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Thursday, September 27, 2018 Kenai Peninsula, Alaska
Vol. 48, Issue 309
In the news Fairbanks greenlights reality TV show featuring city police FAIRBANKS — Fairbanks officials have greenlighted a contract that could lead to a reality TV show highlighting the city’s police department. The city council approved Mayor Jim Matherly’s request Monday to partner with Engle Entertainment on a show featuring people who moved to Alaska for careers in law enforcement, the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner reported. Matherly and Police Chief Eric Jewkes are hoping the TV program can aid the department’s recruitment efforts by increasing exposure to potential applicants. “We can’t just be in the dark anymore. We have to sell our relevance and what we do and who we are — that’s just the nature of the game,” Jewkes said. The only cost to Fairbanks will be the time staff work with producers on the project, according to the city resolution. It notes “considerable staff time is already dedicated to recruitment efforts.”
Army prepares for exercise near Fort Greely ANCHORAGE — The highway leading to an Army training area near Fort Greely will see heavy traffic next week. About 6,000 soldiers and support personnel will descend upon the Donnelly Training Area for a multi-national “forced on force” training exercise. The Army says Arctic Anvil 19-01 is designed to provide the 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team with a tough and realistic event. Soldiers from Fort Wainwright in Fairbanks and Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson will participate. The movement of soldiers will be heaviest Oct. 1-6 as soldiers and supporting units move south in convoys from Fort Wainwright. Military personnel from Hawaii, Canada and the Alaska National Guard will participate. Members of the Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force will observe. The force-on-force exercise will begin Oct. 9 and is scheduled to conclude Oct. 21. — Associated Press
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Soldotna City Council candidates discuss annexation, visitor center sites at forum By VICTORIA PETERSEN Peninsula Clarion
On Oct. 2, Soldotna residents will be voting for three new candidates for Soldotna City Council. Each opponent is running for their own seat, which means all candidates are unopposed. At Wednesday’s Soldotna Chamber Luncheon, candidates Justin Ruffridge, Jordan Chilson and Paul Whitney stated their views on issues ranging from annexation to new revenue streams and many others. The forum began with candidate opening statements. Ruffridge is a business owner in Soldotna who has been living on the peninsula since 1994. He said running for the city council is an interesting opportunity to continue learning about the city. He was appointed to the city council last year and said he hopes to further educate himself and be a part of the city. Chilson is a lifelong Alaskan and a network administrator for
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the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District. He said he’s passionate about the community and has tried to integrate it into his personal life by joining local organizations and boards. He said he wants to continue serving the community and make positive impacts. Whitney has been living in Alaska for more than 40 years. He has a background in criminal justice. He said he and his family love the area and his kids and grandkids have decided to stay in the community. He has served on the city council since 2013. The moderator asked the candidates what qualifications they had. Whitney said his background working on numerous city councils and commissions, including in Fairbanks and Soldotna, has taught him to listen and to study the subject to understand what’s going on in order to make the right decision Chilson said his business process mindset and his back-
Candidates for Soldotna City Council, Paul Whitney, Jordan Chilson and Justin Ruffridge discuss issues Soldotna is facing on Wednesday in the Soldotna Chamber Luncheon. (Photo by Victoria Petersen/Peninsula Clarion)
ground in business help him see new opportunities and efficiency gains for the city. He also said his position with the school district can directly transfer to public service. Ruffridge said he didn’t know if he had any specific or
grandiose qualifications other than that he is a good problem solver. He said he is a quick learner and likes to think outside of the box. He said he’s excited to engage with and solve problems for the community. Candidates agreed they ex-
Homer makes 2nd attempt at bag ban By MEGAN PACER Homer News
The merits and dangers of single-use, disposable plastic bags are once again up for debate in Homer. Homer City Council member Caroline Venuti sponsored an ordinance that was successfully introduced at the council’s Monday meeting that would ban a certain type of single-use plastic shopping bag. The council voted not only to introduce the ordinance, but to hold an additional public hearing for it before voting. Council member Donna Aderhold suggested the addition to give the council more time to think about the measure and hear from more constituents before deciding whether to pass the ordinance, change it, or scrap it in favor of a ballot proposition for next year’s election. The Homer City Council passed an ordinance to ban sin-
gle-use plastic bags in 2012, but it was repealed through a ballot vote brought forward by a citizen initiative. Homer was the fist city on the Kenai Peninsula to approve such a ban. Now, if it comes to fruition a second time, Homer would be the second peninsula city to enact a bag ban after Soldotna, whose new policy takes effect Nov. 1. There have also been bans passed in several other Alaska cities and villages, including Anchorage, where all soft plastic bags are banned, and Wasilla, which only bans thin single-use bags under 2.25 mils — the same kind of bag Homer banned before. Council members Heath Smith and Tom Stroozas, who voted against introducing the ordinance, and Shelly Erickson, all said they would rather put the issue to a vote than try to pass a bag ban the way the council did in 2012.
Single-use plastic bags litter the side of Lake Street on Tuesday in Homer. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)
“I’m not prepared to do exactly what the council did five years ago, and that was pre-propose that they knew better than the people,” Smith said. “… We can come back time and time again, that’s fine. That’s basically what people do when they don’t get what they want, they keep asking. But, I think that we go through the right process.”
“As the policy makers in this community, we owe it to the public to let them make the decision,” Stroozas said. “When I go to the grocery store, more often than not I take my reusable bag with me. I have a bunch of them in the back of my truck, I’m always using them. … But very often too, See BAN, page A8
Fall kicks off with host of community events By KAT SORENSEN Peninsula Clarion
This year’s fall weather is bringing with it a selection of festivals celebrating the season. The autumnal events kick off with the 2018 Harvest Art Auction at the Kenai Fine Arts Center on Sept. 29 at 6 p.m. The annual event hosted by the Peninsula Art Guild brings together artists from
across the peninsula in a silent auction. The artwork up for bid has been on display at the Arts Center since the beginning of the month, with bidding going until the day of the auction. Tickets for the events are $30 and include appetizers and a dessert buffet, music and door prizes in addition to the auction. They can be bought at the Kenai Fine Arts
Center, Wednesday through Saturday from 12 to 5 p.m. On Saturday Oct. 6, the Kenai Wildlife Refuge is hosting a Termination Dust Celebration marking the grand opening of the Marsh Lake Trail on Skilak Lake Road at mile 16.6 with a day of fun, family events. Starting at the trailhead at noon, the Kenai Wildlife Refuge will cut the ribbon on the
new, 6-mile roundtrip trail. At about 12:30 p.m., a guided hike will bring visitors on an exploration of the new trail. There is also a shorter version of the hike, 1 mile in length, that will return on a new loop created this fall. “All are welcome to participate in this guided walk,” according to a news release from the Refuge. “Please See FALL, page A8
Alleged Anchorage bank thief extradited to US By DAN JOLING Associated Press
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ANCHORAGE — A former Alaska bank employee suspected of loading $4.3 million in cash onto a cart seven years ago and fleeing with it to Mexico has been extradited to the United States. Gerardo Adan Cazarez Valenzuela, 33, who was known as Gary Cazarez, was extradited after serving time in a Mexico
prison, U.S. Attorney for Alaska Bryan Schroder announced Wednesday. Cazarez on Wednesday was jailed in Anchorage. His attorney, Wayne Fricke of Tacoma, Washington, said Wednesday he did not want to comment. Cazarez was 26 years old in 2011 when he worked as a cash vault services manager for KeyBank. An FBI agent in 2011 named
Cazarez as the theft suspect based on bank surveillance equipment, interviews with employees and Cazarez’ admissions. The FBI said Cazarez at 6:39 p.m. July 29, a Friday, entered the cash vault with three computer-size boxes on a rolling cart. He turned out the vault light and filled the boxes with cash, according to an investigator. Sixteen minutes later, he was recorded pushing the boxes and a
computer bag out of the vault. He loaded the boxes into a vehicle and was spotted returning the cart to the cash vault room. Prosecutors said Cazarez drove to his home, transferred the cash to duffel bag suitcases and drove to Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport. With his girlfriend, who was not charged, Cazarez boarded a private charter and flew to Seattle, prosecutors See BANK, page A8
pected annexation to be a challenge within the next term. Chilson said another challenge would be the decline in revenue sharing Soldotna is receiving from state and federal agencies, which the city has See CITY, page A8
Walker declares emergency for native languages JUNEAU (AP) — Gov. Bill Walker has declared an emergency for Alaska Native languages, aiming to promote and preserve all 20 recognized indigenous languages in the state. The order signed this week directs the state education commissioner to work with partners to promote indigenous languages in public education, KTOO Public Media in Juneau reported. It also directs the state to use traditional Alaska Native place names on public signs. The order instructs state commissioners to designate a tribal liaison tasked with producing a plan to boost collaboration with Alaska Native partners. The governor’s order was prompted by a report this year by the Alaska Native Language Preservation and Advisory Council, warning that the languages could become extinct by the century’s end. The Legislature also passed a resolution in April urging the governor to make such a declaration. “You know there’s not a lot of times I stand up in front of a microphone and thank the Legislature, and I certainly do on this,” the independent governor said Sunday while signing the order in Juneau with a gathering of language advocates from across the state. Walker acknowledged the state’s role in undermining and discouraging the use of indigenous languages generations ago. “I know we need to celebrate where we are, but boy, if you don’t reflect on where you’ve been, it really is only part of the discussion, part of the celebration,” Walker said. Of the several Alaska Native representatives at the signing was Richard Peterson, president of the Central Council of Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes. He said he hopes the order will aid communities in reconnecting with their culture in meaningful ways.
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US House approves $1.7 billion in disaster aid for Carolinas By KEVIN FREKING Associated Press
WASHINGTON — The House on Wednesday overwhelmingly passed legislation that would provide $1.7 billion to help residents of the Carolinas and elsewhere recover from recent natural disasters. The aid was added to legislation to keep Federal Aviation Administration programs running beyond month’s end. The bill passed 398-23. Lawmakers describe the disaster aid as a down payment. They say billions more will be needed in the months ahead to help communities devastated by Hurricane Florence. Lawmakers are working to extend the FAA’s programs for five years while tackling other priorities such as disaster relief. Lawmakers sought to address several concerns of the flying public in the bill. For example, it requires the FAA to set minimum requirements for seat width and legroom on airplanes to ensure that passengers could evacuate a plane quickly in an emergency. Lawmakers were also responding to complaints about cramped seating with the directive. “Safety should not take a back seat, especially a shrunken seat, to airline profits,” said Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tenn., who sponsored the seat legislation. Another provision would prohibit the involuntary bumping of passengers who have already boarded a plane, a response to the public outrage over a passenger who was dragged off a United Express flight last year when he refused to leave. Lawmakers declined to include in the final bill a provision from Sen. Ed Markey, D-Mass., to ensure that fees airlines increasingly charge passengers are “reasonable
Brian Morris looks at the debris from his home in the Stoney Creek Plantation neighborhood Wednesday in Leland, N.C. Many of the homes here were flooded through their bottom floors due to rains from Hurricane Florence. (Ken Blevins /The Star-News via AP)
and proportional to the costs of the services provided.” Airlines raised about $7.4 billion in fees last year, mostly through baggage fees and fees for changing their flight. Markey said the consolidation among major airlines has reduced competition, and that has allowed the airlines to increasingly rely on fees to boost their profits without fear of losing customers. “We know that when choice goes down, fees go up. And these sky-high fees bear almost no resemblance to the cost of the services being provided,” Markey said. Lawmakers also added to the legislation a bill giving the FBI and Homeland Security officials the authority to track and down drones deemed a “credible threat” to people or federal facilities. That’s something Attorney General Jeff Sessions had sought. Sessions said drones promise to strengthen the U.S. economi-
cally but “can also be used to wreak havoc by criminals, terrorists and other bad actors.” Privacy advocates criticized the provision. Neema Singh Guliani, a lawyer for the American Civil Liberties Union, said it gives the government new power to spy on Americans without a warrant and to interfere with press freedom by restricting coverage using drones. The Electronic Frontier Foundation and a press-photographers group also oppose the measure. The Senate must also pass the bill before it can be signed into law by the president. Lawmakers are racing to address a range of issues before the end of the fiscal year. If the Senate doesn’t pass the bill before then, it will need to pass a short-term measure that would keep FAA programs going. The bill also makes changes to Federal Emergency Man-
agement Agency programs by putting more money into such things as rebuilding levees and building seawalls before hurricanes hit so that the damage won’t be as severe. “This will save lives, save money, and bend the cost curve of disasters,” said Rep. Bill Shuster, R-Pa., and chairman of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. Lawmakers from South Carolina and North Carolina had urged Speaker Paul Ryan and Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi to provide some quick relief for the states as officials assess the full scope of the damage that has occurred. At least 47 deaths have been attributed to the storm. The lawmakers described the damage in a letter to Ryan and Pelosi. They said entire communities have been isolated because of flooding that was worse than any previous natural disaster in those states.
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Obituary
Around the Peninsula
Vicki A. Harrison Vicki A. Harrison, 69, of Rockford, passed away on Tuesday. She was born on September 19, 1948 in Rockford, the daughter of Melvin W. and Margaret A. (Hamilton) Nelson. Vicki graduated from Guilford High School, Michigan State, with an undergraduate in Social Work and the University of Wisconsin with a Master of Arts and Teaching degree with an emphasis on reading. She married Ed Harrison on March 29, 1975 in Rockford. Vicki enjoyed traveling, gardening, family, and her pets. A big part of her life revolved around her family in Christ at Trinity Lutheran Church where she volunteered at Trinity’s Day Care and Food Bank, and was involved in the Altar Guild. It was always important to her to take care of those in need. She always stayed in touch with her friends. Vicki was an elementary teacher in Alaska for over 20 years. She was proceeded In death by her mother Margaret Nelson, father Melvin Nelson, and brother Melvin Nelson Jr. She is survived by her husband Ed; son Clayton; daughter Amelia; brothers Brian (Paulette) and Terry (Denise) Nelson; sisters Trina Sims and Trudy Nelson; beloved nieces and nephews, great nieces and nephews, cousins, and extended family. Predeceased by parents, Melvin Sr., Margaret, Phyllis , Uncle Spafford, Aunt Loetta; and brother, Melvin Nelson Jr.
Micah Antonio Alexie-Farrel Micah Antonio Alexie-Farrell, age 22 passed away in Valdez, Alaska on September 19, 2018. He was born in Anchorage, Alaska on October 31, 1995 to Matthew Alexie and Dori Belle Farrell. Micah was a resident of Kenai and graduated from the Kenai Alternative High School. Micah is a kind soul. Family was a big part of Micah’s life, and He loved his family and friends. Micah enjoyed playing guitar, music, and gaming. Mudding and trails were his happy place. He loved his beaches, his dogs, and to help people. Micah had amazing patients and a giving heart. He loved adventure and want to travel the world, were a few reasons he joined the Marines Corp. Micah touched the lives of all he met, “Semper Fi” and rest my son. He is survived by his mother Doris Belle Farrell of Kenai, AK sisters, Shawnee and Kylee Phillips of Wasilla, AK grandmother, Ruth Hunt (Dexter) of Kenai, AK, grandfathers, Steve Hunt of Kenai, AK, Bob Farrell of New Mexico, great grand father Phillip Dexter of Pt. Hope, AK, great grandma Barb Sharp and Jim of Texas, many uncles and aunts, numerous cousins, close friends, and extended family. Please join us at Tytokas Elder Center, 1000 Mission Ave in Old town Kenai on September 29, 2018 at 1pm to Celebrate Micah’s life, a bonfire will follow at Captain Cook State Park. Seating will be provided but may be limited, feel free to bring a chair and dress warm.
Sharon Sue Dile Cates Sharon Sue Dile Cates was born on March 2, 1951 in Greensburg, KY. Daughter of Shreve and Louise Burris Dile. Sharon had 6 siblings. In 1969 she married Kenneth W. Cates and moved to Alaska. They raised 2 children in Alaska. She enjoyed living in Alaska, hunting, halibut and salmon fishing, clam digging, berry picking, gardening, and canning her vegitables from her garden. Following the death of her husband, in 1999 she moved back to Columbia, KY. Sharon enjoyed music, working in her garden, flower beds, crocheting, quilting, sewing, canning, cooking, and being a wonderful homemaker. Sharon had a giving heart and loved helping people. Sharon remarried in 2008, to Wilbur Kerney of Cave City, KY. Where they enjoyed a quiet life enjoying each others company. She is survived by her husband Wilburn Kerney of Cave City, KY. Daughter, Connie S. Dunham (Curtis) of Kenai, Alaska, Son Jimmy D. Cates (Cindy) of Anchorage, Alaska. 6 Grandchildren, Ashley B. Landess, Byron , Maison, Colton, Haley, and Roman Dunham. Sisters, Barbara Jo Rayburn of Columbia, KY Joyce Simpson of Campbellsville. Brothers, James Logan Dile, Johnny Wayne Dile (Judy), and Charles Dile (Diane) all 3 of Campbellsville, KY. Several nieces, nephews, great nieces and great nephews. Arrangements have been entrusted to the care of the J.C. Kirby and Son Broadway Chapel. Family chose cremation per her wishes and will be buried in Anchorage, Alaska next to her first husband Kenneth W. Cates.
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The Clarion welcomes photos of public events for our Sun- PROPS meeting day Community page. Please submit photos to news@peninsThe Cook Inlet Regional Citizens Advisory Council’s culaclarion.com by Friday at 4 p.m. Photos will run on a first- PROPS (Prevention, Response, Operations & Safety) Commitcome, first-serve basis. When possible, please include names of tee meeting will be held in Soldotna on Friday, Oct. 5 at 10 a.m. subjects in photos, date and location of event. at the Kenai Peninsula College CTEC building, 156 College Road. The public is welcome to attend. For an agenda, directions, or more information call 907-283-7222 or 800-652-7222. Pinochle League tournament The Peninsula Pinochle League will being the 2018-2019 winter season of league play on Saturday, Oct. 6 at 12 p.m. at the Caribou Restaurant in Soldotna. This will be a tournament play day with regular season to start Oct. 13. This is a team league format so bring a partner and join the league every Saturday for a winter of fun. Contact Jean at 907-202-1812 or Jay at 907-252-6397.
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Fall festival The Kenai United Pentecostal Church will host its annual fall festival on Saturday, Sept. 29. The event will feature games, food and entertainment and is free and open to everyone. The festival will take place at mile 16.5 on the Kenai Spur Highway. For more information contact Pastor Rodney Whicker at 907283-4949.
Kenai Soil & Water Board Meeting The monthly meeting of The Nikiski Community Council the Kenai Soil & Water Conservation District’s Board of SuThe Nikiski Community Council will be meeting Monday, pervisors will be held Wednesday, Oct. 3, 5:30 to 7:30 pm, at Oct. 1 at 7 p.m. at the Lake Marie Nikiski Senior Center on the District office located at 110 Trading Bay, Suite 140. For Holt-Lamplight Road. Residents will make recommendations information, call 283-8732 x5. on how the State of Alaska FY19 Community Assistance Program (CAP) funds will be distributed for public projects or programs. All residents of the Nikiski community are invited Community meeting to attend.” A public meeting to identify project proposals under the State of Alaska Community Assistance Program (CAP) will be held at Love, Inc. at 44410 Kalifornsky Beach Road on Tues- Evening of Classics day, Oct. 2 at 6 p.m. All are welcome. The Redoubt Chamber Orchestra and other local musicians will perform solos and ensembles on Friday, Oct. 5 at 7 p.m at Christ Lutheran Church. It will be a fun music-filled evening Cardiac Support Group with a feature a ‘Bid on the baton’ — a chance to conduct the Cardiac Support Group will meet Monday Oct. 1 from orchestra. For further information please consult https://www. 5-6:30 p.m. in the Borealis Room at Central Peninsula Hospi- facebook.com/KenaiPeninsulaOrchestra/ or Marion Parrish tal. The Borealis Room is immediately on the right just inside 907- 420-7179. the hospital cafeteria. New members are always welcome. For more info call Jeanette Rodgers at 262-5547 or 252-1018.
Soldotna Historical Society Fall Fling
Kenai Senior Center activities
The Soldotna Historical Society will host its Fall Fling on Saturday, Sept. 29 at the Donald E. Gilman Kenai River Center The Kenai Senior Center is open 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Speaker Carroll Knutson will present to Friday, and are open until 9:30 p.m. on Thursdays. Commu- “History of Alaska Homesteading.” Contact Carmen at 262nity meals are served Monday to Friday from 11:30 a.m. to 1 2791 for more information. p.m. Cost for lunch is $7 suggested donation for individuals 60 or older, $14 for those under 60. Call 907-283-4156 for more Sterling community breakfast information. —Kenai Senior Connection board meeting, Friday, Sept. 28 The Sterling Senior Center is serving breakfast on Saturday, at 9:30 a.m. Sept. 29 from 9 a.m. to noon. Menu includes bacon, sausage, —Senior shopping day at Fred Meyer, Tuesday, Oct. 2 at 1 ham, scrambled eggs, pancakes and biscuits and gravy. Everyp.m. Cost: free one welcome. Adults $10. Children $5. All proceeds benefit the —Social Security, Wednesdays, Oct. 3 and 17 from 9 a.m. center. Call 262-6808. to 12 p.m. Cost: free —Movie and popcorn night: “Moneyball” starring Chris Pratt and Brad Pitt. Cost at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 4. Cost: KDLL membership drive free The KDLL 91.9 FM Fall Membership Drive will be on air —Mystery Drive on Monday, Oct. 8 from 12:30-4:30 p.m. from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Oct. 11 and 12, featuring all-original, allCost: $5 local special programming and raffle prizes. For more informa—Card making with Kimberley on Tuesday, Oct. 9 from 1-2 tion, visit KDLL 91.9 FM on Facebook or www.kdll.org. p.m. Cost: free —Flu shots available on Wednesday, Oct. 10 from 9 a.m. to Nikiski Senior Center fall fundraiser 12 p.m. Free with Medicare card —Food bank shopping on Wednesday, Oct. 10 at 1 p.m. $3 The Nikiski Senior Center will host its fall fundraiser on ride fee Saturday, Oct. 6. Tickets are $40 for prime rib or chicken cor—Thrift shopping day trip on Tuesday, Oct. 16 from 10 a.m. don bleu. Event will include live and silent auctions, a wall to 5 p.m. $10 ride fee of guns, a raffle for 100,000 Alaska Airlines miles, and prizes. —Fall prevention presentation courtesy of Freedom Physi- Doors open at 4 p.m. Dinner served at 6 p.m. Call 776-7654 for cal Therapy from 11-11:30 a.m. Cost: free more information. —“No Host” dinner on Tuesday, Oct. 23 at 4:30 p.m. $5 ride fee Hospice volunteer training —Birthday Lunch “Oktoberfest” at 11:30 a.m. $7 suggested Hospice of the Central Peninsula is currently registering for donation or free if your birthday is in October and you are more their upcoming volunteer training. Training will take place in than 60 years old. the Denali Room of the Central Peninsula General Hospital. —Closed for Alaska Day on Thursday, Oct. 18 —Kumihomo (braid making) with kit on Tuesday, Oct. 23. Oct. 5 at 5-9 p.m., Oct. 6 at 9 a.m.-5 p.m., October 12 at 5-9 p.m., and Oct. 13 at 5-9 p.m. All dates must be attended to Cost: free —Halloween costume party on Wednesday, Oct. 31. Cost: complete training. Lunch and snacks are provided. There is a $20 registration fee. This is a great way to find out more about free our Hospice Program and give back to our community. Visit our website www.hospiceofcentralpeninsula.com for more inPound for Pink formation and to register. In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, a Pound for Pink class raising money for Casting for Recoverey on the Kenai Peninsula will be held on Sunay, Oct. 28 at Kenai Middle School. Contact Wendi Dutcher at 907-3981748 for more information. Sponsored by Studio 49.
Adult flu vaccinations Peninsula Clarion death notice and obituary guidelines:
1 p.m. Please join us to share your experiences as a caregiver, or to support someone who is. Call Sharon or Judy at (907) 262-1280 for more information.
Central Peninsula Hospital is offering Free Adult Drive Thru Flu Vaccinations on Wednesday, Oct. 3 from 3-5:30 p.m .on a first-come, first-serve basis while supplies last. Enter the covered parking garage from Binkley Street onto Vine (by Soldotna Pharmacy) and follow the signs. Take this opportunity to beat the flu season by getting immunized!
Ninilchik fire engine rollback and open house Join Ninilchik Fire Station for an open house and the rollback of its new fire engine on Saturday, Sept. 29 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. The event will include tours of the station, hot dogs, hamburgers and fun. Free and open to the community.
Sterling caregiver support meeting The Sterling Senior Center will host a Caregiver Support Meeting-Training: Awakening the Five Senses of Persons Living with Dementia on Tuesday, Oct. 2 at
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Finish the Ballot! One of the best-kept secrets of this — or any — Alaska election season is the incredible amount of information that Alaska voters have in making their decision as to whether to retain or remove judges in office. It is not an exaggeration to say that there is more, and better, information available to Alaska voters about judges standing for retention than is available to any voters, anywhere in the world. That’s a big claim. Let’s examine the evidence in support of it. Alaska law requires the Alaska Judicial Council to evaluate judges who are up for a retention election — which is the election that every judge must face periodically so that the voters have the final say on who sits on the bench. A common reaction from citizens to this vote is, “How can I know if the judge is doing a good job? I can’t read every opinion or learn about every case!” That’s where the council comes in. This group of volunteer citizens — three non-lawyers appointed by the governor and confirmed by the legislature, and three lawyers appointed by the bar association — along with the chief justice, who serves as chair, takes very seriously its duty to evaluate every judge up for retention. The council surveys literally thousands of Alaskans in reviewing every judge’s performance — it surveys every lawyer in the state, peace officers who have appeared in the judge’s courtroom, probation officers, social workers, jurors, court employees, children’s guardians, and others. It reviews how often a judge was disqualified from presiding over a case, how often the judge’s decision was affirmed or reversed on appeal, whether the judge has been disciplined for any reason, and whether the judge’s pay was withheld for an untimely decision. Then the council does more. It holds public hearings to take comments on the performance of judges. It performs detailed follow-up investigations of any problem areas uncovered and may conduct personal interviews with presiding judges, attorneys who appeared before the judge, court staff, and others. The council members meet before the retention election to discuss all of the evidence gathered, and then it holds a public vote on whether to recommend retention to the voters. Last, the council takes all of the information it has gathered, along with its recommendation to retain or not, and makes it available to all Alaska voters online. A visit to nowyouralaskajudges.org will make all of it available to you with a single click. And the council puts a summary of all this information in the Official Election Pamphlet sent to every voter. Want to know what lawyers who have been in that judge’s court think about the job he or she is doing? It’s there online. Or how peace officers rate the judge? Ditto. Or social workers, court employees, or jurors? Ditto. Or how the judge is doing on various performance metrics? It’s all there. No other state with judicial retention elections comes near this amount of information made available to voters. Alaska was the first state to evaluate judges standing for retention elections, and it remains the leader in providing information to its voters. And only two other countries — Japan and Switzerland — hold judicial retention elections; and neither provides the amount of information provided in Alaska. The simple fact is that there is no excuse for an Alaska voter not to finish the ballot and vote on the retention of judges. The framers of our Constitution gave us this power, the Legislature gave the Council the job of evaluating judges, and the Council itself has done its job. Now it is up to us as citizens to finish the ballot. Sure, it can take some time — well, really, as much or as little as you want to spend. But that is a small price to pay as a citizen in a democracy. You can do it. Go to knowyouralaskajudges.org, get the facts, make your decision, and then vote. Bud Carpeneti retired in 2013 from the Alaska Supreme Court, where he had served since 1998. He was chief justice from 2009 to 2012. He also served on the Juneau Superior Court from 1981 to 1998.
The assault on Kavanaugh validates Trump The attempted political assassination of Brett Kavanaugh is bad for the country, but good for a Trumpian attitude toward American politics. The last-minute ambush validates key assumptions of Donald Trump’s supporters that fueled his rise and buttress him in office, no matter how rocky the ride has been or will become. At least three premises have been underlined by tawdry events of the past couple of weeks. First, that good character is no defense. If you are John McCain, who genuinely tried to do the right thing and carefully cultivated a relationship with the media over decades, they will still call you a racist when you run against Barack Obama. If you are Mitt Romney, an exceptionally earnest and decent man, they will make you into a heartless and despicable vulture capitalist, also for the offense of campaigning against Obama. If you are Brett Kavanaugh, a respected member of the legal establishment who doesn’t have a flyspeck on his record across decades of public service in Washington, they will come up with dubious accusations of wrongdoing from decades ago when you were a teenager. Second, that the media is an unremitting political and cultural adversary. In the Kavanaugh controversy, the press has been wholly on the other side, presuming his guilt and valorizing his accusers and their supporters, including Hawaii Sen. Mazie Hirono, whose most famous contribution
to the debate was telling men to “shut up.” The advocacy isn’t limited to cable networks or the Twitter feeds of journalists. It reaches all the way up the food chain. The New Yorker — which imagines itself an upRich Lowry holder of the finest standards of American journalism; which sports a refined monocle-wearing dandy as its mascot; which was once edited by that famous paragon of editorial care, William Shawn — happily published a new accusation against Kavanaugh even though the accuser herself had doubts about it (she only became convinced of it after days of consideration and talks with her lawyer). The New York Times passed on the story when it couldn’t find any firsthand corroboration of it. The New Yorker didn’t allow that to become an obstacle. Third, that politics isn’t just rough-and-tumble; it’s red in tooth and claw. Process and norms are nice, but they go out the window as soon as something important is at stake, like a potential fifth vote on the Supreme Court to overturn Roe v. Wade. Senate Democrats may delicately talk about the importance of norms and civility on Sunday shows, but watch how they act. They sat on an accusation throughout an
extensive process of vetting and questioning a nominee, then declared it dispositive evidence against his confirmation when it leaked at the 11th hour. They delayed a hearing with Christine Blasey Ford long enough to allow time for the second accuser to be persuaded to come forward. All of this plays into Trump’s support. Surely, a reason that the president appealed to many Republicans in the first place, despite his extravagant personal failings, was that they had decided that virtuous men would get smeared and chewed up by the opposition’s meat grinder, so why be a stickler for standards? If Trump’s attacks against the media are over-the-top and sometimes disgraceful, at least he understands the score. He may not be a constitutionalist, but he will be faithful to his own side, and fiercely battle it out with his political opponents. The logic of this dynamic is risky. It can be self-defeating, and lead down the road of supporting, say, a Roy Moore, a kooky candidate doomed even in red Alabama. It can be corrupting, if character and standards are no longer considered important. But the dark view of our politics that has driven the Trump phenomenon for three years now is impossible to gainsay. Who can watch the frenzied assault on Brett Kavanaugh and say that it’s wrong? Rich Lowry can be reached via email comments.lowry@nationalreview.com.
Ryan says Congress shouldn’t ‘step in the way’ on Rosenstein WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Paul Ryan said Wednesday that Congress “shouldn’t step in the way” ahead of a meeting between President Donald Trump and Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein. Ryan’s comments Wednesday came after the conservative House Freedom Caucus pushed for Rosenstein to testify before the House Judiciary Committee. North Carolina Rep. Mark Meadows, who heads the caucus, said Tuesday that the group wants Rosenstein to answer questions about reports last week that Rosenstein had floated the idea of secretly recording Trump after FBI Director James Comey was fired in 2017. It’s unclear if Thursday’s meeting with Trump will lead to Rosenstein’s resignation or firing, or if he will continue in his job, which includes overseeing special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation of Russian meddling in the 2016 election.
At a news conference Wednesday, Trump indicated he might not fire Rosenstein, saying “my preference would be to keep him.” Meadows on Tuesday tweeted, “Rosenstein should come before the House Judiciary Committee within the week and testify under oath about his alleged comments, or he should resign immediately.” But House Judiciary Committee Chairman Robert Goodlatte hasn’t said whether he will call Rosenstein to testify. Ryan was asked Wednesday if he supports legislation introduced by Democrats to protect the Mueller investigation and if he thinks Rosenstein should testify. “Well, first, the president obviously should have political appointees that he has faith and confidence in,” Ryan said. Noting Thursday’s meeting, he said: “I think we shouldn’t step in the way of that. We should let the president work it out with Rod Rosenstein.”
Asked again if Rosenstein should testify, and if he should be sanctioned if he doesn’t, Ryan said he’d defer to the Judiciary Committee. In July, Meadows threatened to try to force a vote on either impeaching Rosenstein or holding him in contempt of Congress. He paused that effort just before the August recess, but he has said he may still pursue it if the Justice Department doesn’t provide thousands of documents Republicans want related to the Russia investigation. Meadows, Ryan and Goodlatte met late Wednesday to discuss a possible hearing. In interviews afterward, Goodlatte and Meadows would not say what they had agreed to. But Meadows said he would not file an impeachment resolution Wednesday evening and said he would be satisfied if the House held a hearing next week, even though the House is not expected to be in session.
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Nation/World Trump backs separate states for Israel, Palestinians By MATTHEW LEE AP Diplomatic Writer
UNITED NATIONS — For the first time since taking office, President Donald Trump endorsed a two-state solution as the best way to resolve the conflict between Israel and the Palestinians as he met Wednesday at the U.N. with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Trump told reporters that he believes that two states — Israel and one for the Palestinians — “works best.” He has previously been vague on the topic, suggesting that he would support whatever the parties might agree to, including possibly a onestate resolution, which might see the Palestinian territories become part of Israel. “I like (a) two-state solution,” Trump said as he posed for photographs with Netanyahu. “That’s what I think works best. That’s my feeling. Now, you may have a different feeling. I don’t think so. But I think two-state solution works best.” Later, Trump told a news conference that reaching a twostate solution is “more difficult because it’s a real estate deal” but that ultimately it “works better because you have people governing themselves.” He added that he would still support Israel and the Palestinians should they opt for a one-state solution, though he believed that was less likely. “Bottom line: If the Israelis and Palestinians want one-state, that’s OK with me. If they want
two states, that’s OK with me. I’m happy if they’re happy.” In his earlier comments, Trump said his much anticipated but still unreleased Mideast peace plan could be presented in the next two to four months, but was not specific as to timing. Trump has been heavily criticized by the Palestinians for a series of moves that they say show distinct bias toward Israel, starting with his recognition last year of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital. The Palestinians also claim the holy city as the capital of an eventual state. Earlier this year, Trump followed up on the recognition by moving the U.S. Embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, a step that was widely protested by Palestinians and others in the Arab world. His administration has also slashed aid to the Palestinians by hundreds of millions of dollars and ended U.S. support for the U.N. agency that helps Palestinian refugees. The Palestinians reacted cautiously to Trump’s remarks, noting that a two-state solution has long been the goal of peace efforts, including a broader ArabIsraeli plan that would see Arab states all recognize Israel if the Palestinians got an independent state. Nabil Abu Rudeineh, spokesman for Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, said the Palestinians remain committed to their demand for a state based on the borders before the 1967 Mideast war and with East Jerusalem as its capital.
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President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the United Nations General Assembly, Wednesday at U.N. Headquarters. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
“Peace requires a two-state solution, where the state of Palestine is based on the ‘67 boundaries with East Jerusalem as its capital,” he said. “This is the Arab and international attitude, and all final status issues need to be solved according to the international resolutions and the Arab Peace Initiative.” Trump and his national security team have defended their position, saying that decades of attempts to forge Israeli-Palestinian peace have failed. He said Wednesday that the embassy move would actually help peace efforts by recognizing the reality that Israel identifies Jerusalem as its capital. But he added that Israel would have to make concessions to the Palestinians in any negotiations. “Israel got the first chip and it’s a big one,” Trump said. “By taking off the table the embassy moving to Jerusalem, that was
always the primary ingredient as to why deals couldn’t get done. Now that’s off the table. Now, that will also mean that Israel will have to do something that is good for the other side.” Netanyahu thanked Trump for his support and his decision to withdraw from the Iran nuclear deal and said U.S.-Israel relations have never been better than under his administration. On Tuesday, Trump lashed out at Iran in his annual address to the U.N. General Assembly, accusing its leaders of corruption and spreading chaos throughout the Middle East and beyond. He also vowed to continue to impose sanctions on Iran. “Thank you for your strong words yesterday in the General Assembly against the corrupt terrorist regime in Iran,” Netanyahu said. “They back up your strong words and strong actions.”
Senate hearing shaped by lessons from Thomas process By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press
WASHINGTON — Clarence Thomas saw it as a circus and national disgrace. Anita Hill complained that she was treated as though she were a defendant in a criminal trial. The 1991 confirmation hearing of Thomas, accused by Hill of sexual harassment, angered people on all sides and is not recalled as one of the Senate’s proud moments. Lessons learned from that episode will likely guide senators Thursday as they hear Christine Blasey Ford’s claims that Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh sexually assaulted her when they were teenagers. Kavanaugh denies the accusation. Republicans are bringing in a woman who prosecutes sex crimes to ask questions, avoiding having the 11 Republican men on the committee grill the female accuser. The panel’s Democrats, criticized for weakly defending Hill in 1991, stand united against Kavanaugh. Still, the attacks launched against Kavanaugh and Ford in the less than two weeks since her allegation first became public led Sen. Jeff Flake, R-Ariz., to lament on the Senate floor Wednesday that “the past couple of weeks makes it clear that we haven’t learned much at all.” The most obvious difference is that the Senate Judiciary Committee is no longer all white and all male, at least on the Democratic side. Four Democratic women, including Sens. Mazie Hirono of Hawaii and Kamala Harris of
California, sit on the committee, along with Sen. Cory Booker of New Jersey, the lone AfricanAmerican man on the panel. The Republican side remains entirely male, which explains why the GOP is bringing in Rachel Mitchell, a sex crimes prosecutor from Arizona, to question Ford and Kavanaugh. The makeup of the committee fed perceptions that a bunch of older men were interrogating a woman about a topic that bewildered them or, at best, made them uncomfortable. The Republicans aggressively sought to undermine Hill’s credibility, led by accusations from Sen. Arlen Specter, R-Pa., that Hill was lying under oath. Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, discussed with Thomas the possibility that Hill had appropriated lurid passages from the novel “The Exorcist” and a court case and turned them into false allegations against Thomas. Hatch is one of three senators from 1991 who are still on the committee, along with Chairman Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, and Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt. On the Democratic side, senators were criticized for being weak in their defense of Hill and their questioning of Thomas. Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-Mass., acknowledged afterward that he let down liberals who had counted on him to rally Democrats. “To them I say: I recognize my own shortcomings — the faults in the conduct of my private life,” Kennedy said at Harvard University in November 1991. The committee’s chairman at the time, Sen. Joe Biden, D-
In this 1991 file photo, Anita Hill testifies in the Russell Caucus room on Capitol Hill in Washington where the Senate Judiciary Committee was hearing testimony on the nomination of Clarence Thomas for the Supreme Court. (AP Photo/Greg Gibson, File)
Del., struggled with how to preside over the hearing, the likes of which had never been seen in a court confirmation fight, recalled Charles Geyh, an Indiana University law professor who was then an informal Biden adviser. “He didn’t know how to deal with this new weird issue that sort of got foisted upon him. He resented its tawdry nature and did not realize the implications until years later,” Geyh said. Democratic passivity does not appear to be an issue this time. The 10 committee Democrats sent President Donald Trump a letter Wednesday asking him to allow an FBI investigation into all the allegations against Kavanaugh or withdraw the nomination. Trump has so far refused to order the FBI to investigate. The FBI did investigate Hill’s allegations and witnesses corroborating her story testified on her behalf, along with Thomas supporters who challenged what Hill alleged.
But the committee in 1991 did not hear from other women, independent of Hill, whose accounts of Thomas’ behavior toward them were similar to what Hill said. In 2018, so far, the hearing does not include testimony from two other women, one who accused Kavanaugh of exposing himself to her in college and the other who said she saw Kavanaugh drink to excess and engage in inappropriate contact of a sexual nature when he was in high school. He has denied both allegations. In a crudely political sense, Republicans could decide that the short-term goal of installing Kavanaugh on the court and cementing a conservative majority is worth it, whatever the cost. Thomas, now the longest-serving justice, is the most conservative member of the court, a firm supporter of overturning the Roe v. Wade abortion ruling, expanding gun rights, lifting campaign finance restrictions and ending the consideration of race in education and other areas.
Man deported 6 times charged in California homeless killings By CHRISTOPHER WEBER Associated Press
LOS ANGELES — A man who was deported six times and is now suspected in a string of killings and beatings that targeted sleeping homeless people in Southern California was charged Wednesday with murder, attempted murder robbery, authorities said. Authorities say suspect Ramon Alberto Escobar has a long criminal record in the U.S. and has been repeatedly deported to his native El Salvador. His arraignment is expected in Los Angeles later in the day. The 47-year-old Escobar is charged with three counts of murder, five counts of attempted murder and four counts of second-degree robbery. He also faces special circumstance allegations of multiple murders and murder during the commission of a robbery, mak-
ing him eligible for the death penalty. It could not be immediately determined if he had an attorney. Meanwhile, police in Houston want to talk to Escobar again about the disappearance of his aunt. He was not a suspect when he was first questioned Aug. 30, Houston police spokesman Kese Smith said. Investigators spoke with Escobar because he was one of the last people to see Dina Escobar, 60, before she vanished in late August. Authorities say they found no outstanding warrants and released Ramon Escobar before the three men were beaten to death in California. Escobar said at the time that he was in the country on a work visa, Smith said, a claim echoed by family members. “We had no probable cause to arrest or book him,” Smith said.
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Immigration status is checked by Houston police only when a person is being booked into the city jail after being charged with a crime, Smith said. Escobar, believed to be homeless himself, likely targeted victims to rob them, Los Angeles police Capt. William Hayes said. Detectives have seized a wooden baseball bat and bolt cutters that they believe were used to bludgeon men on the beach or on the street in Los Angeles and Santa Monica, police said. All but one of the men was homeless. Escobar was being held without bail. U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement officials have filed a detainer seeking to take him into custody if he is released, the agency said. Escobar was first ordered removed from the country in 1988 and was deported to his native El Salvador six times between
1997 and 2011, ICE said in a statement. He was released from ICE custody last year after successfully appealing his latest immigration case, ICE said. The agency didn’t indicate his current legal status. However, Escobar has six felony convictions for burglary and illegal reentry, the agency said. Escobar spent five years in prison for robbery starting in the mid-1990s, Hayes said. Records in Texas show Escobar has had arrests for vehicle burglary, trespassing, failure to stop, public intoxication and two assaults, most recently in November 2017. That case was a misdemeanor. Dina Escobar’s burned van was found in Galveston, Texas, a few days after she went looking for her brother. She was last seen Aug. 28, two days after her brother vanished, the statement said.
MOSCOW — An investigative group in Britain says it has identified one of the two suspects in the poisoning of an ex-Russian spy in the U.K. as a highly-decorated colonel in the Russian military intelligence agency GRU. The group, Bellingcat, said Wednesday that the suspect, whose passport name was Ruslan Boshirov, is in fact Col. Anatoliy Chepiga, who in 2014 was awarded Russia’s highest medal, the Hero of Russia. But beyond a photo from Chepiga’s 2003 passport file resembling Boshirov, the report didn’t contain further proof that Boshirov and Chepiga are the same person. Britain has charged Boshirov and another suspect, Alexander Petrov, with trying to kill Russian ex-spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter on March 4 with the Soviet-designed nerve agent Novichok in the English city of Salisbury. Britain has said the attack received approval “at a senior level of the Russian state,” an accusation Moscow has fiercely denied. There was no immediate comment from Moscow on the latest claim from Bellingcat, which relies on social media and open sources in its investigations. The group has heavily focused on Russia, exposing its military activities in Ukraine, Syria and elsewhere.
Nearly 400,000 ‘excess deaths’ caused by South Sudan war
JUBA, South Sudan — South Sudan’s civil war has caused nearly 400,000 “excess deaths” since fighting erupted in late 2013, a new report funded by the U.S. State Department said Wednesday after years of uncertainty. The report by the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine estimates that “violent injuries” caused about half of those 382,900 deaths. Increased risk of disease and reduced access to health care contributed to others, it said. The civil war’s death toll has long been unknown, with estimates in the tens of thousands. “To our knowledge this is the first comprehensive estimate of how many people have died because of the war,” Francesco Checchi, a lead investigator on the study, told The Associated Press. “Every day that goes by, hundreds more lives may be lost.” “I think this figure is much more realistic than the 50,000 which has been used for so long,” Klem Ryan, a former official with the United Nations mission in South Sudan who later served as coordinator of the U.N. panel of experts monitoring sanctions on the country, told the AP. Counting the dead in the civil war is difficult as so much occurs in remote locations, Ryan said. “However, that’s not justification for not compiling what we did know and pointing to the gaps.” The new report, based on statistical modeling and not peer reviewed, says the deaths appeared to peak in 2016 and 2017. Fresh fighting broke out in the capital, Juba, when a peace deal collapsed in July 2016 and the violence spread into other regions. Most of the deaths occurred in the country’s south and northeast and among adult males, the report says. — The Associated Press
Today in History Today is Thursday, Sept. 27, the 270th day of 2018. There are 95 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On September 27, 1939, Warsaw, Poland, surrendered after weeks of resistance to invading forces from Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union during World War II. On this date: In 1825, the first locomotive to haul a passenger train was operated by George Stephenson in England. In 1854, the first great disaster involving an Atlantic Ocean passenger vessel occurred when the steamship SS Arctic sank off Newfoundland; of the more than 400 people on board, only 86 survived. In 1917, French sculptor and painter Edgar Degas died in Paris at age 83. In 1928, the United States said it was recognizing the Nationalist Chinese government. In 1942, Glenn Miller and his Orchestra performed together for the last time, at the Central Theater in Passaic, New Jersey, prior to Miller’s entry into the Army. In 1962, “Silent Spring,” Rachel Carson’s study on the effects of pesticides on the environment, was published in book form by Houghton Mifflin. In 1964, the government publicly released the report of the Warren Commission, which concluded that Lee Harvey Oswald had acted alone in assassinating President John F. Kennedy. In 1979, Congress gave its final approval to forming the U.S. Department of Education. In 1991, President George H.W. Bush announced in a nationally broadcast address that he was eliminating all U.S. battlefield nuclear weapons, and called on the Soviet Union to match the gesture. The Senate Judiciary Committee deadlocked, 7-7, on the nomination of Clarence Thomas to the U.S. Supreme Court. In 1994, more than 350 Republican congressional candidates gathered on the steps of the U.S. Capitol to sign the “Contract with America,” a 10-point platform they pledged to enact if voters sent a GOP majority to the House. In 1996, in Afghanistan, the Taliban, a band of former seminary students, drove the government of President Burhanuddin Rabbani out of Kabul, captured the capital and executed former leader Najibullah. In 2004, NBC announced that “Tonight Show” host Jay Leno would be succeeded by “Late Night” host Conan O’Brien in 2009. (O’Brien’s stint on “The Tonight Show” lasted just over seven months.) Ten years ago: China marked its first spacewalk as astronaut Zhai Zhigang (zheye zhu-dawng) floated outside the Shenzhou 7 for 13 minutes. Five years ago: President Barack Obama and Iranian President Hassan Rouhani spoke by telephone, the first conversation between American and Iranian leaders in more than 30 years. The U.N. Security Council voted unanimously to secure and destroy Syria’s chemical weapons stockpile. One year ago: President Donald Trump and congressional Republicans unveiled the first major revamp of the nation’s tax code in a generation, a plan that included deep tax cuts for corporations, simplified tax brackets and a near-doubling of the standard deduction. Maria regained strength and became a hurricane again, pushing water over both sides of North Carolina’s Outer Banks. Playboy founder Hugh Hefner died at the age of 91. Today’s Birthdays: Actress Kathleen Nolan is 85. Actor Wilford Brimley is 84. Actor Claude Jarman Jr. is 84. Author Barbara Howar is 84. World Golf Hall of Famer Kathy Whitworth is 79. Singermusician Randy Bachman (Bachman-Turner Overdrive) is 75. Rock singer Meat Loaf is 71. Actress Liz Torres is 71. Actor A Martinez is 70. Baseball Hall of Famer Mike Schmidt is 69. Actor Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa is 68. Singer Shaun Cassidy is 60. Comedian Marc Maron is 55. Rock singer Stephan (STEE’-fan) Jenkins (Third Eye Blind) is 54. Former Democratic National Chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz is 52. Actor Patrick Muldoon is 50. Singer Mark Calderon is 48. Actress Amanda Detmer is 47. Actress Gwyneth Paltrow is 46. Rock singer Brad Arnold (3 Doors Down) is 40. Christian rock musician Grant Brandell (Underoath) is 37. Actress Anna Camp is 36. Rapper Lil’ Wayne is 36. Singer Avril Lavigne (AV’-rihl la-VEEN’) is 34. Bluegrass singer/musician Sierra Hull is 27. Actor Ames McNamara is 11. Thought for Today: “God loved the birds and invented trees. Man loved the birds and invented cages.” -- Jacques Deval, French writer, director and actor (1895-1972).
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Brewers beat Cards to keep pressure on Cubs Milwaukee, Chicago both clinch NL playoff spots as Rockies leapfrog Dodgers for division lead By The Associated Press
CHICAGO — Shortly after their playoff spot was assured, the Chicago Cubs beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 7-6 on Albert Almora Jr.’s single with two outs in the 10th inning Wednesday night. The NL Central-leading Cubs clinched their fourth straight postseason appearance when Milwaukee beat St. Louis. The Brewers, who sealed a playoff slot with their win, are a half-game behind Chicago. One of them will win the NL Central, the other will play in the NL wild-card game. After Pittsburgh tied it in the ninth on a two-out, two-run double by Starling Marte, the Cubs bounced back to win. Ian Happ led off the 10th with a walk and was replaced by pinch-runner Terrance Gore. Mike Freeman’s sacrifice moved up Gore, and he took third on a groundout. Almora singled to left on an 0-2 pitch from Richard Rodriguez (4-3). Jason Heyward homered and drove in three runs for the Cubs. Javier Baez singled for his NL-leading 111th RBI as the Cubs won after blowing a five-run lead. Star third baseman Kris Bryant didn’t play because of a bruised left wrist. Jose Osuna and Corey Dickerson homered for Pittsburgh. BREWERS 2, CARDINALS 1
hit a slow roller to third baseman Mike Moustakas, who threw wildly to first. Garcia was waved home but fell halfway to the plate, allowing second baseman Hernan Perez to easily throw him out to end the inning.
league-leading 47th home run and Oakland closed in on the New York Yankees for home-field advantage in next week’s AL wild-card game. Oakland (96-63) improved to a big league-best 41-21 since the All-Star break and trails the Yankees (97-61) by 1½ games. New York holds the tiebreaker ROCKIES 14, PHILLIES 0 to host the Oct. 3 game; the wild-card DENVER (AP) — Hard-throwing winner advances to the Division Series German Marquez started with eight against AL East champion Boston. straight strikeouts to match a modern-era big league record, and Colorado routed RAYS 8, YANKEES 7 Philadelphia to take over the NL West ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Malead. David Dahl homered for the third sahiro Tanaka gave up four runs and six straight game, and the Rockies went deep hits over four-plus innings in his final four times in all as they extending their start before the playoffs in New York’s loss to Tampa Bay. winning streak to six. New York started play with a 2 1/2-game Colorado moved a half-game ahead of lead over Oakland to host the AL wild-card Los Angeles for the division lead. Marquez (14-10) allowed three hits in game and has the tiebreaker. The Athletics seven innings and struck out 11 to set a played at Seattle later Wednesday night. Rockies record with 221 for the season, Yankees manager Aaron Boone hasn’t deseven more than Ubaldo Jimenez’s total cided if Tanaka, JA Happ or Luis Severino in 2010. By striking out his first eight will start against Oakland. batters, he tied a post-1900 mark set by Houston’s Jim Deshaies in 1986, and RED SOX 19, ORIOLES 3, equaled by the New York Mets’ Jacob de1ST GAME Grom in 2014.
DIAMONDBACKS 7, DODGERS 2
ORIOLES 10, RED SOX 3, 2ND GAME
PHOENIX (AP) — A.J. Pollock hit a three-run homer and Arizona dropped Los Angeles to second place in the NL West. The Dodgers’ second loss in a row put them a half-game behind Colorado. Arizona chased Ross Stripling (8-6) with three runs in the second inning and Pollock hit his three-run homer in the fifth for a 6-2 lead. Zack Greinke (15-11) overcame a shaky start to allow two runs and strike out six in six innings. Socrates Brito hit his first big league homer in two years and David Peralta hit his 30th of the season in Arizona’s final home game.
BOSTON (AP) — Boston’s Chris Sale struck out eight over 4 2/3 innings in his final tuneup for an expected start in the AL Division Series opener before Baltimore salvaged a split of the daynight doubleheader. In the opener, Boston handed the Orioles a franchise-record 112th loss. A major league-best 107-52, Boston opens the Division Series at home Oct. 5 against the New York Yankees or Oakland. Sale left after giving up Adam Jones’ go-ahead, RBI double that made it 3-2 in the fifth. He threw 92 pitches, allowing three runs and four hits.
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Milwaukee clinched its first playoff spot since 2011 by ensuring at least a spot in the NL wild-card game, helped when a rookie St. Louis pinch-runner fell on his way to the plate. Jhoulys Chacin pitched five shutout innings and Travis Shaw hit a pair of RBI singles to help the Brewers completed a three-game sweep. ATHLETICS 9, MARINERS 3 NATIONALS 9, The Cardinals missed a big chance MARLINS 3, 7 INNINGS to tie it in the eighth inning. Matt CarSEATTLE (AP) — Matt Olson hit penter walked and was lifted for pinch- a grand slam that capped a six-run fifth WASHINGTON (AP) — Bryce Harprunner Adolis Garcia. Jose Martinez then inning, Khris Davis added his major er was 0 for 4 with two strikeouts in the
Roughing passer calls giving NFL bad look in games By ARNIE STAPLETON AP Pro Football Writer
The NFL is getting roughed up over its amplified enforcement of roughing-the-passer penalties that has generated head-scratching calls — and a season-ending injury to a defender trying to comply with the league’s mandate not to land fully on the quarterback. In the offseason, NFL owners asked the league’s competition committee to better protect their prized quarterbacks after Vikings linebacker Anthony Barr broke Packers star Aaron Rodgers’ collarbone in 2017. So the league dusted off a rarely invoked 24-year-old rule that outlaws defenders from landing on the quarterback with more than half of their body weight. “It helps me out because I’m a quarterback,” said Deshaun Watson of the Texans. “But some of the calls are just kind of crazy.” So inconsistent, in fact, that Packers linebacker Clay Matthews , whose been whistled three times, suggested the league has gone soft. He argued that what constitutes a clean hit is anybody’s guess nowadays. Defenders who are only allowed to target a strike zone basically consisting of the torso now must also concern themselves with breaking the quarterback’s fall. Or at least doing a “gator roll” where they spin the QB as they tumble to the turf. The gator roll is “an unnatural move when you are trying to tackle a big guy” like Ben Roethlisberger or Andrew Luck, said Bengals defensive coordinator Teryl Austin. “They will shrug you off.” Broncos linebacker Shane Ray said the gator roll isn’t even an option much of the time. “Sometimes you’re at an awkward angle or you might be pushed into him,” Ray said. “It’s chaotic in there when
you’ve got all these bodies flying around.” Trying to keep the quarterback safe can also be dangerous to a defender, as it was Sunday when Dolphins DE William Hayes tore his right ACL trying to avoid landing on Raiders QB Derek Carr. “They don’t care about the rest of us getting hurt. Long as the QB is safe,” fumed 49ers cornerback Richard Sherman when he retweeted a video clip of Hayes getting hurt . “Let’s keep it honest, that rule is a tough rule to gauge,” Dolphins defensive tackle Akeem Spence said. “Will is going to make a play, trying to sack the quarterback and then roll off at the end, not trying to put all of his weight and get a sack taken away. He ended up being hurt, and it sucks, because he’s trying to protect the quarterback while still trying to make a play.” There have been 34 roughing-the-passer calls so far. While that works out to just one flag for every 100 pass attempts, it represents a massive increase over previous years. There were 16 such penalties through three weeks last season and 20 the year before that. The lack of consistency and clarity is why “I don’t like the rule,” said Fox’s Troy Aikman, whose Hall of Fame career was cut short by the battering he took during a 12-year stint as Cowboys quarterback. “I think the league overreacted, and I think they will continue to look at it with the controversy that’s been created,” Aikman said, adding the strict interpretation of the 1995 rule “changes the outcome of games and ultimately will cost some coaches their jobs.” There’s only been a handful of flags, meanwhile, for players lowering their helmet, another point of emphasis, showing that players, coaches and officials have all adjusted accordingly to that rule change.
Milwaukee Brewers celebrate after defeating the St. Louis Cardinals 2-1 in a baseball game Wednesday in St. Louis. The win clinched a postseason spot for the Brewers. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson) rain-shortened game that many expect was ing eight stellar innings for New York and his last at Nationals Park as a Washington leaving with a major league-best 1.70 ERA. player.
INDIANS 10, WHITE SOX 2
ANGELS 3, RANGERS 2 ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Shohei Ohtani hit a tiebreaking homer in the eighth inning, sending the Los Angeles Angels to a three-game sweep.
CHICAGO (AP) — Shane Bieber remained perfect on the road with six scoreless innings, Francisco Lindor led off the game with a home run and Cleveland beat up Chicago.
BLUE JAYS 3, ASTROS 1
ROYALS 6, REDS 1
TORONTO (AP) — Toronto gave outgoing manager John Gibbons a winning home sendoff against celebrating Houston. Before the game, Toronto general manager Ross Atkins announced that Gibbons will not return next season. After getting the final out, closer Ken Giles gave the ball to Gibbons and the crowd rose for a standing ovation.
CINCINNATI (AP) — Rookie Heath Fillmyer struck out a career-high nine, Adalberto Mondesi tripled, stole two bases and scored twice, and Kansas City beat Cincinnati to wrap up its road schedule.
TWINS 11, TIGERS 4
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Johnny Field homered twice, Jorge Polanco hit a basesloaded triple and Minnesota beat Detroit. METS 3, BRAVES 0 Tyler Austin also homered and WilNEW YORK (AP) — Jacob deGrom lians Astudillo had three hits for the Twins. was dominant in what likely was his final Christin Stewart tripled and drove in two pitch for the NL Cy Young Award, throw- runs for the Tigers.
Scoreboard baseball National League
East Division W L Pct GB x-Atlanta 89 69 .563 — Washington 81 78 .509 8½ Philadelphia 78 80 .494 11 New York 74 84 .468 15 Miami 62 96 .392 27 Central Division z-Chicago 92 66 .582 — z-Milwaukee 92 67 .579 ½ St. Louis 87 72 .547 5½ Pittsburgh 80 77 .510 11½ Cincinnati 66 93 .415 26½ West Division Colorado 88 70 .557 — Los Angeles 88 71 .553 ½ Arizona 81 78 .509 7½ San Francisco 73 86 .459 15½ San Diego 64 95 .403 24½ z-clinched playoff berth x-clinched division Wednesday’s Games Washington 9, Miami 3, 7 innings Kansas City 6, Cincinnati 1 Milwaukee 2, St. Louis 1 N.Y. Mets 3, Atlanta 0 Chicago Cubs 7, Pittsburgh 6, 10 innings Colorado 14, Philadelphia 0 Arizona 7, L.A. Dodgers 2 San Diego 3, San Francisco 2 Thursday’s Games Philadelphia (Arrieta 10-10) at Colorado (Senzatela 6-6), 11:10 a.m. Atlanta (Teheran 9-8) at N.Y. Mets (Vargas 6-9), 3:10 p.m. Pittsburgh (Williams 14-9) at Chicago Cubs (Lester 17-6), 4:05 p.m.
American League
East Division W L Pct GB x-Boston 107 52 .673 — y-New York 97 61 .614 9½ Tampa Bay 88 70 .557 18½ Toronto 72 87 .453 35 Baltimore 46 112 .291 60½ Central Division x-Cleveland 89 69 .563 — Minnesota 73 84 .465 15½ Detroit 64 94 .405 25 Chicago 62 96 .392 27 Kansas City 56 102 .354 33 West Division x-Houston 100 58 .633 — y-Oakland 96 63 .604 4½ Seattle 86 72 .544 14 Los Angeles 78 81 .491 22½ Texas 66 92 .418 34 x-clinched division y-clinched wild card Wednesday’s Games Boston 19, Baltimore 3, 1st game Toronto 3, Houston 1 Kansas City 6, Cincinnati 1 Baltimore 10, Boston 3, 2nd game Tampa Bay 8, N.Y. Yankees 7 Cleveland 10, Chi. White Sox 2 Minnesota 11, Detroit 4 L.A. Angels 3, Texas 2 Oakland 9, Seattle 3 Thursday’s Games N.Y. Yankees (Sabathia 8-7) at Tampa Bay (Schultz 2-1), 9:10 a.m. Houston (Cole 15-5) at Baltimore (Hess 3-10), 3:05 p.m. Detroit (Liriano 5-11) at Minnesota (TBD), 4:10 p.m. Cleveland (Tomlin 2-5) at Kansas City (Sparkman 0-3), 4:15 p.m. Texas (Jurado 4-5) at Seattle (Gonzales 13-9), 6:10 p.m. All Times ADT
Red Sox 19, Orioles 3
Bal. 030 000 000 — 3 8 0 Bos. 500 322 34x —19 22 0
Oak. 110 060 100 —9 9 0 Sea. 020 010 000 —3 6 1
Meisinger, Hart (1), Means (3), Carroll (6), Jace Peterson (8) and Wynns; Price, S.Wright (6), Hembree (8), Workman (9) and Leon. W_Price 16-7. L_Meisinger 2-1. HRs_Baltimore, Nunez (7), Mancini (24). Boston, Bogaerts (22), Martinez (42), Swihart (3), Devers 2 (21).
E.Jackson, Buchter (5), Hendriks (6), Wendelken (7), Dull (8), Y.Petit (9) and Phegley; F.Hernandez, Bradford (5), Rumbelow (5), Lawrence (7) and Herrmann. W_Buchter 6-0. L_F.Hernandez 8-14. HRs_Oakland, Pinder (13), Olson (29), Davis (47), Semien (15).
Blue Jays 3, Astros 1 Hou. 000 100 000 —1 5 0 Tor. 200 010 00x —3 3 0 Devenski, Perez (3), McCullers (6), Guduan (7), Deetz (8) and Stassi; Reid-Foley, Biagini (4), Petricka (5), Mayza (6), Tepera (7), Clippard (8), Giles (9) and McGuire. W_Biagini 4-7. L_Devenski 2-3. Sv_Giles (25). HRs_Toronto, Grichuk (25), McGuire (1).
Orioles 10, Red Sox 3 Bal. 200 010 304 —10 10 1 Bos. 100 110 000 — 3 6 1 Yacabonis, T.Scott (4), P.Fry (7) and Ca.Joseph; Sale, Rodriguez (5), M.Barnes (7), Velazquez (7), Brasier (8), Kimbrel (9), R.Scott (9) and Christian Vazquez, Blake Swihart. W_T.Scott 3-2. L_M. Barnes 6-4. Sv_P.Fry (2).
Rays 8, Yankees 7 N.Y. 300 000 004 —7 10 2 T.B. 301 000 04x —8 10 0 Tanaka, Holder (5), Green (6), Chapman (7), Robertson (8), Sheffield (8) and G.Sanchez; Stanek, Y.Chirinos (2), Kolarek (6), Roe (6), Alvarado (6), Wood (8), Nuno (8), Romo (8) and Ciuffo. W_Y.Chirinos 5-5. L_Tanaka 12-6. Sv_Romo (24). HRs_New York, Walker (11). Tampa Bay, Pham (7).
Twins 11, Tigers 4 Det. 102 100 000 — 4 8 2 Min. 310 250 00x —11 14 0 Boyd, Baez (4), Reininger (5), Farmer (7), Stumpf (8) and McCann; Odorizzi, Duffey (4), Vasquez (6), A.Reed (7), Curtiss (8), Belisle (9) and Gimenez, Graterol. W_Duffey 2-2. L_Boyd 9-13. HRs_Minnesota, Austin (9), Field 2 (3).
Indians 10, White Sox 2 Cle. 101 323 000 —10 16 0 Chi. 000 000 002 — 2 6 1 Bieber, C.Allen (7), Hand (8), O.Perez (9), Cimber (9) and R.Perez; J.Fry, Bummer (2), Burr (4), Gomez (5), Vieira (6), Scahill (8), J.Ruiz (9) and W.Castillo, K.Smith. W_Bieber 11-5. L_J.Fry 2-3. HRs_Cleveland, Encarnacion (32), Lindor (37).
Angels 3, Rangers 2 Tex. 010 010 000 —2 7 1 L.A. 000 110 01x —3 5 0 Mendez, Sadzeck (5), Springs (6), Martin (7), Claudio (8) and R.Chirinos; Heaney, Alvarez (8), J.Johnson (9) and Briceno. W_Alvarez 6-4. L_Martin 1-5. Sv_J. Johnson (2). HRs_Texas, Beltre (15), Profar (20). Los Angeles, Ohtani (22), Ward (4).
Athletics 9, Mariners 3
Royals 6, Reds 1 K.C. 101 111 100 —6 9 0 Cin. 100 000 000 —1 5 1 Fillmyer, Hill (8), Newberry (9) and S.Perez; C.Reed, Romano (4), Wisler (6), W.Peralta (7), Stephens (8), Hughes (9) and Casali. W_Fillmyer 4-2. L_C.Reed 1-3. HRs_Kansas City, Gordon (13). Cincinnati, Peraza (14).
Nationals 9, Marlins 3 Mia. 000 000 30 —3 5 1 Was. 050 040 0x —9 12 0 (8 innings) Chen, Graves (5), T.Guerrero (6), Hernandez (7) and Wallach; McGowin, Grace (5), Suero (6), J.Rodriguez (7), Glover (8) and Kieboom. W_Suero 4-1. L_Chen 6-12. HRs_Miami, Anderson (11). Washington, Robles (3).
Mets 3, Braves 0 Atl. 000 000 000 —0 2 0 N.Y. 000 001 02x —3 6 0 Newcomb, L.Jackson (6), Venters (7), K.Wright (8) and Flowers; deGrom, S.Lugo (9) and Mesoraco. W_deGrom 10-9. L_L.Jackson 1-2. Sv_S.Lugo (3). HRs_New York, Smith (5), Conforto (28).
Brewers 2, Cardinals 1 Mil. 001 010 000 —2 5 2 S.L. 000 100 000 —1 2 1 Chacin, Cedeno (6), Burnes (6), Hader (7), Jeffress (8) and Kratz; Gant, Shreve (5), Hudson (5), Hicks (7), C.Martinez (8) and Molina. W_Chacin 15-8. L_Shreve 3-4. Sv_Jeffress (13).
Rockies 14, Phillies 0 Phi. 000 000 000 — 0 4 0 Col. 010 170 14x —14 16 1 Pivetta, Arano (5), Morgan (5), Rios (7), A.Davis (8) and Knapp; Marquez, Oh (8), B.Shaw (9) and Wolters. W_Marquez 14-10. L_Pivetta 7-14. HRs_Colorado, Dahl (13), Butera (1), Story (34), Desmond (21).
Cubs 7, Pirates 6 Pit. 100 010 022 0 —6 10 2 Chi. 202 200 000 1 —7 12 1 (10 innings) Nova, Ta.Anderson (5), Feliz (7), Brault (8), Crick (9), Ri.Rodriguez (10) and E.Diaz; Quintana, Chavez (6), Edwards Jr. (8), Cishek (8), Wilson (9), J.Garcia (9), Kintzler (10) and Caratini. W_Kintzler 3-3. L_Ri.Rodriguez 4-3. HRs_Pittsburgh, Dickerson (13), Osuna (3). Chicago, Heyward (8).
D-Backs 7, Dodgers 2 L.A. 110 000 000 —2 9 1 Ari. 030 030 10x —7 10 0 Stripling, P.Baez (2), Fields (4), Alexander (5), Y.Garcia (5), Madson (6), Ferguson (7), Venditte (8) and Grandal; Greinke, Diekman
(7), Ziegler (8), Bradley (9) and Mathis. W_Greinke 15-11. L_Stripling 8-6. HRs_Arizona, Peralta (30), Brito (1), Pollock (21).
Padres 3, Giants 2 S.D. 001 010 100 —3 8 0 S.F. 000 000 200 —2 5 1 Perdomo, Wieck (4), M.Diaz (5), J.Castillo (7), Strahm (7), Wingenter (8), Yates (9) and Hedges; Kelly, Black (6), P.Johnson (7), Dyson (8), Strickland (9) and Ar.Garcia. W_M.Diaz 1-0. L_Kelly 0-3. Sv_Yates (12). HRs_San Diego, Jankowski (4). San Francisco, Garcia (4).
soccer MLS Standings EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlanta U. FC New York NYC FC Columbus Philadelphia Montreal D.C. United New England Toronto FC Chicago Orlando City
W L T Pts GF GA 19 5 6 63 65 36 18 7 5 59 55 32 15 8 8 53 54 39 13 9 8 47 39 38 14 12 4 46 43 45 12 14 4 40 42 47 9 11 8 35 48 48 8 10 11 35 43 45 8 15 6 30 50 57 7 16 7 28 43 56 7 18 4 25 40 66
WESTERN CONFERENCE FC Dallas 15 6 8 53 49 38 S. Kansas City 15 8 6 51 54 36 Los Angeles FC 14 7 8 50 57 43 Portland 13 9 8 47 46 45 Real Salt Lake 13 11 6 45 49 49 Seattle 13 11 5 44 37 32 LA Galaxy 11 11 8 41 57 59 Vancouver 11 11 7 40 47 56 Minnesota U. 10 16 3 33 43 57 Houston 8 13 8 32 47 43 Colorado 6 17 6 24 32 55 San Jose 4 18 8 20 45 63 NOTE: Three points for victory, one point for tie.
Wednesday, September 26 New York City FC 2, Chicago 0 Saturday, September 29 Los Angeles FC at Chicago, 11:30 a.m. Colorado at Seattle, 12 p.m. Montreal at D.C. United, 3 p.m. New England at Toronto FC, 3:30 p.m. Philadelphia at Columbus, 3:30 p.m. New York City FC at Minnesota United, 4 p.m. San Jose at Houston, 4:30 p.m. Vancouver at LA Galaxy, 6 p.m. FC Dallas at Portland, 6:30 p.m. All Times ADT
transactions BASEBALL American League MINNESOTA TWINS — Reinstated RHP Aaron Slegers from the 10-day DL. SEATTLE MARINERS — Named Frankie Thon Jr. director of international amateur scouting. TORONTO BLUE JAYS — Announced manager John Gibbons will not return next season. Selected the contract of 3B Jon Berti from New Hampshire (EL). Transferred 3B Brandon Drury to the 60-day DL. National League LOS ANGELES DODGERS — Signed a working agreement with Ogden (Pioneer). FOOTBALL
National Football League CHICAGO BEARS — Signed DB John Franklin III from the practice squad. CINCINNATI BENGALS — Placed DT Ryan Glasgow on injured reserve. Signed DT Adolphus Washington off Dallas’ practice squad. DETROIT LIONS — Released DB Donnel Pumphrey from the practice squad. Signed TE Jerome Cunningham to the practice squad. GREEN BAY PACKERS — Placed CB Davon House on injured reserve. Signed CB Bashaud Breeland. LOS ANGELES RAMS — Placed CB Aqib Talib on injured reserve. Signed CB Dominique Hatfield from the practice squad. MIAMI DOLPHINS — Waived WR Tanner McEvoy. Placed DE Williams Hayes on injured reserve. Signed LB Martrell Spaight. Signed DE Jonathan Woodard from the practice squad. NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS — Placed LB Ja’Whaun Bentley and RB Rex Burkhead on injured reserve. Released WR Jace Billingsley from the practice squad. Re-signed FB Kenjon Barner and DE John Simon. Signed DB David Jones to the practice squad. OAKLAND RAIDERS — Placed PK Mike Nugent on injured reserve. Signed PK Matt McCrane. SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS — Placed QB Jimmy Garoppolo on injured reserve. Signed QB Nick Mullens from the practice squad and DL Ryan Delaire, OL Christian DiLauro and DB Dexter McCoil to the practice squad. TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS — Signed S Andrew Adams. Signed CB Marko Myers to the practice squad. HOCKEY National Hockey League CAROLINA HURRICANES — Assigned Fs Clark Bishop and Julien Gauthier and D Jake Bean and Trevor Carrick to Charlotte (AHL). LOS ANGELES KINGS — Recalled Fs Boko Imama, Matt Luff, Drake Rymsha and Sheldon Rempal from Ontario (AHL). NEW JERSEY DEVILS — Assigned D Egor Yakovlev to Binghamton (AHL). OLYMPIC SPORTS USADA — Announced American weightlifter Andrew Butterworth accepted a 42-month sanction for an anti-doping rule violation. SOCCER United Soccer League USL — Suspended Ottawa D Nana Attakora and M Kevin Oliveira three games and Charleston F Patrick Okonkwo, San Antonio D Moises Hernandez, Bethlehem D Brandon Aubrey, Las Vegas M Carlos Alvarez, Richmond D Mekeil Williams, San Antonio F Cesar Elizondo and Fresno M/F Pedro Ribeiro one game. COLLEGE TEXAS RIO GRANDE VALLEY — Announced the resignation of senior associate athletic director for student services and senior woman administrator Farrah Manthei so she can take the position of deputy athletic director at Illinois-Chicago. WISCONSIN — Named Brad Winchester volunteer assistant men’s hockey coach.
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Pigskin Pick‘em Good week for NFL football, bad week for pro picking
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n what was generally a good week of football, minus those weighty roughing-the-passer calls, it was a bad week for Pro Picks. The quality of play vastly improved compared to the opening two weeks of the schedule. The prognostications were awful. Time to rally, and a good option is presented on Thursday night with the best matchup of Week 4. The Rams have that look. They rank third in offense, sixth in defense. Their point differential of 102-36 is astounding. They can move the ball on the ground with Todd Gurley, or through the air with Jared Goff, Brandin Cooks and Gurley. Their defense is staunch, led by a powerhouse front. No weaknesses, right? Not exactly. Take a look at their cornerback situation, where both starters are hobbled and likely will be absent against the Vikings. Aqib Talib had surgery and Marcus Peters was helped off the field on Sunday. That means backups on the outside to cover the dangerous pair of Stefan Diggs and Adam Thielen. “We can call the same calls with those guys. In fact, we did in the (last) ballgame,” defensive coordinator Wade Phillips said. “I feel confident in those guys.”
We’re not quite that confident, particuCOWBOYS, 17-16 larly with Minnesota getting such a nasty wakeup call from Buffalo last weekend. ro icks No. 3 Philadelphia (minus 3 1-2) at Minnesota, ranked eighth in the AP No. 15 Tennessee Pro32, is a 6½-point underdog at the Two banged-up first-place teams. No. 1 Rams. Give us the points. B arry W ilner Carson Wentz makes the difference. RAMS, 30-28 EAGLES, 21-15 Too many points to lay for such a KNOCKOUT POOL So the idea is to NOT get knocked rivalry game, and in the Mile High out? Now we get it — after flopping City. No. 11 Tampa Bay (plus 3) at CHIEFS, 24-20 with the VIKINGS last week, as did No. 16 Chicago much of America. Let’s go with the Toughest game to figure on this JAGUARS. No. 9 Baltimore (plus 3) at week’s schedule. No. 14 Pittsburgh BEARS, 24-23 No. 29 San Francisco (plus 10 1-2) NFL could put this bitter matchup at No. 20 Los Angeles Chargers on every Sunday night and it would be No. 28 Buffalo (plus 10) at Niners losing Jimmy G is as big a entertaining. No. 13 Green Bay STEELERS, 30-24 hit as any team has taken this season. Bills won’t catch injury-ravaged BEST BET: CHARGERS, 33-10 Packers napping as they did Vikings. No. 6 Miami (plus 6 1-2) at PACKERS, 27-20 No. 12 Cincinnati (plus 5 1-2) at No. 10 New England No. 18 Atlanta Lots of excitement in South Beach, No. 27 New York Jets (plus 7) at Bungles no more, Cincinnati is bet- dismay at North Station. Calm down. No. 4 Jacksonville ter than people think. Falcons are hurtPATRIOTS, 20-19 ing. That loss in Cleveland could plague UPSET SPECIAL: BENGALS, Jets for a while. No. 23 Detroit (plus 3) at 27-23 JAGUARS, 24-16 No. 24 Dallas
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Cardinals will win a game. Just not this week. SEAHAWKS, 20-13 No. 30 Houston (plus 1 1-2) at No. 26 Indianapolis Texans will win a game. Just not this week. COLTS, 19-16 No. 22 Cleveland (plus 2 1-2) at No. 31 Oakland Raiders will win a game. Yes, this week. RAIDERS, 22-20 No. 5 New Orleans (minus 3) at No. 25 New York Giants Resilient Saints march through Meadowlands. SAINTS, 30-20 2018 RECORD Last Week: Against spread (6-9). Straight up (9-7) Season Totals: Against spread (2322-1). Straight up: (27-19-2) Best Bet: 2-1 against spread, 3-0 straight up Upset special: 1-2 against spread, 0-2-1 straight up
Carroll continues to downplay Seahawks saga with Thomas By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer
RENTON, Wash. — Seattle Seahawks coach Pete Carroll attempted Wednesday to downplay safety Earl Thomas’ lingering dissatisfaction, saying he believes the sides will be fine with a plan that includes Thomas not taking part in many practices. Thomas was again a nonpar-
ticipant in practice Wednesday as Seattle began preparations for Sunday’s game against Arizona. After last week’s victory over Dallas, Thomas said he had no intension of putting his future at risk by practicing unless the Seahawks provided him contract security beyond the 2018 season or granted his wish to be traded. “We’ve done the whole conversation. We’ve been through it. We’re very clear,” Carroll
said. “I might have demonstrated to you that I was confident that we would be OK about working through this because I felt like we would be. I think we are and I’m really looking forward to another week of playing ball. Everything is taking place and we’re not really sharing it with you but it’s going on.” Thomas said after Seattle’s 24-13 win Sunday that he didn’t feel the need to prac-
tice because of the lack of a long-term commitment from the Seahawks. Thomas said he expected to be fined for his actions, and Carroll indicated there could be consequences. “If they were invested in me, I’d be out there practicing, but if I feel like anything — I don’t give a damn if it’s small, I got a headache — I’m not practicing,” Thomas said. Allowing Thomas to dictate
the terms of his practice participation isn’t entirely outside the norm, but does go against Carroll’s convictions about the importance of practice and competition. Marshawn Lynch essentially had his own practice plan during his time in Seattle, and numerous veterans have been given days off in the past. Carroll said that Thomas would not practice Wednesday as, “This is a day he always
gets a break.” But that hasn’t been Thomas’ track record in the past. He was listed as a full participant in practice the Wednesday before the opener, which was the day he reported to the team after ending a holdout. The following week when Seattle had its first practice of the week on Thursday due to a Monday night game, Thomas did not take part and the trend has continued.
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Police reports n On Sept. 25 at 5:13 p.m., Kenai police received a report that Tiffany D. Malone, 32, of Kenai, had violated a restraining order. Investigation led to Malone being charged with violating a protective order, and she was taken to Wildwood Pretrial Facility. n On Sept. 25 at 9:13 a.m., Alaska State Troopers responded to a report of a burglary at a residence on Handley Street in Sterling. Investigation revealed that at least two men entered a locked house, using force to get in. The owner of the residence said he caught the two men in the house, but they left on foot prior to troopers’ arrival. A description of the men was not available. Anyone with information should call Alaska State Troopers Soldotna Dispatch at 907-262-4453. n On Sept. 23 at about 12:30 a.m., Kenai police contacted a vehicle located in a local park. After officers spoke to the occupants, the driver, Braydon T. Goodman, 19, of Kenai, was issued a summons for fifthdegree misconduct involving a controlled substance and released from the scene. n On Sept. 22 at 12:15 p.m., Kenai police received a REDDI (Report Every Dangerous Driver Immediately) report of a vehicle unable to maintain its lane of travel. A short time later, officers conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle matching the description. After investigation, Rodrigo R. Ruiz, 30, of Tucson, Arizona, was issued a summons for reckless driving and released at the scene. n On Sept. 22 at 11:42 a.m., Kenai police responded to a residence to a report of tres-
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historically depended on for capital projects and large infrastructure. He also expressed concern for a decline in tourism and area fisheries. Ruffridge said a current challenge is forward thinking for the city. “I think the decisions we make now affect our children in the future,” Ruffridge said. “We really have to think 10, 15 years down the road.” Whitney said the wastewater treatment plan is going to be a big challenge with the decision of Ballot Measure 1 fast approaching. Candidates said Soldotna’s greatest opportunities were economic development, tourism and Soldotna’s geographical location as a gateway and as a medical hub. The moderator asked the candidates if they felt the city needed to diversify revenue streams.
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I’ll forget my bag or they’ll put my eggs in one of the those plastic bags.” Local Girl Scouts have come up with a program that address that issue of people forgetting resuable bags: Boomerang Bags, or bags made from recycled T-shirts that can be picked up at participating stores. At Monday’s meeting, Venuti passed out Boomerang Bags (see story, page 15). According to the ordinance, the ban would only apply to plastic bags of a certain thickness. “‘Single-use plastic carryout bag’ means a bag made from plastic that is neither intended nor suitable for continuous reuse and
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wear warm layers and comfortable shoes, bring water and leave pets at home.” The Refuge also invites guests to pick up a Termination Dust Celebration passport, which will lead them on a self-guided GPS scavenger hunt between Marsh Lake Trail and Hidden Lake Campground. “Participants will explore favorite highlights of the Skilak Lake Road area before stopping in at Upper Skilak
passing. After speaking with all parties involved, Sarah J. Whitaker, 24, of Kenai, was arrested for first-degree criminal trespass (domestic violence) and violating condition of release and was taken to Wildwood Pretrial Facility. n On Sept. 21 at 2:18 p.m., Kenai police received a report of an individual who was currently at a residence against a court order. Officer responded to the residence and contacted Aric K. Brandon, Jr., 28, of Kenai. After investigation, Brandon, Jr. was arrested for violating conditions of release and taken to Wildwood Pretrial. n On Sept. 25 at 12:18 a.m., Alaska State Troopers received a report of a disturbance in Kenai. The caller reported a female throwing items and attacking people at the residence. Troopers responded to the residence and identified the female as Staci Fulton, 41, of Kenai. Investigation revealed that Fulton had assaulted three of the other residents and damaged items in the house. Fulton was arrested on three counts of fourth-degree assault (domestic violence) and one count of fourth-degree criminal mischief (domestic violence) and was taken to Wildwood Pretrial Facility without bail. n On Sept. 24 at 8:59 p.m., Alaska State Troopers made contact with Stanley Okpealuk, Jr., 30, of Soldotna, at his residence in Soldotna. Okpealuk had an outstanding warrant for his arrest for failure to appear for a violating conditions of release trial, with $250 bail. Okpealuk was arrested and taken to Wildwood Pretrial. n On Sept. 24 at 1:08 p.m., Alaska State Troopers conducted a traffic stop on a pickup
near Kalifornsky Beach Road and Mark Hall Court in Soldotna. Investigation revealed that David Allen Claborn, 50, of Seward, was driving with a revoked license for a prior driving under the influence conviction. Claborn was issued a misdemeanor mandatory court citation for driving while license revoked and released. n On Aug. 23 at 12:34 a.m., Alaska State Troopers responded to a report of a disturbance off Yale Street in Soldotna. Investigation revealed that Loretta Marie Wassillie, 33, of Soldotna was intoxicated and causing a disturbance. Wassillie was arrested and taken to Wildwood Pretrial on a charge of disorderly conduct. n On July 20 at about 2:20 p.m., Alaska State Troopers contacted Jesse Ray Davis, 31, of Kenai, at a business off Nikishka Beach Road in Nikiski. Investigation revealed Davis had two outstanding warrants for failure to appear on original charges of two counts of second-degree burglary, two counts of first-degree vehicle theft, and fourth-degree criminal mischief. Davis was arrested and taken to Wildwood Pretrial on $6,500 bail. n On Sept. 23 at 5:15 p.m., Alaska State Troopers conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle near Mile 8 of Funny River Road in Soldotna. The driver was identified as Joel Oliver Helgevold, 35, of Anchorage. Investigation revealed that Helgevold is on felony parole out of Anchorage for driving under the influence and had a warrant for absconding. He also had a revoked license for prior driving under the influence conviction. Helgevold was arrested on the warrant and charged with
driving while license revoked and also a parole violation (no travel permit as required outside Anchorage area). He was taken to Wildwood Pretrial Facility without bail. n On Sept. 22 at 2:01 a.m., Alaska State Troopers responded to and address off Royal Place in Soldotna for a report of an intoxicated subject. Investigation revealed that Jacob Irvin Brink, 20, of Soldotna, was causing a disturbance. Brink was arrested and taken to Wildwood Pretrial on the charge of disorderly conduct. n On Sept. 16 at about 4:10 a.m., Alaska State Troopers responded to a reported disturbance off Wesley Court in Nikiski. Investigation revealed that Steven Alexander Lennox, 28, of Nikiski, had struck a family member. Lennox was arrested for fourth-degree assault (domestic violence) and taken to Wildwood Pretrial without bail. n On Sept. 15 at 7:39 p.m., Alaska State Troopers responded to a REDDI (Report Every Dangerous Driver Immediately) report of a vehicle continually crossing over centerline and fog line off Kalifornsky Beach Road in Soldotna. Investigation revealed that Patricia Joyce Floyd, 65, was driving under the influence of medications. Floyd was arrested for driving under the influence of drugs and later taken to Wildwood Pretrial. n On Sept. 1 at 9:27 p.m., Alaska State Troopers responded to Lou Morgan Road in Sterling for a disturbance. Investigation revealed that Tony Leverne Brown, 51, of Anchorage, was in contact with the victim of a prior assault and was violating his condition of release for a prior assault charge.
Brown was arrested and taken to Wildwood Pretrial without bail on charges of first-degree unlawful contact and violating conditions of release. n On Aug. 26 at 12:21 a.m., Alaska State Troopers responded to a report of a disturbance off Pintail Avenue in Kenai. Investigation revealed that Elizabeth Marie Wolverton, 39, of Kenai, had assaulted a male and damaged some of his property. Wolverton was arrested and taken to Wildwood Pretrial without bail on charges of fourth-degree assault (domestic violence) and fourth-degree criminal mischief. n On Sept. 19 at 1:19 a.m., Kenai Police contacted Amanda Kivi, 30, of Niksiki, at a business near Mile 10.5 of the Kenai Spur Highway. Kivi had previously been trespassed from the business and was arrested on a charge of seconddegree criminal trespass and taken to Wildwood Pretrial Facility. n On Sept. 18 at 4:48 a.m., Kenai police were notified of a vehicle entering the ditch near the Warren Ames Bridge on Bridge Access Road. A second caller reported that the vehicle recovered onto the roadway, and the female driver appeared intoxicated. Officers located the vehicle traveling eastbound on the Kenai Spur Highway and attempted to stop it. The vehicle rolled near Kenai Central High School and again recovered onto the roadway. It continued to the area of the Kenai Spur Highway and Dogwood Road and again rolled, this time hitting a Homer Electric Association power pole. The driver, Danielle M. Anaruk, 20, of Soldotna, was arrested on charges of first-degree failure to stop at
the direction of a peace officer, driving while intoxicated, driving in violation of an instruction permit, and minor operating a vehicle after consuming alcohol. Anaruk was taken to Wildwood Pretrial. n On Sept. 18 at 8:16 a.m., Kenai police received a REDDI (Report Every Dangerous Driver Immediately) report of a black Suburban near Mile 4 of the Kenai Spur Highway. Officers responded, and Amber L. Erickson, 32, of Kenai, was arrested on charges of driving under the influence, fourthdegree misconduct involving a controlled substance, and two counts of first-degree endangering the welfare of a child and was taken to Wildwood Pretrial. n On Sept. 11, as a result of an ongoing investigation into a burglary at a business on Main Street in Kenai, Jadon Galloway, 18, of Kenai, was arrested for second-degree burglary, second-degree theft, and thirddegree criminal mischief. Galloway was taken to Wildwood Pretrial. A 17-year-old juvenile was also arrested and taken to the Kenai Peninsula Youth Facility on related charges. n On Sept. 19 at 2:48 p.m., Alaska State Troopers conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle for speeding near Mile 140 of the Sterling Highway in Happy Valley. Investigation revealed that Adam Jerome Johnson, 38, of Anchorage, was driving with a revoked license and without insurance. Johnson was issued a mandatory court citation for driving with a revoked license (due to a prior driving under the influence conviction) and no vehicle liability insurance and was also cited for speeding and was released on scene.
Ruffridge said diversification sounds really nice, but the bed tax would be the most realistic way to improve cash flow from a diverse standpoint. Chilson said a rise in property tax is the last resort the city should go through. “We should pursue other options like growing our city boundaries or potentially a bed tax,” Chilson said. “We need to pursue all options before raising property taxes.” Whitney said one way to increase revenue is to increase all businesses. “A business-friendly community — more businessfriendly than we are now — will generate more sales tax,” Whitney said. “I think we’re starting to see that.” The big question of the forum asked the candidates their views and vision on annexation. All candidates saw the annexation of adjacent areas as something good for the city. Annexation presents the opportunity for economic growth, said, Chilson. He added that it’s not his goal to alter the way of
life in communities who could be potentially annexed. “I think it’s important we allow this to go before the Local Boundary Commission, which takes all the important facts and determines what’s fair and in the best interest of all the parties,” Chilson said. Whitney and Ruffridge also said it would be good for the city, as well as areas around Soldotna that are being considered for annexation. When it comes to the city’s role in fighting crime and the opioid crisis, Ruffridge said there are a lot of programs that the council can throw their weight behind to help the community tackle these issues. “Change in the opioid epidemic comes from people helping people,” Ruffridge said. Whitney said the city police force will be taking on the crime issue, and as far as the opioid problem he said there need to be more treatment programs. Chilson said there are some things the city can do to help mitigate crime and opioid is-
sues. “I’d like to see more community engagement by our police department, maybe the establishment of a neighborhood watch program, like what the Kenai Police Department has,” Chilson said. Candidates were asked where they stand on two large projects being worked on in the city: the Soldotna sports complex and a proposed visitor’s convention center at Soldotna Creek Park. Chilson said he was concerned that the visitor’s center would detract from the value of Soldotna Creek Park as a city green space, and said he would rather see the project combine with the sports center remodel. “I propose alternatively an expanded sports center remodel that includes an enhanced visitor’s center and conference facility and field house that we could combine into one cost-effective package that would give Soldotna a visitor and event hub for years to come,” Chilson said. Whitney and Ruffridge said
they had a few misgivings about putting the new visitor’s center on park land. Whitney said the proposed building could take up more than 70 percent of the land. At the end of the forum, the Chamber said the plans would only occupy about 2-3 percent of the park land. The state of Alaska has stopped funding many capital projects. When it comes to using bonds for infrastructure needs, the candidates agreed it could be necessary and useful for the right project. “I think there’s a couple of ways forward for funding, but I think bonding is going to be a necessity moving forward,” Ruffridge said. At Wednesday’s city council meeting, a resolution to oppose the “Stand for Salmon” Alaska Ballot Measure 1 will be voted on. Ruffridge and Whitney said they had concerns about the measure, but were planning to wait until the meeting to decide where they stood on the issue. Chilson said he did not be-
lieve it was appropriate for the city to take a formal stance on the measure. With extra time at the luncheon, the Chamber allowed the audience to ask the candidates questions. Pam Parker, owner of Everything Bagels, asked the candidates what they feel the role of the city council is in developing the business climate in Soldotna. Ruffridge said the creation of a downtown district would help support new business. “We don’t have a singular location for businesses to congregate,” Ruffridge said. Chilson said Soldotna Creek Park could become the hub of Ruffridge’s ideal urban district. Whitney said regulations are the biggest thing the council can do to promote business in the city. Soldotna residents will be voting on Soldotna City Council candidates on Oct. 2. in the municipal elections. Reach Victoria Petersen at vpetersen@peninsulaclarion. com.
that is less than 2.25 mils thick,” the ordinance text reads. That means Homer stores will still be able to use any plastic bag as long as it’s thicker than 2.25 mils. Several, like Homer Jeans, already do. The ban also would not apply to the small bags inside a store used to carry produce and other small items or to bags used to collect dog poop. During Homer’s first bag ban, thicker plastic bags were offered for sale at Safeway. Venuti said at Monday’s meeting that she has contacted Safeway personnel, who said the store will not oppose the ordinance. Fifteen people commented about the bag issue before the ordinance was introduced. Two of those commenters were against the idea, with the rest speaking in favor. Council members also
mentioned they had received a few emailed comments against the ordinance, and one person spoke against the ordinance during the Committee of the Whole meeting. One of those speaking against the ordinance was Justin Arnold, a commercial fisherman and the person who spearheaded the citizen initiative to overturn in original bag ban ordinance in 2013. “It took thousands of hours of a lot of people’s time including mine, and thousands and thousands of dollars to get it repealed five years ago,” he said. “So I’m a little concerned that to see that it’s, once again, an emotionally charged issue that’s being brought up from one person’s agenda.” Arnold said it seemed like the council was not listening to the people who voted to repeal the
ban in 2013. He said he hoped the ordinance would not go farther than Monday night. He has since moved to Anchor Point but still owns property in Homer, and said he would move back if he had to in order to fight the ordinance if it was passed. “It’s a little disgusting that this is coming up again, to me,” Arnold said. Erickson, who eventually did vote to introduce the ordinance, said in council discussion that she’s concerned the body isn’t looking at the broader issue of irresponsible trash disposal. She said many kinds of trash are bad for the environment, not just plastic bags. The concern with the very thin, single-use plastic bags, many commenters said, is that they very easily break up once
they hit water. Countless singleuse bags end up in rivers and the ocean, where they disintegrate into smaller pieces that are ingested by marine life and cannot be easily clean up. Debbie Tobin, who teaches biology at Kachemak Bay Campus, spoke to the dangers of plastic in oceans. “I’m also the lead for the local Marine Mammal Stranding Network, and we see lots of marine mammals that are entangled in a variety of types of plastics, including plastic bags,” she said. “… They stick around in the ecosystem for a long period of time, and they are mistaken as food, and they bioaccumulate as one thing eats another, eats another and eats another.” Tobin said it’s not just animals that have to watch out for plastic
in their environment. “I teach human anatomy and physiology,” she said. “Plastics, like the plastic bottles and plastic bags that we use, they break down into smaller and smaller molecules that we then absorb. And they mimic our endocrines, our hormones. So they act as endocrine disruptors.” According to the Environmental Protection Agency, endocrine disruptors have been shown to cause developmental defects and interfere with reproduction in wildlife, but their effects on humans remain is poorly understood. The first public hearing for the bag ban ordinance will take place on Oct. 8 during the council meeting at Homer City Hall. Reach Megan Pacer at mpacer@homernews.com.
Campground for Bear Aware Carnival Games from 2 to 4 p.m.,” the release states. Also at the campground, rangers will host a 3D archery shoot called “Take Aim at Invasives” from 3 to 5 p.m. All bows and arrows will be supplied, as well as instructions to go through the course. The archery course is open to all experience levels but the Refuge recommends ages 5 and up. Call the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center at 907-260-2820 to preregister for an archery slot. Also on Oct. 6, the Soldotna Public Library Friends are hosting the Harvest Faire
at the Soldotna Library from 1 to 4 p.m. The fair will games, face painting, balloons and songs to the library as well as an art and used book sale. The book baskets will be on display in the library the week before the fair and on sale the day of. The following Saturday, Oct. 13, Kenai will be hosting their third annual Fall Pumpkin Festival at Millenium Square, between the Frontage Road and Spur View Drive. From 1 to 3 p.m., everyone is invited to celebrate with food vendors, a petting zoo, hay rides, hot cider, live music, scarecrows, face painting and
rock painting. The Great Pumpkin Giveaway will continue this year, inviting children ages 3 to 12 to find their perfect pumpkin among the pumpkin patch. Free tickets are required for the pumpkin rush game and can be picked up at the festival’s information booth. At the end of the month, the Soldotna Library will continue their fall celebrations with a Halloween party from 4 to 5 p.m. on Oct. 25. Visitors are encouraged to wear costumes to the event, which includes a story time, activity pages and a cupcake walk.
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checkpoint, Mexico authorities inspected their bags and found weapons, ammunition and about $3.8 million, according to the FBI in 2011. Back in Anchorage, Cazarez had not shown up for work. Bank officials made repeated attempts to open the cash vault that Monday but could not because it had been time-locked. When the door was finally opened that afternoon, bank employees discovered that large amounts of cash were missing. Cazarez if convicted faces a sentence of up to 30 years in prison and a fine of up to $1 million, prosecutors said Wednesday.
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said. In Seattle, Cazarez bought an AK-47 rifle, a handgun and ammunition for $4,000, according to the FBI. The next day, the couple bought a used compact car from a dealer in Auburn, Washington, and drove south. Their destination was the home of Cazarez’s uncle in the Mexican state of Sonora. After reaching Tijuana, the couple abandoned the car and continued south on a bus, prosecutors said. However, at a
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Events and Exhibitions n The Kenai Fine Art Center presents its September exhibit, “Harvest Art Auction.” The exhibit opens Sept. 6 with a First Thursday preview of the art available at the annual Harvest Art Auction event. Silent bidding on the pieces opens on Sept. 6. The finale is the Harvest Art Auction event on Saturday, Sept. 29. Auction tickets are available for purchase. For more information, call 283-7040. n ARTspace Drawer is on display at the Soldotna Library, the first annual collection of locally created 2D art. The first of its kind in Alaska, this display is made possible by a partnership between Soldotna Rotary, ARTspace Inc., and the Soldotna Public Library. n Kenai Performers will be holding open auditions for “Roald Dahl’s Willy Wonka,” on Sept. 28, starting at 6 p.m. and finishingat 9 p.m. and on Sept. 29 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Auditions are open to youth age 8 and above and adults. Please arrive 20minutes early to complete paperwork. All youth under 18 years of age must be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian.You don’t have to prepare anything in advance or attend both days of auditions. Please wear comfortable clothing to movearound in and bring your own water bottle. Location: 44045 Kalifornsky Beach Road (backside of Subway). Performancedates are Feb. 21-24, Feb. 28 and March 1-3. For more information Call Terri at 252-6808 or Donna at 398-4205.
Entertainment n Vagabond Inn Live Music K-Beach Rd. —Troubadour North Friday Sept. 28 at 9 p.m. n Veronica’s in Old Town Kenai has Open Mic from 6-8 p.m. Friday and Mike Morgan and Friends on Saturday, Sept. 29, from 6:30-p.m.. Call Veronica’s at 283-2725. n The Flats Bistro presents Mike Morgan on Fridays starting at 6:30 pm. 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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Corner The Last Rose of Summer By Dave Thompson Kenai, Alaska The thunder rolls in tempo on this September day Signaling the Autumn as Summer fades away The garden plot stands browning, Ragosa hips drip rain But looky there don’t you see a rose bud once again Next mid-day sun bursts forth pink petals to full bloom A honey bee alights to reap its nectar soon By chance I caught its beauty in a melancholy way Oh last rose of Summer can’t you forever stay I’ll coddle and protect you, guard your every move But Autumn frosts are coming, driving rain you’ll disapprove So linger in the sunshine as you blush throughout the day Oh last rose of Summer can’t you forever stay Last night the wind blew fiercely pelting rain upon my door I thought of you a moment and the storm you must endure Upon my early rising outside twas very plain Your petals were dismembered by Autumn wind and rain Alas you join the others as your fragrance drifts away You’re my melancholy rose this late September day 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.
Mystery around disappearance of Chinese star Fan Bingbing BEIJING — X-Men star Fan Bingbing’s Beijing management office is dark and abandoned. Her birthday passed almost unremarked in China’s hyper-adrenalized social media environment. For one of China’s best known stars and a rising Hollywood actress, Fan’s vanishing is stunning, coming amid vague allegations of tax fraud and possibly other infractions that could have put her at odds with Chinese authorities. Fan has starred in dozens of movies and TV series in China and is best known internationally for her role as Blink in 2014’s “X-Men: Days of Future Past,” a cameo in the Chinese version of “Iron Man 3,” and star turns on See Fan, page B2
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Boomerang bags provide creative outlet By MICHAEL ARMSTRONG Homer News
Homer’s community of fiber artists — sewers, quilters and crafters who work in fabric and fiber — brought in some new talent over the past two years, and it’s for a good cause. Since 2017, the Center for Alaskan Coastal Studies has been working with local Girl Scouts to make a cheap, affordable version of reusable shopping bags called Boomerang Bags. With support from adult sewers, the girls have started the first Alaska chapter of Boomerang Bags, an international sustainability movement that originated in Australia in 2013. The organization encourages grassroots efforts in communities to organize people together to make bags out of T-shirts and other materials. The overall goal is to reduce the amount of plastic bags being used in each community. On Monday night, at least one Girl Scout spoke to the Homer City Council about Boomerang Bags, and council member Caroline Venuti handed out bags to council members and the audience. Rebecca Trowbridge, a member of Troop 226 and daughter of Beth Trowbridge, executive director of the Center for Alaskan Coastal Studies, spoke about the damage traditional single-use plastic bags can do. “Plastic bags can pollute our land and water,” she said. “It can trick animals into (thinking it’s) food, especially marine mammals, when it goes into the water. Plastic bags are definitely harmful to humans as well, when they eat fish that have eaten plastic.” Trowbridge spoke about the many fish that have been found with plastic inside them, and that they can trick sea turtles into thinking they are jellyfish.
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Boomerang bags, as seen here in this file photo taken in October 2017, are handmade totes and shopping bags by groups of people in communities around the world through grassroots efforts to reduce the use of plastic bags. The Center for Alaskan Coastal Studies is spearheading the start of boomerang bag making in Homer with sewing bees hosted at the center.
Since the project started, sewers have made about 500 bags, and over the summer began distributing them to local stores. They’re now available on Boomerang Bag “trees” at the Center for Alaskan Coastal Studies, Homer Shores, SaveU-More, Homer Bookstore, Sustainable Wares and Captain’s Toy chest. Boomerang Bags fill a need with the push to encourage visitors and residents to switch from single-use, environmentally detrimental plastic bags to reusable shopping bags. Some people might forget their reusable bags, some might not be able to afford them and some visitors might not have bags. Anyone can take a bag to use, keep it, give it away or return it to Boomerang Bag stands. “I think in a lot of way it’s
changing that mind set to be more of a sustainable mind set and not being a throwaway,” said Beth Trowbridge. The leader of Girl Scout Troop 226, a junior troop for fifth and sixth graders, Trowbridge and the girls helped start Boomerang Bags in Homer as part of S.T.O.P., Stewards Targeting Ocean Problems, a NOAA Marine Debris Outreach and Prevention funded program with coastal studies. Trowbridge said the girls wanted to look at the problem of single-use plastic bags. Other troops joined Troop 226 in sewing bags. Boomerang Bags are a low-tech, simple project that makes bags out of old T-shirts, sheets and other fabric. Younger children can make a simple bag by cutting up a T-shirt and tying knots.
“Boomerang bags had directions for making bags out of T-shrits,” Trowbridge said. “… One of the reasons we started with the T-shirts was that was easy for younger girls to do.” Keagan Niebuhr, 10, is a member of Girl Scout Troop 258 and helped sew and put in stores the Boomerang Bags. “It was pretty simple,” she said of making the bags. “Basically you just cut off the sleeve, cut off the neck and sew the bottom.” Niebuhr echoed Rebecca Trowbridge as to why people shouldn’t use single-use plastic bags. “They can get into the ocean and all the animals can eat it and they can all die,” she said. Those with more advanced See Bag, page B2
‘Anxiety: The Missing Stage of Grief’ is helpful, but sometimes misses the mark The walls feel like they’re closing in. You can’t breath, your mouth is dry, you’re dizzy, and your heart pounds. Not to make it any less scary, but it isn’t the first time you’ve had a panic attack like this; you’ve had a lot of them since the funeral last summer. In the new book “Anxiety: The Missing Stage of Grief” by Claire Bidwell Smith, LCPC, you’ll see how, when the walls close in, you can open a door. It started at a crossroad in her life: when she was 15, both of Claire Bidwell Smith’s parents were diagnosed with cancer at the same time. She became a caretaker and felt isolated; after her mother died, she had her first panic attack and it ultimately changed everything. Once her father was gone, too, Smith decided to make grief her life’s work.
When it comes to grieving, she says, there is no “wrong,” but there are things we get wrong – especially the “Five Stages of Grief.” Those, according to author Elisabeth Kübler-Ross, were written for the dying, not for those who grieve. Grief, says Smith, makes other emotions surface – and one of those is anxiety. To be anxious is to be afraid of something, “real or imagined.” It’s being hypervigilant or over-reactive, sometimes unnecessarily. While it’s true that general anxiety can be good, even helpful, what sets it apart from grief-based anxiety is that the latter stems “directly from the experience of loss.” Specifically, we’re anxious after loss because “we are not coping with [the loss] adequately.” While you shouldn’t ever be afraid to ask for profes-
sional help, there are things you can do yourself to work through this. First, understand that death itself affects how you grieve: grief over sudden loss is different than grief after longterm illness. Talk to people, tell your story, or join a “grief group.” Reach inside and rely on your own resilience, journal what you’re feeling, and find a way to honor your loved one’s life. And finally, face death by preparing for your own demise. It’s “one of the best ways to overcome our anxiety…” “Anxiety: The Missing Stage of Grief” is great in premise but rough in reading. The most obvious thing that readers may notice is repetition, and not in a good way: there are several instances in which phrases are reused, almost word-for-word, and that
can be distracting. There are also instances of head-scratching contradiction. And yet, certainly, there’s help inside this book – examples of other’s struggles, exercises to open minds, and questions for insight – and those are things that can’t be ignored if you’re hurting. That’s in addition to author Claire Bidwell Smith’s calming tone, which is easy to understand and sensible, as well as comforting, in a we-can-fix-this way that will resonate with readers who need that. Overall, “Anxiety: The Missing Stage of Grief” has its rough spots, but might be good to have in your arsenal if you do, too. It’s bumpy, but it may be the thing when you’re up against the wall. The Bookworm is Terri Schlichenmeyer. Email her at bookwormsez@yahoo.com.
‘The House with a Clock in Its Walls’ never lives up to its potential R eeling It In C hris J enness There are many things to like about this week’s amusing and affable horror-lite kids movie, “The House with a Clock in Its Walls.” For one, I like the title, and I appreciate the fact that the studio decided to keep it, despite its length, remaining true to the source material, a young adult mystery first published in 1973. The cast is good, and the film has a number of great moments. However, director Eli Roth (yes, that Eli Roth) does not appear to be able to keep himself from appealing to the basest instincts of his audience, be it his predilection for torture scenes (of which there are none in this film, don’t worry) or what he must consider the go-to for the elementary crowd, the poop joke.
Lewis Barnavelt is 13 and has just lost both his parents in an accident. In the wake of the tragedy, he is sent to live with his uncle in a small town called New Zebedee. That uncle, Jonathan, played by Jack Black, reveals himself to be decidedly odd and secretive. After spending some time with Uncle Jonathan and his best friend Mrs. Zimmerman, Lewis discovers that the two are, in fact, magicians — a witch and warlock, specifically. Not only that, but the house they live in is essentially alive, containing rooms full of magical creatures, some creepy and others cute, but all bizarre. Lewis also finds out that there is a clock built into the walls of the house, a clock with a nefarious purpose that no one knows. Lewis may be making himself at home in his uncle’s large magical mansion, but school is another matter. As the new, weird kid, Lewis finds it difficult to make friends. However, a young politician in training takes an interest in our hero — whether that’s a good thing or not remains to be See House, page B2
seen. Meanwhile, the clock in the walls is ticking down to who knows what, and Lewis, Mrs. Zimmerman and Jonathon have got to find it before it reaches midnight. Reading descriptions and listening to my son, who just finished the book, it’s clear what a great movie this could have been. Though the film adds plenty of Jack Black-ian “Jumanji” / “Goosebumps” silliness, there is a seriously creepy story with nice gothic elements at the heart of it. Jack Black is pretty much playing his usual goofball, but Cate Blanchett, as Zimmerman, is a nice balance, and the two have great chemistry. As the ghoulish Isaac Izzard, Kyle Maclachlan could have been little more than a special effect, but instead the actor plays it deeper. I, for the most part, enjoyed both types of film “The House,” was trying to be, but I have to admit they didn’t mesh very well, and it shows a real lack of vision from Roth. The lighter elements of the story are fun. The giant topiary griffin that acts like a giant housecoat, the lovable and loyal
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leather recliner that follows Lewis around the house, and the giant out-of-control serpent, Continued from page B1 William Snakespeare all add to a fun and frothy atmosphere reminiscent of early Harry Potter. Naturally, this is where the dumber aspects of the movie come in — the topiary has explosive indigestion and the jack-o’-lanterns vomit pumpkin guts all over everyone, but these are rare enough you can kind of tune them out. It’s hard, though, to reconcile the silly movie with one where Lewis is grieving his lost parents all the while being visited by a vision of his mother every night when he sleeps. The school scenes are hard because Lewis’ bullying feels real, and the darker aspects of the sorcery in the film go places I didn’t expect. The tonal shifts are not a deal breaker, but they’re annoying. I’ll tell you what was very nearly a deal breaker, however. (The rest of this paragraph is spoiler heavy, so avoid if you want to go in fresh). The titular clock is a doomsday device, one specifically designed to turn back existence to the beginning of time. One of the ways this manifests during the film’s climactic battle is to have the power of the clock burst out on to Uncle Jonathan, as well as other townsfolk. The power rewinds the person it comes into contact with to a time when they were children. OK — that works. But for some reason, the power rewinds Jonathan to a freakish creature with Jack Black’s bearded head and and a naked baby body. It’s obviously meant to be a big laugh scene, but it’s disturbing and, worst of all, badly executed. This is possibly the worst CGI I’ve ever scene, and I’m including the previous title holder, “The Scorpion King” which featured a plastic-looking Dwayne Johnson grafted onto a scorpion’s body. The Jack Black baby is somehow idiotic, gross, and pathetic all at the same time, which only gets worse when the man-baby starts peeing. Rarely have I been so disappointed in a film, especially since I was really enjoying it up to this point. Had this happened in the first act, I might have walked out of the theater. As it is, it taints my enjoyment of an otherwise decent film. If I could say one other thing — I hate, hate the advertising for this movie. What should have been fun, yet gothic horror is being touted as though it were another “Nanny McPhee” movie. What should have looked more like “Lemony Snicket” instead is all sparkles and glowing swooshes and bright colors. I mentioned it before, but this film practically screams, “If you like ‘Jumanji” and “Goosebumps” you’ll love this!” Well, I did like those movies, but I expected more from this one. Grade: C+ (That’s a whole letter grade for the man-baby). “The House with a Clock in its Walls” is rated PG-13 for goofy, lowbrow humor and a few well-crafted scares. Chris Jenness is an art teacher and movie buff who lives in Nikiski.
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sewing skills can make bags using a template provided by CACS. The Girl Scouts bought old T-shirts at Homer Thrift or used shirts and fab-
ric donated by people. “The idea is to repurpose things in the community to make these bags,” Trowbridge said. Sewing bees were set up at the CACS headquarters on Smokey Bay Way using donated sewing machines. Other sewers held their own sewing bees. One of the fun aspects of Boomerang Bags is seeing all the old T-shirts that have cycled through town — shirts for old businesses, shirts from athletic events like the Spit Run and shirts from around the country. “It was kind of interesting,” Niebuhr said of the T-shirts she saw. “You could see all the different sizes and stuff. Some were ginormous and some were tiny.” Upcycling old fabric helps reduce environmental costs of resusable bags. Some critics of reusable bags as alternatives to plastic say that the environmental cost of manufacturing and shipping reusable bags should be considered. “There has been some discussion aobut that,” Trowbridge said. “I think that’s part of the premise of the Boomerang project. You’re repurposing things. It’s not like you’re asking a factory to make more bags. … It’s really only our time and the electricity to run the sewing machines.” Other community members have been joining the Boomerang Bag project. Marine debris coordinator Henry Reiske has done workshops with elementary school students. Youth in the HOWL outdoor education program did a workshop in the summer. Volunteers made bag trees. “There’s been a lot of other people,” Trowbridge said. “That’s the whole idea — to get the community engaged.” The goal is to get more bags and trees to hang and display them made. Interested stores can contact CACS if they want to have bag trees. Trowbridge said having a bag tree at the Homer Community Food Pantry would be a great place to have them. CACS also will hold sewing bees from 1-4:30 p.m. the third Sunday of each month. Anybody is welcome. For more information, contact Reiske at the Center for Alaskan Coastal Studies at 907-235-6741, or henry@akcoastalstudies.com. Reach Michael Armstrong at marmstrong@homernews. com.
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the red carpet at Cannes as recently as May. She was booked to star with Penelope Cruz in the Continued from page B1 Hollywood film “355” and has a role in the upcoming Bruce Willis-Adrien Brody feature “Air Strike.” Yet for nearly three months, Fan hasn’t been seen or heard from in public in any verifiable way. One of China’s wealthiest entertainers, Fan pulled down tens of millions of dollars for her roles, along with handsome sums in appearance fees and product endorsements. Some of those contracts may have landed her in hot water with the authorities. Fan’s name has been mentioned in reports about a reportedly common entertainment industry practice — an actor having a public contract stating an official salary and a private contract detailing the true, much higher payday. A talk show host, Cui Yongyuan had said in May that Fan had such an arrangement — which allegedly helps facilitate tax evasion — and revealed details that sparked a public outcry. Cui later apologized. At Fan’s management office in Beijing’s Dongcheng district, doors are locked, the lights are out and a calendar hanging alongside posters advertising Fan’s film appearances is still turned to July. A worker at an office across the hall said she couldn’t remember the last time she’d seen anyone enter the company premises. Fan turned 37 on Sept. 16, but only a handful of entertainment notables sent greetings online, a stark break from the past when her birthday celebrations were lavish, well-attended affairs, marked last year by a public marriage proposal from boyfriend Li Chen. An automatic birthday greeting on her once-active account on Weibo, China’s main microblogging service, was apparently deleted by persons unknown. Shi Shusi, a columnist and commentator on Chinese popular culture, suggests Fan’s high profile was her undoing, having made her a target for officials wishing to set an example for would-be tax cheats amid China’s slowing economy. “Such a famous actress and no one knows her whereabouts. And no authorities have made any clarifications. This is the real
Octopus art piece coming to the Alaska State Museum BY BEN HOHENSTATT Capital City Weekly
A large creature is being assembled behind the scenes at the Alaska State Library, Archives and Museum, and by spring it will be alive. In the museum’s carpentry shop, 14-foot-long arms frozen in both come-hither curls and searching extensions hang on the wall waiting to be fastened to the skeletal frame at the center of the room. Despite its piecemeal nature and large size, the animal being put together isn’t anything as dreadful as Frankenstein’s monster. It’s an enlarged depiction of a North Pacific giant octopus destined for the museum’s Discovery Room. “It will be much more exploratory than threatening, hopefully,” said Aaron Elmore, exhibits specialist. Elmore, who is taking the lead on constructing the octopus, said the idea for the octopus art piece has been gestating ever since a scale model of the ship Discovery has been a permanent exhibit at the museum. He has spent hours steaming scrap wood to form the cylindrical segments that make up the yet-unnamed octopus’ arms and the crisscrossing bows that form the visceral mass that laymen might call the head. Sherry Tamone, professor of marine biology at University of Alaska Southeast, is one of two biology consultants helping to ensure the project is a relatively accurate representation of the large, reddish molluscs native to the North Pacific, including Southeast Alaska. Tamone said what people call the head of the octopus is actually a mass that includes reproductive and digestive organs and more. “The brain is really just between the eyes,” Tamone said. Tamone’s expertise helped reach an important conclusion about the in-progress octopus: it’s a girl. She said male octopuses have a specialized furrowed arm without tentacles that is used for spawning purposes. The current plan calls for no such specialized arm, but each arm will still be unique. “We want to tie it to the room
as much as possible,” Elmore said. “Each part of the octopus comes in contact with different parts of the room. It will change shape and color.” This mirrors the real-life ability of the octopus to change its color, shape and texture. One arm will reach toward the mast of the ship in the Discovery Room, another will prod the Eye Spy exhibit, and other limbs will reach out and probe and adapt to different surfaces, including glass and the Eye Spy. More than one way to skin an octopus While the general size, shape and concept of the octopus have been decided, a lot of other aspects of the project remain undetermined. Before the octopus is installed in late spring, the goal is for it to be an interactive art piece that can double as a tool to educate youths about pollution, but ideas are still being generated for how to accomplish that goal. “We still have some hurdles to navigate,” said Tanna Peters, artist and consultant for the project.” What the actual skin is is still in revision, but we’re hoping the kids cam help us decorate.” Peters and other organizers said the hope is children will have an opportunity to have a hands-on impact on the project’s final appearance, which would increase a sense of community ownership. It is also hoped the octopus can be made of all recycled material, but how that will be collected and what materials will be needed are undecided. “We don’t know,” Peters said. “Maybe there will be an allcall.” The octopus is also not yet named, and that may be a decision made by a public vote or suggestions to be solicited at a later date. Another potential avenue for personal touches will be the thousands of suckers that will line the octopus’ arms, Elmore said. The exact form those will take is also not finalized, but it could allow an element of the fantastic to creep into what is currently a reasonably realistic frame of an extra-large octopus. “We want it to be true to life … but it’s also a piece of art,” Peters said.
Alaska State Libraries, Archives and Museums Operation Manager Lisa Golisek-Nankerv, right, helps Museum Exhibit Specialist Aaron Elmore move one of the eight legs to a giant octopus he is building for the Museum’s children’s room on Monday, Sept. 17, 2018. (Michael Penn | Capital City Weekly)
The frame of a giant octopus and its eight legs decorate a carpenter’s shop at the Alaska State Libraries, Archives and Museums on Monday, Sept. 17, 2018. Exhibit Specialist Aaron Elmore is building the creature for the Museum’s children’s room. (Michael Penn | Capital City Weekly)
Exhibit Specialist Aaron Elmore steams a wooden piece as he builds one of the eight legs for a giant octopus for the Alaska State Museum’s children’s room on Monday, Sept. 17, 2018. (Michael Penn | Capital City Weekly)
Wildfire smoke costs famed Oregon Shakespeare Festival By GILLIAN FLACCUS Associated Press
PORTLAND, Ore. — The famed Oregon Shakespeare Festival that attracts tourists from around the world said Tuesday that it lost $2 million this summer because wildfire smoke forced it to cancel more than two dozen outdoor performances. The organization will have an indoor venue next season for smoky days as an alternate to its award-winning outdoor theater and will shift its outdoor season back a week to avoid the worst of the wildfire season, said Julie Cortez, the festival’s spokeswoman. The event in Ashland, Oregon, had to cancel 26 outdoor performances starting in July and running through earlier this month, she said. That’s more canceled shows than in all five previous seasons combined, Cortez said. “It’s impacting everyone in our region. Pretty much every business or organization in this area has sagged a bit this summer,” she said. It comes as climate change extends the wildfire season and makes blazes bigger and more destructive, threatening to make air quality worse in urban
areas. The festival has always had to contend with wildfires, but this season was “above and beyond” any other, Cortez said, with smoke coming in from massive fires in Northern California, southern Oregon and sometimes even Washington state. Ashland is just across the state line from California. The Tony Award-winning Oregon Shakespeare Festival is among the oldest and largest professional nonprofit theaters in the nation. It prides itself on offering outdoor showings of Shakespeare’s plays performed in a venue similar to what his contemporary audiences would have experienced, but it also offers other types of theater in indoor performance halls. Next season, the festival plans to open an alternate indoor venue from July 30 to Sept. 8 — peak wildfire season. The organization will only sell in advance the number of tickets it can honor in the indoor location, Cortez said. If the weather looks promising, the rest of the tickets for the 1,200-seat outdoor theater will go on sale shortly before the show so no one is turned away, she said. The festival is still searching for an indoor venue that will
This Aug. 10 photo provided by the Oregon Shakespeare Festival shows the outdoor theatre with wildfire smoke on the horizon in Ashland, Ore. The famed Shakespeare festival, that attracts tourists from around the world, says it lost $2 million this summer because smoke from wildfires forced it to cancel more than two dozen outdoor performances. (Kim Budd/Oregon Shakespeare Festival via AP)
work and plans to add matinees in the indoor space. This year, a local high school theater provided 400 seats so outdoor shows that were canceled could accommodate onethird of ticketholders, she said. The rest could exchange tickets for another date, get a refund or “donate” their ticket
cost to the festival, Cortez said. Not included in the Oregon Shakespeare Festival’s calculations is how much revenue was lost from would-be tourists who simply stayed away, given the smoky conditions. The nonprofit is still calculating that amount and has launched a fundraising drive.
Review: Loretta Lynn’s vocals and feisty spirit still strong By KRISTIN M. HALL Associated Press
Loretta Lynn, now 86, hasn’t been touring since she suffered a stroke in 2017, but the Kentucky singer-songwriter’s creative output remains strong on her new album, “Wouldn’t It Be Nice.” For years, Lynn has been recording her extensive catalog of songs with producing help from John Carter Cash and her daughter, Patsy Lynn Russell, ensuring that her legacy as one of America’s greatest songwriters and singers will continue for the next generation even as she’s had to slow down her public appearances. Recorded
before her stroke, the album was delayed a year as she focused on her physical health. The collection of Lynnpenned songs stays true to the country music icon’s favored subject matters, from love, heartaches, drunk husbands and angry women, but also family and spirituality. Half new songs and half previously recorded, her high Appalachian vocals are unmistakably clear and refreshing with simple bluegrass and acoustic instrumentation that highlights the lyric and storytelling behind her nearly 60-year career. For a woman who has outlived her husband, as well as some of her children, her loneliness and
pain is heartbreaking on a song like “I’m Dying for Someone to Live For.” “Ruby’s Stool” sounds like a companion to her classic “Fist City,” as Lynn’s feisty side comes out in a barroom dispute with another woman. “Wouldn’t It Be Nice” is a sorrowful plea to her late husband Doolittle to give up drinking for the sake of their relationship and contains little gems of simple and personal writing, such as “love went to waste when my sexy lace couldn’t turn your face.” On “Ain’t No Time to Go,” Lynn tenderly sings with just a soft banjo plucking in the background to “stay with me a little
This cover image released by Legacy Recordings shows “Wouldn’t It Be Great,” a release by Loretta Lynn. ( Legacy Recordings via AP)
bit longer.” It feels like a promise to her fans that she’s got much more to say if they keep listening.
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Girlfriend’s young kids are challenge for veteran dad life. He is comfortable with them. I can talk about only so much with them, then nothing more. My husband says this is a fair trip because I always choose the destinations of most of our vacations. It will be a six-day trip, and we must take our chocolate lab with us. What do you think of this? -- PERTURBED IN
Abigail Van Buren
PENNSYLVANIA DEAR PERTURBED: I think it seems less like an anniversary celebration than it does an Army reunion. However, if what your husband said is true -- that you have chosen the destinations for most of your vacations -- be a good sport and go along with it. Of course, it would be with the stipulation that the next destination is one of your choosing and will be the anniversary celebration you didn’t have this time around. DEAR ABBY: Is it OK for senior citizens to or-
der off of the kids’ menu? Friends of ours have recently begun to do this even though the menus state “6 and under, please.” They are not poor and live a comfortable lifestyle. The waiter usually just looks the other way and allows them to do it. I find it embarrassing. I feel they are cheating the business and the server. -- BY THE BOOK IN OHIO DEAR BY THE BOOK: As people grow older, they burn fewer calories than younger, more active folks do. Their appetites sometimes shrink to accommodate it. Many senior couples compensate for it by splitting a meal so they won’t waste food. Not knowing your friends, I can’t guess why they order off the children’s menu. However, as long as the server doesn’t mind and receives a generous enough tip to compensate, I don’t think anyone is being cheated. Management wouldn’t allow it if it hurt the business. Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips. Contact Dear Abby at www.DearAbby.com or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069. Hints from Heloise
HAPPY BIRTHDAY for Thursday, Sept. 27, 2018: This year you make a difference through your ability to relate on a personal level. Others hear your message loud and clear. Be careful not to lose your temper. If you are single, you relate best on an individual level, though a relationship could have a volatile beginning. You might meet someone of significance. If you are attached, the differences between the two of you could be pronounced, yet those same differences add vigor to your bond. TAURUS might be a little too stubborn for your taste. 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 might have an unexpected reaction to a financial issue. This matter could launch a quarrel that is difficult to move away from. The pressure builds. Choose to be active and positive. Extremes mark a decision you make. Tonight: Pay bills before making plans. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) HHHH Notice that your anger level rises for no apparent reason. You could discover that you are picking up on a boss’s annoyance, perhaps with you. Focus on what you want, and don’t allow this feeling to take over. Give yourself a day before you revisit the issue. Tonight: Wherever you want to be. GEMINI (May 21-June 20) HHH Don’t worry about making a presentation until you are ready. Someone could be reaching out to connect with you. If this person seems hot under the collar, think before responding. You can choose not
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to react. Listen and sympathize instead of making judgments. Tonight: Lie low. CANCER (June 21-July 22) HHH Touch base with someone you find to be critical and/or difficult. Just listen. You need to know where this person stands and what his or her opinions are. Know that you do not need to let his or her negativity affect you. Make it OK to walk away for now. Tonight: Join a friend. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) HHHH Follow through on what needs to happen. You can’t help but flourish. Your leadership somehow puts a signature on any project you take on. Others appreciate what you do, with the exception of a loved one who wants more of your time. Tonight: At a favorite restaurant. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) HHHH You beam, and others respond in kind. Be as forthright as possible. Discussions seem to be animated and full of information. Listen well. Use caution against overindulgence. You will be a lot more upbeat than you have been. Tonight: Make a purchase that you have been considering. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) HHHHH One-on-one relating makes a difference. You could feel as if someone would prefer to do what he or she wants rather than be reasonable. You like your indulgences too, so you can understand where this person is coming from. Tonight: Go along with a friend’s suggestion. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) HHHH Being sought out by others reminds you that you are cared about. You can be your own worst enemy. Open up to a fast change on the homefront. Touch base with
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a loved one at a distance whom you care about. Be more direct in a conversation. Tonight: Dinner for two. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) HHH Pace yourself, and don’t allow pressure from a neighbor or loved one to get the best of you. Try not to lose your temper when facing others’ demands. Open up to a new idea that could help you get past the doldrums you often face. Tonight: Head home after running some errands. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) HHHHH You are passionate about whatever comes your way, especially if it involves another person. Your creativity soars as a result, and you find unusual yet effective solutions. You might be inclined to take a risk or overspend. Proceed with care. Tonight: Start the weekend early. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) HHHH You could be fuming, so be careful about expressing your feelings while in this state of mind. Look within yourself for more answers about what is irritating you. Read between the lines. After you have done a personal inventory, start a conversation. Tonight: Till the wee hours. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) HHH Your feelings come out despite an attempt to sit on them. You could be tired and somewhat irritable. Without being touchy, have a long-overdue talk. Keep the door of communication open. If you are angry, do not hit below the belt. Discuss your feelings. Tonight: At a favorite haunt. BORN TODAY Actress Gwyneth Paltrow (1972), King Louis XIII of France (1601), musician Meat Loaf (1947)
A BETTER GIFT? Dear Heloise: Hostess gifts sound great. But in theory, for any hostess over the age of 50, may I suggest one word? “Consumables” -- flowers, food, candy, scented soaps, candles, etc. We (people over 50) don’t need more stuff. -- Virginia H., via email How lovely to bring your hostess some fresh flowers or a delicious snack. -- Heloise NO FREE LUNCH Dear Heloise: Every year, I tuck $5 inside each of my children’s backpacks in case Mom and Dad “forget” to give lunch money one day. It is scary for them to realize that they have no money! If it’s used, we replace it until end of the year, and they get to keep it! -- Larry O., Garden Grove, Calif. SPICE UP YOUR TEA Dear Heloise: A great way to use aging spices is to make herbal tea. I add rosemary, sage and ginger to a pot of lemon balm tea for a refreshing brew. -- Leslie W. in Dallas Leslie, I agree! Experimenting with delicious tea flavors is a wonderful way to use spices and concoct your favorites! Add cinnamon or peppermint candies to hot tea for a sweet treat. -- Heloise TOTAL RECALL Dear Heloise: When I would run out of an item I purchase infrequently, I couldn’t remember where I bought it. Now, I write down the name of the store on the item as soon as I get it home. Your column is a treasure! I’ve learned so much from you and your many readers! -- Judith E., Cypress, Calif. LIP TIP Dear Heloise: I found an old lipstick that I had never used before. When I tried to apply it, it was quite dry. I put lip balm on first, and then the lipstick. Much smoother! -- Carol L. in Houston
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