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August 8, 1941: Like the ad about the chap that sat down to the piano and nobody thought he could play, they laughed back in 1922 when F.A. Cooper, Wrangell pioneer, decided that fruit could be grown successfully in Wrangell. For several years now fruit grower Cooper has been having the laugh, and this year it is a little more hearty than usual. The reason is that the successful Wrangell fruit producer has one of the most prolific crops in history. One of his Blue Damson plum trees is so loaded that it is necessary for him to prop up the limbs...
In the Sentinel 75, 50 and 25 years ago. July 21, 1941: A lively blaze in the basement of Wrangell hotel last Saturday at dinner time caused a flurry of excitement among guests and did damage estimated at $20,000. But for the prompt work of Wrangell’s Volunteer fire department the fire might have been far more serious with even greater loss. The fire started from a short circuit, it was said, back of the boiler in the basement and had charred the girders badly under the floor of the dining room and kitchen before the flames were brought u...
9 Barb Neyman Toddler Games Candy Races Babies Not Yet Walking 1st: Finley Churchill Not Yet 2 Girls: 1st place - (tie) Eva Roberts, Fiona Scambler; 2nd place - Verity Emma Welch; 3rd place - Rosslyn Nore; Honorable Mention: Elise Tlachac, Kelowna Norelli, Lily Haerling, Karin Jelink Boys: 1st place - Luke Hall; 2nd place - Peyton Stolley; 3rd place - (tie) Ryder Miller, Keian Young; Honorable Mention: Wyatt Thomassen, Richard Sumner, Sylas Stutz Not Yet 3 Girls: 1st place - Haley Gablehouse; 2nd place - Mariah Carney; 3rd place - Rilyn...
July 15, 1916: The Princess Charlotte, the floating palace of the Canadian Pacific Railway Steamship line, arrived in Wrangell on her first trip to Alaska early last Tuesday morning and went south again last night. The Princess Charlotte is, without a doubt, the finest vessel that has sailed the Southeastern Alaska route and will make a regular trip every other week all the rest of the season. The Princess Charlotte is under the command of Captain John MacLeod, one of the best known and best liked skippers on the Alaska run. A.G. Baker is purse...
The Alaska Airlines Best Ball Tournament was held July 9 and 10 with 67 participants. July 9, Results: First Place Team: Mike Hay, Carol Hay, Jennie Thielmann, Steve Thielmann. Net Score: 37, Team Handicap: 38. Second Place Team: Mike Ottesen, Tyler Gunn, Aaron Powell, Jeff Good. Net Score: 39, Team Handicap: 25. Third Place Team: Ed Rilatos, Kevin Skeek, Judge Conniff, Grover Mathis. Net Score: 40, Team Handicap: 33. July 10, Results: First Place Team: Kevin Skeek, Nate Johnson, Joe Delabrue, Grover Mathis. Net Score: 18, Team Handicap: 17....
Devyn Moody and Dustin Johnson both of Wrangell, AK were united in marriage on May, 21 2016. The bride is the daughter of John Moody of Newport, OR and Shannan Phillips of Ephrata, WA. She is the granddaughter of Brent and Kathy Moody of Pahrump, NV and Arlene and Leland Phillips of Kingston, ID. The groom is the son of Harley and Lana Johnson of Wrangell, AK. He is the grandson of the late Edward and Karen Johnson of Wrangell, AK and the late Lois and Philip Lingbloom of Burien, WA. The matron...
Big Wheel Races: 3-7 year old Girls: 1st - Sydnie Young, 2nd - Dillon Rathbun, 3rd-Cereniti Buendia 3-7 year old Boys: 1st - James Benson, 2nd - Sawyer Rooney, 3rd - Kasen Richmond 8-11 year old Girls: 1st - Adeline Andrews, 2nd - Kayla Young, 3rd - Braidyn Young 8-11 year old Boys: 1st - Nate Rooney, 2nd - Anthony Coblentz, 3rd - Shelton Eklund 12-18 year old Girls: 1st - Karina Ross, 2nd - Teslan Smith, 3rd - Jaden McCarthy 12-18 year old Boys: 1st - Jake Eastaugh, 2nd - Dawson Miller, 3rd - Tyson Messmer Adult Women: 1st - Esther Ashton,...
In the Sentinel 75, 50 and 25 years ago. July 11, 1941: Wrangell awakened this morning to the sound of cannery whistles, the first heard since last year. With the season opening at Anan Creek yesterday, cannery boats returned to Wrangell during the night and early this morning well laden and the familiar hum of machinery down and around the canneries was a good sound to hear. Especially good was the news brought back by cannery officials that the 1941 season promises to be the best since 1935, although they qualified this statement by saying...
Carter Howell shows off his catch during the Tiny Tots Scrap Fish Derby on Saturday. Dozens of kids angled for whatever they could catch, and were rewarded with toys and games donated by a variety of local businesses....
"Romane Event" goes shoulder to shoulder with a competitor during the Garnet Grit Betties' mashup bout at Evergreen Elementary School's basketball court on Saturday. The friendly match featured roller derby girls from Wrangell, Petersburg and Ketchikan playing together on a joint team. Despite a few hard falls on the concrete, no injuries resulted from the match....
Seen from across the water from the Nolan Center lawn, fireworks illuminate the sky above City Dock during the culmination of Wrangell's four-day Independence Day weekend on Monday....
July 4, 1941: Under the leadership of a go-getter committee, consisting of Chet Lloyd, Harry Coulter, Mickey Shain and headed by Wrangell’s mayor Dr. E.J. Wheeler, Wrangell’s merchants and citizens responded nobly to a subscription of funds to give the kids a grand and glorious Fourth of July. Two hundred and nineteen dollars and eighty five cents was collected, making it possible to give the youngsters substantial prizes for their efforts in contests with free candy bars thrown in on the side. The American Legion Dance tonight at the ANB Hal...
Victoria Ingram, of Wrangell has made the dean’s list at Eastern Oregon University for the 2016 spring term...
June 27, 1941: Roused by the frantic barking of his thoroughbred bear dog, Trixie, Jeff Rees, Canadian Customs officer stationed at the boundary above Wrangell on the Stikine River, rushed to the window of his home to find the place surrounded by bears. From out of the trail back of his house walked a huge mother grizzly bear and three cubs, two youngsters and one yearling. Rees, who doesn’t care for such intimate company with big grizzlies, got his gun but found he had only four shells. He drew careful aim on the cubs, killing the two y...
After three public meetings held last week and in March, the design team for redevelopment of Wrangell's former Institute property put together a unified proposal. Based on the likes and dislikes put forward about 15 initial draft concepts, the proposal integrates a combination of uses for the 134-acre property, with a residential school campus and senior assisted living center at the northwestern end, surrounded by small- and mid-scale residential arrangements. The biggest upfront costs to the...
June 20, 1941 The newly coordinated Fish and Wildlife Service fleet of eight patrol vessels and an airplane put out Wednesday morning of this week on Alaska’s first intensive red salmon stream patrol. It’s purpose: to protect early streams from poachers, and over a period of time to bring back the early red run which has failed to materialize the last few years. Patrol vessels started gathering here last weekend. By Tuesday night all had assembled at the Fish and Wildlife float where they were joined by Assistant Executive Officer Homer Jew...
A new collection of masks and art pieces were put on display inside the Nolan Center lobby on Saturday. Created by award winning artist Eleanor Carlisle, the collection is the latest the center has displayed in an effort to showcase the work of local artists. "We're still always looking for more artwork," Nolan director Terri Henson said. Anyone interested in showcasing their work or a collection of locally significant art can contact her at the museum office....
