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THURSDAY, AUGUST 7, 2014 Soldotna-Kenai, Alaska

Vol. 44, Issue 265

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Assembly upholds mayor’s veto By KAYLEE OSOWSKI Peninsula Clarion

The Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly stood behind the borough mayor on his veto of the body’s decision to ask voters if they want a 3 percent borough-wide bed tax. The assembly discussed and voted on overriding the veto at

its Tuesday night meeting. Four assembly members voted to override the veto. For the override to pass, six of the nine assembly members would have had to vote in favor of it. Borough Mayor Mike Navarre vetoed the proposed bed tax Monday. When it was first proposed, Navarre said he didn’t have a

problem with the bed tax, but he hadn’t considered all of the nuances associated with the tax. “There was a lot of angst that was discussed (in public testimony),” Navarre said. When public testimony first began, Navarre started to realize all of the issues with the proposed tax, he said.

He said the assembly could authorize the first class cities in the borough to implement their own bed taxes. “And I think the city governments ought to make the determinations about how they’re going to tax their residents on their own,” Navarre said. He said he found the “most troubling aspect” to be if the

1 injured in Nikiski house fire

— Staff report

By KELLY SULLIVAN Peninsula Clarion

Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion

A firefighter lights a pile of hay with a flare at the beginning of a Central Emergency Services training drill Wednesday in Soldotna. Crews spent the day in training drills in a new CES facility off of Arc Loop Road.

Taking the heat

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In a gravel lot on Arc Loop road, four men with nearly a century of firefighting experience among them stood hunched over in the noon sun, struggling to breathe. Each had climbed out of a burning building where teams of Central Emergency Services and ConocoPhillips firefighters took turns running inside and searching for bodies during a training drill. It wasn’t the flames, but the heat that finally got to the four men. They were among the first

to use the newest CES training facility — the first to light it on fire, the first marked by ash and soot that left long, black lines on walls and the first to learn that the new building holds smoke and heat well. A little too well, said Kenai Peninsula Borough Health and Safety Officer Brad Nelson as he stood with the group of trainers who’d left the building after the drill. Each bent at the waist toward the ground, inhaling deeply, attempting to breathe and recover from the first drill of the day. “We (built) it a little tighter than we thought,” Nelson said as sweat dripped steadily down his face. “It’s good be-

A coalition of experts and more than 60 Kalifornsky Beach Road residents gathered at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex Tuesday to determine what is the next step in combating the level of the rising water table. By the end of the two-hour community forum, facilitated by Randy Daly, interested residents were asked to petition Alaska Commissioner for the Department of Health and Social Services William Streur requesting the official formation of a task force dedicated to solving the area’s destructive flooding. Sen. Peter Micciche R-Soldotna and Kenai Peninsula BorSee FLOOD, page A-7

Judge spikes Resetarits charges

Firefighters train in new CES facility By RASHAH MCCHESNEY Peninsula Clarion

Index

See TAX, page A-7

K-Beach residents talk flood task force

In the news A man at his Nikiski home sustained severe burns from a house fire Tuesday morning and was transported to an Anchorage hospital by LifeMed, according to a release. In the first few minutes of Tuesday, firefighters responded to a residential fire on Groleske Avenue. The home was fully engulfed when responders arrived, and the blaze threatened to move into the nearby wild land area as well, according to a release from the Nikiski Fire Department. Nikiski and Kenai fire departments responded with eight apparatus and more than 15 personnel. Due to the home’s remote location, Bud Sexton, Nikiski Fire Department public information officer said responders could only reach the fire with a brush truck, so crews had to take the truck back to a tanker after emptying it on the blaze repeatedly. He said the fire was out within about 30 minutes and mop up took a few hours. Sexton was unable to release additional information about the injured resident. The cause of the blaze is under investigation, according to the release.

borough passed a bed tax, Homer, which mostly opposed the proposed tax, would be forced to have a bed tax. “It was not an easy thing to veto because we have literally sat through three separate meetings where it has been discussed in great detail,” he said. Shanon Hamrick, executive

Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion

Bob Pressler, 42-year veteran firefighter and firefighter trainer from Delaware, talks about ways to enter and exit burning buildings after live fire training drill at the new Central Emergency Services structure on Arc Loop Road Wednesday. For more photos of the training visit peninsulaclarion.com.

cause a lot of Alaskans build really tight, so this is a realistic situation our guys would get into.” Nelson and other CES administrators teamed up with two other trainers from New York State fire departments to run several drills for 21 firefighters Wednesday and, in the process, test out the new-

est CES facility. “The heat is what fatigues guys,” said CES firefighter Josh Thompson. The heat is also what makes the new facility and training drills more effective, he said. When the firefighters do drills without fire, it’s easy to overestimate their strength and See FIRE, page A-7

By MICHAEL ARMSTRONG and RASHAH McCHESNEY Morris News Service-Alaska

Superior Court Judge Carl Bauman on Wednesday dismissed second-degree sexual assault charges against two brothers alleged to have assaulted a teenage boy with an object at a September 2012 party in Homer. Bauman had set a date of Aug. 4 in Homer for the jury trial of Anthony Resetarits, 22, and Joseph Resetarits, 19, but canceled that trial in a pretrial hearing on July 30 when he announced he would be issuing a decision on defense motions See COURT, page A-7

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AccuWeather 5-day forecast for Kenai-Soldotna

Barrow 39/32

Today

Friday

Saturday

Sunday

Monday

Tides Today High(ft.)

Prudhoe Bay 47/37

First Second

1:20 a.m. (18.5) 2:49 p.m. (16.9)

9:17 a.m. (0.7) 9:22 p.m. (4.5)

12:07 a.m. (17.8) 1:36 p.m. (16.2)

7:26 a.m. (0.8) 7:31 p.m. (4.6)

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12:55 p.m. (15.0) --- (---)

6:22 a.m. (0.8) 6:27 p.m. (4.6)

First Second

11:34 a.m. (7.8) 11:10 p.m. (11.2)

5:11 a.m. (0.2) 5:04 p.m. (3.5)

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4:22 a.m. (26.9) 5:36 p.m. (26.7)

11:38 a.m. (1.1) 11:54 p.m. (6.5)

Deep Creek

Mainly cloudy Mostly cloudy with a few show- with spotty showers ers Hi: 65 Lo: 54

Hi: 65 Lo: 55

Cloudy with rain possible

Cloudy with a chance of rain

Hi: 65 Lo: 53

Hi: 64 Lo: 53

Hi: 65 Lo: 52

The patented AccuWeather.com RealFeel Temperature® is an exclusive index of the effects of temperature, wind, Sunrise humidity, sunshine intensity, cloudiness, precipitation, Sunset pressure and elevation on the human body.

10 a.m. Noon 2 p.m. 4 p.m.

63 68 71 69

Full Aug 10

Today 5:56 a.m. 10:23 p.m.

Last Aug 17

Daylight

Length of Day - 16 hrs., 27 min., 12 sec. Moonrise Moonset Daylight lost - 5 min., 11 sec.

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Adak* Anchorage Barrow Bethel Cold Bay Cordova Delta Junction Denali N. P. Dillingham Dutch Harbor Fairbanks Fort Yukon Glennallen* Gulkana Haines Homer Juneau Ketchikan Kiana King Salmon Klawock Kodiak

Seldovia

Tomorrow 5:59 a.m. 10:21 p.m.

New Aug 25

Today 7:59 p.m. 2:22 a.m.

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Nome 63/52

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Unalakleet McGrath 64/52 69/51

First Sep 2 Tomorrow 8:41 p.m. 3:32 a.m.

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Kotzebue 74/58/pc 63/55/r 58/51/r McGrath 64/55/sh 69/56/c 67/57/pc Metlakatla 66/54/pc 43/33/c 39/32/pc Nome 65/50/pc 63/55/c 61/53/sh North Pole 71/43/c 60/53/r 62/53/sh Northway 67/39/sh 63/50/r 61/50/r Palmer 68/53/sh 70/43/sh 68/49/s Petersburg 57/52/sh 61/46/sh 64/43/s Prudhoe Bay* 47/36/c 61/55/c 59/53/r Saint Paul 54/53/r 61/54/r 58/52/sh Seward 62/47/c 69/51/sh 71/51/pc Sitka 63/54/sh 63/43/pc 66/51/c Skagway 61/55/r 69/37/pc 61/40/r Talkeetna 65/52/sh 66/34/s 66/43/pc Tanana 69/46/pc 63/54/r 60/51/sh Tok* 69/40/sh 64/51/sh 62/55/sh Unalakleet 72/54/c 60/54/sh 62/49/sh Valdez 60/48/pc 67/51/sh 60/54/sh Wasilla 66/52/c 61/52/pc 59/50/s Whittier 60/51/c 63/54/c 59/55/r Willow* 66/52/pc 68/52/sh 60/53/sh Yakutat 60/52/sh 62/55/sh 57/55/r Weather(W): s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy, c-cloudy, sh-showers, t-thunderstorms, r-rain, sf-snow flurries, sn-snow, i-ice.

68/57/sh 69/51/sh 59/53/sh 63/52/pc 69/45/pc 66/43/pc 66/51/pc 59/51/sh 47/37/c 57/50/sh 61/53/sh 60/52/sh 60/51/sh 65/49/s 70/49/c 69/42/pc 64/52/pc 59/46/r 65/51/s 56/51/sh 66/50/s 61/49/pc

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Albany, NY 81/64/pc Albuquerque 90/65/pc Amarillo 101/66/pc Asheville 83/58/pc Atlanta 92/69/pc Atlantic City 82/65/pc Austin 98/70/pc Baltimore 82/64/sh Billings 88/57/pc Birmingham 97/69/pc Bismarck 70/63/sh Boise 83/69/pc Boston 83/70/c Buffalo, NY 76/61/pc Casper 80/57/pc Charleston, SC 94/76/pc Charleston, WV 84/64/pc Charlotte, NC 88/68/pc Chicago 80/62/pc Cheyenne 81/56/t Cincinnati 84/65/pc

76/58/t 88/64/s 96/70/t 84/64/t 95/73/t 84/58/s 99/72/s 85/62/s 88/61/t 97/74/t 79/61/pc 91/63/t 76/61/t 75/57/s 84/51/t 95/76/t 83/61/pc 88/68/t 81/64/c 78/55/t 82/64/pc

Dillingham 59/53

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From the Peninsula Clarion in Kenai

24 hours through 4 p.m. yest. 0.00" Month to date ........................... 0.62" Normal month to date ............. 0.47" Year to date .............................. 9.73" Normal year to date .................. 7.36" Record today ................. 0.61" (1952) Record for August ........ 5.39" (1966) Record for year ............ 27.09" (1963)

Juneau 62/49

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Kodiak 57/55

Sitka 60/52

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114 at Death Valley, Calif. 31 at Bodie State Park,

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Ketchikan 60/54

77 at Buckland 33 at Barrow

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Showers and thunderstorms are forecast over much of New England and the central Plains today. Storms will dot the Deep South and West. In the Pacific, Iselle will approach Hawaii from the east.

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Cleveland 75/66/pc Columbia, SC 96/72/s Columbus, OH 85/68/c Concord, NH 82/64/pc Dallas 100/79/pc Dayton 80/64/pc Denver 87/59/t Des Moines 73/67/r Detroit 79/60/pc Duluth 74/56/s El Paso 95/71/t Fargo 82/57/pc Flagstaff 78/48/s Grand Rapids 82/60/pc Great Falls 93/54/s Hartford 83/64/pc Helena 92/58/pc Honolulu 89/77/s Houston 94/75/t Indianapolis 79/63/c Jackson, MS 94/74/s

77/58/s 96/75/s 83/63/pc 72/53/t 97/78/s 81/62/pc 85/57/t 73/66/t 82/60/s 75/55/s 91/71/s 82/63/pc 79/46/s 84/60/s 90/56/pc 79/57/t 90/57/pc 89/77/pc 92/75/t 79/63/sh 92/74/t

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Kenai/ Soldotna 65/54 Seward 61/53 Homer 62/55

Valdez Kenai/ 59/46 Soldotna Homer

Cold Bay 62/53

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High ............................................... 61 Low ................................................ 53 Normal high .................................. 65 Normal low .................................... 48 Record high ........................ 83 (1968) Record low ........................ 35 (2006)

Anchorage 67/57

Bethel 61/53

National Cities Yesterday Today Hi/Lo/W Hi/Lo/W

From Kenai Municipal Airport

Fairbanks 71/51

Talkeetna 65/49 Glennallen 61/40

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Unalaska 58/52

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Anaktuvuk Pass 51/42

Kotzebue 68/57

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94/74/pc 91/68/t 91/82/pc 101/77/s 94/72/pc 77/63/s 88/68/pc 94/74/s 94/78/t 99/74/s 75/58/pc 82/62/pc 97/69/pc 94/77/pc 83/70/pc 89/70/pc 96/73/sh 75/69/t 95/76/t 82/69/sh 108/84/s

95/74/t 83/69/t 90/81/pc 100/76/s 90/76/t 80/65/pc 84/69/pc 92/78/t 89/77/pc 99/74/pc 76/62/pc 80/63/pc 92/72/t 91/76/t 81/66/s 82/66/s 98/75/pc 76/66/t 93/74/t 84/64/s 106/81/s

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Pittsburgh 80/64/pc Portland, ME 80/66/t Portland, OR 84/63/pc Rapid City 74/63/c Reno 82/59/c Sacramento 93/69/t Salt Lake City 84/63/t San Antonio 100/75/pc San Diego 76/68/pc San Francisco 77/63/c Santa Fe 86/54/s Seattle 78/59/pc Sioux Falls, SD 67/64/r Spokane 88/61/pc Syracuse 79/65/pc Tampa 92/79/pc Topeka 97/70/t Tucson 102/75/s Tulsa 94/69/pc Wash., DC 85/70/pc Wichita 97/68/t

79/57/s 74/56/t 80/56/s 80/58/t 87/63/t 95/64/s 75/60/t 98/76/s 76/68/pc 73/59/pc 84/56/s 76/56/s 76/62/c 85/58/s 77/56/t 91/78/t 89/70/t 99/75/s 95/75/t 87/69/s 94/72/pc

Strong undersea earthquake hits Indonesia JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — A strong, shallow earthquake shook the seas off eastern Indonesia on Wednesday, but did not cause major damage. The U.S. Geological Survey said the magnitude-6.1 quake occurred at a depth of 10 kilometers (6.2 miles) and was centered 395 kilometers (244 miles) south of Ambon, the capital of Maluku province. Indonesia’s Meteorology and Geophysics Agency official Tri Handayani said the quake was felt in many parts of the province and some parts of Dili, the capital of neighboring East Timor country, but there was no danger of a tsunami. She said that the earthquake did not cause any major damage and there were no immediate reports of injuries.

Oil Prices Tuesday’s prices North Slope crude: $103.27, down from $104.05 on Monday West Texas Int.: $97.38, down from $98.29 on Monday

Wed. Stocks Company Final Change Agrium Inc................92.11 +0.01 Alaska Air Group...... 42.94 +0.22 ACS...........................1.78 +0.02 Apache Corp........... 99.95 +0.57 AT&T........................ 34.62 -0.49 Baker Hughes.......... 68.17 +0.24 BP ............................47.85 -0.14 Chevron.................. 125.73 +0.77 ConocoPhillips......... 80.61 +0.87 ExxonMobil.............. 98.98 +0.78 1st Natl. Bank AK...1,735.00 0 GCI...........................11.02 +0.05 Halliburton................67.96 +0.24 Harley-Davidson.......61.70 +0.54 Home Depot............ 80.52 +0.49 McDonald’s.............. 93.47 +0.04 Safeway................... 34.56 +0.16 Schlumberger..........107.57 +0.49 Tesoro.......................61.87 +0.57 Walmart....................74.20 +1.34 Wells Fargo.............. 50.06 +0.01 Gold closed............1,306.55 +17.72 Silver closed............ 20.06 +0.29 Dow Jones avg..... 16,443.34 +13.87 NASDAQ................4,355.05 +2.22 S&P 500................1,920.24 +0.03 Stock prices provided by the Kenai Peninsula Edward Jones offices. C

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Acapulco 94/76/t Athens 95/75/t Auckland 54/50/sh Baghdad 108/85/s Berlin 77/57/pc Hong Kong 91/82/sh Jerusalem 84/65/s Johannesburg70/48/pc London 77/63/pc Madrid 95/66/s Magadan 63/52/c Mexico City 74/55/t Montreal 77/59/pc Moscow 86/63/s Paris 72/63/r Rome 90/66/s Seoul 77/75/sh Singapore 85/78/t Sydney 66/37/s Tokyo 91/81/s Vancouver 72/61/pc

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Around the Peninsula Soldotna youth activity raffle tickets av The 2014 Soldotna Youth Sports activities raffle tickets are now available at Trustworthy Hardware. All proceeds go to Soldotna Youth Sports and Activities. Soldotna Trustworthy Hardware and Fishing and Arctic Motor Sports are conducting a raffle to benefit Soldotna Youth Sports Activity. The Grand Prize is an arctic cat HDX prowler 500xt Side by Side. 2nd Prize is an Arctic Cat 500 Four Wheeler, 3rd Prize Arctic Cat 500 Four Wheeler. $50 per ticket, 750 tickets sold. Drawing at the end of August.

parents/guardians email address, parents/guardians phone numbers, including work phone numbers, those students not residing with their legal parent/guardian must provide a notarized letter stating who their legal guardian is and with whom the student will reside. New to district students will need to supply the information listed above in addition to a copy of their birth certificate and immunizations. Returning students are not required to register. You will be welcome to stop by the school from noon until 3 p.m. on Aug. 14 to pick up your schedule and decorate your lockers.

Sterling Senior Center to hold September sale

The Sterling Senior Center is having a multi-vendor garage sale September 12 & 13 form 10 am- 4 pm. Anyone interested in participating in the garage sale can rent a table for $25 for The Nikiski Community Council will hold its next meeting both days. For further information or to reserve a table call the on Mon, Aug 11th at 7:00 p.m. at the former Nikiski Senior center at 262-6808. Center on Island Lake Road. This meeting is open to the public & community members Fountain of Youth Pursuit run scheduled are encouraged to attend. An update on the North Road ExtenTsalteshi Trails Association will hold a Fountain of Youth sion plan will be presented. Pursuit 5-kilometer, age- and gender-graded race at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 13, starting and ending at the trailhead beNinilchik Emergency Services hind Skyview. to unveil new building Runners get a head start depending on their age and gender to even the field, so everybody has a chance to win. Runners Ninilchik Emergency Services (a non-profit) will have a must register in advance to get their head start time. Anyone enribbon cutting ceremony and open house for their new EMS tering the day of the race will start in the last wave. To register building on Sat. Aug. 9th from noon to 4 pm. located on Kingsly Road across from the Post Office. Contact Steve Vanek at and for more information, visit www.tsalteshi.org 567-3470

Nkiski Community Council meeting scheduled

Cook Inlet RCAC meeting scheduled Cook Inlet Regional Citizens Advisory Council (Cook Inlet RCAC) will hold its Council meeting at the Kodiak Best Western Hotel (236 W. Rezanof Drive) in Kodiak beginning at 9 a.m. The public is welcome to attend. For more information or an agenda, please call 1-800-652-7222 or 907-283-7222. Board materials will be available online just prior to the meeting.

Youth Bowling Registration Set The Peninsula Strikers Youth Bowling League registration sign-up is set for Saturday Aug. 23 from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. at the Alaskalanes Bowling Center in Kenai. Bowling will begin in September. This is a great winter activity for area youth between the ages of 6 to 21 years of age. Our youth bowling program not only offers instruction and competition, but also an opportunity to earn scholarship funds in a family-friendly atmosphere. For more information call Dwight Kramer at 283-1054 or Victoria Askins at 283-1308 or cell 398-1308.

Kenai Senior Center to host annual Old Timers Luncheon The Annual Old timers Luncheon is scheduled for Thursday, August 21 at the Kenai Senior Center. A full course turkey dinner will be served by “the kids”, entertainment and lots of time for visiting with old friends. More information by calling the Kenai Senior Center 2834156 or Joanna at 283-7756. C

Sterling Seniors just Barbecue and Pie Auction

Soldotna High School Volleyball tryouts begin

Soldotna High School Volleyball begins the 2014 season in the SoHi gym with tryouts on August 11. Freshmen and Sophomores go from 9:00 - 11:30 a.m. Juniors and Seniors go from 1:00 - 3:30 p.m. throughout the week. Sports physicals are required before athletes can try out. Please bring running shoes and knee pads.

Soil and Water conservation district hosts Happy Valley workshop Kenai Soil & Water Conservation District will host a workshop covering all aspects of using the Truax No-Till Seed Planter, on Monday, Aug. 11, 2-5 pm, at Presley Farm in Happy Valley. This workshop is required for anyone who wishes to rent the no-till planter, which is an ideal implement for re-seeding and refurbishing hayfields. Cost to attend is $25/person. Please call Heidi at 283-8732 x5 to register and get directions. For more information on the District’s rental equipment, see www. kenaisoilandwater.org.

W.A.K. coming up The W.A.K. (welcoming all kids) leadership committee at Kenai Middle School will host the annual W.A.K. Orientation for all incoming 6th grade and new to KMS seventh and eighth grade students on Aug. 14 from 8:30 a.m. until noon. Don’t miss out on the fun! Students will work with their W.A.K. leaders to prepare and share their enthusiasm for the upcoming school year. There will be activities and lunch will be served. Go Kossacks!

The Central Kenai Peninsula Hospital Service Area Board

The Central Kenai Peninsula Hospital Service Area Board will hold its regularly scheduled meeting on Monday, Aug. 11, The Sterling Senior Center will hold its Annual BBQ and at 5:30 p.m. in the Redoubt-Spur conference room downstairs Pie Auction on Sunday, August 17 at 5 pm. Dinner will include at Central Peninsula Hospital in Soldotna. BBQ brisket, ribs, baked beans, macaroni salad, potato salad and more. The cost is $20 for adults/$10 for children. Dinner will be followed by the pie auction. The winners of the Salmon Classic and the quilt raffle will be announced at the event. Reservations are requested. Call 262-6808 for further information.

KMS orientation scheduled Kenai Middle School will hold registration for the 2014-15 school year this Friday, Aug. 8 from noon until 6 p.m. Students new to KMS but transferring from within district will need a parent or guardian to be prepared with the following information: complete mailing address and physical address, parents/ guardians full names, parents/guardians places of employment,

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Community Calendar

Today 8 a.m. • Alcoholics Anonymous As Bill Sees It Group, 11312 Kenai Spur Highway Unit 71 (Old Carrs Mall). Call 398-9440. 8:30 a.m. • TOPS AK No. 220 Kasilof weigh-in at CES Station 6, 58260 Sterling Highway. Meeting starts at 9 a.m. Call 2627319 or 252-3436. 10 a.m. • TOPS AK No. 164 Soldotna weigh-in at First Baptist Church, 159 S. Binkley. Meeting starts at 11 a.m. Call 262-7339. • Narcotics Anonymous PJ Meeting, 11312 Kenai Spur Highway, Unit 71, Kenai. 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. • The local chapter of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society meets at at Heritage Place in Soldotna, 232 Rockwell Ave. Call Lindy at 262-4724. 5:30 p.m. • Free Seated Zumba Gold at the Kenai Senior Center. New participants, active older adults, and chair-bound or limited mobility participants are encouraged. 6 p.m. • AA Step Sisters women’s meeting at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church, O’Neill Hall, 222 W. Redoubt, Soldotna. Call 262-2304. • TOPS AK 20, Soldotna, weigh-in at Christ Lutheran Church, 128 North Soldotna Av-

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Woman snuck onto flight after 3 tries By TERRY COLLINS Associated Press

SAN FRANCISCO— A woman who took a Southwest Airlines flight from San Jose to Los Angeles without a ticket tried at least three times that day to breach airport security before she managed to board the plane, federal law enforcement officials said Wednesday. It was the San Jose airport’s second security breach in recent months, after a teenage Somali immigrant stowed away in the wheel well of an April flight from there to Hawaii. Marilyn Jean Hartman bypassed an agent who was screening boarding passes Monday at Mineta San Jose International Airport by sneaking through with a family, said the law enforcement officials, who would speak only on condition of anonymity because the security breach is being investigated. Hartman then went through the electronic screening process before entering an airport terminal. Authorities say she made it through screening because she had no prohibited items on her or in her purse. Hartman, 62, then managed to board Southwest Airlines Flight 3785 to Los Angeles International Airport and was discovered once the plane landed, the officials said. The San Francisco woman was ordered to 24 months’ probation after she pleaded no contest Wednesday in a Los Angeles courtroom to willfully and unlawfully entering the city as a stowaway on an aircraft, a misdemeanor. Hartman also was ordered to stay away from the LA airport unless she has a ticket to board a flight. Her attorney, Elsie Wanton of San Francisco, could not be immediately reached for comment Wednesday. California Congressman Eric Swalwell, who raised security concerns after April’s breach, said Tuesday the latest incident was an “apparent failure by both airport secu-

enue, Soldotna. Meeting starts at 6:30 p.m. Call 262-1557. • Celebrate Recovery, Midnight Son Seventh-day Adventist church on the corner of Swires Rd. and Kenai Spur Hwy in Kenai. Dinner is at 6 p.m.; Recovery Lesson at 6:30 p.m.; Open Share groups at 7:15 p.m. Email rking4@mac.com or call260-3292. 7 p.m. • Narcotics Anonymous Support Group “Dopeless Hope Fiends,” 11312 Kenai Spur Highway, Unit 71, Kenai. • Square dance group at Ninilchik Senior Center. • Alcoholics Anonymous “Unity Men’s Group” meets downstairs the Salvation Army building in Soldotna. 8 p.m. • AA Attitude of Gratitude at URS Club, 405 Overland Drive. Call 283-3777.

rity and the airline of protecting passengers from a potential threat to their safety.” In the previous incident, 15-year-old Yahya Abdi hopped a fence at San Jose’s airport and hid in the wheel well of a Hawaiian Airlines flight. He survived the arduous journey and dropped to the tarmac at a Maui airport about an hour after the plane landed. Abdi said he was trying to see his mother, a refugee in Ethiopia. He has not been charged. San Jose airport spokeswoman Rosemary Barnes said Wednesday the two incidents were completely unrelated. She said the airport is assisting separate investigations conducted by the Transportation Security Administration and Southwest on how Hartman was able to board the flight. Barnes said no security breach was committed since Hartman made it through the electronic screening process. “Public safety was not compromised in any way,” Barnes said. “We’re looking into how this person got past the document checker and the airline gate agent without a ticket.” TSA spokesman Ross Feinstein said the agency already has made some changes to the document-checking process at the San Jose airport. “The agency has initiated minor modifications to the layout of the documentchecking area to prevent another incident like this one,” said Feinstein, who declined to go into specifics. Southwest said in a statement Tuesday it is “actively investigating” the incident. Hartman has a known history of trying to sneak onto flights without a ticket and could be in violation of her court-ordered probation, authorities said. In February, Hartman was sentenced to 18 months’ probation in San Mateo County after being arrested for attempting to board three Hawaii-bound flights at the San Francisco International Airport on three separate days.

• AA North Roaders Group at North Star Methodist Church, Mile 25.5 Kenai Spur Highway. Call 242-9477. • Alcoholics Anonymous Ninichick support group at United Methodist Church, 15811 Sterling Highway, Ninilchik. Call 907-567-3574. The Community Calendar lists recurring events and meetings of local organizations. To have your event listed, email organization name, day or days of meeting, time of meeting, place, and a contact phone number to news@peninsulaclarion.com.

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Russia’s actions threat to NATO NATO’s promise of collective security

rests on the notion that aggression against one member of the Atlantic alliance triggers a response from all. Yet Russia’s swift, stealthy operation to annex Crimea and destabilize eastern Ukraine has cast doubt on the alliance’s capacity to fulfill that promise. What can NATO realistically do if Vladimir Putin sets his sights on the Baltic states? The latest warning comes in a new report by the Defense Committee of the U.K. House of Commons. The report surveys NATO’s widening conventional capability gap with Russia, highlights the Kremlin’s aggressive nuclear posture and points to the doctrinal limitations that could hamstring a response to the next round of aggression. Its stark conclusion: “NATO is currently not well-prepared for a Russian threat against a NATO Member State.” Case in point: The British Army now fields a grand total of 156 main battle tanks, amounting to a single regiment. Russia has more than 2,800 active main battle tanks, according to a 2013 study by the International Institute for Strategic Studies. The committee notes that the Kremlin has unveiled an ambitious plan to expand and modernize Russia’s conventional forces, with the aim to increase the proportion of conventional assets classed as “modern” to 70 percent by 2020, up from 10% in 2012. Then there is Russia’s bold nuclear-force posture. “Russia sees its strategic nuclear forces as a key deterrent to potential Western intervention or belated response to Russian aggression,” the committee notes. “Russia dedicates a third of its Defense budget to them.” Moscow has at least twice since 2009 simulated nuclear strikes, including one targeting Warsaw. By contrast, the Obama Administration earlier this year announced plans for sharp, and unilateral, cuts to the U.S. strategic force well ahead of the 2018 deadline set by the New Start treaty. The committee’s most important findings relate to outdated doctrines that could prevent the alliance from keeping pace with Moscow’s sophisticated, evolving strategy. A linchpin of Russian strategy is what the committee calls “ambiguous warfare.” As one Russian defense theorist puts it, ambiguous warfare involves using irregular forces, cyberattacks and information warfare to “neutralize adversary actions without resorting to weapons (through indirect actions), by exercising information superiority.” The trouble ambiguous warfare poses to NATO is that the alliance’s collective-defense obligations, and the strategic doctrines pinned to them, call for responding to “armed” assaults. But Russian aggression against, say, Lithuania may not look like an outright assault. The Kremlin is more likely to use Russian-language media to agitate the country’s ethnic-Russian population while debilitating basic state functions through cyberattacks and the deployment of irregular commandos. The Crimean operation provided a blueprint for such attacks, and the Atlantic alliance would be foolish not to update its doctrines to meet the new Russian threat when the next NATO summit convenes in Cardiff in September. But no amount of doctrinal evolution will matter if NATO members continue to treat national defense as someone else’s burden.

The revival of anti-Semitism

The Bergische Synagogue in the German town of Wuppertal has a history with arson. The nearly 120-year-old synagogue was burned down during Kristallnacht in 1938. Rebuilt after World War II, it was targeted again about a week ago by arsonists who threw Molotov cocktails at the house of worship (although, thankfully, they failed to set it aflame). Welcome to the New Europe, where the street thugs have learned a lot from the Old Europe. Their protests of the Gaza War during the past few weeks haven’t been anti-Israel so much as antiJew. Some of the most cosmopolitan cities in the world — Paris, Berlin, London — have witnessed demonstrations airing hatreds associated with Europe’s darkest crimes. You don’t have to be a German speaker to sense the ugliness in the chant, “Jude, Jude feiges Schwein! Komm heraus und kämpf allein!” That was the verbal calling card of protesters in Berlin a few weeks ago. Translation: The former president of the Central Council of Jews in Germany warned that Jews shouldn’t do anything to make themselves recognizable in public. The current president says, “We would never in our lives have thought it possible anymore that antiSemitic views of the nastiest and most primitive kind can be chanted on German streets.” In France, protesters have stormed synagogues yelling “Hitler was right!” and “Death to the Jews!” -- apparently

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Zionism.” Europe thought it had entered a new era of blissful tolerance, but it imported ancient hatreds in the form of immigrants from Muslim countries who are not assimilating to the new European norms but reviving the worst of the old ones. Originality is not their strong suit. A researcher for a Berlin university studying contemporary anti-Semitism in Europe found all the same old tropes, such as “usurer” and “child murderer.” Just the other day, a Hamas official said on Lebanese TV that Jews are addicted to killing women and children, a holdover from their practice of killing Christians to use their blood in making matzos. Can’t these cretins at least come up with new lies? Even before the Gaza War raised the temperature, the new anti-Semitism was making itself felt. Earlier this year, the Israel immigration ministry did a survey that showed that two-thirds of France’s Jews are considering leaving the country. For a Jew-hater, it makes perfect sense to work to render Europe increasingly unlivable so Jews leave for Israel, and then to support all those forces fighting to push Israel into the sea. Problem solved. This is why the Jewish state is forever important, as a refuge and a beacon in a world where Jew-hatred never goes away. Rich Lowry can be reached via email at comments.lowry@nationalreview.com.

Biden on border: ‘These are our kids’ By JOSH LEDERMAN Associated Press

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WASHINGTON — Vice President Joe Biden said Wednesday that the United States will be judged by how it treats the thousands of young immigrants showing up on its border, but warned that the U.S. will be forced to send some minors back to dangerous, unfortunate environments nonetheless. “These are not somebody else’s kids. These are our kids,” Biden said. Appealing to lawyers to help represent unaccompanied minors, Biden said it would be a difficult task for an overburdened legal system to assess whether children apprehended on the border meet the criteria for refugee status and whether returning them would risk their physical demise. At the same time, he said it’s not feasible for the U.S. to let children stay here Wall Street Journal, just because they would be better off in Aug. 5 the U.S. than in their home countries. “Judges are going to be sending some

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forgetting in the heat of the moment that what they are supposed to be upset by is disproportionate Israeli attacks in Gaza, not that Adolf Hitler didn’t finish the job. On Twitter, the Rich Lowry hashtag #HitlerWasRight was trending globally in mid-July. Usually, Israelbashers accuse the Jewish state of being the new Nazi Germany. But don’t sweat the details. All they know is that they hate the Jews, and they will use whatever rhetorical provocation is at hand to communicate their venom. The most innocent representatives of Israel are targets. In Austria, pro-Palestinian protesters stormed the field to attack Israeli soccer players during a friendly match with a French team. In Edinburgh, Scotland, the student dance company of Ben-Gurion University of the Negev chose to cancel its performance at a summer arts festival after protests were planned. “We received warnings that their participation could endanger the dancers,” the president of the university said. To their credit, the foreign ministers of Germany, France and Italy have denounced “ugly anti-Semitic statements, demonstrations and attacks.” The French prime minister has said that the new antiSemitism “hides itself behind a fake anti-

kids back to environments that aren’t’ as good even as the facilities they’re living in,” Biden said, referring to detention facilities the U.S. has hastily set up to house the influx of immigrants. But their circumstances “will not meet the standards of asylum.” Biden’s remarks to people in the legal services community reflected the sense of urgency the Obama administration sees in securing legal representation for more than 57,000 unaccompanied children despite its inability to persuade Congress to agree on emergency funds to address the influx. The White House said fewer than half of those children currently have lawyers. Biden said the key to stemming the surge is to address the root causes in violence-plagued Central American nations that are prompting parents to hand their children over to “unscrupulous” individuals to smuggle them over the border. Yet

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‘Judges are going to be sending some kids back to environments that aren’t’ as good even as the facilities they’re living in.’ — Vice President Joe Biden he lamented that domestic political concerns were preventing the leaders of those nations, who came to the White House last month to discuss the crisis, from taking the types of steps that Colombia has taken to curb narcotics and corruption under a U.S. assistance program known as Plan Colombia. “Central American governments aren’t even close to being prepared to make some of the decisions the Colombians made, because they’re hard,” Biden said. “But the president and I are prepared.”

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Business Pandora cuts deal directly with artists By RYAN NAKASHIMA AP Business Writer

LOS ANGELES — Internet radio leader Pandora has come to its first-ever direct licensing deal with artists, a wide-ranging agreement with independent label group Merlin that both said would mean higher payments to artists and more play for them on Pandora stations. That means Merlin-represented artists like Arcade Fire, Bad Religion and Lenny Kravitz could get more rotations as their representatives will be able to lobby Pandora to place their songs earlier in playlists where they fit. Artists will also get access to Pandora data for the first time, enabling them to make informed decisions about where to tour, who to tour with, what their concert set list should be and what songs they might release next. They will also have tools to directly communicate with fans on Pandora. For Pandora Media Inc., the move helps improve relations with artists, who have complained that royalties on digital streaming services are too low, especially as CD and digital download sales decline. It’s a departure from its current business model, where it relies on government rate-setting bodies like the Copyright Royalty Board to determine how much it pays artists. “In a world where it’s very difficult to get onto terrestrial radio, a deal like this gives us an incredible opportunity to get our music in front of an enormous amount of people,” said Merlin CEO Charles Caldas in an interview. “The data that comes out of the back of this should also enhance our

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Business News Chambers set schedules n The Kenai and Soldotna Chambers of Commerce will host a joint luncheon at noon on Aug. 12 at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex. A forum with candidates for state Senate is scheduled. n The Kenai and Soldotna Chambers of Commerce will hold a joint luncheon at noon on Aug. 20 at the Kenai Visitor Center. An Update on Washington, D.C. with Senator Lisa Murkowski is scheduled.

Agricultural equipment for rent The Kenai Soil & Water Conservation District has a wide variety of agricultural equipment for rent, including manual and mechanized tools for soil preparation (Meri Crusher), tillage, re-seeding, planting, pesticide and fertilizer application and bale wrapping. For information, see the “Equipment Rental” page at www.kenaisoilandwater.org or call 283-8732 ext. 5.

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In this April 13 file photo, Win Butler of Arcade Fire performs during their headlining set on the third day of the 2014 Coachella Music and Arts Festival in Indio, Calif. Internet radio leader Pandora has come to its first-ever direct licensing deal with artists, a wide-ranging agreement with independent label group Merlin, who represents Arcade Fire, that both said would mean higher payments to artists and more play for them on Pandora stations.

business.” Brian McAndrews, CEO of Oakland, California-based Pandora, said the deal would not have a “major impact on costs” — a concern of investors that have pushed Pandora shares down some 38 percent from their high of $40.44 in early March. He also said he was “very excited” about the company’s first deal with a record label group and said he hoped that others would follow. “We are open to other deals if

we feel we can find a win-winwin for labels, artists and Pandora,” he said in an interview. Merlin, representing more than 20,000 independent labels, commands about a 10 percent share of music consumption worldwide and revenue collected from streaming platforms doubled to $89 million in the year through April. The deal covers royalties for performances, not songwriting rights, and it comes as the Department of Justice is re-examining Pandora’s right

to automatically license song rights from publishing societies like the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) and Broadcast Music Inc. (BMI). That process was put in place in 1941 as a counter to anti-competitive behavior by publishers, who say that the market dynamics have changed and they should have the right to negotiate songwriting royalties without the floor on rates set by the publishing societies.

The following job skills workshops will be offered at the Peninsula Job Center the week of Aug. 11: n Monday, Aug. 11 — 9:30 a.m. ALEXsys Job Leads, 2:30 p.m. Resume Writing Workshop. n Tuesday, Aug. 12 — 10:30 a.m. CareerReady 101 Lab. n Wednesday, Aug. 13 — 9 a.m. WorkKeys® Testing. n Thursday, Aug. 14 — 3:30 p.m. Vocational Rehabilitation Orientation. n Friday, Aug. 15 — No workshops offered. All workshop are free of charge to the public. Those interested in attending any workshops offered at the Peninsula Job Center can call 335-3010 or visit the job center located in Kenai at 11312 Kenai Spur Hwy., Suite No. 2. Business hours are Monday-Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. excluding state and federal holidays. You can also reserve space by clicking on the “Schedule Workshops” option located on the main screen in your ALEXsys account www.jobs.alaska.gov.

What’s new in your business? Have you opened a new business, moved to a new location, hired a new person or promoted an employee? The community wants to know, and so do we. Send us your information at news@peninsulaclarion.com, fax it to 907-283-3299, or drop it by the Clarion at 150 Trading Bay in Kenai. Questions? Call 907-335-1251. Business announcements may be submitted to news@peninsulaclarion.com.

Chinese regulators investigate automakers, technology firms

K By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer

BEIJING — Chinese regulators have launched a series of anti-monopoly investigations of foreign automakers and technology providers, stepping up pressure on foreign companies that feel increasingly unwelcome in China. On Wednesday, a regulator said Chrysler and Germany’s Audi will be punished for violating anti-monopoly rules. Mercedes Benz and Japanese companies also are under scrutiny. A probe of Microsoft was announced last week. The investigations are fueling unease among foreign companies that complain Beijing uses regulatory measures to hamper them and promote potential Chinese competitors in technology and other fields in violation of its free-trade commitments. Regulatory conditions are “less certain and more challenging,” said James Zimmerman, a former chairman of the American Chamber of Commerce in China and managing

partner of the Beijing office of law firm Sheppard Mullin Richter and Hampton. “Foreign companies view recent investigations and prosecutions as politically motivated,” he said. In an apparent effort to force down consumer prices, regulators have launched investigations of foreign auto, technology, pharmaceutical and dairy companies over the past two years using a 2008 anti-monopoly law. In the auto industry, investigations appear to have been prompted by complaints prices of imported vehicles are too high and foreign automakers abuse their control over supplies of spare parts to gouge customers. A spokesman for the Cabinet’s planning agency, the National Development and Reform Commission, said investigators concluded Chrysler, a unit of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV, and Audi, Volkswagen AG’s luxury unit, engaged in unspecified “monopolistic behavior.” “They will be punished ac-

cordingly,” said the official, Li Pumin, according to the official Xinhua News Agency. The report gave no details of penalties. Chrysler, Audi and Mercedes Benz, a unit of Germany’s Daimler AG, had preemptively announced price cuts in response to the investigations. On Sunday, Mercedes cut prices of replacement parts such as windshields and pumps for power steering by up to 29 percent. Audi announced cuts of up to 38 percent in July. On Tuesday, Chrysler announced a 20 percent price cut for its Grand Cherokee SRT8 and Grand Cherokee 5.7L models. Imported luxury cars in China can cost three times what they do in the United States or Europe. Automakers say most of the difference is due to import and other taxes. As for spare parts, automakers control supplies and can charge higher prices because they bar their component suppliers in China from selling to other retailers, said analyst John Zeng of LMC Automo-

tive. He said an automaker might charge as much as 5,000 to 6,000 yuan ($800 to $1,000) that cost 200 yuan ($30) to produce. “I think there are some monopoly situations there,” said Zeng. Others under investigation in the auto industry include 12 Japanese companies, according to another state news agency, the China News Service. Business groups welcomed the 2008 law as a step toward clarifying operating conditions in China. Since then, they have said it is enforced more actively against foreign companies than against their Chinese rivals. Microsoft is under investigation regarding its Windows operating system and how it handles compatibility, bundling and publication of documentation, according to the State Administration for Industry and Commerce. Microsoft said in a statement it “complies with the laws and regulations of every market” where it operates. “Our business practices in

China are designed to be compliant with Chinese law,” the company said. Microsoft suffered another setback in May when the government announced it would not buy equipment that runs on the U.S. software giant’s Windows 8 system. The government gave no explanation but a separate announcement the same week said it would start examining imported information technology for security flaws and bar suppliers that fail. Also under investigation are Qualcomm Inc., a San Diego, California-based supplier of chips used by Chinese manufacturers of smartphones and other mobile devices, and InterDigital Inc., of Wilmington, Delaware, which licenses technology patents. The government has said it was looking into whether they abused their market dominance. China is the world’s biggest manufacturer of mobile phones and other wireless devices but relies on foreign technology. Communist leaders have decreed the investment of bil-

lions of dollars of investment in developing the country’s own know-how, but progress is slower than they want. The official China Daily newspaper on July 25 quoted an NDRC official as saying Qualcomm “has a monopoly.” It gave no indication what possible penalties or orders to change business practices it might face. Apple Inc. also has come under attack by Chinese state television, which claimed the location feature on its iPhone could allow the company to steal secrets and threaten national security. The company denied it worked with any foreign governments to create “backdoor access” and said location data stays in the phone. “Companies are increasingly cautious about future investments,” said the American Chamber of Commerce in China in its April report. Reasons include “market access restrictions, concerns with regard to government policies and perceptions that foreign business faces a less welcome environment,” it said.

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Around the World Hamas enters talks with Israel on Gaza from a point of military weakness GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — Hamas has entered Egyptian-brokered talks with Israel on a new border regime for blockaded Gaza from a point of military weakness: it lost hundreds of fighters, two-thirds of its 10,000 rockets and all of its attack tunnels, worth $100 million, Israel says. The Gaza war has boosted the Islamic militant group’s popularity among Palestinians because it confronted Israel. But the mood can quickly turn if Hamas fails to deliver achievements for Gaza in the Cairo talks, most urgently the opening the territory’s borders. If the Cairo talks fail, Hamas will have only limited options, since resuming rocket fire would probably bring more ruination on an already-devastated territory. In the past month of Israel-Hamas fighting — the third major round of such hostilities in five years — nearly 1,900 Palestinians have been killed, more than 9,000 wounded and thousands of homes destroyed. The massive destruction in Gaza City’s neighborhood of Shijaiyah, close to the border with Israel, illustrated the extent of Hamas’ military setbacks and the fickle public mood it faces. Entire city blocks have been laid to waste in Shijaiyah in one of the fiercest battles of the war that pitted hundreds of Hamas gunmen against Israeli troops after the start of the Israeli ground operation July 17.

Talks between Israel and Palestinians underway in Cairo; Gaza truce holds CAIRO — Indirect Israeli-Palestinian negotiations over extending a cease-fire in the Gaza Strip and ending a blockade of the battered territory got underway in Cairo on Wednesday, with both sides taking hard-line positions and much jockeying expected ahead. Israel wants the Islamic militant Hamas to disarm, or at least ensure it cannot re-arm, before considering the group’s demand that the territory’s borders be opened. Israel and Egypt imposed a closure after the Hamas takeover of Gaza in 2007, although Egypt allows individuals to cross intermittently. “The two sides have reviewed what they consider issues of concern,” Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shukri said at a news conference, describing the matter as “complicated and not easy.” Hazem Abu Shanab, a member of Fatah, one of the main factions involved in the talks, said disarmament would require Israel to pull out from occupied Palestinian territory. “As long as there is occupation, there will be resistance and there will be weapons,” he said. “The armament is linked to the occupation.”

Federal appeals court judges weigh 4 states’ gay marriage cases in hearing CINCINNATI — A federal appeals court judge hearing arguments in six gay marriage fights in a landmark hearing Wednesday expressed deep skepticism about whether the courts are the ideal setting for such major change, saying that the best way to win the hearts and minds of Americans on the issue would be the democratic process. The judge, Jeffrey S. Sutton of the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, peppered attorneys with the question and said it was strange that the same-sex couples fighting statewide bans weren’t showing more patience. “I would have thought the best way to get respect and dignity is through the democratic process,” Sutton said. “Nothing happens as quickly as we’d like it. ... I’m not 100 percent sure it’s the better route for the gay rights community.” Sutton and two other judges from the 6th Circuit heard arguments in six cases from Ohio, Kentucky, Michigan and Tennessee in the biggest such session on the issue so far. The cases pit states’ rights and traditional, conservative values against what plaintiffs’ attorneys say is a fundamental right to marry under the U.S. Constitution. If the 6th Circuit decides against gay marriage, that would create a divide among federal appeals courts and put pressure on the U.S. Supreme Court to settle the issue for good in its 2015 session. The appeals panel did not indicate when it would rule.

US general’s killer hid in bathroom, used NATO assault rifle in attack KABUL, Afghanistan — The Afghan soldier who killed a U.S. two-star general and wounded 15 other people hid in a bathroom with a NATO assault rifle then opened fire when a group of officers from international forces passed by, an Afghan military official said Wednesday. As U.S. and Afghan officials investigated the attack Tuesday that killed, Maj. Gen. Harold J. Greene, the highestranked U.S. officer to be slain in combat since 1970 in the Vietnam War, authorities reported two other so-called “insider” attacks the same day. In the deadliest of the attacks, an Afghan police officer killed seven of his colleagues at a checkpoint, then stole their weapons and fled in a police car late Tuesday in the Uruzgan provincial capital of Tirin Kot, provincial spokesman Doost Mohammad Nayab said. A doctor at a local hospital told the AP it appeared the police officer drugged his colleagues before the shooting. The doctor spoke on condition of anonymity as he wasn’t authorized to release the information. Nayab later denied that the police officers had been drugged and said the officer involved had Taliban connections, without elaborating. In Paktia province, an Afghan police guard exchanged fire with NATO troops near the governor’s office, provincial police said. The guard was killed in the gunfight.

Tensions build in Ukraine over whether Russian army will step in to protect rebels DONETSK, Ukraine — The steadily advancing Ukrainian army is setting its sights on the largest rebel-held city in eastern Ukraine, while Western officials on Wednesday warned that a Russian military buildup on Ukraine’s border could herald a major incursion to protect the separatists. President Vladimir Putin has resisted mounting pressure from Russian nationalists to send the army in to back the mutiny in eastern Ukraine. Even though the U.S. and NATO would be unlikely to respond militarily, the West would be certain to impose major sanctions that would put the shaky Russian economy on its knees — and could quickly erode Putin’s power. — The Associated Press

By LAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical Writer

WASHINGTON — The use of an experimental drug to treat two Americans diagnosed with Ebola is raising ethical questions about who gets first access to unproven new therapies for the deadly disease. But some health experts fear debate over extremely limited doses will distract from tried-and-true measures to curb the growing outbreak — things like more rapidly identifying and isolating the sick. The World Health Organization is convening a meeting of medical ethicists next week to examine what it calls “the responsible thing to do” about whatever supplies eventually may become available of a medicine that’s never been tested in people. At least one country involved in the outbreak is interested in the drug. Nigeria’s health minister, Onyenbuchi Chukwu, said at a news conference that he had asked the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention about access. CDC Director Tom Frieden “conveyed there are virtually no doses available” but basic supportive care can work, a CDC spokesman said Wednesday. There is no proven treatment or vaccine for Ebola, which so far has infected more than 1,700 people and killed more than 930 in West Africa in what has become the worst outbreak of this viral hemorrhagic fever. “How many times have we found magic therapies that ended up ... doing more harm than good?” cautioned University of Minnesota professor Michael Osterholm, who advises the U.S. government on infectious disease threats. “Vaccine and drug treatment right now is not going to be the main way you bring this to a stop,” he added. Scientists stress that there’s no way to tell if the experimental drug ZMapp really made a difference for two American aid workers infected while working

in Liberia. “We don’t even know if it works,” stressed Dr. Anthony Fauci of the National Institutes of Health, which helped fund research that led to the drug’s development. The drug is a cocktail of three antibodies engineered to recognize Ebola and bind to infected cells so that the immune system can kill them. People’s immune systems make antibodies to fight off various diseases, and attempts to cull those antibodies — from the blood of people who survive an illness, or from animals — date back to the 19th century and early diphtheria treatment. Using modern techniques to fight Ebola, scientists culled antibodies from laboratory mice, Fauci said, and ZMapp’s maker now grows the antibodies in tobacco plants and then purifies them. Fauci said the manufacturer has told the government that it would take two to three months to produce even “a modest amount.” So the NIH is exploring ways to ramp up production, necessary to attempt formal testing or to consider more so-called compassionate use. “Everybody’s trying to speed things up,” he said. To help improve diagnosis in affected countries, the Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday authorized emergency use of an experimental blood test to detect Ebola. Early symptoms — fever, vomiting and diarrhea — can be confused with other illnesses. The test was developed by the Defense Department, and is only for use in DOD-designated laboratories. This week, the WHO is convening an emergency committee to determine if the outbreak warrants being declared a “public health emergency of international concern,” meaning it poses significant risk to other countries and requires more of an international response. The WHO said that particularly in Liberia, health officials face community resistance from residents who fear going to the hospital and secretly care

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Guinea Police secure the area around a man who collapsed in a puddle of water on the street, and people would not approach him as they fear he may be suffering from the Ebola virus in the city of Conakry, Guinea, Wednesday. The man lay in the street for several hours before being taken to an Ebola control center for assessment. The World Health Organization has began an emergency meeting on the Ebola crisis, and said at least 932 deaths in four countries are blamed on the virus, with many hundreds more being treated in quarantine conditions.

for ill loved ones at home, thus exposing themselves. Ebola is transmitted only through direct contact with the blood and other bodily fluids of someone who is sick. But health care workers have to recognize the virus, too. Authorities in Nigeria have acknowledged that they didn’t immediately suspect Ebola in the first known patient to travel to that country. “The bottom line with Ebola is we know how to stop it: traditional public health,” said CDC’s Frieden said Wednesday: Finding and isolating patients, finding and educating who’s been in contact with them and strict hospital infection control. “Do those things with meticulous care and Ebola goes away,” he said. Minnesota’s Osterholm fears those tried-and-true methods could be overshadowed by misunderstanding about any availability of the experimental

drug. “If the Americans had this serum all the time, why didn’t they send it to us Africans to help save lives?” said Winston Ojukutu Macauley, a social commentator in Sierra Leone. But taking an experimental drug requires making sure the patients fully understand there’s no proof it will help — and it might even harm, said Osterholm, noting that 40 percent of Ebola patients are surviving. And would it be appropriate for the U.S. to offer a drug to people in developing countries that hasn’t been tested on its own citizens? That’s among the things the WHO meeting could address. Even if enough doses were available for wider experimental use, “we need to find a way to do this in a fair manner so that we can live with ourselves when someone asks why this person got it and why not that person?” said Dr. Heinz Feldmann, NIAID’s virology chief.

Russia to block US agricultural imports By JIM HEINTZ Associated Press

MOSCOW — Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday hit back hard against countries that have imposed sanctions over the Ukraine crisis, ordering trade cuts that an official said would include a ban on all imports of agricultural products from the United States. The full list of products to be banned or limited for up to one year is to be published Thursday. But the state news agency RIA Novosti quoted Alexei Alexeenko of Russia’s plant and veterinary oversight service as saying “from the USA, all products that are produced there and brought to Russia will be prohibited.” Alexeenko also was quoted as saying he thinks all fruits and vegetables from European Union countries will also be banned. Putin’s order appears to show that Russia, although increasingly suffering the effects of Western sanctions, is disinclined to back down on Ukraine. It follows the latest round of sanctions against Russia imposed by the EU last week, which for the first time targeted entire sectors of the Russian economy. The U.S. and the EU have accused Russia, which annexed Ukraine’s Crimean Peninsula in March, of fomenting tensions in eastern Ukraine by supplying arms and expertise to a proMoscow insurgency, and have imposed asset freezes and loan bans on a score of individuals and companies. Russia denies such allegations. White House spokeswoman Laura Lucas Magnuson decried the import ban, saying “Retaliating against Western companies or countries will deepen Russia’s international isolation, causing further damage to its own economy.” C

Russia depends heavily on imported foodstuffs — most of it from the West — particularly in the largest and most prosperous cities such as Moscow. Food and agricultural imports from the U.S. amounted to $1.3 billion last year, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and in 2013 the EU’s agricultural exports to Russia totaled 11.8 billion euros ($15.8 billion). U.S. poultry exports make up the largest portion of the total, with a little more than $300 million in exports to Russia last year. According to the National Chicken Council, Russia is the

second-leading market for U.S. chicken in terms of volume and the third in terms of value. Soybeans, tree nuts, tobacco and prepared foods were other U.S. exports. Putin’s order says the limits are being imposed “with the goal of guaranteeing the security of the Russian Federation” and calls for undertaking measures to guard against quick price hikes. As tensions over Ukraine rise, a respected newspaper this week cited unnamed sources as saying Russia is considering closing its airspace to European carriers flying to Asia. The re-

port sent the stocks of some airlines sharply lower. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Wednesday said he wouldn’t comment on “rumors” of airspace being closed, but said “our Western partners should think about their companies and their citizens,” the Interfax news agency reported. Russia last week banned the import of apples and some other fruits from Poland, saying this was because of sanitary concerns, but raising speculation that the move was in retaliation for Poland’s support of the Ukrainian authorities.

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1,100-bazillion votes the other direction and so I think it’s time to make peace and regroup. So I’m not going to vote in favor of overriding the veto.” Assembly member Mako Haggerty was opposed to the tax from the beginning because the money would be specifically for the promotion of tourism. He said he would rather see the money collected to go the general fund. Sue McClure, assembly member representing the East Peninsula, said she would like to see the voters weigh in on the issue and voted to override the veto. Assembly member Bill Smith, sponsor of the bed tax ordinance, also voted in favor of overriding the veto. He said assembly members previously asked KPTMC to find another funding source or proposed cutting their budget. When he found the agency would support a bed tax, he decided to move forward with the ordinance as a possible solution to those issues. Hamrick said moving forward, KPTMC plans to work hard to bring a more detailed marketing plan with additional programs to the assembly for it to make an investment decision. “I anticipate asking for an enhanced budget,” she said. “I don’t have a crystal ball to be able to determine whether or not that would be supported.”

director of the Kenai Peninsula Tourism Marketing Council, which annually receives $300,000 from the borough to promote tourism, said the agency was surprised by the veto. She said prior to the veto announcement, the council met with Navarre to discuss the decision. “Ultimately to move forward with the bed tax, we’ve always known that we would need the support of the administration,” Hamrick said. “So in the end it is better the mayor vetoed the ordinance rather than letting it move forward and speaking against it.” She said while a bed tax has been a divisive issue, KPTMC has a good relationship with its members and even those who opposed it said they want to continue supporting the agency. “So I do believe that we will be able to move forward in a very healthy way and work together as an industry for the betterment of everybody,” Hamrick said. Assembly member Brent Johnson said those on both sides of the contentious issue made valid points. At the July 22 assembly meeting, Johnson voted in favor of sending the question to the voters. “But here’s my point,” Johnson said. “The mayor is real Kaylee Osowski can be popular and this has to pass the voters. By him weighing in to reached at kaylee.osowski@ veto this thing just (swayed) peninsulaclarion.com.

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Munter spent time addressing community questions and concerns. Some audience members were not sure what was causing the flooding. Munter explained it only takes a few years of above average precipitation for the water table to rise. He said there are sumps and ditches that can be installed on susceptible land, but the problem is removing the water that is collected and or not diverting it onto neighboring properties. Dusel said that the issue of determining who is responsible for building culverts will be a complicated because process because the borough can only build in the areas it has jurisdiction over, which is not consistent across K-Beach. As Micciche left the meeting he said he would do what he can to help get state or federal funding once it is determined how much the ensuing projects will cost. President Barack Obama declared the 2013 fall flooding in the K-Beach are a federal disaster in January. There will be a boroughhosted meeting to discuss the flooding at 6 p.m., Aug. 19, at the Donald E. Gilman River Center in Soldotna. Residents can still sign the petition at both of the HiSpeed Gear! in Kenai and Soldotna.

ough Office of Emergency Management Director Scott Walden also attended the meeting. Anchorage-based Hydrologist Jim Munter, who was contacted by Dave Yragui, a K-Beach resident, in the fall of 2013 to research the situation, said a task force was a necessary step in moving forward. He said ideally it will include the stakeholders; residents, business owners, experts and borough members. “Yes, we don’t have a lot of money here,” Munter said. “But before that we have a bigger problem, which is everyone deciding what to do.” Janie Dusel of the AWR Engineering firm based in Anchorage, which specializes in water resources engineering and storm water solutions, came to speak about long-term possibilities. “I wish I could tell you I looked at the situation and found the perfect solution,” Dusel said. “All of you want an answer so you don’t have to be here next year and the next year.” Munter and Dusel both told the audience that currently there is not enough information to work on anything significantly productive. The task force could organize and prioritize research in topography studies, culverts construction and figuring out Kelly Sullivan can be reached what funding is required for at kelly.sullivan@peninsulaprojects that will effectively di- clarion.com vert or remove the ground water causing homes and properties to flood. Dusel said if people start now, a solution could be implemented as early as one year from now. After introducing the concept of a task force, Dusel and

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abilities. “You find yourself going a lot longer than you normally would,” he said

The training As the searching drill went on, teams of three firefighters pulled their oxygen masks on and pushed through the smoky doorway. They dropped to their knees and crawled into the bedrooms, up a set of stairs and down smoke-filled hallways, searching for victims. Thompson said he was learning ways to search a burning structure that didn’t require keeping the team of firefighters together. “Instead of the old school way where you’re all together, we’re breaking off and searching one man to a room,” he said. “Send three guys into an 8-by-10 bedroom and you end up bumping into each other more than anything.”

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to dismiss Kenai grand jury indictments and would most likely dismiss. Wednesday, he did that. “I have concluded that it is appropriate for the court to dismiss the indictment without prejudice,” Bauman said in a status hearing held Aug. 6 at the Kenai Courthouse. “Without prejudice” means the prosecution can seek another indictment. A Kenai grand jury in October 2013 indicted the brothers for second-degree sexual assault. Defense attorneys had waived speedy trial rules in the year between charges and indictment. Kenai District Attorney Scot Leaders at the hearing said he intends to take the case back to a grand jury. “I can tell you that it would be the state’s plan and intent at this point … we do intend to go back and re-present charges to the grand jury,” Leaders said. In charging documents, Alaska State Troopers allege the brothers sexually assaulted

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While some learned new techniques, trainer Bob Pressler said the training was also about learning one-way to do things well — rather than trying several different ways. “The idea is to learn one efficient way and then the shortcuts will come after that,” Pressler said. After the simulation was finished, most of the firefighters went back into the building to fully extinguish the blaze, remove burned sheetrock and reset the facility for the next drill. The building is designed for repeated use. The sheetrock and wood will need to be replaced periodically, but the metal frame should withstand repeated fires, Nelson said. Pressler paused occasionally to direct the trainees toward the next area to be cleaned. He gathered the group together after the drill was over to talk about things that worked and things that didn’t. One crew had searched the same area as a previous crew, he said. Another had gone into

a room where the heat and smoke where so intense — the likelihood of finding a survivor was slim. Firefighters have to know their limits, even when at the doorway of a room where a fire victim could be hidden from view. “The whole history of (firefighters) who’ve gotten themselves in trouble is that they just wanted to go, to look a little bit further,” he said. He and the other visiting trainer, Mike Lombardo, spent a lot of time talking about shortcuts and ways to get in and out of a burning building both safely and quickly. “It’s not that they’re not doing it right, they’re doing it the way that they’ve been show up here,” he said of the Kenai Peninsula firefighters. “Coming out of (New York) we’ve been to a couple more fires than them, we’ve found efficient ways to do things.” Pressler said fire departments in Alaska use the same firefighting techniques once they arrive at a fire as those in the Lower 48, but there are

unique challenges. “The thing that hurts them here is time and distance,” he said. “A lot of times, by the time they get there, there’s not a lot they can do. What we look for is effective ways of them doing things. They’ve been doing their jobs this way for years, and it’s not like the fires didn’t go out, but maybe we can cut a minute-and-a-half off an operation.” For CES firefighter Matt Seizys, Wednesday’s training was the second he’s done during his 9-months as a firefighter. Seizys said having a burning building to practice in helped him retain the lessons. “It’s adding actual stress to the situation, because normally when we do the training, we have no stress,” he said. “It teaches you to be more aware of your surroundings ‘cause you have actual smoke and fire. It’s not simulated, it’s real.”

a teenage boy with an object at a September 2012 East End Road drinking party. The victim had passed out drunk and also had his head and eyebrows shaved. People also wrote on him with markers. Troopers learned of the assault when the boy’s mother took him to South Peninsula Hospital and nurses reported the assault. The Resetarits brothers pleaded not guilty at an October 2012 arraignment and have since been out on bail. A boy then age 16 also was charged with second-degree sexual assault and referred to the Division of Juvenile Justice. A Kenai grand jury indicted the brothers on the same initial charge, second-degree sexual assault, in September 2013. From 60 to 80 teenagers and adults were at the 2012 party, including members of Homer High School sports teams. Joseph Resetarits was then a member of the Mariners football team, but was taken off the team after the charges were filed. In April Joseph Resetarits’ attorney, Michael Moberly, filed a motion to dismiss the indictment. In his motion and

supporting documents, Moberly argued that the state provided insufficient evidence to support an indictment and that hearsay evidence presented prejudiced the grand jury hearing. That was the motion Bauman ruled on. He did not rule on a motion by Phillip Weidner, Anthony Resetarits’ attorney, to dismiss charges on constitutional grounds. Specifically, Moberly said testimony by Alaska State Trooper Samuel Webber, one of the investigating officers, regarding what another witness told him was hearsay — that is, Webber reporting second hand what a boy who had been at the party told him. That boy had taken a photo of the victim passed out, with two people standing next to him after the assault. The photo had been framed so that the faces couldn’t be seen. Although the witness had been called, he was not at the grand jury hearing. Moberly argued the district attorney’s office had plenty of time to line up witnesses. At press time, Bauman had not released to the press his 15-page written decision. He

said he wanted to wait on that while he reviewed private information regarding the witnesses and the victim. “I say victim because I believe there’s a victim,” Bauman said. “It’s not an alleged victim, it’s a victim — which is not to say who is responsible for that victim, but there’s clearly a victim in the court’s view.” Previously, defense lawyers and the district attorney had said they might be close to reaching a plea agreement. With the charges dismissed, Leaders said he would see where the parties wanted to go from there. Weidner said that if there is another indictment, he would accept it on behalf of Anthony Resetarits, and said it should be in the form of a summons and not a warrant for his arrest. Moberly asked that with the dismissal the bail bond be exonerated and conditions of bail be vacated.

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Sports

Woods back on track, will play in PGA

4-time PGA Championship winner says back is feeling great, arrives with fanfare at Valhalla DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Barely able to tie his shoes three days ago, Tiger Woods is ready to tee it up in the PGA Championship. Woods caused the biggest sensation of the week Wednesday afternoon simply by driving his silver SUV into the parking lot at Valhalla. He has never arrived so late for a major championship and had so little time to prepare — just nine holes at Valhalla, which he had not seen since winning the PGA Championship in 2000. But at least he’s playing. That much was in doubt Sunday when he withdrew from the final round of the Bridgestone Invitational be-

cause of back pain that made it a chore to switch out of his golf shoes. Woods said he suffered a pinched nerve, but that it was not at all related to back surgery he had March 31 that kept him out of golf for three months. He said his trainer adjusted the area above the sacrum. “Once he put it back in, the spasms went away,” he said. “And from there, I started getting some range of motion.” The latest injury occurred when Woods tried to play a shot from just above a deep bunker on the second hole at Firestone, and his momentum caused him to land hard in the sand. He kept playing, and hit some horrific shots before deciding to withdraw after a tee shot on the ninth hole.

That was only his third tournament since his return from surgery, leading to concern that he might be done for the year. “It was a different pain than what I had been experiencing,” Woods said. “So I knew it wasn’t the site of the surgery. It was different and obviously it just the sacrum.” His arrival put some life into what had been an ordinary week. Dozens of cameras captured Woods putting on his shoes with ease at his car. He got a big cheer just walking onto the practice range and the crowd was sixdeep down the first hole, about like it was for the Ryder Cup at Valhalla six years ago. In the nine holes he played with Steve Stricker, Davis Love III and

Harris English, Woods looked the same as he did last week. He drilled his driver down the first fairway. He badly pulled his tee shot on the third hole. It was a mixture of good and bad, about what can be expected from someone who has played only nine rounds in the last five months. “Nothing great,” Woods said. “It’s only Wednesday.” Woods tees off Thursday alongside Phil Mickelson and Padraig Harrington. He simply said, “Yes,” when asked if he expected to win, which seemed to be a tall order considering his return from surgery. Woods missed the cut by four shots at the Quicken Loans National, had his worst 72-hole finish in a major at the British Open and was in the middle of the pack at

Firestone when he withdrew. Barring a victory, this likely will be his last tournament for at least six weeks. Woods is not eligible for the FedEx Cup playoffs, and he hasn’t given U.S. captain Tom Watson much reason to pick him for the Ryder Cup. Woods said he would have to “play well” to give reason for Watson to take him. “That’s the only thing I can control,” Woods said. “Try to go out there and win this event. That’s all I’m focused on.” Watson has said he wanted Woods on the team if he was healthy and playing well. About the time Woods arrived at the course, Watson was successfully dodging questions about his chances of making the team.

Pistorius lawyers hold one last shot in murder trial GERALD IMRAY Associated Press

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Prosecutors and lawyers for Oscar Pistorius have one last chance to convince a South African judge when they present closing arguments this week in the murder trial of the once-celebrated athlete who fatally shot his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp, through a toilet cubicle door in his home. On Thursday and Friday, both sides will summarize their versions of the shooting to Thokozile Masipa, the redwrobed judge who will determine the fate of the double-am-

putee Olympic runner. Masipa has sat impassively through most proceedings since the globally televised trial began four months ago in a Pretoria courthouse, but legal experts say she may now, in this final stage, reveal insights into her thinking about the sensational case. “The judge will show where her allegiance lies once she starts asking questions,” said Marius du Toit, a former prosecutor and now defense lawyer who is not involved in the trial. “The party that gets hammered by the judge when arguing is the party that’s got the short end of the stick when it comes to the ruling.”

Masipa can interrogate prosecutor Gerrie Nel and chief defense lawyer Barry Roux on their explanations for the killing and evidence in the court record, which amounts to thousands of pages. The prosecution says Pistorius, 27, intentionally shot 29-year-old Steenkamp multiple times before dawn on Feb. 14, 2013 in a fit of anger after a fight. The defense counters that he fired by mistake, fearing for his life after thinking an intruder was in the toilet cubicle and Steenkamp was in the bedroom. Masipa has maintained an air of neutrality while overlooking the courtroom from her chair on

a dais through weeks of testimony by dozens of witnesses. “Now the judge’s true colors will in fact be shown,” said John Welch, a former highranking lawyer with South Africa’s national prosecutors’ office. “Many judges like to ask questions ... things that have bugged them or bothered them during the trial.” Because South Africa has no trial by jury, Masipa will decide with the help of two legal assistants if Pistorius committed murder, is guilty of a negligent killing, or if he made a tragic error and should be acquitted. The runner faces 25 years to life in prison if convicted of premedi-

tated murder, and also would be sent to prison for years if guilty of murder without premeditation or culpable homicide. He faces three separate firearm charges, and pleaded not guilty to all four counts. The prosecution has accused Pistorius of being a hot-headed egotist who carried a gun everywhere he went, and alleges he twice shot a firearm in public before the Valentine’s Day killing. Pistorius’ defense has portrayed him as mentally fragile, a disabled man who lived in fear of crime and who was terrified when he stood on just his stumps in the dark and fired four shots into the toilet cubicle

door. Before he killed Steenkamp, Pistorius was praised worldwide as a symbol of the triumph of determination over adversity, and he made history by running on his carbon-fiber running blades at the Olympics in 2012. Trial witnesses included Pistorius’ neighbors, friends, an ex-girlfriend, his agent and his physician, as well as a long list of forensic and ballistic specialists. At times, Pistorius vomited, wailed and sobbed in the courtroom, and a psychiatrist testified he was suffering See TRIAL, page A-9

Sharks, Kings to play outdoor game at Levi Stadium ANTONIO GONZALEZ AP Sports Writer

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The San Jose Sharks and Los Angeles Kings are going to take their rivalry outdoors next season. The NHL announced Wednesday that the Pacific Division foes will meet at the 49ers’ new home in Santa Clara on Feb. 21. The

$1.2 billion Levi’s Stadium beat out the San Francisco Giants’ cozier confines at AT&T Park for the game, which is part of the NHL’s growing Stadium Series. This will be the second straight year the NHL has staged an outdoor game in California. The Anaheim Ducks beat the Kings 3-0 at Dodger Stadium in front of an announced crowd of 54,099 on Jan. 25.

Braves handed 8th straight loss The Associated Press

SEATTLE (AP) — The Seattle Mariners handed Atlanta its eighth straight loss, with Dustin Ackley and Logan Morrison hitting home runs in the third inning to beat the Braves 7-3 Wednesday. The Braves were swept at Dodger Stadium and San Diego before losing two at Safeco Field. Ackley led off the third with a home run, and Morrison added a three-run shot off Julio Teheran (10-8) for a 5-3 lead. Robinson Cano doubled twice and scored two runs for Seattle. Chris Young (10-6) allowed three runs in five innings. He struck out six and reached double-digit wins for the first time since 2006. Five relievers combined to throw four innings of scoreless relief, allowing just two hits. Teheran was wildly inconsistent in six innings, yielding six runs in three frames, but allowing just one runner in the other innings. PADRES 5, TWINS 4

homer. Trevor Plouffe had a homer and three RBIs for the Twins. But All-Star closer Glen Perkins blew his fourth save in 32 chances.

RANGERS 3, WHITE SOX 1 CHICAGO (AP) — Adam Rosales homered twice in a game for the first time in his career and Nick Tepesch pitched scoreless ball into the sixth inning, leading Texas over Chris Sale and the Chicago White Sox. The Rangers, who began the day with baseball’s worst record, have won consecutive games for the first time since June 27-28. They routed the White Sox 16-0 on Tuesday. Rosales hit a two-run homer in the second and added a solo shot in the seventh. He entered with only one homer this season. Tepesch (4-7) gave up six hits in 5 2-3 innings. He had lost four straight decisions, and skipped a turn because of a sore left knee.

RAYS 7, ATHLETICS 3 OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Kevin Kiermaier hit a two-run homer to help Jeremy Hellickson end a six-start winless stretch for his first victory in 11 months, and Tampa Bay avoided a sweep against Oakland. Hellickson (1-1) allowed two hits and one run in seven innings, struck out three and walked none. He hadn’t reached five innings in any of his previous three starts this year or in five outings dating to the end of the 2013 season. Hellickson returned late last month following right elbow surgery in January.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Center fielder Alexi Amarista made a game-saving catch in the bottom of the ninth inning, and Seth Smith followed with a solo homer in the 10th to lift San Diego over Minnesota. Amarista ran backward on a dead sprint and laid out for a brilliant diving catch of a drive off the bat of Eduardo Escobar with two on and two outs to keep the game tied. Smith had two hits and two RBIs. Joaquin Benoit picked up YANKEES 5, TIGERS 1 his fourth save in five tries, and NEW YORK (AP) — Chris the Padres earned a split in the Capuano outpitched Justin Vertwo-game series. Smith hit a 400-foot shot off lander, and Brian McCann and Anthony Swarzak (2-1) into the Chase Headley homered to send right-field stands for his 12th See MLB, page A-9

Sharks Chief Operating Officer John Tortora expects the game at Levi’s Stadium to attract a capacity crowd of 68,500 for a scintillating spectacle of ice in Silicon Valley. “We think this will be one of the bigger sporting events the Bay Area has ever seen,” Tortora said. The NHL’s first outdoor game in Northern California features a

fierce and fan-pleasing matchup. In the latest and perhaps most dramatic chapter of the playoff history between these franchises, the Kings eliminated the Sharks in the first round last season to become the league’s fourth team to win a best-ofseven series after losing the first three games. Los Angeles went on to win its second Stanley Cup in three years.

“The growing excitement around NHL hockey in California, the intensity of last season’s playoff series between these teams and the state-of-the-art setting at Levi’s Stadium will bring a thrilling new dimension to the Kings-Sharks rivalry,” NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman said in a statement. The NHL has been taking its game to iconic outdoor venues more

and more over the last decade. The new Yankee Stadium, Boston’s Fenway Park, Chicago’s Wrigley Field and Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor are just a few of the notable names to host hockey in recent years. The league previously announced that the Washington Capitals would host the Chicago Blackhawks in the 2015 Winter Classic on Jan. 1 at a site to be determined.

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Wednesday’s Games San Diego 5, Minnesota 4, 10 innings Texas 3, Chicago White Sox 1 Tampa Bay 7, Oakland 3 Seattle 7, Atlanta 3 N.Y. Yankees 5, Detroit 1 Philadelphia 10, Houston 3 Toronto 5, Baltimore 1 Cincinnati 8, Cleveland 3 Boston 2, St. Louis 1 Kansas City 4, Arizona 3 L.A. Dodgers 2, L.A. Angels 1 Thursday’s Games Detroit (Porcello 13-5) at N.Y. Yankees (Greene 2-1), 9:05 a.m. Houston (McHugh 4-9) at Philadelphia (R.Hernandez 6-8), 3:05 p.m. Baltimore (Mi.Gonzalez 5-6) at Toronto (Happ 8-5), 3:07 p.m. Cleveland (House 1-2) at Cincinnati (Bailey 8-5), 3:10 p.m. Boston (Workman 1-4) at St. Louis (Wainwright 13-6), 3:15 p.m. Kansas City (Guthrie 7-9) atArizona (Nuno 0-2), 5:40 p.m. L.A. Dodgers (Ryu 12-5) at L.A. Angels (C.Wilson 8-7), 6:05 p.m. Minnesota (Pino 1-3) at Oakland (Lester 11-7), 6:05 p.m. Chicago White Sox (Carroll 4-6) at Seattle (Elias 8-9), 6:10 p.m.

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Tepesch, Mendez (6), Cotts (7), Feliz (9) and Chirinos; Sale, D.Webb (7), Guerra (8), Petricka (9) and Flowers. WСTepesch 4-7. LСSale 10-2. SvСFeliz (4). HRsСTexas, Rosales 2 (3). Chicago, Viciedo (14). Rays 7, Athletics 3 TB 010 330 000—7 13 0 Oak. 000 001 002—3 4 1 Hellickson, Jo.Peralta (8), Balfour (9) and J.Molina; Gray, J.Chavez (5), Abad (9) and Jaso. WСHellickson 1-1. LСGray 12-5. HRsСTampa Bay, Kiermaier (9). Oakland, Sogard (1). Yankees 5, Tigers 1 Det. NY

National League

East Division W Washington 61 Atlanta 58 Miami 55 New York 54 Philadelphia 51 Central Division Milwaukee 62 St. Louis 60 Pittsburgh 60 Cincinnati 58 Chicago 48 West Division Los Angeles 65 San Francisco 62 San Diego 52 Arizona 49 Colorado 45

Seattle 7, Atlanta 3 Philadelphia 10, Houston 3 Pittsburgh 7, Miami 3 Washington 7, N.Y. Mets 1 Cincinnati 8, Cleveland 3 San Francisco 7, Milwaukee 4 Boston 2, St. Louis 1 Colorado 13, Chicago Cubs 4 Kansas City 4, Arizona 3 L.A. Dodgers 2, L.A. Angels 1 Thursday’s Games N.Y. Mets (deGrom 6-5) at Washington (Zimmermann 7-5), 8:35 a.m. SanFrancisco(Peavy0-2)atMilwaukee (W.Peralta 13-6), 10:10 a.m. Chicago Cubs (Hendricks 2-1) at Colorado (Flande 0-3), 11:10 a.m. Houston (McHugh 4-9) at Philadelphia (R.Hernandez 6-8), 3:05 p.m. Miami (Cosart 0-1) at Pittsburgh (Volquez 8-7), 3:05 p.m. Cleveland (House 1-2) at Cincinnati (Bailey 8-5), 3:10 p.m. Boston (Workman 1-4) at St. Louis (Wainwright 13-6), 3:15 p.m. Kansas City (Guthrie 7-9) atArizona (Nuno 0-2), 5:40 p.m. L.A. Dodgers (Ryu 12-5) at L.A. Angels (C.Wilson 8-7), 6:05 p.m. All Times ADT

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Verlander, B.Hardy (8), Coke (8) and Holaday; Capuano, Warren (7), Huff (9) and McCann. WСWarren 2-5. LСVerlander 1010. HRsСNew York, Headley (2), McCann (13).

52 52 53 56 64

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Wednesday’s Games San Diego 5, Minnesota 4, 10 innings

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W.Chen, McFarland (6) and Hundley; Hutchison, Janssen (9) and D.Navarro. WСHutchison 8-9. LСW.Chen 12-4. HRsСBaltimore, C.Davis (19). Toronto, Bautista (22). Padres 5, Twins 4 S.D. 000 102 001 1—5 9 1 Min. 011 000 0 —4 10 0

(10 innings) Despaigne,A.Torres (6),Vincent (8), Quackenbush (9), Benoit (10) and Grandal, Rivera;Correia, Duensing (7), Burton (7), Perkins (9), Swarzak (10) and Fryer. WСQuackenbush 2-2. LСSwarzak 2-1. SvСBenoit (4). HRsСSan Diego, S.Smith (12).Minnesota, Plouffe (8). Mariners 7, Braves 3 Atl. Sea.

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Teheran, Russell (7), Varvaro (7), Jaime (8) and Gattis; C.Young, Beimel (6), Wilhelmsen (6), Leone (7), Furbush (8), Medina (8) and Sucre. WСC.Young 10-6. LСTeheran 10-8. HRsСSeattle, Ackley (7), Morrison (6). Phillies 10, Astros 3 Hou. 100 100 100—3 10 0 Phi. 500 300 11x—10 12 1 Peacock, D.Downs (6), Foltynewicz (7) and Corporan; D.Buchanan, Diekman (7), De Fratus (8), C.Jimenez (9) and Nieves. WСD.Buchanan 6-5. LСPeacock 3-8. HRsСPhiladelphia, Utley (10). Reds 8, Indians 3 Cle. Cin.

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Salazar, Hagadone (5), Atchison (7), Rzepczynski (7), Crockett (8) and Y.Gomes; Latos, Ju.Diaz (8), LeCure (9) and Mesoraco. WСLatos 4-3. LСSalazar 4-5. HRsСCleveland, Y.Gomes (16). Cincinnati, Cozart (3), Negron (3). Red Sox 2, Cardinals 1 Bos. 000 100 001—2 8 0 S.L. 100 000 000—1 5 0 J.Kelly, Tazawa (8), Uehara (9) and Vazquez; S.Miller, S.Freeman (8), Maness (8), Rosenthal (9) and Pierzynski. WСTazawa 2-3. LСRosenthal 1-6. SvСUehara (23). Royals 4, D-Backs 3 KC Ari.

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Ventura, K.Herrera (7), W.Davis (8), G.Holland (9) and S.Perez; Collmenter, E.Marshall (7), Stites (9), O.Perez (9) and M.Montero, Gosewisch. WСVentura 9-8. LСCollmenter 8-6. SvСG.Holland (32). HRsСKansas City, Moustakas (14). Dodgers 2, Angels 1 L.A. (N) 020 000 000—2 9 0 L.A. (A) 000 000 010—1 5 0 Haren, Howell (8), League (8), Jansen (9) and A.Ellis; Shoemaker, Grilli (7), Salas (8), Street (9) and Conger, Iannetta. W_Haren 9-9. L_Shoemaker9-4.Sv_Jansen(32).HRs_Los Angeles (N), Kemp (14).

Pirates 7, Marlins 3 Mia. 120 000 000—3 7 1 Pit. 400 000 30x—7 9 0 Koehler, Hatcher (7), M.Dunn (7), S.Dyson (8) and Mathis;Locke,Watson (8), Melancon (9) and R.Martin. W_Locke 3-3. L_Koehler 7-9. HRs_ Miami, Yelich (9). Nationals 7, Mets 1 N.Y. 000 000 010—1 8 0 Was. 300 003 01x—7 9 1 Niese, Carlyle (7), C.Torres (8) and d’Arnaud; Fister, Thornton (8), Detwiler (9) and Lobaton. W_Fister 11-3.L_Niese5-8.HRs_Washington, LaRoche 2 (15), Espinosa (7). Giants 7, Brewers 4 S.F. 300 100 030—7 14 1 Mil. 100 000 201—4 13 0 Vogelsong, J.Gutierrez (7), Affeldt (7), Romo (8), Casilla (9) and Posey; Gallardo, Estrada (5), Kintzler (8), Gorzelanny (8), Wooten (9) and Maldonado. W_Vogelsong 7-8. L_Gallardo6-6.HRs_SanFrancisco, Sandoval(14).Milwaukee,C.Gomez (17), K.Davis (18). Rockies 13, Cubs 4 Chi. 100 210 000— 4 8 0 Col. 000 306 40x—13 16 0 Arrieta, Fujikawa (6), Rusin (7) and Castillo;Lyles,Belisle(7),Kahnle(8), B.Brown (9) and McKenry.W_Lyles 6-1. L_Arrieta 6-3. HRs_Chicago, Alcantara(3).Colorado,C.Gonzalez (11), McKenry (3).

Transactions BASEBALL Major League Baseball MLB С Announced the suspension of San Francisco minor league RHP Jacob Dunnington (Augusta-SAL) for 50 games after a second positive test for a drug of abuse and Cincinnati minor league SS Cesar Mejia (RedsDSL) for 72 games after testing positive for a metabolite of Boldenone. American League CLEVELAND INDIANS С Optioned RHP Danny Salazar to Columbus (IL). Recalled RHP C.C. Lee from Columbus. National League ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS С Reinstated INF Cliff Pennington from the 15-day DL. Optioned RHP Bo Schultz to Reno (PCL). CHICAGO CUBS С Activated RHP Kyuji Fujikawa from the 60-day DL. Designated OF Nate Schierholtz for assignment. COLORADO ROCKIES СActivated RHP Jordan Lyles from the 60-day DL. Placed LHP Brett Anderson on the 15-day DL.Recalled LHP Brooks BrownfromColoradoSprings(PCL). Designated OF Jason Pridie for assignment.

SAN DIEGO PADRES СAnnounced the resignation of vice president/ assistant general manager of player personnelChadMacDonald.Named A.J. Preller general manager. WASHINGTON NATIONALS СActivated LHP Matt Thornton.Optioned RHP BlakeTreinen to Syracuse (IL). BASKETBALL National Basketball Association NEW YORK KNICKS С Acquired F Quincy Acy and F Travis Outlaw from Sacramento for G Wayne Ellington and F Jeremy Tyler. FOOTBALL National Football League ARIZONA CARDINALS С Announced the retirement of TE Jake Ballard. MIAMI DOLPHINS С Activated RB Knowshon Moreno from the PUP list. MINNESOTAVIKINGS СWaivedTE A.C. Leonard. OAKLAND RAIDERS С Signed LB Spencer Hadley and S LarryAsante. TENNESSEETITANS СWaived QB Tyler Wilson. Agreed to terms with TE Chase Coffman and DT Lanier Coleman. SOCCER Major League Soccer FC DALLAS С Loaned D Nicholas Walker to Bayamon FC (PRSL). TORONTO FC С Recalled G Quillan Roberts from Wilmington (USL PRO). COLLEGE NCAA С Announced the resignation of national coordinator of women’s basketball officiating and secretary-rules editor Debbie Williamson, to become coordinator of women’s basketball officiating with the American Athletic Conference and Big East Conference. ALABAMA С Named Bill Lorenz assistant gymnastics coach. JOHNSON C.SMITH СAnnounced the resignation of director of sports information Lamont M. Hinson. NORTH CAROLINA STATE С Reinstated junior RB ShadrachThornton following an indefinite suspension. RUTGERS С Named Anthony Hernandez and Jordan Ozer assistant directors of athletic communications. SOUTHERN WESLEYAN С Announced the resignation of softball coach Anna Ball. TEXAS-PANAMERICANСPromoted Chelsea Blakely to associate athletic director for external operations, Jonah Goldberg to associate athletic director for communications, and Adam Mendez to assistant athletic director for events and facility operations. WAGNER С Named Bob Dunn and Tiffany Morton women’s assistant basketball coaches. XAVIER (NO) С Named Joe Fawcett and Allie Wood athletic trainers, Hilary Lobenstein assistant women’s volleyball coach and JimmieWalker administrative specialist.

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the New York Yankees past Detroit. The Yankees improved to 2-1 in these three straight games started for Detroit by AL Cy Young Award winners. New York edged Max Scherzer on Monday, then David Price got a no-decision Tuesday in a game the Tigers won in the 12th. Capuano gave up an unearned run and five hits in 6 2-3 innings, striking out eight and walking one. Adam Warren (2-5) got four outs for the win. Verlander (10-10) allowed two runs and five hits in seven innings, walking one and fanning five.

PHILLIES 10, ASTROS 3 PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Chase Utley hit a three-run homer, and Ben Revere had four hits, including a triple, to lead Philadelphia over Houston. Ryan Howard had two hits and two RBIs with a double for Philadelphia, which had scored just two runs in 35 2/3 innings entering Wednesday. David Buchanan (6-5) was called up again to replace injured starter Cliff Lee. He gave up three runs and nine hits in 6 1/3 innings with five strikeouts and no walks.

his second career complete game, since May. On Friday, the rightROYALS 4, Jose Bautista homered and drove hander allowed two hits in a comDIAMONDBACKS 3 in three runs, and Toronto topped plete game against the Mets. PHOENIX (AP) — Mike Baltimore to snap a four-game losMoustakas homered and drove in ing streak. RED SOX 2, CARDINALS 1 four runs, Yordano Ventura pitched six solid innings, and Kansas City ST. LOUIS (AP) — Xander Bo- edged Arizona to win its fifth REDS 8, INDIANS 3 gaerts drove in two runs, including straight series. CINCINNATI (AP) — Mat a go-ahead sacrifice fly in the ninth The Royals rolled over the Latos pitched shutout ball into the inning, as Boston beat St. Louis. Diamondbacks in the opener eighth inning and chipped in with The matchup of Shelby Miller and had just enough offense for a hit as Cincinnati opened a seven- and Joe Kelly, former teammates Ventura (9-8) to take the second game homestand with a win over who were each other’s best man game. Cleveland. at their weddings, was a high Zack Cozart hit a three-run quality draw that brought out homer off the left-field foul pole, their best. Each allowed a run in DODGERS 2, ANGELS 1 and Kristopher Negron added a seven innings. ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Dan two-run shot as the Reds won for Haren pitched three-hit ball into the third time in four games. ROCKIES 13, CUBS 4 the eighth inning, and Matt Kemp homered in the Los Angeles DodgDENVER (AP) — Carlos ers’ victory over the Los Angeles GIANTS 7, BREWERS 4 Gonzalez homered, doubled and Angels. MILWAUKEE (AP) — Mi- singled in his return to the lineup, Andre Ethier had an RBI double chael Morse and Pablo Sandoval and Colorado snapped a five-game in the second inning as the Freeeach drove in three runs to lead losing streak by beating the Chiway Series moved down the I-5 to San Francisco over Milwaukee. cago Cubs. Anaheim after the clubs split the Ryan Vogelsong (7-8) gave up Corey Dickerson had four hits, first two games in Chavez Ravine. one run on seven hits in six in- drove in three and was a homer nings for the Giants to win con- shy of the cycle. Mike McKenry secutive starts for the first time also homered for Colorado.

PIRATES 7, MARLINS 3 PITTSBURGH (AP) — Josh Harrison had three hits to extend his hot streak, and Jeff Locke overcame a shaky start to pitch seven innings as Pittsburgh beat Miami. Harrison hit a double and scored twice. He is 20 for 44 during a 10-game hitting streak, with six doubles, one triple and five home runs. Locke (3-3) gave up three runs in the first two innings, and then shut out the Marlins over his last five.

NATIONALS 7, METS 1 WASHINGTON (AP) — Doug Fister took a five-hit shutout into the eighth inning, Adam LaRoche homered twice and Danny Espinosa also connected as Washington beat the New York Mets. Fister (11-3) allowed one unearned run and six hits in 7 1-3 innings. He struck out seven and reduced his ERA to 2.49.

BLUE JAYS 5, ORIOLES 1 C

TORONTO (AP) — Drew Hutchison came within one out of

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from an anxiety disorder when he shot Steenkamp. The trial was postponed for a month while Pistorius was examined at a state mental facility. Masipa will adjourn the trial after arguments to consider her judgment, a delay that could be a week or over a month, according to various analysts. They say the burden is on the prosecution to leave no reasonable doubt in Masipa’s mind that Pistorius was intent on killing when he opened fire. Nel and Roux will have to summarize weeks of sometimes complex testimony into a convincing final explanation lasting just a few hours, according to former prosecutor Welch. He said: “A true lawyer is measured during the arguments because this is now when we get to the nitty-gritty of the matter.”

Miller, Jones join Cavaliers TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer

INDEPENDENCE, Ohio (AP) — They were pieces of a championship puzzle in Miami, perfect fits. Mike Miller and James Jones hope to be just as valuable accessories in Cleveland to help LeBron James win a title that would mean more to the superstar than any other. “Obviously,” Miller said, “our goal is to win a championship.” Attracted to the Cavaliers for a chance to play again with James, Miller and Jones were introduced Wednesday by the Cavs, who finally got a chance to show off some of their newest assets of this “monumental” summer. Flanking Cavs general manager David Griffin, Miller and Jones both expressed their excitement at being a part of James’ homecoming. C

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Around the World Panners season comes to end The Alaska Goldpanners saw their season end Wednesday at the 80th National Baseball Congress World Series in Wichita, Kansas, with a 4-3 loss to the San Diego Waves. The Waves enter the semifinal round, which sets up the championship game to be played Saturday. The Panners end with a 2-2 record at the tournament. Bob Kraft pitched a complete game for the Waves, giving up three runs (two earned) on eight hits, one walk and two strikeouts. Joel Belk took the loss on the mound for the Panners, tossing four innings and giving up three runs (none earned) on six hits, two walks and four strikeouts. Scott Hurst led Fairbanks at the plate by going 3 for 4 with one RBI, but the Panners’ luck wasn’t so clutch as they grounded into a double play three times, all of them ending the inning.

Wallace inducted into hall of fame

DETROIT (AP) — Former NASCAR driver Rusty Wallace was one of seven men inducted into the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America on Wednesday. “I think my years in NASCAR were some of the best years NASCAR ever had,” Wallace said. “Places were mobbed out and sold out and I was winning a lot of races. People say, ‘You drove at a time when NASCAR was at its peak.’”

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Profusion of pinks keep many anglers catching, but not keeping By RASHAH MCCHESNEY Peninsula Clarion

Randy Dayton landed 33 pink salmon in an hour and a half as he flipped for red salmon at Centennial Park in Soldotna. During the short time that it took him to explain that he had come up from Meridian, Idaho for eight weeks of fishing and hadn’t landed a sockeye yet during his Wednesday of fishing, his pink number hit 39. “I prefer to eat sockeye,” he said. The sentiment was echoed by several other anglers along the Kenai River shoreline as many of them landed a large volume of pink salmon — but not much else. Pink salmon, or humpies, are both the smallest and the most numerous of Pacific salmon and while commercial catches of the fish support many Alaska coastal fishing communities — they’re not the most sought after fish in the Kenai River. By most reports they’re easy to catch and will strike at almost anything. Dayton fished with a bit of yarn on his hook and had no trouble catching and landing the prolific salmon. But, he said, they’re a little fishy tasting by the time they get up to Soldotna in the Kenai River and that might be part of the reason inriver sport-anglers tend to eschew them for sockeye or coho salmon. While the fish are in their prime in the saltwater, pale pink and lightly flavored — once they hit the freshwater, their physiological changes happen quickly. The bright silver and green-tinted fish starts to turn a dingy brown or black and large black spots appear on their bodies. Males develop a hooked jaw and hump. Some prefer to catch their fish in the saltwater, or failing that, buy them from a local setnet fisherman with a catcherprocessor permit. Gary Hollier, a setnetter whose sites are near the Kenai River said people often buy their pink salmon commercially. “At 28 cents a pound, they’re a good, cheap, quality product from the ocean,” he said. “They’re just a softer fish.” Hollier said he ate a lot of pink salmon growing up, though he prefers sockeye or king salmon to the prolific fish. But, he said, it’s hard to beat a price of a pink. “If you take a 4-pound pink salmon,

Friday

65/55 High tides: 2:26 a.m. 3:41 p.m. Low tides: 10:12 a.m. 10:20 p.m.

Pinks Pink fishing is excellent right now on both rivers, said assistant area management biologist for the Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Jason Pawluk. “Pinks are so numerous it makes catching other species almost impossible,” Pawluk said. The most success is being reported in the lower sections

19.9 feet 18.7 feet -1.3 feet 2.7 feet

(Tide information for Kenai River)

Saturday

65/53 High tides: 3:24 a.m. 4:27 p.m. Low tides: 11:00 a.m. 11:11 p.m.

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(Tide information for Kenai River)

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Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion

Randy Dayton, of Idaho, pulls his line in to release a pink salmon Wednesday in Soldotna. The pink salmon run has been strong in 2014 and many anglers have reported difficulty in catching other species of fish due to the volume of pinks in the Kenai River.

High tides: 4:16 a.m. 5:10 p.m. Low tides: 11:44 a.m. 11:59 p.m.

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(Tide information for Kenai River)

you’ll get two 2-pound fillets,” he said. “Where else are you going to get protein like that for less than $1 a pound?” At least two people on the Kenai River were willing to experiment with a pink salmon.

Todd Boise and Kelly Boise, of “It’s experimental,” Kelly Boise said. Pennsylvania, said they caught several “We’ve never had pinks, so we’re going Tuesday and decided to keep one. to try it.” The two have been fishing in the area for a couple of years and said they come Reach Rashah McChesney at rashah. up catch fish and visit family. mcchesney@peninsulaclarion.com

Pink salmon hard to miss, coho trickling in By KELLY SULLIVAN Peninsula Clarion

Weekend Almanac

of both the Kasilof and Kenai all, he said. The season on the glers are having success with to Fish and Game area fishing rivers. Kasilof River is over. salmon eggs, herring and blue reports. Vibrax spinners, according to the report. Sockeye Coho Dipnetting Sockeye salmon fishing is almost done for the year, Pawluk said. Catch reports are coming in very slowly on the lower Kenai River. Anglers are having slightly more success fishing for sockeye salmon in the Upper Kenai River and on the Russian River, Pawluk said. Fishing on the Kasilof River will likely yield no success at

Coho fishing is very slow right now on both the Kenai River and the Kasilof River, Pawluk said. Boats are only catching one or two a trip, and that is if they are lucky, he said. At the Nick Dudiak Fishing Lagoon on the Homer Spit, fishing for early-run coho has been good, according to a Fish and Game fishing report. An-

Resident species

Today is the final day for dipnetting on the Kasilof River. Dipnetting for sockeye salmon in China Poot has been slow, according to Fish and Game reports.

Rainbow and Dolly Varden fishing is still good, Pawluk said, but will become much more difficult as the gigantic wall of pink salmon keep marching their way up the river toward Skilak Lake. Kelly Sullivan can be In the lower Cook Inlet, fishing for Dolly Varden in road- reached at kelly.sullivan@penside streams is good, according insulaclarion.com

Kenai River late run kings: The daily DIDSON sonar passage estimate for Aug. 4 was 306 kings. The cumulative estimate through Aug. 6 was 15,489. Kenai sockeye: Monday: 59,942 Since July 1: 1,093,272 Russian sockeye: Monday: 1,774 Tuesday: 2,872 Since June 9: 16,797 Kasilof sockeye: Monday: 3,199 Tuesday: 1,954 Since June 15: 434,879 — Alaska Department of Fish and Game Marine forecast: Cook Inlet north Kalgin Island Thursday: Northeast wind to 10 knots. Seas 3 feet. Friday: Northeast winds, 20 knots, seas 5 feet. Saturday: North wind 20 knots, seas 5 feet. — National Weather Service

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What’s Happening Events and Exhibits n First Thursday at Kobuk Kaladi Coffee Shop is “Art For Humanity” from 4-7 p.m. These artists are showing — Jan Wallace, Olga Vaisenberg and Connie & Jay Goltz. All the proceeds are going to the local Habitat For Humanity including the August best bid on a large “ Swimming The Kenai.” The guest artist is MP King with her dedication painting to all the Funny River Fire residents and fire fighters. n The 4th Annual Kenai Peninsula Beer Festival is August 9. It is outdoors at the Soldotna Sports Center from 5-10 p.m. $30 admission. It is a 21-and-older event. For more information, visit www.kenaibeerfest.com. n The Kenai Watershed Forum will host the Wild & Scenic Film Festival, one of the largest conservation and adventure film festivals in North America, to the Kenai Peninsula again this August. The festival will be showing at different locations across the Kenai Peninsula including: August 5 — Homer Theater, Homer; August 7 — K.M Rae Building, Seward; August 8 — Kenai Visitors Center, Kenai. Doors open at 5:30 p.m.; showing begins at 6 p.m. For more information or tickets, visit www.kenaiwatershed.org or call 907-260-5449 ext 1202. n The Kenai Fine Arts Center has issued a call for artists for its October 2014 Experimental Exhibit. Call Joy, 283-0515, if you have questions. n The Peninsula Art Guild has issued a call for local artists’ to donate up to two pieces of art to the annual Harvest Auction, Sept. 27. Pieces should be delivered by 5 p.m., Saturday, Aug. 30, to the Kenai Fine Arts Center, 816 Cook Ave., Old Town Kenai. For more information, call 283-7040.

Entertainment

n Veronica’s cafe in old town Kenai, this Friday Kate Baum, who hasn’t played at Veronica’s for over a year, will be playing from 6:30-9 p.m. This Saturday the talented and two beautiful sisters Sydney and Shelby Smith will be playing at 6:30-9 p.m. Come in and enjoy our home made food, desserts and coffees that are heavenly and one of the many great nights at Veronica’s Cafe. n Join Steve and Fern Holloway for Karaoke every Saturday night at the Kenai Moose Lodge. Singing starts at 9 p.m. and everyone is welcome. n An all acoustic jam takes place every Thursday. The jam is as Christ Lutheran Church in Soldotna on the first Thursday of the month, and at the Kenai Senior Center during the rest of the month. Jam starts at 6:30 p.m. n AMVETS Post 4 is open to all military veterans and their families for support and camaraderie. Join us for Friday night tacos, or Saturday night steaks with Karaoke. Sunday afternoon its super hamburgers. Not a member? Stop by and we can show you how to become a part of this special veteran’s organization. AMVETS is located in the Red Diamond Center next door to IDEA Schools. n Odie’s Deli in Soldotna has live music Friday from 6-8 p.m. and Pub Quiz night every Wednesday from 6-8 p.m. n The Studio Espresso Shop at Spur Highway and Nikiski Avenue in Nikiski hosts an open mic night on Saturdays starting at 7 p.m. Call 776-7655. n The Bow bar in Kenai has karaoke at 9 p.m. Thursdays and live music Fridays, Saturdays at 10 p.m. n Hooligans Saloon in Soldotna has poker Tuesdays and Thursdays starting at 5:30 p.m. and live music Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights. n The Duck Inn on Kalifornsky Beach Road has karaoke at 9 p.m. Thursdays and Fridays, and DJ Arisen on Saturdays. n Mykel’s in Soldotna has live music Thursdays from 6-9 p.m. with Robb Justice, and Fridays and Saturdays from 6:30-9:30 p.m. with Bob Ramponi and Dave Unruh. n The Duck Inn will have live music from 7 to 10 p.m. every Wednesday with Robb Justice and Trio. n Main Street Tap and Grill has Wednesday karaoke with KJ Natalia, Thursday acoustic music with Dustin and Friends and Keeley & Nelson, and live music and dancing with 9Spine Friday and Saturday. n Four Royal Parkers on the Kenai Spur Highway in Soldotna has live music with Bob Ramponi and the Alaska Swing Company Friday and Saturday at 10 p.m. n The Christ Lutheran Church in Soldotna is hosting “An Eve-

AP Photo/Teryn Wilkes

This undated photo shows women attending a recent crafting retreat on art and painting at the historic Chautauqua hosted in Boulder, Colo., by The Makerie. “It’s hard to find creative time in our busy lives … to feel the empowerment of making something with our hands,” says owner Ali DeJohn. “Knowing the capabilities of what you can create as a human being is so fulfilling. It’s hard to explain, but it empowers other parts of your life.”

By JENNIFER FORKER Associated Press

Four years ago, inspired by her love of crafting, Ali DeJohn began offering a mishmash of projects at weekend retreats near Boulder, Colo. Women came from around the world, and a business was born. Today, The Makerie hosts high-end crafting retreats in Colorado and New York City. Its July retreat was a full day of printing, knitting and cooking workshops plus three meals and cocktails outdoors at a Lyons, Colorado, farm. The cost was $365. Why pay hundreds of dollars to craft with strangers for a day? Community. “It’s about physically being together,”

Bookworm Sez Your dog just can’t get enough of “catch.” Yes, he has plenty of toys, and just picking one up incites a glint-eyed round of the game. Nothing, apparently, is better than snatching something from the air. He’d play til he dropped, if you’d let him. Some dogs love a ball. Some dogs love squeaky-toys, while others crave complicated playthings. And in the new book “A Wolf Called Romeo” by Nick Jans, some dogs have unusual playmates, too. Nick Jans was astounded at the size of the pawprints. They weren’t ordinary, dog-sized prints; these were huge, indicative of a wolf prowling near the city limits of Juneau, Alaska. It was a late afternoon in December 2003 and, though most residents of the Last Frontier “spend a lifetime” without ever

Poet’s “If only...’’

Toma Abrosimova If I could write what’s really important The whole world would change. If only the love was important As it is right away. If I would have a billion dollars I’ll give it to somebody else. If yesterday were troubles Then today I would’ve solved them. If the world wouldn’t end Perfect one shall never be. And if it wasn’t always for me It will be for everybody. If my friends wouldn’t exist I would not exist with them. If I were a president The Earth wouldn’t be a ‘’Monster Attack’’. If today was my last day I would enjoy it right away. But if tomorrow I woke up It would be the edge of glory. If I could start all over again I’d probably go back. If I had the hope of a world It would be a better place. Poems must include the writer’s name, phone number and address. They should be kept to no more than 300 words. Submission of a poem does not guarantee publication. Poems may be e-mailed to news@peninsulaclarion.com, faxed to 283-3299, delivered to the Clarion at 150 Trading Bay Road or mailed to P.O. Box 3009, Kenai, AK 99611.

from the ‘I’,” she says. “You’re still left alone.” Togetherness also feeds the creative process, many artists say. Ideas burst forth, possibilities unfold and skills are improved. Lisa LeBlanc joined a Kalamazoo, Michigan, calligraphy guild 7 years ago after a chance conversation with her dentist. She’s learned about styles and materials from fellow members, and the experience has led her into other art forms, such as watercolor painting. “It’s really changed my life,” says LeBlanc. “It’s the encouragement you get, the feedback and the support ... . You can toil away on your own in your room with See CRAFT, page B-2

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muses Hannah Milman, who visits creative communities throughout the country as editorial director of crafts for Martha Stewart Living. “It’s about survival. It’s primal. It’s joyous.” Many crafters like to do their sewing, knitting, scrapbooking and other handicrafts and hobbies together in homes, at classes or on retreats. “Everybody has a certain level of anxiety; it’s part of the human condition,” says Patricia Pitta, a Manhasset, New York, clinical and family psychologist. Creative work can lower anxiety, and so can being with others, says Pitta, whose book “Solving Modern Family Dilemmas” (Routledge) will be released this month. “There’s only so much people can get

spotting a wolf, here one was, almost teasing Jans with its bold presence. Days later, while walking their dogs, Jans and his wife encountered the wolf. He was full-coated, black, in the prime of his life, tipping the scales near 120 pounds – and before they could stop her, their Lab, Dakotah, dashed out to meet him, and to play. The wolf seemed smitten with the yellow (spayed) dog, a puppy-love that ultimately gave him his name. Though the Janses tried to keep Romeo under wraps, other dog owners also noted throughout that winter that the wolf interacted happily with their pets, too. From a handful of neighbors, Romeo’s fan club grew. When he returned for a second, then a third winter to the edge of Juneau, so did people who enjoyed his friendliness but often disregarded that he was still a wild animal. That made some Juneauites clamor for the wolf’s removal. See WOLF, page B-2

‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ will strive to save the Universe R eeling It In C hris J enness “Guardians of the Galaxy” Marvel Studios 2 hours 2 minutes When it comes to movie-going, sometimes I am my own worst enemy. As a critic, I’m supposed to be immune to, or even disdainful of, the noisy, brightly colored hype that accompanies so many of the seasonal blockbusters, be it Summer or Christmas. But that’s ridiculous. I buy into the hype as much as anyone, maybe even more, because first and foremost I am a movie fan, and an eternally optimistic one at that. So when it comes to a movie like “Guardians of the Galaxy,” this summer’s latest entry from Marvel Studios and the one to occupy the most distant space in their ever expanding Universe, I was sold before I ever bought a ticket. The trailers, the interviews, the full-year of production photos and stories - I was ready for “Guardians” to not only be the best movie of the summer, but the greatest sci-fi movie of all

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time. And, of course, it isn’t that. What it is is fun, clever, and imminently entertaining. It is not, however, for everyone. The story opens in 1988 with ten-yearold Peter Quill in a hospital, surrounded by family, watching his mother succumb to cancer. Armed only with his backpack and trusty Walkman loaded up with his mother’s favorite mix-tape, Peter flees the

hospital in horror only to run into a different kind of nightmare. A hovering alien spaceship blasts a beam of light at the boy, sucking him up and disappearing into the night. Flash forward twenty years and now we are in some far-flung corner of the universe where Peter Quill, now a hunky adult played by Chris Pratt is exploring a desoSee REEL, page B-2

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ning of Piano with Jason Farnham,” on Friday August 15 at 7.m. Farnam described his style as George Winston, Victor Borge, Schroeder from Peanuts & Beethoven on steroids, thrown in a blender. He’ll use a toy piano, in addition to the grand piano. The show is family-friendly and appropriate for all age groups. There will be a mix of jazz standards with original arrangements, bossa nova, original tunes, classical with a twist and humor throughout. He’ll play a tune upside down and does a remix of Beethoven’s Fur Elise called “Fur Crying Out Loud Elise, Let’s Dance!” Tickets are $10 at the door with kids 10 and under free. Farnam will also play at the Bunnell Street Gallery in Homer on Sunday August 17 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets for that show are $20 suggested at the door, kids 12 and under $10.

Markets, fairs and bazaars n Kenai’s Saturday Market is open every Saturday through Sept. 13. It is held in the grassy area across the parking lot from the Kenai Chamber of Commerce and Visitors Center. The market will include very talented folks selling beautiful Alaskan Arts & Crafts. Fresh vegetables will start showing up about the middle of June. Vendor rates are as low as $20 per Saturday and spaces are limited, so pick up an application at the Kenai Chamber of Commerce and Visitors Center or call

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whatever you’re doing, but if you don’t get feedback from other people, you don’t know if you’re improving.” Upstairs Circus has turned the urge to craft in community into a

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Harold at 283-1991. n The Central Kenai Peninsula Farmer’s Market is open each Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. until mid-September. This market features Alaskan Grown and Alaska Made products and includes fresh baked goods, jams, jellies, fresh vegetables and gift items. The market is located at the corner of Corral Street and the Kenai Spur Highway at the bus “turn-around.” New vendors are welcome. Call Carolyn at 262-7502 for more information. n A new farmers’ market in downtown Ninilchik is open Saturdays, featuring homegrown plants and veggies, a wide variety of crafts, handmade artisan sea salt and dog cart rides. It will be across from the Kenai Peninsula State Fairgrounds. Vendors are needed! For an application or information call Michelle Hogan 299-4999. Cost for a booth is $25 for the season or $5 per day. n The Farmers Fresh Market is open every Tuesday, 3-6 p.m., in the parking lot of the Kenai Peninsula Food Bank on KBeach Road at Community College Drive. The market features local food producers and a kids’ activity booth. For updates on what is in season, see the Farmers Fresh Market page on Facebook. Interested vendors can contact Market Manager Dan Funk at 382-0210. n The Soldotna Wednesday Market is open Wednesdays from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. at the Peninsula Center Mall. n Local farmers markets will have free Chef at the Market cooking demonstrations in July and August funded by the Alaska Division of Agriculture. The full schedule includes: — Central Kenai Peninsula Farmers Market, Saturdays, 11 a.m.-1 p.m., Kenai Spur Highway and and East Corral — August 9, Wrap up a Rainbow: Gluten-Free Wraps with Susan

Nabholz; August 16, Loving Your Kale, and Eating it Too! with Nancy Schrag. — Farmers Fresh Market, Tuesdays, 3:30-5 p.m., Kenai Peninsula Food Bank, Community College Drive and Kalifornsky Beach Road — July 29, Fun and Fast Veggies with Ally Bril; August 5, Wrap up a Rainbow: Gluten-Free Wraps with Susan Nabholz. Kenai Soil and Water Conservation District is the local sponsor, along with the PPWCA Local Foods Group. For more information, call 283-8732 ext. 5.

Films n Call Orca Theaters at 262-7003 for listings and times. n Call Kambe Cinemas at 283-4554 for listings and times.

Down the Road n The Pratt Museum in Homer is open from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. daily. “Dena’inaq’ Huch’ulyeshi: The Dena’ina Way Of Living” is on view through Sept. 1. The Dena’ina Way of Living is the first comprehensive exhibit of the Dena’ina culture, curated and provided by the Anchorage Museum. The Pratt is the first stop of the tour, with artifacts, multimedia and text that explores the past and present Dena’ina culture. For more information and a schedule of events, visit www.prattmuseum.org. Submissions may be emailed to news@peninsulaclarion.com. The deadline is 5 p.m. Mondays.

business: The Denver bar offers a project menu alongside its liquor lists, and features rows of long tables with tool-filled caddies. Co-owner Matt Johannsen says his small bar caters to large groups — from bridal parties to company team-building groups — and walk-in customers. Crafting “coaches” circulate among the busy tables.

“When you’re by yourself, you’re limited to your own ideas. When you’re in a social space, you can bounce your ideas off friends and strangers even,” says Johannsen. “It’s something constructive to do besides just to eat and drink.” Jodi Flynn Rethmeier, of Lincoln, Nebraska, started attending scrapbooking retreats

with friends 14 years ago. She and 24 other women stay at a Wahoo, Nebraska, hotel — 30 miles north of Lincoln — and scrapbook in rented space at a local bank. Rethmeier, a mother of five, looks forward to these biannual retreats as a chance to recharge. “It turned out to be 14 years of mutual support,” she says. “We

have so much fun. We’ve seen each other through births and weddings and additions to the families, and we have seen each other through funerals and tragedies and hardships. The scrapbooking is icing on the cake.” For DeJohn, of The Makerie, a day or weekend of crafting energizes other aspects of a creative person’s life.

“It’s hard to find creative time in our busy lives . to feel the empowerment of making something with our hands,” says DeJohn. “Knowing the capabilities of what you can create as a human being is so fulfilling.” “Some people get lost in a book,” she adds. “I get lost in making things.”

fers his readers balance: in his basic overview of Canis lupus, he admits that attacks happen and that the presence of a wolf can be problematic; indeed, Romeo reverted to his natural behavior more than once, and may have killed a pet dog or two. Still, what happened to him, the controversy that swirled around him, and the aftermath of his unfortunate death are things that no self-respecting animal lover will want to miss. In addition to the wolfish tale here, I also enjoyed the travelogue that’s inherent in a story like this. I think that if you love wildlife, if you love nature, or you enjoy spending time outdoors, then “A Wolf Called Romeo” is a book to catch.

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venge, a raccoon bounty hunter and his partner, a walking tree. Together, this team of misfits must not only save the galaxy, but each other, as well. If the above description sounds dense and more than a little ridiculous, I’d have two responses for you: The optimistic me would say, “well, how do you think ‘Star Wars’ sounded when it was first described?” The realistic me would look at the above and say, “Yeah. You’re right.” This gets to heart of the problem with “Guardians of the Galaxy” and the general direction Marvel Studios is moving in as a whole. Yes, I really liked this movie, though I think it could have used about ten minutes more character development and ten minutes fewer explosion. But this movie feels made specifically for me and my ilk, specifically, comic-

book sci-fi nerds who consume every bit of genre pop culture they can get their hands on. Where “Star Wars” inspired millions of new science fiction fans for generations, this feels like it will only inspire people who are already completely bought into the Marvel Universe series of movies. The latest “Captain America” had a similar problem, simultaneously being a well-made entertaining movie but being nearly impenetrable for people not already versed in the comic book film world it exists in. For the initiated, though, “Guardians” is a whole lot of fun. The characters are varied and often very funny with Groot (the tree) stealing the show. A minor gripe is that Groot is voiced by Vin Diesel, a completely unnecessary celebrity addition as he only has

one sentence and his voice is seriously enhanced. I also liked Rocket Raccoon, voiced by Bradley Cooper, though that character seems almost designed to be beloved. Filling out the team are wrestler Dave Bautista as Drax the Destroyer and Zoe Saldana as the greenskinned killer Gamora. Each does a fine job, but it’s hard to go up against two adorable CGI characters. If you’re in the club, “Guardians of the Galaxy” will likely be a great night out at the movies. If you’re not, Marvel doesn’t seem to be worried about you anymore. Grade: B+ “Guardians of the Galaxy” is rated PG-13 for lots of sci-fi violence and mild language.

Others, believing him a danger, wanted Romeo dead. But, as Jans noted, fatal wolf attacks are extremely rare. “You have to be… unlucky – right up there with being struck dead by a piece of space junk – to be killed by a wolf.” And so Romeo stayed because “there was no basis for action unless something actually happened. And then it did.” There’ll be two camps that will read this review: those who love wolves and the natural history behind them, and those who think they’re varmints and want them eradicated. “A Wolf The Bookworm is Terri Called Romeo” is for the former type of reader. Schlichenmeyer. Email her at And yet, author Nick Jans of- bookwormsez@gmail.com.

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late ruin of a planet in search of a hidden artifact. Our hero is now a space pirate, of sorts, selling his ill-gotten treasures to the highest bidder. In the background is a brewing war between the warlike Kree empire and, I suppose, everybody else. A particularly despicable Kree agitator named Ronan the Accuser is determined to destroy the peaceful world of Xandar and has made a deal with a cosmic entity named Thanos in order to achieve his goals. After being arrested by the Nova Corps on Xandar, Peter Quill is thrust together into an unlikely alliance with an eclectic group of outlaws, including a turncoat assassin, a maniac bent on re-

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AGENDA Kenai Peninsula Borough Road Service Area Board August 12, 2014 Assembly Chambers, Kenai Peninsula Borough 144 N. Binkley Street, Soldotna, AK 99669 ITEM A:

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YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to file with the Court a written Answer to the Complaint to Quiet Title, For Declaratory Judgment and Damages filed in this case. Your Answer must be filed with the Court at: 125 Trading Bay Drive, Suite 100, Kenai, AK 99611 not less than thirty (30) days after the last date of publication of this notice. In addition, a copy of your Answer must be sent to the Plaintiff's attorneys, Molloy Schmidt LLC, 110 S. Willow St., Suite 101, Kenai, AK 99611. If you fail to file your written Answer within the time required, a default judgment may be entered against you for the relief requested in thee Complaint. The Plaintiff brings an action to quiet title to, and for a declaratory judgment and damages regarding the real estate described as follows: LOT SIX (6), THOMACK SUBDIVISION 1968 ADDITION, according to the plat thereof, filed under Plat Number K-1575, Records of the Kenai Recording District, Third Judicial District, State of Alaska. Street Address: 16930 Dilligara Lane, Clam Gulch, AK 99568. The Plaintiff, HAROLD V. SMALLEY, and his spouse, ARLEEN S. SMALLEY, executed a Deed Of Trust on the real estate in favor of MARY E. LEFFEL, as beneficiary, to secure payment of a debt. The Deed of Trust on the real estate was recorded on August 5, 1981 at Book 174, Page 564, in the Kenai Recording District, Third Judicial District, State of Alaska. On or about October 3, 1983, the Plaintiff paid the debt in full to MARY E. LEFFEL, but the Deed of Trust has not been discharged of record and the security interest granted on the real estate under the Deed of Trust has not been released. This is an action requesting a judgment to (1) declare that the Plaintiff has satisfied the Deed of Trust by payment in full; or in the alternative, that the statute of limitations bars all claims that the Deed of Trust has not been satisfied by payment in full, and bars any other claims that Defendants may have to enforce or foreclose on the Deed of Trust; (2) to quiet title, determining that title in FAYE E. MACFARLANE, the current owner, is free and clear of any and all adverse claims by all defendants, and expunging and removing the Deed of Trust from the title to the real estate; (3) for damages; (4) for an award of litigation costs, attorney's fees, prejudgment and post-judgment interest; and (5) for such other and further relief, in favor of Plaintiff, as this Court deems to be just and proper. "ALL OTHER PARTIES OR PERSONS UNKNOWN Claiming a Right, Title, Estate, Lien, or Interest in the Real Estate described in the Complaint in this Action" are also joined as Defendants in this action because any such person or persons may claim an interest in the real estate that is adverse to the title in the real estate.

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Call to Order Regular Meeting 7:00 p.m. ITEM B: Roll Call and Establishment of Quorum ITEM C: Approval of Agenda ITEM D: Approval of Minutes: June 24, 2014 Road Service Area (RSA) Board Meeting ITEM E. Correspondence ITEM F: Public Comments and Presentation for items not on the agenda (limit 5 minutes per person): 1. Janice Chumley with Kenai Peninsula Cooperative Weed Management Area to discuss control of bird vetch ITEM G: Public Hearings: G.1. Action Items: 1. Authorizing RSA Vehicle to Auction G.2. Resolutions: 1. RSA Resolution 2014-07 Recommending Aspen Drive Paving a Priority Project for Community Development Block Grant 2. RSA Resolution 2014-08 Recommending Acceptance of a $380,000 State of Alaska Grant for Tall Tree Bridge Rebuild and Road Upgrade 3. RSA Resolution 2014-09 Recommending Acceptance of a $4.0m State of Alaska Grant for Road Improvement Projects ITEM H: Other: H.1 New Items: 1. TIER Road List 2. Gate on Arabian Court, Sterling 3. Elva Street Right-of-Way Blockage H.2 Board Requests: 1. Pinnacle View Road Report ITEM I: RSA Director Report: 1. RSA Equipment: Condition, Service and Usage 2. Financial Report 3. Right of Way Regulation 4. Capital Improvement Project Update ITEM J: Board & Staff Comments: ITEM K: Notice of Next Meeting: September 9, 2014, at 7:00 P.M., Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly Chambers, 144 N. Binkley, Soldotna, AK 99669 ITEM L: Adjournment Invited to attend are all members of the public. If you would like to speak at the meeting, please call the Road Service Area office at 262-4427 (toll free within the Borough 1-800-478-4427) or email abeeson@kpb.us. Web site: www.borough.kenai.ak.us/Roads PUBLISH 8/7, 2014

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Public Notices IN THE SUPERIOR COURT FOR THE STATE OF ALASKA AT HOMER _____________________________________ SUMMONS AND NOTICE TO ABSENT DEFENDANTS BY PUBLICATION PURSUANT TO CIVIL RULE 4(E)(2) Case No. #HO-14-94 CI __________________________________________ ERLEND HOAG and JEAN HOAG, Plaintiffs, vs. ENDEAVOR TRUST A108908 SWISS TRADE and COMMERCE TRUST LTD, and all other persons claiming an interest in the following-described real property; Parcel 1: Lots Two (2), Three (3), Four (4), TOPAZ SUBDIVISION, according to Plat No. 79-60, in the Kenai Recording District, Third Judicial District, State of Alaska; Parcel 2: Tracts G-One (G-1), G-Two (G-2), G-Three (g-3), G-Four (G-4), GARNET SUBDIVISION, TRACT G ADDITION, according to Plat No. 85-104, in the Kenai Recording District, Third Judicial District, State of Alaska , Street addresses for the lots are unnumbered lots accessed from Topaz Circle, and accessed from Zircon Court between Zircon Court and Onyx Avenue, with Emerald Street as a boundary, Defendants ______________________________________

TO: ENDEAVOR TRUST A108908 SWISS TRADE and COMMERCE TRUST LTD, and all other persons claiming an interest in the following-described real property; Parcel 1: Lots Two (2), Three (3), Four (4), TOPAZ SUBDIVISION, according to Plat No. 79-60, in the Kenai Recording District, Third Judicial District, State of Alaska; Parcel 2: Tracts G-One (G-1), G-Two (G-2), G-Three (g-3), G-Four (G-4), GARNET SUBDIVISION, TRACT G ADDITION, according to Plat No. 85-104, in the Kenai Recording District, Third Judicial District, State of Alaska , Street addresses for the lots are unnumbered lots accessed from Topaz Circle, and accessed from Zircon Court between Zircon Court and Onyx Avenue, with Emerald Street as a boundary,: You, Defendants in the above-entitled action, are hereby summoned and required to serve upon Michael Hough, Plaintiff's attorney, whose address is 3733 Ben Walters Lane #2, Homer, Alaska 99603, an answer to the Complaint for Quiet Title, which is to remove any interest of Defendants in said real property. If you fail to do so within thirty (30) days after the last publication, judgment by default may be rendered against you for the relief demanded by Plaintiffs, removing any interest you may have or claim to such real property. You are made Defendants in this case because you show as in having an interest, or claim on interest, adverse to Plaintiffs in the following described real property and as such may claim an interest in the real property described in the Complaint for Quiet Title filed in this case adverse to Plaintiffs' ownership or have created a cloud upon Plaintiffs' title to the following described real property: Parcel 1: Lots Two (2), Three (3), Four (4), TOPAZ SUBDIVISION, according to Plat No. 79-60, in the Kenai Recording District, Third Judicial District, State of Alaska, Parcel 2: Tracts G-One (G-1), G-Two (G-2), G-Three (G-3), G-Four (G-4), GARNET SUBDIVISION, TRACT G ADDITION, according to Plat No. 85-104, in the Kenai Recording District, Third Judicial District, State of Alaska; Such real property is located as unnumbered lots between Zircon Court and the east one half of Onyx Avenue, as well as on an unnamed cul-de-sac Court between Zircon Court and the east one half of Onyx Avenue, with Emerald Street as a boundary, all within Topaz Subdivision, Kenai Peninsula Plat No. 79-60. This is a civil action in which Plaintiffs seek to quiet title to the real property described in the Complaint under AS 09.45.010. If you fail to file your answer within the required time, a default judgment may be entered against you for the relief demanded in the complaint. The relief demanded in the complaint is that Plaintiff receive title to the subject real property free from any claim or interest you may have in such real property. If you are not represented by an attorney, you must inform the court and all other parties in this case, in writing, of your current mailing address and any future changes to your mailing address and telephone number. You may use court form Notice of Change of Address / Telephone Number (TF-955), available at the clerk's office or on the court system's website at www.state.ak.us/courts/forms.htm, to inform the court. NOTICE OF JUDICIAL ASSIGNMENT To: Plaintiff and Defendant You are hereby given notice that this case has been assigned to Judge Moran. DATE June 30, 2014

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*The State or a state officer or agency named as a defendant has 40 days to file its answer. If you have been served with this summons outside the United States, you also have 40 days to file your answer. PUBLISH: 7/24, 31, 8/7, 14, 2014

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Public Notices NOTICE OF INFORMATIONAL TARIFF FILING Alaska Waste - Kenai Peninsula, LLC (Alaska Waste) hereby gives notice that on July 30, 2014 it filed TA58-714 with the Regulatory Commission of Alaska (Commission). With this informational tariff revision, Alaska Waste files to decrease its fuel surcharge from 6.4268% to 5.9730%. This surcharge applies to dumpster service in Kenai Peninsula Borough service areas and roll off service in the Homer service area (with the exception of disposal fees related to Roll-Off customers) including hourly rates involving vehicle time such as standby time. Alaska Waste expects this filing to take effect for bills rendered on or after August 30, 2014.

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Battle of the sexes over sex ignites feedback from readers about that letter. Read on: DEAR ABBY: Most guys may keep track of how often they’re having sex, although more likely it’s how long since the last time, or maybe how many times a week. But this guy is an idiot for letting his wife know that he’s tracking it, let alone that he has a goal of 100 times. Hopefully he’s not procreating, just Abigail Van Buren “recreating” in bed. Abby, I thought you knew men better. “Fifty great versus 100 ‘so-so’ times” are you kidding? Surely you know the saying, “Even bad sex is pretty good sex.” We guys will take it any way, any how, anytime. For us, it’s all good, all the time. — DAN IN IRVING, TEXAS DEAR ABBY: Unfortunately, my husband also likes to keep a running tab of our sexual frequency. It galls me. I saw a movie years ago in which a couple saw the same therapist and one tells the counselor, “We NEVER have sex! We only do it three times a week.” While the other says, “We have sex ALL THE TIME! We do

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Ziggy

night: Stay anchored. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) HHHHH You could be angrier than you realize. You have been holding back your feelings for so long that you might not be totally aware of what is even triggering your anger. Slow down some, and initiate a conversation. Tonight: Hang with a favorite person. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) HHHH Your spending could go way over budget if you are not careful. Your instincts are working overtime. Be careful about swallowing anger, as there could be a backfire. You might find that getting a situation resolved can be difficult. Tonight: Play it conservatively. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) HHHHHYou know where you are going, though a friend could slow you down. Trust your judgment, and you will come out on top. Confusion might surround a phone call, so try to confirm what is going on. Tonight: Only where you can listen to music! AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) HHH Know when to pull back and let others steal the scene. You might not be sure of your choices if you opt to head in a different direction. Listen to an angry friend or relative; this person needs your help. Tonight: Keep your plans a secret for now. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) HHHH Reach out to someone at a distance. This person’s fresh perspective always helps level you out, allowing you to see a situation differently. Use your intuition to help open up a conversation with a friend. Tonight: Aim for what you want.

My counters have some culture Dear Heloise: I recently moved to a house with cultured marble counters. How do I take care of them? I don’t want to do anything damaging without knowing. Thanks for your help! — Mark in Wisconsin Mark, great question! Cultured marble is not really marble, but is manmade to look like the real thing. It is pretty durable, but it does need to be taken care of. Here are some hints on how to do that: * Never put anything hot directly on a counter. No hot pans, curling irons, etc. It might hurt the finish, depending on how hot the pan is! * Use nonabrasive cleaners, or baking soda and water. Never use abrasive cleaners, like scouring powder, because they may mar the surface. * Liquids like bleach or nail-polish remover can hurt it, so use caution. * Small scratches can be “filled in,” so go to a home-improvement store for the right product to fix the problem. — Heloise Smelly garbage Dear Heloise: We walk our two schnauzers three times a day and always come home with a poop bag. Garbage is picked up twice a week, and storing the poop bags was pretty stinky. So, we got a plastic container with a tight lid and added about an inch of kitty litter in the bottom. Come garbage day, we dump the whole thing into our garbage bag, refill the kitty litter, and we are good to go until the next garbage day. — Christine W., via email Good doggie hint! For others who don’t have garbage pickup, you can flush the waste down the toilet! — Heloise

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.

4 3 2 9 8 5 6 1 7

9 1 8 4 7 6 2 5 3

5 6 7 2 1 3 9 4 8

2 7 6 1 3 9 4 8 5

1 9 5 6 4 8 3 7 2

8 4 3 7 5 2 1 9 6

3 8 9 5 2 1 7 6 4

7 5 1 3 6 4 8 2 9

Difficulty Level

6 2 4 8 9 7 5 3 1

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

A baby born today has a Sun in Leo and a Moon in Sagittarius if born before 9:38 a.m. (PDT). Afterward, the Moon will be in Capricorn. HAPPY BIRTHDAY for Thursday, Aug. 7, 2014: This year you often rally your energy at home and get involved in a cause. As a result, you will accomplish a lot. At times, those around you might feel left out as they encounter the new, efficient you. Make time for loved ones and friends. They will continue to play a pivotal role in your life. If you are single, you are likely to encounter a new person. Recognize that you are changing, and avoid a commitment for at least a year. If you are attached, your sweetie might be taken aback by the new you. Give him or her time to adjust. CAPRICORN is all business. The Stars Show the Kind of Day You’ll Have: 5-Dynamic; 4-Positive; 3-Average; 2-So-so; 1-Difficult ARIES (March 21-April 19) HHHH Someone seems to match your fiery nature, and this will challenge you to move in a new direction. It is up to you whether this is war or peace! Responsibilities call, but you’ll want to make extra time for a key person in your life. Tonight: In the whirlwind of the moment. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) HHHH Others are just as challenging as you are. The problem seems to be that one person wants to be more combative than you can tolerate. Your family will serve as a powerful anchor. Know that you can have what you want. Tonight: Consider a weekend getaway.

8/06

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

9 1 5

4 9

7 5 3

7 8 4 2

3 8/07

By Chad Carpenter

By Chris Cassatt & Gary Brookins

Mother Goose and Grimm

9 2 8

Difficulty Level

By Michael Peters

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

DEAR ABBY: I just finished reading the letter from “Pressured” (April 23), the wife whose husband keeps track of how often he and his wife have had sex and his determination to have sex 100 times per year. She was wondering if this is normal. I can tell her that my former husband thought we should have sex five times a week. He kept a calendar of when we had sex that also included who initiated it. I explained to him that I was more than willing to have frequent sex, but that he also had to be an attentive, caring husband. Our marriage counselor believed he was suffering from obsessive-compulsive disorder, depression and was probably a diagnosable narcissist. Surprise, surprise! He pronounced our marriage counselor to be inept and divorced me. “Pressured” says she has a good marriage, so I assume that means she has a caring husband. I would advise her to do her best to enthusiastically and creatively meet his needs. Most men express love and feel loved by having sex. Scorekeeping could be his ineffective attempt at communicating his need to feel loved. — THE EX-MRS. DEAR EX: Thank you for writing. The saying “men are from Mars, women are from Venus” aptly applies to the responses I received from my readers

Crossword

B-8 Peninsula Clarion, Thursday, August 7, 2014