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The Way We Were
Sept. 13, 1923 Wrangell’s first clown and the first clown for the majority of youngsters here paraded down Front Street Saturday afternoon, leading his “Company” of the youngsters of town who took part in the pet parade. The parade was part of the Ch...
Gardening tips shared at first chautauqua of the season
Local gardeners met at the Nolan Center Thursday evening, March 12, to share advice in Wrangell's first chautauqua event of the season. The name "chautauqua" comes from a movement that began in the...
Fun and fish habitat restoration at Kids Fishing Day last Saturday
Pats Lake was crowded last Saturday as people came out to enjoy the eighth annual Kids Fishing Day. The day is an event hosted by the Forest Service, to encourage interest in fishing and the great...
Eighth annual Kids' Fishing Day this Saturday
Everybody, especially families with children, are invited to the eighth annual Kids' Fishing Day at Pats Lake this Saturday, June 15. Corree Delabrue, with the Forest Service, said that the fishing da...
Tlingit artifacts reviewed at final Chautauqua event
The Nolan Center held its final Chautauqua speaking event of the year last week. Wrangell resident Virginia Oliver gave a presentation on her 2017 trip to Washington D.C. where she got to take an...
Pat Creek watershed discussed at first Chautauqua lecture
The Nolan Center hosted the first of several Chautauqua speaking lectures last Thursday. Members of the Southeast Alaska Watershed Coalition, a regional organization dedicated to the stewardship of Southeast Alaska watersheds, were invited to talk...
Chautauqua speaking series restarting next week
“Chautauqua” was a movement that began in the late 1800s, focused on spreading culture, educating the public, and providing entertainment. The movement takes its name from Lake Chautauqua, in western New York, where it was started. Chautauquas wer...
Senior student graphs glacier recession for capstone project
Wrapping up the spring Chautauqua season at the Nolan Center this year, a Wrangell school senior presented the findings by her classmates and herself mapping the movements of Shakes Glacier. Located...
Petroglyph presentation ends Chautauqua season
The Nolan Center and Wrangell Ranger District wrapped up its Chautauqua season last week, a recurring talking circuit they have cosponsored for 11 years. Community members are invited to spend an hour sharing a valued hobby or favorite subject with...
Local chautauquas lined up to teach, entertain
For the next month and a half the United States Forest Service is coordinating with the Nolan Center to put on their annual community Chautauqua presentations. Named after the town in New York where the practice originated, the Chautauqua harkens... Full story
2015: The Year in Review
The year 2015 was largely a good one for Wrangell, with the appearance of several new businesses, large infrastructural developments undertaken by businesses, the formal opening of the Tribe's cultura... Full story
Local Forest Service educator receives regional award
An interpreter with the United States Forest Service has received an award recognizing her work in the Wrangell Ranger District. Corree Delabrue was last month presented the Hakala Award, an agency...
New Old Time Chautauqua a stunning success
It was a sold-out show at the Nolan Center last Friday, as over 200 Wrangellites packed themselves in to watch the New Old Time Chautauqua, a vaudevillian group of performers based out of Washington.... Full story
Parks Department prepares for summer
At its last meeting for the summer, Wrangell’s Parks and Recreation Advisory Board approved a new fee assistance schedule for using public facilities. Parks and Recreation Department director Kate Thomas explained the new assistance schedule would a...
SE Chautauqua nearing curtain date
The New Old Time Chautauqua is still set to stop through on its summer tour of Southeast Alaska later this month. Founded in 1981 by a group of performers, health care practitioners and educators,...
ADFG researchers flash 'bat signal' over Wrangell
Residents have been invited to become “citizen scientists” this summer, tracking bats and collecting data for the Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADFG). A good-sized group of Wrangellites flocked to the Forest Service’s final chautauqua for t...
New Old Time Chatauqua set to stop in Wrangell
Wrangell may get to experience a bit of old-time entertainment this June, when the New Old Time Chautauqua plans to stop through on its summer tour of Southeast Alaska. But what is a Chautauqua, you might ask? “It's a movement to do community b...
Chautauqua lecture will focus on forest attitudes
A recently completed survey shows Wrangellites value recreational uses for the Tongass Forest more than other uses. Britta Schroeder, formerly of the Wrangell Ranger District, but now living and working in Denali Forest Park and Preserve, will...
Museum offers free family workshops
Wrangellites looking for child-friendly weekend activities now have one more option. The Wrangell Museum has started offering Weekend Family Workshops focusing on aspects of Wrangell and Alaska...
Bahá'í texts presented to library
Renee and Jack Roberts presented four books on behalf of the Wrangell Bahá'í community to librarian Kay Jabusch at the Wrangell Public Library last week. The books were mentioned in a Chautauqua p...
Wrangell hears about continued elk study on Etolin Island
A lack of information about the elk on Etolin Island sparked a collaborative study between the Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADFG) and the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) last year. With the use of tracking collars, the study attempts to collect...
Aborist to visit Wrangell
By GREG KNIGHT Sentinel writer Wrangellites with questions regarding how to care for fruit trees and orchards will be able to take part in a discussion next Thursday at the Nolan Center as part of...
