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During their second-to-last day of school, on May 22, Evergreen Elementary School held an awards ceremony to recognize several of their students. All of the classes, from first to fifth grade, gathered in the school gym for the ceremony. Principal Virginia Tulley gave the first award of the day to student Kasey Whitaker for having perfect attendance all year. "We only had one student who's attended every single day," she said. "Give him a round of applause, I mean that is something." After Whita...
The Rasmuson Foundation was created in 1955 as an organization to support Alaskan arts and culture, health, and social services, among other things. They do this through a number of different ways, including offering financial support to Alaskans in the form of grants and fellowships. According to their website, since their founding the foundation has made $400,000,000 charitable payments. Earlier this month, the Rasmuson Foundation brought together several creative Alaskan artists for their...
Sixteen students from Laura Davies' fifth grade class came together at the Nolan Center last Tuesday evening, May 21, to read persuasive speeches they had spent the past month working on. Communication and learning how to formulate and defend opinions is an important part of her classroom, Davies said in a previous interview. Each of her students were tasked with creating a persuasive speech, on a topic of their choice, and give an in-class presentation. She also allowed the kids to volunteer to...
Walking onstage to Queen's "We Will Rock You," 27 Evergreen Elementary's "rockstar" kindergarteners held a graduation ceremony of their own last Tuesday afternoon, May 21. The class of 2031, the year these kids will graduate from high school, is a fairly large group. The kindergarteners showed off what they had learned through the year, such as their ABCs, the days of the week, and months of the year. Kindergarten teacher Mikki Angerman talked about some of the things the kids learned beyond...
The local Forest Service Resource Advisory Committee (RAC), which covers the areas of Wrangell, Petersburg, and Kake, held a meeting last Saturday to discuss a variety of projects the Forest Service is considering in the near future. Among these projects is a Kaatslitaan culture camp. The idea for the culture camp was brought before the RAC by Wrangell resident and Alaska Native Virginia Oliver. The camp, she said, would be held in the summer where everybody could come together and learn sustainable harvesting practices, as well as native...
The Alaska Department of Fish and Game announced May 23, sport fishing regulations for Alaska hatchery-produced king salmon in areas near Petersburg and Wrangell. Wrangell Narrows/Blind Slough Terminal Harvest Area Described as that portion of Wrangell Narrows south of 56° 46' N. latitude (Martinsens's dock) and north and east of the northern tip of Woewodski Island and includes the freshwaters of Blind Slough upstream of a line between Blind Point and Anchor Point. The following regulations...
Pat Creek Watershed is located on Wrangell Island in Southeast Alaska, about 12 miles south of the community of Wrangell. It supports Coho, Pink, Chum, and Sockeye salmon, Dolly Varden char, and cutthroat trout, and is an important recreational fishing area for locals. The valley bottom, including most of the riparian area, was logged in the 1960’s and ‘70’s. This has resulted in stretches of over-widened stream nearly devoid of large woody debris that is important for fish habitat. From May 20 to July 15, large woody debris will be added...
The Wrangell Borough Assembly held a long meeting last Tuesday evening, May 28. The meeting covered a wide variety of topics, from the city’s water management strategy to budget matters. First there was a workshop on the water management strategy. Wrangell and other communities faced a power crisis recently due to low water levels at Tyee and Swan Lake. Wrangell briefly went on a water watch in early March, as the reservoirs dropped to low levels. The U.S. Drought Monitor reports that the majority of Southeast Alaska is currently facing d...
Southeast Alaska construction company SECON has returned to Wrangell to do some road work. They were working in Wrangell last summer to renovate Evergreen Avenue, which runs from the ferry terminal past Petroglyph Beach, before transitioning into the Airport Road. These renovations included resurfacing the entire street and constructing a sidewalk along the road. This year, according to Project Manager Ralph Vigilante, SECON will be doing some extensive work on the other side of the airport loop, on Bennett Street and Airport Road itself....
May 29, 1919 Saturday night a cabin was searched by officers. The search was made by Ensign J.J. Hughes, Deputy U.S. Marshall H. J. Wallace and Ernest P. Walker of the U.S. Bureau of Fisheries. Probably the most damaging find made by the officers was a single sheet of manuscript containing several verses of doggerel under the title, “The Bolsheviks Are Coming.” In the cabin were also found two bundles of pamphlets, which are supposed to have been in possession for the purpose of distribution. The pamphlets in the other bundle were entitled “Th...
May 20, 2019 Alarm. Road closure. Criminal mischief. Traffic-parking: Citation issued to George Stoican. Welfare check. Traffic stop: Citations issued to George Stoican. Proof of insurance and driver’s license violation. May 21, 2019 Two subpoenas. Agency assist. Indecent exposure: Report of woman urinating on City Hall’s lawn, UTL. Two summons services. May 22, 2019 Summons service. Traffic stop: Citations issued to Andrew Twyford, 19. Failure to provide proof of insurance and driving with a suspended license. May 23, 2019 Agency assist: AST...
To the Editor: Demand destruction is a phenomenon that is often referred to when oil prices rise high enough to harm the economy and reduce its ability to purchase fuel. I have another example of demand destruction; getting rid of ferry service to Alaskan communities because the State budget has been mismanaged, which will result in a self inflicted wound to the economy. These small towns have ferry docks, how much was spent to build these docking facilities? Should that investment be, in...
It was more of the same for the little league's minor league division last week: The Sharks lost, the Bears won, and the Rays did both. The Rays faced off against the other two minor league teams last week, claiming a win and a loss. The first game, between the Rays and the Sharks, took place on Tuesday, May 21. The Sharks have had a rough season, still chasing after their first win. While they made four runs during the game, and showed a lot of grit on the field, it was not enough to keep up...
The Wolverines, one of the two major league teams in Wrangell Little League, took the lead over the Cubs last Wednesday, May 22. The two teams have been trading wins back and forth over the season, but the Wolverines are now 4-3 while the Cubs trail at 3-4. The game opened with the Wolverines making two runs, followed by another five in the second inning. The Cubs were unable to score in the first inning, but pulled out four runs in the second. The score stayed put at 7-4 for the third inning,...
The Totem Bar & Liquor held a best-ball tournament last weekend at Muskeg Meadows Golf Course. There were 21 participants in Saturday’s game, May 25. First place went to a team consisting of Rocky Littleton, Marva Reid, Rodney Littleton, and Ken Madsen, with a net score of 20 and team handicap of 14. Second place went to a team consisting of Brett Woodbury, Frank Roppel, and Eric Kading with a net score of 21. Third place went to a team consisting of Aaron Angerman, Aaron Powell, Cody Angerman, and Drew Eyon with a net score of 21. Keene K...
Salmon abundance in the North Pacific has declined slightly over the past decade, but salmon catches remain near all-time highs. For nearly 30 years the North Pacific Anadromous Fish Commission (NPAFC) has summarized abundances and catches of salmon as reported by its five member countries - Canada, Japan, Korea, Russia, and the U.S. The Commission tracks all salmon species caught in the North Pacific, Bering Sea and the Sea of Okhotsk, and also provides the venue for coordinating research and enforcement activities. For 2018, the total salmon...
The Wrangell Softball Team held a large fundraising event last Saturday, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The entire team and coaching staff took over the parking lot of Volunteer Park to host a bake sale, rummage sale, and car wash. The town came out in a large show of support for the team, as well. Within the first hour, the team was reportedly halfway to their $500 goal. According to Coach Bella Crowley, the fundraiser exceeded expectations by bringing in over $700 for the team to u...