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With the new school year underway, enrollment is up at the Petersburg
Children’s Center. The town rallied to help the non-profit daycare facility this spring after a former executive director stole thousands of dollars and the organization found itself facing tens of thousands more in unpaid taxes. Thanks to an outpouring of community support, the daycare remained open. Center officials say they’ve paid off much of the debt, instituted new financial safeguards, and have grown stronger as an organization. Matt Lichtenstein recently toured the Children’s Center to find the pre-school kids and their caretakers fully engaged in the business of learning and play.

Petersburg's Rainforest festival is in full swing. Matt Lichtenstein asked organizers Karen Dillman and Sunny Rice for a preview of Saturday and Sunday's events.

The Coast Guard says the crew of Northern Song successfully refloated the grounded, 84-foot charter vessel Friday morning and there were no injuries, damage or pollution reported.

It’s the first full day of the Tongass Rainforest Festival in Petersburg with several events to come this afternoon and evening including the keynote speakers. There’s even more to do tomorrow – more field trips and workshops as well as a movie. Matt Lichtenstein got a preview of Friday’s events from organizers Karen Dillman and Sunny Rice

Petersburg hosts a variety of visiting scientists, artists and educators during its annual Tongass Rainforest Festival this week. They include the editor of a new book about temperate and boreal rainforests, a flying squirrel researcher, and an artist who draws her inspiration from the forest. Matt Lichtenstein has more