Chamber begins royal recruitment efforts

Feel like getting the royal treatment? Well, it’s going to take some hard work.

Wrangell’s chamber of commerce has begun recruiting efforts for this year’s royalty competition, with winners announced during the Fourth of July festivities.

The contest is a fundraiser for the chamber, which sponsors the annual July 4th activities, and for the candidates, who get to keep a share of their sales.

The candidates sell as many raffle tickets as possible through door-to-door efforts or by including the tickets as part of food sales. Last year’s ticket sales totaled almost $115,000, close to the $126,40...