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TUESDAY, JUNE 3, 2014 Soldotna-Kenai, Alaska

Vol. 44, Issue 209

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Buccaneer files for bankruptcy Adverse ruling in dispute with CIRI cuts off company’s source of cash revenue

By TIM BRADNER Morris News Service-Alaska Alaska Journal of Commerce

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In this 2013 file photo, the Endeavour-Spirit of Independence jack-up rig sits at the Cosmopolitan site near Anchor Point.

Buccaneer Energy, the company that brought the rig into the Cook Inlet, filed for bankruptcy Saturday in a south Texas court.

Buccaneer Energy, an independent Cook Inlet explorer with high hopes but skimpy resources, saw those hopes come crashing down May 31.

The company filed for bankruptcy protection that day in a U.S. Bankruptcy Court in south Texas.

The company has been fighting a rear-guard action on finances almost since the time it arrived in Cook Inlet, bidding on lease sales and then bringing a jack-up rig to the Inlet from Asia with a Singapore company

and the State of Alaska as partners.

Buccaneer had also become embroiled in a dispute with Cook Inlet Region Inc., which owns land adjacent to the state land on which Buccaneer’s producing Kenai Loop gas wells are located.

Buccaneer previously had a lease on the CIRI land but the Anchorage-based Alaska Native corporation for Southcentral terminated the lease. Buccaneer sued, claiming the termination was improper, but lost in court.

Meanwhile, CIRI filed a complaint with the Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission, the state agency that

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Human remains found

by Funny River firefighters

In the news

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Alaska Volcano Observatory spokesmen say a low-level eruption of a volcano about 625 miles southwest of Anchorage is escalating, with pilots reporting that ash clouds are getting bigger.

U.S. Geological Survey scientist John Power said Monday in a statement that pilots have recently reported ash clouds from the Pavlof Volcano rising to 22,000 feet above sea level.

Scientist Robert McGinsey says the current eruption began Saturday and lava has reached the surface. Asked how long the eruption might last, he replied, “hours, days or weeks.” On Saturday, a pilot reported a gas and ash plume about 8,000 feet above sea level.

McGinsey says aircraft flying below 25,000 feet should avoid the area. He says the ash cloud is currently a narrow plume streaming about 50 miles to the east.

The 8,262-foot volcano is one of the state’s most active.

An eruption last year prompted regional airlines to cancel flights to nearby communities.

regulates industry production practices, that Buccaneer’s Kenai Loop wells were draining gas from its lands.

After two hearings and months of deliberations, the conservation commission decided May 22 to escrow all revenues from gas sales at Kenai Loop until it could sort out how the gas should be shared among Buccaneer, CIRI, the State of Alaska and the Mental Health Land Trust. The escrow account was to be created by June 1, and revenues to be deposited on the 10th day of each month until an allocation was determined under the commission order. Cut

By DAN BALMER Peninsula Clarion

Photo by Dan Balmer/Peninsula Clarion

Mickinzie Ticknor from Soldotna wipes the soot off of firefighter Erin Kimsey’s face at the firefighter appreciation dinner Sunday at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex. Ticknor said she wants to be a firefigher when she gets older. Kimsey, a member of the Wolf Creek Hotshots from Glide, Oregon, said the support from the community has been amazing.

Grateful community serves firefighters

By DAN BALMER Peninsula Clarion

With her clothes dirty and soot on her face from another long day on the fire line, Erin Kimsey, a member of the Wolf Creek Hotshots from Glide, Oregon felt like a celebrity as she signed autographs for young admirers and took pictures with grateful families.

Funny River Horse Trail and Tyonek firefighters from all over Alaska, Canada and the western United States were the honored guests at an appreciation barbeque at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex Sunday. As each fire crew walked into the arena they were given a standing ovation from more than 1,000 thankful central Kenai Penin-

sula residents for saving their homes from the largest active wildfire in the nation.

The barbecue ran from 6-8 p.m. A crew shift change occurred during the two-hour feast so the majority of the more than 700 firefighters assigned to the Funny River Horse Trail wildfire could attend and have dinner and mingle with the community. Sen.

Obama orders big pollution cuts — but timing uncertain

By DINA CAPPIELLO and JOSH LEDERMAN Associated Press

WASHINGTON — Taking aim at global warming, President Barack Obama introduced a politically charged plan Monday to order big and lasting cuts in the pollution discharged by America’s power plants. But the plan, though ambitious in scope, wouldn’t be fully realized until long after Obama’s successor took office and would generate only modest progress worldwide.

Obama’s proposal to force a

EPA asks Alaska to cut carbon emissions 26 percent

By DAN JOLING Associated Press

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Alaska state officials will study a federal plan to lower carbon pollutant emissions before weighing in on its effects, according to a Department of Environmental Conservation Commissioner spokesman.

The Obama administration on Monday unveiled an initiative aimed at cutting carbon dioxide emissions from U.S. power plants by 30 percent from 2005 levels.

Emissions cuts vary by state. In Alaska, the plan calls for cut of carbon pollutants by nearly 26 percent over the See EPA, page A-7

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Peter Micciche, R-Soldotna, along with the Soldotna Chamber of Commerce organized the dinner. Micciche said he received $7,000 in donations from local companies for the event and had more than 50 volunteers and enough food to feed 1,500 people.

Micciche said he probably talked to more than 250 fireSee MEAL, page A-7

Fire crews working the Funny River Horse Trail wildfire found human remains near Sterling Sunday. Alaska State Troopers said the remains appeared to have been there for several years.

Troopers responded to the scene with assistance from the fire crew’s helicopter at about 6:30 p.m. Investigators photographed and collected the bones, but no identifying items could be located, according to a trooper dispatch Monday.

Trooper spokesperson Megan Peters said the identity and gender of the remains are unknown and troopers are reviewing cases from the Missing Persons Clearing House database to pinpoint a timeline and area.

“Missing persons cases can give us clues to who it was,” Peters said. “It will be hard to determine because the remains are several years old. Hopefully the person was reported missing otherwise we will have a mystery on our hands.”

Troopers notified the State Medical Examiners Office of the discovery, but the remains have not yet arrived at the SME office in Anchorage, said state public health information ofSee BODY, page A-7

Waiting game Local funding for KPBSD on tap for borough assembly

By KAYLEE OSOWSKI Peninsula Clarion

The Kenai Peninsula Borough School District is in the process of revising its budget due to state-level changes in funding. But more pieces of the financial puzzle needs to fall into place before final adjustments can be made.

In April the KPBSD Board of Education passed a fiscal year 2015 budget, as required, knowing changes would likely be coming from the Alaska Legislature.

With the state-level changes in House Bill 278 approved, the board is now waiting to see if changes will be made at the borough level.

The required local contribution for FY15 is $23.6 million.

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Palestinians form unity Cabinet

By MOHAMMED DARAGHMEH and IBRAHIM BARZAK Associated Press

RAMALLAH, West Bank — Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas swore in a national unity government Monday, formally ending a crippling sevenyear split with his Islamic militant Hamas rivals but drawing Israeli threats of retaliation.

The formation of the unity government and Israel’s tough response are part of a wider competition between Abbas and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for international support since the collapse of U.S.-led peace talks between them in April.

Abbas praised the 17-member unity government, made up of technocrats backed by Hamas and his Fatah movement, as a milestone.

“This black page in our history has been turned forever and will never come back,” he said, referring to the Palestinian split that broke open with the Hamas takeover of the Gaza Strip in 2007. For seven years, the rivals ran separate governments, with Hamas in Gaza and Abbas ruling autonomous areas of the West Bank.

Netanyahu said the new government should be shunned because it leans on support from Hamas, a group labeled as terrorist by the West. Abbas “said yes to terrorism and no to peace,” Netanyahu said after a meeting with his Security Cabinet.

Abbas said his new Cabinet

opposes violence and recognizes Israel, complying with longstanding conditions the West has set for dealing with Palestinian governments. Hamas has rejected such conditions, but Abbas said he is in charge of the government program.

In Washington, State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki said the U.S. intends to work with the new Palestinian government despite Israel’s concerns. Psaki also said U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry called Netanyahu to relay the U.S. position, without offering details.

Psaki said the U.S. will continue to send aid to the Palestinians, but will closely watch what she called the “interim technocratic government.”

Israeli officials said they were “deeply disappointed” by the U.S. position, saying Washington should instead call on Abbas to end the alliance with Hamas and resume peace talks with Israel. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the matter with the media.

The EU has said it welcomes unity and would continue funding any government that meets the conditions.

Despite optimism on the Palestinian side, the new Cabinet faces many difficulties. Key disputes, including over how to meld rival security forces in the West Bank and Gaza, have not been resolved.

Palestinian dependence on foreign aid only will increase because the new government

will be even more expensive to maintain. Abbas has to blend a total of some 200,000 employees of two administrations.

Israel brushed off Abbas’ assurances about the pragmatic nature of the new government.

The Security Cabinet said Israel would not hold peace talks with such a government and authorized Netanyahu to impose financial sanctions.

It also said Abbas would be held responsible for any rocket fire out of Gaza. Hamas has killed hundreds of Israelis in attacks over the years and launched hundreds of rockets from Gaza, but has largely observed an informal truce with Israel in recent years.

Abbas “has forged a pact with Hamas, an organization which has been declared a terrorist organization in the U.S., Europe, Egypt and throughout the world,” Netanyahu said.

“The international community

needs to treat it accordingly.”

Israel has in the past withheld tens of millions of dollars in taxes it collects each month on behalf of the Palestinians, and it is possible Netanyahu will take similar action to punish Abbas.

But more centrist Israel politicians urged the government not to rush judgment.

Yair Lapid, a senior Cabinet minister, said Israel would have to study the new Palestinian government in the coming weeks before making a decision. “It is not time for harsh words, but for caution and stability,” he said.

Abbas decided to reconcile with Hamas after concluding that there was no hope of reaching a peace deal with Netanyahu. Shortly before a late-April deadline, Israel pulled out of the talks to protest Abbas’ decision to repair ties with Hamas.

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Peninsula Clarion, Tuesday, June 3, 2014

Florenia E. Dolosa

Obituary Donald Joe Vail Donald Joe Vail, 51, passed away on May 24, 2014 from diabetes complications.

Donni was born on May 15, 1963, in Soldotna, to Tommy and Joan Vail.

Donni Graduated from Soldotna High School in 1981, where he excelled at football, baseball, basketball, and also played the trombone for several years. A lifelong Alaskan, he enjoyed spending time outdoors, fishing, camping, and mountain biking. He especially cherished his time on the boat with his brother, Danny. Family was very important to Donni, especially his kids. We can only hope that he is now at peace, probably watching Dallas Cowboy Football and NASCAR on Sundays with his mother, daddy, and Danny. His infectious smile and kind heart will be greatly missed.

Donni was preceded in death by his parents, Tommy and Joan, and his brother, Danny.

Donni is survived by his daughters, Ashleigh Little, and her husband Travis, Ariel Vail, and their mother, Cathi Morris; sons, Kyle and Zack Vail; Sisters, Joni Dykstra, Lisa Duke, and her Husband Dan; Nephew, Jamie Duke; Nieces, Shelby Dykstra and Jessie Duke.

The family will hold a private celebration of life and condolences can be sent to: Lisa Duke at 1960 E Industrial Dr, Wasilla AK, 99654 or Ashleigh Little at PO Box 603, Kenai AK, 99611.

Arrangements made by Peninsula Memorial Chapel. Please sign his online guestbook at AlaskanFuneral.com.

Peninsula Clarion death notice and obituary guidelines:

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We offer two types of death reports: Pending service/Death notices: Brief notices listing full name, age, date and place of death; and time, date and place of service. These are published at no charge.

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How to submit: Funeral homes and crematoriums routinely submit completed obituaries to the newspaper. Obituaries may also be submitted directly to the Clarion, online at www.peninsulaclarion.com, or by mail to: Peninsula Clarion, P.O. Box 3009, Kenai, Alaska, 99611. Pre-payment must accompany all submissions not already handled by a funeral home or crematorium.

Deadlines: Submissions for Tuesday – Friday editions must be received by 2 p.m. the previous day. Submissions for Sunday and Monday editions must be received by 3 p.m. Friday. We do not process obituaries on Saturdays or Sundays unless submitted by funeral homes or crematoriums. Obituaries are placed on a space-available basis, prioritized by dates of local services.

Copyright: All death notices and obituaries become property of the Clarion and may not be republished in any format.

For more information, call the Clarion at 907-283-7551.

FAA considers approving drones for filming movies

By JOAN LOWY Associated Press

WASHINGTON — The Federal Aviation Administration said Monday it is considering giving permission to seven movie and television filming companies to use unmanned aircraft for aerial photography, a potentially significant step that could lead to greater relaxation of the agency’s ban on commercial use of drones.

The companies that have filed petitions to receive exemptions are Aerial MOB LLC, Astraeus Aerial, FlyingCam Inc., HeliVideo Productions LLC, Pictorvision Inc., Vortex Aerial, and Snaproll Media LLC, the FAA said in a statement. To receive the exemptions, the companies must show their drone operations won’t harm safety, and would be in the public interest.

Drones offer the movie and television industries “an innovative and safer option for filming,” said Neil Fried, senior vice president for the Motion Picture Association of America.

“This new tool for storytellers will allow for creative and exciting aerial shots, and is the latest in a myriad of new technologies being used by our industry to further enhance the viewer experience,” he said in a statement.

Currently, no commercial

drone flights are permitted in U.S. with the lone exception of flights off the Alaskan coast over the Arctic Ocean by the Conoco Philips oil company.

The FAA only granted permission for those flights after Congress told the agency to start permitting flights in the Arctic region.

The FAA has been under intense pressure from Congress and industry to allow commercial drone flights to do work that in many cases is too dirty, dull, or dangerous for manned aircraft. Drones are also often less expensive to operate than manned aircraft.

The agency has been working for the past decade on safety regulations to permit widespread commercial drone use, but has repeatedly delayed issuing regulations. The FAA’s current timetable calls for releasing proposed regulations for operating small drones — usually defined as weighing less than 55 pounds — by November. It would take at least months, and possibly years, after that to make the regulations final.

FAA officials caution that rushing to gain the economic and other benefits of drones could put manned aircraft at risk. U.S. skies have more aircraft and more varied types of aircraft and aircraft operations than anywhere else in the world, and integrating their operations with unmanned aircraft is a complex business, they say.

Kenai resident, Mrs. Florenia E. Dolosa, 80, died Thursday, May 29, 2014 at Central Peninsula Hospital in Soldotna.

Memorial Mass will be performed by Father Tom at 1PM on Thursday June 5, 2014 at Our Lady of The Angels in Kenai. A Celebration of Life Reception will follow downstairs at the church. The family is requesting that in lieu of flowers, to please consider a donation to a church of your personal choice.

Mrs. Dolosa was born February 8, 1934 to Francisco and Rosario (Guardian) Ernacio in Barcelona, Sorsogon, Philippines. In 1986 she moved to Kenai, Alaska. “Florenia’s sweet, caring personality touched many lives. She was affectionately known to many as “Grandma” and had many honorary grandchildren”.

She was preceded in death by her parents.

She is survived by her husband, Herminigildo Dolosa of Kenai; daughters, Myrna Fajardo of Kenai, Reina Macabuag of Kenai and Matet Ernacio of Manila, Philippines; sons, Henry Dolosa of Tacoma, Washington and Ahbu Dolosa of Kenai; sisters, Erlynda Acibar and Fe Arellano of Philippines and Salvacion Kostoglanis of Soldotna; brothers, Ben, Perfecto, Salvador, and Juanito Ernacio all of the Philippines; granddaughter, Cathy Hogg of Schaumburg, Illinois, Zarah Dolosa and Mary Rose Macabuag of Kenai, Donna Post of Forest Park, Illinois; grandson, Ace Colat of Manila, Philippines, great-grandson, Truman Post of Forest Park, Illinois; nephew, Benny Ernacio of Anchorage, Alaska and numerous nieces and nephews all of the Philippines.

Arrangements were made by Peninsula Memorial Chapel & Crematory. Please sign Florenia’s online guestbook at AlaskanFuneral.com.

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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.

10:30 a.m.

• Take Off Pounds Sensibly, for all ages, meets at the Kenai Senior Center. For more information call 907-283-3451.

Noon • Alcoholics Anonymous recovery group at 11312 Kenai Spur Highway Suite 71 in the old Carrs Mall in Kenai. Call 262-1917.

• Kenai Bridge Club plays party bridge at the Kenai Senior Center. Call 907-252-9330 or 907-283-7609.

6:30 p.m.

• Narcotics Anonymous “Speaking of Solutions” group at Central Peninsula Hospital, Redoubt Room, Soldotna.

7 p.m.

• Lost & Found Grief Self Help Group at Christ Lutheran Church, 128 Soldotna Ave. For more information, call 907-420-3979.

8 p.m.

• Narcotics Anonymous Support Group “It works” at URS Club, 11312 Kenai Spur Highway, Unit 71, Kenai.

• AA North Roaders Group Step and Traditions Study at North Star Methodist Church, Mile 25.5 Kenai Spur Highway. Call 907-242-9477.

• Alcoholics Anonymous Ninichik support group at United Methodist Church, 15811 Sterling Highway, Ninilchik. Call 907-567-3574.

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.

776-8800.

Around the Peninsula

Air Fair takes flight

Future of Kenai River talk The Kenai River is a precious regional resource. The river’s watershed has undergone major changes over the past century.

What will happen to the river in the future? What will changes mean for freshwater salmon habitat? The Kenai Watershed Forum invites the public to a free talk titled, “The Future of the Kenai River: Scenarios and Options” by Shana Loshbaugh.

The talk will be on Tuesday, June 3, at the Kenai River Center. It begins at 6 p.m. and will last for about half an hour, to be followed by questions and discussion. The talk will include illustrations and information about area development, climate trends, and how development by the Kenai River compares to that in other salmon-producing watersheds.Loshbaugh lived on the Kenai Peninsula for 20 years. Now she lives in Fairbanks, and just graduated from the University of Alaska with a doctoral degree in environmental history. Her dissertation topic was the history of land use and salmon habitat in the Kenai River Watershed. For more information, contact Shana Loshbaugh at s.loshbaugh@gmail.com or at (907) 460-7554.

The 14th annual Kenai Peninsula Air Fair & Poker Run will be June 14. The event kicks off in the MARC Hangar at the Soldotna Airport with the EAA breakfast and Poker Run registration from 8-11 a.m. The activities move to the Kenai Municipal Airport from noon-3 p.m. for a barbecue and poker run prize presentation. Live music will be provided by Hobo Jim with a special Military Appreciation Ceremony beginning at 2 p.m.

The Alaska Wing Commemorative Air Force will participate this year. The whole day is dedicated to aviation and aviation safety on the Kenai Peninsula. The public is invited to all activities. For information call 283-7951 or 262-4672

It’s the Berries!

Sweet juicy ripe Strawberries fresh from the garden, sounds good, but where to start? Cooperative Extension’s FREE publication Growing Everbearing Strawberries as Annuals in Alaska, a Technique for High Yields, is full of great information to get your berry on. Your local Cooperative Extension Service is your year round resource for a variety of topics, visit us today at: http://www. uaf.edu/ces/districts/kenai/ to find this publication and more or stop Caregiver support meeting by and see us in the Doors and Windows Bldg. on K-Beach Road Kenai Peninsula Family Caregiver Support Program-Carebetween 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. We are “Learning for Life.” giver Support meeting is Tuesday, June 3, from 1-2 p.m. at the Sterling Senior Center. The discussion topic is “Ways to Reduce Your Risk for Cancer.” Please join us, share your experience Senior softball up to bat with other caregivers. Let us take care of you, so you can take Senior softball in Soldotna has started on Tuesdays at 9 a.m. care of your loved one. Call (907) 262-1280 for more informa- at Centennial Park on the first Little League diamond. New players are welcome. It doesn’t matter how long it has been since tion. you played. It is co-ed softball starting at age 50 and up. Call Paul at 394-6061 or just show up at Centennial Park on Tuesday Get your vessel checked between 9 a.m. and 9:30 a.m. Games last until about 11 a.m. or The Kenai Flotilla of the U S Coast Guard Auxiliary will until players get tired. If you have a glove or bat, please bring be conducting a Vessel Safety Check station on Saturday June them. If not, come anyway. It is not a league; there are no fees.

7 from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. at the Fred Meyer parking lot, 43843 Sterling Highway, Soldotna.The Vessel Safety Check is free and Stress Relief Qigong Practice will provide the public an opportunity to receive information Has stress got you down? Do you need a chance to relax? concerning Federal and Alaska state boating requirements.

For more information or to schedule a free Vessel Exam, call Come learn Spring Forest Qigong from Duane Gibson. SFQ exercises and meditations restore balance to the entire body.

907-776-8457.

They are easy to learn, a joy to practice, and require no previous experience or level of physical ability. All exercises can be Hospital meeting cancelled performed standing, sitting, or The meeting of the Central Kenai Peninsula Hospital Ser- lying down. Anyone and everyvice Area Board that was scheduled for Monday, June 9, has one ­­— regardless of age, ability, been cancelled. The next regularly scheduled meeting will be on or beliefs- can practice the techniques of Spring Forest Qiqong Monday, July 14, at 5:30 p.m. at Central Peninsula Hospital. to become healthier and happier. are offered at the SolDay camp in Nikiski offers variety of activities Classes dotna Public Library in conferNorth Peninsula Recreation’s Summer Day Camp is June 10 ence room B: n Tuesday June 3 from 1-2 through July 31 Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursdays, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. for first through sixth graders at the Nikiski Community p.m. n Tuesday July 1 from 1-2 Recreation Center. Activities include swimming, cooking, pottery, crafts, artists training, outdoor explorations, Gym Activi- p.m. n Tuesday Aug. 5 from 1-2 ties, and more! For more information please contact Tammy at p.m.

Youth group plans sale The Star of the North Lutheran Church Youth Group is having its annual garage sale on June 6-7 from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Bring donations to the church at 216 N. Forest Drive in Kenai, TuesdayFriday or Sunday. For more information call 283-4153.

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Safety for autistic kids shouldn’t depend on GPS As the number of children diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder has soared, a nationwide effort is gaining ground to spread the word about the likelihood of their wandering off from a safe environment.

Of the over 500,000 children on the autism spectrum, about half are prone to wandering. This behavior has been linked to the deaths of dozens of children with autism since 2008. One such tragedy — involving a New York City boy found dead in a river three months after he walked away from school — has spurred the U.S. government to fund GPS tracking devices for children with autism spectrum disorders.

But while the effort to expand families’ access to tracking devices is a worthy one, it shouldn’t overshadow the lower-tech strategies for preventing and responding to wandering by children with autism: collaboration, education and sharing information. Though safety can be enhanced by technology, it shouldn’t depend on technology.

This year, the Justice Department agreed to cover the cost of GPS tracking devices for children with autism. Distribution will be managed by local law enforcement agencies. Sen. Chuck Schumer, who initiated the push for federal coverage, said he’ll continue to press for legislation to secure long-term federal funding for the devices.

GPS might have saved Avonte Oquendo, a Queens boy who had a severe form of autism and couldn’t speak. It’s also highly probable, though, that stricter school safety protocols would have helped. Videotaped surveillance footage indicates that a security guard saw the 14-year-old leave the building last Oct. 4 but didn’t stop him.

And it’s far from clear whether tracking devices would have made a difference for Jaden Dremsa. The Waterboro 15-year-old’s body was recovered May 17, nine days after he told his family he was going for a walk; state officials concluded that he drowned in a nearby lake after hitting his head. But GPS units aren’t waterproof, and they’re not always reliable in wooded or rural areas. What’s more, some experts have said, wearing a tracking device might seem unnecessary and stigmatizing to young people like Jaden Dremsa, who had a high-functioning form of autism.

Maine’s autism community is pioneering efforts to educate families and the larger community about wandering.

Through the Autism Society of Maine, federal probation officer Matt Brown — father of a boy with autism — has trained several thousand Maine law enforcement officials in searching for people with the disorder.

Brown also encourages parents to tell local police that they have a child with autism and offer specific information, like how their child might behave when approached.

He’s hoping this data can be put into electronic form so it can be more easily shared in the field by officers from different agencies.

Making GPS units accessible to more families can’t hurt, but there are other ways to ensure the safety of children with autism, and the advent of electronic tracking devices should encourage more — not less — creative thinking on this issue, which is so urgent to so many families.

Begich ad mischaracterizes HB77 Senator not as friendly to hunters as his campaign suggests

As we enter into a contentious political season, campaign advertising will do its best to be persistent and persuasive. It will be difficult to determine the truth in matters that are important to us.

In a recent TV ad titled “Never Forget,” Put Alaska First, liberal super PAC and supporters of Mark Begich present a false interpretation of HB77, a legislative bill, stream lining the DNR permitting process, by stating the bill would result in a loss of hunting opportunity.

This example of deliberate dishonesty is dangerous not because it perpetuates a misunderstanding of a small bill that did not pass and did not threaten hunting opportunity, but because it indicates a larger attack on the truth.

It would lead the viewer to believe that Mark Begich supports hunters and Dan Sullivan, who sponsored the bill and is a U.S. Senate Candidate challenging Begich, is not in support of hunters. Nothing could be further from the truth.

As a hunter who is engaged in wildlife conservation issues, works closely with upper level staff of ADF&G wildlife conservation, and has direct access to the Board of Game, the ad came as a surprise.

Those who are deeply involved in hunting issues struggled to find the connection between the bill mentioned in the ad and hunting. The association of HB77 to the loss of hunting opportunity can only be made in the same way that the Commissioner of ADF&G could decimate a fish stock or game population by using the authority of an emergency opening or closure.

This authority exists and is necessary for a

Letters to the Editor Beyond the Kenai river

Most reasonable people can see that our Kenai River kings are in trouble but can they also see that we have many rivers around the state that have the same trouble? It is defective reasoning to conclude that Kenai River access is the sole cause of our statewide king salmon problems. This kind of defective reasoning usually results from individuals who are making money catching and selling things other than king salmon, mainly Pollock and sockeye. In general king salmon get in the way of these people making millions of dollars, therefore incidental harvest or by-catch is not their primary concern. These people then point accusing fingers back at anything other than themselves.

The Portland (Maine) Press Herald, The above finger pointing attempts to May 27 blame Kenai River anglers for causing a statewide king problem, therefore those anglers should get additional angler restrictions.

These people desire to stop Kenai River angler access but they are also willing to add on “a side order” of commercial by-catch

By GARRY TRUDEAU restrictions along the way.

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less.” In attempting to unravel how HB77 could be construed as to affect hunting, the connection was not as easily made as the connection between those individuals who were critical of HB77 being the same individuals who offer their support to Mark Begich.

As an active and engaged hunter, HB77 did not come under my radar as an issue facing hunters. SB 77, a bill that removes the requirement for youth hunts to start prior to the beginning of school and HB375, relating to the crime of trespass, are two bills that directly affect hunters.

Federal over-reach, however, is the biggest threat to hunters in Alaska, and we have first-hand experience in the way in which Mark Begich aligns himself with federal policies that have taken away hunter opportunity that is a foundation of our communities and offer a key to our future sustainability both economically and culturally.

When an advertisement suggests Mark Begich supports Alaska hunters because he opposes a bill related to permitting that was supported by his senate opponent, it reminds me of a quote from Winston Churchill, “A lie gets half way around the world before the truth has a chance to put its pants on.” I hope Alaska hunters are not caught with their pants down on this one.

commissioner to manage, but it is not exercised in a vacuum. In reality, the chances of this kind of harm are forbidden and further protected through the open public and regulatory process the State of Alaska has set in place.

Like most legislative bills, HB77 needed careful vetting and parts of the bill warranted public input. Dan Sullivan demonstrated leadership in attempting to reduce obstructive regulations not only for his department, but for the Alaskan people.

Alaska has the most open public processes in the nation; we are blessed with the opportunity to interact with our public officials and have a voice in the process.

For hunters, the danger of abusive administrative authority is from federal agencies. When Alaska hunters travelled to Washington DC with concerns about loss of hunting opportunity on public lands, in contrast to what the ad would have us believe, Mark Begich did not respond as a Senator who supports hunting or hunting opportunity.

Elaina Spraker is a life-long Alaskan, The message from Mark Begich to these hunter, and conservationist. She is the Dihunters was clear: “Hunting opportunity is rector of Kenai Peninsula Women on Target in the hands of the Federal government, it’s and other youth and women’s programs on their land and fighting them will be usethe Kenai Peninsula.

From 1970 to 1990 millions of dollars worth of commercial crabber vessels were built and used to harvest / devastate our Alaska crab fisheries. With the bulk of our crab then gone these vessels were then converted into commercial Pollock trawlers, which hammered away at our Pollock resources from 1990 - 2007. This expanded trawler presents then began killing and dumping around 100,000 - 200,000 adult king salmon annually. This trawler fisheries then produced a commutative resultant of lowering our statewide king stocks. These trawlers officially recorded killing and dumping at least 3 - 4 million adult king salmon during this time period and that removal resulted in a general statewide reduction in our king stocks. This was not a marine environmental “down-turn”, it was an increase in commercial fisheries by-catch of king salmon.

If you require evidence take a look at the many other rivers around Alaska, which are also experiencing a dramatic reduction in their king runs. All of the following rivers are seeing greatly reduced king runs like the Kenai but they lack angler access. Karluk River, Ayakulik River, Chignik River, Nelson Lagoon (sapasuk) River, Kuskokwim River, Unuk River, Stikine River, Taku River, Copper River, Susitan River and the Chigni River. These rivers basically lack the negative Kenai access factors yet they have the same decline in their king salmon runs. This evidence points to a statewide king problem, which is located within our ocean and not a specific river.

When our commercial king salmon bycatch went from a

few thousand kings to hundreds of thousands annually by 2000, the alarms and buzzers should have sounded but we heard nothing from our ADF&G until around 2007. This dramatic increase in commercial catch and by-catch efficiency should have been reported at every fisheries meeting back then but not a word was offered by our A’DF&G until it was to late. Approximately 3 - 4 generations of king salmon had been silently killed by 2008 and that means if we fixed the problem today, it will take at least 15 - 20 years to revive these runs naturally.

The bottom line is that we have people with their noses buried so deep into a Kenai River that they cannot see the ocean beyond.

It is time to stand back and acknowledge the big picture regarding the statewide nature of our king problem. It is not the time to babble on about how local restrictions are going to somehow save an entire state. It is not river degradations, not excess fishing on spawning beds, not excessive boats, not erosion, not turbidity, not oil pollution, not hook and release fishing and not the killing only the big ones. Increasing angler freshwater restrictions might help this situation a little but they would be like placing a Band-Aid on cancer. The commercial by-catch of king salmon is the cancer and they are only the latest victims of this wasteful fishing. We need a statewide ocean specific prospective to even address this king salmon problem. So put away all your old local sure-fired local solutions because this problem is beyond the Kenai River.

Don Johnson Soldotna

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Pro-Russia rebels attack guards

Around the World Obama orders cuts in power plant pollution; timing and impact of results uncertain WASHINGTON — Taking aim at global warming, President Barack Obama introduced a politically charged plan Monday to order big and lasting cuts in the pollution discharged by America’s power plants. But the plan, though ambitious in scope, wouldn’t be fully realized until long after Obama’s successor took office and would generate only modest progress worldwide.

Obama’s proposal to force a 30 percent cut in carbon dioxide emissions, by the year 2030 from 2005 levels, drew immediate scorn from Republicans, industry groups and even a few Democrats who are facing fraught re-election campaigns in energy-dependent states. Environmental activists were split, with some hailing the plan and others calling it insufficiently strict to prevent the worst effects of global warming.

The effort would cost up to $8.8 billion annually in 2030, the EPA projected. But the actual price is impossible to predict until states decide how to reach their targets — a process that will take years.

Obama, in a conference call with public health leaders, sought to head off critics who have argued the plan will kill jobs, drive up power bills and crush the economy in regions of the U.S.

Pentagon concluded Bergdahl left his unit, but US never gave up on freeing him

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WASHINGTON — A Pentagon investigation concluded in 2010 that Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl walked away from his unit, and after an initial flurry of searching the military decided not to exert extraordinary efforts to rescue him, according to a former senior defense official who was involved in the matter.

Instead, the U.S. government pursued negotiations to get him back over the following five years of his captivity — a track that led to his release over the weekend.

Bergdahl was being checked and treated Monday at a U.S. military hospital in Germany as questions mounted at home over the swap that resulted in his freedom in exchange for the release of five detainees who were sent to Qatar from the U.S. prison at Guantanamo, Cuba.

Even in the first hours of Bergdahl’s handoff to U.S. special forces in eastern Afghanistan, it was clear this would not be an uncomplicated yellow-ribbon celebration. Five terrorist suspects also walked free, stirring a debate over whether the exchange would heighten the risk of other Americans being snatched as bargaining chips and whether the released detainees — several senior Taliban figures among them — would find their way back to the fight.

U.S. officials said Sunday that Bergdahl’s health and safety appeared in jeopardy, prompting rapid action. “Had we waited and lost him,” said national security adviser Susan Rice, “I don’t think anybody would have forgiven the United States government.” She said he had lost considerable weight and faced an “acute” situation. Yet she also said he appeared to be “in good physical condition.”

Doctors use immune therapy against cervical cancer; 2 of 9 women see tumors disappear CHICAGO — Two years ago, Arrica Wallace was riddled with tumors from widely spread cervical cancer that the strongest chemotherapy and radiation could not beat back.

Today, the Kansas mother shows no signs of the disease, and it was her own immune system that made it go away.

The experimental approach that helped her is one of the newest frontiers in the rapidly advancing field of cancer immunotherapy, which boosts the body’s natural ways of attacking tumors.

At a conference in Chicago on Monday, doctors also reported extending gains recently made with immune therapies against leukemia and the skin cancer melanoma to bladder, lung and other tumor types.

The cervical cancer experiment was the first time an immune therapy has worked so dramatically against a cancer caused by a virus — HPV. In a pilot study by the National Cancer Institute, the tumors of two out of nine women completely disappeared and those women remain cancer-free more than a year later. That’s far better than any other treatment has achieved in such cases.

Doctors are trying it now against throat, anal and other cancers caused by HPV, the human papillomavirus, and think it holds promise for cancers caused by other viruses, too.

Palestinians form new unity government as Israel threatens fiscal sanctions, isolation RAMALLAH, West Bank — Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas swore in a national unity government Monday, formally ending a crippling seven-year split with his Islamic militant Hamas rivals but drawing Israeli threats of retaliation.

The formation of the unity government and Israel’s tough response are part of a wider competition between Abbas and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for international support since the collapse of U.S.-led peace talks between them in April.

Abbas praised the 17-member unity government, made up of technocrats backed by Hamas and his Fatah movement, as a milestone.

“This black page in our history has been turned forever and will never come back,” he said, referring to the Palestinian split that broke open with the Hamas takeover of the Gaza Strip in 2007. For seven years, the rivals ran separate governments, with Hamas in Gaza and Abbas ruling autonomous areas of the West Bank.

Netanyahu said the new government should be shunned because it leans on support from Hamas, a group labeled as terrorist by the West. Abbas “said yes to terrorism and no to peace,” Netanyahu said after a meeting with his Security Cabinet.

On eve of presidential election, Syria heightens security amid fears of violence DAMASCUS, Syria — With security heightened in Damascus and thousands fearing rebel attacks in other cities, Syria holds an election Tuesday in the middle of its bloody civil war — a vote that President Bashar Assad is expected to win easily and that critics have denounced as a sham.

Assad’s re-election to another seven-year term would show the tenacity of a ruler who had only a tenuous grip on power just over a year ago. In the past 12 months, his troops have clawed back to regain lost ground and significantly strengthen his position, giving him little reason to seek a political compromise in a conflict that has killed more than 160,000 people.

—The Associated Press

By NEBI QENA, and PETER LEONARD Associated Press

LUHANSK, Ukraine — Hundreds of pro-Russia rebels armed with automatic weapons and rocket-propelled grenades mounted a daylong assault Monday on a key government base used to coordinate the defense of the country’s border with Russia, prompting the deployment of air support by government forces.

Border guards killed at least five rebels in repelling the attack on their base, a spokesman for the border guard service said.

In the center of Luhansk, some six miles (10 kilometers) away, a blast at an administrative building held by the insurgents claimed more lives. A health official for the Luhansk region told Interfax news agency that at least seven people had been confirmed dead in what rebels described as a government airstrike.

The government denied carrying out an airstrike and said the blast was caused by misdirected rebel fire from a portable surface-to-air missile launcher.

Russia’s Foreign Ministry swiftly condemned what it said was a government attack on the rebel-held building and urged U.S. Assistant Secretary of Defense Derek Chollet, who was visiting Kiev on Monday, to help calm unrest in Ukraine.

“We urge our Western partners to use their influence on Kiev, to stop Ukraine from descending into a national catastrophe,” the ministry said in a statement.

Russia also called an emergency meeting of the U.N. Security Council to introduce a resolution calling for an immediate halt to the violence and talks to establish a ceasefire. Moscow has almost daily demanded that the Kiev government halt its military operations in the east, but it was the first time it has called for a Security Council resolution. It was unclear how much support

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A pro-Russian rebel prepares to fire a rocket propelled grenade during clashes as they attack a border guard base held by Ukrainian troops on the outskirts of Luhansk, eastern Ukraine, Monday.

the proposal would have.

The rebel assault on the government base continued into the night, ending around 9 p.m. with the border guards succeeded in repelling the insurgents.

Earlier, rebels in camouflage had promised safe passage to the government troops if they surrendered and laid down their arms. The pro-Russian insurgents, who have seized government and police buildings across eastern Ukraine, have waged increasingly aggressive attacks on government-held checkpoints and garrisons in an attempt to seize weapons and ammunition from Ukrainian forces.

The attacks are deeply troubling for Ukraine’s new government, whose president-elect, Petro Poroshenko, has pledged to crush the separatist movement in the east. The conflict has escalated markedly in the past week, with rebels attempting to seize a major airport and the shooting-down of a Ukrainian military helicopter.

Serhiy Astakhov, the spokesman for the border guard service, told The Associated Press that five rebels were killed and eight wounded in Monday’s attack on the walled compound on the western fringes of Luhansk, a major city not far from the Russian border. He said seven servicemen were wound-

ed, three seriously.

The initial attack by about 100 insurgents was met by gunfire from the border guards, and the number of attackers swelled to around 400 a few hours later, he said. Astakhov said the Ukrainian armed forces sent aircraft to the area, and at least one fighter jet was seen flying overhead.

An AP reporter saw about 40 rebel fighters, and one of them said that more than 200 were involved in the assault on the base.

At least one dead rebel fighter fell about a half-mile away from the base. Fellow insurgents approached and broke into tears as they viewed the body. One insurgent said the dead man was a leading rebel commander.

Heavy gunfire was heard in the area, and rebel fighters fired at least six rocket-propelled grenades at the government base from the rooftop of a residential building.

One insurgent fighter in uniform, who gave his name as Vlad Sevastopolsky, said pro-Russian militants surrounded the base and offered Ukrainian troops a safe corridor out, as long as they surrendered their weapons.

Vladislav Seleznyov, press secretary for Ukraine’s operation against the rebels in the east, described the base as an

important coordinating node for the border guards, and told The Associated Press that the attack may have been an attempt to disrupt communications.

He said there was another rebel attack Monday on a government checkpoint in Slovyansk, a city in the Donetsk region that has been an epicenter of the pro-Russian movement. He said rebels set mines at a number of power plants in Slovyansk, and threatened to detonate them if the government moved on the city.

In the regional capital of Donetsk, meanwhile, gunmen from the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic entered the office of the local newspaper and took away its editor, Leonid Lapa, his deputy, Valery Lapshin, told AP. The gunmen told the journalists they were taking the editor in for questioning. He was released several hours later, Lapshin said.

For weeks, Russian-speaking eastern Ukraine has been the scene of deadly clashes between government troops and pro-Russian insurgents.

Many in Ukraine’s east are suspicious of the new pro-Western government in Kiev, which came to power when President Viktor Yanukovych fled to Russia in February after months of street protests in Kiev. Protests in the east demanding greater freedom from the Ukrainian capital soon turned into a separatist movement, as the Luhansk and Donetsk regions declared independence following hastily called referendums.

In Moscow, the Russian Defense Ministry on Monday announced a military exercise involving the launch of highprecision missiles. The ministry said the maneuvers of the western military district will continue through Thursday and involve the deployment of Iskander surface-to-surface missiles.

Moscow didn’t specify the areas where the exercise will be held and made no mention of the situation in Ukraine.

77,000 foreign banks to share tax info

By STEPHEN OHLEMACHER Associated Press

WASHINGTON — It will soon get a lot harder to use overseas accounts to hide income and assets from the Internal Revenue Service.

More than 77,000 foreign banks, investment funds and other financial institutions have agreed to share information about U.S. account holders with the IRS as part of a crackdown on offshore tax evasion, the Treasury Department announced Monday.

The list includes 515 Russian financial institutions. Russian banks had to apply directly to the IRS because the U.S. broke off negotiations with the Russian government over an information-sharing agreement because of Russia’s actions in Ukraine.

Nearly 70 countries have agreed to share information from their banks as part of a U.S. law that targets Americans hiding assets overseas. Participating countries include the world’s financial giants, as well as many places where Americans have traditionally hid assets, including Switzerland, the Cayman Islands and the Bahamas.

Starting in March 2015, these financial institutions have agreed to supply the IRS with names, account numbers and balances for accounts controlled by U.S. taxpayers.

Under the law, foreign banks that don’t agree to share information with the IRS face steep penalties when doing business in the U.S. The law requires American banks to withhold 30 percent of certain payments to foreign banks that don’t participate in the program — a significant price for access to the world’s largest economy.

The 2010 law is known as FATCA, which stands for the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act. It was designed to

encourage — some say force — foreign financial institutions to share information about U.S. account holders with the IRS, making it more difficult for Americans to use overseas accounts to evade U.S. taxes.

“The strong international support for FATCA is clear, and this success will help us in our goal of stopping tax evasion and narrowing the tax gap,” said Robert Stack, deputy assistant treasury secretary for international tax affairs.

Under the law, U.S. banks that fail to withhold the tax would be liable for it themselves, a powerful incentive to comply. U.S. banks are scheduled to start withholding 30 percent of interest and dividend payments in July, though recent guidance from the Treasury Department gives U.S. banks some leeway on timing as they

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The withholding applies to stocks and bonds, including U.S. Treasurys. Some previously owned securities would be exempt from the withholding, but in general, previously owned stocks would not.

Private investors who use foreign financial institutions to facilitate trades also face the withholding penalty. Those private investors could later apply to the IRS for refunds, but the inconvenience would be enormous.

Treasury released the list of complying banks on Monday so American financial institutions will know it is OK to send them payments without withholding the tax. Treasury is expected to update the list next month, after another push to complete information-sharing agreements.

“I think having 77,000 on

this first list is a pretty big success,” said Denise Hintzke of Deloitte Tax LLP. “It appears to me that people are taking it pretty seriously and intend to comply.”

Banks in many countries are prevented by local privacy laws from sharing account information with foreign governments.

To get around these restrictions, the Treasury Department has been negotiating agreements in which foreign governments will collect the information from their banks and then share it with U.S. authorities.

Russia was negotiating one of these agreements when the U.S. broke off talks in March.

Nevertheless, 515 Russian financial institutions applied to the IRS directly and have been accepted into the program.

More could apply in the coming weeks.

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King abdicates for his more popular son

By ALAN CLENDENNING Associated Press

MADRID — King Juan Carlos, who led Spain’s transition from dictatorship to democracy but faced damaging scandals amid the nation’s financial meltdown, announced Monday he will abdicate in favor of his more popular son so that fresh royal blood can rally the nation.

While the monarchy is largely symbolic, Juan Carlos’ surprise decision may hold implications for the burning issue of Catalonia, which is to hold a secession referendum this fall.

A constitutional revision is required to ensure Crown Prince Felipe’s first-born daughter will succeed him, and there was speculation other changes might be made to dull secessionist fervor in the wealthy northeastern region.

Juan Carlos said 46-year-old Felipe is ready to be king and will “open a new era of hope.”

The son already has greater command over the hearts of his people: Felipe’s 70 percent approval in a recent El Mundo newspaper poll dwarfs Juan Carlos’ 41 percent.

Juan Carlos didn’t mention the scandals or Catalonia, or specify what issues his son must pri-

oritize as the next head of state.

He stressed only that Felipe will need to “undertake the transformations and reforms demanded by today’s circumstances and to address the challenges of tomorrow with renewed intensity and dedication.”

In his nationwide address, the king said he started making plans to give up the throne after he turned 76 in January.

Since then, Spain has embarked on a sluggish but steady economic recovery. Its biggest problems are a 25 percent unemployment rate and Catalonia’s drive to hold a secession vote in November — labeled illegal by the central government in Madrid.

Spain is expected to change its constitution to ensure Felipe’s daughter, Leonor, can succeed him, should Felipe’s wife get pregnant again and give birth to a boy, who would become monarch under the current constitution.

Changing the rule on succession could open the door for additional changes, including demands by the opposition Socialist Party to grant Catalonia more autonomy or special financial benefits to blunt separatist sentiment there.

“I think both parties could agree on a change to accommodate the needs of Catalo-

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In this May 21, 2004 file photo, Spain’s Princess Letizia and Prince Felipe, seen a day before their wedding day with King Juan Carlos, right, in Madrid. Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy says King Juan Carlos plans to abdicate and pave the way for his son, Crown Prince Felipe, to become the country’s next king.

nia,” said Antonio Barroso, a London-based analyst with Teneo Intelligence, a political and business risk consulting firm.

Still, Catalonia’s president, Artur Mas, said the king’s abdication would not derail his plans to hold a vote on succession. “We have a date with our future on Nov. 9,” Mas told reporters after the speech.

“There will be a change in king, but there won’t be a change in the political process

that the people of Catalonia are following.”

The abdication was first announced by Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy, who said he hoped for a quick handover but did not specify when because the government must first craft a law creating a legal mechanism for the abdication and for Felipe’s assumption of power.

Rajoy said he would preside over an emergency cabinet meeting Tuesday to draft the

law, which is assured of passing because his center-right Popular Party has an absolute majority in Parliament.

Far-left parties urged a national referendum to abolish Spain’s monarchy and called nationwide protests Monday night. Tens of thousands took to the streets in Madrid, Barcelona and other cities demanding a vote on whether to rid Spain of its royal family descended from the Spanish branch of the House of Bourbon.

“Send the Bourbons to the sharks!” Republican flag-waving protesters shouted in Madrid.

On the throne for 39 years, Juan Carlos was a hero to many for shepherding Spain’s democratic and economic transformation.

His popularity took a big blow following royal scandals, including a 2012 elephant hunting trip at the height of Spain’s financial crisis when he broke his right hip and had to be flown from Botswana home aboard a private jet for medical treatment.

The king’s image was also tarnished by the investigation of his son-in-law Inaki Urdangarin on suspicion of embezzling large amounts in public contracts.

Juan Carlos’ youngest daugh-

ter, Princess Cristina, was forced to testify in the fraud and money-laundering case targeting her husband, an Olympic handball medalist turned businessman.

She became the first Spanish royal to be questioned in court since Juan Carlos took the throne.

In his speech, the king played down his health issues and praised the crown prince.

“My son Felipe, the heir to the throne, embodies stability, which is the hallmark of the monarchy as an institution,” Juan Carlos said.

Felipe would presumably take the title King Felipe VI. He has a law degree from Madrid’s Autonomous University, obtained a master’s in international relations from Georgetown University in Washington and was a member of Spain’s Olympic sailing team at the Barcelona games in 1992.

He is married to Princess Letizia, a former television journalist. Their daughters are 8 and 7.

Like his father, Felipe has traveled the globe trying to maintain Spain’s influence, especially in former Latin American colonies, and to promote the nation’s international business interests. As head of state he would represent Spain at summits and other official events.

US targets European bank hackers in mass theft

By JOE MANDAK and ERIC TUCKER Associated Press

WASHINGTON — A band of hackers implanted viruses on computers around the world, seized customer bank information and stole more than $100 million from businesses and consumers, the Justice Department said Monday in announcing charges against the Russian man accused of masterminding the effort.

In unveiling the criminal case, federal authorities said they disrupted European-based cyber threats that were sophisticated, global and lucrative.

The criminals in one scheme infected computers with malicious software that captured bank account numbers and

passwords, then used that information to secretly divert millions of dollars from victims’ bank accounts to themselves.

In another, they locked hacking victims out of their own computers, secretly encrypted personal files on the machines and returned control to the users only when ransom payments of several hundred dollars were made.

“The criminals effectively held for ransom every private email, business plan, child’s science project, or family photograph — every single important and personal file stored on the victim’s computer,” Leslie Caldwell, the head of the Justice Department’s criminal division, said at a news conference.

Working with officials in more than 10 other countries,

the FBI and other agencies recently seized computer servers that were central to the crimes, which affected hundreds of thousands of computers.

The FBI called the alleged ringleader, 30-year-old Evgeniy Bogachev, one of the most prolific cyber criminals in the world and issued a “Wanted” poster that lists his online monikers and describes him as a boating enthusiast. He faces criminal charges in Pittsburgh in Nebraska. He was not in custody, but Deputy Attorney General James Cole said U.S. authorities were in contact with Russia about seeking his arrest.

The case is unrelated to the recently unsealed cyber-espionage indictment of five Chinese army hackers accused of stealing trade secrets from Ameri-

Paper owner’s jet crew had flown together 10 years

BY MARYCLAIRE DALE Associated Press

PHILADELPHIA — The flight crew that died in a fiery crash aboard Philadelphia Inquirer co-owner Lewis Katz’s private plane this weekend had flown for the millionaire businessman and philanthropist for a decade, and among them was a pilot who survived an earlier fatal crash, relatives said Monday.

Katz’s Gulfstream jet crashed during takeoff near Boston on Saturday night, killing him, three guests and three crew members.

The chief pilot was James McDowell, of Georgetown, Delaware, authorities said.

Spouses identified two of the crew members Monday as flight

attendant Teresa Benhoff, 48, of Easton, Maryland, and co-pilot Bauke “Mike” de Vries, 45, of Marlton, New Jersey.

“I knew he was on a safe plane. I knew it was a wellmaintained plane,” de Vries’ wife, Shelly, told The Associated Press. “I know the other captain had a great, long history, (and) was also a mechanic.”

The rest of the victims were identified earlier as Katz’s neighbor at the New Jersey shore, Anne Leeds, a 74-year-old retired preschool teacher he invited on the trip just that day; Marcella Dalsey, the director of Katz’s son’s foundation; and Susan Asbell, 67, the wife of a former New Jersey county prosecutor.

The trip would be the last of

many over the years the flight crew took with Katz; all three had worked for him for 10 to 15 years, relatives said. They had been expecting to take Katz, a sports team owner-turned-philanthropist, to France later this month, said Benhoff’s husband, Dan. The co-pilot, de Vries, had come to the U.S. from the Netherlands as a young man to attend flight school. In the early 1990s, he was a passenger in a two-man crash that killed a pilot at a southern New Jersey airport, his wife said.

“Lucky for him, he didn’t remember it, and he didn’t remember about 12 to 24 hours before it,” she said.

So he had no fear, she said, and still loved to fly.

Coca crop destruction postponed

By FRANKLIN BRICENO Associated Press

LIMA, Peru — Peru’s president is indefinitely postponing plans to forcibly eradicate coca fields in the world’s top cocaine-producing valley.

President Ollanta Humala’s announcement in a televised interview Sunday night came a week after he fired his drug czar, Carmen Masias.

She had announced in January that a militarized eradication effort, half-funded by the United States, would begin this year in the Apurimac, Ene and Mantauro river valley.

Critics said that strategy would only help drug-funded Shining Path rebels based in the region turn its coca growers against authorities, with violent results. Coca is the remote valley’s lone cash crop and growers have already mounted protests and threatened resistance.

The U.S. Embassy issued a

statement saying U.S. officials would consult with Peru’s government about the revised strategy.

Humala said that while he was not ruling out forced eradication in the valley, he wanted to first try crop substitution, led by the Agriculture Ministry.

An estimated 12,000 families live off coca in the valley, where authorities say more than 300 labs produce semi-refined cocaine, most of it destined for Europe. The government says 54 percent of Peru’s coca crop is produced in the area.

Humala said his government would spend $214 million on roads in the valley to help farmers get alternative crops to market.

He has not explained why he replaced Masias with Luis Alberto Otorola, a former defense minister.

Humala, a former army officer, said coca eradication would continue elsewhere, but

the government was scaling back its eradication target for 2014 to 23,000 hectares (90 square miles). Masias had told international media in January that Humala was pressuring her to eradicate 40,000 hectares (150 square miles) of coca this year, 30 percent more than the original target.

Peru has been the world’s No. 1 cocaine producer since 2012, according to the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, while the United Nations says its coca crop supplanted Colombia’s.

Humala made antinarcotics efforts a priority when he took office in 2011 and Peru cut its area under coca cultivation to 62,500 hectares (241 miles) in 2012, a decrease of 3.4 percent from the previous year, according to the U.N. U.S. counterdrug assistance to Peru doubled last year to $100 million, half of Washington’s total assistance to the country.

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can firms. Though those cyberattacks relied on similar tactics — including sending emails to unsuspecting victims with links that installed malware — the hackers in that case, unlike this one, were government officials.

Bogachev’s operation, prosecutors say, consisted of criminals in Russia, Ukraine and the United Kingdom who are assigned different roles within the conspiracy.

The victims include an unspecified American Indian tribe in Washington state; an insurance company and a firm that runs assisted living centers in Pennsylvania; a local police department in Massachusetts; a

pest control company in North Carolina; and two Florida businesses, a restaurant and a regional bank.

A 14-count indictment unsealed Monday accuses Bogachev of trying to make eight fraudulent money transfers from Haysite Reinforced Plastics of Erie, in northwestern Pennsylvania, on a single day in 2011. According to the indictment, two of the transfers went through — one for about $198,000 and one for about $175,000 — but Haysite was able to block the other six attempts.

Officials with Haysite did not immediately return phone

calls for comment Monday.

The accounts were with Pittsburgh-based PNC Bank, which declined to comment.

The Florida bank lost nearly $7 million through an unauthorized wire transfer. The Massachusetts police department, on the other hand, lost $750 when it paid a ransom demanded by the malicious software that infected its computers.

Last week, a federal judge in Pittsburgh granted a temporary restraining order against Bogachev and the others, demanding that they cease such activities. That order was unsealed along with the charges Monday.

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off from its only source of cash income amid its restructuring, Buccaneer had no choice but to file for protection, sources familiar with the company said.

Before the May 22 Kenai Loop decision and the May 31 bankruptcy filing, a lot of other things went wrong for Buccaneer, including a dispute and a lawsuit with its first rig operator, delays in getting the jackup operating, problems siting the rig at an offshore location in the Inlet and an expensive dryhole on the Peninsula.

There was a second win, however, a potentially major gas discovery at Cosmopolitan, near Anchor Point. In a bittersweet development, though, Buccaneer had to sell its minority interest in the discovery to its partner, and also its share of the jack-up rig, to raise cash Through all of this, Buccaneer worked on a long-term refinancing strategy, attracting a potential new partner in Texas.

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For FY15, Legislative changes to the Base Student Allocation will bring in an additional $2.6 million. Adjustments to charter school funding based on student numbers will bring in $254,441 in additional funds.

The correspondent student adjustment will bring $432,326 in more money. The district is also

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fighters individually and none of them have ever had a community thank them in such a way. With nearly 200,000 acres burned and not a single loss of a primary home and not one serious injury, he said the suppression efforts could not have gone any better.

Residents brought in desserts like a cake with red flames that said, “Thanks Firefighters” and green tree sugar cookies placed in a cake to resemble the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge. He said he is always amazed by the generosity from others.

“It goes to show the kind of place we live in,” Micciche said.

“We watched how people came together in a stressful time.

Tonight the entire community came out and recognized the firefighters. It was amazingly successful and an emotional event that meant a lot to both sides.”

Kimsey said she has never seen a community rally around firefighters in such a way. She said several girls approached her and asked her questions about her job and told her they wanted to be fire fighters too.

“It is super cool to be seen as a role model,” she said. “I really appreciate everything you guys have done. You guys have been so nice. The support has been unbelievable.”

Terri Kunz, who lives on Funny River Road, wore a self-designed T-shirt with red spray painted flames that read, “Mile 9 Thanks You!” Her two nieces and two grandchildren also wore the shirts and had the backs signed by firefighters and first responders.

Kuntz, who evacuated to the rodeo grounds three days before the order because she has so many animals, said she felt safe for the first time Saturday even with the strong winds because firefighters had completed the

strict to prevent the worst effects of global warming.

In all likelihood, the plan marks one of the most significant steps Obama will take to shape the country he governs during his final years in office. Stymied by Congress on nearly every front, Obama has turned to actions he can take on his own, but has found limited means to effect the type of sweeping change he has envisioned in his two campaigns.

The effort would cost up to $8.8 billion annually in 2030,

the EPA projected. But the actual price is impossible to predict until states decide how to reach their targets — a process that will take years.

Obama, in a conference call with public health leaders, sought to head off critics who have argued the plan will kill jobs, drive up power bills and crush the economy in regions of the U.S. “What we’ve seen every time is that these claims are debunked when you actually give workers and businesses the

note of Buccaneer initially in Cook Inlet was its discovery of the small Kenai Loop gas field near the city of Kenai and successful production of gas in 18 months from the time the exploration well was drilled, which is light-speed compared with the lengthy permitting and occasional lawsuits that get other companies bogged down.

It was Kenai Loop that finally forced the company into bankruptcy after the commission’s decision. The company will now sell most of its assets.

Kenai Loop’s discovery came at a time when the regional utilities were deeply worried about depleted gas fields in Cook Inlet and the possibility that they would have to import gas as liquefied natural gas.

Buccaneer showed, with a drill bit, that there was still gas to be found. Also, the company found new gas just a mile from the long-producing Cannery Loop gas field, formerly owned and operated by a large company, Marathon Oil, seemed to show that the large companies like Marathon that have long dominated the industry were not aggressively exploring de-

spite the utilities’ worries.

“As part of the Chapter 11 proceedings Buccaneer Energy has also reached an agreement in principle with its secured lender on certain critical elements of a plan of reorganization that would result in the sale of substantially all of the company’s assets,” Buccaneer said in a June 2 press release.

There are no changes, for now, in production operations.

The company has three employees overseeing the Kenai Loop gas wells.

“Buccaneer will continue to operate and oversee its assets during and throughout the restructuring process,” the press release said.

“The company expects to have sufficient cash on hand throughout the Chapter 11 proceedings to pay all of its post (bankruptcy) petition obligations as they come due,” the press release said.

In two filings for Buccaneer Energy Ltd. and Buccaneer Energy Holdings Inc., the company claimed combined assets of $50,000 to $500,000 and liabilities of between $50 million and $100 million.

set to receive nearly $3 million in one-time funding from the state, according to the Department of Education and Early Development.The total increase in state money to the district is $6.27 million.

“Normally I would say, ‘Party on,’” Assistant Superintendent Dave Jones said about the increase in funding. But other numbers need to be factored into the equation.

While the increase of state dollars helped to decrease the $4.8 million deficit the board passed in April, a shortage of $2.3 million still remains.

Money for charter schools in

the BSA cannot be used to the district’s discretion. How those funds are used is up to each of the four charter schools within the district.

The $254,441 for charter schools is for schools comes from changing the minimum students from 120 to 75 to qualify for student rates of schools that have 150 students.

Fireweed Academy is the only school in the district affected by the change.

The board included $1.7 min one-time funding in the passed budget, bringing the actual increase down from $3 million to $1.2 million.

Also when the board passed the budget, dipped into reserve money. The board allocated $2.1 million in healthcare reserves in April.

The KPB Assembly will discuss the borough budget at a 2 p.m. Finance Committee meeting today. A public hearing on the budget is scheduled for the regular assembly meeting at 6 p.m. tonight.

The next Board of Education meeting is scheduled for July 7.

northern fire lines. “(The firefighters) lived at the end of my driveway for more than a week,” she said.

“Even with all the wind, they went to check and could not find any hotspots. That is when I felt safe.”

Lois Brassfield, also a Funny River Road resident, said it feels great to be back home.

Brassfield and her three daughters Kaitlyn, Mika and Cierra spent one night at the rodeo grounds before taking shelter at Redoubt Elementary School on May 26.

“Thank you doesn’t seem to be enough,” she said. “I’m happy to be back home with all our animals. It was amazing with how many people (first responders, red cross, neighbors) were able to do so much for everyone. I can’t thank them enough.”

Don Duncan, who lives in the Kalifornsky area, said he wanted to come and let everyone know how much he appreciated the firefighter’s efforts.

He brought his service dog Dolly, a Chihuahua-Pomeranian mix with a U.S. flag taped to her vest. Firefighters petted and held Dolly, who wagged her fluffy tail and took pictures with them.

“I don’t think these firefighters get enough credit given the fact we had one of the largest fires in Alaska state history and thanks to these guys not one house, not one live was lost,” Duncan said. “It is borderline miraculous.”

Rudy Cervantes, crew boss for Snake River Valley firefighters from Eastern Oregon, said his team has been on scene for 11 days to check for hot spots on the fire lines and continue mop up work. In his 38 years of firefighting, he has never seen a community put together such an event to show their thanks.

“It makes us feel at home,” he said. “People in the community have treated us as equals.

We are glad to come help.”

Lt. Gov. Mead Treadwell

canceled another event to attend the barbecue and thanked the firefighters for how they came through and protected the Soldotna and Kasilof communities.

Alaska Interagency Incident Management Team Commander Rob Allen said his team couldn’t have been successful without the support from Central Emergency Services, the Kenai Peninsula Borough, Kenai Fire Department and Troopers who assisted in the evacuation.

“Now for the question you all want to know, is the fire out? … Mostly,” Allen said. “We have been waiting for good wetting rain and (Sunday) folks in the spike camp north of the

Kenai River got hard rain for a long time.”

With the fire now about 60 percent contained and fire lines on the western and northern areas secure, Allen said crews would start to downsize this week and eventually sometime next week the Interagency Incident Management Team will transition the fire back to the Division of Forestry, which will keep a close eye on the fire the rest of the summer.

“We do appreciate all the support and the chance to be able to mingle with the community,” he said. “Thank you very much for all your support.”

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tools and the incentives they need to innovate,” Obama said.

Never before has the U.S. sought to restrict carbon dioxide from existing power plants, although Obama’s administration is also pursuing the first limits on newly built plants.

While the plan would push the nation closer to achieving Obama’s pledge to reduce total U.S. emissions by 17 percent by 2020, it still would fall short of the global reductions scientists say are needed to stabilize the planet’s temperature.

Connie Hedegard, the European Union’s commissioner for climate change, called the rule “the strongest action ever taken by the U.S. government to fight climate change.” But she also said, “All countries, including the United States, must do even

more than what this reduction trajectory indicates.”

Fossil-fueled U.S. power plants account for 6 percent of global carbon dioxide emissions, so even a steep domestic cut affects just a portion worldwide. And even with the new limits, coal plants that churn out carbon dioxide will still provide about 30 percent of U.S. energy, according to predictions by the Environmental Protection Agency, down from about 40 percent today. Power plants are America’s largest source of greenhouse gases, accounting for 38 percent of annual emissions. Plants have already reduced carbon emissions nearly 13 percent since 2005, meaning they are about halfway to meeting the administration’s goal.

The 645-page proposal

forms the linchpin of Obama’s campaign to deal with climate change, and aims to give the U.S. leverage to prod other countries to act when climate negotiations resume in Paris next year. At home, however, the power plant limits won’t cut as big a chunk out of greenhouse gas emissions as Obama’s move to tackle pollution from cars and trucks. That separate effort is to double fuel economy for vehicles made in model years 2012-25. And the drawn-out timeline for the power plant plan, coupled with threats by opponents to block it, infused Monday’s announcement with uncertainty.

“I know people are wondering: Can we cut pollution while keeping our energy affordable and reliable?

We can, and we will,” said EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy.

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cent of its electricity from coal plants. The largest source of power, natural gas, accounts for 52 percent of Alaska’s electricity and could generate more if a gas pipeline is built to Fairbanks and southcentral Alaska communities.

Hydropower generates 23 percent of Alaska’s electricity and diesel fuel generates 15 percent.

Across the nation, coal represents 40 percent of electricity generation. Natural gas makes up 26 percent. Renewables, not counting hydropower, make up about 5.7 percent. According to the Energy Information Administration, Alaska in 2012 emitted 1.96 million metric tons in 2012 at a rate of 1,351 pounds per megawatt hour. The 2030 goal is to cut that to 1,003 pounds per megawatt hour.

Cutting emissions will fight climate change and protect the public health, according to the Environmental Protection

Agency.

Murkowski in a statement criticized the proposal.

“Despite negative economic growth last quarter, and despite far better approaches pending in Congress to promote energy efficiency and energy innovation, the president has decided to push ahead and propose a sweeping new regulation on our still-weak economy,” she said.

EPA regulations will come at a high cost and harm the affordability and reliability of energy, she said. The Obama administration, however, says the plan will not harm the economy.

Sen. Mark Begich, D-Alaska, said the plan will affect the handful of coal plants in Alaska’s Railbelt, the region from Seward to Fairbanks along Alaska Railroad lines. He will closely monitor the measure, he said.

“We must protect consumers along the way,” he said.

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next 15 years.

The draft rule is more than 600 pages long, and it’s accompanied by nearly 400 pages of regulatory analysis, according to U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski.

Spokesman Ty Keltner said Department of Environmental Conservation Larry Hartig would take a few days to review the plan.

“It’s really too soon to make any comments on this,” Keltner said. “The department and the state just got this plan like everybody else did and the commissioner and the Division of Air Quality is going to need some time to look at it to figure out what this means for Alaska.”

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

Reach Dan Balmer at daniel. balmer@peninsulaclarion.com

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ficer Greg Wilkinson Monday afternoon. He said he could not confirm whether the remains were found within the burned wildfire acreage area.

Michelle Weston, spokesperson for the Alaska Incident Management Team in charge Reach Dan Balmer at daniel. of fire operations for the Funny River Horse Trail wildfire, balmer@peninsulaclarion.com

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Heat not worried about off-season yet James, Wade, Bosh face big decisions in July, but they are more concerned about June TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer

MIAMI — For the Miami Heat, it’s all about June.

July can wait.

Four years ago, when LeBron James uttered that now-infamous phrase — “not two, not three, not four, not five ...” — about how many championships he hoped to win with the Heat, it was almost immediately turned into a punch line. It rings prophetic in some ways now, with the Heat back in the NBA Finals for a fourth consecutive season.

How the Heat fare against in their NBA Finals rematch with the San Antonio Spurs might dictate what happens in July, when James, Chris Bosh and Dwyane Wade can become free agents if they choose. A looming offseason of decisions has been a taboo subject for the Heat “Big 3” this sea-

son, and Wade insisted Monday that Miami’s stars have not said a word to each other about what may or may not happen.

“I’m not lying,” Wade said.

Still, as long as Miami keeps winning, it seems logical the “Big 3” will stay together.

“I want to come back. That’s OK to say, I think,” Bosh said Monday after the Heat finished their first workout in preparation for the NBA Finals, which begin Thursday in San Antonio.

“I can’t speak for anything else and I don’t want to take away from the subject at hand, but I like it here. It’s Miami. Enough said. People are dying to get here.”

Regardless of the outcome of this Heat-Spurs series, there will be changes to the Heat, which is an annual rite for just about every team. James, Wade and Bosh can all opt out of their current deals. Shane Battier is retiring,

Ray Allen may think about doing the same, while Mario Chalmers, James Jones and Rashard Lewis are notable free-agents-in-waiting.

It’s not just the “Big 3” who aren’t thinking too far ahead, yet.

Allen said no one in the room is looking past anything but this series — especially with the Spurs’ Tim Duncan saying San Antonio will get it done this year after falling short against the Heat last season. But as James noted, both teams have their own motivation.

“That’s the great thing about having veterans,” Allen said. “Nobody worries about what’s not here yet.”

Winning a third straight title could make some of those stay-or-go decisions pretty simple. And Wade believes Miami’s legacy has been secured.

“Whenever it’s all said and done, the legacy of this team, it’s going to be a great team,” Wade said. “It’s going

to go down in history as an unbelievable team not only in South Florida but in NBA history.”

Given that, it’s easy to see why so much attention gets paid to how long this team can stay together.

Bosh, Wade and James all made it very clear in September that they were not going to let the summer of 2014 turn into the circus that the summer of 2010 was, when all three became free agents and decided to bring their talents together.

Entering the season, James said that his teammates “understand where I stand” regarding the future. And on Monday, James said he wasn’t going to let himself be distracted by thinking about what impact the result of these NBA Finals will have on the legacy the Heat have created over the last four seasons.

“No, because I live in the moment,” James said. “It’s almost the same with

my individual accomplishments. I never really understand them. The only time I’ll be able to appreciate it is when I’m done playing the game.

I’m in the moment. I don’t even think about it.”

Bosh was the last player off the practice floor Monday. And when the conversation turned to what happens after these finals, he was reluctant, he said, to think about anything beyond Game 1 on Thursday night.

“It’s difficult enough concentrating on trying to get back to this point, let alone trying to win it,” Bosh said.

“We’ve done that before. All of us made a lot of mistakes in 2010, which is going to happen because that was our first time being in it. But now, not only are we vets in the league, with playoff experience, we know what to expect.”

What decisions to expect this summer, that’s another story.

East vs. West Stanley Cup finals will feature long flights for Kings, Rangers IRA PODELL AP Sports Writer

GREENBURGH, N.Y. — Henrik Lundqvist had his game-day face on at practice.

He still smiled and answered all the questions thrown at him Monday about the Los Angeles Kings — the New York Rangers’ long-awaited opponent in the Stanley Cup finals.

“Exciting. Long flight,” the star goalie said Monday before he and his teammates headed to California for New York’s first appearance in the finals since winning the title in 1994. “East Coast-West Coast. I’ll look forward to this matchup.”

If there wasn’t already enough pressure on Lundqvist to lead his team to the championship, he is now part of the hype machine heading into Game 1 on Wednesday.

Headlines are screaming: “King Henrik vs. the Kings.”

“Clever,” he said with a slight laugh.

The Rangers have been waiting since Thursday to find out if they would face the 2012 Stanley Cup-winning Kings or the defending champion Chicago Blackhawks in the finals.

They took two days off before returning to practice on Sunday. Most of the players said they watched at least part of Los Angeles’ third road Game 7 win of this playoff year that night.

So practice on Monday had a bit more focus for the Rangers as they knew exactly who was standing in their way next.

“Any team you play at this time of year is a good hockey team, especially a team that has kind of been around the playoffs and the Stanley Cup finals a couple of times in the last few years,” forward Derek Stepan said. “This is a very good hockey club, We have a tough challenge in front of us.”

The Kings returned to Los

Angeles after their 5-4 comefrom-behind overtime win at Chicago and took Monday off.

They have played a record 21 playoff games before the finals — one more than the Rangers, who eliminated the Montreal Canadiens in six games during the Eastern Conference finals.

Before this year, no team that played seven games in each of the first two rounds had reached the finals. Now, both clubs have done it. The Kings taking it a step further with a trio of sevengame series.

“When you knew you were playing L.A., the adrenaline started coming a little bit more,” Lundqvist said. “You’ve been thinking about this ever since you beat Montreal, but now knowing we’re going to L.A., it was easier to focus on what’s coming.

“You just try to now come back to the focus and mindset you had last week. It’s been nice to get a little break here and get away from it a little bit because it’s been that intense.”

Both teams will be back to the grind on Tuesday for media day, leading up to the opener the following night.

The Rangers and Kings split two games during the regular season — with each team winning in the other club’s building — but they haven’t seen each other since Los Angeles’ 1-0 victory at Madison Square Garden on Nov. 17.

New York opened with a fivegame Western road trip as final renovations were being made at the Garden. Its only win during that stretch was a 3-1 victory at Los Angeles on Oct. 7 — a 28-save performance by Lundqvist.

“Great goaltending. Great defense. Great forwards. Great special teams,” Kings coach Darryl Sutter provided as a quick scouting report on the Rangers. “We’re up against it again.”

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Spain’s Rafael Nadal returns the ball to Serbia’s Dusan Lajovic during their fourth-round match of the French Open tennis tournament at the Roland Garros stadium in Paris on Monday.

Nadal cruises at French Open HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer

PARIS — Maybe, just maybe, Rafael Nadal was a tad vulnerable, the thinking went before this French Open.

He had lost three times on his beloved red clay already this year, more defeats than he ever had on the surface before heading to Roland Garros.

Then came an admission, after the Grand Slam tournament’s third round, that his back was bothering him and slowing his serves.

Well, leave it to the eighttime French Open champion’s

upcoming quarterfinal opponent — 2013 runner-up David Ferrer, one of the men who beat Nadal on clay this spring — to set the record straight.

“Rafael,” Ferrer said, “is always the favorite.”

Nadal certainly looked the part in the fourth round Monday, when he won 18 points in a row during one stretch en route to beating 83rd-ranked Dusan Lajovic of Serbia 6-1, 6-2, 6-1 for a record 32nd consecutive victory at the French Open. That broke Nadal’s own mark of 31 and moved him a step closer to a fifth straight title in Paris.

The No. 1-ranked Nadal, now 63-1 for his career at the tournament, has won all 12 sets he’s played in Paris in 2014, dropping a total of 23 games. He was asked whether he would have preferred a more taxing encounter by now.

“You never know what’s better,” replied Nadal, whose audience at Court Philippe Chatrier included musician Prince. “But, in theory, the theory says that it’s better (to) win like this than win longer matches.”

And his back? The one that flummoxed him during a loss

in the Australian Open final in January, and then acted up Saturday, leading to an average first serve of 102 mph (165 kph) and top speed of 114 mph (184 kph)? It didn’t appear to be as much of an issue against Lajovic: Nadal averaged 107 mph (173 kph), with a high of 119 mph (192 kph).

“My back can be pretty unpredictable,” said Nadal, who wore thick vertical strips of athletic tape under his shirt.

“I’m not lying. It’s totally unpredictable. I don’t want to speak too much about it.”

OK, then.

Indians end 7-game winning streak of Red Sox

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CLEVELAND — Justin Masterson found the strike zone after a rocky start and pitched seven scoreless innings as the Cleveland Indians ended Boston’s seven-game winning streak.

Masterson (3-4) walked four in the first three innings, but settled in and won for the first time in five starts. He allowed just three singles and struck out a season-high 10.

Lonnie Chisenhall hit a two-run single in the first off John Lackey (6-4) as the Indians won their fourth straight.

Xander Bogaerts hit a two-run homer in the Boston eighth off Bryan Shaw. Cody Allen worked the ninth for his fourth save.

Red Sox shortstop Stephen Drew went 0 for 2 with a walk in his season debut. He re-signed as a free agent last month.

Boston outfielder Grady Sizemore went 0 for 4 — he popped up for the final out — in his return to Cleveland.

Moustakas capped the rally with a twoHe was a three-time All-Star in nearly previous games, the teams finally didn’t his 17th save. go extras. The Mets took four of five from run double. eight seasons with the Indians. the Phillies and are 9-1 in Citizens Bank BREWERS 6, TWINS 2 Park, dating to last season.

MARLINS 3, RAYS 1 MARINERS 10, YANKEES 2 Colon (5-5) allowed two runs and six MILWAUKEE — Matt Garza took a NEW YORK — Kyle Seager homered, tripled twice and doubled, leading Felix Hernandez and the Seattle Mariners past the New York Yankees.

Hernandez (8-1) tied a career high by winning his fifth straight start.

Robinson Cano again got booed by Yankees fans in this makeup of an April 30 rainout. Out four games with a bruised left hand, the former Yankees star was 1 for 3 with two walks. He drew a mocking cheer when he was picked off by David Phelps (1-3).

Seattle won its third in a row.

METS 11, PHILLIES 2 PHILADELPHIA — Wilmer Flores hit a grand slam and drove in a career-high six runs, Bartolo Colon threw seven-plus sharp innings and New York beat Philadelphia in a makeup from an April rainout.

After playing 39 innings in the three

hits to win his third straight decision. The 41-year-old righty has a 1.61 ERA in his last three outings.

The last-place Phillies went 4-7 on an 11-game homestand, their longest of the season. They’re a season-worst seven games under .500 and barely resemble the team that won five consecutive NL East titles from 2007-11.

DODGERS 5, WHITE SOX 2 LOS ANGELES — Clayton Kershaw shrugged off a two-run homer by Jose Abreu in the rookie’s return from the disabled list, pitching Los Angeles past Chicago for his first home win of the season.

Justin Turner’s two-run single keyed a five-run sixth inning in which all the Dodgers’ runs were unearned.

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The 37-year-old Wolf (1-1), making a comeback from the second Tommy John surgery of his career, allowed three hits and one run. He struck out seven, walked one and won for the first time since he pitched Baltimore past Tampa Bay on Sept. 13, 2012.

The Rays fell to 0-7 on their eight-game ROYALS 6, CARDINALS 0 trip. They’re 12 games below .500 for the ST. LOUIS — Danny Duffy worked first time since 2007, and their record (23six innings of one-hit ball and Alex Gor- 35) is the worst in the American League. don homered to start a three-run seventh for Kansas City in a victory over suddenly PIRATES 10, PADRES 3 punchless St. Louis.

SAN DIEGO — Jordy Mercer homThe Royals had just two singles off Shelby Miller (6-5) in a scoreless game ered and matched a career high with four before they opened the seventh with four of Pittsburgh’s 16 hits Monday night, leadstraight hits. Gordon’s fifth homer ended ing the Pirates to a romp over the San Dia 15-inning scoreless drought and Mike ego Padres. shutout into the seventh inning and Mark Reynolds hit a two-run homer, sending Milwaukee past Minnesota.

Garza (3-4) scattered six hits over 6 1-3 scoreless innings against the team that brought him to the big leagues in 2006.

The right-hander, signed to a $50 million, four-year deal as a free agent in the offseason, struck out eight and walked two for his first win since May 5.

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Sports Briefs Seahawks’ Irvin has hip surgery RENTON, Wash. — Seattle Seahawks linebacker Bruce Irvin has undergone hip surgery, but the team has no timetable on his return.

A team spokesman confirmed Irvin’s surgery on Monday but had no details of what the surgery repaired.

Irvin started all 12 games last season after serving a four-game suspension at the start. The former first-round pick had 40 tackles, two sacks and an interception while making the transition from defensive end to outside linebacker. Irvin started Seattle’s first two playoff games but did not start in the Super Bowl.

Irvin tweeted Monday afternoon that he expects to be back by the start of training camp in July. He’s expected to compete for a starting spot at outside linebacker with Super Bowl MVP Malcolm Smith.

Marino in concussion-related lawsuit PHILADELPHIA — Hall of Fame quarterback Dan Marino is among the latest group of football players to file a concussionrelated lawsuit against the National Football League.

The 52-year-old former Miami Dolphins quarterback is one of 15 former players who filed a lawsuit in federal court in Philadelphia last week.

Marino and the other 14 plaintiffs join more than 4,800 others who have alleged the NFL misled players about the long-term dangers of concussions. The NFL has denied those claims.

The lawsuit doesn’t specify any medical problems suffered by the plaintiffs including Marino, who retired in 1999. It seeks unspecified damages and medical monitoring.

Arians disappointed in Washington TEMPE, Ariz. — Expressing “extreme” disappointment in Daryl Washington, Arizona Cardinals coach Bruce Arians said he won’t talk again this season about the standout inside linebacker, who has been suspended a year for violating the NFL’s substance abuse policy.

“He made a choice and we’re all living with it,” Arians said in his first public comments since the suspension was announced last week.

The coach said he “obviously hopes Daryl gets his life straightened out.”

Knicks’ Jackson fined for tampering NEW YORK — Knicks President Phil Jackson has been fined $25,000 by the NBA for a tampering violation involving veteran guard Derek Fisher.

Jackson told reporters last week that Fisher is “on my list of guys that could be very good candidates” to coach the Knicks next season. Because Fisher is under contract with the Oklahoma City Thunder, that was deemed to be in violation of league rules.

The Thunder were eliminated from the Western Conference finals on Saturday night. Fisher is widely expected to retire and told reporters after Oklahoma City’s season ended that he plans to have conversations with teams about his future at some point.

NBA releases all-defensive team Chicago’s Joakim Noah and Indiana’s Paul George received the most votes on this year’s NBA all-defensive team, released Monday.

Less than two months after a landslide victory in balloting for the league’s defensive player of the year, Noah was the only player to receive more than 100 first-team votes and earn more than 200 points for the team. Noah received 105 of 123 possible votes, while George had 65 votes. The rest of the first team consisted of Clippers guard Chris Paul, Oklahoma City forward Serge Ibaka and Golden State swingman Andre Iguodala. — The Associated Press C

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Monday’s Games Cleveland 3, Boston 2 Seattle 10, N.Y. Yankees 2 Miami 3, Tampa Bay 1 Milwaukee 6, Minnesota 2 Kansas City 6, St. Louis 0 L.A. Dodgers 5, Chicago White Sox 2 Tuesday’s Games Boston (Peavy 1-2) at Cleveland (House 0-1), 3:05 p.m.

Oakland (Kazmir 6-2) at N.Y. Yankees (Kuroda 4-3), 3:05 p.m.

Toronto (Hutchison 4-3) at Detroit (A.Sanchez 2-2), 3:08 p.m.

Seattle (E.Ramirez 1-4) at Atlanta (Floyd 0-2), 3:10 p.m.

Tampa Bay (Archer 3-2) at Miami (H.Alvarez 2-3), 3:10 p.m.

Kansas City (Shields 6-3) at St. Louis (J.Garcia 1-0), 3:15 p.m.

Baltimore (U.Jimenez 2-6) at Texas (J.Saunders 0-1), 4:05 p.m.

L.A. Angels (C.Wilson 6-4) at Houston (McHugh 3-3), 4:10 p.m.

Minnesota (Deduno 1-3) at Milwaukee (Gallardo 3-3), 4:10 p.m.

Chicago White Sox (Noesi 0-4) at L.A. Dodgers (Haren 5-3), 6:10 p.m.

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NL Standings

East Division W Atlanta 31 Miami 29 New York 28 Washington 27 Philadelphia 24 Central Division Milwaukee 35 St. Louis 30 Pittsburgh 27 Cincinnati 26 Chicago 20 West Division San Francisco 37 Los Angeles 31 Colorado 28 San Diego 26 Arizona 23

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Monday’s Games N.Y. Mets 11, Philadelphia 2 Miami 3, Tampa Bay 1 Milwaukee 6, Minnesota 2 Kansas City 6, St. Louis 0 L.A. Dodgers 5, Chicago White Sox 2 Pittsburgh 10, San Diego 3 Tuesday’s Games Philadelphia (Buchanan 1-1) at Washington (Zimmermann 3-2), 3:05 p.m.

San Francisco (Lincecum 4-3) at Cincinnati (Bailey 5-3), 3:10 p.m.

Seattle (E.Ramirez 1-4) at Atlanta (Floyd 0-2), 3:10 p.m.

Tampa Bay (Archer 3-2) at Miami (H.Alvarez 2-3), 3:10 p.m.

Kansas City (Shields 6-3) at St. Louis (J.Garcia 1-0), 3:15 p.m.

N.Y. Mets (Z.Wheeler 2-5) at Chicago Cubs (Arrieta 1-1), 4:05 p.m.

Minnesota (Deduno 1-3) at Milwaukee (Gallardo 3-3), 4:10 p.m.

Arizona (C.Anderson 3-0) at Colorado (J.De La Rosa 6-3), 4:40 p.m.

Chicago White Sox (Noesi 0-4) at L.A. Dodgers (Haren 5-3), 6:10 p.m.

Pittsburgh (Cole 5-3) at San Diego (Hahn 0-0), 6:10 p.m.

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L_S.Miller 6-5. HRs_Kansas City, A.Gordon (5).

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HRs_Pittsburgh, Mercer (2).

Hockey NHL Playoffs FINALS (Best-of-7; x-if necessary) Wednesday, June 4 NY Rangers at Los Angeles, 4 p.m. ADT

Basketball NBA Playoffs FINALS (Best-of-7; x-if necessary) Thursday, June 5 Miami at San Antonio, 5 p.m. ADT

WNBA Playoffs EASTERN CONFERENCE

W Chicago 5 Washington 3 Atlanta 3 Indiana 3 New York 2 Connecticut 2

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WESTERN CONFERENCE Minnesota Phoenix Los Angeles San Antonio Seattle Tulsa

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Monday’s Games No games scheduled Tuesday’s Games Los Angeles at Atlanta, 3 p.m.

Seattle at Phoenix, 6 p.m.

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Tennis French Open

Monday At Stade Roland Garros Paris Purse: $34.12 million (Grand Slam) Surface: Clay-Outdoor Singles Men Fourth Round David Ferrer (5), Spain, def. Kevin Anderson (19), South Africa, 6-3, 6-3, 6-7 (5), 6-1.

Rafael Nadal (1), Spain, def. Dusan Lajovic, Serbia, 6-1, 6-2, 6-1.

Gael Monfils (23), France, def.

Guillermo Garcia-Lopez, Spain, 6-0, 6-2, 7-5.

Andy Murray (7), Britain, def. Fernando Verdasco (24), Spain, 6-4, 7-5, 7-6 (3).

Women Fourth Round Andrea Petkovic (28), Germany,

def. Kiki Bertens, Netherlands, 1-6, 6-2, 7-5.

Sara Errani (10), Italy, def. Jelena Jankovic (6), Serbia, 7-6 (5), 6-2.

Simona Halep (4), Romania, def.

Sloane Stephens (15), United States, 6-4, 6-3.

Svetlana Kuznetsova (27), Russia, def. Lucie Safarova (23), Czech Republic, 6-3, 6-4.

Transactions BASEBALL American League BALTIMORE ORIOLES — Selected the contract of LHP Johan Santana from Norfolk (IL) and placed him on the 15-day DL. BOSTON RED SOX — Recalled SS Stephen Drew and OF Daniel Nava from Pawtucket (IL). Placed 1B-OF Mike Carp on the 15-day DL, retroactive to June 1.

CHICAGO WHITE SOX — Reinstated 1B Jose Abreu from the 15-day DL. CLEVELAND INDIANS — Recalled LHP Nick Hagadone from AAA Columbus (IL). Optioned RHP Mark Lowe to Columbus.

KANSAS CITY ROYALS — Claimed RHP Blake Wood off waivers from Cleveland and assigned him to Omaha (PCL).

Transferred RHP Luke Hochevar to the 60-day DL. Selected the contract of RHP Wilking Rodriguez from Omaha. Optioned RHP Louis Coleman to Omaha.

Designated LHP Justin Marks for assignment.

LOS ANGELES ANGELS — Optioned RHP Jarrett Grube to Salt Lake (PCL).

TEXAS RANGERS — Named Rick Down hitting coach and Salomon Manriquez coach for Spokane (NWL).

TORONTO BLUE JAYS — Optioned RHP Bobby Korecky to Buffalo (IL).

National League ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS — Placed OF A.J. Pollock on the 15-day DL. Selected the contract of OF David Peralta from Mobile (SL). Transferred LHP Matt Reynolds to the 60-day DL. HOUSTON ASTROS — Agreed to terms with 1B Jon Singleton on a five-year contract. Assigned 1B Marc Krauss to Oklahoma City (PCL).

NEW YORK METS — Recalled OF Matt den Dekker from Las Vegas (PCL). Placed OF Juan Lagares on the 15-day DL. PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES — Designated LHP Jeremy Horst for assignment.

PITTSBURGH PIRATES — Optioned RHP Wirfin Obispo to Indianapolis (IL). Sent RHP Stolmy Pimental to Bradenton (FSL) for a rehab assignment.

SAN DIEGO PADRES — Agreed to terms with 1B Cody Overbeck on a minor league contract.

BASKETBALL National Basketball Association NBA — Fined New York president Phil Jackson $25,000 for a tampering violation involving Oklahoma City G Derek Fisher.

FOOTBALL National Football League BUFFALO BILLS — Signed C Macky MacPherson.

CHICAGO BEARS — Signed CB Al Louis-Jean to a three-year contract.

CLEVELAND BROWNS — Signed DB Aaron Berry.

DALLAS COWBOYS — Signed LB Anthony Hitchens.

DENVER BRONCOS — Signed WR Cody Latimer, C Matt Paradis and LB Corey Nelson.

DETROIT LIONS — Signed DE Kalonji Kashama and WR Cody Wilson. Released DE Kourtnei Brown and DT Vaughn Martin.

MINNESOTA VIKINGS — Claimed CB Julian Posey off waivers from Cleveland. Waived CB Kip Edwards.

NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS — Signed QB Jimmy Garoppolo.

NEW ORLEANS SAINTS — Waived G Mike Golic Jr., and LB Hadley Spencer.

NEW YORK GIANTS — Released S Will Hill.

NEW YORK JETS — Signed S Calvin Pryor to a four-year contract.

HOCKEY National Hockey League NASHVILLE PREDATORS — Signed RW Max Gortz to a threeyear, entry-level contract and G Carter Hutton to a two-year contract.

SOCCER Major League Soccer MONTREAL IMPACT — Traded D Futty Danso to Portland for a 2015 second-round draft pick.

NEW YORK CITY FC — Signed F David Villa to a three-year contract.

COLLEGE CENTRAL INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION — Named Adrian Ferguson associate commissioner of media relations.

LAS VEGAS BOWL — Named John Saccenti executive director.

BINGHAMTON — Named Mike Leflar women’s associate basketball coach, Torey Northup-Jones women’s assistant basketball coach. Retained Leah Truncale as a women’s assistant basketball coach.

EAST CAROLINA — Announced the contract of baseball coach Billy Godwin will not be renewed.

Named Matthew Slachetka assistant strength and conditioning coach.

EMORY & HENRY — Named Josh Bullock strength and conditioning coach.

FLAGLER — Announced the retirement of women’s tennis coach Walter Shinn.

JACKSONVILLE — Named Dr. Donnie Horner chief athletics officer.

SHENANDOAH — Promoted Melissa Kraft to women’s head basketball coach.

STANFORD — Announced the resignation of softball coach John Rittman.

WAGNER — Named Brian Tracz director of strength & conditioning.

WINTHROP — Named Brian Kloman men’s assistant basketball coach.

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Contact us

www.peninsulaclarion.com classifieds@peninsulaclarion.com

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Applicants must be recent college graduate, within one year or less.

Apply online at http://workplace.alaska.gov or call (800)587-0430 for a paper copy.

General Employment

Hope Community Resources is seeking an experienced candidate for our Home Alliance Coordinator position in Kenai!

Hope is a private, non-profit agency that provides services to people who experience disabilities.

Through in-home supports and community activities, people supported by Hope have the opportunity to live a full life in the community of their choice. The HAC is a live-in assisted living home manager. This involves assisting with daily living needs, connecting the individuals with activities in their community, and training and scheduling other staff who work in the home.

This position is compensated at approximately $49,900/yr. We offer paid training and competitive benefits.

Visit our website and apply online at www.hopealaska.org or visit our local office at 47202 Princeton Ave in Soldotna.

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1.7 to 2 ACRE LOTS. Holt Lamplight & Miller Loop.

GAS, ELECTRIC & borough maintain roads.

Owner financed , 10% down, 8% interest, 10 years. $29,500.

(907)776-5212

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Apartments, Unfurnished EXCELLENT OCEAN VIEW! Bay Arm Apartments, Kenai.

Accepting applications for 1 bedroom apartment, utilities included. $25. nonrefundable application fee.

No pets.

(907)283-4405.

General Employment

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Forklift Operators & Pipe Inspectors NOV Tuboscope currently has opportunities available for Entry-Level Forklift Operators and Pipe Inspectors at their facility located in Nikiski, AK. The Forklift Operator must have some previous forklift experience and good writing skills. Pipe Inspectors must have experience in the inspection of oilfield tubular goods.

Compensation will depend on experience level.

National Oilwell Varco offers a comprehensive and very competitive employee benefits package including health, dental, life, and disability insurance, a retirement plan, and paid time off.

To apply, please call Frank or Ken at (907) 776-5137.

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WANTED WAREHOUSE/ DELIVERY HELPER Fulltime, year round, benefits.

Drug test required.

Apply in person at Sadler's in Sterling, Mile 81.5, Sterling Hwy. EOE

Personal Care/ Beauty HAIRDRESSER With clientele wanted, P/T, F/T. Ask for Mary, (907)262-6334.

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Quiet, freshly painted, close to schools.

1-Bedroom from $625.

2-Bedroom from $725.

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No pets.

(907)262-4359.

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No pets.

No smoking.

(907)252-1060

Commercial Property Condominiums/Town Homes Farms/Ranches Homes Income Property Land Manufactured Mobile Homes Multiple Dwelling Out of Area for Sale Steel Building Vacation Property Wanted To Buy Waterfront Property

Homes KENAI 3-Bedroom house, attached garage, appliances.

Available 6/1/14 $1,000.

(907)262-4629

Homes

Advertising Assistant Proficiency with both Mac and PC computer using Word/ Excel and Outlook, as well as experience with other software programs desirable. Exceptional customer service and telephone skills, accuracy in data entry with a high attention to detail. Professional appearance. Ability to meet deadlines and complete multiple tasks, this individual will support the Advertising Department with office related tasks, may work directly with customers in a receptionist capacity, perform data entry on a daily basis, and learn to answer phones.

Hours are Monday – Friday, 8am- 5pm.

Salary DOE. Benefits available.

Submit completed application attention: Leslie Talent Peninsula Clarion PO Box 3009 Kenai, AK 99611 No Phone Calls.

The Peninsula Clarion is an EOE. Applications are available at our offices on 150 Trading Bay Road in Kenai, Suite 1.

News, Sports, Weather & More!

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

Homes KENAI RIVER HOME

NIKISKI ON KASILOF RIVER. Log home furnished 2-bedroom, 1.5-bath, garage, basement. $1,150. month, utilities included.

(907)262-7405

3-Bedroom, 3-baths, large kitchen with island fireplace, 2-car garage. approximately 2000sqft., on 2 acres.

Very peaceful, a lot of wildlife. $310,000.

(907)776-8487, (907)394-1122

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(907)395-4527 or cellular, (907)690-0220.

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Land 2.11 ACRES West Poppy Lane.

Partially cleared, Utilities hooked up.

(907)262-2211, (907)252-8053, (907)252-9946.

3-Bedroom, 2 1/2-bath 2466sq.ft. home for sale. Located on K-Beach between Kenai & Soldotna on the Kenai River. This home has an 1100sq.ft. attached garage and work shop area, storage shed, paved driveway and established lawn with sprinkler system. The view is gorgeous with the mountains, kenai flats, Kenai river and the city of Kenai. Enjoy watching the amazing wild life from the comfort of your home including eagles, moose, caribou, coyotes, seals and the occasional bear and beluga sightings.

Asking $599,000.

(907)283-5447 or (907)398-6885.

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----HOTSY- Hot water pressure washer $2,500.

----PELLET MILL Saw Dust to Pellets $3,000.

-----1906- 15Hp. FOOTE Steam engine, restored $10,000.

(907)398-4461

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Homes NEW HOME ON 2.49 ACRES

Two story home has 2,576sqft. living area, 728sqft. garage; 4-bedrooms, 5-bathrooms, vaulted ceilings, radiant floor heat (both floors) & a two story fireplace/woodstove area that is the centerpiece of living/dining room. Large living room windows, southern exposure, high efficiency gas furnace keeps the heating bills down. Five star energy rating. Underground utilities, well with excellent water quality & flow.

Finishing touches to be selected are flooring, cabinets, appliances, countertops, stairway hardwoods & bathroom tile/sinks/baths/toilets.

Can be sold As Is, or can be finished to owners specifications for additional costs. Six miles from Soldotna, towards Sterling, on Forest Lane.

Quiet subdivision with covenants. $126 per sqft. for living area, $76 per sqft. for garage. AS IS price $380,000. (907)262-1609

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BOROUGH ADMINISTRATION BUILDING IT DEPARTMENT WINDOW INSTALLATION The Kenai Peninsula Borough Capital Projects Department hereby invites qualified firms to submit a firm price for acceptance by the Borough for the Borough Administrative Building IT Department Window Installation. The project consists of the following: Excavation and preparation of existing concrete foundation wall in an occupied facility to allow for bracing, cutting in of new window openings, installation of rebar grid, 8” thick expansion of existing concrete wall, finishes and exterior restoration work per the attached plans and specifications.

A pre-bid conference will be held at the KPB Public Works Conference Room, 47140 East Poppy Lane, Soldotna, AK on June 9, 2014 10:00 A.M. Attendance at the pre-bid is not mandatory but is strongly recommended.

This contract is subject to the provision of State of Alaska, Title 36, Minimum Wage Rates. The subsequent contract will require certificates of insurance and may require performance and payment bonds.

Bid documents may be obtained beginning June 3, 2014 at the Capital Projects Department, 47140 East Poppy Lane, Soldotna, AK 99669, 907-262-9657 for a non-refundable fee of $35.00 for each set of documents, $50.00 for any that require shipping and handling. Bid documents may also be downloaded from the web at: http://purchasing.borough.kenai.ak.us/ Opportunities.aspx One (1) complete set of the bid package is to be submitted to the Kenai Peninsula Borough, Purchasing and Contracting Department at 144 North Binkley Street, Soldotna, Alaska 99669.

These forms must be enclosed in a sealed envelope with the bidder's name on the outside and clearly marked: BID: Borough Administrative Building IT Dept. Window Installation DUE DATE: June 24, 2014, no later than 2:00 PM PUBLISH: 6/3, 5, 2014

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Think twice before confronting drivers in handicapped spots handicap plate and inform the Department of Motor Vehicles. If you are correct, the authorities will be interested in that information. And if you are not, you won’t have caused someone who already has problems additional distress.

handsome he looked, and so did everyone else. The shawl may have been a little big on me because I am only 5 feet tall and weigh 95 pounds. But I didn’t think I looked hideous.

I’m hurt over his remark, and we haven’t really spoken for several days.

What can I do to get past this awful feeling that we’re going in opposite directions?

— OFFENDED IN THE EAST DEAR OFFENDED: A good beginning would DEAR ABBY: I have be to ask your husband why he made such a meanbeen married to “Gilbert” for spirited remark. He owes you an apology for his more than 30 years. We have Abigail Van Buren tactlessness. If he really hadn’t thought you were always managed to resolve dressed appropriately for your son’s wedding, he our differences in a relatively short time, but this time should have mentioned it BEFORE you left the I’m not too sure. house so you could change if you wished. Slamming Our son was married last weekend, and because you afterward wasn’t helpful, and your hurt feelwe’re of Celtic heritage, I chose to wear a beauti- ings are understandable. But unless you have other ful dress from Ireland. Because it has short sleeves reasons for worrying that you might be headed “in I brought a shawl to keep warm. When I asked my opposite directions,” don’t let this be blown out of husband why he never said I looked nice, he replied proportion. he didn’t know whether I looked nice because he “couldn’t see me under that damned blanket!”

Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also I was stunned. I wore the shawl only when I was known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her near the door because it was cold there. I danced with mother, Pauline Phillips. Contact Dear Abby at www. him and several others many times and didn’t have it DearAbby.com or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA on then. I must have told Gil at least 20 times how 90069.

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SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) HHHH You might be too focused on the conclusion of a problem. Loosen up, and drop the uptight exterior.

You will be delighted by how others respond to a more relaxed you. On some level, you also could be uncomfortable with this new change.

Tonight: Burn the midnight oil.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) HHHH Detach, and tension will melt away. You could have difficulty seeing a matter the same way someone else sees it. You can’t seem to understand this person’s logic.

Accept it anyway, and his or her response easily could change. Tonight: Meet friends at a new spot.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) HHH You might want to rethink a personal matter during a talk with a trusted confidant. Hopefully this person has a totally different perspective to offer. You might decide to open up to even more people in order to make an educated choice.

Tonight: In the moment.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) HHHH You’ll see an associate try to negotiate his or her way through a problem. You might gain a better sense of what this person’s priorities are. You could feel as if you are finally gaining a new perspective of this person. Be open to a conversation. Tonight: Just do not be alone.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) HHHH You’ll read into a situation much more than others will. You understand people’s motivations.

Don’t allow someone’s criticisms get to you. Be willing to reveal more of your values in a conversation.

You can be strong-willed when you need to be. Tonight: Take a walk.

Can this wick make me sick?

Dear Heloise: I bought a candle while on vacation in another state.

When I began to burn the candle at home, I discovered that it had a metal wick. Reading the container gave me no information about the wick or what metal it is made of, but I am concerned about lead and remember those types of wicks causing a concern. Should I be worried? — Natalie B. in Indiana According to the National Candle Association, you do not need to worry, because the chance that the wick is lead is very unlikely. In 2003, the United States banned lead wicks. However, metal-core wicks are still used at times with certain candles to help the wick stand up. Don’t worry, though. The metal in these wicks has either a zinc or a tin core, which is perfectly safe.

— Heloise Double duty Dear Heloise: I have a medium-size dog that gets treats on a regular basis.

After his treat bag is empty — the kind with the zip closure — I place it beside my regular trash bags under the sink.

When I get something that smells, I place it in the treat bag before putting it into the garbage. This saves me from having to take out the trash just because it smells bad.

I also use the plastic containers that powdered drinks come in for his water and food when traveling. The lids are the size of a small bowl.

— Susan H. in Kentucky Bathroom cleaner Dear Heloise: I accidentally spilled some mascara on the bathroom sink.

Without any plan, I rubbed some toothpaste on the mascara smear, and presto — the smear is all gone.

— Susan R. in Florida

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HHHH You might be very tired and want to try something different.

Your ability to manage and solve a problem will come to the attention of several people. They will be quite impressed by your ability to respond even when you’re worn out. Tonight: Allow the conversation to continue.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) HHHHYou might see a financial situation developing that makes you quite uncomfortable and insecure.

Get advice from someone you trust who is in the know. Don’t act until you feel sure of yourself. For now, stay on the alert. Tonight: Treat a friend to dinner.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) HHHH You might feel as if you are on a roll, yet you still hit your share of obstacles. Your ability to move past a restriction will delight the others involved. A general sense of wellbeing allows more give-and-take.

Don’t let a family member rain on your parade. Tonight: As you like it.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) HHH Be an observer. This action will allow greater give-and-take in the near future. You might be trying to assess the integrity of someone you deal with on a daily level. Understand that you have no way of determining what the end results could be. Tonight: Say little for now.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) HHHH You might be more in touch with what a group of friends wants than you are with what you need.

Pull back some, and allow others to respond. Though you might not always be delighted by what you hear, you could be quite content at this juncture. Tonight: All smiles.

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Jacqueline Bigar’s Stars A baby born today has a Sun in Gemini and a Moon in Leo. HAPPY BIRTHDAY for Tuesday, June 3, 2014:This year you often see what others don’t. They have no way of understanding what they cannot grasp. Explanations will need to be made, and you are the person for the job. If you are single, you are likely to meet someone from midsummer on. This person could light up your life. You also might find yourself in a predicament where you have two suitors to choose between.

If you are attached, your emotional bond becomes much stronger after spring. Others might think you are newlyweds by the way you act. You will enter one of the more romantic periods in your life. LEO always has the capacity to make you smile.

The Stars Show the Kind of Day You’ll Have: 5-Dynamic; 4-Positive; 3-Average; 2-So-so; 1-Difficult ARIES (March 21-April 19) HHHH You could choose to let a problem hold you back, or you might choose to bypass it. You initially won’t know what is best for you. Make an adjustment to your schedule, and you will be drawn to the idea that allows you the greatest self-expression. Tonight: Let the party go on.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) HHHH You know how to deal with people effectively, yet when it comes to a roommate you hit a whole slew of problems. Be more forthright in how you handle a problem. Understand that there is likely to be a reaction, no matter what path you might choose. Tonight: Make nice.

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DEAR ABBY: I suffered a serious accident at work and have endured numerous surgeries, with another on the horizon. Because the injuries are in the cervical and lumbar areas, they are not visible.

Last week, I parked my car in a handicapped spot in the supermarket parking lot. Having a proper tag on my license plate, I didn’t think twice about it. As I entered the store, a woman who had parked nearby started shouting at me, saying I shouldn’t have parked where I did. I indicated she should read my plate, to which she then replied that I was “phony” for taking advantage of the system. I imagine she thought this because I was walking unaided that day.

Abby, please inform your readers that not all injuries are visible and not to assume that someone is taking advantage because he or she doesn’t meet your expectations of how a disabled person “should” appear.

— HURTING IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA DEAR HURTING: Gladly. This subject has appeared in my column before. You are correct that not all disabilities are visible. One that comes to mind would be a heart problem that prevents a patient from walking long distances. Another would be multiple sclerosis.

Readers, if you are concerned that someone is gaming the system, rather than confront the person, write down the license number of the car with the

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Hedgehogs Go Mainstream

By RODRIQUE NGOWI Associated Press

GARDNER, Mass. — They are tiny animals with cute faces.

They’re covered in quills. They roll into prickly balls when they are scared. The ideal pet?

Hedgehogs are steadily growing in popularity across the United States, despite laws in at least six states banning or restricting them as pets.

Breeders say the trend is partly fueled by the fact that hedgehogs require less maintenance than dogs and cats, and because they emit little odor — in sharp contrast with rodents and rabbits. They are largely hypoallergenic and are solitary, making them ideal for those with a busy lifestyle.

“A hedgehog can hang out all day while you are at work, you can come home, hang out with it for a couple of hours or . you know, put it away,” said Massachusetts-based hedgehog breeder Jennifer Crespo.

Crespo’s 4-year-old son, Wyatt, sat on the sofa in their home recently, his arm wrapped around the neck of a German shepherd named Ares while an African pygmy hedgehog named Jambalaya clambered across his legs.

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mals may have started with a video game — “Sonic” is a blue hedgehog who runs at supersonic speeds and curls into a ball to attack its enemies — but it has grown through people sharing pictures of their pets on social media and elsewhere online.

An Instagram account set up by the owners of a hedgehog named Biddy in Oregon has nearly 370,000 followers, while National Geographic Magazine put a hedgehog on the cover of its April edition to illustrate a trend of people owning exotic animals.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture, which requires anyone breeding at least three hedgehogs to get a license, says it has no data on hedgehog ownership.

But Jill Warnick, a breeder in Brookline, Massachusetts, said demand for hedgehogs has grown so much over the years that potential pet owners have to fill out an application form and then wait for their turn to buy the weaned offspring.

“When I first started I might have a waiting list of five people,” Warnick said, as hedgehogs slept in hiding spots installed in their cages. “Well, 19 years later, I have a waiting list of 500 people.”

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In this May 6, photo hedgehog breeder and trainer Jennifer Crespo, of Gardner, Mass., holds a pet hedgehog at her home in Gardner, Mass. Hedgehogs are steadily growing in popularity across the United States, despite laws in at least six states banning or restricting them as pets.

holding hedgehog offspring in their hands for a short time each day beginning a few days after their birth, in an effort to get them accustomed to humans.

That helps make pet hedgehogs bond with their owners, said Warnick, who has sold about 350 hedgehogs.

The animals are banned in six states and Washington, D.C., for reasons ranging from being nonnative species to concerns that they could set up a

wild population.

Hedgehogs can also shed the salmonella bacterium, which represents a health risk to young children and older people with weakened immune systems.

Pet owners can minimize that risk by washing their hands immediately after handling hedgehogs, cleaning their cages or feeding them, said Sarah McCormack, a veterinarian at Fresh Pond Animal Hospital in Belmont, Massachusetts.

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