September 16, 1920
George F. Forest of Juneau made a round trip up the Stikine to Telegraph Creek last week. He was present at the landing of the airplanes at Glenora. Mr. Forest is very enthusiastic over the amazing scenery along the Stikine and says that Wrangell and the transportation companies should have the Stikine nationally advertised as a side trip.
September 14, 1945
Elks are asking support of the town when they will sponsor a dance to be given for the benefit of Scout Troop 600 of Wrangell. Purpose is to raise funds to make up deficit incurred last spring when the Elks sent a number of boys to the summer camp at Annette Island. Committee Chairman F. G. Hanford pointed out the benefit derived local troop members who attended and expressed the view that people of the town would be glad to patronize such an affair to help the Scouts. Efforts are being made to hold it at the gymnasium, but definite announcement will be made in next week’s Sentinel.
September 17, 1970
A dynamite explosion at a rock quarry a quarter of a mile away, hurled a 15 - pound rock through the roof of the new Alaska Airlines terminal at the airport last Saturday. Terminal mgr. Art Nelson said no one was hurt in the structure at the time. The bowling-ball sized rock plowed through the metal roof of the building, leaving a jagged hole, popped through a suspended ceiling and gouged a hole in the tile-over-concrete floor. Ceiling material was scattered. The rock landed inches from a waiting room chair. The rock was dislodged and sent sailing when a Burgess Construction Co. crew set off a scheduled blast, preparing material for an airport road construction project nearby. The airport was closed at the time of the blast and the airport personnel were inside their temporary trailer quarters adjacent to the new terminal building, which is nearing completion.
September 14, 1995
Multi-instrumentalists, Mark Geisler, Tania Opland and Mike Freeman will perform with hammered dulcimer, harp, guitar, fiddle, percussion and voices in an evening of traditional and original folk music sponsored by the Wrangell Museum. Originally from Alaska, Tania Opland has taken her music to many lands in the northern hemisphere, including the United States, Canada, Eastern Europe, Central Asia, Scandinavia and Britain. Her repertoire of music expands the globe and she has just released her fifth album. Seattle-based Mark Geisler has performed and toured with many notable Northwest artists and enjoys a rewarding career recording and performing in a wide variety of styles. Mike Freeman is from Norwich, England, and is currently on tour of the States. Freeman has played percussion and guitar with several bands and is featured on several recordings, including Tania Opland’s latest. Their concert at the Presbyterian Church will feature a captivating blend of high-energy folk music, including songs and tunes from North and South America.
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