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# Carver with local roots makes annual return for Ice Festival
- URL: https://ktna.org/carver-with-local-roots-makes-annual-return-for-ice-festival/
- Published: 2026-02-05T20:00:15.000Z
- Updated: 2026-02-05T20:00:17.000Z
- Description: By: Corinne Smith – KTNA Community Journalist Since 2023, Tommy Salami has come to Talkeetna each winter to teach ice carvingat the Talkeetna Ice Festival. Corinne Smith has more about
- Author: Community Journalism
- Tags: News, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-07-22 01:28

By: Corinne Smith – KTNA Community Journalist

Since 2023, Tommy Salami has come to Talkeetna each winter to teach ice carving  
at the Talkeetna Ice Festival. Corinne Smith has more about him and his long  
history with Talkeetna.

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/33/ba/33ba1645-e235-4115-bc50-e5d7ece463fe/content/images/ktna-org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/tommyomalley-gaildemiphoto.jpg)

Tommy Salami O’Malley at the Sheldon Community Arts Hangar in Talkeetna. Photo courtesy of Tommy O’Malley.