In Sitka, water seen as new cash source

In Sitka, water seen as new cash source
JUNEAU, Alaska – East of downtown Sitka, a lone pipe juts out of the ground amid a waterfront industrial park, waiting for the tankers that may someday come and take pure water from Alaska to parch…
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In Sitka, freshwater seen as new cash source
CHRIS STEIN Associated Press JUNEAU, Alaska East of downtown Sitka, a lone pipe juts out of the ground amid a waterfront industrial park, waiting for the tankers that may someday come and take pure water from Alaska to parched countries around the world. But other than plans and a pipe, Sitka has little to show for its five-year effort to export billions of gallons of its fresh water to …
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The Sitka Summer Music Festival Celebrates 40 Years
Sitka, AK – – The Sitka Summer Music Festival celebrates its 40th Anniversary this year, June 3-24, 2011. Sitka is situated on remote Baranof Island in the Southeastern portion of the state.Since the Festival is celebrating the 40th season and since Paul Rosenthal, the Festival’s founder and Artistic Director will be retiring, the Festival is marking the occasion with almost twice as many …
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The Worm: The curious misplaced beard with a White House diet
They found bin Laden, but they can’t find this guy?: East Wenatcheeite Gary Weddle, who teaches middle-school science in Ephrata, last week chopped off the beard he’d cultivated since the 9/11 attacks. He’d vowed not to shave until Osama bin Laden was caught or killed, and the end of his long years of whiskerdom echoed throughout the news media. But there’s always some confusion when a little …
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New Sitka Berth Nearing Completion

New Sitka Berth Nearing Completion
This is a discussion on New Sitka Berth Nearing Completion within the Current Cruise Travel News forums, part of the category; Cruise Industry News Has Just Posted the Following: A new cruise dock in Sitka, Alaska is nearing completion. Sitka receives …
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New Promotion Gives Cruise Vacationers Discounted Shore Excursions on their Cruise
CruiseNow.com just launched a new promotion that gives consumers a significant discount off their port shore excursions when cruising. This savings is a huge win for cruise enthusiasts. Charlotte, NC (Vocus/PRWEB) March 30, 2011 Cruise Vacation Discount Company CruiseNow.com recently announced a new unique opportunity for all cruise vacationers. Starting immediately every cruise customer of …
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Alaska compensates passengers for glitch
SEATTLE — Some people are still waiting for Alaska Airlines to get them to their destination after weekend computer problems disrupted travel for more than 12,000 passengers. The airline says about 150 flights on Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air were canceled Saturday. Some passengers will have to wait until Tuesday or Wednesday to get to their destination, airline spokeswoman Bobbie Egan said …
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Bell 206B Sitka Alaska Tour TongassX

Just picked up Tongass Fjords X from FSAddons this morning and took the DodoSim 206B up for a quick flight to check out the new scenery. Decided to record the flight and throw a quick video together to showcase this excellent scenery addon. Enjoy
Video Rating: 4 / 5

Here’s a sneak peak at what’s coming up in the Stumblebum Brass Band Alaska Tour documentary. Go to www.stumblebumbrassband.com to keep up to date.