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Thursday, August 30, 2018 Kenai Peninsula, Alaska

Vol. 48, Issue 285

In the news Fourth suspect arrested in Anchorage attempted murder case ANCHORAGE (AP) — A fourth suspect has been arrested in an Anchorage assault in which a man suffered brain and skull injuries and was delivered to a hospital in an animal cage.

Anchorage police say 25-year-old Rex Faumui (fahoo-MOO-ee) called dispatchers Tuesday night to turn himself in. He was arrested at the Anchorage Cemetery.

Faumui is charged with attempted murder, kidnapping and assault in the August 2017 beating of 34-year-old Abshir Mohamed.

Mohamed was stomped, beaten with a baseball bat and metal broom handle and stuffed into a dog kennel.

Prosecutors say a fifth man was forced at gunpoint to drive him away.

Police on Sunday arrested two brothers indicted in the case, 28-year-old Faamanu Vaifanua (fah-ah-MAH-noo vif-fan-OO-ah) and 29-yearold Macauther Vaifanua.

Thirty-year-old Jeffrey Ahvan faces an October trial date in the case.

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State reverses Chuitna water reservation Since coal company withdrew, no justification for instream flow right, DNR says

By ELIZABETH EARL Peninsula Clarion

A citizens’ group won’t receive a water reservation in a stream on the west side of Cook Inlet after all.

Alaska Department of Natural Resources Commissioner Andy Mack issued a decision Tuesday denying an application from the Chuitna Citizens Coalition for an instream flow reservation — essentially, the right to a minimum amount of water in a stream — on a

tributary of the Chuitna River on the west side of Cook Inlet near Tyonek. The area became a political minefield for a number of years as PacRim Coal applied for permits to develop a coal seam beneath the Chuitna River, which sustains fish used for subsistence and commercial harvest in the area.

In response to concerns about the mine’s effect on fish and the environment, the Chuitna Citizens Coalition — an activist group including Alaska Native residents of the neigh-

boring villages of Tyonek and Beluga — filed an application for the instream flow reservation on Middle Creek, a tributary of the Chuitna River, in 2009. The application wound its way through the regulatory process and court system for the next six years before the DNR granted a reservation in the lower reach of the creek in October 2015.

Mack wrote in his decision that after PacRim announced its intention to stop seeking permits for the project in May

2017, he issued another decision remanding the matter for further consideration. In response to a request from the Chuitna Citizens Coalition, a court ordered the DNR to issue a final decision on the reservation by Aug. 28.

There’s no longer any threat to the water now that the company has stopped seeking permits for the project, and without the risk to the water, there’s no reason for the reservation, he wrote in the decision.

“Putting it into perspec-

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Military drills Northern Edge exercise scheduled for May 2019

Willow man charged with wife’s death along Petersville Road ANCHORAGE (AP) — A 59-year-old Willow man has been arrested on suspicion of first-degree murder and felony evidence tampering in the death of his wife.

Alaska State Troopers on Wednesday arrested Michael Kilgo in the blunt force death of 56-year-old Hattie LabuffKilgo.

He’s being held without bail. Online court documents do not list the case.

Troopers were asked Monday morning to check on Labuff-Kilgo when she did not appear for work. Troopers learned she had traveled Saturday to Petersville.

Troopers found her pickup on Petersville Road about 35 miles (56 kilometers) off the Parks Highway.

Searchers Tuesday found her body 3 miles (4.8 kilometers) from the truck. Troopers say the state medical examiner determined she had suffered “blunt force with sharp force trauma.”

Troopers arrested Michael Kilgo at noon Wednesday at his home.

tive with other DNR business, CCC’s application is to reserve a particular flow in a creek on which there currently are no competing uses of the water sought,” he wrote. “The water is in the stream and there are no current proposed water uses that threaten the resources.

There would be no immediate practical benefit to CCC or the resources it seeks to protect by the issuance of a certificate of reservation.”

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Making the best of the sunshine Marketgoers were met with sunshine and clear skies on the last day of the Wednesday Market on Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2018, in Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by Victoria Petersen/Peninsula Clarion)

KODIAK, Alaska (AP) — The U.S. military has scheduled its exercises in the Gulf of Alaska for the spring, despite calls for the trainings to be moved to the fall.

The U.S. Pacific Command’s 2019 Northern Edge exercises, which involve participation from all military services and other agency partners, are planned for May 13-24, the Kodiak Daily Mirror reported Tuesday.

The exercises that are held every other year are expected to involve more than 6,000 service members, 200 aircraft, and multiple Navy destroyers and Coast Guard cutters. The exercises allow the military to hone its current abilities and “test future applications of combat operations and weapons capabilities,” U.S. Air Force Sgt. See DRILL, page A9

Retired judge: Judicial candidates Nikiski man allegedly on ballots have been vetted shoots, castrates litical races, voters may go to who will be on the ballot in Noneighbor’s dog the polls not knowing anything vember.

By ERIN THOMPSON Peninsula Clarion

Do your homework before voting no — that was the message a former judge gave members of the business community during a presentation Wednesday.

At a joint Kenai and Soldotna chamber luncheon Wednesday, Senior Judge Elaine Andrews discussed Alaska’s merit-based judge selection system and emphasized the importance of informed voter deliberation on judge retention.

Under Alaska’s constitution, judges are not chosen through contested elections, but are selected based on merit and retained based on performance, said Andrews, who retired after two decades on the Anchorage Superior Court.

Because races aren’t contested and thus lack the signs, commercials and promotional material associated with po-

about the judges on the ballot.

Voters who don’t recognize the names in front of them might be tempted to vote on a whim — or simply vote no, Andrews said.

“I’m going to caution you not to do that,” Andrews said.

“There’s a huge amount of resources spent to evaluate sitting judges.”

Andrews said judges typically get at least 30 percent no votes — regardless of qualifications or performance.

“So even if you’re truly the best judge in the state, you probably cannot get over about a 70 percent approval,” Andrews said.

In 2018, 15 Alaska judges are up for retention, nine of whom are in the Third District — which includes Anchorage, Palmer and the Kenai Peninsula. Kenai District Court Judge Sharon Illsley is the local judge

Voters, who may have little to no knowledge of the other eight judges, should be prepared before casting a ballot, Susanne DiPietro, executive director of the Alaska Judicial Council.

Made up of seven members — three lawyers, three members of the public and a chief justice, the Judicial Council recommends candidates for appointment and evaluates a judge’s performance ahead of elections. The council then provides a recommendation to retain the judge or not.

In Alaska, District Court judges must go up for retention every four years, and Superior Court judges every six years.

Court of Appeals judges must go up for retention every eight.

Judges on the Supreme Court of Alaska face 10-year retention terms.

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By ERIN THOMPSON Peninsula Clarion

A Nikiski man was charged with animal cruelty for allegedly killing and mutilating his neighbor’s dog.

Michael D. Ohms, 41, allegedly walked over to his neighbor’s home on Tuesday night, yelled “Snoopy” — the name of the man’s dog — and threw something into the man’s yard, according to an Alaska State Trooper affidavit filed with the court.

The alleged victim initially believed Ohms was throwing meat for his dogs, but then realized the object was a pair of testicles, according to the trooper affidavit. The man noticed that fur on the object matched his dog’s fur, and then realized his mastiff Snoopy was missing, he told troopers.

In July, the alleged victim was granted a protective order against Ohms that prohibits Ohms from communicating directly or indirectly with him, according to court files.

Troopers investigating the incident interviewed Ohms at his home and noted that his clothes had dried blood on them and that he was slurring his speech, according to the affidavit.

Ohms reportedly told troopers he shot Snoopy because he was “trying to hurt my cats,” but that his cats were too fast See DOG, page A9

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Judge to decide on grizzly bear hunts in Rockies

By MATT VOLZ Associated Press

HELENA, Mont. — A judge is expected to make a ruling this week on whether the first grizzly bear hunting season to be held in the Lower 48 states in more than four decades will open as scheduled on Saturday outside Yellowstone National Park.

Wildlife advocates and Native American tribes will appear in court Thursday to urge U.S. District Judge Dana Christensen to reinstate federal protections that were lifted last year for approximately 700 grizzlies living in and around Yellowstone. They are asking him to do so before the hunts begin this weekend in Wyoming and Idaho.

“This is a high-stakes deadline,” said Tim Preso, an attorney for Earthjustice representing several advocacy groups and the Northern Cheyenne tribe. “We’re down to the wire.”

Wildlife officials in Wyoming and Idaho say they’re ready for opening day. Twelve hunters in Wyoming and one in Idaho have been issued licenses for Saturday’s opening out of the thousands who applied. It would be Wyoming’s first hunt since 1974 and Idaho’s first since 1946.

“We’re just waiting for the judge’s decision,” said Roger Phillips, spokesman for the Idaho Department of Fish and Game.

Tens of thousands of grizzly bears once roamed the Lower 48 states, but hunters killed most of them in the 19th and early 20th centuries. The population of grizzlies living in Yellowstone dipped to just 136 before it was classified with the rest of the Lower 48 states’ grizzly bear populations as a threatened species in 1975, a decision that protected them and their habitat and allowed the long, slow process of recovery.

The threatened species designation doesn’t apply to Alaska, where bear hunts are held each spring and fall and the population numbers about 30,000.

There, fall hunters carrying highpowered rifles track grizzlies, also called brown bears, through areas with good food sources as the bears look to fatten up before

In this Sept. 25, 2013 photo, a grizzly bear cub searches for fallen fruit beneath an apple tree a few miles from the north entrance to Yellowstone National Park in Gardiner, Mont. (Alan Rogers/ The Casper Star-Tribune via AP, file)

they settle in their dens for winter.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service first declared success in Yellowstone in 2007, but a federal judge ordered protections to remain in place while wildlife officials studied whether the decline of a major food source, whitebark pine seeds, could threaten the bears’ survival.

In 2017, the federal agency concluded that it had addressed that and all other threats, and ruled that the grizzlies living across 19,000 square miles (49,210 square kilometers) of the Yellowstone area in Montana, Idaho and Wyoming were no longer a threatened species.

That decision turned management of the bears over to the three states, who agreed on a plan that set hunting quotas based on the number of deaths each year to ensure the population stays above 600 animals.

Idaho’s hunting quota is one bear. Wyoming’s hunt is in two phases: Sept. 1 opens the season in an outlying area with a quota of 12 bears, and Sept. 15 starts the season in prime grizzly habi-

tat near Yellowstone and Grand Teton national parks. One female or nine males can be killed in those areas.

Montana officials decided not to hold a hunt this year. Bear hunting is not allowed in Yellowstone or Grand Teton.

“The science shows there can be a hunt and we can continue to have a recovered and viable population of grizzly bears for generations to come,” said Renny MacKay, spokesman for the Wyoming Game and Fish Department.

The wildlife advocates and tribes suing the U.S. government dispute that, and they have filed nearly two dozen arguments for why protections should remain for Yellowstone’s iconic predators.

With six consolidated lawsuits filed by 27 plaintiffs, the arguments are complex but boil down to two major themes: There are still threats against bears that the federal agency didn’t adequately consider and the plaintiffs don’t trust the states will ensure their survival.

“There’s a lot to celebrate

with grizzly bears, but are they really recovered in this area? I just don’t think so,” said Matthew Bishop, an attorney for the Western Environmental Law Center representing another plaintiff, WildEarth Guardians. “It’s more political than biological.”

Department of Justice lawyers representing the Fish and Wildlife Service rebuff the plaintiffs’ claims and say the Yellowstone grizzlies are one of the moststudied and best-managed bear species in the word.

Christensen has said he’ll rule before Saturday, but that ruling likely won’t be the end of the matter. An appeal is likely by whoever is on the losing side.

“It’s already drafted and ready to go,” Bishop said.

The grizzly population also has rebounded north of Yellowstone in Montana’s Glacier National Park and Bob Marshall Wilderness. The Fish and Wildlife Service has been moving toward lifting federal protections for that group of approximately 1,000 bears, but first wants to see how Christensen decides the Yellowstone case.

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Obituaries

Around the Peninsula

Dawn Marie Croom

Pride Dancers return

Dawn Marie Croom, 35, passed away peacefully Sunday, August 19, 2018 with her loving family and friends at her side at Central Peninsula Hospital.

She was born on October 21, 1982 in Fairbanks to David and Juline Arestad.

The family moved to the Soldotna area in 1995, where she attended Soldotna High School. After graduation she married Conley Croom, and they had five daughters together.

She was a powerful woman of faith. During her battle with cancer, her faith never wavered, and she continued to bless others. Her home and heart were always open to all.

Her goodness and compassion were endless. She worked ministering others through AGLOW international. Dawn also loved flying with her husband Conley and going on personal missions giving flights and delivering presents to local pastors and others in need. She had an adventurous spirit and spent many hours as a girl in the woods climbing trees and building forts. Loving and raising her five girls was her most important and treasured job.

Dawn is survived by her husband Conley Croom, daughters Abigail, Jessica, Isabella, Olyve, and SaraMae Croom, parents David and Juline Arestad, and sisters Joy Dysert and Amy Angleton.

A celebration of life was held at Kenai New Life on Saturday, August 25. The church was packed as many people loved Dawn and were touched by her generosity and joy.

Donations can be made to the Dawn Croom Donation account at Wells Fargo to help cover funeral costs and medical expenses.

The Native Pride Dancers, an indigenous dance group based in St. Paul, Minnesota, will return to Kenai for a highenergy performance at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 5, at Kenai Middle School. Admission is free and the event is open to the community.

Jack W. Bowen Jack W. Bowen, 88, passed away on Friday, August 24, 2018 in Soldotna, Alaska.

He was born in Pyote, Texas on May 8, 1930 to Babe and Emmitt (Helm) Bowen.

Jack married Willie Mae Faulk in 1946.

He lived in Commanche, Oklahoma, Oildale, California, and then moved to Kenai, AK with Willie in 1966.

In 1968, Jack tested the discovery well at Prudhoe Bay while with Halliburton, where he later retired from after 40 years. Jack was a member of the Church of God in Soldotna, Alaska. Jack enjoyed boating, water skiing in his younger years, hunting, snowmachining, wood carving, and especially loved flying. Jack and Willie flew their private plane from Alaska to Florida 13 times. They started with a Tripacer, then a Cherokee 180 and a Beech Debonair.

Jack loved the Lord, his family, and his caregivers at Riverside Assisted Living.

He was preceded in death by his wife Willie of 61 years in 2007, and grandson Craig Bowen.

Jack is survived by his sons Mickey Bowen and his wife Sue of Kenai, AK, John Bowen of Kenai, AK; granddaughters Michele Olson and her husband Boyd of Palmer, AK, Erica Bowen of Soldotna, AK; grandson David Bowen of Nikiski, AK; great-grandsons Darby Bowen of Washington and Peyton and Logan Olson of Palmer, AK. There will be a viewing at 1 p.m. on Friday, August 31, 2018 at the Soldotna Church of God. A funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. and a reception will follow. Pastor Alan Humphries will be officiating. Jack will be laid to rest in the Kasilof Cemetery.

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Kenai Historical Society meeting

Kenaitze suicide awareness talk The Kenaitze Indian Tribe will host safeTALK suicide awareness and prevention training on Sept. 11 at the Dena’ina Wellness Center from 9–11 a.m. This free workshop is open to the community. SafeTALK training is appropriate for community members 15 and older. No prior experience is necessary. Training materials will be provided.

Suicide is preventable, and participants will learn how to make a difference with life-saving skills. For more information, call Dagmar Mayer at 335-7514 or email dmayer@ kenaitze.org.

Kenai Historical Society will meet on Sunday, Sept. 9 at Kenai National Wildlife Refuge activities 1:30 at the Kenai Visitor Center. A potluck dinner will preThe Kenai National Wildlife Refuge Visitors Center is cede the business meeting. After the meeting, Ray Rowley will be the speaker. The meeting is open to the public. Bring open every day from 9 a.m.–5 p.m. on Ski Hill Road near your favorite dish to share and join us to hear Ray speak Soldotna. For more information, call 260-2820.

—Sept. 1— Cuba’s endemic birds— Guides speaker Erabout the old days in Kenai. For more information call June nesto Reyes. 2 p.m. at 283-1946.

Grief recovery methods workshop available Peninsula Community Health Services will host a nineFirst Annual Hospice Root Beer Fun Run week program on “The Grief Recovery Method Workshop: First Annual Hospice Root Beer Fun Run will be held on The action Program for Moving Beyond Death, Divorce and Saturday, Sept. 8 at 10 a.m. at Soldotna Creek Park. Early Other Losses” on Wednesday evenings from 6–9 p.m. from registration is encouraged and is available at hospiceofcen- Aug. 29–Oct. 24. The program is a closed group that meets tralpeninsula.com. There will be a .5K Dash and a 1.6K at Peninsula Community Health Services in Soldotna at Race and Root Beer as our treat. Bring the whole family 230 E. Marydale Ave. The program costs $95, and there are and join us. If you don’t want to run, come along as a cheer- scholarships available. To register or for futher information, leader! Contact Lee at 262-0453 for questions or additional call Gail Kennedy at 602-9944. information.

Become a Red Cross volunteer!

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They are the heart and soul of the Red Cross and represent every age, gender, religion, race and ethnicity. There are so many ways you can help. Start your Red Cross story today.

The Red Cross will host a Kenai Peninsula New Volunteer Open House on Friday, Sept. 7 from 6-8 p.m. in Central Peninsula Hospital’s Denali Room. Call 907-232-2698 or email pam.laforest@redcross.org.

City of Kenai plans trash cleanup Looking for an opportunity to exercise with a purpose?

The City of Kenai is sponsoring three separate lunchtime hikes we’re dubbing “TRASHersize.” Join us as we enjoy the city’s trail system and help keep our community clean at the same time. All hikes are from Noon – 1 p.m. The city will provide bags, gloves and water. Maps will be available upon arrival. This is a child friendly event. The events are dependent on suitable weather conditions. The first TRASHersize Hike is scheduled for Thursday, August 30, 2018 from Noon – 1:00 p.m. Meet at the Kenai Library. The hikes will take place at noon on Thursday, Aug. 30, Thursday, Sept. 20, and Thursday, Oct. 4.

Fundraiser Dinner

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

There will be a silent auction and dessert auction. Feel free to bring items for either one. Call 240-5212 for additional information.

Community transportation meeting Change 4 the Kenai will host a public meeting on community transportation needs on Oct. 9, 2018 from 3–5 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.

Harvest Moon Farm Tour

Wondering what it takes to produce and sell food on the Kenai Peninsula? On Saturday, Sept. 8, tour three local farms that have met the challenge in unique ways. Taste a variety of Alaska Grown wines to complete the tour. This tour, sponsored by Kenai Soil & Water Conservation District School immunizations available and Kenai Local Food Connection, is the special kick-off Before school starts is a great time to talk to your health- event for Harvest Moon Local Food Week. Tickets: $50, incare provider or your local public health center to make sure clude a wine tasting at Alaska Berries. See the full schedule your child’s vaccinations are current. For more information of Harvest Moon events at www.KenaiLocalFood.org. call Kenai Public Health Center at 335-3400.

Narcan kits available at Kenai Public Health clinic Heroin overdoses are on the rise in Alaska. Narcan is an easy medication you can give to someone who is overdosing. It may save their life. Adults can get free Narcan nasal spray kits at the Kenai Public Health Center at 630 Barnacle Way, Suite A, in Kenai. For additional information call Kenai Public Health at 335-3400.

New Life Assembly of God classes The Kenai New Life Assembly of God church is offering the following two classes this fall on Wednesdays, Sept.

12–Dec 19 at 6:30 p.m. at Kenai New Life Assembly of God 209 Princess St.. Childcare provided. Register at office@ kenainewlife.org or call 907-283-7752.

—DivorceCare: A 13 week class for those who are separated or going through divorce.

—Single&Parenting: A 13-week class for those who are experiencing parenting alone.

Quilters guild event Gudrun Erla of GE Designs will be the featured quilt artist Friday, Aug. 31, starting at 7 p.m. at Christ Lutheran Church in Soldotna. Gudrun’s Trunk Show of amazing quilts highlights her innovative techniques, which create patterns that appear complex and stunning. This trunk show is sponsored by the Kenai Peninsula Quilting Guild and is open to the public free of charge. There will be a book signing

by Gudrun Erla Saturday, Sept. 1 from 5–6 p.m. at Bearly Threaded Quilting Too, 44332 Sterling Highway, Suite 8 in Soldotna. For more information, call 2623262.

Suicide awareness walk in Kenai The second annual Kenai Out of the Darkness Community Walk, an event to raise awareness and funds for suicide prevention, is Saturday, Sept. 8 at the Dena’ina Wellness Center, 508 Upland Street in Kenai. Check-in and registration on the day of the walk begins at noon at the Dena’ina Wellness Center. There will be an opening ceremony at 12:45 p.m., with the walk to start at 1 p.m. Participation is open to the community. There is no registration fee for the walk, but participants are encouraged to fundraise. Those raising $150 by Sept. 8 will receive an Out of the Darkness Walk T-shirt. Register in advance at www.afsp.org/ kenai. Online registration closes at noon on Friday, Sept.

7. Participants also may register in person at the walk. For more information, contact Audré Gifford at 907-335-7355 or agifford@kenaitze.org.

Garden club to discuss growing fruit The Central Peninsula Garden Club monthly program on Sept. 11 at 7 p.m. will be “Growing Fruit Inside and Out,” presented by Mike O’Brien, owner of O’Brien Garden & Trees. Mike O’Brien is known to many of us as “the fruit tree guy in Nikiski.” He sells fruit, fruit trees and fruit products from his farm O’Brien Garden & Trees. On Tuesday, Sept. 11, O’Brien will share his expertise with us about growing fruit, both inside a green house or high tunnel and outdoors. Free and open to the public; bring a friend! Refreshments and sometimes door prizes are provided. Peninsula Grace Church, 44175 Kalifornsky Beach Road (at mi.

19.5, across the road from Craig Taylor Equipment) Membership and general club information is available at www.cenpengardenclub.org, on facebook, or contact Renae Wall, cenpengardenclub@gmail.com.

Harvest Moon Festival vendor applications open

Kenai Local Food Connection is accepting vendor applications for its Harvest Moon Local Food Festival, to be held 10 am – 6 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 15 at Soldotna Creek Park in Soldotna. It’s the Kenai Peninsula’s biggest local food celebration of the year, with live music, food demonstrations, guest speakers, kids’ activities, food trucks featuring healthy, local ingredients, and all sorts of Alaska Grown and Made in Alaska food and wellness products. In keeping with the festival mission, the festival is open to vendors of food (grown, harvested or made in Alaska) and medicinal/ wellness/personal care products made from locally grown or wild-harvested ingredients. The Early Bird rate is $10 per 10’ x 10’ tent space. Fees double after Sept. 1 and space is limited, so please apply early. The vendor application is online at https://www.kenailocalfood.org/projects.

Kenaitze Early Childhood Center accepting applications The Kenaitze Indian Tribe’s Early Childhood Center is accepting applications for the Early Head Start and Head Start preschool programs for the upcoming school year. Early Head Start is a no-fee, home-based program serving pregnant mothers, infants and toddlers up to age 3. Early Head Start staff schedule weekday home visits year-round. Head Start/Alaska Native Education Preschool is a no-fee, classroom program for children age 3 or 4 by Sept. 1. Head Start preschool classes run from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Monday– Thursday at the Early Childhood Center during the school year. Early Head Start and Head Start services are open to Native and non-Native children, regardless of household income. School tours are always available and staff is available to answer any questions may have about enrolling a child in the program. Applications are available at many community locations, as well as the Early Childhood Center, 130 North Willow Street in Kenai, and on the Kenaitze Indian Tribe’s website, www.kenaitze.org.

For more information, please contact the main line at 335-7260.

Nikiski Recreation Center activities —The Nikiski Pool will be closed for annual maintenance from September 3–24. The pool will reopen Sept. 26 for our normal winter hours. For more information, please check our Facebook page or our website.

—Fall swim lessons: Swim lesson registration will begin Monday, September 24 at noon. Classes are offered for: Beginners, Advanced Beginners, Intermediates, Semi-Privates, Tiny Tots and Log Rolling. For more information, call 7768800 — Youth flag football: 4th-8th grade boys and girls flag football season begins August 20 and will run through September. Games are held Monday and Thursday nights at the Nikiski Community Recreation Center Fields. For more information, please call 776-8800.

— Artsy toddler time: Nikiski Community Recreation Center will be hosting and Artsy Toddler Story time on Tuesday, Sept. 4 at 11 a.m. for 2-5 year olds. Kids will get to do an art project based on a story read during the event. For more information, please contact 776-8800.

— Toddler time: The Nikiski Community Recreation Center will be hosting Toddler Time on Mondays, Tuesdays & Thursdays from 11am-12:30pm. For more information, please contact 776-8800.

— Women’s league basketball: Games will be held on Tuesday &/or Friday nights with games beginning in September. For more information, call 776-8800.

—Open gym nights: Teen Center, Monday– Friday, 2:30– 8 p.m. Full Swing Golf, Monday–Friday, 10 a.m.–8 p.m.

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Dimond incident reminds that hazing is always harmful On a trip to Fairbanks for a game against

The Spirit of 1968

The Battle of Michigan Avenue is finally over, and it was won by the protesters.

The lopsided fight between anti-war demonstrators and the brutish police force of Chicago’s Democratic mayor Richard Daley the night of Aug. 28, 1968, in the midst of the Democratic convention, was a debacle for the left.

The protests didn’t stop the Vietnam War or the presumptive Democratic nominee, Hubert Humphrey, the sitting vice president who was much too establishment for the radicals.

The event, broadcast on TV — indeed, unfolding right in front of the hotel where reporters were staying — rent the Democratic Party asunder and effectively threw away any chance of beating Richard Nixon that year.

The New Left subsequently fell apart, and splintered several times over, until a faction resorted to lunatic violence (a return to Chicago in 1969 for a “Days of Rage” rampage through the streets was the prelude to more serious criminality).

Beginning in 1968, the Republicans won five of six presidential elections, and the man who put a stop to the run, Bill Clinton, was a Southern moderate who did everything he reasonably could to disassociate himself from any radicalism.

It’s hard to think of a direct action that more directly backfired than the Chicago protests. But the passage of several decades tends to alter judgments. So it is that, 50 years later, the Spirit of 1968 is in the ascendancy on the left and in the Democratic Party, which is moving toward a more open

Lathrop last weekend, members of the Dimond High School football team are alleged to have committed an egregious hazing incident that, according to some reports, constituted sexual assault. Anchorage police are investigating; the team’s game this week was canceled, and Superintendent Deena Bishop underscored the seriousness of what is said to have happened.

The allegations of what happened shock the conscience. If they are substantiated, serious consequences for the team and those responsible will be warranted. But even without an objective account yet established of what happened, one thing should be recognized as true: Hazing, in all its forms and at all its levels of severity, is harmful and unacceptable. We should all stand against it.

There has been backlash against the use of the term ‘hazing’ to describe what is alleged in the Dimond incident. Many feel it minimizes the severity of what happened. Although we should certainly guard against the use of euphemism to distance ourselves from the truth of an incident, the fact of the matter is that regardless of what happened at Lathrop last weekend, it was hazing. Like assault, hazing encompasses a spectrum of behavior that ranges in seriousness from putting people in fear of harm to causing them grave injury. And, also like assault, there is no point along that spectrum that is acceptable.

One doesn’t have to go far to find how dangerous hazing can be: On Friday, a Pennsylvania court heard arguments in the case of a college freshman who died of injuries he sustained in 2017 while being hazed before entry to a fraternity. Closer to home, two hazing incidents in 1999 put a cloud over the season of Service High School’s football team, and a 2005 paddling incident at West High led to the suspension of nine upperclassmen.

Fortunately, hazing incidents that approach the level of severity of what is alleged to have happened during the Dimond incident are relatively rare. But hazing that takes the form of shaming others or bullying them is commonplace, and it too can have serious negative impacts on students. The legacy of harassment, abuse and humiliation stretches far beyond the incident itself, for years and even decades afterward. And although some claim zero-tolerance policies for hazing are evidence that young people today are somehow weaker or less resilient than those of previous generations, that’s just not accurate.

Make no mistake, team bonding is vitally important. But there are ways to promote unity and cohesion among athletes and group members that don’t involve coercion or compulsion to embarrass one another. It’s the responsibility of our adults, coaches, group leaders, parents — all of us — to teach our children proper limits, good judgment and respectful behavior.

Hazing is a clear signal that we have failed in that mission.

Ultimately, there’s no way to ensure that what one person feels is an acceptable way to establish a bond or bring others into a group is acceptable to another except by their free, uncoerced consent. And in a state that regularly ranks at the top for the worst rates of sexual assault, every Alaskan must be crystal clear on the importance of consent and the right of every person to feel safe. Teaching those lessons and being consistent about Stand for Alaska, the corporate group them means we cannot accept hazing as acceptable in any form, spending massively to oppose efforts to under any circumstances. If we see it, we must speak against it, protect Alaska’s fish resources, is flooding and stop it if we can. We owe that to each other. mailboxes with a mailer urging voters to reject the Stand for Salmon ballot initia—Anchorage Daily News, Aug. 26, 2018 tive, Ballot Measure 1. They accuse Stand for Salmon proponents of being “deceptive” about the ballot measure’s effects and claim it will stifle progress in Alaska. not true.

By GARRY TRUDEAU That’s Claiming “experts agree,” the pamphlet quotes two state fisheries employees arguing that salmon declines are driven by problems in “the marine environment” — in other words, the ocean, and that Alaska’s freshwater systems are healthy and producing plenty of smolt. But rising water temperature trends and expanding infrastructure are reasons for concern about the long-term outlook for pristine salmon habitat. Indeed, mounting environmental pressures in the ocean are strong arguments for improving protections for spawning and rearing areas to give smolt the best possible chance at survival.

Petroleum, mining, and other interests focused on profits are utilizing scare tactics to worry voters that regulations would disrupt or even prevent progress – inundating even grandpa’s tiny boat launch beneath a flood of paperwork. They claim the initiative threatens jobs, would increase the state budget, restrict access to lands, possibly block “critical” improvements and result in litigation. But if a project could destroy vital salmon habitat, shouldn’t promoters be required to mitigate or prevent such destruction? And if they can’t, is it wise to build such a project in the first place?

Foes of the initiative argue that “tens of thousands” of Alaskans, business and even some Native corporations oppose Ballot Measure 1. But Stand for Salmon supporters provably gathered better than 44,000 signatures and enjoy business and Native corporation support, too. Furthermore, the

embrace of democratic socialism than perhaps could have been imagined by the protesters during those fevered summer nights in 1968.

Chicago was a war within the Democratic Party; there’s a Rich Lowry reason the protesters didn’t show up at the Republican convention in Miami earlier that summer. Mayor Daley, and especially his cops, hated the demonstrators and showed it with the appallingly free use of their billy clubs. Now, much of the Democratic Party — certainly its rising figures — wants to cater to and capture the energy of the activists of the left rather than resist them.

There is still an establishment of the Democratic Party. The center of gravity has shifted, though, as labor institutions that once were culturally conservative and staunchly anti-communist have faded in significance, and true machine politicians like Mayor Daley have all but disappeared.

This doesn’t mean that antifa — a fringe comparable to the Students for a Democratic Society in the late 1960s — is about to take over the party, but there’s very little check on its leftward movement, accelerated every day by the reaction against Donald Trump.

The radical critique of America emanating from the streets in 1968, as fundamentally racist, oppressive and corrupt,

has more traction in the Democratic mainstream than ever before. Democrats like Elizabeth Warren and Andrew Cuomo, considering running for president in 2020, have to embrace it.

The obsessions of the New Left with race and gender, which came to define life on college campuses in the decades after the ferment of the late 1960s, have now been fully absorbed into Democratic thinking and argot.

The Democratic superdelegates, who arose in the 1980s and were a last vestige of direct establishment control over the party’s nomination (Hubert Humphrey didn’t have to win any primaries at all to get the nod in 1968), have just been sidelined.

The primary victory of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a 28-year-old democratic socialist, over Rep. Joe Crowley, a 19-year incumbent and Irish-American pol who is a recognizable figure from William Daley’s party, crystallized the change that is afoot.

In 1968, the Democratic convention hall was fortified against the radicals by a steel fence topped with barbed wire, and guarded by thousands of cops and National Guardsmen. In 2020, presumably no such exertions will be necessary. The left will own the place lock, stock and barrel — because the protesters who got tear-gassed, beaten and bloodied on Michigan Avenue that notorious August night, in the fullness of time, prevailed.

Rich Lowry can be reached via e-mail: comments.lowry@nationalreview.com.

Don’t be lured by the propaganda

Classic Doonesbury, 1991

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yes, but sufficient to justify destroying fish habitat and the economies they support?

No. Would the initiative act increase the state’s budget? Perhaps. But I can’t see any reason other than the current shortness of dollars why that should be a long-term problem. Protecting our vital multi-billiondollar fisheries industry and the estimated 94,000 jobs directly or indirectly connected to it seems worthy of such expenditures of state dollars, don’t you? The cost of genuine mitigation measures must become part of the price of doing business in Alaska in the future. If that reduces some fat cat’s bottom line, so be it. We need to stop defining Alaska’s success in terms of money, anyway.

Most Alaskans accept that there are limits to growth and that we cannot continue risking renewable resources for the short-term gains derived from exhaustible extraction enterprises whose profits tend to go “Outside” anyway, often to foreign corporations with histories of raking in revenues and leaving devastatingly costly cleanup responsibilities to residents. That has to stop.

We must reject the straw man erected by the Stand for Alaska side that “salmon declines are due to problems in the ocean” and that Ballot Measure 1 “won’t fix that.”

It’s not meant to. What Stand for Salmon does is recognize we have a crisis facing our fisheries and promotes protections for the one element required of all anadromous fish – a pristine place to spawn and rear so that the chance of survival in the oceans is enhanced.

If we, as a society, can’t get our heads wrapped around that, what have we become?

initiative would have been unnecessary had the Alaska Legislature acted on behalf of the state’s iconic fish resources. It didn’t.

Don’t be misinformed. Proposed language would amend permitting law and require new standards be applied to projects with the potential to harm fish habitat, while exempting existing projects and facilities until a new permit is required.

Meanwhile, vital infrastructure projects, such as roads, airports, pipelines and sewer and water facilities would move forward, but with common sense precautions.

New standards would define what “anadromous fish habitat” actually means, and would address water quality, temperature, streamflow, and more. State law currently lacks such definitive language, rendering the permitting process little more than a boulevard to realization even for projects that have the potential to wipe out habitat.

Some developments deemed not to interfere with salmon habitat would warrant a general permit. Minor permits would attend activities having little impact on fish habitat, while major projects would be required to meet stricter permit provisions.

There are provisions for public comment.

All that makes sense.

Where a project would cause substantial damage to fish habitat, a permit would be denied. It’s simple. If project promotors cannot protect habitat, they can’t proceed.

Hal Spence is a former reporter for the Why should they? Short-term jobs? Tax revenues for the state? Profits? Important, Peninsula Clarion. He lives in Homer.

Nation Crowds brave heat to honor John McCain

By MELISSA DANIELS and TERRY TANG Associated Press

PHOENIX — Hundreds of people paid their respects to U.S. Sen. John McCain on Wednesday, standing for hours in the broiling Arizona sun before filing past the flag-draped casket that his tearful wife, Cindy, lovingly pressed her face against after a ceremony for the former North Vietnam prisoner of war who represented Arizona for decades.

Former military members in shorts and T-shirts stopped and saluted the closed casket flanked by National Guard members at the Arizona Capitol. Families will small children came by, and several people placed their hand over their heart or bowed, including Vietnamese residents who traveled from Southern California.

The private service held earlier marked the first appearance of McCain’s family since the Republican senator died Saturday of brain cancer. It also began two days of official mourning in Arizona before his body is taken to Washington for a viewing at the U.S. Capitol, followed by burial at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland.

At the emotional private ceremony in Arizona, Gov. Doug Ducey remembered McCain as

an internationally known figure and “Arizona’s favorite adopted son” on what would have been his 82nd birthday. He was born in the Panama Canal Zone while his father, who went on to become an admiral, served in the military.

“Imagining an Arizona without John McCain is like picturing Arizona without the Grand Canyon,” Ducey said.

Former Arizona Sen. Jon Kyl said he had been with McCain across the world and he had better instincts on when to assert U.S. power than anyone else he knew.

“I will miss him as a friend, and a strong force for America, and the world,” Kyl said.

Sen. Jeff Flake offered the benediction, expressing gratitude “for his life and for his sacrifice” and “that John made Arizona his home.”

By the time the service ended, crowds had gathered to wait for the public viewing of McCain’s closed casket, seeking shelter from Phoenix’s summer heat under tents with coolers filled with ice and water bottles.

The line snaked down streets even as a continuous flow of people flowed past the casket.

The visitation was to continue as long as people waited in line, said Rick Davis, McCain’s former presidential campaign manager.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Racism immediately became an issue in the Florida governor’s race Wednesday as both nominees made predictions: The Democrat said voters aren’t looking for a misogynist, racist or bigot, while the Republican said voters shouldn’t “monkey this up” by choosing his African-American opponent.

Only hours after their primary election victories, Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum and U.S. Rep. Ron DeSantis made clear the high-profile race in the nation’s largest political battleground state was going to be nasty and racially charged. Gillum, a far-left Democrat seeking to become the state’s first black governor, and DeSantis, a Trump-endorsed Republican, are political opposites, both seeking to gin up turnout among the party’s most ardent supporters.

Asked if he’s afraid of President Donald Trump’s support for DeSantis, Gillum told CNN that his race is about uniting the state.

“I actually believe that Florida and its rich diversity are going to be looking for a governor who’s going to bring us together, not divide us. Not misogynist, not racist, not bigots, they’re going to be looking for a governor who is going to appeal to our higher aspirations as a state, “Gillum said.

Meanwhile, on Fox News, DeSantis called Gillum an “articulate” candidate, but said “the last thing we need to do is to monkey this up by trying to embrace a socialist agenda with huge tax increases and bankrupting this state. That is not going to work. It’s not going to be good for Florida.”

Democrats immediately decried DeSantis’ comment as racist, but the DeSantis campaign clarified that his comments were directed at Gillum’s policies, not the candidate himself.

“To characterize it as anything else is absurd,” his spokesman Stephen Lawson said.

Gillum called the comment a form of “gutter politics” that he said comes from the “Trump school” of trying to “fire up the base.”

Members of the public carry umbrellas as they line up to pay their respects to Sen. John McCain during a viewing at the Arizona Capitol on Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2018, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Some people traveled for hours, including a group of Vietnamese-born residents of Orange County, California, who arrived on two buses and wore yellow T-shirts reading, “We salute our hero Senator John McCain.”

McCain was beloved among many Vietnamese-Americans for his history of fighting alongside the South Vietnamese and for supporting the families of political detainees, said Derrick Nguyen, who was with the group.

Nguyen said that in the 1990s, McCain pushed an amendment to a law that allowed for unmarried, adult children of political detainees to come to the U.S.

“Many, many of the families that wouldn’t have made it to America made it here,” he said. “And they have become U.S. citizens and good Americans.”

Ray Riordan, an 87-year-old Navy veteran who fought in the Korean War, came from Payson, Arizona.

“I grew up where a handshake was a contract and your word was your bond,” Riordan said. “He represented the last of that as far as I’m concerned.”

Kassandra Morales, 44, stood in line with her sons, 8 and 2. The Democrat brought a bouquet of flowers and said she had always looked up to McCain and voted for him.

Andrew Gillum and his wife, R. Jai Gillum addresses his supporters after Andrew Gillum won the Democratic primary for governor on Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2018, in Tallahassee, Fla. (AP Photo/Steve Cannon)

DeSantis came from behind in the GOP primary with the help of Trump to beat Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam, who campaigned longer, raised more money and built party establishment support.

Gillum upset a field of five that included former U.S. Rep. Gwen Graham, who was hoping to become the state’s first female governor and win the office once held by her father, Bob Graham. Gillum spent the least of the major candidates,

but won the hearts of those who consider themselves progressives, and got a late boost from Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders.

They’re seeking to succeed Gov. Rick Scott, who can’t run for re-election because of term limits and is instead challenging Democratic U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson.

In a state sure to be a battleground in the 2020 presidential vote, the governor’s race will essentially be a referendum on Trump.

Kavanaugh’s ties to mentor loom over confirmation

By RYAN J. FOLEY and CURT ANDERSON Associated Press

Seeking confirmation to a federal judgeship after years of Democratic opposition, Brett Kavanaugh turned to one of his most powerful mentors for a boost.

Judge Alex Kozinski, of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in California, traveled to Washington, D.C., in 2006 to speak on behalf of Kavanaugh — “my good friend and former law clerk.” He told the Senate Judiciary Committee that Kavanaugh had the legal skills, demeanor and “sense of humanity” to be a brilliant federal judge.

Kavanaugh thanked Kozinski for advancing his career and promised to bring the same “thoughtfulness and dedication to the rule of law that Judge Kozinski has demonstrated on the bench for more than two decades.”

Twelve years later, Kavanaugh will face senators on the same committee beginning Tuesday for confirmation hearings on his nomination by President Donald Trump to the U.S. Supreme Court. This time, he is certain to face questions about his links to Kozinski, who has since become the poster child for sexual harassment in the federal judiciary.

Kozinski abruptly retired from the appeals court last De-

cember after several female former law clerks and colleagues accused him of sexual misconduct that included touching, inappropriate sexual comments and forced viewings of pornography in his chambers. The case has prompted the federal courts to examine how to better protect law clerks from harassment by powerful judges who can make or break their careers.

Kavanaugh is expected to be asked whether he was ever aware of any inappropriate behavior by Kozinski throughout their long association, and, if so, how he responded.

“Alex Kozinski’s relationship with Judge Kavanaugh is a legitimate area of inquiry and I plan to question Judge Kavanaugh on this topic,” Sen. Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii, said in an email sent by her office.

So far, no evidence has surfaced to suggest that Kavanaugh had any knowledge of Kozinski’s alleged misconduct, which included one groping accusation from 1986 and many more claims of inappropriate behavior in recent years.

White House spokeswoman Kerri Kupec said that prior to reports in The Washington Post and other media outlets last year, Kavanaugh “had never heard any allegations of sexual misconduct or sexual harassment by Judge Kozinski.” The White House released statements from two male law clerks and one female extern

Around the Nation Soldier to plead guilty in terrorism help case

Racism an issue in Florida governor’s race

By BRENDAN FARRINGTON Associated Press

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In this 2014, file photo, then-Chief Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit Alex Kozinski poses for a portrait in the lobby of a Washington office building. (AP Photo/J. David Ake, File)

who worked for Kozinski at the same time as Kavanaugh, each saying they hadn’t seen or heard of any misconduct either.

They included Washington, D.C., lawyer Mark Perry, who said in an earlier Associated Press interview he was surprised by the allegations that led to Kozinski’s abrupt downfall.

“I was aware of none of that and none of that happened to my knowledge during our year,” Perry said.

Kavanaugh’s supporters have sought to paint him as a champion of women in the judiciary, noting that he has hired more female than male clerks over the last 12 years and is widely described as treating them professionally.

But some observers say Kavanaugh must have at least heard about Kozinski’s inappropriate workplace behavior, which included sending some sexually graphic and racially offensive jokes to colleagues on an email “gag list.” It’s unclear whether Kavanaugh ever was aware of the judge sharing such material.

“If Judge Kavanaugh states that he never heard or observed anything that would suggest that Judge Kozinski behaved inappropriately, he is either lying or so willfully blind to judicial misconduct that he should not be appointed,” California lawyer Cyrus Sanai wrote in a recent letter to senators considering his nomination.

HONOLULU — A Hawaii-based Army soldier accused of attempting to support the Islamic State group will plead guilty, his lawyers told The Associated Press on Tuesday.

Birney Bervar, one of Sgt. 1st Class Ikaika Kang’s attorneys, told the AP that Kang will plead guilty as charged in the indictment, which accuses him of providing material aid to terrorists. Kang is agreeing to a 25-year sentence for charges that could have put him in prison for life, Bervar said.

Alexander Silvert, an assistant federal defender representing Kang, also said the soldier has agreed to plead guilty.

Court documents allege Kang provided classified military information to undercover agents whom he believed were part of the Islamic State group.

Kang is scheduled to withdraw his not guilty plea Thursday, court records show. The hearing was moved from the afternoon to the morning because of concerns about a hurricane headed for Hawaii, Silvert said.

A plea agreement hasn’t been filed in court yet.

A confidential informant told authorities Kang watched videos depicting beheadings and other violence in his room for hours every day, according to court documents.

Kang told the informant that if he became an Islamic State member, he would be a suicide bomber and attack Schofield Barracks, a sprawling Army base outside Honolulu, according to an affidavit filed in court.

Kang began researching the Muslim religion in 2014, couldn’t wait to move to the Middle East to “join the cause” and was “only in the military for a paycheck,” the informant said, according to the affidavit.

Human remains found on Long Island linked to MS-13 EAST MEADOW, N.Y. — Human remains found in a wooded area on Long Island on Wednesday were that of young man killed by the MS-13 street gang, according to Nassau County Police Commissioner Patrick Ryder.

The remains were discovered in a shallow grave “deep in the bramble” just east of the Meadowbrook Parkway in East Meadow following tips to law enforcement, Ryder said at a news conference.

The victim is believed to be “in his late teenage years” and was killed in the location over a year ago, Ryder said. DNA testing will determine his identity.

“It is MS-13,” Ryder said. “We believe we have about five of these individuals involved already in custody.”

The MS-13 gang has been blamed for at least 25 killings since January 2016 across a wide swath of Long Island.

The violence, including the 2016 slayings of two teenage girls in Brentwood, led to congressional hearings and visits to Long Island from both Republican President Donald Trump and U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions.

Earlier this month, an MS-13 member pleaded guilty to participating in the brutal massacre of four young men.

Josue Portillo, 17, admitted to planning the April 2017 killings with other MS-13 defendants because he said they believed the four were rival gang members, prosecutors said.

The victims were lured to a park and attacked with machetes, knives and clubs. ­— The Associated Press

Today in History Today is Thursday, Aug. 30, the 242nd day of 2018. There are 123 days left in the year.

Today’s Highlight in History: On August 30, 1963, the “Hot Line” communications link between Washington and Moscow went into operation.

On this date: In 1862, Confederate forces won victories against the Union at the Second Battle of Bull Run in Manassas, Virginia, and the Battle of Richmond in Kentucky.

In 1941, during World War II, German forces approaching Leningrad cut off the remaining rail line out of the city.

In 1945, U.S. Gen. Douglas MacArthur arrived in Japan to set up Allied occupation headquarters.

In 1967, the Senate confirmed the appointment of Thurgood Marshall as the first black justice on the U.S. Supreme Court.

In 1983, Guion S. Bluford Jr. became the first black American astronaut to travel in space as he blasted off aboard the Challenger.

In 1984, the space shuttle Discovery was launched on its inaugural flight.

In 1986, Soviet authorities arrested Nicholas Daniloff, a correspondent for U.S. News and World Report, as a spy a week after American officials arrested Gennadiy Zakharov, a Soviet employee of the United Nations, on espionage charges in New York. (Both men were later released.)

In 1989, a federal jury in New York found “hotel queen” Leona Helmsley guilty of income tax evasion, but acquitted her of extortion. (Helmsley ended up serving 18 months behind bars, a month at a halfway house and two months under house arrest.)

In 1991, Azerbaijan (ah-zur-by-JAHN’) declared its independence, joining the stampede of republics seeking to secede from the Soviet Union.

In 1997, Americans received word of the car crash in Paris that claimed the lives of Princess Diana, her boyfriend, Dodi Fayed, and their driver, Henri Paul. (Because of the time difference, it was August 31 where the crash occurred.)

In 2005, a day after Hurricane Katrina hit, floods were covering 80 percent of New Orleans, looting continued to spread and rescuers in helicopters and boats picked up hundreds of stranded people.

In 2007, in a serious breach of nuclear security, a B-52 bomber armed with six nuclear warheads flew cross-country unnoticed; the Air Force later punished 70 people.

Ten years ago: Hurricane Gustav slammed into Cuba as a monstrous Category 4 storm, damaging 100,000 homes and causing billions of dollars in damage, but no reported fatalities. Pro wrestling pioneer Walter “Killer” Kowalski died in Everett, Mass., at age 81.

Five years ago: Indonesia’s highest court upheld a death sentence for Lindsay Sandiford, a British woman convicted of smuggling $2.5 million worth of cocaine into the resort island of Bali. Seamus Heaney, 74, who won the Nobel Prize for literature and gained a global reputation as Ireland’s greatest poet since William Butler Yates, died in Dublin.

One year ago: The former Hurricane Harvey completed a U-turn in the Gulf of Mexico and rolled ashore for the second time in six days, hitting southwestern Louisiana as a tropical storm with heavy rains and winds of 45 miles an hour. Floodwaters began to recede in Houston, where thousands of homes were flooded. A federal judge in Texas temporarily blocked most of a new state law that would have let police officers ask people during routine stops whether they were in the country legally; the law also threatened sheriffs with jail time for not cooperating with federal immigration authorities. (The crackdown on “sanctuary cities” took effect the following March after a federal appeals court upheld the law.)

Today’s Birthdays: Actor Bill Daily is 91. Actress Elizabeth Ashley is 79. Actor Ben Jones is 77. Cartoonist R. Crumb is 75. Olympic gold medal skier Jean-Claude Killy is 75. Actress Peggy Lipton is 72. Comedian Lewis Black is 70. Actor Timothy Bottoms is 67. Actor David Paymer is 64. Jazz musician Gerald Albright is 61. Actor Michael Chiklis is 55.

Music producer Robert Clivilles is 54. Actress Michael Michele is 52.

Country musician Geoff Firebaugh is 50. Country singer Sherrie Austin is 47. Rock singer-musician Lars Frederiksen (Rancid) is 47. Actress Cameron Diaz is 46. Rock musician Leon Caffrey (Space) is 45. TV personality Lisa Ling is 45. Rock singer-musician Aaron Barrett (Reel Big Fish) is 44. Actor Raul Castillo is 41. Actor Michael Gladis is 41. Rock musician Matt Taul (Tantric; Days of the New) is 40. Tennis player Andy Roddick is 36. Singer Rachael Price (Lake Street Dive) is 33. Rock musician Ryan Ross is 32. Actress Johanna Braddy is 31. Actor Cameron Finley is 31.

Thought for Today: “Walk on air against your better judgement.”

-- Seamus Heaney (1939-2013).

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World

Canada stunned, worried on trade threats

Around the World

By ROB GILLIES Associated Press

Pakistan Islamists rally against anti-Islam cartoon contest

TORONTO — It started with President Donald Trump’s attacks on Canadian dairy farmers. Then Washington slapped tariffs on Canadian steel, citing national security. There was that disastrous G-7 summit in Quebec. Now it’s a new North American free trade agreement that excludes America’s northern neighbor.

Canadians are stunned by the repeated broadsides from what has long been their closest ally and some have even begun boycotts.

“Everybody is afraid,” said Margot Lajeunesse, who helps run a family-owned bistro in Quebec. “We depend a lot on the U.S.” About 75 percent of Canada’s exports go to the U.S. so the tariff threat looms large after Trump snubbed Canada and reached a preliminary deal with Mexico.

LaLa Bistro, owned by the Lajeunesse family, is among Canadian businesses that are boycotting California wines, American ketchup and other U.S. products in protest. Some Canadians have cancelled U.S. vacations, particularly after Trump assailed Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at the G-7 meeting in June, calling him a “weak” and “dishonest” back-stabber.

“It’s not the way you treat a friend,” Lajeunesse said.

“It’s revolting, agreed Raymonde Kennedy, who has ceased buying American products like mustard and clothing.

“We won’t be insulted like that, by a man with no brain.”

Luc Routhier, co-owner of Bar Le P’tit Canot in Quebec, also banned American wine from his eatery after Trump announced tariffs on Canadian aluminum and threatened Quebec’s dairy industry.

“I’m not even going to the U.S. this year,” he said. “I’m agolfer, and normally I do two trips a year to the U.S. with my buddies.”

“I’ll only go back to the United States when Trump is gone.”

LAHORE, Pakistan — Thousands of Islamists in Pakistan launched a march toward the capital on Wednesday to protest a far-right Dutch lawmaker’s plans to hold a Prophet Muhammad cartoon contest later this year.

Pakistan’s newly elected government has denounced the contest, calling it an attempt to defame Islam. Physical depictions of God or the prophet, even positive ones, are forbidden in Islam and considered deeply offensive.

The protest was organized by Islamist groups that made surprising gains in Pakistan’s July elections. An estimated 10,000 protesters took part in the march, chanting “we will die to protect the honor of the prophet.”

The protesters refused demands from authorities to confine their rally to the eastern city of Lahore, where it began.

They are expected to reach Islamabad on Thursday.

The cartoon contest is being organized by Geert Wilders, a far-right Dutch lawmaker with a history of incendiary remarks about Islam. The Dutch government has distanced itself from the event while saying it is committed to free speech.

Pakistan’s new prime minister, Imran Khan, has largely sided with the protesters, vowing to take the matter to the United Nations. His government has summoned the Dutch ambassador to lodge a formal protest, but has so far dismissed calls to expel the envoy.

Tehreek-i-Labaik, a hard-line Islamist group that helped organized the protests, supported Khan’s bid to be prime minister.

Tehreek-i-Labaik disrupted life in Islamabad with a three-week rally last year against an omitted reference to the prophet in a constitutional bill. Organizers say this time they will disperse after a daylong protest.

On Tuesday, Dutch news reports suggested that a man who was detained there on suspicion of threatening to attack Wilders and parliament was a Pakistani national. Police said they detained a 26-year-old suspect who is likely to be arraigned on Friday. Wilders has for years lived under roundthe-clock security due to repeated death threats linked to his criticism of Islam.

Emotions have been running high in Pakistan, where blasphemy is punishable by death and where the mere accusation of it can cause lynchings.

A former Pakistani cricketer, Khalid Latif, has offered a $28,000 reward for anyone who would “kill the Dutchmen” behind the blasphemous contest.

In this June 8, 2018, file photo, President Donald Trump talks with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau during a G-7 Summit welcome ceremony in Charlevoix, Canada. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci, File)

To intensify the pressure on Canada, Trump threatened this week to impose new taxes on Canadian auto imports if Canada didn’t negotiate “fairly.” Canada must now decide whether to sign onto an agreement it didn’t negotiate, or risk that the U.S. and Mexico will make good on threats to do a two-way deal that excludes it.

Canada could lose 60,000 jobs in a trade war and take a 1 percent hit to its GDP — a significant drop because Canada’s economy is projected to grow just 2 percent next year, according to estimates from the C.D. Howe Institute, a Toronto-based think tank.

Canada had been left out of the trade talks for the past five weeks, but Trudeau said there was still a “possibility of getting to a good deal for Canada” by Trump’s deadline of Friday.

“But,” he added, “as I’ve said all along it has to be the right deal for Canada. We will not sign a bad agreement.”

Trump expressed optimism Wednesday that a deal could be reached.

“We gave until Friday and I

think we’re probably on track,” Trump said. “We’ll see what happens. I love Canada. And you know what, I love Mexico too. … I like them both the same.”

There is some optimism in Canada’s automotive sector despite the Trump tariff threats.

Among other things, the U.S.Mexico deal mandates that 40 to 45 percent of a car be made in a country with a minimum hourly wage for auto workers of at least $16 to qualify for duty-free status — a requirement that could stem the flow of auto-sector jobs to Mexico, where auto workers earn on average just $5 an hour.

“This should stop the bleeding in Canada,” said Jerry Dias, president of Unifor, Canada’s largest private-sector union.

Bank of Montreal chief economist Douglas Porter said the U.S. deal with Mexico leaves Canada in a near take-it-orleave-it situation. Still, he noted investors have welcomed the news and that helped push the Canadian dollar up 0.5 percent.

Stocks of Canadian auto parts companies were up too.

“Perhaps the clearest indica-

tor that the market is viewing the U.S.-Mexico deal as a positive for Canada is the strengthening of the Canadian dollar,” Porter said.

Reaction in the Canadian press reflected the mixed feeling about the U.S.-Mexico deal.

“Canada scrambles as U.S., Mexico ink NAFTA pact,” headlined the Globe and Mail, Canada’s national newspaper.

The Toronto Star had a different take. “PM cool in the face of Trump’s NAFTA heat,” it read.

Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland hurried to Washington this week to try to repair the damage and was in talks Wednesday with U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer and other U.S. officials.

“Mexico has made significant concessions which will be really good for Canadian workers. On that basis we are optimistic,” Freeland said of the talks.

But the opposition Conservative Party accused Trudeau of mishandling negotiations by letting Mexico and the United States cut a deal without Canada.

Britain, Nigeria sign defense pact to counter terrorist group Boko Haram

By SAM OLUKOYA Associated Press

LAGOS, Nigeria — Britain and Nigeria signed a security and defense agreement during a one-day visit by Prime Minister Theresa May on Wednesday as Africa’s most populous country struggles to defeat Boko Haram extremists and others linked to the Islamic State organization.

The British prime minister is on a three-country Africa visit with a large business delegation as Britain seeks to boost economic ties ahead of a bumpy exit from the European Union in March. This is the first visit by a British prime minister to

Africa in five years. May also stopped in South Africa, another of the continent’s top economies, and she goes next to Kenya.

After meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari, May said the countries will work together on “shared security threats like Boko Haram and human trafficking.”

The defense aid includes more training and equipment for Nigeria’s military, which has been criticized by human rights groups over alleged abuses that it denies.

Last week, Buhari attracted headlines when he told troops in northwestern Zamfara state that

“as your commander-in-chief, I want you to be as ruthless as humanly possible” against bandits in the region: “Nigerians deserve some peace.”

As elections approach next year Buhari is under pressure to deliver on promises to improve the country’s security, in particular to defeat Boko Haram’s years-long insurgency in the northeast. The extremists, known both for mass abductions and for using young women as suicide bombers, continue to carry out attacks on military bases and in Maiduguri, the capital of Borno state and the insurgency’s birthplace.

Buhari and his government

more than once have declared that Boko Haram had been crushed.

As Europe worries about migration and human trafficking from West Africa, May also announced a new project with France to help Nigeria, the region’s powerhouse, and neighboring Niger improve border cooperation along one of the main migration routes north.

Nigeria and other West African countries in recent months have brought hundreds of migrants stranded in Libya home after reports of abuses, but the dream of employment remains a draw for some in the region where poverty and climate change can

Brazil presidential hopeful: Let police kill criminals SAO PAULO — A leading candidate in Brazil’s presidential election said police should be given license to kill criminals and those who do should receive medals not face prosecution.

Hard-right candidate Jair Bolsonaro said in an interview Tuesday night that he would “leave good people out of range of the shooting” and go at criminals full steam.

“This kind of people (criminals), you cannot treat them as if they were normal human beings, ok? We can’t let policemen keep dying at the hands of those guys,” Bolsonaro said on TV Globo’s main nightly news program. “”If he kills 10, 15 or 20 with 10 or 30 bullets each, he needs to get a medal and not be prosecuted.”

Bolsonaro is polling second ahead of Brazil’s October presidential election, with jailed former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in the lead. But da Silva is likely to be barred from running by electoral authorities for a corruption conviction.

Bolsonaro has a history of controversial comments. He has defended Brazil’s 1964-1985 military dictatorship and made comments opponents have called homophobic and racist.

Political analysts say his get-tough-on-criminals rhetoric appeals to many Brazilians weary of rampant crime but could backfire.

“His adversaries might use that quote saying he will kill people using many bullets. He is saying you can fight violence with more violence, and average Brazilians don’t agree with that,” said political science writer Alberto Almeida.

—The Associated Press

bite hard.

As it tries to assert itself more across Africa, Britain also is opening new embassies in Niger and Chad and expanding its embassy in Mali, calling it support to countries “on the front line of instability” as West Africa’s vast, arid Sahel is threatened by a number of extremist groups with shifting

allegiances.

Britain and Nigeria, Britain’s second-largest trading partner on the continent, also signed an agreement on economic cooperation. May welcomed the commitment from two major Nigeria companies, Dangote Cement and Seplat Petroleum to make listings on the London Stock Exchange.

UN: Nicaraguan government behind widespread repression efforts

By CHRISTOPHER SHERMAN Associated Press

MEXICO CITY (AP) — A United Nations report released Wednesday on four months of unrest in Nicaragua describes a comprehensive effort of repression by the government that extends from the streets to the courts.

The report by the Office of the U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights calls on the government of President Daniel Ortega to immediately halt the persecution of protesters and disarm the masked civilians who have been responsible for many of the killings and arbitrary detentions.

More than 300 people have been killed in violence since mid-April in this Central American nation. Neighboring Costa Rica has been flooded with thou-

sands of requests for asylum by people fleeing Nicaragua.

The report describes illegal arrests, torture and closed trials.

Doctors, professors and judges who have spoken out or protested have been dismissed from their jobs to discourage people from participating in or supporting the protests.

“The level of persecution is such that many of those who have participated in the protests, defended the rights of the protesters, or simply expressed dissenting opinion, have been forced to hide, have left Nicaragua or are trying to do so,” according to the U.N. report.

Zeid Ra’ad al-Hussein, the U.N. human rights chief, told reporters in Geneva that “repression and retaliation against demonstrators continue in Nicaragua as the world looks away.”

Nikki Haley, the U.S. ambas-

sador to the U.N., said the report “highlights what we have been saying for months: Ortega is terrorizing his own people.”

“Until the Nicaraguan people are able to use their voices freely and peacefully, the international community must continue to pressure the regime. Failure to do so will lead to another Venezuela,” Haley said.

Ortega’s government dismissed the report as baseless and relying on anti-government media accounts. It denied accusations of excessive use of force against protesters.

“The report is biased and slanted with subjective assertions,” the government said in its response to the U.N. office, also noting that it included no mention of the attempted coup d’etat alleged by Ortega.

It said the U.N. had not been invited to evaluate the human

rights situation, but rather to accompany the verification commission established as part of the national dialogue. It accused the U.N. of overstepping its authority and violating Nicaragua’s sovereignty.

Later, Ortega said at a rally that “if the tortured person was a Sandinista, he doesn’t exist for the U.N. human rights commission ... for them, the killer coup plotters were little angels.”

In mid-April, retirees and students marched to protest cuts to Nicaragua’s social security benefits decreed by Ortega. They were met with violence from young government supporters and riot police. The president eventually retracted the changes, but protests quickly evolved into calls for him to step down.

University students across the country led the protest effort

and took over a number of campuses. But in July the government unleashed heavily armed civilian forces that worked with police to clear the barricades that had been erected on strategic highways and throughout some neighborhoods.

There was a short-lived dialogue between the government and opponents, but Ortega accused the Roman Catholic bishops mediating the talks of being part of a coup conspiracy and talks have not resumed.

Ortega has blamed international agents and internal enemies of conspiring to overthrow his government. He has said he will not step down before his term ends in 2021.

Protests continue, but they are smaller as student leaders have been arrested or forced into hiding or exile.

“There are currently no con-

ditions for the free and safe exercise of the rights to freedoms of expression, peaceful assembly and association,” the U.N. report said.

The U.N. team reached its conclusions despite government obstacles thrown in its path. It said team members could not access relevant government agencies or observe court hearings for those accused of crimes ranging from organized crime to terrorism for participating in the protests.

When the team attempted to travel outside the capital, the foreign ministry forbade it for security reasons.

Arbitrary arrests are conducted without arrest or search warrants, the team found. Detainees are typically held incommunicado for days before their families find out where they have been taken.

Sports

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Jets send Bridgewater to New Orleans

By BRETT MARTEL AP Sports Writer

NEW ORLEANS — The New Orleans Saints have agreed to acquire veteran quarterback Teddy Bridgewater and a sixth-round pick from the New York Jets for a third-round draft pick on Wednesday.

While record-setting quarterback Drew Brees is entrenched as New Orleans’ starter, the move signifies that Saints coach Sean Payton was not entirely comfortable with either veteran Tom Savage or second-year pro Taysom Hill serving as Brees’ backup.

“We are very pleased to obtain a young player with quite a bit of playing experience in Teddy Bridgewater,” Saints general manager Mickey Loomis said. “He’s a successful quarterback and we know he will be

a great addition to our quarterback room.”

The Saints have their sights set on Super Bowl contention after coming within one play of reaching the NFC title game last season.

The reigning Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles demonstrated the importance of a solid backup quarterback in 2017, winning a championship after Nick Foles had to replace injured starter Carson Wentz.

The trade brings more clarity to the Jets’ quarterback situation. It appears rookie Sam Darnold is the starter after being given every opportunity to win the job in a competition that included Bridgewater and incumbent Josh McCown.

Darnold is 29 of 45 for 244 yards and two touchdowns with one interception in the preseason and started

the past two games, a strong signal that he would open the season under center when New York is at Detroit on Sept. 10.

McCown has played just one series in the preseason and will likely serve as a mentor to Darnold and a spot starter for the Jets if the rookie falters.

The No. 3 overall draft pick has impressed coach Todd Bowles and the rest of the staff with his veteranlike approach to game situations and his ability to quickly digest the playbook.

Bridgewater arguably outplayed Darnold this summer, going 28 of 38 for 316 yards, two TDs and one interception.

More than anything, though, he proved he’s healthy two years after a devastating knee injury that had many wondering if he’d ever walk again, let

alone resume his football career.

“In his time with us, Teddy was the consummate professional, a great teammate, and a tremendous leader,” Jets general manager Mike Maccagnan said. “He worked diligently with our medical staff and made tremendous strides along the way. We wish him nothing but success in the future.”

The 25-year-old Bridgewater, a former Louisville star and 2014 Minnesota first-round draft choice, has played in 20 NFL games with the Vikings, but only one in the past two seasons. He drew little interest from teams this past offseason. New York signed him to a one-year contract that only guaranteed a $500,000 signing bonus — but included various performance-based incentives.

During his short stint with the

Jets, Bridgewater endeared himself to teammates and coaches because of his humble approach and determination to sustain his comeback.

Bridgewater also brushed off trade rumors — something he was constantly asked about as it became clearer that the Jets were leaning toward Darnold as the starter.

“Right now, I’m living in the now, taking advantage of this opportunity that I have right now,” Bridgewater said Sunday when asked about trade chatter. “I said last week, I look forward to coming to work every day and being the best version of Teddy that I can be, the best teammate, the best player that I can be.”

Meanwhile, the deal raises questions about Savage’s future with the Saints, even though his preseason numbers have been solid.

Williams sisters set for 30th match against each other

By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer

Milwaukee Brewers’ Christian Yelich hits a double off Cincinnati Reds relief pitcher Michael Lorenzen during the sixth inning of a baseball game Wednesday in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Gary Landers)

Brewers survive wild slugfest Yelich hits for cycle to power Milwaukee to wacky win over Reds

By The Associated Press

CINCINNATI — Christian Yelich led Milwaukee’s big comeback by hitting for the cycle, and Jesus Aguilar homered in the 10th inning, powering the Brewers to a 13-12 victory over the Cincinnati Reds on Wednesday night Aguilar connected off Raisel Iglesias (2-3) for Milwaukee’s fourth homer of the game, halting the Brewers’ monthlong slide. Milwaukee has dropped 11 of 20 and slipped into third place in the NL Central, five games behind the Cubs.

Yelich became the eighth Brewers player to hit for the cycle and the first since George Kottaras on Sept. 3, 2011, at Houston. Yelich also matched the club record with six hits of the Brewers’ 22 hits, including a two-run homer.

Mike Moustakas’ solo shot put Milwaukee ahead 11-10 in the eighth, but

Joakim Soria’s wild pitch allowed Billy Hamilton to score the tying run in the bottom of the inning. Jeremy Jeffress (7-1) gave up Brandon Dixon’s homer in the 10th.

The Brewers extended their Great American Ball Park record to 21 straight games with at least one homer. Cincinnati connected five times, including a disputed three-run shot by reliever Michael Lorenzen that made it 10-6 in the sixth inning.

RED SOX 14, MARLINS 6

after being struck by a line drive off the bat of Austin Dean on the final play of the previous inning.

With the Red Sox trailing 5-3, Blake Swihart had a pinch-hit RBI single and Jackie Bradley Jr. tied it with a double before Betts hit his go-ahead shot into the right-center gap off Adam Conley (3-4). Brock Holt followed with a pinch-hit triple and scored on Xander Bogaerts’ single.

Eduardo Nunez and Ian Kinsler had RBI singles before Swihart doubled home his second run of the inning and scored on Bradley’s single. By the time it was over, Boston had its biggest inning of the season.

BOSTON (AP) — Mookie Betts homered WHITE SOX 4, YANKEES 1 early and had a two-run double in Boston’s NEW YORK (AP) — Ryan LaMarre 11-run seventh inning and the Red Sox rallied to beat Miami Marlins after pitcher Da- homered and drove in a career-best four runs, vid Price was knocked out with a bruised left Reynaldo Lopez stifled the Yankees again despite diminished velocity and Chicago beat wrist.

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NEW YORK — Get ready for the latest Grand Slam installment of Williams vs. Williams. One big difference this time: The superstar siblings will be meeting in the third round at the U.S. Open, their earliest showdown at a major tournament in 20 years.

Serena Williams set up the highly anticipated matchup at Flushing Meadows by hitting 13 aces and overwhelming 101st-ranked Carina Witthoeft of Germany 6-2, 6-2 in a little more than an hour in Arthur Ashe Stadium on Wednesday night. Hours earlier, across the way at Louis Armstrong Stadium, Venus Williams did her part with another straightset victory, eliminating 40thranked Camila Giorgi of Italy 6-4, 7-5.

“Unfortunately and fortunately, we have to play each other. We make each other better. We bring out the best when we play each other. It’s what we do,” Serena said. “I think we’re used to it now.”

When they play Friday, it will be their 30th tour-level encounter — plus, of course, all those times when they traded shots from across the net as kids in California, then on practice courts all around the world.

It’s also soonest the sisters have played each other at any Grand Slam since their very first tour match, all the way back at the 1998 Australian Open. Venus won that one. But since then, it’s been the younger Serena who’s grown dominant.

The reason this match comes so early is that their rankings are not what they’ve been in the past. Serena is No. 26, playing in only the seventh tournament since she was off the tour for more than a year while having a baby. Even though the U.S. Tennis Association bumped her seeding up to reflect her past success, it still placed her at No. 17. Venus, meanwhile is No. 16.

“It’s so young in the tournament,” Serena said. “We would have rather met later.”

She leads the series 17-12, including 10-5 at majors.

Both have been ranked No. 1. They have won a combined 30 Grand Slam singles trophies, 23 by Serena. They own eight U.S. Open singles championships, six by Serena.

They’ve played each other in the finals of all four Slams, including at the U.S. Open in 2001 (when Venus won) and 2002 (when Serena did).

“It’s incredible what they’ve done. I mean, amazing really. Obviously there’s been other siblings that have had fantastic careers in tennis, but none anywhere close to what they’ve managed to achieve,” said three-time major champion Andy Murray, whose first major since hip surgery ended with a four-set loss to No. 31 Fernando Verdasco. “I’d be surprised if anything like that ever happens again.”

Defending champion Rafael Nadal followed Serena into Ashe and wasn’t really troubled at all, other than when he received a warning for letting the 25-second serve clock expire — something he figured was really his opponent’s fault.

Either way, Nadal shrugged off that third-set distraction and finished off a 6-3, 6-4, 6-2 victory over Canada’s Vasek Pospisil.

Two other past men’s champions won — Juan Martin del Potro, who beat Dennis Kudla of the U.S., and Stan Wawrinka — as did 2017 runner-up Kevin Anderson, and No. 11 seed John Isner.

Two-time major champion Garbine Muguruza built a big lead but gave it away and was stunned 3-6, 6-4, 6-4 by 202ndranked Czech qualifier Karolina Muchova in a match that ended after 1 a.m. on as Wednesday turned to Thursday.

Seeded women who advanced earlier on another day with the temperature topping See OPEN, page A8

Murray takes concern with rule changes prior to loss

By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer

NEW YORK — Andy Murray complained at the U.S. Open that his opponent might have flouted the rules during their 10-minute heat break Wednesday in what became a secondround loss for the 2012 champion.

Murray also said after he was beaten

by No. 31 seed Fernando Verdasco 7-5, 2-6, 6-4, 6-4 that the tournament did not do a good enough job of making clear exactly what is allowed and what isn’t during the time away from the court.

The U.S. Tennis Association decided on the fly to allow rest periods in men’s matches for the first time in U.S. Open history as the temperature soared past 95 degrees (33 Celsius) this week.

While the women’s rules already call for a break if the conditions are too extreme, there is no such provision for the men. But on Tuesday, the USTA offered men a chance to rest after the third set if they want, then applied that

rule on Wednesday, too.

“I went for a shower. He was having an ice bath,” Murray said about Verdasco. “When I came out of the shower ... one of the Spanish doubles players was in there chatting to him, and you’re not allowed to speak to your coach. I went and told the supervisor. I said, ‘What are you guys doing? I mean, there’s clear rules here and you’re allowing this to take place. I don’t get it.’”

The USTA said players were not allowed to consult coaches during the heat breaks.

Verdasco said that’s not what he was doing. He said he was chatting with another player and that player’s coach.

“I didn’t talk one word with my coach or any one member of my team,” said Verdasco, who had been 1-13 against Murray head-to-head entering this match. “I know exactly the rule, and I don’t want to be the one breaking it.”

But Murray was upset that there wasn’t better policing of players while

they were off the court.

“This is one of the biggest events in the world. If you have rules like that, you need to stick with them, because one player getting to speak to the coach and the other not is not fair,” said the three-time major champion and former No. 1.

“I shouldn’t be in that position, in the middle of a match at a Slam, having to make sure they’re doing their job,” he said.

Murray also said he was never given a complete written list of the relevant rules.

“The players and teams should know. I’m not blaming Fernando and his team. They probably weren’t aware that that was the rules. They certainly weren’t trying to break any rules. It shouldn’t be for the player that’s competing against him to have to go to the supervisor,” Murray said. “If I hadn’t said anything, they would have been chatting, chatting about the match, giving tactics and stuff.”

Andy Murray, of Great Britain, argues with the chair umpire during his match against Fernando Verdasco, of Spain, in the second round of the U.S. Open tennis tournament, Wednesday in New York. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)

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95 degrees (33 Celsius) included No. 7 Elina Svitolina, No. 8 Karolina Pliskova, No. 15 Elise Mertens, No. 19 Anastasija Sevastova and No. 23 Barbora Strycova, all in straight sets.

During her post-victory news conference, which came long before Serena set foot on court against Witthoeft, Venus clearly had little interest in entertaining questions about the possible all-in-the-family match.

“It’s early in the tournament, so both of us are going to be looking forward to continuing to play better,” Venus said.

“Obviously, it’s definitely a tough draw.”

Later, when a reporter tried to steer the conversation back to Williams vs. Williams, Venus offered this admonishment about the topic: “You’re beating it up now.”

She was ever-so-slightly

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New York.

LaMarre hit a pair of run-scoring doubles off starter CC Sabathia (7-5), then lifted a leadoff shot against Chad Green in the seventh.

The 29-year-old had one previous homer this season and one all of last season between Triple-A and the majors.

Chicago has won five of six and 11 of 15. The rebuilding White Sox took two of three for their first series victory in the Bronx since 2005.

New York is 9-3 in its past 12.

DODGERS 3, RANGERS 1 ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Alex Wood pitched seven scoreless innings and Los Angeles hit three solo homers to beat Texas and stretching its winning streak to five games.

Cody Bellinger and Manny Machado hit first-pitch homers off Mike Minor (10-7). Yasmani Grandal also went deep for the defending National League champion Dodgers.

Wood (8-6) limited the Rangers to four singles, throwing 67 of 98 pitches for strikes with five strikeouts and two walks.Kenta Maeda, a 20-game starter for the Dodgers this season, worked the ninth instead of struggling closer Kenley Jansen to get his first save since June 2017 despite giving up an RBI double to Adrian Beltre.

CUBS 2, METS 1, 11 innings METS 10, CUBS 3 CHICAGO (AP) — Todd Frazier hit a grand slam and drove in a season-high five runs to lead New York past Chicago, avenging a tough loss earlier in the day.

Frazier gave New York a 4-0 lead in the first inning with his drive against Alec Mills (0-1) and added an RBI single in a two-run ninth.

The Cubs had won a seasonhigh seven in a row after pulling out a 2-1 victory earlier on Ben Zobrist’s RBI single with the bases loaded in the 11th. That game was suspended in the top of the 10th because of rain the previous night.

In the suspended game, Zobrist grounded the winning single up the middle off Daniel Zamora with one out in the 11th after Chicago loaded the bases against Paul Sewald (0-5). Jesse Chavez (5-2) got the win with a scoreless 11th, and Anthony Rizzo matched a career high with four hits.

ASTROS 5, ATHLETICS 4

more forthcoming during her on-court interview, joking, “The last time we played, at the Australian, it was two against one,” a reference to the fact that Serena was pregnant when she beat Venus in the 2017 Australian Open final.

“At least this time,” Venus told the crowd, “it’ll be fair.”

Serena looked much more impressive Wednesday than her sister did, but the levels of competition were also different.

Of the 82 points that went Venus’ way, only 13 came via her own winners. Giorgi had 29 winners, but also 41 unforced errors and 28 forced errors.

Serena, meanwhile, put together a 30-10 edge in winners, then declared her serve much better than it’s been of late.

Soon enough, her thoughts were on her next match and a certain, rather familiar, foe.

“I never root against her, no matter what. So I think that’s the toughest part for me: When you always want someone to win, to have to beat them,” Serena said. “I know the same thing is for her.”

to snap a 6-all tie. Dominguez pitched a scoreless seventh.

TWINS 4, INDIANS 3 CLEVELAND (AP) — Robbie Grossman had a two-out, two-run single off struggling Cleveland closer Cody Allen in the seventh inning to lift Minnesota.

Down 3-2, the Twins scored twice in the seventh off Allen (46), the Indians’ career saves leader who has not been sharp of late and could lose his job to Brad Hand.

ROYALS 9, TIGERS 2 KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Adalberto Mondesi hit a two-run homer and had four RBIs, Danny Duffy allowed two hits over six innings and Kansas City routed Detroit to sweep the two-game series.

Duffy (8-11) gave up both hits and his only run in the first inning, when Mikie Mahtook drove in Jose Iglesias with a two-out single. The left-hander labored through the frame but breezed the rest of the way, striking out six while working around a trio of walks.

ORIOLES 10, BLUE JAYS 5 BALTIMORE (AP) — Adam Jones hit his second career grand slam, Trey Mancini had a solo shot and Baltimore beat Toronto to complete its first three-game sweep of the season.

The Orioles overcame a fourrun deficit and three Toronto homers to become the last team in the majors to reach 40 wins. Jones gave Baltimore a 5-4 lead with a fifth-inning shot off rookie Ryan Borucki.

PADRES 8, MARINERS 3 SAN DIEGO (AP) — Hunter Renfroe homered and drove in four runs, Manuel Margot had a homer among his three hits and prized rookie Luis Urias had his first three hits for San Diego, helping the Padres beat Seattle for a two-game sweep.

The offensive outburst made a winner of rookie left-hander Joey Lucchesi (7-7), who stayed in the game after needing a few minutes to recover from Ryon Healy’s comebacker that glanced off his glove and then his groin. The big southpaw held the Mariners to one run and six hits in a career-high 6 2/3 innings, matched his career-best with nine strikeouts and walked two.

PIRATES 2, CARDINALS 0 ST. LOUIS (AP) — Trevor Williams pitched six strong innings, Starling Marte had an RBI single in the sixth inning, and Pittsburgh beat St. Louis.

Williams (11-9) gave up three hits and struck out a career-high eight. He has allowed just four earned runs over his last eight starts and improved to 5-2 with 0.75 ERA during that stretch.

HOUSTON (AP) — Tyler White homered with one out in the ninth inning to lift Houston past Oakland.

White, who also homered Monday, sent a pitch from Jeurys Familia (4-1) to the seats in left RAYS 8, BRAVES 5 field. The Astros won two of three games in the series to move 2 1/2 ATLANTA (AP) — C.J. Cron games ahead of Oakland atop the homered and had four hits, Tommy AL West.

Pham added a two-run shot and Tampa Bay beat Atlanta in a game delayed twice by rain.

PHILLIES 8, NATIONALS 6 Tampa Bay has won nine of 10 PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Car- and outscored opponents 54-26 los Santana hit a grand slam and over that span.

The Braves have dropped three Jose Bautista had the go-ahead RBI single in the seventh inning in of five but still lead the NL East by Philadelphia’s victory over Wash- 3½ games. ington.

Roman Quinn tripled and had DIAMONDBACKS 3, three hits to help Philadelphia GIANTS 1 avoid a three-game sweep.

Trea Turner, Anthony Rendon SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — and Juan Soto homered for the Na- Steven Souza Jr. homered leadtionals. ing off the third to end Arizona’s Bautista, acquired from the 25-inning scoreless drought, then New York Mets a day earlier, made hit an RBI double the next inning a winner of Seranthony Domin- and backed Zack Godley with a guez (2-5) when his two-out, op- defensive gem in right field that posite-field single off Jimmy Cor- helped the Diamondbacks beat San dero (1-1) scored Cesar Hernandez Francisco.

Scoreboard baseball National League

East Division

W L Pct GB Atlanta 74 58 .561 — Philadelphia 71 62 .534 3½ Washington 67 67 .500 8 New York 59 74 .444 15½ Miami 53 81 .396 22 Central Division Chicago 78 54 .591 — St. Louis 74 59 .556 4½ Milwaukee 74 60 .552 5 Pittsburgh 65 68 .489 13½ Cincinnati 57 76 .429 21½ West Division 73 60 .549 — Arizona Colorado 72 60 .545 ½ Los Angeles 72 61 .541 1 San Francisco 67 68 .496 7 San Diego 52 83 .385 22 Wednesday’s Games Chicago Cubs 2, N.Y. Mets 1, 1st game, 11 innings N.Y. Mets 10, Chicago Cubs 3, 2nd game San Diego 8, Seattle 3 Boston 14, Miami 6 Philadelphia 8, Washington 6 Milwaukee 13, Cincinnati 12, 10 innings Tampa Bay 8, Atlanta 5 L.A. Dodgers 3, Texas 1 Pittsburgh 2, St. Louis 0 Arizona 3, San Francisco 1 Thursday’s Games Milwaukee (Miley 2-2) at Cincinnati (Reed 0-1), 8:35 a.m.

Pittsburgh (Musgrove 5-7) at St. Louis (Gant 5-5), 3:15 p.m.

Chicago Cubs (Montgomery 4-4) at Atlanta (Foltynewicz 10-8), 3:35 p.m.

Arizona (Ray 3-2) at L.A. Dodgers (Hill 6-4), 6:10 p.m.

Colorado (Marquez 11-9) at San Diego (Lauer 5-7), 6:10 p.m.

American League

East Division

W L Pct GB Boston 92 42 .687 — New York 84 49 .632 7½ Tampa Bay 70 62 .530 21 Toronto 60 73 .451 31½ Baltimore 40 94 .299 52 Central Division Cleveland 75 57 .568 — Minnesota 62 70 .470 13 Chicago 53 80 .398 22½ Detroit 53 80 .398 22½ Kansas City 42 91 .316 33½ West Division Houston 82 51 .617 — Oakland 80 54 .597 2½ 74 59 .556 8 Seattle Los Angeles 64 69 .481 18 Texas 58 76 .433 24½ Wednesday’s Games Houston 5, Oakland 4 Kansas City 9, Detroit 2 San Diego 8, Seattle 3 Boston 14, Miami 6 Chicago White Sox 4, N.Y. Yankees 1 Baltimore 10, Toronto 5 Minnesota 4, Cleveland 3 Tampa Bay 8, Atlanta 5 L.A. Dodgers 3, Texas 1 Thursday’s Games Minnesota (Odorizzi 5-8) at Cleveland (Clevinger 9-7), 9:10 a.m.

Detroit (Liriano 3-9) at N.Y. Yankees (Happ 15-6), 3:05 p.m.

Boston (Porcello 15-7) at Chicago White Sox (Giolito 10-9), 4:10 p.m.

L.A. Angels (Heaney 7-8) at Houston (Verlander 13-8), 4:10 p.m.

Seattle (LeBlanc 7-3) at Oakland (Montas 5-3), 6:05 p.m.

All Times ADT

(7), Cole (8), Kahnle (9) and Au.Romine. W_Lopez 5-9. L_Sabathia 7-5. Sv_J.Fry (4). HRs_Chicago, LaMarre (2).

Twins 4, Indians 3 Min. 001 010 200 —4 9 1 Cle. 200 010 000 —3 8 0 Stewart, May (5), Rogers (7), Hildenberger (9) and Astudillo; Plutko, O.Perez (6), C.Allen (7), T.Olson (8), Cimber (9) and Gomes. W_May 3-0. L_C.Allen 4-6. Sv_Hildenberger (5). HRs_ Minnesota, Astudillo (1).

Orioles 10, Blue Jays 5 Tor. 130 001 000 — 5 13 4 Bal. 000 142 03x —10 13 0 Borucki, Barnes (5), Tepera (6), Clippard (7), Giles (8), Mayza (8) and Martin, Jansen; Cobb, Gilmartin (6), M.Castro (7), P.Fry (8), Givens (9) and Wynns. W_ Gilmartin 1-0. L_Barnes 2-2. Sv_ Givens (5). HRs_Toronto, Smoak (21), Pillar (11), Travis (11). Baltimore, Jones (14), Mancini (20).

Padres 8, Mariners 3 Sea. 100 000 020 —3 9 1 S.D. 214 010 00x —8 13 1 E.Ramirez, Elias (4) and Zunino, Herrmann; Lucchesi, Wingenter (7), Brewer (8), Stammen (8), J.Castillo (9) and Hedges. W_ Lucchesi 7-7. L_E.Ramirez 1-3.

HRs_San Diego, Renfroe (17), Margot (7).

Red Sox 14, Marlins 6 Mia. 012 010 110 — 6 9 1 Bos. 011 001 110x —14 16 0 Richards, Rucinski (6), Conley (7), Steckenrider (7), Guerra (7), Graves (8) and Realmuto, Holaday; Price, Velazquez (4), Thornburg (7), Brasier (8), Pomeranz (9) and Leon, Swihart. W_Thornburg 2-0. L_Conley 3-4. HRs_Miami, Dietrich (16), Dean (3). Boston, Betts (28), Nunez (9).

Rays 8, Braves 5 T.B. 301 220 000 —8 12 0 Atl. 300 000 020 —5 11 1 D.Castillo, Beeks (3), Roe (6), Kolarek (7), Kittredge (8), Alvarado (8) and Sucre; Newcomb, L.Jackson (5), S.Freeman (7), Biddle (9) and Flowers. W_Beeks 4-1. L_Newcomb 11-7. Sv_Alvarado (6). HRs_Tampa Bay, Cron (25), Pham (2). Atlanta, Camargo (14).

Dodgers 3, Rangers 1 L.A. 001 100 010 —3 4 1 Tex. 000 000 001 —1 5 0 Wood, Alexander (8), Maeda (9) and Grandal; Minor, Claudio (7), Gearrin (8), Leclerc (9) and KinerFalefa. W_Wood 8-6. L_Minor 10-7. Sv_Maeda (1). HRs_Los Angeles, Machado (8), Grandal (22), Bellinger (21).

Cubs 2, Mets 1 N.Y. 000 001 000 00 —1 8 1 Chi. 000 000 100 01 —2 10 1 (11 innings) deGrom, Lugo (9), Blevins (10), Sewald (11), Zamora (11) and Kevin Plawecki; Hamels, Brandon Kintzler (6), De La Rosa (6), Edwards Jr. (8), Strop (9), Cishek (10), Chavez (11) and Victor Caratini. W_Chavez 5-2. L_Sewald 0-5.

Royals 9, Tigers 2 Det. 100 000 001 —2 3 0 K.C. 022 320 00x —9 12 1 Fulmer, Farmer (4), Coleman (5), Stumpf (6), Alcantara (7), Jimenez (8) and Greiner; D.Duffy, Flynn (7), Hammel (8), W.Peralta (9) and Butera. W_D.Duffy 8-11.

L_Fulmer 3-10. HRs_Detroit, Mahtook (5). Kansas City, Gordon (10), Mondesi (6).

Astros 5, Athletics 4

Mets 10, Cubs 3 N.Y. 400 000 402 —10 16 0 Chi. 010 000 002 — 3 6 1 Vargas, Oswalt (6), Bashlor (7), D.Smith (8), Rhame (9) and Kevin Plawecki; Mills, R.Rosario (6), Brandon Kintzler (7), Norwood (9) and Willson Contreras. W_Vargas 5-8. L_Mills 0-1. HRs_New York, Frazier (16). Chicago, Caratini (1).

Phillies 8, Nationals 6

Oak. 003 000 100 —4 9 1 Hou. 200 200 001 —5 8 0

Was. 004 011 000 —6 10 0 Phi. 020 040 11x —8 9 0

Cahill, Kelley (4), Dull (5), Trivino (7), Rodney (8), Familia (9) and Phegley; Keuchel, Peacock (7), Sipp (7), J.Smith (7), Osuna (9) and Stassi, Maldonado. W_Osuna 2-2. L_Familia 8-5. HRs_Houston, White (10).

G.Gonzalez, Cordero (6), Collins (7), Suero (8) and Wieters, Kieboom; Arrieta, L.Garcia (4), Arano (6), Neris (6), Dominguez (7), Neshek (8), Avilan (8), Hunter (8) and Ramos. W_Dominguez 2-5. L_Cordero 1-1. Sv_Hunter (3). HRs_Washington, Soto (16), Turner (16), Rendon (18). Philadelphia, Santana (20).

White Sox 4, Yankees 1 Chi. 020 100 100 —4 6 0 N.Y. 000 010 000 —1 6 0 Lopez, Cedeno (8), J.Fry (9) and K.Smith; Sabathia, Green

Brewers 13, Reds 12 Mil. 200 031 410 2 —13 22 0 Cin. 110 143 010 1 —12 14 1

(10 innings) F.Peralta, Hader (5), Ta.Williams (6), Burnes (7), Soria (8), Jeffress (9) and Pina, Kratz; Harvey, Romano (5), Lorenzen (6), D.Hernandez (7), Hughes (8), R.Iglesias (9), Stephens (10) and Barnhart. W_Jeffress 7-1. L_R. Iglesias 2-3. HRs_Milwaukee, Moustakas (5), Yelich (26), Aguilar (30), Schoop (3). Cincinnati, Hamilton (4), Suarez (30), Lorenzen (4), Dixon (3), Barnhart (9).

Pirates 2, Cardinals 0 Pit. 000 020 000 —2 10 1 S.L. 000 000 000 —0 5 2 Tr.Williams, E.Santana (7), Kela (8), Vazquez (9) and Cervelli; Mikolas, Shreve (6), Leone (7), Cecil (8), C.Martinez (9) and Molina. W_Tr.Williams 11-9. L_Mikolas 13-4. Sv_Vazquez (28).

D-Backs 3, Giants 1 Ari. 001 200 000 —3 5 0 S.F. 000 000 010 —1 3 1 Godley, Bradley (8), Chafin (9), Boxberger (9) and Avila; D.Rodriguez, Strickland (6), Moronta (7), Dyson (8), Blach (9) and Hundley. W_Godley 14-7. L_D.Rodriguez 6-2. Sv_Boxberger (30).

HRs_Arizona, Souza Jr. (4).

soccer MLS Standings EASTERN CONFERENCE

New York Atlanta United FC New York City FC Columbus Philadelphia Montreal New England D.C. United Toronto FC Chicago Orlando City

W L T Pts GF GA 17 6 4 55 50 26 16 4 6 54 55 30 14 6 6 48 49 34 11 8 7 40 33 33 12 11 3 39 37 39 10 14 3 33 34 45 7 10 8 29 38 41 7 11 6 27 39 42 7 13 6 27 43 48 6 15 6 24 37 52 7 16 2 23 38 59

WESTERN CONFERENCE FC Dallas 13 6 7 46 43 35 13 6 6 45 47 30 S. Kansas City Los Angeles FC 12 7 7 43 50 40 Real Salt Lake 12 10 5 41 42 44 Portland 11 7 7 40 37 35 Seattle 11 9 5 38 32 26 10 9 8 38 49 48 LA Galaxy Vancouver 10 9 7 37 43 51 Minnesota United 9 15 2 29 38 52 Houston 7 12 7 28 41 38 Colorado 6 14 6 24 31 48 4 14 8 20 40 50 San Jose NOTE: Three points for victory, one point for tie.

Wednesday, August 29 New York 1, Houston 0 Philadelphia 2, D.C. United 0 Portland 2, Toronto FC 0 San Jose 4, FC Dallas 3 Saturday, September 1 Sporting Kansas City at Seattle, 12 p.m.

New York at Montreal, 3:30 p.m.

Philadelphia at Orlando City, 3:30 p.m.

Portland at New England, 3:30 p.m.

Houston at FC Dallas, 4 p.m.

Los Angeles FC at Toronto FC, 4 p.m.

New York City FC at Columbus, 4 p.m.

LA Galaxy at Real Salt Lake, 6 p.m.

San Jose at Vancouver, 6 p.m.

All Times ADT

tennis US Open

Wednesday from the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center (seedings in parentheses) Men’s Singles Second Round Rafael Nadal (1), Spain, def.

Vasek Pospisil, Canada, 6-3, 6-4, 6-2.

Karen Khachanov (27), Russia, def. Lorenzo Sonego, Italy, 7-5, 6-3, 6-3.

Nikoloz Basilashvili, Georgia, def.

Jack Sock (18), United States, 4-6, 6-3, 6-2, 7-6 (3).

Guido Pella, Argentina, def. Paolo Lorenzi, Italy, 7-5, 6-0, 6-2.

Dominic Thiem (9), Austria, def.

Steve Johnson, United States, 6-7 (5), 6-3, 5-7, 6-4, 6-1.

Taylor Fritz, United States, def.

Jason Kubler, Australia, 6-3, 3-6, 6-3, 0-0, ret.

Denis Shapovalov (28), Canada, def. Andreas Seppi, Italy, 6-4, 4-6, 5-7, 7-6 (2), 6-4.

Kevin Anderson (5), South Africa, def. Jeremy Chardy, France, 6-2, 6-4, 6-4.

Juan Martin del Potro (3), Argentina, def. Denis Kudla, United

States, 6-3, 6-1, 7-6 (4).

Fernando Verdasco (31), Spain, def. Andy Murray, Britain, 7-5, 2-6, 6-4, 6-4.

Borna Coric (20), Croatia, def.

Roberto Carballes Baena, Spain, 7-6 (4), 6-2, 6-3.

Daniil Medvedev, Russia, def.

Stefanos Tsitsipas (15), Greece, 6-4, 6-3, 4-6, 6-3.

John Isner (11), United States, def. Nicolas Jarry, Chile, 6-7 (7), 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 (2), 6-4.

Dusan Lajovic, Serbia, def. Cameron Norrie, Britain, 6-2, 2-6, 6-4, 6-4.

Milos Raonic (25), Canada, def.

Gilles Simon, France, 6-3, 6-4, 6-4.

Stan Wawrinka, Switzerland, def.

Ugo Humbert, France, 7-6 (5), 4-6, 6-3, 7-5.

Women’s Singles Second Round Kaia Kanepi, Estonia, def. Jil Teichmann, Switzerland, 6-4, 6-3.

Rebecca Peterson, Sweden, def.

Vania King, United States, 7-5, 6-1.

Serena Williams (17), United States, def. Carina Witthoeft, Germany, 6-2, 6-2.

Venus Williams (16), United States, def. Camila Giorgi, Italy, 6-4, 7-5.

Karolina Muchova, Czech Republic, def. Garbine Muguruza (12), Spain, 3-6, 6-4, 6-4.

Ashleigh Barty (18), Australia, def.

Lucie Safarova, Czech Republic, 7-5, 6-3.

Sofia Kenin, United States, def.

Maria Sakkari (32), Greece, 4-6, 6-1, 6-4.

Karolina Pliskova (8), Czech Republic, def. Ana Bogdan, Romania, 6-2, 6-3.

Sloane Stephens (3), United States, def. Anhelina Kalinina, Ukraine, 4-6, 7-5, 6-2.

Victoria Azarenka, Belarus, def.

Daria Gavrilova (25), Australia, 6-1, 6-2.

Barbora Strycova (23), Czech Republic, def. Lara ArruabarrenaVecino, Spain, 6-0, 6-1.

Elise Mertens (15), Belgium, def.

Vera Lapko, Belarus, 6-2, 6-0.

Ekaterina Makarova, Russia, def.

Julia Goerges (9), Germany, 7-6 (10), 6-3.

Anastasija Sevastova (19), Latvia, def. Claire Liu, United States, 6-3, 6-1.

Qiang Wang, China, def. IrinaCamelia Begu, Romania, 6-3, 6-1.

Elina Svitolina (7), Ukraine, def.

Tatjana Maria, Germany, 6-2, 6-3.

racing NASCAR Cup Schedule (winners)

Feb. 18 — Daytona 500, Daytona Beach, Fla. (Austin Dillon) Feb. 25 — Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500, Hampton, Ga. (Kevin Harvick) March 4 — Penzoil 400, Las Vegas (Kevin Harvick) March 11 — TicketGuardian 500, Avondale, Ariz. (Kevin Harvick) March 18 — Auto Club 400, Fontana, Calif. (Martin Truex Jr.) March 26 — STP 500, Martinsville, Va. (Clint Bowyer) April 8 — O’Reilly Auto Parts 500, Fort Worth, Texas (Kyle Busch) April 15 — Food City 500, Bristol, Tenn. (Kyle Busch) April 21 — Toyota Owners 400, Richmond, Va. (Kyle Busch) April 29 — GEICO 500, Talladega, Ala. (Joey Logano) May 6 — AAA 400 Drive for Autism, Dover, Del. (Kevin Harvick) May 12 — KC Masterpiece 400, Kansas City, Kan. (Kevin Harvick) May 19 — x-NASCAR All-Star Open, Concord, N.C. (AJ Allmendinger) May 19 — x-NASCAR All-Star Race, Concord, N.C. (Kevin Harvick) May 27 — Coca-Cola 600, Concord, N.C. (Kyle Busch) June 3 — Pocono 400, Lond Pond, Pa. (Martin Truex Jr.) June 10 — FireKeepers Casino 400, Brooklyn, Mich. (Clint Bowyer) June 24 — Toyota/Save Mart 350, Sonoma, Calif. (Martin Truex Jr.) July 1 — Overton’s 400, Joliet, Ill. (Kyle Busch) July 7 — Coke Zero 400, Daytona Beach, Fla. (Erik Jones) July 14 — Quaker State 400, Sparta, Ky. (Martin Truex Jr.) July 22 — Foxwoods Resort Casino 301, Loudon, N.H. (Kevin Harvick) July 29 — Gander Outdoors 400, Long Pond, Pa. (Kyle Busch) Aug. 5 — GoBowling at The Glen, Watkins Glen, N.Y. (Chase Elliott) Aug. 12 — Consumers Energy

400, Brooklyn, Mich. (Kevin Harvick) Aug. 18 — Bass Pro Shops NRA Night Race, Bristol, Tenn. (Kurt Busch) Sept. 2 — Bojangles’ Southern 500, Darlington, S.C. Sept. 9 — Big Machine Brickyard 400, Indianapolis Sept. 16 — South Point 400, Las Vegas Sept. 22 — Federated Auto Parts 400, Richmond, Va. Sept. 30 — Bank of America 500, Concord, N.C. Oct. 7 — Cup Series Race at Dover, Dover, Del. Oct. 14 — 1000Bulbs.com 500, Talladega, Ala. Oct. 21 — Hollywood Casino 400, Kansas City, Kan. Oct. 28 — First Data 500, Martinsville, Va. Nov. 4 — AAA Texas 500, Fort Worth Nov. 11 — Can-Am 500, Avondale, Ariz.

Nov. 18 — Ford Ecoboost 400, Homestead, Fla. x-non-points race Points Leaders Through Aug. 18 1. Kyle Busch, 1003.

2. Kevin Harvick, 960.

3. Martin Truex Jr, 849.

4. Kurt Busch, 796.

5. Clint Bowyer, 776.

6. Joey Logano, 768.

7. Ryan Blaney, 733.

8. Brad Keselowski, 730.

9. Kyle Larson, 729.

10. Denny Hamlin, 707.

11. Chase Elliott, 697.

12. Aric Almirola, 658.

13. Erik Jones, 635.

14. Jimmie Johnson, 604.

15. Alex Bowman, 572.

16. Ricky Stenhouse Jr, 493.

17. Ryan Newman, 481.

18. Daniel Suarez, 479.

19. Austin Dillon, 475.

20. Paul Menard, 473.

transactions BASEBALL American League CLEVELAND INDIANS — Placed LHP Andrew Miller on the 15-day DL. Recalled RHP Tyler Olson from Columbus (IL).

KANSAS CITY ROYALS — Traded 1B Lucas Duda to Atlanta for cash considerations.

National League SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS — Named Mike Passanisi manager of baseball information.

BASKETBALL National Basketball Association DETROIT PISTONS — Named Bernard Condevaux medical director and Jim Scholler athletic trainer.

SAN ANTONIO SPURS — Signed F Quincy Pondexter.

FOOTBALL National Football League CINCINNATI BENGALS — Waived G Cory Helms.

CLEVELAND BROWNS — Waived LB Mychal Kendricks.

DETROIT LIONS — Waived OL Beau Nunn. Waived-injured DT Toby Johnson.

GREEN BAY PACKERS — Signed QB Aaron Rodgers to a four-year contract extension.

HOUSTON TEXANS — Waivedinjured LB Ben Heeney.

NEW ORLEANS SAINTS — Acquired QB Teddy Bridgewater and a sixth-round draft pick from the New York Jets for a third-round draft pick.

SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS — Waived-injured WR Max McCaffrey.

SEATTLE SEAHAWKS — Signed WR Tyler Lockett to a three-year contract extension.

Acquired QB Brett Hundley from Green Bay for an undisclosed 2019 draft pick.

HOCKEY National Hockey League NEW JERSEY DEVILS — Named Martin Brodeur executive vice president of business development.

OLYMPIC SPORTS INTERNATIONAL CANOE FEDERATION — Suspended kayaker Inna Osypenko-Radomska four years for refusing a doping test.

SOCCER Major League Soccer D.C. UNITED — Placed G David Ousted on the DL. SEATTLE SOUNDERS — Announced the retirement of F Clint Dempsey.

COLLEGE PENN STATE — Named Chris Grosse assistant athletic director for marketing.

Notre Dame to face stern test in Michigan

By LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — With all due respect to new Michigan quarterback Shea Patterson, the Wolverines may have the advantage without the ball in the season-opening showdown at No. 12 Notre Dame.

With NFL-hopeful players up front, at linebacker and in the secondary, the Michigan defense is experienced, talented and fast. Michigan has nine starters back on defense and eight of them were at least honorable mention All-Big Ten players. Defensive end Rashan Gary is projected to be one of the top picks in the 2019 NFL draft.

“Everybody’s talked a lot about these guys,” Michigan defensive line coach Greg Mattison, a former Notre Dame assistant , said Wednesday. “The great news is, Saturday we’ll find out. ... Let’s see where they rank.”

Last year, the Wolverines ranked No. 1 against the pass and No. 3 overall on defense in the nation and they’re expected to be even better.

“They have gotten certainly

a lot of the recognition in pre- said. on Saturday night even though season and deservedly so,” The Fighting Irish will start he failed to complete half his Notre Dame coach Brian Kelly quarterback Brandon Wimbush passes last season.

Veterans Tele-Town Hall

with Alaska VA Heathcare System Director Dr. Timothy D. Ballard, MD August 30, 2018 from 6-7pm To participate Dial

(907) 313-3342 POCs: Sammuel G. Hudson at 907-257-5490 or Sammuel.Hudson@va.gov Kathleen Johnson at 907-257-5449 or Kathleen.Johnsonl@va.gov

Court reports The following judgments were recently handed down in Kenai District Court: n Anthony F. Crawford, 25, of Soldotna, pleaded guilty to an amended charge of second-degree harassment, committed July 30. He was sentenced to 10 days in jail with all but time served suspended, fined a $50 court surcharge and a $150 jail surcharge with $100 suspended, ordered to have no contact with victim except as permitted in the judgment, and was placed on probation for 12 months. n Nelda Joyce Gattenby, 42, of Soldotna, pleaded guilty to an amended charge of disorderly conduct, committed Apr. 12. She was sentenced to one day in jail (time served) and fined a $50 court surcharge and a $50 jail surcharge. n Roosevelt Hearod, 40, of Kenai, was found guilty of a consolidated charge of violating a domestic violence protective order, committed Apr. 26, 2017. He was sentenced to 180 days in jail with all but time served suspended, fined a $50 court surcharge and a $150 jail surcharge with $100 suspended, and placed on probation for 24 months. n Kenneth C. Ibsen, 54, of Soldotna, pleaded guilty to driving under the influence, committed Apr. 15, 2017. He was sentenced to 30 days in jail or under electronic monitoring with 27 days suspended, credited with time served, 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, forfeited interest in the firearm seized, and placed on probation for one year. All other charges in this case were dismissed. n Julie Anne Owen, 55, of Kasilof, pleaded guilty to driving under the influence, committed Mar. 25. She was sentenced to 30 days in jail or under electronic monitoring with 10 days suspended, fined $4,000 with $1,000 suspended, a $150 jail surcharge with $100 suspended and $1,467 cost of imprisonment, unless time is served on electronic monitoring, was ordered to complete Alcohol Safety Action Program treatment, had her license revoked for one year, ordered not to possess, consume or buy alcohol for one year, except may purchase and possess for work purposes only, and was placed on probation for two months. n Donald Wayne Baker, 55, of Kenai, pleaded guilty to driving under the influence, committed Mar. 17. He was sentenced to 120 days in jail with 100 days suspended, fined $4,000 with $1,000 suspended, a $75 court surcharge, a $150 jail surcharge with $100 suspended and $1,467 cost of imprisonment, ordered to complete Alcohol Safety Action Program treatment, had his license revoked for one year, ordered ignition interlock for 12 months, and placed on probation for two years. All other charges in this case were dismissed. n Thurman Matchian, 24, of Chevak, pleaded guilty to driving under the influence, committed Apr. 21. 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 to pay restitution for vehicle cleanup, and placed on probation for 12 months. n David W. Anderson, 45, of Sterling, pleaded guilty to an amended charge of reckless driving, committed Aug. 1.

He was fined $1,000 with $500 suspended, a $50 court surcharge and a $150 jail surcharge with $100 suspended, had his license revoked for 30 days, and placed on probation for 12 months. n Kayla Kae Anderson, 21, of Sterling, pleaded guilty to fifth-degree criminal mischief (damage under $250), a domestic violence offense committed Dec. 17. She was fined a $50 court surcharge and a $150 jail surcharge with $100 suspended, ordered to complete 25 hours of community work service, ordered to have no contact with victim, and placed on probation for 12 months. All other charges in this case were dismissed. n Genevieve E. Bantz-Leguard, 37, of Fairbanks, pleaded guilty to driving under the influence, committed July 15.

She was sentenced to 120 days in jail or under electronic monitoring with 100 days suspended, fined $4,000 with $1,000 suspended, a $75 court surcharge, a $150 jail surcharge with $100 suspended, $1,467 cost of imprisonment, unless time served on electronic monitoring, ordered to complete Alcohol Safety Action Program treatment, had her license revoked for one year, ordered ignition interlock for 12 months, ordered not to possess, consume or buy alcohol for two years, and was placed on probation for two years. All other charges in this case were dismissed. n Jacob Joshua Barrett, 22, of Kenai, pleaded guilty to third-degree theft, committed May 20. He was fined $1,000 with $500 suspended and a $50 court surcharge, ordered to pay restitution, ordered to have no contact with Kenai Walmart, and placed on probation for 12 months. n Donna Clemence, 53, of Kenai, pleaded guilty to failure to stop for a school bus, committed May 16. She was fined a $50 court surcharge. n Elizabeth Ann Denna, 30, of Soldotna, pleaded guilty to driving under the influence, committed Dec. 16. She was sentenced to 120 days in jail or under electronic monitoring with 100 days suspended, fined $4,000 with $600 suspended, a $75 court surcharge and a $150 jail surcharge with $100 suspended, ordered to complete Alcohol Safety Action Program treatment, had her license revoked for one year, ordered ignition interlock for 12 months, and placed on probation for two years. n Adrian David Doremire, 37, of Sterling, pleaded guilty to violating a domestic violence protective order, committed June 3. He was fined $500 with $250 suspended and a $50 court surcharge, ordered to have no contact with victim unless written permission is filed with the court, and was placed on probation for 12 months. n Dalton J. Driver, 27, of Nikiski, pleaded guilty to second-degree criminal trespass (upon premises), committed May 27. He was fined a $50 court surcharge and placed on probation for six months. All other charges in this case were dismissed. n Warren Eide, 50, of Kenai, pleaded guilty to seconddegree criminal trespass (upon premises), committed May. 28. He was fined a $50 court surcharge and a $150 jail surcharge with $100 suspended, ordered to have no contact with Kenai Safeway, and placed on probation for 12 months.

Warren Edwin Eide, 50, of Soldotna, pleaded guilty to violating condition of release, committed June 9. He was fined a $50 court surcharge and a $150 jail surcharge with $100 suspended, and placed on probation for 12 months. n Savanna Enix, 32, of Soldotna, pleaded guilty to fourthdegree misconduct involving a controlled substance, committed Aug. 23. She was fined a $50 court surcharge, ordered not to consume, possess or buy 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, forfeited items seized, and was placed on probation for 12 months.

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and complete information available on the potential loss of alternate uses of water in the future, which Mack wrote that he considers to be “ an extremely important factor in determining whether or not the proposed reservation is in the public interest.” In 2015, the state had to make some assumptions to meet the deadline for the decision, and now that PacRim has withdrawn its intention to seek permits, less information is available.

Another project may come forward on that land in the future, too, he wrote. Granting the reservation would block any project that required the water to be drained from that creek.

“It is not in the public interest to grant a reservation that could completely preclude or significantly hinder a future potential use without full information on the potential use and options, especially where resources can be protected through DNR’ s other permitting and regulatory processes if an actual threat to such resources arises,” he wrote.

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George Maddon said. Some of the exercises involve live munitions.

Alaska municipalities and preservation groups have opposed the exercises in recent years, citing concerns the event could harm aquatic wildlife and the environment.

The Kodiak Island Bor-

Peninsula Clarion | Thursday, August 30, 2018 | A9 In a press release, the Chuitna Citizens Coalition said the DNR’s decision “bowed to corporate pressure, and rejected efforts by Alaskan citizens to protect wild salmon in the Chuitna River watershed on the west side of Cook Inlet.”

The group asserted in its release that the DNR went against the ruling of the court and that the decision goes against state policies on water reservations.

Homer-based environmental advocacy group Cook Inletkeeper sent a letter to Gov. Bill Walker addressing the issue, asking Walker to intervene in the decision.

“As a Governor, as a lawyer and as an Alaskan, you have a legal and a moral duty to uphold the law,” wrote Cook Inletkeeper Advocacy Director Bob Shavelson in the letter.

“The Chuitna Citizens Coalition does not have the financial wherewithal to generate the political clout of the big oil, gas and mining corporations. All they can do is appeal to your sense of right and wrong.”

Deantha Crockett, the executive director of the Alaska Miners Association, said Mack’s decision falls within a clear legal outline and agreed that with PacRim’s exit, there is no basis

for the group’s argument of risk to the stream. The Alaska Miners Association asserted that PacRim’s plans didn’t risk the fish anyway, Crockett said.

“Commissioner Mack provides some information as to the authority that the department has to issue a certificate reserving water … one of them is the applicant has demonstrated that a need exists,” she said.

“At the time of filing, CCC asserted that the need existed that the fish in the stream and the level of water in the stream was threatened by upstream mining development. They can’t make that argument anymore now that PacRim has exited.”

Alaska has a constitutional mandate to manage all resources to the maximum benefit for Alaskans, and conveying regulation of water resources to any individual or group goes against that, Crockett said.

“I think it jeopardizes our economy when we prioritize one resource over another,” she said. “We should never have to make that decision. We should be able to find a way (to preserve the environment) … if we can’t find a way, we don’t develop.”

In its response to the decision, the Chuitna Citizens

Coalition referenced the need for Ballot Measure 1 — often referred to as the Stand for Salmon initiative — which will appear on the ballot this November, asking voters to approve changes to the state’s fish habitat permitting laws that resource development and the Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities says will significantly hamper development. Advocates say the bill will only hamper irresponsible development and protect salmon habitat in streams.

“In light of the State’s flagrant abuse of power, the need to strengthen Alaska’s 60-yearold salmon habitat protection law through Ballot Measure 1 becomes even more critical,” the Chuitna Citizens Coalition wrote in its response.

Crockett clarified that the two decisions are separate — Ballot Measure 1 would only change laws administered by the Alaska Department of Fish and Game through Title 16, while the instream flow reservation is administered by the Department of Natural Resources through the Division of Mining, Land and Water.

ough passed a resolution last year, calling for the training to be moved to after September “when overall marine mammal, fish and migratory bird abundances are lower.”

The Eyak Preservation Council based in Cordova has also opposed the event.

“The issues are that explosive munitions and high-powered sonar can impact fish, sea mammals and seabirds, especially at times of the year when migratory species are present,”

said Carol Hoover, the organization’s executive director.

Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski requested in 2017 for the military to consider moving the 2019 event to the fall.

The Navy’s environmental assessment in 2016 determined the impact on fish and marine mammals would be minimal, Maddon said.

“The survey determined most species do not have the capacity to hear sonar,” Mad-

don said, adding that those species that can hear sonar “would need to be very close to the sonar source for a duration of time that is highly unlikely.”

Most of the exercises involve flying over the Joint Pacific Alaska Range Complex, Maddon said. The effects from explosives would be contained to where the detonation occurs, he said.

“The impact of explosives within any of these exercises is pretty limited,” Maddon said.

Reach Elizabeth Earl at eearl@peninsulaclarion.com.

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Andrews emphasized the extensive nomination and review process that each judge goes through — both before appointment and ahead of their retention vote.

Judges and judicial candidates are evaluated on a number of criteria, such as the ability to be fair and impartial, integrity, temperament, legal skills, professional competence, diligence and both and legal and “human” experience, Andrews said.

“We’re making decisions that take some life experience to understand how complex life can be,” she said.

In order to be considered for a judgeship in Alaska, applicants must meet a minimum standard of being a lawyer with five years of practice in Alaska — but also must fill out an extended application that delves into professional and personal history.

Applicants’ names are sent out to all the lawyers in the state, who send feedback on the candidate.

“It’s a very daunting process to do this — because your name goes out and the lawyers then rate you on these critical aspects on what makes a good judge,” Andrews said.

The Judicial Council also examines a candidate’s personal background, including former addresses, credit standing and references.

“It’s a little bit like applying for an FBI clearance,” Andrews said.

Candidates receive scores based on their peer assessments, are interviewed and members of the public weigh in on a candidate’s qualifications before the council sends at least two candidates’ names to the governor for selection.

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Senior Judge Elaine Andrews discussed Alaska’s merit-based judge selection system at the joint Kenai and Soldotna Chamber luncheon, “Alaska’s Judicial Evaluation Process: How to be an informed voter on the judges on the November ballot,” on Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2018, in Kenai, Alaska. (Photo by Erin Thompson/Peninsula Clarion)

When a judge faces retention, the Judicial Council again does a performance evaluation, which includes conducing surveys of those who have seen the judge in action, such as police, probation officers, court employees, attorneys, jurors and social workers.

The council will also assess the judge’s performance on the bench — whether or not they’ve made legal mistakes, had any disciplinary issues or were unable to complete decisions in a timely manner.

“So it’s not a rubber stamp.

It’s a very careful analysis,” Andrews said. “You should have confidence when you go in the voting booth, these people have been vetted.”

The Judicial Council provides its findings on its website and in voter pamphlets, with recommendations to retain or not.

“If there’s one thing I could tell people is go to the Judicial Council website and see that

Ohms was charged with one count of cruelty to animals by inflicting severe pain, a class C felony; one count of cruelty to animals by intimidating or threatening, a class A felony; one count of violating a protective order, a class A misdemeanor; one count of fourthdegree criminal mischief, a class A misdemeanor; and second-degree criminal trespass, a class B misdemeanor.

for the dog to catch them. After he dragged the dog’s body to his house, he castrated him and then threw the testicles into the yard, Ohms reportedly told troopers. Ohms said he planned to make a scarf out of the rest of the dog, according to court documents.

“I do not want it to go to Reach Erin Thompson at waste; it is a mastiff,” Ohms re- ethompson@peninsulaclarion. portedly told troopers. com.

the Judicial Council has recommended for the retention of all those judges and vote yes. Or go to the Judicial Council website and study the evaluation materials on each of those nine judges because you’re going to be asked to vote. Their names are going to be sitting there staring at you,” DiPietro said.

Kenai Chamber of Commerce President Johna Beech said the presentation was part of a larger effort to promote civic responsibility among chamber members and the community.

“We like to educate people in regards to the voting process.

That’s why we host candidate forums. We talk about ballot propositions and this is just another component of it — being an informed voter,” she said.

“And so by not voting — or voting no because you’re not educated on the issue or the person — is not necessarily the best way to go about it.”

Reach Erin Thompson at ethompson@peninsulaclarion. com.

Around Alaska Anchorage attorney withdraws from federal judge nomination ANCHORAGE (AP) — The Anchorage attorney nominated

by President Donald Trump to be a federal judge on the U.S. District Court for Alaska has withdrawn from his nomination.

Jonathan Katchen, one of five names submitted by Republican Sens. Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan, was nominated by Trump in April, the Anchorage Daily News reported Tuesday.

Katchen, 43, said he notified the White House of his decision last month.

Members of the Alaska Bar Association had opposed the nomination, and a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing was never scheduled. Katchen said he was unsure if he would make through the process.

“And there was uncertainty about whether or not I’d make it through, and so it was time to. fish or cut bait,” Katchen said. “I was sitting in limbo for too long and didn’t like the uncertainty.”

Katchen’s experience is mostly in oil and gas law. He is currently an attorney in the Anchorage office of Holland & Hart. He previously worked for Sullivan at the state Department of Natural Resources, and he once clerked for Judge Maryanne Trump Barry, the president’s older sister.

Katchen’s age and lack of much trial or criminal law work prompted some opposition. He reportedly ranked low in an attorney poll produced by the Alaska Bar Association, though the results have been kept private.

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Email your fishing photos to: tightlines@peninsulaclarion.com

Lull between silver salmon runs on the Kenai, plenty of pinks to be seen Weekend Almanac Friday

By ELIZABETH EARL Peninsula Clarion

Kenai Peninsula local’s process for catching pink salmon: —Throw a line out.

—Get a tug, catch a glimpse of the prominent dark hump on the back of a pink salmon. Groan.

—Successfully wrestle it to the bank.

—Retrieve lure. Release pink without a second thought.

Though they’re plentiful and easy to catch, many Alaskans will turn up their noses at pink salmon. One reason is that they’re not as good to eat as kings, silvers and sockeye — once they leave the ocean and hit freshwater, the meat tends to lose quality fairly quickly. They also generally don’t put up as much of a fight for anglers as the other species do.

But they are plentiful. Just below the Sterling Highway bridge in Soldotna on Wednesday morning, anglers in search of silvers hooked into pink after pink, and their dark backs and tails frequently broke the surface of the river with a splash.

Pink salmon run in large numbers to Upper Cook Inlet streams on even-numbered years, including this year. They generally start running in early August and continue into September, growing increasingly colorful as the season goes on.

The Alaska Department of Fish and Game allows anglers to keep up to 10 per day with 10 in possession for pinks shorter than 16 inches, and six per day with six in possession for those 16 inches or longer.

They’re brighter downstream at the tidewater, when they first come in.

While the anglers upstream Wednesday readily tossed the colorful fish back, some at Cunningham Park in Kenai hung onto them for their larders.

But most people are still after the big, bright silvers that are the mainstay of the Kenai River in the late summer and fall. Though silver fishing was good earlier in August, it’s since slowed down. At Cunningham Park on Wednesday afternoon, anglers reported a slow week, with only a few anglers successfully pulling in fish in the past few days. However, several said they weren’t surprised — the silver runs on the Kenai River are usually split into two, with the first run tapering off in late August and picking back up in September.

After September 1, anglers on the Kenai River can keep three silvers 16 inches or longer per day with six in possession, per Fish and Game regulations. For the third and fourth weekends in September, they also have a chance to win prizes for their silver salmon in the Kenai Chamber of Commerce’s second annual silver salmon derby, set for Sept. 14–16 and Sept. 21–23. Unlike other derbies, the prizes don’t go to the heaviest fish — instead, the fish that’s closest to the “magic weight,” determined by spinning a wheel for daily and overall weights, wins the prize. Tickets cost $25 for adults and $15 for youth daily or $100 for adults and $50 for youth for the full derby. Fish can be weighed

61/41 High tides: 6:55 a.m.

7:10 p.m.

Low tides: 0:55 a.m.

1:01 p.m.

17.8 feet 18.9 feet 1.7 feet 2.4 feet

(Tide information for Deep Creek)

Saturday

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at the Three Bears in Kenai from 8 a.m.–8:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 9 a.m.–7:30 p.m. Sunday.

Sockeye fishing reopened on the Kenai River last Thursday as a late pulse of fish showed up, though anglers on the banks this week didn’t report much luck catching sockeye headed upriver. The counts past Fish and Game’s sonar on the Kenai River have tapered off as well, with 19,651 fish past the sonar on Aug. 25 but only 1,436 passing on Tuesday, with a total of 1.03 million past the sonar since July 1.

Trout and Dolly Varden are also major target species on the northern Kenai Peninsula as the fall goes on, both in lakes and in rivers. Anglers can only keep rainbow trout and Dolly Varden on the Kenai River that are shorter than 16 inches, with a limit of one per day with one in possession, though many anglers also go catchand-release fishing on the upper Kenai River for trout in the fall.

On the lower Kenai Peninsula, Dolly Varden are reportedly dispersed throughout the Anchor and Ninichik rivers and Deep Creek, with fishing fair to good, according to the sportfishing report for that area issued Tuesday. Coho fishing was slow last week, with some fresh fish entering the streams on incoming tides.

The Homer Jackpot Halibut Derby, which runs all summer, ends in two weeks on Sept. 15. The largest halibut to be brought in with a derby ticket wins $5,000, with monthly big fish and tagged fish prizes throughout the season as well. The leader as of Aug. 20 was Ashley Camp of Vancouver, British Columbia with a 221.4-pound halibut.

TOP: A boat motors downstream on the Kenai River near Cunningham Park on Wednesday in Kenai. (Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion) MIDDLE: An angler leaps to a fellow angler’s aid in tryping to pin down a rambunctious silver salmon the bank of the Kenai River at Cunningham Park on Wednesday in Kenai.

ABOVE: A pink salmon fights to escape an angler’s hook Aug. 24, 2016 near Reach Elizabeth Earl at eearl@pen- the Soldotna Visitor’s Center in Soldotna. (Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion, file) insulaclarion.com.

High tides: 7:37 a.m.

7:47 p.m.

Low tides: 1:36 a.m.

1:39 p.m.

16.6 feet 18.2 feet 2.2 feet 4.0 feet

(Tide information for Deep Creek)

Sunday

61/45 High tides: 8:31 a.m.

8:36 p.m.

Low tides: 2:26 a.m.

2:28 p.m.

15.3 feet 17.4 feet 2.8 feet 5.6 feet

(Tide information for Deep Creek)

Fish Counts Kenai River early run kings: The daily sonar passage estimate for Aug. 20 was 285 kings. The cumulative estimate through Aug. 20 is 16,957.

Kasilof sockeye: Aug. 14: 1,227 Since June 15: 394,288 Russian sockeye: Monday: 1,377 Tuesday: 1,206 Since July 15: 63,883 Kenai sockeye: Monday: 9,351 Tuesday: 1,436 Since July 1: 1,034,771 — Alaska Department of Fish and Game

Marine Forecast Lower Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede: Friday: Southwest wind, 20 knots, seas 5 feet.

Saturday: Northwest wind, 10 knots, seas 2 feet.

Sunday: Southwest wind, 10 knots, seas 2 feet.

— National Weather Service

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What’s Happening Events and Exhibitions n The Kenai Fine Art Center presents its September exhibit, "Harvest Art Auction." The exhibit opens Sept. 6 with a First Thursday preview of the art available at the annual Harvest Art Auction event. Silent bidding on the pieces opens on Sept. 6. The finale is the Harvest Art Auction event on Saturday, Sept. 29. Auction tickets are available for purchase. At the cution, there will be live music and a gourmet appetizer and adessert buffet. Come to First Thursday to enjoy music, refreshment and preview the art.

The event is free and open to the public from 5–7 p.m.

Sept. 6 at the gallery in Old Town Kenai across from the Oiler's Bingo Hall and next ot the Historica Cabins. For more information, call 283-7040. n ARTspace Drawer is on display at the Soldotna Library, the first annual collection of locally created 2D art. The first of its kind in Alaska, this display is made possible by a partnership between Soldotna Rotary, ARTspace Inc., and the Soldotna Public Library. n Kenai Performers present a murder mystery dinner theatre titled, “Girls’ Night Out,” by D’Ann and Rick Artis, directed by Terri Zopf-Schoessler, on September 21 & 22. The event will take place at the Kenai Senior Center.

Doors open at 6 p.m. and show at 8 p.m. Ticket prices $45 per person. Show rating PG. Menu includes: Antipasto platter, salad, pasta with homemade beef meatballs and dessert. There will also be gluten and vegetarian options.

No-host bar by the Upper Deck. Tickets available at River City Books, Kenai Senior Center, Curtain Call Consignment Boutique, and The Flats Bistro. For more information call 398-4205. n The 40th annual Burning Basket event on the Homer Spit wil take place Sunday, Sept. 9 in Homer. The annual event brings people together to construct a basket that will later be burned in a community ceremony. This year, the basket is entitled DREAM. The building week will begin Sept. 2

Entertainment n The Vagabond Inn on Kalifornsky Beach Road will have live music Friday beginning at 9 p.m. from the Denali Cooks. n Veronica’s in Old Town Kenai has Open Mic from 6-8 p.m. Friday. Mike Morgan and Friends will play Saturday, Sept. 1 from 6:30–8 p.m. Call Veronica’s at 283-2725. n The Alaska Roadhouse Bar and Grill hosts open horseshoe tournaments Thursday nights at the bar on Golddust Drive. For more information, call 262-9887. n The Goody2Shoes Dancehall and Cafe at Milepost 132.6 Sterling Hwy in Ninilchik will have live music Saturday from the Tune Weavers Band between 6–9 p.m. Doors open at 5. Serving great food, beer and wine. To see the complete weekly schedule, www.goody2shoes.us or call 907-252-6326 for more information. The Goody2Shoes is a nonsmoking establishment. n Acapulco, 43543 Sterling Highway in Soldotna, has live music at 5 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays starting at 5 p.m. n A bluegrass jam takes place on the first Sunday of the month at from 1-4 p.m. at the Mount Redoubt Baptist Church on South Lovers Loop in Nikiski. n An all acoustic jam takes place every Thursday. The jam is at Christ Lutheran Church in Soldotna on the first Thursday of the month, and at the Kenai Senior Center during the rest of the month. Jam starts at 6:30 p.m. n AmVets Post 4 has reopened in its brand new building on Kalifornsky Beach across from Jumpin’ Junction. Eligible veterans and their families are invited to stop by to find out more about AmVets and their involvement in the Veteran community. For members and invited guests, Friday night dance to “Running with Scissors,” and Saturday Burn your own steak and karaoke with Cowboy Don. n Odie’s Deli in Soldotna has live music Friday from 6-8 p.m. and Pub Quiz night every Wednesday from 6-8 p.m. nThe Bow bar in Kenai has karaoke at 9 p.m. Thursdays and live music Fridays, Saturdays at 10 p.m. n The Duck Inn on Kalifornsky Beach Road has karaoke at 9 p.m. Thursdays and Fridays, and DJ Arisen on Saturdays.

Markets, Fairs and Bazaars n Local farmers markets will be held across the Kenai Peninsula this summer. Locations are as follows: —The Kenai Peninsula Food Bank hosts the Farmers Fresh Market on Tuesdays from 3–5 p.m. through Sept. 11.

—The Homer Farmers Market runs Saturdays from 10 a.m.–3 p.m. and Wednesdays from 2 p.m.–5 p.m. through Sept. 29.

—The Soldotna Saturday Farmers Market takes place every Saturday from 10 a.m.–2 p.m. in the lot next to Soldotna Elementary School on the Kenai Spur Highway through Sept. 8. n Kenai Saturday Market is open Saturdays, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m., in the Kenai Visitor & Cultural Center parking lot, 11471 Kenai Spur Highway, through Sept. 1.

Films n Call Orca Theaters at 262-7003 or visit http://www.orcatheater.com for listings and times. n Visit Kenai Cinema at www.catheatres.com for listings and times.

Down the Road n The Pratt Museum in Homer is from noon-5 p.m. Tuesday- Saturday. Fo more information, call 907-435-3334, or go online at www.prattmuseum.org Submissions may be emailed to news@peninsulaclarion. com.The deadline is 5 p.m. Mondays.

Janet Klein, left, holds her grandson, Sylas Reising, 4, while she visits with her daughter, Deborah Klein, center, and sonin-law George Reising, right, at Bishop’s Beach, Homer, Alaska, on Aug. 9, 2018. Not shown is Kai Reising, 6. Silas and Kai were the inspiration for the Klein’s “color and learn” book, “Alaska’s Dinosaurs and Other Cretaceous Creatures.”

Homer author pens dinosaur kids’ book

By MICHAEL ARMSTRONG Homer News

A new children’s book out this month fulfills a request made by two Seward boys to their mother. Kai, 5, and Sylas Reising, 4, had seen a coloring book put out by the state of Texas about its dinosaurs.

“They thoroughly enjoyed that,” said their grandmother, Homer writer and naturalist Janet Klein. “They asked Deborah, ‘Mom, we want a book on Alaska dinosaurs.’”

Klein and her daughter, Deborah Klein, along with Seward artist EmmaLee Moore, have published “Alaska Dinosaurs and Other Creataceous Creatures.” Printed by Janet Klein’s Kachemak Country Publications, the “color and learn” book for children and adults describes dinosaurs and other ancient species found from the North Slope

to Denali National Park to the Talkeetna Mountains. In Homer, the $14.95 book is available at the Homer Bookstore, Old Inlet Books, the Center for Alaskan Coastal Studies, Captain’s Toy Chest, Salty Girls, Coal Point Trading Company and Land’s End Resort.

Each section includes the spelling and pronunciation of the cretaceous creatures and a scale drawing by Moore of the animal as shown relative to a 5-foot child. The Kleins consulted with University of Alaska Fairbanks scientist Patrick Druckenmiller to make the book as scientifically accurate and timely as possible. Moore used drawings from scientific journals and other sources to make her black-and-white sketches.

“Deb (Klein) would send me pictures,” Moore said. “It was pretty hard because a lot of the dinosaurs in Alaska — they’re going off footprints or teeny little pieces like

teeth.”

“Alaska Dinosaurs” also covers the history of Alaska dinosaur finds, going back to 1961, when geologist Robert Liscomb collected fossilized bones in the Colville River area on the North Slope. Liscomb died shortly after his discovery, and the bones remained in storage for 20 years before being refound and identified. Species found include Nanuqsaurus hoglundi, a relative of Tyrannosaurus rex, and Ugrunaaluk kuukpikensis, a plant eater preyed upon by Nanuqsaurus. One challenge the Kleins had was getting access to scientific journals expensive to subscribe to and difficult for the lay person to find, Janet Klein said.

“We would get what we could and download it, and Patrick Druckenmiller would send us some when he could,” she said.

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U.S. Poet Laureate makes stop in Juneau

By BEN HOHENSTATT Capital City Weekly

If you’ve ever wanted to talk to a poet laureate, your chance is coming up.

Wednesday, Aug. 29, U.S. Poet Laureate Tracy K. Smith will be in Juneau for her second-term project, “American Conversations: Celebrating Poems in Rural Communities.”

There will be a public reception at 5 p.m. in the atrium of the Father Andrew P. Kashevaroff Alaska State Museum, and at 6 p.m. Smith will offer a public reading in the lecture hall.

“We love having events like this here,” said Patience Frederiksen, director of Alaska division of libraries, archives and museums. “What’s really exciting about Tracy Smith coming to Juneau is her presentation includes audience participation, it isn’t just a straight reading.”

Tracy K. Smith (Courtesy Photo) See POET, page B2

Fans stream in for Aretha Franklin public viewing

By JEFF KAROUB and JOSH REPLOGLE Associated Press

DETROIT — Mourners streamed in for a second day Wednesday to pay their respects to Aretha Franklin, who was dressed in a different outfit for her final public viewing, as if making a costume change during a show.

Fans waited festively outside, then walked in a solemn, single-file line into the rotunda of Detroit’s Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History. There, they found Franklin in a polished bronze casket and a sheer baby blue dress with matching shoes, a change from the bright red

outfit seen Tuesday across the world. On the inside of the lid, embroidered into the fabric, read “Aretha Franklin the Queen of Soul.”

The two-day viewing was part of a week of commemorations for the legend, who died Aug. 16 of pancreatic cancer.

She was 76. A marathon funeral with an all-star list of speakers and performers was scheduled for Friday.

Just as Franklin’s more than six decades of music wrought emotions out of her fans, so too did her viewing.

As they approached the casket and heaping displays of ros- People sign boards with personal messages outside the es, many people smiled, cried, Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History during crossed themselves, bowed a public visitation for Aretha Franklin in Detroit, Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2018. Franklin died Aug. 16, 2018 of pancreatic cancer See FANS, page B2 at the age of 76. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

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The reading and discussion will be recorded and later broadcast on 360 North.

Alaska State Writer Laureate Ernestine Hayes will also be on hand to introduce Smith.

“It’s a real honor to participate on any level in this visit

by Tracy K. Smith to Juneau,” Hayes told the Capital City Weekly via email. “I’m sure that all Juneau writers want to show our appreciation and welcome her with words that communicate how honored we are, and I am no exception — this is a wonderful opportunity to meet someone of her stature — her words will be part of the American literary dialogue for many generations.”

The public will be invited to have its own dialogue with the poet when Smith shares a new anthology, “American Journal: Fifty Poems for Our Time.” It includes work from 50 living American poets from different backgrounds.

The poems evoke America’s history of diversity and offer

divergent takes on life in the U.S. Subject matter includes loss, immigration and injustice.

Smith will give away copies of the anthology and talk about some of the poems with those in attendance.

“It’s going to be a discussion,” Frederiksen said.

Smith’s visit is part of a nationwide effort organized with state centers for the book, humanities councils and congressional offices.

The country-traversing project is a continuation of efforts made in her first term as poet laureate and also echoes some of Smith’s personal life.

Smith was born in Massachusetts and grew up in California. She has expressed enthusiasm for the taking poetry to some roads less traveled.

“I’m very excited about the opportunity to take what I consider to be the good news of poetry to parts of the country where literary festivals don’t always go,” Smith said in a release. “Poetry is something that’s relevant to everyone’s life, whether they’re habitual readers of poetry or not.”

Computer-screen thriller ‘Searching’ transcends its gimmick

By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer

LOS ANGELES — If “Searching,” a mystery about a father looking for his missing teenage daughter told only with smartphone and computer screens, sounds like a gimmick, don’t worry, you’re in good company. Its star, John Cho, and director and co-writer Aneesh Chaganty thought so too initially. It wasn’t even a new concept. The producer for “Searching” was also behind the “screen thriller” ‘’Unfriended,” and wanted a follow-up that used the same technique.

But even with its inauspicious beginnings, the film has become a late summer must-see propelled by strong reviews from critics and a warm afterglow following the successful launch of “Crazy Rich Asians,” which has only bolstered enthusiasm around “Searching” and its Asian-American leads.

In its first weekend in limited release, actress Karen Gillan hosted a free screening of the film. “Crazy Rich Asians” director Jon M. Chu and star Henry Golding bought out a theater too. It made an impressive $390,000 from nine theaters and distributor Screen Gems is hoping that momentum continues as it expands to 1,200 screens nationwide this weekend.

Chaganty laughs now about how he was more than willing to walk away from a chance to make his first feature just because he didn’t buy into the ploy.

“I like good movies and I want to feel emotional and I don’t want to give that up to do something just because there’s an opportunity,” Chaganty said. “It was a gimmick. I had seen the other films that took place on screens and I thought they were gimmicks.”

But he and his co-writer and producing partner Sev Ohanian decided to think about it, and for two months raked their brains for a way in. Then one day, they hit gold. The film, they decided, would open with a montage showing a young family of three through the years told in digital photo albums, videos and calendar dates. It is a slice of life tearjerker that has been compared to the opening of “Up.” And, perhaps most importantly, it makes you care about David Kim (Cho) and his daughter Margot (Michelle La).

It’s what got Cho on board too, who was put to the test in this role. For the most part, Cho had to act opposite only a blank computer screen and webcam.

“I don’t know how I did it, I was bumbling my way through it really,” Cho said. “It was weird, it was like acting in a black box ... Several times on set I was like, ‘Aneesh can we please stop this webcam business and let’s shoot the third act with a bunch of cameras, real cameras and pop out of it? Can we please?’”

According to Cho, Chaganty’s response to this was, “John, shut up and act.”

While the concept may have been frustrating to execute, however, the final product and story is so seamless it almost makes you forget that you’re watching a story unfold through screens.

“After I saw the movie for the first time, I (told Aneesh), ‘You have expanded the vocabulary of cinema, and that is so freaking hard to do,” Cho said.

“Searching,” Cho said, is a kind of bookend to “Crazy Rich Asians” and both are necessary for advancing representation in Hollywood movies.

“That’s an Asian specific story and this one isn’t,” Cho said. “Those are two very important things to say. One is, ‘We’re going to tell our stories’ and the other is, ‘Don’t limit what our stories are.’”

Chaganty simply wanted an Asian-American lead, and specifically Cho, because those are the families he grew up around in San Jose, California, where the film is set. Other than that, there is no story reason that necessitates that the lead be any ethnicity.

“I grew up watching movies that I loved that had nothing to do with race or culture or addressing skin color that just didn’t have people like me in it. ‘Mission: Impossible,’ the ‘Bourne’ movies, the ones that don’t have anything to do with that,” Changanty said. “We’ve become part of the conversation because we’re the first ones to do it in a thriller. It’s insane to me that this is even a conversation. I hope people look back on this and are like I don’t get how this is racially progressive.”

The film’s opening and the enthusiasm around it has also made Cho start to reflect on progress. The 46-yearold Korean-American actor’s name became its own social media movement in 2016 when a tech savvy man, William Yu, started photoshopping Cho into movie posters for Hollywood blockbusters like “Spectre” along with the hashtag #StarringJohnCho.

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With new discoveries being made and articles coming out frequently, the Kleins also had to be sure they were current in their research.

“Every paper updates a previous paper,” Janet Klein said.

“You’re always concerned about ‘Did we get the latest papers?’”

For example, right after “Alaska Dinosaurs” came out, Klein said she heard about a new article on Alaska dinosaur tracks.

“So here it is. It (the paper) literally just came out this month with new information,” she said.

“The fun and the challenge is continuously assembling the new information that comes out about paleontology in Alaska.”

Moore came to the book project in the spring of 2017 at the end of her junior year at Seward High School. Moore heads this week to Brigham Young University-Hawaii in Laie where she will study marine biology and art. Moore had taken math and marine biology classes with Deborah Klein’s husband, George Reising, a high school teacher.

“He told me what Deb (Klein) was doing and he asked me if I would be interested in illustrating the coloring book for them,” Moore said. “I was super excited.”

Because she drew a coloring book, Moore said she had to adjust her style.

“I tried doing a couple of sketches, but they were way too detailed,” she said. “I had to do some simpler drawings than usu-

The cover of “Alaska Dinosaurs and Other Cretaceous Creatures,” written by Deborah Klein and Janet R. Klein and illustrated by EmmaLee Moore. (Image provided)

al.”

The coloring-book sketches allow readers and artists to use their imagination, Klein said.

“They can be whatever you want,” she said. “You can add feathers to them. More and more, colorful feathers are being added to dinosaur illustrations.”

As inspiration, the cover includes coloring of an Edmontonia dinosaur by Sylas Reising.

He and his brother Kye also drew whimsical, never-before-seen creatures in the book.

“I like Kai and Sylas’ little

drawings,” Moore said. “They’re so cute.”

Moore received an Awesome Foundation grant of $1,000 to support her work on “Alaska Dinosaurs.” A statewide organization, Awesome Foundation members donate $100 a month and then award a flat $1,000 to worthy projects. Deborah Klein applied for the grant on Moore’s behalf.

“What they were really excited about is the fact that there’s nothing out there about Alaska dinosaurs for the Alaska public and

it would be scientifically accurate because of Patrick’s (Druckenmiller) involvement,” Klein said.

Homer writer Shelley Gill wrote and artist Shannon Cartwright illustrated a 1997 book on Alaska dinosaurs, “Thunderfeet: Alaska Dinosaurs,” that’s still in print but doesn’t incorporate the latest research.

Orders for the Kleins’ book can be placed by emailing color. and.learn@gmail.com.

Reach Michael Armstrong at marmstrong@homernews.com.

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their heads or blew kisses. The strains of Franklin’s gospel recordings echoed in the airy space.

“I was pushed by … but a tear still came,” said Maggie Penn, 78, of Detroit. The retired counselor, who grew up in the same neighborhood as Franklin and crossed paths with her in the pre-fame years, said she always appreciated that the singer remained rooted.

“She never forget from which she came,” Penn said.

Gina Moorman attended Tuesday night’s sorority ceremony staged in Franklin’s honor at the museum and returned Wednesday.

“I wasn’t even going to do it, but I wanted to see her again,” said Moorman, 57, as she waited with hundreds of others in a line that snaked around to the back of the museum and beyond. “It’s a real blessing to see her.”

Peggie Funny and her friend Mary A. Wilson, of Columbia, South Carolina, both born in 1954, came to Detroit for one day only on a whim because they wanted to pay their respects. They were standing outside the museum taking video and sharing it with friends on social media.

“During the ’70s, anything she made during that time, we were just dancing to and enjoying it,” Funny said.

Seeing Franklin in her casket rendered Wilson speechless.

“I felt very emotional going in, very emotional,” she said.

People in line sign well wishes on poster boards outside the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History during a public visitation for Aretha Franklin in Detroit, Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2018. Franklin died Aug. 16, of pancreatic cancer at the age of 76. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

“I just wanted to stand there. I froze.”

They were both impressed that Franklin had on a different outfit.

Delana Kidd said she woke up Wednesday and knew she had to go to the museum.

“Today was my day off, so I said, ‘You’ve got to come,’” Kidd said. Kidd met Franklin at a store where she worked about 10 years ago, and the encounter made her a “forever fan,” she said.

She said the singer looked beautiful while lying in repose: “I don’t know about red yesterday. I didn’t see it, but … she just looked gorgeous, peaceful,” Kidd said.

Lauren Mills, 74, said her

late husband proposed to her at a Detroit-area Franklin concert in 1977. She’s not sure what overcame him, since they had seen Franklin perform many times before, but “I guess it was something special,” she said.

“It was just something about her voice that calmed you — whatever you were going through,” said Mills, who attended Tuesday night’s ceremony. “Seeing her, I would say she was saying, ‘I’ve done my duty. I’m OK — I’m going to rest now,’” Mills said.

Herman Phillips, another fan who spent time at the viewing Wednesday, shared his own personal connection to Franklin.

“I feel that I’m a privileged

one because I sang in a choir with Aretha when I joined her father’s church, in a young adult choir,” Phillips said. “I sang with her, not often because she was on the road a lot, but I do say I have that privilege. I was able to sing with Aretha at one time.”

Moorman didn’t know Franklin personally, but that didn’t seem to matter. The music, she said, drew her in as it conveyed joy, pain and all things in between.

“She was intertwined in all of our lives,” she said, adding that her love for the singer “started with ‘Respect.’”

“We’re just feeling good about seeing the Queen.”

Living history museums rethink past to be more inclusive

By MARK PRATT Associated Press

BOSTON — A Massachusetts living history museum that depicts life in the early 19th century is looking to overhaul the way it presents the past in an effort to stay relevant to a 21st century audience.

Old Sturbridge Village has received a $75,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities it will use to partner with scholars and other consultants for a multiyear study into how it portrays four areas: agriculture and food, civics, industry and economy, and race and gender.

It’s a modest grant, but it could have a major impact.

“What this grant will allow us to do is look at the entire picture and really dive deep into making sure that it’s a cohesive, purposeful experience for the visitor as they progress through the museum,” said Rhys Simmons, Old Sturbridge Village’s director of interpretation.

The reboot, the museum’s first in about 40 years, is sorely needed, Simmons said. Old Sturbridge Village hasn’t updated its staff training material since the 1970s, and visitor experience surveys have found that people, while generally positive about their visit, feel something is missing.

Many museums are dealing with similar issues, said Jeff Hardwick, deputy director of the National Endowment for the Humanities Division of Public Programs.

According to a 2016 report by the American Academy of Arts and Sciences Humanities Indicators project, visits to historic sites have been on the decline since 1982.

“Many historic site interpretations have lagged behind scholarship, so they have to become more relevant to a more diverse audience,” Hardwick said.

Old Sturbridge Village, on 200 acres (81 hectares) in central Massachusetts, de-

picts life in a small New England town of the 1830s, with 40 to 50 employees dressed in period clothing going about daily routines in the home, workshops or farm and interacting with visitors. It gets about 250,000 visitors a year.

The early 19th century was a time of social upheaval, and the role of minorities and women was changing. Slavery no longer existed in most of New England, and the abolitionist and temperance movements were in full swing.

Yet the museum hasn’t done a good enough job of presenting those stories, Simmons said.

“We underrepresent the African-American and the Native American story dramatically,” Simmons said. “You leave here with the sense that it was an almost exclusively white- and male-dominated picture of what life was like.”

The role of women also needs to be re-examined, he said. While men held jobs in

the fields, or in workshops, women held the household together.

“The home was the foundation of every family so women played probably the most important role in rural New England life,” Simmons said.

“Men couldn’t manage without women.”

People have more options for their leisure time and money now than they did 20 years ago, and museums need to figure out how to better compete for that time and money, said Lauren McCormack, secretary of the Association for Living History, Farm and Agricultural Museums . The Old Sturbridge Village study may help.

“Anything they learn at Old Sturbridge Village hopefully would be shared throughout the field and be applicable to some extent at other museums,” said McCormack, executive director of the Marblehead Museum in Massachusetts.

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B6 | Thursday, August 30, 2018 | Peninsula Clarion

Crossword

Dad disapproves of toking in backyard at kids’ party As parents, it’s your job to protect her from influences you feel are not healthy or appropriate for her. Because pot is legal in your state, this will be something you may have to revisit again in the future.

DEAR ABBY: “Fred” and I have been in a relationship for 10 years. During that time he has broken up with me six Abigail Van Buren times. It’s always over something trivial, and it’s always my job to smooth things over and get us back together.

When we are together we have a good time, but I never know when the next breakup will happen. I love Fred, and he claims to love me. What’s your opinion of a man who constantly does this?

-- PERPLEXED WIDOW IN FLORIDA DEAR PERPLEXED: Fred may love you, but his definition of love and yours are different. He may be afraid of intimacy or not want to marry you -- which is why he breaks up with you when he feels you are getting too close.

If all you want is a good time, and you’re willing to do all the work in the relationship, this may be enough for you. However, if it isn’t, then 10 years is more than enough time to invest in someone who treats you the way Fred does.

DEAR ABBY: About five years ago, a co-worker married a woman with four kids. Now, all he does is talk about one of the kids or his wife. He tells anyone who will listen about them -- even total strangers.

When I pointed out to him a couple of years ago that he was constantly talking about one of the kids, he stopped for a week, and then started talking about another one. Lately it has been all about his wife.

I’m sick of it. How do I tell him we’re ALL fed up without damaging a 30-year friendship?

-- STUMPED IN KENTUCKY DEAR STUMPED: You can’t. Obviously, the man’s wife and children are the center of his life, and he may not have much else to talk about. Be grateful it isn’t politics.

Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips. Contact Dear Abby at www.

DearAbby.com or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069.

Hints from Heloise

HAPPY BIRTHDAY for Thursday, Aug. 30, 2018: This year you walk away from controlling individuals. The decision to take this action might not happen tomorrow, but it will happen. Once you make up your mind to implement a decision, you can be difficult to stop. If you are single, romance might not be a high priority until you meet someone of interest in late spring. If you are attached, you and your partner see issues in the same light more and more. You enjoy this interaction. ARIES pushes hard to introduce you to new people.

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 Communication flourishes. Oddly enough, others could decide to make themselves vulnerable and speak about their dreams and/or fears. You might gain a great deal of understanding and empathy as a result of their openness. Tonight: Be spontaneous.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) HHH Some of you might give thought to calling out from work today. Whether you have been pushing too hard or have a situation that is depleting you, you probably need some time off. You will see the difference in how you feel tomorrow.

Tonight: Share some news with a favorite person.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) HHHH You smile, and others respond. You have reason to feel good about your friendships. A sense of understanding emanates from one person to the next. You might be approaching responsibilities with an easier and lighter tone than usual.

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Tonight: Nap, then decide.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) HHH Your caring personality emerges -- except when you feel defensive. You might find yourself in a manipulative power play with someone you usually count on. You can shrug off the incident, though that is not the desired response. Tonight: Visit with an older relative.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) HHHH Today seems to be a good day for you, but understand that it could be offensive to less upbeat signs. Share news with a loved one, and listen to what he or she has to say. You will see that what ails one person might not bother another. Tonight: Start the weekend early.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) HHHH A discussion might be ongoing; however, you need to see it to the end. Closing off the topic might take more skill than you had anticipated. Give the other party some time before you visit again.

Letting go will be a lot easier that way. Tonight: Make a long-distance call first.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) HHHH Your lightness and easygoing nature draw a loved one in even closer. If you want to have a more intimate relationship, use this moment for a serious talk. Note that you have a tendency to overindulge, and be careful when out and about. Tonight: Spend quality time with a friend.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) HHHH You have a strong and effective way of clearing out some responsibilities. When you have a conversation with a loved one, you might feel as though you want to

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stop it short. Use your self-discipline to get through a problem. Tonight: Speak your mind, and others will listen.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) HHHH Your creativity emerges, allowing you to handle a child or loved one in a more dynamic way.

The conversation might feel as though you are being manipulated.

Refuse to allow this to happen by distancing yourself. You will be better off as a result. Tonight: Off to the gym.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) HHHH Your playfulness rarely emerges in the workplace; however, today you cannot help yourself. Whether a humorous situation unfolds or you simply feel less burdened by recent responsibilities, others enjoy this lightness. Tonight: Kick up your heels and relax.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) HHHHH Do not stop yourself from reaching out to others. Someone might need you to make the first move. If you decide to make an effort to mend fences, you will discover that everything works out well. Don’t take what everyone shares as fact. Tonight: Make it an early night.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) HHHH Others seek you out. Although you might have a lot on your plate, you will manage to fit in everyone who needs your help. Stay open-minded. Do your best to avoid a cantankerous friend who seems to put you in an either-or situation.

Tonight: Surrounded by friends.

BORN TODAY Comedian Lewis Black (1948), actress Peggy Lipton (1946), actress Cameron Diaz (1972)

Don’t use softener on underwear Dear Heloise: I purchased a package of 100 percent cotton underwear. I noticed the label said “Do not use FABRIC SOFTENER.” Who wants scratchy underwear? Why is this, and how does it hurt the garment if used?

-- Mary in Ohio Hey, Mary! Such a curiosity, huh? There is a valid reason manufacturers put this on the label. Both liquid softener and dryer sheets “coat” fabrics and diminish the wicking (moisture-moving) ability of the fabric, even 100 percent cotton.

Use minimal detergent so the soap rinses out well, and tumble dry. Your undies should be soft and comfortable.

Other fabrics where fabric softener shouldn’t go? Microfiber, athletic (workout) wear, flame-resistant clothing, water-repellent fabrics and towels.

-- Heloise FREEZER FRUSTRATION Dear Heloise: I can’t figure out why bags of frozen fruits, vegetables, etc., have zippered closures. A zippered closure doesn’t work when the bag is full of ice crystals, or the bag falls open and makes a mess!

-- A.W., Decatur, Ind. Interesting point! Here are some freezer facts, courtesy of the Food and Drug Administration (www.fda.gov): * “Freezer burn” is ugly, but the food is still OK to consume. The quality of the food is affected, but not its safety. It happens when food is not tightly wrapped; the “burned” portion is merely dried out. * Freezing foods will stop bacteria from growing, but it probably won’t kill most bacteria. * Prepare pre-made frozen foods according to the package directions. * Contrary to some beliefs, freezing foods does not reduce their nutrients. * If the electricity goes out in your home, a loaded freezer will keep an acceptable and safe temperature for about two days. Don’t open the door.

-- Heloise

SUDOKU

By Tom Wilson

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

The object is to place the numbers 1 to 9 in the empty squares so that each row, each column and each 3x3 box contains the same number only once. The difficulty level of the Conceptis Sudoku increases from Monday to Friday.

4 1 8 7 2 5 9 3 6

6 5 3 9 4 8 2 7 1

Difficulty Level

7 2 9 1 3 6 4 8 5

9 4 6 3 8 7 5 1 2

5 3 7 2 1 9 8 6 4

1 8 2 5 6 4 7 9 3

2 6 4 8 9 3 1 5 7

8 7 1 6 5 2 3 4 9

Previous Puzzles Answer Key

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Jacqueline Bigar’s Stars

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DEAR ABBY: My wife and I know a couple whose daughter has been our daughter’s playmate since they were 3 months old. They are pleasant and welcoming.

We all get along well and have gone to dinner, ball games and musicals together. However, when we go to their home for a gathering, the father will slip off with a few of his old friends and smoke pot on the back porch while the kids are playing inside. It’s their home, and marijuana is legal in our state.

Their daughter’s 4th birthday party took place last weekend, and once again, with numerous children running around, they slipped out for a toke before the cake was served. This may seem prudish, but I don’t want my daughter in a situation where she might be exposed to this, or think that we think smoking marijuana is perfectly normal.

I enjoy spending time with this family, but I don’t think I want to visit their home if this is what I can expect. What should we do?

-- MYSTIFIED IN MASSACHUSETTS DEAR MYSTIFIED: Because you prefer your little girl not be exposed to the kind of behavior you have observed in this couple’s home, call a halt to her going there to play. Invite the other child to your home instead. If your friends ask why, explain it just as you explained it to me.

By Eugene Sheffer

8/30

By Chad Carpenter

By Chris Cassatt & Gary Brookins

Mother Goose and Grimm

By Michael Peters