In the Sentinel 100, 75, 50 and 25 years ago.
June 5, 1913: On account of the inclement weather pm Friday last, the program for the afternoon exercises had to be changed somewhat. Instead of holding the services on the wharf as expected, they were held in Red Men's Hall and were largely attended. The following program was given: Song- Battle Hymn of Republic. Invocation- Rev. H.P. Corser. Address- M.F. Inman. Flower Song and Strewing of Flowers- Margaret Grant, Gussie Leonard, Viola Walsh, Hannah Smith, Mary Smith and Andrew Engstrom. Evening Service: Song- Tenting on the Old Camp Ground. Invocation- Adit. Smith. Reading- “Memorial Day” by Miss Felice Myers. Address- Rev. J.S. Clark. Recitation- “Our Soldier's Graves” Olive LaBounty. Duet- Coulter and Johnston. Recitation- “The Lost Grave” Andrew Engstrom. “Somebody's Darling” Talitha Ensley. Song- America. Benedict- Rev. H.P. Corser. The evening services at R.M. Hall were very interesting and a large number of our citizens attended.
June 3, 1938: Owners of Wrangell's seven beer parlors and five liquor stores, with the single exception of S. Cunningham, presented a petition to the city council last night asking that permission be granted for an extension of hours. The city ordinance now permits the sale of beer, wine and liquor only from 9 in the morning to midnight week days and from noon to 7 in the afternoon Sundays. The petition asks that this be changed so that sales may be made starting at 7 o'clock in the morning until 2 o'clock after midnight, all days of the week. It also asked that music in these places be allowed. In support of the petition Mrs. Mary Grant, Mrs. Henry Roning and Mrs. Jo Sornesen were present at the council meeting.
June 7, 1963: Three Wrangell young girls are in the race for this year's Fourth of July queen, it is announced by Yvonne Stough, chairman of the Fourth of July Committee. The girls were presented at the kick-off dance last Saturday night by Exalted Ruler Lester Johnson of the Elks Lodge. The candidates are Pacita Cabot, sponsored by ANB and ANS; Bernice Davey, sponsored by the Elks and Emblem Club, and Pat Ireland, candidate of the American Legion and Legion Auxiliary. The girls are now out and about with the tickets which promise to make this year's Wrangell Fourth one of the best.
June 2, 1988: Twelve-year-old Mike Phillips was feeling great this week- and $5,300 richer- after hauling in the winning fish in the 1988 Wrangell King Salmon Derby. Phillips' 51.7-pounder topped the list of derby finishers at the close of the event at 10 p.m. Monday. Not only did he win the $5,000 adult prize, but he pocketed the $300 savings bond from Wrangell Forest Products for the top fish caught by someone under age 14. The list of top 10 finishers showed no one from out of town this year. Last year, the winner of the derby was Arkansas resident Dave Grukey with a 53.7- pound fish. Second in the '88 derby was Ben Engdal, whose 51.1-pound king garnered a $3,000 prize. His fish was donated to the Salvation Army. Derby organizer Jeff Angerman said a total of 1,000 tickets were sold in this year's event. Fishermen entered 375 kings, with six weighing in over 50 pounds and at least 82 more than 40 pounds.
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