...worked his way up the ladder at the Glacier Fire Department until he became the assistant fire chief. Juneau resident Merrill Sanford was a young firefighter at the station under Derr's leadership. "It was their leadership and their responsibility...

...experience." "It's really neat to have that adult connection to really make it happen," Moser said. Assembly member Merrill Sanford said it's possible, if the kids came up with a great idea, the Assembly could act on it. He gestured toward a...

...National Anthem. After a prayer by Chaplain Sam Dalin, and with Fire Chief Richard Etheridge looking on, Deputy Mayor Merrill Sanford read a proclamation and signed the Patriot Book marking another official stop in it's "United We Stand, We Have...