FIFTH OPENING – The Sitka seine boats Hukilau and Rose Lee pump herring aboard this afternoon at the end of Deep Inlet during the fifth opening in the Sitka Sound sac roe herring fishery. The opening was being held in two locations beginning at 11 a.m. (Sentinel Photo by James Poulson)
By GARLAND KENNEDY
Sentinel Staff Writer
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The Sitka Sound commercial herring sac roe fishery continued today with open [ ... ]
By GARLAND KENNEDY
Sentinel Sports Editor
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The Queen Bees’ spotless season record ended Tuesday night with a 2-1 loss [ ... ]
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Police Blotter
Sitka police received the following calls by 8 a.m. today:
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By SHANNON HAUGLAND
Sentinel Staff Writer
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By GARLAND KENNEDY
Sentinel Sports Editor
Sitka High’s Lady Wolves bounced back from an openi [ ... ]
By GARLAND KENNEDY
Sentinel ports Editor
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Playing in a competitive division City League volleyball game Monday evening [ ... ]
By JAMES BROOKS
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By YERETH ROSEN
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Police Blotter
Sitka police received the following calls by 8 a.m. today:
March 25
At 7:48 a.m. a calle [ ... ]
Vietnam-Era Vets
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By GARLAND KENNEDY
Sentinel Staff Writer
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By SHANNON HAUGLAND
Sentinel Staff Writer
The Assembly will start the annual process of determi [ ... ]
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Daily Sitka Sentinel
April 21, 2014 Police Blotter
The following calls were received by Sitka police by 8 a.m. today:
April 18
At 12:57 p.m. a store said an intoxicated man was refusing to leave the area. The man told police he would sober up before returning to the area.
A woman said the father of their child was taking their child to the harbors without a lifejacket.
Three men were given a warning for having an open container in the 200 block of Katlian Street at 9:40 p.m.
April 19
At 1:17 a.m. an intoxicated woman was reported pushing people in a bar. Officers warned her, and she left.
People were reported to be drinking at Moller field around 12:30 p.m. One of the men emptied out an alcoholic beverage. Two juveniles in the area were not drinking and left.
A Kindle and checkbooks were reported stolen from a vehicle.
An ambulance was called for a woman who sounded confused when she contacted her care provider.
Police were asked to inform a resident about a death in the family that occurred in Hawaii.
A fight was reported on Andrew Hope Street. Officers found no disturbance .
April 20
At 2:36 a.m. a caller reported a loud party and waking up to the sound of a man peeing on the deck on Lance Drive. Officers went to the home but no one would open the door. The landlord said he planned to evict the tenant.
At 7 p.m. a minor traffic accident with no injuries was reported on Lance Drive.
At 10:52 p.m. a caller said an intoxicated woman was trying to get into a car and drive away. Officers escorted her back into the bar to wait for a taxi.
Sitka Police
Jacob G. Johnson, 47, was charged with driving with a revoked license.
Samuel D. Petro, 22, was arrested on a Juneau trooper warrant and a Sitka warrant for failing to appear in court.
Lucas I. Murphy, 23, was charged with disorderly conduct and resisting arrest on Sunday.
In Court
Dennis A. Meier, 58, was fined $300 for making a false statement on a Fish and Game application. Five other counts of unsworn falsification in the second degree were dismissed.
Jeffery M. Farvour, 44, was sentenced to 60 days, with 54 suspended, and fined $3,000, with $1,500 suspended, for driving under the influence. He is to complete alcohol treatment and his driver’s license will be revoked for 90 days. He will be on probation a year.
A charge of misconduct involving a controlled substance in the sixth degree was dismissed against Harry A. Lysons, 38.
Tommy R. Svilar Jr., 18, was given a suspended imposition of sentenced and fined $200 for driving in violation of an instruction permit. He will be on probation for a year.
Joseph J.P. Peratrovich, 22, was fined $100 and ordered to pay restitution on a charge of concealing merchandise. He was also found to have violated probation, and was ordered not to be within 10 feet of a particular store in Sitka.
Nickolas Enloe, 18, was sentenced to five days for driving without a valid license, and 10 days, with 5 suspended, for violating conditions of release. He will be on probation for a year. He was sentenced to 10 days, suspended, and fined $750, with $250 suspended, for driving without a valid license.
Emergency Calls
The Sitka Fire Department dispatched ambulances at 9:36 p.m. Friday; 1:37 a.m., 5:08 p.m., 5:26 p.m. and 9:10 p.m. Saturday; 2:09 a.m. and 7:13 p.m. Sunday; and 3:43 a.m. today.
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March 2004
Matthew C. Hunter of Sitka recently returned from Cuba as part of a St. Olaf College International and Off-Campus Studies program. Hunter, a junior physics major at St. Olaf College, is the son of Robert and Kim Hunter of Sitka.
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March 1974
Eighth graders have returned from a visit to Juneau to see the Legislature. They had worked for it since Christmas vacation ... Clarice Johnson’s idea of a “White Elephant” sales was chosen as the best money-maker; Joe Roth won the political cartoon assignment; highest government test scorers were Ken Armstrong, Joanna Hearn, Linda Montgomery, Lisa Henry, Calvin Taylor and David Licari .....