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A group of Wrangell-based outfitters and tour guides last week came out in opposition to a bill currently before Congress that would cede hundreds of thousands of acres to Sealaska under the Southeast Alaska Native Land Entitlement Finalization and Jobs Protection Act. If passed, the bill would open up lands beyond the original boundaries of the 1971 Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act and would transfer the acreage from government control to the shareholders of Sealaska. One of those...
The Wrangell Medical Center replacement project took another step toward becoming a reality this week after the Borough Assembly voted to reinstate language in an agreement between the borough, hospital CEO Noel Selle-Rea and Pennsylvania-based InnoVative Capital. The agreement between the three parties would end a lawsuit filed by the borough against Selle-Rea and InnoVative on Oct. 4 that seeks to have the borough severed from any legal or financial implications arising from an arbitration...
The Wrangell Borough Assembly met in two open sessions last week to address a number of items of new business and to certify the most recent special election vote for Proposition 1. During a special session on Monday, Nov. 21, the vote was certified 425-172 in favor of the proposition to provide both the land and buildings comprising the new Wrangell Medical Center as collateral on a $24.7 million USDA loan. The second session, a regularly scheduled meeting, was held on Tuesday, Nov. 22 and...
Monday, Nov. 21 -Report of missing person. -Verbal warning given for parking. -Assisted citizen in getting in their residence. -Report of a hit and run. -Report of water spraying out of hydrant, water plant testing lines. -Suspicious circumstance. -Report of slippery streets, public works already out. -Report of water running out of building, employee notified. -Employee notified of lights left on. Tuesday, Nov. 22 -Vehicle unlocked for citizen. -Chimney fire. -Abandoned vehicle. Wednesday, Nov. 23 -Driving complaint. -Agency assist, slick...
Representative Peggy Wilson announced this week that she would run for the new District 33 seat in the Alaska House of Representatives. The district was formed after the 2010 census caused realignment of districts across the state. The new District 33 seat will cover Wrangell, northeastern Prince of Wales Island, Hyder, Ketchikan and Saxman. If elected, Wilson would serve for her seventh term in the legislature. She currently serves in a leadership position as the House Majority Whip. According...
In what promises to be an important election for Southeast Alaska voters in 2012, District 3 State Senator and Angoon businessman Albert Kookesh has filed to challenge Republican District 1 Senator Bert Stedman for leadership of a new district created after reapportionment. The new district, currently named “District Q,” encompasses Wrangell, Ketchikan, Haines, Angoon, Sitka, Hoonah, Prince of Wales Island and a number of other small towns and villages in Southeast Alaska. Kookesh, a Dem...
The annual holiday shopping extravaganza known as Black Friday made its return appearance in Wrangell last week as sales were up among a number of retailers. Jeff Angerman, owner of Angerman’s Inc., and Angerman’s Outlet, said his sales were up over 2010 – and made a connection between the opening of Front Street and the increase in profit for businesses. “In general, our sales were much better than in 2010,” Angerman said. “Of course, last year, the whole economy was down. It was a turkey.” Th...
The Wrangell Elks Lodge will be holding their 2011 Hoop Shoot competition this Saturday, Dec. 3 at the community gym beginning at 9 a.m. The event, which is organized by Elks member Jeff Jabusch, is for all young men and women who want to take part. “The Hoop Shoot is a national program by the Elks that starts at the local level,” Jabusch said. “It’s a free throw contest and we encourage everybody that is eligible to come out because you don’t have to be a basketball player to take part.” Th...
Bruce David Buddeau, 61, passed away in Portland, Ore. on November 14, 2011 following a traffic accident on November 6. Bruce lived for a time in Wrangell and had many friends here. His brother John Buddeau of Gresham, Ore. and his sisters, Karen Buddeau of Sandy, Ore. and Lucinda Warren of Vancouver, Wash, survive him....
Alaska Island Community Services received funding earlier this month from the State of Alaska to help prevent the use of alcohol among youths age 12-20 in Wrangell and Petersburg. The Strategic Prevention Framework State Incentive Grant, or SPFSIG, is a program under the auspices of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s infrastructure grant program that helps grantees build and deliver substance abuse and mental health services in Alaska and 48 other states. A...
With the seafood industry as the lifeblood of Southeast Alaska, staying up to date on the latest equipment, services, suppliers, gear and ideas is a must for any community in the region or an Alaskan commercial fishing endeavor. It is with those factors in mind that Wrangell Harbormaster Greg Meissner attended the 35th annual Pacific Marine Expo, otherwise known as “fish expo,” at Seattle’s Qwest Field last week. The expo, which included speakers on a range of topics including fishing safety, ma...
Preparation and desire can be said to be the key to winning in wrestling. That said, hard work pays off in spades when you find yourself atop the dais after the finals – with a gold medal around your neck and the title “champion.” Becoming a champion is exactly what two Wolves wrestlers did last week in Juneau during the 2011 Pilot Invitational tournament at Thunder Mountain High School. Keeping true to form, juniors Kurt Dingwall and Tanner Thomassen returned to the top spot at the tourn...