Articles from the August 22, 2013 edition
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USFS dismisses daycare operator's citation, fine
U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski intervened on behalf a Wrangell daycare operator after a US Forest Service officer issued her a citation in July for picnicking with her daycare children at Middle Ridge in the Tongass National Forest. US Forest Service... Full story
Wrangell hunter takes first place in national contest with 45 year-old antlers
It was during a typical cold Southeast Alaskan November day in 1968 when Felix Villarma tied his 20-foot wooden scow onto a Kadin Island beach. He was in a draw and nearing the top of a mountain,... Full story
The Way We Were
In the Sentinel 100, 75, 50 and 25 years ago. September 11, 1913: Long before the first day of September, all the veteran duck hunters and the cheechakos had carefully inspected their old breech loaders, pump or automatic putting everything in...
Steve Marshall sentenced to 15 years
Steve Marshall went before the Honorable Judge William Carey Tuesday to be sentenced in an ongoing case which led to a week-long trial in June. Marshall was sentenced in court to 15 years with five... Full story
Courts
On August 13, Wrangell Magistrate Chris Ellis adjudicated the following cases: Katie Barger, 15, was found guilty of Minor Consuming Alcohol. She was sentenced to probation for one year and to contact Wrangell Youth Court by August 19, 2013,...
Police reports
Monday, August 12 Officer reported suspicious odor coming from vehicle. Person reported vehicle ignoring flaggers. Officer notified. Citation issued to Victoria Martin for Failure to Stop at stop sign. Person reported someone almost hit his kids on...
From Southeast Alaska to West Africa
Genevieve Murphy, Wrangell local Steve Murphy’s niece, shared her experiences last Tuesday about working in Mali in West Africa while volunteering for the Peace Corps from 2011 to 2012. The main language spoken in Mali is French but many dialects a...
Alaska July unemployment rate was 6.3 percent
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - State labor officials say Alaska’s unemployment rate for July was 6.3 percent. The department said in a release that the rate is up three-tenths of a percentage point from the revised rate in June. The national u...
Letters to the Editor
To the Editor: As I am about to launch my boat I want to thank the fine folks of Wrangell and to compliment you on your City Ship Yard. I came to Wrangell two months ago and had no clue as to how I was going to fix my boat or what it might involve. W...
Coast Guard's ANACAPA to remain in Petersburg
PETERSBURG – Petersburg Mayor Mark Jensen wrote a letter to Senator Mark Begich on behalf of the borough reinforcing the need for the U.S. Coast Guard ANACAPA’s continued operation. This after the...
Two vessels sink in Southeast, crews unharmed
Three crewmembers of the 75-foot tender Pacific Queen are safe after they abandoned ship when the vessel began experiencing uncontrollable flooding early Wednesday morning near Lung Island. John Klingenberg, U.S. Coast Guard Public Affairs...
Tlingit-Haida fish camp teaches traditional ways
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) - In Juneau, fishing is a hobby for some and a lifestyle for others. For 17 Alaska Native youngsters, fishing provided a way to get in touch with their centuries’ old roots and get to know other middle-schoolers before classes s...
New freshman dorm project going up in Juneau
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) - New dormitories are going up at the University of Alaska Southeast campus in Juneau, and officials hope it will help retain more college students in the capital city. Concrete should begin pouring this week for the...
Fish Factor
Want to get onboard observers out of those small fishing boat bunks? The more fishermen who volunteer their vessels to field test new electronic monitoring systems (EMS), the faster the program will replace that extra body onboard. Starting this year...
PPD bust marijuana grow house
PETERSBURG – The Petersburg Police Department and other law enforcement officials took down a commercial marijuana grow operation last month. An official from PPD said investigators had been receiving complaints regarding drug activity around the 1...
