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The Wrangell Sentinel welcomes its newest staff writer, Dan Rudy. Rudy recently arrived in Wrangell from Minot, N.D., where he worked as staff writer and evening editor for The Minot Daily News. He also has prior experience as a news cameraman for KXMC-CBS, as well as writing for his university and high school newspapers. His first experience in Southeast Alaska was as an Alaska Service Corps crew member with the SAGA-AmeriCorps program in 2010. As a corps member, he conducted trail work and...
July 23, 1914: A wire was received in Wrangell yesterday from I.G. Galvin, who it will be remembered went outside some time ago with considerable gold for the purpose of getting a Keystone Drill to prospect the various claims under his management to better advantage, that he would be in Wrangell about the first part of August and to make arrangements for a river boat to be ready to take some five tons straight to Telegraph. This means another big jump forward for the Dease Lake country, the time has come when capital is needed to bring the...
Mr. and Mrs. Larry Wirthlin of Winnemucca, Nev. announce the engagement of their daughter, Staci Wirthlin to Jon Florschutz, son of Mr. and Mrs. Christina Florschutz of Wrangell, Alaska. Staci Wirthlin was born in Reno, Nev. and raised in Winnemucca. She graduated from Lowry High in 2011 then continued her studies online through Truckee Meadows Community College when she met Jon. She currently studies exercise science at BYU-Hawaii. The wedding is planned for Friday, August 22 in Reno,...
Christie Jamieson and Bruce Jamieson are spending their summer opening Squawking Raven Bed & Breakfast. Christie Jamieson said she and her husband have been thinking about turning their home at 612 Zimovia Highway into a bed and breakfast for a few years now. "We've had an empty nest for four years," Christie Jamieson said. "The house just seems to get bigger. We had two spare bedrooms. It's a labor of love. We've been kicking the idea around for the past couple of years, and I can't believe...
Number of participants: 60 1st place: Bryan Ingram, Hal Rhodes, Judge Conniff. Net score 40, team handicap 36. 2nd place: Aaron McPherson, Andy Spruell, Joan Kading and Eric Kading. Net score 41, team handicap 34. 3rd place: Dick and Barb Angerman, Doug Roberts, and Warren Edgley. Net score 41, team handicap 38. 4th place: Mike and Carol and Tammy and Chuck Hay. Net score 41, team handicap 36. 5th place: Tyler Gunn, James Brenner, Aaron Powell and Collin Dando. Net score 42, team handicap 28. 6th place: Grover Mathis, Wayne and Kathleen "Toot"...
7 ROYALTY 108,701 TICKETS! Queen: Erica Smith - 33,471 Princesses: Cassie Schilling - 29,500 Kira Torvend and Robyn Booker - 23,080 Delila Wigg – 22,650 THE ROYALTY TICKET PULL WINNERS: 1st: $5000 - Todd White 2nd: $3000 –Eric Yancey 3rd: $1000 - Will Shilts 4th: $1000 - Regina Sarff INDIVIDUAL QUEEN RAFFLE WINNERS: Cassie’s raffle: River Trip with BreakawayAdventures – Winner: Daisy Callbreath Erica’s raffle: XtraTufs from Angerman's – Winner: Therese Pempek Erica’s raffle: Print from Brenda Schwartz-Yeager – Winner: Therese Pempek...
In the Sentinel 100, 75, 50 and 25 years ago. July 16, 1914: The mining industries of Cassiar Country are looking good, according to parties that came down on the Karen last Tuesday from Telegraph Creek. Several properties on McDames Creek are being worked as they never have before and the prospects that there will be several dredges in there working before summer is over make it look very encouraging. The various camps on the Cassiar are like those of any other camp. The prospects have been worked as far as possible by hand and now it remains...
7 Queen’s Ticket Sales 1st place – Erica Smith (33,741) 2nd place – Cassie Schilling-Shilts (29,500) 3rd place – Robyn Booker and Kira Torvend (23,080) 4th place – Delila Wigg (22,650) Pie Eating Contest 1st place – Jazmyn Wright Honorable Mention – Curtis Wimberley Canoe Races Highliners (ages 11-14) Male – Mikel Smith and Orion Heller Female – Grace and Mercy Mikkelsen Coed- Fentia Jim and Elizabeth Johnson River Runners (ages 15-17) Male – Robbie Marshall and Jeffrey Rooney Female – Kylah Gillen and Alex Campbell Coed – Sam Armstrong...
The light slanted low across Shoemaker Bay, and the parking lot at Shoemaker Park was almost full Tuesday. Music was playing on the speakers, hamburgers and hot dogs sizzled on the grill. Hugs, smiles, handshakes and jokes made the rounds of the Welcome Back Picnic. The Fourth of July was still three days away, but a festive atmosphere had already begun to creep into the air around town, and a series of events this week started the journey to Wrangell's most celebrated public holiday. Earlier...
Linsey Owens, daughter of Linda Buness, poses with a 53-pound king salmon caught on a boat near King George. Owens had herring on the line for two minutes when the fish, which the family affectionately (and hungrily) nicknamed "The Hog," took the bait. The fish was destined for the filet knife early last week....
In the Sentinel 100, 75, 50 and 25 years ago. July 9, 1914: Wrangell will have a new lighting system by the middle of September is the information given out by Mr. O.C. Palmer of the Wrangell Electric Light and Power Co. Mr. Palmer has secured an additional franchise for ten years from the town and will place a large alternator in the plant of 75 K.V.A. The street lines under the new power will carry 2200 volts and the house wires will be for 110. The plant will be operated with the help of the engine that is now used and, in addition, two new...
United Way of Southeast Alaska is now accepting Community Impact Grant applications. Up to $15,000 in Community Impact funds will be awarded to applicants that successfully demonstrate community needs that pertain to health, education, or income stability. The criteria used in the past will guide the selection process: collaboration, matching funds, and having a clearly stated, focused, and achievable goal with measurable outcomes. Funds may not exceed $2,500 for any individual award. Funds can be used to pay salaries, purchase materials, or...
Randy Littleton sends a ball flying down-course in front of some onlookers Friday at Muskeg Meadows. The Nine-Hole Best Shot tournament was sponsored by Fourth of July Queen contestants Robyn Booker and Kira Torvend. The grand prize – two tickets to a Seahawks/Rams football game – went to Mike Ottesen, Jr. A chipping contest held as part of the same tournament, which featured tickets to Virginia Lake courtesy of Sunrise Aviation, went to Aaron Powell....
Children participate in a water balloon fight at a birthday party at Shoemaker Park shelter Sunday afternoon. Sunday's weather was perfect for a water balloon fight, in part because heavy rains ensured all participants were soaked anyway....
In the Sentinel 100, 75, 50 and 25 years ago. July 2, 1914: Everything is rounded into shape for the celebration of the Fourth of July, and if the weather permits, it is going to be one best that was ever pulled off in the town. From early morning to late at night, there is something doing and the sport committee has arranged it so that something new is happening every 15 minutes, so you want to be on tap early and not miss a thing. The first thing on the program is the salute of the day, and at 9:30 a.m. there will be Patriotic Exercises in...
