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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2014 Kenai Peninsula, Alaska

Vol. 45, Issue 55

Question Did you go shopping during the Thanksgiving holiday weekend? n Yes, we hit the Black Friday sales; n Yes, we shopped at some local small businesses; n Yes, we visited craft fairs/bazaars; n All or a combination of the above; n No.

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School healthcare changes on horizon Board, district administration examine options for employee coverage By RASHAH McCHESNEY Peninsula Clarion

As structural changes to health care insurance delivery continue to roll out under the Affordable Health Care Act implementation, the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District faces several

big changes in its self-funded plans. The district’s Board of Education met Tuesday to discuss options for some of the largest changes on the horizon — including a mandate set to roll out in 2015 that will require the district to offer some type of coverage to all employees who work more than 30 hours a week.

For schools, the mandate means that temporary and variable hour employees, like substitute teachers, will have to be offered health insurance coverage. The district has already implemented several changes to its health insurance plan. Nearly 100 people were added to the

plan when the ACA mandated that dependent children had to remain eligible for coverage up to age 26, said Colleen Savoie, principal account executive at Parker, Smith and Feek, the Anchoragebased brokerage used by the district. In addition, the district eliminated

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State board of education to meet JUNEAU (AP) — Alaska’s board of education is scheduled to meet this week in Anchorage. Agenda items include the consideration of regulations to go out for public comment regarding the Alaska Performance Scholarship and the state assessment system. The board also is set to consider adopting regulations related to charter schools, correspondence programs and restraint and seclusion of students. The meeting is scheduled for Thursday and Friday.

Inside ‘After reviewing the best available information, our scientists identified the habitat features that are essential for sustaining Arctic ringed seals — a species that is likely to become endangered in the foreseeable future due to climate change.’ ... See page A-5

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By RASHAH McCHESNEY Peninsula Clarion

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Ryan Buchanan, 7, gets a tow from Soldotna Parks and Recreation employee Trevor Baldwin during a power hockey class on Tuesday in Soldotna. Buchanan was the only student who attended the class and got a private lesson for the evening.

Halibut quota cuts on the table By MOLLY DISCHNER For the Alaska Journal of Commerce

Pacific halibut fishermen could have a reduced catch next year if the International Pacific Halibut Commission opts to go with the “blue-line” projection released Dec. 2, but Alaskan fishermen in some areas may see a slightly higher quota than in 2014. The blue-line projection calls for a coastwide catch of about 25.02 million pounds million pounds, and total fishery removals of 38.72 million pounds. The coastwide catch figure includes commercial wastage but not the sport fish-

ery; in 2014, the comparable blue-line recommendation called for a coastwide catch of 24.45 million pounds, but the commission ultimately opted to set the limit slightly higher, at 27.52 million pounds. Alaska’s portion of the blueline projection would be about 19.32 million pounds, compared to about 19.7 million pounds in 2014. IPHC Quantitative Scientist Ian Stewart presented the results of the 2014 stock assessment and possible 2015 harvests at the commission’s interim meeting taking place Dec. 2-3 in Seattle. The blueline recommendation matches

the current harvest policy with the most recent stock assessment, and is typically similar to the catch limit set by the sixmember commission of U.S. and Canadian members. Pacific halibut harvests are set under a treaty between the U.S. and Canada, with an equal number of members from each nation. The commission is not required to go with the blue-line, however, and will make a final decision on the 2015 limits at its annual meeting in January. As he did for the 2014 limits, Stewart provided information about a range of 2015 harvests and the effects they might have

Kenai Peninsula Board of Education members sat down with Rep. Mike Chenault, RNikiski, to ask him about the upcoming legislative session — set to convene on Jan. 21. The following are paraphrased questions from school board members and Chenault’s answers. Q: What are we looking at this year? “I don’t know, it’s a new administration with new people.”

on the stock. Under the blue-line information Stewart provided, the catch in Southcentral Alaska, or Area 3A, and Southeast Alaska, or Area 2C, would increase slightly. Area 4A, or part of the Bering Sea at the end of the Alaska Peninsula, would also increase compared to 2014, but the rest of the Bering Sea would have a decreased catch. The projection called for a charter catch, including wastage, of about 790,000 pounds in Southeast and 1.89 million pounds in Southcentral. The commercial catch would be about 3.4 million pounds in

Q: Is there anything, in specific, that we’ve been lacking in the past years that you’d like to see from us? “No, what’s lacking is the legislature’s ability to decide what they want to do. In all reality, we beat you guys up because we want higher graduation rates, you give us higher graduation rates and you want more money. We can’t tell you what we want to see and that’s a big one. We can’t tell you what we want and until we can tell you what we want, how can we hold you responsible for achieving those goals with whatever money happens to be

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See SCHOOL, page A-12

Man indicted for Marijuana law draws concerns Nikiski burglary ‘All I’m saying is before we get into a By DAN BALMER Peninsula Clarion

An Anchorage man was indicted Monday on 10 charges of alleged theft and burglary of a Nikiski home last month. Michael Stanford, 38, was arraigned in Kenai Superior Court Tuesday on charges of burglary in the first degree, burglary in the second degree and eight counts of theft in the second degree. Burglary in the first degree is a class B felony and if convicted carries a maximum 10 years in prison and up to $250,000 fine. Nikiski resident Jennifer Colton reported the theft to Alaska State Troopers at her home on Nov. 22. Colton also

posted photos of her stolen firearms and power tools on Facebook. Among the stolen firearms were two Colt AR-15s, two revolvers, a Winchester .243, and a 12-gauge shotgun. Colton posted the photos and described the missing items on the Kenai Peninsula Crime Talk page. “Looks like I have been taken to the cleaners,” the post read. “Please keep an eye out. … Shows you who your friends are!” Stanford was arrested the next day after a man who purchased the firearms from Stanford contacted troopers after he saw the Facebook post. See THEFT, page A-12

FAIRBANKS (AP) — Alaska Native municipal leaders are worried that a state law legalizing recreational use of marijuana could lead to more substance abuse and make it difficult for employers to keep drug-free workplaces. They discussed their concerns during a recent meeting sponsored by the Alaska Municipal League. North Slope Borough Assemblyman Forrest Olemaun told KUAC that opposition by him and other Native leaders stems from the damage substance abuse has inflicted on indigenous people over the years. He worries legalized pot may lead to more use and abuse. Matt Singer, an Anchorage attorney who has researched C

commercialized industry that’s still federally illegal, we need to understand and make sure there’s no federal impacts when it comes to millions of dollars in transportation dollars.’

— Anchorage Assembly member Amy Demboski the law, said it won’t change drug-free workplace policies but said employers will have to make clear that the law doesn’t exempt workers from those policies. The law, approved by voters in November, is set to take effect early next year. Authorities have nine months after

the effective date to come up with rules for implementing the law. Anchorage Assembly member Amy Demboski believes Anchorage, the largest potential market in the state, could help develop pot regulations in Alaska by initially See LAW, page A-5

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AccuWeather 5-day forecast for Kenai-Soldotna

Barrow -8/-11

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Overcast and mild

Snow of varying rates

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Daylight Length of Day - 6 hrs., 12 min., 18 sec. Daylight lost - 3 min., 14 sec.

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24 hours through 4 p.m. yest. 0.08" Month to date ........................... 0.10" Normal month to date ............. 0.09" Year to date ............................ 18.17" Normal year to date ............... 16.95" Record today ................. 0.29" (1950) Record for Dec. ............. 3.96" (1988) Record for year ............ 27.09" (1963) Snowfall 24 hours through 4 p.m. yest. ... 1.3" Month to date .............................. 1.6" Season to date ........................... 4.6"

Juneau 37/21

National Extremes

Kodiak 41/35

Sitka 38/27

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82 at Miami, Fla. -12 at Merrill, Wis.

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Ketchikan 42/29

45 at Seward, Kodiak and Sitka -26 at Arctic Village

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Rain showers will spread from the Appalachians into New England, with higher elevation getting snow and sleet mixing in today. Persistent rainfall will bring drought relief to California and the West.

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By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — NASA has a new state-ofthe-art space capsule on the launch pad and a new high-tech countdown clock to go with it. The multimedia display was lit up Tuesday and counting down the hours, minutes and seconds until Thursday morning’s liftoff of Orion on an unmanned orbital test flight. It’s the nation’s first new spacecraft intended for true outer-space travel by humans since the Apollo moon program. What better way to usher in this new era of exploration, NASA reasoned, than with the latest flat-screen gizmo. So last week, down came the countdown clock that dated back to the Apollo 12 moon shot in 1969 and signaled every space shuttle launch for 30 years. And up went the new display in the same exact spot at the Kennedy Space Center press site that, along with the nearby flag pole, had once earned national historic designation. The new clock is just as long at 26 feet, but a foot taller at 7 feet.

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Cold Bay 40/31

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High ............................................... 35 Low ................................................ 28 Normal high .................................. 28 Normal low .................................... 13 Record high ........................ 41 (1992) Record low ....................... -26 (2003)

Anchorage 30/22

Bethel 34/21

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Talkeetna 27/22 Glennallen 21/7

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Today’s activity: Low Where: Auroral activity will be low. Weather permitting, low-level displays will be visible overhead from Barrow to Fairbanks and visible low on the northern horizon from as far south as Anchorage and Juneau.

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Anaktuvuk Pass 3/-1

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NASA spokesman George Diller said the old clock, while still working, had become too expensive to fix and maintain. Parts were hard to come by. (It used 349 light bulbs to illuminate the hours, minutes and seconds, the colons and the plus and minus signs.) “It was just becoming an antique,” Diller said. The new $280,000 display, similar to those used at sports stadiums, can provide multiple images in addition to the countdown time. “An electronic billboard,” explained Mike Bolger, a NASA ground systems manager. On Tuesday, the countdown numbers ticked down in the lower right corner — far smaller than on the old familiar clock. But that’s because the left half of the display showed a real-time, close-up image of the Delta IV rocket launch pad. In the upper right corner, the words “Orion Test Flight” showed in red, sandwiched between an Orion emblem and the NASA logo. NASA took pains to keep the scene basically the same, with the clock and flag pole, according to Diller. Even so, more than a few space-age vet-

erans were sorry to see the old, familiar clock hauled off. Diller tried to be philosophical about the switch: “We won’t have to worry about changing the light bulbs anymore.” Apollo 17’s launch on Dec. 7, 1972, marked mankind’s last trip to the moon — and the last crewed capsule to leave Earth’s immediate vicinity. This inaugural Orion — scheduled for a 7:05 a.m. EST

send-off — will carry no crew during the 4½-hour test flight and be confined to Earth orbit. But it will aim for a high point of 3,600 miles on the second loop of the planet, setting the spacecraft up for a 20,000mph, 4,000-degree re-entry. Splashdown will occur in the Pacific, 600 miles southwest of San Diego. For this launch, a Delta IV rocket will do the heavy lifting.

Tuesday Stocks Company Final Change Agrium Inc............... 96.41 +0.27 Alaska Air Group...... 55.25 -0.16 ACS...........................1.22 -0.01 Apache Corp............63.11 -0.70 AT&T........................ 34.29 -0.77 Baker Hughes.......... 56.75 +0.24 BP ........................... 40.72 +0.89 Chevron...................114.02 +2.29 ConocoPhillips......... 69.21 +1.44 ExxonMobil.............. 94.19 +1.84 1st Natl. Bank AK...1,665.00 -10.00 GCI.......................... 12.28 +0.10 Halliburton............... 40.34 -0.87 Harley-Davidson...... 68.78 +0.04 Home Depot............ 98.16 -0.25 McDonald’s...............95.11 -0.67 Safeway................... 34.83 +0.04 Schlumberger.......... 85.22 +0.38 Tesoro...................... 76.85 +1.54 Walmart................... 86.40 +0.18 Wells Fargo.............. 54.22 +0.40 Gold closed............ 1,198.93 -13.17

Silver closed............ 16.47 -0.21 Dow Jones avg..... 17,879.55 +102.75 NASDAQ................4,755.81 +28.46 S&P 500................2,066.55 +13.11 Stock prices provided by the Kenai Peninsula Edward Jones offices.

Oil Prices Monday’s prices North Slope crude: $69.86; Friday not available West Texas Int.: $69.00, up from $66.15 on Friday

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Peninsula Clarion, Wednesday, December 3, 2014

Obituaries Dale Warren Turman Sterling resident Dale Warren Turman, 71, died Friday, Nov. 21, 2014 at his home in Sterling due to cardiopulmonary arrest. Services will be held at a later date in Salt Lake City, Utah. Dale was born June 11, 1943 in Ogden, Utah and attended school in Logan, Utah. He served in the Army for three years before he was honorably discharged. Dale worked as a baker at Wesco, Skaggs Alpha Beta, Albertsons and Smith’s. He was a man’s man and always wanted a son, but was instead blessed with four daughters. In 1997 he moved to Alaska, living in Kenai and finally Sterling. His family wrote, “He never met a stranger. He was a great friend that would do anything for anyone. He was a fantastic storyteller who was the life of the party. He was full of generosity, fun and was easy going. He was a man who was fearless and protective of his family and friends. During his time in Alaska Dad and his friend Max were in a joint venture, where they developed TURMAX smokers. Our father was quite the entrepreneur. His cookie machine was a huge part of his life. Things that will forever remind us of our dad and friend include: Alaska, fishing, bakeries, feasts (he always cooked way more than enough), old country music, outlaws, cowboys, singing while pointing his finger, dancing with his girls, wedding cakes, eagles, guns, snakeskin boots, 501’s, white tennis shoes, cigarettes, Red Lobster, money clips full of cash, Playboy magazines, waterbeds, brief cases, the cookie machine and the dutch oven smoker. We will ever be grateful for him allowing us as children to sing songs with cuss words. He will be greatly missed by his daughters, grandkids, and family. Cooking together will never be the same. The family would like to thank Max Finch for the love and care he showed our Dad in the last few years of his life. You will never know how much it means to us.” Dale was preceded in death by his parents, Benjamin and Glenna Turman, and brothers, Frank and Terry Turman. He is survived by his daughters, Cristy (Rusty) Hallam of Hurricane, Utah, Natalie (Perry) Sutton of Boise, Idaho, Alisa (Jason) Fox of Salt Lake City, Utah, and Cassidy Reed of Tucson, Arizona; sisters, Sharon (Joe) Marshall of Brigham City, Utah and Kathy (Ron) Grow of Kearns, Utah; grandchildren, Josh

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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

(Brittany) Hallam, Wyatt, Sarah, Paige, Trey, Kyle, Kenzie (Kyle) Watson, Vince, Mallory, Alex, Jaxon, Dayne, Dexter, Chloe, Joshua, Josiah; great-grandkids, Aiden, Adrien, Marlee, and Harper. Arrangements made by Peninsula Memorial Chapel & Crematory. Please sign Dale’s online guestbook at AlaskanFuneral.com.

Ruth Elaine Clary Anchorage resident Ruth Elaine Clary was called to heaven on Thursday, Nov. 27, 2014 after a long bout with dementia and cancer. A funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Friday, Dec. 5, 2014 at Peninsula Memorial Chapel & Crematory, 5839 Kenai Spur Highway (Mile 6). Ruth will be interred at the Spruce Grove Cemetery. Ruth was born Sept. 9, 1935 to Warren and Emily Stuckman, in Durango Colorado. She married John J. Clary, and together they had five children. John worked in the oil field, which took the family from Colorado, Nebraska, New Mexico, and brought the family to Anchorage in 1967. They settled in Kenai in 1970, where they finished raising their children. After the children were raised, Ruth and John moved back to New Mexico for a short time, returning to Soldotna to be near family and fishing. Ruth loved the Lord, and loved going to church. She loved to sew, and made many beautiful quilts. Some of her favorite pastimes were fishing, and berry picking. She was a very good cook, and loved having family over. She will be missed. Ruth was preceded in death by her husband John; her parents; sisters Della and Punky; brothers, Teddy, Freddy and Bobby; and by her great-granddaughter Jezreel Herr. She is survived by her sister Hattie; brother Jimmy; children, John, Kathy Clary of Soldotna, Emily Sue, Keith Dedrick of Anchor Point, Marie, Dave Kenison of Wasilla, Della, Pat McCollor of Wasilla, Charlie, Diane-Lynn Clary of Anchorage; nine grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; and many nieces, nephews, and cousins. Arrangements were made by Peninsula Memorial Chapel & Crematory. Please sign Ruth’s online guestbook at AlaskanFuneral. com.

Dan T. Furlong Soldotna resident Dan T. Furlong passed away Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2014. Services are pending and a full obituary will follow.

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.

Around the Peninsula Luau benefits SoHi hoops teams An authentic Polynesian dance show and luau-style dinner to benefit the Soldotna High School basketball teams will take place Saturday in the Soldotna High School commons. The dinner starts at 6:30 p.m. and entertainment starts at 7 p.m. A silent auction will run from 6:30-7:30 p.m. Tickets are $20, $10 for children 5-12 years old. Tickets are available at Trustworthy Hardware and Fishing in Soldotna or by calling coach Kyle McFall at 252-0872.

Challenger plans Orion event Join Challenger as we watch NASA take America’s Next Giant Leap with the Orion Spacecraft Exploration Flight Test-1. The event from 5:30-7:30 p.m. Thursday at the Challenger Learning Center in Kenai will include footage of that day’s first test flight and splash down on the big screens as well as several hands on rocketry activities for kids (paper rockets, straw rockets, and hot water bottle rockets!). If the sky is clear, there will be a couple of telescopes, too! For more information about Orion, visit: http://www.nasa. gov/orion. For more information regarding the event contact Summer Lazenby, Director of Educational Operations, at 283-2000 or summer.lazenby@akchallenger.org.

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assist students in transition. For more information, contact Kyla Whannell at 907-394-3509 or Jesse Settlemyer at 907-283-2100.

Fisherman’s Fund plans for 2015 Cook Inlet Fisherman’s Fund will hold the annual meeting at the Cook Inlet Aquaculture Building on Friday at 6:30 p.m. All members and commercial fishermen are requested to attend. Topics will include a review of past activities, plans for 2015, case status, and election of officers. Questions can be directed to John at 252-3521.

Book sale at Soldotna library Friends of the Soldotna Public Library will hold a special book sale and basket sale on Thursday from 2-7 p.m. in the book sale room of the Soldotna Public Library. Choose from a large selection of gift books and baskets for holiday gift giving and stocking stuffing. Every penny you spend provides added programming and collection building at the Soldotna Public Library.

Potters Guild plans pottery sale The Kenai Potters Guild Christmas pottery sale is Saturday starting at 10 a.m. at the pottery studio at the Kenai Fine Art Center, 816 Cook Ave. in Old Town Kenai. For more information, call 776-4008.

Cookies ‘buy’ the pound benefits church youth activities

Triumvirate Theatre presents a free community performance of “A Charlie Brown Christmas” at 4 p.m. Saturday in Soldotna Creek Park, followed by a ceremonial lighting of the city Christmas tree in the park at 4:30 p.m. Dress for the weather. Free hot chocolate and cookies available.

Our Lady of the Angels 21st annual Cookies “buy” the Pound fundraiser is on Saturday, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., and Sunday, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Homemade cookies and treats will be sold by the pound. All proceeds go to youth activities. Our Lady of the Angels Catholic Church is located 225 S. Spruce Street in Kenai. Any questions please call 283-4555.

Spaghetti feed, auction to assist homeless teens

Cinderella’s Closet accepting donations

Kenai Central High School Leadership is holding a spaghetti feed and silent auction from 6-7:30 p.m. on Friday in the KCHS cafeteria. The group is looking for donated items for the silent auction; donations need to be received by Thursday. Tickets for the event will be $15. Proceeds will go toward programs to

Soldotna High School is collecting gently used formal dresses, shoes, and accessories for 2015 Cinderella’s Closet. This program helps all area high school ladies with prom attire for free. Please email mbos@kpbsd.k12.ak.us for more information. All donations can be dropped off to the front office from 8 a.m.-2 p.m.

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. • Bouncing Babies Storytime at the Soldotna Library. Call 2624227. 11 a.m. • Wee Read at the Kenai Community Library Noon • Alcoholics Anonymous recovery group at 11312 Kenai Spur Highway Suite 71 in the old Carrs Mall in Kenai. Call 262-1917. • TOPS group AK 222 Soldotna meets at Christ Lutheran Church, 128 Soldotna Ave. Call 260-1662. 5:30 p.m. • Weight loss and health support group, Christ Lutheran Church. Call 362-1340. • Kenai Soil & Water Conservation District’s Board of Supervisors meeting at 110 Trading Bay, Suite

160. For information, call 283-8732 x5 7 p.m. • Card games, Funny River Community Center. • Narcotics Anonymous support group “Clean Machine” at Central Peninsula Hospital’s Redoubt Room, 250 Hospital Place, Soldotna. Call 907-335-9456. • Alcoholics Anonymous “Into Action” group, 12X12 study meeting, VFW basement Birch Street, Soldotna, 907-262-0995.

8 p.m. • Al-Anon Support Group at Central Peninsula Hospital in the Augustine Room, Soldotna. Call 252-0558. The Community Calendar lists recurring events and meetings of local organizations. To have your event listed, email organization name, day or days of meeting, time of meeting, place, and a contact phone number to news@peninsulaclarion.com.

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It’s time to attack the attack ads Alaska voters received enough nega-

tive political advertising in their mailboxes. They don’t need more from of the state of Alaska. Rep. Les Gara, D-Anchorage, plans to introduce legislation next year that will put to an end attack ads published in the state Division of Elections voter pamphlets. The bill stems from an Alaska Republican Party ad published in the pamphlet this year. It was targeted against Sen. Mark Begich, who ultimately lost the race to Republican Dan Sullivan. It doesn’t matter so much who went after who, but it matters that the state doesn’t have rules in place stating what party ads can or can’t say. Before anyone drudges up the free speech argument, let us be clear on why this practice is wrong: The state paid $199,000 to publish the pamphlets this year, and it sold four ads for a total of $2,400. The state, because of a loophole that until this year had never been exploited, is subsidizing attack ads at rates far lower than any Black Friday deal. The $600-per-page ads, which are mailed to homes statewide, should cost between $7,000 to $10,000, when figuring page count, printing costs, labor and postage. Subsidizing political propaganda with the state’s general fund is ethically wrong and financially irresponsible. Voter pamphlets should have candidate information and let voters know when Election Day is happening, how to find the nearest polling location, how to submit a mail-in or absentee ballot, and detail information on relevant ballot initiatives. Alaskans can do without unneeded stumping. Gara’s bill makes sense. Every other lawmaker who cares about the integrity of the Division of Elections should support it as well. Now that the loophole has been exposed by one party, it’s only a matter of time until others jump on board. Why not? The state is providing a cheap and easy way for parties to slam their opponents. It’s time to attack the attack ads. Alaskans have had enough, and the state has no business subsidizing propaganda with its own money, especially when the payoff is a measly few thousand dollars. That’s not enough to pay for the paper and ink being used. — Juneau Empire, Nov. 30

Classic Doonesbury, 1980

By GARRY TRUDEAU

The United States of Amnesia

Remember the Occupy movement, with all the encampments across the nation, populated by citizens taking on the 1 percent? At best, we have a vague recollection of them and their noble cause, which was to shame the country into doing something about the toxic inequality of our wealth. We took notice for a while, then lost interest as the media switched to others stories du jour. It wasn’t long before the authorities were able to sweep away their protest with nary a squeak in return from any of us, while also brushing off any hope for reform. Let’s set aside for a moment the argument over whether the violence in and around Ferguson, Missouri, and disruptions around the country have any justification. Another question is, Will they accomplish anything or will the questions about police brutality — particularly toward minorities — be shoved out of the public’s consciousness by the next Malaysian Airlines, single-minded, simple-minded coverage. The shooting death of black teenager Michael Brown at the hands of a white cop, Darren Wilson, who admits he suffers no pangs of conscience, and the subsequent grand jury absurdity, which resulted in no indictment, has forced us to focus once again in this country on trigger-happy cops and anger from people of color about prejudiced mistreatment by the authorities. As always, the victims of the destruction in and around Ferguson are largely innocent bystanders, struggling small-business

people who have seen their lifetime work and dreams literally go up in flames. But in a larger sense, our society is victimized. The justified disgust at the thuggish destruction and dangerous behavior of Bob Franken a few troublemakers obscures the equally justified outrage at a law-enforcement system that is turning us into a heavily armored police state. Instead of “serve and protect,” for too many out-of-control officers, the watchwords are “intimidate and suppress.” We can’t go on like this, not if we want to maintain a system that relies on the consent of the governed. If too many citizens conclude that they are being mistreated, they will withdraw their consent. We all have a stake in preventing that from happening. But even with the violence, the obvious needs for reform probably won’t be addressed. Soon Ferguson and the larger problem it represents will fade from memory, leaving just more residue of the distrust that defines our lives these days. What can we trust? Equal protection under the law? Few believe in that any more than they accept the concept of fair economic opportunity in the United States. Can we bank on our public officials representing our interests? Certainly not when

our political election system is so totally under the control of the big-moneyed few. Our education system is a mess; so is health care, and efforts to improve them are met with implacable resistance. How about in the private sector? Can we rely on products we buy to be what we’re told they are? Of course not. And I would be remiss if I didn’t include media in the list of broken promises. Those dedicated to the reporting that holds our institutions accountable face their biggest obstacles erected by those who own and manage their newspapers, TV and radio networks, etc. The mission is impeded by the corporate operators who place profits above any semblance of journalism. So many of those who these days are sent out to cover the news are sadly unqualified showbiz blusterers. Information-seekers are frustrated at nearly every turn. So we’re susceptible to rumormongering and the demagogic politicians who operate in a vacuum and have no regard whatsoever for facts or context. Meanwhile, we deteriorate. Those on the right blame the current president; those on the left blame the unyielding opposition. Both are correct, but let’s face it: The blame is really on all of us. By refusing to stick with demands for needed change, we’re giving up on our country. Bob Franken is a longtime broadcast journalist, including 20 years at CNN.

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No Child Left Behind gets renewed focus By KIMBERLY HEFLING AP Education Writer

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WASHINGTON — The No Child Left Behind education law could be making a political comeback. Sen. Lamar Alexander, the Tennessee Republican who is the incoming chairman of the Senate committee overseeing education, says his top education priority is fixing the landmark Bush-era law. His goal? Get a bill signed by President Barack Obama early next year. Doing so will require bipartisanship that’s been elusive since the law, primarily designed to help minority and poor children, came up for renewal in 2007. The law requires schools to show annual growth in student achievement or face consequences, with all students expected to be proficient in reading and math this year. It has been credited with shining a light on how schools handle minority, lowincome, English learners and special needs students, but led to complaints that teachers were teaching to standardized tests and that mandates were unrealistic and penalties ineffective. Obama since 2012 has allowed states to get a waiver from some of the more stringent requirements of the law, but they had to agree to requirements such as adopting college and career ready standards — like Common Core — and implementing teacher evaluation systems with teeth. More than 40 states have a waiver. The waivers left alone a federal requirement of annual standardized testing in grades three to eight and testing once in high school. The testing provisions are likely to be part of the debate. Alexander, a pragmatic lawmaker, is no stranger to education policy. He served as education secretary under George H.W. Bush, as president of the University of Tennessee and as Tennessee governor. He says that “excessive regulation of local schools by Washington is getting in the way of better schools.” He and House Education and Workforce Chairman John C

Kline, R-Minn., say the federal government needs to get out of the business of deciding what to do about low-performing schools, education standards and teacher evaluations. But, Alexander has also acknowledged the political reality — even if Congress passes a bill, Obama would need to sign it to become law. “We’ll work with Secretary Duncan and the president in hopes we can persuade them that what we want to do is also what they want to do,” Alexander said, referring to Obama’s education secretary, Arne Duncan. Recent history shows just how difficult that can be. In 2013, a bill to update No Child Left Behind backed by Kline passed the full House with no Democratic support. The Senate Education Committee, led by Democrats, passed a bill the same year with no Republicans on board. It would have put more control in the hands of states but would have given the federal education secretary more leverage than Kline’s plan. Alexander also put forward his own bill last year. Like Kline’s bill, it wouldn’t have rolled back the annual testing requirement under No Child Left Behind. Both lawmakers have said they are open to making adjustments to their proposals, and Alexander has said he believes there are questions to be asked about whether all the federally mandated annual tests are appropriate and whether states should decide how to assess their students. Obama and Duncan have shown steadfast support for annual standardized testing as a way to chart student growth and track how historically underserved groups are faring. A push by teachers’ unions to push back standardized tests and new Common Core standards and assessments rolling out in much of the country have stoked the debate, said Anne Hyslop, a senior policy an-

alyst with Bellwether Education Partners. “I think there is agreement that parents need information about their students, but where is that information coming from, and who’s requiring it, is where there’s a lot of debate,” Hyslop said. Alexander takes over the chairmanship as two longtime Democratic education stalwarts, California Rep. George Miller and Iowa Sen. Tom Harkin, retire. Sen. Patty Murray of Washington, a former preschool teacher, is expected to be the Senate committee’s senior Democrat. She has an incentive to get a law passed because her home state lost its waiver. Sen. Michael Bennet, D-Colo., former superintendent of schools in Denver who sits on the committee, said he hopes Alexander is right that the law can soon be updated. “It’s challenging because a lot of the decisions are made at the local level, and No Child Left Behind built in some ways a huge federal incursion into what has been a state and local set of issues,” Bennet said. “Figuring out how to get that calibrated correctly is going to be the tough work of the committee, and that’s what we got to do.” Kline said he anticipates Obama will be faced with a choice. “He can either join with us and replace the law, or he can fight, and I would love to hear his explanation for why he thinks it’s better to be in the waiver business, which has schools, districts and states across the country confused and not knowing what the next step is,” Kline said. Roberto Rodriguez, an education official at the White House, said the waivers have long been considered a stopgap, and the administration is happy to work to update the law. “We have a dance partner with Congress,” Rodriguez said at a recent forum. Meanwhile, the Education Department has told states they can apply for an extension to their waiver lasting to 2018 or beyond — well past when Obama leaves office.

Alaska Ringed seal critical habitat proposed By DAN JOLING Associated Press

ANCHORAGE — The federal agency that oversees the U.S. seal population has proposed 350,000 square miles of ocean off Alaska’s north and west coast as critical habitat for the main prey of polar bears. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced Tuesday that it’s proposing critical habitat for ringed seals throughout U.S. jurisdiction in the Beaufort and Bering seas and in much of the western Bering Sea. “After reviewing the best available information, our scientists identified the habitat features that are essential for sustaining Arctic ringed seals — a species that is likely to become endangered in the foreseeable future due to climate change,” said James Balsinger, NOAA Fisheries Alaska regional administrator, in the announcement. The public will have 90 days to comment. A critical-habitat designation means federal agencies that issue permits for activities within the designated waters, such as proposed petroleum drilling in the Chukchi, must consult with NOAA Fisheries to determine effects on ringed seals. A species is threatened if it’s

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This undated photo released by NOAA Fisheries shows a ringed seal. A federal agency has proposed about 350,000 square miles of ocean off Alaska’s north and west coasts as critical habitat for the seal that’s the main prey of polar bears.

likely to become endangered within the foreseeable future throughout a significant portion of its range. Ringed seal were declared threatened in December 2012 when federal scientists concluded that a significant decrease in sea ice was probable this century and the changes would likely cause the ringedseal populations to decline. The state of Alaska, which unsuccessfully fought the listing of polar bears, also objected to the listing of ringed seals, noting that the current population is in the millions and is not

in decline. U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, in a release called it “an unprecedented attempt to place restrictions on a larger than Texas-sized area of water surrounding our state.” She said she’s skeptical of the listing based on a “100 year weather projection” that could restrict petroleum drilling, marine transportation, port development and commercial fishing. Ringed seals are the only seals that thrive in completely ice-covered Arctic waters. They

use stout claws to dig and maintain breathing holes. When snow covers those holes, females excavate and make snow caves, where they give birth to pups that cannot survive in ice-cold water and are susceptible to freezing until they grow a blubber layer. Hungry polar bears often catch breeding females or pups by collapsing lairs. Ringed seals also use sea ice for molting. A more dire threat than polar bears is less sea ice, decreased snowfall or rain falling on lairs instead of snow, leaving pups exposed to the elements, according to proponents of the listing. Shaye Wolf of the Center for Biological Diversity, who wrote the listing petition, hailed the proposed critical-habitat designation. At almost twice the size of California, it would be the largest ever. The designation would be an added layer of protection from Arctic activities, she said, but will not keep sea ice from melting. She also called on the Obama administration for bold action on greenhouse gases that are making the Arctic uninhabitable for ringed seals and other ice-dependent animals. “It’s climate disruption, it’s global warming, that’s causing the ice to melt,” she said.

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Around Alaska High speed a factor in fatal Fairbanks crash FAIRBANKS — A Fairbanks driver was traveling at an estimated 90 to 100 mph when his sedan crashed into a semi tractor-trailer carrying rocket motors, a witness told Alaska State Troopers. Cody Odomin, 21, was killed in the crash shortly after 6 a.m. Monday at a busy west Fairbanks intersection, the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner reported. The driver of the semi and a passenger in the cab were not injured. The rocket motors were being hauled to the University of Alaska Fairbanks’ Poker Flat Rocket Range, said university spokeswoman Marmian Grimes. The range 30 miles northeast of Fairbanks launches sounding rockets and instruments used in studies of the arctic atmosphere and ionosphere. The motors were loaded with a solid-fuel propellant. The solid fuel is stable, but it can be dangerous at high temperatures, Grimes said. The rocket motors were not equipped with igniters. The crash did not damage the motors, and the solid fuel remained sealed, she said.

Board revokes floating strip club’s liquor license ANCHORAGE — The liquor license of a strip club operating on a boat outside the city of Kodiak was revoked by the Alaska Alcoholic Beverage Control Board. Kodiak resident Darren Byler said he plans to appeal the unanimous decision Monday regarding his 120-foot floating business, a converted Bering Sea crabbing boat dubbed “Wild Alaskan.” The ruling involved his common carrier license, which allows the sale of alcohol on vehicles involved in transporting passengers or freight. The board was considering whether Wild Alaskan was sticking to the passenger travel aspect of the license. Common carrier licenses are subject to less oversight. ABC board director Cynthia Franklin said Kodiak bar owners alleged an unfair advantage for the business. Franklin asked the board to consider a situation where a boat is put in one place instead of moving around.

More cold cash for Iditarod race winner By MARK THIESSEN Associated Press

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ANCHORAGE — The world’s most famous sled dog race is putting more cold cash into the hands of its top mushers. The winner of next year’s Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race will pocket $70,000, which is $19,600 more than what the top musher received this year, Stan Hooley, the race’s chief executive officer, said Tuesday. The overall purse is increasing by $50,000, and that additional prize money will be distributed to the top five finishers. He expects this development to increase the intensity of competition among race leaders. “Our goal is to continue to grow prize money each year and every year,” Hooley said. “This just fits a pattern of that growth that we’ve set a goal to accomplish.”

The winner of the nearly 1,000-mile race from Anchorage to Nome used to pocket $69,000 for first place — until the downturn in the economy five years ago, when the Iditarod lost nearly $1 million in sponsorships and scaled back the purse. The winner for the past five years has taken home about $50,000, which some mushers say doesn’t even cover their dog-food bill for a year. Four-time winner Jeff King donated $50,000 to the race, but times have improved in the two years since he made that gift. “It has been a gradual growth process,” Hooley said. The race recently renewed a deal with the Sportsman Channel to be the Iditarod’s official television network. Though financial details haven’t been disclosed, Hooley said: “The cash involved in that deal is certainly a part of the

ability to grow the purse again this year.” The only difference in this year’s increased purse is how it will be doled out, among the top five mushers instead of evenly distributed among the top 30, he said. Besides the $70,000 check, the winner will receive a new Dodge pickup, making the total prize package for the first musher to cross the finish line in excess of $110,000. The second-place musher will pocket $58,600, up $11,000 from this year. The third-place finisher gets $53,900, an increase of $9,000; the musher coming in fourth takes home $48,400, up $6,000; and the fifth-place musher will receive $44,300, or $4,400 more than this year. Overall, mushers finishing

in the top 30 earn prize money on a sliding scale, down to $1,900 for 30th place. Every other musher who finishes will get $1,049 in prize money. Race officials on Tuesday also announced a 20-mile stretch of the trail, between Rohn and Farewell, has been improved. The area was the site of many accidents this year during a low-snow season. “Many mushers felt that it was impossible for us to go that route if we had very low snow conditions. Obviously, we don’t want to move this race if we don’t have to,” he said. Heavy equipment was flown to Farewell, about 150 miles northwest of Anchorage, in early October to clear and mulch the trail, which was left heavily damaged by a wildfire in 2010.

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not allowing the sale or cultivation of marijuana. Demboski told KSKA her proposal is in no way advocating for a ban on personal use of pot. “To me this is just a waitand-see approach,” Demboski said. “All I’m saying is before we get into a commercialized industry that’s still federally illegal, we need to understand and make sure there’s no federal impacts when it comes to millions of dollars in transportation dollars.”

While Alaska is one of four states that have approved legalization laws, marijuana is still considered a controlled substance at the federal level. Alaska’s law allows local governments to ban cultivation facilities and retail pot stores. Bruce Schulte, a spokesman for the Coalition for Responsible Cannabis Legislation, said some communities likely will opt out. But he said it seems irresponsible for the municipality to do so before regulations are written. “We think the prudent thing to do is wait and see what the state-wide regulations look like before making that determination,” he said.

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Around the World Kurdish female fighters play major role in defending town against IS militants KOBANI, Syria — On the front lines of the battle for Kobani, Kurdish female fighters have been playing a major role in helping defend the Syrian town from an onslaught by the Islamic State extremist group. Pervin Kobani, the 19-year-old daughter of a farmer, is one of them. She is part of a team holding an eastern front-line position that comes under regular attack from the extremist fighters, who have been trying to seize the town since mid-September. The Islamic State group has declared a self-styled caliphate in areas under its control in Iraq and Syria, governing it according to its violent interpretation of Shariah law. The Kurdish men and women fighting in Kobani are determined not to lose the town to the extremists. An exclusive report shot by videojournalist Jake Simkin inside Kobani late last month offered a rare, in-depth glimpse of the destruction that more than two months of fighting has inflicted on the Kurdish town in northern Syria by the Turkish border.

Obama: Wants to avoid ‘militarized’ police culture in aftermath of Ferguson WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama said Monday he wants to ensure the U.S. isn’t building a “militarized culture” within police departments, while maintaining federal programs that provide the type of military-style equipment that were used to dispel racially charged protests in Ferguson, Missouri. Instead, the president is asking Congress for funding to buy 50,000 body cameras to record events like the shooting death of an unarmed 18-year-old Michael Brown and look for ways to build trust and confidence between police and minority communities nationwide. He announced the creation of a task force to study success stories and recommend ways the government can support accountability, transparency and trust in police. Attorney General Eric Holder announced on Monday new Justice Department plans aimed at ending racial profiling and ensuring fair and effective policing. “In the coming days, I will announce updated Justice Department guidance regarding profiling by federal law enforcement, which will institute rigorous new standards — and robust safeguards — to help end racial profiling, once and for all,” Holder said in Atlanta. With protests ongoing in Ferguson and across the country, Obama spoke to reporters at the end of a White House meeting with police, civil rights activists and local leaders and acknowledged the participants told him that there have been task forces in the past and “nothing happens.”

Changes from 1992: 0.6 degrees hotter, 30 % wilder weather, 5 trillion tons ice lost WASHINGTON — In the more than two decades since world leaders first got together to try to solve global warming, life on Earth has changed, not just the climate. It’s gotten hotter, more polluted with heat-trapping gases, more crowded and just downright wilder. The numbers are stark. Carbon dioxide emissions: up 60 percent. Global temperature: up six-tenths of a degree. Population: up 1.7 billion people. Sea level: up 3 inches. U.S. extreme weather: up 30 percent. Ice sheets in Greenland and Antarctica: down 4.9 trillion tons of ice. “Simply put, we are rapidly remaking the planet and beginning to suffer the consequences,” says Michael Oppenheimer, professor of geosciences and international affairs at Princeton University.

Nation Brown’s stepdad investigated By JIM SALTER Associated Press

‘Burn this bitch down!’

ST. LOUIS — Police are investigating Michael Brown’s stepfather for angry comments on the streets of Ferguson after a grand jury decided not to indict the police officer who fatally shot his stepson, a spokesman said Tuesday. Officials want to talk to Louis Head about his comments as part of a broader investigation into the arson, vandalism and looting that followed the Nov. 24 grand jury announcement, St. Louis County Police spokesman Brian Schellman said. Twelve commercial buildings were destroyed by fire. Brown, 18, who was black and unarmed, was killed Aug. 9 by Darren Wilson, who is white. Wilson, who resigned from the Ferguson department last weekend, had told the grand jury his life was being threatened, but some witnesses said Brown was trying to surrender. Video widely circulated af-

— Louis Head, Brown’s stepfather ter last week’s grand jury announcement shows Brown’s mother, Lesley McSpadden, on top of a car and breaking down as the decision blares over a stereo. Head, her husband, comforts her then yells angry comments, including “Burn this bitch down!” Family attorney Benjamin Crump has called the reaction “raw emotion,” but “completely inappropriate.” He did not immediately return messages seeking comment Tuesday. Head has not yet been interviewed by police, and there is no timetable for when the investigation will be complete, Schellman said. He declined to discuss what specific charges Head could face. A message left with a spokesman for St. Louis County Prosecutor Bob McCulloch was not immedi-

ately returned. Ferguson Police spokesman Jeff Small said that department is not conducting a separate investigation of Head. Most of the violence occurred in the first two days after the announcement. Peaceful protests have continued, including one Tuesday involving students who walked out of classes from three Ferguson-area high schools. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported that teachers joined the students and the Ferguson-Florissant School District provided buses to pick them up and return them to classes by mid-afternoon. It was their first day back in class after Thanksgiving break was extended a day due to bad weather Monday, when similar walkouts were staged across

the country. While daytime protests continue, nighttime demonstrations have waned. There were 124 arrests in Ferguson in the five days following the grand jury announcement, but none since Friday. As a result, police and the National Guard are scaling back. Schellman said county officers are no longer working 12-hour shifts, though a small contingent will remain posted at night outside Ferguson police headquarters, which has been a focal point for protest gatherings. Gov. Jay Nixon also announced Tuesday that the National Guard has completed duties in the city of St. Louis and is reducing its presence — which peaked at about 2,200 guard members — in Ferguson and elsewhere in St. Louis County. Still, nearly 1,300 remain in the region. Nixon also said the Missouri State Highway Patrol will continue to work with local police.

Pentagon nominee earned stripes quiet way By ROBERT BURNS AP National Security Writer

WASHINGTON — No household name, Ashton Carter has earned his stripes in the national security trenches the quiet way. For decades he has toiled as a defense thinker and strategist, nuclear expert, threetime Pentagon executive, budget guru and academician. He never served in the military or in Congress, unlike many defense secretaries, including the man he would replace if President Barack Obama nominates him as Chuck Hagel’s successor. But he spent a lot of time with troops during his 2011-2013 stint as deputy defense secretary and has built relationships with an entire generation of military leaders during his years in the Pentagon. Administration officials said Tuesday that Carter, 60, is expected to be Obama’s nominee, putting him in line to take over a far-flung, hard-to-manage department that has had an uneasy

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relationship with the White House. Obama spokesman Josh Earnest stopped short of confirming that the president had made a decision, yet praised Carter effusively for serving “very, very ably” at the Pentagon previously and noted he had been easily confirmed by the Senate before. “This is an indication that he fulfills some of the criteria that we’ve discussed in the past,” Earnest said. “He is somebody who definitely deserves and has demonstrated strong bipartisan support for his previous service in government.” Administration officials said Obama could announce his nominee as early as this week. The officials insisted on anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the president’s decision-making process publicly. Carter would likely face a welcoming Senate confirmation hearing, unlike Hagel. As the nominee in February 2013 Hagel was hammered with sometimes

sharp questioning that seemed to throw him off balance and raise doubts about his competence. Carter, however, would be tackling a pile of security problems at least as high as those Hagel took on, beginning with the further development of a strategy to degrade and eventually defeat the Islamic State militants in Syria and Iraq. Sen. James Inhofe of Oklahoma, a senior Republican on the Armed Services Committee, said he would support Carter’s nomination. Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas, another Armed Services Committee member, used a speech before Concerned Veterans of America to criticize the Obama administration in general for seeking a fourth defense secretary in six years. Among other tough issues he

would face immediately: Russia’s continued provocations in Ukraine, tensions between the White House and Defense Department over closing the Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, detention center, and concerns at the Pentagon over the impact of deep spending cuts. Defense analyst Anthony Cordesman said that as Obama approaches the end of his presidency, the Pentagon post is “not particularly desirable” for anyone with broader political ambitions. “It’s very unlikely you will get political visibility or credit for being the secretary,” said Cordesman, a longtime defense watcher at the Center for Strategic and International Studies. “There are just too many problems and uncertainties.”

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Fiery risk? Air shipments of batteries questioned BY JOAN LOWY Associated Press

WASHINGTON — Dramatic U.S. government test results raise new concern that bulk shipments of rechargeable lithium batteries carried as cargo on passenger planes are susceptible to fires or explosions that could destroy the airliners. Yet U.S. and international officials have been slow to adopt safety restrictions that might affect the powerful industries that depend on the batteries and the airlines that profit from shipping them. The batteries are used in products ranging from cellphones and laptops to hybrid cars. Shipments of rechargeable batteries on passenger planes are supposed to be limited to no more than a handful in a single box, under safety standards set by the U.N.’s International Civil Aviation Organization and adopted by the U.S. and other nations. But a loophole permits shippers to pack many small boxes into one shipment and get around the rules. Tens of thousands of the batteries may be packed into pallets or containers and loaded into the cargo holds of wide-body passenger planes. In an April test by the Fed-

eral Aviation Administration, a cargo container was packed with 5,000 lithium-ion batteries and a cartridge heater added to simulate a single battery experiencing uncontrolled overheating. The heat from the cartridge triggered escalating overheating in nearby batteries, which spread in a chain reaction. Temperatures reached about 1100 degrees Fahrenheit. Once about 300 batteries had become involved, a fierce explosion blew open the container door and sent boxes flying, catching FAA and industry observers by surprise. Within seconds, the cargo container was in flames. The explosion came from a buildup of flammable gases. A second test in September produced similar results, despite the addition of a fire suppression agent. Safety authorities have long known that lithium-ion batteries can fuel violent fires if they are defective, damaged, overcharged, incorrectly packaged or exposed to extreme heat. But they have been allowed to be shipped on passenger planes because it was thought the halon gas fire suppression systems in the cargo compartments of airliners could extinguish any fire. The container tests have

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This frame grab from video, provided by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) shows a test at the FAAs technical center in Atlantic City, N.J. last April, where a cargo container was packed with 5,000 rechargeable lithium-ion batteries.

raised a new worry: that an explosion could increase pressure in the cargo hold, activating depressurization valves that would let halon gas and smoke vent into the passenger cabin and cockpit. That would dilute fire suppression in the hold and let a fire rage unchecked. The cargo problem is distinct from the one that caused a fire two years ago in a lithiumion battery installed as part of the operating system of a Boeing 787. In that case, Boeing failed to anticipate that a short circuit in one of the battery’s eight cells could spread to the other cells and ignite a fire, the

National Transportation Safety Board said Monday. The U.N.’s civil aviation agency is considering a series of proposals to strengthen packaging, labeling and handling standards for lithium-ion battery shipments, and airline pilot unions are pushing for limits on the number of batteries that can be transported. No consensus emerged at an October meeting in Brazil, and any changes aren’t expected to take effect until 2017. By contrast, the U.N. agency decided earlier this year to ban shipments on passenger planes of lithium metal batter-

ies, a non-rechargeable cousin to lithium-ion batteries typically used in toys, watches and medical devices. That ban goes into effect in January. About 10 percent of the 2.5 billion lithium metal batteries manufactured annually are shipped by air. Lithium-ion batteries are far more frequently shipped by air, but there has been no similar effort to ban their transport on passenger planes despite a heightened awareness of their dangers. About 4.8 billion lithium-ion cells were manufactured in 2013, and production is forecast to reach 8 billion a year by 2025. A battery contains two or more cells. The FAA tests show that transporting lithium-ion batteries carries “a similar fire risk” to that of lithium metal batteries, according to slide presentations by Paul Rohrbach, a systems engineer for aircraft maker Airbus. An airliner might be able to withstand a fire generated by a small number of lithium-ion batteries, but a fire involving lots of them could destroy the plane, he said. Rohrbach’s presentation is an “industry position” reflecting the views of other aircraft manufacturers as well as Airbus, said Maryanne

Greczyn, an Airbus spokeswoman. Lithium batteries dominate the global battery industry because they’re cheap to make, lightweight and can hold a lot more energy than other types of batteries. U.S. regulators’ hands are tied by a 2012 law that Congress enacted in response to industry lobbying. It prohibits the government from issuing regulations any more stringent than the U.N. agency’s standards unless an international investigative agency can show the batteries ignited a fire that destroyed an aircraft. That’s difficult, since in the three cases thus far in which batteries are suspected of causing fires that destroyed planes, the aircraft were too damaged to determine the source of the blaze. “I don’t think we should wait for an accident before we take action,” said Tom Haueter, a former National Transportation Safety Board air crash investigator. The industry says commerce would be hurt if countries have varying shipping standards. Instead, PRBA - The Rechargeable Battery Association urges stepped-up enforcement of existing standards.

House approves bill to stop Nazi Social Security benefits By RICHARD LARDNER and MATTHEW DALY Associated Press

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WASHINGTON — Suspected Nazi war criminals would be blocked from receiving Social Security benefits under a bill unanimously approved Tuesday by the House. The measure would shut a loophole that allowed suspected Nazis to be paid millions of dollars in benefits. Under the bill, benefits would be terminated for Nazi suspects who have lost their American citizenship, a step called denaturalization. U.S. law currently mandates a higher threshold — a final order of deportation — before Social Security benefits can be stopped. The legislation was introduced after an Associated Press investigation published in Oc-

tober revealed that Social Security benefits have been paid to dozens of former Nazis after they were forced out of the United States. AP’s investigation found that the Justice Department used a legal loophole to persuade Nazi suspects to leave the U.S. in exchange for Social Security benefits. If they agreed to go voluntarily, or simply fled the country before being deported, they could keep their benefits. The Justice Department denied using Social Security payments as a way to expel former Nazis. Rep. Leonard Lance, R-N.J., said the House action would “correct an injustice of two generations and right a terrible wrong in the name of the lives that were lost as a result of the Holocaust.”

The unanimous vote showed that “our resolve for justice is unyielding and our commitment to pursue what is right continues even 70 years after World War II,” said Lance, a co-sponsor of the bill and cochair of the Republican Israel Caucus. “We cannot allow Social Security benefits to continue flowing to those guilty of the worst atrocities in modern history,” added Rep. Carolyn Maloney, D-N.Y. Maloney previously called on the Obama administration to investigate the payments, which she described as a “gross misuse of taxpayer dollars.” The House vote came as two

Republican senators demanded that the Obama administration provide Congress with records explaining how suspected Nazis received the payments and the role the Justice Department played in the program. Sens. Chuck Grassley of Iowa and Orrin Hatch of Utah cited the AP investigation in letters sent to Attorney General Eric Holder and Carolyn Colvin, the acting commissioner of the Social Security Administration. Grassley and Hatch back legislation introduced in the Senate to strip former Nazis of their Social Security benefits. A vote on the Senate bill is expected in the coming weeks. In the new Congress that be-

gins in January, Grassley will chair the Senate Judiciary Committee and Hatch will helm the Senate Finance Committee. The Social Security Administration refused AP’s request that it provide the total number of Nazi suspects who received benefits and the dollar amounts. AP appealed the agency’s denial of the information through the Freedom of Information Act. Former Auschwitz guard Jakob Denzinger, who fled the United States in 1989 and lives in Croatia, collects a Social Security payment of about $1,500 a month, the AP found. The White House and the Social Security Administration

signaled support for denying benefits to former Nazis following AP’s report. The Justice Department said it is open to considering proposals that would terminate the Social Security payments. Grassley and Hatch are seeking broad categories of data — such as the total number of Nazis who received Social Security benefits and the dollar amount of those payments — and details about specific cases. For example, they want to know if a former SS unit commander named Michael Karkoc, whom the AP located last year in Minnesota, would be able to retain his benefits even if removed to another country.

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Lebanon says it has detained wife of IS leader By BASSEM MROUE Associated Press BEIRUT — Lebanese authorities detained a woman and young boy believed to be the wife and son of the reclusive Islamic State group leader, and were questioning the woman and conducting DNA tests on the child, senior Lebanese officials said Tuesday. If their identities are confirmed, Lebanon may use the pair as bargaining chips to win the release of soldiers and police taken hostage by the extremists in cross-border attacks earlier this year. The woman, who was identified as an Iraqi, and the child were taken into custody about 10 days ago while carrying fake ID cards, the officials said. Very little is known about al-Baghdadi’s personal life, including how many wives and children he has. Conservative interpretations of Islam allow men to marry up to four wives. The Islamic State group did not immediately

comment on the detentions, but the faction’s supporters on Twitter and militant websites cast doubt on the reports. Adding to the confusion, the Lebanese army did not release an official statement regarding the pair. A Lebanese military official identified the woman as Saja al-Dulaimi who was held by Syrian authorities and freed in a prisoner exchange with the Nusra Front, Syria’s al-Qaida-linked branch, earlier this year. The official said the woman “confessed during interrogation” that she was alBaghdadi’s wife. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity in line with regulations. In March, the Nusra Front freed more than a dozen Greek Orthodox nuns in exchange for the release of dozens of female prisoners by the Syrian government. A woman named Saja al-Dulaimi was reportedly on the list of prisoners freed by Damascus. A judicial official said the interrogation of the woman

was being supervised by Lebanon’s military prosecutor, Saqr Saqr, and that a DNA test was underway to confirm that the child is her son. Experts said it would be difficult to confirm whether the woman is indeed al-Baghdadi’s wife. It was unclear what would have brought the woman and child to Lebanon, where IS controls no territory and enjoys only small — although growing — support in some predominantly Sunni Muslim areas. The detentions added to the mystery that continues to surround al-Baghdadi, who has a $10 million U.S. bounty on his head. He has only made one known public appearance — a sermon he delivered in July at a mosque in Mosul just days after IS declared him the head of an Islamic state, or caliphate, in the territory the group controls in Syria and Iraq. Last month, Iraqi officials claimed he was wounded in an airstrike. The U.S. has not confirmed those reports, and al-Baghdadi released a new

audiotape days after he was purportedly hit. The Lebanese daily AsSafir first reported the detention of the Islamic State leader’s alleged relatives, saying the woman and boy were taken into custody near a border crossing point with Syria. It said the arrest came in “coordination with foreign intelligence agencies.” If the pair’s identities are confirmed, the detentions could give Lebanese authorities leverage in their attempts to reach a prisoner-exchange deal with militants from the Islamic State group and the Nusra Front. The extremists have been holding more than 20 Lebanese soldiers and policemen hostage since August, and have demanded the release of Islamist prisoners held by Lebanon. On Monday night, the Nusra Front threatened to kill one of the soldiers it holds captive. Lebanese troops have clashed repeatedly with militants along the border with Syria since August.

On Tuesday, militants ambushed a Lebanese army patrol near the frontier, killing six soldiers and wounding one, Lebanon’s military said. The attack occurred in a remote region of Ras Baalbek in eastern Lebanon and was followed by clashes, the army said in a statement. It was not immediately clear who was behind the attack, but there was no immediate indication that it was connected to the detention of al-Baghdadi’s alleged family members. Meanwhile, supporters of the Islamic State group released a video claiming responsibility for a shooting that wounded a Danish citizen in the Saudi capital of Riyadh last month. The video, posted online Monday by the Al-Battar Media Foundation, shows a gunman pulling up beside a vehicle and firing five times at the man inside, identified as Thomas Hoepner. The video’s authenticity could not be confirmed but it was posted

on a website commonly used by militants. Saudi security officials say a Danish man was shot while driving Nov. 22, and that he was treated for shoulder wounds. They did not release his name. If confirmed, the shooting would be the first attack on foreigners in the kingdom carried out by Islamic State supporters. About a decade ago, al-Qaida militants seeking to topple the Western-allied monarchy launched a wave of attacks that killed scores of security forces and Westerners in Saudi Arabia. The video also includes audio clips of Islamic State group leaders calling on supporters to launch attacks inside the kingdom. In Brussels, Danish Foreign Minister Martin Lidegaard told reporters Tuesday that “the Dane is doing better.” Denmark and Saudi Arabia are part of the U.S.-led coalition conducting airstrikes against Islamic State militants in Iraq and Syria.

Change of leadership in Crimea means property grab By LAURA MILLS and JOHN-THOR DAHLBURG Associated Press

YALTA, Crimea — One day in October, a dozen armed men in masks drove up to the gates of Yalta Film Studios. They weren’t actors, and this was no make-believe. It was a hostile takeover. “They forced all the employees onto the ground, sealed off the premises and halted the work of the studio,” said owner Sergei Arshinov. The studio, nestled in the hills overlooking the Black Sea, is just one of thousands of businesses seized from their owners since Crimea was annexed by Russia eight months ago. Crimea’s new pro-Moscow leaders say the takeovers, which they call nationalizations, are indispensable to reverse years of wholesale plunder by Ukrainian politicians and oligarchs. But an Associated Press investigation throughout this peninsula the size of Massachusetts found many instances of less noble practices: legal owners strong-armed off their premises; buildings, farms and other prime real estate seized on dubious pretenses, or with no legal justification at all; nonpayment of the compensation mandated by the Russian constitution; and targeting of assets belonging to or used by the Crimean Tatar ethnic minority and the pro-Kiev branch of the Orthodox Church. In a preliminary estimate, Ukraine’s Justice Ministry told AP that around 4,000 enterprises, organizations and

agencies have had their property expropriated. Some holdings, from shipyards to health resorts, were publicly earmarked for repossession by Crimea’s regional government, now part of the Russian Federation. Others were simply seized by armed men, sometimes carrying official decrees that were never published or no documentation at all. Crimea’s Russia-installed prime minister, Sergei Aksyonov, says the nationalization law enacted Aug. 8 seeks to right wrongs committed by officials in Ukraine, where a lot of state property was sold off at bargain prices because the government was broke, or to benefit cronies. “Over the past 10 years, the majority of state property was illegally stolen from the government,” Aksyonov told AP. “Enterprises were privatized via fraudulent schemes and the state didn’t receive any money.”

‘Just a land grab’ At the 34,600-acre Dobrobut farm in far eastern Crimea, the fields now lie fallow, and the 26 employees haven’t been paid for months. It was June when two carloads of men arrived at the farm with pistols, clubs and assault rifles. In hand, the men had a piece of paper signed by Aksyonov. The document, seen by the AP but never issued publicly, proclaimed that the land tilled by Dobrobut — under lease from the local village — was

being nationalized. The men took over not only the fields, but also Dobrobut’s buildings, its harvest and its equipment, all worth about $1.6 million. Alexander Garfner, an attorney for Dobrobut, sued in a Crimean court, now part of the Russian justice system. On Sept. 2, the lawsuit was thrown out. “If we look at the law, then there is no basis for this,” Garfner said. The nationalization attempt, he said, “was clearly just a land grab, because it’s big money.” The seizures investigated by the AP vary in scale and type of assets involved. But many, like Dobrobut, are reliably profitable and would require little additional investment, including a bus company with a monopoly on $14.6 million in annual ticket sales.

“They tried to influence me and, what’s more, made me a definite proposition, that I should change my rhetoric and relationship to the occupation of Crimea,” Senchenko said of Crimea’s leaders. “But I gave a clear ‘no.’” The leadership of the 300,000-strong Muslim Tatar minority, by far the loudest voice against Russian annexation, was ousted from the building it rents in downtown Simferopol. The pro-Kiev branch of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church has had 11 of its 18 parishes shut, and authorities have told the archbishop they want to hike the rent on the building he uses as his cathedral by 600,000 percent.

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For losers in Crimea’s great property grab, there is often redress. ‘They tried to influence no In April, the Trans-Bud me’ company delivered 54 veSome of the losers in hicles, from excavators to Crimea’s new order have been dump trucks, to a SimferopolUkrainian magnates or proKiev politicians stripped of their assets. The biggest loser so far has been Ihor Kolomoisky, a Ukrainian oligarch and nationalist firebrand. Aksyonov’s government has taken 65 of his properties, including all branches of Privatbank, one of the largest in Crimea. Andrei Senchenko, local leader of Ukraine’s Fatherland party, estimated his own losses at “several tens of millions of dollars,” including shares in a seized building materials plant and office center.

based firm, Krymsky Passazh. But the customer never paid the $5.2 million bill, and the equipment is now in the hands of camouflage-clad self-defense forces. Trans-Bud took the matter to the police, company director Vadim Padalko said. But he said after an investigator was told the equipment was being nationalized, police “decided no crime could be established.” Ukrainian tax registers show Krymsky Passazh was co-founded by the sister of a Simferopol City Council member. The AP contacted the firm three times, but each time a woman hung up when questioned about the equipment deal. Business owners affected by nationalization say they have had no better luck in the region’s courts or getting the attention of Russian authorities in Moscow.

‘It’s a robbery’ Aksyonov, the prime minister, denied any legitimate owner or business person had been hurt in the property seizures. But at Yalta Studios, they tell a different story. They managed to get the armed men to quit the premises, but haven’t been able to register yet as a Russian company. Without that status, they can’t legally remain in business after Jan. 1. The owners told AP they’ve plowed $16 million into the studio since becoming sole proprietors in 2004. As compensation for the sets, cameras and other lost property, they say they’ve been offered $1 million. An employee, who spoke on condition of anonymity out of fear of official reprisal, said he doubts they’ll get anything from Crimean authorities in the end. “It’s a robbery,” the employee said, “pure and simple.”

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Militants kill 36 non-Muslims in northern Kenya By TOM ODULA Associated Press

NAIROBI, Kenya — The heavily armed men roused the sleeping quarry workers in the dead of night. As in previous such attacks, the gunmen singled out the nonMuslims by asking them to recite the Islamic creed. Then they killed 36 of them — most with a gunshot to the back of the head, according to a survivor who hid nearby during the slaughter. The Islamic militant group al-Shabab claimed responsibility for the methodical massacre in northern Kenya early Tuesday — 10 days after a similar attack on a bus that killed 28 — and it prompted President Uhuru Kenyatta to shake up his national security team amid public outrage over the continuing violence. “I know we are all under a lot of pressure, but I appeal to each one of us: This is not a time to be cowed by the enemy,” Kenyatta said in a nationally televised address. “This is a war we must win,” he said. “We will not flinch or relent in the war against terrorism in our country and our

region.” Al-Shabab has been fighting for years to establish hardline Islamic rule in neighboring Somalia. The al-Qaida-linked group has vowed to strike against Kenya for sending its troops into Somalia, and it has claimed it was behind the bus attack and the siege at the Westgate shopping mall in Nairobi last year that left 67 dead. The group has suffered a series of setbacks this year. It lost control of a key coastal stronghold in Somalia to government and African Union troops in October, and its spiritual leader, Ahmed Abdi Godane, was killed in a U.S. airstrike Sept. 1. But the Nov. 22 bus attack and the quarry killings Tuesday showed that the group is still capable of bold incursions into the east African country. Al-Shabab spokesman Sheikh Ali Mohamud Rage said the quarry attack was a response to Kenya’s deployment of troops to Somalia in 2011 and to alleged atrocities committed by the Kenyan army there. AlShabab said a recent airstrike had killed innocent people and destroyed their property. In his security shakeup, Ke-

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Kenya Defence Forces soldiers stand near the bodies of some of those killed by Islamic extremists, at a quarry in Mandera county, northeastern Kenya Tuesday. Islamic extremists killed 36 non-Muslim quarry workers in northern Kenya early Tuesday, prompting Kenya’s president to announce a security shakeup firing his Interior Minister and accepting the resignation of the national police chief.

nyatta fired Interior Minister Joseph Ole Lenku, a former hotelier whose competence had been questioned, and replaced him with Joseph Nkaissery, an opposition politician and retired army general. Kenyatta also accepted the resignation of Police Chief David Kimaiyo, who said he was taking early retirement for personal reasons. Tuesday’s attack began after 12:30 a.m. when about 50

men walked into the tented camp next to the quarry in the Koromey area on the outskirts of the town of Mandera, said worker Peter Nderitu. When he heard the shooting, Nderitu ran and hid in a trench. He said he heard his colleagues being asked to recite the Shahada, an Islamic creed declaring oneness with God. Gunshots followed. He only rose from his hid-

ing place two hours later, when he was sure there was no more movement. The bodies of his colleagues were in two rows and nearly all had been shot in the back of the head, he said. The gunmen escaped. The bodies of the 36 were flown to Nairobi, where relatives gathered at the city morgue to identify their kin. U.S. State Department spokeswoman Marie Harf said Washington vigorously condemned al-Shabab’s “continued cowardly, brutal targeting of civilians.” U.N. SecretaryGeneral Ban Ki-moon also condemned the attack, and reaffirmed U.N. support for Kenya’s efforts to fight terrorism, U.N. spokesman Stephane Dujarric said. Public pressure has been mounting on Kenyatta to replace the two security officials. In his speech, he said the Kenyan military incursion in Somalia has been largely a success, putting a depleting alShabab in retreat, although he noted it remains a threat. “The obvious intent is to create hostility and suspicion across ethnic and religious lines and to drive non-Muslims from

certain parts of this country. The ultimate aim of this atrocious campaign is to establish an extremist caliphate in our region,” he said. Kenyatta was criticized after the bus attack for not cutting short a four-day official trip to Abu Dhabi. Public anger increased after photos emerged on social media appearing to show Kenyatta at a social event, as well as media reports that he attended the Formula 1 Grand Prix that weekend in the United Arab Emirates instead of addressing the security crisis at home. Kenyans in the northeast have been on edge. After last month’s bus attack, about 100 non-Muslims sought refuge at the Mandera army base, demanding that the government evacuate them. Kenyatta’s chief of staff, Joseph Kinyua, tried to persuade non-Muslims to stay in Mandera County, whose population is predominantly Kenyan Muslims of Somali origin. Billow Kerrow, a senator from the area, said the militants “want to create chaos in the country by creating divisions between Muslims and Christians.”

Iraqi government reaches major oil deal with Kurds By VIVIAN SALAMA Associated Press

BAGHDAD — The Iraqi government on Tuesday reached a deal with the Kurdish local authorities in the country’s north to exchange oil from the autonomous region for a nearly 20 percent share of the national budget, officials said. The deal resolves a monthslong impasse that had undermined national unity amid the fight against the Islamic State group — a battle in which Iraqi soldiers and Kurdish peshmerga troops have joined forces against the Sunni extremists. In Washington, the State Department congratulated Bagh-

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dad and the Iraqi Kurdish regional authorities on the deal. “This agreement will further strengthen both Iraq’s federal government and the Kurdistan Regional Government as they work together to defeat ISIL,” said deputy spokeswoman Marie Harf, using an acronym of the Islamic State group. The agreement stipulates that the semi-autonomous Kurdish government will release 550,000 barrels of oil every day to the Iraqi oil ministry, more than half of which will come from the disputed Kirkuk oil fields, according to Iraqi Finance Minister Hoshyar Zebari. The Kurds took control of

the Kirkuk fields to prevent them from falling to the Islamic State group during its summer blitz that captured much of Iraq’s north and west. In exchange, the Kurds will receive the 17-percent share of the national budget allocated to their region, plus installments of as much as $1 billion to boost the capabilities of Kurdish peshmerga fighters battling the Islamic State militants. Earlier this year, Baghdad cut the stake supposed to go to the Kurdish region — which in 2013 totaled about $12 billion, according to Zebari, a Kurd. The central government withheld the funds after the Kurds

began transporting oil from fields inside the autonomous zone to Turkey against Baghdad’s wishes. “This deal is a win-win deal for both sides,” Zebari told The Associated Press. “The (Kurdish government) needed more stability in its relations with Baghdad and the Iraqi government is going through very serious financial difficulties because of the drop in oil prices.” Iraq’s Oil Minister Adel Abdul-Mahdi said in a televised statement that joint committees will be formed to follow up with the implementation of the agreement and address any lingering issues “in order to establish fruitful relations based

on the constitution and the principles of partnership and fairness.” The regional Kurdish government says it needs that money to meet its growing security demands in the face of the threat by the Islamic State group, and to pay public-sector employees and fund much-needed infrastructure development. The Kurds and Baghdad have feuded for years over a host of issues, chiefly among them the rights to oil resources in the north and disputed territory like the city of Kirkuk, which the Kurds want to add to their autonomous zone. Since Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi came to power in Sep-

tember, the Kurds have pushed for a quick resolution, saying they will give him three months to resolve the oil dispute or they would boycott his government. Last month, the government in Irbil, the Kurdish regional capital, agreed preliminarily to sell 150,000 barrels of oil per day to the federal government in return for a one-time payment of $500 million. The U.N. envoy to Iraq, Nickolay Mladenov, said he looks forward to the “implementation of the agreement as swiftly as possible,” noting that “only through direct and frank dialogue can agreements be reached that serve the interests of Iraq and the Iraqi people.”

New Swedish government faces crisis over budget By JAN M. OLSEN Associated Press

COPENHAGEN, Denmark — Sweden’s left-leaning minority government was balancing on the verge of collapse Tuesday after a far-right party said it would side with the opposition to vote against its budget proposal. The Sweden Democrats, which made strong gains in

the September election, said it would attempt to force the government to resign by siding with the center-right opposition in the budget vote scheduled on Wednesday. Social Democrat Prime Minister Stefan Lofven said he would announce a decision on how to proceed after the debate in Parliament. His options appeared limited after a last-ditch effort to negotiate with the four

parties in the center-right opposition failed to produce any results. Lofven could withdraw the budget proposal for further consideration, which would postpone the Wednesday vote, resign or wait until Dec. 29 to call for a new election. The 57-year-old came to power after the Sept. 14 elections as the head of a coalition with the Greens, promising to reverse

many reforms by the previous center-right government. The Sweden Democrats, which has right-wing extremist roots, stands alone in Swedish politics in criticizing the country’s liberal immigration laws. Despite efforts to soften its image, all other parties have refused to collaborate with the group. Lofven said the party “acted in an exceptionally irrespon-

sible manner” by rebelling against the budget, adding it simply “aims to knock out any government that doesn’t dance to their tune.” Sweden Democrats spokesman Mattias Karlsson said Sweden for long has had an “extreme immigration policy.” “That is what worries us Sweden Democrats the most,” he told reporters. In 2012, around 20 percent

of Sweden’s 10 million inhabitants had foreign roots, including people from western countries, according to official figures. In recent years, immigrants have come mainly from Iraq, Poland and Afghanistan. The Sweden Democrat’s rejection of the budget was seen as a political breakthrough for the party, the country’s thirdlargest party in the 349-seat Parliament.

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Gomez returns as Pens shut out Devils By The Associated Press

PITTSBURGH — Marc-Andre Fleury stopped 29 shots for his NHLleading fifth shutout as the Pittsburgh Penguins edged the New Jersey Devils 1-0 on Tuesday night. Fleury matched his career high for shutouts in a season and was rarely tested by the Devils, who have just one victory in their last eight games. Scott Gomez played 22 minutes in his return to the Devils after being signed on Monday. KINGS 2, BRUINS 0 LOS ANGELES — Jonathan Quick made 31 saves in his 34th career shutout, carrying Los Angeles over Boston. Tanner Pearson scored in the first period and Tyler Toffoli added an empty-net goal with 49.6 seconds left for the defending Stanley Cup champions, who earned

their NHL-best 11th home victory with a strong defensive effort.

CANUCKS 4, CAPITALS 3

WASHINGTON — Daniel Sedin scored two of Vancouver’s three powerplay goals and assisted on the other. UNIONDALE, N.Y. — Thomas HickSedin scored the winner at 9:39 of the ey scored 3:06 into overtime as the Island- third period when he took a pass from twin ers started December just as they ended brother Henrik in the left circle and fired a November, with a victory. shot to the far side of Braden Holtby. The defenseman got his second of the season with a wraparound goal to help the SABRES 2, LIGHTNING 1, SO Islanders improve to 8-0 in games decided BUFFALO, N.Y. — Cody Hodgson after regulation. and Tyler Ennis scored shootout goals, and Buffalo defeated Tampa Bay for its HURRICANES 2, PREDATORS 1 third victory in a row. Zemgus Girgensons RALEIGH, N.C. — Jeff Skinner had a forced overtime by scoring the tying goal goal and an assist to lead the Hurricanes, with 3:54 left in regulation. Jhonas Enroth snapping the Predators’ four-game win- made 26 saves through overtime and then sealed the victory by stopping Ondrej Palat ning streak. Skinner scored his sixth goal of the sea- and Ryan Callahan in the shootout. son late in the first period, and he assisted MAPLE LEAFS 5, STARS 3 Victor Rask 55 seconds into the third for TORONTO — Joffrey Lupul scored a 2-0 lead.

ISLANDERS 3, SENATORS 2, OT

twice, Phil Kessel ended a five-game goal drought and Toronto kept rolling by beating Dallas. Tyler Bozak and Nazem Kadri also scored for the Maple Leafs, who won for the fourth time in five games and haven’t lost at home since getting thrashed by Nashville on Nov. 18.Since back-to-back losses by a combined 15-4, they’ve outscored opponents 23-12.

the tiebreaking goal with 11.5 seconds remaining to send San Jose past Philadelphia for its first consecutive wins in more than a month. Marc-Edouard Vlasic also scored and Antti Niemi made 28 saves for the Sharks, who last won back-to-back games Oct. 26-28 against Anaheim and Colorado. Both two-game winning streaks followed skids of four games as San Jose has gotten off to a slow start this season.

PANTHERS 4, RED WINGS 3

FLAMES 5, COYOTES 2

DETROIT — Sean Bergenheim scored the go-ahead goal midway through the second period when he shot into an open net after a giveaway deep in the Red Wings’ zone, and Florida ended Detroit’s fourgame winning streak. Jimmy Hayes, Vincent Trocheck and Aaron Ekblad added goals for the Panthers, who have won three of four.

CALGARY, Alberta — Josh Jooris scored three goals in the latest impressive performance of his terrific rookie season, leading Calgary over Arizona. David Jones and Sean Monahan also scored for surprising Calgary, which has won seven of nine to move within one point of Western Conference leaders Vancouver and Anaheim. Jiri Hudler had two SHARKS 2, FLYERS 1 assists to extend his point streak to five SAN JOSE, Calif. — Matt Nieto scored games (five goals, five assists).

Durant loses in return Pelicans top Thunder despite 27 points from MVP By The Associated Press

NEW ORLEANS — Reigning NBA MVP Kevin Durant returned from a foot injury and scored 27 points in his season debut for Oklahoma City, but Tyreke Evans and the New Orleans Pelicans beat the Thunder 112-104 on Tuesday night. Durant played nearly 30 minutes, looking healthy whether he was throwing down a driving, two-handed dunk or snapping off one of his three 3-pointers. Evans scored 15 of his 30 points in the fourth quarter. Anthony Davis had 25 points, 10 rebounds and four blocks for the Pelicans. Jrue Holiday had 23 points and 10 assists while Ryan Anderson had 23 points and 11 rebounds as New Orleans snapped a three-game skid. Russell Westbrook, in his second game back from a hand injury for the Thunder, scored 21. But he was not nearly as efficient as his previous game, when he scored 32 points in about 24 minutes in a win over New York. WARRIORS 98, MAGIC 97 OAKLAND, Calif. — Stephen Curry made a go-ahead 3-pointer with 2.2 seconds remaining, and the Golden State Warriors beat the Orlando Magic for their 10th AP Photo/Gerald Herbert straight win. Pelicans forward Anthony Davis shoots against Thunder forward Kevin Durant in the first half of In the most dramatic finish in their streak to date, Curry sprinted an NBA basketball game in New Orleans on Tuesday.

up court and lost Tobias Harris could handle from the young with some crafty dribbling before Bucks. pulling up to swish the shot. Curry shook his shoulders and pounded TRAIL BLAZERS 105, his chest as the announced sellout NUGGETS 103 crowd of 19,596 roared at noisy Oracle Arena. DENVER — LaMarcus Aldridge scored a season-high 39 points and set up the winning basMAVERICKS 132, ket on a pass inside to Robin Lopez BULLS 129, 2OT with 1.3 seconds left, helping PortCHICAGO — Monta Ellis hit land rally for the win. three foul shots for Dallas with 1.2 seconds left in the fourth quarter, and then made a go-ahead 3-point- HAWKS 109, CELTICS 105 er late in the second overtime. ATLANTA — Kyle Korver Ellis finished with 38 points, scored 24 points, and the Hawks including his trio of foul shots that rallied to beat the struggling Celtmade it 108-all. He was fouled by ics. Kirk Hinrich soon after crossing Paul Millsap added 19 points half-court. for Atlanta, which has won three straight and five of six. Korver RAPTORS 117, KINGS 109 went 6 for 7 from 3-point range. SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Toronto’s Kyle Lowry scored 27 points and made a pivotal jumper with 57 seconds left. Terrence Ross matched his season high with 20 points and reserve James Johnson added 19 points and seven rebounds. The East-leading Raptors had lost two in a row.

NETS 98, KNICKS 93 NEW YORK — Brook Lopez scored 23 points, Joe Johnson C added 22 and Brooklyn improved to 2-0 this season against its city Y rival.

SUNS 116, PACERS 99

CAVALIERS 111, BUCKS 108

PHOENIX — Goran Dragic scored 34 points, Eric Bledsoe had 27 and the Suns earned their fourth CLEVELAND — Kyrie Irving straight victory over the Pacers. scored 28 points, LeBron James had 26 points and 10 assists and LAKERS 106, PISTONS 96 Mike Miller provided a muchAUBURN HILLS, Mich. — needed spark off Cleveland’s bench, leading the Cavaliers to Lakers star Kobe Bryant scored all 12 of his points in a row, leading their fourth straight win. Kevin Love added 27 points an impressive flurry in the third for the Cavs, who got all they quarter.

No. 3 Arizona cruises past Georgia, stays perfect By The Associated Press

TUCSON, Ariz. — Stanley Johnson and Gabe York each scored 18 points, and No. 3 Arizona blitzed Gardner-Webb during a 16-0 secondhalf run to roll over the Bulldogs 91-65 Tuesday night. Arizona (7-0) needed to shake out the cobwebs after the holiday break and had to rally from a sluggish start with a big run to end the first half. The Wildcats again were flat to open the second half, but had an even bigger run in them, hitting 11 straight shots during an 18-2 stretch that put the game out of reach.

jumpers down the stretch, including a big 3-pointer with 46 seconds remaining, to help No. 5 Louisville No. 9 GONZAGA 76, survive No. 14 Ohio State 64-55 Tuesday night in the SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA 57 ACC/Big Ten Challenge. SPOKANE, Wash. — Kyle Wiltjer scored 20 The Cardinals (6-0) were in danger of blowing a 17-point halftime lead before Rozier made three points as No. 9 Gonzaga used a big second half to straight baskets in the final minutes including the key beat scrappy Southeastern Louisiana. Domantas Sabonis added 14 points and Kevin Pangos 12 for Gonshot from behind the arc to provide a 59-53 lead. zaga (7-0), which trailed after the first half.

No. 6 TEXAS 63, TEXAS-ARLINGTON 53

AUSTIN, Texas — Freshman Myles Turner scored 18 points to carry No. 6 Texas over Texas-Arlington — a lethargic tuneup before the Longhorns head to Kentucky to play the No. 1 Wildcats. Texas, which beat defending national champion No. 5 LOUISVILLE 64, Connecticut on Saturday, struggled for long stretches No. 14 OHIO STATE 55 and often got sloppy against the Mavericks, who lost LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Terry Rozier made clutch by 48 to Kentucky last week.

No. 17 MICHIGAN 68, SYRACUSE 65

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Spike Albrecht rattled in a 3-pointer with 31 seconds remaining to put Michigan ahead, and the 17th-ranked Wolverines held on to beat Syracuse. Albrecht’s shot broke a 63-63 tie after Syracuse (5-2) had rallied from a 10-point second-half deficit. Michigan led 66-65 after Michael Gbinije scored inside for the Orange, and Derrick Walton missed the No. 15 MIAMI 70, ILLINOIS 61 front and of a one-and-one for the Wolverines. But CORAL GABLES, Fla. — Freshman Deandre Syracuse freshman Chris McCullough threw the ball Burnett scored a season-high 19 points and No. 15 out of bounds with 15 seconds remaining. Miami won a matchup of unbeaten teams Tuesday night, beating Illinois in the ACC-Big Ten Challenge. No. 20 IOWA STATE 96, LAMAR 59 Burnett had played in only three games previousAMES, Iowa — Matt Thomas scored 14 points, ly, but he became the fourth player to lead the young Hurricanes in scoring this season. The 6-foot-2 guard Georges Niang added 13 and 20th-ranked Iowa State pounded Lamar. added eight rebounds in 24 minutes.

Alabama, Oregon, TCU, FSU take top 4 in rankings By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer

The top four in the College Football Playoff rankings going into the final weekend of the regular season is as follows: Alabama, Oregon, TCU and Florida State. The question is: Short of a loss by one of those teams, is there anything a team on the outside can do to get in on Sunday when the final rankings are announced and the field for the first playoff is set? “We’re at the point, we’re waiting for results now,” selection committee chairman and Arkansas athletic director Jeff Long said Tuesday night. “We’re waiting for teams to complete their body of work. Again, we don’t project out. We’ve all seen games that have different outcomes than we expect. “We focus on what has been accomplished to this point, and with that

regard, the top four teams to this point are ranked where the committee believes they should be.” TCU (10-1) moved up to No. 3, becoming the latest team with a loss to jump past undefeated Florida State, and further distancing itself from Big 12 rival Baylor (10-1). The Bears, who beat TCU 61-58 in Waco, Texas, in October, are sixth and Ohio State sits in between them and the Horned Frogs at fifth. TCU finishes its regular season at home Saturday against Iowa State, which is winless in the Big 12. Baylor hosts Kansas State, which is ninth in the latest rankings. Baylor is currently working with a public relations firm to provide “additional support in telling the Bears’ story over the last few weeks of the football season,” said Nick Joos, executive athletic director for external affairs. The PR firm is sending notes and

statistics about Baylor to media members, not committee members. The Bears and Horned Frogs will end the season having played 10 common opponents. The biggest difference is TCU played Minnesota and Baylor played Buffalo. That combined with Baylor’s loss to West Virginia (7-5) is working in the Horned Frogs’ favor and keeping the head-to-head matchup from being the deciding factor. “As we pointed out before, TCU has five wins over teams with winning records or .500 records and above, and Baylor has three, if you include Texas at 6-6,” Long said. “I can’t say it’s one thing. It’s a number of things we look at, and we believe TCU is better and deserving of that No. 3 rank over Baylor.” Further complicating matters, the Horned Frogs and Bears would be cochampions of the Big 12 if both win out. The conference has said it will not C

designate a champion via a tiebreaker. The committee’s selection protocol requires conference championships be taken into the consideration when judging teams with similar resumes. “Well, first we will not determine a champion for the Big 12,” Long said. “We’ve discussed to this point, and then we will wait for the results, and then we will evaluate those teams, and that’s when the conference championship comes into effect. “We have not had the discussions about what if there’s a co-champion.” The Seminoles are fourth, still in good shape to reach the playoff if it can win Saturday’s Atlantic Coast Conference championship game against No. 11 Georgia Tech. Alabama and Oregon are Nos. 1 and 2, respectively, for the third straight week. The Crimson Tide plays 16thranked Missouri in the Southeastern

Conference championship game, and Oregon faces Arizona in the Pac-12 title game. The Wildcats’ five-spot jump to seventh sets up a possible play-in game in Santa Clara, California, on Friday night. The Wildcats already have beaten Oregon in Eugene and could make another big jump by doing so again. Long said the committee did not factor into this week’s rankings the injury to Ohio State quarterback J.T. Barrett, but will after the Buckeyes face Wisconsin, ranked 13th, in the Big Ten title game on Saturday. “Certainly committee members are very interested to watch Ohio State’s performance with the backup quarterback, and again, the results on the field will dictate to us how we feel about Ohio State, how they perform in the game, and then how, if we have to project forward, how they will compete,” he said.

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Sports Briefs Rice wants a second chance Ray Rice says that an NFL team “would have to be willing to look deeper into who I am and realize that me and my wife had one bad night.” “I took full responsibility for everything that I did,” the former Ravens running back told NBC’s “Today” show Tuesday, “and the only thing I can hope for and wish for is a second chance.” An arbitrator threw out Rice’s indefinite suspension last Friday, making him a free agent. But no franchise may be willing to sign the three-time Pro Bowl pick after seeing the in-elevator video of Rice striking his-then fiancee, who is now his wife. “If I never play football again, I’ll be honest with you, I would adapt into life and I would sacrifice more so she can have a better future,” Rice said while standing next to his wife and her parents.

Hunter returns to Twins NEW YORK — Torii Hunter is returning to the Minnesota Twins, and injured Atlanta pitchers Kris Medlen and Brandon Beachy were among 32 players tossed into the free-agent market Tuesday along with San Diego shortstop Everth Cabrera and New York Mets outfielder Eric Young Jr. Hunter agreed to a $10.5 million, one-year contract with the Twins, a person with knowledge of the agreement told The Associated Press. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the agreement had not yet been announced. A five-time All-Star outfielder who turns 40 in July, Hunter played for the Twins from 1997-07 before signing a $90 million, five-year contract with the Los Angeles Angels. He then signed a $26 million, two-year deal with Detroit. Hunter hit .286 with 17 homers and 83 RBIs for the Tigers last season and will be relied upon to be the kind of hard-driving veteran a young clubhouse needs to set an example. He won seven of his nine Gold Gloves with the Twins, who have lost at least 92 games in each of the last four seasons.

Michigan fires Hoke ANN ARBOR, Mich. — The quote became symbolic of Brady Hoke’s attitude, and the promise his tenure as Michigan’s coach seemed to offer. “This is Michigan, for God’s sakes,” he said shortly after being hired in 2011. Lately, Michigan has looked like just another program, and that’s a major reason why the Wolverines will have new leadership next season. Hoke was fired Tuesday after Michigan stumbled to a 5-7 record and missed the postseason in his fourth year at the helm. Interim athletic director Jim Hackett’s announcement ended weeks of speculation over Hoke’s future and put one of college football’s most storied programs in the market for a new coach. “This was not an easy decision,” Hackett said. “He’s really earned the respect of all, as being a values-centered coach. We need more men like him in sport today.”

Hockey great Beliveau dead at 83

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MONTREAL — Former Montreal Canadiens captain Jean Beliveau died Tuesday. He was 83. The team confirmed the death of the Hall of Fame center and one of the most beloved players in Canadiens history. A supremely skilled center who spent 18 full seasons and parts of two others with Montreal, Beliveau was also a popular ambassador for the sport. He scored 507 goals, won 10 Stanley Cups and was captain for 10 seasons before his retirement in 1971. He then moved seamlessly into an executive position with the club. Beliveau was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1972. He won two league MVP awards and has his name engraved on the Cup 17 times, including for years he was in the Canadiens’ front office. — The Associated Press

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Scoreboard Hockey NHL Standings EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Tampa Bay 26 17 6 3 37 92 69 Montreal 26 17 7 2 36 69 66 Detroit 25 14 6 5 33 77 65 Toronto 24 13 8 3 29 81 72 Boston 26 14 11 1 29 63 63 Florida 23 10 7 6 26 50 58 Ottawa 24 10 9 5 25 63 66 Buffalo 25 9 14 2 20 45 77 Metropolitan Division Pittsburgh 24 17 5 2 36 82 55 N.Y. Islanders 25 18 7 0 36 80 67 N.Y. Rangers 24 11 9 4 26 71 70 Washington 24 10 10 4 24 68 69 New Jersey 25 9 12 4 22 58 72 Carolina 24 8 13 3 19 56 69 Philadelphia 24 8 13 3 19 62 76 Columbus 24 7 15 2 16 54 84

WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division Nashville 24 St. Louis 24 Chicago 24 Winnipeg 25 Minnesota 23 Dallas 25 Colorado 25 Pacific Division Vancouver 25 Anaheim 26 Calgary 26 Los Angeles 25 San Jose 26 Arizona 26 Edmonton 25 NOTE: Two points overtime loss.

16 6 16 6 15 8 12 9 13 9 9 11 9 11

2 2 1 4 1 5 5

34 65 48 34 66 51 31 74 48 28 52 56 27 65 55 23 73 89 23 67 79

17 7 1 35 79 69 15 6 5 35 71 68 16 8 2 34 83 66 13 7 5 31 67 57 12 10 4 28 70 71 10 13 3 23 64 81 6 15 4 16 56 87 for a win, one point for

.765 .765 .737 .500

2 2 2 6½

Purdue 66, NC State 61 Saint Louis 80, Rockhurst 48 VCU 66, Illinois St. 62

.778 .500 .278 .278 .250

— 5 9 9 9

Texas 63, Texas-Arlington 53

.882 — .706 3 .579 5 .500 6½ .278 10½

Tuesday’s Games Cleveland 111, Milwaukee 108 Atlanta 109, Boston 105 L.A. Lakers 106, Detroit 96 Brooklyn 98, New York 93 New Orleans 112, Oklahoma City 104 Dallas 132, Chicago 129, 2OT Phoenix 116, Indiana 99 Portland 105, Denver 103 Toronto 117, Sacramento 109 Golden State 98, Orlando 97 Wednesday’s Games L.A. Lakers at Washington, 3 p.m. Chicago at Charlotte, 3 p.m. Atlanta at Miami, 3:30 p.m. Detroit at Boston, 3:30 p.m. San Antonio at Brooklyn, 3:30 p.m. Memphis at Houston, 4 p.m. Dallas at Milwaukee, 4 p.m. Philadelphia at Minnesota, 4 p.m. Toronto at Utah, 5 p.m. Orlando at L.A. Clippers, 6:30 p.m. All Times AST

Men’s Scores

Tuesday’s Games Buffalo 2, Tampa Bay 1, SO N.Y. Islanders 3, Ottawa 2, OT Pittsburgh 1, New Jersey 0 Vancouver 4, Washington 3 Carolina 2, Nashville 1 Toronto 5, Dallas 3 Florida 4, Detroit 3 Calgary 5, Arizona 2 San Jose 2, Philadelphia 1 Los Angeles 2, Boston 0 Wednesday’s Games Montreal at Minnesota, 3 p.m. St. Louis at Chicago, 4 p.m. Edmonton at Winnipeg, 5 p.m. Philadelphia at Anaheim, 6:30 p.m. All Times AST

BAsketball NBA Standings EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Toronto 14 4 Brooklyn 7 9 Boston 4 11 New York 4 15 Philadelphia 0 17 Southeast Division Washington 11 5 Atlanta 10 6 Miami 9 8 Orlando 7 13 Charlotte 4 14 Central Division Chicago 11 7 Cleveland 9 7 Milwaukee 10 9 Indiana 7 11 Detroit 3 15

Houston 13 4 San Antonio 13 4 Dallas 14 5 New Orleans 8 8 Northwest Division Portland 14 4 Denver 9 9 Oklahoma City 5 13 Utah 5 13 Minnesota 4 12 Pacific Division Golden State 15 2 L.A. Clippers 12 5 Phoenix 11 8 Sacramento 9 9 L.A. Lakers 5 13

Pct GB .778 — .438 6 .267 8½ .211 10½ .000 13½ .688 .625 .529 .350 .222

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.611 .563 .526 .389 .167

— 1 1½ 4 8

WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division Memphis 15 2 .882

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SOUTHWEST FAR WEST Arizona 91, Gardner-Webb 65 BYU 91, Utah St. 81 Gonzaga 76, SE Louisiana 57 Idaho St. 86, Montana-Western 66 South Dakota 68, CS Northridge 65 UC Riverside 59, CS Bakersfield 58 Wyoming 68, Denver 42

Women’s Scores EAST Hofstra 65, Albany (NY) 55 Lafayette 60, Penn 57 Navy 55, Towson 51 Rider 59, LIU Brooklyn 56 St. Bonaventure 65, Colgate 49 SOUTH Alabama 74, SC-Upstate 65 Auburn 79, Marquette 53 Belmont 80, Lipscomb 60 Georgia 49, Coppin St. 29 Memphis 65, Austin Peay 60 Mississippi St. 109, N. Dakota St. 58 Presbyterian 55, Gardner-Webb 50 UCF 60, North Florida 56 VCU 59, UNC Wilmington 53 Winthrop 61, Campbell 59 MIDWEST Detroit 81, IPFW 74, OT E. Michigan 71, Cleveland St. 68 Milwaukee 72, UMKC 60

EAST

SOUTHWEST

Duquesne 81, Howard 63 Hofstra 88, Norfolk St. 74 Loyola (Md.) 64, Columbia 62 Maine 82, Wagner 81, OT Seton Hall 78, Mount St. Mary’s 55 St. John’s 70, Niagara 57 Youngstown St. 89, Robert Morris 81

Oklahoma St. 90, Ark.-Pine Bluff 45 UTEP 84, E. New Mexico 49 UTSA 63, Texas-Arlington 55

SOUTH Alabama 82, South Florida 71 Belmont 63, Middle Tennessee 59 Coastal Carolina 66, SC State 52 Coll. of Charleston 59, The Citadel 55 Georgia 86, Chattanooga 55 Hampton 62, Tennessee St. 54 James Madison 63, Campbell 61 LSU 82, UMass 60 Louisiana Tech 99, Northwestern St. 88 Louisville 64, Ohio St. 55 Md.-Eastern Shore 65, UMBC 52 Mercer 62, St. Andrews 33 Miami 70, Illinois 61 Minnesota 84, Wake Forest 69 Stephen F. Austin 64, Memphis 52 Troy 72, Alcorn St. 51 UCF 61, Georgia Southern 59 MIDWEST Akron 81, Ark.-Pine Bluff 60 Bradley 84, Cent. Michigan 73 Cincinnati 78, Stony Brook 52 DePaul 78, N. Illinois 67 Evansville 86, Wright St. 78 Grand Canyon 66, Ill.-Chicago 61 Indiana 81, Pittsburgh 69 Iowa St. 96, Lamar 59 Kansas St. 84, Nebraska-Omaha 66 Michigan 68, Syracuse 65 Missouri 65, SE Missouri 61

FAR WEST Cal Poly 79, Santa Clara 73 Pacific 64, Nevada 53 S. Utah 76, Utah Valley 72 UCLA 66, Cincinnati 58

Transactions BASEBALL American League BOSTON RED SOX — Did not tender a 2015 contract to INF Juan Francisco. CHICAGO WHITE SOX — Did not tender 2015 contracts to RHP Scott Carroll and LHP Scott Snodgress. KANSAS CITY ROYALS — Did not tender a 2015 contract to LHP Francisley Bueno. LOS ANGELES ANGELS — Did not tender a 2015 contract to INF Gordon Beckham, RHP Yoslan Herrera and LHP Wade LeBlanc. NEW YORK YANKEES — Agreed to terms with RHP Esmil Rogers on a one-year contract. Did not tender 2015 contracts to RHP Jose Campos, OF Slade Heathcott and LHP David Huff. OAKLAND ATHLETICS — Named Garvin Alston minor league pitching coordinator; Greg Sparks minor league hitting coordinator; Juan Navarrette minor league defensive, base running and bunting coordinator; Craig Lefferts minor league rehab pitching coordinator; Aaron Nieckula minor league field coordinator and manager of

Vermont (NY-Penn); Don Schulze pitching coach and Webster Garrison hitting coach for Nashville (PCL); Ryan Christenson manager John Wasdin pitching coach and Eric Martins hitting coach for Midland (Texas); Rick Magnante manager and Rick Rodriguez pitching coach for Stockton (Cal); Fran Riordan manager and Steve Connelly pitching coach for Beloit (MWL); Carlos Chavez pitching coach at Vermont; and Ariel Prieto pitching coach for the A’s (Arizona). Agreed to terms with RHP Fernando Rodriguez and 1B Ike Davis to one-year contracts. Did not tender 2015 contracts to 1B Kyle Blanks and OF Andrew Brown. SEATTLE MARINERS — Agreed to terms with 3B Kyle Seager on a seven-year contract. Did not tender a 2015 contract to INF Carlos Rivero. TEXAS RANGERS — Did not tender 2015 contracts to LHP Michael Kirkman, RHP Alexi Ogando and INF Adam Rosales. TORONTO BLUE JAYS — Did not tender 2015 contracts to OF Andy Dirks, OF-1B John Mayberry Jr. and 1B Justin Smoak. National League ATLANTA BRAVES — Did not tender 2015 contracts to RHP Kris Medlen, RHP Brandon Beachy and RHP Gus Schlosser. CHICAGO CUBS — Did not tender 2015 contracts to C John Baker and LHP Wesley Wright. CINCINNATI REDS — Acquired RHP Matt Magill from the Los Angeles Dodgers for OF Chris Heisey. Did not tender 2015 contracts to RHP Logan Ondrusek and RHP Curtis Partch. COLORADO ROCKIES — Did not tender a 2015 contract to LHP Kraig Sitton. LOS ANGELES DODGERS — Agreed to terms with INF Darwin Barney on a one-year contract. MILWAUKEE BREWERS — Announced a four-year player development contract extension with Wisconsin (MWL) through the 2020 season. NEW YORK METS— Did not tender a 2015 contract to OF Eric Young Jr. PITTSBURGH PIRATES — Did not tender 2015 contracts to RHP Chaz Roe and INF Gaby Sanchez. ST. LOUIS CARDINALS — Named Chris Correa director of scouting. Agreed to terms with RHP Matt Belisle on a one-year contract. Did not tender a 2015 contract to INF Daniel Descalso. SAN DIEGO PADRES — Did not tender a 2015 contract to INF Everth Carbera. BASKETBALL National Basketball Association NBA — Fined Denver G Arron Afflalo $15,000 for making excessive contact above the shoulders with Utah G Alec Burks during a Dec. 1 game. HOUSTON ROCKETS — Recalled C Clint Capela from Rio Grande Valley (NBADL). FOOTBALL National Football League BUFFALO BILLS — Signed WR Eric Thomas to the practice squad. CAROLINA PANTHERS — Waived CB Antoine Cason and LB Jason Williams. Signed CB Car-

rington Byndom and LB Horace Miller from the practice squad. CINCINNATI BENGALS — Signed OT Eric Winston. Waived OT Jamon Meredith. Waived LB J.K. Schaffer from the reserve/ injured list. KANSAS CITY CHIEFS — Signed TE Richard Gordon. Waived TE Phillip Supernaw. NEW YORK GIANTS — Placed OL Geoff Schwartz, OL Adam Snyder, DE Mathias Kiwanuka, DE Robert Ayers and LB Terrell Manning on injured reserve. Added G Eric Herman, DT Dominique Hamilton and LB James Davidson from the practice squad. Signed RB Chris Ogbonnaya. TENNESSEE TITANS — Signed OT Terren Jones from Baltimore’s practice squad. Placed WR Justin Hunter on injured reserve. HOCKEY National Hockey League NHL — Fined the Los Angeles Kings $100,000 for violating the terms of Slava Voynov’s suspension. ANAHEIM DUCKS — Reassigned C Rickard Rakell and D Jesse Blacker to Norfolk (AHL). BUFFALO SABRES — Activated D Josh Gorges off the injured reserve list. Placed F Cody McCormick on injured reserve. Recalled F Tim Schaller from Rochester (AHL). CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS — Recalled G Scott Darling from the Rockford (AHL). ST. LOUIS BLUES — Signed G Martin Brodeur to a one-year contract. TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING — Signed D Anthony DeAngelo to a three-year contract. WINNIPEG JETS — Recalled D Ben Chiarot from St. John’s (AHL). Placed D Toby Enstrom on injured reserve, retroactive to Nov. 23. SOCCER Major League Soccer COLUMBUS CREW — Re-signed MFs Bernardo Anor and Justin Meram. FC DALLAS — Re-signed G Chris Seitz. Exercised the 2015 contract options of F Tesho Akindele, F Fabian Castillo, G Jesse Gonzalez, D Moises Hernandez, MF Ryan Hollingshead, D Stephen Keel, G Dan Kennedy, D-MF Michel, F Blas Perez, MF Brian Span and MF Victor Ulloa. Declined the 2015 contracts options of D Jair Benitez, D Walter Cabrera, F Andres Escobar, G Raul Fernandez, D George John, MF Peter Luccin, MF Adam Moffat, MF Hendry Thomas, F Jonathan Top and D Nick Walker. NEW YORK CITY FC — Named Rodrigo Marion youth technical coordinator and Oscar Pitillas physical training coach. NEW YORK RED BULLS — Declined the 2015 contract options of F Saer Sene, D Kosuke Kimura, MF Bobby Convey, MF Marius Obekop, D Damien Perrinelle, D Ibrahim Sekagaya and D Richard Eckersley. COLLEGE CLEMSON — Promoted receivers coach Jeff Scott and running backs coach Tony Elliott co-offensive coordinators. GEORGIA — Announced sophomore S J.J. Green will transfer. MICHIGAN — Fired football coach Brady Hoke. UAB — Announced it is eliminating the football program.

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$1,500 and through the University of Alaska, employees pay $750 and $2,250, according to the report. The plans are not necessarily directly comparable, however, and some things covered under the district’s plan are not covered under other plans and vice versa. “Health plans are not easy to compare, they don’t just line up next to each other and say ‘I have this and you have that,’” said assistant superintendent Dave Jones. Board of education members discussed several recommendations for reducing the growing health care costs the district is facing. Savoie offered several costsaving recommendations in her report including that the district separate dental and vision benefits from its basic medical plan, offering a high-deductible health plan and adjusting its contribution rates to discourage employees from participating in the higher cost plans. “High-deductible plans cause people to think about their health care spending,” Savoie said. “As we all know, when we are spending our own money, we think about it a bit more than when we’re spending somebody else’s money.”

its $2 million lifetime limit and annual dollar limits, began completely covering preventative health care services, and limited the amount of money that employees can contribute, pre-tax, to flexible spending accounts. “All of these changes, while they are beneficial for the individuals involved, they do also cost money,” Savoie said. Parker, Smith and Feek also provided a comparison of medical benefits for public plans between KPBSD and several other institutions including school districts in Juneau, Anchorage, Mat-Su and Kodiak as well as the University of Alaska, the state, the borough and the Central Peninsula Hospital Denali Plan. While the district’s coverage is comparable to those institutions in some areas, there were others in which it is much more competitive. For instance, the per-person and per-family deductibles of $200 and $600, respectively, in the school district’s standard plan, are among the lowest among those institutions compared. For the standard plan through Reach Rashah McChesney Central Peninsula Hospital, at rashah.mcchesney@peninthose deductibles are $750 and sulaclarion.com.

Denali mountaineering contracts planned ANCHORAGE (AP) — National Park Service officials say the agency plans to award as many as six mountaineering guide service concession contracts for Denali National Park and Preserve. Officials say the contracts will be effective Jan. 1, 2016 through Dec. 31, 2015. The prospectus on the contracts is available online to interested parties. The deadline to apply is Jan. 16, 2015.

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According to a trooper affidavit filed Monday in Kenai Superior Court, Stanford “showed up unexpectedly” to Colton’s residence on Emerald Street in Nikiski on Nov. 15 to work on a trailer he intended to buy. The

next day, Colton invited Stanford to sleep at their house after she noticed Stanford sleeping in his truck at Nikiski Elementary School. Stanford and his wife Susan Leon had stayed at Colton’s home for about a week while they were working on the trailer. Colton noticed missing items from the house and shop including six firearms and

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Q: The state would benefit from (deferred maintenance spending) and what’s good for the state is good for us. What about spending on social programs that could help us save money in the future? “In my tenure as a legislator, I have heard more sales pitches about ‘if we do that program, it’s going to save us. I have yet to see any one of those programs come back and say ‘here’s the money we saved.’ Not a one.”

Q: Has anybody thought about dipping into the state’s pockets to deal with deferred maintenance and infrastructure and giving the state an incredible economic boost? Some of the issue that we have are going to end up in court costing us money. “Here’s the big problem. It depends on what you think Q: It comes back to not havabout deferred maintenance? ing to spend it. When was the last time the Ke“You could argue that. But, nai School District got money our spending goes up for social for deferred maintenance.” programs every year. You can

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tell me it didn’t go up as high ing at the rate we are.” this year because of a program, but it goes up every year.” Q: What are you hearing on education-related bills? Are Q: (The cost of) your pizza you hearing on some that are goes up every year. getting ready to be filed? “It doesn’t go up every year. “Nothing probably new. I But, yeah, I mean we’ve have suspect that somebody is gospent some exorbitant amounts ing to probably throw a (base of money on capital projects student allocation) bill out throughout the state that have there. There’s talk in some cirkept Alaska out of the doldrums cles about an insurance pool. as far as what the rest of the There’s some talk out there that U.S. has seen in the last reces- if the state’s paying the bill, the sion. I think that helped, but the state ought to be negotiating the problem is that the state doesn’t (teacher’s) contracts. There’s have the money to do that and different ideas out there, nothhow do you justify spending that ing new.” money. At the rate we’re going, in four or five years, that’s what Reach Rashah McChesney the bean counters say, we’ll be at rashah.mcchesney@peninout of money if we keep spend- sulaclarion.com. David Boyes said that could be a “valuable step” toward reducing halibut mortality. The commission is also set to meet with the North Pacific Fishery Management Council in February to discuss bycatch. According to IPHC Commissioner Bob Alverson, the two bodies intend to look at developing a broader set of strategies or principals to reduce wastage. Stewart also talked about IPHC staff’s work to develop a new tool for assessing the impacts of mortality. The spawning potential ratio, or SPR, is intended to help account for all types of halibut mortality, including competing sources, and compare different sources of mortality. The work so far shows that the trade-off between bycatch and directed catch is about a pound for a pound, Stewart said.

Southeast, 7.81 million pounds in Southcentral, 1.35 million pounds in 4A, 720,000 pounds in 4B (Aleutians) and 370,000 pounds in 4CDE (Pribilof Islands). Area 4A had the largest increase in fish shown by the IPHC’s summer survey, Stewart said, which was one of the factors contributing to the shift in how the coastwide limit could be apportioned. This summer, halibut were found at several 4A stations where they haven’t been seen previously, he said. The reduction for the rest of the Bering Sea, or Areas 4B and 4CDE, was due to a change in bycatch, he said. The actual stock status for the area appears stable, and increasing, according to the survey results. Halibut bycatch for 4CDE in 2015 is estimated at slightly more than

3 million pounds, however. Last year, the commission adjusted the apportionments to allow a slightly larger harvest in 4CDE than the blue-line called for based on input from fishermen in that region. This year, Areas 2C and 3A went over their apportionments by about 3 and 5 percent respectively, according to a presentation by the IPHC’s Heather Gilroy. That was caused primarily by a larger-than-expected harvest by the charter sector, and more commercial wastage than anticipated. In 2014, the total Alaska commercial catch was about 16.75 million pounds; sport anglers harvested about 6.9 million pounds, Gilroy said. Stewart also provided the commission with some information on a “status quo” option, which mirrors the 2014 limits. According to the harvest policy decision table, sticking with a harvest of about 27.5 million pounds, and total removals of about 41.4 million

The IPHC also heard reports on work to study and possibly reduce halibut bycatch. Commissioners generally supported asking IPHC staff to analyze a change to halibut accounting that could reduce commercial wastage, although a final decision on that motion was planned for Dec. 3. The analysis would look at changing the legal size of commercial halibut from over 32 Molly Dischner can be inches to over 30 inches. reached at mollydischner@yaCanadian Commissioner hoo.com.

several power tools for a total value of more than $6,300, according to the affidavit. The man who purchased the firearms, Kevin Best, contacted the Soldotna troopers after he saw the Facebook post. Best identified Stanford out of a photo line-up and provided troopers photos and text messages from Stanford. Best told troopers he paid $2,000 for all the guns, ac-

cording to the report. Troopers contacted Stanford at his mother’s residence on Nov. 23 on Cook Avenue in Kenai. Stanford told troopers he received the firearms from a man in Anchor Point as payment for hauling trash and returned the power tools to Colton, according to the report. After he was arrested and read his rights, he provided in-

formation on the whereabouts of the power tools. Stanford told troopers he went back to Colton’s residence and returned the items while they were gone, according to the report. All the stolen items were found at several locations in Kenai and Nikiski and returned. Stanford is currently jailed at Wildwood Pretrial Facility.

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pounds, would mean an increased chance that the catch limits would need to be decreased in 2016. Under the blue-line, there’s an estimated 37 percent chance that the 2016 catch is less than the 2015 catch, if the 2016 catch is based on the blue-line. Under the status quo projection, that increases to a 57 percent chance.

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Superior Court Judge Charles Huguelet set Stanford’s bail at $10,000 cash with $5,000 unsecured and ordered him to have a third-party custodian. Stanford’s next court date is Jan. 30, 2015 in Kenai. Reach Dan Balmer at daniel.balmer@peninsulaclarion. com. C Y

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he 4 days of Thanksgiving Holiday were over and we went back to grade school with a whole renewed agenda the teachers had worked on during the long week end. The mood changed, the music changed and so did the art classes. We began practicing singing the beautiful Christmas songs to be sung in the Chirstmas pageant that we presented on the last day of school, just before Christmas. Sometimes the teachers would play the ever present piano in the room. We had two school rooms. The first through the fourth in one room and the fifth through the eighth in the bigger room with a stage at the front. Sometimes we sang without the piano. Sometimes there were pupils that played the piano and they got to play for the off key singing group of class mates. I was one of the struggling piano players. I had a little experience playing the piano for the “Little Mrs. Rev Grether” (she was tiny and wife of Rev Grether) in Little Church at the Big Presbyterian Church in Fort Collins. If I lost track and got behind the singing group, Lillte Mrs. Rev. Grether would just keep singing until we caught up. She was a great teacher. When I played the piano in grade school, I was so intimidated and nervous, many mistakes were made, but the kids kept on singing loud, sometimes with a few snickers, until I caught up!! I took my playing of Christmas Carols seriously and practiced and practiced at home. My problem was I have a “tin ear” and no concept of timing after all these years of practice. I am, you see, related to my Dad, who sang all the time around us, at the top of his voice, off key and most of the time making up his own words. He loved getting us all to sing when we were packed in the old Pea Green Dodge going to church. He gave you the “stink eye” in the rearview mirror if he thought you were not singing!! I understand that my Dad’s love of singing on the way to church was related to the fact that his Kansas mother, loaded up her children in an old Model T, along with other kids in the neighborhood and they sang as the chugged all the way to church. I see that picture in my head of my little Grandma McClure behind the wheel of a Model “T” with bunch of singing kids crowded around her. We designated the first through the fourth grades and the “little kids” and the fifth through the eighth as “big kids.” The “big kids” got to practice the Christmas play. It never varied - except the players of the characters changed from year to year. The “little kids” were the singing angels and some of the “big kids” were the Three Wise Men and Shepard’s from the fields with the imaginary sheep. Joseph was one of the tallest boys.

ecently, I shared my tal frosting and garnished favorite recipe for with an optional sprinkling rolled sugar cookof coarse sanding sugar ies describing the ways for just a touch of bling. in which I find them the Besides a rolling pin and ideal “canvas” for decorata cookie cutter, the other ing. If you missed it, I’m materials you will need including the recipe here for your cookie project is again, as having the right parchment paper or silicookie is essential as the cone baking mats for lining base for your art. Also escookie sheets, a squeeze sential, is using the proper bottle for outlining and Kitchen Ade kind of cookie cutter to flooding cookies with glaze, Sue Ade cutout your cookies. I a paint brush for spreading like tinplate steel cookie the glaze and a pastry bag cutters, which make sharp, fitted with a round pastry tip clean impressions in the cookie dough. (a Wilton size two or three is good for most American-made tinplate steel cookie cutters tasks) for detailing cookies with decorating may be purchased very inexpensively, so frosting. Making decorated cookies can be seek them out in retail stores or via on-line laborious, but, as long as cookies are made sources. While tin cookie cutters may seem with love, even simple designs will yield light and insubstantial, they are actually well spectacular results. suited for their purpose. Once your cookSue Ade is a syndicated food writer with ies are baked and cooled, they will be ready broad experience and interest in the culinary for “flooding” with a cookie glaze, which arts. She has worked and resided in the Lowis applied and left to dry completely. After country of South Carolina since 1985 and Photos by Sue Ade unless otherwise indicated that, the cookies are detailed with ornamen- may be reached at kitchenade@yahoo.com. Using reliable recipes and perfecting your technique, will bring you closer to mastering the art of cookie decorating. Snowflake-shaped cookies, like these, are first covered with a tinted glaze, then detailed with ornamental royal frosting. An optional sprinkling of sanding sugar gives the cookie a glittery, festive finish.

/ cup unsalted butter, room temperature / cup shortening ¾ cup granulated sugar 1 large egg 1½ teaspoons pure vanilla extract 2 cups King Arthur all-purpose flour, measured by dip and sweep method 1 teaspoon baking powder ¼ teaspoon salt Parchment paper or silicone baking mats for lining cookie sheets Combine butter and shortening in a large mixing bowl; beat with an electric mixer on medium speed until combined. Gradually add sugar and cream well. Beat in egg and extract. Stir together the flour, baking powder and salt. Gradually add the flour mixture to the creamed mixture, beating until combined. Do not overbeat. Divide dough into 1 3 1 3

Made with both butter and shortening, these sugar cookies roll easily, do not spread during baking and hold their shape well, making them an ideal “canvas” for decorating. Find recipes and directions for flooding cookies with cookie glaze and detailing with ornamental royal frosting following the cookie recipe.

four pieces and form into disks. Wrap each disk in plastic wrap and chill for at least 1 hour for ease of handling. While dough is chilling, line cookie sheets with parchment paper or silicone baking mats, and heat oven to 375 degrees. Roll dough out on a lightly floured surface to about 1/8 - to ¼-inch thickness, using one disk at a time. Cut cookies with a 4-inch snowflake cookie cutter, as close together as possible. Transfer cookies to prepared cookie sheets. (You may re-roll scraps to make more cookies, but do not overwork dough.) Bake for 8 to 10 minutes, rotating pans halfway through baking, until edges turn a light brown. Allow cookies to rest on cookie sheets for 2 minutes before removing to wire rack to cool completely. Once cool, decorate as desired. Makes about 18 (4-inch) cookies.

(Will dry hard and shiny) 1 cup confectioners’ sugar, sifted 1 tablespoon corn syrup 2 tablespoons water Food coloring, as desired Squeeze bottle Paint brush Place ingredients in a deep mixing bowl,

blending until smooth and spreadable. When cookies are cool, outline cookies with glaze, allowing cookies to dry, about 1 hour. Once outlines are dry, add additional glaze to center of cookies with squeeze bottle, then spread with paint brush to cover. Dry cookies until the glaze hardens.

You will need a plastic squeeze bottle and a paint brush for outlining and flooding cookies with cookie glaze.

Ornamental Royal Frosting, made with pasteurized eggs 3 large pasteurized egg whites 1 pound (4½ cups) confectioners’ sugar, sifted 2 teaspoons water 1 teaspoon clear vanilla extract Pastry bag Wilton size 2 or 3 round pastry tip Coarse sanding sugar for sprinkling on top of cookies In the bowl of an electric mixer, beat egg whites, sugar, water and extract on low speed until thick peaks hold their shape, about 10 minutes. Fill a pastry bag, fitted with a round pastry tip, with some of the frosting and detail the cookies, as desired, refilling the bag as needed. (For piping and detailing, the frosting should pass easily through the pastry tip and retain its shape.) Once cookies are detailed, sprinkle tops with coarse sanding sugar, if desired. When frosting is completely

dry, store cookies (with waxed paper between the layers) in an airtight container for up to one week. Makes about 3 cups.

Ornamental Royal Frosting, made with powdered egg whites 1 pound (4½ cups) confectioners’ sugar, 3 tablespoons Just Whites powdered egg whites 6 tablespoons warm water* ½ teaspoon clear vanilla extract Combine all ingredients in a large mixing bowl of an electric mixer, and mix on low speed until blended. Increase sped to medium and beat until the frosting holds thick peaks, about 5 to 6 minutes. Do not overbeat, or frosting will harden. Makes about 2½ cups. Kitchen Ade note: If frosting is too dry, add more water, a little at a time, or if frosting seems runny, add confectioners’ sugar, a ta- To reduce the risk of salmonella or other food-borne illnesses, blespoon at a time, beating on low speed to use pasteurized egg whites, or products like “Just Whites” powdered egg whites, for making frostings calling for raw eggs. blend and desired consistency is reached.

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Dressing up a simple hash for Christmas brunch and smoked salmon. And you’ll be glad you did.

By ALISON LADMAN Associated Press

Sure, you could do pancakes or muffins, Sweet Potato and just as you have so many years before. But maybe this year you should consider step- Salmon Hash Bake ping up your Christmas brunch offerings. Start to finish: 1 hour 10 minutes (20 Maybe this year you should consider a minutes active) baked hash made from sweet potatoes and Servings: 8 Yukon golds topped with smoked salmon, 6 tablespoons (3/4 stick) unsalted butpoached eggs and — to be a little decadent ter — caviar. 1 medium yellow onion, diced Despite how extravagant it sounds, this 2 large sweet potatoes, peeled savory brunch item actually is simple to 4 medium Yukon gold potatoes AP Photo/Matthew Mead assemble. You also can bake it the day be1 cup diced roasted red peppers This Nov. 17 photo, shows sweet potato and salmon hash bake fore, then reheat it in a 350 F oven for 15 to 2 tablespoons roughly chopped capers in Concord, N.H. This dish can be baked the day before, then 20 minutes. All you need to do Christmas 2 tablespoons chopped fresh thyme morning is top the hash with poached eggs reheated in a 350 F oven for 15 to 20 minutes. Kosher salt and ground black pepper C

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Lemon zest, to serve Chopped fresh chives, to serve Caviar (optional) Heat the oven to 400 F. Coat a 3- to 4-quart casserole dish with cooking spray. In a large skillet over medium-high, melt the butter. Add the onion and cook for 6 to 8 minutes, or until tender and starting to brown. Meanwhile, in a large bowl, grate the sweet potatoes and Yukon gold potatoes. Alternatively, use the medium grating disc on a food processor to shred the potatoes. Either way, grasp the shredded potatoes a See HASH, page B-2

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TORTILLA AND RICE SOUP MIX Here is a fun gift to make and give Wash and dry a 1 quart wide mouth jar. Let completely dry - I do this the day before. First layer: 1 cup of uncooked long grain rice Second layer: In a plastic bag - the twist tie kind Insert into jar and fill with: 1 tsp lemon pepper 1 tsp dried cilantro or parsley leaves 1/2 tsp garlic powder 2 tblsp chicken bouillon granules 1/2 tsp cumin 1/2 tsp salt 1/4 cup dried minced onion 2 tsp sugar Close bag with twist tie and cut off excess Flatten over rice-use the handle of a wooden spoon

Third layer: 2 1/2 cups tortilla chips, slightly crushed adding more chips to fill jar. Finish by decorating the lid with fabric and tying with a red ribbon attaching a small wooden spoon with the ribbon as you like. Make a tag from decorated paper and with instructions as follows... Remove chips from jar, set aside. In a soup pot combine rice, seasoning packets, add: 10 cups of water 1 can diced tomatoes with green chilies. 1 5 oz canned chicken or 2 cups left over chicken or turkey Cover and simmer 20 minutes until rice is tender. Add tortilla chips and simmer 5 minutes. Include on the instruction tag: Made with love. Tie the tag to the jar with the ribbon and give as Christmas gifts.

CABBAGE SOUP Good on a snowy day and when you have had your fill of turkey everything! 1 pound of lean ground beef 1/2 cup chopped green and red pepper combined 1 onions chopped 2 stalks of celery sliced 2 tsp garlic salt 2 tblsp sugar (op) 1/2 tsp paprika 1 can diced tomatoes 8 cups of water or half beef broth and water 1/4 cup chopped parsley 3 cups diced potatoes 2 cups carrots-sliced

1 can green beans-drained 1 can red kidney beans - drained 1 medium head of chopped cabbage In a soup pot, sauté beef, onions and green peppers and celery in 2 tbslp oil. Add remaining ingredients except cabbage. Bring to boil and simmer one hour. Add cabbage and simmer 1 more hour. Adjust salt and add pepper if you like. We never get tired of this soup. Keeps well in refrigerator. I sometimes omit ground beef and have a great vegetable soup. In the winter, I put this in a big pot on the woodstove to simmer all day.

Hershey exploring removal of corn syrup NEW YORK — Hershey is looking at replacing the highfructose corn syrup in some of its products with sugar. Will Papa, chief research and development officer at The Hershey Co., told The Associated Press the company uses a mix of sugar and high-fructose corn syrup in its products but that it is “moving more toward sugar.” “We take into account what consumers want. And consumers are telling us between the two, they prefer sugar,” Papa said. Moving toward sugar would make Hershey a high-profile example of the move away from high-fructose corn syrup in the food industry. Many people say they avoid it because it has gained a bad reputation for fueling weight gain and diabetes, though health experts says there’s not enough evidence to conclude it’s any worse than regular sugar. In an emailed statement, Hershey said its work on “exploring” the replacement of high fructose corn syrup “is

ers and shared the results online and with reporters. For instance, the association notes in media materials that “67% of consumers agree that moderation is more important than specific sweetener types.” John Bode, president of the Corn Refiners Association, said in an interview that the number of companies changing from corn syrup to sugar has slowed. Still, he said consumption of high-fructose corn syrup has declined more than other sugars. Part of the reason is that people are cutting back on soda, which he said accounts for a majority of the market for highfructose corn syrup. In some cases, he noted that companies have switched back from sugar to high-fructose corn syrup after failing to see a notable sales spike. Bode noted Hunt’s ketchup as an example of a product that switched back to corn syrup. In 2010, the association submitted an application to the Food and Drug Administration to have its sweetening agent renamed “corn sugar” on nutrition labels. The request was denied.

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Hershey’s candy bars Take 5, PayDay, Almond Joy and a York Peppermint Patty, examples of products that use corn syrup, are displayed for a photo in New York, Tuesday.

Next week : More practice for the most important play of the year.

he series is written by a 44 year resident of Alaska, Ann Berg of Nikiski. Ann shares her collections of recipes from family and friends. She has gathered recipes for more that 50 years. Some are her own creation. Her love of recipes and food came from her Mother, a self taught wonderful cook. She hopes you enjoy the recipes and that the stories will bring a smile to your day. Grannie Annie can be reached at anninalaska@gci.net

The “Grannie Annie” Cook Book Series includes: “Grannie Annie’s Cookin’ on the Woodstove”; “Grannie Annie’s Cookin’ at the Homestead”; “Grannie Annie’s Cookin’ Fish from Cold Alaskan Waters”; and “Grannie Annie’s Eat Dessert First.” They are available at M & M Market in Nikiski.

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Enough apples chopped to cover the 1/2 cup butter room temp bottom of a buttered 8 x 8 baking pan. 3/4 cup of brown sugar Sprinkle with 1 tblsp sugar and a shake of cin1/2 teas cinnamon namon. Mix until crumbles and cover the apples Mix topping in bowl: with the mixture. 1/2 cup oats Bake 375° about 30 to 40 minutes. 1/2 cup dry bread crumbs Serve warm with vanilla ice cream.

just under way” and that it did not have a timeframe on when it might be complete. A representative for Hershey, Jeff Beckman, cited Almond Joy, Fifth Avenue, Take 5 and York as examples of products that use corn syrup. He said classic Hershey bars are made with sugar. “Our aim is to be transparent with our consumers about the ingredients we use in our products. Once we have more information to share, we will be back in touch,” Hershey said in its statement. As for health, the American Medical Association has said there’s not enough evidence to specifically restrict the use of the syrup. The Center for Science in the Public Interest, which advocates for food safety, has also said that there’s no evidence that the sweetener is any worse nutritionally than sugar. The Corn Refiners Association, an industry group, has been pushing back at the negative perceptions about highfructose corn syrup. It has commissioned market-research firms Mintel and Nielsen to study perceptions of sweeten-

construction paper rings and ornaments that had been stored from year to year. Last of all, and the most fun was hanging the tinsel on the tree. Some of my teachers were very fussy about how it should be carefully put on the tree. One of the most fun teachers. Mr. Dean - very tall and skinny - was always having fun of some kind - .let us toss and throw the tinsel on. What fun we had!! His wife, after school, came in and straightened it out so it would look presentable for the Christmas Night Pageant.

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- I remained 5 foot 3 inches during High School, one of the shortest!!) Continued from page B-1 My Mom made my “costume” out of a bed sheet - that she sewed in a fashion that We practiced our speeches suited her and covered me so and verses every day after lunch from the mimeographed I looked the Virgin Mary part. A shawl borrowed from my paper that always had a particular smell. I was finally old Grandma covered my head. I got to bring my beautiful enough to get to run the big drum that printed off the words blonde haired doll to play baby in purple on white paper. I felt Jesus. The Manger was stored in the basement of the school so important. The reward was in the furnace room. I brought purple fingers!! fresh straw packed in a pillow And again I finally got case for the baby to lay on. old enough to play the Virgin The second week of DeMary for two years in a row. cember we put up a Christmas Now I really felt important. Tree provided by a farmer, I grew to 5 ft. 3 inches at the sometimes my Dad, in the end of the seventh grade and front corner of the room near therefore I was the tallest of the piano. We decorated it with all the students. (By the way

a handful at a time to squeeze and discard as much liquid as possible, returning the potatoes to the bowl. To the potatoes, add the onion-butter mixture, roasted red pepper, capers, thyme and a 1/2

teaspoon each of salt and black pepper. Spoon the mixture into the prepared casserole dish. Bake for 50 minutes, or until the potatoes are tender and the top is golden brown. Top the hash with slices of smoked salmon and either dollops of sour cream or poached eggs, if using. Grate fresh lemon zest over the top, then sprinkle with black pepper and

chopped chives. Top with caviar, if desired. Nutrition information per serving (not including optional sour cream or poached eggs): 310 calories; 110 calories from fat (35 percent of total calories); 12 g fat (6 g saturated; 0 g trans fats); 65 mg cholesterol; 30 g carbohydrate; 5 g fiber; 5 g sugar; 20 g protein; 290 mg sodium.

Go For the Food: Russ & Daughters in NYC By BETH J. HARPAZ, AP Travel Editor C

NEW YORK — Russ & Daughters has been a New York City institution on the Lower East Side for 100 years, a deli selling what’s known as “appetizing” — traditional foods like bagels and lox that were brought here from Eastern Europe by Jewish immigrants, but are now standard breakfast and brunch fare around the city and beyond. Fortunately for tourists who don’t have a kitchen to take these goodies home to — and anyone else who’d prefer their chopped liver sitting down rather than to go — Russ & Daughters opened a cafe earlier this year three blocks from the store. It’s run by cousins Josh Russ Tupper and Niki Russ Federman, the fourth generation of Russes in the family business. They’re the great-grandchildren of the founder, the late Joel Russ, a Polish immigrant who sold food from a pushcart before opening a store in 1914. Not only does the cafe food stand up to the store’s hallowed reputation, but the entire experience of dining there is just a load of fun. There are nods to the original Russ & Daughters, like enormous hunks of salmon in glass display cases and the menu’s retro typeface, which echoes the neon sign on the takeout shop. Many menu items are named with a charming wink at Yiddish — combo plates like “Mensch” and “Shtetl.” Diners sit beneath lit-up signs for “PICKLES FROM THE BARREL” and “BELLY LOX.” Some menu items are the same as what you get in the store: your chopped liver, your knishes, your pickles and pickled herring. But others take classic flavors and favorites to inspired new levels. Potato latkes, a Hanukkah treat available at the cafe any time of year, are truly outstanding, crispy yet fluffy, served with either wild salmon roe and creme fraiche, or with traditional applesauce and sour cream. The smoked whitefish chowder with dill is a revelation: Everything you love about chowder and everything you love about smoked fish, all in one bowl. Do not leave the cafe without trying the halvah ice cream, which turns the dense Middle Eastern sesame candy into a creamy, delectable frozen treat, with salted caramel accentuating the dessert’s sweet-and-salty flavors. Even folks who don’t love halvah will love this ice cream. While the cafe menu is not huge, there’s something for every time of day, whether you want breakfast, brunch, lunch, dinner, drinks,

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This Nov. 22 photo shows a dish of halvah ice cream inside Russ & Daughters Cafe on the Lower East Side of New York City.

or just, as they say, a nosh. There are egg dishes, smoked fish platters, open-faced sandwiches, salads, soups and sides. Booze includes wine, beer, Champagne, artisanal cocktails like the Lower East Side — gin, lime juice, dill and cucumber — and bloody marys with four types of infused vodka. Homemade soft drinks include, of course, cream soda, coffee soda and chocolate egg creams, plus a lemonlime soda bursting with flavor. The cafe’s blend of tradition and trendiness is perfect for its location. The Lower East Side was home to an enormous immigrant population in the early 20th century. Today, the area reflects its roots as one of the city’s poorest neighborhoods, but its transformation to a fashionable hotspot is also evident in the profusion of sleek bars, condos and upscale stores. If the old and new flavors at Russ & Daughters’ whet your appetite for a closer look at the neighborhood’s immigrant history, be sure to visit the Lower East Side Tenement Museum, just a few doors from the cafe. And if you can’t make it here to sample all of this in person, well, the appetizing store will ship. Either way, as they say in the old neighborhood — and on the Russ & Daughters menu — “Ess gezinter hayt.” Eat in good health.

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STUDENT HEALTH CLINIC REGISTERED NURSE Kenai Peninsula College invites applications for a Registered Nurse for its Student Health Clinic. This position will be responsible for the nursing diagnosis and treatment under standing protocols of acute and chronic illnesses of KRC students. Additionally, the Registered Nurse is responsible for accurate health education designed to enhance the well-being and reduce harmful health behaviors of the campus community. This is a 10-month position, 24 hours per week, salary depends on experience. See list of responsibilities, qualifications and to apply online:

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Photo gallery of perfection makes woman feel insecure phone. Then ask yourself whether he has been seeing other women or just collecting pictures. If it’s the former, you have something to worry about. If it’s the latter, it’s no reflection on you, and he has voyeuristic tendencies (men are visual). Stop making comparisons. He says he loves your body. Unless you have a Abigail Van Buren solid reason to think differently, believe him. You are overdue for a frank talk with Roger, and when you do, tell him everything you have written to me. Your problem may go deeper than his photo gallery and your lowered self-image. If you can’t trust what he tells you, the foundation of your relationship isn’t solid. DEAR ABBY: I’m carrying a heavy burden concerning my 14-year-old grandson. He told me in strictest confidence that he had sex with a 14-year-old girl. I have been his male support system, mentor, adviser,

disciplinarian and friend for 12 years because his father is rarely in the picture. He swore me to secrecy, which I want to respect, but I’m torn about telling my daughter. She has a right to know that her son is sexually active and needs closer supervision. We discussed condoms (they used them), accidental pregnancy, possible criminal charges and responsibility, but I think he is more proud than alert to the possible consequences. If I share this with my daughter, I break a long-held trust. When I urged him to tell his mother, he refused. What do I do? This is tearing me up. — KANSAS GRANDPA DEAR GRANDPA: Without betraying the confidence, start talking to your daughter about how, at 14, her son is fast becoming a man with all that it entails, including raging hormones. Then suggest she have some frank talks with the boy and keep a closer eye on him, unless she wants to become a grandma before he’s out of high school. 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 Sagittarius and a Moon in Aries if born before 12:45 a.m. (PST). Afterward, the Moon will be in Taurus. HAPPY BIRTHDAY for Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2014: This year you often waver between opposite points of view. You might wonder whether you need to be more logical or more emotional with your responses. You probably will try various combinations of both until you find your voice. If you are single, you are unusually alluring. Late summer through your next birthday is a prime time to meet someone significant. If you are attached, this magnetic quality will bring your sweetie even closer to you. You frequently might disagree, so you can expect a lot of kissing and making up. TAURUS is stubborn like you. The Stars Show the Kind of Day You’ll Have: 5-Dynamic; 4-Positive; 3-Average; 2-So-so; 1-Difficult ARIES (March 21-April 19) HHH You continue to be unusually creative. Your dream life could be more active than you realize. Listen to your thoughts as you wake up. Discussions could revolve around finances. If you don’t like what you are hearing, hold off on making a decision. Tonight: Out late. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) HHHHH You finally will feel in control and in touch with your needs. An associate might be difficult, no matter what you say or do. Reach out to someone at a distance, with whom you see eye to eye. Discussions are likely to be animated. Tonight: The world is your oyster. GEMINI (May 21-June 20) HH Make it OK to have a quiet day

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So bad, a cat won’t eat it! Dear Readers: As promised, here are more Kitchen Mishap stories, and boy, are some of them a hoot: * Connie F. in Texas wrote: “I made tuna casserole many times. One day, we sat down to eat, and the casserole was horrible. I checked the tuna can and discovered that I had used cat food — one of the smelliest-fish cat foods ever. P.S.: Even the cat wouldn’t eat it.” * Stephanie R., via email, said: “I was married only two weeks and cooking my first Thanksgiving dinner. I had many dishes to prepare. When it came time for dessert, I cut the pecan pie. It seemed very oozy, but my husband said it was wonderful anyway. Later that day, I realized I had forgotten to bake the pie! It looked done, since I had prebaked the crust!” * Diana C., via email, said: “My mom was visiting and decided to make monkey bread. She let it do a quick rise in the dishwasher, which had just run and was still warm. We watched TV, forgot about the bread, and in the morning found sloppy, gloppy dough dripping everywhere in the dishwasher.” Readers, keep them coming! We’ve all had a cooking/baking bummer! — Heloise Save money Dear Heloise: I like to have a few plain almonds, walnuts or pecans each day because it is healthy. The ones from the produce section of the grocery store are much cheaper than ones in the baking aisle. With Christmas baking season coming up, this could be a way for all those bakers to save a little dough. — Jeanette M., via email Yes it is! Remember this all year long, too! — Heloise

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DEAR ABBY: I was divorced three years ago and have had a boyfriend, “Roger,” for a year and a half. He is seven years younger, and he’s intrigued with women on the Internet. He saves tons of photos of these girls on his cellphone. These ladies are “perfect.” They have big breasts and curvaceous behinds, etc. I have had two kids. I’m not overweight and I exercise and keep myself in shape, but I have a “Mom body.” Roger has told me he loves my body and everything about me. But the feeling I get is that he wishes I looked like those girls. I have asked Roger not to save these photos because it makes me insecure. If he’s going to look, fine. But saving them is another thing. He promised me he wouldn’t, but some of them are still there. So he not only makes me feel like a fatty, but he lies to me, too. He has more pictures of other girls than he does of me. Now I no longer feel comfortable undressing in front of him. I leave my clothes half-on and turn out the lights when we have sex. He has made me unable to stand myself. What do I do? — CAN’T COMPARE IN CALIFORNIA DEAR CAN’T COMPARE: The first thing to do would be to stop looking at your boyfriend’s cell-

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Hilcorp employees treat Kenai Seniors to pre-Thanksgiving dinner

Boys & Girls Clubs director Heather Schloeman receives a big check from her Hometown Dealer Stanley Ford. Page 2

Jeanie Carter sounds the holiday trumpet at her new Ye Olde Curiosity Shoppe. Page 3 Mt. View students joined Hilcorp employees in serving a free pre-Thanksgiving dinner at Kenai Senior Center.

Participants practice skills for kayaking in Alaska in new classes offered by Matt Pyhala. Page 4

Yvette, Missy & the Senior Center kitchen crew helped Hilcorp employees serve up more than 300 turkey dinners with all the trimmings to Kenai seniors.

Maryanne Rogers presents Charlotte Mitchell with a luxury gift box she won at “What Women Want” shopping expo.

Over two decades ago Unocal began a tradition of honoring Kenai seniors and retirees with a Pre-Thanksgiving dinner at the Kenai Senior Center. When Unocal sold the fertilizer plant to Agrium, their employees carried on the holiday kickoff event, followed by Chevron then Marathon and three years ago Hilcorp acquiring Chevron and Marathon’s interests in the Inlet continued the tradition. At last Tuesday’s free feed Hilcorp employees assisted by students from Mt. View elemen-

tary school served up turkey dinners with all the trimmings to a record number of seniors. “I’m always trilled at the turn out we have for this event not only from those who come to dinner but from our employees who volunteer to trade in their fire retardant overalls for aprons and come to serve here some very important people in our community, it’s a fun day for all of us,” said Lori Nelson, Hilcorp external affairs manager, “This is the biggest crowd we’ve ever had and indicates

Lori Nelson of Hilcorp serves a pre-Thanksgiving dinner to the largest crowd ever assembled since the traditional free dinner originated.

the increasing number of retirees and seniors who are staying in our community,” she added. Assisting those hard working Hilcorp employees this year were students from Mt. View Elementary school, “What a great group of kids they were to work with, their principal Karl Kircher reached out to me and said he had a great group of kids who wanted to help out and they did a great job and everyone loved having them here. A huge shout out as well to Missy the cook here as we kind

of take over the whole facility and all the employees here were great to work with and were very gracious in letting us host the event here at the Senior Center,” said Nelson. It was a day to give thanks for those who pioneered the community and the industries that support it, “They created the opportunity originally for us who are working in the economic resurgence that is happening today. I had the pleasure of meeting a number of folks today that were original employees on some of

the off shore platforms in Cook Inlet that we now operate. They were very appreciative that the work is continuing to the next generation with new technology allowing more production than ever thought possible. We stand on their shoulders we are their legacy. They were thankful to be here and we were thankful to serve them and wish everyone a happy and warm holiday season,” said Nelson. See HILCORP, page A-2

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Shopping locally pays dividends to Boys & Girls Clubs On the heels of a very successful Boys & Girls Clubs of the Kenai Peninsula fund raising gala, Stanley Ford marketing director John Wade, last week presented Boys & Girls Clubs executive director Heather Schloeman with a big check for $2,600, a result of customers who have shopped locally at their “Hometown Dealer.” “We’re called Your Hometown Dealer because we support the local community as well servicing your vehicle needs right here at home. The Boys & Girls Clubs do a great job making a safe place for our kids so when it comes to supporting them we’re all in,” said Wade. “The way it works is over the last month and a half and continuing through December we’ve been setting aside a certain amount for every car or truck that is purchased to go toward these funds that are matched by the Ford Motor company. That’s what shopping locally does it gives back to improving our quality of life here at home,” he said.

“It’s community promotions like this that allow us to continue to provide the services we do for our youth,” added Heather Schloeman, “The partnership with Ford Motor Co. and Stanley Ford and their contribution last year just today allowed my team to put together fifty Thanksgiving boxes to be given out to local kids and their families to celebrate the holidays. One of the major things we teach our members is giving back to the community. Part of what we teach in our youth development programs is basically giving back and developing good honest character is a key to a successful life. We are given so much support from local businesses and through our annual fund raiser and other events throughout the year that when our kids can give back it makes us feel pretty darn good,” she said. According to John Wade free test drives and bonuses will continue throughout the year at Stanley Ford “Your Boys & Girls Clubs director Heather Schloeman receives a big check from her Hometown Dealer Stanley Ford. Hometown Dealer.”

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LEFT: Mt. View students joined Hilcorp employees in serving supper and got a free dinner for their efforts.

LEFT BOTTOM: Hilcorp treats hundreds of Kenai seniors to an early free Thanksgiving dinner.

BELOW: Hilcorp employees trade fire retardant overalls for aprons to serve record number of Kenai Seniors a Pre-Thanksgiving dinner.

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A must stop for the holidays “Ye Olde Curiosity Shoppe.”

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Collectable tea sets to antique rocking chairs Jeanie Carter has an amazing collection and all for sale at her new shop.

Ye Olde Curiosity Shoppe offers nostalgic items from the past, present & future for the Holidays

While the Holiday’s for children are a time of excitement and anticipation, wishes and imagination, for adults amongst all the hustle and bustle and shopping frenzy it’s a time of nostalgic remembrances of holiday’s past when they were growing up. Celebrations at grandma’s house, the china, furniture and silverware, the smells, toys and curios in every room of the house. This holiday season, thanks to Jeanie Carter, owner of “Ye Olde Curiosity Shoppe” in Kenai at the Merit Inn Strip Mall behind Wells Fargo Bank, you can enhance those nostalgic feelings at every turn. While opening her first shop just five months ago, Jeanie has already had to expand and is now in a larger and even more intimate setting for her growing clientele. Carter graduated from KCHS and is the daughter of a homestead family that collected and saved everything like so many of that generation, “When they passed I inherited so many things and I missed my parents so much I decided that I wanted to start a little shop and it was little. I opened with only a 600 sq. ft. store front and most of the inventory from what my parents had collected. Within three months we had to expand and not because I was out shopping but from my neighbors and members of the community that brought things in for me to buy. I don’t do consignment but I buy and sell. Every day I have between four and eight people who stop in and ask if I’m inter-

ested in buying this or that because they are downsizing and their kids may not be interested in the items and I always am,” Jeanie told the Dispatch. The fruit of Carters labor fills a variety of rooms where at every turn you’ll find an item of interest that will flood your mind with memories, from milking machines to antique wedding dresses, art class to collectable china and don’t forget to look up when visiting Ye Olde Curiosity Shoppe, “Yes I have things hanging from the ceiling, over on one of the walls I have a window that came from my house that my dad built here in Kenai and when the folks that own it now remodeled they let me have the original windows. I even have my dad’s ladder hanging from the ceiling where I have my jeans and hand bags hanging. Doesn’t it look great? You don’t throw anything away, just bring it in and I’ll repair and refinish it and find an artistic, decorative use for it. It’s great fun and enjoy picking and choosing what to have in my shop. I thank the community Jeanie Carter welcomes you to her “Ye Olde Curiosity Shoppe” in Kenai. for making the shop what it is and I hope people will come in during the holidays and enjoy looking around. You never know you might see something that will bring back a memory, have something you’d like to sell or find something you just have to take home with you ” said Jeanie. Ye Olde Curiosity Shoppe is open Tuesday – Saturday 11:00am – 5:00pm or call 907-398-4391 for more information.

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Certified Kayak instructor Dr. Matt Pyhala launches his first kayak class at Skyview Pool.

Kayaking classes take off at Skyview pool Kayaks were invented by the host cultures of the Kenai Peninsula millenniums ago and were a fundamental means for hunting and fishing that allowed the cultures to survive for thousands of years. Today on the Kenai Peninsula, kayaking is among the fastest growing recreational sports that provide visitors, as well as residents, with a wilderness experience like no other. An awe inspiring experience of nature’s wonders that can very quickly go bad due to conditions and inexperience. To meet the need for sea kayak training, a local chiropractor and Dr. Matthew Pyhala has completed his training certification and recently launched Immersion Paddling Academy (IPA) an instructional sea kayaking school based in the Central Kenai Peninsula, utilizing the pool at Skyview middle school with plans to offer monthly courses for all paddling levels according to Pyhala. “After graduating from Homer High I started kayaking while going to chiropractor school in Portland, Oregon, where I was exposed to rivers but mostly flat water kayaking. Then when I came

home and started my practice and family, there wasn’t much time for the boat until about seven years ago I started taking classes at the Alaska Kayak School in Homer. Tom has now moved to Kodiak, which left a void for kayak instruction on the Peninsula,” said Pyhala. Pyhala decided to step into that void because of his love for teaching and the need, “Kayaking is something that takes a lot of specialty skills to enjoy it safely, its popularity here on the Peninsula, without the training has created an increased risk for inexperienced kayakers, so seeing the need I went forth to get my certifications so I could step into the void with adequate skills to teach others,” he said. The availability, reasonable cost and variety of kayaks on the market today has simply added to the problem according to Pyhala, “Many times someone will get inspired and buy a boat before ever having paddled it or taken a class and there is such a variety of kayaks that are each designed for a different styles of kayaking, such as white water or sea kayaking, but within those disciplines there is a huge

variety of designs and purpose for those designs that the novice can’t relate to, but within the designs there are skills that cross over very well in the basic strokes, maneuvers and safety equipment that in my opinion, someone wanting to pursue the sport should learn and explore before buying a boat on sale or from a friend at a garage sale. Once you have an idea of how a kayak performs you can better understand the design and purpose and what you will be doing with the kayak. One of the main things we instill in our classes is the connection of the boat, body and the blade. When those things are working in sequence the sport becomes much more enjoyable and safe,” explained Pyhala. IPA plans on beginning an outdoor club as well this summer for group excursions. No equipment or prior experience other than a bathing suit is required for IPA classes. The next class at the Skyview Pool will be Saturday, December 6th. To learn more about future schedules or to register on line go to Immersionpaddlingacademy. Participants practice skills for kayaking in Alaska in new classes offered by Matt Pyhala. com.

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“What Women Want”

Shopping Expo winner A surprised but happy Charlotte Mitchell was presented with her “What Women Want,” prize at the Hilcorp Thanksgiving dinner last week. Maryanne Rogers found Mitchell at Kenai Senior Center and presented the winner with a luxury gift basket from Winnie & Kat, a woman’s clothing company that features all

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“Made in the USA products.” “Charlotte entered her name in a drawing at my booth while attending the ‘What Women Want’ shopping expo at Soldotna High School on Saturday and I was thrilled to deliver it to her today,” said Rogers. “I’ve never won anything in my life!” exclaimed Mitchell.

Maryanne Rogers presents Charlotte Mitchell with a luxury gift box she won at “What Women Want” shopping expo.

Scent in a beautiful bottle can make a great gift. (NAPS)—Whether it’s the holidays, birthdays, anniversaries or any occasion that you want to feel special, heeding a few simple hints can help you become known as having a gift for giving. • Give with your head. Be smart about gift shopping. Keep a list of what the people you care about like and whenever you see something likely, buy it. • Give from your hands. Few presents are as precious as something you made yourself: perhaps a knit scarf, a scrapbook of family memories, or a birdhouse you built. • Give for the eyes. Whatever you get, wrap it up beautifully. • Give with your nose. Present the people you care for with a new signature scent. For example, Davidoff Cool Water Night Dive even lets you give twice, because every bottle sold from the Davidoff Cool Water portfolio means a donation to research and represents the protection of 100,000 square feet of ocean via the National Geographic Society’s Pristine Seas program. It’s a green fragrance based on the sensual and mysterious, incensy tones of lentisk wood with a clear and thrilling “splash” sensation brought by a blend of shivering mint and cold watery fruits, plus magnetic and modern Oriental notes of Cashmeran. Sold at

Defying Dehydration (NAPS)—Good news for men and women whose skin becomes dull and tired as time goes by: Dermatologists recognize this as “age-related dehydration,” a serious skin care concern, and have created a way to overcome it. Unlike dry skin, a skin type that lacks oil, age-related dehydrated skin occurs because the concentration of moisturebinding molecules in the skin diminishes with time and essential moisture escapes, leading to visible fine lines and rough-looking skin that shows its age. To address this, there’s an innovative formula available from Kiehl’s Since 1851 that’s clinically demonstrated to “flood” the deepest surC

face layers of dehydrated skin and restore vital moisture for younger-looking skin. Explains Dr. Adam Geyer, Kiehl’s consulting dermatologist, Kiehl’s Hydro-Plumping Re-Texturizing Serum Concentrate is made with a potent complex of plantbased glycerin—a natural “moisture magnet”—and Shiso Leaf Extract, which helps protect the “anchoring” of deep moisture into the skin’s surface layers. Adds Dr. Geoff Genesky, head of Kiehl’s Skin Care Laboratory, “This innovative formula acts on one of the key causes of dull, tired, aging skin to offer a clinically demonstrated anti-aging solution for customers of all ages.”

It’s at Kiehl’s stores, select specialty retailers, www. kiehls.com/Hydro-Plump and (800) KIEHLS-2.

Macy’s, its musky, spicy intensity is faceted with captivating, ambery balmy notes. While you’re selecting scent, you can get a gift for the women on your list with Forever Vera. It has velvety textures of white peach and gardenia blended with a splash of refreshing coconut water, luxurious orris and blooming lilac dotted with a drop of rum, along with creamy sandalwood, cocooning tonka beans, and sheer skin musk. Available at Kohl’s. For the woman who’d prefer a simple but sophisticated scent, there’s Reveal Calvin Klein. For the first time in fragrance, it has a salt signature that melts into a heart of orris and sensual sandalwood. It’s available at Macy’s. Men who like a rich masculine fragrance might like Euphoria Gold for men. It opens with the invigorating freshness of spicy ginger, accented with a sophisticated touch of primofiore lemon. The heart is compelling and sensual, blending the aromatic warmth of cinnamon bark with intriguing notes of basil and honey, the sexiness of rich amber, heightened with patch ouli and vanilla for an intense and lasting impression. Also available at Macy’s. • Give from the heart, whatever you decide on.

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