December 13, 1917: Nicholas Nussbaumer writes the publisher of the Sentinel that he arrived in Washington, D.C., on Thanksgiving Day in time for a good turkey dinner. Following is an excerpt from his letter: “Some of my boy-hood friends are in my company, which of course makes it more pleasant for me than if I was wholly among strangers. My first disappointment is that I am not likely to have Mr. Weigle for a captain, but I am determined to make good no matter under whom I serve. I should be glad to hear from old Wrangell. I have not heard one word from there since I left.”
December 11, 1942: Christmas is beginning to be reflected in the stores around town, blackout, or no. Attractive displays already are up at the City Store. Campbell Bros. and the Den O’ Sweets, and coming week will see other places dressing up for the holiday season. Elks and American Legion, in keeping their annual custom, will fete the youngsters at a Christmas party after school on December 23 when the youngsters get out for the holiday vacation. The Red Men lodge will have their annual Christmas tree for children of the members and churches and other groups are planning similar events. Suggestion for one large community Christmas tree was considered for some time but finally abandoned when it developed that plans already were under way by various groups to have their own tree for the youngsters in their groups.
December 8, 1967: Last Thursday night the Teen Club met for the second time with 58 students participating. Ping pong, volleyball and other games were played by all, including parents. The parents and teachers who helped make the evening a success were the following: Miss Eval Vickery, Miss Marion McCombs, John Emde, Richard Hallmark, Mr. and Mrs. Ray Hugli, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Wadja, Bob Kurtti, Donald Ollivant, L.L. Luce, Mrs. Rasler and Mrs. George Norris.
December 10, 1992: Wrangell residents and migrating birds on the Stikine River delta will be featured on this week’s “Rain Country” television program. Each spring, hundreds of thousands of migrating birds stop on the delta to feed. In May, public television crews from Juneau taped a story about the birds and the Forest Service research about them.
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