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THURSDAY, AUGUST 28, 2014 Soldotna-Kenai, Alaska

Vol. 44, Issue 283

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Final tally: Voters say no on tax repeal

Question Do you, or does someone in your family, hunt? n Yes n No To place your vote and comment, visit our Web site at www. peninsulaclarion. com. Results and selected comments will be posted each Tuesday in the Clarion, and a new question will be asked. Suggested questions may be submitted online or e-mailed to news@peninsulaclarion.com.

By DAN JOLING Associated Press

In the news Union votes to end strike against Enstar

ANCHORAGE (AP) — Employees of Enstar Natural Gas Co. will end their strike. The attorney for the union representing plumbers and steamfitters told KTVA that dozens of employees voted to stop the strike without getting a new contract. The company would have to accept the offer of employees returning to work on Friday. More than 100 workers across southcentral Alaska went on strike Aug. 11. The strike came after union members claim Enstar was attempting to cut health benefits and pension plans. Union officials say the strike didn’t have the effect they wanted, so employees decided to return to the workplace, where they will continue to negotiate for a new contract.

Hilcorp plans live fire training Hilcorp Alaska, LLC will be conducting a live fire training exercise at the Swanson River facility today and Sept. 4 from 8 a.m.-1 p.m. According to the company, this type of training is essential to providing the community with well-trained responders. Smoke and flames may be visible from time to time. Precautions have been taken for the safety of surrounding properties. For additional information contact John Coston at 907776-6726. — Staff report

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Members and staff of the Alaska Board of Fisheries meet in Soldotna Feb. 16, 1999. The 1999 meeting was the last time the full board met on the central Kenai Peninsula to address Upper Cook Inlet fisheries.

An invitation to the board

Measure urges fish board to meet on Kenai Peninsula By DAN BALMER Peninsula Clarion

Municipalities across the Kenai Peninsula are slated to consider asking the Alaska Board of Fisheries hold the 2017 Upper Cook Inlet Finfish meetings on the Kenai Peninsula. Joint Resolution No. 1 is expected to come before the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly and the Kenai, Soldotna, Homer, Seldovia and Seward city councils by Sept. 10. Kenai City Manager Rick Koch, who attended the 2014 fish board meetings in Anchorage, said he invited the board to return to the Kenai Peninsula since many of the management issues pertain to area fishermen. “It would make sense since 80 percent of the discussions are peninsula based,”

‘Peninsula residents are involved from every facet whether they are sport fishermen, setnetters or drifters.’ — Kenai City Manager Rick Koch he said. “Peninsula residents are involved from every facet whether they are sport fishermen, setnetters or drifters.” According to the joint resolution, “Holding the meeting on the Kenai Peninsula would show local residents, businesses and communities that the Board of Fisheries listens, cares about and under-

stands the local impacts of its decisions.” The resolution will come before the borough assembly at its Sept. 2 meeting and Kenai on Sept. 3. The Soldotna City Council did not get the resolution on its Wednesday agenda and City Clerk Shellie Saner said she could not confirm if it would be on the next meeting agenda. A location for the 2017 Upper Cook Inlet finfish meetings will be announced after a work session on October 15-17 in Juneau, said Alaska Board of Fisheries Executive Director Glenn Haight. The board addresses Upper Cook Inlet issues every three years. Testimony will not be heard at the work sessions, but people are encouraged to submit written comments online and have until Oct. 1 for the board’s consideration, Haight said. See BOARD, page A-7

ANCHORAGE — Alaska voters have retained a new petroleum production tax system that offers hope of increased investment and jobs but drew criticism as a giveaway to already profitable oil companies. The state Division of Elections counted 17,721 absentee and early votes Tuesday, giving repeal opponents the victory. The “no” side increased its lead from 6,880 to 8,443 votes. The unofficial overall count was 90,150 to 81,707, giving the no side a 52.5 percent edge. “The results confirm that voters decided to give the oil tax structure a chance to work,” said Willis Lyford, spokesman for the Vote No on 1 campaign. Gov. Sean Parnell’s “More Alaska Production Act” took effect Jan. 1. It replaced the system championed by former Gov. Sarah Palin, “Alaska’s Clear and Equitable Share,” or ACES, which gave tax credits for investment but contained a progressive surcharge that took a larger tax bite from company profits when oil prices increased. Oil companies lobbied for See OIL TAX, page A-7

Traffic camera installed at Soldotna intersection By DAN BALMER Peninsula Clarion

Soldotna residents may have noticed a new camera hanging from the traffic light at the intersection of the Sterling Highway and Binkley Street. Alaska Department of Transportation spokesperson Jill Reese said the pan-tilt-zoom camera is to monitor traffic flow to evaluate and improve light timing plans. Reese said the camera is one of 11 on the Kenai Peninsula

and 20 in the Mat-Su Valley. In 2011, DOT first installed the remote traffic-viewing camera at the Kenai Spur Highway and Bridge Access Road. “Their locations were selected based on their ability to help us time traffic signals, the availability of communications and maintenance needs,” Reese wrote in an email. “Because of limited funding, if an intersection could be observed from an adjacent (pan-tilt-zoom), those intersections may not have had one installed.”

The cost of the camera is $3,000 to install. Reese said cameras are also planned for the Sterling Highway and Birch Street intersection and Kalifornsky Beach Road and Gas Well Road. The cameras will be installed in any new signal locations, she said. The cameras came as a result of increased summer-time traffic on the Kenai Peninsula, Reese said. The Sterling Highway sees 18,740 cars a day drive through the Binkley Street intersection,

while Binkley Street traffic has about 5,820 daily cars, according to statistics from DOT. By comparison, the Kenai Spur Highway averages 12,000 to 14,000 drivers a day, Reese said. The camera is not connected to any recording technology because it would require too much data to store, she said. The radar system in the camera senses the presence of oncoming vehicles and initiates the proper sequence intended to reduce traffic con-

gestion. On the Kenai Peninsula the 11 camera locations are: Kenai Spur Highway and Willow Street; Main Street; Bridge Access; Airport Way; Marathon Road; and Park Street; and the Sterling Highway and Kalifornsky Beach Road; Kobuk Street; Binkley Street; Kenai Spur Highway; and Lake Street in Homer. Reach Dan Balmer at daniel.balmer@peninsulaclarion. com.

School bus rear-ended Complaints filed with APOC on Kalifornsky Beach Staff report

Central Emergency Services responders transported two people to Central Peninsula Hospital with non-life threatening injuries following a collision involving two vehicles and a school bus Wednesday afternoon. The accident occurred at about 2:45 p.m. on Kalifornsky Beach Road and Even Lane. CES Health and Safety Officer Brad Nelson said the two injured people had been in an SUV involved in the crash. A pickup with a single occupant was also involved. Megan Peters, Alaska State Troopers spokesperson, said it appears that one of the vehicles

rear-ended the other vehicle, which then rear-ended the school bus. Nelson said about 29 kids were riding the bus at the time of the accident. He is unsure if the bus was stopped to drop off students at the time of the accident. Crews briefly shutdown the highway to clear the scene and prepare patients for transport. Peters said troopers were still on scene at 3:25 p.m. Nelson said there was debris on the road and the pickup and SUV looked like they would need to be towed away due to damages. The bus appeared drivable, but he was unsure if it continued on its route or what school it was from.

over Kenai River Classic gifts By MOLLY DISCHNER Morris News Service-Alaska/ Alaska Joural of Commerce

Complaints have been filed against three state officials for taking gifts for themselves or their families in relation to an annual Kenai River fishing event. The complaints filed against Deputy Commissioner of the Department of Natural Resources Ed Fogels and Alaska Department of Fish and Game Commissioner Cora Campbell assert that they did not declare their participation in the Kenai River C

Classic, nor the gifts they received at the event, on public disclosure forms. A similar complaint was filed against Lt. Gov. Mead Treadwell for not declaring his daughter’s participation or gifts. The Kenai River Classic is an annual invitational fishing event held to raise money for the Kenai River Sportfishing Association’s work in habitat restoration, and fisheries education, management and research. According to KRSA’s website, the event has raised more than $14 million during the past 20 years. The complaints were filed

with the Alaska Public Offices Commission, or APOC, Aug. 25, and published on the commission’s website Aug. 27. Once APOC notifies each of the officials about the complaint, they have 15 days to respond with any proof and supporting documents explaining their response, according to APOC documents detailing the process. The complaint against Campbell asserts that she failed to report attending the event or accepting numerous gifts in 2011. KRSA estimated the value See CLASSIC, page A-7

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AccuWeather 5-day forecast for Kenai-Soldotna

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10:43 a.m. (-0.3) 11:04 p.m. (0.4)

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3:18 a.m. (10.3) 3:38 p.m. (10.5)

9:32 a.m. (0.2) 9:55 p.m. (0.8)

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9:30 a.m. (29.1) 9:36 p.m. (30.0)

4:03 a.m. (2.1) 4:11 p.m. (2.3)

Kenai City Dock

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Dillingham 63/48

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24 hours through 4 p.m. yest. 0.14" Month to date ........................... 2.82" Normal month to date ............. 2.31" Year to date ............................. 11.93" Normal year to date ................. 9.20" Record today ................. 0.45" (1966) Record for August ........ 5.39" (1966) Record for year ............ 27.09" (1963)

Juneau 59/49

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Kodiak 60/48

Sitka 60/53

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112 at Death Valley, Calif. 25 at Bodie State Park,

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Ketchikan 62/52

68 at Annette 30 at Deadhorse and Prudhoe Bay

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Tropical downpours and gusty storms will affect coastal Texas today. Showers and storms will reach from western Texas to Minnesota. Rough surf will affect Southern California, the mid-Atlantic and Texas.

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By JACQUES BILLEAUD and GENE JOHNSON Associated Press

PHOENIX — The accidental shooting death of a firing-range instructor by a 9-year-old girl with an Uzi has set off a powerful debate over youngsters and guns, with many people wondering what sort of parents would let a child handle a submachine gun.

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Instructor Charles Vacca, 39, was standing next to the girl Monday at the Last Stop range in White Hills, Arizona, about 60 miles south of Las Vegas, when she squeezed the trigger. The recoil wrenched the Uzi upward, and Vacca was shot in the head. Prosecutors say they will not file charges in the case. Gerry Hills, founder of Arizonans for Gun Safety, a group

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Bethel 59/42

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seeking to reduce gun violence, said that it was reckless to let the girl handle such a powerful weapon and that tighter regulations regarding children and guns are needed. “We have better safety standards for who gets to ride a roller coaster at an amusement park,” Hills said. Referring to the girl’s parents, Hills said, “I just don’t see any reason in the world why you would allow a 9-year-old to put her hands on an Uzi.” The identities of the girl and her family have not been released. Sam Scarmardo, who operates the outdoor range in the desert, said Wednesday that the parents had signed waivers saying they understood the rules and were standing nearby, video-recording their daughter,

when the accident happened. Investigators released 27 seconds of the footage showing the girl from behind as she fires at a black-silhouette target. The footage, which does not show the instructor actually being shot, helped feed the furor on social media and beyond. “I have regret we let this child shoot, and I have regret that Charlie was killed in the incident,” Scarmardo said. He said he doesn’t know what went wrong, pointing out that Vacca was an Army veteran of Iraq and Afghanistan. Jace Zack, chief deputy for the Mohave County Attorney’s Office, said the instructor was probably the most criminally negligent person involved in the accident for having allowed the child to hold the gun without enough training.

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Obituary Dean V. Bird Longtime Kenai resident Dean V. Bird, 59, was joined with his Heavenly Father Saturday, August 23, 2014. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, August 30 at Peninsula Grace Brethren Church, 44175 Kalifornsky Beach Road, Soldotna. Reverend Dan Thornton will be officiating. Dean was born October 2, 1954 in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. He moved to Alaska in high school and has been a resident since. Dean loved living in Alaska and spending his free time in the great outdoors, especially during the beautiful fall months. He loved to hunt, fish, canoe, travel, and sail. He was an accomplished artist, and craftsman, an avid reader, and history connoisseur. He loved the Lord incessantly, and all the beauty that was created around him. He had a kind soul, and a servant’s heart. He was a caring, humble, patient man of God and was always putting others before himself. He is survived by his wife, Debbie Bird; their children, Julie Tallent and Brian Bird; his mother, Ruby DePriest; two brothers, Duane DePriest and Wesley DePriest; and his two grandchildren, Ayla and Sailor Tallent. Contributions may be sent to American Cancer Society Neuroendocrine Tumor Cancer Research in honor of Sarah Slegers. Arrangements made by Peninsula Memorial Chapel & Crematory. Please sign Dean’s online guestbook at AlaskanFuneral.com. For any questions please contact Carmen Franchino 907-252-8892.

Around the Peninsula Tri the Kenai registration deadline approaching The Tri the Kenai triathlon has been rescheduled for Sept. 7. Registration for the new date will be open until Sept. 2. The triathlon, staged at Skyview Middle School, includes a sprint triathlon (500-yard pool swim, 10-mile road bicycle ride, 5-kilometer trail run) and, new this year, an intermediate length triathlon (1,000-yard pool swim, 20-mile bike, 10-kilometer trail run). Also on tap is a kids triathlon for ages 6-14 (100-yard swim, 4-kilometer trail bike, 3-kilometer run). The sprint triathlon and kids triathlon are open to relay teams. Timing this year will be done with a chip-based system. Adult registration is $85. Team registration is $175. Youth registration is $25; youth team registration is $70. The charity focus for this year’s event is Hospice of the Central Peninsula. For more information or to register, go to www.trithekenai. com.

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Calling all bowlers Bowlers wanted to fill fall and winter leagues, Monday and Fridays Women’s leagues, Tuesday and Thursday Mixed leagues, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday Senior Leagues, Wednesday Scratch League, Saturday and Sunday Youth Leagues for more information call Alaska Lanes 283-3314.

Alaska Judicial Observers seeks courtroom volunteers

Alaska Judicial Observers is looking for volunteers to observe in courtrooms. Volunteers must be able to take notes, complete paperwork and sit for up to 2 hours at a time. Volunteers are screened to ensure that they have not been a victim of a violent crime, have no criminal background and have no cases pending before the court. Volunteers go through approximately 40 hours of classroom and courtroom training and then Sterling Senior Center to hold September sale are asked to evaluate for a minimum of 10 hours per month in the courtroom closest to your home. For more information call The Sterling Senior Center is having a multi-vendor garage 907-646-9880. sale September 12 and 13 form 10 am- 4 pm. Anyone interested in participating in the garage sale can rent a table for $25 for both days. For further information or to reserve a table call the Have a photogenic pet? Send the Clarion a picture center at 262-6808.

Soldotna library offers internet classes Want to learn how to use the internet to find the information you need? Need help setting up an email or a Facebook account? Can’t get that e-Reader to download your e-books? Come to the library for up to half an hour of free, one-on-one help with technology questions. Help topics may include: Using the library’s catalog, creating your online library account,

Pet photos run on the Pets page every Tuesday. They can be color or black and white and may include people. Limit one photo per household. They may be e-mailed to news@peninsulaclarion.com, dropped off at the Kenai office or mailed to the Clarion at P.O. Box 3009, Kenai, 99611. A brief explanation of the photo, the pet’s and owner’s names, owner’s address and phone number must be included. Photos with an address written on the back will be returned. For more information, call 907-335-1251.

Peninsula Clarion death notice and obituary guidelines:

The Peninsula Clarion strives to report the deaths of all current and former Peninsula residents. Notices should be received within three months of the death. We offer two types of death reports: Pending service/Death notices: Brief notices listing full name, age, date and place of death; and time, date and place of service. These are published at no charge. Obituaries: The Clarion charges a fee to publish obituaries. Obituaries are prepared by families, funeral homes, crematoriums, and are edited by our staff according to newspaper guidelines. Obituaries up to 300 words are charged $50, which includes a one-year online guest book memoriam to on Legacy. com. Obituaries up to 500 words are charged $100, which also includes the one-year online guest book memoriam. Tax is not included. All charges include publication of a black and white photo. Obituaries outside these guidelines are handled by the Clarion advertising department. How to submit: Funeral homes and crematoriums routinely submit completed obituaries to the newspaper. Obituaries may also be submitted directly to the Clarion, online at www.peninsulaclarion.com, or by mail to: Peninsula Clarion, P.O. Box 3009, Kenai, Alaska, 99611. Pre-payment must accompany all submissions not already handled by a funeral home or crematorium. Deadlines: Submissions for Tuesday – Friday editions must be received by 2 p.m. the previous day. Submissions for Sunday and Monday editions must be received by 3 p.m. Friday. We do not process obituaries on Saturdays or Sundays unless submitted by funeral homes or crematoriums. Obituaries are placed on a space-available basis, prioritized by dates of local services. Copyright: All death notices and obituaries become property of the Clarion and may not be republished in any format. For more information, call the Clarion at 907-283-7551.

Workers’ comp OK for kickball injury By MEG KINNARD Associated Press

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Have you ever been hurt in a company softball or kickball game? The South Carolina Supreme Court says you may be entitled to workers’ compensation. On Wednesday, the court ruled that Stephen Whigham, who was injured in a company kickball game, is entitled to workers’ compensation benefits because he was required to attend the game as part of his job. Whigham worked for Jackson Dawson Communications, a public relations firm. With the encouragement of his boss, he organized a kickball game as a team-building event for employees. He rented a facility and had T-shirts made. During the Friday afternoon game, Whigham shattered two bones in his leg while trying to avoid being tagged out. He underwent two surgeries and has been told that he’ll ultimately need a knee replacement, according to court documents. A hearing will be held to figure out how much Whigham should get. Workers’ compensation commissioners initially denied Whigham’s claim, saying that he hadn’t been required to be at the game. An appeals court upheld that ruling, but the high court said Whigham had to be there because he organized the game, so it had become part of his job duties. “Although the event may have been voluntary for company employees generally, the undisputed facts unequivocally indicate Whigham was expected to attend as part of his professional duties,” the court wrote.

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 262-7319 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. 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 Avenue, 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. • Narcotics Anonymous Support Group “Sterling Group,” Moose River RV Park, Mile 81.5 Sterling Highway, Sterling. • 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. • 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.

Ryanair launches business-class By SHAWN POGATCHNIK Associated Press

DUBLIN — European budget carrier Ryanair is offering business-class tickets in an attempt to woo companies and governments during pennypinching times. Marketed under the slogan “Your boss will approve,” the new ticket reverses some of the airline’s more reviled policies for fee-dazzled travelers. The Dublin-based company, long Europe’s fastest-growing airline with a sell-it-cheap, stack-’em-high philosophy, says it hopes to capture threefourths of all business travel between Britain and Ireland, its two biggest markets. The move reflects not just the airline’s desire to leverage its huge presence in Europe, but also a growing interest for low-cost executive travel. Most European governments are still cutting down on debt while many companies remain wary of spending as the eurozone recovery has stalled. Ry-

anair says more than a quarter of its passengers already are business travelers. The new ticket will be a lowbudget version of traditional business class. It will allow a checked-in bag weighing up to 20 kilograms (44 pounds), which normally costs 25 euros to 75 euros ($33 to $99); preferential boarding and, at some airports, fast-track security lines; and most importantly, free changes to flights including on the day of travel. The latter policy seeks to solve one of the great headaches of travel that made Ryanair off-limits for many business travelers: the risk of eating tickets and punitive penalties for altering anything. Allied to the new approach, Ryanair increasingly is cutting deals to open services at Europe’s business airports, most notably the European Union hub of Brussels’ Zaventum. Currently, Ryanair tends to fly to smaller airports that are often distant from the cit-

ies it serves and not practical for time-pressed executives or civil servants. Ryanair’s product looks extremely competitive versus Aer Lingus, British Airways and continental carriers that typically charge more than 150 euros ($200) each way for flexible economy-class tickets. Ryanair says its business tickets will cost as little as 69 euros ($91). Wednesday’s announcement sent Ryanair shares 2.8 percent higher to 7.13 euros ($9.40) on the Irish Stock Exchange. The airline, to many analysts’ surprise, took a cold look in the mirror this year after lackluster 2013 results and decided it could get even more business if, in chief executive Michael O’Leary’s typically blunt assessment, its policies stopped irritating people needlessly. Customers now can buy tickets online using debit cards without fees. They automatically receive seat as-

signments, ending long waits in line to secure position and making family travel easier. They can take two bags on board, no longer battling to shove airport purchases into an already full bag and avoid costly punishment at the boarding gate. Ryanair aims to carry 86 million passengers this year, 4.5 million more than last year. While Ryanair’s businessbranded ticket is strong on flexibility, other businessclass staples remain absent. The airline has no executive lounges, there’s no special menu, and no seats recline on its tightly packed aircraft. You’ll pay extra to prebook the least uncomfortable seats. And long-haul connections remain a nerve-wracking chore because Ryanair does not transfer bags between flights. This leaves Ryanair as Europe’s most ubiquitous choice for traveling from A to B, but not C.

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What Others Say

Court should move quickly to address timber lawsuits The whittling continues.

The U.S. Forest Service announced it would offer the Big Thorne timber sale on Prince of Wales Island this week; only hours later, conservation groups filed a lawsuit challenging it. It’s the story of the timber industry’s struggles to survive in recent decades. Conservationists file; the sale is delayed while waiting for a lawsuit to make its way through the court system. In the meantime, the industry cannot harvest the timber, and jobs aren’t available to those who work in the industry. The whole intent is to end harvests of old-growth timber, and the effect is that the industry is a shadow of what it once was. Given that situation, the conservation groups can already claim victory. Such a win, however, isn’t enough. The groups won’t be satisfied until no old-growth is offered for sale. While some might think that would bring an end to the groups’ assault on the industry, others are much more skeptical when conservationists indicate support of young-growth timber harvest. The Big Thorne sale would include 98 million board feet of timber immediately. A September award had been planned. Then, later, another 40 million board feet would be included. That’s about 6,000 acres of old growth and 2,000 acres of young growth. While it is a large sale, it isn’t nearly the size of past sales that had the industry thriving three decades earlier. The timber industry operated in conjunction with fishing, tourism and recreation in the Tongass. Co-existence has been, and in many circles still is, Alaska’s goal — multiple uses in the national forest. Conservation groups also filed a lawsuit against the Tongass Land Management Plan, arguing that it fails to preserve the habitat of deer and wolves. Of course, whatever timber harvest’s effect on habitat, it isn’t the only factor to be taken into consideration when looking at protecting deer and wolves — even hunters and trappers recognize that. The court should move quickly to address these lawsuits. Alaskans and their livelihoods are depending on a just outcome that doesn’t continue to whittle the timber industry into extinction. — Ketchikan Daily News, Aug. 23

Classic Doonesbury, 1977

Opinion

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By GARRY TRUDEAU

President Obama’s Iraq war

ISIS is a force for evil that poses an imminent security threat to the United States, but please, let us get back to you on whether we are determined to defeat it. That is the posture of the Obama administration toward the terror group that proudly demonstrated its malevolence by beheading American journalist James Foley in a propaganda video. For the administration, ISIS isn’t merely a dire enemy, it is a dilemma. President Barack Obama must respond to a group that — with its resources, apocalyptic vision and Western recruits — is clearly a threat to the homeland, at the same time he wants nothing to do with Iraq in particular or any new military intervention in general. The default Obama strategy, then, will be to do the minimum necessary not to be accused of allowing ISIS to run riot. If he must launch a few airstrikes to arrest ISIS’s sweep toward Kurdistan, he will. If he must make a statement about the beheading of James Foley before hitting the links on his vacation, he will. But he is loath to commit himself. In his Foley statement, the president sought to sound stalwart without saying anything in particular. He brought down the hammer of History with a capital “H” on ISIS. He said, “People like this ultimately fail.” He asserted that “the future is won by those who build and not destroy.” He pronounced a global consensus around the proposition that a group like ISIS “has no place in the 21st century.” All reasonable, forward-looking people agree that genocide has no place in the 21st century, either. Yet the prospective slaughter of Yazidis trapped on Mount Sinjar after fleeing ISIS wasn’t stopped by the inevitable progress of international norms, but (to the administration’s credit) by American bombs in conjunction with Kurdish fighters on the ground. At a press briefing last week, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Martin Dempsey and Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel sounded like they were setting the intellectual and rhetorical predicate for a broader campaign — before it was all tacitly walked back. Gen. Dempsey said that ISIS “will eventually have to be defeated” and that it couldn’t be rolled back without hitting it in Syria. Then, a few days later, he made it

clear that he opposes hitting it in Syria. Hagel said that ISIS is an “imminent threat,” a statement that White House spokesman Josh Earnest refused to back up a few days later. If the administra- Rich Lowry tion is too forthright about ISIS, it closes off escape hatches for the president, who as an anti-Iraq War purist has a consistent record of not wanting to grapple with this particular threat. He opposed the surge under George W. Bush that defeated al-Qaida in Iraq, the precursor to ISIS. He had no interest in keeping U.S. troops in Iraq that might have helped preserve those gains. When the Syrian civil war began to rage, he refused to robustly support the relatively moderate opposition, thus ceding the ground to what became ISIS. Iraq is now doubly reminiscent of the Vietnam War. First, the collapse of Ameri-

can political will to maintain forces in Iraq, even after we had defeated the insurgency, recalled the end of Vietnam. Now, the administration’s de facto policy of graduated escalation — progressing from a strictly limited mission to protect the Yazidis and American personnel potentially threatened in Kurdistan to something more extensive, yet still amorphous — recalls the beginning of the Vietnam War. The administration must fear where the logic of a war against ISIS leads. If it is prosecuted in earnest, it means a bombing campaign against the group on both sides of the Syria-Iraq border, and quite possibly American boots on the ground. In other words, the kind of “escalation” that would have brought howls of outrage from Democrats in the Bush years, and especially from then-Sen. Obama. He must decide how badly he wants to win his Iraq War. Rich Lowry can be reached via e-mail: comments.lowry@nationalreview.com.

A grim stalemate at war’s end in Gaza By DAN PERRY Associated Press

AP News Analysis

TEL AVIV, Israel — The third Gaza War in six years appears to have ended in another sort of tie, with both Israel and Hamas claiming the upper hand. Their questionable achievements have come at a big price, especially to long-suffering Palestinians in Gaza. In a sense, Israel got what it wanted: Hamas stopped firing rockets in exchange for mostly vague promises and future talks. But the cost to Israel was huge: Beyond the 70 people killed — all but six of them soldiers — the economy has been set back, the tourism season destroyed, its people rattled for 50 days and its global standing pummeled by images of devastation in Gaza. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu faces bristling from people who sense that Hamas controlled events and could not have its grip loosened on the Gaza Strip, which it seized by force from the Palestinian Authority in 2007. Around the corner lie international investigations into war crimes allegations. Hamas is celebrating its success after surviving Israel’s far superior firepower. The Islamic militant group’s rocket fire emptied a string of Israeli border communities and disrupted Tel Aviv’s international airport. Weak a few months ago, it may emerge as more of a player in Palestinian politics, and the plight of Gazans is again atop the world’s concerns. It also paid dearly: 2,143 Palestinians were killed, including nearly 500 children and hundreds of militants. The U.N. estimates the war destroyed or severely damaged 17,200 homes and left 100,000 Palestinians homeless, with considerable swaths of Gaza in rubble. Hamas’ rocket arsenal is much depleted and many — if not all — of its attack tunnels against Israel have been destroyed. For the moment, Israel has promised to open border crossings with Gaza to a degree, something it does intermittently anyway, and to increase access for Gaza fishermen. Hamas’ other demands are to be later discussed: an airport and seaport, prisoner releases, salaries for its thousands of civil servants and the opening of the Rafah crossing to Egypt. Israel will ask for demilitarizing Gaza. Little is likely to be resolved anytime soon. The region is unpredictable. But as it seems this cease-fire may stick, here are some preliminary lessons:

reservations about doing so under fire. In May, Israel could have cautiously accepted the establishment of a technocratic Palestinian “unity government” that was backed by both Hamas and the moderate Fatah group, which runs the Palestinian Authority and its autonomous enclaves in the West Bank. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said that government backed continued peace efforts even though Hamas itself may not, yet Netanyahu launched a diplomatic campaign against Abbas for aligning himself with terrorists. What followed was the killing by Hamas activists of three Jewish teens in the West Bank, an Israeli crackdown on Hamas in the territory, and the start of the violence. Now Israel seems less upset about the unity government. It would probably be grateful to have the Palestinian Authority back in Gaza, running at least the borders, handling the reconstruction aid projects — and in general, keeping Hamas in check.

Israel started with carefully targeted destruction of sites, but steadily escalated its strikes. It razed neighborhoods and killed top militants. This week, Israel destroyed whole apartment towers. Hamas’ fight was at first genuinely supported by Gazans desperate for an end to the embargo of the strip by Israel and Egypt — a policy largely meant to squeeze out Hamas. But in the end, probably sensing the population couldn’t take more, Hamas accepted a deal that does not differ much from the first Egyptian cease-fire proposal offered in mid-July and accepted then by Israel. The moral side of Israel’s use of devastating force will be debated and its legality may end up being examined at The Hague, but the outcome suggests it achieved its aims. Netanyahu said as much Wednesday, telling a news conference that Hamas was surprised by the intensity of Israel’s attacks in the last week of the war. Especially interesting was the minimal protest in the Arab Prospects for real world, where Hamas suffers from associa- peace remain bleak tion with the Islamist groups increasingly Whatever lies ahead, the bigger Israelimarginalized and feared around much of Palestinian story remains the same: A mathe region. jority on both sides wants peace and accepts partition of the Holy Land into two The Palestinians states — but when the other side’s terms showed more resilience are considered, they cannot do a deal. IsGazans are hardly free to oppose rael has always feared a total West Bank Hamas’ rule, but it was still striking how pullout that would leave it about 10 miles much more pressure there was on Netan- (15 kilometers) wide at its narrowest point. yahu to find a way to end the war. Also Jihadi advances in the face of Arab govstriking was the differing view of combat- ernments’ haplessness now compound ant deaths: At Hamas funerals in Gaza, that fear. There is talk in the territories of the mood bordered on celebratory; in Is- asking the world to force Israel to accept rael, the soldiers’ deaths brought national the Palestinians’ terms — a follow-up to bereavement. This limited Netanyahu’s the U.N. General Assembly’s recognition options: Removing Hamas meant invad- in 2012 of a “state of Palestine” in all of ing the heart of Gaza City and potentially Gaza, the West Bank and east Jerusalem. losing many hundreds of troops in urban The Palestinians tend to describe such efwarfare. There was little stomach for this forts, as well as the recent U.S.-led negotiin Israel, however great the outrage over ating effort that fizzled, as “last chances” to Hamas and its rockets. It would have been save the “two-state solution.” When that’s even worse for Netanyahu had the Iron off the table, their vision does not lean Dome missile defense system not suc- toward accepting a future as an occupied cessfully protected Israelis from most of people. More likely is another uprising, or the missiles. a push by the Palestinians for a single state over all the territory of the Holy Land, in which Arabs and Jews would be equal citiThe Palestinian Unity zens. Israel fears the first and ferociously Goverment is back opposes the second, because it would bury Israelis say that since Hamas em- the Zionist dream of a national home for beds itself in civilian areas, there was the Jews. no choice but to target those areas while making efforts to diminish civilian caDan Perry has covered the Middle East sualties by issuing warnings. Yet there since the 1990s and currently leads AP’s Force may have worked were alternatives. Israel could have ac- text coverage in the region. For 50 days, Hamas stuck to its rockets. cepted some of Hamas’ demands despite C

Business Cantwell targets loan gender gap

AUSTIN, Texas — At the age of 9, Isabella Rose Taylor — a painter since she was 3 — took a weeklong sewing class with an eye toward incorporating textiles into her artwork. She quickly discovered a love for fashion design as well, taking the class twice more that summer. Now, at 13, her line is debuting at Nordstrom stores this fall and she’s set to hold her first show at New York Fashion Week. “It just started out as a really fun hobby and it grew into a business over the years,” Taylor said at her Austin, Texas, home, where she’s converted one room into a studio and another into an office. She added, “I just really fell in love with it the way I fell in love with art, and I realized that I just had so much fun connecting the two.” With inspiration from an abstract mixed media painting she did when she was younger that includes reds, grays, blues, mustard yellow and neutral earthy tones, Taylor created a fall line with a “street grunge vibe” and “modern hippie” inspiration. “It all started with the colors of the painting for me,” Taylor said. Jennifer Jackson Brown, a corporate merchandise manager for Nordstrom, said Taylor’s line was a good fit for their juniors section. She said that at the same time she was contacted by Taylor’s camp, her team had been trying to track Taylor down after seeing her on a television appearance. “What we really liked about her is that she is actually the age of customer so there’s that relatability factor that she has,” Jackson Brown said. “And on top of it, she’s quite aspirational for them at the same time.” Jackson Brown said they were not only impressed with her “keen sense of creating,” but also with her ability to explain

Business News n The Kenai and Soldotna Chambers of Commerce will host a joint luncheon at noon on Sept. 3 at the Kenai Visitors Center. A forum with candidates for Kenai Peninsula Borough Mayor is planned. RSVP to 262-9814 or 2831991.

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 Dec. 6, 2012 photo, Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. On July 30, Cantwell, chairwoman of the Senate Committee on Small Business & Entrepreneurship, introduced legislation that would make it easier for women-owned companies to get loans and government contracts.

lot of job disruption. You have to think about, how are you going to get more women in part of the economic equation? One big way is making sure you’re putting capital in the marketplace tailored toward the types of products they would take the most advantage of. Q. What are the chances of getting the Women’s Small Business Ownership Act passed before this Congress ends its term in January? A. I’m going to try to get it done before the end of the year. But you can see we’re in a stalemate effort on things as big as fighting forest fires and transportation bills, things that are expiring at this very minute, and we still can’t get decisions. But I’m hoping that will dissipate as the year goes on and people will see this as essential investment in part of our economy. People understand that women are part of our economy. Q. What do you see as the problem behind the gender gap in lending? A. All this started in 1988,

when we changed laws that required women owners to have a male family member co-sign on a loan. And that really wasn’t that long ago. We need to realize there is this gap in financing, what the root causes of it are and what we can do to correct it. Men (at banks) may perceive women-owned companies differently because they may not understand their products. We obviously want to look at that. The No. 1 thing I heard at the hearing is you need to have financial products tailored to the interests of women. It’s very clear that they’re interested in microfinancing and intermediate financing, (loans ranging up to $200,000). When you think about the structure of the Small Business Administration programs or conventional financing, they’re as not targeted toward the kind of products women think about. Q. What is on your agenda for helping small business? A. First, I’d saying making sure that access to capital meets the information age we live

in, that give small businesses the money they need to create products and services. Second, how can we make sure we’re helping groups that have been underserved with capital — women and minorities. Third, taking advantage of exports. Exports are the best avenues for economic growth and new job creation. I’m convinced if you grow U.S. exports, you’ll grow U.S. jobs. The global middle class is going to double in size over the next 15 years and represents a huge way to help the U.S. economy. We need to get American small businesses that have come up with great products to really think about these international markets. We also have an enormous challenge with helping our veterans and veteran-owned small businesses. We have a huge number of veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan. Helping to tailor programs for them and turn veterans into entrepreneurs is an area where we need a lot more work.

Teen fashion designer finds success By JAMIE STENGLE Associated Press

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NEW YORK — Women still have a hard time getting small business loans. Sen. Maria Cantwell is determined to close the gap. Cantwell, chairwoman of the Senate Committee on Small Business & Entrepreneurship, introduced legislation in July that would make it easier for women-owned companies to get loans and government contracts. The Washington state Democrat sees lending to small businesses as key to job creation because loans give companies the means to expand. But women owners in particular struggle to get loans from banks, and that is limiting their ability to hire. “Clearly with women, we are being underserved,” she says. Although women own nearly a third of businesses in the U.S., their companies receive only 4.4 percent of loan dollars, according to a report by the committee’s Democratic members. A similar report is upcoming about minority businesses. “We see (lending) issues with minorities the same way we’ve seen them with women. We want to make sure they’re getting access to the right help and support,” she says. Cantwell spoke with The Associated Press about small business. Here are excerpts, edited for brevity and clarity: Q. Why did you introduce the Women’s Small Business Ownership Act? A. We wanted to get a piece of legislation that built on what the committee’s previous chair (Mary Landrieu, D-La.) had started. We wanted people to understand that the (gender) gap really existed, and that one of the answers was to tailor lending products for women owners. When I look at my responsibility to my constituents, I’m always focused on the economy, and how to grow jobs. I feel like we’re not quite out of the economic downturn and we’re also in this age where there’s a

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how each piece works with the others and how the collection came together. “She’s actually quite a visionary at the age of 13,” Jackson Brown said. “I think sometimes what a designer misses is that people want to understand how to dress head-to-toe and she was able to do that,” Jackson Brown said. Taylor’s fall collection includes “shorties,” high-waisted shorts made of a soft knit that can be paired with leggings and boots. There’s also a flannel jacket featuring one of the details she likes to include: a tiny American flag button on the pocket. A jersey baby doll dress and a henley tunic dress feature the painting that inspired the collection. Taylor said that after taking the sewing classes, she gradually got more serious about fashion, making clothes for

friends, designing a collection and eventually getting a handful of items produced and selling them online and at trunk shows. Her line is now produced in Los Angeles. Taylor went to school on an accelerated schedule, graduating from high school at 11 and now attending community college. Sherri Taylor said it was apparent early on that her daughter had an aptitude for art. “When she was really young we really noticed how she played with colors and it was just very unusual,” she said. “We knew that something was happening so we just kept buying her more colors.” “She’s tried a lot of different things and some things stuck and something things didn’t, but art and fashion have been consistent,” she said, adding

that her daughter’s fashion career “just kind of snowballed.” Jennifer LaTorre-Daly, a 20year veteran of the fashion industry, joined Taylor’s team last fall as the New York-based strategic planning director, focusing on getting Taylor’s clothes in major retail outlets. “It’s a great concept: She’s designing for her peers,” LaTorre-Daly said. Taylor said that even though her schedule can be hectic, she enjoys it and feels like she has a good balance of school, art, fashion and just hanging out with friends. And she points out that she has friends who are just as busy with interests like acting or dance. “The way I see it is I get to follow my dream and be a teenager at the same time. I think I’m pretty lucky in that respect,” she said.

The following job skills workshops will be offered at the Peninsula Job Center the week of Sept. 1: Monday, Sept. 1 — The Peninsula Job Center will be closed in observance of Labor Day. Tuesday, Sept. 2 — 10:30 a.m. CareerReady 101 Lab. Wednesday, Sept. 3 — 1:30 p.m., WorkKeys® Testing; 3 p.m., Job Search Strategies for the Ex-Offender. Thursday, Sept. 4 — 9:30 a.m., Resume Writing Workshop; 3:30 p.m. Vocational Rehabilitation Orientation. Friday, Sept. 5 — 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.

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US credit card late payments down By ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writer

LOS ANGELES — Americans are doing a better job of making timely credit card payments, even as many lenders increasingly extend credit to more people with less-thanstellar credit. The rate of U.S. credit card payments at least 90 days overdue fell to 1.16 percent in the April-June quarter — the lowest level in at least seven years, credit reporting agency TransUnion said Tuesday. The second-quarter credit card delinquency rate is down from 1.27 percent in the same period last year and 1.37 percent in the first three months of this year. The late-payment rate peaked in the first quarter of 2009 at 3.12 percent, TransUnion said. The firm’s data set goes back to 2007 and is drawn from information culled from virtually every U.S. consumer who uses credit. Average card debt per borrower was up slightly in the second quarter, rising about 0.2 percent to $5,234. It rose 1.4 percent

from the first quarter of this year. Americans still have a limited appetite for debt after gorging themselves on sub-prime mortgages and credit cards before recession seized the country in late 2007. Credit card borrowing started rising again in 2011, but the increases have lagged far behind other types of debt, including auto and student loans. All told, U.S. credit card debt has increased 1.3 percent over the past year, reaching $873.1 billion in June, according to the Federal Reserve. Meanwhile, the number of new credit card accounts opened by consumers increased in the first three months of the year. The data lag by a quarter, so the latest TransUnion figures cover the January-March period. They show that the number of new credit card accounts rose 17.8 percent to about 11.7 million versus the same period a year earlier. The share of cards issued to borrowers with less-thanperfect credit increased to 31.2 percent, compared with 27.3 percent a year earlier.

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Nation & World Pilot’s fate unknown in jet crash

Around the World Israeli premier, Hamas declare victory in war JERUSALEM — Both Israel’s prime minister and Hamas declared victory Wednesday in the Gaza war, though their competing claims left questions over future terms of their uneasy peace still lingering. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s comments, delivered in a prime-time address on national television, appeared aimed at countering critics of the war, with both hard-liners in his governing coalition, as well as residents of rocket-scarred southern Israel, saying the war was a failure because it did not halt Hamas’ rocket attacks or oust the group from power. Masked Hamas militants carrying heavy weapons gave their own address upon the rubble of one destroyed Gaza neighborhood, though their own major demands won’t be addressed until indirect talks with Israel begin again in Cairo. Israel and Hamas agreed to an open-ended truce Tuesday, with each side settling for an ambiguous interim agreement in exchange for a period of calm. Hamas, though badly battered, remains in control of Gaza with part of its military arsenal intact. Israel and Egypt will continue to control access to blockaded Gaza, despite Hamas’ long-running demand that the border closures imposed in 2007 be lifted. Hamas is seeking an end to the Israeli blockade, including the reopening of Gaza’s sea and airport. It also wants Egypt to reopen its Rafah border crossing, the territory’s main gateway to the outside world. Under the restrictions, virtually all of Gaza’s 1.8 million people cannot trade or travel. Only a few thousand are able to leave the coastal territory every month. Israel, meanwhile, wants Hamas to be disarmed. “Hamas was hit hard and it received not one of the demands it set forth for a cease-fire, not one,” Netanyahu said. He said Israel “will not tolerate” any more rocket fire, and would respond “even harder” if the attacks resume.

Obama crafts legal rationale for immigration steps WASHINGTON — The White House is crafting a blameit-on-Congress legal justification to back up President Barack Obama’s impending executive actions on immigration. Facing an expect onslaught of opposition, the administration plans to argue that Congress failed to provide enough resources to fully enforce U.S. laws, thereby ceding wide latitude to White House to prioritize deportations of the 11.5 million people who are in the country illegally, administration officials and legal experts said. But Republicans, too, are exploring their legal options for stopping Obama from what they’ve deemed egregious presidential overreaching. A self-imposed, end-of-summer deadline to act on immigration is rapidly approaching. While Obama has yet to receive the formal recommendations he’s requested from Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson, administration officials said the president is intimately familiar with the universe of options and won’t spend much time deliberating once Johnson delivers his recommendations. After resisting calls to act alone in hopes Congress would pass a comprehensive immigration fix, Obama in June bowed to immigration activists and said that “if Congress will not do their job, at least we can do ours.” The most sweeping, controversial step under consideration involves halting deportation for millions, a major expansion of a 2012 Obama program that deferred prosecutions for those brought here illegally as children. Roughly half a million have benefited from that program, known as Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals or DACA. But while prosecutors are routinely expected to use their discretion on a case-by-case basis, such blanket exempting of entire categories of people has never been done on the scale of what Obama is considering — potentially involving many millions of people if he extends relief to parents of DACA children, close relatives of U.S. citizens or immigrants with clean criminal records.

Gov. Jindal sues feds over Common Core BATON ROUGE, La. — In a move certain to bolster his national standing with conservatives, Republican Gov. Bobby Jindal sued the Obama administration Wednesday, hoping to strike a blow against the controversial Common Core education standards and raising his profile as he builds a likely presidential campaign. Jindal’s lawsuit accuses the Department of Education of illegally manipulating federal money and regulations to force states to adopt Common Core by dangling $4.3 billion in grants and policy waivers that encouraged them to adopt uniform standards and testing. “The federal government has hijacked and destroyed the Common Core initiative,” Jindal said in a statement. “Common Core is the latest effort by big government disciples to strip away state rights and put Washington, D.C., in control of everything.” While even supporters of the lawsuit question its likelihood for success, the legal challenge represents a new attack on the multistate standards, with Jindal at the forefront of the dispute between conservatives and President Barack Obama.

By ALAN SUDERMAN Associated Press

DEERFIELD, Va. — An experienced pilot on a standard maintenance mission was missing Wednesday after the flier’s fighter jet crashed in the mountains of western Virginia, shaking residents but causing no injuries on the ground, military and law enforcement officials said. The pilot of the single-seat F15C reported an inflight emergency, then lost radio contact, authorities said. The pilot and jet are with the 104th Fighter Wing of the Massachusetts Air National Guard, officials there said. It was unclear whether the pilot had ejected from the jet, Col. James Keefe said at a news conference in Westfield, Massachusetts, home of the fighter wing. He noted that all pilots received ejection training every six months. The plane had no munition onboard and was headed to New Orleans for radar installa-

‘We are not going to speculate on what occurred or the status of the pilot. We are hopeful that the pilot is OK.’ — Col. James Keefe tion as part of routine maintenance, Keefe said. Just before 9 a.m., residents near Deerfield — with a population of just 130 people, about 135 miles northwest of Richmond — say they heard a series of explosions-like booms. “It’s the loudest noise I’ve ever heard,” 63-year-old Rebecca Shinaberry, who lives on a farm about two miles away, said. “(It) just shook the ground, and from my house we could just see a big plume of smoke.” Turkey farmer A.D. Shinaberry said that from the first two booms, he thought a plane had broken the sound barrier. But 10 seconds later he heard a third boom — the crash, he said. Then, “it was like a mush-

room, black smoke came up,” Shinaberry said. From the smoke, Virginia State Police said, they located the crash site, in a heavily wooded but level area adjacent to a mountain in the George Washington National Forest. A deep crater and a large debris field are on the site, and state police are searching, spokeswoman Corrine Geller said. “It is probably five, six miles from the crash site to the nearest civilization,” Keefe said. “It’s deeply wooded, and a lot of hills and mountains.” “We are not going to speculate on what occurred or the status of the pilot,” Keefe said. “We are hopeful that the pilot is OK.”

He said the plane was flying about 30,000 to 40,000 feet — “pretty high” — when the pilot reported the emergency. Pilots are trained to release equipment when ejecting, Keefe said, so it was likely the pilot did not have a radio. The area around Deerfield is rural with rocky, steep terrain. Authorities were gathered at a volunteer fire station outside the crash site. Next to the fire station, helicopters took off and landed to help in the search. F-15s are maneuverable tactical fighters that can reach speeds up to 1,875 mph, according to the Air Force website. The F-15C Eagle entered the Air Force inventory in 1979 and costs nearly $30 million, the website says. The Air Force has nearly 250 F-15s. Several F-15s have crashed over the past few years in various states. In at least one, the pilot ejected safely. Causes included failure of a support structure for the jet and pilot error.

Battle for Ukraine’s southeast coast heats up By PETER LEONARD Associated Press

NOVOAZOVSK, Ukraine — Pushing west in a new offensive along Ukraine’s strategic coastline, heavily armed Russian-backed separatist forces captured new territory Wednesday far from their previous battles with government troops. The bold offensive along a new southeastern front raised the prospect that the separatists are seeking to create a land link between Russia and Crimea, which also would give them control over the entire Azov Sea. After a third day of heavy shelling that sent many residents fleeing, rebel fighters with dozens of tanks and armored vehicles entered Novoazovsk, a resort town of 40,000 on the Azov Sea, the mayor told The Associated Press. Novoazovsk lies along the road linking Russia to the Ukrainian port of Mariupol and onto Crimea, the Black Sea peninsula that Russia annexed in March. The separatist attack appears to have caught government forces off guard, and they were scrambling Wednesday to build up defenses. The offensive also adds to growing evidence that the rebels receive Russian support. Oleg Sidorkin, the mayor of Novoazovsk, told the AP by telephone that the rebel forces had rolled into town from positions near Ukraine’s southernmost border with Russia. To travel to this spot through Ukraine from the main front line around Donetsk and Luhansk, far to the north, the rebels would have had to cross territory controlled by government troops. The more logical conclusion is that they came across the nearby Russian border. Ukraine and Western governments have long accused Russia of playing a direct role in the conflict, supplying troops

— The Associated Press

and weaponry to the rebels. Russia consistently denies the claims, but its stance is increasingly dismissed abroad. “Information, which in recent hours has gained another hard-facts confirmation, is that regular Russian units are operating in eastern Ukraine,” Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said Wednesday. “This information, coming from NATO and confirmed by our intelligence, is in fact unequivocal.” The U.S. government accused Russia on Wednesday of orchestrating a new military campaign in Ukraine that is helping rebel forces expand their fight and sending in tanks, rocket launchers and armored vehicles. “These incursions indicate a Russian-directed counteroffensive is likely underway in Donetsk and Luhansk,” State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki told reporters. She also voiced concern about overnight deliveries of materiel in southeast Ukraine near Novoazovsk and said Russia was being dishonest about its actions, even to its own people. Russian forces, she said, are being sent 30 miles (48 kilometers) inside Ukraine, without them or their families knowing where they are going. She cited reports of burials in Russia for those who’ve died in Ukraine and wounded Russian soldiers being treated in a St. Petersburg hospital. Associated Press journalists on the border have seen the rebels with a wide range of unmarked military equipment — including tanks, Buk missile launchers and armored personnel carriers — and have run into many Russians among the rebel fighters. Ukraine also captured 10 soldiers from a Russian paratrooper division Monday around Amvrosiivka, a town about 20 kilometers (12 miles) from the Russian border. On Wednesday, AP report-

ers saw more than 20 shells fall around Novoazovsk in a one-hour span. Many people were leaving the town, while others were rushing back in to evacuate relatives. Later in the day, access from the west was blocked by Ukrainian soldiers and the presence of rebels in Novoazovsk could not be independently confirmed. A spokesman for Ukraine’s security council, Col. Andriy Lysenko, said he had no information that Novoazovsk had been occupied. Earlier, he said the shelling around the town was coming from both Ukrainian and Russian territory. Ukrainian security officials said nearby villages had also come under shelling. The artillery shells in Novoazovsk appeared to be flying between rebel and government

positions. “It hit a tree, there was a blast and the shrapnel came down here,” said Alexei Podlepentsov, an electrician at the Novoazovsk hospital, which was struck by shelling Tuesday. In Mariupol, a city of 450,000 about 30 kilometers (20 miles) to the west, defenses were being built up. A brigade of Ukrainian forces arrived at the airport on Wednesday afternoon, while deep trenches were dug a day earlier on the city’s edge. Other troops were blocking traffic from leaving the port heading east. Ukraine has already lost more than 750 kilometers (450 miles) of coastline in Crimea, along with a major naval port and significant mineral rights in the Black Sea.

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While Haight has only served as board director for one year, he said last year’s meetings drew a lot of attention from the Kenai area. “We like to have the meeting in a central location and we get a batch of folks from the MatSu Valley so Anchorage is seen as an in-between,” he said. Some of the factors the board looks for include: commercial jet service, high speed internet, adequate dining, meeting room, transportation, hotels, hospital, relationship to community, travel time, economic and cultural importance to location. Haight said a location that is comfortable and helps the board make the best-informed decision would be ideal. “Our main job is to hold meetings the public has access to, that is comfortable and has light and heat,” Haight said. Koch said there are multiple venues on the Kenai Peninsula that would suit all the board’s criteria and he intends to go to Juneau and speak with individual board members dur-

ing breaks in the work session meetings. Fish board meetings could bring in 400 visitors along with 50 staff members during a twoweek period, which would be a boon for local hotels and restaurants during the winter season, Koch said. “It would provide better opportunities for access and participation for many residents involved without the added burden and expense to travel to Anchorage and spend multiple nights in a hotel,” Koch said. No location on the peninsula has been determined, but the venue would need to be large enough to hold more than 400 people. Koch said having the meetings held in the area could be a benefit for local school to learn about the government management process. The Soldotna Regional Sports Complex has adequate space but the Kenai River Brown Bears hockey team plays home games in the arena and the logistics of having two weeks blocked out without a sheet of ice on the main surface would need to be figured out for that place to be a potential location, Koch said. It’s been 15 years since the

last full fish board meetings were held on the central Kenai Peninsula at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex. The two-week meetings almost changed locations because several board members were concerned for their safety. The chair of the board at the time Dr. John White had requested a neutral site the spring prior to the meetings amid safety concerns, according to a Peninsula Clarion story dated Feb. 17, 1999. Soldotna police officers were on hand for security measures. In a March 3, 1999 story, vice-chair Dan Coffey said, “These were probably the toughest meetings this board has ever had and probably ever will have.” Soldotna resident Ken Tarbox, a retired research biologist for the Department of Fish and Game, said the meetings in 1999 were blown way out of proportion. Tarbox said relations with the board members were calm and cordial. Tarbox recalled one instance in which a user group member had a verbal discussion and raised his voice, but no threats or charges resulted. “There is always tension

when user groups are involved,” he said. “I talked with some of the officers who were bored to death.” Tarbox said the board has been invited back to the Kenai Peninsula on several occasions. He said board members want to sit in Anchorage because most of them don’t want to deal with the public feedback that comes from the Kenai Peninsula. “The bottom line is the participation from the public ‘Joe fisherman’ would be better represented, but the board doesn’t want to confront them,” he said. “The argument that Anchorage is a central location is bogus. Wasilla is an hour drive, while Kenai is three hours away in the middle of winter.” Tarbox said he has attended about 25 fish board meetings over the years and the one hosted in Soldotna was not different than any other he’s attended. “Voices are raised because people are passionate about subsistence fishing,” he said. “It is about time the meeting is here.”

ANCHORAGE — A Las Vegas airport employee and two other Nevada men have been indicted by a federal grand jury in Anchorage on charges conspiring to distribute cocaine in Alaska. The indictment unsealed Wednesday charges Dewane E. Blue, 37, Bryan M. Bledsoe, 36, and Daren D. Cole, 47, with conspiring to distribute at least 5 kilograms (11 pounds) of cocaine between Las Vegas and Alaska. Cole was arrested June 1 and

is jailed in Anchorage. Bledsoe was arrested Tuesday and Blue on Wednesday in Las Vegas, where they were scheduled for arraignment. Assistant U.S. Attorney Frank Russo said the indictment was handed down Aug. 19. Bledsoe was an employee of McCarran International Airport. According to the indictment, beginning in 2012, Blue obtained cocaine for distribution in Alaska and other states and gave it to Bledsoe, who would carry the drugs past airport security. Inside the terminal, Bledsoe

would hand the cocaine back to Blue or others, who would place it in carry-on luggage destined for Alaska. Money obtained from selling the drug was sent to Blue by mail or a parcel service, prosecutors said. Four parcels contained $414,230 were seized. The government will seek forfeiture of the cash and several vehicles. Cole, according to the indictment, dropped off money to Blue on June 1 for a drug purchase, and Bledsoe used his credentials to carry 10 kilograms (22 pounds) of cocaine into the airport.

State signs pact with Tlingit, Haida group C

JUNEAU (AP) — Gov. Sean Parnell has signed an agreement aimed at strengthening the working relationship between the state and tribes in southeast Alaska. Parnell on Monday signed the agreement with Central Council Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska, which was represented by council President Richard Peterson, the Juneau Empire reported. The council represents more than 29,000 Tlingit and Haida Indians worldwide. It’s important for the council to “get some of our people in decisionmaking positions in the gover-

nor’s office,” Peterson said. “Political leaders have to respond to what our people are wanting,” he said. The agreement will be in effect for three years unless ended sooner. The scope is broad, said Randy Ruaro, special counsel to the governor. The state and the council agree to improve existing relationships in family and social services, public safety and children’s services. The council operates the region’s village public safety program with support from the state. The two sides identified areas for new partnerships such

Around Alaska Constitution Party will field governor candidate ANCHORAGE — A new political party will be represented in the Alaska governor race. The state Division of Elections has approved placing Constitution Party candidate J.R. Myers’ name on the ballot, the Alaska Public Radio Network reported. The party has just over 200 members; since it’s so small, it doesn’t qualify as a political party under state statute. Both Myers and his running mate, lieutenant governor candidate Maria Rensel, each had to turn in signatures to meet the threshold of 3,017 names to qualify. Each collected more than 4,000 signatures to get their names on the ballot. Rensel said they have no delusions that they will win the November election, which is expected to be a three-way race between incumbent Republican Gov. Sean Parnell, Democrat Byron Mallott and independent candidate Bill Walker. Rensel said their goal is to get 3 percent of the vote, which would quality them as an official party and get them an automatic spot during the next election cycle. “I’ve been telling people from the very beginning that we don’t have a snowball’s chance to take the race,” Rensel said. “It’s really about establishing this party.” The public radio network reports the Constitution Party is politically conservative with a Christian world view. The platform says the party’s goal is to “restore American jurisprudence to its Biblical foundations and to limit the federal government to its Constitutional boundaries.”

as economic development, education, energy, transportation and job training. The agreement outlines resolutions each entity will take. They are aimed at improving communication and collaboration to better meet needs of Panhandle residents. “It is with great respect that together we sign this memorandum of agreement that you see before us,” Parnell said before signing the documents. “We will continue working on our shared values on behalf of all Alaskans. ... I really think this will take us to an even higher level of communica-

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changes. They said ACES made investment planning uncertain and investment elsewhere more likely. ACES supporters acknowledged flaws in the Palin law but said it should be tweaked, not tossed. They called the Parnell plan a giveaway to oil companies with no provision to guarantee new investment. The vote no campaign had the more difficult message, Lyford said. Repeal opponents, he said, gave voters a simple message: Don’t trust the oil companies, they make billions already. “We had to say, ‘It’s more complicated than that,’” he said.

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The campaign was all about fixing the problem of declining oil production, which has seen output in the trans-Alaska pipeline fall from a high of 2 million barrels per day in 1988 to 547,866 barrels in 2012, Lyford said. The decline has already flattened out, he said. Petroleum companies also linked a tax revision to a liquid natural gas project, he said. “That’s a massive new investment opportunity for the future,” Lyford said. Alaskans voted Aug. 19 on the tax measure, appearing on the ballot as Ballot Measure No. 1. The margin was too narrow to call immediately after the election when at least 33,700 votes remained to be counted. Voters cast 171,857 votes Tuesday on the 2013 petroleum tax system. asserts that Treadwell failed to report that his daughter attended the classic in 2013, and that she accepted gifts and a waived entry fee. For 2013, KRSA’s financial disclosure estimated the value of the gifts it provided at $6. Those included a gear bag, quarter zip shirt, baseball cap, softshell jacket and gloves, with a reduction of value because they had KRSA’s name or logo on each of them. The attendee list for the 2011 and 2013 Kenai River Classics included legislators and fisheries managers. KRSA has advocated for fisheries management in Juneau, as well as at the Board of Fisheries Upper Cook Inlet meeting in 2014 and other past board meetings.

of the gifts given to each of the Reach Dan Balmer at dan- officials in 2011 at $5, elaboiel.balmer@peninsulaclarion. rating that it was unclear if every attendee received them. com. The list of gifts included a gear bag, turtle neck, baseball cap and gloves, each with KRSA’s name or logo on them, which the organization reported deBlue gave the drugs to Cole values the items. The complaint against Foin an airport bathroom, accordgels asserts that he failed to ing to the indictment. Investigareport attending the classic or tors seized the cocaine and araccepting numerous gifts from rested Cole before he boarded a flight to Anchorage, prosecu- KRSA in 2013. That was filed by Homer resident Elaine Chators said. Conviction on the drug con- lup. The complaint against spiracy charge results in a minimum of 10 years in prison and Treadwell was filed by Kasilof a maximum of life in prison, resident Benjamin Clare and prosecutors said. An attorney for Cole, D. Scott Dattan, was in court Man accidentally shoots self at state fair Wednesday afternoon and not immediately available for comPALMER (AP) — The public safety director in Palmer ment. Online court records did says a man accidentally shot and wounded himself Tuesday not show attorneys for Blue or evening at the Alaska State Fair. Bledsoe. KTUU-TV reports that Jon Owen says the man had just arrived at the fair with his wife. The official says the man was trying to remove a gun from his waistband so he could stow it in his car when the weapon fired, hitting him in a thigh. The unidentified man was flown to an Anchorage hospital. The extent of his injury was not immediately known. tion, coordination and cooperation.”

Three charged with drug conspiracy By DAN JOLING Associated Press

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The state Department of Administration on Tuesday announced the ratification by The Inlandboatmen’s Union of the Pacific. Commissioner Curtis Thayer said the state looked forward to continuing to work toward ratification of new contracts with the other two unions representing ferry workers. Earlier this month, one of the other unions, the International Organization of Masters, Mates and Pilots, announced its members had rejected a tentative agreement that union negotiators reached with the state. Some members weren’t happy with the proposed wage increases.

Alaska appeals court hears subsistence case

BETHEL — The Alaska Court of Appeals is considering a case involving western Alaska subsistence fishermen who are appealing their convictions of illegal king salmon fishing on the Kuskokwim River during a weak run in 2012. Attorneys for both sides argued before the appellate court in Anchorage Tuesday, KYUK reported. The 13 Yup’k Eskimo fishermen, who were convicted last year, contend the state failed to weigh their spiritual right to fish for king salmon before imposing tight restrictions. The fishermen’s Anchorage attorney, James J. Davis, said the state had a duty to accommodate the fishermen’s religious beliefs. That defense is based on a free-exercise clause of the Alaska Constitution. “We submit that the state had a duty but failed to comply with the duty,” Davis said. Assistant Attorney General Laura Fox, representing the state, said that issuing citations for fishing during an emergency closure was necessary to protect king salmon. “There was never any harvestable surplus of kings in 2012 and at the end of the day Largest ferry worker the state missed the escapement objective by 50,000 fish,” Fox said. union ratifies contract A three-judge panel is considering arguJUNEAU — The largest union represent- ments in the case and will issue a decision, ing workers on the Alaska Marine Highway likely later this year or early next year. System has ratified a three-year contract. — The Associated Press C

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Sports

USC’s Shaw suspended for lying about injury Trojan cornerback originally tells heroic tale of saving nephew, backs off after false allegations GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Southern California cornerback Josh Shaw has admitted to lying to school officials about how he sprained his ankles last weekend, retracting his story about jumping off a balcony to save his drowning nephew. Shaw has been suspended indefinitely from all of the Trojans’ team activities after acknowledging his heroic tale was “a complete fabrication,” the school announced in a statement Wednesday. The school didn’t explain how Shaw actually was injured, but USC officials say they regret posting a story on their website Monday lauding Shaw’s story about a second-story jump onto concrete to rescue his 7-year-old nephew. “We are extremely disappointed in Josh,” USC coach Steve Sarkisian

said. “He let us all down. As I have said, nothing in his background led us to doubt him when he told us of his injuries, nor did anything after our initial vetting of his story.” Shaw is a fifth-year senior, a team captain and a key starter in USC’s defensive secondary, widely regarded as a solid teammate and an important team leader for the 15th-ranked Trojans, who begin their first season under Sarkisian at the Coliseum on Saturday against Fresno State. Shaw issued a short statement through an attorney on Wednesday after being suspended. “On Saturday, August 23, 2014, I injured myself in a fall,” Shaw said. “I made up a story about this fall that was untrue. I was wrong not to tell the truth. I apologize to USC for this action on my part. My USC coaches, the USC athletic department and especially Coach Sarkisian have all been sup-

portive of me during my college career and for that, I am very grateful.” Within hours after Shaw’s tale was made public, the football program received phone calls contradicting Shaw’s version of his injuries. Sarkisian has not said who made the calls, but the school acknowledged the discrepancies Tuesday morning and began investigating Shaw, who initially stuck to his story. “I appreciate that Josh has now admitted that he lied and has apologized,” Sarkisian said. “Although this type of behavior is out of character for Josh, it is unacceptable. Honesty and integrity must be at the center of our program. I believe Josh will learn from this. I hope that he will not be defined by this incident, and that the Trojan Family will accept his apology and support him.” Shaw didn’t attend practice Wednesday, missing his second straight day of

workouts. Sarkisian insisted the situation won’t be a distraction for the Trojans, but still allowed only two of Shaw’s defensive teammates to speak with the media after practice Wednesday morning. Linebacker Hayes Pullard and defensive lineman Leonard Williams both acknowledged surprise at the situation that developed after Shaw’s account was challenged, but remained supportive of their fifth-year senior captain. “We were pretty shocked,” said Williams, who hasn’t spoken to Shaw. “Josh Shaw is a pretty loyal guy. I would never expect him to make up a story. I would never expect that out of him as a team leader.” Shaw’s leadership and character were widely praised throughout his first two seasons of play at the school. He transferred back to his native Los Angeles area from Florida, in part to

help out his ailing grandfather with the family landscaping business. “Josh has been a great guy,” Pullard said. “He has great character. I’ve never known him to lie about anything ... so it’s surprising. This is exactly when our leadership roles come in. We talk to guys and let them know what’s expected, and we’ll keep us focused on our team.” Sarkisian hadn’t even coached his first game at USC before the high-profile program presented another challenge for its fourth head coach in less than a year. Sarkisian, a former USC baseball player and a longtime football assistant coach to Pete Carroll, knows all about the extra attention paid to the Trojans, who are in the final year of extensive NCAA sanctions for violations committed under Carroll, and he remains confident he can handle the latest round of extracurricular troubles.

Gordon ruled out for season TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer

CLEVELAND (AP) — Josh Gordon’s wait is over, so is his 2014 season. The star wide receiver’s career is now in peril. The Cleveland Browns learned Wednesday that Gordon’s indefinite suspension by the NFL has been upheld and he will miss at least 16 games for another violation of the league’s substance abuse policy. A repeat drug offender, Gordon had appealed the penalty, hoping it would be reduced so he could play this season. The NFL, though, came down hard on Gordon, who must now pay the price for stepping out of bounds. The league announced that arbitrator Harold Henderson supported Gordon’s yearlong suspension for marijuana use. The Pro Bowler, who was subject to more frequent testing, will begin serving his suspension immediately and the league said in its statement that his “eligibility for reinstatement will be determined following the 2014 season.” In the meantime, Gordon is not allowed to practice with the team, attend meetings or other club functions. The Browns had no immediate response to the ban. They had feared for months this would be the outcome, and now that it’s official, the club will have to somehow make up for the league-leading 1,646 yards, 18.9 yards per catch and nine touchdowns Gordon produced last season. “I’d like to apologize to my teammates, coaches, the Cleveland Browns organization and our fans,” Gordon said in a statement. “I am very disappointed that the NFL and its hearing office didn’t exercise better discretion and judgment in my case. I would like to sincerely thank the people who have been incredibly supportive of me during this challenging time, including my family, my agent, my union, my legal team, and the Cleveland

Browns staff.” While he’s out, Gordon, who served a two-game suspension for a drug violation last season, will need to pass drug tests, comply with treatment and apply for reinstatement with Commissioner Roger Goodell before he plays again. Gordon could possibly return inside a year if he stays clean. Gordon met with league officials in New York on Aug. 4 to appeal his suspension. As the days past, there was growing speculation he might not be punished to the letter of the collective bargaining agreement. But Henderson sided with the league’s initial ruling after an exhaustive process. The Browns have known Gordon could be banished for some time and they’ve been eager for a resolution to his case, which hung over their training camp. He continued to practice and played in Cleveland’s first three exhibition games. Gordon fought the suspension by hiring attorney Maurice Suh to represent him at the appeal hearing. Suh, who had successfully gotten a suspension reduced for Seattle cornerback Richard Sherman, argued that Gordon tested positive for marijuana due to secondhand smoke. Gordon’s representatives also said test results of his samples were inconsistent and should be thrown out. There was speculation the league might go softer on Gordon following the public outcry after Baltimore running back Ray Rice was suspended for two games on a domestic violence charge. Instead, the league put Gordon on the sideline for all 16 games and will wait to see how he behaves before deciding whether to let him back. Gordon didn’t help his cause with two legal issues as his case dragged on. He was charged with drunken driving after his arrest in Raleigh, North Carolina, on July 5. In May, he was stopped for speeding in Strongsville, Ohio, and one of the passengers in his car was cited for marijuana possession.

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Pittsburgh Pirates’ Andrew McCutchen lets go of his bat after flying out in the fifth inning of a baseball game against the St. Louis Cardinals in Pittsburgh Wednesday. The Pirates won 3-1.

Pirates top Cards with homer help

Win helps Pittsburgh cut into St. Louis’ lead in Wild Card race The Associated Press

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Ike Davis hit a two-run homer off a speaker above the seats in right-center field, Jeff Locke outpitched Adam Wainwright and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the St. Louis Cardinals 3-1 Wednesday. Pittsburgh took two of three from the defending NL champions and has won five of seven overall. St. Louis (71-61) leads the NL wild-card race, with San Francisco (70-62) trailing by a half-game and the Pirates (69-64) 1 1-2 games back of the Giants for the second wild-card berth. Davis hit his 10th homer in the second after Wainwright hit Russell Martin on the left elbow with a pitch that Martin barely tried to avoid. Davis sent an 88 mph pitch clanking off a speaker raised on a pole

about 15 feet above the seats, a drive estimated at about 433 feet. A night earlier, Davis had a pinch-hit, tiebreaking threerun homer in the eighth inning of Pittsburgh’s 5-2 win. Locke (6-3) allowed one run and six hits in 7 1-3 innings, giving up Matt Holliday’s third-inning homer. Locke also singled in the third and scored on Andrew McCutchen’s sacrifice fly, just the 11th hit for the pitcher in 98 career at-bats. Mark Melancon pitched a one-hit ninth for his 24th save in 28 chances. RANGERS 12, MARINERS 4 SEATTLE (AP) — Rougned Odor hit a third-inning grand slam to back Colby Lewis, and the last-place Rangers beat Se-

attle. Erasmo Ramirez (1-6), recalled from Triple-A Tacoma for the start, allowed 10 runs and nine hits in three-plus innings. Seattle had been the only major league team not to allow 10 or more runs in a game this season. Lewis (9-11) allowed seven hits, struck out seven and walked one in his second complete game of the season and second in August. He had been 0-3 since pitching a five-hit shutout at the Chicago White Sox on Aug. 5.

RAYS 3, ORIOLES 1 BALTIMORE (AP) — Drew Smyly allowed two hits over seven innings in his second straight overpowering performance. Evan Longoria had three hits for the Rays, who won for only the fourth time in 11 games. Tampa Bay scored all its runs in the first two innings and Smyly (910) made the margin stand.

Smyly gave up a solo homer to Chris Davis in the second inning and a single to Steve Pearce in the seventh. The left-hander struck out six and walked one in his fifth start for the Rays since coming from Detroit in a trade involving David Price.

YANKEES 8, TIGERS 4 DETROIT (AP) — The Yankees chased David Price with nine straight hits in the third inning. The Yankees scored all eight of their runs in the third off Price (12-10), who had pitched a onehitter in his previous start. Jacoby Ellsbury started the barrage, and New York went all the way through the batting order until the 2012 AL Cy Young Award winner was pulled after the ninth hit of the inning. Rookie Shane Greene (4-1) See MLB, page A-9

14 teams come out for Fall Classic, only one emerges victorious Getting tired of fishing yet? Try golfing for a change. Bird Homestead golf course is located on Mile 11.8 on Funny River road. We love to see new faces at the course. Golf clubs and carts are available to rent. The drive down Funny River road is beautiful and well worth it once you make it out here. Larry Hamilton and his crew do a great job getting the course in tip top shape. Ladies Night

The ladies had some very enjoyable weather last week, and 11 women showed up to play a fun round of golf. Some new golfers, some experienced, but all were there for one thing; to have fun with only ladies. The team on top for the night was the threesome of Faith Link, Pat Bird and Elaine Taylor. Long drive on hole No. 3 went to the incredibly talented Sissy Bird. Long Putt went to “Ms. Accurate”, Faith Link. Ladies night is held every Wednes-

day at 6:30 p.m. All ladies are welcome to join the night of fun. Skill level and talent is irrelevant, it is all about the fun on ladies night. Men’s Night

There was once again a phenomenal turnout for men’s night. There were 36 brave men to show up in the ugly weather for men’s night last Tuesday. Fortunately, Mother Nature was on their side and they were not rained on during their round of golf. Out of the nine teams, it was an absolute miracle there was no chip off. The team on top for the night was the team of Aaron Blackburn, C.J Henley, Chris Hafer, and Hans Brans with a score of 31. Long Drive was on Hole No. 9 and James Kozel hit a fabulous drive winning him long drive. There were many pure birdies for the night, but J.E. Wells took it on hole No. 7 based on hole difficulty. KP on No. 6 went to Roy Bird, with his tee shot only 4 feet,

B ird H omestead G olf R eport Kelsey S lough 7 inches from the pin, and KP on No. 8 went to Steve Tachick landing only 9 feet, 2 inches from the pin. Men’s night starts every Tuesday night at 6:30 p.m. All men are welcome, yes, even the Kenai and Birch Ridge men. And if you’re a season pass holder at either of those courses, you even get a discount to play at Bird homestead! Fall Classic Recap

The Fall Classic had a great turnout to benefit the Caribou Hills Cabin Hoppers. There were 14 teams that played last Saturday. The team that came in on top with a score of 64 was the team of Kelsey Slough, Brandon Wold, Matt C

Hopson, and Aaron Blackburn. Long drive for women was on hole No. 2, and Kelsey Slough smashed the ball, wining her long drive. Hole No. 9 was the men’s long drive and Roy Bird hit a smoking drive winning him long drive for men. On hole No. 6, Faith Link hit an amazing tee shot, landing her only 13 feet, 11 inches from the hole, and on Hole No. 8, Kevin O’Fallon hit his tee shot a mere 9 feet 11 inches from the hole. The tournament was a great success, and thank you to every who helped, played, and who sponsored a hole, the tournament could not have been successful without everyone’s support.

Learning Center of Alaska. Food and prizes immediately after the tournament. Registration ends at 10 a.m., tee off at 11 a.m. This tournament is a fun tournament for a good cause, it will be best-ball format, along with some wacky different things at each hole. Kenai River Brown Bears Player Tournament

Next Saturday, September 6, will be the Brown Bears players tournament. This is an 18-hole best ball tournament, and every team will have a blind draw fourth player (a Brown Bear). Registration starts a 9 a.m., tee off at 10 a.m. Food and prizes immediately after the tournament. For more information or to register Upcoming Tournaments Challenger Learning Center Golf call the clubhouse at 260-4653. Fun Fact Thursday Tournament: The youngest golfer to shoot a holeThis Saturday, August 30, is the first annual CLC golf tournament. This in-one was five-year-old Coby Orr. It tournament is a nine-hole tournament happened in Littleton, Colorado, in and all proceeds benefit the Challenger 1975.

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million deal from the Cubs in 2012. He started in right field and batted fifth.

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allowed two runs and five hits in CHICAGO (AP) — Rookie seven innings, struck out eight and Jose Abreu hit a pair of run-scorwalked one. ing singles against Cleveland ace Corey Kluber, and Chicago ROYALS 6, TWINS 1 stopped a season-high, seven-game losing streak KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Abreu put Chicago ahead for Nori Aoki drove in the go-ahead good in the seventh with his third run during a six-run eighth inning. hit of the game. Abreu drove in his Billy Butler and Salvador Perez AL-high 96th run. each drove in a pair of runs durHector Noesi (8-9) allowed two ing the surge, which came after the runs and six hits in seven innings, Twins’ Phil Hughes (14-9) had sty- improving to 5-2 in eight starts mied the Royals for the first seven since the All-Star break. innings. Wade Davis (8-2) pitched a perfect eighth to earn his second ATHLETICS 5, ASTROS 4 straight win, and All-Star closer HOUSTON (AP) — Sam Fuld Greg Holland worked around a single in the ninth to cap a second hit a tiebreaking, two-run homer in the ninth inning to win for Oakstraight late-game win. land. The A’s trailed by one entering BLUE JAYS 5, RED SOX 2 the ninth before Eric Sogard’s RBI single, and Fuld’s two-out shot off TORONTO (AP) — Pinch-hit- Chad Qualls (1-4) landed in the ter Danny Valencia had a go-ahead, seats in right field to put Oakland three-run homer in the seventh in- up 5-3. ning. Jose Bautista homered for the second straight night, a two-run ANGELS 6, MARLINS 1 drive in the first. ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — With Boston leading 2-1, EdMike Trout tied a career high with win Encarnacion doubled off Joe Kelly starting the seventh, and his 30th home run, and Gordon left-hander Tommy Layne (0-1) Beckham homered for the first relieved. Dioner Navarro’s at-bat time with his new club. Hector Santiago ended a string was prolonged when catcher David Ross dropped his foul popup for an of six consecutive no-decisions in a starting role, helping the Anerror, and Navarro singled. gels maintain their one-game lead in the AL West over Oakland and PHILLIES 8, NATIONALS 4 improve the major leagues’ best record to 79-53. PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Pinch-hitter Grady Sizemore hit a go-ahead two-run homer in the GIANTS 4, ROCKIES 2 sixth inning, helping the Phillies SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — complete a three-game sweep. Buster Posey hit a game-ending Marlon Byrd hit a two-run homer and Jimmy Rollins hit a solo two-run shot for his third homer shot to back Kyle Kendrick (7-11). in two nights, sending the Giants The right-hander allowed four runs to Bruce Bochy’s 1,600th managerial victory. and seven hits in six innings.

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NEW YORK (AP) — Jason Heyward hit a leadoff home run off Zack Wheeler, and Julio Teheran won his third straight start. Hayward connected on Wheeler’s third pitch of the game for his 11th homer this season. After Wil Flores’ home run tied the score in the second, the Braves went ahead for good in the third. Phil Gosselin reached on a bunt single, Freddie Freeman doubled, Justin Upton hit an RBI groundout and shortstop Ruben Tejada allowed Evan GatM tis’ two-out bouncer to pop out of K his glove for a run-scoring error.

REDS 7, CUBS 5 CINCINNATI (AP) — Skip Schumaker drove in a pair of runs with a double and a single, and the Reds withstood Jorge Soler’s first at-bat homer and his RBI single. Soler, a 22-year-old prospect from Cuba, was called up Wednesday after getting a nine-year, $30

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Scoreboard baseball American League

East Division W Baltimore 75 New York 69 Toronto 67 Tampa Bay 65 Boston 58 Central Division Kansas City 74 Detroit 71 Cleveland 67 Chicago 60 Minnesota 58 West Division Los Angeles 79 Oakland 78 Seattle 72 Houston 56 Texas 52

L 56 62 66 68 75

Pct .573 .527 .504 .489 .436

GB — 6 9 11 18

58 60 64 72 74

.561 .542 .511 .455 .439

— 2½ 6½ 14 16

53 54 60 78 80

.598 .591 .545 .418 .394

— 1 7 24 27

Wednesday’s Games Texas 12, Seattle 4 Tampa Bay 3, Baltimore 1 Toronto 5, Boston 2 N.Y. Yankees 8, Detroit 4 Chicago White Sox 3, Cleveland 2 Kansas City 6, Minnesota 1 Oakland 5, Houston 4 L.A. Angels 6, Miami 1 Thursday’s Games N.Y. Yankees (Kuroda 9-8) at Detroit (Lobstein 0-0), 9:08 a.m. Tampa Bay (Hellickson 1-2) at Baltimore (B.Norris 11-8), 11:05 a.m. Cleveland (Carrasco 5-4) at Chicago White Sox (Joh.Danks 9-8), 12:10 p.m. Minnesota (Milone 6-4) at Kansas City (Guthrie 10-10), 12:10 p.m. Texas (Tepesch 4-8) at Houston (McHugh 6-9), 12:10 p.m. Oakland (Gray 13-7) at L.A. Angels (C.Wilson 10-8), 2:05 p.m.

National League

East Division W Washington 75 Atlanta 69 Miami 65 New York 62 Philadelphia 61 Central Division Milwaukee 73 St. Louis 71 Pittsburgh 69 Cincinnati 64 Chicago 59 West Division Los Angeles 76 San Francisco 70 San Diego 62 Arizona 55 Colorado 53

L 57 64 67 71 72

Pct GB .568 — .519 6½ .492 10 .466 13½ .459 14½

60 61 64 69 73

.549 — .538 1½ .519 4 .481 9 .447 13½

58 62 70 78 79

.567 — .530 5 .470 13 .414 20½ .402 22

Wednesday’s Games Pittsburgh 3, St. Louis 1 Philadelphia 8, Washington 4 Atlanta 3, N.Y. Mets 2 Cincinnati 7, Chicago Cubs 5 San Diego 3, Milwaukee 2, 10 innings L.A. Dodgers 3, Arizona 1 L.A. Angels 6, Miami 1

San Francisco 4, Colorado 2 Thursday’s Games Chicago Cubs (Arrieta 7-4) at Cincinnati (Axelrod 0-0), 8:35 a.m. Colorado (Lyles 6-1) at San Francisco (Y.Petit 3-3), 11:45 a.m. Atlanta (Minor 5-8) at N.Y. Mets (Niese 7-9), 3:10 p.m. All Times ADT Rangers 12, Mariners 4 Tex. Sea.

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Pomeranz, Cook (6), Abad (7), Otero (7), O’Flaherty (9) and D.Norris; Peacock, K.Chapman (6), Veras (7), Qualls (9), Foltynewicz (9) and Corporan. WСOtero 8-1. LСQualls 1-4. SvСO’Flaherty (1). HRsСOakland, Crisp (9), Fuld (3). Houston, Carter (33).

(8), Quackenbush (9), Thayer (10) and Rivera. W_Thayer 4-3. L_Duke 4-1. HRs_San Diego, Rivera (9).

Angels 6, Marlins 1

Kershaw, Jansen (9) and A.Ellis; Miley, O.Perez (7), E.Marshall (7), Ziegler (8) and Gosewisch. W_Kershaw 16-3. L_Miley 7-10. Sv_Jansen (38). HRs_Los Angeles, Van Slyke (10).

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H.Alvarez, A.Ramos (7), Cishek (8) and Mathis; H.Santiago, Jepsen (6), Salas (8), Street (9) and Iannetta. WСH.Santiago 4-7. LСH.Alvarez 10-6. HRsСMiami, Hechavarria (1). Los Angeles, G.Beckham (8), Trout (30). Pirates 3, Cardinals 1 S.L. 001 000 0 00—1 7 1 Pit. 021 000 0 0x—3 10 1

Smyly, Boxberger (8), McGee (9) and Hanigan; Gausman, McFarland (5), Tom.Hunter (8), O’Day (9) and C.Joseph. WСSmyly 9-10. LСGausman 7-6. SvСMcGee (15). HRsСBaltimore, C.Davis (23).

Wainwright, C.Martinez (7) and T.Cruz; Locke, Watson (8), Melancon (9) and R.Martin. W_Locke 6-3. L_Wainwright 15-9. Sv_ Melancon (24). HRs_St. Louis, Holliday (13). Pittsburgh, I.Davis (10).

Blue Jays 5, Red Sox 2

Phillies 8, Nationals 4

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J.Kelly, Layne (7), Tazawa (7), Edw.Escobar (8) and D.Ross; Stroman, Cecil (8) and D.Navarro. WСStroman 8-5. LСLayne 1-1. SvСCecil (5). HRsСToronto, Bautista (26), Valencia (3).

Fister, Thornton (6), Detwiler (7), Stammen (8) and W.Ramos; K.Kendrick, Bastardo (7), Diekman (8), Giles (9) and Nieves. W_K.Kendrick 7-11. L_Fister 12-5. HRs_Washington, Span (2). Philadelphia, Rollins (17), G.Sizemore (2), Byrd (24).

Yankees 8, Tigers 4 NY Det.

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Greene, Warren (8), Betances (9) and Cervelli; Price, B.Hardy (3), Coke (4), McCoy (6), Ji.Johnson (8), Alburquerque (9) and Avila. WСGreene 4-1. LСPrice 12-10. HRsСDetroit, V.Martinez (26). White Sox 3, Indians 2 Cle. Chi.

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Kluber, Rzepczynski (7), C.Lee (7), Crockett (8) and R.Perez; Noesi, Guerra (8), Putnam (9) and Flowers. WСNoesi 8-9. LСKluber 13-8. SvСPutnam (4). HRsСCleveland, Chisenhall (12). Royals 6, Twins 1 Min. KC

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P.Hughes, Duensing (8), Fien (8) and K.Suzuki; Hendriks, W.Davis (8), G.Holland (9) and S.Perez. WСW.Davis 8-2. LСP.Hughes 14-9.

Braves 3, Mets 2 Atl. 102 000 0 00—3 5 0 N.Y. 010 000 010—2 6 1 Teheran, D.Carpenter (7), J.Walden (8), Kimbrel (9) and Gattis, Laird; Za.Wheeler, Carlyle (8), C.Torres (9) and d’Arnaud. W_Teheran 13-9. L_Za.Wheeler 9-9. Sv_Kimbrel (39). HRs_Atlanta, Heyward (11). New York, Flores (2). Reds 7, Cubs 5 Chi. 020 000 030—5 11 3 Cin. 020 400 01x—7 12 0 Ja.Turner, Villanueva (4), Fujikawa (7), Rosscup (8), Grimm (8) and Castillo; Latos, Broxton (8), A.Chapman (9) and Mesoraco. W_Latos 5-3. L_Ja.Turner 4-8. Sv_A.Chapman (28). HRs_Chicago, Valbuena (13), Soler (1). Cincinnati, Heisey (5). Padres 3, Brewers 2

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Giants 4, Rockies 2 Col. 000 010 0 01—2 5 1 S.F. 000 100 102—4 10 2 F.Morales, Masset (7), B.Brown (7), Friedrich (8), Nicasio (9) and McKenry, Ja.Williams; T.Hudson, Casilla (9) and Posey. W_Casilla 2-3. L_Nicasio 5-6. HRs_Colorado, Co.Dickerson (20). San Francisco, Posey (18).

Transactions BASEBALL American League BALTIMORE ORIOLES С Recalled C Steve Clevenger from Norfolk (IL). Optioned LHP WeiYin Chen to the Orioles (GCL). BOSTON RED SOX С Recalled LHP Edwin Escobar from Pawtucket (IL). Optioned RHP Heath Hembree to Pawtucket. KANSAS CITY ROYALS С Optioned RHP Aaron Crow to Northwest Arkansas (Texas). Recalled RHP Liam Hendriks from Omaha (PCL). NEW YORK YANKEES С Agreed to terms with OF Chris Young on a minor league contract. OAKLAND ATHLETICS С Recalled LHP Drew Pomeranz from Sacramento (PCL). Optioned 1B Nate Freiman to Beloit (MWL). SEATTLE MARINERS С Recalled RHP Erasmo Ramirez from Tacoma (PCL). Optioned LHP James Paxton to Tacoma. TORONTO BLUE JAYS С Recalled RHP Chad Jenkins from Buffalo (IL). Designated RHP Sergio Santos for assignment. National League CHICAGO CUBS С Recalled OF Jorge Soler and INF Logan Watkins from Iowa (PCL). Placed OFs Justin Ruggiano, retroactive to Aug. 23, and Ryan Sweeney on the 15-day DL. COLORADO ROCKIES С Placed LHP Boone Logan, retroactive to Aug. 25, and C Wilin Rosario, retroactive to Aug. 23, on the 15-day DL. Recalled LHP Christian Friedrich and C Jackson Williams from Colorado Springs (PCL). BASKETBALL National Basketball Association

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Rene Mil. 000 000 200 0—2 6 2 Rivera tied the game with a home S.D. 000 000 101 1—3 11 0 run in the ninth inning, then won it Athletics 5, Astros 4 (10 innings) with an RBI single in the 10th for Gallardo, Jeffress (7), W.Smith Oak. 000 001 103—5 10 1 (8), Fr.Rodriguez (9), Duke (10) San Diego. Hou. 000 001 201—4 9 0 and Lucroy; Despaigne, Vincent Rivera opened the ninth with his shot off Francisco Rodriguez. In the 10th, Seth Smith walked and Yasmani Grandal singled to start the inning against Zach Duke (41). Smith was thrown out at third HOWARD FENDRICH As dusk fell and the Arthur “Mentally that helped me a lot.” on a fielder’s choice and, one out AP Tennis Writer Ashe Stadium lights came on, It helped that Dulgheru had played later, Rivera singled to center to Sharapova came through the way one set over the past five weeks bedrive in Grandal from second. NEW YORK (AP) — A year she so often does in the crucible of cause of inflammation in her right ago at this time, Maria Sharapova a third set, beating 95th-ranked Al- wrist, which was operated on in May was sitting out the U.S. Open, get- exandra Dulgheru of Romania 4-6, 2013 and flared up recently. DODGERS 3, Dulgheru, though, pointed to ting checked by doctors and hav- 6-3, 6-2 in the second round of the DIAMONDBACKS 1 ing tests on the surgically repaired Grand Slam tournament she won Sharapova’s grit as a key factor, too. “The thing is that she’s smackPHOENIX (AP) — Clayton right shoulder that has troubled her in 2006 but has missed twice in the past six years. ing the ball and she’s a fighter. ... Kershaw allowed only an un- off and on. Sharapova won in part because It can seem that she’s down, that earned run in eight innings to beOn Wednesday, Sharapova come the first 16-game winner in found herself down by a set and of her big shots, yes, but also be- she’s tired, but she’s there,” Dulghthe majors. facing a break point early in the cause she had more in the tank eru said. “She can get mentally really tough. She hangs in there with Kershaw (16-3) allowed six second at Flushing Meadows, when it mattered. “Overall I felt like in the end I you until the end.” hits, retiring 12 of the final 13 bat- bothered by the whipping wind, Sharapova improved to 17-6 in ters he faced, seven by strikeout, her own off-target strokes and an was in much better shape than she to improve to 13-1 in his last 16 opponent who wasn’t backing was, and I could have played an- three-setters this season, includother few sets,” Sharapova said. ing four wins in a row that went starts. down.

HOUSTON ROCKETS С Signed F Tarik Black. LOS ANGELES CLIPPERS С Signed coach Doc Rivers to a five-year contract extension. MIAMI HEAT С Signed G Shannon Brown. FOOTBALL National Football League NFL С Suspended Cleveland WR Josh Gordon for entire 2014 season for violating the substance-abuse policy. ARIZONA CARDINALS С Signed DL Tommy Kelly to a one-year contract. Released DL Ryan McBean. CINCINNATI BENGALS С Signed LB Vontaze Burfict to a contract extension through the 2017 season. KANSAS CITY CHIEFS С Signed G Mike McGlynn. Waived OL Ben Gottschalk. SEATTLE SEAHAWKS С Released LB Marcus Dowtin and G Greg Van Roten. Signed RB Demitrius Bronson. Claimed C Patrick Lewis off waivers from Jacksonville. TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERSС Released CB Danny Gorrer from injured reserve with an injury settlement. TENNESSEE TITANS С Agreed to terms with DL Jurrell Casey on a multiyear contract extension. HOCKEY National Hockey League BOSTON BRUINS С Agreed to an affiliation agreement with the Providence Bruins (AHL). Named Don Sweeney general manager and Jay Pandolfo development coach for Providence. COLLEGE BROWN С Named Kate Kovenock women’s swimming and diving coach. CLEMSON С Named Taylor Harbin student assistant baseball coach. DELAWARE С Named Chris Hincker men’s tennis coach. HOLY CROSS С Named Olivia Cappoli media relations assistant and Danielle White marketing assistant. NEW JERSEY CITY UNIVERSITY С Named Giovanny Hurtado women’s assistant soccer coach. RHODE ISLAND COLLEGE С Named Glenn Senecal women’s basketball coach. SAINT JOSEPH’S С Named Anna Zarkoski and Nemo Roydhouse assistant field hockey coaches. SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA С Suspended CB Josh Shaw for lying to school officials about how he sprained his ankles last weekend. VIRGINIA UNION С Named Derek Thompson and Hannibal Tuck men’s assistant basketball coaches.

Sharapova, Wawrinka get wins at U.S. Open

the distance en route to the title at the French Open in June, her fifth Grand Slam trophy. “It’s really good to get through,” said Sharapova, who faces 2013 Wimbledon runner-up Sabine Lisicki next. “Put yourself in a really tough position, but then you’re able to find a way to get back and finish really strong.” She managed to do that on a day that was not easy for some other seeded women in the second round, although No. 19 Venus Williams, the 2000-01 champion in New York, advanced with a 6-1, 6-4 victory over 78th-ranked Timea Bacsinszky at night.

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Homer is where the halibut is Annual fishing derby coming down to final weeks Weekend Almanac

By KELLY SULLIVAN Peninsula Clarion

Anglers still aiming to come out on top in the 28th annual Homer Jackpot Halibut Derby have less than three weeks to haul in the winning catch. There is some stiff competition. On August 19, 16-year-old Jackson Hobbs reeled in a monstrous 335-pound flatfish, putting him in the No.1 spot on the derby leader board, the Homer News reported. Hobbs, on vacation from Franklin, Idaho, was on a fishing trip with his grandfather Tim Hobbs, who was treating Jackson to the outing for obtaining his Eagle Scout rank in the Boy Scouts of America. The current runner up is well under Hobbs’ catch, weighing in at 277 pounds caught by Ned Freidman from Chiloquin, Oregon, according to the Homer Chamber of Commerce website, homeralaska.org, which provides an upto-date standing of derby winners. Three of more than 100 tagged fish circulating the Lower Cook Inlet have been caught, including one with a matching $1,000 prize. It was caught by Jim Morgan and weighed only 11.5 pounds, according to the chamber website. The derby took a turn toward promoting sustainable fishing practices two years ago when the Jackpot was lowered from 20 percent of the total revenue from derby ticket sales to $10,000 plus 50 cents from each ticket. This year 16,000 tickets were printed, and more than 10,000 had been sold as of the last audit, said the Chamber’s Executive Director, Jim Lavrakas. This year has shown an increase in participants in the “Release to Increase,” portion of the derby, Lavrakas said. That partially has to do with new Fish and Game regulations. Since charter anglers must throw back a second catch smaller than 29 inches, captains have been helping their patrons cash in on the drawing for released fish. Every fish caught and released measuring more than 48 inches makes the angler eligible for a monthly drawing of $500 and an end of the season jackpot for $1,000, and has yielded three winners so far this season, according to the Chamber website. “It’s an interesting twist,” Lavrakas

Friday

63/43 High tides: 7:08 a.m. 7:19 p.m. Low tides: 1:59 a.m. 2:09 p.m.

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Saturday said. “And it’s an opportunity to promote the idea that big fish need to go back.” The tagged fishing with the corresponding prizes for GCI’s $50,000 jackpot and Stanley Ford’s F-150 are still available, according to the chamber website. The biggest fish caught in the derby was in 1996 when Jerry Meinders from Willmar, Minnesota, boated a barn door that weighed 376. These giants however have not been as commonly found at the end of fishing lines this season, said Fish and Game Fishery Biologist II Division of Sport Fish in Homer Barbi Failor. Fishing effort for halibut been consistent through out the season, and resulted in success for fishermen throughout the Lower Cook Inlet, Failor said. For the last few weeks, anglers have reported consistently catching their daily limits, she said. However, more often the fish pulled in have been on the smaller side.

60/42 High tides: 7:45 a.m. 7:51 p.m. Low tides: 1:59 a.m. 2:09 p.m.

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This will be the final weekly Tight Lines page for the 2014 fishing season. Starting in September, Tight Lines Photos courtesy Homer Chamber of Commerce will appear on the third Thursday of the month. Have a fish tale of photo to Above, Jackson Hobbs, 16, an Eagle Scout from Franklin, Idaho, firmly domishare? Email us at news@peninsula- nated the Jackpot Halibut Derby Leaderboard by hauling in a hefty 335.0 pound halibut aboard the vessel Venturess of Alaska Premier Sportfishing with Captain clarion.com. Travis Larson. Above left, Andrew VanderPlaat of Pendleton, Oregon, onboard Kelly Sullivan can be reached at kel- DeepStrike Sportfishing’s Grand Aleutian with Captain David Bayes, won $500 when he caught a 12.6 pound tagged halibut. ly.sullivan@peninsulaclarion.com.

With fall comes the silver lining between the Soldotna bridge and the nai and Kasilof rivers, but very few, mouth of the Kenai River, Pawluk said. he said. Guided anglers are consistently coming As silver salmon move into Kenai back with catches up to their limits, he Resident Species Peninsula streams, species from ear- said. The catch rates for rainbow trout and lier runs are beginning to spawn, conDolly Varden are nearing, if not at, the centrating resident species, which are Pinks height of the season, and will be for the reaching the height of their catch rates Pink salmon are still in the river, next few weeks, Pawluk said. for the season. but no longer deterring fishermen King salmon have likely begun from catching their silver salmon tar- spawning and sockeye salmon are on Silvers gets, Pawluk said. They are still defi- their way, creating a plethora of resiSilver salmon fishing on the Kenai nitely in the water, but their strength dent species’ main food source in the and Kasilof rivers is yielding good to has lessened as they begin to spawn, streams, Pawluk said. They feed off the roe of spawning fish and the decaying great results for anglers right now, said he said. The catches coming in are not qual- carcasses floating in the river, concenassistant area management biologist for the Alaska Department of Fish and ity, Pawluk said. A few decent, bright trating their numbers. silver pink salmon are still being Many anglers try beads and flesh patGame, Jason Pawluk. The most effort and best results are caught around the mouth of the Ke- terns while drifting in the Kenai River, By KELLY SULLIVAN Peninsula Clarion

which look like natural food sources.

Halibut The fishing effort and yields continue to remain steady and relatively successful in Kachemak Bay in Homer for anglers targeting halibut, said Fish and Game Fishery Biologist II from the Division of Sport Fish in Homer, Barbi Failor. Success has also been had in the Lower Cook Inlet. For the last few weeks anglers have reported consistently catching their daily limits, but often the fish being reeled in are on the smaller side, Failor said. Kelly Sullivan can be reached at kelly.sullivan@peninsulaclarion.com.

High tides: 8:27 a.m. 8:27 p.m. Low tides: 3:13 a.m. 3:20 p.m.

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Russian River late run sockeye: Sunday: 775 Monday: 915 Tuesday: 937 Since July 15: 43,962 Russian River coho: Sunday: 35 Monday: 59 Tuesday: 98 Since August 8: 588 — Alaska Department of Fish and Game Marine forecast: Lower Cook Inlet from Kaligin Island to Point Bede: Thursday: Norht wind 25 knots, diminishing to 15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 8 feet subsiding to 4 feet in the afternoon. Rain. Friday: West wind, 15 knots, seas 3 feet. Saturday: Northeast wind 10 knots, seas 3 feet. Sunday: North wind 10 knots, seas 3 feet. — National Weather Service

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What’s Happening Events and Exhibits n On Sept. 12 from 5-7 p.m. the Ninilchik Community Library is hosting a book signing with Michelle Kennedy Hogan, author of 15 books including, “Without a Net: Middle Class and Homeless (with kids) in America” and “Year of the Dog.” n “Art For Humanity” is at the Kobuk Kaladi Coffee Shop. These artists are showing: Jan Wallace, Olga Vaisenberg and Connie and 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 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. An artists’ recpetion for the Harvest Art Harvest Art Exhibit is planned for 6-8 p.m. Sept. 4. For more information, call 283-7040. n “Souvenirs: Europe 2014” is on display at the Gary L. Freeburg Gallery at Kenai Peninsula College through Sept. 11. A closing reception will take place from 4:30-6 p.m. on Sept. 11. The gallery is open from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through Friday. n Frontier Community Services and the Kenai Senior Connection Inc. are hosting their annual fundraising Murder Mystery Dinner Theater. There will be two dinner shows only, Sept. 26 and 27 at the Kenai Senior Center. This year’s audience participation play is titled “Murder by Magic.” On the menu is fruit/cheese/cracker platter, chicken Wellington, zucchini/ red pepper/mushroom medley, rosemary baby potatoes, roll and strawberry crepes. Doors at the Kenai Senior Center will open at 6:00, dinner will be at 7:00 and the show will start at 8:00. Tickets are $40 per person and are available at Charlotte’s Restaurant in Kenai and River City Books in Soldotna. For more information, please call the Kenai Senior Center at 283-4156 or Frontier Community Services at 262-6331.

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n Veronica’s cafe in old town Kenai has open mic starting at 6:30 p.m. Friday and live music with Conner Larson at 6:30 p.m. Saturday. 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 See ARTS, page B-2

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Woman won’t live by bread alone; but a little flower helps. Happy the home where this is known and rewards rise from tender lips. Snow in the mountain and droplets of dew Words gently spoken to babies who coo. Sunshine on the garden shadows by a tree Movies that hearten the morals in me. How steely the sword goes it’s wake so tragic! How cursive the pen flows; waving out magic. 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.

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In this Aug. 13, 2014 photo, Ed Littlefield, left, plays a deerskin drum with teachers as part of a Basic Arts Institute class at Ketchikan High School in Ketchikan, Alaska. The arts institute was brought to Ketchikan for the first time by a collaboration between the arts council, Ketchikan School District and the Alaska Arts Education Consortium.

Arts institute aims to activate brains

By DANELLE LANDIS Ketchikan Daily News

KETCHIKAN — About a dozen teachers sat in a circle in a Ketchikan High School music room one recent morning, their brows furrowed as they leaned forward, clapping out complex rhythms while chanting simple addition problems during a Basic Arts Institute class. They were in teacher Ed Littlefield’s “culture/movement” class, practicing ways to use movement and creativity in classrooms. He explained that the use of hands and feet to create the rhythms — and crossing the hands to slap the limbs on opposite sides of the body — was critical. “We’re activating the brain,” he explained. Carol Stanton, a kindergarten teacher from Tongass School of Arts and Sciences, said that she uses rhythms — and especially the more challenging crossing movements — even for her very young students because it is so valuable for brain growth. Ketchikan Area Arts and Humanities director Kathleen Light said the arts institute teaches methods based on scientific principles. “The brain research is the stuff that just

blows me away,” she said, adding that the results clearly have shown the value of the arts for people of all ages and walks of life. The arts institute was brought to Ketchikan for the first time by a collaboration between the arts council, Ketchikan School District and the Alaska Arts Education Consortium. Karen Stomberg, a retired Fairbanks art teacher who is the lead teacher working through AAEC to coordinate and organize the arts institute, said she gets excited by watching teachers grow in the two weeks of classes, presentations and projects. “This can be practice-changing,” she said. She added that teachers often are energized in the institutes by delving into exercises that allow them to indulge in the joy of learning, and exploring new ways to share that with their students. One project that teachers had been working on was hand-made nature journals. In the Kayhi art room, pieces of seaweed, whole leaves and other collected bits of nature were pressed between layers of glass, waiting to be made into art for the journals. There also were sketches and field notes ready to be added to the books.

Stomberg explained that teachers were practicing using nature journals as a device to teach several skills. “It’s a way to observe and draw from life,” she said, adding that “it’s also training kids to observe things closely,” building the habit of attentiveness. “This is exciting new territory,” Stomberg added. Also, lined up on art-room tables were hand-made Native hand drums. Each had been painted by students with a different image or pattern. Some were traditional Alaska Native designs that volunteer Sonya Skan provided for class members, and others included a Celtic-inspired design, a unicyle-inspired design with a hieroglyphic bent and one inspired by French horns. “People really are getting attached to their drums,” Stomberg said. The class was planning to use the drums in a performance at the Saxman Tribal House during a show of the students’ art work. After several rounds of the clapping and rhythm exercises, Littlefield ran his students through rehearsals. Littlefield, a professional musician based in Seattle and a Tlingit originally See AIMS, page B-2

You’re stuck in an elevator Bookworm Sez You’re stuck. Trapped in an elevator, office, front seat of a car, wishing you were someplace, anyplace, else. The people with you are getting on your last nerve. You’ve heard the same phrases over and over and over and you want to scream. We’ve all been there. We’ve all lived through the irritation, but what’s funny is that it’s not at all chafing to read about it happening to someone else. And that’s just one of the themes in “Shots Fired,” a book of short stories by C.J. Box. Throughout the years, says Box, fans have asked where they could find some of his shorter works, wondering why there wasn’t an anthology.

Now there is, with favorite characters and a few new faces. Take, for instance, “One-Car Bridge,” in which a ranch owned by a big-city bully is on the edge of Game Warden Joe Pickett’s territory. Joe has bad news for the owner, but it could be worse news for the ranch’s manager: he could lose his job over something that’s not his fault. Could help come from the U.S. Mail? Pickett, of course, is one of Box’s bestloved characters – maybe because Joe cherishes his neighbors so much. In “Dull Knife,” one of Wyoming’s finest basketball players is dead. Joe remembers the girl, and he mourns what she could have been. How she died is an even bigger issue. Joe’s friend, Nate Romanowski also See SEZ, page B-2

Seeking out some new films on video

ate August is a rough time at the movie theater. It’s not really summer, and it’s not really fall. The blockbuster season is over but the awards season hasn’t really ramped up yet. The same kind of thing happens in early spring. Sometimes surprisingly good movies appear during these bumper times of the year, i.e. “The Matrix” back in 1999, but generally it’s a lot of movies like the ones out right now - “The Expendables 3,” Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles,” etc., etc. I thought it might be fun, rather than subjecting myself to a bunch of lowest common denominator action, to seek out some new films being released simultaneously on video and in theaters. These films, often high-concept indies, would have, at one time, gone either straight to video or never have been made at all, but with money to be made from instant streaming rentals, commercially risky fare is now given a much

famous for his disasters as he is for his successes, but his films are always at least eeling visually interesting, so I knew there was at least a good chance I’d enjoy it. “Zero” t n stars Christoph Waltz as Qohen Leth as an agoraphobic office drone in a futuristic London. Leth doesn’t exactly hate his C hris J enness job as much as he hates coming to work and so petitions Management, played by a zen-like Matt Damon, to allow him to work from home. Our hero wants to wider audience. That’s the good part. The bad is that every new thing that keeps work from home so that he won’t miss a mysterious phone call that he believes will people home watching movies instead of going out to the theater is one more nail in reveal to him the meaning of life in the the coffin of traditional movie-going. And universe. In the meantime, Management has decided to put him on a new project, here I am contributing to the problem. proving the Zero Theorem, thus rendering It can’t be helped, I guess. The upside, all of time and space meaningless. That however, is that by going this route, I’m is the understandable part of the film. guaranteed to see a good movie, though, There’s also a love interest, a quirky teenright? Well, not so fast. age kid, and some kind of alternate reality The first film I tried was “The Zero on a Hawaiian beach. Theorem” by celebrated cinematic outSee REEL, page B-2 sider Terry Gilliam. Gilliam is nearly as

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Godzilla stomps back in ultra HD, wires intact By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer

TOKYO — At a humble Tokyo laboratory, Godzilla, including the 1954 black-andwhite original, is stomping back with a digital makeover that delivers four times the image quality of high definition. The effort with “4K” technology is carefully removing scratches and discoloration from the films and also unearthing hidden information on the reel-to-reel. Experts say the chemical reactions used to make old movies stored far greater detail than was visible with the limited projection technology of the era, as well as with subsequent digital updates. If all the hidden information of a reel-to-reel is ever brought out, quality would approximate 8K, they say. Only one minute from the original film and from each of the sequels has been turned into

4K so far but the results are stunning enough. Faded, blurry, yellowing footage of the radiation-breathing creature that emerged from the Pacific after atomic-bomb testing turns sharp, clear and vivid. It almost looks like stateof-the-art animation. It’s better than the original, said Toshifumi Shimizu of Tokyo Laboratory Co., the studio that undertook the painstaking effort. “You can feel the impact of the bodies banging into each other under the suits,” he said in an interview Wednesday with The Associated Press. He said many scenes are more real and emotionally moving than what is achieved by today’s computer-graphics manipulation, widespread in Hollywood blockbusters. The details of the cityscape models, the bumpy skin of Godzilla and the metallic shine of the robots are revealed as they once were. The craftsmen at the lab

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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.

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 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.

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.

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$25,000, although prices are gradually coming down overall. More crucial still, 4K broadcasting is virtually non-existent. In Japan, it’s available only in limited test programming. But believers swear that it will become the standard of the not-so-distant future. Other movie classics, such as “Lawrence of Arabia” and “Gone With the Wind,” have turned 4K. What 4K promises for movie classics is astounding, said Takashi Sawa, of Nihon Eiga Satellite Broadcasting Corp., which aired all 28 Toho Godzilla classics for the 60th anniversary of Godzilla’s birth, which fell this year and marked the debut of Gareth Edwards’ Hollywood Godzilla. Nihon Eiga also aired a special program on the 4K Godzilla project on its cable network, which broadcasts to 7.5 million households in Japan. Restoring movie classics

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In this April 28, photo, a large size figure of Godzilla in a diorama is on display at Cheepa’s gallery in Tokyo. At a humble Tokyo laboratory, Godzilla, including the 1954 black-and-white original, is stomping back with a digital makeover that delivers four times the image quality of high definition. Experts say the chemical reactions used to make old movies stored far greater detail than was visible with the limited projection technology of the era, as well as with subsequent digital updates.

into 4K might do wonders for the chicken-and-egg dilemma for new technology, which generally won’t take off until there is content people want to

watch. “TV drama shows shot in digital cannot be restored as 4K,” he said. “But Godzilla can become 4K.”

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made a point to keep visible the wires from which the flying monsters hung. The goal was to stay true to the intention of the original. In turning Godzilla films into 4K, each frame of the reel-to-reel is scanned by a special machine. Each frame is then examined for blotches and other damage that has crept in over the last 60 years. Any problems with a frame are fixed on a computer, one by one, by a film-processing specialist. Shoko Ideriha, one of the specialists, said the team pieced together the best segments, working with the only three copies left of the 1954 Godzilla. She compared fixing film to being a doctor treating a patient. The big catch is that 4K, also known as ultra-high definition, or Ultra HD, can’t be seen in most homes or theaters yet. For one, you would need a 4K TV, which is not cheap. Sony’s 85-inch model sells for

it... You know how it is when you want a book, but not the whole book? That’s when you reach for this: with its ten short stories, “Shots Fired” will just fill that nagging want-to-read hunger. And yet, what’s nice about this book is that you can make it last. Most of author C.J. Box’s tales are short enough to read in one sitting, but not so involved that you won’t feel bad putting a bookmark in them for a minute. And that’s about how long you’ll need a bookmark – a minute – because these mystery-westernhuman-interest tales are awfully addicting. If you’re a Box fan, this is a must-have. If you’ve never read his works, you’ll be a fan in short order because what’s inside “Shots Fired” will have you stuck to your seat.

appears in this book and he’s loaded for bear – or, in this case, for a rich Saudi who seems to think he owns the rogue falconer and can buy what he demands. In “The Master Falconer,” fans will be surprised to see that Nate tows the line. Or not. Revenge is a dish best served cold, they say, but not necessarily in a canoe. In “Every Day is a Good Day on the River,” a long-awaited fishing trip turns into a nightmare when something unexpected shows up on the waters. And in my favorite story here, “The End of Jim and Ezra,” two trappers are caught for the winter in a cabin high in the mountains. It’s 1835 and it’s been Three. Long. Months The Bookworm is Terri of living practically on top of one another. Schlichenmeyer. Email her at Stir-crazy ain’t the word for bookwormsez@gmail.com.

NEW YORK — Video games have been a spectator sport since teenagers crowded around arcade machines to watch friends play “Pac-Man.” And for decades, kids have gathered in living rooms to marvel at how others master games like “Street Fighter II” and “Super Mario Bros.” But today there’s Twitch, the online network that attracts millions of visitors, most of whom watch live and recorded footage of other people playing video games —in much the same way that football fans tune in to ESPN. Twitch’s 55 million monthly users viewed over 15 billion minutes of content on the service in July, making Twitch.

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from Sitka, led with handdrum rhythms and singing in the Tlingit language. Then, he challenged the students to sing on their own as he drummed. “Do your best, and forget the rest,” he advised. The students jumped into the song with vigorous volume and dance moves. However, at one point he stopped them. “We’ve got some issues here,” he said, chuckling and shaking his head. “I see some almost ‘70s Bee Gees dancing.” The teachers broke into laughter and then regrouped for a fresh try, that time garnering praise from Littlefield. “That makes me so happy,” he said. “It’s great.” In Ryan Conarro’s movement/drama class, students gathered in a circle to “throw” and “catch” finger snaps. Conarro, a theater actor, director and educator from Juneau, then modeled a creative

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Gilliam does provide a visually interesting film, his nightmare candy-colored city a nice counter-point to his bleak Orwellian environment in “Brazil,” but unlike that dystopian comic masterpiece, “Zero” is hamstrung by oblique, impenetrable concepts that never come together in any coherent sense. Christoph Waltz does a very nice job as Leth, but it’s not enough to justify ever working on “The Zero Theorem” again. Grade: CAfter my disappointment with “The Zero Theorem,” I hit upon a brand new film, not even in theaters yet, called “The Congress.” The concept sounded brilliant. Playing a thinly veiled portrait of herself, Robin Wright, star of “The Princess Bride” has, in the latter half of her career, stalled out. In order to provide secuC

tv one of the world’s biggest sources of Internet traffic. According to network services company Sandvine, Twitch generates more traffic in the U.S. than HBO Go, the streaming service that’s home to popular shows such as “Game of Thrones” and “Girls.” Fans watch for the same reasons ancient Romans flocked to the Colosseum: to witness extraordinary displays of agility and skill. Jacob Malinowski, a 16-yearold Twitch fan who lives outside of Milwaukee, admits that some may question the entertainment value of Twitch’s content. “(But) I think it’s interesting because you get to watch someone who’s probably better at the game than you are,” he says. “You can see what they do and copy what they do and get better.”

Amazon’s commitment to purchase Twitch for nearly $1 billion this week is an acknowledgement that the service’s loyal fan base and revenue streams from ads and channel subscriptions present enormous opportunity. Most Twitch viewers are gamers themselves who not only see the live and recorded video sessions as a way to sharpen their abilities, but also as a way to interact with star players in chatrooms or simply be entertained. Sorah Devlin, a 31-year-old mother of two from Geneva, New York, says she watches Twitch with her 7-year-old son and 4 year-old daughter and enjoys it more than children’s television programming. Their game of choice is “Minecraft,” which lets players build —or break— things out of cubes

and explore a blocky 3-D world around them. Devlin and her kids watch popular “Minecraft” players who go by names such as iBallisticSquid and SuperChache show their skills. The players, she says, have a sense of humor and are good at keeping the content “at most PG” so she is comfortable watching them with the kids. “He likes being able to ask questions and it made him open up more,” she says of her son. As for Amazon’s purchase, Devlin says she was “kind of surprised, but I think they are starting to realize that gamers are much more of an enterprise than they thought.” Indeed, Twitch fans are the stuff of advertisers’ dreams. They are mostly male and between the ages of 18 and 49, an important demographic for advertisers.

way to capture student attention by creating a character to use in classroom instruction. Conarro asked class members to create tableaus. Students quickly split up and froze in several group poses. Suddenly donning a red, sparkly piece of fabric and proclaiming himself to be “Anti Tableau,” Conarro’s character proclaimed their tableaus to be “terrible!” He asked one student why she had her foot on the others’ knee. The owner of the bent knee, Kayhi art teacher Louise Kern, who was lying on the floor, proclaimed, “It’s a mountain! That’s not a knee.” He asked them why they would pose at varying heights. Schoenbar Middle School teacher Taylor McKenna answered, “Multiple levels (are) more interesting.” They also suggested that their poses were more interesting because they conveyed tension and action through diagonal lines. “They’re telling a story,” Revilla Alternative School teacher Adell Bruns added.

Conarro said that when a teacher uses a character like Anti Tableau as a device in a classroom, it is important to remember that the character play both low-status position and high-status positions. When Anti was ignorant — low status — and the students had to tell her about why their tableaus were working, the students were allowed to feel encouraged by becoming the teachers. But, when she first arrived and criticized and brought a strong opinion — high status — the students are given the opportunity to defend and explain their actions or ideas. Conarro asked his students to create a short lesson using a character to bring back to class. “You’re using an art strategy to teach non-art content,” he explained. Arts Council director Kathleen Light said that the idea to bring a program like the Basic Arts Institute here first was brought up when the council surveyed teachers about what they thought was needed to improve arts education in Ketchikan.

From that research, the arts council targeted more arts education for the teachers. Former arts council education director Anita Maxwell chose the Basic Arts Institute — which not only was highly regarded for its high-quality program, but also offered a bonus in the form of four graduate credits from the University of Alaska — to fill that need. Goals listed in institute literature include teaching participants how to use arts, storytelling, drama, music and Native arts in the classroom; use brain theory; understand the production, criticism and appreciation of art; and integrate the arts with the new Alaska state standards. During several lunch breaks, students had the opportunity to hear presentations by local artists and representatives from art organizations. One of the strengths of the institute, according to Stomberg, is the coordination that must happen to bring the event to a community. “It’s a nice intersection of community, schools and the arts,” she said.

rity for her ailing son, Wright agrees to a bizarre contract with her studio, Miramount. They will scan her completely, creating a digital version of the actress, one that they can insert into any movie they wish, use as they wish, and never have to negotiate with. In return for undisclosed riches, Wright agrees never to act again and to disappear into anonymity. This sounded really interesting, especially with all the motion capture going on in movies today, and the enormous power computer graphics technicians have in controlling the look and personality of actors. A critique and examination of what is real and not real, what is a performance, and how is the performer treated by the movie making machine, of which they are a small part. There was a little of this, to be sure - about twenty-five minutes. The criticism was very pointed - Robin’s agent, played by Harvey Keitel, and the studio head, played by

Danny Huston, heaped scorn and insult on the actress, who sat placidly and took it. It was interesting, if a little too on the nose. But then the movie cartwheels into a bizarre future where, twenty years after signing the contract, Robin Wright returns to the studio, ostensibly to renegotiate, but instead falls into a weird animated fever dream. If I got the gist, most of the populace now regularly ingests a hallucinogenic drug that thrusts them into a cartoon wonderland of hedonistic delights and freaky characters. There’s a revolution of some kind, and a love affair with an animated Jon Hamm, and possibly a psychotic break with reality. Actually, I think the whole thing was a psychotic break. I know there were some big ideas floating out there, but I had no idea what the hell was going on. I actually turned it off and came back to it later, hoping that would help, but to no avail. Robin Wright is very

good in moments, but so much of what is happening is incomprehensible that I can’t even wholeheartedly recommend her performance. Grade: CThe moral of the story is, I suppose, that poor movies come in all shapes and sizes. Some are too dumb to go see, with inept writing and poor performances. Others, unfortunately, are too smart for their own good, drowning in grandiose concepts - forgetting how to actually communicate those concepts to the audience. If no one can figure out what you’re talking about, I guess it doesn’t matter how big your ideas are. “The Zero Theorem” is rated R for language, sexuality, nudity. “The Congress” is apparently unrated, but contains explicit language, sexuality, nudity, and violence. Chris Jenness is a freelance graphic designer, artist and movie buff who lives in Nikiski.

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43335 K Beach Rd. Ste 31 High School diploma, positive attitude, strong written,verbal, clerical, and computer skills. Experience with mentoring and diverse cultures a plus. Complete GCSD application on the Galena City School District website:

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Homer Electric Association, Inc. is seeking a person to fill the position of Engineering Technician II in the Kenai, AK office. Duties include the design of overhead and underground power lines, staking and preparing cost estimates for line extensions, new services and system improvements; system inventories, record keeping, file maintenance, and finalizing work orders; updating and maintaining maps using GIS software; inspecting distribution lines for compliance, performing periodic maintenance inspections of electrical facilities and preparing work orders as required for maintenance work. Technicians also assist in field survey work for securing rights-of-way and easements for power line as-builts, and locating line extensions and other system facilities. The successful candidate will demonstrate two years of college level staking/surveying education or training, and two years of related work experience, four years of applicable work experience can be substituted for education requirements. GIS experience is desirable. Applications may be completed on line at http://homerelectric.applicantpro.com/jobs. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request a reasonable accommodation as part of the employment selection process, please contact Human Resources at (907) 235-3369 or hr@homerelectric.com. HEA is an Equal Opportunity Employer; Minorities/Women/Veterans/Disabled. Applications will no longer be accepted after Sept. 5th, 2014.

General Employment

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

Employment Opportunities: Kenai Peninsula Borough School District

Homeschool Family Liaison

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or drop off an application/resume at the

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

General Employment General Employment

ENERGETIC, FULL-TIME ASSISTANT

For Print Shop wanted. Must enjoy providing excellent customer service in a fast paced environment! Requirements: Strong customer service, organizational and good written communication skills, Mac and PC computer skills, and ability to handle deadlines. Adobe & Microsoft Office program experience is preferred. On-the-job training provided to the right applicant. Hours Monday- Friday, 8am- 5pm. Pay dependent on experience. Applications available at Peninsula Clarion, 150 Trading Bay Rd. Kenai, Alaska.

Direct Service Advocate Full-time Duties: Provide crisis intervention, education, support, and advocacy to victims of domestic violence and sexual assault. Requirements: Understanding of domestic violence and sexual assault; excellent written and verbal communication skills; basic computer skills; ability to work with diverse population, multi-task, work independently and with a team, calm in crisis. Shift work, hours vary. High school diploma or equivalent required, degree in related field preferred. Resume and cover letter to Executive Director, The LeeShore Center, 325 S. Spruce St., Kenai, AK 99611 by 5pm on Friday September 5, 2014. EOE

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KENAI RIVER FRONT HOME. World-Class SALMON FISHING out your back door! 5-Bedroom, 3-Bath Ranch home, att, heated 4+ car gar. Open kitchen, dining/ living area with 5 picture windows all with views of the river! 112' RIVER frontage. 48' Aluminum dock with fish cleaning table/ sink/ water. Nat. Gas heat, Wood stove, Automatic backup generator. Landscaped yard with Fire Pit/ view of the Kenai Mtns. For MORE INFO See: KENAIRIVERDREAM.blogspot.com Call: (907)252-4671 $749,000. FSBO

Homes Healthcare CMA, LPN, RN Needed for Soldotna OB/GYN office. Flexible, part-time Position. Salary DOE. Must have Phlebotomy skills. Please fax resume to (907)262-5794.

General Employment Join the Clarion Newspaper Team!

NEWSPAPER INSERTER

Office & Clerical

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

Advertising Assistant Proficiency with both Mac and PC computer using Word/ Excel and Outlook, as well as experience with other software programs desirable. Exceptional customer service and telephone skills, accuracy in data entry with a high attention to detail. Professional appearance. Ability to meet deadlines and complete multiple tasks, this individual will support the Advertising Department with office related tasks, may work directly with customers in a receptionist capacity, perform data entry on a daily basis, and learn to answer phones. Hours are Monday – Friday, 8am- 5pm. Salary DOE. Benefits available. Submit completed application attention: Leslie Talent Peninsula Clarion PO Box 3009 Kenai, AK 99611 No Phone Calls. The Peninsula Clarion is an EOE. Applications are available at our offices on 150 Trading Bay Road in Kenai, Suite 1.

8am- 5pm, Monday-Friday. 150 Trading Bay Rd. in Kenai. For more information about this position call Randi at the Peninsula Clarion (907)283-3584

General Employment

Applications may be completed on line at http://homerelectric.applicantpro.com/jobs . If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request a reasonable accommodation as part of the employment selection process, please contact Human Resources at (907) 235-3369 or hr@homerelectric.com. HEA is an Equal Opportunity Employer; Minorities/Women/Veterans/Disabled. Applications will no longer be accepted after September 5, 2014.

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

Homes

Prior experience with homeschooling preferred. This position is posted on-line at the KPBSD website, www.kpbsd.k12.ak.us Employment tab, Current Openings, Homeschool Family Liaison Job ID 4600 *WE ARE AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER*

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

KPBSD is seeking an experienced and qualified Connections Homeschool Family Liaison that will organize collaborative instructional and social interactions between homeschool families. The family liaison will serve as the intermediary between program’s staff, students, and families.

Clerical III iGrad Student Coach Soldotna, AK

Apartments, Unfurnished

NEWSPAPER CARRIER

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

Auctions Business for Sale Financial Opportunities Mortgage/Loans

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

General Employment

NOW HIRING SCHOOL BUS DRIVERS & BUS ATTENDANTS for Soldotna & Seward areas. HIRING BONUS!

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

General Employment

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CHILD CARE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM Part-Time Eligibility Technician

Sales & Marketing OUTSIDE SALES REPRESENTATIVE

Responsible for conducting interviews and ongoing case management to determine eligibility for childcare subsides. Qualifications: HS diploma or GED, understanding of the ability to apply state, federal, and internal regulations and procedures. Strong organization and mathematical skills, data entry ability, excellent communication and decision making skills, ability to work with diverse population, work independently and as a team. Resume, cover letter and references to Executive Director, The LeeShore Center, 325 S. Spruce St., Kenai, AK 99611 by September 3, 2014. EOE

The Peninsula Clarion is accepting applications for an additional outside sales representative. Sales experience is a must. This position requires a dependable vehicle & an Alaskan drivers license. Position offers excellent earning potential. Benefits available.

Send resume and/or application to: Peninsula Clarion. Attn.: Leslie Talent PO Box 3009 Kenai AK 99611 NO PHONE CALLS leslie.talent@peninsulaclarion.com or deliver to: 150 Trading Bay, Kenai.

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Kenai Diesel & Marine, Inc. is seeking experience truck mechanic. Diesel engine & heavy equipment mechanic. 5 years plus experience, have own tools, good driving record, drug free and a good attitude. Top pay $30.- $40. hour, 40hour week minimum, and some over time. Send Resume to Kenai Diesel & Marine, Inc. 35403 K-B Dr., Soldotna, AK 99669 or email kenaidieselandmarine@gmail.com or call (907)260-3928

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Alaskan Dream.

Beautiful 3375sq.ft. home on 1.5 acres with an attached 2-car garage, a 1200sq.ft., heated, insulated shop, and a greenhouse. 4-bedrooms, 3-bathrooms, including a large master suite (15 x 25) with a jetted tub, 2-large bedrooms and one average size bedroom. The kitchen and dining areas have been updated with granite counter tops, laminate floors, lots of cabinets, and two pantries. French doors lead from the kitchen/ dining to the deck. Unfinished basement with water treatment system, boiler, on demand hot water, laundry, and lots of room for storage, a gym, or additional living space. Oversize garage has a 10' counter with a built in utility sink which is great for processing fish and game. Located in Soldotna. $350,000. Contact Steve (907)299-0461 or Nancy (907)953-0495 to make an appointment to see this home.

Multiple Dwelling

K-Beach (W. Poppy) Duplex for Sale or Rent. Spacious 1100sqft. (x2), 3-Bedroom, 1-bath Garage, laundry. New bathrooms. One COMPLETELY REMODELED... paint, flooring, kitchen. Exterior to be painted this month. Excellent rental history. Currently rented one side month-to-month; remodeled side not rented. Perfect place to live and have other side pay most of your mortgage! $1,450. to rent remodeled side. Purchase for $268,000. OBO. (907)252-9153.

Homes Beautiful Kasilof home With river & mountain views!. 3-bedrooms, 2-bath, detached 2-car garage, woodstove. 1 yr lease. $1,550. mo, $1,200. security deposit. Tenant pays all utilities. 1 well behaved pet on approval. Pick up application @ Alaska 1st Realty, Inc. 44045 Kalifornsky Beach Rd. Ste B Soldotna, AK 99669 907-260-7653 www.alaska1strealty.com EHO

Homes KENAI RIVER FRONT LOT

AND CABIN CASTAWAY COVE. Kenai River front double lot. 70 foot frontage by 100 feet deep. KNOCK EM DEAD RED SALMON HOLE right in front of cabin. electricity available. Very accessible location. Age forces me to sell this very valuable location... Lots 34 and 35 block 9, Castaway Cove, $112,000. Borough book and page map 55-253 Call me for a visit to the property (907)252-4500 or (907)283-4960

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Apartments, Furnished

Garage Sales MOVING SALE Friday 22- 30, 8am-8pm (Kasilof Seafood Processing) Satori. Left on Williamson, follow signs. Everything must go!, Furniture, tools, cars, appliances, household. EVERYTHING! You name it, we’ve got it.

Garage Sales YARD & STORAGE SALE 400 South Kobuk across from Kaladi Brothers. Fridge, gas fireplace, cabinets, tools winter clothing, furniture, catering items, ski’s Aug 29 & 30 8am to ?

Garage Sales MOVING SALE Friday/Saturday 9am-5:30pm Off K-Beach Rd., Cannery to Cetacea Lane follow signs. Many years of collections. Appliances, furniture, electronics, tools, fishing items, decor items, rugs, XS1100 Yamaha restore project.

Retail/Commercial Space

Seasonal TOWNHOUSE Condominium On the River in Soldotna Fully furnished 1-bedroom, cable, from $880. Utilities included. No smoking/ pets. (907)262-7835 SOLDOTNA 4-PLEX Furnished 2-Bedroom, washer/dryer. $925. includes utilities. (907)394-4201, (907)394-4200. SOLDOTNA Furnished 1-Bedroom. Shady Lane Apartments. $725. Heat & cable included. No pets. (907)398-1642, (907)283-5203.

Cabins CABIN Furnished, Sterling, 1-bedroom, quiet, utilities included. No Pets/ smoking. $715. month. (907)262-5325

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Agriculture Computing & Engineering Construction & Trades Domestics, Childcare, Aides Drivers/Transportation Education Finance & Accounting General Employment Healthcare Hospitality & Food Service Manufacturing & Production Oil & Refinery Office & Clerical Personal Care/Beauty Professional/ Management Real Estate, Leasing, Mortgage Retail Sales & Marketing Schools/Training Tourism Work Wanted

Construction & Trades NEEDED PAINTER & DRYWALL FINISHER

Full time, experience preferred. Soldotna/ Kenai. (907)398-7201

General Employment CAREGIVER NEEDED For assisted living home. Call between 9am-9pm (907)262-5090.

Healthcare HELP NEEDED Live in caregiver, Experienced female preferred. All expenses paid. (907)598-1945

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

Homes HOME FOR SALE.

NIKISKI 3-Bedroom, 2.5-baths, large kitchen with island, wood burning stove, 2-car garage. approximately 2000sqft., on 2 acres. Very peaceful, a lot of wildlife. $310,000. (907)776-8487, (907)394-1122

Homes WOODLAND KENAI Family Home. 2300sqft. 3-bedroom 3-bath with 2-car garage on a large city lot with no development behind. Open floor plan, large basement, rock fireplace, remodeled bathroom, high ceilings, out building, and deck. Close to schools, town, trails, beach, and parks! --- A must see! $255,000. Call (907)394-2546

Rentals Apartments, Unfurnished Apartments, Furnished Cabins Condominiums Town Homes Duplex Homes Lots For Rent Manufactured/Mobile Homes Misc. Rentals Office Space Out of Area Rentals Rental Wanted Retail/Commercial Space Roommate Wanted Rooms For Rent Storage Rentals Vacation Rentals

Apartments, Unfurnished EXCELLENT OCEAN VIEW! Bay Arm Apartments, Kenai. Accepting applications for studio apartment, utilities included. $25. nonrefundable application fee. No pets. (907)283-4405. K-BEACH, SOLDOTNA Brand new executive suites 2/3 Bedrooms, 2-baths, washer/dryer, heated garage. No Smoking/ no pets. $1,300. (907)398-9600 NEAR VIP Sunny 2-bedroom, 1,100sqft., $1,250. washer/dryer, Dish TV. carport, utilities included. No Smoking/ No Pets. (907)398-0027. REDOUBT VIEW Soldotna’s best value! Quiet, freshly painted, close to schools. 1-Bedroom from $625. 2-Bedroom from $725. 3-Bedroom, 2-bath, from $825. No pets. (907)262-4359. SOLDOTNA 2-bedroom, very nice & clean. No Smoking/ No pets. $875./ plus electric. (907)252-7242.

Apartments, Furnished KENAI 1-Bedroom, furnished, heat, cable included. No pets. $700. month. (907)283-5203, (907)398-1642.

SOLDOTNA HOME for Sale. Two story 3-bedroom, 2.5-bath on a quiet cul-de-sac. Garage and carport. fireplace. New roof & paint. Close to schools. Approximately 1,500sqft. 273 Arlington Ct. $220,000. Paul (907)398-4773

LONGMERE AREA 2-bedroom, Available now thru May 2015 No smoking/ pets. Washer/dryer, WiFi, all utilities included, $850./ 1st & last month rent plus deposit. (907)262-1790 (907)394-8685

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K-Beach (WPoppy) Duplex for Rent (or sale). Spacious 1100sq.ft 3-bedroom, 1-bath, Garage, laundry. COMPLETELY REMODELED... paint, flooring, kitchen. Exterior to be painted this month. Excellent rental history. $1,450. to rent remodeled side. Purchase for $268,000. OBO. (907)252-9153.

Homes 3-BEDROOM, 2-BATH Home. Roommate wanted. Sterling. Fully furnished. No pets. $600. month includes utilities/ dish. References required. Available immediately. (907)229-2648 QUIET 2-BEDROOM Furnished house off Robinson Loop in Sterling. $900. month, first & last. References required. No Pets/ No Smokers. (907)362-1340 SOLDOTNA 2-Bedroom, 1.5-bath, washer/dryer, $975. plus utilities & deposit. NO pets/ smoking, (907)741-0881, (907)277-4017. WHY RENT ????? Why rent when you can own, many low down & zero down payment programs available. Let me help you achieve the dream of home ownership. Call Now !!! Ken Scott, #AK203469. (907)395-4527 or cellular, (907)690-0220. Alaska USA Mortgage Company, #AK157293.

Retail/ Commercial Space 900Sqft- 1260Sqft. Space available NOW. Office/ Retail space, Detail Shop with overhead door, etc. Near City Hall. Utilities included. (907)262-5888 WAREHOUSE K-Beach, 2,000Sqft., 14ft.-door, bathroom, heat included/ Deposit. $1,110. (907)283-7430.

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KENAI KENNEL CLUB

Furniture CURIO CABINET Dark wood with glass. Medium size 5 tiers. Like new.Price $100. (907)283-9221

TEACH ALL DOGS Everything with brains, not pain. Obedience, Puppy, Nose work, Rally, Agility, Privates. K-Beach Road (907)262-6846 www.pendog.org

TV Stand. Gray TV stand with glass doors. Excellent condition. (907)283-9221

PROJECT TITLE: City of Soldotna Citywide Buildings Snow Removal Project # SOLM 14-04

Plans & Specifications Available: August 25th, 2014 Bid Opening: September 9th 2014, at 3:15 PM local time at City Hall

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Kincaid End Table & matching Coffee table Excellent Condition, like new. dark wood. (907)283-9221

Sealed bids will be received for the furnishing of all labor, materials, and equipment for the project listed below. Bids must be submitted to the City Clerk at the above address on or before the local time and date listed below. All bids will be publicly opened and read aloud at Soldotna City Hall. The project title and bidder's name and address shall be shown on the outside of the envelope containing the bid proposal.

Anticipated Scope of Work: Contractor agrees to provide all labor, material, equipment and supervision for snow removal and related services at Soldotna City Hall, Soldotna Police Department, Soldotna Visitors Center and Joyce M. Carver Memorial Library.

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Pawsitive training for all dogs & puppies. Agility, Conformation, Obedience, Privates & Rally. www.kenaikennelclub.com (907)335-2552

Deck Table & Chairs with glass top. 4 chairs have seat covers. price $200. (907)283-9221

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The project documents may be obtained for bidding purposes from the City of Soldotna upon a non-refundable fee of $10.00. An additional non-refundable fee of $10.00 will be required if mailing is requested. Project documents may be downloaded from the City of Soldotna web site at www.ci.soldotna.ak.us. To bid on City of Soldotna projects and/or to receive project addendums, you must be on the planholders list. To be placed on the planholders list, please contact Shelly Frost either by phone (262-4672) or email ( sfrost@ci.soldotna.ak.us). Downloading projects from the City web site does not automatically put you on the planholders list. PUBLISH: 8/25, 28, 2014

Appliance Repair Auction Services Automotive Repair Builders/Contractors Cabinetry/Counters Carpentry/Odd Jobs Charter Services Child Care Needed Child Care Provided Cleaning Services Commercial Fishing Education/Instruction Excavating/Backhoe Financial Fishing Guide Services Health Home Health Care Household Cleaning Services House-sitting Internet Lawn Care & Landscaping Masonry Services Miscellaneous Services Mortgages Lenders Painting/Roofing Plumbing/Heating/ Electric Satellite TV Services Snow Removal Tax Services Travel Services Tree Services Veterinary Water Delivery Well Drilling

Machinery & Tools DETROIT DIESEL Engines Marine. Two 8V92 naturals no gears. One RTO about 5000 hours. The other about. 800 hours since overhaul everything good except block. (907)399-1556

Miscellaneous FREE MOVING BOXES email aurora@theupper1.com

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

INVITATION TO BID CITY OF SOLDOTNA 177 N Birch SOLDOTNA, ALASKA 99669 Phone 907 •262•9107

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Thompsons’s/ Soldotna, next to Liberty Tax. (907)398-2073, (907)252-8053

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PROJECT TITLE: City of Soldotna Snow Hauling Truck Rental Contract SOLM 14-03 Anticipated Scope of Work Contractor agrees to provide end dumps at an hourly rental in conjunction with winter snow removal efforts. Contractor shall be capable of supplying the requested number of trucks with drivers at any given time. There will be a separate fuel charge as part of this contract. Plans & Specifications Available: August 25th Bid Opening: September 9th, 3:00 PM local time City Hall The project documents may be obtained for bidding purposes from the City of Soldotna upon a non-refundable fee of $10.00. An additional non-refundable fee of $10.00 will be required if mailing is requested. Project documents may be downloaded from the City of Soldotna web site at www.ci.soldotna.ak.us. To bid on City of Soldotna projects and/or to receive project addendums, you must be on the planholders list. To be placed on the planholders list, please contact Shelly Frost either by phone (262-4672) or email (sfrost@ci.soldotna.ak.us) Downloading projects from the City web site does not automatically put you on the planholders list.

***GRAND OPENING*** A Summer Massage open everyday call, texts. (907)252-3985

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20FT CUSTOM BUILT CABIN CRUISER 131 Volvo 280 outdrive, kitchen, dinette, sleeps two, 6ft.-plus cabin height, self-bailing. $28,500. Soldotna. (907)690-4280

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

COAST GUARD LICENSES. 6 Pack to 100 GT Masters. Our next class in Anchorage is Sept. 8- 19. We will hold a class each month all winter. We furnish all books & supplies. $700. Call toll free 1-866-357-2687 or email ants@mtaonline.net Web www.aknauticaltraining. com RESIDENTIAL CONTRACTORS Test Prep Course. Wisdom & Associates, Inc. (907)283-0629.

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Lost & Found 99’ INTERNATIONAL Model 4900 Straight truck. Aluminum rack strong diesel, new injectors, well maintained. $14,000. OBO (907)262-1809

FOUND 8/14/14 Glasses in Beaver Loop Rd. area. Call to identify. (907)598-2734 FOUND 8/22/14 Friday, North Kenai. Male, Cocker Spaniel. Call to identify. (907)398-3588

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‘08 20FTt Alumaweld 8hp & 50hp Yamaha, low hours, electric motor lift, power wash down, fish holding tank, $23,000. OBO. (907)262-1497

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Builders/ Contractors SAVAGE LLC. Custom Framer Decks, trims, design & consulting. 35 years experience. License & Bonded. (907)854-4971

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Wood Gun Cabinet. with glass doors & bottom draw price $100. (907)283-9221

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Matching Chair & SofaFrench Provincial tapestry wood frame with bear claw leggs excellent condition (907)283-9221

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

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The City of Kenai is holding a non-competitive Surplus Item Sale and competitive Sealed Bid Auction on equipment, supplies and materials declared surplus or obsolete. Items include equipment, vehicles, office supplies, office furniture and bikes as well as other unique items. The Auction will take place at 332 Airport Way on September 13, 2014 from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. A complete list of items can be found at Kenai City Hall, 210 Fidalgo Avenue or online under Hot Topics at http://www.ci.kenai.ak.us/. Equipment and vehicles will also be sold on Craigslist. The items may be sold before the Sealed Bid and Surplus Item Sale date on September 13. Inspection of equipment and vehicles may be arranged by contacting the Shop Department at (907) 283-8256. Sealed Bids must be received by 10:00 a.m. September 13. Please contact Public Works Department at (907) 283-8236 or email publicworks@ci.kenai.ak.us for more information. PUBLISH: 8/28, 9/2, 9, 2014

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Wife is unwilling to shoulder burden of mother-in-law’s care less and so confused that should an emergency arise in her apartment she will be unable to think sequentially enough to know what to do. She may no longer recognize who you are and become agitated and combative. For these reasons your mother-in-law should be in an assisted living facility staffed with caregivers Abigail Van Buren who have been trained to take care of people with Alzheimer’s. Because you have a business to run, it can’t be you. Since Fred has made peace with his mother, he should visit her often to ensure she is well-treated. But he should NOT expect the responsibility of caring for her to be yours because it is unrealistic.

with her that part of the problem is leaving money around, not cleverly hidden. My wife blames one kid who she wants to kick out, but what if it’s the other? Now she’s blaming me for not solving the problem. Yes, it’s terrible, but she has fed the impulsiveness and refuses to change her ways. She wants us to be on the “same page,” but that usually means her page. Any ideas? Family counseling? — DAD IN THE MIDDLE DEAR DAD: Your wife may want to place the blame on you, but there is more than one problem happening in your household. The first is her insistence on leaving money where it’s tempting a teen (or two) who steals. Second, you don’t know who is taking the money and what it’s being used for. Third is your wife’s idea that a quick fix would be to throw a dependent child out. It may take the services of a licensed marriage counselor to mediate an agreement between the two of you to work cooperatively together. If your wife needs money, the only ATM she should use is one that’s connected with your bank rather than the DEAR ABBY: My wife likes to leave money hid- cookie jar. den in the house or car as her little ATM. The problem Your teens should both be tested for drugs and is, one or both of our teenagers discover her stashes evaluated for emotional problems. After that, famiand the money disappears. We have had a family meet- ly counseling might help you all communicate more ing about it, yet it continues. I have argued for years successfully with one another.

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SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) HHHYour ability to understand more of what is happening will emerge. Revamp your approach to a particular matter with the knowledge that something better lies ahead. Your sense of humor will make a demanding matter palpable. Tonight: Get some extra R and R. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) HHHHH You are full of energy, and this allows greater give-and-take between you and others. A meeting could carry more punch than you had thought possible. Understanding is likely to evolve to a new level as a result. Tonight: Get into weekend mode. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) HHHHHYou could be exhausted by everything that is happening, but a key person in your life will feel revived. The unexpected might occur, and it will allow you to take another look at what is going on in your life. Tonight: Be intensely involved in whatever you do. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) HHHH Know your limits.Excitement seems to resound throughout the day. Keep a perspective, even if you become triggered. Detach if you feel overwhelmed. Take a walk or call a friend to help you relax. Tonight: Consider taking a quick trip before fall gets here. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) HHHHH Do your best to make headway with a project that has been thwarted. Pace yourself, and know full well what is happening around you. Listen to what someone else has to share; you might have an unexpected opportunity for financial gain. Tonight: A must appearance.

Help for houseplants Dear Readers: houseplants help make your home inviting while adding color with something green, which can be calming. Many plants act like little air purifiers without needing electricity! Here are some Heloise hints for how to care for houseplants at home or in the office: * When buying plants, make sure there are no bugs and that the overall plant is healthy, with good coloring and undamaged leaves. * Choose plants depending on the light needed. Many plants thrive in low light as well as bright light. That’s why I love ivy! You can hardly go wrong with it. I have a pot that is more than 35 years old, and I just keep trimming it back and it grows like all get-out! * Keep plants in containers with drainage holes. This helps prevent root rot. Or put small pebbles in the bottom of the pot so that water does not set. * Clean plant leaves often by dusting them or wiping with a damp cloth. * DO NOT overwater! This can cause plant death! Put your finger into the soil about 1/4 to 1/2 inch. If it’s dry, the plant needs watering. — Heloise Save space Dear Heloise: I read your column every day in the Omaha (Neb.) WorldHerald. I have lots of plastic grocery bags. A neighbor showed me how to fold them into small triangles. Straighten out the bag (Heloise here: especially the handles), fold in half with the handles at the top, then fold again in thirds. Starting at the bottom, fold up, forming a triangle. When you get to the handles, wrap around and tuck in the pocket. All my bags fit in a small container. — Diane H. in Nebraska

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DEAR ABBY: My mother-in-law is 80 and in the early stages of Alzheimer’s. She lives alone an hour and a half from us. She also has a professional who takes care of her once a week. My husband, “Fred,” goes to help and entertain her every weekend, and I sometimes accompany him. She has enough money to stay in an assisted living facility, but Fred wants to build a motherin-law apartment for her on our property. Abby, I DON’T LIKE HER. She was a bully when she was younger, and she’s still manipulative. She has made some comments about me hitting her, which never happened. Of course, Fred believed me. If she lives with us, I will be her main caregiver because I have a home-based business and a flexible schedule. I have already said no to Fred’s idea, but I don’t want to be the bad guy. His two brothers live states away and don’t want to be involved because of the way their mother treated them during their teens. Fred is the only son willing to overlook past issues and has made peace with her. Could you help me to sort this out? — THREE’S A CROWD IN MARYLAND DEAR THREE’S A CROWD: I’ll try. Caring for someone who has Alzheimer’s disease is a fulltime job because the disease is PROGRESSIVE. While Fred’s mother can live alone with the help of a professional once a week now, that will soon not be the case. She will become increasingly help-

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