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Friday-Saturday, September 14-15, 2018 Kenai Peninsula, Alaska

Vol. 48, Issue 298

In the news US fighter jets intercept Russian bombers off Alaska ANCHORAGE — The U.S. Air Force says two of its fighter jets have intercepted and monitored Russian bombers in international air space west of mainland Alaska. The North American Aerospace Defense Command says in a statement that two F-22 Raptor fighter jets identified and intercepted two Russian TU-95 Bear bombers at 6 p.m. Alaska time on Tuesday. The bombers were accompanied by two Russian Su-35 Flanker fighter jets. The Russian aircraft did not enter U.S. or Canadian air space. NORAD commander Gen. Terrance O’Shaughnessy says radar, satellites and fighter jets are used to identify aircraft and determine appropriate responses.

Report: Rent in Kodiak highest KODIAK — An Alaska report indicates that Kodiak has the highest rent in the state this year despite its average rate of rent decreasing from the prior year. The Kodiak Daily Mirror reports the state Department of Labor and Workforce Development’s report released last week shows Kodiak’s average rental rate dropped from $1,433 to $1,370 this year, remaining the highest in the state. Sitka and Valdez-Cordova tied for the second highest average rent at $1,300. According to the report, rent increased in nearly all areas of the state, with the most and least expensive locations staying in line with historical trends. Kodiak’s vacancies rates increased from last year, rising to 9 percent from 6.7 percent. According to the report, losses in net migration might be the cause. — Associated Press

Correction An article in the Sept. 12 edition of the Kenai Peninsula Clarion about the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District Board of Education meeting contained an error. The district’s committee on health care sets rates for health insurance plans. Those rates do not have to be less than the broker’s estimates. The Clarion regrets this error.

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Inaugural Affordable equipment program Harvest aims to help farmers, feed families Moon

Festival ‘celebrates progress’

By VICTORIA PETERSEN Peninsula Clarion

Kenai Soil and Water Conservation District are expanding their catalog of affordable agricultural rental equipment through a charitable project that benefits both farmers and the community. Three pieces of equipment, which includes a potato digger, a potato washer and a potato planter, were purchased with the assistance of grants from the Kenai Peninsula Foundation, the Rasmuson Foundation and Western SARE. The equipment can be rented to small-scale farmers for $25 day, plus a donation of 25 pounds of potatoes to the Kenai Peninsula Food Bank. It’s a small price to pay for equipment that could cost a single farmer thousands. “I couldn’t afford to buy a new potato digger,” Abby Ala, owner of Ridgeway Farms, said. The equipment works on a single row of potatoes, or another root crop, and is “infinitely faster” than the old fashioned way, Ala said. “I would harvest on my hands and knees,” Ala said. “I’m 71 years old. It would take me an hour to go halfway

By VICTORIA PETERSEN Peninsula Clarion

small-scale potato farmers for years that a single row potato digger would make life so much easier,” Chay said. “I

The peninsula’s biggest food celebration commences this Saturday with live music, activities, guest speakers, cooking demonstrations, farm vendors and food trucks that will be featuring healthy dishes with Alaska-grown products. Harvest Moon Local Food Week is in its sixth year, and for the first time, the week will end in a festival. Kenai Local Food Connection, a nonprofit group of volunteers operating under Bridges Community Resource Network, organizes Harvest Moon Local Food Week. Heidi Chay of Kenai Soil and Water District, a co-sponsor of the festival, said the event celebrates progress. “We want to keep up the momentum,” Chay said. The festival will kick off Friday with a keynote speaker. From 6-8 p.m., at the Soldotna Public Library, Bryce Wrig-

See FARM, page A8

See MOON, page A8

Kenai Soil and Water Conservation District’s newest farm equipment rental is a potato digger that will cut down on labor-intensive potato harvesting for area farmers. The equipment sits ready for use at Ridgeway Farms on Thursday, near Soldotna. (Photo by Victoria Petersen/ Peninsula Clarion)

down one row.” Many small-scale farmers don’t have the funds to invest in such expensive equipment. Kenai Soil and Water Conservation District is trying to

make small-scale agriculture easier and more accessible. It took three years to get the potato digger, washer and planter equipment. “We’ve been hearing from

Thousands of Pacific walruses gather in Arctic By DAN JOLING Associated Press

ANCHORAGE — Thousands of Pacific walruses have again gathered on the northwest shore of Alaska as the Chukchi Sea approaches its annual sea ice minimum. Residents of the Inupiaq village of Point Lay on Aug. 22 reported hearing walruses, said Andrea Medeiros, spokeswoman in Alaska for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Spotters taking part in an annual aerial marine mammal survey on Aug. 30 photographed walruses on a barrier island near Point Lay. An estimated 25,000 animals were there, Medeiros said. “The herd is 2 to 3 miles north of the old village site on the island,” Medeiros said. “We are monitoring the herd with

the help of local people and U.S. Geological Survey staff who are on site doing research.” Walruses over the last decade have come to shore on the Alaska and Russia sides of the Chukchi Sea as sea ice diminishes because of global warming. Walruses use sea ice to rest as they dive to the ocean floor to hunt for clams and snails. When ice recedes north of the shallow continental shelf, walruses head to beaches to rest. The animals lie shoulder to shoulder and can be startled by a polar bear, airplane or hunter. Young animals, especially calves born earlier in the year, are vulnerable to being crushed in stampedes if the herd suddenly seeks refuge in the ocean. The USFWS tries to prevent stampedes by notifying pilots and boat operators to stay away

In this July 17, 2012, file photo, adult female walruses rest on an ice flow with young walruses in the Eastern Chukchi Sea, Alaska. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is monitoring Pacific walruses resting on Alaska’s northwest coast. (S.A. Sonsthagen/U.S. Geological Survey via AP, File)

from herds. James MacCracken, a USFWS supervisory biologist, said in response to questions that

about 20 carcasses from animals this year have been seen on the beach along with 30 carcasses from last year.

The agency expects to monitor walruses at the site until the animals leave, MacCracken said. The agency has received no reports of walruses gathered elsewhere on the Alaska coast or on the Russian side. Russian officials are monitoring four sites in Chukotka, he said, but have no internet access. Walruses spend winters along the edge of ice in the Bering Sea. Mature male walruses remain in the Bering Sea all year and forage from shore. In spring, adult females, young calves and many juvenile walruses migrate north all the way through the Bering Strait to feeding areas in the Chukchi Sea, often staying near the ice edge or pack ice as it recedes north. Sea ice typically melts to its summer minimum sometime See WALRUS, page A8

17 FBI agents help in search for missing Kotzebue girl By RACHEL D’ORO Associated Press

ANCHORAGE — A search that includes 17 FBI agents has yielded no sign of a 10-year-old girl who went missing in a remote, largely Inupiat Eskimo town north of the Arctic Circle on Alaska’s western coast, prompting authorities to investigate whether foul play was involved. Ashley Johnson-Barr was last seen playing with friends at a local park in Kotzebue a week ago. Her cellphone was later found a half mile from Rainbow Park, in the opposite direction as her home in the community of about 3,100 people. Since the disappearance, volunteers, Kotzebue police and others have conducted searches. A Coast Guard helicopter and aircraft from wildlife troopers also have been used.

Alaska State Troopers, the lead agency in the case, said Thursday that authorities are shifting their focus from a search and rescue mission to a lawenforcement investigation. A search also will continue around coastal areas and around access to water, troopers said. Lt. David Hanson said in a statement the probe also is looking at whether a crime might have been involved. He said authorities also need the public’s help. “We are confident that someone in this community knows what happened to Ashley and needs to come forward and share that information with us,” Hanson said. Kotzebue, 26 miles (42 kilometers) north of the Arctic Circle and 550 miles (885 kilometers) northwest of Anchorage, is a regional hub for northwest Alaska

Ashley Johnson-Barr, who was last seen leaving Rainbow Park in Kotzebue on Sept. 6 wearing a pink sweater and jeans.

villages. The town is built on a 3-milelong (5-kilometer-long) spit, and many there live a subsistence lifestyle far off the state’s lim-

ited road system, with 26 miles (42 kilometers) of local gravel roads used by vehicles in warmer months and snowmobiles in winter. The community has a chronically high unemployment rate, with the school district, state and local hospital among its major employers. Dozens of locals gathered Wednesday evening at Rainbow Park to pray and share hugs and tears over the missing girl, an honor student, Anchorage television station KTUU reported. The girl’s family could not be reached by The Associated Press Thursday. But her father, Walter “Scotty” Barr told KTUU in Kotzebue Wednesday that he didn’t know about the prayer gathering beforehand. “It goes to show the love of the community and everyone who has helped,” he said. The girl has attended Sunday

school at the Kotzebue Bible Baptist Church. Pastor Tim Ungry said the church has been taking food to the family and praying for them. “They’re keeping strong, but they need a lot of encouragement and prayer,” Ungry said. The FBI got involved in the case at the request of troopers, according to FBI spokeswoman Staci Feger-Pellessier. Altogether, 17 agents are currently assigned to the investigation, arriving this week to assist, some traveling from the Lower 48. Ten troopers and three Kotzebue police officers also are working on the case. Feger-Pellessier said earlier this week that it’s not unusual for the agency to deploy numerous agents. On Thursday, she referred questions about the case to troopers.

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AccuWeather 5-day forecast for Kenai-Soldotna

Utqiagvik 42/36

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Daylight Length of Day - 13 hrs., 0 min., 36 sec. Daylight lost - 5 min., 30 sec.

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24 hours through 4 p.m. yest. 0.00" Month to date ........................... 0.01" Normal month to date .............. 1.34" Year to date ............................ 10.35" Normal year to date ............... 10.92" Record today ................. 1.04" (1990) Record for Sept. ............. 7.07" (1961) Record for year ............ 27.09" (1963)

Juneau 65/35

National Extremes Kodiak 61/51

Sitka 61/45

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109 at Thermal, Calif. 27 at Crater Lake, Ore.

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76 at Seward 32 at Barter Island and Gulkana

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Florence will blast the eastern parts of the Carolinas, while spotty showers riddle the central Appalachians. Tropical downpours will drench parts of Texas and Louisiana. Most other areas will be dry.

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Cold Bay 61/51

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High ............................................... 71 Low ................................................ 32 Normal high .................................. 58 Normal low .................................... 40 Record high ........................ 71 (2018) Record low ........................ 26 (2004)

Kenai/ Soldotna 65/43 Seward 65/46 Homer 63/46

Anchorage 66/50

Bethel 63/52

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Fairbanks 60/40

Talkeetna 67/42 Glennallen 59/36

Unalaska 60/52 Yesterday Today Hi/Lo/W Hi/Lo/W

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Today’s activity: Active Where: Auroral activity will be active. Weather permitting, active auroral displays will be visible overhead from Barrow to Anchorage and Juneau, and low on the horizon from King Salmon and Prince Rupert.

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Philippines starts massive evacuations as huge typhoon nears By JIM GOMEZ Associated Press

MANILA, Philippines — Philippine authorities began evacuating thousands of people Thursday from the path of the most powerful typhoon this year, closing schools, readying bulldozers for landslides and placing rescuers and troops on full alert in the country’s north. More than 4 million people live in areas at most risk from the storm, which the Joint Typhoon Warning Center in Hawaii categorized as a super typhoon with powerful winds and gusts. Typhoon Mangkhut could hit northeastern Cagayan province on Saturday. It was tracked on Thursday about 725 kilometers (450 miles) away in the Pacific with sustained winds of 205 kilometers (127 miles) per hour and gusts of up to 255 kph (158 mph), Philippine forecasters said. With a massive raincloud band 900 kilometers (560 miles) wide, combined with seasonal monsoon rains, the typhoon could bring heavy to intense rains that could set off landslides and flash floods, the forecasters said. Storm warnings have been raised in 25 provinces across the main northern island of Luzon, restricting sea and air travel. Office of Civil Defense chief Ricardo Jalad told an emergency meeting led by President Rodrigo Duterte that about 4.2 million people in Cagayan, nearby Isabela province and outlying provincial regions are vulnerable to the most destructive effects near the typhoon’s 125-kilometer (77-mile) -wide eye. Nearly 48,000 houses in those high-risk areas are made of light materials and vulnerable to Mangkhut’s ferocious winds. Across the north on Thursday, residents covered glass windows with wooden

In this Wednesday NASA satellite image, Super Typhoon Mangkhut churns west towards the Philippines. Philippine officials have begun evacuating thousands of people in the path of the most powerful typhoon this year, closing schools and readying bulldozers for landslides. (Lauren Dauphin/NASA Earth Observatory via AP)

boards, strengthened houses with rope and braces and moved fishing boats to safety. Cagayan Gov. Manuel Mamba said by telephone that evacuations of residents from risky coastal villages and island municipalities north of the rice-and corn-producing province of 1.2 million people have started and school classes at all levels have been canceled. “The weather here is still good but we’re moving them now because it’s very important that when it comes, people will be away from peril,” Mamba said. A change in the typhoon’s track prompted authorities to rapidly reassess where to redeploy emergency teams and supplies, Mamba said. Duterte asked Cabinet officials from the north to help oversee disaster-response

work if needed, and told reporters it was too early to consider seeking foreign aid. “It would depend on the severity of the crisis,” Duterte said. “If it flattens everything, maybe we need to have some help.” The typhoon is approaching at the start of the rice and corn harvesting season in Cagayan, a major agricultural producer, and farmers were scrambling to save what they could of their crops, Mamba said. The threat to agriculture comes as the Philippines tries to cope with rice shortages. Officials said other northern provinces started evacuating residents Thursday from high-risk areas, including in northern mountain provinces prone to landslides. Duterte canceled his appearance at a missile test firing aboard a navy ship off

northern Bataan province due to the approaching typhoon. On Guam, where Mangkhut already passed, residents dealt with flooded streets, downed trees and widespread power outages. Government agencies were conducting damage assessments and clearing roads, according to the Pacific Daily News. About 80 percent of the U.S. territory was without power but it was restored by Thursday morning. Mangkhut, a Thai word for the mangosteen fruit, is the 15th storm this year to batter the Philippines, which is hit by about 20 a year and is considered one of the world’s most disaster-prone countries. Typhoon Haiyan left more than 7,300 people dead or missing and displaced over 5 million in the central Philippines in 2013.

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Obituaries

Around the Peninsula

Rebecca Hibpshman

Count Cook Inlet beluga whales

Rebecca Hibpshman passed away September 11, 2018 in Anchorage, Alaska. She was born December 6, 1952 in Roulette, Pennsylvania. As an infant, Rebecca traveled with her young, Baptist missionary parents to a mission in Canada, before the family moved to Alaska in the summer of 1954. Rebecca worked with her family to build and maintain numerous Baptist churches across Alaska. She attended schools in Soldotna and Anchorage, graduating from Dimond High School in 1971. While at Dimond, she met her husband of 48 years, Thomas; the couple married a few months after graduation. Together, they raised four children. A gifted musician, Rebecca became a church pianist while still in grammar school. She played piano, organ and the accordian, judged musical competitions in the state of Alaska, and taught private piano lessons. There are many musicians today as a result of her teaching. Rebecca worked as a math and music teacher, supporting the private education of her four children. She was known as an outdoors woman, hunting and taking large game throughout the state of Alaska. Having been a school teacher, musician, mathematician, skilled private investigator, successful process server, mother, wife and friend, Rebeccaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s final endeavor was a small peony farm in Sterling, Alaska. Her faith in God never wavered throughout her life. Rebecca is preceded in death by her parents, Paul and Esther Weimer. She is survived by her husband, Thomas; children Rachael (Shawn) Johnston, Bethany Bigelow, Terah (Marcus) Wold and son Micah (Danica) Hibpshman; her sister Hope (Brian) Matranga, and brothers Daniel (Debbie) and Nathan (Christina) Weimer; as well as nine grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews. The family will hold a private graveside service Saturday, September 15, 2018. An open, public memorial service will be held at Soldotna Baptist Church, 223 E. Redoubt Avenue, Soldotna, AK 99669, on Monday, September 17, 2018 at 2:00 p.m.

Have you ever seen a beluga whale? Local residents and visitors from around the world had their first such experience at last yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Belugas Count! This all-day citizen science celebration aims to bring together members of the public to focus on the endangered Cook Inlet beluga whale, fostering local pride, awareness and stewardship. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a collaboration among a variety of federal and state agencies, local and national organizations, and people just like you. Last yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Belugas Count! event was so successful, with over 2,000 participants reporting 255 beluga sightings, NOAA Fisheries and partners are inviting members of the public to participate again in the all-day event on September 15. The Kenai station will be at Erik Hansen Scout Park on the Kenai bluffs, next to the Beluga Lookout RV Park from 8-11 AM. Please come join us.

Sandra Lynelle Mahan Hamlin Sandra Lynelle Mahan Hamlin passed away peacefully among close friends on July 9, 2018. Sandra was born July 11, 1972 in Soldotna, Alaska to Daniel and Sammie Lynelle Mahan. She graduated from Soldotna High School in 1990 after working summers as a commercial fisherwoman. To her friends, Sandra was known as a strong idealist, always in search of the good in every situation. She was a dental assistant, a Certified Nurse Assistant (CNA) and an entrepreneur before starting her family. Sandra and her family moved from Alaska to Roberts Creek, British Columbia in 2010. Sandra was a true Alaskan girl and embraced the beauty and community of Roberts Creek with grace and passion. She was known in the yoga community as a humbled and dedicated seeker; deepening her spiritual awakening by courageously responding to what life brought to her. Some knew her by the name White Sage Woman; a woman who walked through fire. Sandra was always supportive to those around her during their times of need, and her sincere generosity and caring friendship will be deeply missed. Sandra was preceded in death by her father, Daniel Mahan. She is survived by her mother Sammie Lynelle Mahan; her daughter, Kiana Hamlin; son, Kayden Hamlin; and their father Jared Clayton Hamlin; her brother Patrick Mahan; and the many members of the entire Mahan and Hamlin families. Please join us for a Celebration of Life on Saturday September 15th, 2018 in Soldotna, Alaska from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Mahan home: 35817 Sunset Park St. Soldotna, Ak 99669. In lieu of flowers, two â&#x20AC;&#x153;GoFundMeâ&#x20AC;? accounts are set up to support her childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s education, one in Alaska and one in Canada: Alaska - https://www.gofundme.com/alaskans-supporting-sandra Canada - https://www.gofundme.com/taking-care-of-sandra

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 â&#x20AC;&#x153;Designing a Supportive Dementia Care Environment.â&#x20AC;? 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.

Kenai Senior Center September activities The Kenai Senior Center is open 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday to 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 older, $14 for those under 60. Call 907-283-4156 for more information. â&#x20AC;&#x201D;No Host dinner at Magpyeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s in Sterling, Tuesday, Sept. 18 at 4:30 p.m., $5 ride fee â&#x20AC;&#x201D;Birthday lunch, Wednesday, Sept. 19 at 11:30 a.m., $7 suggested donation or free if you birthday is in September and you are older than 60 â&#x20AC;&#x201D;Senior Center closed Thursday, Sept. 20 after 4 p.m. for private rental â&#x20AC;&#x201D;Kenai Senior Connection board meeting, Friday, Sept. 28 at 9:30 a.m.

Auxiliary holiday bazaar vendor applications 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 parties can pick up an application at the Care Package Gift Shop at the hospital. Applications are due returned to the gift shop no later than 4 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 28.

Nikiski Senior Center bingo nights Bingo and Pulltabs are back at the Nikiski Senior Center! Bingo and pulltabs will be on Tuesday, Sept. 18 at 1 p.m. after lunch and Saturday, Sept. 29 at 6 p.m. (doors open at 5 pm). Saturday bingos are potluck so bring your favorite dish! Call 907-776-7654 for more information.

Mental health first-aid course The Sierra Frost and American Foundation for Suicide Prevention will host adult and youth mental health first-aid courses in Kenai on Sept. 17 from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. For more information contact nvitationwellness@gmail.com or call 970818-1271. Register at www.invitationwellness.com/mhfaak.

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 weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re dubbing â&#x20AC;&#x153;TRASHersize.â&#x20AC;? Join us as we enjoy the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s trail system and help keep our community clean at the same time. All hikes are from noon â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1 p.m. The city will provide bags, gloves and water. Maps will be available upon arrival. This is a child-friendly event. The events are dependent on suitable weather conditions. The next TRASHersize Hike is scheduled for Thursday, Sept. 20 from noon â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1 p.m. Meet at the Kenai Library. The hikes will take place at noon on Thursday, Sept. 20 and Thursday, Oct. 4.

The Kenai Peninsula Food Bank to host gala Peninsula Clarion death notice and obituary guidelines: The Peninsula Clarion strives to report the deaths of all current and former Peninsula residents. Notices should be received within three months of the death. Pending service/Death notices are brief notices listing full name, age, date and place of death; and time, date and place of service. These are published at no charge. Obituaries are prepared by families, funeral homes, crematoriums, and are edited by our staff according to newspaper guidelines. The fee for obituaries up to 500 words with one black and white photo ranges from $50 to $100. Obituaries outside these guidelines are handled by the Clarion advertising department.

The Soup Supper Gala will be held at the Soldotna Sports and Recreation Center on Sept. 15. Doors open at 5 p.m. BuyIt-Now from 5:30-6:30 p.m. Buy a raffle ticket for your chance to win two Alaska Airlines tickets. There will be games, music, locally made soups, craft beers, wine, live and silent auction items and so much more!

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Change 4 the Kenai will host a public meeting on community transportation needs on Oct. 9, 2018 from 3â&#x20AC;&#x201C;5 p.m. at the Kenai Public Library. Call in number 1-888-392-4560 Code 5749741. For more information, call 714-4521 or visit http:// www.change4kenai.org/s-3-contest.html.

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Legislature should make decisions on state fisheries, not ballot measures Ballot Measure 1 is a risky way to make law. The measure is a reaction to Pebble Mine, but would affect economic development throughout Alaska. Its sponsors — led by a Native chief in the Bristol Bay region where the Pebble Mine is located — gathered sufficient signatures for registered Alaska voters to place the measure on the Nov. 6 ballot. Outside special interests allied with sponsors in an effort to use the initiative to shut down economic development throughout Alaska. The initiative encountered delays, however, when Lt. Gov. Byron Mallott wouldn’t certify it because the state maintained its content was unconstitutional. It wound up before the Alaska Supreme Court, which removed a couple items, maintaining that what remained retained the spirit of the measure. The removed items attempted to usurp the authority of the Legislature and state agencies provided for in Alaska’sconstitution. The constitution designates authority for management of state resources. The measure seeks to amend Alaska’s anadromous fish habitat permitting law, establishing new permitting practices for development projects with the potential to affect fish habitat. Existing projects, operations and facilities with current permits wouldn’t be affected until, and if, they would need a new or renewed permit. The measure provides three types of permits for anadromous fish habitat. They include a general permit, plus two permits with a double-track permitting system. Minor permits would be for projects with little potential effect on fish habitat. Major permits would be for projects with potentially significant adverse effects, and mitigation would have to occur at the site of the effect. Currently, mitigation can be accomplished at another site. Opportunity for public comment on major permits and public notice of all permits also is included in the initiative, as are requirements for appeal processes and penalties for violations. The Pebble Mine concerns are legitimate. If the mine is to proceed, it cannot be at the expense of the salmon in the Bristol Bay area and their habitat. Nor should other fisheries around the state be placed in jeopardy because of economic development. But, concurrently, salmon shouldn’t be placed above all other natural resources and economic development. Initiatives such as this often create havoc for the state because they are poorly written and fail to consider the multiple concerns surrounding a topic. This measure doesn’t affect only salmon in the Bristol Bay area. It affects every public and private, including Native, development project located near a water body — big or small — in the state. The initiative has the potential to affect cities, towns, villages, boroughs, all of which require economic development and jobs. It would affect both existing and potential mine projects in the state’s Southeast region. Roads, bridges, water and sewer upgrades, and other public infrastructure projects would be affected. Pipelines, as well as new and expanding business and industry, are examples of other projects that the measure would affect. It has the potential of delaying projects that used to take months to acquire a permit to years. Beyond that, not all of the implications are readily evident. And Alaska already has an intensive permitting process. The Legislature exists to deal with changes in law. It’s where topics such as these can be thoroughly reviewed for the benefit of the whole state instead of special interests. Specific to fish habitat, reform should be in such a public forum and include science-based research. Come this November, Alaska cannot risk its economic future, particularly with a looming budget deficit and Alaska Permanent Fund dividends already reduced in response to the deficit. This measure will increase costs that the state can’t afford and decrease revenue-generating potential. Let the Legislature, which represents the Alaska point of view, look at the topic in its next session.

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Trump tweets roil Florida GOP’s play for Puerto Rican voters By GARY FINEOUT Associated Press

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — In just a few moments and two tweets, President Donald Trump roiled Florida’s crucial elections Thursday, upending his party’s ongoing efforts to make inroads to the battleground state’s growing Puerto Rican population. Trump’s tweets claiming that “3,000 people did not die” in the hurricanes that hit the island last year and falsely alleging that the official death toll was part of a plot by Democrats to make him look bad were immediately condemned by Puerto Rican leaders, Democratic opponents and, in a rare breach, fellow Republicans in the state. Ron DeSantis, who won last month’s GOP primary for governor largely due to Trump’s endorsement, “doesn’t believe any loss of life has been inflated,” a spokesman said. Gov. Rick Scott, who is challenging Democratic Sen. Bill Nelson for his seat in November, tweeted flatly, “I disagree with @POTUS.” The direct and swift rebuke from Trump’s Florida allies demonstrated the significance of the Puerto Rican voters in a state where races are often decided by slim margins. Repub-

lican candidates for months have been carefully courting the Puerto Rican community, hoping to prove their concern about the island’s slow recovery and win over voters who tend to vote Democratic. But the episode shows how Trump, who has an outsized influence on races in Florida and beyond, may not make it easy for Republicans to reach out to swing voters. The president’s tweets came just one day after Nelson launched a new Spanish-language ad that features pictures of Trump and Scott together and says in Spanish “tell me who you hang out with, and I will tell you who you are.” Florida was already home to more than 1 million Puerto Ricans before Hurricane Maria slammed into the island territory nearly a year ago. Tens of thousands of residents fled Puerto Rico in the aftermath, with many of them relocating to Florida. Puerto Rico’s governor last month raised Maria’s official death toll from 64 to 2,975 after an independent study found that the number of people who succumbed in the sweltering aftermath had been severely undercounted. The growing Puerto Rican community near Orlando has been key to swinging the area

Letter to the Editor Butler still in the race To paraphrase Mark Twain, the report of my dropping out is exaggerated. Due to some unverified information, and the way that the Alaska Division of Elections displayed my candidate information between the Primary and Sept. 4, the Juneau Empire

into the Democratic column as many Puerto Rican voters have backed Democrats. In 2016, Democrat Darren Soto became the first congressman of Puerto Rican descent elected from Florida. It’s not clear how many Maria survivors who came to the mainland are now registering to vote in Florida. A Miami Herald analysis in late August found that only about 3,150 voters with Puerto Rico phone area codes had registered to vote between the hurricane’s landfall and the primary deadline in late July. But despite that there’s been a concentrated push by both parties to appeal to Puerto Rican voters and seek out endorsements from top Puerto Rico politicians. “I’ve been to Puerto Rico 7 times & saw devastation firsthand. The loss of any life is tragic; the extent of lives lost as a result of Maria is heart wrenching. I’ll continue to help PR,” Scott tweeted Thursday. Right after the storm Scott ordered the opening of disaster relief centers to help those who came to Florida. Over the summer, the governor ran an ad that said he is the one politician who was helping Puerto Rico. DeSantis, Nelson and Democratic candidate for governor Andrew Gillum have

also visited Puerto Rico this year. For DeSantis, breaking from Trump marked a major, first shift away from the conservative base voters that carried him to a victory in the primary. “Ron DeSantis is committed to standing with the Puerto Rican community, especially after such a tragic loss of life,” said Stephen Lawson, a spokesman for DeSantis. State Rep. Amy Mercado, a Puerto Rican Democrat from central Florida, called Trump’s comments about the death toll “disgusting, vile, and show just who he is.” “The lives lost because of Maria were very real, and the island is still dealing with the devastating effects and poor federal response,” she said. Other Democrats in Florida also were sharply critical of Trump. Nelson on Twitter called the comments “shameful” and said that “we deserve and expect more from someone who holds the highest office in our country.” Gillum, who is challenging DeSantis in the governor’s race, also blasted the president. “No death is partisan and our brothers and sisters in Puerto Rico deserved better,” Gillum said on Twitter.

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reported that I had dropped out of the race for House District 29. This is not true. I am a clear and present candidate for the seat Mike Chenault is vacating. I am very excited about the opportunity to serve the constituents of HD 29 in Juneau. — Shawn Butler

Lt. Gov. Mallott has scheduled nine public hearings on the measure. The first occurred Friday in Juneau. Other hearings are in Kotzebue, Nome, Anchorage, Sitka, Fairbanks, Bethel and Dillingham. A statewide teleconference is set to begin at 1 p.m.Saturday, Oct. 13, for two hours. Residents of Ketchikan, Metlakatla and Prince of Wales Island would be able to join other Alaskans and testify telephonically from the Legislative Information Office. — Ketchikan Daily News, Sept. 8, 2018

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Nation After Florence, barrier islands still doomed By MICHAEL BIESECKER and JONATHAN DREW Associated Press

NORTH TOPSAIL BEACH, N.C. — Richard Barnett spent his week boarding up the windows of million-dollar homes perched precariously at the northern tip of Topsail Island, a narrow spit of North Carolina ringed with sandbags to offer some armor against the pounding surf. A local handyman, he knew some of those houses might not be there next week. “When Fran came, it tore all these houses apart,” Barnett said, referring to the 1996 hurricane that ravaged the area. “I think Florence is going to take all of them out.” But even if they manage to survive the storm, these teetering structures are still doomed. It’s only a matter of time. The low-lying barrier islands hugging the Carolinas coast are experiencing some of the fastest rates of sea level rise in the world, nearly an inch a year. That rate is expected to accelerate as the oceans warm, sea water expands, currents weaken and polar ice sheets melt. By the end of this century, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration projects the ocean will rise more than 6 feet , enough to wash over wide sections of Topsail and other coastal islands with each high tide. Worried that such dire warnings were bad for business, coastal developers successfully lobbied North Carolina’s Republican-controlled legislature to pass a law in 2012 requiring state scientists and regulators to consider the “full range” of other possible hypotheses, includ-

ing those pushed by climatechange skeptics who claim sea levels might remain flat, or even fall. The law requires officials to look at the “spectrum of data out there, not just the data that suggest the sea level might rise” then-GOP state Sen. David Rouzer, a primary sponsor of the law, declared at the time. He is now a member of Congress. As a result, state projections for future sea level rise are more modest than the mainstream. Billions continue to be invested in homes and condos on lowlying land that will probably be inundated. Bridges and roads are being built too low. Michael Mann, a climate scientist at Pennsylvania State University, said the politicians behind the North Carolina law are placing their constituents in harm’s way. “Ignoring the threat posed by climate change, which includes both sea level rise and intensified hurricanes, in coastal development will lead to unnecessary death and destruction,” Mann said Wednesday. “Nothing good can possibly come of politicians favoring politics over precaution.” Across the state line, South Carolina’s coastal development boom also appears little deterred by rising seas. Huge apartment and condo buildings have sprung up in recent years in some of the state’s lowestlying areas. While a few inches of sea level rise per decade might not sound dramatic, higher seas mean higher storm surges. When Hurricane Sandy hit in 2012, a study found sea-level rise over the 20th century caused more than $2 billion in

SALT LAKE CITY — Elizabeth Smart is set to discuss the surprise announcement that one of the people who kidnapped her when she was 14 will be released from prison earlier than expected. Smart will hold a news conference Thursday on the release of 72-year-old Wanda Barzee, who pleaded guilty to helping a former street preacher kidnap Smart in 2002. The girl was held captive for nine months before being found and rescued. Barzee is expected to be freed next week after 15 years in custody, including time at the state hospital. Utah authorities had decided she should stay in prison for nearly six more years, but announced this week they had miscalculated. Smart has called it “incomprehensible” that Barzee would be released Sept. 19 despite failing to undergo mental health evaluations or attend a June parole hearing.

Smart, now a 30-year-old speaker and activist, said in a statement Tuesday she was exploring her options. The Utah Board of Pardons and Parole had denied Barzee early parole following the hearing, which she chose not to attend. They said she had also had refused to take a psychological exam and set a release date in January 2024. But her attorney questioned whether her release date took into account time she’d served in a federal prison, and on Tuesday the board agreed that she had served her sentence. Attorney Scott Williams has said Barzee has been diagnosed with several mental illnesses, but he’s not concerned about her being a danger to the community. Smart was abducted from her Salt Lake City bedroom at knifepoint by street preacher Brian David Mitchell, who came in through an open kitchen window. The kidnapping triggered waves of fear around the country. Smart was found while walking with Barzee and

A storm front passes homes in North Topsail Beach, N.C., prior to Hurricane Florence moving toward the east coast on Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2018. (AP Photo/Tom Copeland)

additional damage in New York City due to the “extra” storm surge it generated. Taxpayers are likely to be left holding much of the bill. Coastal property owners in low-lying areas typically rely on federal flood insurance since many private insurers have pulled out of the market. The Federal Emergency Management Agency, which oversees the program, requires most homeowners with mortgages living in flood-prone areas to buy coverage. In North and South Carolina, more than $87 billion in private property is covered by federal flood insurance. Over the last 40 years, the taxpayer-backed program has forked out nearly $1.5 billion to cover flood claims in just two dozen counties lining the coast of the two states. Strained by last year’s historic flooding in Texas following Hurricane Harvey, the federal flood insurance program is currently more than $20.5 billion underwater. Congress cancelled

another $16 billion in debt owed to the federal treasury. Orrin H. Pilkey, a professor emeritus of geology at Duke University who was among the first to sound the alarm about sea level rise, said the time has come for people to start retreating from the shorelines. “I think this storm will be a lesson that we don’t really belong on the Outer Banks, especially the beach front,” Pilkey said earlier this week as Florence approached. “Sea-level rise is going to make these hurricanes worse and worse. What I’d like to see us do is not rebuild buildings that have been destroyed.” In Wrightsville Beach, located on another North Carolina barrier island, Michelle Stober spent Tuesday stuffing valuables into her car for the drive inland to her primary residence in the Raleigh suburbs. She said she and her husband bought their vacation house late last year and just finished remodeling it in April.

LOS ANGELES — A gunman went on a rampage, killing his wife and four other people before shooting himself to death, California authorities said. Kern County sheriff’s Lt. Mark King said Thursday there were “strong indications” of a domestic violence motive in the Wednesday evening rampage. But he said that was still being verified and did not release further details. The victims were shot at and near a trucking company and then at a residence in Bakersfield, about 90 miles (145 kilometers) north of Los Angeles. Kern County Sheriff Donny Youngblood told reporters the shootings were not random. “Obviously, there is some type of situation that caused the husband to be extremely upset,” he said. “I’m pretty comfortable (saying) there will be a connection between all these players.” The man first showed up at the company with his wife

shortly before 5:30 p.m. where he confronted another man. “The suspect, the husband, shot the person at the trucking company and then turned and shot his wife” and then chased and shot another man who showed up, Youngblood said. The gunman then went to a home where he shot and killed a man and a woman, the sheriff said. KERO-TV, citing information from family members, reported that 57-year-old Eliseo Garcia and his daughter, 32-year-old Laura Garcia, were the victims killed at the home. After the shooting at the Garcia home, the gunman carjacked a woman who was driving her child. The woman and child escaped and the man drove to a highway where a sheriff’s deputy saw him, Youngblood said. The gunman saw the deputy and pulled into a parking lot. When the deputy confronted him at gunpoint, the man shot himself in the chest, the sheriff said. The man’s identity was not immediately made public.

SAN FRANCISCO — A San Francisco board has voted unanimously to remove a 19th century statue that activists say is racist and demeaning to indigenous people. The unanimous decision Wednesday night by the San Francisco Board of Appeals involves the “Early Days” statue, which depicts a Native American at the feet of a Spanish cowboy and a Catholic missionary. It is part of a group of statues near City Hall that depict the founding of California. San Francisco’s Arts Commission spokeswoman Kate Patterson said the statue will be removed as soon as possible but wouldn’t give an exact date, citing security concerns. Native American activists have tried to have the statue removed for decades. They renewed efforts last year after clashes broke out over Confederate monuments. “This has been a tough 30-plus years. But this is wonderful,” Dee Dee Ybarra, an Ohlone tribal leader who urged the commissioners to remove the statue, told the San Francisco Chronicle. After it is removed from public viewing, the statue will be restored and put in storage until officials decide what to do with it, Patterson said. Several entities, including a museum in California, have expressed interest in housing it, she added.

Speedways, makeshift shelters offer rest to storm evacuees HAMPTON, Ga. — Some of the Southerners escaping Hurricane Florence have found refuge in makeshift shelters, including campgrounds at three of the nation’s largest motor speedways. But gas shortages and jammed freeways loomed for evacuees seeking safety from the storm. In North Carolina, 1 in 10 gas stations in Wilmington and Raleigh-Durham had no gas by midday Wednesday. At Atlanta Motor Speedway in Hampton, Georgia, personal belongings were spread across an open field where the first few evacuees arrived Wednesday. Melody Rawson left her first-floor apartment in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, arriving at the Georgia speedway with two dogs and a cockatoo, and a couple of coolers holding some sandwich meat. Bristol Motor Speedway, near the Tennessee-Virginia line, and Charlotte Motor Speedway in North Carolina also opened their campgrounds to evacuees.

Actor Kevin Hart principal for day at Dallas school DALLAS — Actor Kevin Hart has surprised the students of a Dallas high school by dropping in to be interim principal for a day. Hart told hundreds of cheering students at Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts Wednesday that under his leadership they would be eating “chicken nuggets every day.” The comedian encouraged students at the arts-focused magnet school to believe in their talents and not be discouraged if they are rejected. He said they know better than anyone what they are capable of doing. Hart’s day at school was arranged to promote his new movie “Night School,” scheduled to open in theaters Sept. 28. The movie about adults attending night school to earn their GED certificates also features Tiffany Haddish.

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In this 2015, file photo, kidnapping survivor Elizabeth Smart looks on during a news conference in Sandy, Utah. (AP Photo/ Rick Bowmer, File)

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prison in April 2016 after finishing a federal sentence in Texas. Barzee will be under federal supervision for five years after her release from prison. Smart, now married with two children, has written a book about the ordeal and helped make a Lifetime movie and documentary. She is now a child safety activist who regularly gives speeches.

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David Bunting, who lives two doors from the Garcia home, said Laura Garcia was a mother of four and her father was a self-employed truck driver who always was with his grandkids when not working, often driving them around on his golf cart. “He’s a really nice guy. I can’t say enough good things about him,” Bunting said. “It’s kind of a shock because of the kind of a person he was.”

He said most of the large Garcia family was home at the time of the shooting are devastated and in shock. He said Eliseo Garcia and his wife had four grown children, including a daughter who was killed in a car accident a few years ago. About 30 people saw the shootings and were being interviewed by deputies, Youngblood said.

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Russian poisoning suspects: We were in UK as tourists By JIM HEINTZ and JILL LAWLESS Associated Press

MOSCOW — The two Russian men spun an unlikely tale of hapless tourists defeated by grim British weather: They traveled more than 1,000 miles to see England’s famed Salisbury Cathedral but were turned back by slush and snow, then returned the next day and spent two hours exploring the “beautiful” city. British officials had a more sinister explanation: Alexander Petrov and Ruslan Boshirov were highly trained military intelligence agents sent by the Kremlin to Salisbury to smear a deadly nerve agent on the front door of a former Russian spy. Petrov and Boshirov, both charged in absentia by Britain last week for trying to kill Sergei Skripal and his daughter, Yulia, with the nerve agent Novichok, went on the Kremlin-funded RT satellite channel Thursday to proclaim their innocence, deny they were agents of the military intelligence service widely known as the GRU, and say they were merely tourists in the city southwest of London. “Our friends had been suggesting for quite a long time that we visit this wonderful city,” Petrov said in the interview.

“They have a famous cathedral there,” Boshirov said, adding studiously: “It is famous for its 123-meter spire.” James Slack, spokesman for British Prime Minister Theresa May, derided their claims as “lies and blatant fabrications.” “More importantly, they are deeply offensive to the victims and loved ones of this horrific attack,” he said. Britain said the attack was almost certainly approved “at a senior level of the Russian state,” an allegation that Moscow has vehemently denied. Skripal, a Russian military intelligence officer turned double agent for Britain, and his visiting daughter fell ill March 4 from what Britain says was a Soviet-developed nerve agent; an investigating police officer also was hospitalized for about three weeks. In June, two area residents who apparently came across a discarded vial that contained the poison fell ill, and one of them died. Britain identified the Russian suspects last week and released security-camera photos of them in Salisbury on March 3 and 4. The surprise TV appearance by Petrov and Boshirov came a day after President Vladimir Putin said Russian authorities know the identities of the two men but insisted that they were civilians

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In this video grab provided by the RT channel, Ruslan Boshirov, left, and Alexander Petrov attend their first public appearance in an interview with the Kremlin-funded RT channel in Moscow, Russia on Thursday. (RT channel video via AP)

and there is “nothing criminal” about them. He urged to contact the media, and Petrov said he heard Putin’s statement on the radio and contacted Margarita Simonyan, RT’s editor-in-chief who conducted the interview. Petrov said that on their first trip to Salisbury, they were unable to make it from the train station to the cathedral — about 800 meters (half a mile) — because of snow and slush. Much of Britain suffered such weather that day. The weather was better the next day, when the two were caught on camera at the Salisbury rail station at 11:48 a.m. Ten minutes later, another camera found them walking in the direction of Skripal’s house —

the opposite direction from the cathedral. They again were recorded in the center of town an hour later and were at the station by 1:50 p.m., two hours after arriving. “We walked around, enjoying those beautiful English Gothic buildings,” Boshirov said. They got a flight back to Russia later that evening. The men, who appeared to be about 40, claimed they did not know who Skripal was or where he lived. Britain alleges the nerve agent used to poison the Skripals was carried in a perfume vial, which Boshirov dismissed by saying “Don’t you think it’s kind of stupid for two straight men to carry perfume for ladies?”

US, Cuba meet on mysterious ‘health attacks’ in Havana By MATTHEW LEE AP Diplomatic Writer

WASHINGTON — As American authorities search for answers into mysterious “health attacks” that began two years ago in Havana, U.S. and Cuban officials met Thursday to renew efforts to determine the method and motive behind incidents that have left some diplomats with brain injuries. The talks at the State Department came as national security agencies and members of Congress express frustration about the lack of answers about what the U.S says were deliberate attacks on some two dozen staffers at the U.S. Embassy in the Cuban capital. Recent reports have suggested investigators have narrowed their suspicions about the cause and culprit, although State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert denied that any conclusions had been drawn about either. “We still don’t know the cause, we still don’t know what or who is responsible for health attacks that took place that affected our personnel in Cuba,” she told reporters. Cuba officials scheduled a news conference Thursday evening to discuss developments. Earlier, Cuba’s foreign ministry said nine members of the scientific team it assembled

to look into the incidents met with U.S. lawmakers and the National Academy of Sciences before the talks. The Cuban Embassy said the team was proposing “a dispassionate examination of health reports of U.S. diplomats in Cuba according to the rules of science.” Nauert did not address the Cuban comments and said the meeting “involves private medical information that is coming forth from some of our people.” She and other officials have previously played down or denied reports that investigators have focused on a microwave device as the source of the attacks and that Russia is the leading suspect. Those reports have raised protests from Cuba, which does not dispute the symptoms but insists there is no evidence to support any assertion that they were caused by premeditated attacks on its soil. Cuba has repeatedly denounced the U.S. accusations as politically motivated and unproven. Twenty-five U.S. Embassy workers in Cuba, as well as one at the U.S. consulate in Guangzhou, China, have been affected by mysterious health incidents that began in the fall of 2016. The range of symptoms and diagnoses includes mild traumatic brain injury, also known as concussion.

FILE - In this 2017 file photo, tourists ride classic convertible cars on the Malecon beside the United States Embassy in Havana, Cuba. (AP Photo/Desmond Boylan, File)

The last case from Havana was confirmed in June. The U.S. said two embassy staffers were affected in a single occurrence in late May in a diplomatic residence at which both officers were present. Those were the first confirmed cases in Havana since August 2017. One U.S. official said Thursday’s meeting was organized after Cuba complained that Washington has withheld important details about the affected Americans’ medical conditions. The official was not authorized to discuss the matter publicly and spoke on condition of anonymity. In congressional testimony last week, State Department medical personnel suggested

they had shared more information with China about the incident in Guangzhou than they had with the Cubans about what has happened in Havana. In two classified briefings with congressional aides and lawmakers last week, the officials repeated that they had not come to any conclusions about what caused the injuries or who might be responsible for them, according to officials familiar with the meetings. Initial speculation had centered on some type of sonic attack, owing to strange sounds heard by those affected. But an interim FBI report in January found no evidence that sound waves could have caused the damage.

Activists: Turkey beefing up its troops in Syria’s Idlib By SARAH EL DEEB Associated Press

BEIRUT — Turkey sent in military reinforcements Thursday to beef up its positions inside Syria’s last rebel bastion Idlib, activists reported, even as the Turkish defense minister said Ankara is still trying with Russia and Iran to prevent a humanitarian tragedy in the case of a threatened Syrian government offensive. Hulusi Akar, the Turkish defense minister, said a military operation in the densely populated rebel enclave would drag the already problematic region toward disaster. He spoke during a meeting with foreign ambassadors late Wednesday, according to the state-run Turkish Anadolu Agency. “We are working with Russia, Iran and other allies to bring peace and stability and to stop a humanitarian tragedy,” Akar said, according to Anadolu. The United Nations said that in the first 12 days of September, over 30,000 have been internally displaced by an intense aerial bombing campaign. Most of the displaced headed toward the border with Turkey, the U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs said,

packing already overcrowded camps there. Nearly half of Idlib’s 3 million are already displaced by conflict in other parts of Syria. In the case of an offensive, the U.N. estimates nearly 700,000 will be displaced inside Idlib, and about 100,000 to head to nearby government-held areas. An emergency plan is in place and the U.N. has asked donors for $311 million to cover those expected to be in need, said OCHA regional humanitarian coordinator Panos Moumtzis. “We hope it won’t happen … we hope it will not be needed,” Moumtzis, speaking in Geneva, said. The Turkish deployment comes amid a lull in a concerted government and Russian aerial bombing campaign on the southern edge of Idlib. Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said Thursday a Turkish convoy entered from Kfar Lusin crossing in northern Idlib, heading to some of the 12 Turkish observations points that ring Idlib. A video shot by activists of the monitoring group Central Station for Turkish Intervention showed armored and gun-mounted vehicles and tanks driving through an Idlib road. Both said the con-

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This frame grab from video provided by Central Station for Turkish Intervention shows a Turkish military truck carrying a tank heading to some of the 12 Turkish observations points that ring Idlib, Syria, Thursday. (Central Station for Turkish Intervention, via AP)

voy was heading to two different observation points, one south of Idlib and another in the center. But the Turkish military did not immediately respond to request for comment. Turkey deployed hundreds of its soldiers to 12 observation posts that ring Idlib, following a de-escalation agreement reached with Russia and Iran last year to freeze the lines of the conflict, effectively placing Ankara as a protector of the province. The rebels have held Idlib province since 2015 but a government offensive captured chunks on the eastern flanks of the province last year before Turkey began deploying its ob-

servation points and halting the advances. In recent weeks, Syrian government forces have been massing to the south and southwest of the province, and in recent days launched an intense aerial bombing campaign targeting rebel positions, three medical centers and rescue workers last week. But the bombing has let up in the last 24 hours. Turkey has appealed for a cease-fire in Idlib, which straddles its borders and is home to more than 3 million people. It is seeking to gain time to support its efforts, it said, to separate radical militants from moderate opposition groups it backs.

SANAA, Yemen — Heavy fighting has been raging around Hodeida as Yemeni government forces backed by a Saudi-led coalition are trying once again to retake the Red Sea port city from the Shiite rebels known as Houthis, security officials said on Thursday. They said at least 10 civilians have been killed and 19 wounded in the latest bout of fighting, including airstrikes by the Western-backed coalition fighting the rebels on the side of the internationally recognized government since 2015. There was no immediate word from either side of the conflict on their casualties. The officials said the fighting was concentrated in the eastern and southern approaches of the city, which is considered the lifeline of Yemen. They said Hundreds of civilians have fled their homes to elsewhere in the city to escape the fighting and that heavy smoke was rising above parts of the city. The officials, speaking on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak to the media, said areas overrun by the government forces were littered with bodies of Houthi fighters. The government forces first tried to retake Hodeida in June, but their offensive was stalemated by the rebels’ resistance. The latest offensive began last week following the failure of what was to be renewed peace talks to resume in Geneva. One main objective of the ongoing offensive is to cut off the road between Hodeida and Sanaa, thus depriving the capital city, which is controlled by the Iranian-backed Houthis, from supplies arriving by sea. Government forces are also trying to cut off the road to Taiz, a fiercely contested and strategic city south of Hodeida. The war against the rebels has devastated impoverished Yemen, turning the Arab nation into the world’s worst humanitarian crisis, with more than 20 million people in need of assistance.

Indonesian court rules militant guilty of terrorism JAKARTA, Indonesia — An Indonesian court sentenced an Islamic militant on Thursday to 11 years in prison after finding him guilty of conducting training in preparation for a terrorist attack. Wawan Kurniawan was arrested along with four other militants last October by the anti-terror squad in Pekanbaru, the capital of Riau province. Judge Suhartono, who presided over the trial at West Jakarta District Court, said Wawan had been proven guilty under the anti-terror law. Wawan, 43, was the local leader of Jemaah Anshorut Daulah, an Indonesian militant network affiliated with the Islamic State group that has been implicated in attacks in the country. Wawan was accused of having provoked a riot in May at a high-security police detention center in which six officers were killed by Islamic inmates who took control of part of the prison near Indonesia’s capital. One militant was also killed. A week later, four sword-wielding men who allegedly belonged to Jemaah Anshorut Daulah attacked a police headquarters in Pekanbaru and were fatally shot by police. A fifth man who drove their vehicle was arrested while trying to escape. One officer died and two others were injured. The Islamic State group claimed responsibility for the attack in a statement carried by its Aamaq news agency. Prosecutors had sought a 13-year jail sentence for Wawan, but the panel of judges said they decided to be lenient because of his politeness during the trial and because he had never been sentenced in a criminal case before. Indonesia has carried out a sustained crackdown on militants since bombings by al-Qaida-affiliated radicals in Bali in 2002 killed 202 people.

Chile authorities raid 4 dioceses in clerical abuse probe SANTIAGO, Chile — Chilean authorities raided four dioceses on Thursday as part of an investigation into clerical sex abuse of minors and alleged cover-ups by bishops. Prosecutors said the surprise raids took place at the dioceses of Valparaiso, Chillan, Osorno and Concepcion. Images published by local media showed authorities walking out from the buildings after seizing documents. The raids come as the Catholic Church tries to recover from its poor handling of the sex abuse scandal in the Chilean church, triggered earlier this year when Pope Francis repeatedly discredited victims of a notorious predator priest. Francis eventually admitted to “grave errors in judgment” and took steps to make amends, including securing offers of resignation from every active member of Chile’s bishops’ conference. Prosecutor Emiliano Arias ordered the latest searches. He is leading about 20 investigations about alleged sex abuse of minors involving a group of priests in the city of Rancagua. He is also probing the alleged rape of at least four minors by a former member of the Santiago diocese. Last month, authorities raided the headquarters of Chile’s bishops’ conference as part of a probe into abuse committed by members of the Marist Brothers order. In addition, Chilean prosecutors recently summoned the archbishop of Santiago, Cardinal Ricardo Ezzati, to appear in court and testify about the alleged cover-up of years of abuse. Prosecutors say there are 119 ongoing probes into clerical sex abuse of minors. So far, 167 people have been accused, including seven bishops and 96 priests.

Turkish court rejects bid to convert Hagia Sophia to mosque ANKARA, Turkey — Turkey’s state-run news agency says the country’s highest court has rejected a request for Istanbul’s Byzantine-era Hagia Sophia church-turned-mosqueturned-museum to be reconverted into a mosque. Anadolu Agency said the court rejected the request filed by a religious group on Thursday. Anadolu said it was rejected over a technicality, on grounds that it was filed by an association and not an individual. The former Byzantine cathedral was converted into a mosque after the Ottoman conquest of Istanbul in 1453. Turkey’s secular founder turned the structure into a museum in 1935 that attracts millions of tourists each year. However, there have been increasing calls for President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s Islamic-leaning government to convert the symbolic structure back into a mosque. Erdogan himself recited prayers inside the Hagia Sophia in March. — The Associated Press

Religion Pope says he hopes to visit Japan next year, fulfilling wish By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis said Wednesday he hopes to visit Japan next year, a trip that would enable him to draw attention to both the legacy of Christian martyrs centuries ago and survivors of the atomic bombs in 1945. Francis made the announcement while meeting with members of a visiting Japanese cultural association. “Taking advantage of this visit, I want to announce my hope to visit Japan next year. We hope to do it,” Francis said, speaking off-the-cuff. Francis has long expressed his admiration for Japanese culture and history, and famously had hoped to become a missionary in Japan after he was ordained a priest. His superiors dashed his hopes, however, citing his frail health at the time. But during his five-year papacy he has repeatedly spoken in admiration of the missionary work of his Jesuit order

to bring Christianity to Japan in the 16th century, and of the witness of the martyrs who suffered from the anti-Christian persecution that ensued. Any papal visit to Japan would certainly include a visit to the Museum of the 26 Martyrs and monument in Nagasaki at the site where 26 Christians were killed in 1597. Visiting Nagasaki would also allow Francis to draw attention to its devastating atomic legacy; Francis has called for a world completely free of nuclear weapons and earlier this year had the Vatican print up thousands of cards purportedly of a Nagasaki child survivor carrying his dead brother on his back with the words “the fruit of war” printed on it. Earlier this year, the mayors of Hiroshima and Nagasaki reportedly asked Francis to visit to encourage survivors. And Japan’s bishops have been urging him to visit since he was elected, in part to honor the so-called “Hidden Christians” who kept the faith alive during decades of persecution.

BEIJING — China is rolling out new rules on religious activity on the internet amid an ongoing crackdown on churches, mosques and other institutions by the officially atheist Communist Party. Anyone wishing to provide religious instruction or similar services online must apply by name and be judged morally fit and politically reliable, according to draft regulations posted online late Monday by the State Administration for Religious Affairs. Organizations and schools that receive licenses can operate only on their internal networks that require users to be registered and are barred from seeking converts or distributing texts or other religious materials, the rules said. They also impose tight limits on what can be said or posted, including a ban on criticism of

the party’s leadership and official religious policies, promoting religious participation by minors, and “using religion to … overthrow the socialist system.” Livestreaming of religious activities, including praying, preaching or even burning incense, is also forbidden. Authorities in recent months have ratcheted up pressure on religious groups, destroying crosses, burning bibles, shutting churches and ordering followers to renounce their faith. The campaign is part of a drive to “Sinicize” religion by demanding loyalty to the officially atheist Communist Party and leader Xi Jinping. Observers call it the most severe crackdown since religious freedom was written into the Chinese constitution in 1982. Chinese law requires religious believers to worship only in congregations registered with the authorities and bans

Church Briefs Fall festival The Kenai United Pentecostal Church will host its annual fall festival on Saturday, Sept. 29. The event will feature games, food and entertainment and is free and open to everyone. The festival will take place at mile 16.5 on the Kenai Spur Highway. For more information contact Pastor Rodney Whicker at 907283-4949.

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Pope Francis arrives in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican for his weekly general audience, Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2018. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)

Jesuit missionaries first began spreading Christianity in Japan in 1549, famously led by St. Francis Xavier, one of the founders of Francis’ Jesuit order. By 1585 Christianity had spread so much that a delegation of four young Japanese Catholics traveled halfway around the globe to participate in the festivities of the election of Pope Sixtus V in Rome. But a backlash against Christians was already brew-

ing and persecution became rampant and systematic, with Christians executed en masse, including the famous 26 martyrs. In 1612, a famous antiChristian edict was passed and a few years later Christianity was banned outright. Today, Japan has a tiny Catholic community; Francis has praised its strong faith as a result of the history of brutal Christian persecution. St. John Paul II was the first pope to visit Japan, in 1981.

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A Place at the Table, a new outreach ministry of Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church, Soldotna continues to offer a hot meal and fellowship, and blood pressure checks to anyone interested. The meal is every fourth Sunday of the month, from 4-6 p.m. at Fireweed Hall, located on campus at 222 West Redoubt Avenue, Soldotna. The Abundant Life Assembly of God church, Sterling, will be joining us in this ministry and providing a hot meal on the second Sunday of the month at 4-6 p.m. at Fireweed Hall. Our Lady of Perpetual Help would like to invite other churches who would like to join this ministry, to perhaps pick up one of the other Sunday evenings in the month. Please call for information: 262-5542.

Soldotna Food Pantry open weekly The Soldotna Food Pantry is open every Wednesday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. for residents in the community who are experiencing food shortages. The Food Pantry is located at the Soldotna United Methodist Church at 158 South Binkley Street, and all are welcome. Non-perishable food items or monetary donations may be dropped off at the church on Tuesday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and Wednesday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. or on Sunday from 9 a.m. until noon. For more information call 262-4657.

United Methodist Church food pantry The Kenai United Methodist Church provides a food pantry for those in need every Monday from noon to 3 p.m. The Methodist Church is located on the Kenai Spur Highway next to the Boys and Girls Club. The entrance to the Food Pantry is through the side door. The Pantry closes for holidays. For more information contact the church at 907-283-7868.

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Police officers guard at the main entrance door to a building where Zion church is located after the church was shutdown by authorities in Beijing, Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2018. (AP Photo/ Andy Wong)

most religious observance in private homes. All of China’s officially recognized religions appear to have been affected by the crackdown. In the northwestern region of Xinjiang, an estimated 1 million Uighurs and other members of Muslim minority

groups have been arbitrarily detained in indoctrination camps where they are forced to denounce Islam and profess loyalty to the party. The government denies setting up the camps but says it is taking necessary measures to eliminate extremism.

Celebrate Recovery meets each Wednesday, from 6:30-8 p.m., at Peninsula Grace Church, 44175 Kalifornsky Beach Rd., Soldotna, upstairs in room 5-6 in the worship center. Celebrate Recovery is a Biblically based 12-step program that provides a safe place to share your hurts, habits and hang-ups, in a Christcentered recovery atmosphere. Come early for a free meal, served at 5:45. There is no charge, but donations are welcomed. Questions? Contact: 907-598-0563.

Clothes Quarters open weekly Clothes Quarters at Our Lady of the Angels is open every Wednesday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. the first Saturday of every month from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. For more information, call 907283-4555. Submit announcements to news@peninsulaclarion.com. Submissions are due the Wednesday prior to publication. For more information, call 907-283-7551.

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Classes All Ages ........10:00 a.m. Worship Service.........11:15 a.m. Wed. Service ................ 7:00 p.m. www.kenaifellowship.org

Episcopal

Nikiski Church Of Christ 50750 Kenai Spur Hwy (mile 24.5) 776-7660 Sunday Services Bible Study..................10:00 a.m. Morning Worship ......11:00 a.m. Fellowship Meal....... 12:30 p.m. Afternoon Worship ... 1:30 p.m. Wednesday Bible Study.................... 7:00 p.m

Mile ¼ Kenai Spur Box 568, Soldotna, AK 99669 262-4757 Meredith Harber Worship ............10 a.m. & 6 p.m. Holy Communion 1st & 3rd Sunday of the month

Funny River Community Lutheran Church Andy Carlson, Pastor Missouri Synod 35575 Rabbit Run Road off Funny River Rd. Phone 262-7434 Sunday Worship ........11:00 a.m. www.funnyriverlutheran.org

Lutheran Sterling Lutheran Church LCMS 35100 McCall Rd. Behind Sterling Elementary School Worship: Sunday .... 11:00 a.m. Bill Hilgendorf, Deacon 907-740-3060

Non Denominational

Southern Baptist

Kalifonsky Christian Center

College Heights Baptist Church

Mile 17 K-Beach Rd. 283-9452 Pastor Steve Toliver Pastor Charles Pribbenow Sunday Worship .......10:30 a.m. Youth Group Wed. ..... 7:00 p.m. Passion for Jesus Compassion for Others

Kenai Bible Church

Kenai United Methodist Church

604 Main St. 283-7821 Pastor Vance Wonser Sunday School..............9:45 a.m. Sunday Worship ........11:00 a.m. Evening Service .......... 6:00 p.m. Wednesday Service .... 6:30 p.m.

Corner of Spur Hwy. & Bluff St., Kenai

North Kenai Chapel

Methodist

283-7868 Pastor Bailey Brawner Sunday Worship ........11:30 a.m. Food Pantry Mon...Noon - 3 pm

North Star United Methodist Church

Pastor Wayne Coggins 776-8797 Mile 29 Kenai Spur Hwy

Sunday Worship...................10:30 am Wed. Share-a-Dish/Video.....6:30 pm

“Whoever is thirsty, let him come”

776-8732 NSUMC@alaska.net Sunday Worship ..........9:30 a.m.

110 S. Spruce St. at Spur Hwy. - Kenai • 283-6040 Sunday Services Worship Service.........10:30 a.m. Eucharistic Services on the 1st & 4th Sundays

300 W. Marydale • Soldotna 262-4865 John Rysdyk - Pastor/Teacher Sunday:

283-6040

Star Of The North Lutheran Church L.C.M.S. Dustin Atkinson, Pastor Sponsor of the Lutheran Hour 216 N. Forest Drive, Kenai 283-4153 Worship Service.........9:30 a.m. You Are Invited! Wheelchair Accessible

Sunday School .......9:00 & 10:30 a.m. Morn. Worship .......9:00 & 10:30 a.m. Sunday Evening - Home Groups. Nursery provided

First Baptist Church of Kenai

12815 Kenai Spur Hwy, Kenai 283-7672 Sunday School..............9:30 a.m. Morning Worship ......10:45 a.m. Evening Service .......... 6:30 p.m. Wednesday Prayer ..... 6:30 p.m.

Non Denominational King James Bible Study and Chapel Pastor Jep Hansen 907-262-3509

Mile 25.5 Kenai Spur Hwy, Nikiski

St. Francis By The Sea

44440 K-Beach Road Pastor: Scott Coffman Associate Pastor: Jonah Huckaby 262-3220 www.collegeheightsbc.com

Morning Worship ................9:30 a.m. Sunday School....................11:00 a.m. Sunday Evening Worship ..6:00 p.m.

Located on Echo Lake Rd ½ Mile off Sterling Hwy Bible Study at 6:00 pm Thursday Sunday Service 2:00 pm LIVE BROADCAST ON FACEBOOK

A8 | Friday, September 14, 2018 | Peninsula Clarion conditions of probation. The second warrant was for seconddegree and fourth-degree theft and fraudulent use of an access device. n On Aug. 8 at 12:57 p.m., Soldotna police responded to a residence on Trumpeter Avenue for a disturbance. Raymond A. Murray, 26, of Wasilla, was arrested for fourth-degree assault and taken to Wildwood Pretrial Facility. n On Sept. 8 at 2:57 p.m., Alaska State Troopers were flagged down by a 45-year-old male, of Seward, near Mile 16 of the Seward Highway. The mail stated he had parked his white Ford F150 on the side of the Seward Highway while he was out hunting. He had parked the vehicle at about 9:00 a.m. that morning. At about 2:00 p.m., he arrived back at the vehicle and found his glove box was open and both visors were down. Investigation revealed that an unknown suspect(s) entered the unlocked vehicle and stole a black pair of Nikon 20x50 binoculars and a black Nikon 20x60 spotting scope from inside the truck. The vehicle was not damaged during the incident. Anyone with any information regarding this incident is encouraged to contacted the Alaska State Troopers at

907-262-4453. n On Sept. 11 at about 5:30 a.m., Alaska State Troopers received a report that Niko Mogar, 27, of Homer, was trespassing at a residence. Troopers responded to the residence, but Mogar had left prior to their arrival. Investigation showed that Mogar had trespassed at the residence and was on conditions of release in separate criminal cases. Attempts to locate Mogar were not successful. Troopers applied for and were granted an arrest warrant for Mogar, and in the early morning hours of Sept. 12, officers with the Homer Police Department located and arrested Mogar on the warrant. He was taken to the Homer Jail, where he was held, pending arraignment. n On Sept. 10 at 3:34 a.m. Kenai police received a report of an assault. Investigation led to the arrest of Nathan J. Conner, 40, of Kenai, on charges of fourth-degree assault (domestic violence) and violating conditions of release. Conner was taken to Wildwood Pretrial Facility. n On Sept. 10, Kevin E. Vankleeck, 37, of Seward, was arrested on charges of failure to stop at the direction of a peace officer and violating conditions

of release. Vankleeck was identified as the subject who had eluded Kenai police on September 9, following a report of suspicious activity in Old Town Kenai. He was taken to Wildwood Pretrial. n On Sept. 9 at 8:18 p.m., Kenai police located a subject with an active warrant. Brooklyn Martin, 24, of Soldotna, was arrested on a Soldotna Alaska State Troopers misdemeanor warrant for failure to remand at the Kenai Electric Monitoring Office on the original charge of driving under the influence. Martin was taken to Wildwood Pretrial. n On Sept. 8 at about 3:10 p.m., Kailie Nelson, 28, of Kenai, went to the Kenai Police Department to surrender herself on an active warrant. Nelson was arrested on a $50 Soldotna Alaska State Troopers misdemeanor warrant for failure to appear for arraignment on the original charge of second-degree criminal trespass and was taken to Wildwood Pretrial. n On Sept. 7 at about 3:00 p.m., Kenai police received a report regarding a female in the area of Mile 8 of the Kenai Spur Highway who was slumped over in a vehicle. After investigation, Elizabeth D.

to pay restitution, forfeited items seized, ordered to have no contact with Kenai Walmart of Safeway, and placed on probation for six months. n Zachary Yandell, 33, of Kenai, pleaded guilty to thirddegree theft, committed June 29. He was fined a $50 court surcharge and a $150 jail surcharge with $100 suspended, ordered not to consume, possess or make controlled substances unless with valid prescription, taken as prescribed and kept in original container, ordered to complete a substance/alcohol abuse assessment and follow all recommendations, ordered to pay restitution, forfeited items seized, and placed on probation for six months. All other charges in this case were dismissed. n Michael Todd Klossner, 49, of Soldotna, pleaded guilty to one count of an amended charge of fourth-degree assault, a domestic violence offense, and one count of violating condition of release, committed July 14. On count one, he was fined a $50 court surcharge and a $150 jail surcharge with $100 suspended, ordered not to consume or buy alcohol for 12 months, ordered to complete an anger management program and follow all recommendations, and was placed on probation for 12 months. On the count of violating condition of release, he was ordered not to consume or buy alcohol for 12 months and placed on probation for one year. All other charges in this case were dismissed. n Brooklyn Dorlean Martin, 28, of Kenai, pleaded guilty to driving under the influence, committed July 18. She was sentenced to 30 days in jail or

under electronic monitoring with 27 days suspended, fined $3,000 with $1,500 suspended, a $75 court surcharge, a $150 jail surcharge with $100 suspended and $66 for the first three days plus $14 for each additional day of monitoring ordered, ordered to complete Alcohol Safety Action Program treatment, had her license revoked for 90 days, ordered ignition interlock for six months, and placed on probation for one year. n Randy D Love, 30, of Kenai, pleaded guilty to violating a protective order, a domestic violence offense committed Apr. 11. He was sentenced to 30 days in jail with all but time served suspended and placed on probation for 12 months. n Timothy Daniel Osmar, 51, of Kasilof, pleaded guilty to driving under the influence, committed Sept. 29, 2017. He was sentenced to 30 days in jail or under electronic monitoring with 27 days suspended, fined $3,000 with $1,500 suspended, a $75 court surcharge, a $150 jail surcharge with $100 suspended, and $66 for the first three days plus $14 for each additional day of monitoring ordered, ordered to complete Alcohol Safety Action Program treatment, had his license revoked for 90 days, ordered ignition interlock for six months, and placed on probation for one year. n Ryan Joel Piatt, 31, of Ocala, Florida, pleaded guilty to driving under the influence, committed Dec. 10, 2016. He was sentenced to 30 days in jail or under electronic monitoring with 10 days suspended, received credit for 20 days served under electronic monitoring, was fined $6,000 with $3,000 suspended, a $75 court

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The Soldotna-based food truck, Wok n’ Roll, will be serving up their classic Filipino dishes with a healthier, Alaskagrown twist. “Our regular combo meals will be served with a twist,” Raquel Hawkins, owner of Wok n’ Roll said. “Instead of rice and noodles, we will top it with sides of chop suey or stir fry vegetables. We’ll have brown rice, salad greens, fresh and vegetarian rolls, curry with squash and green beans, adobo with potato and pickled vegetables and steamed dumplings.” The festival also features many speakers, including Saskia Esslinger who is a garden educator and the executive director of Homer Folk School, Dr. Gary Ferguson who is a consultant and former wellness and prevention director at Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium, Zoi MaroudasTziolas who is the creator of Anchorage’s Bambino’s Baby Food and Maya Wilson who is the author of Alaska from Scratch Cookbook and the future chef of Soldotna restaurant Addie Camp Train Car Eatery and Wine Bar. The festival will take place from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday at Soldotna Creek Park.

surcharge and a $150 jail surcharge with $100 suspended, ordered to complete Alcohol Safety Action Program treatment, had his license revoked for 12 months, ordered ignition interlock for 12 months, ordered not to possess, consume or buy alcohol for two years, and placed on probation for two years. n Nicholas Douglas Tuttle, 27, of Soldotna, pleaded guilty to one count of fourth-degree assault (causing fear of injury), a domestic violence offense committed Aug. 1. He was sentenced to 60 days in jail and fined a $50 court surcharge and a $50 jail surcharge. All other charges in this case were dismissed. n Matthew S. Lay, 22, of Sterling, pleaded guilty to no motor liability insurance, committed Mar. 3. He was fined $500, a $50 court surcharge, and a $150 jail surcharge with $100 suspended. All other charges in this case were dismissed. n Matthew Shane Lay, 22, of Sterling, pleaded guilty to violating condition of release, committed Mar. 4. He was fined a $50 court surcharge and a $150 jail surcharge with $100 suspended and placed on probation for one year. All other charges in this case were dismissed. n Randall Frank Self, 27, of Soldotna, pleaded guilty to one count of concealment of merchandise (under $250) and one count of fourth-degree misconduct involving a controlled substance, committed Feb. 3. On count one, he was fined a $50 court surcharge and a $150 jail surcharge with $100 suspended, ordered to pay restitution, forfeited interest in items seized, except clothing items that were in his backpack. Ordered to have no contact with Soldotna Fred Meyer store, and placed on probation for six months. On count two, he was ordered not to possess, self-administer, consume or buy controlled substances, unless prescribed by a medical professional, taken as prescribed, and kept in original container, ordered to complete a substance/alcohol abuse assessment and follow all recommendations, and was placed on probation for 12

Police reports n On Aug. 10 at 4:55 p.m., Soldotna Alaska State Troopers received a call reporting a single-vehicle collision on Robinson Loop. Lonnie Morris, 67, of Eagar, Arizona, driving a silver Ford, was traveling westbound on Robinson Loop when he fell asleep and drove his vehicle into the ditch. Two other occupants were in the vehicle. They suffered injuries and were taken to Central Peninsula Hospital. Everyone in the vehicle was wearing their seat belts, and alcohol was not a factor. n On Aug. 8 at 12:57 p.m., Soldotna police responded to a residence on Trumpeter Avenue for a disturbance. Raymond A. Murray, 26, of Wasilla, was arrested for fourth-degree assault and taken to Wildwood Pretrial Facility. n On Aug. 8 at 3:06 a.m., Soldotna Alaska State Troopers arrested Desiree Guilliam, 33, of Kenai, without incident on two outstanding arrest warrants. Guilliam was additionally charged with fourth-degree misconduct involving a controlled substance. She was taken to Wildwood Pretrial Facility on $10,000 bail. One warrant was for failing to comply with

Court reports The following judgments were recently handed down in Kenai Superior Court: n Jeremy Scott Carroll, 29, of Kenai, pleaded guilty to one felony count of buying/selling a vehicle with identification removed/altered and one misdemeanor count of an amended charge of second-degree failure to stop at the direction of a police officer, committed Dec. 9, 2017. On the felony count of buying/selling a vehicle with identification removed/altered, he was sentenced to one year in prison with credit for time spent in rehabilitation treatment, was fined $1,000, a $100 court surcharge and a $200 jail surcharge with $100 suspended, ordered to pay restitution, and forfeited items seized. On the misdemeanor count of failure to stop at the direction of a peace officer, he was sentenced to 30 days in jail, fined $500, had his license revoked for 30 days, and forfeited all items seized. All other charges in this case were dismissed. The following judgments were recently handed down in Kenai District Court: n Zachary Lee Yandell, 33, of Kenai, pleaded guilty to fourth-degree theft, committed June 20. He was fined a $50 court surcharge and a $150 jail surcharge with $100 suspended, ordered not to consume, possess or make controlled substances unless with valid prescription, taken as prescribed, and kept in original container, ordered to complete a substance/alcohol abuse assessment and follow all recommendations, ordered

first spotted the equipment at an expo in Michigan and said ‘we could really use those.’” Kenai Soil and Water Conservation District rent out farm equipment of all kinds. “They have more than just the potato digger,” Ala said. “They have everything a farmer might need. It is too expensive for every farmer in the area to buy this and buy that. I’m really impressed with soil and water for doing that.” Chay said five farms have shown initial interest. Ala at Ridgeway Farms was among the first to try out the potato digger. The potato planter will be used in the spring. Chay said Kenai Soil and Water Conservation District and the farms are excited about the new equipment. “One farmer told me that he’s never digging a row of potatoes by hand again,” Chay said.

ley, founder of Alaska Flour Company and Delta Junction farmer, will present a talk on “Alaska’s Path to Food Security.” Wrigley plans to highlight options on how to move Alaska toward self-sufficiency. The event is free. On Saturday at the festival, there will be seven demonstrations where people can watch how to preserve produce, cook with wild plants and how to use Alaska-grown barley, among other things. There will also be a Preserving the Harvest tent where visitors can see and learn how to keep and use their products through the winter months. With farmers markets closing for the winter, the festival presents an opportunity to stock up on locally grown food. “This will be the biggest gathering of food vendors,” Chay said. “This spring was cool and late, which means farmers are now bringing in large harvests.” Reach Victoria Petersen at There will be live music vpetersen@peninsulaclarion. — from Latin guitar to classic com. rock, to bluegrass — to serenade festival goers.

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in September. The date varies widely, said Agnieszka Gautier of the National Snow and Ice Data Center at the University of Colorado. “NSIDC does not have a precise date at this point,” Gautier said by email. “The minimum has gone as late as Sept. 21, in previous years.” Walruses were spotted by participants in the Aerial Surveys of Arctic Marine Mammals, an interagency program that documents the distribution and abundance of bowhead, gray, right, fin and beluga whales and other marine mammals.

n On Sept. 7 at about 5:16 p.m., Kenai police received a call from a local business about a person who was intoxicated and was yelling at people. Charles Sipary, 56, of Soldotna, was issued a summons for second-degree criminal trespass and was released from scene. n On Sept. 7 at about 9:34 p.m., Kenai police received a call regarding a suspicious circumstance in the area of Granite Point in Kenai. Therin Crauthers, 30, of Nikiski, was contacted. After a records check showed an active warrant for his arrest, Crauthers was arrested on felony $1,000

Soldotna Alaska State Troopers warrant for failure to appear for status hearing on original charges of second-degree theft and second-degree criminal trespass and was taken to Wildwood Pretrial. n On Sept. 6 at 2:47 p.m., Kenai police were called to a business near Mile 10.5 of the Kenai Spur Highway regarding a person who had previously been trespassed being on the property. Officer response resulted in a summons to court being issued to Charles E. Sipary, 56, of Kenai, on a charge of second-degree criminal trespass. n On Sept. 5 at 1:55 p.m., Kenai police received a report of possible animal abuse at a residence on Fathom Drive. Officer investigation led to the arrest of Rusty H. Seaman, Jr., 35, of Kenai, on a charge of cruelty to animals. Seaman was taken to Wildwood Pretrial. n On Sept. 5 at 8:11 p.m., Kenai police received a citizen report of an intoxicated driver who had pulled into a business on Willow Street. Officer responded and, following field sobriety tests, Sharon D. Moore, 76, of Kenai, was arrested for driving under the influence and taken to Wildwood Pretrial.

months. All other charges in this case were dismissed. n Mitchell Lee Mahurin, 44, of Kenai, pleaded guilty to an amended charge of fifthdegree misconduct involving a controlled substance, committed Sept. 20, 2017. He was fined a $50 court surcharge and a $50 jail surcharge, ordered not to possess, selfadminister, consume or buy controlled substances unless prescribed by a doctor, taken as prescribed, and kept in original container, forfeited drugs and drug contraband seized, and was placed on probation for six months. n Mitchell L. Mahurin, 44, of Kenai, pleaded guilty to one count of fourth-degree theft (less than $250) and one count of violating condition of release, committed June 2. On count one, he was fined a $50 court surcharge and a $150 jail surcharge with $100 suspended, ordered to pay restitution, ordered to have no contact with Kenai Walmart, and placed on probation for six months. On count two, he was ordered to have no contact with Kenai Walmart and placed on probation for six months. All other charges in this case were dismissed. n Russell L. Johnson, 37, of Kasilof, pleaded guilty to an amended charge of attempted tampering with physical evidence, committed May 15. He was sentenced to three months and two weeks in jail and fined $500, a $50 court surcharge and a $50 jail surcharge. n Brittney Hope Mackey, 28, of Palmer, pleaded guilty to two counts of fourth-degree misconduct involving a controlled substance, committed Mar. 2. On count one, she was fined a $50 court surcharge and a $150 jail surcharge with $100 suspended, forfeited items seized, and placed on probation for 12 months. On count two, she forfeited items seized and was placed on probation for 12 months. n Brittney H. Mackey, 28, of Kasilof, pleaded guilty to violating condition of release, committed Mar. 16. She was fined a $50 court surcharge and a $150 jail surcharge with $100 suspended and placed on probation for 12 months. n Brittney Mackey, 28, of Kasilof, pleaded guilty to one count of fourth-degree theft, one count of false information or report, and one count of violating condition of release, committed July 29. On count one, she was fined a $50 court surcharge and a $150 jail surcharge with $100 suspended, ordered to pay restitution, ordered to have no contact with Kenai Safeway, and placed on probation for 12 months. On count two, she was placed on probation for 12 months. On count three, she was fined $2,000 with $1,500 suspended (credited for treatment costs, if treatment is completed by Oct. 24) and placed on probation for 12 months. n Sean Virgil Neil, 37, of Sterling, pleaded guilty to third-degree theft, committed May 16. He was sentenced to 30 days in jail with all but time served suspended, fined a $50

court surcharge and a $150 jail surcharge with $100 suspended, ordered to pay restitution, ordered to have no contact with Sportsman’s Warehouse, and placed on probation for one month. n David Pine, 39, of Kenai, pleaded guilty to fourth-degree misconduct involving a controlled substance, committed Mar. 28. He was fined a $50 court surcharge and a $150 jail surcharge with $100 suspended, ordered to complete a substance/alcohol abuse assessment and follow all recommendations, ordered to have no contact with a specifically named person or with two specific addresses, and was placed on probation for 12 months. n Edwin Allen Stoltenberg, 35, of Palmer, pleaded guilty to one count of false information or report and one count of second-degree indecent exposure, committed Mar. 8, 2017. On count one, he was fined a $50 court surcharge and a $150 jail surcharge with $100 suspended and placed on probation for one year. On count two, he was placed on probation for one year. n Kenny M. Harris, 39, of Clam Gulch, pleaded guilty to an amended charge of fraudulent use of stolen access device, committed Feb. 19. He was sentenced to 30 days in jail with 20 days suspended, fined a $50 court surcharge and a $150 jail surcharge with $100 suspended, ordered to pay restitution, forfeited items seized, ordered to have no contact with victim unless written consent is in the court file, and was placed on probation for 12 months. All other charges in this case were dismissed. n Raymond Miguel Harris, 36, of Kenai, pleaded guilty to one count of violating a domestic violence protective order, committed July 4. He was sentenced to 30 days in jail with 20 days suspended, fined a $50 court surcharge and a $150 jail surcharge, ordered to complete a mental health assessment and follow all recommendations, ordered to have no contact with victim except as authorized by the domestic violence protective order, and was placed on probation for 12 months. All other charges in this case were dismissed. n Raymond Miguel Harris, 36, of Kenai, pleaded guilty to violating a domestic violence protective order, committed July 6. He was sentenced to 30 days in jail with 20 days suspended, fined a $50 court surcharge and a $150 jail surcharge with $100 suspended, ordered to complete a mental health assessment and follow all recommendations, ordered to have no contact with victim except as authorized by the domestic violence protective order, and was placed on probation for 12 months. All other charges in this case were dismissed. n Susan Rae Hills, 38, of Soldotna, pleaded guilty to an amended charge of negligent driving, a minor offense committed Apr. 11. She was fined $300 and a $10 court surcharge. All other charges in this case were dismissed.

Heininger, 24, of Kenai, was arrested for driving under the influence and taken to Wildwood Pretrial. n On Sept. 7 at 4:16 p.m., Kenai police received an anonymous tip regarding a possible wanted subject at Walmart. As a result, Merissa Osmar, 24, of Nikiski, was arrested on a felony $2,500 Soldotna Alaska State Troopers warrant for failure to appear on the original charges of second-degree and third-degree misconduct involving a controlled substance and was taken to Wildwood Pretrial.

SECTION

Sports

Friday, September 14, 2018

O ut of the O ffice E rin T hompson

That was summer

Recreation

Races for football playoffs heat up By JOEY KLECKA Peninsula Clarion

The weather is turning cooler as the state playoff races heat up for Week 6 of the prep football season. Northern Lights Conference contender Eagle River saw its best ever start in program history go sour last

week thanks to a 55-19 thrashing to the powerhouse Soldotna Stars. The Wolves (3-1 overall, 1-1 conference) will undoubtedly be looking to return to winning this weekend when they pay a visit to Ed Hollier Field in Kenai to take on the Kardinals (2-3) in an NLC clash that could very well be a turning point in determining final

state championship playoff spots three weeks from now. Kenai head coach Dustin Akana did not deny the impact Saturday’s contest could have on the rest of the season as the Kardinals finally get down to conference play for their final three weeks. “The next three games are the

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See PREP, page B4

CIA soccer tops Tri-Valley

n Alaska, seasons seem to be things that are not so much enjoyed, but gotten through. As I say this, I hear the chorus of Alaska’s hardy folk in my ear, telling me that, no, in fact, the harsh, near-perpetual dark of wintertime is thrilling, and that the slightly lighter, still harsh thaw of spring is its own kind of revelation. Neither of these things is true. Alaska’s winter — dramatic and bracing though it might be — is a literal trudge. For me, winter was waiting for a time that snow boots weren’t required to take out the trash. It was squinting behind the wheel of my car on icy roads, trying to figure out where lanes began and ended because there were no visible lines, everything was covered in snow, and it was dark. It was staying inside most of the day, every day, because hibernation is way easier than interaction during a four-hour day. Spring was a similar slog. Spring, as I have always understood it, is a time when things come back to life, birds return, trees turn green and flowers bloom. Spring is revelatory because it reveals. In Alaska, spring isn’t so much a season, but a promise of a season. Yes, things melted. Yes, birds came back. And yes, eventually, trees turned green and wildflowers bloomed along hillsides and in ditches. By the time this happened, however, it was well into what should have been summer. And summer, I found out, is not so much a season, but a moment. My summer was exactly one day in July, when I drove into the mountains determined to find a body of water that would take me. Earlier that week the water had stopped in my house. Having lived without plumbing for stretches of my life, I thought I would be able to handle a few days without a bath. But, while I coped with the lack of water in the tropics — where I could walk to a beach and float in warm ocean waves — lacking access to a shower was getting to me. My body itched with phantom grime. I was dreaming about water — and would wake with vivid memories of immersing myself in a bath. So, on a Saturday afternoon, just as temperatures hit an unbelievable 82 degrees, I headed to the hills with a hiking book, looking for a

most important,” Akana said. “The one thing I know is they can compete. We have the boys to compete, it’s just staying true to what they do and their technique and their responsibility. “We have to play from the whistle from the first quarter to the ending whistle. It’s 100 percent through the

By JOEY KLECKA Peninsula Clarion

Cook Inlet midfielder Linnaea Dohse (2) juggles the ball Thursday evening against Tri-Valley at the Kenai Sports Complex. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)

A 4-2 nondivisional victory over Tri-Valley kept Cook Inlet Academy’s perfect season going as well as their string of identical results against the Warriors. Under unseasonably warm sunny skies, the Eagles scored the game’s first four goals en route to a convincing win over Tri-Valley at the Kenai Sports Complex fields, highlighted by two goals from CIA senior cocaptain Hunter Moos. The victory kept CIA’s successful 11-1 season alive, and it also marked their third 4-2 game result over TriValley this fall in the coed soccer league in Alaska. It also had Eagles head coach Kenny Leaf feeling confident about his players. “We’re looking pretty strong in the South (Division),” Leaf said. “I felt pretty good the way we were moving the ball around.” The Eagles have dominated in recent years in the Borealis Conference, which is split into a north and southern division. Their only loss came in last week’s Tri-Valley tournament, a 2-0 shutout to SuValley. The competition isn’t far behind, however, and CIA had to battle through a sickness Thursday that ravaged close to half the team. Several starters were substituted off the field midway through the second half with CIA holding a 4-0 lead, cough-

‘That was an important goal to have. Any time you get the first ball into the net, it allows you to exhale and attack.’ — Kenny Leaf, CIA soccer coach ing and wheezing as they trudged off the field. Moos was one of the players coughing, but the senior was also one of the leading strikers on the field, collecting through balls from teammates and creating space for scoring opportunities. “Hunter’s our leading scorer and a tireless worker,” Leaf said. “He’s developed a finishing edge and in my opinion, he’s the best striker in the league.” Moos’ penalty kick strike late in the first half came with CIA pressuring Tri-Valley goalie Sebastian Eavey. A Warriors defender mistakenly got a hand on the ball while trying to clear it out of the Tri-Valley goalie box, setting up Moos’ opportunity. “That was an important goal to have,” Leaf said. “Any time you get the first ball into the net, it allows you to exhale and attack.” Moos delivered it to the bottom left corner to put CIA ahead. See CIA, page B2

Brown Bears ready to open 2018-19 season By JEFF HELMINIAK Peninsula Clarion

The Kenai River Brown Bears open their 2018-19 campaign on the road tonight with a roster rich in experience and Alaskans. The Bears drop the puck with the Janesville (Wisconsin) Jets at 4:05 p.m. with a roster that has 11 returners from last season and seven Alaskans.

“I’m excited that we have that many players who know what to expect,” said Kenai River head coach Josh Petrich, who begins his second year at the helm. “I’m excited about the other half we added as well. “A good chunk are experienced veterans, but I’m also excited about what our first-year junior hockey players bring.” The returners are co-captains Preston Weeks of Soldotna and Michael Spethmann. Assistant captains Alex

Klekotka and Markuss Komuls also return. Filling out the returners are Filip Karlsson, Sutton McDonald of Eagle River, Emils Ezitis, Zach Krajnik of Eagle River, Connor Scahill, Gavin Enright and Kevin Lake of Anchorage. Even with all that experience returning, the Bears still lost five of their top six scorers from last season’s 18-31-1-3 effort. However, after that, the See BEARS, page B3

A tale of two refuges R T N

his past August, I had the unique experience of traveling to Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in Princeton, Oregon. While most people visiting Malheur come to see migratory birds at Lake Malheur and its associated wetlands, I came to patrol its vast landscapes while on-call to respond to wildfires. I traveled with two others from the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge — my engine captain, Will, and another qualified firefighter, Christa. We were dispatched to four fires altogether, with three of the four calls occurring just before or after dark. Nearly 2,000 miles separate the Kenai refuge from the Malheur refuge, so it was somewhat surprising to find similarities in their geography. Both the Kenai and Malheur were shaped by glaciers. When we drove on the Steens Loop Road on Malheur, I was amazed by how much this massive fault-block mountain reminded me of hiking the alpine zones of the Kenai. The subalpine grassland was expansive and the valleys below Will Jenks, Christa Kennedy and Scott Johnson on fire assignment at Malheur National Wildlife stretched out for hundreds of Refuge last month. (Photo provided by Kenai National Wildlife Refuge) miles.

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S cott J ohnson It generated a feeling of grandness that I only feel when exploring wilderness – the Steens Mountain Wilderness Area is over 170,000 acres. But it was also very different than the Kenai. Aside from being much hotter and dryer, the Steens is home to the wild Kiger Mustangs, which are celebrated as very beautiful horses. This is much different than the wild moose that run amok on the Kenai, with their goofy gates and droopy gazes. The main water source for Lake Malheur is the Donner und Blitzen River, which starts as an intermittent stream in Steens Mountain and finds its way through glaciated valleys and canyons as it snakes through marshes in the high desert. The river does not pass through a single town. I looked up why the river was given a German name, meaning “thunder and lightning.” In 1864, a unit of the

1st Oregon Calvary was sent to protect settlements from the Paiute tribe. The unit was led across the river during a storm by Captain George B. Curry, who named the river and happened to be from Indiana. So I didn’t find out why it has a German name, but sometimes mystery is more powerful than truth. Malheur gets a lot of lightning, most of which is dry lightning. This, combined with persistent hot and dry weather, is the reason for severe fire danger. It was 19:30 – military time for 7:30pm. We had 30 minutes remaining in our shift and we were excited for dinner and early bed. Just then, our sister engine E-624 sent a crew member, Phillip, over to tell us that we had a fire. It was off district and all resources there were exhausted (they were probably tired, too) but this means we were needed to respond. We grabbed what prepared food we could find and hit the road. At 21:30, we arrived on scene. Local volunteers had been working the fire with a dozer, several ATVs and a Unimog. The incident commander See REFUGE, page B3

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Cook Inlet’s John Peterson (7) and Tri-Valley’s Ben Brown battle for the ball Thursday evening at the Kenai Sports Complex. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)

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After the halftime break, it only took five minutes for the Eagles to score again as junior co-captain Linnaea

Dohse connected on a shot to put CIA up 2-0. Moos scored again in the 57th minute on a booted ball into the right corner, shedding a defender to get in front with clear space on goal. CIA notched its fourth goal of the eavening just two min-

utes later when Jiabao Leaf walloped the ball from over 25 yards out up the middle. Tri-Valley got goals from Louis Overington in the 71st minute and Caleb Graham in the final minute to pull closer, Cook Inlet striker Hunter Moos takes the ball downfield with Tri-Valley’s Louis Overington (7) but ran out of time to stage a defending Thursday evening at the Kenai Sports Complex. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula serious comeback. Clarion)

Bengals run away from Ravens By JOE KAY AP Sports Writer

CINCINNATI — Andy Dalton kept the Ravens out of the playoffs last year by throwing a long touchdown pass. He sent them to another loss on Thursday night by throwing four more, getting the best of a defense that has bedeviled him for much of his career. Dalton threw four touchdown passes in the first half — three to A.J. Green — and the Cincinnati Bengals held on for a 34-23 victory over Baltimore that made them the early leaders in the AFC North. Dalton knocked the Ravens (1-1) out of postseason contention last season by throwing a 49-yard touchdown pass to Tyler Boyd in the closing seconds of the final game in Baltimore. On Thursday, he carved up a defense that has more often gotten the upper hand in their rivalry, leading Cincinnati (2-0) to an early 21-point lead . “We came out hot,” Dalton Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver A.J. Green runs in for a touchdown in the first half of an NFL football game against the said. “That’s exactly how we Baltimore Ravens on Thursday in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Frank wanted to start the game. That’s a big one — puts us 2-0 to start Victores)

the year and gives us a leg up in the division.” Heading into the game, Dalton had thrown more interceptions (17) than touchdowns (15) against the Ravens, including a four-interception game at Paul Brown Stadium last season. Dalton finished 24 of 42 for 265 yards, throwing four touchdown passes for the fifth time in his career. Green set the tone with touchdown catches of 4, 28 and 7 yards on consecutive possessions, a career high . Upset that he fumbled twice during a 3423 win at Indianapolis on Sunday, he caught everything near him during the Bengals’ early surge. Green finished with five catches for 69 yards. “It just happened to fall that way,” Green said. “We were clicking on all cylinders. We were in a groove.” The Ravens switched up their coverage on Green but couldn’t stop him in the opening half. “We did all that and he still made some great plays,” coach John Harbaugh said. Dalton’s 14-yard touchdown

throw to Boyd made it 28-7 late in the first half. Joe Flacco was sharp in an opening 47-3 win over the Bills, but couldn’t do anything against Cincinnati until the Bengals led by three touchdowns. Flacco threw a pair of touchdown passes , including a 21-yarder to John Brown that cut it to 28-23 with 9:35 left. “You better bounce back quick on a Thursday night and we didn’t do it quick enough tonight,” Flacco said. Flacco fumbled with 2:42 to go — Shawn Williams stripped the ball from behind — setting up a field goal by Randy Bullock that closed it out. Flacco finished 32 of 55 for 376 yards with two touchdowns, two interceptions and four sacks. “We were coming in waves all night,” rookie defensive end Sam Hubbard said. “Whoever was fresh was going out and making plays.” GLORY DAYS: The Bengals honored their 1988 Super Bowl team at halftime, their last team to go deep into the playoffs. They haven’t won a playoff game since the 1990 season,

the sixth-longest drought in NFL history. PRIME-TIME PLAYERS: The Ravens had their streak of five straight Thursday night wins snapped. The Bengals are 6-14 in prime-time games since Dalton’s rookie season of 2011 — 0-5 on Sunday night, 2-5 on Monday night, 4-3 on Thursday night and 0-1 on Saturday night. SEEING GREEN: Green is the fourth Bengals receiver to catch three TD passes in a half, joining Marvin Jones (2013), Chad Johnson (2003) and Isaac Curtis (1973). FAST START: The Bengals are 2-0 for the first time since 2015, when they won the division, and for only the fifth time during coach Marvin Lewis’ 16 seasons. They’re the first team to score at least 34 points in each of their first two games since the 2013 Broncos, who reached the Super Bowl, according to ESPN Stats & Info. FAN ON FIELD: A young man in a black shirt ran onto the field in the closing minutes undetected until he got near Dalton. The fan was grabbed by security.

Martinez hits 41st home run as Sox sweep Jays By The Associated Press

BOSTON — J.D. Martinez hit his 41st home run and the Boston Red Sox moved closer to winning the AL East title, completing a three-game sweep of the Toronto Blue Jays with a 4-3 victory Thursday night. Xander Bogaerts scored the goahead run on an eighth-inning error after the Blue Jays rallied in the top half with two runs to tie it 3-all. Rafael Devers also homered for the major league-leading Red Sox (10146). They pulled 10 1/2 games ahead of the idle New York Yankees and decreased their magic number to six for clinching a third straight division crown. Boston is the only team in the majors that’s already locked up a playoff berth. Brandon Workman (5-0) faced one batter, ending Toronto’s eighth-inning rally, and got the win. Craig Kimbrel earned his 40th save. Danny Barnes (3-3) took the loss.

effectively into the seventh, and Colorado beat Arizona to extend its NL West lead. David Dahl had three hits and two RBIs to help Colorado take a two-game lead over Los Angeles and a 4 1/2-game advantage over the third-place Diamondbacks. Los Angeles played Thursday night at St. Louis. Diamondbacks right-hander Clay Buchholz was scratched from the start because of tightness in his right elbow. Matt Koch (5-5) started in his place and allowed four runs on eight hits in three innings. A.J. Pollock homered for Arizona. The Diamondbacks are 3-12 in September. They lost 5-4 on Wednesday night when DJ LeMahieu hit a two-run homer off Yoshihisa Hirano in the ninth inning.

DODGERS 9, CARDINALS 7

ST. LOUIS — Manny Machado homered and drove in three runs to back Clayton Kershaw, and Los Angeles beat St. Louis in the opener of a four-game series between playoff contenders. The Dodgers snapped a five-game losing streak against the Cardinals and moved within one game of St. Louis for the final NL wild-card spot. The Cardinals, who ROCKIES 10, went 22-6 in August, lost their second DIAMONDBACKS 3 straight game and fell to 5-7 in September. DENVER — Nolan Arenado and TrevKershaw (8-5), pitching at Busch Staor Story homered, Kyle Freeland pitched dium for the first time since taking the loss

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ence, over the top of my shorts and set off into the woods. I followed a trail past Kelly Lake, through tall Continued from page B1 reeds and up and down hills for several miles. lake. A bee followed me the whole trail. I didn’t have any swimming wear I don’t know if he was attracted to (who brings a swimsuit to Alaska?) the colors of my skirt, or the cocoand my clothes were stuffed in a nut smell of my hair, but he seemed laundry bag in the back of my car, so determined to go with me. Along the I decided to make cutoffs out of a pair way, I encountered a solitary hiker of donated pants I would likely never heading the opposite direction. We wear to work. sized each other up, and then did that I threw the only clean skirt I had, a little nod that one does when you peasant skirt with a wide circumferdon’t really want to interact, and hope

in Game 4 of the 2014 NL division series, struck out eight in six innings, allowing four runs — three earned — on eight hits and two walks. Austin Gomber (5-1) was the loser. Machado went 3 for 4, and his solo homer in the seventh traveled 417 feet to center.

with his only real blemish coming off the bat of the opposing pitcher. Steven Matz hit his first career homer, a two-run shot in the second inning to tie it at 2. Peter O’Brien and Isaac Galloway went deep in the top of the second against Matz. In the second game, rookie Tomas Nido got New York on the board in the fifth with his first big league homer, a solo shot off METS 4, MARLINS 3; Jeff Brigham (0-2). Vargas (6-9) allowed METS 5, MARLINS 2 two runs on three hits, and Robert Gsellman worked around a two-out walk in the NEW YORK — Michael Conforto and ninth for his 11th save. Todd Frazier hit back-to-back homers with two outs in the ninth inning, and New York CUBS 4, NATIONALS 3 stunned Miami in the first game of a doubleheader sweep. WASHINGTON — Javier Baez drove Conforto drove in three more runs in in the go ahead run with a bunt single in the second game, and Jason Vargas pitched the 10th inning, and Chicago beat Washsix effective innings to help the Mets win ington in a makeup of a game postponed again. earlier in the week. In the opener, Kyle Barraclough enKris Bryant doubled with one out in tered with one out in the ninth and retired the 10th against Sean Doolittle (3-3) and pinch-hitter Dominic Smith before Con- moved to third on ex-National Daniel forto lined a 1-0 changeup into the second Murphy’s infield single. Baez, who homdeck in right to tie it. Frazier then hit a 1-1 ered in the sixth and drove in three on the pitch to left center field for his first walk- day, bunted just to the right of first baseoff homer since June 2015 for Cincinnati. man Ryan Zimmerman to score Bryant. Barraclough (0-6) blew a save for the Baez has 31 homers and leads the NL seventh time in 17 opportunities. Jerry with 103 RBIs. Blevins (3-2) pitched a scoreless ninth for Chicago stretched its lead in the NL the win. Central to 1 1/2 games over idle MilwauRookie starter Sandy Alcantara be- kee. fuddled the Mets, permitting just two hits, Pedro Strop (6-1) pitched 1 2/3 score-

less innings for Chicago, and Randy Rosario worked the 10th for his first career save. Spencer Kieboom homered for the Nationals.

subtle pleasantries are enough. The trail was supposed to take me to, or at least toward, a series of lakes. I had hoped to find one that was empty of swimmers, where I could float alone in sunshine. The lakes I first passed were dim or muddy or full of people. Eventually, I made my way down a path to the edge of an immense, shimmering lake. The shore was shrouded, however, and the water had been sprinkled with fallen blooms. The water was colder than I expected — colder than any I have maybe ever been in. I couldn’t go

siblings taking selfies behind me. I sat on the Spit in Homer on a gray day — watching a territorial gull peck at a strip of salmon flesh while squawking at anyone who came near. I hiked a few more trails, saw waterfalls, and shuttled friends and families up and down the peninsula. But wandering into the woods alone and dipping myself in frigid lake on a hot day in July — that was summer. And now it’s definitively fall, and I have another year before I find that moment again.

very far because the mud between my toes became ever deeper and threatened to suck me in. But I floated until my legs and arms were numb. And then I got out, used my skirt as a towel, and headed back through muddy trails with a bee by my side. I did other things this summer. I walked to a glacier in Seward near midnight just before solstice, because I could. I took a highway north through green tundra and cascading mountains. I squinted into brilliant sunshine to get a look at the far away peaks of Denali, with parents and

ORIOLES 5, ATHLETICS 3 BALTIMORE — Dylan Bundy had eight strikeouts in six solid innings, and Baltimore ended Oakland’s six-game winning streak. Stephen Piscotty homered for the A’s. They fell 3 1/2 games behind first-place Houston in the AL West and 1 1/2 back of the Yankees for the top wild-card slot. Oakland activated lefty Brett Anderson from the 10-day disabled list to make his 14th start of the season. In his return from a forearm injury, Anderson (3-5) allowed four runs and didn’t make it out of the fourth inning. Bundy (8-14) gave up two runs and six hits to earn his first win since July 29.

ROYALS 6, TWINS 4 KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Salvador Perez and Jorge Bonifacio hit back-to-back homers during a four-run sixth inning, Heath Fillmyer pitched into the eighth and Kansas City beat Minnesota. The Royals were hitless until Hunter Dozier greeted Alan Busenitz, the Twins’ third pitcher in the game, with a leadoff double to left field in the sixth.

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at that time was helitacked from Vale, Oregon. He was without transportation because he was dropped off with a three-person crew via helicopter to help get a handle on the 80-acre blaze. We reconfigured our radios to the new district’s frequencies and began moving to where the fire activity had unexpectedly increased since our arrival. Travel in our truck along the dozer line was slow. We staffed a type-four engine, which requires a commercial driver’s license and carries 750 gallons of water. I had to remove rocks on several occasions that were lodged between the rear dual

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Bears return five of their next six leading scorers in an attempt to break a four-year playoff drought. “All of that comes from the fact that they were so young last year, and the few older guys did really well,” Petrich said. “The real chunk and the real meat of our scoring last year came from the young guys. “They are the guys that typically take a step forward in their second year. If all those guys get five to 10 more points, it’s going to be huge for the rest of the group.”

Homer netters topple Kenai

tires. As we got around the fire, it was traveling toward us from the west with a 5 mph wind behind it. It was hard to see how close it was to us because we were a couple hundred feet away from a box canyon rim, with the fire below. We decided to get a closer look on foot to check the fire’s intensity. It was moving slowly but steadily up the slope toward the lip of the rim we stood on. We returned to the engine, fired up the pump and wetted down the area surrounding the dozer. The dozer had broken down on the wrong side of the line, so our priority was to protect it. Once the fire burned over the lip of the canyon rim, the winds increased and fire ate away at sage and cheat grass

until embers were flying across the line. When the smoke became dense enough, it felt like bear spray or wasabi, with eyes watering and noses running uncontrollably. We continued to protect the dozer and repositioned to wet down the line where fire activity was most extreme. Only a few minutes had seemingly passed, but we repositioned the engine on a steep and narrow dozer line several times before the fire quieted down. At 01:30, the incident commander radioed that if we thought the fire was going to be secure for the night, we should try to get some sleep. But the dozer was still inoperable because one of its rods had come off the arm that holds the blade. We attempted to assist with our

pneumatic jack and shovels for the next hour without success. Before crawling into our sleeping bags, we relocated to a more solid black part of the fire – an area of the fire that had burned earlier and is not likely to burn again. We looked up at the stars above and saw lightning in the distance. Scott Johnson is the trail crew leader at Kenai National Wildlife Refuge who has also worked wildland fires as collateral duty for the past nine years. His favorite season is winter, where he explores the Kenai Peninsula’s backcountry while skiing gnarly lines. Find more Refuge Notebook articles (1999-present) at https://www. fws.gov/Refuge/Kenai/community/Refuge_notebook.html.

The Homer Mariners defended home court advantage Thursday night in Alice Witte Gymnasium with a 3-1 Southcentral Conference volleyball victory. In a rematch of their clash at the Homer Jamboree last month, which Kenai won, Homer regained the upper hand with scores of 25-12, 18-25, 25-19 and 25-20. The Mariners improved to 2-1 in conference play and 12-8 overall. First-year Homer coach Sara

In addition to Weeks, McDonald, Krajnik and Lake, Wasilla’s Porter Schachle, Eagle River’s Connor Canterbury and Anchorage’s Ryan Reid are on the roster. “We want to continue to promote the team as Alaskans’ first choice for junior hockey and try to move Alaskans along to the next level,” said Petrich, who saw Eagle River defenseman Cam McDonald move up to the United States Hockey League this season. “At the same time, we want to take care of the whole team.” The Bears have a good mix of youth and experience on the roster. Eight of the players have 1998 birthdates and are in their last year of junior eligibil-

ity. Fourteen players have 1999 birthdates, while four were born in 2000. Petrich said he doesn’t start out with a goal as to how experience and youth will mix on his roster, but he’s happy with the way it worked out. “It’s the right mix to be successful not only this year, but in the future, too,” he said. Kenai River will get a stern test right away in the Jets, one of the league’s top franchises. Last year, Janesville had the fifth best record in the league. The Jets had a 2-1 lead in a best-of-five series against the Fairbanks Ice Dogs, but couldn’t finish the series and failed to make the Robertson Cup playoffs for a second straight season.

Janesville had 12 Division I commitments last season, and this year goalies Garrett Nieto and Cole Brady already have Division I commitments. “We’re going into the lion’s den,” Petrich said. “It’s going to be real tough, but we’re excited, too. We’ve got the type of guys who want to play the best to be the best. That’s what I love about being in our division.” Petrich said the team has been getting plenty of support from the community on the road so far. The Bears don’t play at home until Oct. 5, but those wanting to watch the team can use hockeytv.com or go to watch parties at Firehouse BBQ in Soldotna or The Upper Deck in Kenai.

Nikiski grad Thompson plays goalie for WSU

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Nikiski native Rachel Thompson put on quite the show in her debut with the Division I Washington State University women’s soccer team. Thompson tallied an assist while playing goalkeeper for the Cougars in a Sept. 6 matchup, becoming the first goalie in three years to notch a point for Washington State. The most recent assist recorded by a Cougars goalkeeper came Nov. 5,

Pennington said she liked what she saw from her squad. “We are improving quickly,” Pennington said. “I’m super proud to take this one home. I think we’re only going to get better from here.” Briana Hetrick set up the Homer attack with a game-high 30 assists, along with eight digs, five aces and three kills. Teammate Kelli Bishop added seven kills, 11 digs and two aces, Karmyn Gallios notched 10 kills and three digs, and Marina Carroll had 11 kills 13 digs and one ace.

2015. Thompson, a Washington State junior and a 2015 Nikiski High grad, was subbed into the game in the 73rd minute and later unleashed a long shot from her goalie box to a Washington State teammate, who deftly maneuvered through a few defenders to score. Washington State ultimately won 3-0. Thompson redshirted last season after making the move from Highline Community College, where she composed two successful years.

Boston College storms past Wake Forest Seward graduate excels in mountains

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) — Anthony Brown kept beating Wake Forest’s defensive backs with long throws. That helped Boston College beat the Demon Deacons — and Hurricane Florence. Brown threw two of his career-high five touchdown passes to Jeff Smith, and BC defeated Wake Forest 41-34 on Thursday night in a game that started two hours early with the hurricane approaching.

Brown was 16 of 25 for a career-best 304 yards with touchdowns of 27 and 71 yards to Smith, plus TDs of 35 yards to Kobay White, 29 yards to Tom Sweeney and 40 yards to Ben Glines for the Eagles (3-0, 1-0 Atlantic Coast Conference). Brown sensed that Wake Forest was determined to not let AJ Dillon, the ACC’s leading rusher, run wild by creeping its safeties closer to the line of scrimmage.

Scoreboard Soccer MLS Standings EASTERN CONFERENCE W L T Pts New York 17 7 4 55 Atlanta U. FC 16 5 6 54 NY City FC 14 8 7 49 Columbus 12 8 7 43 Philadelphia 12 11 4 40 Montreal 11 14 3 36 9 11 7 34 D.C. United New England 8 10 9 33 7 14 6 27 Toronto FC Orlando City 7 17 3 24 Chicago 6 15 6 24

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WESTERN CONFERENCE FC Dallas 14 6 7 49 47 37 S. Kansas City 14 7 6 48 49 33 Los Angeles FC 13 7 7 46 54 42 Real Salt Lake 13 10 5 44 48 46 12 7 8 44 40 36 Portland Seattle 12 9 5 41 35 27 Vancouver 11 9 7 40 45 52 LA Galaxy 10 10 8 38 51 54 Minnesota U. 9 16 2 29 39 54 7 13 7 28 43 42 Houston Colorado 6 15 6 24 31 50 San Jose 4 15 8 20 41 52 NOTE: Three points for victory, one point for tie. ___ Wednesday, September 12 D.C. United 2, Minnesota United 1 Saturday, September 15 Atlanta United FC at Colorado, 11:30 a.m. LA Galaxy at Toronto FC, 3:30 p.m. Montreal at Philadelphia, 3:30 p.m. Columbus at FC Dallas, 4 p.m. Portland at Houston, 4:30 p.m. Minnesota United at Real Salt Lake, 5:30 p.m. Seattle at Vancouver, 6 p.m. New England at Los Angeles FC, 6:30 p.m. Sporting Kansas City at San Jose, 6:30 p.m. Sunday, September 16 New York at D.C. United, 9 a.m. Orlando City at Chicago, 1 p.m. All Times ADT

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College scores SOUTH Boston College 41, Wake Forest 34 Charleston, W.Va. 24, West Liberty 10 Charlotte 28, Old Dominion 25 Davidson 91, Guilford 61 James Madison 73, Robert Morris 7 Lenior-Rhyne 59, Mars Hill 27 Newberry 27, Virginia-Lynchburg 14 Richmond 35, St. Francis (Pa.) 27 MIDWEST Minnesota-Duluth 41, St. Cloud St. 17 Urbana 27, Lake Erie 19 FAR WEST Utah St. 73, Tennessee Tech 12

Baseball AL Standings

East Division W L Pct GB z-Boston 101 46 .687 — New York 90 56 .616 10½ Tampa Bay 80 65 .552 20 Toronto 65 81 .445 35½ Baltimore 42 104 .288 58½ Central Division Cleveland 82 64 .562 — Minnesota 67 79 .459 15 Detroit 59 87 .404 23 Chicago 57 89 .390 25 Kansas City 50 96 .342 32 West Division 92 54 .630 — Houston Oakland 89 58 .605 3½ Seattle 80 66 .548 12 Los Angeles 73 74 .497 19½ Texas 62 84 .425 30 z-clinched playoff berth Thursday’s Games Baltimore 5, Oakland 3 Boston 4, Toronto 3 Kansas City 6, Minnesota 4 Seattle 8, L.A. Angels 2 Friday’s Games Chicago White Sox (Shields 6-16) at Baltimore (Ortiz 0-0), 3:05 p.m. Toronto (Estrada 7-11) at N.Y. Yankees (Tanaka 11-5), 3:05 p.m. Detroit (Boyd 9-12) at Cleveland (Tomlin 1-5), 3:10 p.m. N.Y. Mets (Syndergaard 11-3) at Boston (Velazquez 7-2), 3:10 p.m. Oakland (Jackson 5-3) at Tampa Bay (Castillo 3-2), 3:10 p.m. Arizona (Ray 5-2) at Houston (Keuchel 11-10), 4:10 p.m. Minnesota (Berrios 11-11) at Kansas City (Lopez 2-4), 4:15 p.m. Seattle (TBD) at L.A. Angels (Shoemaker 2-0), 6:07 p.m. Texas (Sadzeck 0-0) at San Diego

(Lauer 5-7), 6:10 p.m. Saturday’s Games Detroit at Cleveland, 11:10 a.m. N.Y. Mets at Boston, 12:05 p.m. Toronto at N.Y. Yankees, 12:05 p.m. Oakland at Tampa Bay, 2:10 p.m. Chicago White Sox at Baltimore, 3:05 p.m. Arizona at Houston, 3:10 p.m. Minnesota at Kansas City, 3:15 p.m. Texas at San Diego, 4:40 p.m. Seattle at L.A. Angels, 5:07 p.m. All Times ADT

NL Standings

East Division W L Pct GB Atlanta 82 64 .562 — Philadelphia 74 71 .510 7½ Washington 74 73 .503 8½ New York 68 78 .466 14 Miami 57 89 .390 25 Central Division Chicago 85 61 .582 — Milwaukee 84 63 .571 1½ St. Louis 81 66 .551 4½ Pittsburgh 72 73 .497 12½ Cincinnati 63 84 .429 22½ West Division Colorado 81 65 .555 — Los Angeles 80 67 .544 1½ Arizona 77 70 .524 4½ San Francisco 68 79 .463 13½ San Diego 59 88 .401 22½ Thursday’s Games Colorado 10, Arizona 3 N.Y. Mets 4, Miami 3, 1st game Chicago Cubs 4, Washington 3, 10 innings N.Y. Mets 5, Miami 2, 2nd game L.A. Dodgers 9, St. Louis 7 Friday’s Games Miami (Chen 6-10) at Philadelphia (Eflin 9-7), 3:05 p.m. N.Y. Mets (Syndergaard 11-3) at Boston (Velazquez 7-2), 3:10 p.m. Washington (Scherzer 17-6) at Atlanta (Gausman 9-10), 3:35 p.m. Cincinnati (Harvey 7-8) at Chicago Cubs (Hamels 9-9), 4:05 p.m. Arizona (Ray 5-2) at Houston (Keuchel 11-10), 4:10 p.m. Pittsburgh (Archer 4-7) at Milwaukee (Gonzalez 8-11), 4:10 p.m. L.A. Dodgers (Buehler 6-5) at St. Louis (Flaherty 8-6), 4:15 p.m. Texas (Sadzeck 0-0) at San Diego (Lauer 5-7), 6:10 p.m. Colorado (Anderson 6-8) at San Francisco (Stratton 9-9), 6:15 p.m. Saturday’s Games L.A. Dodgers at St. Louis, 9:05 a.m. Washington at Atlanta, 9:05 a.m. Cincinnati at Chicago Cubs, 12:05 p.m. N.Y. Mets at Boston, 12:05 p.m. Miami at Philadelphia, 3:05 p.m. Arizona at Houston, 3:10 p.m. Pittsburgh at Milwaukee, 3:10 p.m. Texas at San Diego, 4:40 p.m. Colorado at San Francisco, 5:05 p.m. All Times ADT

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Transactions BASEBALL American League BALTIMORE ORIOLES — Selected the contract of INF Corban Joseph from Bowie (EL). LOS ANGELES ANGELS — Recalled LHP Williams Jerez from Salt Lake (PCL). NEW YORK YANKEES — Reinstated SS Didi Gregorius from the 10-day DL. National League LOS ANGELES DODGERS — Reinstated RHP Ross Stripling from the 10-day DL. WASHINGTON NATIONALS — Activated LHP Sean Doolittle from the 10-day DL. BASKETBALL National Basketball Association ATLANTA HAWKS — Signed G R.J. Hunter. FOOTBALL National Football League CHICAGO BEARS — Agreed to terms with NT Eddie Goldman on a four-year contract extension through the 2022 season. TENNESSEE TITANS — Released WR Damore’ea Stringfellow from the practice squad. Canadian Football League WINNIPEG BLUE BOMBERS — Released QB Alex Ross. HOCKEY National Hockey League NEW JERSEY DEVILS — Signed RW Drew Stafford to a professional tryout agreement. SOCCER Major League Soccer DC UNITED — Acquired $75,000 in general allocation money from the New York for the rights M Jean-Christophe Koffi. Claimed D Kevin Ellis off waivers from Chicago. Placed D Taylor Kemp on the season ending injury list. NEW YORK RED BULLS — Signed M Jean-Christophe Koffi to an MLS homegrown contract, effective Jan. 1, 2019. United States League NEW YORK RED BULLS II — Signed M Jean-Christophe Koffi for the remainder of the 2018 season. COLLEGE CAMPBELL — Named Tyler Shewmaker assistant baseball coach. Named Ryan Bertram director of baseball operations. CHARLESTON SOUTHERN — Named George Schaefer associate head baseball coach. CHOWAN — Named Nicolette Dungee women’s lacrosse coach. CLEMSON — Named Ted Nargorsen rowing assitant coach and recruiting coordinator. Named Katie Muench rowing assistant coach. LEHIGH — Promoted Billy Dunn to director of men’s basketball operations and enrichment. Named Greg Tarca men’s basketball video coordinator. RHODE ISLAND COLLEGE — Named Monica Mesalles Nassi women’s gymnastics coach.

Today in History Today is Friday, Sept. 14, the 257th day of 2018. There are 108 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Sept. 14, 1901, President William McKinley died in Buffalo, New York, of gunshot wounds inflicted by an assassin; Vice President Theodore Roosevelt succeeded him. On this date: In 1814, Francis Scott Key was inspired to write the poem “Defence of Fort McHenry” (later “The Star-Spangled Banner”) after witnessing the American flag flying over the Maryland fort following a night of British naval bombardment during the War of 1812. In 1861, the first naval engagement of the Civil War took place as the USS Colorado attacked and sank the Confederate private schooner Judah off Pensacola, Florida. In 1927, modern dance pioneer Isadora Duncan died in Nice (nees), France, when her scarf became entangled in a wheel of the sports car she was riding in. In 1954, the Soviet Union detonated a 40-kiloton atomic test weapon. In 1972, the family drama series “The Waltons” premiered on CBS. In 1975, Pope Paul VI declared Mother Elizabeth Ann Bayley Seton the first U.S.-born saint. In 1982, Princess Grace of Monaco, formerly actress Grace Kelly, died at age 52 of injuries from a car crash the day before; Lebanon’s president-elect, Bashir Gemayel (bah-SHEER’ jeh-MAY’-el), was killed by a bomb. In 1985, Shiite (SHEE’-eyet) Muslim kidnappers in Lebanon released the Rev. Benjamin Weir (weer) after holding him captive for 16 months. In 1991, the government of South Africa, the African National Congress and the Inkatha (in-KAH’-tah) Freedom Party signed a national peace pact. In 1994, on the 34th day of a strike by players, Acting Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig announced the 1994 season was over. In 2001, Americans packed churches and clogged public squares on a day of remembrance for the victims of the Sept. 11 attacks. President George W. Bush prayed with his Cabinet and attended services at Washington National Cathedral, then flew to New York, where he waded into the ruins of the World Trade Center and addressed rescue workers in a flag-waving, bullhorn-wielding show of resolve. In 2012, fury over an anti-Muslim film ridiculing the Prophet Muhammad spread across the Muslim world, with deadly clashes near Western embassies in Tunisia and Sudan, an American fast-food restaurant set ablaze in Lebanon, and international peacekeepers attacked in the Sinai. Ten years ago: Losing its devastating punch as a major hurricane, Ike nevertheless drubbed the Midwest with powerful winds and floodwaters. Carlos Zambrano pitched the first no-hitter for the Chicago Cubs in 36 years, striking out 10 in a 5-0 win over Houston in a game relocated to Milwaukee because of Hurricane Ike. Five years ago: A diplomatic breakthrough on securing and destroying Syria’s chemical weapons stockpile, negotiated by the U.S. and Russia, averted the threat of U.S. military action. One year ago: CIA Director Mike Pompeo canceled a planned appearance at Harvard University over the school’s decision to name Chelsea Manning a visiting fellow. Former CIA deputy director Mike Morell resigned from his post at Harvard’s John F. Kennedy School of Government, saying he couldn’t be part of an organization that “honors a convicted felon and leaker of classified information.” More than 80 people were killed in an attack in southern Iraq targeting a restaurant frequented by Shiite Muslim pilgrims; the Islamic State group claimed responsibility. Today’s Birthdays: Actress Zoe Caldwell is 85. Actor Walter Koenig (KAY’-nihg) is 82. Basketball Hall of Fame coach Larry Brown is 78. Singer-actress Joey Heatherton is 74. Actor Sam Neill is 71. Singer Jon “Bowzer” Bauman (Sha Na Na) is 71. Actor Robert Wisdom is 65. Rock musician Steve Berlin (Los Lobos) is 63. Country singer-songwriter Beth Nielsen Chapman is 62. Actress Mary Crosby is 59. Singer Morten Harket (a-ha) is 59. Country singer John Berry is 59. Actress Melissa Leo is 58. Actress Faith Ford is 54. Actor Jamie Kaler is 54. Actress Michelle Stafford is 53. Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev is 53. Rock musician Mike Cooley (Drive-By Truckers) is 52. Actor Dan Cortese is 51. Contemporary Christian singer Mark Hall is 49. Actor-writer-directorproducer Tyler Perry is 49. Actor Ben Garant is 48. Rock musician Craig Montoya (Tri Polar) is 48. Actress Kimberly Williams-Paisley is 47. Actor Andrew Lincoln is 45. Rapper Nas is 45. Actor Austin Basis is 42. Country singer Danielle Peck is 40. Pop singer Ayo is 38. Actor Sebastian Sozzi is 36. Actor Adam Lamberg is 34. Singer Alex Clare is 33. Actor Chad Duell (TV: “General Hospital”) is 31. Actress Jessica Brown Findlay is 31. Actor-singer Logan Henderson is 29. Actress Emma Kenney is 19. Thought for Today: “Civilizations die from philosophical calm, irony, and the sense of fair play quite as surely as they die of debauchery.” -Joseph Wood Krutch, American author, critic and educator (1893-1970).

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whole game.” Kenai will join its peninsula rivals in Week 6 with a full slate of conference contests. All but Nikiski will play conference opponents, which will help to clear the playoff picture a little more with just three weeks left in the regular season. After dispatching of Eagle River last weekend, the Stars (4-1 overall) have taken the top spot in the NLC with a 1-0 record, and appear to be back in control of their destiny. “We certainly responded well to a little adversity,” said Stars head coach Galen Brantley Jr. “We made a couple mistakes, got ourselves off the field and they had some talented players to score early, we didn’t get out of the gates well. “But once we got a little pressure on them, got our run game going, it was a pretty standard SoHi game.” The Houston Hawks (2-0 conference) and newcomer Ketchikan Kings (1-1) have established themselves as the big dogs of the Division III Peninsula Conference, but an overtime victory last week for Nikiski over Seward went a long ways in keeping the Bulldogs in the race. Nikiski (1-1 conference) will play its final nonconference game of the year when the Bulldogs travel to Monroe Catholic school in Fairbanks, a Division III opponent. For Homer (0-1 conference), a winless season has left the Mariners dangerously close to missing the playoffs altogether, and a date with Ketchikan will likely put the young Homer team to the test. Eagle River (3-1) at Kenai (2-3), 2 p.m. Saturday The Kardinals will finally dip into conference play for the first time this season, and will finish their NLC schedule with three straight contests to wrap up the regular season. Akana said he wants to see better consistency and a full 60 minutes of execution from his squad if they wish to secure their first playoff berth since 2015. “To be honest, this is where the season starts,” he said.

“We’re preaching to the boys that we just have to do our job.” A 44-6 loss to West Valley last Saturday didn’t help bolster the Kardinals’ stock, and now with a hungry Eagle River program that tested SoHi for a quarter coming into town, Kenai is looking at a big test. Akana said he took notice when the Wolves opened the scoring last week against SoHi with an 80-yard touchdown drive in the first quarter. “Eagle River is a good team, a really good team with really good athletes,” Akana said. “They run multiple offensive sets, but we kind of went through this with West Valley. They lost to SoHi a week before, and now Eagle River lost to SoHi a week before we play them.” While still a run-heavy team with ballcarriers like Titus Riddall, who leads peninsula teams with nine touchdown runs in 2018, or Zach Burnett, who has averaged 7.6 yards a carry this fall, the Kardinals have increasingly relied on the air attack. Junior quarterback Connor Felchle has shown increasing efficiency under center with a 63 percent pass completion this year, and Kayden Daniels has also lent a hand in spot snaps. Akana said outside linebacker and offensive lineman Ben Grossl will sit out this weekend with an injured shoulder. Billy Morrow will replace Grossl on the O-line and Joe Sylvester will take over his defensive slot. Soldotna (4-1) at Kodiak (22), 2:30 p.m. Saturday A 65-15 loss to Eagle River in Week 3 of the season doesn’t give Kodiak a lot of hope as they host Soldotna this weekend, but Brantley Jr. in usual fashion cautioned not to overlook the Bears. “I think they have a bad game against Eagle River, they were missing a bunch of kids,” Brantley Jr. said. “They beat Lathrop last week, and Lathrop hung around with us. “They’re not without some talent, so we can’t afford another slow start.” The sluggish opening quarter against Eagle River last weekend might have looked concerning to SoHi fans, but the Stars eventually found their rhythm to put the game away by the fourth quarter bell.

Aaron Faletoi and Wyatt Medcoff together accounted for 293 of SoHi’s game-high 466 team rushing yards against the Wolves. A 20-12 win over fellow Division II opponent Lathrop last week helped Kodiak’s cause as they prepare for the Stars. Brantley Jr. said a conference matchup with the Bears on their home turf is a daunting task for any team. The biannual slog on the Alaska ferry system can be long and arduous for football teams hoping to stay fresh for a game in Kodiak, but Brantley Jr. has kept the journey light with a planned workout as soon as the team unloads off the dock. “I’m of the mind-set that everyone should do it, get off the road system and they should experience it,” he said. “We’re getting our kids away from distractions. We’re together, and there’s a little solitude in that. We have their attention. It’s really a team bonding experience.” The Stars picked up a 44-7 victory in their most recent meeting with Kodiak in Week 6 of last year. In his years coaching against the Bears, Brantley Jr. said the Kodiak program always gives rival teams challenges with their relentless running game. “They have a great coach who’s trying to turn the program around, and you can see progress throughout the year,” he said. Brantley Jr. added that kicker and defensive back Cam Johnson will return to action this week for the fully-loaded Stars.

and did so again last Saturday with a team-high 116 yards on 24 carries. Berry got into the end zone twice, the first late in regulation to force overtime, and the second in overtime to score what was ultimately the game-winning touchdown. The success of signal-caller Noah Litke has also helped to spread the field on offense. Litke leads all peninsula QBs with 428 passing yards in 2018 and seven touchdown passes. His favorite target has been senior Michael Eiter, who leads the peninsula in receiving yardage, averaging 19 yards per catch. On defense, the Bulldogs have gotten several big plays in recent weeks, including Eiter’s game-ending interception last week at Seward. Ketchikan (3-1) at Homer (0-5), 2 p.m. Saturday In dire need of a win to keep their postseason hopes alive, the Mariners are staring at a big game in front of them. Ketchikan suffered its first loss of the season last week with a tight 22-20 result against Houston, the frontrunner to take the Peninsula Conference crown. Before the loss, the Kings were averaging a victory margin of 47 points over opponents in their first three games. Homer is fresh off a 63-6 spanking by Eielson, although head coach Walter Love said Homer was missing several valuable starters to illness. Houston (4-1) at Seward (23), 4:30 p.m Friday

A tough loss kept Seward Nikiski (3-2) at Monroe (3-2), from its first conference vic7 p.m. Friday tory of the season in a game the The Bulldogs take to the Seahawks led 8-0 until the final road for what is expected to be minutes of regulation. Houston, fresh off a close a very tight Division III clash against the Rams. A quick win over Ketchikan, is rolling comparison between common at 2-0 in conference this year. Seahawks head coach Kelly opponents opens up a juicy Cinereski said he experimented matchup. Monroe is coming off a 60- at QB two weeks ago by plac28 win over Valdez, a team Ni- ing Tommy Cronin under center after starter Gunnar Davis kiski defeated 48-28. Monroe also beat Seward went down with a concussion 27-12 on opening weekend, in Week 2. Cronin’s abilities while Nikiski won 14-8 in over- shone through in a 41-0 Week 4 win over Valdez, and Cinereski time over Seward last week. Nikiski head coach Paul Nel- said Cronin flourished with son stated earlier in the season Chris Kingsland at tight end. The pair will need a big day the importance of the team’s consistency on offense. Junior together against a powerful Sam Berry has carried the Bull- Houston squad that is undefeatdogs consistently each week, ed in Division III play this year.

Golovkin, Alvarez promise great fight By TIM DAHLBERG AP Boxing Writer

LAS VEGAS — Gennady Golovkin and Canelo Alvarez had to follow a circus to town the first time they met a year ago. The clown show by Floyd Mayweather Jr., and Conor McGregor a few weeks earlier cast a long shadow on a middleweight title bout that turned out to be quite a show itself. Golovkin and Alvarez put on a real fight that had a little bit of everything — except a winner. The two return Saturday night for a rematch on the Las Vegas Strip that might be even better. The 160-pound titles are at stake once again as the two fighters try to settle what they couldn’t in last September’s draw. And this time it’s personal. A failed drug test by Alvarez didn’t just postpone the

rematch from the original date in May. It sparked a debate that left Golovkin openly questioning an excuse about contaminated meat in Mexico and whether Alvarez was clean for their first fight. “I don’t believe all his stories about contaminated meat,” Golovkin said this week. “I think it’s all nonsense. I don’t like to hear his nonsense stories about contaminated meat.” Luckily for Golovkin, he hasn’t had to listen. He and Alvarez have shared a room only once since the fight was announced — at Wednesday’s final prefight press conference — and Alvarez is so upset about Golovkin’s comments that he refused to do a traditional faceoff with Triple G for photographers. When they finally do meet Saturday night it will be with some hard feelings on both

sides that didn’t surface in the first fight. “I’m angry but I’m going to use it in my favor in this fight,” Alvarez said. “I’m bothered by all the stupid things they’ve been saying.” A fight that had to happen after the disputed draw in the first bout almost didn’t come to be after Alvarez tested positive for clenbuterol just before beginning training for what was supposed to be a May rematch. Alvarez was suspended by the Nevada Athletic Commission for six months, and then Golovkin’s camp demanded a better split of the purse than he got for the first bout. A last minute agreement resolved the purse split, with Triple G getting closer to the 50-50 he was demanding. And both fighters will make millions for a sold-out fight that will be televised on HBO pay-per-view

Sharks trade for Karlsson By JOSH DUBOW AP Sports Writer

SAN JOSE, Calif. — General manager Doug Wilson began the offseason by making a run to add John Tavares to the San Jose Sharks. When that move failed and Tavares signed with Toronto, Wilson stood pat instead of rushing into a lesser move. Patience paid off on the eve of the start of training camp. The Sharks acquired two-time Norris Trophy-winning defenseman Erik Karlsson from the Ottawa Senators on Thursday for a package of young players and picks, adding a world-class player to a team now expected to contend in the ultra-tough Western Conference. “We were looking for a difference-maker and there were really probably two main ones, both John and Erik over the last little while,” Wilson said. “We kind of kept our powder dry hoping this

type of opportunity would come to fruition and it did. It doesn’t always happen. Sometimes you have to wait a little bit more time. The timeline Ottawa was operating on was prior to the season and it worked well for us.” Karlsson joins a team with a top goaltender in Martin Jones; skilled forwards in Logan Couture, Evander Kane, Joe Thornton and Joe Pavelski; and one of the league’s top defensive units featuring 2017 Norris Trophy winner Brent Burns and shutdown defenseman Marc-Edouard Vlasic. Karlsson had been rumored to be on the move since before last season’s trade deadline, with the Sharks closely monitoring the situation throughout. Karlsson said the deal still came as a shock but he is eager to begin work on a team that made the Stanley Cup Final in 2016 and lost to Vegas in the second round last year. “I think it will be an extremely

competitive team,” he said. “The culture they have there is a winning culture. They were recently in the Stanley Cup Final and they’ve been making the playoffs year after year. I know I’ll be walking into a group that will be extremely hungry to be successful every night and I’m looking forward to that.” San Jose is sending the Senators a first-round pick in 2019 or 2020, a second-round pick in 2019, forwards Chris Tierney, Josh Norris and Rudolfs Balcers, defenseman Dylan DeMelo and two conditional draft picks. The Sharks also get forward Francis Perron. Ottawa also gets a secondround pick in 2021 if Karlsson re-signs with the Sharks. That pick becomes a first if the Sharks make the Stanley Cup Final in 2019. The Senators also will receive a first-rounder in 2021 or 2022 if Karlsson is on an Eastern Conference roster this season.

at a cost of $84.95. Now the rematch has to live up to the hype. That means both fighters will need to take more chances than in the first bout, which was close and entertaining but had no dramatic knockdowns or memorable big punches. “I just want him (Alvarez) to do what he says he will do and try for a knockout,” said Golovkin’s trainer, Abel Sanchez. “If he does that we’ll be treated to a great fight.” Sanchez has carried much of the burden for the fight’s promotion, as both fighters are more comfortable speaking in their native languages than in English. He’s tried to bait Alvarez by claiming the Mexican fighter ran in the first fight and refused to engage Triple G, when in reality all Alvarez did was rely on his counter punching strength against the big puncher from Kazakhstan, who lives in Los Angeles.

Prep football standings 2018 Peninsula high school football standings

Northern Lights Conference League Overall W L Pct. W L Pct. Soldotna 1 0 1.000 4 1 .800 Eagle River 1 1 .500 3 1 .750 Kenai 0 0 .000 2 3 .400 Kodiak 0 1 .000 2 2 .500 Peninsula Conference 2 0 1.000 1 1 .500 1 1 .500 0 1 .000 0 1 .000

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Eielson 63, Homer 6 West Valley 44, Kenai 6 Nikiski 14, Seward 8 Soldotna 55, Eagle River 19 Kodiak 20, Lathrop 12 Houston 22, Ketchikan 20

Week 6 Ketchikan at Homer, 2 p.m. Saturday Nikiski at Monroe, 7 p.m. Friday Houston at Seward, 4:30 p.m. Friday Eagle River at Kenai, 2 p.m. Saturday Soldotna at Kodiak, 2:30 p.m. Saturday

Prep football stats Through Sept. 8 Reported stats only TEAM OFFENSE Team G Pts Rsh Soldotna 5 246 1902 Kenai 5 155 1601 Nikiski 5 122 1185 Homer 4 48 341

Pas Tot 301 2203 349 1950 428 1613 188 529

TEAM DEFENSE Team G Pts Rsh Nikiski 5 130 528 Kenai 4 107 648 Soldotna 5 95 603 Homer 4 201 1174

Pas Tot 384 912 469 1117 793 1396 223 1397

PASSING YARDAGE LEADERS Name, school G Com Litke, Nik 5 31 Felchle, Ken 5 28 Truesdell, Sol 4 12 Daniels, Ken 4 6 Kalugin, Hom 3 7 Brantley, Sol 1 1 Bradshaw, Hom 1 3 Riddall, Ken 2 0 Johnson, Sol 1 0

Att Yds TD Int 65 428 7 2 44 240 1 1 22 236 7 3 11 68 1 0 32 58 0 8 1 55 1 0 7 18 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0

RUSHING YARDAGE LEADERS Name, school G Att Yds Avg TD Berry, Nik 5 117 564 4.8 6 Faletoi, Sol 5 55 459 8.3 4 Riddall, Ken 5 73 430 5.9 9 Medcoff, Sol 5 45 381 8.4 8 Truesdell, Sol 3 27 307 11.3 4 Metcalf, Sol 5 30 275 9.1 4 Fisk, Hom 3 45 256 5.6 3 Sarks, Nik 4 28 230 8.2 2 Burnett, Ken 5 28 213 7.6 2 Handley, Nik 2 29 175 6.0 0 Vann, Ken 3 11 158 14.3 2 Anderson, Ken 4 33 157 4.7 2 O’Reagan, Sol 2 11 106 9.6 1 Escott, Sol 3 9 102 11.3 1 C. Johnson, Sol 2 7 98 14.0 1 Sylvester, Ken 2 7 80 11.4 1 Eiter, Nik 2 16 75 4.6 0 Golick, Hom 2 15 62 4.1 2 Updike, Sol 2 7 58 8.2 1 J. Harris, Nik 3 10 56 5.6 1 Kratos, Ken 2 5 34 6.8 0 Kalugin, Hom 3 26 28 1.0 0 Jaime, Sol 2 4 27 6.7 0 Felchle, Ken 3 6 26 4.3 0 D. Harris, Nik 4 15 26 1.7 1 T. Johnson, Sol 2 12 21 1.7 1 Payne, Nik 1 8 18 2.2 0 Sorhus, Sol 1 4 12 3.0 0 Taylor, Sol 1 3 10 3.3 0 McEnerney, Ken 1 2 9 4.5 0 Baker, Ken 2 4 7 1.7 0 Bradshaw, Hom 2 7 6 0.8 1 Hicks, Hom 1 2 4 2.0 0 Tormdle, Ken 1 2 3 1.5 0 Litke, Nik 5 15 1 0.1 0 Bond, Sol 1 2 1 0.5 0

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RECEIVING YARDAGE LEADERS Name, school G Rec Yds Avg TD Eiter, Nik 3 12 228 19.0 4 Brantley, Sol 3 7 153 21.8 4 Pitsch, Ken 4 6 101 16.8 2 Burnett, Ken 4 9 88 9.7 0 Berry, Nik 4 11 69 6.2 0 Payne, Nik 1 4 46 11.5 1 Handley, Nik 2 3 43 14.3 2 Carver, Ken 2 3 42 14.0 0 McKibben, Ken 2 3 40 13.3 0 Updike, Sol 1 1 39 39.0 1 Hrencher, Hom 2 2 32 16.0 0 Druesedow, Nik 1 1 28 28.0 0 Metcalf, Sol 2 2 22 11.0 1 Medcoff, Sol 1 1 15 15.0 1 Anderson, Nik 1 1 14 14.0 0 McEnerney, Ken 1 1 13 13.0 0 Konev, Hom 1 2 13 6.5 0 Kroto, Ken 1 1 11 11.0 0 Fisk, Hom 2 2 9 4.5 0 Goana, Hom 1 1 7 7.0 0 Faletoi, Sol 1 1 7 7.0 0 Baker, Ken 1 1 7 7.0 0 Golick, Hom 1 1 6 6.0 0 Wood, Hom 1 1 3 3.0 0 Tormdle, Ken 1 1 3 3.0 0 Anderson, Ken 1 4 3 0.7 0 Riddall, Ken 1 3 -2 -0.6 0 SCORING LEADERS Name, school TD FG PAT1 PAT2 Pts Riddall, Ken 9 0 0 4 62 Medcoff, Sol 8 0 0 0 48 Berry, Nik 6 0 0 2 40 Brantley, Sol 5 0 0 1 32 Faletoi, Sol 4 0 0 3 30 Metcalf, Sol 4 0 0 2 28 Eiter, Nik 4 0 0 1 26 Truesdell, Sol 2 0 5 2 21 Fisk, Hom 3 0 0 0 18 Vann, Ken 3 0 0 0 18 Burnett, Ken 3 0 0 0 18 Sarks, Nik 2 0 0 2 16 J. Harris, Nik 2 0 0 1 14 Golick, Hom 2 0 0 0 12 Sylvester, Ken 2 0 0 0 12 Pitsch, Ken 2 0 0 0 12 Anderson, Ken 2 0 0 0 12 C. Johnson, Sol 1 0 5 0 11 O’Reagan, Sol 1 0 0 1 8 Felchle, Ken 1 0 0 1 8 McKibben, Ken 0 1 4 0 7 Bradshaw, Hom 1 0 0 0 6 T. Johnson, Sol 1 0 0 0 6 Updike, Sol 1 0 0 0 6 Handley, Nik 1 0 0 0 6 D. Harris, Nik 1 0 0 0 6 Payne, Nik 1 0 0 0 6 Escott, Sol 1 0 0 0 6 Kalugin, Hom 0 0 0 1 2 Gaona, Hom 0 0 1 0 1

Torres, Ciganda share lead at Evian event EVIAN-LES-BAINS, France (AP) — Aiming to stylishly cap a rookie season that Hurricane Maria almost denied her, Maria Torres shared the first-round lead on 6 under at the final women’s golf major Thursday. Torres, the first Puerto Rican player to get an LPGA Tour card, went birdie-birdie-eagle from the 13th to 15th holes in a 65 that tied her atop the Evian Championship leaderboard with Carlota Ciganda of Spain. “I just want to come here and play, and whatever happens, happens,” Torres said.

Carefree laughs flowed from the 184th-ranked Torres, who last September was on her home island when the hurricane struck. In the aftermath, the University of Florida graduate struggled to register for the second part of tour qualifying school. Finally, at Daytona Beach in December, Torres won a threeway playoff to claim the last tour card on offer. Nine months later, the 2016 Southeastern Conference college player of the year is relishing her first competition in France.

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Married ... Married ... Married ... Married ... (8) WGN-A 239 307 With With With With (6:00) Saturday Morning Q “Fashion Edition - Barefoot (20) QVC 137 317 Dreams” (N) (Live) ‘G’ Paid Program Paid Program Paid Program Paid Program ‘G’ ‘G’ ‘G’ (23) LIFE 108 252 ‘G’ (28) USA

105 242

(30) TBS

139 247

(31) TNT

138 245

(34) ESPN

140 206

(35) ESPN2 144 209 (36) ROOT

426 687

(38) PARMT 241 241 (43) AMC

131 254

(46) TOON

176 296

(47) ANPL

184 282

(49) DISN

173 291

(50) NICK

171 300

(51) FREE

180 311

(55) TLC

183 280

(56) DISC

182 278

(57) TRAV

196 277

(58) HIST

120 269

(59) A&E

118 265

(60) HGTV

112 229

(61) FOOD

110 231

(65) CNBC

208 355

(67) FNC

205 360

(81) COM

107 249

(82) SYFY

122 244

! HBO

Sesame 303 504 Street ‘Y’

^ HBO2

304 505

+ MAX

311 516

5 SHOW 319 546 8 TMC

329 554

Clarion TV

4 PM

4:30

5 PM

A = DISH

5:30

(3) ABC-13 13 Wipeout Obstacles include Snow Shovel Trouble. ‘PG’

(8) CBS-11 11 (9) FOX-4

(10) NBC-2

(12) PBS-7

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6:30

7 PM

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B = DirecTV

7:30 Family Feud ‘PG’

8 PM

SEPTEMBER 15, 2018

8:30

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How I Met Your Mother ‘PG’ Frontiers ‘G’

(30) TBS (31) TNT

138 245

(34) ESPN

140 206

(36) ROOT

426 687

(38) PARMT 241 241 (43) AMC

131 254

(46) TOON

176 296

(47) ANPL

184 282

(49) DISN

173 291

(50) NICK

171 300

(51) FREE

180 311

(55) TLC

183 280

(56) DISC

182 278

(57) TRAV

196 277

(58) HIST

120 269

(59) A&E

118 265

(60) HGTV

112 229

(61) FOOD

110 231

(65) CNBC

208 355

(67) FNC

205 360

(81) COM

107 249

(82) SYFY

122 244

303 504

^ HBO2

304 505

+ MAX

311 516

5 SHOW 319 546 8 TMC

329 554

10 PM 10:30 11 PM 11:30 Extra (N) ‘PG’

American Ninja Warrior The finals course in Las Vegas. ‘PG’ The First Mr. Box OfFamily ‘PG’ fice ‘PG’

The X-Files “William” Doggett subdues a disfigured man. ‘PG’ 48 Hours ‘PG’

Murdoch Mysteries “High Voltage” Murdoch is led to Thomas Edison. ‘PG’ KTVA Night- Castle A bike messenger’s cast brutal murder. ‘PG’ The Big Bang 2 Broke Girls To Be Announced Two and a Theory ‘PG’ ‘14’ Half Men ‘14’

Person of Interest ‘14’ Mike & Molly ‘14’

Dateline NBC ‘PG’

Channel 2 (:29) Saturday Night Live “John Mulaney; News: Late Jack White” Host John Mulaney; Jack White Edition (N) performs. ‘14’ (:14) Hillary “Heartbreak” Edmund spends the winter in Ant- Austin City Limits “Paul Simon” Singer-songwriter Paul arctica. ‘PG’ Simon. ‘PG’

Married ... Married ... With With Barefoot Dreams - California Style (N) (Live) ‘G’

Person of Interest “Guilty” ‘14’ Scott Living Mattress With the Scott Brothers (:05) You “Pilot” Joe meets and falls in love with Beck. ‘MA’ NCIS The team tracks an elusive arms dealer. ‘14’ The Big Bang The Big Bang Theory ‘14’ Theory ‘14’

Person of Interest “Q & A” ‘14’ IT Cosmetics (N) (Live) ‘G’

Person of Interest “Blunt” ‘14’

Cooking on Q “Instant Pot” (N) (Live) ‘G’ (:07) “The Bad Seed: Special Edition” (2018, Mystery) Mckenna Grace, Rob Lowe. A man begins to suspect that his daughter is a killer. Queen of the South “El Shooter “Red Light” ‘14’ Mundo” ‘14’ Full Frontal Wrecked Drop the Mic Drop the Mic With Saman- “Hunt Day” ‘14’ ‘14’ tha Bee ‘MA’ (3:55) “Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith” (2005, Science Fiction) Ewan McGregor, Natalie “Star Wars: A New Hope” (1977, Science Fiction) Mark Hamill, Harrison (:45) “Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back” (1980, Science Fiction) Mark Portman. Anakin Skywalker joins the dark side and becomes Darth Vader. Ford. Young Luke Skywalker battles evil Darth Vader. Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher. (3:00) College Football Alabama at Mississippi. From College Football Washington at Utah. From Rice-Eccles Stadium in Salt Lake City. (N) (Live) SportsCenter (N) (Live) SportsCenter (N) (Live) SportsCenter Vaught-Hemingway Stadium in Oxford, Miss. (N) (Live) (3:15) College Football Middle Tennessee State at Georgia. (:15) SportsCenter (N) (Live) SportsCenter (N) (Live) SportsCenter (N) (Live) College Football Final (N) College Football Final College Football Final From Sanford Stadium in Athens, Ga. (N) Mariners All Mariners Pre- MLB Baseball Seattle Mariners at Los Angeles Angels. From Angel Stadium of Anaheim in Mariners MLB Baseball Seattle Mariners at Los Angeles Angels. From Angel Stadium of Anaheim in Mariners Access game (N) Anaheim, Calif. (N) (Live) Postgame Anaheim, Calif. Postgame (2:00) “The “Battleship” (2012, Science Fiction) Taylor Kitsch, Alexander Skarsgard, Rihanna. Earth “The A-Team” (2010, Action) Liam Neeson, Bradley Cooper, Jessica Biel. “Tron: Legacy” (2010) Jeff Bridges. Sam, son of Kevin A-Team” comes under attack from a superior alien force. Former Special Forces soldiers form a rogue unit. Flynn,finds himself in his father’s cyberworld. “Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl” (2003) Johnny Depp, Geoffrey “Gods of Egypt” (2016, Fantasy) Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Brenton Thwaites, Chadwick Bose- “XXX” (2002, Action) Vin Diesel, Asia Argento. A spy tries to Rush. A blacksmith and a pirate must rescue a kidnapped damsel. man. A mortal forms an alliance with the god Horus to save Egypt. stop an anarchist with weapons. The CleveFamily Guy Rick and Rick and Family Guy Dragon Ball My Hero Aca- FLCL: ProPop Team Jojo’s Bizarre Hunter X Black Clover Naruto: Ship- Space Dandy Cowboy Be- Lupin the 3rd land Show ‘14’ Morty ‘14’ Morty ‘14’ ‘14’ Super ‘PG’ demia gressive Epic ‘14’ Hunter ‘PG’ puden ‘14’ bop ‘14’ Part 4 My Cat From Hell “Mojito My Cat From Hell “Posey the My Cat From Hell: Scratch My Cat From Hell “Lucifer the My Cat From Hell “Meow Wolves and Warriors “The My Cat From Hell “Lucifer the My Cat From Hell “Meow Cat” ‘PG’ Terror” ‘PG’ Tracks (N) ‘PG’ Cat” (N) ‘PG’ Mates” (N) ‘PG’ Heart of a Wolf” (N) Cat” ‘PG’ Mates” ‘PG’ To Be AnTo Be AnTo Be AnTo Be AnStuck in the Stuck in the “Wizards of Waverly Place: The Movie” (:45) Raven’s (:10) Raven’s (:35) Bizaard- Bizaardvark Andi Mack ‘G’ Bunk’d ‘G’ Bunk’d ‘G’ nounced nounced nounced nounced Middle ‘G’ Middle ‘G’ (2009) Selena Gomez. ‘G’ Home Home vark ‘G’ The Loud The Loud The Loud The Loud Henry DanHenry Dan“Alex & Me” (2018, Drama) Alex Morgan, SpongeBob SpongeBob SpongeBob SpongeBob (:35) Friends (:10) Friends (:45) Friends House ‘Y7’ House ‘Y7’ House ‘Y7’ House ‘Y7’ ger ‘G’ ger ‘G’ Siena Agudong, Ava Acres. ‘PG’ ‘PG’ ‘14’ (3:40) “Mulan” (1998, Children’s) Voices of (:45) “Beauty and the Beast” (1991) Voices of Paige O’Hara, Robby Ben(7:50) “Cinderella” (2015, Children’s) Cate Blanchett, Lily James. A young (:25) “Alice in Wonderland” (2010, ChilMing-Na Wen, Eddie Murphy. son. Animated. A maiden trades places with her captive father. woman tries not to lose hope in the face of cruelty. dren’s) Johnny Depp, Mia Wasikowska. Four Weddings “...and a Four Weddings “... And a Go- Four Weddings “...and Some Two Steppin”’ Four line danc- Four Weddings “...and Some Sweating for the Wedding” (:04) Four Weddings “...and Some Two Steppin”’ Four line Talking Orchid” ‘PG’ Kart Race” ‘PG’ ing friends compete. ‘PG’ Gym buddies judge each other’s weddings. ‘PG’ dancing friends compete. ‘PG’ Moonshiners “Last Nail in the Moonshiners Distillery own- Diesel Brothers “Diesel De- Diesel Brothers “Diesel Jam Overhaul” The guys overhaul a truck for a father. (N) ‘14’ Diesel Brothers “Wham, Diesel Brothers Two lifted Coffin” ‘14’ ers struggle. ‘14’ fender” ‘14’ Bam, C10 Slam” ‘14’ F450s compete. ‘14’ Ghost Adventures “Black Ghost Adventures “Central Ghost Adventures “Mackay Ghost Adventures “Sin City Ghost Adventures (N) ‘PG’ Ghost Adventures “Albion Ghost Adventures “Asylum Ghost Adventures ‘PG’ Swan Inn” ‘PG’ Unit Prison” ‘PG’ Mansion” ‘PG’ Exorcism” ‘PG’ Normal School” ‘PG’ 49” ‘PG’ (2:00) “The Outlaw Josey Pawn Stars Pawn Stars Pawn Stars Pawn Stars Pawn Stars Pawn Stars Pawn Stars: (:31) Pawn (:03) Pawn (:33) Pawn (:03) Pawn (:33) Pawn (:03) Pawn (:33) Pawn Wales” (1976, Western) ‘PG’ ‘PG’ ‘PG’ ‘PG’ ‘PG’ ‘PG’ Pumped Up Stars ‘PG’ Stars ‘PG’ Stars ‘PG’ Stars ‘PG’ Stars ‘PG’ Stars ‘PG’ Stars ‘PG’ Live PD “Live PD -- 05.05.18” Riding along with law enforcement. ‘14’ Live PD: Rewind The best Live PD “Live PD -- 04.20.18” Riding along with law enforcement. (N Same-day Tape) ‘14’ Live PD “Live PD -- 04.20.18” moments from “Live PD.” Riding along with law enforce(N) ‘14’ ment. ‘14’ Property Brothers “Mistress Property Brothers “Striking Property Brothers “Structural Love It or List It “Overseas Love It or List It “Mid Century Beachfront Bargain Hunt: Mountain Mountain Love It or List It “Mid Century Maternity” ‘G’ of Her Domain” ‘PG’ the Right Chord” ‘PG’ Opportunity” ‘PG’ Oversight” ‘PG’ Maternity” ‘G’ Renovation (N) ‘G’ Life ‘G’ Life ‘G’ Diners, Drive Diners, Drive Diners, Drive Diners, Drive Diners, Drive-Ins and Diners, Drive-Ins and Diners, Drive-Ins and Diners, Drive-Ins and Diners, Drive-Ins and Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives ‘G’ Dives ‘G’ Dives ‘G’ Dives ‘G’ Dives ‘G’ Dives ‘G’ Undercover Boss “Vivint” Undercover Boss “Tilted Undercover Boss ‘PG’ Undercover Boss “Massage Undercover Boss “The Dw- Undercover Boss “Buffalo Paid Program Paid Program Jay Leno’s Garage “General ‘PG’ Kilt” ‘14’ Heights” ‘PG’ yer Group” ‘PG’ Wings & Rings” ‘14’ ‘G’ ‘G’ Badassery” ‘PG’ Watters’ World (N) Justice With Judge Jeanine The Greg Gutfeld Show (N) Watters’ World Justice With Judge Jeanine The Greg Gutfeld Show Watters’ World Justice With Judge Jeanine (N) (3:15) “Bad Teacher” (2011, Comedy) Cam- (:20) “Forgetting Sarah Marshall” (2008) Jason Segel, Kristen Bell. A musi- “Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story” (2004, Comedy) “Joe Dirt” (2001) David Spade, Dennis Miller. A mulleteron Diaz, Justin Timberlake. cian encounters his ex and her new lover in Hawaii. Vince Vaughn, Christine Taylor, Ben Stiller. headed janitor relates his personal tale of woe. (2:30) “Paul” “The Sorcerer’s Apprentice” (2010, Fantasy) Nicolas Cage, Jay Baruchel. “Avengers: Age of Ultron” (2015, Action) Robert Downey Jr., Chris Hemsworth, Mark Ruf- Futurama Futurama Futurama Futurama A master wizard takes on a reluctant protege. falo. The Avengers reassemble to battle a technological villain. ‘PG’ ‘PG’ ‘PG’ ‘PG’

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9:30

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Married ... Married ... “Blades of Glory” (2007, Comedy) Will Ferrell, Jon Heder. With With Rival male skaters compete as a pair. PM Style With Shawn Killinger “Barefoot Dreams” (N) Instant Pot Viva Pressure (Live) ‘G’ Cooker (N) (Live) ‘G’ “The Bad Seed: Special Edition” (2018, Mystery) Mckenna Grace, Rob Lowe, Patty McCormack. A man begins to suspect that his daughter is a killer. NCIS “Recruited” A murder at NCIS A murder is tied to black NCIS “Blood Brothers” ‘PG’ NCIS “Burden of Proof” ‘14’ NCIS A person of interest is 105 242 a college fair. ‘PG’ market art. ‘PG’ found murdered. ‘PG’ Friends ‘14’ Friends ‘14’ Seinfeld ‘PG’ Seinfeld “The The Big Bang The Big Bang The Big Bang The Big Bang The Big Bang The Big Bang Little Kicks” ‘G’ Theory ‘PG’ Theory ‘PG’ Theory ‘PG’ Theory ‘PG’ Theory ‘PG’ Theory ‘PG’ 139 247

(35) ESPN2 144 209

9 PM

Jeopardy! ‘G’ Wheel of For- 20/20 ‘PG’ tune ‘G’

How I Met Last Man Last Man Madam Secretary “Pilot” Haven Nathan and Dwight Your Mother Standing ‘PG’ Standing ‘PG’ Elizabeth faces challenges at race to rescue Audrey. ‘14’ ‘14’ work. ‘PG’ Innovation The InspecCBS WeekThe Dr. Nandi Show (N) ‘G’ Pink Collar Crimes (N) ‘PG’ 48 Hours ‘PG’ Nation tors ‘G’ end News College Football USC at Texas. From Darrell K. Royal - Texas Memorial Stadium in Austin, Texas. (N) Love Connection A software To Be An(Live) developer; a project mannounced ager. ‘14’ Leverage “The Tap-Out Job” Channel 2 NBC Nightly Pawn Stars Pawn Stars America’s Got Talent “Live Semi Finals 2” Semifinalists The crew goes after a corrupt News: Week- News With ‘PG’ “Sub for Sale” perform. ‘PG’ promoter. ‘PG’ end Lester Holt ‘PG’ Martha Stew- Martha Bakes America’s Nigella: At My PBS NewsConsuelo Midsomer Murders “Ring Out Vera “The Hillary “Race art-Cooking ‘G’ Test Kitchen Table ‘G’ Hour Week- Mack Wealth- Your Dead” ‘PG’ Crow Trap” to the Pole” end (N) Track ‘PG’ ‘PG’

Married ... Married ... (8) WGN-A 239 307 With With LOGO by Lori Goldstein (N) (20) QVC 137 317 (Live) ‘G’ To Be Announced (23) LIFE 108 252 (28) USA

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(8:55) “Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs” “The Princess Bride” (1987) Cary Elwes. (:10) “The Oslo Diaries” (2017, Documentary) Israelis and (1:55) “The Mummy” (2017, Action) Tom Cruise, Russell (2009, Children’s) Voices of Ray Romano, A stableboy in disguise sets out to rescue his Palestinians gather in Oslo for peace talks. ‘NR’ Crowe, Annabelle Wallis. A soldier of fortune fights an an ! Denis Leary. ‘PG’ beloved. ‘PG’ cient, resurrected monster. ‘PG-13’ (7:20) “The Mountain Be(:15) 24/7 The Fight Canelo/GGG (:35) “War for the Planet of the Apes” (2017, Science Fiction) Andy Serkis, VICE ‘14’ Real Time With Bill Maher Drew Michael The comic (:20) “The tween Us” (2017) Kate Wins- Canelo/GGG Game With 2: The Fight Woody Harrelson, Steve Zahn. Soldiers battle Caesar and his army of intel‘MA’ navigates his anxieties. ‘MA’ Greatest ^ let. ‘PG-13’ 2 ‘PG’ Jim ligent apes. ‘PG-13’ Showman” (7:10) “Volcano” (1997, (8:55) “The Hours” (2002, Drama) Meryl Streep, Julianne (10:50) “Lions for Lambs” (2007) Robert (:25) “Stratton” (2017, Action) Dominic Coo- “The Losers” (2010) Jeffrey Dean Morgan. (:40) “A Time Action) Tommy Lee Jones. Moore, Nicole Kidman. Three women in different eras suffer Redford. Inspired by a professor, two young per. An MI6 agent must stop a madman from Elite commandos hunt the man who betrayed to Kill” (1996) + ‘PG-13’ emotional crises. ‘PG-13’ men join the military. ‘R’ using chemical weapons. ‘R’ them. ‘PG-13’ “Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure” (1989, “Bill & Ted’s Bogus Journey” (1991) (:05) “Jurassic Park” (1993, Adventure) Sam Neill, Laura (:10) “Pitch Black” (2000, Science Fiction) Radha Mitchell, “Office Christmas Party” Comedy) Keanu Reeves, Alex Winter, George Keanu Reeves. Grim Reaper helps dopes Dern, Jeff Goldblum. Cloned dinosaurs run amok at an island- Vin Diesel, Cole Hauser. Vicious creatures stalk the survivors (2016, Comedy) Jason Bate- 5 Carlin. ‘PG’ stop their evil robot twins. jungle theme park. ‘PG-13’ of a spaceship crash. ‘R’ man. ‘R’ (7:05) “The Good Shepherd” (2006, Drama) Matt Damon, “Changeling” (2008, Drama) Angelina Jolie, John Malkovich, Jeffrey Dono- “A Dog’s Purpose” (2017) Voice of Josh (:15) “This Isn’t Funny” (2015, Comedy-Drama) Danielle Angelina Jolie, Alec Baldwin. A founding member of the CIA van. A woman insists that another boy has replaced her son. ‘R’ Gad. A reincarnated dog keeps reuniting with Panabaker, Mimi Rogers, Anthony LaPaglia. A comedian falls 8 places duty above family. ‘R’ its original owner. ‘PG’ in love with a traveler. ‘NR’

(:07) College Football Ohio State vs TCU. From AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. (N) (Live)

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Esme & Roy (N) ‘Y’

Married ... Married ... With With Denim & Co. (N) (Live) ‘G’

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SATURDAY AFTERNOON/EVENING A

Married ... Married ... Married ... Married ... Married ... Married ... Married ... Married ... With With With With With With With With Isaac Mizrahi Live! (N) Jayne’s Closet “Barefoot Dreams” (N) (Live) ‘G’ RADLEY London - Hand(Live) ‘G’ bags (N) (Live) ‘G’ “The House Sitter” (2015, Suspense) Kate “The Wrong House” (2016, Suspense) Clare To Be Announced Ashfield. An unstable housesitter becomes Kramer, Tilky Jones. A woman harasses a obsessed with a family. ‘14’ family in its new home. ‘14’ The Sinner “Part VII” ‘MA’ Chicago P.D. “Justice” ‘14’ Chicago P.D. “She’s Got Chicago P.D. “Start DigNCIS Gibbs tracks a former NCIS A female petty officer is NCIS “Lost & Found” A surviv- NCIS Gibbs questions DiUs” ‘14’ ging” ‘14’ Navy SEAL. ‘PG’ found dead. ‘PG’ alist is wanted. ‘PG’ Nozzo’s ability. ‘14’ New Girl Drop the Mic “Step Up 2 the Streets” (2008, Drama) Briana Evigan, “Coyote Ugly” (2000, Romance-Comedy) Piper Perabo, Friends ‘14’ Friends ‘14’ Friends ‘14’ Friends ‘14’ Friends ‘14’ Friends ‘14’ “Birthday” ‘14’ ‘14’ Robert Hoffman, Will Kemp. A rebellious street dancer tries to Adam Garcia, Maria Bello. A struggling songwriter cuts loose adapt at an elite arts academy. in a rowdy New York bar. “Red Eye” (2005) Rachel McAdams. A plane passenger (9:49) “Star Wars: The Phantom Menace” (1999, Science Fiction) Liam Neeson, Ewan Mc- (12:49) “Star Wars: Attack of the Clones” (2002) Ewan McGregor, Natalie Portman. Obiinvolves his seatmate in a deadly plot. Gregor. Young Anakin Skywalker begins to learn about the Force. Wan Kenobi and his apprentice protect the former queen. College Football Teams TBA. (N) (Live) Football College Football Teams TBA. (N) (Live) Football College Football Alabama at Scoreboard Scoreboard Mississippi. (N) (Live) College Football Teams TBA. (N) (Live) Football College Football Teams TBA. (N) (Live) Football College Football Scoreboard Scoreboard College Football Rutgers at Kansas. From Memorial Stadium in Lawrence, Kan. (N) (Live) Pro Football College Football Texas-San Antonio at Kansas State. From Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium in Manhat- Softball 360 Weekly ‘G’ tan, Kan. (N) (Live) ‘G’ Bar Rescue “Raising Arizona” Bar Rescue “Casually Tapped Bar Rescue ‘PG’ “Battleship” (2012, Science Fiction) Taylor Kitsch, Alexander Skarsgard, Rihanna. Earth “The A-Team” (2010) Liam Neeson, Bradley Cooper. Former ‘PG’ Out” ‘PG’ comes under attack from a superior alien force. Special Forces soldiers form a rogue unit. The Rifle“Little Big League” (1994, Children’s) Luke Edwards, Timothy Busfield, John (:15) “Uncle Buck” (1989, Comedy) John Candy, Amy Madigan. An easygo- “Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory” (1971, Children’s) Gene Wilder. man ‘G’ Ashton. A boy heir manages his Minnesota Twins team. ing relative takes care of three children. A famous confectioner offers a grand prize to five children. Ben 10 ‘G’ Teen Titans World of World of Total Drama- Total Drama- Adventure Time ‘PG’ World of World of World of World of World of World of Total Drama- Total DramaGo! ‘PG’ Gumball Gumball Rama Rama Gumball Gumball Gumball Gumball Gumball Gumball Rama Rama Tanked “Going for the Insane Pools: Off the Deep Insane Pools: Off the Deep Insane Pools: Off the Deep The Zoo An elephant requires The Zoo “Miracle Cub” ‘PG’ The Zoo A polar bear gets at- My Cat From Hell ‘PG’ Gold(fish)” ‘PG’ End ‘PG’ End ‘PG’ End ‘PG’ treatment. ‘PG’ tention. ‘PG’ Stuck in the Raven’s “Zootopia” (2016, Children’s) Voices of Ginnifer Goodwin, (10:50) To Be AnTo Be AnTo Be AnTo Be AnTo Be AnTo Be AnTo Be AnTo Be AnTo Be AnMiddle ‘G’ Home ‘G’ Jason Bateman, Shakira. Bunk’d ‘G’ nounced nounced nounced nounced nounced nounced nounced nounced nounced SpongeBob SpongeBob SpongeBob SpongeBob SpongeBob SpongeBob Power Rang- SpongeBob SpongeBob SpongeBob SpongeBob SpongeBob SpongeBob SpongeBob The Loud The Loud ers House ‘Y7’ House ‘Y7’ (6:30) “The Princess Dia“The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement” (2004) Anne Hathaway. A (:40) “Chicken Little” (2005) Voices of Zach Braff. Animated. (:40) “Pocahontas” (1995) Voice of Irene Bedard. Animated. (:40) “Mulan” ries” (2001, Children’s) young princess must marry or give up the throne. A young fowl must save the world from aliens. A Powhatan maiden falls for an English settler. (1998) Four Weddings “... And a Four Weddings “... And a Four Weddings Arriving in a Four Weddings “... And a Four Weddings “... And a Four Weddings “... And an Four Weddings “... And a Four Weddings “... And a Mechanical Bull” ‘PG’ Hearse” ‘PG’ swamp buggy. ‘PG’ Pilgrim” ‘PG’ Latte” ‘PG’ Army Salute” ‘PG’ Phantom” ‘PG’ Candle Bar” ‘PG’ Expedition Unknown “The Expedition Unknown “SeExpedition Unknown “The Expedition Unknown ‘PG’ Expedition Unknown ‘PG’ Expedition Unknown “Origins Moonshiners “Not a Crook” Moonshiners ‘14’ Vanished Empire” ‘PG’ crets of Brother XII” ‘PG’ Secret” ‘PG’ Of Stonehenge” ‘PG’ ‘14’ Mysteries at the Museum Mysteries at the Museum Legendary Locations ‘G’ Delicious Delicious Delicious Delicious Food Paradise Pumped-up Food Paradise “The Comfort Ghost Adventures “Haunted ‘PG’ ‘PG’ Destinations Destinations Destinations Destinations portions. ‘G’ Zone” ‘G’ Savannah” ‘PG’ Mountain Men Tom washes Mountain Men “I’ll Go Down Mountain Men “Genera“Fury” (2014, War) Brad Pitt, Shia LaBeouf, Logan Lerman. A sergeant takes his men on a “The Outlaw Josey Wales” (1976, Western) Clint Eastwood, out in Idaho. ‘PG’ Fighting” ‘PG’ tions” ‘PG’ mission behind enemy lines. Chief Dan George, Sondra Locke. Zombie House Flipping Food Quest Tiny House Zombie House Flipping ‘PG’ Zombie House Flipping A Live PD: Rewind “Live PD: Live PD “Live PD -- 06.23.17” Riding along with law enforcement. ‘14’ A zombie house from the ‘PG’ Hunting ‘PG’ cheap buy may become a Rewind No. 87” ‘14’ 90’s. ‘PG’ money pit. ‘PG’ House Hunt- House Hunt- Desert Flip- Desert Flip- Desert Flip- Desert Flip- Desert Flip- Desert Flip- Property Brothers: Buying & Property Brothers: Buying & Property Brothers: Buying & Property Brothers “Reno ers Family ers Family pers ‘G’ pers ‘G’ pers ‘G’ pers ‘G’ pers ‘G’ pers ‘G’ Selling ‘G’ Selling ‘G’ Selling ‘G’ Interrupted” ‘PG’ Trisha’s The Pioneer The Pioneer Trisha’s The Kitchen “Supper in a Cajun Aces Guy’s Ranch Kids Baking ChampionBaked ‘G’ Baked ‘G’ Diners, Drive Diners, Drive Diners, Drive Diners, Drive Southern Woman ‘G’ Woman ‘G’ Southern Snap” (N) ‘G’ (N) ‘G’ ship ‘G’ Paid Program Paid Program Paid Program Paid Program Paid Program Paid Program Paid Program Paid Program Undercover Boss “Massage Undercover Boss “The Dw- Undercover Boss “Buffalo Undercover Boss “Mayor of ‘G’ ‘G’ ‘G’ ‘G’ ‘G’ ‘G’ ‘G’ ‘G’ Heights” ‘PG’ yer Group” ‘PG’ Wings & Rings” ‘14’ Gary, Indiana” ‘PG’ America’s News Headquarters (N) America’s News Headquar- The Journal Editorial Report America’s News Headquar- America’s News Headquarters (N) Fox Report with Jon Scott ters (N) ters (N) (N) (:10) That ’70s (:40) That ’70s (:15) That ’70s Show “Thank (9:50) That (:20) That ’70s (10:55) That (:25) That ’70s That ’70s “Forgetting Sarah Marshall” (2008) Jason Segel, Kristen Bell, Mila Kunis. A (:15) “Bad Teacher” (2011) Show Show You” ‘14’ ’70s Show Show ’70s Show Show Show ‘PG’ musician encounters his ex and her new lover in Hawaii. Cameron Diaz. “Backtrack” (2015, Suspense) Adrien Brody, Sam Neill. “Exposed” (2016, Suspense) Ana de Armas. A police detec- “Chappie” (2015, Science Fiction) Voice of Sharlto Copley, Dev Patel, Ninja. “Paul” (2011, Comedy) Simon Pegg, Nick Strange visions plague a troubled psychologist. tive investigates the death of his partner. A robot has the ability to think and feel. Frost, Voice of Seth Rogen.

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Clarion TV

B8 | Friday, September 14, 2018 | Peninsula Clarion

Crossword

Grandparent feels that family has been slowly drifting apart of the blessing of modern technology, there are other options as well -- texting, video chat, etc. If you are unfamiliar with them, make it a point to learn. Be grateful your son and his family are independent, and try harder to fill more of your time with hobbies and interests of your own. If you do, you will be a more interesting person to Abigail Van Buren be around. Your son and his wife should not be the focus of your life the way he was when he was a child and you were responsible for him. It isn’t healthy for you or your relationship with them. DEAR ABBY: My fiance and I are in our late 20s and get into arguments about what time to leave a party. I usually need to leave around 11:00 p.m. or midnight, and I think he should leave when I do. I’m a full-time student with a full-time job, so I don’t go out often. Between school and work, I don’t have weekends off like he does. He accuses me of being selfish for wanting him to leave. He says he

doesn’t want to be “lame.” I don’t think it’s appropriate for a woman to leave a party on her own. Am I selfish? Should I try to stay up later so he can have a good time? -- PARTY ETIQUETTE DEAR PARTY ETIQUETTE: No, your job and your studies have to be your top priority. Years ago, I would have agreed that your fiance should leave with you. However, these days, women are more independent. Cellphones and ridesharing have given us other options. Unless you are concerned that leaving alone would be dangerous, don’t turn it into an argument if he wants to stay. 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. To receive a collection of Abby’s most memorable -- and most frequently requested -- poems and essays, send your name and mailing address, plus check or money order for $7 (U.S. funds) to: Dear Abby -- Keepers Booklet, P.O. Box 447, Mount Morris, IL 61054-0447. Shipping and handling are included in the price.

Hints from Heloise

HAPPY BIRTHDAY for Friday, Sept. 14, 2018: This year you could find your ability to communicate drawing new people toward you. Old friends and loved ones also relish talking to you. Enjoy socializing and expanding your immediate circle of friends. If you are single, many potential sweeties become more intrigued after speaking with you. You might be 10 months away from forming a major bond. If you are attached, you enjoy chatting together so much that you might decide to re-create your first few dates. SAGITTARIUS does not mean to be so critical. The Stars Show the Kind of Day You’ll Have: 5-Dynamic; 4-Positive; 3-Average; 2-So-so; 1-Difficult ARIES (March 21-April 19) HHHH You feel lucky because of a loved one’s attention and support. You can be encouraged to do what you might not try normally. This person feeds your self-esteem, and willingly cheers you on. Your adventurous spirit emerges as you take a risk. Tonight: Choose something unique. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) HHHHH Your ability to turn a situation around and make it favorable for more than one person emerges. Others are thankful for your generosity. Your ability to see possibilities soars at the moment. Someone you admire pushes you to go for a longdesired goal. Tonight: Say “yes.” GEMINI (May 21-June 20) HHHH Be more open when dealing with others later in the day. You might want to stay focused and on topic. You will want to get through certain matters quickly so that you can feel unburdened this weekend.

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Reach out to someone at a distance. Tonight: Make exciting plans. CANCER (June 21-July 22) HHHH You could be more fatigued and tired than you have been in a while. Honor what is happening. You have been talking and thinking about taking an important trip or experiencing a new, exciting happening. You’ll be best served by detaching. Tonight: Follow the music. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) HHHH Use good sense before agreeing to an expense that could push the limits of your budget. If you’re left to your own devices, your self-discipline will go south by the evening. Attempt to moderate your choices. Honor your feelings toward a fiery friend. Tonight: Wherever the action is. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) HHHHH You have become more expressive and verbal. You see others respond more positively to you. Do not let shyness or a momentary blush hold you back from continuing this new exchange of thoughts and energy. Ask needed questions. Tonight: TGIF, but make it an early night. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) HHHH Curb your spending, and don’t change a spending-related decision. You smile from ear to ear, ready to take action. Someone might be concerned by the financial implications of your plans. Have a discussion and be willing to cut back. Tonight: A conversation could develop into more. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) HHHHH Use today to the max. You can probably sense a greater responsiveness from a key person in your life. A partner or loved one could deliver quite the jolt. If you

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maintain a sense of humor, everything will flow smoothly. Tonight: Invite a friend to join you for munchies. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) HHH You could feel off because of what is happening around you. Somehow, others’ energy seems to deplete you. You feel as if you can’t get enough time for all of the socializing. Relax and make a phone call to people who energize you. Tonight: You feel on top of your game. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) HHH Examine what is going on around you. Others seem to be moving through their days with efficiency and the need to get out early. Schedule a late lunch with a friend. Before you know it, you become a bundle of energy. The two of you swap gossip and jokes. Tonight: Make it early. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) HHHH You feel as if a boss demands a lot from you. Make it your pleasure to follow through on what is important for you to do. Someone who is observing you could be quite impressed. A comment or compliment from this person makes you smile. Tonight: Out celebrating. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) HHHH You might sense that your control is not as smooth as you would like it to be. Others seem to be more decisive and energized. You could be experiencing a more creative phase, and your concerns might not be about power and control. Tonight: Out on the town with loved ones. BORN TODAY Singer/songwriter Amy Winehouse (1983), film director Robert Wise (1914), actress Silvia Navarro (1978)

HARD PAINTBRUSHES Dear Heloise: Whenever our paintbrushes get hard, I soften them by placing them in very hot vinegar until they become pliable again, then wash with warm water and soap. -- Delores M., Webster City, Iowa Delores, vinegar is my “go-to” cleaning and all-purpose product. There are so many things you can do with vinegar. If you’d like to see the many ways we use vinegar at the Heloise household, get my pamphlet Heloise’s Fantabulous Vinegar Hints and More. Send $5, along with a stamped (71 cents), self-addressed, long envelope, to: Heloise/Vinegar, P.O. Box 795001, San Antonio, TX 782795001. Or you can order it online at www.Heloise.com. Vinegar can make so many chores much easier and less expensive. -- Heloise GIVE YOUR PLANTS DESSERT Dear Heloise: Before the cold weather sets in, be sure to give your plants dessert. Just mix 1 teaspoon of a dessert gelatin with a gallon of liquid fertilizer, or with a gallon of water. Mix well, then quickly pour around the soil of the plant. The gelatin helps the soil hold water, and the sugar feeds the organisms within the soil. -- Ashley H., Somerset, Ky. BUTTON MAGIC Dear Heloise: After sewing on a button, I like to use a tiny drop of clear nail polish in the center of the button. This ensures that the thread will not become loose and my button will stay on and not need to be sewn again. -- Nancy O., Derby, Kan. LETTER OF LAUGHTER Dear Heloise: While reaching under the bed for my son’s socks, I felt something strange. When I pulled it out, I saw that I had a large, green snake in my hand. I dropped it and screamed bloody murder. As my eyes focused on the thing, I realized that it was a rubber snake! I felt relieved as I finally got off the dresser. -- Valerie F., Grafton, W.Va.

SUDOKU

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DEAR ABBY: Two years ago, my son and his family moved a couple of hours away. He’s my only child. I know he’s busy with his wife, two children and his job, but I would like to hear from him more than every two weeks -- or longer -- just to know what is going on in their lives. He told me I could call him, but I feel like I’m imposing. I’d like to be more involved in their lives. I would also like to be closer to my daughter-inlaw. We have had a couple of good phone conversations recently, but I sense that she wants her own space. I’m not an overbearing person, and I’m working on expectations vs. reality, being overly emotional when my expectations are not met and fear of sharing these emotions because I’m afraid my son and his wife won’t like what I have to say. I feel they have been pushing me away. What can I do, other than wait for them to call and work on how not to get upset when they don’t include me? They have let the grandchildren stay with me a couple of weeks at different times over the summer. I’m trying to do things with friends, but I really prefer being around my son and family because I feel happier (or used to). It has been heartbreaking. -- WORKING ON IT DEAR WORKING ON IT: Your son has told you it’s all right to call him, so you should. Because

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