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Friday–Saturday, August 17–18, 2018 Kenai Peninsula, Alaska

Vol. 48, Issue 274

In the news Interior Department eyes protected Arctic land for drilling ANCHORAGE (AP) — The Trump administration is aiming to open millions of acres (hectares) of Alaska Arctic land for drilling that was protected under the Obama administration. The U.S. Department of the Interior began talks with state officials and the North Slope Borough, looking to update the 2013 management plan that kept drilling off about half of the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska, the Anchorage Daily News reported this week. The vast reserve spans about 35,937 square miles (93,077 square kilometers), and is almost as large as the state of Maine. The potential area includes part of the Teshekpuk Lake Special Area, which was about doubled in size under the integrated activity plan and other protections. The area and nearby wetlands are considered vital for several animal species, including caribou, polar bears and migrating birds. The formal process to review and revise the plan has not started, said Joe Balash, the department’s assistant secretary for land and minerals management. “The (management) plan really restricted a lot of acreage,” Balash said. “A lot of people were unhappy about it. The borough was unhappy, the state was unhappy. So it’s ripe for a review.” Susan Culliney, policy director for Audubon Alaska, said the existing plan doesn’t need to be changed because it balances conservation and oil development. Environmental review and public comment will be critical for any revision to the plan, she said. “Audubon will certainly be there to offer science and data” to show why strong protections are warranted, she said. The borough wants the part of the protected lands with strong oil and gas potential to be opened up, Mayor Harry Brower Jr. said. Measures to protect wildlife and subsistence hunters can be implemented where needed. The size of the area that could open for drilling is uncertain and the proposal will be made with input from the stakeholders, Balash said.

Chinese hackers scanned Alaska networks By JAMES BROOKS Juneau Empire

An East Coast cybersecurity firm said Thursday that Alaska computers were the target of reconnaissance by Chinese hackers before, during and after an Alaska trade mission to the country. That trade mission, led by Gov. Bill Walker, was intended to boost Chinese interest in Alaska products and relationships, including the proposed trans-Alaska natural gas pipeline. According to the firm, Recorded Future, “The network reconnaissance activity against

Alaskan organizations increased following the governor of Alaska’s trade delegation trip to China in late May. Organizations targeted by the reconnaissance activity were in industries at the heart of the trade discussions, such as oil and gas.” Recorded Future made the revelation as part of a report on the activities of hackers based at Tsinghua University, the Chinese equivalent of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The report concluded, “We assess with medium confidence that the network reconnaissance activities we uncovered were conducted by Chinese state-sponsored actors in sup-

‘There is no way to tell if the activity is related to the recent trade mission to China, and a review by the Office of Information Technology has found no evidence that no state networks were hacked in this instance.’ — Austin Baird, Gov. Bill Walker’s press secretary port of China’s economic development goals.” The analysis was first reported by Reuters on Thursday morning. The section of Recorded Future’s report devoted to Alaska

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indicates that IP addresses associated with Tsinghua made more than 1 million connections to networks in Alaska between April 6 and June 24. Walker’s trade delegation was in China between May 19 and

May 26. Computers belonging to Alaska Communications, the Alaska Department of Natural Resources, Alaska Power and Telephone, TelAlaska, and the governor’s office were all scanned for vulnerabilities. Alaska Communications spokeswoman Heather Cavanaugh said by email that the company is not willing to discuss the incident but is “serious about cyber security.” “We do not, however, respond with information that could be used by malicious actors to gauge the efficacy of reconnaissance and exploitation See SCAN, page A2

Up and running Telecom companies expand on central Kenai By ELIZABETH EARL Peninsula Clarion

Trinity White, 10, and Alexa Richards, 12, chase pigs down the track during the pig races at the Kenai Peninsula Fair on Friday, Aug. 18, 2017 in Ninilchik. (Photo by Megan Pacer/Homer News, file)

Llamas and cattle and piglets, oh my! Kenai Peninsula Fair comes to Ninilchik for 67th year this weekend By VICTORIA PETERSEN Peninsula Clarion

Now in its 67th year, the Kenai Peninsula Fair is slated to bring three days of classic carnival rides, pie eating contests, pig races and more to Ninilchik this weekend. Tiffany Sherman, the Kenai Peninsula Fair’s new manager, said the fair has al-

ready received a record number of exhibit entries, ranging from larger-than-life vegetables to baked goods to homemade jams and jellies. The annual event will be hosting the same popular events from the fair’s past, including the parade, but with new twists. This year, the parade will take place inside the fairgrounds. There will be live music and en-

tertainment throughout the weekend. Hobo Jim takes the stage on Friday and Seward-based band Blackwater Railroad Company will play Saturday. Coloradobased Americana band Grant Farm and California-based acapella group 4th and Main are headlining Saturday and Sunday. Other entertainment includes Dan the See FAIR, page A8

Three of the Kenai Peninsula’s major telecommunications providers have been busy expanding and improving their networks this summer. GCI and Alaska Communications, two of the larger phone and internet service providers in the state, are both working on multi-year expansion projects in the central Kenai Peninsula. A third, Homer-based wireless internet provider SPITwSPOTS, is making a move out of the southern peninsula into the Soldotna area with service beginning this summer. Much of the work GCI has done this year is focused on improving wireless cell coverage and increasing wireless data speeds, said spokesperson Heather Handyside in an email. “Recent upgrades in Cooper Landing mean GCI customers are getting LTE data speeds and expanded coverage from around the Sunrise Inn to the just past the (Russian River See NET, page A8

NTSB report offers little insight State seeks into Denali sightseeing plane crash

geothermal energy land nominations

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ANCHORAGE — An Alaska sightseeing airplane was flying toward its home base when it crashed earlier this month on a mountainside in Denali National Park, killing all five people aboard, according to a preliminary report released Wednesday by the National Transportation Safety Board. The report contains few new details of the Aug. 4 crash, and doesn’t identify a possible cause. The site of the wreckage, on a near-vertical mountainside covered by snow and ice, has hampered National Transportation Safety Board investigators. Neither the wreckage nor the bodies can be recovered because of the hazardous position of the airplane.

By ELIZABETH EARL Peninsula Clarion

This Aug. 6 nphoto released by the National Park Service shows the wreckage of a sightseeing plane that crashed Saturday with pilot Craig Layson and four passengers from Poland onboard in Denali National Park and Preserve. (National Park Service via AP)

The crash killed pilot Craig Layson and four passengers from Poland, whose names have not been released at the request of the Polish government. Layson initially survived the crash and

had two conversations with the company office 50 miles away in Talkeetna, where the airplane took off. The flight operating on visual See CRASH, page A8

The state is looking for takers to explore new energy — specifically, geothermal energy. The Alaska Department of Natural Resources’ Division of Oil and Gas announced Wednesday that it’s looking for nominations of state lands with geothermal resources for a potential lease sale. Positioned at the northern edge of the Pacific plate, Southcentral Alaska and the Aleutian Islands are pockmarked with volcanoes and hot springs bubble up in the Interior. While oil and gas extraction and hydroelectric energy generation are common in the state, there hasn’t been a successfully developed large-scale geothermal project yet. One powerplant outside Fairbanks, a power plant in Chena Hot Springs Resort, opened in 2006 with a generating capacity of 400 kilowatts, according to an announcement from the Division of Oil and Gas on Wednesday. See ENERGY, page A8

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AccuWeather 5-day forecast for Kenai-Soldotna

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4:19 a.m. (1.3) 4:27 p.m. (2.7)

8:20 a.m. (16.8) 8:35 p.m. (18.1)

2:28 a.m. (1.4) 2:36 p.m. (2.8)

7:39 a.m. (15.6) 7:54 p.m. (16.9)

1:24 a.m. (1.4) 1:32 p.m. (2.8)

6:24 a.m. (8.4) 6:45 p.m. (10.0)

12:19 a.m. (1.2) 12:17 p.m. (1.8)

12:00 a.m. (30.5) 12:33 p.m. (27.5)

6:51 a.m. (0.9) 6:56 p.m. (4.0)

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Precipitation From the Peninsula Clarion in Kenai

24 hours through 4 p.m. yest. 0.24" Month to date ........................... 2.03" Normal month to date .............. 1.31" Year to date .............................. 9.28" Normal year to date ................. 8.20" Record today ................. 0.66" (1967) Record for August ........ 5.39" (1966) Record for year ............ 27.09" (1963)

Juneau 62/45

National Extremes Kodiak 56/51

Sitka 60/49

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117 at Death Valley, Calif. 28 at West Yellowstone, Mont.

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67 at Annette and Ketchikan 31 at Eagle

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Drenching showers and locally gusty thunderstorms will extend from the upper Gulf coast to the Canada border in the East today. A swath of locally gusty storms is also in store over the Rockies and deserts.

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attempts,” she wrote. In a subsequent email, she said the company would “absolutely let customers know if their data was compromised.” Alaska Communications focuses on telecoms support for business and government services. Its Alaska competitor, GCI, was not mentioned in the Thursday report, and a spokeswoman said the company didn’t see anything unusual. Jesse Carlstrom, a spokesman for the Alaska Gasline Development Corporation, said the state-owned corporation developing the gas pipeline was not named as a target and

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doesn’t discuss its specific security measures. “I can say that AGDC does utilize top-of-the line security systems,” he said by phone, and added that the company performs regular “penetration testing” to judge its vulnerability to hacking. There is no indication that information was accessed or taken from any Alaska computers; it appears to be the electronic equivalent of rattling doorknobs and examining closed windows. In a prepared statement, Walker press secretary Austin Baird said the scan wasn’t anything out of the ordinary. “In this day and age, it is critical for any business or government to take cyber security seriously, whether con-

Around Alaska Politics to play part in jury selection for Grunwald murder trial ANCHORAGE — Politics are expected to play a role in jury selection for the trial of one of the four young men charged with murder in the 2016 death of their high school classmate. The attorney for Dominic Johnson is seeking to ask potential jurors if they have supported a candidate for lieutenant governor, Edie Grunwald, KTVA-TV reported . The candidate is the mother of 16-year-old David Grunwald, whose body was found near Palmer in December 2016. Defense Attorney Lyle Stohler has added several questions about the campaign to juror questionnaires, which are used to streamline the selection process and weed out people who may have prejudice in the case. People who donated money to Edie Grunwald’s campaign could not be impartial if they were seated on the jury, Stohler told the judge. “There are very few witnesses the general public could have given money to,” Stohler told the judge. “That’s not an issue you run across every day. It’s an issue I’m very concerned.” Judge Gregory Heath added a question that would ask the potential jurors if they could still be unbiased if they contributed money. The defense and prosecutors will have the opportunity to individually interview people before they’re selected for the jury. “I’m airing on the side of the defense proposing the questionnaire and having it the way they like it because they have greater concerns about people who may have been impacted by the first trial,” Palmer District Attorney Roman Kalytiak said. Erick Almandinger, one of the four accused, was convicted by a Palmer jury in May of first-degree murder, kidnapping and other counts in the death of David Grunwald. Johnson is scheduled to go to trial in October. Edie Grunwald is one of six Republican candidates vying in the primary election Tuesday.

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ducting business online, close to home, or overseas. The State of Alaska, like most state governments, routinely has anonymous activity on the perimeter of our networks that amounts to someone checking if the door is locked,” he wrote by email. “That is the sort of activity referenced in a recent blog post from Recorded Future. It is not unique, nor would we draw conclusions about its timing or source. There is no way to tell if the activity is related to the recent trade mission to China, and a review by the Office of Information Technology has found no evidence that no state networks were hacked in this instance.” According to a timeline of the Chinese activity, the scans began soon after Walker an-

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nounced on March 5 that he would lead the delegation to China. Activity subsided for a time, picked up before Walker arrived, declined while the delegation was in the country, then surged after the delegation left the country. “The spike in scanning activity at the conclusion of trade discussions on related topics indicates that the activity was likely an attempt to gain insight into the Alaskan perspective on the trip and strategic advantage in the post-visit negotiations,” the report states. Alaska was not the only target of scans: according to the report, Tsinghua computers also examined organizations in Kenya, Brazil, Mongolia, Germany and Tibet.

Marijuana Control Board fines pot festival organizer FAIRBANKS — An organizer of a marijuana festival where people consumed pot inside a designated tent has been fined $2,500. The Fairbanks Daily News-Miner reports the Alaska Marijuana Control Board on Wednesday fined Alaska Hempfest director Niki Raapana $10,000 with $7,500 suspended if she has no future violations. Hempfest was held in June in Wasilla. The fine is the board’s second. The board fined Anchorage’s Cannabis Classic, held in May, citing public consumption and other alleged violations. Board member Jeff Ankerfelt, Sitka’s police chief, says Raapana was warned in advance that an advertised “smoking tent” violated Alaska law. Recreational use of marijuana is legal but public consumption is prohibited. The board says the tent was a public place because passes were available to anyone 21 and older to purchase.

Wasilla police shoot, kill domestic violence suspect in home ANCHORAGE — A domestic violence suspect was shot and killed by Wasilla police. Anchorage television station KTUU reports police at 4:30 a.m. Thursday responded to a domestic violence call at a home and heard a disturbance inside. Officers entered the home and were confronted by suspect who was armed and who was assaulting a family member. Officers fired at the suspect. The suspect was hit and died at the scene. The suspects name and gender was not immediately released. Wasilla Police Department policy calls for names of the officers involved to be released after 72 hours. —The Associated Press

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Community Calendar Today 8 a.m. Q Alcoholics Anonymous As Bill Sees It Group, 11312 Kenai Spur Highway Suite 1 (Old Carrs Mall). Call 398-9440. Q Alcoholics Anonymous Unity Group, at 35260 Kenai Spur Highway. 9:45 a.m. Q TOPS #AK 196 meets at The Christ Lutheran Church, in Soldotna. Call Candy at 420-7292. 10 a.m. Q Full Swing Golf is held until 8 p.m. at the Nikiski Community Recreation Center. Noon Q Alcoholics Anonymous recovery group at the St. Francis by the Sea church at 110 South Spruce Street in Kenai (Beach access road). Call 283-3777.. Q Alcoholics Anonymous Unity Group, at 35260 Kenai Spur Highway. 2:30 p.m. Q The Teen Center is open until 8 p.m. at the Nikiski Community Recreation Center. 7 p.m. QAlcoholics Anonymous Young At Heart BB Study, at College Heights Baptist Church, on K-Beach Road. This is not available this summer and be resume in the fall. Q Life Recovery Group, a 12-step Biblically based group, at Freedom House, 185 Shady Lane, Soldotna. Step study at 6:30 p.m.; meeting at 7 p.m. Q AA 12 by 12 at the United Methodist Church, 607 Frontage Road, Kenai. Q Twin City Al-Anon Family group, United Methodist Church, 607 Frontage Road in Kenai. Call 907-953-4655. 8 p.m.

Q Narcotics Anonymous Support Group â&#x20AC;&#x153;It Worksâ&#x20AC;? at URS Club, 11312 Kenai Spur Highway, Unit 71, Kenai. Saturday 8 a.m. Q Alcoholics Anonymous As Bill Sees It Group, 11312 Kenai Spur Highway Unit 71 (Old Carrs Mall). Call 398-9440. Q Alcoholics Anonymous Unity Group, at 35260 Kenai Spur Highway. 9 a.m. Q Al-Anon book study, Central Peninsula Hospitalâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Kasilof Room on the second floor of the new building, Soldotna. Call 907-953-4655. Q Alcoholics Anonymous Cooper Landing Group, at Kenai Lake Baptist Church. 9:30 a.m. Q Spin class at the Nikiski Community Recreation Center. Q Adult Open Gym is held at the Nikiski Community Recreation Center. 10 a.m. Q Narcotics Anonymous PJ Meeting, URS Club, 11312 Kenai Spur Highway, Unit 71, Kenai. Noon Q Homemade soup, Funny River Community Center. Q Alcoholics Anonymous recovery group at the St. Francis by the Sea church at 110 South Spruce Street in Kenai (Beach access road). Call 283-3777.. 7 p.m. Q Narcotics Anonymous support group â&#x20AC;&#x153;Dopeless Hope Fiends,â&#x20AC;? URS Club, 11312 Kenai Spur Highway, Unit 71, Kenai. Q Alcoholics Anonymous Young at Heart Speaker, at College Heights Baptist Church on K-Beach Road. Q AA North Roaders Group at North Star Methodist Church, Mile 25.5 Kenai Spur Highway. Call 907-398-0670. The Community Calendar lists recurring events and meetings of local organizations. To have your event listed, email organization name, day or days of meeting, time of meeting, place, and a contact phone number to news@peninsulaclarion.com.

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Arctic defense is a must for America Passage of the fiscal 2019 National

Defense Authorization Act earlier this month came with much fanfare by Alaska’s two U.S. senators, especially over the bill’s inclusion of funding for six icebreakers. “The legislation bolsters our military’s cold weather capabilities, and sends a firm signal that Congress expects to see the construction of six new polar icebreakers,” reads a news release from the office of Sen. Lisa Murkowski, who sits on the Senate Appropriations Committee. Sen. Dan Sullivan, who serves on the Senate Armed Services Committee, noted that the defense authorization legislation included the acquisition of up to six heavy, polar-class icebreakers for “the first time ever” and that the action was “long overdue.” “This year’s authorization, coupled with an updated Department of Defense Arctic Strategy, starts to signal to the world, that because of Alaska, we are an Arctic nation and that we will protect our interests in this critical region,” he stated in a news release following the Aug. 1 passage of the bill. So you get the idea that this is a super-high priority of Alaska’s senators. But funding for projects is a two-step congressional process in which uncertainty abounds. First comes an authorization bill, in this instance the National Defense Authorization Act. Authorization bills for the various federal departments don’t provide the money, however. They are simply the road map for spending. The actual allocation of funds to pay for things in that road map comes through the appropriations bills for each department. Although Congress has approved the National Defense Authorization Act, it has not yet provided the dollars. And that is where the icebreakers have presently run aground. There’s a difference of opinion between the pro-icebreaker version of the Department of Homeland Security funding bill approved by the Senate Appropriations Committee and the House version, which redirects that money to President Donald Trump’s wall at the U.S.Mexico border. Neither bill has yet come to a full vote in its respective chamber. We need the icebreakers. The national security threat in the Arctic is clear and present as Russia looks to expand into the region for its oil and gas resources and to establish military dominance. China and Norway are also looking to bolster their Arctic fleets. While the issue of illegal immigration at the U.S.-Mexico border is a concern, so too is the issue of the Russian government’s migration into the Arctic. Russia has an Arctic icebreaker fleet that puts the U.S. fleet to shame. Describing U.S. government icebreakers as constituting a “fleet” is a bit of a laugher. We have two, and only one of them — the medium-duty USCGC Healy — serves in the Arctic. The other, the USCGC Polar Star, works in the Antarctic. How many icebreakers does Russia have? 46. It also has 11 under construction and four others in planning, according to a May 2017 chart created by the U.S. Coast Guard. Two of those — the nuclear-powered Ural and Sibir — are natural gas tankers, each 1,000 feet long. At about 164 feet wide, they will be the widest tankers ever built, according to Bloomberg Businessweek. That same news report, from just last month, contained a quote from Russian President Vladimir Putin that should alarm U.S. leaders and the Alaska congressional delegation. “This is perhaps the largest step forward in our developing of the Arctic,” President Putin said at the opening of an LNG facility 375 miles north of the Arctic circle. “Now we can safely say that Russia will expand through the Arctic this and next century. This is where the largest mineral reserves are located. This is the site of a future transport artery that I am sure will be very good and efficient: the Northern Sea Route.” The ever-growing Russian icebreaker fleet is an essential part of that nation’s Arctic expansion plans. The United States needs icebreakers. It needs them as soon as possible. Congress should provide the funds to begin implementing the icebreaker program that it called for in the National Defense Authorization Act. —Fairbanks Daily News-Miner, Aug. 11, 2018

Lock the PFD in the state constitution to protect it for the future My roots in Alaska go deep. I’ve had incredible opportunities here. At 93, my greatest hope is that my children and future Alaskans continue thriving here in a land of opportunity. When I arrived in Alaska after WWII I was glad to be alive. I had served over two years with a naval construction battalion on Guadalcanal and the Solomon Islands. Malaria and other jungle diseases wracked my body. I was a wreck in some ways. But Alaska provided. Alaska healed me. I met the love of my life here and raised a family in Halibut Cove. Alaska provided abundant fish and spectacular land and seascapes that made me whole. The people of Alaska were hard working, thrifty, and committed to building a better future for everyone – my kind of people. We worked following the war to build a bright and inclusive future. Statehood was the goal. Control of our destiny was the value we cherished. We achieved statehood by working together, across party lines, over geographical boundaries and in spite of personal beliefs. It had to be done and it was. The great promise of statehood ensured Alaskans would obtain the land grants and control of our inshore fisheries we needed to thrive. We selected wisely, including the incomparable lands along the Sagavanirktok River near Prudhoe Bay that yielded a stupendous amount of oil revenue. When the oil revenue started rolling into our state coffers, Alaska’s great promise appeared to have been fulfilled. But the initial bonanza of oil revenues was spent like a sailor hitting port after a long voyage. Some of us worried about spending every cent of our non-renewable oil revenue without saving for the future. Visionary legislators like Oral Freeman and Hugh Malone led the call to save a slice of our oil revenue. They were assisted by my pool playing buddy, Governor Jay Hammond, who grew up poor in upstate

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P eninsula C lem T illion New York and knew the value of savings. Working together with Alaskans from across the state, we established the Permanent Fund. We only saved only 25 percent of the oil revenues. The rest was available and spent by the politicians. Some of it even benefited the people. Jay Hammond convinced me and many other Alaskans the only way to fully protect our Permanent Fund was to make sure each and every Alaskan had a stake in the fund. Hammond believed as long as every Alaskan obtained an uncapped dividend each year, the voters would protect the Permanent forever. Which brings me to the point I want every Alaskan to consider. The Permanent Fund, now at $65 billion, has benefited all Alaskans for decades. The current law requiring the Permanent Fund Corporation to inflation proof the fund and then pay the PFD according to a legal formula, has been a boon for every Alaskan and the private sector. Alaskans are treated equally according to this distribution law. Whether you live in Bethel or Ketchikan, Anchorage or Fairbanks, the dividend is your legal right. And why not? The dividend came from our Permanent Fund savings account – a fund established in our Constitution using the oil wealth owned in common by all Alaskans. Politicians and special interests have tried to hijack your dividend since it was established. For the first time in history they’ve succeeded. In the last three years our politicians failed to address revenue

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shortfalls in a responsible way. Instead, they stole thousands of dollars from you by shorting your dividend so they can spend your money on projects and activities they believe are more important than your interests. As a group, our elected officials are addicted to spending. They’ve spent down most of the state’s savings account. Now they are ignoring the law and grabbing your PFD. Eventually they’ll go after the Permanent Fund if we let them. All of us who helped establish the Permanent Fund did so to pass along a little of the oil wealth to future generations. The PFD isn’t a welfare program or a rainyday account for government. The PFD was established so every Alaskan would share equally in the Permanent Fund earnings and to provide a firewall between the grasping hands of politicians and special interests trying to rip off our communal savings. I came back from the war in the Pacific sure in the knowledge that Alaska was a great place to live and full of opportunity. The sea and the land provided. Life was good because we all worked hard, built a better future, and saved a portion of the bounty we inherited. Letting the politicians raid our savings and cut Alaskans’ PFD is political robbery. Anything short of full constitutional protection of the PFD is unjust and robs every Alaskan of their equal share of our savings. We must defend our Permanent Fund. To do that, the original PFD law must be protected in our Alaska Constitution. Clem Tillion is a former nine-term legislator and retired commercial fisherman residing in Halibut Cove near Homer. He is the president of the Permanent Fund Defenders (www.pfdak.com) and helped design the Permanent Fund with Gov. Jay Hammond and others.

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Nation ‘Queen of Soul’ Aretha Franklin dies at 76 By MESFIN FEKADU and HILLEL ITALIE AP Entertainment Writers

NEW YORK — Aretha Franklin, the undisputed “Queen of Soul” who sang with matchless style on such classics as “Think,” ”I Say a Little Prayer” and her signature song, “Respect,” and stood as a cultural icon around the globe, died Thursday at age 76 from pancreatic cancer. She died at her home in Detroit — “one of the darkest moments of our lives,” her family said, in a statement released to The Associated Press by publicist Gwendolyn Quinn. “We have been deeply touched by the incredible outpouring of love and support we have received from close friends, supporters and fans all around the world ,” the family said, adding that funeral arrangements would be announced in coming days. Franklin, who had battled undisclosed health issues in recent years, announced her retirement from touring last year. A professional singer and accomplished pianist by her late teens, a superstar by her mid-20s, Franklin had long ago settled any arguments over who

was the greatest popular vocalist of her time . Her gifts, natural and acquired, were a multioctave mezzo-soprano, gospel passion and training worthy of a preacher’s daughter, taste sophisticated and eccentric, and the courage to channel private pain into liberating song. “She was truly one of a kind,” said Clive Davis, the music mogul who brought her to Arista Records and helped revive her career in the 1980s. “She was more than the Queen of Soul. She was a national treasure to be cherished by every generation throughout the world.” She recorded hundreds of tracks and had dozens of hits over the span of a half century , including 20 that reached No. 1 on the R&B charts. But her reputation was defined by an extraordinary run of top 10 smashes in the late 1960s, from the morning-after bliss of “(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman,” to the wisedup “Chain of Fools” to her unstoppable call for “Respect.” Her records sold millions of copies and the music industry couldn’t honor her enough. Franklin won 18 Grammy awards. In 1987, she became the first woman inducted into

the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Fellow singers bowed to her eminence. Said Smokey Robinson, who grew up with her in Detroit: “This morning my longest friend in this world went home to be with our Father. I will miss her so much but I know she’s at peace.” Political and civic leaders treated her as a peer. Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. was a longtime friend, and she sang at the dedication of King’s memorial, in 2011. She performed at the inaugurations of Presidents Bill Clinton and Jimmy Carter, and at the funeral for civil rights pioneer Rosa Parks. Clinton gave Franklin the National Medal of Arts. President George W. Bush awarded her the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest civilian honor, in 2005. Bill and Hillary Clinton issued a statement mourning the loss of their friend and “one of America’s greatest treasures.” For more than 50 years, they said, Franklin “stirred our souls. She was elegant, graceful, and utterly uncompromising in her artistry.” Franklin’s best-known appearance with a president was in January 2009, when

LINCOLN, Neb. — A federal judge has ordered the U.S. State Department to conduct a more thorough review of the Keystone XL pipeline’s proposed pathway after Nebraska state regulators changed the route, raising the possibility of further delays to a project first proposed in 2008. U.S. District Judge Brian Morris of Montana said in a ruling Wednesday that the State Department must supplement its 2014 environmental impact study of the project to consider the new route. Morris declined to strike down the federal permit for the project, approved by President Donald Trump in March 2017. The Nebraska Public Service Commission rejected pipeline developer TransCanada’s preferred route in November 2017, but approved a different pathway that stretches farther to the east. The “mainline alternative” route is five miles longer than the company’s preferred route, cuts through six different Nebraska counties and runs parallel to an existing TransCanada-

owned pipeline for 89 miles. State Department officials “have yet to analyze the mainline alternative route,” Morris wrote in his ruling. The State Department has “the obligation to analyze new information relevant to the environmental impacts of its decision.” Last month, the State Department declared the pipeline would not have a major impact on Nebraska’s water, land or wildlife. The report said the company could mitigate any damage caused. It’s not clear whether the additional review will delay the 1,184-mile project. TransCanada spokesman Matthew John said company officials are reviewing the judge’s decision, and noted that the project has already faced numerous federal reviews. He said company officials are still working with local, state and federal stakeholders. “We do not anticipate that the ruling will impact the current construction preparation activities we are currently undertaking,” John said in an email. Environmentalists, Native American tribes and a coalition of landowners have prevented the company from moving

In this 1972 file photo, Aretha Franklin holds her Grammy Award for Best Rhythm and Blue performance of the song “Bridge Over Troubled Waters,” in New York. (AP Photo/ Dave Pickoff, File)

she sang “My Country ‘tis of Thee” at President Barack Obama’s inauguration. She wore a gray felt hat with a huge, Swarovski rhinestonebordered bow that became an internet sensation and even had its own website. In 2015, she brought Obama and others to tears with a triumphant performance of “Natural Woman” at a Kennedy Center tribute to the song’s co-writer, Carole King.

In this 2015 file photo, the Keystone Steele City pumping station, into which the planned Keystone XL pipeline is to connect to, is seen in Steele City, Neb. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik, File)

ahead with construction. In addition to the federal lawsuit in Montana that seeks to halt the project, opponents also have a lawsuit pending before the Nebraska Supreme Court. Oral arguments in the Nebraska case aren’t expected until October. Critics of the project have raised concerns about spills that could contaminate groundwater and the property rights of affected landowners. Pipeline opponents cheered the decision and said they were

confident that the courts would find other violations of federal law raised in the lawsuit. “We are pleased that Judge Morris has rejected all of the excuses raised by the Trump administration and TransCanada in attempting to justify the federal government’s failure to address TransCanada’s new route through Nebraska,” said Stephan Volker, an attorney for the environmental and Native American groups that filed the Montana lawsuit.

GOP buys Cuomo ticket to Canada after comment By DAVID KLEPPER Associated Press

ALBANY, N.Y. — New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s political opponents on the right and left seized Thursday on his comment that America “was never that great,” with Republicans buying him a bus ticket to Canada and intra-party rival Cynthia Nixon accusing him of trying and failing to sound like a progressive. The Democratic governor’s allies, meanwhile, rallied around Cuomo, saying his comment was merely an acknowledgement of the country’s history of racism, sexism and intolerance.

The remark was made Wednesday at a bill signing in Manhattan as the two-term governor was criticizing Republican President Donald Trump and his “Make America Great Again” slogan. “We’re not going to make America great again — it was never that great” said Cuomo, who is running for a third term this November. “We have not reached greatness. We will reach greatness when every American is fully engaged.” Cuomo’s staff later said that Cuomo does in fact think America is great, but that he was arguing the country must look

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forward to greater equality, not backward to a time of less opportunity for many Americans. The explanation did little to stanch the flow of enthusiastic outrage from his critics. “No matter what the governor’s radical leftist advisers want him to say, America was, is, and always will be great,” said state Senate leader John Flanagan, R-Long Island.

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The state Republican Party bought Cuomo a $55 one-way ticket to Montreal — valid only for travel on Friday. Late Wednesday night, Trump himself tweeted that Cuomo was having a “total meltdown!” Cuomo’s spokesman declined to comment when asked whether the governor’s remarks were a part of the prepared speech or an addition.

SAN FRANCISCO — Google has revised a help page that erroneously described how its “Location History” setting works, clarifying for users that it still tracks their location even if they turn the setting off. On Monday, an Associated Press investigation revealed that several Google apps and websites store user location even if users have turned off Location History. Google has not changed that practice. But its help page now states: “This setting does not affect other location services on your device.” It also acknowledges that “some location data may be saved as part of your activity on other services, like Search and Maps.” Previously, the page stated: “with Location History off, the places you go are no longer stored.” The AP observed that the change occurred midday Thursday, three days after the AP’s initial report. In a statement to the AP, Google said: “We have been updating the explanatory language about Location History to make it more consistent and clear across our platforms and help centers.”

Authorities: Remains at New Mexico compound are missing boy ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — New Mexico forensic investigators announced Thursday that a highly decomposed body found at a desert compound in New Mexico has been identified as a missing Georgia boy whose father is accused of kidnapping him and performing purification rituals on the severely disabled child. Authorities believe the boy, Abdul-ghani died in February, when he was 3 and buried in an underground tunnel at makeshift compound in northern New Mexico. He had been reported missing in December from Jonesboro, Georgia, near Atlanta. The New Mexico Office of the Medical Examiner said in a statement that it could not identify the cause of Abdul-ghani’s death because his body was found in advanced stage of decomposition. The father, Siraj Ibn Wahhaj, was among five people arrested on suspicion of child abuse at compound near the Colorado state line, where authorities say 11 hungry children were found living in filth. Prosecutors seeking to keep Sarij Ibn Wahhaj behind bars said in court on Monday that he had been training some children at the compound to carry out attacks on an anti-government mission that might include schools. An FBI agent, citing interviews with two children from the compound, said Abdul-ghani died as relatives performed a ritual on the boy to cast out demonic spirits while reading from the Quran. State District Court Judge Sarah Backus on Monday said the evidence provided by prosecutors was troubling but did not indicate any clear threat to public safety from the defendants, who have no criminal records. She cleared the way for the release of four defendants on terms of house arrest that would include ankle monitors, while Siraj Ibn Wahhaj would remain jailed because of the arrest warrant. One defendant, originally from Haiti, has been transferred to the custody of federal immigration authorities. None had been released as of Thursday amid safety concerns, in part stemming from threats of violence against Judge Backus

Beer offer kept Minnesota man from jumping off bridge ST. PAUL, Minn. — Police say two Minnesota beer deliverymen prevented a suicidal man from jumping off an interstate bridge in St. Paul by offering the man a Coors Light. Authorities say Jason Gable and Kwame Anderson were driving their truck Wednesday morning when they spotted the man clinging to the outer fence of the bridge and asked him if he was OK. Anderson tells the Pioneer Press he recalled negotiating tactics Denzel Washington used in the movie “Inside Man” and tried to build a rapport with the man before offering to talk to him over a beer about what was bothering him. Police say the man then slowly inched his way to safety. Police arrived and closed the interstate until the man came down and was taken to a hospital. — The Associated Press

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World

Russia: increase in drone attacks on Syria base By DMITRY KOZLOV and SERGEI GRITS Associated Press

HEMEIMEEM AIR BASE, Syria — Russian air defense assets in Syria have downed 45 drones targeting their main base in the country, its military said Thursday, after an attack by the Islamic State group on a Syrian army base a day earlier killed seven troops. The Russian Defense Ministry spokesman, Maj. Gen. Igor Konashenkov, said that five of them were shot down in the last three days near the Hemeimeem air base. The base in the province of Latakia serves as the main hub for Russian operations in Syria. Konashenkov said that while the drones appear primitive, they use sophisticated technologies and have a range of up to 100 kilometers (60 miles). He charged that the militants wouldn’t have been able to assemble the drones without outside help, but didn’t specify who might have assisted them. The Russian general noted that the number of drone attacks have increased recently, adding that all of them were

launched by militants based in the northern province of Idlib. Idlib has become the main base for President Bashar Assad’s foes, which moved there after being forced out from other areas across Syria as part of surrender deals often negotiated with the Russians on behalf of the Syrian government. With Russia’s support, Assad’s forces have regained control over key cities, like Aleppo, Homs and Daraa, the southern city where the uprising against the government began in March 2011. The authorities also have restored control over key highways, allowing safe travel all the way form the Jordanian border in the south to the central province of Hama. In Homs, regional Gov. Talal Barazi told international reporters during a trip organized by the Russian Defense Ministry that a key bridge on a highway linking the Homs and Hama provinces that was destroyed in 2012 has been restored. Barazi said that later this year his administration plans to start restoring the old part of Homs that was ravaged by fierce fighting in 2014. He said that about 650 reb-

Moscow bristles at US sanctions on Russian company

A local resident rides his motorcycle near portraits of Syrian President Bashar al-Asad, right, and Russian President Vladimir Putin in the town of Rastan, Syria, Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2018. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)

els who had left the province and moved to Idlib have come back to Homs and agreed to lay down their arms. Barazi said that the historic city of Palmyra, home to one of the Middle East’s most spectacular archaeological sites, could be open for tourist visits by next summer. Many of the city’s archaeological treasures were badly damaged by the Islamic State group in 2015. Palmyra is a world heritage site protected by

the United Nation’s cultural agency. In Aleppo, Hazem Ajan, the director of the city’s industrial cluster, told reporters that about 500 companies have resumed operations in the area since the government reclaimed control in 2016. Meanwhile, in eastern Syria, at least seven soldiers were killed with the Islamic State group attacked an army position near the city of Deir el-Zour, a monitoring group said Thursday.

Vatican condemns reported sex abuse by priests By FRANCES D”EMILIO Associated Press

VATICAN CITY — The Vatican expressed “shame and sorrow” on Thursday about a scathing Pennsylvania grand jury report about clergy who raped and molested children in six dioceses and decried the abuse as “criminally and morally reprehensible.” In uncharacteristically strong language for the Holy See even in matters like the long running abuse scandals staining the U.S. church, Vatican spokesman Greg Burke

said that victims should know “the pope is on their side.” Pope Francis himself wasn’t quoted in the statement, and there was no mention of demands in the United States among some Catholics for the resignation of Cardinal Donald Wuerl, the archbishop of Washington. The grand jury report made public this week accused the cardinal of helping to protect some molester priests while he was previously bishop of Pittsburgh, Pennsylania. Burke, in the statement, described the abuse in the re-

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port as “betrayals of trust that robbed survivors of their dignity and their faith. The church must learn hard lessons from its past, and there should be accountability for both abusers and those who permitted abuse to occur.” Pope Francis had recently accepted the resignation from cardinal’s rank of former Washington archbishop Theodore McCarrick for alleged sexual misconduct. It was the first time a prelate had lost his cardinal’s rank in a sexual abuse scandal, and Francis was stepping up his crackdown on the abuse to in-

clude some of the highest ranking churchmen. Burke said that Francis “understands well how much these crimes can shake the faith and the spirit of believers and reiterates the call to make every effort to create a safe environment for minors and vulnerable adults in the church and in all of society.” The grand jury report documented how pedophile priests were often protected by church hierarchy or moved to other postings without the faithful being told of the priests’ sexual predatory history.

MOSCOW — Russia has warned that the latest U.S. sanctions against a Russian company accused by Washington of breaching international restrictions on North Korea could undermine denuclearization talks with Pyongyang. The U.S. Treasury Department on Wednesday imposed sanctions on three companies from China, Russia and Singapore accused of helping North Korea dodge international sanctions. It said the Russian Profinet firm and its director provided port services at least six times to North Koreanflagged vessels engaged in sanctions-busting oil shipments. The Russian Foreign Ministry said Thursday that the U.S. move could “undermine recent progress toward the settlement” of the standoff over North Korea’s nuclear and missile programs. It noted that the U.S. imposed sanctions at a time when “joint international efforts are needed,” adding that the new U.S. sanctions are “destructive” and “useless.”

Russian strategic bombers deploy near Alaska

MOSCOW — The Russian military says that two nuclear-capable strategic bombers have flown to the easternmost Chukotka Peninsula, near Alaska, as part of an air force exercise. The Russian Defense Ministry said that the Tu-160 bombers flew about 7,000 kilometers (4,350 Miles) from their home base near Saratov in southwestern Russia to Anadyr, on Chukotka, before returning to their home base. The ministry said the mission was the first time the bombers had flown to Chukotka, which faces Alaska across the Bering Strait. The ministry said the air force exercise also involved the Tu-95 strategic bombers and tanker planes. The Russian military has increased the intensity and scope of its drills amid strain in relations with the U.S. and its allies. The flight demonstrated that Russian bombers could be deployed close to the U.S.

US and Chile agree to cooperate on cyber security

SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis and his Chilean counterpart have signed an agreement pledging closer cooperation in combating cyber threats. Mattis and Defense Minister Alberto Espina held a signing ceremony Thursday after meeting to discuss a range of security issues, including military exercises and cooperation in science and technology. Cyber defense is a topic of growing interest throughout the Western Hemisphere. Banco de Chile, one of the country’s biggest commercial banks, has said a hacking operation robbed it of $10 million in June. Santiago was the fourth stop for Mattis on a tour of South America that began in Brasilia on Sunday. He also visited Rio de Janeiro and Buenos Aires and is scheduled to hold talks in Bogota, Colombia, on Friday. — The Associated Press

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Religion

Church and life as we know it V oices of F aith P astor A l W eeks

Looking at the state of world beyond the Kenai Peninsula, I can see why so many have an increased amount of anxiety. It is at times like these that I feel that we need to encourage our neighbors to find comfort in faith. I have spoken to a lot of people over the years that tell me they have faith just not in a structured religious way. That is code for “I don’t go to church.” I can also understand why folks would want to distance themselves from the church. It has developed a reputation for unforgiveness and even anger to the world beyond its doors. The church should be a place where we find forgiveness and healing. I need to be upfront though, you see I love the church! In all her frustrations, irritations, sinful pride, and obtuseness; I can say without reservation that I love the church! I know that for the most part the church is full of hypocrites, back biting gossips, and at times insincere bullies, but I love her still. No matter how many sermons are preached by passionate, knowledgeable,

loving and empathetic pastors; the church still is often weak on knowledge and craving milk instead of meat. Some on the greatest sinners of all time have found their way into the church only to lay those sins out for all to see and thereby finding a measure of peace. No matter how battered, bruised and damaged the church becomes I still love the her! I can say that without any problem because I know that Jesus loves His church as well. While we were still sinners He willingly went to the cross and died for us. When He looks at us He only sees the beauty that we have become through His graceful touch. As flawed as the church seems to be it is still the very vehicle that He has chosen to represent Himself to the world. In recent years the church has undergone some radical changes. Some of these changes have been because of the shift in the culture away from long standing traditions of right and wrong, good and bad and the like. I would like to say that this is a recent thing, but I fear that it has been creeping up on us for a long time. Both C.S. Lewis and Ravi Zacharias, two of the greatest theological minds of this modern age, have seen this.

It is hard to imagine the church, the Bride of Christ, the living body that carries in its breast the Holy Spirit of God; has willingly walked away from her source of power. We now stand amidst the ashes of our former glory marginalized by the very people that we are charged with saving and loving. How do we, the body and bride of Christ, reach out to a world that does not want us? How do we look into the loving, tear streaked face of Jesus and say that we have done all we could to tell the world that He loves them? If you are reading this I would like to encourage you not to pull back from the world but rather reach out. We cannot control the larger events that happen to the world, but we can do something for our neighbor next door. At the very least we can invite our friends to church and then work hard to not be the church the world imagines us to be. Jesus said that we should love our neighbor as ourselves, how well are we doing that? Pastor AL Weeks and his family serve in First Baptist Church of Kenai. FBCK is a warm fellowship of believers that are committed to speaking the truth in love. Join them Sunday mornings at 10:45 a.m.

‘Celebrate Recovery’ at Peninsula Grace Brethren

Church Briefs Soldotna United Methodist plans 50th anniversary celebration The Soldotna United Methodist Church will host a celebration in honor of the 50th anniversary of the church’s charter on Saturday, Aug. 18 at 5 p.m. at the church. A potluck lunch will be held from 12–2 p.m. after the service Sunday. The dinner Saturday evening is full and no longer accepting reservations.

United Methodist Church food pantry

Ravi paraphrases from Lewis’ book The Abolition of Man; “But alas! What have we done to ourselves? We have told a generation that science is real and therefore the human brain is real. We have told them that food is real and therefore our stomachs are real. But we have told them that good and bad do not exist and therefore our emotions have nothing to do with reality. (In effect, he concludes) we have produced a generation of men with brains and stomachs, but no heart. In a sort of ghastly simplicity, we remove the organ and demand the function. We make men without chests and expect of them virtue and enterprise.” I have walked the beaches of Normandy, strolled through the fields of Bastogne, sat in Flanders where real men bled and died for freedom. I have read the very words of men who fought and bled to buy the freedom that we take for granted today, for freedom is never free! And I weep for a lost greatness that should be our legacy. Now the free world is clamoring to give up this freedom for bits of shiny metal and glass beads. Gone is our national consciousness and as a culture I believe that we are in decline.

‘In God We Trust’ motto could be coming to Alabama schools BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Months after getting legislative approval, some public schools in Alabama are considering putting up “In God We Trust” displays. The motto could soon become more common in Alabama schools, Al.com reported. Legal challenges are expected to follow. State lawmakers in February approved legislation allowing such displays on public property. Blount County’s school board is set to become one of the first systems to take action, the news site reported. A policy on the issue could be drafted within the next month, Blount County Superintendent Rodney Green said. Observers view Blount County as a testing ground for the upcoming legal battles with organizations that advocate for the separation of church and state. “You would think that something that passes the Legislature won’t be challenged in the courtroom but we all know that it can and probably will,” said Green, who oversees a school system with more than 7,800 students over 17 schools north of Jefferson County. National politics are fueling efforts to incorporate the motto or Christian symbols in government buildings, critics say. “It’s a tsunami of Christian national laws in our country right now,” said Annie Laurie Gaylord, co-president of the Madison, Wisconsin-based Freedom from Religion Foundation. “The upcoming election will say a lot about the direction of our nation,” she added. “With the Republicans in charge of Congress and so many of these states, we are seeing a constant push for theocracy.” State Rep. David Standridge, R-Hayden, sponsored the original legislation that gives public bodies the right to display the “In God We Trust” motto. The Alabama law became effective July 1. — The Associated Press

who would like to join this ministry, to perhaps pick up one of the other Sunday evenings in the month. Please call for information: 262-5542.

Celebrate Recovery meets each Wednesday, from 6:30-8 p.m., at Peninsula Grace Brethren Church, 44175 Kalifornsky Clothes 4 U at First Baptist Church Soldotna Beach Road, Soldotna, upstairs in room 8 in the worship center. closed for summer Celebrate Recovery is a Biblically based 12-step program that The clothes closet at First Baptist Church in Soldotna will be provides a safe place to share your hurts, habits and hang-ups, closed for the summer. Donors are asked not to drop anything in a Christ-centered recovery atmosphere. Come early for cofoff. The church looks forward to reopening the service in the fee, served at 6:15 p.m. There is no charge, but donations are fall. welcomed. Questions? Contact: 907-598-0563.

Our Lady of Perpetual Help sets place at the table

The Kenai United Methodist Church provides a food pantry for those in need every Monday from noon to 3 p.m. The MethA Place at the Table, a new outreach ministry of Our Lady of odist Church is located on the Kenai Spur Highway next to the Perpetual Help Catholic Church, Soldotna continues to offer a Boys and Girls Club. The entrance to the Food Pantry is through hot meal and fellowship, and blood pressure checks to anyone the side door. The Pantry closes for holidays. For more informainterested. The meal is every fourth Sunday of the month, from tion contact the church of ce at 907-283-7868. 4-6 p.m. at Fireweed Hall, located on campus at 222 West Redoubt Avenue, Soldotna. Clothes Quarters open weekly The Abundant Life Assembly of God church, Sterling, will Clothes Quarters at Our Lady of the Angels is open every be joining us in this ministry and providing a hot meal on the Wednesday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. the first Saturday of every second Sunday of the month also, at 4-6 p.m. at Fireweed Hall. month from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Our Lady of Perpetual Help would like to invite other churches For more information, call 907-283-4555.

Soldotna Food Pantry open weekly

The Soldotna Food Pantry is open every Wednesday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. for residents in the community who are experiencing food shortages. The Food Pantry is located at the Soldotna United Methodist Church at 158 South Binkley Street, and all are welcome. Non-perishable food items or monetary donations may be dropped off at the church on Tuesday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and Wednesday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. or on Sunday from 9 a.m. until noon. For more information call 262-4657. Submit announcements to news@peninsulaclarion.com. Submissions are due the Wednesday prior to publication. For more information, call 907-283-7551.

Religious Services Assembly of God

Church of Christ

Lutheran

Church of Christ

Soldotna Church Of Christ

Christ Lutheran Church (ELCA)

Mile 1/4 Funny River Road, Soldotna

209 Princess St., Kenai 283-7752 Pastor Stephen Brown Sunday..9:00 a.m. & 10:30 a.m. Wednesday.................6:30 p.m. www.kenainewlife.org

Peninsula Christian Center

161 Farnsworth Blvd (Behind the Salvation Army) Soldotna, AK 99669 Pastor Jon Watson 262-7416 Sunday ....................... 10:30 a.m. www.penccalaska.org Nursery is provided

The Charis Fellowship Sterling Grace Community Church

Dr. Roger E. Holl, Pastor 907-862-0330 Meeting at the Sterling Senior Center, 34453 Sterling Highway Sunday Morning ........10:30 a.m.

Catholic Our Lady of Perpetual Help 222 W. Redoubt, Soldotna Oblates of Mary Immaculate 262-4749 Daily Mass Tues.-Fri. .................... 12:05 p.m. Saturday Vigil ........... 5:00 p.m. Reconciliation Saturday................4:15 - 4:45 p.m. Sunday Mass ............ 10:00 a.m.

262-2202 / 262-4316 Mile 91.7 Sterling Hwy. Minister - Nathan Morrison 262-5577 Sunday Worship ........10:00 a.m. Minister Tony Cloud Bible Study..................11:15 a.m. Sunday Services Evening Worship ........ 6:00 p.m. Bible Study..................10:00 a.m. Wed. Bible .................... 7:00 p.m. Morning Worship ......11:00 a.m. Evening Worship ....... 6:00 p.m. Kenai Fellowship Wednesday Service Mile 8.5 Kenai Spur Hwy. Bible Study.................... 7:00 p.m

Church 283-7682

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

Episcopal

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

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

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

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

Non Denominational

Southern Baptist

Kalifonsky Christian Center

College Heights Baptist Church

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

Kenai Bible Church

Kenai United Methodist Church

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

Corner of Spur Hwy. & Bluff St., Kenai

North Kenai Chapel

Methodist

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

North Star United Methodist Church

Pastor Wayne Coggins 776-8797 Mile 29 Kenai Spur Hwy

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

“Whoever is thirsty, let him come”

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

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

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

283-6040

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

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

First Baptist Church of Kenai

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

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

Mile 25.5 Kenai Spur Hwy, Nikiski

St. Francis By The Sea

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

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

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

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flight rules was a planned onehour tour of glaciers. The plane took off at 5:05 p.m. from Talkeetna. GPS tracking data indicates that about 20 minutes later the airplane flew over the Denali Base Camp on Kahiltna Glacier, the site where most climbers begin their trek up Denali. The airplane flew south down the glacier and turned left, to the southeast, toward Talkeetna, until it crashed at 5:53 p.m. near the top of a knife-edge ridge over the glacier known as Thunder Mountain. The NTSB reported the crash at about 10,920 feet. Layson initially survived the crash. He used a satellite phone to tell his office the airplane had struck a mountain and needed rescue. The connection was lost after a few minutes. During a second call, Layson

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The state has sold geothermal exploration leases before — the Alaska Energy Authority and Reno, Nevada-based renewable energy company Ormat Technologies explored on Mt. Spurr on the west side of Cook Inlet and sold one lease on volcanic Augustine Island in Kamishak Bay on the west side of Cook Inlet in 2013. The Alaska Energy Authority partially funded the geothermal power plant at Chena Hot Springs as well, and indicated potential for other projects in Akutan and Nome, according to a 2016 fact sheet on the Alaska Energy Authority’s geothermal program. People have been looking at potential geothermal resources in the state for more than a century — the first systematic description was published in 1917 and described 75 hot springs, according to the release from the Division of Oil and Gas. “Investigations since the 1980s have shown nearly every region of Alaska has at least some geothermal resource po-

reported he was trapped in the wreckage and at least two passengers may have died. The connection was again lost. Rescuers from the National Park Service, the Alaska Air National Guard, the Army and others searched for the airplane but could not reach it because of low clouds in the mountains. About 38 hours after the crash, on Aug. 6, a mountain ranger suspended from a high-altitude helicopter by a 200-foot rope reached the wreckage. Ranger Chris Erickson confirmed Layson and three passengers had died. He found the fuselage behind the wings fractured and splayed open with snow blown inside. He had to leave the site after only five minutes as clouds moved in. A second ranger flown in by short-haul transfer reached the wreckage Aug. 10. The ranger spent nearly an hour at the site and confirmed the death of the fourth passenger in the back section of the fractured fuselage.

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tential,” the release states. “A 2012 report published by the Division of Geologic and Geophysical Surveys titled, Fossil Fuel and Geothermal Energy Sources for Local Use in Alaska, indicated that geothermal potential was most promising in the Aleutian Islands and Southeast Alaska.” All state-owned, unencumbered lands south of the Umiat Baseline are eligible for the nomination, according to the release. Based on the results, the state will decide whether to issue a best interest finding that would make lands available for lease. Nominations are open until Nov. 9 and documents are available at http://dog.dnr.alaska.gov/services/explorationlicensing. Other volcanically active countries have tapped into geothermal significantly. Iceland draws about 25 percent of its total electricity production from geothermal power, according to the country’s National Energy Authority. In 2014, 85 percent of its primary energy use came from renewable energy resources, with about two thirds of that from geothermal. Reach Elizabeth Earl at eearl@peninsulaclarion.com.

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Sword Swallower and Don the Magician. Sherman said there will also be a thrift store on the fairgrounds this year, filled with donated items. All the proceeds go to towards keeping up the fairgrounds. Donations are still being accepted and can be dropped off during opening hours. There will be plenty events attendees can participate in too, like the egg toss, fish toss, pie eating contest and a T-shirt tiedying station. A small, new feature of this year’s fair is a collection of painted rocks scattered across the fairgrounds for people to find. “The community painted a whole box of rocks that we hid all over the fairgrounds,” Sher-

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Ferry),” she said. “GCI is in the process of completing upgrades to wireless sites near Seward including Tern Lake, Stoney Creek and in Moose Pass. The improved voice and date coverage along these busy corridors will be important to residents and visitors alike during silver salmon season.” The $6.3 million project, spread over two years, is set to improve about 30 of GCI’s sites across the peninsula. The company is also working on improving coverage in Homer with upgrades to the Homer Spit tower later this year, she said. GCI also launched its 1GIG residential internet service on the peninsula this year, a faster speed with unlimited data that was already available to Anchorage-area residents. It’s available in Kenai, Soldotna and Seward now, and set to be available in Homer this fall, Handyside said. The price for the 1GIG service listed on GCI’s website is $174.99 per month.

man said. “Basically, when you find a painted rock, you take a picture of it and upload it to the painted rocks Facebook page, and then you hide it somewhere else. It’s fun to see how far they travel.” Sherman said fair-goers might also find some geocaches, a small container geocache users hide and seek using a GPS and other navigational techniques. The Alaska’s Got Talent contest — a competition for singers, comedians and hypnotists — will take place Friday night. Attendees can also watch the Western-style rodeo on Saturday and Sunday. Children from across the peninsula have been raising pigs, sheep, turkeys, chickens, steer and other animals for the 4-H Junior Market League auction, which takes place noon on Saturday and is open to everyone. The fair will be open from

Reach Victoria Petersen at 10 a.m. - 9 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. on vpetersen@peninsulaclarion. com. Sunday.

Alaska Communications is working on expanding its internet options as well. The company is now two years into a network improvement project funded by the Federal Communications Commission expected to last until 2025. Last year,a few residents of Ninilchik got faster internet when the company opened its new connection. This year, the company is launching the fully expanded service in Ninilchik, Funny River and Sterling, said Alaska Communications External Affairs Manager Heather Cavanaugh in an email. “Speeds will be a minimum of 10Mbps download/1Mbps upload and the price is $79.99/ month for unlimited use,” she said. Alaska Communications’ expansion project is primarily targeted at outlying, underserved areas, per the parameters of its FCC grant. Areas that already have access to broadband of at least 25 megabits per second download with 3 megabits per second upload — like the urban centers of Soldotna and Kenai — don’t qualify. Infrastructure to provide that service is expensive, though, and Alaska is behind many areas of the

Lower 48, particularly in rural areas. On the Kenai Peninsula, residents of the urban areas in general have access to internet of that speed — only about 1.5 percent don’t, according to a 2016 update from the FCC. However, about 61.9 percent of the rural population doesn’t have access to internet at that speed, according to the FCC. SPITwSPOTS is jumping into the competition in the central peninsula as well. Founded in Homer in 2005, the company provides residential, business and enterprise internet service and has been working on establishing its network on towers in the Soldotna area this summer, said CEO Aaron Larson. “(Expanding to Soldotna) has been a goal of ours for six or seven years,” he said. “We were growing so fast in Homer … we were always catching up with organization. Now we’re trying to be ahead of that curve. We’ve spent the last couple of years really working on becoming a well-run company.” The company began with the idea of providing WiFi hotspots on the Homer Spit for the tourist season and expanded into offering residential WiFi in the Homer area, growing to include

A ferris wheel awaits passengers on the fairgrounds Aug. 18, 2017 at the Kenai Peninsula Fair in Ninilchik. (Photo by Megan Pacer/Homer News, file)

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the south side of Kachemak Bay, Anchor Point and more. Beyond providing service, Larson says the company also tries to give back — in Homer, that’s taken the form of providing limited free WiFi service in public spaces. Beyond the internet packages — which begin at $89 per month, according to SPITwSPOTS’ website — the company also offers a service called whole-home WiFi, with which the company sets up the technology for consistent wireless signal throughout a home. That was previously a consistent issue and source of support calls for the company, Larson said. He said the company is working on revising its coverage map in the Soldotna area and hope to use what they learn to expand to other communities in the future. “Right now, anyone the (coverage map) says we were going to get service to we’re going to, and … if we can’t, then when we can we’ll do a free install and a free month of service,” he said. “We pride ourselves on our customer service.” Reach Elizabeth Earl at eearl@peninsulaclarion.com.

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Beach walking provides great fitness plan

hen I get my annual physical, on a long list of questions my doctor asks to assess my current 62-year-old wellbeing is The Big One: What do you do for exercise? Dr. Tortora knows me well enough by now that she writes in “walking” before I answer, but what I really mean by “walking” is hiking, and what I really mean by “hiking” is “go to the beach.” I ski, sometimes, and snowshoe if the trails haven’t been set. Years ago I used to run dogs and play community volleyball (not at the same time). I used to kayak. Doctors say to develop a fitness plan you should find something you like to do and keep doing it. I really, really like to walk beaches. I grew up in Tampa, Florida, inland and a 30-minute drive from a decent beach. If I wanted a good walk, I strolled around the decrepit golf course behind my house that went bankrupt in the early 1960s. On weekends Mom would load my three sisters and me into our old Oldsmobile station wagon and cart us off to Clearwater on the Gulf of Mexico. In summers our family rented a cabin at Longboat Key. On that big barrier island that runs for miles, I discovered the joy of strolling. If golf is a good walk spoiled a beach is a good walk made perfect. First, you have sunshine, always therapeutic. Next, you get fresh air, pounded and minced by crashing waves. Third, the white noise of surf, wind and seagulls settles the mind, dropping you into a walking Zen state. I’m kind of a finder guy, too, so when I walk beaches I look for stuff like seashells, feathers, cool driftwood and the odd wrack the sea tosses up. As totes amaze Florida beaches might be, nothing beats an Alaska beach. Florida might have conch shells but Alaska has sea otter bones, cedar floats and, if you’re really lucky, glass balls. We also get a lot of yucky plastic, some from odd parts of the world, which is why I carry a bag when I walk the beach. The stuff that washes up here can be cool. Buy me a beer and I’ll tell you the story about finding a box of plastic box of cremated remains from a poor women who died in Nikiski. (Good news: she was sent back to the sea.) My luckiest find was a floating xxx brand VHF marine radio that still worked once I recharged the batteries. Despite some cliff-hugging cabins, most Alaska beaches remain wild and undeveloped. I love the Diamond Creek beach, accessible by a rugged goat trail Alaska State Parks periodically throws a few coins at to maintain. On a sunny summer weekend day I might see 20 people there, and they spread out from the mouth of the creek north and south. If you want an adventure, park See OFFICE, page B4

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Area teams look to get in win column By JOEY KLECKA Peninsula Clarion

Once the hubbub of last Friday’s game-ending touchdown, streak-busting loss to West died down and the celebratory din of the traveling Eagles crowd was no longer occupying Justin Maile Field, Soldotna football coach Galen Brantley Jr. had some time to think about what occurred. His conclusion? “It’s a piece of history, and we’ve got handful of records and the streak,” he said. “We’re proud of that.” Brantley Jr. said that while it is disappointing for the streak to end, what he truly regrets is how the hard work his players have put in over the course

of the entire year went unrewarded in a rare loss by the Stars, and added that he hopes the support and fervor the community brought to the stands every weekend doesn’t die now the The Streak has. “We always knew it’d end, but the level of community support and attention our kids receive and the amount of time and effort they put in, they deserve to have stands full of people,” he said. “That goes for every sport, of course, but I know that streak has brought in, for whatever attention they brought in, the kids love it.” Starting Aug. 18, 2012, when SoHi routed a then-Division II Ketchikan squad 70-0, the Stars have been nothSee PREP, page B4

The Streak Through the 59 games that the Soldotna football team won consecutively, there are a handful that stand out as key contests that kept “The Streak” alive. The first SoHi game that Clarion reporter Joey Klecka covered was their most recent loss — before last week — in August 2012. With a full six years of action to look back on, here is his top-10 list of most significant games of The Streak: Aug. 18, 2012 — Win #1, Soldotna 70-0 over Ketchikan (1st win of streak) Oct. 13, 2012 — Win #9, Soldotna 62-20 over Homer (1st championship) Oct. 2013 — Win #20, Soldotna 56-49 over Juneau (rallied from 28-6 deficit, 2nd straight title) Oct. 18, 2014 — Win #29, Soldotna 57-28 over North Pole (tied streak record) Aug. 14, 2015 — Win #30, Soldotna 21-17 over South (broke streak record) Oct. 17, 2015 — Win #39, Soldotna 33-18 over Kenai (4th straight title) Oct. 8, 2016 — Win #48, Soldotna 25-21 over North Pole (closest shave) Aug. 11, 2017 — Win #50, Soldotna 21-0 over West (golden win) Sept. 1, 2017 — Win #53, Soldotna 20-7 over Crater (Oregon) Oct. 14, 2017 — Win #59, Soldotna 21-0 over Palmer (6th straight title)

Kards still face tough runners Kenai switches to Division II, lands in very talented division By JEFF HELMINIAK Peninsula Clarion

Soldotna juniors Lance Chilton and Bradley Walters relax at the front of the lead pack early in the boys junior-senior race Monday at the Nikiski Class Races at Nikiski High School. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

The Kenai Central crosscountry program has been on a roll recently, winning the Division I girls state title in 2015 before finishing second in 2016 and 2017. The Kardinals also won Division I individual titles from 2012 to 2014 in the person of Allie Ostrander. This season, Kenai moves down to Division II, but that doesn’t automatically mean the string of success will continue. “The reality is our region is so incredibly strong,” Kenai Central coach Maria Calvert said. “The top teams in the state are from our region in Seward and Homer and Grace and ACS. “We’re still running against really great programs and really great runners. We’re looking forward to it. It is going to be really fun.” Calvert mentioned four programs, and the top four

S eason P review teams from Region 3 make the state meet, so that means somebody gets left out. All of those programs have decorated histories, led by Grace Christian. Since a separate division for small and big schools was created in 1985, the Grizzlies girls have won 11 state titles, while the boys have made off with 10. The program has also produced four individual boys titles and three individual girls titles. Seward has not been far behind. The Seahawks have won six boys state titles and six girls state titles, as well as four boys individual titles and eight individual boys titles. After 23 years, Dan Marshall retired after last season. Aaron Sorensen, a 2011 Seward graduate, takes over See RUN, page B2

Brady looks sharp in preseason debut By The Associated Press

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Tom Brady moved the New England Patriots with ease in their Super Bowl rematch against the penalty-prone Eagles, winning 37-20 with a little help from running back James White and fifth-round draft choice Ja’Whaun Bentley. In his first action since losing in the NFL title game to Philadelphia, Brady completed 19 of 26 passes for 172 yards and two touchdowns on Thursday night to help stake New England (2-0) to a 27-7 halftime lead. Super Bowl MVP Nick Foles left in the second quarter with a shoulder injury after a strip sack that Bentley recovered and ran 54 yards for a touchdown. White caught six passes for 61 yards, including a 20-yard touchdown, and also ran for 31 yards in the first half of the Patriots’ 37-20 victory. The

Eagles (0-2) had five penalties for 50 yards in the first quarter — including two for lowering the head to initiate contact and one for hitting a defenseless receiver — and 97 penalty yards in all. After sitting out last week’s exhibition season opener, Brady led New England to scores on four of the six series he played. REDSKINS 15, JETS 13 LANDOVER, Md. (AP) — Sam Darnold threw an interception and showed some of the growing pains of a rookie quarterback in his first preseason start for New York, which lost to Washington on a last-second field goal by Dustin Hopkins. Darnold threw an interception, took two sacks and had a couple of balls batted out of the air. It was a far cry

from the impressive debut in which the third overall pick went 13 of 18 for 96 yards for the Jets (1-1) and looked like the front-runner to win New York’s starting QB competition. The former USC star played the entire first half before giving way to veteran Teddy Bridgewater. The former Vikings quarterback had his own inconsistences, going 10 of 15 for 127 yards, a touchdown and an interception. Alex Smith was 4 of 6 for 48 yards in one series, his only work so far in the preseason for the Redskins (1-1). Hopkins made all five of his fieldgoal attempts, including a 40-yarder as time expired to win it.

home in his first action at Lambeau Field in almost a year. Rodgers connected with tight end Jimmy Graham for an 8-yard score, and Tramon Williams had a 25-yard interception return for a touchdown on the first play from scrimmage of Green Bay’s win. Five minutes after throwing the pick, Mason Rudolph found JuJu Smith-Schuster for a 4-yard touchdown pass for Pittsburgh (1-1). Rudolph, who is competing with Joshua Dobbs for a backup job, was just 5 of 12 for 47 yards in playing the first half. Dobbs didn’t look much better after throwing a 22-yard interception returned for a touchdown by rookie cornerback Josh Jackson in the third quarter for the Packers (2-0). But PACKERS 51, STEELERS 34 Dobbs finished strong and connected GREEN BAY, Wis. — Aaron Rod- with rookie receiver James Washinggers needed just one drive to look at ton for two second-half touchdowns.

Mycorrhizae: A fungus among us

hat do gardeners and biologists have in common? We both want plants to grow! From the native trees and plants on the 2 million acres of the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge to the vegetables, flowers and berries in your garden, the healthy growth of plants is important to all of us. Biologists and gardeners alike know that most plants need sunlight, water and nutrient-rich soil to grow. However, many plants depend heavily on another support system, one that is microscopic and hidden underground or even inside the cells of the plant itself. Composed of mycorrhizae, a group of symbiotic microbial fungi, this system coexists in the soil among and within plant root An edible Alaskan scaber-stalk mushroom grows on the Keen Eye Trail on the Kenai National systems. What seems like a long, Wildlife Refuge in September 2014. The scaber-stalks form mycorrhizal relationships with roots difficult-to-pronounce name of trees and shrubs, but the mycorrhizal partners of the Alaskan scaber-stalk are not yet known. can be simplified by breaking (Photo by Matt Bowser/USFWS)

R efuge N otebook L aura B ashor it down into its Greek roots — “myco” for fungus, and “rhiza” for root. Essentially, mycorrhizae consist of a fungus-root relationship. This fungus-root relationship is a form of symbiotic relationship. Symbiotic relationships occur between two different organisms that live together. A symbiosis is not always mutually beneficial, but the majority of mycorrhizal fungi benefit the plants they are associated with in addition to receiving a benefit themselves. At the (literal) root of this beneficial exchange is the increased efficiency of water uptake and nutrient absorption

from the soil for plants. In return for their help, many fungi receive carbon that their host plant removes from the atmosphere in the form of sugars. Mycorrhizae associated with trees and woody plant species commonly form a sheath around the root, which can also help to protect the roots from disease. Mycorrhizal fungi are present throughout Alaska in a wide variety of environments. In fact, mycorrhizae have been around since plants first evolved, and many scientists believe that beneficial relationships between plants and microbial fungi were instrumental in allowing the first plants to colonize land from the ocean millions of years ago. Some mycorrhizae are even considered “living fossils,” as scientists have found fossils of ancient plants associated with See REFUGE, page B4

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the program after assisting Marshall on the track and field team. “Dan’s the one who kind of pushed me into the position,” Sorensen said. “He saw how well I did with kids and how well I did as a running coach and he encouraged me to apply.” Anchorage Christian Schools has four boys state titles and a girls state title, as well as five individual boys state titles and an individual girls state title. Homer has seen a ton of success lately, with six girls state titles, including triumphs in 2014, 2015 and 2016. Last season, Autumn Daigle, now a junior, became the first Homer runner to ever win a state crosscountry title. In 2016, the boys also nabbed their lone state title. The Mariners girls and boys were both second at state last season. “That makes us train harder and we walked away from there knowing we have work to do,” Homer assistant coach Annie Ridgely said. The lone Division I team left on the peninsula is Soldotna. Ted McKenney said both his girls and boys have a great shot at representing the area at state. “Unless disaster strikes, we’re going to have a good girls team and a good boys team,” McKenney said. While the Nikiski Class Races were Monday, the first big statewide meet of the season is Saturday in the Tsalteshi Invitational at Tsalteshi Trails. The open races start at noon, with the varsity races to follow. The following is a closer look at the peninsula’s crosscountry teams: Homer Mariners Ridgely resigned as the head coach after last season, but continues on as an assistant under new head coach Bob Ostrom. “The Ostrom elite — that’s what we call our track and cross-country runners,” said Ridgely, who has 27 runners in the program. “Bob has unique workouts on the track that gives them speed.” The girls lost one runner off the team that missed a fourth straight state title by a point. The Mariners did retain their string of four straight Region 3 titles. Daigle returns to lead the team. In the summer, she lives on the Herring Islands in Tutka Bay so she can fish with her family, but still manages to find a way to train. “Our runners that are a part of fishing families are working hard all summer, and that’s exactly what we want them to do,” Ridgely said. “They’re building grit by getting up at 3 a.m. and working hard.” Sophomore Brooke Miller also returns after finishing fourth at state. The Mariners welcome senior skier Katia Holmes to the fold, while senior Siena Carey and sophomore Shine Carey return with state experience. Ridgely also is high on freshmen Kaylin Anderson and Fiona Hatton. Senior Katie Davis was part of varsity last season but is currently building up a base after recovering from injury.

Soldotna’s Tanis Lorring runs down a hill Monday in the girls junior-senior race at the Nikiski Class Races at Nikiski High School. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

“They’re running together, training together and building each other up, making probably the best team I’ve ever coached,” Ridgely said. The boys, who had a string of two straight region titles snapped last season, lost three of their top five finishers at state to graduation. Seniors Corbin Mattingly and Bill Rich are ready for a big season after attending Steens Mountain Running Camp in Oregon. Senior Luciano Fasulo spent the summer focusing on wrestling, but typically builds into a top runner over the course of the season. He was sixth at state last year. Seniors Seth Inama and Dexter Lowe, junior Mose Hayes and sophomore Clayton Beachy give the Mariners plenty of talent with which to work. “We are looking to get back on top of the region and state with the boys,” Ridgely said. “I feel like Bob and I really complement each other in strengths and weaknesses. We want to build a championship team because we have championship kids.”

varsity experience. Coach Calvert said she has no juniors, three sophomores and the rest freshmen. “It’s going to be really telling the first two meets to see who’s ready to take that on,” Calvert said of a varsity spot. “There’s room. We’ll see who’s ready.” The boys team will be led by sophomore Maison Dunham. Dunham was second at the region meet, then 11th at state last season. Juniors Evan Stockton, Josh Foster and Andrew Bezdecny all bring varsity experience to the table. Junior Tucker Mueller rejoins the team after a year abroad, while Jacob Nabholz is the only senior on the boys team and has four years of running experience. “There’s a lot a new faces that are freshmen or first-time runners,” Calvert said. “It’s going to be fun competition for individual spots.” Chris and Mike Bergholtz remain as assistant coaches for the team.

Kenai Central Kardinals

Dylan Hooper takes over as head coach for Anna Widman. Currently, there are six on the team. “I haven’t coached crosscountry running before, but I’ve coached various sports for 15 years,” Hooper said. “I’m working with the former coach to try and provide a good experience for the kids.” Hooper said junior co-captain Bryan McCollum is a great leader. “I’m excited to see where he goes,” Hooper said. Junior Joey Yorkowski is the other captain. He is coming off a 14-day intensive wrestling camp. “He may have been running more at wrestling camp that we have at practice,” Hooper said.

Calvert is welcomed back in her fourth season by 35 runners, the largest number in her tenure. That number was boosted greatly by the 21 freshmen in the program. The girls team lost four of the top seven runners, a good chunk of the group that has brought the Kardinals so much success in recent seasons. “It’s been really neat to see my senior girls and senior boys step up and lead by example,” Calvert said. The girls team will be led by senior Jaycie Calvert, who was eighth at state last season, and Brooke Satathite, who was 15th. Seniors Sarah Drury and Maria Salzetti also have some

Nikiski Bulldogs

Kenai Central freshman Logan Satathite leads a pack up a hill Monday in the freshman-sophomore girls race at the Nikiski Class Races at Nikiski High School. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/ Peninsula Clarion)

“He’s going to be in great shape and ready to build.” On the girls team, Hooper said sophomore Emily Hufford is working hard at improving. “Everyone has a great attitude and everyone is having a good time,” Hooper said. Nikolaevsk Warriors Nikolaevsk head coach Steve Klaich, who started the program 10 years ago, has six runners on the team. The Warriors return juniors Isabelle Hickman and Sophia Klaich from the team that won the Region 2 title last season. Junior Zachary Trail made state last year, while senior Michael Trail just missed out. Freshman Justin Trail, the brother of Zachary and Michael, also joins the team after winning the Kenai Peninsula Borough middle school meet as an eighth-grader.

involved in individual sports like cross-country, track and wrestling. He said the community has followed those individual sports less in the past 10 years. In three weeks, for example, Sorensen said there will be a race for the community to Lowell Point and back. “I’m trying hard to get the community back and involved,” Sorensen said. Sorensen said he isn’t comfortable putting forward names of individual runners yet, because a lot of racing has not taken place. “They’re all looking promising and growing into healthy runners,” he said. He said the girls and boys teams are both young, but he sees both developing into championship teams in the future.

Seward Seahawks

Soldotna Stars

Sorensen has already coached in the wrestling program for five years, he’s the head coach of the middle school wrestling team and he assisted with track and field last season. “I’m thankful to Dan Marshall and Ronn Hemstock for encouraging me to step into this position,” Sorensen said. “They’ve both been immensely helpful in every realm possible.” Sorensen said one of his goals is to get the community

McKenney, with over 30 years of cross-country coaching experience on the peninsula and entering his fifth year at Soldotna, has the program flourishing with 65 runners. “We try to make it fun with game days,” he said. “Not everyone is gung-ho serious.” The Stars lost their top five boys finishers at the state meet to graduation, but McKenney said his program can absorb the loss. “I think we can be just as

strong this year as we were last year,” he said. “The underclassmen are stepping up. We’re going to match up well if everybody stays healthy.” Juniors Lance Chilton and Bradley Walters ran at state last season, while McKenney said junior Jack Harris also is showing a lot of promise. Sophomore Mekbeb Denbrock was having a great freshman year before an ankle injury cut short his season. While the boys made state as a team last season, sophomore Erika Arthur was the only girls runner to represent the Stars at the state meet. After the Colony Invitational on Saturday, McKenney has high hopes that will change. “They run a really good chance at making state,” McKenney said of his girls. “They were second at the Colony meet and didn’t have two of their top five.” Arthur returns, and is joined by two very promising freshmen in Jordan Strausbaugh and Ellie Burns. Sophomore Isabella Dammeyer gives the Stars more young firepower, while junior Cameron Blackwell also returns. Tanis Lorring was the top runner for the Stars in the girls junior-senior race at the Nikiski Class Races. “We still have some runners out at other things like soccer tournaments,” McKenney said. “It’s going to be a battle to see who takes fifth place.”

Rockies snap Acuna Jr.’s home run streak, defeat Braves By The Associated Press

ATLANTA — Colorado snapped Ronald Acuna Jr.’s home run streak and Atlanta’s five-game winning streak, rallying for three unearned runs in the ninth inning to beat the Braves 5-3 on Thursday night. David Dahl homered in the third and capped the winning rally with a two-out, two-run single off Brad Brach (1-3). The Rockies took advantage of an error by shortstop Danby Swanson leading off the ninth to win for the fifth time in six games. One night after being plunked in the left arm by Miami’s Jose Urena, Acuna was back in the lineup looking to extend his homer streak to six games. Wearing a red protective guard, the 20-year-old slugger received a standing ovation his first time up and lined the second pitch — one more than he saw the previous game — into center field for a single, extending his hitting streak to nine games. That was the highlight of his night. Acuna finished 1 for 4, lining out to right in the eighth in his last chance to become the first player in Braves fran-

opened in 2009. chise history to homer in six straight hits and drove in three runs, and a belea- to’s two-run double made it 2-0. guered bullpen held on as Washington But then Hoskins crushed one high off The Rays’ bullpen mostly cruised folgames.

RANGERS 8, ANGELS 6 ARLINGTON, Texas — Jurickson Profar started an especially rare triple play and homered to help Texas rally from an early five-run deficit for a victory over Los Angeles. Rougned Odor singled home the goahead run in the eighth after an out call that would have ended the inning was reversed. Nomar Mazara went deep in his return from the disabled list, and Joey Gallo also homered for the Rangers. Texas turned the sixth triple play in franchise history in the fourth. With the bases loaded, David Fletcher hit a low liner toward third base that Profar picked on a short hop. Playing near the bag, Profar stepped on third to force out Eric Young Jr. and then tagged Taylor Ward, who had stumbled off the base into foul territory. Profar then threw to Odor, and the second baseman tagged Kole Calhoun between first and second.

snapped a four-game losing streak. The Nationals won for just the third time in their last 10 games and snapped the Cardinals’ season-high, eight-game winning streak. Tanner Roark (8-12) gave up four runs, three earned, in six innings. A bullpen that had blown two leads to start the losing streak took care of the rest. Justin Miller pitched two scoreless innings and Koda Glover earned the save in the first opportunity since Ryan Madson was placed on the disabled list on Tuesday.

METS 24, PHILLIES 4; PHILLIES 9, METS 6

PHILADELPHIA — Rhys Hoskins hit a three-run homer, Scott Kingery had a solo shot and Philadelphia beat New York to split their doubleheader. In the first game, Jose Bautista hit a grand slam and had a career-high seven RBIs as the Mets set a franchise record for runs, prompting the Phillies to use two position players to pitch the final three innings of a 24-4 rout. The Mets kept on hitting in the nightNATIONALS 5, CARDINALS 4 cap with three straight doubles on Zach ST. LOUIS — Bryce Harper had three Eflin’s first four pitches. Michael Confor-

the foul pole to give the Phillies a 3-2 lead in the bottom half against Steven Matz (510), just activated from the disabled list. Hoskins, who went deep in both ends of the twinbill, has 11 of his 25 homers since the All-Star break — and three in the last four games.

lowing Blake Snell’s five sharp innings until Sergio Romo allowed consecutive singles to Didi Gregorius and Gleyber Torres in the ninth — Torres’ bloop ended his 0-for-17 skid. Romo walked Neil Walker on four pitches, then was replaced by Kolarek, a side-arming lefty who earned his first career save. Tommy Pham helped the Rays jump CUBS 1, PIRATES 0 on Masahiro Tanaka (9-3) with an RBI PITTSBURGH — Jon Lester pitched double during a two-run first inning, and six innings to win for the first time in just Snell (14-5) and the bullpen took over over a month and Ian Happ homered as from there. Chicago beat Pittsburgh. Lester (13-5) allowed five hits, struck TWINS 15, TIGERS 8 out eight and had no walks while improvMINNEAPOLIS — Logan Forsythe ing to 3-1 against the Pirates this season. His previous victory came July 15 at San had a career-high five hits and Jorge PoDiego and he had gone 0-3 with a 10.32 lanco drove in four runs as Minnesota outERA in five starts since the All-Star break. slugged Detroit. The teams combined for seven homers, with Polanco’s three-run shot accounting RAYS 3, YANKEES 1 for one of three by the Twins. Miguel Sano NEW YORK — Rookie left-hander and Ehire Adrianza also went deep for Adam Kolarek pitched out of a bases- Minnesota, which broke the game open loaded, no-out jam in the ninth inning to with a seven-run sixth inning. lift Tampa Bay over New York to win its Forsythe raised his batting average to first series at Yankee Stadium since 2014. .449 (22 for 49) since joining the Twins in Tampa Bay had lost 12 straight series a trade that sent Brian Dozier to the Dodgin the Bronx, a record since the ballpark ers.

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Urena should be suspended for rest of season

onald Acuna Jr. is good for baseball. Jose Urena and his defenders are not. Jose, take the rest of the season off. And while you’re at it, take Keith Hernandez with you. In a nod to the bad ol’ days when it was apparently acceptable to plunk a guy who was playing too well, Urena unleashed a 97 mph fastball to Acuna’s left forearm with his very first pitch of Wednesday night’s game in Atlanta . Fortunately, it appears Acuna escaped serious injury. The Braves said X-rays on his elbow were negative and results of further tests would be announced on Thursday. Nevertheless, Major League Baseball should act swiftly to show that this sort of barbarism will not be tolerated in the national pastime. Urena deserves to be suspended for the rest of the season. Nothing less. Urena apparently thought it was perfectly acceptable to assault — hey, let’s call it what it was — one of the game’s shining young stars, a 20-year-old who plays the game with pure joy and great skill for the firstplace Braves. Acuna’s crime? Going deep four times in the previous three games against the woeful Miami Marlins (and homering in five straight games overall), a remarkable run that included one of baseball’s rarest feats — a pair of leadoff homers in Monday’s doubleheader sweep

by Atlanta. Acuna started Tuesday’s game with his third straight leadoff homer. Urena made sure the streak didn’t reach four before the Marlins left town. “This young man is just playing the game, doing what he loves to do,” said Brian Snitker, the Braves’ manager. “It’s a damn shame.” Urena was ejected. So was Snitker for leading his team onto the field to confront the Miami pitcher. After the game, won by the Braves 5-2 to complete a four-game sweep, the manager was still fuming. “It’s beyond ... I don’t know,” Snitker said, struggling to find words in the non-profanity category. “I’ve had three hours to calm down and all of a sudden I’m not real good right now.” Snitker’s counterpart, Miami manager Don Mattingly, hardly came to his pitcher’s defense . “This kid’s swinging the bat good. We’ve got to figure out how to get him out,” Mattingly said. “That’s what we said to Jose. I don’t want to see this kid get hit. He’s a great player. He’s going to be great for a long time. He’s beat us up. But this is not the way we want to handle that situation.” He wasn’t the least bit surprised that Snitker and his players came storming out of the dugout. “I understand,” Mattingly said. “If we were on the other side and our guy was hitting homers all over the place and that happens, you’re going to be fired up.”

Urena based on that ridiculous code of ethics passed down through the ports iews ages , the one that supposedly allows a pitcher to take the law into his own hands when a guy keeps hitting the P aul N ewberry ball into the seats. “You’ve lost three games. He’s hit three homers. You’ve got to hit him,” Laughably, and with a completely Hernandez said during the Metsstraight face, Urena tried to make Orioles game, sounding like someone himself out as the real victim in all who needs to be led gently into a pasthis . ture and left there. “I’m sorry. People “It seems like people get upset and are not going to like that, but you’ve things like that,” he said. “But I get got to hit him. Knock him down (at upset, too. I’ve got to wait five days least). I mean, seriously knock him to just go out there, make one pitch down if you don’t hit him.” and get kicked out of the game? That Then, stressing there’s a proper don’t make sense.” way to carry out this painful but Actually, it makes perfect sense. necessary justice, Hernandez offered Now, baseball must take it to the a caveat. next level. “Never throw at anybody’s head,” Instead of a typical suspension that he said, delivering a spot-on impresmight cost Urena a start or two, the sion of that crazy uncle going on lords of discipline at MLB need to some nonsensical rant around the really bring the hammer down. Send Thanksgiving table while everyone a message, once and for all, that this else stares at their food in uncomfortsort of Neanderthal-like behavior will able silence. “Never throw at anyno longer be tolerated. body’s head or neck. Hit him in the Even if the players’ union appeals, back. Hit him in the fanny.” even if it succeeds in overturning Here’s the thing: a rest-of-the-season ban, baseball Maybe that’s what Urena was trywould be sending a much-needed ing to do — hit Acuna in the back or message and, hopefully, sparking a fanny, as was so eloquently stated in long-overdue dialogue to stamp out The World According To Keith. But this sort of brutality. sometimes, a guy throwing a baseball It won’t be easy. almost 100 mph doesn’t put it exactly Hernandez, a former All-Star first where he wants. Or maybe the batbaseman and NL MVP who now ter reacts in a way that the pitcher works as a New York Mets broadwasn’t expecting, ducking into a pitch caster, quickly threw his support to instead of leaping away. All of which

Reimer finds Fountain of Youth Staff report Peninsula Clarion

Soldotna’s Adam Reimer discovered the secret to long life Wednesday evening at the Fountain of Youth race at the Tsalteshi Trails. Reimer won the five-kilometer race designed to give all runners an equal chance of winning by staging groups of runners based on age and gender, with men ages 78 and older and women ages 63 and older headed out on the course first. Each group was released in 30-second intervals, with the

last group, men ages 20 through 33, going out last, a full 10 minutes behind the first group. Reimer took off with the fourth-to-last group, 8 1/2 minutes behind the first racers and 1 1/2 minutes ahead of the last group, and passed everyone in front of him to cross the finish line first, 55 seconds ahead of runner-up Annie Burns. Reimer had started four minutes ahead of Burns. Reimer’s real world time over the 5K course was 19 minutes, 54 seconds, but with his 90-second head start factored in, his race time was 18:24, the

fastest of the race. Burns had the fastest female real world time of 24:49. The event was sponsored by the Kenai Peninsula Relay for Life. All proceeds and donations went to the American Cancer Society. Fountain of Youth 5K

Wednesday at Tsalteshi Trails Name, time (head start in minutes) 1. Adam Reimer 18:24 (1.5) 2. Annie Burns 19:19 (5.5) 3. Kevin Lauver 19:51 (3.5) 4. Ethan Boyd 20:16 (2) 5. Benjamin McGarry 20:23 (0.5) 6. Jeffrey Helminiak 20:41 (1.5) 7. James Boyd 21:22 (2) 8. Carl Kincaid 21:35 (3.5) 9. Avery Willets 21:37 (2.5) 10. Lance Chilton 22:05 (1) 11. Joel Burns 22:39 (3) 12. Joey Klecka 22:32 (0) 13. Tatum Rozak 22:36 (4.5) 14. Ian McGarry 22:36 (3.5) 15. Sondra Stonecipher 23:15

(3) 16. Johnna DeGray 23:22 (5.5) 17. Tanis Lorring 23:37 (10) 18. Danny Anders 23:40 (10) 19. Alek McGarry 23:40 (4) 20. Chisato Johnson 24:04 (6.5) 21. Sam Anders 24:40 (0) 22. Ben Hanson 25:06 (1.5) 23. Jamie Nelson 25:24 (1.5) 24. David Lorring 25:46 (10) 25. Eliza Anders 26:40 (7.5) 26. Robert Carson 26:44 (3) 27. Jordan Ruffner 26:50 (4) 28. Elizabeth Hardie 26:55 (0) 29. Terri Cowart 27:21 (10) 30. Elizabeth Appleby 27:35 (3) 31. Jeff Perschbacher 27:47 (2.5) 32. Hadley Kornelis 25:53 (9.5) 33. Emmerson Lorring 28:23 (10) 34. Mary Rhyner 28:26 (10) 35. April Chilton 29:06 (3) 36. Ethan Hogue 30:02 (2.5) 37. Micah Allemann 30:44 (0) 38. Maryjane Hadaway 31:29 (5.5) 39. Brad Stonecipher 31:32 (0) 40. Nathan Nelson 32:36 (9) 41. Brett Allemann 34:41 (0) 42. Tara Ruffner 34:43 (5) 43. Amy Hogue 34:45 (4.5) 44. Marietta Kornelis 34:56 (10) 45. Marly Perschbacher 35:47 (2.5) 46. Brett Sturman 37:17 (0) 47. Raylie Allemann 37:18 (0) 48. Holden McGarry 39:13 (7) 49. Tiffany Allemann 46:43 (10) DNF Dylan Hogue (1.5)

Scoreboard Basketball WNBA Standings EASTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB x-Atlanta 22 10 .688 — x-Washington 21 11 .656 1 x-Connecticut 19 13 .594 3 Chicago 12 20 .375 10 New York 7 25 .219 15 Indiana 5 27 .156 17 WESTERN CONFERENCE x-Seattle 24 8 .750 x-Los Angeles 19 13 .594 x-Phoenix 18 14 .563 x-Minnesota 17 15 .531 Dallas 14 18 .438 Las Vegas 14 18 .438 x-clinched playoff spot

— 5 6 7 10 10

Thursday’s Games No games scheduled Friday’s Games Los Angeles at Washington, 3 p.m. Minnesota at Connecticut, 3 p.m. Las Vegas at Dallas, 4 p.m. New York at Seattle, 6 p.m. Atlanta at Phoenix, 6 p.m. Saturday’s Games Chicago at Indiana, noon All Times ADT

Soccer MLS Standings EASTERN CONFERENCE W L T Pts Atlanta U. FC 14 4 6 48 New York 15 6 2 47 NY City FC 14 5 5 47 Columbus 11 7 6 39 Philadelphia 9 11 3 30 Montreal 9 13 3 30 New England 7 8 8 29 D.C. United 6 9 6 24 Orlando City 7 15 2 23 Toronto FC 6 12 5 23 Chicago 6 14 5 23

GF GA 50 28 45 23 48 31 31 29 32 39 31 41 38 38 37 39 37 57 39 44 35 49

WESTERN CONFERENCE FC Dallas 12 5 6 42 S. Kansas City 11 6 6 39 Los Angeles FC 11 7 6 39 LA Galaxy 10 8 7 37 Portland 10 5 7 37 Real Salt Lake 10 10 5 35 Vancouver 9 9 6 33 Seattle 9 9 5 32 Minnesota U. 9 13 2 29 Houston 7 10 6 27 Colorado 6 12 6 24 San Jose 3 13 7 16 NOTE: Three points for victory, for tie.

37 30 42 30 47 39 48 42 35 31 34 43 38 47 26 26 38 48 39 34 31 40 33 43 one point

Saturday, August 18 LA Galaxy at Seattle, noon New York at Vancouver, 3 p.m. New York City FC at Philadelphia, 3 p.m. Chicago at Montreal, 3:30 p.m. Minnesota United at FC Dallas, 4 p.m. Portland at Sporting Kansas City, 4:30 p.m. Real Salt Lake at Houston, 5 p.m. Toronto FC at San Jose, 6 p.m. Sunday, August 19 Columbus at Atlanta United FC, noon New England at D.C. United, 3:30 p.m. Colorado at Los Angeles FC, 6 p.m. All Times ADT

Football NFL Preseason AMERICAN CONFERENCE

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

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Thursday’s Games New England 37, Philadelphia 20 Washington 15, N.Y. Jets 13 Green Bay 51, Pittsburgh 34 Friday’s Games N.Y. Giants at Detroit, 3 p.m. Kansas City at Atlanta, 3 p.m. Miami at Carolina, 3:30 p.m. Buffalo at Cleveland, 3:30 p.m. Arizona at New Orleans, 4 p.m. Saturday’s Games Jacksonville at Minnesota, 9 a.m. Oakland at L.A. Rams, noon Cincinnati at Dallas, 3 p.m. Tampa Bay at Tennessee, 4 p.m. San Francisco at Houston, 4 p.m. Chicago at Denver, 5:05 p.m. Seattle at L.A. Chargers, 6 p.m. Monday’s Games Baltimore at Indianapolis, 4 p.m. All Times ADT

Baseball AL Standings

East Division W L Pct GB Boston 86 36 .705 — New York 75 46 .620 10½ Tampa Bay 62 59 .512 23½ 55 66 .455 30½ Toronto Baltimore 36 85 .298 49½ Central Division Cleveland 69 51 .575 — Minnesota 57 63 .475 12 Detroit 50 72 .410 20 Chicago 44 76 .367 25 Kansas City 37 84 .306 32½ West Division Houston 74 47 .612 — Oakland 72 49 .595 2 Seattle 70 52 .574 4½ Los Angeles 62 61 .504 13 Texas 54 69 .439 21 Thursday’s Games Tampa Bay 3, N.Y. Yankees 1

Texas 8, L.A. Angels 6 Minnesota 15, Detroit 8 Kansas City 6, Toronto 2 Friday’s Games Toronto (Stroman 4-8) at N.Y. Yankees (Lynn 8-8), 3:05 p.m. Baltimore (Hess 2-6) at Cleveland (Carrasco 14-6), 3:10 p.m. Tampa Bay (Stanek 1-3) at Boston (Johnson 3-3), 3:10 p.m. L.A. Angels (Despaigne 2-0) at Texas (Hutchison 1-2), 4:05 p.m. Detroit (Boyd 7-10) at Minnesota (Gibson 6-9), 4:10 p.m. Kansas City (Junis 6-11) at Chicago White Sox (Shields 4-14), 4:10 p.m. Houston (Morton 12-3) at Oakland (Jackson 4-2), 6:05 p.m. L.A. Dodgers (Buehler 5-4) at Seattle (LeBlanc 7-2), 6:10 p.m. Saturday’s Games Toronto at N.Y. Yankees, 9:05 a.m. Baltimore at Cleveland, 12:05 p.m. Houston at Oakland, 12:05 p.m. Detroit at Minnesota, 3:10 p.m. Kansas City at Chicago White Sox, 3:10 p.m. Tampa Bay at Boston, 3:10 p.m. L.A. Angels at Texas, 4:05 p.m. L.A. Dodgers at Seattle, 6:10 p.m. All Times ADT

NL Standings

East Division W L Pct GB Atlanta 68 52 .567 — Philadelphia 67 54 .554 1½ Washington 61 61 .500 8 New York 52 68 .433 16 Miami 48 75 .390 21½ Central Division Chicago 70 50 .583 — Milwaukee 68 55 .553 3½ St. Louis 66 56 .541 5 Pittsburgh 61 61 .500 10 Cincinnati 52 69 .430 18½ West Division Arizona 67 55 .549 — Colorado 65 56 .537 1½ Los Angeles 65 57 .533 2 San Francisco 61 61 .500 6 San Diego 48 76 .387 20 Thursday’s Games N.Y. Mets 24, Philadelphia 4, 1st game Chicago Cubs 1, Pittsburgh 0 Washington 5, St. Louis 4 Colorado 5, Atlanta 3 Philadelphia 9, N.Y. Mets 6, 2nd game Arizona 5, San Diego 1 Friday’s Games N.Y. Mets (Syndergaard 8-2) at Philadelphia (Nola 13-3), 2:05 p.m. Chicago Cubs (Hamels 7-9) at Pittsburgh (Williams 10-8), 3:05 p.m. Miami (Straily 4-5) at Washington (Scherzer 15-5), 3:05 p.m. San Francisco (Kelly 0-1) at Cincinnati (DeSclafani 6-3), 3:10 p.m. Colorado (Freeland 10-7) at Atlanta (Newcomb 10-5), 3:35 p.m. Milwaukee (Peralta 5-3) at St. Louis (Flaherty 6-6), 4:15 p.m. Arizona (Ray 3-2) at San Diego (Lucchesi 6-6), 6:10 p.m. L.A. Dodgers (Buehler 5-4) at Seattle (LeBlanc 7-2), 6:10 p.m. Saturday’s Games N.Y. Mets at Philadelphia, 12:05 p.m. Chicago Cubs at Pittsburgh, 3:05 p.m. Miami at Washington, 3:05 p.m. Colorado at Atlanta, 3:10 p.m. San Francisco at Cincinnati, 3:10

p.m. Milwaukee at St. Louis, 3:15 p.m. Arizona at San Diego, 4:40 p.m. L.A. Dodgers at Seattle, 6:10 p.m. All Times ADT

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Rangers 8, Angels 6 LA Tex.

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Gaviglio, Mayza (5), Petricka (6), J.Garcia (8) and Jansen; Sparkman, Flynn (5), McCarthy (6), Maurer (8), W.Peralta (9) and Perez. W_Flynn 3-3. L_Gaviglio 2-6. HRs_Kansas City, Duda (11).

Twins 15, Tigers 8 Det. Min.

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Mets 24, Phillies 4 NY Phi.

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Suzuki. W_Oh 5-3. L_Brach 1-3. Sv_Davis (33). HRs_Colorado, Dahl (6). Atlanta, Suzuki (9).

Phillies 9, Mets 6 NY Phi.

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Matz, Sewald (3), D.Smith (4), Wahl (6), Bashlor (7) and Mesoraco; Eflin, Garcia (7), Arano (8), Rios (9), Dominguez (9) and Ramos. W_Eflin 9-4. L_Matz 5-10. Sv_Dominguez (14). HRs_Philadelphia, Hoskins (25), Kingery (6).

Nationals 5, Cardinals 4 Was. SL

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Roark, Miller (7), Glover (9) and Wieters; Weaver, Ross (4), Cecil (8), Mayers (9) and Molina. W_Roark 8-12. L_Weaver 6-11. Sv_Glover (1). HRs_St. Louis, Bader (9).

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Transactions BASEBALL Major League Baseball MLB — Suspended Los Angeles Dodgers OF Yasiel Puig two games and fined an undisclosed amount for fighting and inciting a bench-clearing incident in a Aug. 14 against San Francisco Giants. Fined San Francisco C Nick Hundley an undisclosed amount for his role in the incident. Suspended Miami Marlins RHP José Ureña sixgames and an undisclosed fine for intentionally hitting Ronald Acuña Jr. of the Atlanta Braves and Braves first base coach Eric Young onegame and an undisclosed fine for his actions during the incident. American League LOS ANGELES ANGELS — Placed RHP Hansel Robles on the 10-day DL, retoactive to August 15. Recalled RHP Ty Buttrey from Salt Lake (PCL). TEXAS RANGERS — Activated OF Nomar Mazara from the 10-day DL. Optioned OF Willie Calhoun to Round Rock (PCL). Acquired RHP Kelvin Gonzalez from Kansas City for international slot money and assigned him to the Arizona League. FOOTBALL National Football League CHICAGO BEARS — Signed LS Tanner Carew. Waived-injured LB Andrew Trumbetti. Canadian Football League WINNIPEG BLUE BOMBERS — Signed WR Tyrone Pierre to the practice roster. COLLEGE BARUCH — Named Ken Diaz of the men’s and women’s tennis assistant coach. CAMPBELL — Promoted Tyler Robinson to assistant baseball coach. NORTH CAROLINA — Named Tyler Thompson associate tennis head coach.

points to the ludicrousness of anyone, even someone such as Hernandez who spent 17 years in the big leagues, trying to brush this off as just part of the game. Urena claimed he was merely trying to work inside against Acuna, apparently relying on the fact that he’s hit 11 batters overall this season, tied for the most in the National League. “I try to get something inside and move his feet,” the right-hander insisted. “Then we can go back outside, because he’s been hot.” Once MLB dismisses that ludicrous defense — Urena’s defiant reaction on the mound hardly indicated that the pitch got away and he was really, really sorry about it — there’s another issue to consider. Baseball isn’t exactly flourishing at the moment, especially with young people. A thrilling player such as Acuna could help to reverse that trend, but not if he has to step to the plate after every homer wondering if he’s going to get plunked again. Not if he’s laid up with a broken arm. Not if he’s driven from the game by a fractured skull. Acuna is the future of baseball. Urena and Hernandez are best left in the past. Paul Newberry is a sports columnist for The Associated Press. Write to him at pnewberry@ap.org or at www.twitter.com/pnewberry1963 . His work can be found at https://apnews. com/search/paul%20newberry

Sports Briefs Kahne retiring after 15 years CONCORD, N.C. — Kasey Kahne announced Thursday that he will retire from full-time racing in NASCAR and plans to focus on the sprint car team he owns. Kahne said in a Twitter post that he is at ease with the decision after 15 years racing in NASCAR. Kahne, from Enumclaw, Washington, made it to NASCAR via sprint car racing and his Kasey Kahne Racing team competes in the World of Outlaws series. — The Associated Press

Kenai, Kotzebue volleyball postponed had to be postponed Thursday due to travel problems for the visitors. Instead, the two squads The volleyball match between will play a pair of times Friday host Kenai Central and Kotzebue starting at 10 a.m.

Staff report Peninsula Clarion

Today in History Today is Friday, Aug. 17, the 229th day of 2018. There are 136 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On August 17, 1943, the Allied conquest of Sicily during World War II was completed as U.S. and British forces entered Messina. On this date: In 1807, Robert Fulton’s North River Steamboat began heading up the Hudson River on its successful round trip between New York and Albany. In 1915, a mob in Cobb County, Georgia, lynched Jewish businessman Leo Frank, 31, whose death sentence for the murder of 13-year-old Mary Phagan had been commuted to life imprisonment. (Frank, who’d maintained his innocence, was pardoned by the state of Georgia in 1986.) In 1942, during World War II, U.S. 8th Air Force bombers attacked German forces in Rouen, France. U.S. Marines raided a Japanese seaplane base on Makin Island. In 1969, Hurricane Camille slammed into the Mississippi coast as a Category 5 storm that was blamed for 256 U.S. deaths, three in Cuba. In 1978, the first successful trans-Atlantic balloon flight ended as Maxie Anderson, Ben Abruzzo and Larry Newman landed their Double Eagle II outside Paris. In 1982, the first commercially produced compact discs, a recording of ABBA’s “The Visitors,” were pressed at a Philips factory near Hanover, West Germany. In 1983, lyricist Ira Gershwin died in Beverly Hills, Calif., at age 86. In 1985, more than 1,400 meatpackers walked off the job at the Geo. A. Hormel and Co.’s main plant in Austin, Minnesota, in a bitter strike that lasted just over a year. In 1987, Rudolf Hess, the last member of Adolf Hitler’s inner circle, died at Spandau Prison at age 93, an apparent suicide. The musical drama “Dirty Dancing,” starring Jennifer Grey and Patrick Swayze, premiered in New York. In 1988, Pakistani President Mohammad Zia ul-Haq and U.S. Ambassador Arnold Raphel (RAY’-fehl) were killed in a mysterious plane crash. In 1996, the Reform Party announced Ross Perot had been selected to be its first-ever presidential nominee, opting for the third-party’s founder over challenger Richard Lamm. In 1999, more than 17,000 people were killed when a magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck Turkey. Ten years ago: At the Beijing Olympics, Michael Phelps and three teammates won the 400-meter medley relay for Phelps’ eighth gold medal. In tennis, Venus and Serena Williams defeated Anabel Medina Garrigues and Virginia Ruano Pascual of Spain in women’s doubles; Rafael Nadal defeated Fernando Gonzalez of Chile in the men’s singles; Elena Dementieva defeated fellow Russian Dinara Safina in the women’s singles. Matamoros, Mexico, pitcher Jesus Sauceda had the fifth perfect game in Little League World Series history as he struck out all 12 batters in a 12-0 win over Emilia, Italy. (The game went just four innings because of Little League’s mercy rule.) Five years ago: The attorney for a young man who’d testified he was fondled by former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky said his client had reached a settlement, the first among dozens of claims made against the school amid the Sandusky child sex abuse scandal. Nick Davilla threw six touchdown passes and the Arizona Rattlers defeated the Philadelphia Soul 48-39 in the ArenaBowl. Kansas City’s Miguel Tejada was suspended 105 games by Major League Baseball for violating its Joint Drug Program, one of the longest suspensions ever handed down. One year ago: A van plowed through pedestrians along a packed promenade in the Spanish city of Barcelona, killing 13 people and injuring 120. (A 14th victim died later from injuries.) Another man was stabbed to death in a carjacking that night as the van driver made his getaway, and a woman died early the next day in a vehicle-and-knife attack in a nearby coastal town. (Six suspects in the attack were shot dead by police, two more died when a bomb workshop exploded.) Today’s Birthdays: Former Chinese president Jiang Zemin (jahng zuh-MEEN’) is 92. Author V.S. Naipaul is 86. Former MLB All-Star Boog Powell is 77. Actor Robert DeNiro is 75. Movie director Martha Coolidge is 72. Rock musician Gary Talley (The Box Tops) is 71. Actor-screenwriterproducer Julian Fellowes is 69. Actor Robert Joy is 67. International Tennis Hall of Famer Guillermo Vilas is 66. Rock singer Kevin Rowland (Dexy’s Midnight Runners) is 65. Rock musician Colin Moulding (XTC) is 63. Country singer-songwriter Kevin Welch is 63. Olympic gold medal figure skater Robin Cousins is 61. Singer Belinda Carlisle is 60. Author Jonathan Franzen is 59. Actor Sean Penn is 58. Jazz musician Everette Harp is 57. Rock musician Gilby Clarke is 56. Singer Maria McKee is 54. Rock musician Steve Gorman (The Black Crowes) is 53. Rock musician Jill Cunniff (kuhNIHF’) is 52. Actor David Conrad is 51. Actress Helen McCrory is 50. Singer Donnie Wahlberg is 49. College Basketball Hall of Famer and retired NBA All-Star Christian Laettner is 49. Rapper Posdnuos (PAHS’-deh-noos) is 49. International Tennis Hall of Famer Jim Courier is 48. Retired MLB AllStar Jorge Posada is 47. TV personality Giuliana Rancic is 44. Actor Bryton James is 32. Actor Brady Corbet (kohr-BAY’) is 30. Actress Taissa Farmiga is 24. Olympic bronze medal figure skater Gracie Gold is 23. Thought for Today: “It is not love that is blind, but jealousy.” -- Lawrence Durrell, British-born author (1912-1990).

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ing but consistently stellar. The Streak wasn’t without its moments. Local rival Kenai Central gave SoHi some scares, like the 2014 regular season finale when it took a Drew Gibbs interception on the final play in their own end zone to wrap up a 21-14 win, or the 2015 state title game when Kenai pushed their rivals all the way en route to a 33-18 SoHi win. While Kenai proved, for the most part, one of the few teams that could challenge SoHi, others had their moments. In the 2013 state title game against Juneau, SoHi fell into a daunting 28-6 hole by the second quarter, but staged a powerful rally to topple the Crimson Bears 56-49 for the school’s second straight state crown. The game that broke the original state record of 29 straight wins, the 2015 season opener against South Anchorage, was far from easy. The Stars had to sweat out a 21-17 win that wasn’t decided until the final minute in that one. The 2016 state semifinal round against North Pole featured one of the closest shaves, as SoHi sat facing a 15-0 deficit with halftime approaching. The momentum in that game took a decisive swing on a North Pole kickoff, starting with the ball shooting between the legs of Brenner Furlong, who managed to retreat to collect the ball, then return it 94 yards for a touchdown, helping spark a SoHi rally that resulted in a 25-21 win. The team’s “golden” win No. 50, the 2017 season opener at West Anchorage, saw the Stars survive a late scare when a sure game-tying, fourth-quarter touchdown pass was flicked away by the fingertips of defensive back Cy Updike, keeping points off the board as SoHi eventually pulled away for a 21-0 win. In all, two classes of students never experience a varsity loss in the Stars program, as five straight undefeated seasons will attest to. As a mark of the program’s consistency, Brantley Jr. explained that this week’s practice sessions did not change one bit just because of one loss. “The process never changes,” Brantley Jr. said. “We had the same number of corrections this week that we would’ve had in a game we won by 60 (points). We’re always focused on self-improvement, so that didn’t change at all.”

With The Streak now firmly in the past, Week 2 of the football season beckons with a chance to renew winning ways. The following is a breakdown of this weekend’s contests: Kenai at Homer, 6 p.m. Friday Like their crosstown rivals, the Kardinals didn’t start their 2018 campaign with a win either. Kenai faced Division II newcomer Lathrop and stumbled to a 49-21 loss in Dustin Akana’s first game as head coach of the team. Akana said he holds a lot of hope for the rest of the season with the rate the younger players are improving. “There’s only one way to go, and that’s up,” Akana said. “We learn from our mistakes, and we’re preaching that to the boys.” Now, Akana says, the Kardinals are back to the grindstone and ready for Division III opponent Homer. “This week was about repetition, repetition, repetition,” he said. “We continue to get reps, working on our skill and getting better.” Against Lathrop, Kenai found the most success running the ball, getting 80 yards from junior Titus Riddall and another 100 combined yards from Justin Anderson and Zach Burnett. Riddall also found the end zone twice. In a preseason interview, Homer head coach Walter Love praised the returning talent of his linebacking crew, but against Kenai, the Mariners defense will need to be ready for a stout run attack. “It’s very important for all our players to have big days,” Akana said. “Our offense is a running offense, we pound, pound, pound, pound on our main guys. It’s big for them to come out strong.” Homer also took an opening week loss in its first game since losing a heartbreaking Division III championship to Barrow last fall. The Mariners opened 2018 with a 56-15 dud to Division II opponent Kodiak. The new-look Mariners lost a core of talented seniors from last year’s Peninsula Conference champion crew, but Akana said he expects a strong run game from Homer, led by junior Noah Fisk, who popped off 75 yards on 18 carries last weekend against Kodiak. “We can’t overlook Homer,” he said. “Yeah they play a division lower than us and they lost a lot of seniors, but that’s one thing coach (Ted Riddall) told

me, the one thing we can’t do is nent this week, the North Pole look past them. If we look past Patriots of the Railbelt Conferthem, we get complacent, and ence. that’s when things go bad.” Brantley Jr. said in order to put the West loss behind them, he impressed upon his players Valdez at Nikiski, 2 p.m. that the win streak was not unSaturday breakable. An encounter with the de“The way we reiterated it fending Division III state cham- to our kids was that you can pions on their home turf wasn’t be beat,” he said. “You have to the start to the season the Niki- work harder, because if we can ski Bulldogs envisioned, and a lose a game in Week 1, we can 40-8 loss confirmed their fears lose a game in Weeks 9 or 10. that the Whalers are still the “Other teams aren’t going to team to beat. stop playing just because you However, Nikiski head have a star and S on the side of coach Paul Nelson said the your helmet.” team returned to practice this North Pole was one of the week full of energy and ready schools that gave SoHi a scare for another divisional opponent during their win streak, as a at their home field, nicknamed close semifinal win in the 2016 the “Dawg Pound.” playoffs proved. “We have a big group of Brantley Jr. said North Pole tough kids, and they give it has moved to a more spreadeverything they have every friendly style of offense this game,” Nelson said. “They play season, with Bradley Anteshard, and that’ll serve us well berger becoming a formidable throughout the season.” force in the Patriots backfield. Nelson said Barrow has reWhile the Stars will need to turned another team of big, fast keep Antesberger contained if players this year, and the sea- they wish to start a new streak, son-opening clash served as a Brantley Jr. said they are stickreminder of what the Bulldogs ing with their old game plan. need to improve on. “Making changes is a sign It also allowed Nikiski a of panic, and panic is not in the glance at what could fuel them game plan,” he said. to a playoff run this season. JuIn last year’s state semi nior quarterback Noah Litke, in against the Patriots — SoHi his first start under center, hit comfortably won 35-12 — the half of his targets over the day Stars ran up nearly 400 yards of and threw in a touchdown pass rushing, but 225 of those yards late in the game. came from 2017 NLC Offen“Noah managed the game sive Player of the Year Brenner well,” Nelson said. “He made Furlong, who is gone. some smart plays when things That means the load will broke down.” continue to be placed on junior With Valdez coming into backs Aaron Faletoi, Hudson town, Nelson said he’s look- Metcalf and Wyatt Medcoff. ing for bigger contributions. Last week against the Eagles, Nelson said the Bulldogs got the trio churned out a combined a chance to see Valdez in ac- 144 rushing yards. tion at a preseason jamboree in Houston, and said Division III Seward at Redington, 7 p.m. opponents, even the nonconferFriday ence foes, are still important Seward’s season can be easto defeat with a possible tiebreaker on the line later in the ily cut into two halves. The first half consists only of nonconferseason. “We put a lot of emphasis on ence, Division III opponents, it, every game counts,” Nelson while the Seahawks’ second said. “It’s not only just for play- half is only conference clashes. off implications, but you want While the nonconference to make sure you’re putting ev- games don’t count in the final erything out there. Peninsula Conference stand“The season’s so short, we ings, they can be used to decan’t afford to think that it’s not termine tiebreakers at season’s a big deal because they’re not in end, so Seward head coach our conference.” Kelly Cinereski isn’t taking Nikiski and Valdez haven’t anything for granted, especially matched up since Week 1 of the with the Redington Huskies 2016 season, a 38-20 loss for ready to rumble. Nikiski. “It’s always a game with Redington,” he said. “They North Pole at Soldotna, 6:30 seem to play us hard.” Last year, Redington prep.m. Friday vailed 34-14 over Seward in The Stars look to begin anew Week 4 of the 2017 season. with a fellow Division II oppoCinereski said the Monroe

Football standings 2018 Peninsula high school football standings

Northern Lights Conference League Overall W L Pct. W L Pct. Kodiak 0 0 .000 1 0 1.000 Eagle River 0 0 .000 1 0 1.000 Soldotna 0 0 .000 0 1 .000 Kenai 0 0 .000 0 1 .000 Ketchikan Nikiski Seward Homer Houston

0 0 0 0 0

Peninsula Conference 0 .000 0 .000 0 .000 0 .000 0 .000

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West 18, Soldotna 13 Kodiak 56, Homer 15 Ketchikan 49, Redington 14 Eagle River 42, Houston 14 Lathrop 49, Kenai 21 Monroe 27, Seward 12 Barrow 40, Nikiski 8

Week 2 Kenai at Homer, 6 p.m. Friday North Pole at Soldotna, 6:30 p.m. Friday Valdez at Nikiski, 2 p.m. Saturday Seward at Redington, 7 p.m. Friday Kodiak at Wasilla Barrow at Eagle River Houston at Monroe

Football stats Through Aug. 11 Reported stats only TEAM OFFENSE Team Soldotna Kenai Nikiski Homer

G Pts Rsh Pas Tot 1 13 223 35 258 1 21 177 49 226 1 8 172 38 210 1 15 89 28 117 TEAM DEFENSE

Team Soldotna Homer Kenai Nikiski

0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0

RECEIVING YARDAGE LEADERS

G Pts Rsh Pas Tot 1 18 92 238 330 1 56 433 11 444 1 49 307 142 449 1 40 n/a n/a n/a

PASSING YARDAGE LEADERS Name, school G Com Att Yds TD Int Litke, Nik 1 5 10 38 1 0 Truesdell, Sol 1 3 9 35 1 2 Daniels, Ken 1 2 2 28 1 0 Kalugin, Hom 1 2 9 28 0 0 Felchle, Ken 1 10 12 21 0 0 RUSHING YARDAGE LEADERS Name, school G Att Yds Avg Handley, Nik 1 20 114 5.7 Riddall, Ken 1 19 80 4.2 Fisk, Hom 1 18 75 4.1 Faletoi, Sol 1 15 56 3.7 Medcoff, Sol 1 11 54 4.9 Anderson, Ken 1 15 51 3.4 Burnett, Ken 1 10 49 4.9 Truesdell, Sol 1 8 43 5.3

Berry, Nik 1 15 42 2.8 Metcalf, Sol 1 3 34 11.3 Johnson, Sol 1 4 34 8.5 Litke, Nik 1 4 16 4.0 Bradshaw, Hom 1 5 9 1.8 Kalugin, Hom 1 12 9 0.7 Hrencher, Hom 1 1 -1 -1.0 Felchle, Ken 1 1 -3 -3.0 Morawitz, Hom 1 1 -3 -3.0

TD 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 1

game showcased a lot of youth and inexperience by Seward, but also gave him confidence about the future of the team. “Some of our young guys really stepped up,” he said. “For as many young kids that have never played football before, we did OK. I think seven out of 21 have never played before.” Cinereski said the biggest takeaways from Seward’s Week 1 loss to Monroe Catholic was the mistakes that cost the team points. Cinereski said three touchdowns could’ve been put on the board if not for fumbles within Rams territory. “They have a very good of-

Name, school G Rec Yds Avg Brantley, Sol 1 3 35 11.6 Pitsch, Ken 1 2 28 14.0 Hrencher, Hom 1 1 24 24.0 Handley, Nik 1 2 23 11.5 Carver, Ken 1 1 15 15.0 Anderson, Nik 1 1 14 14.0 Fisk, Hom 1 1 4 4.0 Burnett, Ken 1 2 3 1.5 Anderson, Ken 1 4 3 0.7 Berry, Nik 1 2 1 0.5 Riddall, Ken 1 3 -2 -0.6

TD 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

SCORING LEADERS Name, school TD FG PAT1 PAT2 Pts Riddall, Ken 2 0 0 0 12 Truesdell, Sol 1 0 0 0 6 Brantley, Sol 1 0 0 0 6 Pitsch, Ken 1 0 0 0 6 Bradshaw, Hom 1 0 0 0 6 Fisk, Hom 1 0 0 0 6 McKibben, Ken 0 1 0 0 3 Johnson, Sol 0 0 1 0 1

fensive line, and we didn’t get pressure on their QB,” Cinereski said. “Other than that, our kids did better than we thought. We learned from it, and the coaching all week has been about learning from your mistakes.” Like Monroe, Cinereski said Redington likes to spread the field and run a variety of receiver routes that can scramble a defense. With that in mind, the Seward coach added that sophomore safety Collin Mullaly will make his return after a collarbone break sidelined him last spring.

Snedeker shoots 59 at Wyndham Championship GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — Brandt Snedeker predicted low scores at the Wyndham Championship — but not this low. Snedeker shot an 11-under 59 on Thursday, falling one shot shy of matching the PGA Tour record. He made a 20-foot putt on his final hole to become the 10th player in tour history to break 60. Jim Furyk set the record with a 58 in the final round of the Travelers Championship

in 2016. “I better be smiling,” Snedeker said. “I don’t do this every day.” This is the third consecutive year the PGA Tour has had a sub-60 round. Snedeker is the first to shoot 59 since Adam Hadwin in the third round of the 2017 Careerbuilder Challenge. It gave him a four-stroke lead after one round. Ryan Moore and John Oda shot 63s, and Martin Flores, D.A. Points,

Brett Stegmaier, David Hearn, Abraham Ancer, Ollie Schniederjans and Jonathan Byrd had 64s. Snedeker — who said a day earlier that the tournament would turn into a “birdie-fest” — began the round at par-70 Sedgefield Country Club with a bogey at No. 10, and took off from there. He played the front nine in 27, including an eagle 2 on the par-4 sixth hole when he holed out from 176 yards. After that shot, Snedeker

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ogy program, is interested in the future of the natural landscapes on the Kenai Peninsula in the face of a rapidly warming climate, in addition to the many other disturbances faced by plants and animals on the refuge, including fire, invasive species and nearby urbanization. Tracy is very interested in mycorrhizal fungi. “The way I think about it,” she says, “is that their presence will allow or not allow things to grow. If they’re not there, it is really hard for new trees to establish.” Using her understanding of the important role mycorrhizae play in supporting forest growth, Tracy is assessing the presence and diversity of mycorrhizal fungi in the soil at a number of locations throughout the peninsula. To identify these microscopic organisms, she collects soil samples and sends them to a partner lab for DNA sequencing. She will use her data to better understand the ability of the landscape to successfully adapt in a changing climate in the years to come. Recently, we looked at the fungal communities from grass-

lands near Portage and in the Caribou Hills. These relatively simple plant communities have perhaps two dozen species of vascular plants growing above ground. But below ground, initial DNA sequencing detected 600 to 900 species of fungi in each 1 ½ teaspoon soil sample for a total of over 2,000 species! By asking these big and interesting questions, we’ve been excited to get our hands dirty this summer exploring the ecological importance of mycorrhizae on the refuge. And we invite you to do the same, through finding a new respect for the network of tiny, hardworking fungi underneath your blueberry bushes. Whether you’re a gardener or a biologist, it turns out that paying closer attention to what’s happening below the ground could be more important than we realize.

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fungi that appear to be structurally identical to today’s mycorrhizae. They are also crucial to the health of a plant much beloved by Alaskans, the blueberry. Although much remains unknown about these tiny underground organisms, their importance to the healthy functioning of ecosystems is not doubted. Scientists are still discovering amazing things about their relationships with plants. Consider that mycorrhizal fungi and their host plants talk to each other! They communicate with each other via signaling hormones, responding to each other’s signals with distinct behavioral changes. Here at the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge, we’re just as excited about the details of mycorrhizal biochemistry as the big picture of how mycorrhizal fungi fit into the ecology and natural cycles of the refuge’s exceptional assemblages of flora and fauna. Tracy Melvin, a doctoral student with the refuge’s biol-

Laura Bashor is a biological intern this summer at Kenai National Wildlife Refuge. She has a BA in Biology from Middlebury College in Vermont. Find more Refuge Notebook articles (1999-present) at https://www. fws.gov/refuge/Kenai/community/refuge_notebook.html.

said a 59 felt like a real possi- tour event he played in China that score, but those thoughts bility. He remembered a non- in which he was one putt from “got in the way.”

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ducks bobbing in the surf. At one point seals haul out on rocks. In early spring the bluffs Continued from page B1 warm up first and that’s where you see the first wildflowers. a car in Homer or at Anchor Some years I can’t wait for the Point and walk from Diamond road down to clear and I’ll ski Creek north or south. Watch or snowshoe to the beach. the tide. Kachemak Bay can But my all-time, yearcork you off at certain points, round, go-to beach is here, and you’ll be hugging the bluff about a half mile from the waiting for the tide or trompHomer News — Mariner ing through devil’s club to get Park beach. There’s a summer around. It’s a decent fat bike campground but in the winter ride, too. it’s empty except for people Diamond Creek has beauti- picking coal. My dog, Princess ful birds, like cormorants that Leia, and I take a lunch walk cluster on rocks or harlequin at Mariner Park almost every

working day. Doctor Tortora, I log at least a mile a day, and yes, I should get my heart rate up. Even in snotty weather I walk that beach. There are dozens of ways to recreate in this amazing state, most of them done with incomparable scenery. For this old beach bum, give me the sand and rocks and surf and otter bones and I am in bliss. Michael Armstrong is the editor of the Homer News. Reach him at marmstrong@ homernews.com.

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American Ninja Warrior The Dateline â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;PGâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; top 30 contestants compete. â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;PGâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Whistleblower (N) Whistleblower (N)

Washington Week (N)

(:01) 20/20 (N) â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;PGâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;

Rick Stevesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; The Great British Baking Festive Eu- Show Three bakers have made it to the final. â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;PGâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; rope â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Gâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;

10 PM 10:30 11 PM 11:30 ABC News at (:35) Jimmy Kimmel Live â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;14â&#x20AC;&#x2122; (:37) Nightline (N) â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Gâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; 10 (N)

Fox 4 News at 9 (N)

American Ninja Warrior â&#x20AC;&#x153;Philadelphia City Finalsâ&#x20AC;? The top 30 compete. â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;PGâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;

American Greed â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;PGâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;

The Ingraham Angle (N)

Fox News at Night with Shannon Bream (N) (5:50) The Of- (:25) The Of- The Office The Office fice â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;PGâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; fice â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;PGâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;14â&#x20AC;&#x2122; â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;PGâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; â&#x20AC;&#x153;Deep Blue Sea 2â&#x20AC;? (2018, Horror) Michael Beach. Highly intelligent super sharks turn on their masters.

DailyMailTV

Impractical Jokers â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;14â&#x20AC;&#x2122;

KTVA Nightcast Anger Management â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;14â&#x20AC;&#x2122;

(:35) The Late Show With Stephen Colbert â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;PGâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Two and a TMZ (N) â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;PGâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Half Men â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;14â&#x20AC;&#x2122;

Pawn Stars â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;PGâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; James Corden Entertainment Tonight

(:34) The Tonight Show StarChannel 2 ring Jimmy Fallon â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;14â&#x20AC;&#x2122; News: Late Edition (N) Hamiltonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s America The Broadway musical â&#x20AC;&#x153;Hamilton.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;PGâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Amanpour on PBS (N) Dateline NBC (N) â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;PGâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;

(:37) Late Night With Seth Meyers NHK Newsline

American Greed â&#x20AC;&#x153;Neighborhood Infernoâ&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;PGâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Tucker Carlson Tonight The Office The Office â&#x20AC;&#x153;Lottoâ&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;PGâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;14â&#x20AC;&#x2122; Wynonna Earp A demon causes havoc in town. â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;14â&#x20AC;&#x2122;

American Greed Jan Lewan rips off his fans. â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;PGâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Hannity

Paid Program Paid Program Paid Program Paid Program â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Gâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Gâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Gâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Gâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; The Ingraham Angle Fox News at Night with Shannon Bream Kevin Hart: Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m a Grown Kevin Hart Kevin Hart: Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m a Grown Chappelleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Little Man â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;14â&#x20AC;&#x2122; Little Man â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;14â&#x20AC;&#x2122; Show â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;14â&#x20AC;&#x2122; Killjoys The trio looks to save Futurama Futurama Futurama (:32) FuturaDâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;avâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s son. (N) â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;14â&#x20AC;&#x2122; â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;PGâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;PGâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;PGâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; ma â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;PGâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;

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(:15) â&#x20AC;&#x153;X2â&#x20AC;? (2003, Action) Patrick Stewart, Hugh Jackman, Ian McKellen. A 303 504 power-mad militarist pursues the mutants. â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;PG-13â&#x20AC;&#x2122;

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304 505

+ MAX

311 516

329 554

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(67) FNC

5 SHOW 319 546

7 PM

B = DirecTV

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The Closer A missing gang- (:03) The Closer â&#x20AC;&#x153;Saving (:03) The Closer â&#x20AC;&#x153;Rubyâ&#x20AC;? The (:01) The Closer â&#x20AC;&#x153;HomeThe Closer â&#x20AC;&#x153;Serving the The Closer Brenda tries to Greyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Anatomy Arizona memberâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s body is found. â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;14â&#x20AC;&#x2122; Faceâ&#x20AC;? Squad finds a body. â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;14â&#x20AC;&#x2122; squad searches for a young wreckerâ&#x20AC;? Killing of a family. Kingâ&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;14â&#x20AC;&#x2122; solve the murder of an Arab Killing of a family. â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;14â&#x20AC;&#x2122; wants to start dating again. girl. â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;14â&#x20AC;&#x2122; â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;14â&#x20AC;&#x2122; teenager. â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;14â&#x20AC;&#x2122; â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;14â&#x20AC;&#x2122; Law & Order: Special VicLaw & Order: Special VicLaw & Order: Special VicLaw & Order: Special VicModern Fam- Modern Fam- Modern Fam- Modern Fam- Modern Fam- Modern Fam- Modern Fam- Modern Famtims Unit â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;14â&#x20AC;&#x2122; tims Unit â&#x20AC;&#x153;Closureâ&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;14â&#x20AC;&#x2122; tims Unit â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;14â&#x20AC;&#x2122; tims Unit â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;14â&#x20AC;&#x2122; ily â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;PGâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; ily â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;PGâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; ily â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;PGâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; ily â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;PGâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; ily â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;PGâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; ily â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;PGâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; ily â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;PGâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; ily â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;PGâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Pacifierâ&#x20AC;? (2005, Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s) Vin Diesel, Lauren GraAmerican American Family Guy Family Guy â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Hangover Part IIâ&#x20AC;? (2011, Comedy) Bradley Cooper, Ed â&#x20AC;&#x153;Central Intelligenceâ&#x20AC;? (2016, Action) Dwayne Johnson, Dad â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;14â&#x20AC;&#x2122; Dad â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;14â&#x20AC;&#x2122; â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;14â&#x20AC;&#x2122; â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;14â&#x20AC;&#x2122; Helms, Zach Galifianakis. Phil, Stu, Alan and Doug head to Kevin Hart, Amy Ryan. A CIA agent recruits an ex-classmate ham, Faith Ford. A Navy SEAL becomes the guardian of five siblings. Thailand for Stuâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s wedding. for a top-secret case. NCIS: New Orleans â&#x20AC;&#x153;The NCIS: New Orleans â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;14â&#x20AC;&#x2122; NCIS: New Orleans Tracking â&#x20AC;&#x153;Oceanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Elevenâ&#x20AC;? (2001, Comedy-Drama) George Clooney, Matt Damon. A â&#x20AC;&#x153;Oceanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Thirteenâ&#x20AC;? (2007, Comedy-Drama) George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Matt Third Manâ&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;14â&#x20AC;&#x2122; a sniper. â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;14â&#x20AC;&#x2122; suave ex-con assembles a team to rob a casino vault. Damon. Danny Ocean and his gang seek to right a wrong. 2018 Little League World Series Southeast vs. West. Open- SportsCenter (N) (Live) SportsCenter (N) (Live) SportsCenter (N) (Live) SportsCenter (N) (Live) SportsCenter (N) (Live) SportsCenter ing round, Game 8. (N) (Live) (3:00) ATP Tennis Western & Southern Open, Menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s and Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Quarterfinals. From Boxing Andrew Cancio vs. Dardan Zenunaj. (N) (Live) First Take Championship Drive Cincinnati. (N) (Live) Undeniable Graham Mariners All Mariners Pre- MLB Baseball Los Angeles Dodgers at Seattle Mariners. From Safeco Field in Seattle. (N) Mariners MLB Baseball Los Angeles Dodgers at Seattle Mariners. From Safeco Field Bensinger Access (N) game (N) (Live) Postgame in Seattle. Mom â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;14â&#x20AC;&#x2122; Mom â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;14â&#x20AC;&#x2122; â&#x20AC;&#x153;Hitchâ&#x20AC;? (2005, Romance-Comedy) Will Smith, Eva Mendes, Kevin James. A smooth-talker Bellator MMA Live South Dakota native Logan Storley takes (:15) â&#x20AC;&#x153;Wedding Crashersâ&#x20AC;? (2005) Owen Wilson. Partygoers helps a shy accountant woo an heiress. on the always dangerous AJ Matthews. (N) â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;14â&#x20AC;&#x2122; spend a wild weekend with a politicianâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s family. (2:25) â&#x20AC;&#x153;Uncle (:45) â&#x20AC;&#x153;Smokey and the Banditâ&#x20AC;? (1977, Comedy) Burt Reynolds, Sally Field. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Unforgivenâ&#x20AC;? (1992, Western) Clint Eastwood, Gene Hackman, Morgan Freeman. Clint Fear the Walking Dead (:04) Preacher Tulip pulls a Buckâ&#x20AC;? A bootlegger burns rubber to evade a stubborn sheriff. Eastwoodâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Oscar-winning portrait of an aged gunman. â&#x20AC;&#x153;People Like Usâ&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;MAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; heist in Osaka. â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;MAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Dragon Ball The CleveThe CleveAmerican American Bobâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Burg- Family Guy Family Guy Rick and Robot Chick- Squidbillies Bobâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Burg- Family Guy Family Guy American American Super â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;PGâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; land Show land Show Dad â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;14â&#x20AC;&#x2122; Dad â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;14â&#x20AC;&#x2122; ers â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;PGâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;14â&#x20AC;&#x2122; â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;14â&#x20AC;&#x2122; Morty â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;14â&#x20AC;&#x2122; en â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;14â&#x20AC;&#x2122; â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;14â&#x20AC;&#x2122; ers â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;PGâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;14â&#x20AC;&#x2122; â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;14â&#x20AC;&#x2122; Dad â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;14â&#x20AC;&#x2122; Dad â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;14â&#x20AC;&#x2122; Treehouse Masters â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;PGâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Treehouse Masters â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;PGâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Treehouse Masters: Out on Treehouse Masters â&#x20AC;&#x153;Episode 10â&#x20AC;? (N) â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;PGâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; (:03) Treehouse Masters â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;PGâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; (:03) Treehouse Masters â&#x20AC;&#x153;Episode 10â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;PGâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; a Limb (N) â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;PGâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Bunkâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Gâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Ravenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;Descendantsâ&#x20AC;? (2015) Dove Cameron. A teenage king must (:05) â&#x20AC;&#x153;Disneyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Descendants 2â&#x20AC;? (2017, Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s) Dove (:10) Bunkâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d (:35) Ravenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Andi Mack â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Gâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Stuck in the Bunkâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Gâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Bunkâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Gâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Home â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Gâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; deal with the offspring of numerous villains. â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Gâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Cameron, Cameron Boyce, Sofia Carson. â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Gâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Gâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Home Middle â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Gâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; The Loud The Loud The Loud The Loud The Loud Henry Dan- Henry Dan- SpongeBob SpongeBob SpongeBob Friends â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;PGâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Friends â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;PGâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Friends â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;PGâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; (:35) Friends (:10) Friends (:45) Friends House â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Y7â&#x20AC;&#x2122; House â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Y7â&#x20AC;&#x2122; House â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Y7â&#x20AC;&#x2122; House â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Y7â&#x20AC;&#x2122; House â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Y7â&#x20AC;&#x2122; ger â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Gâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; ger â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Gâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;14â&#x20AC;&#x2122; â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;14â&#x20AC;&#x2122; â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;14â&#x20AC;&#x2122; (:10) â&#x20AC;&#x153;National Treasureâ&#x20AC;? (2004, Adventure) Nicolas Cage, Diane Kruger, Justin Bartha. A man tries to steal (:20) â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Bourne Ultimatumâ&#x20AC;? (2007) Matt Damon, Julia Stiles. Jason The 700 Club â&#x20AC;&#x153;Herculesâ&#x20AC;? (1997) Voices of the Declaration of Independence. Bourne continues to look for clues to unravel his true identity. Tate Donovan. Say Yes to Say Yes to Say Yes to Say Yes to Say Yes to the Dress â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;PGâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; 90 Day FiancĂŠ: Before the 90 Days â&#x20AC;&#x153;Extended: Face to Unexpected (N) â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;14â&#x20AC;&#x2122; 90 Day FiancĂŠ: Before the 90 Days â&#x20AC;&#x153;Extended: Face to the Dress the Dress the Dress the Dress Faceâ&#x20AC;? Angela must pause her Nigeria trip. (N) â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;PGâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Faceâ&#x20AC;? Angela must pause her Nigeria trip. â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;PGâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Cooperâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Treasure â&#x20AC;&#x153;Island of Cooperâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Treasure â&#x20AC;&#x153;Into the Cash Cab â&#x20AC;&#x153;Curiosity Killed the BattleBots â&#x20AC;&#x153;Episode 13â&#x20AC;? (:01) Cooperâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Treasure (:02) Mad Dog Made â&#x20AC;&#x153;Going (:03) Cooperâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Treasure (:04) Mad Dog Made â&#x20AC;&#x153;Going Fortuneâ&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;14â&#x20AC;&#x2122; Stormâ&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;14â&#x20AC;&#x2122; Cabâ&#x20AC;? (N) â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;PGâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; (N) â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;PGâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; â&#x20AC;&#x153;Striking Goldâ&#x20AC;? (N) â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;14â&#x20AC;&#x2122; to Marsâ&#x20AC;? (N) â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;PGâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; â&#x20AC;&#x153;Striking Goldâ&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;14â&#x20AC;&#x2122; to Marsâ&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;PGâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Ghost Adventures â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Ti- Ghost Adventures â&#x20AC;&#x153;Stardust Ghost Adventures â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;PGâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Ghost Adventures â&#x20AC;&#x153;Apache The Dead Files (N) â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;PGâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; The Dead Files (N) â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;PGâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Kindred Spirits â&#x20AC;&#x153;Unruly The Dead Files â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;PGâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; tanic Museumâ&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;PGâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Ranchâ&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;PGâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Junctionâ&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;PGâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; House Guestsâ&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;PGâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Ancient Aliens â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Wisdom Ancient Aliens â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Akashic Ancient Aliens Ancient archi- Ancient Aliens â&#x20AC;&#x153;The SentiAncient Aliens â&#x20AC;&#x153;Russia De- (:03) In Search Of â&#x20AC;&#x153;Time (:05) Ancient Aliens â&#x20AC;&#x153;Voices (:03) Ancient Aliens â&#x20AC;&#x153;Russia Keepersâ&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;PGâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Recordâ&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;PGâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; tectural marvels. â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;PGâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; nelsâ&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;PGâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; classifiedâ&#x20AC;? (N) â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;PGâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Travelâ&#x20AC;? (N) â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;14â&#x20AC;&#x2122; of the Godsâ&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;PGâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Declassifiedâ&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;PGâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Live PD â&#x20AC;&#x153;Live PD -- 08.11.18â&#x20AC;? Riding along with law enforcement. â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;14â&#x20AC;&#x2122; (:06) Live PD: Rewind â&#x20AC;&#x153;Live Live PD â&#x20AC;&#x153;Live PD -- 08.17.18â&#x20AC;? Riding along with law enforcement. (N Same-day Tape) â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;14â&#x20AC;&#x2122; Live PD â&#x20AC;&#x153;Live PD -- 08.17.18â&#x20AC;? PD: Rewind No. 137â&#x20AC;? (N) â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;14â&#x20AC;&#x2122; Riding along with law enforcement. â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;14â&#x20AC;&#x2122; Fixer Upper â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Gâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Fixer Upper â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Gâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Fixer Upper Chip and Joâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Dream Home Dream Home Tiny Paradise Tiny Paradise House Hunt- Hunters Intâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;l House Hunt- Hunters Intâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;l Tiny Paradise Tiny Paradise â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Gâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; cottage-style garden. â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Gâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; (N) â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Gâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; (N) â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Gâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; ers (N) â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Gâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; ers â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Gâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Gâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Diners, Drive Diners, Drive Diners, Drive Diners, Drive Diners, Drive Diners, Drive Diners, Drive Diners, Drive Diners, Drive Diners, Drive Diners, Drive Diners, Drive Diners, Drive Diners, Drive Diners, Drive Diners, Drive American Greed â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;PGâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;

8 TMC

6:30

NBC Nightly Channel 2 Newshour (N) News With Lester Holt Nightly Busi- PBS NewsHour (N) ness Report â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Gâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;

(65) CNBC 208 355

(82) SYFY

6 PM

Jeopardy! â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Gâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Wheel of Fortune â&#x20AC;&#x153;Hawaiiâ&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Gâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; How I Met Last Man Last Man Who Wants to Who Wants to How I Met Be a Million- Be a Million- Your Mother Your Mother Standing â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;PGâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Standing â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;PGâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;14â&#x20AC;&#x2122; â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;14â&#x20AC;&#x2122; aire â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;PGâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; aire â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;PGâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; The Ellen DeGeneres KTVA 5 p.m. CBS Evening KTVA 6 p.m. Evening News Show â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Gâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; First Take News BIG3 Basketball Playoffs: Teams TBA. From Dallas. (N) (Live)

(3) ABC-13 13 (6) MNT-5

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171 300

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183 280

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B8 | Friday, August 17, 2018 | Peninsula Clarion

Woman’s old sweetheart still can’t win her dad’s approval a snowflake and hell. Gary may have been the love of your life since childhood, but if you plan to marry him, it’s important you get a glimpse of what you may be in for. There are self-help groups for the friends and family of addicts. Join one of them. (Visit Nar-Anon. org to find the nearest meeting.) If you do, you will meet Abigail Van Buren other individuals who are involved with people who have a drug addiction and learn about the challenges that will face both of you. DEAR ABBY: A longtime friend of mine, “Jenny,” and I reunited after years of not speaking. Our pregnancies brought us back together, and since the births of our children we have had playdates, shared baby stories, advice, etc. My problem is, Jenny tries to pass down stained, out-of-season clothes from her child to mine. (She gets free handouts from organizations that help moms and families who aren’t financially well off.) She and her

Hints from Heloise

Rubes

you accomplish. Tonight: Out late. CANCER (June 21-July 22) HHHH Use today to finish lastminute details for a project. You could be surprised by a loved one; the caring and attention he or she gives you mean a lot. You begin to see the makings of several caring days. Go along with a demand from a loved one. Tonight: Christen the weekend. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) HHH Your instinct might be to stay close to home. If so, you are right to listen to your intuition. Others will find you should they need you. On the other hand, you might opt to squeeze in some R and R. As a result, you are likely to feel more vibrant. Tonight: At a favorite restaurant. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) HHHHH You might not communicate as well as you’d like to. You feel as if you are speaking a foreign language and that people don’t seem to “get it.” Take charge of a changeable set of plans. Listen to what others want. Somehow you will make it all work. Tonight: Speak your mind. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) HHH Before you say “yes” to someone, make sure you really want to. Honor a change of heart. Remain secure in what you need to do. Be clear about your desires. Remain open in conversations. Make sure your budget is as tight as you’d like. Tonight: Treat a friend to TGIF. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) HHHH Beam in more of what you want. You have the charisma and energy to hit a home run. Do not allow someone to change plans or cause a problem. Think positively and you will see better

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Ziggy

results. Someone might change his or her mind at the last minute. Tonight: Keep smiling. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) HHH Listen to the drumbeats. Someone is trying to tell you something, whether you want to hear it or not. Slow down and follow your intuition. You might be hoping for a certain resolution, which could color your perspective as well. Ask for feedback. Tonight: Play it low-key. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) HHHH You know what you want, but at times you do not use the correct words. Refuse to allow a misunderstanding to even begin. Verify that you are on the same page as someone else, or at least that he or she understands what you’re saying. Tonight: Get together with the gang. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) HHH Take a stand, if you feel it’s necessary. You cannot minimize what is happening around you. Know that more responsibility will be dropped on you. Consider that you might not want to play a significant role. Be honest with what is going on within you. Tonight: Be willing to say “no.” PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) HHHHH Put yourself in someone else’s shoes. You might not have the control you desire in a tense situation. By identifying with the others involved, you can find the right action or decision. Others appreciate your sensitivity and support. Tonight: Be adventuresome and spontaneous. BORN TODAY Actor Sean Penn (1960), actor Robert De Niro (1943), actress Mae West (1893)

Proof of prescriptions Dear Heloise: Please remember that when carrying PRESCRIPTION DRUGS while traveling, you must be able to produce a valid prescription for each of them. This can spare your readers a lot of grief if they find themselves in a situation where they have to prove they have them legitimately. -- Ken T., via email You’re right, Ken! It’s best to travel with the prescription in its original container, with the doctor’s information and instructions printed on the label. Carry no more than 90 days’ worth of medication. Equipment such as needles and oxygen can pose a security or safety risk, so always have a copy of the prescription for these items as well. -- Heloise P.S. Check out the following letter for more hints about medications. A TIP ON TIPPING Dear Heloise: I was dismayed to read the recent hint from Penny N. in Fort Wayne, Indiana, who said they tip housekeeping only after staying in a hotel for four days or more. We believe that housekeepers rarely earn enough money for their time and the work they do. Our plan is to leave a tip for any length of stay. The longer we stay, the more we leave. If we stay several days, we’ll often leave a tip on the first day just to let housekeeping know that we are tippers and to expect more. -- Albert P., Vine Grove, Ky. TEA FOR TWO Dear Heloise: Want to give your friends a nice treat? When you serve tea, give them a cinnamon stick to stir their tea. It tastes better and adds a nice aroma. -- Shirley B., Biloxi, Miss. EASY CLEAN Hello, Heloise: Just wanted to pass along that I discovered wet baby wipes work great on stuffed animals! Mine get dusty and dirty. An added bonus is that they smell great afterward! -- Paula in Alexandria, Va.

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.

5 7 1 2 4 6 8 9 3

4 9 2 3 8 1 7 6 5

Difficulty Level

3 6 8 5 7 9 2 4 1

8 5 4 6 2 7 3 1 9

1 2 6 9 3 8 5 7 4

7 3 9 1 5 4 6 8 2

6 4 3 8 9 2 1 5 7

2 8 7 4 1 5 9 3 6

9 1 5 7 6 3 4 2 8

Tundra

By Johnny Hart

Garfield

Shoe

By Jim Davis

Take it from the Tinkersons

By Bill Bettwy

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3 6 2 9

6 4 3

By Dave Green

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By Chad Carpenter

By Chris Cassatt & Gary Brookins

Mother Goose and Grimm

By Michael Peters

2018 Conceptis Puzzles, Dist. by King Features Syndicate, Inc.

Jacqueline Bigar’s Stars HAPPY BIRTHDAY for Friday, Aug. 17, 2018: This year you tend to use tension as a motivator. However, you can get locked into a point of view and have difficulty gaining a broader perspective. Let others know about some of your dreams that you would like to bring to fruition. If you are single, you radiate a unique intensity, and others cannot stay away from you. You have quite a choice of suitors. If you are attached, the two of you often trigger each other. You have the key to handling the issue. SCORPIO sees you as transparent. The Stars Show the Kind of Day You’ll Have: 5-Dynamic; 4-Positive; 3-Average; 2-So-so; 1-Difficult ARIES (March 21-April 19) HHH You might believe that someone is speaking gibberish. Although this isn’t true, this person doesn’t seem to connect the dots as you would. Don’t worry; keep smiling, and your interactions with this person will work out. Financial gain is possible here. Tonight: Happiest as a duo. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) HHHH Defer to others, and be optimistic about an offer. Others will seek you out, as they enjoy your company. If you are in a committed relationship, make sure to dote on your significant other. You don’t want to upset this person. Tonight: Out and about, strutting your stuff. GEMINI (May 21-June 20) HHH When the cat’s away, the mouse will play. You have acted like a mouse with an absent cat nearly all week. Now you are faced with an enormous amount to catch up on. Dive right in rather than quarrel. You might be surprised by how much

By Eugene Sheffer

child’s father drive brand-new cars with hefty car payments, and they are paying a big mortgage -- all the while collecting assistance. It bothers me because, while we struggle, my family doesn’t use assistance. We feel it should be used only for those who really need it. Am I silly for letting something like this get to me? I find myself making excuses to cancel playdates and avoid her. -- MAKING MY OWN WAY IN VIRGINIA DEAR MAKING: Your problem isn’t the baby clothes. It’s that you disapprove of Jenny’s values. While you have some things in common, you also have major differences. Among them, your choice to work for what you get and her willingness to game the system. That’s a big difference, and you’re not being silly. 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 Angel For everything you need to know about wedding planning, order “How to Have a Lovely Wedding.” Send your name and mailing address, plus check or money order for $7 (U.S. funds) to: Dear Abby, Wedding Booklet, P.O. Box 447, Mount Morris, IL 61054-0447. (Shipping and handling are included in the price.)

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DEAR ABBY: I’m dating my grammar school and high school sweetheart, “Gary.” We’ve known each other since I was 6. (I’m 33 now.) In high school we dated for nine months and were in love, but he told lies to my dad, so Dad ordered him to stay away. Now, 16 years later, after being only friends all this time, we finally both became single and got back together. Gary is and always has been the love of my life, as I am his. He would do anything for me. He says he wants to marry me and have kids, and he’s never said that to any other woman. Since we broke up at 16, Gary has done some bad things (drugs, prison). Because of it, my dad hates him. Dad was finally getting used to Gary being back in my life until a few months ago, when Gary crashed my car after relapsing. Gary is getting me a new car and trying to get my dad to like him, but Dad is stubborn. I know he’s just worried about me. I want to bring Gary to my parents’ to visit because enough time has gone by since the accident. Is there any way to get my dad used to him? -- TORN IN NEW JERSEY DEAR TORN: I think the chances of your father “getting used” to his beloved daughter being married to a convicted felon and drug user who can’t quite kick the habit are somewhere between

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