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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2014 Kenai Peninsula, Alaska

Vol. 45, Issue 42

50 cents newsstands daily/$1.00 Sunday

Begich throws in towel

Question Have you had or do you plan to get a flu shot? n Yes n No

Senator concedes election to challenger Sullivan

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By BECKY BOHRER Associated Press

control in about 45 minutes and remained on scene for two hours to make sure the fire was fully extinguished. Alaska State Troopers spokesperson Megan Peters said troopers responded to the fire but the investigation would be handled by CES unless the cause of the fire was a criminal act. Nelson said he was corralling chickens when troopers arrived and recognized the house from the Halloween drug bust. The back and side of the house was scorched with only a couple burned studs remaining to hold the metal roof up. Nelson brought one of the occupants of the home to the scene Monday so she could show what the condition of the house was prior to the fire. The chickens and other pets on the property would be taken care of by their owner, he said. The structure was considered

JUNEAU — Democratic U.S. Sen. Mark Begich conceded the Alaska Senate race to Republican Dan Sullivan on Monday, nearly two weeks after the hard-fought election. Begich said he congratulated Sullivan, a former state attorney general and natural resources commissioner, and urged him “to adopt a bipartisan resolve in the Senate.” “Alaska is ill-served by the partisan fights that don’t reflect our state’s unique needs and priorities,” Begich said in a statement. During the campaign, Begich, who rose in the ranks of the Democratic leadership since winning election in 2008, cast himself as an independent voice, unafraid to stand up to President Barack Obama and willing to work across party lines. Republicans, meanwhile, sought to tie Begich to Obama and Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid, a strategy they used against Democrats in other states in their successful bid to win back control of the Senate. Sullivan led Begich by about 8,100 votes on election night Nov. 4 and maintained an edge that stood at about 6,200 as of mid-afternoon Monday. In 2008, Begich won the seat by fewer than 4,000 votes after first trailing then-U.S. Sen. Ted Stevens on election night. In the days following this election, Begich’s campaign said

See FIRE, page A-10

See SENATE, page A-10

In the news Plane makes emergency landing on K-beach Road

A small plane made an emergency landing on Kalifornsky Beach Road Sunday and took off Monday without anyone in the plane or on the ground injured. Eyewitnesses said traffic was stopped both ways on Kbeach Road before the plane took off in the afternoon. Trooper spokesperson Megan Peters said a singleengine plane known as a “T-craft” landed on the road between 4 and 5 p.m. Sunday due to engine failure. Peters said because nobody was arrested or injured troopers didn’t investigate where the plane was coming from or landing. “Essentially it had an emergency landing and then was able to get out of the road and into a parking lot,” she said. The plane was parked outside Cook Inlet Academy overnight and watched by Alaska State Troopers and Soldotna Police. — Dan Balmer

Inside ‘But rather than letting the darkness overwhelm him, he has chosen to believe in the good — in himself and in others.’ ... See page A-6

Index Opinion.................. A-4 Business................ A-5 Nation/World.......... A-6 Sports.....................A-8 Classifieds........... A-11 Comics................. A-14 Pet Tails............... A-15

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Packing up

The 765-foot Zhen Hua 15 loads the jack-up rig Endeavour-Spirit of Independence in Kachemak Bay off the Homer Spit on Monday. The Zhen Hua 15 is a float-on, float-off heavy-lift vessel that sinks part way to allow equipment like the Endeavour to be loaded on.

Fire scorches Gas Well area home Residence was site of Halloween drug bust By DAN BALMER Peninsula Clarion

A home destroyed in a fire Saturday in the Gas Well Road area was the site of a heroin bust on Halloween, but fire officials believe there is no connection between the two events. Central Emergency Services continued their investigation into the cause of the fire to a trailer at the end of Rustic Avenue Monday. CES Health and Safety Officer Brad Nelson said all the evidence points to a heating lamp that was knocked down on a pile of straw in a chicken coop attached to the back of the trailer. “Right now we’re not seeing any indication of arson or malicious fire,” Nelson said. “Everything is pointing toward accidental.” When CES responded to the fire at 11 p.m. Saturday the trailer was fully engulfed in flames.

Photo by Dan Balmer/Peninsula Clarion

A fire destroyed a trailer home on Rustic Avenue in Soldotna Saturday. The fire is believed to have started in a chicken coop attached to the back of the home. A heating lamp was knocked on a pile of straw and the home was fully engulfed in flames when firefighters arrived.

All three occupants in the home that lived on the property were escaped uninjured. No chick- lost in the fire, Nelson said. ens, dogs, cats, goats or rabbits Crews had the fire under

Newspaper subscription Halliburton to buy Baker Hughes scam reaches Alaska By DAN BALMER Peninsula Clarion

A new scam that sends out bogus newspaper subscription renewal notices has made its way to Alaska from the Lower 48. The Federal Trade Commission has warned customers to watch out for the renewal bills in the mail that operate under the name Publishers Billing Center. Scammers in California and Ohio have sent out fake subscription mailings to collect subscription payments. On Oct. 31, the California Attorney General Kamala Harris issued a consumer alert to Californians regarding a scam involving fake newspaper subscription mailings. If the deceptive notices contain selfaddressed postage with a Post Office Box or other mailing address that is located from a different state that the publisher should be ignored, according to the release. At least one Alaska Dispatch

News reader received a fake bill that totaled nearly $400, according to the Newspaper Association of America. Customers may receive a “notice of renewal/new order” bill in the mail that claim the recipient could receive a favorable price, when the price is actually higher than the annual subscription. Peninsula Clarion Circulation Manager Randi Keaton said no customers on the Kenai Peninsula have been affected but the scam has reached people in Anchorage. “It’s not just hitting customers but random people,” she said. “People should be skeptical of these notices if they have a different mailing address.” Keaton said Clarion mail subscriptions are sent to P.O. Box 3009, Kenai, Alaska. The bill should not come from another company or another name. The Clarion is owned by Morris Publishing Group, a media company based in Augusta, See SCAM, page A-10

If approved, deal to be completed by 2015 By RASHAH McCHESNEY Peninsula Clarion

After nearly a month of negotiations, Houston-based Baker Hughes on Monday announced its sale to Halliburton Company in a deal worth about $34.6 billion. Halliburton made an unsolicited proposal to Baker Hughes on Oct. 13 to acquire all of the outstanding shares of Baker Hughes. The discussions over a possible merger took several weeks to complete, according to a Baker Hughes Nov. 14 media release. The negotiations were far from friendly. Baker Hughes made a counter-offer on its own value, Halliburton refused to increase its first offer and sent notice to Baker Hughes that it would be nominating candidates to replace the entire Baker Hughes board of directors during the C

company’s annual April meeting. “Baker Hughes considers the notice to be an attempt by Halliburton to pressure the Baker Hughes board into accepting a transaction with Halliburton on Halliburton’s term,” according to the Nov. 14 release. Members of Baker Hughes’ board were concerned with several portions of Halliburton’s original proposal to buy the company — including that the offer was not high enough and therefore not in the best interests of stockholders at Baker Hughes and that the merger could have potential anti-trust implications that had not been adequately addressed. “We continue to believe in the strong future of Baker Hughes and, at the appropriate value level, would share your excitement about the possibility of combining Bak-

er Hughes and Halliburton for the benefit of our stockholders,” wrote company Baker Hughes Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Martin Craighead in a Nov. 12 email to Halliburton Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer David Lesar. The agreement has since been unanimously approved by both companies’ Boards of Directors, according to a media release. The combined company will have more than 136,000 employees and operations in about 80 countries worldwide, according to the release. Under the terms of the agreement, stockholders of Baker Hughes will receive an exchange ration of 1.12 shares in Halliburton plus $19 cash. Halliburton will finance the transaction with cash on hand and debt-financing, according to the media release. See SALE, page A-10

A-2 Peninsula Clarion, Tuesday, November 18, 2014

AccuWeather 5-day forecast for Kenai-Soldotna

Barrow 19/12

Today

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

Mostly cloudy, rain this afternoon

Rather cloudy

Rain at times

A couple of rain or snow showers

Mostly cloudy, a couple of showers

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Hi: 42 Lo: 32

Hi: 41 Lo: 33

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Hi: 37 Lo: 24

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

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

27 33 31 33

Daylight Length of Day - 7 hrs., 12 min., 3 sec. Daylight lost - 4 min., 40 sec.

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

New Nov 22

Today 9:13 a.m. 4:25 p.m.

First Nov 29

Moonrise Moonset

Today 4:18 a.m. 3:22 p.m.

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Unalakleet McGrath 35/30 23/20

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Dillingham 42/36

Precipitation

From the Peninsula Clarion in Kenai

24 hours through 4 p.m. yest. Trace Month to date ........................... 0.03" Normal month to date ............. 0.81" Year to date ............................. 17.75" Normal year to date ............... 16.29" Record today ................. 0.41" (1967) Record for Nov. ............. 6.95" (1971) Record for year ............ 27.09" (1963) Snowfall 24 hours through 4 p.m. yest. .. 0.0" Month to date ........................... Trace Season to date ......................... Trace

Juneau 42/37

National Extremes

Kodiak 47/37

Sitka 46/38

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High yesterday Low yesterday

89 at West Palm Beach, Fla. -24 at Angel Fire, N.M.

State Extremes High yesterday Low yesterday

Ketchikan 44/40

50 at Port Heiden -9 at Northway and Fort Yukon

Today’s Forecast

(Shown are noon positions of weather systems and precipitation)

Frigid and blustery weather is expected today for the Northeast and Plains. A significant lake-effect event is ongoing in the Great Lakes, with feet of snow expected. Dry conditions will persist in the West.

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Kenai/ Soldotna 46/34 Seward 46/38 Homer 48/39

Valdez Kenai/ 45/36 Soldotna Homer

Cold Bay 44/36

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High ............................................... 40 Low ................................................ 37 Normal high .................................. 30 Normal low .................................... 14 Record high ........................ 43 (1957) Record low ....................... -17 (1956)

Anchorage 42/34

Bethel 37/32

National Cities City

Fairbanks 26/20

Talkeetna 42/32 Glennallen 30/20

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Unalaska 43/38 Yesterday Today Hi/Lo/W Hi/Lo/W

Readings through 4 p.m. yesterday

Nome 39/29

Tomorrow 5:33 a.m. 3:40 p.m.

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Almanac From Kenai Municipal Airport

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Internet: www.gedds.alaska.edu/auroraforecast

Today’s activity: Moderate Where: Moderate displays will be visible overhead from Inuvik, Yellowknife, Rankin, and Igaluit to as far south as Whitehorse, Ft. McMurray, James Bay and visible on the horizon as far south as Prince Rupert, Calgary, Minot, Bemidji and Stevens Point.

Temperature

Tomorrow 9:16 a.m. 4:23 p.m.

Full Dec 6

Prudhoe Bay 19/15

Anaktuvuk Pass 19/14

Kotzebue 26/19

Sun and Moon

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Polar bears disappearing from key region By SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer

WASHINGTON — A key polar bear population fell nearly by half in the past decade, a new U.S.-Canada study found, with scientists seeing a dramatic increase in young cubs starving and dying. Researchers chiefly blame shrinking sea ice from global warming. Scientists from the U.S. Geological Survey and Environment Canada captured, tagged and released polar bears in the southern Beaufort Sea from 2001 to 2010. The bear population shrank to about 900 in 2010, down from about 1,600

in 2004. That area is one of two main U.S. polar bear regions. “These estimates suggest to me that the habitat is getting less stable for polar bears,” said study lead author Jeff Bromaghin, a USGS statistician. Wildlife biologist Steve Amstrup, who started the study for the USGS and left to become chief scientist at the conservation group Polar Bear International, said his early research in the 1980s found about 1,800 polar bears in the region. “The habitat was profoundly different by the late 1990s, early 2000s,” said Amstrup, a coauthor of the study in the journal Ecological Applications. Bromaghin said only two

‘These estimates suggest to me that the habitat is getting less stable for polar bears.’ — Jeff Bromaghin, USGS of 80 polar bear cubs the team tracked between 2004 and 2007 survived. Normally about half of cubs live. “We suspect that they are dying of starvation,” Bromaghin said.

In this part of the Arctic, there used to be more sea ice in the summer; that’s where seals lived, and seals are what bears ate. With limited access to the seals, the cubs probably starved, he said. Arctic summer sea ice had been declining since the late 1970s but “we’ve seen over the past decade, decade-and-a-half, the rate of decline has really accelerated,” said Mark Serreze, director of the National Snow and Ice Data Center in Colorado. And 2007 was “a wakeup call” for scientists because sea ice shrank to a low scientists had not expected or seen before. Sea ice levels dropped even lower in 2012 and have recovered a tad since.

Study finds virus likely cause of sea star wasting By JEFF BARNARD Associated Press

GRANTS PASS, Ore. — Scientists have isolated a virus they are pretty sure is causing the mysterious disease that has killed millions of sea stars on the Pacific Coast from Southern California to Alaska by causing them to lose their limbs and eventually disintegrate into slime and piles of tiny bones. A study published Monday in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences says a variety of densovirus is the likely cause of wasting syndrome among sea stars, also known as starfish. Varieties of densovirus are used as a biological control on cockroaches, and include the parvovirus that infects dogs. Cornell University marine microbiologist Ian Hewson says they found larger amounts of the virus in sick sea stars than healthy ones, and the amount of virus increased as the disease progressed. Also, injecting material from sick sea stars that was filtered to concentrate virus-sized organisms caused healthy sea stars to get the disease. Hewson said thousands of bacteria and viruses live in and C

on sea stars, but researchers suspected a virus was responsible for the disease because sea stars got sick in aquariums that drew water from the ocean. The disease did not infect sea stars in museums that exposed the water to ultraviolet light, which kills viruses. Hewson adds they don’t know yet what triggered the outbreak of the virus, which can be found in plankton, sandy ocean bottoms, and sea urchins, and has been found in museum specimens of sea stars dating to 1942. He said It could be related to a population boom in one of the species heavily infected by the disease, a change in the virus, or changes in the environment. Some of the most heavily infected species are members of the same family, suggesting they may share a common vulnerability. Past outbreaks of sea star wasting have been smaller and more confined in geographic area. The current one started in the summer of 2013 in Southern California and has since spread through Oregon, Washington, British Columbia and southern Alaska. It has infected 20 different species of sea stars, but primarily the five-legged ochre sea stars commonly seen in tide pools, and the sunflower sea

stars that have up to 16 legs. Hewson said the disease was not likely to make any sea stars go extinct, but was likely to affect the mix of species in the intertidal regions of the ocean. Mussels, a favorite food of sea stars, are likely to become more abundant, for example. Chris Suttle, a marine virus expert at the University of British Columbia, and Bruce Menge, professor of interactive biology at Oregon State University, were not part of the study. Both said the study, though it did not definitively identify a virus as the cause of the disease, was very persuasive. They agreed that the increasing acidity of ocean waters associated with climate change

could be a factor in triggering the outbreak, perhaps by making the sea stars more vulnerable to attack. “If (viruses) get in through damaged areas (of the sea star), what causes the damaged area?” Menge asked. “If they don’t get in though damaged areas, how do they get in?” Warming ocean temperature appears to be less of a factor, because outbreaks in Oregon occurred in waters that have been colder than normal lately, Menge said. Suttle said ocean acidification is affecting other marine invertebrates, such as commercial populations of scallops and oysters.

Clarion Question Results The Clarion question for last week was:

Are you ready for some snow?

Results are not scientific

Peninsula Clarion, Tuesday, November 18, 2014

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. 10:30 a.m. • Take Off Pounds Sensibly, for all ages, meets at the Kenai Senior Center. For more information call 907-283-3451. • Toddler Story Time (18 Months-PreK) in the Children’s Area at the Soldotna Public Library. Get up and get moving with stories, songs, and silly fun that encourages your toddler’s language skills! For more information, call 907-262-4227. Noon • Alcoholics Anonymous recovery group at 11312 Kenai Spur Highway Suite 71 in the old Carrs Mall in Kenai. Call 262-1917. • Kenai Bridge Club plays party bridge at the Kenai Senior Center. Call 907-252-9330 or 907-283-7609. • Free Seated Zumba Gold at the Kenai Senior Center. New participants, active older adults, and chair-bound or limited mobility participants are encouraged. 6 p.m. • Weight Watchers, Woodruef Building, 155 Smith Way, Soldotna. Doors open at 5:15; joining members should arrive by 5:30; Getting Started session for newcomers at 6:30. Call 907262-4892. • ICAN (International Cesarean Awareness Network) meets in Old Town Kenai. Contact Niki at 394-9166 for directions. Kids are welcome at this potluck type event. 6:30 p.m. • Narcotics Anonymous “Speaking of Solutions” group at Central Peninsula Hospital, Redoubt Room, Soldotna. 7 p.m. • Lost & Found Grief Self Help Group at Christ Lutheran Church, 128 Soldotna Ave. For more information, call 907-4203979. 8 p.m. • Narcotics Anonymous Support Group “It works” at URS Club, 11312 Kenai Spur Highway, Unit 71, Kenai. • AA North Roaders Group Step and Traditions Study at North Star Methodist Church, Mile 25.5 Kenai Spur Highway. Call 907242-9477. • Alcoholics Anonymous Ninichik support group at United Methodist Church, 15811 Sterling Highway, Ninilchik. Call 907567-3574. The Community Calendar lists recurring events and meetings of local organizations. To have your event listed, email organization name, day or days of meeting, time of meeting, place, and a contact phone number to news@peninsulaclarion.com.

AIDEA approves loan for Wasilla theme park

ANCHORAGE — A state agency has agreed to provide a commercial loan for a company that wants to build a $6 million theme park in Wasilla. The Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority will lend $5.4 million to Oregon businessman John Schweiger for a project he’s calling Valley Family Fun Center, KTUU-TV reported. The 58,333-square-foot facility is planned for space next to Mat-Su Cinema. Schweiger owns the theater. The facility will feature go karts, laser tag and a laser maze, said AIDEA External Affairs Officer Karsten Rodvik. The facility, scheduled to be completed in 2015, is expected to create 35 to 50 jobs, according to AIDEA. The Alaska Legislature established AIDEA in 1967 to promote economic growth within the state. The agency doesn’t originate loans but can purchase up to 90 percent of a commercial loan sponsored by a financial institution. Northrim Bank originated the loan, according to AIDEA, and brought it to the agency for consideration. The bank is contributing $600,000. AIDEA has invested in the FedEx maintenance facility in Anchorage, the Skagway Ore Terminal, the Ketchikan Shipyard, and the Delong Mountain Transportation System, a 52-mile haul road over which ore from the Red Dog Mine, the world’s second-largest zinc mine, is carried to tidewater. –The Associated Press

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

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the Community Room at the Soldotna Public Library. You will learn about advanced health care directives, guardianship and conservatorship, power of attorney, probate, and wills. Applications for Alaska Legal Services will be available if you are ‘Movember’ prostate cancer screenings in need of assistance from an attorney. Sponsored by Alaska The Kenai Medicenter is offering free prostate cancer screen- Legal Services Corporation. Questions? Call the Kenai ALSC ings every day throughout the month of November. The clini- office 907-395-0352. cal staff are wearing mustaches to raise awareness for prostate cancer. Contact 283-9118 for more information.

Around the Peninsula

Hospice community presentations planned

Caregiver Support Program talks holiday stress

Hospice of the Central Peninsula will host a community presentations on “Grief and the Holidays,” scheduled for 6-7:30 The Kenai Peninsula Family Caregiver Support Program p.m. on Nov. 20 at the Kenai Community Library. meets Tuesday at the Kenai Senior Center from 1-3 p.m. to The workshop is free and open to the public. The presentashare tips on handling holiday stress and the caregiving role. tions are ideal for Hospice volunteers and potential volunteers, For more information, call Judy or Shelley at 262-1280. caregivers, health care professionals, clergy, mental health professionals and the general public. For more information or to register, call Hospice of the Central Peninsula at 907-262-0453 Free Thinker group meets or email hospice.admin@alaska.net. Last Frontier Free Thinkers will meet Nov. 18 at the Soldotna Public Library at 5:30 p.m. This group advocates progressive values for humanists, atheists, and freethinkers. Please SPEAK meets for discussion, support email courageoustiger@gmail.com with questions. Note: this ADHD, Spectrum, FAS, Downs, PT, OT, Autism, Develevent is held at, not sponsored by, the Soldotna Public Library. opmentally Delayed, IEP, Hearing Impaired, CP — if you have heard these terms or various others from the professional world about your child, you will fit right in with the parents Relaxation classes available group Special Parents Encouraging Amazing Kids. SPEAK’s Free, gentle seated exercise and relaxation classes will be of- monthly meeting is Thursday at 6:30 p.m. at the Donald Gilfered on Mondays — Nov. 17 and 24, and Dec. 1 and 8 — from man Kenai River Center on Funny River Road across the 4-5 p.m. in the Redoubt room at Central Peninsula Hospital. street from the Soldotna airport. For more information conClasses are geared for those with chronic medical conditions tact Peggy Larson at 260-3621 or 394-6310, or email: pegand discomfort. Please bring a water bottle. For questions e- gysuelee@gmail.com. mail Margie McCord at mmccord@cpgh.org.

Soldotna library plans teen activities A Teens at the Library activity is planned for every Wednesday in November, at 4 p.m., in the Community Room. Nov. 19 — This week is World Kindness Week! Collaborate with your friends and your librarian to brighten someone’s day this week. Nov. 26 — Turkey Day Survival Guide: When extended families get together, sometimes the bird isn’t the only one in the hot seat. Enjoy a snack (no stuffing allowed!) and talk about how to handle the holidays graciously and gratefully.

Elder law clinic at Soldotna library

Fun run to benefit St. Jude’s The second annual Emma’s Run, an approximately 5-kilomter family fun run/walk, will take place at noon on Nov. 22, with the start/finish at the Kenai Visitors Center. Race day registration is from 11-11:45 a.m. at the visitors center; $10 donation to participate with the proceeds going to St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital. Find more information at https://www.facebook.com/pages/Emmas-Run-for-StJude/308002649388891.

Thanksgiving craft day at Soldotna Public Library

Make a fun Thanksgiving Day craft at 2 p.m. on Nov. 26 at the Soldotna Public Library in the Community Room. Children A free legal clinic for those who would like more informaunder 10 must be accompanied by an adult. For more information about Elder Law is scheduled for Nov. 19 at 5:30 p.m. in tion, call 907-262-4227.

Ketchikan Coast Guard gets new boats By MATT ARMSTRONG Ketchikan Daily News

KETCHIKAN, Alaska (AP) — Two recently-acquired 45foot boats will serve as the new “primary assets” for the U.S. Coast Guard’s Station Ketchikan. The boats will be used for missions ranging from law and fisheries enforcement to recreational boat safety and search and rescue, according to Senior Chief Boatswain’s Mate Kevin M. Smith, the officer in charge of the small boat station. The new “Response Boat Mediums” — which cost about $2 million each and were built by Seattle’s Kvichak Marine Industries — are replacing two 47-foot motor lifeboats, which had been in service at the station since 2000, Smith said Tuesday. “The motor lifeboats were more of a single-mission mindset boat, they were more of a strictly search and rescue boat, heavy weather type response,” Smith said. “They weren’t as fast as the smaller boats, they could cover distances but it would take a long time. This boat is more of a well-rounded platform for us. “It can do the search and rescue, it can do the heavy weather, it can do the law enforcement, it’s faster than our smaller boats, faster than the bigger boat,” he added. “For us, for the amount of area that we have to cover — we have the second largest area (of responsibility) of any small boat station in the country — this boat will cover a whole AOR a lot faster and has more crew comforts.” Station Ketchikan covers southern Southeast Alaska waters from the U.S.-Canada maritime border in Dixon Entrance up to the Thorne Bay area. The new boats, which arrived in September and October, have a top speed of 44 knots — compared to the motor lifeboats’ 24-knot top speed — and each of the boats’ two

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In this photo taken on Nov. 4, U.S. Coast Guard members stand on one of two new 45-foot Response Boat Mediums at U.S. Coast Guard Station Ketchikan in Ketchikan. Two recentlyacquired 45-foot boats will serve as the new “primary assets” for the U.S. Coast Guard’s Station Ketchikan and will be used for missions ranging from law and fisheries enforcement to recreational boat safety and search and rescue, said the officer in charge of the small boat station.

‘This boat is going to increase our search and rescue capabilities 10-fold. We couldn’t ask for a better asset.’ — Senior Chief Boatswain’s Mate Kevin Smith engines have 825 horsepower. Each boat also has a 500-gallon fuel tank, meaning they can cover large distances without needing to refuel, according to Smith. The new boats can move diagonally and sideways because of their twin jet-drive propulsion systems. The boats also able able to execute 180-degree turns in their own wake after traveling at 44 knots, and they can go from top speed to stopped in a relatively short distance. Station Ketchikan has run three search and rescue calls — one each in Lyman Anchorage

“But this boat is just as fast as the smaller one, and it has all the room, so those types of cases we’ll be able to do so much better. ... These are the newest small boats in the fleet for the Coast Guard. They’re very well-built, very well-designed for operating, especially here in Southeast Alaska. “This boat is going to increase our search and rescue capabilities 10-fold,” Smith added. “We couldn’t ask for a better asset.”

south of Thorne Bay, Thomas Basin and the Tongass Narrows — with the new boats. The station averages 50 to 75 search and rescue calls per year. While the station has fast 25-foot rescue boats, those Information from: Ketchikan vessels don’t provide adequate room on board for some calls. (Alaska) Daily News, http:// There was a call for a man hav- www.ketchikandailynews.com ing a heart attack last year, and while a 25-foot boat was able to get to him quickly, there wasn’t enough space for a medics or a stretcher, Smith said. “We made it work, but it was not the best (situation),” he said.

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What Others Say

FCC should protect Net neutrality It’s no small irony that President

Barack Obama supported protections for an open Internet on the same day he arrived in China, a nation that notoriously controls and censors Internet communications. The president is trying to protect Americans from having their Internet access and usage manipulated by a dictatorship of the nation’s Internet providers. But in the United States, unlike China, keeping the Internet free requires giving a government agency, the Federal Communications Commission, the power to ensure “Net neutrality.” The term means that information moving on the Internet — except for illegal material, such as child pornography — is treated equally and not subject to blockages, slowdowns or special tolls determined by providers. Net neutrality conflicts with the desire of Internet providers like Verizon, AT&T, Comcast and Time Warner Cable to establish “fast lanes” for which users pay more to move data at higher speeds. They say that traffic controls and high-speed lanes are a natural evolution of the nation’s information superhighway and that government regulations will slow commerce and innovation. “We are stunned the president would abandon the longstanding, bipartisan policy of lightly regulating the Internet and calling for extreme” regulation, said Michael Powell, president and CEO of the National Cable and Telecommunications Association, the primary lobbying arm of the cable industry. But the industry’s call for “freedom” is really a demand that those who control the means of Internet communications be able to shape the flow and character of Internet content. The president and other advocates of Net neutrality say a truly free Internet will be shaped by the tastes and needs of consumers, not by the monopolies that control the pipelines. To ensure Net neutrality, the president called on the FCC to treat Net providers like public utilities just as phone companies are regulated. The FCC should move to protect Net neutrality. When Internet providers file lawsuits in response, the FCC’s authority should be upheld by the courts. The Internet is becoming the main transmitter of communications in the United States. How it responds to the public’s needs should not be left to phone companies and especially not to the cable titans that have already established records of high monopoly pricing and wretched consumer service. — News and Observer, Raleigh, North Carolina, Nov. 11

Classic Doonesbury, 1978

By GARRY TRUDEAU

Unfaithfully executing the law

President Obama is soon expected to issue an executive order that would make it possible for some illegal immigrants, many of whom are the parents of children who are American citizens, to live and work in this country without the threat of deportation, in effect granting amnesty to up to five million people. Beyond concerns over the constitutionality of a president deciding which laws to uphold and which to ignore in violation of his oath to “faithfully execute” laws passed by Congress, is the effect these unauthorized immigrants will have on what we know as America. The debate about immigration is not a new one; it extends to the beginning of the country. In 1801, President Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton exchanged views on the subject. William Chrystal, a scholar and interpreter of Hamilton and John Adams, has written about it in an article entitled “Alexander Hamilton and Immigration.” In his first message to Congress, notes Chrystal, Jefferson argued for massive immigration to further populate the young nation. Hamilton took a different view, proposing that immigrants needed time to be assimilated and sever ties with their native countries and previous interests. Here’s Hamilton, writing under the pseudonym “Lucius Crassus”: “The safety of a republic depends essentially on the energy of a common national sentiment; on a uniformity of principles and habits; on the exemption of citizens from foreign bias, and prejudice; and on that love of country which will almost invariably be found to be closely connected with birth, education,

and family.” Hamilton used Jefferson’s words against him from his book “Notes on Virginia.” Jefferson, he said, admitted that foreigners generally bring with them “attachments to the persons they Cal Thomas have left behind; to the country of their nativity, and to its particular customs and manners. They will also entertain opinions on government congenial with those under which they have lived ... how extremely unlikely is it that they will bring with them that temperate love of liberty, so essential to real republicanism?” The wisdom of our Founders could instruct the 44th president and the nation about so many things, if he and we paid attention. Hamilton continued: “The United States have already felt the evils of incorporating a large number of foreigners into their national mass; by promoting in different classes different predilections in favor of particular foreign nations, and antipathies against others, it has served very much to divide the community. ... It has been often likely to compromise the interests of our own country in favor of another.” Isn’t that what is taking place in our time — the pitting of races, classes, gender and income groups against each other? Not all of this is because of illegal immigration, but it is likely a contributing factor, as is politics. The conservative U.S. Chamber of Commerce wants more cheap labor; the

left wants more Democratic voters. Who is putting the country ahead of self-interest? Chrystal notes that Hamilton wasn’t opposed to immigration, only that America’s interests be primary: “...there is a wide difference between closing the door altogether and throwing it entirely open; between a postponement (he recommended 14 years) and an immediate admission to all rights of citizenship. Some reasonable term ought to be allowed to enable aliens to get rid of foreign and acquire American attachments; to learn the principles and imbibe the spirit of our government; and to admit of a probability at least, of their feeling a real interest in our affairs.” Hamilton compared the indiscriminate admission of foreigners to the admission of “the Grecian horse into the citadel of our liberty and sovereignty.” I asked constitutional attorney John Whitehead to comment on President Obama’s anticipated executive order. He writes: “Executive orders essentially make the president a law unto himself, much like monarchs of old. The fault lies with a weak Congress and an acquiescing judiciary. (Executive orders) are abhorrent to constitutional government and will lead to tyranny.” The one promise President Obama is keeping is to “fundamentally (transform) the United States of America.” Amnesty will transform it in ways Hamilton foresaw as weakening the nation both he and Jefferson loved and for which they and the other Founders sacrificed so much. Readers may email Cal Thomas at tcaeditors@tribune.com.

Gay marriage issue now linked to Ohio senator By DAN SEWELL Associated Press

AP News Extra

LEBANON, Ohio — For better or for worse, Ohio Sen. Rob Portman’s political future has become tied to same-sex marriage. The Republican who was on Mitt Romney’s running mate short list two years ago is considering his own 2016 presidential run. But such a plan could be complicated by the fallout from Portman’s newfound support for same-sex marriage — the reversal upset some conservatives who oppose it. Some of them have pledged to oppose his next candidacy, too — whether for re-election to the Senate or for the presidency. The dramatic change added a new dimension to Portman’s persona, often described as bland. It made him the first Republican senator to support gay marriage, a position that he said followed some family soul-searching. Portman’s then-collegeaged son Will, had revealed to his parents that he is gay. Add the personal decision to Portman’s resume — congressman, U.S. trade representative, White House budget chief and senator from electorally important Ohio — and what emerges is a unique potential candidacy in the wide-open field of GOP presidential hopefuls. Portman says he gets questioned about his support for gay marriage a lot and is not hesitant about discussing it. “Every week, sometimes every day, somebody will talk to me about it,” Portman said in a recent AP interview, wife Jane at his side. C

website that “Portman should step down before the 2016 election so that conservatives can support a pro-life, pro-natural marriage candidate.” Portman says he remains anti-abortion. Meanwhile, the National Organization for Marriage has said it will actively seek to defeat Portman in 2016, whether for reelection or for president. A majority of Ohio voters in the midterm elections still oppose same-sex marriage, according to an exit poll conducted for the AP and the television networks. Just over half the voters indicated they were against the idea, while about 40 percent were supportive. “That’s OK,” Portman said, speaking of those who oppose him because of gay marriage. But Portman said he thinks the economy, jobs and national security will be more dominant issues in the next election. Doug Gross, a former chief of staff for Republican Gov. Terry Branstad of Iowa, said Portman’s marriage position “would be problematic” for a segment of caucus voters when Iowa begins its first-in-thenation presidential nominating process, but not so much to prevent him from doing well there. The Republican National Committee’s national committeeman in New Hampshire, Steve Duprey, said Portman is the kind of little-known candidate with solid credentials, particularly on fiscal issues, that could emerge in his early primary state.

“I feel very comfortable in taking a position of respecting people for who they are,” he added, “which is what I think ultimately same-sex marriage is about.” Nationally, it’s not clear whether Portman’s support for gay marriage would be an obstacle for his presidential ambitions. A Gallup poll this year found support for legal recognition of same-sex marriages at a record high, with 55 percent in favor of it. Republicans remain broadly opposed, with just 30 percent favoring legal recognition for marriages between same-sex couples, but support has increased greatly over the last few decades. At the same time, Gallup’s data show that 78 percent of Americans under the age of 30 support legal gay marriages, suggesting that support will continue to grow. A CBS News poll in February of this year found that 47 percent of Republicans said they would not ever vote for a candidate who did not share their views on same-sex marriage, suggesting the issue carries less weight with GOP voters than immigration or abortion. Some conservatives suggest Portman’s position is meant to give him more moderate appeal for a general election. While there’s even been talk about a primary opponent for Senate, his electoral experience and fundraising ability seem to make that unlikely. Phil Burress, who heads the Citizens for Community Values in the Cincinnati subAP Polling Director Jennifer Agiesta urb of Sharonville, stated on the group’s contributed to this report.

Business

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Business news Chambers set schedules n The Soldotna Chamber of Commerce meets at noon today at Froso’s Restaurant. A spotlight on local businesses is planned. RSVP to 262-9814. At noon on Nov. 25, the chamber will have a presentation on “Four Generations in the Workplace and How to Navigate It” at Froso’s. n The Kenai Chamber of Commerce meets at noon Wednesday at the Kenai Visitors Center. Joe LoSciuto, president of ASRC Energy Services Marine Support, will give a presentation on the refurbishment of Rig Tenders Marine Terminal, additional capabilities and services of Marine Support. RSVP to 283-1991.

Job Center hosts training The following job skills workshops will be offered at the Peninsula Job Center the week of Nov. 24: Monday, Nov. 24 — 9:30 a.m., ALEXsys Job Leads; 10:30 a.m., Introduction to ALEXsys and the Job Center; 2:30 p.m., Interviewing Skills Workshop Tuesday, Nov. 25 — 10:30 a.m., Career Ready 101 Lab Wednesday, Nov. 26 — 1:30 p.m., WorkKeys® Testing Thursday, Nov. 27 — Job Center closed for Thanksgiving Friday, Nov. 28 — No workshops offered All workshop are free of charge to the public Those interested in attending any workshops offered at the Peninsula Job Center can reserve space by clicking on the “Schedule Workshops” option located on the main screen in your ALEXsys account (www.jobs.alaska.gov ), call 3353010, or visit the job center located in Kenai at 11312 Kenai Spur Hwy., Suite #2. Business hours are Monday – Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. excluding state and federal holidays.

SBA accepting Small Business Week Award Nominations

The U.S. Small Business Administration - Alaska district office has announced the opening of SBA’s online portal and is ready to accept nominations for its 2015 National Small Business Week Awards, including the annual Small Business Person of the Year award. SBA has been following the mantra - Smart, Bold and Accessible in the way the agency conducts business. This is now the third year SBA has been using the online portal submission process, a great and smart improvement from years past. The improved dedicated web portal http://awards.sba. gov provides all the guidelines and has made it much easier to submit and track submissions of nominees for National Small Business Week. All nominations must be submitted online, postmarked or hand delivered to the SBA no later than 3 p.m. EST, Jan. 5, 2015. In addition to the portal, nominations can also be sent directly to SBA’s Alaska District Office. For contact information and other District Office information visit online at www.sba.gov/ak, call 800-755-7034 or visit in person at 420 L Street, Suite 300, Anchorage, Alaska.

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

Review: Apple’s iOS 8 provides a smarter type By MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer

SAN FRANCISCO — I never would have considered writing this review on my iPhone if I hadn’t upgraded to Apple’s new operating system, iOS 8. With the free upgrade, typing on the iPhone’s touch keyboard doesn’t seems as tedious, cumbersome or infuriating as it did before, when a rather dimwitted “auto-correct” system would slip in words that made people look illiterate or, even worse, inappropriate. The new “QuickType” keyboard is smart enough to anticipate what you’re typing, such as the next logical word in a phrase. You’re constantly shown three word choices in a gray ribbon above the keyboard. When the right word appears, tapping on it automatically inserts it into the text to save keystrokes. If that’s not slick enough, iPhone and iPad users can choose one from an outside party, similar to what Google’s Android operating system has allowed for years. A few are free, while others cost 99 cents to $4.99. Switching to a different keyboard just requires pressing on a small globe near the space bar, a tool that allowed me to use each one as I wrote about them for this review. I am focusing on the keyboards that I liked best, though I also experimented with several others, including Flesky (99 cents) and Textexpander ($4.99). — Apple’s QuickType (free) This keyboard strives to predict what words are being typed so you don’t have to spend as much time pecking on your de-

vice. For the most part, QuickType fulfills that mission. It does a good job anticipating common words like “the” and “you,” but also understands when to list words like “immolation.” The most annoying aspect about QuickType and all the other keyboards is their inability to anticipate punctuation marks. When I type, “As Mark Twain once said,” I have to go back to add a comma after tapping on “said.” If these keyboards were really smart, they would start to include words with punctuation among the choices. — SwiftKey (free) This seemed to be the most intelligent of the keyboards that I tried. As promised, SwiftKey quickly picked up on my writing style and frequently used words. When I was writing an email about New Orleans, SwiftKey smartly included “Quarter” among the choices after I typed “French.” With your permission, SwiftKey also scans posts on your Facebook page. It seemed to know my favorite sports teams right away. SwiftKey is supposed to pay attention to each user’s writing style to become ever-more clairvoyant as time goes on. — Swype (99 cents) The main appeal of this keyboard is a feature that inspired its name: the ability to enter text by swiping across the keyboard instead of tapping on keys. This is especially useful for common punctuation. For instance, that comma and space were created with a swipe from the comma to the space bar. And how about this? That question mark was entered with a quick swipe down from the “m’’ key to the space bar.

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Katrina Carpenter stands among several handmade dresses in the sewing room of her home, where she runs the business Kat’s Closet in Nikiski. Carpenter often mends clothing, sews on patches and buttons and alters pieces for customers — but she finds herself drawn to designing and creating dresses, she said.

Bursting at the seams

Nikiski seamstress works to expand business By RASHAH McCHESNEY Peninsula Clarion

Katrina Carpenter cannot seem to stop moving. On a recent day in her welllit Nikiski sewing room, she opens doors and drawers, lifts dresses, moves mannequins and picks invisible threads off of the several brightly colored garments and stacks of fabric on display in her Kat’s Closet workroom. The yoga teacher, dance instructor, business-owner, seamstress and mom happily talks about her business, laughing and moving around the small room to show off a picture of this, a swatch of that and laugh about how long it has taken for her business to grow. Isis, her blue weimaraner, lays in the doorway, watching Carpenter from underneath a blanket. “She’ll lay there until 3 p.m. when the kids come home,” Carpenter said of the dog. “If I don’t give her that blanket, she’s in here and under my feet the whole day.” The sheer number of jewel tones are staggering to the eye, a fascination for color that Carpenter readily admits is the one of the reasons she doesn’t often shop for clothes. “I’ll see something, but I won’t like something about the pattern, or it’s in a dull color,” she said. “I don’t know if they’re trying to keep things more neutral or what but I definitely lean toward more bolder colors, patterns.” It has been a long, slow process for Carpenter to get Kat’s Closet off the ground, though Carpenter has been designing and sewing for most of her life. “I opened an Etsy store about four years ago and I finally made my first Etsy sale, like last month,” she said. “She loved it, I got a five-star review which was exciting. So it took

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“I got tired of not finding what I wanted to wear, so I thought, ‘Fine, if I can’t find it, I’ll make it.’ I guess it just kind of took off.” — Katrina Carpenter some time.” Etsy, an online retailer that specializes in handmade items, allows business owners to create a digital storefront for their items. Carpenter’s site, www.etsy. com/shop/KatsClosetBoutique, features dresses, skirts, outerwear, tops and formal attire — most in brilliant colors and flattering, feminine designs. “I definitely lead toward more vintage, classic (looks),” Carpenter said. And, though the lace, short skirts and summery dresses may not be the most practical for Alaska, Carpenter said she enjoys creating things that women can feel pretty while wearing. The self-taught seamstress isn’t always working on her next dress, or line of clothing. She spends a lot of her time doing smaller projects for people in the community.

“Replacing zippers, hemming jeans, patches, buttons, people don’t sew anymore so they’re lost when a button falls off,” she said. “Generally, I tell people, ‘How about you wait until you have a bunch of things.’ I don’t want to charge somebody $15 to do two minutes of work, but I’m also not going to work for free, so it’s kind of hard to price sometimes.” Carpenter said she had no idea she would end up trying to turn her hobby into a business. “I really was going to be a mom, just a mom. Then I started teaching dance and I thought, ‘Oh, I’m going to be a dance teacher.’ Then that led to sewing things for costumes, so, I don’t know, it just happened,” she said. “I got tired of not finding what I wanted to wear, so I thought, ‘Fine, if I can’t find it, I’ll make it.’ I guess it just kind

Currently, Katrina Carpenter is working on a project through a group called The Cotery, which works with small designers to get their ideas manufactured and sold if there is enough interest in the product. “They have T-shirts, shirts, leggings, just kind of basic, blank, nothing,” Carpenter said. “Then you go in and you can add photographs ... make up your own design and put it on the shirt or the pants or whatever and submit it for review.” Once approved, the design has 30 days to reach 100 percent funding, or 200 sales — and then it gets printed. Carpenter’s design, a modification of a dandelion that her son photographed, is up until Nov. 22 and is currently about 40 percent funded. Visit facebook.com/Kats.ClosetAK for more details about the contest and to see the design. of took off.” Ultimately, she dreams of running her own website and taking custom design orders from all over the world. “I’d like to do something fun and not so much of the drape projects or the zipper projects. But, I have a hard time saying no, so I’ll probably always be doing those,” she said with a laugh. Find Kat’s Closet online on Facebook at facebook.com/ Kats.ClosetAK Rashah McChesney can be reached at rashah.mcchesney@ peninsulaclarion.com.

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Nation & World Militants behead Europeans in video

Around the World Obscure ‘vaccine court’ doesn’t work as designed, keeps claimants waiting for years WASHINGTON — A system Congress established to speed help to Americans harmed by vaccines has instead heaped additional suffering on thousands of families, The Associated Press has found. The premise was simple: quickly and generously pay for medical care in the rare cases when a shot to prevent a sickness such as flu or measles instead is the likely cause of serious health complications. But the system is not working as intended. The AP read hundreds of decisions, conducted more than 100 interviews, and analyzed a database of more than 14,500 cases filed in a special vaccine court. That database was current as of January 2013; the government has refused to release an updated version since. Among the findings: —Private attorneys have been paid tens of millions of taxpayer dollars even as they clog the court with more cases than they can handle, some of which the court rejected as totally inadequate. The court offers a financial incentive to over-file — unlike typical civil court cases, attorneys are paid whether or not they win, as was the case with more than 5,000 losing claims that vaccines caused the developmental disability autism. Those who double-bill for their time or consistently submit questionable expenses are not disciplined.

As oil prices fall, airlines have little incentive to pass along fuel savings to passengers NEW YORK — U.S. airlines are saving tens of millions of dollars every week because of lower prices for jet fuel, their largest expense. So why don’t they share some of the savings with passengers? Simply put: Airlines have no compelling reason to offer any breaks. Planes are full. Investors want a payout. And new planes are on order. In fact, fares are going higher. And those bag fees that airlines instituted in 2008 when fuel prices spiked aren’t going away either. In the 12 months ended in September, U.S. airlines saved $1.6 billion on jet fuel. That helped them post a 5.7 percent profit margin in the first three quarters of this year, robust for the industry but lagging behind the 10 percent average for the Standard & Poor’s 500. In the past six years, airlines have done a great job of adjusting the number of flights to fall just short of demand. As a result, those who want to fly will pay a premium to do so. Airlines are selling a record 85.1 percent of their domestic seats. Thanks to several mega-mergers, four big airlines control the vast majority of flights, leaving very little room for another airline to undercut fares.

Omaha hospital says surgeon who contracted Ebola in Sierra Leone has died OMAHA, Neb. — A surgeon who contracted Ebola in his native Sierra Leone received aggressive treatment at a Nebraska hospital over the weekend but died Monday morning. Dr. Martin Salia’s death is a reminder of how deadly the Ebola virus is and how important it is to receive treatment early, said Dr. Jeff Gold, chancellor of the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha. “In the very advanced stages, even the modern techniques we have at our disposal are not enough to help these patients once they reach a critical threshold,” Gold said at a news conference. Salia, 44, was diagnosed with the virus Nov. 6. By the time he arrived at the Omaha hospital on Saturday, he was in extremely critical condition with no kidney function and severe respiratory problems. He was placed on kidney dialysis and a ventilator, and was given several medications to support his organ systems, the hospital said in a statement. He was given the experimental Ebola drug ZMapp on Saturday and received a plasma transfusion from an Ebola survivor — a treatment that is believed to provide antibodies to fight the virus.

Scientists ‘confident’ comet lander will wake up again when it nears the sun BERLIN — A burst of sunshine in the spring could be just the wakeup call for Europe’s comet lander. Scientists raised hopes Monday that as the Philae lander nears the sun its solar panel-powered battery will recharge, and the first spacecraft to touch down on a comet will send a second round of scientific data back to Earth. Since landing with a bounce on the comet Wednesday, Philae has already sent back reams of data that scientists are eagerly examining. But there were fears its mission would be cut short because it came to rest in the shadow of a cliff. Its signal went silent Saturday after its primary battery ran out. Shortly before that happened, the European Space Agency decided to attempt to tilt the lander’s biggest solar panel toward the sun — a last-ditch maneuver that scientists believe may have paid off. “We are very confident at some stage it will wake up again and we can achieve contact,” Stephan Ulamec, the lander manager, told The Associated Press.

By LORI HINNANT Associated Press

PARIS — The cold-eyed militants lined up behind their victims in the latest Islamic State video appear to come from outside the Middle East, including one from France and possibly two from Britain, as the extremist group tries to show a global reach. The grisly video — clearly aimed at a Western audience — lingers as much on the faces of the camouflaged extremists as the men who are beheaded. The victims include American aid worker Peter Kassig and more than a dozen Syrian soldiers. The images of the Islamic State militants, who are shown one by one in close-up, allowed authorities to identify one of them Monday as a 22-year-old Frenchman who converted to radical Islam. Maxime Hauchard has been on the radar of French authorities since 2011 when he took two trips to Mauritania to attend a Quranic school, said Paris prosecutor Francois Molins. The prosecutor said investigators were trying to determine if another Frenchman also is in the video. President Barack Obama confirmed Kassig’s slaying after a U.S. review of the video. The overwhelming majority of Islamic State fighters are from the Mideast, but the extremist group is trying to cement its claim on an Islamic empire straddling Iraq and Syria. Europe appears to be a fertile ground to find supporters, with officials saying thousands of young Europeans have headed off to jihad. More than 1,000 people in France alone are under surveillance for suspected plans to join the militants, officials said. In the video released Sunday, some of the knife-wielding extremists standing behind their kneeling victims had distinctly Asian features. Another whose face was hooded had

‘These are criminals that are building a system of barbarity.’ — French Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve the familiar London accent of the jihadi who also appeared in beheading videos with American hostages James Foley and Steven Sotloff, and with British hostages David Haines and Alan Henning. There also were indications that a Welsh medical student may be the man standing next to Hauchard. “It’s quite transparent that IS is trying to exaggerate its base of support,” said Charlie Winter, a researcher at the Quilliam Foundation in London. “They are trying to show that Muslims from all over the world are protecting their Syrian brethren and their Iraqi brethren.” European officials are trying just as furiously to counter that message. “I call solemnly and seriously on all our citizens, and notably our young people who are the primary target of the terrorist propaganda, to open your eyes to the terrible reality of the actions of Daesh,” said French Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve, using an Arabic acronym for the Islamic State group. “These are criminals that are building a system of barbarity.” Hauchard gave an interview to France’s BFM television in July, telling the network he had helped capture Mosul, the Iraqi city whose fall eventually prompted the United States to resume military operations in Iraq. “We’re waiting for death,” Hauchard said at the time. “My objective is to be a martyr.” A man from Wales, Ahmed Muthana, said he thinks he saw his son, 20-year-old Nasser Muthana, in the latest video, and Winter, the British researcher, confirmed the likeness. “It resembles him. I was

shown a picture of the video. I cannot confirm it is him, but I think it might be,” Ahmed Muthana told Britain’s Press Association. Kassig had gone to Syria on a humanitarian mission. His parents, Ed and Paula Kassig, said Monday that while their hearts have been shattered by his death, they believe his life is proof that “one person can make a difference.” “In 26 years, he has witnessed and experienced firsthand more of the harsh realities of life than most of us can imagine,” Paula Kassig said in Indianapolis, Indiana, reading a brief statement. “But rather than letting the darkness overwhelm him, he has chosen to believe in the good — in himself and in others. As for the French militant in the video, Molins said he had used aid work as a pretext. “The humanitarian action was a facade. In fact, he wanted to fight and join Islamic State agents,” Molins said. With Kassig’s death, the Islamic State group has killed five Westerners it was holding. Unlike previous videos of slain Western hostages, the latest one did not show the decapitation of Kassig, the moments leading up to his death or threaten to kill any other Western hostages. It identified the militants’ location as Dabiq, a town in northern Syria that the Islamic State group uses as the title of its English-language propaganda magazine and where they believe an apocalyptic battle between Muslims and their enemies will occur. The high-definition video also showed the beheadings of about

a dozen men identified as Syrian military officers and pilots, all dressed in blue jumpsuits. All of the militants wore brand new camouflage uniforms, except for the black-clad man who spoke with a British accent and warned that U.S. soldiers will meet a similar fate. “We say to you, Obama: You claim to have withdrawn from Iraq four years ago,” the militant said. “Here you are: You have not withdrawn. Rather, you hid some of your forces behind your proxies.” A U.S.-led coalition is targeting the Islamic State group in airstrikes in northern Syria, supporting Western-backed Syrian rebels, Kurdish fighters and the Iraqi military. The U.S. said 31 airstrikes had been carried out from Nov. 14-17 against Islamic State group targets. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said the Islamic State group could grow worldwide if left unchecked. Already, he said, the IS has seized more land and resources “than alQaida ever had on its best day of its existence.” IS “leaders assume that the world will be too intimidated to oppose them,” Kerry said. “But let us be clear: We are not intimidated.” Kassig served in the U.S. Army’s 75th Ranger Regiment, a special operations unit, and was deployed to Iraq in 2007. After being medically discharged, he returned to the Middle East in 2012 and formed a relief group, Special Emergency Response and Assistance, to help Syrian refugees. The Islamic State group still holds other captives, including British photojournalist John Cantlie, who has appeared in several videos delivering statements, likely under duress, and a 26-year-old American woman captured last year in Syria while working for aid groups. U.S. officials have asked that the woman not be identified for er safety.

Missouri governor activates National Guard By DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon declared a state of emergency Monday and activated the National Guard ahead of a grand jury decision about whether a white police officer will be charged in the fatal shooting of a black 18-year-old in the St. Louis suburb of Ferguson. Nixon said the National Guard would assist state and local police in case the grand jury’s decision leads to a resurgence of the civil unrest that occurred in the days immediately after the Aug. 9 shooting of Michael Brown by Ferguson Police Officer Darren Wilson. “All people in the St. Louis region deserve to feel safe in their communities and to make their voices heard without fear of violence or intimidation,” Nixon said in a written statement. There is no specific date for a grand jury decision to be re-

Pope Francis confirms he’ll travel to Philadelphia for world families conference PHILADELPHIA — Organizers of the World Meeting of Families for months were coy when asked if Pope Francis would come to Philadelphia for the massive Roman Catholic-sponsored gathering. It turns out that when the pontiff finally confirmed his attendance Monday, organizers already had gotten inside information from an unimpeachable source: Francis told Gov. Tom Corbett during a Vatican meeting in March that he would make the journey, his first papal visit to the United States. “The Holy Father answered our invitation by whispering three words in Tom’s ear: ‘I will come,’” said Susan Corbett, Pennsylvania’s first lady. Protocol kept them from saying anything publicly until now, she said at a news conference hours after the pope’s statement. Still, the timing of Francis’ announcement — made during an interreligious Vatican conference on traditional family values — came as a bit of a surprise and set cellphones abuzz in Philadelphia around 3:30 a.m. EST. Organizers had not expected official word until later next year. — The Associated Press

vealed, and Nixon gave no indication that an announcement is imminent. But St. Louis County Prosecutor Bob McCulloch has said that he expects the grand jury to reach a decision in midto-late November. The U.S. Justice Department, which is conducting a separate investigation, has not said when its work will be completed. Before the shooting, Wilson spotted Brown and a friend walking in the middle of a street and told them to stop, but they did not. According to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Wilson has told authorities he then realized Brown matched the description of a suspect in a theft minutes earlier at a convenience store. Wilson backed up his police vehicle and some sort of confrontation occurred before Brown was fatally shot. He was unarmed and some witnesses have said he had his hands up when he was killed. Brown’s shooting stirred long-simmering racial tensions

in the St. Louis suburb, where two-thirds of the residents are black but the police force is almost entirely white. Rioting and looting a day after the shooting led police to respond to subsequent protests with a heavily armored presence that was widely criticized for continuing to escalate tensions. At times, protesters lobbed rocks and Molotov cocktails at police, who fired tear gas, smoke canisters and rubber bullets in an attempt to disperse crowds. Nixon also declared a state of emergency in August and put the Missouri State Highway Patrol in charge of a unified local police command. Eventually, Nixon activated the National Guard to provide security around the command center. This time, Nixon said the St. Louis County Police Department would be in charge of a unified police command in Ferguson. The St. Louis city police and Missouri State Highway Patrol will help.

The governor did not indicate how many National Guard troops would be mobilized, instead leaving it to the state adjutant general to determine. Nixon said the National Guard would be available to carry out any requests made through the Highway Patrol to “protect life and property” and support local authorities. If the Guard is able to provide security at police and fire stations, then more police officers may be freed up to patrol the community, Nixon said. St. Louis Mayor Francis Slay said Monday that he supports Nixon’s decision to activate the Guard. He said the Guard “will be used in a secondary role” and could potentially be stationed at places such as shopping centers and government buildings. “The way we view this, the Guard is not going to be confronting the protesters and will not be on (the) front line interacting directly with demonstrators,” Slay said.

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Huge solar plant lags in early production By MICHAEL R. BLOOD Associated Press

LOS ANGELES — The largest solar power plant of its type in the world — once promoted as a turning point in green energy — isn’t producing as much energy as planned. One of the reasons is as basic as it gets: The sun isn’t shining as much as expected. Sprawling across roughly 5 square miles of federal desert near the California-Nevada border, the Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating System opened in February, with operators saying it would produce enough electricity to power a city of 140,000 homes. So far, however, the plant is producing about half of its expected annual output for 2014, according to calculations by the California Energy Commission. It had been projected to produce its full capacity for 8 hours a day, on average. “Factors such as clouds, jet contrails and weather have had a greater impact on the plant than the owners anticipated,” the agency said in a statement. It could take until 2018 for the plant backed by $1.6 billion in federal loan guarantees

to hit its annual peak target, said NRG Energy Inc., which operates the plant and co-owns it with Google Inc. and BrightSource Energy. “During startup we have experienced ... equipment challenges, typical with any new technology, combined with irregular weather patterns,” NRG spokesman Jeff Holland said in a statement. “We are confident that Ivanpah’s long-term generation projections will meet expectations.” The technology used at Ivanpah is different than the familiar photovoltaic panels commonly used for rooftop solar installations. The plant’s solarthermal system — sometimes called concentrated-solar thermal — relies on nearly 350,000 computer-controlled mirrors at the site, each the size of a garage door. The mirrors reflect sunlight to boilers atop 459-foot towers — each taller than the Statue of Liberty. The resulting steam drives turbines to create electricity. When the $2.2 billion complex opened, Energy Department Secretary Ernest Moniz called it a “symbol of the exciting progress” in renewable

AP Photo/John Locher, File

This Aug. 13 photo shows an array of mirrors at the Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating site in Primm, Nev. The largest solar power plant of its type in the world, promoted as a turning point in green energy, isn’t producing the expected energy and one of the reasons is as basic as it gets: The sun isn’t shining as often as expected.

energy. While the agency still says the project remains in good standing, Kaitlin Meese, an analyst at research firm Bentek Energy, said its early production figures “do not paint a strong picture for solar-thermal technology development.” The operation of such plants is highly dependent on weather conditions, and predicting when

and how strongly the sun will shine is not a perfect science. A little bit of inefficiency with mirrors can translate into a loss of power output ranging from small to significant, said Dr. Neil Fromer, executive director of the Resnick Sustainability Institute at the California Institute of Technology. Problems could include getting the thousands of mirrors

pointed in precisely the right direction, especially in the cool early morning, or keeping them clean in the dusty Mojave Desert. Operators initially expected to need steam from gas-powered boilers for an hour a day during startup. After operations began, they found they needed to keep boilers running more than four times longer — an average of 4 1/2 hours a day. State energy regulators in August approved the plant’s request to increase the natural gas it is allowed to burn by 60 percent. Additional natural gas could also be needed to operate boilers when clouds thicken or to maintain output at the end of the day and extend the capability for power production, the company said. “Because the plant requires sunlight to heat water and turn it to steam, anything that reduces the sunlight will affect steam conditions, which could damage equipment and potentially cause unsafe conditions,” said the commission, which approved the request for increased gas use. Fromer said it was surprising that so much additional gas is needed, adding that it “sig-

nals to me they have some very large problems that they are going to need to sort out.” Plants owners said they are learning on the fly to some extent. “For some aspects of operation, the only way to fully understand how the systems work has been through the experience of operating,” plant owners wrote in the request to increase gas use. Holland said the company always expected a ramp-up period of four years to reach maximum output. That extended period was not publicly disclosed, however. Holland said it is outlined in confidential agreements with two California utilities buying the power, Southern California Edison and Pacific Gas and Electric Co. Brightsource said on its website that the weather has generally been substantially worse than historical averages — in other words, cloudy — resulting in reduced output in certain months. “We remain confident that over time the sun at Ivanpah will be more than sufficient for the plant to meet its expected performance targets,” the statement said.

Colombia halts peace talks after general is taken By JOSHUA GOODMAN Associated Press

BOGOTA, Colombia — A massive search operation was under way Monday for a Colombian army general whose surprise capture by leftist rebels prompted President Juan Manuel Santos to suspend twoyear-old peace talks. Gen. Ruben Dario Alzate, dressed in civilian clothes and without the heavy security befitting his high rank, was snatched Sunday by gunmen along with two others while visiting a hamlet along a remote river in western Colombia. A soldier who managed to flee in the group’s boat, and reportedly had advised the general against traveling deep into the jungle, said the rebels belonged to the recalcitrant 34th Front of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC. It’s the first time in a halfcentury of fighting that the guerrillas have taken an army general captive. It couldn’t have come at a worse moment

‘While the FARC talks about peace in Havana, here they’re committing all sorts of atrocities. This could be the straw that breaks the camel’s back.’ — former Peace Commissioner Camilo Gomez for Santos. Even before the general’s capture, frustration with the slow progress of peace talks in Cuba and the guerrillas’ refusal to wind down attacks had been building. Earlier this month, the FARC captured two soldiers during intense fighting in northeast Colombia — it has since offered to free them — and killed two Indians who confronted rebels hanging up revolutionary banners on their reservation. Calling Alzate’s abduction “totally unacceptable,” Santos ordered government peace negotiators not to travel Monday to Cuba for the next round of peace talks until Alzate and the two others — an army captain

and a female lawyer advising the army on a rural energy project — are freed. “The FARC is responsible for the life and safety of these three people,” Santos told journalists after midnight after meeting with his top military commanders before they left for the western city of Quibdo to oversee rescue efforts. The FARC considers captured military personnel to be prisoners of war even though it freed all soldiers in its control and swore off the capturing of civilians on the eve of talks in 2012. It also has been clamoring for a cease-fire while peace talks continue, something Santos

has rejected for fears it would allow the guerrillas to regroup after years of battlefield defeats at the hands of Colombia’s USbacked military. The FARC’s 34th Front is among the group’s most entrenched and dangerous fighting units, based in the dense, waterlogged jungles around Quibdo where a slew of criminal gangs and drug-traffickers also operate. Its fighters repeatedly violated unilateral cease-fires declared by the FARC leadership in Havana during elections and Christmas holidays. A spokesman for the FARC in Havana declined to comment, saying the rebels’ negotiators were still investigating the incident. Santos, who was re-elected in June, has staked his presidency on reaching a deal with the FARC. But he’s struggled to overcome doubts from conservative opponents and members of the military who fear he’s ceding too much power to the rebels. “While the FARC talks

Manson gets license to marry 26 year old By LINDA DEUTSCH and SCOTT SMITH Associated Press

CORCORAN, Calif. — Mass murderer Charles Manson has gotten a license to marry a 26-year-old woman who visits him in prison. The Kings County marriage license, viewed Monday by The Associated Press, was issued Nov. 7 for the 80-year-old Manson and Afton Elaine Burton, who left her Midwestern home nine years ago and moved to Corcoran, California — the site of the prison — to be near Manson. She maintains several websites advocating Manson’s innocence. The license does not specify a wedding date and indicates the couple has 90 days to get married or they will have to reapply. Burton, who goes by the name “Star,” told the AP that she and Manson will be married next month. “Y’all can know that it’s true,” she said. “It’s going to happen.” “I love him,” she added. “I’m with him. There’s all kinds of things.” Burton gave an interview a year ago to Rolling Stone magazine in which she said she and Manson planned to marry. But Manson, who became notorious in 1969 as the leader of a roving “family” of young killers, was less certain about tying the knot. “That’s a bunch of garbage,” Manson said in the December 2013 interview. “That’s trash We’re playing that for public consumption.” Asked Monday about those comments, Burton said, “None of that’s true,” adding that they’re waiting for the prison to

complete their paperwork. California Department of Corrections spokeswoman Terry Thornton confirmed to the AP that the license had been transmitted to the prison. Thornton said each California prison designates an employee to be a marriage coordinator who processes paperwork for an inmate’s request to be wed. In most cases, she said, the department of corrections approves of such weddings as “a tool of family reunification and social development.” But Manson is a unique case. Burton said the wedding might have happened earlier if Manson did not have “some situations” at the prison. Thornton explained that in February, Manson had three violations for possession of a weapon, threatening staff and refusal to provide a urine sample. Further details on the violations were not immediately available. Burton said the prison holds marriages on the first Saturday of each month. She expects to be married in an inmate visiting room at the prison. Thornton confirmed that Manson can have a wedding at the prison and invite an officiate from outside the prison to perform the ceremony. He and his prospective spouse also would be allowed to invite 10 guests who are not inmates. However, as a life prisoner with no parole date, he is not entitled to family visits, a euphemism for conjugal visits. Why marry Manson under those conditions? Burton said she was interested in working on his case and helping him obtain possible release. Marrying him would al-

low her to get information not available to non-relatives, she said without elaborating. “There’s certain things next of kin can do,” she said. She said she believes Manson is innocent and will get a new trial. He and two women followers, Leslie Van Houten and Patricia Krenwinkel, remain imprisoned. Another follower, Susan Atkins, died of cancer

behind bars. They were convicted in the gruesome killings of actress Sharon Tate and four others at her estate on Aug. 9, 1969, and grocers Leno and Rosemary LaBianca who were killed the following night. Manson would not be eligible for parole until 2027. He has been a habitual criminal and spent most of his life in prison.

about peace in Havana, here they’re committing all sorts of atrocities,” said former Peace Commissioner Camilo Gomez, adding that the talks could unravel without a major overhaul to demand the FARC demonstrate its commitment to peace. “This could be the straw that breaks the camel’s back.” In a sign of growing tensions with his military, the president Sunday night demanded to know why one of Colombia’s most distinguished soldiers apparently violated military protocol and set off on the Atrato River in the dangerous zone dressed as a civilian without bodyguards. So far no explanation has been provided and residents in the 800-person hamlet of wooden shacks where the group was taken told local media they didn’t know about the visit.

Analysts say that the capture appears to have been accidental and not a planned ambush. All the same, securing the general’s release could be difficult: after a decade of heavy losses inflicted by the US-backed military, the FARC leadership’s operational command over its estimated 8,000 troops has been greatly reduced and just getting messages to the frontlines could take several days. Alzate, 55, is among Colombia’s most-decorated soldiers. A graduate of the U.S. Army War College and Command and General Staff College in Kansas, he previously oversaw the military’s anti-kidnapping unit. In January, Santos named him commander of the newly established Titan Task Force, a 2,500-man counterinsurgency force operating from Quibdo.

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Sports

Nuggets stop Cavs’ roll at 4 games By The Associated Press

CLEVELAND — Ty Lawson scored 24 points, Arron Afflalo added 23 and the struggling Denver Nuggets ended Cleveland’s four-game winning streak with a 106-97 victory over the Cavaliers on Monday night. Denver took the lead for good early in the third quarter and was up by as many as 14 midway through the fourth. LeBron James, who missed the morning shootaround because of a cold, led Cleveland with 22 points.

scored 19 points and Memphis easily defeated Houston in a matchup of the teams with the NBA’s two best records. Whatever showdown was expected from two 9-1 teams and among the best defensive squads in the league never materialized as the Grizzlies took a 16-point lead in the first quarter and extended it in each of the remaining periods, until it reached 36 points in the fourth frame.

BULLS 105, CLIPPERS 89

LOS ANGELES — Jimmy Butler led six players in double figures with 22 points, and Chicago beat Los Angeles to improve to 6-0 on the road for the first time since 1996-97. GRIZZLIES 119, ROCKETS 93 Taj Gibson had 20 points starting in MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Mike Conley place of injured Pau Gasol. Mike Dun-

leavy Jr. added 19 points and Joakim Noah rebounds for the Pelicans, who couldn’t had 11 points and 16 rebounds. The Bulls hold a 16-point, third-quarter lead. remained the NBA’s only undefeated road team while opening a season-long, sevenSPURS 100, 76ERS 75 game trip without injured star Derrick Rose. SAN ANTONIO — Matt Bonner had 18 points and San Antonio’s Big Three got some rest as the Spurs handed Philadelphia TRAIL BLAZERS 102, its 10th straight loss to open the season. PELICANS 93 Tim Duncan had 16 points and nine rePORTLAND, Ore. — Damian Lillard bounds, and Kawhi Leonard had five points scored 24 points, including a tiebreaking and 11 rebounds in limited action. Cory 3-pointer with 1:14 left, and Portland ral- Joseph added 14 points for the defending NBA champions, who never trailed. lied past New Orleans. LaMarcus Aldridge, back after missing one game with an illness, had 22 points MAVERICKS 107, HORNETS 80 and nine rebounds to help the Trail BlazCHARLOTTE, N.C. — Monta Ellis ers win their fifth straight. Anthony Davis had 31 points and 11 scored 18 points, Chandler Parsons had 17

HEAT 95, NETS 83 NEW YORK — Mario Chalmers scored 22 points, Chris Bosh ended his shooting slump and added 15 points and nine rebounds, and Miami snapped a three-game losing streak by beating Brooklyn. With Dwyane Wade out for a third straight game due to a strained left hamSee NBA, Page A-9

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Gates says Rivers’ ribs are doing fine By The Associated Press

SAN DIEGO — Chargers star tight end Antonio Gates backpedaled faster than a cornerback on Monday, saying the comments he made about quarterback Philip Rivers having a “severe rib injury” had been taken out of context. Rivers took two hard hits in Sunday’s victory against winless Oakland. Afterward, Gates praised the quarterback’s toughness and said he didn’t think for a minute that Rivers was going to come out of the game. Gates recalled how Rivers played the 2007 AFC championship game with a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee. Then Gates went into specifics. “He takes some shots. He’s taken some shots all year,” he said. “For those who don’t know, he’s been dealing with a rib injury, a very severe rib injury, so he’s been toughing it out these last three or four weeks.”

TERESA M. WALKER AP Pro Football Writer

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — This time, the Pittsburgh Steelers beat their struggling opponent. Ben Roethlisberger and Le’Veon Bell were an impressive duo in Music City on Monday night. Roethlisberger threw a 12-yard touchdown pass to Antonio Brown with 9:01 left, lifting the Steelers to a 27-24 victory over the Tennessee Titans. Pittsburgh (7-4) staged an impressive rally in the second half to take sole possession of second in the successful AFC North heading into the bye. Bell ran for 204 yards — an NFL high for a single game this season — and a TD. William Gay returned an interception 28 yards for a score, and Shaun Suisham kicked two field goals. “Not a perfect night but really a great night for us in that we were down by 11, and we had an opportunity to bounce back,” Pittsburgh coach Mike Tomlin said. “And I think anytime you can do that and gain victory you grow from it and grow from it in the right ways.” Bell had 33 carries in the best game by a Steelers running back since 2010. “When 26 gets the ball in his hands you never know what’s going to happen, and it’s awesome,” Roethlisberger said. Roethlisberger had never beaten the Titans at LP Field, missing the Steelers’ win here in 2010. With Bell running through and over the Titans, the Steelers took the pressure off Big Ben by holding the ball for 39 minutes, 49 seconds with a 386-312 edge in total offense. “He got rolling, and we couldn’t make a play and that’s disappointing,” Titans coach Ken Whisenhunt said. “That’s the way it went. We tried a lot of different things to try to stop their run game.”

and Dallas defeated Charlotte for its fourth straight victory. Dirk Nowitzki had 13 points to become the fourth player in NBA history to eclipse 27,000 with one franchise, joining a prestigious group that includes current Hornets owner Michael Jordan, Karl Malone and Kobe Bryant.

AP Photo/Mark Zaleski

Titans tight end Chase Coffman (86) catches a 4-yard touchdown pass as he is defended by Steelers free safety Mike Mitchell (23) and Antwon Blake (41) in the second half of an NFL football game Monday in Nashville, Tenn.

Gruden criticizes Griffin III ASHBURN, Va. — Robert Griffin III was hard on himself plenty of times when talking about his performance in the Washington Redskins’ latest embarrassing loss in an embarrassing season. And, a couple of times, he lumped his teammates in with him, and that concerns coach Jay Gruden. “Robert needs to understand he needs to worry about himself, No. 1, and not everybody else,” Gruden said Monday. “It’s his job to worry about his position, his footwork, his fundamentals, his reads, his progressions — his job at the quarterback position. It’s my job to worry about everybody else.” Griffin was about as self-critical as he could be in the moments after Sunday’s 27-7 home loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers that dropped the Redskins to 3-7. He blamed himself for taking six sacks and admitted he’s not seeing the field well. He also challenged his teammates by saying that “great quarterbacks” such as Aaron Rodgers and Peyton Manning “don’t play well if their guys don’t play well.”

Stanford snaps 47-game winning streak of UConn women By The Associated Press

STANFORD, Calif. — Amber Orrange made a go-ahead jumper with 1:38 left in overtime and the tying 3-pointer with 1.4 seconds remaining in regulation, sending No. 6 Stanford to an 88-86 victory against top-ranked Connecticut to snap the Huskies’ 47game winning streak Monday night. The Cardinal ended another long Huskies’ run nearly four years after snapping the program’s NCAA record 90-game unbeaten run. UConn went 40-0 last season on the way to its sec-

On Tap Peninsula high school sports Thursday Hockey Kenai at Juneau, 8 p.m. End of Road Shootout in Homer Houston vs. Soldotna, 5 p.m. Homer vs. Bartlett, 7:30 p.m. Friday Hockey Kenai at Juneau, 8 p.m. End of Road Shootout in Homer Soldotna vs. Bartlett, 5 p.m. Homer vs. Houston, 7:30 p.m. Wrestling Seward, Homer, Nikiski, Kenai, Soldotna at Lancer Smith at Palmer, 9 a.m. Saturday Hockey Kenai at Juneau, 7 p.m. End of Road Shootout in Homer Bartlett vs. Houston, 10 a.m. Homer vs. Soldotna, 12:30 p.m. Wrestling Seward, Homer, Nikiski, Kenai, Soldotna at Lancer Smith at Palmer, 9 a.m.

ond straight championship. UConn in the second half as Rodriguez took over. lost for the first time since falling to Notre Dame in the 2013 conference NO. 7 LOUISVILLE 88, tournament. JACKSONVILLE STATE 39 MEN MIAMI 69, NO. 8 FLORIDA 67

night. stymied the Mustangs in the second half. Daniel Ochefu, Darrun Hilliard and NO. 14 IOWA STATE 81, Dylan Ennis each scored 10 points for the GEORGIA STATE 58 Wildcats (2-0), who were picked to win the Big East. AMES, Iowa — Monte Morris scored a LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Montrezl Harcareer-high 19 points with nine assists and rell scored 15 points as No. 7 Louisville No. 14 Iowa State rolled past Georgia State. No. 13 GONZAGA 72, easily beat Jacksonville State. No. 22 SMU 56

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Angel Rodriguez scored 24 points, none bigger than NO. 12 VILLANOVA 81, MARYthose that came on a falling-down, handLAND-EASTERN SHORE 44 in-the-face 3-pointer with 16 seconds remaining, and Miami overcame a 15-point VILLANOVA — Kris Jenkins had 15 deficit. points to lead No. 12 Villanova in a rout The Hurricanes (2-0) scored 48 points of Maryland-Eastern Shore on Monday

NO. 24 MICHIGAN 77,

SPOKANE, Wash. — Kevin Pangos BUCKNELL 53 made five 3-pointers and scored 17 points ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Zak Irvin as No. 13 Gonzaga shut down No. 22 scored 16 of his 23 points in the first half, SMU. Domantas Sabonis added 13 points for and No. 24 Michigan rolled to a victory Gonzaga (2-0) whose defense especially over Bucknell.

Marlins sign Stanton for 13 years, $325 million STEVEN WINE AP Sports Writer

MIAMI — The Marlins are no longer pinching pennies, and Giancarlo Stanton won’t be, either. Stanton agreed to terms with the team Monday on a $325 million, 13-year contract, Miami owner Jeffrey Loria said. It’s the most lucrative deal for an American athlete and averages $25 million per season, or $154,321 per game. The deal includes a no-trade clause, and Stanton can opt out after six years, Loria said. A news conference was planned Wednesday. “It’s a landmark moment for the franchise and Giancarlo, and it’s for the city and fans to rally around,” Loria said. Any kind of multiyear deal is a big departure for the Marlins and Loria, whose frugal ways in the past alienated fans, angered the players’ union and

made the franchise the butt of jokes. Given such thriftiness, the Marlins’ generosity toward Stanton becomes even more stunning. His contract tops the $292 million, 10-year deal Miguel Cabrera agreed to with the Detroit Tigers in March. Alex Rodriguez signed the largest previous deal, a $275 million, 10-year contract with the Yankees before the 2008 season. Stanton, who turned 25 on Nov. 8, is perhaps the game’s most feared slugger. He has 154 career homers despite playing home games in spacious Marlins Park. “Giancarlo Stanton has come of age, and he’s going to be here a long time,” Loria said in a phone interview. “It’s wonderful to have a young man this caliber, integrity and ability, and I’m very happy.” The Marlins right fielder and centerpiece wasn’t due to become eligible for free agency until after the 2016 season, C

and signing him to a long-term deal was considered a long shot. The Marlins haven’t reached the playoffs since 2003, and he was distrustful of the franchise’s direction. Miami’s 2014 payroll of $52.3 million was the lowest in the majors. The last time they spent big was before the 2012 season, the first in their new ballpark. Then came a disastrous season and another salary purge, intensifying fan animosity toward Loria. That sell-off and subsequent roster rebuilding set the stage for the Stanton deal, Loria said. “Unfortunately people didn’t understand that two years ago, we had no choice,” the owner said. “I had to get to today.” Loria said he doesn’t expect Stanton to opt out when he’s 31, and sees a positive side to the no-trade clause. “There will be no distraction about,

‘Will he be traded?’” Loria said. Stanton’s 2014 season ended Sept. 11 when he was hit in the face by a pitch and suffered fractures in his face and other injuries. Despite missing the final 17 games, he led the NL with 37 homers and a .555 slugging percentage for the Marlins, who went 77-85 but ended a three-year streak of last-place finishes in the NL East. The Marlins have said they’re not concerned the injuries will have lingering effects. They made locking up Stanton their top offseason priority and overcame his skepticism about their efforts to fielding a winning team. The Marlins believe they’re poised to contend next year with a young roster than includes right-handers Jose Fernandez and Henderson Alvarez, Gold Glove left fielder Christian Yelich, center fielder Marcell Ozuna and shortstop Adeiny Hechavarria.

Peninsula Clarion, Tuesday, November 18, 2014

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Results posted for Cyclocross Race

USA Today Top 25 Poll

The Tsalteshi Trails Association hosted the Polar Vortex Cyclocross Race on Sunday. Riders attempted to get around the one-mile course, which included single-track riding and obstacles over which they had to carry their bikes, as many times as possible in one hour. Tony Eskelin was the men’s champion, piling up eight laps, while Zach Johnston was second and Scott Hippe was third, also with eight laps. The top woman was Sadie Fox with six laps, while Julie English was second and Charlene Spiers was third with five laps apiece. Tsalteshi Polar Vortex Cyclocross Race 2014

Sunday at Tsalteshi Trails 1. Tony Eskelin, 8 laps; 2. Zach Johnston, 8 laps; 3. Scott Hippe, 8 laps; 4. Michael Blake, 7 laps; 5. Brian Beeson, 7 laps; 6. Tanner Best, 7 laps; 7. Jamie Nelson, 6 laps; 8. Sadie Fox, 6 laps; 9. Tyle Owens, 6 laps; 10. Mark Beeson, 6 laps; 11. Scott Huff, 6 laps; 12. Will Morrow, 6 laps; 13. Jason Buckbee, 6 laps; 14. Jack Maryott, 5 laps; 15. Julie English, 5 laps; 16. Charlene Spiers, 5 laps.

Public voting open for Alaska Hall Public voting is open for selecting the people, moments and events to be inducted into the Alaska Sports Hall of Fame Class of 2015. The vote of the general public is equivalent to that of one member of the selection panel, which is comprised of nine sports experts from around the state. Last year, over 1,600 people voted. Public voting will conclude at midnight on Dec. 2. The experts vote on Dec. 7, and the Class of 2015 is announced on Dec. 8. Those wishing to vote can go to: http://alaskasportshall.org/election/ candidates/

Miller to have surgery Never one to let a little pain get in his way, the hard-charging Bode Miller tried to ski through a balky back until it simply became too much. Miller will undergo outpatient surgery on Monday in San Diego and is expected to be sidelined until at least January. The 37-year-old Miller missed the start of the World Cup season because of a herniated disk, which he said has been bothering him since a fall at the World Cup Finals last March. C

— Staff and wire reports

The top 25 teams in the USA Today men’s college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records throiugh Nov. 16, points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and previous ranking: Record Pts Pvs 1. Kentucky (25) 2-0 787 1 2. Arizona (3) 2-0 754 2 3. Duke (2) 2-0 725 3 4. Wisconsin (2) 2-0 718 4 5. Kansas 1-0 654 5 6. North Carolina 2-0 609 6 7. Florida 1-0 560 7 8. Louisville 1-0 557 9 9. Virginia 2-0 543 8 10. Texas 2-0 497 10 11. Gonzaga 1-0 445 13 12. Villanova 1-0 443 12 13. Wichita State 1-0 438 11 14. Iowa State 1-0 340 14 15. V. Commonwealth 1-0 299 16 16. San Diego State 1-0 278 17 17. Connecticut 1-0 269 15 18. Oklahoma 1-0 258 19 19. Michigan State 1-0 254 18 20. Ohio State 1-0 190 20 21. Nebraska 1-0 140 21 22. Michigan 1-0 127 23 23. S. Methodist 1-0 112 22 24. Syracuse 2-0 110 24 25. Iowa 1-0 64 25 Others receiving votes: Utah 38; Kansas State 35; Stanford 29; UCLA 24; Pittsburgh 17; Notre Dame 11; George Washington 9; Louisiana Tech 9; Illinois 8; Memphis 8; Arkansas 6; Colorado 6; Baylor 5; Georgetown 4; Minnesota 4; Texas-El Paso 4; Toledo 3; Cincinnati 2; Harvard 2; LSU 2; Dayton 1; Miami (Fla.) 1; Oregon 1.

The Top 25

The top 25 teams in The Associated Press’ college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Nov. 16, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and last week’s ranking: Record Pts Prv 1. Kentucky (49) 2-0 1,574 1 2. Arizona (4) 2-0 1,491 2 3. Wisconsin (7) 2-0 1,475 3 4. Duke (4) 2-0 1,422 4 5. Kansas 1-0 1,306 5 6. North Carolina 2-0 1,254 6 7. Louisville 1-0 1,130 8 8. Florida 1-0 1,127 7 9. Virginia 2-0 1,065 9 10. Texas 2-0 1,061 10 11. Wichita St. 1-0 1,002 11 12. Villanova 1-0 858 12 13. Gonzaga 1-0 841 13 14. Iowa St. 1-0 746 14 15. VCU 1-0 654 15 16. San Diego St. 1-0 564 16 17. UConn 1-0 525 17 18. Oklahoma 1-0 466 19 19. Michigan St. 1-0 443 18 20. Ohio St. 1-0 361 20 21. Nebraska 1-0 298 21 22. SMU 1-0 290 22 23. Syracuse 2-0 190 23 24. Michigan 1-0 177 24 25. Utah 1-0 118 25 Others receiving votes: Stanford 63, Colorado 52, Iowa 48, UCLA 41, Kansas St. 29, Arkansas 23,

Memphis 11, Minnesota 11, Notre Dame 10, Pittsburgh 10, Louisiana Tech 9, Dayton 7, Florida St. 6, NC State 6, Oklahoma St. 6, Cincinnati 5, George Washington 5, LSU 5, Illinois 3, Maryland 3, BYU 2, Baylor 2, UTEP 2, Georgetown 1, N. Iowa 1, Stephen F. Austin 1.

The Women’s Top 25

The top 25 teams in The Associated Press’ women’s college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Nov. 16, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and last week’s ranking: Record 1. UConn (35) 1-0 2. South Carolina 1-0 3. Notre Dame 1-0 4. Tennessee 1-0 5. Texas A&M 3-0 6. Stanford 1-0 7. Duke 1-0 8. Baylor 1-0 9. Maryland 2-0 10. Texas 1-0 11. North Carolina 2-0 12. Louisville 2-0 13. Kentucky 1-0 14. California 1-0 15. Michigan St. 1-0 16. Nebraska 2-0 17. West Virginia 1-0 18. DePaul 2-1 18. Iowa 2-0 20. Oregon St. 2-0 21. Oklahoma St. 2-0 22. Rutgers 1-0 23. Syracuse 1-0 24. Georgia 2-0 24. Gonzaga 1-0 24. Purdue 1-0

Pts 875 827 804 756 697 667 614 580 561 545 513 504 497 427 408 355 331 253 253 215 187 106 100 42 42 42

Prv 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 9 13 12 11 15 14 16 17 18 19 20 21 24 24 — — —

Others receiving votes: Oklahoma 24, James Madison 15, NC State 14, Minnesota 12, South Florida 12, Arkansas 11, Florida St. 11, Mississippi St. 11, Vanderbilt 10, Washington St. 10, St. John’s 8, UCLA 8, Albany (NY) 5, Green Bay 5, Arizona St. 4, Oregon 4, W. Kentucky 4, UALR 2, Georgia Tech 1, Iowa St. 1, Kansas 1, Northwestern 1.

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

W 8 6 5 2

L 2 4 5 8

T Pct 0 .800 0 .600 0 .500 0 .200

PF 323 249 200 174

PA 218 180 204 265

6 5 2 1

4 5 8 9

0 .600 0 .500 0 .200 0 .100

310 229 168 158

253 204 250 282

6 7 6 6

3 4 4 4

1 .650 0 .636 0 .600 0 .600

224 288 261 216

221 263 181 195

7 3 7 3 6 4 0 10

0 .700 0 .700 0 .600 0 .000

293 241 218 152

224 171 192 265

NATIONAL CONFERENCE East Philadelphia Dallas N.Y. Giants Washington

7 7 3 3

3 3 7 7

0 .700 0 .700 0 .300 0 .300

299 261 205 204

251 212 263 256

South Atlanta New Orleans Carolina Tampa Bay North Detroit Green Bay Chicago Minnesota West Arizona San Francisco Seattle St. Louis

4 4 3 2

6 6 7 8

0 .400 0 .400 1 .318 0 .200

238 261 215 194

255 252 300 279

7 7 4 4

3 3 6 6

0 .700 0 .700 0 .400 0 .400

188 330 215 181

156 225 290 220

9 6 6 4

1 4 4 6

0 .900 0 .600 0 .600 0 .400

237 211 260 185

176 212 215 258

Thursday, Nov. 20 Kansas City at Oakland, 4:25 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 23 Green Bay at Minnesota, 9 a.m. Cincinnati at Houston, 9 a.m. Tampa Bay at Chicago, 9 a.m. Cleveland at Atlanta, 9 a.m. Tennessee at Philadelphia, 9 a.m. Detroit at New England, 9 a.m. Jacksonville at Indianapolis, 9 a.m. N.Y. Jets at Buffalo, 9 a.m. Arizona at Seattle, 12:05 p.m. St. Louis at San Diego, 12:05 p.m. Washington at San Francisco, 12:25 p.m. Miami at Denver, 12:25 p.m. Dallas at N.Y. Giants, 4:30 p.m. Open: Carolina, Pittsburgh Monday, Nov. 24 Baltimore at New Orleans, 4:30 p.m. All Times AST

Steelers 27, Titans 24 Pit. Ten.

13 0 7 10

0 14—27 7 0—24

First Quarter Pit_FG Suisham 49, 10:45. Pit_Gay 28 interception return (Suisham kick), 10:37. Ten_Sankey 9 run (Succop kick), 8:08. Pit_FG Suisham 23, 1:03. Second Quarter Ten_FG Succop 20, 11:12. Ten_N.Washington 80 pass from Mettenberger (Succop kick), :32. Third Quarter Ten_Coffman 4 pass from Mettenberger (Succop kick), 3:42. Fourth Quarter Pit_Bell 5 run (Suisham kick), 14:51. Pit_A.Brown 12 pass from Roethlisberger (Suisham kick), 9:01. A_69,143. Pit Ten First downs 29 14 Total Net Yards 386 312 Rushes-yards 36-206 15-49 Passing 180 263 Punt Returns 1-14 1-1 Kickoff Returns 5-123 5-124 Interceptions Ret. 1-28 1-0 Comp-Att-Int 21-32-1 15-24-1 Sacked-Yards Lost 5-27 0-0 Punts 2-40.5 4-35.3 Fumbles-Lost 0-0 0-0 Penalties-Yards 4-39 1-10 Time of Possession 39:49 20:11 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING_Pittsburgh, Bell 33204, Roethlisberger 3-2. Tennessee, Sankey 11-38, Greene 3-6, McCluster 1-5. PASSING_Pittsburgh, Roethlisberger 21-32-1-207. Tennessee, Mettenberger 15-24-1-263. RECEIVING_Pittsburgh, A.Brown 9-91, Miller 5-71, Bell 2-18, Bryant 2-11, Moore 1-15, Wheaton 1-6, Archer 1-(minus 5). Tennessee, Wright 4-70, Coffman 3-32, Hunter 2-48, Battle 2-4, N.Washington 1-80, McCluster 1-17, Sankey 1-7,

Burns joins Hockey Hall TORONTO (AP) — A few months ago, Line Burns was driving to see a friend and stopped in Gilmanton, New Hampshire, where she used to live with her husband. She was gassing up her car and getting something to eat when her phone rang. On the other end were Pat Quinn and John Davidson from the Hockey Hall of Fame telling her that Pat Burns would finally be enshrined four years after his death. “It was meant to be,” she said. “He was probably laughing up there.” Line (pronounced Lynn) recalled recently how she and her husband used to laugh so much at home. She couldn’t help but laugh that night when a video montage of Burns’ best and angriest coaching moments were shown on the video screens at Air Canada Centre.

Those included him winning the Stanley Cup with the New Jersey Devils, yelling at referees and going after Barry Melrose. “I’m sure it wasn’t fun at that time,” Line said, “but it was hilarious.” Burns went into the Hockey Hall of Fame on Monday night along with Dominik Hasek, Peter Forsberg, Mike Modano, Rob Blake and referee Bill McCreary. Burns’ son, Jason, had specific instructions from his father on how to deliver the Hall speech. Pat Burns told his son to thank Charlie Henry, Wayne Gretzky and the organizations he coached for and their fans. Pat Burns didn’t dwell on not making it even as he was dying of cancer. “I remember him saying, ‘Cheer Up Jason, I’ll get in there someday probably. You

better have a good speech ready because you’re the one going up there for me,’” Jason Burns said Monday night. “Here I am with big shoes to fill.” There was some quiet anger that the selection committee didn’t get it done before Burns died of cancer on Nov. 19, 2010. But more than anything else there was relief and joy that the coach received his due. “In addition to being a great coach, he was widely respected throughout the hockey world for being a terrific person,” Commissioner Gary Bettman said Monday. “It’s nice to see somebody like Pat recognized and having his legacy preserved.” Davidson has been on the committee for many years but was serving as chairman for the first time. He said the process is different every year.

Lightning cruise past Rangers NEW YORK (AP) — Ryan Callahan enjoyed many nights like this one at Madison Square Garden. The only difference this time was his sweater was white instead of home blue. Callahan scored two goals in his first game against his former New York Rangers teammates, and the surging Tampa Bay Lightning rode another big offensive outburst to a 5-1 victory Monday night. A popular Rangers captain not long ago, Callahan netted the second of Tampa Bay’s two first-period goals and then

closed the scoring with 2:51 left in the game. “I was excited to get the opportunity to go out there and play again in front of this crowd,” he said. While there were jerseys with his name on the back and familiar ‘C’ on the front, Callahan heard boos early when he touched the puck. Those turned to cheers around 7 minutes in when a video tribute to him and fellow former Rangers Brian Boyle and Anton Stralman, with the message “Thanks for the memories. We salute you,”

was shown. “They didn’t have to do that,” Callahan said. “That’s the Rangers organization. It shows how classy they are. The fans cheering — that shows how classy they are. “The win helps, but I really enjoyed my first time back here.” The warm reception reverted to boos as the Lightning improved to 12-0 when Callahan scores since he was acquired in the captain-swap trade that sent Martin St. Louis to New York on March 5.

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string, Chalmers remained in the starting lineup for the second consecutive night and keyed the finishing spurt for the Heat. He converted a three-point play, added another free throw and then set up Bosh for a 3-pointer that turned a four-point lead into a 91-80 advan-

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SUNS 118, CELTICS 114 BOSTON — Markieff Morris scored a career-high 30 points and Eric Bledsoe had a key steal and breakaway dunk in the closing minute to lift Phoenix over Boston. Goran Dragic had 22 points, Alex Len scored 19 with seven rebounds and Bledsoe finished with 15 points and seven assists for the

MAGIC 107, PISTONS 93 AUBURN HILLS, Mich. — Tobias Harris scored 14 of his 24 points in the fourth quarter as Orlando pulled away late to beat Detroit. Nikola Vucevic finished with 25 points and 14 rebounds for the Magic, who had all five starters in double figures. C

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HOckey NHL Standings EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA

Montreal

19 14 4

1 29 55 47

Tampa Bay

19 13 4

2 28 71 49

Boston

19 11 8

0 22 51 49

Detroit

8 4

5 21 45 42

Ottawa

8 5

4 20 47 45

Toronto

9 7

2 20 56 51

Florida

6 4

5 17 33 37

Buffalo

4 13

2 10 30 68

Metropolitan Division 16 12 3

1 25 60 35

N.Y. Islanders 17 11 6

Pittsburgh

0 22 54 50

New Jersey 18

8 8

2 18 46 53

N.Y. Rangers 18

7 7

4 18 50 58

Washington 17

7 7

3 17 50 49

Philadelphia 16

7 7

2 16 51 53

Columbus

6 10

1 13 44 59

Carolina

5 9

3 13 37 51

WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division St. Louis

17 12 4

1 25 49 33

Nashville

17 11 4

2 24 43 35

Chicago

18 10 7

1 21 51 36

Winnipeg

3 21 37 42

9 7

Minnesota

17 10 7

0 20 50 39

Colorado

6 8

5 17 47 61

Dallas

6 8

4 16 49 61

Pacific Division Anaheim

19 11 4

4 26 51 46

Vancouver

18 12 6

0 24 53 52

Calgary

19 11 6

Los Angeles 18 San Jose

2 4 5 7 7

.778 .556 .545 .417 .364

— 2 2 3½ 4

3 4 5 7 8

.727 .556 .500 .364 .273

— 2 2½ 4 5

WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division Memphis 10 1 Houston 9 2 Dallas 8 3 San Antonio 6 4 New Orleans 5 4 Northwest Division Portland 8 3 Utah 4 7 Denver 3 7 Oklahoma City 3 8 Minnesota 2 7 Pacific Division Golden State 8 2 Sacramento 6 4 L.A. Clippers 5 4 Phoenix 6 5 L.A. Lakers 1 9

.909 .818 .727 .600 .556

— 1 2 3½ 4

.727 .364 .300 .273 .222

— 4 4½ 5 5

.800 .600 .556 .545 .100

— 2 2½ 2½ 7

Monday’s Games Dallas 107, Charlotte 80 Denver 106, Cleveland 97 Orlando 107, Detroit 93 Phoenix 118, Boston 114 Miami 95, Brooklyn 83 Memphis 119, Houston 93 San Antonio 100, Philadelphia 75 Portland 102, New Orleans 93 Chicago 105, L.A. Clippers 89 Tuesday’s Games L.A. Lakers at Atlanta, 3:30 p.m. New York at Milwaukee, 4 p.m. Oklahoma City at Utah, 5 p.m. New Orleans at Sacramento, 6 p.m. All Times AST

2 24 59 50

9 5

4 22 45 40

20 10 8

2 22 56 53

Arizona

8 9

1 17 47 57

Edmonton

6 10

2 14 44 60

NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss. Monday’s Games Tampa Bay 5, N.Y. Rangers 1 Tuesday’s Games St. Louis at Boston, 3 p.m. Tampa Bay at N.Y. Islanders, 3 p.m. Detroit at Columbus, 3 p.m. San Jose at Buffalo, 3:30 p.m. Nashville at Toronto, 3:30 p.m. Pittsburgh at Montreal, 3:30 p.m. New Jersey at Winnipeg, 4 p.m. Carolina at Dallas, 4:30 p.m. Anaheim at Calgary, 5 p.m. Washington at Arizona, 5 p.m. Florida at Los Angeles, 6:30 p.m. All Times AST

Basketball NBA Standings EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Toronto 8 2 Brooklyn 4 6 Boston 3 6 New York 3 8 Philadelphia 0 10 Southeast Division

Washington 7 Atlanta 5 Miami 6 Orlando 5 Charlotte 4 Central Division Chicago 8 Cleveland 5 Milwaukee 5 Indiana 4 Detroit 3

Pct .800 .400 .333 .273 .000

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Transactions BASEBALL American League DETROIT TIGERS — Exercised the 2015 contract option on C Alex Avila. OAKLAND ATHLETICS — Claimed OF Alex Hassan off waivers from Boston. TORONTO BLUE JAYS — Named Brook Jacoby hitting coach. National League ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS — Named Dr. Ed Lewis director of baseball analytics and research. ATLANTA BRAVES — Traded OF Jason Heyward and RHP Jordan Walden to the St. Louis for RHP Shelby Miller and RHP Tyrell Jenkins. BASKETBALL National Basketball Association INDIANA PACERS — Announced G A.J. Price will stay with the team another 10 days after being granted a second injury hardship relief exception by the NBA. FOOTBALL National Football League ATLANTA FALCONS — Placed RB Antone Smith on injured reserve. BUFFALO BILLS — Placed CB Leodis McKelvin on injured reserve. Signed DB Bacarri Rambo. Signed CB Brandon Smith to the practice squad. JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS — Activated TE Marcedes Lewis

from the injured reserve/return list. Placed WR Allen Robinson on injured reserve. Waived TE Mike Flacco from the practice squad. Waived WR Nathan Slaughter from injured reserve. NEW YORK GIANTS — Activated G Geoff Schwartz off the injured reserve/return list. Waived LB Justin Anderson. SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS — Activated NT Glenn Dorsey from the injured reserve/return list. Placed NT Ian Williams on injured reserve. WASHINGTON REDSKINS — Signed OT Michael Huey to the practice squad. Released WR Rashad Ross from the practice squad. HOCKEY National Hockey League CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS — Placed D Trevor van Riemsdyk on the long-term injury list. Recalled D Stephen Johns and G Antti Raanta from Rockford (AHL). Reassigned F Joakim Nordstrom and G Scott Darling to Rockford. LOS ANGELES KINGS — Activated D Andrew Bodnarchuk from the injured reserve list and assigned him to Manchester (AHL). MINNESOTA WILD — Placed G Josh Harding on waivers. NEW JERSEY DEVILS — Assigned G Keith Kinakid to Albany (AHL). Recalled G Scott Clemmensen and D Peter Harrold from Albany. Placed D Bryce Salvador on injured reserve, retroactive to Nov. 10. NEW YORK ISLANDERS — Reassigned G Kent Simpson from Colorado (ECHL) to the Stockton (ECHL). SOCCER USL PRO USL PRO — Announced FC Montreal will join the league beginning with the 2015 season. COLLEGE AKRON — Suspended men’s senior Basketball F Demetrius Treadwell indefinitely for a violation of the school’s student-athlete code of conduct.SL PRO continued its unprecedented off-season growth with the announcement that FC Montreal, owned and operated by the Montreal Impact of Major League Soccer, will be the 10th new team to join for the 2015 season. The Impact are led by Owner & President Joey Saputo. AUSTIN PEAY — Named Robbie Wilson men’s golf coach. MICHIGAN — Dismissed DE Frank Clark. MONTANA — Announced the retirement of football coach Mick Delaney at the end of the season. NYU — Named Tom Crossan assistant softball coach. TENNESSEE — Suspended LB A.J. Johnson and DB Michael Williams amid a sexual assault investigation.

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every vote deserved to be counted and that it respected the timetable for counting ballots laid out by the Division of Elections. Begich said Monday that he put his “record of delivering for Alaska front and center, and it’s why this election was one of the closest races in the country despite over $10 million of attacks from outside groups and their partisan narrative.” He said he was proud of the work he accomplished, in areas including energy development, veterans’ health care and protecting postal service in Alaska. And he said he was overwhelmed by the support he received. He said the state deserves a bright future with expanded

economic opportunity and a strong, prosperous rural Alaska. He also said he supports equality for all Alaskans. Begich said the results of an election have never diminished his desire to achieve those goals. Sullivan will join an Alaska delegation that includes Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski and Republican Rep. Don Young, who was re-elected for a 22nd term. In a statement, Sullivan said he thanked Begich for his service and the two agreed on the importance of a smooth transition process. “The responsibility of representing and serving Alaskans comes first,” Sullivan said. “I look forward to doing the job that Alaskans elected me to do, and to begin the process of turning our country around and building a brighter future for Alaska.”

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vatory says the volcano has erupted more than 40 times in recorded history, including earlier this year and last year. It is Alaska’s second most active volcano. The first is Shishaldin, which has had about 55 eruptions, including a low-level one that’s been ongoing for several months, said Michelle Coombs, a U.S. Geological Survey geologist at the Alaska Volcano Observatory. Pavlof is among 52 historically active volcanos in the Aleutian arc of the “Ring of Fire” string of volcanos encircling the Pacific Ocean, Coombs said.

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ANCHORAGE — One of Alaska’s most active volcanos has calmed down since spewing ash up to 35,000 feet into the air over the weekend, but scientists said Monday the volcano has a pattern of prolonged eruptions of varying intensity. They’re not ready to consider this explosion over. Pavlof Volcano began erupting Wednesday, culminating with a major blast Saturday that lasted seven or eight hours before its seismic activity dramatically dropped. The National Weather Service warned aircraft to avoid Pavlof’s tantrums the area over the weekend bePavlof eruptions typically incause of the ash plume. Some other facts about Pav- volve gas-rich fountains of lava that can shoot up to a few thoulof: sand feet. Its ash clouds usually are lower and less dense than Ring of Fire the plumes of more explosive Pavlof is in a volcano-rich, volcanos that pose a greater sparsely populated region about hazard to aircraft, according to 625 miles southwest of Anchor- scientists. But it could still spew out age on the Alaska Peninsula. The Alaska Volcano Obser- much higher plumes, as dem-

n On Oct. 28 at 3:47 p.m., the Alaska State Troopers Bureau of Highway Patrol, South Central Team, stopped a 1995 Toyota Camry after the vehicle was observed speeding on Robinson Loop near Pacer. Investigation revealed that Mary Beck, 24, of Sterling, was driving in violation of an instruction permit. Beck was issued a summons to appear in Kenai Court. n On Oct. 28 at 4:55 p.m., Alaska State Troopers responded to near Mile 3.5 of the Kenai Spur Highway in Soldotna regarding a single-vehicle collision involving a moose. Investigation revealed that Carl Schaffer, 51, of Kenai, was driving his 2002 Chevy truck toward Soldotna on the Kenai Spur Highway, when a moose calf walked in front of his vehicle. Schaffer was not able to avoid a collision with the moose. Schaffer’s truck was drivable but suffered extensive damage to the front passenger side. Schaffer was not injured and was seat-belted at the time of the collision. n On Oct. 28 at 5:13 p.m., Kenai police received a report that Mark S. McComsey, 53, of Kenai, was driving while his license was revoked. McComsey was issued a summons for driving while license revoked. n On Oct. 28 at 3:12 p.m., Soldotna police contacted Stevi K. Snow, 31, of Soldotna, and arrested her on an outstanding warrant for failure to appear on an original charge of no insurance. She was taken to Wildwood Pretrial on $250 bail. n On Oct. 29 at 7:43 p.m. Kenai police were called to a residence due the report of damage to property. Yvonne A. Daniels, 36, of Kenai, was arrested on a charge of fourthdegree criminal mischief (domestic violence) and was taken to Wildwood Pretrial Facility. n On Oct. 30 at about 10:30 a.m., Alaska Wildlife Troopers, Seward Post, issued a summons to Eric Shawn Higbee, 31, of Seward, for possessing, delivering and landing commercially caught halibut to Resurrection Bay Seafoods in Seward without being in possession of a valid Commercial Fisheries Entry permit card as required. Arraignment is scheduled in the Seward District Court for Nov. 18. n On Oct. 30 at 10:06 a.m., the Soldotna Public Safety Communication Center received a report of a vehicle theft that had just occurred in Nikiski. Troopers responded and identified the vehicle as a 2005 GMC Envoy and the suspect as Jonathan Nunley,

the Kenai Spur Highway and Bridge Access Road. Dareius D. Copeland, 23, of Kenai, was issued a summons for sixthdegree misconduct involving a controlled substance and released at the scene. n On Oct. 31 at 9:28 p.m., troopers conducted a traffic stop. It was discovered a passenger gave a false name. Investigation revealed the passenger as Carrie Pinckley, 36, of Seward, who had an outstanding arrest warrant. Pinckley was taken to the Seward Jail for the warrant and for one count of providing false information. n On Oct. 31 at 8:22 p.m., Soldotna police stopped a vehicle on Kobuk Street at Beluga Avenue. A passenger, Hosea White, 31, of Soldotna, was arrested on an outstanding warrant for failure to comply with his conditions of probation. White was found to be in possession of methamphetamine and was also charged with fourth-degree misconduct involving a controlled substance. He was taken to Wildwood Pretrial without bail. n On Oct. 31 at 11:27 p.m., Soldotna police were conducting a security check at the Maverick Saloon and contacted Jared Sedge, 26, of Soldotna, who was smoking marijuana. Sedge was issued a criminal citation for sixth-degree misconduct involving a controlled substance and released. n On Nov. 1 at 1:02 a.m., the Bureau of Highway Patrol, Kenai Peninsula Team, conducted a traffic stop on a silver 2007 Chevrolet HHR for an equipment violation near Mile 12 of the Kenai Spur Highway. Investigation revealed that Edward G. Morrill, Jr., 37, of Kenai, had an outstanding $250 warrant for his arrest for failure to appear for the original charge of driving without an operator’s license. Morrill was arrested for the warrant and was taken Wildwood Pretrial Facility on $250 bail. n On Nov. 1 at 12:41 p.m., the Bureau of Highway Patrol, Kenai Peninsula Team, responded to Mile 92.5 of the Sterling Highway for a report of a collision involving two vehicles. Investigation revealed that a 17-year-old male, of Sterling, was traveling northbound in a green 2001 Jeep and rearended a white 1991 Ford F250 truck, operated by Jared J. Leggett, 40, of Sterling. Both individuals reported to be wearing their seat belts and both parties refused medical attention. Leggett’s vehicle sustained functional damage and he and the

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failing to obtain necessary antitrust approvals. The transaction could be completed by 2015, according to the release. Currently, Baker Hughes employes more than 200 employees in Alaska according to its website.

Police reports 27, of Nikiski. Troopers were unable to locate the vehicle. During the early morning hours of Oct. 31, Kenai police officers contacted and arrested Nunley at a residence in Kenai for vehicle theft. Kenai police recovered the vehicle at a different location, where Nunley had left it. Nunley was arrested for first-degree vehicle theft and taken to Wildwood Pretrial without bail. n On Oct. 31 at 10:06 p.m., the Bureau of Highway Patrol, Kenai Peninsula Team, responded to the area of Kalifornsky Beach Road at Poppy Lane for a report of a non-injury collision involving a vehicle versus a moose. Investigation revealed that Michele J. Johnson, 41, of Soldotna, was traveling down Poppy Lane in a 2007 Chevrolet Truck, when a moose stepped into the roadway, causing a collision. The moose was recovered by the Alaska Moose Federation. Johnson reported to be wearing her seat belt and refused medical attention. The vehicle was drivable, and Johnson was released at the scene. n On Oct. 31 at 10:19 p.m., the Alaska Bureau of Highway Patrol, Kenai Peninsula Team, responded to a single vehicle crash near Mile 69 of the Seward Highway. Investigation revealed that Matthew Naquin, 26, of Anchorage, slid on snowy roads in his blue 2014 Chevrolet pickup and struck a guardrail. The truck suffered minor damage but was drivable. The guardrail was damaged slightly. Alcohol was not a factor. Naquin was not injured. n On Oct. 31 at 6:44 p.m., Alaska Wildlife Troopers, Seward Post, issued a citation to Terrance Scott LeClair, 55, of Seward, for failing to submit his 2014 moose harvest report to the Alaska Department of Fish and Game within 15 days of taking a moose as required. Bail was set at $110. An optional court appearance is scheduled in Seward District Court. n On Oct. 31 at 9:51 p.m., Kenai police conducted a traffic stop near the intersection of the Kenai Spur Highway and Strawberry Road. The driver, a 16-year-old male, of Kenai, was arrested for sixth-degree misconduct involving a controlled substance. Both the juvenile and vehicle were released to a responsible adult. n On Oct. 31 at 11:45 p.m., Kenai police conducted a traffic stop near the intersection of

ond degree, four counts of misconduct involving a controlled substance in the fourth degree, one count of misconduct involving a controlled substance in the third degree and two counts of misconduct involving weapons, one in the second degree and another in the third degree. Possession of heroin with the intent to distribute is a class A felony and if convicted is punishable by up to 20 years in prison and a fine up to $250,000. Schirf is facing three class A felonies. Schirf’s bail was set for $25,000 cash appearance and $20,000 cash performance at a bail hearing last Thursday in Kenai Superior Court. Judge Charles Huguelet denied Sol-

dotna resident Raymond Weigle as a third-party custodian, according to court records. Weigle was convicted in 2008 on drug distribution charges. He told the court the reason he agreed to be a third party for Schirf was because he knows how hard it is for someone after they are convicted. Weigle told the court he completed his probation in 2011. “I think I can help him and I want to help him,” Weigle said in court. “I want him to know he can still make it somehow.” Schirf’s next court date is Jan. 9, 2015. Reach Dan Balmer at daniel.balmer@peninsulaclarion. com.

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affidavit. Troopers obtained a search warrant and found several Ziploc bags that contained a white crystalline substance and hard brown substance, tested and confirmed to be methamphetamines and heroin. Troopers confiscated 226 grams of meth and 178 grams of heroin and 325 methadone pills, according to the report. Troopers also seized six firearms, including two loaded handguns. The value of all the drugs found in the home was estimated at $163,000, according to court records. On Nov. 7, the Grand Jury indicted Schirf on 10 felony charges — three counts of misconduct involving a controlled substance in the sec-

vehicle were released at the scene. Winter’s vehicle was towed away by B&D Towing, due to disabling damage. Winter was issued a traffic citation in the double fines safety corridor for driver due care to avoid a collision, and he was released on his own recognizance. n On Nov. 1 at about 4:40 a.m., Soldotna Alaska State Troopers conducted a traffic stop on a four-door passenger car for a defective headlight and contacted Vickie KitchenWingate, 43, of Wasilla. Investigation revealed Wingate to have a revoked license. She was arrested for driving while license revoked and taken to Wildwood Pretrial Facility on $500 bail. n On Nov. 1 at 5:23 p.m., the Alaska Bureau of Highway Patrol, Kenai Peninsula Team, responded to a single vehicle crash near Mile 90 of the Sterling Highway, within the Sterling Highway Traffic Safety Corridor. Investigation revealed that Paris Newsome, 24, of Soldotna, was driving southbound in a brown 2003 Oldsmobile car, when he lost control on icy roads, left the highway, struck a culvert and flipped. Newsome suffered non-life-threatening injuries and was taken by Emergency Medical Services for medical treatment. Alcohol was not a factor. The vehicle suffered substantial damage and was towed.

onstrated by Saturday’s explo- according to Eckstein. sion. “That was a very unusual Hazards for people eruption for Pavlof,” Coombs Any kind of lava flow from said. “It was much more energetic than we’ve seen the last Pavlof could cause mudflows, but they likely would be minor 10 years or so.” and limited to uninhabited areas. Winds can push ash to the Danger in the air nearest communities, including The volcano lies along popu- Cold Bay and Sand Point, but lar international air routes con- Saturday’s plume drifted away necting Europe, North America from inhabited areas. and Asia. Ash fall can cause scratchy International jets generally throats and watery eyes, even fly at altitudes between 30,000 though no more than traces and 45,000 feet, but airlines are have been reported from previnotified about ash plumes at ous Pavlof eruptions. all levels. It’s up to individual carriers to decide whether to How long will avoid areas with lower plumes, according to Nathan Eckstein, the activity last? the weather service volcanic Pavlof’s eruptions may conash advisory center manager in tinue for weeks or months with Anchorage. varying levels of intensity. The Regional airlines with smaller apparent pause in the eruption planes flying at lower altitudes is part of its character. are used to flight disruptions “It tends to go through these because of Alaska’s volcanoes. dramatic ups and downs durThere’s no average for how ing an eruptive phase,” Coombs many times the larger airlines said. “It could jump up again are affected, though it can range and begin to erupt with very from a couple to 100 days a year, little notice.”

Around Alaska Surveyor rescued after night in wilderness KETCHIKAN — A logging surveyor who became lost in thick forest south of Ketchikan was found safe but near hypothermic after a night in the cold. The Ketchikan Daily News reports 57-year-old William Johnson was found just after 8 a.m. Saturday by the Ketchikan Volunteer Rescue Squad. Johnson was dropped off by skiff Friday morning and walked from a road that circles a forestry unit. Chris John of the rescue squad says Johnson got into steep terrain with vegetation so thick he had to crawl and lost his way. Searchers at around midnight found Johnson’s truck and coat, leaving them concerned that he was without warm clothing. John says Johnson was eventually located by yelling. He was unable to walk back to a boat and was lifted out by helicopter.

Juneau dentists buy back candy for troops JUNEAU — A Juneau orthodontist has adopted a sweet holiday trend: Sending donations of Halloween candy to U.S. troops at home and abroad. Brent Tingey paid $1 per pound of candy turned in by children over the holiday through an increasingly popular concept initiated by Operation Gratitude, which sends tens of thousands of care packages to troops each year. Tingey and others at Tingey Orthodontics rallied local dentists to also get involved. They also helped distribute flyers to local schools to spread the word about the program, the Juneau Empire reported. “I did a little research and found that the idea had never been done in Juneau before, and so I decided to give it a test run,” Tingey said. — The Associated Press

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

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Request for Proposals Central Area Rural Transit System, Inc. (CARTS) Transportation Provider RFP No. 71-4038-001 Central Area Rural Transit System, Inc. (CARTS) is soliciting responses to a Request for Proposals (RFP) dated November 13, 2014, from qualified transportation providers willing to operate transportation services originating and terminating within the approximate 49 square miles that composes CARTS central Kenai Peninsula service area. Service under this RFP is currently projected to begin on or around February. Services to be provided include doorâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;to-door services that comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) available to the general public. Copies of the RFP may be obtained from the CARTS website, www.ridecartsak.org beginning Wednesday, November 19, 2014. Requests for clarification of the requirements or inquiries about information contained in the RFP package must be submitted in writing, via email or fax : Jennifer Beckmann, Executive Director @ (907) 262-6122 or jbeckmann@ridecartsak.org with the subject line Provider Procurement Question. Questions must be received on or before November 26, 2014, at 4 pm local prevailing time. The deadline for proposal submission is 5:00 PM, local prevailing time on Monday, January 19, 2015. Proposals not delivered by the deadline and in accordance with the instructions in the RFP will be deemed "nonresponsive" and discarded unopened.

Said Deed of Trust was executed on the 29th day of December, 2004 and recorded on the 30th day of December, 2004, Serial No. 2004-013154. Said Deed of Trust has not been assigned by the Beneficiary. Said documents having been recorded in the Kenai Recording District, Third Judicial District State of Alaska, describing: UNIT E-ONE (E-1), DEEPWOOD MANOR CONDOMINIUM , as shown on the Survey Maps and Floor Plans filed in the office of the Re-corder for the Kenai Recording District, Third Judicial District, State of Alaska, under Plat No Amended Plat No. 83-267, and as identified in the Declaration submitting property to the Horizontal Property Regimes Act recorded May 19, 1978, in Book 125, at Page 155, and any amendment thereto; TOGETHER WITH the limited common areas and facilities appurtenant to and reserved for the use of such Unit; AND TOGETHER WITH an undivided interest in the common areas and facilities.

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Public Notices ABANDONED VEHICLE One old travel trailer abandoned at 310 Tern Circle in Soldotna from April 2013 thru October 22, 2014 and an old snowmobile trailer that holds two snow machines, has a single axle and a front guard. This one was abandoned also at 310 Tern Circle in Soldotna from March 2014 thru October 22, 2014. If you wish to claim these trailers as a lien holder or family member, please contact Ralph Meloon, PO Box 4477 Soldotna, Alaska 99669, via certified mail before December 20, 2014. PUBLISH: 10/28, 11/4, 11, 18, 2014 1972/03044

PUBLISH: 11/17, 18, 19, 2014 1998/72992

EXCEPTING THEREFROM the subsurface estate and all rights, privileges, immunities and appurtenances of whatsoever nature, accruing unto said estate pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act of December 18, 1971 (85 Stat. 688, 704; 43 U.S.C. 1601, 1613 (f)(1976), as reserved by the United States of America. The physical address of the real property described above is 813 Auk Street, Unit E-1, Kenai, Alaska, 99611. There is of record a CLAIM OF LIEN filed by the Department of Revenue, Child Support Enforcement Division, against KARL G. JOHNSON, forchild Support in the amount of $2,926.35, and an ongoing monthly obligation exists in the amount of $275.00, and any other amounts due, recorded on March 21, 2006, Case No. 001127905. There is of record a PROPERTY LIEN claimed by DEEPWOOD MANOR CONDO ASSOCIATION, recorded March 10, 2008, Serial No. 2008002337, Kenai Recording District, Third Judicial District, State of Alaska. The undersigned, being the original, or properlysubstituted Trustee hereby gives notice that a breach of the obligations under the Deed of Trust has occurred in that the Trustor has failed to satisfy the indebtedness secured thereby: TWENTY-SEVEN THOUSAND THREE HUNDRED TWENTY-THREE AND 23/100TH DOLLARS ($27,323.23), plus interest, late charges, costs, attorney fees and other foreclosure costs actually incurred, and any future advances thereunder. Said default may be cured and the sale terminated upon payment of the sum of defaultplus interest, late charges, costs, attorney fees and other foreclosure costs actually incurred, and any future advances thereunder, prior to the sale date. If Notice of Default has been recorded two or more times previously and default has been cured, the trustee may elect to refuse payment and continue the sale. Upon demand of the Beneficiary, the Trustee elects to sell the above-described property, with proceeds to be applied to the total indebtedness secured thereby.

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Widow with younger lover is uneasy about their future DEAR ABBY: I am a widow who has fallen in love with a wonderful man who is almost 30 years my junior. He proclaims his love for me every day, and I know it’s real. I have been warned by others to be aware of “devious males on the make for comfortably situated widows.” After discussing it with the man, I have determined this is not his motive. Right now, we’re good friends who love each other’s company. If marriage is in the future for us, I’m afraid of the age factor. He is not. Could you comment and give me some guidance? — CAUTIOUS IN KANSAS DEAR CAUTIOUS: Everyone knows there are devious males — and females — out there, but not all men are predators. If your friend is financially independent, then it’s unlikely he’s looking for a sugar mama. While it is unusual, I know several couples in which the wife is considerably older than the husband, and they seem very happy together. If and when you plan to marry, it makes sense to discuss this with your attorney and have a prenuptial agreement created. If your friend has no ulterior motives, he will understand it’s for the protection of both of you and sign it. You have only one life to live — so live it without worrying about what others may think.

DEAR ABBY: I just opened my social media account and saw a friend had posted her daughter’s report card — all A’s. She then went on to say how proud she was of her because she is also co-captain of her school’s volleyball team, and mentoring other students, etc. You get the picture. My son is suffering from depression and social anxiety, and we are fighting to keep Abigail Van Buren him from failing all his classes. He’s going to therapy and is on medication. Abby, isn’t it in poor taste to publicly show your child’s report card? My son used to get straight A’s before his depression, and I would have never posted his grades. Now I am becoming resentful of friends whose kids are doing well. What advice can you give me besides not opening up my social media account again? — BAD FEELINGS DEAR BAD FEELINGS: I hope you realize that what this friend is doing is the same as parents who plaster bumper stickers on their vehicles that read “MY CHILD IS AN HONOR STUDENT.” If this

woman’s posts upset you because of the challenges your son is dealing with, customize your social media feed to omit posts from her. That way you won’t have to cut yourself off from social media entirely. DEAR ABBY: Have you ever — out of the blue — thought of someone you hadn’t seen, heard from or thought of in a long time, and later discovered they died around that time? This has happened to me more times than I can count. No one I have spoken with — friends or family — has experienced this. Have you ever heard of this phenomenon, and is there a name for it? — MISS J. IN OKLAHOMA DEAR MISS J.: I have never had that experience, but I have heard of the phenomenon. It’s called either ESP or coincidence, depending upon which psychic plane you dwell. However, I HAVE had friends “pop into my head” and thought I should give them a call, only to hear from them a few days later. 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.

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Jacqueline Bigar’s Stars A baby born today has a Sun in Scorpio and a Moon in Libra. HAPPY BIRTHDAY for Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2014: When you make a commitment this year, it is as good as done. Be careful, as you could become overburdened as a result. You might want to look at your daily life and ask yourself whether it is reasonable to have so much going on each day. If you are single, you’ll want to make time for some romance. It might take a conscious effort on your part to free up some time to enjoy your life more. After mid-August, you will start to see the results in your social life. If you are attached, your significant other will be thrilled to have more one-on-one time with you. LIBRA sees right through you. The Stars Show the Kind of Day You’ll Have: 5-Dynamic; 4-Positive; 3-Average; 2-So-so; 1-Difficult ARIES (March 21-April 19) HHHH Today you’ll demonstrate a propensity to walk right into controversial discussions. If you don’t want to get caught up in this type of uproar, it would be wise to hightail it out of the situation. Tonight: Go along with someone else’s choice. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) HHHH You might want to run away from several people in your life who are adding only chaos to various situations. A meeting could highlight a general awkwardness between you and others. Know that you are coming from a different premise. Tonight: Choose a stressbuster. GEMINI (May 21-June 20) HHHHH You could be tired of pushing so hard to get to the bottom of

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sorts, which could color what otherwise would be a wonderful, exciting day. Take a walk, schedule a massage or go to the gym — do whatever you can to change your mood. A talk with a friend might help, too. Tonight: Not to be found. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) HHHHH Expect to be busy, and you won’t be disappointed. Whether you’re eating lunch or doing research, it will seem as if friends want to find you to get some feedback. Make it your pleasure, as long as you have time. Tonight: Out on the town with friends. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) HHH Your ability to take a stand and command a situation with ease marks your personality. You might want to recognize how much friction this could cause on the homefront. Recognize that your priorities will define your limitations; follow them. Tonight: Out till the wee hours. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) HHHH Assess the cost of a plan you are in the process of hatching. You could be taken aback by the financial implications, and you might want to back off. Be aware that you are sensitive to someone’s mood, but he or she might not be tuned in to yours. Tonight: Around good music. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) HHHH A partner will push you beyond your limits. You might need to take a stand to let this person know that you have reached your boiling point. On the other hand, if you ignore him or her, ultimately the game will end — just not immediately. Tonight: Make nice.

Don’t be aloof about your roof Dear Readers: With winter almost here, you need to make sure the roof on your home is in good repair. Get up on a ladder or use binoculars to scope out any cracked or misshapen shingles. Look for missing shingles or broken pieces lying on the ground around the home. This could be an indication of varmints! If you are unsure of damage, make sure to call a professional roofer, who can check the shingles and underneath them, as well as around chimneys and gutters for water leaks. — Heloise P.S.: A roof is one of the biggest costs for your home, so don’t dawdle! Check it out and get repairs made. Covered handle Dear Heloise: I save empty, cardboard paper-towel rolls to use on shopping-cart handles during cold-and-flu season. Most stores do offer alcohol wipes, but sometimes the container is empty or the wipes are dried out. I cut the roll from end to end and snap it over the cart handle. When done shopping, I just toss it into the trash on the way out. — Rita in Huntsville, Ala. Corroded battery Dear Heloise: There was a lot of corrosion buildup on my car-battery terminals. With winter here, especially in Fargo, N.D., where I live, it’s important to have the battery in tiptop shape. I made a thick paste of regular baking soda from the kitchen and a little water. I made it thick so it stays on. Then I used a toothbrush I keep in my toolbox and dabbed the baking-soda mixture onto the battery terminals. I let it sit for a few minutes, then scrubbed away all the dirt and corrosion. No wire brush needed! — Fred V., via email.

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Where are dogs allowed? Therapy dog rules unclear By CHRISTINA MARFICE Idaho Press-Tribune

NAMPA, Idaho — When she goes to the grocery store, Caldwell resident Karen Leavitt carries Tiger, a 3-year-old brown and black Chihuahua, in the crook of her left arm. Tiger sits there, paws crossed and eyes closed, as Leavitt examines fruit, compares prices for tortillas and chats with another customer about the flowers in her cart. According to Leavitt, Tiger is a comfort dog prescribed by a physician. She’s OK with going to the store without him, but she feels much better with him tucked under her arm. “There are times when I don’t want to fight anybody, so either my husband stays with him or he’ll stay outside, but he’s mostly with me all the time,” Leavitt said, adding that she doesn’t take Tiger to restaurants. “And when I’m hurting, he will not leave my side.” Laws are clear concerning service dogs in public spaces. But for comfort and therapy dogs, the rules are not as clear. Business owners and dog owners alike can be left unsure of what the difference is

between service, comfort and therapy dogs, as well as where dogs are and aren’t allowed to go. Leavitt was badly injured in a car accident several years ago. She suffers from periods of debilitating back pain, and she said Tiger gives her something to focus on that takes her mind off the pain. Leavitt said most of the places she frequents, like the grocery stores near her home, know Tiger and have no issue with his presence in the store. But she said she’s been approached by other customers who ask questions or make rude comments about the dog. “You don’t see it. I walk slower than most people, but people don’t see the problem, so they don’t believe it’s a problem,” Leavitt said. “I respect everybody’s rules, and I think everybody that has a comfort dog does, too. You don’t put the dog in the cart. You don’t let the dog touch things. When I go to the store, he’s (in my arm) the whole time. You just have to be polite and follow rules.” According to the Americans with Disabilities Act, service animals “are defined as dogs

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In this Oct. 29 photo, Karen Leavitt, of Caldwell, Idaho, carries her comfort dog, Tiger, a 3-year-old Chihuahua, as she shops a local grocery store in Nampa, Idaho. She suffers from periods of debilitating back pain, and she said Tiger gives her something to focus on that takes her mind off the pain.

that are individually trained to do work or perform tasks for people with disabilities.” Prior to 2011, service animals were not limited to dogs, but a revision made that year limited the

definition. The Act goes on to say that “dogs whose sole function is to provide comfort or emotional support do not qualify as service animals under the ADA.”

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