June 11, 1925

An area embracing the drainage of the Stikine River for 25 miles above the international bounday has been set aside as a game sanctuary. The protection covers bird, game and fur-bearing animals. The order creating the reserve, promulgated by A.M. Manson, attorney general of British Columbia, follows: “The drainage valleys of the Taku and Stikine rivers and their tributaries within a distance of 25 miles of the international boundary line … no person shall at any time hunt, trap, take, wound or kill any game or carry a loaded firearm of any description, or place any trap or other device which can be used for trapping or killing any game within the area above described game reserve.” Game wardens will be stationed on the Stikine to see that the new regulations are enforced.

June 9, 1950

Attention of all gillnetters is directed to Section 120.3 of the 1950 fishery regulations, which requires the registration of all fishermen prior to engaging in fishing in the Stikine Distrirct, and which is effective between June 25 and Aug. 15, Monte Clemons, Fish and Wildlife enforcement officer, said yesterday. “The need for this type of regulation is obvious now that gillneters are restricted to but four localities in Southeast Alaska and the protection of early sockeye streams outside the gillnet areas is of such great importance,” Clemons declared.

June 11, 1975

If the project hits no major snags, work on Wrangell’s new deepwater wharf complex could start as early as this fall and the project could be completed by next summer, City Manager Jim Eide said this week. The estimated cost of the complex has been set at $1.6 million. The money, in state bonds and local funds, is assured, Eide said.

June 8, 2000

The Wrangell city council met in a special session Tuesday and agreed to have a second reading of a proposed ordinance authorizing the issuance of general obligation bonds to make capital improvements to the schools. The wording of the proposed ordinance was amended, adding that the state would reimburse the city for 70% of the costs of the project. Improvements are needed to remedy structural and building code deficiencies at the high school, intermediate and primary buildings as determined in a survey of school facilities in January 1998.