The Way We Were

July 25, 1912: Nearly every member of the Motor Boat Club; many of their friends and the band-boys attended the Club Picnic at Pat's Creek last Sunday. Of the eight boats, the Alieris, Gray and Red Streaks, Etolin, Poor Farmer, Black Fox, Dentist and Secret, all had minor troubles except the Secret, which tended to make the trip eventful. The fishing was not up to expectations as the creek was very low and the only good fish caught were by F. Johnson, M. Katenmeyer and the Editor who braved the mosquito army at the head of the lake.

July 23, 1937: The total salmon pack of Wrangell district for the week ending July 17, 1937, was 60,300 cases as against 49,427 cases for the comparable date of 1936, according the A.P. Romine, bureau of fisheries agent to the district. While there has been some local discouragement regarding the pack, it is not wholly justified, stated F.S. Barnes of the Wrangell Packing Company, who is optimistic about the final pack. The fish are striking in at Snow Pass and large runs were reported yesterday feeding about three miles offshore, Prince of Wales Island. The King's Mill trap of the Diamond K Packing Company has begun fishing and though to date the fish are scattering and the Stikine River is not showing up so well, the outlook is favorable. This is the year when fish of large size were expected, but so far the size has been just about average.

July 20, 1962: Many Wrangellites took advantage of Alaska Day, July 7, at the Seattle World's Fair to attend and help boost their home state. Among them were Lois and Seena Bakke, Berkeley and Margaret Sturtevant and family, Mr. and Mrs. Bill Tommila, Jim Tommila, L.M. Campbell, Berly Hethcock, Eloise Palmer, Walter William Wing, Lilly Thompson, Rosalina Lynch, Charlene Early, Jo Early, Clara Simmons, Mr. and Mrs. Al Simmons, Jack Krepps and Suzanne Grant. Others who have recently attended the fair recently from Wrangell are: Judith Ann Churchill, Julie Churchill, Mary E. Ferguson, John C. Scott, Carroll J. Hamley, Mrs. Bill Rifenberry, Alvin E. Mervyn and Bea Newlun.

July 23, 1987: Brandy and Nichka are soon to be legal canines. That's the word from Wrangell Magistrate Linda Hartshorn, who says she'll be getting the dogs their city licenses just as soon as they've received their booster vaccinations. Hartshorn was presiding over the trial of Linda Stoner, July 17, on allowing dogs to run at large and no dog license charges when she was presented with the city's official list of who has obtained licenses for their canines. Hartshorn said that as the proceeding progressed, she scanned the list, which contained just 46 names. The name “Hartshorn” didn't appear, she said, and she began to wonder why. Hartshorn said she thought Brandy and Nichka were legal, but apparently the family had neglected to renew their animal licenses this year. It was after Stoner made what Hartshorn described as a “very good presentation” to the court that her companion, Lee Stoner, asked the court if he could approach the bench. “He asked me if I have dogs,” Hartshorn said in an interview with the Sentinel. She told the truth. He then asked if she felt the law should be enforced or waived. At that point, Hartshorn said, she invited Wrangell Police Sgt. Ken Weimer, who was in court for the trial, to issue her citations for Brandy and Nichka.