Colette Czarnecki, Author at KSTK

Wrangell schools face fewer teachers and class changes next year

Odile Meister just learned that she will lose her job at both Evergreen Elementary and Wrangell High School. The classes are different, though.

Five Wrangell Middle School wrestlers place in state tournament; one returns home as first-place state champion

Eighth grader Arabella Nore surprised herself while wrestling on the mat during the 49th Annual Tanana Individual Wrestling Tournament. She pinned her opponent in the final, even though she was losing by one in the third round, ultimately leading her to return back to Wrangell as a first-place state champion.

Q & A: Linguist professor devotes his career to studying Tlingit language

James Crippen is a Tlingit linguist who’s trying to document the language before it becomes extinct. He spoke with KSTK’s Colette Czarnecki last summer on why devoting his work with the Tlingit language for the past 20 years is essential for him.

A British Columbia mine is leaching contaminants in the Stikine River watershed, conservation organization says

The Red Chris Mine is already huge — at 89 square miles, it’s bigger than Wrangell Island. And the mine — which is just 25 miles from the British Columbia border on the Canadian side — could get bigger. British Columbia officials are expediting expansion plans due to the Trump Administration’s recent tariffs.

Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat dazzles the stage this weekend in Wrangell

The Wrangell Theatre Company cast and crew gather in a large room in Wrangell’s Nolan Center, including myself. We’re at it again with performance art. We’re going over one of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s and Tim Rice’s acts in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. It’s a few days before the actual show and we’re making sure the tech crew and actors are in sync.