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 27, 2020, Police Blotter
Police Blotter
Police received the following calls by 8 a.m. today:
October 26
At 6:51 a.m. a citizen assist call came in from the 1500 block of Edgecumbe Drive.
A welfare check was requested at 10:27 a.m. from the 400 block of Lake Street.
At 3:58 p.m. a welfare check was requested on Kimsham Street.
October 27
At 1:46 a.m. a bear was reported near the White Elephant Shop.
Sitka Police
Philip Liantonio, 40, was charged Monday with two counts of forgery in the second degree.
Noel Toribio, 25, was arrested on a warrant Monday.
Patricia Stedman, 65, was arrested on an adult probation charge of violating conditions of release.
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Sitka Fire Department received five ambulance calls Monday.
In Court
Robbie K. Morgan, 54, on an August 5, 2018, charge of misconduct involving a controlled substance in the fourth degree (possession by any amount) pleaded guilty and was fined $2,000. Any drugs or drug paraphernalia seized was ordered forfeited.
Coast Guard
A Coast Guard Air Station Sitka Jayhawk helicopter crew Sunday rescued three jet boaters whose boats had become stuck in ice on the Taku River.
The vessel Nantucket had reported at 5 p.m. that the boaters were stuck in about a foot of ice five miles northeast of Hole in the Wall Glacier on the Taku. The Sitka crew hoisted all three at about 8 p.m. and flew them to the Juneau airport.
“This was a very fortunate night for the survivors,” said Lt. Justin Neal, a helicopter pilot on the case. “Although they had found themselves in a very dangerous situation, they were well prepared with the appropriate survival gear, including mustang survival suits and portable communication equipment. Their reliable communication allowed for us to find their vessel quickly and execute the rescue. This was even more important due to the deteriorating environment conditions on scene.”
At the rescue scene, air temperature was at 31 degrees with 23 mph winds and about a quarter-mile visibility.
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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.