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Video: Former state senator shares story of bolo tie he received from Walter Soboleff

Published 1:30 am Friday, November 15, 2019

By Michael Penn

Former Sen. Albert Kookesh, D-Angoon, tells his favorite Dr. Walter Soboleff stories during a celebration of Dr. Soboleff at the Walter Soboleff Center on Thursday, Nov. 14, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Former Sen. Albert Kookesh, D-Angoon, tells his favorite Dr. Walter Soboleff stories during a celebration of Dr. Soboleff at the Walter Soboleff Center on Thursday, Nov. 14, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Former Sen. Albert Kookesh, D-Angoon, tells of receiving a silver bolo tie, made by Tlingit artist Nathan Jackson, from Dr. Walter Soboleff. Kookesh and others told stories during a celebration of Dr. Soboleff at the Walter Soboleff Center on Thursday, Nov. 14, 2019.

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