Fireworks show rescheduled to July 3

Culminating Wrangell’s Independence Day celebrations each summer, this year the fireworks show will be rescheduled to the night of July 3.

The Wrangell Chamber of Commerce made the announcement after consulting with Wrangell Volunteer Fire Department, which conducts the pyrotechnics. The department has long supported the explosive display, with volunteers donating time to make sure it goes off safely. Work has to be done the day of the display for safety reasons, and those putting it together are busy for 11 or 12 hours.

“Since the pyrotechnicians are working on the display throughout the day,...