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The Class of 2013 started their march toward graduation in first grade in 2001 – 12 years ago and seemingly a lifetime away from the world we live in today. Regardless of the march of time, the 31 graduates of Wrangell High School walked the aisle on Friday, May 17 into their future of college, work and adulthood. After entering the gymnasium of WHS to the tune of the Pomp and Circumstance march, provided by what was left of music director Tasha Morse’s band – minus her seniors – the collect...
Monday, May 13 - Unsecured Building - Officer notified owner. - Caller reported eagle hit the power line and is dead. - Possible Gunshot reported – UTL. - Citation issued to Shannon Booker, age 35, for Failure to Provide Proof of Insurance. Tuesday, May 14 - Caller reported hitting deer with vehicle. Officer responded. - Dead deer found on the Nature Trail. Wednesday, May 15 - Officer requested due to damage being done to home. - Report of suspicious letter being received. - Report of injured eagle. Officer responded. - Caller requested an o...
In the Sentinel 100, 75, 50 and 25 years ago. May 29, 1913: A deal was consummated Saturday whereby L.G. Pruell and T. Berthelson became proprietors of the Kirmse Jewelry and curio store, and took possession on that day. The buy is a good one as the store has a nice local trade in jewelry and curios in addition to the repair work and captures a great deal of the tourist trade. The two new owners are both well known in Ketchikan as being energetic young businessmen, Gus as assistant manager at the Tongass Trading Company with which he has been...
On May 7, 2013, Wrangell Magistrate Christine Ellis adjudicated the following cases: Katherine C. Westrope, 17, was found guilty of Driving in Violation of an Instruction Permit. She was sentenced to probation for one year and ordered to contact Wrangell Youth Court. Michael W. Simpson, 19, was found guilty of Minor Operating a Motor Vehicle After Consuming Alcohol and Minor in Possession with Habitual Consumption. He was sentenced to 10 days in jail, must pay $1,110 in fines and surcharges, a revocation of his driver’s license for one year w...
Tuesday, May 21 Alaska Wildlife Troopers Wrangell Post contacted Charlie Ercolin, age 56, of Wrangell, in Eastern Passage. Investigation revealed Ercolin retained undersized personal use Dungeness crab while he was personal-use fishing. Ercolin was cited into Wrangell District Court with a bail amount of $130.00....
The Wrangell Public School Board of Education is moving forward on a pair of long-term issues – with one involving Evergreen Elementary and Wrangell High School facility upgrades – and another involving the nutritional needs of the district’s students. The board voted Monday, May 13 to initiate a request for proposals to paint the elementary school façade and a portion of the front of the high school. “Painting the elementary school has been on the list of to do items for awhile now and will...
The trial of Wrangell resident Steven Marshall, who is alleged in court document and police statements to have assaulted a former girlfriend – and then attempted to solicit her murder from a jail cell in Ketchikan – is set for June 3-7 in First District Court. Marshall, 52, is accused of sexual assault and assault in the first degree, and is alleged to have raped, strangled and hit his victim, as well as threatening her with a machete, resulting in a hospitalization at Wrangell Medical Center in December 2011. According to court documents, Wra...
With the advent of digital technology, a number of Wrangell’s public and governmental agencies are going “paperless” in an effort to streamline operations, save costs and improve efficiency. One of the main users of digital records technology in town is the Wrangell Medical Center – though the Wrangell Public Schools District can now be counted among such users of this next-generation standard for meetings. According to superintendent Rich Rhodes, a paperless, web-based system known as BoardDo...
Wrangell held tightly to the 2013 Ryder Cup this past weekend as the Borough’s combined teams defeated Petersburg for victory during the annual tournament held May 18-19 at Muskeg Meadows golf course. The tournament, which followed a series of four different mini-tournaments over the course of the two-day event, featured Wrangell beating their neighbors to the north by 8-2 score on Saturday – and forced a tie-breaker on Sunday which local golfer Eric Kading broke with a shot on No. 1 bet...
National Maritime Day on May 22 is a holiday created by Congress in 1933 to honor America’s sea-going industry. It marks the day when the steamship Savannah set sail from Georgia on the first ever transoceanic voyage under steam power. As celebrations are underway, another maritime benchmark will be set as the first full container of 18 tons of fresh salmon from Chile is offloaded from a cargo ship in California after an iceless month at sea. How can that be? By using fuel cell technology in a new way. A fuel cell is an electrochemical e...
The entertainment lineup for Bear Fest 2013 has been announced and includes two groups from the Pacific Northwest, notably Portland, Ore. and Seattle, Wash. Opening up the festivities will be the returning musical act of Pearl Django, a Seattle-based jazz group that melds the unique style of Belgian guitarist Django Reinhardt and French violinist Stephane Grappelli. The quintet’s music has been compared to the pre-World War II era “Quintette du Hot Club de France,” though with modern sensibiliti...
(AP) JUNEAU – A U.S. House of Representatives committee Thursday will hear two different Sealaska land bills. Both bills relate to advancing the finalizations of Sealaska’s land conveyances required by the 1971 Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act. “This legislation will ensure that Sealaska can continue to meet the cultural, social and economic needs of its shareholders,” Rep. Don Young (R-AK) wrote in a statement on Monday. “From a jobs aspect, allowing Sealaska to select its remaining...
Members of the Thomas Bay Power Authority Commission met for their regular meeting on Wednesday, May 15 to discuss possible conflicts of interest within the organization. TBPA Commissioner and Petersburg Municipal Power and Light Superintendent Joe Nelson brought commission policies to light in regard to these conflicts. “Our commission policy states that no one on the commission can hold a direct interest in a contract of a business providing service for us,” Nelson read. “In the past when we had Pac Wing and Sunrise flying for us, the commi...
