Author: Colette Czarnecki

On the agenda: Wrangell assembly preview for August 27

Rules may soon change for grounds and markers at Wrangell’s cemeteries. When the Wrangell Borough Assembly meets tonight, it will consider a change to code that will allow decorations related to Memorial Day and Independence Day to remain intact throughout the holidays.

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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.

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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.

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