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In the news Taxidermists busy repairing trophies damaged by quake ANCHORAGE — Some Alaska taxidermists have been busy repairing animal mounts that were damaged in the magnitude 7.0 earthquake that struck the state’s south-central region.

Anchorage television station KTUU reports taxidermists also have repaired Alaska Native art and other artifacts that were damaged in the Nov. 30 quake.

Russell Knight, who owns Knight’s Taxidermy in Anchorage, is among those being called to repair animal trophies.

He says his shop has taken in about 75 mounts. That includes 30 mounts that were brought in immediately after the quake.

Knight says damaged trophies included broken sheep necks and deer with horns knocked off.

He says the shop was able to repair all but two of the damaged mounts.

Troopers: Teen arrested for taking control of Alaska flight BETHEL — Authorities say a 16-year-old boy was arrested after he briefly gained control of a small aircraft during a short commercial flight over western Alaska.

KYUK-AM reports the teen was seated in the front passenger seat of the Piper Cherokee Six on a recent Yute Commuter Service flight from Napakiak to Bethel.

Alaska State Troopers say the teen grabbed the aircraft controls shortly after takeoff, causing the “plane to enter a steep climb and then a dive toward the ground.”

Authorities say a woman sitting behind the teen pulled him away, and the pilot regained control.

The teen ran away after the flight returned to Napakiak, but he was arrested earlier this month in Bethel.

Authorities have not released the teen’s name because he is a minor.

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Mayor casts doubt on LNG project IPHC

By KAT SORENSEN Peninsula Clarion

Kenai Peninsula Borough Mayor Charlie Pierce joins an Alaska energy expert in casting doubt on the proposed Nikiski LNG pipeline.

At Friday’s Seward Chamber of Commerce meeting, Pierce said he agreed with Larry Persily, former federal official for Alaska gas pipeline projects and chief of staff for former borough mayor Mike Navarre, who said last week that there is “no possible way” that the Alaska Gasline Development Corporation would make a final investment

Mayor Charlie Pierce speaks at a Kenai Peninsula Borough meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 8. (Photo by Brian Mazurek/Peninsula Clarion)

decision by the end of 2019.

“I think Persily is right,” Pierce said. “When

you look at the LNG project coming to the peninsula, standing on its own on an economic basis …

There is no return on investment at this present time.”

At a Kenai/Soldotna Chamber Luncheon last week, Persily argued that a lack of customers, investors and capital will keep the Alaska LNG Pipeline from becoming a reality. He also said an increase in competition and decreased demand from China will hinder the project.

Competition is heightened by Alaska’s high investment costs. Different markets throughout the world are able to offer incentives or are nearby larger natural gas supSee LNG, page A2

Nikiski incorporation group meets with mayor

By BRIAN MAZUREK Peninsula Clarion

The group pushing to incorporate Nikiski into a home-rule city met with Mayor Charlie Pierce’s office on Thursday to discuss and finalize their petition’s administrative transitional plan.

The meeting involved Citizens for Nikiski Incorporation board members, Borough Assembly president Wayne Ogle, the mayor and the mayor’s chief of staff, James Baisden. During the meeting, the participants discussed how the incorporation would affect the Hospital Service area, the process of collecting taxes for the borough and distributing

Paul Huber, co-chair of the Citizens for Nikiski Incorporation, speaks at a meeting at the Nikiski Fire Station 2 on Jan. 24. (Photo by Brian Mazurek/Peninsula Clarion)

them to the city and the planning powers of other cities in the borough.

Citizens for Nikiski Incorporation Co-chair Paul

Huber said that the meeting was “brief but productive” and has helped his group in its goal to resubmit a petition for incorpo-

ration.

Alaska statutes and administrative codes require that any petition for incorporation include a detailed administrative plan that outlines how the transition of public services would be handled during and after incorporation.

Under the plan developed by the Citizens for Nikiski Incorporation, hospital and emergency services would be handled in a similar fashion to other cities in the borough, Chairman of the Citizens for Nikiski Incorporation Dan Gregory said during a meeting held on Jan. 24.

Other aspects of incorporation, such as the fate of the Road Service Area and See MAYOR, page A2

Stonewall at 50 Golden anniversary of uprising celebrated in Juneau

By BEN HOHENSTATT Juneau Empire

The Stonewall Inn is a National Monument, but Lin Davis said what happened there almost 50 years ago isn’t necessarily widely known outside of the LGBTQ community.

That’s part of the reason Davis, an out and proud lesbian, read her poem “Stonewall 50 When We Come To It,” at a celebration of the 50th anniversary of Stonewall held Saturday at McPhetres Hall.

“I was handing out flyers (for the event), and it seemed a lot of people didn’t really know about it,” Davis said.

“We ran into many people

Maureen Longworth, co-coordinator of the Stonewall 50 Project, speaks at the Stonewall 50 Tea & Dance Event Saturday. (Ben Hohenstatt/Capital City Weekly)

who didn’t know what not being taught.”

The Stonewall Inn in Stonewall was. As a lesbian, it just is in my blood to get New York City was a flash this history out because it’s point for a series of some-

times violent demonstrations by members of the LGBTQ community in June 1969. The events are often called the Stonewall riots, Stonewall uprising or Stonewall rebellion.

The demonstrations followed a police raid on the inn, which was a known gay-friendly bar at the time, and were sparked when a transgender woman of color asking a gathered crowd to do something.

In the aftermath of Stonewall, the LGBTQ community coalesced, organized and generally became more visible.

By 1970 gay pride marches were held in large See WALL, page A3

raises halibut catch limit

By CRISTY FRY Special to the Homer News

The International Pacific Halibut Commission concluded their annual meeting last week by raising 2019 catch limits, a surprise to nearly everyone and disturbing to many.

The IPHC did manage to come to agreement between the U.S. and Canadian regulators, something they were unable to do last year when both countries ended up setting their own catch limits.

The decision to raise quotas in most areas comes despite some concerning figures from the interim meeting in December where results of the setline survey conducted by the IPHC and information collected from logbooks kept by commercial fishermen saw some significant drops in key data points that help determine the health of the biomass.

Those included a coast-wide drop in weight per unit of effort (pounds per hook) of 5 percent in the IPHC survey, and an 11 percent drop in the WPUE according to the commercial logbooks.

Another data point that fell was the number per unit of effort (NPUE), or fish per 100 hooks. The coast-wide NPUE fell an average of 7 percent.

The NPUE in Southeast Alaska, Canada and the West Coast fell the most, at 15 percent.

Justification for the increase came from a rise in fish from the 20112012 year class, which just showed up this year, according to fisherman Malcolm Milne, who is also president of the North Pacific Fisheries Association, based in Homer. “(IPHC quantitative scientist) Ian Stewart said that since this year’s class started showing up on the survey — first time we’ve seen it — but they started seeing some of these small, younger fish, and he plugged it into his model, and it shows that the bioSee IPHC, page A3

Biologists report increased State backlog of sighting of mink in Kodiak Medicaid applications KODIAK (AP) — Sightings of mink are increasing around Kodiak, Alaska wildlife biologists said of the animal — a species not native to the area.

The first sighting was several years ago, the Kodiak Daily Mirror reported.

Alaska Department of Fish and Game wildlife biologist John Crye said the sightings began after he got a call from an individual who was interested in raising and farming the animals.

The mink sightings

started a year later, Crye said at a recent meeting of the Kodiak Fish and Game Advisory Committee.

“So, I think that’s where they came from,” Crye said. “They might be here to stay. There’s quite a few.”

Nathan Svoboda, another Fish and Game wildlife biologist, said the mink farm idea was rejected.

Svoboda said the agency is increasingly getting reports of mink in the area.

“We are getting more sightings every year. We’re

also getting more trappers bringing them in every year,” he said.

Fish and Game officials say most of the sightings have been around the city of Kodiak, particularly in nearby St. Herman Harbor, which is located on Near Island.

But that doesn’t mean the animals aren’t elsewhere, too, according to Svoboda.

Invasive species can be detrimental to Kodiak Island’s ecosystem and could even replace native species, he said.

numbers nearly 16K ANCHORAGE (AP) — Alaska’s backlog of Medicaid applications numbered nearly 16,000 at the end of last month, with about two-thirds of the cases filed last year.

The Alaska Journal of Commerce reports the backlog is down from the more than 20,000 cases noted in a state report in May, and it’s down from the 30,000 cases reported the prior year.

Clinton Bennett, media relations manager for the

state Department of Health and Social Services, says the average wait time for an application to get approved is 55 days.

He says some cases get processed within two days, such as those involving a pregnant woman or a newborn.

According to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, about 210,000 people are enrolled in Medicaid or the Children’s Health Insurance Program in the state.

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the handling of tax collection and distribution, were up for discussion at the meeting with the mayor’s office Thursday.

The Citizens for Nikiski Incorporation submitted a petition in July 2016 to incorporate Nikiski and neighboring areas into a home-rule city. The original plan totaled 5,480 square miles and extended across the Cook Inlet to include Tyonek, Beluga, and portions of the Lake Clark National Park and Preserve. This would would have made the city of Nikiski slightly smaller than the state of Connecticut, which is 5,543 square miles.

The Tyonek Native Corporation and the Kenai Peninsula Borough pushed back on the petition in statements submitted during the petition’s public comment period, which ran from January to September of 2017. There were 30 total public comments received before and after the release of the preliminary report in May 2017, with 28 in support of incorporation, one opposed, and one neutral on the matter. The preliminary report by the LBC staff — which reviews petitions before they are sent to the commissioners themselves — recommended the original 2016 petition be denied by LBC commissioners, which prompted the Citizens for Nikiski Incorporation to

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or due to be started soon that have either higher profit margins or are more worthwhile to investors than the one proposed for Nikiski.

Pierce said he recognizes the competition and how it will hinder the Kenai Peninsula’s chances of seeing the LNG project come to fruition.

“They’re already in the

marketplace with tankers full of gas headed to the customer and we’re still haggling over our strand of gas on the North Slope and how to build infrastructure, who is going to pay for it and how the agreements are going to be written,” Pierce said.

Despite the complex outlook, Pierce said that the mayor’s office is still

looking through all the impacts to the Kenai Peninsula and thinks that the project could be saved.

“We’re in the (Federal Energy Regulatory Commission) process, we’ve intervened, we have a place at the table,” he said.

ask for the opportunity to amend it before recieving a final decision from the LBC. The Tyonek Native Corporation submitted a letter on March 8, 2017 supporting the decision in the preliminary report to reject the petition. The corporation argued that the Village of Tyonek is distinct both geographically and culturally from the community of Nikiski, and therefore should not be included in its incorporation. The Kenai Peninsula Borough similarly agreed with the Local Boundary Commission and argued that the proposed city of Nikiski did not accurately calculate the cost of retaining the salaries and benefits of all employees in the three service areas.

The letter from the borough submitted in March 2017 states that because the employees are currently included in the larger pool of borough employees for the purposes of payroll, accounting, legal, and insurance, they are partially supported by the borough’s general fund and general governmental departments.

“Negotiating health and welfare benefits in a smaller risk pool and administering those benefits will cost much more for a smaller entity to provide,” stated the letter submitted on behalf of the borough and signed by Mike Navarre, the borough mayor at the time.

After being granted a postponement of the decision-making process, The Citizens of Nikiski

Incorporation went back to the drawing board and submitted a draft of their amended petition in October 2018 to the Local Boundary Commission.

Changes to the petition included a reduced boundary size of 2,334 square miles that still includes portions of the Cook Inlet and Lake Clark National Park and Preserve but no longer incorporates the Native Village of Tyonek.

The reduced boundary size proposed in its October 2018 revised petition, is now, in terms of population density, more in line with other cities incorporated in Alaska since 1990.

With a population of 5,771 people, the city of Nikiski would have 2.47 people per square mile, compared with Edna Bay at 1.89 or Adak at 2.48. Nikiski also has a significantly larger population than the other cities incorporated since 1990, and would be the only one considered “urban” as defined by the U.S. Census Bureau with a population more than 2,500.

The Local Boundary Commission staff gave the amended petition an informal technical review in October 2018 and found that the petition still needed a more detailed administrative transition plan, which was addressed in Thursday’s meeting between the mayor’s office and the citizen group.

Huber said the mayor and his staff “have demonstrated good faith cooperation,” and helped the group obtain the facts and figures regarding finan-

cial data that will ensure their transitional plan is in agreement with the borough’s.

The incorporation efforts have gone on for several years now, and according to Huber and other members of the group, support from the community has grown since they began and the momentum is still on their side. For example, the proposed LNG pipeline project, while not originally a factor when the group first submitted their petition, has since become a key point of discussion.

According to members of the group, many residents of Nikiski have expressed their support for incorporation because they want more autonomy in deciding the fate of their community and determining the impact the proposed pipeline would have.

They are also hoping for more support under Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s new administration.

“We’re hopeful that we will encounter a more optimistic attitude in the handling of our petition,” said Huber.

Huber and Oliva both stress the importance of transparency with “not only the petition signatories, but the entire Nikiski community,” and encourage public input on the amended petition as they prepare to submit it once more to the Local Boundary Commission.

The Citizens for Nikiski Incorporation meet every Thursday at the Nikiski Fire Station 2 at 6 p.m., and while seating is limited, the public is invited to attend.

Reach Kat Sorensen at ksorensen@peninsulaclarion.com.

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CHARR Membership and Board Meeting

Kenai Peninsula CHARR Annual Membership and Board Meeting will be held Monday, Feb. 11 at 2 p.m.

KPC Showcase: “Have I Heard of You?” at the Albatros Bar, Kenai. All members and interested KPC Showcase presents: “Have I Heard of You?”: Writ- members are welcome. We will be conducting annual ofing What You Love and Publishing In An Ever Changing ficer elections reviewing budgets and covering other topMarket on Thursday, Feb. 21 at 6:30 p.m. in the McLane ics of member interest.

Commons at Kenai Peninsula College. When you tell someone you are a writer, common follow up questions Kenai River Special Management Area usually include “Have I heard of you?” and “Can I find your stuff on Amazon?” If you aspire to be a published Advisory Board meeting author, Dr. Casey J Rudkin and her writing and life partThe Kenai River Special Management Area Advisory ner James Rudkin have some suggestions for plotting a Board will meet on Thursday, Feb. 14 at 5:30 p.m. at the path through the uncertainty that is the ever changing Gilman River Center on Funny River Road, Soldotna. publishing market. Writing under the pen name JC Rud- Agenda topics include committee and agency reports. kin, they will also have a short reading from their story The public is welcome to attend. If you have any ques“Your Plaintive Cries” from the recently published The tions about the meeting you can contact Jack Blackwell Living Pulps edited by Oscar De Los Santos. at 907-262-5581, Ext 21.

Humanist Happy Hour

Land Management letters of interest

Humanist Happy Hour will take place on Thursday, Feb. 21 at Pizza Paradisos in Kenai at 6 p.m. Happy Hour is an informal gathering where freethinkers can get together and chat while enjoying good food and fine libations. No set topic or philosophical challenges, just a way to connect and to get to know one another! For more information please contact info@lastfrontierfreethinkers.org.

The Kenai Peninsula Borough’s Land Management Division is calling for letters of interest from people looking for new agricultural land. The hope is that people will share some details that the borough can use to inform the program design. The kinds of major points officials think would be helpful in a letter include the size and general location needed, along with any other criteria that would be essential for the person’s production plans, and maybe an indication of the time frames that people are thinking if they were to take on an area of land with production Meet the Author goals. Letters should be addressed to KPB Land ManLast Frontier Freethinkers will be hosting a lun- ager, 144 North Binkley St., Soldotna AK 99669. More cheon for Dan Barker, co-president of Freedom from information can be found at kpb.us/land Religion Foundation, at Odies Deli on Friday, March 1 at 2 p.m. Dan has written a new book called “Mere Morality” and will be discussing God and Government: KCHS 1969 reunion Protecting the wall between church and state. For more The KCHS 1969 50th High School Reunion will take information please contact info@lastfrontierfreethink- place on July 26 at 6 p.m. at Pizza Paradisos. Dorothy ers.org.

Lou Hermansen, Maryam Gray House and Sheryl House Martin are serving as the event’s planning committee.

Visit the Facebook page “KCHS 1969 50th Reunion” for Sterling Rec Center annual meeting more information. Graduates may register through that Attention Sterling residents! Would you like to meet page, or by emailing Dorothy Hermansen at hootowl@ new people, have fun, and help make decisions on new chugach.net. and old programs for the Sterling Community Rec Center? The annual meeting will be held on Thursday, Feb. 21 at the Sterling Community Center at 6 p.m. We Kenai National Wildlife Refuge: February need people that are interested in being on the Board of Winter visitor center hours 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday Directors to call the Center at 262-7224.

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—Fire and Ice Winter Fun Day at Dolly Varden Lake for all ages. Saturday, Feb. 23, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

The Kenai/Soldotna Fish & Game —PEEPs (Preschool Environmental Education ProAdvisory Committee gram) Enjoy an hour of hands-on wildlife games, crafts, The Kenai/Soldotna Fish & Game Advisory Com- storytime and more. For ages 2-5. Thursday, Feb. 21. Two mittee will meet be on Wednesday, Feb. 13 at 6:30 p.m. sessions: 9 a.m. and 10:30 a.m.

—Winter Walks, 1-hour guided snowshoe walks every at the Kenai River Center, located at 514 Funny River Road. Agenda will include Joint Board proposals, Wednesday at 2 p.m. and Fridays at 12:30 p.m. SnowBoard of Game proposals, and any other business that shoes provided with pre-registration. Call 907-260-2820.

—Saturday Wildlife Movies: “Refuge Film” at 11 may properly come before the committee. For more ina.m., noon, 2 p.m. “Wolverine: Chasing the Phantom” at formation contact Mike Crawford at 252-2919.

1 p.m. “Alone in the Wilderness” at 3 p.m

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cities including New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Chicago.

“It’s a huge milestone and right after, gay rights took off in this country and all around the world,” Davis said.

Since this year marks the 50th anniversary of the event, Juneau’s Stonewall

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mass increases, and therefore there’s a potential they could take more, but he really warned everyone at the meeting clearly that we need to be precautionary,” Milne said. “Until we get next year’s data, there’s a serious uncertainty, but apparently that’s not built into the model.”

Milne said that Stewart was asked if the resource would be in trouble by taking more, and he said the stock is declining, it would be best to not go over 20 million pounds of total removals, but it should be safe at 35 million pounds.

“So they go with 38 million,” Milne said.

The reason for the increase was political in nature and a result of the negotiations with Canada, he added.

“Since Canada wanted to stay high, and all of a sudden 2A (West Coast) came in and said they were going to sue the government if they didn’t get 1.5 million, so that’s another 750,000 pounds over what they should have got, so

Cook Inlet Aquaculture Association Meeting Cook Inlet Aquaculture Association Board of Directors will meet Saturday, Feb. 16 at 10 a.m., in the conference room at its Kenai office located at 40610 Kalifornsky Beach Road. The meeting is open to the public and an agenda will be posted at www.ciaanet.org.

Peninsula Take-A-Break luncheon Peninsula Take-A-Break luncheon will take place on Wednesday, Feb. 20 from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Special feature Sue Mann, Artsy Junkin, and Susanna Evins, Mountain Mama Originals. Speaker: Gail Kennedy, “Beauty to Ashes.” Luncheon $12. Complimentary child care. Solid Rock Conference Center, Mile 90.5 Sterling Highway. For reservations call Susan at 335-6789 or 4401319.

Spirit of Our Rivers Gala Spirit of Our Rivers Gala will take place on Feb. 23, from 7 p.m to midnight at the Peninsula Center Mall. Join your friends for cocktails, hors-d’oeuvres, live music, dancing plus some incredible door prizes. $200 person, $130 of your entry is a donation. No live auction, no silent auction. Just an evening of fun! All proceeds benefit the Kenai Watershed Forum. Tickets available online at www.kenaiwatershed.org.

Caregiver Support Meeting Training The Soldotna Senior Center will host Caregiver Support Meeting Training: Part 2 of DVD presentation with Teepa Snow, MS, OTR/L, FAOTA: Progression of Dementia Seeing Gems-Not Just Loss on Tuesday, Feb. 12 at 1 p.m. Training covers appropriate levels of care needed during different stages, which types of behaviors to expect, appropriate activity, and much more. Please call Judy or Sharon for more information at 262-1280.

Kenai Peninsula College Council meeting scheduled The College Council will hold their next meeting at 6 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 14 at KPC’s Kenai River Campus in Soldotna in the Steffy Building. The College Council is advisory in nature and members are recruited from all sectors of the Kenai Peninsula to provide input to KPC administration.

The meeting is open to the public. For a copy of the agenda, contact the director’s assistant at 262-0318 or visit this link: http://www.kpc.alaska.edu/about/college_council/reports/.

Soldotna Library Friends needs a board member Join the Soldotna Library Friends Board. We have board positions waiting for a volunteer to fill them. Contact 907-252-5812 for more information. Come to the Annual Meeting on Saturday, Feb. 23 at 2 p.m. at the Soldotna Public Library Joyce Carver Community Room.

50 Project is making efforts to commemorate Stonewall with events throughout the year.

Roughly 100 people gathered for an evening of food, song, drag and dance for Saturday’s event.

“That’s a big part of the project to get the word out,” said Tayler Shae, Stonewall 50 Project co-coordinator.

“We want to raise awareness.”

“Do something,” the cry that started the Stonewall,

provided a call to action and theme for the event.

Maureen Longworth, Davis’ wife and co-coordinator of the Stonewall 50 Project, made a simple case for why it’s important to remember Stonewall and continue to be driven toward action: “Because we don’t have equal rights in our state,” Longworth said. “We don’t have equal protection.”

While Anchorage and Juneau have ordinances against LGBTQ discrimina-

tion, there is no statewide or federal law against refusing to rent to, lend to or employ LGBTQ on the basis of their sexual identity.

The lack of such laws was lamented throughout Saturday’s event, and State Rep. Andy Josephson, D-Anchorage, called into the event to provide an update on a bill that would remedy that.

“The goal is to spread the virtues of the Juneau and Anchorage ordinances throughout the state,” Josephson said

over speakerphone.

Twenty-one states and Washington D.C. have already adopted such laws.

Last year, Josephson sponsored such a bill that gained some support but failed to advance to the House Rules Committee, and similar bills were sponsored in the past by former State Rep. Beth Kerttula.

This year, Josephson said he will be resuming the cause but was not overly optimistic of the odds of such

with those two areas getting an unusual amount, in order not to (upset) everyone else they just raised the quota,” Milne said. “It’s easier just to mortgage the future, because the guys who have to fish it years from now were not at the meeting.”

Milne said that there are only a few fishermen who are consistently arguing that they need to be conservative, and that “almost the entire IPHC staff” thanked him for being on the conservative side.

“They were all frustrated with the process themselves, so I think the scientists, the ones without a dog in the fight, see what has to happen here. But then it gets negotiated and then they just end up raising (the quota).”

How the overall quota gets apportioned is part of the issue. Because Canada has roughly 12 percent of the coastline involved, the policy had been to give Canada 12 percent of the quota.

Milne said that there is a new management policy in the works and “supposedly they’re going to come up with something the Canadians agree with; they keep saying they never agreed to

12 percent, they were just told that.”

Canada ended up with 17.7 percent of the quota for 2019.

Keeping the treaty with Canada is extremely important, because without it, management would fall to the state and federal governments, and IFQs are not allowed under the Alaska constitution.

“The State Department would have the power to break the treaty, like they backed out of NAFTA,” Milne said. “Glenn Merrill, deputy director of NMFS in Alaska, said ‘If you want the president to do it, this is the guy. But be careful what you wish for, because if you rip up the treaty, the IFQ system would pretty much go away.’”

In a press statement, Chris Oliver, administrator for NOAA Fisheries and U.S. Commissioner to the IPHC, said, “The IPHC intends to apply the allocation process developed at this

meeting over the next four years, pending any unanticipated conservation or management concerns.

“While the overall quota for 2019 is a slight increase over 2018, the catch limits agreed to at the meeting reflect a sensible, conservative approach that will secure the future of this iconic and economically important species.”

Oliver added, “We solved several challenging international fishery management issues and we accomplished our goal in the spirit of cooperation and compromise.”

The overall quota for commercial catch in Alaska waters is 17.69 million pounds.

Quota for Area 2C, Southeast Alaska, is 3.61 million pounds; Area 3A, central Gulf of Alaska, is 8.06 million pounds; and Area 3B, western GOA is 2.33 million pounds.

Area 4A, eastern Aleutian Islands, is 1.65 million

pounds; Area 4B, western Aleutian Islands, is 1.21 million pounds; and Area 4CDE, Bering Sea/Pribilof Islands is 2.04 million pounds.

The quota increase for Alaska is minuscule; the 2018 quota was 17.54 million pounds.

The overall coast-wide quota for the commercial fleet, from California to the Bering Sea, is 24.86 million pounds, up 1.35 million from 2018.

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“It’s tough sledding out there,” Josephson said.

However, he said it’s important for members of the LGBTQ community and allies to continue to talk about the issues that matter to them, and there is value in maintaining a dialogue.

That message matched the words that started Stonewall and the night’s theme.

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Opinion

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What Others Say

Avoiding an international missile race will require global cooperation How can an uncontrolled arms

race between the United States and Russia, with China joining in, be avoided? An environment must be created in which these nuclear powers can break through the current situation of rivalry with their hardline stances and discuss arms control level-headedly.

The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump notified Russia that the United States will leave the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) treaty, on the grounds that Russia has been violating it. Russian President Vladimir Putin has also announced Russia’s withdrawal from the pact. The treaty will become null and void six months after the notification.

The treaty, which the United States and Russia signed in 1987, stipulates that ground-launched missiles with ranges between 500 kilometers and 5,500 kilometers must be totally abolished. Thanks to the treaty, the situation of the United States and Russia confronting each other in Europe with their nuclear missiles has been eliminated, and the confidencebuilding measures taken through verification work created the trend toward ending the Cold War. The lapse of a treaty that played a historic role will be a heavy blow to the arms reduction system.

The New START (Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty), which limits long-range nuclear forces and the like, will also expire in 2021. Talks on extending this treaty will inevitably be adversely affected.

The United States and Russia must not leave the current situation to take its own course but instead must make their fullest diplomatic efforts to keep the INF treaty from becoming invalid.

What the United States regards as problematic is Russia’s new ground-launched cruise missile. Since the era of the previous U.S. administration under President Barack Obama, the United States has stressed its view that Russia has been violating the treaty and has demanded that Moscow eliminate the missiles. …

Russia obstinately denies having violated the treaty. Such a stance of abdicating the duties of arms reduction as a nuclear state cannot be overlooked. It is understandable that the United States is beefing up its deterrence so as to protect itself and its allies.

The problem is that the recent U.S. notification of the treaty withdrawal came while Trump, even after he announced a policy of leaving the INF treaty last October, has not presented any concrete strategy toward Russia.

Also, because of the scandal of Russian conspiracy allegations surrounding the Trump administration, there is little likelihood for summit talks between Trump and Putin to be held now. How will Trump obtain a toehold for improving bilateral relations with Russia, which are said to be at their worst since the end of the Cold War? Meanwhile, China, unfettered by the INF treaty, has been building up its medium-range missile capabilities. It is important for the United States and Russia to steadfastly maintain the existing framework, and also for China to be brought into the arms reduction efforts. The U.S. administration must deepen its cooperation with its allies and work out its strategies toward Russia and China.

Such an international race in missile buildup, which might reprise the one seen during the Cold War era, would drastically change the global security environment.

Should such a rivalry play out in Asia, Japan would be seriously affected. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe must beef up his approaches to both the United States and Russia.

During negotiations to draw up the INF treaty in the 1980s, the idea of permitting the Soviet Union to field its medium-range missiles in the Far East was also discussed. Then Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone expressed to then U.S. President Ronald Reagan his concerns over that idea, leading to the realization of the missiles’ total abolition. This can be a helpful example.

— The Japan News, Feb. 6

News and Politics

New hurdle emerges in border talks

By JONATHAN LEMIRE and ALAN FRAM Associated Press

WASHINGTON — Bargainers clashed Sunday over whether to limit the number of migrants authorities can detain, tossing a new hurdle before negotiators hoping to strike a border security compromise for Congress to pass this coming week. The White House wouldn’t rule out a renewed partial government shutdown if an agreement isn’t reached.

With the Friday deadline approaching, the two sides remained separated by hundreds of millions of dollars over how much to spend to construct President Donald Trump’s promised border wall. But rising to the fore was a related dispute over curbing Customs and Immigration Enforcement, or ICE, the federal agency that Republicans see as an emblem of tough immigration policies and Democrats accuse of often going too far.

Acting White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney, in appearances on NBC’s “Meet the Press” and “Fox News Sunday,” said “you absolutely cannot” eliminate the possibility of another shutdown if a deal is not reached over the wall and other border matters. The White House had asked for $5.7 billion, a figure rejected by the Democratic-controlled House of Representatives, and the mood among bargainers has soured, according to people familiar with the negotiations not authorized to speak publicly about private talks.

“You cannot take a shutdown off the table, and you cannot take $5.7 (billion) off the table,” Mulvaney told NBC, “but if you end up someplace in

the middle, yeah, then what you probably see is the president say, ‘Yeah, OK, and I’ll go find the money someplace else.’”

A congressional deal seemed to stall even after Mulvaney convened a bipartisan group of lawmakers at Camp David, the presidential retreat in northern Maryland. While the two sides seemed close to clinching a deal late last week, significant gaps remain and momentum appears to have slowed. Though congressional Democratic aides asserted that the dispute had caused the talks to break off, it was initially unclear how damaging the rift was. Both sides are eager to resolve the long-running battle and avert a fresh closure of dozens of federal agencies that would begin next weekend if Congress doesn’t act by Friday.

“I think talks are stalled right now,” Sen. Richard Shelby, R-Ala., said Sunday on “Fox News Sunday.” “I’m not confident we’re going to get there.”

Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., who appeared on the same program, agreed: “We are not to the point where we can announce a deal.”

But Mulvaney did signal that the White House would prefer not to have a repeat of the last shutdown, which stretched more than a month, left more than 800,000 government workers without paychecks, forced a postponement of the State of the Union address and sent Trump’s poll numbers tumbling. As support in his own party began to splinter, Trump surrendered after the shutdown hit 35 days without getting money for the wall.

This time, Mulvaney signaled that the White House may be willing to take whatever congressional money

comes — even if less than Trump’s goal — and then supplement that with other government funds.

“The president is going to build the wall. That’s our attitude at this point,” Mulvaney said on Fox. “We’ll take as much money as you can give us, and we’ll go find the money somewhere else, legally, and build that wall on the southern border, with or without Congress.”

The president’s supporters have suggested that Trump could use executive powers to divert money from the federal budget for wall construction, though it was unclear if he would face challenges in Congress or the courts.

One provision of the law lets the Defense Department provide support for counterdrug activities.

But declaring a national emergency remained an option, Mulvaney said, even though many in the administration have cooled on the prospect. A number of powerful Republicans, including Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., have also warned against the move, believing it usurps power from Congress and could set a precedent for a future Democratic president to declare an emergency for a liberal political cause.

The fight over ICE detentions goes to the core of each party’s view on immigration.

Republicans favor tough enforcement of immigration laws and have little interest in easing them if Democrats refuse to fund the Mexican border wall. Democrats despise the proposed wall and, in return for border security funds, want to curb what they see as unnecessarily harsh enforcement by ICE.

Dems’ 2020 field now includes Klobuchar

By SARA BURNETT Associated Press

MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar on Sunday joined the growing group of Democrats jostling to be president and positioned herself as the most prominent Midwestern candidate in the field, as her party tries to win back voters in a region that helped put Donald Trump in the White House.

“For every American, I’m running for you,” she told an exuberant crowd gathered on a freezing, snowy afternoon at a park along the Mississippi River with the Minneapolis skyline in the background.

“And I promise you this: As your president, I will look you in the eye. I will tell you what I think. I will focus on getting things done. That’s what I’ve done my whole life. And no matter what, I’ll lead from the heart,” the three-term senator said.

Klobuchar, who has prided herself for achieving results through bipartisan cooperation, did not utter Trump’s name during her kickoff speech. But she did bemoan the conduct of “foreign policy by tweet” and said Americans must “stop the fear-mongering

and stop the hate. ... We all live in the same country of shared dreams.” And she said that on her first day as president, she would have the U.S. rejoin an international climate agreement that Trump has withdrawn from.

Trump responded to Klobuchar’s announcement with a tweet mocking her stance on global warming, a phenomenon he has disputed in the past. He wrote that Klobuchar talked proudly “of fighting global warming while standing in a virtual blizzard of snow, ice and freezing temperatures.

Bad timing. By the end of her speech she looked like a Snowman(woman)!”

Trump often overlooks evidence of record global warming and conflates cold spells and other incidents of weather with climate, which is longterm.

Klobuchar also spoke of the need to “heal the heart of our democracy and renew our commitment to the common good.”

Asserting Midwestern values, she told a crowd warmed by hot chocolate, apple cider, heat lamps and bonfires: “I don’t have a political machine. I don’t come from money. But what I do have is this: I have grit.”

Klobuchar, who easily won a

third-term last year, has pointed to her broad appeal across Minnesota as she has discussed a 2020 run. She has drawn support from voters in urban, suburban and rural areas, including in dozens of counties Trump won in 2016.

She has said that success could translate to other Midwestern states such as Michigan and Wisconsin, reliably Democratic in presidential races for decades until Trump’s victory over Hillary Clinton.

She said the country’s “sense of community is fracturing” today, “worn down by the petty and vicious nature of our politics. We are all tired of the shutdowns and the showdowns, the gridlock and the grandstanding.”

The list of Democrats already in the race features several better-known senators with the ability to raise huge amounts of money — Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts, Kamala Harris of California, Cory Booker of New Jersey and Kirsten Gillibrand of New York.

The field soon could expand to include prominent Democrats such as former Vice President Joe Biden of Delaware and Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders.

Schools

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K enai P eninsula C ollege A round C ampus University of Alaska scholarship application period closing soon Most students have no idea the number of scholarships available in the university system that they can apply using just one application that can be accessed/completed online at https://alaska.academicworks. com/. The deadline for submitting applications is Feb. 15.

Students must submit their 2019/2020 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) as part of the application process.

The FAFSA is typically required for all students applying for university financial aid.

The FAFSA application can be accessed online at https://studentaid.ed.gov/sa/fafsa.

Summer semester registration period opens soon KPC strives to give students extra time to plan their summer class schedule before registration is available on UAOnline (Feb.

11 for currently admitted students; Feb. 25 for the general public). Students are encouraged to meet with an advisor prior to registering to be sure they are on track to graduate in the shortest time possible.

Find the 2019 summer schedule at the KPC website at this link: https://www.kpc. alaska.edu/academics/schedule/ For more information about the upcoming summer session, including how to apply and register, contact Student Services at 262-0330 or email uaa_kpcinfo@alaska.edu.

Application period for fall 2019 paramedic cohort is open Paul Perry, assistant professor of paramedic technology, has announced the opening of the fall 2019 Paramedic application period. This year, the application is fully online and required supplemental documents can also be uploaded. The application, along with information about the program, can be found at https://www. kpc.alaska.edu/academics/areas-of-study/ paramedic/paramedic-online-application/.

Perry encourages setting up an advising session as it is important to be fully prepared to enter the program. Interested po-

Chance Percival

Kenai Middle Happy 2nd week of February! It’s a jam-packed week of sports among other things!

There is tutoring on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday this week. There aren’t many weeks left of tutoring, so make sure your student is taking full advantage of the extra tutoring time if needed.

On Tuesday, February 12, Seward will head to Kenai to play Volleyball here at KMS. KMS “C” team will start us off with the first game @ 3PM. The KMS “B” team will follow, KMS 7th grade team will follow them.

There is a Site Council meeting at 5:15 on Wednesday, February 13th. We also resume Clubs on Wednesday.

On Thursday, Valentine’s Day, there will be more Volleyball action. We will play Skyview here at KMS. KMS “B” team will start us off at 3pm. KMS 7 will play Skyview 8 after that, and KMS 8 will play Skyview 7 for the last game of the night.

Friday, February 15th Cross Country Skiers will compete @ Homer. The first race begins at 4PM. Volleyball continues today with games against Nikiski. KMS “C” team will start at 3PM, KMS “B” team will follow, and KMS 7will follow them.

KMS 8 will head to Seward for a game there starting @ 3PM. Safe travels to all!

On Saturday, KMS Wrestlers head to Seward for the Seward Take Down Tournament. The meet begins @ 11AM. GoKOSSACKS! Nikiski North Star Elementary NNS is celebrating Love of Reading during the month of February. As part of our school celebration we participate in One School, One Book. This year’s book is Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl. Every student was given a copy of the book at conferences so that they can read the book together at home with their family. Students will get to answer trivia questions each morning with a chance to win prizes.

The NNS school forensics meet will be held on Thursday, February 14th at 9:00 in the school library.

Please check the lost and found for missing items. All lost and found will be donated to charity on the 1st and 15th of each month. If you have any questions, please call the school office at 776-2600.

Soldotna High The next PTSA meeting will be Tuesday, February 12, at 5:30pm in the SoHi staff lounge. Snacks will be provided.

The next Parents of Juniors After-Prom planning meeting will be Monday, February 18, at 5pm in the SoHi staff lounge.

The afterschool tutoring buses will start running on 8/28. There are 2 buses that leave at 4:15. You must be on the route list to ride the bus. See Ms. Wear in the library to find out more information and/or get on the bus list.

You can also email her at twear@kpbsd.k12.ak.us or call 260-7036.

Soldotna Stars Letterman Jackets are available to order at www.neffco.com. Click on Varsity Jackets, find our school by State, select Soldotna High School, starting at $149 you can personalize it anyway you would like.

Makes a great Christmas gift!

SoHi Pool Schedule M,W,F Morning Lap 6:30am-7:30am Sport Calendar - http://www.arbiterlive.com/ Teams?entityId=21192 or http://www.asaa365.com/ There are two ways to order a transcript. Each way serves a different purpose.

If you need a transcript sent to a college or NCAA or a similar agency, then you will need to log on to: www. parchment.com to order transcripts to be sent. The request is then forwarded to SoHi. After processing, it then goes through cyberspace… rather than the US mail… to get to its destination, which is much faster! ALL transcripts that are headed for NCAA, colleges, etc. have to be processed this way!

FINAL TRANSCRIPTS! A final transcript is one that shows your second semester grades… If you order your transcript when we are IN second semester, you will need to make sure you choose “next grading period” when you go on to Parchment… that way your transcript request will wait until the grades are in at the end of the year before it is sent.

tential students can contact Perry at 2620378 or email peperry@alaska.edu to set up an appointment.

The deadline to apply for the program is May 15, 2019 and it is important that all requirements, including background checks and other documentation, are fully completed. “Because the competition for seats is/can be fierce, I encourage potential students to apply earlier than later. But I will say that if an outstanding application arrives on May 16, I will certainly evaluate it,” Perry said.

Annual spring Health Fair: mark the calendar Audrey Standerfer, R.N., KRC Student Health Clinic practitioner and adjunct instructor/coordinator of the certified nurse’s aide program, has announced that the popular, well-attended, annual Health Fair will be held at KRC on March 2, 2019 at the Kenai River Campus.

The public is invited to take advantage of low-cost lab tests and a wide variety of no-cost health screenings, including hearing and vision checks. Health-related vendors and agencies will be on site to provide information on local health resources.

Redoubt Elementary On February 1st we started are One School One Book program. Every family received a copy of Mr. Popper’s Penguin’s with a reading schedule. Please follow the reading schedule provided and there will prizes and activities throughout the month to win by answering our daily trivia questions.

PTA meeting will be Feb 12th @3:45 in the teachers’ lounge, we are always looking for new members to attend.

Our Forensics competition will be on February 20th and 21st all day in the library, visitors are welcome to watch our kiddos perform!

KPBSD’s budget meeting will be happening February 20th at Soldotna High School, all are welcome to attend.

On February 26th we are having our site council meeting @ 3:45 in the teachers’ lounge.

February 27th we will be having our annual Spelling Bee @9:30 in the gym, families are welcome to attend and watch.

Pre- K forms are available in our office, applicants must be 4 years old on or before September 1st, 2019, and must be within our attendance area. Screenings will be held in April.

Pre-enrollment forms (pink) went home recently.

Please take the time to fill out the form and let us know that your child(ren) will be attending Redoubt next year.

We will be having our Redoubt Carnival on February 23rd from noon to 4 pm, our PTA is looking for parent and student volunteers and accepting donations for the carnival.

Soldotna Elementary Mark your calendars for these upcoming events: February 22 Spelling Bee at 2:00pm in the gym February 28 “Soup”er Lunch Fundraiser during student lunch times Soldotna Elementary is proud to present the 2019 Geography Bee Champion, Daniel Paulsen! Congratulations to our school finalists: Odin Swearingen (2nd Place), Dax Walden (3rd Place), Carlie Allen, Eli Bouschor, Zach Bouschor, Shyla Clark, Connor Kniceley-Johns, Peter Perez-Bailon and Avery Walden.

To show appreciation this month to local law enforcement, Soldotna Elementary students made cards/ posters, and a survival kit to present to the Troopers/ Officers. The Troopers also taught a community safety lesson to the 4th grade classes. Soldotna Elementary staff and students are very thankful for local Troopers and Police Officers.

Congratulations to the 2018-19 Soldotna Elementary Battle of the Books Teams. Students worked extremely hard this year to prepare for competition. The 3/4th grade team, coached by Anna Simmons, was Aidan Hunt, Viktoriia Lukanina, Valarie McAnelly, Rebekah Pieh and Ashley Simmons. The 5/6th grade team, coached by Erin Eveland, was Elias Bouschor, Alexis Cole, Jaeden Randall and Alexis Simmons. The 5/6th grade team placed 2nd in District Competition!

Soldotna Elementary is currently accepting applications for its 2019-2020 Title 1 Pre-K program. Students must be 4 years old by September 01, 2019 and live in the Soldotna Elementary boundary. Applications are located at the front office.

Mountain View Elementary Artist Shala Dobson will be visiting Mountain View for the week of February 18th-22nd to work with Pre-K through 2nd grade students to help them create their own books. Parents are invited to come to their child’s class when the artist is present and learn techniques to use at home with their students to create books. What better way to promote reading and writing then to create your own book! Shala will also host a family night, Thursday, February 21st, to accommodate parents who cannot make it to school during the day. Teachers will be sending more information home with students this week.

To celebrate “Love of Reading” month, Mountain View Elementary will be hosting community readers on Thursday, February 21.

If you would like to volunteer to read to students, please call Mountain View Elementary at 283-8600.

Volunteers need to pass a background check through

More information on the upcoming event will be forthcoming as it becomes available.

KPC Showcase rolling on this spring Events in the spring semester KPC Showcase series continue Feb. 21 when Dr. Casey J Rudkin, KRC assistant professor of English, and her husband Jim will be discussing writing and publishing, providing a bit of how-to for people who hope to write and publish.

Their presentation, entitled “Have I Heard of You?: Writing What You Love and Publishing in an Ever-Changing Market,” will feature suggestions and discussion. They will also have a short reading from their jointly written (under the pen name JC Rudkin) short story “Your Plaintive Cries” from the recently published “The Living Pulps” by Oscar de Los Santos.

Dr. Rudkin, who has taught writing for many years, said she hoped the event could help those looking forward to “making it” in publishing but are uncertain about the process.

The event begins at 6:30 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 21 in the McLane Commons at KRC.

the school district.

Friday, February 22nd is “Crazy Hair Day”.

Skyview Sports Schedule this week Monday, February 11 – Volleyball – CIA vs. Skyview 7 at CIA – 3:00 pm Tuesday, February 12 – Volleyball – Homer vs. Skyview 8 at Homer – 4:00 pm Tuesday, February 12 – Volleyball – Homer B vs. Skyview B at Homer – to follow 8 game Thursday, February 14 – Volleyball – Kenai B vs. Skyview B at Kenai – 3:00 pm Thursday, February 14 – Volleyball – Kenai 7 vs. Skyview 8 at Kenai – to follow B game Thursday, February 14 – Volleyball – Kenai 8 vs. Skyview 7 at Kenai – to follow 8 game Friday, February 15 – Volleyball – Homer vs. Skyview 7 at Skyview – 3:00 pm Friday, February 15 – Volleyball – Homer B vs. Skyview B at Skyview – to follow 7 game Friday, February 15 – Volleyball – Chapman vs. Skyview 8 at Skyview – to follow B game Friday, February 15 – Skiing – Homer Invitational at Homer – 4:00 pm Saturday, February 16 – Wrestling – Seward Take Down Tournament at Seward – 11:00 am Great job to the Battle of the Books team that participated in the district-wide competition on Monday, February 4! Members included: Staff/Teacher – Shanna Johnson and students – Bailey Conner, Anna Gilliam, Jolene Riske, Kael Aamodt and Trenten Dooley Gilliam.

The spring semester membership drive for the Panther Student Council is open NOW. Member contracts are available outside Mrs. Pothast’s classroom door and are DUE back to her by Wednesday, February 13. These contracts are only necessary for NEW members, not those already a part of Student Council. Please see Mrs. Pothast with any questions. Thank you!

The Panther Student Council group photo for the yearbook will be taken on Wednesday, February 20 during FOL in the Choir Room. That FOL is open now – members please sign up to attend!

KPBSD Budget Meeting - The Kenai Peninsula Borough School District requests input from staff, parents, and community members at the districtwide KPBSD budget development meeting, scheduled at the following locations: • Tuesday, February 19, 2019 @ 6:00 pm in the Homer High School Library • Wednesday, February 20, 2019 @ 6:00 pm in the Soldotna High School Library • Thursday, February 21, 2019 @ 6:00 pm in the Kenai Central High School Library •Tuesday, February 26, 2019 @ 6:00 pm in the Seward High School Library.

As new budget information becomes available, it will be posted on the Kenai Peninsula Borough Website. If you have any questions, please call Natalie Bates at 714-8888.

Kaleidoscope Kaleidoscope School of Arts and Science February 11, 2019 Accepting Lottery Applications for the 2019-2020 school year, deadline for See BRIEFS, page A11 applications is 4:00 p.m. on

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Sports

Bears head coach Petrich resigns Assistant coach Bogdan takes over team with 18 games left in season

By JEFF HELMINIAK Peninsula Clarion

Kenai River Brown Bears coach Josh Petrich has resigned for personal reasons, effective immediately, the organization announced in a press release Sunday afternoon.

“We are grateful for what coach Josh Petrich has done for our organization the past two seasons and wish him well in the future,” Chris Hedlund, associate general manager, said in the press release.

Hedlund could not be reached for further comment Sunday evening.

Petrich, 30, was on the job for almost two seasons. This season, the Bears are 15-23-2-2 and 14 points out of the final playoff spot in the North American Hockey League Midwest Division. Last season, the Bears finished 18-381-3 and had the second worst record in the league.

Kenai River is in its 12th sea-

son. The Bears have had seven coaches in that time. Oliver David is the only one to have finished with a record better than .500 and the last time the team made the playoffs is the 2013-14 season.

Assistant coach Dan Bogdan will take over on an interim basis, according to the press release.

There are 18 games left in the regular season.

Petrich said he had a phone call with the management Sunday. He described the discussion as a “shock” and that both parties agreed to go opposite directions.

“We’ve agreed to go different directions and it’s the toughest decision I’ve ever made in my life,” said Petrich of the end of his first NAHL head coaching job.

Petrich, whose wife is Desiree and son is 9-month-old Landon, told the team Sunday.

“It’s the best thing for me and my family right now,” he said. “I

love my 23 players and I’m not going to lie when I say I was in tears when I addressed them. I told them I have a wife and a son and it was the best decision for me and my family to go about it that way.”

The coach said he told the captains to go 18-0 the rest of the way and be the team that they really are.

Petrich constantly sang the praises of the community during his tenure, and that didn’t change Sunday. He said he has seen this community is especially strong when it faces adversity.

“I want all the players, parents, billets, volunteers, sponsors, general fans and all of Brown Bear nation to know that Desi and I have never had two better years in our life,” he said. “We welcomed our son into this world in this peninsula community, and it’s truly a spot we’ll hold near and dear to our hearts the rest of our lives.

“This is truly a special place.”

Petrich said he hasn’t even changed his opinion of the organization much, recalling a moment after a sweep of the Topeka (Kansas) Pilots on Feb. 1 and 2.

“I sat with Desi and Landon after we swept Topeka. I looked at her — the rink was empty and we were the only people in the rink — and told her this is truly a special place in junior hockey and good things are going to happen here,” he said. “Sitting here on this phone call, I still believe that.”

Petrich also still believes in the team and the ability of Bogdan to lead it. He said one of the first things he learned in coaching is that if you look to your left and look to your right and know you’re the dumbest guy on the bench, you’re doing something right.

“I truly believe Dan is a bright young mind in the game and I’m truly excited for him to get this opportunity,” Petrich said. “He’s got

a lot to look forward to.”

Petrich is not sure what his next step is, but he said he enjoys being a part of the community — that the community has been a support system for his family — and he doesn’t want that to change.

“Just because I’m not the Brown Bears coach and I don’t know what the next step is, if you see us in the grocery store, say hi, or if you see us in the post office, say hi,” he said. “We could be gone next week or the end of the summer. You never know. I might want to stick around and catch some fish.”

Petrich said he has helped players achieve their dreams as head coach. Whatever job he takes in the future, he wants to still help people achieve their dreams.

“I know I’m a better person for taking this job,” he said. “I truly believe I left this community a better place than when I started here.”

Rangers’ Georgiev has 55 saves to stop Toronto

By The Associated Press

NEW YORK — Alexandar Georgiev had a careerhigh 55 saves in the New York Rangers’ 4-1 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Sunday night.

Mika Zibanejad, Jimmy Vesey and Adam McQuaid scored to help the Rangers finished their homestand at 2-2-1. Kevin Hayes added an empty-netter, and Mats Zuccarello and Chris Kreider each had two assists.

BLACKHAWKS 5, RED WINGS 2 CHICAGO — Dominik Kahun had two goals and an assist, Cam Ward made 43 saves and Chicago beat Detroit for its seventh straight victory.

Chicago’s second line of Kahun, Dylan Strome and Alex DeBrincat delivered once again to help the Blackhawks continue their surprising push after a lackluster first half of the season. Strome had a goal and two assists, and DeBrincat had three assists to extend his career-best points streak to eight games.

LIGHTNING 5, PANTHERS 2 SUNRISE, Fla. — Nikita Kucherov had two goals and an assist to lift Tampa Bay past Florida.

Brayden Point, Ryan Callahan and Steven Stamkos also scored for the Lightning. Louis Domingue made 25 saves, and Anton Stralman had two assists.

76ers rip Lakers

By The Associated Press

PHILADELPHIA — Joel Embiid had 37 points and 14 rebounds, Tobias Harris scored 22 points in his second game with Philadelphia and the new-look 76ers beat LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers 143-120 on Sunday.

JJ Redick added 21 points and Jimmy Butler finished with 15 points in front of a packed crowd that brought a playoff-like feel to the nationally televised game. The 76ers have won two straight after acquiring Harris and four others at Thursday’s trade deadline.

WARRIORS 120, HEAT 118 OAKLAND, Calif. — Kevin Durant scored 39 points and DeMarcus Cousins made two free throws with 5.4 seconds to play that helped Golden State cap a comeback from a 19-point deficit in the first quarter to beat Miami.

Cousins rebounded a missed 3-pointer by Durant and drew a foul, setting the stage for his winning free throws that gave the Warriors their 11th double-digit comeback of the season, and second straight after rallying from 17 points down in the first quarter Friday in Phoenix.

MAVERICKS 102, TRAIL BLAZERS 101 DALLAS — Luka Doncic scored 28 points, Tim Hardaway Jr. had 24 and Dallas erased a 15-point deficit in the fourth quarter to beat Portland.

Doncic also had nine rebounds and six assists.

Damian Lillard scored 21 of his 30 points in the last half of the third quarter to help the Blazers build a lead that grew to 96-81 early in the fourth.

KINGS 117, SUNS 104 SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Marvin Bagley III had a career-high 32 points and six rebounds and Sacramento handed Phoenix its 14th straight loss.

Buddy Hield scored 18 points, De’Aaron Fox had 17 points and nine assists, and Nemanja Bjelica added 10 points and eight rebounds to help Sacramento win for the fifth time in six games.

Devin Booker had 27 points, eight rebounds and six assists in his return from injury for Phoenix. The Suns’ losing streak is one shy of the franchise record set last season.

MAGIC 124, HAWKS 108 ATLANTA — All-Star Nikola Vucevic had 19 points and 2 rebounds, leading Orlando past Atlanta, Alex Len led the Hawks with 16 points, despite picking up four fouls in the first half.

Denis Malgin and Frank Vatrano scored for the Panthers.

James Reimer allowed three goals on 12 shots before being replaced by Roberto Luongo to start the third period. Luongo made nine stops.

BRUINS 2, AVALANCHE 1, OT BOSTON — Brad Marchand scored 4:03 into overtime and Boston beat Colorado to extend its points streak to seven games.

Patrice Bergeron left the puck at the top of the right circle for Marchand, who skated into the slot and fired it past goalie Semyon Varlamov to extend his franchise record with 14 overtime goals.

John Moore also scored, and Jaroslav Halak made 35

saves to help the Bruins improve to 4-0-3 in their last seven. Nathan MacKinnon scored his 29th goal for Colorado, tying Gabriel Landeskog for the team lead. The Avalanche have lost seventh in a row (0-3-3), but earned a point with a third straight overtime loss.

JETS 3, SABRES 1 BUFFALO, N.Y. — Blake Wheeler scored the go-ahead goal with 3:55 remaining and Winnipeg beat Buffalo to snap an 0-2-1 skid.

Connor Hellebuyck made 35 saves to help the Jets end their longest winless streak of the season and maintain the Central Division lead. At 3518-3, Winnipeg earned its 73rd point to move two ahead of Nashville after the Predators’

5-4 overtime loss to St. Louis beat Nashville to sweep a earlier in the day. home-and-home set with their season-best sixth straight victory.

ISLANDERS 2, WILD 1 Alex Pietrangelo and Tyler NEW YORK — Devon Bozak also scored and Jake AlToews scored the tiebreaking len made 40 saves. The Blues goal early in the second peri- beat the Predators 3-2 on Satod, Thomas Greiss stopped 26 urday in St. Louis. shots and New York beat Minnesota.

DEVILS 3, Anthony Beauvillier also HURRICANES 2 scored for Metropolitan Division-leading New York. The IsNEWARK, N.J. — Marcus lander won for the fourth time Johansson scored twice, Keith in five games and ninth in 12 Kinkaid made 32 saves and New (9-1-2).

Jersey prevented Carolina from moving into a playoff spot.

Nico Hischier set up all BLUES 5, three goals to help the Devils PREDATORS 4, OT snap the Hurricanes’ threeNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) game winning streak and hand — Vladimir Tarasenko com- them only their fifth loss (13pleted a hat trick 16 seconds 5-1) in 19 games. Pavel Zacha into overtime and St. Louis also scored for the Devils.

Scoreboard Golf Pebble Beach scores

Sunday at Pebble Beach, Calif.

Purse: $7.6 million p-Pebble Beach Golf Links: 6,816 yards, par-72 s-Spyglass Hill: 6,960 yards, par-72 m-Monterey Peninsula CC: 6,958 yards, par-71 Partial Fourth Round Scott Stallings 67s-70p-69m-66—272 Jason Day 65m-69s-72p-68—274 Si Woo Kim 66p-71m-69s-68—274 Scott Langley 64m-69s-73p-69—275 Kevin Streelman 70m-70s-71p-65—276 Brian Gay 64m-72s-69p-71—276 Lucas Glover 68s-66p-70m-72—276 Max Homa 73p-69m-68s-67—277 Michael Thompson 70s-72p-69m-66—277 Chris Stroud 69p-71m-67s-70—277 Scott Piercy 70p-65m-69s-73—277 Jim Furyk 72s-68p-68m-70—278

69p-69m-69s-71—278 Sung Kang Russell Knox 68m-70s-68p-72—278 Matt Every 65m-71s-69p-73—278 Roberto Diaz 69p-69m-71s-70—279 Graeme McDowell 68p-70m-70s-71—279 Adam Hadwin 72s-70p-65m-72—279 D.J. Trahan 68m-72s-72p-67—279 Matt Kuchar 67m-73s-70p-70—280 Tyler Duncan 71p-68m-70s-71—280 Patrick Reed 68m-70s-73p-69—280 Trey Mullinax 71m-68s-73p-68—280 Rafa Cabrera Bello 69s-68p-69m-74—280 Jonathan Byrd 69p-69m-68s-74—280 Ernie Els 69m-68s-73p-71—281 Nick Taylor 69p-70m-71s-71—281 Kevin Kisner 65m-71s-74p-71—281 Brandon Harkins 69p-73m-67s-72—281 Curtis Luck 70m-67s-73p-71—281 Martin Trainer 69p-73m-66s-73—281 Brady Schnell 67m-72s-72p-70—281 Branden Grace 67p-69m-71s-74—281 Cameron Champ 73s-69p-70m-69—281 Tom Lovelady 72p-70m-70s-69—281 Hank Lebioda 71p-69m-71s-71—282

Hockey

Basketball

NHL Standings

NBA Standings

EASTERN CONFERENCE

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA Tampa Bay 56 41 11 4 86 217 156 Toronto 55 34 18 3 71 195 157 Boston 56 31 17 8 70 162 145 Montreal 56 31 18 7 69 172 162 Buffalo 55 27 21 7 61 162 170 Florida 54 23 23 8 54 168 189 Detroit 56 21 28 7 49 156 186 Ottawa 55 21 29 5 47 172 201 Metropolitan Division N.Y. Islanders 55 33 16 6 72 160 133 Washington 55 30 18 7 67 186 176 Columbus 54 31 20 3 65 177 167 Pittsburgh 55 28 20 7 63 189 172 Carolina 56 28 22 6 62 163 163 Philadelphia 55 25 23 7 57 161 182 N.Y. Rangers 55 24 23 8 56 156 182 New Jersey 55 21 26 8 50 159 186

Atlantic Division

W L Pct GB Toronto 41 16 .719 — Philadelphia 36 20 .643 4½ Boston 35 21 .625 5½ Brooklyn 29 28 .509 12 New York 10 45 .182 30 Southeast Division Charlotte 27 28 .491 — Miami 25 29 .463 1½ Orlando 25 32 .439 3 Washington 24 32 .429 3½ Atlanta 18 38 .321 9½ Central Division Milwaukee 41 14 .745 — Indiana 37 19 .661 4½ Detroit 25 29 .463 15½ Chicago 13 43 .232 28½ Cleveland 11 45 .196 30½

WESTERN CONFERENCE

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Central Division Winnipeg 56 35 18 3 73 194 160 Nashville 58 33 20 5 71 180 151 Dallas 55 28 22 5 61 142 140 St. Louis 54 27 22 5 59 155 159 Minnesota 56 27 24 5 59 156 162 Colorado 55 22 22 11 55 180 183 Chicago 56 23 24 9 55 182 203 Pacific Division Calgary 55 34 15 6 74 202 161 San Jose 56 33 16 7 73 203 175 Vegas 57 31 22 4 66 170 157 Vancouver 56 25 24 7 57 162 174 Arizona 55 24 26 5 53 145 161 Edmonton 55 24 26 5 53 159 184 Los Angeles 55 23 27 5 51 132 165 Anaheim 56 21 26 9 51 127 182 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss. Top three teams in each division and two wild cards per conference advance to playoffs.

Southwest Division Houston 32 23 .582 — San Antonio 32 26 .552 1½ Dallas 26 29 .473 6 New Orleans 25 32 .439 8 Memphis 23 34 .404 10 Northwest Division Denver 37 18 .673 — Oklahoma City 36 19 .655 1 Portland 33 22 .600 4 Utah 32 24 .571 5½ Minnesota 25 30 .455 12 Pacific Division Golden State 40 15 .727 — L.A. Clippers 31 26 .544 10 Sacramento 30 26 .536 10½ L.A. Lakers 28 28 .500 12½ Phoenix 11 47 .190 30½

Sunday’s Games St. Louis 5, Nashville 4, OT New Jersey 3, Carolina 2 Boston 2, Colorado 1, OT Winnipeg 3, Buffalo 1 Chicago 5, Detroit 2 N.Y. Islanders 2, Minnesota 1 Tampa Bay 5, Florida 2 N.Y. Rangers 4, Toronto 1 Monday’s Games Los Angeles at Washington, 3 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Philadelphia, 3 p.m.

San Jose at Vancouver, 6 p.m.

All Times AST

Sunday’s Games Dallas 102, Portland 101 Philadelphia 143, L.A. Lakers 120 Sacramento 117, Phoenix 104 Orlando 124, Atlanta 108 Golden State 120, Miami 118 Monday’s Games Charlotte at Indiana, 3 p.m.

New York at Cleveland, 3 p.m.

Washington at Detroit, 3 p.m.

Brooklyn at Toronto, 3:30 p.m.

Dallas at Houston, 4 p.m.

L.A. Clippers at Minnesota, 4 p.m.

Milwaukee at Chicago, 4 p.m.

Portland at Oklahoma City, 4 p.m.

Miami at Denver, 5 p.m.

All Times AST

Andrew Putnam 75s-70p-66m-71—282 Chez Reavie 68m-70s-71p-73—282 Sam Saunders 69p-70m-72s-71—282 Julian Etulain 71p-72m-69s-70—282 Tony Finau 69p-73m-70s-70—282 Jonas Blixt 67m-69s-76p-70—282 Ben Silverman 70p-71m-69s-73—283 Adam Schenk 70m-72s-67p-74—283 Jordan Spieth 66m-68s-74p-75—283 Josh Teater 70m-70s-71p-72—283 Nate Lashley 67p-71m-73s-72—283 Dustin Johnson 66m-73s-73p-71—283 Tommy Fleetwood 73m-68s-71p-71—283 Brian Stuard 69p-70m-73s-71—283 Roberto Castro 68p-70m-72s-74—284 Alex Prugh 69p-72m-68s-75—284 Cameron Tringale 71p-68m-72s-73—284 Matt Jones 71s-71p-70m-72—284 Johnson Wagner 67s-73p-71m-74—285 John Rollins 73p-69m-70s-74—286 Cody Gribble 66s-73p-73m-78—290 Cameron Davis 72s-68p-72m-78—290 Made cut; did not finish Steve Stricker 68m-75s-70p—213

Men’s Scores EAST Canisius 64, St. Peter’s 60 Iona 79, Niagara 76 Lafayette 69, Holy Cross 67 Siena 59, Rider 57 UMBC 67, Maine 66 SOUTH George Mason 84, La Salle 76 Memphis 78, UConn 71 South Florida 72, East Carolina 68, OT MIDWEST Iowa 80, Northwestern 79 Loyola of Chicago 56, Valparaiso 51 Missouri St. 66, Illinois St. 65 Notre Dame 69, Georgia Tech 59 Ohio St. 55, Indiana 52 Oral Roberts 86, South Dakota 72 SOUTHWEST Houston 65, Cincinnati 58 UCF 71, SMU 65 FAR WEST

Dominic Bozzelli 72m-73s-68p—213 Wyndham Clark 73s-69p-71m—213 Charley Hoffman 69m-72s-72p—213 Martin Laird 68s-74p-71m—213 Sangmoon Bae 69s-71p-73m—213 John Senden 72s-72p-69m—213 Austin Cook 66m-74s-73p—213 Adam Scott 70m-72s-71p—213 Fabian Gomez 67s-71p-75m—213 Fourth Round Leaderboard Name Par Thru 1. Phil Mickelson -18 16 2. Scott Stallings -15 F 2. Paul Casey -15 15 4. Jason Day -13 F 4. Si Woo Kim -13 F 6. Scott Langley -12 F 7. Kevin Streelman -11 F 7. Brian Gay -11 F 7. Lucas Glover -11 F 10. Max Homa -10 F 10. Michael Thompson -10 F 10. Chris Stroud -10 F 10. Scott Piercy -10 F

Bradley 81, Evansville 63 Cincinnati 82, Wichita St. 54 Creighton 80, Seton Hall 71 DePaul 76, Georgetown 71 Drake 83, Loyola of Chicago 55 IUPUI 64, Cleveland St. 36 Illinois 78, Wisconsin 68 Illinois St. 78, Indiana St. 70 Iowa 78, Ohio St. 52 Marquette 93, Villanova 55 Minnesota 73, Northwestern 64 Missouri 69, Vanderbilt 46 N. Iowa 64, Valparaiso 56 Nebraska 67, Purdue 61 Notre Dame 97, Florida St. 70 Saint Louis 69, La Salle 58 Youngstown St. 83, Ill.-Chicago 59 SOUTHWEST Auburn 75, Arkansas 72 Kansas St. 83, Oklahoma 75 Tulsa 72, Tulane 67 FAR WEST Colorado 81, Southern Cal 76 Oregon 88, Stanford 48 Oregon St. 82, California 74 UCLA 100, Utah 90

Oregon 69, Stanford 46 UC Davis 61, UC Santa Barbara 57

Racing

Women’s Scores

Advance Auto Parts Clash Results

EAST Drexel 58, Delaware 41 Duquesne 85, Dayton 57 Fordham 64, George Mason 53 James Madison 59, Hofstra 44 Maryland 62, Rutgers 48 Miami 65, Pittsburgh 51 Michigan 66, Penn St. 62 Northeastern 77, Towson 68 Saint Joseph’s 41, George Washington 38 St. John’s 60, Providence 57 Syracuse 96, Boston College 69 UMass 56, Rhode Island 34 SOUTH Elon 72, Coll. of Charleston 52 Georgia 93, Florida 58 Georgia Tech 60, Wake Forest 46 Houston 54, South Florida 52 Louisville 72, Virginia Tech 63 Mississippi St. 91, Tennessee 63 North Carolina 70, Clemson 64 UNC-Wilmington 66, William & Mary 58 Virginia 53, Duke 47 MIDWEST

Sunday At Daytona International Speedway Daytona Beach, Fla. Lap length: 2.50 miles (Start position in parentheses) 1. (13) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 59 laps.

2. (19) Kurt Busch, Chevrolet, 59.

3. (7) Joey Logano, Ford, 59.

4. (8) Ryan Blaney, Ford, 59.

5. (5) Alex Bowman, Chevrolet, 59.

6. (9) Austin Dillon, Chevrolet, 59.

7. (16) Chase Elliott, Chevrolet, 59.

8. (18) Aric Almirola, Ford, 59.

9. (4) Ryan Newman, Ford, 59.

10. (10) Daniel Suarez, Ford, 59.

11. (11) Jamie McMurray, Chevrolet, 58.

12. (6) Kevin Harvick, Ford, 58.

13. (1) Paul Menard, Ford, accident, 55.

14. (2) Kyle Busch, Toyota, accident, 55.

15. (12) Martin Truex Jr, Toyota, accident, 55.

16. (15) Clint Bowyer, Ford, accident, 55.

17. (17) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, accident, 55.

18. (3) Brad Keselowski, Ford, accident, 55.

19. (14) Kyle Larson, Chevrolet, accident, 55.

20. (20) Erik Jones, Toyota, accident, 55.

Race Statistics Average Speed of Race Winner: 113.406 mph.

Time of Race: 1 hour, 20 minutes, 1 second.

Margin of Victory: Under Caution.

Caution Flags: 4 for 0 laps.

Lead Changes: 5 among 4 drivers.

Lap Leaders: P.Menard 0; Ky.Busch 1; P.Menard 2-24; A.Dillon 25-27; P.Menard 28-55; J.Johnson 56-60 Leaders Summary (Driver, Times Led, Laps Led): P.Menard, 3 times for 49 laps; J.Johnson, 1 time for 4 laps; A.Dillon, 1 time for 2 laps; Ky.Busch, 1 time for 0 laps.

Transactions BASKETBALL National Basketball Association INDIANA PACERS — Signed G Wesley Matthews.

HOCKEY National Hockey League ANAHEIM DUCKS — Fired coach Randy Carlyle. Named general manager Bob Murray interim coach.

ECHL ECHL — Suspended Wheeling F Cedric Lacroix one game.

MANCHESTER MONARCHS — Loaned G Danny Tirone to Providence (AHL).

WICHITA THUNDER — Released G Nate Mahle as emergency backup.

SOCCER Major League Soccer MINNESOTA UNITED — Signed G Vito Mannone on 12-month loan from Reading (Championship-England).

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Johnson captures Clash at Daytona

By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Jimmie Johnson’s youngest daughter prays every night for Daddy to win a race. When Johnson scuffled through the worst season of his career, he felt the strain of not reaching victory lane.

“It was putting some pressure on me,” Johnson said.

Johnson called the invocation “cute to hear.”

He didn’t feel the same about critical comments saying Johnson was past his prime. The 43-yearold Johnson tweeted “I’m far from done” in the offseason, and with a risky move in the rain, he showed there’s plenty left.

Johnson triggered a wreck that wiped out nearly the entire 20-car field at Daytona and zipped to the lead to win the rain-shortened exhibition Clash on Sunday.

The seven-time Cup Series

champion failed to win a race for the first time in his career in 2018, but a dose of aggression put him back in victory lane during the opening weekend of Speedweeks.

Johnson’s win capped a banner day for Hendrick Motorsports: teammates William Byron and Alex Bowman locked in the front row for the Daytona 500 earlier in the day in qualifying.

“It’s been a pretty awesome day,” Hendrick said. “I hate we had the wreck there at the end, but it’s been a really good day for the team.”

The celebration at Daytona comes with a caveat: the last Daytona 500 pole-sitter to win the race was Dale Jarrett in 2000, and Johnson’s victory doesn’t count in the official NASCAR record book.

Paul Menard led 51 laps and controlled the race interrupted three times for rain. With more rain looming, Johnson dipped low

and tried to side-draft Menard as they battled for the lead. But Johnson turned Menard and started a chain-reaction accident that left cars sideways and smoking behind the No. 48 Chevrolet.

“I looked in the mirror and there were a lot of cars caught up in it,” Johnson said.

The rain that ended the race hit not long after the decisive move and Johnson won for the first time with new crew chief Kevin Meendering and new primary sponsor Ally.

“I inherited a great core group of guys with the 48 team,” Meendering said. “There’s a strong foundation there, and the team really works well together, and it jells together It’s made that transition a lot easier.”

Johnson and longtime crew chief Chad Knaus split at the end of last season after seven championships. Knaus beat Johnson in the race to the first race day bash

— by just a few hours. But the race to victory lane in a race that really counts comes in the regular season, and Johnson hasn’t won a Cup race since June 4, 2017 at Dover.

“We still need a points race win to say we’re back in victory lane,” Johnson said. “But it was a great first step today.”

The wreck came 55 laps into the 75-lap event, and the race was called just four laps later. Kurt Busch was second, followed by Joey Logano, Ryan Blaney and Bowman.

Busch said team owner Chip Ganassi complained to NASCAR about Johnson driving below the double-yellow line to make the move. But Johnson was not penalized because the wreck forced him that low.

“I think Johnson had a legitimate run to go for the lead,” Busch said.

Menard was positioned to win

for Wood Brothers Racing only weeks after the death of team founder Glen Wood. Wood was 93 and had been the oldest living member of the NASCAR Hall of Fame when he died last month after a long illness.

“I felt like it was aggressive side-drafting,” Menard said.

“I got turned to the inside and hooked to the right and all hell broke loose.”

Johnson had been caught up in many crashes in the Clash, failing to finish on the lead lap in each of the seven exhibition races. He was down at least 25 laps in five straight Clashes, and understands just how quickly a race at Daytona can change.

“I have a split-second decision to try to win a race, and I set up the pass and got position on him clean, “Johnson said. “ I don’t know what triggered his car wobbling and then the accident started from there.”

Perfect day, perfect goodbye for skiing great Vonn

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indsey Vonn just wanted to win.

Win every time she put on skis.

Win more than any other female ski racer before her.

Win no matter how much she hurt or how much the eventual cost would be to her body.

That might be why Vonn was so perplexed the other day when heir apparent Mikaela Shiffrin — who grew up wanting to be another Vonn and may one day surpass her as the greatest female skier ever — decided against trying to win five medals at the world championships in Sweden.

“I’m a racer and I want to race in every single race that I possibly can,” Vonn said.

“So I don’t personally understand it.”

There’s no way Vonn could understand.

She knew only one way, and that was to go as fast as she can before she could go no more.

That time came Sunday, and there was no way Vonn was going home without a medal.

It was a bronze in the downhill, but it was just as good as gold. If this was Vonn’s final day as a ski racer — and every aching bone in her body said it was — she wasn’t going to leave anything in the tank.

Then again, Vonn never leaves anything in the tank.

“I think everyone knows my mentality at this point,” Vonn said afterward. “I

S ports V iews T im D ahlberg always risk everything all the time. It’s the reason I’m able to win so much but also the reason I crash so much.”

The wins piled up over the years, 82 of them in all, more than any skier not named Ingemar Stenmark. So, though, did the crashes, costing her even more wins and the Olympic medals that often define the greats.

The last came five days before her final medal, a fall in the super-G that not only knocked the wind out of Vonn but gave her a black eye and a bruised rib. That was on top of the ligament Vonn tore in her left knee three months ago, and the aches and pains that had to make her feel much older than 34.

The plan had been to ski another year before saying goodbye. But Vonn’s body wouldn’t cooperate, and the decision she didn’t want to make was made for her.

She could have coasted down on one ceremonial final run before basking in the applause at the bottom of the hill. But Vonn never coasted, and she wasn’t about to in her final race.

She willed herself to the starting gate one last time, catching a break because the course had been shortened due to weather.

Then she flew down the hill as fast as she could, hoping her body would somehow stay in one piece at least to the finish line.

It did, in a storybook finish to one of the most remarkable careers ever.

“I risked it all today as always,” Vonn said. “I was so nervous all day, serious anxiety. I think I wanted more than anything to finish strong.”

Consider that one final task accomplished.

The record books will show that Slovenia’s Ilka Stuhec won the gold, but this was Vonn’s day and this was Vonn’s race.

She invited Stenmark, the Swedish great, to the final and that was fitting. Stenmark holds the record for most races won at 86, a mark Vonn had her eyes on before finally realizing that Father Time beats everyone, even the best female ski racer on the planet.

Mike Tyson used to say boxing was a hurt sport. So is downhill racing, and Vonn’s own body is proof.

She’ll begin her retirement with her seventh knee surgery — this one a total reconstruction — and knows she’ll have pain the rest of her life from the rods, plates and screws inserted in her various parts.

Going on simply wasn’t an option anymore, even for the woman who never

Mickelson on brink of win

By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer

PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. — Phil Mickelson had everything go his way Sunday in the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am. He just couldn’t beat the darkness.

On a wild day of weather even by Pebble Beach standards, sunshine gave way to a hail storm that covered the greens in a sheet of white in a matter of minutes. The delay kept Mickelson from finishing off a remarkable rally in which he turned a three-shot deficit against Paul Casey into a threeshot lead until it was too dark to finish the last two holes.

Mickelson at least wanted to try.

“I can see fine,” he said to a PGA Tour rules official as they walked up the 16th fairway. “I don’t want to put Paul in a bad spot.”

Casey simply couldn’t see, and we realized it was not possible to finish all 18 holes — “We can’t finish two holes in six minutes,” he said to the official — he opted to mark his ball on the 16th green.

Mickelson already made his par on the 16th and was 6 under for the day, with no bogeys on his card, and 18-under par for the tournament. Casey has a 3-foot par putt to stay three shots behind when they return at 8 a.m. Monday to play the par-3 17th and the par5 18th.

Lost in the late start — one hour delay from rain, a two-hour suspension from hail — was sheer brilliance

from the 48-year-old Mickelson who didn’t come remotely close to making a bogey and was on the brink of a fifth victory in the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am. His first one also was a Monday finish, when players returned in August — more than six months later — to finish the third round of the weatherplagued tournament to make it official.

“We’ve got two tough holes left and I don’t want to jump the gun and get past that,” Mickelson said. “I know a lot can happen in these two holes and they have happened in the past, so I want to stay focused and just come out tomorrow and try to finish it off. I wish we could do it tonight.”

Mickelson made his big run starting with a 9-iron to a foot behind the cup on the par-4 ninth. That was start of a five-hole stretch when Mickelson made three birdies and Paul Casey had two bogeys, taking Lefty from two behind to three ahead.

“I didn’t make anything. I hit some good golf shots and didn’t get anything out of it today,” Casey said. “Phil has put together a spectacular round of golf so far — 6 under, no dropped shots. Remarkable stuff.”

Even as Mickelson strongly hinted at wanting to finish — at point suggesting they play the 17th and he could scoot ahead to get a ball in play on the 18th so at least he could finish — Casey stood his ground.

Casey was at 15 under, tied with Scott Stallings, who closed with a 66.

Along with an outside chance at forc-

ing a playoff, finishing alone in second instead of a tie is a difference of $152,000, along with world ranking points and FedEx Cup points. Casey and FedEx executive Don Colleran had a one-shot lead in the pro-am.

Mickelson was standing on the 17th tee when he heard the horn sound to stop play, and he shook his head.

The rest of his day was far better than the weather.

Mickelson is on the verge of winning for the 44th time in his career, and matching Mark O’Meara with five victories at a tournament he first played in 1995.

It also would be his first victory on American soil since the Phoenix Open six years ago. He won the British Open that summer in Scotland, and the Mexico Championship last year.

His brilliant play still shared the stage with weather that was bizarre even by Pebble standards.

Mickelson and Casey were waiting to tee off when clouds moved in quickly moved in, and rain turned into hail that pounded umbrellas, many of them held sideways to account for the wind.

Greens quickly were covered by the tiny white pellets, and workers went from using squeegees for excess water to power blowers to remove the hail.

Sam Saunders, whose grandfather Arnold Palmer was among the Pebble Beach owners, scooped up hail and tossed it like a snowball. Patrick Reed’s brother laid on his back and tried to make a snow angel.

No. 12 Houston nips No. 25 Cincinnati

By The Associated Press

HOUSTON — DeJon Jarreau scored 14 of his 16 points in the second half, Corey Davis Jr. also had 16 and No. 12 Houston held off No. 25 Cincinnati 65-58 on Sunday.

Jarreau added eight rebounds and five assists. He scored 11 consecutive points in the second half, including six straight to give Houston a 63-58 lead with 3 ½ minutes left. Davis and Jarreau

each made free throws in the final 20 seconds to seal it for the Cougars (23-1, 10-1 American Athletic Conference).

Galen Robinson Jr. had 10 points for Houston, which won its eighth straight and extended its home winning streak to 32 games. Houston shot 49 percent from the field.

Jarron Cumberland scored 27 points on 9-of-25 shooting, and Cane Broome

added 10 points for Cincinnati (20-4, 9-2), which had its eight-game winning streak snapped. The Bearcats shot 33 percent from the field, including 27 percent in the second half.

NO. 20 IOWA 80, NORTHWESTERN 79 IOWA CITY, Iowa — Jordan Bohannon hit a 3-pointer from 23 feet with three-tenths of a second remaining and Iowa rallied from a 13-point

deficit to beat Northwestern.

Bohannon finished with 15 points with 3-for-4 shooting from 3-point range, including the winner for Iowa (19-5, 8-5, Big Ten). Freshman Joe Wieskamp scored 21 points, Tyler Cook had 19 points and 11 rebounds, and Isaiah Moss scored 16 points as Iowa won its third straight.

Vic Law had 24 points and 10 rebounds, Ryan Taylor scored 16 points, A.J. Turner added 15 and Dererk Pardon scored 13 for Northwestern (12-11, 3-9).

wanted to do anything other than go fast and win.

“I wish I could have gotten (87) but not at the risk of the rest of my life,” she said.

The numbers Vonn put up over the years are staggering, even if just one gold medal in four Olympics seems not nearly enough.

More importantly, perhaps, Vonn put a face — most often a smiling one — on a sport that was in desperate need of a star.

“She is a PR machine, if you want, for our sport,” said Gian-Franco Kasper, president of the International Ski Federation.

She was on this final week, with a crash and then a medal that was like a mini soap opera of her entire career. The sun came out just as she prepared to enter the gate for one last time, and Stenmark himself was waiting at the bottom of the hill with a giant spray of flowers.

The nerves went away, the pain subsided ever so briefly. Then Vonn went flying down the hill on a magical run that Hollywood couldn’t have scripted any better.

“Just a perfect day for downhill,” Vonn said.

And a perfect way to say goodbye to a legend.

Tim Dahlberg is a national sports columnist for The Associated Press. Write to him at tdahlberg@ap.org or http://twitter. com/timdahlberg

Today in History Today is Monday, Feb. 11, the 42nd day of 2019. There are 323 days left in the year.

Today’s Highlight in History: On Feb. 11, 1990, South African black activist Nelson Mandela was freed after 27 years in captivity.

On this date: In 1531, the Church of England grudgingly accepted King Henry VIII as its supreme head.

In 1929, the Lateran Treaty was signed, with Italy recognizing the independence and sovereignty of Vatican City.

In 1937, a six-week-old sit-down strike against General Motors ended, with the company agreeing to recognize the United Automobile Workers Union.

In 1945, President Franklin D. Roosevelt, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill and Soviet leader Josef Stalin signed the Yalta Agreement, in which Stalin agreed to declare war against Imperial Japan following Nazi Germany’s capitulation.

In 1963, American author and poet Sylvia Plath was found dead in her London flat, a suicide; she was 30.

In 1968, New York City’s fourth and current Madison Square Garden, located on Manhattan’s West Side at the site of what used to be the Pennsylvania Station building, opened with a “Salute to the USO” hosted by Bob Hope and Bing Crosby. (The same evening, the New York Rangers played their final game at the third Garden, tying the Detroit Red Wings 3-3.)

In 1979, followers of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini (hoh-MAY’nee) seized power in Iran.

In 1986, Soviet dissident Natan Sharansky was released by the Soviet Union after nine years of captivity as part of an East-West prisoner exchange.

In 2006, Vice President Dick Cheney accidentally shot and wounded Harry Whittington, a companion during a weekend quailhunting trip in Texas.

In 2008, the Pentagon charged Khalid Sheikh Mohammed (HAH’-leed shayk moh-HAH’-med) and five other detainees at Guantanamo Bay with murder and war crimes in connection with the Sept. 11 attacks.

In 2012, pop singer Whitney Houston, 48, was found dead in a hotel room bathtub in Beverly Hills, California.

In 2013, with a few words in Latin, Pope Benedict XVI did what no pope had done in more than half a millennium: announced his resignation. The bombshell came during a routine morning meeting of Vatican cardinals. (The 85-year-old pontiff was succeeded

by Pope Francis.)

Ten years ago: The nation’s top bankers went before the House Financial Services Committee, pledging to build public trust with greater lending and fewer perks. All-Star shortstop Miguel Tejada pleaded guilty to lying to Congress about steroids in baseball. (He was sentenced to a year’s probation.) Rep. John Dingell, D-Mich., who first went to Congress in 1955, became the longest-serving member of the U.S. House of Representatives. President Robert Mugabe (moo-GAH’-bay) swore in longtime rival Morgan Tsvangirai (SVAHNG’-ur-eye) as Zimbabwe’s prime minister.

Five years ago: President Barack Obama, during a joint White House news conference with French President Francois Hollande, vowed to come down like “a ton of bricks” on businesses that violated Iranian sanctions while nuclear negotiations were under way, and conceded “enormous frustration” with stalled Syrian peace talks. At the Sochi Games, Carina Vogt of Germany won women’s ski jumping’s first-ever Olympic gold medal.

One year ago: A Russian passenger plane crashed into a snowy field six minutes after taking off from Moscow, killing all 65 passengers and six crew members; investigators would blame human error, saying the pilots had received flawed air speed readings after failing to turn on a heating unit for the measurement equipment.

Amid swirling winds, 17-year-old snowboarder Red Gerard won the United States’ first gold medal of the 2018 Winter Olympics in South Korea, capturing the men’s slopestyle event. Singer Vic Damone, who possessed what Frank Sinatra once called “the best pipes in the business,” died in Florida at the age of 89.

Today’s Birthdays: Actor Conrad Janis is 91. Fashion designer Mary Quant is 85. Actress Tina Louise is 81. Bandleader Sergio Mendes is 78. Actor Philip Anglim is 67. Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush is 66. Actress Catherine Hickland is 63. Rock musician David Uosikkinen (aw-SIK’-ken-ihn) (The Hooters) is 63. Actress Carey Lowell is 58. Singer Sheryl Crow is 57. Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin is 55. Actress Jennifer Aniston is 50. Actor Damian Lewis is 48. Actress Marisa Petroro is 47. Singer D’Angelo is 45. Actor Brice Beckham is 43. Rock M-C/vocalist Mike Shinoda (Linkin Park) is 42. Singer-actress Brandy is 40. Country musician Jon Jones (The Eli Young Band) is 39. Actor Matthew Lawrence is 39. Rhythm-andblues singer Kelly Rowland is 38. Actress Natalie Dormer is 37.

Singer Aubrey O’Day is 35. Actress Q’orianka (kohr-ee-AHN’-kuh) Kilcher is 29. Actor Taylor Lautner is 27.

Thought for Today: “Life does not count by years. Some suffer a lifetime in a day, and so grow old between the rising and the setting of the sun.” -- Augusta Jane Evans, American novelist (1835-1909).

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Discovery of genetic disorder forces confession of affair a world of heartache if they have genetic testing done before planning to have a child, and why.

You would be doing them both an enormous favor if you disclose it.

DEAR ABBY: Decades ago, while I was a college student, a friend took the time and inter- Abigail Van Buren est to help me through a severe bout of depression. She likely saved my life. She had no special training, just a kind heart and a willing ear. At the time, I didn’t realize the profound impact she had made. Our lives diverged, and I never heard from her again.

Recently, I finally decided to reach out and thank her, but unfortunately, an online search revealed her 10-year-old obituary. From the notes in the guest book, I discovered she had suffered many personal hardships throughout her adult life, which contributed to her early death.

Because I was not able to help her as she helped me, I want to pass along two important lessons I learned: (1) Thank people and tell them you care before it is too late, and (2) be

willing to lend a hand and an ear to someone in need, because you may be that one person who affects their life. She had a saying I would like to share, which has guided my life: “Just open your ‘I’ and LIVE becomes LOVE.” -- WITH LOVE IN MINNESOTA DEAR WITH LOVE: I’m sorry for the loss of your caring and compassionate friend. I’m glad you took the time to write and share what a meaningful role she had in your life. That she made herself available to listen when you needed it is something more people should do because we live in a stressful society in which many individuals feel lost and alone. And I love her “motto”!

Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips. Contact Dear Abby at www.DearAbby.com or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069.

Good advice for everyone -- teens to seniors -- is in “The Anger in All of Us and How to Deal With It.” To order, send your name and mailing address, plus check or money order for $8 (U.S. funds) to: Dear Abby, Anger Booklet, P.O. Box 447, Mount Morris, IL 61054-0447.

(Shipping and handling are included in the price.)

Hints from Heloise

HAPPY BIRTHDAY for Monday, Feb. 11, 2019: This year, you might be more anchored than usual. However, events encourage you to be more flexible. Touch base with your innate gentleness, and you will know what to do. If single, you could create a very solid tie, although it might become boring at a later date. If attached, a lot of activity surrounds your home and domestic life -- much more than in the past.

For instance, you might be welcoming a new addition or remodeling your home.

Whatever occurs occupies your thoughts and, for the most part, makes you happy.

Listen to TAURUS about significant decisions.

The Stars Show the Kind of Day You’ll Have: 5-Dynamic; 4-Positive; 3-Average; 2-So-so; 1-Difficult ARIES (March 21-April 19) HHH Curb a newfound tendency to be extravagant. You might not realize the damage until after the fact. Recognize what you offer. You do not necessarily need all the symbols. You simply want them! Tonight: Try a new pastime or hobby.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) HHHHH You charge into various situations highly energized and feeling great.

Your decisions today will reflect the energy of this day. An inspiring, nebulous and/or flaky friend plays a significant and positive role in your day. Tonight: As you like it.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) HHH You sense much going on, yet you cannot define exactly what you are feeling. Say little; listen without judgment.

Later, some of the activity around you, as well as your thoughts, will make sense.

Respond to a creative suggestion. Tonight: Take some private time.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) HHHH You know what you want.

Whether you can realize that goal depends on your ingenuity and fortitude.

Trust that if you really want something, you will give 100 percent in manifesting that desire. The end results can only be good with this approach. Tonight: With a friend.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) HHHH Assume control if given the opportunity. Most people will acquiesce or agree with your decisions. An associate shares an unusually dynamic concept.

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source of the idea. You could be delighted by the results. Tonight: Burning the midnight oil.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) HHHH Take in a new concept or way of thinking. You like the results and decide to learn more about this mindset. If possible, sign up for a workshop or hang around those who epitomize this type of thinking. You only gain from this experience. Tonight: Surf the web.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) HHHH Maintain a close tie. This person has more savvy and knowledge in handling partnerships and financial matters. An offer might look good, but it does not present a lot of possibilities. Get feedback. Mull over what you hear. Tonight: Time with a loved one.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) HHH Defer to others, knowing that you need to understand their views. Let them follow their chosen path and see the results they get. They need this experience, and you do as well. You might learn a lot about those involved. Tonight: With a friend.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) HHH Stay earthbound and out of risky areas. Ultimately, you will be a lot happier.

Focus on the task at hand. You will provide a complete product or result when you do. Others will see the difference. Tonight: Welcome some distraction.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) HHHH Your creativity might be called upon. Share your thoughts openly, without judgment about others’ ideas. Those around you seek success but try the shorter route. You know that will not work.

Tonight: News could be delightful.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) HHH Your stubbornness might cause a problem, not only for you but also for those who deal with you. Determine what the basis of your stubbornness is in each case. Try to flow more easily with others.

Tonight: Home is your castle.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) HHHH Speak your mind, because others see your feelings on your face. You might not be able to hide strong reactions well. How you say what you think might make or break a situation. Tonight: Listen to a neighbor’s news.

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An age-old complaint Dear Readers: Today’s SOUND OFF is about age discrimination.

-- Heloise “Dear Heloise: I retired last year from a job I held for over 25 years. I’m in excellent health, and I want to work part time. Before I retired, I was a district manager and well-respected in my field. My resume was done professionally and mentions the awards and achievements of my career. The problem is, no one seems to want to hire people my age.

“I’m not alone, because I’ve heard the same thing from other retirees who want to put in an honest day’s work but can’t get hired. We’ll work for the money that’s offered; we’ll show up on time and do the job. We have so much experience and numerous skills, but age discrimination is our biggest problem. Employers should really take a second look at retirees and give us a chance to show how loyal, trustworthy and reliable a senior employee can be when given the opportunity.”

-- Roger H., South Bend, Ind. SEND A GREAT HINT TO: Heloise P.O. Box 795001 San Antonio, TX 78279-5001 Fax: 1-210-HELOISE Email: Heloise(at)Heloise.com FAST FACTS Dear Readers: For those who receive a daily paper, here are some suggestions for the plastic sleeves that go over the newspaper: * Use as an umbrella cover for storage. * Decorative outdoor banners can be stored in them. * Slip over golf clubs for storing.

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DEAR ABBY: Ten years ago, I had an affair with a married man that resulted in a pregnancy and then a miscarriage. I was also married at the time. Pathology testing revealed that the child had a rare genetic disorder inherited on the paternal side. My husband’s genetic test indicated that he was not a carrier. The revelation led to my admission of the affair and our divorce.

I didn’t tell the other man. His wife was unable to have children, so I didn’t think it would impact him. I recently found out he is divorced and remarried to a younger woman. I have no idea whether they plan to have children, but I’m torn about telling him he is a carrier for that life-threatening disorder.

Selfishly, I do not want to reopen this shameful period of my life, so my instinct is to leave it alone, but I feel morally obligated to let him know. Should I contact him and tell him he was the father of the child and that he is a carrier of this genetic abnormality?

-- TORN IN MISSISSIPPI DEAR TORN: The kind thing to do would be to contact your former lover privately.

Explain that you do not mean to intrude, but he needs to know something important. Then inform him that it could save him and his wife

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Lawyer denies Enquirer tried to extort Bezos

By MICHAEL BALSAMO Associated Press

WASHINGTON — The National Enquirer committed neither extortion nor blackmail by threatening to publish intimate photos of Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, an attorney for the head of the tabloid’s parent company said Sunday.

Elkan Abromowitz, an attorney for American Media Inc. chief executive David Pecker, said on Sunday a “reliable source” well-known to Bezos and his mistress provided the story about the billionaire’s extramarital affair.

Bezos has said AMI threatened to publish the explicit photos of him unless he stopped investigating how the Enquirer obtained his private exchanges with his mistress, former TV anchor Lauren Sanchez, and publicly declare that the Enquirer’s coverage of him was not politically motivated. Bezos also owns The Washington Post.

Bezos’ investigators have suggested the Enquirer’s coverage of his affair was driven by dirty politics, and the high-profile clash has pitted the world’s richest man against the leader of America’s best-known tabloid, who is a strong backer of President Donald Trump. Trump has been highly critical of Bezos

over his ownership of The Washington Post and Amazon, and the Post’s coverage of the White House.

Federal prosecutors are looking into whether the Enquirer violated a cooperation and nonprosecution agreement that recently spared the gossip sheet from charges for paying hush money to a Playboy model who claimed she had an affair with Trump, two people familiar with the matter told The Associated Press on Friday. The people weren’t authorized to discuss the matter and spoke on condition of anonymity.

But asked during an interview with ABC’s “This Week” whether he was concerned the Bezos matter could jeopardize the noncooperation agreement, Abramowitz said: “Absolutely not.”

Abramowitz defended the tabloid’s handling of the situation as part of a standard legal negotiation.

“I think both Bezos and AMI had interests in resolving their interests,” Abramowitz said. “It’s absolutely not a crime to ask somebody to simply tell the truth. Tell the truth that this was not politically motivated, and we will print no more stories.”

Bezos’ affair became public when the Enquirer published story on Jan. 9 about

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March 1st. Interested in Kaleidoscope for your K-5th grader and want to learn more?

Please join us for our school tours every Tuesday at 9:30 a.m. in February or our Kaleidoscope Parent Information Meeting on Tuesday, February 19th at 5:30 p.m.

Re-enrollment forms are due February 15th by 4:00 p.m. Every student must have a completed form turned in to the office to hold their place for next year. If your child is not returning, even if they have aged out of the school, please fill out the back of the form so we know where they will be attending in order to send their records when it’s time.

The Life Skill we are focusing on this week is Pride – Satisfaction from doing one’s personal best.

Monday, February 11 Shelden & Tronnier’s class will be visiting the Riverside Assisted Living Center and Jumpin Junction @ 9:10 Atchley & Fields class will be visiting the Kenai Senior Center and Jumpin Junction @ 10:45 Tuesday, February 12 School Tour @ 9:30 a.m.

Wednesday, February 13 Boersma’s class will be walking to Charis Place @ 2:30 Thursday, February 14 Zinszer’s class will be walking to Charis Place @ 1:30 Friday, February 15 Re-enrollment forms due to the office no later than 4:00 p.m.

Upcoming Events Tuesday’s in February – School Tours @ 9:30 a.m.

February 18 – APC meeting in the library @ 4:15 p.m.

February 19 – Kaleidoscope Parent Information Meeting @ 5:30 p.m.

February 21 – 5th grade is going to the Challenger Center February 26 – Kindergarten is going to the Challenger Center February 28 – 3rd & 4th grade are going to Sport Lake for Ice Fishing March 1 – Lottery Application Deadline@ 4:00 p.m.

March 22 – Spring Pictures *Only students that have prepaid packets will have pictures taken. Younger siblings can come in and have pictures taken from 12-1.

Volunteers Volunteers are welcome any time at Kaleidoscope! Background checks and Volunteer Training are required for each school year to be an approved volunteer.

Go to http://kaleidoscope.blogs.kpbsd. k12.ak.us/wpmu/volunteers for the 2 links. Background checks may take up to 2 weeks to be processed. Volunteer Indemnification forms are to be completed 2 days before each study trip.

Connections Dates To Remember: 02/13 – Salmon Dissection @ Soldotna Office at 1:30 (more info below) 02/15- Science Fair Registration Due 02/20 & 02/21 - Mr. Parrett will be in the Seward Office 02/25- Science Fair Projects Due 02/25 – 03/01 - Science Fair Projects Displayed in Connections Office 03/01 - Iditaread Starts (more info below) 03/01 – Seward: Kids Ice Fishing Day

his relationship with Lauren Sanchez, who is also married. Bezos then hired a team of private investigators to find out how the tabloid got the texts and photos the two exchanged.

Bezos’ personal investigators, led by his security consultant Gavin de Becker, have focused on Sanchez’s brother, according to a person familiar with the matter. The person wasn’t authorized to discuss the matter publicly and spoke on condition of anonymity.

Michael Sanchez is his sister’s manager, a Trump supporter and an acquaintance of Trump allies Roger Stone and Carter Page.

Abramowitz would not comment when asked whether Michael Sanchez was the Enquirer’s source but said that “Bezos and Ms. Sanchez knew who the source was.”

Michael Sanchez has declined to speak with AP on the record. In a Jan. 31 tweet, he said without evidence that de Becker “spreads fake, unhinged conservative conspiracy theories.”

Investigators working for Bezos have identified who they believe provided text messages to the Enquirer, the person familiar with the matter told the AP on Sunday.

Bezos’ investigators concluded their probe into the

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03/06 – High School Eligibility Due 03/07 - Soldotna Office: Art Share from 3-4pm (more info below) 04/04 - Soldotna Office: Art Share from 3-4pm (more info below) 04/10 - High School Eligibility Due 04/30 – 2019 Homeschool Talent Show (more info below) 05/03 & 05/04 – FULL: Overnight Trip to Kasitsna Bay Laboratory with Center for Alaskan Coastal Studies contact Derek Bynagle for more info 05/06 – Kenai Fjords Marine Science Explorer Tour – Please Contact Julie Lindquist for More Details jlindquist@ kpbsd.k12.ak.us or (907) 224-9035 Robotics: Soldotna Office: Do you like computer programming?

Are you or your child interested in a fun, engaging, hands-on & educational robotics program? The Soldotna office is looking to start a parent led robotics club for grades 5th-8th. If this sounds like something you and/or your child would like to participate in please contact Mark Wackler: mwackler@kpbsd.org . We look forward to this exciting and challenging opportunity!

Iditaread Starts March 1st: Our annual Iditaread program starts March 1st! So get out your favorite books or those you haven’t read yet and start keeping track of your reading minutes.

When you’ve read your way to Nome and crossed the finish line, see your Connections Office for a prize! If you have any questions, please call the Connections office (714-8880) or email:cnolden@kpbsd. org for more information and how to log onto the Iditarod Insider. Happy reading and MUSH ON! NEW: Soldotna Office – Free Tutoring: Soldotna Office – Free Tutoring: Connections is very excited to have Sara Hadfield and Rebecca Weaver, from the Kenai Peninsula College, at the Soldotna office every week to offer free tutoring to our families.

Sara specializes in English as a Second Language (ESL) and language arts. Her schedule will be Wednesdays from 1:303:00pm starting Wednesday, February 13th.

Rebecca specializes in a variety of subjects: math, physics, chemistry and science. Her schedule is Thursdays from 11:00am to 2:00pm.

If you are a parent or a student that needs help in any of these areas, please call our office at 714-8880 to schedule an appointment.

Soldotna Office: Connections Science Fair: The Connections Science Fair is open to all Connections students, and is a noncompetitive opportunity for students to explore a science related topic, create a display, and show off their display in the Connections office. Please contact Mark Wackler (mwackler@kpbsd.org) for more resources to help with your project.

Salmon Dissection @ Soldotna Office: February 13th @ 1:30pm ADF&G will be leading a salmon dissection for Connections homeschool students at the Soldotna office. All ages are welcome to participate. Please RSVP for this by emailing Mark Wackler at mwackler@kpbsd.org Soldotna Office: Thursday Art Share: The Soldotna office is celebrating student art, grades K-12, every month! Paintings, drawings, ceramics, photography, digital art, etc… all are welcome and encouraged! Submissions can be dropped off

text message leak and turned over the results to attorney Richard Ben-Veniste for review and possible referral to law enforcement, the person said. Ben-Veniste had served as special prosecutor during the Watergate scandal.

In his blog post on Thursday, Bezos alluded to a possible relationship between Saudi Arabia and AMI, but Adel al-Jubeir, Saudi Arabia’s minister of state of foreign affairs, said he had “no idea” about such a relationship and doubted the kingdom played any role in urging AMI to run negative stories about Bezos. Last year, the tabloid produced a glossy magazine that included 97 pages saluting Saudi Arabia, ahead of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s arrival in the U.S. on a public relations blitz to transform his country’s image.

“It’s like a soap opera,” alJubeir said of Bezos’ allegations during a roundtable on Friday with reporters in Washington.

Asked about AMI’s recent $450 million debt restructuring, Abramowitz said “not a penny” of that money came from the Saudi kingdom. The company had sought financing from the Saudis but never received any, he said.

Trump’s Afghan envoy intensifies peace efforts with Taliban

By MATTHEW LEE AP Diplomatic Writer

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration’s special envoy for Afghanistan is returning to the country after stops in Europe and the Middle East for an extended diplomatic tour aimed at pushing a U.S. peace initiative.

The State Department said in a statement Sunday that Special Representative for Afghan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad would spend the rest of February traveling to Belgium, Germany, Turkey, Qatar, Afghanistan and Pakistan.

It said the trip is intended “to facilitate a peace process that protects U.S. national security interests and brings all Afghan parties together in an intra-Afghan dialogue through which they can determine a path for their country’s future.”

Khalilzad recently finished a similar trip during which his talks with the Taliban produced a tentative framework agreement, but he warned last week that the negotiations are far from

anytime during the month, an art activity will start promptly at 3:15 on the Art Share day, see below for dates.

Our art share in February will be Thursday, February 7th from 3-4pm and the theme is: winter animals!

March: Spring theme! Thursday, March 7th from 3-4pm April: Green Earth theme! Thursday, April 4th from 3-4pm. **please note: any and all submissions are welcome regardless of theme** 2019 Homeschool Talent Show: The 2019 Homeschool Talent Show will

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Khalilzad told an audience at the U.S. Institute of Peace on Friday that he hopes a final deal can be clinched before Afghanistan’s presidential election in July. He stressed, however that many issues remain to be resolved and that it must be a package deal.

“We are in the early stage of a protracted process,” he said. “We have a long way to go.”

The former U.S. ambassador to Kabul also called for direct talks to begin as soon as possible between the Taliban and the Afghan government, which thus far has not been involved in Khalilzad’s talks. So far, though, he noted that the Taliban have been unwilling to take this step, arguing that the government is illegitimate.

The U.S. has about 14,000 troops in Afghanistan, and President Donald Trump has indicated he wants a substantial withdrawal this year, although no such orders have been given, according to U.S. military officials.

be on Tuesday, April 30th from 5-6:30pm at the Soldotna High School Auditorium.

Connections is looking for homeschool students to join the show and display their talents (singing, instrumental, art, skits, whatever!). Talents of all types and ability levels are encouraged and there will also be an art display at the entrance to show off Connections student’s artistic abilities as well. Please contact Mark Wackler at the Soldotna Connections office if you are interested in participating in the talent show, or to get more info –mwackler@ kpbsd.org

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