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U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski intervened on behalf a Wrangell daycare operator after a US Forest Service officer issued her a citation in July for picnicking with her daycare children at Middle Ridge in the Tongass National Forest. US Forest Service Law enforcement officer Doug Ault fined Marilyn Mork $375 for operating a business on federal land without a permit. Mork said former U.S. Senator Frank Murkowski caught wind of the situation, made a copy of the citation and sent it to his daughter, Senator Murkowski. Murkowski happened to be meeting...
It was during a typical cold Southeast Alaskan November day in 1968 when Felix Villarma tied his 20-foot wooden scow onto a Kadin Island beach. He was in a draw and nearing the top of a mountain, sneaking through the foliage and the rain, when he saw a doe about 100 yards away. “I watched her watch me, then all of the sudden this big buck walked right next to her and looked down the mountain at me,” Villarma said. “I put my 270 to my shoulder and had it in my crosshairs, aimed for the neck...
In the Sentinel 100, 75, 50 and 25 years ago. September 11, 1913: Long before the first day of September, all the veteran duck hunters and the cheechakos had carefully inspected their old breech loaders, pump or automatic putting everything in readiness for the day that they could land both feet on the famous hunting ground. The first party to depart were Rollo Shangle, Geo. Sylvester, T. Case and Clarence Lewis. Being the first hunters of the season they kind of took the ducks by surprise and brought back the limit. On Sunday, Harry Gartley,...
Steve Marshall went before the Honorable Judge William Carey Tuesday to be sentenced in an ongoing case which led to a week-long trial in June. Marshall was sentenced in court to 15 years with five suspended and five years of probation after being released on the Assault in the First Degree charge and was sentenced to 150 days for the Assault in the Third Degree. Marshall had 25 letters of support that were submitted to the Judge, which was stated to be significant. The Honorable Judge William...
On August 13, Wrangell Magistrate Chris Ellis adjudicated the following cases: Katie Barger, 15, was found guilty of Minor Consuming Alcohol. She was sentenced to probation for one year and to contact Wrangell Youth Court by August 19, 2013, complete process and follow orders. Laven Ritchie, 16, was found guilty of Repeat Minor Consuming Alcohol. He was sentenced to probation for one year, ordered to pay $510 in fines and surcharges, perform 48 hours of Community Work Service and to have his driving privileges revoked for 180 days. Kyler Nore,...
Monday, August 12 Officer reported suspicious odor coming from vehicle. Person reported vehicle ignoring flaggers. Officer notified. Citation issued to Victoria Martin for Failure to Stop at stop sign. Person reported someone almost hit his kids on the sidewalk. Officer was UTL vehicle and driver. Person requested an officer to unlock vehicle. Person reported two vehicles not obeying the flaggers. Report of person looking into vehicles. Officer was UTL. Officer was requested to do a walk through at a bar. Tuesday, August 13 Fire department...
Genevieve Murphy, Wrangell local Steve Murphy’s niece, shared her experiences last Tuesday about working in Mali in West Africa while volunteering for the Peace Corps from 2011 to 2012. The main language spoken in Mali is French but many dialects are also spoken in different regions throughout Mali like Bambara or Dogon. Mali is also the country where Blues music originated. Murphy spent her time with a host family in Sikasso while working at a micro finance bank. While there Murphy joined a large celebration for the 50th anniversary of the P...
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - State labor officials say Alaska’s unemployment rate for July was 6.3 percent. The department said in a release that the rate is up three-tenths of a percentage point from the revised rate in June. The national unemployment rate for July was 7.4 percent. Summer jobs helped keep unemployment rate low throughout Alaska. The lowest rates were in Bristol Bay and Skagway, at 1.1 percent and 2.3 percent, respectively. Officials say both areas have small year-round populations, and each depends heavily on summer jobs. In B...
To the Editor: As I am about to launch my boat I want to thank the fine folks of Wrangell and to compliment you on your City Ship Yard. I came to Wrangell two months ago and had no clue as to how I was going to fix my boat or what it might involve. With the assistance of Alan and Leslie Cummings of The Grand View B&B I was off to a good start. I contacted a first class glass man at Keller Marine. Steve did a great job and I was able to have my boat in town in the yard. Once we started digging in to the bad decks I found that my fuel tanks neede...
PETERSBURG – Petersburg Mayor Mark Jensen wrote a letter to Senator Mark Begich on behalf of the borough reinforcing the need for the U.S. Coast Guard ANACAPA’s continued operation. This after the USCGC announced its plan for phasing out 110-foot vessels like the ANACAPA in favor of new 154-foot fast response cutters, or FRC. Plans call for the purchase of 58 FRCs during the next several years. Jensen’s letter asked questions regarding how much longer the ANACAPA would remain in Peter...
Three crewmembers of the 75-foot tender Pacific Queen are safe after they abandoned ship when the vessel began experiencing uncontrollable flooding early Wednesday morning near Lung Island. John Klingenberg, U.S. Coast Guard Public Affairs Specialist, said the crew issued an Urgent Marine Information Broadcast, or UMIB, which is a location signal that makes mariners in the area aware of the situation. The crew then loaded aboard a life raft. Another vessel eventually arrived at the scene. Klingenberg said the Windham Bay rescued the Pacific...
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) - In Juneau, fishing is a hobby for some and a lifestyle for others. For 17 Alaska Native youngsters, fishing provided a way to get in touch with their centuries’ old roots and get to know other middle-schoolers before classes start. Goldbelt Heritage Foundation, a locally based non-profit focused on preserving and teaching Tlingit and Haida culture, put on its first ever middle school fishing camp last week, teaching kids 11- to 14-years-old traditional methods like gillnetting, trolling and setting crab pots. John S...
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) - New dormitories are going up at the University of Alaska Southeast campus in Juneau, and officials hope it will help retain more college students in the capital city. Concrete should begin pouring this week for the 31,000-square-foot freshman dormitory project. The $14 million project, which the Legislature provided $8 million, will feature two, four-story towers with a commons area. University officials said proceeds from the sale of the Bill Ray Center also will be put toward the freshman residence hall project. It will...
Want to get onboard observers out of those small fishing boat bunks? The more fishermen who volunteer their vessels to field test new electronic monitoring systems (EMS), the faster the program will replace that extra body onboard. Starting this year and for the first time, fishery observers are required aboard Alaska’s long line fleet of roughly 1,500 boats, most of which are well under 50 feet. Observers have been aboard other types of Alaska fishing vessels for decades to collect data and monitor catches and bycatches; now scientists and man...
PETERSBURG – The Petersburg Police Department and other law enforcement officials took down a commercial marijuana grow operation last month. An official from PPD said investigators had been receiving complaints regarding drug activity around the 100 and 200 block of South Nordic Dr. After an investigation of an unspecified amount of time, police entered the structure the night of July 26 where they found growing materials, live plants and more than five pounds of marijuana worth a street value of $35,000-$40,000. Charges are still pending a...
