Articles from the August 15, 2013 edition
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AMT insurance license hinges on state review
By Kyle Clayton Sentinel writer Petersburg and Wrangell residents covered by Apollo Medi Trans medevac insurance might be able to renew their coverage if the Alaska Division of Insurance receives requested documentation regarding a licensing issue.... Full story
Annual Rally for Cancer Care golfs through Muskeg Meadows
At the beginning of this year’s Rally for Cancer Care, balloons were released with the names of those fighting cancer or those who have passed on. This year 45 women from Petersburg and two from K...
Banana Point dock project canceled
The Banana Point floating dock project has been canceled after conflicting interpretations within the U.S. Forest Service concerning the use of grant funds. The Wrangell, Petersburg and Kake Resource Advisory Committee, or RAC organized the project... Full story
The Way We Were
In the Sentinel 100, 75, 50 and 25 years ago. September 4, 1913: The cannery tender Irene Barnes of the Lake Bay cannery caught fire early yesterday morning, Wednesday and exploded splitting the boat wide open and seriously burning Captain M.L....
From Wrangell School Superintendent Rich Rhodes Update for Wrangell Public Schools
Secretaries and Administrators returned to work August 5. Teachers will return for in-service training on August 19 -20. August 21 will be a teacher work day and students will return to school on Thursday, August 22nd. The State has tasked the... Full story
Police reports
Monday, August 5 - Officer responded to report of intoxicated person walking down the middle of road. Officer gave person ride home. - Person reported a theft, officer responded. - Person reported a property taken out of vehicle, under...
Fish Factor
Alaska salmon catches are poised to blow past the pre-season forecast of 179 million fish due to a plug of pinks that is coming in stronger than expected. “We are going to be short on sockeyes by five million or so, and we’re probably not going to...
Attorney General OKs barge deal, court still must weigh in
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) - The Alaska attorney general’s office has approved Lynden Inc.’s buyout of a competing cargo carrier in southeast Alaska, with conditions. Lynden, which operates Alaska Marine Lines, and Northland Marine Services are the onl...
Mountain Goat Hunt Open in Unit 4
(Sitka) – The mountain goat registration hunt (RG150) on Baranof Island opened August 1. Hunters should be aware of the closures to all goat hunting in the Blue Lake-Medvejie watersheds and the south fork of the Katlian watershed. All hunters r...
