September 30, 1916: With a slight trembling of the knees, but with great pleasure at the opportunity, we make our bow. Last week, Mr. Paul F. Stanhope received a cash payment in full of the purchase of the Sentinel, and retired as its editor and publisher. We have undertaken this venture as a business proposition and we believe that the very best way to make it a business success is to make it first of all a local paper. A clean, live, local newspaper is an asset to any community. It serves the people in a way that the big metropolitan dailies which come through the mail do not. By not being afraid of work, and with the cooperation of the good people who have so kindly encouraged us to locate here, we believe that we can make the Sentinel a paper that shall worthily represent the beautiful and progressive little city in which it is published. The Sentinel, under our management, will be independent in politics. It shall be our aim to publish a paper that will be clean, pure, moral and elevating. In this way, we hope to merit your support. J.W. Pritchett.
September 26, 1941: Wrangell Chamber of Commerce at its regular luncheon meeting Monday noon in the Civic Center voted to urge the International Fisheries Commission to permit trollers to keep halibut taken while trolling for salmon. A resolution prepared by the Home Industries committee reads: “In as much as there is a large number of halibut caught each year by the trollers which under the present regulations they are not allowed to sell, and that great numbers are killed before taking them off the hooks, we recommend that trollers be allowed to sell and fish packers be allowed to purchase all halibut caught on trolling gear and not by jigging or set lines.”
September 23, 1966: In a last minute circulation of petitions candidates to fill two city council seats and all three vacancies on the school board were mustered for the city election October 4, it was reported at city hall this week. Donald Stock had filed for the two-year unexpired term of Frank Murkowski now filled through appointment by Winston Davies but failed to qualify under the three-year residence requirement. Officials said there will be one blank spot on the ballot with no name of candidate. Other candidates whose names will appear on the ballot unopposed are: City Council – three-year term, Al Ritchie, Sr.; three-year term, Richard Stough. School Board – one-year unexpired term, Einar Ottesen; five-year term, Gary Floyd.
September 26, 1991: Wrangell has many valuable assets, including timber, fishing and wildlife. But there are two more treasures, the Shady Ladies and Senior Greeters, who have become familiar sights to Wrangellites and give visitors their first contact with Southeast hospitality. They recently greeted the last large cruise ship of the season. Costumed as 19th century women of ill-repute, the Ladies started welcoming cruise ship tourists with their own style of ribald humor six years ago. The Ladies are sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce, and their greeting duties are organized by June Robinson, better known in Shady Lady circles as “Miss Kitty.” Robinson said the Ladies meet every cruise ship that comes to port from May to mid-September. This year they only missed greeting one ship. Robinson said tourists get a good feeling about Wrangell from them because, “We’re the only town on the Inland Passage who greets them.”
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