🌱 Why Wrangell’s new tribal administrator chose to come home now

Morning Wrangell! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• Why Wrangell’s new tribal administrator chose to come home now

Today's riddle: What did one tuna say to the other after getting caught stealing files from work? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Mostly sunny and very cold, with a high of 17 and low of 13 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
• Friday: Sunny, but very cold, temps: high: 19, low: 16.
• Saturday: Cold with snow, mainly early, with a high of 27 and low of 25 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Q&A: WCA's new Tribal Administrator on community, culture, and coming home (kstk.org) — Wrangell’s federally recognized tribe has a new tribal administrator, Albert Rinehart, who grew up in town and has now returned to help strengthen community health and unity. In this Q&A, he reflects on his Wrangell roots, work in Native education, and priorities like domestic violence prevention, cultural tourism, and supporting the Tribal Council’s vision for a more connected, resilient community.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday December 11

• Homestead Service Area Board Meeting
  Ketchikan Gateway Public Works , 344 Front St , Ketchikan
  2:30 pm

Saturday December 13

• Boys Basketball Alumni Game and Pork Dinner
  Petersburg High School Petersburg, AK 99833
  4:00 pm

Monday December 15

• Art Show/Post Concert Celebration
  Stedman Elementary School , PHS Commons , Petersburg
  7:00 pm

Tuesday December 16

• Forest Park Service Area Board Meeting
  Ketchikan Gateway Public Works , 344 Front St , Ketchikan
  2:30 pm

Wednesday December 17

• Christmas Play
  Klawock City Schools Klawock, AK 99925
  6:00 pm

Friday December 19

• Stedman Sing-a-long
  Petersburg High School , MMS Auditorium , Petersburg
  8:15 am
• Joint Borough-City Cooperative Relations Committee Meeting
  1900 1st Ave , Ketchikan
  9:00 pm

Sunday December 21

• Kitchen Food Distribution
  Humanity In Progress , 208 Haugen Dr Suite A , Petersburg
  11:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• KPG Healthcare, LLC posted a job opening for Travel Clinical Laboratory Scientist - $2,584 Gross Per Week in Wrangell. Apply here.
• InstantServe LLC posted a job opening for AK-Medical Laboratory Scientist - Rate $$ in Wrangell. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Wrangell here.

🗞 Nearby News

Petersburg

• Changes to the Petersburg Borough budget include $11K for ball field repairs (kfsk.org)

Ketchikan

• Nationally recognized Ketchikan paramedic talks rural, on-the-go healthcare (krbd.org)
• City narrows search for new manager (krbd.org)
• First snowfall of the season leads to closures and cancellations (krbd.org)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I could get canned for this!
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