The Way We Were

November 23, 1916: The December run of king salmon in Wrangell harbor has begun a little earlier than usual this year. It has been an interesting sight during the past week to see the numerous fishing boats trolling in sight of the Wrangell waterfront. Fishermen catch from five to fifteen fish a day. The average weight of a king salmon is 25 pounds. Fishermen find ready sale for their fish in Wrangell at 5 cents a pound. The fish sold here are shipped to Prince Rupert and Seattle. Experienced fishermen predict an unusually large run of salmon in 1917.

November 21, 1941: Chamber of Commerce was host to officials of the Salvation Army winding up its annual Congress here, Monday at the regular luncheon meeting. Commissioner Benjamin Orames was the principal speaker, discussing world affairs and the work of the Salvation Army S.A. officials present with the Commissioner were Lieut. Col. Ham, Major Halvorsen, Adjutant Newton, Captain Newton and Brig J.T. Gillingham, in charge of the work here. Chamber was advised in a letter from the International Fisheries held in Seattle November 27 at which time the matter of allowing trollers to take and sell halibut caught while trolling for salmon will be taken up. Chamber previously has appointed A.R. Brueger and Fred Gunderson, both in Seattle, to represent it at the hearing. To the Council of Recreation being sponsored here by the Rev. N. Harry Champlin, the Chamber named Van H. Fisk. The recreation group expects to have a representative for the various organizations in town to meet with the City Council to ascertain the policy and particular use to which the new recreational hall over the Fire Station may be best put to advantage, a letter to the Chamber from Mr. Champlin said. Chamber voted support of the Territorial Chamber in its effort to get greater development of air transportation in the Territory.

November 18, 1966: With the passage of the airport construction bond issue at the general election, the Chamber of Commerce, at its luncheon meeting yesterday in Aunt Winnie’s Café, directed letters to be sent to the Division of Aviation and state officials urging an early start on the planned Wrangell airfield on the back channel. Work on the Wrangell project, which is next on the airport program in the southeast, has been tentatively scheduled for next spring. City administrator Clayton Schmitt reported to the Chamber that it was expected a call for bids on the new hospital would be made shortly after the first of the year.

November 21, 1991: Progress is being made at the Tyee hydroelectric project to meet the Alaska Energy Authority’s 30-day deadline to correct problems at the facility, and it appears the AEA is doing all it can to cooperate with the Thomas Bay Power Authority. Wrangell City Manager George Edes and Petersburg City Manager Dave Carlson met with AEA Executive Director Charlie Bussell and Director of Engineering and Operations Stan Sieczkowski last Friday in Anchorage. At a special meeting of TBPA on Tuesday, Edes detailed AEA’s current plan of action regarding the Tyee project discussed in Anchorage. AEA has threatened to take over management of the hydroelectric facility if deficiencies it found during an inspection aren’t corrected.

 

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