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Lucy Robinson is all about raising money for local causes – and staying in shape while doing it. Her most recent event, the XTRATUF Challenge, was a dirty affair with 15 participants getting muddy and wet at the city track to raise money for local woman Dawn Mathis to assist with her medical costs. “Dawn and her family are a big part of the community, having been here for a very long time, and I think it’s important to help out like this in a small town like Wrangell,” Robinson said. “We all...
The Thomas Bay Power Authority Commission met in a special meeting last Friday to discuss another counter offer by Mick Nicholls to the commission for the position of TBPA General Manager. Nicholls, who is still acting as foreman until today, said he is looking forward to taking the reins at the TBPA office. “My plan is to make sure that Tyee continues to run in a very efficient manner,” Nicholls said. “I believe that the GM’s job should be centered toward the plant and not toward the public....
In the Sentinel 100, 75, 50 and 25 years ago. May 8, 1913: Wednesday afternoon Lawrence and Strong returned from the boundary with the first party to come down the Stikine by boat this spring. D.J. Raney, direct from the Teslin diggings, and Telegraph Creek Indians with mail were in the party and they report the river open to Telegraph Creek. Mr. Raney comes direct from the Teslin diggings and says that progress on the creek is very slow on account of the heavy snowfall. He reports that Skookum Jim and party with a crew of workmen and other...
The Lady Wolves and Petersburg’s Lady Vikings club team split a pair of games last week as Wrangell played their first matches of the 2013 softball season. At home to kick off the season, Wrangell won the first game on Thursday, April 25 by a 21-20 margin. Head coach Kathleen Harding said she thought the weather – which contributed to officials calling the game in the sixth inning – had an impact on the game and helped the Lady Wolves to the win. “For having mostly beginners, I think we played...
Monday, April 22 - Person brought in a cell phone they found. - Blasting at the City rock pit was done. - Caller reported a big bang and that their trailer shook. Given info about blasting. - Traffic Stop: Verbal warning for driving habits. - Person called concerned about someone that has not returned home yet. Individual came home. Tuesday, April 23 - Warning given for illegal parking. Person moved their vehicle. - 911 - Caller needed assist and FD was notified and responded. - Report of Abandoned vehicles. - Citation issued to Dawn Marie...
To the Editor: My 77th Birthday came and went recently, and unfortunately I’ll never see it again. That’s how birthdays are; just another day. An example of Time passing. As a friend of mine said many years ago, over the rim of his glass (his portable horizon—-), “Wayne, do you realize that our lives are passing by at the rate of one minute per minute?” Clever observation. But this birthday was a unique blessing because a Wrangell Lady, one of my first friends, took a long time to assemble a book of birthday greetings from you folks at Home (Wr...
Millie passed away peacefully in her sleep at the home of her daughter, Jeanie, in Big Lake, Alaska, on April 17, 2013. A true Alaskan Pioneer, she was born in Wrangell, Alaska in June 8, 1918 to Peter and Ida Iversen. When she arrived she had step-brothers Harold, George and Weston, and step sister Hattie then came brother Bernard seven years later. She lived her entire life in Wrangell a town she loved. She married her high school sweetheart, William (Bill) D. Grant in Wrangell. With Bill...
Darrell Marvin Allen, 71, died on April 11, 2013 in Wrangell. Darrell served his country in the US Army from 1963-1969. He was a longtime trapper, hunter and commercial fisherman on the F/V Florence A. He loved, cooked, taught and lived for his grandchildren. He is survived by his wife, Lorraine, of 38 years; daughter, Nedia (Steve); sons, Edward (Solene) and Wes (Jennifer); 11 grandchildren, Avery, Dora, Max, Hank and Ellee, Roma and Felix, Chase, Jr., McKenzie and Ricky; brothers, Gary Allen...
A failure by the Alaska State Legislature to include a regional ferry in their 2013-14 budgets may have a significant impact on a carrier serving portions of Southeast. Funding for the Inter-island Ferry Authority was not included in any state budgets passed by lawmakers during the 2013 Legislative session. After failing to get funding for the IFA system, general manager Dennis Watson released a statement to “assure” the public that avenues were being explored to maintain the current level of se...
Kenneth Taylor and Loreen Granberg announce the engagement of their daughter, Alesha Taylor of Petersburg to Jake Jabusch of Wrangell. Jake is the son of Jeff and Kay Jabusch of Wrangell. The couple plan to celebrate their wedding up the Stikine River on May 25, 2013. More details can be found at OurRiverWedding.com...
Fishing industry stakeholders and federal managers in June will begin crafting a bycatch reduction plan for trawl groundfish fisheries in the Gulf. It will include some form of catch share plan, and as the main delivery port for more than $100 million worth of pollock, cod, flats and other fishes, Kodiak is closely guarding any giveaways. It’s similar to a chess game, said Duncan Fields, a lifelong Kodiak fisherman and a member of the North Pacific Fishery Management Council charged with designing the new plan. “You have multiple moving pie...
Alaska’s state-owned ferries are scaling back costs by getting rid of the naturalist program on all but one of the 11-ship fleet this year. State officials say the program may eventually be brought back, but for now, the plan is to replace them with computerized equipment and brochures on the Alaska Marine Highway System, which celebrates its 50th anniversary this year. In light of Alaska’s declining revenues and an unclear financial future, the state’s various departments were asked to bring expenses down by eliminating items that do not a...
Ketchikan Medical Center is poised to become the first hospital in the PeaceHealth system and the fourth facility in Alaska to implement the SurgiCount Safety-Sponge in its operating and delivery rooms. The SurgiCount system is designed to prevent retained medical devices being left inside a human body - one of the most common surgical errors. Studies have shown that sponges get left inside one patient in every 6,000 surgeries in the U.S. “We want that number to be zero,” said Patrick Branco, CEO of Ketchikan Medical Center. “By using this...
Senator Lisa Murkowski last week introduced the Alaska Subsistence Structure Protection Act of 2013. The legislation would limit the fees the National Forest Service could charge owners of private cabins on National Forest land that are used primarily for subsistence purposes. “It’s wrong for the Forest Service to charge subsistence users for owning cabins on National Forest land at the same rate as they charge commercial operators,” Murkowski said. “Subsistence is a vital part of life for many Southeast Alaska families.” There are roughly 6...
The Southeast Alaska Power Agency board declared last week that it is moving forward with an expansion of the Swan Lake reservoir despite a lack of funding from the Alaska Legislature. That decision and others were made at SEAPA’s all-day board meeting in Ketchikan. Board Member Sam Bergeron, who also sits on the Ketchikan City Council, said in a telephone interview Friday the board was doing “good work.” “The board is taking the easiest projects that bring us the most returns in the short term,” Bergeron said, referencing the Swan Lake expa...
The sea otter population in Southeast has more than doubled over the last decade. Those are the findings of an estimate conducted by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, which are accepting 90 days of public comment on its revised stock assessment for the furry creature. The agency estimates there are more than 25,000 sea otters in Southeast, compared to more than 10,500 in 2003. The animals were reintroduced to Southeast in the 1960s after the Russian fur trade wiped them out early in the last...
The Petersburg Pilot was judged the top weekly newspaper in the state at the Alaska Press Club competition recently. The Pilot placed ahead of the Homer News and the Capital City Weekly in Juneau. In judging the Pilot entries judges commented: “Nice layout. Great mix of stories. Headlines draw readers in. And in how many newspapers do you see a photo of a brown bear? Bravo.” Pilot reporter Shelly Pope took second place for best short feature story titled, “USCG Cutter SPAR pays honor to Petersburg woman.” Publisher Ron Loesch took first p...
The 2013 Wrangell High School prom court was presented last Saturday night at the school. Pictured: Freshman Blake Stokes and Taylor Bean; Sophomores Arthur Acuna and Charlie Colier; Juniors Alex Cano and Calliegh Miller; Seniors Austin Stevens and Andrea Gillen, and King Luke Gunderson with Queen Erica Smith....