April 29, 1926
Wrangell’s new fire truck, which was made possible largely through the generous subscriptions of local citizens, arrived aboard the steamship Oregon. It is a thing of beauty as well as usefulness, and fully measures up to the expectations of those who were responsible for its being ordered. With the new equipment, it will be possible to pump water from the bay should a fire occur when the water is low in the reservoir.

April 27, 1951
When the halibut season opens May 1, there will be 1,690 tagged halibut that will be worth an extra dollar to the fishermen who catch them. These fish were tagged last February and March in the Icy Strait vicinity by biologists of the International Fisheries Commission. It is expected that a large number of these tagged fish will be caught, IFC biologist Richard J. Myhre says. The information gathered fron the tags is important in making changes to fishing regulations.

April 28, 1976
A miscue by the city manager has resulted in his giving a go-ahead for paving of two parking lots -- one at city hall and the other at the library -- after the city council -turned down the jobs, the manager told the council last week. City Manager Jim Eide said he misunderstood a council directive April 13. At the meeting, he had told council members that Red-Samm Mining Co., in town to do state highway paving jobs, could pave the city lots immediately. The council voted to pave the hospital parking lot for $18,069 but turned down surfacing the parking lot behind city hall and the library parking lot for economic reasons.

May 3, 2001
Chichagof Imports, a 25-year business, is closing its doors. Will Fykerude and partner Punko Erickson have been promoting Alaska souvenirs, jade, ivory scrimshaw carvings along with various children and adult trinkets from the building on Front Street. In other business news, 29 years after opening her clothing store, Margaret Sturtevant is retiring. Sturtevant purchased The Alley Cat with her husband, Berkeley, in 1972 from Bob and Marie Prunella.