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Work crews clear wood and debris from the interior of the new Alaska Island Community Services clinic. The construction project is ahead of schedule according to project manager Mike Ashton....
With the opening of Island Salon this week, Wrangell native Solvay Bakke is rejuvenating the commercial salon space that previously housed Kasinger’s Creatives on Shakes Street near Inner Harbor. Bakke, who originally planned on a career in childcare, graduated from the cosmetology program at Clover Park Community College in Tacoma, Wash. and also worked at the prestigious Angelo Mendi Boutique near the stadium district in Washington’s “City of Destiny.” It was her work at Regis Corpora...
Representative Peggy Wilson has filed a letter of intent to run for office in 2012 – but hasn’t announced what office she will be seeking. The veteran GOP representative of Wrangell, who has held her House District 2 seat since 2001, filed the letter with the Alaska Public Offices Commission on Oct. 28. Wilson’s current seat covers Wrangell, Petersburg and Sitka. Thanks to the 2010 Census and redistricting, however, Ketchikan and Wrangell will now be joined into a consolidated district that...
The Wrangell Borough Assembly met in a special executive session on Wednesday, Nov. 2 to discuss an arbitration action between InnoVative Capital and the Wrangell Medical Center over a contract signed by Noel Rea, the CEO of WMC, and InnoVative. After a closed-door session, the assembly voted 4-3 to let stand a complaint filed by the Borough in Wrangell’s First Judicial District seeking declaratory relief from a contract signed by Noel Rea and InnoVative in August 2009. Assembly members Mike S...
A Wrangell man was sentenced to three years on probation and 200 hours of community service after being convicted in U.S. District Court of felony marijuana cultivation near Rainbow Falls. U.S. District Judge Timothy M. Burgess in Anchorage sentenced Jeffery R. Cox, 37, of Wrangell, on Oct. 31 for his part in growing 95 marijuana plants on U.S. Forest Service property along the Rainbow Falls trail. Forest Service law enforcement officer Doug Ault said it was an alert work crew that noticed...
The decade-old Alaska Island Community Services “Crossings” program may be searching for its soul in the coming months after a round of federal budget cuts cost a number of employees their jobs last week. A group of nine full- and part-time core staff members from the program, the largest wilderness therapy program for emotionally at-risk teens in the State of Alaska, received letters on Friday, Nov. 4 telling them their positions were being eliminated due to “unforeseen circumstances.” The let...
Monday, Oct. 31 -Citation issued to Lance Leishman, 32, for failure to provide proof of insurance and verbal warning for driving habits. -Criminal mischief. -Agency assist, dead deer. Tuesday, Nov. 1 -Verbal warning for faulty equipment. -Arrest Dylan Franks, 21, on charges of failure to appear. -Agency assist, rockslide at 7 mile. Wednesday, Nov. 2 -Suspicious circumstance, owner taking care of their dog. -Caller reported their vehicle broke down, and will be moved shortly. -Report of someone driving without valid driver’s license, unfounded....
Nichole R. Webster, 20, appeared on November 7, 2011 before Deputy Magistrate Leanna Splinter and was found guilty of possession, control, or consumption of alcohol by person under the age of 21 and was ordered to pay a fine of $500. The defendant’s driver’s license is revoked for three months. The defendant must complete 48 hours of community work service. The defendant must contact an alcohol counseling program and schedule and evaluation and comply with recommendations. The defendant is placed on probation for one year....
Dr. Greg and Laura Salard are pleased to announce the arrival of their two girls, Beatie, age 4, and Eva, age 3. The Salard’s traveled to Uganda to bring their daughters home to Wrangell. The girls’ siblings include Grace, 22, Levi, 21, William, 18, LeeAnn, 13, and Sajel, 8. Paternal grandparents are Buzz and Janet Salard of Natchitoches, La. Maternal grandfather is Bill Stair of Mountain View, Ark. Their Mimi Alysse and Auntie Beth are residents of Wrangell, Alaska....
Weather could be the most important factor facing work crews as the Wrangell Road Improvements project moves forward over the next few weeks. During the meeting, project engineer Eric Voorhees said the Nov. 18 deadline to finish all work for the 2011 season was pushed back to Nov. 23 – thanks mostly to better weather expected over the course of the coming two weeks. “The biggest factor right now is the weather,” Voorhees said. “If we have good weather, we can move ahead very quickly. I think t...
With the construction of a new hydroelectric project and transmission line near the Canadian border, officials from the Alaska Canada Energy Coalition say they are excited at the prospect of seeing Southeast Alaska communities linked to the North American power grid. The Northwest Transmission Line (NTL), a 287 kV power project that is currently under construction, will carry power from Terrace, B.C. north to a planned substation at Bob Quinn Lake. A second project currently underway on the...
To the Editor: This is in regards to the letter from John Taylor published in the Nov. 3, Wrangell Sentinel. While John Taylor is the President of the Wrangell Chamber of Commerce, he does not speak for the Board as stated in his letter. While the board supports the new Wrangell Medical Center, the Board has not discussed or voted on the method of construction of the new Wrangell Medical Center. Mr. Taylor owns a construction company in town and is merely trying to promote business for his own interests. We feel his letter does not represent...
Re: Alaska Marine Highway, and the future of our ferry system (DOT, yearly “Scoping Plan” report, Wrangell Sentinel Oct. 27, 2011.) I didn’t know that DOT had a yearly “scoping plan.” I have lived in Alaska since 1963, when our ferries first started. I was here, when they enlarged our fleet so as to get our ferry service to our Indian villages, and our logging camps, so that all of us who lived in outlying towns would have access to our ferry system. I worked for the ferry system for many years, and I watched as DOT did less and less maintenan...
The Lady Wolves volleyball team ended their 2011 season on an up note with a win at the Region V tournament in Juneau last weekend. Though they would come back later to log a victory, the team began their jaunt with a tough loss 25-22, 25-18, 25-13 to Craig in the first round of the double-elimination format competition. During the game against Craig, junior Tori Gulla went out with a pulled outer ligament in her knee. “She was in a lot of pain,” said head coach Jessica Whitaker. “She has had p...
With the coming of Thanksgiving, it is a chance for many Wrangellites to revel in great food with family and friends. But for some, the holidays can be a time of despair – when ends don’t meet and the giving of thanks can turn to a search for how to put food on the table. The Wrangell Ministerial Association is looking to put a little hope back into the lives of those in need as they prepare to help those in need with their annual Thanksgiving food basket drive. Don and Bonnie Roher are lea...
Wrangell’s Tanner Thomassen knows how to win on the wrestling mat – and proved it at the Craig Invitational Tournament last weekend. After being split into the two brackets of the 145-pounder group, Thomassen was able to achieve 5 pins and a single technical pin against his opponents. With the wins under his belt, the junior ended up earning the top points in the bracket to advance to the championship against Dalton Touhy of Haines. “Tanner’s performance this week was nothing short of we’ve b...
