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Delegates from around the region traveled down to Prince Rupert, British Columbia, this week for the 2015 Southeast Conference. The bulk of the three-day conference took place Tuesday and Wednesday, wrapping up this morning. SEC executive director Shelly Wright said 125 people preregistered for the conference, with 150 or more expected to participate in all. Wrangell economic development director and SEC board member Carol Rushmore is representing the community at the conference. Accompanying her will be Assembly member Julie Decker and Chris...
New economic data for Southeast Alaska was unveiled at this year’s Southeast Conference in Prince Rupert, British Columbia (see adjoining article). The “By the Numbers” look was compiled for the regional association by Juneau-based analysts Rain Coast Data using information gathered by state, federal, industry and other sources. The study looked at economic and demographic statistics for the period spanning from 2010 to 2014, when the latest information was available. Examining the past five years, the study found the region to have added...
Possible delays may loom for continued development as Wrangell’s Planning and Zoning Commission struggled to meet its requirements for quorum last week. After postponing their regularly scheduled session from Thursday evening to midday Friday, the commission found itself with enough members to start a meeting, but not finish it. Commissioner Jim Shoemaker excused himself from an item of business early on due to a stated conflict of interest. The agenda item in question was the preliminary plat review of the Torgramsen-Glasner subdivision, r...
In the Sentinel 100, 75, 50 and 25 years ago. September 9, 1915: The City Fathers met in session last Saturday night, all of the councilmen being present except Tate and Patenaude. After the regular routine of business of the matter of the boys of the town shooting out the street lights with sling shots and air guns was taken up and on a vote it was decided to draw up an ordinance prohibiting the use of these within town limits. The Judiciary Committee of the Council was authorized to draw up such an ordinance and present it at the next...
Monday, September 7 Nothing to Report. Tuesday, September 8 Citizen Assist. Criminal Mischief. Citizen Assist. Agency Assist—USFS. Citizen Assist. Wednesday, September 9 Police arrested Israel Comstock, 20, on a warrant for Failure to Appear. Bail Posted. Report of a Theft. Thursday, September 10 Unlocked Vehicle. Agency Assist—UA. Friday, September 11 Agency Assist. Agency Assist—86’d Letter. Illegal Parking. Saturday, September 12 Abandoned Property. 86’d Letter. Citizen Assist. Driving Complaint. Disturbance. Sunday, September 13 Phone Sca...
Clay Hammer, running uncontested for re-election to the Port Commission, three-year seat Occupation: Electrical superintendent for the City and Borough of Wrangell Why would you like to sit on the commission again? "I enjoy sitting on the Port Commission as it gives me a chance to give back to a community that has given me so much. I have four children, all born here, and I hope that as they 'leave the nest' that they and all our children will have as good a chance at making it here as we all...
The Alaska Department of Fish and Game has extended the Southeast-Yakutat commercial troll fishery through Sept. 30. The extension applies to the retention of all species except king salmon, with the following restrictions: Districts 1 and 2-waters south of the latitude of Foggy Point at 54°55.54′ N latitude will be closed; District 12, Section 12-B waters north of the latitude of Point Couverden will be closed; District 14, sections 14-B and 14-C will be closed; and District 15 will be closed. The areas of frequent high king salmon abundance w...
Summer vacation for students and faculty ended on Aug. 27, and it was back to the old grind for the Wrangell School Board as well, which had its first monthly meeting of the new year on Sept. 9. Board members reviewed the new district crisis plan, which was drawn up and adopted by the school’s safety committee last month. The plan outlines responses for a host of emergency situations, ranging from fires, hazardous material spills and allergic reactions to bioterrorism and hostile intrusions. Additional input for the plan came from emergency p...
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) – Gov. Bill Walker said Friday he is heading to Japan next week to speak at a conference on liquefied natural gas and spread the word about Alaska’s proven gas reserves. Walker is listed as a keynote speaker at the LNG Producer-Consumer Conference in Tokyo on Wednesday. He said he plans to meet with prospective LNG buyers about bringing the gas to the global market. He also plans to meet with producers, but stressed that he is not going to Japan to look for partners for a proposed major LNG project in Alaska. Walker sai...
Alaska’s fishing industry was dismayed last week by the sudden news that Jeff Regnart, Director of the state’s Commercial Fisheries Division, will leave the job on October 2. “I’m resigning due to family reasons, aging parents…I just can’t be in the state full time like this job demands,” Regnart explained. Jeff Regnart started as an Alaska Dept. of Fish and Game field tech in high school, and over 30 years worked his way to management positions at Prince William Sound, Cook Inlet and Bristol Bay. He took over as director of the commercial fi...
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) – The host of the Sportsman Channel hunting show “The Syndicate’’ was charged Monday with poaching in northwest Alaska. U.S. Attorney Karen Loeffler said grizzly bears, moose, caribou and Dall sheep were illegally killed in the Noatak National Preserve, and some of the illegal kills ended up on the cable television show. Prosecutors charged a host of the show, Clark W. Dixon, 41, of Hazelhurst, Mississippi, with two felony violations of the Lacey Act. Dixon is charged with taking a grizzly bear for a fee in 2010 without b...
Hundreds of runners carried on through chilly rains at Saturday's Wrangell Invitational Cross-Country meet. The weather kept to around 52 degrees that day, with most of the 0.3 inches falling during the early afternoon races. Coming from 15 schools around the region, 226 runners and 20 coaches participated in the weekend meet, the third so far of the season. A new course was plotted out for the races, held past Muskeg Meadows Golf Course along Spur Road. Wrangell High School fielded 13 runners...
