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Talk on the Rock: Tracey Martin on some of 2025’s Chamber of Commerce events

by Colette Czarnecki | Feb 4, 2025 | Talk On The Rock | 0

Episode 45: Wrangell’s Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Tracey Martin spoke with KSTK’s Colette Czarnecki about everything going on at the Chamber during the first half of this year. From the membership drive to planning for the Fourth of July, Martin talked about why supporting the Chamber is important for the community. She mentioned the Birthday Calendar Scholarship that high school seniors can apply for.

Talk on the Rock: Gary and Kathy Watkins on searching for all types of treasures through the world of geocaching

by Colette Czarnecki | Jan 28, 2025 | Talk On The Rock | 0

Episode 44: Wrangell has a few geocache hosts and two of them stopped by KSTK to talk about the world of these types of treasure hunts for people of all ages. Gary and Kathy Watkins have been geocaching for almost 20 years and recently have brought their treasures for Wrangellites and its visitors to explore the island with a little more depth.

Talk on the Rock: Lynsie Morelli on training sea lions, making skin grafts and letting dogs run free

by Colette Czarnecki | Jan 21, 2025 | Talk On The Rock | 0

Episode 43: From interning with the Navy’s Marine Mammal Program and helping train sea lions and dolphins, to a six month adventure throughout New Zealand, Wrangellite Lynsie Morelli shares her own life story. It consists of saving sea mammals, making skin grafts for burn victims and finding peace in the wild.

Talk on the Rock: a glimpse of Wrangellite Teniya Morelli’s very rural life living off the land

by Colette Czarnecki | Jan 14, 2025 | Talk On The Rock | 0

Episode 42: Wrangellite Teniya Morelli shares glimpses of his family’s history. It began with a five-year hiking journey with donkeys in California to Idaho. His parents gave birth in a rural canvas cabin, where Carol King held him as a newborn. After a couple years, the family treked north to live life in Alaska. He grew up learning how to live off the land in the early 1980s and later establishing lasting friendships with people he and his family mentored when they had a wilderness camp for troubled youth. He’s been back in Wrangell since 2013 raising his daughter and renovating his house with his wife, Lynsie. KSTK wants to hear about other Wrangellites’ lives. Call 907-874-2345 or email news@kstk.org to share.

Talk on the Rock: Wrangell firefighters on Firefighting Stairclimb fundraiser and what it means to support the fight against cancer

by Colette Czarnecki | Jan 7, 2025 | Talk On The Rock | 0

Episode 41: Some Wrangellites and firefighters will head to Seattle in a couple months to participate in the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society’s Firefighter Stairclimb fundraiser. Clay Hammer and Dustin Johnson stopped sat down at KSTK and spoke with News Director Colette Czarnecki about their past experiences with the fundraiser and what to expect for this year’s on March 9.