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The Wrangell Planning and Zoning Commission held a special meeting last week, June 4, to review the borough’s hazard mitigation plan. The plan, according to Economic Development Coordinator Carol Rushmore, is meant for city and other governing entities to better understand what kind of natural disasters it may be vulnerable to, the potential costs of those disasters, and ways that the risks can be lessened. Wrangell’s plan was first created in 2010, and was in need of an update. She also sai...
After traveling to Petersburg two weeks ago, the Wrangell little league and softball programs hosted a series of home games at Volunteer Park last Saturday, as teams from Petersburg visited Wrangell. There were five games in all, starting at 9:30 a.m.: Two softball games, and three baseball. Softball: Wrangell's fledgling softball team, the Eagles, made a very good showing in Saturday's games. They played against a softball team from Petersburg, which was a collection of players from softball...
June 12, 1919 Prof. Wilcox of the U.S. Bureau of Mines will take an economic geological reconnaissance of Kupreanoff Island and vicinity. Professor E. R. Wilcox who, during the past year, has been Research Fellow in the U.S. Bureau of Mines, University of Washington, will arrive in Wrangell as soon after his duties there are at an end about June 16, to join John T. Towers on Kupreanoff Island. Mr. Wilcox will spend the coming summer making an economic geological reconnaissance of Kupreanoff Island and vicinity. The U.S. Geological Survey...
The Wrangell Borough Assembly gave a second reading of the proposed FY 2020 budget during their meeting on Tuesday, June 11. This year's budget season has been a challenge for local governments across the state, thanks in part to an ongoing battle over the state budget in the Alaska legislature. City governments and school boards are all looking at financial challenges in the near future, and Wrangell is no exception. The proposed budget for the borough has revenues set at about $16.62 million,...
June 3, 2019 Animal complaint: Dog killing chickens. Traffic complaint. Report of assault. Traffic stop: Verbal warning for driving habits. June 4, 2019 Parking complaint. Traffic stop: Verbal warning for driving habits. Violating conditions of release: Unfounded. Disturbance: Unfounded. June 5, 2019 Motor vehicle accident. Found property. June 6, 2019 Suspicious circumstance. Parking complaint. Civil matter. Fireworks. June 7, 2019 Agency assist: Line crew. Agency assist: Wrangell Medical Center. Suspicious person. Agency assist: Public...
At approximately 4:20 p.m. last Friday, June 7, the power went out in the towns of Wrangell and Petersburg. Both islands completely lost power for about 40 minutes, before diesel generators were fired up around 5 p.m. The outage occurred due to a problem with a breaker at Tyee Lake, according to Rod Rhoades with Wrangell Municipal Light and Power. According to Rhoades, around 4:20 p.m. Breaker No. 10 at Tyee Lake opened up, shutting off power to the two towns. Tyee Lake provides hydroelectric po...
To the Editor: Wow, the small town politics is oh so... The latest news in my ongoing solo battle to drain the Wrangell swamp is. A certain upstanding citizen came into a certain store and gave away some comments and opinions that now have me at a disadvantage. This I can only see as the swamp’s demand that I submit to their collective will and surrender. Being that now I am unemployed in from what was my main source of income, this is a starve-out tactic. They want to deny me unemployment and vacation pay after seven years of service. So n...
In last week’s story on the borough assembly agreeing to a $1.3 million contribution to the Wrangell School District, it was reported that an amendment proposed by Assembly Member Patty Gilbert was dropped after discussion. Instead, the amendment was voted on and rejected....
Florence Pringle (Rinehart) 83, died on April 6, 2019 in Missoula, Montana where she was living with her daughter, Wendy. She was born on August 12, 1935 in Wrangell, Alaska to Helen and Harry Pringle. She had three brothers, Richard, Harry and Robert and sisters, Marlene and Shirley. She also has half-brothers and sisters, the Jacksons, who live in Mississippi. She graduated from Kent High School in Washington and later continued her education at the University of Washington. She worked at Husk...
Breaking a season-long winning streak, the minor league Bears faced their first loss of the year at the hands of the Rays. It was not a narrow defeat, either, as the Rays made over twice as many points as the Bears, with a score of 16-7 on June 4. The Rays have had a somewhat average season, winning as many games as losing, but unseating the Bears was a good demonstration of how far the team has come, according to coach Tawney Crowley. "It was 100 percent their attitude," she said. "They were...
The Cubs have taken two wins over the Wolverines this week, putting them one game ahead of their rivals for the season. The first game was on Wednesday, June 5. It went very heavily in the Cubs' favor. The Cubs made one run in the first inning, while the Wolverines failed to score. After that, the Cubs were all but unstoppable. The Wolverines made a single point in the second inning, while the Cubs raised their score to 13. In the third inning, the Cubs made another 10 runs. The coaches of both...
Everybody, especially families with children, are invited to the eighth annual Kids' Fishing Day at Pats Lake this Saturday, June 15. Corree Delabrue, with the Forest Service, said that the fishing day was originally put together by Wrangell's scouting troops, but that the Forest Service had taken over in recent years. This year, the Wrangell Rod and Gun Club, the Alaska Department of Fish and Game, and the Southeast Alaska Watershed Coalition are all involved. The event is designed to encourage...
The Wrangell Elks Lodge will be hosting a Flag Day ceremony tomorrow, June 14, beginning at 5:30 p.m. Flag Day is a national holiday, celebrated annually on June 14. The holiday was established in 1916, by President Woodrow Wilson, in honor of the flag of the United States, and also to give recognition to other historical events occurring near the same time. According to a 2018 article on history.com, Congress first established the Continental Army in June of 1775, during the Revolutionary War....
City Market and Sentry Hardware co-sponsored a gold tournament at Muskeg Meadows last weekend. There were 15 participants on Saturday, May 8. First place went to Jerry Bakeburg, with a score of 29 and handicap of 12. Second place went to Eric Kading with a score of 30 and a handicap of 13. Frank Roppel had the straightest drive of the day at 5 feet, 10 inches. Sunday’s game saw 20 participants. First place went to Keene Kohrt, Faye Kohrt, Wayne Ellis, and Eric Kading with a score of 19 and team handicap of 15. Second place went to a team c...
Alaska fishermen are still awaiting disaster relief funds for the 2016 pink salmon run failure, which was the worst in 40 years. Congress approved $56 million that year for Alaska fishermen, processors and communities hurt by the fishery flop at three Alaska regions: Kodiak, Prince William Sound and Lower Cook Inlet. The Alaska Department of Fish and Game and NOAA Fisheries finalized plans and procedures for payouts last August. Since then, the paper push has stalled on various federal agency desks. NOAA Fisheries missed a promised June 1 sign...