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Warmerthan-normal water mass emerges in Gulf of Alaska JUNEAU (AP) — Another mass of warmer than normal water is slowly re-emerging in the Gulf of Alaska, scientists said. The new “blob” could affect weather and fisheries in southeastern Alaska, but scientists said it doesn’t appear as strong as the first one in 2013, KTOO Public Media in Juneau reported Monday. Washington State Climatologist Nick Bond coined the term “blob” to refer to water mass in the Pacific Northwest. “Without winds to draw heat out of the ocean and to mix up colder water from below, the near-surface waters, again, got quite a bit warmer than normal,” Bond said. The gulf water is about four degrees Fahrenheit warmer than normal, but it is not as hot or as deep as the 2013 blob. “This isn’t the new normal,” Bond said. “But still, it’s kind of alarming that we’re talking about this sort of thing again so soon.” The blob-like conditions could lead to milder weather in southeastern Alaska, meaning less freezing and more rain, said Rick Thoman, a climatologist with the Alaska Center for Climate Assessment and Policy. Southeastern Alaska is already seeing warmer-thannormal weather. Juneau’s November was five degrees above normal, according to the National Weather Service. The warmer weather could disrupt fish behavior. The previous warm ocean conditions likely contributed to shifts in pollock spawn timing and extended the range of salmon. Andy Piston, a pink and chum salmon project leader with the state Department of Fish and Game, said a weak pink salmon run of 18 million is projected for next season. The last blob’s effects were not uniform on pink salmon runs, he said. “Some stocks did outstanding, and some stocks right next door did very poorly. A lot did average,” Piston said. “So part of the problem is that we don’t know exactly where in the ocean individual stocks are going for the most part.” — Associated Press
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Simon Nissen, Kenai Central choir teacher and founder of the Kenai Peninsula Singers, warms up the singers at Kenai Central before a Monday rehearsal for the “Evening of Christmas” show. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)
‘Evening of Christmas’ arrives Annual holiday concert expands venues, grows audience By JEFF HELMINIAK Peninsula Clarion
In 2003, the Redoubt Chamber Orchestra held its first “Evening of Christmas” concert at Christ Lutheran Church
in Soldotna in front of an audience of 100 or 150. The show has gotten so big that this year there will be a performance Friday at the Renee C. Henderson Auditorium in Kenai before a similar show
is performed Saturday in Anchorage. After starting at Christ Lutheran Church, the show eventually moved to Kenai Christian Church, which can hold about 340.
The next big move came in 2014, when Simon Nissen arrived to teach choir at Kenai Central High School. Nissen started the Kenai Peninsula Singers and they joined the See XMAS, page A3
The Kenai Chamber of Commerce and Visitor Center has joined several other local organizations and communities in supporting Nikiski as the location for Alaska Gasline Development Corporation’s (AGDC) liquefaction plant and marine terminal. “It is the mission of the Kenai Chamber of Commerce and Visitor Center (KCCVC) to promote economic development, stimulate job growth, provide initiatives to promote local businesses and foster positive relations between business and community for the benefit of Kenai,” the center said in a resolution. The resolution, signed by Board Chairman Karl Heinz and Board Secretary Penny Furnish, is one of several recently passed in the Kenai and Soldotna area showing support for AGDC. Last week, Kenai Peninsula Borough and the city of Kenai passed similar resolutions. Soldotna City Council is slated to discuss the topic at their meeting Wednesday.
‘Inspecting Carol’ — a different kind of ‘Christmas Carol’
Juneau diocese forms commission to investigate sexual misconduct allegations
By JOEY KLECKA Peninsula Clarion
By ALEX MCCARTHY Juneau Empire
The story is well known. A greedy, desolate man learns to share the joys of Christmas with friends and family after receiving guidance from three ghosts — of Christmas past, present and yet to come. All the heartwarming feels of Charles Dickens’ classic, “A Christmas Carol,” draw audiences to theaters each year throughout the country to relive the tale. Well, this isn’t that story. Chris Pepper (right) leads an “Inspecting Carol” rehearsal Triumvirate North Theater’s Tuesday at the Triumvirate North Theatre in Kenai. (Photo by upcoming holiday season pro- Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion) duction tells the story behind casing a different type of holi- production of “Inspecting the story. See CAROL, page A3 Triumvirate North is show- day feature with this year’s
The Diocese of Juneau has assembled a group of experts to look into any allegations of sexual assault in the diocese dating back to 1951, according to a release Wednesday. The commission, assembled by Bishop Andrew Bellisario, will review personnel files of all clergy who have served the diocese since it was established in 1951. The commission — which is independent from the diocese — includes former Juneau Superior Court Judge Patricia Collins, former Ketchikan Superior Court Judge Thomas Schulz, and retired
Juneau Police Department Lt. Kris Sell. The diocese will cooperate fully with the investigation, the release stated. Dominique Johnson, director of communications for the Diocese, said in an interview Wednesday that this investigation was not brought about by any specific allegations of sexual misconduct. “It’s for transparency to make sure there’s nothing in the personnel files,” Johnson said. “A lot of other Diocese across the country are doing the same thing right now.” The commission will begin its work Jan. 7, 2019 and is scheduled to wrap up its See FORMS, page A2
‘I felt it was my duty to cover up his dirty deeds’ Ex-Trump lawyer Cohen gets 3 years in prison By LARRY NEUMEISTER and TOM HAYS Associated Press
NEW YORK — Michael Cohen, President Donald Trump’s one-time fixer, was sentenced Wednesday to three years in prison for crimes that included arranging the payment of hush money to conceal his boss’ alleged sexual affairs, telling a judge that he agreed time and again to cover up Trump’s “dirty deeds” out of “blind loyalty.” Separately, the legal and political peril surrounding Trump appeared to deepen when prosecutors announced that another major piece of
In this courtroom sketch, Michael Cohen listens as he is sentenced in federal court Wednesday in New York. (Elizabeth Williams via AP)
the investigation had fallen pany of the National Enquirer into place: The parent com- acknowledged dispensing
some of the hush money in concert with the Trump campaign to fend off a scandal that could have damaged his bid for the White House. Cohen, 52, shook his head slightly and closed his eyes as a judge pronounced his sentence for evading $1.4 million in taxes, lying about Trump’s business dealings in Russia and violating campaign-finance laws in buying the silence of porn star Stormy Daniels and Playboy centerfold Karen McDougal, who claimed they had sex with the candidate. Cohen and federal prosecutors have said the payments were made at Trump’s direction to influ-
ence the election. “Time and time again, I felt it was my duty to cover up his dirty deeds rather than to listen to my own inner voice and my moral compass,” said a choked-up Cohen, a lawyer who once boasted he would “take a bullet” for Trump. “My weakness can be characterized as a blind loyalty to Donald Trump, and I was weak for not having the strength to question and to refuse his demands.” The twin developments represented a double dose of bad news for the president, who ignored reporters’ questions about Cohen during See DEEDS, page A2
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investigation by June 1, 2019. After they finish their review, the members of the commission will present a written report to Bellisario and the President of the Diocesan Review Board for the Protection of Children, Young People, and Vulnerable Adults. After this, Bellisario will publish the names of all those who are implicated in the report, according to the decree he
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signed this week. The report will include a list of names of all those determined by the commission to have credible allegations of sexual misconduct. This will include any violation of state, federal or canon law involving children or vulnerable adults and the improper handling of those cases by those in authority. The investigation won’t be limited to clergy, as employees and volunteers will also be subject to review, the decree states. The business manager of the diocese is working to prepare a budget to cover the
costs of the commission’s travel expenses, administrative costs and compensation, according to the decree. The Archdiocese of Anchorage launched a similar investigation in October, Johnson pointed out, and Juneau is following the Archdiocese’s lead. He said six months is a fairly standard length of time for an investigation such as this to take. To find the members of the commission, Johnson said Bellisario and diocese staff compiled a list of lawyers, law enforcement officials and judges
who would have enough time to dive into a six-month investigation. Collins was a District Court judge in Ketchikan prior to sitting on the Juneau Superior Court, according to the release. Schulz practiced law in Juneau and served as a district magistrate for two and a half years in Juneau before being a Superior Court judge for 19 years. Sell worked at JPD for 20 years as an officer, detective sergeant and lieutenant, serving as a lieutenant for the final 12 years of her career until she retired in 2017.
report to prison March 6 and left court without comment. The prison sentence was in line with what prosecutors asked for. Sentencing guidelines called for around four to five years, and the government asked in court papers that Cohen be given only a slight break. The sentence was the culmination of a spectacular rise and fast fall of a lawyer who attached himself to the fortunes of his biggest client, helped him get elected president, then turned on him, cooperating with two interconnected investigations: one run by federal prosecutors in New York, the other by special counsel Robert Mueller, who is looking into Russia’s efforts to influence the presidential election. Beyond the guilty pleas, it is unclear what Cohen has told prosecutors or what he has left to say, though one of Mueller’s prosecutors, Jeannie Rhee, said in court that Cohen has “provided consistent and credible information about core Russia-related issues under investigation.” Legal experts said Cohen could get his sentence reduced by cooperating. In the hush-money case, Cohen arranged for American Media Inc., parent of the proTrump National Enquirer, to pay $150,000 to McDougal to buy and bury her story, according to prosecutors. Cohen
also said he paid $130,000 to Daniels and was reimbursed by Trump’s business empire. Both payments were made during the heat of the 2016 campaign. Prosecutors said those secret payouts were not reported as campaign contributions and violated the ban on corporate contributions and the $2,700 limit on donations by an individual. Shortly after Cohen’s sentencing, federal authorities announced a deal not to prosecute AMI. As part of the deal, prosecutors said, AMI admitted making the payment to McDougal “in concert” with the Trump campaign to protect him from a story that could have hurt his candidacy. An AMI representative had no comment. Trump has denied any sexual relationship with the women and argued on Twitter earlier this week that the payments to the women were “a simple private transaction,” not a campaign contribution. And if it was a prohibited contribution, Trump said, Cohen is the one who should be held responsible. “Lawyer’s liability if he made a mistake, not me,” Trump wrote, adding, “Cohen just trying to get his sentence reduced. WITCH HUNT!” Trump’s legal culpability could hinge on whether the payments to the women were, in fact, made at his direction,
and whether he intended them to influence the election. In a case with some parallels, prosecutors in 2011 charged former Sen. John Edwards with funneling nearly $1 million in under-the-table campaign contributions to hide his pregnant lover during his 2008 run for president. Edwards had argued that the payments were a personal matter — intended to keep things secret from his wife — and had nothing to do with the election. A jury acquitted the Democrat on one charge and deadlocked on other counts. He wasn’t retried. In addition to pleading guilty to the campaign-finance and tax charges, Cohen admitted lying to Congress to conceal that he was negotiating a proposal to build a Trump skyscraper in Moscow well into the presidential campaign season. He said he lied out of devotion to Trump, who insisted during the campaign that he had no business ties whatsoever to Russia. Daniels’ lawyer, Michael Avenatti, who played a major role in exposing the hush-money discussions, said outside the courthouse: “We will not stop until the truth is known relating to the conduct of Donald Trump.” But he added: “Let me be clear, Michael Cohen is neither a hero nor a patriot” and “deserves every day of the 36-month sentence he will serve.”
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an appearance at the White House later in the day. Cohen is the first and, so far, only member of Trump’s circle during two years of investigations to go into open court and implicate him in a crime, though whether a president can be prosecuted under the Constitution is an open question. In a possible sign of further trouble for the president, Cohen said he will continue cooperating with prosecutors, and one of his legal advisers said Cohen is also prepared to tell “all he knows” to Congress if asked. At the sentencing, defense attorney Guy Petrillo pleaded for leniency for Cohen, saying, “He came forward to offer evidence against the most powerful person in our country.” U.S. District Judge William H. Pauley III said the defendant deserved modest credit, but his assistance “does not wipe the slate clean.” “Somewhere along the way Mr. Cohen appears to have lost his moral compass,” the judge said. The judge also ordered Cohen to pay $1.39 million in restitution to the IRS, forfeit $500,000 and pay $100,000 in fines. He was ordered to
Peninsula Clarion | Thursday, December 13, 2018 | A3
Elmer Edward Koskela
Susan Mulholland Swires
Ted Cline
May 14, 1923 - December 7, 2018
July 4, 1953 - September 23, 2018
July 8, 1955 - November 21, 2018
On December 7, 2018, long time area resident Elmer Edward Koskela, 95, departed this life. Elmer was born on May 14, 1923 in Roubaix, South Dakota to Matti and Anna Koskela. On November 30, 1948 Elmer and Vera Mae (Blair) were married in South Dakota right after deer season. Elmer is preceded in death by Vera, his parents and all his siblings. Elmer is survived by his daughters Rebecca Koskela of Santa Fe, NM; LuAnn Reynolds and husband, Rodney, of Kenai, AK; and Michele Gollhofer and husband, William, of Aurora, CO; five grandchildren, Joshua Delson and wife, Jill, of Woodbury, MN; Tasha Kepler and husband Jason, of Lyons, CO; Rachel Puckett and husband, Joel, of Aurora, CO; Matt Gollhofer and wife, Alexandria, of Truckee, CA; and Blair Reynolds, of Longmont, CO; seven greatgrandchildren and 3 great-great-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews; as well as a host of other family and friends. In the spring of 1961, Elmer left 3 jobs in Deadwood, SD, and brought his family to Alaska seeking a brighter future. From coal handler in Anchorage, Elmer worked his way to Superintendent for the Cooper Landing, Bernice Lake and Beluga Chugach Power facilities. For decades Elmer and his crew ensured lighting and power for the Kenai Peninsula. Thanks to his WWII Army Air Corp experience and love of the bush Elmer was a skilled Super Cub pilot. With the help of their daughters, family visiting from the lower 48 and North Road friends, Elmer and Vera built and lived in their dream home overlooking Island Lake for almost 50 years. Elmer and Vera were founding and dedicated members of the Star of the North Lutheran Church in Kenai. Shortly before his death Elmer said he was anxious to get to heaven and see what Vera has been up to.
Susan Joann Swires, 65, or Casa Grande died on September 23, 2018, at Banner Casa Grande Medical Center after a length struggle with cancer, comforted by her husband and children. Mrs. Swires was born in July 4, 1953, in Powell, Wyoming, to Robert and Eunice Mullholland. She moved to Alaska in 1965, married in 1975 and moved to Mesa with her family in 1985. She enjoyed every day with her children and grandchildren and loved the desert and the Superstition Mountains. Her joy was riding and caring for her horses. She was a caring person with a smile for everyone and loved by all who knew her. Survivors include her husband, Dave; two sons, Jason and Travis; a daughter, Kristy Riviello; a step daughter, Angela Brunick; her mother, Eunice Mullholland; two sisters, Pamela Byrd and Danita Parrish; and five grandchildren. Celebration of life will be held when her ashes are spread at her favorite place in the Superstitions.
Longtime Alaskan resident, Mr. Ted Cline, passed away on November 21, 2018 at home. Ted was born on July 8, 1955 in California, establishing a residence in Alaska beginning in 1969. During his time in Alaska, he resided in Anchorage, and finally Soldotna. “Ted was our beloved brother and friend. Gone too soon. He will be deeply missed”, a brief family statement read. A private memorial service will be held at a later date. Please visit www. alaskanfuneral.com to sign Ted’s online guestbook.
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show. In order to accommodate all the singers, the event was moved to the Renee C. Henderson Auditorium and started drawing an audience of more than 800. “When I came here, I was looking for a choir to sing in and I couldn’t find one, so I started one,” Nissen said. The Kenai Peninsula Singers were added under the umbrella of the Kenai Peninsula Orchestra. The Kenai Peninsula Orchestra rehearses in Ninilchik, includes mostly Homer and central peninsula musicians, and numbers about 70. In 2000, the Redoubt Chamber Orchestra was formed when a group of Kenai Peninsula Orchestra musicians started rehearsing on the central peninsula. The group, which usually numbers about 40, rehearses from September through the holidays before the players shift back to the Kenai Peninsula Orchestra. The Redoubt Chamber Orchestra has two big shows — “Evening of Classics” in October and “Evening of Christmas.” The Kenai Peninsula Singers join the Redoubt Chamber Orchestra for the big Christmas show that has come to serve as a major fundraiser for the Kenai Peninsula Orchestra. The new wrinkle this year will be some members of the Anchorage Civic Orchestra joining the Kenai show. Then Saturday, the Kenai Peninsula Singers and some Redoubt Chamber Orchestra members will put on a holiday show with the Anchorage Civic Orchestra at the Alaska Center for the Performing Arts. “People like being able to sing Christmas carols with us,” Redoubt Chamber Orchestra conductor Tammy VollomMatturro said of the reason for the show’s growing popularity. “They feel this is the first real kickoff for Christmas. “You start hearing some Christmas songs before Halloween so you become immune to it after a while. But walking in and hearing it live makes it a very special experience.” The first half of the show features the Redoubt Chamber Orchestra and Anchorage Civic Orchestra. The orchestras will play popular sing-a-longs like “Sleigh Ride.” “You have to do ‘Sleigh Ride,’” Vollom-Matturro, also the choir teacher at Kenai Middle School, said. “Bottom line. You have to do it.” The orchestras also will break from Christmas stan-
dards, performing “Fantasia on We Three Kings” by Brian Balmages and “Christmas Eve/ Sarajevo 12/24.” Vollom-Matturro said “Fantasia” is a beautiful piece of music that features every section. “Christmas Eve/Sarajevo” was originally released on “Dead Winter Dead,” the 1995 album of the heavy metal band Savatage. It was re-released by the Trans-Siberian Orchestra, which includes several Savatage members. “It’s a little on the rock side,” Vollom-Matturro said. “It’s a great piece.” For the piece, tuba player Sterling Strickler moves to electric bass, violin player Jack Will plays the electric guitar and Raven Patrick pounds the drums. Intermission features live Christmas jazz from the KCHS jazz band, under the direction of Deborah Sounart. The Kenai Peninsula Singers then join the party, performing familiar songs like “The First Noel,” “Ring Those Christmas Bells,” “It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year” and “O Come All Ye Faithful.” Nissen said that listeners will hear all of the above for the first time, thanks to creativity by arrangers and composers. “We sometimes overhear Christmas carols,” Nissen said. “It’s exciting to see arrangers and composers that have a new vision of them.” Next comes “Glow,” written for Walt Disney’s “World of Color - Winter Dreams.” Both Nissen and VollomMatturro said it is very different than anything else that will be played Friday night. Nissen added the piece is challenging for everyone, calling it ethereal and textured rather than melodic. “Nobody is going to leave humming it,” he said. The performers will then unearth the traditional English “Sussex Carol” before moving to the grand finale. Here, the audience and performers all join together in the “Hallelujah Chorus” from George Frideric Handel’s “Messiah.” “Simon is conducting the choral pieces, but I get to conduct the ‘Hallelujah Chorus,’” Vollom-Matturro said. “I can’t tell you what a thrill it is to stand up, do that, give that cutoff at the last note and go, ‘Wow.’” Friday’s show in Kenai starts at 7 p.m., with $15 general admission and a $25 family rate available at the door the day of the concert. Saturday’s Anchorage show is 4 p.m. at the Sydney Laurence Theatre, with prices of $23.50 for regular admission, $17.75 for seniors and $14.75 for youth. Tickets are available at alaskapac.centertix.net.
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Around the Peninsula Soldotna/Kenai 100+ Women Who Care 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, 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 Al-Anon support group meetings are held at the Central Peninsula Hospital in the Kasilof Room (second floor) of the River Tower building on Monday at 7 p.m., Wednesday at 7 p.m. and Saturday at 9 a.m. Park around back by the ER and enter through the Rive Tower entrance and follow the signs. Contact Tony Oliver at 252-0558 for more information.
Kenai Peninsula College holiday schedule KPC’s two campuses (Kenai River and Kachemak Bay) and Seward extension site (Resurrection Bay) will be closed for the holidays from Dec. 22, 2018 to Jan. 2, 2019. Registration for the upcoming spring semester is available online at www.kpc.alaska.edu. Classes start on Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2019.
Narcan kits available at Kenai Public Health 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 nasal spray kits at the Kenai Public Health Center at 630 Barnacle Way, Suite A, in Kenai. For additional information call Kenai Public Health at 335-3400.
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Carol,” which opens Friday at 7 p.m. and runs for two weekends, including Saturday night and continuing into Dec. 21 and 22, with all show times at 7 p.m. The show, directed by Kate Schwarzer, features a sizable cast of a dozen local actors and actresses with a wide variety of experience and styles. Schwarzer, directing her third production with Triumvirate North, said the comedy provides a look behind the scenes of a struggling play company down on their luck and trying to push through rehearsal and production of the Dickens story as funding runs out and a mystery woman complicates matters. “It’s a show within a show,” Schwarzer explained. The title originates from the storyline that introduces a young actress, played by Nikki Stein, who stumbles onto a chaotic set that is losing funding to support its productions. The young lady is mistaken by the regular stage crew as an “inspector” actress, only there to evaluate the production. “It’s a case of mistaken identity,” Schwarzer said. “The actress comes and they think she’s the inspector, there to watch it.” The show’s leading roles include those of Chris Pepper, Donna Shirnberg and Hannah Tauriainen. Pepper takes on the role of the actor that plays Ebenezer Scrooge, but his character’s demands to change up the script throw another wrench into the mix. Tauriainen is a veteran of Triumvirate North since the beginning, with about “20 to 30 shows” under her belt. Tauriainen takes on the role of “M.J.” — a stressed out stage manager who spends nearly every minute of her stage presence attempting to keep rehearsal moving, or in some
cases started, as outside events take over. Tauriainen said after several years of more serious but heartwarming Christmas productions, it was about time to put on a Christmas comedy show that deviated from the standard. “Be ready to laugh,” Tauriainen said. The original script was written and released in 1992 by Daniel Sullivan, a playwright who saw his work come to life with help from the Seattle Repertory Theatre. Schwarzer said longtime Triumvirate owner Carla Jenness brought the play to her attention several months ago as a possibility for the company’s holiday feature. After taking a look through it, Schwarzer decided it was the one. “It’s something different. It’s not the typical Christmas play, the happy-go-lucky musical,” Schwarzer said. “You feel good about it, but at least something always goes wrong (for the show’s play company).” Donna Shirnberg brings to life the Zorah Bloch character, a frenzied Lithuanian director who doesn’t take the bad news of the company losing all its funding well. Shirnberg, who has extensive acting experience with the Kenai Performers but is in her first show with the Triumvirate Theatre, said the show features a wide variety of personalities that make for a hilarious explosion of conflicting interactions. “It’s an overblown view of what theater is,” Shirnberg said. “It’s eclectic. It has unique characters. It’s super over the top.” Scharzer said most of the “Inspecting Carol” cast has only been rehearsing since Thanksgiving after previous commitments with other plays and productions took up most of their time. “Inspecting Carol” opens Friday at 7 p.m. and runs for two weekends, including Saturday night and continues into Dec. 21 and 22, with all show times at 7 p.m.
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.
loved ones with an ornament placed on our tree! No donation is too small to receive as many ornaments as you would like. Stop by the tree in the Mall during Mall hours, stop by Hospice’s office, or request an ornament online at www.hospiceofcentralpeninsula.com.
Christmas Concert featuring Tune Weavers
Habitat for Humanity seeking family partner
The Sterling Senior Center presents a Christmas Concert featuring The Tune Weavers on Saturday, Dec. 15 at 7 p.m. Music is Bluegrass and Country Classic. Cookies and hot cocoa will be shared with an appearance from Mr & Mrs Claus. A donation of $10 is requested to assist with our Share in the Giving community project. For further info, call 262-6808. Everyone welcome!
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 283-7797, or visit our website: https://hfhcentralpeninsula.org to apply online!
League of Women Voters meeting
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 —Kenai National Wildlife 77 years of conservation celebration. Saturday, Dec. 15 from noon to 4 p.m. at the Kenai Refuge Visitor Center in Soldotna. Open house, refreshments, kids activities, nature crafts. —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”
The Central Peninsula League of Women Voters will hold a regular meeting on Thursday, Dec. 13 at noon at the Soldotna Public Library on Binkley Street. For additional information call Lois Pillifant at 907-209-6041.
Kenai Community Library holiday events 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 of our upcoming events and programs by “Liking” us on Facebook.
Kenai River Special Management Area Advisory Board meeting The Kenai River Special Management Area Advisory Board will meet on Thursday, Dec. 13 at 5:30 p.m. at the Gilman River Center on Funny River Road, Soldotna. Agenda topics include committee and agency reports. The public is welcome to attend. If you have any questions about the meeting you can contact Jack Blackwell at 907-262-5581, Ext 21.
Hospice Memorial Tree 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 their
Kenai National Wildlife Refuge: December
Wilderness First Aid course The Kenai National Wildlife Refuge is hosting a Wilderness 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@gmail.com. Must be 16 or older.
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Potential harm to Atlantic coast outweighs benefits of oil, gas exploration The Trump administration on Nov. 30
gave five companies permission to conduct seismic airgun blasting off the coast of the Carolinas and other states, a major step toward offshore oil and gas drilling. Here’s what that would look like, directly off the Carolinas’ coasts and extending over an area twice as large as California: Ships crisscrossing the ocean dragging dozens of airguns. The guns fire off blasts that can be heard underwater 2,000 miles away up to every 10 seconds, 24 hours a day for months. The five companies would have up to 208 guns in the water at a time and would fire a combined five million blasts over the first year. A coalition of environmental groups filed suit Tuesday in Charleston to prevent the blasts. For the sake of marine life as well as the Carolinas’ coastal beauty and economy, we hope they succeed. The airguns are used to search for likely oil and gas deposits deep beneath the ocean floor. The deafening noise from the blasts poses a grave threat to dozens of species of marine life, from zooplankton to fish to dolphins and whales. Advocates say the North Atlantic right whale, in particular, is in danger. Only 400 remain, and the sound waves from the airguns would interfere with their mating, feeding and other needs, and possibly cause them to go extinct. According to the ocean conservation group Oceana, the government has said seismic testing in the Atlantic could injure up to 138,000 marine mammals and disturb “vital activities of millions more.” The testing would likely lead fairly quickly to offshore oil and gas drilling in the Atlantic, posing the risk of a spill that could damage the Carolinas tourism and fishing industries. The 2010 Deepwater Horizon spill in the Gulf of Mexico showed how bad a spill can be. All of this risk comes with little upside, except for the oil companies. North Carolina is likely to see little benefit, and environmental groups say exploration would likely yield less than seven months’ worth of oil and six months’ worth of gas. Legally, the case could boil down to what “negligible” and “small numbers” mean. Under federal law, actions like seismic testing that disturb or kill marine mammals are not allowed unless the National Marine Fisheries Service finds the action will affect “small numbers” of marine mammals and will have a “negligible impact” on any individual species. “NMFS’s conclusions that the authorized seismic surveys in the Atlantic meet these requirements defy science, law, and common sense,” the suit filed Tuesday argues. Each of the five companies is allowed to harm up to 33 percent of each marine mammal population. That’s hardly a small number. The permission to do the seismic testing violated other laws protecting endangered species as well, the groups argue. It is telling that most coastal governments and public officials, Republicans and Democrats alike, oppose offshore drilling. We hope the federal judges will take a close look at whether it was proper to issue these seismic testing permits.
Britain’s Brexit self-abasement
Shakespeare famously wrote of the “sceptered isle” of Britain acting as a moat “against the envy of less happier lands.” Lately, the less happier lands are winning in a rout. Britain is suffering a political meltdown as it struggles to make good on a historic vote in 2016 to leave the European Union. The decision for a so-called Brexit was a stirring statement of independence and self-government by a people who have defined themselves down the centuries by their stiff-necked resistance to anyone — whether overweening monarchs or continental tyrants — who would threaten either. That was before London ran up against the bureaucracy of the would-be European super state based in Brussels, and before it was led, if that’s the right word, by Tory Prime Minister Theresa May. Presiding over a divided party, facing a pro-Remain British establishment and negotiating with a hostile EU, May never had an easy task. She has nonetheless not only failed to rise to the occasion but been crushed by it. May has just pulled her Brexit deal from a parliamentary vote that she was going to lose in an embarrassing drubbing that might have loosed her increasingly precarious grip on power. She has negotiated abysmally, giving away leverage right at the start when she prematurely invoked Article 50, beginning the process of Britain’s departure
possible. This is the Brezhnev doctrine for Eurocrats. When in the past countries in Europe have voted the “wrong” way on fundamental EU questions, as Ireland, France and the Netherlands did over the years, they were ignored or made to vote again until they got the right answer. Britain may yet suffer the same pitiful fate. The European Court of Justice just helpfully ruled that Britain can withdraw its Article 50 notification — in other words, forget this whole unpleasant Brexit vote happened. That’s been the hope of many Remainers in Britain all along, but the case for the EU hasn’t gotten any stronger over the past two years. What does it say about the European project that exit is almost impossible? And if Britain is a political shambles, it’s not as though the most committed advocates of the EU are doing any better. Given the “yellow vest” protests ignited by his idiotic (since delayed) fuel tax, French President Emmanuel Macron can’t even control the streets of Paris on weekends. May’s strategy seems to be to ride the current impasse as close to the March 29 Brexit deadline as possible, and force the adoption of her lamentable deal for lack of any alternative. In which case, to return to Shakespeare, “That England that was wont to conquer others, Hath made a shameful conquest of itself.” Rich Lowry can be reached via email: comments.lowry@nationalreview.
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Congress approves $400 billion for farmers, forests, poor By JULIET LINDERMAN Associated Press
WASHINGTON — After months of debate and negotiation, Congress voted final approval Wednesday to a massive farm bill that will provide more than $400 billion for agriculture subsidies, conservation programs and food aid. The House voted 369-47 for the legis— The Charlotte Observer, Dec. 11 lation, which sets federal agricultural and food policy for five years, after the Senate approved it 87-13 on Tuesday. It is now headed to the desk of President Donald Trump, who is expected to sign it. The measure reauthorizes crop insurance and conservation programs and pays for trade programs, bioenergy production and organic farming research. It also reE-mail: duces the cost for struggling dairy producnews@peninsulaclarion.com ers to sign up for support programs and Write: Fax: legalizes the cultivation of industrial hemp. Peninsula Clarion 907-283-3299 House Agriculture Committee ChairP.O. Box 3009 Questions? Call: man Rep. Michael Conaway, R-Texas, said Kenai, AK 99611 907-283-7551 the final bill looks at “stresses and strains across all of rural America, economic deThe Peninsula Clarion welcomes letters and attempts to velopment issues and just the practice of publish all those received, subject to a few guidelines: farming and ranching. It says: here are fedn All letters must include the writer’s name, phone numeral resources we want to put against those ber and address. problems.” n Letters are limited to 500 words and may be edited to One thing the bill doesn’t include: tightfit available space. Letters are run in the order they are er work requirements for food stamp rereceived. cipients, a provision of the House bill that was celebrated by President Donald Trump
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with no realistic fallback plan if talks with the EU failed. She ended up with an agreement that would effectively leave Britain within most EU rules, with no means of influencing them anyRich Lowry more. The London Spectator calls the deal “Remain-minus.” There’s a reason that resignations of her Brexit negotiators have become a semiregular event. Now, humiliated and her credibility in shreds, May says that she is going to go back to the EU to get more reassurances, when the EU has said that it is not conceding anything else of consequence. And why should it? There’s no guarantee that May can get any tweaked deal through Parliament, regardless. And she’s already tried to sell so many meaningless gestures from the EU as concessions that Brexit supporters won’t be inclined to take her seriously, either. The larger question is whether once the EU has its hooks in a nation-state, will it ever relinquish it? Its officials have treated the Brexit negotiations as an opportunity to teach anyone hoping to follow Britain out of the EU a lesson: Don’t dare try to take back the full measure of your sovereignty, lest we make it as miserable for you as
but became a major sticking point during negotiations. Another contentious piece of the House’s original legislation, relaxing restrictions on pesticide use, also didn’t make it into the final text. Conaway championed the stricter work requirements, and fought to restrict the ability of states to issue waivers to exempt work-eligible people. The House measure also sought to limit circumstances under which families who qualify for other poverty programs can automatically be eligible for SNAP, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, and earmarked $1 billion to expand work-training programs. The bill does increase funding for employment and training programs from $90 million to $103 million. The original House bill failed during its first floor vote when 30 GOP members blocked it over an unrelated immigration issue. It passed a second time around, but without any support from Democrats, who insisted they wouldn’t vote for a bill with the new work requirements included. “The version we passed in June took bold steps to reforming SNAP and moving in the direction most of us believed was supported by the American people,” Conaway said. “That was not supported broadly by the body across the building, and we made the compromise necessary
to get us to this place.” The House and Senate also clashed over portions of the bill’s forestry and conservation sections. Negotiations were complicated in recent weeks when the White House asked Congress to make changes to the forestry section in response to deadly wildfires in California, giving more authority to the Agriculture and Interior departments to clear forests and other public lands. The final text doesn’t significantly increase the agencies’ authority. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue said the bill will help producers “make decisions about the future, while also investing in important agricultural research and supporting trade programs to bolster export.” But he voiced disappointment over the failed changes to work requirements. “While I feel there were missed opportunities in forest management and in improving work requirements for certain SNAP recipients, this bill does include several helpful provisions and we will continue to build upon these through our authorities,” he said. The bill maintains current limits on farm subsidies, but includes a House provision to expand the definition of family to include first cousins, nieces and nephews, making them eligible for payments under the program.
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Nation/World
National Enquirer owner admits it buried stories for Trump By JIM MUSTIAN Associated Press
NEW YORK — The parent company of magazines including the National Enquirer, Us Weekly and In Touch has admitted to engaging in a journalistically dubious practice known as “catch-and-kill” in order to help Donald Trump become president. Federal prosecutors revealed Wednesday they had agreed not to prosecute American Media Inc. for secretly assisting Trump’s campaign by paying $150,000 to Playboy model Karen McDougal for the rights to her story about an alleged affair with Trump. The company then intentionally suppressed McDougal’s story until after the election. Wednesday’s development brought fresh attention to “catch-and-kill,” in which a publication pays for exclusive rights to someone’s story with no intention of publishing it, either as a favor to a celebrity subject or to gain leverage over that person. Media organizations have a right not to run stories, but AMI acknowledged that its payments to McDougal were done specifically to assist Trump’s election bid and were made “in concert” with his campaign. Prosecutors said that makes the payment an illegal corporate campaign contribution. Prosecutors announced their non-cooperation agreement with AMI the same day that former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen was sentenced
In this Dec. 11 photo, President Donald Trump speaks during a meets with Democratic leaders the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. The parent company of magazines including the National Enquirer, Us Weekly and In Touch has admitted to engaging in a journalistically dubious practice known as “catch-and-kill” in order to help Trump become president. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)
to three years in prison for crimes including helping to orchestrate the McDougal payoff. The non-prosecution agreement also requires AMI to train employees on federal election law standards and hire a lawyer to consult regarding any future payments “to acquire stories involving individuals running for office.” The Associated Press has reported that AMI kept a safe that stored documents on hushmoney payments to McDougal and other damaging stories it killed as part of its relationship-
with Trump, who is longtime friends with the company’s president, David Pecker. The company, in keeping such secrets, ingratiated itself with celebrities and used the information to ask for favors in return. Former National Enquirer employees told The Associated Press that damaging stories about Trump were deemed dead on arrival at the tabloid dating back to when Trump starred on NBC’s “The Apprentice.” The president has denied the affairs and said the payments
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press
were “a simple private transaction,” not a campaign contribution. According to AMI’s statement to prosecutors, Pecker approached Trump in August 2015 with an offer “to help deal with negative stories” about his relationships with women by identifying such stories “so they could be purchased and their publication avoided.” AMI declined to comment Wednesday. It had previously denied killing stories for anything other than journalistic reasons.
Britain’s Prime Minister Theresa May leaves 10 Downing Street to attend the weekly Prime Ministers’ Questions session, at parliament in London, Wednesday. (AP Photo/Tim Ireland)
to have received the backing of my colleagues” but acknowledged that “a significant number” had voted against her in Wednesday evening’s secret ballot. “I have listened to what they
said,” May promised as she stood in a darkened Downing St. after what she called a “long and challenging day.” The threat to May had been building as pro-Brexit Conserva-
tive lawmakers grew increasingly frustrated with the prime minister’s handling of Brexit. Many supporters of Brexit say May’s deal, a compromise that retains close economic ties with the EU, fails to deliver on the clean break with the bloc that they want. The balloting came after May’s Conservative opponents, who circled the beleaguered prime minister for weeks hoping to spark a no-confidence vote, finally got the numbers they needed to call one. The vote was triggered when at least 48 lawmakers —15 percent of Conservative legislators — wrote letters asking for a noconfidence ballot. On Monday, May postponed a vote to approve the divorce deal to avoid all-but-certain defeat. She has until Jan. 21 to bring it back to Parliament after— she hopes — winning concessions from the EU.
Judge declines to dismiss asylum delays suit By GENE JOHNSON Associated Press
SEATTLE — Immigrant rights activists can continue to challenge what they describe as unlawful U.S. government delays in asylum cases, a federal judge has ruled. U.S. District Judge Marsha Pechman in Seattle dismissed some arguments raised by the lawsuit in a ruling Tuesday, but she said the activists can pur-
sue their claim that the delays violate the due process rights of detained asylum seekers across the country. The government sought to dismiss the case. The Seattle-based Northwest Immigrant Rights Project filed the lawsuit in June against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, which said through a spokeswoman Wednesday that it does not comment on pending litigation. According to the complaint,
migrants seeking asylum after entering the U.S. illegally have had to wait weeks or months for their initial asylum interviews, at which an immigration officer determines whether they have a credible fear of persecution or torture in their home country. After that, there have been long delays in getting bond hearings, which determine whether an asylum seeker will be released from custody as the case proceeds. “They’re doing what they can
to keep people locked up for prolonged periods and block asylum seekers from moving forward with their claims,” Northwest Immigrant Rights Project legal director Matt Adams said Wednesday. “What we’ve seen firsthand is many asylum seekers give up after they’ve been locked up for weeks or months without ever getting a bond hearing,” and opt to be deported rather than exercise their legal right to seek asylum.
Florida school massacre panel OKs arming teachers By TERRY SPENCER and CURT ANDERSON Associated Press
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — The panel investigating the Florida high school massacre recommended Wednesday that teachers who volunteer and undergo extensive background checks and training be allowed to carry concealed guns on campus to stop future shootings. The Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Public Safety Commission voted 13-1 to recommend the Legislature allow the arming of teachers,
Crews rescue man stuck in grease vent of empty restaurant SAN LORENZO, Calif. — A man who authorities say was possibly trying to burglarize an abandoned Chinese restaurant has been rescued from the grease vent, where officials say he had been trapped for two days. The Alameda County sheriff’s office says deputies and firefighters were called to the vacant building in San Lorenzo on Wednesday after someone heard cries for help. The office says that when officials arrived they found the grease-covered man stuck inside the metal vent. Sgt. Ray Kelly tells the San Francisco Chronicle the man was in generally good condition despite being exposed to the elements. Kelly says the unidentified man was taken to a hospital, and deputies will decide later whether to book him into jail or issue a citation.
Mexico raids lab producing fentanyl
UK’s May wins no-confidence vote LONDON — British Prime Minister Theresa May survived a political crisis over her Brexit deal Wednesday, winning a noconfidence vote by Conservative lawmakers that would have ended her leadership of party and country. But the margin of victory — 200 votes to 117 — leaves May a weakened leader who has lost the support of a big chunk of her party over her handling of Britain’s exit from the European Union. It also came at a steep price as she promised not to run for re-election in 2022. Britain’s Brexit problem, meanwhile, remains unsolved as May seeks changes to her EU divorce deal in order to make it more palatable to Parliament. May said she was “pleased
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saying it’s not enough to have one or two police officers or armed guards on campus. Florida law adopted after the Feb. 14 shooting that left 17 dead allows districts to arm nonteaching staff members such as principals, librarians and custodians — 13 of the 67 districts do, mostly in rural parts of the state. Pinellas County Sheriff Bob Gualtieri, the commission’s chairman, pushed the measure at the Tallahassee meeting. He said most deaths in school shootings happen within the first few minutes, before officers on and off campus can respond. He said suspect Niko-
las Cruz stopped to reload his AR-15 semi-automatic rifle five times, all of which would have been opportunities for an armed teacher to shoot him. “We have to give people a fighting chance, we have to give them an opportunity to protect themselves,” Gualtieri said. He said there aren’t enough officers or money to hire one for every school, but even then officers need backup. “One good guy with a gun on campus is not enough.” The state teachers union and PTA have previously expressed opposition, saying teachers are hired to educate, not be police officers.
Commissioner Max Schachter, whose 14-year-old son Alex died in the massacre, cast the lone vote against the motion. He said the state should focus on hiring more police officers for campuses and allowing non-teaching staff to carry guns. “We do need more good guys with a gun on campus — nobody understands that and wishes we had more at Marjory Stoneman Douglas than myself,” Schachter said. But arming teachers “creates a host of problems.” The father and wife of other victims, who are not on the commission, also spoke against arming teachers.
MEXICO CITY — Federal agents said Wednesday that they detained four people in a raid on a clandestine lab that apparently produced the synthetic opioid fentanyl in Mexico City. Only a few such labs have been detected in Mexico in recent years, though Mexico is one of the main suppliers of the deadly drug. Much of the illicit fentanyl consumed in the U.S. originates in China, but is often smuggled through Mexico. Mexican cartels have also been known to produce the drug from precursor chemicals mainly imported from China. The Attorney General’s Office said the lab was in a middle-income neighborhood on Mexico City’s north side. The lab apparently had its own automated pill press. Fentanyl is often mixed with heroin, but is also pressed into pills made to resemble other drugs. An accidental overdose of fentanyl was determined to have killed music legend Prince in April 2016, apparently when he took fentanyl pills made to look like another drug. On Sept. 10, police in the Mexico border city of Mexicali, in Baja California state, raided a clandestine fentanyl lab and detained two suspects, one of them a Russian man. Police found 20,000 fentanyl pills at the building.
Congress OKs bill to allow killing sea lions PORTLAND, Ore. — Congress has agreed to make it easier to kill sea lions threatening fragile runs of salmon in the Northwest. Oregon Public Broadcasting reports that a bill approved by the House Tuesday changes the Marine Mammal Protection Act to lift some of the restrictions on killing sea lions to protect salmon and steelhead in the Columbia River and its tributaries. The measure had previously passed the Senate. Wildlife managers say sea lion populations have grown so large that they no longer need all the protections that were put in place for them in 1972. — Associated Press
Today in History Today is Thursday, Dec. 13, the 347th day of 2018. There are 18 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Dec. 13, 2003, Saddam Hussein was captured by U.S. forces while hiding in a hole under a farmhouse in Adwar, Iraq, near his hometown of Tikrit. On this date: In 1862, Union forces led by Maj. Gen. Ambrose Burnside launched futile attacks against entrenched Confederate soldiers during the Civil War Battle of Fredericksburg; the soundly defeated Northern troops withdrew two days later. In 1918, President Woodrow Wilson arrived in France, becoming the first chief executive to visit Europe while in office. In 1928, George Gershwin’s “An American in Paris” had its premiere at Carnegie Hall in New York. In 1937, the Chinese city of Nanjing fell to Japanese forces during the SinoJapanese War; what followed was a massacre of war prisoners, soldiers and citizens. (China maintains that up to 300,000 people were killed; Japanese nationalists say the death toll was far lower, and some maintain the massacre never happened.) In 1944, during World War II, the light cruiser USS Nashville was badly damaged in a Japanese kamikaze attack off Negros Island in the Philippines that claimed 133 lives. In 1977, an Air Indiana Flight 216, a DC-3 carrying the University of Evansville basketball team on a flight to Nashville, crashed shortly after takeoff, killing all 29 people on board. In 1978, the Philadelphia Mint began stamping the Susan B. Anthony dollar, which went into circulation the following July. In 1981, authorities in Poland imposed martial law in a crackdown on the Solidarity labor movement. (Martial law formally ended in 1983.) In 1996, the U.N. Security Council chose Kofi Annan (KOH’-fee AN’-nan) of Ghana to become the world body’s seventh secretary-general. In 1997, a ribbon-cutting ceremony was held in Los Angeles for the 1 billiondollar Getty Center, one of the largest arts centers in the United States. In 2000, Republican George W. Bush claimed the presidency a day after the U.S. Supreme Court shut down further recounts of disputed ballots in Florida; Democrat Al Gore conceded, delivering a call for national unity. In 2002, Cardinal Bernard Law resigned as Boston archbishop because of the priest sex abuse scandal. Ten years ago: The White House weighed its options for preventing a collapse of the troubled U.S. auto industry. Oklahoma quarterback Sam Bradford won the Heisman Trophy after guiding the highest-scoring team in major college football history to the national championship game. Five years ago: North Korea’s state-run media announced the execution the day before of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s uncle, portraying Jang Song Thaek as a morally corrupt traitor. Reality TV star Khloe Kardashian filed for divorce from Lamar Odom after four years of marriage. One year ago: Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton appointed Lt. Gov. Tina Smith to fill the Senate seat of fellow Democrat Al Franken until a special election in November, 2018. Congressional Republicans reached agreement on a major overhaul of the nation’s tax laws that would provide generous tax cuts for corporations and the wealthiest Americans; middle- and low-income families would get smaller tax cuts. The New York Times published claims by three women that they had been raped by music mogul Russell Simmons in the 1980s and 1990s; Simmons denied the allegations. Today’s Birthdays: Former Secretary of State George P. Shultz is 98. Actor-comedian Dick Van Dyke is 93. Actor Christopher Plummer is 89. Country singer Buck White is 88. Music/film producer Lou Adler is 85. Singer John Davidson is 77. Actress Kathy Garver (TV: “Family Affair”) is 73. Singer Ted Nugent is 70. Rock musician Jeff “Skunk” Baxter is 70. Country musician Ron Getman is 70. Actor Robert Lindsay is 69. Country singer-musician Randy Owen is 69. Actress Wendie Malick is 68. Former Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack is 68. Former Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke is 65. Country singer John Anderson is 64. Singer-songwriter Steve Forbert is 64. Singer-actor Morris Day is 62. Actor Steve Buscemi (boo-SEH’-mee) is 61. Actor Johnny Whitaker (TV: “Family Affair”) is 59. Rock musician John Munson (Semisonic; Twilight Hours) is 56. Actress-reality TV star NeNe Leakes is 52. Actor-comedian Jamie Foxx is 51. Actor Bart Johnson is 48. Actor Jeffrey Pierce is 47. TV personality Debbie Matenopoulos is 44. Rock singer-musician Thomas Delonge is 43. Actor James Kyson Lee is 43. Actress Kimee Balmilero (TV: “Hawaii Five-0”) is 39. Actress Chelsea Hertford is 37. Rock singer Amy Lee (Evanescence) is 37. Actor Michael Socha is 31. Neo-soul musician Wesley Watkins (Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats) is 31. Actor Marcel Spears (TV: “The Mayor”) is 30. Singer Taylor Swift is 29. Actress Maisy Stella is 15. Thought for Today: “To know how to say what others only know how to think is what makes men poets or sages; and to dare to say what others only dare to think makes men martyrs or reformers -- or both.” -- Elizabeth Charles, British writer (1828-1896).
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Juneau-Douglas hockey topples Kenai Central By JOEY KLECKA Peninsula Clarion
Playing a nonconference opponent from Southeast Alaska gave the Kenai Central hockey team a chance to break their winless start to the season, but a slow start doomed them to a 7-0 loss Wednesday night against JuneauDouglas at the Kenai Multi-Purpose Facility. The loss drops Kenai to 0-9 overall this year, and while the lopsided score didn’t look competitive, the Kardinals were able to skate with Juneau for most of the night. “If we had showed up for the full 45 minutes we could’ve had a chance,” said head coach Jacob Newton. “We went down early, then started to get better in the second and third.” Bill Bosse and Owen Squires each tallied two goals for the Crimson Bears, who improved to 5-3. Juneau senior goaltender Cody Mitchell earned the 16-save shutout in net. The Crimson Bears outshot the Kardinals 38-16, even as Kenai stayed with Juneau in the first period with an even eight shots apiece. Juneau head coach Luke Adams said the cold wafting into the open-air building helped play to Juneau’s strengths. “It’s a fast surface,” Adams said. “We like playing on cold, hard ice because puck containment is not our strength. We like using our feet and
‘If we had showed up for the full 45 minutes we could’ve had a chance. We went down early, then started to get better in the second and third.’ — Jacob Newton, Kenai Central head hockey coach the puck can go bouncing a lot on this ice.” Juneau faces Soldotna tonight as part of a four-game road trip against the Stars and Kardinals. The Crimson Bears face SoHi at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex before playing both Kenai and Soldotna a second time on Friday and Saturday. Before they get their rematch Friday, the Kards couldn’t find a way around Juneau goalie Mitchell. On the other end of the ice, Kenai goalie Carson Koppes stopped 31 of 38 shots on goal. The Bears also stayed out of the penalty box, staying clean until committing two infractions in the third period. Kenai, a team that has stayed clean most of the year, was tagged for a pair of major penalties in the second period as Bailey Maxson was sent to the box for checking from behind and a game misconduct. Juneau capitalized on the power play with a goal off the stick of Sam
Bovitz, who redirected a shot from Dalton Hoy to give the Bears a 4-0 lead. Bosse netted the first goal of the night almost nine minutes into the first period. Evan Fabrello followed up two minutes later by knocking in a rebound, and Squires got his first of the night just 39 seconds later with a behind-the-net shot that traveled over Koppes’ shoulder, putting Juneau up 3-0. Wednesday Crimson Bears 7, Kardinals 0 Juneau 3 2 2 —7 Kenai 0 0 0 —0 First period — 1. Juneau, Bosse (Hoy, Lynch), 8:48; 2. Juneau, Fabrello (Frisby, Bovitz), 10:49; 3. Juneau, Squires (Lynch), 11:28. Penalties — Kenai 1 for 2:00. Second period — 4. Juneau, Bovitz (Hoy), PP, 1:36; 5. Juneau, Bosse (unassisted), 2:01. Penalties — Kenai 2 for 15:00. Third period — 6. Juneau, Squires (Welch), 11:03; 7. Juneau, Weldon (Burchhardt, Bovitz), 14:32. Penalties — Kenai 2 for 4:00; Juneau 2 for 4:00. Shots — Kenai 8-2-6—16; Juneau 8-17-13—38. Goalies — Kenai, Koppes (38 shots, 31 saves); Juneau, Mitchell (16 shots, 16 saves).
Kenai’s Aidan Milburn winds up for a shot Wednesday night against JuneauDouglas at the Kenai Multi-Purpose Facility. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)
Lowry, Ibaka lead Raptors’ rout of Warriors By The Associated Press
OAKLAND, Calif. — Kyle Lowry had 23 points and 12 assists to lead a balanced Toronto offense while leading scorer Kawhi Leonard sat out, Serge Ibaka added 20 points and the Raptors dominated Golden State from the start, beating the Warriors 113-93 on Wednesday night to complete a season sweep. Danny Green scored 15 points, Pascal Siakam had 13 and Fred VanVleet added 10 to help the Raptors improve to an NBA-best 23-7, matching the best start in franchise history. CELTICS 130, WIZARDS 125
overtime to outduel John Wall in a pointguard showdown, and the Celtics extended their winning streak to seven games. Irving finished with 38 points and seven assists. Marcus Morris added 27 points and nine rebounds for Boston, which played without Al Horford, Gordon Hayward and Jaylen Brown — its Nos. 4-6 leading scorers.
Hood in the fourth quarter gave Cleveland a late lead as the Cavaliers dealt New York its fifth straight loss. Hood put the Cavaliers in front 107106 with 23 seconds remaining after New York took a one-point lead on rookie Kevin Knox’s fast-break dunk with 32 seconds left.
PACERS 113, BUCKS 97
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Jeremy Lamb hit a 22-foot jumper from the right wing with 0.3 seconds left, and Charlotte Hornets rallied from a late 10-point deficit for a wild win. Lamb’s buzzer-beater came with controversy. As he released the ball, Malik Monk ran off the Hornets’ bench and onto the floor early to celebrate the made basket.
INDIANAPOLIS — Thaddeus Young had 25 points, 11 rebounds and four assists, and Myles Turner added 23 points to lead Indiana to its fifth straight win. Indiana pulled within a half-game of the Central Division-leading Bucks.
CAVALIERS 113, KNICKS 106
WASHINGTON — Kyrie Irving scored CLEVELAND — Jordan Clarkson Boston’s last 12 points, including back-toback 3-pointers in the final 40 seconds of scored 28 points and a basket by Rodney
Golden Knights stop Islanders DeBrincat scored a power-play NEW YORK — Tomas goal, and Corey Crawford made 40 Nosek scored the tiebreaking saves. By The Associated Press
goal early in the third period and the surging Vegas Golden Knights beat the New York Islanders 3-2 on Wednesday night. Jonathan Marchessault and William Karlsson also scored to help the Golden Knights win for the 10th time in 13 games. Marc-Andre Fleury, making his 11th straight start, stopped 23 shots to take over the NHL victory lead with 18. BLACKHAWKS 6, PENGUINS 3 CHICAGO — Jonathan Toews had a goal and two assists, and the Blackhawks snapped an eightgame losing streak. Marcus Kruger, Brent Seabrook, Andreas Martinsen, Brandon Saad each had a goal and an assist for Chicago. Alex
FLAMES 6, FLYERS 5, OT CALGARY, Alberta — Johnny Gaudreau scored 35 seconds into overtime, lifting the Flames to the win. Calgary trailed 5-3 before Sean Monahan and Rasmus Andersson scored in the final 68 seconds of third period. Gaudreau then secured the Flames’ sixth win in seven games with his 13th goal of the season.
DUCKS 6, STARS 3 ANAHEIM, Calif. — Ondrej Kase scored three times for Anaheim in his first NHL hat trick, and Brandon Montour had four points in the third period. Anaheim trailed 3-2 midway through the third before scoring three goals in a three-minute span for its fifth win in six games.
Sports Briefs Bour, Angels reach deal LAS VEGAS — Justin Bour is set to bring the Los Angeles Angels key depth they need until stars Albert Pujols and Shohei Ohtani are fully recovered from surgery. The Angels and the free agent first baseman have reached a deal, a person with knowledge of the negotiations told The Associated Press on Wednesday night. Bour’s contract is pending a physical, the person said on condition of anonymity because nothing had been finalized. The 30-year-old Bour hit 20 homers and drove in 59 runs with the Marlins and Phillies last season. He played 112 of his 141 games with Miami before an August trade to Philadelphia. Bour didn’t find a regular spot for Philadelphia down the stretch. The Phillies wouldn’t have a spot for him this year, either, after moving Rhys Hoskins back to first base and signing corner outfielder Andrew McCutchen to $50 million, three-year contract during the winter meetings. Bour batted .227 combined, missing time late with an oblique strain. He’s hit 83 home runs over the last four years. Angels general manager Billy Eppler knew he needed options as Pujols and Ohtani rehab. — The Associated Press
HORNETS 108, PISTONS 107
die scored a career-high 39 points off the defeat Oklahoma City. bench and Allen Crabbe had 20 to lead MAVERICKS 114, HAWKS 107 Brooklyn. Joel Embiid had 33 points and 17 reDALLAS — Harrison Barnes scored bounds and Ben Simmons scored 22 for 25 points, Luka Doncic added 24 and DalPhiladelphia, which played without Jimlas extended its home winning streak to my Butler because of a strained groin. 11 games while ending a 10-game skid against Atlanta.
GRIZZLIES 92, TRAIL BLAZERS 83
JAZZ 111, HEAT 84
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Mike Conley SALT LAKE CITY — Donovan scored 23 points and keyed a fourth-quar- Mitchell scored 21 points and Derrick ter outburst as Memphis snapped a two- Favors had 17 as Utah romped over shortgame losing streak. Jaren Jackson Jr. fin- handed Miami. ished with 14 points, and MarShon Brooks added 13 for the Grizzlies. KINGS 141,
PELICANS 118, THUNDER 114
TIMBERWOLVES 130
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Nemanja Bjelica made four of Sacramento’s 19 NEW ORLEANS — Anthony Davis NETS 127, 76ers 124 had 44 points and 18 rebounds, and incon- 3-pointers and finished 25 points, helping PHILADELPHIA — Spencer Dinwid- sistent New Orleans narrowly held on to beat Minnesota.
Scoreboard Football NFL Standings AMERICAN CONFERENCE East W L New England 9 4 7 6 Miami Buffalo 4 9 4 9 N.Y. Jets South Houston 9 4 Indianapolis 7 6 Tennessee 7 6 Jacksonville 4 9 North Pittsburgh 7 5 7 6 Baltimore Cleveland 5 7 Cincinnati 5 8 West x-Kansas City 11 2 L.A. Chargers 10 3 Denver 6 7 3 10 Oakland
T Pct 0 .692 0 .538 0 .308 0 .308
PF 364 278 201 270
PA 293 333 320 330
0 .692 0 .538 0 .538 0 .308
323 349 251 212
259 300 254 273
1 .577 0 .538 1 .423 0 .385
367 321 292 307
306 241 332 397
0 .846 0 .769 0 .462 0 .231
471 366 290 244
351 270 282 388
NATIONAL CONFERENCE East Dallas 8 5 0 .615 276 246 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 Tampa Bay 5 8 0 .385 332 383 Atlanta 4 9 0 .308 316 367 North Chicago 9 4 0 .692 359 247 Minnesota 6 6 1 .500 282 291 Green Bay 5 7 1 .423 315 307 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 Arizona 3 10 0 .231 178 327 San Francisco 3 10 0 .231 275 350 x-clinched playoff spot y-clinched division Thursday’s Games L.A. Chargers at Kansas City, 4:20 p.m. Saturday’s Games Houston at N.Y. Jets, 12:30 p.m. Cleveland at Denver, 4:20 p.m. 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
Philadelphia 19 10 .655 3½ Boston 17 10 .630 4½ Brooklyn 11 18 .379 11½ New York 8 21 .276 14½ Southeast Division Charlotte 14 13 .519 — Orlando 12 15 .444 2 Miami 11 16 .407 3 Washington 11 17 .393 3½ Atlanta 6 21 .222 8 Central Division Milwaukee 18 9 .667 — Indiana 18 10 .643 ½ Detroit 13 13 .500 4½ Cleveland 7 21 .250 11½ Chicago 6 22 .214 12½ WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division Memphis 16 11 .593 — Dallas 15 11 .577 ½ New Orleans 15 15 .500 2½ San Antonio 14 14 .500 2½ Houston 12 14 .462 3½ Northwest Division Denver 18 9 .667 — Oklahoma City 17 9 .654 ½ Portland 15 13 .536 3½ Utah 14 15 .483 5 Minnesota 13 15 .464 5½ Pacific Division Golden State 19 10 .655 — L.A. Clippers 17 10 .630 1 L.A. Lakers 17 10 .630 1 Sacramento 15 12 .556 3 Phoenix 4 24 .143 14½ Wednesday’s Games Boston 130, Washington 125, OT Brooklyn 127, Philadelphia 124 Charlotte 108, Detroit 107 Cleveland 113, New York 106 Indiana 113, Milwaukee 97 Memphis 92, Portland 83 New Orleans 118, Oklahoma City 114 Dallas 114, Atlanta 107 Utah 111, Miami 84 Sacramento 141, Minnesota 130 Toronto 113, Golden State 93 Thursday’s Games L.A. Lakers at Houston, 4 p.m. L.A. Clippers at San Antonio, 4:30 p.m. Chicago vs. Orlando at Mexico City, 5:30 p.m. Dallas at Phoenix, 6:30 p.m. All Times AST
Men’s Scores EAST Boston College 82, Columbia 73 Fairleigh Dickinson 93, Army 84 Hartford 91, Bryant 74 Rider 81, Norfolk St. 71 Stony Brook 83, LIU Brooklyn 79 Temple 65, UMass 63 SOUTH
NBA Standings
Georgia St. 95, Chattanooga 88 Louisville 72, Lipscomb 68 Mississippi 69, SE Louisiana 47 Presbyterian 103, VMI 70 Troy 88, Carver 43 UNC-Greensboro 77, Coppin St. 54
EASTERN CONFERENCE
MIDWEST
Atlantic Division W L Pct GB Toronto 23 7 .767 —
DePaul 104, Chicago St. 70 IUPUI 116, Indiana-Northwest 79 Murray St. 80, S. Illinois 52
Basketball
South Dakota 78, Bellevue 52 Wichita St. 69, Jacksonville St. 65 SOUTHWEST Houston 82, LSU 76 Texas Tech 79, Northwestern St. 44 FAR WEST BYU 85, Portland St. 66 Boise St. 67, Alabama St. 57 Oregon 65, San Diego 55 San Diego St. 99, Cal State Dominguez Hills 46
Women’s Scores
Minnesota 30 16 12 2 34 95 88 29 11 14 4 26 82 97 St. Louis Chicago 33 10 18 5 25 93 124 Pacific Division Calgary 32 20 10 2 42 113 90 Anaheim 33 17 11 5 39 87 97 32 16 11 5 37 102 98 San Jose Vegas 33 18 14 1 37 99 93 Edmonton 31 17 12 2 36 88 91 Vancouver 33 14 16 3 31 98 111 Arizona 29 13 14 2 28 76 80 Los Angeles 32 11 19 2 24 71 98 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.
EAST Dartmouth 70, Mass.-Lowell 54 UCF 71, Duquesne 63 UMass 66, Boston U. 55 SOUTH Furman 73, FAU 57 Georgia Southern 69, Presbyterian 68 Jacksonville St. 55, Alabama A&M 48 Louisiana Tech 72, SE Louisiana 54 Mississippi 79, Louisiana-Lafayette 57 NC Central 66, UNC-Greensboro 57 New Orleans 68, Dillard 59 Norfolk St. 74, Longwood 42 Troy 91, Talladega 70 MIDWEST Minnesota 84, Coppin St. 52 North Dakota 84, Mayville State 50 Oregon 87, S. Dakota St. 79 Wisconsin 85, Chicago St. 38 SOUTHWEST Baylor 96, Morehead St. 58 FAR WEST Colorado 79, Prairie View 38 Fresno St. 80, Santa Clara 53
Hockey NHL Standings EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Tampa Bay 32 24 7 1 49 130 91 Toronto 31 21 9 1 43 113 85 Buffalo 31 18 9 4 40 95 91 Boston 31 17 10 4 38 85 79 Montreal 31 15 11 5 35 97 101 32 14 14 4 32 93 107 Detroit Ottawa 32 13 15 4 30 106 125 Florida 29 11 12 6 28 96 105 Metropolitan Division Washington 30 18 9 3 39 112 92 Columbus 30 16 12 2 34 102 102 N.Y. Islanders 30 14 12 4 32 85 88 Pittsburgh 30 13 11 6 32 101 98 N.Y. Rangers 30 14 13 3 31 88 98 Carolina 29 13 12 4 30 72 81 Philadelphia 29 12 13 4 28 91 107 New Jersey 29 10 13 6 26 88 105
WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division Nashville 31 20 10 Winnipeg 30 19 9 Colorado 31 17 9 Dallas 31 16 12
1 41 98 78 2 40 107 83 5 39 112 94 3 35 86 84
Wednesday’s Games Vegas 3, N.Y. Islanders 2 Chicago 6, Pittsburgh 3 Calgary 6, Philadelphia 5, OT Anaheim 6, Dallas 3 Thursday’s Games Arizona at Buffalo, 3 p.m. Los Angeles at Columbus, 3 p.m. Toronto at Tampa Bay, 3:30 p.m. Carolina at Montreal, 3:30 p.m. Vancouver at Nashville, 4 p.m. Edmonton at Winnipeg, 4 p.m. Florida at Minnesota, 4 p.m. Dallas at San Jose, 6:30 p.m. All Times AST
Transactions BASEBALL American League BOSTON RED SOX — Agreed to terms with OF Gorkys Hernandez on a minor league contract. National League PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES — Agreed to terms with OF Andrew McCutchen on a three-year contract. WASHINGTON NATIONALS — Acquired RHP Tanner Rainey from the Cincinnati Reds for RHP Tanner Roark. BASKETBALL National Basketball Association NBA — Fined Phoenix F T.J. Warren $15,000 for directing inappropriate language toward a game official following ejection. FOOTBALL National Football League BUFFALO BILLS — Signed RB Keith Ford and S Dean Marlowe from the practice squad and WR Tanner McEvoy, TE Kyle Carter and CB Josh Thornton to the practice squad. CHICAGO BEARS — Placed DB Bryce Callahan on injured reserve. Signed DB Marcus Williams. DETROIT LIONS — Signed DT Joshua Frazier, OL Jarron Jones and DE Jonathan Wynn to the practice squad. GREEN BAY PACKERS — Placed OL Byron Bell on injured reserve. Signed G Nico Siragusa from Baltimore’s practice squad. HOUSTON ASTROS — Signed WR Amba Etta-Tawo, LB Kennan Gilchrist and G Maurquice Shakir to the practice squad. LOS ANGELES RAMS — Signed
OL Jamil Demby from Detroit’s practice squad. MIAMI DOLPHINS — Placed C Jake Brendel on injured reserve. Signed OL Hroniss Grasu. NEW ORLEANS SAINTS — Released WR Brandon Marshall. Claimed TE Erick Swoope off waivers from Indianapolis. NEW YORK GIANTS — Signed DT Woodrow Hamilton to the practice squad. SEATTLE SEAHAWKS — Placed LB Mychal Kendricks on injured reserve. Canadian Football League WINNIPEG BLUE BOMBERS — Signed DL Evan Perrizo and DB Jimmy Pruitt. HOCKEY National Hockey League ANAHEIM DUCKS — Recalled D Josh Mahura from San Diego (AHL). Assigned G Jared Coreau to San Diego. CALGARY FLAMES — Assigned G Nick Schneider from Stockton (AHL) to Kansas City (ECHL). CAROLINA HURRICANES — Placed F Jordan Staal on injured reserve. Recalled F Janne Kuokkanen from Charlotte (AHL). Assigned G Jeremy Helvig from Charlotte to Florida (ECHL). EDMONTON OILERS — Recalled G Dylan Wells from Wichita (ECHL) to Bakersfield (AHL). FLORIDA PANTHERS — Assigned F Patrick Bajkov from Springfield (AHL) to Manchester (ECHL). LOS ANGELES KINGS — Placed D Alec Martinez on injured reserve, retroactive to Saturday. Recalled D Daniel Brickley from Ontario (AHL). ST. LOUIS BLUES — Assigned F Jordan Kyrou to San Antonio (AHL). SOCCER Major League Soccer FC DALLAS — Traded M Victor Ulloa to Cincinnati for general allocation money. NEW YORK RED BULLS — Signed D Tim Parker to a multiyear contract. ORLANDO DITY SC — Traded M Tony Rocha to New York City FC for a 2019 fourth-round draft pick. COLLEGE CAMPBELL — Announced the resignation of athletic director Bob Roller. FLORIDA ATLANTIC — RB Devin Singletary will enter the NFL draft. MEMPHIS — RB Darrell Henderson will enter the NFL draft. MICHIGAN — Dismissed sophomore RB O’Maury Samuels from the football program. SETON HALL — Named Ciara Crinion women’s soccer coach. SOUTH DAKOTA STATE — Agreed to terms with football coach John Stiegelmeier on a five-year contract extension through the 2023 season. SYRACUSE — Signed Dino Babers, football coach, to a contract extension.
Peninsula Clarion | Thursday, December 13, 2018 | A7
Pigskin Pick‘em Chiefs-Chargers provides Thursday night football finale By BARRY WILNER AP Pro Football Writer
backs are out. That could be the case SEAHAWKS, 17-13 with Melvin Gordon (knee) and Austin Ekeler (neck, concussion protocol) No. 7 Houston (minus 6) possibly wild card. uncertain. at No. 26 New York Jets, Saturday PATRIOTS, 39-32 Bye-bye Thursday nights. Texans get back on track in New CHIEFS, 30-29 Jersey. KNOCKOUT POOL: Too bad we No. 22 Tampa Bay (plus 8) TEXANS, 28-13 had to make last week’s selection beat No. 12 Baltimore fore all the Broncos’ injuries hit. If No. 14 Tennessee (plus 2 1-2) Ravens about to surge to AFC you’re still alive — Pro Picks most at No. 21 Giants certainly is not — try BALTIMORE. North title. RAVENS, 26-20 Titans keep it going in New Jersey? Well, no. No. 19 Green Bay (plus 5 1-2) GIANTS, 30-19 No. 2 New Orleans (minus 6 1-2) at No. 6 Chicago at No. 17 Carolina, Monday night Normally, letdown for Bears could No. 20 Cleveland (plus 3) Saints need to stay ahead of Rams be expected. Not against Packers, at No. 18 Denver, Saturday for NFC home-field edge. though. Browns on right track, Broncos too SAINTS, 33-20 BEST BET: BEARS, 23-16 banged-up. BROWNS, 27-23 No. 16 Philadelphia (plus 9 1-2) No. 9 Dallas (plus 3) at No. 3 Los Angeles Rams at No. 11 Indianapolis No. 15 Miami (plus 7) at No. 13 Minnesota Eagles play hard while underWe recognize this could be sucker manned, just don’t win enough. bet. OK, we’re suckers. No “Drake Escape” or “Miami RAMS, 37-24 UPSET SPECIAL: COWBOYS, Miracle” this week. 20-17 VIKINGS, 22-20 No. 8 Seattle (minus 5 1-2) at No. 31 San Francisco No. 5 New England (minus 1 1-2) No. 32 Arizona (plus 8 1-2) at No. 10 Pittsburgh at No. 25 Atlanta Seahawks have that NFC wild-card Steelers about to blow division and berth in sight. Cardinals even more confounding
Pro Picks
For those fans who dislike Thursday night football, rejoice that this week is the final game of the season on such short rest. Also rejoice that it’s one of the best matchups of the year, with hefty implications in the standings, as Kansas City hosts the Los Angeles Chargers. Even with a loss, the Chiefs keep the top spot in the AFC West with a better division record as the teams will have split their series. A win for Kansas City (11-2) could secure the top seed in the conference, though, depending on what happens to the Patriots and Texans. The Chargers (10-3), who lost to KC 38-28 in the season opener, will own a postseason berth with a victory. They also can get in with a loss and help elsewhere, but those scenarios give Pro Picks a migraine. Los Angeles, ranked fourth in the AP Pro32, is a 3½-point underdog at top-ranked Kansas City. We think, right now, the Chargers are the betterbalanced team, though winning on the road on Thursday nights is very difficult, especially if the top two running
than Falcons. FALCONS, 30-20 No. 23 Detroit (plus 2 1-2) at No. 27 Buffalo Two more confounding also-rans. BILLS, 23-17 No. 30 Oakland (plus 3) at No. 28 Cincinnati Bengals have lost their way. They’ll partially find it for one week. BENGALS, 21-20 No. 24 Washington (plus 7) at No. 29 Jacksonville Will Redskins show up this week? Will Jaguars? JAGUARS, 20-10 2018 RECORD Last Week: Against spread (8-8). Straight up (9-7) Season Totals: Against spread (10393-7). Straight up: (136-70-2) Best Bet: 4-10 against spread, 9-5 straight up Upset special: 8-6 against spread, 7-6-1 straight up
Flacco loses job as Ravens starting quarterback By The Associated Press
OWINGS MILLS, Md. — As he worked diligently for more than a month to return from a potentially dangerous hip injury, Joe Flacco watched the Baltimore Ravens flourish without him. Now that he’s healthy, Flacco must adjust to a role he’s never experienced during his 11-year NFL career: backup quarterback. Ravens coach John Harbaugh on Wednesday selected rookie Lamar Jackson as his starter, opting to play the hot hand rather than a former Super Bowl MVP who’s been starting since his
inaugural season in 2008. After Flacco hurt his right hip in a loss to Pittsburgh on Nov 4, the fleet-footed Jackson took over as the starter following a bye week. Under his guidance, the Ravens ramped up their running game and went 3-1, the only loss in overtime last Sunday on the road against the powerful Kansas City Chiefs. With Baltimore desperate to end a three-year playoff drought, Harbaugh decided the Ravens would be best served with Jackson running the offense. “Every decision is based on making us the
strongest possible team we can be,” Harbaugh said. “Whether it’s quarterback or defensive line, that’s the bottom line. That’s what it boils down to. That’s how we feel about this decision, and we’re rolling.” Jackson will start Sunday when the Ravens (7-6) host Tampa Bay (5-8). AP Sources: Wentz not ruled out for next game PHILADELPHIA — Carson Wentz is sidelined with a back injury, but two people familiar with the situation tell The Associated Press
the Eagles quarterback hasn’t been ruled out for Philadelphia’s game at the Los Angeles Rams on Sunday. Both people spoke on condition of anonymity Wednesday because the team hasn’t made any definitive determination, pending further evaluation and testing. “Carson has a little bit of back soreness, a little tightness, so we’re going to rest him today, continue to evaluate him and make sure he’s good,” Eagles coach Doug Pederson said. “Sometimes he just gets a little sore, a little tight. Just going to rest him today and evaluate him further.”
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What’s Happening Events and Exhibitions n The Sterling Senior Center presents a Christmas Concert featuring The Tune Weavers on Saturday, Dec. 15 at 7 p.m. Music is Bluegrass and Country Classic. Cookies and hot cocoa will be shared with an appearance from Mr & Mrs Claus. A donation of $10 is requested to assist with our Share in the Giving community project. For further info, call 262-6808. Everyone welcome! n The Kenai Peninsula Orchestra presents “An Evening of Christmas,” Friday, Dec. 14, at 7 p.m. at the KCHS Renee C. Henderson Auditorium. This is a fun-filled evening full of holiday songs and audience sing-alongs. Performing groups include the Redoubt Chamber Orchestra under the direction of Tammy Vollom-Matturro, and the Kenai Peninsula Singers under the direction of Simon Nissen, with special guests from the Anchorage Civic Orchestra. The KCHS Jazz Band, under the direction of Deborah Sounart, will perform during intermission. Tickets are available at the door. $15 general admission, all youth 18 and under are free. n Kenai Performers is selling chocolate Wonka bars as a promotional fundraiser. Funds raised will help pay production costs for their spring musical, “Roald Dahl’s Willy Wonka.” Hidden among the candy bars are five, special Golden Tickets. Finders of the tickets will win FREE admission to one of the shows. The Wonka bars are 4.5 ounces of scrumptious milk chocolate, big enough to share with the whole family, and are $5 each. Candy bars are available at Curtain Call Consignment Boutique in Kenai and at River City Books in Soldotna. Thank you, Country Foods for sponsoring our fundraiser! For more information, please call Terri at 252-6808.
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n Veronica’s in Old Town Kenai has Open Mic from 6-8 p.m. Friday. Call Veronica’s at 283-2725.
n The Flats Bistro presents Mike Morgan on Fridays starting at 6:30 p.m. n The Alaska Roadhouse Bar and Grill hosts open horseshoe tournaments Thursday nights at the bar on Golddust Drive. For more information, call 262-9887. n Acapulco, 43543 Sterling Highway in Soldotna, has live music at 5 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays starting at 5 p.m. n A bluegrass jam takes place on the first Sunday of the month at from 1-4 p.m. at the Mount Redoubt Baptist Church on South Lovers Loop in Nikiski. n An all acoustic jam takes place every Thursday. The jam takes place at Christ Lutheran Church in Soldotna on the first Thursday of the month, and at the Kenai Senior Center during the rest of the month. Jam starts at 6:30 p.m. n AmVets Post 4 has reopened in its brand new building on Kalifornsky Beach across from Jumpin’ Junction. Eligible veterans and their families are invited to stop by to find out more about AmVets and their involvement in the Veteran community. For members and invited guests, Friday night dance to “Running with Scissors,” and Saturday Burn your own steak and karaoke with Cowboy Don. n Odie’s Deli in Soldotna has live music Friday from 6-8 p.m. and Pub Quiz night every Wednesday from 6-8 p.m. n The Bow bar in Kenai has karaoke at 9 p.m. Thursdays.
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The train passed by and the crowds went home Tears and smiles all wiped away.. Then I turned from that scene To watch another that also took place today I watched a single hearse go by Carrying a young Veteran to his final resting place No crowds assembled, except for some birds And the young wife with tears on her face. I pondered this contrast in my heart And wondered who really gave more, The young soldier who never got a chance Or a President who died at ninety-four. Poems must include the writer’s name, phone number and address. They should be kept to no more than 300 words. Submission of a poem does not guarantee publication. Poems may be e-mailed to news@peninsulaclarion. com, faxed to 283-3299, delivered to the Clarion at 150 Trading Bay Road or mailed to P.O. Box 3009, Kenai, AK 99611.
Entertainment Down the tubes
BY BEN HOHENSTATT Capital City Weekly
Reber Stein set out to learn how to play guitar, but instead discovered how to make amplifiers. More than a decade ago, Stein bought a guitar and an amp in an effort to learn how to play. When something went wrong with Stein’s amp, he had to send it out of state for repairs. The costly and timeintensive process encouraged Stein to discover how he could handle future problems on his own. “I sat down to crack the code of what an amplifier was made of,” Stein told the Capital City Weekly, while showing off a portion of his collection of custom-made amps. Now, Stein, a Douglas resident, who also works on amplifiers in his Sitka workshop, isn’t much of a guitar player, but he has made dozens of tube amps. Tube amps are amplifiers that make use of vacuum tubes to amplify signals and project the sounds of instruments. They were the dominant form of amplifier throughout the ’50s and ’60s, but were later replaced by solid state amps, which ditched the glass tubes that give tube amps their name. The glowing glass tubes inside the amps tend to attract moth-like attention, Stein said, but the appeal goes beyond aesthetics. Many musicians and audiophiles also swear by the
Reber Stein talks about making tube amplifiers for his friends. Stein has been tinkering with the guitar amplifiers that make use of vacuum tubes for about a decade. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
“warm” tones of the antique, analogue audio tech. “I think each ear is different, but they all still seem to prefer the tube amp,” said Dave Galanin, a former Sitka resident who makes music under the name Strummin Dog. Galanin, who has been playing guitar for the past 49 years, said he’s particularly partial to the amps Stein makes, which are often inspired by classic Fender amplifiers from the 1950s. “I’ve more or less become a test pilot for a lot of his
“Guitars are pretty straightcreations,”Galanin said. “I don’t know how he does it, but forward, amps less so,” Stein he brings the magic out of it. I said. “They are a classroom of invisible forces. Whether call him the Amp Wizard.” it’s voltage or electromagnetic D-I-Why? forces or induction, there’s all Stein doesn’t play guitar, sorts of invisible actions taking tube amps are a niche piece of place.” “Amplifiers to me seem to be equipment that take great care to create and the work that goes the intersection of folklore and into each amp makes them es- physics,” he added. Plus, Stein said, it’s resentially priceless. Stein is driven to create the warding to to enable musician amps by passion, curiosity and friends to express their voices. Not everyone involved in reverence for the old-school equipment that borders on mys- making music needs to be a ticism. See TUBE, page B2
A beagle finds his forever home with royalty in ‘His Royal Dogness’ The Bookwork Sez Wow, you’re getting so big! Your hair is really growing out. You’re getting to be such a good artist. You’re so much like your Mama. Everything changes, including you, and in the new book “His Royal Dogness, Guy the Beagle” by Guy the Beagle, Michael Brumm and Camille March, illustrated by EG Keller, it may be a change fit for a prince! Not long ago, in the backwoods of Kentucky, Guy the Beagle was born. There, he spent his puppyhood exploring and sniffing at things until the day someone found him and took him to a shelter for animals, where he sat for days, even though he’s quite “a catch.” He was then sent to Toronto, Canada, which was where he met his “forever owner, Meghan Markle.”
Oh, how Guy loved Meghan – but he wasn’t the only one. A human named Harry loved her, too, and he asked her to marry him. You might know Harry. He’s a prince, a real live handsome Prince. But when thinking about moving to Great Britain, Guy started to worry. What if the Royal Corgis were mean? What if he hated Kensington Palace? What if The Queen didn’t like him? He couldn’t worry for long; there was a lot to do and so much to learn in London, squirrels to find, and a whole new language to speak. Guy was happy to see that the Royal Corgis were nice, if not a little uppity. He enjoyed wedding preparations and he learned how to get out of taking blame for making messes. He was “determined to be the perfect royal dog” for everyone at Kensington Palace, but that was going to take a lot of
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change. Guy didn’t want to ruin to happen? Then, just before the cerethe wedding, but being a good boy was hard. What was going See BOOK, page B2
‘The Spy Who Dumped Me’ — for when blockbusters and indies don’t appeal R eeling It In C hris J enness
You would think with streaming video being the norm and the fact that there are a million different options of movies to watch at home, finding something to review on a week I didn’t make it out to the theater would be relatively easy. It’s harder than you might think. Do I want to watch a blockbuster release? Well, maybe, but I’ve probably already seen it in the theater. What about a great indie that I can recommend that people wouldn’t have heard of? Possible, but often they’re disturbing or depressing. That or they’re so obscure no one has ever heard of them. Did anyone seek out that Irish historical drama I watched a few weeks ago? No need to answer. How about something that’s getting a lot of buzz? Yeah, Lars von Trier is the kind of director who gets buzz and I
just don’t have the emotional bandwidth to make it through one of his films. Violent pornography might be avantgarde, but not for me. What about a good oldfashioned action or sci-fi movie? There are more of those than you can shake a stick at, but it turns out that the budgets on these films are so low that it’s hard to suspend my disbelief. Suffice it to say, finding a movie that actually is worth watching and writing about is not as easy as it sounds. For this week’s movie I felt like I was settling for the least problematic option, kind of a lowest-common-denominator movie, but in some ways it turned out to be exactly what I was looking for. “The Spy Who Dumped Me” is not a particularly good movie in any traditional sense. The writing is pretty bad and the premise is ridiculous. But with Mila Kunis and Kate McKinnon in the lead, the comedy is on point and the buddy chemistry is very comfortable. I generally enjoy these two actresses and watching See REEL, page B2
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musician, Stein said. Recording engineers, producers and those who make equipment Continued from page B1 play a role,too. Amp builders for major companies used to put their names on masking tape inside the equipment. In some circles, amps made by particular builders are still extremely coveted. “I exist in this ecology of musicians and musicianship,” Stein said. “It’s always gratifying to see the amplifiers used.”
2018 Breakthrough Entertainer: Country singer Kane Brown
Amping up Stein described himself as relatively handy and curious before he started working on tube amps, but when he bought his first amp, he didn’t have an inkling he would be building things like it. Once curiosity took hold, Stein simply went with it. “I wasn’t discouraged from learning,” Stein said. “My interest has historically been in how stuff works. There are warnings about working on amplifiers, and they’re true. They can be dangerous because there’s high voltage inside of them.” However, making amps doesn’t require particularly specialized tools, Stein said, and he typically works with folks who provide cabinets for the insides of the amplifiers. Acquiring parts presents its own challenges because the vacuum tubes used in the amps can be rare and expensive depending on when and where they’re made. “The tubes themselves are a wild card,” Stein said. Tube production in the U.S. tapered down in the ’60s, so most of the tubes he buys come from Russia, China and the Czech Republic. Stein said most companies have a premium line and a more affordable line of tubes. Buying vintage tubes is also an option, but the old tubes tend to be pricey, and Stein said he generally elects to use newer tubes. “If I’m using old tubes, I don’t know where they’ve been or how hard they were used,” Stein said. The tubes are generally stable, Stein said, but they are glass and won’t stand up to being dropped or treated with abandon. ”Guys who leave their amps in the car overnight find they don’t always work the same way,” Stein said.
Labors of love While Stein’s been making amps for about a decade, he said the bulk of his amps were made over the past five years. “I’ve probably built 15 to 16 in the last few years,” Stein said. “Most of what I did in the beginning was learning.” That acquisition of knowledge is still a work in progress. “I learn something new every time I open up an amp,” Stein said. “There’s still so much to discover.” Still, with what he already knows, Stein can turn out a tube amp over a three-day weekend. Stein qualified that the timetable only applies, “assuming it’s not asking for anything special.” The relative speediness means that Stein knows what he’s doing, not that making the amps is particularly easy. “Even after 10 years of tinkering with this, to do it right is to be very methodical about it,” Stein said. For that reason, Stein said it’s difficult to attach a monetary to his amps, which have generally been destined for close friends. “For me it’s almost always a labor of love,” Stein said. “Plus, people interested in amplifiers of this complexity can mostly build them themselves.” However, Stein said changing that could be one of his longterm goals for tube amps. “My project may be to be better organized and share the work with more people than close friends,” Stein said. “Maybe I’ll learn to play at some point.”
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mony, Queen Elizabeth came outside, fretting. Meghan needed a “sprig of myrtle” Continued from page B1 for her wedding bouquet. It was tradition, and the Queen couldn’t find any. But Guy the (Future) Royal Dog knew exactly what to do… Head to the bookstore or library and you’ll probably find this story in the children’s section, shelved in with the picture books. Start your search there, even though it also has plenty for adults, too. In a sea of books about the latest Royal Couple, “His Royal Dogness, Guy the Beagle” stands out as very different. Yes, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex appear in it, as does the Queen, but authors Michael Brumm and Camille March aren’t writing about them, specifically; instead, this story is reminiscent of Millie Bush’s book, and those about Socks the Cat. They were largely for children, however, while this book has enough in it to keep an adult entertained. You might even LOL here, because the illustrations by EG Keller are purely delightful. Your 4-to-7-year-old will like this book, and it’s perfect for Royal Watchers and all dog lovers. If your reader (of any age) is just like that, then “His Royal Dogness, Guy the Beagle” could be a big book. Terri Schlichenmeyer is the bookworm.
In this 2018 photo, country singer Kane Brown poses for a portrait in New York. (Photo by Drew Gurian/Invision/AP) By MESFIN FEKADU AP Music Writer
NEW YORK — Kane Brown wasn’t sure he was going to make it. But there was one thing he was certain about: He was never going to give up. The singer from humble beginnings has become one of the brightest new singers in music and arguably country music’s
most successful act of the year, and has been named one of The Associated Press’ Breakthrough Entertainers of 2018 . “I never had the ‘I-knowI’m-going-to-make-it’ mentality. I always had the ‘I’m-never-gonna-give-up’ mentality,” said Brown, who grew up in Georgia. “I’m very competitive. Like, it’s with anything. If you say you’re gonna beat
Study finds female-led films outperform male ones By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer
NEW YORK — A new study that analyzed four years’ worth of films found that female-led movies have consistently outperformed those in which men get top billing. The study analyzed the 350 top-grossing films worldwide released between January 2014 and December 2017. Researchers found that in films with small, medium and large budgets, all averaged better global grosses when a woman was listed as the lead star. Conducted by the talent agency Creative Artists Agency and the tech company shift7, the study found that films that passed the Bechdel test do better, too. The Bechdel test, an invention of the cartoonist Alison Bechdel, rates whether a movie features two female characters having a conversation about something other than a man. Researchers found every $1 billion film at the box office — including films like “Star Wars: The Force Awakens,” ”Jurassic World” and “Beauty
and the Beast” — passed the Bechdel test. Among films that cost more than $100 million to make, the ones that passed the Bechdel test grossed on average $618 million worldwide, while those that didn’t averaged $413 million. “Women comprise half the box office, yet there has been an assumption in the industry that female-led films led were generally less successful,” CAA agent Christy Haubegger, who participated in the research, said in a statement. “We found that the data does not support that assumption.” For budget data and determining lead actor, researchers depended on data from the Nielsen’s box-office data collection company Gracenote. Gracenote’s Studio System defines a “female lead” as a woman who is listed first in official press materials. Of the 350 films studied, 105 qualified as female-led and 245 registered as maleled. The greatest gap was in larger budgeted films. In movies with a budget greater than $100 million, there were 75
This image released by Warner Bros shows Gal Gadot in a scene from “Wonder Woman.” (Clay Enos/Warner Bros. Entertainment via AP)
male-led films and 19 femaleled films. The study was conceived through a group that formed through the gender equality initiative Time’s Up, including Amy Pascal, former chairman of Sony Pictures. Earlier research by academics has chronicled similar rates of inequality in top-grossing Hollywood releases, and the financial benefits of inclusion .
“This analysis affirms data showing that diversity has a positive impact on a company’s bottom line,” said Lisa Borders, Time’s Up president and chief executive. “As studios consider their fiduciary responsibilities to their investors, these findings offer a clear approach to delivering the best results.”
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them goof around in a silly, throwaway spy movie, was just what I wanted. Mostly. Continued from page B1 At the opening of the movie, we meet Drew, the titular spy, escaping from bad guys in some foreign seaport. Back home, his ex-girlfriend Audrey is being forced to celebrate a birthday she has no interest in, especially after breaking up via text message. What Audrey doesn’t realize, as she and best friend Morgan decide to burn all of Drew’s leftover belongings, is what her boyfriend does for a living. Staving off the arsonist tendencies of the two women, Drew rushes back to the states only to be shot by a naked Croat in Amanda’s apartment. Morgan brought him home from the party, but turns out he was a spy, too. With his dying breath, Drew entreats Morgan and Audrey to travel to Europe and deliver a jump drive to a shady contact. In the meantime, Audrey has been approached by people claiming to be the CIA who reveal that Drew is playing both sides. Whom to trust? The answer is unclear, but it hardly matters as these two bumble through mystery after mystery trying to get to the bottom of those mysterious encrypted computer files. What I found interesting about this movie is that it is the first one I’ve seen that seems to legitimately take a female perspective on the buddy cop genre. This is certainly not the first to flip the script, gender wise, but instead of movies like “The Heat” or the latest “Ghostbusters,” where the difference was really commented upon, this film just takes it for granted. So much so that the director felt no need to throw in jokes to explain this funny situation to the men in the audience. Like similar movies from the eighties and nineties, this movie does have some gratuitous nudity, but it’s entirely male, and the two lead characters, while sometimes they dress up and appear alluring, are never sexualized in the way women in spy movies always are. It’s too bad that this movie was so poorly written — it could have been a real game changer. As it is, it’s an interesting addition to the general equalization that is occurring in Hollywood. And, if you’re not interested in larger issues of feminism, the movie is pretty funny, and the action is good too. Grade: B “The Spy Who Dumped Me” is rated R for pervasive language, violence and brief nudity.
me in a video game, no, you’re not.” “I feel that’s the attitude you have to have if you’re trying to make it in this game,” he added. Part of Brown’s competitive nature comes from playing sports. He said as a kid he wanted to become an athlete when he was older, but he also enjoyed singing. That’s when he began posting videos of
himself singing cover songs to Facebook, where he built a solid fan base. Now, the 25-year-old has three No. 1 country hits with “What Ifs,” ”Lose It” and “Heaven,” the most played song on country radio this year. His self-titled debut album is a platinum success and his sophomore effort, “Experiment,” debuted at No. 1 on both the pop and country charts last month. And Billboard named him second on its year-end list of top country artists — only behind the incomparable Chris Stapleton. Despite all the success, Brown still wants more: “I’m in huge competition with myself and I always try to outdo myself.” At times, Brown has been seen as an outsider in the country music world, mainly because he is biracial and has multiple tattoos. But he said his individuality is also an advantage, and he encourages other artists on the rise to embrace what makes them unique. “Don’t try to fit in with anybody else or be anybody else because I feel like if you stand out and you’re unique, that’s what makes people fall in love with you,” he said. “Don’t listen to anybody telling you, ‘You can’t do something,’” he added. “I’ve been told ‘no’ my whole life and now I’m just trying to prove everybody wrong.”
Local actor playing ‘Candel-Stealer’, one of Iceland’s 13 mischievous troll brothers that have taken the role of Father Christmas, addresses guests at the geothermal nature lagoon by Lake Myvatn, north Iceland. (AP Photo/Egill Bjarnason) By EGILL BJARNASON Associated Press
MYVATN, Iceland — The people of northern Iceland have had their travel plans disrupted with a record high snowfall this December. Roads have been shut, flights cancelled and school suspended. But for the children of this isolated North Atlantic island nation, the main worry is how the waist-high snow might affect the Icelandic Santa, Stekkjastaur, who comes to town Wednesday. Stekkjastaur, after all, has a stiff peg-leg. He is one of 13 mischievous troll brothers, called the Yule Lads, who have entertained and also frightened Icelandic children for hundreds of years.
Instead of a friendly Santa Claus, children in Iceland enjoy favors from the brothers, who come down from their mountain cave 13 days before Christmas according to folklore. The brothers are loud, reckless, and have names like DoorSlammer, Window-Peeper, Meat-Hook, Candle-Stealer — reflecting their preferred method of pranks or criminal behavior. But they claim to be mostly rehabilitated, and Sausage-Swiper is now keen to host barbecues. Traditionally, they bathe once a year ahead of Christmas. Every year local actors in Myvatn, an inland community bordering Iceland’s uninhabited interior, dress up in 19th-century costume and arrive as the Yule Lads to a natural lagoon heated with water from hot springs.
To children in the region, their arrival marks the countdown to December 24, when Icelanders celebrate Christmas. “But, but, but — I was told we were going fishing,” mumbled actor Hulda Sigmundsdottir, who plays “Pot-Licker,” as she dipped her woolen sock reluctantly into the bath. In the spirit of today’s global outsourcing economy, the Yule Lads have also taken on the responsibility of replying to letters addressed to Santa Claus, their foreign colleague. Soffia Jonsdottir, who is Santa’s de-facto secretary in Iceland, says the Icelandic Postal Service forwards all Santa mail to the tiny outpost at Myvatn. “Santa is a distant cousin of the Yule Lads so of course we are happy to help out,” she said. “We reply to every letter that has a return address.” The letters arrive throughout the year and often include a wish-list, personal gift or simply a warm greeting. The Yule Lads, who speak Icelandic, admit sometime struggling with foreign languages. Fortunately the letters are not delivered to the Yule Lads’ home, where they might be stolen by their evil mother, Gryla, said to be a 600-year-old woman who eats children. This dysfunctional family even has an innocently named “Christmas Cat,” a giant feline with the habit of eating children — particularly those not wearing new clothes over the Christian holiday.
“You find a number of parents saying that we have to tone Gryla and her family down a bit,” said Terry Gunnell, a professor in folklore at the University of Iceland. “But that would take away some the genuine Icelandic Christmas which is a dark time when days pass with only few hours of sunlight.” Gunnell said the Yule Lads had traditionally been used to discipline children when adults were busy preparing for the holiday. “On the old Icelandic farms, stories of dark figures kept children from running into the mountains or falling into lakes or things like that,” he said. Parents used to torment children with such disturbing stories that in the 18th century, Danish king Christian VI tried to ban such un-holy tales. For the next 13 days leading to Christmas, Icelandic children will enjoy favors from the Icelandic Santas as they come down from the mountains one by one, with presents — or a rotten potato in the case of bad behavior. Five-year-old Anita Heidrunardottir, who was playing with her friends at the Managardur kindergarten in the capital Reykjavik, said she was hoping to wake up to books and mandarin oranges in her shoe in the run-up to Christmas. “My sister is scared of the Yule Lads,” she said. Why? “She does not know them. That’s why she is scared.”
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CABLE STATIONS
(20) QVC
137 317
(23) LIFE
108 252
(28) USA
105 242
(30) TBS
139 247
(31) TNT
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(34) ESPN
140 206
(35) ESPN2 144 209
(36) ROOT
426 687
(38) PARMT 241 241 (43) AMC
(46) TOON (47) ANPL (49) DISN
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Family Feud ‘PG’
Family Feud ‘PG’
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Judge Judy ‘PG’
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Jeopardy Inside Ed. Live PD Live PD Dr. Phil ‘14’ Wendy Varied The Dr. Oz Show ‘PG’ Varied Programs
Channel 2 News 5:00 Report (N) NOVA “Ultimate Cruise Ship” BBC World The Seven Seas Explorer. News ‘G’ ‘PG’
CABLE STATIONS
Judge Judy ‘PG’
Jeopardy! (N) ‘G’
NBC Nightly Channel 2 Newshour (N) News With Lester Holt Nightly Busi- PBS NewsHour (N) ness Report ‘G’
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(9) FOX-4
(6) MNT-5
Super Why!
1:30
GMA Day General Hospital ‘14’ Divorce Divorce Judge Judy Judge Judy The Talk ‘14’ Face Truth Face Truth Paternity Simpsons Dish Nation Dish Nation Days of our Lives ‘14’ Pickler & Ben ‘PG’ Pinkalicious Varied Programs Wild Kratts
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Wheel of For- Disney Prep Prep & Landtune (N) ‘G’ & Landing ‘G’ ing: Naughty vs. Chicago P.D. “Justice” Bur- How I Met How I Met Last Man Last Man The Good Wife “Running” gess stands accused after a Your Mother Your Mother Standing ‘PG’ Standing ‘PG’ Alicia must choose Peter or shooting. ‘14’ ‘14’ ‘14’ Will. ‘PG’ The Ellen DeGeneres Show KTVA 5 p.m. CBS Evening KTVA 6 p.m. Evening News Big Bang (:31) Young (N) ‘G’ First Take News Theory Sheldon NFL Football Los Angeles Chargers at Kansas City Chiefs. (N) (Live) Mike McCarthy Show ‘G’
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Hot Bench Millionaire Bold Paternity
In the Heat of the Night In the Heat of the Night In the Heat of the Night In the Heat of the Night Blue Bloods ‘14’ Blue Bloods ‘14’ Blue Bloods ‘14’ M*A*S*H M*A*S*H In the Heat of the Night In the Heat of the Night In the Heat of the Night In the Heat of the Night Blue Bloods ‘14’ Blue Bloods ‘14’ Blue Bloods ‘PG’ Cops ‘14’ Cops ‘PG’ In the Heat of the Night In the Heat of the Night In the Heat of the Night In the Heat of the Night In the Heat of the Night Last Man Last Man Last Man Last Man Last Man Last Man In the Heat of the Night In the Heat of the Night In the Heat of the Night In the Heat of the Night Blue Bloods ‘14’ Blue Bloods ‘14’ Blue Bloods ‘14’ Last Man Last Man In the Heat of the Night In the Heat of the Night In the Heat of the Night In the Heat of the Night Blue Bloods ‘14’ Blue Bloods ‘14’ Blue Bloods ‘14’ “Batman” (1989) Amazon Fire TV Stick ‘G’ IT Cosmetics (N) (Live) ‘G’ Lisa Rinna Collection - Fashion (N) (Live) ‘G’ Beauty Gifts (N) (Live) ‘G’ Gourmet Holiday (N) ‘G’ Very Merry Deals Spectacular “Amazon” (N) ‘G’ Great Gifts (N) (Live) ‘G’ Nick Chavez Beverly Hills Gourmet Holiday “All Special Offers” (N) (Live) ‘G’ philosophy - beauty (N) (Live) ‘G’ Must-Have Gifts (N) ‘G’ Judith Ripka Jewelry ‘G’ Gifts Under $50 (N) ‘G’ Gourmet Holiday “All Special Offers” (N) (Live) ‘G’ Gift Checklist (N) (Live) ‘G’ Gift Guide (N) (Live) ‘G’ Jayne & Pat’s Closet (N) (Live) ‘G’ Gourmet Holiday “All Special Offers” (N) (Live) ‘G’ Clarks Footwear (N) (Live) ‘G’ Kerstin’s Gift Guide (N) (Live) ‘G’ philosophy - beauty (N) (Live) ‘G’ Denim and Co. 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Volleyball SportsCenter (N) (Live) Outside NFL Live (N) (Live) NBA: The Jump (N) (Live) High Noon Question Around Interruption SportsCenter (N) (Live) NBA Basketball First Take Jalen & Jacoby (N) NBA: The Jump (N) (Live) Football Baseball NFL Live SportsCenter (N) (Live) Baseball Tonight (N) (Live) First Take Jalen & Jacoby (N) NFL Live (N) Baseball Football Question Around Interruption College Basketball First Take Jalen & Jacoby (N) NFL Live Baseball Football Question Around Interruption Baseball Tonight (N) (Live) First Take Jalen & Jacoby (N) College Football Live (N) (Live) High Noon Question Around Interruption SportsCenter (N) (Live) First Take Jalen & Jacoby (N) NFL Live The Jump Football High Noon Question College Wrestling Arizona State at Penn State. (N) The Rich Eisen Show (N) (Live) ‘PG’ Paid Prog. Paid Prog. The Dan Patrick Show (N) West Coast XTERRA The Rich Eisen Show (N) (Live) ‘PG’ Larry King Paid Prog. The Dan Patrick Show (N) ‘PG’ Story of Hot Rod Hundley The Rich Eisen Show (N) (Live) ‘PG’ Paid Prog. Paid Prog. The Dan Patrick Show (N) ‘PG’ College Basketball The Rich Eisen Show (N) (Live) ‘PG’ Paid Prog. Paid Prog. The Dan Patrick Show (N) ‘PG’ Undeniable The Rich Eisen Show (N) (Live) ‘PG’ Paid Prog. Paid Prog. The Dan Patrick Show (N) Chase Hawks Rough Bar Rescue ‘PG’ Bar Rescue ‘PG’ Bar Rescue ‘PG’ Bar Rescue ‘PG’ Bar Rescue ‘PG’ Roseanne Roseanne Roseanne Roseanne Mom Mom ‘14’ “Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory” (1971) “Sister Act” (1992) Whoopi Goldberg, Maggie Smith. “Planes, Trains and Automobiles” (1987) “Miracle” (2004) “Joyful Noise” (2012) Queen Latifah, Dolly Parton. “Planes, Trains and Automobiles” (1987) “Prancer” (1989, Children’s) Sam Elliott, Rebecca Harrell. Frosty’s Rudolph Li’l Drum Nestor “To Grandmother’s House We Go” (1992) ‘G’ “Gremlins” (1984, Fantasy) Zach Galligan, Phoebe Cates. “Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory” (1971) “Samantha: An American Girl Holiday” ‘G’ “One Magic Christmas” (1985, Children’s) “The Christmas Star” (1986) Edward Asner. ‘PG’ “A Holiday to Remember” (1995) Randy Travis ‘PG’ “Scoot and Kassie’s Christmas Adventure” (2013) “To Grandmother’s House We Go” (1992) ‘G’ “A Dennis the Menace Christmas” (2007, Children’s) “Ernest Saves Christmas” (1988) Jim Varney. Teen Titans Teen Titans Gumball Gumball Teen Titans Teen Titans Ben 10 ‘G’ Gumball Gumball Gumball Craig Total Drama Teen Titans Go! ‘PG’ We Bare Total Drama Teen Titans Teen Titans Gumball Gumball Teen Titans Teen Titans Ben 10 ‘G’ Gumball Gumball Gumball Craig Total Drama Teen Titans Teen Titans We Bare Total Drama Teen Titans Teen Titans Gumball Gumball Teen Titans Teen Titans Ben 10 ‘G’ Gumball Gumball Gumball Craig Total Drama Teen Titans Teen Titans We Bare Total Drama Teen Titans Teen Titans Gumball Gumball Teen Titans Teen Titans Ben 10 ‘G’ Gumball Gumball Gumball Craig Total Drama Teen Titans Teen Titans We Bare Total Drama Teen Titans Teen Titans Gumball Gumball Teen Titans Teen Titans Ben 10 ‘G’ Gumball Gumball Gumball Craig Total Drama Teen Titans Teen Titans We Bare Total Drama The Crocodile Hunter ‘G’ America’s Cutest ‘PG’ My Cat From Hell ‘PG’ The Vet Life ‘PG’ Dr. Jeff: RMV Pit Bulls and Parolees Pit Bulls and Parolees Varied Programs PJ Masks Puppy Pals Muppet Vampirina Fancy PJ Masks PJ Masks Muppet Puppy Pals Puppy Pals DuckTales Big City Stuck Stuck Stuck Bizaardvark PJ Masks Puppy Pals Muppet Vampirina Fancy PJ Masks PJ Masks Muppet Puppy Pals Puppy Pals DuckTales Big City Coop Coop Coop Raven PJ Masks Puppy Pals Muppet Vampirina Fancy PJ Masks PJ Masks Muppet Puppy Pals Puppy Pals DuckTales Big City Bunk’d ‘G’ Bunk’d ‘G’ Bunk’d ‘G’ Coop PJ Masks Puppy Pals Muppet Vampirina Fancy PJ Masks PJ Masks Muppet Puppy Pals Puppy Pals DuckTales Big City Raven Raven Raven Stuck Puppy Pals Puppy Pals PJ Masks Vampirina Mickey Roadster Fancy Muppet Mickey Mouse Clubhouse DuckTales Big City Bizaardvark Bizaardvark Bizaardvark Bunk’d ‘G’ Peppa Pig Team Umiz. 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The Great American Baking Show: Holiday Edition “Cookie and Bread Week” The bakers make cookies and breads. (N) ‘PG’ The Good Wife Alicia has to Dateline ‘PG’ make a tough decision. ‘14’
(:01) Mom Murphy S.W.A.T. Hondo talks to his (N) ‘14’ Brown ‘PG’ ailing father. ‘14’ Packers Live OutdoorsFox 4 News at 9 (N) man/Buck McNeely I Feel Bad (N) Saturday Night Live “A Saturday Night Live Christmas Spe‘PG’ cial” Popular Christmas-themed sketches. ‘14’
Superstore “Shadowing Glenn” ‘14’ Father Brown Father Brown Death in Paradise The team Midsomer Murders Gambler searches for a murderer. ‘PG’ works to solve two murders. appears to commit suicide. ‘PG’ ‘PG’
10 PM 10:30 11 PM 11:30 ABC News at (:35) Jimmy Kimmel Live ‘14’ (:37) Nightline (N) ‘G’ 10 (N) DailyMailTV (N)
DailyMailTV (N)
Impractical Jokers ‘14’
Pawn Stars ‘PG’
KTVA Nightcast TMZ (N) ‘PG’
(:35) The Late Show With James CorStephen Colbert ‘PG’ den TMZ (N) ‘PG’ Entertainment Two and a Tonight Half Men ‘14’
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Wife can no longer endure vicious tales man’s ex tells for what it is -- unhappiness and vindictiveness. DEAR ABBY: I’m at a loss and need some outside advice. I’m a man, married for two years. My husband and I have a great marriage, but last week my father was diagnosed with stage 4 cancer, and I’m having trouble processing it. My husband is super supportive and has had Abigail Van Buren my back 100 percent. But yesterday I woke up and a friend of mine wanted to meet with me and we ended up having sex. What’s wrong with me? I have never cheated before. I have been cheated on in the past, and I know how much it hurt, so I vowed never to do it. But it just happened. I regret what I did, and I feel gross. Why would I do this? Is it my way of coping with Dad’s illness? I need to understand what the hell happened. Please help. -- OFF THE RAILS DEAR OFF: I, too, suspect that your infidelity may be related to trying to deal with your father’s
diagnosis. It is not as unusual as you may think for people to react to grief, trauma or death by doing something uncharacteristic. However, if this becomes your default coping mechanism, discuss it with a licensed psychotherapist so it doesn’t destroy your marriage. P.S. Unplanned sexual encounters can have unplanned consequences. To make sure this one hasn’t, contact your doctor about being checked for an STD. And consider coming clean to your husband, because it would be disastrous if your friend let the truth slip out accidentally. (And, of course, if you’ve developed an STD, tell your husband right away.) 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. Abby shares more than 100 of her favorite recipes in two booklets: “Abby’s Favorite Recipes” and “More Favorite Recipes by Dear Abby.” Send your name and mailing address, plus check or money order for $14 (U.S. funds) to: Dear Abby, Cookbooklet Set, P.O. Box 447, Mount Morris, IL 61054-0447. (Shipping and handling are included in the price.)
Hints from Heloise
HAPPY BIRTHDAY for Thursday, Dec. 13, 2018: This year you might appear to be more reflective than you have been in the recent past. You will be exploring within yourself to work through certain issues that keep coming up. Your personal life remains a high priority. If you are single, a person who you meet close to the midpoint of your birthday year could be very significant to your life. If you are attached, you and your partner seem to work through an issue that often rears its ugly head. By working through this issue, you’ll make your life together enjoyable. PISCES could throw cold water on your most enthusiastic moments. The Stars Show the Kind of Day You’ll Have: 5-Dynamic; 4-Positive; 3-Average; 2-So-so; 1-Difficult ARIES (March 21-April 19) HHH You like solid results and logic. Following your instincts causes you to feel uncomfortable at times. However, you need to follow your intuitive voice today. News heads in from someone at a distance. You might not be ready to discuss this information. Tonight: Not to be found. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) HHHH Friends play a substantial role in today’s happenings. You hear a lot of information on one topic, but you could hear a lot of contradictions on the issue as well. Be more direct with a dear friend who sometimes causes you a problem. Tonight: Join a friend at a favorite restaurant. GEMINI (May 21-June 20) HHH Others observe your performance. You are all smiles, yet you don’t hesitate to do what you want. You could be sweet and appropriate, but someone else’s reaction could
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be off the wall. Recognize that this person has an issue that he or she needs help with. Tonight: Let the fun begin. CANCER (June 21-July 22) HHHH Your emotions might be on the verge of going out of control. You might not be sure which is the best way to proceed. Even if someone seems to come from a scattered position, you gain understanding quickly. Be careful when asking questions. Tonight: Listen to good music. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) HHH A situation that affects you and several others might shock you. Fortunately, you recuperate quickly from this jolt and let go of what is bothering you. A loved one or dear friend shares his or her vision of where all the instability might be heading. Tonight: Keep it light and easy. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) HHHH Defer to others. How you feel about a loved one sometimes confuses you. This person can be grim and serious or inspirational and nurturing. Remember to accept both facets of his or her personality. Without both, he or she might not be as loving. Tonight: Accept an exciting offer. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) HHHH You make a difference where it counts. You know what needs to be done and will not hesitate to dive headfirst into the job. A family member could express displeasure with a decision that you make or an action that you take. Let it go. Tonight: Put up your feet and relax. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) HHHHH To those around you, your creativity seems endless. Still, you often don’t have words for a diffi-
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cult situation that could change at the drop of a hat. Allow yourself to feel tense, and let it pass. Fighting the feeling will only make it stronger. Tonight: Do your best to get into weekend mode. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) HHHH Stay settled, and understand that complications often occur around the holidays. You can choose to not get upset. Relax and use your imagination, especially with regard to family and holiday choices. You could be uptight about finances. Tonight: Start to run holiday errands. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) HHHH At first, you might be somewhat uptight about what is going on. However, you will relax and see the situation through a more positive outlook. You will notice your sixth sense kicking in. You seem to know who is calling before you answer your phone. Tonight: Speak your mind. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) HHH You might be eyeing some unanticipated last-minute expenditures. You could feel a little out of control and might respond by keeping a stronger hand on spending. You will be a lot happier once you use some self-discipline. Tonight: Allow one indulgence, just for you. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) HHHH You could be overly concerned about what is occurring around you. No matter how charming or sensitive you might be, a friend appears to be rather distant and unavailable. Try to stay focused on what you need to do. If possible, finish shopping. Tonight: Happy at home. BORN TODAY Singer-songwriter Taylor Swift (1989), actor Jamie Foxx (1967), actor Dick Van Dyke (1925)
COVER WARS Dear Heloise: My husband and I have endured years of “cover wars”! My solution is to make the bed with two sets of overlapping top sheets with a shared comforter. No more middle-of-the-night grumpy sheet retrievals! -- “Z.Z.Z.,” Dayton, Ohio NO-FAIL EMAIL Dear Heloise: About this time each year, my large family circulates an email “wish list.” We can coordinate who gets what gift, and who will give what to whom. This prevents Grandma from getting 12 pairs of slippers and seven robes. -- Catherine G. in Oklahoma AN ORNAMENT TO REMEMBER Dear Heloise: Our family tradition around Christmastime is to collect special ornaments. We give and collect ornaments that have the date and origin marked on them, so decorating the home becomes an affair to remember! It’s especially meaningful if we all can’t be together for the holidays. -- Robin R. in Maine ANOTHER PIECE OF THE PUZZLE Dear Heloise: Getting published in your column is on my bucket list! With two little ones, we ended up with many puzzles. Keeping the puzzles organized was a hassle. Our solution? We bought an alphabet stamp set. Each puzzle is assigned its own letter, and the letter is stamped on the back of each puzzle piece. Now they are easily organized. We place a photo of the puzzle along with the pieces in a small mesh laundry bag. -- John and Anne, Columbus, Ohio TRUE TEMPERATURE Dear Heloise: My electric company tells me that my refrigerator uses about 20 percent of my electricity. They recommend the fridge should be set at 38 to 40 degrees Fahrenheit, and the freezer should be at 0 to 5 degrees Fahrenheit. -- Ellen in North Dakota
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DEAR ABBY: I have been with my husband for five years, and we have two children together. It’s my husband’s second marriage and my first. He and his first wife, “Gretchen,” had no kids, but they did have a long and messy divorce. She and her family live in the same small town as we do. Her favorite pastime is telling anyone who will listen that my husband physically abused and raped her. I know my husband. In our five years together he has never so much as raised his voice to me or our children. I don’t presume to know what happened between him and Gretchen during their marriage, but I know in my heart it never got physical. I have spent five years listening to this garbage and hearing her put him down and say nasty things about me. I have reached my limit. Should I confront her or just keep refusing to acknowledge her? -- DRAMA WITH HIS EX DEAR DRAMA: You know that what your husband’s ex is saying isn’t true because you have been with your husband long enough to see the kind of person he is. Continue to ignore and avoid her. If someone repeats her stories, tell them that IN YOUR EXPERIENCE what she’s saying couldn’t be further from the truth. People who know you will understand what Gretchen’s saying
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