Smoke from a lone firework wafts over Wrangell's Christmas tree at its evening lighting on Friday. Originally about 75 feet, the Sitka spruce was trimmed down to 58 feet for display. "It's the tallest tree we've ever had," said Clay Hammer, Wrangell's electrical superintendent.
Carolers from Wrangell High School share some holiday cheer outside of Ottesen's True Value during Friday's Midnight Madness. The Chamber of Commerce sponsored the event, which saw a number of Christmas-season shopping sales at local businesses.
Helped by her mother Shawna, Stella Buness puts some $150 into the Wrangell Volunteer Fire Department's boot at their Front Street stall Friday evening on behalf of the Garnet Grit Betties roller derby team. Holding a Firefighter Stair Climb, it's the department's first fundraiser of the season for combating leukemia. Last year they raised about $3,000 for the climb, which will take place in Seattle.
Delila Wigg, Sandy Churchill, and Lynn Balansag sell baked goods and lumpia to raise money for Wrangell's Tlingit and Haida Head Start program. The program works to promote school readiness among children between the age of three to five by developing their cognitive, social and emotional skills.
Maddilyn Gillen sits with Santa Claus at the Stikine Inn during this year's Midnight Madness. In keeping with Title 7 of the Wrangell Municipal Code, Santa left his sleigh and reindeer at the police station before making his way downtown.
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