Articles from the September 20, 2012 edition
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PFD for 2012: $878
Revenue Commissioner Bryan Butcher today announced that an estimated 646,805 eligible Alaskans would receive a 2012 Permanent Fund Dividend in the amount of $878. According to the Department of Revenue, 677,733 applied for the 2012 dividend, an... Full story
By Buness: 2012 yearbooks on the way
One of the most popular shows for kids on television in the last decade was Where On Earth Is Carmen San Diego as it scoured the world for the location of a thief who steals valuable artifacts from around the globe. For Wrangell High School students... Full story
Comstock walks 60 miles for cancer
Wrangell Sentinel employee Beth Comstock takes a break with a pair of decked-out Seattle Police Department officers during the Susan G. Komen 3-Day event last weekend. Comstock’s team, “The Pink Sli...
The Way We Were
In the Sentinel 100, 75, 50 and 25 years ago. Sept. 26, 1912: The long looked for machinery for the Columbia and Northern Fishing and Packing company's freezing plant was shipped north on the Spokane and landed on the company's wharf Sunday. The...
WMC recertification study underway
A team of four Alaska State Department of Health and Social Services surveyors were onsite in Wrangell last week to conduct Wrangell Medical Center’s annual re-certification and State licensure s...
Police reports
Monday, Sept. 10 -Officer responded to report of Criminal Mischief. -Report of damage to property. -Porcupine found on road. -Booked Marc Martinsen, 52, to serve sentence. Tuesday, Sept. 11 -Caller requesting Vacation Check on residence. -Officer...
Van Cleve joins KSTK as reporter
Wrangell’s radio station, KSTK FM, brought their newest reporter on board this week with the addition of veteran journalist Ariel Van Cleve to the station’s staff. Van Cleve, who most recently wor...
Marshall, Rooney on top and headed to Regionals
The Wrangell Wolves cross-country team traveled to Ketchikan last weekend with a smaller group than usual – only four runners for each of the boys and girls teams – but they came away with an eye tow...
Sawa takes CEO reins at WMC
Wrangell Medical Center has a new administrator – courtesy of a yearlong management agreement with PeaceHealth of Ketchikan. Kendall Sawa, whose first day on the job was Thursday, Sept. 13, takes t...
Fire destroys trailer on Zimovia Highway
A raging fire brought out more than 30 firefighters and destroyed a trailer home last week near the end of Zimovia Highway. The call for the fire came in at approximately 1 a.m. on Thursday, Sept. 13 with two fire trucks, a water tanker and 31...
Roads crew hold final team meeting
After more than a year of digging, installing utilities and pouring concrete on Front Street, the Wrangell Road Improvement Project team meetings wrapped up this week with a final conference at City Hall. The project, which began on Aug. 16, 2011,...
Byrne named senior business relationship manager for Petersburg and Wrangell
Wells Fargo has named David Byrne Senior Business Banking relationship manager for Petersburg and Wrangell. During his 14-year financial services career in Alaska, Byrne has served consumer and...
Meet the Candidate - Port Commission
Clay Hammer Why are you running as a write-candidate rather than an official candidate for the Port Commission? Basically, time got away from me and I missed the window to officially apply. I had to...
Meet the Candidates - WMC Board
Barbara Conine What is your previous experience on boards or other relevant experience that would qualify you as a member of the Wrangell Medical Center Board of Directors? Extensive business... Full story
Fish Factor
Alaska fishermen are feeling the squeeze of lower prices at the same time that their operating costs continue to spiral upwards. For halibut, in a reversal of trend and fortune, prices have dropped by 70 cents a pound in recent weeks. Dock prices...
Bear season opens in Southest
(AP) JUNEAU – Brown bear hunting season in Southeast Alaska opened Saturday, Sept. 15. The opening applies to the area known as Game Management Unit 4, which encompasses Admiralty, Baranof and Chichagof islands. The Alaska Department of Fish and G...
Judicial Council: ‘Yes’ on judges
Three judges in Alaska’s First District are up for retention in the Nov. 6 general election – Ketchikan Superior Court Judge William Barker Carey, and Juneau District Court Judges Keith Levy and Thomas Nave. Voters are also being asked whether the...
Hunting season opens
Wrangell resident Jody Lindley looks on as Derek Meissner hoists his moose at the Inner Harbor dock. Lindley took his catch on the lower Stikine over the weekend....
Wrangell's Tlingit art on display at two museums
With the flurry of activity on Shakes Island, including the redesign and construction of a new Chief Shakes Tribal House, the cleaning and renovation of the totem poles, and planning for a rededication ceremony in May 2013, the Wrangell Cooperative... Full story
