Articles from the January 1, 2015 edition
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Wrangell in 2014: Power transfers, playing host to the region events
Kicking things off with a new borough manager in Jeff Jabusch, 2014 for Wrangell was not only a period of changes, but also one of building and continued development. Pavement was poured at the... Full story
Marine service center looking ahead to new year
As 2014 comes to a close, Wrangell's Marine Service Center is looking better and brighter for it. The facility was one of the centerpieces of the year's Southeast Conference in September,... Full story
Lady Wolves shoot hoops, hoops for the holidays
Wrangell High School’s girls basketballers headed to Juneau Dec. 19 and 20 for some pre-seasonal play at the annual Holiday Hoop. “It went really well,” said the team’s coach, Edna Abella-Nore. “We won our last game,” she said, Saturday’s match again... Full story
The Way We Were
In the Sentinel 100, 75, 50 and 25 years ago. January 7, 1915: Amos Godfrey arrived from Vancouver on the Princess Sophia and left Wednesday for his property which is located on McDames Creek, which flows into the Dease River about halfway between...
Police reports
Monday, December 22 Found Property Citizen Assist: Person needed assistance with porcupine quills. Tuesday, December 23 Nothing to Report. Wednesday, December 24 Found Keys at Volunteer Park. Dog at Large: Citation issued to LaDonna Botsford, 48....
Death Notice
Grace Margaret Sowle passed away on December 18, 2014 in Anchorage, Alaska. Services and a Celebration of Life will be held on Sat., January 17, 2015 in Wrangell. An obituary and information regarding the services will be published at a later...
Obituary: Jerald Leroy Sarff, 62
Long time Wrangell resident Jerald "Jerry" Leroy Sarff, 62, passed peacefully from this mortal life on December 21, 2014, at home surrounded by his family. Jerry was born November 26, 1952 in... Full story
KSM mine proposal receives further green light
On Dec. 19 Canada's environmental minister, Leona Aglukkaq, endorsed conclusions reached by the Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency that the proposed Kerr-Sulphurets-Mitchell mine would be unlikely to cause significant, adverse environmental...
Fish Factor
Salmon will always be the heart of Alaska’s fisheries, and that’s why most people think of summer as the fishing season. But that’s not the case. The heart of winter is when Alaska’s largest fisheries get underway each year. On January first,...
Public comment opening for Kake-Petersburg Intertie
PETERSBURG – The U.S. Forest Service will soon be accepting comments on the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for the Kake-Petersburg Intertie, a proposed electrical transmission line t...