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The next phase of Wrangell's waterfront master plan came together at a pair of meetings Feb. 23 and 25. Three conceptual plans were presented to residents by the design team, based on feedback it received on eight proposals presented in January. Working with City and Borough officials, the team was comprised of Chris Mertl with Corvus Design, James Bibb of North Wind Architects, Dick Somerville of PND Engineers and Meilani Schijvens of Rain Coast Data. "We're mostly the team that was involved... Full story
Former Wrangell physician Greg Salard appeared Monday in U.S. District Court before Judge Timothy Burgess in Juneau for a hearing to postpone trial. A new trial date has been set for May 26. Salard was arrested at his Wrangell home last October and indicted by a federal grand jury on two felony counts of sexual exploitation of a child, for distributing and possessing child pornography. He is pleading not guilty to both charges. He was previously scheduled to stand trial Jan. 5, when his defense... Full story
All of last weekend, the first of what is intended to be many cultural courses was held at Wrangell Cooperative Association's new carving facility, which was finished last autumn. From Thursday afternoon through Sunday, local Native residents were shown how to craft with sea otter pelts by Jeremiah James, operator of Yakutat Furs since 2010. "This is the ninth class I've done," James explained, and the second he has delivered in Wrangell. It was his first time working in the new facility... Full story
In the Sentinel 100, 75, 50 and 25 years ago. March 11, 1915: Mrs. J. Hyland and her sister Miss E. Philips and their friend Miss E. Roberts arrived Saturday night from Telegraph Creek. The party made the trip over the ice from Telegraph to the mouth of the river. Three sleighs and fifteen dogs in charge of three Indian mushers were used in making the trip. The party encountered a blizzard between the boundary and salt water, but all stood the trip well. Mrs. Hyland brought out a number of fur pelts, black fox, etc. The party left on the...
Monday, February 23 Report of MVA with minor damage. Citizen Assist. Tuesday, February 24 Parking Complaint. Traffic Stop, no license plates. Wednesday, February 25 Citizen Assist: Unlock Vehicle. Report of Suspicious Activity. Report of a lost dog. Traffic Stop. Thursday, February 26 Citizen Assist: Unlock Vehicle. Disorderly Conduct: Unfounded. Friday, February 27 Agency Assist: Power Surge. MVA: Ambulance and FD dispatched.Citation issued to Kyla A. Teat, 16, for Failure to Provide Proof of Insurance and Failed to Stop at a Stop Sign....
Tuesday, February 24 Israel M. Comstock, 19, appeared before First District Court Judge Kevin Miller on a charge of Burglary 2 – a Class C felony – with a charge of Theft 2 dismissed. The defendant entered a guilty plea for the burglary charge. Comstock was sentenced to 24 months with 22 months suspended, to be served at Wrangell Jail. Comstock was also ordered to pay restitution and $200 in surcharges, and will be placed on two years’ probation following his release from jail....
As the fisheries industry continues to expand and Wrangell's Marine Service Center's services demand increases, I believe Wrangell's economy has nowhere to go but up. However, to accommodate this growth, the state must maintain their services in Wrangell. I am particularly concerned about the conservation of state jobs in Wrangell. Several years ago, Wrangell lost its social worker and its fisheries biologist. Now, the loss of the Wrangell trooper and the potential of reduced funding to the city...
JUNEAU (AP) — Tensions flared Monday between members of the Alaska House and Gov. Bill Walker over how best to advance state efforts to secure a major gas pipeline project, with a visibly upset Walker denouncing a bill from the speaker of the House as “the most un-Alaskan thing I’ve ever seen put together.” House Speaker Mike Chenault, R-Nikiski, introduced legislation that would limit the role of a state-backed corporation in an alternate gas line project proposed by Walker. The state has been pursuing a major liquefied natural gas project...
A number of public hearings on Alaska Marine Highway System’s operating budget have been scheduled this week, allowing ferry users the opportunity to give their input to state legislators as they draw up a budget. In a media release, Southeast Conference highlights the ferry system’s importance to the region’s communities, and further warns of a possible $9.5 million cut to AMHS being weighed as the Legislature finds ways to address a $3.5 billion deficit anticipated for the 2016 fiscal year. If that sized cut goes ahead as planned, servi...
Evergreen Elementary School student Lily Younce reads a book Friday morning during "Read the Most Coast to Coast," an annual event that promotes reading nationwide. Students read as many books as they could during the day, including a "power hour" where parents and family were invited to participate. Students completed Accelerated Reader quizzes on the books they read, and progress was tracked by Renaissance Learning. This year's total saw 4,173,153 books read across the United States, down...
Wrangell residents are invited to preview a short film and presentation on the Stikine River at the Nolan Center, at 6 p.m. March 11. The film had been put together last autumn by a film crew with Inside Passage Waterkeeper, a Juneau affiliate of the International Water Keeper Alliance launched by Southeast Alaska Conservation Council. Their ten-minute film is entitled “Water is Life: The Stikine River,” with the tagline “Our Water Knows No Boundaries.” “We plan on showing it next week,” said Daven Hafey, the short film’s director and...
Right after the yearly halibut catch limits are announced each January, brokers usually are busy with buying and selling and transferring shares of the catch. But it’s been slow going so far, even with slight harvest increases in nearly all Alaska fishing areas for the first time in nearly a decade. The buyers are there – it’s the sellers that are scarce. “There’s less of a rush this year, but there are less quota shares available,” said Olivia Olsen at Alaskan Quota and Permits at Petersburg. “We’ve had some good sales in Southeast (2C),...
JUNEAU (AP) — A Senate committee advanced legislation Tuesday that would eliminate daylight saving time in Alaska and allow for consideration of another time zone in the state. The bill would exempt Alaskans from advancing their clocks each spring. It would also direct the governor to ask the U.S. Department of Transportation to consider moving part or all of Alaska to Pacific time. Sen. Anna MacKinnon, R-Eagle River, originally proposed the bill to end daylight saving time in Alaska, then introduced the amendment to consider another time z...
Wrangell High School’s boys and girls basketball teams are in Ketchikan today, preparing to square off with their division rivals in this year’s Region V tournament. At 4:45 p.m., the Wolves face the Metlakatla Glacier Bears for game one of the 2A Boys bracket. The winner will play against either Craig or Haines tomorrow evening at 8:15 p.m. The losing teams will then have the option to play for runner-up in a second bracket. Last year the Wolves had been knocked out of the tournament after a pair of successive losses. This year, Wra...
FAIRBANKS (AP) — Warm weather continues to play havoc for organizers of the world’s most famous sled dog race. A lack of snow in the greater Anchorage area already has forced the official start of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog race to move 225 miles north from Willow to Fairbanks. The ceremonial start of the race is still planned to start Saturday in Anchorage. The plan in Fairbanks is to have the mushers start the race March 9 on the Chena River ice at Pike’s Landing. From there, mushers would travel a few miles to the confluence with the Tanan...
February 27 local Bahá'ís hosted an event to celebrate the Bahá'í holiday of Ayyám-i-Há in the Evergreen Elementary Multi-Purpose Room with a buffet of international foods, fellowship, entertainment, and games. Music filled the air as various children sang and or played violin to provide entertainment. A violin duet was played by Jack Roberts and Sophie O'Brien, and Renee Roberts sang a song while she was accompanied by Sophie O'Brien on violin. Laura Helgeson sang the Tlingit song "Work...
