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By about three-quarters of the way through Saturday night's roller derby bout, the Wrangell team had too many points. The Garnett Grit Betties hosted their first-ever home bout, known as the The Rumble on The Rock, against a group of visiting skaters from Southeast towns. After some initial uncertainty, more spectators had started to get into it. Louder and louder cheers broke out whenever a jammer – easily distinguishable by the star on the side of their helmet – broke through the pack to sco...
The president of the Thomas Bay Power Commission sent a letter this week to the chairman of the Southeast Alaska Power Agency ordering an end to negotiations for SEAPA to take over operations at the Tyee Lake Hydroelectric Project. The letter claims those negotiations – borough manager Jeff Jabusch characterized them as discussions – are being conducted in violation of section 3.40.50 of Wrangell code and a “substantially identical ordinance of Petersburg,” according to the letter from TBPA president James Stough to SEAPA board chairma...
Members of the public told port commissioners they preferred the second of three options for the proposed Mariners Memorial. At a second public workshop Thursday evening, a clear consensus emerged among attendees that while the second option offered the most pleasing esthetics and the best way for individuals to approach the monument, elements of another option appealed to them. They said they generally preferred a grand staircase visible in one of the other three possible layouts presented by...
In the Sentinel 100, 75, 50 and 25 years ago. April 16, 1914: Forest Supervisor Wiegel was a through passenger on the Spokane last Monday bound for Ketchikan. While the boat was in port, Mr. Wiegel interviewed several parties in reference to the new trail that the government will build up the Stikine and made the assurance that the appropriation would be $4,000 as was reported some time ago by the Forestry Department. Mr. Wiegel will be in Wrangell again in the course of a couple weeks and will be ready at that time to start work on the new...
Monday, March 31 Agency Assist. Suspicious circumstance. Tuesday, April 1 Agency Assist – Harbor Department. Wednesday, April 2 Suspicious Circumstance/ Welfare Check. Agency Assist – FD. Alarm. Agency Assist – Harbor Department. Thursday, April 3 Alarm. Citizen Assist. Parking Enforcement. Citizen Assist – Unlock Vehicle. Illegal Parking – Vehicle has been moved. Dog at Large – UTL. Parking Complaint – Owner notified. Friday, April 4 Alarm. Traffic Stop – Verbal warning for driving habits. Traffic Complaint – 4-Wheeler. Saturday, April 5...
To the Editor: I have 3 questions to the public, and don’t know who to ask, so here goes. #1 Why is the legislature going after the Marine Highway system? When these same legislatures break state law and transport their personal vehicles without drivers to and from the capitol, as well as trying to destroy jobs in this economy by dismantling a system with the lowest paid members of any state union. #2 Why has there been no mention of the Federal Investigation, of Rich Rhodes and our school system? #3 What is our Energy department doing about th...
By Representative Peggy Wilson Hello and welcome to week eleven of Peggy’s Corner of the House. If you are following the legislature at any level right now you will see that bills are moving rapidly as much of the behind the scenes work and committee deliberations have been completed. Committee meetings have expanded hours and weekend meetings are regularly happening to be sure that everyone has adequate information on all of the matters before us. This is in addition to the major session issues such as education, gasline, omnibus crime b...
In an unusual procedural move Tuesday, a passing vote was taken back. Assembly members initially voted 4-2 in favor of adding a cease-and-desist letter from Thomas Bay Power Commission President and borough assembly member James Stough to the New Business portion of the agenda for Tuesday’s meeting. However, after Mayor Jack voted in favor of, he told borough clerk Kim Lane he had misunderstood the motion’s intent to mean it would be added to the next meeting’s agenda. As a member of the majority, he was allowed to take back the vote, essen...
While attendance figures for Saturday's health fair may not be available for some time, organizers said attendance was steady this year. The fair is a perennial draw, in part because of reduced rates offered for things like a health profile and recommended screenings, and in part because of numerous booths representing community activities. Last year's events drew between 500 and 600 adults and children to the fair. A count of returned free entry forms for an annual raffle show at least 300 had...
Stikine Middle School Honor Roll: Sixth grade: Madison Blackburn, Karri Buness, Kaylyn Easterly, Tasha Massin, Trevor Miller, Lillian O’Brien, Kody Paul, Hank Voltz, Hunter Wiederspohn. Seventh grade: Helen Decker, Kellan Eagle, Abigail Gerald. Eighth grade: Jonathan Barratt, Erin Galla, Caleb Groshong, Kayla Hay, Kiara Meissner, Racquel Mingming, Tymon Teat. Honorable Mention: Sixth grade: Michael Buness, Madison Harding, Laura Helgeson, Adriana Larrabee, Ryan Soeteber. Seventh grade: Riley Blatchley, Elizabeth Johnson, Issacc Mingmin, D...
Kodiak seiners will be scooping up pollock in their nets starting this week. You heard right. Seiners have a chance to test the waters to determine if a directed pollock fishery makes sense for that type of gear in the Gulf. Except for a small jig fishery, the only pollock fishery operating in state waters (out to three miles) is at Prince William Sound where trawlers this year have an 8.5 million pound catch. “The initial seine opportunity will just run from April 11 through June 8 so we don’t overlap with salmon season. And during that tim...
The Alaska Department of Fish and Game announces the regulations for king salmon, effective April 2, 2014 - April 30, 2015. The regulations are: Alaskan Resident: The resident bag and possession limit is three king salmon 28 inches or greater in length. Nonresident: The nonresident bag and possession limit is one king salmon 28 inches or greater in length, except during May and June the bag and possession limit is two king salmon 28 inches or greater in length. The nonresident annual limit is six king salmon 28 inches or greater in length....
In the April 3, 2014 story “Seal hunt yields unusual harvest for Wrangell,” quotes and a photo caption incorrectly identified the speaker, who was Paul Marks of Kake, and not Casey Crayne, of Wrangell. The Sentinel regrets the error....
A long-discussed lift doubling the capacity of the Wrangell boatyard could arrive by the end of the month, officials said. The lift, which Harbormaster Greg Meissner plans for the harbor to use in conjunction with the existing 150-ton lift, shipped from Italy in March and was set to arrive in Tacoma, Wash. by Wednesday, though harbor officials have revised estimates for the arrival in the past. "My hope is it'll get here on April 22," he said. That would put the arrival one day shy of a year...
For an eighth grade student, Kayla Hay chooses her words very carefully. "In Mr. Davis's class we're all assigned certain writing ..." she said, and paused, searching for a synonym to describe work in her favorite class. "Assignments," she finished. "Is that how I should say that?" Her penchant for just the right word recently won her second place among sixth through eighth grade students in the Carl Sandburg Student Poetry Contest put on the by the National Park Service. Unable to attend the aw...
After two winter sinkings in the Wrangell area, port commissioners and the harbormaster said the time has come to discuss a possible insurance requirement. The subject has been on the commission’s agenda since the previous meeting in March. Discussion – commissioners took no vote on the issue – mentioned the requirement but also focused around possible alternatives to an outright requirement. Former port officials present at Thursday’s regular port commission meeting said a requirement had in the past faced criticism – and eventual defeat ...
