The Way We Were

Dec. 7, 1922

A local business change took place Tuesday when F.E. Gingrass retired from the Wrangell Machine Shop, having sold his interest to W.R. Nevill. Mr. Gingrass had been with the business for the past 11 years. In April, 1920, Bert Harvie, of Petersburg, became a partner in the business and since that time the business has been conducted under the name Gingrass & Harvie. The style of the new firm will be Harvie & Nevill. Mr. Nevill came north last February to visit his father and brother, and liked the country so well that he decided to locate here. He is a machinist of wide experience. He is a young man of energy and push, and will be a valuable asset to the community.

Dec. 5, 1947

The seventh annual game dinner of the Stikine Sportsmen’s Association will be held tomorrow night at the Red Men Hall beginning at 6:30 p.m. The dinner is scheduled to start with Toastmaster F.G. Hanford introducing the guests, followed by a welcome by Stikine Sportsmen’s Club President Lee Ellis. Mr. Ellis donated the venison, which will be served barbecued for the dinner. From Petersburg are due Wildlife Agent Hosea Sarber and the Petersburg Shrimp King, Earl Ohmer, who is also chairman of the Alaska Game Commission. (At the banquet Mr. Ohmer will eat Wrangell shrimp.) The dinner is an annual occasion when Wrangell’s sportsmen get a chance to “razz” federal game officials - and no one has gone away irate yet. It is an evening of traditional fun and good food.

Dec. 8, 1972

Starting today, Wrangellites will be able to obtain up-to-the minute weather reports by dialing 3232. This service is being provided by the National Weather Service in cooperation with General Telephone. Information on weather conditions and weather forecasts for the Wrangell and Petersburg areas and marine forecasts for inside waters will be available. A spokesman for the National Weather Service said these reports will be revised twice daily, at approximately 7:45 a.m. and 4 p.m.

Dec. 4, 1997

Efforts of local bowhunters to site an archery field range in the Wrangell area got a boost recently when the planning and zoning commission approved the idea. The planned range would have 14 targets, laid out to simulate hunting conditions in the field, and may include a second range for conventional target shooting. The National Field Archery Association will provide insurance for the facility. Liability insurance will be an important factor in gaining permission from the city council for the use of the land, since the city will retain ownership of the site under current plans. To date, 41 archers have expressed interest in constructing and using the range.