James Crippen is a Tlingit linguist who’s trying to document the language before it becomes extinct. He spoke with KSTK’s Colette Czarnecki last summer on why devoting his work with the Tlingit language for the past 20 years is essential for him.
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The Red Chris Mine is already huge — at 89 square miles, it’s bigger than Wrangell Island. And the mine — which is just 25 miles from the British Columbia border on the Canadian side — could get bigger. British Columbia officials are expediting expansion plans due to the Trump Administration’s recent tariffs.
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The Wrangell Theatre Company cast and crew gather in a large room in Wrangell’s Nolan Center, including myself. We’re at it again with performance art. We’re going over one of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s and Tim Rice’s acts in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. It’s a few days before the actual show and we’re making sure the tech crew and actors are in sync.
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Wrangell’s preliminary school budget is setting the alarm for next year, which was presented to the borough last week at the Nolan Center. Many community members attended and voiced their opinions, which rarely happens at these meetings. Needless to say, both the school district and borough will be facing deficits for fiscal year 26.
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Portable Southeast, a traveling art exhibit that will visit six different communities in 2025, is in its second year. It’s a collaboration between the Juneau Arts and Humanities Council and community centers throughout Southeast and the Gulf of Alaska. There are 29 art pieces that reflect coastal living by 23 artists from Southeast Alaska this year. There’s a mix of paintings, watercolors, photography and textile art. One of the artists includes Grace Wolf of Petersburg, who is a painter and jewelry maker. Others come from Juneau, Gustavus, Ketchikan, Tenakee Springs, Haines and Thorne Bay.
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