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This coming weekend, Muskeg Meadows Golf Course will host the annual Rally for Cancer Care tournaments. The rally has become a longstanding and popular tradition for people in Wrangell and Petersburg, drawing people from both towns. Betty Abbott, with the Wrangell Medical Center Foundation, said that the program has been around since 2009. She explained that the foundation uses the tournament to raise funds, which they then use to help offset travel expenses for cancer patients. As Southeast...
Muskeg Meadows Golf Course hosted the annual Bearfest golf tournament last Saturday, July 27 with 22 participants. First place went to a team consisting of Kitty Evers, Tammy Davison, Jacci Spry, and Terrie Cerny, with a net score of 16 and a team handicap of 22. Second place went to Rocky Littleton, Marva Reid, Loren Enright, and There Klein with a net score of 19 and a team handicap of 18. Third place went to a team consisting of Frank Roppel, Jerry Bakeburg, Rosie Roppel, and Cindy Beird with a net score of 20 and team handicap of 17....
First Bank hosted two best ball tournaments last weekend at Muskeg Meadows. There were 29 participants in the tournament on Sat., July 20. First place went to a team consisting of Brian Slick, Kathy Slick, Matt Hagen, and Christa Hagen with a net score of 17 and team handicap of 19. Second place went to a team consisting of Rocky Littleton, Marva Reid, Rodney Littleton, and Ken Madsen with a net score of 19 and team handicap of 15. Third place went to a team consisting of Brett Woodbury, Jerry...
Ottesen’s hosted a series of tournaments at Muskeg Meadows Golf Course last weekend. There were 17 participants in Saturday’s tournament, on July 13. First place went to a team consisting of Dwight Yancey, Drew Eyon, Chris Stewart, and Cody Angerman with a net score of 18 and team handicap of 18. Second place went to a team consisting of Jerry Bakeburg, Frank Roppel, and Eric Kading with a net score of 12 and a team handicap of 20. Randy Littleton had the straightest drive of the day at 10 inches. Sunday’s tournament, saw 19 parti...
Alaska Airlines hosted a tournament at Muskeg Meadows last Saturday, after one of the games they sponsored last week was delayed due to bad weather. There were 32 participants in total. First place went to a team consisting of Nick Andrews, Dwight Yancey, Chris Stewart, and Randy Littleton with a net score of 18 and team handicap of 16. Second place went to a team consisting of Wayne Harding, Kathleen Harding, Jonathan Spitler, and Eric Kading with a net score of 19 and team handicap of 16. Third place went to a team consisting of Rocky...
Golf Roundup Radio Station KSTK sponsored a nine-hole best ball tournament at Muskeg Meadows last Saturday, June 15. There were 18 participants in the tournament. First place went to a team consisting of Spenser Stavee, Ed Rilatos, Ron Soale, and Drew Eyon, with a net score of 20 and team handicap of 17. Second place went to Eric Kading, Tyler Eagle, Toot Harding, and Wayne Harding with a net score of 21 and team handicap of 17. Third place went to Dough Nelson, Jerry Bakeburg, and Frank Roppel...
City Market and Sentry Hardware co-sponsored a gold tournament at Muskeg Meadows last weekend. There were 15 participants on Saturday, May 8. First place went to Jerry Bakeburg, with a score of 29 and handicap of 12. Second place went to Eric Kading with a score of 30 and a handicap of 13. Frank Roppel had the straightest drive of the day at 5 feet, 10 inches. Sunday’s game saw 20 participants. First place went to Keene Kohrt, Faye Kohrt, Wayne Ellis, and Eric Kading with a score of 19 and team handicap of 15. Second place went to a team c...
The Totem Bar & Liquor held a best-ball tournament last weekend at Muskeg Meadows Golf Course. There were 21 participants in Saturday’s game, May 25. First place went to a team consisting of Rocky Littleton, Marva Reid, Rodney Littleton, and Ken Madsen, with a net score of 20 and team handicap of 14. Second place went to a team consisting of Brett Woodbury, Frank Roppel, and Eric Kading with a net score of 21. Third place went to a team consisting of Aaron Angerman, Aaron Powell, Cody Angerman, and Drew Eyon with a net score of 21. Keene K...
Muskeg Meadows Golf Course held a nine-hole best ball tournament last weekend. There were 11 participants in total on Saturday, May 18. First place went to a team composed of Matt Hauser, Doug Nelson, and Jim Brooks. They had a net score of 22 with a team handicap of 15. Faye Kohrt had the straightest drive of the day at 178 inches. Sunday’s game, on May 19, had eight participants. First place went to a team composed of Brian Smith, Jason Garringer, Keene Kohrt, and Faye Kohrt. They had a net score of 20 and a team handicap of 16. Kaye Kohrt ha...
Wrangell IGA sponsored a pair of golf tournaments at Muskeg Meadows last weekend. Saturday’s tournament saw 18 participants. First place went to a team composed of Rocky Littleton, Marva Reid, and Rodney Littleton. Second place went to Spencer Stovee, Dwight Yancy, Kevin Roope, and Jim Brooks. Chris Ellis made the straightest drive of the day at 11 feet, 8.75 inches. Faye Kohrt was closest to the pin at 10 feet, 10.5 inches. There were seven participants in Sunday’s best ball tournament. First place went to a team consisting of Brian Smi...
David Charles (Chuck) Oliver, 90, passed away peacefully March 17, 2019, in Anchorage, Alaska. He was born September 30, 1928 in Fall Creek, Oregon, to David and Dorothy Oliver and raised by Dorothy and Lloyd Williams. On September 29, 1947, Chuck married his high school sweetheart Alice Irene Rice. He attended Oregon State University before joining the U.S. Army and served during the Korean conflict. He was honorably discharged as a First Lieutenant. He returned to Oregon where he and Alice sta...
Jimmie "Jim" Wayne Thompson, passed away peacefully on July 5, 2018 at the Wrangell Medical Center. His health had declined over the last several years after suffering from several small strokes, and one substantial one in 2011 while he was visiting his mother in Texas. After spending several weeks in rehab, he was able to return back to his home in Wrangell where unfortunately his health continued to decline. He was born to Leon and Lorene Thompson, November 17, 1937 in Montague County, Texas....
The hospital's charitable foundation is planning a big weekend August 11 and 12 for its annual golf tournament, hoping to boost its cancer care travel fund. The Wrangell Medical Center Foundation was established in 2007 with three goals in mind, among them supporting equipment needs at the hospital and providing health career scholarships to prospective students. It also has over the past decade distributed $97,000 in grants to individuals undergoing treatment for various iterations of cancer,...
The Wrangell Medical Center Board of Directors met July 18, at city hall for their regularly scheduled meeting. While not initially on the agenda, the board appointed a new president and vice president during this meeting. The issue was raised by board member Don McConachie, who pointed out that having a president was a part of the board's charter. He also said that since the board was trying to find a new member to fill a vacant seat, appointing a new president could help encourage people who...
There were over 20 participants in July 21 and 22’s golf tournaments sponsored by First Bank. First place in Saturday’s best ball tournament went to a team composed of Wayne Harding, Kathleen Harding and Grover Mathis. This team had a net score of 18 from a handicap of 16. Second place went to the team of Matt Hagen, Christa Hagen, Brian Slick and Kathy Slick, with a score of 18 and handicap of 20. Third place, with both a score and handicap of 19, went to Ed Rilatos, Aleisha Mollen, Rebecca Smith and Clint Lewis. Chris Ellis had the str...
Despite the weather, at least 16 players participated in last weekend’s golf tournament, an annual event sponsored by Ottesen’s True Value. Saturday teed things off with a best ball team tournament, where at the first hole Martin Pihl won straightest drive of the event. Top team consisted of Grover Mathis, Chris Ellis, Randy Littleton and Carrie Wallace, who with a handicap of 17 finished with a score of 21. Just behind them with a matching score but handicap of 13 were Pihl, George Woodbury and Frank Roppel. The rosters were mishmoshed in a ...
The annual Alaska Airlines tournament at Muskeg Meadows Golf Course drew a couple dozen players this weekend. A total of 27 holes were played over Saturday and Sunday, with golfers teaming up for the best-ball competition. Coming out on top Saturday were Wayne and Kathleen Harding, Grover Mathis and LaDohna Botsford. The team had a combined score of 34 over 18 holes of play, with a group handicap of 36. Behind them in second with a score of 38 was the similarly handicapped team of Keen and Faye Kohrt, Chris Ellis and Frank Roppel. In third...
Turnout was light at a pair of golf tournaments over the Father’s Day weekend, with 11 participants making it to the AP&T and KSTK tournament on Saturday. The best-ball tournament saw a team of Randy Littleton, Lisa and Lucas Messmer take first place, with a net score of 19 from a handicap of 17. Right behind them with a score of 21 were George Woodbury, Ed Rilatos, Ron Soule and Doug Nelson. Lisa Messmer came out with the straightest drive of the day at 15 inches, while Woodbury would come closest to the pin at 11’9”. Another best-ball tourn...
Taking advantage of the fair weather, dozens of golfers hit the links at Muskeg Meadows over the weekend for a pair of tournaments. On June 8 the Stikine Sportsmen Association's annual tournament drew 35 participants for a best ball nine-hole. A team of three took first place with a net score of 19, starting from a handicap of 14, featuring Trevor Sande, John Smith and Dave Hansen. Also with 19 and a handicap of 14, runners up were Mike Ottesen, Tyler Gunn, Chuck Hay and Aaron Powell. In third...
It was a relatively quiet weekend at the links this weekend, with two teams squaring off during the annual City Market/Sentry Hardware and Marine Golf Tournament. Eight golfers were teamed off at random during Saturday's mystery scramble, and a team made up of Jerry Bakeburg, Doug Nelson, Wayne Ellis and Randy Littleton came out on top with a combined score of 168. Littleton would hit the straightest drive of the day, while George Woodbury would land the closest to the designated pin. On...
Outnumbered over the weekend, Wrangell’s team of golfers reclaimed the Ray Pederson Ryder Cup from their Petersburg rivals. Eighteen golfers played on Saturday, with a point awarded for the best score on each individual hole. Wrangell led five points to three. With 16 hitting the links on Sunday, Wrangell led 12.5 to 7.5, reclaiming the Ryder Cup. Petersburg had won the trophy at last year’s event, taking it back from Wrangell after it won in 2016. One of the two communities’ enduring rivalries, the cup is named for Petersburg’s former Public...
In Muskeg Meadows’ first weekend tournament of the year, the annual Angerman’s Golf Tournament saw 16 participants in its first nine-hole round on Saturday, with 18 participants on Sunday. The tourney was set up for teams, with the “best ball” or lie determining the group’s pace. On Saturday, with a net score of 19 and a team handicap of 16, Grove Mathis, Wayne and Kathleen Harding, and Brian Smith took first place. In second with a score of 22 and handicap of 17, were Faye Kohrt, Wayne and Chris Ellis, and Eric Kading. Nate Johnson had the s...
A five-kilometer run will be held later next month to benefit participants in this year's Special Olympics. Special Olympics Alaska is a state chapter of the wider program that provides year-round sports training and athletic competition in a variety of Olympian sports for children and adults with intellectual disabilities. Its calendar centers around two main tournaments, the Winter Olympics in March and the Summer games in June. The organization also holds a fall tournament in September and a...
Wrangell Medical Center Foundation last month issued a letter to supporters informing them it would forgo its annual fundraiser weekend this year. For the past ten years the Brian Gilbert Memorial Golf Tournament and fundraiser dinner is hosted in Wrangell each May in order to raise money for the Foundation. The Foundation is a nonprofit dedicated to support the community’s medical needs. The funds it handles fills a few roles, primarily supporting WMC’s bid for a new facility but also procuring new equipment, funding its cancer-related tra...
