Angela Denning, KFSK, Author at KFSK

Author: Angela Denning, KFSK

Meet the five new teachers hired at Petersburg’s elementary school

In the first of a two-part series, KFSK looks at the five new teachers at the Rae C. Stedman Elementary. Most of them are temporary one-year contracts to help create smaller class sizes in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Southeast’s commercial Dungeness crab summer season the 2nd highest on record

While commercial salmon fisheries in Southeast are looking to be a bust this year, that’s not the case for Dungeness crab. The summer season’s harvest ended up being the second highest on record. However, the value of the fishery was not near a record breaker.

Petersburg High School runners talk about in-person cross country meet at season’s mid-point

Petersburg High School’s cross country team participated in their first in-person cross country meet of the year in Klawock last week. Then this past weekend the team competed in a virtual meet.

Petersburg musicians set to perform in Musical Houses

Local Petersburg musicians will be performing outside on porches this Saturday evening as part of the Rain Forest Festival. Festival organizers and the Petersburg Arts Council came together to create an opportunity for musicians to play in front of an audience in a socially responsible way.

Rain Forest Festival features virtual science talks; workshops for art, writing, and cooking

This week’s Rain Forest Festival in Petersburg is a little bit different this year because of the Covid-19 pandemic. It is featuring virtual and online classes that revolve around the Petersburg landscape and people who live in it.