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JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) - New dormitories are going up at the University of Alaska Southeast campus in Juneau, and officials hope it will help retain more college students in the capital city. Concrete should begin pouring this week for the 31,000-square-foot freshman dormitory project. The $14 million project, which the Legislature provided $8 million, will feature two, four-story towers with a commons area. University officials said proceeds from the sale of the Bill Ray Center also will be put toward the freshman residence hall project. It will...
PETERSBURG – The Petersburg Police Department and other law enforcement officials took down a commercial marijuana grow operation last month. An official from PPD said investigators had been receiving complaints regarding drug activity around the 100 and 200 block of South Nordic Dr. After an investigation of an unspecified amount of time, police entered the structure the night of July 26 where they found growing materials, live plants and more than five pounds of marijuana worth a street value of $35,000-$40,000. Charges are still pending a...
By Kyle Clayton Sentinel writer Petersburg and Wrangell residents covered by Apollo Medi Trans medevac insurance might be able to renew their coverage if the Alaska Division of Insurance receives requested documentation regarding a licensing issue. Marty Hester, Alaska Division of Insurance Deputy Director, said AMT failed to renew their license last February. “Their license did not renew,” Hester said. “I don’t know why they did not renew it.” Chief Financial Officer for AMT Robert Bonestroosaid said carriers who had active policies at the ti...
The Banana Point floating dock project has been canceled after conflicting interpretations within the U.S. Forest Service concerning the use of grant funds. The Wrangell, Petersburg and Kake Resource Advisory Committee, or RAC organized the project that was two years in the making. RACs fall under the authority of The Secure Rural Schools Act, which is meant to provide collaboration between local communities and federal land managers to create projects on federal land. Each U.S. Forest Service region in the country has a RAC. The local RAC...
In the Sentinel 100, 75, 50 and 25 years ago. September 4, 1913: The cannery tender Irene Barnes of the Lake Bay cannery caught fire early yesterday morning, Wednesday and exploded splitting the boat wide open and seriously burning Captain M.L. Burke and slightly injuring E. Chryton, who worked as a deckhand on the boat. The explosion occurred as Mr. Burke was lighting a gasoline stove to prepare his breakfast early in the morning. It seems that the gasoline tank was leaking and had filled the bilge with gasoline and as soon as a match was...
Secretaries and Administrators returned to work August 5. Teachers will return for in-service training on August 19 -20. August 21 will be a teacher work day and students will return to school on Thursday, August 22nd. The State has tasked the school district with adopting and implementing the New Alaska State Standards. It’s a pretty rigorous adoption. An example is kindergarten students were required to count to 20. Starting this year, by the end of the year, kindergarten students will be required to count to 200. Not only that, but they w...
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) - The Alaska attorney general’s office has approved Lynden Inc.’s buyout of a competing cargo carrier in southeast Alaska, with conditions. Lynden, which operates Alaska Marine Lines, and Northland Marine Services are the only marine companies delivering cargo in the region. Assistant Attorney General Ed Sniffen tells the Juneau Empire the planned buyout was investigated over concerns it would violate state anti-trust laws and create a monopoly. One of the conditions proposed by the state would allow Sitka-based Samson Tug...
(Sitka) – The mountain goat registration hunt (RG150) on Baranof Island opened August 1. Hunters should be aware of the closures to all goat hunting in the Blue Lake-Medvejie watersheds and the south fork of the Katlian watershed. All hunters registering for the hunt are required to certify they have read the ADF&G Mountain Goat Identification Quiz. The quiz is available online the ADF&G website and at the local ADF&G office. All successful hunters must submit a hunt report and goat horns for age and sex identification within five days of t...
A fire destroyed the Allen mill site on Tuesday, July 30, leaving Mike Allen’s business venture a smoking heap of twisted metal and burnt lumber – and saw the largest response from the Wrangell Volunteer Fire Department in recent memory. According to WVFD Fire Chief Tim Buness the fire began in the early afternoon and saw a quick response given the distance to the fire from the Zimovia substation and the Fire Hall. “We received the call at 2:08 p.m. and twelve minutes later the first engin...
A Wrangell woman is alleging she was fined by the US Forest Service for conducting a business on federal land during an excursion she made out the road last month with a group of children. Marilyn Mork, who runs Auntie’s Daycare Service, said that on June 19 she was taking six children to play at Middle Ridge when she discovered that one of her employees had taken the children to a boat near one of the new trails in the area. Mork said she immediately had the children removed from the area b...
(AP) — Opportunities for people to take their outdoor experiences to a cabin are increasing. While U.S. Forest Service cabins are plentiful, they are mostly accessible by plane, boat or backpacking adventures. But Alaska State Parks is building a cabin for public use at Settlers Cove, right in Ketchikan’s backyard. Construction started July 15 and only 10 days in, the cabin has a completed roof, windows and sleeping bunks. All that is left is trim, sanding, staining and the porch, said Mary Kowalczyk, the district park ranger. “Of cours...
In the Sentinel 100, 75, 50 and 25 years ago. August 28, 1913: The School Board is looking for the teachers for the ensuing year on one of the first boats. Owing to the fact that the teachers of last year, Mrs. Burke and Miss Prichett and Miss Haley, found it impossible to return at a late date caused some anxiety among the school board but the positions have been filled with a staff of teachers who have the recommendations of the University of Washington which make it sure that we are getting the right people for the right situation. The...
(Sitka) – The general season deer hunt will open in Unit 4 for bucks only on August 1st. The season for does and bucks will begin September 15th. Hunters must have deer harvest tickets and a valid hunting license in their possession while hunting. Harvest tickets must be validated in sequential order and unused tickets must be carried while hunting. All hunters are required to submit a deer harvest report within 15 days of taking the bag limit, or 15 days after the close of the season, even if you did not hunt. In all hunts limited to one s...
SITKA, Alaska (AP) _ When Sonja Conner glanced at the photo of a smiling girl in July 26 Daily Sitka Sentinel, she thought the girl looked a lot like her mother. But she didn’t read the caption saying the picture was one of three photos of the same girl that were found in a book Gale Kehres had bought at the White Elephant shop. Kehres wondered if somebody in town would recognize the pictures and want them back, and she asked the Sentinel to help her find out. After Sonja Conner saw the picture in the Friday Sentinel she put the paper aside, f...
KETCHIKAN, Alaska (AP) – A ferry taking people from Ketchikan’s airport to the city experienced a mechanical issue, requiring a tow in the Tongass Narrows. The Oral Freeman had to be towed to the dock, The Ketchikan Daily News reported (http://is.gd/tA2mH6). A fitting on an air compressor filter failed, causing a loss of air pressure on the ferry, said Airport Manager Mike Carney. “Once it loses air pressure, it can’t shift,’’ Carney said. The other ferry in service Thursday afternoon, the Ken Eichner 2, responded and put the other ferry in a...
PETERSBURG (AP) — An eagle rescued from a Petersburg beach has been euthanized. KFSK reports the eagle had been at the Alaska Raptor Center in Sitka for about five weeks. The eagle couldn’t fly because it had a broken bone in its wing. However, it became evident during rehabilitation that the bird had been electrocuted. Staff workers found a part of the eagle’s wing with a bone in it on the floor of the large flight area, meaning the bone had died in the electrocution. Electrocutions are common in southeast Alaska. There’s a large populat...
Irva “Jean” Croston Kuntz, age 91, passed away peacefully on July 22, 2013. Jean was born on July 28, 1921 in Seattle, Wash. the daughter of Irven and Helen Hynds. Jean was a loving wife and wonderful mother who was always there for whomever needed her help. She was a hard worker, opinionated, had a great sense of humor and adored her family. She lived long, laughed hard and loved with all her heart. She was raised in Seattle and moved to Issaquah in 1944. She was a butter wrapper for Alp...
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 fed the nearly 60 visitors with fresh baked and smoked salmon dishes at the Chief Shakes Tribal House. Wrangell Cooperative Association president Tim Gillen said the sharing of food is important to the Natives of Southeast Alaska as a way of keeping ancient Tlingit culture alive. “From my persp...
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. Starting off, Rooney informed the Assembly about a number of projects related to the city’s Harbor Department, including upgrades at the Marine Service Center pier. “Pool Engineering has begun work on the pier upgrades and good progress is being made,” Rooney wrote. “The two new batter piles have been driv...
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 Assembly appointed Jeff Jabusch, who currently sits as the finance director for the city, to the top municipal spot last week in a unanimous vote, though Assembly member Ernie Christian was not present. Jabusch, who previously served as acting manager when Rooney or other past managers were out of town, sa...
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 best, of course. The new one is a National and every time you ring up you get a receipt which are redeemable at the rate of $1 in cash for every $20 worth of receipts from that machine. August 12, 1938: The Aleutian, scheduled to arrive at Wrangell at 1 o'clock Wednesday morning, was two hours late....
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 surcharges, a driver’s license revocation for 90 days, complete an AICS substance abuse screening, and serve one year on probation...