Salvation Army marks successful holiday campaigns

For the second straight year, the Salvation Army’s local

kettle campaign beat expectations. The news this year might be whose expectations they beat.

Local Captains Ronnie and Debbie Davis said contributions – most of which were deposited through the metal slot in the top of this perennial red kettle – totaled $3,611. That topped the local goal of $2,500 by more than a grand, but Wrangell also defied state and national trends, Ronnie Davis said.

“In the division, which is the state of Alaska, we’re down by nine percent, but our kettles were up 22, 23 percent over last year’s totals,” he said....