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The Wrangell Medical Center board unanimously elected Terri Henson to the board presidency Oct. 16, replacing Woody Wilson. Board members elected Bernie Massin vice president, Cori Robinson as secretary and Barb Conine as treasurer. The board re-organization meeting took place in the wake of the Oct. 1 election, in which Henson and Massin were re-elected to the board without opposition. Wilson served as board president from Aug. 29 and was the first medical center board president after a recall election removed six board members. Wilson lead...
The two-day Southeast Alaska Power Agency board meeting became in part a prism through which to view debate over the future of the Thomas Bay Power Authority. The TBPA debate has raised hackles both with SEAPA CEO Trey Acteson and board members, particularly the amount of misinformation SEAPA officials claim was circulated during a Sept. 24 meeting of the Wrangell Borough Assembly. Nor are factual inaccuracies limited to that assembly meeting, officials say. They cited a letter from Ketchikan Public Utilities to the Mayor, included with...
In the Sentinel 100, 75, 50 and 25 years ago. November 13, 1913: The growing population of Wrangell has made it necessary to install 66 new boxes at the Post Office this week. The growing business that the local post office is doing has made the equipment too small, hence the installing of the new boxes which are right up to date. O.S. combination boxes of 2 sizes, 54 of one size and 12 a size larger. November 11, 1938: Upon recommendation of Mayor Fisk prompted by many applications he has received for further relief work, the city council at...
The borough port commission unanimously recommended a new ordinance to the borough assembly Oct. 17 after a public hearing. The ordinance empowers the harbormaster to auction derelict or abandoned vessels, as defined by state code, or boats in the harbormaster’s “opinion … is unsound, unseaworthy, and unfit for its trade or occupation” to auction or impound those vessels after 24 months. Harbormaster Greg Meissner told the commission the ordinance could affect as many as six boats currently taking up space at the marine service yard. The code w...
Federal employees returned to work Oct. 17 after sixteen days of government shut down. As widely reported, Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives and Democrats in the Senate reached a deal Oct. 15 to return federal employees to their offices until at least Jan. 15. Budget negotiations to keep the government open longer are continuing. The largest federal presence in Wrangell is the U.S. Forest Service, with 24 employees. Those employees were hard at work on their first day back trying to bring various systems online and return...
Monday, October 14 Civil issue. Citizen assist: Vehicle unlocked. Tuesday, October 15 Possible scam letter. Debris in roadway. Suspicious person. Suspicious vehicle. Wednesday, October 16 Officer requested to unlock a vehicle. Person reported a possible chimney fire. FD was notified. Thursday, October 17 Citation issued to Rachel Lynn Coblentz, 26, for failure to show proof of insurance. Person requested officer assistance to unlock vehicle. Vehicle was unlocked. Officer responded to report of a MVA. Officer talked with person about...
To the Editor: Why I can’t move to Wrangell ... along with many others. I grew up in Wrangell. Most of you probably know me, or at least know of me. I’ve spent roughly two-thirds of my life here in Wrangell. Now that I’m looking for a place to settle Wrangell is, of course, on my list of options. But I can’t. Wrangell isn’t a viable option for me or for a lot of other people and businesses because Wrangell lacks something that prospective residents and businesses need - real internet access. On an average day, I use between three and five giga...
Mike and Barb Rugo, of Wrangell, Alaska are pleased to announce the engagement of their son Jess Micheal Rugo of Wrangell to Emily Kay Runyan of Phoenix, Ariz. Emily is the daughter of Lori and Ray Runyan of Chanhassen, Minn. Emily has a teaching degree from Northern Arizona University. Jess has a parks, recreation and leisure degree from the University of Minnesota. A wedding date will be announced at a later date....
Diane Lavern Ritchie, 62, passed away October 4, 2013, suddenly in Seattle, Wash. from complications from her illness. Diane was born August 19, 1951 to Edward and Karen Johnson in Wrangell, Alaska. She graduated from Wrangell High School; was a cheerleader and on the drill team. She was a dental assistant for Dr. Floyd and later a speech therapist at Evergreen Elementary. She was preceded in death by her mother and father, John Fabrello, Alan Ritchie and brother-in-law, Darrell Allen. She is...
In two jamborees over successive weekends, the Lady Wolves demonstrated an acrobatic style at the net that makes them competitive with regional volleyball powers. That doesn’t mean it’s perfect, said head coach Jessica Whitaker. “Passing,” she said, when asked what about the Lady Wolves could stand improvement. “For the most part, they’re passing in the correct direction, it’s just nailing down the accuracy and getting the actual spot we’d like it in instead of having the setter run all over the...
Caity Rooney of Reno, Nev. announces her engagement to Andre Shafer of Reno, Nev. Rooney is the daughter of the late Michael “Bucky” Rooney, Lauren Woolery Patterson and the late Michael Patterson, all of Wrangell. Shafer is the son of Karen and the late Richard Shafer of Sparks, Nev. Caity attended Wrangell High School and Silver State Beauty College in Sparks. Andre is currently a student at the University of Nevada in Reno. They plan a July 2, 2014 a wedding in Wrangell....
Correction Because of a communication error, a quote and title were incorrectly reported in the Oct. 17 story “Shutdown spreads financial pain across southeast.” Matt Jurak’s quote ought to have read “I don’t think I’m as affected as some other folks.” Jurak’s title was incorrecty reported as well. He is only a natural resource specialist at the Anan Bear Observatory, and not the flight coordinator. The Sentinel regrets the error....
Stephen Helgeson works guitars with the casual intensity of a long-time craftsman. He built his first guitar in 1998, after years of working wood as a hobby and before that as a shipwright. Now, Helgeson will build something a little different, but no less intricate. He’s currently at work on a business plan to make the transition from hobby to career, and hopes to one day open the doors on Tongass Guitars, an envisioned manufacturer of high-end acoustic guitars made from sustainably h...
The borough assembly voted 5-1 Tuesday to reject changes to borough code during a first reading. The changes would have given the harbormaster powers to impound or remove abandoned and derelict vessels from the marine service yard at the port. Harbormaster Greg Meissner had told the port commission that the changes were necessary in order to deal with up to six boats currently housed in the yard. Assembly members seemed to have no complaint with the primary text of the change, which officials have said was made to bring borough code into...
The Bering Sea crab fleet was ready to head to the fishing grounds over the weekend after the government shutdown and unissued licenses stalled the Oct. 15 start of the crab season. Skippers of the 80 boats estimated the extra time tied up in Dutch Harbor cost them each $1,000 per day. Meanwhile, the situation was even worse for small boat crabbers at Kodiak and the Westward region who learned there would not even be a Tanner fishery come January. “It is not unexpected,” said Mark Stichert, a shellfish biologist at ADF&G in Kodiak. “We...
PETERSBURG – This year’s moose hunt is the third highest harvest on record with a total of 85 animals taken from the region. The highest record was in 2009 with 108 moose being harvested and the second was in 2011 with 88 moose taken. Rich Lowell, Area Wildlife Biologist for Alaska Department of Fish and Game, said the majority of moose are taken during the first two weeks of the hunt, which was the case this year as well. Forty-six moose were taken during the first half of the hunt while 39 were taken during the second. “We’re killing more moo...
The Wolves took third at their second away meet of the season, Oct. 18 and 19. The high school wrestling team fielded seven of 11 wrestlers at Hoonah. Junior Jeffery Rooney, Jr. and sophomore Roger Miller placed first in the 182-lb class and 132-lb class respectively. “Roger brought home seven wins this weekend with five of them coming by way of pin,” head Coach Jeffery Rooney wrote in a summary of the event. Jeffery Rooney, Jr. managed only four pins, but was still good enough for first place. Behind them, freshman Sig Decker finished sec...
Local residents ran, heard speakers, and dined on soup to celebrate Alaska Day Friday and Saturday. The state holiday, observed Oct. 18 every year, commemorates the day Russian officials signed the territory of Alaska over to American officials at Sitka in 1867. The day features prominent displays of the Alaska state flag, and in at least one case a big fur hat. The hat in question belonged to Bruce Jamieson, who won the Alaska costume competition at the Alaska Day run Saturday, and the...
