Articles from the April 11, 2013 edition
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Vice Mayor Privett resigns from Assembly
With the stroke of a pen and a handwritten letter addressed to Mayor David Jack and members of the Borough Assembly, longtime member and Vice Mayor Bill Privett resigned his position with the quorum... Full story
Lady Wolves getting ready for softball season
The Lady Wolves softball team has hit the diamond at the city fields – and are beginning work toward their 2013 season with a pair of seniors leading the way and head coach Kathleen Harding at the hel... Full story
WCA seeking Institute property for Tribal use
The Wrangell Cooperative Association has submitted a letter to the Borough Assembly requesting that the Wrangell Institute Property be donated to WCA. The letter requests that the possibility of WCA... Full story
The Way We Were
In the Sentinel 100, 75, 50 and 25 years ago. April 17, 1913: The Canadian Pacific Railway Co. took another whack at Sentinal Island, near Juneau, this week when the Princess Sophia, southbound, struck in the same spot which her sister ship Princess... Full story
Muskeg Meadows open, tournament season to begin
After what seems like an eternity of wind, rain, snow and generally horrid weather all winter, the staff at Muskeg Meadows Golf Course has opened for business and is poised for the 2013 season to begi...
Police reports
April 1 -Key for an Arctic Cat snow machine was found. -Welfare check was requested. Officer responded. -Person came in a picked up keys found yesterday. -Person called to speak with officer. April 2 -Missing dog. Called back found dog. -Person...
Trooper report
April 5 Alaska Wildlife Troopers, Wrangell Post, contacted James Jenkins, 48, of Wrangell. Investigation revealed Jenkins was subsistence use fishing for Tanner crab without the required buoy markings for subsistence shellfish gear. Jenkins was...
Courts
On March 26, First District Court Judge Kevin Miller adjudicated the following cases: Daniel Watts, 26, was found guilty of violating the terms of his probation in an underlying case. His probation was terminated and he was sentenced to serve 8...
Letters to the Editor
To the Editor: I had the distinct pleasure of attending a TBPA board meeting the other day, open to the public, I was the public. I find it astounding to the point of recklessness that no one ever attends these types of meetings. Then again no one...
Peggy's Corner of the House
Welcome to this week of Peggy’s Corner of the House. We have entered our last week of the 90 day session so as you can imagine the pace has quickened in order to try to complete the states’ business in our allotted time. We will often work late int...
Chief Shakes VI remembered by descendants, family
With the rededication of the Chief Shakes Tribal House only a month away, two local women who are blood descendants of Chief Shakes VI, the second to last leader of the Native community in Wrangell, a...
Port Commission discusses harbor priorities
The most recent Port Commission meeting discussed a number of issues related to the ongoing Mariner’s Memorial project, lease space at the Marine Service Center, and a determination of whether Shoemaker or Inner harbors would receive priority in r...
Vikings swim club travel to PSG for clinic
The Wrangell Vikings swim club traveled to Petersburg last month for a clinic with the championship team of PHS coaches Abbey Jackson and Andy Carlisle. Front row, left to right: Elissa DeBoer, Grace...
ADF&G announces Chinook quotas, king regulations
The Alaska Department of Fish and Game announced last week that the preseason Chinook salmon all-gear harvest quota for Southeast Alaska in 2013 is 176,000 fish. The 2013 quota is 90,000 fish lower than the 2012 allowable preseason Chinook all-gear...
Ketchikan council OKs review of SEAPA
A motion to join the City and Borough of Wrangell in studying the possibility of separating from the Southeast Alaska Power Agency drew heated debate among Ketchikan City Council members Thursday before gaining narrow approval. The Council was consid...
NextMD web portal now available through AICS
Alaska Island Community Services unveiled their new “NextMD Patient Portal” program at the Wrangell Health Fair on Saturday, April 6 at the James and Elsie Nolan Center. The application, which is a web-based method of communicating with your phy...
Fish Factor
Absent from supermarket fliers this spring have been ads featuring the year’s first fresh halibut, reflecting the anticipated push back by buyers to the high priced fish. “No ads in the papers. No excitement this year,” said more than one major...
Lady Wolves basketball hold 2012 awards ceremony
Mikayla Stokes - Best Offensive Player Mikayla Stokes - Most Dependable Player Darian Meissner - Best Defensive Player Darian Meissner - Most Versatile Player Alyssa Allen - Leadership Award Erica...
Rinehart appointed to Sealaska board
The Sealaska board of directors announced last week that Richard Rinehart, Jr. has been selected to fill an open seat on the 13-member board. Rinehart fills a board term that will end at the Sealaska...
Nicholls tapped as GM of TBPA, union contract ratified
The Thomas Bay Power Authority commissioners undertook a lengthy discussion over who will be hired to take the reins of the utility for Wrangell and Petersburg during a special meeting held March 4 in Wrangell. A motion by commissioner Dave Galla to...
