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The Wrangell Public School District Board of Directors held their second to last regular meeting of the year on Nov. 19 at Stikine Elementary School – and held a public hearing where the results of the district report cards were discussed. The report cards, which are issued annually for each of the three public schools in the district and the Alaska Virtual Academy, showed an 88.5 percent graduation rate with a 92.7 percent average attendance for the 2011-12 school year. The State of Alaska requires 85 percent return as a target for each of t...
A debate over whether to cut down one of the oldest trees on Chief Shakes Island was temporarily resolved last week after the Wrangell Cooperative Association Board of Directors voted recently to remove it – and the issue was brought up for discussion during the WCA general membership meeting on Wednesday, Nov. 14. The tree, a cottonwood that is estimated by local botanist Glen Decker to be approximately 100 years old, sits on the northwestern corner of the island, adjacent to the location of t...
A proposed change to Title 20 of the Wrangell Municipal Code is up for review by the Borough Assembly – and would alter some definitions and add language regarding zoning in some of the borough’s most remote areas. The most expansive change to the code would be the addition of a new section dealing with the Remote Residential Mixed Use zone, and would include Meyers Chuck, Union Bay, Thom’s Place, Olive Cove and Wrangell Island East. “The remote residential mixed-use (RMU) district is intende...
In the Sentinel 100, 75, 50 and 25 years ago. Nov. 28, 1912: Sometime late last week some sneak thief or thieves boarded the launch Bayfield at anchor in the bay and stripped the engine of its fittings, effectually disabling the boat. J.W. Hendrickson, part owner of the boat, discovered the loss Friday when he rowed out to the launch. No clue of the thief can be found and he probably will enjoy the fruits of his criminal energy. Nov. 26, 1937: For the first time in at least 50 years, Wrangell celebrated Thanksgiving yesterday without the...
Monday, Nov. 12 -Verbal warning for driving habits. -Officer responded to report of hit and run, minimal damage done. -Citations issued to Opal Wilsey, 41, for failure to provide proof of insurance and expired registration. Tuesday, Nov. 13 -Officer responded to report of intoxicated person. -Agency assist, water backing up in residence. Wednesday, Nov. 14 -Suspicious circumstance. -Verbal warning given for driving habits. -Welfare check on individual. -Disturbance, warning given. -Suspicious circumstance. -Report of unlawful contact....
With the coming basketball season for the Lady Wolves quickly approaching, the baton for MiKayla Stokes’ senior project is now ready to be passed – if enough interest among parents and students can be garnered in the weeks and months to come. Her project, a swim club that teaches the basic strokes of swimming and diving, has about 20 members who have taken part over the past few months. Stokes was upbeat during a meeting with parents and participants last week at Wrangell High School. “This is about the continuation of the swim club, and it so...
Wrangell High School’s wrestling team took second place at the Bill Weiss Invitational Wrestling Tournament at Ketchikan High School last weekend – with sophomore Jeff Rooney, Jr. taking the No. 1 spot in the 182-pounder class as the 2012 season nears completion. The tournament at Kayhi featured 17 teams from across Southeast. Rooney began his run at the top spot by defeating Sam Sergie of Craig with a pin in 44 seconds. Entering the championship round, Rooney took out Kohl Hallman of Ketchikan...
A late stretch of warm, fall weather saw the new Chief Shakes Tribal House roof up in a matter of days – and it wasn’t long before the weather switched, with cool, clear days giving way eventually to rain and some heavy winds. “We’re still standing,” said Project Manager Todd White. “Take a look at the new foundation, massive logs and water tight roof, and you wonder what it’d actually take to make even a scratch in the awesome building. The interior remains bone-dry, thanks to a beefed up roof system.” In addition to the classic cedar p...
The annual Dove Tree ceremony, a remembrance of Wrangellites and family who have passed away during the past 12 months, marked a decade on Sunday, Nov. 18 at the Nolan Center. A total of 46 paper doves, each with the name of a loved one emblazoned upon it in gold ink, were placed on the tree by relatives, friends, and members of the Wrangell Seventh-day Adventist Church. The Wrangell Hospice sponsors the annual event. Alice Rooney, who takes part in the ceremony as an accompanist on piano, said...
The newly built Alaska Island Community Services clinic underwent its final inspection last week by a team of professionals from across the State of Alaska in preparation for the facility opening in early December. Project superintendent Mike Ashton said the inspection went as planned and only involved minor items as the clinic nears its opening. “We had four different inspectors show up and they went through the building and looked at mechanical and electrical systems,” Ashton said. “The elect...
A settlement in the City and Borough of Wrangell’s lawsuit against former Wrangell Medical Center administrator Noel Rea and six recalled members of the WMC Board of Directors will have to wait until at least early December. Attorneys David Shoupe and Jon Dawson, who represent Rea and the former board members and in the case respectively, asked Judge William Carey on Nov. 19 to schedule the hearing with the expectation that all parties will have agreed to the settlement – and that an iPad and...
Rolland Wimberly, a 2009 graduate of Wrangell High School, poses with a championship belt he won at a Mixed Martial Arts event sponsored by Extreme Challenge, Inc. on Nov 10. The competition was held at the Civic Center in Quincy, Ill. where Wimberly beat fellow MMA fighter Mark Tangvon in five rounds by a decision. Wimberly is currently attending Truman State University in Kirksville, Mo....
Six Wrangellites have taken the first step into one of the fast-growing medical fields in the nation by completing a six-week course offered by Wrangell Medical Center that prepared them to sit for the CNA certification exam. The six local students - Rudy Briskar, Jennifer Clark, Cassandra Clark, Helen Molinek, Dale McMurren and Mieko Wenglikowski - recently completed the course. The CNA training offered at WMC is certified by the State of Alaska, which requires programs to have a minimum of 80...
The Wrangell Ranger District site at Anan has just added a new face to its operation. Natural Resource Specialist Matthew Jurak, who spent three seasons in Wrangell between 2006-08, has been tapped to be the new Anan Site Manager for the district. “I moved from Douglas, Wyo. where I was working with the Forest Service as a biological technician,” Jurak said. “Before that I worked a total of seven summer seasons with the Forest Service including a season in Petersburg in 2004 and three seasons in Wrangell as an interpreter and ranger at Anan...
