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JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The state denies its laws on marriage curb the constitutional rights of five same-sex couples suing over Alaska’s gay marriage ban. The couples, four married outside Alaska and one unmarried couple, sued in federal court seeking to overturn the ban. Alaska voters approved a constitutional amendment in 1998 defining marriage as between one man and one woman. In a filing Thursday, the state doesn’t get into its legal arguments. Instead, there is a claim-by-claim response to the plaintiffs. State attorneys say voters had a “fundamental right to decide the important public policy issue of whether to alter the traditional definition” of marriage. They say Alaska isn’t required to recognize same-sex marriages performed in other states and that, as a sovereign state, Alaska has the right to define and regulate marriage.

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The Snug Harbor Seafoods receiving dock was bustling Thursday, though not with commercial drift gillnetters bringing in volumes of sockeye salmon from the season’s first opener; rather with captains and crews who spent the afternoon putting the finishing touches on their boats, readying for the upcoming fishing season. Typically, the first opener of the commercial season is slow, said Fish and Game managers and

fishermen on the dock, though the banner run of Kasilof River sockeye lured some into the water Thursday for the 12-hour Cook Inlet-wide opening. In 2013, 60 boats went out on the first commercial drift opener and caught about 3,500 fish, according to Fish and Game catch data. Several dozen people spent the sunny afternoon working on their boats, running new crew through equipment and boat operations or, like Paul Usoltseff, doing minor repairs before putting into the water. “I will be going into the water

on Wednesday,” Uloltseff said. “I’ll fish Thursday’s opener.” The commercial drift gillnetting fleet in the Cook Inlet is scheduled to fish regular 12-hour openers on Mondays and Thursdays through July 8, before regulations change their fishing period time and the areas where they are allowed to fish. Roland Maw, drift gillnet fisher and executive director of the United Cook Inlet Drift Association, said he had skipped fishing the first opening day of the season and was instead getting ready to go fishing See FISH, page A-14

WASHINGTON — Two senators unveiled a bipartisan plan Wednesday to raise federal gasoline and diesel taxes for the first time in more than two decades, pitching the proposal as a solution to Congress’ struggle to pay for highway and transit programs. The plan offered by Sens. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., and Bob Corker, R-Tenn., would raise the 18.4 cents-a-gallon federal gas tax and 24.4 centsa-gallon diesel tax each by 12 cents over the next two years, and then index the taxes to keep pace with inflation. The increase would be applied in two increments of 6 cents each. The plan also calls for offsetting the tax increases with other tax cuts. Senators said that could be done by permanently extending six of 50 federal tax breaks that expired this year, but they indicated they would be open to other suggestions for offsets. The plan was immediately embraced by industry and transportation advocacy groups seeking a long-term means to keep the federal Highway Trust Fund solvent. However, it would require a lot of heavy lifting from Congress in the politically charged atmosphere of an election year to pass such a plan before late August, when the trust fund is forecast to go broke. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden, D-Ore., has indicated he’s looking for means to shore up the fund for about the next six months while working on a long-term plan. That would move debate on a gas tax increase or some other revenue-raising scheme until after the midterm elections in November. See TAX, page A-14

Council to keep Kenai memorial Small dog, great deed By DAN BALMER Peninsula Clarion

After more than a year of internal debate about the cross symbol on the veteran’s memorial at Leif Hansen Memorial Park, the Kenai City Council voted in support of the memorial staying on city property, despite the threat of a lawsuit. Members of the public packed the council chambers after the issue again appeared on the council’s Wednesday agenda. Council member Terry Bookey introduced the item and requested to go into executive session to hear from Kenai City Attorney Scott Bloom about possible legal action. After a brief executive session, council member Tim Navarre moved that the council take a stand and show support for the veterans request and asked for support from the state to work with the city against a potential lawsuit. Council member Brian Gabriel Photo by Dan Balmer/Peninsula Clarion seconded the motion. A veteran’s memorial in Leif Hansen Memorial Park has been The Kenai City Council a hot-button issue in the City of Kenai for more than a year. The voted 4-2 in favor of Navarre’s city voted Wednesday to support the location and any potential motion. Some members of the litigation that may result from having a cross on public land. public clapped after the vote. C

“This is the first case in the state of Alaska dealing with an outside entity wanting to challenge a community veteran’s memorial,” Navarre said. “If we get sued we will fight this thing. We already have firms willing to take pro-bono and not charge the city a dime.” In April, the city received a letter from the Americans United for Separation of Church and State that asked the city to remove the Latin cross from the veteran’s memorial. The group requested a response within 30 days. Bloom responded with a neutral position; he said no lawsuit has been filed with the city at this time. Council members Ryan Marquis and Bookey voted against Navarre’s motion. The motion was similar to a resolution Navarre sponsored at an April 2 council meeting. At the time, the council voted to table it indefinitely. During that meeting, council members Mike Boyle, Bob Molloy, Bookey and Marquis and voted to suspend the resolution. On Wednesday, Molloy voted in support of Navarre’s See MEMORIAL, page A-14

By MELISSA GRIFFITHS Morris News Service-Alaska Juneau Empire

When Lady Bunny, a 7-month-old Maltese pup, brought home a wallet, Bonnie and Brad Gruening weren’t the only ones who were surprised — Rudy Vonda hadn’t realized his wallet was even missing. Vonda is a sanitation worker with Pacific Waste Management and drives a North Douglas route on Monday mornings. While returning from the route that afternoon, he received an unexpected phone call. The Gruenings informed See DEED, page A-5

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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. 9:45 a.m. • TOPS #AK 196 meets at The Grace Lutheran Church, in Soldotna. Call Dorothy at 262-1303. Noon • Alcoholics Anonymous recovery group at 11312 Kenai Spur Highway, Suite 71 in the old Carrs Mall in Kenai. Call 262-1917. 12:30 p.m. • Well Elders Live Longer exercise (W.E.L.L.) will meet at the Nikiski Senior Center. Call instructor Mary Olson at 907-7763745. 8 p.m. • Narcotics Anonymous Support Group “It Works” at URS Club, 11312 Kenai Spur Highway, Unit 71, Kenai. • AA 12 by 12 at the United Methodist Church, 607 Frontage Road, Kenai. • Twin City Al-Anon Family group, United Methodist Church, 607 Frontage Road in Kenai. Call 907-953-4655. Saturday 8 a.m. • Alcoholics Anonymous As Bill Sees It Group, 11312 Kenai Spur Highway Unit 71 (Old Carrs Mall). Call 398-9440. 9 a.m. • Al-Anon book study, Central Peninsula Hospital’s Augustine Room, Soldotna. Call 907-953-4655. 10 a.m. • Narcotics Anonymous PJ Meeting, URS Club, 11312 Kenai Spur Highway, Unit 71, Kenai. 7 p.m. • Narcotics Anonymous support group “Dopeless Hope Fiends,” URS Club, 11312 Kenai Spur Highway, Unit 71, Kenai. 8 p.m. • AA North Roaders Group at North Star Methodist Church, Mile 25.5 Kenai Spur Highway. Call 242-9477. The Community Calendar lists recurring events and meetings of local organizations. To have your event listed, email organization name, day or days of meeting, time of meeting, place, and a contact phone number to news@peninsulaclarion.com.

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Community Center Around the Peninsula Sterling offers competitive volleyball Kenai Peninsula caregiver support group to meet Tuesday Kenai Peninsula Family Caregiver Support Program, Tuesday June 24, from 1-3 p.m. at the Soldotna Senior Center. Topic for discussion: Cancer Symptoms You’re Most Likely to Ignore.” Join us to share your caregiving experiences to support others doing the same. Let us take care of you, so you can take care of your loved one. For more information Call Shelley at 262-1280.

Boot camp to benefit food bank Nathan Byrd will conduct a 45-minute boot camp/food drive at noon on June 28 at the Kenai Recreation Center. The cost to participate is three cans of food. The goal of the event is to benefit the community by encouraging exercise and providing for the Kenai Peninsula Food Bank.

Have a photogenic pet? Send the Clarion a picture Pet photos run on the Pets page every Tuesday. They can be color or black and white and may include people. Limit one photo per household. They may be e-mailed to news@peninsulaclarion.com, dropped off at the Kenai office or mailed to the Clarion at P.O. Box 3009, Kenai, 99611. A brief explanation of the photo, the pet’s and owner’s names, owner’s address and phone number must be included. Photos with an address written on the back will be returned. For more information, call 335-1251.

Sterling Head Start will have applications at the Sterling Elementary School Pre-K Fair on April 5 from 10-12. For more inThe Sterling Community Center now formation call 260-7446 or visit the center offers competitive-style volleyball on at 33220 Sterling Highway next to Cook’s Mondays, 7-9 p.m. for high school age and Tesoro. adults. The center is located next to Sterling Elementary School. For more info, Kenai Soil & Water meeting call 262-7224, www.sterlingcommunityclub.com, or Facebook Sterling Commu- changes to Wednesdays nity Center. The Kenai Soil & Water Conservation District’s Board of Supervisors has changed its monthly meeting time to the Courtroom volunteers sought first Wednesday of the month, 5:30 - 8 by Alaska Judicial Observers p.m., at the District office located at 110 Alaska Judicial Observers is looking for Trading Bay, Suite 160. Meetings are open volunteers to observe in courtrooms. Vol- to the public. For information, call 283unteers must be able to take notes, com- 8732 x5. plete paperwork and sit for up to two hours at a time. Nikiski rec center offers classes Volunteers are screened to ensure that Spin bicycle classes and Full Swing they have not been a victim of a violent Golf are available at the Nikiski Commucrime, have no criminal background and nity Recreation Center. Call 776-8800 for have no cases pending before the court. Volunteers go through approximately 40 more information. hours of classroom and courtroom training and then are asked to evaluate for a mini- Totem Tracers, Soldotna mum of 10 hours per month in the courtroom closest to your home. For more infor- library explore family trees mation call 646-9880. The Kenai Totem Tracer Genealogical Society and the Soldotna Public Library present “Getting started with your family Nikiski Senior Food pantry tree,” at 1 p.m. June 21 in the Community now accepting applications Room at the Soldotna Public Library. This beginning genealogy session will The Nikiski Senior Food Pantry is acteach participants how to use pedigree cepting participant applications, available Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. charts and family group sheets. Those atThey may be done at the Nikiski Senior In- tending the event should bring a pencil and Home facility at 50810 Island Lake Road. any family information they have. During The Nikiski Senior Food Pantry is open on the second half, the group will work onMondays, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., or by appoint- line with Ancestry.com and Find a Grave ment. Non-perishable items or monetary websites. Members of the Kenai Totem Tracers donations are being accepted, and can be Genealogical Society will be on hand to picked up. Call the Nikiski In-Home serprovide assistance. For more information vices at 776-7586. contact Kari Mohn at 283-4258.

Change Club offers fitness options, ideas in free brochure Head Start taking enrollments The Central Peninsula Change Club has distributed the free brochure, “Exercise in the Central Peninsula Area,” in many locations, filled many options in this area to get you moving. The brochure is updated frequently by the author, Denise Harro of Central Peninsula Hospital. To obtain a copy via email contact Denise Harro at dharro@cpgh.org.

Sterling Head Start is accepting enrollment applications for the 2014-2015 school year. Head Start offers a morning or afternoon free quality preschool for families with children ages 3-5 years old. Limited bus service is available for Sterling and Soldotna. Families applying will need to bring in proof of income, a copy of your child’s immunization records and if applicable, a copy of your child’s IEP.

Family Fun in the Midnight Sun in Nikiski The annual Family Fun in the Midnight Sun/Nikiski Days will be held on June 21 at the Nikiski Community Recreation Center. Festivities and music will begin at noon and run until 4:30 p.m. the event includes food, music, games, and fun for the entire family. Bikes and family prizes will be given away. For more information

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Assembly action restores fairness at the ballot box The Kenai Peninsula Borough

Assembly this week restored a measure of fairness to the election process when it voted to return the threshold needed to approve changes to the cap on taxable sales to a simple majority of voters. Since a 2005 ballot initiative, changes to the maximum amount the borough could collect in sales tax required a supermajority of voters — 60 percent — for approval. Assembly member Brent Johnson brought the measure forward. In a memo to the assembly, Johnson noted that the measure allowed a minority of voters to determine the outcome of any ballot items regarding the sales tax cap. The ballot initiative was supported by 54.2 percent of the voters in the 2005 election — short of the threshold the initiative set. During Tuesday’s assembly meeting, Johnson noted that because of the requirement for a supermajority, the vote of someone wanting to change the sales tax cap is, essentially, not equal to the vote of someone opposed. “Everybody is equal and everybody should have an equal vote,” Johnson said at the meeting. With the very strong caveat that we don’t want to see taxes increased, we do agree with Johnson’s sentiments. While the initiative to require a supermajority to approve sales tax changes went through the public process, the public process should never be used to limit the rights of others. Allowing 40 percent of those casting ballots to determine the outcome of an election would fall into that category.

Quotable “What’s happening in Iraq is a direct result of the president’s misguided decisions. Militarily, the U.S. won in Iraq, but the hard-fought and hard-earned gains of our servicemen and women have been politically squandered by the president and his administration.” — Rep. Duncan Hunter, R-Calif., a Marine reservist who served two combat tours in Iraq. “Turn on the TV or the radio, you pick up the newspaper, and sometimes it’s very difficult to see where or when or even if the politics even stop. And while it’s never ever been true that the politics quite stop at the water’s edge ... I will still share with you that whatever their politics, every single secretary of state alive today is committed to the same thing: that America project its strength effectively and always lead in a complicated world.” — Secretary of State John Kerry at a luncheon ceremony to unveil his predecessor Condoleezza Rice’s official State Department portrait. “We think we’ve really added a new genre to portraiture. It will be fascinating to see how that will be picked up and how down the line other administrations will also use that particular tool.” — Gunter Waibel, director of the Smithsonian’s digitization program, on Barack Obama’s first 3D printed portrait, which will become part of his presidential depictions in the National Portrait Gallery collection.

Letters to the Editor Mixed messages on wolf population Regarding the rescued wolf pups and their temporary home at Alaska Zoo: Mixed emotions? First the Alaska Department of Fish and Game pours out thousands in taxpayer dollars for the wanton and deliberate slaughter of wolf cubs, in their dens under the guise of moose enhancement. Then we turn around with an outpouring of our hearts, as well as an outpouring of more tax money for the rescue and enhancement of five wolf cubs trapped in a forest fire. How ironic! John A. Anderson Kenai

A prayer of thanks for wildland firefighters Firefighter take a knee! On the ground, in the truck, in the air tanker of chopper, in the office on the radio or phone, whatever you do to fight the Funny River Horse Trail fire, we here in Alaska wish to extend our hands toward you for thanks and God’s blessing for all that you have done. To you that camped on the line and faced the raging inferno with mattock, saw and axe. You that flew blindly close to the wall of flames and dropped water. You who inhaled smoke for hours and sweated facing imaginable heat, you who decided which crews to deploy and direction to take to save one home. Without you we would of lost all our communities north, south, and westerly for sure. But because of you and your work we have a home to return to. Thank you firefighters all! Now we know that you are instrumental in that by God’s grace we have not lost life in this wildfire, we know that you indeed have the strength and commitment to be the best you are in what you do. So in this community of folks far and wide do extend our hands toward you in prayer giving our blessing and asking God’s blessing on you and your family for his protection and thankfulness. In Christ Jesus we so agree this day and hour so be it in gratefulness this day on the Kenai Peninsula, Alaska

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and parts beyond being to us do bless you! sponsible and useful citizens of our community. Amen! As we begin a new project, a staff misJan Brophy Soldotna sion house, we want to thank some of the businesses and individuals that are helping accomplish this goal: Dennis Merkes ConBorder rules need struction Co., Douglas Norris and Sons, better enforcement Robert Peterkin – Triangle Salvage, Lou With little to do but watch TV I become Olivia – L&J Construction, Spenard Buildamused at the pictures of all those children ing Supply and Charlie Papp, Ken Pugh who have been invading the U.S. from Construction, Mike Sounart, Scott Peek, neighboring countries to the south of us. David Bateman, William Miller, Braxton Either my eyes are bad or something else Cox Mission residents Jim, Bill, Brand and is wrong. Most of the pictures I’ve seen are Ron, Kenai Bible Church, Kenai Christian of people who are adults, maybe over 18 Church, Lost Creek UMC – VIM Team, years of age, yet the news people all see Stillwater, Oklahoma. We ask for God’s blessings on all of you them as children. Who is promoting and for what you are doing for His ministry. paying the way for them to come north? It Thank you all and anyone I have forgotten would be of great interest to me. Our Border Patrol has no direction please forgive me. Mary Anne Cowgill, Secretary about what to do, so let’s appoint a good Friendship Mission general from the Army to hold some rough camping drills along the border and turn these people around, they are none of our responsibility. Our wonderful friend to the south will throw a person in prison if E-mail: news@peninsulaclarion.com we cross the border, so let’s turn the rules around and enforce them like they should Write: Fax: be. My America has became a very sickly Peninsula Clarion 907-283-3299 P.O. Box 3009 Questions? Call: run country. Kenai, AK 99611 907-283-7551 Paul D. Morrison Kenai The Peninsula Clarion welcomes letters and attempts to publish all Friendship Mission able to those received, subject to a few guidelines: move forward with new project n All letters must include the writer’s Since 2004, when we obtained the name, phone number and address. property on Spur Highway that is now n Letters are limited to 500 words known as Friendship Mission, thousands and may be edited to fit available of hours have been volunteered to make space. Letters are run in the order the building what it is today. A place they are received. where men who are in need, through bad n Letters that, in the editor’s judgchoices or unforeseen circumstances bement, are libelous will not be yond their control, can get help. Some printed. have been laid off from their jobs or have n The editor also may exclude letjust been released from the prison system. ters that are untimely or irrelevant Whatever the situation, these men have to the public interest. needed help. n Short, topical poetry should be Because of the care and compassion of submitted to Poet’s Corner and will hundreds of individuals, churches and businot be printed on the Opinion page. nesses, the goal of providing warm beds, n Applause letters should recognize good meals and a safe place to live has public-spirited service and contribubecome a reality. We have aimed at giving tions. Personal thank-you notes will the men a stable environment through rules not be published. and policies that can help them become re-

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Alaska knitter ‘yarn-bombs’ town for beauty RACHEL D’ORO Associated Press

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — A knitting enthusiast in southeast Alaska is yarn-bombing her seaside community by wrapping public poles in knitted casings, sort of like a small-town Christo let loose with doilies. Fran Hartman has just begun her personal beautification effort in picturesque Sitka. She’s decorated four poles and plans at least eight more, with some knitted contributions coming from fellow knitters she’s met around the world. The Sitka idea is one she’s thought about for months before launching it earlier this month. “You can only knit and crochet for so many people in your life,” Hartman said. “I needed to keep my creative juices flowing.” She doesn’t have the city’s official permission, but her work is drawing positive reactions. Hartman, 61, is a former teacher who retired from the Everett School District in Washington state before sailing around the world with her husband, then settling in Alaska several years ago. She lives on a sailboat with her husband in Sitka, a town and borough with a regional population of about 9,000 located 90 miles south of Juneau. A priest walked by one of Hartman’s installations the other day and heard her saying she was having fun but didn’t want to get caught and

thrown into jail. Hartman said the priest told her no worries, he would give her absolution. Before she even wrapped her first poll, she asked a local lawyer what kind of trouble she could get into, and he offered to defend her for free because she wasn’t defacing property, there were no safety issues, and the yarn sleeves could easily be removed. In fact, someone stole a stop sign wrapping that featured three crocheted skulls framed in red. That installation represented a safety message, Hartman said. Even the mayor, Mim McConnell, liked a Facebook post about Hartman’s work. To her, it’s fun, and it’s fine as far as she’s concerned. Nothing is being defced, and it highlights a town with numerous artists. “This is just another way of expressing yourself,” McConnell said. Yarn-bombing is a form of street art that has occurred in cities across the country in recent years, with knitters crafting cozies for everything from trees to vehicles. Last summer, more than 1,800 knitters covered Pittsburgh’s Andy Warhol Bridge in 3,000 feet of colorful yarn. Local painter Lisa Teas is among 22 artists with the Island Artists Gallery co-op. One of the dolled-up Sitka signposts is near the Lincoln Street gallery, and Teas remembers Hartman borrowing a chair to install her piece on the pole. Teas said she likes the new life the project

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In this June 12, 2014 photo the pole of a street sign is adorned with a pair of yarn flowers in Sitka, Alaska. Fran Hartman, a knitting enthusiast, is yarn-bombing her seaside community by wrapping public poles in knitted casings. Hartman has decorated four poles so far, and plans at least eight more, only she doesn’t have the city’s official permission. But she’s already drawing positive reactions to her private deeds.

adds and the splashes of color. She’s heard other residents call the additions exciting, asking who’s been doing it. “It’s like this local mystery of who’s behind the crochet,” she said. City Administrator Mark Gorman said he will not be alerting police to find out who

is decorating public signs. Personally, he likes people who do this kind of stuff. But he adds that a formal request to conduct such a project would prompt a careful consideration by the city. “Better to ask forgiveness than permission,” Gorman said of the yarn mission.

him they had his wallet, and that it had been found by their dog. “I didn’t even know my wallet was missing. I checked my back pocket to make sure,” Vonda said. “When the lady said a dog brought my wallet home, I figured it was a Labrador or German Shepherd.” He was more surprised when he arrived at their home to find that the benevolent pooch was actually quite small. “When I pulled up to her place, she’s coming out and she’s got her little dog in her arms and my wallet,” Vonda said with a laugh. He said the dog’s head was barely bigger than his wallet. Bonnie Gruening said Lady Bunny has a good nose and this wasn’t the first time she’s brought home a treasure — “She particularly likes to take our neighbors’ shoes.” Lady Bunny found the wallet on Monday and carried it directly to Brad Gruening. The Gruenings were able to contact Vonda and return the wallet the same day. “It was really neat because we were able to get it back to the owner,” Bonnie Gruening said, noting the difficulties that accompany replacing the contents of wallets. “Then to find out he’s our sanitation guy, which is so awesome — they work so hard and do such a good job.” The Gruenings were happy they were able to do a good deed, with the assistance of Lady Bunny, of course. Vonda was thankful to have his wallet returned. He had lost a wallet once before, about 20 or 30 years ago, and never got it back. He said his wallet must have fallen out when he had to slide out of the cab of the truck to adjust a can for pickup. It easily could have remained lost, the drab olive green blending into its surroundings, were it not for Lady Bunny’s sense of smell. “That was a real surprise,” Vonda said of its safe return. “It was like a dog from heaven.”

A-6 Peninsula Clarion, Friday, June 20, 2014

Nation

Back to Iraq: Obama sending military advisers By JULIE PACE and HAMZA HENDAWI Associated Press

WASHINGTON — Inching back into a fight he tried to leave behind, President Barack Obama announced Thursday he was dispatching 300 U.S. military advisers to Iraq to help quell the rising insurgency in the crumbling nation. He also challenged Iraq’s embattled leader to create a more inclusive government or risk his country descending into sectarian civil war. “The test is before him and other Iraqi leaders as we speak,” Obama said of Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, whose political fate appeared increasingly in play as his rivals launched a secretive effort to replace him. Less than three years after Obama heralded the end of America’s war in Iraq, he insisted he was not sending the military back into combat. Still, when coupled with previously announced steps, the president’s actions could put about 600 additional U.S. troops in the midst of Iraq’s deeply unstable security situation. Underscoring the volatility was a tenacious fight over Iraq’s largest oil refinery north of Baghdad. Iraqi soldiers and helicopter gunships battled Sunni militants for a third day on Thursday for control of the refinery, the loss of which would be a devastating symbol of the government’s powerlessness in the face of a determined insurgency hostile to the West. Despite the deteriorating conditions, Obama held off approving airstrikes that the Iraqi government has sought to stem

an insurgency that has taken over the cities of Mosul and Tikrit and has pressed toward Baghdad. The president said he could still approve “targeted and precise” strikes if the situation on the ground required it, noting that the U.S. had stepped up intelligence gathering in Iraq to help identify potential targets. Officials said manned and unmanned U.S. aircraft are now flying over Iraq 24 hours a day on intelligence collection missions. If the U.S. were to proceed with airstrikes, officials did not rule out the prospect of hitting targets in Syria, where the militant group pressing through Iraq also has deep ties. Even as Obama left the door open for a direct military response, he said Iraq’s future ultimately rests with its leaders’ willingness to embrace a more inclusive political system. AlMaliki has long faced criticism from the U.S. for not giving Iraq’s Sunni minority a greater role in the Shiite-dominated government. Secretary of State John Kerry is expected to travel to Iraq soon to press its government to share more power. While U.S. officials have increasingly raised questions privately about whether al-Maliki can lead his country out of the current crisis, Obama stopped short of calling for the prime minister to step down, saying “it’s not our job to choose Iraq’s leaders.” But in what appeared to be a pointed warning to al-Maliki, Obama said: “Only leaders that can govern with an inclusive agenda are going to be able to truly bring the Iraqi people together and help them through this crisis.”

A leading Sunni tribal chief said Washington’s decision to send the military advisers would only make the fighting worse. Sheik Ali Hatem al-Suleiman, whose men are involved in the Sunni insurgency led by the alQaida inspired Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, said the violence would end only if alMaliki stepped down. Both al-Maliki’s Sunni opponents and many of his former Kurdish and Shiite allies have been clamoring to deny the prime minister a third term in office, saying he has excluded them from a narrow decisionmaking circle. Iraqi political leaders and U.S. officials also have met in recent days to discuss al-Maliki’s future.

Possible candidates were already lining up to replace al-Maliki, according to Shiite politicians familiar with the secretive efforts. Among them are former vice president Adel Abdul-Mahdi, a French-educated economist who is also a Shiite; and Ayad Allawi, a secular Shiite who served as Iraq’s first prime minister after Saddam’s ouster. Also lobbying for the job is Ahmad Chalabi, a Shiite lawmaker who recently joined the Supreme Council and was a favorite by Washington to lead Iraq a decade ago. The jockeying has been prompted by the lighting gains of the ISIL, an insurgency fueled in part by the civil war in

neighboring Syria. The militants have sparked a fresh cycle of sectarian violence in Iraq, which continued Thursday when the bullet-riddled bodies of four handcuffed men, presumably Sunnis, were found in a Shiite neighborhood of Baghdad. The fight continued for control of the Beiji oil refinery, with Iraq’s government desperately seeking to hold off the extremists. By late Thursday, the two sides held different parts of the refinery, which extends over several square kilometers of desert. The 300 Green Beret special operations forces Obama plans to deploy to Iraq will be focused on assessing the state of

the Iraqi security forces, which have struggled to hold off the insurgent advances and in some cases have deserted their units. Initially the deployments will be limited to several teams of about a dozen soldiers apiece who will operate mainly in Baghdad at various Iraqi military headquarters. The first wave will also assess the state of the battle with the insurgents and set the stage for the deployment of followon military adviser teams. More broadly, the role of the advisers is to gather intelligence and share it with the Iraqi forces, and assess how best to increase the training and equipping of Iraqi Security Forces in their fight with the insurgents.

House GOP elects McCarthy, Scalise By DAVID ESPO AP Special Correspondent

WASHINGTON — Rep. Kevin McCarthy of California capped a meteoric rise through the ranks of power on Thursday, winning election as House majority leader as Republicans shuffled their leadership in the wake of Rep. Eric Cantor’s primary defeat in Virginia. Louisiana Rep. Steve Scalise, 48, was elected to replace McCarthy as whip, a clear indication that the rank and file wanted a red-state Republican in the upper ranks of leadership for the first time since the party gained control of the House in 2010. McCarthy, a former aide who won his seat in Congress less than eight years ago, pledged after his victory to make sure the GOP “has the courage to lead with the wisdom to listen, and we’ll turn this country around.” The changes take effect when Cantor steps down as majority leader on July 31.

The current leader attended the day’s elections but did not speak as his successor was selected. The challenges facing the leadership aren’t likely to change. They must guide an often fractious rank and file into the fall election season, while contending with a Democraticcontrolled Senate and President Barack Obama. Within moments of McCarthy’s election, the League of United Latin American Citizens issued a statement calling on him to schedule a vote in the House on legislation to overhaul immigration law, including a path to citizenship for millions of immigrants currently living in the country illegally. The issue has long divided Republicans and figured prominently in Cantor’s defeat a little more a week ago, when he was trounced David Brat, a little-known, underfunded tea partybacked challenger. In setting quick elections, Speaker

John Boehner and other leaders hoped to avoid a drawn-out, divisive struggle that might complicate the party’s drive to retain its majority in midterm balloting on Nov. 4. Yet the timing of the day’s events made it unclear whether the winners — or perhaps Boehner, himself — might face fresh challenges when the rank and file gathers in the fall after national elections. At a news conference after the closeddoor elections, Scalise and several Republicans stressed the party is united as it heads into the last several months of the year. They were at pains to project that image, as well, refusing even to provide the vote totals that might betray any internal division. McCarthy moved quickly to line up the votes for majority leader in the wake of Cantor’s defeat at the polls in Virginia, deploying an organization developed since he became whip more than three years ago when Republicans took control of the House.

Peninsula Clarion, Friday, June 20, 2014

Gov. Walker part of criminal scheme

Around the World French Jews leave for Israel at pace unseen in decades; Israel looks to Europe for more PARIS — Increasing numbers of French Jews are leaving for Israel, citing dim economic prospects and a sense of being caught between an increasingly influential far right and militant Islam. More than 5,000 are on track to leave this year, the most since after the Six-Day War in 1967. Israel, seeing the influx as a success, is doubling down on its efforts to attract Europeans, planning to dedicate $29 million over two years to bring in new immigrants. France has the world’s third-largest Jewish population after Israel and the United States - about 500,000, according to rough estimates. The country bans any official documentation of a person’s race, religion or ethnicity in a law with roots in French shame over its collaboration with the Nazis. Since World War II, France has redoubled efforts to make Jewish families feel welcome. But many say dramatic acts of anti-Semitism coupled with France’s stagnant economy — which includes a 25 percent youth unemployment rate, compared with 11 percent in Israel — make a hard choice easier. Laurie Levy, 26, left in 2013. A native of the southern city of Toulouse, her departure came after attacks by a Frenchborn Islamic radical on a Jewish school and soldiers left seven people dead, including three children and a rabbi. She has given up on a career in French law and left behind her parents and siblings.

Hemp seeds seized at US-Canada border in latest challenge to fledgling industry DENVER — Hundreds of pounds of industrial hemp seeds bound from Canada to Colorado have been seized by federal authorities in North Dakota, marking the latest bump along the road to legalization of marijuana’s non-intoxicating cousin. At the center of the dispute is hemp activist Tom McClain. Armed with a copy of last year’s federal Farm Bill, which allowed states to permit hemp cultivation for research and development, he set off for MacGregor, Manitoba, and bought 350 pounds of seeds used to grow a strain known as X-59 or Hemp Nut. Hemp is legal in Canada, and North Dakota is one of 15 states with laws that allow limited hemp production. However, under the Farm Bill, importing hemp seeds requires permission from the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration. McClain’s seeds were confiscated Saturday at the border crossing in Hansboro, North Dakota, after he says he declared the seven bags in his trunk. McClain, however, has not been charged with a crime. “They treated me very professionally,” McClain said after he returned to Colorado — without the seeds. “They were just a little confused as to what to do. According to them, I couldn’t bring them in.”

Spain’s King Felipe aims to inspire his people

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MADRID — Taking the Spanish throne on Thursday, King Felipe VI sought to inspire his beleaguered countrymen amid troubled economic times and lift patriotic spirits a day after the national team’s humbling exit from the World Cup. “We are a great nation. Let us believe and trust in ourselves,” Felipe said at his swearing-in ceremony. Felipe, 46, became monarch after his father Juan Carlos announced his surprise decision to abdicate. The 76-yearold said he was stepping aside after a four-decade reign so younger royal blood could energize the country. Felipe, and Spain, face plenty of problems. The country is struggling to shrug off a double-dip recession and drive down its 26 percent jobless rate. Scandals have tarnished the royal family and fueled campaigns to abolish the monarchy, while influential groups in some Spanish regions continue to push hard for independence. Appearing self-assured in a dark military dress uniform, Felipe sought to draw a line under Spain’s recent past, promising “a reinvigorated monarchy for new times.” Felipe made clear that he intends to restore public trust in the monarchy. — The Associated Press

By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press

MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, a potential 2016 Republican presidential candidate, took part in a nationwide criminal scheme to coordinate fundraising with conservative groups, prosecutors said in court documents unsealed Thursday. No charges have been filed against Walker or any member of his staff. And both sides are arguing in court over whether the activities are covered by election laws. The documents for the first time put Walker himself at the center of an investigation into campaigns in 2011 and 2012. The papers were filed in December as part of an investigation into fundraising involving Walker and his campaign, the Wisconsin Club for Growth, the state Chamber of Commerce and other groups. The investigation began in 2012 as Walker, who rose to fame by passing a bill that effectively ended collective bargaining for most public workers, was facing a recall election. But the probe has been on hold since May, when a federal judge ruled it was a breach of Wisconsin Club for Growth’s free-speech rights and temporarily halted it.

State prosecutors said in the December filing that Walker, former chief of staff Keith Gilkes, top adviser R.J. Johnson and campaign operative Deborah Jordahl discussed illegal fundraising and coordination with national political groups and prominent Republican figures, including GOP strategist Karl Rove. “The scope of the criminal scheme under investigation is expansive,” lead prosecutor Francis Schmitz wrote in a Dec. 9 court filing objecting to an attempt by Walker’s campaign and other conservative groups to quash subpoenas. “It includes criminal violations of multiple elections laws” including filing false campaign-finance reports, Schmitz wrote. Walker suggested that the documents mean little or nothing, given that his campaign’s position has already prevailed twice in court. “I’m not asking people to take my word for it, or political allies,” the governor said. “I’m saying look at two independent judges, at both the state and federal level, who did not buy those arguments and were rather aggressive in telling those folks to stop proceeding with that because they didn’t think it was right.” The uproar over the collective-bargaining law led to

the recall, which Walker won, making him the first governor in U.S. history to ever defeat a recall. “The evidence shows an extensive coordination scheme that pervaded nearly every aspect of the campaign activities” during 2011 elections that decided control of the state Senate and the 2012 recall election, Schmitz said in the December filing. Under Wisconsin law, thirdparty political groups are allowed to work together on campaign activity, but they are barred from coordinating that work with actual candidates. The Wisconsin Club for Growth has argued the prohibition does not apply to them because they do not specifically tell people how to vote, or run ads with phrases like “vote for” a certain candidate. The federal judge who halted the investigation and the judge overseeing it both agreed with that argument. Prosecutors, including Schmitz and Milwaukee County District Attorney John Chisholm, have appealed the matter to the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals. Chisholm is a Democrat, and Schmitz has described himself as a Republican who voted for Walker. Both men have declined to comment about the probe, which is sanctioned under a

law that allows prosecutors to compel people to testify and turn over documents, but bars them from discussing the matter publicly. Prosecutors say the national Club for Growth raised concerns about potential illegal coordination with the Wisconsin group and Walker’s campaign as early as 2009. A spokesman for the national group declined to comment. Johnson, in addition to being Walker’s top campaign strategist, was also an adviser for the Wisconsin Club for Growth. Neither he, nor Gilkes or Jordahl immediately returned messages seeking comment left by The Associated Press. While he eyes a run for president in 2016, Walker is seeking re-election this year against likely Democratic nominee Mary Burke. Both Gilkes and Johnson are working on his reelection campaign. It’s been known for months that the investigation focused on allegations of illegal coordination between the Wisconsin Club for Growth, Walker’s campaign and other conservative groups. But until Thursday, it was not clear that prosecutors saw Walker as having a central role. Wisconsin Club for Growth attorney Andrew Grossman said the public has the right to see the documents.

Ex-sheriff gets prison in meth-for-sex case By SADIE GURMAN Associated Press

CENTENNIAL, Colo. — A judge on Thursday sentenced a former Colorado sheriff to 15 months in prison for repeatedly violating his probation in a meth-for-sex case, saying the lawman, who was once regarded as a hero, had exhausted his opportunities to reform. Patrick Sullivan was sentenced two years after pleading guilty to plying young men with methamphetamine in exchange for sexual favors. The 71-yearold was once named the nation’s top sheriff and won praise for his leadership of the Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Department in the Denver suburbs. “I have a drug problem, and I have had a drug problem for some time,” Sullivan said in court on Thursday, apologizing before Judge William Sylvester issued his sentence. “I have only myself to blame.” Sullivan was arrested in December 2011 after authorities arranged a sting that revealed he was trading methamphetamine for sex. Months earlier, a 911 caller reported Sullivan

was at his house trying to get three recovering addicts back on drugs. He later pleaded guilty to possession of methamphetamine and solicitation of a prostitute. Sylvester sentenced him to 30 days in jail and two years’ probation. The courtroom erupted in applause on Thursday as deputies handcuffed Sullivan and took him into custody, though some had hoped for a harsher sentence. Sullivan told the judge he was benefiting from an in-patient drug treatment program he recently enrolled in after missing or failing dozens of drug tests. But his probation officer, Hallie Miller, said his purported efforts to reform were a front, and he continued to lie and make excuses for his risky behavior. He blamed positive meth tests on everyone from a doctor who prescribed him

pills to a neighbor who he said drugged him at a barbecue, Miller said. In January, Sullivan left the state without permission. In May, he tested positive again for meth. “He sees himself as above the law,” Miller said. Before his arrest, Sullivan was known as an anti-drug crusader with a record so distinguished the county named its jail after him. The National Sheriffs’ Association tapped him as its “top sheriff” in 2001, and he continued to command respect even after he resigned the following year to oversee security for a school district. In 1989, Sullivan was hailed as a hero. During a gunman’s rampage, he rescued two deputies after crashing his truck through a fence and protected them while they were loaded into the vehicle. But his court case revealed a darker picture. He would de-

velop relationships with vulnerable young men, help them find jobs and get out of jail, and then provide them the drug. Unlike other addicts, Sullivan was “on the forefront in the 1990s as one of the most vocal critics of the meth epidemic,” said First Assistant Attorney General Robert Shapiro. “He of all people, the first time he tried it, knew it was nothing more than a poison. ... Mr. Sullivan chose this substance for no good reason whatsoever.” His attorney, Kevin McGreevy, argued he had been unfairly scrutinized by probation officers because of his position. Some who had worked with him hoped that probation would let him redeem his tarnished image. “I’m not shocked anymore,” former Boulder County Sheriff George Epp said Wednesday. “What it tells me is a switch flipped somehow and it hasn’t flipped back.”

A-8 Peninsula Clarion, Friday, June 20, 2014

World

Iraq: al-Maliki’s rivals jockey to replace him By HAMZA HENDAWI Associated Press

BAGHDAD — Iraqi forces and Sunni militants battled fiercely for control of the nation’s largest oil refinery on Wednesday as Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki went on a diplomatic offensive, reaching out in a televised address to try to regain support from the nation’s disaffected Sunnis and Kurds. Meanwhile, the government asserted that it had retaken partial control of a strategic city near the border with Syria. Al-Maliki’s conciliatory words, coupled with a vow to teach the militants a “lesson,” came as almost all Iraq’s main communities have been drawn into a spasm of violence not seen since the dark days of sectarian killings nearly a decade ago. The U.S. has been pressing al-Maliki to adopt political inclusion and undermine the insurgency by making overtures to Iraq’s once-dominant Sunni minority, which has long complained of discrimination by his government and abuses by his Shiite-led security forces. In Washington, President Barack Obama briefed leaders of Congress on options for quelling the al-Qaida-inspired insurgency, though White House officials said the president had made no decisions about how to respond to the crumbling security situation in Iraq. While Obama has not fully ruled out the possibility of launching airstrikes, such action is not imminent, officials said, in part because intelligence agencies have been unable to identify clear targets on the ground. Al-Maliki, a Shiite, has rejected charges of bias against Iraq’s Sunnis and Kurds and has in recent days been stressing that the threat posed by the militant Islamic State of Iraq and the

Levant, or ISIL, will affect all Iraqis regardless of their ethnic or religious affiliations. He also rejects any suggestion that the Islamic State and other extremist groups enjoy support by disaffected Sunnis fed up with his perceived discrimination. In a move apparently designed to satisfy Obama’s demand for national reconciliation, al-Maliki expressed optimism in a televised address Wednesday over what he called the rise by all of Iraq’s political groups to the challenge of defending the nation against the militant threat. The crisis has led Iraqis to rediscover “national unity,” he said. “I tell all the brothers there have been negative practices by members of the military, civilians and militiamen, but that is not what we should be discussing,” al-Maliki said. “Our effort should not be focused here and leave the larger objective of defeating ISIL.” Late Tuesday, the prime minister appeared on television with Sunni and Kurdish leaders. They issued a joint statement about the need to close ranks and stick to “national priorities” in the face of the threat posed by the militants. Still, al-Maliki’s outreach remain largely rhetoric, with no concrete action to bridge differences with Sunnis and Kurds, who have been at loggerheads with the prime minister over their right to independently export oil and over territorial claims. Al-Maliki’s upbeat assessment came as the military said government forces had repelled repeated attacks by the militants on the country’s largest oil refinery and retaken parts of the strategic city of Tal Afar, near the Syrian border. The chief military spokesman, Lt. Gen. Qassim al-Moussawi, said Iraqi army troops

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Al-Qaeda inspired militants stand with captured Iraqi Army Humvee at a checkpoint outside Beiji refinery, 155 miles north of Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday. The fighting at Beiji comes as Iraq has asked the U.S. for airstrikes targeting the militants from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant. While U.S. President Barack Obama has not fully ruled out the possibility of launching airstrikes, such action is not imminent in part because intelligence agencies have been unable to identify clear targets on the ground, officials said.

had defended the refinery at Beiji, some 250 kilometers (155 miles) north of Baghdad, and 40 attackers were killed in fighting there overnight and early Wednesday. An employee at the oil refinery reached by The Associated Press late Wednesday also said the facility remained in government hands, though one of its fuel tanks was on fire after it was apparently hit by a mortar shell fired by the militants. He spoke on condition of anonymity in exchange for discussing the situation there. The Beiji refinery accounts for a little more than a quarter of the country’s entire refining capacity — all of which goes

toward domestic consumption for things like gasoline, cooking oil and fuel for power stations. Any lengthy outage at Beiji risks long lines at the gas pump and electricity shortages, adding to the chaos already facing Iraq. Video footage posted online showed smoke billowing in the background from an area near the refinery. Another clip uploaded by the Islamic State militants showed heavily armed

fighters arriving in the town, waving black flags out of cars. The videos appear genuine and correspond to AP’s reporting of the events depicted. There was no independent confirmation of the military’s claims about the Beiji refinery or that its forces had retaken neighborhoods in Tal Afar, which Sunni fighters captured Monday. Both are in territories held by insurgents that journalists have not been able

to access. Tal Afar’s proximity to the Syrian border strengthens the Islamic State’s plan to carve out an Islamic caliphate, or state, stretching across parts of the two countries. The Iraqi crisis’ growing sectarian nature — which alMaliki vehemently denies — caught the attention of U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon. In a message to the Organization of Islamic Cooperation Council meeting Wednesday in Jiddah, Saudi Arabia, he called on Iraq’s leaders “to come together and agree on a national security plan to address the terrorist threat from ISIL.” “The rapidly deteriorating security situation in Iraq is deeply alarming and increases the sectarian tensions in the region,” Ban said. “It is imperative that acts of reprisal be avoided as they can only intensify the cycle of violence.” The campaign by the al-Qaida-inspired Islamic State militants has raised the specter of the sectarian warfare that nearly tore the country apart in 2006 and 2007, with the popular mobilization to fight the insurgents taking an increasingly sectarian slant, particularly after Iraq’s top Shiite cleric made a call to arms on Friday. The visit to Iraq this week by Gen. Ghasem Soleimani, leader of Iran’s secretive Quds Force and its most powerful general , has confirmed longtime suspicions by the Sunnis that alMaliki was too close to Iran, a mostly Shiite none-Arab nation that Sunni Arab states, including powerhouse Saudi Arabia, see as a threat to regional stability.

Peninsula Clarion, Friday, June 20, 2014

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Russian buildup seen as fighting rages in Ukraine By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV and JOHN-THOR DAHLBURG

MOSCOW (AP) — Russia is resuming its military buildup along the Ukrainian border in an apparent attempt to intimidate its neighbor, NATO’s chief said Thursday as Ukrainian government forces unleashed a major offensive against proMoscow insurgents. Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke by telephone to German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Francois Hollande, voicing strong concern about the Ukrainian military onslaught. Putin said he expects Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko to immediately launch his plan to end the violence, the Kremlin said. Putin and Poroshenko then

‘If they’re deployed to seal the border and stop the flow of weapons and fighters, that would be a positive step. But that’s not what we’re seeing.’ — NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen discussed details of the peace plan in a phone call — their second conversation this week. Poroshenko’s office said he emphasized the need for introducing effective border controls and quickly releasing hostages. Russia has denied Ukrainian and Western allegations that it is fomenting the rebellion by sending troops and weapons into Ukraine. Last month, in an appar-

ent attempt to ease tensions in Ukraine, Putin pulled back many of the estimated 40,000 Russian troops massed along the border. But on Thursday, NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said that Russia has sent a few thousand additional troops to the border, calling it “a very regrettable step backward.” “If they’re deployed to seal the border and stop the flow

of weapons and fighters, that would be a positive step. But that’s not what we’re seeing,” Rasmussen said in London. The Russian Defense Ministry refused to comment. The allegations came as heavy fighting raged near Krasnyi Liman in the Donetsk region, which has been the epicenter of violence over the past two months. Vladislav Seleznev, a spokesman for Ukrainian forces in the east, described the area as a strategic supply corridor for the rebels. He said in a statement on Facebook that four government troops were killed and 20 wounded in the fighting Thursday. He said up to 200 rebels were killed and hundreds wounded. The claim could not be independently confirmed.

Rebel chief Igor Strelkov said in a statement on YouTube that his men were far outnumbered and outgunned and would probably be forced to retreat. Strelkov, clad in combat fatigues, bitterly scolded the Kremlin for failing to help the rebellion and issued a desperate plea to send in troops. “I hope that they have enough conscience left in Moscow to take some measures,” he said. There was no immediate response from the Kremlin, which has ignored previous pleas for help from the insurgents. Putin has faced strong pressure from nationalists at home to send troops into Ukraine following the annexation of Crimea in March. But Putin, eager to avoid a new round of crippling West-

ern sanctions, has instead welcomed a peace plan put forward by Ukraine’s new president. Poroshenko on Wednesday promised to call a unilateral cease-fire to give the rebels a chance to lay down their weapons and leave the country. He is expected to outline details of the plan Friday. The new Russian military deployments come at a delicate time. Next week, the foreign ministers and leaders of the European Union are scheduled to meet and could consider tougher economic sanctions against Russia over the Ukraine crisis. “The international community would have to respond firmly if Russia were to intervene further,” Rasmussen said. “That would imply deeper sanctions.”

Ivory for sale in Angola; big tuskers die in Kenya By JASON STRAZIUSO Associated Press

NAIROBI, Kenya — The craft market just north of Angola’s capital sells paintings, hand-carved wooden animals and newly woven baskets. It is also sells more than 10,000 pieces of ivory, making it the largest market in southern Africa to openly sell elephant tusks, an illegal trade. Across the African continent, in Kenya, two of the country’s biggest tuskers, as the continent’s largest bull elephants are called, were slaughtered by poachers. The phenomena are interconnected. The international ivory trade is threatening to wipe out Africa’s elephants. Tens of thousands of elephants are being killed for their ivory tusks each year continentwide. And while experts say there has been a decline in elephant poaching, they say more needs to be done, as the deaths of the beloved pachyderms in Kenya show. At the Benfica Market near Luanda, Angola, two animal researchers recently counted 10,026 pieces of ivory for sale — necklaces, bracelets, carved figurines and whole tusks. And

that huge count didn’t include backup inventory the sellers kept nearby. “I was flabbergasted because it was so big,” said Esmond Martin, one of two researches publishing a paper in an upcoming issue of TRAFFIC Bulletin, a wildlife trade journal. “It’s completely illegal.” The huge demand for ivory in China and the riches a relatively impoverished Kenyan or Tanzanian man, for instance, can make by shooting an elephant and selling its tusks are leading to the slaughter. Kenya this month mourned the poaching deaths of Mountain Bull, the patriarch elephant of the Mt. Kenya region, and Satao, a 45-year-old bull some experts believe was the largest on earth. Poachers killed him

with a poison arrow. “A great life lost so that someone far away can have a trinket on their mantelpiece,” the Tsavo Trust said in announcing Satao’s death. Achim Steiner, the head of the Kenya-based United Nations Environmental Program, said Thursday that such killings fill him with deep frustration. “I think it’s both a tragedy and a travesty that in this day and age we are not able to contain and manage what ultimately is an act of irresponsibility that can lead to the extinction of species forever,” the official whose agency is charged with protecting the world’s flora and fauna, told The Associated Press. Earlier this month customs officials in Hong Kong dis-

covered 790 kilograms (1,740 pounds) of ivory in 32 suitcases. The flight had originated in Angola, the South China Morning Post reported. Martin and Lucy Vigne have documented ivory markets in Nigeria, Sudan and Egypt and at times had to flee angry, threatening sellers worried the pair’s research would harm their livelihood. In Angola, though, no one seemed to care. They were able to count all of the ivory, take dozens of photos and ask sellers prices and how the pieces were carved. Chinese buyers appear in many of their photos. “Obviously it was a totally open trade. No pressure to keep it under cover, and obviously all designed with the Chinese market,” said Vigne, whose trip

with Martin was funded by the Columbus (Ohio) Zoo Conservation Fund and the U.K.-based Aspinall Foundation. The two think Angola hosts such a large market because more than a quarter million Chinese laborers live there. The ivory —straight and translucent — appeared to have come from forest elephants in Congo, they said. The Luanda markets offer low prices compared to what buyers pay in China, Martin said, based on his and Vigne’s trip to Chinese ivory markets in 2011. A beaded ivory necklace that was priced at $30 in Angola sells for about $450 in China. A medium size $100 bangle in Angola costs $850 in China. A $500 human figurine in Angola costs five times that in China.

Transnational organized crime, with vast financial resources to buy their way past police and border guards, is behind the ivory trade, said Steiner. Efforts are being made in Asia to raise consumer awareness that buying ivory leads to the deaths of elephants. Many Chinese consumers simply aren’t aware, Steiner said. A sliver of hope is emerging, Steiner said, because governments are taking steps to fight poaching, such as deploying new technologies, passing tougher laws, and adding military personnel to the anti-poaching efforts. CITES, the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species, said this month that some 20,000 elephants were killed in 2013, a lower number than in 2012 and 2011.

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The mystery of the missing Bible W

hen we arrived at church one Sunday, I reached for my Bible and it wasn’t in its usual place in the car. “That’s strange,” I thought, feeling sure I remembered carrying this new Bible (a gift from my wife, Pauline) out of the house to the garage. Later, a search of our house seemed to prove my sometimes faulty memory to be on target, but we were still mystified by the disappearance of my new Bible. “Could you have placed your Bible on top of the car when you opened the garage door?” Pauline asked. We both knew that was possible, and in my case probable, so after praying for guidance in our search, we began retracing the route to church, driving slowly and watch-

gift of love from the woman I love; a fitting gift because the Bible has been oices of our guide throughout our life. We read the Bible together the morning eligion after our wedding and it has been an important part of our lives ever since, Roger C ampbell so it’s no mystery why we made ing both sides of the road. Rain was every effort to find this missing new predicted and we were eager to find one. the lost Bible before it was damaged But there’s another missing Bible beyond repair. mystery. “There it is!” I exclaimed, after Why do people allow this wonderabout a mile of scanning pavement ful Book to be missing from their and ditches. Some thoughtful person lives when its powerful teachings had found my Bible and placed it on bring so much good to those who altop of an old kitchen stove that was low them to be their guide? for sale beside the road, expecting the We all go through dark days and owner would come looking for it. the Bible is an unfailing source of Why all this concern over a Bible? light for these tough times. “Thy Don’t I have other Bibles? word is a lamp unto my feet and a Of course. But this new one was a light unto my path,” said the Psalmist

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Church News Church to bless Hospitality House The congregation of the Kenai United Methodist Church will be blessing their Hospitality House on Sunday. The Hospitality House is designed to serve the needs of those needing housing while receiving long term care through the Central Peninsula Hospital. It can be a home away from home for patients and their caregivers. The service of blessing will start at 11:30 a.m. as part of the regular worship service. Dennis Tidwell, Terri Tidwell, Bruce Berget and Mike Dimmick will speak about their experiences of the support needed by caregivers and their loved ones and how provided housing can help. The Kenai United Methodist Church is located at 607 Frontage Road in Kenai. The Hospitality House is adjacent to the church on Bluff Street.

Vacation Bible schools n Birch Ridge Community Church will have Vacation Bible School on August 4-8 from 6 to 8:30 p.m. Our theme is Flight School, and kids ages 4-5th grades are welcome. Call 260-6705 for more information. n The Midnight Son Seventh Day Adventist Church proudly presents Son of Treasure Island VBS, June 23-27 at 10 a.m. Open to ages 3 and up. It is free. Church is located at Mile 8.4 Kenai Spur Highway in Kenai. For more information contact Charce Dunn at 260-9331. n Ninilchik Community Vacation Bible (nondenominational) Camp will be held July 7-11, 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Kenai Peninsula

Fair grounds. Ages 4-15 years. Snacks provided. Call Grace Huhndorf at 907-394-3714 to register or for information. n Vacation Bible School will be held July 7-11 at Peninsula Grace Brethren Church, located at mile 19.5 on Kalifornsky Beach Road. This free VBS is offering classes for kids ages 2 through fifth grade. Come check out the awesome live band, cool weird animals theme, and delicious snacks! VBS is 6-8 p.m. each night.

Apostolic Assembly of Jesus Christ plans carnival Apostolic Assembly of Jesus Christ Sunday School is hosting a free end of the summer Carnival 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. August 24 where kids can participate in fun activities like a cupcake walk, face painting, build your own picture frames, and also enjoy hot dogs, chips and ice cream. Register by August 22. The carnival will be at Apostolic Assembly of Jesus Christ Sunday School (Mile Post 89 on Sterling Highway – turn right on Murray Lane by Zimco Construction). For more information, contact Tracey at 262-1423 or Sherry at 262-0853 for registration. If kids need a ride to AAJC Sunday School, please call Jeremiah at 398-1184.

(Psalm 119:105). In times of grief, loss, confusion and depression, millions have found their way out of deepening darkness by reading and believing the Book of light. In its pages, they’ve discovered this unfailing truth; On the darkest day, God makes a way. Helen Keller, who was born blind and deaf, said, “Somehow the mystery of language was revealed to me. I learned, for instance, that the word ‘water’ meant that wonderful cool something that flowed over my hand. Now I know the living Word – God’s Word – awakened my soul, gave it light, hope, joy and set me free. The Bible seems to me like a river of light flowing through my darkness and it has kept my hope of accomplishments bright

items or monetary donations may be dropped off at the church Tuesdays 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., Wednesdays 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. or 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. and Sundays 9 a.m. to 12 noon. Thank you for your support.

United Methodist Church provides food pantry The Kenai United Methodist Church provides a food pantry for those in need every Monday from noon to 3 p.m. The Methodist Church is located on the Kenai Spur Highway next to the Boys and Girls Club. The entrance to the Food Pantry is through the side door. The Pantry closes for holidays. For more information contact the church office at 283-7868 or email kumcalaska@ gmail.com.

Clothes 4 U at First Baptist Church First Baptist Church Soldotna, located at 159 S. Binkley Street, is re-opening its Clothes 4 U program. It is open on the second and fourth Saturday of each month from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. All clothing and shoes are free to the public.

Clothes Quarters open weekly

Clothes Quarters at Our Lady of the Angels Church is open every Wednesday from 10 a.m. Food Pantry open weekly to 3 p.m., and the first Saturday of every month The Soldotna Food Pantry is open every from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. For more information, call Wednesday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. for residents 907-283-4555. in our community who may be experiencing Submit church announcements to news@penfood shortages. The Food Pantry is located at insulaclarion.com. the Soldotna United Methodist Church at 158 South Binkley Street. Non-perishable food

when things seemed too difficult to overcome.” When death invades our homes, the Bible offers hope beyond the grave. This Book of comfort has dried the tears of grieving people everywhere when all other comforters have failed. President Woodrow Wilson said we deprive ourselves of the best there is in the world when we deprive ourselves of the Bible. Still, some could lose their Bibles and never miss them. And that will always be a mystery to me. Roger Campbell is an author, a broadcaster and columnist who was a pastor for 22 years. He can be reached at rcministry@ameritech.net.

Mormon social services arm shifts adoption focus SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The social services arm of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints will no longer handle adoptions and will instead shift its resources toward making referrals and counseling families about the process, officials said Tuesday. The change was driven in part by a drop in the number of women who put their babies up for adoption and because the stigma of being an unwed mother has subsided. “Our goal is first, to provide more opportunities to adopt, and second, to offer a broader array of resources to unwed parents,” said David McConkie, manager of services for children at LDS Family Services. In the mid-1970s, 9 percent of babies born to never-married mothers were put up for adoption, a figure that now stands at 1 percent, according to data from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. “As a traditional adoption agency, it’s not working out for us,” McConkie told The Salt Lake Tribune. Family Services has been placing 200 to 300 children a year, down from a peak of 665 in 2002. Expectant mothers of all backgrounds could put their babies up for adoption through the agency, while prospective parents must be Mormons in good standing and document their infertility. About 600 couples who are in the process of adopting with the agency will be able to complete their adoptions or start again under the new model.

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Court reports The following judgments were recently handed down in District Court in Kenai: n Adam Roy Garrant, 24, of Kasilof, pleaded guilty to an amended charge of fourth-degree assault, committed March 11. He was fined a $50 court surcharge and a $150 jail surcharge with $100 suspended, forfeited all items seized, ordered to have no contact with victim without prior approval from probation and was placed on probation for three years. n Glen N. Goozmer, 30, address unknown, pleaded guilty to a reduced charge of no valid operator’s license, committed June 13, 2013. He was sentenced to 60 days in jail with 55 days suspended, may perform 40 hours of community work service in lieu of jail time, was fined a $50 court surcharge and placed on probation for three years. n Natalie E. Kehl, 48, of Kasilof, pleaded guilty to an amended charge of no valid operator’s license, committed Dec. 1. She was fined $150 and a $50 court surcharge. All other charges in this case were dismissed. n Christine Marquis, 53, of Kenai, pleaded guilty to a reduced charge of disorderly conduct, committed May 10. She was sentenced to 10 days in

jail with nine days suspended, fined a $50 court surcharge and a $150 jail surcharge with $100 suspended, ordered to have no contact with victim without written permission filed with the District Attorney’s Office and was placed on probation for one year. n Sherry Martin, 30, of Kenai, pleaded guilty to one count of an amended charge of second-degree failure to stop at the direction of an officer and one count of reckless driving, committed April 22. On count one, she was sentenced to 360 days in jail with 330 days suspended, fined a $50 court surcharge and a $150 jail surcharge with $100 suspended, ordered to complete Alcohol Safety Action Program treatment and placed on probation for three years. On count two, she was fined a $50 court surcharge, had her license revoked for 30 days and placed on probation for three years. All other charges in this case were dismissed. n John M. Martinusen, 26, of Sterling, pleaded guilty to driving without a valid operator’s license, committed April 24. He was fined $500 and a $50 court surcharge. n Christopher J. Reid, 38, of Soldotna, pleaded guilty to an amended charge of third-degree theft, committed April 19, 2013. He was sentenced to 12 months in jail with six months suspended, fined a $50 court

surcharge and a $150 jail surcharge with $100 suspended, ordered to complete Alcohol Safety Action Program treatment, forfeited all items seized, ordered to pay restitution, ordered to have no contact with victim and placed on probation for three years. n Christopher J. Reid, 38, of Soldotna, pleaded guilty to false information or report, committed June 15. He was sentenced to 180 days in jail with 150 days suspended, fined a $50 court surcharge and a $150 jail surcharge with $100 suspended, ordered to complete Alcohol Safety Action Program treatment, forfeited all items seized and placed on probation for three years. n Christopher J. Reid, 38, of Soldotna, pleaded guilty to violating condition of release, committed Jan 6. He was sentenced to 60 days in jail and fined a $50 court surcharge and a $50 jail surcharge. n Christopher J. Reid, 38, of Soldotna, pleaded guilty to one count of concealment of merchandise, valued between $50 and $499, and one count of false information or report, committed Feb. 14. On each count, he was sentenced to 60 days in jail with 30 days suspended, fined a $50 court surcharge and a $150 jail surcharge with $100 suspended, ordered to complete Alcohol Safety Action Program treatment, forfeited all items

seized, ordered to have no contact with Kenai Walmart or two specifically named individuals and was placed on probation for three years. All other charges in this case were dismissed. n Omar Rodriquez, 18, address unknown, pleaded guilty to one count of an amended charge of attempted fourth-degree misconduct involving a controlled substance and one count of sixth-degree misconduct involving a controlled substance, committed Jan. 10. On count one, he was sentenced to 320 days in jail with 300 days suspended, may perform 128 hours of community work service in lieu of jail time, was fined a $50 court surcharge and a $150 jail surcharge with $100 suspended, ordered to complete Alcohol Safety Action Program treatment, forfeited items seized and placed on probation for three years. On count two, he was fined $500 and a $50 court surcharge and forfeited items seized. n Richard Avery Ross, 67, address unknown, pleaded guilty to violating hunting seasons and bag limits for moose in Game Management Unit 15, reduced from a misdemeanor charge to a violation, committed March 15. He was fined a $10 court surcharge and ordered to pay $1,000 restitution. All other charges in this case were dismissed. n John Charles Waski, 51, of Soldotna, pleaded guilty to driv-

ing under the influence, committed Feb. 15. He was sentenced to 90 days in jail with 87 days suspended, fined $3,000 with $1,500 suspended, a $75 court surcharge, $330 cost of imprisonment and a $150 jail surcharge with $100 suspended, ordered to complete Alcohol Safety Action Program treatment, had his license revoked for 90 days, ordered ignition interlock for six months and placed on probation for one year. n Michael T. Zufelt, 26, of Soldotna, pleaded guilty to third-degree theft, committed May 14. He was sentenced to 30 days in jail with 25 days suspended, may perform 40 hours of community work service in lieu of jail time, was fined a $50 court surcharge and a $150 jail surcharge with $100 suspended, ordered to have no contact with Fred Meyer store and placed on probation for one year. n Bobby W. Alexie, 39, of Anchorage, pleaded guilty to sixth-degree misconduct involving a controlled substance, committed April 28. He was fined $250 and a $50 court surcharge and forfeited items seized. n Dennis Backstrom, 43, address unknown, pleaded guilty to one count of fifth-degree criminal mischief (damage under $50), committed June 18. He was fined a $50 court surcharge and a $150 jail surcharge with $100 suspended. All other charges in this case

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were dismissed. n Jeremy Scott Carroll, 25, of Kenai, pleaded guilty to driving while license cancelled, suspended, revoked or limited, committed April 10. He was sentenced 20 days in jail with 10 days suspended, may perform 80 hours of community work service in lieu of jail time, was fined a $50 court surcharge and a $150 jail surcharge with $100 suspended, had his license revoked for 90 days and placed on probation for one year. n John Connell, 27, address unknown, pleaded guilty to an amended charge of third-degree theft, committed Feb. 27. He was sentenced to 120 days in jail with 100 days suspended, fined a $50 court surcharge and a $150 jail surcharge with $100 suspended, ordered to complete Alcohol Safety Action Program treatment, ordered not to return to Walmart, ordered to have no contact with a specifically named individual and placed on probation for three years. n Theodore Dewaine Cummings, 50, of Sterling, pleaded guilty to driving while license cancelled, suspended, revoked or limited, committed March 25. He was sentenced to 20 days in jail with 10 days suspended (time served), fined a $50 court surcharge and a $150 jail surcharge with $100 suspended, had his license revoked for 90 days and placed on probation for one year.

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motion, while Boyle was absent from the meeting. Bookey said he didn’t want to see the city get sued. The city also received a letter from the American Center for Law and Justice, an organization that defends constitutional liberties. ACLJ urged the city to continue to display the veteran’s memorial and sided with the artist of the memorial, Scott Hamann, who said he has had discussions with the organization. He said they have offered to help defend the city against a lawsuit. “The city would have limited liability,” Hamann said. “I think the public would get behind in support. Financially between the state and veterans group, there would be little liability to the city.” Hamann, who attended the council meeting, said his intent with the memorial was to honor fallen veteran’s with the symbol of a kneeling soldier in front of a soldier’s tomb, marked by a cross. He said he appreciated the sentiment behind Navarre’s action. “I think a majority of people who have spoken on this issue think (the memorial) is appropriate and should be there,” he

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for halibut near Kodiak. “It’s pretty slow,” he said. “I know two or three boats went out but they didn’t get many, less than 20.” Despite a Wednesday evening storm, Thursday morning was relatively calm and that weather extended into the afternoon — though the blue sky was punctuated with several heavy, dark clouds. Catches, primarily of the sockeye salmon targeted by the fleet, will pick up as the season progresses, said Aaron Dupuis, assistant area management biologist in the commercial division of Fish and Game. This early in the season, drift

said. “Now that the council has taken a stand I say we support it and let the chips fall where they may.” Navarre said the only liability the city would have is if they lost the suit and would be liable to pay for the other party’s legal fees but said that could be negotiated. “I think the public’s voice is clearer than any type of litigation,” he said. Before the vote, the council held a lengthy discussion in public. Marquis said he wanted to limit how much they discuss in executive session because the public is so involved. Seven people spoke in favor of the veteran’s memorial to remain on city land. Kenai resident and Vietnam veteran Bob Myles asked why the topic was not introduced as a resolution and why the city continued to show support for the Russian Orthodox Church cross that is adorned on the city logo. Soldotna resident and U.S. Army veteran Tom Bearup also spoke in favor of the memorial. He said he is also a pastor and has married a few people at the park. “This country is founded on freedom of religion,” Bearup said. Kenai Mayor Pat Porter said on the public had testified before the council their desire to see the war memorial remain

gillnet fishers will primarily be catching sockeye, or red, salmon headed to the Kasilof River — a run that is performing well above average for this time of year, according to Fish and Game fish counts on the river. By midnight Thursday 34,500 fish had passed the sonar on the Kasilof River and ten hours later 40,000 had passed through — more than twice as many fish as were counted last year at the same time. Dupuis said the sockeye salmon run was the second largest since 1983, but the large numbers did not imply a run that was larger than usual; rather the run could be early and taper off sooner than last year’s did. When compared to sockeye salmon runs in Kodiak and on the Copper River, Dupuis said

‘I think a majority of people who have spoken on this issue think (the memorial) is appropriate and should be there. Now that the council has taken a stand, I say we support it and let the chips fall where they may.’ — Scott Hamann, creator of the Kenai veterans’ memorial in place and show support for veterans. “I put myself in a position that I represent the people in the community,” she said. “I have not had anyone come and tell me they wanted to have the memorial removed. We don’t have a lawsuit against us and I’m hoping that continues. The point is we have done the right thing to support it and I hope it stays there.” Navarre said the city should take a stand and show support for the veteran’s who have made their point. He said he has talked with local state legislators who supported the veteran’s position. Representative Olson wrote a letter to Kenai City Manager Rick Koch in support of the memorial after veterans and concerned citizens had contacted him regarding the uncertain future of the memorial. Olson stated in his letter his office was in the process of contacting the Department of Law and Department of Military and Veterans Affairs to see the run could be both early and strong. “It’s too early to tell,” he said. “We’re two percent through the run, so we’re all kind of guessing.” Still, it is likely the river will hit the 50,000 mark by Friday if current trends continue, meaning area managers could open the set gillnet fishery in the Kasilof section of the East Side Setnet Fishery. Both Dupuis and area management biologist Pat Shields said Fish and Game would not be opening the set gillnet fishery as fish in the early run of Kenai River king salmon, which swim through the same area as Kasilof-bound sockeye, are still vulnerable to harvest. “We’re going to wait and evaluate king salmon data for

ter design construction,” Molloy said. “This is a situation where the council wanted to do a good thing and have a memorial to honor veterans and have a place for celebrations. Now the horse is out of the barn. It is what it is, a veterans memorial. If we get sued we get sued.” Hamann said he didn’t agree that the public was not involved in the design process. He said he made models, took them to the chamber of commerce, rotary club and showed the mayor and city manager. “Frankly everybody that’s seen it sees it as I do,” he said. “The cross is not a religious symbol. It is a delineation of a grave marker for a fallen soldier. I was shocked when this became an issue and it still amazes me.”

if the state had an issue with the memorial being removed. Marquis said he felt this was a city issue and didn’t want to see the council lose authority to the state. While he said he appreciated Navarre’s intent, he said it felt like “grandstanding” to the public and wouldn’t change anything if the city gets sued. “I feel like if we take a stand it doesn’t change anything,” he said. “It accomplishes nothing put politics and is unfair to the people. It leaves us where we have been all along. I would

like this to remain a city issue as long as possible.” Navarre said he did not make the motion for political reasons. He said it is important that the city take a stand because the public has made it clear how they feel on the issue. Molloy said he felt this entire situation could have been avoided if the council had an opportunity to look at Hamann’s design before the memorial was erected. “The proReach Dan Balmer at daniel. cess was backwards with the involvement with the public af- balmer@peninsulaclarion.com

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fuel efficient, keeping revenues fairly flat. At the same time, the cost of construction has increased, and the nation’s infrastructure is aging, creating greater demand for new and rebuilt roads and bridges. The last time federal gas and diesel taxes were increased was in 1993 as part of plan to reduce the federal budget deficit. Republicans castigated Democrats for the tax increase, and it was a factor in the GOP takeover of the House and Senate the following year. Since then, lawmakers have been reluctant to raise fuel taxes despite calls from several blueribbon commissions to do so. “For too long, Congress has shied away from taking serious action to update our country’s aging infrastructure,” Murphy said in a statement. “We’re currently facing a transportation crisis that will only get worse if we don’t take bold action to fund the Highway Trust Fund.” Sen. Tom Carper, D-Delaware, who attempted to increase the gas tax increase in 2010, said he was glad to see the idea “gaining more bipartisan support.” Since 2008, Congress has repeatedly dipped into the general treasury for money to keep the trust fund solvent, sometimes waiting until the government

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Revenue from gas taxes and other transportation user fees that for decades hasn’t kept pace with promised federal transportation aid promised to states. People are driving less per capita and cars are more

a couple more days,” Shields said. Typically, the set gillnet fleet has a better chance of harvesting Kasilof-bound sockeye salmon than the drift gillnet fleet. “Kasilof sockeye are very beach oriented and they come up the beaches. They’re not available to the drifters very well,” Shields said. Last year, the commercial fleet was under similar restrictions due to low king salmon runs. More than 489,000 sockeye salmon escaped into the Kasilof River — well above the upper end river’s sustainable escapement goal range of 160,000 to 390,000. Rashah McChesney can be reached at rashah.mcchesney@ peninsulaclarion.com

was the verge of slowing down payments to states. States have complained that the uncertainty over whether federal aid will be forthcoming has limited their ability to commit to larger projects that take years to plan and construct. “Congress should be embarrassed that it has played chicken with the Highway Trust Fund and allowed it to become one of the largest budgeting failures in the federal government,” Corker said. The six expired tax breaks identified by the senators as possible offsets for fuel tax increases are a research and development tax credit, certain expensing by small businesses, the state and local sales tax deduction, increasing employerprovided transit benefits to the same level as parking benefits, a deduction for spending by teachers on classroom supplies, and an increased deduction for land conservation and easement donations. The anti-tax Club for Growth, which is influential with GOP conservatives, issued a statement opposing the plan. Congress should “devolve highway funding to the states and let them fund their own infrastructure needs,” said Chris Chocola, the group’s president. C

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English tragedy Uruguay’s Suarez lives up to his villian role By The Associated Press

SAO PAULO — Dropping to the turf on the left knee that was surgically repaired less than a month ago, Uruguay striker Luis Suarez was euphoric. Scoring a second goal against England sealed a 2-1 win on Thursday to revive Uruguay’s World Cup campaign and cap a remarkable recovery. But it meant even more than that to the Liverpool player. Vilified after being banned by the English Football Association for racially abusing one opponent and biting another in two separate incidents in the Premier League, Suarez seemed

to revel in inflicting England’s second successive loss in Brazil. “I dreamt this,” Suarez said at the Itaquerao Stadium. “I’m enjoying this moment, because of all I suffered, the criticism I received. So, there you go.” English hopes of advancing from Group D to the round of 16 are now in real jeopardy after the team’s worst World Cup start in more than half a century. While England is stuck on zero points, Uruguay is off the mark after Suarez made an instant impact on his return from surgery. “Before the game, too many

people in England laughed about my attitude over the last few years,” Suarez said. “This is a very good time for me. I want to see what they think now.” Of Uruguay’s six efforts on target, five were from Suarez — including the two that beat goalkeeper Joe Hart as England’s slack defending was exploited. Suarez headed Uruguay in front before halftime and, after seeing his opener canceled out by Wayne Rooney’s first-ever World Cup goal, lashed in the AP Photo/Matt Dunham winner in the 85th minute. Uruguay’s Luis Suarez celebrates after scoring his side’s second goal during the Group D World “It’s a demonstration of my Cup soccer match between Uruguay and England at the Itaquerao Stadium in Sao Paulo, BraSee CUP, Page B-3 zil, Thursday.

Swisher slam lifts Indians By The Associated Press

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Dan Kolodin pitches to the Oceanside Waves on Thursday at Coral Seymour Memorial Park in Kenai.

Oilers cruise past Waves By JOEY KLECKA Peninsula Clarion

A night after topping their opponent in a pitchers’ duel, the Peninsula Oilers topped the Oceanside (San Diego) Waves once again — this time using superb batting — in an 11-5 game at Coral Seymour Memorial Park on Thursday evening. The two teams combined for 23 hits and 16 runs in the second matchup of a fourgame exhibition series with the Waves. The two squads will face each other again tonight at 7 p.m. “I think mentally, the guys just kinda took the shackles off themselves,” said Oilers coach Kyle Richardson. “They were pressing at-bat and trying too hard yesterday, and today they kind of relaxed a little bit and trusted See OILERS, page B-4

CLEVELAND — Nick Swisher’s two-out grand slam off Ernesto Frieri in the 10th inning gave the Cleveland Indians a 5-3 win over the Los Angeles Angels on Thursday. Swisher had gone 0 for 4 with three strikeouts before he belted a 1-2 pitch into the right-field seats to cap an improbable comeback after Albert Pujols’ two-run single put the Angels ahead in the top of the inning. Pujols’ single with two outs gave the Angels a 3-1 lead, but the Indians responded off rookie Cam Bedrosian (0-1). Michael Bourn drew a leadoff walk and took third on Jason Kipnis’ one-out double. Carlos Santana walked to load the bases and Frieri replaced Bedrosian. David Murphy flied out before Swisher rallied the Indians. Kyle Crockett (1-0) retired the final hitter in the 10th for

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TIGERS 2, ROYALS 1 DETROIT — Anibal Sanchez pitched seven sharp innings, and the Detroit Tigers ended Kansas City’s 10-game winning streak. J.D. Martinez hit a tiebreaking homer in the fourth for the Tigers, who avoided a four-game sweep and pulled within a half-game of the AL Central-leading Royals. Sanchez (4-2) allowed five hits and a walk, keeping the Kansas City offense quiet even though he failed to strike out a batter. Joba Chamberlain pitched the eighth, and struggling closer Joe Nathan struck out the side in the ninth for his 14th save in 18 chances. Danny Duffy (4-6) allowed two runs and three hits in seven innings. He walked one and struck out five.

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Emmert testifies in antitrust trial TIM DAHLBERG AP Sports Writer

AJ Hernandez takes a swing Thursday at Coral Seymour Park in Kenai. The Oilers pulled off an 11-5 victory over the Waves.

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OAKLAND, Calif. — NCAA President Mark Emmert stuck to his contention that amateurism is the core of college athletics, saying any effort to pay players would destroy a framework that has been in place for more than a century and cause many schools to either abandon sports or refuse to play other schools that do pay. Emmert said college athletes themselves wouldn’t want to play against other athletes who were getting paid. “They want to know everyone is playing by the same rules,” he said. “They want to know the other teams consist of student athletes just like them.” Emmert took the witness stand Thursday in a landmark

antitrust trial against the NCAA to say college sports would be fatally flawed if players were allowed to receive a portion of the billions of dollars in basketball and football television revenues now flowing into big conferences and colleges. Emmert said one of the biggest reasons fans like college sports is that they believe the athletes are really students who play for a love of the sport and for their school and community. He said fans understand college players aren’t as good as professionals, but that doesn’t stop some programs from being more popular than professional teams. “To convert college sports into professional sports would be tantamount to converting it into minor league sports,” EmSee TRIAL, Page B-4

Birch Ridge report: Champs named for junior tournament

t’s been a busy week at Birch Ridge Golf Course! Our first tournament of the year, The Birch Ridge Junior Golf Championship, was held Thursday morning. Max Dye emerged victorious in the boys 18-and-under division, posting a very solid 39 to leave a slew of competitors in the dust. Sam McElroy bested his cousin and the “Little Lefty” Cody Nye to win the boys 13-14 division. In the boys 12-and-under division, Hudson Jackson topped Shane Sundberg by a single stroke for a first-place finish. In the girls 11-13 age group, Danica Schmidt narrowly edged Katelin Richards to claim top honors. Katelin’s little sister, Anika Richards, won the girls 10-and-under group with an impressive 52 strokes. With both junior golf camps and the BRGC Junior Championship behind us, the kids will turn their attention to Alaska Junior Open preparation.

The Alaska Junior Golf Association event will be held on the Kenai Peninsula for the first time in the tournament’s history. The Soldotna golf community has done well to put itself in position to host one of the top events in the state. The Alaska Junior Open will be held July 21 and 22. We have high hopes our kids will net positive results. The Alaska Golf Association Peninsula Jackpot will be held this upcoming weekend at both Kenai and Birch Ridge Golf Course. Birch Ridge will be business as usual on Saturday when Kenai Golf Course hosts the event. The tournament moves to Soldotna on Sunday which means tee times won’t be available during the morning. Play should open up on Sunday after 1 p.m. Our grass aficionados are pretty excited about the course conditions we’re experiencing. The fairways have been slow to come in with the lack of precipitation we had this

B irch R idge G olf R eport N olan Rose spring but the greens, surrounding areas and tee boxes are really starting to shine. Golf enthusiasts can really look forward to where the course will be this July and August. We thought things were good last year, they’re shaping up to be even better this year. See you on the first tee or the bar counter! Old Folks Golf Darell “Cool Hand” Jelsma took the exact same amount of net strokes as Pat “Mack Daddy” McElroy on Monday morning. The dynamic duo took fewer strokes than any of their competitors, which led to a tie for first place. Gary Davis hit a great golf shot C

at the sixth, which wound up earning closest-to honors. Ray “Rocket” Richel matched Davis’ feat at the eighth. Steve Hammarstrom rolled in the longest putt at the ninth green, which left a crowd of onlookers clamoring for more Hammarstrom magic as he strutted off the putting surface. Tuesday Morning Ladies League Louise “Rock the Cradle” Schadle paired with Leona Jackson and Vicki Hollingsworth to post the winning score Tuesday morning during another round of scintillating woman on woman golf action. Dee Richards, Shirley Johnsrud, Denise Cox and Cheryl Hammarstrom combined their talents for a runner-up finish. Sally “Sweet Thang” Tachick captured closest-to glory at the sixth. Vicki and Louise had the same number of putts. Thursday Night Couples The weather was a little frightful but the golf was sure delightful when the lovebirds were out Thursday evening at Birch Ridge. Dennis

and Diane Simmons held off the fast-charging duo of Dan and Linda Murphy to claim the couple’s crown. Other competitors enjoyed their time immensely despite their failures on the golf course. I’m told the postround beer had nothing to do with that. Golf Joke of the Week It was a sunny Sunday morning and Rudy was beginning his pre-shot routine, visualizing his upcoming shot, when a voice came over the clubhouse loudspeaker. “Would the gentleman on the ladies’ tee please back up to the men’s tee.” Rudy remained in his routine, seemingly unfazed by the interruption. A little louder: “Would the man on the women’s tee kindly back up to the men’s tee!” Rudy raised up out of his stance, lowered his driver, and shouted, “Would the announcer in the clubhouse kindly shut up and let me play my second shot?!”

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Lewis copies Kaymer, takes Open lead DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer

PINEHURST, N.C. — Comparisons were inevitable by hosting the U.S. Open and U.S. Women’s Open on the game golf course in consecutive weeks. Only these had nothing to do with numbers. Stacy Lewis found comfort in comparisons with U.S. Open champion Martin Kaymer. The No. 1 player in women’s golf studied Pinehurst No. 2 on her own a few weeks ago, formulated an idea how to play the golf course, and then watched Martin Kaymer follow the script she had in her head and win by eight shots. Just like Kaymer, she opened Thursday without a bogey on her card, a 3-under 67 for a oneshot lead over Michelle Wie. “It was cool to see the plan I had laid out in my head. He was kind of doing the same thing,” Lewis said. “So it was nice

coming into the week knowing that my plan was going to work on this golf course. ... If you’re hitting the ball well enough, you can definitely run away with it. At the same time, you have to know par is a good number and keep grinding away.” Right behind was Wie, who studied as hard for Pinehurst as she ever did at Stanford. She was at Pinehurst on Sunday to watch the final round, and later picked up the yardage books from a few friends in south Florida — U.S. Open runnerup Rickie Fowler and Keegan Bradley — and compared notes. Wie charted her way to four birdies on the back nine for a 68. “I did a lot of homework,” she said. “Just took the notes from both of the books. It really helped just because they played last week in similar conditions. And they’re obviously great players. I definitely learned a thing or two.”

Sports Briefs Sterlings continue legal battle LOS ANGELES — A judge Thursday rejected an urgent request by Shelly Sterling’s attorney asking that her husband Donald Sterling and his lawyers be ordered to stop harassing her legal team and doctors in their dispute over the planned sale of the Los Angeles Clippers. A petition filed by Shelly Sterling’s attorneys quoted allegedly threatening remarks made by Donald Sterling in phone calls and a letter sent by his lawyer to two doctors who declared him mentally incapacitated. Superior Court Judge Michael Levanas said the matter may involve “high emotions and some litigation posturing” and urged both parties to tone down their communications. “The court does not feel that the statements set forth in the ... petition rise to the level of great and irreparable injury to a party as called for in the Code of Civil Procedure,” Levanas said in a written decision. A trial next month will look into assertions that Donald Sterling is mentally incapacitated and determine whether he was properly removed as an administrator under the terms of the family trust, which owns the Clippers, leaving Shelly Sterling alone as trustee with authority to sell the team. A $2 billion sale to former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer is pending. The physicians who determined he was mentally incapacitated in May examinations with Donald Sterling could be key witnesses in the trial. A filing by Shelly Sterling’s attorney stated that on June 9 Donald Sterling called Shelly Sterling’s attorney, Pierce O’Donnell, threatening lawsuits and said: “I am going to take you out, O’Donnell.” O’Donnell understood that to be a death threat.

Embiid has stress fracture Kansas center Joel Embiid is scheduled to have surgery Friday to repair a stress fracture in his right foot, a stunning development that could affect the top choices in next week’s NBA draft. Embiid, one of the top three candidates the Cleveland Cavaliers were considering for the No. 1 overall pick, fractured the navicular bone in his right foot, agent Arn Tellem said Thursday. Embiid will be unable to participate in any additional workouts and will not attend the draft in New York. Prior to the injury, Embiid was widely considered to be the front-runner to be taken by the Cavaliers. The versatile 7-footer had a jaw-dropping freshman season with the Jayhawks, averaging 11.2 points and 8.1 rebounds while blocking 72 shots to earn Big 12 defensive player of the year honors. His combination of nimble feet, powerful athleticism and the soft touch on his jumper prompted comparisons to Hakeem Olajuwon, the former Houston great who led the Rockets to two NBA titles in the 1990s. Embiid impressed teams and scouts during workouts in California earlier this month, helping him show he was fully recovered from a stress fracture in his back that caused him to miss the Big 12 and NCAA tournaments.

US women tie with France EAST HARTFORD, Conn. — Alex Morgan scored the second of her two second-half goals in the 85th minute to give the United States a 2-2 tie with France on Thursday night in an exhibition game. Making her second appearance in six days for the national team after a seventh-month layoff because of a stress fracture in her left ankle, Morgan scored for the first time in more than a year. Morgan scored the tying goal off a rebound, beating goalkeeper Sara Bouhaddi. “I feel like finally I am back and doing what I am supposed to be doing — scoring goals,” Morgan said. The U.S. star has 46 goals in 72 games for the national team. She returned to play Saturday night in the Americans’ 1-0 victory over France in Tampa, Florida. — The Associated Press

Her putter certainly helped. Wie rolled in long birdie putts at Nos. 12 and 14, made a good par save after going into a bunker on the 17th and hit her approach to 5 feet on the final hole. It was her lowest opening round in a U.S. Women’s Open. She had started with an 80 or higher four of the last six years. They were among only five players under par when the first round was halted by thunderstorms with 30 players who did not finish. Kaymer, who started with a bogey-free 65 on his way to a wire-to-wire win, was among 15 players who broke par in the first round of the men’s Open. The scoring average Thursday was 75.73, about 2 1/2 shots harder than it was for the men. Pinehurst No. 2 played 1,064 yards shorter than it did for the opening round of the U.S. AP Photo/Bob Leverone Open. That didn’t make it any Stacy Lewis watches her tee shot on the 13th hole during the first round of the U.S. Women’s easier. Open golf tournament in Pinehurst, N.C., Thursday.. Except for Lewis.

Scoreboard At Porto Alegre, Brazil Algeria vs. South Korea, 11 a.m. All Times ADT

Soccer World Cup FIRST ROUND GROUP A W L T GF GA Pts Brazil 1 0 1 3 1 4 Mexico 1 0 1 1 0 4 Croatia 1 1 0 5 3 3 Cameroon 0 2 0 0 5 0 Monday, June 23 At Brasilia, Brazil Brazil vs. Cameroon, Noon At Recife, Brazil Croatia vs. Mexico, Noon GROUP B x-Net. 2 0 0 8 3 6 x-Chile 2 0 0 5 1 6 Australia 0 2 0 3 6 0 Spain 0 2 0 1 7 0 x-advanced to second round Monday, June 23 At Curitiba, Brazil Spain vs. Australia, 8 a.m. At Sao Paulo Netherlands vs. Chile, 8 a.m. GROUP C x-Colombia 2 0 0 5 1 6 Ivory Coast 1 1 0 3 3 3 Japan 0 1 1 1 2 1 Greece 0 1 1 0 3 1 x-advanced to second round Tuesday, June 24 At Cuiaba, Brazil Colombia vs. Japan, Noon At Fortaleza, Brazil Greece vs. Ivory Coast, Noon GROUP D Costa Rica 1 0 0 3 1 3 Italy 1 0 0 2 1 3 Uruguay 1 1 0 3 4 3 England 0 2 0 2 4 0 Friday, June 20 At Recife, Brazil Costa Rica vs. Italy, 8 a.m. Tuesday, June 24 At Natal, Brazil Uruguay vs. Italy, 8 a.m. At Belo Horizonte, Brazil Costa Rica vs. England, 8 a.m. GROUP E France 1 0 0 3 0 3 Switzerland 1 0 0 2 1 3 Ecuador 0 1 0 1 2 0 Honduras 0 1 0 0 3 0 Friday, June 20 At Salvador, Brazil Switzerland vs. France, 11 a.m. At Curitiba, Brazil Ecuador vs. Honduras, 2 p.m. GROUP F Argentina 1 0 0 2 1 3 Iran 0 0 1 0 0 1 Nigeria 0 0 1 0 0 1 Bosnia-H. 0 1 0 1 2 0 Saturday, June 21 At Belo Horizonte, Brazil Argentina vs. Iran, 8 a.m. At Cuiaba, Brazil Bosnia-Herzegovina vs. Nigeria, 2 p.m. GROUP G Germany 1 0 0 4 0 3 U. States 1 0 0 2 1 3 Ghana 0 1 0 1 2 0 Portugal 0 1 0 0 4 0 Saturday, June 21 At Fortaleza, Brazil Germany vs. Ghana, 11 a.m. Sunday, June 22 At Manaus, Brazil Portugal vs. United States, 2 p.m. GROUP H Belgium 1 0 0 2 1 3 Russia 0 0 1 1 1 1 South Korea 0 0 1 1 1 1 Algeria 0 1 0 1 2 0 Sunday, June 22 At Rio de Janeiro Belgium vs. Russia, 8 a.m.

Baseball NCAA College World Series

At TD Ameritrade Park Omaha Omaha, Neb. All Times EDT Double Elimination x-if necessary Wednesday, June 18 Texas 1, UC Irvine 0, UC Irvine eliminated Thursday, June 19 Mississippi 6, TCU 4, TCU eliminated Friday, June 20 Game 11 — Vanderbilt (48-19) vs. Texas (45-20), 11 a.m. Game 12 — Virginia (51-14) vs. Mississippi (48-20), 4 p.m. Saturday, June 21 x-Game 13 — Vanderbilt vs. Texas, 11 a.m. x-Game 14 — Virginia vs. Mississippi, 4 p.m. If only one game is necessary, it will start at 4:30 p.m. All Times ADT

AL Standings

East Division W Toronto 41 New York 38 Baltimore 37 Boston 34 Tampa Bay 29 Central Division Kansas City 39 Detroit 37 Cleveland 37 Chicago 35 Minnesota 33 West Division Oakland 45 Los Angeles 38 Seattle 37 Texas 35 Houston 32

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Thursday’s Games Cleveland 5, L.A. Angels 3, 10 innings Detroit 2, Kansas City 1 San Diego 4, Seattle 1 N.Y. Yankees 6, Toronto 4 Tampa Bay 5, Houston 0 Minnesota 4, Chicago White Sox 2 Oakland 4, Boston 2 Friday’s Games Baltimore (U.Jimenez 2-8) at N.Y. Yankees (Kuroda 4-5), 3:05 p.m. Detroit (Porcello 8-4) at Cleveland (Kluber 6-4), 3:05 p.m. Houston (Cosart 6-5) at Tampa Bay (Price 5-6), 3:10 p.m. Toronto (Hendriks 1-0) at Cincinnati (Latos 0-0), 3:10 p.m. Chicago White Sox (Noesi 2-5) at Minnesota (Nolasco 4-5), 4:10 p.m. Seattle (Iwakuma 5-3) at Kansas City (Shields 8-3), 4:10 p.m. Boston (Doubront 2-4) at Oakland (Mills 0-0), 6:05 p.m. Texas (J.Saunders 0-2) at L.A. Angels (Richards 6-2), 6:05 p.m. Saturday’s Games Baltimore at N.Y. Yankees, 9:05 a.m. Chicago White Sox at Minnesota, 10:10 a.m. Seattle at Kansas City, 10:10 a.m.

Boston at Oakland, 12:05 p.m. Houston at Tampa Bay, 12:10 p.m. Toronto at Cincinnati, 12:10 p.m. Detroit at Cleveland, 3:05 p.m. Texas at L.A. Angels, 3:15 p.m. All Times ADT L 34 35 36 38 40

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Thursday’s Games Pittsburgh 4, Cincinnati 3, 12 innings Milwaukee 4, Arizona 1 San Diego 4, Seattle 1 Atlanta 3, Washington 0 N.Y. Mets 1, Miami 0 Philadelphia 4, St. Louis 1 Friday’s Games Pittsburgh (Morton 4-7) at Chicago Cubs (E.Jackson 4-7), 12:05 p.m. Atlanta (Minor 2-4) at Washington (Strasburg 6-5), 3:05 p.m. N.Y. Mets (Matsuzaka 3-0) at Miami (H.Alvarez 3-3), 3:10 p.m. Toronto (Hendriks 1-0) at Cincinnati (Latos 0-0), 3:10 p.m. Philadelphia (A.Burnett 4-6) at St. Louis (J.Garcia 3-0), 4:15 p.m. Milwaukee (Estrada 5-4) at Colorado (Bergman 0-1), 4:40 p.m. San Francisco (Lincecum 5-4) at Arizona (Collmenter 4-4), 5:40 p.m. L.A. Dodgers (Haren 7-4) at San Diego (Kennedy 5-8), 6:10 p.m. Saturday’s Games Milwaukee at Colorado, 12:10 p.m. N.Y. Mets at Miami, 12:10 p.m. Philadelphia at St. Louis, 12:10 p.m. Toronto at Cincinnati, 12:10 p.m. Atlanta at Washington, 3:15 p.m. Pittsburgh at Chicago Cubs, 3:15 p.m. L.A. Dodgers at San Diego, 6:10 p.m. San Francisco at Arizona, 6:10 p.m. All Times ADT

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Pirates 4, Reds 3, 12 inn. Cin. 100 100 001 000—3 8 0 Pit. 000 030 000 001—4 12 1 Bailey, LeCure (6), Ondrusek (7), M.Parra (8), Broxton (9), A.Chapman (9), Cingrani (11) and Mesoraco; Locke, Watson (7), Melancon (8), Grilli (9), J.Hughes (10), Ju.Wilson (12) and C.Stewart, R.Martin. W_Ju.Wilson 2-0. L_Cingrani 2-8. HRs_Cincinnati, Mesoraco (10).

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(8), Putz (9) and Gosewisch. W_ Gallardo 5-4. L_C.Anderson 5-2. Sv_Fr.Rodriguez (23).

Braves 3, Nationals 0 Atl. 000 200 010—3 11 0 Was. 000 000 000—0 3 0 Floyd, Varvaro (7), J.Walden (8), Kimbrel (9) and Gattis; Zimmermann, Blevins (8), Barrett (8), Stammen (9) and Lobaton. W_ Floyd 2-2. L_Zimmermann 5-4. Sv_Kimbrel (21).

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Phillies 4, Cardinals 1 Phi. 000 202 000—4 8 0 SL 000 000 010—1 4 0 Buchanan, Diekman (8), Papelbon (9) and Ruiz; S.Miller, Choate (7), Maness (8), Greenwood (9) and Y.Molina. W_Buchanan 3-3. L_S.Miller 7-6. Sv_Papelbon (17). HRs_Philadelphia, Howard (14).

Transactions BASEBALL C American League MINNESOTA TWINS — Selected the contract of RHP Yohan Y Pino from Rochester (IL). Placed INF Eduardo Nunez on the 15day DL, retroactive to June 15. Transferred RHP Mike Pelfrey to the 60-day DL. TORONTO BLUE JAYS — Placed LHP Brett Cecil on the 15-day DL. Recalled RHP Steve Delabar from Buffalo (IL). National League ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS — Selected the contract of RHP Matt Stites from Rena (PCL). Optioned OF Tony Campana to Reno. Transferred RH Daniel Hudson to the 60-day DL. CHICAGO CUBS_Agreed to terms with LHPs Justin Steele and Carson Sands and RHPs James Norwood and Jake Stinnett. SAN DIEGO PADRES — Placed 1B Yonder Alonso on the 15-day Dl, retroactive to June 17. Selected OF Jake Goebbert from El Paso (PCL). FOOTBALL National Football League CHICAGO BEARS — Signed DE Jamil Merrell and LB Conor O’Neill. Waived S Sean Cattouse, QB Jerrod Johnson and TE Fendi Onobun. Terminated the contract of DL Israel Idonije. INDIANAPOLIS COLTS — Signed NT Brandon McKinney. JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS — Released DE Jason Babin. Signed K Kasey Redfern, WR Nathan Slaughter and C Charley Hughlett. Waived WRs Kevin Smith and Brandon Wimberly. NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS — Released WR Reggie Dunn.

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The Americanization of Klinsmann RONALD BLUM AP Sports Writer

SAO PAULO — Jurgen Klinsmann was 19 years old and playing for his hometown Stuttgarter Kickers in Germany’s second division when he touched down in the United States for the first time. The team president had wanted to challenge his players to achieve more in 1983-84. “So he came into the locker room after the first part of the season and said, ‘You know, guys, if you end up in the top 10 out of 18 or 20, I get you 10 days in Miami, because I have a house in Fort Lauderdale, book you a nice hotel,’” Klinsmann recalled with a smile. “We finished eighth.” The son of a baker, Klinsmann arrived in sunny south Florida and was shocked. “They took us on a boat ride and I said, ‘My gosh, I didn’t know that this kind of a planet exists.’ And so we had a blast for 10 days,” he said. As soon as he got home, Klinsmann headed right back to the U.S. with a teammate. He visited New York and Chicago, then went west with a couple of California addresses of his older brother’s acquaintances. “And that’s how my kind of Ameri-

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strength,” Suarez said. “There were many doubts about my physical condition, but ... in these games, I can be brave and show courage.” Having also lost against Italy, England now faces the prospect of not advancing from the group stage for the first time since 1958. “We are a team that is making progress but results decide everything and both results have been negative,” coach Roy Hodgson said. “Our chances (of progressing) are unbelievably slim,” added Hodgson, who is relying on Italy to beat Costa Rica on Friday and Uruguay on Tuesday. Group D leader Italy, Costa C

can journey began,” Klinsmann said. “I never had an idea that later, years, years later, that I’d bump into a California girl in Europe.” Now, he’s coaching the U.S. at the World Cup, trying to educate his adopted country with the knowledge gained as a star forward over nearly two decades. He turns 50 on July 30 and has spent nearly one-third of his life living in America. When his playing career ended in 1998, Klinsmann moved to Orange County with his wife, the former model Debbie Chin. He became the U.S. coach-in-waiting until finally succeeding Bob Bradley in July 2011, after the Americans struggled in the CONCACAF Gold Cup. Even while coaching Germany’s national team from 2004 through the 2006 World Cup, Klinsmann commuted nine time zones to work. He did relocate for 1 1/2 years while coaching Bayern Munich from 2008 to 2009. During the 2006 World Cup, media crowded into his family’s bakery to ask questions of his relatives. That’s not the existence Klinsmann wanted. “If he would live in Germany, he would not have the same privacy like he has here in the States, and I think

Rica and Uruguay all have three points. In England, Suarez has stepped up a level and powered in the goals that saw him voted the Premier League’s best player last season. And despite lacking sharpness at times, he still managed to recapture the scoring form that helped Liverpool finish second last season with 31 goals. On Thursday, Suarez was in the thick of the action in the opening minutes against an edgy England side, drawing an early save from Hart after a cross-shot. “We are normally used to seeing him much more active in and around our penalty area than we saw him today,” Hodgson said. When Suarez did break forward, though, he was a real menace. Suarez’s first goal came in

it’s very important for him to have, let’s say, a normal life with his family,” said U.S. assistant coach Andi Herzog. In the U.S., Klinsmann is looked at as a German by some. In Germany, he’s viewed as an American. As a player, he drove a 1967 Volkswagen Beetle convertible with a sticker of Snoopy in a rowboat with the words: “Ist es noch weit bis Amerika? (Is it much farther to America?)” “He’s more American than a German,” said Berti Vogts, former coach of Die Mannschaft and now a U.S. team special adviser. “Jurgen is always positive. That’s an American way of life.” At Bayern, Klinsmann was criticized by team president Uli Hoeness for purchasing computers to develop PowerPoint presentations. He brought in an Arizona company to modernize conditioning. He hired non-German assistants and appointed Dutch midfielder Mark van Bommel as Bayern’s first non-German captain. Former U.S. coach Bruce Arena called him “a modern thinker ... not willing to accept what’s been done in the past.” Sitting outside the U.S. locker room at Stanford, California, on a crystalclear afternoon last month, Klinsmann

the 39th when Diego Godin picked up possession on the halfway line and sprayed it to Edinson Cavani on the left. Suarez easily evaded Phil Jagielka to head over Hart, seizing on defensive lapses just as Mario Balotelli did in Italy’s win. “Maybe a few days ago I thought this wouldn’t be possible,” Suarez said. But anything is possible in football — even Rooney finally scoring at a World Cup, tapping the ball home from close range in the 75th minute after connecting with Glen Johnson’s pass. But it was rendered meaningless by Suarez’s devastating final touch. Suarez’s Liverpool teammate, England captain Steven Gerrard, tried to clear a long punt by Uruguay goalkeeper Fernando Muslera, and the ball glanced off the head of mid-

thought back to his playing stints outside Germany with Inter Milan (198489), AS Monaco (1992-94), Tottenham (1994-95 and 1997-98) and Sampdoria (1997). His ears and eyes opened as he learned the cultural difference. “You start to listen to their shouts and their words,” he said. “Then you watch them, how they live their life, what they eat, what they drink, what they do and how it functions and how the traffic goes in Milano, instead of the very nice organized way in Germany.” For instance, time doesn’t have the same meaning in Italy as it does in Germany. “The favorite was, oh, I’m coming in two minutes — due minuti,” he said. “That could be a good half an hour.” Throughout, Klinsmann was always affirmative, exhorting players in training and during matches. Having lived in the U.S. for so long, he comes across to American players as one of them, not in the exotic foreigner role Bora Milutinovic played from 199195. “I think it’s a natural process that everyone of us goes through when he lives over a longer period of time in a different country,” he said. “You kind of melt more and more into that lifestyle, the approach. You understand a

fielder and back toward his own goal. Suarez ran onto it and beat Hart with a shot from close range before wheeling off to celebrate raising two fingers in the air. Suarez, for all his glee about beating England, did express sympathy for Gerrard, whose slip during the Premier League run-in led to them both missing out on the title. “He’s the best player I’ve played with on the pitch,” Suarez said. “This is an unlucky moment for him. I don’t like it when he hurts like this.”

lot more behind the scene and underneath kind of the surface. I think the longer you are in a place, the deeper you are able to dig in with people, with topics, with whatever methods.” When Klinsmann took over, he jettisoned players’ regular uniform numbers, going to the old system where starters were assigned Nos. 1-11 based on position. The message: No starting job was permanent. And having observed U.S. soccer for so long, Klinsmann also knows soccer’s struggles to compete with American football, basketball and baseball for top athletes. Because of its lack of prominence in the U.S., Klinsmann says American players lack “a higher demand of accountability,” that daily pressure to perform from fans and media. Klinsmann thinks the timing is right, especially after the advances the national team made under Arena and Bob Bradley over the past dozen years. A decade ago, American soccer might not have been ready for him. A decade from now, a foreign coach might not be wanted. “You have quality now available that is ready to compete on the next stage,” he said. “We are ready to go eye to eye with the bigger ones. And that’s what the fascinating side is.”

Driven on by a partisan proColombian crowd inside the Estadio Nacional, the South Americans went ahead through James Rodriguez’s powerful header from a corner in the 64th minute before substitute Juan Quintero added a second on a break following a defensive error. Colombia held on to its lead, despite a brilliant 73rd-minute goal by Gervinho, for a second straight win in Group C. With Japan and Greece drawing 0-0 later Thursday, Colombia is assured of finishing in the top two spots in Group C.

COLOMBIA 2, IVORY COAST 1

JAPAN 0, GREECE 0

BRASILIA, Brazil — Colombia qualified for the World Cup’s knockout stage, beating Ivory Coast after scoring twice in a six-minute spell in the second half.

NATAL, Brazil — Reduced to 10 men after captain Costas Katsouranis was sent off in the 38th minute with his second booking, Greece held on for a draw with Japan that kept both

Altidore out for Portugal SAO PAULO (AP) — Jozy Altidore will miss the Americans’ World Cup game against Portugal on Sunday because of his strained left hamstring and appears likely to sit out next week’s match against Germany. The U.S. probably needs to advance to the knockout phase if the forward is to return to the tournament. Altidore was hurt in the 21st minute of Monday’s 2-1 win over Ghana, and the U.S. Soccer Federation said Thursday he will not play against the Portuguese. “He’s a big player for us,” midfielder Kyle Beckerman said. “We’re extremely bummed for him and for the team, but we bring 23 players, and it’s just a chance for somebody to step up. Hopefully the injury’s not too bad and we can see Jozy later in the tournament.” U.S. team spokesman Michael Kammarman did not reveal the severity of the strain. The Americans have just three days off between this weekend’s game in Manaus and their first-round finale in Recife on June 26. “It’s bad news, but I think the team will handle this,” midfielder Jermaine Jones said. “We have to handle that.” Aron Johannsson replaced Altidore for the second half against Ghana. Chris Wondolowski is the other striker who could join Clint Dempsey in the attack. A 31-year-old Californian, Wondolowski led Major League Soccer with 18 regularseason goals in 2010 and 27 in 2012, and tied for the lead with 16 in 2011. “He can score from anything, score when you think there’s nothing, no chance, and next thing you know he scores,” Beckerman said. “He works his tail off for the guy behind him. He does a lot of things that don’t show up on the stat sheet.” C

alive in Group C and sent rival Colombia through to the knockout round of the World Cup. Both teams inserted new strikers in search of goals and a first victory, but ultimately the main objective was survival and both achieved that with one match left in group play. Japan would have been eliminated with a loss. Once Katsouranis was sent off after a rough challenge on Makoto Hasebe, Greece withdrew into a defensive setup and held firm. Greece surrendered three goals in a loss to Colombia, but even short-handed was better organized against Japan and avoided any critical mistakes. “My players were brilliant,” said Greece coach Fernando Santos. “They worked hard after the red card. Without the red card we probably would have won the game.”

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Baseball buzzing over Kershaw’s no-no JOE RESNICK Associated Press

LOS ANGELES — Seeing his best friend only one out away from pitching a no-hitter, A.J. Ellis got a bit teary eyed. Not that Ellis could get too emotional, though. The Dodgers catcher still had to call the pitches for Clayton Kershaw to finish off the gem. Kershaw added to his most remarkable resume Wednesday night, throwing his first no-hitter and striking out a career-high 15 as Los Angeles beat Colorado 8-0. Only one batter got on base against Kershaw — Corey Dickerson reached on a throwing error by shortstop Hanley Ramirez leading off the seventh inning. Kershaw struck out a swinging Dickerson to end the game. “I guess I haven’t really thought of the ramifications of throwing one of these things, but it it’s definitely spe-

cial company,” Kershaw said. “I don’t take for granted the history of this, or what it means. I definitely understand all that. But as far as individually, it’s right up there with winning playoff games and all that stuff. It’s pretty cool,” he said. The 26-year-old lefty with the bigbending curveball, two Cy Young Awards, three ERA titles and a pair of strikeout crowns shut down a pretty good team, too. The Rockies began the night leading the majors in batting average, hits and on-base percentage, and topped the NL in runs and homers. “I started tearing up out there in the ninth inning, just sitting out there catching and watching him throw after he got those first two outs,” Ellis said. “To do it here at Dodger Stadium and do it with my best friend on the mound means the world to me. It’s a game I’ll watch on replays with my kids forever,” he said.

Kershaw thrust his arms overhead after fanning Dickerson for the final out. He was mobbed by his teammates and joined on the field by wife Ellen for several hugs. Kershaw joined Sandy Koufax and Bob Gibson as the only pitchers to throw a no-no as a reigning Cy Young Award winner. Koufax pitched four no-hitters for the Dodgers, and the Hall of Fame lefty has befriended Kershaw over the year. Kershaw’s 107-pitch effort came 3 1/2 weeks after teammate Josh Beckett pitched a no-hitter at Philadelphia — those are the only two no-hitters in the majors this season. “As far as individual games, this is pretty special,” the three-time All-Star said. “I’ll remember this for the rest of my life. Getting to do it at home, it’s even better. Beckett told me he was going to teach me how to do that, so I have Josh to thank.”

Overall, the Dodgers franchise now has 22 no-hitters — the same number that Kershaw has on his jersey. On Thursday, the team announced a promotion to offer some tickets at a discounted $22 for Kershaw’s next scheduled home start, on June 29 against St. Louis. Overall, Kershaw’s next start is set for next week at Kansas City. Kershaw upped his record to 7-2 in a season that was interrupted five weeks because of a muscle strain in his upper back after his season-opening victory over Arizona during the Dodgers’ two-game trip to Australia. Kershaw signed a $215 million, seven-year contract in January — a record for a pitcher. He gave Los Angeles sports fans their second memorable moments in a week. The Kings won the Stanley Cup at home last Friday night, then brought the shiny trophy to Dodger Stadium

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on Tuesday for a pregame ceremony. In late January, the Kings played a game at the ballpark. A night after the trophy showed up, Kershaw dominated. “When you talk to our guys, nobody deserves it more than him because they know he works hard every day, he does everything the right way and he’s a great teammate,” manager Don Mattingly said. “It’s just so nice to watch someone like that get it.” Rockies star Troy Tulowitzki went 0 for 3, dropping his major leaguebest average to .356. “When there’s a special moment for someone, you want to watch how a guy responds,” Tulowitzki said. “It was nice for me to see how much it means for him.” “If something can bring tears to someone’s eyes, it means you really care — and he cares a lot about this game. He’s one of the best pitchers in this game, if not the best,” he said.

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Cleveland Indians’ Nick Swisher, second from right, is doused with water as he reaches home plate after a 10th-inning grand slam to beat the Los Angeles Angels 5-3 on Thursday in Cleveland.

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Martin drew a bases-loaded walk from Tony Cingrani with two outs in the 12th inning to avoid a three-game sweep. Devin Mesoraco hit a solo homer off Pirates closer Jason Grilli with one out in the ninth, tying it at 3. In the Pittsburgh 12th, Gaby Sanchez singled with one out and moved up on a balk by Cingrani (2-8). Josh Harrison was intentionally walked and Clint Barmes was hit by a pitch with two outs, loading the bases. Martin drew his walk-off walk on a 3-1 pitch. Normally a starter, Cingrani was Cincinnati’s seventh pitcher of the game. Justin Wilson (2-0) retired the Reds in order in the top of the 12th.

BREWERS 4, DIAMONDBACKS 1 PHOENIX — Yovani Gallardo outpitched Chase Anderson in seven strong innings, and Carlos Gomez extended his hitting streak to 15 games. A day after losing to Arizona on a walk-off hit, the Brewers beat the Diamondbacks for the third time in four games behind Gallardo (5-4). The right-hander held Arizona to a run over seven innings for his 86th career win, tying Ben Sheets for fifth on Milwaukee’s all-time list. Gallardo improved to 7-0 in 10 career starts against Arizona. Francisco Rodriguez worked around a hit in the ninth inning for his majors-leading 23rd save this season and 327th career, moving past Roberto Hernandez for 14th. The Brewers strung together three runs off Anderson (5-2).

PHILLIES 4, CARDINALS 1 ST. LOUIS — Ryan Howard homered and drove in three runs and rookie David Buchanan pitched into the eighth inning, sparking the Phillies to a victory

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over the Cardinals. Buchanan (3-3) made his deepest start yet, pitching 7 2-3 innings. He allowed four hits and a walk while striking out four. Jonathan Papelbon pitched the ninth to pick up 17th save in 19 opportunities. Shelby Miller (7-6) gave up seven hits and three walks in 6 2-3 innings. Miller has thrown six innings or more in his last four starts.

in 6 2/3 innings, Kevin Kiermaier and Evan Longoria homered on consecutive pitches, and the Rays beat the Astros. Archer (4-4) struck out eight and walked two to help the Rays win for the sixth time in the last 23 games. Three Tampa Bay relievers completed a three-hitter, sending Houston to its fourth straight loss. Kiermaier hit a two-run homer before Longoria had a solo drive off Paul Clemens in the seventh. BRAVES 3, NATIONALS 0 Collin McHugh (4-5) gave WASHINGTON — Gavin up two unearned runs and four Floyd, recently returned from hits over six innings on his 27th Tommy John surgery, pitched birthday. six scoreless innings before leaving with a broken elbow, the latYANKEES 6, est setback for an injury-riddled BLUE JAYS 4 Atlanta Braves’ rotation and one that tempered a 3-0 victory over NEW YORK — David the Washington Nationals. Phelps pitched seven strong inFloyd (2-2) was making his nings, Carlos Beltran drove in ninth start since recovering from two runs and the Yankees beat ligament replacement surgery. Toronto for their 16th consecuHe had been working on a two- tive home win over the Blue hit shutout. He needed only 64 Jays. pitches to get through six innings, Jacoby Ellsbury stole two walking one and striking out six bases, scored twice and hit one to outduel Jordan Zimmerman of three early sacrifice flies for (5-4).The win moved the Braves the Yankees off Drew Hutchiwithin a half-game of the first- son (5-5). place Nationals atop the NL East Phelps (3-4) yielded two runs as the division rivals opened a and struck out seven in winning four-game series. his second straight outing after Chris Johnson drove in all a four-start skid. three of the Braves’ runs. The Yankees earned their first three-game sweep at home this season and sliced Toronto’s METS 1, MARLINS 0 lead in the AL East to 1 1/2 MIAMI — Zack Wheeler games. Melky Cabrera and Edwin tossed his first shutout and made David Wright’s first-inning home Encarnacion each hit a two-run run hold up in the Mets victory homer for the Blue Jays. over the Marlins. Wheeler (3-7) outdueled MarPADRES 4, MARINERS 1 lins starter Andrew Heaney, who made his major league debut, in SAN DIEGO — Rookie Jesse the longest outing of his career. Hahn pitched seven strong inWheeler, the No. 6 pick in the nings and pinch-hitter Chris De2009 draft, struck out eight. He norifa singled in the go-ahead run allowed three hits and one walk in a four-run seventh for the Paas 70 of his 111 pitches went for dres, who rallied for the second strikes. straight game to beat the MariHeaney (0-1) gave up four ners. hits in six innings, allowing only Robinson Cano had three sinWright’s home run. gles for the Mariners, who beat the Padres in Seattle on Monday and Tuesday. RAYS 5, ASTROS 0 Hahn (2-1) was making his ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — third big league start. He held SeChris Archer allowed three hits attle to an unearned run and five

fan support or for the fan experience.” Emmert’s testimony came in a Continued from page B-1 much-anticipated appearance as the NCAA tries to convince U.S. mert said. “And we know that District Judge Claudia Wilken in the U.S. minor league sports that its system of so-called amaaren’t very successful either for teurism is not anti-competitive

and is the best model for regulating college sports. Watching closely from the plaintiff’s table was former UCLA basketball star Ed O’Bannon, who along with 19 other former players is seeking an injunction that would allow playC

hits, struck out seven and walked two. Seattle’s Erasmo Ramirez, winless since April 1, left with a 1-0 lead after six innings. But Dominic Leone (2-1) allowed runs, three hits and a walk while getting only one out in the seventh.

ATHLETICS 4, RED SOX 2 OAKLAND, Calif. — Scott Kazmir pitched seven innings to win his fourth straight start, Yoenis Cespedes hit his 14th home run of the season and the Athletics beat the Red Sox. Stephen Vogt had two hits and two RBIs, Jed Lowrie scored twice and John Jaso singled in an insurance run in the seventh to move the A’s a season-high 17 games over .500. Kazmir (9-2) extended his streak to 18 1-3 innings without allowing an earned run before Dustin Pedroia hit a two-run home run in the sixth. He struck out eight and didn’t walk a batter. Cespedes hit a solo shot off Jake Peavey in the third. Peavy (1-5) had a second straight strong outing but remained winless over his past 10 starts. Peavey allowed five hits over 6 1-3 innings.

TWINS 4, WHITE SOX 2 MINNEAPOLIS — Joe Mauer drove in two runs, including the go-ahead double in the eighth inning, to push the Twins past the White Sox. After rain delayed the first pitch by 2 hours and 6 minutes, the Twins stopped their seasonhigh, five-game losing streak. With Jake Petricka (0-2) pitching with runners at the corners with no outs, Mauer hooked a drive down the left-field line. Kurt Suzuki tacked on a sacrifice fly. Casey Fien (4-4) earned the victory that really belonged to Yohan Pino. Pino at age 30 became the oldest Twins player to make his major league debut, holding the White Sox to two runs in seven innings.

ers to band together and sell the rights to their names, images and likenesses (NILs) in broadcasts and video games. O’Bannon testified on the first day of the trial last week that he went to UCLA to play basketball and that he was a student grudgingly at best.

their abilities, and put together good ABs.” Jake Sandlin provided the biggest hitting night for the Oilers (7-1-2), going 3 for 3 with two runs and getting on base all five times he stepped up to the plate, including two walks. Mylz Jones and Jordan Sanford each also provided two hits, and Sanford and Drake Zarate each had two RBIs. Six pitchers were also used Thursday. Dan Kolodin (out of UC San Diego) got the win on the mound, going three innings with five hits, four runs (three earned) and two walks. Tyler Painton (two innings), Cody Richey (one), Mitchel Daugherty (one), Chad Reiser (one) and Tyler Gibson (one) each contributed on the hill. “Part of it was to get guys experience, but also we got two brand-new catchers with Zarate and (Nick) Thurman,” Richarson said. “I want to let them see each pitcher as much as I can this early, so that way they know what to expect when we go into league play. “I had Drake warming up our pitchers in the pen, so that Thurman could catch late.” After dropping into a 4-0 hole in the second inning after two singles and a double brought in runs, the Oilers began turning things around, starting in the bottom of the third. Ethan McGill advanced to first base on an infielder’s error, scoring Carter Yagi. Then, a Jeff Paschke single brought Jones in to score. The real kicker, though, came when Zarate blasted a bases-clearing single (with help on a center fielder error) that brought McGill, Paschke and Jake Sandlin home and gave the Oilers a 5-4 lead. The Oilers added a run in the fourth inning, but Oceanside

responded with a run in the top of the fifth. The Oilers came right back with a big fifth inning. Alex Rubanowitz’s single brought AJ Hernandez home to score, then Jones hit a ground-out that scored Rubanowitz and Sandlin. As those two were running home, Yagi decided to make a break for second base, but was caught between first and second in a rundown. Miraculously, Yagi got safely to first base. “It was just hard baseball, they’re playing hard,” Richardson said. “That’s what I like to see. A lot of times when people think summer baseball, they think it’s time to work and to get better, they relax and do their thing. But today our guys played hard, like they were in the College World Series.” From there, Yagi stole second, then attempted to get to third on a Sanford single, but an error by the shortstop allowed Yagi to score, putting the Oilers up 10-5. Waves Cnhm rf Nlls ss Afnr cf Snky c Brrza lf Clrk 1b Fshr 3b Rmck dh Ktka 2b ---- ---- Totals

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Riley wants Heat to stay together TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer

MIAMI — Pat Riley walked into the room to begin his endof-season availability annoyed, and armed with history. There have been franchises that have enjoyed prolonged runs of greatness during his 45 years as a player, coach and executive in the NBA — the Lakers, Celtics, Bulls, Spurs and his Miami Heat among them — and Thursday Riley pointed out each shares a trait. They all lost sometime. “I think everybody,” the Heat

president said moments after smacking the table to begin the news conference, “needs to get a grip.” With that, Riley was off and running on a message-sending session that lasted nearly an hour. No players were there, but they surely heard his themes: He saw his team’s mental fatigue during the year, but doesn’t accept it; he isn’t willing to let Miami fall from the ranks of the NBA elite, and the organization will do what it can to keep LeBron James, Chris Bosh and Dwyane Wade together.

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Going with the wind

he recent Kenai Peninsula wildfire gave me a better understanding of wind. I’ve known since my years in Kid World that fires like wind. The first time I got down on hands and knees and blew on glowing tinder to get a fire going, I knew I was onto something. Fire thrives on oxygen. The more wind, the more oxygen. Wind dries out fuels such as grass and twigs, making fire spread like ... well ... like wildfire. When wind blows hard enough, it can throw big chunks of burning material into the air and cause spot fires, or “spotting.” Wind is unpredictable, and forecasts of it should be considered with a raised eyebrow. Fires travel with the wind, so during the recent wildfire I focussed on the direction the wind was blowing. I live in Sterling, north of the river. For the first few days, the fire was reported to be “burning south” and “moving south.” Driven by a north wind, it was moving toward Tustamena Lake — good news for residents of Sterling and Soldotna. However, the fire was still burning on its north flank, even though it wasn’t moving much. It could be stopped there, if firefighters had enough time to establish a firebreak before the wind swung around and blew from the south. Without that firebreak, the fire could go north. The river would slow, but not stop it. I knew that fire during the 1947 burn had jumped the river. Given that knowledge, my mental weather vane was up for any news about wind speed and direction. But the winds were fickle, first blowing from the north, then the west. Then the reports became confusing. One report was that “northern winds” had pushed the fire “in a couple of different directions.” Northern winds? I knew that a north wind comes from the north, but I was unsure whether a “northern wind” came from the north or the south. And toward what “different directions” had it been pushed? Later that same day came news that the weather forecast was for a north wind moving 15-20 miles per hour. That was good news, but then then it went bad: “However, Friday evening the wind is forecasted to change direction and will be moving from the southwest, according to weather service data. While that would push the fire to the southeast, winds are supposed to blow at about 5 miles per hour.” That report worried me. A southwest wind wouldn’t push the fire to the southeast, but toward the See PALMER, page C-2

AP Photo/The Idaho Statesman, Roger Phillips

In this June 8, photo, Scott Jensen of Meridian, Idaho, rides Around the Mountain Trail at Bogus Basin Mountain Recreation Area, in Boise, Idaho. Trails in the Central Idaho mountains are opening up for riders and hikers.

By ROGER PHILLIPS Idaho Statesman

BOISE, Idaho — Riding the Around the Mountain Trail reminds you why it’s called mountain biking. Swooping through the forest and emerging to postcard views of the surrounding mountain ranges make the Treasure Valley and its soaring heat seem far away. Snow is quickly melting from the southwest and central mountains, which means it’s time to get out and enjoy it. Trails are open or opening at Bogus Basin, McCall, Stanley and Ketchum.

Around the Mountain is the newest trail at Bogus. It was completed last fall and a lucky few got a chance to ride it before the snow fell. Now it’s ready for all riders, and here’s a quick review. It’s a beautifully constructed trail that shows what modern trail design is all about. It’s a mix of traditional trail (a narrow tread scratched into the dirt) with a mix of gentle and sharp curves that keep your attention. There’s also a series of wooden and rock bridges that add character to the trail, and the rock bridges are functional and borderline artistic. Very cool. Because of Bogus’ elevation and

the length of the trail (about 9 to 12 miles depending on your route), it’s an intermediate trail. But it doesn’t require great technical skills. Anyone who’s in reasonably good shape will have no problem, although some people may walk a couple short, rocky sections. The trail starts with a fairly steep climb up Deer Point trail near the Deer Point lift in front of Simplot Lodge. You climb about a mile to the intersection with Around the Mountain. The trailhead near Simplot Lodge should show or name ATM because several people asked me where it was. People are looking for ATM and not

seeing a sign for it. I suggest changing the name at the trailhead near the lift to ATM and consider the start of Deer Point at the intersection. No need to confuse people right from the start, and more will be looking for ATM than Deer Point. Back to the trail. The steepest ascents and descents are in the first half, and the descent includes the nicest bermed corners you will find on any local trails. It’s a blast to ride them. The second half of the trail feels like more climbing than descending, but it’s actually a series of shorter climbs and descents until you wind around See RIDE, page C-2

Boy Scouts return to sail Great Lakes in new boat By NATHAN CLARK The Flint Journal

FLINT, Mich. — For the first time in six years, Boy Scouts of Genesee County and the Midwest will have the opportunity to learn to sail and how to live out on the waters of the Great Lakes on a weeklong voyage on the Michigan Crossroads Council’s new sailboat, the Retriever. “We want every kid to get a chance to learn,” David Rowe, chairman of the Michigan Crossroads Council Sail Training Committee and avid sailor, told The Flint Journal. “We give every kid a chance to learn how to do everything on the boat, from rigging sails to cooking aboard. To truly live aboard the boat.”

The Michigan Crossroads Council’s central office, located in Flint, oversees resources for the Boy Scout field service councils of Michigan, which are the councils that oversee the districts. The Retriever, a $300,000 52-foot ketch, was constructed in 1980 as an aluminum racing boat, which when on to win the Chicago to Mackinac Race twice. It has been fully upgraded with new masts and sails and wiring and radio equipment in Saugatuck. The group was originally planning to raise money to build an aluminum boat for the program, but that thanks to charitable donations from Reinhardt Jahn and The Jahn Family Foundation, as well as the Retriever’s original owner Dr. David Verdier, they

acquired the Retriever. While normally a 10-day voyage on the Great Lakes with 14 passengers and two crew would cost well over $10,000, not including additional expenses such as food, each trip costs scout troops $6,500. The scouts sailed the Great Lakes from the 1960s to the mid-2000s in their sailboats, the Prevailing Winds and its sister vessel, the Prevailing Winds II. In 2008, after the U.S. Coast Guard conducted a certification inspection, the vessels were no longer allowed to go out with the scouts because the boats’ fiberglass hulls had a high moisture content. Due to the nature of the boats’ use, they are required to be inspected

by the Coast Guard and certified as a “school ship.” The group spends time teaching the 14 scouts aboard everything they need to know to survive on a boat, including how to react to someone falling overboard. “Kids learn and do things many kids outside the (Scouting) program don’t get to do,” said Michael Thorp, vice president of the Michigan Crossroads Council. “This program has helped keep the sailing community in Michigan alive.” Thorp, who has been with Scouting since 1962, recalled his first time stepping aboard the Prevailing Winds II in the early ‘70s, and how he and his fellow scouts learned teamwork and See SAIL, page C-2

Aquatic habitat mapping “Off-the-Shelf”

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A Lowrance HDS sonar map showing underwater vegetation in Stormy Lake.

ince I was a little boy, I’ve been interested in exploring the underwater world. My favorite TV show was the Undersea World of Jacques Cousteau. Though our lakes don’t offer quite the array of colors and charismatic species as a coral reef, they can be rich and interesting environments to explore. Just like on land, the richness of aquatic species is associated with habit availability and quality. For me, the ideal method to explore the underwater world is putting on my mask, fins, and snorkel or SCUBA gear and jumping in the water. On a small scale this works, but for large area, we need other methods. Our current project exploring aquatic habitat involves the elodea infestation in Stormy, Daniels, and Beck Lakes. Elodea is a nasty aquatic invasive plant that has the potential to displace native plant species and choke off waterways. We have conducted numerous “rake surveys” to determine the presence of elodea on the Kenai Peninsula. This involved tethering a garden rake head to a rope and dragging it across the lake bottom to sample plants. From these surveys, we learned elodea prefers shallow soft bottom areas. Therefore, we wanted to map depth, bottom hardness, and presence of vegetation across entire lakes to understand where the best elodea habitat exists. C

R efuge N otebook Mark Laker The first step in creating our lake habitat map to collect depth data for a bathymetric map. A bathymetric map is the underwater equivalent of a topographic map with contours for depth instead of elevation. All that is needed is location and depth, and lots of it. Not long ago it was an expensive and complicated task to record GPS location and depth, and then process it into depth contours. Researchers are constantly looking to the consumer market for readily available equipment and solutions. These are called “off-the-shelf” solutions, and can save time and money. For this project, we used the Lowrance HDS Charter/Sonar with StructureScan to measure depths and locations. The recorded data was then processed by Contour Innovations (http://www. contourinnovations.com/). This offthe-shelf solution was recommended to me by ADFG biologist Robert Massengill who was working on another eradication project for invasive northern pike in Stormy Lake. The Lowrance HDS sonar works by

emitting an ultrasonic pulse directly below the boat and receiving the echo as it bounces of the lakes bottom or vegetation. This is also referred to as a down-scanning sonar. The StructureScan operates at a higher frequency which is better for distinguishing vegetation and underwater structures. In addition to down-scanning, the StructureScan utilizes side-scanning technology. As opposed to the down-scan sonar which generates a profile or side view of the bottom, the side-scan sonar looks off to the sides to create an actual image of the bottom. To collect the data we ran transects (spaced 100 feet apart) back and forth across the lake at a speed of about 6 mph. Typically when boating you try to avoid obstacles, but when mapping you almost intentionally run over them. On Daniels Lake we encountered some glacial erratics that were about 20 feet across – those are some big rocks! Needless to say, Daniels Lake made a few modifications to our prop. Contour Innovations offers two services: LakeTrax for anglers, and ciBioBase for research. Before acquiring the research version, I experimented with the LakeTrax service by mapping the outlet of Tustumena Lake down to the boat launch. Anyone who has navigated that stretch of waSee REFUGE, page C-2

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Standup paddleboarding picks up steam By JOHN MARSHALL AP Sports Writer

BRECKENRIDGE, Colo. — Merrill Mann had always been intrigued when she saw people on standup paddleboards tooling around on area lakes, so when she found a coupon for a rental, she decided to give it a try. Now she’s hooked. “I loved it the first time I tried it,” said Mann, who rides on lakes near her home in Avon. “Anything with the outdoors, being on the water, it’s very serene yet you’re getting a workout. You’re exercising and out in the sun.” Standup paddleboarding has exploded in popularity the past few years. A sort of combination between surfing and kayaking, it has become a hit on oceans, lakes and rivers across the United States and beyond. According to a 2013 Outdoor Foundation recreation report, standup paddleboarding was the most popular outdoor activity for first-time participants, garnering 56 percent of the newbies among all outdoor activities last year. The appeal is simple: It’s relatively easy, available to a wide range of ages and can be done just about anywhere there’s a body of water. “I think the reason it’s blowing up so much is there’s no limitations,” said RJ Murray, co-owner of Three Brothers Boards in Daytona Beach, Florida. “As long as you have a body of water, it doesn’t matter where you are. People who

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lived away from the ocean and wanted to be in that environment never really had that option before paddleboarding.” Standup paddleboarding is not new. The ancient Hawaiians were believed to use it as transportation between islands and for fishing, while fishermen from Asia to South America have used forms of standup paddleboarding while working their catch. The recent rise in popularity started with surfers and carried on with tourists in beach towns who then took the idea back to where they live. Now, standup paddleboarders can be found cruising along the shore on just about every coast, across mountain lakes, racing down rivers and even participating in group yoga classes atop their boards. “When I first heard people wanted to do yoga classes on paddleboards, I was like, ‘You’ve got to be kidding me,’” said Murray, who started Three Brothers with his brother Justin in 2009. (A third brother, Jason, died earlier that year.) “People are getting really creative with it. I can’t imagine where it will be four years from now.” The equipment certainly has changed. Little more than modified surfboards just a few years ago, boards now are specifically designed for standup paddling, averaging 10 to 12 feet in length and contoured for easy balancing. Ocean boards are typically made of the same materials as surfboards, while boards used ing from the north, as in “that northerly wind has a bite to it.” The North Pole lies toward the north, but the north wind blows from the north. The North Star is toward the north, but a “norther” comes from the north. The South Pole lies toward the south, but a “southerly” wind comes from the south. If you say the wind is blowing “northeastward,” you’re referring to a direction the wind is blowing toward, not the wind itself. On the other hand, a northeast wind would come from the southwest. At this point, if you’re confused, I’ve done my job. Of course, all of this stuff about wind direction becomes moot if you don’t know north from south, but that’s meat for another column.

on lakes and rivers can be made of inflatable material used for river rafts or injected plastic like kayaks. Optimal size for the paddle is 8 to 10 inches longer than the paddler, to give them leverage. “The boards have gotten more complex, the competition stiffer,” Murray said. “In four years, the sport has done a 180.” The changes have added to the popularity. Because the boards have become so sturdy, standup paddleboarding has become a sport nearly anyone can handle, not just surfers or swimmers. Set up with the right size board and calm water conditions, most first-timers only need about 10 minutes to feel comfortable and start paddling away. It gets a bit more difficult when there are waves or a current, but remains accessible to people from 7 to 77, according to Murray. “You pretty much get up at your own pace,” said Mary Hoffius, who lives in Breckenridge and has been standup paddleboarding for three years. “You start off on your knees and you stand up. The boards are really sturdy now. It’s actually hard to fall off on a still body of water. It took me no time.” Like any sport, standup pad-

dleboarders have picked up the pace within the sport, pushing the boundaries to new, adrenaline-fueling levels. Races have cropped up across the country. Paddlers also have joined surfers in hanging 10,

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roads on the back side of Bogus. The trail is easy enough to follow, but if someone missed the trail, they could end up down by the Pine Creek or Superior chairs and have a long ride out. Riders should also remember they’re a long ways from help when they’re on the back side of Bogus, so bring the essentials, such as tools for bike repairs, an extra inner tube, etc. It would be a long walk out if your bike breaks. But you should definitely ride this trail. It’s going to be the marquee trail for Bogus Basin, and along with Eastside, two of the finest trails in Southwest Idaho. If you’re riding on a weekend, end your ride at the lodge and have a sandwich and a drink or two. The folks up

there are doing a really nice job with the food and service. It’s a great place to end a ride. Sun Valley/Ketchum: Here’s a report straight from Greg Randolph, AKA Chopper and ace mountain biker: The Sun Valley mountain bike trails are nearly all open with the early coming of summer and light snow in the lower valley elevations. Wildflowers are in full bloom as the green backdrop of the area provides the ultimate blanket of beauty to lure you deep into the 400 miles of trail in the area. The impact from the Beaver Creek fire has been minimal in the big picture with only a handful of trails remaining closed including the Deer Creek drainage, Greenhorn and Imperial trails (but Lodgepole, Mahoney, and Cow Trail in the

Greenhorn drainage are open), and Osbergs Ridgeline Traverse. Otherwise the remainder of the Sun Valley trail network is open and in the peak of early summer glory. Saddle Up is a new trail that features a roller coaster of small jumps and berms designed for beginner riders but laid out such that more advanced riders will have a ball carving up the endless series of flowing features. This new trail complements the other more progressive trails and parks in the area, rounding out the trail offering to bring great riding to all sorts of riders for the summer of 2014 season. More trails are in the works and will be ready to ride in late fall of 2014 or early summer 2015.

vegetation biomass is simply the percent of the water column that is occupied by vegetation (plant height divided by water depth). From the new data layers we

will produce a map identifying areas of the lake with suitable habitat for elodea. These will be important for both treatment and monitoring efforts. Though I’ll still need to put on my mask

and fins to see for myself what’s really under the water. Mark Laker has been an Ecologist with the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge since 2003.

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to the front side of Bogus and make a final climb up to the Pioneer lodge. From there, ride down the dirt access road skier’s left of the lodge that parallels the paved road, and where it meets the paved road look over your left shoulder and you will see Morningstar Trail. There needs to be signs placed to mark it. I knew it was there and still almost missed it. They may have gotten broken or knocked down over winter and not replaced yet. Speaking of signs, Around the Mountain could use them at all intersections with access

northeast. Toward Sterling and Soldotna. I slept uneasily for a couple of nights. As it turned out, fire did jump the Kenai River near the Kenai Keys, but it didn’t get far before firefighters stopped it. Employing water, retardant, firebreaks and backfires, they stopped it all along its northern flank. Before this fire, I’d never given much thought to the various words used to describe wind. What’s sometimes confusing is that the English language makes special exceptions when it comes to wind. Take the word “northerly.” Continued from page C-1 Northerly means a northward position or direction. “Jim ter knows there are some nice headed in a northerly direction.” Les Palmer can be reached boulders covered with alumiHowever, when a reference is to wind, northerly means blow- at les.palmer@rocketmail.com. num strips just upstream of the launch. With just a few hours of mapping, I was able to create a scout troops use, but they sail nice bathymetric map and idenon smaller lakes of only a few tify hazards. You can save maps hundred acres and that does not back on your Lowrance HDS Continued from page C-1 compare to the experience of unit, and in the future avoid sailing out on the Great Lakes. leaving any trace of your boat The group is planning on on the rocks. shared an experience not many Beyond lake depth and obhosting weeklong trips out on have. The sailing program, like the lakes with the Boy Scouts. stacles, we also needed inforThe boat is docked in Mack- mation about vegetation and many of the other outdoor programs the Boy Scouts of Amer- inaw City, a port the group the bottom substrate to underica offers, teaches the children chose for its central location to stand elodea habitat. Therefore, to be prepared and to work get to both Lake Michigan and our lake data (called sonar logs) were processed by the research together during the weeklong Lake Huron. The program has already service, ciBioBase, to produce voyage. “This is not a sailing cruise, booked dozens of weeklong three layers: depth, bottom they are going to learn” said sailing voyages with scouts hardness, and percent vegetaFrank Reigelman, director of throughout the summer and tion biomass. Bottom hardness the outdoor program for the will be opening up slots for the is calculated by how well the sound signal is reflected off the Michigan Crossroads Council. 2015 sailing season soon. The boat will be taking its lake bottom. Harder surfaces Reigelman said there are a few smaller sailing trips in the first trip with scouts in early reflect well and soft surfaces tend to absorb sound. Percent Lower Peninsula that some July.

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using their paddles for added speed while riding the waves into shore. But most riders do it just for the enjoyment of being out on the water and in the sun, enjoying the scenery while getting

a decent upper-body and core workout. “It’s not like you’re racing down the side of a mountain on a mountain bike and all the danger that goes along with that, so it’s a more low-key activity,” Mann said.

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Children ride free bicycles as part of the Little Velib system experimented on the Seine river banks in Paris, Wednesday. Velib’ is a system of free and low-cost public-transport bicycles organized by the Paris city government to help people move about the city by their own power.

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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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Lake front home with float plane accessibility. Quiet lake home for someone with many interests --- landscaping; animal raising (barn, tack room, chicken coop) art/handicraft studio (26 X 26) that could become separate bedrooms; lake for sailing, canoeing, kayaking, swimming; float plane accessible; two bedroom apartment for B & B; two car, heated garage; many, many possibilities. This unusual home is built into a hillside. The unique house kept expanding up the hill. All three stories are at ground level,with the main floor handicapped accessible. Windows everywhere. You live with nature. Built as close as possible to 5 Star requirements and to be as maintenance free as possible. It has cement siding, vinyl windows and storm doors. Seven miles south of Soldotna. Priced for sale this summer at $367,000. For appointment to see this home call Ruth at (907)262-9619 or Sharilyn at 5 Star (907)252-3163 C

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Commercial Property BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY Assisted Living business for sale. Charming log construction on leased building. Owner retiring. 8 rooms fully occupied. Could be increased to 16. Soldotna location. 12 cap rate at $578,625. MLS#14-121 McKay Investment (907)260-6675 MIXED USE BUILDING 7 Offices, 2-bedroom apt., and pizza restaurant. Ideal for owner occupant for the offices and commercial rentals as well. Highway Frontage in Soldotna. 7200sq.ft. for $631,000. ($88. per Sq.Ft.) MLS #13-15371 McKay Investment (907)260-6675

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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. Ross Baxter, Century 21/ Freedom Realty (907)398-7264 MLS#14-8451

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The Ninilchik Traditional Council (NTC) is seeking qualified applicants for the position of Clinic Administration / Patient Accounts Specialist . This position provides administrative and advanced support to the Tribal Health Director and the Behavioral Health Services Manager in order to accomplish the functions of the NTC Community Clinic operations. In addition, this position performs a variety of administrative and technical duties related to managing patient accounts/billing. Qualifications include two (2) years of clerical experience working in a healthcare organization or in a position that requires an understanding and application of basic accounting principles, and two (2) years experience in patient accounting, including Medicare & Medicaid. Additionally, professional certification in patient accounting, healthcare financial management, certified coder or related healthcare revenue cycle component is required. Benefits include Holidays, Paid Time Off, Sick Leave, Medical/Dental/Life & 401(k)

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NOW HIRING SCHOOL BUS DRIVERS & BUS ATTENDANTS for Soldotna & Seward areas. Must be 21 years of age. First Student 36230 Pero St Soldotna, AK 99669 907-260-3557

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Instructional Designer 4 Kenai Peninsula College is looking for an exceptional individual to fill the position of Educational Technology Team Lead Instructional Designer. This is a 12 month, fulltime position at level 81, step 1; $2,350.40 bi-weekly salary, beginning October, 2014. Tuition waivers included with benefits package. Applications will be accepted until the position is closed. This position leads the KPC Educational Technology Team and serves as the lead Instructional Designer for the system of KPC campuses. The successful candidate will work with faculty and staff to conduct activities enhancing campus-based, distance, and hybrid education, providing support to faculty and staff for instructional design and educational technology to enhance effectiveness, collaborating to determine best tools and provides individual and group training. For more information about the position, and to apply for this position go to KPC's employment page at www.kpc.alaska.edu UAA is an AA/EO Employer and Educational Institution.

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Kenai Peninsula College/UAA Computer Technician KPC is searching for an exceptional individual who is team oriented and enjoys working in a positive environment. Apply for the following position if you look forward to making a difference in the lives of our students. This is a 30 hr/wk, 9 month per year position working with KPC's IT Services Department and the Learning Center. See list of responsibilities, qualifications and to apply online: www.kpc.alaska.edu - KPC employment Applications accepted until position is closed.

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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Homer Electric Association, Inc., is seeking a detail oriented individual with an accounting proficiency to assume the duties of TEMPORARY Plant Accountant I in the Homer office. A minimum of one year college level accounting and two years of general accounting experience are required. RUS accounting experience is desirable. This individual will assist with a variety of plant accounting duties which include processing work orders, maintaining asset records, data entry and other duties associated with plant accounting activities. This position is not expected to exceed 6 months. Applications may be completed online at http://homerelectric.applicantpro.com/jobs. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request a reasonable accommodation as part of the employment selection process, please contact Human Resources at (907) 235-3369 or hr@homerelectric.com. HEA is an Equal Opportunity Employer; Minorities/Women/Veterans/Disabled. Recruiting will continue until a qualified applicant has been hired.

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for work offshore and onshore including overtime. Wage DOE. If you want to become a part of an established company that puts their employees first, conducts their business with integrity, makes safe execution a priority, and shares success with their employees along with a great benefits package then we want to hear from you. Please send a copy of your resume with work history and any other information to kenaireception@udelhoven.com or fax 907-283-5929.

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General Employment CITY OF SOLDOTNA EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY Utility Provisional Operator, Operator I or II Non-Exempt

POLICE OFFICER Wage Range 15 Starting Wage $25.84hr-$30.56hr D.O.E. The City of Soldotna is recruiting for a full time grant funded Police Officer, and a regular full time Police Officer. These positions serve the City of Soldotna as Peace Officers in the administration of laws and ordinances. Becoming a member of the Public Safety Employees Association is a requirement of the positions. A complete job description and application packet is available on the City's website http://www.ci.soldotna.ak.us/jobs.html Please submit a City application, F-3, Cover Letter and Resume to Human Resources at 177 N. Birch Street, Soldotna, by fax 1-866-596-2994, or email tcollier@ci.soldotna.ak.us by 5 p.m., July 3, 2014. First review will be June 19, 2014. The City of Soldotna is an EEO employer.

General Employment PATHOLOGY LABORATORY NOW HIRING 1 Administrative Assistant Great opportunity with varied duties. Word and excel skills required. 2 Office Logistic Coordinator Fast paced; action driven duties. Requires excellent communication and organizational skills.

The City of Soldotna has an immediate opening for an Operator in the Utility Department. Provisional Operator- Range 13 $24.32-$31.44, or Operator I- Range 14 $25.76-$33.31, or Operator II- Range 15 $27.73-$35.85, D.O.E. A complete job description is available on the City's website at http://ci.soldotna.ak.us/jobs.html. Must submit City application, resume and cover letter to Human Resources at 177 N. Birch Street, Soldotna, by email tcollier@ci.soldotna.ak.us, or fax 866-596-2994 by 5 p.m. June 20, 2014. The City of Soldotna is an EEO employer.

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at Lakeshore Glass, Homer, AK. Established glass shop looking for additional employee to install windows in homes, boats, autos, some garage door installation also. Carpentry skills helpful, glass experience a big plus. Employer will train the right person. Great trade to learn, advancement potential. Drug test, resume and references required. 1371 Lakeshore Dr. Homer 99603 (907)235-8505 lakeshoreglass@alaska.net

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3 Laboratory work for individual with biology and/or chemistry background. Includes laboratory duties and transcription documentation.

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4 In addition to the above full-time positions we are also looking for High school or College students looking for summer employment. Hours vary. Opportunity for continued employment during school year.

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The Sterling Area Senior Citizens, Inc.(SASCI) is accepting applications for an Executive Director to facilitate all of the programs, activities, staff, and facilities of SASCI Any combination of education and/or experience that has provided the knowledge, skills and abilities necessary for the satisfactory job performance of the position would be qualifying. A detailed job description is available at our facility or via email request to sterlingseniorcenter@alaska.net.

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Customer Service positions in Soldotna & Kenai. Resume & References Call Brenda (907)394-8220

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Masters Degree in Psychology, Social Work or related field required. Licensed or working towards state licensure preferred. The successful candidate will work with the office team, in addition to being required to respond to emergencies occurring after hours and on holidays. For a complete job description and application go to fcsonline.org or apply in person at Frontier Community Services 43335 K-Beach Rd. Suite #36 Soldotna, AK 99669 or email work@fcsonline.org FCS is an Equal Opportunity Employer

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General Employment $12- $18 Hour Men & Women wanted for light delivery in the Kenai area. Must have own vehicle, valid drivers license & insurance. Call Mike. (907)252-6689 Leave message.

Healthcare HELP NEEDED Live in caregiver, Experienced female preferred. All expenses paid. (907)335-1098

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Machinery & Tools Duties: Education, support, advocacy for victims of domestic violence and sexual assault. Requirements: Understanding of DV/SA and victim issues, excellent communication skills, knowledge of available community resources, ability to work with diverse population, model non-violent discipline techniques, ability to function both independently and on a team, calm in crisis. Shift work, hours vary. High school diploma or equivalent required, degree in related field preferred. Full-time position, including benefits. Resume and cover letter to Executive Director, The LeeShore Center, 325 S. Spruce St., Kenai, AK 99611 by 5pm June 20, 2014. EOE

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Garage Sales CLEANING HOUSE 310 Tern Circle, Soldotna. Between 1st National Bank/ Blazy mall. Saturday, 9am- 5pm. Sunday, 10- 5pm. Tools, fishing, hunting, exercise equipment, electronics, furniture, appliances, household items, clothes, misc.

MOVING SALE Friday- Saturday, 9am-4pm 34206 Khamsin St., Soldotna. Off K-Beach/ Gaswell. Cargo trailer, snowblower, patio set, tablesaw &misc. tools, camping/hunting equipment, men’s clothing & footwear, telescope, Christmas decoration.

Garage Sales Alaskan art, TV’s, vintage cameras, toys, kids’ books & clothes, bike, Christmas decorations, craft items, men stuff. 522 Lilly Dr. Soldotna, on Redoubt across from elementary school. Friday- Saturday 8am-3pm

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Pork's Torques & Tranny Part's.

INVITATION TO BID SKYVIEW SCHOOL CLASSROOM REMODEL

We Build & Sell Torques Converters and Transmission Parts for all makes & models of automatic Transmissions.foreign & Domestic, stock, modified stock, performance and sever duty. Give us a call 907-373-4401 or check us out on the Web at porkstorques.com or visit us at 491 Lucille st. in Wasilla. And like on Facebook !!!

The Kenai Peninsula Borough Capital Projects Department hereby invites qualified firms to submit a firm price for acceptance by the Borough for the remodeling of classroom space in the Skyview School. The project consists of the following: Demolition of existing cabinetry and portions of existing partitions in order to divide an existing classroom and connect new spaces with adjacent classrooms. Includes new partition framing, doors, windows, insulation, drywall, finishing and painting. A pre-bid conference will be held at the KPB Public Works Conference Room, 47140 East Poppy Lane, Soldotna, AK on June 25, 2014 at 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 18, 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.kpb.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:

Lost & Found UP TO $1,000. CASH REWARD

Remain Anonymous For information leading to the arrest of person(s) responsible and for the return of stolen oceanographic research equipment taken off of the beach near 5.5 S. Cohoe Loop in Kasilof between 5/10 and 5/17/14. Private company is willing to pay up to $15,000. for the return of all equipment. If you have any information regarding the whereabouts of this equipment, you are encouraged to submit an anonymous tip through Crime Stoppers. Reference Public Records Request AK14035078 or call Crime Stoppers at (907)283-Tips(8477) or AK State Troppers, Soldotna at (907)263-4553

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The Kenai Peninsula Borough School District hereby invites qualified vendors to submit a proposal for acceptance by the District to purchase Two-Way Radios. One (1) original of the sealed bid must be submitted to the Purchasing Department, Kenai Peninsula Borough School District, 139 East Park Avenue, Soldotna, AK 99669, no later than 4:00 PM local time on June 27, 2014. Bid can be obtained by calling 907-714-8876 during normal business hours, or from the District website www.kpbsd.k12.ak.us Kenai Peninsula Borough Code requires that businesses or individuals contracting to do business with the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District be in compliance with Borough tax provisions.

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Invitation to BID Cornerstone General Contractors, Inc. is soliciting bids for the West High Romig Middle School Addition and Renovation Project in Anchorage, Alaska. Sealed Bids shall be hand delivered to Cornerstone General Contractors at 5050 Cordova Street Anchorage, Alaska 99503 by 2:00pm (ADT) Wednesday, June 27Th. Drawings, Specifications, and reference documents are available on Cornerstone’s online RFQ data resource site. Please contact Brian Ginder at 907-561-1993 for access to bid related information. We are an EEO employer and are requesting material and subcontractor quotes from all bidders, including MBE, WBE, DBE, etc.

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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned has been appointed Personal Representative of the above-named estate. All persons having claims against the said deceased are required to present their claims within four (4) months after the date of the first publication of this notice or said claims will be forever barred. Claims must be presented to the undersigned Personal Representative of the estate, at the Law Office of DALE DOLIFKA, P.O. Box 498, Soldotna, Alaska, 99669.

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NOTICE TO CREDITORS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned has been appointed Personal Representative of the above-named estate. All persons having claims against the said deceased are required to present their claims within four (4) months after the date of the first publication of this notice or said claims will be forever barred. Claims must be presented to the undersigned Personal Representative of the estate, at the Law Office of DALE DOLIFKA, P.O. Box 498, Soldotna, Alaska, 99669. DATED this 3rd day of June, 2014. PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE SHANNON LINDLEY PUBLISH: 6/6, 13, 20, 2014

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LIQUOR LICENSE SUSAN COOK, d/b/a TUSTUMENA LODGE located at 58840 Sterling Hwy., M.P. 111, Kasilof, AK 99610 is applying for Transfer of a Beverage Dispensary AS 04.11.090 liquor license to SCOTT AASE and TERESITA MYERS. The change in ownership involves the stock transfer from SUSAN COOK to SCOTT AASE and TERESITA MYERS in the amount of 100%.

Interested persons should submit written comment to their local governing body, the applicant and to the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board at 2400 Viking Drive, Anchorage, AK 99501.

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Public Notices PUBLIC NOTICE STATE OF ALASKA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION (ADEC) CONOCOPHILLIPS ALASKA, INC. (CPAI) BELUGA RIVER UNIT (BRU) ADEC proposes to issue Permit No. AQ0942TVP01 Revision 1 to the CPAI BRU, under AS 46.14 and 18 AAC 50. Applicant: ConocoPhillips Alaska, Inc. Mailing Address: Box 66, Kenai, AK 99611 Location: 40 miles west of Anchorage, Alaska Seward Meridian, Section 27, Township 13N, Range 10W. Activity: BRU produces natural gas for the Anchorage area. Application: April 7, 2014 Emissions: The annual emissions will not exceed: 12 tons PM, 133 tons NOx, 12 tons SO 2, 228 tons CO, and 53 tons VOCs. ADEC Preliminary Review: Based on review of the application, ADEC drafted a preliminary permit decision for the BRU. Available Information: Copies of the draft permit, Statement of Basis, and administrative record for this permit are available for review at Air Permits Program, 410 Willoughby Ave. Ste. 303, Juneau, AK 99801 during normal business hours. The draft permit and Statement of Basis are also available at the Department's website at: http://dec.alaska.gov/Applications/Air/ airtoolsweb/AirPermitsApprovalsAndPublic Notices. Opportunity for Public Participation: Any interested person may present written statements relevant to the draft documents by the close of the public comment period. Written comments will be included in the record if received by close of the comment period. ADEC will consider all comments received and make any changes ADEC finds beneficial or necessary to assure compliance with 18 AAC 50 or State Law. Any person may request a public hearing and that hearing will be held if ADEC finds that good cause exists. ADEC will issue a final decision to issue or deny the permit after the close of the public comment period. ADEC complies with Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. If you are a person with a disability who may need a special accommodation in order to participate in this public process, contact Deborah Pock at (907) 269-0291 or TDD Relay Service 1-800-770-8973/TTY or dial 711 within 15 days of publication of this notice to ensure that necessary accommodations can be provided. Please direct written statements or requests relevant to the proposed operating permit to Kwame Agyei, Air Permits Program by mail at PO Box 111800, Juneau, AK 99811, by facsimile at (907) 465 5129, or send email to Kwame.Agyei@alaska.gov. Comments must be received by close of public comments period at 4:30 pm on July 21, 2014. PUBLISH: 6/20, 22, 2014

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ried last year. We gave her a formal church wedding. Of the 100 guests invited, several were longtime coworkers, who took the time to purchase lovely gifts and travel two hours to the wedding. Some also gave cash gifts. My daughter still hasn’t sent out thank-you cards. I see my co-workers week after week, and I’m humiliated. I have mentioned it to my daughter several times, but she says it’s too late to send them now. Abby, we raised her better than this. Every time I say anything about it, she gives me an argument. Please help. This eats away at me every day. Should I take the reins and send a short letter of apology to these dear co-workers? — TORN UP IN TEXAS DEAR TORN UP: A note of apology from you would ease the embarrassment you feel facing your co-workers, but it won’t put your daughter in a better light. All you can do is remind her that a woman old enough to marry should be mature enough to write thank-you notes. And no law says her husband can’t pitch in and help. They are equally responsible, and failure to acknowledge any gift reflects DEAR ABBY: My 19-year-old daughter was mar- poorly on them both.

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HHH You could be seeing a different side to a difficult situation. You might not like everything that drops in your lap. Try to postpone any confrontations for now, as words that are said could wound someone far more than you realize. Tonight: Do something just for you. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) HHHH You will consider a change of plans, as someone pivotal to your weekend appears to be out of sorts. You could be taken aback by all the possibilities that surround you, and you might wonder why you are putting up with what you do. Tonight: Still playful. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) HHH Take today for yourself, rather than getting entangled in someone else’s uproar. You will be a lot happier as a result. Giving in to spontaneity will be a release for you. You might feel pulled in two different directions. Make no decision at the present moment. Tonight: At home. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) HHHH You’ll charge in a new direction and make what you want happen. Someone won’t understand what you are doing, and could get upset. This person might think that you are interfering with his or her plans. Be polite and explain. Tonight: Head to a favorite spot. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) HHH Take note if a more possessive and needy side of your temperament emerges. These feelings won’t help your interactions. Do what you need to do in order to feel better. Stay sensitive to your budget, and be aware of your spending; otherwise, you could overdo it. Tonight: Have fun!

Cut college costs by the book Dear Heloise: I am a college student, and I am always looking for ways to cut expenses. Instead of buying my college textbooks, I rent them. Many college bookstores have started renting textbooks for the semester. You also can go online and find several companies that do it for a very reasonable price. Textbooks are a major expense, and limiting it can really help in the long run. — Jack in Illinois Jack, renting textbooks is a great idea! There are a few things to think about when renting textbooks. Writing and highlighting usually are frowned upon. If you do a lot of writing in the book, it can cause it to not be returnable, and you could be charged the full price. Another thing to think about is whether you will want to keep the books. Certain books, like those in your particular major, could be handy to have around in the future. If that is the case, you might want to buy a new copy. A good hint is to get your book list each semester, go to the bookstore and just look at each book to decide if you should rent or buy it. Even if you rent half of your books each semester, you will be saving a good amount of money. — Heloise Picture the trail Dear Heloise: I love to go hiking. We have many parks in my city that have many trails. It can sometimes get confusing, especially if you are not familiar with the park. My hint is to take a picture of the trail map before starting out on your hike. That way, if you get lost or turned around, you have something to reference. — Tina in Texas

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A baby born today has a Sun in Gemini and a Moon in Aries. HAPPY BIRTHDAY for Friday, June 20, 2014: This year you often feel as if you are on the edge of losing it with a friend or loved one. You might want to understand why. The unexpected occurs frequently around meetings. You could get what you want in the most unexpected way. You will want to work hard, but you might discover that your job is not to your liking. If that is the case, consider making a change. If you are single, you will meet someone in the next 12 months who could have a profound effect on you. If you are attached, the two of you love playing and being together. ARIES can be pushy. 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 Pressure comes through an authority figure. You could end up in a squabble with someone, and you might act strangely if you realize you’re being observed by someone who knows you well. Keeping the peace is important. Tonight: Listen to a different perspective. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) HHH You’ll be more in touch with your feelings, which might include a sense of rage that pops up out of nowhere. Be smart, and recognize that the best thing to do is center yourself. By doing this, you are likely to find out what is going on. Tonight: Don’t push anyone, including yourself! GEMINI (May 21-June 20) HHHH Your focus will be on achiev-

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Difficulty Level

4 6/20

By Chad Carpenter

By Chris Cassatt & Gary Brookins

Mother Goose and Grimm

6 9

By Michael Peters

2014 Conceptis Puzzles, Dist. by King Features Syndicate, Inc.

DEAR ABBY: My husband, “Vinny,” and I were married 11 years when he left me for another woman. Eight months later he decided the grass wasn’t greener on that side of the fence and came back. Our marriage is better now than it was before the affair. Seven months later his younger brother “Nicky” got divorced and moved in with us. A short while after that, Vinny and Nicky joined a band. It has been a year now, and my brother-in-law is still here. I am more than ready for him to move out, but every time I mention it, Vinny says Nicky has “just” gone through a divorce and “we’re all he has.” I hate all the time Vinny devotes to the band. I try not to complain because I know how much he enjoys it, but I’m miserable. They practice in our basement on Mondays and Wednesdays, and every Friday and Saturday night is spent performing. I have no privacy! How do I get Nicky out of here? Should I push the issue with the band or let it go? My parents are furious with Vinny. They say he’s reliving his childhood, Nicky is taking advantage and Vinny is taking me for granted. Can you offer some advice? — HURTING IN NEW YORK DEAR HURTING: Your brother-in-law should have been out of your house a month after he moved

By Eugene Sheffer

C-12 Peninsula Clarion, Friday, June 20, 2014