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Looking ahead to another century, delegates with the Alaska Native Brotherhood (ANB) and Alaska Native Sisterhood (ANS) met in Wrangell last week for their 100th annual Grand Camp. Seventy-one of 120 camp delegates from Alaska, Washington and Oregon were able to attend the four-day conference, which brought about 140 visitors in all. Dedicated to advancing civil rights and improving living conditions for Native communities, the Brotherhood was founded in Sitka in 1912, with an auxiliary... Full story
At its first meeting since the Oct. 6 elections, an unchanged Wrangell City and Borough Assembly discussed and largely approved a number of revisions to the Municipal Code on first reading. The proposed ordinances would clarify violations relating to littering, nuisances, distributing handbills, the burning of rubbish without permit, and other infractions, adding them to the minor offense schedule in Title 1. Staff notes indicate the change is a requirement of the state’s court system. Not listing the fines and applicable penalties in Title 1... Full story
In the Sentinel 100, 75, 50 and 25 years ago. October 7, 1915: Mr. J.E. Chilberg and son are in town again, having made the trip down from the camp on the river to get a new scow boat to make the trip to the mine. Mr. Chilberg will try a new stunt in river navigating when he leaves for the mine again as he intends to hitch a couple or three Evinrude motors to the stern of the scow for furnishing the power and promises to navigate anything up to a sandbar. Finley C. Mitchell and W.C. Mitchell, well-known mining men of the Cassiar country, will b...
Bids are being accepted for upgrades to be made to Wrangell’s courthouse. The Borough had allotted funds, not to exceed $350,000, for the project in its 2015 fiscal year budget. Borough Manager Jeff Jabusch said this will include design and construction costs and that once completed the courtroom facilities will be up to modern standards. “There’s just a fair number of things they want changed,” Jabusch explained. Particulars for the project will include interior renovations to the courtroom, jury room and jury bathroom. The juror box is curr... Full story
More than a year after his arrest and three months after being found guilty of child pornography charges, former Wrangell physician Greg Salard is still awaiting sentencing while being detained at Lemon Creek Correctional Facility in Juneau. Arrested at his home Oct. 14, 2014, after an investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Salard was found guilty in July on two of three charges for receipt and distribution of illicit material. A sentencing date set for Oct. 9 has since been moved to Dec. 3. For each count, he faces no less than... Full story
Monday, October 5 Agency Assist. Report of Theft. Tuesday, October 6 Parking Complaint. Traffic Hazard. Agency Assist—Fire Alarm. Wednesday, October 7 Nothing to Report. Thursday, October 8 Fire Alarm. Citizen Assist—Phone Harassment. Parking Complaint. Vehicle was moved. Friday, October 9 Citizen Assist. Saturday, October 10 Citizen Assist—Officer gave person a ride home. Traffic stop. Verbal warning for equipment. Sunday, October 11 Person reported a civil issue. Agency Assist. There were two ambulance calls during this week....
Nellie Margaret Gunderson (Torgramsen) passed away in Portland, Oregon, on September 30, 2015. She was born July 25, 1932, in Wrangell, on Shakes Island, to Gunnar and Margaret Gunderson. Nellie was the granddaughter of Chief Shakes VI. Her family and friends knew her as an ornery jokester. She had a great personality and loved to give folks a hard time-that's how you knew she was having a good day. She had a green thumb and used to work for hours on end in her yard and garden. She loved... Full story
Johanna Julia Rinehart was born January 5, 1938 in Tofield Alberta Canada. She was the 9th of 13 children, born to Fred and Sophia Lappenbush. Joann came to the US to finish high school. She first married Chet Powell and together they had four children; Chet Allen, James William, Carol Ann and David Lee. They later moved to Wrangell to raise their family where she worked at City Market, The Roadhouse and finally spend 30 years as the favorite gal at J & W's. Joann later found love a second time... Full story
To the Editor: I am not an active member of the Wrangell Landless, having stepped away in the year 1996. On August 1, 2015, I formally submitted my Letter of Resignation as an Officer of Wrangell Landless, as apparently I was incorrectly listed as such in 1996. Carol Snoddy To the Editor: It has been a great autumn in Wrangell. The change in the leaves represents a movement from summer into fall and an associated extracurricular activity movement out of cross-country season into wrestling and basketball. This also represents an example of seaso...
Last week’s Planning and Zoning Commission was an exercise in parliamentary procedure as enough members needed to conduct business were sought out. Alone at City Hall, commission chair Terri Henson gaveled in at the regularly scheduled hour Oct. 8, immediately breaking into a formal recess. She was rejoined the next afternoon by commissioners Apryl Hutchinson, Rudy Briskar and Betty Keegan, with Jim Shoemaker participating by phone. Preliminary plat review was given for the Meyer subdivision, which would split Lot 9 at Meyers Chuck between t... Full story
Mr. Jim Crockett, belated husband of Loretta Crockett (Ty Stokes formally of Wrangell) passed away on September 8, 2015. Cards or letters of condolences can be mailed to Loretta Crockett 4201 Batten Road Brooksville, Fla. 34602....
Wrangell's Canvass Board verified the results of last week's municipal election, which were certified by the City and Borough Assembly at a special meeting Monday afternoon. Of 1,639 registered voters, 375 cast ballots either at the polls on Oct. 6 or beforehand as absentees. Of these, 13 were deemed spoiled due to improper marking, and another three were rejected due to the voters being improperly registered. The board was made up of Assembly members Julie Decker and Daniel Blake and Mayor...
Wrangell was whipped by high winds last Friday during a storm which kept most of Southeast Alaska indoors. Especially at this time of year, the region is no stranger to severe weather brought on by low-pressure systems, but what made last week’s storm rare was a contribution of Pacific Hurricane Oho. The tropical storm system was sustained by warmer than usual waters off the Canadian coast as it moved northward, joining with a pre-existing system. A high wind warning by the National Weather Service remained in effect throughout the a...
Wrangell High School's annual study of the Chief Shakes Glacier is wrapping up its study measuring the mass of ice's steady retreat into the mountains. "We're in our fifth year right now," explained teacher Jenn Miller, who has coordinated the study each year since its start in 2011. With the cooperation of the United States Forest Service, the group lands close to the glacier's face and takes measurements, which are then compared to the previous year's. Miller explained R&M Engineering...
The Petersburg office of Alaska’s Department of Fish and Game reported an additional 25 moose were harvested during the third week of this year’s season for Petersburg, Wrangell and Kake, bringing the total to 81. ADFG wildlife biologist Rich Lowell noted the figure represented the highest third-week harvest total in the RM038-area moose hunt’s history. The ongoing tally included 91 moose harvested by Tuesday, and by the season’s end this evening the full figure could be in the mid- to upper-90s. That would put this season’s count just shy of t...
When is Alaska pollock not really Alaska pollock? When it is listed as such by the Food and Drug Administration, which governs what every seafood product will be called in U.S. commerce. For pollock, one of the most widely eaten seafoods in the U.S., the FDA applies the “Alaska” moniker to all fish of that species on its market list, regardless of where it is caught. “So if the fish is caught in Korea or Japan or Russia, it still can be sold as Alaska pollock in the United States. And that’s not the case with Alaska salmon or halibut or Alas...
The family of Adrian Prescott was excited to share news that the former Wrangell resident will be hitting the big screen in two films next year. Prescott’s mother, Kelli Gray, told the Sentinel that he has found work as a supporting actor and movie extra in Atlanta, Georgia. Shortly after being called back for an extra job, he was approached again for a bigger part on-screen in “Hot Summer Nights,” an upcoming teen drama written and directed by Elijah Bynum. Prescott will appear alongside cast Timothee Chalamet, Alex Roe and Maika Monroe in th...
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) – About 285 same-sex couples have married in Alaska in the year since a federal judge struck down the state’s ban on gay marriage as unconstitutional, according to the state health department. Monday marked the one-year anniversary of the decision striking down a 1998 voter-approved ban on same-sex marriage. Except for a brief period last October, during which the state unsuccessfully petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court to intervene, couples have been able to apply for marriage licenses since. In June this year, following lit...
Contrary to an email some of you might have received from Ron's email account, Anne DOES NOT have kidney or heart problems and is NOT needing money!! Please don't reply to the email (or send us money!) Thankfully, Anne is perfectly healthy. We are aware of the email so no need to call us. Thank you, Anne and Ron... Full story
