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Volunteers were hard at work in the Nolan Center Nov. 26 preparing to bring a little holiday cheer into the community. The annual Christmas Tree Lane display and Christmas tree auction opened Tuesday. About half the proceeds from the annual auction go to volunteer hospice care, organizers said, though it's up to community groups and individuals who sponsor individual trees to decide how much to give. Volunteers provide decorative sometimes-intricate trees typically built around a central theme....
The borough assembly voted 5-0 Tuesday night on a draft resolution which — if approved next week — could begin the process of putting Tyee Lake operations in the hands of the Southeast Alaska Power Agency. Assembly members instructed Borough manager Jeff Jabusch to look through and fine-tune the resolution, which would empower him to enter into negotiations on a formal written offer for the SEAPA transfer “which essentially accepts the terms of the August 19, 2013 memo from the SEAPA CEO to the TBPA President,” the measure reads. The draft r...
In the Sentinel 100, 75, 50 and 25 years ago. December 11, 1913: Last week the Karen took a party consisting of Harry Gartley, E.E. Noble, K. Johnson, H. Coulter and Leo McCormack to the flats on a duck hunt. They didn't break the record but they did get storm bound behind High Island for four days, they say the waves were rolling so high that the Karen was doing the submarine act. They have not decided which one of the party was the Jonah; sh-h-h methinks Leo Knows… On Tuesday last, Stikine Tribe No. 5 I.O.R.M. elected the following o...
The borough assembly’s special energy committee voted 7-0 Monday to send two options and a recommendation to the borough assembly meeting Tuesday night. The options represent borough manager Jeff Jabusch’s assessment of possible futures for the Thomas Bay Power Authority. The options, delineated by the committee in discussion at a previous meeting, amount to a list of positives and negatives for either the City and Borough of Wrangell or Southeast Alaska Power Agency running the Tyee Lake hydroelectric facility. A two-page memo drafted by Jab...
Superior Court Judge Trevor Stephens sentenced William Boon, 25, of Wrangell, to 18 months unsuspended prison time for two counts of fourth-degree misconduct involving a controlled substance on Nov. 18. Officials originally charged Boon with eight counts of varying degrees of misconduct involving a controlled substance, ranging from second to fifth. Under a plea deal agreement reached with the district attorney’s office, Boon plead guilty to two counts in exchange for the dismissal of the others, and the modification of one count from second t...
Monday, November 25 Citation issued to Jessica Davidson, 26, for Failure to show proof of insurance and verbal warning for expired registration. Person turned in vacation check request. Tuesday, November 26 Person requested extra patrol. Caller spoke with officer in regards to vehicle parked for over a year. Officer responded and asked owner to move vehicle. A couple people came into the station to request vacation checks. Domestic Dispute – Caller requested officer, officer responded. Traffic Stop – Verbal warning for driving habits. Wed...
Michael George Hurley, known as "Rock Pit Mike", passed away in the early morning hours on November 25, 2013. Mike was a quiet, solitary man who lived alone in "his" rock pit out the road for the past 20 years or so. Mike was born on February 9, 1950 in Seattle, Wash., and grew up on a farm in Oregon with his sister and their adopted parents, Patrick and Kathryn Hurley. He joined the U.S. Navy when he was 18, serving in Vietnam as a Gunners Mate on a river boat and later trained as an Aviation...
To the Editor: I just had a few questions that the Anan Bear and Wildlife Observatory article brought to mind. I would really appreciate it if your paper would research and report on the following questions and comments. How much does it really cost to “administer” Anan? Really, how much? A memorable quote from the 1996 movie “Independence Day” comes to mind when it comes to government spending: “You don’t actually think they (the U.S. Government) spend $20,00.00 on a hammer, $30,000.00 on a toilet seat, do you?” Does the USFS really need a...
The varsity Lady Wolves beat both the junior varsity and alumni teams at a matchup Nov. 26. The games were part of an annual tradition used to give Wrangell residents a second look at their players – who would otherwise have only a single home meet – honor the team's four graduating seniors, and raise money to help supplement the high school's athletics budget. While that might mean the stakes for the game are relatively low, that doesn't mean either side in the main-event match up between the...
The Middle School basketball team concluded its six-week season in mid-November with a win at the Stikine Invitational in Craig. The invitational features teams from all over Southeast, and is held in Petersburg, Craig and Wrangell on a rotating basis. The Wolves this year featured two teams, an A team and a B team, and the B Wolves team seized the championship on the back of a single-point win over Craig to close out the tournament, said coach Dustin Johnson. "We went back and forth," he said....
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - U.S. senators from Alaska and Washington are renewing their call for additional heavy icebreakers. The Anchorage Daily News reports Alaska Democrat Mark Begich and Washington Democrat Maria Cantwell this week introduced language in a defense spending bill to authorize construction of four polar icebreakers. Alaska Republican Lisa Murkowski and Washington Democrat Patty Murray co-sponsored the item. It directs the Navy to build up to four heavy icebreakers and transfer them to the Coast Guard for polar missions. Each...
Will Alaska’s halibut catches be cut again next year? That’s the big question as the industry braces for the International Pacific Halibut Commission’s interim meeting this week in Seattle. By all accounts, there appear to be lots of halibut in Alaska waters, but their unusually slow growth rates have forced a downward press on catches for nearly a decade. The Alaska catch total this year was about 22 million pounds. Also up for review – 22 fishermen from remote communities in the mid-Aleutians (4A) are requesting an increase in their halibut...
Picking the right Christmas tree can be surprisingly difficult, even in the middle of the largest U.S. national forest. Officials from Wrangell Light and Power and the Department of Public Works scour woods, roads, and occasionally back yards in search the perfect tree year-round. The perfect tree is along a road, preferably a wide road (personnel have taken trees from the road near the city reservoirs in the past, meaning the large truck which carries the tree has to back in and then back out...
