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Back in April of this year, Wrangell resident Kipha Valvoda filed a civil suit against several past and present members of the Wrangell city government. Valvoda, in several letters to the editor to the Wrangell Sentinel, has argued that the city has used discriminatory hiring practices that have kept him out of jobs. His complaint to the court, filed on April 17, contends that borough officials were lax in their hiring practices, and that they held onto his resume for seven years but never gave...
Tasha Morse, music teacher for Wrangell High School, said that six of her students will be traveling to Juneau soon for Honor Fest. The annual music festival, taking place from Oct. 20 to 22 this year at Thunder Mountain High School, brings together some of the best musicians that Southeast Alaskan high schools have to offer for several days of performances. Morse said that this is the highest number of students Wrangell has seen in Honor Fest in several years. "Last year we took two kids," she...
October 16, 1919 Almost the entire town turned out Sunday to witness the launching of Walter Waters’ new boat, Princess Pat, which took place from William Fletcher’s boat shop. The boat was shipped knocked down from the De Foe Company of Grand Rapids, Mich. The frame is of oak and the planking of cypress, while the cabins and pilot house are of Alaska cedar. The boat is fitted with the latest Pullman berths. It will probably be a month before the Princess Pat makes her maiden voyage. Mr. Waters will continue to operate the Glenora, and with two...
The Wrangell Port Commission held their first meeting since April last Wednesday, Oct. 9. Meetings were put on the city calendar monthly, but due to vacant seats on the commission and conflicting schedules of several commissioners over the summer, they were cancelled due to a lack of quorum. With summer at an end and Wrangell's recent election, the commission was finally able to meet again. Commissioner John Yeager, who was excused from the meeting, was re-elected to the commission for a...
October 7 Sprinkler alarm Citizen assist: SAR Agency assist: Alarm Suspicious vehicle Trespass October 8 Courtesy transport Traffic complaint Citizen assist October 9 Traffic complaint Welfare check Citizen assist Traffic stop citations issued to Caleb Marks, 19, for failure to provide proof of insurance and driving without a valid driver’s license. October 10 Agency assist: Public Works Agency assist: Fire Dept. Traffic complaint Traffic stop October 11 Agency assist: Sitka P.D. Traffic stop Courtesy transport Traffic stop October 12 T...
Wrangell's Planning and Zoning Commission met last Thursday, Oct. 10, to continue their discussion of rezoning the old Institute property, located near Shoemaker Park. The property was once home to the Wrangell Institute, a native boarding school, but has sat unused for several decades. The borough began considering putting the land to new use several years ago, putting together a "master plan" in 2017. However, Economic Development Director Carol Rushmore said in the commission's last meeting,...
Robert (Bob) Michael Maxand, 78, died June 10, 2019, in Boise, Idaho. Bob was born in Wrangell, Alaska on February 14, 1941. He graduated from Wrangell High School in 1960. He then spent three years in the U.S Army stationed in Germany, where he was a civil engineer with the U.S Army Corps of Engineers. He was a member of the Wrangell Elks Lodge, and the Amercian Legion. He helped with the building of the existing Legion Hall. He spent 12 consecutive years on the Wrangell City Council, was a...
The Lady Wolves volleyball team traveled north this past weekend for the Juneau Invitational Volleyball Extravaganza. The tournament, taking place on Oct. 11 and 12, saw six teams from across Southeast Alaska compete. The Lady Wolves, saw several wins and losses through the tournament, but Coach Alyssa Allen said she was very proud of how they performed. In two games against Klawock on Oct. 11, Wrangell lost with a score of 21-5 but claimed a win at 21-16. They won and lost games against Craig,...
The Wrangell School Board met last Tuesday, Oct. 8, to reorganize after the borough's Oct. 1 election. The election saw three new people take positions on the board, Patty Gilbert, Jeanie Arnold, and Beth Heller, and also saw the re-election of Board Member David Wilson. After holding an early orientation session for the new members, the regular meeting was called to order. Board Member Aaron Angerman was elected to the position of school board president. Later in the meeting, he was also made...
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) – Alaska Airlines and American Airlines will scale back their mileage plan partnership early next year. Alaska Airlines mileage plan members will not be able to earn miles on American Airlines international flights beginning March 1, the Alaska Journal of Commerce reported Wednesday. Alaska Airlines passengers will also no longer be able to use miles for award travel on flights operated by Texas-based American Airlines, company officials said. Alaska plan holders will still be able to earn mile-for-mile value on A...
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) – The Alaska Supreme Court will hear arguments Wednesday in a lawsuit that claims state policy on fossil fuels is harming the constitutional right of young Alaskans to a safe climate. Sixteen Alaska youths in 2017 sued the state, claiming that human-caused greenhouse gas emission leading to climate change is creating long-term, dangerous health effects. The lawsuit takes aim at a state statute that says it’s the policy of Alaska to promote fossil fuels, said Andrew Welle of Oregon-based Our Children’s Trust, a nonprofit o...
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) – The U.S. Forest Service has lost nearly $600 million through its management of Tongass National Forest in Alaska, according to a new report. The study by the nonpartisan group Taxpayers for Common Sense calculated the losses through roadbuilding and timber sales, CoastAlaska reported Monday. The average net loss has been about $30 million annually over the past 20 years, the report said. The U.S. Forest Service did not comment on the group’s report. Taxpayers for Common Sense warned that a rollback of the federal Roa...
Hundreds of fishery stakeholders and scientists will gather in Anchorage next week as the state Board of Fisheries (BOF) begins its annual meeting cycle with a two-day work session. The seven-member BOF sets the rules for the state’s subsistence, commercial, sport and personal use fisheries. It meets four to six times each year in various communities on a three-year rotation; this year the focus is on Kodiak and Cook Inlet. The fish board and the public also will learn the latest on how a changing climate and off kilter ocean chemistry are a...
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) – A young Alaska Native woman left an impression on Alaska's territorial Senate in 1945, delivering a speech that led to the passage of the nation's first anti-discrimination law. Now, the late Elizabeth Peratrovich is leaving her impression on a $1 coin. The U.S. Mint unveiled the design of the coin Oct. 5 at the Alaska Native Brotherhood and Alaska Native Sisterhood convention in Anchorage. The 2020 Native American coin will go on sale early next year. The coin will feat...