Month: March 2010

Wrangell Parks and Recreation will be making another appearance at the Wrangell Health Fair. The organization responsible for some of the community's exercise and fitness activities has used past fairs as a platform to promote its own events. KSTK's Tony Gorman spoke with Parks and Rec Activities Coordinator Vicki Martin about some of the activities and events that patrons can sign up for at the fair.

Wrangell is cleaning up its act after installing a new garbage system. Last month, the borough replaced its old garbage truck with faster smaller ones and its metal cans and dumpsters with lighter models. It seemed to be going well until Mother Nature stepped in. KSTK's Tony Gorman has more.

Women In Safe Homes was started as a local domestic violence service in Ketchikan and eventually made its way through the region. Last year, WISH received a grant that allowed it to hire rural advocates within Southeast communities. The program's popularity has since grown in Wrangell. This year, WISH will be participating in its first Wrangell Health Fair. KSTK's Tony Gorman recently spoke with local WISH Rural Advocate for Annya Ritchie about the her program's contributions to this year's event.

This week is Health Fair Week in Wrangell. Throughout the week leading up to the event, KSTK will be airing interviews of some of this year's Wrangell Health Fair participants. In the first of five interviews, KSTK's Tony Gorman speaks with Doug Furstineau of Wrangell Medical Center Labs about the types of testing that will be offered at the fair.

This week, the Wrangell Assembly took up two controversial issues affecting Southeast Alaska. Members of the Wrangell Cooperative Association sought the panel's support for Landless Native legislation. There was also a small discussion of the Sealaska Lands Selection Bill. KSTK's Tony Gorman reports.