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MONDAY, APRIL 21, 2014 Soldotna-Kenai, Alaska

Vol. 44, Issue 172

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Work continues on last day of session By BECKY BOHRER Associated Press

JUNEAU — On the last scheduled day of the legislative session, state lawmakers were still trying to finish writing the capital budget on Sunday. While the budget is typically one of the last major pieces of legislation in play, the House Finance Committee was waiting to put its final touches on it, pending an agreement on additional education funding.

Co-chairman Bill Stoltze, R-Chugiak, told the committee Sunday afternoon that when a bill rewrite came back before the panel, it would include an additional $10 million for the Susitna-Watana hydro-project, providing a total of $20 million for the dam project. That’s about half of what Gov. Sean Parnell requested for this year and next and $10 million more than the Senate included. Some lawmakers have questioned additional funding

for the proposed south-central Alaska mega-project, given the state is also pursuing a major natural gas pipeline project. The draft bill released late Saturday night included Senate-proposed funding intended to complete the state library, archives and museum building in Juneau and an engineering building at the University of Alaska Anchorage. It also stuck with the Senate’s proposed approach for a new $245 million power plant at the University of

Working into the night The Legislature was still deliberating as the Clarion went to press on Sunday. Updates will be posted at www.peninsulaclarion.com. Alaska Fairbanks — a mix of state funds and $157.5 million in anticipated bond revenue. Part of the bonding is expected to come through the Alaska Municipal Bond Bank Authority. A companion bill that would raise the borrowing

By SHANNON HAUGLAND Daily Sitka Sentinel

Legislature approves advancing gas line project

— The Associated Press

Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion

A chocolate lab mix puppy looks through the cage Friday at the Kenai Animal Shelter in Kenai.

Pet projects By DAN BALMER Peninsula Clarion

Two separate community service projects in Kenai and Nikiski have a couple things in common; both ideas originated from students and were directed to help make a positive impact in the lives of pets.

Pet protection

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“It feels good not to be persecuted anymore.’

See BUDGET, page A-10

Sitka Tribe awarded grant

In the news

JUNEAU — The Alaska Legislature has passed a bill setting the state’s participation in a major liquefied natural gas project. The House voted 36-4 on the measure Sunday. The Senate later voted 16-4 to agree to the House changes. SB138, from Gov. Sean Parnell, would set state participation at about 25 percent in a project also being pursued TransCanada, the Alaska Gasline Development Corp., and the North Slope’s major players. It would allow the project to move to a stage of preliminary engineering and design and cost refinement. It also would allow the state to negotiate projectenabling contracts that would be brought back to lawmakers for consideration. Some supporters expressed cautious optimism that this would lead to a long hopedfor project. Critics questioned if this was the best deal for the state.

limit of the authority passed the House unanimously Sunday. The draft retained language that the University of Alaska implement a utility surcharge

Two sophomores at Nikiski High School raised $1,500 to buy 20 emergency pet oxygen mask kits and donated them to the Nikiski and Kenai Fire Departments. Cousins Marguerite and Evangeline Cox

presented 12 kits to the Nikiski Fire Department at their board meeting April 16. Marguerite and Evangeline Cox wanted to ensure first responders were prepared with life-saving equipment for everyone in a household – pets included, said Denise Cox, Evangeline’s mother. After doing a little research, the cousins found an organization that sells oxygen mask kits intended for pets. The two girls contacted all the fire stations in the central peninsula about the pet masks and raised money through bake sales in Nikiski at the craft fair and M&M MarSee PET, page A-10

Photo courtesy Denise Cox

Marguerite and Evangeline Cox pose with Nikiski Fire Chief James Baisden at the Nikiski Fire Board meeting on April 16. The two girls, sophomores at Nikiski High School, donated 12 pet oxygen masks to the Nikiski department and seven to the Kenai Fire Department.

SITKA — Sitka Tribe of Alaska is one of 30 recipients of the 2014 W.K. Kellogg Foundation grants for family engagement projects, the foundation announced Thursday. The STA grant is for $250,000 over three years for a project called “Wooch.een Yei Jigaxtoonei: Working Together to Increase Family Engagement.” STA’s application was among 1,000 received by the W.K. Kellogg Foundation. “With the goal of closing the academic and opportunity gap between Native and non-Native students, Sitka Tribe of Alaska’s ‘Wooch. een Yei Jigaxtoonei: Working Together’ project will engage Native parents and families in their children’s education through the development of community-based Tlingit language and culture-based programming,” the Kellogg news release said. STA was among 30 organizations from 18 states to share in the $13.7 million in Kellogg grants. STA Tribal Council Chairman Michael Baines said the council voted 6-0 at Wednesday night’s meeting to accept the grant award. Voting in favor were Baines, Rachel Moreno, Harvey Kitka, Mike Miller, Lillian Feldpausch and Ben Miyasato. Baines said he was pleased the council accepted the grant award. “Education and Tlingit language and culture have long been one of our highest priorities of the council,” Baines See GRANT, page A-2

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By KELLY SULLIVAN Peninsula Clarion

Not much walking actually happened during this year’s Soldotna Walk for Autism fundraiser. Running, bouncing and yoga were more common movements exerted by attendees on Saturday at Soldotna Middle School. In the corner of the “quiet” themed gym, Kate Swaby held the hand of her son Owen as they went through a few poses during a yoga demonstration. Without much warning Owen would twist from his mothers grip, bolt across the gym and jump on a machine with pedals that simulated walking up stairs. “If I have my flips flops, it’s a problem,” Swaby said smiling. “I have a hard time catching him.” Owen’s father Keith looked on un-

fazed. Seconds later Swaby coaxed him back onto the mat to tryout a few more positions. Swaby said Owen, who is autistic and cannot verbally communicate, tends to have trouble in crowded areas and working with groups of strangers. She said Owen becomes over stimulated in public. When he’s playing, bending and crouching are easy tasks, but when asked to do a certain move, he freezes up, Swaby said. Practicing yoga may help him improve control over his movements, she said. Two hours into the autism walk, Owen was still willing to participate in the activities, Swaby said. Owen often has a hard time focusing for periods that long, she said, but having activities run by volunteers who know See WALK, page A-10 C

Photo by Kelly Sullivan/ Peninsula Clarion

Emma Updike, Tonja Updike and Ellyce Woodward work at a craft table during the Soldotna Walk for Autism Saturday at Soldotna Middle School.

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24 hours through 4 p.m. yest. 0.00" Month to date ........................... 0.28" Normal month to date ............. 0.37" Year to date .............................. 2.91" Normal year to date ................. 2.85" Record today ................. 0.71" (1963) Record for April ............ 2.21" (1955) Record for year ............ 27.09" (1963)

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said, referring to the sentiments expressed by tribal citizens through surveys. “A lot of these things will be addressed by the grant, and I’m very happy we were accepted for it.” The vote on Wednesday reversed the tribal council’s decision at the April 2 meeting to turn down the grant, with council members saying they didn’t have enough information about the project to accept the funds, Baines said today. Baines said supporters of the Wooch.een Yei Jigaxtoonei project turned out in force Wednesday to testify in favor. “There was a huge turnout of people who encouraged us to pass it,” Baines said. He thanked elders Herman Davis and Ethel Makinen for urging the council to vote in favor of the grant. Baines also thanked staff members for their work on the grant, including Heather Powell and Tristan Guevin. The local project will operate in both school and community settings to offer educational experiences. “The project will draw on the knowledge, expertise and wisdom of elders, the passion and dedication of educators, the often-unrecognized and underestimated strengths of adolescents, and the promise, energy and optimism of childhood to enact the vision of Kaal.átk’ Charlie Joseph Sr.: ‘Even from long ago we cherish our grandchildren; no matter what we value, we offer it up to them.’” The funding will support the development of Tlingit language and culture activities for families with a focus on Native families with children enrolled in the Wooch. een yei Jigaxtoonei preschool and at Baranof Elementary School. Sponsors plan to use the grant funds to develop language and culture activities, increase opportunities for community-based Tlingit language learning, develop an C

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annotated catalog of family engagements and Tlingit language and culture resources, and develop evaluation measures to gauge and track Native family engagement at the Wooch.een Yei Jigaxtoonei preschool and Baranof. The grant also addresses at least seven of the STA tribal council’s goals, including “emphasizing academic success,” ‘’emphasize Native ways of knowing,” ‘’increase parental involvement in children’s education,” ‘’zero Native dropout rate in the school system,” ‘’major comeback of Tlingit language under way,” ‘’improve parental involvement with children,” and “Tlingit ways of spiritual healing in place.” The Kellogg foundation said that the recipients of the grants are “developing and implementing transformative family engagement models in the field of early childhood education.” “These 30 exceptional organizations from 18 states and the District of Columbia and WKKF’s investment over the next three years will support the foundation’s vision of seeing this work infused throughout local and national education reform efforts and lifting up the voices of families to set all children on a path to success,” the Kellogg news release said. “Because of the unprecedented interest and clear demand from the field, the foundation, now more than ever, understands the need for family engagement funding and is using this opportunity to invest in families.”

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Oil Prices Thursday’s prices North Slope crude: $109.26, up from $108.55 on Wednesday West Texas Int.: $104.30, up from $103.76 on Wednesday

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Florida man examines oil spill dolphin deaths MANATEE, Fla. (AP) — A south Florida man’s work is helping researchers better understand long-term damage to dolphins from the massive 2010 BP oil spill. The Bradenton Herald reported on Sunday that Randall S. Wells is helping federal researchers asses the health of dolphins in the northern Gulf of Mexico off the Louisiana coast in the Barataria Bay region. Wells is the director of the Chicago Zoological Society’s Sarasota Dolphin Research Program at the Mote Marine Laboratory. Wells regularly surveys a control group of about 160 dolphins living in the Sarasota Bay region and compares the health of those dolphins with the Louisiana dolphins. So far, he has found that the south Florida dolphins

are healthier than the Louisiana dolphins. But Wells says more study is needed to fully determine how the spill impacted dolphin populations. According to research that Wells contributed to, Barataria Bay dolphins suffered evidence of severe lung disease, lung masses and adrenal toxicity. But Wells said there isn’t enough research yet to definitely link the dolphins’ health problems to the oil spill even though their health issues are consistent with what is expected to happen when the animals are exposed to oil. “I don’t think we know enough yet, we must complete last year’s and this year’s health assessments, and see what kind of trend comes out of the data,” he said.

Peninsula Clarion, Monday, April 21, 2014

Community Calendar Today 8 a.m. • Alcoholics Anonymous As Bill Sees It Group, 11312 Kenai Spur Highway Unit 71 (Old Carrs Mall). Call 398-9440. 10 a.m. • Narcotics Anonymous PJ Meeting, 11312 Kenai Spur Highway, Unit 71, Kenai Noon • Alcoholics Anonymous recovery group, 11312 Kenai Spur Highway, Suite 71 in the old Carrs Mall in Kenai. Call 262-1917. 5 p.m. • TOPS group 182 meets at the Sterling Senior Center. Call 260-7606. 6 p.m. • Kenai Bridge Club plays duplicate bridge at the Kenai Senior Center. Call 252-9330 or 283-7609. 7 p.m. • Women’s Barbershop sings at the Soldotna Church of God on the corner of Redoubt and Binkley. For more information, call 335-6789 or 262-4504. • Narcotics Anonymous Support Group “Middle of the Road” at United Methodist Church, 15811 Sterling Highway, Ninilchik. • Narcotics Anonymous Support Group “Dopeless Hope Fiends,” 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.

Around the Peninsula Nikiski Community Council meets Monday

GROTON, Conn. — With no sunlight to set day apart from night on a submarine, the U.S. Navy for decades has staggered sailors’ working hours on schedules with little resemblance to life above the ocean’s surface. Research by a Navy laboratory in Groton is now leading to changes for the undersea fleet. Military scientists concluded submarine sailors, who traditionally begin a new workday every 18 hours, show less fatigue on a 24-hour schedule, and the Navy has endorsed the findings for any skippers who want to make the switch. The first submarine to try the new schedule on a full deployment was the USS Scranton, led by Cmdr. Seth Burton, a cancer survivor. He said the ill-

ness he experienced as a junior officer helped convince him of the health benefits of keeping a sleep pattern in line with the body’s natural rhythm. “I know that there’s lots of medical side effects to just not having a good, regular sleep pattern,” said Burton, 41, of Huntsville, Ala. A submarine sailor’s day is generally divided equally into three periods: Time on watch, off time that is devoted partly to training and drills, and sleep. Under the new schedule, those time blocks are stretched from six to eight hours. Submarine crews are not big enough to support more than three watch rotations and, beginning in the 1960s, the Navy capped shifts at six hours in part to limit fatigue as sailors manned the vessels’ nuclear reactors. But the study

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what to watch for and time to ask questions of the experts. From pike to elodea, roadside vegetation and reed canary grass, there are topics of interest for folks on the Kenai. DEC CEUs available; for further information visit: www.kenaiweeds.org or call Janice at the Cooperative Extension Service, 262-5824.

The Nikiski Community Council will hold its next meeting on Monday at 7:00 p.m. at the former Nikiski Senior Center on Island Lake Road. This meeting is open to the public and American Legion Post 20 hosts convention community members are encouraged to attend. For questions The 95th Annual American Legion Department of Alaska contact Darcy at dmccaughey@hotmail.com. Convention will take place from April 24-26 at the George H. Plumley Memorial American Legion Post 20 at 902 Cook Ave. in Kenai. National Commander Dan Dillinger is one of the digniSoldotna Senior Center closes for repairs taries among other National Officers who will be in attendence. The Soldotna Senior Center will be closed on Monday and A presentation at the Kenai Home Depot to recognize a sign that Tuesday for repairs. The center will be open on Wednesday. shows veteran’s support will be held on April 24 at 2 p.m. A no host cocktails and finger food get together will take place starting at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, April 23 in honor of the legion, auxilary Group for parents with special needs and VIP’s who will be attending the convention. For more inforchildren to meet mation on the convention schedule, call Sue at 283-3222. A support group meeting for parents with special needs children is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Tuesday. Parents are encouraged ABC center plans tea to come and learn all about IEPs, what are they, how are they The ABC Pregnancy Care Center of Kenai would like to done, what your rights as a parent are, and the list goes on. A special speaker this month from the school district that will an- invite women and girls (10 and up) to a Dessert Tea. It will swer your questions and put your mind at ease. Come meet other be held at Peninsula Grace Brethren Church on Kalifornsky parents going through the same every day experiences as you. Beach Road April 26 at 2:00 p.m. Admission is $15. The keyThe group meets at the Kenai River Center on Funny River Road note speaker is Jeanneane Maxon, J.D., Vice President of Exacross the street from the Soldotna airport. For more information ternal Affairs and Corporate Counsel of Americans United for Life. There will be a Fashion Show spotlighting Alaskan Beach contact Peggy at 260-3621 or email peggysuelee@gmail.com. Wear. RSVP by April 21 to Elaine at debakk@gci.net or call 420-7025. Walk-ins are also welcome.

Kenai Peninsula Cooperative Weed Management Area Annual Workshop

Soldotna Public Library offers stress relief

The Annual Weed Workshop will be held at the Kenai River Has stress got you down? Do you need a chance to relax? Center on Funny River Road April 25 from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. This free Come learn Spring Forest Qigong from Duane Gibson on May workshop provides an opportunity to learn about invasive creatures 6, from noon to 1 p.m. in our community, what controls are being used, what are the risks,

Navy changes submariners’ sleep schedules By MICHAEL MELIA Associated Press

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‘I know that there’s lots of medical side effects to just not having a good, regular sleep pattern.’ — Cmdr. Seth Burton by the Naval Submarine Medical Research Laboratory, at the submarine base in Groton, documented weariness that can set in every third cycle as sailors are working when their bodies are accustomed to sleeping. Navy Capt. Steven Wechsler, the laboratory’s commanding officer, said the study found the fatigue that came from working on the reactors an additional two hours can be balanced out by the longer, more consistent sleep period on the 24-hour schedule. Since 2005, the laboratory has done experiments on submariners’ sleep patterns, testing melatonin levels in sailors’ saliva, surveying crews and fitting sailors with devices to measure activity levels and sleep quality. Last May, the Navy authorized submarine commanders to use the 24-hour schedule. Wechsler said he expects submarines will use it “when appropriate,” noting it may depend on the mission type. The circadian rhythm, a master biological clock that regulates when we become sleepy and when we’re alert, has been the subject of many studies by industry and academia. The Navy’s surface fleet is also trying schedules that align more with the natural body clock: A strike group deployed with the aircraft carrier George H.W. Bush is try-

ing a schedule of three hours on, nine hours off. The Groton lab focused specifically on applications for submariners, one of the only groups outside a laboratory to operate without any external time cues. While the medical benefits may be clear, the transition to a 24-hour schedule poses logistical challenges on cramped submarines. On the attack submarine Scranton, which returned in January to Norfolk, Va., from a seven-month deployment, Burton said the new schedule initially led to backlogs of laundry and frustrations over access to laptops and exercise equipment. The enlisted sailors on Burton’s crew kept a straight, eight-hour rotation, but he structured shifts for officers in a way that allowed all of them to be awake and work together for part of each day. He said sailors always managed to adapt to the old schedule, but after working out the wrinkles, the new hours were well received. “The crew loved it,” he said. “I saw a great response.”

Fox network executive fired over Flight 370 charity email NEW YORK (AP) — A veteran Fox executive who used her company email account to plan aid for loved ones of the missing Malaysian airplane’s passengers has been fired. Darlene Tipton, who was vice president of standards and practices for the Fox Cable Networks Group, said Saturday she had wanted to arrange swift financial aid to families and other loved ones, sparing them lengthy court fights. She said she began by emailing Sarah Bajc, an American whose boyfriend, Philip Wood, was a passenger on Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 and who has made frequent TV appearances since the plane’s March 8 disappearance. Fox spokesman Scott Grogin said Tipton’s “conduct and communications” violated company policy. Citing privacy concerns, he declined to discuss particulars, but he said, “As soon as we became aware, we took appropriate steps.” He confirmed that Tipton has left the company. Tipton was with Fox for a quarter-century before her April 9 dismissal. She said she plans to continue with her initiative, soliciting contributions through the crowdfunding website GoFundMe. “We want to raise money for families, to give them immediate relief,” Tipton said during a phone interview from her Los Angeles home. “Otherwise, they could be in court for years.” A condition of accepting the money she hopes to raise: Recipients must waive the right to seek legal remedy. “If they’re getting money through contributions,” she said, “it isn’t right for them to seek money through legal channels, too.” But she plans to sue Fox for wrongful termination, said her husband, Ken Tipton, a writer and producer. He said the idea for the fundraising effort stemmed from his Los Angeles hospital stay last month, shortly after the plane disappeared. He said that while he was under medication he had hallucinations of being with the plane’s passengers and the power of his visions spurred him and his wife to try to help. “She wanted to do it because it could be done,” he said. “So why not try?” The investigation into what happened to Flight 370, a Boeing 777 that was en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing with 239 people on board, continued Saturday with searches of a patch of the Indian Ocean seabed. Tipton’s firing was first reported by Christine Negroni in her blog Flying Lessons.

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Obamacare’s true numbers a revealing failure On the afternoon of April 1, President

Barack Obama pulled out the pom-poms and assumed the role of cheer captain at the White House Rose Garden to celebrate the great Obamacare victory. The Affordable Care Act had reached its purported goal of 7 million sign-ups, and by the March 31 deadline, no less. Not 7 million paid consumers. Not 7 million who were previously uninsured, which we were told was the primary objective of the law. Just 7 million people who at least chose a plan via healthcare.gov or the state exchanges. It was fitting that this pep rally was held on April Fool’s Day. The Obama administration continues to demonstrate an extreme lack of transparency on the president’s signature legislation, particularly with regard to paid enrollment and the number of sign-ups who were previously uninsured. The sad truth about Obamacare: It largely has resulted in a churning of the insured. The law forced the cancellation of coverage for millions of people, who were then forced to buy a new, more expensive, Obamacare-compliant policy. An extensive study released Tuesday by Rand Corp. backs that up, estimating that only about one-third of exchange sign-ups were previously uninsured. The Rand study also estimates that, through March 28, 3.9 million people were covered through the federal and state Obamacare exchanges. That’s not exactly 7.1 million. Granted, the study doesn’t include a deadline surge of enrollees, but if it took from Oct. 1 until March 28 to get 3.9 million sign-ups, it stands to reason that there is no way an additional 3.2 million signed up between March 28 and March 31. As for paid enrollees, Forbes.com’s Avik Roy used the Rand study and a report last month from management consulting firm McKinsey to determine that 76 percent of those who have paid their first month’s premium were previously insured, while just 24 percent were previously uninsured. A separate Forbes report estimates that 15 to 20 percent of enrollees haven’t paid. It’s safe to assume that many Americans who visited an exchange and selected a plan left it in their online shopping cart with no intention of ever purchasing it because the premiums, deductibles and other out-of-pocket costs were astronomical. This was not what was promised. As Roy rightly notes, the Congressional Budget Office, in its original estimates, predicted that the vast majority of those eligible for subsidies on the exchanges would be previously uninsured individuals. Instead, the vast majority are previously insured people. The only notable achievement of Obamacare thus far is the expansion of Medicaid (5.9 million added, per Rand), which could have been accomplished without the law. For Americans who had become uninsurable because of disease or a debilitating condition, Obamacare is working. Now they can get health insurance at a reasonable price. But Congress could have helped these people obtain coverage without ruining health care for everybody else. Yet the celebration goes on. With the dubious sign-up goal of 7 million reached, President Obama immediately latched onto the idea that vindication is here, debate is over and repeal is unworthy. The reality is that the Obama administration has made health insurance dramatically more expensive while reducing choice and not substantially reducing the number of uninsured. That’s worth repeal right there. No fooling. — Las Vegas Review-Journal, April 10

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The stupid hounding of Condi Rice

If Condoleezza Rice were as self-pitying and politically crass as Attorney General Eric Holder, she would be wondering aloud what it is about her race and gender that accounts for the hostility to her. Rice’s speaking gigs on college campuses and her ascension to the board of the Internet company Dropbox have sparked protests calling for her to be disinvited, cashiered and generally isolated and shamed. Condi Rice is not a natural lightning rod. She’s such a disreputable figure that she’s on the board of the Kennedy Center and the Boys and Girls Clubs of America. She’s such a lightweight that she’s a Stanford University professor. She’s such a yahoo that she once accompanied Yo-Yo Ma on the piano. The mob nonetheless believes that her due punishment for serving the wrong administration in the wrong cause should be banishment. When the University of Minnesota invited her to give a lecture as part of a series marking the 50th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act, the school’s faculty roused itself. Roughly 200 of them demanded that the invitation be revoked, partly because she is unfit to be part of a civil-rights lecture series. What would give anyone the idea that a woman who was the nation’s first female African-American secretary of state, who experienced Jim Crow firsthand during her childhood in Alabama, who was friends with one of the girls killed in the Birming-

Letters to the Editor Fire fighter’s dedication, service applauded Where do you start? How do you begin to tell someone how wonderful they are and to relay your appreciation for all that they have done, not just for you, but for your family, friends, and community? I would like everyone to join me in wishing Gary Hale, Fire Marshal, a wonderous bon voyage, happy trails, adios, adieu, so long. Gary has served the Kenai Peninsula and the city of Soldotna faithfully and with the true heart of a fireman for 28 years with over 40 years of chasing fires and helping others in need. He has always had a smile on his face, a joke in his back pocket and a strong hand if you ever needed one. He has educated the people of his community about fire safety and has extended himself to continued knowledge of the same. Gary has exhibited the utmost courage and discipline that comes with being the Fire Marshal, a title that never should be taken lightly. He has held the hand of the elderly and looked into the eyes of a child — and the message has always been the same, take care of one another and stay safety minded. Gary has served dutifully and with the true heart and compassion of a fireman. You have dreams to chase now instead of fires, but the fire will always burn inside of you. So, please everyone in his beloved Soldotna, join me in thanking Gary for the dedication and impeccable service he has given to each of you in your hometown. Stop by the firehouse and shake his hand, pat him on the back, give him a smile and tell him “thanks”, the information he shares with you might save your house or life some day. I salute you Gary Hale, thank you for all that you have done, I am so proud of C

ham church bombing would have anything relevant to say about civil rights? The Minnesota professors say that it is in a “spirit of free expression” that they ask for the reversal of Rice’s invitation. Rich Lowry Because nothing says free expression like shutting down someone’s lecture. They claim they would love to have Rice come to the school on some other occasion. Presumably to sit in the dock at a mock war-crimes trial. The Rutgers faculty reacted in a similar vein to the selection of Rice as the school’s commencement speaker. It called for undoing the decision, explaining that “a Commencement speaker, who is entrusted with speaking to graduating students about the direction of their future lives, should embody moral authority and exemplary leadership.” Does the Rutgers faculty really think Rice will urge graduating students to go out and start “wars of choice” and do “extraordinary renditions”? If the past is any guide, Rice will tell the Rutgers students about the importance of getting an education, of finding their passion, of being optimistic — you know, all the truly dark stuff that animates quasi-war criminals. The protesters of Dropbox’s decision to put Rice on its board said it called into

question the company’s “commitment to freedom, openness, and ethics.” In their brief against her, they didn’t raise any remotely plausible concern about how she would influence the policies of the company. The hounding of Rice, naturally, all goes back to Bush national-security policy. If support for the Iraq War is a mark of odiousness, though, Hillary Clinton, Joe Biden and John Kerry should never be allowed to set foot on a campus or sit on a corporate board, since they all voted to authorize it. As for interrogation, the most frequently cited act of “torture” is waterboarding. A total of three terrorists were subjected to it. The legality and wisdom of this Bush policy — and others — is certainly open to debate. But Rice’s critics aren’t interested in argument. They are offended by Rice’s very presence. As usual, her harassment is about narrowing the range of respectability so as to limit the parameters of political debate. This time, it is failing. The leaders of the University of Minnesota, Rutgers and Dropbox have refused to dump Rice. Of course, if the typical rules applied, the fierce opposition to her would be attributed to racism, sexism and any other handy “-ism.” Just imagine what Eric Holder would say if his opponents embarked on a concerted campaign to silence and shun him. Rich Lowry can be reached via e-mail: comments.lowry@nationalreview.com.

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Police reports

n On April 7 at 5:13 p.m., Kenai police responded to a residence in Kenai for a disturbance. As a result, Eugene L. Gardner, 34, of Kenai, was arrested on an outstanding Soldotna troopers misdemeanor warrant for failure to file proof of community work service on the original charge of fourthdegree assault, no bail, five days to serve. He was taken to Wildwood Pretrial. n On April 5 at 10:09 a.m., Kenai police responded to Quality Inn for a report of a traffic accident. As a result Garrett E. Bossert, 26, of Kenai, was issued a summons for leaving the scene of a property damage motor vehicle collision. He was released from the scene. n On April 6 at 11:17 p.m., Soldotna police stopped a vehicle on East Poppy Lane at Kalifornsky Beach Road. Steven Grundberg, 26, of Kenai, was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol, driving while license revoked and driving in violation of a driver’s license limitation and was taken to Wildwood Pretrial without bail. n On April 6 at 7:39 p.m., Soldotna police received a report of a theft from the liquor store at Safeway. During the investigation, officers contacted several individuals in a tent in the woods behind the store. Jason Phipps, 19, and Jason A. Wilson, 20, both of Soldotna, were each issued a criminal citation for minor consuming alcohol and released. Due to his level of intoxication, charges of fourth-degree theft, minor consuming alcohol and a person under 21 being on a licensed premise against Scott G. Pasco, 20, of Anchorage, are being forwarded to the District Attorney’s office. n On April 3 at 1:47 a.m., Soldotna police contacted Samuel Deatherage, 18, of Soldotna, behind the Superstructure building. Investigation led to Deatherage being issued a criminal citation for minor consuming alcohol and released. n On April 8 at 10:23 a.m., Alaska State Troopers contacted Tyler Christler, 19, of Happy Valley, at a Happy Valley residence. Troopers were in possession of a Governor’s warrant for his arrest and extradition to Pennsylvania. Christler was arrested and taken to Wildwood Correctional Center pending extradition. n On April 8 at 11:18 p.m. the Alaska State Troopers Bureau of Highway Patrol, Kenai Peninsula team stopped a 2013 Honda Civic for a moving violation at Mile 143 of the Sterling Highway, near Ninilchik. Investigation revealed

that Timothy Maness, 40, of Uniontown, Arkansas, was driving under the influence of alcohol and was in possession of marijuana. Maness was arrested and taken to the Homer Jail on charges of driving under the influence and sixthdegree misconduct involving a controlled substance. His bail was set at $750. The vehicle was impounded on scene. n On April 9 at 8:13 p.m., the Alaska State Troopers Bureau of Highway Patrol, Kenai Peninsula Team, stopped a Chevy pickup for speeding 90 miles an hour in a 55 per hour zone at Mile 107 of the Sterling Highway, near Soldotna. The driver was identified as Danny Hooker, 32, of Kasilof. The passenger was identified as Elizabeth Roberts, 29, of Kasilof. Investigation revealed that Hooker was driving while under the influence of alcohol. Also revealed was a loaded firearm in the cab of the vehicle in the possession of Roberts, who was also intoxicated. Hooker was arrested and taken to Wildwood Pretrial Facility on the charges of driving under the influence and fourth-degree misconduct involving weapons, where his bail was set at $1,000. Roberts was issued a misdemeanor citation for fourth-degree misconduct involving weapons on scene and released. The vehicle was released to a sober person on scene. n On April 8 at about 10:40 p.m., troopers conducted a traffic stop for a moving violation near Mile 2 of the Seward Highway in Seward. Investigation revealed that the operator of the vehicle, Maurice Kvasnikoff, 36, of Nanwalek, had no operator’s license issued. Kvasnikoff was arrested for operating a motor vehicle without a valid license and taken to the Seward Jail on $500 bail. n On April 2, Alaska Wildlife Troopers, Soldotna Post, conducted a traffic stop on a black Honda CRV SUV, after it was observed speeding while passing multiple cars near Mile 111 of the Sterling Highway in Kasilof. Investigation revealed that William Herman Cox, 28, of Soldotna, was in possession of less than one ounce of marijuana. Cox was issued a summons for sixthdegree misconduct involving a controlled substance and a speeding citation, with bail set at $162 in Kenai Court. n On April 8 at about 9:50 a.m., Alaska State Troopers contacted Nicholas ParhamDanielson, 27, of Nikiski, at a residence off Lagoon Circle in Nikiski. He was arrested on an outstanding $500 misdemeanor arrest warrant for fraudulent use of access device and theft and was taken to Wildwood Pretrial on $500 bail.

Court reports The following judgments were recently handed down in District Court in Kenai: n Jeremy Ryan Agron, 36, address unknown, pleaded guilty to driving while license cancelled, suspended, revoked or limited, committed Jan. 6. He was sentenced to 40 days in jail with 30 days suspended, 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 Dreana Fawne Brown, 36, of Kenai, pleaded guilty to leaving the scene of an accident – vehicle damage, committed Jan. 12. She was sentenced to 60 days in jail with 57 days suspended, fined a $50 court surcharge and a $150 jail surcharge with $100 suspended, ordered to complete Alcohol Safety Action Program treatment, forfeited all items seized and placed on probation for three years. All other charges in this case were dismissed. n Vincent Raul Calderon, 34, of Soldotna, pleaded guilty to false information/report, committed Jan. 7. He was fined a $50 court surcharge and a $150 jail surcharge with $100 suspended and placed on probation for one year. n Stonewall J. Dean, 30, address unknown, pleaded guilty to fourth-degree criminal mischief, committed Dec. 25, 2012. He was sentenced to 60 days in jail with 55 days suspended, may perform 40 hours of community work service in lieu of jail time, was fined a $50 court surcharge, ordered to pay restitution, ordered to obtain an anger management evaluation and comply with recommendations and to file quarterly compliance reports with the court and was placed on probation for one year. All other charges in this case were dismissed. n Kayla M. Green, 20, of Nikiski, pleaded guilty to one count of an amended charge of first-degree criminal trespass – in a dwelling and one count of third-degree theft, committed Feb. 26. On count one, she was sentenced to 365 days in jail with 35 days suspended, fined a $50 court surcharge and a $150 jail surcharge with $100 suspended, ordered to have no contact with victims or a specific residence and placed on probation for three years. On count two, she was fined a $50 court surcharge, ordered to perform 80 hours of community work service as a condition of probation, ordered to have no contact with victims or a specific residence and placed on probation for three years. All other charges in this case were dismissed. n Robin A. Greep, 51, of Clam Gulch, pleaded guilty to driving without a valid opera-

tor’s license, committed March 6. Greep was fined $500 with $250 suspended and a $50 court surcharge and placed on probation for one year. All other charges in this case were dismissed. n Diana Leah Hurn, 41, of Sterling, pleaded guilty to fourth-degree criminal mischief, committed Feb. 24. She was sentenced to 40 days in jail with 35 days suspended, ordered not to return to a specific address, except one time with civil assist to retrieve undisputed personal items from residence or U-Haul, and was placed on probation for one year. All other charges in this case were dismissed. n Gina Renee Karlskin, 55, of Soldotna, pleaded guilty to driving under the influence, committed Aug. 29. She was sentenced to 60 days in jail with 57 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 and placed on probation for one year. n Joseph S. Mesa, 22, of Kenai, pleaded guilty to driving under the influence, committed March 29. He was sentenced to 90 days in jai 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 Patrick Powell, 20, of Soldotna, pleaded guilty to fourth-degree assault, committed Nov. 13. He was sentenced to 120 days in jail with 100 days suspended, may perform 160 hours of community work service in lieu of jail time, was fined a $50 court surcharge and a $150 jail surcharge with $100 suspended, ordered to complete Alcohol Safety Action Program treatment, ordered to pay restitution, forfeited all items seized and placed on probation for three years. All other charges in this case were dismissed.

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Body found by highway is missing Massachusetts boy WORCESTER, Mass. (AP) — The body of a small boy apparently cast off the side of a highway has been confirmed as a missing 5-year-old, authorities said Saturday. The body found Friday off Interstate 190 has been positively identified as Jeremiah Oliver, Worcester County District Attorney Joseph D. Early Jr. said. No charges were immediately announced related to Jeremiah’s death. He was last seen by relatives in September but wasn’t reported missing until December. Authorities had said they feared the Fitchburg boy was dead. Early said in a statement Saturday that the autopsy report is not complete. The investigation is continuing, he said. “It appears to be a homicide,” the prosecutor said at a news conference Friday. Early said the body was found at about 9 a.m. Friday by a police search team about 40 feet off I-190 near Sterling, which is about 12 miles from Fitchburg. He said it was wrapped in blanket-like material and packed in material that resembled a suitcase. He would not say what led authorities to the location or how long the body may have been there. He said the site is near an area that is regularly mowed on the side of the highway but would not have been visible to passing cars. Jeremiah’s mother, Elsa Oliver, 28, pleaded not guilty in March to charges including kidnapping, assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, and reckless endangerment. Her boyfriend, Alberto Sierra, 23, pleaded not guilty to similar charges. The family was being monitored by state social workers since 2011. And after Jeremiah’s disappearance, their case

led to intense scrutiny of the state Department of Children and Families. Three employees of the agency — a social worker, a supervisor and an area manager — were fired after an internal investigation. Officials said the social worker had not made required monthly visits to the family. The governor asked the Child Welfare League of America to review DCF but resisted calls from some lawmakers to fire Olga Roche, the agency’s commissioner. In a statement Saturday, Patrick expressed his sadness over the boy’s death. And in a separate statement on behalf of the department, Roche said, “We are deeply saddened by the tragic loss of Jeremiah Oliver.” She said the department continues to oversee the care of Jeremiah’s siblings. In an initial report filed by the Child Welfare League last month, it recommended that Massachusetts take a number of steps to shore up its child welfare system, including boosting staffing levels to reduce social worker caseload. A separate report from the state’s Child Advocate, Gail Garinger, suggested that state social workers missed nearly one in five home visits during a recent 12-month period, though state officials said the figure was likely overstated. Roche assured state legislators in January that DCF had accounted for the safety of all other young children in its care. Oliver and Sierra, who were indicted by a Worcester County grand jury, are both being held on bail — $100,000 for Oliver and $250,000 for Sierra. Three other people have been charged with interfering with a criminal investigation and misleading police in connection with the case.

A-6 Peninsula Clarion, Monday, April 21, 2014

Nation

Public smoke-out marks pot holiday in Colorado By SADIE GURMAN Associated Press

DENVER — Tens of thousands of revelers raised joints, pipes and vaporizer devices to the sky Sunday at a central Denver park in a defiant toast to the April 20 pot holiday, a once-underground celebration that stepped into the mainstream in the first state in the nation to legalize recreational marijuana. The 4:20 p.m. smoke-out in the shadow of the Colorado capitol was the capstone of an Easter weekend dedicated to cannabis in states across the country. Although it is still against the law to publicly smoke marijuana in Colorado, police only reported 63 citations or arrests on Sunday, 47 for marijuana consumption. “It feels good not to be persecuted anymore,” said Joe Garramone, exultantly smoking a joint while his 3-yearold daughter played on a vast lawn crowded with fellow smokers. The Garramone family came from Hawaii, among the tens of thousands who crowded into various cannabisthemed extravaganzas, from a marijuana industry expo called the Cannabis Cup at a trade center north of downtown to 4/20-themed concerts at the legendary Red Rocks Amphitheater. Acts included Slightly Stoopid and Snoop Dogg. At 4:20 p.m., an enormous plume of marijuana smoke wafted into the sky above

downtown Denver as rapper B.o.B. belted out his song “Strange Clouds,” with the hook: “And all we do is light it up, all night/All you see is strange clouds/Strange clouds, strange clouds.” The Civic Center Park event is the most visible sign of the pot holiday’s transformation. It started as a defiant gathering of marijuana activists, but this year the event has an official city permit, is organized by an events management company and featured booths selling funnel cakes and Greek food next to kiosks hawking hemp lollipops and glass pipes. Gavin Beldt, one of the organizers, said in a statement that the event is now a “celebration of legal status for its use in Colorado and our launch of an exciting new experience for those attending.” Denver is just one of many cities across the country where 4/20 marijuana celebrations were planned Sunday. In Trenton, N.J., speakers urged a crowd of about 150 gathered at the statehouse to push state and federal lawmakers to legalize or decriminalize marijuana and called on Gov. Chris Christie to do what he can to help medical marijuana patients. Among those at the rally was Jawara McIntosh, the youngest son of noted reggae musician and pro-marijuana activist Peter Tosh. In San Francisco, thousands of revelers gathered at Golden Gate Park’s Hippie Hill, which has become the go-to spot for

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With the Colorado state capitol building visible in the background, partygoers dance and smoke pot on the first of two days at the annual 4/20 marijuana festival in Denver, Saturday. The event is the first 420 marijuana celebration since retail marijuana stores began selling in January.

the unsanctioned festival every year. City officials said they would be cracking down on illegal parking, camping, drug sales, underage drinking and open alcohol containers. Hippie Hill was covered in canopies as dozens of people sold pot-laced cookies, brownies and other items. Some vendors told the San Francisco Chronicle that sales were slow because so many people were peddling the treats. Officer Danielle Newman said at least eight people face possible felony charges, but she didn’t elaborate on the

reasons for their arrests. In Washington, thousands celebrated in the only other state to legalize marijuana. Events included an event sponsored by Seattle’s Dope Magazine, with a $99 “judge’s pass” available that included 10 marijuana samples. Back in Colorado, University of Colorado officials closed the Boulder campus to all but students, faculty and staff on Sunday to ensure no 4/20 celebrations were held. Spokesman Ryan Huff said the tactic was working, with no arrests reported Sunday. While the weekend was

for celebrating, recent events have brought serious scrutiny to Colorado’s experiment with legalizing marijuana. Denver police say a man ate marijuana-infused candy before shooting and killing his wife on Monday, an attack dispatchers heard during a 911 call the woman placed. Her death followed that of a college student who traveled from Wyoming to Colorado with friends for spring break, ate more than the recommended dose of a marijuanalaced cookie and jumped to his death from a hotel balcony in Denver. State lawmakers

are debating how to increase safety regulations. Marijuana festivities got off to a slow start on Easter Sunday. But as the clock counted down to 4:20 and crowds surged into Civic Center Park, festivalgoers noted the big changes from previous years — more merchandise and more police. Last year’s rally was cut short by a shooting that wounded three. All attendees this year had to pass through security screening, and a heavy police presence ringed the park. “I still feel a little like a teenager,” Garramone said as he eyed police patrolling the park. Just as striking was the proliferation of merchandise, from cannabis-related gear and T-shirts to $9 roast turkey legs and $4 water bottles. “I can just imagine how much money is being made right now,” said Tina Crockett, 34, of Wichita. The commercialism disappointed Bob Glisson, 27, who was attending his fourth 4/20 celebration in the park. “It’s all about the money now,” the Denver resident complained. Still, the scene was wonderfully surreal for Bud Long, 49, from Kalamazoo, Mich., who recalled taking part in his first 4/20 protest in 1984. “Nationwide, it’ll be decriminalized,” he predicted on Saturday, the first day of the two-day festival, “and we’ll be doing this in every state.”

Study: Fuels from corn waste not better than gas By DINA CAPPIELLO Associated Press

WASHINGTON — Biofuels made from the leftovers of harvested corn plants are worse than gasoline for global warming in the short term, a study shows, challenging the Obama administration’s conclusions that they are a much cleaner oil alternative and will help combat climate change. A $500,000 study paid for by the federal government and released Sunday in the peer-reviewed journal Nature Climate Change concludes that biofuels made with corn residue release 7 percent more greenhouse gases in the early years compared with conventional gasoline. While biofuels are better in the long run, the study says they won’t meet a standard set in a 2007 energy law to qualify as renewable fuel. The conclusions deal a blow to what are known as cellulosic biofuels, which have received more than a billion

dollars in federal support but have struggled to meet volume targets mandated by law. About half of the initial market in cellulosics is expected to be derived from corn residue. The biofuel industry and administration officials immediately criticized the research as flawed. They said it was too simplistic in its analysis of carbon loss from soil, which can vary over a single field, and vastly overestimated how much residue farmers actually would remove once the market gets underway. “The core analysis depicts an extreme scenario that no responsible farmer or business would ever employ because it would ruin both the land and the long-term supply of feedstock. It makes no agronomic or business sense,” said Jan Koninckx, global business director for biorefineries at DuPont. Later this year the company is scheduled to finish a $200 million-plus facility in Ne-

vada, Iowa, that will produce 30 million gallons of cellulosic ethanol using corn residue from nearby farms. An assessment paid for by DuPont said that the ethanol it will produce there could be more than 100 percent better than gasoline in terms of greenhouse gas emissions. The research is among the first to attempt to quantify, over 12 Corn Belt states, how much carbon is lost to the atmosphere when the stalks, leaves and cobs that make up residue are removed and used to make biofuel, instead of left to naturally replenish the soil with carbon. The study found that regardless of how much corn residue is taken off the field, the process contributes to global warming. “I knew this research would be contentious,” said Adam Liska, the lead author and an assistant professor of biological systems engineering at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. “I’m amazed it has not come out more solidly until

now.” The Environmental Protection Agency’s own analysis, which assumed about half of corn residue would be removed from fields, found that fuel made from corn residue, also known as stover, would meet the standard in the energy law. That standard requires cellulosic biofuels to release 60 percent less carbon pollution than gasoline. Cellulosic biofuels that don’t meet that threshold could be almost impossible to make and sell. Producers wouldn’t earn the $1 per gallon subsidy they need to make these expensive fuels and still make a profit. Refiners would shun the fuels because they wouldn’t meet their legal obligation to use minimum amounts of next-generation biofuels. EPA spokeswoman Liz Purchia said in a statement that the study “does not provide useful information relevant to the life cycle greenhouse gas emissions from corn stover

ethanol.” But an AP investigation last year found that the EPA’s analysis of corn-based ethanol failed to predict the environmental consequences accurately. The departments of Agriculture and Energy have initiated programs with farmers to make sure residue is harvested sustainably. For instance, farmers will not receive any federal assistance for conservation programs if too much corn residue is removed. A peer-reviewed study performed at the Energy Department’s Argonne National Laboratory in 2012 found that biofuels made with corn residue were 95 percent better than gasoline in greenhouse gas emissions. That study assumed some of the residue harvested would replace power produced from coal, reducing greenhouse gas emissions, but it’s unclear whether future biorefineries would do that. Liska agrees that using some of the residue to make

electricity, or planting cover crops, would reduce carbon emissions. But he did not include those in his computer simulation. Still, corn residue is likely to be a big source early on for cellulosic biofuels, which have struggled to reach commercial scale. Last year, for the fifth time, the EPA proposed reducing the amount required by law. It set a target of 17 million gallons for 2014. The law envisioned 1.75 billion gallons being produced this year. “The study says it will be very hard to make a biofuel that has a better greenhouse gas impact than gasoline using corn residue,” which puts it in the same boat as corn-based ethanol, said David Tilman, a professor at the University of Minnesota who has done research on biofuels’ emissions from the farm to the tailpipe. Tilman said it was the best study on the issue he has seen so far.

World Syria’s Assad visits seized village By BARBARA SURK Associated Press

BEIRUT — Syria’s embattled president marked Easter with a tour Sunday of an ancient Christian village recently recaptured by his forces, an important symbolic prize for his government ahead of coming presidential elections he appears poised to contest. President Bashar Assad’s visit to Maaloula, some 60 kilometers (40 miles) northeast of Damascus, serves a propaganda victory for his government in its quest to be seen as protector of religious minorities as its civil war grinds on. Meanwhile, questions continue to swirl about allegations of recent poison gas attacks in the country, with French officials saying Sunday there were indications that Assad’s forces were behind them. Rebels, including fighters from the al-Qaida-affiliated Nusra Front, seized Maaloula several times late last year, most recently in December. Government troops swept through the village on Monday, sending rebel fighters fleeing to nearby hills. Despite damage to holy sites in the village, Assad told Syrian state television: “Maaloula will remain steadfast in the face of barbarism of all those who are targeting the homeland.” “Nobody, regardless of the

extent of their terror, can erase our cultural and human history,” the state news agency quoted Assad as saying as he surveyed damage to the Mar Takla Greek Orthodox monastery in the village. Assad promised to defend Christians — who make up about 10 percent of Syria’s prewar population of 23 million — and protect churches that he said were part of the country’s cultural heritage. Syria’s civil war has seen Islamic extremists and radical foreign fighters join the fight and target Christians and their houses of worship. Many of Syria’s patchwork of minority Christian and Muslim faiths support Assad or have remained neutral, fearing for their fate should hard-line rebel groups seize power. Assad’s visit, while highlighting the recent gains his forces have made around the capital and along the Lebanese border, also took on the air of a campaign-style event. On Monday, Syria’s parliament will open registration for presidential candidates in its upcoming election, scheduled to be held this summer. Assad has not publicly said he will run, but is widely expected to win another sevenyear term. That’s despite the war entering its fourth year, scattering a third of the population and killing more than

150,000 people, according to activists. Syria’s conflict started in March 2011 as largely peaceful protests against Assad’s rule. It gradually turned into a civil war after some opposition supporters took up arms to fight a brutal government crackdown on dissent. The war has seen chemical weapons attacks, including one near the capital, Damascus, that killed hundreds of people. The U.S. and its allies blamed the Syrian government for that attack, which crossed a “red line” that President Barack Obama had said would bring harsh consequences. The attack nearly sparked Western airstrikes before a negotiated diplomatic settlement saw Assad’s government agree to give up its chemical weapons. Damascus denied the charges and blamed rebels of staging the incident. On April 11, both Assad’s government and rebels reported a poison gas attack in Kfar Zeita, an opposition-held village in Hama province some 200 kilometers (125 miles) north of Damascus. Both sides blamed each other for the attack, though details remain murky and Western governments and the United Nations have yet to confirm what happened. Sunday, French President Francois Hollande told Europe 1 radio station that he has

“several elements” suggesting recent use of chemical weapons in Syria, but no definitive proof. Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius, asked in a Europe 1 interview about ongoing use of chemical weapons in Syria, said there were “indications” of potential chemical weapons attacks that need to be verified. The claims come days ahead of an April 27 deadline for Assad’s government to have handed over Syria’s chemical weapons stockpiles for destruction. On Saturday, the head of the international mission to destroy Syria’s chemical weapons said the government had removed or destroyed around 80 percent of its chemical weapons material. Also Sunday, four French journalists kidnapped and held for 10 months in Syria returned home. Edouard Elias, Didier Francois, Nicolas Henin and Pierre Torres arrived on a special flight that brought them to Paris from a town near the Turkish border where the journalists had been released. Syria is considered the world’s most dangerous assignment for journalists. The New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists said in April that 61 journalists were kidnapped in Syria in 2013, while more than 60 have been killed since the conflict began in 2011.

Flight 370 relatives talk financial help By MARGIE MASON Associated Press

PERTH, Australia — As the search continued off the coast of Australia for the missing Malaysia Airlines jet, the airline announced another plane bound for India was forced to make an emergency landing early Monday after one of its tires burst on takeoff. All 159 passengers and seven crew members arrived safely back in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, about 2 a.m., about four hours after the plane took off for Bangalore, India. The incident was more drama for an airline already under immense pressure for answers from the public and the families of those missing from Flight 370, more than six weeks after it departed the same airport. Deputy Foreign Affairs Minister Hamzah Zainuddin met with the passengers’ relatives in Kuala Lumpur on Sunday to talk about where to go next. Financial assistance was discussed and family members were urged to submit a plan for consideration. He declined to elaborate further, but said a fund could possibly be set up by the government or Malaysia Airlines.

The relatives, however, expressed dissatisfaction with the meeting, saying in a statement that until they have “at least a tiny bit of concrete evidence” that the plane crashed, authorities should not try to settle the case with final payoffs. “No meaningful report on the progress of the investigation was given” at the meeting, the relatives said, adding that “not a single one” of their questions was answered. “We realize this is an excruciating time for the families of those on board,” said Zainuddin, who heads a committee overseeing the needs of the next of kin. “No words can describe the pain they must be going through. We understand the desperate need for information on behalf of the families and those watching around the world.” He added that he would soon visit Beijing to shore up bilateral relations between Malaysia and China. Two-thirds of the missing plane’s 227 passengers were Chinese, and many of their family members have been angered by Malaysia’s handling of the investigation, with some accusing the government of lying, incompetence or participating in an outright cover-up.

After nearly a week of sweeping the bottom of the ocean with sonar, a robotic submarine continued its search on Monday. The yellow device has already covered about two-thirds of its focused search area, but has yet to uncover any clues that could shed light on the plane’s mysterious disappearance. The U.S. Navy’s Bluefin 21 has made eight trips below the surface to scan the silt-covered seabed far off the coast of western Australia, journeying beyond its recommended depth of 4 1/2 kilometers (2.8 miles). Its search area forms a 10-kilometer (6-mile) radius around the location of an underwater signal that was believed to have come from the aircraft’s black boxes. The search coordination center said the sonar scan of the seafloor in that area was expected to be completed sometime this week. Malaysian Defense Minister Hishammuddin Hussein has stressed the importance of the weekend’s submarine missions, but added that even if no debris was recovered, the scope of the search may be broadened or other assets may be used. Meanwhile, up to 10 military aircraft and 11 ships were planning to brave rainy, windy

weather on Monday as crews hunted for debris floating on the ocean surface in a 49,500 square kilometer (19,000 square mile) search zone, about 1,700 kilometers (1,000 miles) northwest of Perth, the search coordination center said. Radar and satellite data show the jet mysteriously veered far off course for unknown reasons and would have run out of fuel in the remote section of ocean where the search has been focused. Not one piece of debris has been recovered since the massive multinational hunt began. There have been numerous leads, but all have turned out to be false. The most promising development came when four underwater signals were detected April 5 and 8. The sounds were consistent with pings that would have been emanating from the plane’s flight data and cockpit recorders’ beacons before their batteries died. The search coordination center has said the hunt for floating debris on the surface will continue for at least the next few days, even though the Australian head of the search effort, Angus Houston, had earlier said it was expected to end sooner.

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Around the World Crowd overflows from St. Peter’s Square for Pope’s Easter Mass under sunny skies VATICAN CITY — Marking Christianity’s most hopeful day, Pope Francis made an Easter Sunday plea for peace and dialogue in Ukraine and Syria, for an end to terrorist attacks against Christians in Nigeria and for more attention to the hungry and neediest close to home. Well over 150,000 tourists — Romans and pilgrims, young and old — turned out for the Mass that Francis celebrated at an altar set up under a canopy on the steps of St. Peter’s Basilica. So great were their numbers that they overflowed from sprawling St. Peter’s Square, which was bedecked with row after row of potted daffodils, sprays of blue hyacinths and bunches of white roses. Waving flags from the pope’s native Argentina as well as from Brazil, Mexico, Britain, Poland and many other countries, they also filled the broad boulevard leading from the square to the Tiber River. Easter is the culmination of Holy Week and marks Christian belief that Jesus rose from the dead after his crucifixion. Francis noted that this year the Catholic church’s celebration of Easter coincided with that of Orthodox churches, which have many followers in Ukraine. From the splendor of the Vatican to some of the world’s most troubled regions, Christians worldwide sought hope Sunday in their religion’s holiest event — the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus. In Rome, Pope Francis made an Easter plea for peace and dialogue in Ukraine and Syria and for an end to terrorist attacks against Christians in Nigeria. He also called for more attention to the needy and the hungry.

Transcript shows confusion, indecision over whether to evacuate people from sinking ferry JINDO, South Korea — The South Korean ferry that sank was crippled by confusion and indecision well after it began listing, a radio transcript released Sunday showed, suggesting the chaotic situation may have added to a death toll that could eventually exceed 300. About 30 minutes after the Sewol began tilting, a crew member asked a marine traffic controller whether passengers would be rescued if they abandoned ship off South Korea’s southern coast. The crew member posed the question three times in succession. That followed several statements from the ship that people aboard could not move and another in which someone declared that it was “impossible to broadcast” instructions. Many people followed the captain’s initial order to stay below deck, where it is feared they remain trapped. Sixty-one bodies have been recovered, and about 240 people are still missing. “Even if it’s impossible to broadcast, please go out and let the passengers wear life jackets and put on more clothing,” an unidentified official at Jindo Vessel Traffic Services Center urged at 9:24 a.m. Wednesday, 29 minutes after the ferry first reported trouble, according to the transcript released by South Korea’s coast guard. -— The Associed Press

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Boxer ‘Hurricane’ Carter dies at 76 GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer

Rubin “Hurricane” Carter never surrendered hope of regaining his freedom, not even after he was convicted of a triple murder, then convicted again and abandoned by many prominent supporters. For 19 long years, the prizefighter was locked in a prison cell far away from the spotlight and the adulation of the boxing ring. But when he at last won

his biggest fight — for exoneration — he betrayed little bitterness. Instead, Carter dedicated much of his remaining life to helping other prisoners and exposing other injustices. The middleweight title contender, whose murder convictions became an international symbol of racial injustice and inspired a Bob Dylan song and a Hollywood film, died Sunday. He was 76. The New Jersey native, who had suffered from prostate can-

cer, died in his sleep at his home in Toronto, said John Artis, his former co-defendant and longtime friend and caregiver. Carter “didn’t have any bitterness or anger — he kind of got above it all. That was his great strength,” said Thom Kidrin, who became friends with Carter after visiting him several times in prison. The boxer, a former petty criminal, became an undersized 160-pound contender and earned his nickname largely

on his ferocity and punching power. Although never a world champion, Carter went 27-12-1 with 19 knockouts, memorably stopping two-division champ Emile Griffith in the first round in 1963. He also fought for a middleweight title in 1964, losing a unanimous decision to Joey Giardello. But his boxing career came to an abrupt end when he was imprisoned for three 1966 murders committed at a tavern in

Paterson, N.J. He was convicted in 1967 and again in 1976 before being freed in 1985, when his convictions were thrown out after years of appeals. He then became a prominent public advocate for the wrongfully convicted from his new home in Canada. His ordeal and its racial overtones were publicized in Dylan’s 1975 song “Hurricane,” several books and a 1999 film starring Denzel Washington, who received an Academy

Award nomination for his portrayal. In a statement issued Sunday, Washington praised Carter’s “tireless fight to ensure justice for all.” Carter and Artis had been driving around Carter’s hometown on the night that three white people were shot by two black men at the Lafayette Bar and Grill. They were convicted by an all-white jury largely on the testimony of two thieves who later recanted their stories.

Bruins even playoff series with Wings By The Associated Press

BOSTON — Justin Florek and Reilly Smith scored in a three-minute span in the first period and the Boston Bruins evened their playoff series with a 4-1 win over the Detroit Red Wings in the Game 2 on Sunday. Showing more spark after not taking enough challenging shots on goal in their 1-0 loss Friday night, the Bruins had 18 shots in the first period after managing just 25 in the entire opener. Luke Glendening cut Boston’s lead to 2-1 at 13:20 of the second period before Milan Lucic scored late in the

second and Zdeno Chara added a power-play goal early in the third. Game 3 of the best-of-seven series between the top-seeded Bruins, who won the Presidents’ Cup with an NHL-high 117 points, and eighthseeded Red Wings is set for Detroit on Tuesday night. On Sunday, Boston didn’t take its first shot until 7:28 into the opening period. And it went in. Florek, a rookie wing filling in for the injured Chris Kelly on the third line, scored after Detroit goalie Jimmy Howard and defenseman Brendan

Wizards get jump on Bulls By The Associated Press

CHICAGO — Nene dominated with 24 points, Trevor Ariza scored 18, and the Washington Wizards rallied from 13 down to beat the Chicago Bulls 102-93 in their playoff opener on Sunday night. John Wall scored 16 in his postseason debut. Marcin Gortat added 15 points and 13 rebounds, and the fifth-seeded Wizards pulled out the victory even though they looked like they were ready to be blown out. They cut a 13-point deficit to one in the third and trailed by three going into the fourth, before outscoring Chicago 18-6 over the final six minutes to come out on top in their first playoff appearance since 2008. Game 2 is Tuesday. HEAT 99, BOBCATS 88 MIAMI — LeBron James scored 27 points, Dwyane Wade added 23 and Miami used a late charge to beat Charlotte in Game 1 of an Eastern Conference firstround series. Chris Bosh scored 13 points and James Jones had 12 for the Heat. Game 2 of the best-of-seven series is Wednesday. Kemba Walker scored 20 points for the Bobcats, who led by nine early and led again in the third. Al Jefferson missed eight of his final 13 shots after getting hurt in the first quarter. He finished with 18 points and 10 rebounds for the Bobcats, who got 17 from Gary Neal and 15 from Josh McRoberts. Miami sealed it with an 18-4 run in the fourth, all but three of those points coming with James

getting a rest.

SPURS 90, MAVERICKS 85 SAN ANTONIO — Tim Duncan scored 27 points, and San Antonio held Dallas to one field goal in the final seven minutes to win Game 1 of their first-round playoff series. The Mavericks also went scoreless for 5½ minutes during that stretch, their lone field goal coming as time expired. Tony Parker had 21 points, and Manu Ginobili added 17. Kawhi Leonard had 11 points and 10 rebounds and Tiago Splitter pulled down 11 rebounds for top-seeded San Antonio, which has won 10 straight against Dallas. Devin Harris scored 19 points for the Mavericks, who nearly pulled off a huge upset.

TRAIL BLAZERS 122, ROCKETS 120, OT HOUSTON — LaMarcus Aldridge scored a franchise playoff-record 46 points and Damian Lillard added 31, including the goahead free throws in overtime, to lift the Portland Trail Blazers to a victory over the Houston Rockets in Game 1 of their first-round playoff series. Aldridge fouled out with about a minute left in overtime and Lillard, who was making his playoff debut, took over. He scored the next five points for Portland and put the Trail Blazers on top by one point with a pair of free throws with 17 seconds left. Joel Freeland made one of two free throws seconds later to give the Blazers the win in their first trip to the postseason since 2011. Game 2 is Wednesday night in Houston.

Kuchar chips in for 1-shot win PETE IACOBELLI AP Sports Writer

HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. — Matt Kuchar saw his well-struck 5-iron on the 18th hole at the RBC Heritage come up way short of the target and settle in a front bunker. “Well,” he thought as he walked toward the shot, “there are a lot worse places to be.” For Kuchar, there was no better place — and no better shot in the tournament. He followed with a stunning hole-out on Harbour Town Golf Link’s closing, lighthouse hole, to overcome a four-shot deficit for a onestroke victory and end nearly a month of Sundays where he came close to a title only to lose at the end.

Kuchar shot a 64 to finish at 11-under 273, one stroke ahead of Luke Donald, who had his third second place and fifth top-three finish here in the past six years. Donald’s latest chance ended Kuchar’s winning shot. He hit it solid, felt it was a good line and watched it rattle home. “I heard the crowd go crazy,” Kuchar said. “Then I went crazy.” Kuchar punched the air to celebrate, grabbed his cap and swung it around to the cheers of the crowd. It was Kuchar’s seventh career PGA Tour victory. He earned $1.044 million and his first trophy since the Memorial last June. It also followed a stretch of golf were Kuchar was in contention nearly every week.

Smith missed connecting on a pass. Howard came out of his crease to collect a loose puck and passed it toward Smith, who was skating back along the right boards. But the puck bounced off Smith’s right calf and into the circle where Florek shot quickly before Howard could get back. It was Florek’s first career playoff goal after he scored one goal in four regular-season games.

the go-ahead goal in the second period, and backup Ray Emery made 31 saves for Philadelphia, which rallied to beat New York to even the first-round playoff series. Schenn put Philadelphia in front after Game 1 goat Jason Akeson tied it 2-2 earlier in the period. That was enough for the Flyers to snap a nine-game losing streak at Madison Square Garden and send the series to Philadelphia tied at 1. Game 3 is Tuesday night. Jakub Voracek brought the Flyers within 2-1 in the first after Martin St. Louis FLYERS 4, RANGERS 2 and Benoit Pouliot staked New York to the NEW YORK — Luke Schenn scored early two-goal lead. Emery did the rest,

looking especially sharp in the second and third periods while subbing for injured No. 1 goalie Steve Mason. Henrik Lundqvist stopped 21 shots after a 14-save winning effort in the opener. The Rangers had outscored the Flyers 3510 during the winning streak and allowed two goals or fewer in each game.

CANADIENS 3, LIGHTNING 2 MONTREAL — Tomas Plekanec scored at 5:43 of the third period and Montreal moved one win away from advancing to the second round of the NHL playoffs See NHL, Page A-9

Scoreboard Pat Perez (51), $75,632 74-69-74-64—281 Patrick Reed (21), $15,335 71-72-70-73—286 Ted Potter, Jr. (51), $75,632 70-69-71-71—281 Chris Stroud (21), $15,335 71-71-74-70—286 Robert Allenby (47), $55,680 69-72-70-71—282 Bo Van Pelt (21), $15,335 69-70-73-74—286 Martin Kaymer (47), $55,680 73-67-72-70—282 Woody Austin (15), $13,326 74-71-67-75—287 RBC Heritage Graeme McDowell (47), $55,680 71-69-72-70—282 Gonzalo Fdez-Castano (15), $13,326 74-71-67-75—287 Sunday Matthew Fitzpatrick, $0 71-71-69-71—282 Brice Garnett (15), $13,326 73-71-72-71—287 At Harbour Town Golf Links Tim Herron (43), $43,790 69-72-72-70—283 Charles Howell III (15), $13,326 69-73-74-71—287 Hilton Head, S.C. Chris Kirk (43), $43,790 71-72-71-69—283 Shawn Stefani (15), $13,326 74-69-71-73—287 Purse: $5.8 million; Yardage: 7,101; Par: 71 Geoff Ogilvy (43), $43,790 72-68-71-72—283 Kevin Streelman (15), $13,326 69-72-70-76—287 Final Camilo Villegas (43), $43,790 72-71-73-67—283 David Toms (15), $13,326 73-73-72-69—287 Matt Kuchar (500), $1,044,000 66-73-70-64—273 Jonathan Byrd (37), $34,469 71-73-73-67—284 Boo Weekley (15), $13,326 73-73-73-68—287 Luke Donald (300), $626,400 70-69-66-69—274 K.J. Choi (37), $34,469 70-67-74-73—284 Stewart Cink (9), $12,644 70-72-72-74—288 John Huh (163), $336,400 71-68-68-68—275 Harris English (37), $34,469 68-73-75-68—284 Zach Johnson (9), $12,644 71-73-70-74—288 Ben Martin (163), $336,400 69-68-71-67—275 Billy Hurley III (37), $34,469 70-69-73-72—284 Tim Wilkinson (9), $12,644 70-71-73-74—288 Scott Brown (105), $220,400 70-69-71-67—277 Jerry Kelly (37), $34,469 76-70-67-71—284 Ernie Els (6), $12,238 72-73-73-71—289 Brian Stuard (105), $220,400 69-72-68-68—277 Richard H. Lee (37), $34,469 70-69-71-74—284 Tommy Gainey (6), $12,238 72-74-75-68—289 Jim Furyk (88), $187,050 71-66-71-70—278 Steve Marino (37), $34,469 72-72-72-68—284 Jeff Maggert (6), $12,238 70-76-72-71—289 Brian Harman (88), $187,050 69-71-69-69—278 Ricky Barnes (29), $23,200 72-73-72-68—285 John Mallinger (6), $12,238 69-74-73-73—289 Russell Knox (75), $156,600 69-72-68-70—279 Tim Clark (29), $23,200 72-71-71-71—285 Mark Anderson (2), $11,716 71-75-74-70—290 William McGirt (75), $156,600 66-76-71-66—279 Chesson Hadley (29), $23,200 72-67-73-73—285 Erik Compton (2), $11,716 70-75-73-72—290 C Rory Sabbatini (75), $156,600 69-72-70-68—279 Justin Hicks (29), $23,200 75-70-68-72—285 Brian Gay (2), $11,716 70-74-74-72—290 Stuart Appleby (58), $110,200 73-73-67-67—280 Charley Hoffman (29), $23,200 73-71-68-73—285 James Hahn (2), $11,716 72-74-69-75—290 Y Matt Every (58), $110,200 69-70-70-71—280 Kevin Kisner (29), $23,200 73-72-68-72—285 Billy Horschel (2), $11,716 69-74-72-75—290 Jason Kokrak (58), $110,200 71-73-66-70—280 Scott Langley (29), $23,200 66-73-75-71—285 Robert Garrigus (1), $11,368 71-74-71-75—291 Charl Schwartzel (58), $110,200 70-70-68-72—280 Spencer Levin (29), $23,200 72-74-70-69—285 Brian Davis (1), $11,078 71-75-73-73—292 Jordan Spieth (58), $110,200 69-74-70-67—280 Kevin Stadler (29), $23,200 71-69-72-73—285 Dudley Hart (1), $11,078 73-69-75-75—292 Nicholas Thompson (58), $110,200 70-70-68-72—280 Brendon Todd (29), $23,200 75-71-71-68—285 Trevor Immelman (1), $11,078 74-69-75-74—292 Paul Casey (51), $75,632 74-67-72-68—281 Ken Duke (21), $15,335 72-71-69-74—286 Brandt Snedeker (1), $11,078 72-73-74-73—292 J.B. Holmes (51), $75,632 72-71-69-69—281 Andrew Loupe (21), $15,335 70-73-72-71—286 Briny Baird (1), $10,788 72-72-74-78—296 Ryo Ishikawa (51), $75,632 77-68-67-69—281 Miami (Koehler 2-1) at Atlanta Jansen (9) and Federowicz. W_J. Atlanta 101, Indiana 93, Atlanta (Teheran 2-1), 3:10 p.m. Wright 1-0. L_Collmenter 0-2. leads series 1-0 Marlins 3, Mariners 2 St. Louis (Lyons 0-0) at N.Y. Mets Sv_Jansen (7). HRs_Los Ange- Oklahoma City 100, Memphis 86, Sea. 010 100 000—2 6 0 (Mejia 2-0), 3:10 p.m. les, Puig (2). Oklahoma City leads series 1-0 AL Standings Sunday, April 20 East Division W L Pct GB Arizona (Arroyo 1-1) at Chicago Mia. 000 010 02x—3 4 0 San Antonio 90, Dallas 85, Dallas New York 11 8 .579 — Cubs (T.Wood 0-2), 4:05 p.m. Maurer, Leone (5), Beimel (6), Phillies 10, Rockies 9 leads series 1-0 Toronto 10 9 .526 1 San Diego (Cashner 2-1) at Mil- Farquhar (7), Furbush (7), WilMiami 99, Charlotte 88, Miami Boston 9 10 .474 2 waukee (W.Peralta 2-0), 4:10 helmsen (8) and Buck; Slowey, Phi. 102 002 320—10 15 0 Col. 103 020210— 9 15 2 leads series 1-0 Tampa Bay 9 10 .474 2 p.m. Caminero (6), Da.Jennings (7), Baltimore 8 9 .471 2 San Francisco (Vogelsong 0-0) Marmol (7), M.Dunn (8), Cishek R.Hernandez, Hollands (5), Washington 102, Chicago 93, at Colorado (J.De La Rosa 0-3), (9) and Mathis. W_M.Dunn 1-2. Rosenberg (6), Diekman (6), Washington leads series 1-0 Central Division Detroit 9 6 .600 — 4:40 p.m. L_Wilhelmsen 0-1. Sv_Cishek (3). Bastardo (8), Papelbon (9) and Portland 122, Houston 120, OT, Kansas City 9 8 .529 1 Philadelphia (Cl.Lee 2-2) at L.A. Nieves; Nicasio, Brothers (6), Lo- Portland leads series 1-0 Monday, April 21 Minnesota 9 9 .500 1½ Dodgers (Maholm 0-1), 6:10 p.m. gan (7), Ottavino (7), Belisle (8), Mets 4, Braves 3, 14 inn. All Times ADT Chicago 9 10 .474 2 Bettis (9) and Pacheco. W_Diek- Memphis at Oklahoma City, 4 Atl. 000 030 000 000 00—3 10 3 Cleveland 8 10 .444 2½ man 2-1. L_Belisle 0-2. Sv_Pa- p.m. NY 110 001 000 000 01—4 9 1 West Division Indians 6, Blue Jays 4 pelbon (5). HRs_Philadelphia, Golden State at L.A. Clippers, Oakland 13 5 .722 — Rollins (3), Howard (4). Colorado, 6:30 p.m. Hale, Thomas (7), D.Carpenter Tuesday, April 22 Texas 11 8 .579 2½ Tor. 000 310 000—4 9 0 Morneau (4), Blackmon (2). (8), Avilan (9), Varvaro (10), Atlanta at Indiana, 3 p.m. Los Angeles 8 10 .444 5 Cle. 010 103 10x—6 5 0 Schlosser (11) and Laird, Gattis; Brooklyn at Toronto, 3:30 p.m. Seattle 7 11 .389 6 Morrow, Loup (6), Wagner (6), Ce- Wheeler, Germen (7), Rice (7), Red Sox 6, Orioles 5 Washington at Chicago, 4:30 p.m. Houston 5 14 .263 8½ cil (7), Happ (8) and Thole; Car- C.Torres (8), Farnsworth (10), All Times ADT rasco, Outman (6), Shaw (7), Al- Matsuzaka (11), Valverde (14) and Bal. 300 011 000—5 12 3 Sunday’s Games len (8), Axford (9) and C.Santana. Recker, d’Arnaud. W_Valverde 1-0. Bo. 000 003 201—6 8 0 Cleveland 6, Toronto 4 W_Outman 3-0. L_Loup 1-1. L_Schlosser 0-1. Jimenez, Britton (6), Meek (7), Detroit 2, L.A. Angels 1 Transactions Sv_Axford (6). HRs_Cleveland, Matusz (9), O’Day (9) and Wieters; Miami 3, Seattle 2 Brantley (3). Brewers 3, Pirates 2, 14 inn. Peavy, Capuano (6), Tazawa (8), BASEBALL N.Y. Yankees 5, Tampa Bay 1, 12 A.Miller (8), Mujica (9) and PierAmerican League Mil. 000 000 011 000 01—3 12 0 innings Tigers 2, Angels 1 zynski. W_Mujica 1-1. L_Matusz DETROIT TIGERS — Released Pit. 000 100 010 000 00—2 13 0 Minnesota 8, Kansas City 3 1-1. HRs_Baltimore, N.Cruz (3). SS Alex Gonzalez. Selected the LA 100 000 000—1 7 4 Chicago White Sox 16, Texas 2 Estrada, Thornburg (7), HenderBoston, J.Gomes (2). Det. 100 001 00x—2 5 0 contract of INF Danny Worth from Oakland 4, Houston 1 son (8), W.Smith (8), Wooten (10), Toledo (IL). Boston 6, Baltimore 5 H.Santiago, Jepsen (6), Kohn (7), Duke (12), Fr.Rodriguez (14) and MINNESOTA TWINS — DesigMonday’s Games J.Smith (8) and Conger; Porcello, Lucroy; Cole, Grilli (9), Melancon nated OF Darin Mastroianni for Baltimore (W.Chen 2-1) at Boston Krol (8), Alburquerque (8), Nathan (10), Watson (11), Ju.Wilson (12), assignment. Claimed OF Sam (Buchholz 0-1), 7:05 a.m. (9) and Avila. W_Porcello 2-1. L_H. J.Gomez (13) and C.Stewart. NHL Playoffs Fuld off waivers from Oakland. Kansas City (Guthrie 2-0) at Santiago 0-3. Sv_Nathan (3). W_Duke 1-0. L_J.Gomez 0-1. Sv_ (x-if necessary) Cleveland (McAllister 2-0), 3:05 NEW YORK YANKEES — Placed Fr.Rodriguez (7). HRs_MilwauFIRST ROUND p.m. RHP Ivan Nova on the 15-day Yankees 5, Rays 1, 12 inn. kee, Mar.Reynolds (5), Braun (6), L.A. Angels (Richards 2-0) at (Best-of-7) K.Davis (1). Pittsburgh, N.Walker DL. Optioned INF Scott Sizemore Washington (Roark 1-0), 3:05 NY 000 100 000 004—5 10 3 Friday, April 18 (6). from Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (IL). TB 000 000 100 000—1 6 0 p.m. Montreal 4, Tampa Bay 1 Chicago White Sox (Joh.Danks Nuno, Phelps (6), Thornton (7), Designated RHP Matt Daley for Detroit 1, Boston 0 Nationals 3, Cardinals 2 1-0) at Detroit (A.Sanchez 0-1), Warren (7), Kelley (9), Claiborne Anaheim 3, Dallas 2, Anaheim assignment. Reinstated 1B Mark 3:08 p.m. leads series 2-0 (11) and J.Murphy, McCann; SL 010 010 000—2 7 1 Teixeira from the 15-day DL. ReTexas (Darvish 1-0) at Oakland C.Ramos, B.Gomes (6), McGee Was. 000 000 201—3 11 0 Saturday, April 19 called RHPs Preston Claiborne (Straily 1-1), 6:05 p.m. (6), Jo.Peralta (7), Balfour (9), S.Miller, Choate (6), C.Martinez St. Louis 4, Chicago 3, OT, St. Houston (Keuchel 1-1) at Seattle H.Bell (11), Riefenhauser (12), from Scranton/Wilkes-Barre and (7), Siegrist (8), Neshek (8), Louis leads series 2-0 (F.Hernandez 3-0), 6:10 p.m. Lueke (12) and Hanigan, J.Molina. Maness (9) and Y.Molina; Stras- Columbus 4, Pittsburgh 3, 2OT, Bryan Mitchell from Trenton (EL). All Times ADT W_Claiborne 1-0. L_H.Bell 0-1. burg, Stammen (7), Blevins (8), series tied 1-1 SEATTLE MARINERS — OpR.Soriano (9) and Lobaton. W_R. Colorado 4, Minnesota 2, Colo- tioned OF James Jones to TaNL Standings rado leads series 2-0 Twins 8, Royals 3 Soriano 1-0. L_Maness 0-1. coma (PCL). Recalled RHP BranEast Division W L Pct GB Sunday, April 20 Min. 200 120 300—8 13 0 Atlanta 12 6 .667 — Philadelphia 4, N.Y. Rangers 2, don Maurer from Tacoma. Reds 8, Cubs 2 Washington 11 8 .579 1½ KC 000 010 200—3 11 1 series tied 1-1 National League New York 9 9 .500 3 Hughes, Duensing (7), Fien (8), Cin. 000 320 300—8 15 0 Boston 4, Detroit 1, series tied MILWAUKEE BREWERS — Miami 9 10 .474 3½ Perkins (9) and K.Suzuki; Ven- Chi. 000 000 200—2 11 0 1-1 Placed OF Logan Schafer on the Philadelphia 8 10 .444 4 tura, Coleman (5), Marks (6), Bailey, M.Parra (7), LeCure (7), Montreal 3, Tampa Bay 2, Mon- 15-day DL, retroactive to Friday. Central Division Reinstated 1B Lyle Overbay from Mariot (8) and S.Perez, Hayes. S.Marshall (9) and Mesoraco; Vil- treal leads series 3-0 Milwaukee 14 5 .737 — W_Hughes 1-1. L_Ventura 1-1. lanueva, W.Wright (5), Veras (7), San Jose 7, Los Angeles 2, San paternity leave. St. Louis 11 8 .579 3 HRs_Minnesota, Pinto (4). KanHOCKEY Russell (8), Grimm (9) and Cas- Jose leads series 2-0 Cincinnati 8 10 .444 5½ sas City, A.Escobar (1). National Hockey League tillo. W_Bailey 1-1. L_Villanueva Monday, April 21 Pittsburgh 8 11 .421 6 NHL — Suspended Chicago D 1-4. HRs_Cincinnati, Bruce (3), Pittsburgh at Columbus, 3 p.m. Chicago 5 12 .294 8 Colorado at Minnesota, 3 p.m. White Sox 16, Rangers 2 Cozart (1). Brent Seabrook three games for West Division St. Louis at Chicago, 4:30 p.m. his hit on Chicago C David BackLos Angeles 12 7 .632 — Chi. 002 033 107—16 18 1 Anaheim at Dallas, 5:30 p.m. Giants 4, Padres 3 San Francisco 11 8 .579 1 Tex. 001 100000— 2 2 1 Tuesday, April 22 es during Saturday’s game. Colorado 10 10 .500 2½ Tampa Bay at Montreal, 3 p.m. CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS — ReEr.Johnson, Belisario (6), Rienzo SF 220 000 000—4 3 0 San Diego 9 10 .474 3 Boston at Detroit, 3:30 p.m. (8), Lindstrom (9) and Flowers; SD 002 000 100—3 7 0 called G Jason LaBarbera and Arizona 5 16 .238 8 Ross Jr., Tolleson (6), Figueroa Lincecum, Affeldt (7), J.Lopez N.Y. Rangers at Philadelphia, 4 D Klas Dahlbeck from Rockford p.m. (8), Noesi (9) and Arencibia. (8), Casilla (8), Romo (9) and Sunday’s Games (AHL). W_Er.Johnson 1-1. L_Ross Jr. Posey; Erlin, A.Torres (7), Vin- San Jose at Los Angeles, 6 p.m. N.Y. Mets 4, Atlanta 3, 14 innings All Times ADT FLORIDA PANTHERS — As1-1. HRs_Chicago, Jor.Danks (1), cent (8), Stauffer (9) and Hundley. Miami 3, Seattle 2 Abreu (5), Viciedo (1). W_Lincecum 1-1. L_Erlin 1-2. Sv_ signed D Josh McFadden from Milwaukee 3, Pittsburgh 2, 14 inRomo (5). HRs_San Francisco, San Antonio (AHL) to Cincinnati nings Athletics 4, Astros 1 Posey (4). San Diego, Hundley Washington 3, St. Louis 2 (ECHL). (1). Cincinnati 8, Chicago Cubs 2 NBA Playoffs Hou. 000 100 000—1 5 0 MONTREAL CANADIENS — L.A. Dodgers 4, Arizona 1 Oak. 200 000 20x—4 10 2 FIRST ROUND Recalled Gs Devan Dubnyk and Dodgers 4, Philadelphia 10, Colorado 9 Peacock, Williams (6) and (Best-of-7; x-if necessary) Diamondbacks 1 Dustin Tokarski, Fs Sven AndriSan Francisco 4, San Diego 3 J.Castro; J.Chavez, Ji.Johnson Saturday, April 19 Monday’s Games ghetto, Mike Blunden, Gabriel DuAri. 000 000 100—1 3 0 Brooklyn 94, Toronto 87, Brooklyn Cincinnati (Leake 2-1) at Pitts- (7), Doolittle (7), Gregerson (9) LA 000 004 00x—4 5 1 mont, Louis Leblanc and Christian and Jaso. W_J.Chavez 1-0. L_ leads series 1-0 burgh (Liriano 0-3), 3:05 p.m. Peacock 0-2. Sv_Gregerson (3). Thomas and Ds Nathan Beaulieu, Golden State 109, L.A. Clippers Collmenter, Delgado (7), Thatcher L.A. Angels (Richards 2-0) at Washington (Roark 1-0), 3:05 HRs_Houston, Ma.Gonzalez (1). (8) and Montero; Beckett, J.Wright 105, Golden State leads series Davis Drewiske and Greg Pateryn Oakland, Donaldson (4). 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with a victory over Tampa Bay. Montreal leads the best-ofseven series 3-0 and can sweep the Lightning with a win Tuesday night at the Bell Centre. Rene Bourque scored 11 seconds into the game after a rousing pregame show and Brendan Gallagher also scored for Montreal. Ondrej Palat and Matthew Carle scored for Tampa Bay. Tampa Bay got a scare at 16:09 of the second period when scoring star Steven Stamkos fell and was struck in the head by Alexei Emelin’s knee, but he returned for the third period. And the Lightning were outraged when the officials waived off an apparent goal by Ryan Callahan at the 15:38 mark of the second because of Alex Killorn’s incidental contact with goalie Carey Price.

SHARKS 7, KINGS 2 SAN JOSE, Calif. — Fourthliners Mike Brown and Raffi Torres scored second-period goals to spark a San Jose comeback and lead the Sharks to a victory over Los Angeles and a 2-0 lead in their first-round series. Justin Braun, Patrick Marleau, Joe Pavelski, Logan Couture and Joe Thornton also scored for the Sharks, who overcame a two-goal deficit after the first period of a playoff game for just the third time in 26 tries in franchise history. Antti Niemi made 24 saves. Jake Muzzin and Trevor Lewis scored first-period goals before Jonathan Quick allowed seven goals in the final two periods. Los Angeles heads home for Game 3 on Tuesday looking to get back into this series. The Kings can take comfort in the fact that the home team has won 18 of the previous 19 games between these teams, including nine in the playoffs.

Sports Briefs Sherpa guides consider boycott KATMANDU, Nepal — Sherpa guides on Mount Everest are considering a boycott after the deadliest avalanche in the mountain’s history, a move that could seriously disrupt the rest of the climbing season, a mountaineering official said Monday. Several Sherpas already have quit while others are still deciding whether to boycott following Friday’s avalanche, said Ang Tshering of the Nepal Mountaineering Association. The disaster killed at least 13 Sherpas when a block of ice tore loose from the mountain and triggered an avalanche that ripped through teams of guides hauling gear. Three other Sherpas remain missing and are presumed dead. Funerals were planned for later Monday. “After losing so many of our brothers and friends it is just not possible for many of them to continue,” said Pasang Sherpa, who was not among those caught in the avalanche. “So many of us are scared, our family members are scared and asking us to return.” All of the victims were from Nepal’s ethnic Sherpa community, which relies heavily on the country’s alpine trekking and climbing industry, with many making a living as climbing guides and others catering to foreign visitors by providing restaurants, equipment or transportation.

Stan the Man topples Federer

MONACO — Stanislas Wawrinka showed that his first Grand Slam title wasn’t a fluke, upstaging his more illustrious countryman to add a maiden Masters trophy in Monte Carlo on Sunday. Wawrinka came from a set down to beat Roger Federer 4-6, 7-6 (5), 6-2 in the Monte Carlo Masters final, another milestone in the late-blooming 29-year-old’s career. Having beaten Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal en route to his Australian Open victory this year, Wawrinka showed again he can compete with the best by earning just his second career victory against Federer in the first all-Swiss ATP final in 14 years. “When I go into a match against them, I think I can beat them. I’m on the court to win,” Wawrinka said. “I’m more consistent and I have better results. The difference is that now I have more trust — The Associated Press in myself.”

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Mets subdue Braves in 14th By The Associated Press

NEW YORK — Slumping newcomer Curtis Granderson hit a sacrifice fly in the 14th inning and the New York Mets outlasted the Atlanta Braves 4-3 on Sunday to prevent a threegame sweep. David Wright had four hits and New York took advantage of three early errors by Atlanta, which had won seven of eight. Granderson went 0 for 6 with an error and was booed all afternoon, but turned those jeers to cheers at the end of a long day. Kirk Nieuwenhuis drew a leadoff walk from Gus Schlosser (0-1) and advanced on Ruben Tejada’s sacrifice bunt. Eric Young Jr. was intentionally walked to bring up Granderson, hitless in his last 16 at-bats and stuck in a 4-for-44 slide. BREWERS 3, PIRATES 2 PITTSBURGH — Khris Davis delivered the biggest hit in a game interrupted by a punch-filled brawl, homering in the 14th inning to lift Milwaukee. Ryan Braun hit a tying home run in the ninth for Milwaukee. Brewers center fielder Carlos Gomez, Pirates outfielder Travis Snider and Milwaukee bench coach Jerry Narron were ejected after the third-inning fracas. The problems started when Gomez paused at the plate and flipped his bat after hitting a twoout triple. Gerrit, who was near third base backing up the play, stormed toward Gomez and they exchanged words. Gomez took a couple steps toward Cole before players rushed the field from both dugouts. Milwaukee’s Martin Maldonado threw a punch that knocked off Snider’s hat.

NATIONALS 3, CARDINALS 2 WASHINGTON — Denard Span hit a sacrifice fly in the ninth inning and Washington, with Bryce Harper back in the lineup, rallied past St. Louis. The Nationals loaded the bases in the ninth against Seth Maness (0-1) when Danny Espinosa singled with one out for his third hit, Jose Lobaton singled through the right side of the infield and pinch hitter Nate McLouth walked. In his second game since being

activated from the seven-day dis- drove in five runs for the Rockies. abled list following a concussion, The teams combined for 30 hits, 15 Span lofted a fly to left field. Es- for extra bases. pinosa easily beat the throw from John Jay, who shifted over from right field as St. Louis used a five- MARLINS 3, MARINERS 2 man infield. MIAMI — Adeiny Hechavarria hit a go-ahead sacrifice fly in the eighth inning after an instant reREDS 8, CUBS 2 play went in Miami’s favor and the CHICAGO — Homer Bailey Marlins completed a three-game pitched six scoreless innings for sweep. his first win of the season and Jay Mike Dunn (1-2) picked up Bruce homered and doubled as the win in relief and Steve Cishek Cincinnati won for the 17th time in pitched the ninth for his third save its last 19 games at Wrigley Field. of the season and 32nd in a row. Zack Cozart hit a two-run Tom Wilhelmsen (0-1) took the homer for Cincinnati, which took loss for the Mariners, who dropped two of three this weekend from the their sixth straight. Cubs. In the bottom of the eighth, Christian Yelich was ruled safe at home after plate umpire Ed Hickox DODGERS 4, initially ruled him out on a force DIAMONDBACKS 1 play. First baseman Justin Smoak LOS ANGELES — Yasiel Puig threw home on a grounder by Garhit a three-run homer and threw out rett Jones. a runner at second base, leading Los Angeles over Arizona. WHITE SOX 16, Puig flipped his bat after conRANGERS 2 necting to cap a four-run sixth ARLINGTON, Texas — Jose inning. His second homer of the season came after a two-out inten- Abreu and Jordan Danks each had two-run homers, Erik Johnson tional walk to Adrian Gonzalez. Dodgers starter Josh Beckett combined with three relievers on a pitched five innings of one-hit two-hitter and the Chicago White ball, striking out seven and walk- Sox snapped a four-game losing streak. Texas had won five in a ing two. row. The White Sox went ahead to GIANTS 4, PADRES 3 stay with three unearned runs off SAN DIEGO — Buster Posey Robbie Ross (1-1) in the fifth, inhit a two-run home run and Tim cluding Abreu’s fifth homer of the Lincecum earned his first victory season for a 5-2 lead. of the season for San Francisco, which had only three hits in snapYANKEES 5, RAYS 1 png a three-game losing streak. ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Padres pitchers retired 23 of the final 24 batters and the Giants Dean Anna drew a bases-loaded didn’t get a hit after the second in- walk on a full-count pitch with two outs in the 12th inning and Carlos ning. The Giants had scored only one Beltran followed with a two-run run in each of their previous three single as the Yankees beat Tampa Bay for a split of a wild four-game games. series. Yangervis Solarte was walked PHILLIES 10, ROCKIES 9 by Heath Bell (0-1) to open the DENVER — Jimmy Rollins 12th. After failing twice to bunt homered early, then hit a go-ahead against C.J. Riefenhauser, Brett single in the eighth inning that sent Gardner reached on a fielder’s Philadelphia past Colorado. choice and went to third on Brian Rollins finished with three hits McCann’s two-out single. Jacoby as the Phillies averted a series Ellsbury was intentionally walked sweep. Ryan Howard added four before Anna checked his swing to hits, including a homer and triple complete an eight-pitch at-bat and while driving in three runs. score the go-ahead run. Rockies star outfielder Carlos Gonzalez exited early because of RED SOX 6, ORIOLES 5 a sore left knee. He appeared to BOSTON — Dustin Pedroia tweak it running out a high chopscored from third on left fielder per to end the sixth inning. Justin Morneau homered and David Lough’s throwing error with

two outs in the ninth inning, lifting the Boston Red Sox to a 6-5 comback win over Baltimore Orioles on Sunday night. Jonny Gomes hit a three-run homer for the Red Sox, who overcame a 5-0 deficit and improved to 4-5 in Fenway Park where they went 53-28 last season.

ATHLETICS 4, ASTROS 1 OAKLAND, Calif. — Josh Donaldson homered and doubled twice to back another solid start by Jesse Chavez, and the Athletics beat the Astros to complete a series sweep. Jed Lowrie and Eric Sogard added two hits apiece for the A’s, who have won 11 of 13.

TWINS 8, ROYALS 3 KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Phil Hughes ended a personal losing streak that dated to last July, pitching into the seventh inning and helping the Twins top the Royals to avoid a three-game sweep. Hughes (1-1), who signed a $24 million, three-year deal in December, allowed an RBI single to Omar Infante in the fifth and a two-run homer to Alcides Escobar in the seventh while winning for the first time in 17 appearances. He had lost eight games since that victory on July 2 for the Yankees.

TIGERS 2, ANGELS 1 DETROIT — Rick Porcello pitched seven sharp innings, and the Tigers took advantage of four errors in a victory over the Angels. Three of those errors came on one play in the first inning, allowing Detroit’s Ian Kinsler to score from first on a walk. Then in the sixth, Angels catcher Hank Conger threw wildly to first trying to pick off Austin Jackson. It was his second error of the game, and Jackson went to second.

INDIANS 6, BLUE JAYS 4 CLEVELAND — David Murphy hit a three-run double in the sixth inning and John Axford worked out of bases-loaded jam in the ninth, lifting the Indians to a win over the Blue Jays. Cleveland entered the sixth trailing 4-2, but reliever Aaron Loup (1-1) walked the bases loaded before Murphy delivered a line drive past third base that kicked off the stands and caromed into shallow left field, allowing all three runners to score.

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Denise Cox wrote in an email. “When a fire breaks out, the first thing an animal usually does is to hide in fear,” Denise Cox said. “When a firefighter discovers an animal in distress, (the pet) usually needs immediate help and there is often little to no time to call a vet or shelter to receive help.” The specialized masks, purchased through Wag’N 02 Fur Life for $75 each, come in three sizes designed to fit small animals and large dogs. The girls earned $900 from the bake sales and used their permanent fund dividend as well as received donations from family and friends to buy 20 kits, said Lindy Cox, Marguerite’s mother. The two girls stuck with the project, even though their teacher informed them a community project wasn’t required for the class, Lindy Cox said.

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or raise tuition, but the total brought in annually cannot exceed $2 million. There was the expectation that the funding and fuel savings resulting from construction of a new plant would help offset university revenue bond debt service for the project. It also reflected a proposed

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to interpret his reactions made a difference, she said. Susan Mathews, who works at Kenai Kids Therapy in Soldotna, said many families use the autism walk as a place to bring their children where they can comfortably enjoy themselves. She said a common aim for attendees is the desire to raise awareness within the community.

Earlier this year, kindergarteners at Mountain View Elementary School in Kenai collected $308.66 in pennies and donated the money to the Kenai Animal Shelter to be spent on blankets and toys for the animals. The City of Kenai will appropriate the funds to the shelter at the May 7 council meeting. The penny drive, organized by the four kindergarten classes, was a way to get the students more involved in helping out in their community, said Cindy Thomas, a kindergarten teacher at Mountain View. “Kindergarteners are mostly aware of themselves and their close surroundings,” she said. “This was a way to get them

to reach outside their immediate world and realize they can make an impact.” The kindergarten teachers’ brainstormed ways their students could help contribute to something meaningful in their lives. The project coincided with lessons about pets and the value of coins and students decided what the money could be used for, she said. Using large pickle jars set out in front of each classroom, students from every grade brought in pennies for two weeks culminating on Feb 14. “February is a month to show your love and care for others,” Thomas said. The four classes filled up five and a half jars full of pennies and took them to a bank and poured the coins into a counting machine, which jammed up several times, she said. The school presented the Kenai Animal Shelter with a check for $308.66 to be used for animal food, dog and cat toys and blankets, she said.

Cora Chambers, chief animal control officer at the Kenai Animal Shelter said the money will go to buy animal enrichment toys to keep dogs and cats busy while in their kennels. She said with the donation the shelter plans to buy cable runs for the dogs to get outside in the summer. “The kids wanted the money to go specifically for animals and we will make sure to go along with their wishes,” she said. The Kenai Animal Shelter took in 105 animals in the month of March, with 26 dropped off in overnight kennels. Chambers said the shelter typically takes in 100 animals a month and last year more than 1,400 animals went through their doors. The shelter is required to hold strays for three days to allow time for owners to find them. After that period, the animals are available for adoption, she said. In the month of March, 25 stray dogs were brought into

the shelter while 26 dogs were adopted out. Chambers said the staff works hard to find a suitable home for the animals. Often times, animals are brought in by owners who cannot take care of the animal for various reasons while other pets are dropped off overnight. Chambers said it is unfortunate when animals are brought in without the owner informing the staff about the animal. “If we have more information it helps us out and is better for the animal,” she said. “People feel worried about fees or may feel ashamed giving them up but in the end that just hurts the animal.” For a safe capacity the Kenai shelter can hold up to 37 dogs and 21 cats, but Chambers said they have had to double up some dogs in the kennels. If an animal has been in the shelter for more than two months, the staff will reach out to rescue groups or other shelters to try to find them a home, she said.

“Some dogs do great at the shelter because it’s like a big party, while other animals don’t like the noise and don’t adapt as well as others,” she said. “If an animal starts getting kennel crazy, we network with other groups to find them a home because it is not healthy for them to be caged for too long.” Chambers said they have had tremendous adoption numbers the last couple months but still have great animals available. She suggests anyone who is interested in adopting a pet to do their research on what type of animal would fit their lifestyle. Knowing a pet’s health, temperament and personality helps the staff place the animal in the right home. “Certain breeds will fit some families better than others,” she said. “Don’t get too concerned with the look or size of an animal that may not fit your lifestyle.”

withdrawal of $3 billion from the constitutional budget reserve to address the state’s pension obligation. It would need a three-fourths vote of each chamber. Also included in the draft was $4.6 million for renovations at the Atwood state office building in Anchorage. The money would come from right-of-way lease rentals to the Department of Natural Resources and is meant to allow the agency to conform to new

office space standards. The draft included $25,000 to the governor’s office for “providing information that may influence the outcome of an election on initiatives” scheduled to appear on this year’s ballot. Gov. Sean Parnell’s budget director, Karen Rehfeld, said the money was for agency costs for speaking or making presentations at forums on the ballot initiatives. But a Stoltze aide said the proposal was being removed for

lack of support. Lawmakers also were taking up agreement on the state operating budget. That budget funds the operations of state government, and the capital budget generally covers infrastructure and other costs. The House agreed to a $9.1 billion operating budget hammered out between House and Senate negotiators. That figure was lower than Parnell proposed and earned Rep. Alan Austerman, the House Finance

Committee co-chairman who oversaw the budget, a standing ovation during a break on the floor. Austerman, R-Kodiak, who has long preached fiscal restraint, is retiring after this session. The agreement removes $1.4 million Parnell requested for an effort approved by lawmakers last year to allow the state to move toward taking over the lead role from the Army Corps of Engineers in the dredge-and-fill permitting

program. The conference committee also accepted about $620,000 in merit-pay increases for employees of the Alaska Gasline Development Corp., an organization that’s been pursuing an in-state natural gas pipeline and is expected to play a key role in a major liquefied natural gas project the state is seeking. The House, in the version of the bill it passed last month, did not include those raises.

Usually the parents are well versed in the actions of their children, but publicly people often react with shock and confusion, Mathews said. Helping people understand the difference between a kid acting out and a child dealing with Autism is important to discern, she said. “You can frequently tell by the parent’s face,” Mathews said. “Their look says, ‘I am handling my kid. It’s OK don’t worry’.” Holding an autism walk locally is invaluable, said

volunteer Zita Carrasco, who manned the sensory room for walkers if they became over stimulated and needed a break. It makes it so much harder if families have to travel all the way to Anchorage, she said. Tonja Updike, local spokeswoman for the Autism Society of Alaska, and Jerri Braun, organized the walk. The pair revived the event after a three-year hiatus. Updike had headed the first few events, but such an undertaking was overwhelming on her

own, she said. Having Braun organizing as well made it doable again. “It was my idea to bring it back with a bang,” Braun said. She said many community members told her they dearly missed the event. This year Braun and Updike added a number of new activities to the program, including carnival games, yoga, cake walks, ring toss, a bounce house and optional sensory stations around the walking course, where people can pause and experience

similar physical sensations of someone with autism. “Nothing like this has been done in the state,” Updike said. While recent research on the autism spectrum has provided some new insight into the number of people affected by the neurodevelopment disorders, the focus of the walk is to provide people with education on the actual characteristics, Updike said. Living in a community that doesn’t have much understanding for people with

autism can feel very isolating, Updike said. So much of the daily experience with autism can be negative; the event is a full day about seeing the positives, she said. The 2014 walk raised $4433.50 from early cash donations, and the close to 100 attendees, Updike said. Knowledge can result in compassion and understanding, she said.

“They are compassionate girls and worked so hard to raise enough money,” she said. “We are so proud of them. The response from the community was incredible.”

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Young diplomats Soldotna Montessori students take part in Model UN Chance Percival

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).

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 one-half 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 Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development, Alaska Department of Commerce and Economic Development and the Alaska Youth First Program.

Visit The Study The Study will be holding Kindergarten Visitation for next year’s incoming Kindergartners and Pre-K students from 1-2 p.m. on May 16. Students can participate in an hour of school while parents register.

Connections Home-school Dates To Remember: n April 28-29 — Safe Sitter Class 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m. n April 28–May 16 — Ed Performance Testing for 6th, 7th and 8th n April 29 — Connections Talent Show; Alaska Construction Career Days at Soldotna Sports Center – Registration Required and Students in Grades 9-12 Can Apply n April 30 — Last Day To Turn In Connections Reimbursement Forms (date subject to change) n May 1-16 — AIMS/CBM Testing K-5 - Call to set up appointment n May 1 — Kenai Fjords Marine Science Field Trip n May 6-7 — Center for Alaskan Coastal Studies Overnight Field Trip to Petersen Bay Field Station n May 6 — Salmon Celebration n May 16 — Kenai River Clean Up Day 10 a.m.2 p.m.; Seniors: turn in semester reports and return all equipment n May 19 — 2nd Semester grade report Due and High School Eligibility Due n May 22 — Connections Graduation Day Safe Sitter Course — There is another safe sitter class offered April 28-29 from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. This class is very informative and offers hands on training for general care to emergency care. Preparing our children for what to do in case of an emergency is so important. Children need to be between the ages of 11 & 13 to attend. Each class has room for 13 students. The cost is $50 and may be reimbursable by Connections. Each child will receive a backpack with tools that they will know how to use upon completion of the class. For more information go to www. safesitter.org or www.cpgh.org click on quick links, go to community programs and click on safe sitter. Please register early to attend. For more information please contact Marcia Knowlton 598-0950(Instructor/Parent contact) or Sheila or Roberta 714-4775(Hospital contacts). Please feel free to invite other homeschool families who are not currently with Connections. Salmon Celebration — The “Salmon Celebration” will be held at Johnson Lake State Campground in Kasilof on May 6. Grades K-3 are invited to attend from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. and Grades 4-6 should attend between 11:30 a.m.-2 p.m. It takes about 1 1/2-2 hours to do all the activities. For more information see the attached flyer. Please remember that all Connections students need to have a parent in attendance. Great lunch locations can be found throughout the campground! Kenai River Kids Clean Up Day on May 16 — Mingle with other homeschool students/families, get outside to enjoy the springtime weather, and get an overwhelming feeling of pride that you helped improve your beautiful river community! If you are interested in participating, please contact Mark Wackler (mwackler@kpbsd.k12. ak.us). Lunch is provided for all participants and we’d love to see you there! Below is a tentative time-line for the day along with the primary clean up locations we have selected. We will be using three primary clean up locaSee SCHOOLS, page B-2

By KAYLEE OSOWSKI Peninsula Clarion

For some of the students it was their first time traveling out of Alaska, flying on an airplane and working with kids from other countries throughout the world. Sixteen Soldotna Montessori Charter School fifth and sixth graders recently traveled to the Montessori Model United Nations conference for upper elementary students held in New York City. Working toward the opportunity to experience those firsts was time consuming and hard, students said. Students had to win a spot to the conference by writing a persuasion paper. This year’s topic was school uniforms. Students had to choose whether they were for or against uniforms and explain their reasons. After being selected, students had to research and write about their countries and topics. Sixth grader Morgan Reynolds said they each did at least an extra hour of work on their U.N. topics in addition to regular homework every night. Teachers John DeVolld, Terri Carter and Matt Faris chose countries based on the number of delegates. They selected Zimbabwe, Chad and Sierra Leone — all African nations. Each student was assigned to a different committee such as the Human Rights Council, U.N. International Children’s Emergency Fund, Economic and Social Council and U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees. Within their committees the students worked on topics including freedom of religion, childhood obesity, children in armed conflict, child labor, internally displaced people and indigenous people.

Photo courtesy of John DeVolld

Soldotna Montessori Charter School sixth grader Shannon McClure works with students from other countries at the Montessori Model United Nations conference in New York City.

Carter said the topics the kids re- the students researched is at a higher comsearched are “really harsh realities” of to- prehension level than they’re used to proday’s world. cessing. And trying to grasp their country’s DeVolld said much of the information See LEADERS, page B-2

Capturing life and leaving its blemishes intact

his week while editing pictures of my friends and I from Prom, I used a popular photo editing software called Photoshop. I used settings to adjust the lighting and make pesky skin blemishes completely invisible. After spending a few minutes enhancing our pictures, I started wondering about the moral implications of what I was doing. Problems of low self-esteem run rampant among teenagers, especially among teen girls. Teens compare themselves to advertising which display women with perfect bodies, makeup, and hair. When visual perfection is constantly forced on us as a promise of happiness and success, how could we not hope for it? This begins the painful quest by both young and old to work for the perfect body. It can’t be a shocker that this journey ends with disappointment. Because models, who are beautiful to begin with, are Photoshopped and edited beyond any blemish, advertising creates an unattainable goal, and a wild goose chase for anyone who believes their visual fiction. When photography was first invented, it quickly gained popularity as an art form because it could depict truth and capture

images closer than any other medium ever could. Photos quickly strayed from a pure depiction of the world as photographers learned how to manipulate photos in order to increase aesthetics and V erbatim beauty. Though everyone knows that photos can be C laire K incaid changed easily, we still recognize photos as the closest art form we have to sight besides video. When a writer creates fiction, they make it up. No one feels lied to because they don’t expect it to be fact. The same principle is applicable to photography. When people look at an advertisement featuring a beautiful person, they feel deceived when they learn that the image is fake and the model who posed for the picture might not even be recognizable as the person in the advertisement. When considered an art form and visual

fiction, manipulated photos are beautiful and interesting often because nothing like them exists. I recently discovered how to digitally paint with an art tablet and stylus “paintbrush.” Using software, I can create on the computer similarly to how I would with a paintbrush on paper. With enough practice and skill, I could create a digital painting that looks exactly like a photo. Because of this developing new art form and the ease of manipulating them, digital photographs are becoming less reliable in courts of law. We can no longer trust what we see. The problem is that people naturally trust what they see when it appears as reality. It is easy enough for a person to distinguish that a cartoon character or image created with paint is fiction, but when something appears real through the help of digital technology, we believe it to be so. We need to train ourselves to look at advertising as potential fiction, and not hold ourselves to the impossible standards it sets. We need to look past the advertising urging us to look perfect and see our beauty as we naturally are: blemishes and all. Claire Kincaid is a student at Soldotna High School.

Fall semester general registration open now General public registration opened for the fall 2014 semester at 12:01 a.m. this morning, April 21 and if trends continue, KPC classes will again filling rapidly. To view all KPC class offerings for the fall, visit KPC’s searchable course schedule from the homepage. Registration is available at UAOnline, accessible near the top of the homepage, on the right in the yellow bar. Summer semester registration remains open to the public up until the first day a class begins. For more information, contact KRC Student Services at 262-0330 or toll free at 877-262-0330.

Everyone is welcome to attend this free Earth Day event that is being co-sponsored by the KPC Showcase, KRC Career and Community Engagement Center and the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge. For more information, please contact Krista Timlin by e-mail at kltimlin@kpc. alaska.edu or call 262-0337.

Earth Day commemoration planned

Host a KPC international exchange student

The public is invited to KPC’s Earth Day celebration from 5-9 p.m. on April 22 at the Kenai River Campus. Representatives from the UAF Cooperative Extension, Cook Inletkeeper, Kenai National Wildlife Refuge, Kenai Watershed Forum, Living Lightly on Earth and Re-Group will have booths set up at the event. Andy Loranger, Kenai National Wildlife Refuge manager, will be providing a brief presentation on the history of the Refuge, followed by a screening of the film “Wild by Law” at 7 p.m. “Wild by Law” outlines the story of the Wilderness Act of 1964 and is the kick-off event in a series of Wilderness Act 50th anniversary events sponsored by the Wildlife Refuge.

The KRC Learning Center is currently seeking host families for Kenai Peninsula College international exchange students, through the Youth for Understanding program. Families are needed to host a student for a semester or for the entire 2014-15 academic year. Exchange students are responsible for their own transportation (using carpooling or CARTS) and have their own funds for any other needs. Hosts will receive a monthly stipend of $200. Contact Mark Larson at 252-3058 or Diane Taylor at 262-0328 for more information about applying.

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Fall 2014 KRC Residence Hall

online application period open Current and prospective KPC students can now complete their fall 2014 student housing applications. For the first time since opening last August, the application process is managed online through the UAOnline portal. To complete an application, go to UAOnline <https://uaonline.alaska.edu/> , log In, choose Student Services & Account Information, then Campus Housing and Dining, KPC Housing and then choose Apply Online. For more information, contact KRC Residence Life <mailto:reslife@kpc.alaska.edu> at 262-0256 or email tdwillis@kpc.alaska. edu.

KPC Student Art Exhibition currently on display The 2014 KPC Student Show, a mixedmedia exhibition that features pieces created by KPC art students, is currently on display at KRC’s Gary L. Freeburg Gallery. The exhibition can be viewed from 8:30 a.m.-7:30 p.m., Monday through Thursday, and from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. on Fridays. There will be a closing reception for the show from 3:30-5 p.m. on May 2. Refreshments will be served and patrons can view the pieces that won awards for Best of Show, Juror’s Choice and Honorable Mention. For more information, please contact Cam Choy, associate professor of art, by e-mail at cchoy2@kpc.alaska.edu or call 262-0274.

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position on an issue can be a challenge. The students agreed writing their position papers about their topics was hardest part of the entire experience. “It was just having to find all the research for it and then being able to put it together in the right order,” sixth grader Shannon McClure said. “If you don’t really know (your topic) good in the very beginning, it makes it a lot tougher,” sixth grader MaCady Musgrave said. “Once you start knowing it better it gets a lot easier.” In addition to learning about their different countries, committees and topics, the students also had to raise money to attend the conference. They collectively auctioned off items and also

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tions: n Isaac Walton in Sterling n Swiftwater Park in Soldotna n Centennial Park in Soldotna Each student will be given their own trash bag and label. Awards will be given to the class or classes that collect the most trash. General awards will also be presented to all the students that participate. Time-Line: May, 16 n 10 a.m. — Meet at Pre-Selected River Location and have a brief orientation, safety talk, life jacket and bag distribution n 10:15 a.m.-12:15 p.m. — Commence clean up: Guides/Students will spread out and collect trash n 12:15-12:45 p.m. — Lunch n 12:45-1:15 p.m. Final Trash collection, all bags labeled, depart

Kaleidoscope School Of Arts and Science Monday — 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Our 5th and 6th graders who are transferring to KMS next year will be visiting KMS Tuesday — 6-7:30 p.m. Digital Media Class in the library with Office Prins. He will introduce parents to the importance of media safety and what to look for in your media. Wednesday — D.A.R.E for the 5th / 6th grade classes Thursday — 1-3:30 p.m. Kindergarteners will be walking with Mr. Dan to the Creek and the mouth of the Kenai River. Friday — 3-3:45 p.m. Volunteer Appreciation Assembly. Everyone who has volunteered in any way this year is invited to attend as the whole school recognizes and honors you. Volunteers Color Our World!; 5:30-10:30 p.m. After Testing Fun Night for all current enrolled 3rd -6th graders. Permission slips are required. This event is a fundraiser to support 2 staff members, Mrs. Renner and Ms. Collier, as they are faced with medical issues. All donations are greatly appreciated! Reminders n We would like to thank all of our parents who donated snacks for our SBA testing days. We have some amazing parents in our school and are very thankful for each and every one of you. n Student Placement forms are available in the circular magazine file in the entry. They are due back to the office by May 9. This form is one of the considerations looked at when building class lists. n Spring picture packets and / or proofs are expected to arrive in 2 weeks. n If you are able to volunteer for the Bike Rodeo on May 12, please let nurse Mary Lou know. 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 Trustworthiness: To act in a manner that makes one worthy of trust and confidence. PTA PTA is now accepting nominations for the 2014/2015 PTA Board. For more information contact the PTA at ksaspta@gmail.com. The end of the year BBQ with the firefighters is May 16 at 6 p.m. Volunteers will be needed. There is no school carnival this year.

Kalifornsky Beach Elementary A student in Mr. Daniels’s class was honored at last Monday’s School Board Meeting for her forensics performance! In addition, there was a student representative from 4th grade that presented our 4th grade Recycle Project this year. Way to go kids! Our foster grandparents, Grandma Brenda and Grandma Dee were honored at the meeting for their outstanding commitment to our children as literacy volunteers at K-Beach Elementary. Students in Mr. Daniels’s class will also receive a presentation from the Division of Forestry this week. The presentation will include Fire Wise information as well as a tour of a fire engine! A big welcome to our Artist In Residence Liz! Liz will teach us some finer points of creating art during her visit. Jump Rope For Heart will happen next week as well as Junior Achievement. It’s a busy time in Mr. Daniels’s Class! Monday — 5th and 6th grade visitation to Kenai Middle School

Mountain View Elementary The 4th & 5th grade concert will be at the KCHS auditorium on Tuesday at 6 p.m. Mountain View Elementary early Kindergarten registration for the 2014-2015 school year open is now open. Students must be 5

raised money individually. “I mowed a lot of lawns,” sixth grader Spencer Mize said. The students, their teachers and chaperones left on April 5 and returned on April 14. “We were planning the whole time where we were going to go in New York and then it actually happened and I was like, ‘Oh wait we’re actually doing this,’” sixth grader Morgan Reynolds said about the experience. “It felt like it was a dream,” fifth grader Macie Schroeder said. The conference took place during a four-day period at the Brooklyn Bridge Marriott Hotel and the U.N. Headquarters. Each committee handled two topics and the students had to write resolutions for the topics and then vote on those resolutions. Sixth grader Judd Miller said the best part of the conference was meeting other kids from all

around the world. About 800 students total attended Model U.N. “There’s people from China and Australia and South America and all over Europe,” Judd said. Many of the students exchanged email addresses to stay in contact with the kids they met at the conference. Macie said some of the kids from other regions asked “the strangest questions” of the Soldotna students. “A kid asked me was it the first time I wore short sleeves,” Macie said. Fifth grader Payton Story said another student asked him how he survived Alaskan winters. When the students weren’t busy solving global issues, they took in the sights and cultural offerings of the city including the Statue of Liberty, Elis Island, Central Park, Federal Hall, Times Square, the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Brooklyn Bridge.

“Compared to Seattle or Anchorage or somewhere like that it was a real shock,” Shannon said about seeing the city. Before beginning their research for the conference, many of the students said they weren’t sure what the U.N.’s responsibilities were or that some of the world issues existed. But now, after the conference, they find themselves paying attention to the goings-on in other countries. “I’m sure a lot of us find ourselves listening to the news a lot more than usual, too,” fifth grader Kaegan Koski said. All the students agreed that the effort was worth it. “Not every kid gets to go to New York,” Spencer said.

years old by Sept. 1. Registration forms may be picked up at the Mountain View Office. Kindergarten Parent Orientation will be on Thursday at 5 p.m. in the Mountain View Library. Registered students will be invited to visit a Kindergarten classroom on April 29. The Site Council will be meeting on Thursday at 4 p.m. in the Staff Lounge. Agenda items include FY’15 Planning and the Title 1 Parent Activity Report. Parent input forms for student placement for the 2014-2015 school year are available now at the office. Your thoughts regarding your students strengths and needs is extremely helpful in developing classroom assignments. For parent input to be considered in the placement process this form needs to be returned to the office no later than May 2. Congratulations to Haven Walluk for receiving the “Masonic Student of the Year” award for Mountain View. Pre-orders for the Mt. View yearbook are now being accepted. Order forms were sent home last week and are also available at the office. Interviews for the new Assistant Principal will be held on April 29, starting at 4 p.m. in the Mt. View Library.

All volunteers must be registered with the school district prior to volunteering in classrooms/driving on field trips. Field trip drivers must complete a driver form and submit required documentation when driving on school related field trips. Please contact the school office for additional information or go to http:// www.kpbsd.k12.ak.us/ click on volunteer link and follow the instructions. Redoubt Elementary 2014/2015 Preschool applications may be picked up at the school office. Children must be 4 years old by Sept. 1. Screening for this program will be held at the Soldotna Public Library on April 29. In order to be considered, a child must be 4 years on Sept. 1 and have a completed application returned to Redoubt Elementary. Screenings will be scheduled after applications are brought to the school. For information please call 260-4300. Spring Book Fair — April 28–May 2. Buy one book and get the other book free. Last week’s Box Tops for Education winners were, Ryatt Weed, Kenny Mize, Lexie Wells & Zeek Miiler. Keep turning those Box Tops for Education. Redoubt Art Show — A collection of artwork created by student at Redoubt will be displayed through the month of April at Kaladi Brothers on Kobuk in Soldotna.

– Honorable Mention in Sculpture; Nicholas Truesdell – 2nd in Open; Tyson Smith – 1st in Functional Ceramics; Jacob Ansel – 2nd in Functional Ceramics; Makayla Derkevorkian – 2nd in Mixed Media; Ryan Moeglein – 2nd in Photography Congratulations to Meggean Bos. Her proposal she sent in to American Association of Family and Consumer Science teacher’s national conference, So Many Apps - So Little Time!, has been selected for Putting Research Into Practice! Graduation is May 19 at 7 p.m. at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex. Higher Expectations Greater Success Parent Guide (Alaska Standards for English Language Arts and Mathematics) is now available at the front office. Alaska’s standards in English and math set high expectations for students from kindergarten to grade 12. Students who meet these goals will be ready for success after high school-whether it is in the military, on the job, or in a union apprenticeship, technical school, or college. Your schools will decide how to meet the standards through a local curriculum and teaching methods that respect your community’s cultures. There are two ways to order a transcript. Each way serves a different purpose. If you need a transcript sent to a college or NCAA or a similar agency, then you will need to log on to: www.parchment.com to order transcripts to be sent. The request is then forwarded to SoHi. After processing, it then goes through cyberspace… rather than the US mail… to get to its destination, which is much faster! All transcripts that are headed for NCAA, colleges, etc. have to be processed this way! A final transcript is one that shows your second semester grades… If you order your transcript when we are in second semester, you will need to make sure you choose “next grading period” when you go on to Parchment… that way your transcript request will wait until the grades are in at the end of the year before it is sent.

Nikiski Middle-High The Spring Scholastic ‘Buy One, Get One Free’ Book Fair will be held in the NMHS Library starting Tuesday. It will run for two weeks ending May 3. The Fair will be open during both lunches and right after school. It will also be open before and after the Hello Dolly Musical Theater Show the weekends of April 25 and 26 and May 2 and 3. Tuesday — Middle School Mass Choir Concert at Soldotna High School Auditorium at 6 p.m. Thursday — Junior Parent Night at 6 p.m. in the library. Contact Tasha Thompson for more information. Friday and Saturday — High School Track Meet at Skyview Invite. Friday — Middle School Track Meet at Homer Middle at 3 p.m.; Girls Varsity Soccer at Seward at 3 p.m.; Boys Varsity Soccer at Seward at 5 p.m. Hello Dolly! Friday and Saturday at Nikiski Middle High School Auditorium. $10 for adults. $5 for students. April 28-30 — Cheer Tryouts! See Ms. Boyle for more information. This summer there is an Emergency Trauma Technician (ETT) academy. This academy will take place at Nikiski High School from June 4-25, Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. 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. To sign up students can see their counselor, call Debbie Pearson at 283-2145 or go to http://onestop.kpbsd.k12. ak.us/.

Future Problem Solving is a program developed 40 years ago to help kids think creatively and out of the box. Students from all over Alaska, all over the united States, and all over the world compete using a six step problem solving technique. On April 14 and 15, the State Bowl was held in Soldotna. While over seventy teams from each division (5th and 6th grade Juniors, 7th - 9th grade Middles, and 10th-12th grade Seniors) participated in the program, only the top five from each division were invited to the State Bowl. This year, teams from Cordova, Sitka, Fairbanks, Kenai, and Soldotna along with students from Hong Kong, China participated. Students were presented with a future scene in which Beijing, China was struggling with pollution and gridlock to its transportation systems. The Senior River City Academy team consisting of Rachael Todd, Misha James-Ravin, Logan Trigg and Morgan Stoddard took first place in the presentation of Action Plans. Rachael Todd placed third in Senior Scenario writing. Congratulations to these hard working and high achieving students! Next Saturday School is set for April 26, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. and will focus on math New student shadow day will be May 6 7:50 a.m.-12:10 p.m. Incoming new students for next year are invited to join us for the morning to see what life is like at RCA. Please call the school to sign up. New building orientation will be May 7 5:30-7:30 p.m. at SMS. This invite is open to all students and parents, including those planning to attend next year.

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Kindergarten registration and orientation will be held on Wednesday at NNS. You may chose to attend at 9:30–10:30 a.m. or 1–2 p.m. If your child will be five years old by Sept. 1, bring them along to have some fun while you enroll them at Nikiski North Star! Please remember to bring immunization records, birth certificate and any legal custody papers. For more information, please call the school office at 776-2600. Three of our classes have art work hanging in the state capitol in Juneau! Speaker of the House, Mike Chenault, tweeted about their artwork that will be on display through the month of April. The students are in the classes of Mrs. Settlemyer, Mrs. Redfern and Mrs. Heath. Deadline for registration for the Hershey Track and Field Meet is this Friday. The track meet will be held at Nikiski High School on May 16. Boys and girls ages 9 – 14 are welcome to participate. Volunteers are needed and asked to call Tammy at 776-8800 with any questions.

Super Activity day Thursday (no 6th hour) Interested in careers in Alaska’s dynamic construction industry? Skyview will be taking a bus over to the Soldotna Sports Center to experience the construction trades first-hand on April 29. Apprenticeship programs and industry representatives from Alaska will give you the opportunity to learn about exciting, high paying jobs in the booming construction trades. Experience demonstrations and hands-on activities in heavy equipment operation, painting, welding and much more. Pick up a permission slip from Wes Andrews or Emily Cotton. Skyview students; get your musical and/ or artistic talents flowing. The last Skyview annual Talent Show will be held April 30 in the commons. If you wish to participate, you need to fill out the audition form and turn it in by April 29. The forms are on the back of Mrs. Raemaeker ’s door (B205) or in the office. They need to be turned into either Mrs. Raemaeker or the office. The auditions will be Tuesday at 2:45 p.m. for the live performance portions of the show. Prizes will be awarded. If you are entering an art piece, fill out the form and submit it to Mrs. Taylor and/or Mrs. Raemaeker. Skyview’s last Academic and Senior’s Awards night will be May 6 at 7 p.m. in the commons. Seniors need to submit scholarship award information to Mrs. Madden by May 2 in order to be included in the program.

Redoubt Elementary Each spring we provide parents the opportunity to provide input into the classroom placement of their child for the following school year. This input can be very helpful to the school staff when placing students into classes. Placement decisions for each student will be finalized by Mr. Pothast, classroom teachers and the school’s Intervention Team. If you have questions about the placement process, please see Mr. Pothast. So that your input may be considered during the placement process, input forms are available at the school web site and at the school office. Forms must be returned to the school office no later than Friday at 4 p.m. Forms returned after that date will not able to be considered in the placement process. C

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Soldotna High The KPBSD 25th Annual Student Art Show, Visual Feast, was a success for Soldotna High School! For the 2013-2014 school year, the following students took home awards: Kaitlyn Groleske – Best of Show (Mixed Media) & 1st in Acrylic/Oil Painting; Claire Kincaid & Hannah Selden – Honorable Mention in Acrylic/Oil Painting; Xochi Harbison – 2nd in Watercolor Painting; Daisy Nelson

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Soldotna Middle Monday — Final Site Council Meeting at Soldotna Middle School Staff Lounge at 4 p.m. Tuesday — Mass Choir hosted by Soldotna Middle School at Soldotna High School. All day event. Concert in Soldotna High School Auditorium at 6 p.m. Thursday — Kenai Invitational track meet at Kenai at 3 p.m. Many students have outstanding fees. Please check PowerSchool to see if your student has an unpaid balance - all fees are payable by cash or check to the front office. Please contact Mrs. Kircher at 260-2500 if you have any questions. Spartan Student Council is looking for artistic representations of Soldotna Middle School history in any medium. Creations will be on display during the Spartan History Celebration happening in conjunction with the 2nd Annual Art Showcase on May 1 from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. If you are interested in contributing, please see Mrs. Pothast for more details. Submissions are due by 2:15 p.m. on April 25. Congratulations to the Citizens of the Fourth Quarter – Asia Angeles Hanson, Kellie Arthur, Garryn Baker, Levi Benner, Carsen Brown, Anthony Carrasco, Caroline Cho, Tanner Craig, Preston Doucet, Titan Farrell, Joseph Fiebelkorn, Mykenna Foster, Brenner Furlong, Victoria Giles, Laurel Glaves, Cheyenne Groff, Cody Hemphill, Cameron Knowlton, Serena Larrow, Justin Lavender, Myra Love, Sarah McConnell, Sean McMullen, Carlin Meyer, Chloe Newby, Natalia O’Toole, Portia Padilla, Nathaniel Patat, Brianna Peters, Wessley Petrovich, John Mark Pothast, Cody Quelland, Delaney Risley, Jaeger Smith, Kyla Smith, Jode Sparks, Shannon Spence, Allison Towell, Alexander VanDeGrift, Koby Vinson, Andreah Walker, Thomas Wells.

Wings Christian Academy This week at Wings, the students are feeling relief after a week of testing. However, the end of school is drawing nigh as the graduates work to get their last few grades in! There is officially 4 more weeks of school left until graduation! Today is their last school holiday for the year and the students will return back to school on Tuesday. Keep up the good work! You’re almost done! Thursday is the last volleyball home game of the season and begins at 1 p.m. The volleyball tournament will take place at Wings on March 2. The team did very well at their last game and won the match against the WHCS Archers! They’ve been practicing hard and hope to also do well in the tournament. In other news, the students recently participated in “Quiz-ems” where they tested their knowledge from previous chapel services. Zane James won for the 1st-6th grade division and Tyler Ophus won for the 7th-12th grade division. Way to go!

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With DOT Certification. ------Send resume to : Big Mike’s 601 Highbush Ln. Kenai, AK 99611 or email: akbigmikes@yahoo.com

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Crafts & Trades 1 Maintenance Mechanic KPC is seeking an excellent individual to fill this fulltime, 12 month per year fulltime, staff position. Starting wage is $20.96 per hour with benefits and tuition waivers; position begins May 2014. The successful candidate will routinely perform a variety of skilled maintenance, repair, and construction tasks in a variety of trades requiring at least apprentice level skills in any one of the trades practiced. This position reports to the Maintenance Department supervisor and requires the ability to respond to changing work needs that may include early mornings, evening, nights and weekends.

WANTED: Advertising Sales/ Customer Service Representative

The award-winning Homer News is looking for an energetic, motivated person to serve as our sales/customer service representative. This full-time, year-round position includes benefits. Pay is commission based. Qualified candidates will have an understanding of the importance of small newspapers in the life of a community, as well as the ability to translate print and Internet opportunities into tangible benefits for the newspaper's clients. Must have reliable transportation and a good driving record. Applicants must be able to work independently and efficiently in a fast-paced environment with multiple projects and deadlines. Some sales experience preferred, but willing to train right candidate. The Homer News is a drug-free workplace and a drug test is a condition for employment. Send resume to: lori.evans@homernews.com or deliver to 3482 Landings St., Homer, AK 99603. Questions? Call (907)235-7767.

NOW HIRING! CARE COORDINATOR The role of a Care Coordinator is a wonderful opportunity to serve people in our community as a counselor and advocate. EDUCATION: Care Coordinator Certificate, BA, BS degree in psychology, social work, rehabilitation, nursing or human services field. Degree preferred or experience working with people with disabilities. QUALIFICATIONS: DMV Driving record and must be able to pass a background check, and drug screening. Full job descriptions can be found on our website. www.fcsonline.org -----------------------------------------------------Pick up and return application packet to FCS’ HR Department, 43335 K-Beach Rd. Suite #36, Soldotna, AK 99669 or email to work@fcsonline.org FCS is an Equal Opportunity Employer

General Employment BRISTOL BAY Crew needed for the 2014 season. Commercial fishing experience preferred. Pay is percentage based on experience. Contact Dan (907)398-6367

Saxon Drilling is a growing international oilfield services company that operates an established contract drilling and well servicing business to oil and gas exploration and production companies in North America, South America, the Middle East, and South East Asia. Saxon is excited to operate in Alaska under a multi-year contract. We are looking for dependable and safety oriented individuals to join our team.

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Rotational Work Schedule / Cook Inlet, AK Responsible for the inspection, maintenance, troubleshooting and field repair of all electrical equipment on the rig and associated rig site electrical equipment. Maintain all electrical equipment in accordance with Saxon's planned maintenance system and to manufacturers' specifications. Min Requirements: 2-3 years electrical experience. Oil field/drilling equipment maintenance and repair experience preferred. High School Diploma or GED.

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Rotational Work Schedule / Cook Inlet, AK Perform drilling, tripping, rig moving and maintenance operations. Maintain good housekeeping and ensuring tasks are completed safely on the rig. Previous experience on an oil rig or rig support preferred.

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For more information and to apply for this position go to KPC's employment page at www.kpc.alaska.edu UAA is an AA/EO Employer and Educational Institution.

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KENAI, AK Come join a family-friendly, innovative work environment. The Kenaitze Indian Tribe is opening our Dena'ina Wellness Center, featuring an integrated model of care, in April. Employees at Kenaitze Indian Tribe deliver health, social service, education and tribal court services to tribal members, Alaska Native/American Indian people and others. Kenaitze Indian Tribe is recruiting for the following Full Time Positions: Registration Technician I The Registration Technician I is a member of the Registration Desk Team and is responsible for the collection, verification, and entry for all patient demographic and insurance information. The Registration Technician I will rotate between the Registration Desk and the Call Center within the Dena'ina Wellness Center. The accurate and timely performance of job duties of the Registration Technicians directly impacts the revenue received by the Kenaitze Indian Tribe. Behavioral Health Support Clerk The function of this position is to provide data entry support for the behavioral health providers. The job duties of this position will directly impact the revenue cycle, as well as compliance with State of Alaska reporting requirements. The incumbent of this position will be tasked with, but will not be limited to, the following duties: all data entry into the Alaska Information Management System (AKAIMS), complete patient registration, and insurance verification. Other duties will include talking room and group room preparation for providers. This position requires great attention to detail, a high accuracy rate, excellent communication skills, and the ability to work well with others. IT Assistant The IT Assistant will assist the Director of Information Technology with IT needs and network upkeep. The IT Assistant will be responsible for IT Help Desk services as directed. Benefits include Holidays, Paid Time Off, Extended Sick Leave, Medical/Dental/Life & Accidental Death Insurance, 401(k) For the job descriptions or to apply visit our website at http://kenaitze.applicantpro.com. For questions call 907-335-7200. P.L. 93-638 applies

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CITY OF KENAI, ALASKA Position(s) Vacancy Temporary Parks & Grounds Maintenance Crew Leader, Temporary Parks & Grounds Maintenance Worker, and Temporary Parks & Grounds Gardener. Hourly pay varies depending on position. Temporary, full-time positions responsible for assisting with summer maintenance of park grounds, facilities/infrastructure, and equipment in support of the Parks & Recreation Department. Position announcement, job descriptions and application are available through the Alaska Job Center Network, (907) 335-3010. Submit resume and City of Kenai application form by April 22, 2014 to Peninsula Job Service, 11312 Kenai Spur Hwy., Kenai, AK 99611. The City of Kenai is an equal opportunity employer. For more information about the City of Kenai, visit our home page at www.ci.kenai.ak.us.

Frontier Community Services is a Soldotna based non-profit agency providing in-home and group home services to people experiencing a disabling condition. We are seeking top-notch personnel for full-time and part-time positions within the agency with an interest in providing health care services for the Kenai Peninsula area.

Current Openings • Accounts Payable/ Purchasing Specialist • Support Staff Full job descriptions can be found on our website, www.fcsonline.org ____________________________________ Pick up and return application packet to FCS’ HR Department, 43335 K-Beach Rd. Suite #36, Soldotna, AK 99669 or email to work@fcsonline.org FCS is an Equal Opportunity Employer

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NEWSPAPER INSERTER Now Taking Applications. 25- 30 hours per week. Evenings to early morning shift. No experience necessary. Applicants must be able to lift up to 35 lbs. & be deadline orientated. Pre-employment substance abuse testing required. Applications available at the Clarion front office

Direct Service Advocate Transitional Living Center Part Time Provide education, support, and advocacy to homeless women and children residing in transitional housing. Excellent understanding of domestic violence, sexual assault and substance abuse; excellent written and verbal communication skills; basic computer skills; ability to work with diverse population, multi-task, work independently and with a team, calm in crisis. High school diploma or equivalent required. Resume and cover letter to Executive Director, The LeeShore Center, 325 S. Spruce St., Kenai, AK 99611 by April 23, 2014. EOE.

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Office & Clerical Central Peninsula Hospital is seeking qualified candidates for the following positions: Chef (Full Time, Wed-Sat 5am-3:30p) High School Diploma or GED and minimum of 1 year cooking experience in a hospital, school, or restaurant setting required. Graduate Culinary Academy within 1 year of hire and Food Handlers Card required within 30 days of hire. 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. Med/Surg RN opportunities (Full Time, Part Time and Per Diem) - Current AK licensure; Bachelor's degree preferred.

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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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Apartments, Unfurnished 2-BEDROOM 6 miles north of Kenai. $850. per month plus electric & deposit. No pets. Coin operated laundry on site. (907)262-7248. CLEAN KENAI 2-bedroom, 1.5-bath. fireplace, washer/dryer, dishwasher, basement. Near schools. $775. includes heat, cable. No pets. (907)262-2522. REDOUBT VIEW Soldotna’s best value! Quiet, freshly painted, close to schools. 1-Bedroom from $625. 2-Bedroom from $725. 3-Bedroom, 2-bath, from $825. No pets. (907)262-4359.

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Business for Sale Property Management Division 170 N. Birch Suite 101, Soldotna (907)262-2522 Mary.Parske@century21.com www.Century21FreedomRealty.com

Homes THE PERFECT RANCH STYLE HOME

3-Bedroom 2-bath 2-car garage. Beautiful cedar sided home in very quite paved neighborhood on a corner lot with 1.37 acres. All one floor with no steps! All doors are extra wide. Paved driveway and parking area. Excellently maintained. Ideal open floor plan with open kitchen. In floor heat throughout. Vaulted ceilings and a gas fireplace. Large master bedroom with walk in closet and sliding glass door leading to the back deck with lots of privacy (perfect for a hot tub). Each room has its own thermostat and this house is very energy efficient. Well maintained large front and back lawn with lilac trees and rose bushes. Top of the line water filtration system that has eliminated all iron! Garage is 601Sq.Ft. Asking $269,000. (907)283-5747

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Self-Sustaining business in an area where industry is growing, North Kenai. Contact Brad (907)690-7737.

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BRAND NEW HOME Nikiski 3-bedroom, 2-bath, 2-car garage. Refrigerator, dishwasher, & range Wooded lot. $1,500/ month plus utilities. (907)776-5276

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 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.

Cabins SMALL 1-BEDROOM Cabin, Kenai River. Weekly/ monthly. No smokers/ pets. (907)283-4333 SOLDOTNA 1-bedroom, Satellite, washer/dryer. No smoking/ pets. Lease. $725. (907)262-4047, (907)394-2774.

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Parts & Accessories TOYO A/T TIRES. P245 70R16 065 1yr old, plus they are on rims, I have Ford hub caps (4). Came off ‘02 Explorer. ALL just $400. (907)260-5943

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Ford F150 FX. Black & Blue FX, 4 Wheel Drive, V8, New Rear Breaks, AC/ Power Windows & Doors, New Stereo with Hands Free Blue Tooth, Alarm, Remote Start, Bed Cover, Running Boards, Custom Grill. $12,500. OBO. (907)252-9555

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Homes HOME Soldotna, 3-bedroom, 2-bath, washer/dryer, dishwasher, shed. $1,125. plus utilities, Security deposit. No pets/smoking. (907)741-0881 (907)242-9551. 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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Clean white F150 long bed, with bed liner. Automatic with power. 20mpg to Anchorage. 4 x 4 works great. Showing light wear, tires fair. About 204,000 on synthetic oil, no oil burning. Tow hooks, block heater. Starts and runs good in cold weather. New aluminum tool box, tow hitch. Small powerful 4.6 Triton V-8. Call Rick, 907-394-8858. $5,500. Will consider small part trade?

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Transportation 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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PRIME KENAI RETAIL/ OFFICE SPACE 1,832SqFt to 20,000SqFt. Rates start @ $.50SqFt. Call Carr Gottstein Properties, (907)564-2424 or visit www.carrgottstein.com

‘01 DAKOTA SPORT 2 sets wheels & tires. less then 61K miles remote start. $8,000. (907)690-1410

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NOTICE OF DEFAULT AND SALE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that JOEL HARMON and BRENDA HARMON, Husband and Wife, as Trustors, on the 15th day of October, 2004, executed a Deed of Trust affecting certain real property to SOUTHCENTRAL TITLE AGENCY as Trustee, STEWART TITLE OF THE KENAI PENINSULA, INC. having since been substituted as Trustee, and FRANCES PARKER, an unmarried woman, as Beneficiary, which Deed of Trust was recorded on October 27, 2004, at Serial Number 2004-010935-0, in the Kenai Recording District, Third Judicial District, State of Alaska, the beneficial interest in which was assigned to the Frances G. Parker Trust by instrument dated April 1, 2007 and recorded on May 3, 2007 at Serial Number 2007-004596-0, and describing and encumbering land and improvements known as:

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Lots Ten (10), Eleven (11), and Twelve (12), Block Two (2), THE HEATHER SUBDIVISION, according to Plat No. 84-313, in the Kenai Recording District, Third Judicial District, State of Alaska. Physical address: 36665 Scotsman Street, Sterling, Alaska 99672

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Notice is hereby given that default upon the underlying obligation for which said Deed of Trust is security has occurred and that such breach consists of a failure by the Trustor to satisfy a certain indebtedness, the payment of which is secured by said Deed of Trust and Deed of Trust Note dated the I5th day of October, 2004, in the original amount of TWENTY THOUSAND ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY and No/lOOTHS DOLLARS ($20,150.00). The obligations under the Note are in default and the entire amount is deemed due, owing and delinquent under the acceleration provisions of the note. The current amount of the principal indebtedness is FOURTEEN THOUSAND FOUR HUNDRED AND EIGTHEEN and 66/1OOTHS DOLLARS ($I4,418.66), together with accrued interest thereon from the 29th day of December, 2011, at the rate of 9% per annum, in the amount equal to TWO THOUSAND SEVEN HUNDRED AND FORTY ONE and 13/00 ($2,74I.I3) as of February 7, 2014 plus per diem accruing interest of THREE DOLLARS AND 56/00 ($3.56) per day, plus delinquent Kenai Peninsula Borough real property taxes in the amount equal to or greater than FOUR HUNDRED AND SIXTEEN AND 50/00 DOLLARS ($416.50), plus all sums expended by Beneficiary under the Deed of Trust with interest thereupon.

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The undersigned trustee, STEWART TITLE OF THE KENAI PENINSULA, INC., elects to sell the above-described property at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash in lawful money of the United States of America, payable at the time of sale upon acceptable bid, to satisfy the obligation on the 22nd day of July, 2014, at the hour of 10:00 o'clock A.M.m. at the front door of the Alaska Court System Building, 125 Trading Bay Drive, Kenai, Alaska 99611. In this notice, cash and lawful money of the United States of America means coin or currency of the United States, United States Post Office Money Order, or Cashier's Check. Beneficiaries will have the right to make an off-set bid without cash in an amount equal to the balance owed on the obligation at the time of the sale, including all sums expended by Beneficiary and Trustee of the Deed of Trust with interest thereupon.

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Said Deed of Trust was executed on the 10th day of January, 2008, and recorded on the 14th day of January, 2008, Serial No. 2008-000383. There is of record an Assignment of Deed of Trust, including the terms and conditions thereof, executed by CALVIN W. FERTIG and PATSY A. FERTIG, as Assignors, for the benefit of LEONARD BALLARD, as Assignee, recorded February 12, 2014, Serial No. 2014-001082, Kenai Recording District, Third Judicial District, State of Alaska. There is of record a JUDGMENT in favor of WELLS FARGO EQUIPMENT FINANCE, INC., a Minnesota Corporation, against SILVER FOX CONSTRUCTION LLC, an Alaska Limited Liability Corporation, ROBERT E. HARR, individually, in the amount of $35,918.06, plus interest, costs and fees, entered May 25, 2011, under Case No. 3AN- 10-11415 Civil, in the Superior Court for the State of Alaska Anchorage, Third Judicial District, and recorded June 1, 2011, Serial No. 2011-005177.

There is of record a JUDGMENT in favor of WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A., a National Banking Association, against SILVER FOX CONSTRUCTION LLC, an Alaska Limited Liability Corporation, HARR TECHNOLOGIES, LLC. a Colorado Limited Liability Corporation, ROBERT E. HARR, individually, and SHERRY L. HARR, individually, in the amount of $203,903.79, plus interest, costs and fees, entered November 20, 2011, under Case No. 3AN-10-12989 Civil, in the Superior Court for the State of Alaska Anchorage, Third Judicial District, and recorded November 30, 2011, Serial No. 2011-011440. Said documents having been recorded in the Kenai Recording District, Third Judicial District, State of Alaska, describing: TRACT TWO-D (2-D), K-B SUBDIVISION, Part 10, filed under Plat No. 2006-40, Records of the Kenai Recording District, Third Judicial District, State of Alaska. The physical address of the real property described above is 35403 KB Drive, Soldotna, Alaska, 99669.

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There is of record a JUDGMENT in favor of WELLS FARGO EQUIPMENT FINANCE, INC., a Minnesota Corporation, against SILVER FOX CONSTRUCTION LLC, an Alaska Limited Liability Corporation, ROBERT E. HARR, individually, in the amount of $45,133.82, plus interest, costs and fees, entered May 25, 2011, under Case No. 3AN- 10-11415 Civil, in the Superior Court for the State of Alaska Anchorage, Third Judicial District, and recorded June 14, 2011, Serial No. 2011-005573.

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The undersigned, being the original, or properly substituted Trustee hereby gives notice that a breach of the obligations under the Deed of Trust has occurred in that the Trustor has failed to satisfy the indebtedness secured thereby: FOUR HUNDRED THIRTY-SIX THOUSAND SEVEN HUNDRED FORTY-FOUR AND 84/100TH DOLLARS ($436,744.84), plus interest, late charges, costs, attorney fees and other foreclosure costs actually incurred, and any future advances thereunder. Said default may be cured and the sale terminated upon payment of the sum of default plus interest, late charges, costs, attorney fees and other foreclosure costs actually incurred, and any future advances thereunder, prior to the sale date. If Notice of Default has been recorded two or more times previously and default has been cured, the trustee may elect to refuse payment and continue the sale. Upon demand of the Beneficiary, the Trustee elects to sell the above-described property, with proceeds to be applied to the total indebtedness secured thereby. Said sale shall be held at public auction at the ALASKA COURT SYSTEM BUILDING, 125 TRADING BAY DR., #100, KENAI, ALASKA, on the 22nd day of May, 2014, said sale shall commence at 11:30 a.m., or as soon thereafter as possible, in conjunction with such other sales that the Trustee or its attorney may conduct. DATED this 19th day of February, 2014. FIRST AMERICAN TITLE INSURANCE COMPANY By: PENELOPE BUNDY Title: Authorized Signer Recording Information Serial No. 2014-001259 Date: 02/20/2014 PUBLISHED: 4/7, 14, 21, 28, 2014

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City of Soldotna Council Meeting Agenda April 23, 2014 177 N. Birch St. Soldotna, AK 99669 CALL TO ORDER APPROVAL OF AGENDA CONSENT AGENDA Introduction of Ordinances (Setting Public Hearing for 05/14/14) - Ordinance 2014-012 - Accepting a Grant from the State of Alaska, Department of Education & Early Development and Increasing Estimated Revenues and Appropriations by $1,800 in the General Fund to Attend the 2014 Alaska Library Association Conference (City Manager) Resolutions - Resolution 2014-016 - Authorizing the City Manager to Execute a Contract with Peninsula Construction Inc. in the Amount of $ 3,447,235.14 for the Binkley Street Road Rehabilitation Construction Project (City Manager) Approval of Minutes - Council Meeting of April 9, 2014 Other - No Items PUBLIC COMMENTS AND PRESENTATIONS (Items other than those appearing on the Agenda; 3 minutes per speaker) PRESENTATIONS WITH PRIOR NOTICE - Biannual Kenai River Sampling Report, Robert Ruffner, Executive Director of the Kenai Watershed Forum (10 min.) ASSEMBLY/LEGISLATIVE REPORT PUBLIC HEARINGS (Testimony limited to 3 minutes per speaker) Ordinances - Ordinance 2014-007 - Amending Soldotna Municipal Code Title 9 - Public Peace, Morals and Welfare by Adopting a New Chapter, 9.12 - Synthetic Cannabinoids and Substituted Cathinones (City Manager, Bos) [Motion to enact on the floor from 03/26/14; postponed until 04/23/14] - Ordinance 2014-011 - Accepting a Grant from the State of Alaska, Division of Forestry and Increasing Estimated Revenues and Appropriations by $3,000 in the Parks and Recreation Capital Projects Fund for the Purchase of Trees at Soldotna Creek Park (City Manager) UNFINISHED BUSINESS - No Items NEW BUSINESS Resolutions - Resolution 2014-017 - Instructing the City Manager to Negotiate an Agreement for the Purchase of the Birch Ridge Golf Course Land and Water Rights (Murphy) APPEALS - No Items MAYOR/COUNCIL REPORTS CITY MANAGER'S REPORT PUBLIC COMMENTS COUNCIL COMMENTS EXECUTIVE SESSION - Annual City Manager Review [AS 44.62.310(c)(2)] PENDING LEGISLATION ADJOURNMENT The next meeting is May 14, 2014, at 6:00 p.m. For agenda items & other information, call the City Clerk's Office at 907-262-9107 PUBLISHED: 4/21, 2014

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DEAR ABBY: I dated my ex for six years, but we broke up recently. The problem is, we signed a lease on our apartment that won’t be up until next year. He still lives here, and I don’t have the heart to kick him out. Financially, our living together makes sense, and I’d rather live with him than with a stranger. Abby, this living arrangement has made it tough to get Abigail Van Buren over him. Our breakup was amicable — somewhat — and we remain civil to each other. I have no desire to get back together with him. I just find it hard because I’m not sure how to survive this weird situation I’m in. Is it a good idea to keep living together? — REMAINING CIVIL IN CANADA DEAR REMAINING CIVIL: It depends upon how high your tolerance is for pain. If seeing your ex with others hurts to the extent that you shed tears on your pillow, or obsess about who he’s with and where he’s going, then it’s not a good idea. However, if the situation can’t be changed, then it’s important that you fill your time with activities and

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A fitting container Dear Readers: Here is this week’s Sound Off, regarding medication packaging: “Why don’t drug manufacturers put their products into containers that fit them? The bottles for many medications are huge, only half-full and hard to handle for people with arthritis. It also seems that the price of medications would be lower if the containers were smaller.” — F.A., Lebanon, Pa. Good question! Most likely it’s because they buy the bottles in bulk, and in this case one size fits all! — Heloise

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