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May 28, 1925 The plans are to include the seventh and eighth grades with the high school next year to constitute, with the ninth grade, a junior high school organization. This will mean many advantages that are impossible under the present system. It will give students longer class periods under teachers who are specialists in a particular line; it will eliminate the disturbance that comes from classes being held in a room where others must study; and it will permit an additional course not possible at present. May 26, 1950 Wrangell will have a...
A HUGE thank you to the Stikine River Jet Boat Association for donating their time, boats and expertise for the 23rd annual fourth grade field trip. Thanks to the Wrangell office of the U.S. Forest Service for providing a boat and four staff members to help teach kids. And hats off to the Meissners plus James Stough for conducting the hooligan fishery, and John Yeager for leading survival camp. Thanks to our financial sponsors: Petro Marine, Dave Stephen and First Bank. -- Brian Merritt’s fourth grade class...
May 21, 1925 Col. Jas. G. Steese of the War Department held a public hearing in the town hall Monday afternoon on the matter of the survey for the extension of the Wrangell breakwater, harbor lines and other related matters authorized by the last river and harbor congressional appropriations bill. The hearing was well attended. The matter of extending the Wrangell breakwater was taken up first. It was the general consensus of opinion that the present breakwater is inadequate to give the needed protection. The matter of dredging the harbor was...
May 14, 1925 The Baranoff Packing Co., Lee H. Wakefield proprietor, operating at Red Bluff Bay, is preparing to turn out the largest pack of fish products of any plant on the Pacific coast. A large crew of men has been on the scene for some time getting the plant ready for summer operations. The entire resources of the plant will be used to make herring products. Larger herring will be Scotch cured, and the smaller ones made into oil and meal for chicken and stock feed. A new and complete water system has been installed at the plant, and new...
BRAVE Wrangell would like to express our deepest gratitude to the many supporters of the Family Resilience Fair. Gunalchéesh to the volunteers who put in the work; the Wrangell organizations that participate and help our community be resilient; the businesses who donate and keep our community lively; and everyone who attended. We couldn’t do it without you. Maleah Nore, BRAVE Wrangell volunteer...
May 7, 1925 It’s now an assured fact that Wrangell is to have a hospital. The need for a hospital has been felt for years. When the Arthur Yates Hospital in Kechikan was closed a few weeks ago, it seemed to be the general consensus of opinion that this was Wrangell’s opportunity, and no time was lost in taking up the matter with Bishop Rowe. Bishop stated he was agreeable to the hospital being moved to Wrangell, provided he became convinced that there are enough people who want it to ensure its success. After being advised of the pro...
April 30, 1925 Gold seekers have been arriving on every boat during the past few days and are impatiently awaiting the opening of navigation on the Stikine River when they will leave for the new diggings in the Cassiar. The first fleet of boats will leave Wrangell for Telegraph Creek, B.C., as soon after the first of May as river conditions permit. Every year in the past there have been a few people in Wrangell who were anxious for the early opening of navigation on the Stikine, but this year there is intense impatience on the part of the many...
We would like to extend our deepest gratitude for ALL your generous support during our annual spring pledge drive! With your help we were able to reach our fundraising goal. KSTK Stikine River Radio...
April 23, 1925 Major A. A. Oles, a tax expert, will arrive on the Admiral Rogers on Saturday for the purpose of assessing the property within the corporate limits of Wrangell. At the March meeting of the town council, the matter of having the property within the town of Wrangell assessed by an expert was considered. The council was of the opinion that if an expert were employed, he would be able to prepare a tax assessment roll that would be more uniform than any of the numerous appraisals that have been made in the past. April 21, 1950 Due to...
