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On Monday organizers of the regional business development competition Path to Prosperity announced their 12 finalists for 2018, three of which come from Petersburg and Wrangell. Focused on encouraging entrepreneurship in Southeast Alaska communities, P2P is a programming partnership between Spruce Root Inc. and The Nature Conservancy. The latter is an environmental organization centered in Arlington, Virginia, while the former is a rebranding of Haa Aaní Economic Development and its associated...
July 11, 1918 It was a safe and sane Fourth - and a dry one. Everyone had a good time. Money was not scarce: Witness the generous prizes and elaborate decorations. If a few sighed for the days that used to be, the vast majority appreciated the good order and the fact that one was spared, this year, the sights that frequently marred celebrations in the past. In connection with the exercise held in the Redmen’s hall the morning of the Fourth, did you happen to notice the exceptionally fine programs? A great deal of time and thought and care w...
Laboratory results from a fatal car accident last month indicate the driver had been under the influence of alcohol prior to the crash. Rainie Doak had been driving home with her three children on Zimovia Highway late the evening of June 10 when she lost control of the vehicle prior to crossing the Pats Creek Bridge, about 12 miles south of Wrangell. The sports utility vehicle avoided hitting the guard rail but ran into the creek, upturning in the process and discharging the occupants. Doak and one of the children had been killed at the scene,...
June 25 Alaska Wildlife Troopers contacted Elmer Mork, 60, of Wrangell, at Heritage Harbor after an investigation determined he had failed to log his personal use shrimp prior to concealing from view or leaving the fishing grounds. Mork was issued a $210 citation. Fishermen who harvest shrimp for sport, personal use, or subsistence are reminded to log their catch in ink on their permit prior to concealing the shrimp from view or leaving the fishing grounds. July 2 Alaska Wildlife Troopers concluded an investigation involving Bruce Kautz, 63,...
July 2, 2018 Found keys. Citation issued: Steven Cole, 66: Blocking roadway prohibited. Agency assist: Report of juvenile eagle with broken wing. Parking complaint: Citation issued to Jana Wright, 57. Parking complaint: Citation issued to Thomas Hunter, 64: Blocking traffic. Theft reported. Summons served. Report of dead deer. Intoxicated person: Officer responded. July 3, 2018 Report of harassment. Intoxicated person: Title 47. Found false teeth. Traffic stop: Citation issued to Devan Harding, 25, for speeding. Traffic stop: Verbal warning...
A new director for the Nolan Center was named late last week, with Cyni Crary to begin in the position later this month. Crary has been the executive director at the Wrangell Chamber of Commerce for most of the past eight years, coming with a background in business administration. “I have many ideas for potentially increasing revenue and evaluating the work flow process to create efficiencies and growth,” she said in a statement. “I’m excited to explore new ideas with the team while continuing to advocate on behalf of Wrangell.” On the hiring,...
Brian J. Varela, 27, joined the Pilot and the Sentinel staff last week arriving from Oxnard, Calif. He earned a Bachelor's Degree in Journalism and Religious Studies from California State University, Long Beach in May 2018. During his internship, he was a staff writer for the Long Beach 908 Magazine through May 2018 and compiled and wrote about local businesses that were featured in the magazine. Prior to that, he worked for Silver Bay Seafoods in Naknek, Alaska in the summer of...
Technical trouble with the state ferry system has put a crimp on interisland travel recently. The M/V Columbia – one of two vessels making the north-south run each week in Southeast Alaska – had a longer than expected stop into Bellingham, Washington after arriving June 29. Crew members discovered black smoke in the ship's bow thruster room, prompting use of a fixed carbon dioxide fire fighting system and evacuation of the vessel. No fire had been evident, and all passengers aboard were rep...
Sockeye salmon catches often add up to half of the value of Alaska’s total salmon fishery, and the so-called reds dominate the season’s early fisheries starting in mid-May. But sockeye catches so far range from record-setting highs at Bristol Bay to record lows nearly everywhere else. For example, the Copper River sockeye harvest of just 26,000 is the lowest in 50 years. At Kodiak just 212,000 sockeyes were taken through July 6 making it the weakest harvest in 38 years. Sockeye fishing at Yakutat has been closed due to the lowest returns in...
10 Royalty Ticket Sales: 102,382 King: Robbie Marshall 62,792 Prince: Draven Golding 25,960 Princess: Kaydee Howell 13,630 The Royalty Ticket Pull Winners 1st, $4,000: John Fernen 2nd, $3,000: Randy Fordyce 3rd, $2,000: Tammi Meissner 4th, $1,000: Jenny Mork Crazy Craft Race Under 12 1st: Dane 2nd: Gracie & Bella 3rd: Sophia & Melanie 4th: Aubrey, Charlee, William, Tommy & Kayla Over 12 1st: John Buness 2nd: Bonnie Ritchie 3rd: Leslie & Matt 4th: Nickole, Dalton, Rylan, Jayden 3 on 3 Basketball Tournament Middle School Girls 1st: Wrangell W...