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Tuesday, September 18, 2018 Kenai Peninsula, Alaska

Vol. 48, Issue 301

In the news Suspect in Anchorage shooting death arrested in Israel ANCHORAGE — A man wanted on an Alaska murder charge has been detained in Israel.

Anchorage police announced Monday that 21-year-old Haitim Taha was arrested. State prosecutors are seeking his extradition.

Taha is charged in the death of 17-year-old Leroy Lawrence, who was mortally wounded as he walked on a northeast Anchorage street. A second suspect, a 17-year-old boy, is charged as an adult in the shooting.

Police say Taha and the teenager on April 7, 2017, got into a dispute with some individuals and followed their car. The first car stopped and people got out.

Police say Taha and the teenager opened fire, striking one intended victim in the legs and hitting Leroy Lawrence, who was walking to a friend’s house, in the head.

Lawrence died four days later.

Seismic activity increases at volcano in Aleutian Islands ANCHORAGE — The Alaska Volcano Observatory is keeping watch on a remote volcano that’s showing signs of erupting.

The observatory Monday increased the alert level from “advisory” to “watch” at Semisopochnoi in the Aleutian Islands.

The volcano is on an uninhabited island between Attu and Adak near the west end of the Aleutian chain.

The observatory detected elevated seismicity Sunday.

Activity at Semisopochnoi intensified Monday afternoon.

Tremor signals suggest that the volcano may have emitted ash or could soon. No eruption has been detected in satellite, lightning or infrasound data.

Ash sent above 20,000 feet can threaten airliner flights between Asia and North America.

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Borough elections 2018: What you need to know about the upcoming contests

By VICTORIA PETERSEN Peninsula Clarion

In between primary elections and general elections, borough residents have the opportunity to elect new leadership next month.

Polls will be open for the Kenai Peninsula Borough Regular Municipal Election 7 a.m. to 8 p.m., Oct. 2. Early voting began Sept. 17.

Any U.S. citizen at least 18 years of age who has registered to vote as a resident of the Kenai Peninsula Borough at least 30 days before the election is eligible to vote.

For the central peninsula, the ballot will hold elections for Borough Assembly, Board of Education, Kenai City Council, Soldotna City Council, service area board candidates and borough ballot propositions.

Borough Assembly Candidates Brent Hibbert is running unopposed in the District 1 (Kalifornsky). Hibbert is the owner of Alaska Cab, Inc. and has served on the Borough Assembly since 2017.

Kenn Carpenter is running unopposed in District 6, which

Campaign signs for Bob Molloy and Robert Peterkin, who are running for Kenai City Council in the Oct. 2 municipal election, stand among the many electoral signs lining the Kenai Spur Highway on Monday in Kenai. (Photo by Victoria Petersen/Peninsula Clarion)

encompasses Seward, Hope, Moose Pass, Cooper Landing and north Sterling. He was appointed to the assembly in 2017. Carpenter was raised in

Eagle River and has been living in Alaska for more than 30 years.

Willy Dunne and Troy Jones are running for the District 9

(south peninsula) seat. Dunne has been serving on the assembly since 2015 and is a retired marine biologist. Jones is a business owner and is the presi-

dent of East Road Services, Inc. in Homer.

Board of Education Candidates Matthew Morse and Tim Navarre are running for the seat in District 2 (Kenai). Morse has lived in Alaska for 32 years and is a business owner in Kenai.

He graduated from Kenai Central High School and attended University of Alaska Fairbanks where he received a degree in biology. Navarre has been serving on the school board since 2009. He is currently a council member for the city of Kenai and a business owner.

There are four candidates running for the District 5 (Sterling/Funny River) seat. Karyn Griffin has lived in Alaska for 17 years and is a stay-at-home mom. Greg Madden is a chiropractic physician and has experience teaching in elementary school and college. Marty Anderson has been on the school board since 2003 and is the president of the North Peninsula Chamber Board. Nissa Fowler is an accountant and graduated with a bachelor’s degree in economics and a master’s degree in accounting.

See VOTE, page A2

Man charged in connection with Kotzebue girl’s death

By RACHEL D’ORO and MARK THIESSEN Associated Press

ANCHORAGE — An Alaska man found with the cellphone of a missing 10-year-old girl was charged Monday in connection with her death after GPS coordinates of where the phone had traveled led authorities to the girl’s body.

Peter Wilson, 41, of Kotzebue, was formally charged Monday with making false statements as police tried to find Ashley Johnson-Barr, who had been missing since Sept.

6. The girl’s body was found Friday just outside the remote town located on Alaska’s

This undated file photo shows Ashley Johnson-Barr. The 10-year-old Kotzebue girl was found dead Friday. (Courtesy Photo | Alaska State Troopers via AP File)

northwestern coast.

Wilson, 41, will make his

first appearance in U.S. District Court in Anchorage on Tuesday. Online court records do not list an attorney for Wilson.

An affidavit filed by FBI Special Agent Michael Watson says it appears the girl’s death was a homicide, but it remains under investigation. U.S. Department of Justice spokeswoman Chloe Martin said further charges would depend on what other evidence develops.

The girl was playing with friends between 5:30-6 p.m. on Sept. 6 at Rainbow Park in Kotzebue, according to the affidavit. She had her cellphone with her.

Her parents tried to call multiple times, but her phone rang unanswered.

Police interviewed a woman they identified only as JJ in the affidavit. She told investigators she found a cellphone in the pocket of a jacket belonging to Wilson, who occasionally stays with her.

JJ said that late in the evening of Sept. 6, she and Wilson were at her home. She heard a cellphone ringing repeatedly, and she followed the sound to his jacket.

“When she picked up the phone and tried to unlock it, she said Ashley’s name displayed on the screen,” the document says.

She knew the girl and her family and called Ashley’s parents, who told her the girl was missing. The girl’s father retrieved the phone and later

gave it to police.

According to the affidavit, Wilson told the girl’s father and police that he found the phone a half mile away from the park.

JJ also told investigators that she and Wilson had been at her mother’s house through the day Sept. 6. About 5:20 p.m., JJ’s mother asked him to take the four-wheeler and pickup up JJ’s child and another child, who was not Johnson-Barr.

JJ told investigators that Wilson was absent with the four-wheeler for two hours, and he didn’t have any children with him when he returned.

Johnson-Barr’s parents told officers that the girl was relatSee DEATH, page A3

International 10-year salmon Juneau poet wins preservation plan advances national award

By GILLIAN FLACCUS Associated Press

By BEN HOHENSTATT Capital City Weekly

PORTLAND, Ore. — Canada and the U.S. states of Alaska, Oregon and Washington would all reduce their catch of fragile salmon species under the terms of an updated international agreement that, if approved, will spell out the next decade of cooperation between the U.S. and Canada to keep the migratory fish afloat in Pacific waters.

Members of the Pacific Salmon Commission on Monday recommended a conservation plan that stretches to 2028 after two years of intense negotiations involving fishermen, tribes on both sides of the border and state and federal officials. It must be approved by both the U.S. and Canadian governments.

The international commission first met in 1985 to create more cooperation between Canada and the U.S. on pro-

Miriam Wagoner never thought her poems would be published, let alone win national awards.

But Sept. 9, the Juneau poet won a National Federation of Press Women’s National Communications Contest award for her book, “A Poem Book From My Kaasei Nook To The World.”

“I found out in May, and I still can’t believe it,” Wagoner said after returning home from Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, where the award ceremony was held. “It is out of nothingness that I accomplished this, so I’m still speechless.”

The contest is open to anyone over the age of 18 and is two tiered. The first tier is a state-level contest, and firstplace winners then proceed to the national competition.

Wagoner placed as an hon-

In this undated file photo, a chinook salmon is hooked near Brookings, Ore. (Jamie Lusch/The Medford Mail Tribune via AP, File)

tecting salmon, which migrate thousands of miles from inland streams to the Pacific Ocean and then back to their spawning place. The agreement covers pink, Coho, sockeye, chum and chinook salmon and spans a territory from Cape Falcon, Oregon, in the south to southeast Alaska in the north. The current agreement expires Dec. 31.

One of the most significant

parts of the new treaty is reductions in the allowed harvest of chinook salmon, and particularly of chinook populations that are listed under the U.S. Endangered Species Act, the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife said.

That includes chinook stocks from the Puget Sound in Washington and the Columbia River

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orable mention in the creative verse-book of poetry category.

Her poems were first published in the Capital City Weekly, and Wagoner later decided to self-publish a collection of poems as a book. She decided to self-publish based on a desire to retain full ownership of her work as well as a sense of urgency.

“If you want to traditionally publish instead of self-publish, you need to wait for two years at least,” Wagoner said. “I felt I was ready to publish.”

Wagoner was able to make the trip to Pennsylvania to receive the award in person as documented on her Facebook page thanks to support from the community.

She specifically credited Juneau Arts & Humanities Council, the Filipino community and Exit Realty of Juneau broker Roger Porto with making the trip possible.

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. . . Poet Continued from page A1

“I was so proud of her,” Porto said. “She’s had some struggles in her life that she’s certainly overcome, and the poetry is very cathartic for her, and it touches a lot of people. I just happened to have some extra mileage, so I

. . . Vote Continued from page A1

In District 8 (Homer), Mike Illg runs unopposed. He was appointed to the school board in 2016 and was elected in 2017.

Service Areas In the Joint Operations Board for Central Peninsula Emergency Medical and Central Emergency there are two seats available. Ryan Kapp is running for seat C and Leslie Morton is running for seat D. In the Nikiski Fire Service Area there are two seats available. Todd Paxton and Peter Ribbens are both running for seat F and Amber Olivia-Douglas is running for seat G. In the Nikiski Senior Service Area, Lacey Lyn Stock is running for seat A. The North Peninsula Recreation Service Area has two seats available. Felix Martinez II is running for seat C and Sa-

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helped get her there and back.

“How about that, somebody from Juneau represents the state of Alaska in a national contest,” he added. “That’s pretty damn good.”

Wagoner’s story as an immigrant and survivor of domestic violence is a thematic presence in many of her poems, and it will also factor into an upcoming display of her work at the Juneau

Arts & Culture Center.

She will be the featured artist for October in a partnership with local calligrapher Laurence Christenson, who will translate Wagoner’s poems into a visual medium.

The month of October was specifically chosen because it is Domestic Violence Awareness Month.

Wagoner started writing po-

etry while in transitional housing for survivors of domestic abuse.

She had not written much since she was in high school, except for the occasional song.

“Being detached from the world allowed me to be more creative,” Wagoner said. “That was my outlet. It allowed me to have more of a voice rather than be shut up forever.”

sha Fallon is running seat D. Propositions Proposition 1 provides $5,390,000 to help build a new school in Kachemak-Selo. In 2011, residents of the Old Believer village east of Homer submitted a petition to the school board requesting a new school.

The current school in K-Selo is comprised of three leased residential homes that have deteriorated beyond useful capacity, the borough election packet said. The borough was awarded a $10,010,000 grant through the 2016-2017 state capital budget.

Under the grant program, the borough must provide a 35-percent match of $5,390,000. A ‘yes’ vote approves the issuance of the bonds, while a ‘no’ vote opposes the issuance of the bonds.

Proposition 2 moves the common boundary between Central Peninsula Hospital Service Area and the South Kenai Peninsula Hospital Service Area 15 miles south. Voters residing in the Central Kenai Peninsula Hos-

pital Service Area and the proposed new area are able to vote on this proposition. In 1955, a hospital was built in Homer and was leased to the borough in 1969. In 1971, the Soldotna hospital opened. The boundary between the two hospitals has always been at the Clam Gulch Tower along the Sterling Highway, which is 14.5 miles closer to the Central Peninsula Hospital than the true midway point.

A ‘yes’ vote means moving the boundary to the midway point between the two hospitals. A ‘no’ vote means the boundary will stay the same.

Kenai City Council Candidates Robert Peterkin II, Bob Molloy and Teea Winger are all vying for two seats up for election on the Kenai City Council. Peterkin has lived in Alaska for 49 years, is a business owner and is the vice president of Cook Inlet Regional Citizens Advisory Council. Molloy is an attorney, has lived in Alaska for 39 years and has served on the Kenai City

Council since 2005. Winger is a temporary Office of Emergency Management instructor for the borough and was born and raised in Kenai.

Soldotna City Council Candidates Paul Whitney is running for seat A. Whitney has lived in Alaska for 43 years and has been serving on the Soldotna City Council since 2013.

Jordan Chilson is running for seat C. Chilson has lived in Alaska for 29 years, is a programmer and analyst for the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District and currently serves on both the Soldotna Parks and Recreation Advisory Boars and the Soldotna Planning and Zoning Commission.

Justin Ruffridge is running for seat F. Ruffridge is a pharmacist, has lived in Alaska for 24 years and recently served on the Soldotna Planning and Zoning Commission. He was appointed to the Soldotna City Council in April and has been serving since.

Where to vote Early, absentee in-person voting begins Sept. 17 at the following locations: Kenai Peninsula Borough Clerk’s Office: George A. Navarre Borough Administration Building St., 144 N. Binkley, Soldotna, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, until Election Day Kenai City Clerk’s Office: 210 Fidalgo Ave., Kenai, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, until Election Day Precincts and polling places for the Central Peninsula include: Central: Soldotna Sports Center, 538 Arena Drive Funny River NO. 1: Funny River Community Center, 35850 Pioneer Access Road Funny River NO. 2: KPB Administration Bldg, Assembly Chambers, 144 N. Binkley St.

Kasilof: Kasilof Fire Station, 58260 Sterling Highway K-Beach: K–Beach Fire Station, 37699 K-Beach Drive Kenai NO. 1: Kenai Mall, 11312 Kenai Spur Highway Kenai NO. 2: Challenger Learning Center, 9711 Kenai Spur Highway Kenai NO. 3: Kenai Senior Center, 361 Senior Court Mackey Lake: KPB Administration Bldg, Assembly Chambers, 144 N. Binkley St. Nikiski: Nikiski Community Center, 50097 Kenai Spur Highway Ninilchik: Kenai Peninsula Fair Grounds, 16200 Sterling Highway Salamantof: Nikiski Fire Station No. 1, Mile 17.9 Spur Highway Soldotna: Soldotna City Hall, 177 N. Birch St. Sterling NO. 1: Sterling Community Center, 35040 Sterling Highway Sterling NO. 2: Sterling Community Center, 35040 Sterling

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Around the Peninsula Military Order of the Purple Heart The Kenai Peninsula Military Order of the Purple Heart Chapter 830 is holding its monthly meeting at the VFW Post 10046 in Soldotna on Thursday, Sept. 20 at 1 p.m. All associate members and new members wanting to join are welcome to attend the monthly meeting, which takes places on the 3rd Thursday of every month at 1 p.m. Contact Jim McHale at 907980-5433 or Joe Sawyer at 690-6886.

Refuge campgrounds to close Dolly Varden Campground and Swanson Landing Campgrounds in the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge will be closed starting Sept. 30. The closings are intended to allow sawyer crews time to fell dead standing spruce trees. The campgrounds will remain closed until all hazard trees are removed. Both campgrounds will be available for the public for firewood starting Oct. 9.

Refuge woodcutting permits The Kenai National Wildlife Refuge is offering personal use firewood permits for several woodcutting locations around the refuge. These permits are for collection of dead and downed wood, beginning Oct. 9. Permits with maps and instructions can be obtained beginning Oct. 9 at the Refuge Headquarters on Ski Hill Road in Soldotna. For further information, visit Kenai National Wildlife Refuge, or call (907) 262-7021.

Caregiver Support Meeting The Kenai Senior Center will host Caregiver Support Meeting: Part 2 Training DVD from The Pines of Sarasota Education and Training Institute on Tuesday, Sept. 18 at 1 p.m. Learn with dementia expert Teepa Snow about “Designing a Supportive Dementia Care Environment.” Join us to share your experiences as a caregiver, or to support someone who is a caregiver. Please call Sharon or Judy at 907-262-1280, for more information on how we may help you.

Borough Residents Against Annexation Borough Residents Against Annexation will be meeting this Thursday, Sept. 20 from 6:30 – 7:30 p.m. at the Cook Inlet Aquaculture building on K-Beach Road.

This meeting is open to the public and we encourage all who are opposed to forced annexation to attend, whether or not they reside in a currently targeted area. The group is also seeking nominations and volunteers to help with this cause. Elections will be held at the end of the meeting. Email againstannex@ gmail.com for more information.

Food bank farmers market continues Due to continued harvesting of fresh produce, the Kenai Peninsula Food Bank Farmers Fresh Market will continue operating through September. Markets will take place on Tuesday, Sept.

18 and Tuesday, Sept. 25 from 3-6 p.m. For more information contact 262-3111.

Fundraiser dinner The second annual fundraiser for the “Saturday Lunch” program for Ninilchik students (pre-k through 6th grade), will be held on Sept. 22 from 5–7 p.m. at the community center on Kingsley Road in Ninilchik. There will be two delicious dinner options (one is vegan). A $10 donation is suggested. All proceeds go to support a weekend food program for elementary students. There will be a silent auction and dessert auction. Feel free to bring items for either one. Call 240-5212 for additional information.

LeeShore board meeting The LeeShore Center will be holding its monthly board meeting at The LeeShore Center on Wednesday Sept. 26. The meeting is open to the public and begins at 6 p.m. For further information call 283-9479.

Alaska Regional Convention of Narcotics Anonymous Narcotics Anonymous XXXIV will host a weekend convention from Friday Oct. 5 to Sunday, Oct. 7 at the Lands End Resort in Homer. Go to akna.org for more information.

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ed to Wilson, they knew each other and he had been to their home multiple times.

Police said a forensics analysis of the girl’s phone shows her name appears on the screen when it lights up when a call comes in. The affidavit

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basin that straddles Oregon and Washington. These salmon migrate north hundreds of miles to British Columbia and southeast Alaska, making it important to protect their numbers all along the journey, commission members agreed.

Orca whales in the Puget

Hospice volunteer training Hospice of the Central Peninsula is currently registering for their upcoming volunteer training. Training will take place in the Denali Room of the Central Peninsula General Hospital. 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 complete training. Lunch and snacks are provided. There is a $20 registration fee. This is a great way to find out more about our Hospice Program and give back to our community. Visit our website www.hospiceofcentralpeninsula.com for more information and to register.

Call Christie Gibbs (Geneva Woods) 907-262-2540 or Betty Rieth (Alaska Health Fair) 907-278-0234.

City of Kenai plans trash cleanup

Looking for an opportunity to exercise with a purpose? The City of Kenai is sponsoring three separate lunchtime hikes we’re dubbing “TRASHersize.” Join us as we enjoy the city’s trail system and help keep our community clean at the same time. All hikes are from noon – 1 p.m. The city will provide bags, gloves and water. Maps will be available upon arrival. This is a childfriendly event. The events are dependent on suitable weather conditions. The next TRASHersize Hike is scheduled for Thursday, Sept. 20, 2018 from noon – 1 p.m. Meet at the Kenai LiKenai Senior Center September activities brary. The hikes will take place at noon on Thursday, Sept. 20, The Kenai Senior Center is open 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday to and Thursday, Oct. 4.

Friday, and are open until 9:30 p.m. on Thursdays. Community meals are served Monday to Friday from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Cost for lunch is $7 suggested donation for individuals 60 or Community transportation meeting older, $14 for those under 60. Call 907-283-4156 for more inChange 4 the Kenai will host a public meeting on commuformation. nity transportation needs on Oct. 9, 2018 from 3–5 p.m. at the —No Host dinner at Magpye’s in Sterling, Tuesday, Sept. 18 Kenai Public Library. Call in number 1-888-392-4560 Code at 4:30 p.m., $5 ride fee 5749741. For more information, call 714-4521 or visit http:// —Birthday lunch, Wednesday, Sept. 19 at 11:30 a.m., $7 www.change4kenai.org/s-3-contest.html. suggested donation or free if you birthday is in September and you are older than 60 —Senior Center closed Thursday, Sept. 20 after 4 p.m. for Women’s exercise group private rental A women’s exercise group meets from 7:15 – 8 a.m. each —Kenai Senior Connection board meeting, Friday, Sept. 28 Monday, Wednesday and Friday in Soldotna in the cultural hall at 9:30 a.m. of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Marydale Ave. It’s a free 45 minutes of aerobics and strength training geared for the “more mature” ladies in the community. Call Auxiliary holiday bazaar vendor applications Sally at 262-6637 for more information.

The CPH Auxiliary is accepting vendor applications for the 14th Annual Holiday Bazaar and Bake Sale which will take place Nov. 1 and 2 in the Denali Room at the hospital. Interested par- Kenai Community Library events ties can pick up an application at the Care Package Gift Shop at —Social Security 101: Video Conference: Tuesday, Sept. 18 the hospital. Applications are due returned to the gift shop no at 12 p.m. A FREE workshop from Social Security.When are later than 4 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 28. you eligible to receive retirement benefits? How does early retirement affect your benefits? Do you qualify for disability, survivors, and spouse benefits? How do you get the most from your Nikiski Senior Center bingo nights benefit? What is the future of Social Security? When should you Bingo and Pulltabs are back at the Nikiski Senior Center! file for Medicare? Learn how to use my Social Security online Bingo and pulltabs will be on Tuesday, Sept. 18 at 1 p.m. after account and other online services. You should go to www.solunch and Saturday, Sept. 29 at 6 p.m. (doors open at 5 pm). cialsecurity.gov/myaccount to create a my Social Security acSaturday bingos are potluck so bring your favorite dish! Call count and print out your Social Security Statement before at907-776-7654 for more information. tending the workshop.

—A Conversation for Parents: Should I Take My Child’s Cell Phone Away? Thursday, Sept. 20 at 5:30 p.m. Have an hour’s Trapping and snaring orientation classes conversation with Paul E. Turner, Ph.D., a clinical psychologist, scheduled about the challenges of parenting with technology use by your The Kenai National Wildlife Refuge will hold its 2018 trap- child and teen. What insights and information does the science ping orientation class and snaring seminar on Saturday, Oct. 27 of psychology offer about this? An open conversation follows the from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Refuge Environmental Education focused presentation.

—American Girl Sewing Project: Friday, Sept. 21 at 4 p.m.

Center on Ski Hill Road in Soldotna. To obtain a permit to trap on the Refuge, it is mandatory to attend at least one Refuge FREE! Sewing Pattern for American Girl or 18” Dolls. Make an trapping orientation. Trappers who have previously attended adorable upcycled jean skirt for you doll! This program is suitable the trapping and snaring orientation do not need to re-attend; for children ages 8 and up. Class size is limited to 10 participants however, all Refuge trappers are welcome. Starting October 5, so sign up early at the front desk. Please bring an old pair of jeans trapping permits for the 2018-19 season will be available at the if you can. No experience needed!

—Flaky Freezer Biscuits: Saturday, Sept. 22 at 3 p.m. Come Refuge Headquarters, on Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. learn how to make delicious biscuits that you can freeze for a until 4:30 p.m. For additional information, please contact Refconvenient breakfast! Must be over 16 years old to attend. This is uge Officer Joe Williams at (907) 260-2852. a free class but you must register in advance.

—American Girl Club: Monday, Sept. 24 at 4 p.m. Join us at the Kenai Community Library for our monthly American Girl Kenai Peninsula College Council seeks new Club! We will be making a lunch box and water bottle for your members doll! Bring your doll (doesn’t have to be an American Girl) or use one of ours! The doll house will be out for everyone to play with.

Kenai Peninsula College is seeking interested community Meets at the same time and place as LEGO Club. members to fill a Seward-area at-large seat and a Central Peninsula-area at-large seat on its College Council. The boroughwide council serves as an advisory board to the college director Soldotna Public Library activities and advocates for the interests of the college to the community For more information, contact the library at Soldotna Public and legislature; members serve 3-year terms. Seward area and Library at 262-4227.

Central Peninsula residents interested in serving should submit —Book Club: Tuesday, Sept. 18, 1 p.m. This month we will be a letter of interest and resume by Oct. 1, 2018 to: College Di- discussing “Mission High: one school how experts tried to fail it, rector, Kenai Peninsula College, 156 College Rd., Soldotna AK and the students and teachers who made it triumph” by Kristina 99669. Interested individuals with questions can call 262-0318. Rizga. For more information about the book club and a full reading list, contact Reilly at rselmser@soldotna.org.

Community Wellness Convention —Talk Like a Pirate Day! Wednesday, Sept. 19. All around the world, people celebrate International Talk Like a Pirate Day Geneva Woods Health Supplies and Geneva Woods Phar- every September 19. ITLAPD encourages people to babble like macy proudly presents our second-annual “Community buccaneers for the sheer fun of it!Stop by the library to discover Wellness Convention” at the Peninsula Center Mall Sol- your pirate name. Mango Languages even offers a free course in dotna on Saturday, Sept. 29, 2018 from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Pirate! Visit our website to learn more about Mango Languages.

Everyone is invited to join us for this free, fun and infor—Disney™ Karaoke For All Ages: Saturday, Sept. 22, 4 mative community event! We have invited many local com- p.m. If you love Disney™ soundtracks, you don’t want to miss munity exhibitors and speakers for this great one-day event! this! Princess, villain, or sidekick? Come show your true colThe Alaska Health Fair group will be at the event to provide ors at Disney™ Karaoke. Bring the whole family to listen to health screenings and testing. No appointment necessary. others perform or share your talents. Costumes encouraged!

also says the cell phone service provider determined by geolocation that the phone had been near Rainbow Park, near where Wilson said he found the phone and also 2 miles east of downtown Kotzebue. That last location is where police found the body.

The girl’s body “was located one quarter mile off the road on the tundra in an area that could only accessed by four-

wheeler or on foot,” the affidavit says. “This was an area that was concealed by thick alder and willow brush and a depression in the ground.”

Authorities based the false statement charge on Wilson’s claims to them that he didn’t use a four-wheeler any time on Sept. 6, denied knowing the girl, claiming the phone screen remained black and not seeing her name come up when

it rang, and asserting he found the cell a half mile from the park.

Residents in Kotzebue helped search for the girl in vain, holding vigils at the park where she was last seen. The FBI sent 17 investigators to the community of 3,100 people on Alaska’s northwestern coast.

The girl’s father, Walter “Scotty” Barr, and other members of her family could not be

reached Monday. But Kotzebue Mayor Gayle Ralston said his wife was related to Barr’s father and has been in touch with the family.

“They’re doing as good as could be expected,” he said.

Though devastated, they found a small measure of relief and closure that she was found, he said.

Counselors were available Monday at the girl’s school-

mates. Terri Walker, assistant superintendent of the Northwest Arctic Borough School District, says counselors were on hand for students who needed them. The support will be available to students “as long as needed,” Walker said.

Kotzebue, 26 miles north of the Arctic Circle and 550 miles northwest of Anchorage, is a regional hub for northwest Alaska villages.

Sound, which rely on chinook as a primary food source, have struggled recently because so few salmon are making it to the Pacific Ocean.

Alaska will reduce its catch by 7.5 percent in the southeast when poor chinook returns are expected. Canada will do so by 12.5 percent and Oregon and Washington will reduce their catch anywhere from 5 to 15 percent, according to the Alaska Department of Fish and

Game.

Alaska Gov. Bill Walker said he had asked U.S. federal officials to consider a one-year delay in implementing a revised treaty because some fishing groups were unhappy with the proposal to reduce the harvest.

That was not possible, he wrote in a statement.

“I regret the reduction of even one salmon available to Alaskans for harvest,” he said.

“However, this treaty agree-

ment protects the health and sustainability of our salmon stocks and guarantees Alaska’s ability to directly manage our fisheries without federal interference.”

The updated treaty was announced a few days after Washington state authorities took the highly unusual step of closing salmon fishing on a section of the main stem of the Columbia River. The count of fall chinook at Bonneville

Dam last week was 105,795 fish, about half of what is normal.

The fall chinook count at Bonneville Dam hovers around 29 percent below the preseason forecast.

Funding requests to implement the treaty will include money for the Puget Sound chinook fishery and to support recovery efforts for the orcas that live in the Puget Sound.

Orcas there have struggled

with a lack of food because of greatly reduced numbers of chinook salmon making it to the Pacific Ocean.

Their plight has received international attention recently as marine biologists tracked and tried to treat an emaciated and sick female orca. Another female from the same pod spent weeks carrying her newborn calf on her nose after it died shortly after birth, eliciting worldwide sympathy.

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A seafood trade war will inevitably cause collateral damage The Merriam-Webster Dictionary

defines collateral damage as “injury inflicted of something other than an intended target.”

In terms of armed conflict, collateral damage is “civilian casualties of a military operation.”

What then might be the collateral damage inflicted by a trade war?

We’re learning more and more about that every day.

The U.S. appears locked in such a conflict, primarily with China. The ostensible targets are fair trade, and reductions in Chinese infringements on intellectual property, cyber theft and demands for technology transfers.

These are worthy goals. It’s yet to be seen whether launching a trade war to achieve those goals has been — or will be — worth the collateral damage.

On Wednesday, more that 80 trade associations from around the United States linked up with agriculture groups to announce an “Americans for Free Trade” coalition and an associated “Tariffs hurt the heartland” campaign.

With a trade war underway and the U.S. preparing a new round of tariffs, business sectors are beginning to feel the effects of the current taxes and are growing ever more concerned about what’s likely to come next.

Matthew Shay, president and CEO of the National Retail Federation, was quoted widely on Wednesday as saying every sector in the U.S. economy stands to lose from a trade war.

“The stakes couldn’t be higher for American families, businesses, farmers and workers threatened by job losses and higher prices as a result of tit-for-tat tariffs,” Shay said.

Here in Alaska, the seafood industry (for one) is facing the tariff bite.

China has been a growing market for Alaska seafood, as well as a component in some of the processing/logistics chain from sea to table.

The prospect of steep tariffs in a trade war of unknown duration is causing problems, as Sen. Lisa Murkowski noted in a Sept. 6 hearing of the U.S. Senate Commerce, Justice, and Science Appropriations Subcommittee.

Murkowski said about one-third of Alaska’s seafood exports — which includes 40 percent of Alaska salmon and 54 percent of cod — now goes to China.

“Now, Alaskans are facing steep Chinese tariffs on these exports — a pretty significant trade barrier,” Murkowski said, adding that the tariffs are in addition to trade actions by Russia, the European Union, South Korea and Japan.

According to a recap of the hearing supplied by Murkowski’s office, the senator asked federal International Trade Administration Assistant Secretary Nazak Nikakhtar about the agency’s strategy towards tariffs and trade barriers faced by the seafood industry.

Murkowski said that U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer recently told the subcommittee that China is a longer-term problem, for instance, than NAFTA and that a resolution with China is “going to take time.”

“The implication is that we just need to wait it out, but the seafood producers in my state are watching a trade dispute over technology transfer and cyber theft resulting in lost market access for products like salmon and cod — which isn’t an acceptable answer to them,” Murkowski said. “They are not seeing that this is a winning strategy with China to just wait things out. They’re asking how long they’re going to have to endure the tariffs on their seafood exports before the administration acts to resolve rather than escalate these trade disputes. . If you can share with us what that strategy is, I think, here, in open testimony, that would be greatly appreciated.”

Nikakhtar, as quoted by Murkowski’s office, said the administration is working on the China trade

Do your homework, local voters

We are quickly entering the election season here in Alaska.

We will be electing local, state and federal officials to represent our interests.

Unfortunately, most of you will do little, or no, homework regarding the candidates.

The people running for these offices know this, and will be taking full advantage of the situation. They will tell you anything you want to hear in order to get your vote.

Truth is not mandated or required from them.

At the State of Alaska level, they are already spewing their “elect me mantra.” I have heard several of them promise Alaskan’s the moon. “I will get tough on crime, return your full dividend to you, not allow any new taxes, and increase public safety.”

Not one of them has told us how they will do this, let alone told us how they plan to fix the massive budgetary shortfall. Instead, they have spent billions of dollars from the permanent fund dividend earnings account to kick the can down the road and do NOTHING to solve the massive budgetary shortfall.

Let’s take a look at their promises in depth.

State of Alaska Legislators have already made several millions of dollars in cuts to the State of Alaska budget. They cut primary and secondary education, ensuring larger classrooms, fewer teachers, and we are experiencing higher drop-out rates.

(This will at some point be visible in the crime statistics.)

They have made cuts to public safety.

Closing State Trooper posts, leaving trooper positions vacant, reduced funding for search and rescue, and reduced trooper staffing is making a substantial negative impact on the rate of crime in Alaska. They have made cuts that have reduced criminal prosecutors and judges in the court system — but in their opinion this has not impacted crime or public safety.

They have made cuts to the State of Alaska Highway Department, which has reduced highway maintenance (increasing wear and tear on our vehicles) and reduced plowing in the winter. The reduced plowing definitely becomes a public safety hazard when vehicles are damaged and people are injured. Since they, the legislators, have already made these cuts, how much more are they going to cut to save enough money to restore the dividend.

Voters do your homework. Ask every candidate how they plan to finance reducing crime? How do they plan to fund and increase public safety? How do they plan to finance critical infrastructure? How do they plan to replace the current funding obtained from Dividend earnings? If they are not going to raise any taxes, where will the money come from, and how will they replace the lost PFD earnings back to what would have been there had they not appropriated the money?

How do we handle the inequality of payment for services in Alaska? How many people who work in the oil industry do not live in Alaska and pay absolutely nothing for Alaska services? How may

people in the commercial fishing industry make huge profits from Alaska resources and pay NOTHING for any of the services we are paying for? How many in the mining industry are doing the same? Why are the judges and court system reducing and/ or eliminating fines and fees for people who are found guilty of crimes when the State of Alaska needs money?

If we, the citizens of Alaska want to have reduced crime we need police to do that, fully staffed courts and prosecutors to prosecute the criminals, sufficient judges to sentence them, and jails or prisons to house them. Cuts in these budgets is counterproductive. If we want public safety, someone, hopefully everyone, needs to pay for these services. Good roads and plowed roads are also essential services for most of us.

Ask every candidate how they will finance and fund their promises. Ask every candidate how we can hold them accountable for their actions/inactions. We the People are the basis for government — don’t ever forget it. The “professional” politicians would like to think they know what is best for us. I actually had one state senator tell me that after 38 years as a public servant I knew nothing of what the people want.

Be very vocal in telling candidates what you want, and what the repercussions will be if your wishes are not followed. Every vote, from every voter, does count. Just do your homework and let the candidates know you are watching.

Letters to the Editor

not tourism, nor even the military.

Let’s take ”Balance the budget.” Well, the legislature has been trying to cut services for years in order to forestall using the permanent fund reserves or earnings.

Citizens’ demands and a crumbling infrastructure have resisted such cuts. Citizens should not complain about law enforcement without providing the necessary funds for prosecutors, police and, yes, even public defenders. Hypocrisy runs amok in the political scene, both local and national. Paul Seaton has taken steps to alleviate some· of the state’s problems. I would suggest that the Republican Party needs to get real with a few meaningful ideas of how to fix state finances and skip the endless sound bites.

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Republican Party off the Mark Paul Seaton didn’t abandon the Republican Party, the party has strayed away from responsible politics. Many of us have been left out. Some of the issues raised by the Republican Party in the primaries (Never the candidate; only the Party) include: restore the permanent fund, balance the budget, cut spending, improve law enforcement and no income tax. These sound bites are as unrealistic as they are in conflict with each other.

In a state where over 80 percent of the government revenue comes from the oil industry, we are naturally tied to the rise and fall of this key commodity. Oil drives the state economy — not fish, not timber,

— Len A. Malmquist, Soldotna

A reminder to followers of Kenai Central High School football. This week is homecoming. It would be nice to see a lot of red and white in stores around town.

This year’s team is young and exciting.

They have a good coaching staff, good young players and great crowd atmosphere. Kick off is at 2 p.m. Saturday. The Junior Varsity game is at 11 a.m. The popular drumline will be there. If you bleed red, show up.

— Richard Hultberg, Kenai

— Philemon D. Morris, former mayor of Kachemak City

Letters to the Editor: strategy — and they’ve always had an open channel to present good ideas to the adminstration and Lighthizer.

“And so I’m always happy to hear from industries and develop a strategy that works for them and then present it to the administration,” Nikakhtar said.

Which suggests two things — that there was and is no coherent overall strategy, and that individual industries can lobby for protection.

In any war, leadership without a winning strategy, coupled with every-man-for-himself opportunities to avoid the front lines, is recipe for disaster.

But, here we are.

The trade war has begun. May victory come easy, sure and swift. And may the collateral damage be far less than the calamity that it could be.

— Ketchikan Daily News, Sept. 15

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Pollution fears raised as NC rivers swamp dumps

By MICHAEL BIESECKER and GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press

RALEIGH, N.C. — Flooded rivers from Florence’s drenching rains have swamped coal ash dumps and low-lying hog farms, raising pollution concerns as the swollen waterways approach their crests Monday.

North Carolina environmental regulators say several open-air manure pits at hog farms have failed, spilling pollution. State officials also were monitoring the breach of a Duke Energy coal ash landfill near Wilmington.

Department of Environmental Quality Secretary Michael Regan said Monday that the earthen dam at one hog lagoon in Duplin County had been breached. There were also seven reports of lagoon levels going over their tops or being inundated in Jones and Pender counties.

Regan said state investigators will visit the sites as conditions allow. The large pits at hog farms hold feces and urine from the animals to be sprayed on nearby fields.

The Associated Press published photos of a hog farm outside Trenton on Sunday with long metal buildings ringed by dark water. Satellite photos of the same farm taken before the storm show the location of a hog waste pit completely submerged under floodwaters in the AP photos.

The N.C. Pork Council, an industry trade group, emphasized Monday that the hog waste pits

flooded by Florence represented a comparatively small number when compared with the total number statewide.

“While there are more than 3,000 active lagoons in the state that have been unaffected by the storm, we remain concerned about the potential impact of these record-shattering floods,” the pork council’s statement said.

An AP analysis of location data from hog waste disposal permits shows at least 45 active North Carolina farms are located in 100-year and 500-year floodplains.ook Federal forecasters predicted several rivers would crest at record or near-record levels by Monday, and high water could linger for days.

Duke Energy said the flow was stopped Monday from the weekend collapse a coal ash landfill at the L.V. Sutton Power Station near Wilmington, North Carolina, and that cleanup work had begun.

Duke spokeswoman Paige Sheehan said a full assessment of how much ash escaped from the water-slogged landfill is ongoing. The company initially estimated Saturday that about 2,000 cubic yards (1,530 cubic meters) of ash were displaced, enough to fill about 180 dump trucks.

The coal-fired Sutton plant was retired in 2013 and replaced with a new facility that burns natural gas. The company has been excavating millions of tons of leftover ash from old waste pits at the site and removing it to

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Chicken farm buildings are inundated with floodwater from Hurricane Florence near Trenton, N.C., Sunday. (AP Photo/ Steve Helber)

a new lined landfill constructed on the property. The gray ash left behind when coal is burned contains toxic heavy metals, including arsenic, lead and mercury.

Photos from the site provided to AP by Cape Fear River Watch, an environmental advocacy group, show cascades of gray-colored water spilling from at least two breaches at the landfill and flowing toward Sutton Lake, the plant’s former cooling pond which is now used for public recreation, including fishing and boating.

Sutton Lake drains into the Cape Fear River. Sheehan said Duke’s assessment is that there was minimal chance any contaminants from the spill had reached the river.

At a different power plant near Goldsboro, three old coal ash dumps capped with soil were inundated by the Neuse

River. Duke said they had no indication that those dumps at the H.F. Lee Power Plant were leaking ash into the river.

Duke’s handling of ash waste has faced intense scrutiny since a drainage pipe collapsed under a waste pit at an old plant in Eden in 2014, triggering a massive spill that coated 70 miles (110 kilometers) of the Dan River in gray sludge.

The utility later agreed to plead guilty to nine Clean Water Act violations and pay $102 million in fines and restitution for illegally discharging pollution from ash dumps at five North Carolina power plants. It plans to close all its ash dumps by 2029.

Environmentalists have warned for decades that Duke’s coal ash ponds were vulnerable to severe storms, potentially threatening drinking water supplies and public safety.

Officials: Felon fatally shot Kansas deputy during arrest The Associated Press

WICHITA, Kan. — A man with a history of drug convictions fatally shot a Kansas sheriff’s deputy as the deputy tried to handcuff the man on suspicion of vehicle theft, the sheriff’s department said Monday.

The Sedgwick County Sheriff’s Office identified 29-yearold Robert Greeson as the suspect in the killing of Deputy Robert Kunze, who died at a hospital after the shooting Sunday afternoon just outside Wichita. Greeson also died at the scene.

Sedgwick County Sheriff Jeff Easter described the 41-year-old Kunze as “an exceptional deputy.” Kunze was a 12-year veteran of the force.

Easter said Kunze was responding to a report about a man in a stolen black truck who was lurking around two all-terrain vehicles and another pickup about 20 miles (32 kilometers) west of downtown Wichita. When Kunze arrived, he found the hood open on the black truck. Kunze patted down the suspect’s waistband and found a .40-caliber handgun.

The gun was placed away from the two of them, but a fight ensued when Kunze tried to handcuff the suspect, Easter said at a news conference Sunday.

Kunze was able to use the emergency button on his portable radio to summon help.

Another deputy arrived about a minute later, and two witnesses hiding nearby said shots had been fired. The deputy found Kunze and the suspect on the ground. A .40-caliber handgun was found next to the suspect.

Kunze had been shot once in his upper torso, above his ballistic vest, Easter said. The suspect was shot in his upper torso and waist.

Easter said the deputy’s vehicle was equipped with a dash camera but that footage was not yet available.

The department is waiting for ballistic testing to determine how many rounds were fired and from which weapon or weapons, Easter said.

Greeson had been a suspect in the earlier theft of a .40-caliber weapon as well as the black truck and another vehicle on Sunday, Easter said, adding that while there were no other suspects in the deputy’s death,

BISMARCK, N.D. — North Dakota’s Public Service Commission on Monday discussed an administrative law judge’s recommendation that regulators dismiss a challenge to the location of an oil refinery being developed near Theodore Roosevelt National Park, with one commissioner indicating she’ll likely vote to heed the advice.

The other two members said they will hold off on indicating their position until later.

Meridian Energy Group began site work this summer for the $800 million Davis Refinery just 3 miles (5 kilometers) from the western North Dakota park. The company said the plant will be “the cleanest refinery on the planet,” and supporters believe it will boost the area’s economy.

Opponents, including the Environmental Law and Policy Center and the Dakota Resource Council, fear pollution will mar the park’s scenery and erode the air quality at the state’s top tourist attraction.

The two groups in June filed a complaint with the PSC,

maintaining Meridian needs a site permit because the refinery’s capacity will be 55,000 barrels per day — above the threshold of 50,000 barrels in state law that triggers a PSC review. Such reviews can take six months or longer to complete.

Meridian maintains the 55,000-barrel figure that it earlier gave to media, investors and government officials is outdated and that the company’s current plan is to build a facility capable of processing only up to 49,500 barrels per day — just below the threshold and outside of the commission’s purview.

Administrative Law Judge Patrick Ward in a Sept. 10 recommendation said the PSC’s jurisdiction under state law is “clear and unambiguous” even if Meridian is trying to circumvent the agency.

“Because the planned capacity is under the jurisdictional threshold … plaintiffs’ complaint must be dismissed,” he said.

Commissioner Julie Fedorchak said she also believes the law is clear.

“To me we don’t have siting jurisdiction,” she said. “They

WASHINGTON — Special counsel Robert Mueller is ready for a judge to sentence former national security adviser Michael Flynn, according to a court document filed Monday.

The move would bring Flynn’s involvement in the Russia investigation to a close nearly a year after he pleaded guilty and agreed to cooperate with Mueller’s team. It also comes just days after Mueller scored another key cooperator in former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort, who pleaded guilty last week after a long fight against the special counsel — including a trial in which he was convicted of eight financial crimes.

Since Flynn’s plea, prosecutors had repeatedly delayed his sentencing as the investigation continued. But in the latest filing , they say they no longer need more time, suggesting that U.S. District Judge Emmet Sullivan set a date in late November or early December.

They also are asking the judge to allow them to file their sentencing memoranda no sooner than two weeks prior to the sentencing, a move that would keep the specifics of Flynn’s cooperation from becoming public until after the midterm elections.

The joint filing by prosecutor Brandon Van Grack and Flynn attorney Robert Kelner asks that Sullivan set sentencing for Nov. 28 or sometime in the following seven business days. Peter Carr, spokesman for the special counsel’s office, declined to comment on the schedule laid out in the filing.

Kelner also declined comment.

Flynn, a retired U.S. Army lieutenant general and a senior Trump surrogate during the presidential campaign, has been seen as a key cooperator in Mueller’s investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election and possible involvement with Donald Trump’s campaign.

As part of the investigation, he admitted to lying to the FBI about his contacts with Russian officials during the presidential transition and about his Turkish lobbying work.

According to his plea, Flynn admitted to discussing U.S. sanctions with Sergey Kislyak, Russia’s ambassador to the U.S., on Trump’s behalf during the presidential transition and said members of the president’s inner circle were well aware of, and at times directing, his efforts. Flynn had pushed Kislyak not to respond to sanctions imposed on Russia by the Obama administration in response to interference in the 2016 presidential campaign.

Flynn, who was interviewed by the FBI days after Trump’s inauguration, was forced to resign in February 2017 after the White House said he misled senior officials, including Vice President Mike Pence, about the content of his conversations with Kislyak.

Flynn will be the second Trump campaign adviser to be sentenced. Earlier this month, former Trump foreign policy adviser George Papadopoulos was sentenced to 14 days incarceration for lying to the FBI about his contacts with Russian intermediaries during the campaign.

During his sentencing, prosecutors pushed for Papadopoulos to spend at least some time behind bars, saying he had only begrudgingly helped investigators even after his arrest.

— The Associated Press

This 2012 photo provided by the Sedgwick County Sheriff’s Office in Kansas shows Deputy Robert Kunze, who was shot Sunday. (Sedgwick County Sheriff’s Office via AP)

there may be more in the other cases.

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives is tracing the weapon found at the scene to find out who owned it and whether it had been stolen, agency spokesman John Ham said.

Kansas Department of Corrections records show Greeson had convictions for selling and distributing drugs and for aggravated battery. While incarcerated, he had multiple disciplinary infractions, including for fighting.

The sheriff’s office posted a badge covered with a blue and black mourning band on its Facebook page to remember Kunze.

Easter said Kunze “worked with great pride, loved and encouraged the people who worked with him, but most of all he loved his family.” Kunze had a wife and child.

“We will always remember him for his smile, his contagious laugh and his ability to engage anyone and everyone in conversation,” Easter said.

North Dakota regulators discuss refinery near national park

By BLAKE NICHOLSON Associated Press

Around the Nation

In this July 5 photo, eroded hills are shown in Theodore Roosevelt National Park in western North Dakota. (AP Photo/Blake Nicholson)

could have come in voluntarily. We urged them to do that.

They chose not to. So here we are, and I think that for me, I agree with the judge’s analysis.”

Fedorchak was referring to an informal meeting with company officials held last December to discuss the 49,500 barrel figure. She unsuccessfully implored Meridian at the time to voluntarily go through the siting process.

Ward also said he believes the commission lacks authority to order Meridian to stop

work at the site, which the two environmental groups have requested.

The final decisions on both matters are up to the PSC. Meridian hopes to begin operating the refinery in 2020.

The company this summer obtained permission from the state Health Department to begin construction , but the project faces other hurdles, including a legal challenge of a state air quality permit .

Meridian has said it is “highly confident” it will prevail in its legal battles.

Today in History Today is Tuesday, Sept. 18, the 261st day of 2018. There are 104 days left in the year.

Today’s Highlight in History: On Sept. 18, 1975, newspaper heiress Patricia Hearst was captured by the FBI in San Francisco, 19 months after being kidnapped by the Symbionese Liberation Army.

On this date: In 1759, the French formally surrendered Quebec to the British.

In 1793, President George Washington laid the cornerstone of the U.S. Capitol.

In 1850, Congress passed the Fugitive Slave Act, which created a force of federal commissioners charged with returning escaped slaves to their owners.

In 1851, the first edition of The New York Times was published.

In 1947, the National Security Act, which created a National Military Establishment and the position of Secretary of Defense, went into effect.

In 1959, during his U.S. tour, Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev visited Wall Street, the Empire State Building and the grave of President Franklin D. Roosevelt; in a speech to the U.N. General Assembly, Khrushchev called on all countries to disarm.

In 1961, United Nations Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjold (dahg HAWM’-ahr-shoold) was killed in a plane crash in northern Rhodesia.

In 1970, rock star Jimi Hendrix died in London at age 27.

In 1987, the psychological thriller “Fatal Attraction,” starring Michael Douglas and Glenn Close, was released by Paramount Pictures.

In 1994, tennis star Vitas Gerulaitis, 40, was found dead in the guest cottage of a friend’s home in Southampton, New York, of accidental carbon monoxide poisoning.

In 2001, a week after the Sept. 11 attack, President George W. Bush said he hoped to “rally the world” in the battle against terrorism and predicted that all “people who love freedom” would join. Letters postmarked Trenton, N.J., that later tested positive for anthrax were sent to the New York Post and NBC anchorman Tom Brokaw.

In 2007, O.J. Simpson was charged with seven felonies, including kidnapping, in the alleged armed robbery of sports memorabilia collectors in a Las Vegas casino-hotel room. (Simpson, sentenced to nine to 33 years in prison, was released on parole in October 2017.)

Ten years ago: President George W. Bush told the country his administration was working feverishly to calm turmoil in the financial markets.

The president met with Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson and Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, who then asked Congress to give the government power to rescue banks by buying up their bad assets. Stocks on Wall Street shot up more than 400 points on word a plan was in the works.

Five years ago: Syrian President Bashar Assad, in a Fox News Channel interview, said a United Nations report finding “clear and convincing evidence” sarin nerve gas was used in Syria painted an “unrealistic” account, and denied his government had orchestrated the attack. Former heavyweight boxing champion Ken Norton, 70, died in Las Vegas.

One year ago: Hurricane Maria intensified into a dangerous Category 5 storm, surging into the eastern Caribbean on a path that would take it near many of the islands recently devastated by Hurricane Irma. Toys R Us, the pioneering big box toy retailer, announced that it was filing for bankruptcy protection, but that it would continue its normal business operations. (The company announced in March of 2018 that it would be liquidating its U.S. business.)

Today’s Birthdays: Singer Jimmie Rodgers is 85. Actor Robert Blake is 85. Actor Fred Willard is 85. Actor Eddie Jones is 84. Gospel singer Bobby Jones is 80. Singer Frankie Avalon is 78. Actress Beth Grant is 69. Rock musician Kerry Livgren is 69. Actress Anna Deavere Smith is 68. The U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, Ben Carson, is 67. Basketball Hall of Fame coach Rick Pitino is 66. College Football Hall of Famer and retired NFL player Billy Sims is 63. Movie director Mark Romanek is 59. Baseball Hall of Famer Ryne Sandberg is 59. Alt-countryrock musician Mark Olson is 57. Singer Joanne Catherall (Human League) is 56. Actress Holly Robinson Peete is 54. Rhythm-and-blues singer Ricky Bell (Bell Biv Devoe and New Edition) is 51. Actress Aisha Tyler is 48. Former racing cyclist Lance Armstrong is 47. Opera singer Anna Netrebko is 47. Actress Jada Pinkett Smith is 47. Actor James Marsden is 45. Actress Emily Rutherfurd is 44. Actor Travis Schuldt is 44. Rapper Xzibit is 44.

Comedian-actor Jason Sudeikis is 43. Actress Sophina Brown is 42. Actor Barrett Foa is 41. Talk show co-host Sara Haines (TV: “Good Morning America”) is 41. Actress Alison Lohman is 39. Designer Brandon Maxwell is 34. Actors Brandon and Taylor Porter are 25. Actor Patrick Schwarzenegger is 25. Country singer Tae Dye (Maddie and Tae) is 23. Actor C.J. Sanders is 22.

Thought for Today: “We want the facts to fit the preconceptions.

When they don’t it is easier to ignore the facts than to change the preconceptions.” -- Jessamyn West, American author (1902-1984).

A6 | Tuesday, September 18, 2018 | Peninsula Clarion

World

Turkey, Russia agree on demilitarized zone

By JIM HEINTZ and SARAH EL DEEB Associated Press

MOSCOW — The leaders of Russia and Turkey agreed Monday to establish a demilitarized zone in Syria’s Idlib region, the last major stronghold of anti-government rebels where fears had been running high of a devastating offensive by government forces.

The zone will be established

by Oct. 15 and be 15-20 kilometers (9-12 miles) deep, with troops from Russia and NATOmember Turkey conducting coordinated patrols, President Vladimir Putin said at the end of a more than three-hour meeting with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Sochi.

The deal marked a significant agreement between the two leaders and effectively delays an offensive by Syria and its Russian and Iranian allies, one that Turkey fears would create a humanitarian crisis near its border.

Putin said “radical militants” would have to withdraw from the zone. Among them would be those from the al-Qaidalinked Hayat Tahrir al-Sham — Arabic for Levant Liberation Committee. The group denies it is linked to al-Qaida.

It was not immediately clear exactly how the deal would be implemented in the province, which is home to more than 3 million Syrians and an estimated 60,000 rebel fighters from various groups.

“I believe that with this agreement we prevented a great humanitarian crisis in Idlib,” Erdogan said at a joint briefing with Putin.

Turkey has been eager to prevent an assault by Syrian government troops in the province.

Putin said he believed the agreement on Idlib could hasten final resolution of Syria’s long and devastating civil war.

“We agreed that practical implementation of the steps we plan will give a fresh impetus to the process of political settlement of the Syrian conflict and will make it possible to invigorate efforts in the Geneva format and will help restore

peace in Syria,” he said.

Asked whether Syrian President Bashar Assad’s government agreed with the PutinErdogan plan, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu told reporters in Sochi that “in the coming hours, we will agree with them on all the positions put forth in this document.”

Ahmed Ramadan, a spokesman for the Syrian political opposition in exile, said the agreement offered Russia a chance to walk back its threat against Idlib and represented a success for diplomatic pressure from Turkey and the United States, which was also against an offensive.

Ramadan also said the deal offers the Syrian government and Russia one of their main demands, which is securing the highway that passes through Idlib and links northern Syria with other cities. That was one of the government’s strategic aims in an offensive in Idlib.

“Turkey offered Putin a ladder with which to climb down from the tree, threatening a military offensive in Idlib that had little chance for success,” Ramadan said in a series of text messages with The Associated Press. “The Turkish and U.S. serious pressures were the reason behind Russia abstaining from the offensive and offering an air cover which means Iran alone won’t be able to carry out the offensive with the overstretched forces of the Assad regime.”

He said Russia has also refrained from its accusations that the rebels are all terrorists.

“Russia swallowed all its accusations,” he said. “Turkey is in a strong position.”

He said the zone would be enforced by Turkish patrols on the opposition side and Russian patrols on the government side.

Ramadan added that the opposition was now stronger than when it was after losses in Daraa and Ghouta.

He said the Russians reached the agreement without negotiating it first with the Syrian government, pointing to Shoigu’s comments that Moscow will discuss the deal with the Syrian government later.

US, EU and China vie for influence in Eastern Europe

Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan shake hands after their joint news conference Monday. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, Pool)

Abu Omar, a spokesman for the Turkey-backed rebel group Faylaq al-Sham, thanked Erdogan for preventing an offensive and giving the rebels time to defend their rebellion and people. Millions “of civilians in Idlib are in peace,” he tweeted.

He said he was confident that the deal “would not have been possible without the steadfastness of our people and fighters. Thank you, Erdogan.”

Capt. Naji al-Mustafa, a spokesman for the Turkeybacked umbrella group of opposition fighters known as the National Front for Liberation, said diplomatic efforts have prevented a wide-offensive on Idlib but that his group still needs to learn the details of the deal.

He said the nature of the demilitarized zone and how it would be implemented are not yet clear.

“We need details,” he said, adding that the Assad government has broken many agreements before, including the Russian-Turkey negotiated deescalation zones.

“We will remain ready for fighting,” he said.

Russia has called Idlib a hotbed of terrorism and had said the Syrian government has the right to retake control of it. In recent weeks, Russian officials repeatedly claimed rebels in Idlib were preparing

a chemical weapons attack that could be blamed on the Syrian government and prompt a retaliatory strike by the West.

Turkey had appealed to Russia and Iran, its uneasy negotiating partners, for a diplomatic resolution. At the same time, it has sent reinforcements to its troops ringing Idlib, a move designed to ward off a ground assault, at least for now.

The International Rescue Committee, a New-York based humanitarian group, said the people of Idlib “will rest easier tonight knowing that they are less likely to face an impending assault.”

However, Lorraine Bramwell, the group’s Syria country director, cautioned that previous de-escalation deals didn’t last long.

“In order to give people in Idlib peace of mind then, this agreement needs to be built upon by the global powers working together to find a lasting political solution that protects civilians,” Bramwell said. “It is also essential that humanitarian organizations are allowed to reach those who will remain in need throughout Idlib, including in any ‘demilitarized zone.’”

Idlib and surrounding areas were quiet Monday, a continuation of the calm that started less than a week ago amid RussiaTurkey talks.

South Korean president heads to summit in North Korea

By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press

SEOUL, South Korea — South Korean President Moon Jae-in left for Pyongyang on Tuesday for his third summit of the year with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, the presidential Blue House said.

Moon’s goals are lofty: To try to resolve deadlocked nuclear diplomacy, ease a decades-long military standoff and promote peace on a Korean Peninsula that many feared was close to war last year.

Moon said ahead of his trip that he will push for “irreversible, permanent peace” and for better dialogue between Pyongyang and Washington during “heart-to-heart” talks with Kim. Moon’s chief of staff, however, played down the chance that Moon’s summit with Kim will produce major progress in nuclear diplomacy.

A presidential plane carrying Moon left a military airport near Seoul on Tuesday morning. The plane was to fly in an indirect route off the west coast of the Korean Peninsula before turning inland and arriving at Pyongyang’s international airport about 80 minutes later, Moon’s office said. A group of about 150 business, entertainment and sports leaders streamed onto the government aircraft before Moon left.

Since taking office in May last year, Moon has met Kim twice at the Koreas’ shared border village of Panmunjom.

His Pyongyang trip makes him the third South Korean leader to visit North Korea’s capital for an inter-Korean summit since the peninsula was divided into a Soviet-backed north and U.S.-backed South at the end of World War II in 1945. The two countries fought a bloody three-year war five years later after a North Korean sneak attack. Moon and Kim are both

pushing a reluctant Washington to sign off on formally ending the war, which still technically continues because no peace treaty has ever been signed.

Moon’s two late liberal predecessors, Kim Dae-jung and Roh Moo-hyun, went to Pyongyang in 2000 and 2007, respectively, to meet Kim’s dictator father Kim Jong Il. Those trips produced a slew of inter-Korean rapprochement projects.

But they were later suspended after conservatives took power in Seoul with hardline policies toward the North. Kim Jong Un took office in late 2011 upon the death of his father.

Moon is to meet Kim at least twice — later Tuesday and then again on Wednesday. Kim is expected to show up at Tuesday’s welcoming ceremony for Moon at the Pyongyang airport, Moon’s chief of staff Im Jongseok told reporters Monday.

Im said he expects Moon and Kim to jointly announce the results of their talks on Wednesday if their meetings go smoothly. Moon is to return home on Thursday.

While presiding over a meeting with top advisers on Monday, Moon said he “aims to have lots of heart-to-heart talks” with Kim and achieve “irreversible, permanent peace that is not shaken by international politics.”

To achieve such a peace, Moon said he’ll focus during the summit on easing military tensions between the Koreas and promoting a North KoreaU.S. dialogue on denuclearization issues.

Moon said he wants “to find a middle ground between a U.S. request for (North Korea’s) denuclearization and the North’s request for corresponding measures such as ending hostile relations and security assurances.”

Nuclear diplomacy between the United States and North

Around the World BUCHAREST, Romania — President Donald Trump on Monday reaffirmed Washington’s support for a business summit that aims to boost connectivity in Eastern Europe and improve ties between the region and the U.S. and European Union.

But the West is not the only major player in the region.

Shortly before European Commission President JeanClaude Juncker and U.S. Energy Secretary Rick Perry arrived in Bucharest for the two-day Three Seas Initiative Business Forum, Romanian Prime Minister Viorica Dancila met a top Chinese official, saying Romania wanted to export more to China and attract more investment from there.

The timing of the visit by Shen Yueyue, a senior official in the National People’s Congress, may raise eyebrows in the light of one of the biggest summits Romania has hosted in recent years. Yet it shows how Romania and its neighbors are using regional leverage to attract the best deal for the less developed part of the bloc. It’s something the EU is watching closely.

Regional analyst Radu Magdin said Central and East European countries are “bold enough to know what they want and self-aware enough to use great power competition to their advantage.” He said Hungary was adept at playing “a multiple game involving the EU, some conservative circles in the U.S. as well as China and Russia.”

Romania has traditionally good relations with China, dating back to the communist era, but has failed to capitalize on Chinese pledges such as building a rail network, Magdin said. As a result, China has done more business with Hungary, Serbia and Ukraine.

Setting the tone for the summit which is headlined “Enhancing European and Trans-Atlantic cooperation,” Trump sent a letter Monday to President Klaus Iohannis saying the 12-member Three Seas Initiative could expand infrastructure, business connections, strengthen energy security and reduce trade barriers.

“The United States remains a proud partner in these efforts …. in this strategically important region,” Trump wrote.

The Bucharest summit comes two months after Chinese Premier Li Keqiang met central and eastern European leaders in the Bulgarian capital, Sofia, for the seventh “16+1” summit, with countries hoping for state-backed Chinese investment.

Magdin said that “everyone is paying attention to competing (regional) initiatives, but Brussels is the most attentive … as the biggest risk is an EU divide” between Eastern and Western Europe. He added that the EU may introduce legislation that would prohibit major non-EU investments in the future.

Speaking of the Western alliance, U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Wess Mitchell said in June: “Russia and China represent a coherent model, political stability founded on authoritarianism and brute force, harnessed to certain aspects of market competition, that threatens the basic principles of our functioning, ” adding “In different ways, Russia and China want to break the West. Moscow wants to splinter and shatter it. Beijing to supplant it.”

Meanwhile in Bucharest, Juncker, Perry, Croatian President Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic and other heads of state arrived to discuss about 40 government-approved projects that aim to boost regional connectivity in transportation, energy and the digital fields.

Joining them were officials and bankers from the European Investment Bank, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, and the World Bank.

The Thee Seas initiative is a cooperation of European Union members located between the Adriatic, Baltic and Black Seas. Austria is the only member that wasn’t formerly communist. The first summit was held in 2016. Trump attended the second summit in 2017 in Warsaw, Poland.

Earlier Monday, Yueyue and Dancila embraced and held hands tightly, and Dancila said Romania wanted to “intensify economic and commercial relations.”

Israel to approve immigration for 1,000 Ethiopian Jews

South Koreans wave their national flags during a rally to wish for the successful inter-Korean summit near the presidential Blue House in Seoul, Tuesday. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

Korea, which Moon brokered through his April and May summits with Kim, has stalled, and questions have been raised about how serious Kim is about following through with his vague commitments to denuclearize.

During a June summit between Kim and President Donald Trump, the first ever such meeting of the rivals’ leaders, the North Korean leader expressed his commitment to denuclearization while Trump promised to provide him with security guarantees and announced the suspension of major military drills with South Korea.

North Korea has taken some steps, like dismantling its nuclear and rocket-engine testing sites, but U.S. officials have said it must take more serious disarmament steps before receiving outside concessions.

North Korea has long maintained that its nuclear program is aimed at coping with what it calls U.S. military threats.

North Korea is pushing for a peace treaty with the United States to formally end the 1950-53 Korean War. It also wants the lifting of U.S.-led sanctions.

Earlier Monday, Im said that it’s “difficult to have any optimistic outlook” for progress on denuclearization during the

summit though he said progress will depend on how candid the discussions are. Im said he still expects the summit to produce “meaningful” agreements that “fundamentally remove the danger of armed clashes and ease fears of war” between the two Koreas.

Military officials have in recent months discussed the possibility of disarming a jointly controlled area at the Koreas’ shared border village, removing front-line guard posts and halting hostile acts along their sea boundary.

The Koreas’ 248-kilometer (155-mile) border is the world’s most heavily fortified, with hundreds of thousands of troops stationed along a line that’s laced with mines, barbed wire fences and anti-tank traps.

The navies of the Koreas have fought several bloody skirmishes off the west coast of the Korean Peninsula.

Moon will also take a group of business tycoons including Samsung scion Lee Jae-yong to Pyongyang. Some experts say Moon is preparing for the resumption of inter-Korean economic cooperation projects after diplomacy eventually yields results. Currently, all major joint economic projects between the Koreas remain stalled because of U.S.-led sanctions.

JERUSALEM — The Israeli government announced Monday that it agreed to absorb 1,000 Ethiopian Jews — accepting just a fraction of the African country’s 8,000 remaining Jews who want to move to Israel.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that a special committee had agreed to allow community members who already have children in Israel to immigrate. It was not clear what will happen to the remaining 7,000 people.

Alisa Bodner, a spokeswoman for Struggle for Ethiopian Aliyah, a group petitioning the government to allow Ethiopian Jews to immigrate, called Netanyahu’s decision an “incredible disappointment” and “another spit in the face” for Israel’s Ethiopian community. Citing his previous vows, the group is calling on the prime minister to provide a path to citizenship for the remaining 7,000 members of the Jewish Ethiopian community.

Many of the 8,000 are practicing Jews and have relatives in Israel. But Israel doesn’t consider them Jewish under strict religious law, meaning their immigration requires special approval. The 8,000 are descendants of Ethiopian Jews who were forcibly converted to Christianity around a century ago, and the Israeli government views bringing them to Israel as family reunification rather than “aliya,” or Jewish immigration.

Israel agreed in 2015 to bring the remaining Ethiopians to Israel, but has not authorized funding for their move.

The families allege discrimination.

Avraham Neguise, an Ethiopian-Israeli lawmaker and member of the special committee, said that while he welcomes the government’s decision, he was disappointed that this issue has yet to be resolved.

“We won’t cease in our mission, our struggle until everyone is reunited with their family here in Israel,” he said.

Neguise said the committee did not discuss plans for the remaining 7,000 Ethiopian Jews in Monday’s meeting.

Israel is home to approximately 144,000 Jews of Ethiopian descent, the majority of whom immigrated to Israel in the 1980s and 1990s. Last year Israel approved immigration for 1,300 Ethiopians with relatives who had already immigrated.

But their assimilation into Israeli society hasn’t been smooth, with many arriving without a formal education and then falling into unemployment and poverty. Ethiopian Jews have also protested in recent years against perceived discrimination in Israeli society. ‑— The Associated Press

Peninsula Clarion | Tuesday, September 18, 2018 | A7

Sports

Eagle River’s Cam McDonald commits to Providence

By JEFF HELMINAK Peninsula Clarion

The good news kept coming for the Kenai River Brown Bears on Monday.

Fresh off a season-opening sweep Friday and Saturday at the Janesville (Wisconsin) Jets, former Brown Bears defenseman Cam McDonald of Eagle River committed to Providence, which won the NCAA Championship in 2015, and Bears defenseman JJ Boucher was named the Midwest Division Star of the Week by the North American Hockey League.

“We’re 2-0, we’ve got our first Division I commitment in three years, and we’ve got the Player of the week headed into the Showcase. What more can we do?” said Kenai River head coach Josh Petrich.

McDonald, 17, played 59 games for the Brown Bears last

season and had two goals and 37 assists. He earned NAHL All-Rookie Second Team honors and NAHL Midwest Division All Rookie honors. He joins Alaska products like Brad Duwe, Alex Jackstadt, Alec Butcher and Kris Oldham in being moved to the next level with the help of the Brown Bears.

Petrich said McDonald talked to 75 to 90 percent of the Division I schools in the country last season and was very deliberate and mature about making his decision.

He is currently on the preseason roster of the Muskegon (Michigan) Lumberjacks of the United States Hockey League, the only junior league in the United States at a higher level than the NAHL. All indications are McDonald will stick with the Lumberjacks.

Petrich said that McDonald’s ceiling is very high.

“Cam has high-end brain capacity,” Petrich said. “He can skate as good or better than anyone I’ve probably ever coached.

“His compete level is the difference-maker in his game.

That’s undervalued when people look at him. He’s a good puck mover and a good skater, but the thing I love about him is his compete level — his desire to win and do anything to win.”

Petrich said early last season mountainous Fairbanks Ice Dogs defenseman Nolan Schaeffer leveled McDonald.

Petrich feared the worst for his young defenseman, but McDonald passed the concussion protocol and wanted to know when he could go back in the game again.

Kenai River knew McDonald could be ticketed to the USHL so the club used its first-round pick on Boucher, another left-

handed defenseman. Boucher, 19, of Ottawa, Ontario, had four assists and was plus-four in the sweep of Janesville.

Petrich said Boucher’s character and leadership stand out more than his stats.

Boucher is not a captain or assistant captain, though Petrich said Boucher would love that honor.

“That doesn’t stop him from being a leader,” Petrich said.

“Like I said Friday, we blocked more shots than in the first half of the season last year. He probably had 10 to 15 blocks on the weekend.

“He’s not afraid to sacrifice his body for the betterment of the team.”

The Bears open play at the NAHL Showcase on Wednesday against the Bismarck (North Dakota) Bobcats at 7:30 a.m. ADT. With everything going so well, Petrich said the one

Kenai River Brown Bears defenseman Cam McDonald fires a shot Feb. 16, 2018, at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex against the Johnstown (Pennsylvania) Tomahawks. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

bummer is the Bears don’t play now, I can’t wait to get home at home until Oct. 5. and play in front of our home “The way things are going fans,” Petrich said.

Mack stars again as Bears take down Seahawks havoc-wreaking show the Chicago Bears envisioned when they traded for the superstar CHICAGO — Khalil Mack pass rusher.

Even better for them, they once again put on the sort of

By ANDREW SELIGMAN AP Sports Writer

Results for final Par 3 Tourney

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n Sept. 8, the Birch Ridge Golf Course played the final Par 3 Tournament of the 2018 season. It was a beautiful evening and 12 teams of three competed.

The first team for low gross was Mike and Vicki Hollingsworth and Jay Kriner with a 2-under 25. Second place went to the team of Monte Roberts, Paul Zimmerman and Zayan Aberkane, who also shot a 25.

The winning team was determined in a chip-off using only the driver. (Fun).

Low net was the team of Sally Hoagland, Gary Dawkins and Lori Riggs Bishop and second low net was Jessica Sundberg, Chick Kishbaugh and Ardie Crawford.

Closest-to-the-pin honors for the ladies went to Jessica Sundberg at the fifth and Ardie Crawford on No. 18. For the men, No. 5 went to Jay Kriner and No. 18 to Gary Dawkins.

A barbecue followed on the pro shop deck and everyone had a great time.

The Men’s Birch Ridge Cup competition is over, with 13 two-men teams playing each other over the course of the summer. The event is an all handicap competition and match play, with handicaps computed by taking 70 percent of each golfer’s handicap then dividing by two (to figure the nine-hole handicap).

The winners for multiple times were the team of Mike Hollingsworth and Darell Jelsma, second place by just one point went to the team of Steve Hammarstrom and Tim Bowser. Third went to the team of Jerry Herring and Del Hoagland.

The ladies concluded their Birch Ridge Cup season by having dinner and awards presentations at Myrna Cowan’s house on Sept. 14. The dinner was prepared by Myrna Cowan and Lori Riggs Bishop.

The winners tied with the same number of points — the teams of Dee Richards and Cheryl Hammarstrom, and Rita Geller and Kathy Herring.

Second place went to Sally Tachick and Leona Jackson.

During the season the following players recorded chip-ins — Sally Tachick (twice) and Carol Morgan. Birdies were made by Sally Tachick and Carol Morgan. The players who could not come were sorely missed.

Monday Senior Men’s day – There were 11 men that played their own game, handicapped.

Steve Tachick won with a net score of 29. Closest to on No. 6 was Kevin O’Fallon and on No. 8 was Sid Cox. Longest

B irch R idge G olf R eport P at C owan putt went to Robert Stiver.

On a gorgeous Tuesday, seven ladies showed up to compete in Poker Hand. Leona Jackson had five 4s. When I asked Denise Cox about that (there’s only four 4s in a deck) she replied, “Leona had a wild card.” Low gross and low net both went to Denise Cox. Wednesday Men’s Night — Fifteen men showed up to compete in blind-draw, three-man scramble. The winners were Jay Kriner, Tom Hodel and Robert Stiver.

Second place went to Derin Honda, Kevin O’Fallon and Earl Mathis. The long drive is a carry-over to next week.

Closest to at the sixth went to Robert Stiver and the eighth went to Kevin O’Fallon. Pure birdie went to Robert Stiver.

The last tournament of the year is our Cold Weather Classic on Saturday. The format is a couple playing a Scotch Double, meaning you both hit your drive off the tee then select which one you’d like to hit and then alternate into the hole.

Prizes are awarded for both low Gross and low net. Tee time is at 11 a.m. (depending on frost). There is an awards banquet after the tournament.

Call or text Zac Cowan at 907-885-4653 or call the pro shop at 907-262-5270 or email Zcowan@pga.com.

On Tap Peninsula high school sports Tuesday Volleyball Homer at Soldotna, 6 p.m.

Friday Football Seward at Homer, 5 p.m.

Nikiski at Houston, 7 p.m.

Volleyball ACS at Soldotna, 6 p.m.

Soccer CIA vs. Wasilla Lake Christian at MTA Sports Complex, Palmer, TBA Saturday Football Kodiak at Kenai, 2 p.m.

Service at Soldotna, 2 p.m.

Cross-country Region III Championships at Tsalteshi Trails, 10 a.m. JV/Open girls, 10:45 a.m. JV/Open boys, 11:30 a.m. Division II girls, 12:10 a.m. Division I girls, 12:50 a.m. Division II boys, 1:30 p.m. Division I boys Region II Championships at Tsalteshi Trails, 2:30 p.m. girls, 3:30 p.m. boys Volleyball Grace at Soldotna, 12:30 p.m.

Seward at Homer, 1:30 p.m.

Soccer CIA vs. Birchwood Christian at MTA Sports Complex in Palmer, TBA

came away with the victory this time.

Mack had one of six sacks against Russell Wilson, Prince Amukamara returned an interception 49 yards for a touchdown and the Bears beat the Seattle Seahawks 24-17 Monday night to give coach Matt Nagy his first career victory.

Mack sprinted out of the tunnel to a neat ovation prior to his first appearance at Soldier Field since a blockbuster trade from Oakland just over two weeks ago. That deal happened after he held out the entire offseason and preseason seeking a contract extension from the Raiders rather than play under the final year of his rookie contract. Chicago gave him a six-year, $141 mil-

lion extension that guarantees $90 million — the richest deal ever for an NFL defensive player.

Mack also had the crowd roaring with a strip-sack in the first half, smacking the ball out of Wilson’s hand as he wound up to pass, and he consistently pressured the quarterback. It was more of the same from last week, when he had a strip-sack and interception return for a TD at Green Bay, except there was one key difference.

The Bears came out on top after blowing a 20-point lead against a hobbled Aaron Rodgers in a loss to the Packers.

“That’s a great feeling,” Mack said. “We took it over the top.”

Amukamara jumped the

route on a pass intended for Rashaad Penny near midfield for his first career touchdown, making it 24-10 with 6:37 left.

It was his first interception since 2015 with the New York Giants.

Danny Trevathan then stripped Wilson with his second sack of the game. The Bears’ Leonard Floyd recovered the fumble, and Chicago hung on after blowing a 20-point lead in a season-opening loss to a hobbled Aaron Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers.

“I’m just really looking forward to the future of this team and seeing how we respond not only to tough losses like Green Bay, but how do we respond to a good win for us,” said Nagy, who replaced the fired John

Fox. “Sometimes those are just as hard.”

The Seahawks (0-2) lost for just the second time in nine Monday night games under coach Pete Carroll.

“We’re still a work in progress,” he said.

WILSON STRUGGLES: Wilson has been sacked six times in each game this season.

With the Bears applying constant pressure and his receivers struggling to get open, the fourtime Pro Bowl quarterback completed 22 of 36 passes for 226 yards with two touchdowns and an interception.

But Wilson focused more on the two TDs Seattle scored in the fourth quarter, though the last one came in the closing seconds.

Scoreboard Baseball AL Standings

East Division W L Pct GB z-Boston 103 47 .687 — New York 91 58 .611 11½ Tampa Bay 83 66 .557 19½ Toronto 68 82 .453 35 Baltimore 43 107 .287 60 Central Division x-Cleveland 83 66 .557 — Minnesota 69 81 .460 14½ Detroit 61 89 .407 22½ Chicago 59 90 .396 24 Kansas City 52 98 .347 31½ West Division Houston 94 56 .627 — Oakland 90 60 .600 4 Seattle 83 67 .553 11 Los Angeles 74 76 .493 20 Texas 64 86 .427 30 z-clinched playoff berth x-clinched division Monday’s Games Pittsburgh 7, Kansas City 6 Toronto 5, Baltimore 0 Minnesota 6, Detroit 1 Tampa Bay 3, Texas 0 Seattle 4, Houston 1 Tuesday’s Games Boston (Eovaldi 5-7) at N.Y. Yankees (Happ 16-6), 9:05 a.m.

Kansas City (Skoglund 1-5) at Pittsburgh (Taillon 13-9), 3:05 p.m.

Toronto (Sanchez 4-6) at Baltimore (Bundy 8-14), 3:05 p.m.

Chicago White Sox (Covey 5-13) at Cleveland (Kluber 18-7), 3:10 p.m.

Minnesota (Odorizzi 6-10) at Detroit (Norris 0-4), 3:10 p.m.

Tampa Bay (Snell 19-5) at Texas (Gallardo 8-5), 4:05 p.m.

Seattle (Leake 10-9) at Houston (James 0-0), 4:10 p.m.

L.A. Angels (Skaggs 8-8) at Oakland (Hendriks 0-1), 6:05 p.m.

All Times ADT

NL Standings

East Division W L Pct GB Atlanta 83 67 .553 — Philadelphia 76 73 .510 6½ Washington 76 75 .503 7½ New York 70 80 .467 13 Miami 59 91 .393 24 Central Division Chicago 88 62 .587 — Milwaukee 86 65 .570 2½ St. Louis 83 68 .550 5½ Pittsburgh 75 74 .503 12½ Cincinnati 64 87 .424 24½ West Division Los Angeles 83 68 .550 — Colorado 82 68 .547 ½ Arizona 78 73 .517 5 San Francisco 71 80 .470 12 San Diego 60 91 .397 23 Monday’s Games N.Y. Mets 9, Philadelphia 4 Pittsburgh 7, Kansas City 6 Miami 8, Washington 5 St. Louis 11, Atlanta 6 Milwaukee 8, Cincinnati 0 Chicago Cubs 5, Arizona 1 L.A. Dodgers 8, Colorado 2 San Francisco 4, San Diego 2 Tuesday’s Games Kansas City (Skoglund 1-5) at Pittsburgh (Taillon 13-9), 3:05 p.m.

N.Y. Mets (Matz 5-11) at Philadelphia (Nola 16-5), 3:05 p.m.

Washington (Strasburg 8-7) at Miami (Alcantara 2-0), 3:10 p.m.

St. Louis (Gomber 5-1) at Atlanta (Sanchez 6-5), 3:35 p.m.

Cincinnati (Lorenzen 3-1) at Milwaukee (Anderson 9-7), 3:40 p.m.

Chicago Cubs (Montgomery 4-5) at Arizona (Andriese 3-5), 5:40 p.m.

Colorado (Freeland 15-7) at L.A. Dodgers (Kershaw 8-5), 6:10 p.m.

San Francisco (Holland 7-8) at San Diego (Lucchesi 8-8), 6:10 p.m.

All Times ADT

Blue Jays 5, Orioles 0 Tor. Bal.

030 000 101—5 6 0 000 000 000—0 3 0

Borucki, Mayza (9) and Jansen; Phillips, Gilmartin (3), Carroll (7) and Wynns. W_Borucki 4-4.

L_Phillips 0-1. HRs_Toronto, Diaz (18), Pillar (14), Jansen (2).

Twins 6, Tigers 1 Min. 100 400 001—6 9 1 Det. 000 100 000—1 5 0 Moya, K.Stewart (2), Duffey (8), May (9) and Astudillo; Zimmermann, Reininger (4), Stumpf (7), VerHagen (8), A.Wilson (9) and McCann. W_K.Stewart 2-1.

L_Zimmermann 7-8. HRs_Minnesota, Polanco (6), Rosario (24).

Rays 3, Rangers 0 TB Tex.

100 001 100—3 8 0 000 000 000—0 2 1

Glasnow, Kolarek (7), Alvarado (8), Romo (9) and Ciuffo, Sucre; Sampson, Curtis (6), M.Perez (7) and Kiner-Falefa. W_Glasnow 2-6. L_Sampson 0-2. Sv_Romo (22). HRs_Tampa Bay, Choi (8).

Mariners 4, Astros 1 Sea. 000 000 040—4 9 0 Hou. 000 100 000—1 3 0 LeBlanc, Warren (6), Cook (7), Colome (8), Diaz (9) and Zunino, Freitas; Valdez, J.Smith (6), Sipp (7), Pressly (7), Rondon (8), Peacock (9) and Maldonado, Stassi.

W_Cook 2-1. L_Rondon 2-5.

Sv_Diaz (56). HRs_Seattle, Vogelbach (4).

Pirates 7, Royals 6 KC Pit.

001 040 010—6 10 1 001 200 121—7 16 1

Keller, Hill (7), Newberry (7), McCarthy (8), Lively (9) and S.Perez; Musgrove, Brault (7), Feliz (8), E.Santana (9) and Stallings. W_E. Santana 3-3. L_Lively 0-3. HRs_ Kansas City, O’Hearn (11).

Mets 9, Phillies 4 NY Phi.

010 030 104—9 14 0 000 040 000—4 5 0

Wheeler, Gsellman (8), Zamora (9), D.Smith (9) and Nido, Plawecki; Arrieta, Avilan (6), Arano (6), Hunter (7), Dominguez (8), Neris (9), A.Davis (9) and Ramos.

W_Wheeler 12-7. L_Hunter 4-3.

HRs_New York, Conforto (26).

Brewers 8, Reds 0 Cin. Mil.

000 000 000—0 8 2 001 034 00x—8 11 0

DeSclafani, W.Peralta (6), J.Reyes (6), Stephens (7), Wisler (8) and Casali, Federowicz; Miley, Hader (6), Woodruff (7) and Kratz.

W_Miley 5-2. L_DeSclafani 7-6.

Sv_Woodruff (1). HRs_Milwaukee, Yelich (31), Santana (5).

Marlins 8, Nationals 5 Was. 013 000 100—5 7 0 Mia. 000 023 21x—8 9 1 Fedde, Miller (5), Cordero (6),

Suero (6), Glover (7), Collins (8), A.Williams (8) and Kieboom, Wieters; Richards, Hernandez (6), Rucinski (7), J.Garcia (7), Wittgren (8), Conley (9) and Realmuto. W_J.Garcia 3-2. L_Glover 1-3.

Sv_Conley (3). HRs_Washington, Rendon (21), Robles (1). Miami, Castro (12).

Cardinals 11, Braves 6 SL Atl.

300 120 032—11 10 2 002 002 110— 6 10 0

Mikolas, Webb (6), Hudson (6), C.Martinez (8), Brebbia (9) and Molina; Foltynewicz, S.Freeman (5), L.Jackson (6), Biddle (8), Vizcaino (9) and Flowers. W_Mikolas 16-4. L_Foltynewicz 11-10. HRs_ St. Louis, Wong (9), Molina (18), Bader (11), DeJong (18). Atlanta, Freeman (22).

Cubs 5, Diamondbacks 1 Chi. Ari.

000 003 020—5 9 1 000 000 001—1 3 0

Hendricks, J.Wilson (9) and Contreras; Corbin, Bracho (7), Delgado (8), Lopez (8) and Avila. W_ Hendricks 12-11. L_Corbin 11-6.

HRs_Chicago, Baez (32), Bryant (12). Arizona, Pollock (18).

Giants 4, Padres 2 SF SD

000 220 000—4 12 0 010 000 010—2 5 0

Suarez, Melancon (8), Watson (8), W.Smith (9) and Hundley; Mitchell, Wieck (6), Brewer (8), Stock (9) and Hedges. W_Suarez 7-11. L_Mitchell 1-4. Sv_W.Smith (13). HRs_San Francisco, Longoria (16), Crawford (13). San Diego, Hedges (14).

Dodgers 8, Rockies 2 Col. LA

000 000 020—2 6 0 204 200 00x—8 11 0

Gray, Musgrave (3), Johnson (5), B.Shaw (7), Howard (8) and Butera; Ryu, Wood (8), Axford (8), Y.Garcia (9), Cingrani (9) and Grandal. W_Ryu 5-3. L_Gray 118. HRs_Los Angeles, Pederson 2 (23), Muncy (33).

Football NFL Standings AMERICAN CONFERENCE East Miami New England N.Y. Jets Buffalo South Jacksonville Tennessee Indianapolis Houston North Cincinnati Baltimore Cleveland Pittsburgh West Kansas City Denver L.A. Chargers Oakland

W 2 1 1 0

L 0 1 1 2

T Pct 0 1.000 0 .500 0 .500 0 .000

PF 47 47 60 23

PA 32 51 37 78

2 1 1 0

0 1 1 2

0 1.000 0 .500 0 .500 0 .000

51 40 44 37

35 44 43 47

2 1 0 0

0 1 1 1

0 1.000 0 .500 1 .250 1 .250

68 70 39 58

46 37 42 63

2 2 1 0

0 0 1 2

0 1.000 0 1.000 0 .500 0 .000

80 47 59 32

65 43 58 53

NATIONAL CONFERENCE East Dallas Washington Philadelphia N.Y. Giants South

1 1 1 0

1 1 1 2

0 .500 0 .500 0 .500 0 .000

28 33 39 28

29 27 39 40

Tampa Bay Atlanta Carolina New Orleans North Green Bay Minnesota Chicago Detroit West L.A. Rams San Francisco Seattle Arizona

2 1 1 1

0 1 1 1

0 1.000 0 .500 0 .500 0 .500

75 43 40 61

61 42 39 66

1 1 1 0

0 0 1 2

1 .750 1 .750 0 .500 0 .000

53 53 47 44

52 45 41 78

2 1 0 0

0 1 2 2

0 1.000 0 .500 0 .000 0 .000

67 46 41 6

13 51 51 58

Thursday’s Games Cincinnati 34, Baltimore 23 Sunday’s Games Indianapolis 21, Washington 9 New Orleans 21, Cleveland 18 Tennessee 20, Houston 17 Miami 20, N.Y. Jets 12 L.A. Chargers 31, Buffalo 20 Atlanta 31, Carolina 24 Tampa Bay 27, Philadelphia 21 Kansas City 42, Pittsburgh 37 Green Bay 29, Minnesota 29, OT L.A. Rams 34, Arizona 0 San Francisco 30, Detroit 27 Jacksonville 31, New England 20 Denver 20, Oakland 19 Dallas 20, N.Y. Giants 13 Monday’s Games Chicago 24, Seattle 17 Thursday, Sept. 20 N.Y. Jets at Cleveland, 4:20 p.m.

Sunday, Sept. 23 New Orleans at Atlanta, 9 a.m.

Buffalo at Minnesota, 9 a.m.

Denver at Baltimore, 9 a.m.

Indianapolis at Philadelphia, 9 a.m.

Cincinnati at Carolina, 9 a.m.

San Francisco at Kansas City, 9 a.m.

Green Bay at Washington, 9 a.m.

Oakland at Miami, 9 a.m.

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

Tennessee at Jacksonville, 9 a.m.

L.A. Chargers at L.A. Rams, 12:05 p.m.

Chicago at Arizona, 12:25 p.m.

Dallas at Seattle, 12:25 p.m.

New England at Detroit, 4:20 p.m.

Monday, Sept. 24 Pittsburgh at Tampa Bay, 4:15 p.m.

All Times ADT

Hockey NHL Preseason Results

Monday’s Games Nashville(ss) 5, Florida(ss) 0 Philadelphia 3, N.Y. Islanders 1 Buffalo 4, Columbus 1 Nashville(ss) 5, Florida(ss) 3 N.Y. Rangers 4, New Jersey(ss) 3, OT Montreal 3, New Jersey(ss) 1 Winnipeg 2, Minnesota 1 Edmonton 7, Calgary 4 Tuesday’s Games Boston at Washington, 3 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Buffalo, 3 p.m.

Chicago at Columbus, 3 p.m.

Philadelphia at N.Y. Islanders, 3 p.m.

Ottawa vs. Toronto at Lucan, CAN, ON, 3:30 p.m.

Carolina at Tampa Bay, 3:30 p.m.

St. Louis at Dallas, 4:30 p.m.

Vegas at Colorado, 5 p.m.

Los Angeles(ss) at Arizona(ss), 6 p.m.

Edmonton at Vancouver, 6:30 p.m.

Arizona(ss) at Los Angeles(ss), 6:30 p.m.

Anaheim at San Jose, 6:30 p.m.

All Times ADT

Transactions BASEBALL American League

OAKLAND ATHLETICS — Agreed to a player development contract with Las Vegas (PCL) through the 2020 season.

National League LOS ANGELES DODGERS — Reinstated RHP John Axford from the 10-day DL and LHP Tony Cingrani from the 60-day DL. Recalled RHP Yimi Garcia from Rancho Cucamonga (Cal). Transferred RHP Daniel Hudson to the 60-day DL. BASKETBALL National Basketball Association SAN ANTONIO SPURS — Named Brent Barry vice president of basketball operations, Wayne Diesel director of player care, Adam Glessner director of basketball intelligence, Cory Johnson equipment and travel manager and Massimo Simonetta sports therapist. Promoted Willis Hall video coordinator, Cam Hodges player development assistant, AJ Meyer coaching analytics coordinator and Paul West to assistant trainer and recovery coordinator.

FOOTBALL National Football League CLEVELAND BROWNS — Traded WR Josh Gordon and a conditional 2019 seventh-round pick to New England for a 2019 fifth-round draft pick. Waived PK Zane Gonzalez. Signed PK Greg Joseph and WR Rod Streater.

LOS ANGELES RAMS — Placed WR Mike Thomas on injured reserve. Signed K Sam Ficken.

MINNESOTA VIKINGS — Waived PK Daniel Carlson. Signed WR Aldrick Robinson.

NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS — Released WR Corey Coleman.

TENNESSEE TITANS — Signed WR Nick Williams. Waived WR Cameron Batson and TE Anthony Firkser.

WASHINGTON REDSKINS — Waived WR Jehu Chesson.

Canadian Football League EDMONTON ESKIMOS — Added C Tanner Doll and WR Miles Shuler to the practice roster.

WINNIPEG BLUE BOMBERS — Signed DBs Jacob Firlotte and Boobie Hobbs, WRs Charles Nelson and Kenny Lawler and LB Kache Palacio to the practice roster.

HOCKEY National Hockey League EDMONTON OILERS — Signed D Darnell Nurse to a two-year contract.

SOCCER Major League Soccer NEW YORK CITY FC — Loaned F Jonathan Lewis to Louisville City FC (USL) for the remainder of the season.

PHILADELPHIA UNION — Signed M Brenden Aaronson.

SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES — Fired coach Mikael Stahre and assistant coach Alex de Crook.

Named Steve Ralston interim coach and Alex Covelo assistant coach.

COLLEGE GUILFORD — Named Bradley Herndon women’s swimming coach.

SYRACUSE — Named Brien Bell cross country and track and field coach.

YALE — Named Emma Golen women’s assistant basketball coach.

A8 | Tuesday, September 18, 2018 | Peninsula Clarion

Contact us; www.peninsulaclarion.com, classified@peninsulaclarion.com • To place an ad call 907-283-7551 LEGALS Anne P. Barrett, Beneficiary, First American Title Insurance Company, Trustee, Dustin Leavitt a married man, Trustor(s).

NOTICE OF DEFAULT AND ELECTION TO SELL UNDER DEED OF TRUST First American Title Insurance Company, Trustee originally named or upon substitution under the below described Deed of Trust HEREBY GIVES NOTICE OF DEFAULT AND OF ELECTION TO SELL pursuant to the provisions of AS 34.20.070 as follows: 1. The Trustor’s name is Dustin Leavitt a married man. and is not a member of the Armed Forces of the United States protected by the Soldiers and Sailors Civil Relief Act of 1940, as amended or the Service Members Civil Relief Act of 2003, (SCRA) 50 U.S.C. App. § 501 et seq. (117 Stat 2835).

2. The Deed of Trust dated September 11, 2015 to secure payment of a promissory note of the same date, was recorded on September 14, 2015 as Serial # 2015008066-0 in the records of the Kenai Recording District, Third Judicial District, State of Alaska; 3. The trust property is described as: Lot 8 KISKA Subdivision, according to the official plat thereof, filed under Plat Number 77-49, Records of the Kenai Recording District, Third Judicial District, State of Alaska The trust property is located at: 53220 Jahwa Avenue, Nikiski Alaska 99635.

4. A breach of the obligation for which the Deed of Trust is security has occurred.

5. The nature of the breach is that the Trustor has failed to satisfy a certain indebtedness according to the terms thereof as evidenced by written promissory note dated September 10, 2015 the payment of which is secured by said Deed of Trust; 6. The sum presently owing on the obligation is Eighty four thousand seventy dollars and eighty cents/100 Dollars ($84,070.80) together with accruing interest since December 3, 2017 , plus late payment charges of $0.00 and costs and attorney’s fees.

7. Upon the basis of the sworn statement of beneficiary and demand for sale, the Trustee hereby gives its notice of election to sell the above-described property at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash in lawful money of the United States, payable at time of sale, to satisfy the said obligation, interest, costs and attorney’s fees.

8. The said sale shall be held at the main door of the Alaska Court Building, 125 Trading Bay, Kenai, Alaska at the hour of 10:00 AM o’clock a.m. on November 26, 2018.

9. The default having arisen by failure to make payments required by the trust deed, the default may be cured and the sale under this section terminated if the sum in default, which is principal in the amount of $84,070.80 as of the audit report date of July 20, 2018 and late payment fees if applicable together with principal from the audit report date until date of payment, together with accrued interest of $2774.06 as of the audit report date plus interest until the date of payment at the per diem rate of 12.0923 per cent, together with attorney and other foreclosure fees and costs incurred by the beneficiary and trustee due to the default, is made before the sale date stated herein or to which the sale is postponed.

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that beneficiary will have the right to make an offset bid without cash in an amount equal to the balance owed on the obligation at the time of sale, including all sums expended by Beneficiary and Trustee under the Deed of Trust with interest thereon.

Any inquiries regarding the sale should be directed to Phil N. Nash, Attorney at Law, 110 S. Willow Street, Suite 104, Kenai, Alaska, 99611, telephone (907) 2837514, facsimile (907)-283-7429.

DATED this 15 day of August, 2018.

First American Title Insurance Company

By Kristin Larson Its: Authorized Signer Pub: 8/28,9/4,11,18/2018 822965

AMENDED NOTICE OF DEFAULT AND SALE WHEREAS, on the 24th day of July, 2018 at the Kenai Court Building, 125 Trading Bay Drive, Kenai, Alaska 99611, a nonjudicial foreclosure sale was conducted on the real property described below and Guy B. Brooksbank purchased the property for an offset bid of $54,554.03; WHEREAS, the Amended Notice is to correct a facially defective prior proceeding in that the internet publication for the original Notice of Default and Sale recorded April 24, 2018 at 2018-001114-0 was not made; NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Trustors, Jason Cavasos and Storm Hansen-Cavasos, executed a Deed of Trust to Kachemak Bay Title Agency, Inc, as Trustee with Guy B. Brooksbank and Cherie L. Brooksbank, husband and wife, as Beneficiaries, recorded on the 7th day of October, 2010, at 2010-003243-0 of the Homer Recording District, Third Judicial District, State of Alaska to secure a Deed of Trust Note executed on the 4th day of October, 2010. The Trustors breached their obligations under the said Deed of Trust Note for which the Deed of Trust was given as security, according to the terms of said obligation and Deed of Trust. There is presently owed to Beneficiary the sum of $50,508.86 plus interest at the rate of 6% per annum from the 14th day of February, 2018, and all sums expended by Beneficiary and Trustee under the Deed of Trust, with interest thereon.

Said Deed of Trust conveyed the following described real property: Lot Four (4), Block Three (3) of AMBER HEIGHTS SUBDIVISION, according to Plat No. 81-38, records of the Homer Recording District, Third Judicial District, State of Alaska.

The address of the property is: 3988 Brenmark Road, Homer, Alaska 99603.

If the default has arisen by failure to make payments required by the trust deed, the default may be cured and the sale may be terminated if: 1. Payment of the sum in default, other than the principal that would not be due if default had not occurred, and attorney and other foreclosure fees and costs actually incurred by the beneficiary and trustee due to the default is made at any time before the sale date stated in this notice or to which the sale is postponed; and 2. If Notice of Default has been recorded two or more times previously under the same trust deed and the default has been cured the trustee does not elect to refuse payment and continue the sale.

Trustee elects to sell the property at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash in lawful money of the United States of America, payable at the time of sale upon closing of bids to satisfy the obligation on the 17th day of December, 2018, at the hour of 10:00 a.m. at the front door of the Kenai Court Building, located at 125 Trading Bay Drive, Kenai, Alaska. In this notice “cash in lawful money of the United State of America” means coin or currency of the United States, United States Post Office money orders, or cashier’s checks from a bank having a branch in the Kenai Recording District, Third Judicial District, State of Alaska. Beneficiary will have the right to make an offset bid without cash in an amount equal to the balance owed on the obligation at the time of sale, including all sums expended by Beneficiary and Trustee under the Deed of Trust, with interest thereon.

Dated at Homer, Alaska, this 13th day of September, 2018.

Kachemak Bay Title Agency, Inc. Trustee By: Kathy Hemstreet Its: Vice President Pub: 9/18,25,10/2 & 9/2018 826240

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NOTICE OF DEFAULT AND SALE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on the 28th day of March, 2013, EROSION CONTROL OF ALASKA,an Alaskan Limited Partnership, Trustor, executed a Deed ofTrust affecting certain real property to KACHEMAK BAY TITLE AGENCY, INC., as Trustee, to secure an obligation in favor of ROBIN LIPINSKI and ANITA M. LIPINSKI, husband and wife, as Beneficiaries, which Deed of Trust was recorded on the 29th day of March, 2013 at Serial Number 2013-000942·0, Homer Recording District, Third Judicial District, Alaska, and describing and encumbering land and improvements known as: The Northwest one-quarter of the Northwest one-quarter of the Southeast one-quarter (NWI/4 NWl/4 SEl/4) Section 27, Township 4 South, Range 15 West, Seward Meridian, in the Homer Recording District, Third Judicial District, State of Alaska; And that portion of the Northeast one-quarter of the Northeast one-quarter of the Southwest one-quarter (NEl/4 NEl/4 SWl/4), in Section 27, Township 4 South, Range15 West, Seward Meridian, in the Homer Recording District, Third Judicial District, State of Alaska, lying east of the Sterling Highway Centerline, EXCEPTING THOSE PORTIONS taken by the State of Alaska by Notice of Utilization recorded in Book 17, Page 146, Book 17, Page 206 and Book 17, Page 241, all recorded on August 19, 1959, also described as the North 660 feet of that portion of Lot Four (4), Section 27, Township 4 South, Range 15 West, Seward Meridian, lying East of the center line of the Sterling Highway, as built, according to the USA Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management land status map of Homer area, dated February, 1954, and revised June, 1954.

Physical Address: 32614 Sterling Highway, Anchor Point, Alaska 99556 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that default upon the underlying obligation for which said Deed of Trust is security has occurred and that such breach consists of a failure by the Trustor to satisfy certain indebtedness, the payment of which is secured by said Deed of Trust and Deed of Trust Note dated the 28th day of March, 2013, in the original principal amount of FIFTY TWO THOUSAND AND No 1OOTHS DOLLARS {$52,000).The obligations under the Note are in default and the entire amount is deemed due, owing and delinquent under the acceleration provisions of the note. The amount of the principal indebtedness as of August 22,2018 is FORTY THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED THIRTY-SEVEN and 53/1OOTHS DOLLARS ($40,537.53), together with accrued interest upon the principal balance from the 25th day of July, 2017, at the rate of 5.5% per annum, in the amount equal toTWO THOUSAND THREE HUNDRED and NINETY FIVE and 12/1OOTHS DOLLARS ($2,395.12) as of August 21, 2018 plus per diem accruing interest of SIX AND 1/1OOTHS DOLLARS ($6.11) per day, plus Kenai Peninsula Borough real property taxes accruing through the date of sale plus all sums expended by Beneficiaries under the Deed of Trust with interest thereupon.

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ADDITIONALLY, THIS IS A THIRD FORECLOSURE UPON THE ABOVE DEED OF TRUST AND THE TRUSTEE ACCORDINGLY ELECT’S TO PROCEED TO SALE PURSUANT TO AS34.l0.070 (B).

The undersigned Trustee, KACHEMAK BAY TITLE AGENCY, INC., elects to sell the above-described property at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash in lawful money of the United States of America, payable at the time of sale upon acceptable bid, to satisfy the obligation on the 4th day of December, 2018, at the hour of 11:00 a.m., at the front door of the Alaska Court System Building, 125 Trading Bay Rd., Kenai, Alaska 99611.

In this notice, cash and lawfull money of the United States of America means coin or currency of the United States.United States Post Office Money Order,or Cashier’s Check. Beneficiaries shall have the right to make an off-set bid without cash in an amount equal to the balance owed on the obligation at the time of the sale, including all sums expended by Beneficiaries and Trustee with interest thereupon.

REAL ESTATE FOR SALE

This communication is part of an attempt to collect a consumer debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

Dated this 22nd day of August, 2018.

Kachemak Bay Title Agency, Inc. 3733 Ben Walters Lane #1 Homer, AK 99603 /s/Authorized Signer Pub: 9/18,25,10/2 & 9/2018 826062

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NOTICE TO CREDITORS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned has been appointed Administrator in Intestacy of the above-captioned estate. All persons having claims against the said deceased are required to present their claims within four(4) months after the date of the first publication of this Notice or said claims shall be forever barred.

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Wife on the verge of divorce calls for a one-year reprieve husband -- and yourself -- a year of therapy and then revisit the issue of divorce was both wise and brilliant. You married each other for a reason; now give yourselves a chance to remember what it was.

DEAR ABBY: New neighbors moved in a few doors down from us. A few weeks later, they hosted an open house and invited about Abigail Van Buren 15 families from the homes closest to theirs. They served food and graciously gave everyone a tour of the home, which had been completely renovated.

My husband and I arrived about the same time as another neighbor, and the three of us visited with our hostess. As she rolled out the red carpet, the other neighbor proceeded to talk about the history of the home -- who had lived there and what the house had been like when she visited there as a friend of the previous owners.

She then announced that the man who owned the home years ago had committed suicide -- in the home.

The hostess maintained a gracious stance, but my husband and I were horrified. Should the neighbor be told that her comment was inappropriate?

-- HORRIFIED IN THE EAST DEAR HORRIFIED: Because the comment may have cast a pall over the housewarming, it was inappropriate. However, it may not have come as a complete surprise to the new owners. In the state where I reside, real estate agents are required by law to disclose that there had been a death in the house (suicide, murder), which might affect the value of the property. If you feel the need to say something to the neighbor who made that tasteless comment, by all means do so.

TO MY JEWISH READERS: Yom Kippur, the day of atonement, begins at sundown. During this 24-hour period, observant Jewish people fast, engage in reflection and prayer, and formally repent for any sin that might have been committed during the previous Hebrew year. To all of you -- may your fast be an easy, but meaningful, one.

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 Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2018: This year you will want to bolster an associate’s or loved one’s ideas. This person’s concepts seem unusually creative. Your openness helps you rise above certain problems. If you are single, you seem to be transforming. Try to avoid a commitment until you have stabilized.

If you are attached, the two of you might witness more tumultuousness and creativity coming forward.

You also might be expecting a new addition to the family. CAPRICORN might be a stick in the mud, but he or she offers strong values.

The Stars Show the Kind of Day You’ll Have: 5-Dynamic; 4-Positive; 3-Average; 2-So-so; 1-Difficult ARIES (March 21-April 19) HHHH Be patient with a coworker who seems distracted. You have been like that too, only you weren’t expecting it from this person.

Optimism and an interest in this person’s thoughts help him or her return to the status quo. A conversation becomes possible. Tonight: Out late.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) HHHHH You note how you like to brainstorm with others. You also gain a sense of what someone who you look up to expects from you.

You might evaluate the choices that present themselves. If you’re uncomfortable, consider changing the nature of the bond. Tonight: Very playful.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) HHHH Basics count when dealing with others. Today, you need to be grounded as you deal with some new information that heads your way.

Others want to hear your reaction. At first, you might be stunned, but you

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will gain insight about this matter later. Tonight: The party begins.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) HHHHH Speak your mind, but don’t cause yourself unneeded problems. Your sense of humor will emerge once you digest some new information. You might have a strong reaction at first, but you will land well. Trust that what is happening is OK. You’ll gain a new perspective.

Tonight: Hang out.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) HHHH Buckle down to get as much done as possible. You could experience an unexpected shakeup, but you will find these surprises less difficult in the near future. You even might be amused. A sense of strength and confidence carries you through the day. Tonight: Happily nestle in.

VIRGO (Aug.23-Sept.22) HHHH Refuse to get cornered by someone who often acts in an explosive manner and has reactive thoughts. Listen to this person’s ideas, but don’t feel as if you have to go along with them. Try to avoid a disagreement if possible. Communication might be intense. Tonight: Be a little naughty.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) HHHH Your enthusiasm comes forth and allows more to happen.

You might notice that you have no tolerance for any kind of emotional drama right now. Be clear with others about your terms in order to relate more effectively. Tonight: Be with a favorite person at a favorite place.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) HHHH You might overwhelm someone if you explain too much or share something that would cause an uproar. You find that the unpre-

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dictable surrounds your home life.

The only stability you have in this area is its perpetual instability. Tonight: Stay centered, no matter what happens.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) HHHH You are proactive in getting in touch with a close relative. You might be startled by this person’s mood and not able to reveal what is on your mind. You could benefit from fine-tuning your communication to make your message clearer. Tonight: Listen to your instincts.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) HHHH You are full of energy. Curb a desire to overspend. You experience a surge of creativity that makes you feel driven. You need to process a problem, but might be held back in some way. Be aware of a new friend’s actions, as you could be thrown a curveball. Tonight: With friends.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) HHH One-on-one relating could take a new twist. You suddenly might find yourself in an argument. Few people understand the real meaning of your words. Allow a loved one to discuss his or her feelings. You’ll find this discussion to be unusually powerful. Tonight: A quiet dinner.

PISCES (Feb.19-March 20) HHHHH You might want to evaluate whether it is time to take on a goal that you keep putting on the backburner. Understand what is needed to oil the cogs. Tame your temper before it becomes explosive.

Choose when to discuss your disappointment. Tonight: Catch up on a friend’s news.

BORN TODAY Actress Greta Garbo (1905), actor Robert Blake (1933), actor James Marsden (1973)

CARD DISPOSAL Dear Heloise: My chip credit card states that it should not be shredded. How should I destroy the card if I want to close the account?

-- Ronda R. in San Antonio Ronda, these cards can have a large metal component; shredding might ruin your shredder.

If you’re closing the account, call the customer service number and let them know.

They’ll try to retain you as a customer, but they can send you a postage-paid envelope to return the card, for your convenience.

Be sure to check with your credit card company for more recommendations.

-- Heloise ANOTHER VIEW Dear Heloise: We returned from a trip where tourist-area gift shops had signs that said “Smile, cameras are watching” or “If I break, I cry; if you break, you buy.”

I realize shoplifting is an issue, but these signs are rude and off-putting. When I see one of them, I leave the store.

-- Laurie, via email PHOTO LOSS Dear Heloise: On a trip, I lost the memory card in my digital camera. I called places we visited, to no avail; the card was never found. Unfortunately, pictures of a very dear friend were lost.

I have now put a picture with my name, address, telephone number and email on all my memory cards. If I lose another card, hopefully someone will be able to contact me so it can be returned.

-- Marilyn J., Concord, N.H. CLEAN IT UP! Dear Heloise: It is disgusting how neighbors use the streets as a trash area to throw away their straws, soda cans, paper cups, paper hankies, fast-food wrapping, plastic water bottles and cigarette butts.

I feel sorry for anyone in the neighborhood who is trying to sell a home!

-- Annie O., Lakewood, Calif.

SUDOKU

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Sudoku is a number-placing puzzle based on a 9x9 grid with several given numbers.

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DEAR ABBY: My husband has less and less interest in me. It started with the last presidential election.

Since then, I have cut way back on politics because he doesn’t want to hear any of it. Being an activist on several fronts, including politics and other areas, this is a big, emotional part of who I am. I get so upset by his silences that I stop talking to him completely.

I’m spent from feeling so lonely, so unworthy of love, helpless, hopeless and powerless. I can’t take this much longer. He says he wants to be with me, and he has just started private therapy. I, too, am in therapy.

I was ready to draw up divorce papers when I suddenly changed my mind. I told him I’d wait a year for him to have his therapy, and then we’d review everything we had learned and proceed from there.

Have I made a mistake? Right now, I can’t stand to be around him. He can be the world’s greatest giver, but other times he’s a selfish, insensitive, arrogant know-it-all. I don’t know if I’m still in love with him.

Does this proposed one-year respite have any chance of working?

-- SAD WIFE IN BUFFALO DEAR WIFE: Yes, it does. It appears that in the midst of your pain and turmoil you experienced a brief moment of clarity. Your decision to give your

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Pets

Peninsula Clarion | Tuesday, September 18, 2018 | A11

Act to Prohibit the Slaughter of Dogs and Cats Passes the House of Representatives The Associated Press

WASHINGTON—Sep 12, 2018—In a resounding victory for animal rights, the United States House of Representatives 115 th Congress passed H.R.6720 (formerly known as H.R.1406) To Prohibit the Slaughter of Dogs and Cats for Human Consumption and for Other Purposes. A practice still legal in 44 states.

This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www. businesswire.com/news/ home/20180912005983/en/ Marc Ching, Animal Hope & Wellness Foundation, Congressman Alcee Hastings, Lale

Morrison, Chief of Staff for Congressman Alcee Hastings and Sean Doherty. (Photo: Business Wire) The bill was sponsored by Congressman Vern Buchanan (R-FL) and co-sponsored by Congressman Alcee Hastings (D-FL), who each had the courage and fortitude to support this measure. Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy called the bill on suspension to the floor. H.R.6720 prohibits the slaughter, transport, purchase, sale, trade or possession of dogs and cats for human consumption in the United States.

It was formerly incorporated into the language of the Farm bill, but has now been intro-

This pet is available at the Kenai Animal Shelter

duced and passed the House as a stand-alone bipartisan bill.

The Animal Hope and Wellness Foundation, a 501(c)3 nonprofit founded by Marc Ching in 2011, has been a leader in bringing awareness to the international practice of slaughtering dogs and cats for human consumption.

H.R.6720 is the Foundation’s first major legislative victory.

The Animal Hope and Well-

ness Foundation initiated the creation of H.R.1406 originally titled, The Dog and Cat Meat Trade Prohibition Act which was first introduced in March 2017 by Congressman Hastings.

The AHWF has lobbied for the bill, knowing that the United States cannot condemn the practice around the world if it is still legally permissible within its own borders. Mr.

This pet is available at the Kenai Animal Shelter

PoPPy • Young • Female • Medium • Husky Mix

KiT-TeAcuP

• Domestic Medium Hair • Adult • Female • Medium • Vaccinations up to Date

Meet Kit-teacup Nice girl who loves to be held. She seems to be a very mellow girl. Not much else is known at this time as she is very new to us.

Ching used the footage he has gathered throughout his many rescue trips into slaughterhouses to reveal to legislators the immense cruelty and suffering of the dog and cat victims. He has been steadfast in his commitment to this bill and ensuring critical provisions remained in the final version.

“I am overjoyed at the passage of H.R.6720. This is a major victory for the animals,

and will work to assist those in other countries leading the way to fight against and liberate those victimized by the dog and cat meat trade,” said Mr. Ching.

H.R.6720 will now move to the U.S. Senate for a vote and then on to the President.

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iTTy BiTTy

• Domestic Long Hair • Senior • Female • Medium • House Trained • Spayed/Neutered • Prefers a Home Without Dogs or Children

Meet itty Bitty 12 year old girl. Enjoys being pet and loved on.

She is long hair and will need constant grooming of her coat to keep it beautiful. She has spent most of her life with one other cat and would love to stay together but not necessary.

Meet Poppy Fun loving girl who has plenty of spunk. Will need some training. Good with everyone. She is ok with cats until they try to run, then the chase is on.She does need to be kenneled if left alone too long because she has been known to eat your garbage, or your shoes. She loves to go for rides, very friendly to everyone and loves to play with balls.

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Meet Bounty Nice little boy. Fairly quiet and just enjoys being with you.

Meet Sura Overly friendly girl who loves everyone. May not be suited for homes with really small children as she is very active and may knock them over with her exuberance.

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Wolfie

• Senior • Male • Husky • Vaccinations up to Date • Preffers a home Without Cats

Meet Wolfie This energetic dog does not look a day over 2, nor does he act it. If he is 10 years old he is the most active dog I’ve ever seen at that age. He is spunky, sweet and loves to chase small game. He needs a ski-joring partner.

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