January 23, 1919
The people of Wrangell enjoyed a treat Saturday evening when Richard Surratt’s motion pictures of the Stikine River and its wonderful scenery were shown at the Rex Theatre. The pictures are so real that if any one who knows the Stikine should suddenly awaken from a snooze while the pictures were being shown he would think he was aboard the Hazel B III bound for Telegraph Creek landing, at the head of navigation. From Wrangell to Telegraph Creek the voyage is one continuous panorama of scenic grandeur, of which Mr. Surratt’s pictures are a marvelous reproduction. The writer once attended a “movie” in Portland where “A Trip to Alaska via the Famous Inside Passage” was shown. The pictures were entertaining, but they had one big disadvantage – the mountains were too far away to be seen to best advantage. But Mr. Surratt’s pictures are free from this fault, for when one is skimming along the Stikine he is on speaking terms with mountains and glaciers. These films will be shown in the east and in various parts of the United States where it is generally supposed that dog teams are the only means of transportation in the far north.
January 21, 1944
Back in years gone by, long before the cloud of war with Japan gathered into a thunderhead and broke over our heads there was a particular phrase, which was our pet anathema. It said: “Made in Japan.” We’d read of industrialists in Japan paying laborers the equivalent of 10 or 12 cents a day to compete with the American market. With Wrangell’s latest quota of draftees called to service, this community will have well over a hundred of its men serving Uncle Sam. That’s a lot of potential money makers and spenders to take out of a community this size. Where other Alaska towns, through war industry or activity, have enjoyed a definite “war prosperity” period, Wrangell, untouched by such, has experienced somewhat of a let-down. Wrangell has always been a tight, co-operative “all for one and one for all” community. Opportunities for development after the war will be numberless. Now is the time we should be “making hay” to take advantage of them. Our first line of “offense” in the battle should be – “buy in Wrangell.”
January 16, 1969
In one of the longest cold spells in recent years, temperature readings registered ranged from a low of 1 degree Sunday to a high of 14 on Tuesday. Coldest time during the recent snap was at the end of December when temperatures dipped below zero. Lowest temperature reading recorded here in recent years was 10 below in January of 1947.
Cold was not the only problem for Wrangell residents this week. The city power plant had its share. It started when a bearing burned out on Friday night. When the unit went out, repairmen had a second engine apart. Then on Sunday morning as crews began to put one of the engines into operation, they found that the radiator was frozen. As workmen tried to thaw the frozen radiator and lines, fuel oil had been spilled onto the floor and caught fire. The fire blackened the back wall of the building and damaged the rear door. Firemen stopped the blaze before the damage could spread.
January 13, 1994
The Wrangell School Board intends to open a newly designed high school in the fall of 1995, and a group of 20 community members began the redesign process December 7 with an introduction to the task and the formation of five committees. The committees were set up to develop exit learner goals, curriculum, organizational structure, instructional strategies and learning assessment methods. Evergreen Elementary Principal Dave Dirksen heads the goals committee, which has met three times to complete work toward a clear definition of what all students should be like as the result of their education in Wrangell schools.
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