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Zachary Jones, a historian and archivist for Sealaska Heritage Institute was in Wrangell last week to speak to the public about his ongoing research into documentation of the 1869 Battle of Wrangell. Jones, a Ph.D. candidate in Ethnohistory at University of Alaska Fairbanks, has worked for Sealaska for five years as a curator on Native artifacts. His current studies involve the conflict between U.S. Army soldiers stationed at Fort Wrangell and the local Tlingit people. The study is being funded...
In the Sentinel 100, 75, 50 and 25 years ago. October 1, 1912: It was not a foppish yet an entirely self-satisfied bunch of firemen that dribbled back from the scene of the sawmill fire at cock crow this morning after successfully fighting one of the most stubborn although not very hot blazes yet found by the company. They were wet and weak and covered with grime and sawdust accumulated during the progress of the battle, but the victory was well worth the price. The shriek of the siren at 2 o'clock called out the force and the carts were...
Monday, Sept. 17 -Citizen Assist, unlock vehicle. -Verbal warning given for driving habits. -Littering at outdoor shooting range. Tuesday, Sept. 18 -Individuals were given a disorderly conduct warning. -Motor vehicle accident. -Verbal warning given for display of tags. Wednesday Sept. 19 -Request for extra patrol. Thursday, Sept. 20 -Person brought in a yellow lab that has been running loose. -Mark Hamley, 35, arrested on charges of DUI while license revoked. Friday, Sept. 21 -Verbal warning given for faulty equipment and failure to carry...
The Wrangell Wolves cross-country team excelled at the Region V tournament in Juneau on Saturday, Sept. 22, sending three runners to the state finals set for this weekend in Anchorage. In the boys’ race, senior Jacob Marshall took 3rd place with a final time of 18:17 – his best time ever – on what is reputed to be the hardest course in the region. Bryce Gerald followed up with a 9th place finish in 18:37 and was the only freshman among the top-20 runners at the event. In the girls’ portion...
To the Editor: Attention Wrangell Voters, especially the 180+ voters that signed the hospital board recall petitions. Don McConachie and Pam McCloskey along with Wilma Stokes tried to deny us our right to vote on the recall. I for one have not forgotten that. I believe neither one of them should be on the assembly or Mayor. I will not support either one of them. Jerry Buthe Sr....
Why I left Wrangell by Dave McCandless, MD I have always considered my patients and the community to be my employers, no matter who signs my checks. Having cooled off a little, this is my “exit interview” to my employers on why I chose to leave Wrangell, which may be helpful in recruiting and retaining the health care providers you want in the future. It is interesting to me that no board member of AICS (Alaska Island Community Services) or WMC (Wrangell Medical Center) have asked about this. I suppose it is because they accept what they are...
Fall Is In the Air Frequently you hear the words, “fall is in the air”! Some look forward with anticipation to the crisp cold of fall with all the winter sports just around the corner. Others just dread it, feeling depressed just thinking of the long dreary nights ahead. It’s definitely a time of change, as earth’s life-cycle clock keeps ticking on, year after year. What sense do you make of it all? What’s life all about? Does it make sense to you? King Solomon, the wisest man ever, summed life up this way, in his book Ecclesiastes. “The thin...
Erik Borgen, 73, of Sitka, Alaska passed away at home on September 7, 2012 after a long illness with his wife by his side. Erik was born on September 12, 1938 to John and Elisabeth Borgen in Bergen, Norway. Erik came to Seattle, Wash. in 1958 after working as a Merchant Marine from Norway. In 1965, he became an American Citizen. He owned two businesses including a brick masonry company for over 20 years in Seattle. He then worked for Alaska Marine Highway ferry called the Wickersham. His next...
The meeting of the Southeast Alaska Power Agency Board of Directors on Sept. 19-20 in Petersburg discussed an agenda item that may signal the end of the Thomas Bay Power Authority, as we know it. A decision by the board to consolidate TBPA and Ketchikan Public Utilities in SEAPA, based on the finding of an internal agency report, will have to wait, however, for input from the Borough Assembly, Petersburg’s City Council and the Ketchikan Borough Assembly. John Heberling of the consulting firm D. Hittle and Associates performed the study of t...
Sentinel writer A pre-trial scheduling conference in the case of the City and Borough of Wrangell and former Wrangell Medical Center administrator Noel Rea, as well as six former members of the WMC Board of Directors, has been set for Nov. 7 at 3:30 p.m. at Wrangell’s First District Court. The case, which was filed on July 11, seeks to have an amendment to the employment contract of Rea voided, and to order that he return a six-figure severance check paid to him after his termination by the board on June 20. According to court documents, t...
Assembly Maxi Wiederspohn What background or experience do you have that qualifies you to be on the Wrangell Borough Assembly? I was born and raised in Wrangell and my work history is all in Wrangell. I will be a good listener then get as many facts and answers as I can. I can then consider what is best for the community as a whole. I will not jump to any judgment and will follow the rule of law. Why are you running for the assembly? To give back to the community and the people that I love so mu...
Dutch Harbor-Unalaska held onto the title of the nation’s top fishing port for the 15th year in a row, with over 700 million pounds of fish and crab crossing the docks there last year, a 36% increase from 2010. New Bedford, Massachusetts remained as the priciest port with landings, mostly scallops, worth nearly $370 million at the docks. Dutch Harbor ranked second again for seafood value at $207 million, an increase of $44 million The numbers come from the annual Fisheries of the United States Report just released by NOAA Fisheries. Overall, t...
The Wrangell Medical Center Board of Directors held their regularly scheduled meeting on Sept. 19 – the first since being reformed during the Aug. 21 special election to replace 8 recalled members. The meeting began with a presentation by staff members Jane Bliss and Brian Smith which showed board members portions of the physical operations plant and kitchen area – where Bliss informed them that more than 12,000 meals were served during the past year. After the presentation, during the Persons to be Heard section of the agenda, Wrangell res...
For the first time in many years, a registration hunt is planned for brown bears in Game Management Units 7 and 15 on the Kenai Peninsula. The hunt opens October 1. Permits became available beginning Wednesday, Sept. 19, through the Alaska Department of Fish. The hunt is open to residents and non-residents; a guide must accompany non-residents. For the past five years, brown bear hunting on the Kenai Peninsula has been available through a drawing system. At the January 2012 meeting, the Alaska Board of Game changed this system to a registration...
Jim Holder and Tyver Gillen laid the final shingles atop the renovated Shakes Tribal House last weekend....
If the defense attorney for former Wrangell resident Steve Marshall has his way, his client might see freedom sooner rather than later. Marshall, 52, was arrested on Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2011 at a residence in the Bloom Trailer Court after police responded to an argument between him and his girlfriend. He was indicted by a grand jury on a number of charges, including sexual assault, and is alleged to have raped, strangled and hit the victim, as well as threatening her with a machete, resulting in...
The Wrangell School Board met in open session on Tuesday, Sept. 18 to take a number of reports regarding the on-going operations in the district and to approve a series of grants and employment contracts. The meeting began, however, with a workshop dedicated to a board self-assessment. District Superintendent Rich Rhodes explained the purpose of the assessment during a break in the discussion. “I think it’s a self-reflection on what we’ve been doing and whether we have been doing it well,” Rhodes said. “We want to look at continual improveme...
A pair of new educators, and a face familiar to students and parents in the borough are the newest teachers to take the reins of three classrooms at Wrangell High School. Drew Larrabee, Jack Carney, and Anne Luetkemeyer are the newest additions to the staff at the high school, with Larrabee and Carney as new hires, and Luetkemeyer transferring from Stikine Middle School. Larrabee has taken over the shop class previously taught by Dave Brown, who retired at the end of the 2011 school year, while Carney is teaching life skills classes to include...
In what was Mayor Jeremy Maxand’s last regular meeting as an elected official in Wrangell, the Borough Assembly met in open session on Tuesday, Sept. 25. In his biweekly report to the Assembly, Borough Manager Tim Rooney updated the group on the lawsuit between the borough and former Wrangell Medical Center CEO Noel Rea. “On Monday, September 17, 2012 the City and Borough of Wrangell filed a motion and memorandum for order for return of laptop computer and iPad to (allow) for forensic examination,” the report stated. The motion and memor...