LUTHERAN QUILTERS – Members of the Quilts for Comfort Group stand between pews draped with some of the 205 quilts they made, in the Sitka Lutheran Church Tuesday. The group made the quilts for five local non-profits and one in Anchorage. The remaining quilts are sent to Lutheran World Relief which distributes them to places around the world in need, such as Ukraine, as part of Personal Care Kits. Pictured are, from left, Helen Cunningham, Kathleen Brandt,Vicki Swanson, Paulla Hardy, Kim Hunter, Linda Swanson and Sue Fleming. (Sentinel Photo by James Poulson)
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Daily Sitka Sentinel
October 11, 2017 Police Blotter
Sitka Police Department received the following calls by 8 a.m. today:
Oct. 10
At 8:48 a.m. a caller said she was stuck in her bathroom. The Fire Department got it opened for her but she called back to say the door was stuck again. The Fire Department returned, got the door opened and removed the locking assembly.
At 11:24 a.m. a 911 caller said she was trying to get her sister out of the house to go to a hospital but her brother-in-law was being obnoxious. An officer talked to them, and the sisters left the house. The man calmed down and said he had been upset because he didn’t like his sister-in-law to be meddling.
At 11:35 a.m. a caller said an older golden Lab was running at large in the 1300 block of SMC and nearly got hit by a car. The ACO found the dog and returned it to its owner, who was in the area looking for it.
A turquoise Specialized Rockhopper mountain bike was reported stolen from downtown.
At 11:59 a.m. an officer making a security check at Pioneer Park found men drinking. One, who blew a .340 PBT, was taken to the hospital. Two others were told they couldn’t drink in public, and the alcohol was poured out.
A man brought in a postcard that read “Vehicle Alert Notice,” and asked for a response within five business days because his vehicle warranty will or may be expired. The man said he believed the card was a scam because his vehicle is so old he’s never had a warranty on it.
At 2:56 p.m. a caller said an SUV passed a school bus stopped with its red lights flashing in the 1700 block of HPR.
At 3:40 p.m. a caller said a driver had passed a school bus while it was stopped in the 1400 block of SMC with its red lights flashing.
At 9:07 p.m. a caller said she’d just found a man lying on the ground in the national park and he did not respond when she asked him if he was all right. An officer found he was highly intoxicated, and left him in the care of family members.
At 10 a.m. a bear was reported in the area of Shuler Street.
Sitka Police
Stephen Warren, 66, was cited for a hit and run downtown.
In Court
A charge of harassment in the second degree filed against Sigurd Rutter was dismissed.
A charge of harassment in the second degree filed against Scott Delong was dismissed.
Coast Guard
A U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Sitka helicopter rescued two lost hikers on a ridge trail near Cairn Peak late Monday night. The two had called for help via VHF saying they didn’t have provisions to last them through the night and were worried about hypothermia. They were flown to Juneau.
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March 1974
Photo caption: National Republican Chairman George Bush takes a drink of water offered by Jan Craddick, Sitka delegate, during the Republican convention held here. Mrs. Craddick explained to Bush that the water was from Indian River, which means, according to local legend, that he will return.