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A former Wrangell resident joined an Alaska canoe group in supporting a North Dakota tribe protesting construction of an oil pipeline across sacred lands. Earlier this month Ken Hoyt met up with members of the Juneau-based One People Canoe Society for a three-day spiritual journey on the Missouri River. For a week they joined a growing group of people protesting construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline near tribal land. The pipeline is planned to be an 1,172-mile connection between the...
Costs for the transition of operations at the Tyee Lake hydroelectric facility may be higher than first expected. Board members for Southeast Alaska Power Agency learned at their September 8 meeting that the unfunded pensions liability for Wrangell employees at the plant were more than double what was estimated when it assumed operations. SEAPA CEO Trey Acteson explained consultants had put the city's liabilities to the state Public Employees' Retirement System at $648,206, which included...
September 30, 1916: With a slight trembling of the knees, but with great pleasure at the opportunity, we make our bow. Last week, Mr. Paul F. Stanhope received a cash payment in full of the purchase of the Sentinel, and retired as its editor and publisher. We have undertaken this venture as a business proposition and we believe that the very best way to make it a business success is to make it first of all a local paper. A clean, live, local newspaper is an asset to any community. It serves the people in a way that the big metropolitan dailies...
Emergency assistance was dispatched from Wrangell early Sunday evening, after a private boat struck a log near Farm Island. Fire Department Chief Tim Buness said emergency dispatch received a 911 call from one of the boat’s passengers at 5:23 p.m. Responders were notified and an initial unit was ready to depart within minutes. “We sent a float plane up with three medics on board,” Buness said. He estimated it took about twenty minutes to arrive at the scene. “We also sent one of the bigger boats with Alaska Vistas with more EMTs (Emerge...
Monday, September 5 Agency Assist – Alarm. Tuesday, September 6 Agency Assist – TSA. Citizen Assist. Domestic. Concerned Citizen. Wednesday, September 7 Arrested Lucas Canton Schneider, 37, on charges of DV Assault in the Third Degree and Criminal Mischief in the fifth degree. Agency Assist. Possible Assault. Thursday, September 8 Report of Assault. Report of Theft. Agency Assist: Alarm. Traffic Stop. Friday, September 9 Traffic Stop/DUI- Arrested Aaron Robert Peters, 35, on charges of DUI. Violating Conditions of Release – Dylan Franks, 26. Ag...
August 30 David C. Wolten, 25, appeared before First District Court Magistrate Judge Chris Ellis on the charges of Criminal Trespass 1 – in a Dwelling, and Criminal Mischief 5 – Damage under $50. The defendant pleaded guilty to both counts, and as part of his agreement six additional charges were dropped. Wolten was found guilty of the offenses and ordered to serve 30 days with 15 suspended, with credit for up to 120 verified hours of community work service if completed by November 15. The remaining balance is to be served at Wrangell jail. Wol...
A state outreach program sought to shake some sense into Wrangell residents, with a mobile earthquake simulator set up for the public earlier this week. Each year the state Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management (DHSEM) sends out a mobile trailer unit to different communities in an effort to raise awareness of earthquake risks. The unit arrived in Wrangell on Tuesday, as part of its ongoing tour through Southeast. Alaska is the most seismically active state in the country, with about 11,000 of various magnitude earthquakes...
Current superintendent of Wrangell Public Schools. Current member of the boards for Wrangell Chamber of Commerce, the Southeast Regional Resource Center and the Wrangell Salvation Army. Formerly on the board of the Children's Place, and a member of the Healthy Wrangell Coalition. Why do you wish to continue serving on the Hospital Board? "The opportunity to serve on the Wrangell Hospital Board provides a chance to support an extremely important community organization as both an educator and as...
Currently retired, worked for WMC for 22 years and served as interim CFO in 2014 and 2015. Was appointed to the board in December 2015. Why do you wish to continue serving on the Hospital Board? "I worked at the hospital for 20+ years and feel I have a lot of knowledge to contribute." In the coming two years, which issue do you believe should be a main priority for the board? "Working on funding for a new facility. Hiring permanent personnel. Getting cash flow in control."...
Retired business administrator and consultant. Current treasurer of the board, elected in 2012 for unexpired term and reelected same year during general election for full term. Why do you wish to continue serving on the Hoaspital Board? "Because I didn't finish my job the first time. I wanted to make sure we at least had the financing in place, broke ground, or gosh, even completed a building. But we didn't, so I want to see to it that we do it this time, and we have a better chance now." In...
Currently a staff member at Wrangell Museum. Appointed to hospital board in 2012, and reelected for four-year term. Why do you wish to continue serving on the Hospital Board? "When I ran four years ago, I was hoping to have the new hospital progress to some extent. Now I have the belief that this is still a possibility. I have faith in our current CEO that he will guide us in this direction." In the coming two years, which issue do you believe should be a main priority for the board? "Some of...
At its Tuesday night meeting, the Borough Assembly continued to keep up on its various utility priorities. In his regular update, city manager Jeff Jabusch reported most paving projects around town have been completed, including the barge ramp lot. Surfacing work at Wood Street is still on schedule, with new curbing being set in place. Work on that project is expected to wrap up in mid-October. For the water treatment plant, Public Works Department staff are working on a plan to clean out the sand in its filtration units. An emergency shortage...
It surprises many people across the state that fall is one of the busiest times for Alaska’s fishing industry from the Panhandle to the Bering Sea. As salmon season gets tucked away, hundreds of boats of all gear types are still out on the water, or gearing up for even more openers in just a few weeks. Here’s a sampler: Longliners have taken 82 percent of their 17 million pound halibut catch quota with three million pounds left to go by the November 7 close of that eight month fishery. Homer, which bills itself as the nation’s top halibut port,...
A Juneau clinic will be merging with a Wrangell-headquartered medical service. Alaska Island Community Services (AICS) announced Monday it will be assuming ownership of Juneau’s Front Street Community Health Center. Founded in 2003 in the capital’s downtown area, the non-profit facility specialized in providing services for people experiencing homelessness. At present, it is the only federally-qualified health center in the city. AICS currently offers different levels of medical, dental, pharmacological and behavioral health services in Wra...
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) – The owners of Frozen Budz have high hopes now that they’ve received Alaska’s first retail marijuana license. Destiny Neade, co-owner of the Fairbanks business, received a round of applause from the audience after she won unanimous approval for the inaugural permit from the five-man Alaska Marijuana Control Board. She clapped with both hands above her head after getting the OK. As she walked back to her seat, she told the audience, “Now all I need is some herb.’’ “I’m excited because I really need to start making so...
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) – Alaska imports 96 percent of its food, and the governor says that should change. Gov. Bill Walker spoke during a conference for the National Association of Farmer’s Market Nutrition Programs, the Juneau Empire reported. “When we became a state, we used to raise half the food that was consumed in Alaska,’’ Walker said. The state now produces 4 percent of the food its residents consume. “That’s partly because we have grown since statehood in population, but also we’ve sort of lost our vision a bit,’’ Walker said. “We go...
DENALI NATIONAL PARK AND PRESERVE, Alaska (AP) – A 45-year-old man from Mexico was located unharmed Monday after failing to return on time from a hiking trip to an abandoned city bus in the Alaska wilderness made famous by the popular book and movie, both titled “Into the Wild.’’ Denali National Park officials say the search for Carlos Castrejon was called off after he was found in good condition. He was last seen Wednesday when he set off to find the abandoned Fairbanks city bus near the national park. He intended to be back Saturday. Officia...
Do you need a prescription for birth control; an annual exam; a Pap test; or to have an IUD or birth control implant inserted? The Wrangell Public Health Center will be holding a family planning clinic on Tuesday, Sept. 27, 12:00 – 5:00 p.m., for women ages 29 and younger. New and existing clients should call soon to make an appointment… the Nurse Practitioner will not return to Wrangell until next year. Call 772-4611....