October 10, 1918
Wrangell experienced a very stormy night last Thursday night. No damage was reported but the Eliju Thompson towing a barge, which carried a very valuable cargo of whale oil, came into the harbor and remained here all day Friday. The boats had reached Lincoln Rock on their southbound trip when the sea became so rough that it was found advisable to come to Wrangell until the storm abated. On Friday forenoon an attempt to resume the journey was made, but the boats returned to port again until later in the day.
October 15, 1943
Ladies Night card parties at the Elks hall, under the sponsorship of the Emblem Club, are to be discontinued until the Thursday evening in November – November 4. Reason for the postponement is due to small crowds, which have been attending in the past. Emblem Club committee thought attendance would be better after winter set in earnest. At last night’s party Mr. and Mrs. Wing won the men’s and women’s high score prizes and Mrs. George Gunderson and Dar Smith took the lows.
October 10, 1968
Wrangell Police Chief W. R. Klink this week announced the formation of a reserve officer program. Members of the reserve organization – planned at a strength of 10 – would assist regular officers and be used in emergencies and for traffic and crowd control at special events, the chief said. Applications for the reserve program are available at City Hall or from members of the police department. Qualifications for reservists would include: Good health, a background free of serious criminal or alcoholic problems and age between 21 and 45. Klink said reservists will attend two training sessions each month and ride one shift a week with a regular officer.
October 14, 1993
Wrangell Mental Health Services and the Wrangell Lions Club are co-sponsoring Wrangell’s first Disabilities Awareness Day on Friday, Oct. 15. The goal is to increase community awareness of difficulties experienced by persons who are physically challenged. Four Wrangell people will awake that morning to find wheelchairs by their beds. They will rise and carry out the morning’s routine as if they had no use of their legs. Friends and family members will have to assist them and their wheelchairs in and out of houses and workplaces. The four participants will become aware of the difficulties encountered in a normal day by some persons with physical disabilities. Alice Rooney of Wrangell Mental Health Services, organizer of the event, says, “Wrangell has made some progress over the past few years in terms of accessibility. We have an increasing number of local residents who use wheelchairs and who want to be apart of things. It takes an event like this to make people aware of the physical and attitudinal barriers that exist to prevent participation in much of life of the community.”
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