CHANGE OF COMMAND - U.S.C.G. Rear Admiral Arthur Brooks, center, Seventeenth Coast Guard District Joint Forces Maritime Component Commander, Alaska, center, watches as Cmdr. John Turner, left, shakes hands with Cmdr. David Walker this morning during the change of command ceremony at Air Station Sitka. Turner, who has been commander of the air station since June 2006, will take a position at the Northern Command center in Colorado Springs. Walker comes to Sitka from Air Station Miami, where he was operations officer before being promoted to executive officer in 2006. Air Station Sitka conducts an average of 150 search and rescue cases a year. (Sentinel Photo by James Poulson)
House Candidate Steven Samuelson Lists Next Southeast GoalsThursday, 03 July 2008 | Sentinel Staff WriterSteven Samuelson says House District 2 needs a ``stronger voice'' to bring better transportation options to Southeast, bolster the economy and combat the declining population. + Full Story
Power LostThursday, 03 July 2008 | Sentinel Staff WriterHundreds of homes in Sitka lost power Wednesday evening, possibly after an animal or bird touched lines at the top of a pole near Sandy Beach, city officials said. + Full Story
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