October 5, 1916: The Chamber of Commerce on Tuesday night took up the matter of a wagon road to the cemetery. After some discussion on the subject a motion prevailed that the secretary be instructed to forward a petition to Colonel W.P. Richardson asking for an appropriation of $5,000 for construction of the road. The matter of preserving the totem poles of the Wrangell district and also of making a collection of curios for the purpose of attracting tourists was discussed. Upon motion a committee was appointed to devise means for preserving the totem poles of this region, and also ascertain what could be done toward a curio collection for the town of Wrangell. The committee is composed of Leo McCormack, Rev. H.P. Corser, J.W. Pritchett, James Wheeler, Wm. Lewis.
October 3, 1941: The Rev. Arnold Krone, who returned to Wrangell recently, reports he talked to Bishop Rowe in Victoria, B.C., over the telephone before leaving for the north late in September and was told that the Bishop was recovering nicely from a recent illness and expected to return to Seattle in about two weeks, information which will be good news to the Bishop’s many friends in Wrangell who had known of his illness and unexpected cancellation of his trip north. While the opening day of the duck season was really too calm for good hunting, many parties took to the flats and adjacent areas Wednesday and ducks and geese are hanging high in a number of Wrangell homes. Followed by a high wind, several hunters found the water too rough for a return trip the second day of the season, and had their time on the flats extended unintentionally.
September 30, 1966: Mrs. Bea Hunter, Wrangell’s top woman moose hunter, scored again this year on the opening day of the moose season with a fine, big bull moose. The animal was taken near the Hunter place on Knig Slough. “I don’t know,” commented Bea, talking of future seasons. “That tree seems to get higher and higher.” “We’ll build a new ladder,” quipped husband Bud. Other successful moose hunters from the Stikine reported this week were LeRoy Fennimore, Winston Davies and Ora Phillips. This was young Fennimore’s first moose.
October 3, 1991: A committee meeting will be held at 7 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 6, in the Elks Hall to make plans to host the Rainbow Girls’ 30th Grand Assembly of Alaska in Wrangell in June 1992. Wrangell Assembly No. 11, International Order of Rainbow for Girls, will host the Grand Assembly. Wrangell hosted the 10th Grand Assembly in 1982. The Grand Assembly of Alaska is an annual gathering of representatives from assemblies throughout the state, as well as from the Lower 48. There are three days of reports, skits, love, fun and friendship. The final order of business is the installation of the new Grand Officers for the coming year. Harry Sundberg has been appointed and will serve as General Chairman of this 30th Grand Assembly. Julie McGill, Junior Past Worthy Advisor, Wrangell No. 11, has been appointed Co-Chairman.
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