Articles from the December 4, 2014 edition
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School program building better builders
Students taking vocational instruction courses at Wrangell Public Schools have been making use of some exciting new pieces of equipment. Under instructor Drew Larrabee, the shop's new Universal... Full story
Salard trial date moved to February
The trial of Greg Salard has been pushed back by seven weeks to Feb. 23, 2015, following a request for delay by his defense attorney. Originally set for Jan. 5, Salard's federal defense attorney Cara... Full story
Local kids drop rocks at Elks annual shoot
With the extended Thanksgiving weekend in full swing, the local Elks' annual Hoop Shoot had a reasonable turnout on Friday. Eighteen girls and 11 boys between the ages of 8 and 13 came down to try... Full story
The Way We Were
In the Sentinel 100, 75, 50 and 25 years ago. December 3, 1914: There have been several complaints made by citizens in regard to the unsafe conditions of the sidewalks as a result of throwing water thereon by the young people of the town in their...
Courts
Monday, November 17 Michael Maleski appeared before First District Judge Kevin Miller on charges of Petition to Revoke Probation. After a hearing, the court found the defendant violated conditions of his probation and were modified as follows: he...
Police reports
Monday, November 24 Dog at Large. Lost Wallet. Citizen Assist: Unlock Vehicle. Phone Harassment. Possible DUI/Unfounded. Tuesday, November 25 Agency Assist. Possible Theft Unfounded. Wednesday, November 26 Nothing to Report. Thursday, November 27...
Obituary: Ethelwyn Esther Schwartz, 103
Ethelwyn (Teddy) Esther Schwartz, 103, passed this life peacefully on November 30, 2014 in Portland, Ore. She was born in Mansfield, Wash. on June 20, 1911 to William and Goldie Haynes. Her brothers w... Full story
Snow a reminder to use winter sense
Autumn came to a sudden end as a low pressure system swept Southeast over the weekend, bringing a heaping helping of snow to Wrangell. Forecasters with the National Weather Service issued a weekend...
More cash for icy Iditarod race winners
ANCHORAGE (AP) – The world’s most famous sled dog race is putting more cold cash into the hands of its top mushers.The winner of next year’s Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race will pocket $70,000, which is $19,600 more than what the top musher recei...
TAC members identify common ground in timber transition
Tongass Advisory Committee (TAC) members compiled work-group draft recommendations for the Tongass National Forest’s timber management plan amendment at their Nov. 19-21 meeting in Sitka. Present at the recent meeting was USDA Under Secretary of A...
UAS brings spotlight to Aleut internment camps
KETCHIKAN, Alaska (AP) – John Radzilowski stood in front of a group of some 50 people Wednesday at the University of Alaska Southeast library in Ketchikan and asked for the survivors of the Aleut internment camps and their descendants to stand and b...
Seafood plant employee sentenced in Clean Air Act case
ANCHORAGE (AP) – The last of three federal defendants who pleaded guilty this year to Clean Air Act violations at a Dutch Harbor seafood plant was sentenced Nov. 25 to three years of probation, avoiding the maximum sentence of two years in prison. U...
Election winners confirmed, Ortiz to caucus with minority
After about three weeks of tallying, Alaska’s general election results were finally certified by Lieutenant Governor Mead Treadwell on Nov. 26. Turnout in the state was the third-highest turnout of any state, with 284,925 of the 509,011 registered v...
Bill Walker sworn in as Alaska's new governor
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) – Bill Walker was sworn in Monday as the first Alaska governor to not be affiliated with a political party. Walker took the oath in during a ceremony in downtown Juneau, using a Bible that spokeswoman Grace Jang said has been i...
Agency proposes critical habitat for seals
ANCHORAGE (AP) - The federal agency that oversees the U.S. seal population has proposed 350,000 square miles of ocean off Alaska’s north and west coast as critical habitat for the main prey of polar bears. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric A...
Fish Factor
It’s the time of year when Alaska’s fishery meetings kick into high gear - with five set for this week alone. The industry will get a first glimpse of potential 2015 halibut catches when the International Pacific Halibut Commission convenes in Sea...
Judge invalidates part of school funding mechanism
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) – A superior court judge has invalidated the state of Alaska's requirement that local school districts help pay for education, which could leave a cash-strapped state on the hook for more than $220 million in additional f...
Wrangell to join two more Big Thorne suits
Wrangell City and Borough Assembly members Stephen Prysunka, Julie Decker and Pamella McCloskey met Nov. 26 for a special session to discuss further involvement in a trio of suits filed against the United States Forest Service over its Big Thorne...
