Articles from the April 18, 2013 edition
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Looking back: 50 years of AMHS service in Southeast/ part one of a two-part series
The Alaska Marine Highway System is celebrating 50 years of service to Alaskans this year. In light of this, the Wrangell Sentinel is looking back at the stories that shaped the development of the... Full story
Buness takes top two awards at WVFD Dinner
Wrangell Volunteer Fire Department officer Jordan Buness walked away with both the EMT and Firefighter of The Year awards for 2012 during the department’s dinner on Saturday, April 13. Out of 261 a... Full story
Chamber moves into new office at Stikine Inn
The Wrangell Chamber of Commerce has moved from their former location on Front Street to a new home at the Stikine Inn, in the office space formerly used by the Parlor Salon. Cyni Waddington, the... Full story
The Way We Were
In the Sentinel 100, 75, 50 and 25 years ago. April 24, 1913: On the vote for passage for the third reading, the fish trap bill was killed in the Senate last Saturday. Sen. Sutherland, Tanner and Roden voting for passage and Freeling, Tripp, Millard...
Two Southeast runners in Boston during bombing
Two Southeast runners, Dr. John Bursell and Jaime Bursell were safe at the site of the Boston Marathon, where two explosions killed three and injured at least 140 others. The blasts occurred near the finish of the race about two hours after the...
Police reports
Monday, April 8 -Two controlled burns were called in. -Report of door left open since weekend. Building was secured. Tuesday, April 9 -Suspicious license plate. Officer spoke with owner. -Welfare check requested. -Officer unlocked vehicle. -Officer...
MV Taku to provide berthing for rededication
The MV Taku will be available as a hotel ship in Wrangell for the Chief Shakes Tribal House rededication event set for May 2-4. The ferry will arrive at the city dock in Wrangell midday on Thursday, May 2 and will be available to provide nightly...
Peggy's Corner of the House
Welcome to my last Peggy’s Corner for the 2013 session. We have worked diligently in both houses of the Legislature on many pieces of legislation that will affect our state for many years. Throughout the process this year we have been trying to k...
Reflections
The fourth Sunday after Easter is known in some churches as Good Shepherd Sunday, and Psalm 23 is included in the Scripture readings. The image of the Lord who cares for people as a shepherd cares for sheep was one the Psalm writers knew the Hebrew p...
Wedding announcement
Nels and Holli Otness of Petersburg, Alaska announce the engagement of their daughter Haili Otness, of Petersburg to Darren Lachapelle of Wrangell, Alaska. Darren is the son of Lynn Allen of...
Trust land sale manager counters complaints
A tersely worded letter from the Alaska Mental Health Trust Land Office to Mayor David Jack is spelling out the Trust’s views on issues surrounding a timber sale near the former Wrangell Institute p...
MEET THE CANDIDATES – ASSEMBLY SEAT E
STEPHEN PRYSUNKA Why should you be appointed to the Borough Assembly to fill the vacancy left by William B. Privett? I think that I should be appointed to the vacant position because I will bring an o...
Oliver upset over alleged metal theft
If you ask Randy Oliver what is upsetting him most these days, he’ll tell you one thing. “I’m mad as hell,” he said. “And it has to do with theft of ferrous and non-ferrous metals going on at the ci... Full story
Fish Factor
Did you know that red king crabs are cannibals and eat their babies, but blue king crabs do not? Or that deep water golden king crabs along the Aleutian Islands are almost indestructible and appear to resist the effects of ocean acidification? Those...
WHS Close Up group travel to NYC, Washington D.C.
The Wrangell High School Close Up group returned from a student government trip to Washington D.C. and New York City on Monday, April 8 with seven students and one adult. Close Up is a non-profit...
O'Brien sisters donate locally, abroad
Two young ladies from Wrangell are making a difference through their art and a philanthropic streak that will help both locally and abroad. Sisters Jing and Sophie O’Brien were the winners of the join...
