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A Homer-based group is seeking help from Wrangellites in their effort to bring natural blueberry products to the local, regional and international markets. Trail Mountain Harvesters is a company that organizes harvests of wild berries and herbs for Denali BioTechnologies, Inc., a manufacturer of premium dietary supplement ingredients owned by Dr. Maureen McKenzie, also of Homer. According to TMH field purchasing supervisor Bob Fenex, his company is interested in recruiting Wrangellites and...
The Wrangell Borough Assembly met in special session on Friday, Aug. 17 to introduce the first reading of a proposed ordinance that could dramatically shift the balance of power in the administration of the Wrangell Medical Center. The assembly voted 5-0 in favor of the reading, with assemblyman David Jack absent. Among the proposed changes the ordinance puts forth include new language, which would change the way the WMC Board of Directors manage the hospital and long-term care facility. In Section 3.32.020, a change is proposed to restrict...
5 Seats (3 seats available) *Marlene Messmer - 305 *Judy Allen - 274 *Robert Henry - 237 Barbara Conine - 233 Betty Keegan - 232 2013 Seats (2 seats available) *Terri Henson - 235 *Bernie Massin - 176 Marlene Clarke - 160 Mike Ashton - 144 Mike Nicholls - 92 Billie Younce - 91 2014 Seats (2 seats available) *Cori Robinson - 313 *Megan Clark - 218 Rhonda Dawson - 195 Brad Williams - 161 2015 Seat (1 seat available) *Woody Wilson - 247 Janell Privett - 233 *A number of absentee votes are still outstanding and the borough’s canvassing board w...
August 29, 1912: Two accidents on the waterfront, which but for the fortunate discovery and prompt assistance by citizens would have resulted in the drowning of two boys, occurred on Monday and Tuesday of this week. Monday forenoon, Neil Grant, son of J.G. Grant, undertook to sail his father's rowboat with a sackcloth sail and uncertain rigging. In some way while busy with the boat he fell overboard. When discovered by Dr. Dawes the boat was drifting out with the crew holding to the side, but unable to get aboard. Tuesday afternoon as the City...
High speed and excessive alcohol consumption are being blamed as the cause of a fatal accident in Coffman Cove last week. According to the Alaska State Troopers, law enforcement officers from Klawock, along with officers from the Alaska Wildlife Troopers, responded Aug. 11 to a report of a single vehicle accident involving a fatality on Coffman Cove Road. Subsequent investigation revealed that a 2005 Jeep Cherokee was traveling north on the road at a high rate of speed when it drove into a ditch, rolled several times, and came to rest about...
Monday, Aug. 13 -Officer unlocked vehicle, -Person reported iPod speakers taken from their vehicle, officer responded. -Vehicle unlocked by officer. -Person reported identity theft. -Report of bags left behind, returned to owner. Tuesday, Aug. 14 -Report of water main break downtown. -Person came in for random breath test. -Officer responded to a report of someone entering another person’s residence, unfounded. -Officer notified that a fiberglass bear had been damaged. -Courtesy ride given to three individual that had a flat tire. -Report of t...
Like many residents of Petersburg, fish often determines how I vote. As a former Executive Director of United Fishermen of Alaska and Southeast Alaska Seiners, I write to strongly encourage your readers to Vote Fish and support the coastal management initiative on August 28. You may be surprised to learn that Alaska’s fisheries have benefitted from the Alaska Coastal Management Program for more than 30 years. The Alaska Coastal Management Program has helped protect fish habitat and ensure harbor and waterfront development for the fishing indust...
Former Wrangell Medical Center administrator Noel Rea has filed an answer in the lawsuit filed against him and six members of the recalled WMC Board of Directors – and made a counterclaim of his own in the matter. In the filing, Rea’s attorney, David Shoup of Anchorage, denies that Rea had any advance knowledge of the board’s action in firing him on June 20 and denies that a Release of Claims and Covenant Not to Sue were attached to his most recent employment contract. The borough’s claim for a declaratory judgment, voiding a second amendme...
Vicki Martin and her staff are undertaking a three-week deep clean and retiling effort at the city pool. The facility is scheduled to reopen on Aug. 27 for regular use....
For Jake Harris and the Stikine Inn, his summertime business can be summed up in just one word. “Awesome,” he said. The hotel, restaurant and bar nestled on the waterfront of downtown have been in an all-speed-ahead mode since their kitchen’s summer fare began in earnest back in April. According to Harris, who has managed the facility since 2007, the arrival of a number of medium- to large-size cruise liners has also helped the bottom line. “We’ve seen a steady increase since the economy t...
Jobs are being put on the fast track in Bristol Bay, with a focus on careers that go hand in hand with the region’s culture and economy: commercial fishing and seafood processing. “The fishery is our largest industry; it’s the backbone of the economy here,” said Patty Heyano, Program Development Director for the Bristol Bay Native Association in Dillingham. “So it made a whole lot of sense to concentrate on that. It seemed like we could make the biggest impact in the shortest amount of time because the industry is already here.” Heyano is r...
With coats of stain covering the walls, and the majority of framing complete, the Chief Shakes Tribal House is more than halfway toward completion. According to project superintendent Todd White, the work continues and brings the finished house closer to reality every day. “The walls have been up for some time, but now the roof is halfway done and the adzers are doing everything they can to keep the cedar flowing to the island,” White said. “If I had to put a number on the total project, I’d s...
The Wrangell Resource Council has received a grant for their “Wrangell Forest Stewardship Contracting and Resource Mapping Project,” which was submitted for funding by the council in June. The $24,000 grant, which was awarded by the National Forest Foundation, will allow the council to fulfill what they call, “strengthening” the Forest Service’s capacity for collaboration with local stakeholders, including small businesses, the Wrangell Cooperative Association, the borough, conservation groups, and small mills. The NFF was founded in 1991 by a...
The Wrangell Road and Utility Improvement team met on Aug. 16 for what will be one of their final roundtable discussions of the project before it wraps in late September. Addressing the group, which included acting Borough Manager Carol Rushmore, project engineer Eric Voorhees stated that during the past two weeks vehicle access to City Market and Sentry Hardware has opened up to a greater degree, with parking and access to Zak’s Café being finalized as well. According to Voorhees, all the un...
Peggy Wilson Why are you running for this newly created seat in the Alaska State Legislature? I feel I have a good understanding of the legislative process and know what is reality and what really can be accomplished through legislation. I am not a quitter. I am in this thing for the long haul. Some legislation takes a long while to put in place like my bill forming the SEASWA (Southeast Solid Waste Authority) and another of my bills forming MTAB (Marine Transportation Advisory Board). Capital...
