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A judge ruled last week that the city will not have to enter arbitration with its public workers union during an ongoing labor grievance, pending further decision. After hearing oral arguments on Sept. 21, Superior Court Judge Trevor Stephens approved the City and Borough of Wrangell's request for a stay of interest arbitration between it and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 1547 on Sept. 28. The union had filed a motion to compel arbitration the preceding week, as part of an ongoing dispute over a new collective...
Wrangell High School's representative to the state-level cross-country meet in Anchorage came away with silver. Running on Saturday, senior Reyn Hutten had finished the challenging Bartlett High School course in second place for the 2A division, and finished in eighth overall for the 1-3A runners. The two-lap course is a notoriously difficult one, explained Wrangell coach Jenn Davies. Steep, rolling hills force runners to change pace, pushing their abilities to suit the terrain. As a result,...
Preliminary results are in for the 2016 Wrangell municipal election. Those who hadn't already voted early took to the polls in person Tuesday, with 384 ballots cast at the Nolan Center. Running for mayor, David Jack won reelection with 321 votes. Candidate Kipha Valvoda garnered 49 votes, and seven additional write-in votes did not qualify. Two candidates ran unopposed for two three-year terms on the City and Borough Assembly. Incumbent Julie Decker received 345 votes, and write-in candidate Patty Gilbert received 157. Two candidates also ran...
October 19, 1916: F.M. Fenton, manager of the Dease Creek Syndicate, arrived on the Iskoot last Thursday afternoon. The Dease Creek Syndicate, which is controlled by Victoria capitalists, has been for several years operating an hydraulic mining on Thibert Creek, which empties into Dease Lake about six miles below the mines. When seen at the Wrangell Hotel just before his departure for Seattle on the Princess Alice, Mr. Fenton said: “There isn’t much to be said about our operations at present. Since I became manager for the company three yea...
Repairs to the Alaska Marine Highway System’s M/V Columbia are going to take longer than anticipated and it won’t return to service this year, according to Jeremy Woodrow, Alaska Department of Transportation spokesman. The ferry headed for dry dock in Oregon at the end of September to be looked over after divers in Wrangell reported a bent starboard propeller. After arriving in Oregon, the damage turned into much more, and the vessel will take around six weeks to repair, Woodrow says. “Upon dry dock inspection it was discovered that the prope...
Monday, September 26 Disturbance – Officer responded. Tuesday, September 27 Violating Conditions of Release – Dylan Franks, 26. Dog At Large – Owner came in and picked up dog. Civil Issue – 911, officer requested. Officer responded. Reported Scam. Warrant Arrest – Dylan Franks, 26, arrested on charges of Failure to Appear. Wednesday, September 28 Citizen Assist – Officer unlocked vehicle. Citation issued to Collin Dando, 28, for Objectionable Animal. SAR – 911 – Report of person in boat overdue. Later received call all okay. Thursday, Septe...
September 20 Clinton R. Lewis, 51, appeared before First District Judicial Officer Leanna Nash on the charge of Driving Under the Influence, a Class A Misdemeanor. The defendant pleaded no contest and was ordered to serve 10 days with seven suspended, pay $2,555 in fines and surcharges with $600 suspended, and complete a treatment program. Lewis' license was revoked for 90 days, and he will have to use an ignition interlock device on his vehicle for six months after privileges are returned. He has been placed on probation for one year....
The moose season is past the halfway point, with harvest totals appearing nearly on par with last year's. The Alaska Department of Fish and Game reported 50 moose had been harvested by Sept. 30. The season began Sept. 15, and is set to wrap up next weekend on Oct. 15. At the halfway point last year hunters in the Wrangell, Petersburg and Kake areas had put away 54 moose, which at the time led ADFG to anticipate an average season. An unexpectedly solid last couple of weeks ended up bringing the...
Born at home November 29, 1923 in Barnet, Vermont, Dot spent her early years in a loving family with her parents Edward and Alice Morton Johnson and her younger brother Edward. She attended grade school in Barnet, high school at McIndoes Academy. She graduated from Lynden, a Vermont state college. Dot started her teaching career in 1943 in a one room school with all 8 grades in Comerford, Vermont. After teaching in schools in Vermont and Massachusetts, she moved to Alaska with her first...
The volleyball season is off to a good start, with the Lady Wolves competing in a busy round-robin at Petersburg over the weekend. The girls went through 13 games in only a day and a half, against an assortment of teams from around the region. "They played a lot," said volleyball coach Jessica Whitaker. On Sept. 30, the Lady Wolves varsity team started the morning off against Craig. The Lady Panthers pulled ahead in both match-ups, with Wrangell losing 19 to 25 in the first and 24 to 26 in the...
Wrangell’s annual flu clinic may have set an attendance record last week. By the end of Sept. 30 inoculators had tallied 183 residents, who each received vaccinations for this year’s influenza season. Sponsored by Wrangell Medical Center, the annual clinic is held in order to encourage people to protect themselves from flu before the bug becomes prevalent. Costs for the shots are scaled back as an incentive, with patients given the choice of the standard vaccination or a high dosage variety. The clinic is meant for people aged 18 and older and...
Alaskan Cod Crunchies begin a national roll out this week with a debut at Costco’s two stores in Anchorage. The dog treats are one of the newest products stemming from Alaskan Leader Seafood’s commitment to complete “head to tail” usage of their catches. “It’s pure, 100 percent human grade trimmings coming right off the cod fillets,” said Keith Singleton, president of the company’s value added division. Alaskan Leader’s four freezer/longline vessels are owned in partnership with the Bristol Bay Economic Development Corporation (BBED...
Editor's note: Frank Roppel was in the timber industry from 1956 to 2002 and a Wrangell resident since 1992. After graduating from high school in Ketchikan and receiving a degree from Oregon State University, he began full time employment for Ketchikan Pulp Company in 1959. Rising to sawmills manager, Roppel became the first president of Sealaska Timber in 1980, and served as executive vice president and general manager of Alaska Lumber and Pulp from 1984 until its closure. At the advice of his...
Following up on a warning issued this summer, the risk of poisoning from area shellfish has been revised. Shellfish specimens found around Shoemaker Bay in August had tested positive for saxitoxin, which causes paralytic shellfish poisoning (PSP). Severe cases of PSP can cause nausea, vomiting, neurological effects, respiratory failure and ultimately death. First signs tend to be a numbness of the mouth after eating tainted shellfish. The Southeast Alaska Tribal Ocean Research website at www.seator.org/data maintains a page laying out updated...
One Wrangell restaurant has been making an effort to help feed hungry children in addition to its diners. Zak's Cafe owners Katherine George-Byrd and James George set aside half of their restaurant's profits last week for non-profit group Share Our Strength's No Kid Hungry campaign. The nationwide initiative seeks to connect underfed children with nutritious meals. The group works in a number of cities with partner organizations, including private citizens, businesses, schools and government...
The local Elks Lodge bowling season is about to start, with mixed league play beginning Sunday. Bowling has been a longtime tradition at the club, with its two lanes predating the big Main Street fire of 1952. The lane continued to update with the times, getting its first mechanical pinsetter during the 1960s. “Prior to that, they had kids back there setting pins,” League secretary Bob Robbins pointed out. The current setting equipment was installed about three decades ago, and takes a bit of work to keep running smoothly. Robbins said its las...
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