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Kenai Peninsula to host Alaska’s firefighters By DAN BALMER Peninsula Clarion

The last time 300 firefighters were on the Central Kenai Peninsula, a wildfire consumed nearly 200,000 acres of the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge. Starting Saturday through Sept. 27, firefighters from all over the state will converge on the peninsula for the 2014 Alaska Fire Conference. While there will be flames, they’ll be for training purposes. Emergency responders will use the week to brush up on tactics and learn from experts in a variety of scenarios. The Kenai Chapter of the Alaska State Firefighters Association will host the week long training conference. The Kenai Fire Department, Central Emergency Services and the Nikiski Fire Department will host sessions on fighting fires and rescue response on land, water and aircraft, said Bud Sexton, Nikiski Fire Department public information officer. Sexton said it is a big deal to have the conference on the Kenai Peninsula

Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion

In this May 22, 2014 file photo Matt Tegerdine, Central Emergency Services firefighter, works to contain a fire along Funny River Road in Soldotna. Hundreds of firefighters will descend on the Kenai Peninsula for a weeklong training conference.

this year because it allows more local on the Kenai Peninsula in 2003. firefighters to attend multiple training “To get all the training in our backcourses and doesn’t strain limited travel yard is helpful to all the area departbudgets. The conference was last held ments,” he said. “Sometimes we are

only able to send one person per shift for training. To be the hosts, the whole department can attend different sessions and if we get calls we can handle them as it goes.” Kenai Fire Chief Jeff Tucker said the Kenai Peninsula is an ideal location for the conference. The Beacon Fire Training Center and Kenai Municipal Airport Fire Station in Kenai, along with the CES training facility and the proximity of the Cook Inlet and oil and gas refineries in Nikiski offer a wide range of training opportunities, he said. “The networking with other fire personnel from around the state and the benefit you get from the training and shared techniques you can’t quantify its significance,” Tucker said. “We live in a large state with a lot of small communities. We all know each other and it’s a good time to reconnect and share knowledge.” Training seminars include rapid intervention team, where firefighters will simulate rescues in live exercises and helicopter underwater egress training,

EPA extends decision on mining proposal

Nikiski residents to host meeting on thefts

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will take more time to review comments on a proposal that would restrict large-scale mining near the headwaters of a world-premier salmon fishery. The decision could have implications for the proposed Pebble Mine. EPA received more than 155,000 written comments and expects to receive thousands more before the public comment period ends Friday. Under regulations, EPA’s regional administrator is to withdraw the proposal or advance a recommendation to headquarters within 30 days of public hearings ending, but not before the comment period closes. Hearings ended Aug. 15. EPA is extending the timeline to Feb. 4.

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Stranded harbor seal pup released KODIAK, Alaska (AP) — An abandoned harbor seal pup that narrowly avoided death by seagull was returned to the wild off a Kodiak Island beach. The seal was released Wednesday by representatives of the Alaska SeaLife Center. A kayaker in June spotted the seal on an island in Kalsin Bay. Gulls were pecking at the 4-day-old pup, which still had its umbilical cord attached. The SeaLife Center’s Halley Werner says the pup would not have survived. It was skinny, dehydrated and wounded when it reached the center in Seward.

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Field work

Kenai Peninsula College’s Assistant Professor of Process Technology Henry Haney gave a tour to members of the Resource Development Council for Alaska, Inc., around the Career and Technical Education Center, Thursday, in Soldotna. The group came to check out the different operations in and around Kenai that utilize the areas resources, and the program taught at KPC.

APOC rejects more fisheries complaints Advocacy at the BOF not considered lobbying under state definition By MOLLY DISCHNER Morris News Service-Alaska Alaska Journal of Commerce

ANCHORAGE — The Alaska Public Offices Commission received and rejected 14 complaints regarding lobbying at Upper Cook Inlet Board of Fisheries meetings. Alaska’s Board of Fisheries is responsible for making certain fisheries management policy decisions for the state, including setting seasons and bag limits for fisheries along with methods and means for taking fish, and making allocative decisions between user groups. The complaints, filed Sept. 10, asserted that seven individuals and the Matanuska-Susitna Borough did not follow state regulations about lobbying disclosures in 2011 and 2014. Each of the individuals attended either the 2011 or 2014 Upper Cook Inlet Board of Fisheries meeting, or both, and,

according to the complaints, was reimbursed or compensated for attending and advocating for certain issues, but did not register as a lobbyist. The individuals were either members of the MatanuskaBorough’s Fish and Wildlife Commission, contracted by that body, or employees advocating on behalf of other Cook Inlet sportfishing interests. The Matanuska-Susitna Borough similarly did not file the requisite disclosures after reimbursing many of the same individuals for the meeting or meetings, the complaints assert. When APOC receives a complaint, staff first looks at whether it meets several technical standards, and whether the alleged issue would constitute an actual violation of state law if the complaint were proved true. These complaints would not. Each was rejected because advocacy at state Board of Fish-

eries meetings is not considered lobbying, according to APOC Executive Director Paul Dauphinais. That’s for two reasons. The state’s statute on lobbying exempts public sessions of the legislature and public meetings of other state agencies. Board of Fisheries meetings are open to the public, so state regulations regarding lobbying don’t apply to activity there, according to Dauphinais. Anybody

who wants to petition the board of fisheries, or any other state board, at a public meeting can do so without being subject to lobbying regulations, said APOC’s Joan Mize. Advocacy at Board of Fisheries meetings also is not considered lobbying because the board’s action does not fall under the state’s definition of administrative action, Mize said. See APOC, page A-10

A rash of thefts in Nikiski last weekend have brought affected residents to a tipping point. The owners of two Nikiski companies reported thefts on their property that occurred sometime between Saturday night and Sunday morning, said Nikiski resident Ann Krogseng. More than $5,000 worth of equipment was stolen from AA Dan’s Construction, said Ann Krogseng, co-owner with her husband Dan Krogseng. The thieves took five sets of tires, ripped out lights from trucks, stole a plow and siphoned gas out of the tanks, she said. “In talking with others we found out other people who have been targeted,” she said. “The number of people affected keeps growing.” Toni and Kenny Dyer with Water Systems and Service Company, returned to their Nikiksi well drilling business Monday morning to find wires cut out of their truck engine and welding equipment stolen. The extent of the damage has temporarily put them out of business during a normally busy time of year. “It is beyond frustrating,” Toni Dyer said. “The people responsible knew what they were doing. We have been robbed before and I want them to know they messed with the wrong people.” See THEFT, page A-10

Kenai council welcomes new staff By DAN BALMER Peninsula Clarion

The Kenai City Council welcomed its newest student representative, received a check from a fundraiser and addressed four ordinances on their agenda in a brief meeting Wednesday. Allison Ostrander, a senior at Kenai Central High School, was sworn in to office to begin C

her one-year term as student representative. Joseph Jolly, representing Kenai Senior Connection, presented a check for $18,479.86 to the city of Kenai for a Meals on Wheels fundraiser. Mayor Pat Porter thanked Jolly and all the volunteers who dedicate their time to provide service to seniors in need. “I know how dedicated you all work in See STAFF, page A-10

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Interior Alaska hay harvest dampened FAIRBANKS, Alaska (AP) — Hay crops in Alaska’s interior are plentiful, but they have been dampened by recordbreaking rainfall, providing few opportunities for harvesting. It’s the second consecutive year that poor weather conditions have put a crimp in the interior hay crop. Wet hay is susceptible to mold or fire, but farmers have to wait for the right moment to harvest it for storage. “That was the trade-off — we had much better yields this year than we’ve had in many years,” said Phil Kaspari with the Cooperative Extension Service in Delta Junction. “It was frustrating for a lot of hay growers.” A dry, hot summer last year hurt production, resulting with

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hay prices climbing for Alaska horse and livestock owners. This summer, prices are reflecting the problem with crops. During normal years, the price of hay ranges from $200to $300- per ton, according to Alan Tonne, who manages the

University of Alaska Fairbanks experiment farm. He figures this year’s prices per ton could be in the $400 range. “There’s hay out there,” he said. “You’re just going to have to pay more for it.” Nadine Black of Diamond B

Farm said the season so far has been terrible. She said much of the crops at the Delta Junction farm have been weighed down by water-saturated soil. The yield this year could be 250 tons, compared with as much is 400 tons during a good season.

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Obituaries Marcus L. Smith Marcus Smith, age 63, of Kenai, passed away peacefully at home with his family by his side on Saturday, Sept. 13, 2014. He was born on July 6, 1951 in San Francisco, Ca. He was preceded in death by his mother, Paula Ostrander, his father Paul L. Smith, his brother, Paul Smith Jr., and son Bryan Smith. Marc is survived by his partner, Teresa Honrud; son Michael Smith (Laura) of Sacramento, California; daughter-inlaw Gabi Smith of New York; step mother Joanne Smith (Jim) of Redding, California; brothers Ken Applehans (Staci) of New Jersey, Cliff Smith of Portland, Oregon; and sister Robin Mont-Eton (Paul) of Grass Valley, California. Grandsons: Connor, Ethan, Kornel and Ati Smith, and a large extended family. No service is planned per his request. His ashes will be

Community Calendar Today 8 a.m. • Alcoholics Anonymous As Bill Sees It Group, 11312 Kenai Spur Highway Unit 71 (Old Carrs Mall). Call 398-9440. 9:45 a.m. • TOPS #AK 196 meets at The Grace Lutheran Church, in Soldotna. Call Dorothy at 262-1303. Noon • Alcoholics Anonymous recovery group at 11312 Kenai Spur Highway, Suite 71 in the old Carrs Mall in Kenai. Call 262-1917. 12:30 p.m. • Well Elders Live Longer exercise (W.E.L.L.) will meet at the Nikiski Senior Center. Call instructor Mary Olson at 907-776-3745. 8 p.m. • Narcotics Anonymous Support Group “It Works” at URS Club, 11312 Kenai Spur Highway, Unit 71, Kenai. • AA 12 by 12 at the United Methodist Church, 607 Frontage Road, Kenai. • Twin City Al-Anon Family group, United Methodist Church, 607 Frontage Road in Kenai. Call 907-953-4655. Saturday 8 a.m. • Alcoholics Anonymous As Bill Sees It Group, 11312 Kenai Spur Highway Unit 71 (Old Carrs Mall). Call 398-9440. 9 a.m. • Al-Anon book study, Central Peninsula Hospital’s Augustine Room, Soldotna. Call 907-953-4655. 10 a.m. • Narcotics Anonymous PJ Meeting, URS Club, 11312 Kenai Spur Highway, Unit 71, Kenai. 7 p.m. • Narcotics Anonymous support group “Dopeless Hope Fiends,” URS Club, 11312 Kenai Spur Highway, Unit 71, Kenai. 8 p.m. • AA North Roaders Group at North Star Methodist Church, Mile 25.5 Kenai Spur Highway. Call 242-9477. C

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spread in Cook Inlet and Resurrection Bay. Marc was a fun, loving individual who never met a stranger. He was deeply loved and admired for the great care he took in nurturing his friendships and love for his family. He had a creative wit about him that touched all that knew him. Marc spent the majority of his life in Alaska, living the dream on the Last Frontier — fishing and hunting the great Alaska outdoors. Condolences may be sent to: Teresa Honrud, PO Box 1077, Kenai, AK 99611.

Robert H. Chandler Kasilof resident Robert H. Chandler died Friday, Sept. 12, 2014. He was 47. Services will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 20, 2014 at Peninsula Memorial Chapel, 5839 Kenai Spur Highway in Kenai. Visitation will precede the services at noon. Mr. Chandler was born Nov. 28, 1966 to Raymond and Janice Chandler in Anaheim, California.

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He worked building fences. His family writes, “Robbie was a kind, loving, big hearted man. He loved his family and his children. He loved rollerblading, fishing, and building fences. If you needed help with anything, Robbie was the guy to call. He loved softball, and hockey, and keeping up with the Joneses. His family called him the golden child and his favorite thing to say was ‘It’s great to be the king.’ He will be sorely missed by all who knew and loved him.” Mr. Chandler was preceded in death by Robert and Betty Johnson, and Dachande Murdock. He is survived by his parents, Raymond and Janice; siblings, Julie, Casey and Jody; children, Devan and Ciara; nieces, Amber and Jesse; and brother-in-law Kevin Petersen.

Glenna Marie Moore Family and friends are invited to a Celebration of Life for longtime Nikiski resident Glenna Marie Moore, who passed away Tuesday, July 1, 2014. The Celebration of Life will take place from 1-5 p.m. Saturday, September 20, 2014 at the Moose Family Center, 12516 Kenai Spur Highway in Kenai

Around the Peninsula Friends of Kenai Library host Mega Book Sale The Friends of the Kenai Community Library Mega Book Sale continues Friday, 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m.; and Saturday, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. The sale will be held at Home Gallery Furniture and Flooring, 11312 Kenai Spur Highway in the Kenai Center Mall.

be held at Nikiski Fire Station #1, 44800 Kenai Spur Highway. The public is cordially invited to attend and share ideas and information about boating and the Coast Guard Auxiliary mission. For more information, please contact the Flotilla Commander, 776-8522 or the Vice Flotilla Commander, 776-8457.

Kenai/Soldotna Fish and Game Advisory Committee to meet

The Kenai/Soldotna Fish and Game Advisory Committee will meet Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. at the Cook Inlet AquaculThe Kenai Flotilla of the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary will con- ture Association building, located on K-Beach Road. The agenduct its monthly meeting on Sept. 20 at 10 a.m. The meeting will da will include preparation of comments for the Board of Fish worksession, discussion of Board of Fish and Board of Game proposals, and discussion of the upcoming elections procedures and term issues. For more information contact Mike Crawford at 252-2919.

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

The Kenai River Marathon, Half Marathon, Relay Race, and 5k Family Fun Run are on Sept. 28 and begin in Kenai. The runs are sponsored by the city of Kenai, the Kenai Chamber of Commerce, local businesses, and individuals committed to Kenai Parks & Recreation improvements. Registration is open until midnight on Sept. 27. Register online at www.kenairivermarathon.org or stop by the Kenai Visitor and Cultural Center by Sept. 27. The event kicks off with a spaghetti feed 5:30 p.m. Sept. 27 at the Kenai Visitor and Cultural Center.

Disc golf tournament tees off The North Peninsula Recreation Service Area is hosting a free Recreational Disc Golf Tournament Sept. 27. Competition starts at 1 p.m. at the Nikiski Community Recreation Center. All ages welcome to participate. Choose from a short 3-hole or full 18-hole tournament. Participate in the closest to the pin competition for fun prizes! For more information call NCRC 776-8800.

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There’s lots we can learn when we listen, share Last week, a group of people from Russia came to visit the Kenai Peninsula. They were here not to discuss the geopolitical situation, but something more important — Pacific salmon conservation and management. The group of visitors included conservationists, politicians, sport fishing advocates and heads of nongovernmental organizations from three salmon-dependent regions in Russia. While on the Kenai Peninsula, the group met to exchange ideas and ask questions of their counterparts from this area, including Alaska Department of Fish and Game scientists, Alaska Wildlife Troopers, Kenai River Sportfishing Association and Trout Unlimited members. The exchange was facilitated by the Wild Salmon Center, a non-governmental organization based in Oregon. The exchange is meant to be both cultural and educational, giving delegates the opportunity to learn about salmon issues from a different perspective — though many of the issues faced are similar, such as balancing development with habitat protection. The the people and cultures may be different, the shared resource provides a valuable opportunity to share ideas. “On the international stage, there’s a chess game that gets played, but then there’s just that very real day-today functioning between local governments, industry and non-profits. People are so much more similar than they are different on that level,” Ricky Gease, executive director of the Kenai River Sportfishing Association, told the Clarion. “The more we know, the better understanding we will have of each other and if we are speaking about this in philosophical terms. ... Let’s take two countries, for example the U.S. and Russia — we have many differences. Differences in religion, politics, language etc., but there are points that do not have any contradictions, for example conserving shared resources. It unites, it doesn’t divide us. So let’s go forward with this,” said Aleksander Kulikov, the director of the Khabarovsk Wildlife Fund. It’s heartening to see this kind of cooperation at the grass-roots level. We hope to see these types of exchange programs continue and expand. There’s a lot we can learn from each other — if we’re willing to listen and to share.

Letters to the Editor Anchorage resident proud of Begich’s record It’s come to my attention that attacks about Senator Mark Begich’s record as Anchorage’s mayor are running in ads across the state. I’m writing to set the record straight and share my personal experience of working with Senator Mark Begich when he was Mayor. I’ve lived in Anchorage for almost 40 years and this city wasn’t always the thriving city it is today. When Mark took office, Anchorage was facing a staggering debt of $33 million. He took that challenge head on, working tirelessly with the Assembly members and city employees to eliminate the deficit. Under Mark’s leadership, Anchorage became a better, stronger city able to weather the ‘08 recession that left many cities crippled. Mark helped make this city what it is today and a place I am proud to call home. Not only was Mark an exceptional leader for this city, but he was wonderful to work with. He always made a point to let all of us know how much our work mattered to making this city a better place. As our Mayor and now as our Senator, Mark is the kind of leader who will always stop and talk to you on the street to see how you are doing and hear about your concerns — I know from experience. That’s because he truly cares about making this city and state a better place for all Alaskans. I am proud of his work as Mayor and Senator. Margaret Duggan Anchorage

State actions destroyed profitable fisheries

There has been a covert war of “plausible deniability” against the private sector to quash opposition to selling oil leases in lower Cook Inlet. This state allowed the destruction of a billion dollar a year renewable resource in favor of a non-renewable resource. Alaska is an owner state. We Alaskans who earn the original dollar are tired of being ripped off and forced into poverty. Forty years from 1960 to 2000 this state allowed two oil tankers a day to each dump “This is the best of a long list of bad options.” — Rep. Jim Moran, D-Va., after the Republican-controlled ten-million gallons of ballast water taken House voted to give the Obama administration authority to train from Los Angeles, Honolulu, Anacortes, and arm Syrian rebels against Islamic State militants.

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“Rob will beat this.” — Doug Ford, brother of Toronto Mayor Rob Ford, who has a rare and difficult cancer that will require aggressive chemotherapy.

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Japanese and Korean boat harbors. Oil tankers have to take on ballast water to run in the open ocean otherwise they will flip over. The contaminated water they brought to Alaska contained trillions of bacteria, algae and nematodes (little worms) that eat the inside out of the shrimp and crab eggs. You got to do the math to understand how this is possible. Sixty-five billion gallons of contaminated tanker ballast water each year for thirty years plus drill tailings from 200 oil wells, plus oil from military vessels and cruise ships destroyed a billion dollar a year shrimp and crab resource. The state statute fine for dumping ballast water was $500. I was born in Seldovia and fished king crab twenty-five years. We lost everything due to State greed. We were forced to move onto our salmon fish sites in Tuxedni Bay. Our children suffered because we were destitute. The fishery is supposed to be a renewable resource but when you got a state intent on raking in billions from the sale of oil leases the private sector hasn’t got a chance. They wanted to make Cook Inlet look like the Gulf of Mexico with oil rigs all down Shelikoff Strait. The State never sold many oil leases in lower Cook Inlet because there is little oil there. This terrible crime and violation of the state constitution was for nothing. It was a common culture dominance borrowed from the federal government’s cold war covert-operations of social engineering and mind control. Because there is no state income tax, we, the people, mean nothing to them. From 1960 to 1980 we had a 7.5 to 10 million pound king crab quota in lower Cook Inlet and Kachemak Bay. We also had a 14-million pound king crab quota around Kodiak Island. We used to catch the Cook Inlet quota in three or four weeks starting August 10 to the first week in September. Add those two quotas together and you get 25 million-plus pounds. At $10 a pound what would be $250 million. Add an additional $250 million for the loss of the shrimp, Dungeness and snow crab fisheries and you get $500 million dollars a year annual seafood harvest. The processors and retailers would have received another $500 million dollars for the value-added product. That totals a billion dollars a year lost to the villages of Kodiak Island, Homer and Seldovia. Thousands of fish processors lost their jobs and had to relocate. Hundreds of fishermen including me lost our boats and gear totaling over a billion dollars. It was

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not only a constitutional violation it was a betrayal of public trust and a crime. Henry Kroll Kenai

Field dedication a huge success Soldotna High School students, staff and administration would like to thank all of individuals who made our Sports Complex Field Dedication a huge success. The football games, halftime activities and Veterans’ Day celebration truly made the day special. The day continued with the community barbecue and community dance where fun was had by all! This complex would not have been possible if it was not for the lobbying efforts of our boosters, parents and alumni. Your voice was heard loud and clear and our representatives went to work to make the complex possible over a two year period. Special thanks goes out to Representatives Mike Chenault and Bill Stoltze for their efforts during the 2014 Legislative session. We especially want to thank Borough Mayor Mike Navarre for his tireless effort to make sure we got the money to complete the project. Last, but not least one of our unsung heroes with the project was Scott Curtin, Borough Project Manager, who put in many hours to get the Sports Complex ready for our first game and he even spent many hours of his own time weed whacking and cleaning up the track to make it look first class for our big day! I also need to send out a big thank you to Wes Jackson and Outlaw Body and Paint for turning our John Deere green Gator blue! The last piece of the project to be completed is the building of our two-car garage at the end of the Sport Complex which will house the Gator, turf equipment, hurdles, etc Our Soldotna High School construction class under the direction of Doug Gordon will be doing the building honors. This building would not have been possible without the financial support of the following people/groups: Scott and Lela Rosin family, ConocoPhillips, KPBSD, Rachel Jones, the Syverson family, the Furlong Family, Trustworthy Hardware, Davis Block, Soldotna Alumni and Alaska Sure Seal. Soldotna High School and visiting teams will have the pleasure of enjoying one of the best complexes in the state of Alaska for many years to come. Thanks again! Todd Syverson, Principal Soldotna High School

By GARRY TRUDEAU

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Home Depot breach affected 56M cards By Anne D’Innocenzio AP Retail Writer

NEW YORK — Home Depot said that 56 million debit and credit cards are estimated to have been breached in a data theft between April and September at its stores in the U.S. and Canada. That makes it the second-largest breach for a retailer on record. The nation’s largest home improvement retailer, based in Atlanta, also confirmed Thursday that the malware used in the data breach has been eliminated. The retailer said there was no evidence that debit PIN numbers were compromised or that the breach affected stores in Mexico or customers who shopped online at Homedepot.com. It said it has also completed a “major”

payment security project that provides enhanced encryption of customers’ payment data in the company’s U.S. stores. The disclosure puts the data breach behind TJX Cos.’s theft of 90 million records, disclosed in 2007 and ahead of Target’s pre-Christmas 2013 breach which compromised 40 million credit and debit cards. Home Depot confirmed its sales-growth estimates for the fiscal year and said it expects to earn $4.54 per share in fiscal 2014, up 2 cents from its prior guidance. The company’s fiscal 2014 outlook includes estimates for the cost to investigate the data breach, providing credit monitoring services to its customers, increasing call center staffing and paying legal and professional services.

However, the profit guidance doesn’t include potential yetto-be determined losses related to the breach. The company said it’s not yet able to estimate costs beyond those included in the guidance issued Thursday. Those costs could include liabilities related to payment card networks for reimbursements of credit card fraud and card reissuance costs. It could also include future civil litigation and governmental investigations and enforcement proceedings. “We apologize to our customers for the inconvenience and anxiety this has caused, and want to reassure them that they will not be liable, for fraudulent charges,” said Frank Blake, chairman and CEO in a statement. “From the time this investigation began, our guid-

ing principal has been to put our customers first, and we will continue to do so.” The breach at Home Depot was first reported on September 2 by Brian Krebs of Krebs on Security, a website that focuses on cybersecurity. Krebs said multiple banks reported “evidence that Home Depot stores may be the source of a massive new batch of stolen credit and debit cards” that went on sale on the black market earlier Tuesday. Later that day, Home Depot said it was working with both banks and law enforcement to investigate “unusual activity” that would point to a hack. The next day it said that it had hired security firms Symantec and FishNet Security to help it investigate the possible hacking

AP Photo/Mark Humphrey

This Aug. 14, 2012 file photo shows a Home Depot store in Nashville, Tenn. On Tuesday, the home improvement retailer said that it’s looking into “unusual activity” and that it’s working with both banks and law enforcement after suspicions of a credit card data breach.

Ukraine’s pleas for lethal aid from US go unmet By JULIE PACE, and DEB RIECHMANN Associated Press

WASHINGTON — In a show of solidarity with Ukraine, President Barack Obama welcomed the new leader of the embattled former Soviet republic to the White House Thursday, but he stopped short of fulfilling his visitor’s urgent request for lethal aid to fight Russian-backed separatists. Earlier, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko renewed his call for American weaponry during an emotional address to a joint meeting of Congress, where his remarks were repeatedly interrupted by applause from lawmakers in both parties. While he expressed appreciation for the non-lethal assistance from the U.S., Poroshenko said it was not enough to quell the C

violence that has dogged eastern Ukraine. “Blankets and night vision goggles are important, but one cannot win a war with a blanket,” Poroshenko said before heading to the White House for his meeting with Obama. The White House did announce a new $46 million security package for Ukraine’s military that includes countermortar radar to detect incoming artillery fire. The U.S. will also provide vehicles and patrol boats, body armor and heavy engineering equipment, while also giving $7 million to humanitarian organizations to assist people affected by the violence. Following his meeting with Obama, Poroshenko was more reserved in discussing his desire for lethal American military assistance. Asked by reporters

whether he was disappointed to be leaving Washington without that commitment, Poroshenko said, “I am satisfied with the level of our cooperation with the United States of America in the defense and security sector. I cannot say more, but I am satisfied.” Beyond the specific aid announcements, Poroshenko’s visit to Washington — his first since being elected in May — was aimed at signaling to Russian President Vladimir Putin that the U.S. stands steadfastly with Ukraine and its desire to

boost ties with the West. “The people of the United States stand with the people of Ukraine,” Obama declared as he sat side-by-side with Poroshenko in the Oval Office. Endorsing Poroshenko’s leadership, Obama said the Ukrainian president was “the right man” to lead his country through a difficult time. Ukraine’s turn toward Europe and the U.S. has helped bring about Russia’s threatening moves, including the annexation of the strategically important Crimean Peninsula

and the support for separatists in eastern cities near Russia’s border. In recent weeks, U.S. officials have accused Moscow of not just aiding the separatists but also sending Russian troops into Ukraine. Ukraine and the Russianbacked separatists agreed to a

cease-fire on Sept. 5, but the deal has been violated repeatedly. Both sides have promised to regroup and continue fighting, if required. Poroshenko came to Washington seeking lethal military assistance to help push back the Russian forces.

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Dog found in Oregon heading home

Around the World Vote counting begins in Scotland’s historic referendum on independence from UK

By STEVEN DUBOIS Associated Press

EDINBURGH, Scotland — Excitement vied with apprehension as Scottish voters went to the polls Thursday in a referendum on independence, deciding whether to dissolve a 307-year union with England that brought prosperity but has increasingly felt stifling to many Scots. As the polls closed and the vote counting began, there was a quiet thrill of history in the making on the fog-shrouded streets of Scotland’s capital, Edinburgh. Many Scots were staying up all night in homes and bars to watch the results roll in. Eager voters had lined up outside some polling stations even before they opened at 7 a.m. Many polling stations were busy and turnout was expected to be high. More than 4.2 million people had registered to vote — 97 percent of those eligible — including residents as young as 16. A Yes vote would trigger 18 months of negotiations between Scottish leaders and London-based politicians on how the two countries would separate their institutions before Scotland’s planned Independence Day on March 24, 2016. For some, it was a day they had dreamed of for decades. For others, the time had finally come to make up their minds about the future — both for themselves and for the United Kingdom.

PORTLAND, Ore. — Gidget is going back to Pennsylvania. A Jack Russell terrier that somehow ended up in Oregon more than four months after she went missing from her home near Philadelphia will soon be flown back to the Keystone State. A microchip implanted in Gidget allowed workers at an animal shelter south of Portland to find the dog’s owner. PetLink, the company that manufactured the microchip, will pay for her return flight, said Deborah Wood, manager of Animal Services for Washington County. “We have no idea how she came from Pennsylvania to Oregon, but we are thrilled that she will be going home safe and sound,” Wood said. Gidget’s odyssey attracted national attention Wednesday, spurring many people to offer

Border Patrol to test wearing cameras amid questions about agents’ use of force WASHINGTON — The U.S. Border Patrol will begin testing body-worn cameras on agents next month, the head of its parent agency said Thursday, a step toward seeing if the technology should be used in the field as the government seeks to blunt criticism about agents’ use of force. R. Gil Kerlikowske, Customs and Border Protection commissioner since March, said a variety of cameras will be tested beginning Oct. 1 at the Border Patrol’s training academy in Artesia, New Mexico. He didn’t say when or even if cameras will be introduced to the roughly 21,000 agents in the field. “Putting these into place, as you know, is not only complicated, it’s also expensive,” Kerlikowske said at a news conference. “We want to make sure that we do this right.” Kerlikowske, a former Seattle police chief, has moved more aggressively than his predecessors to address complaints that Customs and Border Protection is slow to investigate incidents of deadly force and alleged abuses by agents and inspectors, and that it lacks transparency.

Senate backing Obama on aid to Syrian rebels fighting Islamic State militants WASHINGTON — Eager to adjourn for midterm elections, the Senate steamed toward final congressional approval Thursday of President Barack Obama’s request to train Syrian rebels for a war against Islamic state militants in the Middle East. The legislation also provides funding for the government after the end of the budget year on Sept. 30, eliminating any threat of a shutdown in the run-up to November elections for a new House and control of the Senate. The House approved the bill on Wednesday. Leaders in both political parties swung behind the legislation in the Senate. But the measure split their rank and file, Republicans and Democrats alike, and likely created new fault lines for this fall’s elections as well as the 2016 race for the White House. — The Associated Press

money for the flight — from a woman in Vancouver, Washington, to a former East Coast governor who told the AP he wanted to remain anonymous. Wood said a man also came to the Bonnie L. Hays Animal Shelter and paid for all of its expenses caring for the dog. Wood said the owner of the dog has asked to remain private, but wants everyone to know she’s grateful for the outpouring of support. She did not have the money to fly out to Oregon to retrieve her dog. A good Samaritan spotted the 7-year-old dog earlier this month wandering in the Portland suburb of Tualatin. Shelter workers contacted the Pennsylvania owner and learned that the dog had been missing since April 22, two days after Easter. Gidget’s whereabouts between April and September are a mystery. She was thin, but in otherwise good shape when brought to the shelter.

AP Photo/Washington County Animal Services

This Sept. 15 photo shows a Jack Russell terrier named Gidget. The 7-year-old dog who went missing from her Pennsylvania home outside of Philadelphia on April 22 has turned up at an animal shelter nearly 3,000 miles away. Deborah Wood of the County’s Bonnie Hays Animal Shelter says a good Samaritan found Gidget this month in Tualatin, Oregon. A microchip implanted in Gidget revealed her owner and hometown. Wood says Gidget was a little thin, but otherwise in good condition. It’s a mystery how the dog ended up in Oregon.

CDC tells healthy adults not to forget flu vaccine months of age. Yet only about half of Americans get one, a number Frieden called unfortuWASHINGTON — It’s time nate. On average, the CDC esfor flu vaccine again and while timates, flu kills about 24,000 it’s important for the whole Americans a year. family, this year health officials How many are have some different advice for Vaccination rates last year different ages: Certain kids should opt for the ouchless na- were highest for children under sal spray. Seniors, expect to get 5 — 70 percent — and for sea new kind of pneumonia shot niors — 65 percent, the CDC said. But just a third of healthy along with that flu jab. And too many young and adults ages 18 to 64 got vacmiddle-age adults are skipping cinated and, surprisingly, last the vaccine altogether, says the year hospitalizations were highCenters for Disease Control and est among that age group. About 55 percent of schoolPrevention — even though there age children were vaccinated. are more options than ever. “The best way to protect Parents need to realize that flu yourself against the flu is to get vaccine is crucial even for otha flu vaccination,” said CDC erwise healthy children, said Director Dr. Tom Frieden on Dr. Paul Offit of the Children’s Thursday, before rolling up his Hospital of Philadelphia. At least 100 U.S. children died of sleeve to get his own flu shot. Some things to know about flu last year, only half of whom had lung conditions or other illflu vaccinations: that put them at high risk Who should be vaccinated nesses and most of whom weren’t vacThe government recom- cinated. About half of pregnant wommends a yearly flu vaccine for nearly everyone starting at 6 en get vaccinated. The shot can By LAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical Writer

be given during any trimester, and also protects the baby during the first few months of life, said obstetrician Dr. Laura Riley of Massachusetts General Hospital.

The vaccine supply

About 150 million doses are being shipped this year, with no signs of shortages or delays, Frieden said. About half will protect against four strains of influenza instead of the usual three, he said, as U.S. manufacturers move toward vaccines with that extra bit of protection. CDC doesn’t recommend one over the other.

Which kind to choose

For the first time this year, the CDC says the ouchless FluMist nasal spray version is the preferred vaccine for healthy children ages 2 to 8, after research showed it works a little better for them. But don’t wait if your doctor has only the shot — just get them vaccinated, said Dr. William Schaffner of Vanderbilt University and the

National Foundation for Infectious Diseases. FluMist also can be used by healthy people ages 2 through 49 who aren’t pregnant. If a squirt up the nose isn’t for you, there are lots of other options: the regular shot; an egg-free shot for those allergic to eggs; a high-dose shot just for those 65 and older whose immune systems may need an extra boost; and a tiny-needle shot that just penetrates the skin. The Food and Drug Administration also recently approved a needle-free injector to deliver flu vaccine, although it’s not clear how soon it will be widely available.

New advice for seniors

This year, the CDC is urging people 65 and older to get a new kind of pneumonia vaccine along with their flu shot. Children already receive Pfizer’s Prevnar-13 to prevent a kind of bacteria, called pneumococcus, that can cause pneumonia, meningitis and other infections.

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Series of attacks kills at least 36 people in Iraq By SAMEER N. YACOU Associated Press

BAGHDAD — A series of bomb and mortar shell attacks in and around Baghdad killed at least 36 people, Iraqi officials said Thursday, in an assault that underscored the threat posed to the Iraqi capital by marauding Islamic militants that have seized large parts of country. At least 15 people alone were killed in an apparently coordinated assault the northern Shiite district of Khazimiyah, according to police. A suicide bomber rammed his explosivesladen car into a security checkpoint there late in the evening. Minutes later, three mortar shells landed in different parts of the district, hitting houses and a bus station. Police said 31 were wounded in the attacks on Khazimiyah,

which is a major pilgrimage site that contains the shrine of two revered Shiite Imams. There was no immediate claim of responsibility for those attacks or a series of other explosions that rattled the capital area, but car bombs and attacks against Shiite civilians are common tactics used by Islamic State militants. The extremist group, which considers Shiites heretics, has captured large chunks of territory in western and northern Iraq, plunging the country into its worst crisis since U.S. troops left at the end of 2011. U.S. warplanes have been carrying out airstrikes against the group as Iraqi and Kurdish security forces work to retake territory it has seized. Earlier in the day, a bomb blast struck a shopping street in the Toubachi neighborhood

in northwest Baghdad, where a bomb blast killed four people and wounded 10, police said. Another blast struck after dark, killing another six and wounding 15. Elsewhere in the capital, a bombing near a car repair shop downtown killed three and wounded eight, while an explosion in a wholesale produce market killed three more people and wounded 11, police officials said. A roadside bomb also struck an army patrol, killing two soldiers and wounding four. In the city’s southern suburbs, police said mortar shells landed on houses, killing three people, according to police. Medical officials confirmed the causalities. All officials spoke on condition of anonymAP Photo/ Khalid Mohammed ity because they were not au- Baghdad municipality workers clean the site of a car bomb explosion in a commercial area of thorized to brief the media. New Baghdad, Iraq, Aug. 26.

Witness: 21 people killed by Mexico army had surrendered By MARK STEVENSON, and E. EDUARDO CASTILLO Associated Press

ARCELIA, Mexico — A woman says she saw Mexican soldiers shoot and kill her 15-year-old daughter after a confrontation with a suspected drug gang even though the teenager was lying wounded on the ground. Twenty others also were shot and killed in rural southern Mexico after they surrendered and were disarmed, the mother told The Associated Press. The Mexican government has maintained that all died during a fierce shootout when soldiers were fired on in the early morning of June 30. That version came into question because government troops suffered only one wounded, and physical evidence at the scene pointed toward more selective killings. The witness said the army fired first at the armed group

holed up at the warehouse. She said one gunman died in the initial shootout, and another gang member and her daughter were wounded. The rest of the gunmen surrendered on the promise they would not be hurt, she said, speaking on condition of anonymity for fear of reprisals. After the gang surrendered, the girl, Erika Gomez Gonzalez, lay face down in the ground, a bullet wound in her leg. Soldiers rolled her over while she was still alive and shot her more than half a dozen times in the chest, her mother said. Another suspected gang member was injured in the initial attack. “A soldier stood the kid up and killed him,” said the witness, who said she had gone to the warehouse the night before to try to retrieve her daughter from the gang she had apparently joined. The soldiers interrogated the rest of the gang members in front of the warehouse, and

then took them inside one-byone, she said. From where she stood just outside the warehouse and in army custody, she heard gunshots and moans of the dying. Several days after the killings, AP reporters visited and took pictures of the warehouse and found little evidence of sustained fighting. There were few stray bullet marks and no shell casings. At least five spots along the warehouse’s inside walls showed the same pattern: One or two closely placed bullet pocks, surrounded by a mass of spattered blood, giving the appearance that some of those killed had been standing against the wall and shot at about chest level. After the AP report, the state of Mexico prosecutors’ office released a statement saying there was “no evidence at all of possible executions.” The office said it found ballistic evidence of “crossfire with a proportion-

ate interchange of gunshots.” The state government refused to release autopsy reports the AP requested under Mexico’s freedom of information law, declaring them state secrets to be guarded for nine years. Interviewed separately, relatives of three other gang members who were killed and a doctor who saw Erika’s body said the wounds were consistent with the mother’s account of how they were killed — with an incapacitating wound and a burst of gunshots to the chest. The death certificate for Erika, seen by reporters, confirmed that she died on June 30 outside the town of San Pedro Limon, where the killings occurred, and gave bullet wounds as the cause of death. There are no details in the certificate on ballistics or the type of weapon used. The gravestones of two other of those killed, Marcos Salgado Burgos, 20, and his brother, Juan Jose Salgado Burgos, 18,

also record their death on June 30. Separately, a teenager in the nearby town of Ixcapuzalco, said his older brother was among the 22 dead. He said he saw the body and said there was a bullet wound to the left leg — “it destroyed his knee” — and a shot through the back with an exit wound through the chest. His account could not be independently corroborated. None of the relatives wanted to be identified for fear of reprisals. The army and the state of Mexico so far have not provided a list of those killed. Human Rights Watch has demanded that the case be thoroughly investigated and that the witness be protected. According to Erika’s mother, the shootout was initiated by the army, a violation of its own rules of engagement, which allow soldiers to fire on armed civilians only if the civilians fire first, and if soldiers’ or ci-

vilians’ lives are in danger. The army did not respond to requests for comment. The federal attorney general’s office said there is an open investigation into the incident but that no evidence has been found so far to corroborate the witness’ account, originally reported by the magazine Esquire Latinoamerica. The woman spoke angrily last weekend about her daughter’s death. She said she spent a sleepless night sitting on a pile of bricks on June 29, after arriving to retrieve her runaway daughter. The girl was involved with the wrong crowd, she said. The group had traveled from the town of Arcelia in Guerrero state to nearby San Pedro Limon in three pickups with guns. All were teenagers or in their early 20s. Little is known about what the gang was up to or had been doing in the days before the shootings.

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Militant gains illustrate plight of Syrian Kurds By BASSEM MROUE Associated Press

BEIRUT — Islamic State militiamen backed by tanks defiantly advanced Thursday in Syria, capturing more than 20 Kurdish villages as the international community strains to assemble a coalition that might destroy them. The gains highlighted the plight of Syria’s Kurds, who have been some of the most successful against the Islamic extremists. But unlike U.S.-backed Iraqi Kurds, they seem largely on their own in a devastated country where the enemy’s enemy is not necessarily a friend. The main Kurdish force in Syria, known as the People’s Protection Units or YPK, is viewed with suspicion by mainstream Syrian rebels and their Western supporters because of perceived links to President Bashar Assad’s government. NATO member Turkey is also wary of the group, which it believes is affiliated with the Kurdish PKK movement that waged a long and bloody insurgency in southeast Turkey. “This is a complicating factor in the equation,” said Fawaz Gerges, a Middle East

expert at the London School of Economics. The U.S. and its allies think the Kurdish alliance is fighting alongside the Assad government, he said. And the Americans don’t want to upset Turkey. So while the U.S. and its allies accelerate weapons deliveries to Iraqi Kurds, Syrian Kurds complain they have been largely dismissed and ignored as a fighting force. “We are ready to join any coalition to face Daesh,” said Nawaf Khalil, a spokesman for Syria’s powerful Kurdish Democratic Union Party, or PYD, which dominates the Kurdish fighters. He used an Arabic name to refer to the Islamic State group. The YPK has been fighting the group since July 2013. Over the past year, it has cleared many Kurdish areas of jihadi fighters. But since June, when Islamic State fighters captured weapons and vehicles from Iraqi army bases and brought them into Syria, the militants have retaken some Kurdish areas, mostly in the northern region of Kobani, also known as Ayn Arab. Over the span of two days, they took 21 villages in the

area, activists said Thursday. Beyond building the coalition, Washington is also making plans to train up to 5,000 Syrian rebels. Kurdish officials in Syria say the YPK should be the group to spearhead the mission against jihadis. The group denies any links to Assad’s government or the PKK, which is considered a terrorist organization by the United States. “There are double standards. They are looking for allies who serve them. They are not looking for real allies,” said Nasser Haj Mansour, an official at the defense office in Syria’s Kurdish region about the planned U.S.-led coalition. The U.S. has been conducting airstrikes against Islamic State fighters in Iraq since August, when the militants tried to push toward the northern city of Irbil in Iraq’s largely autonomous Kurdish region. President Barack Obama last week authorized strikes against the group in Syria as well, and the U.S. is already flying reconnaissance missions over Syria. On Thursday, the U.S. Senate approved a plan for the military to train and equip Syrian rebels, clearing the measure for the president’s signature.

AP Photo/ Khalid Mohammed, File

In this Aug. 12 file photo, displaced Iraqis from the Yazidi community look for clothes to wear among items provided by a charity organization at the Nowruz camp, in Derike, Syria. Islamic State militiamen backed by tanks defiantly marched on in Syria, capturing 21 Kurdish villages even as the international community strains to assemble a coalition that might destroy them.

The U.S. and other Western countries have sent weapons to Iraqi Kurds, who have strong relations with Washington. Marking a possible shift, U.S. Army Gen. Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint

Chiefs of Staff, told The Associated Press on Thursday that arming the Syrian Kurds was under consideration. “We haven’t reached out to the Syrian Kurdish forces yet. But I do think that as we look

at how to squeeze ISIL from all directions, they will certainly be considered,” Dempsey, the top American military official, said in an interview in Paris. He acknowledged the Syrian Kurds’ military capability.

Sierra Leone to shut down for 3 days to slow Ebola By CLARENCE ROY-MACAULAY Associated Press

FREETOWN, Sierra Leone — In a desperate bid to slow West Africa’s accelerating Ebola outbreak, Sierra Leone ordered its 6 million people confined to their homes for three days starting Friday while volunteers conduct a house-to-house search for victims in hiding. At an emergency meeting, meanwhile, the U.N. Security Council unanimously called the crisis “a threat to international peace and security” and urged all countries to provide experts,

field hospitals and medical supplies. It was only the second time the council addressed a health emergency, the first being the AIDS epidemic. And in Guinea, seven bodies were found after a team of Guinean health workers trying to educate people about Ebola was abducted by villagers armed with rocks and knives, the prime minister said. Among the dead were three Guinean radio journalists. Many residents of rural villages have reacted with fear and panic when outsiders have come to conduct awareness cam-

paigns and have even attacked health clinics, as happened on Wednesday in Guinea. The disease, which has also touched Liberia, Nigeria and Senegal, is believed to have sickened more than 5,300 people and killed more than 2,600 of them, the U.N.’s World Health Organization reported. In a sign the crisis is picking up steam, more than 700 of those infections were recorded in the last week for which data is available. During the lockdown in Sierra Leone, set to run through Sunday, volunteers will try to

identify sick people reluctant or unable to seek treatment. They will also hand out 1.5 million bars of soap and dispense information on how to prevent Ebola. Authorities have said they expect to discover hundreds of new cases during the shutdown. Many of those infected have not sought treatment out of fear that hospitals are merely places

people go to die. Others have been turned away by centers overwhelmed with patients. Sierra Leone’s government said it has prepared screening and treatment centers to accept the expected influx of patients after the shutdown. As shoppers rushed to buy food and other items ahead of the shutdown, some merchants worried about how they would

feed their own families after losing three days’ income. Much of Sierra Leone’s population lives on $2 a day or less, and making ends meet is a dayto-day struggle. “If we do not sell here we cannot eat,” said Isatu Sesay, a vegetable seller in the capital. “We do not know how we will survive during the three-day shutdown.”

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In quietness and trust is your strength

farmer had been working all day in his barn pitching hay with a pitchfork. Feeling he had worked long enough, he reached into his pocket to pull out his pocket watch only to find it was missing. He knew he had had it in his coverall pocket, as he had checked around noon the time. Now, where in the hay stack could his watch have fallen? After looking for about ten minutes for his watch, he realized trying to find a pocket watch in a barn full of hay was, well, pretty useless. As the farmer began to leave the barn, he heard his grandkids playing near by. He then had a grand idea. The farmer wandered over to the kids and said, “I have a reward for anyone who can find my watch lost in the haystack. Now, go see who can find it!” After about an hour, the kids gave up, no watch could be found. Then, one of the grandkids said, “Grandpa, give me one more chance by myself to find your watch.” “OK,” Grandpa said. The little boy went back into the barn, closed the door and after about five minutes, the door swung open as the little boy came out swinging Grandpa’s watch by it’s chain.

and know that I AM God.” Psalm 46:10 As a fishing guide each summer, I find that I can become so busy at times that I forget who I am first, a child of God. I can sometimes loose M ark C onway all track of time, what day of the Grandpa with surprise all over week it is when I first wake up in the his face said, “How did you find morning, and, what time during the my watch Grandson?” “It was easy day it might be. Ever feel that way? Grandpa,” the little boy said. “I just I’m fortunate that I have a caring closed the door and went quietly into wife who keeps pretty good track of the barn. I began to listen for the tick- herself during the day. She is often ing of the watch and walked around my help that helps me realize I’m until I could barely hear the watch way too busy some days. She will ticking. I just went closer to the sound say, “Why don’t you sit down and of the ticking until I was on top of the rest for a while.” When I hear that, watch and dug down through the hay I know I can sit down and relax, let until I found it.” everything on my mind go and just sit What a nice story. To think that a and be who God created me to be. It little boy could be so clever to think doesn’t take me long after I sit down such a thing. I often think that I am to go to that quiet place where I find way to busy for my own good. Unlike solitude and strength. the small boy, even though he had betWe need that quiet place, that seter things to do, in this simple matter, cret place that Jesus talks about where he had a simple solution, quietness. we can go and be with our Heavenly We can all use quietness in our Father and just sit in His presence, lives. God tells us through the Holy soak into His arms and be content. Scriptures that “in quietness, we will Each day, I like to start out with a find our strength.” Isaiah 30:15 daily devotional to jump start my day. God also reminds us to “Be Still Then I like to spend a quiet moment

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thankful you have chosen me as your son or daughter. I want to do whatever you ask me to do today, just tell me and I will do it.” “And, thank you Jesus for never leaving me or forsaking me. You died for all my sins and washed me clean as pure white snow so that I can be who you created me to be without guilt or shame of all my past and future failures. Now I can be who you created me to be, and that pleases you and the Father God. So, I start my day thanking God for Loving me, saving me for His Kingdom through His Son Jesus and giving me a purpose in this life to be who He created me to be with the help of the Holy Spirit. I am first, a lover of God, second, to love and give to people and third, to use His things. If I keep the order right all day, I will please God, please people and use things. Any other order of loving would not be God’s will and could cause me to sin. Thank you Jesus for the proper order of Love. Mark Conway is a Christian evangelist living in Sterling with his wife Maryna. You can reach Mark by email: akmark50@hotmail.com.

projects done by Latter-day Saints world-wide in conjunction dessert. For more information contact Pastor Janice 395-7383. with other faith-based and community organizations. For any further details, please contact Bill and Christine Join Sterling Pentecostal for Kid’s Day Carlson at 907-262-5442 or 907- 394-8086; or Matt Wilson, Day of Service on Saturday Sterling Pentecostal Church has scheduled a Kid’s Day on Soldotna Stake Public Affairs Director, 907-953-0385 or counOn Saturday (the designated Day of Service for Soldotna), trywil@hotmail.com. Sunday. The 11:00 a.m. service will focus on kids with actividozens of volunteers of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day ties, songs, prizes, and message. Following the service a meal Saints will be conducting a variety of service projects. The enwill be provided to all families and friends who come. Door Nikiski Aglow to begin Bible study tire Kenai Peninsula is invited to join! There will be something prizes will be drawn at that time. for everyone to do. Meet at the Church of Jesus Christ of LatterNikiski Aglow meets each Saturday morning from 9-11 a.m. For more information, call 262-7240 or visit sterlingpenteday Saints in Soldotna on Marydale, next to Central Peninsula at the Nikiski New Hope Christian Fellowship, Mile 23 North costalchurch.com. Hospital at 9 a.m., ready to serve. Road. All are welcome to attend. Aglow International is founded There will be many opportunities to help including: on prayer and compassionate outreach. It is global in ministry Calvary Baptist resumes kids club — Downed trees will be gathered from the Soldotna Cem- vision, yet rooted in small groups. etery and other locations and the wood hauled to the Food Bank Calvary Baptist Church has resumed its Awana Kids Club Beginning Saturday, Nikiski Aglow will host the DVD teachto be split and stacked. ing of Graham Cooke with “Game Changers.” The five themes on Sunday evenings. The group meets at Kenai Middle School — Youth will be going to Heritage Place, and working on are: 1.How you are known in heaven; 2.Establishing your inter- from 5:15-7:30 p.m. All kids, ages 3 through sixth grade, are birthday kits for the Food Bank. nal overcomer; 3.Mind of Christ; 4.Reinventing your walk in welcome. See the Calvary Baptist Awana web page for further — At the Food Bank they will be making soup kits, and re- the fruit of the Spirit; 5. Law of the Spirit of Life in Christ. details and Club schedule: calvarykenai.org/awana. packaging bulk items for the Food Bank. For information call Bev at 776-8022 or 398-7311 or Pau— Quilts will be available to be tied. lette at 252-7372. First Baptist hosts women’s Bible study A community luncheon will take place at noon at the Food The First Baptist Church of Kenai will have a nine-week Bank. Everyone is asked to bring potluck salad/chips/cookies to Old Fashioned Ice Cream Social in Nikiski women’s Bible study starting Oct. 1 on I and II Thessalonians, go with the hoagie sandwiches and drink the church will proOn Sunday from 4:00-7:00 p.m. the North Star United Meth- called “Children of the Day,” by Beth Moore. The group will vide. Each family is asked to bring at least one cake mix and frosting for the birthday kits and any balloons or candles you odist Church is having an old fashioned ice cream social (that begin with lunch at noon, a video and discussion. For more inmay have. Also the children and youth are asked to bring new or means homemade ice cream). The church is located just south of formation, call Carole at 283-7772 or Kassy at 283-7672. gently used books, stuffed animals/small toys for the birthday Nikiski at Kenai Spur Highway mile marker 25.5 and has a big Submit church announcements to news@peninsulaclarion. red flame and cross on the sign. Karaoke and games will be availkits. The Day of Service is an outgrowth of large-scale volunteer able along with hot dogs for those who do not want to start with com.

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alone with the Lord. I usually get some feed back on one of the scriptures from the Lord from my readings. There are a number of devotionals out there, you just have to find one that suits you and your liking, but find something that puts you into the secret place, the hiding place with the Lord your God. Your day will go a lot smoother knowing that the Lord is with you and that you have the Lord to help you in your time of need. I know each day has it’s own trials and tribulations. We all have them. If we didn’t, you might want to look around you and make sure you are doing what God has called you to do. Praying and doing God’s will are the most important things we can do each day. The prayer keeps us connected with God all day long and listening to the Holy Spirit helps us know what God wants us to do that day. We have all the help we can get if we just remember to always put God first. And, don’t forget to thank God right off the bat, first thing in the morning for your new day! Our Heavenly Father loves to hear us say, “Thank you Lord for blessing me with this new day!” “You are an Awesome God, I am so

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For an activity to be lobbying, it must be attempting to influence legislation or administrative action. Since the board of fisheries is not doing either, activity there isn’t governed by the lobbying rules, Mize said. The definition of administrative action excludes “the issuance, amendment or revocation of a permit, license or entitlement for use under existing statutes, regulations, or policies by the agency authorized to issue, amend, or revoke the permit, license, or entitlement for use.” Mize said the changes to how the fishery is managed are often considered changes to the entitlement for use, one of the exclusions in the administrative action statute. For example, when the Board of Fisheries changed the area drift fishermen could prosecute, it was an amendment to an existing entitlement. That’s specifically excluded from the administrative action that is regulated by lobbying laws. The complaints were lodged by 12 individuals from Anchorage and the Kenai Peninsula, most of whom have ties to Cook Inlet’s commercial fisheries. At the 2014 Upper Cook

ing, during which attendees will be submerged in a pool and learn escape methods in the event of a water crash. Throughout the week, participants have the opportunities to attend training for shipboard firefighting, fire truck operations, industrial firefighting and rescue techniques like how to cut up vehicles with extrication tools and swift water boat rescue exercises in the Kenai River. “One of the most important things we have here is the oil and gas industry that’s a major component of our community,” Nikiski Fire Chief James Baisden said. “We want to bring these guys in to give us the latest expertise on what we can do to better protect that.” The number of boats that have capsized in the summer during high tide or rough conditions makes efficient rescue a matter of live and death, Sexton said. “We will take a rescue boat out on the inlet with our dry suits on and the captain will say, ‘jump out,’” Sexton said. “Its good practice to catch the driver off guard. If someone goes into the water you need to be able to quickly turn around and know how to approach for a safe rescue.” Along with taking classes, participants will hear from guest speakers from out of state who have expertise in specific fire control and rescue operations. The conference opening ceremony will be Wednesday from 8 - 10 a.m. at the Renee C. Henderson Auditorium at Kenai Central High School. The keynote speaker is Assistant Fire Chief Dave McGrail, from the Denver Fire Department, who will share his knowledge of fire ground operations, command, and control. Other out of state guest speakers include Chief Dennis Rubin from the Washington D.C. Fire and EMS Department, who will discuss fire leadership and Rob Clemons from Prince William County Virginia Fire and Rescue Department who will talk about crew resource management. “Fire service training is everything,” Sexton said. “To be able to get exposure from all these individuals ¬– who are all top notch trainers in their field ¬– it is valuable.” Specific training for rural fire chiefs will also be covered. Sexton said volunteer firefight-

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Toni Dyer said she is offering a reward of $5,000 to anyone with information about the theft. “The people who did it don’t have any money that’s why they are stealing in the first place,” Dyer said. “We put out the reward in hopes some guy who needs the money will turn on his friend.” Both reports have been filed

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In this Feb. 6, 2014 file photo Alaska Board of Fisheries members John Jensen and Tom Kluberton hear committee testimony during a meeting on Upper Cook Inlet in Anchorage. The Alaska Public Offices Commission, or APOC, has received several complaints stemming from the meeting.

Inlet meeting, the board made several changes to area fisheries. The individuals named in the complaints generally argued in favor of commercial fishery restrictions, and did so successfully. The Mat-Su fish commission successfully advocated for changes to drift fishery management that the commission said would allow more silver

salmon to migrate to Northern District streams. This is the second round of fisheries-related APOC complaints. In August, nearly 200 complaints were submitted to APOC regarding the Kenai River Sportfishing Association’s Kenai River Classic, and other outreach and lobbying of public officials regarding fisheries management.

The commission accepted three of those for hearing, which will likely occur within 90 days of Aug. 27, and rejected the remainder. APOC staff is expected to finish reports on those complaints by the end of September.

Alaska State Troopers. Krogseng said with the increase of these types of “crimes of opportunity” in the Nikiski area, is another example that more of a trooper presence in the area is needed. “The thieves are getting more brave and think they can get away with it,” she said. “Its the same old story the troopers are understaffed and the (District Attorney) is overwhelmed with too many people in prison.” A community meeting is scheduled Wednesday at 7

p.m. at the Nikiski Community Center to address the growing number of thefts. Krongseng said she has contacted several local politicians including House Speaker Mike Chenault, R-Nikiski and invited Sen. Peter Micciche, R-Soldotna and Trooper Cap. Andy Greenstreet, Kenai Peninsula Borough Mayor Mike Navarre, borough mayor candidate Tom Bearup and borough assemblyman Kelly Wolf. She said she was hoping to form a group to address the thefts. The intention of the meet-

ing is not political rather it is a chance for victims in the community to come out of the darkness to address the pattern of theft that seems to go unchecked, Krogseng said. “Nikiski brings enough tax base revenue to the borough and with the growth expected something needs to be done,” she said. “Thefts keep rearing its ugly head. It’s like a bees swarming. People are getting angrier.”

Molly Dischner can be reached at molly.dischner@ alaskajournal.com.

Reach Dan Balmer at daniel. balmer@peninsulaclarion.com

UA to undergo sexual complaint review JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Federal officials plan to visit four University of Alaska campuses next month to review how they are handling sexual violence complaints. The U.S. Department of Education released a list of 79 colleges and universities around the country that are being investigated due to complaints made

to its Office of Civil Rights or as part of compliance reviews. The list includes schools that have gotten national attention for their handling of complaints. Michael O’Brien, an attorney for the University of Alaska, said it was unfair to lump the two categories together. “We’re not being investigated because we did anything

wrong,” he said. “They’re looking into how we handled Title IX to see that we’re doing everything right. There isn’t some active violation.” Title IX is a federal law that prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex in education programs and activities that receive federal funding. All 16 University of Alaska campuses have

Title IX investigators. About 35,000 full-time and part-time students are enrolled in the University of Alaska system. O’Brien said the office wouldn’t give him a specific reason for why the university system was being investigated. But he thinks it’s related to the state’s high rate of sexual assaults.

ers that live in remote villages have a separate track of fire tactics they use when road access to certain areas is not available. Nikiski Fire Department coverage includes the villages of Tyonek and Beluga across the Cook Inlet. Volunteer village firefighters and Nikiski firefighters worked together to save the village of Tyonek from a wildfire that sparked in late May, the same day as the Funny River Horse Trail wildfire. On the last day of the conference are two events the community can participate in and watch. On Saturday, Sept. 27 is the Cameron Carter Memorial 3.43K Run at 9 a.m. It starts at the Kenai airport fire station. Carter was a CES paramedic and one of four who died in a helicopter crash in 2007. The race, which takes place on airport grounds, is 3.43 kilometers long to honor the 343 New York City firefighters who died on 9/11, Sexton said. Following the run from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. is the firefighters skills competition at the Kenai Fire Station 2 at the airport. The competition includes department teams throughout the state who compete in various timed course events. “It is absolutely insane how good and fast some of the firefighters are,” Sexton said. “It is really fun to watch. There is friendly rivalries and pride on the line. Everyone has fun with it.” Baisden said this conference, which takes place in different places throughout the state every September, has been a year in the making. Baisden is the President of the Alaska Fire Chiefs Association and is one of the conference organizers. Organizing a statewide conference costs upwards of $100,000 which is paid through state grants and corporate sponsors, he said. “It costs a lot of money to put this on. Both state fire chiefs have a vested interest and are responsible financially,” he said. “I have been to a lot of conferences through the years and I can say what we have one here this year will be the best conference I’ve seen with the mix of training we have.” The influx of 300 firefighters on the Kenai Peninsula brings an economic boost to hotels and restaurants, Tucker said. “One of the reasons we have the conference in September is because it is after all the tourists have gone,” he said. “With hotels full and people going out to eat every night. It will be a nice jolt for our economy.”

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Week 6 preview: Getting down to crunch time By JOEY KLECKA Peninsula Clarion

It’s getting down to that time of year for prep football teams. With three weeks left in the regular season, playoff spots are still up for grabs, and one upset can lead to a ferocious shakeup of the playoff picture. Before last week, the mighty Soldotna Stars had yet to face a conference opponent, which meant Kenai Central and Kodiak were leading the Northern Lights Conference, important because only the top two teams move on to the postseason. All Northern Lights teams play three conference games this year, and after topping Kodiak on Saturday, SoHi finally put itself atop the conference standings. It is looking increasingly likely that in order to gain a postseason spot, an NLC team will

have to tally two conference wins, and Kodiak is already sitting in the “red zone” with a 1-2 conference mark, the final record for the Bears. The Kenai varsity team is off this weekend with a bye, but the JV squad is traveling up north to take on independent team Houston under the Friday night lights. It leaves all the attention on Saturday’s matchup between SoHi and Homer that should help clear up the conference picture. Soldotna (4-0) at Homer (2-3), 2 p.m. Saturday The Stars are facing a big game Saturday. If they win, SoHi clinches a medium-schools playoff berth for a ninth consecutive year. It would also add to Soldotna’s winning streak, which is currently at 24 straight wins, dating back to Au-

gust 2012. If the Stars can keep it up, they have a chance to tie the school record of 29 games in the mediumschools championship on October 18. But of course, that’s if they get there, and coach Galen Brantley Jr. is never one to look past an opponent. “You know, you never wanna overlook anybody,” Brantley Jr. said. “Homer hasn’t had the season they wanted but they’ve lost some close games, so we never disrespect what they’ve done.” After beating Kodiak 48-0 to win their first Northern Lights Conference game of 2014, the Stars are still looking for a balanced team on both sides of the ball. Brantley Jr. was most pleased with the defensive stranglehold his team held on Kodiak last weekend. The Bears only managed 43 yards of offense all day, while the Stars rolled with 470 offensive yards.

Considering the level of domination Soldotna has shown this year, it’s a daunting thought that improvements are on the way. “Offensively, we’re still not as sharp as we wanted to be,” Brantley Jr. said. “We dropped a couple of balls, had some turnovers.” Nevertheless, senior fullback Jared Chavez came in as a backup and proceeded to rack up 166 offensive yards and four touchdowns, two rushing and two receiving. Chavez played in place of senior Ty Fenton, who rolled his ankle early in the game and is listed as a gametime decision, according to Brantley Jr. Brantley Jr. also mentioned the defensive play of senior Drew Fowler, who has six solo tackles and three assists against Kodiak. It was the most recent addition to a 2014 SoHi defense that has been

stellar. Consider this: the Stars have given up exactly one scoring play in four games this year, and even those six points — a 58-yard touchdown run by Eagle River in week 1 — were due to a few missed tackles by SoHi. “It’s kind of happened on its own,” Brantley Jr. said of the team’s defense. “We certainly did not set out to shut everybody up, we pride ourselves on getting our younger kids in the game.” Brantley Jr. pointed out the defensive stop that his second-string players put up against Palmer in week 2 that preserved the shutout, and said much of that defensive stinginess is credited to defensive coordinator Eric Pomerleau, former head coach at Skyview High. Brantley Jr. and Pomerleau are former football teammates at Valley See PREP, page B-4

Brahmas battle to beat Brown Bears Staff report Peninsula Clarion

Two days into the 2014 North American Hockey League Showcase Tournament, things aren’t looking too rosy for the Kenai River Brown Bears organization. But luckily, that’s not what the Showcase is for. The tournament gives coaches and scouts the opportunity to see individuals at work. Team records do not necessarily mean a lot. Nevertheless, the Brown Bears find themselves in an 0-2 hole after dropping a 3-2 loss to the Lone Star (Texas) Brahmas Thursday afternoon in Blaine, Minnesota. The Brahmas came out firing with two goals in the first period and outshot Kenai River 12-4 in the frame. The Brown Bears eventually began hammering Lone Star with a 27-12 advantage in shots in the final two periods, and Nick Klishko scored just over six minutes into the second period with help from Jack Nickels and Nate Colwell, putting the Bears on the board. The Brahmas’ Sebastian Vidmar added an insurance goal just before halfway of the

third period, but Sam Carlson closed the gap once again on a power play with 1:12 to go in the game. The goal was the first of Carlson’s NAHL career, coming in his third appearance with Kenai River. Sean Healy had the loss in goal for Kenai River, stopping 21 of 24 shots sent his way. The Brown Bears will face another Texan opponent today, the Amarillo Bulls, at 5:15 p.m. ADT, before finishing off their Showcase weekend with a game against the Topeka (Kansas) Roadrunners, Saturday at 3:45 p.m. ADT. Thursday

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1st Period — 1. Lone Star, Egan (Thompson, Vidmar), 3:55; 2. Lone Star, Stirtzinger (Wickline, Solovyev), PP, 9:26. Penalties — Kenai River 3 for 6:00; Lone Star 2 for 12:00. 2nd Period — 3. Kenai River, Klishko (Nickels, Colwell), 6:05. Penalties — Kenai River 3 for 6:00; Lone Star 1 for 2:00. 3rd Period — 4. Lone Star, Vidmar (Egan), 9:51; 5. Kenai River, Carlson (Andrews), PP, 18:48. Penalties — Kenai River 1 for 2:00; Lone Star 5 for 21:00. Shots on goal — Kenai River 4-10-17—31; Lone Star 12-7-5—24. Goalies — Kenai River, Healy (24 shots, 21 saves); Lone Star, Kupsky (31 shots, 29 saves). Power plays — Kenai River 1 for 6; Lone Star 1 for 6.

US beats Mexico NICK MENDOLA Associated Press

ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) — Hope Solo extended her shutout record to 73, and Amy Rodriguez, Tobin Heath, Alex Morgan and Megan Rapinoe scored to help the U.S. women’s soccer team beat Mexico 4-0 in an exhibition game Thursday night in chilly conditions. Hometown hero Abby Wambach played the second half in the Americans’ final exhibition game before World Cup qualifying. The crowd started chanting “We Want Abby! We Want Abby!” in the 30th minute, and the Rochester native took the field after halftime. The entrance to Sahlen’s Stadium was renamed “Wambach Way” in 2012. Wambach said she under-

stood not being in head coach Jill Ellis’ starting lineup. “I know that Jill has decisions that she needs to make so, no matter where we play, I trust the decisions that she makes,” Wambach said. “The depth of this team is one of our strengths. If I get a call to start a game I’m ready and willing and able. If I have to come off the bench, I’m ready and willing and able.” The United States also beat Mexico 8-0 on Saturday night in Utah, with Solo breaking a tie with Briana Scurry for the U.S. shutout record. The Americans are 29-1-1 against Mexico and extended their home winning streak to 86. “Tonight we could’ve finished a few more chances, but maybe on a different surface it goes in,” Wambach said.

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Atlanta Falcons defensive end Jonathan Babineaux (95) and Atlanta Falcons defensive tackle Corey Peters (91) tackle Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Mike Glennon (8) during the first half of an NFL football game, Thursday in Atlanta.

Falcons score early and often Hester breaks return TD mark as Atlanta pounds Tampa Bay PAUL NEWBERRY AP Sports Writer

ATLANTA (AP) — Devin Hester high-stepped into the NFL record book. Matt Ryan had as many touchdown passes as incompletions. Julio Jones made a spectacular over-theshoulder catch tumbling into the end zone. The result: One of the biggest wins in Atlanta Falcons history. Hester set an NFL record with his 20th return for a

touchdown, Ryan threw for 286 yards and three TDs, and Jones hauled in nine passes for 161 yards and a couple of scores to lead the Falcons past the hapless Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 56-14 on Thursday night. “It was a fun night,” Ryan said. The Falcons (2-1) led 35-0 before the Buccaneers (0-3) picked up a first down. Ryan and the other offensive starters left after Steven Jackson’s 3-yard touchdown

run made it 49-0 before the midway point of the third quarter. Atlanta had a stunning 56-0 lead heading to the fourth quarter. Tampa Bay scored two meaningless touchdowns to avoid the worst loss in franchise history. “I’ve never been in a game quite like this,” Falcons coach Mike Smith said. It was the second-largest win in the Falcons’ 48-year history, eclipsed only by 62-7 rout of New Orleans in 1973.

It was only the fifth time Atlanta has won by as many as 40 points. Hester and Jones provided the signature moments. With the Falcons already ahead 28-0, Hester took a punt at his own 44, found a seam up the middle of the field and easily zipped around the last man with a chance to tackle him, punter Michael Koenen. The 56yard play was Hester’s 20th career return for a touchSee BIRDS, page B-4

Broncos ready for Super Bowl rematch with Seahawks TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer

RENTON, Wash. (AP) — Demaryius Thomas caught the short pass but never got the chance to turn up field. Before he could break away, as he did so many times for Denver during the 2013 season, Thomas was flattened by Seattle strong safety Kam Chancellor. That moment came on the third offensive play for Denver in the Super Bowl. And it was a tone-setting moment for the entire night during which the Broncos were bullied by the Seahawks. “The way we out-hit them. It was like every time they touched the ball on their check downs we were smacking them left and right,” Seattle linebacker K.J. Wright said. Seattle’s ability to control the Super Bowl with its physicality stood out

almost from the first snap. Whether it was with the big hits like what Chancellor laid on Thomas, or Seattle’s defensive line collapsing the pocket and disrupting the timing of Peyton Manning and the Denver passing game, the Seahawks simply overpowered the Broncos. “I believe that was the best game we have played,” Wright said this week. “I didn’t see any missed tackles. I didn’t see too many explosive plays.” It’s hard to believe the Seahawks will equal that amount of success when Denver travels to Seattle on Sunday. The most prolific offense in NFL history was held to 280 passing yards and most importantly could not turn those short passes into long gains as it had throughout the season. Denver averaged 6 yards after the catch throughout its record-setting

2013 regular season. According to STATS Inc., the Broncos were limited to 3.9 yards after catch by the Seahawks in the Super Bowl. Chancellor’s big hit on Thomas was just the start. But it was a theme that played out throughout Seattle’s blowout. “I think it was just as important as any hit in the game,” Chancellor said. “I think any hit can set the tone in any part of the game from anybody. Whenever we get an opportunity to do it we want to set a tone every game.” Wright said the principles for how Seattle approached the Broncos fell within what the Seahawks had done throughout the season. The Seahawks limited big plays over the top, forced Manning to keep everything underneath and rallied to tackle. That’s very similar to what San DiC

ego’s game plan was last week against the Seahawks. Except Seattle struggled to keep Philip Rivers in the pocket and then failed to make tackles in the open field. The Chargers finished with 167 yards after catch, the most allowed by Seattle since the start of the 2013 season, according to STATS. “The way our defense is structured those passes are going to be open, but the key is when they catch it just to punish them and make sure they don’t get any more yards after that,” Wright said. “If they catch it, like you saw last week, if they catch it and get 13 yards they can do that all game. But if they catch it and go down right then, we can get them in third down and get off the field.” If nothing else, the loss to San Diego forced a refocus inside the Seattle locker room. Defensive coordinator Dan Quinn noted Seattle had 12

missed tackles versus the Chargers. Safety Earl Thomas spoke of regaining his “championship spirit,” not realizing that feeling was gone until he was coming to grips with losing to the Chargers. “My crave, my hunger, and my desire to be unstoppable (is) back,” Thomas said. “I don’t think I lost it, but after that game I was like, ‘Dang, something just hit me,’ and I’ve just been focused ever since and it feels so good just to be feeling like this.” NOTES: RB Marshawn Lynch (back) was a full participant in Thursday’s practice after sitting out on Wednesday. Chancellor (ankle) was also a full participant. ... LB Bruce Irvin was a new addition to the practice report with a rib injury. TE Zach Miller (ankle) also missed his second straight practice.

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Auburn survives to take close win over Kansas St DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer

MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — Gus Malzahn squeezed into his postgame news conference, gripping both sides of the podium and exhaling deeply. Fifth-ranked Auburn had just eked out a 20-14 victory over No. 20 Kansas State, and Malzahn was asked whether it was the kind of nip-and-tuck nonconference game that he likes to play. “After they’re over and you win, yeah,” the Tigers’ coach said. “You do.” Auburn’s vaunted ground game held in check all night, the Tigers finally pulled away when they went to the air. Nick Marshall threw for 231 yards and two touchdowns, and Auburn forced a trio of turnovers while capitalizing on three missed field goals by the Wildcats. Still, the game wasn’t over until Marshall found D’haquille Williams running wide open on third-and-9 at the Auburn 37. The completion with 2:06 remaining went for 39 yards, a first down that effectively ended the game, and gave the Tigers (3-0) their first nonconference road win over a ranked team since knocking off Florida State in 1984. “Our guys found a way,” Malzahn said. “I told them after the game, I think this could be a game that really helps us in the future, because we faced some major adversity tonight.” Not nearly as much as Kansas State.

Jake Waters threw for 245 yards, but he also tossed two picks — one in the Auburn end zone. The Wildcats (2-1) also fumbled the ball away, and Jack Cantele missed those crucial field goals. Still, the Wildcats tried to rally in the closing minutes, scoring on a run by Charles Jones out of the wildcat formation with 3:49 left. But after holding the Tigers to third down, Marshall took advantage of one more miscue — a bad call on defense — for a first down to seal it. “There was a ton of mistakes that we made that impacted the outcome,” Kansas State coach Bill Snyder said. “Auburn is a tremendous football team and we just made too many mistakes.” The result was Kansas State’s lowest point total in more than three years. “It hurts a lot,” wide receiver Tyler Lockett said. “We left a lot out there on the field. One of the plays I remember, I dropped a touchdown that turned into an interception. Missed field goals, fumbled the ball. We just made a lot of mistakes today.” Auburn was the highestranked team to play in Manhattan since second-ranked Penn State in 1969, and an overflow crowd started tailgating Tuesday. The festivities continued until shortly after kickoff, when the Wildcats started to throw away opportunities to spring an upset. The first serious miscue was a fumbled handoff deep in Kansas State territory. Au-

burn hopped on the loose ball and, four plays later, kicked a 34-yard field goal to take a 3-0 lead. The second turnover was even more costly. The Wildcats had second-and-goal from the Auburn 2, and Waters zipped a pass that bounced off Lockett’s shoulder pads in the end zone. Rather than an easy touchdown, the ball was picked off by the Tigers’ Jonathan Jones. “Coach always says you get interceptions on tips and overthrows,” Jones said. The Wildcats kept buckling down on defense, though, stuffing Auburn’s read-option attack. The Tigers had just 55 yards rushing in the first half, the fewest in the Malzahn era. The nation’s best team in converting third downs also failed on its first five attempts. “We knew it wasn’t going to be easy,” Marshall said. “Adversity hit us and we wanted to see how we would respond, and we responded well.” Kansas State finally scored with 4:56 left in the first half when DeMarcus Robinson scampered in from 3 yards out for his first career touchdown. But the Tigers hurried the other way, capping a 75-yard drive with Marshall’s 40-yard strike to Ricardo Louis for a 10-7 lead. Cantele pushed a potential tying field-goal attempt wide on the final play of the half, his second miss of the night. He hooked one wide left late in the first quarter. He made it a frustrating hattrick midway through the third

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Auburn quarterback Nick Marshall (14) is pressured by Kansas State defensive back Randall Evans (15) as he throws a pass for a touchdown during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Kansas State Thursday in Manhattan, Kan.

quarter. The Wildcats had once again marched downfield, and once again pushed the ball inside the Auburn 5. But after the Tigers stiffened, Cantele was summoned to try a 22-yarder — a

mere chip-shot, hardly more than an extra point. He missed it wide right. The Tigers tacked on a touchdown and a field goal, eventually putting the game out of reach.

“It was a collective team loss,” Kansas State defensive end Ryan Mueller said. “There were some missed opportunities there and that’s all I can really say.”

Athletics fall out of top Wild Card spot with loss to Rangers The Associated Press

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Sonny Gray and the Oakland Athletics fell out of the top AL wild-card spot with a 7-2 loss to Texas on Thursday that gave the Rangers a three-game sweep. The latest loss to the team with the worst record in the majors dropped the A’s a halfgame behind idle Kansas City for the first wild-spot slot. Oakland owned the best record in the big leagues as recently as Aug. 15. Texas roughed up Gray (139) for four runs in the first inning and won its season-best sixth in a row. Gray saw his winless stretch reach five starts. The righthander in his first full major league season has only one victory in 10 starts since his 5-0 July that earned him AL pitcher of the month honors. Nick Martinez (4-11) allowed two runs and three hits in 5 2-3 innings, handing Oakland its sixth loss in eight games. Leonys Martin hit an RBI double and the Rangers came out swinging for 15 total hits.

ning run in the 13th inning and the St. Louis Cardinals moved closer to their second straight NL Central title, beating Milwaukee. The defending National League champions took two of three in a tight series that featured only 12 runs and another game that lasted 12 innings. St. Louis leads the division by 2 1/2 games with nine games to go. Aramis Ramirez and Scooter Gennett had an RBI apiece for the Brewers, who are five games back and 3 1/2 out for the second NL wild card. Cruz singled up the middle with one out for the third hit of the 13th against Jimmy Nelson (2-8). Sam Freeman (2-0) struck out two in a perfect 13th.

MARINERS 3, ANGELS 1

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Logan Morrison hit a three-run homer with two outs in the ninth inning that broke a scoreless tie, and the Seattle Mariners boosted their wild-card hopes with a win over the AL West champion Angels. With just their third win in nine games, the Mariners pulled within one game of slumping Oakland for the second AL wild-card spot. Mariners ace Felix Hernandez struck out 11 during seven innings of three-hit ball. Seattle awoke from 17 consecutive CARDINALS 3, scoreless innings with a clutch BREWERS 2, 13 Innings ninth-inning burst against Kevin Tony Cruz singled in the win- Jepsen (0-2).

Tom Wilhelmsen (3-2) escaped He has hit seven of his 33 homers a bases-loaded jam of his own this year against New York. making in the eighth. Fernando Rodney allowed Hank Conger’s PIRATES 3, RED SOX 2 homer in the ninth before finishing his 46th save. PITTSBURGH (AP) — The host Pirates got a lucky break when YANKEES 3, BLUE JAYS 2 Boston pinch-runner Jemile Weeks was hit by a batted ball in the ninth NEW YORK (AP) — Derek inning and beat the Red Sox. Jeter began his final homestand The Pirates won their fourth in with one more stroll around the a row and increased their lead to 3 bases. 1/2 games over Milwaukee for the Jeter homered deep into the second NL wild-card spot. left-field seats against R.A. Dickey Down 3-2, the Red Sox put in the sixth inning, earning a stand- runners at the corners with no ing ovation from his adoring fans outs in the ninth against Mark and helping the New York Yankees Melancon. Will Middlebrooks beat Toronto. then hit a chopper down the After Jose Bautista’s tying, line and ball struck the back of two-run homer off Shawn Kel- Weeks’ left leg as he made a dive ley with two outs in the eighth, back to third. Chase Headley sent the winning Weeks was called out, and run home in the ninth with a one- Melancon retired the last two batout grounder through the legs of ters for his 30th save in 34 opporfirst baseman Adam Lind for an tunities. error. Gerrit Cole (10-5) allowed two Jeter ended a 158 at-bat ho- runs in seven-plus innings, striking merless streak with just the out seven and walking none. He fourth home run of his 20th and won his season-best third straight final major league season. The start. home run, which put New York Starling Marte hit his 13th ahead 2-0, was his first at Yankee homer, connecting off Brandon Stadium since July 28 last year. Workman (1-10) in the fifth for a Jeter beat out an infield single 3-1 lead. in the first on a grounder shortstop Jose Reyes double-clutched, and had his first multihit game since NATIONALS 6, MARLINS 2 Aug. 26. MIAMI (AP) — Gio Gonzalez Toronto bounced back when allowed two runs in seven innings, Bautista homered in his fourth Bryce Harper had three hits, and straight game against the Yankees. the Washington Nationals kept up

Lewis goes 8-under to lead LPGA Classic The Associated Press

PRATTVILLE, Ala. (AP) — Top-ranked Stacy Lewis birdied the last three holes and five of the final six Thursday for an 8-under 64 and a share of the lead with Mi Jung Hur in the Yokohama Tire LPGA Classic. Lewis, the 2012 winner in the event dropped from the schedule last year after losing its title sponsor, had a bogey-free round on The Senator course. She has a tour-high three victories this season. Hur also had a bogey-free round. The South Korean player won her lone LPGA Tour title in 2009. South Africa’s Paula Reto had a 65, and Cydney Clanton was another stroke back along with Sweden’s Karin Sjodin and Japan’s Ayako Uehara. Former University of Alabama star Stephanie Meadow shot 68. WEB.COM TOUR CHAMPIONSHIP PONTE VEDRA BEACH,

Fla. (AP) — Zac Blair matched the course record with a 7-under 63 to take the lead in the Web.com Tour Championship, the final event in the four-tournament Web.com Tour Finals. Blair, the 24-year-old former BYU player who needs to earn about $40,000 this week to earn a PGA Tour card, had a bogeyfree round on TPC Sawgrass’ Dye’s Valley Course. Blair missed the cuts in the first three events in the series limited to the top 75 players from the Web.com Tour money list and Nos. 126-200 in the PGA Tour’s FedEx Cup standings. The top 25 on the Web.com money list have earned PGA Tour cards. They are competing against each other for PGA Tour priority, with regular-season earnings counting in their totals. The other players are fighting for another 25 cards based on their earnings in the series. Scott Pinckney, Derek Fathauer, Sung Joon Park, Bronson La’Cassie and Chad Collins See GOLF, page B-3

their push for home-field advantage in the NL playoffs by beating Miami. Kevin Frandsen and Anthony Rendon each had two hits for Washington. A Miami native, Gonzalez (910) allowed six hits, striking out five and walking none. Brad Hand (3-8) gave up five earned runs and eight hits in five innings for Miami.

DODGERS 8, CUBS 4 CHICAGO (AP) — Dee Gordon and pinch-hitter Andre Ethier hit RBI doubles in Los Angeles’ five-run seventh inning, and the Dodgers rallied past the Cubs to extend their lead in the NL West. The Dodgers moved 2 1-2 games ahead of idle San Francisco. Paco Rodriguez (1-0) pitched a scoreless sixth to earn the win. Reliever Neil Ramirez (2-3) took the loss.

ROCKIES 7, DIAMONDBACKS 6 DENVER (AP) — Wilin Rosario hit a two-out, two-run homer in the bottom of the ninth inning and the Colorado Rockies rallied past Arizona. Rosario finished with four hits to lift the Rockies into a fourthplace tie with Arizona in the NL West. Corey Dickerson led off the

ninth with a single against Addison Reed (1-7). Two outs later Rosario, hit a towering drive into the seats in left to give the Rockies their third straight win. LaTroy Hawkins (4-3) pitched a perfect top of the ninth.

INDIANS 2, ASTROS 1, 13 Innings HOUSTON (AP) — Mike Aviles hit a sacrifice fly in the 13th inning and the Cleveland Indians topped Houston. Ramirez doubled with one out before Samuel Deduno (2-6) walked Michael Brantley and Carlos Santana to set up Aviles’ fly. Kyle Crockett (4-0) got the Indians out of trouble in the 12th, and Cody Allen pitched the 13th for his 22nd save. Santana hit a tying single in the ninth.

PADRES 7, PHILLIES 3 SAN DIEGO (AP) — Robbie Erlin pitched six strong innings, Alexi Amarista and Will Venable homered and the San Diego defeated Philadelphia. Erlin (4-4), slowed by a sore elbow this season, allowed a run on five hits in his first start since May 17. He struck out four and didn’t walk a batter. Kyle Kendrick (9-13) struggled in his five innings. He gave up three runs on six hits, five walks and a hit batter.

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Jets’ Vick supports Goodell in times of trouble DENNIS WASZAK Jr. AP Sports Writer

FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — Michael Vick fully supports the man who gave him a second chance in the NFL. The New York Jets quarterback defended NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell while the league and its teams have come under heavy criticism during the past two weeks over how they are dealing with several players facing domestic violence allegations. “I think he’s doing a great job,” Vick said after practice Thursday. “I

think some situations are more complicated than others. You’re not going to get it right all the time on the first time. These situations that are arising are situations that we have never dealt with before in the NFL from a PR standpoint, just from a situational standpoint. “It’s kind of new to everybody. That’s why we’re all talking about it right now.” Goodell has remained mostly silent during the last two weeks as the NFL has dealt with perhaps its most brutal stretch ever, starting last week when video surfaced that

showed former Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice knocking out his then-fiancee in an Atlantic City, New Jersey, elevator. Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson was indicted on felony child-abuse charges and deactivated by the team. Carolina Panthers defensive end Greg Hardy was also removed from the active roster until his domestic violence case is settled. He appealed a ruling in July when he was convicted of assault on a female and communicating threats. On Wednesday, Arizona Cardinals running back Jonathan Dwyer was ar-

rested on aggravated assault charges and deactivated after police said he head-butted his wife and broke her nose after she refused his sexual advances, and punched her in the face the next day. “There’s a lot going on and there’s a lot of issues that are taking place and I think in due time, they’ll all be cleaned up,” Vick said. “But it’s kind of hard right now. Hopefully, everything will resume (to) normal in the next couple of months. We just can’t continue to keep feeding into it. Every day, there’s a new story that’s being written about and being talked about. We don’t seem

to let it go.” The pressure has increased during the last several days from lawmakers, sponsors and fans who have taken issue with whether the NFL is acting swiftly enough to investigate or discipline players. “Nobody’s perfect,” Vick said. “Nobody can make the correct decisions right then and there on the spot when faced with all forms of adversity.” Vick dealt directly with Goodell when he was suspended in 2007 and reinstated after serving nearly two years in prison for his role in a dog fighting ring.

Linebackers absence gives opportunities to Giants EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — The potential absence of veteran Jon Beason and rookie Devon Kennard from the New York Giants’ linebacking corps Sunday represents not just an opportunity for Spencer Paysinger and Mark Herzlich, but also uncertain prospects against a run-heavy Houston Texans squad. Beason, a dominant force in the middle, injured his big toe after stepping on a Cardinal in

the second half of last week’s 25-14 Giants’ loss. He will visit renowned orthopedist Dr. Robert Anderson in Charlotte, North Carolina, Friday to get a final determination on his playing status. With rookie Devon Kennard of the Giants already sidelined with a hamstring problem, Spencer Paysinger and Mark Herzlich will likely split strongside linebacker duties next to Jameel McClain, as the strong-

side starter moves inside to the middle linebacker spot, usually filled by the 6-foot, 232-pound Beason. Beason said the fact that he is walking on the foot indicates rapid healing, and added he remains optimistic about playing against a 2-0 Texans squad that averages 40 runs and just over 150-groundyards per game. “It’s feeling better,” Beason said. “In the game, I stepped on

someone’s foot and felt a pop. It scared me. “But the pictures indicated it’s just scar tissue.” And he added, “it feels good, so that’s a good indication.” Paysinger and Herzlich have prepared this week as if they will start, both reviewing films at the Quest Diagnostic Training Center Wednesday until 8 p.m. Both players have started in the past, and both received ex-

tra work in the preseason as a foot injury kept Beason on the sideline all of training camp, but neither offers the speed and experience Beason did when he came over in an Oct. 4 trade from Carolina. The 0-2 Giants, trying desperately to avoid a repeat of last year’s 0-6 start, will miss Beason’s skills as they chase Arian Foster and his 4.4-yard-percarry average. Foster already has 241 yards on 55 carries to

go along with the touchdown he scored in last week’s 30-14 win over Oakland. “To have his passion, his knowledge of the game out there, we’ll miss that,” Paysinger, a special teams player who made 73 tackles in 10 starts last year, said of Beason. “But Mark and Jameel are doing a great job preparing this week. Even though Beason’s not here, we do have some capable guys.”

Packers defense bracing for tough Megatron matchup GENARO C. ARMAS AP Sports Writer

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Green Bay Packers cornerbacks Sam Shields and Tramon Williams are bracing for another matchup with Calvin Johnson. Twice a season, the cornerbacks brace themselves to face one of the best receivers in the NFL. The Detroit Lions have a new coach in Jim Caldwell, but Johnson hasn’t changed. The NFC North rivals meet Sunday in Detroit. “He’s a beast,” Shields said Thursday. “You know when he does catch it, we’ve just got to tackle him.” Sounds simple enough. Yet nothing is simple about defending Detroit’s 6-foot-5 star wideout.

Johnson has 13 catches for 247 yards with two touchdowns this season. He has 71 catches for 1,163 yards and 12 scores in 12 games against Green Bay. Shields and Williams are both 5-foot-11. While they may have the speed to keep up, the Packers’ cornerback duo can’t measure up by height with Johnson. This makes Johnson a bit tough to tackle, so wrapping up low will be important to slow down Johnson. Watch out for the stiff-arm, too. “When he (does) catch it, don’t let him run after the catch,” Shields said. “Just get him down right there, and not let him get big plays.” Maybe the gray T-shirt that Williams wore after practice on Thursday is a sign of the matchup to come. The

Everton opens Europa tourney with victory The Associated Press

American goalkeeper Tim Howard turned in an outstanding performance in his first European match since the 200910 season, and Everton opened the group stage of the Europa League with a 4-1 win over visiting Wolfsburg on Thursday night. Wolfsburg put 12 of 24 shots on target but managed its only goal when Ricardo Rodriguez scored in the fourth minute of second-half stoppage time. Everton went ahead on Rodriguez’s own goal in the 15th minute, then opened a 4-0 lead when Seamus Coleman scored

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in first-half stoppage time, Leighton Baines converted a penalty kick in the 47th and Kevin Mirallas scored in the 89th. American defender Fabian Johnson started and played until the 62nd minute for Borussia Moenchengladbach in a 1-1 home tie against Villarreal. Three-time European champion Inter Milan opened with a 1-0 win at Ukraine’s Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk on a goal by Danilo D’Ambrosio, and defending champion Sevilla defeated Feyenoord 2-0 on first-half goals by Grzegorz Krychowiak and Stephane Mbia. with a birdie win on the par-4 ninth, but Norton, a 55-yearold reinstated amateur from Overland Park, Kansas, won Nos. 11, 12 and 14 to cut it to a hole. Tallent rebounded to take the par-3 15th with a birdie, and matched Norton with a bogey on the par-5 16th and a birdie on the par-3 17th — holing a 30-footer — to close out the match. At No. 60, Tallent is the worst-seeded player to win since the since the USGA began seeding players based on qualifying scores in 1992. Bill Shean was No. 58 when he won in 2000.

NEWPORT, Wales (AP) — Dutchman Joost Luiten birdied seven of his last 10 holes for a 6-under 65 and a one-stroke lead in the Wales Open, the final event before the Ryder Cup next week at Gleneagles. Belgium’s Nicolas Colsaerts had a 66 on Celtic Manor’s Twenty-Ten Course. He eagled the 575-yard 18th hole after hitting a drive 447 yards. U.S. SENIOR WOMEN’S European Ryder Cup player AMATEUR Lee Westwood, Jamie DonaldDEAL, N.J. (AP) — Joan son, Thomas Bjorn and Stephen Gallacher are in the field. Don- Higgins won the U.S. Senior aldson shot 70, Bjorn 71, West- Women’s Amateur at Hollywood Golf Club, hitting every wood 73, and Gallacher 78. fairway in regulation in a 1-up victory over Canada’s Judith U.S. SENIOR AMATEUR Kyrinis. The 58-year-old Higgins, a NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Former George Wash- former University of Wisconington basketball player Patrick sin tennis player who lives in Tallent won the U.S. Senior Glendora, California, also won Amateur, beating Bryan Norton the 2008 U.S. Women’s MidAmateur. 2 and 1 at Big Canyon. Higgins took the lead with a The 61-year-old Tallent, from Vienna, Virginia, sur- par on the par-5 16th, matched vived a 15-for-13 playoff Kyrinis with a bogey on the Monday to advance to match par-3 17th and a par — holing play in the event for players an 8-foot putt — on the par-4 55 and older. He was the run- 18th. The 50-year-old Kyrinis is a ner-up in 2010. Tallent took a 4-up lead registered nurse in Toronto.

shirt had a picture of one of the robotic vehicle heads from the “Transformers” movie series. Johnson’s nickname is “Megatron,” the villain in the “Transformers” movies. “It’s not intimidating. You just hope it don’t happen,” Williams said. “When I see that ball in the air, I’m going to say to myself, ‘It’s my ball and I’m going to go get it.’ Now, if we go up and we battle for it, it’s a different story. “That’s what the game is about — battles. I feel that I have the same amount of ability to go get the ball as anybody else,” Williams added. Now for all the consternation about Johnson, the Packers have still had success against Detroit. Green Bay is 10-2 since 2007 against the Lions when Johnson plays.

This year, the Lions have a new coach, along with a new complement for Johnson in the receiving group in Golden Tate. “I think that it does sort of tip the scales a little bit to keep the doublecoverage off of him,” Caldwell said. “And obviously when that occurs, he’s pretty hard to handle. I would anticipate that teams would use double coverage and things of that nature, try to roll to his side.” The Packers also have to account for the multifaceted Reggie Bush out of the backfield. Their secondary, though, should be at full strength after safety Micah Hyde returned to practice Thursday as a full participant. He was limited on Wednesday with a knee injury. No matter who is on the field, John-

son presents a stern test. “If you cover a bigger guy, he’s probably going to be stronger than you. Obviously, he’s going to be bigger. You never want to be overly aggressive with him,” Williams said. Notes: B.J. Raji said that the recovery for his torn right biceps tendon could take from six to nine months. Raji, who is out for the year after getting hurt in the preseason, had signed a one-year deal in the offseason to stay in Green Bay. “I would love to be a Packer, but obviously who knows at this point. I’m more worried about my rehab and just being around the team and trying to be a help to the young guys,” Raji said. ... CB Casey Hayward returned to practice on a limited basis after missing a day. ... RT Bryan Bulaga (left) was limited for a second straight day.

Scoreboard baseball American League

East Division W L x-Baltimore 92 60 New York 78 74 Toronto 77 75 Tampa Bay 74 79 Boston 66 87 Central Division Detroit 84 68 Kansas City 83 68 Cleveland 79 73 Chicago 69 83 Minnesota 65 87 West Division x-Los Angeles 95 58 Oakland 83 69 Seattle 82 70 Houston 67 86 Texas 60 92 x-clinched division

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East Division W L x-Washington 88 64 Atlanta 76 76 Miami 74 78 New York 73 80 Philadelphia 70 83 Central Division St. Louis 85 68 Pittsburgh 82 70 Milwaukee 79 74 Cincinnati 71 82 Chicago 68 85 West Division Los Angeles 87 66 San Francisco 84 68 San Diego 71 81 Arizona 62 91 Colorado 62 91 x-clinched division

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San Diego 7, Philadelphia 3 Friday’s Games L.A. Dodgers (Kershaw 19-3) at Chicago Cubs (E.Jackson 6-14), 10:20 a.m. Milwaukee (Gallardo 8-10) at Pittsburgh (Locke 7-5), 3:05 p.m. Washington (Fister 14-6) at Miami (Koehler 9-9), 3:10 p.m. N.Y. Mets (Za.Wheeler 10-10) at Atlanta (Teheran 13-12), 3:35 p.m. Arizona (C.Anderson 9-6) at Colorado (Lyles 6-3), 4:10 p.m. Cincinnati (Holmberg 1-1) at St. Louis (Lackey 2-2), 4:15 p.m. Philadelphia (D.Buchanan 6-7) at Oakland (Lester 15-10), 5:35 p.m. San Francisco (T.Hudson 9-11) at San Diego (Despaigne 3-7), 6:10 p.m. Saturday’s Games L.A. Dodgers at Chicago Cubs, 9:05 a.m. Philadelphia at Oakland, 12:05 p.m. Arizona at Colorado, 12:10 p.m. Milwaukee at Pittsburgh, 3:05 p.m. N.Y. Mets at Atlanta, 3:10 p.m. Washington at Miami, 3:10 p.m. Cincinnati at St. Louis, 3:15 p.m. San Francisco at San Diego, 4:40 p.m. All Times ADT Rangers 7, Athletics 2 Tex. Oak.

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Dickey, Cecil (7), Morrow (8), Aa.Sanchez (9) and Thole, D.Navarro; Greene, Betances (7), Kelley (8), Dav.Robertson (9) and Cervelli. WСDav.Robertson 3-5. LСAa.Sanchez 2-2. HRsСToronto, Bautista (33). New York, Jeter (4). Indians 2, Astros 1 Cle. 000 000 001 0 00 1—2 8 1 Hou. 000 100 000 0 00 0—1 8 0 (13 innings) Salazar, Hagadone (8), Atchison (8), Rzepczynski (9), Shaw (10), C.Lee (12), Crockett (12), Allen (13) and Y.Gomes; Feldman, Sipp (9), Qualls (9), K.Chapman (10), Veras (11), Deduno (13) and J.Castro. WСCrockett 4-0. LСDeduno 2-6. SvСAllen (22). Mariners 3, Angels 1 Sea. LA

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Workman, A.Wilson (6), Tazawa (7), D.Britton (8), Badenhop (8) and Vazquez; Cole, Watson (8), Melancon (9) and C.Stewart.

WСCole 10-5. LСWorkman 1-10. SvСMelancon (30). HRsСPittsburgh, S.Marte (13). Nationals 6, Marlins 2 Was. 000 510 0 00—6 11 0 Mia. 010 001 0 00—2 6 1 G.Gonzalez, Stammen (8), R.Soriano (9) and W.Ramos; Hand, DeSclafani (6), Da.Jennings (8), Capps (8) and Saltalamacchia. W_G.Gonzalez 9-10. L_Hand 3-8. Dodgers 8, Cubs 4 L.A. 000 010 511—8 13 2 Chi. 200 020 0 00—4 11 3 Greinke, P.Rodriguez (6), P.Baez (7), Br.Wilson (8), Jansen (9) and A.Ellis, Butera; Wada, Grimm (6), N.Ramirez (7), W.Wright (7), Schlitter (8), Rosscup (8), B.Parker (9) and Jo.Baker. W_P. Rodriguez 1-0. L_N.Ramirez 2-3. Cardinals 3, Brewers 2 Mil. 000 110 000 0 00 0—2 10 0 S.L. 000 000 020 0 00 1—3 12 1 (13 innings) Lohse, Broxton (8), Jeffress (9), W.Smith (9), Estrada (10), Kintzler (11), Duke (12), J.Nelson (13) and Lucroy, Maldonado; S.Miller, Choate (7), Maness (7), Rosenthal (9), Neshek (10), C.Martinez (11), S.Freeman (13) and Y.Molina, T.Cruz. W_S.Freeman 2-0. L_J. Nelson 2-8. Rockies 7, D-Backs 6 Ari. 002 004 0 00—6 6 0 Col. 010 002 022—7 14 0 Nuno, Spruill (6), Harris (8), A.Reed (9) and M.Montero; Flande, Kahnle (6), Belisle (6), F.Morales (7), Hawkins (9) and Rosario. W_Hawkins 4-3. L_A. Reed 1-7. HRs_Colorado, Cuddyer (8), Rosario (12). Padres 7, Phillies 3 Phi. 000 100 0 02—3 11 1 S.D. 010 111 03x—7 12 1 K.Kendrick, Bastardo (6), Mi.Adams (7), C.Jimenez (8) and Nieves; Erlin, Vincent (7), Garces (7), Thayer (8), Stauffer (9) and Grandal. W_Erlin 4-4. L_K.Kendrick 9-13. HRs_San Diego, Amarista (5), Venable (7).

football NFL Standings AMERICAN CONFERENCE East Buffalo Miami N.Y. Jets New England South Houston Tennessee Jacksonville Indianapolis North Cincinnati Baltimore Pittsburgh Cleveland West Denver San Diego Oakland Kansas City

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Sunday’s Games Dallas at St. Louis, 9 a.m. Minnesota at New Orleans, 9 a.m. San Diego at Buffalo, 9 a.m. Washington at Philadelphia, 9 a.m. Houston at N.Y. Giants, 9 a.m. Tennessee at Cincinnati, 9 a.m. Baltimore at Cleveland, 9 a.m. Green Bay at Detroit, 9 a.m. Indianapolis at Jacksonville, 9 a.m. Oakland at New England, 9 a.m. San Francisco at Arizona, 12:05 p.m. Denver at Seattle, 12:25 p.m. Kansas City at Miami, 12:25 p.m. Pittsburgh at Carolina, 4:30 p.m. Monday’s Game Chicago at N.Y. Jets, 4:30 p.m. All Times ADT

Falcons 56, Buccaneers 14 TB 0 0 0 ATL 21 14 21

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First Quarter Atl—Douglas 3 pass from Ryan (Bryant kick), 12:03. Atl—Jones 8 pass from Ryan (Bryant kick), 3:03. Atl—Ishmael 23 interception return (Bryant kick), 2:38. Second Quarter Atl—Hester 20 run (Bryant kick), 14:53. Atl—Hester 62 punt return (Bryant kick), 7:06. Third Quarter Atl—Jones 40 pass from Ryan (Bryant kick), 8:23. Atl—S.Jackson 2 run (Bryant kick), 8:11. Atl—Smith 38 run (Bryant kick), 1:47. Fourth Quarter TB—Jackson 3 pass from Glennon (Murray kick), 8:46. TB—Lansanah 27 interception return (Murray kick), 7:07. A—70,318. TB Atl First downs 10 26 Total Net Yards 217 488 Rushes-yards 18-64 36-144 Passing 153 344 Punt Returns 1-9 3-68 Kickoff Returns 4-78 1-29 Interceptions Ret. 1-27 1-23 Comp-Att-Int 22-36-1 24-28-1 Sacked-Yards Lost 3-26 1-6 Punts 7-43.9 2-42.0 Fumbles-Lost 5-4 4-3 Penalties-Yards 11-110 5-50 Time of Possession 27:21 32:39 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHINGСTampa Bay, Rainey 11-41, Glennon 3-19, James 4-4. Atlanta, S.Jackson 14-54, Smith 4-50, Hester 1-20, Freeman 11-12, Rodgers 5-6, Ryan 1-2. PASSINGСTampa Bay, Glennon 17-24-0-121, McCown 5-12-1-58. Atlanta, Ryan 21-24-0-286, Yates 3-4-1-64.

RECEIVINGСTampa Bay, Rainey 7-64, Myers 5-33, Evans 4-52, Jackson 2-15, Stocker 2-15, Herron 1-5, James 1-(minus 5). Atlanta, Jones 9-161, Weems 4-69, DiMarco 3-35, Toilolo 2-25, Douglas 2-14, Hester 1-25, Roby 1-11, Freeman 1-7, Rodgers 1-3. MISSED FIELD GOALSСAtlanta, Bryant 59 (WL).

Transactions BASEBALL American League HOUSTON ASTROS С Signed a two-year player development contract with Fresno (PCL) though the 2016 season. OAKLAND ATHLETICS С Signed a four-year player development contract with Nashville (PCL) through the 2018 season. National League CHICAGO CUBS С Signed a four-year player development contract with South Bend (MWL) through the 2018 season. MILWAUKEE BREWERS С Signed a two-year player development contract with Colorado Springs (PCL) through the 2016 season. SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS С Signed a two-year player development contract with Sacramento (PCL). WASHINGTON NATIONALS С Claimed INF Pedro Florimon off waivers from Minnesota. Designated OF Eury Perez for assignment. BASKETBALL National Basketball Association CHICAGO BULLS С Signed G E’Twaun Moore. FOOTBALL National Football League ARIZONA CARDINALS С Resigned RB Jalen Parmele. Placed RB Jonathan Dwyer on the reserve/non-football illness list. CHICAGO BEARS С Signed CB Demontre Hurst. MINNESOTA VIKINGS С Released WR Jerome Simpson. HOCKEY National Hockey League MINNEASOTA WILD С Signed G Darcy Kuemper to a two-year contract. NASHVILLE PREDATORS С Added D Brian Lee, D Mike Little, F Matthew Campagna and F Jon Puskar to the training camp roster. Major League Lacrosse OHIO MACHINE С Announced the retirement of D Greg Bice. National League Lacrosse COLORADO MAMMOTH С Signed G Dillon Ward to a fiveyear contract. SOCCER Major League Soccer MLS С Fined Los Angeles coach Bruce Arena $20,000 for making critical comments of the league. National Women’s Soccer League SKY BLUE FC С Re-signed MF Katy Freels. COLLEGE LIMESTONE С Named Ashley Alderin-Fleagle women’s assistant soccer coach. TEXAS TECH С Announced the resignation of defensive coordinator Matt Wallerstedt. Named Mike Smith interim defensive coordinator.

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Northern Lights Conference Soldotna Kenai Kodiak Homer

League L Pct. 0 1.000 0 1.000 2 .333 1 .000

W 1 1 1 0

W 4 2 1 2

Overall L 0 3 4 3

Pct. 1.000 .400 .200 .400

W 4 3 3 3 1 1 0

Overall L 0 2 1 2 4 4 4

Pct. 1.000 .600 .750 .600 .200 .200 .000

Week 5

Wasilla 20, Kenai 10 Ketchikan 23, Homer 22 Soldotna 48, Kodiak 0 Soldotna at Homer, 2 p.m. Saturday Barrow at Kodiak, 2 p.m. Saturday

Week 6

Greatland Conference Eielson Barrow Nikiski Seward Valdez Monroe Voznesenka

League L Pct. 0 1.000 1 .750 1 .667 1 .667 2 .333 3 .250 4 .000

W 3 3 2 2 1 1 0

Nikiski 50, Valdez 0 Seward 22, Barrow 20 Monroe Catholic 26, Voznesenka 14

Week 5

Week 6 Eielson at Monroe Catholic, 1 p.m. Saturday Voznesenka at Nikiski, 2 p.m. Saturday Seward at Valdez, 2 p.m. Saturday Barrow at Kodiak, 2 p.m. Saturday

Peninsula high school football stats Through Sept. 13 Reported games only

RECEIVING YARDAGE LEADERS

TEAM OFFENSE Team 1. Nikiski 2. Soldotna 3. Kenai 4. Homer

G 4 4 5 3

Pts 166 196 131 58

Rsh 1370 1367 1425 464

Pas Tot 590 1960 421 1788 133 1558 174 638

TEAM DEFENSE Team 1. Soldotna 2. Homer 3. Kenai 4. Nikiski

G 4 3 5 4

Pts 6 86 83 71

Rsh 394 684 534 709

Pas Tot 161 555 161 845 422 956 345 1054

PASSING YARDAGE LEADERS Name, school G Com Att Yds TD Int 1. Anderson, Nik 4 32 56 590 7 1 2. Furlong, Sol 4 26 40 421 9 0 3. Hutt, Hom 3 12 30 174 2 2 4. Baker, Ken 5 14 54 133 4 3 5. Johnson, Nik 2 0 2 0 0 0 6. Blumentritt, Sol 1 0 1 0 0 0 RUSHING YARDAGE LEADERS Name, school G Logan, Ken 5 Riddall, Nik 4 Gibbs, Sol 4 Castro, Nik 4 Fenton, Sol 4 Foree, Ken 5 Fisk, Hom 3 Broussard, Nik 3 Chavez, Sol 4 Blumentritt, Sol 4 Hutt, Hom 3 Johnson, Nik 1 Prior, Sol 3 Welborn, Ken 5 Carstens, Nik 2 Hill, Hom 1 Jackson, Nik 3 Gillies, Ken 2 Baker, Ken 4 Holloway, Nik 1 Seay, Hom 1 Swoboda, Hom 2 Winter, Sol 1 Jones, Sol 1 Ackerman, Sol 2 R. Riddall, Nik 1 Tuttle, Ken 1 Cooper, Nik 2 Streiff, Ken 1 Perry, Nik 1 Lueth, Hom 2 Lowe, Hom 1 Furlong, Sol 4 Randall, Ken 1 Anderson, Nik 4 Kallelid, Hom 1 Hollinger, Nik 1

Att Yds 120 900 47 538 54 499 30 358 27 352 60 340 38 235 17 202 19 186 20 174 46 141 10 108 5 96 24 59 7 53 11 53 5 47 8 47 15 33 3 26 3 19 9 18 2 16 3 16 2 15 2 14 3 14 4 14 3 12 2 11 3 7 2 5 25 4 1 3 6 1 1 0 1 -2

Avg TD 7.5 6 11.4 10 9.2 7 11.9 4 13.0 3 5.7 4 6.2 4 11.9 1 9.8 2 8.7 4 3.1 0 10.8 0 19.2 1 2.5 2 7.6 1 4.8 0 9.4 0 5.9 0 2.2 0 8.7 0 6.3 0 2.0 1 8.0 0 5.3 0 7.5 0 7.0 0 4.7 0 3.5 0 4.0 1 5.5 0 2.3 0 2.5 0 0.2 2 3.0 0 0.2 0 0.0 0 -2.0 0

Name, school G Holloway, Nik 4 Broussard, Nik 4 Chavez, Sol 1 Duke, Sol 2 Walden, Sol 4 Gillies, Ken 4 Gibbs, Sol 2 Carstens, Nik 2 Seay, Hom 2 Fowler, Sol 2 McKenna, Hom 2 Cotney, Hom 1 Foree, Ken 3 Riddall, Nik 2 Blumentritt, Sol 1 Swoboda, Hom 2 Logan, Ken 3 Fenton, Sol 1 Fisk, Hom 1 Lowe, Hom 2 Johnson, Nik 1 Ackerman, Sol 1 Jones, Sol 1 Randall, Ken 1 Castro, Nik 2 Alborn, Hom 1

Rec Yds 15 335 6 149 3 95 4 78 6 65 5 62 2 53 5 52 2 42 4 42 2 37 2 34 5 32 3 28 2 25 2 25 3 25 1 24 1 23 2 21 1 20 1 20 3 18 1 14 2 6 1 -8

Avg TD 22.3 4 24.8 3 31.7 2 19.5 1 10.8 2 12.4 3 26.5 1 10.4 0 21.0 1 10.5 2 18.5 1 17.0 0 6.4 1 9.3 0 12.5 0 12.5 0 8.3 0 24.0 1 23.0 0 10.5 0 20.0 0 20.0 0 6.0 0 14.0 0 3.0 0 -8.0 0

SCORING LEADERS Player, school TD FG PAT2 PAT1 Pts Riddall, Nik 10 0 1 0 62 Gibbs, Sol 8 0 0 0 48 Logan, Ken 6 0 0 0 36 Foree, Ken 5 0 1 0 32 Blumentritt, Sol 4 0 1 0 26 Fisk, Hom 4 0 1 0 26 Castro, Nik 4 0 0 0 24 Broussard, Nik 4 0 0 0 24 Holloway, Nik 4 0 0 0 24 Fenton, Sol 4 0 0 0 24 Chavez, Sol 4 0 0 0 24 Vest, Ken 0 2 0 14 20 Gillies, Ken 3 0 0 0 18 Walden, Sol 2 0 1 0 14 Fowler, Sol 2 0 1 0 14 Duke, Sol 2 0 0 0 12 Seay, Hom 2 0 0 0 12 Welborn, Ken 2 0 0 0 12 Furlong, Sol 2 0 0 0 12 Carstens, Nik 1 0 2 0 10 Ackerman, Sol 0 0 0 10 10 Jackson, Nik 0 0 0 9 9 Swoboda, Hom 1 0 1 0 8 Johnson, Nik 1 0 0 0 6 Jones, Sol 0 0 0 6 6 McKenna, Hom 1 0 0 0 6 Streiff, Ken 1 0 0 0 6 Prior, Sol 1 0 0 0 6 Baker, Ken 1 0 0 0 6 Hutt, Hom 0 0 2 0 4 L. Broussard, Nik 0 1 0 0 3 Hill, Hom 0 0 1 0 2

City State University in North Dakota, so the familiarity on the football field goes further than the head-to-head coaching battles the two have had against each other in the past decade. “Eric’s done a fantastic job coming in, I just couldn’t be happier with the transition,” Brantley Jr. said. “He’s come in with head coach experience and has just done a nice job with the kids.” For the Mariners, things are looking grim. After dropping its first NLC contest of the year to Kodiak last Saturday, Homer needs at least one conference win to stay alive in the playoff race, and with games against SoHi and Kenai in the next two weeks, the stakes are high, but coach Josh Fraley said if any team can make a run at the Stars, it is his. “We gotta win them both,” Fraley said. “We’ve put that in their heads, and we don’t want to put pressure on them, but it’s there. “Last week we didn’t really have a good Friday practice and it showed in the game. This week has been better.” After holding an early 14-0 lead against Ketchikan last Saturday, Homer lost it with 23 straight points given up that resulted in a two-score lead for the Kings. Even with a late touchdown drive, Homer still lost 23-22. “We turned the ball over a couple times, once deep in our zone, and they scored on our mistakes,” Fraley said. “We also didn’t tackle well, and that’s usually our strength.” With all focus now turned on trying to beat SoHi, Fraley said the defense has got to stop the SoHi run game, and that starts with stopping the short gains. “We gotta stop the dive,” Fraley said. “Once we stop that, we can make them throw the ball a bit.” Both coaches exhibit similar mindsets in preparing for Saturday’s game: Stop the run game and force the opposition into a

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The Nikiski volleyball team got the better of Seward in a 3-1 match Thursday night in Nikiski. The Bulldogs won with game scores of 25-17, 27-25 24-26 and 25-12. Nikiski coach Stacey Segura said beating Seward was cru-

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The Cook Inlet Academy coed soccer team routed Borealis Conference opponent TriValley with a 9-1 win Thursday evening at the Kenai Sports Complex fields in north Kenai. One year after a perfect 21win season, CIA continued its winning ways with the help of the three Smithwick brothers. Timmy, a junior, led the attack with four goals, coming in the 12th, 17th, 61st and 64th minutes of the game. Riley, a senior defenseman, had a second-half goal in the 67th minute, and Johnny, a freshman, added a goal in the 20th minute. “I guess the Smithwick brothers showed up,” said CIA coach Kenny Leaf. “It was good

to see Riley get one because he doesn’t score a lot, but he’s one of the anchors on our defense.” Connor Leaf scored twice in the 28th and 75th minutes, and senior Madison Orth added a penalty kick strike in the 38th minute. Tri-Valley’s Ethan Graham scored five minutes into the second half to ruin the shutout in goal for CIA goaltender Brady Hammond. Freshman John Grossl also got time in the net for CIA. The win boosts CIA’s season record to 9-0, which the Eagles will take into today’s match with Borealis Conference foe Delta Junction, 4 p.m. at the Kenai fields. Earlier in the season, CIA beat Delta 2-1, and the two teams faced each other in last year’s conference final, a match that CIA won 3-2.

Voznesenka (0-4) at Nikiski (3-1), 2 p.m. Saturday Last Saturday’s 50-0 win over Valdez helped put Nikiski back on track, a week removed from a 52-34 loss to Greatland Conference rival Eielson, a loss that included Eielson senior Anthony Griffith becoming the first player in the state to eclipse 500 rushing yards in a single game. After a week of assessing game film and seeing what went wrong, Nikiski coach Ted Riddall was happy with the onfield play he saw against the Buccaneers. “We saw a lot of good things in the way of blocking, sustaining blocks, blocking to the whistle,” Riddall said. “We worked pretty hard … We took a step in the right direction, and that was the number one goal.” Riddall’s son, Christian, leads the Nikiski offense this year with 566 offensive yards, most of that coming on the ground. Saturday against Valdez, Riddall amassed 246 rushing yards and five touchdowns. On defense, the Bulldogs have maintained a fierce pass

rush, and it wasn’t more evident Saturday when linebacker Luke Johnson grabbed a picksix of Valdez quarterback Colbin Hansen for a 30-yard score on the third play of the game. Riddall said that the position Nikiski holds in the Greatland Conference standings — third place — is good for now, but would like to be a little higher up by the end of the season. “Obviously Eielson has that track for the number one spot, unless they get beaten,” Riddall said. “For us, we’re just looking at the opportunity for a home playoff game.” To host a home game in the postseason, the Bulldogs need to finish among the top two in the conference. Current runnerup Barrow holds a 3-1 record in the Greatland Conference, while Nikiski is at 2-1, but with Barrow also has two losses in the overall standings, while Nikiski has one. “I feel pretty good at progressing, as long as we continue to progress that way,” Riddall said. Voznesenka is still winless, but a 26-14 loss to Monroe Catholic last Saturday looked a lot better than the previous three blowouts. “It looks a lot better, but I thought we shot ourselves in the foot in that game,” said Voznesenka coach Justin Zank. “We had so many opportunities in that game, and like our other games, we just had so many key mistakes.” Zank said mistakes such as lining up correctly on the line of scrimmage and movement in the backfield kept the Cougars from threatening to win the game. Voz even had a touchdown brought back due to the receiver going into motion at the last moment before the ball was snapped. But Zank said he was happy that his offense was able to move the ball effectively, something they will need to do Saturday against Nikiski. That will not be easy going against bruising linebackers like Luke Johnson and running backs like Christian Riddall. Voznesenka features a significantly smaller

team. Zank said tight end Max Kuzmin weighs in at about 200 pounds, making him the biggest player on the team. “With my younger guys, it’s hard to stick to their assignments, they tend to overpursue and wanna follow the ball,” Zank said. “I told them they just need to take care of their individual jobs.” Coach Riddall said the focus this week is the same as always — work hard and improve on the fundamentals, and with a conference matchup on the line, don’t overlook the Cougars. “We have to approach it like they’re young and learning quite a bit,” Riddall said. “But they have scrappy kids. They hit hard and go hard from the whistle. Our kids will have to be aware they want to win the game just as much as we have to.” Seward (3-2) at Valdez (1-4), 2 p.m. Saturday A surprising 3-2 start to the season has the Seahawks on the brink of a playoff spot with three games to go. The Seahawks currently hold the fourth and final playoff spot in the Greatland Conference with a 2-1 mark, and a matchup against a small, struggling Valdez squad may push Seward over to the list of favorites to make the postseason. Nikiski coach Ted Riddall weighed in on his opinion of the Bulldogs’ rival to the southeast, adding that it is a good thing when new teams enter the playoff picture on a yearly basis. “I think Seward is a big deal, they’re playing better than they have in the past,” Riddall said. “They always play us tough, and we’re playing them in a few weeks, so I think in the end it comes down to which team is consistent enough and plays hardest.” After being shut out by Nikiski last week, Valdez will be looking to get back into the playoff picture. The Bucs currently hold a 1-2 conference mark, which means a win over Seward would leave the two schools tied for fourth in the standings.

Nikiski netters hold off Seward to win

CIA soccer rolls . . . Birds on with victory Staff report Peninsula Clarion

one-dimensional offense. Homer and SoHi feature multi-faceted quarterbacks that can take the ball and run for yardage, but can also catch a defense off guard with a passing attack. For SoHi, Brooks Furlong has shown a dual threat all year long with 421 passing yards and nine touchdowns, while keeping the ball 25 times in the ground game. For Homer, 6-foot-5 Sheldon Hutt has thrown for 174 yards and two touchdowns in 2014 while carrying the ball 46 times for 141 yards. It is all a part of a change in identity that Fraley said he is working on with the Homer offense, going from a passing team in 2013 to a run-based offense this season. “We worked on that hard this week, because we want to throw the ball on SoHi,” Fraley said. “You always sacrifice size and speed to have a versatile passing game.”

down, breaking the mark he shared with former Falcons star Deion Sanders. Sanders, now a television analyst, watched Hester’s return from the sideline at the Georgia Dome. Hester highstepped the last 10 yards are so, his left hand bobbing behind his ear — a tribute to Prime Time’s signature move. “It’s tough to break the record of the guy who is my No. 1 mentor,” Hester said. “I’m kind of emotional right now.” Sanders didn’t mind a bit. He smiled broadly and waved to the crowd when he was shown on the video board, the Hall of Famer’s record falling in the stadium he once proclaimed as “my house.” Jones could’ve made the same claim after his superb 40yard touchdown catch in the third quarter. Turning toward the sideline,

cial since every conference win against similar-sized schools will help to determine eventual seeding the conference tournament in November. “I told the girls in the locker room that these Seward and Homer games are most important,” Segura said. “They took it pretty seriously.” Senior setter Rachel Thompson led the Bulldogs with 29

assists, 12 digs and three serving aces. Senior libero Laura Hufford added 21 digs, Lauren O’Brien had 12 kills, Brittany Perry had five kills, and Zykiah Cooney and Perry had two serving aces each. Nikiski held game point in the third set, but Seward rallied back with a furious charge to take the game and close the match deficit to 2-1. Segura

said that triggered her team. “I think they were disappointed that they lost the third game, and they wanted to send a strong message,” Segura said. Nikiski responded by nearly doubling Seward’s points in the fourth and final set. The win boosted Nikiski’s record to 3-2 in the Southcentral conference (3-4 overall).

he looked first over his left shoulder for the pass, turned his body when realized it was coming over his right shoulder, juggled the ball a bit as he tumbled into the end zone, cradling it under his arm just before slammed the turf, getting both feet down. “Just a hell of a catch,” Ryan said. “He’s a special talent.” Coming off three interceptions in a loss at Cincinnati, Ryan bounced back with a 21-of-24 showing that set a team record for completion percentage (.875). He also hooked up with Jones on an 8-yard touchdown strike, as well as Harry Douglas on a 3-yarder. “No one ever doubted that Matt Ryan would come back and have a good game after his game last week,” Smith said. Hester, in his first year with the Falcons, also had a 20yard touchdown run on an end around, not to mention one of the better defensive plays of the night. After the Bucs stripped the ball away from a Falcons

receiver, Hester stripped it right back and fell on the fumble himself to keep possession for Atlanta. “He channeled some of his inner defense from his college days,” Ryan quipped. The Bucs, losing their first three games for the third time in six years, couldn’t do anything right. Josh McCown was 5 of 12 for 58 yards and his fourth interception of the season was returned 23 yards for a touchdown by backup safety Kemal Ishmael. Somewhat mercifully, McCown left the game with a thumb injury after appearing to bang his right hand off an Atlanta player’s helmet on his final throw of the night. Mike Glennon went the rest of the way at quarterback. “I thought I had my football team ready to play,” said firstyear Bucs coach Lovie Smith. “Obviously, we weren’t ready to play.” The Falcons finished with a 488-217 edge in total yards. The Bucs had five turnovers

and 110 yards in penalties on what will surely go down as one of the worst embarrassments for a franchise that knows a thing or two about losing, dropping its first 26 games after entering the NFL in 1976. If not for Danny Lansanah’s 27-yard interception return for a touchdown, Tampa Bay would’ve eclipsed its biggest loss ever, a 48-3 blowout by the San Francisco 49ers in 2011. Notes: The Bucs were missing four defensive starters from the start of the year, including two-time Pro Bowl tackle Gerald McCoy. He didn’t play because of a hand injury sustained in last Sunday’s loss to St. Louis. ... The Falcons’ Douglas went out in the first half with a foot injury. ... Bucs RB Bobby Rainey, who had 163 yards rushing in a 2013 game against Atlanta, was held to 41 yards on 11 carries. ... The Falcons had their first three sacks of the season.

Indianapolis, New Orleans stuck without wins, but do not panic BARRY WILNER AP Pro Football Writer

Those sputtering machines in New Orleans and Indianapolis had better fire up soon. Like now. It’s somewhat stunning that the Saints and Colts, favorites to win their divisions, are 0-2. At least Indy fell to a pair of top teams, Denver and Philadelphia. The Saints lost at Atlanta, blowing a big lead, and then at Cleveland — both on late field goals. With Carolina already 2-0 in the NFC South and Houston at 2-0 in the AFC South, well, gentlemen, start your engines.

“We are trying to make sure we uncover every stone and look closely at how we can find ways to make the corrections and hopefully we can get that done this weekend,” Saints coach Sean Payton said. “We just have to find a way to play our best game this weekend. It’s important we do that, especially coming home.” All hope is not lost at 0-2, of course. Last year, the Panthers dropped their first two games and then won the division, even earning a first-round playoff bye. Three teams have won the Super Bowl after going 0-2. And since 1990, 23 teams lost their first two matches and wound up in the postseason. “You can point out every week if

we did this, this and this we’d be 2-0,” Colts coach Chuck Pagano said. “We have 14 games left and the only thing that matters right now is Jacksonville. ... The record is the record. We’re not going to sit there and dwell on anything other than Jacksonville.” Week 3 began with an absolute rout in Atlanta, where the Falcons (2-1) beat Tampa Bay (0-3), 56-14. Matt Ryan threw for 286 yards and three touchdowns, Julio Jones hauled in nine passes for 161 yards and a pair of scores, and Devin Hester set an NFL record with his 20th return for a TD. Hester’s runback of a punt covered 62 yards. The spotlight game in Week 3, naturally, is the Super Bowl rematch C

between Denver and Seattle at CenturyLink Field. Bring your ear plugs. Also Sunday, it’s San Francisco at Arizona, San Diego at Buffalo, Green Bay at Detroit, Pittsburgh at Carolina, Baltimore at Cleveland, Washington at Philadelphia, Tennessee at Cincinnati, Oakland at New England, Houston at the New York Giants, Dallas at St. Louis and Kansas City at Miami. On Monday night, Chicago is at the New York Jets.

fense, the Saints can have some confidence they will get off the schneid. But they need to show their defense can make plays down the stretch; it also ranks last against the pass. Indianapolis (0-2) at Jacksonville (0-2)

Give Indy credit for being competitive. Now, it must close the deal. To do so, it might turn to Ahmad Bradshaw, who has had some strong moments at running back. Minnesota (1-1) at And like the Saints, the Colts struggled New Orleans (0-2) stopping the pass. Jacksonville, of course, With Adrian Peterson inactive and has the NFL’s lowest-ranked attack, playthe Vikings ranking last in passing of- ing directly into Indianapolis’ hands.

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rrr! Avast, matey! Pump yer bilge, weigh yer anchor, and batten down yer hatches. Sept. 19 be International Talk Like a Pirate Day. It be a day of swagger and silliness, a day when instead of sayin’, “I think I’ll see what there is to eat in the fridge,” ye say, “Arrr! I be pillagin’ the galley fer some booty!” If ye can talk in a blustery growl and say “arrr” a lot, ye already can talk like a pirate. If ye want to get more serious-like, tack yer way over to talklikeapirate.com, and ye can dig in the motherlode of piratey sayin’s. On Talk Like a Pirate Day, if ye be, say, payin’ a visit to piratey pals, instead of sayin’ “Hello” at their front door, ye might shout, “Ahoy, me buckos, and prepare to be boarded! Arrr!” When answerin’ the phone, instead of “Hello,” ye might growl, “Avast, ye scurvy bilge rat! Arrr!” and hope it be a friend callin’ who knows you be a bit “off.” This be a day when ye can go a bit overboard singin’ sea chanteys, such as, “Ye never count yer booty, when yer sittin’ at the table; Thar’ll be time enough fer countin’, when the cheatin’s done.” Another thing, it be proper to tell piratey jokes on Talk Like a Pirate Day. Why wouldn’t the pirate say, “Aye, Aye, Cap’n”? The Cap’n had only one eye. Why couldn’t the pirate catch fish? He had a bad hook. On the subject of not catching fish, my wife and I have been fishing for silvers from a neighbor’s dock on the Kenai River in Sterling. On Wednesday morning of this week, we were there, patiently waiting for a bite. Our patience was being sorely tried. Other than a few spawning humpies, neither of us had caught a salmon all year. We were sitting there, watching our rod tips for any sign that a silver might be curious about our bait, but nothing was happening. After an hour or so of that, Sue said, “Fishing is like Internet dating.” We had met on an Internet dating website, so I was interested in where this analogy would lead. “You put your bait out there, and wait,” she said. “If nothing happens, you say, ‘Hey, my bait may not be perfect, but it’s not bad.’ You have to be patient. You spruce up your bait a little, and put it out there again. You get nibbles. When See PALMER, page C-2

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Silence in Kenai Peninsula’s soundscape

inter is coming. That is probably one of my favorite phrases from the Game of Thrones’ character, Eddard Stark, Lord of Winterfell. As Alaskans, I am sure that the same phrase reverberates from our lips every September. Most of us look forward to winter. I grew up in Ohio so snow is nothing new for me. But as I got older and less inclined to build snowmen and battle it out with friends in snowball fights, winter became less tolerable. So what am I doing here? Well, life takes many turns and I chose to pursue a Ph.D. in wildlife biology at the University of Alaska Fairbanks. My doctoral research addresses concerns over the possible effects snowmobile activity, and the noise it generates, have on wildlife, plants and wilderness on the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge. It seems ironic that for all these years I tried getting away from snow and cold, I ended up in the snowiest and coldest state. I spent many hours collecting data in both near and remote regions of the Refuge, definitely on some of the coldest days of the year. Field work in such conditions isn’t easy but one focal piece of my research, namely sound, gave me an entirely new perspective on winter and, indeed, on nature. Winter is a season of low biological activity. Most birds migrate south and many resident animals become dormant or hibernate. Human activity also declines in winter and contrasts sharply with the hustle and bustle of mid-summer. There are also changes in geophysical events — rain becomes snow and rivers become frozen. These environmental changes greatly alter the soundscape. Sound-

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A sound recorder stationed at Glacier Lake, a remote glacial lake in the Kenai Mountains. This site is among the quietest locations in Kenai National Wildlife Refuge with 97 percent of recordings consisting of natural silence.

scape ecologists use the terms biophony, anthrophony, and geophony to describe the biological, anthropogenic (human), and geophysical sounds of the landscape. Winter’s soundscape is seasonally unique. As a musician you could describe the spring and summer soundscape as the forte of the seasons while winter would be the piano. During winter 2011-2012, I recorded and subsequently listened to (with the help of some very patient interns) 60,000 sound recordings from 62 locations throughout the Refuge. While I did identify many sounds,

I also recorded long time periods and many areas of the Refuge that had no sound, not even wind — the complete absence of biophony, anthrophony, and geophony. In other words, silence. But not true silence; not the silence created in a sound chamber. It was the silence of nature. This was a very interesting discovery! Among my fellow soundscape ecologists, who study and record soundscapes during spring, summer and fall, or in tropical areas where sound is so prevalent species have developed acoustic niches to hear one another, my findings were the first to

be documented. Natural silence is likely unique to northern latitudes and winter especially. The ecological significance of silence is not yet known. I like to think of natural silence as the canvas upon which other sounds are painted. Silence could mean many things. It could indicate the absence of habitat qualities conducive to life. This seems partially the case considering I found that Tustumena and Skilak Lakes were large hotspots for natural silence. Natural silence could also indicate See REFUGE, page C-2

Summit inspires generation of climbers By ZACH URNESS Statesman Journal

SISTERS, Ore. (AP) — As firsttime climber Adam Rosalez stood in the shadow of Oregon’s third-tallest mountain on a perfect September morning, he couldn’t help but wonder exactly what he was getting into. The 29-year-old Minnesotan’s only experience with mountains involved riding a chairlift up them or admiring them from a distance, and the number of trails he’d hiked could be measured on one hand. Yet here he was, about to ascend into the thin air of South Sister, a 10,358-foot volcano that stands above Central Oregon like a gigantic icecream cone. “So . exactly how hard is this going AP Photo/The Statesman Journal, Zach Urness to be?” he asked. Four hours later, after a grueling In this September 2013 photo, Ryan Freeman, left, and Andy Gonerka, right, enjoy the view from the summit of South Sister, Oregon’s third tallest moun- climb of more than 5,000 feet, through tain, which looks out at Middle and North Sister immediately to the north. a treeless desert of pumice and snowfields that exist year-round, he would near Sisters, Ore.

have his answer while sitting atop what might be Oregon’s most spectacular view. From the summit, Middle and North Sister rise so close it feels as though all it would take would be a good jump to land on the tops of the two 10,000foot volcanoes. Beyond, the string of Cascades including Jefferson, Hood, St. Helens and Adams stood out like snow-capped islands in the sky. “That was one of the hardest things I’ve ever done in my life, but also the most rewarding” Rosalez said. “This is the first time that I’ve really been able to grasp what it feels like to be on a mountain. It’s an amazing experience.” It’s a common feeling for those who climb this peak. Known as the perfect summit for first-time mountaineers, South Sister has inspired a generation of climbers who become life-long enthusiasts (some even become celebrities in the process). See CLIMB, page C-2

Compost Happens: Tips for making it happen the right way By LEE REICH Associated Press

As the bumper sticker on my truck reads, “Compost Happens.” Sometimes, however, it doesn’t happen fast enough. That problem usually can be traced to some limiting factor in what a pile is fed, or to issues of moisture or aeration.

Feed your pile Compost piles work most quickly if the two most important foodstuffs — carbon and nitrogen — are in balance. Old, usually brown and dry plant materials, such as autumn leaves, straw, hay and sawdust, are rich in carbon. The older the plant material, the more carbon it has. Nitrogen-rich materials include succulent, green plant parts, such as tomato stalks, vegetable waste from the kitchen and grass clippings, as well as manures. Nitrogen fertilizers are concentrated sources of nitrogen, and are the active ingredient of commercial compost “activators.” As autumn approaches, an excess of compostable materials rich in carbon build up, so the way to speed up composting of piles built in the next few weeks is to add supplemental nitrogen. No need to balance nitrogen and carbon materials exactly, because microorganisms will even-

tually do it for you, albeit slowly if the excess is of carbon foods. Also, there’s more at play than just carbon and nitrogen ratios. Particle sizes, for instance. Chopping the raw materials gives microorganisms more surface area to “chew” on initially. A machete is a handy, cheap and satisfying tool for this job.

Quench your pile’s thirst Another frequent cause of a sluggish compost pile is insufficient moisture. Sun and wind dry out piles that are free-standing or enclosed by wire mesh. A solid-walled bin speeds things along by holding in moisture and generated warmth. There’s often not enough water when you gather together quantities of dry materials, such as autumn leaves. The cure, of course, is to add water, and an effective way to do this is by adding raw materials in layers, watering each layer as the pile grows.

Let your pile breathe The opposite condition, too much water, also slows composting. And soggy ingredients lead to another common composting problem — a pile that gives off offensive odors or attracts flies. When too much water gets into a compost pile, air is displaced and a new set of microorganisms go to work, ones that work

slowly and malodorously. The cure for a waterlogged pile is aeration, accomplished either by stirring the pile, or by turning and rebuilding it. Rotating drum bins make it especially easy to stir ingredients. Odors due to poor aeration also result when piles contain too many dense, succulent, raw materials, such as grass clippings or kitchen waste. These materials compound the odor problem because they are rich in nitrogen, which is vented off as ammonia. In this case, turning the pile and adding some fluffy, high-carbon material, such as straw, puts things in order. To monitor compost progress beyond what your nose or time will tell you, slide the long probe of a compost thermometer deep into a pile. Temperatures in a pile that’s been built quickly in warm weather can soar to 140 degrees Fahrenheit or higher. No heat indicates insufficient moisture, nitrogen or air, or too small a pile. No matter what though, any pile of living or once-living materials will eventually turn to compost, and a few benchmarks signal when. Take the pile’s temperature: It has cooled AP Photo/Lee Reich down. Look at the pile: It’s mostly a dark brown, crumbly fudge. Smell This undated photo shows sprinkling soybean meal on the hay within this it: Finished compost has a pleasant, compost pile is one way to add nitrogen for quicker composting, in New Paltz, New York. woodsy aroma. C

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Andover couple tries to ban steer-tailing events ANDOVER, Minn. (AP) — An Andover couple is trying to get the city to ban steer-tailing after witnessing the event beloved in Mexico in their neighbor’s backyard. Greg and Mischelle Howard were outraged when the Moreno family set up a rink in their backyard and began hosting steertailing competitions last year, the Star Tribune eported. Greg Howard said he was shocked to see men on horses chase steers and then drag them by the tail and knock them down. Steer-tailing is one of nine rodeo events in charreada, the official national sport of Mexico. “People say it’s cultural,” Greg Howard said. “Culture is no excuse for cruelty.” Howard Goldman, director of the state Humane Society, said the organization supports the Howards because it also opposes steer-tailing. “We consider it very inhumane,” he said. “I have watched the steers being slammed to the ground. The animals are clearly being exploited here.” Charreada is no different than American rodeo, according to Carmen Moreno, who

‘There is no state law banning it . What action can we take? What’s the difference between steer-tailing and calf-roping? Is that animal abuse?’ — Andover Mayor Mike Gamache hosted the backyard steer-tailing events in Andover. “My husband has 25-plus years working with horses,” she said. “We take very good care of our animals. We haven’t had any animal hurt.” Moreno thinks opponents have more of a problem with the cultural aspect of the sport. Other charreada advocates agree, arguing that animal rights activists target the Mexican sport because it’s less organized and affluent than American and European rodeo events. “They do have a problem with how we celebrate our culture and the traditional pastime,” Moreno said. Goldman denies that animal rights groups are acting upon racial motivations. “It’s the abuse itself that

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something, so I went back to the river alone, first looking for that first salmon of the Continued from page C-1 year. We’d tried plugs and bait, so I decided to try an old friend, you finally hook one, it might the Size 5 Vibrax spinner. The not be what you want, so you river was high and murky, but throw it back and keep fishI figured the fish could see it ing. If you keep fishing long enough, you catch what you’re well enough. Sure enough, after a few casts, something looking for.” We had “fished” the Internet grabbed it. I pulled. Whatever it was pulled back. “Another for a couple of years before finding each other. I’m not sure humpy,” I thought. But I was wrong. The fish who caught whom. What first attracted me was a photo of her turned out to be a bright, 14-pound silver, just what I’d holding a fish. Back to Wednesday morn- been looking for. ing, Sue and I finally went Les Palmer can be reached home, skunked again. After at les.palmer@rocketmail.com. lunch, she was busy doing

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But the same things that make it so appealing to the average Joe also make it perilous.

Nothing close to easy South Sister is not an easy summit by any measure. From the Devils Lake Trailhead, about 30 miles west of Bend, the 11.6-mile round-trip journey climbs a whopping 5,083 feet. Even those in good shape will have legs of cement by the day’s end. What sets this mountain apart is the trail that climbs all the way to the summit. In contrast to many of Oregon’s tallest mountains, which require routefinding or technical equipment and knowledge, South Sister only requires the ability to put one foot in front of the other many, many times. The trail is typically free of snow by August and September. An ice-axe and crampons aren’t needed during this part of the season. The easier nature of the climb does pose some problems. Many people on the trail have little experience with the

thin air above 9,000 or 10,000 feet. Even more dangerous is what can happen if a storm blows through. Do not climb in crummy, or even potentially crummy, conditions. Weather that seems halfway decent at the trailhead is almost certainly worse at 10,000 feet. The best advice? Start early, check conditions, take your time and bring plenty of water and snacks.

More than just the summit The climb up South Sister isn’t just about reaching the top. With the exception of the first 1.5 miles of forested trail, the hike showcases so many beautiful views that tripping over amateur photographers snapping photos is a hazard. The plateau at mile 1.7 features South Sister in all its glory. A trail on the right takes hikers down to beautiful Moraine Lake, emerald green with views of Broken Top in the distance. After mile 3, the trail starts to shoot uphill with a vengeance, climbing 1,800 feet in 1.5 miles to an overlook that from below fools many into thinking it’s the summit.

drew us to the issue,” he said. “Whatever the prevailing mores and norms in the United States have to be followed. We are not trying to show any disrespect to Mexico, but this event is being conducted here. People here don’t like it.” The events held by the Moreno family were legal and didn’t seem to bother anyone besides the Howards, according to Andover Mayor Mike Gamache and the Anoka County Sheriff’s Office. “There is no state law banning it . What action can we take? What’s the difference between steer-tailing and calfroping? Is that animal abuse?” Gamache said. “The (City Council) didn’t want to make a decision. We didn’t have enough to go on.”

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dormant niches. After all, many of the vocal species that occur during summer do not stay over winter. This leaves vacancies in the ecosystem that remain dormant throughout winter when resources are no longer present or inaccessible. But as spring returns, so do vocalizing birds, insects, or wood frogs that fill the acoustic space. Natural silence could also represent a time period when risks to wildlife are reduced. Silence is in the ear of the beholder. We already know that

Not so, but this flat plateau does feature a milky green lake from snowmelt off Lewis Glacier and a view of the final push up a reddish scree slope to the summit. The final stretch is 1 mile and 1,330 feet to the summit ridge, followed by a celebratory half-mile stroll around the volcano rim, past Teardrop Pool, Oregon’s highest lake, to the actual summit. Make sure to take some time enjoying the summit before heading down. Most people take around eight hours to complete the climb.

Crowds I’ve written about it more than once, but crowds are a serious issue here. On bluebird weekend days in September — and even midweek — the trail can feel like a shopping mall escalator. A sunny weekend day in August and September can see upwards of 400 people attempting to climb South Sister at once. “You’ll find less people out there on a Wednesday, but to be frank, there really isn’t a way to avoid a busy setting,” said Jonathan Erickson, lead wilderness ranger for Deschutes National Forest.

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In this Aug. 6 photo, a rider tries to keep hold of the steer’s tail during steer tailing at a birthday party on in Andover, Minn. An Andover couple has asked authorities to block a “steer-tailing” event that their next-door neighbors have held on their rural acreage. The event, which involves cowboys on horseback trying to topple a steer by grabbing its tail, is seen by animal-rights groups as inhumane.

some species communicate on subsonic and supersonic frequencies beyond the threshold of human hearing, but animals also have hearing thresholds. Not every species hears at the same frequency (pitch) and, like humans, the ability of one species to experience silence is not the same as another. It seems probable that the spectrum of sound perceived by an organism as silence may provide acoustic information that says “All is calm; there is nothing to worry about.” Natural silence also plays a special role in human perception and experience. In a spiritual sense, silence can be a means of respecting reli-

gious settings, meditation, and prayer. Silence is known to physiologically initiate a relaxed state of mind. Silence is often associated with respect for the dead and is generally expected during funerals. Silence is also known to psychologically activate certain human behaviors in public buildings such as libraries, churches, and temples. The human experience alone may be significant enough to qualify the importance of silence in nature. All these likelihoods could be considered mere speculation, but scientists like to call them new hypotheses to test. The best thing about science is

that one discovery always leads to new questions and new discoveries. If you’re fortunate enough to travel in the Kenai backcountry this winter, stop for a moment and listen. Perhaps you’ll hear nothing — yet another unique Alaskan experience you may not have fully appreciated. Tim Mullet is in the Pathways program at the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge. He is also adjunct faculty at the Kenai Peninsula College. You can find more information about the Refuge at http://kenai.fws.gov or http://www.facebook.com/ kenainationalwildliferefuge.

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That trip would spark the author to become a self-proclaimed “climbing bum” and eventually the pre-eminent adventure writer of the last 25 years. A more local, and more common story, is that of Gates couple Cathy Lazarus and Stephen Rockford. Already in their 50s, a friend took the couple up South Sister. They loved it so much they joined local outdoor club The Cheme-

ketans and proceeded to climb 45 mountains in just three and a half years. “We had so much fun,” Lazarus said in a February 2013 interview with the Statesman Journal. “Right away we were sold. We wanted to keep doing more.” After his first climb, Rosalez had a similar reaction. “Man, I want to do that again!” he said.

The experience of climbing South Sister is often enough to get people who never expected to become mountaineers into the sport. One famous example is Corvallis native Jon Krakauer, author of bestselling books “Into the Wild” and “Into Thin Air,” who took his first trip up South Sister when he was 8 years old.

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Suspicions confirmed: proof of infidelity is found online how she wants to handle it. Forewarned is forearmed. DEAR ABBY: My husband, “Evan,” and my mother do not get along. It began when our second child was born. Mom came to help out, and she and Evan engaged in tense conversations concerning politics and religion. I asked them to please not talk about such Abigail Van Buren things with each other, but they didn’t listen. Two days after my arrival home with the baby, they had a huge argument and Mom walked out. She has never returned to our home. Since then, I have never had a holiday with my parents, although I do travel once or twice a year with the kids to see them. Mom and Evan did come to an understanding when our third child was born, but that, too, ended in separation six months later. I have tried asking them both to apologize or talk with each other, to no avail. I can’t control either person, so what suggestions do you have to repair the relationship so I can have family holidays and get-

togethers again? — IN THE MIDDLE IN COLORADO DEAR IN THE MIDDLE: From where I sit, you’re not in the middle — your husband and your mother are on the OUTS. Much as you might wish differently, the only people who can fix this are the two of them. If they were more mature, they would, in the name of family harmony, agree to disagree. Until they reorganize their priorities, you have no choice but to create your own family during holidays by getting together and celebrating with friends or other relatives if they are close by. Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips. Contact Dear Abby at www. DearAbby.com or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069. Good advice for everyone — teens to seniors — is in “The Anger in All of Us and How to Deal With It.” To order, send your name and mailing address, plus check or money order for $7 (U.S. funds) to: Dear Abby, Anger Booklet, P.O. Box 447, Mount Morris, IL 61054-0447. (Shipping and handling are included in the price.)

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down the fort for others. Know that you can ask them to return the favor later. You might enjoy getting into a project or two and not worrying so much about your other responsibilities. Tonight: In the limelight. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) HHHH You’ll be a bundle of energy today. You could stress others out if they feel the need to keep up with you. A family member might want to have an important talk with you. Do whatever you need to do to help this person relax. Tonight: Try out a new blues or jazz spot. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) HHHH Don’t hold on to pent-up anger; it is quite possible that you aren’t even aware of how angry you might be. You often suppress your feelings, but do not be surprised if this backfires on you. Those who care will be receptive despite any tantrums! Tonight: Cozy up over dinner. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) HHHHH Others will seek you out so much so that you might need to adapt your plans. Be careful, as one area of your life needs tending. Keep your eye on a long-term goal, and you will know exactly what to do. Do not hesitate to go for what you want. Tonight: The only answer is “yes.” PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) HHHH A meeting could prove to be very different from what you originally had anticipated. Do not hesitate to zero in on what you want. You could feel as if it is time for a change in your diet or routine. If you feel that it would make a difference, go for it. Tonight: Play it easy.

Analyze before you buy Dear Readers: If you are thinking about buying a home or condo sometime soon, here are some hints to think about now: * Check your credit reports now, not later. You might be able to fix anything that is wrong. Trust me, this can take some time, and bad information can affect your ability to get a loan. * Really sit down and figure out what you can afford. Don’t forget taxes, insurance and regular upkeep. * A good real estate agent can help, especially if you are new to the area or are a first-time buyer. Ask friends, co-workers and neighbors for recommendations. Real estate agents have a lot of experience, and a good one can help you be aware of red flags that you may not know about. * When looking at houses, remember to look at the neighborhood and surrounding area as a whole. Are schools important? Medical facilities? Shopping? Near an airport or not? Home buying can be a wonderful and exciting experience if you are prepared! Good luck! — Heloise P.S.: Don’t make a snap decision, because the house isn’t going to sell the next day! This usually is a big investment, and you don’t want to make a mistake that is hard to rectify.

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By Dave Green

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comfortable with recent changes. Your perspective mixed with a touch of humor will prove to be very healing. Pat yourself on the back! Tonight: Meet up with friends. CANCER (June 21-July 22) HHHH Everyone gets possessive from time to time, but you seem to be having a major attack of the green-eyed monster. Schedule a long-desired trip or buy tickets to a favorite concert. You clearly are in need of a distraction! Tonight: A loved one changes his or her tune. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) HHHHH You will be on top of your game right now, no matter what situation you find yourself in. Your personality tends to attract many people. Learn to say “no” more often, or establish stronger boundaries if need be. Only you know what will work. Tonight: Opt for togetherness. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) HHH Once your creativity emerges, it sometimes can be hard to restrain. Enjoy yourself, yet be willing to adapt plans for a key person in your life. You might be uncomfortable with the many fast changes today presents. Learn to go with the flow. Tonight: Be a wild thing. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) HHHH You will be surrounded by people today. Because of your friendly disposition, your popularity is high. Don’t hesitate to use it to support a project or goal. Others will respond in kind to your imagination and ideas. Tonight: Out with your pals and admirers. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) HHH You could be one of the few people who gets stuck holding

Hints from Heloise

Jacqueline Bigar’s Stars A baby born today has a Sun in Virgo and a Moon in Leo. HAPPY BIRTHDAY for Friday, Sept. 19, 2014: This year you tend to be emotionally guarded, not for any particular reason — you just feel more comfortable that way. If you are single, relating to you could be challenging, as you do not easily share your feelings. As a result, you are more liable to be hurt. If you are attached, your sweetie could become a little insecure because of this change. You will benefit from spending more one-on-one time together. You might want to do a workshop on communication together. LEO has a strong ego and can be proud. You seem to understand this sign well. The Stars Show the Kind of Day You’ll Have: 5-Dynamic; 4-Positive; 3-Average; 2-So-so; 1-Difficult ARIES (March 21-April 19) HHHH Your imagination and penchant for fun are likely to come out, though you could feel uncomfortable at the last minute, as if you need to rethink your plans. Take care of an ongoing responsibility in the best, most effective way possible. Tonight: A must appearance. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) HHH You might opt to stay close to home. If you’re working, work from home. You could hear news from a friend that will make you want to shift gears and daydream. Make an adjustment regarding a pending trip, or schedule a getaway in the near future. Tonight: Order in. GEMINI (May 21-June 20) HHHHH You have a flair for words. Use that ability to help a loved one or dear friend who might not be

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DEAR ABBY: I had suspicions my dad was cheating on my mom, and when she found a mysterious earring in the house one day, I knew I had to find the proof. I went into his iPad and checked his email/Facebook and IMs and found he apparently has a girlfriend. She works in his office and is also married with a family. Dad found out I broke into his iPad and confronted me. Instead of apologizing for cheating on my mom, he told me I need to think about what I’m doing because I could be ruining a bunch of lives. He also made sure to tell me that by breaking into his iPad, I had broken the law. I think I should tell my mom because she doesn’t deserve this, but I’m not sure how to tell her. HELP! — FOUND THE PROOF IN GEORGIA DEAR FOUND THE PROOF: There is a saying, “The best defense is a good offense.” That’s the playbook your father is following by trying to make you feel guilty for HIS transgression. Because your mother found another woman’s jewelry in her home, she may already have a hunch that something is wrong. It is not your job to save anybody’s marriage. Tell your mother what you have discovered, because her marriage is threatened and she deserves to know so she can decide

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By Michael Peters

C-10 Peninsula Clarion, Friday, September 19, 2014