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Alaska’s state ferry system is embarking on a journey to make itself more financially viable over the next 25 years, as a process to refocus and possibly restructure, spearheaded by Southeast Conference. Representing the region’s economic interests, the SEC was first started 58 years ago in order to support establishment of what would become the Alaska Marine Highway System. Appropriately enough then, the organization will help to steer that regional transportation network into the future, after a memorandum of understanding to that effect was...
A local tradition now for four years running, the annual five-kilometer (3.1 mile) jog celebrating the summer solstice took on a new dimension. Held on Saturday, the 2016 Smoke-Free Summer Solstice 5K encouraged participants to pursue a tobacco less lifestyle. Ordinarily organized by the running group the Southeast Beasts, this year's run was put on by the Partnership for Tobacco Free SouthEast, a regional coalition encompassing Petersburg, Juneau, Ketchikan and other communities in addition to...
June 27, 1941: Roused by the frantic barking of his thoroughbred bear dog, Trixie, Jeff Rees, Canadian Customs officer stationed at the boundary above Wrangell on the Stikine River, rushed to the window of his home to find the place surrounded by bears. From out of the trail back of his house walked a huge mother grizzly bear and three cubs, two youngsters and one yearling. Rees, who doesn’t care for such intimate company with big grizzlies, got his gun but found he had only four shells. He drew careful aim on the cubs, killing the two y...
Monday, June 13 Citizen Assist. Dog at Large. Tuesday, June 14 Report of Theft. Agency Assist/TSA. Found Property. Citizen Assist. Wednesday, June 15 MVA- Dead Deer: Deer was picked up. Citizen Assist. Lost Property. Report of threats. Arrested Karl J. Sjodin, 84, on charges of DUI. Report of Lost Cell Phone. Thursday, June 16 Citizen assist: Unlock Vehicle. Vacation check required. MVA. Civil Issue. Driving complaint. Report of Theft. Driving Complaint. Friday, June 17 Citizen Report of DUI. Saturday, June 18 Agency Assist/Line Crew – Light p...
June 14 Charges were dismissed by the prosecution against Mikel E. Smith, 15, for Driving Without a Valid License. All charges in the case have been disposed, and any bond posted not ordered forfeited has been exonerated. June 20 Karl J. Sjodin, 85, appeared before Judicial Officer Chris Ellis on the charge of Driving Under the Influence, a Class A misdemeanor. The defendant pleaded no contest, and was found guilty of the offense. The court ordered Sjodin to serve 30 days with 27 suspended; complete screening, evaluation and treatment with a...
Summer hikers have gotten a leg up on the Rainbow Falls trail, after resurfacing work was completed there in early May. Earlier this spring the United States Forest Service reached a cost-sharing agreement with the Transportation Office of Wrangell Cooperative Association, to resurface and brush along trails for maintenance over the summer. Under the agreement, the USFS is to provide materials and tools while WCAT provides the labor. This summer will be the fourth the two governmental...
Debra McCormack (nee Ferguson), 60, passed away in the comfort of her family on June 30, 2015 after a long fought battle with cancer. She was born at Bishop Rowe Hospital in Wrangell, Alaska on October 23, 1954. She grew up and graduated from high school in Wrangell, Class of 1972. She attended college at the University of Oregon and University of Alaska Anchorage, where she graduated with a bachelor's degree in business administration. She married Jim McCormack, who also grew up in Wrangell in...
Gary Bernard Booker, 62, of Wrangell, Alaska passed away peacefully June 4, 2016 at the Wrangell Medical Center. Gary was born April 23, 1954 in Everett, Wash. and was the eldest of six children. He fell in love with Wrangell in 1989 after making the long trek from Washington. Gary loved the outdoors; camping, hunting, fishing, clam digging and picking berries were among his favorite activities. He also held interests in photography and geology. He loved the Seattle Seahawks, displaying his...
The KSTK/AP&T 3 Person Best Ball Tournament was held June 18 with 15 participants. First Place Team: George Woodbury, Rondy Littleton, Pam McClockey. Net Score: 23 Team Handicap: 15. Second Place Team: Ed Rilotos, Doug Nelson, Don Shermon. Net Score: 24 Team Handicap: 17. Third Place Team: Keene Kohrt, Faye Kohrt, Chris Ellis. Net Score: 26, Team Handicap: 19. Straightest Drive: Chris Ellis 9’8”. Closest to Pin: Doug Nelson 12’5 5/8”. The Kito’s Kave, 9 Hole Best Ball tournament will be June 25- 26....
About 30 years ago, long before I was a priest, I was invited to dinner at a friend’s house. When I arrived I noticed that the father was not home yet and that the mother seemed rather distressed. She had three children under the age of ten and was in the middle of cooking dinner when I arrived. Seeing her anxiety I went to the living room and entertained the children while waiting for her husband to arrive and the dinner bell to ring. While in the living room I could see into the kitchen and I watched as she tried to open a one-gallon c...
Each summer, millions of children across the country partake in some sort of camp experience, be it for sports, outdoor adventuring or social development. The American Camp Association estimates 7.8 million young Americans will attend more than 14,000 different day and residential camps this summer. Wrangell-area girls have been able to enjoy the summer camp experience for themselves this week, put on by the Girl Scouts of Alaska (GSAK). A pair of instructors has been holding day camps out at Sh...
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) – Gov. Bill Walker is recalling lawmakers to Juneau to deal with the state’s multibillion-dollar budget deficit, caused by tumbling oil prices. Walker said Sunday that a special session will be held beginning July 11. The House adjourned the first special session of the year on Saturday night after its Finance Committee failed to move a bill that would provide limited Alaska Permanent Fund dividend checks to help counter the $3.2 billion budget shortfall. That bill will be back on the agenda during the second special ses...
There’s much more to Alaska herring than roe and bait. To prove that point, nearly 40 of Seattle’s finest restaurants and retailers will celebrate Northwest Herring Week as a way to re-introduce the tasty, health fish to the dining scene. “There’s more herring eaten all over the world than you can imagine. Some years there’s as much as four million tons harvested in the world. You can have a year when the herring fishery is as large as the whole Bering Sea pollock fishery,” said Bruce Schactler of Kodiak, a longtime fisherman and director of...
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) – The House Finance Committee last week fell short of the votes needed to advance a compromise bill calling for limited Alaska Permanent Fund dividend checks to counter the state’s multibillion-dollar fiscal shortfall. A deeply divided committee voted 5-6 on June 17 to move the bill to a full vote on the House floor as the special session winds down. The new version of the bill rejected by the 11-member committee called for limiting dividend payouts to $1,500 for residents this year and next to help counter the fallout of...
After three public meetings held last week and in March, the design team for redevelopment of Wrangell's former Institute property put together a unified proposal. Based on the likes and dislikes put forward about 15 initial draft concepts, the proposal integrates a combination of uses for the 134-acre property, with a residential school campus and senior assisted living center at the northwestern end, surrounded by small- and mid-scale residential arrangements. The biggest upfront costs to the...
