March 4, 1920
The Sentinel is issued on Thursday this week as usual, but that would not have been possible had it not been for the fact that Wrangell has an up to-date machine shop. Whenever anything goes wrong in our mechanical department the first person we think of is Mr. Gingrass. Wrangell could no more get along without the machine shop than it could without the hotel, bank or drugstore.
March 2, 1945
Upon approval of the city council, received today, the Red Cross headquarters are now to be situated in the city hall in the room formerly occupied by the Draft board. All activities of the Red Cross will be centered in this office, including the production projects, held each Thursday afternoon. The Draft board has been moved to the residence of Van H. Fisk having been appointed to handle selective service work here.
March 5, 1970
Things have been busy down at the dock and will continue to be for some time, according to Chet Neill of Wrangell Lumber Co. The Yamatada Maru was in port last week and took on a total of 5 million board feet of spruce and hemlock. 3.5 million of the load was taken on at the AWP dock. This week the Ketchikan Maru is in port at Wrangell Lumber and has taken on 5 million board feet of spruce and 2 million of hemlock. The next ship due is the Juneau Maru. It will be in port next week.
March 2, 1995
Wrangell Elks Lodge #1595 will hold its annual Purple Bubble Ball March 11 in the Lodge room. All Elk members and guests are invited to attend, said Esteemed Leading Knight Ed Rilatos Jr.. Festivities will begin at 6:30 p.m. with no host cocktails. A ribeye steak dinner will follow at 7:30 p.m. Music provided by Tony Gosnell will begin at 9 p.m. There will be the 11th Hour Toast and a short auction, followed by hors d’oeuvres. Drawing for a door prize offers two round trip tickets to Seattle. All proceeds of this dinner and dance are used to support many Wrangell programs.
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