Editor's note: This is the secondof a three-part series focussing onmilitary in Southeast Alaska.Part three will run in June.

Juneau Unplugged, a City-funded, privately-administered program to provide temporary avalanche-related electric bill payment assistance for lower income households, announced that applications for the program are now available for distribution.

"Apple Fritter," calls our Jim Mahan, captain of the 34-foot sailing sloop Loa'a Nalu, as we cruise through Gastineau channel in route to the starting line of a sailing race on Saturday.

Attorney General Talis Colberg and the attorneys general of 48 other states and the District of Columbia today announced that the popular online social networking site Facebook has agreed to changes to better protect children from predators and inappropriate content.

Gov. Sarah Palin announced appointments to the Board of Directors of the Alaska Housing Finance Corporation, Board of Barbers and Hairdressers, Alaska Public Offices Commission and the Alaska Commercial Fishing and Agricultural Bank.

The nation's largest icebreaker, USCGC HEALY, commanded by Capt. Ted Lindström, arrive in Juneau Sunday. HEALY was stopping for liberty on her return from the first Arctic West Summer 2008 Deployment, which had the cutter in the Bering Sea for two months. During the deployment, HEALY traveled over 7,000 nautical miles and conducted over 1,100 individual science evolutions in the course of completing two separate science missions.

The Coast Guard is reminding the boating public to stay safe this boating season and to remember specific safety precautions before taking to the water. Many times, boaters find themselves in trouble by failing to take simple precautions before getting underway. Below are a few of these precautions and guidelines that will help boaters have a safe and enjoyable time on the water.

The Alaska Energy Authority (AEA) will hold Energy Plan Town Hall meetings throughout Alaska, including several Southeast Alaska communities beginning with Juneau on May 27. Meetings also will be held in Ketchikan, Wrangell, Craig and Kake.

"Guthrie and Bolton" General Merchandise in 1920's Metlakatla. The lawn may need a trim!