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A slander and web-based defamation case brought by Dr. Greg Salard against a Wrangell resident will go forward, with a trial date set for early next year – but an offer to settle is on the table. First District Court Judge Kevin Miller ruled on Monday, Oct. 15 that Salard’s case against Lisa Gillen would be heard on April 22, 2013 in Wrangell’s First District Court. The case, which was initially filed on July 13, alleges that Gillen made statements in an online Facebook chat session about the physician, his family, and his ability to pract...
Wrangell, are you ready for some roller derby action? If not, hold on to your kneepads because the borough’s “Garnet Grit Betties” roller derby team is about to swing into action. The team, which currently comprises 20 participants and two referees, is the brainchild of Wrangellites Shawna Buness, Mikki Kauppila and Jennifer Wiederspohn. The three have spent the past few months recruiting the women to take part in setting up the team – which could end up competing across Southeast. Buness...
October is Breast Cancer Awareness month and Wrangell Medical Center is encouraging women to focus on this important healthcare issue by offering reduced rate mammograms. Local women can save more than 45 percent off the regular price of a mammogram at WMC during the month of October. Ann Kramer, who heads the Imaging Department at WMC, describes the mammography process, “Women age 40 and older may self-request a screening mammogram by calling the WMC Imaging department to set up an appointment. Then, at the given time, check in with the r...
Southeast Alaska received a new Coast Guard cutter last week. Coast Guard Sector Juneau personnel welcomed the crew of the USCG Cutter Chandeleur during a ceremony at the Buoy Deck in Juneau on Friday, Oct. 12. The 110-foot Island Class patrol boat, which can accommodate a crew of 18 personnel, was moved from Miami, Fla., to Alaska to help support the regional response capabilities of the service in Southeast Alaska. “We welcome the crew of the Chandeleur to Alaska,” said Capt. Scott Bor...
In the Sentinel 100, 75, 50 and 25 years ago. Oct. 24, 1912: Charles Benjamin, who has had the entire management of the Cash Store since former owner F.C. Miles went back to California last November, has recently purchased the property and the lot facing Front Street, which will soon be occupied by a two-story addition to the store which will give a much needed Front Street entrance and plenty of room for a growing business. Work on the addition started Monday under the supervision of W.G. Brown. Oct. 22, 1937: E. W. Harrington, who for the...
The Wrangell Wolves wrestling team came away from last weekend’s trip to Petersburg with a pair of champions, three 2nd place wrestlers, and a pair of Wolves nailing down 3rd place spots. Seniors Kurt Dingwall and Tanner Thomassen each walked away from the Vikings’ tournament Oct. 12-13 with top honors in the 138-pound and 145-pound classes respectively. According to Wrangell head coach Jeff Rooney, both of his top wrestlers kept up their pressure and skill level after being named as reg...
Monday, Oct. 8 -Trespass complaint. -Person came to PD to fill out vacation check residence. -Welfare check was requested on an individual. Tuesday, Oct. 9 -Title 47 WMC. -Caller reported suspicious circumstance, officer responded. Wednesday, Oct. 10 -Verbal warning for driving habits. -Report of people cutting trees and blocking roadway with no signs. Officer responded, orange cones clearly marking it and it is a tree thinning crew working. Thursday, Oct. 11 -Officer requested and dispatched, disorderly conduct warning given. -Citation issued...
On Oct. 9, Wrangell Magistrate Chris Ellis adjudicated the following cases: Jordan K. Romero, 21, was found guilty of Contributing to the Delinquency of a Minor and Furnishing Alcohol to a Person Under the age of 21. He was sentenced to serve 40 days in jail, with 160 days suspended, fined $800, and ordered to serve 2 years probation. Cynthia Huff, 61, was found guilty of Failing to Stop For a School Bus. She was ordered to pay a $50 surcharge, and placed on one year of probation....
According to Noel Rea and his attorney, an iPad at the center of a lawsuit filed against him and former Wrangell Medical Center board members is his to keep. The borough, which is suing Rea and six recalled members of the board over actions taken at their final meeting, is seeking the return of the iPad and Blackberry, which they claim contains evidence relevant to their case. Rea is saying the items are his and therefore protected from review by the city or its attorneys – and that he claims to own the iPad, having arranged to purchase it f...
Michael R. Patterson passed away September 23, 2012 near Laramie, Wyo. He loved traveling and died doing what he loved. He was born in Astoria, Ore. on November 9, 1942 to Cora Halvorsen Patterson and Clair LeRoy Patterson. The family lived in a floathouse on the John Day River. In 1951 he moved with his family to Anchorage. Mike attended school in Anchorage and joined the Navy after high school in 1960. Part of his service time was shipping out on the Aircraft Carrier Midway. After his...
With the removal of the temporary adzing shed set up at the intersection of Campbell Drive and Brueger Street, the lot where a brand-new facility for totem pole carving will soon receive a makeover in preparation for construction. Wrangell Cooperative Association project manager Todd White said preparations for the site where the new shed will be located are underway and includes getting ready to pour the foundation of what will be a 4,000-square foot facility. “We’re getting ready to start the...
If estimates of expected attendance hold true, the population of Wrangell could increase by 25 percent or more in May 2013 – during the rededication of Chief Shakes Tribal House. The numbers of expected visitors, which has been calculated by Tis Peterman of the Wrangell Cooperative Association, could equal between 700-1,000 participants from across Alaska and the lower-48. Because of this projection, the hunt for housing so many visitors to the borough is on with a vengeance. “So far we...
During the next few weeks, the Irene Ingle Public Library will be offering a new service – e-books. Library patrons will now be able to browse a website, check out an electronic book with a valid library card, and download its contents to a PC and many other types of mobile devices. According to library director Kay Jabusch, patrons will need to load software on their devices such as an iPod, Sony Reader, Nook, Kindle or computer. Titles will automatically expire at the end of the lending period and there will be no late fees. The first year o...
For a group of three Midwesterners, the wilds of Alaska are about to become home again for 41 days as part of the Alaska Island Community Services’ Alaska Crossings program. Rachel Feerick of Wisconsin, Jesse Mogler of Iowa, and Ellen Barr of Minnesota, have signed on for the next-to-last outing of 2012 as field guides for the organization and will be working with a group of nine adolescent participants from across Alaska. All three have previously worked in the field for the wilderness-based b...
A business plan for The Wrangell Community Market, written by a University of Alaska Center for Economic Development graduate student, Jamie Arnett, was submitted to the Farmers Market Promotional Program, through the Wrangell Medical Center, at the end of last month. According to Borough Manager Tim Rooney, city staff through planning and implementation of the pilot farmers market, which took place in Wrangell this year, provided assistance in the development of the business plan. “The main goal of a farmers market in Wrangell is to make f...
For more than 20 years, Roland Larsen has been collecting weather data for Wrangell at the Wrangell Weather Office, both at its former U.S. Post Office building location, and its current residency at the airport. In the two decades Larsen has been at the helm of the office, he has reported temperature and precipitation for the Wrangell Sentinel, but recently, collecting the data related to precipitation in the borough has fallen to the city Public Works Department. The National Oceanographic...
State fishery managers are asking for input from Alaskans to help solve the case of disappearing king salmon. A letter went out last week from Alaska Department of Fish and Game Commissioner Cora Campbell inviting stakeholders to a two day symposium in Anchorage later this month titled ‘Understanding Abundance and Productivity Trends of Chinook salmon in Alaska.’ The stated goal is ‘to increase understanding and develop the most complete research plan possible.’ A draft analysis by a newly appointed fisheries research team represents initial...
