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The Southeast Alaska Power Agency (SEAPA) held their board meeting for audit review and 2012 plans a little later than planned when the board member's plane overheaded Petersburg. Scheduled to begin at noon the meeting actually began shortly after their plane landed at 3:30 on Dec. 13. SEAPA started their meeting with the financial statement for September 2011 which was affected by the record rainfalls for the month. “Regarding the September financial statements, revenues were under budget,” CEO Dave Carlson said. “Here today, we're actua...
Christmas, as a remembrance of the birth of Jesus Christ may never change, but the times we live and celebrate in do. The prism of the past may be cloudy for some who lived in Wrangell in the early 20th century, but for others, not so dim. In December of 1944, it was a time before television. Franklin D. Roosevelt had just been re-elected for a fourth term, and Wrangell native Willie Eyon can clearly tell you about what happened on Front Street as the holidays came to the island. One of...
Every Christmas holiday, the men and women of the United States Air Force’s North American Aerospace Defense Command turn their satellite dishes northward to track a very special target. The Alaskan region of NORAD at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson tracks that bogey, otherwise known as Santa Claus, every year on the evening of Dec. 24. USAF Master Sergeant Mikal Canfield said the process of tracking Santa begins in Alaska and is spread across the world as the evening moves on. “It all starts wi...
Longtime Wrangell Fire Captain Bernie Massin leads the charge in training younger members of the department on how to battle flames on Thursday, Dec. 16. That battle came during a live-fire scenario at a Case Avenue home donated for that purpose....
In the Sentinel 100, 75, 50 and 25 years ago. Dec. 21, 1911: In an article in the St. Paul Pioneer Press headed “Alaska Berryland” the Wrangell exhibit of fruit contributed by Mrs. M. Linheart and Mrs. Horgheim, of Wrangell has the distinction of being the “greatest variety shown in the Alaska Exhibit.” The article goes on “The exhibit represents nearly every variety grown in the gardens of the Northern States, most of the wild varieties for the fruit cultivated in the Northern States are wild in Alaska, wild strawberries, wild red raspberri...
The Washington-based Yakama Nation Tribal Council unanimously voted last week to support the passage of Sealaska’s land legislation, the Southeast Alaska Native Land Entitlement Finalization and Jobs Protection Act (S. 730 and H.R. 1408). The Nation sent a letter of support to members of the Washington state congressional delegation. Yakama’s chairman, Harry Smiskin, stated in the Dec. 6 letter to Congress, “As Native peoples, we have sacred and spiritual ties to our ancestral homelands and n...
A Wrangell man could face significant jail time after an arrest earlier this month in a domestic violence case. Steven R. Marshall, 52, was arrested on Wednesday, Dec. 7 at a residence in the Bloom Trailer Court after police responded to an argument between Marshall and his girlfriend. Marshall, who was indicted last week by a grand jury on seven charges, including sexual assault and assault in the first degree, is alleged to have raped, strangled and hit the victim, as well as threatening her...
Monday, Dec. 12 -Welfare check. -Citizen assist, vehicle unlocked. -Welfare check. -Vacation check. -Verbal warning for faulty equipment. -Verbal warning for wrongful display of tabs. Tuesday, Dec. 13 -Report of a motor vehicle accident. -Agency assist, alarm, due to power outage. Wednesday, Dec. 14 -Verbal warning for faulty equipment. -Dead deer, deer carcass reported, officer responded. -Report of kids shooting BB guns. -Report of disturbance, officer responded. -Report of open door, door will be repaired. -Arrested Susan K. Nore, 54, and...
Letter to the Editor and to the community of Wrangell This is a letter of farewell as I end my career as a doctor in the community of Wrangell. I have resigned from Wrangell Medical Center and Alaska Island Community Services effective January 1, 2012. There are many reasons, but they are not the purpose of this letter. No organization or persons should be interpreting this letter to favor their side in any of the ongoing conflicts regarding healthcare in this community. My purpose is to express my thanks and appreciation to the community. As a...
The Wolves of Wrangell High School hosted the Craig Panthers on Dec. 16-17 in the home opener for WHS. Things got off to a bumpy start for the Wrangell Wolves varsity team on Friday night as they came within one point of winning their first game in front of the home crowd. Although it was close throughout the game, Craig was able to pull out the 58-57 win in the 4th quarter. Exceptional offense in the Friday game came courtesy of Clayton Stokes with 28 points. Clayton Rhodes added 9 points,...
The Lady Wolves weekend outing fared no better than the boys’ efforts as they fell to the Lady Panthers 73-44 on Friday, Dec. 16. Senior Loni Buness and junior MiKayla Stokes were both in double digits for the squad with 16 and 11 points, respectively. Erica Smith put up 6 points, with Alyssa Allen bringing in 5 points of her own. Shayna Schultz put a pair of deuces in for 4 points, with a solitary bucket for 2 points. Faring only slightly better on Saturday night, the Lady Wolves fell 51-40 a...
(Standing, left to right) Teresa Flores, Haley Davis, Makena Hammer, Trent Stokes and Caleb Groshong; (Kneeling, left to right) Ashley Allen, Abby Armstrong, Erin Galla, Tymon Teat, Stone Guggenbickler and Trevor Miller; (Seated, left to right) Kalyn Easterly, Elizabeth Armstrong, Jamie Early, Jonah Comstock, Jacob Dow and Jake Eastaugh. Not pictured: Draven Golding....
The Wrangell Wolves wrestling team took their show on the road to the Alaska 1A-3A tournament at Nikiski over the Dec. 9-10 weekend – and came away with a 5th place win for two of the squad’s wrestlers. Of the 12 wrestlers on the Wolves squad, five of them – Kurt Dingwall, Tanner Thomassen, Jeff Rooney, Jr., Devon Miller and Lorenzo Silva – earned their right to attend the state tournament. According to head coach Jeff Rooney, the team battled hard through the tournament that saw 16-man bracket...
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP)– The U.S. Postal Service is imposing a five-month moratorium on closing facilities, meaning five Alaska post offices are safe for now. Agency spokesman Ernie Swanson said Tuesday that the waiting period, set to end in May, will give Congress time to act on “relief” for the agency. A bill aimed at overhauling the cash-strapped postal service is pending in the Senate. During the moratorium which was praised by Alaska's senators the agency will continue to study potential closures. Swanson added that the delay “doesn't change...
For one young man from Wrangell, the future is looking southward – first to the Rocky Mountains and then to Southeast Asia. Alex Buness, a 2011 graduate of Wrangell High School and faithful member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, is headed to the church’s Missionary Training Center in Provo, Utah for a 12-week course in how to present the gospel and seek converts to the faith. Buness’ mission will take him to the Philippines – and it’s a challenge he said he is looking f...
The Alaska Division of Sport Fish is now accepting public comment on its statewide fish-stocking plan. The Division, with assistance from private non-profit hatchery operators, plans to release nearly eight million fish into the waters of Alaska every year for the next five years to benefit recreational anglers. According to Ken Marsh of the Alaska Department of Fish and Game, outlining how many of each species of fish to be stocked at each location is the main purpose of the stocking plan. “On...
Tis Peterman It was a number of years ago, but it was an annual tradition to go to the Alaskan Native Brotherhood Hall, which was located next to the SNO Building. It was a huge hall and every Christmas they would throw this huge party and all the kids would attend the event. I remember sitting in that old hall, which was always filled with kids, waiting to talk to Santa. It was a gathering place for everybody and I remember that the most. Carol Snoddy My favorite Christmas memory was when I...
Niclolas Allen: Me and my dad go out to Pat’s Lake. We do burnouts on our four-wheelers at Christmas time. They are metal and they get stuck in the mud and ice really easily. Killian Booker: I love Christmas because it’s a holiday. I get presents. We get to eat the candy canes off the Christmas tree after Christmas. Serina Thomas: I like to go sledding down hill with my brother, William. We go snowmobiling after sledding. Grace Simpson: We decorate our tree together every Christmas. I love to...