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On Monday evening more than a month of hard work for two of Wrangell's July 4 Royalty candidates came to an end, with the year's queen and princess each crowned. Future high school senior Charley Seddon was crowned queen, after selling 46,463 tickets during the month of June. Named the celebration's princess, recent Wrangell High School graduate Hailie Davis sold 44,330. A tight race throughout, together the girls raised over $90,000 for the competition. A longstanding tradition for the town's I...
A strike called by public employees of Wrangell on June 22 only lasted a week, with workers taking up their posts again on June 29. Members of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 1547 had laid down its tools following a decision by the City and Borough Assembly on June 20 to implement a new contract after negotiations between the union and city's bargaining teams had reached an impasse. The two parties have been negotiating a collective bargaining agreement since the last...
July 5, 1917: Friends of Staff Captain and Mrs. Smith gave an evening in their honor at St. Philip’s Gymnasium, Friday at 8:30. About sixty persons took this occasion to wish the Smiths a safe voyage and a prosperous future. In behalf of those present Rev. Coarser made a brief address in presenting the Captain with a beautiful album of Alaska views, and Mrs. Smith, with a handsome Indian basket. An informal program was arranged and Mus. C. G. Burnet delighted the company with a reading and Mrs. M. O. Johnson sang unusually well. Both ladies r...
Monday, June 26 Agency Assist: Alarm going off on transfer station. Suspicious circumstance. Domestic disturbance. Alarm. Domestic dispute. Traffic stop citation issued to Tyver Gillen age 27: for failure to provide insurance, and verbal warning for tail lights. Tuesday, June 27 Agency Assist: Bear: AST notified. Hazardous spill. Wednesday, June 28 Criminal Mischief: Report of the campsite at Highline being vandalized. Parking complaint: Vehicles moved. Thursday, June 29 Vacation request. Friday, June 30 Agency Assist: Welfare check. Disabled v...
On June 10 at 10 am Alaska Wildlife Troopers in Wrangell located a crab pot belonging to Gregory Roberts, 53 from Wrangell. Investigation determined the pot failed to have a lawful biodegradable escape mechanism. On June 24 Roberts was issued a $110 citation in the Wrangell District Court for no biodegradable escape mechanism. On June 10 at 12 pm Alaska Wildlife Troopers in Wrangell located a crab pot belonging to Douglas Roberts, 56 from Wrangell. Investigation determined the escape rings were smaller than required. On June 24 Roberts was...
To the Editor: Help prevent the destruction of another cabin by the U.S. Forest Service as early as August. Jens, Jake, and Carrie Hammer recently lost their father, Kenny Hammer. They inherited a cabin up Petersburg Creek that the Forest Service is in the process of forcing the family to remove. In their effort to eliminate every cabin ever built on Forest Service land, the Forest Service designed a permit plan that only allows one transfer within a family. When a family member dies, the Forest Service reserves the right to destroy that...
Salmon skin, heads, bones and other body parts have long been popular in cultural usages around the world. Now add salmon sperm to the list of desirable byproducts being hailed by specialists in two diverse realms of research. A team of Japanese researchers is calling dried salmon sperm a miracle product for its ability to extract rare earth elements (REEs) from ore. An ore is a type of rock that contains minerals with important elements and metals that can be extracted from the earth through mining. The rocks are refined, usually by smelting,...
HOONAH, Alaska (AP) – Quick action from an 11-year-old boy saved a fishing party from a charging brown bear, Alaska State Troopers said. Elliot Clark was walking through the woods near Game Creek last week with his three family members and three dogs when the bear came out and charged them, The Juneau Empire reported. The bear ran through two of the men, pushing them to the side of the trail, leaving Elliot and his cousin left in its path, Elliot's father, Lucas, said. “There was four of them in a line . My son was third,” Elliot's father said....
In the middle of its run on television, a popular survival series on the History Channel pits a pair of Wrangell residents against the elements. Brothers Shannon and Jesse Bosdell form one team on Alone's fourth season cast. The show has seven pairs of relatives travel to the remote stretches of northern Vancouver Island, in the province of British Columbia. There each duo is separated by some miles in the wilderness, with the task of finding one another. Once reunited, the series' synopsis...
During its extensive Independence Day celebrations, Wrangell provides plenty of opportunity for children and adults alike to have fun. More than parades and fireworks displays, the event features a whole host of opportunities for good eating. One of its key highlights over the four-day weekend was the "Welcome Home Picnic" in Shoemaker Park on Sunday, for instance, giving reunited families and out-of-town friends the chance to catch up over a potluck, exchange some stories, and get their newest...