Articles from the November 16, 2017 edition
Sorted by date Results 1 - 13 of 13
Utilities capabilities on Assembly radar as year nears end
At last week’s meeting of the City and Borough Assembly, a number of ongoing infrastructural needs made the agenda. One item of interest was acquiring a new backup generator to support one of the city’s recently upgraded sewer pump stations. The pump...
Columbia collecting seawater data for acidification study
One of the state's public ferries will help collect data on ocean acidification during its regular route. The news was announced last week by Alaska Coastal Rainforest Center at University of Alaska...
Wrangell to hold second SEAPA seat on 2018 board
Wrangell's mayor chose the community's new voting and alternate member on next year's Southeast Alaska Power Agency board. Based in Ketchikan, the regional power provider services that community,...
The Way We Were
November 29, 1917: Several local mariners have called our attention to an error in our report of the Mariposa wreck. The Sentinel stated that the wreck occurred at a place that is out of the usual course of traffic. This is not true. Any large vessel...
Wrangell BoF AC to recommend limits on crab pots and shrimp catch
The Wrangell Advisory Committee (AC) to the Board of Fish reviewed shellfish proposals for the coming 2017-18 year last week, focusing primarily on several shrimp and crab measures. Made up of various sport, commercial and subsistence users, locally-...
Police Report
Monday, Nov. 6 Report of shoplifting. Tuesday, Nov. 7 Controlled Burn. 911 Misdial. Hit and Run: Officer responded. Gunshots: Sounded like fireworks. UTL. Civil Issue. Wednesday, Nov. 8 Agency Assist. Citizen report DUI: Unfounded. Agency Assist:...
Court report
November 7 Franklin M. Hayward, 28, appeared before First District Court Judicial Officer Leanna Nash for the first-offense count of a closed season violation of the Southeast Alaska Sea Cucumber Management Plan, a non-criminal violation. Pleading...
Lots of pins in Petersburg wrestling meet last weekend
Wrangell's Wolves wrestlers had a good tournament in Petersburg over the weekend, edging out the home team for pins in a two-day tournament. "It was good," said coach Jeff Rooney. "We ran a couple of...
Close games in volleyball home matches last weekend
Wrangell's volleyball program had some close games over the weekend during its one home meet of the season. The high school team hosted neighboring rivals Petersburg last Friday and Saturday. The...
Alaska Senate adjourns after passing crime bill
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) – The Alaska Senate set aside constitutional concerns and approved a crime bill Friday, but it sidestepped taxes when ending the special legislative session. The American Civil Liberties Union of Alaska warned lawmakers that a p...
Wrangell Swim Club marks one year of competition
Wrangell's youth swim team started its second competitive year at Petersburg's November Rain meet last weekend, hosted by the Viking Swim Club. The annual event was last year Wrangell Swim Club's...
Fish Factor: Fewer men and women went out fishing in Alaska last year
Fewer men and women went out fishing in Alaska last year, in a familiar cycle that reflects the vagaries of Mother Nature. A focus on commercial fishing in the November Alaska Economic Trends by the State Department of Labor shows that the number of...