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A first draft of the Wrangell School District’s 2020 budget was made public at last Monday’s school board meeting. In total, the proposed budget for FY 2020 allows for $5.37 million in revenue, and $5.34 million in expenditures. This budget is fairly tight, and has several major cuts to expenditures, compared to previous years. For example, health benefits have been reduced by about $313,000. Funds for travel, supplies, and equipment have also been reduced. Another major change to how the district operates is the combination of two pos...
It was Story Time at the library last Thursday. Being Valentine's Day, all the stories they read were about love....
The Southeast Alaska Power Agency held a teleconference last week, on Feb. 15, to discuss the ongoing power issues in the region. The SEAPA Board of Directors is made up of community members from the three cities: Two directors from Ketchikan, one from Petersburg, one from Wrangell, and a fifth seat that alternates between the cities (which belongs to Ketchikan this year.) The lights are usually kept on in the cities of Wrangell and Petersburg via hydropower from Tyee Lake. However, sometimes power from the lake is sold to Ketchikan, when the...
February 20, 1919 The other day the reporter met Mr. Parrott in the express office where he was making a shipment of ginseng to New York. The little shipment amounted to only 18 pounds, but it will net Mr. Parrott $4180. It is now almost six years since Mr. Parrott put in his ginseng farm on Sergief Island, near Wrangell. He has the plants in beds 190 feet long and six feet wide. When the foliage is on, the beds are almost covered. Mr. Parrott first got the idea that ginseng of a superior quality could be grown in Alaska from a perusal of a...
The Wrangell Parks and Recreation Advisory Board held their monthly meeting last Wednesday, Feb. 13. Among various topics of discussion was the list of priorities for the department with the new year. Parks and Recreation Director Kate Thomas lined out some of the priorities she felt needed the most attention. One is to increase the hours of the recreation coordinator position from 30 hours a week to 40. She also said she would like to hire a lifeguard to a permanent position to monitor evening...
Missy Helton set up a booth at City Market last Wednesday to sell homemade goods for Valentine's Day. Among the snacks she offered were banana bread, cookies, and cake....
The Wrangell Planning and Zoning Commission met last Thursday, Feb. 14, to discuss proposed changes to the city’s nuisance codes. This project to update Wrangell’s code of ordinances has been in the works for some time, and a draft of the proposed changes finally came before the commission for review. In short, the proposed changes to the code would prohibit Wrangell residents from making “loud, disturbing, or unnecessary noise” above the volume of 90 decibels between the hours of 7 a.m. and 8 p.m. on weekdays, and 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. on weekend...
Mary Ann Phillips, 65 and a lifelong Wrangell resident, passed away February 5, 2019 in Zihuantanejo, Mexico while on vacation with her family. She was born on November 18, 1953 in Bishop Rowe Hospital to Maurice and Mary Buness. She attended Wrangell Public Schools until her family moved to the Tacoma area in 1964. She returned to Wrangell with them in January 1970 and made her home here since. After graduating from Wrangell High School, she attended the University of Alaska Fairbanks. She...
Ethan Walter Petticrew Jr. (Joe Jr.), 81, died on February 9, 2019 at his home in Wrangell, Alaska. Born January 22, 1938 in Wrangell to Ethan Walter Petticrew Sr. (Joe Sr.) and Florence Imogene (West) Petticrew. He spent his childhood in Wrangell amongst good friends that he kept for a lifetime. He attended Wrangell High School, was a basketball player, and graduated on May 10, 1957. He married Anne Carroll (Carol Anne) Casey on August 8, 1959 in Sitka at St. Peter's by the Sea. He was a...
Wrangell hosted the annual Stikine Hoops Invitational last week, hosted by the girls' AAU team. Teams from Petersburg, Juneau, Sitka, and Wrangell all competed against each other in a double-elimination bracket. Sitka won the "B" team bracket, while the "A" team winners came from Juneau....
Last week, Governor Dunleavy unveiled his amended budget proposal for Fiscal Year 2020. As expected, there were substantial cuts to government agencies, all of which will affect Southern Southeast. Some of the cuts that will be most noticeable here in District 36 are the Marine Highway, services to our seniors, education, Fish & Game, public safety, and access to information. Governor Dunleavy proposed 68.3% cut to our ferry system, including an 80% decrease in funding for fuel. The intent of such a steep cut is to eliminate the ferry system...
The Wrangell Lady Wolves had a rough weekend playing against the Metlakatla Miss Chiefs. Metlakatla has proven to be a formidable team this year. The Lady Wolves were able to beat the Miss Chiefs earlier in the season, during some home games in January, but the tables were turned when they faced Metlakatla on their home turf. The first game on Friday, Feb. 15 saw the Miss Chiefs take a strong lead over the Lady Wolves with a score of 11 to 4. That lead was only widened in the second and third quarters. The Miss Chiefs scored in the double...
It was a hard-fought weekend for the Wrangell Wolves as they went up against the Metlakatla Chiefs. In two games against last year’s 2A champions, on Feb. 15 and 16, the Wolves were unable to catch a break. The Wolves are now 6-6 in conference games. Friday’s game started very close. The Chiefs were only able to hold a two point lead against the Wolves. Wrangell’s team was very determined, and managed to take the lead in the second quarter, 20 points to Metlakatla’s 17. However, the second half of the game went fully in the Chiefs’ favor. Th...
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) – Gov. Mike Dunleavy wants to repeal the boards tasked with regulating alcohol and marijuana in Alaska, according to documents from state officials. The plan was outlined in a letter to commerce department employees by commissioner Julie Anderson and in a memo from Alcohol and Marijuana Control Office director Erika McConnell. The documents say Dunleavy wants to repeal the Marijuana Control Board and the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board and transfer authority and responsibilities of the boards to the commissioner. This is b...
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) – Large oyster farms have been proposed for southeast Alaska, marking potential growth in marine life cultivation for food that a state task force has projected could be a $100 million industry. Silver Bay Seafoods has been working on securing a 10-year lease on 182 acres (74 hectares) of seafloor near Sitka from the state Department of Natural Resources, CoastAlaska reported Tuesday. State agencies are reviewing the application by the seafood company, which has been buying and processing fish at its plant in Sitka for t...
The gym at Evergreen Elementary School was packed as teachers, parents, friends, and students from across the school district congregated last Wednesday to say goodbye to a member of their community. Kindergarten teacher Matt Nore left Wrangell last week with the National Guard, on deployment to Kuwait. This is his fourth deployment with the Guard, Nore said, and he will be gone until February of 2020. “We’re going to Kuwait on a law enforcement mission on an Army military base there,” he said...
February 13, 1919 All of America is expected to be singing during the week beginning Sunday, February 16, and ending Saturday, February 22. The movement is endorsed by United States Commissioner of Education Claxton; leading state, city, and county superintendents: music supervisors; and leaders of community singing throughout the United States. The objects are “to awaken and develop a love for singing and to make America a singing nation and through the medium of songs of the right sort to inspire us to higher ideals and to unite us as a p...
The Wrangell Port Commission held its monthly meeting on Feb. 7 to hold a public workshop on the Mariners' Memorial. Members of the community have been working towards a memorial for Wrangell sailors lost at sea for almost two decades, according to the Mariners' Memorial group website. Some progress has been made towards the memorial, with the ground being broken at the proposed site last December. The workshop was called together to discuss the details of the memorial. One of the details that was discussed heavily was who, exactly, should be...
The month of February has been declared "School Board Recognition Month" by the Association of Alaska School Boards. According to a press release, the Wrangell Public School District is joining with other districts throughout the state to take time to recognize "the important contributions board members make to our communities." "Our school board members unselfishly contribute their time and talents towards advancement of public education," said Superintendent Debbe Lancaster in the press...
The Nolan Center has a new exhibit available for public viewing. A collection of almost 50 "story dolls" currently sit in glass shelves at the center, depicting life of Alaska natives in the rural parts of the state. Cyni Crary, with the Nolan Center, said that the doll collection was put together by Jane Niebergall, of Anchorage. The dolls themselves were created by a variety of different artists. The Nolan Center is the first museum to show these dolls, she added. "She called and asked if we m...
Randy Oliver and Toni Marie Guggenbickler were married on December 13, 2018 in Waimanalo, Hawaii. Toni Marie is the daughter of Tony and Sue Ann Guggenbickler of Wrangell, Alaska. Randy is the son of Chuck and Alice Oliver of Wasilla, Alaska....
When one thinks of Valentine's Day, one might think of romantic candlelight dinners, chocolate, or cupid. Another common image of the holiday is flowers. Valentine's Day, as one might expect, is an important day for those in the flower business. It is the "Super Bowl of flowers," as florist Mya DeLong of Groundswell described it. This is true even in Wrangell. DeLong said that she has ordered 700 roses specially for the holiday. She is also receiving a helping hand from her mother, Barbara...
The Lady Wolves, who have gone undefeated in conference games for about half of the season, faced their first defeat last weekend at the hands of the Craig Lady Panthers. The games against Craig, held in their hometown at Craig High School, did not go in Wrangell’s favor last Friday. However, the Lady Wolves were able to come back in the next game for a win. Wrangell is now 9-1 for this basketball season. Friday’s game, on Feb. 8, started with the Lady Wolves taking a narrow lead. The Lady Panthers were able to make quite a few baskets, but...
The Wrangell Wolves got to add two more wins to their record this season after last weekend’s games against Craig High School. The Wolves, who have had an equal amount of wins and losses this season, were looking to turn one win against the Petersburg Vikings from two weeks ago into a winning streak. That streak is now three games long, and the Wolves are 6-4 in conference play. On Friday, Feb. 8, the Wolves and Craig Panthers held their first game. The beginning of the game was exciting, but decidedly in Wrangell’s favor. By the end of the...
Several towns came under a winter storm warning late last week. Towns like Wrangell, Petersburg, and Kake were told, in a report by the National Weather Service, to expect between five and eight inches of snow from Feb. 5 to 6. In Wrangell, the snow let up late on Wednesday night, Feb. 6....