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Holiday sales came to Wrangell in a big way last weekend as the 2011 “Midnight Madness” event helped both retailers and consumers in the borough prepare for the holidays. The event, which has been an annual day of sales and discounts since the late 1980s, was a big success for the businesses on Front Street and beyond. The Wrangell Chamber of Commerce sponsors the annual event and chamber president John Taylor said it is an evening affair that stimulates business and cherishes the spirit of the...
A message of hope came to the students of the Wrangell School District last week in an attempt to build self-confidence among the young men and women of the borough. The duo of Bob Lenz and Arden “AJ” James brought that message to Wrangell on Friday, Dec. 2 to share an anti-bullying program for the students of Wrangell High School and Stikine Middle School. “We really want to bring encouragement to people, teach about respect and valuing authority, and how to do the right thing when it comes...
The glow of the holidays in Wrangell got a little bit brighter over the weekend as the borough’s 2011 Christmas tree was cut and placed downtown on Friday, Dec. 2. The tree, a 43-foot tall Blue Sitka Spruce, came to Front Street courtesy of the backyard of Steve Miller and his family. Wrangell’s Electrical Department Director Clay Hammer took down the tree with help from his staff and some heavy equipment. “We had Dave Joseph, Mark Armstrong and Dwight Yancey helping out on this one,” Hammer...
The Southeast Alaska Action Initiatives for Key Economic Clusters was the topic of discussion last week at the Nolan Center on Tuesday, Nov. 29 as Wrangell Mayor Jeremy Maxand, Economic Development Director Carol Rushmore and Economic Development committee member Julie Decker presented a number of topics relating to the process and draft plan for Wrangell. The initiatives under review are part of a study commissioned by the Department of Agriculture, with the Juneau Economic Development Council...
Great athletes may be born, but champions are coached and bred into reality. Nothing truer than those words can be said of Tanner Thomassen and Kurt Dingwall, two members of the Wrangell High School wrestling team who took home a region championship at Mt. Edgecumbe High School in Sitka last weekend. The pair of juniors has wrestled hard all season, with Thomassen (145-pound) amassing a 29-6 record, and Dingwall (138-pound) tendering a season win-loss ratio of 17-3. Head coach Jeff Rooney said...
Monday, Nov. 28 -Citation issued to Guy Birchell, 18, for minor consuming. -Citation issued to David McHolland, 20, for MOVA/MCA. -Citation issued to Tommy Brown, 19, for MCA. Tuesday, Nov. 29 -Report of possible VCOR/driving while license suspended. -Citation issued to David McHolland, 20, minor driving after 24 hours of being cited. -Parking complaint, officer responded and vehicles were moved. Wednesday, Nov. 30 -Report of possible scam. -Officer responded to report of a disturbance. -Report of disturbance, disorderly conduct warning given...
In the language of the Tlingit people, there is a saying that goes, “Sh yaa.awudaneiyi a kwaan,” which means “Respect people, respect yourself too, and other people will respect you.” The late Dr. Walter Soboleff, a Tlingit Elder, spiritual leader and past chair of the Sealaska Heritage Institute Board of Trustees, coined the quote in years past – and it never had more meaning than last week at the National Native Heritage Assembly held on November 29 at Wrangell High School. The assembly,...
To the Editor: I went to see our Senator and Representative in Ketchikan last week to ask that they “investigate” the offices of the MHS and perhaps find out who is undermining our Alaska ferry system. You know, our highway here in Southeastern Alaska. Both of the men were out, probably campaigning for re-election, but their secretaries were more than gracious and assured me that both men were aware of the problems in AMHS administration and promised to give them my letters. They then suggested that I go to KTKN radio station and tell them abo...
The Rasmuson Foundation is making the dream of a new totem pole carving facility and the completion of the Shakes Island renovation a reality after making a $450,000 grant available to the Wrangell Cooperative Association. A $135,000 portion of the grant is earmarked for a new carving facility to be located on the property on Front Street at the former location of the Alaska Native Brotherhood hall. “The WCA has been awarded a grant for $450,000 for the renovation of the Chief Shakes Tribal H...
The Wrangell Port Commission took a major step forward in a plan to build a Mariner’s Memorial at Heritage Harbor during their most recent meeting on Thursday, Dec. 1. After having been stalled as a project for a number of months, Harbormaster Greg Meissner and the commission set a Jan. 5, 2012 date for a special working session where, according to Meissner, public input will heard and used to determine the design of the memorial. “I think our site is quite designable, as is, once we put our...
The Southeast Alaska Regional Health Consortium recently hired Ken Hoyt to manage the WISEFAMILIES Through Customary and Traditional Living program in Wrangell with his office located in the SNO Building at 325 Front St., in Wrangell. The WISEFAMILIES program participants learn how to harvest and preserve traditional subsistence foods, learn Tlingit language, story telling and other traditional activities such as carving and weaving. These traditional activities improve overall health and...
PETERSBURG — The city of Petersburg’s response to the comments on the proposed borough petition was filed on Nov. 15 and addresses comments for and against the proposal. The response also covers the study from the Juneau Economic Development Council which claims Juneau has greater economic ties to Stephens Passage than Petersburg and the amount of annual income attributable to Juneau in the contested area. “Juneau supplied this table that showed the economic connections they were asserting by tour operator basis and they didn’t say what th...
Wrangell High School senior William Helgeson joins the WHS choir carolers on guitar at Otteson’s True Value on Friday night....