Q & A: Dara Rilatos brings The Planktonics to Wrangell this weekend
Singer-songwriter Dara Rilatos is the voice behind Juneau-based soul-funk band The Planktonics. But her musical roots go back to her childhood in Wrangell.
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by Colette Czarnecki | Aug 8, 2025 | Featured News, Local News, Syndicated | 0
Singer-songwriter Dara Rilatos is the voice behind Juneau-based soul-funk band The Planktonics. But her musical roots go back to her childhood in Wrangell.
Read Moreby Colette Czarnecki | Aug 8, 2025 | Featured News, Local News, Syndicated | 0
Voices chatter and drums beat while hundreds of people gathered in a drive through lot next to a tribal carving shed in Wrangell on a warm, clear July day. Their eyes watched about 50 people crouched down to wooden beams on the ground, beneath a two-ton red cedar totem pole. The lead carver of this new pole instructs those standing next to the beams.
Read Moreby Colette Czarnecki | Jul 30, 2025 | Featured News, Local News, Syndicated | 0
The Center of Science and Industry, from Columbus, OH, team members are visiting Wrangell during this week’s jam-packed Bear Fest. It is a nationally recognized science center that focuses on educating the public on everything science.
Read Moreby Colette Czarnecki | Jul 29, 2025 | Featured News, Local News, Syndicated | 0
Wrangell’s borough assembly will consider using port revenue bonds to improve the harbor regarding waterfront development at its Tuesday meeting. This will also create a lien on the net revenue of the port fund to pay for the bonds.
Read Moreby Colette Czarnecki | Jul 28, 2025 | Featured News, Local News, Syndicated | 0
An announcer on stage behind a crowd of people facing the Chuck Oliver Logging Show this past Fourth of July counts down for two men to compete. With chain saws in hand, two men try to quickly cut a cookie from the edge of a tree trunk. This is the 50th anniversary of the show, and it’s the swan song for Chuck’s son, Randy, who’s been organizing it for a few decades.
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