Articles from the June 11, 2015 edition
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Assembly okays Shoemaker Bay Harbor project financing
At its regular Assembly meeting Tuesday, Wrangell's City and Borough Assembly approved a spending plan for improvements at Shoemaker Bay Harbor. Designed by PND Engineers, funding for the $10.7 million project would require $5 million to come from... Full story
63rd King Salmon Derby ends; awards ceremony tonight
Results are in for 63rd annual King Salmon Derby, held in Wrangell from May 9 to June 7. Chad Smith will take home the $6,000 prize for the 42.7 pound salmon he caught off Ham Island on May 24. He... Full story
Hospital to adopt new billing services contract
In a pair of meetings Monday morning and Tuesday evening, Wrangell Medical Center will move ahead with shifting its billing services to an outside company. The hospital's board of trustees and the Wrangell City and Borough Assembly each approved a co... Full story
The Way We Were
In the Sentinel 100, 75, 50 and 25 years ago. June 3, 1915: A public meeting was held last Monday afternoon for the purpose of deciding whether Wrangell should have a Fourth of July celebration or not. A good crowd attended. Mayor Grant called the...
Police reports
Monday, June 1 Suspicious Person: Officer made contact with individual. Parking Complaint. Citizen Assist: Unlock Vehicle. Lost Property. Agency Assist – FD: Report of a strong smell of propane in the area of the boat yard. MVA: Caller stated p...
Courts
Tuesday, June 2 Steven B. Gerard, 46, appeared before First District Magistrate Judge Chris Ellis on the charge of violating condition of release, a Class B misdemeanor. The defendant entered a guilty plea. As part of his plea agreement Gerard was...
Letters to the Editor
To the Editor: I have heard a couple complaints about our large group running for queen and want to make sure everyone knows AAU (local girls middle school aged basketball club) is trying our best to manage such a large group of girls in the royalty...
School News
Katelyn Reeves earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Organizational Communication from Northwest University in Kirkland, Wash. on May 9. She is the daughter of Alan and Deanna Reeves, and graduated...
Correction:
Due to a miscommunication, proportions for dispersal of funds raised during the July 4 Royalty competition reported in the June 4 issue were inaccurate. Seventy percent goes toward the celebration itself, with only six percent of the remaining 30...
Weekend rainfall refills reservoirs
Rainfall received over the weekend helped allay concerns of a water shortage, as Wrangell received over 1.6 inches between Friday and Sunday. “It helped out substantially,” said Amber Al-Haddad, head of the Public Works Department. After a bon...
Southeast Beasts raise $1,800 in lightning run
A Wrangell running club raised $1,800 in a hastily organized 5K last week, held in part to mark National Running Day on June 3 but also to assist a local family in need. "It was impromptu," said the...
Museum display honors work of Marlieta Wallace
A new display was set out in the lobby of the Nolan Center last week, featuring the artwork of the late Marlieta Wallace, a Wrangell artist. The exhibit features some of the Mardina dolls Wallace...
Skull found on Stikine awaits interment
A skull found by a hunter near the Stikine River almost three years ago has yet to be interred. Wrangell resident Vena Stough discovered the skull while at Government Slough on Oct. 5, 2012, and brought it to the local police department. From there...
Fish Factor
Salmon fisheries are opening up this month from one end of Alaska to the other. Total catches so far of mostly sockeye, were under one million fish, but will add up fast from here on. A total haul for all Alaska salmon this season is pegged at 221...
University tech program sets up shop in Wrangell
The next steps have been taken on an agreement between the University of Alaska Southeast and Wrangell Public School District, with the establishment of an office for the university's technical...
