March 1, 1917: The most important social event that has occurred in Wrangell recently was the annual ball given last Thursday evening in commemoration of Washington’s Birthday. There was a good attendance. The music by the Wrangell band was never better, and the lunch was all that could have been desired. Every one seemed in just the right mood to enjoy dancing and entered into the light fantastic with an eagerness which showed that they were glad that the annual event was once more at hand. It may be said that the animation continued throughout the evening until the strains of Home, Sweet Home announced the last dancing number. Mayor J.G. Grant acted as floor manager and discharged the task in his usual successful manner. It requires no small amount of work to arrange for an event such as was the firemen’s annual ball The committee on arrangement which handled the affair so successfully this year was composed of Harold Duggan, chairman, E.J. La Bounty, Ernest Campbell, N. Nussbaumer and Louis Olson. The receipts were $124.15, but the fire boys were so intent in making the affair a pleasant one that they expended almost the entire amount in getting up the affair.
February 27, 1942: J.R. Brown, Wrangell Civilian Defense Director and for 11 years manager of the Coliseum theater here, sailed south Sunday night on the Princess boat, intending to rejoin the Army in which he served for several years before entering civilian activity in Alaska. He hopes to enter Air Corps. Before signing up, Brownie expects to spend some time in Seattle and going east to visit relatives and friends in his old home in Missouri. He has resigned as Civilian Defense head, effective March 1, and Mayor E.J. Wheeler said today he was giving consideration to a successor and would make an appointment shortly. Brown also severed his connection with the Coliseum and Fred Cunningham, well known Wrangell man, has been named by the owner W.D. Gross of Juneau as his replacement.
February 24, 1967: B.J. Canty, who was with the local school system for two years has been touring Japan and adjacent areas. He has been in the Merchant Marine for the past two months and is presently in Saigon. He is doing fine and wishes to be remembered to his friends here, he reported in a letter to Lawrence Bahovec.
February 27, 1992: In a recent test of trolling gear, a locally handmade product made an impression. Ira Merrill has created a piece of fishing tackle he calls Wrangell Rainbows. The Wrangell Rainbows is an insert that is used in conjunction with hootchie lures. The inserts come in a variety of colors, and help draw the fish’s attention to the lure, which it sits under. The inserts can also be used by themselves, but Merrill said they don’t last as long when you use them that way. Merrill said he uses as many as six colors to produce the inserts, while commercially produced inserts may consist of only one color. Combining the colors is where Merrill’s skill as an artist comes in. It’s not necessarily a matter of convincing six different colors, it’s a subtle blending of different shades of the same color.
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