Colette Czarnecki, Author at KSTK

Evergreen Elementary will soon get a makeover

The Wrangell School Board discussed a plan to repaint the elementary school. Much of the work will take place during the school year.

Sen. Murkowski cuts the ribbon at Anan Bay Cabin

The sounds of birds chirping and close to 30 people chattering filled the air at the Anan Bay Cabin in the Tongass National Forest this past Monday. They waited for Senator Lisa Murkowski to arrive for the celebratory ribbon cutting ceremony of the cabin.

Talk on the Rock: Petersburg-based artist Ashley Lohr on making earrings and teaching art

Episode 24: The Irene Ingle Public Library will host Petersburg-based artist Ashley Lohr, who owns her jewelry business The Rosie Finn. Lohr will teach a workshop on how to make torch fired enamel earrings. She speaks with KSTK’s Colette Czarnecki on her process with jewelry making, her passion with it and what to expect at her workshop, for those who were lucky enough to reserve a spot before it reached its maximum capacity. The conversation was pre-recorded by telephone while Lohr waited in an airport, so a loudspeaker can be heard periodically throughout.

Wrangell’s fish consumption survey for tribal members may have impact

About thirty years ago, the state said Alaskans ate approximately 6.5 grams of fish per day. That’s not much – just about the size of a nickel. That was the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s national default rate back then.

After Thursday evening’s difficult arrest, suspect pled not guilty

Wrangell police said they encountered a difficult arrest Thursday night when a man wanted in Washington state resisted. The police department received a call from The Stikine Inn, a local restaurant and hotel, Thursday at about 7:30 p.m. about a man who was causing a disturbance.