April 12,1917: In response to a call issued by Mayor J.G Grant there was a large and enthusiastic gathering of citizens at the Redmen’s hall Monday night for the purpose of forming a home guard
unit. Fred Lynch, aged 82, was the first to sign, and before the meeting closed 117 had
signed for the membership, and since the meeting a number of others have signed the
roster. The average age of members of the guard is probably 30 years.
April 10, 1942: From various quarters suggestions have come to the Sentinel that women of Wrangell get together to provide entertainment for the numerous service men who pass through town on ships bound northward. Noticeable, during the past has been the lack of “some place to go” and “something to do” for these men. They wander around town, go up to the school, the library, any place to get away from the ship for a few hours. They’re “just kids” a long way from home who are now off to the four corners of the world. It has been suggested that, while a boat load is in port, the Legion Dugout and Civic Center be opened to welcome them. Many women have already signified their willingness to be on hand serve cookies or cake furnish magazines.
April 7, 1967: A south end resident was driving home last week at about dusk and started to see a large round lighted object with a red light and vapors rising around it, seemingly just hovering around the hill by Wrangell Institute. He stopped the engine on his car but could hear no sound of an engine, and the object suddenly soared into the air above him and disappeared. Mystified he drove home and reported the experience to the Sentinel and asked if we had heard any reports. A group of persons attending a meeting at The Institute had demonstrated a feat that had been done in the lower 48. They filled a large round plastic bag with air and mounted it on a wooden stand that also held a circle of candies. The lighted candles caused the UFO to soar skyward.
April 9, 1992: A series of six meetings will be held to help identify problems and opportunities that will affect the community into the next century. Wrangell 2001 is a community generated process that will involve the public in a six-night series of meetings to develop goals to address critical issues. These issues will be identified by the community participants. Small groups will be formed to help develop a plan of action to achieve the goals to resolve the issues. This process is designed to help the people of Wrangell chart the community’s future for the next nine years. The community will identify the issues and develop solutions with the help of facilitators from the University of Alaska Cooperative Extension Service.
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