May 22, 1919
“The union fishermen of the Wrangell district have declared a boycott on all local fish buyers. Buyers from Seattle and Ketchikan are already on the grounds, and we will ship fish from here to Prince Rupert direct, if necessary,” said E. R. Sawyer, secretary of the Wrangell, Alaska Labor Union. “Prince Rupert buyers are paying 4c above price paid here for round fish. Fishermen have land donated to them at Ward’s Cove where they will build a cooperative cold storage and mild curing plant, and will have their market in the Middle West, cooperating with the Non-Partisan League.”
J. G. Bjorge, manager of the Columbia & Northern Fishing & Packing Company said, “The Stikine river gill netters have had no complaint to make about our prices. Their strike was out of sympathy for the trollers. The Ketchikan buyers, we are informed, will offer the Stikine river gill-netters 9c for Red Kings where the Wrangell buyers were offering 10c. The Stikine river gill netters will therefore lose 1c per pound on Red Kings when they sell to Ketchikan buyers at a lower price in order to boycott the Wrangell buyers.”
May 26, 1944
In Wrangell for a couple of days this week was John McCormick, Director of Selective Service for Alaska, en route to his headquarters in Juneau after conferences in Washington, D.C., with Selective Service and Army chiefs. For the present, at least, Army wants few men over 26, the Director reported. Therefore, it is not expected that those over 26 years of age in Alaska will be called for some time at least. Plan is that 18-year-olds coming up and men under 26 who have heretofore been deferred for essential industry will fill the ranks.
May 22, 1969
The Boy Scout Troop split the group into two parts for overnight hikes this past weekend. The first group consisting of Hawk Patrol, Apache Patrol and Raven Patrol, left the Institute Friday afternoon by bus. They rode to Pat’s Creek and from there walked the beach to McCormack’s Creek and the cabin which once belonged to Leo McCormack. The boys cleaned the cabin, sweeping the floors with tree branches, set up the fireplace for cooking and hunted wood for the fire. Part of the boys hunted boughs for bedding, while others carried water for coffee and cleaned up around the cabin. Patrol games were the order for Saturday morning and by noon everyone was hungry. A big fire was built on the beach and as soon as a good bed of coals was ready everyone prepared his own meal.
May 26, 1994
This summer, members of the community have formed a committee called the “We Love Learning Project” intended to extend the learning time for all students beyond the limits of the present school year. The Wrangell School Board earlier this month approved this group’s plan to offer three one-week learning camps open to all children grades 3-8. The camps will be centered around three different themes. The first theme is Space Camp; the second, Nature Camp; and the third, Explorer Week. Among other things, participants will learn how to use a compass, plot a course, read and make a map.
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