Articles from the January 16, 2014 edition
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Native groups beat expectations for rally
More than 200 people met Saturday with local organizations at the Wrangell Cooperative Association's first membership rally. Representatives from the Association, the Indian Environmental General... Full story
Wrangell will serve as endpoint for Salty Dog Rally
Between 30 and 50 yachts will depart Seattle sometime in June and arrive in Wrangell June 17. The yachts will participate in the annual Salty Dog Rally, sponsored by Boating Puget Sound, a website dedicated to yachting in the Seattle area. Once they... Full story
Weather sinks tug off of mill property
A vessel sunk near Wrangell Tuesday afternoon, according to the U.S. Coast Guard. The 60-foot Silver Bay 2 went down at anchor tied to another tug, according to Coast Guard Petty Officer First Class Jeremy Dawkins. No one was aboard when the Silver... Full story
The Way We Were
In the Sentinel 100, 75, 50 and 25 years ago. January 22, 1914: There was an accident at the public school last night. The steam heat is on the hummer today and the school is out of business. Apparently there was a fire started in the furnace and...
Police reports
Monday, January 6 Business Alarm. Agency Assist – AICS. Agency Assist – FD dispatched. Parking Complaint. Agency Assist – Caller reports trailer is filled with smoke – FD notified. Tuesday, January 7 Business Alarm. Parking Complaint – Caller re...
Courts
Tuesday, January 7 Avery Nore, 20, appeared before Wrangell Magistrate Chris Ellis on charges of Minor Consuming Alcohol. The Defendant entered a guilty plea. He was sentenced to contact AICS to complete screening, ordered to pay $210 in fines and...
Trident obtains approval to build new bunkhouse
Officials from Trident Seafoods have received a conditional use permit request for the construction of a new bunkhouse. The company received the permit by a 5-0 vote of the borough planning and zoning commission Jan. 9. They also received a 5-0 vote...
Wolves drop two at Vikings homecoming
The boys basketball team lost twice at Petersburg this weekend. The Vikings topped the Wolves 47-35 Friday, and closed out another chapter of the heated local rivalry with a 52-32 win Saturday. “They’re better than us,” said head coach Ray Stoke...
Lady Wolves lose two games in Petersburg
The girls’ basketball team lost twice to the Lady Vikings this weekend in Petersburg. The Petersburg side edged Wrangell 49-36 Friday, then the Lady Vikings notched a 31-point win Saturday to make it a winless weekend for the Lady Wolves. ...
School News
Victoria Ingram has been named to the Eastern Oregon University’s fall term Dean’s List...
Parks and Recreation could change gym, pool hours
Parks and recreation committee members will consider rescheduling the hours of operation for the swimming pool facility in the coming months. Two themes emerged over the course of the discussion of some potential schedules at the Jan. 8 Parks and Rec...
Obituary, Orin F. Piatt, 75
Orin F. Piatt, 75, died of cancer December 21, 2013 at his home in Soldotna surrounded by his family. Piatt was born May 26, 1938 in Orofino, Idaho to Bill and Tana Piatt. Just a month shy of his... Full story
Correction:
The article “Sentinel looks back on 2013” incorrectly stated who paid a $250,000 settlement ordered by a Wrangell judge. The Wrangell Medical Center’s insurance company paid that amount, not former CEO Noel Rea. The Sentinel regrets the error...
Fish Factor
Walmart reps were in Juneau last week to learn more about Alaska’s salmon fisheries, and to make sure management is up to snuff with the company’s sustainability criteria. Alaska’s salmon industry opted out of the high priced certifying program that...
Indoor range opens for 2014 season
The sound of a .45-caliber handgun going off indoors lands like a blow on the ears. It can be felt through the diaphragm and rib cage, through protective glass. The sound echoed off the walls of the...
Assembly approves harbor design contract
The borough assembly voted 5-0 Tuesday night to approve a no-bid design contract with Juneau-based Corvus Design. The contract allots $11,372 from a $35,000 state grant to renovate heritage harbor for that purpose. Port commissioners previously said...
