March 25, 1920
W.E. Parrott received a letter yesterday from A. Everson of Telegraph Creek. Mr. Everson states that he had the misfortune of getting burned out on January 22 when the temperature was 34 below zero. He reports that his wife and little ones are well and that two of the girls and Johnny are attending school regularly. Mr. Everson complained that he is not receiving the Sentinel regularly. He says he has heard that there are four sacks of papers for Telegraph Creek in the office at Atlin. That better transportation facilities between Wrangell and Telegraph Creek would be to the mutual benefit of both towns is again indicated when Mr. Everson says: “I wish I could send you a good fat moose quarter and you could send me a sack of your potatoes in exchange. Potatoes are a commodity that will soon be a thing of the past here. I have the promise of about 20 pounds which will have to do myself and my family from now (Feb. 17) until navigation opens between here and Wrangell.” Regarding the weather, Mr. Everson says: “It has been a nice winter here except about two weeks in January when the mercury went down to 36 below. That was the coldest weather we have had.”
March 23, 1945
Last Wednesday, March 14, a movie was shown to the high school. The film was about the U.S. Army Air Force divisions stationed in England. The picture took us with the fliers from the time they left America, over to England, and through many of their missions. Before the boys might visit the towns in England, they were instructed in use of English money. Its value was compared with American money. The boys were also warned to be on guard for spies. The instructor said that clever spies were still at large. When the boys became battle-weary they were taken to a luxurious hotel, that had once been a mansion of an English nobleman, and now run by the Red Cross. There the boys would rest, dance, swim, and eat until time to return to duty. Captain Clark Gable did well as a narrator for he actually gave the audience the feeling of actually being with the men. The film was in technicolor and some of the scenes showing English gardens and country were beautiful. Our fliers have dangerous jobs but they are doing them well. We can all be proud of our men with wings.
March 26, 1970
Burton W. Silcock, state director for the Bureau of Land Management has announced the sale of five parcels of land in the Wrangell Townsite addition. The sale is being made at the request of the City of Wrangell and will be held at the Wrangell City Hall at 7:30 p.m. April 9th. George E.M. Gustafson, townsite trustee for the Bureau of Land Management, will handle the public auction. The five parcels of land range in size from 607 square feet to 11,333 square feet and the price range of the lots is from $40 to $650. Presently two of the lots have improvements on them. Preference rights under the sale will not be granted to adjacent property owners.
March 23, 1995
Southeast Energy fund grants of $4 million were high dollar items among capital projects requested by Gov. Tony Knowles that will impact Wrangell based on a list released Tuesday by State Sen. Robin Taylor. Taylor reports the $4 million is ear-marked for the Tyee/Swan Lakes Intertie Project, which he considers a major regional priority. Other items on the governor’s list include a Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Municipal Matching Grants Program, which will require a 30 percent match from the city, for Zimovia Highway Water and Sewer Extensions, $1.75 million. Also listed are Department of Transportation/Public Facilities (DOT/PF) grants: Airport rescue and fire fighting building and water line extension, $1.4 million; Reid Street paving, $80,000. Municipal Capital Matching grants provide $98,751 for Zimovia Highway Water/Sewer Extension, Phase I Design. Grants to municipalities, for City of Wrangell Port fill, $302,000. All funds must be approved by the state legislature.
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