The wood throne allows the 700-pound man to sit outside with his kids instead of just lay in bed. Quetmon Powell weighs about 700 pounds. He rarely leaves his apartment. It’s an existence he … ...

The story behind this prominent wooden throne, however, isn’t exactly a happy one. But it is a love story. A large wooden chair sits in Robert Sandoval’s front yard along Shields Avenue.

The story behind this prominent wooden throne, however, isn’t exactly a happy one. But it is a love story. Almost 10 years ago, Sandoval lost his wife Mary Ann Sandoval in a high-profile car crash.

“HAND carved throne. $5,000 firm,” said the original ad, which cost about $40 and ran with a picture of the ornate chair in the Prince George Citizen newspaper.

The story behind this prominent wooden throne, however, isn’t exactly a happy one. But it is a love story. A large wooden chair sits in Robert Sandoval’s front yard along Shields Avenue.