New Salvation Army Lieutenants arrive

Salvation Army Lieutenants Caleb Fankhauser and Christin Fankhauser are transferring to a post in Homer and their replacements are due to arrive July 2.

John Birks, 30, and Mysti Birks, 32, just graduated from a 22-month Salvation Army training program in Los Angeles and will serve their first post, similar to the Fankhausers, in Petersburg.

"We both kind of have the same thought with just being able to go to a community and do the best we can to serve that community," John Birks said. "We have looked into Petersburg. It looks like an amazing place to live and a place where our daughter can gr...