Articles from the February 23, 2012 edition
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Salard and WMC meet for private hearing
Members of the Wrangell Medical Center (WMC) staff and Board of Directors met with Dr. Greg Salard Tuesday for a hearing to review his hospital privileges. The hearing was the result of a court order from December and comes after a nearly yearlong...
Elementary school chosen as top spot for orchard
Kris Reed of the volunteer “Tree Care Committee” asked Wrangell School Board members Monday night if they would consider using space in front of the elementary school to plant a future fruit tree orchard. Wrangell was granted an orchard last year thr...
Illuminated Ice
Sunny skies illuminated the majestic LeConte Glacier on Sunday. Local jet boat operator Breakaway Adventures led its first trip of the year to the enormous glacier with about 14 passengers. Since...
The Way We Were
In the Sentinel 100, 75, 50 and 25 years ago. Feb. 12, 1912: New buildings throughout the town is the inevitable program for Wrangell this summer. During 1911, the demand for houses was greater than the supply. Considering the progressive strides of...
Construction continues down Front Street
Construction on the road and utility improvement project continues to travel down Front Street and project leads hope to reach Lynch Street by the end of next week. At the last construction update meeting Feb. 16, crews were near the intersection of...
McGraw asks Planning and Zoning to work 18-hour day
McGraw Custom Construction is once again asking the city to work on Front Street construction from 6 a.m. to midnight six days a week. The request came a week after the Wrangell Planning and Zoning (P&Z) Commission voted in favor of allowing the...
Police Reports
Monday, Feb. 13 -Noise complaint, probation violation. Tuesday, Feb. 14 -Officer opened vehicle upon request. -Parking complaint, owner was contacted and inside the store. -License plate was found and brought into station. Wednesday, Feb. 15...
Realizing the benefits of REE’s
Rare Earth Elements (REE’s), while receiving more worldwide attention in recent years, still remain a mystery to much of the public. REE’s are a group of 17 chemical elements that occur together in th...
Monochrome Chronicles - a photographic history
Wrangell Indian trapper camp in 1900, Worden photo. The Sentinel would be grateful for any additional information you may have about photos run in this section....
Wolves win two over the weekend on home court
After losing two games on home court last week to Sitka High School, the Wrangell boys varsity basketball team won two games over the weekend to Juneau. Friday night, the Wolves scored 67 points to...
Ex-Murkowski aide gets 5 months jail time in fish case
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - A man who sat on the North Pacific Fisheries Management Council and violated fishing regulations while a member was sentenced Friday to five months in federal prison. Arne Fuglvog was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge...
Wallace named “Teacher of the Year”
Carrie Wallace has spent the majority of her life working with children. From teaching Sunday school as a teenager to now leading the classroom at Wrangell’s Head Start Center, Wallace, 67, has h...
Fish Factor
It’s a mixed bag in America in terms of bankrolling ‘the best available science’ for our nation’s fisheries. Based on the preliminary federal budget released last week, funds for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration went from $4.7 bi...
Peggy’s Corner of the House
Hello again from the Capital. We’ve now completed the first thirty days of the session. There’s a lot to be done yet, and I’m concerned about whether we’ll get all the important legislation accompl...
Bear inspires Wrangell High School senior project
Wrangell High School senior Anne Prysunka traveled to Anchorage earlier this month to present her senior project on bears at the Alaska Forum on the Environment. Since early January, Prysunka, 17, has been working on her senior project that has...
Lady Wolves beat Juneau, prepare for regionals
Wrangell’s varsity girls basketball team beat Juneau twice on home court over the weekend. The final home game of the season, and the last games of the regular season, gave the Lady Wolves the o...
WHS students lobby legislators in Juneau
Three Wrangell High School (WHS) juniors recently returned from a five-day trip to the State Capitol to participate in the legislative session. Joel Cole, Lorenzo Silva and Blaine Wilson traveled to...
