May 31, 1917:
The Memorial day observance in Wrangell yesterday
far surpassed that of any previous year. The parade preceding the service at the Rink in the afternoon was a most creditable one. The parade was formed in the following order: Six junior scouts acting as guards. Redmen in full regalia. Red Cross in formation in the
shape of a cross. School
children. Reserve of Home Guard. The parade formed in front of the Redmen’s hall and marched to the dock where the school children strewed flowers on the water in honor of the sailors dead, after which taps were sounded. The procession the marched to the rink where Memorial services were held. The attendance was good, there being between four and five hundred persons present.
June 5, 1942:
Capt. C. R. Greening, whose picture appears this week in Life Magazine’s roll of honor column as one of the participants in the recent
bombing of Tokyo, is the husband of the former Dorothy Watson of Wrangell, niece of Mrs. J. C. Johnson. Mrs. Greening’s mother was Mrs. Isabel Watson, who established the Den O’Sweets here in the old location where the new fire hall now stands. Dorothy and Jack will be remembered as her children. The latter is now with Boeing in Seattle. Capt. Greening is a bomber pilot.
June 2, 1967:
The Wrangell Centennial Committee is planning a local art exhibit to be held in the Redman Building July 8, 9
and 10 according to Yvonne Taylor, chairman of the art exhibit. Any medium may be entered, such as oil, water color, pastel, photograph, pen and ink and any craft work, such as carving, mosaics, jewelry making, etc. This exhibit is in each medium or craft. This is not a juried show but is an exhibit displaying the many talents that exist in Wrangell.
May 28, 1992:
Many Sitka spruce in coastal areas throughout Southeast are showing yellowing or dead needles. They could be afflicted with the spruce aphid, according to the Cooperative Extension Service. The spruce aphid is a small green insect. It sucks the juice out of older
needles of Sitka spruce. The aphids generally feed on the underside of needles starting in late February. The spruce
aphid reduces the trees’ vigor and leaves it susceptible to other insect and disease attacks. Needles are weakened or die because the aphids are unable to produce food for the tree which further weakens the tree.
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