In the Sentinel 100, 75, 50 and 25 years ago.
December 9, 1915: Wrangell now has a regularly appointed town marshal, Earl West having been appointed last night and is now on the job. Mr. West was the choice of the majority of the business houses in Wrangell and it is believed that he will make a reliable and trustworthy officer. Mr. S. Zynda, proprietor of the Eagle Brewing Company, of Juneau was in Wrangell for a few days the first of the week, preparatory to placing his beer on the local market. Mr. Zynda states that he will soon have a new grade of beer, which he thinks will be the best he has brewed and predicts a good sale of the same.
December 13, 1940: Old boys and young boys will strut their stuff at 7:30 this evening in the high school gym when the basketball season gets away to a flying start as the high schoolers take on the alumni. Coach Harry Williams has brought his lads along in good style and out of a squad of 15 he hopes to work out a combination which will see Wrangell near the top of the Southeast circuit. On the floor at various times tonight you’ll probably see Kenny Dolan, Eddie Churchill, Bill Lloyd, Barney Iverson, Vernon Wies, Dick Stokes, Frances Churchill, Slim Williams, Eugene Nielsen, Buddy Jenkins, Raymond Lewis, Harry Bradley, Danny McCullough, Tiny Ferguson and Roger Larson. The stars of other days are going to tough competition, because there’ll be Jim Berkeley, Al Rinehart, Hall Ferguson, Evan Lloyd, Bill Grant, Bob Urata, Leonard Churchill and Ed Casey looping ‘em in, most of them members of Wrangell’s championship team a few years back.
December 17, 1965: This week the Wrangell Civic Club applied for and was given by the city council a five year lease on the entire building presently occupied by the Wrangell Library. Pauline Nims, chairman of the Central Coordinating Committee for Civic Improvement, stated that the committee, in conjunction with the Civic Club plans to restore both the interior and exterior of the building to provide space for a community museum. A tentative plan for the establishment of a tourist information booth is presently in the early stages of formulation, according to Mrs. Nims. City Administrator Clayton Schmidt was instructed to negotiate with the Civic Club for a five year lease on the building subject to renewal. The section of the building housing the library has previously been leased for $1.00 per year. Councilman Gordon Mason was appointed by acting Mayor Murkowski to represent the city on the central committee. In addition, permission was granted to remove the antique public records stored in the building and turn them over to the Wrangell Historical Society.
December 13, 1990: Alaska Airlines officials have unveiled plans to expand the Wrangell Airport terminal. Company officials visited Wrangell last week, showing off a scaled-down model of the $750,000 expansion project. Plans call for the existing 2,275 square-foot terminal to house cargo, ground service and maintenance operations. A 4,500 square-foot addition will contain the baggage claim and passenger waiting areas, they said, with a similar project planned for Petersburg. Bill McKay, Alaska Airlines’ regional vice president for Alaska, said the company is moving ahead with the expansion plans despite an economic pinch caused by climbing fuel prices as a result of the Persian Gulf crisis. “We hope this underscores what we have been saying for years,” he said. “We are here to stay.” McKay said the company also is aware of how desperately the expanded airline facilities are needed in Wrangell and Petersburg.
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