Month: September 2008

At Tuesday night's meeting, the Wrangell borough assembly committed up to $5,000 to help the Southeast Conference file a complaint against the Forest Service regarding their decision to uphold the Tongass Land Management Plan amendment.

The topic of the Bradfield Corridor, also known as the AK-BC intertie or Bradfield Road, resurfaced at Tuesday night's Wrangell borough assembly meeting. Assembly member Ernie Christian suggested that Wrangell go after the funds left over from the Alaska Energy Authority appropriation, the majority of which went towards the Kake-Petersburg intertie.

The Wrangell Medical Center Foundation was established last year as a non-profit foundation. This enables the Wrangell Medical Center to raise funds, apply for grants, and accept financial gifts from donors. As Wrangell Medical Center CEO Noel Rea explains, the Foundation is having a healthy beginning and is ready to start giving back to the community.

Living up to its mission of bringing wellness opportunities to Wrangell, the Healthy Wrangell Coalition is providing a brand new program to local residents – Wrangell in Motion.

Summer won't officially be over until September 22nd, but for the kids of Wrangell, summer has been over since the start of the new school year on September 3rd. Kelley Decker got some back to School Safety tips from Wrangell's Police Chief Doug McCloskey.