Articles from the December 25, 2014 edition
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Wrangell hospital in pecuniary predicament
Wrangell Medical Center’s finances seem to be in a tight spot, its board of trustees learned at a Dec. 17 meeting. In an independent audit conducted by BDO USA in Anchorage, the hospital’s assets were totaled at $6.1 million, down from $10.4 mil... Full story
Barber pole to stop spinning at Grandma's
"When everything gets worn out, I'm quitting," Clara Haley once promised herself. On her second comb now after more than four decades of cutting hair, she has finally decided to close up her Front Str... Full story
Derby girls adopt annual polar plunge
For those hoping to start off the new year with a joltingly crisp dip, Wrangell’s annual Polar Bear Plunge will be held in Shoemaker Bay on New Year’s Day at 1 p.m. Clay Hammer first took the plunge in 2000, organizing the event each year since. But... Full story
The Way We Were
BLACKOUTS, COLD, TOYS FOR ALL Reprinted from the Dec. 24, 1970, Wrangell Sentinel In 1898 a Christmas gift was promised to every child in Wrangell. Four years later, in 1902, Wrangell shivered in 5-degree weather. Thirty-nine years later in 1941 it...
Subsistence program holds annual art contest
The Federal Subsistence Management Program is again holding its annual art contest, open to all Alaska students grades K-12. Deadline for submission is February 2, 2015. This year’s theme for the contest will be fish and shellfish. The winner’s art...
Police reports
Monday, December 15 Citizen Assist: Need vehicle moved. Agency Assist/Suspicious Circumstance. Suspicious Circumstance. Tuesday, December 16 Civil Issue. Traffic stop verbal warning for driving habits. Wednesday, December 17 Suspicious Circumstance....
Obituary, Joseph W. Kuntz, 73
Joseph W. Kuntz "Joe", "Joe Cool," passed away November 25, 2014 in Wrangell, where he lived for 70 years. He was born to Joe and Sarah Kuntz in Fromberg, Mont. on November 18, 1941. He attended... Full story
Wrangell-made film to premiere Saturday
Screenwriting student Haley Reed will be premiering her first film, “Vigil,” Saturday evening at the Nolan Center. Filming for the project took place in Wrangell during the summer, using a local cast and crew. Production was kept to a small bud...
Fish Factor
Alaska seafood innovators are getting serious about ‘head to tail/inside and out’ usages of fish parts, and they see gold in all that gurry that ends up on cutting line floors. Fish oils, pet treats, animal feeds, gelatins, fish scales that put the...
Become purveyors of Joy
During this Christmas season it is an essential spiritual practice to nurture Joy. Paul has told us that joy is connected with love (cf. Gal 5:22). Therefore, it cannot be a self-centered experience, the result of a disordered love. True joy...
Finfish proposals reviewed by ADFG committee
On Dec. 18 Wrangell’s advisory committee to Alaska Department of Fish and Game held the last and lengthiest of its public meetings to discuss Board of Fisheries proposals for the 2014-15 meeting cycle. This 12-person committee let the public r...
