January 10, 1918: All pupils above the second grade were given a test in spelling on Monday, the list of 100 words having been sent to all schools in Alaska by the Commissioner of Education. The best spellers in the school and the number of words they misspelled are as follows: High School: Hattie Anderson, 0; Helen Hofstad, 1. Eighth grade: Ruth Lindman, 0; Lester Campen, 2. Seventh Grade: Henry Ronning, 2; Marjory Shaffner, 7; Andrew Engstrom, 7. Sixth Grade: Ruth Sylvester, 7; Donald Sinclair, 8. Fifth Grade: Harry Ronning, 1; Coralie Cunningham, 2. Fourth Grade: Willie Habkirk, 8; Frances Tamaree, 12. Third Grade: Muri Davis, 11; Nettie Prescott, 32; Dennis Miller, 32. The school starts out with much better attendance than last month.
January 8, 1943: Servicemen stationed at Wrangell were expressive this week of the fine times given them over the holidays, Home dinners and entertainment were enjoyed by all of them and they wished the Sentinel to “ Tell the World” that the traditional Wrangell hospitality was appreciated by all.
January 11, 1968: The American Legion Auxiliary and Rev. and Mrs. John Rogers donated a new encyclopedia set to the Wrangell Public Library, and donations have been received from the ANB Athletic Assn. and the Alaska Native Brotherhood lodge towards additional bookcases, and supplies to help the heating problem, Mrs. Irene Ingle, Librarian announced last week. We are most grateful for this wonderful help as our sources of income are limited, Mrs. Ingle said.
January 7, 1993: Some Alaskans could still be entitled to hundreds, even thousands of dollars in Permanent Fund dividends. Department of Revenue Commissioner Darrel J. Rexewinkel announced recently that the state is making a concerted effort to pay all eligible applicants by resolving incomplete applications from the past 10 years. The Permanent Fund Dividend Division is currently sending out a final request for missing information to all such applicants at their last known address.
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