June 3, 1926

Mr. and Mrs. George M. Bidwell were hosts to school faculty last Saturday at a delightful outing on their launch, Vigilant. The party went to Mill Creek in the morning, had lunch at the falls, then went up to Lake Virginia for fishing and rowing. A most appetizing supper was served aboad the launch, followed by cards before returning home. Other guests besides the faculty were Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Jeffries. 

June 1, 1951

With the aid of coffee club members Bjorge Transfer and Bob Robbinson, the first major addition to the Wrangell Sentinel equipment was made last Monday. The new equipment is a new printing press, five times as fast as our other printing press. The big operation started Monday morning when Robbinson removed the left front of the Sentinel building. Herb and Clift Bjorge dragged the three-and-a-half-ton equipment to the shop, where they were aided in rolling the press into the building by Luke Reidemans, Fred Cunningham and Meredith Custard. The Sentinel thanks the boys who made the installation run so smoothly.

June 2, 1976

The Wrangell Sentinel has changed ownership. Jamie and Marjorie Bryson have sold the Sentinel to Larry Persily and Leslie Murray. The couple, both of Chicago, first came to Wrangell for a weekend in April and made the move to Alaska on May 22 and will serve as co-publishers and co-editors. The Brysons’ plans are indefinite, though Jamie Bryson currently is flying for Stikine Air Service. “I enjoyed my six years as editor of the Sentinel,” Bryson said. “It was an experience few ever have a chance to realize. Wrangellites are great; and the weather, well, we even got used to that.” The new owners said they plan no immediate change in the paper. “We only want to do a quality job of reporting for the city.”

May 31, 2001

Ambrosia, the food of the gods. Some might think of fruit or honey, but to other people, smoked salmon is truly heavenly nourishment. For 14 years, G&G Alaska Smokery, owned and operated by Gail and Harvey Gross, has produced some of the finest smoked canned salmon to be bought. Their homegrown business is a Wrangell success story. Gail says their original plan was to be a small cannery, producing around 300 cases a year and they have done just that.