The Way We Were

June 21, 1917:

Homer Worden was pleasantly surprised by a party of his friends last Monday evening, the event being his eleventh birthday. The

guests assembled during Homer’s absence and they presented him with many appropriate gifts on his arrival. At nine o’clock lunch, consisting of sandwiches, cookies, cake and chocolate, supplemented by ice cream, was appreciated. The smallest children departed at 9:30, while the others enjoyed games until a late hour.

June 19, 1942:

Even Ripley and his “believe it or not” never found a better one than this, and Miss Rosalie Wozny, nurse at Bishop Rowe hospital, knows what the thrill of a lifetime is. Sunday at the Elks picnic at Big Bay Zarembo Island Miss Wozny, who still didn’t believe everything she had heard about fishing in Alaska, was idling along in a skiff on the stream near the picnic grounds. Water was shallow and the steelheads were finning in the vicinity. Curious but bold Miss Wozny happened to have a corkscrew in the boat with her. Grasping it firmly, she struck at one of the steelheads. The curved barb sank into the fish just above the tail. Elks are still debating who was the most excited Miss Wonzny or the steelhead but the nurse put up the best battle and she landed her trophy by mean force.

June 14, 1967:

City Council at its meeting Tuesday night approved the annual school budget, a new building to be constructed by Fred and Leonard Angerman near to the Wrangell Wharf for installing a city float off the dock in the usual location on the south side for the summer months. The new totem

building, estimated to cost round $70,000, will be a two story structure 75ft by 30 ft.

June 18, 1992:

Gov. Walter J. Hickel has called legislators back to Juneau for a special session which began June 15 for the express purpose of passing a subsistence bill before the federal government takes over permanent management of Fish and Game in Alaska on July 1. Alaska needs to regain complete control of the management of Fish and Game in Alaska. Alaskans must change the Federal Subsistence law, but we must first change our state subsistence law. Alaska needs to change the state law, not the state constitution.