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City officials, Wrangell Medical Center staff, SEARHC representatives, and many community members were present at the Nolan Center as the "future of healthcare" in Wrangell was celebrated. The party, which took place on the evening of Dec. 13, commemorated the SEARHC takeover of the medical center. SEARHC, a health consortium that serves Southeast Alaska, agreed to a four year lease of the medical center and to construct a brand new hospital. The new facility, which will be added to the AICS...
A "readathon" was held at the Evergreen Elementary School library last Wednesday evening. The event, explained teacher Ryan Howe, was a great opportunity for Wrangell families to spend an evening reading with their children, having some snacks, and enjoying each other's company. "This is a great time of year to do family-oriented, fun events like this," he said. "The teachers wanted to offer something that demonstrated a commitment to student learning but was also fun, and in the spirit of the...
December 19, 1918 Reappearance of epidemic of influenza now threatened in many parts of the country. The Surgeon General of the United States Public Health, however, has issued a warning. The epidemic persists widely. Everywhere the epidemic and other abnormal conditions created by war has left millions of people particularly susceptible to disease. Risks are aggravated by the fact that medical and sanitary facilities have been depleted to meet war needs and cannot be restored to normal for some time nor without concerted effort. In view of...
Ice on the runway caused a minor incident involving an aircraft at the Tyee Lake Hydro Facility. On the morning of Dec. 17, a pilot contracted with Southeast Alaska Power Agency landed at the facility, located at the head of Bradfield Canal, about 40 miles south of Wrangell. The incident occurred around 9 a.m., according to SEAPA chairman Steve Prysunka. The contractor, who wished to not be named, said that the landing was fine, save for a patch of ice on the final portion of the landing strip. He said that the plane was going about walking...
Two dogs were found dead near Spur Road on Dec. 11. Wrangell resident Melvin Gadd found the dogs. He was driving down the trail off of the spur road, and stopped to clear some brush away from the road, when he found them. He said that the bodies were fairly decomposed. He guessed that both animals were less than a year old. Gadd notified the police about the dead dogs, and they are investigating the situation. The news of the dead dogs spread through town quickly, by word of mouth and via social media. Rumors spread on Facebook said that the...
December 10, 2018 Traffic stop: Citation issued to Shane Legg-Privett, 40. Failure to provide proof of insurance. Verbal warning for faulty equipment. Civil issue. Agency assist: EMT’s. Found property. Agency assist: EMT’s. Traffic stop: Verbal warning for faulty equipment. Agency assist: Chimney fire. December 11, 2018 Suspicious vehicle. Citizen assist. Vacation check. Two parking complaints. Traffic stop: Verbal warning for driving habits. Agency assist: EMT’s. Civil issue. December 12, 2018 Civil issue. Traffic complaint: Extra patro...
Lawrence Bahovec, 101, passed away December 6, 2018 in Seattle, Washington, with his family by his side. An obituary will follow....
A rather impressive season for the Wrangell Wolves wrestling team came to a close last weekend, after the state championships in Anchorage. The Wolves, consisting largely of freshman wrestlers, were able to claim fourth place amongst participating 2A schools, and 10th place overall. First place went to Homer High School, followed by Glennallen and Bethel High School. "Just getting into finals is a feat ... I really think that we prepared the team very well this year," said Assistant Coach Jack...
At a Nov. 3 dinner at the Hilton in Anchorage, Letitia "Tisha" Benson was named 2018's March of Dimes Nurse of the Year. She received the award of excellence for public health and ambulatory care. Benson said that the nurse of the year award is given to nurses in all 50 states by March of Dimes, a nonprofit that works to improve health for mothers and babies. According to her, there were 109 nominations for the award in Alaska, and the top 65 were invited to the Hilton dinner. Simply being nomin...
Alaska is the nation’s super power when it comes to seafood. American fishermen landed just shy of 10 billion pounds of fish and shellfish last year valued at $5.4 billion, both up slightly. Of that, Alaska accounted for 61 percent of total landings (6 billion pounds) and 33 percent of the value ($1.8 billion). That’s according to the 2017 Fisheries of the US Report just released by NOAA Fisheries which covers all U.S. regions and species, recreational fishing, aquaculture, trade and much more. The popular annual report also includes the top...
Sentinel writer The Wrangell Rod and Gun Club, a relatively new organization in the community, held its first turkey shoot out at the gun range last Saturday morning. The club was put together to encourage and support local fishing and shooting sports. The club is also in a partnership with the Friends of the NRA, looking to receive grants for improvements to the gun range. The purpose of the turkey shoot was partially to demonstrate to the Friends of the NRA the need for gun range improvements...
The Wrangell Convention and Visitor Bureau met last Thursday afternoon to discuss a variety of items. A new website for the CVB, to show all the attractions of Wrangell for tourists and locals, was a big discussion item. Economic Development Director Carol Rushmore took the lead on the discussion, explaining that there was a lot of work to do to make the site ready for online traffic. The work left included finding photographs to show off the city and events around town, adding pages, working out some minor glitches, and fixing links that were...