Month: August 2008

A Night of Italian Opera with Holly Levine is not only a benefit performance to raise money for a Nolan Center piano, it's also a reason to get dressed up and hear a sampling of opera's famous arias.

Former two-term mayor of Wrangell, Valery McCandless, recently spent the past year in New York City with her daughter, Trina. McCandless worked as a liaison for a children's hospital, navigated her way through Manhattan by subway, and, even among the city's 8-million people, found a special place for escape.

The board of the Four Dam Pool Power Agency gathered in Anchorage last week for a special meeting. The board further discussed the asset transfer agreement of the possible future break-up and came to a preliminary arrangement that seems to resolve Copper Valley's concerns.

Wrangell resident Dale McMurren recently completed his second full marathon. McMurren ended up taking eighth place in Juneau's Frank Maier Marathon on August 2 with a time of 3 hours, 31 minutes, and 38 seconds. McMurren is just one of several marathon runners in Wrangell.

Earlier this week, employees of Wrangell Seafoods Incorporated went to pick up their paychecks, only to be told they were not available. This comes within a week of assurance from the seafoods processing company that employees will be paid on time.