Articles from the December 20, 2012 edition
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Borough: Evergreen renovation on chopping block
The City and Borough of Wrangell is asking its citizens for help in lobbying Governor Sean Parnell’s office to help get a public works project in downtown back on track. A proposed renovation of E... Full story
By TBPA nears 40-year anniversary
Even with the drama surrounding the recent move by the Southeast Alaska Power Agency to end an operation and management agreement with Thomas Bay Power Authority, the manager of the Tyee Lake Hydroelectric project, TBPA has one silver lining among... Full story
The Way We Were
Dec. 26, 1912: From the appearance of the Dolphin Christmas Eve, the Christmas Spirit which for a month had been lurking in the mysterious background, came into the open and reflected from the faces of all during the programs and ceremonies of the...
Shakes House completed, ready for rededication
Construction on the Chief Shakes Tribal House wrapped up on Friday, Dec. 14 as the rebuilding effort marked a major milestone with an open house and the official completion of work in an effort that...
Police reports
Monday, Dec. 10 -Officer responded to an alarm, all was fine. -Vacation check request turned in. -Officer responded to civil issue. -Person reported MVA; officer responded and gave accident forms to both parties. -Verbal warning for driving habits....
Letters to the Editor
To the Editor: To the people of S.E. Alaska that are served by SEAPA organization, seems that the $400,000.00 dollars they have saved from not hiring workers, is now slated to be spent on propaganda. And an as of yet unnamed PR company will be quite...
Dawn Hutchinson – Stevens, 66
Dawn Hutchinson – Stevens, 66, passed away on December 5, 2012 with family by her side. Dawn was born April 11, 1946 in Wrangell to Fanny Stepetin (Nauska) and Henry Bradley. Dawn picked up the n... Full story
Chris Angelo Cawthorne, 69
Chris Angelo Cawthorne, 69, passed away peacefully in the Wrangell Hospital on December 3, 2012. He was born in New York City, N.Y. on October 2, 1943. Chris grew up in Miami and the Florida Keys. In... Full story
Wrangell schools adopt district, board goals list
Negotiations between teachers in the Wrangell Public School District topped the agenda this week as the school board met for their final meeting of 2012 – and saw the board and teacher’s union exchange letters proposing the topics of bargaining to...
USCG, Samaritan assist Kaer in Snow Pass
Coast Guard Sector Juneau command center watchstanders and a Good Samaritan assisted a fishing vessel reportedly taking on water in Snow Pass, west of Zarembo Island on Wednesday, Dec. 12. The Good Samaritan crew, aboard the 65-foot M/V Arik, was abl...
Kids shootin’ hoops
Trevor Miller takes his shot in the 10-11 year old portion of the Elk’s Hoop Shoot on Saturday, Dec. 15 at the Community Gym. Miller took 1st place in his category with 13 shots co...
Sitka woman with ties to Wrangell still missing
Police and the Sitka Mountain Rescue continue to investigate leads in the whereabouts of a Sitka woman missing since Oct. 14. Sitka Police Department Lieutenant Barry Allen said two officers are...
Marshall charged with murder-for-hire
Prosecutors have successfully re-indicted a Wrangell man on a number of charges after a previous indictment was tossed out last month on a technicality – and he will now face the substantially graver charge of attempting to solicit the murder of h...
Wrangell goes 'Norwegian' for hoops opener
The Wrangell boys’ and girls’ basketball teams made their season debut for the 2012-13 school year last weekend in Petersburg as part of the annual Little Norway Tournament. The tournament fea... Full story
