In the Sentinel 100, 75, 50 and 25 years ago.
April 16, 1914: Forest Supervisor Wiegel was a through passenger on the Spokane last Monday bound for Ketchikan. While the boat was in port, Mr. Wiegel interviewed several parties in reference to the new trail that the government will build up the Stikine and made the assurance that the appropriation would be $4,000 as was reported some time ago by the Forestry Department. Mr. Wiegel will be in Wrangell again in the course of a couple weeks and will be ready at that time to start work on the new trail. With this amount of money, there ought to be a good trail made and one that will be a great benefit to the many persons who have to go over the trail in the winter.
April 14, 1939: Two o’clock in the afternoon of Easter Sunday and the starter’s whistle was eagerly awaited by dozens of Wrangell children, who wanted to be off and away on the exciting game of hunting Easter eggs. Although the weather had been threatening for a time in the morning, the clouds lifted and the sun shone warm and bright throughout the day. This was the first time that Wrangell has had an Easter egg hunt. The Elks believe they will continue it as an annual affair, after witnessing the pleasure of the youngsters in this gay fun.
April 10, 1964: Wrangell’s 11th annual King Salmon Derby gets under way April 13, under the sponsorship of the Wrangell Rod and Gun Club. This year’s Derby will end at midnight July 12. The grand prize will be announced at a later date by the committee. The first prize for the first three weeks of the Derby will be $100 cash and will be awarded to the lucky fisherman catching the biggest salmon between daylight April 13 and midnight May 3. All fish will be weighed at the cold storage.
April 13, 1989: A group of Wrangellites working to gain state funding for a local mental health clinic put finishing touches on a grant application this week. The application, due Friday, seeks a $150,000 state grant to fund an independent mental health clinic. One of the organizers, Mark Walker, said the committee will hear in late May or early June whether the town will receive the funds. Whether the money is received depends largely on the condition of the state budget, he said. Mental health services in Wrangell now are handled through the Gateway Center for Human Services out of Ketchikan. Walker is the local clinician, but he also serves Petersburg on a part-time basis. The Gateway center now allocates $80,000 for Wrangell. The $150,000 the local committee is seeking is the minimum grant given by the state, committee member Butch Schmidt said. Members of the local steering committee are Art Watson, Liza Spangler, Harriet Schirmer, John Vowell, Eddie Pat Churchill and Butch Schmidt.
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