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Close to 100 people participated in a memorial walk on Sunday, held to remember those killed or injured in a car crash in Petersburg early last week. Meeting at Wrangell's city dock, more than a third of the walkers were from the neighboring community. Organized by local running group Southeast Beasts, the five kilometer (three mile) course was intended to help show support during a time of tragedy. The route taken brought walkers down Front Street from the dock, up to Zimovia Highway and out to...
Reaching local postal boxes last week, the quality report for Wrangell’s water supply indicates a slight decline. The study was conducted last year by the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation Drinking Water Protection Program, and provides a snapshot of water quality for 2015. Of the 80 contaminants being measured for by the the assessment, Wrangell’s water showed 11 but passed muster for 10 of them. One area, the level of haloacetic acids (HAA5), measured beyond the maximum contaminant level allowed by federal guidelines. HAA5 is...
July 15, 1916: The Princess Charlotte, the floating palace of the Canadian Pacific Railway Steamship line, arrived in Wrangell on her first trip to Alaska early last Tuesday morning and went south again last night. The Princess Charlotte is, without a doubt, the finest vessel that has sailed the Southeastern Alaska route and will make a regular trip every other week all the rest of the season. The Princess Charlotte is under the command of Captain John MacLeod, one of the best known and best liked skippers on the Alaska run. A.G. Baker is purse...
After the extended Independence day weekend, city workers last week began the process of collecting the considerable amounts of litter, egg shells and fireworks remnants from Front Street, while stray strands of dried Silly String may take a bit longer to wash off. As ever, Wrangell’s celebration made for an enjoyable weekend, with its events well-attended and its Royalty competition breaking record numbers for fundraising. Despite the lengthy, at times messy festivities, Wrangell Police Department reported problems had been at a minimum t...
Corrections Following last week’s article on Josie Olsen, two clarifications are needed. Her second eldest son currently serves as a missionary in France, not her youngest. And before coming to the United States, Olsen had worked with the family of a Turkish diplomat for the European Union. The Sentinel regrets the error. And an update: Since last week’s edition, the number of July 4 Royalty tickets sold has been increased by a couple of thousands. The total now stands at 128,408, with 67,929 sold by Alex Angerman and 60,479 by Kyla Teat. Bot...
Monday, July 4 Civil Standby. Found Property. Lost Property. Juvenile Complaint. Suspicious Circumstance. Disturbance. Traffic Complaint. Report of Harassment. Discharge Firearm. Arrested on charges of DUI, Cathie Anne Angerman, 62. Arrested on charges of DV, Assault, Jason Lee Garringer. Tuesday, July 5 Traffic Stop – Verbal warning for driving habits. Fireworks. Found Property. Suspicious Circumstance. Courtesy Transport – Officer gave ride. Courtesy Transport – Officer transported person. DVO Order – 20 day exparte order granted. Found P...
The Alaska Airlines Best Ball Tournament was held July 9 and 10 with 67 participants. July 9, Results: First Place Team: Mike Hay, Carol Hay, Jennie Thielmann, Steve Thielmann. Net Score: 37, Team Handicap: 38. Second Place Team: Mike Ottesen, Tyler Gunn, Aaron Powell, Jeff Good. Net Score: 39, Team Handicap: 25. Third Place Team: Ed Rilatos, Kevin Skeek, Judge Conniff, Grover Mathis. Net Score: 40, Team Handicap: 33. July 10, Results: First Place Team: Kevin Skeek, Nate Johnson, Joe Delabrue, Grover Mathis. Net Score: 18, Team Handicap: 17....
Devyn Moody and Dustin Johnson both of Wrangell, AK were united in marriage on May, 21 2016. The bride is the daughter of John Moody of Newport, OR and Shannan Phillips of Ephrata, WA. She is the granddaughter of Brent and Kathy Moody of Pahrump, NV and Arlene and Leland Phillips of Kingston, ID. The groom is the son of Harley and Lana Johnson of Wrangell, AK. He is the grandson of the late Edward and Karen Johnson of Wrangell, AK and the late Lois and Philip Lingbloom of Burien, WA. The matron...
Following the July 4 weekend, last Wednesday Wrangell's Public Works Department began closing off Wood Street for resurfacing work. The project is expected to last into September, with contractors laying out underground utilities and paving the road in concrete, from where it meets Zimovia Highway to the entrance of the Alaska Island Community Services clinic parking lot. The city made resurfacing the road a priority for the new year, as a grant acquired for the project expires in June 2017....
Big Wheel Races: 3-7 year old Girls: 1st - Sydnie Young, 2nd - Dillon Rathbun, 3rd-Cereniti Buendia 3-7 year old Boys: 1st - James Benson, 2nd - Sawyer Rooney, 3rd - Kasen Richmond 8-11 year old Girls: 1st - Adeline Andrews, 2nd - Kayla Young, 3rd - Braidyn Young 8-11 year old Boys: 1st - Nate Rooney, 2nd - Anthony Coblentz, 3rd - Shelton Eklund 12-18 year old Girls: 1st - Karina Ross, 2nd - Teslan Smith, 3rd - Jaden McCarthy 12-18 year old Boys: 1st - Jake Eastaugh, 2nd - Dawson Miller, 3rd - Tyson Messmer Adult Women: 1st - Esther Ashton,...
Fisherman Gig Decker holds up a sockeye pulled from his nets aboard the F/V McCrea on July 6, near 14-Mile Zimovia. The drift gillnet fishery for the Stikine River and Prince of Wales Island areas opened on July 3, with an additional 60-hour opening beginning July 7. Alaska Department of Fish and Game reports the effort has been near average, with a better than usual sockeye harvest so far. The districts opened again for another four days beginning Sunday. As of July 8, the inseason summary for...
Salmon takes center stage each summer but many other fisheries also are in full swing from Ketchikan to Kotzebue. For salmon, total catches by July 8 were nearing 28 million fish, of which 10 million were sockeyes, primarily from Bristol Bay. Last week marked the catch of the two billionth sockeye from the Bay since the fishery began in 1884. Other salmon highlights: Southeast trollers wrapped up their summer Chinook fishery on July 5 taking 158,000 kings in just eight days. The Chinook catch is strictly limited by a U.S. and Canada treaty,...