New school counselor has to wait for state ferry before getting to town

Ann Hegney will be the school district's new counselor this year, but not until she can catch a state ferry to town.

The school board approved her hire on Aug. 19, but due to a lack of car deck space on the weekly ferry from Bellingham, Washington, she will not arrive in Wrangell until Sept. 15. From there, she will have a quick turnaround: Her first day of work is the very next morning.

She is driving cross country from upstate New York and plans to stop in Wyoming and Montana for some sightseeing if she has the time.

Hegney's hire comes after some disagreement regarding the counselor positio...

 

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