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The Borough Assembly met in open session on Tuesday, Oct. 9 – and featured the return of Don McConachie as Mayor of the city – a position he held when Wrangell was incorporated as a borough in 2008. Assembly member Bill Privett was appointed as Vice Mayor, with Mayor McConachie appointing a number of Wrangell residents to various board and commission positions currently vacant. McConachie also directed Borough Clerk Kim Flores to seek out letters of intent from individuals seeking to be appointed to the assembly seat left vacant by his ele... Full story
A skull, possibly belonging to a Native, was found last week in a slough just off Government Slough, near the mouth of the Stikine River. Vena Stough, a Wrangellite who was hunting and fishing in the area with her boyfriend, found the skull while pulling a canoe up the waterway. “I found it at about 1 o’clock on Friday off the slough in the Stikine River,” she said. “I saw it and realized it was a human skull, a male, and most likely Native. It had a very prominent brow ridge.” Stough said she... Full story
CERTIFIED GENERAL ELECTION RESULTS October 2, 2012 Mayor Don McConachie - 303 David Jack – 301 Assembly Seat C James Stough* - 468 Assembly Seat D Pam McCloskey* - 504 Assembly Seat F Maxi Wiederspohn - 470 Billie Younce - 123 Port Commission Clay Hammer** - 134 School Board – 2 seats Tammy Groshong - 440 Krissy Smith - 312 Twyla Nore - 244 Kipha Valvoda - 81 WMC Board – 3 seats Marlene Messmer - 397 Barbara Conine - 379 Judy Allen - 372 Robert Henry - 366 * - Individual ran unopposed for their seat ** - Individual ran as a write-in candi...
Oct. 17, 1912: With the lengthening of the hours of darkness, more interest is being taken in the social side of life of late in Wrangell. Several banner events are already scheduled and some are not yet beyond the “figgering” stage, but they are surely coming. The first on the present program is, of course, the Fireman's Ball, which will take place at Red Man's hall next Saturday evening. Considerable interest in the doings of the firemen insure its success. The Artic Brothers, who surely have the entertaining way, are to have a Hal...
Monday, Oct. 1 -Caller reported dead deer on beach at 3-mile. -Report of theft. -Noise complaint. Tuesday, Oct. 2 -Title 47. -Suspicious activity. -Parking complaint. -Unsecured premises. -Citation issued to Sara Dawn Gadd, 22, for speeding. Wednesday, Oct. 3 -Citation issued to Cynthia Huff, 61, for failure to stop for school bus. -Report of motor home blocking cars in a parking lot, motor home moved. -Citation issued to Rinda K. Howell, 61, for failure to provide proof of insurance. Citation voided, brought in current insurance. Thursday,...
On Sept. 24, First District Court Judge Kevin Miller adjudicated the following case: Nathan Giske, 36, was found guilty of DUI and Assault in the Third Degree. He was sentenced to serve 36 months in jail, with 28 months suspended, fined $1,625, and ordered to serve 3 years probation. On Oct. 2, Wrangell Deputy Magistrate Leanna Splinter adjudicated the following case: Richard Nelson. 24, of Kelso, Wash., was found guilty of DUI. He was sentenced to 3 days in jail, fined $1,575, a loss of license for 90 days, an additional fine of $455 for...
To the Editor: Wrangell has always been a great place to live. Growing up we could play anywhere on the island and our parents wouldn’t worry about our well being. As an adult we have freedoms that are unthinkable anywhere else. I grew up knowing that my door would be unlocked at home, that I could leave my keys in my car and that if I misplaced something it would most likely find its way back to me. Last weekend a Little Giant ladder was stolen from our job site at the Community Center. Earlier on the job a row of vapor barrier was folded u...
Mark and Heidi Armstrong together with Patrick and Marcia Fortunato announce the upcoming marriage of their children, Rebecca Armstrong and Evan Fortunato. The couple will be married on October 20, 2012 in Rexburg, Idaho. The new couple will make their home in Bloomington, Minn. where they both will be pastors. Rebecca is a 2008 Wrangell High School graduate....
Ernie Christian and Rhonda Dawson were married on August 22, 2012 in Las Vegas, Nev. Ernie is employed at Ottesen’s True Value and Rhonda is employed at Thomas Bay Power Authority. The new couple plan on continuing to make Wrangell their home....
A Wrangell resident and front-line fighter in the War on Terror will soon be returning from Afghanistan for a quick visit to his hometown before serving out his remaining three years in the U.S. Army. Patrick Howell, a 2011 graduate of Wrangell High School – and Airborne Infantryman currently holding the rank of Specialist – will make that trip sometime in November, dependent on the deployment needs of his unit. Howell will continue to serve his country here in Alaska, and said he is exc...
Assembly member Don McConachie was elected Mayor in Tuesday’s election by the thinnest of margins, with only two votes separating him and now former Assembly member David Jack. After the votes were tallied – and with eight fax votes making the difference in the election – McConachie wasted no time in announcing his intentions on moving the city and borough forward. “This is an exciting day,” McConachie said. “But, now we have to put Wrangell back into good stead with the state, and we need to ad...
October is National Seafood Month – and it also marks the start of one of the busiest months for Alaska’s fishing industry. The state’s biggest crab fisheries get underway in the Bering Sea on October 15 – the Bristol Bay red king crab catch will hold steady at 7.8 million pounds, while the snow crab harvest has taken a dip to 66.3 million pounds, down from about 80 million pounds last season. The St. Matthew Island blue king crab fishery is also down a bit to 1.6 million pounds. Hundreds of divers in Southeast Alaska are plying the depths...
Wrangell’s Tax-free day is coming up this Saturday, Oct. 13 and with the Front Street renovation project completed in downtown, many shoppers are expected to take part in sales and savings offered by local merchants. Tax-free days come twice a year, with the first happening in June, and is a day when Wrangellites and visitors to the island don’t pay the city’s 7 percent sales tax. Steve Cole, the owner of Stikine Drug on Front Street said his business was one of those most affected by the Front Street construction, due to its location betwe...
(AP) CHEYENNE, Wyo. – Environmental groups hailed the U.S. Supreme Court’s rejection of an appeal challenging a federal rule that bars development on 50 million acres of roadless areas in national forests, ending one of the main legal battles that had left the rule in doubt for more than a decade. “The Supreme Court action validates arguably one of most important public land conservation polices in a generation,” said Jane Danowitz, a director of the Pew Environment Group, which has worked on the rulemaking since 1998. “Without the roadless...
The Tongass National Forest has completed the first phase of a large-scale watershed restoration project begun this summer with the National Forest Foundation, The Nature Conservancy, and communities on Prince of Wales Island. The Twelvemile Creek watershed encompasses 28 miles of salmon and other fish-bearing streams as well as 59 miles of additional streams covering an area just under 20 square miles in central Prince of Wales Island. In 2012, 1.5 stream miles were restored in a project that included placing more than 200 logs in the river....
The process for Dr. Greg Salard to possibly regain privileging at Wrangell Medical Center began last week during a closed-door executive session meeting of the WMC Board of Directors. On Wednesday, Oct. 3, the board met for review and possible action regarding his credentialing at the hospital. Salard lost his bid to retain his interim privileging after the previous WMC board voted on April 15, 2011 to suspend his privileges at the hospital. Because of an Alaska State law excluding reporting actions regarding credentialing matters, WMC board...
The Lady Wolves volleyball team traveled to Metlakatla last weekend to begin their season – and take part in the annual Jamboree held in Southeast. With two days of volleyball to play, the Lady Wolves wasted no time getting started as they began the tournament as the first team up to play. The varsity team went 3-2 overall in the tournament, losing only to a Klawock squad who defeated them once (25-8, 22-25, 15-4) in the opening matches, and again in the final match of the weekend (25-13, 2...
A religious roundtable consisting of all Catholic priests and parish ministers from Southeast Alaska – and including the presence of Bishop Edward J. Burns of the Juneau Diocese – was held in Wrangell last week at St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church. The meeting, which is held annually in different locations around Southeast, focuses on what the Diocese will work to accomplish in the coming year and includes both religious and secular topics. Bishop Burns said the meeting included Catholic ministers ranging from Metlakatla to Yakutat – and every...
