In the Sentinel 100, 75, 50 and 25 years ago.
April 30, 1914: Work was started this morning on the riverboat of Wm. Strong’s, the Winifred, pertaining to getting her into commission for a trip up the river within the next week. Mr. Strong received a wire from W. Hyland at Telegraph Creek in which he stated that it would be impossible for Eddie Kalkins to get to Wrangell in time to make the first trip on her as he was detained inside. He also stated that the river has been clear at Telegraph for the past three days. They expect to have the boat in shape to leave in about three days and A.J. Kalkins will take her up in place of Eddie.
April 28, 1939: Wildlife agents Howard Jensen and L.M. Williams came into Wrangell Monday from a patrol of nearby waters aboard the Alaska Game Commission boat Black Bear, and stayed in port until last night. They made no arrests for game law violations while on the recent patrol but are looking out for 12 beaver skins reported by Carl Messinger and Cameron Terry to have been stolen on April 10 from their camp at Lake Bay on Prince of Wales Island.
May 1, 1964: At a meeting last night, attended by representatives of all organizations in the community, Mrs. Doris Eastaugh was elected chairman for the Fourth of July celebration this year. She will succeed Mrs. Yvonne Stough, who was given warm praise for handling the big show for the past several years. Tentative plans were made for this year’s activities to include a queen contest, parade, boat races, various other races, climaxed with a big fireworks display in the evening.
April 27, 1989: U.S. Customs agents will remain at the Wrangell airport – at least temporarily – as federal and state officials continue battling over who is responsible for paying office costs for those agents. Duayne Oveson said he had been advised by officials in the Customs Service Washington, D.C., headquarters to simply pull agents out of Wrangell in response to the dispute. But Oveson, state director of the Customs Service, said he would maintain the status quo in Wrangell, hoping an agreement can be worked out. Oveson, in a phone interview Monday, sharply criticized Jon Scribner, Southeast manager for the Alaska Department of Transportation. Scribner has maintained the state isn’t responsible for paying the cost of a customs office in Wrangell. Scribner has invited Oveson to produce the federal regulations that Oveson maintains require the state to pay those office costs.
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