March 3, 1921
About 160 feet of the dock, which is being built by Donald Sinclair for the convenience of fisherman and other boatmen who are patrons of the City Store, have been completed and the balance of the 200 feet, which will be the length of the main dock, will be put in when the tides permit the work to continue. The dock is seven feet wide. An inclined approach about 40 feet long will connect a substantial floating dock 80 feet in length with this main dock. The whole structure, which runs out from a platform at the rear of the warehouse, will extend out into the bay far enough to avoid rocky places at low tide.
March 1, 1946
Wrangell will follow the lead of other Alaska towns in joining the Alaska Statehood Association when interested persons will attend an organization meeting at the fire hall next Friday evening, March 8, at 7:30. The meeting was announced yesterday by Chamber of Commerce President James Nolan at the chamber meeting. The purpose of the association is to help pay the costs of having research done on the pros and cons of statehood, and the association has asked the territorial legislature to pay the salary of one such researcher once the legislature has called for a referendum on statehood for next fall.
March 4, 1971
Wrecked cars aren’t wasted in this island community. Take the 1968 Chevie station wagon which belonged to Mrs. Grace Wellons before it slipped on ice at Wellons’ driveway a couple months back and was ruined when it overturned (no one was hurt, by the way). The blue station wagon was towed to Bud Hodge’s Wrangell Garage, where it was deemed a total loss. Hodge bought it for parts and here is where some of the pieces are now: The engine is in one of City Market’s delivery trucks; a left front wheel bearing is in Carl Thrift’s car; the defroster fan is in Hodge’s boat; the entire front end is going to be mated soon in repair of Tom Carlstrom’s wrecked ‘68 Chevie sedan. “That car’s sure getting around, “ chuckled Hodge.
March 7, 1996
A revised snowmobile ordinance, designed to keep snow machines off some recreational fields, was sent to the city attorney for consideration after the March 6 Parks and Recreation Youth Board meeting. Board president Ron Koch said, ”The issue is two-part, one part being the outdoor recreational activity of snowmobiling — and the other part being the park facilities and grounds that the park department/park board are responsible for maintaining.” Proposed changes to the ordinance would ask for snowmobilers to avoid using the shooting range. The board also recommended the sledding hill at the multi-purpose playground also be off-limits to snowmobile use. Once an ordinance is adopted, Koch said the board will present the new rulings to the public through an education and trade show in October or November.
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