Sept. 15, 1921
Fires invariably come in groups in Wrangell and three occurred within a short time during the past week. On Friday night, the McCulla house on Church Street had a small blaze on the roof; on Saturday forenoon, the house occupied by Mrs. Doit Burnett just off Front street was afire; and on Monday morning the Adams home, near St. Philip’s gymnasium, caused the alarm. Of the three, the Burnett home received the most damage, the roof being badly burned.
Sept. 6, 1946
Republican boss Albert White has been attempting to direct some GOP fire against the so-called “sales tax,” known as the state gross revenue tax, which was set up by the last Legislature to raise funds to assist Alaska veterans of World War II. But that may be difficult, as Alaskans on the whole are paying the one percent tax cheerfully because they know it is for the boys who did the fighting while most of the rest of us sat at home. In addition, the territorial veterans administration set up under the act is doing an excellent job. Alaska veterans are getting loans to start them off in various enterprises; some are asking and getting their bonuses. A number of Alaska banks are going along with the vets program by advancing money on veteran loans, guaranteed by the territory. Fact is the Alaska World War II veterans law, one of the most liberal in the nation, is working and hundreds of veterans in the territory are cognizant of it.
Sept. 10, 1971
Plans for a nonprofit corporation to bring live Canadian television to Wrangell were outlined by Lefty Johnson, a former local TV technician. Johnson said a transmitter could be placed on a nearby mountain to pick up the Canadian signal from Ketchikan, where equipment receives the signal from Prince Rupert, British Columbia. He said plans are to create a nonprofit corporation called Wrangell Live TV to raise about $14,000 initially for installation of the transmitter and to run the operation. Customers for the live television would pay about $30 a year for the service. Johnson said donations of $150 each from about 150 persons would be solicited to pay for the transmitter. Wrangell currently is served by cable television, which carries reruns of Seattle television. Johnson said the Canadian channel beamed to Wrangell would feature live U.S. network shows, sports, news, weather and other programs.
Sept. 12, 1996
Four members of the Wrangell Teachers Association — Dave Brown, Dean Jaquish, Dan Roope and Butch Schmidt — recently helped refurbish an abandoned cabin at Anan Lake. The project is a cooperative effort between the U.S. Forest Service, Sunrise Aviation and the Wrangell Teachers Association. Keith Appleman, of the Forest Service, said the cabin was used for many years as one of the service’s recreational sites but was taken out of service about 10 years ago because it was deteriorating and the foundation needed work. Appleman phoned WTA vice president Dave Brown and asked for volunteers. WTA has done volunteer work with the Forest Service before. Butch Schmidt said, “It’s nice that in our community people can work together to increase the quality of life for locals and visitors.” People interested in the newly remodeled Anan Lake cabin, or other recreational opportunities, should contact the U.S. Forest Service.
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