School board candidate Powers emphasizes transparency, community

Dan Powers does a little bit of everything.

In the mornings he drives the school bus. During the day he owns and operates a local tour service called Experience Wrangell. Some days he is managing his rental properties and other days he is playing gigs alongside his wife and longtime musical partner Shelley Powers.

And in the evenings, well, Powers has seven kids (and one on the way), so things can get unpredictable.

But now, he just wants to make the peace.

"I'm a peacemaker," he said before clarifying the nuance of the phrase. "A peacekeeper is someone who keeps their mouth shut to keep the p...