Humans have been working with clay as far back as the Paleolithic Era, some 30,000 years ago. Pottery is the first synthetic human creation, according to the World History Encyclopedia. But in the …
Wind and rain did not deter disc golfers from the final tournament of the season, nor has it discouraged them from planning for an expanded program next summer. The Wrangell Disc Golf Club …
The Wrangell Wolves boys and girls cross-country running teams both took home second-place honors in the Division III state championship meet last weekend in Anchorage. Wrangell senior and team …
The Wrangell Police Department has upgraded its patrol fleet with two refurbished Ford F-150 trucks, replacing aging sport utility vehicles that are being reassigned to other municipal duties. …
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Monday, Sept. 28 Security check. Traffic stop. Tuesday, Sept. 29 Assist: Ambulance. Assist: Department of Transportation. Assist: Petersburg Police Department. …
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Oct. 7, 1926 Much interest was aroused here by the arrival of two baby mink seven weeks ago in one of the mink pens of Charles Gearing, who began last year buying trapped mink and marten to …
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Wrangell bickers a fair amount, as does any small town. It’s not especially mean-spirited or nasty and is sometimes amusing, but often it’s unproductive. It’s recreational bickering, …
It’s fall, which means winter is coming next. But before then, people have to get through a couple of autumn decisions. One is to cast their votes in the Oct. 6 municipal election and the Nov. …
Though the Oct. 6 municipal election for mayor, borough assembly, school board and port commission is the attention-getting news of the month, there are other volunteer jobs important to the town, …
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There is an old, reliable maxim in photography that often gets lost beneath marketing copy: The best camera isn’t the one with the highest price tag or the most advanced technology — it’s the …
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If Pinocchio had been in the room, his nose might have grown long enough to equal several of the 115,000 sections of 40-foot steel pipe that would be needed to construct the mythical mirage of the …
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Wrangell sent six swimmers to the five-school swim meet at Ketchikan last weekend, with all of the Wolves achieving at least one personal-best time in the pool. Team Captain Andrei …
