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KPB threatened with lawsuit over flood By KAYLEE OSOWSKI Peninsula Clarion

An Anchorage-based attorney sent a letter dated June 27 on behalf of his Kalifornsky Beach Road area client threatening a lawsuit if the Kenai Peninsula Borough doesn’t take action to mitigate floodwaters. In the letter, attorney Mario Bird of the Ross and Miner law firm, hired by David Yragui, requested the borough ditch Buoy Street or hold a meeting with his office and affected landowners to discuss potential solutions within 15 days. Within 30 days, Bird requested the

borough produce a long-term drainage plan to be reviewed by Yragui’s hydrologist, the borough hydrologist, a third-party hydrologist and a drainage engineer. “There needs to be production and execution of a long-term drainage plan,” Bird said. “The fact that it hasn’t happened even though the borough apparently has been looking at this for quite some time, that’s a cause of concern.” In a Thursday afternoon interview with the Clarion, Borough Mayor Mike Navarre said the borough was finalizing a response to be sent later Thursday or Friday. He said the letter from Bird shows

a lack of understanding of what the authorities and responsibilities are for second-class boroughs. “The borough doesn’t have the authority and it would be irresponsible to do a drainage plan in the time frame that they’ve asked us to do it,” he said. More information needs to be gathered over a long period of time to properly do a drainage plan, he said. “That’s impossible and it’s a ridiculous request. It cannot be done,” Navarre said about the request to produce a long-term drainage plan in 30 days. Navarre said the borough attorney advised him not to send a copy of the borough’s response to the Clarion.

Bird said based on Alaska’s constitution and borough code, the government is obligated to make a plan and take action. If that happens, he said he doesn’t see the need for his firm’s involvement. “We’d much rather find some sort of solution that is amenable to not only our client but to the borough to the State of Alaska Department of Natural Resources,” Bird said. Navarre said the borough has done drainage improvements to protect road infrastructure. The borough is working with a resident to acquire an easement or some of the property on the corner of See FLOOD, page A-12

Soldotna airport continues to expand

In the news Anchorage woman arrested on sex trafficking counts

ANCHORAGE (AP) — Alaska State Troopers have arrested an Anchorage woman on charges she trafficked women for sex in Alaska’s largest communities. The Fairbanks Daily News-Miner reports 39-yearold Amber L. Batts was arrested Wednesday on four counts of sex trafficking. She was being held on $15,000 bail. Online court records didn’t list an attorney for her on Wednesday. Troopers allege Batts supervised an online system that marketed women for sex acts in Anchorage, Fairbanks Juneau, the Matanuska-Susitna Borough and the Kenai Peninsula. Authorities say money was exchanged for sex acts, and they allege Batts got a cut of it. Troopers served two warrants Wednesday, one at Batts’ home and the other at an apartment where sex acts are alleged to have taken place between the women and their customers.

Sonar estimates Estimated Kenai River reds: n Wednesday: 24,201 n So far: 150,927 Russian River reds weir count: n Wednesday: 546 n So far: 42,819 Estimated Kasilof River reds: n Wednesday: 11,052 n So far: 212,521

Information provided by the Alaska Department of Fish and Game. Sonar estimates can be obtained by calling 262-9097.

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Fish on!

Monet Barbee talks to Joe Henn who is filleting her first fish of the season. The two came from Wasilla and caught four red salmon on opening day, Thursday, on Kenai Beach. The season opener was met with heavy rains and wind, but didn’t deter handfuls of dipnetters.

After strong years of expansion, rehabilitation and construction projects the Soldotna is planning to devise a new list of improvements for its airport. This summer, the city received a Federal Aviation Administration grant for updating the list of capital projects with a new master plan. Soldotna Municipal Airport Manager Kyle Kornelis said the appropriations will fund initial studies to layout a plan for future projects. The process will take about two years. Kornelis said the 50-yearold airport is in a very active phase. He met with the FAA Wednesday to discuss pending grant money for future projects and progressing the scope of the master plan. The airport is between phase See AIRPORT, page A-5

Family holding out hope as search continues By DAN BALMER Peninsula Clarion

Lanell Adams misses her best friend. She misses making funny faces with her two nieces when they talked via Skype and would do anything to see their smiling faces again. While search efforts have been taking place nearly everyday since a Kenai family of four went missing six weeks ago, Kenai police and volunteers have not found anything to pinpoint their location. Volunteer numbers have dwindled in recent days with searches competing with people’s work and recreation schedules, said volunteer search organizer Katherine Covey. Despite not hearing from her sister Rebecca Adams, 22, nieces Michelle Hundley, 5, and Jaracca Hundley, 3, and

Brandon Jividen, 37, Rebecca Adams’ boyfriend, Lanell Adams remains determined to find out what led to their disappearance. “The story seems to be dying down and people have to move Rebecca on but that’s my sister Adams and nieces out there and I don’t want them or (Jividen) to be forgotten,” Lanell Adams said. “I am motivated to find out what happened. That keeps us pushing everyday.” Organizers have planned another large-scale ground search for 9 a.m. Saturday and Sunday starting at the end of California Avenue. The last line search on June 28 brought out more than a 100

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people and covered a lot of ground, Covey said. “We would like to get as many people out as possible,” she said. “If and when one day we have to call it off, we want to let (the family) know we did everything possible and expanded every resource.” Covey said volunteers should come with a charged cell phone, protection

from bears and dress for unpredictable weather. Anyone interested in joining the search no matter how long is required to check in and out at the command center at the end of California Avenue to ensure everyone is safe and accounted for, she said. After the police stopped their coordinated searches two weeks ago, the family of the missing was the only ones searching for a week, Covey said. Since then volunteers have scoured the woods, waterways and trails around Wildwood Drive on all-terrain vehicles, horseback, boat and plane, she said. “They were exhausted and beat down,” she said. “Their spirits have been lifted by everyone who has come out even without success.” See SEARCH, page A-5

Strong sockeye returns highlight salmon season By ELWOOD BREHMER Morris News Service-Alaska Alaska Journal Of Commerce

The Bristol Bay sockeye run continues to exceed expectations. Prior to the season, the Alaska Department Fish and Game forecast was for a sockeye run of 26.6 million fish. A run of that size would have allowed a commercial harvest of 17.9 million fish, leaving about 8.7 million fish for escapement. All of those numbers have already been surpassed.

Through July 7, ADFG counted a total salmon run of 30.88 million in the region. The commercial harvest through that day was 21.14 million fish. The run has also well surpassed the 2013 run of 23 million fish. The 20-year average run is approximately 36 million sockeyes for Bristol Bay. Strong red returns in the Wood River drainage pushed ADFG to increase the sport fish limit from five to 10 reds per day on July 4. The Wood River run was more than 1.9 million

through July 2, far greater than the upper escapement goal of 1.5 million fish. An early and now waning king salmon run on the Nushagak River forced the department to halve the daily bag limit — from two to one — for sport caught kings in the large Bristol Bay watershed July 7. As of that day, 59,539 kings had passed the Portage Creek sonar on the Nushagak, well off last year’s total of 86,054 kings for the same day. The total Nushagak king run in 2013 was 113,743 fish. C

According to a July 3 ADFG release, the run is expected to fall within the escapement goal range of 70,000 to 90,000 kings.

Southcentral Upper Cook Inlet sockeye returns continue to outpace historical averages as well. Through July 8, 42,273 earlyrun sockeyes had passed the Russian River weir, exceeding the runs upper-end escapement goal of 42,000 fish with six days of counts to come. The

traditionally larger late run officially begins July 15. Those late-run reds are on their way up the Kenai River, too. Nearly 127,000 fish had passed the sonar at Mile 19 of the Kenai by July 8. By comparison, 50,100 late-run reds had passed the counter in the same period last year. The Kenai River personal use dipnet fishery begins July 10. King salmon caught in the fishery must be released. Sport king fishing opened See RUN, page A-12

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Oklahoma State team awarded NASA grant TULSA, Okla. (AP) — A team of researchers from Oklahoma State University campuses in Tulsa and Stillwater have been awarded a $750,000 grant from NASA. The grant announced by OSU on Thursday is for a project to develop a material that will protect astronauts from radiation during space missions.

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Obituaries David Burnett Retired Kenai Fire Chief Dave Burnett, 60, passed away on Monday, July 7, 2014 in Soldotna. Born in Washington, D.C. on May 1, 1954, Dave came to Alaska as a very young child. He was an Alaskan through and through and enjoyed everything Alaska had to offer. He loved hunting, fishing, camping and especially loved doing all those things with his grandchildren. He commercial fished with his first wife’s family as a youngster and truly loved his in-laws, Tru and Vivian McGrady. Dave was passionate about his life-long career as a firefighter. He spent 26 years with the Kenai Fire Department and retired as their chief in 1997. After retirement, his passion became opening the PRISM Fire Training Center and then later his own business, Arctic Safety Training. Preceding Dave in death were his middle son, Troi Burnett, father, Bill Burnett, brother Bill Burnett and sister Renee Kensinger, and sister and brother-in-law, Heather and Jeff Church as well as granddaughter Sidney Nicole Burnett; former in-laws, Vivian and Tru McGrady and, of course, his idol, Elvis Presley. Survivors include Dave’s wife Shannon; sons, Travis and wife Pepper Burnett; Trent and wife Michelle Burnett, daughter Sarah Self as well as their mom and Dave’s first wife, Pam BurnettSwan; step-children Melissa Zuke, Sean Booher and Chris Booher; mother and step-father Mary and John Priest, step-mother Jill Burnett; grandchildren Paytience, Taylor and Zachary Burnett and Troi West; sisters Victoria Scully, Dawny Kipps and Valerie Wilson and her husband Bob. Many nieces, nephews and cousins are heart-broken as well. Just remember, “Who loves ya, Baby?” A celebration of Dave’s life will be held on Friday, July 25, 2014 at the Kenai Senior Center. The remembrance will begin at 6 p.m. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests contributions in Dave’s memory be made to the Kenai Firefighter’s Association (105 South Willow Street, Kenai, AK 99611).

Roni Kay Cook Roni Kay Cook of Kenai went peacefully to be with the Lord Sunday morning, July 6, 2014, at her home. Roni was born Jan. 21, 1961 in Conrad, Montana and moved to Alaska in 1965. Roni had lived on the Kenai Peninsula for 30-plus years, including 10 years in Kenai. She was a graduate of the Career Academy and certified Insurance Coding and Billing Specialist. She worked in Anchorage and Soldotna. Roni was a kind and caring individual who lived her two sons, Joe and Chris, and was very proud of them. Roni enjoyed cooking, gardening and crocheting. She was a prolific writer of Christian poetry and was trying to publish her work before she died. Roni’s poetry reflected her strong faith in Jesus and this expression of faith sustained her through all of life’s trials. Roni attended Kenai Bible Church in Kenai and had many friends there. Roni is survived by her sons and daughters-in-law, Joseph and Becky Fuoco of Sterling, and Christopher and Christina Cook of Anchorage; her mother, Marilyn Rabb and step-dad Donald Rabb of Anchorage; siblings Kim Cook and Ivan Cook of Anchorage, and Laura Cook of Wasilla; and nieces Ashley Cook and Misty Cook of Anchorage, and April Hayes of Anchorage. She was preceded in death by her adoptive father John James C

Cook, and her natural father Donald Roy Ingalls. A memorial service will be held at Kenai Bible Chapel on Sunday, July 13, 2014 at 5 p.m.

Charles Anthony ‘Chuck’ Voss Cooper Landing resident, Charles Anthony “Chuck” Voss, 36, passed away, June 22, 2014 in a boating accident in the Ushagak River near Pilot Point. A celebration of Chuck’s life will be held 5:00 p.m., Friday, July 11, 2014 at the Alaska Roadhouse Bar and Grill (The old J-Bar-B) in Kasilof. The spreading of his ashes will be held 1:00 p.m. Saturday, July 12, 2014 at the Kenai Lake Bridge for a float down to a special place on the river. His ashes will also be spread in the Yachats and Alsea Rivers in Oregon – all three of his favorite fishing spots. Chuck was born April 17, 1978 to Charles Robert Voss Jr. and Susie (Hardy) in Newport, Oregon. He furthered his education by receiving an Associates Degree in Culinary Arts. Chuck moved to Alaska in 1997 and lived in Soldotna, Kasilof and Sterling. Most recently he worked for D & K Fisheries in Bristol Bay, and he worked at the Maverick Saloon, Sunrise Inn and Legends Lodge. Chuck loved to go fishing and hunting, cooking, being with friends, golfing, reading books and helping others. “Chuck was a warm and kind-hearted gentle giant of a man with a boisterous and infectious laugh who would always go out of his way to help anyone in need. He was loved by many from Oregon to Alaska and will be sorely missed,” wrote his family. Chuck was preceded in death by the Voss and Hardy grandparents; and mother, Susie Voss. Chuck’s father had passed away a week after him. He is survived by his brothers, Robert Voss of Albany, Oregon, Ron Voss of Toledo, Oregon and Bob Voss of Tacoma, Washington; uncles and aunts, Raymond “Skip” and Joyce Voss of Meridian, Idaho and Larry and Mary Rone of Emmet, Idaho; cousins, Jim Rone of Olympia, Washington, Everett Rone, Rebecca Brown and Missy Rone all of Emmet, Idaho; numerous nieces and nephews in Oregon, Idaho and Washington. Arrangements were cared for by the Anchorage Funeral Home & Crematory. Please visit Chuck’s obituary and online guestbook at www.AlaskanFuneral.com.

Peninsula Clarion death notice and obituary guidelines: The Peninsula Clarion strives to report the deaths of all current and former Peninsula residents. Notices should be received within three months of the death. Pending service/Death notices are brief notices listing full name, age, date and place of death; and time, date and place of service. These are published at no charge. Obituaries are prepared by families, funeral homes, crematoriums, and are edited by our staff according to newspaper guidelines. The fee for obituaries up to 500 words with one black and white photo ranges from $50 to $100. Obituaries outside these guidelines are handled by the Clarion advertising department. Obituaries may also be submitted to the Clarion with prepayment, online at www.peninsulaclarion.com, or by mail to: Peninsula Clarion, P.O. Box 3009, Kenai, Alaska, 99611. For more information, call the Clarion at 907-283-7551.

Around the Peninsula Garage sale to benefit educational effort in Philippines Ferdinand Center for the Creative is a nonprofit based in Soldotna, but working in the Philippines, that provides a graphic design education for Filipinos who can’t afford college. Rather than pay tuition, their students volunteer with programs that help street children get into school, succeed and graduate. Today, Saturday and Sunday, a garage sale fundraiser will be held at 335 W. Redoubt in Soldotna, with 100 percent of the income going to help these young students. More information will be available at the garage sale, and Les Nelson, director of Ferdinand, will be available for questions. Donations will gladly be accepted. Submit community announcements to news@peninsulaclarion.com.

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 907776-3745. 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

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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 907-9534655. 10 a.m. • Narcotics Anonymous PJ Meeting, URS Club, 11312 Kenai Spur Highway, Unit 71, Kenai. Noon • Homemade soup, Funny River Community Center. 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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The reds are in; dipnetters are on their way It’s about to get a whole lot more

crowded here on the central Kenai Peninsula. The Kenai’s late run of red salmon is hitting the river, which means thousands of dipnet-wielding Alaskans won’t be far behind. Indeed, the personal-use dipnet fishery at the mouth of the Kenai River opened Thursday — the Kasilof dipnet fishery opened June 25 — and from now until the end of the month, it will seem like every other vehicle on the road will have a dipnet strapped to the roof. For those of us who call the central Peninsula home, the next three weeks will be an exercise in patience. A quick trip into town won’t be so quick. There will be lines at the grocery store and waits for tables at local restaurants. And when the fish counts spike, expect traffic jams at the fishery access points along Bridge Access Road, Cannery Road and Spruce Street. With that in mind, we’d like to make a deal with all those folks flocking to our beaches: We’ll do our best to be patient hosts, but in return, we’d ask for our visitors to keep in mind that to access the resource, you’re traipsing through somebody’s back yard — for the most part figuratively, but sometime literally. Over the years, the city of Kenai has done a remarkable job in managing the circus around the personal-use fishery, from providing porta-potties and Dumpsters to upgraded parking areas to dune protection projects. We’d ask fishery participants to cooperate with city personnel and use the facilities provided. Please avoid tramping across private property, and treat the beach like the public space that it is. While there are always things that can be improved upon, by many accounts, last year’s personal-use fishery was well managed and went as smoothly as can be expected. A little patience and respect will go a long way toward making sure this year is more of the same.

Quotable “Hamas will pay a heavy price for firing toward Israeli citizens,” — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. “There are so many men everywhere these days, it’s amazing. The World Cup is God’s gift to women.” — Brazilian Renata de Mouro Moitinho, commenting on a flood of foreign soccer fans — the vast majority of them men — that has been a boon for the country’s single women. “Make no mistake today. I will never, ever sell this team, and until I die I will be suing the NBA for this terrible violation under antitrust.” — Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling, shouting toward the end of his second day of testimony in the trial to determine his wife’s right to make a $2 billion deal to sell the team.

Letters to the Editor Fall ballot will impact Peninsula seniors There are approximately 10,000 senior citizens on the Kenai Peninsula and a majority are registered voters. We are a strong voter demographic. Let’s use our vote to insure that senior issues are addressed and that KPB politicians support them. KPB residents and seniors have a full plate of political topics this election season. Primary races and propositions will be up first in August and then a full slate of candidates and issue votes to follow. Let’s take a quick look at some of those and how they affect the KPB senior voters. The KPB Mayoral race is now shaping up. Tom Bearup is first to challenge Mayor Navarre, with several more preparing to announce. KPB seniors should pay particular attention to the position candidates take on senior issues. The official filing period is Aug. 1 thru 15, so we can expect little political fireworks until then. We can assume that the mayor will run on his record as mayor and Mr. Bearup and others will challenge that record and offer their own ideas. The mayor’s campaign has been pretty quiet. Tom Bearup is traveling the Borough to garner name recognition and support. The race will certainly heat up soon and we will be there to press all candidates on senior issues. Seniors will ask the mayor, Mr. Bearup and other mayoral and assembly candidates to make the following commitment : “I will not support or vote for any reduction of KPB senior benefits or raise taxes on seniors, either by exemption reductions or tax increases.” Yes or no? There is no middle ground. You either support seniors or not. Candidates declining to commit to seniors and seniors-to-be, should not receive a senior vote. Actually, this is a simple and very straightforward statement of support for seniors and a simple and very straightforward response from seniors.

Voters have chance to weigh in on oil taxes August 19th is your chance to “Have Your Say on the Oil Giveaway!” With all due respect, the $2 billion budget shortfall just ain’t workin’ out for me, so I’ll be voting YES on Prop 1! Money talks and in this case it’s speakin’ up loud and clear! Kate Veh Soldotna

K-Beach resident still waiting for answers As the rain continues to fall, as the ditch levels continue to rise, and as increasing numbers of us continue to have problems with our septic systems … I am prompted to write letters, hoping for some results. We were asked last fall to be patient with the Kenai Peninsula Borough as you conducted studies, gathered information, and came up with a plan for the flooding in the K-Beach area. We have never heard back from you … just as all of our recent phone calls have not been returned. In the meantime, we see an expensive

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The KPB wants to have us vote yes or no on “vote by mail.” Seniors are the group mostly likely to have difficulty getting to the polls, so we see this as a senior benefit. To test “vote by mail,” the KPB should send all registered senior voters an absentee ballot with three choices: 1. Fill out and mail in; 2. Fill out and bring to a polling place; or 3. Discard and vote in person. That would be a painless and easy way to see how “vote by mail” would be accepted. We will have to wait to see the final versions of other items such as the “bed tax,” before comments and recommendations can be made. May the political rhetoric begin, and may we hear more fact than fiction. Peter Zuyus Homer

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aesthetically pleasing bike path being installed along K-Beach. How is that helping local people who can’t flush their toilets, wash laundry, or who don’t dare to drink their well water? There are open pit toilets being used. There are homes with gray water being routed out into the woods. There are people who do not have the means to relocate and who love their land/homes… who have trusted you as our city fathers to provide some answers. Where are those answers? Even give us the “bad” ones; we just want to know that you haven’t stopped “doing something” since the Feds gave conciliatory help. It’s merely the end of June and we are already reaching saturation levels we didn’t have until September last year. Deena Kalayaan Carlos Kenai

Begich comments ‘out of touch’ The July 1 Clarion printed the comments by Rep. Don Young and Sen. Mark Begich on the U.S. Supreme Court’s Hobby Lobby decision. The Begich comment saying “bosses should not be able to prevent access to family planning and birth control is disingenuous and typical. From what I’ve read, Hobby Lobby offers in their employee health plan 16 different forms of birth control. The remaining four are in the “morning after” category, and it is those which they regard as a form of abortion and refuse to pay for. Point two is, whatever happened to personal responsibility in this country? If a company offers you a wide range of birth control options and you choose not to take advantage of it, why should they be responsible for your irresponsible decisions? Begich’s comment calling the Court’s decision “out of touch” was both laughable and disingenuous. Voting 97 percent of the time with an incompetent president and his scandal-ridden and corrupt administration is what I’d call “out of touch.” Ron Gravenhorst Cooper Landing

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Covey said she has encouraged people to write to Gov. Sean Parnell and ask for more support. She has also looked into bringing in another dog scent team from Canada. The family of the missing have handed out ribbons throughout the community that read, “Find the missing four” to raise awareness of their disap-

pearance. The ribbon is made up of the family’s four favorite colors, red, pink, blue and purple, Covey said. Lanell Adams has spent the last five weeks involved in the search, away from her husband and four children back home in Washington state. She moved from Alaska to Washington two years ago. She said it has been difficult being away from them and the extended time off from work has put a strain on their finances. Earlier this week, her 7-year-old son Aaron flew up to

be with her. “He has had a hard time with all this,” Lanell Adams said. “It is great to see him again. He is a good motivator.” Kenai Police Lieutenant David Ross said the search warrant for the family’s apartment on California Drive expired two weeks ago and police have relinquished the apartment back to the property owners. While police are not actively searching without any leads, investigators continue to work with the Federal Bureau of Investigations on

the case, he said. He said police has briefed volunteers on the areas where dogs and aircraft have searched. “We have been through this case with agencies with a lot of expertise, advised on what investigative avenues to take and followed every logical lead,” Ross said. “In a way it is frustrating because investigators would like tips that would point us in the direction and solve this.” Jeff Pfile, the landlord of

the four-plex on California Avenue, said after police returned the keys to their apartment, the family of the missing four cleared out all their belongings. Pfile said he is in the process of cleaning the unit and will put it up for rent soon. He said the apartment was in good condition and shouldn’t require many repairs. “They were pretty clean people,” he said. “It is weird that they up and vanished. (Police) did what they had to do and now it is time to clean up

State wants mediation on Medicaid billing . . . Airport BY BECKY BOHRER Associated Press

JUNEAU — The state of Alaska has requested mediation over what it considers a failure by the vendor Xerox Corp. to address problems with Alaska’s new Medicaid payment system. Gov. Sean Parnell, in a statement Thursday, said that if mediation doesn’t work, “the state is prepared to pursue all remedies available under the contract, including legal action.” A state Department of Law spokeswoman said the two sides have begun discussions on how the mediation will proceed. The new system has been plagued by problems since it went live last year, prompting one state lawmaker, at a hearing in February, to say its launch made the rocky rollout of the federal online insurance marketplace look good. At that hearing, a Xerox executive said the program built for Alaska to replace an older system represented the company’s “latest and greatest solu-

tion” and that signs of progress had begun to emerge, including improved processing of claims. The following month, state health Commissioner Bill Streur sent a letter to the company’s president demanding a corrective action plan. Streur said health care providers had sustained thousands of dollars of losses related to nonpayment, rebilling and waiting “inordinate” amounts of time to authorize a service or verify the status of claims. The department had been receiving notifications several times a week of providers no longer accepting new Medicaid patients or those suspending service until claims were settled, he said. In an interview Thursday, Streur said those types of notifications have largely stopped. Problems identified in March, as part of the state’s claim, included providers being paid for services they didn’t render, pricing errors and Xerox not having sufficient staff to address the problems on an agreed-upon schedule. At that time, more than $130 million

in advance payments had been made to providers who requested them. In April, David Zirl, a senior vice president with Xerox Government Healthcare Solutions, said Streur’s concerns were being taken seriously. “Xerox firmly believes that through rigorous program governance and disciplined change control, system changes can be appropriately prioritized and managed to the satisfaction of all stakeholders,” he wrote. Streur rejected the response as incomplete, and, according to a letter from the Department of Law, the two sides did not reach resolution during a May meeting. Assistant Attorney General Rachel Witty, in the letter requesting mediation, said a proposed corrective action plan submitted by Xerox on June 30 also was deemed unacceptable by the state. In a statement issued Thursday, Xerox said it is “committed to delivering the citizens of Alaska the most advanced tools available to improve the qual-

ity of healthcare and services related to the State’s Medicaid program. We are working with the state to address its concerns and comply with their wishes to achieve our mutual objective of providing the citizens and healthcare providers of Alaska with a system they can rely on.” Streur said Thursday that issues like errant payments have generally been addressed. The biggest concern now, he said, is with failed linkages in code. Certain lines on a claim might not get picked up, resulting in things like the wrong amounts being paid or claims being denied, Streur said. While progress is being made, it’s not being made fast enough, he said. The contract allows for penalties, but Streur said he has not moved to levy those yet to see if a resolution could be reached. He wants to see a clear plan for resolving the problems, a date for completion and to know what will be different from what Xerox has been doing, Streur said.

Lawmakers approve $500K furniture budget

ANCHORAGE (AP) — An Alaska state House-Senate committee has approved a $500,000 budget for new furniture at the Anchorage Legislative Information Office that is being remodeled, but lawmakers themselves will make do with old furniture from storage and state surplus when they move in next year. The budget approved Monday by the Legislative Council

is for new furnishings in public spaces, hearing rooms and staff offices at the leased downtown building, the Anchorage Daily News reported. The council also decided Monday to take the high bid to purchase and install visual and audio systems there. Winning the bid was Chariot Group Inc., which bid more than $343,000, compared to low bidder Pyramid Audio Video, at nearly

$291,000. Legislative Affairs Agency director Pam Varni said Chariot reached a higher overall score in a bid review. By using existing furniture, the Legislature won’t have to spend an estimated $900,000 for furniture suggested in a $65,000 bid-preparation. The amount approved, however, is $400,000 higher than a special furniture subcommittee of the

Legislative Council recommended. The $44 million remodel was launched after Legislative Council Chairman Rep. Mike Hawker, an Anchorage Republican, signed a no-bid, 10-year lease extension. Hawker’s Democratic opponent Sam Combs called the furniture purchase an example of fiscal mismanagement by See BUDGET, page A-12

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and move on.” Lanell Adams said she will soon need to return back to her life with her family in Washington, but she will not give up on her sister. “I talked to her about everything,” she said. “She is so sweet and would do anything to help. I know if it was me out there, she would do anything and everything in her power to fine me and my family.” Reach Dan Balmer at daniel. balmer@peninsulaclarion.com which will lead to more available hanger space for leasing. The apron expansion was part of the most recent airport master plan, completed in 2004, Kornelis said. Many of the projects on that list have been completed, but it is time for a new one, he said. Ten years ago the city population was projected to increase from 3,700 residents to over 6,000 by 2020, and took the growth into account during its planning process, according to the 2004 master plan. Privately funded hangers are going up around the airport perimeter, Kornelis said. The amount of fixed based operators and general aviation use is continuing to increase. “It is exciting for the airport to be so busy,” Kornelis said.

two and phase three of an apron area expansion project, which includes the development of existing lease lots and pavement rehabilitation, runway and taxi lane striping, Kornelis said. The second part finished up early this summer, and the bulk of which was completed last fall, Kornelis said. The lease lots are not yet available for purchasing until the final platting process is complete, Kornelis said. Phase three of the apron expansion project will continue either late fall or early spring next year, dependent on pending grant money from the FAA, Kornelis said. Kelly Sullivan can be reached The monies will go directly kelly.sullivan@peninsulatoward rehabilitation of asphalt at and extending the apron areas, clarion.com

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Disabled people denied voting rights, group says By MICHAEL R. BLOOD AP Political Writer

LOS ANGELES — At a time when election officials are struggling to convince more Americans to vote, advocates for the disabled say thousands of people with autism spectrum disorder, cerebral palsy and other intellectual or developmental disabilities have been systematically denied that basic right in the nation’s largest county. A Voting Rights Act complaint submitted Thursday to the U.S. Justice Department in Los Angeles goes to a politically delicate subject that states have grappled with over the years: Where is the line to disqualify someone from the voting booth because of a cognitive or developmental impairment? The complaint by the Disability and Abuse Project argues that intellectual and developmental disabilities, including conditions such as Down syndrome, are not automatic barriers to participating in elections. It seeks a sweeping review of voting eligibility in Los Angeles County in such cases, arguing that thousands of people with those disabilities have lost the right to vote during the last decade.

‘If somebody can articulate in whatever way ... that they want to vote, that they have an interest in voting, that’s the only test that should be applied nationwide.’ — Thomas F. Coleman, legal director “If somebody can articulate in whatever way ... that they want to vote, that they have an interest in voting, that’s the only test that should be applied nationwide,” Thomas F. Coleman, the group’s legal director, said at a news conference outside the federal courthouse, echoing a recommendation from the American Bar Association. At issue in the California case is access to the ballot box for adults who enter so-called limited conservatorships, legal arrangements in which parents or guardians assume the right to make certain decisions for people who lack the ability to manage their financial and medical affairs. In the course of taking that step in court, voting rights are routinely voided, according to the advocacy group. California has over 40,000 such cases, and those covered by the arrangements usually live with their families or in

group homes. A recent sample of 61 cases by the advocacy group in Los Angeles County found that 90 percent of the people covered by limited conservatorships had been disqualified from voting. The complaint says judges in Los Angeles Superior Court use literacy tests to determine if adults in limited conservatorships should have voting rights, a violation of the federal Voting Rights Act. It also says that judges and court-appointed attorneys violate federal laws that allow people with disabilities to have assistance to complete voter-registration forms and cast ballots. “Autism is a broad spectrum, and there can be low skills and there can be high skills. But what I observed was that people tend to just dismiss it as though they have no skills,” Teresa Thompson, whose son has autism and whose case helped

prompt the complaint, said in a videotaped statement. Los Angeles Superior Court spokeswoman Mary Eckhardt Hearn said the court would have no immediate comment on the complaint. The complaint could trigger an investigation by the Justice Department. It also asks Superior Court to rescind thousands of voter-disqualification notices it has issued in those cases over a decade. For years, advocates brought attention to the obstacles to voting faced by the physically disabled. More recently, the focus has shifted to the mentally or developmentally disabled, who advocates say have long been stigmatized in the voting process. In the past, advocates in Missouri sued to make it easier for people under guardianship for mental disabilities to vote. New Jersey voters in 2007 stripped language from the state Constitution that held “no idiot or insane person shall enjoy the right of suffrage.” All but about a dozen states have some type of law limiting voting rights for individuals based on competence. But how those laws are enforced varies widely, advocates say. A 2007 Bar Association re-

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Thomas Coleman, right, with Robert Doriah, speaks at news conference Thursday, in Los Angeles to propose full voting rights and access for the disabled. A Voting Rights Act complaint submitted Thursday to the U.S. Justice Department in Los Angeles goes to a politically delicate subject that states have grappled with over the years: Where is the line to disqualify someone from the voting booth because of a cognitive or developmental impairment?

port concluded that “excluding the broad and indefinite category of persons with mental incapacities is not consistent with either the constitutional right to vote ... or the current understanding of mental capacity.” The California complaint could create a testing ground for such cases. State election law says a person is considered mentally incompetent and dis-

qualified from voting if he or she cannot complete a voterregistration form, which the complaint argues is an illegal literacy test. “There is this constant struggle to make sure everyone can vote privately and independently, regardless of disability,” said Curtis Decker, executive director of the National Disability Rights Network.

Parts of US Capitol closed after asbestos accident By ALAN FRAM Associated Press

WASHINGTON — An accident involving asbestos work forced a temporary closure of the House side of the Capitol on Thursday and prompted House leaders to delay the day’s session for two hours. A hazardous materials response team was in the building following an incident that occurred at around 2:30 a.m. or 3 a.m., Capitol Police said.

There were no initial reports of any injuries. By midmorning, most of the building was reopened and Capitol tours on the House side resumed. The Senate, at the other end of the 751-foot-long building, seemed unaffected by the incident. The East Grand Staircase, which runs from the first floor to the third floor inside the House side of the building, was blocked off and more than a dozen workers and officials

spent much of the day examining the area. Also closed was the Thomas P. O’Neill Jr. Room, a third-floor room near that staircase that was named for the late speaker and Massachusetts Democrat. The office of the Architect of the Capitol, which oversees the Capitol and other nearby buildings, released a statement indicating the incident involved possible asbestos exposure. “During ongoing asbestos abatement work there was a

potential release affecting the House side of the Capitol,” the statement read. “Samples have been collected to determine whether there was potential exposure.” The House began the day’s session at noon instead of 10 a.m. because of “an industrial accident,” according to a statement from House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio. Even so, by midmorning a handful of tourists were sitting in the visitors’ gallery, observing an otherwise

empty chamber. The Senate began its session as scheduled at 10 a.m. Officials from the architect’s office provided little new information during the day. They said in a statement that engineers and certified industrial hygienists had decided the building was safe to reopen and said the affected staircase would remain closed indefinitely. Construction of the main, center section of the Capitol began in 1793 and was finished

in 1826. As the country grew and more lawmakers joined Congress, a south wing for the current House chamber and a north wing for the Senate were built. Both were completed in 1868, along with a new, larger dome. The architect’s office has been repairing decaying plaster throughout the building. It has also started preparations for a project to repair the 8.9 million pound, cast iron dome.

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Police back off on plan to take explicit photo By MATTHEW BARAKAT Associated Press

McLEAN, Va. — Police in Virginia on Thursday backed off efforts to take sexually explicit photos of a 17-year-old to prove a sexting case against him. Police and prosecutors faced a wave of criticism following news media reports that they had obtained a warrant to take photos of the teen’s erect penis. Police wanted the pictures to compare against photos he is accused of sending to his 15-year-old girlfriend at the time. On Thursday, Manassas Police Lt. Brian Larkin said the Police Department will not proceed with the plan to take the pictures and will let a search warrant authorizing the photos to expire. Privacy advocates had criti-

cized the plan as a violation of the teen’s constitutional rights. The teen’s aunt, who serves as his legal guardian, said she had not heard of the police department’s reversal until contacted by an Associated Press reporter Thursday afternoon. She said she would be ecstatic if police follow through on their statement that they will no longer pursue the photos. But she said she won’t be fully satisfied until the case against her nephew is dropped entirely. The aunt had sent her nephew to West Virginia, where he grew up, for the past several weeks, fearful that police would show up to enforce the search warrant. The teen’s defense lawyers said authorities had explained that they intended to take the teen to a hospital and chemically induce an erection

‘People have a constitutional right to control their bodies.’ — Rebecca Glenberg, legal director of the American Civil Liberties Union of Virginia Glenberg to facilitate the photographs. The Associated Press is not identifying the teen or the aunt in accordance with a policy of not identifying juvenile suspects. Manassas Police Chief Douglas Keen posted a statement Thursday saying that “the decision to pursue prosecution or not lies with the Commonwealth Attorney’s Office and not the Police Department.” Commonwealth’s Attorney Paul Ebert declined to comment on the case in detail, cit-

ing ethical rules about discussion of pending cases outside the courtroom. The teen is charged in juvenile court with felony counts of possession and manufacture of child pornography. The aunt maintains that the charges are overblown and said the plan to pursue photos of her nephew in an aroused state came about only after she and her nephew refused to accept a plea bargain that had been offered. Larkin said he had no information on why the department

no longer plans to pursue the photos. On Wednesday night, the department issued a statement saying it was not their policy “to authorize invasive search procedures of suspects in cases of this nature” but made no definitive statements about whether they would continue to pursue the photos that had been specifically authorized in the search warrant. Rebecca Glenberg, legal director of the American Civil Liberties Union of Virginia, said the pursuit of the photos would have raised serious constitutional questions, compounded by the fact that the subject of the photos would have been a minor and by the fact that authorities apparently intended to induce an erection through a medical injection. “People have a constitution-

al right to control their bodies,” said Glenberg, who was unaware of any similar case. The aunt felt certain that the tidal wave of criticism against authorities is the only reason police reversed course. “They would have gotten away with this. They were not going to back off,” she said. Manassas City Manager Patrick Pate acknowledged Thursday that the department and the city had been fielding irate calls from across the country and internationally after the story broke. He said the city was being portrayed unfairly, given the fact that the photos were never actually taken. He also downplayed the possibility that they would ever have been taken, even though he acknowledged that a warrant authorizing them had been issued.

Louisiana ruling on confession rankles Catholics By MELINDA DESLATTE Associated Press

BATON ROUGE, La. — Catholics are decrying a recent Louisiana Supreme Court decision that reaches into the most sanctified of church places, the confessional booth. The ruling revives a lawsuit that contends a priest should have reported allegations of sexual abuse disclosed to him during private confessions and opens the door for a judge to call the priest to testify about what he was told. The lawsuit was filed by parents of a teen who says she told the priest about being kissed and fondled by an adult church parishioner. If the priest were called to testify, Catholic groups say it could leave him choosing between prison and excommunication. “Confession is one of the most sacred rites in the Church. The Sacrament is based on a belief that the seal of the confessional is absolute and invioC

lable. A priest is never permitted to disclose the contents of any Confession,” Bill Donohue, president of the Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights, said in a statement this week blasting the ruling. Catholic groups and a national organization that tracks church sex abuse cases said Thursday they weren’t aware of any other cases in which a priest has been compelled to discuss what’s said during a confessional. The local Catholic diocese said that the ruling violates constitutional separations between church and state and it will seek U.S. Supreme Court intervention. At issue is a 2009 lawsuit in which the parents say their daughter’s sexual abuse was ignored by her local priest, the Rev. Jeff Bayhi, and the Roman Catholic Church of the Diocese of Baton Rouge. The lawsuit alleges that in the summer of 2008, a 64-year-old parishioner at Our Lady of the Assumption Catholic Church in East Feliciana

Parish kissed and fondled the 14-year-old girl and continued to pursue her with emails and phone calls. The daughter said she confided in Bayhi on three separate occasions in the confessional booth, telling the priest that the man had “inappropriately touched her, kissed her and told her that ‘he wanted to make love to her,’” according to court documents. In a court deposition, the girl said Bayhi told her to handle the situation herself because “too many people would be hurt” otherwise. She said when she asked for advice from the priest on how to end the abuse, “He just said, this is your problem. Sweep it under the floor and get rid of it,” according to details outlined in the Supreme Court decision. The Associated Press generally doesn’t name people who say they were victims of abuse. The parishioner accused of the abuse died during an investigation of the claims.

Before the case went to trial, the diocese sought to prevent the parents of the teenager from using any evidence or description from the girl’s confessions. A district judge denied the motion, saying the testimony of the teenager was relevant and she was able to waive her own secrecy privilege. But an appeals court reversed that decision and dismissed the claims against Bayhi and the church, saying the priest could not be required to report information confided to him in confession. The state Supreme Court disagreed in a ruling issued in April and reaffirmed May 23, saying if the girl waived her right to keep her confessions confidential, the priest “cannot then raise it to protect himself.” The ruling allows evidence from the confession to be submitted — but it doesn’t necessarily require Bayhi to testify in the case. The high court said the district judge should decide “whether the priest obtained

knowledge outside the confessional that would trigger his duty to report” the sex abuse and whether the information provided by the girl were “confessions” or just the relaying of abuse that should have been forwarded to authorities. A trial in the case has been set for July 2015. The Diocese of Baton Rouge, issuing a statement Monday for itself and Bayhi, said the ruling “assaults the heart of a fundamental doctrine of the Catholic faith as relating to the absolute seal of sacred communications.” Asked about other whether any similar rulings have been issued in other states, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops and the Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights pointed to other court decisions that upheld the secrecy of confession. A Chicago-based organization that advocates for sex abuse victims also couldn’t cite any cases in which a judge

could decide what constitutes a confession or ask a priest to testify about what’s said during one. “I don’t offhand know of another case like this. I think this kind of ruling is sort of made inevitable by decades and decades of church complicity in child sex abuse cases,” said David Clohessy, executive director of the Survivors Network of Those Abused By Priests. Meanwhile, Catholics in Louisiana said a judge shouldn’t be meddling in the confessional booth. “It’s a very difficult issue, but I believe in the sanctity of confession. And at the same time I feel greatly for the little girl,” said Mark Spansel, 58, of New Orleans. Manolito Martinez, maintenance supervisor at St. Patrick’s Church in downtown New Orleans, said, “I was raised as a Catholic — that priests are the mediators between us and God. So whatever you confide in the priest remains with the priest.”

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World

Israel’s ‘Iron Dome’ changes the face of battle By ARON HELLER Associated Press

JERUSALEM — Israel’s “Iron Dome” defense system has emerged as a game-changer in the current round of violence with Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip, shooting down dozens of incoming rockets and being credited with preventing numerous civilian casualties. By shooting down more than 90 percent of its targets, the system is ensuring Israel’s decisive technological edge that has helped it operate virtually unhindered in Gaza. At the same time, it’s also providing a much-needed sense of security on the home front. Gaza militants have fired hundreds of rockets into Israel, some more than 100 kilometers (60 miles) deep, covering an area of about 5 million. But beyond some jitters and discomfort, they haven’t hurt Israelis much, causing no casualties and very little damage. “The Iron Dome system and its impressive success thus far have had a strategic impact on managing the campaign. It gives us wide options,” said Defense Minister Moshe Yaalon. “Having said that, we cannot become complacent.” Israel has deployed seven batteries across the country that — coupled with a high-tech warning system — have given it its best defensive capabilities ever. Iron Dome quickly recognizes the trajectory of incoming rockets and whether they are headed for major population centers. Those are shot down, while others are allowed to fall in empty fields to spare the hefty cost of firing the sophisticated interceptors. Local reports say each launching costs about $20,000. So far, Hamas and other Gaza militants have fired more than 420 rockets toward Israel in three days of fighting. The military says it has shot down

‘It gives us much more room to maneuver. ... Now we have the ability to hold our breath for some time. And I’m sure that Hamas is feeling frustrated with this situation because after launching hundreds of rockets, they haven’t managed to get Israeli casualties.’ — Yossi Kuperwasser, director general of Israel’s Ministry of Strategic Affairs 90 of those, including several over Tel Aviv and central Israel. On Thursday afternoon, the system was deployed for the first time in Jerusalem. Two puffs of smoke could be seen in the sky — apparently after intercepting two incoming rockets. Lt. Col. Levi Itach, head of the military’s early warning branch, said several high-tech measures along with a disciplined public that has vigilantly followed instruction have allowed Israel to keep its casualties from rockets to a minimum. He said the systems had improved significantly in the two years since the last major exchange of airstrikes and rocket fire between Israel and Hamas, in which six Israelis were killed and several were injured by Gaza rocket fire in that weeklong battle. The system is still far from foolproof. On Thursday, rockets struck a home in the southern city of Beersheba and a car in Ashdod — incidents that easily could have resulted in casualties. Itach said no system could provide 100 percent protection. “If we keep up what we are doing, there is a good chance that we will be able to lower the ratio to one death for every 10,000 rockets fired,” he said. Yossi Kuperwasser, a retired military general and current di-

rector general of Israel’s Ministry of Strategic Affairs, said that Gaza’s Hamas rulers and other militants have acquired longer, more powerful weapons in the past two years, but Israel had not been idle either. He said improvements to Iron Dome have allowed it to hold off on a ground operation while the home front was protected. “It gives us much more room to maneuver. ... Now we have the ability to hold our breath for some time,” he said. “And I’m sure that Hamas is feeling frustrated with this situation because after launching hundreds of rockets, they haven’t managed to get Israeli casualties.” Newspapers have already crowned the U.S.-funded system as the star of the campaign. The front page of Yediot Ahronot carried the headline “Golden Dome,” with a huge spread of the system in action. The paper’s top military columnist, Alex Fishman, wrote that the Iron Dome has “changed the face of the battle.” “If not for the Iron Dome system, the entire military would have already been stuck in the Gaza Strip. It is already possible to reflect on the main lesson of Operation Protective Edge: we must not stop investing in the Iron Dome system,” he wrote. Iron Dome is just the first of a planned three-part defense system that Israel hopes will be

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In this July 9 file photo, an Iron Dome air defense system fires to intercept a rocket from the Gaza Strip in Tel Aviv, Israel. Israel’s “Iron Dome” defense system has emerged as a gamechanger in the current round of violence with Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip, shooting down dozens of incoming rockets and being credited with preventing numerous civilian casualties. The system is ensuring Israel’s decisive technological edge that has helped it operate virtually unhindered in Gaza.

operational by the end of the year. It has successfully tested “Magic Wand,” designed to intercept projectiles with ranges between 70 kilometers (45 miles) and 300 kilometers (180 miles), and is aimed primarily at countering the large arsenal of Hezbollah rockets in Lebanon and those of President Bashar Assad’s government in Syria. Together with the Arrow

system for longer-range threats from Iran, the three components will complete what Israel calls its “multilayer missile defense.” The next generation of the Arrow, now in the development stage, is set to be deployed in 2016. Called Arrow 3, it is designed to intercept missiles at very high altitudes, before they are on their downward path toward their target. Together, the two Arrow systems would pro-

vide two chances to strike down incoming missiles. Just this week, President Barack Obama cited the systems as proof of the U.S. commitment to Israel’s security. “Across the board, our unprecedented security cooperation is making Israel safer and American investments in Israel’s cutting-edge defense systems like the Arrow interceptor system and Iron Dome are saving lives,” he wrote.

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Rifts appear among pro-Russian rebels

Around the World Kerry arrives in Afghanistan to meet presidential candidates KABUL, Afghanistan — The U.S. and its allies are growing increasingly concerned as Afghanistan shows signs of unraveling in its first democratic transfer of power from President Hamid Karzai. With Iraq wracked by insurgency, Afghanistan’s dispute over election results poses a new challenge to President Barack Obama’s effort to leave behind two secure states while ending America’s long wars. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry made a hastily arranged visit to Afghanistan on Friday to help resolve the election crisis, which is sowing chaos in a country that the U.S. has spent hundreds of billions of dollars and lost more than 2,000 lives trying to stabilize. He was to meet with the two candidates claiming victory in last month’s presidential election runoff. “I’ve been in touch with both candidates several times as well as President (Hamid) Karzai,” Kerry said before leaving Beijing, where he attended a U.S.-China economic meeting. He called on them to “show critical statesmanship and leadership at a time when Afghanistan obviously needs it.” “This is a critical moment for the transition, which is essential to future governance of the country and the capacity of the (U.S. and its allies) to be able to continue to be supportive and be able to carry out the mission which so many have sacrificed so much to achieve.” With Iraq wracked by insurgency, Afghanistan’s power dispute over the election results is posing a new challenge to President Barack Obama’s 5 1/2-year effort to leave behind two secure nations while ending America’s long wars in the Muslim world.

APNewsBreak: Military officers’ testimony undermines Benghazi ‘stand down’ theory

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WASHINGTON — The testimony of nine military officers undermines contentions by Republican lawmakers that a “stand-down order” held back military assets that could have saved the U.S. ambassador and three other Americans killed at a diplomatic outpost and CIA annex in Benghazi, Libya. The “stand-down” theory centers on a Special Operations team of four — a detachment leader, a medic, a communications expert and a weapons operator with his foot in a cast — who were stopped from flying from Tripoli to Benghazi after the attacks of Sept. 11-12, 2012, had ended. Instead, they were instructed to help protect and care for those being evacuated from Benghazi and from the U.S. Embassy in Tripoli. The senior military officer who issued the instruction to “remain in place” and the detachment leader who received it said it was the right decision and has been widely mischaracterized. The order was to remain in Tripoli and protect some three dozen embassy personnel rather than fly to Benghazi some 600 miles away after all Americans there would have been evacuated. And the medic is credited with saving the life of an evacuee from the attacks. Transcripts of hours of closed-door interviews with the military leaders by the House Armed Services and Oversight and Government Reform committees were made public for the first time on Wednesday. The Associated Press had reviewed the material ahead of its release. Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., chairman of the Oversight panel, has suggested Hillary Rodham Clinton gave the order, though as secretary of state at the time, she was not in the military chain of command.

Possible compromise emerges on border crisis; GOP pushes for deporting kids faster WASHINGTON — Outlines of a possible compromise that would more quickly deport minors arriving from Central America emerged Thursday as part of President Barack Obama’s $3.7 billion emergency request to address the immigration crisis on the nation’s southern border. Republicans demanded speedier deportations, which the White House initially had supported but left out of its proposal after complaints from immigrant advocates and some Democrats. On Thursday, the top House and Senate Democrats pointedly left the door open to them. — The Associated Press

By YURAS KARMANAU Associated Press

DONETSK, Ukraine — Deep strains emerged Thursday in the ranks of Ukraine’s pro-Moscow insurgents as dozens turned in their weapons in disgust at Russian inaction and bickering broke out between rebel factions. In the past two weeks, Ukrainian government troops have halved the amount of territory held by the rebels and have grown better equipped and more confident by the day. Once fearful of losing further pieces of Ukraine to Russia, they have shifted their strategy to containing the insurgents, whose pleas to join Russia have been ignored by President Vladimir Putin. Pushed back into Ukraine’s eastern industrial city of Donetsk, the pro-Russia militias appear to be focusing their efforts now on hit-and-run operations, bombing transportation links and bracing for more assaults from government forces. Signs of a rift within the rebellion became evident Thursday when the head of the influential Vostok battalion announced he would not submit to the authority of the military leader of the separatist Donetsk People’s Republic, Igor Girkin. Girkin, a Russian better

‘Russia abandoned us. The leadership is bickering. They promise us money but don’t pay it. What’s the point of fighting?’ — Oleg, 29-year old, former miner known by his assumed name Strelkov, has attained hero status among supporters of the insurgency. Ukrainian authorities have identified him as a former Russian military intelligence agent active in taking over Crimea before Russia annexed it in March. Yet he has also been criticized by some for leading the rebel withdrawal last weekend from the eastern city of Slovyansk, 110 kilometers (70 miles) north of Donetsk, reportedly to protect civilian lives. Vostok commander Alexander Khodakovsky alluded to that. “There cannot be a single leader giving orders,” he declared. “Because if Strelkov suddenly decides what he wants is — in the interests of protecting the lives of Donetsk citizens and the lives of militiamen — to abandon Donetsk, then we will not follow his orders.” Khodakovsky was speaking in Makiivka, a town just outside Donetsk, where his men relocated after a reported falling-out with Strelkov.

The ill will also appears to stem from a feeling among the rebels that Russia has done too little to help them. “Strelkov is a military officer of non-local domicile, while we are locals and will not, therefore, allow the people of Donetsk to remain without our support and protection,” Khodakovsky said. Strelkov could go back to Russia whenever he wanted, he noted. Ukraine says Moscow is arming and supporting the rebels, charges it has denied. In another sign of deteriorating morale among the rebels, several dozen militia fighters garrisoned in a university dorm in Donetsk abandoned their weapons and fatigues in their rooms Thursday. “Russia abandoned us. The leadership is bickering. They promise us money but don’t pay it. What’s the point of fighting?” said 29-year old Oleg, a former miner. Oleg, who declined to give his surname for fear of being punished for desertion, said he

had served in the militia for a month and planned to go home to Makiivka. Strelkov has admitted substantial difficulties enlisting the support of the locals in eastern Ukraine. “In truth, the number of volunteers for the several millionstrong population of Donbass, for a mining region where people are used to dangerous and difficult work, has been somewhat low,” he told a rebelrun TV station this week. “It is very difficult to protect this territory with the forces at our disposal.” At a news conference, the prime minister of the Donetsk People’s Republic dismissed talk of infighting. “These are lies and disinformation. There are no disagreements. We are now organizing our joint work,” Alexander Boroday said. He said 70,000 Donetsk residents have been evacuated from the city and more will follow. He did not elaborate. While rebels hold Donetsk, the city’s international airport, which has been closed since early May, remains in government hands. Militia forces mounted an artillery assault on the terminal Thursday. “Our aim was not to capture the airport. The enemy sustained serious casualties,” Strelkov said.

Germany kicks out top US spy for espionage By FRANK JORDANS Associated Press

BERLIN — Germany on Thursday demanded Washington’s top spy in Berlin leave the country as a new round of allegations of U.S. espionage worsened the friction between the two allies. The immediate trigger was the emergence of two new cases of alleged American spying. They inflamed a furor that erupted last year when it was learned that the U.S. was intercepting Internet traffic in Germany and eavesdropping on Chancellor Angela Merkel’s cellphone calls. More broadly, the move to kick out the CIA station chief appears to reflect a Germany out of patience with what it sees as a pattern of American disrespect and interference. “The representative of the U.S. intelligence services at the United States Embassy has been asked to leave Germany,” German government spokesman Steffen Seibert said in a statement. “The request occurred against the backdrop of the on-

going investigation by federal prosecutors as well as the questions that were posed months ago about the activities of U.S. intelligence agencies in Germany,” he added. “The government takes the matter very seriously.” U.S. officials described Germany’s action as extraordinary. While agents have been expelled from time to time, usually by unfriendly powers, a former U.S. official said he couldn’t remember an instance since the end of the Cold War in which the ranking intelligence official was asked to leave a country. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because he wasn’t authorized to discuss intelligence issues publicly. Germany refused to identify the CIA station chief by name. In the United States, it is illegal to disclose the name of an undercover operative. Shortly before Thursday’s announcement, Merkel told reporters that Germany and the United States had “very different approaches” to the role of intelligence agencies, and she insisted that any spying on al-

lies is “a waste of energy.” White House press secretary Josh Earnest wouldn’t comment on Germany’s decision but said the U.S. takes intelligence matters “very seriously.” “I don’t want you to come away from this exchange thinking we take this matter lightly,” he said, adding that the U.S. and Germany continue to have a strong partnership. The reports last year that the National Security Agency had targeted Merkel and Internet traffic have triggered a German criminal investigation and a parliamentary probe. On Wednesday, German police raided properties in the Berlin area in what Seibert said was a case involving

“a very serious suspicion” of espionage. German media reported that the man being investigated worked at Germany’s Defense Ministry in a department dealing with international security policy, and he had aroused suspicion because of his close contacts to alleged U.S. spies. Last week, a 31-year-old German intelligence employee was arrested on suspicion of spying for foreign powers since 2012. German media have reported that he spied for the CIA. German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier said he could not comprehend why the U.S. would spy on his country.

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Religion

How is your garden growing?

friend has been giving me fresh cucumbers already, which make for delicious salads. His greenhouse has been very productive. Keeping a garden was the first occupation of the first man, Adam. Gardening was important from the beginning. His first son Cain was a gardener too, “a tiller of the ground.” His second son Abel was a keeper of sheep. Cain didn’t obey directions for a sacrifice and ignored the opportunity to offer it correctly. His defiant attitude led to the death of his brother and an insolent reply to God, “Am I my brother’s keeper?” Had he recognized and lived his responsibility as a brother, that sad incident would not have

to the people of Israel is well known. “The LORD bless thee, and keep oices of thee: The LORD make his face shine upon thee, and be gracious unto thee: eligion the LORD lift up his countenance upon thee, and give thee peace” M itch G lover (Numbers 6:24-26). happened. Followers of Christ in turn are The Lord God operates as a committed to keeping his commandkeeper for us in many ways. Through ments. This is obedience based on prayer, he promises to keep our heart love. Jesus said, “If ye love me, keep and mind with peace that passes my commandments.” understanding (Philippians 4:7). His While not a new command (it appower that created heaven and earth pears several times in the Old Testais what keeps us (Psalm 121:2-5). ment, in the book of Deuteronomy in Position for believers is maintained particular) it simplifies our relationas they commit “the keeping of their ship with God. His love initiated the souls to him” (1 Peter 4:19). relationship, and our response of The blessing the Lord gave Moses love continues it. to impart to Aaron, who in turn gave Love of the Father is not to

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compete or coexist with love for the world; rather it is to conquer it. For this reason the Spirit convicted the church at Ephesus in the Book of Revelation for having “left thy first love.” First love for the Lord that is maintained and increased makes obedience to his commands more complete. The scripture says “love never fails,” so the fire and fervor of first love is vital for serving the Lord. Water is essential to the growth of all plants. It’s amazing how water can restore plants after a dry spell. Water is included in God’s plan for salvation (Acts 2:38). With that in mind, God says that when we follow his guidance, he will bless with abundance and “thou

ico, will be sharing her experiences Monday, July 14 at 6:30 p.m. at the Kenai Church of God at the corner of the Kenai Spur Highway and Wildwood Street in Kenai. Her most reSoldotna Church of God cent project is an orphanage in the village of Miahuatlan, Oaxaca, Mexico with emphasis on sexually abused and other plans Destiny Conference abused children. They are building the orphanage on twenty Soldotna Church of God’s annual Destiny Conference takes acres where they plant, raise animals, and build a basketball place July 12-20. Come listen to speakers from across the coun- court. try, including Rick Benjamin, Stan Holder, Kent Redfearn, Kevin Goff, Shon Burchett and Worship music with Frank Montgom- Free snow boots available ery from Christian Faith Center in Seattle. Learn about Loving God, Loving Others and Loving Life. The church will be Peninsula Christian Center at 161 Farnsworth, Soldotna, will hosting its Weird Animals VBS during this time, so bring your be giving away free snow boots for kids kindergarten through kids and let them have some wild and wacky Weird Animals high school at 1 p.m. on July 26 on a first come first serve bafun while you Invest in yourself. The Soldotna Church of God sis. is located at the corner of Redoubt and Binkley. Conference and VBS events are Sunday evenings at 6 p.m. and weekdays at 10:30 a.m. and 7 p.m. Call 262-4729 for more information or Vacation Bible schools visit ahopeforthefuture.org. 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 Methodist churches host guest speaker for more information. Retired United Methodist Minister Lucy Barton will be leading the North Star United Methodist Church and the Kenai United Methodist Church in worship on Sunday. The scripture Food Pantry open weekly for the morning is John 20:24-29 and Mark 9:14-24. She plans The Soldotna Food Pantry is open every Wednesday from to talk about what it means to believe. Rev. Barton was ordained 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. for residents in our community who may be in 1982 and served churches in California for 17 years before experiencing food shortages. The Food Pantry is located at the coming to Alaska. She served the United Methodist Church in Soldotna United Methodist Church at 158 South Binkley Street. Nome for seven years before retiring in 2006 and moving to Ke- Non-perishable food items or monetary donations may be nai. North Star United Methodist Church is located at mile 25.5 dropped off at the church Tuesdays 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., Wedneson the Kenai Spur Highway in Nikiski. Their Sunday worship days 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. or 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. and Sundays 9 a.m. to begins at 9:30 a.m. Kenai United Methodist Church is located 12 noon. Thank you for your support. at 607 Frontage Road across from Wells Fargo Bank in Kenai. Their worship service begins at 11:30 a.m. All are welcome.

Church Briefs

Missionary to share experiences Maria Pedro, a missionary, from Nikiski to Oaxaca, Mex-

United Methodist Church provides food pantry

shalt be like a watered garden, and like a spring of water, whose waters fail not.” Life will be full and complete. Heaven contains a river of life and the tree of life. Life will be abundant and eternal. Live your life for God in love and keep his commandments now so that heaven will be eternal reality. Mitch Glover is pastor of the Sterling Pentecostal Church located on Swanson River Road at Entrada. Services on Sunday include Bible classes for all ages at 10:00 a.m. and worship at 11:00 a.m. Thursday Bible study is at 7:00 p.m. (sterlingpentecostalchurch.com)

try 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. to 3 p.m., and the first Saturday of every month from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. For more information, call 907-283-4555.

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.

Submit church announcements to news@peninsulaclarion. The Kenai United Methodist Church provides a food pan- com.

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Police reports

n On June 29 at 1:29 a.m., Soldotna Dispatch was notified of an assault at Spring Creek Correctional Center in Seward between two cellmates. Eilhu Gillspie, 28, was taken to Providence Seward Medical and Care Center in Seward, where he was pronounced deceased at 2:32 a.m. Next of kin have been notified. The case is under investigation by Soldotna Alaska Bureau of Investigation. n On June 29 at 3:06 p.m., the Alaska Bureau of Highway Patrol, Kenai Peninsula Team, stopped a red 2014 Kia car near Mile 84.5 of the Sterling Highway, within the Sterling Highway Traffic Safety Corridor, for speeding. Investigation revealed that Eric Wynn Castro, 53, of Anchorage, was driving the car while impaired and under the influence of alcohol. He was arrested for driving under the influence and taken to Wildwood Pretrial Facility on $500 bail. n On June 29 at 2:23 a.m., Soldotna Alaska State Troopers contacted multiple individuals at Mile 2.5 of Gaswell Road, who appeared to be having a bonfire. Upon contact, multiple people fled the scene on dirt bikes and four-wheelers. Troopers contacted a 17-yearold juvenile, of Soldotna. The juvenile attempted to flee the scene on his dirt bike but was apprehended by troopers. Investigation revealed the juvenile to be extremely intoxicated. The juvenile was arrested and later released to his mother. Charges of driving under the influence, minor operating after consuming and minor consuming alcohol are being sent to the District Attorney’s Office. n On June 29 at 10:15 a.m., troopers arrested Alexander Scott Christensen, 27, of Soldotna, for violating a long term protective order and violating his conditions of release for a misdemeanor charge (original charge of violating a temporary restraining order), after he was contacted at a Soldotna residence following an investigation that he had violated the protective order. He was taken to Wildwood Pretrial without bail. n On June 29 at about 5:40 p.m., Crown Point troopers responded to a motor vehicle acci-

dent between two motorcycles. Investigation revealed that both motorcycles were traveling together and the rear motorcycle collided with the lead motorcycle. One of the passengers was taken to the hospital with nonlife-threatening injuries. n On June 29, Sandra Early, Roy Makarka, Janet Bowen, Heather Beggs, William Konig, Dean Sundmark, and Richard Coffing, were contacted by the Alaska Wildlife Troopers and given summonses for personal use dip net fishing in closed waters. Arraignment was set for July 25 in Kenai District Court. n On June 29, wildlife troopers, Soldotna Post, cited Freddie Olin 61, of Anchorage, for personal use dip net fishing in closed waters. Arraignment was set for July 25 in Kenai District Court. n On June 29, wildlife troopers, Soldotna Post, issued a summons to David Baird, 52, of Homer, for personal use dip net fishing in closed waters. Arraignment was set for July 25 in Kenai District Court. n On June 29 at 4:19 a.m., Soldotna police stopped a vehicle at Mile 98 Sterling Highway. John Lansing, Jr., 37, of Soldotna, was arrested for felony driving under the influence of alcohol, driving with a revoked driver’s license and driving in violation of a license limitation and was taken to Wildwood Pretrial without bail. n On June 29 at 10:24 p.m., Soldotna police stopped a vehicle at Mile 93 Sterling Highway. Marneille Keys, 44, of Soldotna, was arrested on an outstanding warrant for failure to appear and taken to Wildwood Pretrial on $500 bail. She was also issued a criminal citation for driving while license suspended. n On June 30 at 1:43 p.m., Soldotna police responded to the parking lot of Safeway for people loitering. Lisa Hileman, 19, of Soldotna, was issued a criminal citation for second-degree criminal trespass, because she had been previously trespassed from the premises. n On June 30 at about 5:40 p.m., Soldotna police responded to Fred Meyer for two shoplifters in custody. A 16-yearold female and a 17-year-old female, both of Nikiski, had removed a total of $257.96 worth of merchandise from the store

without payment. A charge of third-degree theft against each girl will be forwarded to juvenile intake. n On June 30 at 8:57 p.m., Soldotna police responded to a residence on Parkwood Circle for a disturbance. Sarah J. Whitaker, 20, of Soldotna was arrested for two counts of thirddegree assault and minor consuming alcohol and was taken to Wildwood Pretrial without bail. Shyanne Bergman, 20, of Soldotna, was issued a criminal citation for minor consuming alcohol and released. Donald J. Ruhl, 38, of Soldotna, was issued a criminal citation for furnishing alcohol and released. n On June 30 at about 5:00 p.m., the Alaska Bureau of Investigation, with cooperation from the Anchorage Police Department, arrested Kenai resident Keith Roscoe Bartman, 30, in Anchorage. Bartman was taken to the Anchorage Correctional Complex for two counts of second-degree sexual abuse of a minor, one count of attempted second-degree sexual abuse of a minor and one count of failure to register as a sex offender. This arrest is the result of a two-week investigation initiated by Alaska State Troopers in Soldotna. n On June 30 at 5:09 a.m., a Girdwood resident reported to the Alaska State Troopers that at 4:53 a.m., an unknown person entered their unsecured vehicle and stole a cell phone from the vehicle. The resident described the person as being tall, skinny, wearing a camouflaged hoodie and dark pants. The person ran off when the residents came outside. The vehicle was parked in the victims’ driveway. The cell phone is valued at $600. The investigation is continuing. n On June 30 at 9:41 p.m., Kenai police made a routine traffic stop at Kenai Spur Highway and South Forest Drive and issued a summons to Dale L. Ballard, 57, of Kenai, for avoidance of interlocking ignition device. n On July 1 at 6:58 p.m., Anchor Point troopers responded to a motor vehicle collision on Walters Drive off Mile 9 of East End Road. Investigation on scene revealed that Amelia J. Robertson, 24, of Homer, was driving a 1992 Toyota 4-Runner, when she made a right turn

onto Walter Drive from East End Road. Robertson was unable to successfully complete the turn, as she was traveling at too high a rate of speed. Robertson lost control of the Toyota and ran off the left side of the roadway, where the Toyota rolled multiple times. The Toyota came to rest on its top and Robertson was able to extricate herself from the vehicle. Robertson was taken to the Hospital with injuries. Alcohol is a factor in this case. The investigation is continuing. n On July 1 at 5:46 p.m., Soldotna police responded to the Sportsman’s Warehouse for a shoplifter. Kristen Sumers, 23, of Soldotna removed $379.94 worth of property from the store without payment. She was arrested and taken to Wildwood Pretrial on $500 bail. n On July 1 at 9:07 p.m., Soldotna police contacted Marneille Keys, 43, of Soldotna, at Big John’s and arrested her on an outstanding fugitive from justice warrant from California. Keys was taken to Wildwood Pretrial without bail, pending extradition to California. n On July 1 at about 6:10 p.m. Kenai police made a routine traffic stop on the Kenai Spur Highway near the Kenai Visitors Center. As a result of the stop, a passenger in the vehicle, Harley R. Potter, 33, of Anchorage, as arrested on a $500 Soldotna Alaska State Troopers failure to appear for arraignment warrant on the original charges of driving while license revoked, no insurance and leaving the scene of an accident. Potter was taken to Wildwood Pretrial. n On July 2, Soldotna Alaska Wildlife Troopers issued a citation to Milan D. Galey, 64, of Kenai, for personal using fishing in the closed waters of the Kasilof River below the Alaska Department of Fish and Game regulatory markers. Bail was set at $210 in Kenai District Court. n On July 2 at 9:43 p.m., the Bureau of Highway Patrol, Kenai Peninsula Team, stopped an older model Chevrolet SUV for operating the vehicle with studded tires. Investigation revealed that driver Evelyn D. Lopez, 20, of Arizona was in possession of marijuana. Lopez was issued a misdemeanor citation and released on scene.

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Around the State Fairbanks Fire Dept. to test clothing of man who died in fire FAIRBANKS – The clothing of a homeless man killed in a fire at the downtown Fairbanks post office will be tested by a private lab as part of an ongoing investigation of the blaze early last year. Johnny Wallis, 59, was found on fire on the floor of the post office on the night of Jan. 1, 2013. He died four days later. He was wearing a shirt, a hooded sweat shirt and two jackets. Mayor John Eberhart learned last month that Fairbanks police had not sent the clothing to the state crime lab in Anchorage, the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner. The clothing would not have been accepted, police said, because it had been sprayed with a fire extinguisher. After meeting with Wallis’ family and Alaska Native leaders, Eberhart asked police to send the clothing to the independent lab. When Interim Police Chief Brad Johnson told Eberhart the state lab, as expected, would not accept the clothing, police obtained a cost quote for analysis from the private lab that specializes in fire investigations. The city will pay about $2,000 for testing by Forensic Scientific Testing Inc. in Lawrenceville, Georgia. Eberhart told City Council members that expectations should be tempered regarding the results. “I think we owe it to the family and to others to send those clothes out and get them tested,” he said. The city previously called for witnesses to come forward. Police have not identified a man seen with Wallis by bystanders.

Fairbanks man sentenced to 9 years in 2012 cocaine case FAIRBANKS — A 37-year-old Fairbanks man has been sentenced to more than nine years in prison for possessing cocaine for distribution. The Fairbanks Daily News-Miner reports Benjamin Dewayne Smith was found with more than 13 ounces of cocaine in 2012. He pleaded guilty to possession in April and was sentenced Wednesday to nine years and two months in prison. Prosecutors say Smith had been convicted three previous times of drug felonies. He’s the former co-owner of Heavy Chevy Entertainment, also known as HCE.

Woman dies in Seward Highway crash ANCHORAGE — A woman has died of injuries suffered in a van crash Wednesday night on the Seward Highway. KTUU-TV reports the crash was about a mile south of the turnoff to the Alyeska Highway in Girdwood. Alaska State Troopers say the northbound van shortly after 8 p.m. crossed the southbound lane, hit a guardrail, overturned and landed in the middle of the highway. The woman was ejected and the van landed on her. She was declared dead at the scene. Notification of next of kin is pending and the woman’s name has not been released. A man in the van was taken to a hospital. – The Associated Press

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Karluk Avenue to use if water can be moved along the road to pump it into Cook Inlet. The money the borough received from the federal government is to repair damaged roads and to do some mitigation to protect infrastructure, such as installing additional culverts, Navarre said. “It’s not just a pile of money that we can use anyway we want,” he said. Bird said according to borough code, the local government is supposed to provide ditching and drainage for the roads. According to an email from Bird to the Clarion, when Yragui, who lives on Eastway Road, had a section Buoy Street built about 10 years ago, he expected it to be designed in compliance with borough standards. When Buoy Street was constructed, Bird said, his understanding is that it didn’t seem

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July 1 on the Kenai below a regulatory marker near Skilok Creek, downstream of Soldotna. The first week of the run is ahead of the previous two years with 1,524 fish counted through July 7. Single-hook and no-bait restrictions are in place for the fishery. With more than a month to go in the Kasilof River red run and already surpassing its minimum escapement goal of 160,000 fish, ADFG increased the daily bag limit from three to six sockeyes on the Kasilof July 4. Through July 8 the Sterling Highway sonar on the river had counted 201,469 sockeyes. Additionally, ADFG expanded the personal use red fishery on the Kasilof through Aug. 7, opening the river to dipnets up to the Sterling Highway bridge. Upper Inlet commercial fishers have harvested 520,000

apparent that ditching was necessary. But it has become apparent in the past couple years that some sort of ditching should have been included in the design. “It’s a question of fact as to whether or not that road ever met with the borough’s specifications and we would argue that it never did,” Bird said. “But now it’s obvious with the washouts that have happened that something needs to be done.” Navarre said the section of Buoy Street that Yragui had built was built to borough road standards, but wasn’t designed to drain. The ditches were designed to hold water and dissipate it down, which is similar to many roads in the borough, he said. The borough has shot the elevation of Buoy Street to see if there is a way to move water. “The reality is ... 0.02 is what the grade is from the end furthest to the east, I think to the west where it goes down to K-Beach road … which is about a tenth of what you need in terms of a grade to get water

flowing.” Navarre said. “What is means, basically, is it’s a big, flat area.” He said the borough wants to improve the ditching on Buoy Street not to drain the wetlands, but to make the ditches dissipate the water downward more efficiently. Bird said Yragui had invested time and money to save his property and help his neighbors as well. According to the letter, 10 years ago Yragui bought land south of K-Beach road and built a homestead, ranch, airstrip and airpark. He also divided 300 acres into a residential subdivision. Navarre said when Yragui developed some of the property, the subdivision plat said, “This area is subject to inundation.” “A good portion of it is clearly within wetlands and mapped wetlands,” Navarre said. The letter states that because the borough refuses to ditch Buoy Street, Yragui is losing money on potential sales in the Kalifonsky Meadows Subdivision as well as buyers at the adjacent airpark, which are lo-

cated off of Buoy Street. Navarre said it’s not a purpose of government to drain wetlands so a developer can sell a property. “If a developer wants to (drain water) and can get the permits to do it, that’s more their responsibility than the borough’s responsibility,” he said. Bird did not have an estimation of monetary damages and said he didn’t want to get a point where the firm needed to attribute value to Yragui’s properties. “We want the government to do what it said it would do in the first place,” Bird said. “And that is keep public roads accessible to the people who have property adjacent to these public roads and to maintain those roads such that people can go back and forth on them.” Yragui did not immediately return calls for comment from the Clarion.

salmon, ADFG reported July 9. Of those, 452,210 were Upper Cook Inlet Central District sockeyes. The department also reported 2,481 kings had been taken commercially in the Upper Inlet. To the south, the Lower Inlet commercial fleet had harvested 122,683 salmon, a catch dominated by 117,848 sockeyes as of July 9. Elsewhere in Southcentral, more than 17.8 million salmon have been harvested commercially in Prince William Sound fisheries, according to ADFG numbers available July 9. The eastern purse seine fishery pinks accounted for more than 10 million of those fish, with another 2.8 million pinks harvested in the Montague District. Copper River gillnet fishers had taken 1.8 million sockeyes and 9,541 kings, according to the Sound report. Through July 8, nearly 960,000 sockeyes had passed the Miles Lake counter on the Copper. The upper escapement goal for the fishery, which is count-

ed through July 27, is 750,000 sockeyes. As a result of the high sockeye returns, ADFG is opening the Chitina dipnet fishery July 14 to July 20 with a supplemental harvest of 10 fish per household allowed above the annual limit. The yearly limit is 15 for household of one and 30 salmon for households of two or more. Commercial harvest of Kodiak sockeyes neared 789,000 fish as of July 7, with the total salmon catch eclipsing 1 million fish. A majority of the sockeyes came from the Karluk River area with 423,521 fish harvested there. More than half — 41,870 — of the 91,664 pinks harvested in Kodiak fisheries came from Karluk as well. Chum harvest around the island totaled 106,094 fish through the first week of July, with the Karluk, northeast and Duck bay areas dominating the catch.

ery opened July 1 in Southeast. ADFG’s total king harvest target, with Alaska hatchery fish, is 171,300 fish. Harvest statistics will not be available until later in the month, according to the department. In the spring troll fishery about 43,000 kings were taken. That was the highest number since 2007. Only 7,000 chums were harvested by 43 Icy Strait spring troll fishers, down from a harvest of 280,000 chums by 185 permit holders in the same area in 2013, ADFG reported. The region’s purse seine fishery opened in traditional areas June 15. ADFG is projecting a harvest of 22 million pinks, well below the 10-year average of 34.5 million of the small salmon. Total chum returns, which are primarily hatchery fish, are expected to be 9.9 million salmon.

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

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Water encroaches on a horse barn July 2 on Buoy Avenue near the Kalifonsky Meadow Subdivision in Kenai. Several homes in the neighborhood have been struggling with groundwater flooding issues since October 2013.

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Hawker and the legislative majority. “How on earth can he justify spending a half-million on furniture — a 500 percent increase — while the state is in deficit spending and Anchorage teachers are being laid off?” he said. Hawker said lawmakers were being smart with money by adding modular furniture for staffers of legislators. That way, he said, as legislators move up in seniority and get better offices, their staff won’t Elwood Brehmer can be have to move their old furniSoutheast reached at elwood.brehmer@ ture into the new space, which will save on labor, as well as The summer king troll fish- alaskajournal.com.

wear and tear. During Monday’s meeting, Kodiak Republican Sen. Gary Stevens noted the cost was about $100,000 for just five legislative offices furnished in Eagle River. The overhauled Anchorage building will house 21 legislators plus staff for four leadership offices and additional nonpartisan staff who work in ethics and technology, Hawker said. He said that breaks down to about $8,000 for each office. “I would contrast that with the Eagle River offices, which were over $21,000 a copy,” he said. According to Hawker, the Senate president and House speaker will be in charge of their own furniture selections.

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James faces another tough decision TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writers

When it comes to LeBron James, all that’s certain is this: One fan base is about to feel scorned, and other is about to feel absolute joy. Miami or Cleveland? The same choice he faced four years ago is the one facing the fourtime NBA MVP now. He became a champion in Miami. He still calls Ohio home. It’s obviously not an easy decision, and the ramifications of what he’s about to say — it’s still unclear when any announcement will be coming, but it’s more than likely sooner than later — will have a massive impact on the Heat and the Cavaliers. For the Heat, keeping James is likely the only way they can stay a championship-contending team for a fifth straight season next year. If he stays, it would seem likely that Dw-

yane Wade and Chris Bosh would resign with Miami as well, keeping the “Big 3” that has played in each of the last four NBA Finals intact for at least another season. For the Cavaliers, it’s a chance to welcome home the player who fans — and the team’s owner Dan Gilbert — directed so much scorn toward when he left in 2010. As he makes his choice, here’s some of things he may be considering about returning to Cleveland: OHIO IS HOME: Akron has always held a special place in James’ heart and he’s remained loyal to the area. He’s maintained his offseason home just south of Cleveland and spends summers there. BUSINESS HEADQUARTERS: Northeast Ohio is where James and his close friends grew up. He has business interests in the Cleveland area. He and his LRMR agency recently signed

Big NBA free agents biding their time BRIAN MAHONEY AP Basketball Writer

Signing day arrived Thursday in the NBA, though the biggest free agents didn’t rush to grab their pens. Carmelo Anthony, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh might be waiting on popular college quarterback Johnny Manziel to a marketing deal. Manziel now plays for the Browns. YOUNG ROSTER: Although the Cavaliers haven’t made the playoffs since he left, they can offer James a young roster filled with potential and promise. They’re led by All-Star point guard Kyrie Irving, who recently

LeBron James — isn’t everybody? — before making their decisions. There’s been no indication when James plans to do so, so Miami and Cleveland waited anxiously — as did fans lining up outside James’ Akron, Ohio home, even while he was in Las Vegas. Knicks President Phil Jackson agreed to sign a five-year contract extension, and the Cavs also have two other No. 1 overall draft picks in Anthony Bennett and Andrew Wiggins. COACHING STAFF: Cleveland’s coaching situation could be a concern. The Cavs are on their third coach since James left and the team recently hired David Blatt, an international icon but

was hoping Thursday would finally bring a decision from Anthony. “But I expected one yesterday and the day before yesterday,” Jackson said at the Knicks’ summer league practice in Las Vegas. “But no, we’re waiting.” In the meantime, Kyle Lowry and See NBA, Page B-4

someone who has not coached in the U.S. before. The Cavs did hire wellrespected assistant Tyronn Lue, who has a strong relationship with James. CAVS ASSETS: The Cavs also have assets they could trade to bring another elite player to Cleveland and have had preliminary talks with MinSee JAMES, Page B-4

Oilers swept in Fairbanks Staff report

The Peninsula Oilers extended their losing streak to six games with a doubleheader sweep by the Alaska Goldpanners at Growden Memorial Park in Fairbanks Thursday evening, losing the first game 11-5 and the second 4-1. The loss drops the Oilers to 7-12 in the American League of the Alaska Baseball League. The Goldpanners (9-5, 196), on the other hand, are currently riding a five-game win streak, and have also won 16 of their last 19 games, including exhibition matches. With 35 runs scored in the first three games in the four-day series, the Panners have certainly proven they can hit. And the Oilers have been the unfortunate victims on the mound. In the first game, the Oilers knocked out 14 base hits to the

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Dodgers starting pitcher Clayton Kershaw, right, is congratulated by catcher A.J. Ellis after the Dodgers defeated the San Diego Padres 2-1 in a baseball game Thursday in Los Angeles.

Kershaw loses streak, gets win Dodgers ace sees scoreless streak snapped at 41, but he still pitches a 3-hitter By The Associated Press

LOS ANGELES — Clayton Kershaw’s scoreless streak ended at 41 innings when he gave up a home run to Chase Headley, but the Los Angeles ace pitched a three-hitter with 11 strikeouts to lead the Dodgers over the San Diego Padres 2-1 on Thursday night. Kershaw won his eighth straight start and came within 18 innings of the major league record set by Dodgers righthander Orel Hershiser, who threw 59 consecutive shutout innings in 1988. The switch-hitting Headley homered off Kershaw (11-2) in the sixth, halting the longest scoreless streak in the majors since Brandon Webb went 42 innings for the Arizona Diamondbacks in 2007. Kershaw’s run tied Luis Tiant for the fifth-longest

in the expansion era (since 1961). The 26-year-old lefty became the third pitcher in the last 100 years to win eight straight starts in one season while striking out at least seven batters in each one. The others were Sandy Koufax (1966) and Juan Marichal (1967). Despite missing five weeks because of a strained muscle in his upper back that sidelined him after his opening-day victory against the Arizona Diamondbacks in Australia, Kershaw has a 1.98 ERA in 14 starts — his best numbers before the All-Star break in his seven-year career. Headed to his fourth AllStar game in a row, the twotime Cy Young Award winner seems a strong choice to start the Midsummer Classic on

regular rest Tuesday night in Minnesota. Kershaw earned his 14th complete game in 196 career starts, helping the defending NL West champions increase their division lead to one game over San Francisco in the opener of a four-game series that will take them into the All-Star break. Vying for his fourth straight major league ERA title, Kershaw highlighted his astounding streak with a nohitter June 18 against Colorado. He limited the Rockies to two hits over eight innings in the rematch last Friday at Coors Field. If Kershaw had enough innings to qualify for the ERA race, he’d be second in the majors behind Adam Wainwright’s 1.79 mark for St. Louis.

During his scoreless streak, Kershaw allowed 17 hits, struck out 52 batters, walked six and stranded 23 runners — four at third base. He also retired the leadoff hitter in 36 of those innings. The previous run against Kershaw came on an RBI double by Arizona’s Aaron Hill in the third inning of Kershaw’s 4-3 win June 13 at Dodger Stadium. His next outing was the no-hitter. Odrisamer Despaigne (21) allowed two runs, seven hits and no walks over seven innings for the Padres. He struck out seven in his fourth big league start. The 27-year-old righthander got his first chance to face Cuban countryman Yasiel Puig in the majors and held him to one hit in four atSee MLB, Page B-4

Panners’ 10, but the Oilers left eight men on base, compared to four for the Panners. Drake Zarate came up big for the Oilers, hitting twice for a double and a home run for three RBIs. Alex Rubanowitz and AJ Hernandez each hit 3 for 3 for the day. For the Panners, Tanner Pinkston and Hunter Villanueva both belted a homer. After scoring a run in the first inning, the Oilers found big trouble in the bottom of the second, when the Panners put up six runs. From there, the Panners scored at least one run in each of the remaining innings. Nick Rogowski (1-2) started for the Oilers, pitching two innings and giving up six runs on five hits, two walks and two strikeouts. Chad Rieser went two innings, giving up three See OILERS, page B-4

Sale, Rizzo get named to roster NEW YORK (AP) — Chicago White Sox pitcher Chris Sale and Cubs first baseman Anthony Rizzo were voted by fans onto the rosters for Tuesday’s All-Star game, and Los Angeles Angels shortstop Erick Aybar will replace Kansas City outfielder Alex Gordon. Rizzo received 8.8 million votes among the 52.5 million ballots and Sale 6.7 million, Major League Baseball said Thursday. Voting was conducted on MLB.com, team websites and Twitter. Rizzo joined Cubs shortstop Starlin Castro on the NL roster. “It’s good for the kids in the minor leagues to see kids in the big leagues make it,” Rizzo said. “The more All-Stars you can have in your organization, the better.” MLB did not release voting totals for players other than the winners. The others on the AL ballot were all pitchers: Houston’s Dallas Keuchel, Cleveland’s Corey Kluber, the Angels’ Garrett Richards and Detroit’s Rick Porcello.

The losing NL players were Miami third baseman Casey McGehee, Colorado first baseman Justin Morneau, Washington third baseman Anthony Rendon and Atlanta outfielder Justin Upton. Aybar joins fellow shortstops Derek Jeter and Alexei Ramirez on the AL roster. Gordon has been bothered by a sprained right wrist and received an injection Thursday. There was no immediate announcement on a replacement for St. Louis catcher Yadier Molina, who is to have surgery Friday to repair a torn ligament in his right thumb and is likely to be sidelined for at least eight weeks. MLB said Colorado first baseman Justin Morneau and Oakland All-Star third baseman Josh Donaldson have been picked to complete the participants for Monday’s Home Run Derby at Target Field in Minneapolis. Morneau spent 11 seasons with the Twins and won the 2008 derby at old Yankee Stadium.

Birch Ridge Golf Course battles on despite rainy weather

t’s raining extraordinarily hard while I write this. Which is great for ducks but not golfers. Old Folks Golf Earl “The Pearl” Mathis shined Monday morning at senior play, increasing his stature within the golf community. Mathis netted a 31 to distance himself from the competition. Pat McElroy did well enough to finish in second place, commonly known as the first loser. Wayne “Iron Man” Anderson captured closest-to honors at the sixth. Earl’s low net finish was aided by the top shot at the eighth. Chuck “Easy” Rider rolled in the long putt at the ninth from 24 inches away, which really emphasizes the quality putting that takes place at Birch Ridge

on Monday mornings. Tuesday Morning Ladies League Chiya “Pet” Bazan dueled with Leona Jackson for female golf supremacy Tuesday morning at Birch Ridge. The two golfers matched each other stroke for stroke with brilliant play en route to a T-1 result, leaving the rest of the field in awe. Chiya’s ball dazzled and danced its way near the cup at the eighth, securing closest-to glory. Sally “Sweet Thang” Tachick had the first ladies chip-in of the year at the sixth with a mind-boggling display of dexterity. Thursday Night Couples It was turn-back-the-clock night Thursday at Birch Ridge. The lovebirds were playing a sport of differ-

half, Tanya, along with the joyful Jelsmas. One might even say the irch idge Roberts used “The Force” to win the day. olf eport Golf Joke of the Week A husband reluctantly agreed to N olan Rose play in the couples’ alternate-shot ent tune when rangefinders, tees and tournament at his club. ball markers were not allowed. He teed off on the first hole, a par Suspense engulfed the golf 4, and blistered a drive 300 yards course with stymies in play. Which down the middle of the fairway. pair had the wits to emerge victoriUpon reaching the ball, the ous? husband said to his wife, “Just hit it In somewhat of a surprise, toward the green, anywhere around Monte “Sasquatch” Roberts and his there will be fine.” lovely bride, Stephanie, navigated The wife proceeded to shank the play beautifully to take the title of ball deep into the woods. King and Queen. The Roberts narUndaunted, the husband said, rowly defeated Tom “Bombs over “That’s OK, Sweetheart,” and spent Baghdad” Boedeker and his better the full five minutes looking for the

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ball. He found it just in time, but in a horrible position. He played the shot of his life to get the ball within 2 feet of the hole. He told his wife to knock the ball in. His wife then proceeded to take her putter out and knock the ball off the green and into a bunker. Still maintaining composure, the husband summoned all of his skill and holed the shot from the bunker. He took the ball out of the hole and while walking off the green, put his arm around his wife and calmly said, “Honey, that was a bogey five and that’s OK, but I hope we can do better on the next hole.” To which she replied, “Don’t be a jerk! Only two of those five shots were mine.”

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Nibali getting comfortable in yellow

A pair of big crashes put 14 riders on medical report with various injuries JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press

REIMS, France — Vincenzo Nibali is growing comfortable in his yellow jersey. He’s not taking the Tour de France lead for granted, though. Despite the stunning departure of reigning champion Chris Froome in a crash the day before, the Italian says he’s “afraid” of two-time champ Alberto Contador, and senses other contenders are looking for opportunities to strip him of cycling’s most coveted jersey. Nibali took another, if small, step on Thursday toward the Tour crown by maintaining his lead as the pack arrived in Reims — whose famed Cathedral hosted many French coronations — in a drizzly and crash-marred sixth stage won by German sprint specialist Andre Greipel. Nibali, who has won cycling’s two other Grand tours — the Spanish Vuelta and Italian Giro — made it five straight days in the yellow shirt that he hopes to take home when the race ends on the’ Champs-Elysees on July 27. It’s still very early, though, and the race has only had one real climbing day so far: Far tougher up-and-down days are ahead this weekend in the Vosges mountains, in the Alps in week two, and the Pyrenees in week three. But Nibali says he is “calm” and feeling good physically, his Astana team is the bestperforming squad so far, and several rival teams have been losing riders to crashes. “I’m still afraid of Contador,” said Nibali, adding that he expects the Spaniard and other yellow jersey aspirants to attack when the race enters the eastern Vosges range on Saturday — culminating with a tough uphill finish in Monday’s Stage 10. “It’s true that you can lose a lot of energy defending the yellow jersey, but I’ve been rid-

‘It was such a stressful day — horrible actually. The guys were around me all day, and while we lost Xabi Zandio to the crash, the rest of us kept out of trouble and we live to fight another day.’ —Richie Porte, Team Sky leader ing well,” Nibali said through a translator. “It’s a heavy task to wear it ... (but) to have the jersey could be a little advantage in the coming stages. We’ll take it day by day.” Contador, a day after losing about 2 1/2 minutes to Nibali on a muddy ride over cobblestones, was dealt another setback on Thursday: His Saxo-Tinkoff teammate Jesus Hernandez, who was expected to help him up the climbs, dropped out after a crash that left him dazed on the roadside. Richie Porte, who inherited the leadership of Team Sky after Froome quit, also lost a teammate. Spanish veteran Xabier Zandio was taken to hospital with a suspected broken rib and severe back injury from a group spill with about 79 kilometers left. The race medical report listed a total of 14 riders with varying injuries from “two big crashes.” “It was such a stressful day — horrible actually,” Porte said, crediting support from his team. “The guys were around me all day, and while we lost Xabi Zandio to the crash, the rest of us kept out of trouble and we live to fight another day.” Greipel, the Germany cham-

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The pack with Italy’s Vincenzo Nibali, wearing the overall leader’s yellow jersey, passes over a bridge with a flooded sidewalk during the sixth stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 120.5 miles with start in Arras and finish in Reims, France, Thursday.

pion, collected his sixth career Tour stage win ahead of Norway’s Alexander Kristoff in second and France’s Samuel Dumoulin in third over the 194-kilometer (120-mile) ride. Greipel’s job got easier after countryman Marcel Kittel, who has dominated the sprints this year, got a late flat. “I had really good punch today, I am really happy,” said Greipel, a Lotto Belisol rider who turns 32 next Wednesday.

Phelps wants results ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — Michael Phelps has never been the patient type. He wants to go faster — right now. The winningest athlete in Olympic history figured he would be putting up better times by this stage of his comeback. “That the hard part for him,” his longtime coach, Bob Bowman, said Thursday. Phelps will get a final tuneup before the two biggest events of the year when he competes in a special meet at the University of Georgia, going against Ryan Lochte and several of the world’s top swimmers. Beginning Friday, Phelps will take part in three events over three days, another important step in showing how fit he is since coming out of retirement. In less than a month, he’ll be competing in the national championships in Irvine, California, followed two weeks later by the Pan Pacific Championships in Australia. “It helps Michael a lot to race,” Bowman said. “That’s what he really loves to do. If he’s just training, it gets a little old.” Phelps was not at the pool for the first day of the Bulldog Grand Slam, a short session with small fields for the women’s 1,500-meter freestyle and men’s 800 free. He was scheduled to arrive in Athens by the evening and be ready to go in his first event Friday morning, the preliminaries of the 100 butterfly. Phelps will race the 100 backstroke on Saturday, followed by the 100 free on the final day. This will be the fourth meet for the 29-year-old swimmer since he ended his retirement, but he’s still feeling the effects of being away from the pool for more than a year. C

“Of course I’m not looking at Kittel. I don’t need to hide. I am still one of the fastest in the bunch. “There was a lot of pressure on us, on my shoulders. It’s a big relief for us.” The top of the standings didn’t change, as most of the contenders for victory in the three-week race trailed close behind the muscular Greipel. He was not a challenger for the overall title; like many sprint-

ers, he does not fare well on the climbs that are crucial to winning in Paris. He’s 37 1/2 minutes behind Nibali. Overall, Nibali has a twosecond lead over Danish teammate Jakob Fuglsang. Peter Sagan of Slovakia was third, 44 seconds back. Porte, an Australian, was another 70 seconds back in eighth place. American Andrew Talansky, who won the Criterium du Dauphine in June, was ninth, 2:05 behind Nibali.

Spaniard Alejandro Valverde was 10th, 2:11 back, and Contador was in 18th, 2:37 behind. With the Tour giving a nod to 100 years since the start of World War I, French President Francois Hollande honored the fallen and took a ride with race director Christian Prudhomme on Thursday. The Tour chief led a ceremony honoring 1909 winner Francois Faber, one of three winners of early Tours who died in the war. C

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Uehara takes lead at Royal Birkdale DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer

SOUTHPORT, England — Ayako Uehara of Japan felt confident with the putter and played in the best weather Royal Birkdale has to offer. It was the right combination to take the lead Thursday in the Women’s British Open. And the best she could manage was a 4-under 68. Pot bunkers can present problems on any links course. Throw in some thick grass and par becomes a problem. Michelle Wie could attest to that. The U.S. Women’s Open champion spent too much time chipping out of sand and rough on her way to a 75. Cristie Kerr didn’t make a birdie, shot 81 and withdrew with a sore back. Only nine players broke par, all but two of them in the relative calm of a sunny morning along the Irish Sea. “It’s only going to get harder,” defending champion Stacy Lewis said after a 71. “Anything under par on this golf course is a good score.” Uehara got her lone mistake out of the way early and made

another bogey after the opening hole. She made three birdies in a four-hole stretch, added two birdies on the back nine and built a one-shot lead over Mo Martin. “Ayako obviously put up a really good number,” said Lewis, who played in her group. “She seems like she wasn’t in trouble at all. She was just greens, greens, center of the green. You can kind of learn a little bit from that and maybe not go at so many pins.” Morgan Pressel scrambled her way to a 70, joined by Sarah Kemp and Mina Harigae. The only players who broke par in the afternoon were former U.S. Women’s Open champion So Yeon Ryu and Amy Yang, who played in the final group at the U.S. Women’s Open last month. Both shot 71. “I don’t think they can make it any easier,” Pressel said. That doesn’t bode well for Wie, who was introduced on the first tee as the U.S Women’s Open champion and then posted her highest score of the year. Wie had to birdie the par-5 18th hole — the only time she hit driver — to finish 3 over.

“Thought I made a good tied for fourth with a 69. game plan,” Wie said. “Just didn’t hit good shots today.” John Deere Classic US Senior Open EDMOND, Okla. — Colin Montgomerie declared Bernhard Langer the favorite heading into the U.S. Senior Open. After 18 holes, Montgomerie may well have seized that position himself with a 6-under 65 to lead at the end of Thursday at Oak Tree National. The Scotsman started on No. 10 and birdied Nos. 14, 15 and 16 on the way to a 33 on the back nine. He birdied six, seven and eight to finish strong in oppressive heat and humidity. “That was the key to the round, the three birdies in a row on the front nine, my back nine,” Montgomerie said. “To birdie six, seven, eight was good. That got me to the position I am now.” Marco Dawson was second after a 66, and Mark Brooks was third after shooting 68. Langer was one of five golfers

SILVIS, Ill. — Jordan Spieth felt great Thursday on the first tee of the John Deere Classic. He heard not only his name, but, for the first time, the phrase “defending champion.” A par followed. Then another, and another after that. And then a bogey. The playoff winner from 2013 was suddenly reeling. “It was a struggle,” Spieth said of the round, an even-par 71 he salvaged with birdies on the 16th and 17th holes. “I need to go find something on the range because I just wasn’t comfortable over the ball today.” Spieth was eight strokes behind Zach Johnson, Rory Sabbatini and Brian Harman, whose 8-under-par 63s shared the lead after the opening round. Then again, Spieth was six strokes behind the leaders entering last year’s final round, and rallied to win, beating Johnson and David Hearn in a sudden-death playoff. “It’s going to take some incredible golf,” said Spieth, sixth

on the PGA Tour money list. “But I’m putting well, so when I find my swing, I can maybe take it deep.” That’s where the leaders were. Johnson and Sabbatini played bogey-free golf, while Harman had nine birdies and one bogey on the par-71 TPC Deere Run — even though his regular caddie had to drop out. They led 2004 British Open champion Todd Hamilton, Australian Steven Bowditch and William McGirt, the best afternoon finisher, by a stroke. Brendon de Jonge, Kevin Tway, David Toms and Robert Streb are two back at 6-under 65. Scottish Open ABERDEEN, Scotland — Three years after virtually giving up on links golf, a more mature Rory McIlroy appears ready to give it another chance. McIlroy tamed blustery conditions on day one of the Scottish Open to shoot a 7-under 64 on Thursday, giving him a one-stroke lead and showing his links game is in great shape ahead of next week’s British Open at Hoylake.

“I feel I am as prepared as I have ever been to play this type of golf,” a smiling McIlroy said after rolling in eight birdies — six of which came in a stunning seven-hole spell from Nos. 8-14 at Royal Aberdeen. How things have changed from 2011. At a wet and wild British Open at Royal St. George’s that year, a frustrated McIlroy opened his heart, saying he wasn’t a fan of tournaments where the “outcome is predicted so much by the weather” and that “there’s no point in changing your game for one week a year.” Coming from someone who grew up playing on the links in his native Northern Ireland, it was a strange outburst. That seems to be in the past now. “I’m going to make it my favorite style for two weeks a year,” said McIlroy, adding he was “relishing the challenge” of playing in the wind and rain. Unheralded Swede Kristoffer Broberg — who went out in the first group at 6:30 a.m. local time — and Ricardo Gonzalez of Argentina shot 65s to lie one shot behind McIlroy.

Azinger says changes have made Woods worse DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer

SOUTHPORT, England — Paul Azinger said Thursday that a quest by Tiger Woods to make his swing better has backfired on him. Woods has gone through four swing changes with three coaches during his career, each time saying the objective was to get better. In a conference call for ESPN, Azinger said that in his quest to get better, “I think he’s actually gotten a little bit worse.” Azinger is a former PGA champion and Ryder Cup captain — and a partner with Woods in one Ryder Cup — who now works as an analyst for ESPN. He will be in the booth next week at the British Open, where Woods is playing a major for the first time this year because of back surgery. Woods has been stuck on 14 majors

since the 2008 U.S. Open. The question on the ESPN call was whether the swing or injuries would be the greater factor if Woods does not catch Jack Nicklaus and his record 18 majors. “I think one of the big differences that’s very rarely articulated is the fact that while Tiger in his dominance always — for whatever reason — was in this quest to get better, I don’t remember Jack ever saying that,” Azinger said. “Jack might have made some tweaks and twerks here and there ... but Tiger has made astronomical changes in a quest to get better. And as a result, Tiger has actually got a little bit worse. I think we can all pretty much see that.” Azinger said several golfers have made a mistake changing the swing, but that Nicklaus was not one of them. “Jack understood that if he could stay the same, he would still domi-

nate,” he said. “Tiger didn’t need to get better. He just didn’t need to get worse. He needed to stay the same and he could still dominate, and in his quest to get better, it’s kind of backfired on him.” Azinger also questioned why Woods would entrust his swing to two coaches who never competed at a high level. Woods was with Butch Harmon, who played briefly on the PGA Tour, before turning pro and during his most dominant days in golf from 1996 through 2003. Woods overhauled his swing with Hank Haney and had a two-year stretch when he won 18 times in 34 tournaments, including four majors. He switched to Sean Foley in 2011. Azinger said that Woods has remained successful is a testament to his greatness as a player. “I think he’s the only guy who has dramatically changed the way his

Messi takes on The Machine MATTIAS KAREN AP Sports Writer

RIO DE JANEIRO — The best player in the world goes up against the ultimate team machine, on the world’s biggest stage. When Lionel Messi’s Argentina takes on Germany in Sunday’s World Cup final, it looks at first glance like a meeting between brilliant individual scoring talent and the tight discipline of a collective unit. But this game will be about much more than that. Argentina has shown that it can play just as tactically as the Germans, eking out narrow victories and doing whatever is needed to win. Germany, meanwhile, has put on two of the most explosive displays of the tournament — beating Portugal 4-0 in its opening game and then demolishing host Brazil 7-1 in the semifinals. Add in the rich history between these two teams — who faced each other in two straight World Cup finals in 1986 and 1990, winning one each — and it’s anyone’s guess who will come out on top at the Maracana Stadium. Here is a look at how the two finalists compare: GOALKEEPERS Manuel Neuer’s reputation as one of the best goalkeepers in the world has only grown in Brazil, where he has been one of Germany’s best players throughout the tournament, especially in the knockout rounds. Aside from being a first-class shot stopper, the Bayern Munich goalkeeper showed his versatility by repeatedly rushing out to help the defense in the secondround win over Algeria. He then made key saves to deny Karim Benzema an equalizer for France in the quarterfinals, and a number of impressive stops against Brazil. Sergio Romero has answered most sceptics who questioned whether he was good enough to play for a top team in a World Cup. Romero was only a backup for his club Monaco this past season, but came through big in the penalty shootout against the Netherlands with two saves to send his team into the final. He has kept three straight clean sheets in the knockout rounds, but will face his greatest challenge yet against the clinical Germans. Advantage: Germany

DEFENSE Germany’s defense has improved vastly since coach Joachim Loew took captain Philip Lahm out of midfield and put him back in his favored position as right back after an erratic display against Algeria in the second round. Mats Hummels has been a steady anchor in central defense, and Germany had little trouble neutralizing the explosive attacks of both France and Brazil. Whether they can deal with Messi is another matter. Argentina’s defense was seen as its main weakness going into the World Cup, but the team has now gone 330 minutes without conceding a goal in the knockout rounds — including two extra time periods. The

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Argentina’s Lionel Messi pumps his fists after Argentina defeated the Netherlands 4-2 in a penalty shootout in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Wednesday. back four, which includes Manchester City duo Pablo Zabaleta and Martin Demichelis, made Dutch strikers Arjen Robben and Robin van Persie look plain ordinary. Advantage: Germany

MIDFIELD This is Germany’s biggest strength, a unit without weakness that plays together as a welloiled machine. Bastian Schweinsteiger and Sami Khedira shore things up defensively while Toni Kroos and Mesut Ozil direct most of the attacks going forward. Germany’s ruthless display against Brazil was orchestrated by the clinical efficiency of its midfield, and a similar display on Sunday might just be too much for Argentina to handle as well. The Argentines, meanwhile, are hoping that Angel Di Maria will recover from a thigh injury to play in the final. Di Maria’s pace and ability to take on defenders on the wing was sorely missed against the Netherlands, when his team struggled to find ways forward. Defensive midfielder Javier Mascherano was one of the best players on the pitch against the Netherlands and is the key to keeping Germany in check. Advantage: Germany

ATTACK Germany has the highest-scoring player in World Cup history in Miroslav Klose. But Argentina has Messi, and two other top forwards to boot. While Messi hasn’t scored in the three knockout games, his four goals in the group stage reminded everyone of why he’s a four-time world player of the year. Even with Sergio Aguero and Gonzalo Higuain in the team, Messi has always been the key to Argentina’s success — and never more so than in the biggest game of his career. For Argentina to have a chance, Messi will have to create goals — either for himself or for his teammates. Germany aren’t bad up front either: Klose netted his 16th career World Cup goal against Brazil, and his teammate Thomas Mueller already has 10 in just two tournaments. Advantage: Argentina C

swing looks and has still been able to play at an extremely high level,” Azinger said. “When he went from Butch to Hank, even a lay golfer could tell that Tiger’s swing had changed, and he won five or six major doing that. ... I don’t know of anybody who’s changed the way they look more than Tiger Woods with respect to his golf swing and still played great. Most people just go away. They disappear trying to do what he’s done. “It just is a real example of what a great player he has been.” Azinger just doesn’t understand why Woods changed so much. He suggested reasons as boredom or because of four surgeries on his left knee. “He may look back and have regrets,” Azinger said. “I know that he’s only worked with one guy that’s played golf at a really high level, and that’s Butch Harmon. And for him to

just turn it all over to two guys that have never played on a high level is a bit of a mystery considering how great Tiger was when he did it. I’m not trying to be harsh, I’m just trying to be ... I guess it’s more blunt than harsh.” Azinger has been open with his opinions about Woods in the past. He said at the Masters this year that a difference between Nicklaus and Woods is that players no longer want to copy Woods’ swing. He later that Woods used to be an artistic golfer who now is trying to become an engineer. Woods missed the cut at Congressional three weeks ago in his return from back surgery. His next tournament is the British Open, which starts Thursday at Royal Liverpool. “I hope he plays great,” Azinger said. “I mean, I hope he’s recovered from injury. Sometimes you make these changes and it creates injury, as well.”

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runs (one earned) on two hits, and Cody Richey got two innings on the hill, giving up two runs on three hits and zero walks. Chasen Ford (3-1) got the win for the Panners, going five innings with only two walks, but giving up five runs on 10 hits. The Oilers had a more difficult time getting hits in the second game. Jake Sandlin, Jordan Sanford and Zarate provided the only three hits for the Oilers, while the Panners had eight hits, led by Jacob Hayes and Brandon Caruso with two apiece. Cody Nulph and Vahn Bozoian both homered as well. Scott Torrey managed to keep things scoreless on the mound for the first three innings, but the Panners finally broke through with two runs in the fourth and two more in the fifth. Torrey hit a batter, walked another, and Fairbanks scored on a two-RBI double from Ryan Clark in the bottom of the fourth. Torrey (0-2) received the loss on the mound, pitching 4 2-3 innings and giving up four runs on eight hits, two walks and one strikeout. Jeff Paschke finished up the final 1 1-3 innings with one strikeout and zeros across the rest of the sheet. Mike Benson (4-0) got the win for Fairbanks, going 5 1-3 innings and giving up one run on three hits, five walks and five strikeouts. The Oilers scored their lone run in the sixth inning when Gabriel Munoz walked with the bases loaded, scoring Sanford. The two squads will face each other once more today at 6 p.m. at Growden Park. Panners 11, Oilers 5, 1st game Oilers AB R H BI Panners AB R H BI Sdln cf 4 1 1 0 Crso lf 4 1 1 0 Snfd lf 2 0 1 0 Hrst cf 3 2 1 0 Rbwz ss 3 0 3 1 Nlph ss 2 1 1 0 Jnes 3b 4 0 0 0 Hyes rf 3 1 1 2 Thmn c 4 1 1 0 Pksn 1b 3 1 2 2

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nesota about a deal for forward Kevin Love. OWNER: The biggest obstacle in James’ possible return could be his relationship with Gilbert. In the hours after James left four years ago, Gilbert blistered James in a scathing left to Cleveland fans, condemning the superstar. In an AP interview that same night, Gilbert said James quit during the playoffs. And while James has strong ties to Ohio, he has also forged them in Miami. PROVEN WINNERS: Instead of potential, the Heat are proven champions. James has been to four straight NBA Finals with Miami, winning two championships. They have made good on the promise Pat Riley made to James four years ago: Come to Miami, be part of something special, and compete for titles every year. COACHING STAFF: There hasn’t been turnover in Miami’s coaching staff and front office since James joined the Heat. He’s played for just one coach, Erik Spoelstra, and Riley has championship pedigree. OWNER: Unlike the situation with Gilbert, there’s no rancor with Heat owner Micky Arison. The Heat have preached

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Marcin Gortat signed contracts to remain with their teams, while Chandler Parsons and Gordon Hayward inked offer sheets that could land them on new ones. Teams and players could negotiate and agree to deals since July 1, but contracts couldn’t be signed or trades made until Thursday, after the moratorium period ended and next season’s salary cap was set. Most of the best free agents have usually committed by the time they can sign, though that hasn’t been the case this year, largely because of the holdup caused by Miami’s Big Three and Anthony. Bosh may want to wait on the word from James to decide whether he wants to remain in Miami. Anthony was perhaps holding out in case there was

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W L Pct. GB Overall American League Bucs 14 7 .667 -- 21-10 Goldpanners 9 5 .643 1.5 19-6 Oilers 7 12 .368 6 16-13-2 National League Miners 14 8 .636 -- 18-9-1 Pilots 14 10 .583 1 17-12 Chinooks 4 20 .174 11 6-22

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Thursday, July 10 Goldpanners 11, Oilers 5 Goldpanners 4, Oilers 1 Miners 13, Chinooks 7 Bucs 3, Pilots 2 Friday, July 11 Oilers at Goldpanners, 6 p.m. Bucs at Chinooks, 7 p.m. Saturday, July 12 Pilots at Goldpanners, 7 p.m. Miners at Chinooks, 7 p.m.

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a family approach to everything, even allowing members of James’ inner circle access to the locker room and other team areas — no minor thing within the framework of the Heat culture. BIG 3: James came to Miami in large part to play with Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh, both of whom also are free agents. It’s hard to envision Bosh staying if James leaves. It’s easy to see both Wade and Bosh recommitting instantly, if James decides to stay in Miami. MIAMI INVESTMENTS: His wife has a juice bar in South Beach and James is said to be investing in a chain of pizza restaurants, among other investments. It’s not lifelong ties like the ones in Ohio, but ties to South Florida nonetheless. It’s easy to see why James is torn. Whether it was one of Gilbert’s planes coming to South Florida, or movers packing up James’ luxury cars from his Coconut Grove, Florida home, or reports that a cupcake shop in Ohio had heard from people that James had already decided to return to Cleveland, any nugget of information sets the rumor mill into overdrive. But James’ camp says it has all the information it needs to make a decision. The ball, as it so often is, is now in LeBron James’ hands. some way he, too, could end up partnering somewhere with the four-time MVP. While they wait, so do players such as Pau Gasol, Lance Stephenson, Luol Deng and Paul Pierce, who are on the next tier of free agents available. Not everybody is waiting around. Lowry signed his deal to stay in Toronto on Thursday, which Yahoo Sports previously reported was for $48 million over four years. He had heard from Miami and Houston, but liked his situation with the Atlantic Division champions. “Other teams had some great things and I think they had pieces that were comparable pieces, but I think the situation that I’m in, the age I’m @, me being able to lead a team, to lead a team and grow as a person, that was a very big factor in it,” he said. Gortat is returning to Washington with a contract that will pay him $60 million over five years.

bats — a line-drive double that caromed off Despaigne’s left leg and into left field in the fourth. Scott Van Slyke hit a twoout single that drove in Puig from third. Adrian Gonzalez knocked in the go-ahead run with sacrifice fly in the sixth after Headley tied it with his seventh homer. The Padres, who have lost five of six following a seasonbest, five-game winning streak, got two runners as far as second base. ATHLETICS 6, GIANTS 1 SAN FRANCISCO — AllStar Scott Kazmir struck out nine in seven scoreless innings to help Oakland win the annual Bay Bridge series. Josh Donaldson hit a two-run homer and Stephen Vogt drove in three runs for the A’s, who won three of four in the twocity series that began Monday night in Oakland. The A’s (5834) have won seven of eight overall and have matched the best start in Oakland history. Tim Hudson (7-6) was unable to make it out of the sixth inning and lost his fourth straight decision for the floundering Giants. ORIOLES 4, NATIONALS 3 BALTIMORE — Steve Pearce homered and scored twice to help Wei-Yin Chen earn his team-high ninth victory, and Baltimore beat Washington for its eighth win in 10 games. Adam Jones and Nelson Cruz both drove in a run for the Orioles, who built a 4-0 lead in the third inning and held on. Baltimore took two of three

from the Nationals in this rainshortened, home-and-home interleague showdown between division leaders. Jayson Werth homered for Washington and Ryan Zimmerman had two hits and an RBI. Chen (9-3) gave up three runs in 5 2-3 innings, improving to 6-1 in 12 starts since May 3. He was 0-2 with a 7.71 ERA in his previous two starts against the Nationals. INDIANS 9, YANKEES 3 CLEVELAND — Roberto Perez hit a two-run homer in his major league debut, Carlos Santana also connected and Cleveland scored nine runs in its last two innings at bat to rally past New York. Asdrubal Cabrera’s basesloaded triple and Michael Brantley’s sacrifice fly highlighted a four-run seventh that erased a 3-0 deficit. Brantley, a first-time All-Star this season, added an RBI single in a five-run eighth, when Perez and Santana homered. On a conference call during the game, Yankees general manager Brian Cashman said right-hander Masahiro Tanaka has a partially torn ligament in his pitching elbow. The team hopes its rookie sensation will be able to return this season. CUBS 6, REDS 4 CINCINNATI — Luis Valbuena hit a tiebreaking, tworun triple in the 12th inning and Chicago avoided a rare fivegame sweep in Cincinnati. Arismendy Alcantara singled with one out and went to second on Starlin Castro’s twoout infield single. Valbuena, who was 0 for 4 with three strikeouts, sent a drive to deep right field against J.J. Hoover (1-6). Skip Schumaker was unable to catch up with the ball, but Valbuena was thrown out at the

plate trying for an inside-thepark home run. Alcantara got his first major league hit — a two-run double — and drove in three runs. Blake Parker (1-0) pitched the last two innings and the Cubs snapped their losing streak at a season-high six games. TWINS 4, MARINERS 2

fourth of the season. David Ortiz had a two-run double for the Red Sox, who ended their 3-7 homestand on an upswing. TIGERS 16, ROYALS 4 KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Everybody in Detroit’s lineup had at least one hit and scored one run, the season-best offensive onslaught spurring the rout of Kansas City. The Tigers established a season-high for runs just two days after their 14-5 blitzing of the Dodgers, and took a 5 1/2-game lead over the second-place Royals in the AL Central.

SEATTLE — Kendrys Morales hit a two-run double in the fifth inning to help Minnesota rookie right-hander Yohan Pino earn his first major league victory. Morales, who played for the Mariners last season, came up with two outs and runners on first and second. He lined ANGELS 15, RANGERS 6 his double over center fielder ARLINGTON, Texas — AllJames Jones’ extended glove. Both runners scored without a Star center fielder Mike Trout had a three-run homer among throw. his four hits for fast-starting PHILLIES 9, BREWERS 1 Los Angeles in its drubbing of freefalling Texas. MILWAUKEE — Jimmy The first four Angels in the Rollins broke up Matt Garza’s game had hits and scored. It no-hit bid with a single in the started when Kole Calhoun had seventh before sparking a seven- a leadoff triple into the rightrun outburst an inning later, help- field corner, then trotted home ing Philadelphia complete a four- on a relay throw that bounced game sweep of Milwaukee. into the seats. Rollins greeted reliever Will Smith in the eighth by singling BRAVES 3, METS 1 to left to drive home two runs. NEW YORK — Aaron HaGarza (6-6) had just been pulled from the game to a standing rang allowed four hits in seven ovation but could only watch innings, and Atlanta used early from the dugout as his shutout offense against Bartolo Colon to avert a four-game sweep by evaporated. New York. RED SOX 4, WHITE SOX 3 The Braves snapped a fourgame skid and ended the Mets’ BOSTON — Mike Carp’s season-best, four-game winpinch-hit single in the 10th inning streak. New York hasn’t ning gave Boston its second swept a four-game set from Atstraight walk-off victory over lanta since July 1989. Chicago. Jon Lester struck out 12 in seven innings for the Red Sox, PIRATES 9, CARDINALS 1 but fellow All-Star Koji Uehara ST. LOUIS — Edinson gave up a tying, two-run homer in the ninth to pinch-hitter Volquez tossed a six-hitter to win Conor Gillaspie — his third his fourth straight start, pitching long ball in three games and Pittsburgh past St. Louis.

Scoreboard Soccer World Cup SEMIFINALS Tuesday, July 8 At Belo Horizonte, Brazil Germany 7, Brazil 1 Wednesday, July 9 At Sao Paulo Argentina 0, Netherlands 0, Argentina advanced 4-2 on penalty kicks THIRD PLACE Saturday, July 12 At Brasilia, Brazil Brazil vs. Netherlands, Noon CHAMPIONSHIP Sunday, July 13 At Rio de Janeiro Germany vs. Argentina, 11 a.m. All Times ADT

MLS Standings EASTERN CONFERENCE W L T Pts GF GA D.C. 8 5 4 28 24 18 S. Kansas City 7 5 5 26 23 15 New England 7 7 2 23 23 23 Toronto FC 6 5 3 21 19 18 New York 4 5 8 20 26 26 Columbus 4 5 8 20 19 19 Houston 5 10 3 18 18 34 Philadelphia 4 8 6 18 26 30 Chicago 2 4 10 16 24 27 Montreal 3 8 5 14 16 27

WESTERN CONFERENCE Seattle 11 4 2 35 Real Salt Lake 7 3 7 28 Colorado 7 5 5 26 FC Dallas 7 7 5 26 Vancouver 6 3 7 25 Los Angeles 5 3 6 21 Portland 4 5 9 21 Chivas USA 5 7 5 20 San Jose 4 7 4 16 NOTE: Three points for victory, for tie.

33 24 27 23 24 19 30 29 26 22 19 13 30 30 17 26 15 16 one point

Friday’s Games D.C. United at San Jose, 7 p.m. Saturday’s Games Colorado at Philadelphia, 3 p.m. Houston at Toronto FC, 3 p.m. Columbus at New York, 3 p.m. Chicago at New England, 3:30 p.m. Sporting Kansas City at Montreal, 3:30 p.m. Chivas USA at Vancouver, 6 p.m. Real Salt Lake at Los Angeles, 6:30 p.m. Sunday’s Games Portland at Seattle FC, 6 p.m. All Times ADT

Baseball AL Standings

East Division W Baltimore 50 Toronto 48 New York 46 Tampa Bay 42 Boston 41 Central Division Detroit 51 Kansas City 47 Cleveland 45 Chicago 44 Minnesota 42 West Division Oakland 58 Los Angeles 54 Seattle 49 Houston 39 Texas 38

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Thursday’s Games Oakland 6, San Francisco 1 Boston 4, Chicago White Sox 3, 10 innings Cleveland 9, N.Y. Yankees 3 Baltimore 4, Washington 3 L.A. Angels 15, Texas 6 Detroit 16, Kansas City 4 Minnesota 4, Seattle 2 Friday’s Games Chicago White Sox (Noesi 3-6) at Cleveland (Kluber 8-6), 3:05 p.m.

N.Y. Yankees (Kuroda 6-6) at Baltimore (Mi.Gonzalez 4-5), 3:05 p.m. Toronto (Buehrle 10-6) at Tampa Bay (Archer 5-5), 3:10 p.m. L.A. Angels (Richards 10-2) at Texas (Tepesch 3-4), 4:05 p.m. Boston (Lackey 9-6) at Houston (Feldman 4-5), 4:10 p.m. Detroit (A.Sanchez 5-3) at Kansas City (Duffy 5-8), 4:10 p.m. Minnesota (Kr.Johnson 0-0) at Colorado (J.De La Rosa 9-6), 4:40 p.m. Oakland (Samardzija 1-0) at Seattle (F.Hernandez 10-2), 6:10 p.m. Saturday’s Games Chicago White Sox at Cleveland, 11:05 a.m. N.Y. Yankees at Baltimore, 12:05 p.m. Boston at Houston, 12:10 p.m. Minnesota at Colorado, 12:10 p.m. Toronto at Tampa Bay, 12:10 p.m. Detroit at Kansas City, 3:10 p.m. L.A. Angels at Texas, 3:15 p.m. Oakland at Seattle, 6:10 p.m. All Times ADT

Lester, Tazawa (8), Uehara (9), A.Miller (10) and D.Ross. W_A. Miller 3-5. L_Belisario 3-6. HRs_ Chicago, Gillaspie (4).

NL Standings

Tigers 16, Royals 4

East Division W Washington 49 Atlanta 50 Miami 44 New York 42 Philadelphia 41 Central Division Milwaukee 52 St. Louis 50 Cincinnati 49 Pittsburgh 48 Chicago 39 West Division Los Angeles 52 San Francisco 50 San Diego 40 Colorado 39 Arizona 39

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Thursday’s Games Chicago Cubs 6, Cincinnati 4, 12 innings Philadelphia 9, Milwaukee 1 Oakland 6, San Francisco 1 Baltimore 4, Washington 3 Atlanta 3, N.Y. Mets 1 Pittsburgh 9, St. Louis 1 L.A. Dodgers 2, San Diego 1 Friday’s Games Atlanta (A.Wood 6-7) at Chicago Cubs (Arrieta 5-1), 12:05 p.m. Washington (Zimmermann 6-4) at Philadelphia (A.Burnett 5-8), 3:05 p.m. Miami (H.Alvarez 6-3) at N.Y. Mets (Za.Wheeler 4-8), 3:10 p.m. Pittsburgh (Locke 2-1) at Cincinnati (Latos 2-1), 3:10 p.m. St. Louis (J.Kelly 1-1) at Milwaukee (Gallardo 5-5), 4:10 p.m. Minnesota (Kr.Johnson 0-0) at Colorado (J.De La Rosa 9-6), 4:40 p.m. San Diego (Hahn 4-2) at L.A. Dodgers (Haren 8-5), 6:10 p.m. Arizona (Bolsinger 1-5) at San Francisco (Lincecum 8-5), 6:15 p.m. Saturday’s Games Arizona at San Francisco, 12:05 p.m. Atlanta at Chicago Cubs, 12:05 p.m. Miami at N.Y. Mets, 12:10 p.m. Minnesota at Colorado, 12:10 p.m. St. Louis at Milwaukee, 12:10 p.m. Pittsburgh at Cincinnati, 3:15 p.m. Washington at Philadelphia, 3:15 p.m. San Diego at L.A. Dodgers, 6:10 p.m. All Times ADT

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Phelps, Thornton (7), Ji.Miller (7) and Cervelli; House, Pestano (5), Crockett (6), Carrasco (7), Atchison (8), Hagadone (9) and R.Perez. W_Carrasco 2-3. L_Thornton 0-3. HRs_New York, Ze.Wheeler (2). Cleveland, R.Perez (1), C.Santana (14).

Angels 15, Rangers 6 LA Tex.

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H.Santiago, Cor.Rasmus (7), Rucinski (9) and Conger; Lewis, Mendez (3), West (6), Poreda (8), Gimenez (9) and Chirinos. W_H. Santiago 1-7. L_Lewis 6-6. HRs_ Los Angeles, Trout (21). Texas, A.Beltre (13).

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Smyly, C.Smith (7), B.Hardy (8), Coke (9) and Avila; Guthrie, S.Downs (5), L.Coleman (5), Bueno (7) and S.Perez, Hayes. W_Smyly 5-8. L_Guthrie 5-8. HRs_Detroit, Tor.Hunter (12). Kansas City, B.Butler (3), Hosmer (6).

Twins 4, Mariners 2 Min. Sea.

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Pino, Swarzak (6), Duensing (7), Fien (8), Perkins (9) and K.Suzuki; Wilhelmsen, Farquhar (3), Beimel (5), Leone (7), Furbush (8), Luetge (9) and Zunino. W_Pino 1-2. L_Wilhelmsen 1-2. Sv_Perkins (22). HRs_Seattle, Seager (14).

Athletics 6, Giants 1 Oak. SF

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Kazmir, Otero (8), Abad (9) and Jaso, D.Norris; T.Hudson, J.Lopez (6), Machi (6), Petit (8) and Posey. W_Kazmir 11-3. L_T.Hudson 7-6. HRs_Oakland, Donaldson (20).

Orioles 4, Nationals 3 Wa. Ba.

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G.Gonzalez, Barrett (7) and W.Ramos; W.Chen, Tom.Hunter (6), O’Day (8), Z.Britton (9) and C.Joseph. W_W.Chen 9-3. L_G. Gonzalez 6-5. Sv_Z.Britton (15). HRs_Washington, Werth (10). Baltimore, Pearce (11).

Cubs 6, Reds 4, 12 inn. Chi. Cin.

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Hendricks, Russell (7), Strop (8), N.Ramirez (9), H.Rondon (10), B.Parker (11) and Jo.Baker; Bailey, LeCure (6), M.Parra (7), Broxton (8), A.Chapman (9), Ju.Diaz (10), Hoover (11) and Barnhart, Mesoraco. W_B.Parker 1-0. L_ Hoover 1-6. HRs_Cincinnati, Ludwick (6).

Phillies 9, Brewers 1 Phi. Mil.

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D.Buchanan, Bastardo (8), Diekman (9) and Rupp, K.Hill; Garza, W.Smith (8), Kintzler (8), Wang (9) and Lucroy. W_D.Buchanan 5-5. L_Garza 6-6. HRs_Philadelphia, Howard (15). Milwaukee, C.Gomez (14).

Braves 3, Mets 1 Atl. NY

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Harang, J.Walden (8), Kimbrel (8) and Bethancourt; B.Colon, C.Torres (9) and d’Arnaud. W_Harang 9-6. L_B.Colon 8-8. Sv_Kimbrel (28).

Pirates 9, Cardinals 1 Pit. SL

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Volquez and R.Martin; S.Miller, Lyons (6), Motte (9) and T.Cruz. W_Volquez 8-6. L_S.Miller 7-8. HRs_Pittsburgh, R.Martin (5).

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Despaigne, Quackenbush (8) and Grandal; Kershaw and A.Ellis. W_ Kershaw 11-2. L_Despaigne 2-1. HRs_San Diego, Headley (7).

Transactions BASEBALL American League BALTIMORE ORIOLES — Recalled RHP Preston Guilmet from Norfolk (IL). Optioned RHP Bud Norris to Bowie (EL). KANSAS CITY ROYALS — Placed LHP Jason Vargas on the 15-day DL. Recalled RHP Louis Coleman from Omaha (PCL). LOS ANGELES ANGELS — Optioned RHP Cam Bedrosian to Arkansas (TL). Placed LHP CJ Wilson on 15-day DL. Recalled RHP Cory Rasmus from Salt Lake (PCL). Selected the contract of RHP Drew Rucinski from Salt Lake. Designated LHP Nick Maronde for Assignment. NEW YORK YANKEES — Placed OF Carlos Beltran on the sevenday concussion list, retroactive to July 9. Recalled 3B Yangervis Solarte from Scranton/Wiles Barre (IL). SEATTLE MARINERS — Recalled LHP Lucas Luetge from Tacoma (PCL). Optioned RHP Stephen Pryor to Tacoma. National League CHICAGO CUBS — Selected the contract of RHP Kyle Hendricks from Iowa (PCL). Optioned RHP Dallas Beeler to Iowa. CINCINNATI REDS — Selected the contract of INF Kristopher Negron from Louisville (IL). Optioned RHP Carlos Contreras to Louisville. Designated RHP Brett Marshall for assignment. LOS ANGELES DODGERS — Designated 1B Clint Robinson for assignment. Activated OF Carl Crawford from the 15-day DL. MILWAUKEE BREWERS — Recalled RHP Jimmy Nelson from Nashville (PCL). Placed LHP Wei-Chung Wang on the 15-day DL. Signed SS Gilbert Lara to a minor-league contract. PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES — Selected the contract of OF Grady Sizemore from Lehigh Valley (IL). Optioned RHP David Buchanan to Lehigh Valley. Transferred LHP Cliff Lee to the 60-day DL. PITTSBURGH PIRATES — Recalled OF Jaff Decker from Indianapolis (IL). Optioned RHP Brandon Cumpton to Indianapolis. ST. LOUIS CARDINALS — Placed C Yadier Molina on the 15-day DL. Recalled C Audry Perez from Memphis (PCL). BASKETBALL National Basketball Association ATLANTA HAWKS — Signed G-F Thabo Sefolosha to a three-year contract. CHARLOTTE HORNETS — Signed F Gordon Hayward to an

offer sheet for a four-year contract. CLEVELAND CAVALIERS — Signed G Kyrie Irving to a fiveyear contract extension. Traded G Jarrett Jack and G-F Sergey Karasev to Brooklyn and C Tyler Zeller and a first-round draft pick C to Boston. Cleveland received a future conditional second-round Y pick from Boston and the draft rights to F Ilkan Karaman and F Edin Bavcic from Brooklyn. Boston received G Marcus Thornton from Brooklyn. LOS ANGELES CLIPPERS — Signed G Jordan Farmar to a two-year contract and C Spencer Hawes to a four-year contract. PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS — Signed C Chris Kaman and G Steve Blake to two-year contracts. TORONTO RAPTORS — Resigned Kyle Lowry to a multiyear contract. UTAH JAZZ — Acquired F Steve Novak and a 2017 second-round draft pick from Toronto for G Diante Garrett. WASHINGTON WIZARDS — Signed C Marcin Gortat to a fiveyear contract. FOOTBALL National Football League NFL — Named Matt Birk has been named director of football development. Canadian Football League MONTREAL ALOUETTES — Signed general manager Jim Popp to a three-year contract extension. HOCKEY National Hockey League DETROIT RED WINGS — Resigned LW Daniel Cleary to a oneyear contract. SAN JOSE SHARKS — Resigned D Scott Hannan to a oneyear contract. ST. LOUIS BLUES — Re-signed F Steve Ott to a two-year contract. TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING — Signed F Jerome Samson to a one-year contract. Re-signed F Brett Connolly to a one-year contract. TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS — Signed F Trevor Smith to a oneyear contract and D Rinat Valiev to a three-year entry-level contract. SOCCER Major League Soccer CHIVAS USA — Waived G Tim Melia. LOS ANGELES GALAXY — Terminated their loan agreement with F Samuel, who will be returning to Fluminense (Brazil Serie A). NEW YORK CITY FC — Signed G Josh Saunders. NEW YORK RED BULLS — Announced they mutually agreed to part ways with MF Jonny Steele. COLLEGE ETSU — Named Erik Losey offensive line coach. FURMAN — Named Tim Gibson women’s basketball director of operations, Dwight Perry assistant men’s basketball coach and video coordinator and Eric Lechlitner men’s basketball director of operations. HOLY CROSS — Named Alex Bresner outside linebackers coach. Announced the resignation of women’s tennis coach Lisa Meola. QUINNIPIAC — Announced the retirement of men’s and women’s tennis head coach Mike Quitko. RADFORD — Named Jackie Jenkins assistant softball coach. RHODE ISLAND COLLEGE — Announced the resignation of women’s basketball coach Kara Williamson.

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et’s talk about one of the most hazardous areas for small boats, their owners and passengers, the launch ramp. For various reasons, boats, trailers and vehicles sometimes find their way fully immersed as a result of an attempted boat launch. At a launch ramp on the lower Kenai River, I once saw a captain go down with his ship, steadfastly staying at the wheel of his pickup until the water reached his shoulders before getting out and swimming ashore. It just wasn’t his day. His boat, still attached by its bow to the trailer winch, floated high for a few minutes, but then began settling by the stern. He’d forgotten to install the drain plug. Hang around boat ramps long enough and you’ll see someone back a boat and trailer into the water and then have to stand and watch while the boat floats down the river, looking lonely and unwanted. It happened to me once. Luckily, a nearby boater saw my predicament and took pity. If no one is nearby in a boat, this method of launching can present difficulties. Quite often you’ll see someone carefully load everything and everyone aboard, shove off from shore, then discover that the motor won’t start. This sometimes happens at Bing’s Landing, just upstream of the Naptowne Rapids, a place many boaters won’t go, even with a motor that’s running. From personal experience, I strongly recommend not pushing off from shore until the motor is running. That said, going through those rapids without power does give you an exciting story to tell your grandchildren, if you survive. Another source of excitement is the “premature launch”: The trailered boat gets halfway to the water before sliding off the trailer onto the concrete ramp, propeller first. All of these accidents are embarrassing, and some are expensive. They happen when people are careless, when they’re in a hurry, when they’re distracted and when someone offers to help. Everyone has a “first-time” launch. These are never pretty, but they do offer comic relief. At the other end of the scale, ignorance, discourtesy and a lack of common sense can trigger ramp rage among boaters waiting to launch. At the peak of the sockeye season, any launch on the Kenai River is a test of endurance. At Bing’s Landing, a gentleman whose IQ couldn’t have been much more than river temperature backed his 40-foot motorhome down the ramp until his boat trailer jackknifed. Ten minutes later, he had it straightened out, but it was still positioned so that no one else could use the See PALMER, page C-2

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This June 9 photo shows extreme hiker/biker Adam Bradley checking off items on his resupply list for a 16,000-mile trip that will start at his back door in Reno in July. It is a half and half cycling and walking trip.

Bradley plans on hiking, biking 16,000 remote miles By BEN SPILLMAN Reno Gazette-Journal

RENO, Nev. — After Adam Bradley walks with his wife, Shelly Culbertson, to her workplace about six miles from their Reno home, the couple will have gone further by foot than many people do in a week. At that point, Bradley will have about 15,668 more miles of walking and bicycling before his scheduled return, in October, 2015. Bradley, 42, an experienced adventure traveler, embarked in June on the Strange Loop journey, the name he’s given his attempt to become the first person to walk the Pacific Crest, Appalachian and

Continental Divide trails while using a bicycle to get from one trail to the next. Save for a 55-mile bus ride from Campo, Calif., to San Diego, the entire trip is human powered and contiguous, meaning Bradley will be on the road or on the trail the entire 16 months, including winter on the Appalachian Trail. The Strange Loop is distance journey number 21 for Bradley, including setting a speed record for completing the Pacific Crest Trail in 2009 and an epic 4,738-mile trip from Reno to the Bering Sea by foot, bicycle and canoe. To add further challenge to the hiking portions, Bradley is deviating from the main sections of Pacific Crest, Appalachian and Continental Divide trails

in order to cover more remote territory that’s usually not even seen by through-hikers on those routes. “As I’ve gotten older now I know what it is I like in a trail’s character,” Bradley told the Reno GazetteJournal. “I want to try and get away from people because that ups the quality of the experience for me, it ups the wildlife sightings I see big time.”

Documenting it all online Despite the deviations, Bradley planned to stay true to his longtime practice of verifying the authenticity of his travel by documenting the trip as it unfolds. He said he learned the importance of See LOOP, page C-2

Create your own hues for scarves, sweaters By SARAH WOLFE Associated Press

Homegrown botanical dyes are in, part of today’s shift toward more natural and organic living. And you don’t need a degree in chemistry to create your own hues for scarves, sweaters or even Easter eggs. All it takes is a garden plot or a few pots and a kitchen. “If you’re already gardening or already even have a landscape, you can look out your window and you can use the things that are there, that you’re already growing, for a dyer’s garden,” says Chris McLaughlin, a gardener in Placerville, California, and author of the new book “A Garden to Dye For: How to Use Plants from the Garden to Create Natural Colors for Fabrics and Fibers” (St. Lynn’s Press). AP Photo/St. Lynn’s Press, Chris McLaughlin

This photo shows the first step to gather plants materials for making an origiWhere to start? nal eco dyed scarf. For this particular scarf, eucalyptus leaves (both in the dye as well as in the bundled scarf), marigold petals, red and yellow onion If you’re planting a new dye garskins, red rose petal and avocado skins were used. den, McLaughlin’s book contains

several different garden plans. An edible dye garden, for example, might be best if you have limited space and can’t justify giving up square footage for anything other than fruits and veggies. Suggested plants include carrots, bee balm, rosemary, purple basil, red onions, chamomile, beets, blueberries, red cabbage and marjoram. A cutting dye garden features flowers that can be cut for indoor display or tossed in the dye pot. McLaughlin recommends roses, hollyhocks, dahlias, rudbeckia, purple coneflowers, zinnias and cosmos. Of course, you can always mix veggies and flowers, or plant a few items in containers. And if you’re already gardening, chances are you have some of these plants and flowers in your backyard. “Even a typical suburban landscape that was planted by the housing developer might have birch, juniper, roses, Japanese maple or eucalyptus,” McLaughlin says. See HUES, page C-2

Tracking time in the New and Old Worlds I had the good fortune to take a cruise through the Mediterranean this summer, focusing on ports with archaeological sites. My family marveled at Greco-Roman ruins that once hosted the Temples of Zeus and Artemis, and the Colossus of Rhodes — three of the seven wonders of the ancient world — and Venice, an ancient yet modern city that offers one solution for other coastal cities responding to rising sea levels. Our visit was a snapshot of history that spanned thousands of years. It got me thinking about how time in the Mediterranean, one of the longest settled areas of the Old World, is tracked by human manipulation of the environment. In contrast, time on the Kenai Peninsula, a sliver of the Last Frontier in the New World, is tracked by natural history sometimes captured by science and sometimes by oral histories of indigenous cultures. To make my case, I’ve drawn some information from a 2006 article coauthored by retired refuge ecologist Ed Berg and colleagues. Entitled “Ho-

R efuge N otebook J ohn M orton locene development of boreal forests and fire regimes on the Kenai Lowlands of Alaska,” this study analyzed pollen and plant macrofossils found in sediment cores from three lakes on the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge. Although humans have been in the Mediterranean for the past 100,000 years, North America was colonized by Paleolithic hunter-gatherers crossing the Bering land bridge less than 20,000 years ago, coinciding with glaciers receding at the end of the Wisconsin Ice Age. Carbon-14 dating shows the first Sphagnum peatlands were indeed being laid down in the Kenai Lowlands 18,000 years ago. As white spruce colonized woodlands composed of alder, willow and birch on the Kenai Lowlands 8500

years ago, Neolithic humans in the Mediterranean were transitioning to early agriculture. Evidence of early settlements show up at this time around what is to become Ephesus in the 10th century BC, a city that ebbed and flowed for 2,500 years in the hands of Hittites, Greeks, Romans and Byzantines before being abandoned by the Ottomans in modern-day Turkey. This is the same city that Paul the Apostle supposedly had in mind when he penned his Letter to the Ephesians. By the time black spruce shows up in the pollen record from the Kenai Lowlands in 2600 BC, the Sumerians had invented writing and the Greeks were making bronze. Shortly after the Parthenon was built on the Athenian acropolis in 440 BC, Paleo-Aleuts began settling on the western Kenai Peninsula. By the time Dena’ina arrived 1000-1500 years ago, the Roman Empire had already come and gone from the Mediterranean. Tree coring of mature mountain hemlock in the Kenai Lowlands indicate that some may have been seedC

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The library at Ephesus, a Greco-Roman city in Turkey that persisted for 2,500 years while contemporary Aleuts and Dena’ina were settling the Kenai Peninsula.

lings when Suleiman the Magnificent laid siege to the fortress of the Knights of St. John on Rhodes, a Greek island off the coast of Turkey. The Colossus of Rhodes, destroyed by an earthquake well before the Turks arrived, was a 100-foot statue of Helios originally erected in the harbor to celebrate

a Greek win over a much earlier siege by a Cypriot army in 305 BC. There’s a point to all of this. Ancient Greeks and Romans were around for centuries, at a time when technological and environmental changes were slow compared to today’s frantic rates.

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Hot spot: Yellowstone road melts, sites closed By MEAD GRUVER Associated Press

CHEYENNE, Wyo. — The ever-changing thermal geology of Yellowstone National Park has created a hot spot that melted an asphalt road and closed access to popular geysers and

other attractions at the height of tourist season, officials said Thursday. As they examined possible fixes, park officials warned visitors not to hike into the affected area, where the danger of stepping through solid-looking soil into boiling-hot water

was high. “There are plenty of other great places to see thermal features in the park,” Yellowstone spokesman Al Nash said. “I wouldn’t risk personal injury to see these during this temporary closure.”

Naturally changing thermal features often damage Yellowstone’s roads and boardwalks. Steaming potholes in asphalt roads and parking lots — marked off by traffic cones — are fairly common curiosities. However, the damage to

Firehole Lake Drive is unusually severe and could take several days to fix. The 3.3-mile loop six miles north of Old Faithful takes visitors past Great Fountain Geyser, White Dome Geyser and Firehole Lake. Unusually warm weather for

Yellowstone — with high temperatures in the mid-80s — has contributed to turning the road into a hot, sticky mess. “We’ve got some ideas. We’re going to try them. Our maintenance staff has really looked at the issue,” Nash said.

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is among the largest organizations in the country to use roadkill records to study wildlife and habitats. Research from the center has shown how roads and highways can decimate wildlife. It’s also used to make highway travel safer for people and animals. Fraser Shilling, co-director of the center, said Bradley’s trip across the country will be the most extensive of its kind in terms of roadkill data gathering. “There is really no other way to get that kind of data,” Shilling said. Travel by car is too fast for thorough data collection, Shilling said, and passive observation by random observers can be inconsistent and ineffective for researchers.

hiking in Vermont by Shelly, his future wife. “When she first met me, my focus in life and a lot of my ego was wrapped up in me being a river guide. I think I had a really hard time letting go of certain things,” Bradley said. He started in 2002 with the Long Trail in Vermont, a 270mile route from Massachusetts to Canada that was America’s first long distance hiking trail, got hooked and began making more journeys. Being mentally tough has helped Bradley complete journeys or return to the trail despite being swarmed by clouds of mosquitoes on the Yukon River, getting charged by a black bear in Idaho and being ambushed by a shirtless, methfueled felon in the middle of the night just off Hunter Lake Road near Reno. Each experience had a practical lesson, be it about giving wide berth to wildlife or camping far from roads, in addition to reminding him why it is important to stay the course in the face of obstacles. “If for whatever reason something were to occur, I was mauled by a bear, got hit on a bike, I have lived a very good

life, no doubt about it,” he said. “I can’t imagine my life having not done these things.” There’s also a lot of logistical preparation for each trip. Bradley spent the days leading up to the Strange Loop packing thousands of energy bars, sacks of dehydrated beans, packages of whey powder and other food items into hundreds of boxes. Each box is labeled for a specific section of the trip and filled with enough supplies for that section. Shelly will mail the boxes to predetermined stops along the route. Not only does the address of each mail drop need to be checked and doublechecked, Bradley has to verify someone will be available to receive the package and hold it until he arrives. Although the preparation and journey itself will consume about two years of Bradley’s life, the idea of postponing travel until retirement age or taking more convenient trips isn’t an option. “I could walk out my front door and get hit by a meteor ... I could get diagnosed with cancer,” he said. “The door is open and I am going to take advantage of that.”

As for roots, the dye content increases as the plant ages. However, most of the plants that contain dyes in their roots are perennials, and will take two to three years to develop enough dye for harvesting, he says. If picking an entire plant or leaves, do so at the end of their growing season so the dye content is at its peak.

bage, spinach leaves, cranberries, hibiscus tea, grape juice, turmeric, etc.) — 1/4 cup oil

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This undated photo shows damage to a Yellowstone National Park road caused by the park’s ever-changing thermal features in the park in Wyoming. The hot, damaged pavement has prompted park officials to close Firehole Lake Drive and access to some geysers and thermal features at the height of summer tourist season.

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verification in the days when he focused on record-setting attempts on the Pacific Crest and Tahoe Rim trails. “All of my records have a detailed timeline, photos, journals, gear lists, video,” Bradley said. “These are put up immediately after the record. I have found when folks don’t put that up that is because there is something fishy about their claim.” A satellite-enabled tracking device monitored by a third party is following Bradley and sending a signal every five minutes in order to update a live, online map of the journey. In addition to recording the travel, Bradley is documenting wildlife observations. On the hiking portions he is spending about 40 minutes each day documenting birds, or the lack of birds, for eBird.org, an online birding organization. And while biking he plans to document roadkill and other wildlife observations for the Road Ecology Center at the University of California, Davis. The Road Ecology Center

river to tell a man that I had to launch a boat where he was standing. He was so focused Continued from page C-1 on fishing that he would’ve stood there until I backed right over him. The boat backing ramp. He then proceeded to toward him wasn’t an adequate oh-so-carefully load his boat with fishing and camping gear. clue. At the Izaak Walton boat By this time, steam was hissing from the ears of several ramp, in Sterling, you launch in the Moose River, maybe 50 of us who were waiting to launch, but this guy was oblivi- yards from where it flows into ous to it. Finally, after dressing the Kenai. When the sockeyes are in, anglers line both banks his family in warm coats and of the Moose and cast toward life jackets and getting them the center. Navigating from the aboard, he backed his trailer boat ramp to the Kenai takes into the water and launched real courage. his boat. As his motorhome With the late run of sockcleared the ramp, several of us cheered and applauded, but eyes about to arrive, the number of boat launches will soar Continued from page C-1 he didn’t seem to notice. He probably thought it was a local in the next few days. I urge boat owners to be certain that custom. For beginners, French marithey, their boats and their vePeople who fish on and golds and onions (red or yellow) around boat ramps don’t make hicles are adequately insured. are easy to grow and produce things any easier for boaters. vivid colors for dyes, accordLes Palmer can be reached ing to Julie Jensen, farmer and I once had to get out of my at les.palmer@rocketmail.com. founder of Echoview Farm vehicle and wade out into the and Fiber Mill near Asheville, space to colonize even as the re- North Carolina. maining landscape is changing rapidly in response to increas- Which plants for which Continued from page C-1 ing human populations and a colors? warming climate. These are Appearance isn’t everything. They adapted to the environ- directional drivers, pushing us ment by moving and shaping towards an outcome that is still The vibrant pink flowers of the rock into Doric and Corinthian uncertain but doesn’t appear peony, for example, result in columns that supported the particularly rosy to me. Con- a pale lime green when used likes of the Parthenon, trans- sider that the total area of gray for dye, according to Howard porting water to arid places infrastructure (buildings, roads, Freilich, founder of the New with aqueducts, and living in parking lots) that has been laid York-based landscaping service houses with indoor plumbing, down since the founding of the Blondie’s Treehouse. Here’s a list of his favorite through-the-floor heating and U.S. is expected to double in the next forty years! Locally, sources for various hues: marble facades. Beets (roots) - deep red Alaskan Natives have also 1.5 housing units are built on Rose (hips) - red been around for centuries, the Kenai Peninsula every day. The bad news is that we Lilac (twigs) - yellow/oradapting to post-Pleistocene warming by learning the sea- don’t have the time that previ- ange Golden Rod (flowers) - yelsonal movements of wildlife ous cultures had to address the and phenology of plants, and consequences of our actions low Coneflower (flowers) developing the technology to because the world is changing harvest and store wild foods. faster than societal norms. The brownish green; (leaves and Although early humans in the good news is that humans are stems) - gold Ivy (twigs) - yellow/brown New World likely contributed adaptable. But we may have to Onion (skin) - orange to the extinction of large mam- explore sustainable lifestyles Carrot (roots) - orange mals like woolly mammoths, and innovative natural resource Foxglove (flowers) - apple their collective impact on the management on the fly, withnatural world was comparative- out the luxury of transitioning green slowly or the benefit of careful Peppermint (leaves) - dark ly minimal. In contrast, American soci- experimentation, regardless of khaki green Peony (flowers) - pale lime ety hasn’t been around all that how we choose to track time. green long. We haven’t had to think John Morton is the superHyacinth (flowers) - blue much about land stewardship Purple Iris (flowers) - blue as we expanded ever westward visory biologist at Kenai NaHibiscus (flowers, dark red over the last two centuries in tional Wildlife Refuge. You can pursuit of natural resources that find more information about the or purple) - red-purple Oregano (dried stalk) - deep added states and territories to refuge at http://kenai.fws.gov or http://www.facebook.com/ brown/black the original thirteen colonies. Iris (roots) - black But we’ve run out of new kenainationalwildliferefuge.

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Preparation The map of the Strange Loop on Bradley’s website starts and ends at his southwest Reno home. But the mental, physical and logistical preparation has taken years. Bradley, who was born and raised in Anchorage, Alaska, worked as a river guide in Texas and was introduced to distance

Growing tips A dye garden doesn’t require any more work than a typical garden. But Freilich notes that dye content in plants is significantly influenced by temperature, humidity and sun exposure. “So you want to make sure that the plant is growing in its ideal condition,” he says. McLaughlin recommends leaving at least 4 feet of space around the beds to make it easier to harvest and tend to the plants and flowers. That leaves room for wheelbarrows and other equipment.

A simple dye recipe for fun

Naturally dyed play dough — 2 cups flour — 1 cup salt — 1 tablespoon cream of Harvesting tips tartar — 1 1/2 cups water Blossoms should be in full — 1/2 cup natural dye (can bloom, and berries and nuts be created from blueberry, ripe when harvesting plants for beetroot, onion skins, red cabdyes, according to Freilich.

Heat all ingredients in a pot on the stove on low to medium heat. Using a wooden spoon, stir continuously until the mixture pulls away from the sides of the pot. Continue stirring until it really pulls away from the sides, gets deeper in color and becomes a big ball. Let cool. To make smaller batches in a variety of colors, divide the dough into equal parts and punch into the center of each one. Add a different dye to each one, kneading it into the dough.

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RON MOORE CO.

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3 BR, 3 BATHRM with views of Mt. Spur and Mt. Redoubt from the 2nd floor living area. Property has 2 wells, 2 septic systems, 2 RV sites, Multi-unit electric meter, a dome cabin, chicken house, smoker, & storage shed. The upstairs is used as a rental and the owners occupy the lower section. Wood stove and new furnace/hot water heater. Needs some finishing in 2 BRs, one bthrm. Cash or OF. MLS 14-10066 $179,000

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KENAI RIVER INCOME PRODUCER! “Fish-On-Inn” - 4 acres with Large 4 BR house, 1440 sf lodge, RV Park w/ 17 sites on the Kenai River! 380 feet of frontage. Carport, greenhouse, fish processing building. Extensive approved river dock, walkways and landscaping. Great opportunity!! MLS 12-4150 $795,000

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35226 Kenai Spur Hwy., Soldotna, AK 99669

LAKE FRONTAGE Comes with this 3 BR 2 BA home on a small lake in Kasilof area - roll up your sleeves and build some equity and have a nice little 1250+sf home with a pastoral view! MLS 14-9035 $112,000

LITTLE SKIMO BUILDING Commercial-retail building for sale. Has been an established burger and brew spot in the heart of Kenai right across from the Kenai visitors center. Can be sold with or without restaurant equipment and Beer and Wine license...A great location for any business in the heart of Kenai. MLS 11-3701 $125,000

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40 ACRES Kasilof – Room to Roam with this Nice 1560 sf 2 BR home large LR and kitchen on 40 acres with great 1008 sf garage/shop, conex, 2 carports, sheds. Slight view to peaks of mts from house site looking NW. MLS 13-16115 $205,000

SOLDOTNA Nice 2142 sf 4 BR 2 BA home in the heart of Soldotna – great neighborhood off Kobuk. Paved drive. RV parking, landscaped. Large deck, 2 car attchd garage. MLS 14-636 $258,000

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Linda McLane

Donna Miller

260-1609

252-4212

398-4274

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LOVELY WELL-MAINTAINED 3 bedroom 2.5 bath, two story home on large lot in centrally located property of Murwood/Kalifornsky Beach Road. Large kitchen/ dining area, good layout, big garage. Hot tub on back deck looking over manicured lawn. Storage building and privacy. MLS 14- 9746 $269,500 WEST MACKEY LAKEFRONT HOME BRING YOUR AIRPLANE! Summer and winter fun with 2744 sf 3 BR home and hangar w hydraulic lift door. Dock for boat. Home has private views of the lake, open vaulted living room & kitchen. Wonderful big deck. Fireplace, hot tub room, family room, huge greenhouse. Underground sprinkler system. No covenants. A must see! MLS 13-6642 $575,000

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FINANCIAL Auctions Business for Sale Financial Opportunities Mortgage/Loans

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First Student 36230 Pero St Soldotna, AK 99669 907-260-3557

Education

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.

Education

Training Coordinator This new position at Kenai Peninsula College will enable Kenai Peninsula College to meet industry demand for workforce development training, skills upgrade training, and continuing education for the oil/gas/natural resources industries, and environmental and healthcare fields. The coordinator will develop and coordinate short-term (1 day to 2-month) training programs, and secure qualified instructors to provide outstanding educational experiences. The selected candidate will plan/ coordinate educational and other conferences utilizing campus facilities including the new 92-bed residence hall and state-of-the-art Career & Technical Training Center (CTEC) to be delivered at KPC's Kenai River Campus. A 12 month, fulltime position at level 79, step 1; $1,985.60 bi-weekly, beginning November, 2014. Tuition waivers included with benefits package. Applications will be accepted until the position is closed. 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.

Finance & Accounting F/T LEGAL ADS/ BUSINESS OFFICE CLERK

The Peninsula Clarion has an immediate opening for a full time clerk. Minimum 2 year experience in business/ office environment. Strong customer service, phone etiquette, and computer experience a must. Job entails legal ad entry & billing, filing & basic accounting skills. Please drop off resume at: 150 Trading Bay Rd. Suite 1, Kenai

or mail to attention: Jane Russell, Peninsula Clarion PO Box 3009 Kenai, AK 99611. Please be sure to list references and phone numbers. Salary DOE. NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE.

General Employment

NEWSPAPER CARRIER The Peninsula Clarion is accepting applications for a Newspaper Carrier. Delivery area Sterling.

•Must have own transportation. •Independent contractor status. •Home delivery - 6 days a week. •Must have valid Alaska drivers license. •Must furnish proof of insurance. •Copy of current driving record required upon hire

For more information contact Peninsula Clarion Circulation Dept. (907)283-3584

PUBLIC NOTICES/ LEGAL ADS Adoptions Articles of Incorporation Bids Foreclosures Government Misc. Notices Notice to Creditors Public Notices Regulations

General Employment

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NOW HIRING SCHOOL BUS DRIVERS & BUS ATTENDANTS for Soldotna & Seward areas. Must be 21 years of age.

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Peninsula Clarion 150 Trading Bay Road, Kenai The Peninsula Clarion is an E.O.E.

To place an ad call 907-283-7551

Garage Sales MOVING/ ESTATE SALE Appliances, antique cash register, player piano, furniture, 60in. TV withstand, office furniture, tools, building materials, tires, Shopsmith, ‘97 3500 Dodge dually. 48584 W. Poppy Lane. Thursday- Saturday, 9am-6pm.

Kenai Peninsula Youth Facility The Division of Juvenile Justice (DJJ) is recruiting to fill a Mental Health Clinician position located at the Kenai Peninsula Youth Facility

Garage Sales

The Mental Health Clinician II is responsible for the direct clinical oversight of behavioral health services for youth involved with the Division of Juvenile Justice. The position is responsible for providing a broad range of behavioral health interventions and services to youth, and providing clinical supervision, consultation and training for facility and probation staff. Job Type: Full Time Range: 19 All applicants must apply on-line at Workplace Alaska, the State of Alaska's employment site listed below: http://doa.alaska.gov/dop/workplace/ This recruitment closes on 07/16/14 at 5:00 PM Alaska Time The State of Alaska is an equal opportunity employer.

GARAGE SALE Friday 9am- 3:30pm, 48865 Daniel’s Lake Dr., Nikiski. Halbouty to Ellen follow signs. housewares, tools, collectibles, full bed set, kid items, scrape metal, NO EARLY BIRDS, Please!

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HUGE YARD SALE Robinson Loop to Pinewood. Friday- Saturday, 10am- ? Clean 1995 F150 4x4/ auto. 10x12 floor tent, antique sleigh, power tools, hanging baskets, beds & household.

Garage Sales Human Resources Director/ Business Office Manager

Kenai Peninsula Borough is recruiting for a full time Administrative Assistant, Capital Projects - under the general direction and supervision of the capital projects director, the administrative assistant prepares contracts, legal documents, project documentation and correspondence, inputs data, monitors project cost accounting, assists in report preparation, schedules appointments, gives information to callers, takes meeting minutes, and otherwise relieves officials of administrative and business details. This recruitment close on 7/21/14 at 5:00 p.m., ADT. A complete job description, including salary and benefits, and instructions to apply on-line, can be found at: http://agency.governmentjobs.com/kenaiak/ default.cfm

PENINSULA CLARION, KENAI, ALASKA An exciting opportunity has become available at the Peninsula Clarion newspaper in Kenai, Alaska. We are looking for an individual who has a strong employee relations background, a strategic mindset and the desire to work in an industry that is fast-paced, community-focused and endlessly evolving. HR Director/Business Office Manager serves as strategic partner to the Publisher and is responsible for overall supervision and planning for the business office, provides timely and useful information to management and prepares and maintains the operating and capital budgets, in addition to fulfilling the human resources function for the newspaper. DUTIES: As Strategic Partner to the Publisher___________ • Prepares profit analysis for new/existing products/ services • Monitors and forecasts business performance • Supervises the business office • Prepares and monitors budget and expenses • Hires/Trains/Evaluates staff, including new hire orientation and exit interviews • Responsible for bi-weekly payroll data entry • Responsible for proper controls and security of all personnel files • Assists managers with employee relations issues • Handles employee communications • Responsible for all compliance with state and federal laws pertaining to employment issues (FMLA, HIPPA, Unemployment Insurance, COBRA, etc.) • Seeks ways to streamline and make work more efficient through process changes and the use of technology

Healthcare

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

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Current Openings: Accounts Payable/Purchasing Specialist Care Coordinator Care Coordinator Associate DD Grant Coordinator Job Developer/ Job Coach Mental Health Clinician Support Staff

Maintain Internal Controls____________________ • Complies with Morris policies and procedures • Assists with periodic Internal Audits • Fosters control issue awareness throughout the organization • Provides timely and useful Information to the Management Team • Responsible for financial closing and reporting • Supervises human resources activities such as ensuring accuracy of employee data, overseeing timekeeping administration, supporting managers by supplying information, resources and advice • Prepares the Operating and Capital Budgets (This is not an exhaustive list of duties, but represents key responsibilities.) Kenai, Alaska, with its natural beauty and abundance of wildlife, has the nickname “Alaska's Playground.” Whether you enjoy fishing, golf, wildlife viewing, hunting, or hiking, Kenai has it all. The City of Kenai boasts of wonderful views of the mouth of the Kenai River, Cook Inlet, miles of sandy beaches and three active volcanoes. With a population of approximately 7,000, the city is the largest community on the Kenai Peninsula. REQUIREMENTS Bachelor's Degree in Accounting or equivalent plus 3+ years of accounting experience Experience in human resources a plus. Qualified candidates may submit a resume to: jobs@morris.com

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

Healthcare

Clinical Reimbursement Coordinator Needed for surgeon’s office. Must have strong clinical background, knowledge of medical terminology and good typing skills. Duties include: Coding, billing, collections, obtaining prior authorizations, answering telephones, assisting physician in clinic. Typing test required. Salary DOE.

Delivery Problems?

Send resume to: 220 Spur View Drive Kenai 99611 or fax (907)283-6443 or call (907)283-5400

MOVING SALE Sunday ONLY 9am-5pm. Corner Sterling/ N. Cohoe- Kasilof. Trapping, canning, office, kitchen supplies, kids, chick raising stuff, Book, Furniture, air purifiers, AK art., and much more! Employment Agriculture Computing & Engineering Construction & Trades Domestics, Childcare, Aides Drivers/Transportation Education Finance & Accounting General Employment Healthcare Hospitality & Food Service Manufacturing & Production Oil & Refinery Office & Clerical Personal Care/Beauty Professional/ Management Real Estate, Leasing, Mortgage Retail Sales & Marketing Schools/Training Tourism Work Wanted

General Employment MEN/ WOMEN WANTED Phone sales $10- $12/ Hour. (907)395-0651 Mike Leave message.

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

Financial Auctions Business for Sale Financial Opportunities Mortgages/Loans

Merchandise For Sale Antiques/Collectibles Appliances Audio/Video Building Supplies Computers Crafts/Holiday Items Electronics Exercise Equipment Firewood Food Furniture Garage Sales Heavy Equipment/ Farm Machinery Lawn/Garden Liquidation Machinery & Tools Miscellaneous Music Musical Instructions Office/Business Equipment Vacations/Tickets Wanted To Buy

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RANKIN DELUXE 24in. GRIDDLE 2 burner, 3/4in. plate. $450. (907)235-2696

Recreation Aircrafts & Parts All-Terrain Vehicles Archery Bicycles Boat Supplies/Parts Boats & Sail Boats Boats Charter Boats Commercial Campers/Travel Trailers Fishing Guns Hunting Guide Service Kayaks Lodging Marine Motor Homes/RVs Snow Mobiles Sporting Goods

Aircrafts & Parts WIPLINE 4000 Amphibious Floats, Mount Brackets for Cessna 206, all new Tires, nice tight floats. $22,000. (360)864-6271 (360)269-4907 Toledo, Washington.

Boats & Sail Boats 17x60 WILLIE DRIFTER Blue diamond outside, 9.9 Yamaha long shaft motor, $7,750. for boat, $1,600. for motor, both $9,000. (907)283-3536 19FT. LUND Aluminum Riverboat Fully equipped 50-Horse Yamaha, 4 stroke. 3 pedestal seats. River ready, just like new. (907)598-1945

Campers/Travel Trailers ‘74 AIRSTREAM 31ft. Great condition. Funny River area. $4,995. (717)579-8075

Transportation Autos Classic/Custom Financing Motorcycles Parts & Accessories Rentals Repair & Services Sport Utilities, 4x4 Suburbans/Vans/ Buses Trucks Trucks: Commercial Trucks: Heavy Duty Trailers Vehicles Wanted

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someone around you might be very volatile. This person has the capacity to turn part of your day into chaos. You don’t need to do anything. You do need to be aware of the possibility. Tonight: Hang out — favorite place, favorite people. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) HHHH Remain sensitive to the costs of a risk. Your finances could be subject to wild swings. If that changeable status is OK with you, then you might be OK. A child or a new love interest could surprise you with his or her unpredictability. Tonight: Don’t think you have to treat everyone, OK? CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) HHHH Stay anchored in reality and know your limits. You also might find yourself in a situation where you need to let another person know he or she has crossed a personal boundary of yours. The unexpected runs through a domestic matter. Let go of a need to control. Tonight: Let the fun begin. Be aware of someone’s interest in you. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) HHH You will want to keep some of your observations and thoughts to yourself. Your ability to move in a new direction could be slowed down. If you’re really impulsive, you might act anyway, and see the results. A higher-up or parent could be unusually hard on you. Tonight: Not to be found. Let others wonder. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) HHHHHYour friends might be circling their wagons in anticipation of the weekend. Still, you have a lot to do and accomplish before you greet your pals. Someone might act in a most unexpected way. Stay mellow and sure of yourself. Take care of you first. Tonight: Say hello to the weekend.

Making cuts for the military Dear Readers: A recent column about coupon hints brought in a bunch of comments and suggestions. Here are just a few, and they are about sending coupons to military families: * Cathy Sammons in Hewitt, Texas, wrote, “Some of the ways we use extra coupons are to send them to military bases for use by military families.” * Sandi Werthe, via email, wrote: “I am a member of the American Legion. We clip coupons and deliver them to military spouses.” Thank you for sharing your hints! There are many programs out there that accept coupons for military families to use on bases in the United States and overseas. Some commissaries overseas may accept coupons up to six months after the expiration date. So, if your coupons have expired, don’t throw them away! Find a program and see if they still can be used. — Heloise P.S.: Our troops and their families need our help! Anything, small or large, that you can do is a heart hint that will last a lifetime! Send a great hint to: Heloise P.O. Box 795000 San Antonio, TX 78279-5000 Fax: 1-210-HELOISE Email: Heloise(at)Heloise.com Travel hint Dear Heloise: Here is my travel hint: All cosmetics, bandages, mini night light, tiny alarm clock, mini flashlight, etc., go into an 8-by-8-inch plastic container that has a tight seal. I also put a large rubber band around it for safety. This way, I just put the plastic container on the bathroom counter, and everything is neat and ready to go. — Loretta W., Somerset, Pa.

SUDOKU

By Tom Wilson

By Dave Green

Sudoku is a number-placing puzzle based on a 9x9 grid with several given numbers. The object is to place the numbers 1 to 9 in the empty squares so that each row, each column and each 3x3 box contains the same number only once. The difficulty level of the Conceptis Sudoku increases from Monday to Friday.

8 4 6 5 7 3 1 2 9

5 7 9 6 1 2 8 3 4

3 1 2 4 8 9 7 5 6

2 5 7 3 4 6 9 1 8

6 3 1 9 5 8 2 4 7

4 9 8 1 2 7 5 6 3

1 8 3 2 9 4 6 7 5

7 2 4 8 6 5 3 9 1

Difficulty Level

9 6 5 7 3 1 4 8 2

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A baby born today has a Sun in Cancer and a Moon in Capricorn. HAPPY BIRTHDAY for Friday, July 11, 2014: This year you have the ability to connect with and have an impact on many more people. You become more effective in how you communicate as well. If you are single, your charisma defines your love life, which will be active. Try to make good choices for you. If you are attached, you need to remain sensitive to your sweetie. A relationship is a 50-50 proposition. You could become quite “me oriented.” CAPRICORN has opinions that seem hard or callous to you. The Stars Show the Kind of Day You’ll Have: 5-Dynamic; 4-Positive; 3-Average; 2-So-so; 1-Difficult ARIES (March 21-April 19) HHH Intuition will point you in the correct direction if you are in a dilemma. Another party means well but could be the source of an uproar. You will need to be careful in how you approach a topic. Please note this person is in the process of a major transformation. What is said today could be moot tomorrow. Tonight: Be social; bring others together. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) HHHH Reach out for more information. You could be drawn in by another person’s charisma, thoughts and different opinions. Your sensitivity to a situation could cause you to stop and reconsider an important friendship or bond. You want to make good decisions. Tonight: Look past the obvious when meeting someone. GEMINI (May 21-June 20) HHHH Listen and go past the obvious. You will see what goes on once you connect with a partner or close associate. You could have second thoughts about a relationship, as

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Previous Puzzles Answer Key

B.C.

By Johnny Hart

Garfield

By Eugene Sheffer

By Jim Davis

Take It from the Tinkersons By Bill Bettwy

Tundra

Shoe

6 9

6 8 2 7 4 5 6

Difficulty Level

7 8

1 7/11

By Chad Carpenter

By Chris Cassatt & Gary Brookins

Mother Goose and Grimm

2 3 1 4 6 7

By Michael Peters

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DEAR ABBY: When I was a child, my parents skipped my elementary school graduation. For that matter, everyone did. My grandfather had just died, so Mom was mourning his loss. Fast-forward a few years — nobody attended my junior high graduation, either. Granted, Mom had a couple of stitches in her nose because my brother had accidentally hit her with a golf club the week before. Well, my younger siblings just graduated from elementary school, and my parents have again skipped the event due to their work schedules. A mix of emotions is resurfacing for me. I’m angry and frustrated. I’m 26 now, and a long time has passed since they disappointed me, but I guess I haven’t ever truly forgiven them for missing those events. After all, these are once-in-alifetime milestones for a child, right? Am I justified in feeling anger toward my parents for deciding to miss not only my graduations, but also those of my younger siblings? Should I talk to them or let it go? What can I do? — RELIVING IT IN CALIFORNIA DEAR RELIVING IT: How has your relationship with your parents been otherwise? If they have always been loving and supportive in other ways, then perhaps you shouldn’t be so hard on them. When I was young, there were high school and col-

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