April 18, 1918
“Welcome to our city” were the words with which Wrangell people greeted Captain Baughman and General Manager Bush of the Humboldt Steamship company upon the arrival of the Humboldt in port Saturday morning. During the winter the Humboldt received a thorough overhauling in San Francisco. The people of Southeastern Alaska are very glad that the Humboldt is again on the northern run.
April 23, 1943
Wrangell’s Civilian Defense Council will have a practice air raid to be held April 25. As your instruction card shows this signal will be a continuous blast of the siren for three to five minutes; it indicates imminent air raid or other attack.
Mock casualties will be brought in for attention of First Aiders. The First Aid Instructor attached to Post is requested to check splint and bandage supplies on hand. The increasing possibility of enemy action against the Territory prompts the Council to point out to citizens that an effective defense organization cannot be maintained and enforced by only a few. All those not connected with Civilian Defense or the Military are to stay off the streets. First Aiders are to wear identifying Arm Bands.
April 25, 1968
The Chamber of Commerce King Salmon Derby opened Monday and will continue for 12 weeks. Prizes for derby include $100 for the biggest salmon each week. Entry fee is $10.
April 29, 1993
Look for a new Wrangell Sentinel on May 6. On that date, Bob Hatting and Linda Langdok will put out their first edition of the Wrangell Sentinel. Hatting and Langdok will be the new Sentinel publishers as Alvin Bunch and Ann Kirkwood step down after more than eight years of putting out Alaska’s oldest continuously published newspaper. “We hope the community will continue to show its support for the newspaper,” Bunch added. “But to keep publishing, the newspaper needs the community’s support. In other words, folks, keep buying those subscriptions and those ads!”
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