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Sunday, December 16, 2018 Kenai Peninsula, Alaska

Vol. 49, Issue 66

In the news Former elections director tapped to return to role JUNEAU — A former Alaska elections director is returning to that role.

Lt. Gov. Kevin Meyer announced he has appointed Gail Fenumiai as director of the Division of Elections. She is set to start Jan. 2.

Fenumiai held the job from 2008 to 2015. She was replaced

by Josie Bahnke.

Meyer chief of staff Josh Applebee says Bahnke’s last day was Friday.

Applebee says the change in leadership is not expected to be a problem in ongoing litigation over a Fairbanks House seat.

Democrat Kathryn Dodge challenged the results of a recount that showed her losing to Republican Bart LeBon by one vote. Both candidates have questioned decisions made on whether to count, or exclude, some ballots.

Lauri Wilson, a regional elections supervisor, will be interim director until Fenumiai takes over.

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Dunleavy releases budget draft New administration proposes full PFD payout, no back pay leavy said he supported paying residents a full Alaska Permanent Fund Dividend and money they missed out on when payouts were reduced starting in 2016 amid a budget deficit.

Revenue Commissioner Bruce Tangeman said separate legislation may be needed to handle the issue of back payments. He said Dunleavy has been clear that it is a big issue and one that he will pursue.

By one budget estimate, a full dividend and back payments could cost $4.3 billion.

Dunleavy has said the state can afford to pay those using permanent fund earnings.

During the campaign, Republican Dunleavy also said he wanted to reduce spending and limit the growth of govern-

By BECKY BOHRER Associated Press

JUNEAU — Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s initial budget draft includes a full payout from Alaska’s oil-wealth fund for residents next year, but not money Alaskans missed out on during the three years checks were capped.

His revenue commissioner, however, indicated that Dunleavy still plans to pursue the back payments.

The budget draft released Friday — ahead of a statutory deadline — was described as a starting point that works off the budget document Gov. Bill Walker’s administration pulled together before Walker left office Dec. 3.

But Dunleavy’s draft re-

Gov. Mike Dunleavy speaks to members of the media before welcoming Juneau residents to the Governor’s Open House on Tuesday. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

lies on a more conservative oil leave a projected $1.6-billion price. And with the full divi- gap. Walker didn’t include a dend payout, Dunleavy’s bud- full dividend. get office said the draft would During the campaign, Dun-

See PFD, page A3

Second-graders campaign to collect food for Sitka hungry SITKA — A second-grade class is helping feed hungry people in Sitka.

The children at Keet Gooshi Heen Elementary School are participating in a project to collect food that will be donated to the Salvation Army.

The Sitka Sentinel reports the project is called “Fill the Halls.”

Student Taan Moll says he likes helping people who don’t have much food and that there are plenty of people who need help. He says a homeless person once asked his mother for money because he was hungry as he and his family rode home.

Students have created posters, made flyers and decorated donation boxes to attract contributions.

One of the children’s teachers, Jule Peterson, says the second-graders organized events to get all grades in the school to participate.

Trevor Davis skates on Bottenintnin Lake on Monday. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

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Local skaters take advantage of late start to winter

By JEFF HELMINIAK Peninsula Clarion

Some central Kenai Peninsula outdoors enthusiasts have found a silver lining to the slow snow start to winter. And it looks a lot like a skate blade.

Laura Pillifant is as avid a skier as anyone. She skied for the University of Alaska Fairbanks back in 1978 and has been a familiar figure on the area’s ski trails since moving here in 1989.

Yet, as she talked about a

Dec. 9 outing to Griebe and Camp Island lakes on the Swanson River canoe trails with a group of friends, there was no trace of disappointment that the skis that day were left in the car.

“The lake was beautiful,

USCG takes over F/V Nordic Viking cleanup in Seward

By KAT SORENSEN Peninsula Clarion

The United States Coast Guard is taking charge of cleaning up fuel released in the Seward Harbor after the F/V Nordic Viking sank last Sunday.

The vessel, which sank for unknown reasons on Dec. 9, released an unknown amount of marine diesel and other petroleum products into the harbor.

The particulars and ultimate cause of the release are unknown but the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation reported that the ship had See SUNK, page A3

The F/V Nordic Viking sank in the Seward Harbor last week.

(Photo courtesy of Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation)

with the mountains and sun out,” Pillifant said. “It was so nice.”

In March, Pillifant will ski from border to border in Finland over the course of seven days, averaging 40 to 80 kiloSee SKATE, page A3

Could a tsunami traveling up Cook Inlet affect Kenai?

Scientists say maybe

By VICTORIA PETERSEN Peninsula Clarion

On the morning of Nov. 30, many residents on the Kenai Peninsula received automated tsunami warnings on their cell phones following the magnitude 7.0 earthquake. While Seward and Homer evacuated their schools and braced for impact, some residents in Kenai may have been left confused.

An hour or so after the earthquake rumbled the peninsula, Kenai City Manager Paul Ostrander was on the radio, assuring residents that they had nothing to worry about when it came to a potential tsunami.

Shortly after this, the warnings were canceled across the state.

The tsunami warnings, which come from the federal level, were automatically issued to communities in the Cook Inlet region the morning of Nov. 30.

Could a tsunami traveling up Cook Inlet affect the city of Kenai? Scientists say maybe.

Donald More, acting director of the National Tsunami Warning Center in Palmer, said there is a tsunami threat for Kenai, though it’s a small one.

The city of Kenai sits at the crux of the mouth of the Kenai River and the silty salt waters of Cook Inlet. Moore said tsunamis caused by earthquakes will slowly diminish as they travel up Cook Inlet toward Anchorage. He said Kenai is not under threat when it comes to thrust-generated tsunamis.

“Kenai will probably not see significant damage from this kind of tsunami,” Moore said.

Moore said a different kind of tsunami could affect Kenai — one that is caused by landslides, both above and underwater.

In 1883, the southern Cook Inlet volcano St. Augustine erupted, sending a massive chunk of the mountain into the sea. The landslide caused four 20-feet-high waves to crash on the shores of the Kenai Peninsula, according to the Alaska Volcano Observatory.

“The Kenai Peninsula is in risk of this kind of event,” See THREAT, page A3

North Slope police identify worker killed at oil field ANCHORAGE (AP) — Authorities have identified the Alaska worker killed last week at a North Slope oil field as 36-year-old Shawn Huber.

Huber died early Dec. 7 at Milne Point in what the North Slope Borough Police Department said was an “equipment accident,” the Anchorage Daily News reported Thursday.

Hollis French, the chair of the state Oil and Gas Conservation Commission, said this week that the worker was hit by heavy drilling pipe. He said he had spoken with a Hilcorp official who characterized death as resulting from a “pipe mishandling incident.”

Huber was employed by

Kuukpik Drilling, a contractor for Hilcorp Alaska. Public records list a Wasilla address for Huber. His death is the first workplace fatality on the North Slope oil fields since 2012, according to the state Department of Labor and Workforce Development.

Kuukpik Drilling and Hilcorp did not immediately respond to the newspaper’s requests for comment Thursday.

Company officials have previously declined to release additional details about the death, citing the ongoing investigations.

Huber died at the Innovation 1 drill rig, said Jeffrey Brown, See SLOPE, page A3

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Around the Peninsula

Local Narcan kits available at Kenai Public Health

Cook Inlet Pipeline Infrastructure Risk Assessment deadline

Heroin overdoses are on the rise in Alaska. Narcan is an easy medication you can give to someone who is overdosing. It may save their life. Adults can get free Narcan Experts wishing to participate in the Cook Inlet Pipeline In- nasal spray kits at the Kenai Public Health Center at 630 frastructure Risk Assessment expert panel on pipeline integrity Barnacle Way, Suite A, in Kenai. For additional informaand safety now have until Jan. 18, 2019, to apply. The previous tion call Kenai Public Health at 335-3400. deadline was Jan. 5, 2019.

The Matanuska Valley Fish & Game Advisory Committee meeting The Matanuska Valley Fish & Game Advisory Committee will meet on Wednesday, Dec. 19 at 7 p.m. at the MTA building, located at 480 Commercial Drive in Palmer to consider Southeast Region Board of Game proposals 41 – 43, 47, 49, 52, create a list of proposals for upcoming BOF meetings and any other business that may properly come before the committee. The public is encouraged to attend. For more information contact Herb Mansavage at 841-8928.

Soldotna/Kenai 100+ Women Who Care meeting The Soldotna/Kenai 100+ Women Who Care group will be meeting Dec. 27 from 6-7 p.m. at the Don Gillman Kenai River Center on Funny River Road. This will be our fourth quarter 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 on the cause that receives the funds from the meeting.

Caregiver Support Meeting and Christmas Tea Caregiver Support Meeting and Christmas Tea will take place at the Kenai Senior Center. on Tuesday, Dec. 18 at p.m. Discussion will be on 10 Keys to Creating Healthy Holidays. Please bring a snack to share and canned or boxed goods to give to the Food Bank.

Al-Anon support group meetings

The Kenai/Soldotna Fish & Game Advisory Committee

The Kenai/Soldotna Fish & Game Advisory Committee will meet on Tuesday, Dec. 18 at 6:30 p.m. at the Cook Inlet Aquaculture Corporation conference room, located at 40610 K-Beach Road. Agenda will include discussion of SE Region proposals for board of game and any other business that may properly come before the committee. For more information contact Mike Crawford at 252-2919.

Kenai Community Library holiday events

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The Central Peninsula Habitat for Humanity is now looking for a family to partner with for their 2019 building season. If you would like more information, please contact Carri at 2837797, or visit our website: https://hfhcentralpeninsula.org to apply online!

Kenai National Wildlife Refuge: December 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 —PEEPS, Preschool Environmental Education Programs, Thursday, Dec. 20 at 9 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. Enjoy an hour of hands-on games, crafts, storytime and snacks all about polar bears. Perfect for ages 2-5.

—Solstice Walk, Friday, Dec. 21 from 4-5 p.m. Meet up with Ranger Michelle for a winter walk on the Keen Eye Trail under the moon. Bring warm layers, flashlight and boots. Snowshoes or ice cleats will be provided. Pre-register 907-260-2820.

—Into Alaska Kids’ Crafts: Explore a new topic every week based on the “Into Alaska” TV program showing Monday nights on Animal Planet. Every week until Saturday, Dec. 22 —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”

We are full of holiday spirit here at the library! Join us for one of our holiday-themed programs which include: Apple Butter Workshop, Candy Cane Family Craft, and Christmas Carols at the Library. As always these classes are free but you must pre-register; so stop by or give us a call to sign up.

Also, between Dec. 26-29 we have a Scavenger Hunt DropIn planned for patrons to find famous characters throughout the library and earn a small prize! Keep an eye out for all Wilderness First Aid course of our upcoming events and programs by “Liking” us on The Kenai National Wildlife Refuge is hosting a Wilderness Facebook.

First-Aid course on Saturday-Sunday, January 12-13, 2019. Course cost $185, plus $45 extra for CPR. For more information contact Michelle Ostrowski at michelleostrowski@fws.gov or debajango@ Hospice Memorial Tree gmail.com. Must be 16 or older.

From Nov. 23 – Dec. 23 Hospice of the Central Peninsula will have a Memorial Tree standing in the Peninsula Center Mall. Community Members may remember Soldotna Community Schools Program their loved ones with an ornament placed on our tree! No —Adult & High School indoor soccer every Wednesday night donation is too small to receive as many ornaments as from 7-9 p.m. This is a drop-in game as is only $2 per night. you would like. Stop by the tree in the Mall during Mall For more information please call 907-714-1211. hours, stop by Hospice’s office, or request an ornament online at www.hospiceofcentralpeninsula.com.

Al-Anon support group meetings are held at the Central Peninsula Hospital in the Kasilof Room (second floor) of the Kenai Performers Wonka bars sale River Tower building on Monday at 7 p.m., Wednesday at 7 p.m.

Kenai Performers is selling chocolate Wonka bars as and Saturday at 9 a.m. Park around back by the ER and enter a promotional fundraiser. Funds raised will help pay through the Rive Tower entrance and follow the signs. Contact production costs for their spring musical, “Roald Dahl’s Tony Oliver at 252-0558 for more information.

Willy Wonka.” Hidden among the candy bars are five, special Golden Tickets. Finders of the tickets will win FREE admission Kenai Peninsula College holiday schedule to one of the shows. The Wonka bars are 4.5 ounces of scrumpKPC’s two campuses (Kenai River and Kachemak Bay) and tious milk chocolate, big enough to share with the whole famSeward extension site (Resurrection Bay) will be closed for the ily, and are $5 each. Candy bars are available at Curtain Call holidays from Dec. 22, 2018 to Jan. 2, 2019. Registration for Consignment Boutique in Kenai and at River City Books in Solthe upcoming spring semester is available online at www.kpc. dotna. Thank you, Country Foods for sponsoring our fundraiser!

For more information, please call Terri at 252-6808. alaska.edu. Classes start on Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2019.

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Kenai Community Library events

— American Girl Club, Monday, Dec. 17 at 4 p.m. Join us at the Kenai Community Library for our monthly American Girl Club!

We will be making Christmas stockings for your doll! Bring your doll (doesn’t have to be an American Girl) or use one of ours! The doll house will be out for everyone to play with. Meets at the same time and place as LEGO Club.

—I Like Your Smile Special Story Time, Wednesday, Dec. 19 at 10:30 a.m. Children’s book author and upcoming dental hygienist Willow-Haven Walaszek will be reading her new book “I Like Your Smile! as well as other stories for a special Preschool Story Time event! “I Like Your Smile!” offers a step by step story of what young ones can expect when they go to the dentist. This story time will include songs, games, and an arts and craft activity!

Report details firefighters’ harrowing work

By BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press

On the first day fighting the deadly Northern California wildfire that destroyed the city of Paradise last month, a crew setting a back burn to stop the blaze was suddenly overrun by flames when erratic winds suddenly shifted.

One state prison inmate firefighter tried to escape the flames and ran into a barbed wire fence along Rattlesnake Flats Road.

Another inmate cleared the fence on the other side of the road, but his gear snagged the barbed wire and he tumbled face-down.

Flames ignited his hair, beard and mustache and burned his face and neck. A fire captain nearby was also seriously burned.

Those close calls with death were detailed in a report Thursday by the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection on five serious firefighter injuries that also described harrowing conditions firefighters faced in the so-called Camp Fire that broke out Nov. 8, decimating the town of Paradise, killing at least 86 people and destroying 14,000 homes.

Although the firefighters were seriously injured, they were lucky they weren’t hurt worse, said Scott McLean, a spokesman for CalFire.

“We had several angels over us that day,” McLean said.

Conditions leading into the fire were exceptionally dry. Typically autumn rains would have fallen by that time of year, but less than an inch of rain had fallen in seven months.

The blaze started around 6:30 a.m. and spread at “incredible speed,” consuming 7 square miles an hour at one point, the report said. Driven by wind gusts up to 35 mph, it marched 15 miles in 12 hours with spot fires blowing a mile ahead of fire lines.

Although fire ripped through the area 10 years earlier, when flames jumped the west fork of the Feather River it entered dense forest that had not burned in recorded history. Treetops were close together and heavy manzanita and oaks below were ripe for burning.

In this Nov. 8 file photo, firefighters battle the Camp Fire as it tears through Paradise, Calif. (AP Photo/Noah Berger, File)

By the time it hit Paradise, it was an “urban firestorm” spreading among buildings in a manner the report compared to the allied bombings that razed

the city of Hamburg, Germany in World War II and killed tens of thousands of people.

Before dawn the following morning, two firefighters

preparing to protect homes near Magalia were struck and injured by shrapnel when a 250-gallon propane tank exploded.

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Parley Pratt Giles, Jr

George Jackinsky

March 10, 1940 - December 12, 2018

January 5, 1927 - December 11, 2018

Longtime Kenai resident Parley Pratt Giles, Jr., 78, passed away peacefully in his sleep on Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2018 at home.

A memorial service will be 1 p.m. Monday, Dec. 17, at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latterday Saints, 609 N. Forest Lane in Kenai. A reception will follow the memorial service for those who would like to visit with the family.

Funeral services will be held on Dec. 28 in Salt Lake City and he will be laid to rest in the Wellsville Cemetery in Wellsville, Utah.

Parley was born Mar. 10, 1940 in Salt Lake City to Parley P. and Marjorie (Kimball) Giles. He was raised in Salt Lake City and was the oldest of six children. He attended the University of Utah and Salt Lake Business College. He also served in the Army National Guard.

Parley moved to Alaska in Aug. 1983 and opened Fidelity Financial Services, a tax practice, in Jan. 1984. A few years later, he added Investment Services. He served his clients until his retirement in 2017 after 33 years in business.

He was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latterday Saints, where he served in many callings, including Missionary in the Germany West Mission, counselor to several Bishops, Bishop, Stake Patriarch, and High Councilor.

Parley also received many awards in his business and was well known for his honesty and integrity.

He enjoyed sports all his life with basketball being his favorite. He also enjoyed being outdoors and natures beauty, along with his family and grandkids.

His family wrote, “Parley lived a life devoted to his family and his faith. Throughout the community, he will be remembered for his integrity, honesty, and kindness. He loved the people of Alaska and the beauty of its surroundings.”

“As a family we will remember his unconditional love, his patience, and his calming spirit. The essence of his life was his love of family, his loyalty to his wife, and his service to the members of his church, his clients, and his community. His love for his family was evident in the bond he shared with his grandchildren and in the tears he often shed when he said “I love you”. We will miss him dearly.”

Parley was preceded in death by his parents and a granddaughter, Leisel Maw.

He is survived by his wife, Linda Giles of Kenai; sons, Gregory of Irvine, Calif. and Matthew of Lake Forest, Calif.; daughter, Jennifer Giles of Kenai, Melanie McCauley of Rowlett, Texas, and Holly Maw of Kenai; grandchildren, Hayley, Alissa, Spencer and Logan Maw, all of Kenai, Tyler, Austin, Justin, Carson and Lindsey McCauley all of Rowlett, Texas, and Braden, Adleigh, Easton and Noah Giles, all of Lake Forest, Calif.; mother-in-law, Verda Reed of Salt Lake City; brothers, David, Ron and John Giles of Utah; and sisters, Marilyn Peterson of St. George, Utah and Louise Plumner of Bountiful, Utah.

Memorial donations and condolences may be sent to Linda Giles.

Local arrangements were made by Peninsula Memorial Chapel in Kenai.

George Jackinsky, 91, of Kenai, passed away peacefully on December 11, 2018. George (Gritts, Ski, Dad, Papa, Chief Two Bears) was born in the village of Ninilchik on January 5, 1927, well before Alaska became a state. He spoke Russian as a child until he attended the Territorial School where English was required.

“Grandma, who raised me from birth, knew only the Russian language,” he wrote of his early school days. “She could not speak nor understand the new American ways. It was away from the school grounds that I learned why my friends would not talk to me at school. ‘Only English will be spoken in this school or on these school premises.’” As a result, Dad flunked the first grade.

These and other early life experiences produced a force of character that shaped many life decisions – from hopping a ship to Seattle to enroll in the Merchant Marines before he was of age, to wooing a city girl from Portland, Oregon to become his wife, to ripping a jammed door off its hinges and rescue two people from a burning airplane – earning him the State of Alaska Award for Bravery-Heroism from Governor Jay Hammond in 1978.

George and Jeanne, his wife of 67 years, homesteaded in Kasilof and built a lovely hilltop home on a wooded lake where they raised four children, held four weddings, buried six dogs, shot two bear and a chicken hawk (not to mention the squirrels), and hosted numerous church baptisms, before moving to Vintage Point in Kenai in 2015.

In addition to the Merchant Marines, George also served in the Army Air Force in WWII, worked as a set netter, drift fisherman and electrical lineman, and served as a Kasilof Community Church trustee, Kasilof Airport manager, member of the Kenai Peninsula Borough Planning Commission and board member with the Homer Electric Association. In his later years, Dad enjoyed writing, painting, fishing, and playing the guitar. He was a force to be reckoned with at pinochle, cribbage and scrabble.

He was always quick with a jest. After a spate of health issues put him in the hospital shortly after his 90th birthday, he said, “The first 90 years were easier than the second.”

At his request, George will be laid to rest next to his grandson, Tom Davis, on December 16th at 1:30 at the Kasilof Cemetery. George is survived by his wife, Jeanne; children, Traci Davis (Bill), Craig Jackinsky (Carmen), Lisa Jackinsky, and Jon Jackinsky (Kimberley); grandchildren Molly, Bill, and Dan Davis, Iris Sipes, Cameron and Hunter Jackinsky, and Shay Wearly; sister Barbara Redmond; and many great grandchildren, nieces and nephews, extended family and good friends.

A memorial service will be held Thursday, December 20th at 3 pm at the Kenai Senior Center at 361 Senior Court, Kenai.

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the borough police chief. Rescue personnel had responded to a report of an injured and unresponsive worker, but they could not revive him.

“The preliminary investigation shows the death is attributed to an equipment ac-

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meters a day. But she has found a path to winter enjoyment that includes more than skis, although all the snow late in the week will definitely have her on skis, not skates, for the immediate future.

In the past five or six years, Pillifant’s early winter has increasingly included skating the lakes with Nordic blades, which snap onto ski boots to make something similar to a speed skate. The big difference is the front of the blade is at a very low angle, allowing the blade to take on rougher ice.

Pillifant said the blades are another tool to making sure there is a way to get outside no matter the weather. A common strategy is to leave the house with skis, blades and ice cleats and do whatever nature dictates.

“I love Alaska and plan to live here the rest of my life and I do what I can to get outside,” said Pillifant, who moved to Anchorage in 1966 when she was 5. “I don’t complain when we don’t have snow for skiing.

“I have a fat bike with studded tires, Nordic blades, and I’ll walk the trails with cleats. I don’t complain too much. I just try to get out every day.”

Trevor Davis and Clark Whitney find themselves in a camp similar to Pillifant’s.

Davis moved to the area with his family in 2007. He

cident,” Brown said.

The state medical examiner is conducting an autopsy and the police department’s investigation remains open, Brown said. The Alaska Occupational Safety and Health office is also investigating the death.

“The North Slope Borough Police Department extends its condolences to the family and friends of Mr. Huber,” Brown said.

skated and cross-country skied growing up in central Maine, but it wasn’t until about three years ago that he got back into skating in earnest.

Davis has done a bunch of classic cross-country skiing since coming to the peninsula.

Many winters the snow would come too soon to get in good skating. About three years ago, though, he said a slow start to winter got him hooked on skating.

“My friends would use the arena for skating, but after I got out on Nordic skates on wild ice it was kind of like, ‘Game over,’” he said. “I didn’t want to go to the arena with nice, smooth ice. I’d rather be in the backcountry. The further, the better.”

Davis also has been getting more and more into using the skate technique for cross-country skiing and he’s hoping the balance required for ice skating helps him now that the trails are coated with snow.

The aerobic workout — Davis flew through 13 miles in an hour during a Monday skate — certainly won’t hurt the skiing. Pillifant, an expert skier, confirms that skating helps, especially with the all-important ability to balance and glide with all of one’s weight on a single leg.

“I always skate with skatelength poles,” she said. “It’s super fun and great practice.”

Whitney is another winter veteran who has been turning increasingly to ice skating, though he has yet to trade

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an estimated 600 to 700 gallons of marine diesel in the hull tanks and 50 gallons of gasoline in the deck tank. The 71-foot F/V Nordic Viking has a capacity of 2,000 gallons of marine diesel as well as a 500-gallon gasoline tank on the stern.

Following the release, a 1.5mile sheen stretched south from T-Dock, where the vessel sank.

A light sheen was also observed in nearby Scheffler Creek and the adjacent lagoon.

“The Coast Guard’s main objective is to limit environmental impacts through the containment and cleanup of the release as quickly and efficiently as possible,” said Capt. Sean MacKenzie, commander of Coast Guard Sector Anchorage. “We are working diligently with Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation and contracted agencies to minimize the impact of this

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release.”

The Coast Guard opened the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund to cover removal costs and hired the Anchorage-based not-for-profit oil spill response organization Alaska Chadux Corporation to respond to the spill.

Under the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, the responsible party is liable for the costs associated with the containment, cleanup and damages resulting from the spill, but the Oil Spill Liability Trust fund can be used as an immediate source of funding to cover the costs.

Larry March, the responsible party, contracted Seward-based Storm Chasers to salvage the vessel. They have since plugged the ship’s fuel vents.

No hazards to wildlife or further discharge have been reported, according to the Coast Guard, but Steller sea lions and sea otters have been seen in the vicinity of the release, according to the ADEC. Reach Kat Sorensen at ksorensen@peninsulaclarion.com.

Moore said.

Moore said the National Tsunami Warning Center and the Alaska Volcano Observatory work closely to watch St. Augustine.

“We monitor earthquakes in the vicinity of the volcano,” Moore said. “We have special warnings in place for St. Augustine.”

Moore said these landslidegenerated tsunamis are difficult to track and predict.

“You don’t know when or where the land is going to slope,”

Moore said. “It could be underwater. It could be an earthquake near the coast that causes a landslide.”

Earthquakes that reach a magnitude 7.1 or higher are typically the threshold for the warning center to start monitoring potential tsunamis, though they could happen with smaller earthquakes as well, he said.

Just like with earthquakes, Moore said there is uncertainty when it comes to predicting and assessing tsunami threats.

In the case of another tsunami warning, the National Tsunami Warning Center encourages residents in coastal communities to seek higher ground or move at least 1 mile inland until there is no longer a threat.

ment.

His budget director, Donna Arduin, said all areas of state spending will be up for scrutiny.

“The state must learn to live within its means and we get there by making the tough spending choices,” she said in a release.

Dunleavy is expected to make further changes to the budget that his office says will prioritize services and programs “that really matter to Alaskans.”

Sen. Bill Wielechowski, an Anchorage Democrat, called

the current proposed budget “significantly unbalanced.”

“I have no idea what his plan is to balance it,” Wielechowski said.

For years, Alaska relied heavily on oil revenues to help fund state government. But prices went into freefall in 2014, the year Walker took office, exacerbating the deficit.

Lawmakers used savings to fill the hole as low prices persisted.

Earlier this year, following sessions of gridlock, lawmakers decided to begin using permanent fund earnings to help pay for the budget. That created tension, because dividends are also paid using fund earnings.

Legislators also passed a bill

calling for limited withdrawals from earnings that, for the coming fiscal year, would yield $2.9 billion. However, critics of the bill have said the rules it lays out could be ignored.

That legislation did not resolve how the money would be divvied between government and dividends. Dunleavy’s draft budget would earmark an estimated $1.9 billion of that withdrawal for dividends.

The Walker administration said the budget they were leaving behind would balance at an average North Slope oil price of $75 a barrel, which matched the Department of Revenue’s preliminary estimate for prices for the coming fiscal year. But

Sheldon Fisher, Walker’s revenue commissioner, also cited the volatility in prices and delayed issuing a detailed revenue forecast earlier this month to give the department time to review what was happening with oil markets.

Oil prices, for a brief period this fall, topped $80 a barrel.

The price, as of Thursday, was roughly $62 a barrel.

Tangeman said he thought the $75 a barrel estimate was not realistic. The forecast released Friday estimated oil prices for the coming fiscal year at $64 a barrel. Tangeman said that is in line with a forecast released by the department earlier this year.

his hockey skates for Nordic blades. He moved to the peninsula in 1973, graduating from Kenai Central in 1976, and learned to ice skate as a child in Nondalton, which is across Cook Inlet.

“We had Sixmile Lake right out in front of the village there, and two of the three winters we had good ice early,” he said. “We could skate the length of the lake.

“One time I skated up Newhalen River and I was probably lucky I didn’t die, but it sure was fun.”

Whitney is the ski coach at Skyview Middle School and pines for snow as much as anyone. At the same time, he said some skating experiences are tough to top, like a skate under a Thanksgiving full moon at Bottenintnin Lake, which is a half mile from the west junction of Skilak Lake Road.

“When the ice is shifting sometimes it makes kind of the beautiful sound of a whale,” Whitney said. “I love the wilderness and I love being on the water, whether it’s frozen or open.

It’s almost a spiritual thing for

me.”

As per usual, wilderness can be dangerous and Pillifant, Davis and Whitney urged safety and caution. The first step is making sure the ice is thick enough to skate.

That means 3 to 4 inches.

Whitney suggested bringing an auger, chisel or ax to check, but many times cracks in the ice are an easy way to gauge thickness.

A ski pole without a basket is also a good option for continually probing the ice.

Whitney also recommended social media fitness apps like Strava for monitoring what lakes others are skating safely. A “NordicSkate-SouthCentral Alaska” Facebook page is another option.

But being safe is about more than ice thickness, as Whitney learned from an elder in Nondalton.

“His advice would be to take your time,” Whitney said. “He would say to anybody that every lake is different.

“Ice is plastic and variable.

The first time you go out, don’t take off at full speed. Walk on it and check it first. Don’t listen to

music until you go around once.

The ice will talk to you and let you know.”

When investigating a lake, look for things like outlets and springs that can rapidly eat away at ice thickness. Take note of surfacing air bubbles or other irregularities, like cracks from an earthquake, that could suddenly stop skate blades.

Pillifant said that if she is by herself or the ice is making noises she doesn’t like, she skates close to the shore.

Even popular area lakes for skating like ARC, Headquarters and Bottenintnin lakes can have surface changes each day that can trip up a skater.

“It’s important to realize how unforgiving that surface is,” Davis said. “It’s not like skiing where if you fall, there’s a relatively soft landing. You don’t need to be going that fast to hurt yourself. It’s very unforgiving.”

Whitney recently had a friend split his head open on the ice.

That’s why veteran skaters have

no trouble recommending helmets and pads for the elbows and knees.

As unpleasant as falling on the ice is, falling through the ice is another matter entirely. Davis said factors like familiarity with the lake, whether he is alone, how far the lake is in the backcountry and ice thickness influence how much safety gear he brings.

Ice claws, a throw rope, an ice screw for fastening a rope, a life jacket and a backpack with clothes in a dry bag are all items that should be considered. For backcountry adventures, things like a means to start a fire and first-aid kit become musts.

But Pillifant, Davis and Whitney all said that taking the proper precautions is worth all the fun gained.

“It’s pure pleasure flying atop the ice on a full-moon night or under the northern lights,” Whitney said. “It’s definitely a high point of the season. I almost find myself hoping we don’t get snow early.”

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What Others Say

Defending journalism against increasing assaults on the truth All journalists enjoy getting

recognition for their work. But by nature and tradition, they’d much rather tell the story than be the story.

What motivates reporters, from Maryland to Myanmar, is not the desire for fame. It’s the hunger to break news, explain the world and hold the powerful accountable. A savvy reporter, if asked theoretically to choose between writing a Time magazine cover story and appearing on the cover, would surely pick the former. Why would a journalist ever get that spotlight? More likely than not due to some kind of bad news.

Alas, it is so. Time’s 2018 Person of the Year, revealed Tuesday, is a small group of intrepid journalists from around the world lauded in a cover story titled “The Guardians and the War on Truth.” Six of the guardians are dead. Two are in jail in Myanmar.

One faces charges in the Philippines.

Journalists in many countries without guaranteed press freedom must take risks to report news that is critical of the government. In America, where the Constitution provides protections, anger and disdain toward the news media permeate hyperpartisan discourse. President Donald Trump has deemed pesky reporter types to be enemies of the people. Such inflammatory rhetoric, if taken to an extreme here or abroad, is dangerous.

Yet as much as Time’s story is focused on tragedy and injustice, it’s also a defiant, affirming tale that shows reporters are tenacious souls. Their commitment to news is an occupational trait and occupational hazard. Journalists chase the truth the way first responders chase fires. A few hours after the shooting massacre at Maryland’s Capital Gazette last June in which five people were killed, colleague Chase Cook, a reporter, declared in a tweet: “I can tell you this: We are putting out a damn paper tomorrow.”

Journalists in any country would recognize that call to arms. And yes, the Gazette did publish the next morning.

Time gave the staff of the Gazette its Person of the Year honor along with murdered Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi; Philippine journalist Maria Ressa, who faces tax fraud charges after her aggressive reporting on the government; and Reuters journalists Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo, who were imprisoned in Myanmar after reporting on alleged genocide against the Rohingya Muslims. The inclusion of the Gazette staff is personal to us because it’s a sister publication to the Chicago Tribune. The five Gazette employees killed by a gunman who allegedly held a grudge against the newspaper were Gerald Fischman, Rob Hiaasen, Wendi Winters, Rebecca Smith and John McNamara.

Part of Time’s purpose in honoring journalists is to highlight the jarring irony of assaults on the truth in the age of information: “This ought to be a time when democracy leaps forward, an informed citizenry being essential to self-government. Instead it’s in retreat.” A true though rather dour assessment of the digital age. Social media can be a great equalizer between the public and the powerful. Tweets from the streets can galvanize opposition to a dictator overnight. But the dictatorial don’t give up without fighting back, and the internet doesn’t take sides. Facebook and the like are merely tools available to all, for better and worse, in pursuit of facts or fictions.

What can make a difference, Time submits, is the work of journalists dedicated to fair, diligently reported news and analysis. For journalists to be recognized, and remembered, is an honor. Many people in our profession were pleased to get the support, humbled by a moment in the limelight. Employees of our parent company, Tribune Publishing, paused Tuesday to reflect anew on the loss of our Gazette colleagues.

And then we all went back to work.

Both sides master the art of the slam

I’m not ready to say that President Donald Trump and Democratic leaders are in cahoots. I don’t know that. I can’t conclusively prove that, ahead of the live televised dissing match, they agreed to, — what was the word Nancy Pelosi used? — “tinkle on each other.” Nevertheless, they all should be tinkled pink with how they ended up looking to their respective bases. It had all the authenticity of a World Wrestling Entertainment match. Let us not forget that the former WWE CEO is now in Trump’s administration; Linda McMahon heads the Small Business Administration. Let us also not forget that Donald Trump used to occasionally appear in some WWE buffoonery. Who knew it would be part of his POTUS preparation?

Again, it’s too much to believe that the Donald Trump/Nancy Pelosi/Chuck Schumer tag team were operating off a script. First of all, they’re not that clever.

Still, they could pretend that they were there in the ring (actually, an oval — the Oval Office) and be resolute a foot or two away from the so-called Resolute desk, where this president usually sits with his arms crossed like a kid refusing to eat something. Gee, what a surprise that news cameras were there as the gladiators abandoned their usual polite fake moves, and were decidedly impolite.

What was not surprising is that

Schumer and the Trumpster were nasty to each other. They are New Yorkers. But Nancy Pelosi plays a gentler game because, dare I say it, she’s a female Bob Franken warrior who has brought a highly effective woman’s touch to the political brawl. Once again, she was the star of this show. Beforehand, she was in combat with rebellious fellow Democrats, maneuvering to get the votes she needed to take back the speaker spot now that her party will be back in control of the House. After the White House Smackdown, it was no contest.

Still, at the moment, it’s a lame-duck Congress. While the Trump-captive GOP maintains control in both outgoing chambers, the majority R’s and minority D’s must come to some accommodation to avoid a federal government shutdown. It’s not a total shutdown, just a partial one, but it’s disruptive enough that it’s something to be avoided. Always, ALWAYS, the drama kings and queens who run Washington play their silly games of chicken before finally, at the last gasp, arranging a bargain.

Well, that’s usually the case, except when they don’t reach a deal, and then the spit

hits the fan while everyone tries to notice the difference between the agencies at full strength and those operating on fumes for a few days.

Normally the parties are posturing in public while dealing behind the scenes.

What we witnessed on our tellies was extreme posturing — Trump insisting he wants billions of dollars for his border wall; Democrats digging in their heels, saying “no way” and leaving an impression that agreement was impossible.

Actually, this could well be a sign that the various sides will come together before deadline time. Trump and the Democratic leaders have made a show of reassuring their bases that they consider the other side pond scum. Now, privately, they can work the phones and trade creative ideas and come up with a compromise that everyone hates — the very definition of “compromise.”

As for Pelosi, it was no coincidence that following her showing during the donnybrook with Donny Trump, she had a heroine’s welcome back at her caucus. Shortly thereafter, enough dissidents fell in line that she locked up the votes she needs to regain the speaker’s job when the new Congress convenes on Jan. 3, and first order of business is to elect leaders, new and old. Then it’s “let the games begin,” although as we’ve witnessed on live television, the games are well underway. We’ll find out soon enough whether the sniping turns into all-out political war.

Marijuana Board should not allow onsite marijuana consumption

The Alaska Marijuana Control Board is considering proposed regulations to allow retail marijuana establishments to add “marijuana consumption areas” where customers could smoke, vape, eat or drink cannabis products on the premises. Public comment ended Nov. 1, and the Board will host a public hearing Dec. 19 on the proposed regulations.

The question at hand isn’t whether retail recreational marijuana use should be legal.

It became legal in Alaska in 2015. Rather, the concern is whether the proposed regulations will compromise efforts to keep legal marijuana use as safe as possible.

Current scientific data point to two specific health concerns that Alaskans should carefully consider before permitting onsite (public) consumption – the risks from driving while impaired and health effects from secondhand smoke exposure.

Delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the primary psychoactive chemical in marijuana, impairs reaction time, hand-eye coordination, and perception of time and distance, all of which increases the risk of a motor vehicle crash. While THC affects different people differently, the tendency to drift or weave on the road is a common impairment problem for drivers under the influence of marijuana. Unfortunately, the combined use of marijuana and alcohol compounds that impairment.

The variety of ways marijuana can be consumed also complicates the ability for servers and customers to determine when “enough is enough.” Impairment following — Chicago Tribune, Dec. 11 consumption of marijuana edibles may be

delayed and can last several hours. A re- in increased public consumption of cannacent, well-designed study by Johns Hop- bis products, which in turn could lead to kins University shows that vaped cannabis increased driving under the influence, creating a significant area of public health and law enforcement concern.

Exposing others to secondhand smoke is the second health hazard. In 2006, the U.S. laska oices Surgeon General concluded that there is no safe level of secondhand tobacco smoke, and this year, Alaska passed a smoke-free workplace law, prohibiting smoking in enclosed public places and workplaces. More A dam C rum and D r . J ay B utler study is needed but recent scientific studies suggest secondhand marijuana smoke may products lead to more pronounced impair- pose health risks similar to those posed by ment of cognitive and psychomotor func- tobacco smoke. A recent laboratory study tion than equal doses of THC consumed published in the Journal of the American by smoking. Blood THC concentrations do Heart Association concluded that “second not directly correlate with the user’s degree hand smoke can exert similar adverse carof impairment, and a person may feel safe diovascular effects regardless of whether it to drive after a few hours even though im- is from tobacco or marijuana.” pairment can last much longer than a perLike alcohol, marijuana can be dangerson feels “high.” ous and addictive, but it can also be used Another recent study examined fatal responsibly, without harm to others, by crashes over a 25-year period that occurred many non-pregnant adults. Medicinal use between 4:20 p.m. and 11:59 p.m. on April of cannabis may be beneficial in the treat20, a well-known day of celebrating mari- ment some health conditions. However, juana. The study found an increased risk of based on the concerns outlined above, fatal traffic crashes when compared to the for the health and safety of Alaskans, we identical time on other days. strongly urge the Board not allow smoked, The National Academies of Science, vaporized, aerosolized, and edible cannaEngineering and Medicine, in a 2017 re- bis consumption in retail establishments or port, concluded there is “substantial evi- other public places. dence of the statistical association between Adam Crum, M.S.P.H., is Commissioncannabis use and increased risk of motor er of the Alaska Department of Health and vehicle crashes.”

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Girl who died fled intensely poor Guatemalan village

Trump weighs next move on border wall as shutdown looms

By SONIA PEREZ D. Associated Press

By LISA MASCARO, MATTHEW DALY and CATHERINE LUCEY Associated Press

SAN ANTONIO SECORTEZ, Guatemala — Jakelin Amei Rosmery Caal Maquin received her first pair of shoes several weeks ago, when her father said they would set out together for the United States, thousands of miles from this small indigenous community in Guatemala where she spent her days plodding through mud and surrounded by coconut trees.

The 7-year-old was excited about the possibility of a new life in another country, relatives said Saturday. Maybe she would get her first toy, or learn to read and write.

Instead she died in a Texas hospital two days after being taken into custody by U.S. Border Patrol agents in a remote stretch of New Mexico desert.

The death has drawn attention to the increasingly perilous routes that Central American migrants traverse to reach the U.S., where some plan to apply for asylum, and to the way migrants are treated once in custody. Jakelin’s family says her father paid a human smuggler to sneak them across the border; asylum wasn’t the plan.

Sadness hangs in the air outside the tiny wooden house with a straw roof, dirt floors, a few bedsheets and a fire pit for cooking where Jakelin used to sleep with her parents and three siblings. The brothers are barefoot, their feet caked with mud and their clothes in tatters. A heart constructed out of wood and wrapped in plastic announces Jakelin’s death.

Grandfather Domingo Caal said the family got by on $5 a day earned harvesting corn and beans.

But it wasn’t enough. Jakelin’s father Nery Caal decided to migrate with his favorite child to earn money he could send back home. Nery often took his daughter to fish at a nearby river. The long journey north would be an even greater adventure.

The girl leapt with joy when

Claudia Maquin, 27, shows a photo of her daughter, Jakelin Amei Rosmery Caal Maquin in Raxruha, Guatemala, on Saturday. The 7-year-old girl died in a Texas hospital, two days after being taken into custody by border patrol agents in a remote stretch of New Mexico desert. (AP Photo/Oliver de Ros)

she was told about the trip, Domingo Caal said in Spanish.

The people of San Antonio Secortez, a lush mountain hamlet with 420 inhabitants within the municipality of Raxruha, speak the Mayan Q’eqchi’ language, though most of the men also know Spanish.

Domingo Caal translated for Claudia Maquin as she attempted to describe her daughter’s life while holding back tears. Jakelin liked to climb trees, Claudia said, but she gives few details.

“Every time they ask me what happened to the girl, it hurts me again,” Maquin said.

Members of 13 families from San Antonio Secortez have established homes in the U.S., and community members set off firecrackers to celebrate each time word arrived that one of the townsfolk had made it. The Caals said they believed that Jakelin and Nery would make it, too.

“He was desperate,” Domingo Caal said, explaining that his son borrowed money — using his

plot of land as guarantee — to pay for the voyage.

The girl and her father, 29-year-old Nery Gilberto Caal Cuz, were arrested with a large group of migrants near the Antelope Wells border crossing at about 9:15 p.m. on Dec. 6 in a dry, rugged area is flecked with ghost towns and abandoned buildings.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection said Friday that the girl initially appeared healthy and that an interview raised no signs of distress. Authorities said her father spoke in Spanish to border agents and signed a form indicating she was in good health.

Jakelin’s death drew immediate questions from members of Congress and others about whether more could have been done. There were only four agents working with a group of 163 migrants, including 50 unaccompanied children, and only one bus to take them to the nearest station 94 miles away. The Homeland Security Department’s inspector general has opened an investigation.

That single bus set out on a several-hour trip to the Border Patrol station filled with unaccompanied minors — following protocol — while the daughter and her father waited for it to return.

Once on the bus, about eight hours after having been apprehended, Jakelin began vomiting. Officials said agents radioed ahead to have emergency medical technicians available in Lordsburg. When they arrived, 90 minutes later, she had stopped breathing. Emergency crews revived her, and she was airlifted to an El Paso, Texas, hospital, to which the father was driven.

The girl died at about 12:30 a.m. Dec. 8, roughly 19 hours after she began throwing up on the bus and 27 hours after being apprehended. Officials said she had swelling on her brain and liver failure. An autopsy was scheduled to determine the cause of death. The results could take weeks.

Ruling to strike down health law puts GOP in a quandary

By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR Associated Press

WASHINGTON — A federal judge’s ruling that the Obama health law is unconstitutional has landed like a stink bomb among Republicans, who’ve seen the politics of health care flip as Americans increasingly value the overhaul’s core parts, including protections for pre-existing medical conditions and Medicaid for more low-income people.

While the decision by the Republican-appointed judge in Texas was sweeping, it has little immediate practical impact because the Affordable Care Act remains in place while the legal battle continues, possibly to the Supreme Court.

HealthCare.gov , the government’s site for signing up, was taking applications Saturday, the deadline in most states for enrolling for coverage next year, and those benefits will take effect as scheduled Jan. 1. Medicaid expansion will proceed in Virginia, one of the latest states to accept that option. Employers will still be required to cover the young adult children of workers, and Medicare recipients will still get discounted prescription drugs.

But Republicans, still stinging from their loss of the House in the midterm elections, are facing a fresh political quandary after U.S. District Judge Reed O’Connor said the entire 2010 health law was invalid.

Warnings about the Texas lawsuit were part of the political narrative behind Democrats’ electoral gains. Health care was the top issue for about one-fourth of voters in the November election, ahead of immigration and jobs and the economy, according to VoteCast, a nationwide survey

for The Associated Press. Those most concerned with health care supported Democrats overwhelmingly.

In his ruling, O’Connor reasoned that the body of the law could not be surgically separated from its now-meaningless requirement for people to have health insurance.

“On the assumption that the Supreme Court upholds, we will get great, great health care for our people,” President Donald Trump told reporters during a visit Saturday to Arlington National Cemetery. “We’ll have to sit down with the Democrats to do it, but I’m sure they want to do it also.”

Economist Gail Wilensky, who oversaw the Medicare program for President George H.W. Bush, said the state attorneys general from GOP strongholds who filed the lawsuit really weren’t very considerate of their fellow Republicans.

“The fact that they could cause their fellow Republicans harm did not seem to bother them,” said Wilensky, a critic of President Barack Obama’s signature domestic achievement.

“The people who raised it are a bunch of guys who don’t have serious election issues, mostly from states where saber-rattling against the ACA is fine,” she added. “How many elections do you have to get battered before you find another issue?”

Douglas Holtz-Eakin, top policy adviser to Republican John McCain’s 2008 presidential campaign, said he was struck by the relative silence from top Republicans after the ruling issued.

A prominent example: “The House was not party to this suit, and we are reviewing the ruling and its impact,” said AshLee

Strong, spokeswoman for House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wis. Republicans are “going to have to figure out what to do,” Holtz-Eakin said. “If it’s invalidated by the courts, it’s not …

‘We’re going to do it our way.’

They’re going to have to get together with the Democrats in the House.”

The GOP’s failed effort last year to repeal the law showed there’s no consensus within the party itself.

Trump tweeted Friday night that “Congress must pass a STRONG law that provides GREAT healthcare and protects pre-existing conditions.”

“Get it done!” he told Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., and Rep. Nancy Pelosi, DCalif., who is expected to be speaker in January. But Trump had no plan of his own to offer in the 2017 “repeal and replace” debate.

Two top House Republicans issued diverging statements.

Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy of California said “Obamacare is a broken law,” but added, “I am committed to working with my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to make sure America’s healthcare system works for all Americans.”

The third-ranking GOP leader, Louisiana Rep. Steve Scalise, praised the judge’s ruling and made no mention of working with Democrats, whom he accused of “running a fear-mongering campaign” to win control of the House last month.

The chairman of the House Ways and Means

Committee, Rep. Kevin Brady, R-Texas, said that if the law is ultimately overturned, then members of Congress from both parties should start over, working together. He urged maintaining provisions such as protections for pre-existing medical conditions, no lifetime dollar limits on insurance coverage, and allowing young adults to stay on parental coverage until age 26.

Democrats were united in condemning the ruling.

WASHINGTON — Congress is racing to avoid a partial government shutdown next Friday over President Donald Trump’s border wall. But you wouldn’t know it by the schedule, as lawmakers left town waiting for the White House’s next move.

The House is taking an extended five-day weekend, returning Wednesday night. The Senate returns Monday after a three-day absence.

The ball is in Trump’s court, both sides say, and the president met Friday with top aides to discuss his spending strategy. There’s an expectation on Capitol Hill he’ll reach out soon to offer lawmakers a plan.

The president said this week he’d be “proud” to shut down the government over the $5 billion he wants for the wall on the southern border, but he has since taken a softer tone, tweeting, “Let’s not do a shutdown, Democrats - do what’s right for the American People!”

But Trump doesn’t have the votes from the Republicancontrolled Congress to support funding for the wall at the level he wants.

Democratic congressional leaders, Sen. Chuck Schumer

and Rep. Nancy Pelosi, made a counter offer during a contentious meeting at the White House of no more than $1.6 billion, as outlined in a bipartisan Senate bill. The money would not go for the wall but for fencing upgrades and other border security. Democrats also offered to simply keep funding at its current level, $1.3 billion.

Without a resolution, parts of the federal government would shut down at midnight Dec. 21.

Trump met on Friday with legislative affairs director Shahira Knight and budget director Mick Mulvaney to discuss strategy. Some White House aides were startled by Trump’s embrace of a shutd own during his meeting with Democratic leaders, though others argued that it was another example of Trump sticking with his campaign promises.

“The president made it very clear: He does want a border wall. He does want border security. He wants to protect the American people,” White House spokesman Hogan Gidley told reporters on Friday.

While Trump has long rallied for the border wall with Mexico, a centerpiece of his 2016 campaign, Republicans on Capitol Hill never fully warmed to the plan, and they are less likely now to round up the votes for it after losing the House majority in the November election.

Interior Secretary Zinke resigning

By ELLEN KNICKMEYER, MATTHEW BROWN and JONATHAN LEMIRE Associated Press

WASHINGTON — Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke, facing federal investigations into his travel, political activity and potential conflicts of interest, will be leaving the administration at year’s end, President Donald Trump said Saturday. In his resignation letter, obtained by The Associated Press, Zinke said “vicious and politically motivated attacks” against him had “created an unfortunate distraction” in fulfilling the agency’s mission.

Trump, in tweeting Zinke’s departure, said the former Montana congressman “accomplished much during his tenure” and that a replacement would be announced next week. The Cabinet post requires Senate confirmation.

Zinke is leaving weeks before Democrats take control of the House, a shift in power that promises to sharpen the probes into his conduct. His departure comes amid a staff shake-up as Trump heads into his third year

in office facing increased legal exposure due to intensifying investigations into his campaign, business, foundation and administration.

Zinke’s resignation letter, obtained from a Zinke aide on Saturday, cites what he calls “meritless and false claims” and says that “to some, truth no longer matters.”

The letter, dated Saturday, said Zinke’s last day would be Jan. 2. It was not clear whether Zinke had already submitted the letter when Trump tweeted.

Zinke, 57, played a leading part in Trump’s efforts to roll back federal environmental regulations and promote domestic energy development. He drew attention from his first day on the job, when he mounted a roan gelding to ride across Washington’s National Mall to the Department of Interior.

Zinke had remained an ardent promoter of both missions, and his own macho image, despite growing talk that he had lost Trump’s favor. On Tuesday, Zinke appeared on stage at an Environmental Protection Agency ceremony for a rollback on water regulations.

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Nations at UN climate talks back universal emissions rules

By FRANK JORDANS Associated Press

KATOWICE, Poland — After two weeks of bruising negotiations, officials from almost 200 countries agreed Saturday on universal, transparent rules that will govern efforts to cut emissions and curb global warming.

The deal agreed upon at U.N. climate talks in Poland enables countries to put into action the principles in the 2015 Paris climate accord.

But to the frustration of environmental activists and some countries who were urging more ambitious climate goals, negotiators delayed decisions on two key issues until next year in an effort to get a deal on them.

“Through this package, you have made a thousand little steps forward together,” said Michal Kurtyka, a senior Polish official chairing the talks.

He said while each individual country would likely find some parts of the agreement it didn’t like, efforts had been made to balance the interests of all parties.

“We will all have to give in order to gain,” he said. “We will all have to be courageous to look into the future and make yet another step for the sake of humanity.”

The talks in Poland took place against a backdrop of growing concern among scientists that global warming on Earth is proceeding faster than governments are responding to it. Last month, a study found that global warming will worsen disasters such as the deadly California wildfires and the powerful hurricanes that have hit the United States this year.

And a recent report by the

Around the World Russia claims US ignoring outreach on nuclear disagreement MOSCOW — Russia wants to sit down with Pentagon officials for “open and specific” talks on alleged violations of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces treaty, the Russian Defense Ministry said Saturday.

The U.S. claims Russia is violating the INF treaty, and on Dec. 4 issued an ultimatum that Moscow come into compliance with the accord in 60 days, or else Washington will withdraw.

Russia denies it’s in breach of the treaty.

Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu sent his counterpart, U.S. Defense Secretary James Mattis, a proposal for launching a dialogue three days ago, according to a statement Saturday.

But Russia says it hasn’t received any official reply from the Pentagon, which spokesman Maj. Gen. Igor Konashenkov said proves that the U.S. is unwilling to maintain professional dialogue with Moscow on security issues.

Father of Strasbourg attacker said his son backed IS group

Heads of the delegations react at the end of the final session of the COP24 summit on climate changein Katowice, Poland, Saturday. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)

Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, or IPCC, concluded that while it’s possible to cap global warming at 2.7 degrees Fahrenheit by the end of the century compared to pre-industrial times, this would require a dramatic overhaul of the global economy, including a shift away from fossil fuels.

Alarmed by efforts to include this in the final text of the meeting, the oil-exporting nations of the U.S., Russia, Saudi Arabia and Kuwait blocked an endorsement of the IPCC report mid-way through this month’s talks in the Polish city of Katowice. That prompted uproar from vulnerable countries like small island nations and environmental groups.

The final text at the U.N. talks omits a previous reference to specific reductions in

greenhouse gas emissions by 2030, and merely welcomes the “timely completion” of the IPCC report, not its conclusions.

Last-minute snags forced negotiators in Katowice to go into extra time, after Friday’s scheduled end of the conference had passed without a deal.

One major sticking point was how to create a functioning market in carbon credits. Economists believe that an international trading system could be an effective way to drive down greenhouse gas emissions and raise large amounts of money for measures to curb global warming.

But Brazil wanted to keep the piles of carbon credits it had amassed under an old system that developed countries say wasn’t credible or transparent.

Among those that pushed back hardest was the United States, despite President Donald Trump’s decision to pull out of the Paris climate accord and his promotion of coal as a source of energy.

“Overall, the U.S. role here has been somewhat schizophrenic — pushing coal and dissing science on the one hand, but also working hard in the room for strong transparency rules,” said Elliot Diringer of the Center for Climate and Energy Solutions, a Washington think tank.

When it came to closing potential loopholes that could allow countries to dodge their commitments to cut emissions, “the U.S. pushed harder than nearly anyone else for transparency rules that put all countries under the same system, and it’s largely succeeded.”

PARIS — The man described as the father of the 29-year-old suspect in this week’s deadly Christmas market attack in Strasbourg says his son subscribed to the beliefs of the Islamic State group.

The state-run TV channel France 2 showed an interview with Abdelkrim Chekatt on Saturday night, two days after the son was killed in a confrontation with three police officers in his childhood neighborhood in Strasbourg following a massive manhunt. Four people died in the Tuesday night attack.

The father said he had last seen Cherif Chekatt three days before the attack.

He said he’d tried in the past to dissuade his son from believing IS propaganda.

The father and mother and two siblings were among seven people held for questioning. French media reported that the family members were released.

German rail operator, union agree on new wage package BERLIN — Germany’s rail operator says it has reached a new wage agreement with workers, averting the possibility of more strikes during the Christmas travel crunch.

Deutsche Bahn said Saturday it had agreed with the EVG union, which negotiates for around 160,000 employees and also represents bus drivers and others, to a package of raises over 29 months ending in February 2021.

Workers will receive a 3.5 percent increase on July 1, 2019 and a 2.6 percent increase on July 1, 2020, with Oct. 1, 2018 to July 1, 2019 covered by a one-off $1,130 payment.

The union had been arguing for a 7.5 percent overall increase over a shorter period.

— Associated Press

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PARIS — Tear gas billowed Saturday across the protestscarred Champs-Elysees after a day of largely peaceful demonstrations in Paris and a water cannon shot a frigid stream at the crowd on the fifth straight weekend of protests by France’s “yellow vest” movement.

The demonstrations against France’s high cost of living — sapped by cold weather, rain and recent concessions by French President Emmanuel Macron — were significantly smaller Saturday than at previous rallies, some of which scarred parts of Paris with vandalism and looting.

A few thousand people marched up and down the famed shopping street in Paris, a spirited yet peaceful gathering that sunk into violence as the afternoon wore on. Riot police clashed with demonstrators as the occasional tourist darted from their hotel or a brave Christmas shopper took a peek at the neighborhood’s mostly boarded-up storefronts.

By late afternoon, a water cannon in a line of police vans confronting protesters sprayed water to disperse them. Firefighters put out a fire on a side street leading to the ChampsElysees and limited scuffles broke out between protesters and police. By early evening, police had cleared the avenue and re-opened it to traffic.

Protesters made clear they wanted to keep up the pressure, even if their numbers were far smaller than in previous weeks, which saw rioters smashing and looting stores and setting up burning barricades in the streets.

Pierre Lamy, a 27-year-old industrial worker wearing both a yellow vest and a French flag over his shoulders, said the movement had long stopped being just about a fuel tax hike that sparked the protests in November but was now focused on economic justice.

Demonstrators run away through tear gas in Lyon, central France, Saturday. (AP Photo/Laurent Cipriani)

“We’re here to represent all our friends and members of our family who can’t come to protest, or because they’re scared,” he said, walking to the demonstration with three friends. “Everything’s coming up now. We’re being bled dry.”

French law enforcement was out in force. About 8,000 police and 14 armored vehicles were deployed in Paris for the demonstration, and streets of central Paris were honeycombed with checkpoints where officers in riot gear checked bags and coats for weapons.

Police said 115 people were taken into custody in Paris, most for banding together to commit acts of violence, and a small number were injured. Police in riot gear tackled one protester and dragged him off the ChampsElysees, while his friends said he was doing nothing but exercising right to protest.

The yellow vest movement, which takes its name from the fluorescent safety vests French motorists must have in their vehicles, has been fueled by a sense that Macron’s government is hurting ordinary workers and retirees with too many taxes. Without any clear leadership, it has attracted a wide range of disgruntled people across France’s political spectrum, including some violent militants.

“Respect my existence or expect my resistance,” read one

banner held aloft by protesters.

Max Werle, a 56-year-old father of nine, said the protests were his first-ever demonstrations.

“I’m here for my children,” he said, adding that his daughter had given birth in a firetruck Monday because the local hospital in Loiret outside Paris had closed years ago. “(We are) here to defend our cause … it’s not a left and right thing.”

Yellow vest protests were also being held Saturday in other parts of France, blocking roads and highways. The number of deaths linked to the protest rose to seven after Belgian police said a man accidently crashed his car Friday night into a truck that had stalled at a yellow vest roadblock on the French-Belgian border.

Macron had called for calm before the demonstrations, a call echoed by his government.

“Protesting is a right. So let’s know how to exercise it,” the French government tweeted, showing a 34-second video that began with images of historic French protests and recent footage of “yellow vest” protesters rallying peacefully before turning to violence.

“Protesting is not smashing. Protesting is not smashing our heritage. Protesting is not smashing our businesses. …

Protesting is not smashing our republic,” the video says.

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Stocks plunge to 8-month lows China suspends on growth fears; J&J nosedives tariff hikes on US cars, auto parts

By MARLEY JAY AP Markets Writer

NEW YORK — Stocks staggered to eight-month lows Friday after weak economic data from China and Europe set off more worries about the global economy. Mounting tensions in Europe over Britain’s impending departure from the European Union also darkened traders’ moods.

Major U.S. indexes fell about 2 percent and the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped as much as 563 points.

On the benchmark S&P 500 index, health care and technology companies absorbed the worst losses.

Johnson & Johnson plunged by the most in 16 years after Reuters reported that the company has known since the 1970s that its talc Baby Powder sometimes contained carcinogenic asbestos. The company denied the report.

China said industrial output and retail sales both slowed in November. That could be another sign that China’s trade dispute with the U.S. and tighter lending conditions are chilling its economy, which is the second-largest in the world.

Meanwhile, purchasing managers in Europe signaled that economic growth was slipping.

Sameer Samana, senior global market strategist for Wells Fargo Investment Institute, said investors are concerned that weakness will make it way to the U.S. They’re wondering if the U.S. economy is likely to run out of steam sooner than they had thought.

“Market consensus has been that the next recession is probably in 2020 or beyond,” he said.

Now, he said, the market is “really testing that assumption and trying to figure out whether it’s sooner.”

Rising interest rates and tighter credit conditions are adding to investors’ nervousness because they both tend to slow down economic growth.

This week the European Central Bank said it is ending a bond-buying program that has pumped trillions into Europe’s economy. The Federal Reserve is expected to increase U.S. rates again on Wednesday, as

By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer

In this Nov. 29 file photo trader Timothy Nick works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange.

(AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)

it’s been doing for the last three years. It may also shed light on whether it plans to raise rates further in 2019.

For more than 20 years, China has been one of the biggest contributors to growth in the global economy, and when investors see signs the Chinese economy is weakening, they expect it will affect other countries like the U.S. that sell things to China.

In Europe, the index of purchase managers fell in France, which is racked by protests, to a level that points toward economic contraction. Germany’s reading still pointed to growth, but it fell to its lowest level in four years.

Those reports canceled out some potential good news on trade: the Chinese government announced a 90-day suspension of tariff increases on U.S. cars, trucks and auto imports. It’s part of a cease-fire that China and the U.S. announced earlier this month to give them time to work on other issues.

December is typically the best month of the year for stocks as a “Santa Claus rally” often adds to the year’s gains.

With 10 trading days left this month, however, the S&P 500 is down 5.8 percent. That followed a small gain in November and a steep 6.9 percent drop

in October.

The S&P 500 index lost 50.59 points, or 1.9 percent, to 2,599.95, its lowest close since April 2. The Dow retreated 496.87 points, or 2 percent, to 24,100.51. The Dow has fallen 10 percent from its record high in early October, reaching a mark known on Wall Street as a “correction.” The other major U.S. indexes were already in “corrections.”

The Nasdaq composite slid 159.67 points, or 2.3 percent, to 6,910.66. The Russell 2000 index of smaller-company stocks fell 21.89 points, or 1.5 percent, to 1,410.81.

Johnson & Johnson dropped 10 percent to $133 in very heavy trading. Its market value fell by $40 billion.

Reuters reported that court documents and test results show Johnson & Johnson has known for decades that its raw talc and finished Baby Powder sometimes contained asbestos, but that the company didn’t inform regulators or the public.

The company called the story “false and inflammatory.”

In July the company lost a lawsuit from plaintiffs who argued that its products were linked to cases of ovarian cancer and mesothelioma. A St. Louis jury awarded plaintiffs $4.7 billion. Johnson & John-

son faces thousands of other lawsuits.

Among technology companies, Apple dipped 3.2 percent to $165.48. Adobe skidded 7.3 percent to $230 after its fourthquarter profit disappointed investors and it also forecast lower-than-expected earnings in the current fiscal year. Industrial companies sank as well. Boeing lost 2.1 percent to $318.75.

Oil prices again turned lower, as a slower global economy would weaken demand for oil and other fuels.

Benchmark U.S. crude fell 2.6 percent to $51.20 a barrel in New York. Brent crude, used to price international oils, dropped 1.9 percent to settle at $60.28 a barrel in London.

European Union leaders rejected British Prime Minister Theresa May’s request to make changes to their deal covering Britain’s departure from the EU on March 29.

British legislators aren’t satisfied with the terms May negotiated, and she canceled a scheduled vote earlier this week because it was clear Parliament wouldn’t approve it. Britain’s economy and financial markets across Europe face severe disruption without an agreement.

Security worries hobble ambitions of China tech giant Huawei

By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer

BEIJING — While a Huawei executive faces possible U.S. charges over trade with Iran, the Chinese tech giant’s ambition to be a leader in nextgeneration telecoms is colliding with security worries abroad.

Australia and New Zealand have barred Huawei Technologies Ltd. as a supplier for fifth-generation networks.

They joined the United States and Taiwan, which limit use of technology from the biggest global supplier of network switching gear. This week, Japan’s cybersecurity agency said Huawei and other vendors deemed risky will be off-limits for government purchases.

None has released evidence of wrongdoing by Huawei, which denies it is a risk and has operated a laboratory with Britain’s government since 2010 to conduct security examinations of its products. But the accusations, amid rising tension over Chinese technology ambitions and spying, threaten its ability to compete in a sensitive field as carriers prepare to invest billions of dollars.

“This is something that’s definitely concerning Huawei at this stage, because there is a political angle to it and a business angle,” said Nikhil Bhatra, a senior researcher for IDC. Huawei is no ordinary electronics supplier. The company founded in 1987 by a former

military engineer is China’s first global tech brand and a national champion at the head of an industry Beijing is promoting as part of efforts to transform this country into a technology creator. It has China’s biggest corporate research-anddevelopment budget at 89.7 billion yuan ($13 billion) in 2017 — 10 percent more than Apple Inc.’s — and foreign customers can draw on a multibillion-dollar line of credit from the official China Development Bank.

That puts Huawei at the heart of strains over the ruling Communist Party’s technology aspirations, competition with Western economies and ties between companies and government, including possibly spying.

A European Union official, Andrus Ansip, expressed concern that Chinese rules requiring telecom equipment suppliers to cooperate with intelligence services would involve possible “mandatory backdoors” in computer or telecom systems.

“Do we have to be worried about Huawei and other Chinese companies? Yes, I think we have to be worried,” said Ansip, the trade bloc’s vice president for a digital single market.

The company says it is employee-owned and operates independently. It denies it designs equipment to allow eavesdropping or that it is controlled by the Communist Party — a

stance critics including some U.S. senators say is doubtful in China’s state-dominated system. The company notes it uses the same global components suppliers as Western manufacturers.

“Not a single shred of evidence against the company has ever been presented,” Huawei said in a written response to questions.

The company is the “most examined telecoms equipment vendor,” the statement said. It said foreign officials visit regularly to see “the lengths we go to assure them of the integrity of our technology.”

Huawei, headquartered on a leafy campus in Shenzhen, near Hong Kong, has been working on 5G since 2009 and is one of the major suppliers of the technology, along with Sweden’s LM Ericsson and Finland’s Nokia Corp.

The company whose technology winds up being adopted stands to reap billions of dollars from sales and license fees.

5G promises more than just faster mobile phone service. It is designed to support vastly expanded networks of devices from internet-linked cars and medical equipment to factory robots and nuclear power plants. Annual sales of 5G network gear are forecast to reach $11 billion by 2022, according to IHS Markit.

That makes it more politically sensitive, raises the potential cost of security failures and

requires more trust in suppliers.

Even a “really minuscule” risk could disqualify a provider, said Andrew Kitson, head of technology industry research for Fitch Solutions.

But Kitson sees commercial motives behind the accusations against Huawei. He said many come from U.S. and European suppliers that are losing market share to Chinese rivals.

“There never has been any actual proof,” said Kitson.

“They’ve only got to make a few insinuations for other governments to sit up and think, hang on, even if there is no proof, it is too much of a risk.”

Huawei took a new hit on Dec. 1 when its chief financial officer, Meng Wanzhou, was arrested in Vancouver on U.S. charges of lying to banks about transactions with Iran.

Huawei is more politically important than ZTE Corp., a Chinese rival that was nearly driven out of business after Washington blocked it from buying U.S. technology over exports to Iran and North Korea. President Donald Trump restored access after ZTE paid a $1 billion fine, replaced its executives and hired U.S.-picked compliance officers.

That won’t work with Huawei, which is the “key to Beijing’s aspirations to lead globally” on 5G, Eurasia Group said in a report. It said Chinese leaders would see an attempt to impose ZTE-style controls as “tantamount to an open technology war.”

BEIJING — China announced a 90-day suspension on Friday of tariff hikes on U.S. cars, trucks and auto parts following its cease-fire in a trade battle with Washington that threatens global economic growth.

The suspension is China’s first step in response to President Donald Trump’s Dec. 1 agreement to suspend U.S. tariff hikes for a similar 90-day period while the two sides negotiate over American complaints about Beijing’s technology policy and trade surplus.

China has indicated it plans to move ahead with the talks despite strains over the arrest of a Chinese technology executive in Canada to face possible U.S. charges related to a violation of trade sanctions on Iran.

Beijing will suspend a 25 percent import charge on cars and trucks and a 5 percent charge on auto parts, effective Jan. 1, the Finance Ministry announced.

The announcement helped give substance to Trump’s agreement with his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, after prolonged uncertainty caused jittery global financial markets to swing wildly.

The Finance Ministry said the tariff suspension would apply to imports worth up to a total of $126 billion, but that would be nearly 10 times the $13 billion of vehicles the United States exported to China last year.

China is the world’s biggest auto market but most U.S.branded vehicles sold here are manufactured in Chinese factories. The automaker hit hardest by the Chinese tariff hike was Germany’s BMW AG, which

ships SUVs made in a South Carolina factory to China.

The penalties were imposed in response to Trump’s decision to slap 25 percent tariffs on $50 billion of Chinese goods and a 10 percent charge on another $200 billion. The second tariff was due to rise Jan. 1 until Trump agreed to the postponement.

The United States and other trading partners complain Beijing steals or pressures companies to hand over technology in violation of its market-opening obligations. American officials also worry Chinese industry plans that call for state-led creation of global champions in robotics and other fields threaten U.S. industrial leadership.

A spokesman for China’s Commerce Ministry, Gao Feng, said Thursday the two sides were in “close contact” but gave no timetable for possible faceto-face negotiations.

Economists say 90 days probably is too little time to resolve conflicts that have bedeviled U.S.-Chinese relations for years. They say Beijing’s goal probably will be to show it is making progress so Trump extends his deadline.

Beijing officials expressed confidence China could withstand U.S. pressure but the fight battered consumer confidence and threatened export industries that support millions of jobs.

Friday’s announcement “shows the Chinese government is willing to solve trade disputes through consultation based on equality,” said Song Lifang, an economist at Renmin University in Beijing.

The tariff cut lowers the charge for U.S.-made cars and trucks to 15 percent, the same level as imports from other countries.

Today in History Today is Sunday, Dec. 16, the 350th day of 2018. There are 15 days left in the year.

Today’s Highlight in History: On Dec. 16, 1944, the World War II Battle of the Bulge began as German forces launched a surprise attack against Allied forces through the Ardennes Forest in Belgium and Luxembourg (the Allies were eventually able to turn the Germans back).

On this date: In 1773, the Boston Tea Party took place as American colonists boarded a British ship and dumped more than 300 chests of tea into Boston Harbor to protest tea taxes.

In 1905, the entertainment trade publication Variety came out with its first weekly issue.

In 1950, President Harry S. Truman proclaimed a national state of emergency in order to fight “world conquest by Communist imperialism.”

In 1960, 134 people were killed when a United Air Lines DC-8 and a TWA Super Constellation collided over New York City.

In 1976, the government halted its swine flu vaccination program following reports of paralysis apparently linked to the vaccine.

In 1980, Harland Sanders, founder of the Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurant chain, died in Shelbyville, Kentucky, at age 90.

In 1982, Environmental Protection Agency head Anne M. Gorsuch became the first Cabinet-level officer to be cited for contempt of Congress for refusing to submit documents requested by a congressional committee.

In 1985, at services in Fort Campbell, Kentucky, President Ronald Reagan and his wife, Nancy, offered condolences to families of 248 soldiers killed in the crash of a chartered plane in Newfoundland.

In 1991, the U.N. General Assembly rescinded its 1975 resolution equating Zionism with racism by a vote of 111-25.

In 2000, President-elect George W. Bush selected Colin Powell to become the first African-American secretary of state.

In 2001, after nine weeks of fighting, Afghan militia leaders claimed control of the last mountain bastion of Osama bin Laden’s al-Qaida fighters, but bin Laden himself was nowhere to be seen.

In 2012, President Barack Obama visited Newtown, Connecticut, the scene of the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre; after meeting privately with victims’ families, the president told an evening vigil he would use “whatever power” he had to prevent future shootings.

Ten years ago: President-elect Barack Obama announced his choice of Arne Duncan, the head of the Chicago school system, to be his education secretary. The U.N. Security Council voted unanimously to authorize nations to conduct land and air attacks on pirate bases on the coast of Somalia. The Cleveland Clinic announced its surgeons had performed the nation’s first near-total face transplant on a severely disfigured woman. (The woman, Connie Culp, went public with her identity in May 2009.) Police in Hollywood, Fla., closed their investigation into the 1981 abduction-slaying of 6-year-old Adam Walsh, saying a serial killer who’d died more than a decade earlier in prison, Ottis Toole, was responsible.

Five years ago: In the first ruling of its kind, U.S. District Court Judge Richard Leon declared that the National Security Agency’s bulk collection of Americans’ telephone records likely violated the Constitution’s ban on unreasonable search. Ray Price, 87, one of country music’s most popular and influential singers and bandleaders, died in Mount Pleasant, Texas.

One year ago: Two female couples tied the knot in Australia’s first same-sex weddings under new legislation allowing gay marriages.

Today’s Birthdays: Civil rights attorney Morris Dees is 82. Actress Joyce Bulifant is 81. Actress Liv Ullmann is 80. CBS news correspondent Lesley Stahl is 77. Former Nevada Gov. Jim Gibbons is 74. Pop musician Tony Hicks (The Hollies) is 73. Pop singer Benny Andersson (ABBA) is 72. Actor Ben Cross is 71. Rock singer-musician Billy Gibbons (ZZ Top) is 69. Rock musician Bill Bateman (The Blasters) is 67. Actor Xander Berkeley is 63. Actress Alison LaPlaca is 59. Actor Sam Robards is 57. Actor Jon Tenney is 57. Actor Benjamin Bratt is 55. Country singer-songwriter Jeff Carson is 55. Actor-comedian JB Smoove is 53. Actress Miranda Otto is 51. Actor Daniel Cosgrove is 48. Rhythm-and-blues singer Michael McCary is 47. Actor Jonathan Scarfe is 43. Actress Krysten Ritter is 37. Actress Zoe Jarman is 36.

Country musician Chris Scruggs is 36. Actor Theo James is 34. Actress Amanda Setton is 33. Rock musician Dave Rublin (American Authors) is 32. Actress Hallee Hirsh is 31. Actress Anna Popplewell is 30. Actor Stephan James is 25.

Thought for Today: “There is no king who has not had a slave among his ancestors, and no slave who has not had a king among his.” -- Helen Keller, American author and lecturer (1880-1968).

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n More hoops Detailed report on Friday’s action Page B3

Texans come back to take down Jets

By The Associated Press

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — The Houston Texans were trailing late and facing a second straight loss after a nine-game winning streak.

Deshaun Watson wasn’t having it.

The cool-headed, playmaking quarterback threw a 14-yard touchdown pass to DeAndre Hopkins with 2:15 left, lifting the Texans to a 29-22 victory over Sam Darnold and the New York Jets on Saturday night.

“It doesn’t surprise me that he’s able to stay controlled in those situations,” Hopkins said about Watson.

“He’s done that before in big games in his career. On the sideline, everyone was composed. Nobody panicked.”

And no one was more in control than Watson.

“The game is never over for me,” he said. “The plays are never over some-

times. I just go out there with the ball in my hands, put the load on my shoulders and lead the team to victory. I’ve been doing that my whole life and I have to continue to do that at this level.

“Every game comes down to a final drive. You’ve got to be able to block out all the noise, lock in and try to lead the team to victory.”

After Darnold and the Jets took their first lead of the game on Elijah McGuire’s 2-yard touchdown run, the Texans (10-4) answered right back.

A holding call on cornerback Morris Claiborne on third down prolonged the drive, and Watson completed passes of 20 and 3 yards to Demaryius Thomas and 7 yards to Hopkins to get to New York’s 14. Watson then found Hopkins streaking down the left sideline and launched a pass that the receiver somehow came down with

despite being tightly covered by Claiborne.

“I wouldn’t want any other quarterback in this entire universe other than him,” Hopkins said. “The things he can do, staying in the pocket after taking hits and deliver balls on the money — not a lot of quarterbacks can do that.”

Hopkins rolled an ankle on the play, and Watson and Alfred Blue helped him to the sideline as the Texans celebrated. The receiver was OK, though, and finished with 10 catches for 170 yards and two TDs. Watson finished 22 of 28 for 294 yards and the two scores to Hopkins.

1980s or the 11 consecutive times Denver had dumped Cleveland, the Broncos always served as the Browns’ biggest bugaboo.

With John Elway watching from his suite at Mile High Stadium, Baker Mayfield capitalized on Denver’s depleted cornerback corps and dubious coaching decisions in leading the Browns past the Broncos 17-16 on Saturday night.

Mayfield’s 2-yard TD toss to Antonio Callaway with just under 12 minutes left provided the winning margin for the Browns (6-7-1), who kept alive their slim hopes of ending the NFL’s longest playoff drought.

The Browns still have a shot at their first winning season since 2007 and even their first playoff berth since 2002 thanks to their first win over Denver (6-8) since 1990.

“I think the tough environment, winning on the road’s the most important BROWNS 17, BRONCOS 16 thing,” Mayfield said. “If we don’t take DENVER — Whether it was “The Fum- care of business tonight — and obviously ble” or “The Drive” in the playoffs in the we have to move on and take care of busi-

ness next week — none of that matters.

“So, being able to win on the road is something we’ve got to take pride in.”

Combined with their win at Cincinnati last month, the Browns have multiple road victories for the first time since 2014.

Callaway’s touchdown made it 17-13 and came with safety Justin Simmons in coverage because the Broncos were down five cornerbacks.

The Broncos responded with a 13-play drive that ate up more than seven minutes, but after Phillip Lindsay was stuffed for no gain on third-and-1 from the Cleveland 6, Broncos coach Vance Joseph sent in kicker Brandon McManus for a field goal instead of going for it on fourth down.

Jabrill Peppers, for one, was surprised the Broncos didn’t try for the first down or the end zone.

“Absolutely. Absolutely. But, hey, it worked out in our favor,” Peppers said.

“We’d been stopping them all day and they didn’t want to come away with nothing.”

SoHi hockey blanks Juneau Facility before facing off with Soldotna again at 1:15 p.m.

Saturday at the sports comThe Soldotna hockey team plex. notched a 3-0 victory over Thursday Juneau-Douglas on Thursday Stars 3, Crimson Bears 0 in Railbelt Conference play at Juneau 0 0 0 — 0 the Soldotna Regional Sports Soldotna 0 3 0 — 3 Complex.

First period — none. Penalties — Soldotna Corbin Wirz had the shutout 1 for 2:00. period — 1. Soldotna, Powell for the Stars on 22 saves, while Second (Dahlgren, Medcoff), 8:08; 2. Soldotna, Cody Mitchell stopped 25 for Medcoff (Brantley III, Schmelzenbach), pp, 12:59; 3. Soldotna, Powell (Medcoff, Kline), Juneau. sh, 14:49. Penalties — Juneau 1 for 2:00; All of SoHi’s scoring came Soldotna 1 for 2:00. in the second period. Trent Third period — none. Penalties — Juneau for 6:00; Soldotna 2 for 4:00.

Powell had a pair of goals, 3Shots on goal — Juneau 10-6-6—22; Solwhile Wyatt Medcoff had a dotna 8-13-7—28.

Goalies — Juneau, Mitchell (28 shots, goal to go with two assists. saves); Soldotna, Wirz (22 shots, 22 Juneau faces Kenai today 25 saves). at the Kenai Multi-Purpose Staff report Peninsula Clarion

Steel get sweep of Brown Bears Staff report Peninsula Clarion

The visiting Kenai River Brown Bears dropped two games to the Chippewa (Wisconsin) Steel on Friday and Saturday in North American Hockey League play.

The Bears lost 1-0 in a shootout Friday and 3-1 on Saturday. Kenai River has lost four straight, and has seen nine of its last 12 contests decided by one goal. Chippewa improves to 8-20-1-1 and is in last in the Midwest Division, while the Bears (11-16-2-2) earned a point on the weekend to stay one point ahead of the Springfield (Illinois) Jr. Blues for fourth place.

Kenai River goalie Gavin Enright secured a Division I commitment to Bemidji State University this week and went out and stopped all 38 shots he

saw in regulation and overtime on Friday. Enright stopped the first two in the shootout, but Killian Kiecker-Olson — the third shooter — scored to end the game.

Trey LeBarge, Alex Klekotka and Andy Walker did not score in the shootout for Kenai, which was 0 for 5 on the power play.

Josh Langford stopped all 36 for Chippewa, which was 0 for 6 with the extra man.

Saturday, the Bears took the lead on a goal midway through the first period by Eagle River’s Zach Krajnik, assisted by Connor Canterbury and Sebastian Frantz. But Chippewa scored once in the first and twice in the second to secure the victory.

Langford made 28 saves, while Enright made 31 saves.

Kenai River now has the holiday break before playing at

Soldotna senior Gideon Hutchison takes on South’s Jacob Shack in the 130-pound final Saturday night at the Div. I state wrestling championships at the Alaska Airlines Center in Anchorage. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)

Homer wrestlers capture state Hutchisons end a long string of appearances in finals

By JOEY KLECKA Peninsula Clarion

More than two decades after the first Hutchison stepped onto an Alaska state wrestling mat, the last one walked off of another.

Soldotna senior Gideon Hutchison lost 13-5 to South Anchorage’s Jacob Shack in Saturday night’s 130-pound final at the Division I state

wrestling championships in the spacious Alaska Airlines Center in Anchorage, but the moment represented a final chapter to an illustrious era of wrestling written by one family.

Soldotna head coach Neldon Gardner, who has been there and coached every Hutchison sibling, said the remarkable streak of success by one family has been rare treat

for Alaska wrestling fans.

“There are families out there that have brothers win some,” Gardner said. “But as far as multiple kids, as many as they have had, win the ones they have, it is a step above.”

For Mike Hutchison, patriarch of the Hutchison clan and chairman of Alaska USA Wrestling, the moment wasn’t the last time he’ll roam the sidelines at a meet, but it was

the last time he will feel the pressure of watching a son or daughter fight for a state crown. “(I’m) frustrated but relieved I don’t have to feel this way again,” Hutchison said.

The family consists of 10 siblings, Gideon being the last of them. Gideon won a state championship last year at 120 pounds to add to his family’s See PIN, page B4

See BERAS, page B2

Area teams corral championships Nikiski fell to Houston 4840. Jace Kornstad was named MVP of the tourney for NikiThe Nikiski girls defeated ski, while Noah Litke was on Houston 55-11 to roll to the the all-tournament team.

Craig Jung Kenai River Challenge championship on SaturPowerade/Al Howard day, while the Kenai Central Tip-Off Tournament boys topped Kotzebue 69-52 to also take an undefeated The Soldotna girls comtitle. pleted a 3-0 run to the tourBethany Carstens, the tour- nament championship with a nament MVP, had 14 points 66-22 victory over Bethel on to lead the way, while Lillian Saturday. The Warriors finCarstens added 12. Kelsey ished 1-2.

Clark made all-tournament Aliann Schmidt poured in for Nikiski. Houston was 1-2 22 points for Soldotna, while at the tourney.

Brittani Blossom had 17 The Kenai girls finished points and earned MVP hon2-1 at the tournament by de- ors. For Bethel, Ava Lieb led feating Kotzebue 51-18. Liz the way with six points. DanHanson paced the Kardinals ica Schmidt and Ituau Tuiswith 12 points, while Brooke aula also made the all-tourney Satathite, an all-tourney team for the Stars. player, had 10 points. KotzeIn the other game, Cordova bue finished 0-3. notched a 50-45 victory over Against Kotzebue for Ke- Kodiak. Both of those squads nai Central, Adam Trujillo also finished 1-2 at the tourhad 16, Connor Felchle had ney.

15 and Andrew Bezdecny had Based on least points alSoldotna’s Drysta Crosby-Schneider (30) shoots over a Kodiak 14. Felchle and Trujillo were lowed, Bethel was second at the tourney, Kodiak was third defender Friday night at the Powerade/Al Howard Tip-Off tour- on the all-tournament team.

In the other boys game, and Cordova was fourth. nament at Soldotna. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion) Staff report Peninsula Clarion

Saturday hoops Cook Inlet Classic The Nikolaevsk girls and boys swept Cook Inlet Classic titles Saturday at Cook Inlet Academy in Soldotna.

The Nikolaevsk girls wrapped up the championship with a 48-39 victory over Soldotna JV, which was second at the tourney, that completed a 3-0 run through the tournament.

Elizabeth Fefelov had 15 for the Warriors. For SoHi’s JV, Emma Brantley had 20 points, while Jolie Widaman pitched in 11. The Stars were 1-2 at the tournament.

The Nikolaevsk boys wrapped up their title and undefeated run through the tournament by topping Soldotna’s C team 70-49.

Michael Trail and Zachary Trail each had 17 for the Warriors, while Justin Trail had 16 and Randy Boquecosa had 10.

For Soldotna C, Ethan Sewell

had 15 points. The SoHi boys were 2-1 at the tourney to finish second.

Also Saturday, the Cook Inlet Academy girls picked up their first victory of the season by topping Nikiski’s JV 27-24.

Anna Henderson paced the Eagles with 13 points. For Nikiski’s JV, Jaycee Tauriainen had nine points. Both squads were 1-2 at the tourney.

In the final game of the day, Nanwalek beat Cook Inlet Academy 45-38. Nanwalek was 1-2 at the tourney, while CIA was 0-3. For Nanwalek, Uriah Huntsman led the way with 20 points. Lucas Cragg paced CIA with 9.

Service Cougar Tip Off Homer claimed the girls championship at the Service Cougar Tip Off with a 30-28 victory over Redington on Saturday. Laura Inama led the way with 11 points.

For Redington, Abbie Fuller had 12 points.

In the girls third-place See PREP, page B3

B2 | Sunday, December 16, 2018 | Peninsula Clarion

LeBron, Lonzo both have triple-doubles

By The Associated Press

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — LeBron James and Lonzo Ball gave the Lakers multiple tripledoubles in a game for just the second time, and Los Angeles routed the Charlotte Hornets 128-100 on Saturday night for its third win in four games.

James had 24 points, 12 rebounds and 11 assists, while Ball had 16 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists. Magic Johnson and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar are the only other Lakers to accomplish that feat in the same game, doing so on Jan. 22, 1982.

George scored 33 points to help Oklahoma City beat Los Angeles.

It was the fourth time in seven games George scored at least 30 points.

BULLS 98, SPURS 93 SAN ANTONIO — Kris Dunn scored 24 points, Lauri Markkanen added 23 and Chicago rallied from a 21-point deficit in the second half to stun San Antonio.

The rally snapped Chicago’s three-game skid and ended San Antonio’s four-game winning streak.

MAGIC 96, JAZZ 89 PISTONS 113, CELTICS 104 DETROIT — Blake Griffin scored 27 points and Andre Drummond added 19 points and 20 rebounds to help Detroit beat Boston, snapping the Celtics’ eight-game winning streak.

Detroit also ended its own sixgame skid with a solid 48-minute effort. The Pistons took control with a 13-0 run in the third quarter and played well at the start of the fourth as well.

ROCKETS 105, GRIZZLIES 97 MEMPHIS, Tenn. — James Harden had 32 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists for his second consecutive triple-double, and Houston held off a fourth-quarter burst to beat Memphis.

Harden, who had 50 points in a triple-double in the Rockets’ victory over the Lakers on Thursday, was 9 of 14 from the field, including 3 of 7 from outside the arc as Houston won its third straight.

MEXICO CITY — Evan Fournier scored 24 points, Terrence Ross came off the bench to add 10 of his 19 in the fourth quarter, and Orlando rallied from an 11-point deficit to beat Utah and sweep its two-game homestand in Mexico City.

Ross shot 8 of 9 from the field and Nikola Vucevic added 15 points and a season-high 19 rebounds for the Magic (13-15), who beat the Chicago Bulls 97-91 on Thursday.

SUNS 107, TIMBERWOLVES 99

PHOENIX — Devin Booker returned from a six-game absence to score 28 points and Phoenix beat the Minnesota, giving the Suns a two-game winning streak for the first time in almost a year.

Deandre Ayton had 18 points and 12 rebounds for the Suns, including 10 points and five boards in the fourth quarter, when Phoenix pulled away. T.J. Warren added 21 points for Phoenix.

The Suns, coming off a vicTHUNDER 110, tory over Dallas on Thursday, last CLIPPERS 104 won two in a row on Dec. 26-29, OKLAHOMA CITY — Paul 2017.

Fresno State gets past Arizona State

By The Associated Press

over intrastate rival Louisiana-Lafayette in the Cure Bowl.

Justin McMillan improved to 5-1 as the Green Wave’s starting quarterback, tossing a first-quarter TD pass to Terren Encalade and running for a late score while accounting for 217 yards total offense — 145 passing and 72 rushing.

LAS VEGAS — Ronnie Rivers rushed for 212 yards and two touchdowns, Anthoula “Tank” Kelly had a 70-yard interception return for a touchdown and No. 19 Fresno State beat Arizona State 31-20 in the Las Vegas Bowl on Saturday.

Marcus McMaryion rushed for a touchdown and was 15-of29 passing for 176 yards to help GEORGIA SOUTHERN 23, the Bulldogs (12-2) set a school EASTERN MICHIGAN 21 record for wins in a season. He MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Tyler Bass kicked a 40-yard field also threw two interceptions.

UTAH STATE 52, NORTH TEXAS 13

goal as time expired to lift Georgia Southern past Eastern Michigan in the Camellia Bowl.

Shai Werts kept the winning drive alive with a 29-yard scramble on fourth-and-10. Bass came on for his third field goal after Wesley Fields’ two runs pushed Georgia Southern (10-3) 7 yards closer.

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Jordan Love threw for 359 yards and four touchdowns and Jalen Greene had six catches for 151 yards and a score to help Utah State rout North Texas in the New Mexico Bowl.

APPALACHIAN STATE 45, Interim coach Frank Maile diMIDDLE TENNESSEE 13 rected the Aggies (11-2) after Matt NEW ORLEANS — AppalaWells left to take the Texas Tech chian State receiver Malik Wiljob. liams passed for two touchdowns on trick plays, quarterback Zac TULANE 41, LOUISIANA- Thomas caught a scoring pass LAFAYETTE 24 and threw for three more, and the ORLANDO, Fla. — Darius Mountaineers routed Middle TenBradwell rushed for a career-best nessee in the New Orleans Bowl.

Camerun Peoples had a 63-yard 150 yards and two touchdowns to touchdown run for the Mountainlead Tulane to its first postseason victory in 16 years, a 41-24 win eers (11-2), which gave Appala-

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Janesville at 4:05 AST on Dec. 28.

Friday Steel 1, Brown Bears 0, SO Kenai River 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 Chippewa 0 0 0 0 1 — 1 First period — none. Penalties — Kenai River 2 for 4:00; Chippewa 1 for 2:00.

Second period — none. Penalties — Kenai River 2 for 4:00; Chippewa 1 for 2:00.

Third period — none. Penalties — Kenai River 2 for 4:00; Chippewa 2 for 4:00.

Overtime — none. Penalties — Chippewa 1 for 2:00.

Shootout — Kenai River 0 (LeBarge NG, Klekotka NG, A. Walker NG); Chippewa 1 (Szmul NG, Thiesing NG, Olson G).

Shots on goal — Kenai River 4-14-13-5— 36; Chippewa 13-12-11-2—38.

Goalies — Kenai River, Enright (38 shots, 38 saves); Chippewa, Langford (36 shots, 36 saves).

Power play — Kenai River 0 for 5, Chippewa 0 for 6.

Saturday Steel 3, Brown Bears 1 Kenai River 1 0 0 — 1 Chippewa 1 2 0 — 3 First period — 1. Kenai River, Krajnik (Canterbury, Frantz), 10:06; 2. Chippewa, Oyler (Thiesing, Weiss), 16:19. Penalties — Kenai River 1 for 2:00.

Second period — 3. Chippewa, Thiesing (Moulton, Dusek), 0:42; 4. Chippewa, Dirks (un.), 19:55. Penalties — Chippewa 2 for 4:00.

Third period — none. Penalties — Kenai River 2 for 4:00; Chippewa 1 for 2:00.

Shots on goal — Kenai River 9-10-10—29; Chippewa 11-12-11—34.

Goalies — Kenai River, Enright (34 shots, 31 saves); Chippewa, Langford (29 shots, 28 saves).

Power plays — Kenai River 0 for 3; Chippewa 0 for 2.

Cooper takes 100th Staff report Peninsula Clarion

Travis Cooper, a 2015 graduate of Kenai Central, finished 100th of 106 finishers Friday in a World Cup biathlon 10-kilometer sprint in Hochfilzen, Austria.

Norway’s Johannes Thingnes Bo won the race at 24 minutes, 49.2 seconds, while Cooper was 3 minutes, 40.3 seconds back. Bo missed 1 of 10 on the range, while Cooper had three misses. Each miss means a 150-meter penalty loop.

Tracking down powder Kenai senior Maria Salzetti approaches the finish line of the girls race during a Homer-hosted ski meet Friday at the Ohlson Mountain Trails near Homer. Salzetti came in second for the varsity girls. The race was put together quickly after Tsalteshi Trails did not have enough snow Friday. No results were available as the Clarion went to press. (Photo by Megan Pacer/ Homer News)

Scoreboard Football NFL Standings AMERICAN CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF PA New England 9 4 0 .692 364 293 7 6 0 .538 278 333 Miami Buffalo 4 9 0 .308 201 320 4 10 0 .286 292 359 N.Y. Jets South Houston 10 4 0 .714 352 281 Indianapolis 7 6 0 .538 349 300 7 6 0 .538 251 254 Tennessee Jacksonville 4 9 0 .308 212 273 North Pittsburgh 7 5 1 .577 367 306 Baltimore 7 6 0 .538 321 241 6 7 1 .464 309 348 Cleveland Cincinnati 5 8 0 .385 307 397 West x-Kansas City 11 3 0 .786 499 380 x-L.A. Chargers 11 3 0 .786 395 298 6 8 0 .429 306 299 Denver Oakland 3 10 0 .231 244 388

NATIONAL CONFERENCE East 8 5 0 .615 276 246 Dallas Philadelphia 6 7 0 .462 281 295 Washington 6 7 0 .462 249 297 N.Y. Giants 5 8 0 .385 307 331 South y-New Orleans 11 2 0 .846 447 283 Carolina 6 7 0 .462 324 332 5 8 0 .385 332 383 Tampa Bay Atlanta 4 9 0 .308 316 367 North Chicago 9 4 0 .692 359 247 Minnesota 6 6 1 .500 282 291 5 7 1 .423 315 307 Green Bay Detroit 5 8 0 .385 271 319 West y-L.A. Rams 11 2 0 .846 425 313 Seattle 8 5 0 .615 340 266 3 10 0 .231 178 327 Arizona San Francisco 3 10 0 .231 275 350 x-clinched playoff spot y-clinched division Thursday’s Games L.A. Chargers 29, Kansas City 28 Saturday’s Games Houston 29, N.Y. Jets 22 Cleveland 17, Denver 16 Sunday’s Games Tennessee at N.Y. Giants, 9 a.m.

Green Bay at Chicago, 9 a.m.

Detroit at Buffalo, 9 a.m.

Tampa Bay at Baltimore, 9 a.m.

Arizona at Atlanta, 9 a.m.

Oakland at Cincinnati, 9 a.m.

Dallas at Indianapolis, 9 a.m.

Miami at Minnesota, 9 a.m.

Washington at Jacksonville, 9 a.m.

Seattle at San Francisco, 12:05 p.m.

New England at Pittsburgh, 12:25 p.m.

Philadelphia at L.A. Rams, 4:20 p.m.

Monday’s Games New Orleans at Carolina, 4:15 p.m.

All Times AST

Texans 29, Jets 22 Hou. 3 13 0 13—29 NY 3 6 6 7—22 First Quarter Hou_FG Fairbairn 41, 9:23.

NYJ_FG Myers 26, 2:01.

Second Quarter Hou_FG Fairbairn 32, 12:51.

Hou_Hopkins 45 pass from Watson (Fairbairn kick), 8:14.

Hou_FG Fairbairn 53, 4:35.

NYJ_R.Anderson 5 pass from Darnold (kick failed), :30.

Third Quarter NYJ_A.Roberts 13 pass from Darnold (kick failed), 8:39.

Fourth Quarter Hou_FG Fairbairn 49, 12:33.

NYJ_McGuire 2 run (Myers kick), 5:00.

Hou_Hopkins 14 pass from Watson (Fairbairn kick), 2:15.

Hou_FG Fairbairn 40, :54.

A_77,982.

Hou NYJ First downs 15 21 Total Net Yards 286 318 Rushes-yards 17-47 31-90 Passing 239 228 3-17 2-22 Punt Returns Kickoff Returns 1-28 3-71 Interceptions Ret. 0-0 0-0 Comp-Att-Int 22-28-0 24-38-0 Sacked-Yards Lost 6-55 3-25 Punts 3-45.7 4-49.3 Fumbles-Lost 0-0 1-1 Penalties-Yards 5-43 9-60 Time of Possession 24:56 35:04 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING_Houston, Watson 4-26, Miller 3-8, Carter 1-7, Blue 9-6. New York, McGuire 18-42, Darnold 6-35, Cannon 7-13.

PASSING_Houston, Watson 2228-0-294. New York, Darnold 2438-0-253.

RECEIVING_Houston, Hopkins 10-170, D.Thomas 6-59, Carter 2-55, Blue 2-9, J.Thomas 1-2, Griffin 1-(minus 1). New York, R.Anderson 7-96, Herndon 3-53,

McGuire 3-29, Cannon 3-24, A.Roberts 3-16, Kearse 2-9, Tomlinson 1-11, Leggett 1-8, Matthews 1-7.

MISSED FIELD GOALS_None.

Browns 17, Broncos 16 Cle. 7 3 0 7—17 Den. 7 3 3 3—16 First Quarter Cle_Perriman 31 pass from Mayfield (Joseph kick), 11:49.

Den_Keenum 1 run (McManus kick), 3:18.

Second Quarter Den_FG McManus 44, 8:16.

Cle_FG Joseph 40, 4:53.

Third Quarter Den_FG McManus 42, 1:41.

Fourth Quarter Cle_Callaway 2 pass from Mayfield (Joseph kick), 11:44.

Den_FG McManus 29, 4:35.

A_76,596.

Cle Den First downs 21 22 Total Net Yards 309 270 Rushes-yards 28-134 20-32 Passing 175 238 Punt Returns 2-9 2-0 Kickoff Returns 2-48 1-35 Interceptions Ret. 2-0 1-0 Comp-Att-Int 18-31-1 31-48-2 Sacked-Yards Lost 2-13 2-19 Punts 4-48.5 3-41.3 Fumbles-Lost 1-1 0-0 Penalties-Yards 6-75 8-51 Time of Possession 27:21 32:39 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING_Cleveland, N.Chubb 20-100, Johnson 4-28, Mayfield 4-6. Denver, Lindsay 14-24, Freeman 4-7, Keenum 2-1.

PASSING_Cleveland, Mayfield 18-31-1-188. Denver, Keenum 3148-2-257.

RECEIVING_Cleveland, Callaway 5-35, Johnson 4-25, Landry 3-37, Njoku 3-30, Higgins 2-30, Perriman 1-31. Denver, Hamilton 7-46, Patrick 5-65, Sutton 5-42, LaCosse 4-43, Lindsay 4-20, Parker 2-18, Booker 2-17, Holmes 1-5, Freeman 1-1.

MISSED FIELD GOALS_None.

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Friday’s Games Boston 129, Atlanta 108 New York 126, Charlotte 124, OT Brooklyn 125, Washington 118 Indiana 113, Philadelphia 101 Milwaukee 114, Cleveland 102 Miami 100, Memphis 97 Denver 109, Oklahoma City 98 Golden State 130, Sacramento 125 Portland 128, Toronto 122 Saturday’s Games Orlando 96, Utah 89 Detroit 113, Boston 104 L.A. Lakers 128, Charlotte 100 Houston 105, Memphis 97 Chicago 98, San Antonio 93 Oklahoma City 110, L.A. Clippers 104 Phoenix 107, Minnesota 99 Sunday’s Games Atlanta at Brooklyn, 11 a.m.

Philadelphia at Cleveland, 11:30 a.m.

New York at Indiana, 1 p.m.

L.A. Lakers at Washington, 2 p.m.

Miami at New Orleans, 3 p.m.

Sacramento at Dallas, 3 p.m.

Toronto at Denver, 4 p.m.

All Times AST

Bowl Glance

Basketball NBA Standings EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division

W L Pct GB Toronto 23 8 .742 — Philadelphia 19 11 .633 3½ Boston 18 11 .621 4 Brooklyn 12 18 .400 10½ New York 9 21 .300 13½ Southeast Division Charlotte 14 15 .483 — Orlando 14 15 .483 — Miami 12 16 .429 1½ Washington 11 18 .379 3 Atlanta 6 22 .214 7½ Central Division Milwaukee 19 9 .679 — Indiana 19 10 .655 ½ Detroit 14 13 .519 4½ Cleveland 7 22 .241 12½ Chicago 7 23 .233 13 WESTERN CONFERENCE — — 1½ 1½ 1½ — 1 3½ 6 6½ — 1½ 2½

48 UC Santa Barbara 99, Rice 89, OT FAR WEST Belmont 74, UCLA 72 Nebraska-Omaha 89, Idaho 80 Nevada 72, S. Dakota St. 68 Oregon 66, Boise St. 54 S. Utah 78, Pepperdine 69, OT San Diego 85, N. Colorado 65 Stanford 78, E. Washington 62 UC Irvine 86, Denver 52 UNLV 92, BYU 90, OT Utah St. 86, Alabama St. 48 Utah Valley 75, Weber St. 63 Virginia Tech 73, Washington 61

Women’s Major Scores EAST Albany (NY) 67, St. Francis Brooklyn 60 Bucknell 80, Rider 59 Cornell 94, Delaware St. 59 Niagara 71, Coppin St. 69 Northeastern 65, Providence 59 Princeton 60, Marist 57 Robert Morris 73, Pitt-Johnstown 53 Rutgers 57, LSU 43 St. John’s 83, La Salle 57 Stony Brook 70, Wagner 45 West Virginia 78, E. Kentucky 29 SOUTH

EAST

Alabama A&M 51, SE Louisiana 48 Bethune-Cookman 76, North Florida 60 Cent. Michigan 66, Vanderbilt 57 Charleston Southern 89, Columbia (SC) 57 E. Michigan 64, Longwood 45 Hampton 115, Mid-Atlantic Christian 48 High Point 83, Norfolk St. 51 Howard 89, FIU 62 Jackson St. 88, Millsaps 38 Jacksonville 100, Edward Waters 48 Jacksonville St. 61, Georgia St. 56 Kentucky 72, Middle Tennessee 55 Louisiana Tech 80, Mississippi 71 Louisville 92, N. Kentucky 59 Marshall 80, Tennessee St. 59 Morehead St. 79, Radford 72 NC Central 66, Wofford 59 NC State 84, Maine 46 South Florida 67, Grambling St. 50

Boston U. 75, Nicholls 63 Buffalo 73, S. Illinois 65 Colgate 82, Marist 66 Dartmouth 61, Albany (NY) 52 Mount St. Mary’s 74, Wilson College 59 NC State 89, Penn St. 78 NJIT 90, Fairleigh Dickinson 80 Old Dominion 68, Syracuse 62 Pittsburgh 78, Md.-Eastern Shore 43 Princeton 85, Iona 81 Rider 69, Robert Morris 50 SMU 81, Georgetown 73 Seton Hall 72, Rutgers 66 St. Francis Brooklyn 56, St. Peter’s 53 Temple 77, Davidson 75, OT UConn 61, Manhattan 46 Youngstown St. 58, Binghamton 48 Arizona St. 76, Georgia 74 Auburn 75, UAB 71, OT Austin Peay 95, Purdue Fort Wayne 68 Clemson 74, Radford 66 Coll. of Charleston 83, VCU 79 Furman 93, UNC-Wilmington 50 Hampton 72, Saint Leo 60 High Point 86, W. Carolina 59 Jacksonville 79, Bethune-Cookman 71 Kennesaw St. 73, Tennessee Tech 68 Kentucky 88, Utah 61 Liberty 96, Kentucky Christian 55 Louisiana Tech 83, LouisianaLafayette 62 Louisiana-Monroe 74, Stephen F. Austin 58 Louisville 83, Kent St. 70 Mississippi St. 70, Cincinnati 59 Murray St. 74, Jackson St. 57 NC A&T 78, Tennessee St. 76 North Carolina 103, Gonzaga 90 North Florida 68, Charleston Southern 61 Northwestern St. 69, Southern U. 66 Oral Roberts 59, Richmond 52 Presbyterian 87, Trinity Baptist 44 SC-Upstate 88, SC State 84 South Florida 76, Appalachian St. 69 Tennessee 102, Memphis 92 The Citadel 86, SE Missouri 74 UNC-Greensboro 53, North Alabama 48 UT Martin 108, Brescia 79 Wofford 92, UNC-Asheville 49 MIDWEST E. Illinois 73, Bradley 66 IUPUI 82, W. Illinois 68 Illinois 73, ETSU 55 Indiana 71, Butler 68 Iowa 77, N. Iowa 54 Iowa St. 77, Drake 68 Jacksonville St. 55, Evansville 50 Kansas 74, Villanova 71 Kansas St. 71, Georgia St. 59 Marshall 75, Akron 74 Michigan 70, W. Michigan 62 N. Dakota St. 74, Missouri St. 67 Notre Dame 88, Purdue 80 Ohio 63, Detroit 61 Ohio St. 73, Bucknell 71 Texas State 77, Rio Grande 68 Toledo 84, Middle Tennessee 62 UMKC 80, McNeese St. 67 Wichita St. 63, Southern Miss. 60 Xavier 95, E. Kentucky 77 SOUTHWEST Arkansas 79, UTSA 67 Oklahoma 81, Southern Cal 70 Texas 98, Grand Canyon 60 Texas Tech 82, Abilene Christian

N.Y. Rangers 31 14 13

4 32 91 102

Carolina

5 31 81 93

31 13 13

New Jersey 31 11 13

7 29 94 111

Philadelphia 31 12 15

4 28 93 116

WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division Nashville

33 22 10

1 45 104 82

Winnipeg

32 21 9

2 44 116 90

Colorado

33 18 9

6 42 121 102

Minnesota

32 17 13

2 36 101 91

Dallas

33 16 14

3 35 92 93

St. Louis

30 12 14

4 28 86 100

Chicago

34 10 18

6 26 96 128

Pacific Division

Men’s Major Scores

SOUTH

Saturday, Dec. 15 Celebration Bowl At Atlanta N.C. A&T 24, Alcorn State 22 Cure Bowl Orlando, Fla. Tulane 41, Louisiana-Lafayette 24 New Mexico Bowl Albuquerque Utah State 52, North Texas 13 Las Vegas Bowl Fresno State 31, Arizona State 20 Camellia Bowl Montgomery, Ala. Georgia Southern 23, Eastern Michigan 21 New Orleans Bowl Appalachian State 45, Middle Tennessee 13 Tuesday, Dec. 18 Boca Raton (Fla.) Bowl UAB (10-3) vs. North Illinois (8-5), 3 p.m. (ESPN)

Southwest Division Dallas 15 12 .556 Memphis 16 13 .552 New Orleans 15 15 .500 San Antonio 15 15 .500 Houston 14 14 .500 Northwest Division Denver 19 9 .679 Oklahoma City 18 10 .643 Portland 16 13 .552 Utah 14 16 .467 Minnesota 13 16 .448 Pacific Division Golden State 20 10 .667 L.A. Lakers 18 11 .621 L.A. Clippers 17 12 .586

Sacramento 15 13 .536 Phoenix 6 24 .200

33 21 10

2 44 115 91

34 18 11

5 41 89 98

Edmonton

33 18 12

3 39 96 97

San Jose

33 17 11

5 39 105 100

Vegas

34 18 14

2 38 103 98

Vancouver

35 15 16

4 34 106 116

Arizona

31 14 15

2 30 81 86

Los Angeles 34 11 20

3 25 75 106

NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss. Top three teams in each division and two wild cards per conference advance to playoffs.

Friday’s Games New Jersey 5, Vegas 4, OT

MIDWEST

Pittsburgh 5, Boston 3 Arizona 4, N.Y. Rangers 3, OT Ottawa 4, Detroit 2 Washington 6, Carolina 5, SO St. Louis 4, Colorado 3, OT Winnipeg 4, Chicago 3, OT Edmonton 4, Philadelphia 1 Saturday’s Games Calgary 2, Minnesota 1 Anaheim 2, Columbus 1, OT Montreal 5, Ottawa 2 N.Y. Islanders 4, Detroit 3, SO Washington 4, Buffalo 3, SO Pittsburgh 4, Los Angeles 3, OT Florida 4, Toronto 3, OT Nashville 2, New Jersey 1, SO Colorado 6, Dallas 4 Vancouver 5, Philadelphia 1 Sunday’s Games Vegas at N.Y. Rangers, 8:30 a.m.

Arizona at Carolina, 9 a.m.

Calgary at St. Louis, 11 a.m.

Buffalo at Boston, 1 p.m.

Tampa Bay at Winnipeg, 3 p.m.

Dayton 69, Evansville 30 Illinois 74, SIU-Edwardsville 57 Marquette 80, Green Bay 54 Michigan 70, Morgan St. 47 Nebraska 96, Denver 71 South Dakota 74, Missouri 61 SOUTHWEST Rice 66, SMU 52 Stephen F. Austin 74, Texas Southern 55 UTSA 87, San Diego 77 FAR WEST BYU 51, Colorado St. 42 Boise St. 78, St. Francis (Pa.) 64 California Baptist 80, Notre Dame de Namur 47 New Mexico 75, New Mexico St. 50 Oregon St. 93, E. Washington 45 Portland St. 58, UNLV 49 Santa Clara 62, San Jose St. 56 Stanford 68, Baylor 63 Texas Tech 86, Nevada 67 UC Davis 70, San Francisco 68 Utah 77, Weber St. 56 Utah St. 67, Utah Valley 62 Washington 69, Montana 54

HOckey NHL Standings EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division

Calgary Anaheim

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Tampa Bay

33 25 7

1 51 134 92

Toronto

33 21 10

2 44 117 93

Buffalo

33 19 9

5 43 101 96

Montreal

33 17 11

5 39 108 107

Boston

32 17 11

4 38 88 84

Detroit

34 14 15

5 33 98 115

Ottawa

34 14 16

4 32 112 132

Florida

31 12 13

6 30 101 113

Metropolitan Division Washington 32 20 9

3 43 122 100

Columbus

32 17 12

3 37 107 105

Pittsburgh

32 15 11

6 36 110 104

N.Y. Islanders 31 15 12 4 34 89 91

San Jose at Chicago, 3 p.m.

Edmonton at Vancouver, 6 p.m.

All Times AST

Transactions BASEBALL American League CLEVELAND INDIANS — Traded 1B Yonder Alonso to the Chicago White Sox for OF Alex Call.

LOS ANGELES ANGELS — Agreed to terms with 1B Justin Bour on a one-year contract.

BASKETBALL National Basketball Association NBA — Fined Indiana C/F Myles Turner $15,000 for making an inappropriate gesture toward the spectator stands.

FOOTBALL National Football League WASHINGTON REDKSINS — Signed LS Andrew East, TE Matt Flanagan and DB Joshua Holsey.

Placed LS Nick Sundberg on injured-reserve. Waived RB Kapri Bibbs and DE Marcus Smith.

HOCKEY National Hockey League BUFFALO SABRES — Suspended F Patrick Berglund indefinitely for failing to report.

NEW YORK RANGERS — Recalled F Boo Nieves from Hartford (AHL).

ST. LOUIS BLUES — Signed D Robert Bortuzzo to a three-year contract extension.

WASHINGTON CAPITALS — Recalld D Tyler Lewington from Hershey (AHL).

COLLEGE COLORADO — Named Jay Johnson offensive coordinator and Tyson Summers defensive coordinator.

Peninsula Clarion | Sunday, December 16, 2018 | B3

SoHi girls look dominant against Kodiak

By JOEY KLECKA Peninsula Clarion

The Soldotna girls kept their opening weekend of basketball rolling Friday night with a dominant 62-29 win over Northern Lights Conference opponent Kodiak at the Powerade/ Al Howard Tip-Off tournament. The game did not count as a conference contest.

Brittani Blossom led an experienced lineup with 22 points, including 11 in a second-quarter outburst. Blossom drained four 3s along the way.

In Friday’s other contest, Bethel prevailed over Cordova 37-22.

Stars head coach Kyle McFall said he has called on his squad this opening weekend to play stout defense in order to get a good jump on the season.

“Our main focus is to win our own tournament,” he said. “We have an opportunity to do that (Saturday) night.”

The Stars did well on that goal by holding the Bears to just four made shots in the first half as SoHi grabbed a 20-5 first-quarter lead and a 42-9 lead at the halftime break.

“You can see it, when we play good defense, we get out on transition and grab rebounds, it works well,” McFall said.

SoHi’s defense made life difficult for the Bears in the early going as it forced Kodiak into turnovers and mistakes that resulted in breakaway buckets and second-chance points.

While Blossom was sinking jumpshots and 3-pointers, Ituau Tuisaula was mopping up in the post and finished with 13 points for SoHi. Blossom’s first two field goals of the game were 3s, and in the second quarter, she scored nine straight points herself.

A triple by Blossom with 3:48 left in the third quarter put SoHi up 53-18, and the Stars pushed the lead to 61-20 after three quarters to force a running clock in the fourth.

topping Kenai Central 50-28.

Senior guard Bethany Carstens led the Bulldogs with 19 points, scoring eight in the first quarter. Emma Wik and Kelsey Clark chipped in eight apiece.

Liz Hanson and Brooke Satathite led Kenai’s attack with eight points each and guard Jaycie Calvert added six.

Carsten’s hot start helped Nikiski to a 15-7 lead at the end of the first quarter and a 30-11 advantage at the half.

In the other girls matchup Friday, Houston defeated Kotzebue 40-27.

On the boys side, the Kardinals prevailed 64-58 in overtime Friday over the Bulldogs.

Tied at 50 apiece after regulation, the host Kardinals outscored Nikiski 14-8 in the extra period, thanks to nine free throws.

Kenai junior Evan Stockton made four trips to the foul line in overtime, hitting six of eight to help Kenai clinch the win. Junior Andrew Bezdecny also had a 3-pointer to help matters.

Bezdecny finished with a teamhigh 19 points for Kenai, while Stockton had 10 points on 8-for-10 shooting from the free-throw line. Also for Kenai, Adam Trujillo scored 13 points and Dominik Efta chipped in 11.

Jace Kornstad paced Nikiski with a game-high 31 points on seven 3s, and Noah Litke added 15. Cody Handley and Michael Mysing both fouled out for Nikiski.

Kenai got off to a fast start, leading 18-9 in the first quarter and 29-22 at halftime, but Nikiski shut out the Kards in the third quarter 14-0, putting the Bulldogs ahead 36-29.

Kenai came back in the fourth quarter on a 21-14 run to tie it and force overtime.

In the other boys game Friday at KCHS, Houston slipped by Kotzebue 36-35.

Cook Inlet Classic

The Nikolaevsk girls defeated host Craig Jung Kenai River Challenge Cook Inlet Academy 52-25 in Friday’s The Nikiski girls earned their sec- late girls game at the Cook Inlet Clasond blowout victory in as many days sic. The Warriors move to 2-0 at the Friday at Kenai Central High School, tourney while CIA falls to 0-2.

Friday basketball Markiana Yakunin had 20 points to pace the Warriors, while Elizabeth Fefelov added 15. For CIA, Adara Warren led the way with 14.

In the boys late game, Nikolaevsk ran past CIA 70-36. The Warriors are 2-0 at the event, while the Eagles are 0-2.

Justin Trail had 22 points, while Zachary and Michael Trail pitched in 16 points apiece. For CIA, Isaac Johnson had 14.

In Friday’s early girls game, Nikiski JV defeated Soldotna JV 34-28, with both teams coming out of the day 1-1 at the tournament In the early boys game, Soldotna’s C team notched a 53-50 win over Nanwalek as SoHi moved to 2-0 at the tourney and the Eagles dropped to 0-2.

Nathan Johnson, who had 13 points, put SoHi up 51-50 with a layup with 1:22 to play, while Brock Wilson hit a pair of foul shots with eight seconds left. Tyler Johnson added 15 for SoHi. For Nanwalek, Uriah Huntsman had 26 points, while Ben Botero had 11 and Marcus Wilson added 10.

In the other girls game, Homer topped Service 30-19. Marina Carroll had 16 points for the Mariners, while Makala Campbell paced the Cougars with five.

Today, Homer plays Redington at 6 p.m. for the title, while Service and Seward play at noon for third place.

Totals — 12 6-17 30.

SERVICE (19) — Crutcher 2, Stoddard 2, Hopson 0, Noethlich 3, Lambert 2, Campbell 5, Pancio 2, Noland 3. Totals — 7 1-11 19.

3-point goals — Service 1 (Campbell). Team fouls — Homer 14, Service 17. Fouled out — none.

Friday girls Stars 62, Bears 29

NIKISKI (58) — Mysing 6, Weathers 4, Smith 0, Kornstad 31, Handley 0, Litke 15, DeSiena 2, Gray 0.

KENAI (64) — Efta 11, Felchle 6, Baker 5, Bezdecny 19, Stockton 10, Trujillo 13, Pitsch 2, McKibben 0.

3-point FG — Nikiski 11 (Kornstad 7, Mysing 2, Litke 2); Kenai 2 (Bezdecny 2, Trujillo 2).

Team fouls — Nikiski 14; Kenai 14. Fouled out — Handley, Mysing.

Kodiak 5 4 11 9 —29 Soldotna 20 22 19 1 —62 KODIAK (29) — Avery 11, Taboy 0, Marcelo 6, Pascua 4, Pruitt 4, Bartel 2, Berg 0, Spear 0.

SOLDOTNA (62) — McGillivray 6, Buckbee 0, Leaf 1, Blossom 22, A. Schmidt 2, Bouschor 4, Tuisaula 13, Holland 0, Leadens 0, Crosby-Schneider 8, D. Schmidt 6, Fischer 0.

3-point field goals — Kodiak 1 (Pascua); Soldotna 4 (Blossom 4).

Team fouls — Kodiak 9; Soldotna 10. Fouled out — none.

Bulldogs 50, Kardinals 28 Nikiski 15 15 8 12 —50 Kenai 7 4 10 7 —28 NIKISKI (50) — Jeffreys 4, Wik 8, L. Carstens 3, Bostic 0, Johnson 2, Carstens 19, Clark 8, Druesedow 4, Hooper 0, Reichert 2, Zimmerman 0.

KENAI (28) — Calvert 6, Villegas 0, Pierce 0, Hamilton 2, Maw 2, Hanson 8, Streiff 2, L. Satathite 0, Severson 0, B. Satathite 8.

3-point FG — Kenai 1 (Calvert); Nikiski 2 (L. Carstens 1, B. Carstens 1).

Team fouls — Kenai 19; Nikiski 16. Fouled out — none.

Warriors 52, Eagles 25

Service Cougar Tip Off The Homer boys basketball team defeated Redington 47-33 in the consolation bracket of the Service Cougar Tip Off on Friday.

Daniel Reutov had 12 points for Homer, while Japheth McGhee had 11. Wayde Bowman had 13 for Redington.

In the other consolation game, Henry Kowunna had 37 points to lead Point Hope to a 60-58 victory over Seward.

For Seward, Max Pfieffenberger had 18 points, while Connor Spanos and Trey Ingalls had 12 apiece.

Homer and Point Hope play for the consolation prize at 2 p.m. today, while Redington and Seward face off at 10 a.m.

In the girls tourney, Redington topped Seward 26-16. Abbie Fuller had 10 points for Redington, while Riley Von Borstel had six for Seward.

Nikolaevsk 16 16 11 9 — 52 CIA 6 10 4 5 — 25 NIKOLAEVSK (52) — Klaich 3, Z. Fefelov 6, Lasiter 1, Yakunin 20, Kalugin 0, J. Fefelov 7, E. Fefelov 15.

Totals — 21 7-15 52.

COOK INLET ACADEMY (25) — G. Nelson 0, Henderson 6, Hyatt 0, S. Nelson 0, Dohse 3, A. Nelson 0, Castenholz 2, Cragg 0, Hammond 0, Warren 14.

Totals — 11 3-9 25.

3-point goals — Nikolaevsk (Yakunin 2, J. Fefelov).

Team fouls — Nikolaevsk 12, CIA 10. Fouled out — none.

Huskies 26, Seahawks 16 Redington 12 7 3 4 — 26 Seward 6 3 4 3 — 16 REDINGTON (26) — Simmons 2, Stoker 0, Lytle 2, Aparezuk 8, Seymore 4, Fuller 10, Reavis 0. Totals — 10 5-9 26.

SEWARD (16) — Dow 0, Lemme 0, Ambrosiana 2, Shilling 0, Von Borstel 6, Sieverts 4, Jackson 2, Sewell 2, Dougherty 0, Casagranda 0. Totals — 6 3-5 16.

3-point goals — Redington 1 (Aparezuk); Seward 1 (Von Borstel). Team fouls — Redington 3, Seward 10.

Fouled out — none.

Mariners 30, Cougars 19 Homer 6 12 5 7 — 30 Service 3 5 4 7 — 19 HOMER (30) — Inama 8, Bishop 2, Bales 2, Doughty 1, Todd 0, Parish 0, Carroll 16, Kreger 0, Hetrick 1.

Friday boys Kardinals 64, Bulldogs 58 Nikiski 9 13 14 14 8 —58 Kenai 18 11 0 21 14 —64

Stars C 53, Eagles 50 Soldotna C 16 16 6 15 — 53 Nanwalek 17 10 11 12 — 50 SOLDOTNA C (53) — N. Johnson 13, Matheson 6, Wilson 9, Gibson 0, Sewell 9, T. Johnson 15, Harper 1, Schwartz 0. Totals — 18 10-24 53.

NANWALEK (50) — Botero 11, Tanape 0, Wilson 10, Bales 0, I. Moonin 1, C. Moonin 0, Huntsman 26, Evans 0, Kvasnikof 0. Totals — 22 4-9 50.

3-point goals — Soldotna 7 (T. Johnson 3, Matheson 2, N. Johnson, Sewell). Team fouls — Soldotna 11, Nanwalek 25. Fouled out — Botero.

Warriors 70, Eagles 36 Nikolaevsk 27 20 13 10 — 70 CIA 6 18 4 8 — 36 NIKOLAEVSK (70) — Boquecosa 6, Brown 2, J. Trail 22, Kalugin 8, Z. Trail 16, M. Trail 16. Totals — 29 6-11 70.

COOK INLET ACADEMY (36) — Moos 6, J. Boyd 7, Johnson 14, Cragg 3, Leaf 2, Walsh 1, Anderson 0, Van De Grift 0, Peterson 0, Zeigler 1, E. Boyd 0, J. Boyd 2. Totals — 15 4-9 36.

3-point goals — Nikolaevsk 6 (J. Trail 4, Boquecosa, Kalugin); CIA 2 (J. Boyd, Cragg) Team fouls — Nikolaevsk 12, CIA 16. Fouled out — none.

Harpooners 60, Seahawks 58 Seward 14 10 13 21 — 58 Point Hope 20 16 11 13 — 60 SEWARD (58) — Basalo 0, Spanos 12, Koster 7, Moriarity 4, Cronin 0, Ingalls 12, McMurray 0, Pfieffengerger 18, Jarvis 3, Nilsson 2. Totals — 23 4-13 58.

POINT HOPE (60) — A. Kowunna 0, Cannon 7, Nukapigaq 0, Tuzroyluk 4, H. Kowunna 37, Frankson Jr. 2, Frankson 2, Hill 8. Totals — 24 6-10 60.

3-point goals — Seward 8 (Ingalls 4, Pfieffenberger 3, Koster); Point Hope 6 (H. Kowunna 5, Cannon).

Team fouls — Seward 13, Point Hope 14. Fouled out — Moriarity, Cannon.

Mariners 47, Huskies 33 Redington 4 13 12 4 — 33 Homer 10 12 16 9 — 47 REDINGTON (33) — Bowman 13, Rogers 4, Straughn 9, Gunderson 0, Casida 0, Sandefur 7, Spott 0. Totals — 12 6-15 33.

HOMER (47) — Munns 2, Beachy 9, Reutov 12, Raymond 2, Anderson 2, Kuhn 0, McGhee 11, Swoboda 9. Totals — 20 4-7 47.

3-point goals — Redington 3 (Straughn 2, Bowman); Homer 3 (Beachy 2, Swoboda). Team fouls — Redington 9, Homer 16. Fouled out — none.

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game, Service defeated Seward 41-33. For Seward, Riley Von Borstel pumped in 14 points.

In the boys consolation championship, Point Hope topped Homer 46-42, with Jalen Cannon scoring 23 for the Harpooners and Abraham Kowunna adding 11. For Homer, Daniel Reutov had 11.

In the losers part of the boys consolation bracket, Seward notched a 55-18 victory over Redington. Max Pfieffenberger had 16 points to lead the Seahawks, while Connor Spanos added 14. For the Huskies, Wayde Bowman led the way with 11 points.

For Service, Eden Hopson had 13, while Cadie Stoddard added 11.

Al Howard/Powerade Tip-Off

3-point contest winner — Jieller Tabar, Cordova.

Free-throw contest winner — Ava Lieb, Bethel.

MVP — Brittani Blossom, Soldotna.

All-tournament team — Edrea Navarro, Cordova; Avery, Kodiak; Deja Jackson, Bethel; Danica Schmidt, Soldotna; Leslie Spear, Kodiak; Ituau Tuisaula, Soldotna.

Craig Jung Kenai River Challenge

Girls MVP — Bethany Carstens, Nikiski.

Girls All-tournament — Denali Whitted, Houston; Ally Martin, Kotzebue; Elise Hughes, Kotzebue; Brooke Satathite, Kenai; Kelsey Clark, Nikiski.

Boys MVP — Jace Kornstad, Nikiski.

Boys All-tournament — Owen Mulhaney, Houston; Adam Trujillo, Kenai; Michael Hensley, Kotzebue; Noah Litke, Nikiski; Connor Felchle, Kenai Central.

Cook Inlet Classic

Girls all-tournament — Aspen Hooper, Nikiski; Anna Henderson, CIA; Bailey Epperheimer, Nikiski; Markiana Yakunin, Nikolaevsk; Emma Brantley, Soldotna; Jolie Widaman, Soldotna; Tika Zimmerman, Nikiski; Elizabeth Fefelov, Nikolaevsk; Elora Reichert, Nikiski; Adara Warren, CIA. Boys all-tournament — Nathan Johnson, Soldotna; Hunter Moos, CIA; Justin Trail, Nikolaevsk; Lukah Kalugin, Nikolaevsk; Ethan Sewell, Soldotna; Zachary Trail, Nikolaevsk; Michael Trail, Nikolaevsk; Ben Botero, Nanwalek; Uriah Huntsman, Nanwalek; Brock Wilson, Soldotna.

Girls academic team — Sophia Klaich, Nikolaevsk; Tika Zimmerman, Nikiski; Aspen Hooper, Nikiski; Elora Reichert, Nikiski; Bailey Epperheimer, Nikiski; Sidney Epperheimer, Nikiski; Emilee Cragg, CIA; Linnaea Dohse, CIA; Anna Henderson, CIA; Jamie Hyatt, CIA. Boys academic team — Josh Boyd, CIA; Lucas Cragg, CIA; Hunter Moos, CIA. Girls free-throw contest — Sophia Klaich, Nikolaevsk.

Boys free-throw contest — Austin Matheson, Soldotna.

Girls 3-point contest — Markiana Yakunin, Nikolaevsk.

Boys 3-point contest — Tyler Johnson, Soldotna.

Saturday boys

Seahawks 55, Huskies 18 Redington 7 2 7 2 — 18 Seward 11 21 16 7 — 55 REDINGTON (18) — Bowman 11, Rog-

Soldotna’s Ituau Tuisaula powers by a Kodiak defender Friday night at the Powerade/Al Howard Tip-Off tournament at Soldotna. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion) ers 3, Straughn 2, Gunderson 0, Casida 2, Sandefur 0, Spott 0. Totals — 8 1-6 18.

SEWARD (55) — Basalo 0, Koster 5, Moriarity 7, Cronin 0, Ingalls 9, McMurray 0, Pfieffenberger 16, Spanos 14, Jarvis 2, Nilsson 2. Totals — 20 10-18 55.

3-point goals — Redington 1 (Bowman); Seward 5 (Ingalls 3, Koster, Pfieffenberger). Team fouls — Redington 18, Seward 9.

Fouled out — none.

Harpooners 46, Mariners 42 Point Hope 5 13 5 23 — 46 Homer 12 11 4 15 — 42 POINT HOPE (46) — A. Kowunna 11, Cannon 23, Nukapigaq 0, Tuzroyluk 3, H. Kowunna 6, Frankson Jr. 0, Frankson 0, Hill 3. Totals — 13 15-22 46.

HOMER (42) — Munns 0, Beachy 10, Adkins 4, Reutov 11, Raymond 2, Anderson 0, Kuhn 0, McGhee 6, Swoboda 9. Totals — 17 5-6 42.

3-point goals — Point Hope 5 (A. Kowunna 3, Cannon, H. Kowunna); Homer 3 (Reutov 2, Swoboda). Team fouls — Point Hope 9, Homer 20. Fouled out — none.

Warriors 70, Stars C 49 Soldotna C 12 12 13 12 — 49 Nikolaevsk 16 18 14 22 — 70 SOLDOTNA C (49) — N. Johnson 9, Matheson 0, Uribekoivisto 0, Wilson 9, Spies 0, Gibson 1, Sewell 15, Michael 2, T. Johnson 7, Harper 4, C. Johnson 0, Schwartz 0. Totals — 20 5-11 49.

NIKOLAEVSK (70) — Boquecosa 10, Brown 2, J. Trail 16, Kalugin 8, Z. Trail 17, M. Trail 17. Totals — 29 7-12 70.

3-point goals — Soldotna C 2 (Sewell, T. Johnson); Nikolaevsk 5 (Kalugin 2, J. Trail 2, Z. Trail). Team fouls — Soldotna C 15, Nikolaevsk 11. Fouled out — none.

Nanwalek 45, CIA 38 Nanwalek 8 12 13 22 — 45

CIA 8 12 8 10 — 38 NANWALEK (45) — Botero 9, Wilson 5, Bales 3, I. Moonin 0, C. Moonin 2, Huntsman 20, Evans 2, Kvasnikof 4. Totals — 19 7-19 45.

COOK INLET ACADEMY (38) — Moos 3, J. Boyd 5, Johnson 4, Cragg 9, Leaf 1, Walsh 3, Anderson 0, Ziegler 0, E. Boyd 7, J. Boyd 6. Totals — 15 7-17 38.

3-point goals — CIA 1 (E. Boyd). Team fouls — Nanwalek 19, CIA 20. Fouled out — I. Moonin, Moos.

Kardinals 69, Huskies 52 Kotzebue 14 8 17 13 — 52 Kenai 23 19 13 14 — 69 KOTZEBUE (52) — Williamson 3, Sheldon 11, Hensley 14, Jones 2, Sherman 15, Nelson 3. Totals — 20 5-9 52.

KENAI CENTRAL (69) — Efta 2, Felchle 15, Baker 4, Custodia 2, Bezdecny 14, Stockton 2, Trujillo 16, Pitsch 3, Daniels 2, McKibben 9. Totals — 25 11-15 69.

3-point goals — Kotzebue 7 (Sherman 3, Jones 2, Sheldon, Williamson); Team fouls — Kotzebue 11, Kenai 11. Fouled out — none.

Saturday girls Cougars 41, Seahawks 33 Seward 4 9 10 10 — 33 Service 10 11 7 13 — 41 SEWARD (33) — Dow 0, Lemme 5, Ambrosiani 0, Schilling 2, Von Borstel 14, Sieverts 0, Jackson 6, Dougherty 0, Casagranda 2, Sewell 4. Totals — 9 14-24 33.

SERVICE (41) — Crutcher 3, Stoddard 11, Hopson 13, Noethlich 3, Lambert 4, Camp-

Cook Inlet Academy’s Jamie Hyatt, Adara Warren and Anna Henderson battle Nikolaevsk’s Elizabeth Fefelov for the rebound Friday, Dec. 14, 2018, at Cook Inlet Academy in Soldotna. (Photo

by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion) bell 0, Pawcio 5, Noland 2. Totals — 14 1023 41.

3-point goals — Seward 1 (Jackson); Service 3 (Hopson 2, Stoddard). Team fouls — Seward 18, Service 20. Fouled out — Sieverts, Pawcio.

Stars 66, Warriors 22 Bethel 11 4 5 2 — 22 Soldotna 19 21 20 6 — 66 BETHEL (22) — Jackson 3, Lieb 6, Dema 1, Lee 2, Smith 1, Goodwine 2, Fredericks 4, Long 3. Totals — 9 2-8 22.

SOLDOTNA (66) — McGillivray 2, Buckbee 2, Leaf 0, Blossom 17, A. Schmidt 2, Bouschor 6, Tuisaula 4, Leadens 2, Crosby-Schneider 7, D. Schmidt 4, Fischer 0.

Totals — 31 3-8 66.

3-point goals — Bethel 2 (Jackson, Long); Soldotna 1 (Blossom). Team fouls — Bethel 8, Soldotna 8. Fouled out — none.

Warriors 48, Stars JV 39 Soldotna JV 11 8 9 11 — 39 Nikolaevsk 9 15 16 8 — 48 SOLDOTNA JV (39) — Widaman 11, Brantley 20, Burns 2, Cook 2, Fisher 0, Hinz 0, McElroy 2, Thomas 0, Spies 1, Edwards 1.

Totals — 11 17-29 39.

NIKOLAEVSK (48) — Klaich 7, Z. Fefelov 3, Lasiter 3, Yakunin 14, Kalugin 0, J. Fefelov

6, E. Fefelov 15. Totals — 15 17-38 48.

3-point goals — Nikolaevsk 1 (E. Fefelov).

Team fouls — Soldotna 27, Nikolaevsk 23.

Fouled out — Burns, McElroy, Edwards, Yakunin, J. Fefelov.

Eagles 27, Bulldogs JV 24 Nikiski JV 6 7 6 5 — 24 Cook Inlet Academy 2 11 4 10 — 27 NIKISKI JV (24) — Reichert 0, Hooper 2, Tauriainen 9, Zimmerman 2, Nunley 0, Jeffreys 4, Freeman 2, Walters 0, Mullins 5.

Totals — 11 2-11 24.

COOK INLET ACADEMY (27) — G. Nelson 0, Henderson 13, Hyatt 0, S. Nelson 4, Dohse 0, A. Nelson 4, Castenholtz 0, Cragg 0, Hammond 0, Warren 6. Totals — 10 7-18 27.

Team fouls — Nikiski 18, CIA 9. Fouled out — none.

Kardinals 51, Huskies 18 Kotzebue 3 7 2 6 — 18 Kenai 20 12 11 8 — 51 KOTZEBUE (18) — Gallahorn 5, Martin 3, Hughes 1, Swenson 9. Totals — 5 6-14 18.

KENAI CENTRAL (51) — Calvert 6, Villegas 2, Maw 9, Hanson 12, Streiff 4, L. Satathite 8, B. Satathite 10. Totals — 23 5-6 51.

3-point goals — Kotzebue 2 (Gallahorn, Martin); Team fouls — Kotzebue 5, Kenai 13. Fouled out — none.

Bulldogs 55, Hawks 11 Houston 4 2 2 3 — 11 Nikiski 11 13 9 22 — 55 HOUSTON (11) — Graham 1, Winzenburg 6, Lusfult 4. Totals — 5 1-6 11.

NIKISKI (55) — Jeffreys 5, Wik 9, L. Carstens 12, Bostic 6, Johnson 2, B. Carstens 14, Clark 9, Druesedow 0. Totals — 22 10-15 55.

3-point goals — Nikiski 1 (Wik). Team fouls — Houston 14, Nikiski 13. Fouled out — none.

Mariners 30, Huskies 28 Redington 5 3 11 9 — 28 Homer 5 8 6 11 — 30 REDINGTON (28) — Simmons 2, Stoker 2, Lytle 0, Aparezuk 8, Seymore 4, Fuller 12, Reavis 0, Neuman 0. Totals — 10 6-12 28.

HOMER (30) — Inama 11, Bishop 7, Bales 4, Doughty 2, Todd 0, Parish 2, Carroll 4, Hetrick 0. Totals — 12 4-6 30.

3-point goals — Redington 2 (Aparezuk 2); Homer 2 (Inama, Bishop). Team fouls — Redington 7, Homer 7. Fouled out — none.

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Homer’s McKenzie Cook battles against Eielson’s Nailah Bealer (right) in the girls 145-pound final Saturday night at the girls state wrestling championships at the Alaska Airlines Center in Anchorage. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)

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legacy in Alaska wrestling. The title was the 12th total for the family, joining the two won by Zeb, the four each won by Eli and Seth, and the historic 2006 crown won by Michaela, who became the first female to win a state high school wrestling championship against boys.

“For us, it was a family sport,” Mike explained. “We have a big family and we travelled a lot.”

Soldotna still left Saturday with a state title in hand, as senior Aaron Faletoi came through in the 215-pound final to win his first wrestling championship in his prep career.

Across the arena, the Div. II state championships finished with the Homer Mariners taking the team title, reclaiming the throne they had in 2015 when the squad snapped a 29year championship drought in the sport.

Homer racked up 180 points to beat the 157 earned by runner-up Glennallen. Two-time defending Div. II champs Bethel finished second, just a halfpoint behind Glennallen.

Entering the finals round, Homer led the team race by a slim 12 points — 160.5 to Bethel’s 148.5 — with Glennallen close behind with 147.

But Homer had packed the finals with five wrestlers, while Bethel advanced three, and the Mariners finished with four champions — Seth Inama at 125 pounds, Luciano Fasulo at 135 pounds, Wayne Newman at 140 and Jadin Mann at heavyweight. All four winners were seniors making their final appearance.

In the girls tournament, Homer got a fifth state champ in McKenzie Cook, who joined an exclusive club of four-time state champions in Alaska with a pin at the buzzer of Eielson’s Nailah Bealer in the 145-pound final.

With the victory, Cook became the second girl and just the 14th overall wrestler to win a fourth state crown in Alaska history. Cook was also presented with the 2018 Girls Outstanding Wrestler of the Year

award.

“It’s pretty special,” Cook said. “I feel like it was kind of paving the way, or maybe continuing the way for girls that want to wrestle.”

It’s no surprise to learn that Cook got here partly due to the help of a former Kenai Peninsula legend in the world of girls wrestling, 2006 Skyview High graduate Michaela Hutchison, who became the first girl in the nation to win a state wrestling title against boys competition. Cook said Hutchison has coached her for two years with Team Alaska, helping her prepare for national meets.

“I don’t remember her winning (in 2006),” Cook said.

“But she coached me and helped me.”

With a promising spot on the McKendree University (in Lebanon, Illinois) on the horizon, Cook said the four years she has spent with the Mariners have served her well.

“I don’t really want to leave, but I’m ready to go,” she said.

In the boys tournament, Fasulo ended a remarkable career that finished with three straight undefeated seasons and an 111-match winning streak, pinning Dillingham’s Chris Williams with 32 seconds left in the third period while leading 12-5.

Fasulo lost his state semifinal match in 2015 as a freshman, but said that loss motivated him to return hungrier and stronger.

“I think that really set me up for wanting it more,” Fasulo said. “I’m really proud to win this being a senior.”

Another Homer finalist that capped his career on a high note was Jadin Mann, the 215-pound champion. Mann tallied his first state title in his second attempt after falling short in 2016 and missing last year to a torn labrum he sustained shortly after the 2016 campaign. Mann said the shoulder injury popped up several more times, including this year at the Top Dog meet at Nikiski and most recently, a week before the conference meet.

Saturday in Anchorage, Mann secured the title with a 5-1 victory over Haley Osborne of Mt. Edgecumbe, controlling the final throughout the six minutes, then celebrated by playing to the Homer crowd in

Homer senior Luciano Fasulo works on Dillingham’s Chris Williams in the 135-pound final Saturday night at the Div. II state wrestling championships at the Alaska Airlines Center in Anchorage. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)

the stands, slapping his biceps in a triumphant showing.

“It feels amazing, especially after the shoulder issue,” Mann said. “It really forces you to change things up when that happens.”

Perhaps the award for biggest comeback of the night would have gone to Voznesenka senior Max Kusnetsov, who rallied from an 8-2 deficit in the 119-pound final to force overtime against Alex Buck of Glennallen. Kusnetsov won it just 15 seconds into the overtime period with a takedown to become a two-time state champ. Kusnetsov won in 2016 but lost last year to a four-time state champ.

Kusnetsov tied the final at 10 apiece with 19 seconds to go, but allowed Buck to take the lead on an escape point after starting in the bottom position. Kusnetsov didn’t get the takedown he wanted, but the ref called a stall on Buck as the buzzer sounded to tie it up and force OT. “I was definitely for a second doubting that,” Kusnetsov said.

The diminutive Voznesenka athlete was able to enjoy the moment as it was his final appearance on a wrestling mat.

Soldotna senior Aaron Faletoi anticipates the moves of West Anchorage’s Kelton Mock in the 215-pound final Saturday night at the Div. I state wrestling championships at the Alaska Airlines Center in Anchorage. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)

Kusnetsov said he plans on joining his family in the commercial fishing business full time after high school.

“This was my last match,” he said. “I tried not to get caught up in the hype because I’m a

head case.”

Faletoi’s 215-pound victory in the Div. I tournament was a formality. Faletoi entered the night 2-0 against Mock this year, both pins, and was leading 10-0 in the second period when

he caught Mock in a pin.

“It’s electrifying,” Faletoi said. “(Mock) is a great opponent so I had to wrestler smart and not get inside him.”

Full results at peninsulaclarion.com

Alvarez stops Fielding in 3rd round NEW YORK (AP) — Canelo Alvarez threw a Garden party Saturday night. A short and powerful fiesta.

Alvarez landed dozens of body punches, knocking down Rocky Fielding four times and stopping him in the third round

to earn his third weight class title, taking the WBA super middleweight belt.

Coming off his close decision against Gennady Golovkin three months ago to take the WBA and WBC middleweight titles, Alvarez could hear chants

of “Canelo! Canelo!” long before he entered the Madison Square Garden ring for the first time. Throughout a lengthy undercard, it was clear who the sellout crowd of 20,112 came to see and cheer.

He delivered with power and

precision, landing 73 punches, 35 to the body.

“That was the plan in the gym, to hit the body and then move up, and that’s the result,” Alvarez said through an interpreter. “You see the result here.”

Only eight other Mexican

fighters have held three division titles. And Alvarez, 28, says he is headed back to the 160-pound class he rules, with possibly a third go with Golovkin in 2019. The next fight, opponent unknown, is set for Las Vegas in early May.

“Canelo will fight whoever is the best, no doubt about it,” said his promoter, Oscar De La Hoya.

If this was a one-off at 168 pounds, it was quite a show in his debut at Madison Square Garden.

Kessel scores in OT as Penguins stop Kings

By The Associated Press

PITTSBURGH — Phil Kessel scored a power-play goal at 3:59 of overtime to give the Pittsburgh Penguins a 4-3 victory over the Los Angeles Kings on Saturday night.

Evgeni Malkin pushed a loose puck from the slot to Kessel, and he finished near the side of the net for the Penguins’ fifth victory in seven games.

Tanner Pearson scored against his former team, and Matt Cullen and Bryan Rust also had goals for the Penguins. Matt Murray made 38 saves for his first victory since Oct. 25 at Calgary.

Murray stopped Tyler Toffoli’s breakaway in the first 30 seconds of overtime. The goalie also denied a quality overtime chance from Jake Muzzin in the slot.

Muzzin, Matt Luff and Alex Iafallo scored for Los Angeles, and Jonathan Quick stopped 32 shots. The Kings have lost four straight and eight of 10.

Iafallo tied it at 3 with a power-play

goal at 12:30 of the third period.

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the crease.

Jonathan Huberdeau had a goal and an assist, and Roberto Luongo made 29 saves to help the Panthers snap a four-game skid. Mitchell Marner scored twice for Toronto, John Tavares added his team-high 20th goal and Andersen stopped 28 shots.

The Maple Leafs have lost four of their past five, The Maple Leafs tied it at 3 with 1:39 left in regulation on Marner’s second goal.

WASHINGTON — Alex Ovechkin scored his NHL-leading 29th goal of the season to extend his points streak to a career-best 14 games and had the shootout winner for Washington.

Ovechkin has 17 goals and six points during his points streak and has scored in six in a row. The Stanley Cup champion Capitals have won five in a row.

FLAMES 2, WILD 1 Brett Connolly and Jakub Vrana also ST. PAUL, Minn. — Matthew Tkachuk scored, and Pheonix Copley made 25 saves. Sabres captain Jack Eichel scored scored the go-ahead goal midway through twice and No. 1 overall pick Rasmus Dah- the third period for Calgary, and David Rittich made 34 saves against Minnesota. lin had a power-play goal for Buffalo.

Mark Giordano scored short-handed in the first period for the Pacific Divisionleading Flames. They are 11-2-1 in their PANTHERS 4, last 14 games, with 10 wins in regulation, MAPLE LEAFS 3, OT and lead the NHL with 50 third-period SUNRISE, Fla. — Aleksander Barkov goals. Jordan Greenway scored for the scored at 3:24 of overtime to complete his Wild. first NHL hat trick and lift Florida past Toronto.

DUCKS 2, BLUE JACKETS 1, OT Barkov slipped the puck past goalie COLUMBUS, Ohio — Daniel Sprong Frederik Andersen from the right side of

scored 1:19 into overtime to lift Anaheim the middle period. Seguin added another past Columbus. in the third and Jamie Benn tied it with Adam Henrique won a faceoff in the 4:36 left.

Ducks offensive zone, and Sprong beat ISLANDERS 4, Sergei Bobrovsky with his second goal of the night. John Gibson stopped 36 shots RED WINGS 3, SO for Anaheim. The Ducks have won four UNIONDALE, N.Y. — Mathew Barzal straight and eight of nine. scored on a power play in the third period CANADIENS 5, SENATORS 2 and had the only goal in the shootout to lift New York past Detroit.

MONTREAL — Shea Weber scored Anthony Beauvillier and Casey Cizikas the tiebreaking goal in Montreal’s four- also scored in regulation, and Thomas Gregoal third period and the Canadiens beat iss made 18 saves for New York. Thomas Ottawa for the third time in 12 days.

Vanek had a goal and two assists, and GusJesperi Kotkaniemi and Matthew Peca tav Nyquist and Trevor Daley added goals each had a goal and an assist, and Paul for Detroit.

Byron and Jonathan Drouin also scored PREDATORS 2, DEVILS 1, SO for the Canadiens. Carey Price stopped 16 shots to win his fifth straight.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Ryan Johansen scored the winning goal in the sixth AVALANCHE 6, STARS 4 round of the shootout to lift Nashville past DENVER — Gabriel Landeskog New Jersey. scored twice, including the winner with Frederick Gaudreau scored in regu3:20 remaining, Mikko Rantanen added lation and Juuse Saros made 33 saves two more on the power play and Colorado through overtime to help the Predators win recovered after blowing a three-goal lead. their third straight. Brian Boyle scored for Esa Lindell and Tyler Seguin brought the Devils and Keith Kinkaid made 27 Dallas back by scoring 44 seconds apart in saves.

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A different kind of gift Nov. 11, 2018 nearly slowed my Christmas spirit roll to a complete stop when Old Man Winter suddenly showed up flinging copious quantities of freezing décor at our cabin like someone decorating a tree with a tinsel-spewing fire hose.

First came some light drizzle pushed sideways by wind wheezing across the bay. Nothing to worry about, right? Heck, we still had green grass.

The breeze then went turbo and the rain morphed into a combo of sleet and freezing rain, perfectly mixed to lay out an excellent foundation of underlying ice for the snow skulking over the horizon.

All of this, of course, was accompanied by vacillating visibility that wavered from obscuring our access road to giving us trouble making out the vehicles parked in front of the bungalow.

Overall, it was a challenging day scrambling to get to our rigs relocated to the backyard so the plowman could clear the driveway all the while valiantly trying to keep our steps and ramp free of snow and ice.

The dogs didn’t help either.

When the sudden change of weather hit, they were hard to convince that it wasn’t cool to just step outside the door to pee on the welcome mat instead of ambling out to their customary message center adjacent to the flower bed.

The winter front had wussified them to the point that they would rather invite a burglar inside for serious yap-n-growl rather than get their tootsies frosty.

Their attitude hasn’t changed a bit to this day, although our primeval monster mutt Howard will reluctantly trudge into whiteness if the wind isn’t in gale mode and he’s not in danger of tipping over when he lifts his leg to salute his favorite sapling.

Our miniature rescue poodle, on the other hand, refuses to dip her delicate anywhere near a frozen surface and I can’t say that I blame her.

All it would take is one case of a traumatized tush and the battle would be on to make sure she even made it to the deck instead of a nice warm piece of carpet.

If all of that wasn’t a pain in the keister, one other incident steamed my patience to a parboil status on the 11th.

Out of nowhere, I received an email from one of my ex-military buddies grumping that he didn’t have clue what to give is two grandsons for Christmas this year.

The boys were now in their early teens and, according to him, “Were runnin’ on high octane hormones and were so deep into clueless phone gawk and universe-annihilating video games, that he was amazed they remembered their potty training and how to acquire food without having it delivered.”

He was dismayed that everything they seem to be interested in nowadays required electronics sufficient to run a space station and/or sufficient apps to coordinate a research module’s touchdown on a passing comet.

He recalled days when the boys thought camping-out tool gifts were terrific but had now morphed into wired adolescents with device wish lists that he could neither understand, much less afford.

J.T. said he remembered that I had an uncle who was famous for handling his kids’ unrealistic gift wishes and was wondering how he handled things.

He was wrong. It was my dad.

I won’t go into specifics, but let’s just say that one year I ended up with something less than an expensive “must have” Premium Lionel train set.

What I found leaning against the tree was used, pedal powered, and had a picture of the train set I wanted in its front basket along with a newspaper boy application.

My sister also came up short on her quest for grabbing the gold ring on the merry-go-round of wishes.

She had been campaigning for fancy doll castle so she could start a miniature mannequin collection.

The jolly old fella left her a diminutive Sleeping Beauty doll along with a fancy scrolled message designating my father as an honorary elf assigned to help her build her own chateau for its future occupants.

Neither of us ended up with what we wanted for Christmas that year but we were gifted with the pathways to reach our goals.

As for my friend, I’m not quite sure what he can do with a family that talks more to their home appliances than they do each and consider the term “fruit” as a secondary definition of an apple.

If I were him, I’d send them a picture of his mountain cabin resting on the banks of a quiet, trout-laden lake. His family loves it up there and has always assumed that it would be part of his passing bequests to them.

Maybe it’s time to rekindle their interest in helping maintain the parcel that has dwindled so significantly after their headlong dive into the internet culture.

Maybe it’s time to offer a pathway rather than guarantee. Such a simple gesture can be a very insightful and precious gift.

Merry Christmas everyone.

Nick can be reached at ncvarney@gmail. com.

Alaska Waste employees are pictured in this submitted photo. Front row: Charlie Kuntz, Maintenance Manager; Andy Ivey, Site Manager; Dale Baktuit, Kenai Transfer Station; Josue “Sway” Rivera-Cruz, Operations Manager; Teresa Miller, CSR; Back row: Leslie Harris, Sterling Transfer Station; Gordon Baktuit, Nikiski Transfer Station; Austin Petty, Kenai Transfer Station; Delbert Hansen, Sterling Transfer Station; David Johnson, Driver; Dennis Smith, Sales; Tim Doherty, Driver; Kevin Stoerck, Driver; Dustin Dederick, Driver; Will Bunch, Driver; David Powell, Driver; Tim Lawrence, Driver. (Photo credit: Becky Bitterich, dispatch at Alaska Waste) (Photo courtesy Alaska Waste)

Alaska Waste is excited to announce that we have been chosen as the 2018 Business of the Year by the Soldotna Chamber of Commerce! Alaska Waste has been serving Kenai Peninsula communities since 2005. We service folks in Kenai, Soldotna, Homer and Seward. Our Kenai team is honored and humbled to be selected as business of the year. We work hard to provide safe and efficient waste management services to Alaska communities across the peninsula.

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Healthier Holidays

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The holidays are a wonderful time of year, full of joyous celebrations and time with loved ones. However, many people find that holiday cheer comes with an uninvited guest. Extra pounds. Seasonal baking, feasting and parties can be a stumbling block for even the most well-intentioned individual. Here are a few tips to help keep those sneaky extra pounds from landing on your back porch this holiday season.

1. Savor the Flavor: Eat slowly and enjoy your food more so that one helping is enough.

2. Color it Healthy: Fruits and veggies make a beautifully colorful and healthy presentation.

3. Enjoy a Treat: Indulge in a sweet here and there, but let it be just that — a treat, not habit.

4. Drink it Light: Swap a few of those eggnogs for sparkling water with fresh citrus twists.

5. Keep it Moving: Count on dancing, fun physical activities and games to liven up any party.

Submitted by Amorette Payment, UAF Cooperative Extension Service, Nutrition Educator, Kenai Peninsula District.

Allbirds aims to pioneer greener ways to make shoes with high-quality and minimalist design.

As a certified B Corporation, the environment is a stakeholder, so it is just as important as the bottom line.

“Our goal was to make the world’s most sustainable shoes using innovative new materials,” says co-founder New Zealand footballer Tim Brown.

Super-fine merino wool is breathable, temperatureregulating, moisture-wicking, machine washable, recyclable and biodegradable. (Photo: allbirds.com) New Zealand has six times as many sheep as people.

Sixty percent less energy is used to make Allbirds shoes than typical synthetic shoes. The uppers are made of wool, one recycled plastic bottle equals one pair of laces, and the soles are made of sugarcane, a fully renewable resource.

Information provided by ReGroup, a nonprofit educational group formed in 1989 to develop public awareness, reuse, and recycling benefit on Alaska’s Kenai Peninsula.

Find ReGroup on Facebook or contact us at regroupkenaipeninsula@gmail.com.

First lady spreads anti-bullying message at kids’ hospital

By DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press

WASHINGTON — Melania Trump spread her anti-bullying message on an annual Christmas season visit to a Washington children’s hospital on Thursday, reading a story about a Christmas ornament named Oliver who is bullied by other ornaments in a family’s collection.

“Wishing you a Merry Christmas and a happy and healthy new year,” the first lady said after she finished reading “Oliver the Ornament” at Children’s National Health System. The author, Todd Zimmerman, sat a few feet away.

Mrs. Trump launched an initiative earlier this year to teach kindness to children, naming it Be Best.

Zimmerman thanked the first lady “from the bottom of my heart” for inviting him to be part of the visit, an annual tradition that dates to first lady Bess Truman, who served in the role from the mid-1940s to 1953.

“It is such an honor and I’m humbled by your kindness,” Zimmerman added. “I also want to thank you for everything you do to promote kindness through your Be Best foundation and all of your daily activities. It’s that same type of kindness that we’re trying to promote with ‘Oliver the Ornament’ and it’s that same message that I hope all of you receive this Christmas season and throughout the entire year.”

Mrs. Trump is using the initiative to encourage children and young people to be kind online.

The first lady recently told ABC News during an interview in which she promoted Be Best that she could be “the most bullied person” in the world, judging by “what people are saying about me.” Critics have pointed out that her husband, President Donald Trump, routinely mocks people on Twitter.

Before taking a seat in front of a towering

First lady Melania Trump greets patients in the audience after reading “Oliver the Ornament” to children at Children’s National Health System, Thursday, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Christmas tree in the hospital’s atrium, Mrs. Trump toured part of the neonatal intensive care unit and met with three families and children who had been treated there after they were born prematurely at 24 weeks.

The two boys and one girl, ages 16 months to 6 years old, each weighed about 1 pound (0.45

kilograms) at birth.

Mrs. Trump sat with the families while the children played and listened as Nikki Watkinson told the story of her son Grayson’s early delivery in her husband’s truck during a snowstorm.

“You will have an incredible story to tell him,” the first lady replied.

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Ornaments that cost some dough Dear Heloise: Please ask your readers: Don’t give small toys to young children at Christmas -- or older children with younger siblings!

There is no end to the choking and up-thenose antics of young children who think toys may be candy.

-- Donna K., Fort Washington, Md. PET PAL Dear Readers: Gloria S. in Huber Heights, Ohio, sent a picture of her 10-year-old tabby, Jerry, who supervised the fall decorating!

He’s perched on a scarecrow that’s on Gloria’s bench! Gloria reads my column in the Dayton (Ohio) Daily News.

To see Jerry and our other Pet Pals, visit www.Heloise.com and click on “Pet of the Week.” Do you have a furry holiday helper?

Email a picture to: Heloise(at)Heloise.com.

-- Heloise

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decline, I bought 30 greeting cards every month and made sure to mail one to him each day. I live in Florida, and he lives in Kentucky.

I received much satisfaction and joy with every post I sent. My mother would open the cards Abigail Van Buren and tape them to the outside of the door of his room. His neighbors would pause and read them as they passed by, and he used the montage of seasonal greetings as a way to recognize his door.

My uncle is no longer cognizant or coherent, and my mother has told me to stop sending the cards. Abby, I NEED this activity in my life. How can I find another person who would welcome a greeting card? I am semi-paralyzed and confined to a wheelchair.

I have no interest in meeting, visiting or even talking to the recipient; I just want to send greeting cards. Suggestions?

-- LOVES SENDING SMILES DEAR LOVES: It’s time to find another outlet for your caring and compassion.

Contact the eldercare facilities in your community, speak to the directors and ask if one (or more) of the residents might enjoy receiving your seasonal greetings. I’m betting the answer will be yes.

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.

For an excellent guide to becoming a better conversationalist and a more sociable person, order “How to Be Popular.” Send your name and mailing address, plus check or money order for $7 (U.S. funds) to: Dear Abby, Popularity Booklet, P.O. Box 447, Mount Morris, IL 61054-0447. (Shipping and handling are included in the price.)

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Make holidays happy for pets by keeping them safe, healthy DEAR ABBY: Holidays can be stressful and even dangerous for pets. Here are some things pet owners can do to make them less so for their four-legged companions: 1. Feed, walk or play with them before the party, then take them to a quiet room with water and a nice treat. With a cat, make sure they have their litter box as well.

2. If you’re traveling, make sure your pet is properly restrained in your car with a seat belt harness or a secured carry crate. If you can’t take your pet along, board your pet or use a reliable pet sitter.

3. Remember that “people food” usually isn’t safe for Fido or Fluffy. Chocolate, alcohol, eggnog (dairy) and other items can be toxic to your pet. DO have appropriate treats on hand.

4. Don’t leave dogs outside, especially if it gets cold. Bring them inside.

5. If you have cats that go outside, consider bringing them in or providing a nice, warm box for them to curl up in at night.

6. Christmas trees are pure temptation for your cat, with dangling items to play with and an opportunity to climb. Be sure your tree is securely anchored. Consider leaving the tinsel off your tree, and placing your ornaments where the cats cannot knock them off.

7. Electrical cords look like things to chew and can shock your pet. Cover them with special cord covers or use chew-deterrent sprays.

8. Christmas wrapping paper, ribbon and other items can choke your pet. So dispose of waste from opening presents right away.

I hope these tips will help everyone have a safe and great holiday season.

-- ANIMAL LOVER IN PENNSYLVANIA DEAR ANIMAL LOVER: And I hope my readers will take to heart what you have written because your suggestions are important. Thank you for your letter.

DEAR ABBY: My uncle who has Alzheimer’s has declined rapidly. Prior to his

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-- Lucy in Mission Viejo, Calif.

Lucy, that’s using your time to your advantage! Your letter made us laugh!

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Jaqueline Bigar’s Stars HAPPY BIRTHDAY for Sunday, Dec. 16, 2018: This year you might not be as generous as you have been in the past. You feel a need for more self-discipline in your life.

At times, you will return to your overindulgent ways. If you are single, several people would like to be involved with you. Before diving right in, test the waters first. If you are attached, be easy on your sweetie as he or she adjusts to your need for more discipline. Schedule more one-on-one time together. ARIES shows you the path to a great time!

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 You communicate your thoughts easily. Nevertheless, you can’t seem to say “no” to an older person’s demands.

You need to accept responsibility and pitch in. Because of your efforts, you will be more tired than usual. Schedule a nap to recharge. Tonight: Go for what you want.

This Week: Use Monday and Thursday for high-priority matters.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) HHH You might not be able to connect with someone at a distance; however, you are not likely to stop trying. To evoke a response, perhaps you should try another technique. Make this Sunday one of R and R. Very soon, you might not have much time to yourself. Tonight: Do your thing.

This Week: You could feel less than great until Tuesday, when you will accomplish a lot.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) HHHHH Zero in on a friendship that you often forget to nurture; treat this person with as much regard as you feel for him or her. A close associate might not be open to sharing his or her thoughts and ideas with you. Give this person some space for now. Tonight: Eye a potential trip.

This Week: Play the waiting game until Thursday, when you can go for what you want.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) HHH You have a take-charge attitude that might not always be received positively. Enjoy an older friend who often seems uptight. You might note that you have too much energy for this person. At some point, take a brisk walk to tame your energy level. Tonight: Out and about with friends.

This Week: Your serious attitude helps you successfully pursue various objectives.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) HHHH Detach and take an overview. You might be a little tired, but your mind seems to be working overtime. Use this moment to return calls, rethink your position in a potential conflict and go over some last-minute holiday details. Tonight: Still, make it an early night.

This Week: Do some research before taking action.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) HHHH One-on-one relating generally proves to be rewarding; however, you might be concerned about some tension that

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seems to exist between you and a loved one. A positive discussion opens a new possibility that you had hoped for. Tonight: Rather than playing coy, be authentic.

This Week: Know that you do not want to make the first move.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) HHHH You might be surprised by a partner’s assertiveness. You cannot get past a barrier that seems to loom around your domestic life. You would like to air out the problem. Your communication skills will carry you past this barrier. Tonight: Keep it light and easy.

This Week: Respond to others until Thursday, then take off -- at least mentally.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) HHH Understand what is happening between you and a sibling, relative or neighbor. You might feel as though this person has copped an attitude for no good reason. A gesture or a token of affection might help ease the situation. Tonight: Clear out some errands before calling it a night.

This Week: Others come to you for advice.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) HHHH No one dislikes being financially tight more than you do. As you consider last-minute gifts, try being more imaginative and giving out handmade items. You can offer a homemade dinner or whatever else might please the other party. Tonight: Get into the spirit of the moment.

This Week: Work hard, but also play hard.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) HHH You might make someone uncomfortable because you seem remote or distant. You may need some quiet time by yourself to relax and get away from the stress of the holidays.

A family member could approach you hesitantly but with care.

Tonight: Stay home and read a good book.

This Week: Break past a self-imposed restriction.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) HHHH You might not be as joyous as your friends are, but you still could enjoy going out or meeting others for lunch or dinner. You could feel overwhelmed by everything you need to do. A loved one who senses the problem offers to pitch in. Tonight: Catch up on a friend’s news.

This Week: Speak your mind, but be ready to deal with the responses you receive.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) HHH You might not be aware of how possessive or materialistic you can be at times. Slow down; look at what you’re doing about the holidays, the parties and the gifts. An older family member exhibits a great deal of understanding about your feelings. Tonight: At a favorite place.

This week: Give yourself time to mull over the ramifications of a heavy statement.

BORN TODAY Author Jane Austen (1775), composer Ludwig van Beethoven (1770), musician Billy Gibbons (1949)

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Dear Readers: What’s a fun project to keep the kids entertained on a Saturday? How about making CHRISTMAS ORNAMENTS with my dough recipe? Here it is: 2 cups baking soda 1 cup cornstarch 1 1/4 cups water Mix the baking soda and cornstarch in a saucepan, then add the water. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until the mixture thickens.

Turn it out on a plate, and cover with a damp cloth. Allow it to cool, then knead until smooth, and either use immediately or seal in a bag and refrigerate.

Shape ornaments by hand, or roll flat and use cookie cutters. Use a toothpick to pierce a hole in the top for a hanger. Let the ornaments dry overnight, or heat them in a 250 F oven for 15 minutes.

Once dry, the ornaments can be painted or colored, or you can add food coloring to the dough.

You also can add ribbon, sequins or buttons to the design.

Finish with a coat of clear nail polish or spray varnish, thread a ribbon through the hole, and voila!

-- Heloise

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PUBLIC NOTICE UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA KALGIN ISLAND ESTATES SUBDIVISIONS, NO. 1 AND NO. 2 DISPOSAL PLAN KALGIN ISLAND, ALASKA The University of Alaska (“University”) intends to offer lots for sale in Kalgin Island Estates Subdivisions, No. 1 and No. 2, located approximately 25 miles west of Kenai on Kalgin Island, Alaska.

Seeking Multiple Member Service Representatives Kenai Branch Alaska’s largest credit union is seeking multiple Member Service Representatives. Selected applicants must provide prompt, professional, helpful, knowledgeable and courteous member service. Responsibilities include performing teller, member service activities and loan activities, as well as meet sales goals through cross sales of credit union products and services. The credit union strives to provide employees with a comfortable working atmosphere, career opportunities and financial security in the form of competitive compensation and comprehensive benefit programs.

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The Kalgin Island Estates Subdivisions, No. 1 and No. 2 Disposal Plan including maps and terms and conditions is available online at www.ualand.com or upon written request at the addresses listed below.

Parties interested in commenting on the Kalgin Island Estates Subdivisions, No. 1 and No. 2 Disposal Plan must submit written comments to the University through its Facilities and Land Management office by fax at (907) 786-7733, by email at ua-land@alaska.edu, or at the address listed below, by no later than 5:00 P.M. on Tuesday, January 22, 2019 to be considered.

University of Alaska Facilities and Land Management 1815 Bragaw Street, Suite 101 Anchorage, Alaska 99508-3438 Parties interested in submitting offers to purchase Kalgin Island Estates Subdivisions, No. 1 and No. 2 lots must submit offers in accordance with the “University of Alaska Land Sales Cash Purchase Disposal Terms and Conditions” at either address listed below. Offers will be reviewed after the comment period has ended.

University of Alaska Facilities and Land Management 1815 Bragaw Street, Suite 101 Anchorage, Alaska 99508-3438 University of Alaska Facilities and Land Management 2025 Yukon Drive, Suite 106 Fairbanks, Alaska 99775-5280 If you have any questions or need additional information, please contact the University of Alaska Facilities and Land Management office at (907) 786-7766.

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112 229

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205 360

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“Star Wars: (:24) “Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith” (2005, Science Fiction) Ewan McGregor, Natalie (:28) “Star Wars: A New Hope” (1977, Science Fiction) Mark Hamill, Har(:13) “Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back” (1980, Science (31) Att” Portman. Anakin Skywalker joins the dark side and becomes Darth Vader. rison Ford. Young Luke Skywalker battles evil Darth Vader.

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Bar Rescue ‘PG’ Bar Rescue “Two Flew Over Bar Rescue “Blowing Royal Bar Rescue An owner has an Bar Rescue “Raising Arizona” (38) P ‘PG’ Road ‘PG’ ‘PG’ cle ‘PG’ ‘PG’ the Handlebars” ‘PG’ Smoke” ‘PG’ interfering family. ‘PG’ ‘PG’ (7:30) “The Sons of Mistletoe” (2001) Roma “Joyful Noise” (2012) Queen Latifah, Dolly Parton. Two strong-willed women “Sister Act” (1992) Whoopi Goldberg, Maggie Smith, Kathy Najimy. A Reno “Last Holiday” (2006, Comedy) Queen Lati (43) Downey, George Newbern. ‘PG’ must work together to win a choir competition. lounge singer poses as a nun to elude mob assassins. fah, Gérard Depardieu, LL Cool J. Teen Titans Teen Titans Total Drama- Total Drama- World of World of World of The Elf on the The Power“Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip” (2015, ChilWorld of Total Drama Total Drama (46) T Go! ‘PG’ Go! ‘PG’ Rama Rama Gumball Gumball Gumball Shelf puff Girls dren’s) Jason Lee, Tony Hale.

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“The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie” SpongeBob The Loud The Loud The Loud The Loud The Loud The Loud (50) (2004, Children’s) Voices of Tom Kenny.

House ‘Y7’ House ‘Y7’ House ‘Y7’ House ‘Y7’ House ‘Y7’ House ‘Y7’ “Jingle All the Way 2” (2014, Comedy) Larry the Cable Guy, Santa Claus Is Comin’ to “Toy Story” (1995) Voices of Tom Hanks, Tim Allen. Ani“Toy Story 2” (1999) Voices of Tom Hanks, Tim Allen. Ani- (:05) “Toy Story 3” (2010) (51) F Anthony Carelli, Kennedi Clements.

Town ‘G’ mated. Toys come to life when people are absent. mated. Toys rescue Woody from a collector.

Voices of Tom Hanks.

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(7:00) “The Haunting in Con- (8:59) “Planet of the Apes” (2001) Mark Wahlberg, Tim Roth. An astronaut (:28) “Van Helsing” (2004, Fantasy) Hugh Jackman, Kate Beckinsale. A (1:57) “Colombiana” (2011, Action) Zoe Saldana, Jordi (82) S necticut” (2009) leads a human uprising against ruling simians. monster-hunter battles creatures in Transylvania.

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138 245

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140 206

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131 254

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184 282

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118 265

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SportsCenter (N) (Live) 30 for 30 Boxing From Feb. 10, SportsCenter (N) (Live) SportsCenter With Scott Van SportsCenter (N) (Live) SportsCenter 1990. ‘G’ Pelt (N) (Live) (3:30) Boxing Woj & Lowe Road to the Road to the Road to the Road to the Drone Racing Drone Racing E:60 TrueSouth TrueSouth TrueSouth TrueSouth ‘PG’ Playoff Playoff Playoff Playoff “Athens” “Nashville” Chase Hawks Rough Stock Ship Shape Surfing From Oceanside, XTERRA Ad- Charlie Moore West Coast Friends in Snow Motion Heartland Poker Tour From World Poker Tour Legends of World Poker Tour Borgata Rodeo TV (N) ‘G’ Calif. ventures Sport Wild Places ‘PG’ Oct. 16, 2017.

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Chevy Chase, Beverly D’Angelo.

Santa’s workshop to search for his family.

Santa’s workshop to search for his family.

Russell, Patricia Clarkson.

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Generes, Albert Brooks, Ed O’Neill. zaardvark ven’s Home Mack ‘G’ ‘G’ ‘G’ The Loud The Loud SpongeBob SpongeBob SpongeBob SpongeBob SpongeBob “The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie” (2004, Children’s) Friends ‘14’ Friends ‘14’ (:35) Friends (:10) Friends (:45) Mom ‘14’ House ‘Y7’ House ‘Y7’ Voices of Tom Kenny, Bill Fagerbakke.

‘14’ ‘14’ (3:05) “Toy Story 3” (2010, Children’s) (:35) “Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas” (2000) Jim Carrey. A (:15) “Disney’s A Christmas Carol” (2009, Children’s) Voices of Jim Carrey, (:20) “A Miracle on Christmas Lake” (2016, Voices of Tom Hanks, Tim Allen. curmudgeon hates the Christmas-loving Whos of Whoville.

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Damon. Danny Ocean and his gang seek to right a wrong.

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Damon, Andy Garcia.

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More about ice fishing

Mini Fact:

Icy Cold Fun

You may have seen pictures or movies showing people inside a shelter while ice fishing. Chandler says shelters can be very simple, such as a pop-up tent with seats inside and a hole in the floor, or very fancy trailer-type structures with beds, kitchens and seats inside. People can also use heaters in their shelters; the ice is so thick that it doesn’t melt.

Small fish called minnows and worms called night crawlers are used for bait in ice fishing. photo courtesy USFWS

What is ice fishing?

Ice fishing involves cutting a hole in a frozen lake or pond where fish live. This is done using an auger, a tool that is screwed down through the ice to make the hole. Some people use a power drill for this task.

Then, using a fishing pole and line, bait is dropped into the hole, and fish gobble it up.

Ice fishers typically catch yellow perch, bluegill or sunfish — known as panfish — or larger species like northern pike. Some are taken home to cook and eat; the bonier species are usually released back into the water.

Safety first

Cutting a hole in ice over frigid water might sound dangerous, but ice fishers know how to stay safe on the frozen lake.

First, people use a spud bar, a long piece of steel with a point at the end, to prod the ice

as they walk away from the shoreline. In some lakes, during the coldest months, ice can be 2 to 3 feet thick, but experts agree that it must be at least 4 to 8 inches thick to be considered safe to walk on. When the ice is very thick, it can support pickup trucks driving onto it!

Bait shops and sporting goods stores also may have ice reports with current news about the safety of specific lakes.

photo courtesy USFWS

Fun for kids

A community event

If sitting in the cold around a small hole in the ice, waiting for a fish to bite sounds boring, you haven’t heard the whole story.

Kids love to ice fish “because they’re not contained in a boat,” said Sabrina Chandler, refuge manager in Minnesota. “If fish aren’t biting, they can build a snowman, throw snowballs, run around.”

Kids also can help keep the hole open by scooping out ice as it falls into or refreezes in the hole. And they can use a special tool called a tip-up, a spring and trigger with a little flag that is attached to the fishing pole. When a fish bites, the trigger releases the hook, and the flag pops up. Then kids can pull the line up by hand and grab the fish.

Ice fishing attracts groups of people just like picnics or festivals do in the summer.

Parents bring their grills and enjoy catching up with neighbors as kids play games and check their fishing lines. In fact, at some spots, there can be hundreds of people at a time ice fishing.

In climates where people can feel cooped up indoors during the winter, ice fishing gives them a chance to enjoy the fresh air and being outdoors.

photo courtesy USFWS

What do you do for fun during the winter?

Kids who live near the mountains might ski or snowboard. Families in Florida can spend time at the beach, and Arizonans can hike and play outdoors all year long.

For those who spend the winter months where temperatures are freezing and snow is all around, ice fishing can be a great way to be outdoors and enjoy friends and family.

This week, The Mini Page learns more about this fun winter sport.

Resources On the Web:

• youtu.be/9tXtTMBci_s • bit.ly/MPfishing

At the library:

• “Kumak’s Fish: A Tall Tale From the Far North” by Michael Bania

The Mini Page® © 2018 Andrews McMeel Syndication

Try ’n’ Find

Mini Jokes

Words that remind us of ice fishing are hidden in this puzzle. Some words are hidden backward or diagonally, and some letters are used twice. See if you can find: AUGER, COMMUNITY, DRILL, FISHING, FREEZING, FROZEN, FUN, HEATER, HOLE, ICE, LAKE, NEIGHBORS, OUTDOOR, PANFISH, POND, SAFETY, SCOOP, SHELTER, SNOW, SPUD, THICK, TIP-UP, WINTER.

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Finn: Where do fish keep their money?

Fiona: In a river bank!

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Eco Note In the late 1800s, U.S. conservationists realized that wild environments needed protection. In 1872, the world’s first national park, Yellowstone, was established in the Rocky Mountains. Today, about 12 percent of Earth’s surface is protected by national parks.

Cook’s Corner You’ll need: • 1/2 cup milk • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract • 1 1/2 tablespoons sugar

• ice • 6 tablespoons salt

What to do: 1. Place milk, vanilla and sugar in a pint-size freezer bag and seal.

2. Fill a gallon-size freezer bag halfway with ice and add 6 tablespoons of salt (rock salt works best).

3. Put the smaller bag into the larger bag and seal.

4. Shake back and forth until mixture gets thick — and you have homemade ice cream! Serves 1.

Thank You The Mini Page® © 2018 Andrews McMeel Syndication

Ice Cream in a Bag

* You’ll need an adult’s help with this recipe.

adapted with permission from “50 Things You Should Know About the Environment” by Jen Green, © QEB Publishing Inc.

The Mini Page thanks Sabrina Chandler, refuge manager of the Upper Mississippi River Wildlife and Fish Refuge in Minnesota, for help with this issue.

Teachers:

For standards-based activities to accompany this feature, visit: bit.ly/MPstandards. And follow The Mini Page on Facebook!

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Courtyard gardens: a kind of paradise behind faded walls

This photo shows a courtyard garden in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico. (Kim Curtis via AP)

SAN MIGUEL DE ALLENDE, Mexico — Step off the dusty cobblestone streets and peek behind nondescript, weather-worn, faded, even grimy brick facades, and encounter the startlingly beautiful courtyard gardens of this central Mexican colonial town.

These oases of beauty and calm claim their roots in the traditional Moorish gardens of ancient Spain. Those, in turn, were inspired by Persian, Roman and Islamic gardens even earlier. The word “paradise” itself means “walled garden.”

Alfonso Alarcon, a landscape architect in San Miguel de Allende for nearly 30 years, says monasteries were among the first to design and plant courtyard gardens. Perhaps it was an attempt to replicate paradise.

“Life was directed inside” initially for safety reasons, he explained. “No one saw you. It looks like nothing from the outside, and then you get into this beautiful patio.”

Traditionally, such gardens are built in a cross-shape with the corners, usually anchored by large trees, pointing north, south, east and west. A pond or fountain often serves as a central focal point. Fruit trees and fragrant plants provide further respite from the sun, humidity, even the noise and dirt from outside the walls.

In the 16th century, the conquering Spaniards left behind their outdoor sanctuaries, and they continue to be embraced in Mexico today.

Markus Luck has been designing gardens in San Miguel since 2006. “You want something that looks good year-round,” he explains. “Put in things that aren’t too big, don’t block too much light, aren’t too cluttered.”

In smaller spaces, the entire courtyard can even be filled with plants in pots.

Mexican walls are often painted bold reds and yellows and oranges, so trees and plants tend toward simple, wide, leafy greens, or crawling ivy and simple white blooms.

Because of its mild, Mediterranean climate, just about anything can grow — and quickly — in San Miguel. Popular choices for courtyard gardens include citrus trees, including oranges, limes and kumquats, olive trees, bougainvillea, ferns and lavender.

“I would see something in front of someone’s house and I’d knock on the door and ask for a cutting,” Luck said. “You’d see the ones over time that do well.”

Modern designers and property owners also are paying more attention to how much water their gardens will use and how much work will be required to maintain them.

San Miguel uses well water stored in ancient aquifers, so it’s chock full of salt and other minerals, Luck said.

Jeffry Weisman and Andrew Fisher first fell in love with the three jacaranda trees on the property they bought here in 2011.

“I grew up in L.A. with a jacaranda outside my window. It was minuscule compared to these that are 110 years old,” Weisman said.

“Nothing like an ancient tree to give scale and sculptural quality to a garden.”

The main building on the couple’s property was originally built in the 18th century as a tannery, so it’s more open and less claustrophobic than most, Weisman explained. He said they designed the courtyard as a series of rooms, each with a theme and purpose, from the pool area to the dining terrace to the outdoor living room with fireplace.

“For the planting, it was critical that everything be easy to grow and native,” he said.

“In our youth, we spent a lot of time trying to grow things that didn’t want to grow, and we’ve learned better.”

Alarcon said he still meets clients who want what they can’t — or shouldn’t — have.

“Gardens work as a dynamic unit. Everything should work with everything else,” he said, adding that he encourages property owners to think past their immediate enjoyment to the mid- or long-term.

“Gardens don’t remain the same. Even if you try to control it. Plants grow old, they die, they change.”

Holiday entertaining in small spaces is an art

By KATHERINE ROTH Associated Press

For those in small homes, holiday entertaining can feel daunting, or even impossible. But with a little planning, that needn’t be the case.

“I don’t think anyone who enjoys hosting should stop themselves from entertaining just because of space constraints,” says Sarah Carey, editorial director of food and entertaining for Martha Stewart Living magazine.

There is an art to small-space entertaining, and a few things to keep in mind to help things go smoothly.

“In a small space, it’s important to keep it simple. Make it easy on yourself by having everything prepared and in place before guests arrive, so that you can enjoy yourself with them. If you’re having fun, your guests will likely have fun, too,” Carey says, adding that, particularly in close confines, a stressed-out host risks ruining the party.

The most common mistake, she says, is thinking that more is more. Less is definitely more.

“Just be realistic about what you can do and provide. You can be a very generous host without going overboard,” she says.

CLEAR THE DECKS AND SET THE MOOD Preparing your space ahead of time is especially important when entertaining in a small home, says Stephanie Sisco, home editor at Real Simple magazine.

“Focus on the powder room, entryway and kitchen, making sure the clutter is cleared off countertops, personal items have been removed from the bathroom, and you’ve made room for coats and scarves,” she says.

She suggests putting an essence-oil infuser near the front door to set the mood, and having a fan going, since small spaces tend to warm up quickly. And it’s nice to have a playlist at the ready.

SPREAD OUT When laying things out ahead of your event, consider where people will be congregating so that the drinks are separate from the food area, This photo shows a bar cart. (Crate & Barrel via AP) if possible, and people aren’t blocking the entryway, Sisco suggests.

COOK AHEAD OF TIME “Make-ahead food is great because you aren’t cooking in the kitchen at the last minute, and you can utilize that space for entertaining,” says Carey. “Putting a few last-minute touches on things as people are arriving is OK, but you don’t want to be in full production mode.”

Think crudite and aioli, or hummus, or maybe spiced olives as a cold appetizer. Also, “casseroles are back in fashion and are always crowd-pleasers,” says Sisco.

MAKE A STATEMENT “A large centerpiece adds focus to a party. A ham, Gravlax or smoked salmon platter . are all great make-ahead ideas,” says Carey. “Make one or two and place them in a few different spots — maybe one on the kitchen counter, one on the dining table or sideboard — to spread out the ‘revelers’.”

SIGNATURE DRINKS

This photo shows a modular serving set.

(Crate & Barrel via AP)

“A full bar is not something you can do in a small space, so keep it simple and people will This photo shows a stacking drink dispenser know what to do,” says Carey. with a silver stand. (Crate & Barrel via AP)

SEND THEM HOME WITH A TREAT

and gingerbread espresso crinkle cookies are Instead of a full bar, set out a couple of “Make a cookie or two — no need to go a great twist on a classic,” suggests Carey. punches, one with and one without alcohol, crazy — but make them super special. Our “Box them up as a reminder of a sweet eveand a couple kinds of wine.

Meyer Lemon Wreath cookies make a splash, ning spent with friends.”

Expand your homebuying options with a fixer-upper mortgage

By HOLDEN LEWIS NerdWallet

“Basically, every kind of repair that can be done to a property, we do it,” says Brad McMullen, vice president of renovation lending for PrimeLending, It’s the lament of first-time homebuyers in just a national mortgage lender that emphasizes renoabout every housing market: There aren’t enough vation loans. entry-level homes available that are move-in ready.

One solution is to broaden the search to fixer- RENOVATION LOANS uppers. With a renovation mortgage, you can get EXPAND OPTIONS one home loan that combines the purchase price Both FHA 203(k) and HomeStyle can be used with the cost of improvements. for structural and cosmetic renovations. With both loan types, renovation work may begin immediNOT ENOUGH ately after closing.

AFFORDABLE HOMES FHA’s 203(k) loan is for primary residence s Entry-level homes are scarce, whether new or only. It requires a minimum credit score of 500 used. Most gains in housing inventory have been in with a down payment of at least 10 percent; a credit score of 580 or higher allows a down payment upscale homes, according to Realtor.com.

The decline in entry-level new construction is of 3.5 percent. These loans can’t be used for work stark: 36 percent of homes built in 2000 had under that the FHA deems a luxury, such as installing a 1,800 square feet; in 2017, 22 percent did, accord- swimming pool.

There are two types of 203(k) loans: limited ing to the Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studand standard. The limited is for renovations costies.

As for existing homes, resales of homes costing ing $35,000 or less that don’t require major struc$100,000 to $250,000 were down 1.9 percent in tural work. The standard is for projects upwards of October, compared with a year earlier, according $35,000 or involving major structural work.

A 203(k) standard loan requires a HUD consulto the National Association of Realtors. The demand is there: Even with the decline, homes in that tant, who helps the homeowner solicit and analyze bids and oversees inspections of the work. Conprice range accounted for 40.2 percent of sales.

Faced with a shortage of affordable homes, sultants are often contractors, architects or inspecit makes sense to consider buying and fixing up tors, McMullen says. HUD has a tool to search for consultants . dwellings that are outdated or in need of repair.

Fannie Mae’s HomeStyle loan may be used to The two major types of renovation loans are the FHA 203(k) loan , insured by the Federal Housing buy and fix up a primary residence, second home or Administration, and the HomeStyle loan, guaran- investment property. It requires a minimum credit teed by Fannie Mae. Both cover most home im- score of 620. Minimum down payment is 3 percent or 5 percent, depending on whether the home provements, whether major or minor.

is owner-occupied and the borrower is a first-time homebuyer or has a low to moderate income.

HomeStyle loans have few restrictions on improvements, other than that they “should be permanently affixed to the real property (either dwelling or land),” according to Fannie Mae guidelines.

That means HomeStyle may pay for adding a swimming pool.

PITFALLS TO WATCH FOR The most common problem is failing to get detailed cost estimates, McMullen says. To prevent cost overruns, make sure estimates are specific about materials, and include costs for inspections, permits and consultant fees (if applicable).

Another pitfall: over-improving the home. If every house on the block has one story and three bedrooms, it might be a bad idea to add a second story with two bedrooms. The home will no longer fit in with the neighborhood, and it will be difficult to get an accurate estimate of the home’s post-renovation value because of a lack of nearby comparable houses.

GETTING STARTED After finding the house you want, choose a lender, decide on a loan type and hire a HUD consultant. Then, with the consultant’s guidance, get estimates from contractors. Your lender will need copies of the estimates.

The renovation work may begin immediately after you close the loan.

When the improvements are complete, you’ll have your home the way you want it — sooner than you might have thought possible.

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How to plan your smart home - and weigh privacy risks

By ANICK JESDANUN AP Technology Writer

NEW YORK — You might have heard of lights that turn off with an app or voice command. Or window shades that magically rise every morning.

Technology companies are pushing the “smart home” hard, selling appliances and gadgets that offer internetconnected conveniences you didn’t know you needed. But before you succumb to the temptation — for yourself or others — consider that these devices might also give companies and hackers a key to your homes.

Here’s how to get started on your smart home and what to worry about along the way.

STARTING THAT SMART HOME A smart home can encompass features as simple as remote-controlled lamps and as sophisticated as thermostats that know when you’re home and turn up the heat automatically. Down the line, you may want to mix and match these tasks into routines, such as a wake-up ritual that automatically starts the coffee maker, lifts the window shades and plays the news.

With the right tools, you can check remotely whether you remembered to lock the doors — and lock them if you forgot. Some systems can also create temporary digital keys for guests and contractors.

Many people start thinking about a smart home when they get a voice-activated speaker such as Amazon’s Echo or Google Home, although such gadgets aren’t strictly necessary. Nor do you even need actual smart lights and appliances, as you can buy smart plugs, adapters that control existing lights or whatever you plug into them.

If you catch the smart-home bug, you can add appliances with the smarts already built

in as you replace your exist- your data for marketing. So ing ones. Major remodels also consider the trade-offs. offer an opportunity to make bigger smart-home plans. You LEAVING A DIGITAL probably wouldn’t want to get TRAIL new window shades now only Even if a product works as to replace them with smart intended, it may be leaving a ones a year later. record that can resurface after hacks, lawsuits or investigaTHE RISKS tions .

There are some concerns Manufacturers, for instance, to keep in mind. Many de- typically store the voice comvices are constantly listening mands their gadget send over for commands and connect the internet and use that data to corporate servers to carry to help them personalize their them out. Not everyone is go- services — and, potentially, ing to be comfortable with live advertisements. These voice microphones in their homes snippets may include music (though your phone may al- or conversations in the backready be doing the same thing, ground. Reputable brands let if you had enabled assistive you review and delete your features such as “Hey Siri” voice history; be sure to do so and “OK Google”). regularly.

For the most part, recordAnd think twice about smart ings will leave home only locks and their digital keys. In when you trigger the de- a child-custody dispute, for invice, such as by speaking a stance, your ex might subpoena command phrase like “OK the records to learn that you’ve Google” or pressing a button been staying out late on school to get the device’s attention. nights. If you rent, a landlord But an Amazon device mistak- might suspect an unauthorized enly recorded and sent a fam- occupant if you create a guest ily’s private conversation to an key that’s used daily. acquaintance after the device mistakenly thought it heard CHOOSING A SYSTEM the trigger word followed by a As cable and internet ser“send message” request.

Check what safeguards a vices become commodities, device offers before buying. the companies behind them are Smart speakers, for instance, turning to smart homes for new typically have a mute button to sources of revenue. AT&T’s disable the microphone com- Digital Life and Comcast’s pletely. Mozilla’s Privacy Not Xfinity Home offer cameras, Included project seeks to warn door controls and other smartconsumers about products home devices. The packages with security or privacy prob- are good for those who prefer lems. A general web search one-stop shopping, though also might turn up complaints. you might save money and In general, it helps to stick get more choices by shopping with major brands, as their around.

For the do-it-yourself apcorporate reputations are at proach, consider which comstake if they’re caught taking shortcuts. Bigger companies pany’s services you’re already can also quickly fix security using heavily.

If it’s Amazon, then deholes that crop up. Gadgets vices powered by its Alexa from startups and no-name brands may offer little or no digital assistant might work protection; those companies best. There’s a range of Alexa may be more concerned with products, including refrigerators and washing machines. rushing a product to market.

Bigger companies, howev- You can command an Alexa er, are also more likely to use microwave oven to “reheat

This 2018, photo shows an Ecobee smart thermostat, room sensor and connection components in Hastings-on-Hudson, N.Y. (AP Photo/Cathy Bussewitz, File)

In this file photo a Google Home Hub is displayed in New York. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)

one potato” instead of having to look up how many seconds.

It’ll also reorder popcorn with a command — from Amazon, of course.

Likewise, if you’re a heavy Google user, choose devices

that support Google’s Assistant. Apple has products under the umbrella of HomeKit, while Samsung has SmartThings. Some products will work with more than one digital assistant.

Some devices, especially cameras, come with extra fees for extended storage and other features. But in most cases, you have to pay only for the product.

A move to ban many vacation rentals in New Orleans

In this 2015 file photo, cyclists ride along Chartres St. near the Mississippi River waterfront in the Bywater section of New Orleans. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)

By KEVIN McGILL Associated Press

NEW ORLEANS — A ban on “whole home” short-term vacation rentals in New Orleans was proposed Thursday by a City Council member, a move long-awaited by critics who say investors were driving up housing costs and mar-

ring the character of historic neighborhoods by buying up properties and renting them to out-of-towners.

Kristen Gisleson Palmer’s measure had also been awaited with dread by property owners who own short-term rental properties. And it drew an immediate rebuke in a news release from HomeAway, a

business that facilitates online vacation rentals. Spokesman Philip Minardi said the proposal was an “extreme” measure that would penalize property owners who have invested in the community.

“This framework would jeopardize those responsible homeowners without cause, decrease tax collections, and

5 simple ways to increase energy efficiency and savings Fall and winter can be tough on your home and your wallet.

As temperatures drop, chances are your furnace will be working overtime. This results in two things — greater energy consumption and higher heating bills. In fact, costs associated with heating and cooling a home year-round typically comprise two-thirds of the average energy bill.

Try these easy DIY projects to help cut down on energy loss and expenses: 1. Replace worn weatherstripping around doors and windows. Worn weather-stripping can create drafts and let heated air out, stressing your furnace and compromising your comfort. Replacing it takes little time and is a lowcost, high-impact solution.

2. Top up or replace old insulation in your attic. A poorly insulated attic is a primary source of energy loss. Also, over time, some types of insulation can settle and compact, allowing heat to escape through gaps. Experts recommend topping up or replacing attic insulation with a dimensionally stable batt insulation like Roxul Comfortbatt. Aim for an R-value of at least R-50 or a depth of roughly 16 inches.

3. Insulate basement headers and walls. Uninsulated basement headers are common, especially in older homes. They can act as a gateway for heated air to escape.

Fixing the problem is fast and easy. Simply cut Comfortbatt mineral wool insulation to fit

the cavity and compress into place. Doing this throughout your basement will prevent heat loss and can potentially save hundreds of dollars each year.

4. Caulk around windows.

Cracks and crevices are a source of heat loss. They can also be an entry point for water/moisture, as well as for unwelcome insects. Preventative maintenance, such as caulking, can improve energy efficiency and prevent costly repairs.

5. Change your furnace filter. Make it a point to check your furnace filter monthly, always changing it when it’s dirty. This will improve the performance and efficiency of your furnace, saving you money.

prevent tourism dollars from being spread across the city,” Minardi said in a news release. Backers of non-owneroccupied short-term rentals also say the practice can help revitalize blighted neighborhoods.

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still do so under the proposal, as long as that owner remains on the premises. But Palmer aims to stop investors from buying up houses in neighborhoods strictly for the purpose of making them into vacation rental spots. Complaints about short-term renters taking the place of long-term residents have been especially strong in the Marigny and Treme neighborhoods, where critics have said vacationers have sometimes noisily pushed the limits of the city’s tolerance for revelry.

Palmer’s proposal also extends an existing ban on shortterm rentals in the French Quarter to include the city’s Garden District. And it requires that building owners in some commercial areas match their short-term rental units with an equal number of affordable housing units.

Opponents of short-term, whole-home rentals won council approval in May of a temporary ban on the issuing of any new licenses for wholehome rentals, a precursor to Thursday’s proposal. The council is expected to get its

first official look at Palmer’s proposal next week.

Cities and states have been grappling with the issue of how best to regulate shortterm rentals for years.

In November, for instance, news outlets reported that Washington’s city council voted to restrict short-term rentals to primary residences, and limit rentals in which the owner is absent to 90 days per year.

In South Portland, Maine, the Portland Press Herald reports that a ban on non-owner-occupied short term rentals takes effect Jan. 1.

San Diego City Council’s October vote to repeal its regulations that, among other things, barred the short-term rentals of second homes.

Airbnb, perhaps the best known online facilitator of short-term rentals, did not offer an immediate comment on Palmer’s proposal but said its own commissioned poll indicates a majority of New Orleans residents support shortterm Airbnb rentals — both those in owners’ primary residences and those used as fulltime Airbnb rentals.

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Minnesota man works through emotions by woodworking

Dean McClenathan of Owl’s Nest Woodcrafts begins a new project in his garage on Monday afternoon near Stockton, Minn.

(Chuck Miller/The Daily News via AP)

By TESLA MITCHELL Winona Daily News

STOCKTON, Minn. — Surrounded by the smell of cut wood inside a small, warm workshop, 65-year-old Dean McClenathan sat down at a scroll saw and gently pressed his foot to the pedal.

The tiny precise saw blade moved up and down at a gentle pace, and with an air of patience, McClenathan waited for the blade to slowly make its way toward a pattern of lines he was looking to cut.

McClenathan, owner of Owl’s Nest Woodcrafts, has been making intricate puzzles

and intarsias — a woodworking technique — for more than seven years. He has developed a love not only for the process, but also for the great satisfaction he gets from making a piece that makes someone’s day.

“It really is a large source of pride,” he told the Winona Daily News quietly with a smile. “How happy they were with the item they bought (makes) me happier than the money.”

Over the years McClenathan has made Santa intarsias, standing angels, squirrels, horses, a cow jumping over the moon, crosses and much more. He has also made plenty of wooden puzzles that

are thick enough to stand on their own as figurines but fun enough to sit down and take apart. At a recent craft show, McClenathan sat near a long table of handmade puzzles.

A few of them were families of animals — a family of elephants, a family of cats — all cuddled together with their pieces entwining and fitting into each other to form a single puzzle.

Nearly every day — except during fishing and morel hunting seasons — McClenathan heads out to his shop to work on a new masterpiece.

The goal is to make a buyer happy. But for him it also cuts much deeper than that. It’s to

make him happy as well.

“For me it’s kind of relaxing,” he said.

Many years ago he found a book on making puzzles and intarsias, and he bought it thinking it would be a cool hobby one day.

“I finally found enough peace within me to sit down and do it,” he said.

But that peace was hard won.

The very first cross intarsia he made was in 2006 for his first wife, who was battling breast cancer. The cross was a great comfort to her, he said, and she kept it close by.

“She told me how much she loved it,” he said.

The next week she was in hospice.

A few weeks later she died.

As he sat with his grief he thought of his wife, an outstanding seamstress, and all the items she made for her children, family and friends.

She had a knack for knowing exactly which present would be perfect. It was something he wanted to carry on.

“Wouldn’t it be cool if they had something to remember their dad by?” he asked.

So he headed out to the shop. And with hours of time spent with his dog nearby, he worked through projects and emotions.

McClenathan said that with his wife dying of cancer, he had no one to blame.

“Who could I be mad at?” he said. “We’re all going to die sometime.”

Instead he chose to accept it. To keep working with wood.

To find peace in the moment and carry on.

And since then his artwork — his craft — has grown.

With the knowledge of one who knows the look, feel and scent of different woods, McClenathan pointed to the different types of wood within his art. There’s aspen, cherry, basswood, cedar, walnut, poplar and many more in shelves along a wall in his shop. Each with a different color, a different grain, a different texture.

McClenathan explained that when he creates a piece, he takes patterns — or makes them — and chooses the different woods to accent each part of the piece. He looks to where the grain points and where knots have formed that could possibly work within his piece.

“A person looked at my stuff and said you’re painting with wood,” he said. “And that’s exactly it.”

But he doesn’t like to paint

the same thing over and over.

McClenathan said he enjoys a challenge most of all. A request for a custom-made piece sparks a fire that gets him steamed up to take the project on — like when his neighbor asked him to make a barn scene with a cow and calf for her husband for Christmas.

“I worked some 12-hour days before Christmas to get it done,” McClenathan chuckled.

“I wanted to make her happy.”

It included about 300 pieces of wood, McClenathan estimated, and to this day it’s still the most intricate design he’s done.

“I could hardly believe I made it,” he said happily.

When it came time to hand it over, he was a bit scared she wouldn’t like it, he admitted.

But of course she did.

“When she picked it up, she loved it,” he said with a smile.

“There really isn’t too many greater feelings than that.”

Between the feeling of joy he gets from a satisfied buyer and the social aspect that comes with going to craft shows, McClenathan said he’s hooked.

“Everybody has got some skill,” he said.

And although some may differ, McClenathan said his skill isn’t woodworking — that’s just something he’s practiced and gotten good at.

“If I was given a gift it was to learn to cope with things,” he said.

To sit and be at peace with them.

“It’s not like you buy a saw and start cutting masterpieces out,” he said with a smile.

It takes practice. And the courage to continue working at it day after day.

As he looked out over his intarsias spread out around him, he said very quietly, “I’m proud of them.”

Record count reported for mysterious paralyzing illness

By MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer

NEW YORK — This year has seen a record number of cases of a mysterious paralyzing illness in children, U.S. health officials said Monday.

It’s still not clear what’s causing the kids to lose the ability to move their face, neck, back, arms or legs. The symptoms tend to occur about a week after the children had a fever and respiratory illness.

No one has died from the rare disease this year, but it was blamed for one death last year and it may have caused others in the past.

What’s more, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention officials say many children have lasting paralysis. And close to half the kids diagnosed with it this year were admitted to hospital intensive care units and hooked up to machines to help them breathe.

The condition has been likened to polio, a dreaded paralyzing illness that once struck tens of thousands of U.S. children a year. Those outbreaks ended after a polio vaccine became available in the 1950s.

Investigators of the current outbreak have ruled out polio, finding no evidence of that virus in recent cases.

The current mystery can be traced to 2012, when three cases of limb weakness were seen in California. The first real wave of confirmed illnesses was seen in 2014, when 120 were reported. Another, larger wave occurred in 2016, when there were 149 confirmed cases. So far this year, there have been 158 confirmed cases.

In 2015 and 2017, the counts were far lower, and it’s not clear why.

The condition is called acute flaccid myelitis, or AFM. Investigators have suspected it is caused by a virus called EV-D68. The 2014 wave coincided with a lot of EV-D68 infections and the virus “remains the leading hypothesis,” said Dr. Ruth Lynfield, a member of a 16-person AFM Task Force that the CDC established last month to offer advice to disease detectives.

But there is disagreement about how strong a suspect EV-D68 is. Waves of AFM and that virus haven’t coincided in other years, and testing is not finding the virus in every case. CDC officials have been increasingly cautious about saying the virus triggered the illnesses in this outbreak.

Indeed, EV-D68 infections are not new in kids, and many

Americans carry antibodies against it.

Why would the virus suddenly be causing these paralyzing illnesses?

“This is a key question that has confounded us,” said the CDC’s Dr. Nancy Messonnier, who is overseeing the agency’s outbreak investigation.

Experts also said it’s not clear why cases are surging in two-year cycles.

Another mystery: More than 17 countries have reported scattered AFM cases, but none have seen cyclical surges like the U.S. has.

When there has been a wave in the U.S., cases spiked in September and tailed off significantly by November.

Last week, CDC officials said the problem had peaked, but they warned that the number of cases would go up as investigators evaluated — and decided whether to count — illnesses that occurred earlier.

As of Monday, there were 311 illness reports still being evaluated.

This year’s confirmed cases are spread among 36 states. The states with the most are Texas, with 21, and Colorado, 15.

But it’s not clear if the state tallies truly represent where illnesses have been happening.

For example, the numbers in

This 2014 file electron microscope image made available by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows numerous, spheroid-shaped Enterovirus-D68 (EV-D68) virions. (Cynthia S. Goldsmith, Yiting Zhang/CDC via AP, File)

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