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HELP WANTED Wrangell Public Schools is accepting applications for the following positions for the 2023-2024 school year: - Paraprofessional: This is a part-time position working with students in Grades 6 through 12, at 5.75 hours per day in the Special Education Program at Stikine Middle School and Wrangell High School. A high school diploma or equivalent is required. An associate degree, equivalent credits or the ability to pass the para pro assessment is also required. - Middle School Volleyball Head Coach: This is a part-time contracted posi...
A major source of funding for Alaska’s domestic violence response has decreased significantly the past five years, leaving a multimillion-dollar hole in the budget for services. That reduction, paired with the end of federal pandemic relief money and high rates of inflation, has domestic violence advocates scrambling to adequately fund the groups that keep one of the state’s most vulnerable populations safe. Alaska’s Council on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault, the group that manages state and federal funding for domestic violence progr...
When Kara Carlson experienced sexual assault as a teenager, she said it was traumatic but not shocking: “I was the last of my friends to experience sexual violence,” she said. “We live in this world where you have to prepare women for surviving trauma.” She now runs the women’s emergency shelter in Fairbanks, the Interior Alaska Center for Non-Violent Living, where she has worked for nearly two decades. She has seen domestic and sexual violence affect generations of Alaskans. “I’ve been here long enough that I’ve seen moms come in, I’ve seen th...
Omid Rahmanian Wrangell Baha'i Community In a spirit of resilience, akin to the enduring warmth of Christmas, we stand united, transcending differences, fostering kinship and embracing a collective commitment to collaboration, cooperation, reciprocity and harmony. Each day, the community's generosity shines through diverse acts of service, from the fuel train and meal train to vibrant gatherings at the park and pavilion. Our first responders, educators, coaches, musicians, artists and every inhabitant, young and old, embody devotion,...
Pastor Kem Haggard Harbor Light Church The Christmas lights may be meticulously hung in the windows, the inside of your home extensively decorated with Christmas cheer. Your tree might be adorned with precision, even a delightful fire lit with unrivaled presents under the tree. Yet there is a vast and seemingly insurmountable emptiness brought by grief and sorrow during this holiday season. It begs the question: Is there hope in these difficult times? Christmas, at its core, is a reminder that even in the darkest moments, God’s love remains a...
Head librarian Sarah Scambler (right) helped Amy Smith and her daughter Maria make Swedish start ornaments from recycled book pages at the Irene Ingle Public Library on Saturday morning, Dec. 16....
Pastor Sue Bahleda Island of Faith Lutheran Church The blessing of Christmas is that it comes. Ready or not, Dec. 25 dawns and it’s Christmas. It doesn’t matter if all the gifts have arrived or have been wrapped. It doesn’t matter if the turkey is thawed or the last batch (or the first batch) of cookies have been baked. It doesn’t matter if the outside lights got hung, or all the doors of the Advent calendar have been opened. It doesn’t matter if you haven’t seen “A Charlie Brown Christmas,” “Home Alone,” “Die Hard” or “Miracle on 34th Street...
Bonnie Demerjian St. Philip’s Episcopal Church Who among us doesn’t occasionally, or more often, sigh with exhaustion at the thought of Christmas? So many presents yet to buy, activities to attend, trips to the store or far away. Too often, we’re overshadowed by a cloud of obligation and fatigue and maybe not even realizing it — so used we are to its presence. It can be hard to remember that this is a time of light breaking into the world, of God taking human form. This year, give yourself a gift — a moment or more of silence, maybe a walk on...
Doug Shoultz Wrangell Bible Baptist Church Nedra and I started our second church in southern Indiana in 1987. We were blessed with an old country church building on the outskirts of town with a history that goes back to the very early 1900s. Its construction consisted of lots of wood with a concrete and block foundation. It was built with singing in mind. It also had a rich history of withstanding storms and the many floods that came with the storms. That history included the great flood of 1913 and the shelter offered by this church building...
Father Jose Thomas St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church In this sacred season of celebration, let the resounding message of Emmanuel, “God is with us,” echo in our hearts and homes. Christmas is a time to commemorate the profound truth that, in the humblest of circumstances, God chose to dwell among us. The name Emmanuel is a powerful reminder that in our joys and challenges, triumphs and tribulations, we are never alone. This divine presence is with us as a source of comfort, guidance and unwavering love that transcends the bounds of time and spa...