Fish fry to find funds for new memorial

The steering committee for an upcoming mariners’ memorial will be holding its first spring fundraiser this weekend.

Taking advantage of the warmer weather, an outdoor fish fry event has been scheduled for 5 p.m. this Sunday at Heritage Harbor. The meal will also feature a silent auction for a number of submitted items.

A monument dedicated to Wrangell’s seafaring traditions and its community members lost at sea has been a goal for a decade and a half. After financing designs for a memorial at Heritage Harbor, by early 2017 the Port Commission established a five-person committee to navigate the...