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The Lady Wolves came away with a win over the weekend after facing the Lady Glacier Bears of Haines on home court. Haines defeated Wrangell Friday 61-44, but the following night the Lady Wolves beat the Lady Glacier Bears by ten points. The game score was 48-38. The Lady Wolves looked like they were off to a good start at the beginning of the game Friday, with junior MiKayla Stokes sinking two, three-pointers in the first quarter. However, Wrangell committed nearly 30 personal fouls total as a...
As of late last week, construction on the road improvement project on Front Street was set to start Monday, Jan. 30. However, those overseeing the project say weather will play a significant role in the start date and the progress of the work. “As always at this time of year, this is going to be weather-dependent,” said Mike Ashton, superintendent of McGraw Construction, at a project meeting Jan. 26. Originally, Ashton said he had hoped work would begin Jan. 16. “But with all this cold weath...
The Wolves were originally set to face Haines over the weekend. However, due to weather, flights out of the island were canceled and the team’s games were rescheduled to Monday and Tuesday night of this week. The Wrangell Wolves lost to the Glacier Bears Monday night by one point. The game score was 47-48, according to the scorebooks. At halftime, Wrangell was trailing by one point with the Wolves scoring 20 points in the first two quarters of the game to Haines’ 21 points. By the end of the third quarter, Wrangell was still behind one point wi...
After working for over three decades in Wrangell, resident Jim Nelson has retired at the age of 56. Nelson spent the last five years working as general manager of the Tyee Hydroelectric Plant for Thomas Bay Power Authority, which serves both Wrangell and Petersburg. Prior to his time at Thomas Bay, Nelson worked 28 years for the city and borough of Wrangell. Some of his proudest accomplishments in his career include the installation of the power line out to Muskeg Meadows golf course and...
Sea otter population in Southeast Alaska is increasing, and consequently, the animals are depleting marine life, causing an adverse economic impact to local fisheries, according to a presentation given by fisheries experts at the Sons of Norway in Petersburg Sunday night. The presentation was a part of the weeklong Alaska Board of Fisheries meetings being held in Petersburg. The Board’s main role is to “conserve and develop the fishery resources of the state,” according to its website. However, Alaskan Fisheries Board Chair Karl Johns...
The Wrangell boys’ varsity basketball team won and lost away games over the weekend against the Craig High School Panthers. Coach Ray Stokes said a team effort helped the Wolves defeat the Panthers Friday 60-56, but an injury and high number of fouls contributed to the 47-78 loss Saturday. Friday’s game was what Stokes called the “best game we played all season.” The Wolves rebounded well, played good defense and looked good offensively, he said. Every one of the players contributed to the win. Clayton Stokes scored 26 points for the Wolves...
Wrangell resident Joe Stover came to the Sentinel office this week to show off his sign: “Notice: We are Southeast Alaska… You will be assimilate… Resistance is futile!” which was inspired from the famous Borg quote from the television show Star Trek. He thinks it fits well for Wrangell....
Janet Buness of the Stikine Stitchers Quilt Guild hangs handmade quilts at Wells Fargo Tuesday afternoon. The quilts were created by the quilt guild for Wrangell residents in need of comfort while battling a serious illness. They will be raffled off and all proceeds will be donated to Cancer Care of Wrangell, in memory of Jane Bauer who lost her battle to cancer last fall. “This project has been a labor of love fulfilling the last wishes of fellow quilter Jane…” a release from the Stikine Stitc...
