...after signing up for a set at the 2004 Alaska Folk Festival. The band consists of four guitar players (Clements, Bill Benning, Winston Smith and Chris McDowell), two lead vocalists (Nathan Parmalee and Pusich, the sole woman in the band...

...example, means that people in Pelican can get continuous marine forecasts for the first time, said Chief Warrant Officer Bill Benning, who supervises the Coast Guard's communication systems in Alaska. Benning has seen the benefits of the new transmitter...