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Two artists with Swedish roots opened up a show of new works in Petersburg this month. The show is called "Magic" and it is on display at Seaport Gallery. It features 16 new water color and oil paintings completed over this past summer by Petersburg artist Pia Rielly along with around 30 collage paintings and ceramic works done by Seattle artist Kerstin McKee. The two friends have had joint shows together before in Petersburg, Seattle and their native Sweden. Joe Viechnicki spoke with Reilly and McKee this week about their latest work.

Petersburg elementary school kids would have a nutritious snack every day at school under a new program proposed by district staff this fall. Petersburg’s School Board and staff Tuesday debated the merits of the snack proposal and are hoping for more feedback on the idea.

Petersburg was well represented at this month’s running of the Klondike International Road Relay from Skagway to Whitehorse. Teams of ten people run and walk through the night to cover the 110 mile course. This year over 1,200 runners and walkers comprising 137 teams from the U.S. and Canada competed.

A Petersburg High School student spent last year in Taiwan, while this year, a German high schooler is studying in Petersburg. Both are part of the rotary clubs international exchange program. Local club members in each country host the students. Matt Lichtenstein recently asked high school senior Bynum Jackson and junior Henricke Herkbst about some of their experiences:

The Petersburg City Council, Monday, gave preliminary approval for a lease with Island Ventures LLC. The local boat haul-out and storage business wants to use a portion of the city’s land at Scow bay. The councilors were generally supportive of the plan, but they also wanted to make sure there was insurance coverage if any environmental problems occurred at the site.