January 24, 1918: Darwell and Grant’s new power seine boat, the Marguerite, arrived from Seattle last night with the following persons on board: Victor Youngmarcker, master; Chas. Darewell, Charles Moore, Jimmie Green, Roy Churchill, Wm. Taylor Jr. The voyage was made from Seattle in 91 hours running time. The principal cargo was a complete webbing outfit for one trap. The boat is 65 feet long, 16 foot beam, 6 feet deep, equipped with a 50 h.p. Standard engine. It was built by Barbare Bros. of Tacoma, and is elegantly furnished and fitted up. It has electric light and every convenience that could be expected in a boat of its class. It is adapted to general fishing purposes, and will be used chiefly as a tender to the pile diver and fish traps owned by Darewell and Grant.
January 22, 1943: Mr. and Mrs. Ben Engdal, well known Wrangell couple, returned home this week from an extended vacation trip east. They left last fall after the fishing season and spent most of their time in Lansing, Michigan, Like others who return they expressed their pleasure at getting back home. But the one most glad to see Wrangell again was Blackie, the family pet, who spent his “vacation” in a boardingplace for dogs in Seattle. “Blackie didn’t care much for it,” the Engdals said. “He just about wagged his tail off when he saw his old pals in Wrangell.”
January 25, 1968: A pay raise is due for many Alaskans in one week. According to law, the Alaskan minimum wages rate will increase to new rate of $2.10 per hour on Feb. 1, 1968. Therefore, all Alaskans under the age of 18 who work thirty hours or more a week must be paid a minimum of $2.10 per hour after that date. All other Alaskans over the age of 18 must be paid a minimum wage rate regardless of number of hours worked. Thomas J. Moore, Commissioner for the Alaska Department of Labor, explained that the increase is the result of federal and Alaska law.
January 25, 1993: Wrangell is one step closer to having a new city manager after a workshop held by the City Council to meet with a recruiter from the firm of Jenson, Oldani and Cooper who has been compiling a list of prospective city managers. In addition to presenting the council with the names and qualifications of the top 21 candidates, recruiter Jerry Oldani suggested a timeline and some criteria in selecting the city’s next city manager. After the hiring of two previous city managers who resigned after a year or less on the job, the council agreed the city would be better served to employ a recruiting firm to find the best candidates for the position.
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