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Wrangell Youth Court admitted two new members last week after they passed their bar examinations. Judge Chris Ellis swore in Josephine Lewis and Sean Rooney at the Wrangell Public Safety trial courtroom Thursday afternoon. "Your work here will make a real difference," she said to the new members. "This is real work in the world, with very real consequences." The Youth Court is a justice diversity program begun in Wrangell in 2001. It is one of 1,050 such programs in the National Association of... Full story
Around two dozen Wrangellites—residents, business managers, shop owners, as well as city and borough officials and curious others—came out to the Nolan Center Monday evening to learn more about making use of saltwater heating pump technology in the community. Wrangell Municipal Light and Power electrical superintendent Clay Hammer invited Andy Baker to deliver the presentation. Baker is the owner and project manager of YourCleanEnergy LLC, an Anchorage-based firm he founded in 2006 which provides clean energy consulting, financial evaluation an... Full story
At their monthly meeting Aug. 14, Planning and Zoning commissioners chose to recommend to the Wrangell Borough Assembly the disposal and eventual subdivision of lot 6A. The nearly 8,000 square-foot lot is an undeveloped city property on Case Avenue. The commission considered a letter from Dan Nore and Twyla Nore regarding the purchase of lot 6A. If able, the Nores wanted the lot split lengthwise to give them better access to control drainage being diverted onto their property from Zimovia Highway. “I think Mr. Ashton has to correct the d... Full story
In the Sentinel 100, 75, 50 and 25 years ago. September 3, 1914: Forest Supervisor Weigle was in town for a few days last week, and while here he went over and inspected the new Stikine trail. He reports the work as about finished, all that is left is a little rock and bridge work. This new trail is one of the greatest conveniences the government could give to the miners in the interior, and the Forest Service and Mr. Weigle in particular deserve great credit for the way they have overcome the many obstacles and built the trail. Signs will be p...
Wrangell voters gave their say during Tuesday's primary, picking Chere Klein to run as the Republican candidate in November for the Alaska State House District 36 seat and voting "no" on the ballot measure by 246 to 184, according to the evening's unofficial tally. Some 438 votes were counted after the polls closed at 8 p.m., with an additional 18 votes and about 50 absentee ballots left to hand-count. Absentee voting for the primary had begun Aug. 4. For the Republican Party, Klein ran against...
Monday, August 11 Person spoke with officer in regards to having someone removed from their home. 911—no one there (possible pocket dial). Tuesday, August 12 MVA. Citizen Assist. Wednesday, August 13 Possible Criminal Mischief. Search and Rescue. Civil Issue. Thursday, August 14 Parking Complaint. Citizen Assist. Agency Assist—WMC. Agency Assist—FD. Traffic—Illegal Parking. Agency Assist—SAR. Friday, August 15 Citizen Assist—Vehicle Unlocked. Traffic Stop—Verbal warning for faulty equipment. Possible Gunshot. Saturday, August 16 Bike Complain...
To the Editor: The beginning of our school year is quickly approaching and soon our students will be walking through our doors at Evergreen Elementary, Stikine Middle School and Wrangell High School. I would like to take this opportunity to welcome all of you to a new school year. For those of you who I have not yet had the opportunity to meet, I am your new Superintendent, Patrick Mayer. My background is quite varied since arriving in Alaska during April of 1982. I worked for the University of Alaska Fairbanks Palmer Research Center for many...
Lester (Les) Olds of Wrangell passed away on Saturday, Aug. 9, 2014. He was born in Seattle, Wash. on Dec. 15, 1925. Les was a crewman aboard the heavy cruiser, the USS Portland, which fought in 18 major sea battles during World War II. He was the proud recipient of several military commendations, including a Purple Heart for sustaining an injury during an airstrike. He married the late Rita Mae Olds in 1951. Les was a respected member of the community and touched many lives. As an avid outdoors... Full story
The Wrangell School Board met for its monthly meeting Monday, a mere week away from the resumption of classes. “We’re all getting excited for that,” new secondary principal Colter Barnes told the board. The middle and high schools both held their registrations last week, and he informed them that staff and faculty are now making their preparations for the year ahead. “It was great for me to meet the students” and their parents, Barnes said of registration. “That went really well.” The board voted in favor of supporting the 2014 Association o...
Alzheimer’s Resource of Alaska (ARA) is hosting its first-ever Unity Quilting Bee this year to celebrate its 30-year anniversary. Alaskans whose lives have been affected by Alzheimer’s are being invited to send in 12-inch by 12-inch cotton squares, decorated to reflect their unique ways of life. Squares are being accepted through Oct. 15. When assembled, the quilt will celebrate the state’s diversity while also reflecting unity in a common cause. The Anchorage-based ARA has been dedicated for the last 30 years to spreading awareness of Alzheime...
NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS: 16 1st place: Jim Abbott, Betty Abbott, Dick Angerman, Barb Angerman. Net score 21, team handicap 19. Prize $68. 2nd place: Greg Scheff, Ed Rilatos, Judge Conniff, Bill Messmer. Net score 24, team handicap 17. Prize $44. The Straightest Drive: Barb Angerman, 130.5” from the line. Prize $50. The Closest to the Pin: Randy Littleton, 124”. Prize $50. $300 extra prize money was given by Wrangell Senior Apartments plus $200 extra prize money from Woodbury Enterprises for Weekend Event. There was a $50 prize drawing for eac...
Wrangell Mayor David Jack and Borough Assembly member Daniel Blake recently returned from the Alaska Municipal League (AML) Summer Legislative Conference held in Nome last week. The conference is a three-day event bringing together legislators, administrators and civic representatives from around the state. First organized in 1950, the league is a voluntary, non-profit and non-partisan statewide organization of 162 boroughs, cities and unified municipalities that represents over 97 percent of Alaska's residents. AML works together with the...
Seafood is by far Alaska’s top export and as it heads overseas, global politics play a big role in making sales sink or swim. That dynamic took center stage last week when Russia banned imports of foods for one year from the US, Canada, Europe, Norway and Australia in retaliation for sanctions imposed due to its aggressive actions in Ukraine. It is a direct hit to Alaska, which last year exported nearly 20 million pounds of seafood to Russia, valued at more than $60 million. The primary product it hurts is pink and chum salmon roe; Russia is a...
PETERSBURG – There has been an ebb and flow of boats in the harbor as the summer salmon season presses on. The Southeast drift gillnet fishery opened on July 6 with the challenge of overcoming a landslide on the Tahltan River in late May that caused a barrier to salmon passage. The Tahltan is a tributary of the Stikine and a major contributor to the Southeast gillnet fishery for sockeye, and the landslide there was thought to have caused a complete blockage to salmon passage, said Troy Thynes, Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADFG) b...
PETERSBURG – Even to those well adjusted to Petersburg weather, the downpour of rain in the past weeks hasn't gone without notice. So far two days this month have set new precipitation records. National Weather Service data showed some 1.97 inches of rain fell on Petersburg last Saturday and 3.25 inches fell on Sunday, breaking previous precipitation records for those respective days in August. The normal average rainfall for each day is 0.20 inches, according to the National Weather Service. Th...
PETERSBURG – Representatives from the Alaska Department of Transportation (ADOT&PF) gave a public presentation on their long-range transportation plan for Southeast Alaska last Wednesday. The presentation was followed by a public comment period, which centered largely on ferry service and the Kake Access project. ADOT&PF’s draft Southeast Alaska Transportation Plan (SATP) is a 20-year plan for the region which recommends projects for roadways, airports and ferry service. Regional trends, current priorities and projects, as well as mai...
