Sept. 23, 1926

A deal was consummated yesterday whereby the Alaska Garden and Greenhouse Co. purchased from F. G. Hanford all of Lot 1 and 200 feet of Lot 2 in Block 84, near the site of the Union Oil Station. The entire area purchased is approximately three acres. H.A. Smith, president of the company, said work will begin immediately on construction of an 18-by-26 service building and a 25-by-100 greenhouse, with plans for an addition in the future. 

Sept. 21, 1951

With a record pack of 149,432 cases of salmon, Farwest Wrangell cannery pulled the whistle shortly before noon today, winding up its banner year. It was the largest pack ever by Farwest and the largest pack for any single cannery in Alaska for the 1951 season. Gillnetters and trollers had an exceptionally good year and seiners in this area on the whole reported a fair season. Gillnetters were the top flight for income, with reports of $10,000 to $15,000 for some boats. About 70 fishermen gillnetted on the river this year; 10 were from Petersburg. 

Sept. 22, 1976

School Board President Lance Ingle told the board at its Sept. 13 meeting that Alaska Wood Products expects to soon receive final approval from the state Department of Environmental Conservation to fill in land near the elementary school and build a new ballpark. Ingle later said AWP would “move very quickly” in filling in from four to five feet with waste fill, covering it with about 18 inches of compact rock. He said AWP plans to extend a small spur road near the school “a couple of hundred feet” to provide access to the ballpark. 

Sept. 20, 2001

With the tragedies of the terrorist attacks on the U.S. last week come a few positive results and some major changes in business as usual for Southeast Alaskans. In an interview about how travel has been affected, Wrangell Police Chief Tom Clemons remarked that in his entire lifetime he has never witnessed such an unprecedented demonstration of unity. Because of the attacks, one of the areas of American life that has been dramatically changed, probably forever, is civilian air travel. Wrangell has been no exception. Yet in spite of significant changes in security procedures at the Wrangell airport, people have not complained.