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A soft mist surrounds a floathouse in Shakes Slough early Sunday during a break in the rain. Heavy cloud cover and rains overshadowed most of the weekend, making Monday's eclipse unviewable to residents of Wrangell and Petersburg. The next is due in 2024....
Six women paddled a section of the Stikine River, starting at Great Glacier on Thursday night and ending up in Wrangell on Sunday evening. Pictured having breakfast at the Chief Shakes Hot Tubs on Saturday morning are (l to r) Karrin Sporer, Holly Padilla, Angie Flickinger, Amber Al-Haddad, Kate Thomas and not pictured, Melissa Morrin....
August 23, 1917: Harry Eastman who formerly conducted a shoe shop on Front Street and who left Wrangell for Atlin in January, has enlisted in Ontario and is now on his way to France. Mr. Eastman made many friends in Wrangell. His place of business was known as the Canadian club, and many men now living in Wrangell will read this item with pleasant recollections of evenings spent at there. He is well past the draft age, but has nevertheless responded to the need of his country for men. August 21, 1942: Don’t be too surprised to see Wrangell’s Gr...
WRANGELL, Alaska – A public meeting to discuss the Wrangell junkyard cleanup project will be Mon., Aug. 21 at 5:30pm in the Wrangell City Chambers at 205 Brueger Street. The Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) and NRC Alaska will give an overview of the cleanup project and present the plan to construct a monofill to contain treated soil from the cleanup of the former Wrangell junkyard site. DEC will be taking questions from the public during this meeting. For info contact DEC at (907) 465-5076. Photos and information are a...
August 16, 1917: Oscar Case, of Wrangell, who enlisted with the Engineers at Cheyenne, Wyoming shortly after the declaration of war, has recently been in training at Corpus Christi, Texas. A letter received from him recently by his parents stated that he was expecting to be transferred. His regiment is no longer at Corpus Christi, and as no news is given out concerning its whereabouts it is practically certain that he is now on the way to Europe. August 14, 1942: Mrs. S. D. Grant, Vice President of local chapter and knitting chairman, reported...
August 2, 1917: At the last meeting of the Civic Improvement Club it was decided to purchase from Mrs. Minnie Rosenthal of Seattle the lot adjoining the school property on the southeast. This lot is to be used as a children’s playground, and will be deeded to the town. The price paid for the lot was $400. It has a frontage of 39 1/3 feet, and extends from Second Street back to Cassiar Street. The mere purchase of a lot for $400 is a small matter when considered solely was a business transaction. But this purchase of a playground for the s...
July 26, 1917: Messrs, Kirk and Overbeck of the U.S. Geological Survey were in Wrangell early this week to make arrangements for a cruise in this district. The services of W.C. Waters with his motorboat “The Glenora” were obtained and the party left Monday afternoon, northbound. They will proceed to Juneau, Mr. Overbeck’s destination, where he will secure passage on a steamer to the westward, as his present work takes him to that part of Alaska. Mr. Kirk, the fossil expert, will cruise about in Icy Strait and vicinity, returning to Wrang...
Wrangell paddlers Ian Weishar, Bryan Ottesen, Esther Ashton, Kelsey Leak and Lizzy Romane take part in the 4th annual Paddle Battle in the Narrows on Saturday. With participants taking to either paddleboards or kayaks, the friendly event raises money for Petersburg Medical Center, this year supporting the acquisition of new wheelchairs for its patients. This year was the first in which Wrangellites organized a team....
July 12, 1917: S.L. Hogue of the firm Hogue and Tyeten, Petersburg, was in Wrangell last week. Mr. Hogue stated that an enormous quantity of ice is now floating in the Wrangell Narrows and plenty of huge bergs were seen in Frederick Sound. The entrance to La Conte Bay is likewise blocked with floes. Possibly the whole face of the glacier is falling into the sea. It is thought that such a large amount of ice is due to the cold backward spring, but the peculiar action attributed to La Conte may be caused by something more than atmospheric...
July 5, 1917: Friends of Staff Captain and Mrs. Smith gave an evening in their honor at St. Philip’s Gymnasium, Friday at 8:30. About sixty persons took this occasion to wish the Smiths a safe voyage and a prosperous future. In behalf of those present Rev. Coarser made a brief address in presenting the Captain with a beautiful album of Alaska views, and Mrs. Smith, with a handsome Indian basket. An informal program was arranged and Mus. C. G. Burnet delighted the company with a reading and Mrs. M. O. Johnson sang unusually well. Both ladies r...
June 28, 1917: Judge Wm. G. Thomas who has resided in Wrangell more than 40 years, and who has been U.S. commissioner for 11 years has tendered his resignation to take effect June 30. When seen by the Sentinel reporter Judge Thomas gave no special reason for resigning except that the fees are quite small, and that his wife being in poor health he wished to take her up the Stikine for a month or two in the hope of benefiting her health. Judge Jennings, in accepting the resignation stated that he did so with regret as he had been in Wrangell so...
Joseph Rugo and Alexandra Surface tied the knot on May 29, 2017 in Cancun, Mexico, surrounded by family and friends. Joe is the son of Barb and Mike Rugo of Wrangell, Alaska, and the bride is the daughter of Michael and Lisa Surface of Kansas City, Missouri. The best man was Joe's brother, Jess Rugo, and the maid of honor was Kristin Tremonti. The newlyweds are making their home in Atlanta, Georgia....
June 21, 1917: Homer Worden was pleasantly surprised by a party of his friends last Monday evening, the event being his eleventh birthday. The guests assembled during Homer’s absence and they presented him with many appropriate gifts on his arrival. At nine o’clock lunch, consisting of sandwiches, cookies, cake and chocolate, supplemented by ice cream, was appreciated. The smallest children departed at 9:30, while the others enjoyed games until a late hour. June 19, 1942: Even Ripley and his “believe it or not” never found a better one than thi...
June 14, 1917: The School Board has elected Miss Edith Carhart principal of the Wrangell Public School for the coming term. Miss Carhart is not a stranger in Wrangell, having been principal of the school here during the term of 1909-10. She was re-elected but preferred to return to the States. She has had 17 years experience. For the past three years she has been principal of the Fobes school at Snohomish, Washington Miss Tressa Curtin has been elected teacher of the primary department. Miss Curtin has had 11 years as a teacher, seven of which...
John Buness holds up the 31.1 pound fish that won him the fourth and final weekly prize in Wrangell's King Salmon Derby. All wrapped up, the competition's award night is set for this evening at 6:30 p.m. in the Nolan Center, where over $30,000 in cash and prizes will be distributed. The year was one for the books, with the winning fish weighing in at over 64 pounds – the largest in 43 years and the first one over 60 pounds since 1986. The winner, Washington resident Gary Smart, has opted to d...
