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Singing is allowed in the library
Head librarian Sarah Scambler invites kids and parents to sing along as she performs "Baby Beluga" during story time at the Irene Ingle Public Library on Friday, Feb. 2. The morning story time...
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Jan. 31, 1924 Arrangements have been made whereby the Wilson & Sylvester Mill Co. sawmill is to become a lumber manufacturing plant on a large scale. The present mill will resume operations next week, and at the same time work will begin on the...
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Jan. 24, 1924 A new device that is a wonderful improvement in the power trolling gurdy and which will be a boon to fishermen has been invented by Steven A. Shepherd of Wrangell. With the aid of this new line-hauling device, the fishing lines are...
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Jan. 17, 1924 The Women’s Council held their regular meeting last Friday afternoon at 3 o’clock and continued their work for planning a program for the year. In connection with the plans for the coming tourist season, a committee for totems and the...
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Jan. 10, 1924 The library report given at the Civic Club meeting last Saturday showed the biggest cash receipts since the library was started, at $15.10. Patrons of the library borrowed 140 books during December and 46 magazines. About 30 books of...
Taking down the lights
The municipal line crew dismembered, dismantled and took down the downtown Christmas tree on Jan. 4, putting away the holiday lights until next year....
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Jan. 3, 1924 The liveliest event of the holidays for Wrangell was the big doubleheader basketball game between local teams and visiting teams from Kake. The first game was played between the All Stars of Wrangell and the Kake school team, and...
Christmas tradition
Despite rain and chilly temperatures, residents watched from the shore and the City Dock as brightly decorated boats and fireworks lit up the sky during the annual Christmas boat parade on Dec. 22....
Building up to the holiday
Ollivander Green, 2, works his artistry to build a house out of graham crackers and icing, as his father, Salvation Army Capt. Chase Green, is ready to help. Ollivander was enjoying his creative...
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Dec. 20, 1923 O.D. Leet, who has been in correspondence with members of the Wrangell Commercial Club for several months, arrived here a few days ago. He was present at the Commercial Club luncheon last Monday and laid his proposition before that...
Community shows its true Christmas spirit
Omid Rahmanian Wrangell Baha'i Community In a spirit of resilience, akin to the enduring warmth of Christmas, we stand united, transcending differences, fostering kinship and embracing a collective commitment to collaboration, cooperation,...
God provides hope, even in times of grief
Pastor Kem Haggard Harbor Light Church The Christmas lights may be meticulously hung in the windows, the inside of your home extensively decorated with Christmas cheer. Your tree might be adorned with precision, even a delightful fire lit with...
Making something new from something old
Head librarian Sarah Scambler (right) helped Amy Smith and her daughter Maria make Swedish start ornaments from recycled book pages at the Irene Ingle Public Library on Saturday morning, Dec....
Christmas is a blessing, even if we are not ready
Pastor Sue Bahleda Island of Faith Lutheran Church The blessing of Christmas is that it comes. Ready or not, Dec. 25 dawns and it’s Christmas. It doesn’t matter if all the gifts have arrived or have been wrapped. It doesn’t matter if the turke...
This year, give yourself a gift
Bonnie Demerjian St. Philip’s Episcopal Church Who among us doesn’t occasionally, or more often, sigh with exhaustion at the thought of Christmas? So many presents yet to buy, activities to attend, trips to the store or far away. Too often, we...
Church bells ring message of Peace on Earth
Doug Shoultz Wrangell Bible Baptist Church Nedra and I started our second church in southern Indiana in 1987. We were blessed with an old country church building on the outskirts of town with a history that goes back to the very early 1900s. Its...
Christmas a reminder that 'God is with us'
Father Jose Thomas St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church In this sacred season of celebration, let the resounding message of Emmanuel, “God is with us,” echo in our hearts and homes. Christmas is a time to commemorate the profound truth that, in the hum...
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Dec. 13, 1923 Red Campbell of the Mountain City Athletic Club has arranged with Mickey Prescot to train the latter, and believes that he will prove the best boxer in Alaska for his class. “The kid is game; he has brains and an almost perfect p...
Music filled the week
Music teacher Tasha Morse conducted a combined choir of sixth through 12th graders in the final piece of the middle school and high school winter concert program at the high school gym on Dec. 5. It...
Magical production takes the stage
Alisha Armstrong and Ander Edens played the central roles in the community theater stage production of "Cinderella" at the Nolan Center on Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 9-10. A large cast of volunteers...
Giving it their best shot
Malachi Harrison studies and steadies as he prepares to take a shot in the annual Elks Hoop Shoot event on Saturday, Dec. 9, at the community gym. More than 40 youngsters participated in the fun and...
It's a bright time of year
A crowd waited and then cheered as they watched the tree lighting downtown on Saturday, Dec. 2. It was a busy afternoon and evening for Christmas activities, with Santa greeting children at the Nolan...
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Dec. 6, 1923 The monthly report of the community nurse as given to the executive board of the Red Cross reveals the need of the nursing service for the community for as long a time as it can possibly be continued. The fact that a thoroughly...
