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In the Sentinel 100, 75, 50 and 25 years ago. July 4, 1912: With 1,100 mile journey to finish, a crowded schedule and limited time, Mayor William A. Gilmore, who was a passenger north on the Jefferson, found it impossible to stop in Wrangell in the interest of his campaign for delegate to Congress. Starting at Nome on June 17 and traveling south on the steamer Dora C at the time of the Katma eruption to Valdez and to Ketchikan, Mr. Gilmore has had an exciting and successful journey and expresses himself well pleased with the outlook. The remain...
Members of Wrangell’s Boy Scout Troop 40 joined forces June 19-24 with the Southeast Alaska Conservation Council, the Sitka Conservation Society, the US Forest Service, and local Wrangell volunteers to conduct a number of Wilderness stewardship activities on the Stikine River. The outing, funded in part by a grant through the National Forest Foundation, focused on managing invasive weeds near Twin Lakes and was part of a nationwide effort by the Forest Service to steward Wilderness areas. D...
Talea Hayes and Trevor Kellar were married June 10, 2010 in Lake Tahoe, Calif. The couple will reside in Grass Valley, Calif., where the Trevor is a commercial driver and Talea is a preschool teacher at Beale Air Force Base. The groom is the son of Darcy Erickson and Tom Kellar. The bride is the daughter of Roby and Rynda Hayes and she graduated from WHS in 2004....
Arborist Rico Montenegro plants the first apple tree in the Wrangell orchard at Evergreen Elementary School with, from left, Jamie Roberts, Derek Robbins and Kris Reed....
In a heavy drizzle of rain and high humidity, Muskeg Meadows Golf Course hosted the Ottesen’s True Value, 9-Hole 4-Person Best Ball Scramble, and 9-Hole, 4-Person Mystery Scramble tournaments June 30-July 1. The course welcomed 20 participants who took part in the tournament on Saturday, while 12 golfers – three teams of four players – took part on Sunday. On Saturday, the first place team consisted of Wrangell Golf Club members Bill Messmer, Pete Walden, John Morse, and Eric Kading with a Net 22 score (team handicap, 13.) The No. 2 spot went...
Outgoing Borough Clerk Christie Jamieson accepts a plaque from Mayor Jeremy Maxand acknowledging her 32 years of service to the city during her retirement celebration last week....
A beautiful crescent moon made a showing over the western horizon on Saturday, June 23 – on a day when temperatures reached 84 degrees with crystal clear skies....
June 27, 1912: The Alaskan Committee of the American Mining congress during the past month have been in frequent conferences with Secretary of the Interior Fisher and various committees having in charge the two bills which have been finally agreed upon as a compromise between the conflicting views of those who have been in consultation. The result of this compromise is embodied by Sen. Simbot and now under consideration by the Senate Committee on Public Lands. A very similar measure has been introduced in the House by Congressman Bocher of...
On what was the warmest and most humid day of the year so far, Muskeg Meadows Golf Course hosted it best-attended event of the year on June 23-24 during the R&M Engineering tournament. The event featured an 18-hole, 2-person best-ball format on Saturday, and a 9-hole, 2-person best-ball tourney on Sunday. Shannon Booker, the co-manager of Muskeg Meadows said the tournament is one of the biggest at the course and helps support the mission of R&M’s local office. “This tournament is important to...
Once upon a time, Wrangell sported a band of local musicians with their sights on domination of the world – or at least the Seattle music scene of the early 1990s. That band, DXD, who at one time were the house band for the Stikine Inn, took their music south to the Emerald City in 1994 in an attempt to ply their trade in the bigger market where so many bands cashed in on the hugely popular “grunge” movement. The band, which was fronted by the husband and wife duo of Glen and Kelly Decke...
A group of Scouts from Troop 40 learn about botany along the Stikine River from University of Alaska Southeast professor Kitty LaBounty....
June 20, 1912: Under the direction of the City Council, the work of building a new firehouse on lower Front Street was started Wednesday morning. The new building is a part of the original plan of the Council at the time the second hose cart was purchased and will be used to make a part of the fire apparatus. The Alert Fire Company will make a division of forces as soon as the new awarders are finished and place a part of the members in charge of each house. June 18, 1937: Permit having been granted from the War Department for a small boat harb...
Bicycle safety, at any age, is an important factor for those of us that love riding through the borough on two wheels. For the youth of Wrangell, however, bicycle safety becomes a more important factor based on how difficult it can be to see smaller children – and on their relative inexperience in navigating the roads in the borough. That’s where the annual Bicycle Rodeo and safety training comes in. The event, which was held this year at the covered area near Evergreen Elementary School, offere...
When the City and Borough of Wrangell celebrates Fourth of July this year there will be an added treat – live music on Tuesday, July 3 and during the street dance on Wednesday night. The Sale, a pop-rock quartet from Portland, Ore. will be performing for Wrangellites and visitors to the borough during its most popular summertime event, with a pre-Fourth concert during the early part of the day on July 3. The street dance, which will take place behind City Hall on Campbell Drive, will kick off a...
The annual KSTK/Alaska Power and Telephone golf tournament was held last weekend on June 16 – and though heavy rains fell, the spirit and competitiveness of the participants was apparent as the team of Wayne and Kathleen Harding took home a No. 1 spot with their net 26 (20 handicap) score. The tournament, which was a 9-hole “2-person best-ball” format, was a fundraising event for KSTK, which relies on community support to keep the lights on and transmitter broadcasting around the borough and o...
The parents of James S. Early and Penny L. Allen are proud to finally announce the engagement of their children. James (Jim) works for the City of Wrangell, Harbor and Penny works for Alaska State Housing. A private ceremony is being planned....
Ryhan Groshong was promoted from Private First Class to Specialist on June 1, 2012. Groshong recently graduated from NCO Academy Warrior Leadership. Groshong is currently stationed at Fort Knox, Ky....
Gabriel Douglas Howell was born May 30, 2012 in Juneau to Jayme and Rolland Howell. Gabriel weighed 8 lb. 9 oz and was 20 1/2 inches long at birth. Gabriel joins sister Robyn Byrd, 18. Paternal grandparent is Rinda Howell of Wrangell. Maternal grandparents are Dawn and Joe Bligh of Morton, Wash. Maternal great grandparents are Joan and Gabriel Rapali of Salkum, Wash., and Larry and Marry Adams of Rathdrum, Idaho....
From left: Judy Blair, Judy Henderson, Bob Blair, Trisha Schwartz, Deb McMahon and Barbara Rugo during the Banana Point to Petersburg bike ride on Saturday, June 9. Nearly every age group, from teens to seniors, was represented among the 17 riders taking part in the event, with Bob Blair being the oldest at 77 years old....
June 13, 1912: Navigation on the Stikine is practically at a standstill on account of the extremely low stage of water. Neither the Nahlin nor Port Simpson have been able to reach Telegraph Creek. The Fox left last night for upriver with passengers and will attempt to get through at the present stage of water. A meeting of Southeastern Alaska canners at which nearly all the nearby canneries were represented was held Wednesday and an understanding was reached regarding prices for the season. Much unrest is evidenced by the fishermen this morning...
The deadline for registration in the popular Summer Reading Program is set for June 30 at the Irene Ingle Public Library. This free program, which began June 1 and runs through July 30, is available to students in Kindergarten through Grade 9. The current incarnation of the program began in the 1998 as a way to encourage the children of Wrangell to dive into the world of reading during their summer vacation. After reading a book, children will take a retention test on a computer, which is graded and transmitted to the school at the end of the p...
A graduate student from the University of Alaska at Fairbanks is undertaking a study of Wrangell’s amphibians at Muskeg Meadows golf course – and is asking for the public’s help in his research. According to Joshua Ream, a doctoral candidate at UAF, the golf course is of particular interest because amphibians found on the island are easier to access and research near the property. “The majority of my project on local knowledge of amphibian species and the six native species found in Alaska...
Sean Rooney, middle, with parents Brian and Dorothea Rooney, shows off a commendation from the Wrangell Parks and Recreation Board of Directors for his fundraising efforts at the City Pool. Rooney, who will start 5th grade this year, raised $2,210 for a new ‘Nessie’ inflatable slide....
Heavy rains could not stop two die-hard young golfers from taking the top spots during a tournament at Wrangell’s Muskeg Meadows golf course last week. Amos and Jonah Comstock competed for the longest and straightest drives on the practice range in two separate age groups on Thursday, June 7 – with the brothers winning in each group. In the “closest-to-the-pin” type competition, Amos won both the 25- and 100-yard drives, with Jonah taking the 50- and 75-yard drives. With the wins, Amos took ho...