Articles from the June 27, 2013 edition
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Assembly accepts Rooney resignation letter
The Borough Assembly officially accepted the resignation of Borough Manager Tim Rooney during their June 25 regular meeting and cleared the path for Borough Clerk Kim Flores to advertise the position... Full story
Crash claims life of Port Protection teen
A seventeen year-old girl was fatally injured when an ATV crashed on Thursday afternoon at Lab Bay, near Port Protection just before 5 p.m. An Alaska State Trooper dispatch released on Friday states... Full story
Ely found guilty, faces up to 99 years in state prison
A Wrangell jury found a former resident of the Borough guilty last week of three felonies involving sexual assaults against his then 8-year-old victim in 2012. Doug Ely, 33, was found to have... Full story
The Way We Were
In the Sentinel 100, 75, 50 and 25 years ago. July 10, 1913: The Fourth of July was celebrated in Wrangell in the good old-fashioned way. At the hour of midnight, fire-crackers, torpedoes and in fact any contrivance that could be made to make a...
Police reports
June 17 -Report of possible theft. -Caterer's Permit granted. -Parking Complaint - Vehicle blocking driveway. -Criminal Mischief reported. -Found gun. -Disturbance reported. June 18 -Possible theft reported. June 19 -Person reported windows broken...
Trooper report
June 12 Alaska Wildlife Troopers located and contacted Thomas Wickman of Wrangell after an investigation revealed Wickman stored commercial Dungeness crab pot gear in unlawful storage condition. A mandatory court arraignment is scheduled in the...
Paving continues
Work crews fill a roadway with cement as a project to pave the Marine Service Center continued last week. The work is being done to accommodate a 300-ton marine hoist the City and Borough of Wrangell...
Three new events added to Fourth of July schedule
The festivities scheduled during the 2013 Fourth of July celebration will feature three new events – with all of them being food-related. First up, on Sunday, June 30, a pie-eating contest will be one of the attractions of the Welcome Home Picnic, w... Full story
Obituary: Thorne W. Ferguson, Sr.
Former Wrangell resident, Thorne W. Ferguson, Sr. passed away January 6, 2013 in Las Vegas, Nev. with his family by his side. A lifelong Alaskan he was born June 19, 1936 in Wrangell, Alaska the young... Full story
Sanger report stresses tech, credentialing for WMC
Wrangell Medical Center interim CEO Marla Sanger was ebullient about new technology being instituted at the hospital in her most recent report to the WMC Board of Directors at their June 19 meeting...
Rooney braved tornado after interview trip
Borough Manager Tim Rooney is no stranger to Oklahoma – he is, in fact returning there in August to take over the City Manager position in Mustang, a suburb of Oklahoma City. While most W...
Shepler moves from AICS to Mat-Su Foundation
A former social services administrator for Alaska Island Community Services has found a new home in the Mat-Su Valley helping manage grant programs for the Mat-Su Health Foundation. Desiré Shepler,...
Sweat named as new GM at KSTK
KSTK FM has a new general manager – and she is someone we have all loved on the air and behind the scenes at Wrangell’s community-supported radio station. In a news release on KSTK’s website, stati...
Charter vessel fined for whale encounter
JUNEAU (AP) – The owner and operator of an Alaska charter vessel has been fined for getting too close to whales. Administrative law judge Susan Biro last week fined Geoffrey Wilson and Alaska Yacht Charters $5,000 in connection with the 2010 i...
Fresh oil makes for less usage during diesel run
The most recent diesel run for the City and Borough of Wrangell, which lasted from May 28 through June 4, saw a decrease in lubricant oil usage and a total fuel expenditure of just more than $165,000. This year’s run saw 41,245 gallons of fuel c...
Summertime music
On the night of June 22, the Fourth of July Queen candidates held a summer solstice party that featured the music of two generations of the Allen family. From left: Theresa and Penny Allen, along...
Senate to consider renaming McKinley to Denali
In a victory for the Native cultures of Interior Alaska, a U.S. Senate committee voted last week to rename the tallest peak in North America, Mount McKinley, to its original Koyukon-Athabaskan name...
