Articles from the December 22, 2011 edition
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SEAPA board discusses Tyee finances
The Southeast Alaska Power Agency (SEAPA) held their board meeting for audit review and 2012 plans a little later than planned when the board member's plane overheaded Petersburg. Scheduled to begin at noon the meeting actually began shortly after...
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Wrangell senior remembers Christmas in the 40’s
Christmas, as a remembrance of the birth of Jesus Christ may never change, but the times we live and celebrate in do. The prism of the past may be cloudy for some who lived in Wrangell in the early...
Alaska NORAD to track Santa
Every Christmas holiday, the men and women of the United States Air Force’s North American Aerospace Defense Command turn their satellite dishes northward to track a very special target. The Alaskan r...
Training for the real thing
Longtime Wrangell Fire Captain Bernie Massin leads the charge in training younger members of the department on how to battle flames on Thursday, Dec. 16. That battle came during a live-fire scenario...
The Way We Were
In the Sentinel 100, 75, 50 and 25 years ago. Dec. 21, 1911: In an article in the St. Paul Pioneer Press headed “Alaska Berryland” the Wrangell exhibit of fruit contributed by Mrs. M. Linheart and Mrs. Horgheim, of Wrangell has the distinction of...
Lower 48 tribes support Sealaska land plan
The Washington-based Yakama Nation Tribal Council unanimously voted last week to support the passage of Sealaska’s land legislation, the Southeast Alaska Native Land Entitlement Finalization and J...
Wrangell man faces rape, assault charges
A Wrangell man could face significant jail time after an arrest earlier this month in a domestic violence case. Steven R. Marshall, 52, was arrested on Wednesday, Dec. 7 at a residence in the Bloom...
Police Reports
Monday, Dec. 12 -Welfare check. -Citizen assist, vehicle unlocked. -Welfare check. -Vacation check. -Verbal warning for faulty equipment. -Verbal warning for wrongful display of tabs. Tuesday, Dec. 13 -Report of a motor vehicle accident. -Agency...
Letters to the Editor
Letter to the Editor and to the community of Wrangell This is a letter of farewell as I end my career as a doctor in the community of Wrangell. I have resigned from Wrangell Medical Center and Alaska Island Community Services effective January 1, 201...
Wolves Junior Varsity takes one from Craig
The Wolves of Wrangell High School hosted the Craig Panthers on Dec. 16-17 in the home opener for WHS. Things got off to a bumpy start for the Wrangell Wolves varsity team on Friday night as they...
Lady Wolves Varsity drop two to Craig
The Lady Wolves weekend outing fared no better than the boys’ efforts as they fell to the Lady Panthers 73-44 on Friday, Dec. 16. Senior Loni Buness and junior MiKayla Stokes were both in double d...
Wrangell’s hoop shoot winners
(Standing, left to right) Teresa Flores, Haley Davis, Makena Hammer, Trent Stokes and Caleb Groshong; (Kneeling, left to right) Ashley Allen, Abby Armstrong, Erin Galla, Tymon Teat, Stone...
Wolves send five wrestlers to state tournament
The Wrangell Wolves wrestling team took their show on the road to the Alaska 1A-3A tournament at Nikiski over the Dec. 9-10 weekend – and came away with a 5th place win for two of the squad’s wre...
Postal Service waits on Alaska closures
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP)– The U.S. Postal Service is imposing a five-month moratorium on closing facilities, meaning five Alaska post offices are safe for now. Agency spokesman Ernie Swanson said Tuesday that the waiting period, set to end in May, will g...
A man on a mission: Alex Buness
For one young man from Wrangell, the future is looking southward – first to the Rocky Mountains and then to Southeast Asia. Alex Buness, a 2011 graduate of Wrangell High School and faithful member o...
ADF&G seeks sport fishing plan input
The Alaska Division of Sport Fish is now accepting public comment on its statewide fish-stocking plan. The Division, with assistance from private non-profit hatchery operators, plans to release nearl...
Three Sisters: Our favorite Christmas memories
Tis Peterman It was a number of years ago, but it was an annual tradition to go to the Alaskan Native Brotherhood Hall, which was located next to the SNO Building. It was a huge hall and every...
Mrs. Wilson’s first grade class traditions
Niclolas Allen: Me and my dad go out to Pat’s Lake. We do burnouts on our four-wheelers at Christmas time. They are metal and they get stuck in the mud and ice really easily. Killian Booker: I love C...
