June 13, 1941: Wrangell’s first blackout in initial test of the Civil Defense organization Wednesday night was virtually a 100 percent operation. Of 168 men originally registered and assigned to stations, 145 reported when the siren blasted its signal at 10 p.m. Wednesday, according to a check made by Mayor E.J. Wheeler and his staff at headquarters in the new Fire Station. Additional men, not previously registered, reported for duty, and the Farwest Alaska Company checked in with a complete fire fighting unit and emergency squadron from its cannery. Similar units are being formed at the ARB and Burnett Inlet Salmon Company.
June 13, 1966: It seems like old home week to see all the gillnetters setting in front of north forty. We saw our first land otter of the year out front the other day, cavorting on his way from Dr. Bangeman’s beach to the fresh water spring. Anan Cold Storage Inc. was organized early last spring and started buying fish last May headed by manager Verne Anderson, who is also engineer. It is a very busy place these days. The original stockholders include Verne Anderson, Peter McCormack, P.C. McCormack, III; Lawrence Bahovec, Einar Ottesen, R. G. Curtis, Olaf Hansen, Jr., Don House, James Nolan and Frank H. Murkowski.
June 13, 1991: It may not look like much right now, but in the near future it will be transformed into Wrangell’s satellite fire station at 5 1/2 Mile Zimovia Highway. And when it is completed, we’ll be proud to say we were a part of it. Alaska Pulp Corp. has excavated the site, donated 3,000 cubic yards of rock and compacted it at no charge to the residents of Wrangell. Yes, a new fire station will benefit our sawmill, but it will also benefit the many families who live in the area and out past Pat’s Lake. This project is a perfect example of how people, groups, government and businesses can work together to improve our community - how neighbors can help neighbors.
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