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MONDAY, MARCH 31, 2014 Soldotna-Kenai, Alaska

Vol. 44, Issue 154

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Union opposes legislative action on minimum wage

Question Do you feel the veterans memorial in Leif Hansen Memorial Park in Kenai is appropriate as is? n Yes; or n No. To place your vote and comment, visit our Web site at www. peninsulaclarion. com. Results and selected comments will be posted each Tuesday in the Clarion, and a new question will be asked. Suggested questions may be submitted online or e-mailed to news@peninsulaclarion.com.

In the news Monday is deadline to sign up for PFD

JUNEAU — Time is running short if you haven’t signed up for your share of Alaska’s oil wealth. Monday is the deadline to file for the Alaska Permanent Fund dividend. KINY reports online is the best way to sign up since Monday is also a state holiday, Seward’s Day. The dividend amount is based on the five-year average of the fund’s statutory net income. In 2009, a recession year, the fund posted a $2.5 billion net loss in statutory net income. That helped drive the dividend down in recent years. But it will not affect the 2014 dividend. Dividends fell from over $2,000 for each recipient in 2008 to less than $900 in 2012; last year’s payment was $900. The money comes from investment profits from the state’s oil-wealth savings account.

Photo by Dan Balmer/Peninsula Clarion

Above: General contractor Jason Hanson of Hanson Construction cuts a board during interior renovation of the new Chez Moi Boutique opening in the Shops Around the Corner building on the Sterling Highway in Soldotna. The City of Soldotna awarded a $7,500 reimbursement grant to the replace the exterior facade as part of their Storefront Improvement Project. Although Hanson was not involved in that grant, he was contracted to install new cedar siding to Mykel’s Restaurant and Soldotna Inn, a $5,000 grant from the city. Below: Mykel’s Restaurant and Soldotna Inn owner Alice Kerkvliet received a $5,000 grant from the City of Soldotna as part of the Storefront Improvement Program. Contractor Justin Hanson renovated the exterior of the building with concrete pre-finish cedar siding and trim to match the cedar handrail he built in 2011. Hanson completed the project last October.

Sharing plans Kenai interested in Soldotna’s beautification project By DAN BALMER Peninsula Clarion

In an effort to beautify the City of Kenai, the city planner is borrowing a concept from its neighboring city of Soldotna with the potential implementation of the storefront improvement project. The project, now in its third year in Soldotna, is a reimbursable grant fund, in which the city partners with local

business owners to share the cost of up to $7,500 worth of improvements made to a business’s exterior with the intention of revitalizing the downtown commercial core, said Soldotna City Planner John Czarnezki. Stephanie Queen, the director of economic development and planning for Soldotna, created the program, which came out of the city’s comprehensive plan adopted in 2011.

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Inside ‘We’ve needed to clean up this neighborhood for so long, but we’ve always been ignored. For too many years these gangs have been ruling this place.’ ... See page A-7

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Prosecutors lay out case in Coast Guard homicides By DAN JOLING Associated Press

ANCHORAGE — Federal prosecutors will try to prove that a respected Coast Guard civilian technician on Kodiak Island meticulously planned an alibi, sneaked onto a Communications Station and gunned down two co-workers with whom he had feuded. Just 20 minutes after the April 12, 2012, shootings, according to the government theory of the case, James Michael Wells made it home and called the work phone of a man he had just shot, leaving a message saying he would be late for work because of a flat tire. Jury selection begins Monday in trial of Wells, 63, who is charged with two counts of first-degree murder, two counts of murder of an officer or employee of the United States, and possession of a firearm in a crime of violence. He is charged with killing Richard Belisle, 51, a former Coast Guard chief petty offi-

cer, and his immediate supervisor, Petty Officer 1st Class James Hopkins, 41, an electronics technician from Vergennes, Vt. Wells is represented by federal defender Rich Curtner of Anchorage and defense attorney Peter Offenbecher of Seattle. Prosecutors have no eyewitnesses, no confession, no murder weapon and no physical evidence linking Wells to the homicides, they said in a trial brief. “The government has built its case against Mr. Wells from a series of inferences,” they wrote. The case could hinge on Wells’ explanation for 34 minutes when security cameras placed him within 1.5 miles of the Communications Station. Kodiak is a community of 6,300 on Kodiak Island, some 250 miles south of Anchorage. It’s home to the largest Coast Guard Air Station in the Pacific. The double homicide took See CASE, page A-10

Czarnezki, who took over as Soldotna city planner five months ago, said the program meets several long-term goals of “Envision Soldotna 2030,” related to beautification of the key areas along the Kenai Riv-

er and Sterling and Kenai Spur Highway. “The program is designed with the intention of increasing property values and improving the vitality of the commercial See STORE, page A-10

JUNEAU (AP) — The head of the state’s largest labor union said his organization would oppose any move by lawmakers to raise the minimum wage ahead of a vote by Alaskans, fearing legislators will gut the law like they did 12 years ago. Under Alaska law, if lawmakers pass a bill that is “substantially similar” to an upcoming ballot question, the measure is removed from the ballot. “Any attempt to introduce and pass a substantially similar bill not only undermines the process, but deprives Alaska voters the opportunity liberties we all value so much,” Alaska AFL-CIO President Vince Beltrami told lawmakers Saturday during a joint hearing of the House and Senate judiciary committees. The minimum wage is $7.75 an hour in Alaska. The proposal would raise it to $8.75 on Jan. 1, 2015, and to $9.75 a year later. Afterward, the wage would be adjusted annually for inflation. If the resulting minimum wage is less than a dollar over the federal standard, which is $7.25 an hour, it would then be set a $1 higher. Organizers of the measure have turned in more than 36,000 qualified signatures to get it on this summer’s primary ballot, and they worry about a copycat situation of what happened in 2002. That year, a measure to raise the minimum wage was headed to voters until lawmakers passed a bill increasing the rate. Then, a year later, legislators went back into the law and essentially gutted it. See WAGE, page A-2

Drone’s-eye view Ventures sees Alaska from difference perspective By MATT WOOLBRIGHT Morris News Service-Alaska Juneau Empire

JUNEAU — Juneau residents Christopher Carson and Lion El Aton want to show off the beauty of Southeast Alaska, and they’re doing it in a way that’s never been done before. That’s because the technology driving their company is nearly as new as the company itself. “If the final product is not going to be different than what’s been done already, then we don’t see the point in doing it,” El Aton said. Their most recent video — a captivating aerial tour through the world-renowned Mendenhall Glacier ice caves — is part of a project called “Bigger than Life,” and there will be more like it. “It’s exactly what it sounds like,” Carson said of the project. “We’re showing the nature, beauty and grandiose of all that Alaska has to offer.” The five-minute short film was shot entirely using a GoC

Pro HERO3+ Black Edition camera attached to a remotecontrolled drone. Yes, a drone. “Whatever we do, we try to break down barriers of what can be done,” Carson said. The approximately $4,000 drone is a DSLR Pros DJI Phantom Cannes P2 Kit capable of carrying up to seven pounds. The device is also outfitted to transmit the live

feed of the GoPro from miles away so its pilot can fly it from a computer without actually seeing it. The duo founded Firefight Films two years ago after talking about their mutual interests: exploring and capturing the world around them with videos and photos. “We both edit, and we both film,” El Aton explained. “We See DRONE, page A-10

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Chris Carson, left, and Lion El Aton of Firefight Films demonstrate their DJI Phantom drone quadcopter at Mendenhall Lake in Juneau, Alaska, on March 20. They have been using the unit to film the glacier and an ice cave this winter.

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AccuWeather 5-day forecast for Kenai-Soldotna

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Snow and rain, a few inches likely

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Kenai/ Soldotna 37/12 Seward 41/27 Homer 39/24

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24 hours through 4 p.m. yest. 0.00" Month to date ........................... 0.28" Normal month to date ............. 0.62" Year to date .............................. 2.63" Normal year to date ................. 2.46" Record today ................. 0.35" (1967) Record for March .......... 3.18" (1963) Record for year ............ 27.09" (1963) Snowfall 24 hours through 4 p.m. yest. .. 0.0" Month to date ............................. 0.9" Season to date ......................... 42.2"

Valdez Kenai/ 38/18 Soldotna Homer

Dillingham 34/25

Juneau 45/23

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Kodiak 40/30

Sitka 44/31

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Rain and gusty winds, with a wintry mix across the interior, will persist across New England today, while the northern Plains endures a blizzard. Rain and thunderstorms will move into northern California.

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Ed Flanagan, one of this year’s initiative organizers and a former Alaska labor commissioner, told lawmakers that he has “no confidence” that same scenario won’t play out again. But House Majority Leader Lance Pruitt, R-Anchorage, told the Juneau Empire that it’s wrong to assume this particular Legislature would act the same way. “I don’t think it’s appropriate to make assumptions that because of what took place 10 years ago that everything is going to be the same,” he said. Pruitt said by having a bill go through the legislative process, it allows both sides to

Friday Stocks Company Final Change ACS...........................1.89 -0.04 Agrium Inc............... 96.32 +1.38 Alaska Air Group.......91.58 -0.44 AT&T........................ 34.96 +0.35 BP ............................47.57 +0.60 Chevron................... 117.67 -0.04 ConocoPhillips......... 69.29 +0.69 1st Natl. Bank AK... 1,745.00 -1.00 Forest Oil...................1.85 +0.01 Fred Meyer.............. 43.63 +0.36 GCI...........................11.09 +0.04 Harley-Davidson...... 66.08 -0.78 Home Depot............ 78.68 -0.19 Key Bank................. 13.98 -0.23 McDonald’s.............. 96.16 +0.32 National Oilwell........ 76.03 +1.26 Shell Oil................... 72.46 +0.22 Safeway....................37.51 -0.14 Tesoro...................... 49.48 -0.29 Walmart....................76.14 -0.09 Wells Fargo.............. 49.10 +0.60 Gold closed............1,292.38 -12.10 Silver closed............ 19.72 -0.05 Dow Jones avg..... 16,264.23 -4.76 NASDAQ................ 4,151.23 -22.35 S&P 500................1,849.04 -3.52 Stock prices provided by the Kenai Peninsula Edward Jones offices.

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Anchorage 38/18

Bethel 31/16

Cold Bay 42/32

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Talkeetna 38/12 Glennallen 32/-4

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New Apr 28

Unalaska 43/36

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Today’s activity: Low Where: Auroral activity will be low. Weather permitting, low-level displays will be visible overhead from Barrow to Fairbanks and visible low on the northern horizon from as far south as Anchorage and Juneau.

Prudhoe Bay 1/-23

Anaktuvuk Pass 14/-8

Kotzebue 17/0

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air their opinions and allows proper vetting. “If it’s something the people are after, we’re the representatives of the people,” Pruitt said. “Why not show them that we’re willing to do it?” Flanagan said during Saturday’s testimony that a fulltime minimum wage earner in Alaska makes $8,600 less than the federal poverty threshold for a family of three, which is $19,790 this year. “We are confident that Alaskan voters will do the right thing and vote to replace our woefully inadequate state minimum wage law with that proposed in the initiative,” Flanagan said.

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Cable fight might impact some Alaska viewers FAIRBANKS (AP) — Some Alaskans may be without their MTV next week because of a price dispute involving the state’s largest telecommunications company and media conglomerate Viacom. GCI is part of a cooperative of independent pay-television operators having a difficult contract negotiation with Viacom. More than two dozen channels — including MTV, Nickelodeon, Comedy Central and CMT — might disappear from the sets of GCI customers if there’s no deal by Tuesday. Local cable providers in Ketchikan and the Mat-Su area are other Alaska companies involved in the dispute. The Fairbanks Daily News-Miner reports the dispute could affect an estimated 130,000 subscribers in Alaska, including 15,000 in the Fairbanks area. GCI spokesman David Morris says if the Viacom channels do go away, they will be replaced by other programming.

Peninsula Clarion, Monday, March 31, 2014

Community Calendar Today 10 a.m. • Narcotics Anonymous PJ Meeting, 11312 Kenai Spur Highway, Unit 71, Kenai 11:30 a.m. • Women’s Cancer Support Group at Soldotna Bible Chapel, 300 W. Marydale. Call 953-9343. Noon • Alcoholics Anonymous recovery group, 11312 Kenai Spur Highway, Suite 71 in the old Carrs Mall in Kenai. Call 2621917. 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,” 11312 Kenai Spur Highway, Unit 71, Kenai. • Alcoholics Anonymous “Into Action” group, VFW basement Birch Street, Soldotna, 907-262-0995. 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.

Peninsula Clarion death notice and obituary guidelines:

The Peninsula Clarion strives to report the deaths of all current and former Peninsula residents. Notices should be received within three months of the death. We offer two types of death reports: Pending service/Death notices: Brief notices listing full name, age, date and place of death; and time, date and place of service. These are published at no charge. Obituaries: The Clarion charges a fee to publish obituaries. Obituaries are prepared by families, funeral homes, crematoriums, and are edited by our staff according to newspaper guidelines. Obituaries up to 300 words are charged $50, which includes a one-year online guest book memoriam to on Legacy. com. Obituaries up to 500 words are charged $100, which also includes the one-year online guest book memoriam. Tax is not included. All charges include publication of a black and white photo. Obituaries outside these guidelines are handled by the Clarion advertising department. How to submit: Funeral homes and crematoriums routinely submit completed obituaries to the newspaper. Obituaries may also be submitted directly to the Clarion, online at www.peninsulaclarion.com, or by mail to: Peninsula Clarion, P.O. Box 3009, Kenai, Alaska, 99611. Pre-payment must accompany all submissions not already handled by a funeral home or crematorium. Deadlines: Submissions for Tuesday – Friday editions must be received by 2 p.m. the previous day. Submissions for Sunday and Monday editions must be received by 3 p.m. Friday. We do not process obituaries on Saturdays or Sundays unless submitted by funeral homes or crematoriums. Obituaries are placed on a space-available basis, prioritized by dates of local services. Copyright: All death notices and obituaries become property of the Clarion and may not be republished in any format. For more information, call the Clarion at 907-283-7551.

Around the Peninsula Volunteers needed for river restoration Alaska State Parks is looking for a group of volunteers consisting of four or more individuals who are interested in learning about river restoration and concerned about the impacts imposed on the river banks each season. Get a first hand look at damage done by bank fisherman on public lands and give back by conducting a spruce tree revetment projects. If you or your organization is interested contact Ranger Jason Okuly with Alaska State Parks at (907)262-5581 ext 28.

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Wednesday of the month, 5:30 - 8 pm, at the District office located at 110 Trading Bay, Suite 160. The next meeting is April 2. Meetings are open to the public. For information, call 283-8732.

Fry Bread Friday on the way

The next Fry Bread Friday will be held April 4, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Ft. Kenay in Old Town Kenai across from the Russian Orthodox Church. In addition to Fry Bread there are also beef/sausage piroshki and salmon/sour cream/ dill piroshiki, Russian tea cakes, whole wheat bread, assorted goodies like fudge and cookies, plus tea and coffee. All proceeds will benefit the Holy Assumption of the Virgin Mary Russian OrCabin Hoppers last spring meeting thodox Church and National Historic Landmark. To preorder, The Caribou Hills Cabin Hoppers will have their last gen- call 690-0136. eral meeting of the spring on Tuesday, April 1, at 6:30 p.m., in the downstairs banquet room at Mykel’s Restaurant. Soup and crackers will be served, as always. Elections for the four Soldotna Historical Society board to meet officers and two board positions will take place, so this would The Board of Directors for the Soldotna Historical Society be an excellent opportunity to vote for the club’s board mem- will meet on Saturday, April 5, at 9 a.m. at the Fine Thyme bers and to voice any concerns and/or comments on the direc- Cafe in River City Books. For more information call 262tion of the club or ideas you may have to make the club even 4157. better.

Soldotna Public Library offers stress relief

Kenai Peninsula Quilt Guild meeting

This guild invites all quilters on the Kenai Peninsula to our Has stress got you down? Do you need a chance to relax? semi-annual meeting Saturday April 5 at 10 a.m. at the Christ Come learn Spring Forest Qigong from Duane Gibson on Tues- Lutheran Church in Soldotna. day, April 1, and on Tuesday, May 6, from noon to 1 p.m. This guild promotes communication, education and enjoyment for any interested quilters. Following the business meeting, there will be a potluck and hands-on class at 1 p.m. to Kenai Soil & Water Board Meeting create a quilted notebook cover. For more information contact The Kenai Soil & Water Conservation District’s Board of Jan Wallance, president of the Kenai Peninsula Quilt Guild at Supervisors has changed its monthly meeting time to the first 252-2773.

“Noah” tops weekend box office By DERRIK J. LANG AP Entertainment Writer

LOS ANGELES — After weathering a sea of controversy, “Noah” arrived in first place at the weekend box office. Paramount’s biblical epic starring Russell Crowe in the titular role opened with $44 million, according to studio estimates Sunday. The imaginative take on the tale of Noah’s Ark from “Black Swan” director Darren Aronofsky led some religious groups to claim the story had been inaccurately depicted and prompted Paramount to add a disclaimer to marketing materials noting that “artistic license has been taken” in telling the story. The polarizing attention apparently paid off for “Noah,” which features such additions to the well-known Bible story as angelic rock creatures and chic wardrobes for Noah and his family. “Noah,” which also stars Jennifer Connelly and Emma Watson, also sailed smoothly in 22 international markets, such as Russia and Australia, earning $33.6 million abroad. “It certainly feels like the film has really connected with both mainstream moviegoers who are looking for a really sophisticated film and those

folks who really want to see a movie that honors their faith,” said Rob Moore, Paramount vice chairman. “It’s been a very interesting journey to get to this point, but it’s definitely a spectacular launch.” “Noah” is the latest faithcentric film to win over audiences this year. Others include the independently released “God’s Not Dead,” which earned $9 million in its second outing this weekend, and “Son of God,” whose domestic total now stands at $57.9 million since opening last month. “I think these biblical-themed movies are like the next frontier in Hollywood,” said Paul Dergarabedian, senior media analyst for box-office tracker Rentrak. “Hollywood hadn’t cracked the code on a biblical movie that would have mainstream appeal. Now, I think they’ve figured it out. We may see a flood — pun intended — coming down the pipeline. We already have ‘Heaven is for Real’ and ‘Exodus’ slated for later this year.”

Elsewhere at the box office, Lionsgate’s teen science-fiction thriller “Divergent” starring Shailene Woodley came in second place and earned $26.5 million in its second weekend, bringing its domestic total to $95.3 million. “Muppets Most Wanted,” the globe-trotting Muppet sequel from Disney featuring Tina Fey and Ricky Gervais, captured third place with $11.4 million in its second weekend. The latest Muppet caper’s total domestic haul is now at $33.2 million. The weekend’s other major new release, “Sabotage,” flopped in the seventh spot with $5.3 million. The Open Road action flick starring Arnold Schwarzenegger is the latest failure for the former California governor, whose

“The Last Stand” and “Escape Plan” were box-office duds last year. Disney’s “Captain America: The Winter Soldier,” which opens in the U.S. on Friday, dominated 32 international markets by capturing $75.2 million. The sequel stars Chris Evans as the patriotic Marvel super-soldier. Estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at U.S. and Canadian theaters, according to Rentrak. Where available, latest international numbers are also included. Final domestic figures will be released Monday. 1. “Noah,” $44 million ($33.6 million international). 2. “Divergent,” $26.5 million. 3. “Muppets Most Wanted,” $11.4 million.

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25 years after Exxon Valdez, resolution needed Monday marked the 25th anniversary

of the soiling of Alaska shores and waters by the oil of the Exxon Valdez. The environmental disaster — those words fall so short of describing the carnage — recast how the nation looked at the transport of oil. Suddenly it was something to be concerned about. Today we are still looking at how that oil, on that day 25 years ago, was being transported recklessly by a captain in a vessel type that was shown to be less than secure and without proper escort on a potentially risky route. Advances in oil transport have been made. Many lessons have been learned. Progress has been made at restoring some of the damage caused to Prince William Sound’s shores, communities, fish and wildlife. But much work remains, according to researchers and government agencies. Damage caused by the spill lingers, however, some of it discovered after Exxon Corp. reached a settlement with the state and federal governments in October 1991. Exxon agreed to pay a $900 million civil penalty, criminal restitution of $100 million and a fine of $25 million. That 1991 agreement also included a clause known as the “Reopener for Unknown Injury.” This required Exxon to pay up to an additional $100 million as needed for restoration that “could not reasonably have been known. nor anticipated” at the time of settlement.” The state in 2006, during the term of Republican Gov. Frank Murkowski, found that substantial additional damage had, in fact, occurred because of the spill. Later that year, the state and federal governments presented Exxon with a restoration plan and a request, under the reopener clause, for an additional payment of $92.2 million. Exxon has declined to pay. Neither the state nor federal government has taken Exxon’s refusal to court to force payment, though the two sides have been arguing in court about the intent of the clause. Exxon argues that the $92 million the state wants is for cleanup work and that it is no longer responsible for cleanup. Exxon in 2012 asked a judge to declare the governments’ request for additional funds a violation of the 1991 settlement, but the judge declined, saying the governments hadn’t presented a formal claim. Meanwhile, implementation of the plan for restoration of the later-discovered damage is several years behind its planned start-up date. The Senate Judiciary Committee on Monday — certainly no coincidence that it falls on the 25th anniversary of the spill — will hold a hearing on a resolution asking the state Department of Law and the U.S. Department of Justice to file suit over Exxon’s non-payment. Senate Joint Resolution 25, by Sen. Berta Gardner, D- Anchorage, also asks that the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Trustee Council to immediately begin the additional restoration work by using existing funds. Whether or not Exxon, now Exxon Mobil, is responsible under the 1991 reopener clause is a longrunning bipartisan issue in need of resolution. Perhaps going to court will force all parties to come to a settlement. — Fairbanks Daily News-Miner, March 21

The master of false assurance

A core competency of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius is issuing false assurances. An administration about-face has left the Cabinet official looking like the Baghdad Bob of American health insurance. When Rep. Kevin Brady, R-Texas, asked her at a hearing two weeks ago whether the administration would extend the Obamacare enrollment period beyond March 31, she responded with a crisp and direct: “No, sir.” To the uninitiated, that sounded like an unmistakable denial of any intention to delay the enrollment period. The uninitiated were sadly misled. The secretary subsequently referred in her testimony to a delayed enrollment period for people who were unable to enroll “through no fault of their own.” It turns out that the administration’s definition of these frustrated would-be enrollees includes ... well, everyone. The Washington Post reports that the administration will rely on the “honor system” to determine if people enrolling past the deadline are hardship cases, with no attempt to check if they started the enrollment process before the deadline or if they are telling the truth. My alma mater, the University of Virginia, relies on the honor system. The penalty for a violation is expulsion. The penalty for violating the Obamacare honor system is nonexistent. A few weeks ago, a spokeswoman for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, which runs HealthCare.gov, told

bia heard arguments in Halbig v. Sebelius, a case involving arguably the most sweeping act of lawlessness in Obamacare’s implementation. The text of the Affordable Care Act says that only exchanges set up by the states are eligible for subsidies. Since so many states didn’t set up exchanges, the Obama administration decided through an Internal Revenue Service ruling that enrollees on the federal exchanges can also get the subsidies. Its defense in Halbig v. Sebelius is, true to form, that the law doesn’t mean what it says. Obamacare has been a long workshop in improv tragicomedy. The delays, regulatory rewritings and extensions are always an attempt simply to live for another day, to put off the political pain of cancellations, or rate hikes, or layoffs, and to get just enough traction to make the law viable. Millions have signed up for the exchanges, but it’s not clear that the demographic mix is right to avoid steep premium increases by insurers in 2015. So far, it looks like young people — essential to making the economics of the exchanges work — aren’t signing up in the necessary numbers. The extension is surely a ploy to squeeze every last “young invincible” out of the current enrollment period, and hope the news for the rates in 2015 isn’t so bad. And after that? It’s anybody’s guess. All we know for sure is that whatever Kathleen Sebelius says today may not be operative tomorrow. Rich Lowry can be reached via e-mail: comments.lowry@nationalreview.com.

eases caused by second-hand smoke. No ferings. Kenai Middle would also like to thank one should have to choose between a good all the parents who helped transport kids job and their health. ‘Take it outside’ effort It is time for a statewide law, let’s all help to the rink. Vaughn Dosko to make it happen. Contact all the Alaskan needs support KMS Principal Legislators and encourage them to pass the Smoking bans in enclosed areas are bill for Governor Parnell’s signature. becoming more common and with good Mayor Pat Porter reason. Everyone has the right to breathe Kenai “smoke-free” air. Alaskans’ support for smoke-free indoor workplaces is high throughout all regions of the state, ranging from 75 percent to 84 percent. E-mail: news@peninsulaclarion.com Currently, there are two bills in the Kenai Middle School Write: Fax: state legislature which will assure that all Peninsula Clarion 907-283-3299 Alaskan’s are protected from second-hand grateful to City of Kenai P.O. Box 3009 Questions? Call: smoke. Senate Bill 209 and House Bill 360 Kenai, AK 99611 907-283-7551 Kenai Middle School and their Shinny need your support. Hockey Club would like to thank Rick We all have been well educated to the Koch, Bob Frates, Dave Essert and the The Peninsula Clarion welcomes personal effects of breathing second-hand City of Kenai for their continued support letters and attempts to publish all smoke and the medical issues that sur- and use of the skating rink. Each year those received, subject to a few round exposure. during the dark of winter, Kenai Middle guidelines: Our local communities have taken mea- School offers many unique club opporn All letters must include the writer’s sures to limit smoking, but the ban needs tunities to their students. For six Fridays name, phone number and address. go a step further, it needs to be statewide! during third quarter, students are able to n Letters are limited to 500 words The law would require that those who choose from a menu of club offerings. and may be edited to fit available choose to smoke “take it outside” in order The menu includes the following: hockey, space. Letters are run in the order to better protect the health and safety of all rock wall climbing, arts/crafts, robotics, they are received. workers, patrons and visitors from the dis- dodge ball and many other interesting of-

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reporters “we don’t actually have the statutory authority to extend the open enrollment period in 2014.” As if that would be an obstacle. The enrollment extension is in the same spirit as Rich Lowry the administration’s partial enactment in 2012 of the DREAM Act through executive fiat — after President Barack Obama said in 2011 that he didn’t have the authority for such a change. It is a testament to the Obama administration’s audacity that it doesn’t just defy the critics’ view of its lawful authority, it defies its own view of its lawful authority. The House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform captured the administration’s high regard for legal niceties in an interview with Mark Mazur, the Treasury official whose blog post announced the first delay in the employer mandate: Q: Did anyone in the Executive Office of the President inquire into the legal authority for the delay? A: I don’t have any recollection of that. Q: Did anyone in the Department of the Treasury inquire into the legal authority for the delays? A: I don’t recall anything along those lines, no. News of the extension of the enrollment period came on the same day that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Colum-

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Court reports The following judgments were recently handed down in District Court in Kenai:

n Sharon O. Alexie, 23, of Kenai, pleaded guilty to driving under the influence, committed March 19. She was sentenced to 90 days in jail with 87 days suspended, fined $2,000 with $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 her license revoked for 90 days ordered ignition interlock, ordered not to consume alcohol and placed on probation for one year. All other charges in this case were dismissed. n Kevin Lee Bowers, 27, of Nikiski, pleaded guilty to driving while license cancelled, suspended, revoked or limited, committed March 14. He was sentenced to 20 days in jail with 10 days suspended, may perform 80 hours of community work service in lieu of jail time, was fined a $50 court surcharge and a $150 jail surcharge with $100 suspended, had his license revoked for 90 days and placed on probation for one year. n Francisco T. Brownnavarro, Jr., 18, of Kasilof, pleaded guilty to texting while driving, committed Feb. 28. He was sentenced to 40 days in jail with 35 days suspended, may perform 40 hours of community work service in lieu of jail time, was fined a $50 court surcharge and placed on probation for one year. n Donald Joseph Dillon, 32, of Kenai, pleaded guilty to driving under the influence, committed Feb. 19. 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. n Adam D. Dotson, 30, of Nikiski, pleaded guilty to violating a domestic violence protective order, committed May 20. He was sentenced to 180 days in jail with all but time served suspended, fined a $50 court surcharge and a $150 jail surcharge with $100 suspended, ordered to complete Alcohol Safety Action Program treatment and placed on probation for two years. n Shane Xander Hammer, aka Elora Anne Hammer, pleaded guilty to third-degree theft, committed Nov. 19. Hammer was sentenced to 120 days in jail with 100 days suspended (10 days to serve), may perform 80 hours of community work service in lieu of 10 days of jail time jail time, was fined a $50 court surcharge and a $150 jail surcharge with $100 suspended, ordered to have no contact with Home Depot and placed on probation for two years. n Charles C. Hasson, 52, of Kasilof, pleaded guilty to driving under the influence, committed Oct. 12. He was

sentenced to 120 days in jail with 100 days suspended, fined $4,000 with $1,000 suspended, a $75 court surcharge, $1,467 cost of imprisonment and a $150 jail surcharge with $100 suspended, ordered to complete Alcohol Safety Action program treatment, had his license revoked for one year, ordered ignition interlock for 12 months, ordered not to consume alcohol and placed on probation for three years. n Sharon K. Holland, 43, address unknown, pleaded guilty to an amended charge of no motor vehicle liability insurance, committed March 1. She was fined $500 and a $10 court surcharge n John C. Hughes, 29, address unknown, pleaded no contest to sixth-degree misconduct involving a controlled substance, committed April 10, 2013. Imposition of sentence was suspended and he was placed on probation for 90 days, fined a $50 court surcharge and forfeited items seized. n Edward Charles Johnson, 39, of Kenai, pleaded guilty to driving under the influence, committed June 13, 2012. He was sentenced to 90 days in jail with 87 days suspended, fined $2,000 with $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. All other charges in this case were dismissed. n Leslie E. London, 24, of Clam Gulch, pleaded guilty to negligent driving not commercial motor vehicle, committed Feb. 28. He was fined $300 and a $10 court surcharge. n Jesse A. Lutz, 33, of Soldotna, pleaded guilty to driving while license cancelled, suspended, revoked or limited, committed Feb. 13. Lutz was sentenced to 20 days in jail with 10 days suspended, may perform 80 hours of community work service in lieu of jail time, was fined a $50 court surcharge, had license revoked for 90 days and placed on probation for one year. n John H. Maestas, 42, of Kenai, pleaded guilty to fourthdegree assault, committed Jan. 28. He was sentenced to 270 days in jail with 180 days suspended, fined a $50 court surcharge and a $150 jail surcharge with $100 suspended, ordered to complete Alcohol Safety Action Program treatment, forfeited item seized and placed on probation for three years. All other charges in this case were dismissed. n John Maestas, 42, of Kenai, pleaded guilty to seconddegree harassment (anonymous, obscene, threat call), committed Jan. 28. He was sentenced to 90 days in jail with 80 days suspended and placed on probation for three years. n Aubrey M. Marcorelle, 24, of Soldotna, pleaded guilty to driving under the influence, committed June 3. She was sentenced to 45 days in jail with 42 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 her license revoked for 90 days and placed on probation for one year. All other charges in this case were dismissed. n Michael Shane Pickreign, 37, of Kenai, pleaded guilty to driving while license suspended, committed June 9. He was sentenced to 20 days in jail with 10 days suspended, may perform 80 hours of community work service in lieu of jail time, had his license revoked for 90 days and placed on probation for one year. n Michael S. Pickreign, 37, of Kenai, pleaded guilty to violating conditions of release from a misdemeanor, committed Jan. 25. He was fined a $50 court surcharge and a $150 jail surcharge with $100 suspended and placed on probation for one year. All other charges in this case were dismissed. n Dustin Charles Rediske, 18, of Kenai, pleaded guilty to an amended charge of texting while driving, committed Feb. 9, 2013. He was fined $2,000 with $500 suspended, a $50 court surcharge and a $150 jail surcharge with $100 suspended, ordered to complete Alcohol Safety Action Program treatment and placed on probation for two years. n Corey Lynn Robinson, 24, of Cooper Landing, pleaded guilty to fourth-degree assault, committed April 1, 2013. Robinson was sentenced to 90 days in jail with 80 days suspended, may perform 40 hours of community work service in lieu of five days jail time, was fined $500, a $50 court surcharge and a $150 jail surcharge with $100 suspended, ordered to complete Alcohol Safety Action Program treatment and placed on probation for three years. All other charges in this case were dismissed. n Raymond S. Speed, 41, of Soldotna, pleaded guilty to one count of fourth-degree assault, committed Aug. 26, 2012. He was sentenced to 30 days in jail. All other charges in this case were dismissed. n William Edward Sterling, 25, of Big Lake, pleaded guilty to driving under the influence, committed March 16. He was sentenced to 90 days in jail

with 85 days suspended, fined $2,000 with $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. n A jury found David Nicholas Yragui, 57, address unknown, guilty of leaving the scene of an accident with vehicle damage, committed Aug. 30. He was fined $500, a $50 court surcharge and a $50 jail surcharge. He was found not guilty of all other charges in this case.

Police reports n On March 22 at 9:24 a.m., Kenai police received a report of an intoxicated man. John R. Hardesty III, 48, of Anchorage, was arrested for first-degree criminal trespass and disorderly conduct and was taken to Wildwood Pretrial Facility. n On March 22 at 9:36 p.m., Kenai police received a report of a citizen dispute. Katie R. Wright, 28, of Kenai, was arrested for fourth-degree assault (domestic violence) and taken to Wildwood Pretrial. n On March 22 at 11:42 p.m., Kenai police made a traffic stop on the Kenai Spur Highway and Cook Inlet View Drive. As a result of the stop, Direll A. Harris, 26, of Eagle River, was arrested for false information. Harris was also arrested on a $500 Soldotna Alaska State Troopers warrant for failure to appear for arraignment on the original charge of driving while license revoked. He was taken to Wildwood Pretrial. n On March 23 at 8:55 p.m., Kenai police received a report of an assault. Jonathon B. Chythlook, 19, of Kenai, was arrested for fourth-degree assault (domestic violence) and taken to Wildwood Pretrial Facility. n On March 23 at about 10:50 p.m., Kenai police made a traffic stop on the Kenai Spur Highway at Mile 13. Lillian N. Kelila, 35, of Kenai, was arrested for driving under the influence and taken to Wildwood Pretrial.

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APD communicates directly with public By CASEY GROVE Anchorage Daily News

ANCHORAGE — Public information statements from the Anchorage Police Department to citizens in the form of text messages or emails are now available from a subscription-based service, the department announced Tuesday. Subscribers can sign up online for the free service, called Nixle, to get notifications on police activity and community events, among other things, police spokeswoman Dani Myren said. Nixle separates messages based on the level of urgency to the public, and allows users to select which of the streams they want to receive, from highest to lowest urgency: alerts, advisories, community messages. The sign-up page can be found at www.nixle.com, where users can also see a list of notifications. An alert, Myren said, might include a notice of an abducted child or a dangerous wanted suspect. Advisories would be information on, for example, a street closure, she said. Users of the Anchorage police Nixle channel could expect more general public service announcements in the community messages, Myren said. “Historically, every message that came out of the police department went through traditional (news) media. And just like Facebook and Twitter, this is a more direct communication method,” Myren said. “Obviously it pushes our information straight from the source, and if

‘And just like Facebook and Twitter, this is a more direct communication method.’ — Dani Myren, APD spokeswoman we’re able to push it faster, we feel there’s value in that and the public will appreciate that as well. But it’s not a way of carving out the (news) media, it’s just one more way of communicating directly with the public.” In Alaska, the Fairbanks Police Department and Kodiak Police Department, among others, are using Nixle. Larger police forces, including the Los Angeles Police Department and Chicago Police Department, also disseminate information through Nixle in the Lower 48. Upgrades to Nixle to get more features carry a price tag, but the entry-level version Anchorage police are using comes at no cost to the city, Myren said. It could, she said, create more work for the police department’s public information officers, herself included. “I think any time you add additional features, there’s a work burden involved. However, our overall goal for the last year is to improve communication channels with the community,” Myren said. “This is one more step.”

Craigslist killing suspect says 2 never showed SUNBURY, Pa. (AP) — A woman charged along with her newlywed husband with killing a man she met through Craigslist tells a newspaper that two other men had responded to her ad for companionship but never showed up. Nineteen-year-old Miranda Barbour tells The Daily Item of Sunbury that their failure to show saved the men’s lives. The newspaper interviewed Barbour at a state prison on Tuesday. The story appeared on the newspaper’s website Saturday. Police say Barbour met 42-year-old Troy LaFerrara, of Port Trevorton, through Craigslist and stabbed him to death in her parked car in Sunbury last November with the help of her husband, Elytte Barbour. Miranda Barbour claims she previously killed more than 20 people in Alaska, Texas, North Carolina and California. Investigators say they have found no evidence to substantiate her claims.

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Rural residents face higher health care costs

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In this Feb. 13 photo, Bill Fales works on his ranch near Carbondale, Colo. Fales could use a new baler and a better irrigation system on the 700-acre ranch where he raises grass-fed beef cattle, but he scrapped those plans when he saw his new health insurance premiums. Fales said he recently saw his premiums jump 50 percent, even after telling two daughters in their 20s they’d have to get their own coverage. Fales now pays about $1,800 a month in premiums for him and his wife, both 60-year-old nonsmokers living in Carbondale. By KRISTEN WYATT Associated Press

DENVER — Bill Fales wanted a new baler and a better irrigation system for the 700-acre ranch where he raises grass-fed beef cattle, but he scrapped those plans when he saw his new health insurance premiums. His Cold Mountain Ranch is in western Colorado’s Rocky Mountains, a rural area where outpatient services are twice as expensive as the state average. Fales recently saw his monthly premiums jump 50 percent, to about $1,800 a month. Health care has always been more expensive in far-flung communities, where actuarial insurance data show fewer doctors, specialists and hospitals, as well as older residents in need of more health care services. But the ru-

ral-urban cost divide has been exacerbated by the Affordable Care Act. “We’ve gone from letting the insurance companies use a preexisting medical condition to jack up rates to having a pre-existing zip code being the reason health insurance is unaffordable,” Fales said. “It’s just wrong.” Geography is one of only three determinants insurance companies are allowed to use to set premiums under the federal health care law, along with age and tobacco use. Insurance officials say they need such controls to remain viable. “If premiums are not allowed to keep up with underlying medical costs, no company is going to survive,” said Robert Zirkelbach, a spokesman with America’s Health Insurance Plans, a Washington, D.C.-based industry

group. The nonpartisan Kaiser Family Foundation recently rated the Colorado region where Fales lives as the nation’s priciest, based on rates for the lowestpriced “silver” plan, a mid-level policy. In this part of the state, a region that includes Aspen, the cheapest mid-level plan is $483 a month. In Denver, the same plan is about $280 a month. Other insurance price zones on the most-expensive list include rural areas in Georgia, Nevada, Wisconsin and Wyoming. But the cost differences between densely and sparsely populated areas shouldn’t come as a shock, Zirkelbach said, because it’s simply more expensive to deliver care in such communities. “That’s not new at all. Health insurance premiums track the underlying cost of medical care. This

was true before the ACA, and it’s true now,” he said. “Hopefully, the exchanges will shine a spotlight on the variances that exist in the cost of medical care.” States have only one option to reduce the premium divide between their urban and rural areas. They can set a single statewide rating zone, an option that would reduce premiums for those in rural areas by shifting costs onto more-populated regions. It’s something officials in all but the smallest states are reluctant to do. Only five states — Delaware, Hawaii, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Rhode Island and Vermont — chose a single rating zone, in addition to Washington, D.C., according to the Kaiser Family Foundation. “There’s always been geographic variance in insurance,” said Craig Garthwaite, an economist at Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management who has studied the economic consequences of the new health care law. The difference now, he said, is insurers have fewer levers to adjust premium pricing. Garthwaite also said the health care law makes it easier for rural health insurance shoppers to see what city residents are paying. “That’s forcing them to confront the market, which is a new thing,” he said. It’s a bumpy confrontation for many in rural areas who earn too much to qualify for premium subsidies but not enough to easily afford premiums that can approach or exceed $1,000 a month. “I have people mad enough to bite a nail in half down here, saying, ‘Why are my prices so high?’” said David Hardin, an insurance broker in the southwest Georgia community of Albany, in another of the nation’s priciest private health insurance zones. “Either they’re mad as all get-out, or I can hear them crying on the phone. It just breaks your heart,” said Hardin, whose

customers are seeing monthly premiums that cost at least $500 a month more than if they’d lived in Atlanta. “I think there was the idea that it might reduce costs, and now they’re seeing that it’s not.” Some are even considering moving to avoid the premium increases. In Gardnerville, Nev., about 50 miles south of Reno, freelance

writer Tim Plaehn is considering moving to Uruguay, where he and his wife lived for a time and still have friends. Plaehn pays about $400 a month in premiums but expects his tab to rise above $1,000 when his current plan expires. He makes too much to qualify for insurance subsidies but isn’t sure he can afford the jump.

Around the Nation Community seeks solace, search dogs take break from mudslide recovery DARRINGTON, Wash. — Families coping with the loss of friends and neighbors sought comfort Sunday in church services, while crews searched for more victims of the mudslide that buried the mountainside community of Oso more than a week ago. Many of the dogs that have been essential in the search will take a two-day break, rescue crews said. Days of working in the cold and rain have taken their toll on the animals, and officials say the dogs can lose their sensing ability if overworked. “The conditions on the slide field are difficult, so this is just a time to take care of the dogs,” said Kris Rietmann, a spokeswoman for the team working on the eastern portion of the slide, which hit March 22 about 55 miles northeast of Seattle and is one of the deadliest in U.S. history. Dogs from the Federal Emergency Management Agency that arrived more recently will continue working, said Heidi Amrine, another spokeswoman for the operation. Late Saturday, authorities revised the number of people believed to be missing from 90 to 30, while the official death toll increased by one, to 18, said Jason Biermann, program manager at the Snohomish County Department of Emergency Management.

Blood test helps rule out heart attack in people who go to the ER with chest pain WASHINGTON — A simple test appears very good at ruling out heart attacks in people who go to emergency rooms with chest pain, a big public health issue and a huge worry for patients. A large study in Sweden found that the blood test plus the usual electrocardiogram of the heartbeat were 99 percent accurate at showing which patients could safely be sent home rather than be admitted for observation and more diagnostics. Of nearly 9,000 patients judged low risk by the blood test and with normal electrocardiograms, only 15 went on to suffer a heart attack in the next month, and not a single one died. — The Associated Press M K

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Brazil police push into Rio de Janeiro slums By BRADLEY BROOKS Associated Press

AP Photo/Felipe Dana

A young resident looks through a small bullet proof window as he sits inside a police armored vehicle after a police operation to occupy the Vila Pinheiro, part of the Mare slum complex in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Sunday. The Mare complex of slums, home to about 130,000 people and located near the international airport, is the latest area targeted for the government’s “pacification” program, which sees officers move in, push out drug gangs and set up permanent police posts.

Greek parliament passes reform bill By DEMETRIS NELLAS Associated Press

ATHENS, Greece — The Greek Parliament passed an omnibus reform bill early Monday containing the latest measures agreed upon between Greece and international lenders, with the slim government majority holding despite suffering new defections. The 300-member parliament passed the bill in two roll call votes — the first by a 152-135 margin and the second by a 151-136 margin. In each vote, one lawmaker voted “present.” Prime Minister Antonis Samaras immediately expelled conservative lawmaker and former health minister Nikitas Kaklamanis from the governing coalition for voting “present” in the first roll call.

Socialist leader Evangelos Venizelos, Samaras’ partner in the coalition government, did not take similar action to expel two lawmakers — former Prime Minister George Papandreou and former parliament speaker Apostolos Kaklamanis, who did not support the government in the second roll call. The vote followed a tumultuous two-day debate during which the opposition Radical Left Coalition, known by its Greek acronym SYRIZA, attacked the government for trying to ram through a bill running to more than 200 pages, using an emergency debate procedure. The bill opens up several retail sectors to more competition, but the opposition accused the government of adding clauses that would favor banks and certain businessmen.

RIO DE JANEIRO — More than 1,400 police officers and Brazilian Marines rolled into a massive complex of slums near Rio de Janeiro’s international airport before dawn Sunday in the latest security push ahead of this year’s World Cup. Not a shot was fired as the Mare complex of 15 slums became the latest impoverished area to see security forces move in to take control and try to push out heavily armed drug gangs that have ruled Rio’s shantytowns for decades. In the coming days, Army soldiers will begin patrolling the virtually treeless, flat area of about 2 square miles (5 square kilometers) in northern Rio that hugs the main road to the airport

and is home to about 130,000 people. Security forces will eventually set up permanent posts in Mare as part of the “pacification” program that began in 2008 and is meant to secure Rio ahead of not the World Cup and also the 2016 Summer Olympics. Police have installed 37 such posts in recent years in an area covering 1.5 million people. Sunday’s operation comes at a critical time for the security effort. In recent months, gangs have brazenly attacked police outposts in other shantytowns on orders from imprisoned gang leaders who want to stymie the spread of “pacified” slums. With each area policy occupy, gangs lose valuable territory for the manufacture and sale of drugs. Hilda Guimares, an elderly woman who slowly shuffled down

Around the World Russia demands Ukraine federation, Kerry, Lavrov meet on crisis in Paris PARIS — Russia on Sunday set out demands for a diplomatic resolution to the crisis in Ukraine, saying the former Soviet republic should be unified in a federation allowing wide autonomy to its various regions as U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov met in Paris in another bid to calm tensions. After a brief call on French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius, Kerry sat down with Lavrov at the residence of the Russian ambassador to France to go over Moscow’s response to a U.S. plan to de-escalate the situation as Russian troops continue to mass along the Ukrainian border. The men said nothing of substance as they shook hands, although after Kerry ended the photo op before their meeting by thanking assembled journalists, Lavrov cryptically added, in English, “Good luck, and good night.” Their meeting ended Sunday evening after four hours, including dinner. Kerry was conferring with aides and did not immediately provide a briefing on their

a street on her way to church in Mare as officers from Rio’s elite BOPE police unit quickly moved past, said she welcomed the presence of the state. “This had to happen and it’s about time,” said Guimares, a longtime resident of the area. “We’ve needed to clean up this neighborhood for so long, but we’ve always been ignored. For too many years these gangs have been ruling this place.” Other residents, most of whom were too afraid of both the police and the gangs to give their names, had mixed feelings. Over the arc of the 5-year-old “pacification” program, shootouts in the affected slums are unquestionably down. But many residents complain of heavyhanded police tactics. More than 20 police who patrolled in Rio’s largest slum,

Rocinha, are facing charges for the torture, disappearance and presumed death of a slum resident there, whom they were questioning in an effort to find caches of drugs and guns in the community. Additionally, residents say that after police set up permanent posts in slums, the state is not following up with strong social programs that would improve their lives. “I didn’t believe the police would actually come until I saw them enter before dawn,” said Sabrina, a 15-year-old girl working at a snack stand who asked that her last name not be used, saying she was afraid of retribution by gang members. “Those of us who live here are stuck between the gangs and the police; we don’t know who is really going to control this place.”

“fishing equipment and other flotsam” not connected to the Malaysia Airlines plane, the Australian Maritime Safety Authority said. The Boeing 777 disappeared March 8 while flying from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing with 239 people aboard. But at least four orange objects that were more than 2 meters (6 feet) in size were seen by the crew of an Australian P3 Orion search plane, said the pilot, Flight Search yields no debris linked Lt. Russell Adams, after returning to base. “I must stress that we can’t confirm to missing Malaysian Flight 370 the origin of these objects,” he said, addPERTH, Australia — Despite what Aus- ing that images of the items have yet to be tralia called an “intensifying search effort,” verified, and a GPS buoy was dropped and an international hunt Sunday by aircraft ships must still investigate. and ships in the southern Indian Ocean found no debris linked to the Malaysian jet — The Associated Press that vanished more than three weeks ago. Several dozen angry Chinese relatives of Flight 370 passengers demanded “evidence, truth, dignity” from Malaysian authorities, expressing their frustrations at a hotel near Kuala Lumpur as the mystery drags on. Nine aircraft and eight ships searching the waters off western Australia found only lengthy talks. Appearing on Russian television ahead of his talks with Kerry, Lavrov rejected suspicions that the deployment of tens of thousands of Russian troops near Ukraine is a sign Moscow plans to invade the country following its annexation of the strategic Crimean peninsula.

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Brown Bears make playoffs By JEFF HELMINIAK Peninsula Clarion

The Kenai River Brown Bears believe in magic, or more specifically magicians. Minnesota Magicians. The Magicians pulled a playoff berth out of the hat for the Bears on Sunday, defeating the host Coulee Region (Wis.) Chill 7-4 in the final game of the North American Hockey League regular season. The loss left the Chill one point behind the Bears in the race for the fourth and final playoff spot out of the Midwest Division, giving Kenai River its sixth-straight berth in the playoffs. Kenai River travels to Fairbanks for Games 1 and 2 on Friday and Saturday at 7:30 p.m. Games 3 and, if necessary, 4 are at the Soldotna Sports Complex on April 1 and 2 at 7:30 p.m. Game 5 would be in Fairbanks. The day started for the Bears in Fairbanks, where they had left the door open to the Chill by losing to the Ice Dogs on Friday and Saturday. It was a brilliant flight down from Golden Heart City, with Denali in full effect, but the Bears’ attention was inside the plane on stolen glances at smartphones as the crucial game unwound thousands of miles away. “The flight attendant was getting pretty mad at us,” Bears forward Alec Butcher said. Minnesota entered the third period leading 5-3 as the Bears

touched down and hit their locker room to watch their fate be decided. “It definitely wasn’t the best of times,” Kenai River forward Conor Deal said. “We were banking on Minnesota to win. “The whole team went to the rink to order pizzas. There was a huge eruption and a yell when they won.” The Chill lost seven straight to miss the playoffs, but don’t tell the Bears they didn’t earn a playoff spot. Kenai River had to play Fairbanks, the league regular-season champion, 16 times. Forty-six of 60 games were against playoff teams, with the Bears facing only six nonplayoff teams in their final 48 games. Further, 22 of the 60 games were against division champions. Even with that daunting slate, the Bears finished 2824-8 to tie for the second-most points in franchise history. “It comes down to we found points where Coulee didn’t,” Butcher said. “That doesn’t necessarily mean the last game. It could have been the first game.” Butcher, who will play Division I hockey next season for Sacred Heart, felt a whirlwind of emotions over the weekend. He clinched the NAHL’s scoring title, but did not have any points in the losses at Fairbanks, breaking a string of seven games with at least a point. Butcher left the ice with an injury March 22 after blocking a shot against Fairbanks, but he See BEARS, page A-9

Kentucky, UConn join Final Four By The Associated Press

INDIANAPOLIS — The shot came from NBA range, and if things play out as expected, Aaron Harrison and a lot of those Kentucky kids will be playing in that league soon enough. First, they’re heading to the Final Four — a trip to Big D courtesy of Harrison’s unforgettable big shot. The 6-foot-6 forward made a 3-pointer from about 24 feet with 2.3 seconds left Sunday to lift the Wildcats and all those freshmen to a 75-72 win over Michigan and the program’s 16th trip to the Final Four. He backpedaled slowly, almost expressionless, after ball hit twine. Teammates Dakari Johnson and Julius Randle chased him down. “Making that shot and seeing my teammates so happy and turning toward me, it’s the best feeling in the world,” Harrison said. Michigan’s Nik Stauskas missed a desperation heave at the buzzer and then, it was Harrison’s turn on the bottom of a dog pile. Make that a puppy pile. Eighth-seeded Kentucky is the first all-freshman starting lineup to make the Final Four since the Fab Five at Michigan in 1992. The Wildcats (28-10) will play Wisconsin next Saturday outside of Dallas at AT&T Stadium. “They made a great shot,” said Stauskas, who led the second-seeded Wolverines with 24 points. “I thought we did a pretty good job contesting it. It’s part of basketball.” The Wolverines (28-9) ended their season one win shy of a second straight Final Four. What a ride this has been for this group of Wildcats, an all-new collection of McDonald’s All-Americans who were touted as the team that could go 40-0, then dismissed out of hand when the bad losses and bad basketball piled up in January and February. Coach John Calipari got things turned around by March, and for the second straight game in the Midwest Regional, Harrison made the shot that gave

the Wildcats the lead for good. On Friday, he made the key 3 in Kentucky’s 74-69 win over Louisville. Kentucky is the first team to knock the defending champion and runner-up out of the same tournament. UConn 60, Michigan St. 54 NEW YORK — Shabazz Napier owed UConn. He could have transferred when academic sanctions barred the Huskies from the NCAA tournament his junior season. But the guard wanted to pay back the school for the joy of a national title his freshman year, for his struggles as a sophomore. Napier sure did that Sunday, carrying UConn back to the Final Four in front of thousands of roaring Huskies fans at Madison Square Garden. He scored 17 of his 25 points in the second half in a upset of fourth-seeded Michigan State. The East Regional’s most outstanding player hit three huge free throws with 37.6 seconds left, making clutch shot after clutch shot just as Kemba Walker did when Napier was a freshman. The Huskies (308) rallied from a nine-point second-half deficit to become the first No. 7 seed to reach the Final Four since the tournament expanded to 64 teams in 1985. “His will to win — you could just see it,” said Gary Harris, who led Michigan State with 22 points. “He wasn’t going to let his team lose.” The Spartans’ seniors become the first four-year players recruited by Tom Izzo to fail to make a Final Four. “As the game got closer and closer to ending, it was on my mind a lot, every huddle,” said big man Adreian Payne, who had 13 points and nine rebounds but was repeatedly pushed to the perimeter by UConn’s defenders. The undersized Huskies matched Michigan State’s physical play box-out for box-out, holding the Spartans (29-9) to just six offensive rebounds and six points in the paint. “We’re physical, too,” said second-year coach Kevin Ollie, who is now 4-0 in the NCAA tournament after replacing mentor Jim Calhoun. “Don’t get it mixed up. We are predators out there.” UConn dared Michigan State to shoot 3-pointers, and the Spartans nearly made enough, going 11 for 29 from behind the arc. Harris was 4 for 9 on 3s, but his teammates were a combined 10 for 32 from the floor.

Sports Scoreboard Golf Valero Texas Open Scores

Sunday At TPC San Antonio San Antonio Purse: $6.2 million Yardage: 7,435; Par: 72; Final Steven Bowditch (500), $1,116,000 69-67-68-76—280 Will MacKenzie (245), $545,600 69-72-70-70—281 Daniel Summerhays (245), $545,600 72-68-70-71—281 Matt Kuchar (123), $272,800 70-72-65-75—282 Andrew Loupe (123), $272,800 67-70-70-75—282 Jim Furyk (89), $200,725 70-74-68-71—283 Zach Johnson (89), $200,725 70-71-70-72—283 Jerry Kelly (89), $200,725 71-71-70-71—283 Brendon Todd (89), $200,725 71-76-68-68—283 Jordan Spieth (75), $167,400 75-70-68-71—284 Charley Hoffman (63), $136,400 70-75-70-70—285 Kevin Na (63), $136,400 70-70-69-76—285 Geoff Ogilvy (63), $136,400 74-69-69-73—285 Pat Perez (63), $136,400 68-71-69-77—285 Justin Hicks (56), $111,600 69-73-72-72—286 Stephen Ames (51), $78,740 74-71-68-74—287 Martin Flores (51), $78,740 71-71-73-72—287 James Hahn (51), $78,740 71-70-76-70—287 Brian Harman (51), $78,740 70-72-75-70—287 Freddie Jacobson (51), $78,740 70-70-73-74—287 Seung-Yul Noh (51), $78,740 69-76-71-71—287

Hockey NCAA Tournament NORTHEAST REGIONAL At DCU Center Worcester, Mass. First Round Saturday, March 29 Boston College 6, Denver 2 UMass-Lowell 2, Minnesota State-Mankato 1 Championship Sunday, March 30 Boston College 4, UMass-Lowell 3 EAST REGIONAL At Webster Bank Arena Bridgeport, Conn. First Round Friday, March 28 Union (N.Y.) 5, Vermont 2 Providence 4, Quinnipiac 0 Championship Saturday, March 29 Union (N.Y.) 3, Providence 1

At AT&T Stadium Arlington, Texas National Semifinals Saturday, April 5 UConn (30-8) vs. Florida (36-2), 2:09 p.m. Kentucky (28-10) vs. Wisconsin (30-7), 4:49 p.m. National Championship Monday, April 7 Semifinal winners, 5:10 p.m. All Times ADT

NCAA Women LINCOLN REGIONAL Regional Semifinals At Lincoln, Neb. Saturday, March 29 UConn 70, BYU 51 Texas A&M 84, DePaul 65 Monday, March 31 Regional Championship UConn (37-0) vs. Texas A&M (278), 5:30 p.m. STANFORD REGIONAL

MIDWEST REGIONAL At U.S. Bank Arena Cincinnati First Round Friday, March 28 Ferris State 1, Colgate 0 North Dakota 5, Wisconsin 2 Championship Saturday, March 29 North Dakota 2, Ferris State 1, 2OT WEST REGIONAL At Xcel Energy Center St. Paul, Minn. First Round Saturday, March 29 Minnesota 7, Robert Morris 3 St. Cloud State 4, Notre Dame 3, OT Championship Sunday, March 30 Minnesota 4, St. Cloud State 0 FROZEN FOUR At Wells Fargo Center Philadelphia Semifinals Thursday, April 10 Boston College (28-7-4) vs. Union (N.Y.) (30-6-4), 1:30 or 4 p.m. North Dakota (25-13-3) vs. Minnesota (27-6-6), 1:30 or 4 p.m. All Times ADT

Regional Semifinals At Stanford, Calif. Sunday, March 30 Stanford 82, Penn State 57 North Carolina 65, South Carolina 58 Regional Championship Tuesday, April 1 Stanford (32-3) vs. North Carolina (27-9), 5 p.m. NOTRE DAME REGIONAL Regional Semifinals At Notre Dame, Ind. Saturday, March 29 Baylor 90, Kentucky 72 Notre Dame 89, Oklahoma State 72 Regional Championship Monday, March 31 Baylor (32-4) vs. Notre Dame (350), 3:30 p.m. LOUISVILLE REGIONAL Regional Semifinals At Louisville, Ky. Sunday, March 30 Maryland 73, Tennessee 62 Louisville 73, LSU 47 Regional Championship Tuesday, April 1 Maryland (27-6) vs. Louisville (334), 3 p.m. All Times ADT

NBA Standings EASTERN CONFERENCE

NHL Standings EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L y-Boston 75 52 17 Montreal 76 43 26 Tampa Bay 75 41 25 Detroit 75 35 26 Toronto 76 36 32 Ottawa 74 31 29 Florida 75 27 40 Buffalo 74 20 45 Metropolitan Division x-Pittsburgh 75 48 22 N.Y. Rangers 76 42 30 Philadelphia 74 39 27 Columbus 74 38 30 Washington 75 34 28 New Jersey 74 31 28 Carolina 74 32 32 N.Y. Islanders 74 29 35

Carl Pettersson (51), $78,740 Wes Roach (51), $78,740 Michael Thompson (51), $78,740 Jimmy Walker (51), $78,740 Chad Collins (43), $45,880 Russell Knox (43), $45,880 Andrew Svoboda (43), $45,880 Bo Van Pelt (43), $45,880 Johnson Wagner (43), $45,880 Brice Garnett (38), $36,766 Trevor Immelman (38), $36,766 Jason Kokrak (38), $36,766 Justin Leonard (38), $36,766 William McGirt (38), $36,766 Cameron Beckman (33), $28,572 Scott Brown (33), $28,572 Brendon de Jonge (33), $28,572 Jamie Lovemark (33), $28,572 Brooks Koepka, $28,572 Josh Teater (33), $28,572 Kevin Foley (28), $22,320 Joe Ogilvie (28), $22,320 Michael Putnam (28), $22,320 John Senden (28), $22,320 Briny Baird (21), $15,934 Miguel Angel Carballo (21), $15,934 Ben Curtis (21), $15,934 Brian Davis (21), $15,934 Bronson La’Cassie (21), $15,934 John Mallinger (21), $15,934

OT Pts GF GA 6 110 241 158 7 93 199 189 9 91 223 201 14 84 202 213 8 80 220 239 14 76 216 249 8 62 179 244 9 49 142 222 5 101 232 185 4 88 205 183 8 86 213 210 6 82 208 200 13 81 217 226 15 77 178 192 10 74 186 208 10 68 206 247

WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division x-St. Louis 74 50 17 7 107 240 168 x-Colorado 74 47 21 6 100 227 202 x-Chicago 76 42 19 15 99 248 200 Minnesota 75 38 26 11 87 186 189 Dallas 74 36 27 11 83 214 212 Nashville 76 33 32 11 77 190 229 Winnipeg 75 33 33 9 75 208 220 Pacific Division x-Anaheim 74 48 18 8 104 239 187 x-San Jose 76 47 20 9 103 232 184 Los Angeles 75 44 25 6 94 189 159 Phoenix 75 36 27 12 84 206 212 Vancouver 76 34 31 11 79 184 206 Calgary 75 31 37 7 69 192 223 Edmonton 75 26 40 9 61 184 249 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss. x-clinched playoff spot y-clinched division Sunday’s Games Boston 4, Philadelphia 3, SO Nashville 4, Washington 3, SO Ottawa 6, Calgary 3 Detroit 3, Tampa Bay 2 Pittsburgh 4, Chicago 1 N.Y. Rangers 5, Edmonton 0 Monday’s Games Carolina at Ottawa, 3:30 p.m. Florida at New Jersey, 3:30 p.m. Winnipeg at Anaheim, 6 p.m. Minnesota at Los Angeles, 6 p.m. All Times ADT

Basketball NCAA Tourney EAST REGIONAL Regional Championship Sunday, March 30 UConn 60, Michigan State 54 SOUTH REGIONAL

Atlantic Division W L x-Toronto 42 31 Brooklyn 39 33 New York 31 43 Boston 23 50 Philadelphia 16 57 Southeast Division y-Miami 50 22 Washington 38 35 Charlotte 35 38 Atlanta 31 41 Orlando 21 53 Central Division y-Indiana 52 22 x-Chicago 41 32 Cleveland 30 45 Detroit 26 47 Milwaukee 14 59

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WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division x-San Antonio 57 16 .781 Houston 49 23 .681 Dallas 44 30 .595 Memphis 43 30 .589 New Orleans 32 41 .438 Northwest Division x-Oklahoma City 54 19 .740 — Portland 48 27 .640 Minnesota 36 36 .500 Denver 32 41 .438 Utah 23 51 .311 Pacific Division x-L.A. Clippers 52 22 .703 Golden State 45 28 .616 Phoenix 44 30 .595 L.A. Lakers 25 48 .342 Sacramento 25 48 .342 x-clinched playoff spot y-clinched division

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Sunday’s Games Oklahoma City 116, Utah 96 Cleveland 90, Indiana 76 Toronto 98, Orlando 93 Brooklyn 114, Minnesota 99 Chicago 107, Boston 102 New York 89, Golden State 84 Portland 105, Memphis 98 L.A. Lakers 115, Phoenix 99 Monday’s Games San Antonio at Indiana, 3 p.m. Washington at Charlotte, 3 p.m. Toronto at Miami, 3:30 p.m. Milwaukee at Detroit, 3:30 p.m. Philadelphia at Atlanta, 3:30 p.m. Boston at Chicago, 4 p.m. L.A. Clippers at Minnesota, 4 p.m. Sacramento at New Orleans, 4 p.m. Memphis at Denver, 5 p.m. New York at Utah, 5 p.m. All Times ADT

Racing

Regional Championship Saturday, March 29 Florida 62, Dayton 52

STP 500 Results

Sunday At Martinsville Speedway Martinsville, Va. Lap length: .526 miles (Start position in parentheses) 1. (22) Kurt Busch, Chevrolet, 500 laps, 115.8 rating, 47 points, $147,210. 2. (4) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 500, 140.9, 44, $180,546. 3. (26) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chev-

MIDWEST REGIONAL Regional Championship Sunday, March 30 Kentucky 75, Michigan 72 WEST REGIONAL Regional Championship Saturday, March 29 Wisconsin 64, Arizona 63, OT FINAL FOUR

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rolet, 500, 116.8, 42, $114,210. 4. (3) Joey Logano, Ford, 500, 121.2, 41, $142,476. 5. (17) Marcos Ambrose, Ford, 500, 110.2, 40, $128,265. 6. (6) Matt Kenseth, Toyota, 500, 95.8, 39, $137,456. 7. (18) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 500, 98.9, 38, $127,053. 8. (20) Aric Almirola, Ford, 500, 93.8, 36, $126,106. 9. (12) Clint Bowyer, Toyota, 500, 108.5, 36, $123,461. 10. (21) Paul Menard, Chevrolet, 500, 83.3, 34, $116,384. 11. (15) A J Allmendinger, Chevrolet, 500, 90, 34, $105,458. 12. (5) Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, 500, 82, 32, $129,811. 13. (8) Carl Edwards, Ford, 500, 98.1, 31, $101,975. 14. (1) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 500, 79.2, 31, $136,491. 15. (34) Austin Dillon, Chevrolet, 500, 72, 29, $133,461. 16. (13) Brian Vickers, Toyota, 500, 90.9, 28, $117,900. 17. (7) Tony Stewart, Chevrolet, 500, 72.4, 27, $120,158. 18. (11) Greg Biffle, Ford, 500, 82.7, 27, $125,450. 19. (2) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 500, 81, 25, $94,475. 20. (16) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet, 500, 78.5, 24, $93,325. 21. (31) Martin Truex Jr., Chevrolet, 500, 60.6, 23, $111,708. 22. (27) Kasey Kahne, Chevrolet, 500, 70.4, 22, $99,375. 23. (25) Justin Allgaier, Chevrolet, 500, 57.1, 21, $107,433. 24. (23) Casey Mears, Chevrolet, 500, 63.4, 20, $105,133. 25. (36) Landon Cassill, Chevrolet, 500, 56.2, 0, $79,950. 26. (39) David Gilliland, Ford, 499, 49.5, 18, $102,058. 27. (28) Kyle Larson, Chevrolet, 498, 62.7, 17, $108,420. 28. (24) David Ragan, Ford, 497, 50.7, 16, $99,322. 29. (35) Cole Whitt, Toyota, 497, 38.4, 15, $78,500. 30. (38) Ryan Truex, Toyota, 496, 43.9, 14, $82,875. 31. (40) Michael Annett, Chevrolet, 495, 38.5, 13, $81,225. 32. (10) Danica Patrick, Chevrolet, 494, 52.4, 12, $88,575. 33. (29) Travis Kvapil, Ford, 493, 35.8, 12, $77,850. 34. (42) Reed Sorenson, Chevrolet, 492, 36.1, 10, $77,725. 35. (33) Josh Wise, Chevrolet, 492, 34.7, 9, $77,675. 36. (19) Alex Bowman, Toyota, 488, 46.3, 8, $77,625. 37. (32) Michael McDowell, Ford, brakes, 474, 35.9, 7, $77,527. 38. (14) Brad Keselowski, Ford, 469, 46.6, 6, $118,508. 39. (37) David Stremme, Chevrolet, 440, 29.1, 5, $69,100. 40. (30) Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Ford, 409, 49.8, 4, $100,925. 41. (41) Parker Kligerman, Toyota, 408, 25.1, 3, $66,500. 42. (9) Jamie McMurray, Chevrolet, 396, 80.9, 2, $94,314. 43. (43) Joe Nemechek, Toyota, accident, 310, 26.4, 0, $61,600. Race Statistics Average Speed of Race Winner: 72.176 mph. Time of Race: 3 hours, 38 minutes, 38 seconds. Margin of Victory: 0.263 seconds. Caution Flags: 14 for 92 laps. Lead Changes: 33 among 12 drivers. Lap Leaders: Ky.Busch 1-16; M.Kenseth 17-20; J.Johnson 2143; T.Kvapil 44; J.Johnson 45-55; M.Kenseth 56-58; Ky.Busch 5964; J.Logano 65-81; J.Johnson 82-105; M.Kenseth 106-110; J.Logano 111-132; J.Johnson 133154; G.Biffle 155-172; M.Ambrose 173-194; M.Kenseth 195-212; J.Johnson 213-221; D.Earnhardt Jr. 222-236; A.Allmendinger 237; D.Earnhardt Jr. 238-242; Ku.Busch 243-244; J.Johnson 245-252; K.Harvick 253; M.Kenseth 254259; D.Earnhardt Jr. 260-264; J.Johnson 265-283; C.Bowyer 284-287; J.Johnson 288-346; C.Bowyer 347; J.Johnson 348-449; C.Bowyer 450-460; J.Johnson 461-472; Ku.Busch 473-482; J.Johnson 483-489; Ku.Busch 490-500. Leaders Summary (Driver, Times Led, Laps Led): J.Johnson, 11 times for 296 laps; J.Logano, 2 times for 39 laps; M.Kenseth, 5 times for 36 laps; D.Earnhardt Jr., 3 times for 25 laps; Ku.Busch, 3 times for 23 laps; M.Ambrose, 1 time for 22 laps; Ky.Busch, 2 times for 22 laps; G.Biffle, 1 time for 18 laps; C.Bowyer, 3 times for 16 laps; K.Harvick, 1 time for 1 lap; A.Allmendinger, 1 time for 1 lap; T.Kvapil, 1 time for 1 lap. Wins: Ku.Busch, 1; Ky.Busch, 1; D.Earnhardt Jr., 1; C.Edwards, 1; K.Harvick, 1; Bra.Keselowski, 1. Top 12 in Points: 1. D.Earnhardt Jr., 227; 2. M.Kenseth, 218; 3. C.Edwards, 217; 4. J.Gordon, 216; 5. J.Johnson, 209; 6. Ky.Busch, 189; 7. Bra.Keselowski, 188; 8. J.Logano, 187; 9. A.Dillon, 179; 10. R.Newman, 174; 11. P.Menard, 168; 12. D.Hamlin, 165.

Baseball AL Schedule

Monday’s Games Kansas City (Shields 0-0) at Detroit (Verlander 0-0), 9:08 a.m.

Troy Matteson (21), $15,934 Troy Merritt (21), $15,934 Andres Romero (21), $15,934 Cameron Tringale (21), $15,934 Greg Chalmers (13), $13,826 Brian Gay (13), $13,826 Chesson Hadley (13), $13,826 Jeff Maggert (13), $13,826 Ryan Palmer (13), $13,826 Mike Weir (13), $13,826 Richard H. Lee (9), $13,330 Tim Wilkinson (9), $13,330 Scott Gardiner (6), $13,020 Luke Guthrie (6), $13,020 J.B. Holmes (6), $13,020 Aaron Baddeley (4), $12,710 John Peterson (4), $12,710 Charlie Beljan (2), $12,462 Fred Funk (2), $12,462 Alex Aragon (1), $12,276 Made cut did not finish Stuart Appleby (1), $11,966 Alex Prugh (1), $11,966 Robert Streb (1), $11,966 Charlie Wi (1), $11,966 Jim Herman (1), $11,656 Tyrone Van Aswegen (1), $11,470 Camilo Villegas (1), $11,470 Branden Grace, $11,222 John Merrick (1), $11,222

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Transactions BASEBALL American League BALTIMORE ORIOLES — Placed INFs Michael Almanzar and Manny Machado and OFs Francisco Peguero and Nolan Reimold on the 15-day DL; Machado and Peguero retroactive to March 21, Almanzar to March 23 and Reimold to March 26. Placed RHP Edgmer Escalona on the 60-day DL. Selected the contracts of OF Delmon Young and RHP Evan Meek from Norfolk (IL). Designated LHP Mike Belfiore for assignment. Reassigned LHP Johan Santana to minor league camp. CHICAGO WHITE SOX — Placed INFs Gordon Beckham and Jeff Keppinger on the 15-day DL, retroactive to March 21. CLEVELAND INDIANS — Selected the contracts of RHP Scott Atchison, DH Jason Giambi and OF Nyjer Morgan from Columbus (IL). Placed Giambi and OF Michael Bourn on the 15-day DL, retroactive to March 21. Designated RHPs Preston Guilmet and Frank Herrmann and LHP Colt Hynes for assignment. Reassigned OF Matt Carson and INF Ryan Rohlinger to minor league camp. DETROIT TIGERS — Placed OF Andy Dirks on the 15-day DL and SS Jose Iglesias and RHP Bruce Rondon on the 60-day DL. Selected the contract of OF Tyler Collins from Erie (EL). HOUSTON ASTROS — Placed RHPs Alex White, Jesse Crain and Alex Wojchiechowski on the 15-day DL, retroactive to March 21. KANSAS CITY ROYALS — Sold the contract of LHP Everett Teaford to the LG Twins (South Korea). Placed RHPs Louis Coleman and Luke Hochevar on the 15-day DL; Coleman retroactive to March 24 and Hochevar to March 21. Assigned INF Jason Donald to minor league camp. Released C Ramon Hernandez. LOS ANGELES ANGELS — Optioned LHP Jose Alvarez, 2B Grant Green, RHP Cory Rasmus and OF J.B. Shuck to Salt Lake (PCL). Placed LHPs Sean Burnett and Brian Moran and RHPs Dane

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De La Rosa and Ryan Brasier on the 15-day DL, retroactive to March 21. Selected the contract of 3B Ian Stewart from Salt Lake. NEW YORK YANKEES — Agreed to terms with RHP Alfredo Aceves on a minor league contract. TAMPA BAY RAYS — Placed RHPs Jeremy Hellickson and Juan Carlos Oviedo and INF Tim Beckham on the 15-day DL. TEXAS RANGERS — Selected the contract of INF Josh Wilson from Round Rock (PCL). Designated INF Adam Rosales for assignment. Placed RHP Yu Darvish, INF Jurickson Profar and LHP Matt Harrison on the 15-day DL; Darvish retroactive to March 21, Profar to March 23 and Harrison to Saturday. Placed C Geovany Soto on the 60-day DL. TORONTO BLUE JAYS — Placed RHP Casey Janssen on the 15day DL, retroactive to Saturday. Recalled C Erik Kratz from Buffalo (IL). Assigned OF Matt Tuiasosopo outright to Buffalo (IL). National League ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS — Selected the contracts of RHP Daniel Hudson and LHP Ryan Rowland-Smith from Reno (PCL). Placed LHP Patrick Corbin and RHPs David Hernandez and Hudson on the 15-day DL; Corbin retroactive to March 19 and Hernandez to March 27. Optioned SS Didi Gregorius and RHP Bo Schultz to Reno. CHICAGO CUBS — Selected the contracts of RHP Brian Schlitter, INF Emilio Bonifacio, OF Ryan Kalish and C John Baker from Iowa (PCL). Optioned LHP Chris Rusin to Iowa. Designated RHP Alberto Cabrera for assignment. Placed RHPs Kyuji Fujikawa and Jake Arrieta on the 15-day DL, retroactive to March 21, and RHP C James McDonald on the 60-day Y DL. CINCINNATI REDS — Placed LHPs Aroldis Chapman and Sean Marshall, RHPs Mat Latos and Jonathan Broxton, C Devin Mesoraco and INF/OF Skip Schumaker on the 15-day list; Chapman, Latos, Marshall and Mesoraco retroactive to March 21, Broxton and Schumaker to March 22. Placed INF Jack Hannahan and RHP Brett Marshall on the 60-day DL. Designated RHP Pedro Beato for assignment. Reassigned OF Jason Bourgeois, RHP Jumbo Diaz, LHP Jeff Francis, C Corky Miller and INF/OF Kristopher Negron to Louisville (IL). Recalled C Tucker Barnhart and RHP Curtis Partch from Louisville. Selected the contracts of RHP Trevor Bell, OF Roger Bernardina and INF Ramon Santiago from Louisville. LOS ANGELES DODGERS — Placed LHP Clayton Kershaw on the 15-day DL, retroactive to March 23. Optioned RHP Jose Dominguez to Albuquerque (PCL). MIAMI MARLINS — Placed INF Rafael Furcal and 3B Ed Lucas on the 15-day DL. Selected the contracts of OF Reed Johnson and RHP Kevin Slowey from New Orleans (PCL). Designated RHP Michael Brady and OF Brian Bogusevic for assignment. Recalled INF Donovan Solano from New Orleans. MILWAUKEE BREWERS — Selected the contracts of 1B Lyle Overbay, 1B/3B Mark Reynolds and LHP Zach Duke from Nashville (PCL). Placed LHP Tom Gorzelanny on the 15-day DL, retroactive to March 21. Reassigned C Lucas May to Nashville. NEW YORK METS — Selected the contract of INF Omar Quintanilla from Las Vegas (PCL). Reassigned INFs Eric Campbell and Anthony Seratelli, C Taylor Teagarden and RHPs Daisuke Matsuzaka and Kyle Farnsworth to minor league camp. Placed LHP Jonathon Niese on the 15Day DL, retroactive to March 21, and RHP Matt Harvey on the 60day DL. PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES — Optioned RHP Phillippe Aumont to Lehigh (IL). ST. LOUIS CARDINALS — Placed RHP Jason Motte and LHP Jaime Garcia, on the 15-day DL, retroactive to March 21 and INF Mark Ellis, retroactive to March 27 . Selected the contract of RHP Pat Neshek from Memphis (PCL). WASHINGTON NATIONALS — Acquired RHP Omar Poveda from the Chicago White Sox for cash considerations. Agreed to terms with LHP Aaron Laffey on a minor league contract. BASKETBALL National Basketball Association GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS — Signed C Hilton Armstrong to a second 10-day contract. HOCKEY National Hockey League NASHVILLE PREDATORS — Recalled F Mark Van Guilder from Milwaukee (AHL). WASHINGTON CAPITALS — Recalled D Julien Brouillette from Hershey (AHL). Assigned F Chris Brown to Hershey. SOCCER U.S MEN’S NATIONAL TEAM — Named Berti Vogts special advisor now through the 2014 FIFA World Cup.

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Nets rip T-Wolves for 13th straight at home By The Associated Press

NEW YORK — Paul Pierce scored 22 points after another sensational start, and the Brooklyn Nets moved to the brink of a playoff spot by beating the Minnesota Timberwolves 114-99 on Sunday for their franchise recordtying 13th straight home victory. Pierce scored 16 in the first quarter, two nights after putting up 17 in the period, and didn’t miss a shot in either. Joe Johnson added 19 points for the Nets. CAVALIERS 90, PACERS 76 CLEVELAND — Dion Waiters scored 19 points, Luol Deng added 15 and the Cleveland Cavaliers kept their playoff push going with a 90-76 win over the In-

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said his line had its chances this weekend and refused to blame an injury. “I’m gonna say there are no excuses,” he said. “I’d block a shot again if it ensured a win. “I’d take a puck anywhere right now. I want to win and see the team continue throughout the playoffs.” Deal said the players that are aging out, as well as those going to college, were distraught Saturday that their Bears career could be over. “We don’t want to experience that again,” Deal said. “I think it was a little wakeup call for the guys that are coming back — how disappointed some of the 93s were. “We don’t want that disappointment. We want to push as far as we can into the playoffs.” In the way, as always, are the Ice Dogs. Fairbanks won the Robertson Cup in 2011 with Beauparlant as an assistant, and Colton Wolter, Nick Hinz and

diana Pacers, who are losing their grip on the No. 1 seed in the Eastern Conference. Tristan Thompson had 16 rebounds as the Cavs snapped a nine-game losing streak against Indiana. Cleveland came in three games behind slumping, idle Atlanta for the conference’s final playoff spot. With seven games left — six against teams with losing records — the Cavs still have a chance.

RAPTORS 98, MAGIC 93

ORLANDO, Fla. — DeMar DeRozan had 28 points, Jonas Valanciunas added 20 points and nine rebounds, and the Toronto Raptors escaped with a victory over the Orlando Magic. Trailing 96-93 with 8.9 seconds to play, the Magic had the ball and an opportunity to tie the game. But coming out of a timeTHUNDER 116, JAZZ 96 out they failed to inbound the ball, turning OKLAHOMA CITY — Kevin Durant it over on a 5-second violation. DeRozan had 31 points and nine assists to help the was fouled and hit a pair of free throws to Oklahoma City Thunder defeat the Utah provide the final margin. Jazz. Durant scored at least 25 points for the BULLS 107, CELTICS 102 38th consecutive game, the longest streak since Michael Jordan did it in 40 straight BOSTON — D.J. Augustin scored 15 games for the Chicago Bulls during the of his career-high 33 points in the fourth

Tayler Munson can all earn their second Cup as Dogs this year. Kenai River has faced Fairbanks four times in the playoffs and was swept every year except for last season, when the Dogs won a pulsating firstround series in five games. The Bears have won just three times in 16 tries against the Ice Dogs this season. “I would expect they’re going to be ready,” Beauparlant said. “They have three players that have won a national championship. I’m sure they’re going to keep that room grounded.” Beauparlant also noted that the weekend play in the Midwest Division was a big feather in the cap for the league. The Minnesota Wilderness, Magicians and Ice Dogs had nothing to play for, yet they swept two teams — the Bears and Chill — desperately trying to make the playoffs. “It speaks to the players and their commitment to the sport, and the high coaching in the league across the board,” Beauparlant said. “It’s a tough league to crack. It’s a high-talent and hard-working league.”

Padres defeat LA SAN DIEGO (AP) — Seth Smith hit a tying homer leading off the eighth and Chris Denorfia singled home two runs to give the San Diego Padres a 3-1 victory against the rival Los Angeles Dodgers in baseball’s North American opener Sunday night. Smith’s first hit with the Padres came on a 2-0 pitch from Brian Wilson, who started the eighth after Hyun-Jin Ryu threw seven scoreless innings. It sailed an estimated 360 feet into the right-field seats. It was his seventh career pinch-hit homer. He was acquired in an offseason trade with Oakland

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for reliever Luke Gregerson. Wilson (0-1) walked pinchhitter Yasmani Grandal, who advanced when the veteran reliever couldn’t handle Everth Cabrera’s bunt for an error. Grandal stole third and Cabrera took second on indifference before Denorfia hit a bouncer up the middle to bring them both in. Dale Thayer (1-0) pitched a perfect eighth for the win. Huston Street finished for the save. The defending NL West champion Dodgers had started the season with a two-game sweep of the Arizona Diamondbacks in Sydney.

SAN ANTONIO — Steven Bowditch held on to win the Texas Open in windy conditions Sunday for his first PGA Tour victory and a spot in the Masters. The 30-year-old Australian bogeyed the par-5 18th for a 4-over 76 for a one-stroke victory.

KNICKS 89, WARRIORS 84 OAKLAND, Calif. — J.R. Smith scored 21 points, Carmelo Anthony added 19 points and nine rebounds and the New York Knicks moved within one game of the final playoff spot by beating the undermanned Golden State Warriors. The Knicks outscored Golden State 3412 in the second quarter to go ahead 56-44 at the half, and then held off a furious rally by Stephen Curry and the Warriors in the

closing minutes.

LAKERS 115, SUNS 99 LOS ANGELES — Chris Kaman had a career-high 28 points along with 17 rebounds while starting at center for the vertigo-stricken Pau Gasol, Jodie Meeks scored 22 points, and the Los Angeles Lakers snapped the Phoenix’ Suns’ sixgame winning streak.

TRAIL BLAZERS 105, GRIZZLIES 98 PORTLAND, Ore. — LaMarcus Aldridge scored 28 points in his third game back from injury and the Portland Trail Blazers extended their winning streak to three games with a victory over the Memphis Grizzlies.

Penguins topple Blackhawks By The Associated Press

PITTSBURGH — Sidney Crosby had two goals in the final five minutes, helping the Pittsburgh Penguins to a 4-1 victory over the injury-riddled Chicago Blackhawks on Sunday night. The Blackhawks also lost captain Jonathan Toews to an upper-body injury in the second period. Toews was hit hard by Penguins defenseman Brooks Orpik and was holding his left arm on the bench before head-

ing down the runway. BRUINS 4, FLYERS 3 PHILADELPHIA — Patrice Bergeron scored in the second period and also tallied in the shootout, leading Boston to the victory. The Bruins have won nine straight road games, a single-season club record.

had a goal and an assist, and De- Flyers for second place in the Mettroit held off Tampa Bay to move ropolitan Division. into seventh place in the Eastern PREDATORS 4, Conference.

RANGERS 5, OILERS 0

EDMONTON, Alberta — Backup Cam Talbot stopped 26 shots for his third career shutout and Rick Nash and Mats Zuccarello scored two goals apiece to lead New York to its sixth win in seven games. RED WINGS 3, Derek Brassard also scored LIGHTNING 2 for the Rangers, who moved two DETROIT — David Legwand points ahead of the Philadelphia

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Craig Smith scored the only goal in the shootout to lead Nashville over Washington.

SENATORS 6, FLAMES 3 OTTAWA, Ontario — Milan Michalek and Kyle Turris had two goals apiece, leading the Senators to the win.

Kurt Busch owns Martinsville MARTINSVILLE, Va. (AP) — Kurt Busch’s Sunday at Martinsville Speedway, in some ways, was like his career wrapped into one afternoon. It started with a pit road confrontation with Brad Keselowski, one that had Busch threatening over his radio to rearrange Keselowski’s face when the race was finished, and ended with Busch ending an 83-race victory drought. The victory was his first for Stewart-Haas Racing, in just their sixth race together, suggesting that it could prove a very productive partnership, and one that a reflective Busch said he has learned to approach with a more mature attitude. “I ran a lot of my early part

of my career as an individual and I didn’t respect my team, my team owners,” Busch said, adding that having Tony Stewart as a team owner has helped him learn the value of better team communication. Celebrating in Victory Lane also was emotional, too, because he got to do it for the first time with girlfriend Patricia’s son, Houston. “It was pretty emotional. To see him starry eyed and not knowing what he needed to do and I was directing him where he needed to stand and where he could see it all better and put him up on stage,’” Busch said, his voice cracking. “And to have him break down in tears, it got me crossed up because I’ve been

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quarter and the Chicago Bulls held off the slumping Boston Celtics. Augustin was perfect from the foul line on 10 attempts and was 10-for-14 from the floor, including a 3-pointer late in the period to break a 96-all tie and give Chicago the lead for good. He followed that with six straight free throws to help the Bulls close out the Celtics.

“I’m over the moon. I really can’t believe it,” said Bowditch, who attempted suicide in 2006 and has fought depression throughout his career. It was the highest closing score by a winner since Vijay Singh finished with a 4-over 76 in the 2004 PGA Championship.

trying to deliver for him ... It kind of took it to a new level.” Busch did it by passing Martinsville master Jimmie Johnson for the lead with 10 laps to go and holding off the eight-time winner to win at the track for the first time since October 2002. It was his 25th career Cup-level victory, and that it came in the most unlikely of places suggested to Busch that he’s finally in the right place, team-wise and personally. “You’ve got to put life in

perspective, and you have to learn from your mistakes and you can’t just sit there and try to muscle your way individually through certain situations,” he said. “And so you rely on your experience level, you rely on your team, and this is a great day for me to be able to lift the trophy in Victory Lane for Stewart-Haas Racing.” Johnson, with eight wins in 25 career starts on the 0.526mile oval, led 11 times for 296 laps.

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core,” he said. In the first year Soldotna funded three projects totaling $15,000. The amount available for each property is 50 percent of the cost of eligible improvements, he said. For the first improvement project, completed in the fall of 2012, the city paid a $5,000 grant to River Terrace RV on the Sterling Highway to repaint the building and install a new sign. The initial response far exceeded the city expectations with many worthy projects vying for limited funding, he said. The Soldotna City Council decided to double the size of the program after the first year with six new projects with a city contribution of $22,000. The council also agreed to increase the additional funds for each project from $5,000 to $7,500.

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place three miles away at the base Communications Station, where personnel monitor radio traffic from ships and planes. The station consists of two structures. Building T1, the main facility, houses command staff and operations personnel. Belisle and Hopkins were gunned down 100 yards away in Building T2, the Rigger Shop, where antennas are repaired. Wells served eight years in the Navy and 13 with the Coast Guard. Upon discharge in 1990, he was hired as a civilian employee. A supervisor called Wells the most knowledgeable antenna mechanic on Kodiak Island and possibly the entire Coast Guard. Wells, however, saw his status ebb as the go-to guy on all things connected to antennas and towers, according to prosecutors, and he resented an agency decision to provide more direct supervision. Wells also had faced dis-

Those six projects represented more than $190,000 worth of improvements, he said. “The cost to renovate is expensive it is difficult for a small business owner to make improvements because of finances,” he said. “If we could help them along, it is a win-win situation.” The city awarded two $5,000 grants to projects on the Spur. The Fitness Place owner Scott Jackson renovated the exterior of his building with new siding and a timber-frame entryway. Mykel’s Restaurant and Soldotna Inn owner Alice Kerkvliet, also received a $5,000 grant to replace their façade with a concrete pre-finish cedar siding to the entire building. Justin Hanson, the general contractor for the project, completed the job last October. He said he probably received 50 complements a day for the improved look of Mykel’s Restaurant. He said the grant is good for redevelopment and the economy as the population continues to

grow. “I think people moving here want something new. There isn’t a nostalgic feel in Soldotna anymore,” he said. “It’s good for everybody. I think this project is sustaining and gives people incentive to clean stuff up.” Hanson is currently renovating the Shops Around the Corner building at the Sterling Highway and Binkley Street intersection. Chez Moi Boutique is moving to into the space and expected to open later this week. While he said he did not work on the exterior of that building, it is another grant project from the city. Czarnezki said additional projects have been approved and work should begin during the construction season this summer. Along with Shops Around the Corner, grant approvals were awarded to renovations of the exterior of the Peninsula Center Mall and Ellis Automotive on the Sterling Highway. Grant projects continue to

come in year-round because it is a rolling program, he said. Once the renovation is done, the city will review the work before approving reimbursement, he said. Czarnezki said the feedback from business owners about the project has been positive. “This is something that have never been available to them and it’s an easy process,” he said. “The application process is simple and pretty painless.” Soldotna’s Storefront Improvement Program won the “Best Practices” award at the inaugural state planning awards banquet, in Anchorage last November. Czarnezki said other communities have similar programs with goals of developing a healthy local economy. The Soldotna planning department has had discussions with the City of Kenai about adopting a similar project and are happy to share their plans. Kenai City Planner Francis Krizmanich presented the SIP

details at the Planning and Zoning Commission meeting March 26. He introduced the idea to the commission at the Feb. 19 meeting after discussions with Soldotna city administrators on how Kenai could revitalize its downtown commercial core. Krizmanich said by reimbursing local businesses for making exterior improvements, the project is a way to revitalize the Kenai’s downtown commercial district as well as beautify the city. “Soldotna has provided a good template,” he said. “I am happy with it, and, besides a few changes, I would like to see us adopt the program here.” Krizmanich asked the commission for suggestions to help identify which key areas would businesses be eligible. He classified shops along the Spur, Willow Street and Old Town as specific areas. Zoning commissioner Henry Knackstedt said he would limit the target area on the Spur from Swires Road to the north end of

town. Commissioner Ken Peterson objected because he said that would cut other businesses around Beaver Loop out. “They are still a part of Kenai and tourists drive on the Spur as they enter our city,” he said. Zoning chair commissioner Jeff Twait added the Main Street Loop as an eligible area. Kenai Mayor Pat Porter, who served as the commission liaison, said because the program does not currently exist, there is no money in the budget for this year. Because the City of Kenai is currently preparing next year’s fiscal budget, money could be available for the program, but the committee will need to finalize a plan before bringing it to the council. Krizmanich said the committee agreed to amend the program at their next meeting April 9 and will plan on advertising to businesses to gauge interest before deciding on a budget.

ciplinary action. He was suspected of using a shop gasoline car for personal vehicles. He was suspected of “collaring” trees at the station and, after they died, cutting them down for firewood to heat his home. Three months before the murders, a supervisor informed Wells he would stay home from a national conference he had attended for years because of disciplinary problems and excessive absences. The FBI made its case against Wells with security video recorded at the main Coast Guard Air Station, which Wells must pass to reach the Communications Station. The morning of the shootings, the video showed Wells’ white pickup driving by at 6:48 a.m. Wells told investigators he thought a tire was soft. He stopped at the Kodiak airport parking lot, checked the tire and drove home, he said. Investigators say that would have taken six to 10 minutes, but Wells’ truck was not seen driving in the other direction until 7:22 a.m. — a 34-minute period. Wells’ wife was out of town

the day of the shooting, and her blue sport utility vehicle was parked at the Kodiak airport. Investigators concluded Wells switched cars, waited for Hopkins to drive by and followed him to the Communication Station. Belisle’s access card to the Rigger Shop was swiped at 7 a.m. Hopkins’ pickup arrived at 7:08 a.m. Video from a tower near the Rigger Shop showed a blue sport utility vehicle on the road leading to the station at 7:09 a.m. It was back on the road in the other direction at 7:14 a.m. Prosecutors contend Wells pulled into the Rigger Shop parking lot by a side entrance not seen by a security camera, entered the Rigger Shop, shot the men and departed within five minutes. Prosecutors contend Wells drove back to the airport, dropped off his wife’s car and drove home in his pickup. Wells at 7:29 a.m. left a message on the work phone of Hopkins saying he would be late because of the flat tire. He called supervisor Scott Reckner at 7:31 a.m. with the same

message. A Coast Guardsman found the bodies at 7:40 a.m. Defense attorneys Curtner and Offenbecher said the video on which the government relies is of poor quality and that the make and model of the car recorded cannot be identified. In the absence of evidence, the government has proposed testimony from experts that will attempt to fill in gaps of the investigation, they said. “A majority of this testimony is neither demonstrably relevant nor reliable,” they wrote. A government witness will testify that a nail in Wells’ tire showed no damage from the road, indicating no one had driven on it. The nail head was in a tread groove, indicating it had not been picked up while driving. The murderer had to be someone with intimate knowledge of the grounds and workers’ routines, prosecutors said. Hundreds of interviews and intense effort detected no other person who had motive, opportunity or means, prosecutors said.

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and other groups. This summer, they plan to record wildlife across Southeast Alaska. “Even with the small projects, we want to draw attention to something amazing,” El Aton said. The emergence of their company and its unique approach comes as lawmakers are mulling legislation governing the police use of drones. There have also been other meetings around the capitol about expanding drone education programs at University of Alaska campuses, and about possible uses for drones in Alaska’s rugged climate for things like search-and-rescue and wildlife monitoring. The FAA announced in late December that Alaska was one of six states selected as a testing site for drones. The University of Alaska was named a test site operator and will oversee testing in Alaska, Hawaii and Oregon. The announcement was part of a bill passed by Congress that requires the national skies to be open to civil and commercial unmanned aircraft by the end of next year.

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do everything together.” Both are in the Coast Guard, but their plan is to build the company into one of the “best in the world,” El Aton said. “We’re making great strides to get there,” Carson said. “We’re always trying new things to expand our portfolio.” Their work impressed the people at DSLR Pros enough that the company allows them to use the drones at no charge. In addition to the main one, they have a $500 to $600 base model, and another that has a waterproof casing for flying in heavy rain. Another venture the team is working on is a feature-length documentary about snowmachines in Alaska. “It’s really about showing a passion for a sport that’s truly incredible in the amount of skill it takes,” Carson said. They are hoping to begin shooting commercials for the City and Borough of Juneau

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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 April 14; n May 5 (at Seward High School); n June 2; n June 3 (Board Planning Session).

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 date is: April 16.

KBEA scholarships up for grabs The Kenai Borough Employees Association scholarship committee is currently accepting applications for three scholarships of $500 each. The scholarships are available to all 2014 graduates of the Kenai Peninsula Borough, including public schools, private schools and home-schooled. Applications and instructions are available from any Kenai Peninsula Borough High School counselor’s office or on the borough’s website at borough.kenai.ak.us. Applications must be delivered or postmarked by March 28. Applications can be mailed or dropped off at the KBEA Scholarship Committee, 144 N. Binkley St., Soldotna, AK 99669.

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If you will be a graduate in 2014, live in the community of Nikiski, and plan on continuing your education after graduation, please consider applying for the Thelma McConnell Scholarship. Applications are available at Nikiski Middle-High School. 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. There will be a summer construction academy at the Workforce Development Center (located behind KCHS). Students will be constructing a greenhouse and a shed. Class days will be May 28-30 and June 2-6 from 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Also offered this summer is an Emergency Trauma Technician (ETT) academy. Dates and times TBA. This course will cover all areas required to receive certification as an Emergency Medical Technician. The last week of class will be for review and the final exam. If you pass the exam you’ll receive your certification and an ETT patch. 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 a ∏ practical art credit. To sign up go to http://onestop.kpbsd.k12.ak.us/ or for more information call Debbie Pearson at 283-2145 or students can see there counselor. Funding for the Alaska Construction Academies comes from a grant from the Ak Dept of Labor and Workforce Development, The Ak Dept of Commerce and Economic Development and The AK Youth First Program.

Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion

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Walter Hu grabs a table leg during an earthquake drill Thursday at Aurora Borealis charter school in Kenai.

Murder mystery Students use scientific logic to solve ‘crime’ By WILL VRASPIR Hastings Tribune

HASTINGS, Neb. — Among the first group to arrive at the crime scene, senior Reilly Fahrenholz carefully photographed each piece of evidence. It was the first day for students at Adams Central High School in Hastings to work toward solving a murder mystery during the forensic science course at the school. “I think it’s fun,” Fahrenholz said. She found out firsthand that evidence collection takes more work than a twominute montage seen on TV crime shows. For each photograph, Fahrenholz placed a ruler next to the piece of evidence. Meanwhile, senior Ali Stark compiled a list of evidence that was photographed at the crime scene. Senior Morghun Koepke started drawing a rough sketch of the room and where everything was found. Senior Derek Miller recorded video of the evidence and evidence collection. “It’s a lot of work,” Stark told the Hastings Tribune. For the first day, students in the class learned scant details about the crime. Jack Xavier, 54, was found dead at a chemistry room lab at the fictitious Midwest Regional Community College. Xavier, a longtime chemistry professor, had a bullet hole in his head and a gun was found at the scene. Other evidence included blood splatter, playing cards, poker chips and beer bottles.

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In this photo taken on March 19, Ali Stark catalogs evidence at the mock crime scene during her Forensic Science class at Adams Central High School in Hasting, Neb.

‘I’m hoping they can use scientific logic to solve real-world problems.’ — Jay Cecrle, instructor Jay Cecrle, instructor for the course, said the class shows practical applications for scientific principles students learned in other classes. So far this semester, the class has learned various skills that will be used for the crime scene investigation. They used trigonometry to calculate the angle of a shot from a gun. They conducted labs to analyze blood. “It’s science instruction in a different way,” he said. “I’m hoping they can use scientific logic to solve real-world problems.” Students from last year’s class created the mystery for this year’s crime scene. Over the next few weeks, the students will learn more

information about the murder and the suspects involved. Once the evidence has been collected and suspects interviewed, the case will be sent to a mock trial before students in the business law class with the instructor serving as judge. The forensic science course was added to the school’s curriculum in 2008. The class is an elective for juniors and seniors and can be used to fulfill a science requirement for college. Cecrle has changed the program over time. “This thing’s come quite a ways since we started it in 2008,” he said.

Advice and a Slice: Get a sneak peak at college

Connections Home-school Dates To Remember: n March 31 — Walk/Run Club - Mondays 2:30-4 p.m. at Soldotna Connections n March 31 — Last Day To Turn In Connections Orders n March 31 — Technology Class @ Soldotna Connections noon to 1 p.m. n April 1 — Seniors: Order Cap and Gown, submit pictures for slide show and submit Senior survey to advisor n April 1-3 — HSGQE Grade 10 and Retest Grades 11th and 12th; Standard Based Assessments Grade 3rd through 10th n April 8 — Science Assessments for Grades 4th, 8th and 10th Technology Workshop for Students — Are you interested in technology? Jordan Chilson is a computer technology specialist with the school district and has offered to meet with students that are interested in learning more about technology today from noon to 1 p.m. at the Soldotna Connections office. The first workshop would be an introductory meeting to see what areas students are interested in. There are 4 subjects Jordan would be willing to cover with the students at upcoming meetings: PC Repair/Maintenance, Programming, Computer Networking and Web Development. This workshop is for grades 8 – 12. We have limited space available therefore please call the Soldotna office to RSVP or if you have any questions: 907-714-8880. We hope to see you here!

Kaleidoscope School of Arts and Science Tuesday, Wedesday and Thursday — SBA testing. Please remember that no volunteers are allowed in the building on testing days. Please make sure your student is at school and on time on. During the SBA tests a healthy snack will be provided See SCHOOLS, page B-3

Advice and a Slice provides prospective students with a relaxed environment showcasing academics and resources at the Kenai River Campus. Although the event is geared toward high school seniors and their parents, it is open to the public. The event will be held from 4-6 p.m. on April 11. Attendees will interact with faculty about potential majors, learn about how the library and Learning Center provide academic support, plan internships and receive career counseling while enjoying pizza. The financial aid office will field questions about scholarships and FASFA applications. Parents and students will learn from counselors and the Student Health Center about resources that keep students healthy. Students from rural communities can meet with the Rural and Student Services coordinator and see how KRC is committed to every student’s success. This year students interested in finding out what KRC’s residence life is like will have the chance to experience a night in the Residence Hall after attending Advice and a Slice. Students who spend the night will be treated to breakfast served by KRC staff and faculty. Space is limited and reservations for the overnight stay must be made to ensure accommodation by calling 262-0383. Attendees have a chance to win a number of door prizes including KPC logo items, food prizes and one grand-prize winner will receive a KPC tuition waiver valued at more than $500.

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Fall semester scholarship opportunities Time is running out to apply for KPC campus-based scholarships. KPC’s 2014/15 high school senior’s tuition scholarship and 2014 fall scholarship packets are both currently available to local students at www.kpc. alaska.edu/KPC/scholarships. KPC’s 2014/15 high school senior’s tuition scholarship packet offers several tuition scholarships to graduating seniors from local high schools and home school programs. This scholarship may be used at KPC’s Kenai River Campus in Soldotna or at the Resurrection Bay Extension Site in Seward. The deadline for submitting applications to the KPC financial aid office is April 3. KPC’s 2014 fall scholarship packet is available to students admitted into UAA or KPC degree or certificate programs. This packet offers students the opportunity to apply for over 20 KPC scholarships by turning in just one application! Applications are due to the KPC financial aid office by April 10. For further information, please call 262-0332 or email rdconver@kpc.alaska.

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Commencement reminders Students who are graduating this semester are reminded to apply for graduation by April 25, order graduation announcements through CB Announcements (https://www. cbgrad.com/) and purchase cap, gown and tassels from the KRC Bookstore. Students graduating from other UA locations who would like to participate in the KPC commencement must contact Registrar Julie Cotterell at 262-0311 (e-mail jmcotterell@ kpc.alaska.edu) by April 18 to ensure their names can be added to the KPC program. The commencement will be held at 7 p.m. on May 8 in the KCHS Renee C. Henderson Auditorium. For more information, contact KRC Campus Services at 262-0330 or email iyinfo@kpc.alaska.edu.

KRC student art exhibition: call for entries Entries for the annual KRC student art exhibition, which will be juried by Bill Heath, Cam Choy and Marion Nelson, are currently being accepted. All work must be gallery-ready, completed in conjunction with a KPC art class and not previously shown in the Freeburg Gallery. Students are asked to submit their work to the Brockel art studio by April 4.

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donate a healthy snack to share for this occasion. Thursday — 5:30-6:30 Kindergarten is having their Spring music concert. Friday — D.A.R.E for the 5th / 6th grade classes PTA — April 8 at 9:15 a.m. is the next PTA meeting! PTA is now excepting nominations for the 2014/2015 PTA Board. For more information contact the PTA at ksaspta@gmail.com <mailto:ksaspta@gmail.com. Yearbooks are on sale through April 4 for $18. Reserve your copy today! Your PTA board would like to thank all of our parents that helped out with bringing food and decorating for our KSAS Staff Appreciation week. Reminders: n Year-end “Being There” trips are getting scheduled now. If you plan on volunteering for any trip, please make sure that you have the volunteer requirements done 48 hours prior to the trip. n The Life Skill we are focusing on this week is Personal Best: To do one’s best given the circumstances and available resources.

Kalifornsky Beach Elementary Our first graders had Chick Centers last Friday. Each class will be hatching 12 eggs in our incubators for 21 days total. The students are very excited. Our next center day will be April 11. If you can help with our last center day, please go to signupgenius.com or let your teacher know. Mr. Daniels would like to encourage all school families to think about the things that will give your kids the best start for testing week next week. Helpful tips are: regular sleep schedule, drink lots of water, eat breakfast, be happy (really, it helps!), and provide a low stress environment. Please ensure that your student arrives to school on time, and please avoid scheduling any appointments during the testing window. Thanks for supporting your local schools … it really does make a huge difference. K-Beach will be holding Kindergarten Visitation for next year’s incoming kindergarteners on April 16 from 1:30 – 2:30 p.m. Your child can ‘go to school’ for an hour while parents meet with the principal and register. You can pre-register your child at that time. You will need to bring the student’s immunization records and birth certificate. Students must be born before Sept. 1, 2009 to attend next fall. Please call the school office at 260-1300 for more information and to schedule your child for visitation day. n April 1-3 — SBA testing for grades 3 – 6. n April 8 — Science SBA testing for grade 4 only.

Kenai Central High

Attention all parents and students: Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday students will be taking the state standardized test. Below is the schedule and a list of the state and school policies that the students need to follow. Note- not all students will be testing with their advisory class and some advisory classes will be testing in a different location. Please refer to the attached teacher assignment sheet for details. The list below indicates the different locations for those students. No cell phones, IPods, IPads, MP3 players, calculators, or any other electronic device in testing area. Remind students to keep them in their lockers. If they bring them to the testing area collect them until they have completed their exam. Juniors and seniors who have passed a section of the High School Graduation Qualifying Exam do not need to come to school until after lunch. If a senior is in credit recovery they must come in during testing days to work on their class in the computer lab. Students taking a KPBSD online class its optional to come in and use the computer lab. Students must remain in their testing area until 10:15 even if they have completed the test. Students may bring a book to read if they finish the test early. Students that finish after 10:15 may leave right away to an activity.

29. Applications are available for the 2014-2015 Mountain View Pre-K 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 Sept. 1 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. Interviews for the Mountain View Principal will be held on Wednesday starting at 5 p.m. in the Mountain View Library. Public input is appreciated. SBA Testing will take place Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday for 3rd – 5th grade students. This assessment measures your student’s proficiency in reading, writing, math, and science. Here are a few ways you can support these efforts at home: Make sure your child gets a good night’s sleep. Eat a good breakfast. Be on time to school. Testing will begin at 9:15 a.m,. We will have an alternate plan for those students arriving late. Thank you for your support! Spring pictures are scheduled for Friday. Only students returning the picture order form will have their pictures taken. We are looking for parents to serve on our Site Council for the 2014-2015 school year. The Site Council advises Mountain View Elementary staff in matters regarding staffing, goal setting, climate issues, budgeting, disciplinary procedures and strategic planning. The Site Council meets from 4-5:30 p.m. on the third Thursday of the month during 7 months of the school year. If you are interested in being a member of the Site Council please call the office at 283-8600 before April 1. There will be a PTA meeting on April 8 at 4 p.m.

Nikiski Middle-High HSGQE & SBA Testing will be Tuesday — Thursday. Please make sure your student is well rested and on time for school! Breakfast will be provided for all students from 7:15-7:45 a.m. Juniors and Seniors not taking the HSGQE’s will begin their day at 12:30 p.m. Accreditation! Nikiski Middle High School passed the accreditation process with very high marks all around. Noted positives are a strong emphasis on relationships, staff professional development, and collaboration. Accreditation is renewed for five years. Go Bulldogs! The Nikiski Girls Basketball team earned a berth to the 3A State tournament this year placing 2nd in conference. This is the first time in 7 years the lady bulldogs have competed in the state tournament. Good job Bulldogs! Senior Alyssa Darch was named to the 3A State All Tournament Team. Alyssa scored 15 points and 17 rebounds in the state game against Valdez and was also voted to the 3rd team 3A All State team. Junior Rachel Thompson was selected to the 2nd team 3A All State team. Congratulations to the Kenai Elks Senior of the month, Hannah Halliday! n April 4-5 — High School Track and Big C Relays at the Dome in Anchorage. n April 7 — Middle School Track begins; High School Basketball Awards night in the auditorium – 6 p.m. n April 8 — student testing for grades 8 and 10.

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Title 1 Pre-K screening for eligible students is taking place in April. Contact NNS for an appointment by April 16. Screening will take place on April 17 at the Nikiski Recreation Center. Your screening appointment will be made when your application is received by the school. The purpose of the screening is to determine Kindergarten readiness. Transportation is not provided to and from the Pre-K program. Students must be 4 years old by Sept. 1. For more information, please call the school at 776-2600. This week is SBA testing for 3rd, 4th, and 5th grades. We want to emphasize to all our families how important it is every day and especially during testing that our student’s get a good night’s sleep, eat a healthy breakfast, and attend school on time. All students who show up to school on time each Kenai Middle of the three testing days (before 9 a.m.) and take Standard Based Assessment testing will be the test, will participate in a celebration at the NikiApril 1, 2 and 3. Science SBA’s for 8th graders will ski Pool. More information on the pool celebration be on April 8. Please be sure that your students are will be sent home with your child. in school rested and ready for testing on these days. Attendance is very important for your student’s Redoubt Elementary success. Please contact the school if you know of District wide testing for students (3rd – 6th any conflicts with your student’s extracurricular schedule during these testing periods. Thank you. grade) will be April 1-3. It will be important for We are looking for volunteers to help serve students to be in attendance these three days. Stubreakfast at Kenai Middle on SBA testing days, dents should be on time, well rested and well nourApril 1, 2 and 3. It is a Kenai Middle School tradi- ished. Students that are in attendance all three days tion to serve a pancake and sausage breakfast to will be entered in special drawings. Redoubt Elementary 2014/2015 Preschool apour students on SBA testing days. This is our contribution to making sure Kenai Middle students are plications may be picked up at the school office. prepared for SBA’s. Please contact the school at Children must be 4 years old by Sept. 1. Kindergarten and new student registration will 283-1700 if you are available to volunteer to serve be held April 1-3 from 10 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. Please breakfast. Spring pictures are scheduled for April 8 at 8 bring your child’s immunization records and a a.m. Spring pictures must be preordered. Order copy of their birth certificate. Pre-Registration forms for the 2014/2015 school forms are available at the office. We could use a couple of volunteers for picture day. Please call the year were sent home. Parents are asked to complete office if you are on the approved volunteer list and this important form and return it to school with your child. All students in the same household may would like to help out. Thanks. Congratulations to two KMS Future Prob- be listed on one form. Redoubt’s 4th grade classes will be selling ice lem Solving teams for making it to the State FPS Bowl on April 14 and 15. The team of Raleigh Van cream every Friday through the months of March Natta, Mayzie Potton, Brittany Gilman, and Maria and April to raise money for their spring field trip to Salzetti, along with the team of Jakeb O’Brien, Eli the Kenai Fjords. Ice cream prices range between Heinrich, Rylie Fields, and Brenna Eubank will .75cents and $2. Congratulations Parker Kincaid. represent KMS at the state FPS bowl. They did Parker was the winner of the Redoubt Geography a great job with a very challenging competition. Bee and went on to qualify to compete at the state level. To qualify at the state level Parker took a Congratulations and good luck! Congratulations to last week’s Character Counts written test and had to place in the top one hundred. award winners: Jaiden Burdick and Nereid Phil- Way to go Parker! All volunteers must be registered with the school lips. Great Job! district prior to volunteering in classrooms/driving on field trips. Field trip drivers must complete a Mountain View Elementary driver form and submit required documentation Mountain View Elementary early Kindergarten when driving on school related field trips. Please registration for the 2014-2015 school year open is contact the school office for additional information now open. Students must be 5 years old by Sept. 1. or go to http://www.kpbsd.k12.ak.us/ click on volRegistration forms may be picked up at the Moun- unteer link and follow the instructions. Mrs. Pothast’s Spanish II class from Soldottain View Office. Kindergarten Parent Orientation will be on April 24. Registered students will be na Middle will be coming to Redoubt again this invited to visit a Kindergarten classroom on April spring. This is the 5th year that the Spanish class

has come to Redoubt to introduce some of the basics of the Spanish language to our students. Last week’s Box Tops for Education winners were, Ethan Koch, Indiana Jones, Kenny Mize and Cassius Miller. Keep turning those Box Tops for Education

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need to be 5 years old by Sept. 1. Parents need to bring in the child’s birth certificate and up-to-date immunization records. Pre-Kindergarten Program — We are still accepting Title 1 applications for the 2014-2015 school year. Please stop by the office to pick one up if you’re interested. To be eligible, students must be 4 years old by Sept. 1. Please contact Katrina River City Academy Cannava at 260-5142 or katrinacannava@kpbsd. Students will be testing the next three days, k12.ak.us. Tuesday through Thursday. Please make sure your student receives plenty of rest and a good breakfast Soldotna High before coming to school. If your child is absent for Congratulations to the following SkillsUSA any reason, please call the school. Today is the deadline to submit yearbook or- members who placed at the CTSO Skills Based ders. We will only order the number of yearbooks Assessment Conference in Anchorage on March sold, there will not be any extras for sale. The year- 20-22: Michael Lewis 3rd Prepared Speech (Michael books will be 52 pages and the cost is $25, you can also use the following link for online ordering was also elected to the position of State Vice-Preshttp://www.entourageyearbooks.com/YBStore/ ident!); Hannah O’Dell 1st Photography; MargaYearbookStoreMain.asp?YBID=7A060C171E. ret McGlothen 3rd Photography; Halen Wells 1st Thanks to Anna and her yearbook student group Restaurant Service; Caity Gibbons 2nd Restaurant Service; Morgan McKay 1st Early Childhood ED; for their hard work! Saturday school is back. Saturday School is a James Elsey 2nd Early Childhood ED; Anna Coup great opportunity for students to get caught up in a 3rd Early Childhood ED (tie); Hannah Katzenparticular subject or do extra work in their elective berger 3rd Early Childhood ED (tie); Paige Reid classes. Please ask your student, call the school, or 1st TV Video Production (team event); Paitton check the school’s calendar on the district website Reid 1st TV Video Production (team event). Congrats to two members who did very well in the Job for more information. We are still accepting enrollment forms for next Interview and made it into the final round: Savanyear on a limited basis. Please call the school for nah Kreider, Annie Quinn Prom News for Parents — Are you interested in more information. seeing the prom decorations before the big dance? Would you like priority seating for promenade to Skyview High make sure you get the “good” seat you want? Well, The High School Graduation Qualifying Ex- here’s your opportunity. The After Prom Comaminations (HSGQE) (for ALL 10th graders and mittee is sponsoring “SNEAK A PEEK” for this those 11th and 12th graders who have not passed year’s promenade. Tickets may be purchased for one or more of the tests), and the Standards Based $5.00 a person starting March 17th. This will get Assessments (SBA) (for ALL 9th graders) will be you a tour of the prom decorations and early seatadministered on April 1, 2, 3rd. The Science test for ing in the auditorium before the doors are opened 10th grade only will be administered on April 8. to the general public. To take advantage of this opPlease make sure your student gets a good night portunity, you MUST arrive between 6:40 and 7:00 sleep, eats a good breakfast, and arrives at school that evening. Doors to the general public will open on time. at 7:00 and we cannot guarantee your seating after Mass Dance Concert: Skyview’s final Mass that. Please note: There are only 225 tickets availDance concert will be held at KCHS’s Renee’ able for the “Sneak a Peek” so don’t delay. Tickets Henderson auditorium on April 4-5 at 7 p.m. Tick- may be purchased at the front office of Soldotna ets are available at the door: $10 for adults and High School. $5 for those 12 and under. Skyview dancers will be joined by Nikiski’s and SoHi’s dance troupes Soldotna Middle as well as performers from Peninsula Artists in SBA testing for all 7th and 8th Grade students in Motion, Rick’s Encore, Peninsula tap dancers, and Vergine’s. Skyview’s dances include “Capa- Reading/Writing/Math will be Tuesday, Wednesble” choreographed by Emily DiPaolo who will day and Thursday of this week. Test taking tips for be joined by Taylor Wilson for a hip hop pas de all students: Please be on time to school. Get plenty duex. Skyview’s choir members will sing “Adi- of sleep. Eat a good breakfast. Science SBA Testing for all 8th Grade students emus” onstage accompanied by Skyview’s dancers. Finally, Skyview will conclude the concert will be on April 8. Track and Field season begins April 7. All stuwith a ten-minute Latin medley featuring songs by Justin Timberlake, Shakira, Sahara, Club de Be- dents who wish to join must turn in the required lugas, Ricky Martin, and Street Dance 2. Kyndra sports forms before participation. Forms must be Quiner’s Middle Eastern choreography and dance- filled out for each sport. Forms can be picked up ing will be highlighted during the Latin medley. at the Front Office or found online at http://soldotAll high school troupes will join together for the namiddleschool.blogs.kpbsd.k12.ak.us > Spartan final number of this dance. Skyview dancers un- Sports > Required Sports Paperwork > Forms 1-4. der the direction of Terri Zopf-Schoessler include Track Registration is open until April 2. Please Dakota Bittick, Jesse Boze, Lana Chesley, Morgan contact Mr. Harro with questions. Jaela Hubbard was chosen as the March 8th Chesley, Emily DiPaolo, James Gallagher, Sabrina Hames, Shayla Hardcastle, Stockton Jones, Kay- Grade Chamber Student of the Month. She will be tlynn Malone, Taylor MacRae, Mikayla Miller. honored at the Soldotna Chamber of Commerce Brenner Musgrave, Moira Pyhala, Kyndra Quiner, luncheon on April 29. Congratulations Jaela! Shelby Rea, Cat Schoessler, Logan Schoessler, Evan Sempson, Dylan Stockdale, Heath Tucker, Sterling Elementary and Taylor Wilson. Skyview choir members under Kindergarten Fair! April 5 from 10 a.m. - noon the direction of Kent Peterson include Sopranos: Sterling Elementary will be hosting our annual Morgan Chesley, Leah Henderson, Ashley Martin, Elizabeth McGlothen, Mykaela Rybak; Altos: Kindergarten Fair, which also includes an opportuAmber Hall, Tyler Lewis, Ciarra Mahan, Kierstyn nity to apply for our Title I Pre-K program and our Mathews, Kyla Moore, Jayden Zimmer; and Bass- community’s Head Start program. Pre-school or kindergarten age children and their families are invited es: Kent Peterson and Jacob Malone. to come to the Sterling Elementary gym on Saturday, April 5th from 10:00-12:00 to participate in fun Soldotna Elementary activities geared towards families and their young First, let’s get in the names of those reading children while also registering for school or just marvels from Soldotna Elementary! The classroom learning more about the options available! Registrawinners for week No. 10 of our contest are the fol- tion for new students for 2014-15 will continue durlowing: Connor Knicely-Johns, Gracie Bras, Andi ing the week of April 7th, and will culminate with a Hiler, Alex Martinez, Daniel McRorie, Chloe Cul- kindergarten visitation on Thursday, April 10th from len, Ayden Spann, Nate Downs, Brody Reger, and 10:00 to 11:00. Please RSVP for the Kindergarten Bailey Leach. Excellent job, Kids! We are thankful Visitation by calling Mrs. Mahan at the office @ for your determination! 262-4944 or by signing up during the Kindergarten Our yearbook order forms went home a couple Fair. We are still in need of a few volunteers to help weeks ago. Hopefully, you have already returned with this event. Please call Miss Krissy if you are your order form. If not, the cost goes up today to available. It is very important for staffing purposes $18. to have our kindergarten students registered before Site Council Meeting will be in the conference August. Thanks for your help in this matter. room on April 8, at 3:45 p.m. Also, our next PTA meeting is coming up on April 14, 3:45 p.m. in Tustumena Elementary the library. Of course, child care will be provided Congratulations to our District Wide Forensic during the PTA meeting. Please come and find out participants and to our school’s district wide winwhat projects are upcoming at SOEL. News from our Principal, Teri Diamond — ners 1st Place, Non-Humorous Prose-Single, 5th Please visit our school website for updated infor- Grade, Kaytee Hackett, 1st Place Non-Humorous mation on site council, past newsletters and further Poetry, Grade 6, Korrin Nyren, 2nd Place Humorinformation. The link is http://soldotnaelementary. ous Prose-Single, 4th Grade, Kelar Sooter, 2nd blogs.kpbsd.k12.ak.us/wpmu/ In addition, please Place Humorous Prose-Single, 6th Grade, Amanda feel free to call or meet with me in regard to ideas, Wylie, 2nd Place, Non-Humorous Poetry-Single, suggestions, or input to help make our school the 4th Grade, Dana Gibson, 4th Place Non-Humorous best. Your input is respected and appreciated. It is Poetry-Single 5th Grade, Ree’Lynn Lisenby, and our partnership that helps make our school shine. 5th Place, Humorous Poetry-Single, 5th Grade, Attendance matters — Our school is rated by Austin Matheson. Great Job!! n March 31 — Site Council Meeting, 4 p.m. our attendance. To receive a 5-star rating, our attenn April 2, 3, 4 — Testing dance needs to be 95 percent or higher. We were at n April 3 — Pre-K Visitation 11:30 a.m.-12:30 92.75 percent for the year as of Feb. 4, an increase of 1 percent from one month ago. Congratulations p.m. students and parents! Let’s keep moving up! Native Youth Olympics: Congratulations to Mi- Wings Christian Academy chal Keyes, a 5th grader in Mr. McKay’s class who This week at Wings, and Madison Berga won placed 4th in the Eskimo Stick Pull at the recent the “Cleanest Desk of the Week” award. For PE Native Youth Olympics! Last week’s Title 1 Family Night was a great this quarter, the LLC is going to Jumpin’ Junction success! Thank you to all the students, parents, and and the ULC is playing Wallyball and everyone staff who attended, and made this a delightful and is having a great time. Parent Night took place on memorable evening for all. Lots of pizza and des- Tuesday, March 25th and there was a great turnout. sert was enjoy by everyone along with enjoyable The Speech class regaled the audience with tales of the reading activities. Thank you to Katrina Can- “Tacky the Penguin” and both choir groups sang nava and Kaitlyn Miller for all their work in orga- beautifully. In other news, the Wings Eagles volleyball team nizing this family night for us. The results of the classroom contest for collect- will be playing against the WHCS Archers on Friing the most box tops are as follows: Intermediate day, April 4th at 1 p.m. This game will take place at end winner was Mrs. Straw’s class with 1,074 box Wings Christian Academy and everyone is invited tops collected and Mrs. Downs’s class for the pri- to attend. They’ve been practicing hard and hope to mary end with 434 box tops collected. These class- defend their home turf! Beginning April 7, Wings will begin a week es earned a party of their choice. Since the contest ended, we are back to our weekly box top drawing of Stanford Achievement Testing, which will take for an individual student, and last week’s winner place in the mornings. Students are recommended to eat a hearty breakfast and get enough sleep. was Thatcher Jones. Dear parents of “Kinders” — Kindergartners C

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Central Peninsula Hospital is seeking qualified candidates for the following positions: Food Service Aide at Heritage Place (Part time and Per Diem) High school diploma or GED, one year food service experience, Food Handlers Card and basic computer skills required. Compassionate and nurturing nature is a must. Institutional or restaurant cooking experience strongly preferred. Outpatient Services Technician (Full time) High school diploma or GED, minimum of one year experience in a medical office setting. EKG and phlebotomy experience required. RN opportunities (Part Time and Per Diem) Current AK licensure; current AHA certifications required depending upon position. Bachelor's degree preferred. CPH offers an excellent benefit package including major medical, dental/vision insurance, educational assistance, retirement planning, and many other great advantages. Interested applicants may apply online at www.cpgh.org. Pre-employment drug screen is required. Equal Opportunity Employer

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Kenaitze Indian Tribe

is accepting offers for 25,000 board feet of 110 year old Fir wood, in varying condition and value, reclaimed from the old Homer Cannery Warehouse. The entire amount will be sold, as is, to the highest offeror. The buyer is responsible for all costs to pick up the wood from its location in Kenai within 30 days of purchase. Offers will be accepted through April 9 at 5:00pm, contact Natalie Wolfe at 907-335-7206.

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THREE-Bedroom, 2-bath, 2 large walk-inclosets, 1352 inside living space, crawl space, 1.5 car garage, fenced back yard, front and back decks. Asphalt DW & neighborhood roads. Large space next to garage for boat or RV. Back yard fully sunned, perfect for greenhouse. Just shy of 1/2 acre. Excellent water. 2 blocks down from K-Beach. New in 2010 natural gas furnace, all new in 2010 appliances included (DW, oven, microwave, frig, washer & dryer). Master bath renovated w/walk-in tile shower; beautiful easy to maintain high-end vinyl flooring throughout. Custom vertical blinds in living room and kitchen, and window coverings. Also included is 55-inch Samsung Plasma TV and 3-speaker Bose surround system; 8 camera security system; outside shed w/Honda lawn mower & weed trimmer. $1500 paint and wallpaper credit provided. Broker courtesy 2.5%. TWO ways to buy - Straight purchase $207K or ASSUME low balance with $880 monthly payments for $70,000 up front cash. (No realtor or credit check is required for the assumption) MLS 14-560 and Zillow.com. Please call 398-8161; 24 hr notice requested for viewing. Owner financing not available.

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WINTER IN MESA ARIZONA. Why pay rent when you can own a 3-bedroom home in a 5 star gated retirement park. Priced to sell at $27,000. Includes major appliances, air conditioning & much more. For more information please call (505)321-3250

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Apartments, Unfurnished SOLDOTNA 2-bedroom, No Smoking/ No pets. $875./ plus electric. (907)252-7242.

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Apartments, Furnished DOWNTOWN Soldotna on the river. 2-bedroom, 1-bath, Seasonal/ Permanent, furnished/ unfurnished, NO pets/ NO smoking. Credit/ background checks. $795., (907)252-7110 EFFICIENCY 1-Person basement unit Downtown Kenai, quiet, adult building. No smoking/ pets, $550. including tax/ utilities. Security deposit/ lease. (907)283-3551.

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EFFICIENCY APT. single occupancy, $450./ month. Includes Electric available 4/1/14. Call for appointment, (907)260-2092. Mile 118 Clam Gulch, Ocean View. EXCELLENT OCEAN VIEW! Bay Arm Apartments, Kenai. Accepting applications for 1 & 2 bedroom apartments, utilities included. $25. nonrefundable application fee. No pets. (907)283-4405. KENAI 1-Bedroom, furnished, heat, cable included. No pets. $675. month. (907)283-5203, (907)398-1642.

Homes BEAUTIFUL 1-Bedroom home, large kitchen/ bath on 5 acres. Walk to beach, Happy Valley area. $750. month plus deposit. (907)399-2992 WHY RENT ????? Why rent when you can own, many low down & zero down payment programs available. Let me help you achieve the dream of home ownership. Call Now !!! Ken Scott, #AK203469. (907)395-4527 or cellular, (907)690-0220. Alaska USA Mortgage Company, #AK157293.

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Items Under $99 GOLF CLUBS $99. (907)283-2771

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IN THE SUPERIOR COURT FOR THE STATE OF ALASKA THIRD JUDICIAL DISTRICT AT KENAI

2014 KPB SCHOOL RE-ROOF PROJECTS

In the Matter of:

The Kenai Peninsula Borough Capital Projects Department hereby invites qualified firms to submit a firm price for acceptance by the Borough for roof replacements on all or portions three school facilities. The project consists of the following: Removing and replacing approximately 11,670 sf portion of roof at the Kenai Alternative / Aurora Borealis School; removing and replacing the entire 49,713 sf roof at Tustumena Elementary and removing and replacing the entire 83,328 sf roof at the Skyview School. A pre-bid conference will be held at the KPB Public Works Conference Room, 47140 East Poppy Lane, Soldotna, AK on April 8, 2014 at 10:00 A.M. with site visits to follow. Attendance at the pre-bid is not mandatory but is strongly recommended. If you are unable to attend but would like to participate, we are offering the opportunity for you to call in and join the Pre-bid meeting. The number to call is 907-262-2044. This contract is subject to the provision of State of Alaska, Title 36, Minimum Wage Rates. The subsequent contract will require certificates of insurance and may require performance and payment bonds. Bid documents may be obtained beginning March 31, 2014 at the Capital Projects Department, 47140 East Poppy Lane, Soldotna, AK 99669, 907-262-9657 for a non-refundable fee of $50.00 for each set of documents, $85.00 for any that require shipping and handling. Bid documents may also be downloaded from the web at: http://purchasing.borough.kenai.ak.us/Opportu nities.aspx One (1) complete set of the bid package is to be submitted to the Kenai Peninsula Borough, Purchasing and Contracting Department at 144 North Binkley Street, Soldotna, Alaska 99669. These forms must be enclosed in a sealed envelope with the bidder's name on the outside and clearly marked:

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have exit this Earth. I am also not a big believer in this forgiveness thing — forgiving adults who do these things to children and expect them to forget about it. I sure haven’t, and I never will! Do you, or the clergy, think it’s possible for God to just let some of us sleep through eternity without meeting up with family on “the other side”? — OWENSBORO, KY., READER DEAR READER: Because I am more involved with what’s going on in this life rather than the Abigail Van Buren next, I took your question to Rev. Canon Mark Stanger of Grace Cathedral in San Francisco. He suggests that you stop thinking about heaven as a DEAR ABBY: I am not suicidal, but I do think about death, in the sense of “place” or that you need a scorecard to get there. He also said: “A merciful God will make heavwhat happens when one dies. I believe in the heavenand-hell theory. Although I’m not sure I want to go to en what you need — and in your case, heaven may be liberation from these troubled people.” heaven, I AM sure I don’t want to go to hell. My reason for not wanting to go to heaven is beDear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also cause of the relatives who have gone before me. I come from a very abusive family but, like so many, most of known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her them have been able to do what I call the “last-minute mother, Pauline Phillips. Write Dear Abby at www. redemption.” With that in mind, I do not want to spend DearAbby.com or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA all of eternity with the same people I could not wait to 90069.

A baby born today has a Sun and Moon in Aries. HAPPY BIRTHDAY for Monday, March 31, 2014: This year your libido energies peak to an unprecedented level. You seem to sleuth your way through problems and come up with remarkable solutions. Others will come to you for help more often; they admire your ingenuity. You will tend to be meoriented this year, so try to temper any excessive egotism. If you are single, you could open up to a very intriguing person who you feel you have a lot to learn from. The two of you could become quite the dynamic duo. If you are attached, your relationship quality will depend on your ability to remain sensitive to your sweetie. A fellow ARIES could become even more important to you this year. 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) HHHHH Someone is likely to sense your strength. As a result, this person will push you to get a reaction. You might decide to give him or her that reaction, just to catch him or her off guard. From there, you can continue with your day. Tonight: All smiles. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) HHH You might prefer not to have to give explanations or deal with much. On some level, you could be experiencing a knee-jerk reaction regarding what is happening around you. You also might not feel a need to redefine or rethink your response. Tonight: Nap, then decide.

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GEMINI (May 21-June 20) HHHHHYou feel destined to achieve certain goals. You could be a little tired or feel pushed by someone else. You might want to put this person in his or her place. Keep your eye on the long term, and be more forthright with a loved one. Tonight: Perk up. CANCER (June 21-July 22) HHHH All eyes turn to you whenever others question what to do next, as your leadership qualities are rather evident. You could be flattered that your judgment is so valued. Understand what might be needed to get past an immediate hassle. Tonight: Find your friends. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) HHHH Realize what is happening with those around you. One person seems determined to have things go his or her way. This individual could push beyond any normal level. If you see this behavior setting up, detach. Tonight: How about a concert or jam session? VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) HHHH Deal with a loved one directly. You could want and need to rethink your interactions with this person, as he or she seems to have copped an attitude as of late. Your sense of direction and knowledge will cause a positive change. Tonight: Get your taxes done, then look at your budget. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) HHH You could be far grumpier than you realize. Look around and note others’ reactions to you. Rather than growl and grumble, root out what is really going on with you. Only then will you be able to get more control over your feelings. Tonight: Connect with a

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DEAR ABBY: I have been married for seven years and have two children. My husband has what I can only describe as an Internet addiction. He’s literally online from the time I go to bed until I wake up to take our kids to school. I checked and discovered many profiles he has made up on different dating sites. When I confronted him, he told me he has no interest in having an affair. He said he has been depressed for some time, and it’s his way of escaping reality. I recommended he talk to a therapist, but he keeps trying to justify his behavior by telling me I have no reason to feel hurt because it’s all “make-believe.” Our relationship has taken a serious dive since I found out. I no longer trust him alone on the computer. I am also no longer attracted to him, and I no longer feel attractive. I don’t know what I can do to be a supportive partner if he won’t admit he has a problem. Please help me. I’m at a total loss. — SECOND TO A SCREEN NAME DEAR SECOND: May I be frank? First on your agenda should be to take care of yourself and your own emerging depression. If that means talking to a professional, then go for it. You have every right to be angry about what

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