Articles from the November 28, 2013 edition
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Unity banquet highlights traditional foods
Wrangellites packed into the Stikine Native Organization building Tuesday night to partake in traditional native foods. The Southeast Alaska Regional Health Consortium's Traditional Foods Project... Full story
Rinehart sentenced to one year, 70 days
A circuit court judge sentenced Robert W. Rinehart to a year and 70 days prison time and four years probation Nov. 18. The court convicted Rinehart, 51, of Wrangell, in September on two counts of... Full story
The Way We Were
In the Sentinel 100, 75, 50 and 25 years ago. December 4, 1913: The school entertainment given by the school children at Red Men's Hall Friday evening was a great success in every way. The program was fine and carried off without a hitch and the...
Police reports
Monday, November 18 Power Outage. Power back on about 45 minutes later. Report of Harassment. Officer responded. Traffic Stop – Verbal warning for driving habits. Missing Dog. Tuesday, November 19 Dog Missing. Person requesting welfare check. P...
Letters to the Editor
To the Editor: I am writing in regards to the story that appeared on the cover of the November 21, 2013 edition of the Wrangell Sentinel. I must admit to having several emotions while reading the article regarding the school district’s disregard f...
Courts
November 18 Jonathan Annis, 30, appeared before First District Judge Kevin Miller on charges of Driving Under the Influence, Resisting/Interfering With Arrest and Violating Conditions of Release. The Defendant entered a guilty plea. He was sentenced...
Holiday basket program serves almost 300 people
Organizers of the annual Thanksgiving food basket giveaway called the 2013 chapter of the program "record-breaking" Thursday. In all, the community-funded program gave out $3699.88 worth of food to... Full story
Hospital board approves financials, hears update on facility
Wrangell Medical Center board members voted 7-0 to approve the hospital’s 2012 financials, and discussed progress on a new hospital. The meeting was otherwise routine and brief, with two of the board’s nine members joining by phone. According to hos...
Weather Service seeks snow men (or women)
The first snowfall of the year struck last week, blanketing Wrangell in white stuff. While the poor man’s answer to the eternal question of how much snow could be as simple as looking out the window, authorities in Wrangell have been without s...
Wrangell wrestlers compete at Juneau invitational
A reduced Wrangell wrestling squad visited Juneau this weekend for the Pilot Invitational. Freshman Darren Shilts earned the highest place for the Wolves, wrestling his way back to third place in the 132-lb bracket. Senior Alex Cano wrestled his way...
Fish Factor
More Alaskans are taking to the fishing life, as indicated by upward ticks in harvesting jobs for three years running. That’s according to the November Alaska Economic Trends by the state Labor Department, which provides a look at the numbers of ...
Lady Wolves sweep critical second seeding tournament
A number one seed for the Region V tournament is within the grasp of the Wrangell volleyball team after a weekend sweep in Haines. The Lady Wolves both benefited and suffered from foul weather. High...
Anan could close in grim budget forecast
While one part of the news was certainly somber at the informal end-of-year Outfitter Guide Meeting at the Wrangell Ranger District, the tone was light-hearted. First, the somber news. The Wrangell Ranger District faces a 30 percent cut to its...
Sea cucumber fishery sees higher than average price
PETERSBURG – The commercial sea cucumber fishery is wrapping up with a total of 1.4 million pounds harvested as of last Thursday. Scott Walker, Ketchikan Area Management Biologist with the Alaska Department of Fish and Game, said the fishery st...
Local law enforcement role-plays the unimaginable
It didn't matter what Ben Florschutz might have wanted. He wasn't going to get a sucking chest wound. "No chest wounds tonight!" said Fire Department administrator Dorianne Curley, putting the kibosh...
