The Way We Were

Nov. 23, 1922

J. Stockley Ligon, who was sent to Alaska by the U.S. Biological Survey to investigate wolf attacks, came to town this week, having caught six wolves – four on Kupreanof and two on Zarembo. Ligon is not so much concerned in actual trapping as in making an investigation and working out plans and developing methods that are applicable in Alaska. The $150 that has been raised locally could be spent in no better way than by sending out some reliable local man with Ligon to learn how wolves can be most successfully trapped.

Nov. 21, 1947

Wrangell residents are again reminded and urged to register for the city directory which is to be published soon in conjunction with a telephone directory by the Wrangell Telephone Co. It is emphasized that it is not necessary to have a telephone for your name to appear in the directory, and there is no charge for listing your name. The U.S. Signal Corps is helping out in collecting names, as it will aid them in delivering telegrams by having a city directory. The city directory is a new free service given Wrangell by the telephone company. Leave your name and street address at The Sentinel, the telephone company or the Signal Corps station.

Nov. 24, 1972

The city power plant put the first of four 1,250-kilowatt generators on the line last Saturday. All four of the generators are expected to be in operation by next summer, said E. W. Huntemann, power plant superintendent. Addition of the four generators - purchased by the city from Iowa Light and Power Co. at a cost of $100,000 - to the existing generation will give the community a peak power capability of 7,750 kilowatts, Huntemann said. In all, seven diesel-fired generators will be available to the city when the upgrade is completed. Total cost of the project is estimated to be $450,000 and is covered by bond funds, said Joyce Rasler, acting city manager.

Nov. 20, 1997

“What amazed me most of all is how far advanced Wrangell schools were in relation to the rest of the state, said Janelle Privett, upon returning from the Association of Alaska School Boards state conference last week. Privet and other Wrangell School Board members returned from the Nov. 8-11 meetings stating a renewed recognition that Wrangell schools and the community are on the innovative front line. The Wrangell board discovered that their local plan for asset building was of great interest to other communities and, as a result, the group spoke to the assembly as well as to other representatives about the process of developing and implementing community assets.