...
The Lady Wolves hosted the Petersburg Lady Vikings softball team for one last pair of games for the 2013 season – and saw their neighbors to the north walk away with two victories, each in the double digits. The first inning of Sunday’s double-header against Petersburg started out with the Lady Vikings holding an 8-4 lead – and saw a pair of runs from Sarah Tate. Each team only scored two runs apiece in the second inning, with Ruby Brock and Raven Hansen scoring for Petersburg, and Darian Meiss...
With the Chief Shakes Tribal House project completed earlier this month, and the rededication ceremony written in the history books, the main objective of the Wrangell Cooperative Associated has shifted to their next major building effort – a carving shed for traditional Tlingit woodwork. The shed, which is currently under construction on Front Street at the corner of Lynch Street, will be about 3,600 square feet in size and will have a training room, a carving room, as well as totem storage a...
Anyone driving down Shakes Street during the past two months probably couldn’t help but notice the massive steel rebar structure going in at the Marine Service Center – a steel design that will reinforce massive slabs of concrete that a new marine hoist will ride on in years to come. The project, which is Phase II of the MSC renovation, includes two sections of rebar and concrete construction that was awarded by the Borough Assembly to Southeast Roadbuilders on March 12 as a base bid and alt...
The Wrangell Medical Center Foundation held their 6th Annual Brian Gilbert Memorial Golf Tournament last weekend at Muskeg Meadows – under better weather than previous tournaments – and saw a total of 60 players come out over the two-day event. On Friday afternoon, a round of casual golf was played, with a 9-hole best-ball scramble as the format. First place in the event went to the team of Greg Scheff, Ed Rilatos, Dave Doyon and Matt Jurak with a net score of 18, while Keene and Faye Koh...
Concern over a proposed tax rate reduction for the City and Borough of Wrangell – from its current 7 percent down to 5.5 percent – led off Borough Manager Tim Rooney’s report to the Assembly this week saw testimony from two local women brought to the forefront over the issue. The initiative, which will appear on the October ballot, seeks to reduce Wrangell’s sales tax down by 1.5 percent. Currently, Wrangellites pay a 7 percent tax on all goods and services in the Borough. The plan has drawn criticism from Rooney’s office, as well as citizens...
It takes quite a crew to get an Alaska salmon from “boat to throat,” and everyone along the line gets a cut of the catch. How that “value chain” has paid out in the past few years shows some nice gains for Alaska fishermen and processors. “We often get asked what share the fisherman retains, and how much each segment of the supply chain gets for salmon. The answer depends on the species, and the product you are talking about, and what gear type,” said Andy Wink, a fisheries economist with the McDowell Group in Juneau who compiled the report...
The Alaska Energy Authority has approved the top of the clear-cut across from Muskeg Meadows Golf Course as a test site for a meteorological research tower and work will proceed on construction when all necessary permits are in place. The purpose of the tower is to collect wind data for potential power generation. The current plan calls for the Southeast Alaska Power Agency to enable Forest Service permitting issues, with staff from the City and Borough of Wrangell working with the AEA to cover local data collection for another Wrangell Island...
The Borough Assembly approved the collection of property taxes for the next fiscal year at their May 28 meeting, continuing the mill rate currently paid by residents of the City and Borough of Wrangell for another year. The Assembly voted 7-0 to approve the rate. The ordinance will, except for property that is exempt by law from taxation, set the mill rate at 12.75 mills for the tax year 2013, 4 mills for the Wrangell Service Area, 4 mills for property outside the Service Area, and 4 mills for the tax differential zone. Taxes due and payable...
