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November ll$ December 1996 The fate of our for8sts Research exposes past · , and possible future · of white ,.spruce in the Kennicott Valley page 7 .. ·· .. ·. .. ' ; ·: . ;· ._,.• •"'. Copper River A FIRST CLASS FLEET & More on the rolling stock! page 11 NorthWestern 6=====t •..,. _, ~~ Com•nsense ,... ., 4-L ')~ at.•ut ~~ ~V>' SIOWMOIILIIIG ·.· .,,. ~__... ·· · WI AGI MJJIIf · piaeia· ... ·... , ' ..... 21 ~. .~. PAGE 2 WRANGELL ST. EL1AS NEWS NOVEMBER & DECEMBER 1996 BY BONNIE KENYON reetings from chilly autumn as a roofer for Jim September 16 by Gilbert Merritt G McCarthy! It is October Miller's crew on the Kennicott of Nashville, TN. Someone had 18 and it was -16 degrees Mill Building. Mike has been in taken his red Trek 990 Mountain F. this morning - a sure sign and out of the valley since then, Bike in McCarthy from where he winter is here. often just to visit or to fly out to had locked it to a tree on the 9th. Our first snowfall occttrred the St. Elias range for a climbing The bike was valued at over on September 23. It didn't expedition, and this past $1,000. amount to much but it did summer, he collected data for his We offer our sympathy to succeed in spurring Rick and I on thesis. To fund his research, Mike Denise, F...athleen and Gilbert for to finish pulling the Brussel obtained grants from the their losses and pray these kinds sprouts and parsnips. We Untversity of Vermont and the of events will not be a norm in managed to get the garden all National Park Service, and also our town! harvested and tilled before 6 taught part-time for Jenny Subscribers Charlie and inches fell on October 7. The Carroll in the Wildlands Studies Inger (Jenson) Ricci sent us a snow has since settled to a nice, Program at the Hardware Store. copy of the obituary of a former comfortable 4 inches. You may notice there is no Kennecott Kid which I include a I want to call your attention editorial this issue. Rick says, "If portion for the benefit of our to a couple of articles in this you miss this infamous feature of readers who may have known issue of WSEN. First of all, my . WSEN, please send one for next Mary Jean Presley Vaudrin deepest apologies go to Nancy issue!" Truly, "For your Bowles. "Pres" died quietly at Ferrell who wrote "An Historic consideration" is open to our home in New York City on Event." Nancy submitted this readers to express their opinions Sunday, July 21, after living article in plenty of time for our on issues that affect the nearly two years with cancer. Sept./Oct. issue, and I typed it in McCarthy-Kennicott area. Pres was born in Latouche, on my computer. However, qfter Speaking about issues that Alaska, on November 14, 1922, the issue was already printed and affect our area -we were sorry where her father was manager of mailed, Rick and I realized we to hear about two incidents in a copper mine. In 1925, the had left Nancy's article out. (I September that greatly touched family moved to the remote forgot to save it on Rick's disk several people, two are well­ mining camp at Kennecott, for him to layout.) Please be sure known to us and one is from out­ Alaska, now a national historic to read "An Historic Event" on of-state. site. In 1932 the family moved on page 5 and thanks, Nancy, for On Friday, September 6. to Seattle. Her parents, BeVan being so forgiving! Denise Jantz and Kathleen and Margaret Thaanum Presley, The next article I want to call Sustrich who own and operate died soon after arrival in Seattle. your attention to is on page 7 - the Roadside Potatohead, Her grandmother made her a "The fate of our forest" by Mike discovered that approximately loving home as she completed Loso. This is the first time Mike $3,000 of their earnings was high school. After graduating has written anything for WSEN so missing. All of us who know from Scripps College for Women I'd like to introduce him to you. Denise and Kathleen realize how in Claremont, Ca., she went Mike first came with a friend to hard they worked for that money. straight to New York City to find the Kennicott Valley in the .. Denise is offering a reward for her way in book publishing. She summer of 1990, climbing information leading to the arrest worked for Oxford University mountains and plodding around and conviction of the person or Press, Simon & Schuster, the back country. He worked the persons responsible. Western Publishing, McGraw-Hill, and Vineyard Books. following summer for Bob Jacobs The Alaska State Troopers in as a climbing guide and that Glennallen were contacted on (continued on page 31) WRANGELL ST. ELIAS NEWS NOVEMBER & DECEMBER 1996 PAGE 3 BY BONNIE KENYON unpack the groceries and get chosen {I use that word rather Kris Rueter and Matt them stowed away before her loosely!) To participate in a yo-yo Hambrick: The fall colors were hungry boys devoured everything contest. If I remember correctly, fabulous this year in the in sight. I suppose now with Doynewon. McCarthy area. One day in mid Tailor Made Pizza closed for the Ted, who is a twin to Tom, September, shutting my lawn winter, Matt and Aaron are arrived on September 12 and tractor off, I sat admiring the having to look elsewhere for brought his own toy! One thing is hillside behind our cabin where those in-between snacks! nice when "boys" grow up -they Kris's cabin sits. From her I did discover daughter are quicker to share their toys. direction I heard hammering and Stacie's whereabouts these days. And that's what Ted did. He and laughter. Somehow that day's Jeannie managed, "She is in George came over sporting a weather succeeded in drawing us Fairbanks attending college and "potato gun." They wanted to all outdoors to work on those liking it. She also has a job in a know if Rick could come out and end-of-the season projects. restaurant." Anyone who can play! And play they did, using my A few days later Kris and create pizzas like Stacie newly-dug potatoes as Matt dropped in and brought shouldn't have any trouble ammunition. A shot of Lysol Kris's dad, Eugene Rueter, of finding a job. spray was supposed to act as the Barrington, IL to meet us and to I ask about the Millers's propellent, but it just didn't have join WSEN's list of subscribers. "animal kingdom" and I am enough zip to it. Someone Hoping Kris and Matt informed that 2 out of their 6 suggested hair spray which isn't wouldn't think I was complaining pigs joined the list of fall harvest. something one finds on the about the noise, I asked them "It's also shelves in what all the hammering was time to McCarthy! producing. They informed me butcher However, in they, along with Eugene's timely chickens," the back assistance, were putting shingles says recesses of on Kris's cabin. Jeannie. my After hearing Matt say he "They bathroom just purchased a new Bravo multiplied closet, I snowmachine, I realize he was like rabbits found a doing his best to get those "fall this near-empty projects" nailed down before the summer." can of Aqua winter snow makes George Net hair spray. I can snowmachining a must! Cebula and WBEN staff photo Congratulations all around and brothers: Ted Cebula shows Bonnie fine testify to the welcome aboard WSEN, Eugene! Rick and I points of shooting potato gun fact it works are always much better Jim, Jeannie, Matt and than Lysol. Aaron Miller: I just got off the delighted when George's phone with Jeannie. She was brothers visit George! Seeing Things are much too quiet somewhat distracted, I could tell. that George lives next door, we now in the neighborhood. The Matt and Aaron were trying to get to enter into the "fun" they Cebula brothers returned to their decide what they should sample generate. Ray and Tom were here homes in the lower 48 and first. You see, the Millers recently in June and after church one George is presently house sitting returned from their fall trip to Sunday, Ray surprised us all with for Gene and Edith Coppedge at the big city of Anchorage. When I a demonstration of his fancy Silver Lake. He should be back in called, Jeannie was "trying" to yo-yo tricks. (He collects yo-yo's.) our neck of the woods the end of Doyne Houghton and Rick were November. PAGE 4 WRANGELL ST. ELIAS NEWS NOVEMBER & DECEMBER 1996 Andy, Cynthia and Matthew Matthew's not quite old enough I visited a couple of times Shidner: One interesting and to join his mom's class so Andy is tllis summer and each time I sometimes challenging aspect of getting a lot of quality time with noticed another project our telephone service is him these underway. remembering the correct days. The There's number combinations. As most day prior to Kenny's new of you know by now, McCarthy's Cynthia's potato patch prefix is 554 and after that many call, Andy at the of our phone numbers are only had his bottom of one digit different. That's the hands more their hill, a case between our phone and than full, small pasture Howard Mozen's. says underway The other night the phone Cynthia.
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