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In the Sentinel 100, 75, 50 and 25 years ago. July 29, 1915: The baseball fans of Wrangell were treated to another of those fun-provoking ball games last Sunday afternoon when Leo McCormack’s “Counter Jumpers” went down to defeat before Cash Coulter’s “Has Beens” to the tune of sixteen to one. Although the score was very one sided the game was good and Leo says the only reason his team lost is because Harry Gartley went fishing instead of coming and playing ball. The boys are figuring on another game next Sunday. After the Counter Jumpers and...
In the Sentinel 100, 75, 50 and 25 years ago. July 22, 1915: Geo B. Hull, engineer of the Federal Government of British Columbia, with headquarters at Prince Rupert, will make a trip up the Stikine River about August 2nd. The object of Mr. Hull’s visit is to look into conditions and determine what is necessary to be done to improve the stream that navigation may be less hazardous. The Canadian government is taking great interest just now in the large amount of development work now being prosecuted in the Stikine River country, and are p...
In the Sentinel 100, 75, 50 and 25 years ago. July 8, 1915: To say that Wrangell had a glorious Fourth is putting it mildly, for last Sunday and Monday she surpassed any previous celebration that has ever been attempted in the city. The celebration started off with the double-header baseball game on Sunday. The first game being with Lake Bay which resulted in a score of 6 to 3 in favor of Wrangell. The feature of the game being the home run of Dawne and Lewis. Mr. Bidwell of San Diego, California, did the catching for the home boys and L. Rineh...
Victoria Ingram of Wrangell was recently initiated into the Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation’s oldest and most selective collegiate honor society for all academic disciplines. Ingram was initiated at Eastern Oregon University....
In the Sentinel 100, 75, 50 and 25 years ago. July 1, 1915: A movement is reported to be on foot among Alaskans to somewhat reward Bishop Rowe for his long services in the northland. The plan has not been fully outlined as yet but it has been suggested that subscription lists be circulated for volunteer offerings. Bishop Rowe is getting along in years and has given the northland the best part of his life since he was ordained twenty years ago, mushing over the long trail of Alaska, establishing hospitals and missions. July 5, 1940: With a strip...
8 Royalty Ticket Sales: 80,398 Queen - Kimberly Cooper (51,920) AAU Girls Basketball Team (28,478) The Royalty Ticket Pull Winners: 1st: $5000 - Doreen Purviance 2nd: $3000 - Steven Stough 3rd: $1000 - Danny Churchill 4th: $1000 - Sandy Massin Individual Queen Raffle Winners: Kimberly's raffle for the Rod and Reel: Bruce Harding Kimberly's raffle for the Wolf Quilt: Pilot Publishing AAU's raffle for the Angerman's gift card: Pilot Publishing Pie Eating Contest 1st place youth – Tyson Messmer 1st place adult – Curtis Wimberley Canoe Rac...
In the Sentinel 100, 75, 50 and 25 years ago. June 24, 1915: The Fourth of July Committee has secured the services of the famous Metlakatla cornet band for the two-day celebration. The boys wired the committee that they would bring their baseball team with them. So it is up to the baseball fans to get ready for two events that will give them an entertainment seldom witnessed in this part of Alaska. (Don't forget to give a hand in preparing the grounds.) Julius Sternburg, Game Warden for this part of Alaska, with headquarters at Ketchikan, was i...
Fred Angerman, Sr. passed away Saturday, June 27 after a long battle with cancer. A full obituary and funeral service will be announced at a later date....
In the Sentinel 100, 75, 50 and 25 years ago. June 17, 1915: If there ever was a time in the history of our country when we should be proud and properly celebrate the happenings that occurred in Philadelphia July 4th, 1776, that made our country a free and independent nation, this is certainly the time. It is true we have had and still have some internal disturbances, but the Spirit of '76 has always prevailed and today, when almost the whole civilized world is engaged in cruel bloody war, our nation stands yet more firmly by and for the...
Former resident, Katie Marley (Miller), of Anchorage recently graduated from the University of Alaska. She earned a Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting. She is employed with Alyeska Service Pipeline Company in Anchorage and is also expecting her first child with husband Casey....
Twenty-three area residents were issued letters last week informing them Wrangell Medical Center will no longer be offering its Call Care services after July 31. The program helped primarily elderly residents, allowing them to summon help in the event of a fall or other medical emergency with a call device worn around the neck or on the wrist. Hospital staff would immediately respond to Call Care alarms by notifying a designated care provider to check on the participant in the home. In a letter dated June 16, the hospital’s interim head M...
