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The 2010 Wrangell Health Fair was a huge success thanks in part to a record number of booths and a large turnout. It was the 20th edition of the event and was hosted by the Wrangell Medical Center. KSTK's Tony Gorman was at the Nolan Center for the Fair over the weekend and filed this report.

Alaska Island Community Services started from humble beginnings and is now Wrangell's largest employer. The non-profit organization offers a wide range of services from behavior health counseling to dental care. Those attributes along with other services will be on display this week at the Wrangell Health Fair. KSTK's Tony Gorman spoke with AICS's Carly Allen about the many booths that will be offered at the event.

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.