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By Greg Knight Sentinel writer In Tlingit culture and history, there is a concept of a house outliving its structure – and that the physical presence of any building carries forward in spiritual connotation long after it has fallen to the ground. With that concept in mind, Ken Hoyt of Southeast Alaska Regional Health Consortium’s native foods program in Wrangell helped organize the building of a community smokehouse for all residents of the island. More than two-dozen Wrangellites came out to...
After more than a year of site development and construction, a new clinic facility for Alaska Island Community Services is set to open in mid-September. The new clinic, located on Wood Street, will practically double the number of examination rooms and nursing stations available to clients. It cost nearly $4 million to build, which included development of the previously muskeg-filled property where it now sits. “That $4 million included site development, which was pretty extensive,” said AIC...
A group of young Wrangellites has been working over the past few months to maintain the fruits and vegetables at the community garden. From left: Alisha Armstrong, Will Ashton, Ethan Blatchley, Carrie McCormack, Zahara Ritchie, Grace Miller, Devlyn Campbell, Ryan Rooney, Laura Helgeson, Yoshua Massin, William Helgeson and Briana Schilling....
August, 8, 1912: A number of Wrangell people and guests made a trip to the LeConte Glacier Saturday on the Duckland returning Sunday afternoon. The party consisted of Mesdames MoDohal, Naylor and daughter, Gardner, Fleishman and Schott, daughter and guest, Miss Bushman, and the Messrs. Suindseth, Johansen, Barbee, McCormack, Tardo and Dr. Dawes. August 6, 1937: Reports from the four patients who were admitted to Bishop Rowe Hospital on Wednesday of last week for injuries sustained in the gas explosion and fire at the Standard Oil station state...
Over the course of five days – and nearly 50 different events – Bearfest 2012 was celebrated in Wrangell without a hitch July 25-29. The 3rd annual event, which included classes ranging from digital photography and Photoshop editing skills, to gun safety and ways to live in peace with our furry neighbors, is the brainchild of local outfitter Sylvia Ettefagh. Ettefagh said the event is growing in size and what it can offer to the community and those who visit from abroad. “For one thing, the t...
Monday, July 23 -Inquiries about abandoned vehicle with flat tire. -Caller wanted to talk to officer about catching a porcupine in their yard and releasing it into the wild. -Parking complaint, officer responded and vehicle had been moved. -Report of theft. -Officer responded to traffic complaint, officer was unable to locate vehicle. -Caller reported someone throwing things off the porch, officers responded. Tuesday, July 24 -Verbal warning for driving habits. -Report of dog with porcupine quills in its muzzle, officer responded to find...
Frances (Fran) Bolstad, 63, died July 26, 2012 in Seattle, Wash. Fran was born August 31, 1948 to Ruby Hannaford (Taylor) and Frank Ramirez in San Francisco, Calif. She spent her early years with her parents who sharecropped strawberry fields while she toddled around in her orthopedic shoes wading through the irrigation ditches. She reaped the benefits of having a praying Christian paternal grandmother and great grandmothers on both sides. After her parents divorced she and her mom spent...
Karri Anderson, 51, passed away at her home in Great Falls, Mont. on May 22, 2012. She was born Aug. 8, 1960 in Coos Bay, Ore. to Charles and Agnes Waldron. As a child she was adopted by her stepfather Carroll Merritt. After high school graduation in Wrangell and business school in Portland, Ore. she worked for the U.S. Forest Service for a number of years in Alaska, Montana, and Colorado. She was preceded in death by her birth father and all grandparents. Karri is survived by her parents Carroll and Agnes Merritt, stepbrother Vince,...
Lily Mae Feuerhelm was born July 15, 2012 in Truckee, Calif. to Luke and Nicole Feurehelm. Lily weighed 6 lbs. 6 ozs. and was 19 inches at birth. Maternal grandparents are Bruce and Christi Jamieson of Wrangell. Paternal grandmother is Shirley Feuerhelm of Wisconsin....
Queen at Fort Wrangel, June 10, 1894. The Sentinel would be grateful for any additional information you may have about photos run in this section....
A bevy of capital improvement projects are underway in Wrangell, with the city dock undergoing rehabilitation, the Marine Service Center seeing a lot of pavement work, and underground electrical work on the Front Street redesign in full swing. In a July 24 supplemental report to the Borough Assembly, Borough Manager Tim Rooney brought the group up to date on those projects and others underway on the island. According to Rooney, while working on the city dock, crews found a number of improperly installed piling. “Several piles were discovered t...
The Wrangell Golf Club hosted Bearfest’s 2012 golf tournament on July 26 and featured a 9-hole, 4-person “best-ball” format at Muskeg Meadows Golf Course. Temperatures topped 70 degrees for the 23 participants who came out to show off their golfing skills in a rare evening tournament that featured a tiebreaker. The 1st place team consisted of club members Aaron Powell, Mike Ottesen, Jr., Chuck Hay and Tyler Gunn with a Net 19 (team handicap 13) score. Another team of club members took 2nd place...
Brad Williams - 2014 What is your previous experience on boards or other relevant experience that would qualify you as a member of the Wrangell Medical Board of Directors? I was Chairman of the Board for the Mountain Book School District for 3 years. I was Chairman of the Board for the Montana Advisory Counsel for 1.5 years. I also have 35+ years dealing with various boards on a wide range of issues. I have very strong moral values to include a sense of right and wrong. I believe in and try to...
Water ways - With 82% of Alaska’s communities unreachable by roads, water is the way to go. Businesses that serve the marine industry, including ports and harbors, are a lifeline for coastal communities. State economic specialists want to highlight the importance of the marine trade sector, and the jobs it provides, which are often overlooked. In March they launched an online Business Retention and Expansion questionnaire hoping to get feedback from coastal residents on how their marine businesses are faring. “Ship building and repair bus...
Wrangell scoutmaster Don Roher works with Matt Covalt on his kayak merit badge requirements at the Wrangell Pool. Covalt will be the first Alaskan scout to earn the badge....