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In the Sentinel 100, 75, 50 and 25 years ago. March 26, 1914: J.H. Hyland and Ias. Troxel arrived down the river from Telegraph last Thursday and took the Princess south to Victoria Friday night. Mr. Hyland is a well-known booster of Telegraph and is making the trip outside to get a new pack train to use in that country as soon as work starts in the Dease lake country. The prospects in that country are brighter than ever, according to Mr. Hyland. March 31, 1939: A special meeting of the City Council held Friday night was called by Mayor Van H....
The Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities is seeking public input on the winter and spring 2014/2015 Alaska Marine Highway System ferry schedule. A view of the schedule can be found at dot.alaska.gov/amhs/share/schedule/consideration.pdf. Written comments will be accepted prior to April 5 via email at dot.amhs.comments@alaska.gov and by fax at 907-586-8365. A teleconference to hear comments and consider adjustments is scheduled Tuesday, April 8, 2014 at 10:00 a.m. for Southeast schedules. The meeting will be held in...
The Alaska Department of Fish and Game will hold commercial troll public meetings in Wrangell on Wednesday, April 2 in the Nolan Center Classroom at 6:30 p.m. Meeting topics will include, but are not limited to, plans for the 2014 spring and summer troll fisheries, the 2014 Pacific Salmon Treaty Chinook salmon abundance index and quota, and a review of the 2013 troll season. All members of the public are welcome to attend....
March 26, 1914: John Faming came in from Etolin Island last Thursday night. Mr. Faming has spent the last year prospecting on that island and this is the first time he has been in town since last fall. He has some samples with him of a ledge of free milling gold that he predicts will run $200 per ton. If this is true, he has made a great find, but as the weather has been unfavorable, he was unable to prospect it very fully. March 24, 1939: Relief funds totaling $9,452.00 have been allocated to Wrangell, according to word received Saturday by...
Courtney McCay of Wrangell earned a spot on the Western Oregon University Dean’s Honor Roll for the Fall 2013 semester. She is studying American Sign Language/English Interpreting. Courtney is the daughter of Tammy and Clay McCay of Wrangell....
In the Sentinel 100, 75, 50 and 25 years ago. March 19, 1914: Mr. Neil returned on the Humbolt from Seattle where he has been for the last month getting the plans and specifications for his boat to be used on the West Coast route. From the plans and prints brought back by Neil, this is going to be the best-equipped passenger and freight boat that has ever been on a mail route in Alaska. The new boat will replace the Uncle Dan, which has done such good service in the past years, but as the West Coast is growing and the Uncle Dan is getting too...
Hailey Grace Gablehouse was born on December 18, 2013 at Bartlett Regional Hospital in Juneau. She weighed 6 lbs 9 oz and was 20 inches long. Parents are Graham Gablehouse and Jeanie Arnold. Grandparents are David and Brenda Mork of Wrangell and Chip and Teri Arnold of Seward, Alaska....
In the Sentinel 100, 75, 50 and 25 years ago. May 12, 1914: Mr. Matheson is in receipt of a letter on a late boat from the Forest Supervisor, Mr. Weigle at Ketchikan, in which he states that the Forestry Department was working for a $4,000 appropriation for the building of the Stikine trail that the local Chamber of Commerce has been working for during the past winter. Though the appropriation has not been made, it is almost an assured fact that it will be in the near future. The Wrangell Shingle Mill is getting steam up and their whistle can...
March 5, 1914: The big liner Mariposa went south early this morning and reports having had a very stormy trip all the way north and back. While going to the dock at Ellimar, she struck a rock at high tide and her fuel oil had to be pumped into the bay to float her. The ship's bottom is thought to be in bad condition from the bump and she will go on the drydock as soon as she arrives in Seattle, which will probably delay her sailing date. The Mariposa took five cases of fresh fish south with her this morning. March 3, 1939: Councilman Ronning, c...
In the Sentinel 100, 75, 50 and 25 years ago. February 26, 1914: C.E. McCuskey and A. Marion left over the Stikine trail last Sunday morning for the headwaters of McDames Creek 120 miles from Telegraph. Mr. McCuskey and Mr. Marion are partners in several placer claims in that region which they will develop during the coming season. Mr. McCuskey has undying faith in this section of the country and says there is plenty of ground never touched that is open for prospecting. They claim they have the real thing and say they will bring out a bunch of...
Rilyn Joy Young was born Jan. 7, 2014 at Rogue Valley Medical Center in Medford, Ore. to Nonay and Cherrith Young. Rilyn weighed 8 lbs 1 oz at birth and was 20 1/2 inches long. Rilyn joins sisters Taylor, 5 and Brynlee, 3. Paternal grandparents are Cherie and Frank Young of Wrangell. Maternal grandparents are Ilene and Brian McCoy of Grants Pass, Ore....
February 19, 1924: Wm. Strong, Canadian customs officer at the boundary, returned to Wrangell last Thursday after a perilous trip down from Telegraph Creek. Mr. Strong and partner left Telegraph for the boundary station traveling down the Stikine and arrived there safe and sound where Mr. Strong's partner was left and Mr. Strong came on to Wrangell and after transacting his business here was taken back to the river by Kenig Johannsen on the Karen and will mush back to the customs station at the boundary. February 17, 1939: Alaska will go...
Mary Parker and Ronan Rooney were married on Jan. 18, 2014 at The Seattle Aquarium in Seattle, Wash. The bridegroom is the son of Alice and the late Bob Rooney of Wrangell, Alaska and the bride is the daughter of Douglas and Janice Parker of Lake Oswego, Ore. The bride was given away by her father, Douglas Parker and her matron of honor was her friend Jennifer Schmitt. The best man was Aaron Comstock, a friend of the groom, of Anchorage, Alaska. The newlyweds honeymooned on the island of Oahu,...