Articles from the September 6, 2012 edition
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Wilson elected president of WMC board
The newly constituted Wrangell Medical Center Board of Directors held their first meeting on Wednesday, Aug. 29 at City Hall to elect officers and plan for upcoming meetings as a group and with other... Full story
Front Street nears wrap
If all goes according to plan, the Front Street improvement project in downtown Wrangell should wrap up within the month of September. In their second-to-last scheduled meeting, the project team met... Full story
Rep. Wilson takes GOP race
Representative Peggy Wilson easily won the nomination for the Republican ticket in the race for District 33 on Aug. 28, with 986 votes cast in her favor – a 46 percent margin of victory. Wilson, who has held her seat in the legislature since 2001, w...
The Way We Were
Sept. 12, 1912: The problem of giving Alaska a military police system may be solved in the near future, not by the stationing of a regiment or more of soldiers there, scattering the troops through the territory by companies, but by establishing a...
Police reports
Monday, August 27 -Officer requested to re-set call care alarm. -Agency assist, community disaster drill. -Trespass warning given to vehicles at shooting range. Tuesday, August 28 -Officer assisted intoxicated person. -Civil matter, person was...
Shakes House more than half done
The Chief Shakes Tribal House restoration project is more than halfway to completion, thanks in part to good weather and the hard work of the adzing team involved in the renovation. “If I had to put a number on the total project, I’d say we’re about...
USFS seeking comments on Tongass cabin closures
Due to very low public use, the cabin at Binkley Slough has been removed from the U.S. Forest Service’s public reservation system – a situation not unusual among other structures in Southeast. Because of this, the USFS is looking for public com...
PeaceHealth to search for new WMC chief
The Borough Assembly has entered into an agreement with PeaceHealth of Ketchikan to focus on interim management of Wrangell Medical Center, and to assist the city in the selection and hiring of an administrator at the hospital. Under the plan,... Full story
Prus takes top spot for Wolves
Wrangell’s cross-country team traveled to Petersburg last weekend for the Jack Eddy Classic – with Asia Prus, left, taking the No. 22 spot with a time of 22:42. Wrangell’s Chester Armstrong took...
Championship, BSA tournament at Muskeg Meadows
The sun was shining just long enough on Sept. 1 for 11 members of the Muskeg Meadows Golf Club to compete individually for the 2012 course championship. Shooting a 92, with handicap of 20, club...
Roppel reappointed to Alaska Historical Commission
Governor Sean Parnell has reappointed Wrangell resident Patricia Roppel to the Alaska Historical Commission, along with fellow member Candace Waugaman of Fairbanks. Roppel is a published researcher, writer, and historian, as well as a lifelong...
The waning days of summer
It was all about sunshine, blue skies and the occasional cloud on Thursday, Aug. 30 in Wrangell. Temperatures reached a high of 64 degrees – as a number of Wrangellites took to their bicycles or w...
