Articles from the June 14, 2012 edition
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Salmon Derby: Svendsen lands a winner
Sometimes it only takes a few pounds to make a difference in Wrangell’s annual King Salmon Derby. David A. Svendsen can attest to that fact. Svendsen will take home a $6000 prize and bragging r... Full story
Tax-free day is coming to town Saturday
Tax-free day is coming up this Saturday, June 16 – and many of the businesses downtown are hoping Wrangellites will make the trek through Front Street “hell” to buy their goods and services. The tax-free days come twice yearly, once in June and a... Full story
Banana Point to Petersburg on two wheels
From left: Judy Blair, Judy Henderson, Bob Blair, Trisha Schwartz, Deb McMahon and Barbara Rugo during the Banana Point to Petersburg bike ride on Saturday, June 9. Nearly every age group, from teens...
The Way We Were
June 13, 1912: Navigation on the Stikine is practically at a standstill on account of the extremely low stage of water. Neither the Nahlin nor Port Simpson have been able to reach Telegraph Creek. The Fox left last night for upriver with passengers a...
Borough Assembly tables WMC budget vote
The Borough Assembly met in two sessions on Tuesday, June 12 to hold a public hearing on a proposed ordinance relating to collection of utility fees, and to pursue a second reading of the ordinance during the regular session. Before the utility... Full story
Police reports
Monday, June 4 -Curfew warning. -MVA, no injuries. -Agency assist, USFS. -Agency assist, AST. -Verbal warning for registration. -Verbal warning for driving habits. -Agency assist. -Health and safety. -Suspicious circumstance. Tuesday, June 5 -Verbal...
Letters to the editor
To the Editor: I have worked for WMC for two years. During that time I have learned a lot about myself and a lot about other people. Working in a medical facility takes a caring, compassionate person. I believe everyone puts all they can...
Summer reading program underway at library
The deadline for registration in the popular Summer Reading Program is set for June 30 at the Irene Ingle Public Library. This free program, which began June 1 and runs through July 30, is available to students in Kindergarten through Grade 9. The cu...
Gov. Parnell visits Wrangell, meets business leaders
The development of the timber and salmon fishing industries were the main topics discussed during Gov. Sean Parnell’s visit to Wrangell on June 5. In a meeting with Mayor Jeremy Maxand, Borough M...
Campbell Drive focus of roads meeting
Concern over momentum in construction along Front Street was a main topic discussed during the Wrangell Road and Utility Improvement project team meeting on June 7. After going over details related...
Ream, golf course partner in frog study
A graduate student from the University of Alaska at Fairbanks is undertaking a study of Wrangell’s amphibians at Muskeg Meadows golf course – and is asking for the public’s help in his resea...
OMA complaint filed against WMC board
A formal complaint against the Wrangell Medical Center Board of Directors was filed last week with the City and Borough of Wrangell – and is calling into question whether the board may have violated Alaska’s Open Meetings Act with a Facebook pag...
Sean Rooney praised for effort
Sean Rooney, middle, with parents Brian and Dorothea Rooney, shows off a commendation from the Wrangell Parks and Recreation Board of Directors for his fundraising efforts at the City Pool. Rooney,...
Murdock awards $222K for Shakes project
The Tribal House restoration on Chief Shakes Island was awarded another grant last week, with a $222,000 award from the M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust inching the project towards full funding. After submitting and revising the grant multiple times...
Comstock brothers win Muskeg tourney
Heavy rains could not stop two die-hard young golfers from taking the top spots during a tournament at Wrangell’s Muskeg Meadows golf course last week. Amos and Jonah Comstock competed for the l...
Fish Factor
Sea otters are expanding throughout Southeast Alaska and dining on crab, sea cucumbers, geoduck clams and more as they go. An ongoing study aims to track the otters, what they’re eating and where they are going – and researchers hope to get ‘grounds...
Tlingit DNA paths studied at Celebration
Studying the ties that bind all Tlingits – genetically – was a large part of Celebration 2012 last week in Juneau. The Sealaska Heritage Institute, in connection with the University of Pennsylvania, sponsored a study of the DNA of Natives in att...
PMC chief finalist for Bartlett job
The current Chief Executive Officer at Petersburg Medical Center is now a finalist for the top hospital administrator position in Alaska’s capital city. Elizabeth Woodyard, who has been CEO at PMC s...
Eight candidates file to run for U.S. House seat
With the deadline for candidates to file for Alaska State Senate and House of Representatives seats, as well as U.S. House of Representatives passing last Friday, June 8, we now know the slate of hopefuls looking to unseat Representative Don Young....
