Oct. 29, 1925
Twenty-one young men have signed up as members in the Boy Scouts of Wrangell. The patrol leadership was delegated to Sidney Tozier, James Whaley and John Everson. Each leader selected the line of Scout work that his men will concentrate on this winter: Tozier’s Ravens will master first aid; the Wolves under Whaley will devote their efforts to camp craft; and Everson’s Silver Foxes will apply themselves to signaling. Each week a new project will be presented to the troop.

Oct. 27, 1950
The two famed soloists, cellist Luigi Silva and concert pianist Maxim Shapiro, were well received in Wrangell last Sunday evening when nearly 150 people gathered in the high school auditorium to hear the celebrated musicians play. In a preliminary address to the audience, Shapiro explained the origin of the Alaska Music Trail, which was started this year, its success so far this season and its intentions for the future. Silva proved himself to be a major artist. Through Grieg’s Sonta Opus 36 for cello and piano to the last mystic encore of “Music for a Dying Fountain,” Silvia held his audience silent and spellbound. A reception was held after the concert, enabling all those who attended to meet and talk with the two famous artists.

Oct. 29, 1975
Nine of the 12 telephone circuits between Wrangell and Ketchikan were knocked out Oct. 20 when a deepwater cable 23 miles north of Ketchikan broke. According to Stan Taylor, the Ketchikan toll center supervisor, a cable ship was sent from Seattle to repair the damage. The ship arrived at the scene last weekend. “If all goes well, we should have the line back in service by the end of this week,” Taylor said. Until then, calls are being routed via a radio system through Duncan Canal. Normally three circuits use that route but since the break several extra circuits were added, Taylor said. As of last weekend, the line between Wrangell and Ketchikan was operating at 75% its normal capacity. All long distance calls are routed through Ketchikan.

Oct. 26, 2000
The regular meeting of the city council started out with a short agenda and what promised to be a quick meeting, but ended up taking more than three hours to complete. The city manager’s report was brief: The harbor funding is still in the works; talks with the state to restore the Aurora’s ferry service to Wrangell are continuing; the federal timber relief money is still up in the air but is looking more firm; and the landfill schedule is going to move to a different set of days and hours in an attempt to meet people’s access needs without increasing employee costs.