Articles from the May 17, 2012 edition
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Assembly forms Borough Clerk hiring committee
The Wrangell Borough Assembly met in open session last week to take up a number of new agenda items and included discussion on the formation of a hiring committee to help in choosing a successor to...
Recall may affect Medical Center funding
A special recall election set for June 19 is asking voters to determine the fates of eight members of the Wrangell Medical Center Board of Directors. The election, which is seeking the ouster of all...
Students vs. teachers
Top: Senior Mike Simpson hits a line drive to shortstop picking up the third out of the inning on Tuesday. The students and staff of the High School took advantage of the break in the rain to have...
The Way We Were
May 16, 1912: Mr. O.A. Brown, manager of the Alaska Sanitary Packing Company, has a problem before the community that demands immediate attention. The cannery has been built in town with the intention of securing home labor. In short, Mr. Brown must...
Summer Reading Program registration open
More than 125 prizes await Wrangell kids this summer in the Summer Reading Program which runs from June 1- July 31. The program is sponsored by the Irene Ingle Public Library, Friends of the Library, and the Wrangell Public Schools. Students from...
Marine mammal observer meeting
NOAA’s National Marine Fisheries Service is hosting a public informational meeting on the Alaska Marine Mammal Observer Program for drift gillnet permit holders in Southeast Alaska. A public meeting will be held in Wrangell on Thursday, May 24, 6...
Police report
Monday, May 7 -Agency assist, alarm. -Animal complaint, dead deer given to charity. -Criminal mischief. -Report of theft. -Suspicious incident/smell. -Verbal warning for failure to yield to incoming traffic. -Cyber crime. -Traffic complaint. Tuesday...
Letters to the editor
To the Editor: I request that the Wrangell School Board take action to change the number of credits for a Wrangell High School diploma to be the same as the State of Alaska. I understand that the current credit requirement for a high school diploma...
Birth announcement: McCloskey son
Hunter Michael McCloskey was born on March 10, 2012 at 09:10 am, in Honolulu, Hawaii to Gordon and Emily McCloskey. He weighed 6 lbs. and 9 oz. at birth. Paternal grandparents are Doug and Pam...
Young entrepreneurs
Helen Decker and Abby Gerald learned the skills necessary to be a young entrepreneur when they participated in Lemonade Day. This was Wrangell’s first time joining in the program that strives to t...
Fish Factor
Several Alaska towns are vying for the title of ‘Ultimate Fishing Town’ which comes with a $25,000 check for local fishing projects. The annual competition is sponsored by the World Fishing Network, “a 24/7 television network dedicated to all segme...
Southeast Alaska 2012 lingcod sport fishing set for the northern Southeast region
The Alaska Department of Fish and Game recently announced that the lingcod sport fishing seasons, bag and possession limits, annual limits, and size limits have been established for the Northern Southeast Area. In this area the following regulations...
Southeast Alaska 2012 lingcod sport fishing set for southern Southeast area
The Alaska Department of Fish and Game recently announced that the lingcod sport fishing seasons, bag and possession limits, annual limits, and size limits have been established for the Southern Southeast Area. In this area the following regulations...
Southeast survival
Thursday May 10, Stikine Middle School eighth graders traveled by jet boat to Vank Island and spent the night. They received training in seashore survival classes while coping with the cold and wet...
