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A possible hit-and-run sent one man to the hospital late Monday evening, authorities said. A man said to be in his 60s was discovered laying on pavement between the L N M Services gas station and the Elks Lodge about 10 p.m., in a short alley which connects Front Street to parking lots located behind those buildings. Passersby told the Sentinel they'd found the man and called 911, but declined to be identified for the newspaper. Paramedics transported the man to Wrangell Medical Center for...
Native Alaskans will elect four of seven candidates to the Wrangell Cooperative Association’s leadership council today. The WCA is an umbrella organization for the local Alaskan Native community and maintains, among other things, the Chief Shakes House and the carving shed cultural center. The group has played an increasingly important role in civic affairs, primarily as a go-to organization to obtain funding for infrastructure projects when state or federal authorities are sometimes unwilling to foot the bill. The association appears in discus...
February 12, 1914: Wrangell is to have a new water dam. That sentence means a lot to our little city and the fact that we need one has been demonstrated several times and at last it is almost an assured fact that before another winter sets in Wrangell will be getting her supply of water from a much better way and a more practical source. During the past two weeks the City Council has had a party of surveyors under the supervision of A.H. Lawrence surveying and mapping a new dam, which when completed will be 20 feet high across the mouth and cov...
With a little help from two development groups and a Wrangell-Hoonah partnership, a local entrepreneur will see his dreams accelerate. Steve Helgeson of Wrangell and Kevin Skeek of Hoonah, were named the winners in the Path to Prosperity competition Friday, which was co-sponsored by the Haa Aani Community Development Fund, Inc., and The Nature Conservancy. The competition provides $40,000 in seed money to business plans emphasizing sustainable use of environmental resources. Helgeson had made...
Monday, January 27 Found Property. Threat made on an individual. Officer responded. Tuesday, January 28 Theft Reported. Traffic Stop – Verbal warning given for faulty equipment. Trespass warning given to individual. Welfare Check – Contact was made with person. Citation issued to Alexander Cano, 17, for under age passengers in vehicle with Provisional License and verbal warning for faulty equipment. Wednesday, January 29 Officers spoke with individual on 4-wheeler who was given warning for driving on the road and passenger with no helmet. Cal...
Monday, January 27 Casey Shilts, 19, appeared before First District Judge Kevin Miller on charges of Reckless Driving. The Defendant entered a guilty plea. He was sentenced to 20 days in jail with 20 suspended, ordered to pay $650 in fines and surcharges with $600 suspended, to have his driver’s license revoked for 30 days and placed on probation for one year....
It's possible to have your heart broken twice in one weekend, judging by the scores from this weekend's homecoming boys basketball games. The Wolves lost Friday night's game to the rival Vikings by two points after leading by two after the first quarter, trailing by two at the half and at the end of the third quarter by four, and pouring on a 17-point offensive barrage in the final act. In the end, it wasn't to be. The Wolves fell 47-45 in the opening to the latest chapter of the Battle of the W...
Sentinel writer The Wrangell Mariner's Memorial is presently about 3,500 square feet of black empty pavement scattered with mussel shells. It could one day be an educational space. It could one day be an artistic exhibition. It could one day be a memorial shrine. It could one day be a historical exhibit and a place for community gatherings. It could be a navigational aide. It could one day be a tourism draw, though that's not its primary focus, planners said. Wrangell Ports and Harbor...
The borough’s code review committee has started the task of revamping two portions of the borough code. The first has to do with sales tax, specifically a sales tax cap designed to shield large-ticket purchases from the tax. Until 2004, borough code had set a maximum of $84 tax for any single purchase in the borough, officials said. A set of standard and unnoticed revisions took place in 2004 which essentially invalidated it, borough manger Jeff Jabusch told the committee. From 2004 until August 2013, the borough had operated as if the code a...
More aggressive moves toward the hoop couldn't make up the difference, and the Lady Wolves lost twice on homecoming weekend. The Wrangell girls basketball team shot 61 percent from the line as a team, and scored 20 of their points on fouls, indicative of a more aggressive offensive press. The Lady Vikings answered from the field Friday – making only three trips to the free-throw line in 32 minutes – and claimed the win 42-28. The Lady Wolves would pull within three points near the end of the...
Eleven new seafood products from seven companies are set to be showcased at the upcoming Symphony of Seafood galas in Seattle and Anchorage. In its 21 years the event has introduced and promoted hundreds of new Alaska seafood items to the marketplace. “Developing new products is really hard,” said Julie Decker, new executive director of the Alaska Fisheries Development Foundation which hosts the event. (Decker replaces Jim Browning who retired,) “It costs a lot of money, takes a lot of time and attention, and sometimes the products are wonde...
The annual Tent City Days event starts this evening with events at the Elks Lodge and Legion Hall. The event is a perennial institution in Wrangell, and features window displays by local businesses as well as a host of events designed to hit the sweet spot between kid-friendly events and events for those simply young at heart. Among the standout new events this year are Friday’s Turkey Shoot dice roll at 4 p.m. Saturday at the Elks Lodge, the Howdy Doody Outhouse 10k Fun run 9 a.m. Saturday at City Park, sponsored by Beasts of Southeast and c...
