Sept. 17,  1925
In order to avoid accidents or collisions, automobiles going north toward the cannery on Front Street will need to follow the waterfront at the rear of the Customs House until reaching Stikine Avenue. On returning from the north end of town, automobiles will leave Stikine Avenue at George H. Barnes’ residence, turning up Second Street which leads past the school house into Church Street. It is also ordered that upon approaching the intersection of Front, Case and Shakes streets at the Alaska Native Sisterhood and Brotherhood hall, that all machines come to a stop before turning into either of the streets mentioned, or into the mill yard. By order of the town council.

Sept. 15, 1950
The Wrangell city council held its first meeting of the fall last night in the city clerk’s office at City Hall. School Board members William Grant and Virgil Neyman, with School Superintendent George Fabricius, were present for the discussion of improvements to the school building. Approximately $8,000 of tobacco tax funds are on hand and it was moved by City Councilman Lennie Engstrom, seconded by Vern Smith, to authorize the school board to spend $2,500 of this for better lighting. An additional $1,500 was authorized for improving the plumbing, including new copper tubing and other necessary repairs. Another $2,500 was approved for repairs to the roof, and approximately $800 for storm windows.

Sept. 17, 1975
The neon lights on top of the First Presbyterian Church in Wrangell shone for the first time all summer last week when the transformer was replaced. These are not just any neon lights, however. The church’s lighted cross is one of only two in the world designated on nautical charts as a navigational aid. The other cross is in Oslo, Norway. The lights have been there since the early 1930s, according to the pastor of the church, the Rev. Bill Zeiger. In the 1950s, the lights went out for the first time and were repaired with the help of donations from fishermen, who used them to get a fix on the harbor. The lights went out last spring and the problem faced by the church all summer was finding someone who would volunteer to scale the tall steeple. Don Schirmer, an electrician and a member of the church, did the work last week.

Sept. 14, 2000
Theresa Thibault, chair of the museum steering committee, presented a progress report to the city council at Tuesday’s meeting. She reported that the committee had four meetings so far, with another one scheduled for Sept. 13. The meetings have been productive in working through the issues surrounding the new museum. “The last meeting was probably our big breakthrough,” said Thibault, “in that we have all agreed to an alternative site and that is the mill office site where the harbormaster’s office is now.” The totem poles are presently housed in one of the warehouses at that location. Mayor Fern Neimeyer then complimented the committee for all itshard work and dedication. “This was not an easy task,” Neimeyer said, “and I think you’ve done a wonderful job.”