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Wrangell residents are invited to celebrate the harvest season by attending the first annual Harvest Fair this Saturday at the hospital lobby. The event, organized by the Community Garden Project, will feature activities for kids, a stew and soup cook-off, a farmers market, compost education, a traditional foods booth, and much more. KSTK's Lisa Phu gives us the information.

This week, members of the Wrangell Assembly and the Wrangell School District over the future of funds from the Secure Rural Schools Act. The purpose of the legislation is provide funding for schools in areas that are hurting from a declining timber industry. KSTK's Tony Gorman reports.

Locals eager for flu shots will have to wait at least another week for the vaccine for the regular seasonal flu and three weeks for H1N1 flu vaccine. KSTK's Tony Gorman reports.

At this week's meeting, Wrangell Assembly discussed the possibility of allowing the Wrangell Medical Center employees to run for future Assembly seats. The issue was compared to other selection processes in the borough. KSTK's Tony Gorman reports.

Despite the rainy weekend, around 25 Wrangellites gathered at the Shoemaker rec site to participate in the first annual Walkathon for Children with Apraxia of Speech. The walk was organized by Holly Hammer and Victoria Martin to raise awareness of Childhood Apraxia of Speech, or CAS, as well as to raise funds. Carter Hammer, a five-year-old Wrangell child, has been diagnosed with CAS, which is a neurological disorder that affects motor speech skills. KSTK's Lisa Phu participated in the walk and files this audio postcard.