Wrangell intends to plan school budget early in wake of state’s school budget scare
This year’s school budget scare in Alaska has prompted Wrangell to plan early.
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Author: Colette Czarnecki
School Board decision was split on electric school bus grant
It took two special school board meetings in late summer to decide on whether Wrangell Public Schools should accept federal funds in the form of a Clean Bus Grant to obtain an electric school bus. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency offered it to the school district in 2022 in order to decrease diesel emissions.
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Talk on the Rock: Mayor Patty Gilbert on the upcoming municipal election
Episode 27: With Wrangell’s municipal election approaching on Oct. 1, incumbent Mayor Patricia (Patty) Gilbert stopped by KSTK to talk with News Director Colette Czarnecki about what her priorities are in the public service role. The retired school teacher and president of the non-profit organization, WMC Cancer Care Foundation, informed the community on achievements that she and the borough assembly accomplished, the time it takes to follow through on goals and why she wants to run again.
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Paddling to Celebration brought unexpected connections
U.S. Army Vietnam era veteran Val Cooday was one of dozens of people who paddled canoes up through Southeast Alaska’s Inside Passage this summer. They were heading to Celebration – a biennial festival in Juneau that honors the region’s Indigenous people. The voyage was healing and inspirational to some participants, including Cooday. To her, the number of paddlers seem to grow more and more each time.
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