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Stedman Elementary School students commemorated Earth Day last week with a variety of environment-related activities – from electric car rides and trips to the wastewater plant to lessons in recycling, composting, gardening and organic foods. Matt Lichtenstein stopped by to talk with some of the teachers, parents and students

Petersburg’s elementary school students raised nearly $8500 earlier this month for a major children’s hospital in the lower-48. St. Judes Childrens Research Hospital in Memphis is known nationally for treating needy children with catastrophic diseases like cancer.
With the help of their teachers and local sponsors, the elementary student council organized a “Mathalon” to raise money for St. Judes. Teacher Christine Wallace says the goal of the program was to help others in need while practicing math at the same time.
Wallace says kindergartner Wyatt King raised 554 dollars – the biggest single amount for any student. 101 kids took part in the effort. Matt Lichtenstein spoke with Wallace and some of the students

A committee of parents and educators in Petersburg is recommending some changes to the high school athletic program. Students may travel a bit less for sports next year and the district is also considering a new approach to activity fundraising.

Petersburg welcomed the 2010 fishing season and remembered lost loved-ones Sunday afternoon with the Blessing of the Fleet. It was a windy afternoon at Fisherman’s Memorial Park, where a small crowd gathered for the annual ceremony. Matt Lichtenstein produced this sound portrait of the religious and community event, which is a spring tradition in fishing towns around the state of Alaska

The need for better facilities and full staffing are a couple of the issues Petersburg Police Chief Dale stone is reflecting on as he nears his retirement at the end of the month.
Stone has overseen Petersburg’s eight to nine officers for sixteen years. Since December, he’s mainly been on leave taking care of family matters in northwest Montana.
Stone, who is 57, started his law enforcement career in Alaska where he was a state trooper for seven years. Then, he served with a small department in Montana before coming to Petersburg in the spring of 1994.
Stone says he has no new career plans at this point, though he doesn’t rule out future work in law enforcement or possibly returning to Alaska some day.
On Thursday, Stone spoke with KFSK’s Matt Lichtenstein, who asked why he decided to retire now.