With summer finally behind it, Wrangell’s Parks and Recreation Department is starting up its fall and winter youth program.

Team selection for youth basketball was on September 13, with practice to begin this week. Turnout was strong enough to have the program split into two age groups, each with two teams. Coaches have been selected to lead them, with 24 kids in the second- and third-grade group and 29 enrolled in the fourth- through sixth-grade group.

An entirely new program for Wrangell is set to start the first weekend of October. Area resident Tory Houser decided to put the class tog...