The Way We Were In the Sentinel 100, 75, 50 and 25 years ago.

September 26, 1918

Miss Grace Wigg left on the Sophia for Berkeley, California. She was accompanied as far as Seattle by her mother, Mrs. F. Wigg. From Seattle Miss Wigg will travel southward and will enter the school of pharmacy at Berkeley. She will be absent from Wrangell until next July.

September 24, 1943

Chamber of Commerce at its regular luncheon meeting yesterday went on record to support Ketchikan chamber in its plea to get certain restrictions lifted in Southeast Alaska, particularly travel control inside Alaska, mail censorship and liberation of telegraphic communication. Local chamber in addition urged that Ketchikan’s resolution be amended to include adjustment of freight rates, insurance rates, dimout regulations and transport of mail to the armed forces. A petition signed by some 20-odd citizens urged the Chamber to take action on the mail situation, asking for a clearance in Alaska for mail to servicemen in Alaska rather than having to send via Seattle. Chamber unanimously went on record to ask Delegate Dimond to introduce a bill in Congress providing for the establishment of an airplane landing field in every incorporated town in Alaska.

September 26, 1968

Wrangell voters Tuesday will elect two city councilmen and a School Board member. Six men are running for two council positions and a School Board member is running unopposed for his post. Polls will be open at the city’s two polling places, the Episcopal Church Parish hall and City Library. Voters register for the election at the polling places just before they cast their ballots. To be eligible to vote, residents must have lived here 30 days, in Alaska a year and be citizens of the United States and be at least 19 years old.

September 30, 1993

Tragedy created it. And today, the Wrangell Search and Rescue squad looks back on a 16-month life that has prevented other tragedies. In the spring of 1967, a group of Wrangellites got together. Approximately 25 residents attended a meeting that formed the search and rescue group. C. V. Henderson was named chairman of the group. Co-chairman was Charles Traylor, an aircraft firm operator. The Rev. Robert Hillyer, a pastor of the Baptist Church, was named secretary, and Ed Moriarity, an accountant, treasurer. All the original officers except Moriarity are still active. The paperwork is being handled now by Sherry Wilson.