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Wrangell High School opened a new salad bar for lunch Oct. 23 in the student commons. The salad bar has been in the works for several months at the cafeteria after the school received a grant for the salad bar at the end of last year, and opens after last month's numbers from the food services program showed a steep decline between the number of lunches eaten this year and the number of lunches eaten at the same time last year. Most students said they enjoyed school lunches in general, even if t...
In the Sentinel 100, 75, 50 and 25 years ago. November 20, 1913: C.F. Clark, whose nomination for U.S. Marshal for the First Judicial Division of Alaska has just been made by President Wilson, has resided in Juneau for 6 years. He was in the drug business and late in taxidermy. Prior to coming Mr. Clark was located in Tacoma. Mr. Clark is a native of Missouri and his home is in Champ Clark's district. Mr. Clark went into the race for the marshalship without the endorsement of the Alaska Democratic national committee or any local Democrat of...
A power outage left Ketchikan and Wrangell without power for about an hour Friday afternoon. Lights and signs all along Front Street and throughout town abruptly shut off at about 4 pm. Power had been restored to most of the town by about 5 p.m. Lights remained on at businesses with back-up generators, most powered by either diesel fuel or propane. Petersburg reportedly suffered some temporary fluctuations about the same time, but never lost power entirely. Some businesses, like radio station KSTK, Alaska Island Community Services, and City Mar...
When Zak's Café owner James George started to get sick, he knew the cause. Since doctors diagnosed him with diverticulitis in 2005, he'd gone a few rounds with the chronic digestive condition. "After you've had it for a while, you can tell if it's flaring up," he said. The uninsured restaurateur went to the emergency room at Wrangell Medical Center in the last week of August. Doctors then sent him to Ketchikan Medical Center to stabilize him and perform surgery. Instead of surgery, doctors in Ke...
The Oct. 24 Sentinel story “Committee recommends derelict boat policy” contained two errors. Quotes mistakenly attributed to Brennon Eagle ought to have been attributed to John Yeager. Eagle did not attend the meeting. The same story should have said that officials were seeking to obtain a Rasmuson Foundation grant. The Sentinel regrets the errors....
The high school drama, debate and forensics team is off to a good start on the season. Tournaments at Haines and Mount Edgecumbe have seen the team’s senior debaters Matthew Covalt and Tyler Eagle go to the finals, according to debate coach Stephen Prysunka. “I believe it’s the first time they’ve ever done it, and I believe it’s the first time at our school we’ve ever had kids go to a final in a tournament,” he said. “They came in second place, but it was two judges to one. They did a really good job.” At the Haines meet, held Sept. 20 and...
The Wrangell Medical Center board unanimously elected Terri Henson to the board presidency Oct. 16, replacing Woody Wilson. Board members elected Bernie Massin vice president, Cori Robinson as secretary and Barb Conine as treasurer. The board re-organization meeting took place in the wake of the Oct. 1 election, in which Henson and Massin were re-elected to the board without opposition. Wilson served as board president from Aug. 29 and was the first medical center board president after a recall election removed six board members. Wilson lead...
The two-day Southeast Alaska Power Agency board meeting became in part a prism through which to view debate over the future of the Thomas Bay Power Authority. The TBPA debate has raised hackles both with SEAPA CEO Trey Acteson and board members, particularly the amount of misinformation SEAPA officials claim was circulated during a Sept. 24 meeting of the Wrangell Borough Assembly. Nor are factual inaccuracies limited to that assembly meeting, officials say. They cited a letter from Ketchikan Public Utilities to the Mayor, included with...
In the Sentinel 100, 75, 50 and 25 years ago. November 13, 1913: The growing population of Wrangell has made it necessary to install 66 new boxes at the Post Office this week. The growing business that the local post office is doing has made the equipment too small, hence the installing of the new boxes which are right up to date. O.S. combination boxes of 2 sizes, 54 of one size and 12 a size larger. November 11, 1938: Upon recommendation of Mayor Fisk prompted by many applications he has received for further relief work, the city council at...
The borough port commission unanimously recommended a new ordinance to the borough assembly Oct. 17 after a public hearing. The ordinance empowers the harbormaster to auction derelict or abandoned vessels, as defined by state code, or boats in the harbormaster’s “opinion … is unsound, unseaworthy, and unfit for its trade or occupation” to auction or impound those vessels after 24 months. Harbormaster Greg Meissner told the commission the ordinance could affect as many as six boats currently taking up space at the marine service yard. The code w...
Federal employees returned to work Oct. 17 after sixteen days of government shut down. As widely reported, Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives and Democrats in the Senate reached a deal Oct. 15 to return federal employees to their offices until at least Jan. 15. Budget negotiations to keep the government open longer are continuing. The largest federal presence in Wrangell is the U.S. Forest Service, with 24 employees. Those employees were hard at work on their first day back trying to bring various systems online and return...
Mike and Barb Rugo, of Wrangell, Alaska are pleased to announce the engagement of their son Jess Micheal Rugo of Wrangell to Emily Kay Runyan of Phoenix, Ariz. Emily is the daughter of Lori and Ray Runyan of Chanhassen, Minn. Emily has a teaching degree from Northern Arizona University. Jess has a parks, recreation and leisure degree from the University of Minnesota. A wedding date will be announced at a later date....
Caity Rooney of Reno, Nev. announces her engagement to Andre Shafer of Reno, Nev. Rooney is the daughter of the late Michael “Bucky” Rooney, Lauren Woolery Patterson and the late Michael Patterson, all of Wrangell. Shafer is the son of Karen and the late Richard Shafer of Sparks, Nev. Caity attended Wrangell High School and Silver State Beauty College in Sparks. Andre is currently a student at the University of Nevada in Reno. They plan a July 2, 2014 a wedding in Wrangell....
Correction Because of a communication error, a quote and title were incorrectly reported in the Oct. 17 story “Shutdown spreads financial pain across southeast.” Matt Jurak’s quote ought to have read “I don’t think I’m as affected as some other folks.” Jurak’s title was incorrecty reported as well. He is only a natural resource specialist at the Anan Bear Observatory, and not the flight coordinator. The Sentinel regrets the error....
Stephen Helgeson works guitars with the casual intensity of a long-time craftsman. He built his first guitar in 1998, after years of working wood as a hobby and before that as a shipwright. Now, Helgeson will build something a little different, but no less intricate. He’s currently at work on a business plan to make the transition from hobby to career, and hopes to one day open the doors on Tongass Guitars, an envisioned manufacturer of high-end acoustic guitars made from sustainably h...
The borough assembly voted 5-1 Tuesday to reject changes to borough code during a first reading. The changes would have given the harbormaster powers to impound or remove abandoned and derelict vessels from the marine service yard at the port. Harbormaster Greg Meissner had told the port commission that the changes were necessary in order to deal with up to six boats currently housed in the yard. Assembly members seemed to have no complaint with the primary text of the change, which officials have said was made to bring borough code into...
The Wolves took third at their second away meet of the season, Oct. 18 and 19. The high school wrestling team fielded seven of 11 wrestlers at Hoonah. Junior Jeffery Rooney, Jr. and sophomore Roger Miller placed first in the 182-lb class and 132-lb class respectively. “Roger brought home seven wins this weekend with five of them coming by way of pin,” head Coach Jeffery Rooney wrote in a summary of the event. Jeffery Rooney, Jr. managed only four pins, but was still good enough for first place. Behind them, freshman Sig Decker finished sec...
Local residents ran, heard speakers, and dined on soup to celebrate Alaska Day Friday and Saturday. The state holiday, observed Oct. 18 every year, commemorates the day Russian officials signed the territory of Alaska over to American officials at Sitka in 1867. The day features prominent displays of the Alaska state flag, and in at least one case a big fur hat. The hat in question belonged to Bruce Jamieson, who won the Alaska costume competition at the Alaska Day run Saturday, and the...
By Brian O’Connor Sentinel writer The borough assembly cut an additional candidate from the list of applicants for the borough manager job during a closed executive session Sept. 10. Four candidates now remain in the hunt for the position. They are: retired borough clerk and former legislative aide Christie Jamieson, current interim borough manager and finance manager Jeff Jabusch, current Alaska Commission on Aging planner Jon Erickson, and Kyle H. McCain of Shavano Park, Texas, where he was most recently city manager for just under two y...
