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Monday, December 24, 2018 Kenai Peninsula, Alaska

Vol. 49, Issue 73

In the news River otter moved to Detroit Zoo after rescue in Alaska ROYAL OAK, Mich. — An orphaned North American female river otter found by hikers in southeastern Alaska has been moved to the Detroit Zoo in Royal Oak. The Detroit Zoological Society says 7-month-old Kalee is a potential mate for Sparky, a 4-year-old male otter born at the zoo.

Kalee had suffered a laceration and puncture wound to her side when she was discovered in June. Alaska Fish and Game officials turned her over to a zoo there for initial care.

Detroit Zoological Society Chief Life Sciences officer Scott Carter says “female river otters typically do not reproduce until they reach two years of age, but in the meantime, Kalee will be a playful companion for Sparky.”

The Detroit Zoo expanded its river otter habitat last year.

Three other river otters also call it home.

Assembly member to resign seat to attend Air War College FAIRBANKS — A member of the Fairbanks North Star Borough Assembly plans to resign next summer to attend the Air War College in Alabama.

Angela Major holds the highest civilian position on Fort Wainwright. She says she likely will study national security strategy or strategic studies at the U.S. Department of Defense senior professional leadership school.

The Fairbanks Daily News-Miner reports that Major was elected to a three-year assembly term in October 2017. She plans to serve until June or July.

The assembly will choose her replacement. Assembly seats are nonpartisan and atlarge.

— Associated Press

Solving Alaska’s teacher problem at home University system president aims for 90 percent of teachers to be UA educated by 2025

By MOLLIE BARNES Juneau Empire

Alaska has a teacher problem. Well, the whole country has a teacher problem, but it’s even more pronounced in rural areas of Alaska. It’s tough to live here for some people, which makes it hard to attract good teachers to fill open teaching positions across the state.

“People aren’t as willing to come to Alaska as they used to be,” said Executive Dean of the Alaska College of Education Steve Atwater.

But teachers who are from Alaska, and know how to live and thrive here, are more likely to stay. That’s why the University of Alaska System President Jim Johnsen has set a goal for 90 percent of all new teacher

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University of Alaska President Jim Johnsen, left, listens to Dr. Steve Atwater, Executive Dean of the Alaska College of Education, during an interview at the University of Alaska Southeast on Friday, Aug. 3, 2018. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)

hires to have graduated from 2025. It’s part of an initiative the University of Alaska by called “Grow your own,” which

is used by teacher recruitment programs across the country.

Nearly two-thirds of all teacher and administrative school positions are hired from out of state each year, according to data from the university.

Many teachers come to get initial experience out of university, then leave after one or two years to go back to the Lower 48.

“Between 2004 and 2014, district-level teacher turnover in rural Alaska averaged 20 percent per year, and about a dozen districts experienced annual turnover rates higher than 30 percent,” said Dayna Jean DeFeo, a senior research associate for the Center for Alaska Education Policy Research in a report. In contrast, the national rate is only 8 percent, accord-

ing to a report by the Learning Policy Institute.

Right now, Atwater said about 43 percent of teachers are coming from the University of Alaska. In order to raise that number to 90 by 2025, the university is focusing on two main goals: recruitment and retention, especially among Alaska Natives.

“You want to get more people into the pipeline,” he said.

“And you have to get people to stay.”

To accomplish this goal, the university is taking a multifaceted approach including traditional-type recruiting, public awareness and outreach, a statewide mentoring program to support teachers who are already working in Alaska, a See TEACH, page A5

Court ruling could impact Kenai Peninsula teachers still without contract peninsula cruise ports

By VICTORIA PETERSEN Peninsula Clarion

By KAT SORENSEN Peninsula Clarion

A decision in a long-fought court case between the cruise industry and Juneau could have local ramifications for Seward, Homer and other cruise ports in Alaska.

U.S. District Court Judge H. Russel Holland ruled earlier this month that it’s constitutional for a city to collect head taxes, or fees from each cruise ship passenger, but they can only be used to benefit the cruise ships, not the public or cruise passengers.

“Passenger benefits are not relevant,” Holland wrote in his 35-page ruling. “The proper question as to each category of expenditure by the City and Borough of Juneau is: Does the expenditure provide a service to

As the Anchorage and Ketchikan school districts finalize employee contracts, it is unknown when teachers in the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District will see their three-year contracts.

David Brighton, president of the Kenai Peninsula Education Association, said the district and teacher unions do not have any meetings scheduled to ne-

Cruise ship visitors gather for their tours on the Seawalk in Juneau on Sept. 13, 2017. (File photo)

a vessel? If the answer is yes, the expenditure is constitutional.”

If the answer is no, Holland said the expenditure is unconstitutional under the Tonnage

Clause of the U.S. Constitution which stops states from charging for a vessel’s cargo without providing a service to the boat.

See CRUISE, page A2

Santa tracker will still run despite government shutdown

By DAN ELLIOTT Associated Press

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DENVER — The government may be partially shut down, but that won’t stop hundreds of volunteers dressed in Christmas hats and military uniforms Monday from taking calls from children around the

world who want to know when Santa will be coming.

The military says the NORAD Tracks Santa won’t be affected by the government shutdown because it is run by volunteers at Peterson Air Force Base in Colorado and is funded by the Department of Defense’s budget that was ap-

proved earlier this year.

Now in its 63rd year, the Santa tracker became a Christmas Eve tradition after a mistaken phone call to the Continental Air Defense Command in Colorado Springs, Colorado, in 1955. CONAD, as it was known, had the serious job of See SANTA page A2

gotiate contracts.

“It’s frustrating to see Ketchikan and Anchorage both settle a contract with 2 percent raises in all three of the years, and our district can’t see to give us a three-year contract or include raises,” Brighton said.

If no new meetings are scheduled with the district and unions, arbitration will take place on Feb. 26.

The school district was not immediately available for comment.

PCHS Dental receives national award

By VICTORIA PETERSEN Peninsula Clarion

Peninsula Community Health Services of Alaska Dental received a national award of excellence in November. The award to PCHS Dental was presented at the National Network for Oral Health Access conference, which took place Nov. 1114 in New Orleans, Louisiana.

The award was given to two other health clinics across the country — one in Santa Barbara, California and one in Palm Beach County, Florida For the last three years, PCHS has been working with DentaQuest, a nonprofit organization focused on improving ef-

ficiency, effectiveness and quality in dental care, according to a press release.

Dental Director Jake Owens said working at PCHS has been a very rewarding experience.

“We get the opportunity to help people with more affordable and quality health care, something that is truly needed in all communities,” Owens said.

The press release from PCHS noted the DentaQuest program helped to improve community access to oral health care, and improved clinic operations, ensuring viability in the future.

“For two years, (DentaQuest) advised us on potential improvements, from policy and See AWARD, page A3

Southern peninsula homestead kids tell their tales

By MEGAN PACER Homer News

Four local children from homestead families — now grown with extensive families of their own — regaled the community with stories and anecdotes from their respective homesteads earlier this month during the second iteration of “Homestead Kids.”

Terry Epperson Harrington, Al Poindexter, Mary Haakenson Perry and Joyce Anderson Turkington all grew up in the area surrounding North Fork Road in Anchor Point, referred to generally as “the North Fork.” They presented “Homestead Kids: Tales from the North Fork” at the Alaska Islands and Oceans Visitor Center, moderated by Lynn

Lynn Whitmore moderates Homestead Kids: Tales of the North Fork, a presentation held Dec. 13 at the Alaska Islands and Oceans Visitor Center in Homer. (Photo by Megan Pacer/Homer News)

Whitmore.

To say all homesteaders and their children lived the same kind of life would be simplify-

ing: Some were cattle ranchers (like the Eppersons and the Andersons), others were gardeners, still others were fishermen

(like the Haakensons). One thing they all shared, though, was the experience of taming a piece of the Kenai Peninsula together through hard work, building and expansion.

Whitmore asked the panelists about a range of topics, from what their first cabins on the North Fork were like to how they got to school, particularly in the winter.

Each pioneering kid recalled that their first house on the North Fork was a one-room cabin. Some had lofts, others didn’t. It wasn’t uncommon to go through several homes in those days while the family settled into its homesteading lifestyle, eventually expanding and upgrading. Harrington recalled staying in an uninsulated house in Ninilchik before

the family really got settled.

In Perry’s home, six older siblings all slept together in one loft, with the baby of the family sleeping downstairs with their mom and dad. Both Harrington and Poindexter described early homes in which the cracks between the logs were just about as wide as the logs themselves. They recalled waking up some cold mornings with their blankets frozen to the wall of the cabin where they slept.

Turkington’s family got the first grazing lease given out on the Kenai Peninsula after moving up from the New Mexico area. Poindexter’s family were successful chicken farmers from Seward, helping other families in other areas of the See TALES, page A3

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monitoring a far-flung radar network for any sign of a nuclear attack on the United States.

When Col. Harry Shoup picked up the phone that day, he found himself talking not to a military general, but to a child who wanted to speak to Santa Claus. A Colorado Springs newspaper had run an ad inviting kids to call Santa but mistakenly listed the hotline number.

Shoup figured out what had happened and played along.

The tradition has since mushroomed into an elaborate operation that attracts tens of thousands of calls every year.

For the 1,500 civilian and military volunteers who will answer the phones for kids calling 1-877-HI-NORAD, it infuses the holiday with childlike wonder.

“They’re all really sweet, small voices,” said Madison Hill, a volunteer who helped answer the phones in two previous years.

“I had a little girl tell me good night instead of goodbye,” she said. “It’s really sweet.”

The North American Aerospace Defense Command — a joint U.S.-Canadian operation based in Colorado Springs, Colorado, that protects the

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The ruling will tighten up restrictions according to Seward’s City Attorney Will Earnhart of Birch Horton Bittner & Cherot, and could possibly impact the summer shuttle bus.

“It could be very problematic and I’d have to work with the administration,” Earnhart said. “We’ve got the shuttle going to the cruise ship dock when the ships are there and that’s its primary purpose. My reading of the case is that it’s probably OK, but that is a vast grey area. It depends on how incidental it is to the cruise ships or not, figuring that out.”

In this Dec. 24, 2017, file photo, Canadian Lt. Maj. Chris Hache takes a call while volunteering at the NORAD Tracks Santa center at Peterson Air Force Base in Colorado Springs, Colo. (Jerilee Bennett/The Gazette via AP, File)

skies over both countries — has taken over the Santa tracker since the tradition started. The military command center embraced and expanded the Santa-tracking mission and has been rewarded with a bounty of goodwill and good publicity.

Last year, NORAD Tracks Santa drew 126,000 phone calls, 18 million website hits, 1.8 million followers on Facebook and 179,000 more on Twitter.

It takes 160 phones to handle the calls that pour in. New volunteers get a playbook that briefs them on the questions kids might ask. Big screens on the

walls show a Santa icon making blistering progress around the globe. U.S. and Canadian officers do live TV interviews from the phone rooms.

“It really gets you into the Christmas spirit,” said Hill, a student at Mississippi State University who got involved through Air Force family members stationed in Colorado Springs.

“There are Christmas carols in the background, everyone’s very friendly, happy to be there,” she said.

One year, she took a call from a boy who began reading a very long Christmas list. “I remem-

ber having to cut him off after the 10th present or so,” she said, explaining to him that she had to take calls from other children.

A girl told Hill she wanted to warn Santa not to bump into a bell hanging on her door. “I think she wanted Santa to be quiet and not wake her up,” Hill said.

Sometimes the volunteers have to handle the unexpected.

In 2012, a child from Newtown, Connecticut, asked if Santa could bring extra toys for families who lost children in the mass shooting that year at Sandy Hook Elementary.

The city has budgeted $181,206 for the 2019 shuttle contract, but expects an additional amount to be added due to the increased number of cruise ships in 2019.

Seward receives funds through the Commercial Passenger Vessel Excise Tax (CPV), a shared revenue from the state.

Since Seward is located within Kenai Peninsula Borough, the $5 passenger fee is split between the two — $2.50 for Seward and $2.50 for the borough. The borough makes their portion of the shared CPV revenue available to Seward and Homer, though, through grants.

In 2018, the city received $458,165 from the shared CPV revenue distribution. Since 2007, the city has received near-

ly $4.2 million in grants from the borough, according to city documents.

“The City of Seward uses CPV revenue for port and harbor infrastructure and passenger services,” according to the city. “Plans for future projects include ambulance services to cruise ships, safety and aesthetic improvements to the cruise ship pedestrian walkway, continued port and harbor infrastructure improvements, and cruise terminal amenities.”

How, and if, the use of Seward’s CPV revenue will be affected is still to be determined, Earnhart said, but the city hasn’t caused a stir with the cruise lines in the past.

“The nice thing is, we’re probably not the main target,”

Earnhart said. “We don’t get as many ships and we haven’t been the bad offenders here, where the cruise ship people are asking ‘Hey, why do we have to pay these head taxes that have nothing to do with our operations.’”

Juneau could still appeal the case, but the cruise lines welcomed the ruling.

“We are pleased with the ruling and the clarity with which the judge detailed his opinion,” Cruise Lines International Association Alaska President John Binkley said in a statement.

“Our primary goal was to seek guidance from the court so both the industry and communities understand the rules going forward.”

Reach Kat Sorensen at ksorensen@peninsulaclarion.com.

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Around the Peninsula

Soldotna/Kenai 100+ Women Who Care meeting

Kenai National Wildlife Refuge: December

Christmas Eve Candlelight Services

The Soldotna/Kenai 100+ Women Who Care group will be meeting Dec. 27 from 6-7 p.m. at the Don Gillman Kenai River Kasilof Community Church Christmas Eve Candlelight Center on Funny River Road. This will be our fourth quarter Services will take place at 6 p.m. on Dec. 24. meeting. All members in good standing will have a chance to pitch for a cause or nonprofit they support. Three names will be drawn; those three will make their pitch, and the group will vote Testify at a School Board meeting from on the cause that receives the funds from the meeting.

Homer or Seward

The KPBSD Board of Education will open two additional locations for public testimony via video during a school board meeting. Homer Middle School and Seward Elementary School sites will be open — if there are advance signups — starting with the Jan. 14 school board meeting. Sign up no later than 3 p.m. the Friday prior to a Board of Education meeting to guarantee the remote site will be open and staffed.

Wilderness First Aid course

Al-Anon support group meetings Al-Anon support group meetings are held at the Central Peninsula Hospital in the Kasilof Room (second floor) of the River Tower building on Monday at 7 p.m., Wednesday at 7 p.m. and Saturday at 9 a.m. Park around back by the ER and enter through the River Tower entrance and follow the signs. Contact Tony Oliver at 252-0558 for more information.

The Anchorage Fish & Game Advisory Committee

Kenai Peninsula College holiday schedule

Cook Inlet Pipeline Infrastructure Risk Assessment deadline

Habitat for Humanity seeking family partner

The Kenai National Wildlife Refuge Visitors Center is open every day from 9 a.m.–5 p.m. on Ski Hill Road near Soldotna.

For more information, call 260-2820. All events are free.

— Drop-in craft and self-guided trail walk, different each week —Saturday Wildlife Movies: 11 a.m., noon, 2 p.m.: “Refuge Film”; 1 p.m.: “Wolverine: Chasing the Phantom”; 3 p.m.: “Alone in the Wilderness II”

The Kenai National Wildlife Refuge is hosting a Wilderness First-Aid course on Saturday-Sunday, Jan. 12-13, 2019.

Course cost $185, plus $45 extra for CPR. For more information contact Michelle Ostrowski at michelleostrowski@ fws.gov or debajango@gmail.com. Must be 16 or older.

Soldotna Community Schools Program

—Adult & High School indoor soccer every Wednesday night from 7-9 p.m. This is a drop-in game as is only $2 per KPC’s two campuses (Kenai River and Kachemak Bay) and Seward extension site (Resurrection Bay) will be closed for the night.

The Anchorage Fish & Game Advisory Committee will For more information please call 907-714-1211. holidays from Dec. 22, 2018 to Jan. 2, 2019. Registration for meet on Tuesday, Jan. 8 at Cabela’s conference room, lothe upcoming spring semester is available online at www.kpc. cated at 155 W 104th Avenue at 6:30 p.m. Agenda will inKenai Community Library events alaska.edu. Classes start on Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2019. clude preparation of comment on statewide finfish proposals 161-173, select an AC rep for that meeting, and any other —Drop-in Scavenger Hunt, Dec. 26-29. ALL DAY. Pick business that may properly come before the committee. The Narcan kits available at Kenai Public Health up a Scavenger Hunt clue sheet at the front desk and find public is invited to address any concerns they have. For more Heroin overdoses are on the rise in Alaska. Narcan is an easy hidden characters throughout the library! A prize awaits you information contact Martin Weiser at mweiser@crsalaska. medication you can give to someone who is overdosing. It may if you get them all right! All ages are welcome to play. com.

—2019 Vision Boards, Thursday, Jan. 3 at 4 p.m. Start the save their life. Adults can get free Narcan nasal spray kits at the year off right with this fun goal setting program designed for Kenai Public Health Center at 630 Barnacle Way, Suite A, in teens and adults! Take a moment and plan for 2019! LimAKC Star Puppy class Kenai. For additional information call Kenai Public Health at ited space available so sign up today. For more information 335-3400.

Kenai Kennel Club will be offering an AKC Star Puppy please contact James at 283-8210 or visit us on Facebook. class beginning Thursday, Jan. 10 at 6 p.m. This is a six—Raspberry Pi Club, Friday, Jan. 4 at 4 p.m. Come join week class, and you can receive a Star Puppy Certificate at Kenai Community Library holiday events us at the library to create games and inventions, learn how to the end. We will also be offering a Family Dog Obedience We are full of holiday spirit here at the library! Join us for program, make music with Sonic Pi, meet new friends, and class beginning Thursday, Jan. 10 at 7 p.m. Please email one of our holiday-themed programs which include: Apple But- more! Whether you want to hone your skills or are learning kenaikennelclub@gmail.com with questions or to register. ter Workshop, Candy Cane Family Craft, and Christmas Carols about Pi for the first time, the Raspberry Pi club is the perGo to Kenaikennelclub.com for the class schedule and more at the Library. As always these classes are free but you must pre- fect place for you! information.

—Lego Maker Mondays from 4-5 p.m. Why not join us to register; so stop by or give us a call to sign up. Also, between build LEGO creations based on new themes each week and Dec. 26-29 we have a Scavenger Hunt Drop-In planned for painspired by children’s books! Lego Makers, Mondays from Grief Recovery Method Workshop trons to find famous characters throughout the library and earn a small prize! Keep an eye out for all of our upcoming events and 4–5 p.m. Designed for children ages 6-12; children under 8 The Grief Recovery Method Workshop: The Action Promust be accompanied by an adult. programs by “Liking” us on Facebook. gram for Moving beyond Death, Divorce and Other Losses —Wee Read Story Time, Tuesdays at 10:30 a.m. De9-week program/Closed group will take place on Wednesday signed for children ages 0-3. Every Tuesday enjoy a program evenings from 6-8 p.m. Jan. 2019: 9, 16, 23, 30. February Kenai Performers Wonka bars sale full of stories,songs, finger play and more! No registration 2019: 7, 13, 20, 27. March 2019: 6. Takes place at PCHS Kenai Performers is selling chocolate Wonka bars as a pro- required.

230 E. Marydale Soldotna (conference room upstairs). motional fundraiser. Funds raised will help pay production costs —Chess Club, Tuesdays at 4 p.m. Get ready to ROOK Sponsored by PCHS. Fee: $95.00 (scholarships available). for their spring musical, “Roald Dahl’s Willy Wonka.” Hidden the HOUSE every Monday! Do you like playing Chess, or To register or for further information call: Gail Kennedy • among the candy bars are five, special Golden Tickets. Finders would you like to learn how? The Kenai Community Library Certified Grief Recovery Specialist®• 907-602-9944 of the tickets will win FREE admission to one of the shows. is proud to offer a casual program for chess players of all The Wonka bars are 4.5 ounces of scrumptious milk chocolate, ages and levels. Chessboards will be provided.

—Preschool Story Time, Wednesdays at 10:30 a.m. DeSEES candy fundraiser big enough to share with the whole family, and are $5 each.

Candy bars are available at Curtain Call Consignment Boutique signed for children ages 3-5. Every Wednesday enjoy a proAnnual SEES candy fundraiser is going on now at Soldotin Kenai and at River City Books in Soldotna. Thank you, Coun- gram full of stories, songs, movement and more! No registration na Professional Pharmacy while supplies last. All proceeds try Foods for sponsoring our fundraiser! For more information, required. go to the PCD foundation (Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia). please call Terri at 252-6808.

Kenai Senior Center activities

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peninsula establish their own farms. As he tells it, though, things didn’t always go so smoothly.

Poindexter recalled his family buying a section of land in 1961 right in the area of what is currently Nikolaevsk. His family picked it for the grasses, he said, because his father had goals that the family would raise cattle.

“My dad knew that was a gold mine,” he said. “You can’t eat grass, but if you feed cows grass, you can feed the cows and then sell them and make money. And so that was the goal.”

Poindexter remembers he and his siblings calling themselves the “tennis shoe cowboys,” referring to their lack of experience and proper equipment in cattle farming.

“Our job … was to keep track of the cows,” he said.

“We didn’t have any fence, we didn’t have no barn, we didn’t have anything except a bunch of stupid cows that wanted to go everywhere else but where they were supposed to be.”

“We didn’t know what rain gear was,” Poindexter continued. “And we didn’t have cowboy boots, and we didn’t have cowboy hats. And so consequently, we got soaking wet, every day, all day long. I got to thinking about that. My dad must have not done a very good job of planning because he kept telling us we were going to be cowboys — in fact he called us cowboys and cowgals. … All day long, all summer long, we were out there in our Converse

All Stars up to our knees in muck chasing cows.”

While some homestead families grazed cattle and others relied more on fishing, all the kids recalled having plenty of chores to keep them busy. Feeding the animals and hauling water were a recurring theme throughout the night.

That’s not to say that the homestead children never had fun. In describing what it was like to get back and forth from their land to town or school, Turkington and Poindexter talked about getting to hunt for various critters on the way back.

At one point, Turkington and her siblings had a 4.5 mile commute to catch the bus.

“In the spring, the mud holes would be so bad that you could not get anywhere that you went and be clean when you got there,” she said. “You always packed a spare pair of clothes because wherever you got you were going to be covered with mud from head to toe.”

Turkington described how her family, on their way from Anchor Point to their ranch, would park their car at the Anchor River, cross the water on a log, get in their tractor and drive that the rest of the way home.

“Sometimes the boys would talk Mother into letting them take the .22 with them, and we’d stash it on the trail, and coming home then we’d hunt for spruce hens,” Turkington said.

Poindexter and his siblings had a slightly different approach.

“A lot of times we carried the .30-06, my brothers did.

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an extra 10 pounds they had to pack,” he said. “We carried that 06 all the way out, and we’d just put it on the bus and go to school, and left it on the bus, and then it would be there on the way back. I don’t think we could do that now.”

The homestead kids also had a number of funny stories to tell. Turkington recalled one particularly rousing time when she was allowed to drive the family tractor back to the ranch by herself.

“My dad bought this Ford Major and I was gonna drive it home,” she recalled. “So I had to drive up Jantz Hill and all the way up, and I got just up in the Hidden Hills area just before you got down into where my folks lived. Homer Smith at that time owned all that Hidden Hills property and he had this big, fancy gate. And no one had taught me how to put the brake on the tractor.”

Turkington “jacked” the tractor around until it stopped rolling, got off, opened the gate and got back on.

“And I was feeling pretty proud of myself that I’d made it all this way and not had a wreck or anything,” she said. “I put it in gear and put the throttle on, and that tractor jumped in the air and it just went right to one of the poles on that big fence, and you could hear it crack clear to the house — took that whole fence out.”

Perry recalled one particularly irksome mouse that was driving her mother crazy, getting into all her food supplies.

When her father returned from working in Anchorage one day, Perry’s mother complained to him about the rodent.

“About that time, the mouse

popped its head out, so Dad just grabbed the .22 and shot it,” Perry said, to laughs.

“Mouse guts all over the oneroom cabin. And I’m sure Mom wasn’t too pleased about that.”

Harrington also recalled a story involving quite a big mess. Shortly after her family had moved up to Alaska from Los Angeles, their neighbor had shot a moose.

“It was an illegal moose, so he gave half of it to us and we had to put it up really quick before the game warden (came around),” she said.

Her parents butchered the moose and her mother began canning the meat with a machine in the cabin that held five cans.

“We’re just sitting down for dinner — it’s probably the last canner load of meat for the evening,” Harrington said. “And all of a sudden: kaboom! The canner exploded and the lid flew up through the roof and landed in the snowbank outside. And moose meat, scalding hot moose meat, just splattered all over the cabin.”

Each homesteader could recall with perfect clarity exactly where they were during the Good Friday Earthquake of 1964. No one in their respective families was hurt, but they all described how unsettling and scary it was. They each described hearing a great roaring sound shortly after the shaking started.

“The roar is something you don’t forget,” Perry said.

“It just seemed to last forever and ever,” Harrington recalled.

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made such significant improvements. We were selected as one of three centers of excellence in the United States.”

DentaQuest and the National Network for Oral Health Access paid for the PCHS Dental team to fly down to their New Orleans conference, where they accepted the award on Nov. 15.

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procedure to improving access, and getting the organization to be more sustainable,” Owens said. “Our team did an excellent job over those two years, and we

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Today in History Today is Monday, Dec. 24, the 358th day of 2018. There are seven days left in the year. This is Christmas Eve. Today’s Highlight in History: On Dec. 24, 1943, President Franklin D. Roosevelt appointed Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower supreme commander of Allied forces in Europe as part of Operation Overlord.

On this date: In 1814, the United States and Britain signed the Treaty of Ghent, which ended the War of 1812 following ratification by both the British Parliament and the U.S. Senate.

In 1865, several veterans of the Confederate Army formed a private social club in Pulaski, Tennessee, that was the original version of the Ku Klux Klan.

In 1871, Giuseppe Verdi’s opera “Aida” had its world premiere in Cairo, Egypt.

In 1906, Canadian physicist Reginald A. Fessenden became the first person to transmit the human voice (his own) as well as music over radio, from Brant Rock, Massachusetts.

In 1913, 73 people, most of them children, died in a crush of panic after a false cry of “Fire!” during a Christmas party for striking miners and their families at the Italian Hall in Calumet, Michigan.

In 1914, during World War I, impromptu Christmas truces began to take hold along parts of the Western Front between British and German soldiers.

In 1968, the Apollo 8 astronauts, orbiting the moon, read passages from the Old Testament Book of Genesis during a Christmas Eve telecast.

In 1974, Cyclone Tracy began battering the Australian city of Darwin, resulting in widespread damage and causing some 65 deaths.

In 1980, Americans remembered the U.S. hostages in Iran by burning candles or shining lights for 417 seconds -- one second for each day of captivity.

In 1990, actor Tom Cruise married his “Days of Thunder” co-star, Nicole Kidman, during a private ceremony at a Colorado ski resort (the marriage ended in 2001).

In 1992, President Bush pardoned former Defense Secretary Caspar Weinberger and five others in the Iran-Contra scandal.

In 1993, the Rev. Norman Vincent Peale, who blended Christian and psychiatric principles into a message of “positive thinking,” died in Pawling, N.Y., at age 95.

Ten years ago: A man dressed in a Santa Claus suit shot his way into the Covina, Calif., home of his former in-laws and set it on fire, killing nine people (the attacker, identified as Bruce Jeffrey Pardo, committed suicide the next day). The Federal Reserve granted a request by the financing arm of General Motors to tap the government’s $700 billion rescue fund, bolstering GM’s ability to survive. Nobel Prize-winning playwright Harold Pinter died in London at age 78.

Five years ago: In Egypt, a car bomb ripped through a security headquarters in the Nile Delta city of Mansoura, killing 16 people, almost all policemen. Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II granted a posthumous pardon to code-breaker Alan Turing, who was convicted of homosexual behavior in the 1950s. Pope Francis lauded Jesus’ humble beginning as a poor and vulnerable baby as he celebrated his first Christmas Eve Mass as pontiff in St. Peter’s Basilica.

One year ago: Peru’s president announced that he had granted a medical pardon to jailed former strongman Alberto Fujimori, 79, who had been serving a 25-year sentence for human rights abuses, corruption and the sanctioning of death squads. In Christmas eve remarks, Pope Francis likened the journey to Bethlehem by Mary and Joseph to the migrations of millions of people today who are forced to leave homelands for a better life, or just to survive. Hundreds of supporters of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny nominated him for president, allowing him to file the required endorsement papers and putting pressure on the Kremlin to allow him to run. (Navalny was blocked from the ballot because of a felony conviction in a case that his supporters regarded as falsified.)

Today’s Birthdays: Songwriter-bandleader Dave Bartholomew is 100.

Author Mary Higgins Clark is 91. Federal health official Anthony S. Fauci, M.D., is 78. Recording company executive Mike Curb is 74. Actress Sharon Farrell is 72. U.S. Former Attorney General Jeff Sessions is 72. Actor Grand L. Bush is 63. Actor Clarence Gilyard is 63. Actress Stephanie Hodge is 62. The former president of Afghanistan, Hamid Karzai (HAH’mihd KAHR’-zeye), is 61. Rock musician Ian Burden (The Human League) is 61. Actor Anil Kapoor (ah-NEEL’ kuh-POOR’) is 59. Actress Eva Tamargo is 58. Actor Wade Williams is 57. Rock singer Mary Ramsey (10,000 Maniacs) is 55. Actor Mark Valley is 54. Actor Diedrich Bader is 52. Actor Amaury Nolasco is 48. Singer Ricky Martin is 47. Author Stephenie Meyer is 45. TV personality Ryan Seacrest (TV: “Live With Kelly & Ryan”) is 44.

Actor Michael Raymond-James is 41. Actor Austin Stowell is 34. Rock singer Louis Tomlinson (One Direction) is 27.

Thought for Today: “To perceive Christmas through its wrapping becomes more difficult with every year.” -- E.B. White, American author and journalist (1899-1985).

Opinion

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What Others Say

Is Mick Mulvaney the right choice for chief of staff?

President Trump has found a new

chief of staff, albeit an interim one, in his director of the Office of Management and Budget, Mick Mulvaney.

That of chief is a terribly important post, perhaps government’s most consequential aside from that of his boss. In theory, at least, the chief of staff is the gatekeeper for everything the president does, everyone he sees, everyone he talks to on the phone.

Perhaps, though few would expect this to be the case, the arbiter of every time he sends out a tweet, and of what it should say.

A Washington insider, a former congressman, Mulvaney is in many ways ideal for the job. He wants it, badly, whereas others with similarly impressive resumes touted for the job have indicated a strong desire to spend more time with their families, from Vice President Pence’s staff chief Nick Ayers of Georgia to former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie.

Mulvaney shares the conservative values currently espoused by the president and was a founder of the House Freedom Caucus in 2013, the group that always taunted the Republican leadership, opposing much government funding, including debt limit increases and budget agreements made with the Democrats.

But he also, after Trump secured the Republican nomination in 2016, called the candidate “a terrible human being” who he only was voting for out of an even greater dislike of Hillary Clinton.

It’s not as if other presidential allies of today haven’t said bad things about him in the past. On the campaign trail, Texas Sen. Ted Cruz called his rival “a narcissist at a level I don’t think this country’s ever seen,” for instance.

But if you were the nation’s chief executive — or the CEO of a much smaller entity, for that matter — could you hire as your top aide and work with a person who had once dubbed you “terrible”?

Or does this kind of talk come with the territory in politics, where many strange bedfellows are made because of having to run in elections against once and perhaps future allies? Should Trump indeed elevate this practical choice for staff chief to permanent status immediately?

The insufferable James Comey

Never before has a former FBI director boasted about taking advantage of an administration’s disorganization for his own ends.

But never before has a former FBI director been as self-satisfied as James Brien Comey Jr. In an interview at the 92nd Street Y in New York City, Comey delighted his Upper East Side audience with his tale of how he exploited the Trump White House’s disarray in its initial days to send two FBI agents to talk to then-national security adviser Michael Flynn without honoring the usual processes (e.g., working through the White House counsel’s office).

Comey said that in a different administration, it was “something I probably wouldn’t have done or maybe gotten away with.” He apparently didn’t consider how that might sound to anyone not already inclined to enjoy the wit and wisdom of James Comey, or old enough to remember when an FBI director pushing to “get away” with things wasn’t so amusing.

A lot of people have been diminished by the Trump years, Comey among them.

He’s a bigger political figure than ever before, but has revealed himself to be exactly what critics always said — a politically savvy operator who matches his bureaucratic skills with an impregnable sense of self-righteousness.

The conundrum of James Comey was that he deserved to be fired, but firing him — certainly the way Trump did it — was the worst mistake of Trump’s presidency.

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gal fees and heartache — in the best case.

A practiced Washington player, Comey knew all of this.

That he’s so deft makes his slipperiness about inconvenient matters related to the investigation all the more telling.

Consider a little item from Comey’s recent congressional questioning. Then-chief of staff Reince Priebus asked Comey if a conversation they were about to have was private. Comey said it was, despite the fact that he would write a memo about their talk, and it would — of course — make it into the press.

Asked by Rep. Trey Gowdy about how he used the word “private,” Comey answered that he meant he and Priebus were the only two people in the room. As if that was what Priebus wanted to know.

Comey is not so careful about parsing terms when he blasts Trump and calls for his defeat. He is acting under extreme provocation, but seems unaware that his pronouncements as a private citizen cast a pall over his public service when he wielded some of the most sensitive powers of government.

None of Trump’s attacks on Comey has been as damning as the supposedly by-thebook FBI director admitting he did an end run around process in the Flynn interview, and soaking up laughter and applause for it.

Rich Lowry can be reached via email at comments.lowry@nationalreview.com.

News and Politics

White House: Trump would accept less money for border wall

By DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press

— The Orange County (California) Register, WASHINGTON — A top White House Dec. 18 official signaled Sunday that President

Letters to the Editor:

It would have been better to have Comey inside the tent leaking and maneuvering for his own advantage, than to have him outside leaking and maneuvering for his own advantage.

Comey is a smart Rich Lowry and capable man. In many ways, he was a good FBI director. His fault was always being too clever by half and keeping too keen an eye out for his own image and political interest.

He bent over backward to get to the conclusion that President Barack Obama and his Justice Department wanted in the Clinton email investigation, then decided to speak out about the matter lest people think his decision was politically tainted.

Comey thus ignored the law in the Clinton case, and ignored Justice Department rules in talking about it.

Comey may have been a law unto himself, but there shouldn’t be any doubt that he knows what he’s doing.

After Trump fired him, Comey gave one of his memos to a friend so he could share its contents with The New York Times in the hopes that it would catalyze the appointment of a special counsel. Sure enough, we got a special counsel.

A special-counsel probe is an act of punishment against any administration subjected to it. It will cause distraction, le-

Donald Trump is willing to accept less money than he’s been demanding to build a U.S.-Mexico border wall, but a senior congressional Democrat said that, while their own offer could be sweetened, they still will not agree to a wall.

The back and forth across the television airwaves did little to inspire hope that a Christmas season closure of some federal government operations would end later this week, when the House and Senate are scheduled to meet again.

In fact, acting White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney warned that the shutdown could stretch into January, when a new Congress is seated.

Mulvaney, who also runs the White House budget office, said he’s awaiting a response from Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer of New York after the administration on Saturday presented Schumer with a counteroffer in the longrunning dispute over funding the wall.

Mulvaney withheld specifics but placed the offer at between Trump’s $5.7 billion request and $1.3 billion Democrats are offering.

“We moved off of the five and we hope they move up from their 1.3,” Mulvaney said.

The director’s comment about the president’s softening stance came less than 24 hours after a senior administration official insisted to reporters on Saturday that

Congress give into Trump’s demands, highlighting the unpredictable nature of Trump’s negotiating style.

Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., argued instead for increasing the use of technology along the border instead of building “some medieval wall.”

Asked whether he’s willing to increase the price tag as long as the money is not spent on a wall, Durbin responded: “Absolutely.”

A stalemate over the wall led parts of the government to shut down Saturday after funding for numerous departments and agencies expired. The closure, affecting hundreds of thousands of federal workers across the country, was expected to last at least through late this week after the House and Senate, which each met in a rare weekend session, adjourned until Thursday.

Monday and Tuesday, Christmas Eve and Christmas, respectively, are federal holidays, meaning the federal government would already be closed. Wednesday is the first day the public could begin to feel the effects of a shutdown, Mulvaney said.

He predicted it could extend into January, when Democrats will assume control of the House based on their midterm election gains.

“It’s very possible that this shutdown will go beyond the 28th and into the new Congress,” Mulvaney said.

Justin Goodman, a spokesman for Schumer, countered: “If Director Mulvaney says the Trump Shutdown will last into the New Year, believe him, because it’s their shutdown.”

Democrats held firm Sunday in opposi-

tion to a wall, which Trump promised his political base would build. Mulvaney said that “the president’s not going to not accept money for a border wall.”

Trump faced resistance from some Republicans. Retiring Sen. Bob Corker of Tennessee, who has criticized Trump on other issues, called the battle for border wall funding a “made-up fight so the president can look like he’s fighting.”

“This is something that is unnecessary.

It’s a spectacle. And, candidly, it’s juvenile. The whole thing is juvenile,” Corker said in arguing for real measures that he maintains will secure the border better than a wall.

Trump tweeted Sunday, the shutdown’s second day, that what’s needed is “a good old fashioned WALL that works,” not aerial drones or other measures that “are wonderful and lots of fun” but not the answer to address drugs, gangs, human trafficking and other criminal elements entering the country.

Across the country, the shutdown played out in uneven ways. The Statue of Liberty remained open for tours, thanks to New York state, and the U.S. Postal Service, an independent agency, was still delivering mail.

But the routines of 800,000 federal employees were about to be disrupted. More than half are deemed essential and are expected to work without pay, through retroactive pay is expected. Another 380,000 were to be furloughed, meaning they will not report to work but would be paid later.

Legislation ensuring that workers receive back pay was expected to clear Congress.

Chance Percival

Soldotna High School The after-school tutoring buses will start running on 12/28.

There are two 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 any way you would like. Makes a great Christmas gift!

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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.

Mountain View Elementary Congratulations to our Soaring Eagles for the month of November. They are Jenica Anderson, Jon Broussard, Corbyn Crisp, Isaiah Dirks, Tia Ervin, Copper Fannon, Kennedy Garrett, Sienna Graham, Alexander Grundberg, Iris Hale, Kaelynn Hensley, Cody Holmes, Pyper Kartchner, Cash Knowles, Peyton Knowles, Christian Kocinski, Liam McLeod, Ridley Merchant, Gracelyn Moore, Emma Morris, William Shaw, & William Young.

Congratulations to our Soaring Eagles for the month of December. They are Daniel Agayar, Angelina Bond, Kelsea Connor, Maci Daniel, Joel Gates, Braydon Imergan, Angel Johnson, Khloe Mae Knotts, Christine Lapinsky, Phillip Larson, Izzabella Mendoza, Camilla Roberts, Charlie Roberts, Amelia Ross, Joseph Smagge, Jeremy Smithwick, Antonino Stapp, Kodiak

Upton, Lukas Vinzant, Evyn Witt, & Morgan Young, Winter break is Dec. 22 – Jan. 6. Students return to school on Monday, Jan. 7.

Monday, Jan. 21 is a vacation day. There is no school for students.

Kaleidoscope The Life Skill we are focusing on this week is Integrity – To act according to a sense of what’s right and wrong.

Please make sure to send winter gear to school with your student, labeled with their name. Our school nurse is limited to what she has on-hand to loan out.

Thursday, Jan. 10 5:30 p.m. PTA meeting at Paradiso’s Up Coming Events Jan. 14- 18: Sankofa African Dance Theatre will be here as the Artist in Residence Jan. 14: APC meeting in the library at 4:15 Jan. 15- 9:15: PTA Staff Appreciation Committee meeting; 5th Grade D.A.R.E. Program starts Jan. 21: Martin Luther King, Jr Day- NO SCHOOL Jan. 31: Kindergarten Connections and Potluck @ 5:30 Feb. 6: Early Release Day at 2:10 Feb. 7 & 8: Parent Teacher Conferences — No School 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 two links. Background checks may take up to two weeks to be processed. Volunteer Indemnification forms are to be completed two days before each study trip.

Local Realtors donate duffel bags to students in need

By VICTORIA PETERSEN Peninsula Clarion

Last week, The Kenai Peninsula Association of Realtors donated 30 stuffed duffel bags to local children in the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District’s Students in Transition Program.

CEO of the Realtors association, Kelly Martin, said each duffel bag went to one child in the school district.

Martin first met with Kelly King, the Students in Transition Program liaison for the district, back in November.

From there, King was able to get information, like what students like to do, where they like to eat and what they might need, from kids across the district. That information was given to the Realtors who filled the duffel bags for the students.

At the Dec. 4 Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly meeting, Superintendent Sean Dusek said there were 156 students identified in the Students in

Around the Nation Third-graders push measure adding seat belts to school buses BEACHWOOD, Ohio — A suburban Cleveland school district is getting three-point seat belts on its school buses after third-graders suggested the change to city leaders.

Beachwood City Council voted this past week to pass a measure allotting $250,000 to pay for seat belts on buses used by Beachwood City Schools.

The legislation was prompted by third graders at Hilltop Elementary School.

Students in a government class proposed the idea to a councilman during a school visit.

There are no federal guidelines requiring seatbelts in school buses.

NC groups to support in-state tuition for all immigrants

Thirty duffel bags filled by the Kenai Peninsula Association of Realtors for children in the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District’s Students in Transition Program are photographed last week in Kenai. (Photo courtesy of Kelly Martin)

Transition Program. Last year were overflowing.

This was the first time the at that time there were 118.

“It was pretty neat to see association has donated to the Martin said some of the duf- how stuffed they were,” Martin Students in Transition Profel bags were so stuffed they said. “It just warms your heart.” gram.

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Groups that support in-state tuition rates for students who are undocumented or with DACA will hold a protest where actors portraying Mary and Joseph are turned away by innkeepers who are North Carolina politicians.

The event will be held Sunday in front of the State Board of Education building in Raleigh. The groups say North Carolina isn’t among the 18 states that allow undocumented students and those who are among the deferred action for childhood arrivals to pay in-state tuition for public universities and community colleges.

They want Gov. Roy Cooper and legislators to have North Carolina join those 18 states.

— Associated Press

School bus driver shortage creates headaches

By GRANT SCHULTE Associated Press

LINCOLN, Neb. — School districts throughout the U.S. are struggling to find school bus drivers, a challenge that has worsened with low unemployment and a strong economy.

The problem has become so severe that some districts are offering sign-up bonuses for new drivers, while others rely on mechanics, custodians and other school employees to fill the gap.

For parents and students, the shortage can mean longer waits for a ride to school and more crowded buses.

The shortage stems from a variety of factors, including lim-

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K-12 outreach program to encourage young students to enter the profession, reorganizing the structure of the education programs in the university and a scholarship program to help recruit, educate and retain Alaska Native teachers.

Recruiting efforts “I’m reaching out to private foundations to support scholarships for teachers,” Atwater said. “And we are hiring a recruiter to service the system.”

They haven’t hired the recruiter yet, but he said they are down to four different candidates and will likely hire someone in January. He hopes having a professional recruiter will allow them to also reach out and target professionals who might already have a career,

ited work hours and high barriers to entry. Drivers generally need a commercial driver’s license, which requires training, sometimes without pay, said Mike Martin, executive director of the National Association of Pupil Transportation.

“Unless you have something to fill in the gaps (between drives), you can’t make the money you need to support your family,” Martin said. “These days, most people are looking for some kind of regular, full-time hours.”

In Iowa’s Southeast Polk Community School District, transportation director Daniel Schultz said the persistent shortage has grown worse in the suburban Des Moines district because

there aren’t as many retired farmers, a group that commonly took the job for extra income. Now, the district relies on 51 drivers — mostly retirees and stay-at-home parents — to transport roughly 3,400 students to and from school each day.

Even with administrators and bus mechanics filling in, the shortage has also resulted in fewer routes, more children waiting at each stop, and crowded buses.

The district needs to hire six to eight more drivers, Schultz said.

“We have to do double duty,” Schultz said. “Right now, I’m driving and doing my regular job.

The mechanics are driving and doing their regular jobs — so, instead of having eight hours a day,

I only get them for four. It’s like pulling a teacher out of the classroom for half a day and still expecting the same job to get done.”

Pay starts at $19.10 an hour, followed by a $2-an-hour raise after six months, Schultz said, but the district struggles to fill open jobs. Schultz said he’s now considering a “monthly rodeo” where potential drivers could test-drive a bus in a school parking lot.

“We’re just trying anything we can right now,” he said.

In St. Paul, Minnesota, some students are arriving late to school because fill-in drivers aren’t familiar with the normal routes.

A school district in Ypsilanti, Michigan, had to cancel a day of

school in February because there weren’t enough substitute drivers to cover for sick drivers.

And in Hawaii last year, a driver shortage in Maui forced state officials suspend bus rides for some students and limit rides for some others. The district offered free monthly bus passes on local public transportation.

In Lincoln, Nebraska, some positions remain unfilled even after the local school district offered $1,000 signing bonuses for new hires and a guaranteed six-hour day for all drivers. Officials also recruited an Omahabased contractor to provide extra drivers when needed to help transport roughly 4,000 students a day. The district faced a short-

age of 32 drivers this year but has reduced it to eight, transportation director Ryan Robley said.

Kristi Meyers, a Lincoln Public Schools bus driver for six years, said she loves her job and knows every student by name, but wouldn’t have been able to stay without the guaranteed hours and retirement benefits offered to senior drivers. Meyers drives routes throughout the day for elementary-age children and older youths who are in a job-skills training program.

In the summer, she drives a bus carrying farm workers to make ends meet.

“It’s a good job, and these are great kids,” she said.

but might not be that happy and could be swayed to come learn how to teach.

“The biggest piece that has to happen is to raise the social esteem of teaching,” Atwater said. “Take for instance a child.

What can you do to make the teaching profession appealing to them?”

That’s where a K-12 outreach program helps. Glenda Findley coordinates the program out of her office at the University of Alaska in Fairbanks.

One of their programs called Educators Rising Alaska steers high school students to the teaching profession by offering a sequence of four courses.

Kids can take these courses that teach instructional skills and leadership skills as electives.

“Educators Rising Alaska is a powerful tool to help communities grow the next generation of local, well-prepared teach-

ers,” Findlay said in an email.

Another one of their programs involves holding online job fairs to recruit new teachers and answer questions from teachers who already work throughout the state.

More place-based teaching Only 5 percent of teachers in the state are Alaska Natives, Atwater said.

In Juneau, Assistant Dean for the Alaska College of Education Ronalda Cadiente Brown heads a program specifically aimed at producing more Alaska Native teachers and administrators. PITAAS (Preparing Indigenous Teachers & Administrators for Alaska Schools) provides scholarship for Alaska Natives across the state.

Data from the program shows that 99 percent of indigenous educators teach in their communities on a long-term basis. Since the founding of the program, PITAAS has graduat-

ed 181 students. Only three of them left the state, Brown said.

Thunder Mountain High School Vice Principal Rhonda Hickok is one such graduate from PITAAS. After working as the program director for PITAAS, she decided to get an administrative degree through PITAAS. “I went from being the program admin to being someone who got to benefit from the program,” said Hickok.

She said the most important part of the program to her was the support system. People in the program help counsel participants on what courses to take to ensure that you progress through graduation. It’s like having a personal cheerleading squad, she said.

“You have people here who understand their community or understand the needs of a smaller community and they have lived or experienced

smaller community life,” she said. “Their ability to flourish there and gain the trust of the students is just a higher level than somebody else. That’s really at the heart of PITAAS.” Retaining efforts Recruiting efforts by their own will not be enough.

That’s why the university is devoting money and time to help the Alaska Statewide Mentoring Project (ASMP), as well.

To help people make the transition from student to teacher, mentors provide support throughout the school year for new teachers. This program is also run out of the Fairbanks campus.

“We’ve accomplished successes [in improving teacher retention] through working with Elders from statewide regions who help ensure culturally responsive practices throughout…education lev-

els, and have done so under a shrinking fiscal budget,” Coordinator Glenda Findlay said.

As for the goal of 90 percent?

“It’s a lofty goal,” said Vice Principal Rhonda Hickok.

“But I think it can be done.

We have models in place and it’s just really opening the minds of people who are in positions of power to understand and jump on board.”

When it comes down to realistically achieving the goal, Executive Dean Steve Atwater thinks the university will have to increase their numbers from around 250 education graduates each year to about 400 to 500.

“The Alaska-prepared teachers just stay longer,” he said. “As you put more Alaskans into the classrooms [the number of vacancies each year] will go down.”

A6 | Monday, December 24, 2018 | Peninsula Clarion

Eagles stay alive in playoff race

By The Associated Press

PHILADELPHIA — Jake Elliott kicked a 35-yard field goal as time expired and the Philadelphia Eagles beat the Houston Texans 32-30 Sunday to keep their playoff hopes alive.

The defending Super Bowl champion Eagles (8-7) need a win at Washington (7-8) next week and for Minnesota (86-1) to lose at home to Chicago (11-4) to get a wild-card berth.

son at quarterback.

RAMS 31, CARDINALS 9 GLENDALE, Ariz. — C.J. Anderson, playing five days after he was signed by Los Angeles, rushed for 167 yards — one shy of his career high.

Anderson, playing in place of the injured Todd Gurley, had a 4-yard touchdown run and other runs of 46 and 27 yards as the Rams (12-3) rushed for 269 yards, most allowed by Arizona on the ground this season.

Sports Scoreboard Football NFL Standings AMERICAN CONFERENCE

East W L T Pct PF PA y-New England 10 5 0 .667 398 322 7 8 0 .467 302 391 Miami Buffalo 5 10 0 .333 227 357 N.Y. Jets 4 11 0 .267 330 403 South x-Houston 10 5 0 .667 382 313 Indianapolis 9 6 0 .600 400 327 Tennessee 9 6 0 .600 293 270 Jacksonville 5 10 0 .333 242 296 North Baltimore 9 6 0 .600 363 263 8 6 1 .567 412 347 Pittsburgh Cleveland 7 7 1 .500 335 366 Cincinnati 6 9 0 .400 355 439 West x-Kansas City 11 4 0 .733 530 418 x-L.A. Chargers 11 4 0 .733 405 320 Denver 6 8 0 .429 306 299 Oakland 3 11 0 .214 260 418

NATIONAL CONFERENCE

SAINTS 31, STEELERS 28

COLTS 28, GIANTS 27

NEW ORLEANS — Drew Brees capped a 326-yard passing performance with a 2-yard touchdown to Michael Thomas with 1:25 left, and the Saints clinched the top seed in the NFC playoffs.

Alvin Kamara gained 105 yards from scrimmage and ran for two touchdowns for New Orleans (132), which rallied for the lead after two defensive stops in the fourth quarter. New Orleans ended one Steelers drive when Kurt Coleman forced Stevan Ridley’s fumble, and ended another by narrowly thwarting a fake punt.

INDIANAPOLIS — Andrew Luck hooked up with Chester Rogers for a 1-yard TD pass with 55 seconds left to give the Colts their only lead of the game.

PATRIOTS 24, BILLS 12

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Mitchell Trubisky threw one touchdown pass, Jordan Howard ran for another score and the Bears survived a fight and a late fumble to earn their eighth win in nine games.

VIKINGS 27, LIONS 9 DETROIT — Kirk Cousins threw a 44-yard Hail Mary to Kyle Rudolph as time expired in the first half to put the Vikings ahead, moving a step closer to playing in the postseason.

BEARS 14, 49ERS 9

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — The Patriots earned their 10th straight AFC East title with Sony Michel running for 116 yards and a touchdown.

With the Eagles win over the Texans, the Patriots are back in the No. 2 spot in the AFC. A Patriots JAGUARS 17, DOLPHINS 7 win over the Jets next week would MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — give New England a first-round Blake Bortles came off the bench bye in the playoffs. late in the third quarter with the score tied and provided a spark, helping the Jaguars eliminate the COWBOYS 27, Dolphins from the AFC playoff BUCCANEERS 20 race.

ARLINGTON, Texas — The Cowboys wrapped up the NFC East title when Dak Prescott ac- BROWNS 26, BENGALS 18 counted for two touchdowns and CLEVELAND — Baker MayJaylon Smith returned a fumble 69 field threw three touchdown passes yards for a score. to thrill a sellout, holiday-spirited Smith’s long return came after crowd that came out to boo former a scrambling Jameis Winston lost Cleveland coach Hue Jackson. the ball on a blind-side sack by Randy Gregory, who also recov- PACKERS 44, JETS 38, OT ered a fumble to set up a touchEAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. down for a 14-point lead late in the — Aaron Rodgers threw a 16-yard third quarter. touchdown pass to Davante Adams with 6:23 left in overtime. The vicSEAHAWKS 38, CHIEFS 31 tory was the Packers’ first on the SEATTLE — Russell Wilson road this season — snapping a threw a 2-yard pass to Ed Dickson nine-game skid away from Lamwith 7:31 left for his third touch- beau Field dating to last season down strike, Chris Carson rushed — and it prevented them from befor two scores, and Seattle beat coming the first Green Bay squad Kansas City to clinch an NFC since 1958 to go an entire season without a win away from home. wild-card berth.

Wilson got the better of Kansas City’s Patrick Mahomes and helped lead Seattle back to the postseason after missing the playoffs a year ago. Seattle’s has made the playoffs in seven of the nine seasons with Pete Carroll in charge, and six of seven with Wil-

FALCONS 24, PANTHERS 10 CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Matt Ryan threw for 239 yards and three touchdowns, and the Falcons handed the Panthers their seventh straight loss.

Owens, Bethe win Freezer Food 5 Staff report Peninsula Clarion

Tyle Owens and Amber Bethe won Freezer Food Series Race 5, a six-mile fat bike race, Sunday at Slikok Trails just outside of Soldotna.

Owens finished the two-lap course in 32 minutes, 3 seconds, while Bethe was the first woman and second overall at 35:18. Nathan Kincaid was third overall at 36:15, while Jon Iannaccone was fourth overall at 42:43. Morgan Aldridge was fifth overall and the secondplace woman at 45:20, while Alicia Driscoll was sixth overall and the third-place woman at 46:41.

The Freezer Food Series continues Sunday with another fat bike race. Check the Tsalteshi Facebook page throughout the week for location and specifics of the race. The race series aims to raise money for the Kenai Peninsula Food Bank.

With donation, prices are $5 for Tsalteshi Trails Association members and $6 for nonmembers. Without donation, those prices are $10 and $12.

Freezer Food Series 5

Sunday at Slikok Trials Six-mile fat bike 1. Tyle Owens, 32 minutes, 3 seconds; 2.

Amber Bethe, 35:18 (1st place women);

3. Nathan Kincaid, 36:15; 4. Jon Iannaccone, 42:43; 5. Morgan Aldridge (2nd place women), 45:20; 6. Alicia Driscoll (3rd place women), 46:41; 7. Will Morrow, 49:46; 8.

Hans Schlegel, 53:37; 9. Tammy LaFrancois, 54:22; 10. Carl Kincaid, 56:06; 11. Angie Sulley (1 lap), 25:43; 12. Darrell Kincaid (1 lap), 30:35; 13. Jo Watts (1 lap), 38:11.

On Tap Peninsula high school sports Thursday Basketball Clark Cochrane Christmas Classic Nikiski boys vs. Lewis and Clark, 2:15 p.m.

Philomath boys vs. Soldotna, 5:45 p.m.

Soldotna girls vs. Craig, 9 a.m.

Joe Floyd Christmas Tournament in Kodiak Kodiak girls vs. Ninilchik, 10 a.m.

Kodiak boys vs. Ninilchik, 6 p.m.

Friday Basketball Soldotna girls, boys, Nikiski boys at Clark Cochrane Christmas Classic, TBD Joe Floyd Christmas Tournament in Kodiak North Pole girls vs. Ninilchik, 10 a.m.

Ninilchik boys vs. Bethel, 1 p.m.

Bethel girls vs. Ninilchik, 4:30 p.m.

Saturday Basketball Soldotna girls, boys, Nikiski boys at Clark Cochrane Christmas Classic, TBD Joe Floyd Christmas Tournament in Kodiak Ninilchik girls vs. Service, 1:30 p.m.

Ninilchik boys vs. North Pole, 3 p.m.

East y-Dallas 9 6 0 .600 303 289 Philadelphia 8 7 0 .533 343 348 Washington 7 8 0 .467 281 335 N.Y. Giants 5 10 0 .333 334 376 South y-New Orleans 13 2 0 .867 490 320 6 9 0 .400 380 391 Atlanta Carolina 6 9 0 .400 343 368 Tampa Bay 5 10 0 .333 364 430 North y-Chicago 11 4 0 .733 397 273 .567 350 317 Minnesota 8 6 1 Green Bay 6 8 1 .433 376 369 Detroit 5 10 0 .333 293 360 West y-L.A. Rams 12 3 0 .800 479 352 9 6 0 .600 401 323 x-Seattle San Francisco 4 11 0 .267 310 387 Arizona 3 12 0 .200 201 398 x-clinched playoff spot y-clinched division Monday’s Games Denver at Oakland, 4:15 p.m.

Sunday, Dec. 30 Miami at Buffalo, 9 a.m.

Atlanta at Tampa Bay, 9 a.m.

Jacksonville at Houston, 9 a.m.

Dallas at N.Y. Giants, 9 a.m.

Detroit at Green Bay, 9 a.m.

N.Y. Jets at New England, 9 a.m.

Carolina at New Orleans, 9 a.m.

Arizona at Seattle, 12:25 p.m.

L.A. Chargers at Denver, 12:25 p.m.

Oakland at Kansas City, 12:25 p.m.

San Francisco at L.A. Rams, 12:25 p.m.

Philadelphia at Washington, 12:25 p.m.

Chicago at Minnesota, 12:25 p.m.

Cincinnati at Pittsburgh, 12:25 p.m.

Cleveland at Baltimore, 12:25 p.m.

Indianapolis at Tennessee, 4:20 p.m.

All Times AST

Falcons 24, Panthers 10 Atl. 7 3 14 0—24 Car. 7 3 0 0—10 First Quarter Car_Thomas 1 pass from Heinicke (Catanzaro kick), 6:57.

Atl_J.Jones 1 pass from Ryan (Bryant kick), :38.

Second Quarter Car_FG Catanzaro 50, 7:40.

Atl_FG Bryant 39, 5:31.

Third Quarter Atl_Ridley 75 pass from Ryan (Bryant kick), 14:51.

Atl_Sanu 44 pass from Ryan (Bryant kick), 4:36.

A_73,722.

Atl Car First downs 16 29 Total Net Yards 427 436 Rushes-yards 21-194 25-141 Passing 233 295 Punt Returns 1-9 2-16 Kickoff Returns 1-10 4-109 Interceptions Ret. 3-8 0-0 Comp-Att-Int 15-26-0 37-57-3 Sacked-Yards Lost 1-6 2-17 Punts 5-47.0 3-42.7 Fumbles-Lost 2-2 2-1 Penalties-Yards 4-41 10-86 Time of Possession 22:31 37:29 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING_Atlanta, Hill 8-115, Coleman 10-51, Sanu 2-29, Ryan 1-(minus 1). Carolina, McCaffrey 21-101, Heinicke 3-33, ArtisPayne 1-7.

PASSING_Atlanta, Ryan 15-26-0239. Carolina, Heinicke 33-53-3274, Allen 4-4-0-38.

RECEIVING_Atlanta, Sanu 5-81, J.Jones 4-28, Ridley 3-90, Hooper 2-36, Ortiz 1-4. Carolina, McCaffrey 12-77, Wright 7-69, Samuel 7-41, Thomas 4-48, Funchess 2-23, Moore 2-19, T.Smith 1-19, Artis-Payne 1-13, Barner 1-3.

MISSED FIELD GOALS_None.

Eagles 32, Texans 30 Hou. 0 16 0 14—30 Phi. 7 6 10 9—32 First Quarter Phi_Sproles 37 pass from Foles (Elliott kick), 6:32.

Second Quarter Hou_FG Fairbairn 30, 14:52.

Hou_Watson 5 run (kick failed), 10:23.

Phi_Ertz 1 pass from Foles (pass failed), 3:08.

Hou_Watson 6 run (Fairbairn kick), 1:17.

Third Quarter Phi_FG Elliott 47, 5:31.

Phi_Agholor 83 pass from Foles (Elliott kick), 2:18.

Fourth Quarter Phi_Ertz 23 pass from Foles (kick failed), 10:21.

Hou_Foreman 20 pass from Watson (Fairbairn kick), 4:41.

Hou_Smith 35 pass from Watson (Fairbairn kick), 2:04.

Phi_FG Elliott 35, :00.

A_69,696.

Hou Phi First downs 25 25 Total Net Yards 371 519 Rushes-yards 19-62 22-57 Passing 309 462 Punt Returns 1-8 1-11 Kickoff Returns 5-122 4-96 Interceptions Ret. 1-0 0-0 Comp-Att-Int 29-40-0 35-50-1 Sacked-Yards Lost 4-30 1-9 Punts 4-40.3 2-48.0 Fumbles-Lost 2-1 3-2 Penalties-Yards 10-61 11-105 Time of Possession 26:15 33:45 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING_Houston, Watson 8-49, Blue 4-14, Foreman 7-(minus 1). Philadelphia, Sproles 9-32, Adams 11-21, Smallwood 1-3, Foles 1-1.

PASSING_Houston, Watson 2940-0-339. Philadelphia, Foles 3549-1-471, Sudfeld 0-1-0-0.

RECEIVING_Houston, Hopkins

9-104, Carter 6-61, Blue 4-26, D.Thomas 3-37, Akins 2-33, Foreman 2-28, Griffin 2-15, Smith 1-35. Philadelphia, Ertz 12-110, Agholor 5-116, Smallwood 4-24, Jeffery 3-82, Sproles 3-76, Goedert 3-30, Matthews 2-13, Tate 2-13, Rodgers 1-7.

MISSED FIELD GOALS_None.

Packers 44, Jets 38, OT GB NY

0 17 3 18 6—44 7 14 14 3 0—38

First Quarter NYJ_McGuire 4 run (Myers kick), 2:15.

Second Quarter NYJ_R.Anderson 33 pass from Darnold (Myers kick), 9:02.

GB_Kumerow 49 pass from Rodgers (Crosby kick), 5:06.

NYJ_A.Roberts 99 kickoff return (Myers kick), 4:54.

GB_J.Williams 7 run (Crosby kick), 1:33.

GB_FG Crosby 42, :02.

Third Quarter GB_FG Crosby 29, 8:17.

NYJ_Herndon 5 pass from Darnold (Myers kick), 4:21.

NYJ_McGuire 20 pass from Darnold (Myers kick), 2:50.

Fourth Quarter GB_FG Crosby 38, 11:45.

GB_Rodgers 1 run (Crosby kick), 6:32.

GB_Rodgers 1 run (Rodgers run), 1:12.

NYJ_FG Myers 33, :17.

Overtime GB_D.Adams 16 pass from Rodgers, 6:23.

A_77,982.

GB NYJ First downs 35 23 Total Net Yards 540 370 Rushes-yards 20-127 20-47 Passing 413 323 Punt Returns 1-0 2-12 Kickoff Returns 3-76 6-236 Interceptions Ret. 0-0 0-0 Comp-Att-Int 37-55-0 24-35-0 Sacked-Yards Lost 4-29 2-18 Punts 3-37.7 4-44.0 Fumbles-Lost 2-1 1-0 Penalties-Yards 10-86 16-172 Time of Possession 34:19 29:18 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING_Green Bay, J.Williams 15-95, Rodgers 5-32. New York, McGuire 14-35, Miles 1-4, Cannon 2-4, Darnold 3-4.

PASSING_Green Bay, Rodgers 37-55-0-442. New York, Darnold 24-35-0-341.

RECEIVING_Green Bay, D.Adams 11-71, J.Williams 6-61, St. Brown 5-94, ValdesScantling 5-75, Kumerow 3-68, Graham 3-34, Kendricks 2-26, Tonyan 1-11, Vitale 1-2. New York, R.Anderson 9-140, Herndon 6-82, Kearse 4-55, McGuire 3-50, Leggett 1-9, Cannon 1-5.

MISSED FIELD GOALS_New York, Myers 45.

Vikings 27, Lions 9 Min. 0 14 3 10—27 Det. 3 6 0 0— 9 First Quarter Det_FG Prater 47, 7:30.

Second Quarter Det_FG Prater 35, 10:39.

Det_FG Prater 48, 4:05.

Min_S.Diggs 8 pass from Cousins (Bailey kick), 1:32.

Min_Rudolph 44 pass from Cousins (Bailey kick), :00.

Third Quarter Min_FG Bailey 24, 8:54.

Fourth Quarter Min_Rudolph 4 pass from Cousins (Bailey kick), 13:25.

Min_FG Bailey 29, 4:15.

A_61,641.

Min Det First downs 16 17 Total Net Yards 340 223 Rushes-yards 28-100 23-86 Passing 240 137 1-8 5-18 Punt Returns Kickoff Returns 2-52 2-49 Interceptions Ret. 0-0 0-0 Comp-Att-Int 21-28-0 23-43-0 Sacked-Yards Lost 2-13 3-24 Punts 6-48.0 6-41.5 Fumbles-Lost 0-0 1-0 Penalties-Yards 11-78 7-55 Time of Possession 28:32 31:28 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING_Minnesota, Cook 1673, Murray 9-22, Thielen 1-3, Ham 1-1, Cousins 1-1. Detroit, Zenner 8-45, Blount 11-29, Cassel 1-14, Riddick 3-(minus 2).

PASSING_Minnesota, Cousins 21-28-0-253. Detroit, Stafford 1832-0-116, Cassel 5-11-0-45.

RECEIVING_Minnesota, Rudolph 9-122, Thielen 5-80, Cook 3-35, S.Diggs 2-10, Murray 2-6.

Detroit, Golladay 6-58, T.Jones 6-42, Riddick 4-7, Zenner 2-22, Blount 2-(minus 5), Toilolo 1-16, A.Jones 1-12, Powell 1-9.

MISSED FIELD GOALS_None.

Patriots 24, Bills 12 Buf. 0 0 6 6—12 NE 7 7 7 3—24 First Quarter NE_Michel 4 run (Gostkowski kick), 7:32.

Second Quarter NE_J.White 27 run (Gostkowski kick), 9:59.

Third Quarter Buf_FG Hauschka 35, 13:29.

Buf_FG Hauschka 41, 10:06.

NE_Edelman 32 pass from Brady (Gostkowski kick), 5:05.

Fourth Quarter NE_FG Gostkowski 24, 7:44.

Buf_Z.Jones 31 pass from J.Allen (pass failed), 1:08.

A_65,878.

Buf NE First downs 14 20 Total Net Yards 289 390 Rushes-yards 18-72 47-273 Passing 217 117 Punt Returns 2-12 2-37 Kickoff Returns 4-72 3-41 Interceptions Ret. 2-8 2-9 Comp-Att-Int 20-41-2 13-25-2 Sacked-Yards Lost 0-0 1-9 Punts 6-38.3 6-43.2 Fumbles-Lost 1-1 1-1 Penalties-Yards 3-29 5-49 Time of Possession 24:22 35:38 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING_Buffalo, Ford 7-33, J.Allen 5-30, McCoy 6-9. New England, Michel 18-116, Patterson 4-66, J.White 8-41, Burkhead 13-39, Dorsett 2-13, Hoyer 2-(minus 2).

PASSING_Buffalo, J.Allen 20-412-217. New England, Brady 1324-2-126, Hoyer 0-1-0-0.

RECEIVING_Buffalo, Z.Jones 5-67, Croom 4-55, Foster 4-52, McCoy 3-10, Ford 2-14, D.Thompson 1-11, McKenzie 1-8.

New England, Edelman 6-70, Burkhead 4-40, J.White 2-13, Patterson 1-3.

MISSED FIELD GOALS_Buffalo, Hauschka 43.

Browns 26, Bengals 18 Cin. 0 0 0 18—18 Cle. 0 16 7 3—26 Second Quarter Cle_Njoku 3 pass from Mayfield (Joseph kick), 10:20.

Cle_Fells 1 pass from Mayfield (kick failed), 7:12.

Cle_FG Joseph 37, :10.

Third Quarter Cle_Higgins 17 pass from Mayfield (Joseph kick), 4:53.

Fourth Quarter Cin_FG Bullock 51, 14:55.

Cle_FG Joseph 31, 7:26.

Cin_Uzomah 14 pass from Driskel (Bullock kick), 4:56.

Cin_Ross 3 pass from Driskel (Core pass from Driskel), 2:56.

A_67,431.

Cin Cle First downs 15 23 Total Net Yards 209 493 Rushes-yards 24-102 28-146 Passing 107 347 Punt Returns 1-2 2-12 Kickoff Returns 3-77 3-42 Interceptions Ret. 0-0 0-0 Comp-Att-Int 13-19-0 28-38-0 Sacked-Yards Lost 3-26 0-0 Punts 5-43.8 3-29.3 Fumbles-Lost 1-0 0-0 Penalties-Yards 3-15 6-57 Time of Possession 24:29 35:31 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING_Cincinnati, Mixon 1768, Driskel 5-21, Ross 1-7, Fejedelem 1-6. Cleveland, Chubb 19-112, Mayfield 6-16, D.Johnson 2-12, Landry 1-6.

PASSING_Cincinnati, Driskel 1319-0-133. Cleveland, Mayfield 2737-0-284, Landry 1-1-0-63.

RECEIVING_Cincinnati, Uzomah 4-49, Core 2-36, Erickson 2-35, Mixon 2-10, Bernard 2-0, Ross 1-3. Cleveland, Higgins 6-60, D.Johnson 6-54, Landry 4-47, Njoku 3-73, Fells 3-18, Perriman 2-76, Chubb 2-3, Hilliard 1-15, DeValve 1-1.

MISSED FIELD GOALS_None.

Jaguars 17, Dolphins 7 Jac. 7 0 0 10—17 Mia. 7 0 0 0— 7 First Quarter Mia_Bolden 4 pass from Tannehill (Sanders kick), 9:49.

Jac_Fournette 1 run (Forbath kick), 2:29.

Fourth Quarter Jac_FG Forbath 26, 10:56.

Jac_T.Smith 33 interception return (Forbath kick), 9:34.

A_65,798.

Jac Mia First downs 19 11 Total Net Yards 244 183 Rushes-yards 32-126 18-62 Passing 118 121 Punt Returns 4-46 2-12 Kickoff Returns 0-0 3-56 Interceptions Ret. 1-33 0-0 Comp-Att-Int 17-24-0 15-22-1 Sacked-Yards Lost 6-27 3-25 Punts 5-37.6 6-46.3 Fumbles-Lost 2-1 1-1 Penalties-Yards 10-97 10-95 Time of Possession 34:45 25:15 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING_Jacksonville, Hyde 8-47, Fournette 18-43, Bortles 4-25, Westbrook 1-9, Kessler 1-2. Miami, Drake 6-23, Tannehill 3-22, Ballage 4-10, Bolden 4-9, Amendola 1-(minus 2).

PASSING_Jacksonville, Kessler 12-17-0-106, Bortles 5-6-0-39, Westbrook 0-1-0-0. Miami, Tannehill 15-22-1-146.

RECEIVING_Jacksonville, Westbrook 7-45, Moncrief 4-43, Fournette 3-28, Greene 2-22, Bohanon 1-7. Miami, Drake 4-31, Amendola 3-40, Ballage 2-39, Parker 2-13, Smythe 1-9, Gesicki 1-5, Stills 1-5, Bolden 1-4.

MISSED FIELD GOALS_Jacksonville, Forbath 56. Miami, Sanders 47.

Cowboys 27, Buccaneers 20 TB 3 10 0 7—20 Dal. 14 3 10 0—27 First Quarter TB_FG Santos 37, 12:08.

Dal_Prescott 7 run (Maher kick), 7:07.

Dal_J.Smith 69 fumble return (Maher kick), 1:41.

Second Quarter TB_FG Santos 45, 9:13.

Dal_FG Maher 59, 1:43.

TB_Rodgers 2 run (Santos kick), :20.

Third Quarter Dal_FG Maher 20, 3:41.

Dal_Gallup 4 pass from Prescott (Maher kick), 2:23.

Fourth Quarter TB_Evans 7 pass from Winston (Santos kick), 2:05.

A_92,851.

TB Dal First downs 27 16 Total Net Yards 383 232 Rushes-yards 24-63 24-80 Passing 320 152 Punt Returns 0-0 1-13 Kickoff Returns 2-69 1-20 Interceptions Ret. 0-0 0-0 Comp-Att-Int 34-48-0 20-25-0 Sacked-Yards Lost 3-16 1-9 Punts 2-51.0 4-41.5 Fumbles-Lost 2-2 1-0 Penalties-Yards 9-72 10-67 Time of Possession 35:19 24:41 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING_Tampa Bay, Barber 17-43, Winston 4-14, De.Jackson 1-4, Rodgers 2-2. Dallas, E.Elliott 18-85, Prescott 4-2, Ro.Smith 2-(minus 7).

PASSING_Tampa Bay, Winston 34-48-0-336. Dallas, Prescott 2025-0-161.

RECEIVING_Tampa Bay, Humphries 10-79, Rodgers 7-55, Evans 6-90, Godwin 3-39, Barber 3-13, B.Wilson 2-28, Brate 2-8, De.Jackson 1-24. Dallas, Beasley 5-50, E.Elliott 5-24, Cooper 4-20, Gallup 3-53, Jarwin 2-8, N.Brown

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MISSED FIELD GOALS_Tampa Bay, Santos 52.

Rams 31, Cardinals 9 L.A. 7 14 3 7—31 Ari. 3 6 0 0— 9 First Quarter Ari_FG Gonzalez 36, 7:07.

La_Woods 4 run (Zuerlein kick), 3:59.

Second Quarter La_Goff 1 run (Zuerlein kick), 11:56.

Ari_D.Johnson 32 pass from Fitzgerald (kick failed), 9:40.

La_Anderson 4 run (Zuerlein kick), 2:10.

Third Quarter La_FG Zuerlein 21, 5:37.

Fourth Quarter La_Woods 39 pass from Goff (Zuerlein kick), 9:19.

A_61,759.

La Ari First downs 33 15 Total Net Yards 461 263 Rushes-yards 41-269 18-104 Passing 192 159 Punt Returns 2-26 1-1 Kickoff Returns 0-0 0-0 Interceptions Ret. 0-0 0-0 Comp-Att-Int 19-24-0 18-31-0 Sacked-Yards Lost 2-24 4-23 Punts 2-51.5 5-49.2 Fumbles-Lost 1-1 0-0 Penalties-Yards 6-66 7-54 Time of Possession 37:04 22:56 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING_Los Angeles, Anderson 20-167, Kelly 10-40, Cooks 3-27, Everett 2-16, Woods 2-15, Goff 2-6, Mannion 2-(minus 2).

Arizona, Rosen 4-49, D.Johnson 10-35, Edmonds 4-20.

PASSING_Los Angeles, Goff 1924-0-216. Arizona, Rosen 12-230-87, Fitzgerald 1-1-0-32, Glennon 5-7-0-63.

RECEIVING_Los Angeles, Woods 6-89, Everett 5-28, Cooks 3-35, Reynolds 2-44, Higbee 1-16, Kelly 1-9, Anderson 1-(minus 5).

Arizona, Sherfield 6-62, Fitzgerald 6-53, D.Johnson 1-32, Tolliver 1-15, Phillips 1-9, C.Williams 1-7, Seals-Jones 1-3, Edmonds 1-1.

MISSED FIELD GOALS_Los Angeles, Zuerlein 57. Arizona, Gonzalez 54.

Bears 14, 49ers 9 Chi. 0 7 7 0—14 SF 0 9 0 0— 9 Second Quarter SF_FG Gould 33, 10:54.

SF_FG Gould 30, 5:49.

Chi_Miller 4 pass from Trubisky (Parkey kick), 1:52.

SF_FG Gould 23, :00.

Third Quarter Chi_Howard 2 run (Parkey kick), 4:14.

A_70,806.

Chi SF First downs 20 15 Total Net Yards 325 279 Rushes-yards 28-90 15-47 Passing 235 232 Punt Returns 0-0 0-0 Kickoff Returns 2-52 3-47 Interceptions Ret. 1-0 0-0 Comp-Att-Int 25-29-0 22-38-1 Sacked-Yards Lost 3-11 1-9 Punts 3-39.7 4-45.3 Fumbles-Lost 2-2 0-0 Penalties-Yards 4-30 6-45 Time of Possession 35:30 24:30 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING_Chicago, Howard 1353, Cohen 6-12, A.Robinson 1-9, Gabriel 1-8, Miller 1-4, Trubisky 5-3, Mizzell 1-1. San Francisco, Wilson 11-27, Breida 4-20.

PASSING_Chicago, Trubisky 2529-0-246. San Francisco, Mullens 22-38-1-241.

RECEIVING_Chicago, A.Robinson 6-85, T.Burton 5-30, Gabriel 3-28, Miller 3-24, Mizzell 2-27, Howard 2-17, Braunecker 1-18, Cohen 1-7, Bellamy 1-6, Shaheen 1-4. San Francisco, Kittle 7-74, Bourne 4-73, Goodwin 3-29, Pettis 3-21, Wilson 2-11, T.Taylor 1-23, Breida 1-6, James 1-4.

MISSED FIELD GOALS_Chicago, Parkey 37.

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First Quarter Pit_FG Boswell 49, 5:32.

NO_Ingram 1 run (Lutz kick), 2:57.

Second Quarter Pit_FG Boswell 30, 14:05.

NO_Kamara 8 run (Lutz kick), 10:22.

Pit_Samuels 3 pass from Roethlisberger (Rogers pass from Roethlisberger), :40.

NO_FG Lutz 43, :02.

Third Quarter NO_Kamara 1 run (Lutz kick), 9:13.

Pit_Brown 3 pass from Roethlisberger (Boswell kick), 4:48.

Pit_Brown 20 pass from Roethlisberger (Boswell kick), 1:02.

Fourth Quarter NO_Thomas 2 pass from Brees (Lutz kick), 1:25.

A_73,086.

Pit NO First downs 26 24 Total Net Yards 429 370 Rushes-yards 18-65 19-57 Passing 364 313 0-0 0-0 Punt Returns Kickoff Returns 2-20 0-0 Interceptions Ret. 1-27 0-0 Comp-Att-Int 33-50-0 27-40-1 Sacked-Yards Lost 3-16 2-13 Punts 2-49.0 3-47.0 Fumbles-Lost 3-2 1-0 Penalties-Yards 6-79 9-91 Time of Possession 31:20 28:40 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING_Pittsburgh, Samuels 12-53, Nix 1-4, Roethlisberger 2-4, Ridley 3-4. New Orleans, Ingram 11-35, Kamara 7-23, Brees 1-(minus 1).

PASSING_Pittsburgh, Roethlisberger 33-50-0-380. New Orleans, Brees 27-39-0-326, T.Hill 0-1-1-0.

RECEIVING_Pittsburgh, Brown 14-185, Smith-Schuster 11-115, Switzer 3-18, Samuels 3-11, McDonald 1-49, Rogers 1-2. New Orleans, Thomas 11-109, Ginn 5-74, Kamara 4-82, Kirkwood 2-35, J.Hill 2-1, Smith 1-11, Ingram 1-8, Watson 1-6.

MISSED FIELD GOALS_None.

Seahawks 38, Chiefs 31 KC 3 7 7 14—31 Sea. 7 7 10 14—38 First Quarter Sea_Carson 4 run (Janikowski kick), 8:55.

KC_FG Butker 54, 6:34.

Second Quarter KC_Dam.Williams 2 pass from Mahomes (Butker kick), 11:21.

Sea_Vannett 1 pass from Wilson (Janikowski kick), 5:26.

Third Quarter Sea_FG Janikowski 28, 9:27.

KC_West 25 pass from Mahomes (Butker kick), 5:18.

Sea_Baldwin 27 pass from Wilson (Janikowski kick), :45.

Fourth Quarter KC_FG Butker 29, 10:28.

Sea_E.Dickson 2 pass from Wilson (Janikowski kick), 7:31.

KC_Robinson 11 pass from Mahomes (Mahomes run), 4:36.

Sea_Carson 1 run (Janikowski kick), 2:29.

KC_FG Butker 32, 1:20.

A_69,067.

KC Sea First downs 22 31 Total Net Yards 419 464 Rushes-yards 19-154 43-210 Passing 265 254 Punt Returns 0-0 2-13 Kickoff Returns 4-114 1-32 Interceptions Ret. 0-0 0-0 Comp-Att-Int 23-40-0 18-29-0 Sacked-Yards Lost 1-8 3-17 Punts 3-48.0 3-34.7 Fumbles-Lost 3-2 1-0 Penalties-Yards 8-76 3-20 Time of Possession 24:58 35:02 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING_Kansas City, Dam. Williams 13-103, Mahomes 3-33, T.Hill 2-17, West 1-1. Seattle, Carson 27-116, Wilson 8-57, Davis 7-31, McKissic 1-6.

PASSING_Kansas City, Mahomes 23-40-0-273. Seattle, Wilson 18-29-0-271.

RECEIVING_Kansas City, Dam. Williams 7-37, Kelce 5-54, T.Hill 4-74, Conley 3-54, West 2-37, Robinson 2-17. Seattle, Baldwin 7-126, Lockett 4-99, E.Dickson 3-19, Vannett 2-11, J.Brown 1-9, Moore 1-7.

MISSED FIELD GOALS_Seattle, Janikowski 36.

Basketball NBA Results

Sunday’s Games Atlanta 98, Detroit 95 Indiana 105, Washington 89 Boston 119, Charlotte 103 Brooklyn 111, Phoenix 103 Chicago 112, Cleveland 92 Miami 115, Orlando 91 Sacramento 122, New Orleans 117 Minnesota 114, Oklahoma City 112 Golden State 129, L.A. Clippers 127 Portland 121, Dallas 118, OT Memphis 107, L.A. Lakers 99 Monday’s Games No games scheduled.

Tuesday’s Games Milwaukee at New York, 8 a.m.

Oklahoma City at Houston, 11 a.m.

Philadelphia at Boston, 1:30 p.m.

L.A. Lakers at Golden State, 4 p.m.

Portland at Utah, 6:30 p.m.

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Men’s Major Scores EAST St. Francis Brooklyn 72, Manhattan 56 MIDWEST Drake 110, San Diego 103, 2OT SIU-Edwardsville 82, N. Colorado 72 SOUTHWEST Houston 75, Coppin St. 44 TCU 82, Charlotte 57 TCU 82, Bucknell 65 FAR WEST CS Northridge 81, Rider 80 Hawaii 70, Colorado 62, OT Indiana St. 84, UNLV 79 New Mexico St. 75, Washington St. 72

Women’s Scores EAST Buffalo 90, St. Bonaventure 43

Hockey NHL Results

Sunday’s Games Columbus 3, New Jersey 0 Carolina 5, Boston 3 Florida 6, Chicago 3 Philadelphia 3, N.Y. Rangers 2, SO Toronto 5, Detroit 4, OT N.Y. Islanders 3, Dallas 1 Los Angeles 4, Vegas 3, OT Arizona 4, San Jose 3, SO Monday’s Games No games scheduled Tuesday’s Games No games scheduled Wednesday’s Games No games scheduled

Transactions BASEBALL National League CHICAGO CUBS — Agreed to terms with RHP Kendall Graveman on a one-year contract.

HOCKEY National Hockey League NHL — Suspended San Jose D Erik Karlsson two games for an illegal check to the head of Los Angeles Kings forward Austin Wagner during a Dec. 22 game.

Fined Nashville F Ryan Hartman $1,000 for spearing.

NEW JERSEY DEVILS — Assigned F John Quenneville to Binghamton (AHL).

WASHINGTON CAPITALS — Reassigned D Tyler Lewington to Hershey (AHL).

SOCCER Major League Soccer ATLANTA UNITED — Named Frank de Boer coach and agreed to terms with him on a multiyear contract.

National Premier Soccer League NEW YORK COSMOS — Resigned M Danny Szetela.

COLLEGE FLORIDA STATE — Named Kendal Briles offensive coordinator/ quarterbacks coach.

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Cops ‘14’ Cops ‘14’ Cops ‘14’ Cops ‘14’ Cops ‘14’ Cops ‘14’ In the Heat of the Night In the Heat of the Night In the Heat of the Night In the Heat of the Night In the Heat of the Night Last Man Last Man Last Man Last Man Last Man Last Man In the Heat of the Night In the Heat of the Night In the Heat of the Night In the Heat of the Night In the Heat of the Night Blue Bloods ‘14’ Blue Bloods ‘14’ Last Man Last Man In the Heat of the Night In the Heat of the Night In the Heat of the Night In the Heat of the Night In the Heat of the Night Blue Bloods ‘14’ Blue Bloods ‘14’ “Full Metal Jacket”, War Quacker Factory H by Halston - Fashion Quacker Factory by Jeanne Bice (N) (Live) ‘G’ Season’s Greetings (N) (Live) ‘G’ Season’s Greetings (N) (Live) ‘G’ Season’s Greetings (N) (Live) ‘G’ Season’s Greetings (N) (Live) ‘G’ White Sale (N) (Live) ‘G’ The Joy of Christmas Clearance (N) (Live) ‘G’ White Sale (N) (Live) ‘G’ (7:00) Carolyn’s Closet ‘G’ Denim and Co. (N) (Live) ‘G’ Skechers (N) (Live) ‘G’ Susan Graver Style ‘G’ Joan Rivers Classics Leah’s Closet Sharing favorite style finds. (N) ‘G’ Carolyn’s Closet “LOGO” (N) (Live) ‘G’ Women With Control ‘G’ AnyBody Loungewear ‘G’ Earth Brands Footwear Inspired Style “LOGO” (N) (Live) ‘G’ LOGO by Lori Goldstein “Wrapped Up” “All About Christmas Eve” (2012) Haylie Duff. ‘14’ “A Twist of Christmas” (2018) Vanessa Lachey.

“The Flight Before Christmas” (2015) ‘PG’ “My Christmas Inn” “Snowed Inn Christmas” “Hometown Christmas” (2018) Beverley Mitchell.

“Santa’s Boots” (2018) Megan Hilty, Noah Mills.

“Poinsettias for Christmas” (2018) Bethany Joy Lenz.

“Christmas Around” “My Sister’s Keeper” “A Walk to Remember” (2002) Shane West.

“The Age of Adaline” (2015) Blake Lively, Michiel Huisman.

“The Shawshank Redemption” (1994) Tim Robbins.

“A Walk to Remember” “Beaches” (2017) Idina Menzel, Nia Long. ‘14’ “Twist of Faith” (2013, Drama) ‘PG’ “Toni Braxton: Unbreak My Heart” (2016) ‘PG’ “Aaliyah: The Princess of R&B” (7:00) “Lakeview Terrace” (2008) “Killer Coach” (2016) Javicia Leslie ‘14’ “The Perfect Stalker” (2016) Danielle Savre. ‘14’ “Stalked by a Reality Star” (2018) Emily Bader ‘14’ “The Stepfather” Chrisley Chrisley Chrisley Chrisley Mod Fam Mod Fam Mod Fam Mod Fam Mod Fam Mod Fam Mod Fam Mod Fam Mod Fam Mod Fam Mod Fam Mod Fam (7:26) “2 Fast 2 Furious” (2003) (:40) “The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift” (2006, Action) (11:59) “Fast & Furious” (2009) Vin Diesel. (:09) “Fast Five” (2011) Vin Diesel, Paul Walker.

Chicago Chicago P.D. ‘14’ (:31) Chicago P.D. ‘14’ (:32) Chicago P.D. ‘14’ (:33) Chicago P.D. ‘14’ (:34) Chicago P.D. ‘14’ (:35) “Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban” (2004) Chicago NCIS “Check” ‘14’ NCIS ‘14’ NCIS ‘14’ NCIS “Cadence” ‘PG’ NCIS “Cabin Fever” ‘14’ “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince” (2009, Children’s) Law & Order: SVU Law & Order: SVU Law & Order: SVU Law & Order: SVU Law & Order: SVU Law & Order: SVU Law & Order: SVU Law & Order: SVU Friends ‘PG’ Friends ‘PG’ Friends ‘PG’ Friends ‘PG’ Friends ‘PG’ Friends ‘14’ Friends ‘14’ Friends ‘14’ Amer. Dad Amer. Dad Amer. Dad Amer. Dad Burgers Burgers Burgers Burgers “A Christmas Story” “A Christmas Story” (1983, Children’s) “A Christmas Story” (1983, Children’s) “A Christmas Story” (1983, Children’s) “A Christmas Story” Seinfeld Seinfeld Seinfeld Friends ‘14’ Friends ‘14’ Friends ‘14’ Friends ‘14’ Friends ‘14’ Friends ‘14’ Friends ‘14’ Friends ‘14’ Friends ‘14’ Friends ‘14’ Friends ‘14’ Amer. Dad Amer. Dad Seinfeld Seinfeld Friends ‘14’ Friends ‘14’ Friends ‘14’ Friends ‘14’ Friends ‘14’ Friends ‘14’ Friends ‘14’ Friends ‘14’ Friends ‘14’ Friends ‘14’ Friends ‘14’ Friends ‘14’ Amer. Dad Amer. Dad Seinfeld Seinfeld ‘G’ Friends ‘14’ Friends ‘14’ Friends ‘14’ Friends ‘14’ Friends ‘14’ Friends ‘PG’ Friends ‘PG’ Friends ‘PG’ Friends ‘PG’ Friends ‘PG’ Friends ‘14’ Friends ‘PG’ Amer. Dad Amer. Dad Charmed ‘PG’ Supernatural ‘14’ Supernatural “Bitten” ‘14’ Supernatural ‘14’ The Elf on Elf Pets “The DUFF” (2015) Mae Whitman, Robbie Amell. (:15) “Fred Claus” “A Christmas Story” (1983, Children’s) “A Christmas Story” (1983, Children’s) “A Christmas Story” (1983, Children’s) “A Christmas Story” (1983, Children’s) Charmed ‘PG’ Supernatural ‘14’ Supernatural ‘14’ Supernatural ‘14’ Supernatural ‘14’ Supernatural ‘14’ “My Best Friend’s Wedding” (1997) Charmed ‘PG’ Supernatural ‘14’ Supernatural ‘14’ Supernatural ‘14’ Supernatural ‘14’ Bones ‘14’ Bones ‘14’ Bones ‘14’ Charmed ‘PG’ Supernatural ‘14’ Supernatural ‘14’ Supernatural ‘14’ Supernatural ‘14’ Bones ‘14’ Bones ‘14’ Bones ‘PG’ SportsCenter (N) (Live) SportsCenter (N) (Live) NBA: The Jump (N) (Live) NFL PrimeTime (N) (Live) NFL Live (N) (Live) Monday Night Countdown (N) (Live) NBA Basketball Milwaukee Bucks at New York Knicks. (N) (Live) (:35) NFL Live (N) (Live) SCTop Plays of the Year (:05) SportsCenter Special SportsCenter (N) (Live) SportsCenter (N) (Live) SportsCenter (N) (Live) College Football SERVPRO First Responder Bowl -- Boston College vs Boise State. (N) (Live) (:15) College Football Quick Lane Bowl -- Minnesota vs Georgia Tech. (N) (Live) SportsCenter (N) (Live) College Football Walk-On’s Independence Bowl -- Temple vs Duke. (N) (Live) (:15) College Football New Era Pinstripe Bowl -- Miami vs Wisconsin. (N) (Live) SportsCenter (N) (Live) College Football Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl -- Auburn vs Purdue. (N) (Live) (:15) College Football Camping World Bowl -- Syracuse vs West Virginia. (N) First Take Jalen E:60 SportsCenter Special NBA: The Jump SportsCenter (N) (Live) Basketball: A Love Story SportsCenter 30 for 30 30 for 30 30 for 30 30 for 30 First Take NFL Live (N) (Live) NBA: The Jump (N) (Live) NFL Live SportsCenter (N) (Live) Boxing ‘PG’ First Take NFL Live (N) (Live) Outside Outside Jalen NFL Live SportsCenter (N) (Live) Axe Throwing League First Take NFL Live (N) (Live) Road/CFP Road/CFP Road/CFP Road/CFP NFL Live SportsCenter (N) (Live) College Basketball The Rich Eisen Show ‘PG’ Paid Prog.

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The Dan Patrick Show Ship Shape Formula E: The Rich Eisen Show ‘PG’ Paid Prog.

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The Dan Patrick Show ‘PG’ World Poker The Rich Eisen Show ‘PG’ Paid Prog.

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The Dan Patrick Show Snow M’tn Bowling (7:00) Movie Varied Programs The Life of Santa Claus Xmas Gold Nestor (:15) Jack Frost ‘G’ Frosty’s Christmas Rudolph’s Shiny Year (:45) The Year Without a Santa Claus “The Polar Express” (:15) Jack Frost ‘G’ Rudolph’s Shiny Year (:45) The Year Without a Santa Claus “The Polar Express” (2004) Michael Jeter “The Santa Clause 2” (2002) Tim Allen.

“National Lampoon’s Vacation” (1983, Comedy) “National Lampoon’s European Vacation” “National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation” (:15) “Vegas Vacation” (1997) Chevy Chase.

“The Godfather” (1972, Drama) Marlon Brando. A mafia patriarch tries to hold his empire together.

“The Godfather, Part II” (1974, Crime Drama) Al Pacino, Robert Duvall, Diane Keaton.

“Planes, Trains and Automobiles” (1987) “National Lampoon’s Vacation” (1983, Comedy) “Vegas Vacation” (1997, Comedy) Chevy Chase.

“The Wedding Singer” (1998) Adam Sandler.

Unikitty ‘Y7’ Gumball Gumball We Bare Teen Titans Teen Titans Gumball Gumball Total Drama Total Drama Craig Total Drama Teen Titans Go! ‘PG’ We Bare Steven Univ.

Gumball Gumball Gumball Gumball Gumball Gumball Gumball Gumball Gumball Gumball Gumball Gumball Gumball Gumball Gumball Gumball Unikitty ‘Y7’ Gumball Gumball We Bare Teen Titans Teen Titans Gumball Gumball Total Drama Total Drama Craig Total Drama Teen Titans Teen Titans We Bare Total Drama Unikitty ‘Y7’ Gumball Gumball We Bare Teen Titans Teen Titans Gumball Gumball Total Drama Total Drama Craig Total Drama Teen Titans Go! ‘PG’ We Bare Total Drama Unikitty ‘Y7’ Gumball Gumball We Bare Teen Titans Teen Titans Gumball Gumball Total Drama Total Drama Craig Total Drama Teen Titans Teen Titans We Bare Total Drama Varied Programs “Santa Paws 2: The Santa Pups” DuckTales Mickey Coop Bunk’d ‘G’ Bunk’d ‘G’ Jessie ‘G’ Liv-Mad. Cali Style Austin Austin Bizaardvark Bizaardvark Toy Story Mickey DuckTales Transylvania Bunk’d ‘G’ Bunk’d ‘G’ Coop Coop Stuck in the Middle ‘G’ Bizaardvark Bizaardvark Liv-Mad. Cali Style K.C. Under. K.C. Under.

Puppy Pals Puppy Pals DuckTales Big City Coop Coop Bunk’d ‘G’ Bunk’d ‘G’ Bunk’d ‘G’ Bunk’d ‘G’ Jessie ‘G’ Jessie ‘G’ Jessie ‘G’ Stuck Stuck Stuck Puppy Pals Puppy Pals DuckTales Big City Raven Raven Raven Raven Coop Coop Bunk’d ‘G’ Bunk’d ‘G’ Bunk’d ‘G’ Jessie ‘G’ Jessie ‘G’ Jessie ‘G’ Puppy Pals Puppy Pals DuckTales Big City Bunk’d ‘G’ Bunk’d ‘G’ Bunk’d ‘G’ Raven Raven Raven Stuck in the Middle ‘G’ Bizaardvark Bizaardvark Bizaardvark New Year Peppa Pig Team Umiz. Bubble Bubble Top Wing PAW Patrol PAW Patrol Butterbean PAW Patrol Blaze PAW Patrol SpongeBob SquarePants SpongeBob SquarePants ‘Y7’ Peppa Pig Team Umiz. Bubble Bubble Top Wing PAW Patrol PAW Patrol Butterbean PAW Patrol Blaze PAW Patrol “Albert” (2016, Children’s) SpongeBob SpongeBob SpongeBob PAW Patrol PAW Patrol PAW Patrol PAW Patrol PAW Patrol PAW Patrol PAW Patrol PAW Patrol PAW Patrol PAW Patrol PAW Patrol PAW Patrol “The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water” PAW Patrol PAW Patrol PAW Patrol PAW Patrol PAW Patrol PAW Patrol PAW Patrol PAW Patrol PAW Patrol PAW Patrol PAW Patrol PAW Patrol “The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie” SpongeBob PAW Patrol PAW Patrol PAW Patrol PAW Patrol PAW Patrol PAW Patrol PAW Patrol PAW Patrol PAW Patrol PAW Patrol PAW Patrol PAW Patrol SpongeBob SpongeBob SpongeBob SpongeBob (6:30) Movie 700 Club The 700 Club Movie Varied Programs Say Yes to the Dress Say Yes to the Dress Say Yes to the Dress ‘G’ My Crazy Obsession ‘PG’ Invasion: Lights Invasion of Cmas Lights Extreme Christmas Trees Extreme Extreme Invasion: Lights Lottery Changed My Life Lottery Changed My Life Lottery Changed My Life Lottery Changed My Life Untold Stories of the E.R. Untold Stories of the E.R. Untold Stories of the E.R. Hoarding: Buried Alive Hoarding: Buried Alive Hoarding: Buried Alive Hoarding: Buried Alive My 600-Lb. Life “Renee’s Story” ‘PG’ My 600-Lb. Life ‘PG’ My 600-Lb. Life ‘PG’ Pregnant Pregnant Pregnant Pregnant Family by the Ton ‘14’ Family by the Ton ‘14’ Family by the Ton ‘14’ Family by the Ton ‘14’ Family by the Ton ‘14’ Family by the Ton ‘14’ American Gypsy Wedding American Gypsy Wedding American Gypsy Wedding American Gypsy Wedding American Gypsy Wedding American Gypsy Wedding Four Weddings ‘PG’ Four Weddings ‘PG’

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Lester Holt Nightly Busi- PBS NewsHour (N) Antiques Roadshow Items Christmas in Christ Chapel Christmas at St. Olaf: ness Report that guests received as pres- at Gustavus: Visions of Di- Ris’n With Healing in His ‘G’ ents. ‘G’ vine Mystery Wings ‘G’

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(3:00) “My Christmas Inn” “Christmas in Mississippi” (2017, Romance) Jana Kramer, “A Christmas in Tennessee” (2018, Drama) Rachel Boston, (:03) “The Christmas Contract” (2018, Drama) Hilarie Bur- (:01) “A Christmas in TenWes Brown, Faith Ford. Holly finds love when she returns to Andrew Walker, Patricia Richardson. A baker saves her town ton, Danneel Ackles, Jason London. A newly single woman nessee” (2018) Rachel Bos108 252 (2018, Drama) Tia MowryHardrict, Rob Mayes. her hometown. ‘PG’ from a real estate developer. dreads returning home for Christmas. ton, Andrew Walker.

Modern Fam- Modern Fam- Modern Fam- Modern Fam- Modern Fam- Modern Fam- WWE Monday Night RAW (N Same-day Tape) ‘PG’ “The Fast and the Furious” (2001) Vin Diesel. An under105 242 ily ‘PG’ ily ‘PG’ ily ‘PG’ ily ‘14’ ily ‘PG’ ily ‘PG’ cover cop infiltrates the world of street racing.

Bob’s Burg- Family Guy Animated. Brian Family Guy Family Guy Family Guy “A Christmas Story” (1983, Children’s) Peter Billingsley, “A Christmas Story” (1983, Children’s) Peter Billingsley, “A Christmas Story” (1983) and Stewie go to the North “Christmas ‘14’ ‘14’ Darren McGavin, Melinda Dillon. A boy tries to convince his Darren McGavin, Melinda Dillon. A boy tries to convince his Peter Billingsley, Darren 139 247 ers ‘PG’ Pole. ‘14’ Guy” ‘14’ parents to get him a BB gun. parents to get him a BB gun.

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(3:15) “Fred Claus” (2007, Comedy) Vince (:45) “The Wizard of Oz” (1939) Judy Garland, Frank Morgan, Ray Bolger. A “A Christmas Story” (1983) Peter Billingsley. A boy tries to “A Christmas Story” (1983) Peter Billingsley. A boy tries to 138 245 Vaughn, Paul Giamatti. tornado whisks a Kansas farm girl to a magic land. convince his parents to get him a BB gun. convince his parents to get him a BB gun. (:15) NFL Football Denver Broncos at Oakland Raiders. (N) (Live) (:15) SportsCenter With Scott Van Pelt NFL PrimeTime SportsCenter With Scott NFL PrimeTime SportsCenter 140 206 (N) (Live) Van Pelt (3:00) Basketball: A Love Basketball: A Love Story Michael Jordan; Patrick Ewing; Basketball: A Love Story Magic Johnson; Pat Summitt; Basketball: A Love Story Basketball: A Love Story 144 209 Story Rick Pitino.

Geno Auriemma; Phil Jackson.

High School Football WIAA Class 3A Championship: O’Dea vs. Eastside Catholic.

WCC AllMark Few Seahawks College Basketball Continental Tire Las Vegas Classic, Fi- College Basketball 426 687 Access Show (N) Press Pass nal: Teams TBA. (Taped) “Rocky IV” (1985, Drama) Sylvester Stallone. Vengeful boxer “Creed” (2015, Drama) Michael B. Jordan, Sylvester Stallone, Tessa Thompson. Rocky Bal- “Rocky II” (1979, Drama) Sylvester Stallone, Talia Shire, Burgess Meredith. Underdog Philly 241 241 Rocky Balboa faces a deadly Soviet fighter. boa mentors Apollo Creed’s son. fighter gets another shot at heavyweight champ.

(3:00) “The Polar Express” “The Santa Clause 2” (2002, Children’s) Tim Allen, Elizabeth Mitchell. Santa “Elf” (2003, Children’s) Will Ferrell, James Caan. A man “National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation” (1989, Comedy) “Miracle on 131 254 (2004, Children’s) must get married in order to keep his job. leaves Santa’s workshop to search for his family.

Chevy Chase, Beverly D’Angelo.

34th Street” World of World of American American Bob’s Burg- Bob’s Burg- Family Guy “Road to the Rick and Robot Chick- Aqua Teen Bob’s Burg- Bob’s Burg- Family Guy “Road to the Rick and 176 296 Gumball Gumball Dad ‘14’ Dad ‘14’ ers ‘PG’ ers ‘PG’ North Pole” ‘14’ Morty ‘14’ en ‘14’ Hunger ers ‘PG’ ers ‘PG’ North Pole” ‘14’ Morty ‘14’ Tanked Wayde and Brett one- Tanked “We Fish You a Merry Tanked Client wants 8-piece Tanked Skull themed tank for Tanked A custom tank inside Tanked Surprise tank for Ja- Tanked “Prince Royce’s Royal Tanked A custom tank inside 184 282 up each other. ‘PG’ Christmas” ‘PG’ drum set tank. ‘PG’ rocker DJ Ashba. ‘PG’ an old fireplace. ‘PG’ son Aldean. ‘PG’ Tank” ‘PG’ an old fireplace. ‘PG’ Bunk’d ‘G’ Bunk’d ‘G’ Stuck in the Middle “Stuck at Holiday Party Coop & Cami Coop & Cami Bizaardvark K.C. Under- K.C. Under- Good Luck Hannah Mon- Hannah For- Toy StoryBizaardvark Bizaardvark 173 291 Christmas” ‘G’ ‘G’ cover ‘Y7’ cover ‘Y7’ Charlie ‘G’ tana ‘G’ ever Time ‘G’ ‘G’ The Loud The Loud The Loud The Loud “Tiny Christmas” (2017) Jonathan A. Rosen- SpongeBob SpongeBob SpongeBob Friends ‘14’ Friends ‘14’ Friends ‘14’ Friends “Pilot” Friends ‘PG’ Friends ‘PG’ 171 300 House ‘Y7’ House ‘Y7’ House ‘Y7’ House ‘Y7’ baum, Lizzy Greene. ‘G’ ‘PG’ (3:10) “Disney’s A Christmas (:15) “Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas” (2000, Children’s) Jim Carrey, Jeffrey (7:55) “The Santa Clause” (1994) Tim Allen, Judge ReinThe 700 Club “The Santa Clause 3: The 180 311 Carol” (2009) Tambor. A curmudgeon hates the Christmas-loving Whos of Whoville. hold. An adman takes over for fallen Santa.

Escape Clause” (2006) Extreme Cou- Extreme Cou- Extreme Cou- Extreme Cou- Extreme Cou- Extreme Cou- Extreme Cou- Extreme Cou- Extreme Cou- Extreme Cou- Extreme Cou- Extreme Cou- Extreme Cou- Extreme Cou- Extreme Cou- Extreme Cou183 280 poning poning poning poning poning poning poning poning poning poning poning poning poning poning poning poning Fast N’ Loud “Ramshackle Fast N’ Loud “Dale Jr.’s Sick Fast N’ Loud “Killer COPO Fast N’ Loud ‘14’ Fast N’ Loud ‘14’ Fast N’ Loud ‘14’ 182 278 Rambler” ‘14’ Nomad” ‘14’ Camaro” ‘14’ Expedition Unknown “Italy’s Expedition Unknown ‘PG’ Expedition Unknown ‘PG’ Expedition Unknown ‘PG’ Expedition Unknown “X Marks the Spot” Josh dives for Legends of the Lost With Expedition Unknown “X 196 277 Barbarian Booty” ‘PG’ Blackbeard’s lost gold. (N) ‘PG’ Megan Fox (N) ‘G’ Marks the Spot” ‘PG’ Ancient Aliens “Alien Breed- Ancient Aliens “Destination Ancient Aliens “Aliens and Ancient Aliens: Declassified (N) ‘PG’ (:03) Ancient Aliens: Declas120 269 ers” ‘PG’ Orion” ‘PG’ Robots” ‘PG’ sified ‘PG’ (3:00) “Ocean’s Twelve” (2004, Comedy-Drama) George “Ocean’s Eleven” (2001, Comedy-Drama) George Clooney, Matt Damon, “Ocean’s Thirteen” (2007, Comedy-Drama) George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Matt (:03) “Ocean’s Eleven” Damon. Danny Ocean and his gang seek to right a wrong.

(2001) George Clooney, Matt 118 265 Clooney, Brad Pitt, Matt Damon. Indebted criminals plan an Andy Garcia. A suave ex-con assembles a team to rob a casino vault. elaborate heist in Europe.

Damon, Andy Garcia.

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“The 12 Disasters of Christmas” (2012) Ed Quinn. Natural “Christmas Icetastrophe” (2014) Victor Webster. Ice crys- Futurama Futurama 122 244 Tides” Gomez’s long-lost brother, Uncle Fester, returns. disasters threaten to destroy the world. ‘14’ tals threaten to freeze anything in their path. ‘PG’ ‘PG’ ‘PG’

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Email mix-up causes cousin to send mistaken invitation stick to your original plan because I doubt you would have felt comfortable had you chosen to attend. The way to handle this going forward would be to make a New Year’s resolution to forgive her for the breach of etiquette, not allow it to create a rift in your relationship and let it go.

DEAR ABBY: I work at Abigail Van Buren a school. There’s this woman here I would like to know.

She’s 21; I’m 24. I do maintenance and janitorial work.

She’s a professional. I wrote her a note wishing her and her family well for the holidays. She texted me once, thanking me for the note and wishing me happy holidays, too.

I want more communication. I’m not sure if she’s nervous and doesn’t know what to say. She seems like an incredible person, and I’d hate to pass up the opportunity to know her better. What’s your take on this?

-- HER FUTURE FRIEND? IN SAN FRANCISCO DEAR FRIEND: Because you both work at the

same school there could be rules against fraternization or even sexual harassment that could put your job in jeopardy if you do what you have in mind, however innocent it may be. That’s why I don’t recommend it. Appreciate the opportunity to work with pleasant, wonderful, “incredible” people, but leave it at that.

DEAR ABBY: I am an estate planner who would like to say that folks who don’t believe in writing thank-you letters have no idea how much they may have lost by not sending those little notes of gratitude. I am talking about hundreds of thousands of dollars that have not gone to people who failed to pen a note and buy a stamp.

Many of my clients who are grandparents tell me they are leaving nothing to the “children” who never thanked them. They say the ingrates deserve what they’ll be getting, which is nothing.

-- PATRICIA IN MASSACHUSETTS DEAR PATRICIA: I’m printing your letter verbatim. A word to the wise, folks ... Happy holidays!

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.

Hints from Heloise

Jacqueline Bigar’s Stars HAPPY BIRTHDAY for Monday, Dec. 24, 2018: This year you merge your flamboyant side with your practical side. You instill loyalty in others. Your focus will be on the quality of your daily life. If you are single, sort through who you want to interact with. As you explore your options, you will get a better sense of who you want to relate to.

If you are attached, you and your partner often challenge each other.

However, your caring is so deep that you both are learning about mutual respect. LIBRA knows how to push you past your limits.

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) HHHH Your determination to complete what must be done today could have you up early. If someone becomes an obstacle in your path, you are likely to successfully get him or her out of your way. You will have time to clear the air. Tonight: Getting into your role for Christmas Eve. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) HHH Your inclination to stay close to home works well for you; however, you might get glimpses of others having near panic attacks. Try not to overthink what needs to be accomplished.

Consider pitching in and helping another person. Tonight: Prepped and ready for the festivities.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) HHHHH In the morning, you could be dragging. Consider the possibility of an unexpected gift or a visit from someone for whom you forgot to get a present. Go out and buy several presents that could work for the ma-

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jority of people. Tonight: Invite several friends over for a get-together.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) HHHH Make calls, especially to those at a distance whom you might not be able to reach later. Your creativity helps others relax. They know that you can help them handle whatever comes their way. Use your imagination with last-minute details. Tonight: Get into the spirit of the holiday!

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) HHH Your instincts will help you grasp a problem and read between the lines. You have a lot to get done.

Make a call to a loved one who often feels left out or lonely. A discussion could help lift this person’s spirits. Tonight: Head home with anticipation; you will feel like a kid!

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) HHHH Your spark ignites others’ spirit and energy. You could be surprised by what spontaneously erupts.

Reach out to someone who might be depressed or sad. Realize that you can break through this person’s defenses. Tonight: Share a holiday treat with a loved one.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) HHHH You might want to understand what is ailing you. Maybe you need to take a nap or drive around in order to relax. Call or visit with a close friend. You will feel inspired and happier because of this person, who is much more into the spirit of the moment. Tonight: All smiles.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) HHHH Make a point of going along with what others want to do. You could be overwhelmed by a last-minute request or phone call. A loved one could appear, which will make you

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smile from ear to ear. A serious talk should be postponed. Keep the mood light. Tonight: Where others are.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) HHHH You might want to get past a problem. Take a stand and deal with a family member who could be overexcited. Invite a close friend or loved one over for eggnog and maybe a game of Scrabble. Tonight: Join friends, whether you’re at church, caroling or maybe even just visiting.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) HHH You could be overwhelmed by everything that is happening around you. Know what you desire. You might need to take a harder look at the possibilities that surround a special relationship. Make it OK to not know what needs to be done next. Tonight: Happily be a duo.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) HHHH You sense that you are in the thick of things, so deferring to others would be best. You could be quite overwhelmed by everything that needs to happen in such a short amount of time. Relax; understand that you are human and can do only so much. Tonight: Toast to good friends.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) HHHH Realizing how little time you have left until the holiday begins, you could be unusually overwhelmed.

Run your must-do errands, and perhaps drop off a gift or two. Others seem to want to get into the mode of pitching in. By all means, let them. Tonight: Finally, time to relax.

BORN TODAY Fashion designer Kate Spade (1962), author Mary Higgins Clark (1927), singer Ricky Martin (1971)

A TREE OF REMEMBRANCE Dear Heloise: While I admire “designer trees” with all the matching balls and bows on them, my all-time favorite is the one with memories. Shortly after we were married, I asked my mother-in-law for a few Christmas ornaments from their collection, so I could use them on our tree. I did the same thing with my mother, who sent me a couple of very old glass ornaments from my childhood.

My grandmother sent me three handmade ornaments from Poland that had always been on her tree. Over the years, I’ve received ornaments from various friends and family, and picked up some on our travels. This has made our Christmas tree very special to us.

-- Hattie C., Kalamazoo, Mich.

GET THE KIDS INVOLVED Dear Heloise: This year I did something a little different. The kids (ages 5, 8 and 10) and I got together about five weeks before the holidays and made our ornaments for the tree. I bought plain balls, glue glitter and ribbon, and turned them loose to make whatever they wanted. The 5-year-old made a construction paper chain for a garland, and we put some of our Christmas cards on the tree as well. It was so nice to see all three of them really engage in the holidays.

-- Darla T., Carrington, N.D. THANK YOU Dear Heloise: This year I was planning to have my children write thank-you notes to those who gave them gifts. They’re 11 and 13, and I feel it’s time that they started to do their own thank-yous. My husband disagrees. He said they will do it when they’re adults. Who’s right?

-- Denise O’R., Texarkana, Ark. Denise, you’re both right. Children are able to express a thank-you verbally at a young age, and they should start writing their thank-you notes by second or third grade, then keep it up all through life, which of course includes adulthood. It’s never too early to learn a little gratitude.

-- Heloise

Friday’s Answer 12-21

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DEAR ABBY: I recently received an online invitation to a New Year’s Eve party at the home of a dear cousin. Having not heard from her in a while, I decided to call her to express our delight at having been invited and let her know we might be able to come. (They live 350 miles away, but we plan to be in their town earlier that week and could potentially stay a few days longer and go to the party.)

Well, when I called, she told me that our having been included on the e-vite was a mistake! She said there must have been a mix-up because my email address is similar to a friend of hers who is invited.

Although she then said we were welcome to come, we declined saying, “Thank you for your flexibility given the awkward circumstance. Forgive us, but I think we’ll stick to our original plan to come back north around Dec. 28.”

Could this have been handled better? It has put a strain on an otherwise lovely relationship.

-- EMBARRASSED IN CALIFORNIA DEAR EMBARRASSED: Your dear cousin was clearly caught flat-footed by your phone call, but she should not have blurted out that your invitation was a mistake, although she did try to clean it up by telling you you were welcome to come.

I don’t blame you for telling her you would

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