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Several Wrangell boat owners learned they had been burgled early Saturday morning. Wrangell Police Department received a call concerning Heritage Harbor, where it appeared three boats moored there had been entered, one forcibly. Owners were contacted, and they confirmed a number of items were missing, including dive gear and a firearm. "Sure enough, someone had liberated my possessions," commented Steve Prysunka, owner of the boat Mollyann. "They stole such an interesting variety of things." In...
Wrangell’s Public School Board started in earnest a conversation on the nature and tone of sexual education for students at its Monday evening meeting. The board reviewed on first reading a draft policy on family life and sex education, with changes made in light of House Bill 156 passed by the Alaska Legislature in June. It became law without Gov. Bill Walker’s signature on October 26. The bill requires that those teaching on the subjects of sex health, reproduction, and human sexuality in public schools be credentialed and approved by ind...
Latest samples of butter clams from Shoemaker Bay beaches show levels of saxitoxin have halved since this summer, when specimens were found to be a health hazard. The clams are still considered a health risk, albeit at a lower level. Wrangell Cooperative Association’s Indian Environmental General Assistance Program (IGAP) staff have been collecting samples of mussels and other bivalves from the beach on a weekly basis, which then get tested at a Sitka lab for several different toxins. In August the program reported elevated levels of s...
A number of Petersburg and Wrangell residents have been receiving letters from the state, informing them their float houses anchored along the Stikine River need to be permitted or moved. Since the late 1970s, the placement of float houses and temporary cabins along the river have made it convenient for locals making use of the river basin, be it for subsistence fishing, hunting, trapping, work or recreational purposes. While a number are there on a seasonal basis, this year some 18 have been...
November 14 A judgment was made in the State of Alaska v. Sea Level Seafoods LLC at First District Court in Wrangell. The defendant pleaded guilty to one strict liability violation of Reports: Transporting Requirements, a first offense. Judge Kevin Miller imposed a $10,000 fine, with $8,000 suspended, and a $10 police training surcharge, and placed the company on probation for one year. Geoffrey Aaron Stokes, 28, appeared before First District Magistrate Judge Chris Ellis on the charges of Vehicle Theft 1 and Driving Under the Influence – A...
Monday, November 14 Found Item. Agency Assist: FD: Fire alarm. Tuesday, November 15 Parking: Parking citation issued to Randy Churchill, Jr., 32, for unlawful parking at airport. Wednesday, November 16 Report of Criminal Mischief. Thursday, November 17 Fire alarm going off: Fire Department notified. False Alarm. Friday, November 18 Nothing to Report. Saturday, November 19 Agency Assist: FD: Chimney fire. Report of Theft. Agency Assist: Report of burning plastic, turns out it was wet wood. Report of Theft. Agency Assist: Electrical person...
Thanks… 1.Thessalonians 5:18 says “In all things give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you all.” The dictionary states… Thankful ADJECTIVE pleased and relieved: synonyms: grateful · appreciative · filled with gratitude · expressing gratitude and relief: As in…“an earnest and thankful prayer” We should be giving thanks for all things and in all circumstances all of the time. This time of year we even have a holiday to remind us to be thankful. I believe that as a nation we need to be reminded of being thankful a...
Alaska’s university system is ramping up programs to train the next generations of fishery and ocean specialists - and plenty of jobs await. Since 1987, the College of Fisheries and Ocean Science (CFOS) at the University of Alaska Fairbanks has offered undergraduate and graduate degrees in Fisheries Science, complete with paid internships to help prepare them for positions in the state’s largest industry. “It’s a degree path preparing students for what I call fish squeezers – they’re going to go to work for the Alaska Dept. of Fish and Game, o...
The Alaska Marine Highway System announced its schedule for the coming summer was ready. The finalized schedule essentially remained the same as a proposal put forward earlier this fall, with an overall 10-week service reduction to operations from the previous summer, down to around 325 operating weeks overall. “We’re pretty much going forward with what was put out,” explained Jeremy Woodrow, AMHS public information officer. The schedule is based on expected funding levels for the 2018 fiscal year, and reflects input collected from the publi...
Wrangell high school finished off its regular volleyball season exchanging venues with Petersburg over the weekend. On Friday the girls headed to Petersburg for three best-of-five games, the first two played by both schools' junior varsity squads. Wrangell's JV won both best-of matches, bringing their last weekend of the season to a good end. "They were able to improve throughout the season," commented coach Jessica Whitaker. In particular, she noted the team's improvements in serving and...