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Last month Wrangell's Senior Apartments formally went smoke-free, asking its residents to instead head outdoors if they feel the need to have a cigarette. "It was mostly for the health and well-being of our tenants," explained Gail Rilatos, manager of the facility for the past four years. The decision was made by the apartment complex's five-member governing board, which sought input on a new policy from Southeast Alaska Regional Health Consortium. SEARHC facilitates an Alaska Tobacco...
Wrangell High School's cross-country teams put their best feet forward over the weekend, with the girls together taking second place among 1-3A teams. "It went great," commented the team's coach, Jenn Davies. Runner Reyn Hutten ended up finishing in first place among her division's girls during Saturday's meet in Petersburg. She seems set this year to continue her pace of last year, when she placed first during the Region V run in Ketchikan. Teammate Jing O'Brien finished in 14th place, which...
The month long moose hunting season is ready to begin next week, opening on September 15 and lasting until October 15. For the Wrangell, Petersburg and Kake game unit, last year’s moose season turned out being the third best on record according to Alaska Department of Fish and Game harvest data. Area hunters had a 13-percent success rate, with 103 males harvested by 772 participating hunters. A total of 1,061 permits had been issued. After a reasonably mild winter, the moose population appears to be doing well. An aerial survey of the S...
September 30, 1916: Headlines on a front-page editorial by the new publisher, J.W. Pritchett: “Wrangell Ideal Location for a Large Paper Mill.” “Tongass National Forest Could Supply Enough Pulp To Keep Several Big Mills In Operation For Many Years to Come.” “Present Exorbitant Prices of Paper Would Make An Alaskan Paper Mill as Good as a License to Rob Banks.” September 19, 1941: To Lloyd Benjamin goes honors for bagging the first moose of the season. Benjamin, with Warren Gartley and Leo Cramer, went up the Stikine the first of the week on...
Monday, August 29 Nothing to report Tuesday, August 30 Agency assist Noise complaint Trespass warning given Domestic argument – officer responded Wednesday, August 31 Agency assist: gas leak Thursday, September 1 Agency assist: ambulance Report of unsecured premises Vehicle unlocked Traffic stop verbal warning for driving habits Citation was issued to Evan Bergeron, age 25, for parking in school bus loading zone Report of illegal parking Friday, September 2 Report of theft Citation was issued to David McQueen, age 19, for following too c...
Richard Arlen Klinke, 75, passed away August 15, 2016. He was born February 5, 1941 to Allen (Bud) and Agda Klinke in Bagley, Minnesota. He was the third of nine children. He joined the Air Force after graduating High School, and then went to the interior of Alaska. He met his wife Dolores and moved to Wrangell in 1967. They had three children, Lavonne, Kalcie, their third child, Kelvin passed away shortly after birth in 1974. Richard worked in the lumber industry starting at the downtown mill...
Bruce Walker, 66, passed away in Seattle, Washington, August 2, 2016, surrounded by family members, after a recent brief illness. Bruce, a lifelong Alaskan resident, was born in Fairbanks to Frank and Lillian (Sjoquist) Walker of Circle, Alaska. Bruce’s parents were Bureau of Indian Affairs Teachers which taught Bruce to enjoy traveling and living in numerous villages and towns throughout Alaska including Circle, Solomon, Upper and Lower Kalskag, Bethel, Wrangell, and Juneau. Bruce graduated from Wrangell High School in May, 1969, and earned h...
The Club Championship, 18-Holes Tournament was held September 4 with 15 participants. Club champion was Randy Littleton with a handicap of 15. Ken Davidson Sr. won the Alaska Airlines ticket raffle. The Breakaway Adventures 9-Hole Best Ball was held on September 5. First Place Team: Kevin Skeek and Jesse Kaye. Second Place Team: Faye and Keene Kohrt. Third Place Team: Wayne Ellis and Christ Ellis. Straightest Drive: Chris Ellis at 23”....
The ballot for next month’s municipal election is still two names short, with vacancies on the Borough Assembly and Port Commission left without candidates. A few other positions will go uncontested, with Assembly member Julie Decker running for reelection to a three-year term unopposed, as is Port Commission incumbent John Yeager. Two unexpired two-year terms on the Wrangell Medical Center Board are uncontested as well, with incumbent Olinda White and newcomer Patrick Mayer applying for the seats. One full four-year term on the hospital board...
Bering Sea crabbers were stunned last week when the outlooks for the upcoming fall and winter fisheries were revealed. Results of the annual summer surveys by state and federal scientists showed that numbers of mature male and females dropped sharply across the board for the big three: opilio (snow crab), their larger cousins, bairdi Tanners, and red king crab. “I don’t think anybody was expecting the numbers to be as low as they ended up. That was a shock,” said Ruth Christiansen, science adviser and policy analyst for the trade group, Alask...