WMC Foundation: Saving lives nine holes at a time

Sometimes a golf tournament in Wrangell isn’t about just going out to hit balls and spend time with friends and family.

Once a year, at least, it’s about saving lives.

The 5th annual Wrangell Medical Center Foundation golf tournament, which supports local cancer patients and commemorates former WMC administrator, the late Brian Gilbert, came to fruition last weekend despite early torrential rains and cold temperatures at Muskeg Meadows golf course.

The tourney, which featured 10 teams of four players apiece, saw golf that ranged from highly refined, to the duffers in the rear, and raised tens...