Articles from the August 1, 2013 edition
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Bearfest kicks off at Shakes House
The 2013 Bearfest celebration came roaring back to Wrangell last Wednesday as the Shtax’Heen Kwaan dancers presented a moving and eloquent recitation of traditional Tlingit dance and language – and... Full story
Capital projects outlined in Rooney report to Assembly
A series of capital projects led the way in Borough Manager Tim Rooney’s final report to the Borough Assembly last week as he highlighted the improvements on-going or planned in the Borough. S... Full story
Jabusch appointed as interim Borough Manager
On Aug. 6 the City and Borough of Wrangell will have a new interim Borough Manager to fill the spot left by the departing Tim Rooney – and it’s a familiar face to everyone in town. The Borough Assembl... Full story
The Way We Were
In the Sentinel 100, 75, 50 and 25 years ago. August 21, 1913: Dr. Shurick of the Shurick Drug and Jewelry Company says the money is coming in so fast that the old register wouldn't hold it so he had to get a new one and while he was at it got the...
Police reports
Monday, July 22 - Officer requested for a deer carcass. - Vacation check requested - Person reported a theft and found the missing item. - Officer responded to report of intoxicated man in someone’s apartment. Man was gone on arrival. - Officer r...
Courts
On July 25, Wrangell Magistrate Christine Ellis adjudicated the following case: Harold Rhodes, age 56, of Naukati, was found guilty of Driving Under the Influence. He was sentenced to serve three days in jail, pay $1,955 in fines, fees and...
Obituary: Margaret Rose Seimears, 85
Margaret Rose Seimears, 85, of Wrangell passed away on June 30, 2013. Margaret was born June 1, 1928 in Wrangell to Ruth Sylvester Ritchie and Allan V. Ritchie. She was the oldest of three children...
New Pilot and Sentinel reporter
Kyle Clayton, 28, has joined the Petersburg Pilot and Wrangell Sentinel as staff reporter, residing in Petersburg. He arrived last week from Bethel, Alaska. Prior to that he was a reporter, producer...
People and Place Campaign comes to Wrangell
The People and Place Campaign has come to Wrangell, with a pair of locals taking part in its stewardship principals in the region. The campaign is a program that is funded through private foundations...
Anchorage wins state title in Little League
The Sitka All-Stars baseball team’s District II championship came last week in Wrangell, though their tough play against other teams from Southeast could not be matched against the stellar District I...
USFS partners with SEACC, others in stewardship
On Wednesday, July 10 the US Forest Service, the Wrangell Resource Council, and Southeast Alaska Conservation Council held a community collaboration workshop exploring opportunities for stewardship contracting in the Wrangell Ranger District. Keith...
BEARFEST 2013
BEARFEST GOLF TOURNAMENT Saturday, July 27 – 18 Hole Best Ball 1st place – Net score: 33, Handicap: 33 Greg Scheff Ed Rilatos Rafael Nunez Hal Rhodes Sunday, July 28 – 18 Hole Best Ball 1st Place...
Fish Factor
If a picture is worth a thousand words, get ready for millions of undersea images - brought to you by a handmade, high definition undersea camera. “Alaska Cam Sled is a towed imaging system that takes a lot of high resolution pictures of the b...
Warm water kills more than 1000 Kings in Blind Slough
PETERSBURG – Increased water temperatures and low oxygen levels combined with decreased tidal activity in Blind Slough killed around 1,100 King salmon on their way to spawn at the Crystal Lakes Hatchery two weeks ago. A Fish and Game aerial survey ta...
Students, teachers from Tatoosh School visit Wrangell
Students from the Tatoosh School, a Klawock and Portland, Ore., based educational outfit specializing in studying the “ecological and human dimensions of the landscape of Alaska’s Inside Passage,” mad...
Haa Aaní sponsors business development competition
The Haa Aaní Community Development Fund is joining up with The Nature Conservancy to promote sustainable economic development in the region. The Haa Aaní Community Development Fund and The Nature Conservancy have created the Path to Prosperity S...
