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FAIRBANKS, Alaska (AP) — Alaska Gov. Bill Walker said he is confident the rule-making process for commercial marijuana sales can proceed on time, a reversal of an earlier statement that he was thinking of extending the period. The announcement comes two weeks after Walker said he was considering a 90-day delay in implementing a regulatory system for legal marijuana sales, the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner reported. Walker said in a statement issued Tuesday that officials assured him the statutory and regulatory timelines can be met as outlined i...
In the Sentinel 100, 75, 50 and 25 years ago. January 7, 1915: Amos Godfrey arrived from Vancouver on the Princess Sophia and left Wednesday for his property which is located on McDames Creek, which flows into the Dease River about halfway between Dease Lake and Laird River. Mr. Godfrey has two leases, one of which is known as the Radford lease. His ground runs from $1.00 to $19.00 a yard. Mr. Godfrey has bought the entire outfit of J.W. Haskins, deceased, consisting of hydraulic pipes and a giant. The outfit is now 15 miles from where Mr....
There was plenty to do for Halloween in Wrangell last Friday, as the borough's businesses opened their doors to a colorful assortment of trick-or-treaters in the afternoon. Organized by the Chamber of Commerce, many establishments provided candy and other free amusements in the town's business district. Earlier that morning, children at Evergreen Elementary and their parents were able to enjoy the school's annual "Harvest of the Land and Sea" festival in the gymnasium. The fifth graders helped...
Steven Nelson demonstrates how technology was used to revitalize the Eyak language in Alaska at an Alaska School Board Association-sponsored workshop the evenings of Oct. 21-22. Around 20 Wrangellites attended the first night of the presentation delivered by Nelson and Cheryl Bobo, and 15 attended the second evening. The two also met with a number of local school faculty members during the day to help them begin improving how technology is used in the classroom and with other projects....
Maddison Gillen contemplates which pumpkin to pick from the patch as her mother, Tracy, looks on. Arranged by the Wrangell Chamber of Commerce and supported by volunteers, Saturday's Second Annual Pumpkin Festival was a success. Five pallets of the seasonable orange squash were distributed around the Alley Cat lot next to Wells Fargo, with face painting booths and pony rides giving children something fun to do while their parents enjoyed the borough's Tax-Free Day sales....
In the Sentinel 100, 75, 50 and 25 years ago. October 22, 1914: Deputy U.S. Marshal Wallace has out a call for bids for the repairing and remodeling of the Court House and when interviewed on the subject stated that he has received orders from Marshal Bishop in Juneau to get same with the view of putting the old Court House in good shape. If the contracts are let for the work, the building will be raised about twelve inches and the old fireplaces torn out and new windows and doors placed in the entire building. The repairing and remodeling of...
Wrangellites will be able to save a bit on sales on Saturday during this season’s Tax Free Day. For one day only local businesses will be exempt from the Borough’s seven-percent sales tax, so a number of shops will be offering special discounts and sales to coincide with the day. “It promotes our local economy,” said Cyni Waddington, manager of the Wrangell Chamber of Commerce office. “The Chamber of Commerce petitions the city twice a year,” she explained, “asking for a day of no tax.” This particular Saturday will coincide with other even...
Local businesses and educators will have the first of three opportunities to brush up on their ‘e’s’, as Wrangell School District and the Chamber of Commerce host a pair of technological experts to come to improve people’s e-commerce and e-marketing skills. The specialists are part of a $23,000 grant through the Association of Alaska School Boards, the organizing body for schools across the state. Called the Consortium for Digital Learning Initiative, the program strives to enable modern entrepreneurial methods in school districts around...
With the departure of Un-Cruise Adventures' "Wilderness Explorer" last Wednesday, Wrangell's cruising season officially comes to an end. Fifty-seven such vessels had been scheduled to arrive this year, according to information provided on the Wrangell Chamber of Commerce website. There were 15 leisure ships scheduled to dock in Wrangell 57 times this year. Doing the arithmetic, if each cruise ship scheduled to arrive was fully-booked and if every passenger disembarked when the ships stopped in...
Alaska’s conservative management combined with the grace of Mother Nature are swelling the abundance of two of the state’s largest and most important fisheries. Bering Sea crab scientists and stakeholder met last week to discuss the outlook for Alaska’s biggest crab fisheries that open October 15th. The take away was that the stocks of red king crab, bairdi Tanners and snow crab all showed big increases in mature size classes, based on data from the annual summer surveys. (Only mature male crabs cans be retained in Alaska’s crab fisheries.) Tha...
In the Sentinel 100, 75, 50 and 25 years ago. October 1, 1914: There were several passengers from Wrangell to take the City of Seattle south last night, but when the vessel arrived in Wrangell, she had a capacity load and refused to take a one. This is something the steamship companies should try to give us a little better service in, as several boats lately have hit Wrangell the same way, and no matter how bad a person wants to go south, it is impossible. The companies always make it a point to save enough rooms from Skagway for Juneau and...
At the public hearing preceding Tuesday’s regular Wrangell Borough Assembly meeting, a few people showed up to listen but only one took to the lectern with her concerns with ordinance number 887, which would amend the municipal code dealing with animal violations and add a new chapter. The proposed ordinance was one of five being considered on their second reading. “The first thing that I have noticed is a series of fines,” Christina Florschutz told the Assembly, looking at the meeting packet. “I’m fine with having fines,” she said, addin...
In the Sentinel 100, 75, 50 and 25 years ago. September 24, 1914: The waters here are teeming with silver herring and a new opportunity is extended to Wrangell to get busy and catch them and have a supply for the halibut fleet. There are several of the large boats here now and once it is known that the bait can be secured here many more will make Wrangell a regular calling place on their way to the fishing banks. The fishermen state that Wrangell is the only place in the country where they can get fresh bait in any quantity. Why can’t we get i...
As the borough catches some of the last rays of summer, members of the Healthy Wrangell Coalition looked at a number of upcoming events this fall at its monthly meeting Tuesday. The coalition is a collaborative group representing the community’s health, education, recreation and religious spheres. An organ recital is planned at the Salvation Army Chapel this Sunday at 3 p.m. Major Scott Nicloy will play a variety of works ranging from classical pieces and church music to theatrical numbers. Admission is free with offering or donation of food i...
“Surprised and disappointed” was the reaction by Senator Mark Begich upon learning that his opponent Dan Sullivan has bowed out of an October 1 fisheries debate in Kodiak. It is the second time this year that Sullivan has declined to participate in the Chamber of Commerce event that has been an election year tradition since 1990. “I can’t recall a time that a candidate has not participated in the Kodiak debate,” Begich said as he readied to head back to DC on Friday. “It’s a must do for statewide candidates. It’s not an option. It’s clear he do...
Wrangellites fared well this year at the Southeast Alaska State Fair in Haines, with a dozen local artists garnering 22 prizes. "All the entries placed pretty well," said Shawna Buness of the Wrangell Chamber of Commerce. This year the Chamber helped organize and send submissions to the Haines fair, after hosting its first-ever Wrangell Fair during this year's July 4 celebrations. "I think that inspired some interest," Cyni Waddington said of the local fair, getting artists working on projects...
Seafood is by far Alaska’s top export and as it heads overseas, global politics play a big role in making sales sink or swim. That dynamic took center stage last week when Russia banned imports of foods for one year from the US, Canada, Europe, Norway and Australia in retaliation for sanctions imposed due to its aggressive actions in Ukraine. It is a direct hit to Alaska, which last year exported nearly 20 million pounds of seafood to Russia, valued at more than $60 million. The primary product it hurts is pink and chum salmon roe; Russia is a...
To the Editor: Each 4th of July celebration brings new traditions, new faces and creates new memories. Until 1983’s parade, the 4th of July queen and her court made their royal journey down Front Street by car. That is the year Beta Sigma Phi took on the responsibility of creating a float. Wire, plastic, and a simple wooden frame on the back of a truck were turned into a throne worthy of their majesties. Each year since 1983, Beta members have met, with help from their spouses, to assemble and dissemble the queen float. It’s been a labor of...
August 10, 1914: The Winifred left early yesterday for Telegraph. She has a good load of freight but no passengers. On the last trip down, the crew reported seeing two moose, both of them swimming in the river. The first was seen just above the canyon and the other at Clearwater. The moose are getting further down every year and before long they will be all over the islands in this section of the country, and for this reason the new law was passed last spring prohibiting the killing of them. Although the law was made fun of by several papers...
In the Sentinel 100, 75, 50 and 25 years ago. July 16, 1914: The mining industries of Cassiar Country are looking good, according to parties that came down on the Karen last Tuesday from Telegraph Creek. Several properties on McDames Creek are being worked as they never have before and the prospects that there will be several dredges in there working before summer is over make it look very encouraging. The various camps on the Cassiar are like those of any other camp. The prospects have been worked as far as possible by hand and now it remains...
7 Queen’s Ticket Sales 1st place – Erica Smith (33,741) 2nd place – Cassie Schilling-Shilts (29,500) 3rd place – Robyn Booker and Kira Torvend (23,080) 4th place – Delila Wigg (22,650) Pie Eating Contest 1st place – Jazmyn Wright Honorable Mention – Curtis Wimberley Canoe Races Highliners (ages 11-14) Male – Mikel Smith and Orion Heller Female – Grace and Mercy Mikkelsen Coed- Fentia Jim and Elizabeth Johnson River Runners (ages 15-17) Male – Robbie Marshall and Jeffrey Rooney Female – Kylah Gillen and Alex Campbell Coed – Sam Armstrong...
Officials this week tried to make the best of last week’s postponement of the Salty Dog Rally. Among the officials who expressed disappointment was Leslie Cummings, a Wrangell Convention and Visitors Bureau board member who played a large role in facilitating Wrangell’s participation as the end point of a long-distance yachting rally. Cummings made the initial connection with Salty Dog Rally ALASKA organizer Dawny Pack and said, while local organizations who contributed were upset about the plan, they looked forward to Rally’s planned resch...