Articles from the May 2, 2013 edition
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XTRATUF race raises money for a cause
Lucy Robinson is all about raising money for local causes – and staying in shape while doing it. Her most recent event, the XTRATUF Challenge, was a dirty affair with 15 participants getting muddy a... Full story
Southland fired, Nicholls hired by TBPA
The Thomas Bay Power Authority Commission met in a special meeting last Friday to discuss another counter offer by Mick Nicholls to the commission for the position of TBPA General Manager. Nicholls,... Full story
The Way We Were
In the Sentinel 100, 75, 50 and 25 years ago. May 8, 1913: Wednesday afternoon Lawrence and Strong returned from the boundary with the first party to come down the Stikine by boat this spring. D.J. Raney, direct from the Teslin diggings, and...
Wrangell softball starts at home with win, loss
The Lady Wolves and Petersburg’s Lady Vikings club team split a pair of games last week as Wrangell played their first matches of the 2013 softball season. At home to kick off the season, Wrangell w... Full story
Police reports
Monday, April 22 - Person brought in a cell phone they found. - Blasting at the City rock pit was done. - Caller reported a big bang and that their trailer shook. Given info about blasting. - Traffic Stop: Verbal warning for driving habits. - Person...
Letters to the Editor
To the Editor: My 77th Birthday came and went recently, and unfortunately I’ll never see it again. That’s how birthdays are; just another day. An example of Time passing. As a friend of mine said many years ago, over the rim of his glass (his portabl...
Obituary: Mildred Iversen Grant, 94
Millie passed away peacefully in her sleep at the home of her daughter, Jeanie, in Big Lake, Alaska, on April 17, 2013. A true Alaskan Pioneer, she was born in Wrangell, Alaska in June 8, 1918 to... Full story
Obituary: Darrell Marvin Allen, 71
Darrell Marvin Allen, 71, died on April 11, 2013 in Wrangell. Darrell served his country in the US Army from 1963-1969. He was a longtime trapper, hunter and commercial fisherman on the F/V Florence... Full story
IFA ferry not included in state budget
A failure by the Alaska State Legislature to include a regional ferry in their 2013-14 budgets may have a significant impact on a carrier serving portions of Southeast. Funding for the Inter-island Fe...
Taylor and Jabusch to wed
Kenneth Taylor and Loreen Granberg announce the engagement of their daughter, Alesha Taylor of Petersburg to Jake Jabusch of Wrangell. Jake is the son of Jeff and Kay Jabusch of Wrangell. The couple... Full story
Fish Factor
Fishing industry stakeholders and federal managers in June will begin crafting a bycatch reduction plan for trawl groundfish fisheries in the Gulf. It will include some form of catch share plan, and as the main delivery port for more than $100...
'Interpreters' losing positions on AMHS due to cuts
Alaska’s state-owned ferries are scaling back costs by getting rid of the naturalist program on all but one of the 11-ship fleet this year. State officials say the program may eventually be brought back, but for now, the plan is to replace them w...
PeaceHealth to implement surgical safety system
Ketchikan Medical Center is poised to become the first hospital in the PeaceHealth system and the fourth facility in Alaska to implement the SurgiCount Safety-Sponge in its operating and delivery rooms. The SurgiCount system is designed to prevent...
Murkowski looking to reduce subsistence fees
Senator Lisa Murkowski last week introduced the Alaska Subsistence Structure Protection Act of 2013. The legislation would limit the fees the National Forest Service could charge owners of private cabins on National Forest land that are used...
SEAPA: Swan Lake project moving forward
The Southeast Alaska Power Agency board declared last week that it is moving forward with an expansion of the Swan Lake reservoir despite a lack of funding from the Alaska Legislature. That decision and others were made at SEAPA’s all-day board m...
Sea otters double in population over decade
The sea otter population in Southeast has more than doubled over the last decade. Those are the findings of an estimate conducted by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, which are accepting 90 days of...
Pilot top weekly in Alaska, Sentinel takes awards
The Petersburg Pilot was judged the top weekly newspaper in the state at the Alaska Press Club competition recently. The Pilot placed ahead of the Homer News and the Capital City Weekly in Juneau. In judging the Pilot entries judges commented:...
Wrangell goes 'Hollywood' for 2013 prom night
The 2013 Wrangell High School prom court was presented last Saturday night at the school. Pictured: Freshman Blake Stokes and Taylor Bean; Sophomores Arthur Acuna and Charlie Colier; Juniors Alex...
