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MONDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2014 Soldotna-Kenai, Alaska

Vol. 44, Issue 124

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UA regents take no stand on Senate gun bill

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In the news Kodiak love locks disappear from bridge to island KODIAK — Kodiak residents are wondering what happened to their version of Paris love locks.

Lovers who visit bridges in Paris and other cities write their names on padlocks, attach them to bridge fences and throw the keys into the water to symbolize eternal love.

The Kodiak Daily Mirror reports a few dozen couples did the same on the Fred Zharoff Memorial Bridge connecting the city to Near Island but the locks disappeared last week.

An Alaska Department of Transportation spokeswoman in December said the locks technically are considered vandalism but removing them was low on the department priority list.

Spokesman Rob Greene says state workers didn’t rid the bridge of locks and wouldn’t it unless ordered to. He says city public works officials also deny removing the locks.

— The Associated Press

Above: Racers take off at the 1st annual Fuzzy Predator 10K ski race at Tsalteshi Trails Sunday. Kent Peterson (front) won the race in 30:09. John-Mark Pothast (far left) finished second with a time of 31:10.

Below: Eleven year-old Gavin Brennan skis to the finish line in the Fuzzy Predator 10K race Sunday at Tsalteshi Trails.

Brennan said the race was hard on his legs, weary from skiing the day before, but was determined to finish and had a lot of fun.

Friendly competition

Skiers take on Fuzzy Predator 10K

By DAN BALMER Peninsula Clarion

Sunshine, clear blue skies and some freshly groomed snow delighted 16 skiers who participated in the Fuzzy Predator 10K ski race Sunday at Tsalteshi Trails.

Eagles perched in the trees above got a bird’s eye view of skiers traversing through course trails named wolf, bear, wolverine, goat and coyote.

While goats may be fuzzy, they are not predators, so that trail section was renamed ‘chupacabra’ to stay within the demographic theme, said race organizer Mike Crawford.

UAS hopes for CH2M Hill gives detail to role boost from dorm of VECO in port expansion

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Originally, the race route was set to include fox and lynx trails but because of ice and a lack of snow they were cut out and replaced with the goat trail to bring the course to 10 kilometers, he said.

“It is a daunting course with two big ridge climbs but people did great,” he said.

Kent Peterson, crosscountry ski coach at Skyview High School, won the event in a brisk 30 minutes and nine seconds. John-Mark Pothast, a 14-year old eighth grader at Soldotna Middle School, came in second place, only one minute behind the win-

JUNEAU (AP) — University of Alaska officials have yet to respond to a Senate bill that would allow the legal concealed carry of firearms on University of Alaska campuses.

Senate bill 176, sponsored

by Sen. John Coghill, R-North Pole, would prohibit the university from enacting any firearms bans on its campuses with the exception of restricted areas where visitors are screened, the Fairbanks News Miner reported.

Coghill has said the bill, brought to him by his intern, challenges the Board of Regents’ authority to set rules restricting legal carry.

The bill says the state has the authority to regulate firearms and knives and unless specifically allowed by law, the regents cannot enforce policies regulating things like possession or use.

SB176 says board policies can restrict shooting a firearm in places where people, property or animals are jeopardized and possession of firearms and knives in restricted access areas of university buildings.

Coghill says the question is whether his proposal would encourage or mitigate those who want to be bad actors. He said he thinks it mitigates it.

During the UA Board of Regents meet Thursday in Fairbanks, neither UA President Patrick Gamble nor Board chairwoman Patricia Jacobson took a stance on Coghill’s bill.

Jacobson said the presence of guns might be illegal in certain areas of campus, such as daycare centers or areas where students younger than 18 are taught Jacobson noted campuses have a variety of areas regarding the legal status of carrying firearms, but did not say whether she felt Coghill’s bill identi-

JUNEAU — With a new 120-bed residence hall under construction, the University of Alaska Southeast hopes to attract and retain more traditional, full-time freshmen and boost its retention and graduation rates.

Freshman retention at Juneau’s campus has lagged behind that of University of Alaska Fairbanks and University of Alaska Anchorage, said Joe Nelson, vice chancellor of enrollment management and student affairs.

In fiscal year 2013, the three schools were closer together, but UAS still brought up the rear with about 60 percent of freshmen returning, according to UAS numbers.

“For years it hovered around 50 percent,” Nelson said.

When compared over the same time period, UAF was a

little ahead of UAS with about 65 percent retention, and UAA was in the lead with about 67 percent.

The university has a total enrollment of almost 3,000 students, with 220 admitted for the spring 2014 semester.

Nelson said the new residence hall should attract more students to the university, improving its on-time graduation rates by guaranteeing a place to live — something not to be taken lightly in Juneau.

“Juneau is a tight housing market and housing is an issue, so it hindered our ability to recruit without having enough housing on campus,” he said.

The new hall features suitestyle accommodations and will be able to house 120 freshmen, UAS project manager Nathan Leigh said. Located on campus next to the Noyes Pavilion, students will be close to their

BY ELWOOD BREHMER Morris News Service-Alaska Alaska Journal of Commerce

ANCHORAGE — A CH2M Hill spokesman issued a statement Feb. 18 in an effort to clarify confusion over the role of VECO Inc. in the Port of Anchorage expansion project.

CH2M Hill purchased VECO Inc. in September 2007, and the Colorado-based engineering giant with nearly 3,000 employees in Alaska now has a contract pending with the Municipality of Anchorage to manage future construction at the stalled port project.

Approval of the contract has twice been delayed by the Anchorage Assembly as members have expressed concern over a possible conflict of interest re-

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garding the municipality’s ongoing lawsuit against CH2M Hill regarding consulting work VECO Inc. performed on the sheet pile design used at the port. The municipality is also suing PND Engineers and former project manager Integrated Concepts and Research Corp.

Assembly members have agreed to take up CH2M Hill’s contract bid Feb. 25. The municipal Bidding Review Board met Jan. 23 and unanimously approved the contract proposal and found no conflict of interest in regards to the pending litigation.

In a statement provided to the Journal, CH2M Hill spokesman John Corsi wrote: “VECO was one of several sub-consultants engaged by (Open Cell Sheet Pile designer) PND (Engineers) in 2006

to complement their design team. VECO’s scope of work was to provide technical support to project scheduling and estimating, review of soil test data and properties provided by others and to conduct a single seismic stability analysis of an early OCSP concept design. VECO completed their scope of work in March 2007 and had no other participation in the subsequent design changes and completion of final design by PND, the engineer of record.

“VECO also had no role in the oversight of the pile driving and other construction.”

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AccuWeather 5-day forecast for Kenai-Soldotna

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24 hours through 4 p.m. yest. 0.00" Month to date ........................... 0.07" Normal month to date ............. 0.74" Year to date .............................. 2.35" Normal year to date .................. 1.70" Record today ................. 0.48" (1970) Record for Feb. ............. 2.80" (1955) Record for year ............ 27.09" (1963) Snowfall 24 hours through 4 p.m. yest. .. 0.0" Month to date .............................. 1.9" Season to date .......................... 41.3"

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Brisk winds will usher cold air into the Northeast today with snow showers streaming over the Great Lakes. A band of snow will stretch from the northern Rockies to the northern Plains.

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Bethel 32/18

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Rain, snow to hit dry California SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Meteorologists forecast a pair of storms could dump several inches of rain on parched cities and croplands throughout California in the coming week, bringing welcome news to a state that has just endured its driest year in recorded history.

While the rain won’t be enough to end the drought, the National Weather Service projected Sunday that the muchneeded precipitation could nearly double the amount of rainfall in parts of Los Angeles and the San Francisco Bay Area this year.

By next Saturday, the twin Pacific storms are expected to bring as much as 2 inches of rain to the coast and several feet of snow to the Sierra Nevada.

The first storm on Wednesday won’t offer much relief, just light overnight rains heading into Thursday. By Friday, radar images show the second storm should drench the entire state for 24 hours.

“We’re not calling it a drought-buster, but it definitely will make a difference,” said Jim Bagnall, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Hanford, one of many San Joaquin Valley towns where farmers have fallowed crops in anticipation of record low water supplies. “With these few storms, we could see about

an inch total in the valley. So this could obviously have some significant impact.”

The wet weather is badly needed: Since July 1, only 5.85 inches of rain have fallen in San Francisco, or about 35 percent of normal for this time of year. Just 1.2 inches have fallen in downtown Los Angeles, compared to 10.45 inches in a normal year.

The heavy rains will likely lead to flash flooding and runoff, carrying mud, trees and debris in areas burned in recent fires, such as the Colby fire, near Glendora.

“People who live around the burn areas need to be aware that Friday and Saturday could be potentially dangerous days,” said Andrew Rorke, senior meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Oxnard.

At higher elevations, the storms could blanket the Sierra in several feet of snow reaching down as low as about 4,500 feet, Bagnall said.

Looking further into the future, meteorologists say computer models show another sign of hope: greater chances that this year could see El Nino conditions and accompanying rainfall.

The San Jose Mercury News reports researchers at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said in November there was a 36

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Silver closed.............21.84 +0.01 Dow Jones avg..... 16,103.30 -29.93 NASDAQ................4,263.41 -4.14 S&P 500................1,836.25 -3.53 Stock prices provided by the Kenai Peninsula Edward Jones offices.

Oil Prices Thursday’s prices North Slope crude: $108.40, down from $108.51 on Wednesday West Texas Int.: $102.92, down from $103.31 on Wednesday

‘We’re not calling it a drought-buster, but it definitely will make a difference.’

— Jim Bagnall meteorologist percent chance of El Nino conditions developing by August 2014. NOAA recently updated that probability to 49 percent.

“There’s been an uptick recently. More models favor El Niño,” said Jon Gottschalck, acting chief of operational prediction at NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center in College Park, Md. “We certainly don’t

want to promise anything, but conditions are looking better.”

Scientists are quick to say that El Nino conditions don’t guarantee that California will get intense rainfall. But if the pattern is strong and temperatures are warm in the Pacific Ocean, the likelihood of heavy rainfall increases.

Oil closes part of Miss. river

By JANET McCONNAUGHEY Associated Press

NEW ORLEANS — A 65-mile stretch of the Mississippi River, including the Port of New Orleans, was closed to all water traffic Sunday as crews cleaned up oil that spilled from a barge after it ran into a towboat between Baton Rouge and New Orleans, the Coast Guard said.

Officials don’t know how much oil spilled, but only a sheen was reported on the river following the collision, which happened Saturday afternoon near Vacherie, 47 miles west of New Orleans by land, said Coast Guard Petty Officer Bill Colclough.

No one was hurt and all barges were secured, Colclough said.

By late Sunday afternoon, 16 vessels were waiting to go downriver and 10 vessels were waiting in an upriver queue, he said. He could not estimate when the river would reopen.

The cause of the collision was under investigation.

Public drinking water intakes on the river were closed as a precaution in nearby St. Charles Parish, officials said. “The water supply in St. Charles Parish remains safe,” parish officials said in a news release Sunday afternoon.

The barge, one of two loaded with light crude and being pushed by the Hannah C. Settoon, hit the Lindsay Ann Erickson, which was pushing grain barges, Colclough said.

He said the rest of the oil on the damaged barge had been pumped into another barge by early Sunday.

He did not know if the Lindsay Ann Erickson was damaged.

An online Coast Guard database shows that the 84.5-footlong Hannah C. Settoon was built in 2010 and is owned by Settoon Towing LLC of Pierre Part, La. The Lindsay Ann Erickson, built in 1982, is 168 feet long and owned by General Electric Capital Corp. of Irving, Texas.

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Community Calendar Today 11:30 a.m.

• Women’s Cancer Support Group at Soldotna Bible Chapel, 300 W. Marydale. Call 953-9343.

Noon • Alcoholics Anonymous recovery group at URS Club, 405 Overland Drive. Call 262-1917.

5 p.m.

• TOPS group 182 meets at the Sterling Senior Center. Call 260-7606.

6 p.m.

• Kenai Bridge Club plays duplicate bridge at the Kenai Senior Center. Call 252-9330 or 283-7609.

7 p.m.

• Women’s Barbershop sings at the Soldotna Church of God on the corner of Redoubt and Binkley. For more information, call 335-6789 or 262-4504.

• Narcotics Anonymous Support Group “Middle of the Road” at United Methodist Church, 15811 Sterling Highway, Ninilchik.

• Narcotics Anonymous Support Group “Dopeless Hope Fiends” at 607 Frontage Road, Kenai.

8 p.m.

• Al-Anon Support Group at Central Peninsula Hospital in the Augustine Room, Soldotna. Call 252-0558.

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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STOWE, Vt. (AP) — Maria von Trapp, the last surviving member and second-eldest daughter of the musical family whose escape from Nazi-occupied Austria was the basis for “The Sound of Music,” has died. She was 99.

Von Trapp died at her home in Vermont on Tuesday, according to her brother Johannes von Trapp.

“She was a lovely woman who was one of the few truly good people,” he said. “There wasn’t a mean or miserable bone in her body. I think everyone who knew her would agree with that.”

Maria von Trapp was the last surviving member of the seven original Trapp Family Singers made famous in “The Sound of Music.” She was portrayed as Louisa in the 1959 Broadway musical and a 1965 film, which won the Oscar for best picture.

She was the third child and second-oldest daughter of Austrian Naval Capt. Georg von Trapp and his first wife, Agathe Whitehead von Trapp. Their seven children were the basis for the singing family in the musical and film.

“The Sound of Music” was based loosely on a 1949 book by von Trapp’s second wife, also Maria von Trapp, who died in 1987.

It tells the story of an Austrian woman who married a widower with seven children and teaches them music.

In 1938, the family escaped from Nazi-occupied Austria and performed concert tours throughout Europe and then a threemonth tour in America. The family settled in Vermont in the early 1940s and opened a ski lodge in Stowe.

Von Trapp played accordion and taught Austrian dance with sister Rosmarie at the lodge.

She wrote in a biography posted on the Trapp Family’s website that she was born in the Austrian Alps after her family fled fighting from World War I and that she was surrounded by music growing up.

“Father played the violin, accordion and mandolin. Mother played piano and violin,” she wrote. “I have fond memories of our grandmother playing the piano for us after meals.”

Her biography on the website also said that she worked as a lay missionary in Papua, New Guinea.

Rosmarie von Trapp, Johannes von Trapp and Eleonore Von Trapp Campbell were born to Georg von Trapp and Maria von Trapp.

Around the Peninsula Nikiski Community Council to meet

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at the Soldotna Public Library, 235 North Binkley Street., Soldotna. The National Park Service is amending the plan and is inviting the public to review the plan. To view and comment on the plan visit: http://parkplanning.nps.gov/lacl.

Nikiski Community Council will hold its next meeting on Mon, Feb. 24 at 7:00 p.m. at the old Senior Center on Island Training offered for farmers market vendors Lake Road. The public is invited and encouraged to attend. For Learn how to market your product, how to set up your questions contact Darcy McCaughey at dmccaughey@hotmail. temporary food booth, and what foods do and do not require com.

ADEC permits. This training will be presented via videoconference on Wednesday, Feb. 26, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. in Ward Building Room 115 at Kenai Peninsula College. The same material Food bank hosts nutrition classes will be covered via teleconference on Feb. 27, 10 a.m.-1 p.m.

Nutrition classes to help curb childhood obesity with a focus There is no cost to attend. Register on-line at http://bit.ly/ on understanding portion size and serving a balanced meal on a MarketReg2014 or call UAF Cooperative Extension at 877budget take place Tuesday and Thursday, beginning Feb. 18 at 520-5211.

10 a.m. at the Kenai Peninsula Food Bank, 33955 Community College Drive in Soldotna. Attend all the classes, which end on March 20, to have a chance to win cooking items. These classes Dinner to benefit homeless families in Nikiski are made possible by a Walmart grant. For more information On Thursday, Feb. 27, Nikiski High School’s National Honcall 262-3111. or Society chapter will host a charity dinner to benefit families in need within our community. The dinner will start at 6 p.m. and end at 7 p.m. before the “Nikiski’s Got Talent” show. DinCaregiver support program discusses heart ner will cost $10 a person or $35 a family. The dinner will be conditions held at Nikiski High School.

The Kenai Peninsula Family Caregiver Support Program will present a video on understanding a heart condition at the Explore Kenai Peninsula history Soldotna Senior Center, Tuesday, Feb. 25 at 1:00 p.m. The preLongtime resident Al Hershberger will speak on peninsula sentation is open to family caregivers, you do not have to be a member of the senior center to attend. Visit kpnfcsp.org, or area history from his very personal perspective from noon-1 p.m. Friday, Feb. 28 in borough assembly chambers in Soldotcontact Judy or Shelley at (907) 262-1280. na. Al has lived on the peninsula since 1948 and has documented many of the area’s changes through photos and engaging Fish and Game advisory committee to meet stories. This is the first in a series of “brown bag lunch” preThe Kenai/Soldotna Fish & Game Advisory Committee will sentations being sponsored by the Kenai Peninsula Borough’s meet Wednesday, Feb. 26 at 6:30 p.m. at the Cook Inlet Aqua- Land Management Division on local area activities, looking culture Association building on K-Beach Road in order to pre- into the past and looking forward at the future. Bring your own pare comments on the Statewide Board of Game proposals, and bag lunch or RSVP by Feb. 27 and pay $5 for a pizza lunch. possibly discuss Statewide Board of Fisheries proposals. For Coffee, tea and water will be provided. For more information or to RSVP for the pizza lunch contact Ann Shirnberg, 714-2213 more information contact Mike Crawford at 252-2919. or ashirnberg@borough.kenai.ak.us.

Lake Clark management plan open house scheduled

Triumvirate bookstore seeks volunteers

An open house to learn more about and provided feedback The Triumvirate Theatre bookstore in the Peninsula Center on the Lake Clark National Park & Preserve General Manage- Mall in Soldotna is seeking volunteers. For more information, ment Plan is scheduled for Wednesday, Feb. 26 from 4-7 p.m. call Ruth at 398-9683.

Oldest Holocaust survivor dies at 110

By ROBERT BARR Associated Press

LONDON — Alice HerzSommer, believed to be the oldest Holocaust survivor, died at age 110 on Sunday, a family member said. The accomplished pianist’s death came just a week before her extraordinary story of surviving two years in a Nazi prison camp through devotion to music and her son is up for an Oscar.

Herz-Sommer died in a hospital after being admitted Friday with health problems, daughterin-law Genevieve Sommer said.

“We all came to believe that she would just never die,” said Frederic Bohbot, producer of the documentary “The Lady in Number 6: Music Saved My Life.” ‘’There was no question in my mind, ‘would she ever see the Oscars.’”

The film, directed by Oscarwinning filmmaker Malcolm Clarke, has been nominated for best short documentary at the Academy Awards next Sunday.

Herz-Sommer, her husband and her son were sent from Prague in 1943 to a concentration camp in the Czech city of Terezin — Theresienstadt in German — where inmates were allowed to stage concerts in which she frequently starred.

An estimated 140,000 Jews were sent to Terezin and 33,430 died there. About 88,000 were moved on to Auschwitz and other death camps, where most of them were killed. Herz-Sommer and her son, Stephan, were among fewer than 20,000 who were freed when the notorious camp was liberated by the Soviet army in May 1945.

Yet she remembered herself as “always laughing” during her time in Terezin, where the joy of

making music kept them going.

“These concerts, the people are sitting there, old people, desolated and ill, and they came to the concerts and this music was for them our food. Music was our food. Through making music we were kept alive,” she once recalled.

“When we can play it cannot be so terrible.”

Though she never learned where her mother died after being rounded up, and her husband died of typhus at Dachau, in her old age she expressed little bitterness.

“We are all the same,” she said. “Good, and bad.”

Caroline Stoessinger, a New York concert pianist who wrote a book about Herz-Sommer, said she interviewed numerous people who were at the concerts who said “for that hour they were transported back to their homes and they could have hope.”

“Many people espouse certain credos, but they don’t live them.

She did,” said Stoessinger, author of “A Century of Wisdom: Lessons from the Life of Alice HerzSommer, the World’s Oldest Living Holocaust Survivor.”

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Herz-Sommer was born on Nov. 26, 1903, in Prague, and started learning the piano from her sister at age 5.

As a girl, she met the author Franz Kafka, a friend of her brother-in-law, and delighted in the stories that he told.

She also remembered Kafka saying, “In this world to bring up children: in this world?”

Alice married Leopold Sommer in 1931. Their son was born in 1937, two years before the Nazi invasion of Czechoslovakia.

“This was especially for Jews a very, very hard time. I didn’t mind, because I enjoyed to be a mother and I was full of enthusiasm about being a mother, so I didn’t mind so much,” she said.

Jews were allowed to shop for only half an hour in the afternoon, by which time the shops were empty. Most Jewish families were forced to leave their family apartments and were crammed into one apartment with other families, but

her family was allowed to keep its home.

“We were poor, and we knew that they will send us away, and we knew already in this time that it was our end,” she said.

In 1942, her 73-year-old mother was transported to Terezin, then a few months later to Treblinka, an extermination camp.

“And I went with her of course till the last moment. This was the lowest point in my life. She was sent away. Till now I don’t know where she was, till now I don’t know when she died, nothing.

“When I went home from bringing her to this place I remember I had to stop in the middle of the street and I listened to a voice, an inner voice: ‘Now, nobody can help you, not your husband, not your little child, not the doctor.’”

From then on, she took refuge in the 24 Etudes of Frederic Chopin, a dauntingly difficult monument of the repertoire. She labored at them for up to eight hours a day.

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Obama’s actions contrary to ACA law being ‘settled’ As the Republican-controlled U.S.

House passed several bills that would have repealed the Affordable Care Act, liberal critics belittled these efforts by contending that Obamacare was “settled law” since it had been upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court.

But how can we say it is “settled law” when our president’s actions seem to reflect his belief that some of the law’s very specific provisions are what he wants them to be as opposed to their clear meaning?

The most recent case in point was the administration’s decision Monday to delay until 2016 the requirement that employers with 50 to 99 full-time workers either provide health insurance or pay a financial penalty.

This represents the second time this particular requirement has been delayed for a year. In July 2013, the administration delayed this employer mandate until 2015.

Congressional approval is clearly needed to change a very unambiguous provision that the mandate is effective after Dec. 31, 2013.

President Barack Obama’s stated rationale for the extension was to ensure that mid-sized companies had sufficient time to comply with the law.

His explanation raises two interesting questions.

How long do you really need to comply with a law that was enacted in 2010?

Is it fair for the president to be in the business of picking winners and losers? One group of employers has received a two-year delay while everyone subject to the individual mandate got no such reprieve.

Obama’s decision to ignore the clear intent of a law that defines his presidency seems more attuned to political calculation than about providing additional time for compliance.

The Affordable Care Act is expected to be front and center among issues in the 2014 midterm elections, but this does not justify doing an end run around the Constitution.

At one point in his life, our president taught constitutional law. He surely knows better.

Arbitrary decisions on who wins and who loses under the Affordable Care Act extend well beyond Monday’s announcement. The record reflects far too many waivers and exemptions to the politically well connected.

So much for equality under the law.

By the same token, so much for our country being a nation of laws rather than one where those laws can be effectively rewritten at one man’s pleasure.

This is what you would expect in a banana republic, but not in a constitutional republic with co-equal branches of government.

All hail El Presidente.

— The Daily News, Bowling Green, Ky., Feb. 16

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Kerry’s phony climate war

Secretary of State John Kerry is reporting for duty in the war against climate change. In a speech in Jakarta, Indonesia, he declared climate change “another weapon of mass destruction.” Indeed, in what might be news to the 50-megaton hydrogen bomb, he declared it “perhaps the world’s most fearsome weapon of mass destruction.”

If climate change does not consider itself duly warned, it has only itself to blame.

John Kerry has proven himself fully capable of supporting hostilities against dangerous enemies of the United States (that he then regrets, and campaigns against — but that’s another story).

The Obama administration’s latest foray on climate change — clearly setting the predicate for a regulatory offensive on the issue — is notable for its cheap argumentation. The same people who congratulate themselves for taking climate science so seriously trample all over the facts as a matter of routine.

Nothing so annoys the alarmists about climate change nee global warming as when conservatives talk as if a cold snap or snowstorm falsifies the phenomenon.

Weather, they explain, rolling their eyes, isn’t climate.

Or that used to be the mantra. Now, every bit of spectacular weather is presumed to be part of the grand mosaic of climate change.

“Some may still deny the overwhelming judgment of science,” President Barack Obama intoned in his second inaugural, “but none can avoid the devastating impact

of raging fires, and crippling drought, and more powerful storms.”

“This isn’t something around the corner,” Kerry said in his WMD speech. “This is happening now.”

He cited California, Rich Lowry “where millions of people are now experiencing the 13th month of the worst drought the state has seen in 500 years.”

This sounds dire, but scientists don’t necessarily blame climate change. “I’m pretty sure the severity of this thing is due to natural variability,” climate scientist Richard Seager told The New York Times.

California experienced a similar drought in the late 1970s. That event had the same proximate cause as this one, a ridge of high pressure that sat off the California coast and diverted storms to the north. The more the climate changes, evidently, the more it stays the same.

Climate change is endlessly flexible.

The California drought is blamed on climate change, even though, as the New York Times report noted, “the most recent computer projections suggest that as the world warms, California should get wetter, not drier, in the winter.”

The severe snowfall in the Northeast is vaguely blamed on global warming, even though the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change predicts that spring snow cover will decline in the Northern Hemisphere.

Whether it’s hot or cold, dry or wet, rainy or snowy — it’s climate change.

The Obama administration’s trick is to apply a rhetoric of certainty and immediacy to inherently uncertain, far-off projections.

Contrary to Kerry, the latest IPCC report concludes mildly that “there is not enough evidence at present to suggest more than low confidence in a global-scale observed trend in drought or dryness (lack of rainfall) since the middle of the 20th century.”

The IPCC report’s predictions about future effects of warming are over the next century. So, for instance, if you assume perfect clairvoyance on the part of the report’s authors, it is likely monsoon winds will weaken and monsoon precipitation strengthen ... by 2100.

Recent history counsels more caution rather than more certainty about the scientific consensus on climate change, since global warming has been underperforming during the past 15 years.

Even if Kerry were right in everything he says, he is powerless to do anything about it. Our carbon emissions are essentially flat, while those of China and India are growing at a rapid pace. Those countries aren’t going to hinder their economic development — which has done so much to alleviate human misery — in response to a far-off threat of dangerous weather.

John Kerry can man the battle stations, but he will be lonely there and, if this winter is any guide, very cold.

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

House race tests Obamacare as election issue

By DAVID ESPO AP Special Correspondent

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CLEARWATER, Fla. — The candidates are Alex Sink, Democrat, and David Jolly, Republican, but Obamacare is on the ballot in a big way in a competitive House race in Florida that offers a preview of the nationwide campaign for Congress this fall.

Republicans and their allies wouldn’t have it any other way as they test the issue’s potency, even though their candidate may muddle the message, and other issues like Social Security may command a bigger role in deciding the winner.

“Seniors are losing their doctors because of Obamacare... but Alex Sink still supports Obamacare,” read one Republican Party mailer in a congressional district where voters over age 60 may cast more than half the ballots.

Because of the health care law “300,000 Floridians will lose their current health plans, $700 billion (was) cut from Medicare for seniors and now nonpartisan government analysts say Obamacare will cost our economy up to 2.5 million jobs,” says an ad paid for by the National Republican Congressional Committee. “Yet Alex Sink still supports it.”

Sitting in a sparsely furnished room in her campaign office, Sink says of Republicans, “I guess they believe” it will work.

“That’s their signature issue in this election cycle.”

Republicans don’t quarrel with that assertion, which makes Sink something of a campaign pioneer — the Democratic candidate in the first race of 2014 to test her party’s recommended response to Republican assaults on the health care overhaul that President Barack Obama and Democrats pushed through Congress four years ago.

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Says the announcer of Jolly, “His plan would even require seniors to pay thousands more for prescription drugs.”

No matter the winner, Democrats appear to have little chance to capture the 17 seats needed to win a House majority in November. Yet this race has drawn national attention also because Obamacare figures prominently already in races in the Senate, where enough seats appear competitive nine months before Election Day to give Republicans an opportunity at winning control.

The candidates took different paths to their March 11 matchup to serve out the term of the late Republican Rep. C.W. “Bill” Young, who died last fall.

Sink, 65, had a career in banking before she was elected the state’s chief financial officer in 2006. A longtime resident of Tampa in next-door Hillsborough County, she is attacked by Republicans and their allies as a carpetbagger for moving over the county line into the district in preparation for the campaign.

Jolly, 41, was born in the congressional district. Yet he has long experience in Washington, first as an aide to Young, whom he features in his advertising and public remarks, and then as a lobbyist. Democrats seized on his lobbying work, saying he was retained by a special interest that wants to privatize Social Security.

The race to serve the balance of Young’s term has attracted outside groups on the left and the right even though evidence is spotty at best that so-called special elections can predict which party will win a nationwide fall campaign.

Each one “has its own particularly unique and hyperlocal dynamics,” said New York Rep. Steve Israel, who heads the House Democratic campaign organization.

And for all the attention paid to Obamacare, Republicans betray concern that Sink’s persistent attacks linking Jolly to efforts to privatize Social Security are paying dividends.

The NRCC attacked Sink recently when she made a vaguely positive reference to a bipartisan 2010 deficit-cutting blueprint that proposed gradually raising the Social Security retirement age and slowing the growth in benefits, while also cutting Medicare.

Sink, who did not endorse the plan in her initial remarks, said in a statement: “I am opposed to any changes that would raise the retirement age, reduce the guaranteed Social Security benefit or privatize Social Security in any way.”

The slice of Florida that is ground zero in the battle over Obamacare is anything but representative of America. In addition to the presence of tens of thousands of retirees, relatively few blacks or Hispanics live in the district and median income is several thousand dollars below the national average.

That combination might ordinarily tilt the district Republican. Yet while Young carried it with ease, Sink won it in a losing campaign for governor in 2010, and Obama carried it narrowly in 2008 and 2012.

Early voting by mail points to a close race. Throughout this past week, about 63,000 ballots had been returned, slightly more by Republicans than Democrats, with about 15 percent of the total cast by independents.

Nor is it clear what will motivate voters to side with one or the other contender.

Buddie Berger, 93, and a resident of The Palms of Largo, says she’s for Sink because “Social Security should not be privatized.”

Helen Eden, an even 100, says with a smile she is “not necessarily” going to vote the same way. A Mitt Romney supporter in 2012, she says she is worried about “mainly the budget and our president and how he is bankrupting our country.”

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n On Feb. 15 at 1:22 a.m., the Alaska Bureau of Highway Patrol, Kenai Peninsula Team, stopped a black 1993 Nissan pickup near Mile 22 of Kalifornsky Beach Road for an equipment violation. John Harlan Tayler, 20, of Soldotna, was identified as a passenger. Investigation revealed he had a warrant outstanding for his arrest. He was arrested and taken to Wildwood Pretrial Facility with 10 days to serve for a prior charge. n On Feb. 14 at 3:02 p.m., troopers with the Bureau of Highway Patrol, Girdwood Team, stopped a 1987 Lincoln Town car for equipment violations near Mile 100 of the Seward Highway. Two passengers, Ben D. Ramoth, 49, of Seward, and Branden J. Ramoth, 19, of Seward, were found to be possessing marijuana. They were each issued misdemeanor citations to later appear in court for sixth-degree misconduct involving a controlled substance, then released on scene. n On Feb. 14 at 6:07 p.m., the Highway Patrol, Kenai Peninsula Team, stopped a purple 1995 Chrysler car near Mile of the 81.5 Sterling Highway for an equipment violation. Elijah Layne Anthony Jackson, 21, of Sterling, was identified as the driver. Investigation revealed his Alaska driver’s license was revoked. He was arrested for driving while license revoked and taken to Wildwood Pretrial on $500 bail. n On Feb. 13 at 4:55 p.m., Alaska State Troopers contacted Darius Wallace, 35, of Seward, at the Bear Creek RV Park in Seward. Investigation revealed that Wallace had an outstanding arrest warrant for failing to pay $250 on the original charge of driving while license revoked.

Wallace was arrested and taken to the Seward Jail without incident. n On Feb. 5 at 12:15 a.m., troopers contacted Jesse Wayne Monroe Atherton, 22, of Seward, on a traffic stop for speeding. Investigation revealed that Atherton had a warrant for his arrest.

He was arrested for the warrant and taken to the Seward Jail.

On Feb. 17 at 9:22 a.m., Alaska State Troopers responded to a reported domestic dispute at an Anchor Point residence. David Hoversten, 47, of Anchor Point, was arrested for fourth-degree criminal mischief and taken to the Homer Jail. n On Feb. 16 at about 8:10 p.m., troopers received a report of a vehicle rollover at Mile 39 of the Seward Highway. Investigation revealed that John Richard Johnson, 37, of Palmer lost control of his 2001 Plymouth Neon while traveling southbound on the Seward Highway.

The vehicle slid off the road into a snow bank, then struck a guardrail and overturned into the ditch. All occupants of the vehicle were wearing their seat belts and reported no injuries. n On Feb. 15 at 7:16 p.m., troopers responded to Mile 86 of the Seward Highway for the report of a single vehicle crash.

Investigation revealed that Jeffrey Graham, 49, of Homer, was traveling southbound on the Seward Highway, driving a Ford F250. Graham attempted to pass another vehicle traveling southbound when he lost control of his pickup and struck the southbound guardrail. Alcohol was not a factor and Graham was wearing his seat belt. He was is-

sued a minor offense citation for traffic infractions. His vehicle was towed from the scene. n On Feb. 17 at about 3:00 p.m., Alaska State Troopers were patrolling near Anchor Point when they observed Clifford Albrecht, 38, of Anchor Point, driving a red Chevrolet pickup near Anchor Point. Albrecht was contacted and identified by his Alaska operator’s license. Investigation revealed that his privilege to drive was suspended. He was issued a misdemeanor citation for driving while license suspended. n On Feb. 17 at about 3:50 p.m., troopers responded to Lucky Raven Tobacco in Soldotna for an intoxicated male passed out. Troopers identified Neely Spivey, 52, of Soldotna, and arrested him on an outstanding arrest warrant for failure to call and schedule remand by Dec. 20.

Spivey was taken to Wildwood Pretrial Facility without bail. n On Feb. 16 at 5:44 p.m., Soldotna police contacted Debbie Gilliland, 59, of Soldotna, and arrested her on a failure to appear warrant. Gilliland was taken to Wildwood Pretrial Facility and held on no bail with three days to serve. n On Feb. 16 at 6:58 p.m., Soldotna police stopped a vehicle on Kobuk Street at Redwood Court. Briana Shropshire, 25, of Soldotna, was issued a criminal citation for driving without a driver’s license and released. n On Feb. 15 at 7:23 p.m., Soldotna police stopped a vehicle on the Sterling Highway at Lover’s Lane. John Waski, 51, of Soldotna, was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol and taken to Wildwood Pretrial on $500 bail. n On Feb. 18 at 5:43 p.m., Kenai police arrested Joseph A. Freel, 25, of Soldotna, on two Alaska State Troopers warrants, one $5,000 warrant for failure to appear for hearing on original charges of second-degree burglary, second-degree theft, fourth-degree criminal mischief and first-degree criminal trespass and the second $5,000 warrant for failure to appear for omnibus hearing on original charges of two counts of fourthdegree misconduct involving a controlled substance. Freel was taken to Wildwood Correctional Facility. n On Feb. 17 at about 11:30 a.m., Kenai police responded to an apartment complex on North Gill Street in Kenai for report of a disturbance. Officers contacted William M. Strain, 35, of Kenai, who was arrested for fourth-degree assault, domestic violence related, and was taken to Wildwood Pretrial Facility. n On Feb. 16, Alaska State Troopers received a report of criminal damage to a blue GMC pickup parked at a residence in Soldotna. Over $500 damage was caused to multiple side panels of the pickup between about 11:00 a.m. on Feb. 11 and 11:00 a.m. on Feb. 16. Anyone with information about this crime is asked to call the Alaska State Troopers at 262-4453 or Crime Stoppers at 283-8477. n On Feb. 16, Alaska State Troopers dispatch received a report of criminal damage to the Eagles bar near Kasilof. About $500 damage was caused to the rear door of the bar between the hours of about 1:00 a.m. and 6:30 a.m. on Feb. 16. Anyone with information about this crime is asked to call the Alaska State Troopers at 262-4453 or Crime Stoppers at 283-8477.

Court reports The following charge was recently dismissed in District Court in Kenai: n A charge of driving while license cancelled, suspended or revoked against Erick D. Morris, 25, of Sterling, was dismissed. Date of the charge was Oct. 11.

The following judgments recently were handed down in District Court in Kenai: n Kenneth C. Ibsen, 50, address unknown, pleaded guilty to fourth-degree assault, committed July 29, 2012. He was sentenced to 200 days in jail with 170 days suspended with credit for time served, fined a $50 court surcharge and a $150 jail surcharge with $100 suspended, ordered to complete an anger management program and placed on probation for three years. n Travis Matthew Mercier, 28, of Sterling, pleaded guilty to driving under the influence, committed Oct. 8. He was sentenced to 90 days in jail with 87 days suspended, fined $3,000 with $1,500 suspended, a $75 court surcharge, $330 cost of imprisonment and a $150 jail surcharge with $100 suspended, ordered to complete Alcohol Safety Action Program treatment, had his license revoked for 90 days, ordered ignition interlock for six months and placed on probation for one year. All other charges in this case were dismissed. n Richard Minjarez, 39, address unknown, pleaded guilty to one count of an amended charge of first-degree criminal trespass and one count of thirddegree theft, committed March 3, 2013. On count one, he was sentenced to 30 days in jail, fined a $50 court surcharge and a $150 jail surcharge with $100 suspended, ordered to pay restitution, forfeited all items seized and ordered to have no contact with victim. On count two, he was sentenced to 60 days in jail, fined a $50 court surcharge and a $150 jail surcharge with $100 suspended, ordered to pay restitution, forfeited all items seized and ordered to have no contact with victim. n A jury found Timothy Carroll Nicholson, 34, of Soldotna, to driving under the influence, committed Aug. 21.

He was sentenced to 90 days in jail with 87 days suspended, fined $3,000 with $1,500 suspended, a $75 court surcharge, $110 cost of imprisonment and a $150 jail surcharge with $100 suspended, ordered to complete Alcohol Safety Action Program treatment, had his license revoked for 90 days, ordered ignition interlock for six months and placed on probation for one year. n Jesse Lee Obert, 28, of Kenai, pleaded guilty to one count of an amended charge of attempted fourth-degree misconduct involving a controlled substance and no contest to one count of driving under the influence, committed Sept. 13. On count one, he was sentenced to 180 days in jail with 160 days suspended with credit for time served, fined a $50 court surcharge and a $150 jail surcharge with $100 suspended, ordered to complete Alcohol Safety Action Program treatment, ordered to possess no controlled substances without a valid pre-

scription and in original containers and placed on probation for two years. On count two, he was sentenced to 90 days in jail with 87 days suspended, fined $2,000 with $500 suspended, a $75 court surcharge and $330 cost of imprisonment, ordered to complete Alcohol Safety Action Program treatment, had his license revoked for 90 days, ordered to possess no controlled substances without a valid prescription and in original containers and placed on probation for two years. All other charges in this case were dismissed. n Justin S. Pruitt, 21, of Nikiski, pleaded guilty to no motor vehicle liability insurance, committed Dec. 16. He was fined $50 and a $50 court surcharge. n Victor A. L. Rodriguez, 21, of Soldotna, pleaded guilty to sixth-degree misconduct involving a controlled substance, committed Jan. 28. Imposition of sentence was suspended and he was placed on probation for one year, fined a $50 court surcharge and ordered to perform 16 hours of community work service. n Gregory Saathoff, 47, address unknown, pleaded guilty to one count of fourth-degree assault, committed Aug. 12. He was sentenced to 90 days in jail with 80 days suspended, fined a $50 court surcharge and a $150 jail surcharge with $100 suspended and placed on probation for two years. All other charges in this case were dismissed.

Ashley D. Schrader, 21, address unknown, pleaded guilty to failure to appear to answer citation, committed May 7. He was fined $150 and a $50 court surcharge. n Ty Cody Walgenbach, 25, of Soldotna, pleaded guilty to driving under the influence, committed Feb. 18. He was sentenced to 90 days in jail with 87 days suspended and credit for time served, fined $3,000 with $1,500 suspended, a $75 court surcharge, $330 cost of imprisonment and a $150 jail surcharge with $100 suspended, ordered to complete Alcohol Safety Action Program treatment, had his license revoked for 90 days, ordered ignition interlock for six months and placed on probation for two years.

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By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press

NEW YORK — Jury selection begins Monday in the trial of a New Jersey man and a former Manhattan school librarian charged with conspiring to rape, torture and murder women and children, a case that grew from the prosecution of a New York police officer on cannibalism charges.

About 90 prospective jurors will be introduced to the case before they answer nine written questions meant to ensure they can remain fair and impartial despite the lurid nature of some of the trial evidence.

Michael Vanhise, 23, of Trenton, N.J., and Robert Christopher Asch, 61, of New York, are charged with plotting from spring 2011 to January 2013 to kidnap, rape, torture and kill women and children, including Vanhise’s wife, stepdaughter, sister-in-law and her children. They are also charged with conspiring early last year in a plot against another woman.

No one was harmed and defense lawyers insist the charges arose from a misinterpretation by the government of the sharing online of sexual fantasies among the men.

Prospective jurors will be told that Vanhise came to the attention of law enforcement because of Internet chats he had with former New York City Police Officer Gilberto Valle. Valle was convicted last year of conspiracy in a plot to kidnap, kill and eat women. He is awaiting sentencing.

U.S. District Judge Paul G. Gardephe plans to read to jurors an introduction to the questionnaire that says the government is likely to introduce emails and recorded conversations between the defendants and others involving discussions of kidnapping, raping, torturing and killing women and children.

Defense attorneys were expected to “argue, among other things, that their emails and conversations were sexual fantasy and imaginary role-play, that they never acted on, or intended to act on, these fantasies, and that they never intended to, and never did, kidnap, rape, torture, or murder anyone,” according to the introduction.

The judge planned to warn jurors that they will not be asked to address the legality of a sexual fetish website where Vanhise and Asch first met and where sexually violent and sexually deviant conduct is portrayed in images and videos.

“It is vitally important that those chosen to serve on this jury not have such strong reactions to these topics and practices that it will be difficult for them to be fair and impartial,” the introduction adds.

Among other questions, jurors will be asked how much time they typically spend on the Internet and whether they can be fair despite evidence showing Vanhise and Asch accessed a website devoted to deviant sexual behavior, including highly sexualized violent conduct, bondage and sadomasochism.

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High court climate case looks at EPA’s power

By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press

WASHINGTON — Industry groups and Republican-led states are heading an attack at the Supreme Court against the Obama administration’s sole means of trying to limit powerplant and factory emissions of gases blamed for global warming.

As President Barack Obama pledges to act on environmental and other matters when Congress doesn’t, or won’t, opponents of regulating carbon dioxide and other heat-trapping gases cast the rule as a power grab of historic proportions.

The court is hearing arguments Monday about a small but important piece of the Environmental Protection Agency’s plans to cut the emissions — a requirement that companies expanding industrial facilities or building new ones that would increase overall pollution must also evaluate ways to reduce the carbon they release.

Environmental groups and even some of their opponents

say that whatever the court decides, EPA still will be able to move forward with broader plans to set emission standards for greenhouse gases for new and existing power plants.

But a court ruling against EPA almost undoubtedly would be used to challenge every step of the agency’s effort to deal with climate change, said Jacob Hollinger, a partner with the McDermott Will and Emery law firm in New York and a former EPA lawyer.

“Will they be successful? We don’t know yet,” Hollinger said.

“But it would be an important victory in a political sense and, potentially, a practical sense.”

Republicans have objected strenuously to the administration’s decision to push ahead with the regulations after Congress failed to pass climate legislation, and after the administration of President George W. Bush resisted such steps. Both sides agree that it would have been better to deal with climate change through legislation than regulation.

In 2012, a three-judge panel

of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit concluded that the EPA was “unambiguously correct” in using existing federal law to address global warming.

Monday’s case, for which the court has expanded argument time to 90 minutes from the usual 60, stems from the high court’s 2007 ruling in Massachusetts v. EPA, which said the agency has the authority under the Clean Air Act to limit emissions of greenhouse gases from vehicles.

Two years later, with Obama in office, the EPA concluded that the release of carbon dioxide and other heat-trapping gases endangered human health and welfare. The administration used that finding to extend its regulatory reach beyond automobiles and develop national standards for large stationary sources. Of those, electric plants are the largest source of emissions.

The administration has proposed first-time national standards for new power plants and expects to propose regulations for existing plants this summer.

It will then move on to other large stationary sources such as factories.

In the meantime, the only way EPA can compel companies to address global warming pollution is through a permitting program that requires them to analyze the best available technologies to reduce carbon dioxide, the chief greenhouse gas.

The utility industry, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and 13 states led by Texas are asking the court to rule that the EPA overstepped its authority by trying to regulate greenhouse gas emissions through the permitting program.

The EPA’s actions “represent one of the boldest seizures of legislative authority by an executive agency in history,” Peter Keisler, representing the American Chemistry Council among two dozen manufacturing and industry groups that want the court to throw out the rule, said in court papers.

When the Supreme Court considered the appeals in October, the justices declined requests to consider overruling the

Bill seeks to tackle untested rape kits

By LUCAS L. JOHNSON II Associated Press

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — With possibly hundreds of thousands of rape kits untested across the country, a number of states are proposing legislation to address backlogs that in at least one case dates back nearly three decades.

In Memphis, Tenn., alone, there are more than 12,000 untested rape kits going back to the 1980s, according to the New York-based Rape Kit Action Project, which has been tracking the backlogs nationwide. In the entire state of Texas, there are about 16,000 untested kits collecting dust in police evidence rooms.

Tennessee is among at least 17 states with proposals that range from requiring law enforcement agencies to inventory their rape kits to analyzing them in a certain amount of time. Three states — Colorado, Illinois and Texas — have passed laws that mandate a statewide accounting of untested rape kits.

Most of the other states’ proposals favor the inventory measure that would require all law enforcement agencies that store rape kits to count the number of untested kits. Rape Project spokeswoman Natasha Alexenko estimates there are about 400,000 nationwide that fall into that category.

“Until we enact this kind of legislation where we’re counting them, we really have no idea,” said Alexenko, a rape victim whose rape kit was finally tested after nearly 10 years, and her attacker arrested.

Rape victim Meaghan Ybos of Memphis has been crusading for legislation to address the backlogs for several years.

The 27-year-old was 16 when she was sexually assaulted in her suburban home in 2003.

She underwent a forensic rape exam, but never heard anything else about her kit.

In 2012, she was watching

the local news and learned police had arrested a suspected serial rapist in the same neighborhood where she lived.

“I just knew it was the same person,” recalled Ybos, who called police, told them about her assault and persuaded them to reopen her case. Her rape kit was eventually examined and the suspect’s DNA and that in her kit matched. The suspect pleaded guilty in her case and is currently incarcerated.

But Ybos, who is also supporting a proposal to lift Tennessee’s eight-year statute of limitation on rapes, said it shouldn’t have taken her that long to get justice.

“They never tried to process it until I called ... and asked them,” Ybos said of her rape kit.

A spokeswoman for the Memphis Police Department recently told The Associated Press that she couldn’t comment about the backlog because the department is in the middle of litigation concerning a class action lawsuit filed on behalf of women whose rape kits haven’t been tested.

But when asked about the situation at an event earlier this month, Memphis Mayor A C Wharton didn’t mince words.

“We had a systemic failure here,” he said of the backlog.

Last year, Congress officially recognized the backlog of untested rape kits as a national problem in passing the Sexual Assault Forensic Evidence Registry Act, or SAFER, which seeks to provide data on the number of unsolved rape cases awaiting testing and establish better standards for the tracking, storage and use of DNA evidence in sexual assault cases.

The federal government is also providing funding to help cover the costs for testing the kits, which usually contain swabs, evidence envelopes and information sheets detailing the examination. They cost at least $500 to test, a process that involves several steps, including

determining whether there’s sufficient material from which a subsequent DNA test may derive a reliable sample.

In 2003, the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation received a grant for more than $3 million to test rape kits. TBI spokeswoman Illana Tate said the agency solicited kits from all law enforcement agencies in Tennessee, but she doesn’t know exactly how many were submitted.

Wharton has asked the Memphis City Council for a million dollars to help with the backlog. He said a little over 2,000 of the kits have been sent to laboratories, and that it could take up to five years for all the kits to be tested.

Memphis, like other cities, is operating on a tight budget. Its police and fire officials haven’t been able to get new training classes due to the city’s strapped finances. But Wharton said he’s determined to get the money needed to address the city’s backlog, even if it means reaching out to philanthropic groups for donations.

“Every day that a sexual assault kit sits untested represents justice delayed,” he said.

Senate Majority Leader Mark Norris, a Collierville Republican and chairman of the Council of State Governments, is the sponsor of the inventory measure in Tennessee. He believes there are other municipalities within the state experiencing backlogs.

“We’ve got to quantify the magnitude of this problem,” Norris said. “We know that Memphis has somewhere in excess of 12,000 untested forensic evidence kits, but we need to know how many other local law enforcement authorities may have similar backlogs.”

Another Tennessee proposal would require law enforcement agencies to submit rape kits to the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation within 10 days of receipt and that they be analyzed within six months. How-

Polio-like illness in California LOS ANGELES (AP) — A polio-like illness has afflicted a small number of children in California since 2012, causing severe weakness or rapid paralysis in one or more limbs.

The Los Angeles Times reports that state public health officials have been investigating the illness since a doctor requested polio testing for a child with severe paralysis in 2012.

Since then, similar cases have sporadically been reported throughout the state.

Dr. Carol Glaser, leader of a California Department of Public Health team investigating the illnesses, called the doctor’s request “concerning” because polio has been eradicated in the U.S. and the child had not traveled overseas.

The symptoms sometimes occur after a mild respiratory illness. Glaser said a virus that is usually associated with respiratory illness but which has also been linked to polio-like ill-

nesses was detected in two of the patients.

Dr. Keith Van Haren, a pediatric neurologist at Stanford University’s Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital who has worked with Glaser’s team, will present the cases of five of the children at the American Academy of Neurology’s upcoming annual meeting.

He said all five patients had paralysis in one or more arms or legs that reached its full severity within two days. None had recovered limb function after six months.

“We know definitively that it isn’t polio,” Van Haren added, noting that all had been vaccinated against that disease.

Glaser wouldn’t provide the number of illnesses. Van Haren said he was aware of around 20.

She but urged doctors to report new cases of acute paralysis so that investigators can try to figure out a possible cause.

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ever, that measure is unlikely to pass.

“If the proposal is passed where TBI has to return kits in six months, we would need to double our manpower and require new buildings to accommodate new hires and equipment,” Tate said.

Alexenko said the inventory proposal is more likely to pass in Tennessee and other states because it “creates a dialogue” between law enforcement agencies and city officials to begin to try to address the problem.

“Each rape kit represents a human being whose body was a crime scene,” she said.

court’s 2007 decision, review the EPA’s conclusion about the health effects of greenhouse gas emissions or question limits on vehicle emissions.

Instead, the court focused on the permitting program, which EPA has said it would apply for the time being only to the largest emitters of greenhouse gases.

The relatively narrow question framed by the court has led environmental advocates to minimize the case’s significance.

“Twice, the Supreme Court has affirmed the EPA’s authority to regulate climate pollution,” said Vickie Patton, general counsel for the Environmental Defense Fund. Patton was referring to the 2007 decision and the court’s 2011 decision that said only EPA, not states and conservation groups, could seek cuts in power plant emissions.

In addition to environmental groups, New York, California, Illinois and a dozen other states are supporting the administration, along with the American Thoracic Society, which filed a brief detailing the health costs of climate change.

Also in support of the regulation is Calpine Corp., which operates natural gas and geothermal power plants around the nation. Calpine said it has gone through the permitting program six times and found it “neither overly burdensome nor unworkable.”

Looking at the same program, the Chamber of Commerce said it “may be the costliest, most intrusive regulatory program the nation has yet seen.”

Like most environmental disputes, the current case is certainly complicated, if not bewildering.

Confusion figured in one of the court’s most significant decisions, written by Justice John Paul Stevens in 1984, giving EPA and other federal agencies wide latitude to come up with rules that put meat on the bones of congressional enactments.

“When I am so confused, I go with the agency,” Stevens told his colleagues, according to notes taken by Justice Harry Blackmun and contained in the papers that were made public a few years after Blackmun’s death.

2 hurt in Mardi Gras parade floats falls NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Two men were injured falling from floats in a Mardi Gras-season parade Sunday, despite a city ordinance requiring riders to wear a safety belt or harness.

The first man fell from a float in the Krewe of Alla parade about 4:15 p.m. Sunday and was in stable condition when brought to a hospital, said Liz Belcher, a spokeswoman for New Orleans Emergency Medical Services. The second man fell from a separate, double-decker float about 5:30 p.m. and was taken to the city’s trauma center in critical condition, Belcher said. The hospital later told her that he had been stabilized. She did not have the men’s names or ages.

Dozens of parades roll in New Orleans for two weeks leading up to Mardi Gras, which falls on March 4 this year.

Three rolled Sunday.

Most are put on by private groups called krewes. The Krewe of Alla, which had 20 floats this year, bills itself as the fourth-oldest group parading in New Orleans.

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3 dead in attack on protesters

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BANGKOK — Two young siblings and a woman were killed in an apparent grenade attack against anti-government protesters occupying an upscale shopping area of Thailand’s capital on Sunday, the latest violence in a months-long political crisis that is growing bloodier by the day.

The attack near the Ratchaprasong intersection in the heart of Bangkok, home to major shopping malls and luxury hotels, followed another assault on antigovernment protesters in eastern Thailand on Saturday night that killed a young girl and wounded dozens of other people.

A 6-year-old girl, Patcharakorn Yos-ubon, died Monday from brain and liver injuries, according to Erawan emergency services center, which keeps track of protest casualties in Bangkok. She died one day after her 4-year-old brother, Korawit, and a 59-year-old woman were killed in the attack.

A 9-year-old boy suffering from brain and lung damage from the explosion remained in the intensive care unit of Ramathibodi Hospital, according to a hospital statement released Monday.

Erawan center said Sunday’s violence left 21 others injured.

The attacks were the latest in a spate of protest-related violence roiling Thailand over the past three months, with at least 18 people killed and hundreds hurt. The protesters, who are occupying several key intersections in Bangkok, want Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra to quit to make way for an appointed interim government to implement anti-corruption reforms, but she has refused.

On Saturday night, a 5-yearold girl was killed and about three dozen people wounded in an attack on an anti-government

SHARON PRISON, Israel — Israeli special forces raided a prison in central Israel Sunday after an inmate stole a gun, shot several guards and barricaded himself inside the compound, killing the notorious prisoner who was serving time for a gruesome murder carried out in the U.S. Police identified the inmate as Samuel Sheinbein, an American who fled to Israel after murdering and dismembering another man in Maryland in 1997 and whose case sparked a high-profile row between the two allies.

Police special forces rushed to this prison in central Israel after Sheinbein stole a weapon and shot three guards, wounding two of them seriously. He then bar-

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Soldiers guarding an explosion scene stand in attention as the evening national anthem is played over loudspeakers at a main protest site in Bangkok, Thailand, Sunday, Feb. 23. More than a dozen people were hurt Sunday by a small explosion at an anti-government protest in Bangkok, less than a day after a bloodier attack in an eastern province killed one child and left about three dozen people wounded.

rally in the eastern province of Trat.

The perpetrators have not been identified in either attack.

Both sides in the ongoing political dispute have blamed the other for instigating violence.

A protest leader, Sathit Wongnongtoey, said Sunday’s explosion was caused by a grenade.

Six protesters were hurt Friday night by a grenade attack in the same area.

Explosives experts from the police and army cordoned off the immediate area of the blast to search for clues amid vendors’ overturned tables and bloodied sandals. Protesters, meanwhile, continued to rally on streets in the area that they have occupied for several weeks, while soldiers patrolled in combat gear.

While the protesters have failed repeatedly to force Yingluck out through self-declared

deadlines, they have blocked the prime minister from working at her normal offices and have sent roving mobs after her, making it difficult for her and Cabinet members to make public appearances.

The protesters also have succeeded in delaying completion of early elections called by Yingluck, undermining efforts to restore political stability.

“I strongly condemn the use of violence in recent days that has caused many deaths both in Trat province and, especially, at Ratchaprasong today, which is particularly saddening and disturbing since the lives of children were lost,” Yingluck said in a statement Sunday night.

U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called for an immediate end to the violence from any side, and urged the government to bring those responsible to jus-

tice.

Saturday night’s attack in Trat, about 300 kilometers (180 miles) east of Bangkok, occurred as 500 anti-government protesters were rallying near busy food stalls.

A 5-year-old girl died in the attack, said a nurse at Trat Hospital, Nantiya Thientawatchai.

Police Lt. Thanabhum Newanit said unidentified assailants in a pickup truck shot into the crowd and two explosive devices went off. It was not clear whether the protest group’s guards fought back. Thanabhum and other officials said about three dozen people were hurt, several critically.

Both supporters and opponents of the protesters, as well as police, have been victims of the political violence, which before Saturday was mostly confined to Bangkok.

US killer in Israeli prison shot dead

By ARIEL SCHALIT Associated Press

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ricaded himself inside the compound where a standoff ensued, with counter-terrorism units dispatched to the scene. The inmate then opened fire again, wounding three more guards, before the forces shot him dead, police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld said.

Hospital officials said one of the wounded guards was fighting for his life. Police and the Israel prison service have opened investigations into the incident. Sheinbein’s lawyers told Israeli TV that their client was under duress and that the Israeli prison service has ignored their warnings.

Sheinbein, 34, was tried in Israel in 1999, two years after he fled to the country and successfully sought refuge from extradition, enraging Maryland authorities and briefly threatening U.S. aid to the Jewish state.

An Israeli court sentenced Sheinbein to 24 years for his slaying and dismemberment of 19-year-old Alfredo Enrique Tello Jr. Sheinbein was 17 at the time of the killing and could have faced a life sentence in Maryland.

His extradition to Maryland was blocked after a yearlong battle between Israel and the United States over an Israeli law that prohibited it.

Following that embarrassment, Israel changed its laws to allow the extradition of Israeli citizens on condition that they are returned to Israel to serve any sentence imposed.

Sheinbein, of Aspen Hill, Maryland, confessed to strangling Tello with a rope and hitting him several times with a sharp object. Sheinbein then dismembered the body with an elec-

tric saw and burned it, authorities said. Another teenager charged in the killing, Aaron Needle, committed suicide while in jail in Maryland.

Sheinbein fled to Israel days after Tello’s remains were found in a garage. He successfully sought refuge under a law that prevented the extradition of Israeli citizens to foreign countries. Sheinbein had only passing contact with Israel, but his father, Saul, was born in the country and Sheinbein qualified for Israeli citizenship.

Israel refused to extradite Sheinbein, prompting protests from senior officials, including then-Attorney General Janet Reno. Some congressmen who had otherwise been friendly to Israel threatened to cut aid in response.

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KIEV, Ukraine — With an ally claiming presidential powers Sunday and the whereabouts and legitimacy of the nominal president unclear, newly freed opposition icon Yulia Tymoshenko may feel her chance to take Ukraine’s leadership has come. But even among protesters who detest President Viktor Yanukovych, Tymoshenko sparks misgivings.

The former prime minister, who was convicted of abuse of office in a case widely seen as political revenge by her arch-foe Yanukovych, is a polarizing figure in a country staggering from political tensions that exploded into violence. Admired and even adored by many for her flair and fiery rhetoric, Tymoshenko is regarded by others as driven by intense ego and tainted with corruption.

Just a day after she left the hospital where she was imprisoned, demonstrators outside the Cabinet of Ministers expressed dismay that she could be Ukraine’s next president. One of them held a placard depicting Tymoshenko taking power from Yanukovych and reading, “People didn’t die for this.”

Ukraine is in a delicate state of uncertainty since Yanukovych and protest leaders signed an agreement to end the conflict that left more than 80 people dead last week in Kiev. Soon after signing it, Yanukovych’s whereabouts are unclear after he left the capital for his support base in eastern Ukraine. Allies are deserting him.

Cellphone, wiretaps helped authorities find legendary drug lord at beachfront condo in Mexico CULIACAN, Mexico — After fruitlessly pursuing one of the world’s top drug lords for years, authorities finally drew close to Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman using a cellphone found at a house where drugs were stored.

The phone belonging to a Guzman aide was recovered with clues from a U.S. wiretap and provided a key break in the long chase to find Guzman, officials told The Associated Press on Sunday.

Another big leap forward came after police analyzed information from a different wiretap that pointed them to a beachfront condo where the legendary leader of the Sinaloa cartel was hiding, according to a U.S. government official and a senior federal law enforcement official.

When he was at last taken into custody with his beauty-queen wife, Guzman had a military-style assault rifle in the room, but he didn’t go for it.

A day after the arrest, it was not yet clear what would happen next to Guzman, except that he would be the focus of a lengthy and complicated legal process to decide which country gets to try him first.

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Junior rules Daytona Popular driver snaps race losing streak at 55 JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Through rain and wrecks, on Daytona’s longest day, this was a drought Dale Earnhardt Jr. was determined to end.

NASCAR’s most popular driver won the Daytona 500 on Sunday night for the second time — a decade after his first victory — to snap a 55-race losing streak dating to 2012.

The victory ended a streak of futility at Daytona International Speedway, where he finished second in three of the previous four 500s.

“Winning this race is the greatest feeling that you could feel in this sport besides accepting the trophy for the champi-

onship,” said Earnhardt, who climbed from his car in Victory Lane and hugged every member of his Hendrick Motorsports crew. “I didn’t know if I’d ever get the chance to feel it again and it feels just as good.”

As he crossed the finish line in his No. 88 Chevrolet, the few who withstood a rain delay of 6 hours, 22 minutes screaming their support, Earnhardt euphorically radioed his crew, saying: “This is better than the first one!” He was met by Rick Hendrick after his victory lap, and the team owner climbed into the driver’s window for a ride to Victory Lane.

“The world is right right now — Dale Junior just won the Daytona 500,” teammate Jeff Gordon said. “That’s a sign

it’s going to be a great season.”

Rain stopped the race about 45 minutes after it began for a delay of more than six hours.

When it resumed, Earnhardt dominated at the track where his father was killed in an accident on the last lap of the 2001 race.

He led six times for a racehigh 54 laps — all after the rain delay — and seemed to have it under control until things got chaotic near the end. There were 42 lead changes and four multi-car accidents as the field closed in on the checkered flag.

An accident with seven laps to go triggered by pole-sitter AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack Austin Dillon, driving the No. Kyle Larson (42) starts a multicar collision between Turn 3 and Turn 4 with Austin Dillon (3), 3 — Earnhardt’s father’s num- Jamie McMurray (1), Casey Mears, Marcos Ambrose (9), Kasey Kahne (5), Michael Annett (7) ber making its return to the and Brain Vickers (55) during the NASCAR Daytona 500 auto race at Daytona International See 500, Page A-9 Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fla., Sunday.

Collins plays as Nets win Center becomes 1st openly gay player in major US professional sports leagues

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Canada forward Sidney Crosby scores a goal on Sweden goaltender Henrik Lundqvist during the second period of the men’s gold medal ice hockey game at the 2014 Winter Olympics on Sunday in Sochi, Russia.

Canada defends hockey gold

By The Associated Press

SOCHI, Russia — Sidney Crosby skated in alone on Henrik Lundqvist, faking Sweden’s goalie to the ice with a textbook-quality deke and sliding a perfect backhand into the net.

Canada did everything by the book at the Sochi Olympics, winning all six games with a ferocious commitment to defense and discipline.

When Canada’s captain finally got his first goal of the games Sunday, it had none of the dramatics of Crosby’s last Olympic goal four years ago in Vancouver.

But it was every bit as golden.

Jonathan Toews scored in the first period, Carey Price made 24 saves in his second consecutive shutout, and Canada defended its Olympic men’s hockey title with a 3-0

victory over Sweden.

“We’re just an amazing team to watch, the way we work together,” Toews said.

“We were just all over them.

It’s fun to be a part of.”

Chris Kunitz also scored as the Canadians confirmed their worldwide dominance in their national game by winning the gold for the third time in the last four Olympics. No team in the NHL era has controlled a tournament like this group, which allowed just three goals in six games and never trailed at any point in the 12-day tournament on the shores of the Black Sea. “Not quite as dramatic as the other one,” Crosby said. “Just real solid all the way through. We knew the way we wanted to play, and the last couple of games, we were solid. With each game, we seemed to build more and

more confidence.”

By the final event of the Sochi Olympics, that confidence was unshakable. Canada became the only repeat Olympic champ in the NHL era and the first team to go unbeaten through the Olympic tournament since the Soviet Union in Sarajevo in 1984.

Canada won its record ninth Olympic hockey gold medal — its first outside North America since 1952 — and joined the women’s team to complete Canada’s second straight Olympic hockey sweep.

The Canadians didn’t allow a goal in their final 164plus minutes at the Bolshoy Ice Dome after the first period of the quarterfinals against Latvia, shutting out the U.S. and Sweden.

Steve Yzerman, the architect of this roster for Hockey

Canada, called it the greatest display of defensive hockey by any Canadian national team. Yzerman also said he’s stepping down as Canada’s Olympic executive director.

The Swedes also were unbeaten until the final, but they couldn’t compete with Canada’s formidable defense and Price, a first-time gold medalist who played splendidly in Sochi, allowing three goals in five games.

“That was the hardestworking team I’ve ever seen,” Price said. “I really can’t say enough about that group of defensemen and that overall team in front of me. Our work ethic was what won us this championship.”

The Canadians exchanged hugs and leaped over the boards at the final horn, gathering at Price’s net for a cel-

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Russia celebrates success of games JOHN LEICESTER AP Sports Writer

SOCHI, Russia — Flushed with pride after its athletes’ spectacular showing at the costliest Olympics ever, Russia celebrated Sunday night with a visually stunning finale that handed off a smooth but politically charged Winter Games to their next host, Pyeongchang in South Korea.

Russian President Vladimir Putin, these Olympics’ political architect and booster-in-chief, watched and smiled as Sochi gave itself a giant pat on the back for a Winter Games that IOC President Thomas Bach declared an “extraordinary success.”

The crowd that partied in Fisht Olympic Stadium, in high spirits after the high-security games passed safely without feared terror attacks, hooted with delight when Bach said Russia delivered on promises of “excellent” venues, “outstanding” accommodation for the 2,856 athletes and “impeccable organization.”

The spectators let out an audibly sad moan when Bach declared the 17-day Winter Games closed.

“We leave as friends of the Russian people,” Bach said.

The nation’s $51 billion investment — topping even Beijing’s estimated $40 billion layout for the 2008 Summer Games — transformed a decaying resort town on the Black Sea into a household name. All-new facilities, unthinkable in the Soviet era of drab shoddiness, showcased how far Russia has come in the two decades since it turned its back on communism. But the Olympic show didn’t win over critics of Russia’s backsliding on democracy and human rights under Putin and its institutionalized intolerance of gays.

Despite the bumps along the way, Bach was unrelentingly upbeat about his first games as IOC president and the nation that hosted it. One of Sochi’s big successes was security. Feared attacks by Islamic militants who threatened to target the games didn’t materialize.

“It’s amazing what has happened here,” Bach said a few hours before the ceremony. He recalled that Sochi was an “old, Stalinist-style sanatorium city” when he visited for the IOC in the C

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Dmitry Chernyshenko, head of the Sochi organizing committee, called the games “a moment to cherish and pass on to the next generations.”

“This,” he said, “is the new face of Russia — our Russia.”

His nation celebrated its rich gifts to the worlds of music and literature in the ceremony, which started at 20:14 local time — a nod to the year that Putin seized upon to remake Russia’s image with the Olympics’ power to wow and concentrate global attention and massive resources.

Performers in smart tails and puffy white wigs performed a ballet of grand pianos, pushing 62 of them around the stadium floor while soloist Denis Matsuev played thunderous bars from Sergei Rachmaninoff’s Concerto No.2.

There was, of course, also ballet, with dancers from the Bolshoi and the Mariinsky, among the world’s oldest ballet companies. The faces of Russian authors through the ages were projected onto enormous screens, and a pile of books

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Collins was signed to a 10day contract Sunday, nearly 10 months after his announcement on April 29 in Sports Illustrated.

He had two rebounds and five fouls in 10 scoreless minutes.

The 12-year veteran spent his first six-plus NBA seasons with the Nets and helped them get to the NBA Finals in 2002 and 2003. This was the 35-year-old center’s first NBA game since April 17, 2013, with Washington.

Paul Pierce scored 25 points, helping the Nets end an 11game losing streak against the Lakers.

Pau Gasol had 22 points and 11 rebounds for the Lakers, who never led and lost for the 24th time in 30 games with

Kobe Bryant, Steve Nash and Xavier Henry all sidelined by injuries.

HEAT 93, BULLS 79 MIAMI — With LeBron James watching from the bench in a suit and tie, Chris Bosh and Dwyane Wade powered Miami to the victory.

James was a late scratch after he broke his nose in Thursday’s win at Oklahoma City, and his teammates picked up the slack. Bosh had 28 points and 10 rebounds, and Wade added 23 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists.

The Bulls also were also short- C handed. Starter Jimmy Butler was Y a late scratch because of bruised ribs.

Joakim Noah had 20 points, 15 rebounds and four blocks for Chicago, which had won five in a row.

The Bulls shot 36 percent.

Miami, playing at home for the first time in 20 days, extended its winning streak to five games.

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Day takes Match Play championship DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer

MARANA, Ariz. — One shot came out of bottom of a cactus, the other from the base of a desert bush with rocks scattered around it.

Both times, Jason Day felt the Match Play Championship was his to win Sunday. And both times, he watched Victor Dubuisson turn the impossible into pars in the wildest conclusion ever to a tournament that is unpredictable even in normal circumstances.

“At that time, you’re just thinking, ‘Do I need to just hand him the trophy now after those two shots?’” Day said.

Dubuisson finally ran out of magic.

Day ended the madness at Dove Mountain on the fifth extra hole when he pitched over a mound to 4 feet and made birdie, a sigh of relief as much as it was cause for celebration at capturing his first World Golf Championship.

“I kept shaking my head because there was a couple of time there where I thought he was absolutely dead — the tournament was mine,” Day said.

It was remarkable enough when the 23-year-old Frenchman stood in a fairway bunker on the 17th hole, 174 yards away and needing to win the last two holes to force overtime. He did just that with a 15foot birdie and a par save from the bunker.

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pars that defied belief.

Dubuisson sailed over the green on No. 1 and into the desert, the ball lodged at the base of a cholla. Day was in the bunker, a fairly simple shot, especially when CBS announcer David Feherty walked over and said the Frenchman would have to take a penalty drop.

With an all-or-nothing swing, Dubuisson whacked his 9-iron through the sharp needs and into a TV cable. The ball scooted up a hill covered by 3-inch rough and onto the green to 4 feet below the hole.

He made par to keep going.

It was reminiscent of the shot Bill Haas pulled off at East Lake from shallow water on the 17th hole in a playoff.

Only this was even more improbable — and it came with an encore.

From the ninth fairway, Dubuisson pulled his approach left of the green, left of the bleacher and into the desert at the bottom of a bush.

“I walked over there and it was in a tree, a flower tree of some sort, in this little crevice. I mean, it looked absolutely dead,” Day said. “I’m like, ‘Yes.’ I hit 8-iron into 20 feet. There was so much pressure on him. And he does it again.”

After halving the next two holes with bogeys and pars, Day watched his opponent hit driver on the 333-yard 15th hole too far too the right. And he heard the Frenchman say under his breath, “Dead.”

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There was pomp and there was kitsch. The games’ polar bear mascot — standing tall as a tree — shed a fake tear as he blew out a cauldron of flames, extinguishing the Olympic torch that burned outside the stadium. Day and night, the flame had become a favorite backdrop for “Sochi selfies,” a buzzword born at these games for the fad of athletes and spectators taking DIY souvenir photos of themselves.

“Now we can see our country is very friendly,” said Boris Kozikov of St. Petersburg, Russia. “This is very important for other countries around the world to see.”

And in a charming touch, Sochi organizers poked fun at themselves. In the center of the stadium, dancers in shimmering silver costumes formed themselves into four rings and a clump. That was a wink to a globally noticed technical glitch in the Feb. 7 opening ceremony, when one of the five Olympic rings in a wintry opening scene failed to open. The rings were supposed to join together and erupt in fireworks.

This time, it worked: As Putin watched from the stands, the dancers in the clump waited a few seconds and then formed a ring of their own, making five, drawing laughs from the crowd.

Raucous spectators chanted “Ro-ssi-ya! Ro-ssi-ya!” — “Rus-

sia! Russia!” They got their own Olympic keepsakes — medals of plastic with embedded lights that flashed in unison, creating pulsating waves of color across the stadium.

Athletes said goodbye to rivals-turned-friends from far off places, savoring their achievements or lamenting what might have been — and, for some, looking ahead to 2018. The city where they will compete, Pyeongchang, offered in its segment of the show a teaser of what to expect in four years with video of venues, Korean music and delightful dancers in glowing bird suits.

Winners of Russia’s record 13 gold medals marched into the stadium carrying the country’s white, blue and red flag.

With a 3-0 victory over Sweden in the men’s hockey final Sunday, Canada claimed the last gold from the 98 medal events.

Absent were six competitors caught by what was the most extensive anti-doping program in Winter Olympic history, with the IOC conducting a record 2,631 tests — nearly 200 more than originally planned.

Russia’s leader had reason to be pleased as the Olympics dubbed the “Putin Games” ended. His nation’s athletes topped the Sochi medals table, both in golds and total — 33. That represented a stunning turnaround from the 2010 Vancouver Games. There, a meager three golds and 15 total for Russia seemed proof of its gradual decline as a winter sports power since Soviet Union collapsed in 1991. Russia’s bag of Sochi gold was the biggest-ever haul by a non-Soviet team.

Medal count drops for United States TIM DAHLBERG AP Senior Sports Writer

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Yet U.S. Olympic officials insist this was one of the country’s best Olympics ever.

“I couldn’t be more proud of our Olympic team,” said Larry Probst, chairman of the U.S. Olympic Committee.

A bronze in the four-man bobsled on a day Russia put an excla-

mation point on its games gave the U.S. 28 medals in Sochi, putting it behind just the host country in total medals. But Norway won more gold than the U.S. (119) and the 28 total medals were nine less than Americans won in a record-setting performance four years ago in Vancouver.

That total — five less than won by Russia — would have been far less if U.S. athletes didn’t win nine medals, including five gold, in sports that made their debut in these games. To make matters worse, Canada won more gold medals than its much bigger neighbor.

McDermott moves up scoring ladder

By The Associated Press

OMAHA, Neb. — Doug McDermott had 29 points to become one of the top-10 scorers in college basketball history, and No. 11 Creighton survived shaky free throw shooting at the end to post a hard-earned 72-71 victory over Seton Hall on Sunday.

Grant Gibbs added a seasonhigh 16 points, and the Bluejays (23-4, 13-2) took a half-game lead over Villanova in the Big East standings.

Fuquan Edwin had 21 points to lead the Pirates (14-13, 5-9), who have lost four of five.

No. 20 MICHIGAN 79, No. 13 MICHIGAN ST. 70 ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Nik Stauskas scored 21 of his 25 points in the second half, and Michigan beat Michigan State to take over first place in the Big Ten. Caris LeVert added 23 points for the Wolverines (19-7, 11-3), who won both regular-season meetings against their in-state rivals. Michigan has now won six of its last

eight against Michigan State.

The Spartans (22-6, 11-4) led by as many as 11 in the first half, but Michigan State was only up 3634 at halftime. Then Stauskas and LeVert led a second-half charge.

The Wolverines trailed 52-51 before going on a decisive 17-4 run that sent the Crisler Center crowd into delirium.

SMU 64, No. 21 CONNECTICUT 55 STORRS, Conn. — Nick Russell and Nic Moore each scored 15 points to lead SMU to a win over UConn and a sweep of their season series with the Huskies.

Markus Kennedy added 13 points and seven rebounds for the Mustangs (22-6, 11-4 American), who have won 11 of their last 13 games.

Ryan Boatright and Shabazz Napier combined to shoot 8 for 28 for Connecticut (21-6, 9-5), but each had 15 points. The Huskies had won four in a row and 10 of 12.

The Mustangs never trailed.

They led by two at halftime, but extended that to 10 points midway through the second half.

Sports Briefs Kenai’s Ischi signed by Aces Kenai’s Phillip Ischi was signed by the Alaska Aces on Saturday and played in the Aces’ 3-2 victory against Ontario at the Sullivan Arena in Anchorage. Ischi posted a shot on goal.

Ischi, a left-handed forward, has now played four games with the Aces this year and does not have a point. He also has 11 games and an assist with the Las Vegas Wranglers this season.

All-tourney team announced from Seldovia The all-tournament team for the Seldovia tournament was Caleb Lyons and Timmy Smithwick of CIA, John Romanoff of Nanwalek, Jaruby Nelson of Nikolaevsk and Aidan Philpot of Seldovia.

Also, there was one score not in the Sunday paper. The CIA boys topped Nanwalek 65-42 on Saturday to wrap up second at the tourney. Nikolaevsk was the champion.

Lyons was the 3-point champion at the tournament, while Philpot was the free-throw champion.

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ebration that had seemed inevitable since Crosby scored in the second period.

Toews, who scored on a first-period tip-in, and Crosby are among Canada’s 11 returning players from the 2010 championship team. Kunitz, widely criticized for failing to finish chances earlier in Sochi, capped the scoring with a vicious wrist shot in the third.

If these games were the last with NHL players joining their national teams, Canada’s pros put on a landmark show. The NHL won’t decide for several months whether to allow its players to go to Pyeongchang.

“It is amazing to see the guys that have the raw talent and ability commit themselves to doing all the little things right,” said Toews, who has two Stanley Cup titles and two Olympic gold medals at 25. “We knew that’s what it was going to take in this tournament to win the championship, and guys were willing to do that.”

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Crawford scored 36 points to help the Clippers get the win.

Matt Barnes scored 24 points and Chris Paul had 18 points, 12 assists and eight rebounds for the Clippers, who snapped a two-game skid.

Kevin Durant had 42 points and 10 assists and Serge Ibaka added 20 points for the Thunder, who lost their second straight. It was the most points the Thunder have allowed this season.

KINGS 109, NUGGETS 95 DENVER — Isaiah Thomas scored 33 points, Rudy Gay had 32 and Sacramento earned its first win in Denver in six years.

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Daytona 500 for the first time since 2001 — set up a final two-lap shootout to the finish.

Earnhardt got a great jump past Brad Keselowski on the restart, and had Gordon behind him protecting his bumper. But Denny Hamlin came charging through the field and Earnhardt suddenly had a challenger with one lap to go.

Then an accident farther back involving former winners Kevin Harvick and Jamie McMurray brought out the caution and the win belonged to Earnhardt.

“We could fight off battle after battle. We got a little help at the end there from Jeff to get away on the restart,” Earnhardt said. “This is amazing. I can’t believe this is happening. I nev-

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While Canada got goals from its two best centers, Sweden had to play without its top three centers. With Henrik Sedin and Henrik Zetterberg already out for the tournament, Nicklas Backstrom was scratched shortly before game time.

Swedish Olympic officials said Backstrom had a positive drug test because of an allergy medicine.

“With all the turnovers, Hank could only do so much for us,” Sweden captain Niklas Kronwall said. “We thought that if we played a perfect game, we’d have a chance. ... It doesn’t feel great. I didn’t feel like we gave ourselves an honest chance.”

After both teams hit a post in the opening minutes to put a little buzz into the quiet Russian crowd, Canada went ahead nearly 13 minutes in when Jeff Carter threw a quick pass in front to Toews, who deflected it underneath Lundqvist for his first goal in Sochi. Toews also scored Canada’s first goal in the gold-medal game in Vancouver.

Late in the second period,

Crosby scored after forcing a turnover at the Canada blue line. Loui Eriksson couldn’t catch him, and Lundqvist couldn’t stop the backhand with his sprawled toe.

When Backstrom was ruled out shortly before game time, Sweden was left without its top three pivots. Jimmie Ericsson attempted to fill in between Daniel Sedin and Eriksson, but he’s not a natural center, and he lost all six of his faceoffs in the first period.

“They had a good game plan against us, and they stuck to it,” Sweden defenseman Erik Karlsson said. “We couldn’t really break through a brick wall.”

CROSS-COUNTRY SKIING: Alexander Legkov got down to work in a hurry. He led a Russian sweep of the men’s 50-kilometer crosscountry race. He was followed

by Maxim Vylegzhanin and Ilia Chernousov. That assured Russia of finishing with the most medals. It was also the host nation’s first gold in the sport in Sochi. “This is priceless,” Legkov said. “It’s more valuable than my life.”

BOBSLED: After strug-

a nine-game losing streak to the Nuggets at the Pepsi Center. It was Sacramento’s first win in the Mile High City since a 118-115 victory on April 5, 2008. The Kings have won three of their last four games overall.

Randy Foye and Evan Fournier each scored 27 points for the slumping Nuggets, who lost for the seventh time in the last eight games. The Nuggets fell to 1-5 without leading scorer Ty Lawson, who missed a sixth game because of a fractured left rib.

PHOENIX — Patrick Beverley sank the go-ahead 3-pointer with 34.3 seconds to play and Houston escaped with the win.

Dwight Howard scored 25, James Harden had 23 and Beverley 20 for the Rockets, who trailed by 10 entering the fourth quarter.

Goran Dragic scored a careerhigh 35 points for the Suns, but

missed a 3 at the buzzer. Gerald had 17, leading Washington to the Green had 18 of his 23 points in road victory. the third quarter, and Markieff The Wizards held the Cavaliers Morris finished with 21 points. to 11 fourth-quarter points to return to .500 at 28-28 on the season. They also strengthened their TRAIL BLAZERS 108, hold on the fifth spot in the Eastern TIMBERWOLVES 97 Conference standings.

The strong defensive perforPORTLAND, Ore. — Damian Lillard had 32 points and the short- mance in the final period came handed Trail Blazers rallied for the after Washington lost Nene to a sprained left knee midway through victory.

Thomas Robinson had 14 points the third quarter. He had eight and a career-high 18 rebounds for points, four rebounds and four asPortland, which won its second sists in 21 minutes. straight after a three-game slump.

Kevin Love scored 31 for Min- RAPTORS 105, MAGIC 90 nesota, which had won three in a TORONTO — Kyle Lowry row. It was Love’s franchise-best scored 28 points, DeMar DeRofifth straight game with 30 or more zan had 24 and the Raptors handed points. the Magic their 15th straight road loss.

Terrence Ross scored 16 and WIZARDS 96, Amir Johnson had 12 points and CAVALIERS 83 eight rebounds before leaving with CLEVELAND — John Wall a sprained right ankle in the Rapscored 21 points and Bradley Beal tors’ fifth victory in six games.

er take this for granted, man because it doesn’t happen twice, let alone once.”

Hamlin was second in a Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota, followed

by Keselowski in a Team Penske Ford.

Hendrick took fourth and fifth with Gordon and last year’s race winner, Jimmie Johnson, in what quickly became a company-wide celebration.

“He’s been knocking on the door of the 500 for a lot of years. He got it done tonight — did an awesome job,” said Johnson, who beat Earnhardt to the finish line a year ago.

The win means Hendrick already has one of his four drivers in the Chase for the Sprint Cup championship. Under the new win-and-get-in format announced last month, Earnhardt is now eligible to race for the title and can spend the next 25 races preparing for the postseason.

“We might be in the Chase — I ain’t going to worry about that,” Earnhardt said from Victory Lane. “Trust me, man, we’re going to have a blast this year.”

Rain wreaked havoc on the event for the third time in six years, and this year’s race was stopped after 38 laps as a strong storm blew into the area.

The National Weather Service issued a tornado warning in the area and advised people to take shelter, and fans fled from the grandstands.

NASCAR rolled out the track drying system Air Titan for several failed attempts over the delay. It was the only ontrack activity for more than six hours, but there was plenty of behind-the-scenes fun as drivers desperately tried to stay entertained.

David Ragan made a pizza run in his firesuit, Hamlin played basketball, Clint Bowyer answered fans questions on Twitter

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gling these last years, Alexander Zubkov set things right. He drove Russia to victory in the four-man sled, adding to his two-man title in Sochi. He is the sixth pilot to sweep those events at an Olympics but the first to do so in his home country. Steven Holcomb, the 2010 Olympic champ, won bronze to give the U.S. seven sliding medals in Sochi, tops among all countries. Oskars Melbardis of Latvia took the silver. Germany had no medals in the four-man for the first time since 1968.

DOPING: Sochi had six doping cases; Vancouver had one four years ago. As IOC President Thomas Bach sees it, that’s good news — the drug cheats are getting caught. “The number of the cases for me is not really relevant,” he said.

Nicklas Backstrom, who plays for the NHL’s Washington Capitals, tested positive for a substance found in allergy medication that Sweden’s Olympic Committee said he had been taking for seven years. Austrian cross-country skier Johannes Duerr was cited for the blood booster EPO, the most serious of the Sochi cases.

and Ricky Stenhouse Jr.’s crew practiced tornado drills.

It hit absurd levels as Fox Sports tried to fill the air time with a replay of the 2013 race that hundreds of thousands did not understand wasn’t a live broadcast. Social media exploded with congratulatory tweets for last year’s winner, Johnson, who posted on his account: “I hear I won the #Daytona500?

Haha! I also have friends confused and texting congratulations to me.”

Fellow drivers had fun with the widespread error, too.

“Wait a minute! I’m confused, did @JimmieJohnson win or not?” Bowyer tweeted.

Plenty of fans on Twitter were confused throughout the replay, tweeting along as if the race was live. Deadspin ran some of them under the headline, “Scores Of Idiots Don’t Realize Fox Is Airing Last Year’s Daytona 500.”

Scoreboard Olympics Medals Table

At Sochi, Russia Through 97 of 98 events Nation G S B Russia 13 11 9 United States 9 7 12 Norway 11 5 10 Canada 9 10 5 Netherlands 8 7 9 Germany 8 6 5 Austria 4 8 5 France 4 4 7 Sweden 2 6 6 Switzerland 6 3 2 China 3 4 2 South Korea 3 3 2 Czech Republic 2 4 2 Slovenia 2 2 4 Japan 1 4 3 Italy 0 2 6 Belarus 5 0 1 Poland 4 1 1 Finland 1 3 1 Britain 1 1 2 Latvia 0 2 2 Australia 0 2 1 Ukraine 1 0 1 Slovakia 1 0 0 Croatia 0 1 0 Kazakhstan 0 0 1

Carolina 57 26 22 9 61 144 158 New Jersey 59 24 22 13 61 135 146 N.Y. Islanders 60 22 30 8 52 164 200

WESTERN CONFERENCE Tot 33 28 26 24 24 19 17 15 14 11 9 8 8 8 8 8 6 6 5 4 4 3 2 1 1 1

Hockey NHL Standings EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA Boston 57 37 16 4 78 176 125 Tampa Bay 58 33 20 5 71 168 145 Montreal 59 32 21 6 70 148 142 Toronto 60 32 22 6 70 178 182 Detroit 58 26 20 12 64 151 163 Ottawa 59 26 22 11 63 169 191 Florida 58 22 29 7 51 139 183 Buffalo 57 15 34 8 38 110 172 Metropolitan Division Pittsburgh 58 40 15 3 83 186 138 N.Y. Rangers 59 32 24 3 67 155 146 Philadelphia 59 30 23 6 66 162 167 Columbus 58 29 24 5 63 170 161 Washington 59 27 23 9 63 171 175

Central Division St. Louis 57 39 12 6 84 196 135 Chicago 60 35 11 14 84 207 163 Colorado 58 37 16 5 79 174 153 Minnesota 59 31 21 7 69 145 147 Dallas 58 27 21 10 64 164 164 Winnipeg 60 28 26 6 62 168 175 Nashville 59 25 24 10 60 146 180 Pacific Division Anaheim 60 41 14 5 87 196 147 San Jose 59 37 16 6 80 175 142 Los Angeles 59 31 22 6 68 139 128 Phoenix 58 27 21 10 64 163 169 Vancouver 60 27 24 9 63 146 160 Calgary 58 22 29 7 51 137 179 Edmonton 60 20 33 7 47 153 199 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.

Saturday’s Games No games scheduled Sunday’s Games No games scheduled Monday’s Games No games scheduled Tuesday’s Games Carolina at Buffalo, 3 p.m. AST

Basketball NBA Standings EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division

W L Toronto 31 25 Brooklyn 26 28 New York 21 35 Boston 19 38 Philadelphia 15 41 Southeast Division Miami 40 14 Washington 28 28 Charlotte 27 30 Atlanta 26 29 Orlando 17 41 Central Division Indiana 42 13 Chicago 29 26 Detroit 23 33

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Sunday’s Games L.A. Clippers 125, Oklahoma City 117 Miami 93, Chicago 79 Washington 96, Cleveland 83 Toronto 105, Orlando 90 Sacramento 109, Denver 95 Brooklyn 108, L.A. Lakers 102 Portland 108, Minnesota 97 Houston 115, Phoenix 112 Monday’s Games Milwaukee at Philadelphia, 3 p.m.

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Arkansas 57, LSU 53 Auburn 67, Georgia 59 Florida St. 59, Clemson 43 James Madison 78, Hofstra 47 Louisville 73, Rutgers 58 Maryland 79, Georgia Tech 62 Miami 72, Wake Forest 64 Mississippi St. 72, Mississippi 70, OT NC State 68, Virginia 66 South Carolina 69, Florida 55 UNC Wilmington 60, Towson 59 Virginia Tech 50, North Carolina 47 MIDWEST Creighton 65, St. John’s 62 Dayton 82, Saint Joseph’s 56 Drake 70, Loyola of Chicago 64 E. Michigan 62, Ball St. 60 Evansville 67, S. Illinois 31 Illinois St. 66, Missouri St. 57 Indiana St. 63, Wichita St. 51 Kent St. 67, Miami (Ohio) 51 Milwaukee 90, Cleveland St. 78 N. Iowa 81, Bradley 77 Notre Dame 81, Duke 70 Ohio St. 71, Northwestern 62 Purdue 72, Wisconsin 54 Tennessee 56, Missouri 50 W. Michigan 60, Toledo 59 Youngstown St. 72, Green Bay 63 SOUTHWEST Kentucky 83, Texas A&M 74 Oklahoma St. 63, Texas Tech 62 FAR WEST Arizona St. 60, Utah 40 California 76, Southern Cal 67 Colorado 61, Arizona 56, OT Oregon St. 77, Washington 57 Stanford 65, UCLA 56 Washington St. 108, Oregon 88

EAST Colgate 67, Loyola (Md.) 65, OT Fairfield 57, Siena 47 Marist 81, Manhattan 54 Northeastern 78, Drexel 73, 2OT Syracuse 67, Pittsburgh 36 UMass 69, Rhode Island 56 Villanova 65, Georgetown 52 William & Mary 68, Delaware 64 SOUTH Alabama 66, Vanderbilt 62

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Transactions BASEBALL American League NEW YORK YANKEES — Agreed to terms with OF Brett Gardner on a four-year contract.

National League LOS ANGELES DODGERS — Designated SS Justin Sellers for assignment.

BASKETBALL National Basketball Association NEW JERSEY NETS — Signed C Jason Collins to a 10-day contract.

HOCKEY National Hockey League MONTREAL CANADIENS — Recalled D Jarred Tinordi from Hamilton (AHL).

TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING — Claimed D Mike Kostka off waivers from Chicago.

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Lindsay Fagrelius was the first female to cross the finish line and sixth overall with a time of 37:21.

Three of the 16 participants used classic skis, while the majority of the field had skate skis. Jason Buckbee placed 11th with a time of 54:34, the fastest of the three classic skiers.

Peterson said skate skis are much faster than classic once you get the technique down.

He said he enjoys going fast and is looking forward to competing in the Tour of Anchorage next week.

Crawford said while the trails host middle and high school cross-country ski races, there was a need for a community-wide ski event. He said it was a decent turnout considering the lack of snowfall this winter.

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met seismic stability criteria for the project.

The initial construction management contract now pending before the Assembly at the port is for five years and up to $30 million, with extensions that could make it up to a nine-year, $54 million deal for CH2M Hill. If it isn’t approved, municipal officials have said the bidding would have to start over, something that could delay the process up to an additional six months.

CH2M Hill was also commissioned by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for the municipality to evaluate the suitability of the sheet pile design employed at the port after construction challenges halted the project in 2010. That work was completed in February 2013, according to Corsi.

Further, the company was tasked in October 2012 to produce conceptual design alternatives for the Corps of Engineers and municipality, which were

and good downhills. He said the hills on bear trail were the most challenging.

“I have been complaining to co-workers that there is never any adult races in the area,” he said. “Today was perfect conditions and I had a blast.”

Mike Mohorcich, one of the Tsalteshi Trails board members, said Crawford has been worked hard to create more community races the last two years.

“Most of us like to race so for him to give up an event opportunity to manage, promote and put together takes a lot of effort,” he said.

The idea was to have a series of races each week in February leading up to the Tour of Anchorage on March 2, Crawford said. Dangerous icy conditions forced the postponement of the Ski for Women race from Feb. 2, which has been rescheduled for March 16 and two other events were canceled because of a lack of snow, he said.

Soldotna resident Sarah Jakits said skiing the trails brings her back to her days on the ski team at Skyview High released in February 2013.

Attempts made throughout 2013 to contact CH2M Hill Alaska representatives about the company’s layered involvement in the Port of Anchorage project were unsuccessful. CH2M Hill is coming forward now so its involvement, particularly as it relates to VECO’s work, is fully understood by the Assembly, Corsi said.

The February 2013 suitability study prepared by CH2M Hill was cited numerous times in the complaint filed by the municipality March 8, 2013, against PND Engineers, former project manager Integrated Concepts and Research Corp. and CH2M Hill.

At a special Feb. 7 Assembly meeting held to discuss the management contract, Mark Lasswell a senior vice president for CH2M Hill said the company planned to move Lon Elledge, the program manager for CH2M Hill’s work on a port reconstruction and expansion project at Gulfport, Miss.

Lasswell said Elledge is “one of the select few we have, probably in the world, who is actually managing a project identical

‘I’m not fast, but it is fun to get out and move and enjoy the nice day.’

KODIAK — Anchorage has been described as Alaska’s largest village, so it makes sense that it’s become a second home for the native language of the Kodiak archipelago.

Beginning in September, a group of Alutiiq language learners began meeting at Alaska Pacific University. Their twohour Saturday afternoons have attracted as many as 20 Alutiiq speakers and learners, although usually it’s usually about half that size, said John Yakanak, a 44-year-old Alutiiq-language learner from Kodiak who organized the group. About five Alutiiq-speaking elders in Anchorage now attend the group.

The Anchorage group represents a significant portion of the world Alutiiq-speaking population, which according to the Alutiiq Museum is 55 native elder speakers and about a dozen intermediate to advanced speakers.

Yakanak took Alutiiq 101 and 102 at Kodiak College by videoconference from Anchorage.

He started the Anchorage group because he wanted to continue practicing the language while he was at Alaska Pacific University pursing a psychology degree.

Elders Fred and Irene Coyle, who live in Anchorage, are regulars at the group and helped make it possible, there are actually more Alutiiq-speakers than he realized in Anchorage, Yakanak said. Others elders stop by the language group when they have business in Alaska’s largest city.

“It started with two elders that wanted to come every week and then they’d say ‘oh this person is in town, this person is in town.’ Our elder group got bigger and bigger,” Yakanak said.

“I’m thankful for the amount of elders and how willing they are to help us out. Without them could only learn so much.”

According to Alutiiq Museum director Alisha Drabek,

the current group isn’t the first Alutiiq conversational group in Anchorage. A few predecessors include the Anchorage-based Alutiiq dance group Imamsuat, whose founder studied Alutiiq.

“It’s nice to see it growing,” Drabek said.

The Alaska Pacific University group is called “Kicagwigmi Sugpiaq-Alutiiq Yugneret” or “Sugpiaq-Alutiiq Words In Anchorage.” The proper noun for the city of Anchorage, Kicarwik, is a translation of the name’s English etymology, a place where one anchors a boat.

Kicar is the verb “to anchor” and wik is a word meaning place.

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— Sarah Jakits, skier fied a legitimate issue with UA School in 1992. Jakits placed 10th with a time of 43:52.

“I’m not fast, but it is fun to get out and move and enjoy the nice day,” she said. “The conditions were great considering the weather we’ve had.”

Tsalteshi Trails Maintenance Manager Bill Holt groomed the course for five hours the night before.

Pothast, 14, said Holt did a great job making the ski conditions fast. He said his long legs and stride give him an advantage for skiing. He crossed the finish line more than eight minutes before his father, John Pothast, who finished in eighth

policies.

The university allows firearms on campus in certain places as long as they are locked in a vehicle or kept in a specially designated weapons locker.

They are not allowed in classrooms, labs, offices or other

place.

Gavin Brennan, 11, said the race was hard with all the hills but he said the downhill parts made it worth it. Brennan participates in the youth ski program and yesterday he skied at the Kenai Golf Course. On Sunday the fatigue set in but he didn’t let that slow him down as he crossed the finish line.

Continued from page A-1 “I was determined to finish,” he said. “I was tired but classes as well as tutoring and had fun.” counseling services. The other residence hall and student apartReach Dan Balmer at dan- ments owned by the university iel.balmer@peninsulaclarion. are a 10- to 15-minute walk from com campus via the campus trail, residence life coordinator Paul Dorman said.

Fuzzy Predator 10K 2014 results Current UAS housing has 1 Kent Peterson 30:09; 2 John Luke Pothast 31:10; 3 Tony Eskelin 33:04; 4 John space for about 280 students, he Mohorcich 35:57 ; 5 Tom Seggerman 36:33; 6 Lindsay Fagrelius 37:21; 7 Jeff Helminiak 38:04; 8 John Pothast 39:14; 9 Carly Reimer 39:34; 10 Sarah Jakits 43:52; 11 said. But Banfield Hall, the exJason Buckbee 54:34 (classic); 12 Billy Morrow 1:08:08; 13 Will Morrow 1:08:10; isting UAS residence hall, only 14 Gavin Brennan 1:28:21; 15 Sarah Glaues 1:30:43 (classic); 16 Todd Rugger has space for about 80. The rest 1:36:17 (classic). of the beds are in the university’s two- and four-bedroom apartments. to (the Port of Anchorage).” He thority Commissioner Bobby “We have had overflow in referred to Elledge as “unique” Knesal said in an interview with some of our recent years at the and “qualified” to lead the An- the Journal that CH2M Hill is existing Banfield Hall,” Dorman chorage project. “doing a good job as far as man- said. “Then we’re in a situation The Port of Gulfport was aging and everything,” but that of trying to figure out that overdamaged considerably during some of their fees have been flow.”

Hurricane Katrina in 2005. “excessive.”

He said the school has had as CH2M Hill’s contract for An invoice from the com- many as 100 freshmen vie for a the Gulfport work, signed in pany to the Port Authority for spot in Banfield, and the extras 2008 for $3.03 million, has been the four-week period from June were placed in apartment buildamended in scope and schedule 1, 2013, to June 28, 2013, listed ings. It’s been a challenge to to total $35 million by 2015. travel, lodging, office and apart- figure out which students to put A copy of Elledge’s resume ment rental, telephone, parking, in which buildings, he said. Alsubmitted as part of the contract and equipment charges totaling though it’s intuitive to put students management bid proposal pro- $14,690. After meeting with who turn in their paperwork late vided to the Journal by CH2M CH2M Hill officials, Knesal in the apartment buildings, studHill states that he has overseen said they agreed to “cut back” ies “show that those last-minute environmental permitting, de- on some of their expenses. adds sometimes need more supsign, construction, budget and “We were paying the lease for port than individuals that have scheduling among other tasks an apartment they were renting been more in the natural progress since he started on the roughly for people who flew in a couple of turning in paperwork on time,” $570 million Gulfport project in times a month and I just thought Dorman said.

2009. that wasn’t appropriate,” he “We run into an interesting It states that Elledge has 35 said. “They’ve been here long situation of, ‘What do we do years of experience managing enough; they should have estab- with those people?’” he said. marine and general construction lished their residency.”

“It’s difficult when you run out projects. A request to interview The average wage for 18 of room.”

Elledge was denied until the An- CH2M Hill managers and engiIn the new hall, students will chorage management contract is neers listed on the invoice was be able to stay close to services resolved. $150.70 per hour. Knesal said and campus support, Dorman Mississippi state officials the wages were not in line with said, hopefully increasing the have raised concerns over local companies, as he said they chance they stick around. some of CH2M Hill’s expenses should be. claimed at Gulfport.

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Alutiiq spoken in Anchorage

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method known as “where are your keys,” to increase their fluency, Yakanak said. They also listen to the elders tell stories.

“We really enjoy listening to the elders tell their stories about when they were younger and growing up. A lot of us weren’t exposed to that (growing up),” he said.

“When they talk fluently in the language it has a real beautiful flow to it.”

The Anchorage Alutiiq language speakers and learners meet every Saturday from noon to 2 p.m. on the Alaska Pacific University campus. They plan to hold a potluck on March 8 at the Alaska Native Heritage Center in Anchorage.

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buildings such as concert halls.

“The board is constitutionally required to govern university premises. We must balance rights of individuals while ensuring safe and responsible operation,” Jacobson said in an email to the newspaper. “Our universities are complex places.

They actually have many of the features of places and situations in which the Legislature criminalizes or restricts possession of weapons.”

‘We know that full-time students generally retain at a higher rate, and students living on campus retain at a higher rate.’

— Joe Nelson, UAS “The access is going to be much more convenient and we are going to be able to encourage students in their time of need,” he said. “We can transition those students over time to the existing student housing complex.”

The new hall, designed by MRV Architects, includes a common area and kitchen, as well as a classroom, Leigh said. The large windows in the suites open up onto a view of Auke Lake and the surrounding mountains.

“It’s the best view in town, I think,” Leigh said, climbing the stairs of the structure in progress.

The residence hall is scheduled to open before classes start next fall, and incoming students can already sign up to live in the hall.

In the suite-style setup, four students will share two bedrooms, one bathroom and a small common area. And while the proximity to classes provides students with convenience, it offers the university something more: a chance to grow its student body, Nelson said.

“We know that full-time students generally retain at a higher rate, and students living on campus retain at a higher rate,” Nelson said. “For us it means an increase in graduation rates and getting students to graduate in a more timely fashion.”

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School board to meet The Kenai Peninsula Borough School District Board of Education meets at 7 p.m. in the borough building at 148 N. Binkley Street in Soldotna (unless otherwise noted). For more information, call 907-714-8888 or visit http://www.kpbsd.k12. ak.us/board.aspx?id=28035. The agenda and packet items are posted on Wednesday afternoon prior to the date of the Board Meeting.

Persons with disabilities who need accommodations to participate at School Board meetings should contact Debbie Tressler at 907-714-8836 or email dtressleratkpbsd.k12.ak.us no later than three business days before the meeting date. The board will meet: n March 3; n April 14; n May 5 (at Seward High School); n June 2; n June 3 (Board Planning Session).

School district plans budget meetings The Kenai Peninsula Borough School District is holding Public Budget Meetings on Feb. 25 at 5:30 p.m. in the Homer High School library Everyone interested is encouraged to attend one of the meetings. If there are questions, please contact Lassie Nelson at 714-8838.

Early release dates for KPBSD schools Six times throughout the academic year, on a Wednesday, schools will meet the minimum day, so that teachers may have approximately 90 minutes of additional time to work on improvement strategies. On these early release dates, school will end 90 minutes earlier. Bus transportation will be adjusted by 90 minutes. Upcoming early release dates are: Feb. 26; and Apr. 16.

Spring Break for schools KPBSD schools will be closed for spring break March 10-14.

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The deadline for applications is March 31. If you have questions, please contact Patti Floyd at the Nikiski Senior Center at 907-776-7654.

Career and Tech training offered KPBSD Career and Tech Department is offering free after school academies to train students in the Welding, Construction and Medical Field.

Upcoming Academies for the 2013-2014 school year include Welding.

Any high school student is able to participate in any of our academies. If a student successfully completes the 60 hour academy they will receive 1/2 practical art credit.

At the Workforce Development Center (located behind KCHS) there will be a welding academy with Mr. Widaman.

This academy runs Feb. 10-May 1. Class days will be Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays from 2:30-4:30.

There will be a summer construction academy at the Workforce Development Center. Students will be constructing a green house. Class days will be May 28-30 and June 2-6. Class times TBA. To sign up go to http://onestop.kpbsd.k12.ak.us/ For more information call Debbie Pearson at 283-2145 or see your counselor.

Funding for the Alaska Construction Academies comes from a grant from the Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development, the Alaska Department of Commerce and Economic Development and the Alaska Youth First Program.

Connections Home-school Dates To Remember: Feb. 24-28 — Science Fair Projects due to office, Projects displayed from 24-28 and prizes awarded on 28 Feb. 25 — Movie Day! 1 p.m. at Orca Theater featuring The Lego Movie! RSVP with Shelli Furlong 714-8880 sfurlong@ kpbsd.k12.ak.us March 1 — Iditaread Starts!

March 7 — High School Eligibility Due March 31 — Last day to turn in Iditaread minutes; April — Enrollment for 2014/2015 Begins This Month April 1-3 — HSGQE Grade 10 and Retest Grades 11th & 12th; Standard Based Assessments (SBA’s) Grade 3rd – 10th Lights, Camera, Action!

Connections is planning a Lego Movie get together at the Orca Theater on Tuesday, Feb. 25 1 p.m. The cost is $5.00 per person. Please email or call Shelli Furlong 714-8880 sfurlong@ kpbsd.k12.ak.us. You can stop by the Soldotna Office to pick up your tickets. Hope to see you at the movies!

Iditaread!

Attention all readers: the 2014 Iditaread is just around the corner and it’s time again for Connections Homeschool’s Iditaread Challenge to all K-6th grade students! The Iditaread Challenge will begin Feb. 28. Stop by your local Connections Office between now and then for more information and to get your sled ready to hit the trail! The challenge will run through March 31.

IDEA Home-school Join in the learning by attending a field trip to the Soldotna Landfill on Monday, Feb. 24 from 10-11a.m. Come join us as we learn about recyclables and what happens to all that trash we create! This field trip is for all ages but the focus will be for See SCHOOLS, page B-2

Photos by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion

Drake Anthony, 4, looks at a cutout of a rodent that he found during a class at the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge Thursday in Soldotna.

Educating young minds Preschoolers learn about the environment, animals at refuge

By KAYLEE OSOWSKI Peninsula Clarion

Once a month the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge Environmental Education Center adorned with taxidermy and kids’ artwork fills up with preschoolers and their parents as well as a few siblings eager to learn, play and create.

This past Thursday, when kids arrived to Little PEEPs — Preschool Environmental Education Programs — they saw laminated paper mice, shrews and voles — the theme of the session — scattered about the main room of the center.

After Michelle Ostrowski, education specialist at the refuge, read a story with help from the kids who counted mice in the illustrations of the book, she taught them the difference between the creatures.

Then she set the kids loose to find the paper mice, shrews and voles in the room.

When the kids found most of them and got some high-fives from parents, Ostrowski helped the kids identify which animal they had — a mouse with a long tail, a vole with a short tail or a shrew with a pointy nose.

After the kids sorted their creatures into the right group, it was time for a game. Ostrowski pulled out a parachute and said that it represents snow. With the adults holding the parachute, the kids took turns in groups hurrying under the parachute and pretending to be mice, shrews or voles hiding under the snow. The kids also took turns walking or crawling on a rope Ostrowski unwound on the floor for the kids to follow like mice in a snow tunnel. Ostrowski said the kids usually do a couple activities each session.

“I let the kids kind of run around and be noisy and get that energy out,” Ostrowski said.

Two poems and a snack came before craft time. The kids made a little mouse with part of an egg carton, pompoms, yarn and goo-

Kenai National Wildlife Refuge education specialist Michelle Ostrowski reads to a group of kids during a class on mice, shrews and voles Thursday in Soldotna.

gly eyes, and they made a vole family out of their thumbprints on paper plates.

DeeAnn Steffensen, who has been bringing her son Daniel Steffensen, 5, to the program for a few years, said the variety of activities and subjects has kept them coming back. She said after a session they often further discuss what Daniel learned at home.

Between the two morning sessions, about 45 preschoolers attended as well as some older and younger siblings.

“I think it’s great to target the youngest kiddos and get them excited about what our refuge is and just the basics — learning the different Alaska animals and wanting to learn more,” Ostrowski said.

The refuge has been putting on the free program for about four years for 2-5 year olds. Ostrowski said it’s important to her that the stories she reads for the sessions are fairly realistic not “bear and mouse

held hands and skipped to the lake and had a picnic” type of stories.

Refuge intern Bailey O’Reilly has been assisting with the program since August 2013.

“It is adorable,” she said.

Ostrowski said while siblings are welcome to come, the preschoolers have priority when it comes to craft and snack supplies. She said parents are not allowed to drop off kids at the center because the program is meant to be experienced together between parent and child.

Anna Lattin, of Soldotna, said she regularly brings her kids to Little PEEPs. She said it has a broad appeal for younger kids and it’s informative and entertaining.

“I just think it’s a wonderful community program,” Lattin said.

Kaylee Osowski can be reached at kaylee.osowski@peninsulaclarion.com.

New industrial hand tools class offered After years of seeing that some students who decide to pursue KPC’s process technology and/or industrial instrumentation programs have limited knowledge/ exposure to the tools used in the trade, the business and industry division has decided to offer a class to assist in this area. The course, PETR A194, is designed to introduce students to the safe, efficient and effective use of industrial hand tools.

This one-credit, short course will be offered from March 31 through April 28 and students can register up until the start date. The course will be taught by Tom Dalrymple, co-chair of the department. For information about this class, visit this link: http://bit.ly/1gHSqmf

Kenai River Campus renovations continue

Now that KRC’s new Career and Technical Education Center is fully operational, the areas of the Goodrich Building that used to house the process technology and instrumentation labs are being transformed into state-of-the-art nursing and paramedic labs.

According to Phillip Miller, KRC construction manager, the project is on track to be ready for occupancy in mid-March.

“Orion Construction, based in Wasilla, has completed the framing, electrical and mechanical rough in. The drywall finishing is underway with painting soon to follow.

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There are a number of other projects related to the back-fill of the spaces that were vacated with the addition of the CTEC. Although still in the final planning stages, the Ward Building’s second floor is being staged for a major re-model that will result in a 22 office suite for KPC faculty.

The space will also include an administrative support area and conference room.

The project will include a full refurbishment of the space to include new windows, lighting, heating and ventilation upgrades, flooring and ceiling materials. Bid documents are scheduled for release prior to the end of this month. Bid opening will happen in March and the bid award is set for mid-April.

Another highly anticipated project will result in improvements to KRC’s library located in the Brockel Building. Construction documents are in the final review stages and the bid documents will be released when approved. It is anticipated that the bid will be awarded in early April. The M

upgrades include entry improvements, circulation desk modifications, creation of office spaces and a dedicated, work area.

Space in the Ward Building is being converted into a new, 3-D art studio. For many years, the lab shared space with facilities maintenance—an arrangement that was far from ideal. There will be major modifications done to the existing ventilation system to provide for the activities in the art lab. Once completed, the space will be used for modeling, casting, ceramics and metal sculpture. Eventually, a foundry will be installed outside the lab space.

Improvements to lighting result in long-term savings

At all KPC locations, every effort is being made to conserve energy and save money on utility bills. Over time, most of the light fixtures in the older facilities have been upgraded to modern, energy efficient fixtures.

Now KRC’s parking lot lighting is being addressed and the high pressure sodium fixtures are slated to be replaced with light emitting diode technology. The upgrade will bring the old site lighting up to the same standards as the new CTEC outside lighting.

These improvements are anticipated to equate to a 35,000 kwh reduction in electrical usage and an approximate savings of more than $6,500.

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Fair in Ninilchik.

Friday — High School Basketball at Seward High School. Girls JV at 3 p.m.; Boys JV at 4:30 p.m.; Girls Varsity at 6 p.m.; Boys Varsity at 7:30 p.m.

Saturday — High School Basketball vs. Skyview at Nikiski. Senior Night. Girls Varsity at 1 p.m.; Boys Varsity at 2:30 p.m.; Middle School Cross Country Skiing at Homer Middle School Middle School Volleyball Finals – TBA Spelling Bee – Of the 26 Nikiski Middle School students competing in this year’s spelling bee, 8th grader Melanie Sexton was the champion. She will compete in the State Spelling Bee in Anchorage on Friday. Good luck Melanie!

Congratulations to Hannah Tauriainen and Hannah Halliday who were finalists at the State Drama Debate and Forensic Competition earning 6th place in Duo-interpretation of literature.

elementary students and their parents. All children must be accompanied by a parent.

IDEA families plan now to join us for an afternoon learning salmon anatomy and physiology at a special dissection workshop to be held on February26 at the Soldotna Public Library. This opportunity will encourage students to explore science and learn about the structures of a living organism. Call the office to reserve your spot, 260-7555.

ItidaRead is back!! Families plan to attend the IditaRead kick-off party at the Kenai River Center on February 28th from 1; 30pm to 3: 30pm. We have fun things planned: An exciting book for story time, a very special game to play and of course a doggy craft. We will also Nikiski North Star Elementary decorate our IditaRead booklets. This year the theme of the booklets NNS will dismiss at 2 p.m. on Wednesday. is Alaskan Animals. Omie has created a special younger version for Love of Reading month continues in full swing at NNS! Our stuthose little ones as well. Check your email to find the sign-up or call dents are enjoying the ‘One School, One Book’ family activity. Each the office. night families read the assigned chapter and the next morning trivia questions are answered. The book chosen this year is ‘ My Father’s Kaleidoscope School Of Arts and Science Dragon’ by Ruth Stiles Gannett. We will celebrate with a family Tuesday ­— 5 p.m. is “Play a Part in the KSAS Schoolyard Habi- movie night on Feb. 28 with a showing of the movie ‘ How To Train tat, Trail & Outdoor Classroom Meeting” in the gym. There is great Your Dragon’. The movie begins at 7 p.m. in the school gym. You value in enhancing the habitat and incorporating an outdoor class- may bring your sleeping bags, bean bag chairs, blankets or any other room thus enriching our student experience at Kaleidoscope by con- cozy item to make yourself comfortable while enjoying the movie.

Cake, popcorn and drinks will be provided. If you need more infornecting them to nature right in our backyard.

Wednesday — School Tours from 9:30 - 10 a.m. If you know mation, please call the office at 776-2600.

The District Forensics Meet will be held on March 1. The meet of a family that is interested in attending Kaleidoscope next year, please share this with them. Students will be dismissed at 2:10 p.m. will be held at Tustumena Elementary beginning at 10:00 am. Thank you to everyone who has offered to volunteer. Also, congratulations No school activities after early release on Wednesday. and good luck to all participants!

Thursday — Tap Dance Club is meeting from 3:45-4:45 p.m.

PTA Yearbooks are on sale through April 4 for $18. Reserve your copy Redoubt Elementary today!

Yearbooks are on sale, please pre-order your year book before The next general PTA meeting is March 4 at 9:15 a.m.

March 31st. Cost to purchase a yearbook is $15.00. A limited numReminders The Life Skill we are focusing on this week is Resourcefulness: ber of yearbooks will be ordered. Order forms have been sent home To respond to challenges and opportunities in innovative and creative with students.

Redoubt T-shirts and hoodies can be purchased at the school office. ways.

Lottery Application Deadline is March 7 at 4 p.m. If you would T-shirts $15.00, baseball style t-shirts $20.00 and Hoodies $25.00.

Redoubt Elementary 2014/2015 Preschool applications can be like your child enrolled in the lottery for the 2014/2015 school year picked up at the school office. Children must be 4 years old by Sepyour application must be summited by this date. tember 1, 2014.

March 26 at 4 p.m. our lottery will be held.

Box Top winners last week were; Logan Houser, Cameron Houser and Reese Houser. Keep turning in those Box Tops for Education.

Kalifornsky Beach Elementary Congratulations Spelling Bee Winners, First Place Winner Elijah Mr. Daniels’ Class is studying the effects of insulators and con- Wackler from Mrs. Arthur’s 6th grade class, Second Place Winners ductors. We are working on a thermal energy experiment to deter- (tied) Angel Howlett from Mrs. Schmelzebach’s 5th grade class & mine which material is the best conductor and insulator. We have Tyler Morrison from Mrs. Wardas’s 6th grade class. Congratulations invited the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge staff in to class to teach us to all of the Spelling Bee finalists.

Redoubt’s 2nd Annual PTA Winter Carnival was a huge success. about animal adaptation through the seasons. We will take a field trip to investigate it further next week. Until then, we have some studying Thank you to all of our volunteers and supporters who attended the carnival. A great time was had by all. to do.

Riley Stimmel in Mrs.Davidson’s 3rd grade class was the winner The first grade classes had a visit from a local dentist to discuss keeping our teeth healthy. The students also made a tooth diagram of Redoubt’s Grand Gift Student Basket. Jodi Reed won the iPad while learning all the different parts of the tooth. All first grade class- Air. Thank you to all the local business owners, parents and other es will be having Iditarod Centers on Friday. If you can help, please community members who donated goods and services for our silent contact your first grade teacher or signup on signupgenius.com auction and raffles. Over 110 theme baskets, donated services and Wednesday — Students will be dismissed at 12:55 p.m. other items were auctioned or raffled. We appreciate you and your March 18 - Band concert in the K-Beach gym at 6:30 p.m. continued support. All monies raised will be used to upgrade technology in classrooms and purchase other student equipment.

Kenai Central High Thank you Jumpin’ Junction for donating the use of your equipment for the carnival. We appreciate your continued support to our Wednesday — Students will be dismissed at 12:45 p.m.

Thursday — Kenai Central High School Battle-of-the-Books school, students and community.

Wednesday — Students will be dismissed at 1:45 p.m. team will be competing in the State competition. Good Luck Team.

March 4 – Wax Museum, presented by Redoubt’s 5th graders Friday — counselors will be hosting a FAFSA Completion Night March 7 – In-service Day, no school for students in the library at 6 p.m. For more information please contact the counseling office.

Kenai Middle Congratulations to the KMS 7th-8th grade Battle of the Books team for winning first place in the district competition on Feb. 5.

The team will battle today in the state competition against 29 other middle school teams from every part of Alaska. The team includes members Maria Maes, Kaleigh Barrett, and Maria Salzetti; alternate Jake Nabholz; and supporters Josh Grosvold, Sarah Hollers, and Abigail Erwin. Best wishes to the team as they compete today.

There will be a beginning band concert tonight in the Kenai Middle School library at 7 p.m.

School will be dismissed at 12:57 p.m. on Wednesday. There is no after school tutoring program after early release.

The 7th grade annual fishing trip will be this Friday. There will be an activity night also on Friday. This event begins at 6 p.m. and ends promptly at 8 p.m.

Congratulations to last week’s Character Counts award winners: Jonas Beach and Raleigh Van Natta! Keep up the good work boys!

Mountain View Elementary Applications are available for the 2014-2015 Mountain View PreK Program.

Screenings for this program will be held at the Kenai Community Library on April 15. In order to be considered, a child must be 4 years old by September 1, 2014 and have a completed application returned to Mountain View Elementary. Screenings will be scheduled after applications are brought back to the school. For information please call 283-8600.

Students will be released at 1:55 p.m. on Wednesday.

Lockdown Drill Scheduled On Wednesday Mountain View Elementary will practice a lockdown drill. This is a procedure that would be used in the case of a dangerous person or persons inside the school or in the area of the school. During this drill teachers and students will take shelter outside of the line of sight of windows and doors. This is, however, only a drill. We practice to insure that if such an emergency arose the children and staff at Mountain View Elementary would be safe.

There will be a 5th grade band and 4th/5th grade choir concert at 6 p.m. on Thursday at Mountain View.

There will be a PTA meeting at 3:45 p.m. on March 4 in the staff lounge.

The D.A.R.E. graduation for 5th grade students will be on March 6 at 6 p.m. in the gym.

March 6 is “Wacky Hair” day at Mountain View.

The Kindergarten class recently held a “penny drive” with all proceeds being donated to the Kenai Animal Shelter. The final penny count was 24,976 - $249.76. The total amount including pennies, nickels, dimes, etc. was $318.21. The winner of the estimation competition was Erin Einerson from Mrs. Miller’s class. Mrs. Miller’s entire class wins a special event with Kindergarten. Thank you so much for your donations which will help provide food, toys, and treats for the animals at the shelter.

River City Academy

River City Academy celebrated their annual Poetry Slam on Feb. 14. The winners of the two divisions and categories are: Middle School – Original Poetry: Max Mock, 1st place; CJ Mayer, 2nd place; Savannah Robinson, 3rd place. Other Poetry: Scott Harley and Carter Mahan, 1st place; Nathan Myers, 2nd place; Zach Piatt, 3rd place.

High School – Original Poetry: Jordan Smythe, 1st place; Zoe Zorn, 2nd place; Dakota Edin, 3rd place. Other Poetry: Morgan Stoddard, 1st place; Izabeau Pearston, 2nd place; Kiowa Richardson, 3rd place. Congratulations to the winners and good job to all the students who participated in the preliminary rounds!

Feb. 26 – School will be dismissed at 12:50 p.m.; Site Council meeting at 5:30 p.m.

Interested in attending a school that’s as unique as you are? RCA is now taking registrations for next year’s 7-12 graders. Please visit the school’s web site on the district web page for an enrollment form.

New student information night will be held in late March. Priority registrations for next year are due by March 21, call the school office for more information 714-8945.

Skyview High

The ski team raced at regions Feb. 14 and 15. Mika Morton finished 5th and Brenner Musgrave finished 10th in Friday’s freestyle race. Mika also finished 5th in the classical race. Sky Schlung was the top boys finisher in the classic race in 20th place, followed by Brenner Musgrave in 21st.

Valdez Elks Basketball Tournament: Feb. 14 Skyview and Seward boys both won to advance to the fourth-place game. Skyview topped Cordova 52-41, with Jacob Carlson scoring 17, Tim Duke getting 14 and Micah Hilbish netting 13. The Seward boys defeated Skyview 42-38 on Feb. 15 for fourth place. The Skyview girls lost in the third-place game Saturday to Valdez 62-49. Friday, the Skyview girls lost to Hutchison 36-31 in the semifinals. Also, Sam Reynolds won the 3-point shooter award by making the most threes in the tournament. Sam and Jacob Carlson were selected to the AllTournament team.

Regional SkillsUSA Cometition results are as follows: Max Miller and Jeremy Hinz took first place in the construction competition. Ryan Scroggins placed 2nd in the forklift competition Stockton Jones placed 2nd in the skidsteer competition.

All robotics participants competed very well at the tournament in Eagle River. The FrostBots (Dylan Webb, Liz McGlothen, & Walter Baxter) joined together in an amazing showing… their team won FIRST place at the tournament as the captain of the winning alliance team (they placed second in the qualifying rounds early in the day) and won the innovate award for their truly amazing robot design. Brennan Mitzel, Jacob Malone, & Haley Trefon also competed. This was their first tournament and their robot wasn’t even running when we left Skyview. They were able to pull together their resources and get a competing robot together and score some points. For a rookie team, their robot was in really great shape.

They didn’t get discouraged and worked through their adversity to succeed in competing in five rounds of competition. The FrostBots will continue on to the state tournament in March and have a better Nikiski Middle-High than fair opportunity to represent the state at the Super Regional Monday — High School Basketball at Homer. Girls JV at 3:30 tournament. p.m.; Boys JV at 5 p.m.; Girls Varsity at 6:30 p.m.; Boys Varsity at Spring Fling Dance at SoHi 7:30-10:30 p.m. on Feb. 28.

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In an effort to save paper and money, our Sentinel will be sent out Wednesday­— Students will be dismissed at 12:45 p.m.

Thursday — 7 p.m.– Nikiski’s Got Talent! The Nikiski High via School Messenger email beginning March 4th. Please be sure School Choir presents a community fundraiser talent show. $3 for to have current emails on file. There will be hard copies in the rack Students. $5 for Adults. $15 for families. Prizes will be awarded to across from the nurse’s office if you’d like to pick one up. If you the top winners including a performance spot at the Kenai Peninsula don’t have an email and would like one mailed, please let the office C

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Thanks to all who have taken the time to complete our school surveys. Thanks for all your positive feedback and good suggestions!

Bus schedules will be adjusted by just 90 minutes on Wednesday, and there will be no afternoon class for Mrs. Cannava’s pre-schoolers.

Crazy Hair or Crazy Socks Day is coming up on Feb. 28.

Our Reading Counts winners for last week were the following wonderful and brilliant students: Andi Hiler, Rylee Erickson, Carter Cannava, Hayes Howard, Rhys Cannava, Olivia Davis, Keira King, and Bailey Leach. These students and many others are reading books and taking quizzes as quickly as they can in order to rack up RC points before May 9. That Friday is the end of our contest. May 12, the Grand Prize Winners will be announced; one student from each class from 2nd grade through 6th. On May 16, we will enjoy an assembly where Senator Micciche will speak to us and deliver the reading certificates to the winners. The 8 students will get a fire truck ride after the assembly, and be provided a pizza lunch in the library.

Pre-Registration forms for the 2014/2015 school year were sent home. Please review information closely and make changes as needed. Return to school by March 6. This information is needed to plan classroom assignments for next year. Thank you so much.

We are accepting Title 1 applications for the 2014-2015 school year. Please stop by the office to pick one up if you’re interested in this program for your 4-year-old. The child must be 4 years old by Sept. 1 of this year. Please contact Katrina Cannava at 260-5142 or katrinacannava@kpbsd.k12.ak.us.

Keep saving those box tops for the classrooms! One class with the most box tops from the primary end and one class with the most box tops from the intermediate end will each earn a party! This contest runs through Feb. 28. The weekly box top drawing will resume on March 3.

Thank you to everyone who worked diligently to bring in their extra change for the Pennies for Patients program through the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. Those pennies will be making a wonderful difference in other people’s lives. If they could, I know those patients would tell you how much they appreciate your generosity, and how happy they are to be feeling better.

Soldotna High Next week Sohi Student Council is sponsoring Spring Fling Week. There will be class competition activities and dress up days all week with starting with Hawaiian Day on Monday and ending with Spirit Day on Friday. The activities will culminate in the Spring Fling Dance on Friday, Feb. 28 from 7:30 – 10:30pm. This dance is sponsored by the Sophomore Class and all students from Skyview and Sohi are invited. Cost for the dance is $8.00 per student. Students from other high schools must have completed and turned in a guest form by Wednesday, February 26.

All robotics participants competed very well at the tournament last week. The StarBots team (Margaret McGlothen, Alex Lisenby, & James Elsey) were chosen for one of the finalist alliance teams (a pretty good feat for a rookie team) and won their second Motivate award this season!!! If you see them in the halls or have them in class please congratulate them. They worked together really well under pressure and stepped outside of their respective ‘boxes’ to represent SoHi with great school spirit.

Congratulations to the following SkillsUSA members who placed in their CTSO events that were held at Homer High School on Feb. 12.

Michael Lewis 3rd in Construction and 2nd in Job Interview Afton Carlson 1st in Floriculture Hannah O’Dell 3rd in Floriculture Paitton Reid 2nd in Prepared Speech Paige Reid 1st in Entrepreneurial Margaret McGlothen 3rd in Photography Henry Hilbrink 1st in Prepared Speech Halen Wells 1st in Photography Jenna Helminski 2nd in Entrepreneurial SoHi will be well represented on the Alaska Junior National Nordic Team. Sadie Fox & Hannah Pothast will both be competing in Stowe, Vermont the first week in March. Congratulations!!

I have created a page on our school website that has updated information about where we are and there are links to the photo replayit.com site and how to order yearbooks and advertising space.

Higher Expectations Greater Success Parent Guide (Alaska Standards for English Language Arts and Mathematics) is now available at the front office. Alaska’s standards in English and math set high expectations for students from kindergarten to grade 12. Students who meet these goals will be ready for success after high school-whether it is in the military, on the job, or in a union apprenticeship, technical school, or college. Your schools will decide how to meet the standards through a local curriculum and teaching methods that respect your community’s cultures.Soldotna High School is collecting gently used formal dresses, shoes, and accessories for 2014 Cinderella’s Closet.

This is a program which helps all area high school ladies with prom attire for free. Please email mbos@kpbsd.k12.ak.us for more info. All donations can be dropped off to the front office 8am-2pm.

Pool Schedule: Am lap swim 6-8 Mon – Friday Pm lap swim 6-7 Mon, Wed, Fri Pm Open swim 7-8:45 Mon and Wed

Soldotna Middle School ends at at 12:45 p.m. on Wednesday.

Sports Schedule this week: Volleyball – Feb. 25 – First Round of Borough Tournament Volleyball – March 1 – Finals of Borough Tournament at Kenai at 10 a.m.

Skiing – March 1 – Borough Tournament at Homer at 10 a.m.

Important: SBA Testing for ALL 7th and 8th Grade students will be April 1, 2, 3. If you know your student will be absent from school any or all of these days, please contact the front office at 260-2500 as soon as possible to make arrangements for alternate testing dates.

Tustumena Elementary Monday — Site Council Meeting, 4 p.m.

Wednesday — School dismissed at 2:10 p.m.

Thursday — Title I Meeting, 3:45-5 p.m.; Last day of X-Country Skiing March 1 — District Wide Forensics at Tustumena School March 4 — SMS Counselor’s visit the 6th Grade Class March 7 — No School for Students; Inservice Day; End of Third Quarter March 18 — PTO Meeting, 4 p.m.; 6th Grade Parent Orientation at Skyview, 6:30 p.m.

March 26 — Lynx Track Activity March 31 — Site Council Meeting, 4 p.m.

Wings Christian Academy This week at Wings, Zane James and Madison Berga won the “Cleanest Desk of the Week” award. Feb. 20, the older students had a small party during lunch as everyone in Mr. McCoy’s classroom scored 100% on at least one test. The Spelling Bee was hosted at Wings on Feb. 21; winners will be announced next week. Spring Volleyball season started back up with practices on Mondays and Thursdays from 3-4 p.m. The first volleyball game is March 7 at Wings at 1 p.m. Everyone is invited to come and cheer on the school as the Wings Eagles face off against the WHCS Archers!

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Resolution PZ 2014-005 - A Resolution of the Planning and Zoning Commission of the City of Soldotna Approving a Site Plan for a Retail Development Located at the Intersection of the Kenai Spur and Sterling Highways.

The Property is Zoned Commercial, and is Legally Described as Tracts A-1, A-2 and A-3, Mullen Homestead Subdivision Aventine Addition.

Resolution PZ 2014-006 - A Resolution of the Planning and Zoning Commission of the City of Soldotna Approving a Sign Variance for a Retail Development Located at the Intersection of the Kenai Spur and Sterling Highways. The Property is Zoned Commercial, and is Legally Described as Tracts A-1, A-2 and A-3, Mullen Homestead Subdivision Aventine Addition.

Resolution PZ 2014-007 - A Resolution of the Planning and Zoning Commission of the City of Soldotna Approving a Driveway Width Variance for a Retail Development Located at the Intersection of the Kenai Spur and Sterling Highways. The Property is Zoned Commercial, and is Legally Described as Tracts A-1, A-2 and A-3, Mullen Homestead Subdivision Aventine Addition.

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City of Soldotna Council Meeting Agenda February 26, 2014 177 N. Birch St. Soldotna, AK 99669 CALL TO ORDER APPROVAL OF AGENDA APPROVAL OF MINUTES - February 12, 2014 CONSENT AGENDA Introduction of Ordinances (Setting Public Hearing for 03/26/14) - Ordinance 2014-006 - Amending Soldotna Municipal Code Section 2.04 City Council (City Manager) - Ordinance 2014-007 - Amending Soldotna Municipal Code Title 9 - Public Peace, Morals and Welfare by Adopting a New Chapter, 9.12 - Synthetic Cannabinoids and Substituted Cathinones (City Manager, Bos) - Ordinance 2014-008 - Increasing Estimated Revenues and Appropriations by $2,000 in the Parks and Recreation Capital Projects Fund for a Donation Received (City Manager) Resolutions - Resolution 2014-007 - Authorizing the Award of a Retail Concession Space Lease at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex (City Manager) - Resolution 2014-008 - Supporting House Bill 141, Worker's Compensation Medical Fees (City Manager) - Resolution 2014-009 - Approving a Job Description in the Library Department (City Manager) Other - Mayoral Appointment to the Planning & Zoning Commission â&#x20AC;˘ Tom Janz, Seat G - Term to Expire 12/31/14 - Liquor License Renewal Applications: â&#x20AC;˘ Maverick Saloon, License #708 License Type - Beverage Dispensary â&#x20AC;˘ Mykel's Restaurant, License #45 License Type - Beverage Dispensary Tourism â&#x20AC;˘ Oaken Keg #548, License #1845 License Type - Package Store PUBLIC COMMENTS AND PRESENTATIONS ASSEMBLY/LEGISLATIVE REPORT ORDINANCES Public Hearing and/or Action - Ordinance 2013-031 - Amending Soldotna Municipal Code Chapter 10.06 Miscellaneous Regulations to Include a New Subsection 040 Commercial Vehicles Prohibited on Certain Streets (City Manager) [Motion to enact on the floor from 10/23/13; postponed until 01/22/14; postponed until 02/12/14; postponed as amended until 02/26/14] - Ordinance 2014-005 - Amending Soldotna Municipal Code Title 12 Streets, Sidewalks and Public Notices to Update Definitions and Application of Standards (City Manager) APPEALS & HEARINGS - No Items RESOLUTIONS - No items OTHER - Petition to Vacate a Portion of the Mullen Court Cul-De-Sac, a 50-Foot Right-Of-Way Dedicated by Mullen Homestead Sub Addition No. 5 (Plat KN2007-12) MAYOR/COUNCIL REPORTS CITY MANAGER'S REPORT - Envision Soldotna 2013 Progress Report PUBLIC COMMENTS COUNCIL COMMENTS EXECUTIVE SESSION PENDING LEGISLATION ADJOURNMENT The next meeting is March 26, 2014, at 6:00 p.m. For agenda items & other information, call the City Clerk's Office at 907-262-9107.

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Wife weighs charging coarse husband with harassment cologist and find out WHY having sex is painful for you. It is not supposed to be, and your doctor may be able to help you resolve the problem. Marriage counseling might also help, because it’s clear you and your husband aren’t communicating on any meaningful level.

If these problems are not resolvable, you can’t continue living like this and nei- Abigail Van Buren ther can he. Because your family isn’t nearby and you have no transportation, call or write them and let them know you may need their help to return.

If they are unable to help you, contact a domestic abuse hotline. Unwanted sexual advances could be considered harassment, and sex without consent is rape.

etc., they leave the dirty toys at the end of the aisle for someone else to buy.

Yesterday I saw a child sucking on the paw of a stuffed animal. When I commented on how that must be the child’s favorite toy, the mother said it wasn’t theirs — she was just keeping the little boy quiet while she shopped.

Last week I stood behind someone in the checkout line. In her child’s mouth was the ribbon from a Mylar balloon. When the mother finished loading her groceries onto the conveyor belt, she said, “Time to put this back now!”

It’s my pet peeve: First the germs they get from sucking on this stuff, then the ones everyone else is exposed to from the child. And on top of that there’s the stealing, because I have seen children break toys.

This is wrong, and we’re all paying for it. Why can’t these parents throw something in the diaper bag before they leave home?

— PUT IT DOWN! IN VIRGINIA DEAR PUT IT DOWN: Because the parents aren’t doing their job — they are forgetful or lazy, DEAR ABBY: It absolutely frosts me when parents and have no consideration for the store owners or head for the toy department so their children will have other shoppers. Sadly, parents like the ones you something to play with while they shop. Then, after have described raise children who are just like the kids have spent time drooling, teething, sneezing, themselves.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY for Monday, Feb. 24, 2014: This year your networking and interpersonal skills pay off in a way that you had not anticipated. You see the power of social media in your life as well. Maintain control over your finances, as the unexpected is likely to happen when taking risks.

Use care with emotional and financial matters. If you are single, you could meet someone whose company you thoroughly enjoy. Recognize what you need in a long-term relationship. If you are attached, as a couple, you will manifest a goal, but you might be taken aback by its implications. CAPRICORN can be sly at times and wise at other times.

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 Encourage others to verbalize their thoughts. Be as direct as possible when dealing with an associate with whom you often get involved. Steer clear of any financial agreements for now. You might be uncomfortable with what is happening. Tonight: Go along with a surprise.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) HHHH Decide to head in a new direction. Detach first, so that you can gain a broader perspective of what is possible. Your long-term goals will take the lead right now; let them guide you in making important choices. Tonight: Surf the Web or read a good book.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) HHHHH Deal with a loved one di-

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rectly. You need to follow through on what is important to you. A partner or close friend will ask for more feedback, so share your thoughts.

At the same time, make sure that you are on the course you want to be on. Tonight: Make nice.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) HHHH You might feel as though someone is crossing the line. You know your limits, but this person seems to have forgotten what they are. In your most caring manner, do your best to communicate your boundaries; hopefully you will be heard. Tonight: Sort through offers.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) HHH When you are focused, little can disrupt you. Understand your limits with a partner who might not be as enthusiastic as you are.

Jump into what you want to do.

Deal with surprising news first.

Tonight: Let others wonder what is going on with you.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) HHHHH Tap into your endless well of ingenuity when making plans with someone who has a difficult personality. Understand that the unexpected seems to surround this person. Communication could have an overserious tone. Tonight: Let off some steam.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) HHHHYou might want to have a discussion, but a loved one always seems to change the topic or not be available. Could you be getting a hint that this person might not want to talk? Let go of the issue for now. You’ll make an excellent impression on a boss. Tonight: A must appearance.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)

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Jacqueline Bigar’s Stars HHHHHYou are full of enthusiasm, but you tend to hold a lot back. A key person might think you are too serious. Make it a point to verbalize the extent of your imagination and express more of your innate passion. Think positively. Tonight: Where your friends are.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) HHHH A friend could push you to react or go along with his or her pressure. Your response should be based on whether you are for or against the issue in question. The unexpected will occur with a child or a new friend — be prepared. Tonight: Follow a dream.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) HHHH You might feel as if you can’t be stopped, no matter what you do.

Share a vision with others, whether it involves your personal life or work. The unexpected could occur with close loved ones. Understand that you can’t control anyone but yourself. Tonight: As you like it.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) HHH You might want to face a problem after revisiting former solutions. You could get an urge to be rebellious and do the unexpected, yet your good sense will point to a different solution. Share your softer feelings with a child or loved one. Tonight: Get some extra R and R. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) HHHH You’ll beam in much more of what you want. People also seem more open and friendly. Use caution around a purchase or money matter. Though you might think you know about the pros and cons of the situation, a fact could be hidden. Tonight: Find your friends.

Right on the buttons?

Dear Readers: Here is this week’s Sound Off, regarding extra buttons on clothing: “Most men’s garments have extra buttons attached in an inconspicuous place on the garment, whereas most women’s garments have extra buttons attached with a plastic string that is removed when the garment is worn.

Wouldn’t it be nice if women’s clothing had extra buttons placed where they could easily be found if they needed replacing?”

— A Reader in Florida You’re right! Some women’s shirts do have an extra button attached, usually on an inseam, but those little envelopes with the extra buttons can be a bother to keep up with.

— Heloise Send a great hint to: Heloise P.O. Box 795000 San Antonio, TX 78279-5000 Fax: 1-210-HELOISE Email: Heloise(at)Heloise.com FAST FACTS Dear Readers: Other uses for disposable baby-wipe containers: * Use as a drawer organizer. * Store plastic shopping bags in one. * Use to dye Easter eggs in. * Store arts and crafts supplies. * Soak small, hard-to-clean items in one.

— Heloise Sheet garters Dear Heloise: Loved your idea about suspenders on sheets. I use women’s stocking garters on each corner (put on the sheet before you pull over the bed corner).

— J.S. in Leesburg, Fla.

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DEAR ABBY: Can you be sexually harassed/ abused by your spouse? My husband talks dirty to me and grabs at my breasts. I have repeatedly asked him to stop, but he doesn’t listen and continues to do it. We have two small kids at home, and by the time they go to bed, I could care less about being intimate.

His behavior disgusts me, and to be honest, I don’t want to have sex with him. I have female problems and have told him it hurts, but it makes no difference to him. He touches me in front of the kids, and I have to slap his hand away.

I can’t leave him because I don’t have a car or income for myself, nor do I have family or friends close by. I can’t go to his family because they see him in a different light. What would you suggest, and is it harassment — and could I press charges?

— LEAVE MY AURA ALONE DEAR AURA: You have mentioned so many problems in your short letter that it’s hard to know where to begin. While your husband’s attempts at foreplay are beyond clumsy and ineffective, I can’t help but feel some sympathy for him because it appears you have him on a starvation diet.

How long this can continue for either of you is uncertain. Rather than try to charge harassment, why not schedule an appointment with your gyne-

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