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Fears, hopes loom as wages set to jump By Ian Foley Peninsula Clarion

With the passage of Ballot Measure 3, Alaska is set to increase the minimum wage in the coming years. While the future impact of the increase remains to be seen, it is clear that some Alaskans are skeptical about the increase and others are optimistic it will only benefit the population. Alaska’s minimum wage is currently $7.75 for hourly workers, but will increase to $8.75 on February 24, 2015. The change was intended to happen on January 1, 2015, but

state law requires 90 to pass after Division of Elections certified the results on November 26, 2014. That rate will increase again on January 1, 2016 to $9.75. Each subsequent year will stay $1 more than the federal minimum wage, or change based on inflation measured by the Anchorage Consumer Price Index, whichever is higher. The last time an Alaska minimum wage increase went into effect was January 1, 2010, when minimum wage went from $7.25 to the current $7.75 an hour, according to the Alaska’s Division of Labor Stan-

The percentage of Americans making at or below minimum wage has decreased significantly since 1979. In 1979, 13.4 percent of hourly paid workers in the U.S. made minimum wage; in 2013, 4.3 percent of hourly paid workers made minimum wage. -Statistics from a March 2014 Bureau of Labor Statistics report

dards and Safety According to the group Alaskans for a Fair Minimum Wage, Alaska used to have the highest minimum wage in the United States, but is now 19th despite

having the fourth highest cost of living in the country. Ed Flanagan, cofounder of the group and a former Alaska Labor Commissioner, credited the current discrepancy to the

Alaska pot activist in dispute with neighbor ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A former Alaska television reporter who quit her job on-air and vowed to work toward legalizing marijuana is involved in a dispute with a business neighbor that’s prompted a flurry of restraining orders. Marijuana activist Charlo Greene and Sarha Shaubach have filed for seven restraining orders against each other and associates within the past week, Shaubach also was arrested after sending a text message, which she called an accident, to Greene. Greene, founder of the Alaska Cannabis Club, shares the same downtown Anchorage address as Shaubach, owner of the Alaska Center for Alternative Lifestyles, which includes a bondage and masochism leather boutique. Greene, whose legal name is Charlene Egbe did not immediately return a call to her club from The Associated Press on Thursday.

Correction In Wednesday’s story, “Local marijuana discussion begins,” Marc Theiler’s title reported incorrectly. Theiler manages a Kenai law firm with his wife Shana Theiler. The Clarion regrets the error.

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Alaska legislature’s repeal of the Cost of Living Adjustment in 2003, which had been attached to some previous minimum wage bills. If the Cost of Living Adjustment had not been repealed, minimum wage in Alaska would be $9.53 per hour today, according to information released by the group. “The whole purpose (of the measure) was to get (wages) back on track,” Flanagan said. He said that every time the minimum wage has been increased in the past, many people have been afraid that the costs of goods and services would

and had become more independent, meaning there was some overlap in what they were doing, he said. One of Gamble’s biggest challenges has been prolonging the collaborative relationship that the board of regents and Legislature demand and the public expects, he said. Gamble, a retired Air Force general, came to the university from the Alaska Railroad Corp., where he served as president and CEO. As UA president, Gamble launched an outreach effort to better understand what the university system was doing well and what it wasn’t. Issues that emerged on the academic side included low graduation rates and the length of time it was taking students to earn degrees, he said. The board of regents and the state board that oversees K-12 public education began meeting together two years to begin looking at ways to better prepare students for post-secondary success. Gamble said the joint effort was unprecedented. The UA system says the completion rate for bachelor’s degrees across the system was at an all-time high of nearly 32 percent during the past fiscal year that ended June 30. The system says it awarded its highest number of degrees and certificates ever during the last

FAIRBANKS, Alaska (AP) — The Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority may extend an agreement it signed with the firm that wants to build a North Slope liquefied natural gas plant for trucking gas to interior Alaska. AIDEA and MWH Global in September signed a concession agreement creating a legal framework for ownership, development, financing, construction and operation of an LNG plant. The agreement, AIDEA said at the time, allowed the parties to design a plant and gather financial information. The agreement expires at the end of the year, but contracts expected to be signed for future work remain up in the air and were not presented at an AIDEA board meeting Tuesday, the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner reported. One problem is the revised estimate of the LNG plant cost. MWH projected the facility as a $185 million project earlier this year. Bob Shefchik, chairman of the board of Interior Gas Utility, said the estimate has increased to $228 million with an additional $20 million for cost overruns, higher than what’s acceptable to produce affordable gas for interior Alaska. Two of the three Fairbanks utilities expected to be gas customers, Golden Valley Electric Association and Fairbanks Natural Gas, requested that AIDEA extend the agreement to give MWH a chance to bring down the plant’s projected cost. AIDEA board member Gary Wilken, a former Fairbanks state senator, said after the meeting an extension for a short period is in the works. “We don’t want to throw the baby out with the bathwater,” he said. “Let’s press on for a limited amount of time with a new set of rules.” The board of AIDEA, a quasi-state agency with the mission of encouraging Alaska economic growth, has ongoing concerns with the plant costs and other aspects of natural gas delivery such as trucking contracts, Wilken said. He remains optimistic that a deal can be reached to re-

See GAMBLE, page A-9

See AIDEA, page A-10

Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion

Greetings and felicitations Newly-elected Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, greets a crowd during a reception on Thursday at the St. Elias Brewing Company in Soldotna.

Gamble reflects after announcing retirement By BECKY BOHRER Associated Press

JUNEAU, Alaska — University of Alaska president Pat Gamble said he loves coming to work every day. But at age 69 — and with the university system in a position he feels comfortable with — Gamble said it’s time to retire. UA announced Monday that Gamble will retire June 1, which will mark five years in the position. In an interview with The Associated Press, Gamble said his proudest point as president has AP Photo/The Juneau Empire, Michael Penn In this photo taken on Monday, Dec. 1, 2014, University of Alaska been bringing the leaders of the President Pat Gamble speaks about the university’s needs for three main universities together the upcoming legislative session during an interview in Juneau. to work on issues across the system rather than having the campuses compete for resources. That means looking for areas where the schools can be cost of an annual parking more efficient and integrating Some fees at state pass hasn’t changed since their budgets. parks rising Jan 1 2004 while state park opera“Nothing that we’re doing now that is successful, in my JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) tional costs have risen over opinion, would be either pos— Fees for some activities 20 percent. The annual parking pass sible or anywhere near as sucat Alaska state park facilities cessful if it were not for the are set to increase on Jan. 1. fee will increase by $10, leadership that the chancellors The Department of Natu- with a second pass for the of the three universities are proral Resources says fees will same family going up by $5. viding to their schools, along rise for overnight camp- Annual boat launch fees will with their provosts,” Gamble ing and boat launching and go up by $25, with a second said. for annual parking and boat pass for a family going up by $10. “It’s about what’s best for launching passes. Overnight camping and our university system and our Daily parking fees at trailstudents,” he said later. heads or other developed ar- boat launch fees will vary but generally increase by When he first took the job of eas won’t change. president, the universities were The department says the about $5. going through a growth phase

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AccuWeather 5-day forecast for Kenai-Soldotna

Barrow -3/-9

Today

Saturday

Sunday

Monday

Tuesday

Variable clouds with snow showers

Mostly sunny

Clouds and a couple of snow showers

Mostly cloudy with snow showers

Intervals of clouds and sunshine

Hi: 29 Lo: 23

Hi: 29 Lo: 20

Hi: 26 Lo: 21

Hi: 29 Lo: 19

Hi: 27 Lo: 17

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

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

13 15 18 14

Daylight Length of Day - 5 hrs., 41 min., 57 sec. Daylight lost - 0 min., 34 sec.

Alaska Cities Yesterday Hi/Lo/W

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

New Dec 21

Today 10:11 a.m. 3:52 p.m.

First Dec 28

Moonrise Moonset

Full Jan 4

Today 6:58 a.m. 2:58 p.m.

Kotzebue 21/12/sf 37/18/r 38/32/c McGrath 11/-5/c 24/19/pc 25/19/s Metlakatla 45/39/r -6/-12/sn -3/-9/c Nome 27/23/pc 21/12/c 17/7/pc North Pole 10/9/pc 36/30/c 39/31/c Northway -17/-23/pc 35/21/pc 36/27/sh Palmer 29/14/s 3/-1/pc 11/3/s Petersburg 43/30/sn 10/-2/pc 11/0/s Prudhoe Bay* -6/-12/pc 27/25/pc 29/23/sf Saint Paul 36/25/sn 37/29/pc 41/37/c Seward 39/30/pc 20/12/pc 6/-2/s Sitka 46/41/r 7/-9/sn 5/-4/s Skagway 34/29/c -3/-11/sn -10/-19/sf Talkeetna 30/10/s -1/-16/pc -4/-13/pc Tanana 17/8/pc 35/30/c 31/26/sf Tok* -14/-22/pc 38/29/pc 38/32/sh Unalakleet 21/18/pc 39/29/sn 34/29/sn Valdez 32/26/c 44/39/r 45/41/sn Wasilla 32/16/pc 16/7/sf 4/-9/s Whittier 32/31/pc 38/27/pc 37/31/pc Willow* 22/17/pc 43/39/r 44/41/sn Yakutat 41/25/sn 44/40/sh 43/39/sh Weather(W): s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy, c-cloudy, sh-showers, t-thunderstorms, r-rain, sf-snow flurries, sn-snow, i-ice.

Unalakleet McGrath 21/9 4/-8

Today Hi/Lo/W 12/2/s 4/-8/pc 45/41/sn 22/8/pc 3/-3/s -10/-17/pc 24/18/s 40/37/sn -3/-9/c 38/32/c 38/30/sh 42/37/sn 30/27/sf 22/13/s 7/-5/s -10/-18/pc 21/9/s 28/23/sf 23/14/s 34/32/sh 20/10/s 34/30/sh

High ............................................... 31 Low ................................................ 26 Normal high .................................. 27 Normal low .................................... 11 Record high ........................ 41 (1993) Record low ....................... -27 (2001)

Kenai/ Soldotna 29/23 Seward 38/30 Homer 38/32

Precipitation

From the Peninsula Clarion in Kenai

24 hours through 4 p.m. yest. 0.00" Month to date ........................... 0.45" Normal month to date ............. 0.83" Year to date ............................ 18.52" Normal year to date ................ 17.69" Record today ................. 0.39" (1997) Record for Dec. ............. 3.96" (1988) Record for year ............ 27.09" (1963) Snowfall 24 hours through 4 p.m. yest. .. 0.0" Month to date ............................. 3.3" Season to date ........................... 6.3"

Anchorage 25/19

Bethel 17/7

Valdez Kenai/ 28/23 Soldotna Homer

Dillingham 29/23

Juneau 34/29

National Extremes

Kodiak 43/39

Sitka 42/37

(For the 48 contiguous states)

High yesterday Low yesterday

80 at Fort Lauderdale, Fla. -9 at Grand Marais, Minn.

State Extremes High yesterday Low yesterday

Cold Bay 39/31

46 at Annette and Sitka -23 at Northway

Today’s Forecast

Ketchikan 45/41

(Shown are noon positions of weather systems and precipitation)

Rain and thunderstorms will drift eastward along the western and central Gulf coasts today. Rain will fall from northern California to Washington and northern Idaho with snow in the northern Cascades.

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Cleveland Columbia, SC Columbus, OH Concord, NH Dallas Dayton Denver Des Moines Detroit Duluth El Paso Fargo Flagstaff Grand Rapids Great Falls Hartford Helena Honolulu Houston Indianapolis Jackson, MS

Yesterday Today Hi/Lo/W Hi/Lo/W 32/29/sf 61/34/pc 28/27/c 39/35/c 49/41/r 29/26/c 44/22/pc 31/21/sn 33/29/sn 25/15/sf 55/35/pc 20/7/c 36/29/sf 32/27/sn 41/30/pc 41/37/c 32/20/pc 82/72/pc 70/57/c 27/23/sn 51/42/c

33/24/c 60/40/c 36/25/c 33/18/s 52/41/r 36/25/c 47/23/s 38/30/c 35/22/pc 26/23/c 56/31/s 30/21/c 43/18/s 33/22/pc 43/32/pc 37/24/s 37/24/sn 82/70/s 60/48/r 33/26/c 49/41/r

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Fairbanks 6/-2

Talkeetna 22/13 Glennallen -10/-19

National Cities 32/21/pc 45/25/s 46/29/c 51/35/c 58/43/c 41/25/s 59/46/r 44/25/s 44/32/s 52/41/r 33/13/pc 46/30/sn 37/28/s 30/22/c 37/23/s 64/43/c 37/27/pc 56/37/pc 33/25/c 42/23/s 37/27/c

Readings through 4 p.m. yesterday

Nome 22/8

Last Jan 13

Unalaska 40/37

Almanac From Kenai Municipal Airport

Tomorrow 8:10 a.m. 3:40 p.m.

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Internet: www.gedds.alaska.edu/auroraforecast

Today’s activity: Moderate Where: Auroral activity will be moderate. Weather permitting, moderate displays will be visible overhead from Barrow to as far south as Talkeetna and low on the horizon as far south as Bethel, Soldotna and southeast Alaska.

Temperature

Tomorrow 10:11 a.m. 3:53 p.m.

* Indicates estimated temperatures for yesterday Today Hi/Lo/W

Prudhoe Bay -3/-9

Anaktuvuk Pass 3/-7

Kotzebue 12/2

Sun and Moon

RealFeel

Aurora Forecast

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Peninsula Clarion, Friday, December 19, 2014

Obituary Kevin Bagley Kevin Bagley left his beloved Alaska on Sunday, Dec. 14, 2014 after a valiant struggle with pancreatic cancer. He passed away at home with his daughter and parents at his side. A Celebration of Life will be held Sunday, Dec. 21 at 3 p.m. at the VFW in Soldotna. Kevin was the youngest of four children, born to Barb and Van Bagley in Idaho Falls, Idaho on June 12, 1958. He spent his youth in Ammon, Idaho attending Hillview Elementary, Ammon Junior High and Bonneville High School. He began his career with inventory and safety with Kmart. They transferred him to all of the problem stores including Burley, Idaho, Ontario, Oregon and later offered a job in Kenai. He then moved onto security manager at Gottschalks before becoming asset protection manager at Wal-Mart. Kevin was a quiet and private person who did his job as a single father raising his daughter Kari. No matter the circumstances Kevin always had the best sense of humor. But if you didn’t get his joke he was off to the next witty remark. When Kevin wasn’t working you could find him somewhere along the Kenai River fishing with his buddies in “paradise” as he called it. Kevin is survived by his daughters Kari Bagley of Kenai and Kacie Sanders, of Kennewick, Wshington; stepdaughter Kimber Harmon of Idaho; sisters Vanya Graham and Carma Crotteau of Idaho Falls, Idaho; grandsons Kanyon Bagley, Gavin Knutson, and Drake Krumm of Kenai, and Jackson Sanders, Hunter Rosane, and Aidyn Sanders of Kennewick, Washington; and granddaughter Xoe Knutson of Kenai. He was preceded in death by his son K. Walker Bagley, and brother Clay Bagley. Arrangements made by Peninsula Memorial Chapel & Crematory. Please sign Kevin’s online guestbook at AlaskanFuneral.com.

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The Peninsula Clarion strives to report the deaths of all current and former Peninsula residents. Notices should be received within three months of the death. We offer two types of death reports: Pending service/Death notices: Brief notices listing full name, age, date and place of death; and time, date and place of service. These are published at no charge. Obituaries: The Clarion charges a fee to publish obituaries. Obituaries are prepared by families, funeral homes, crematoriums, and are edited by our staff according to newspaper guidelines. Obituaries up to 300 words are charged $50, which includes a one-year online guest book memoriam to on Legacy. com. Obituaries up to 500 words are charged $100, which also includes the one-year online guest book memoriam. Tax is not included. All charges include publication of a black and white photo. Obituaries outside these guidelines are handled by the Clarion advertising department. How to submit: Obituaries may be submitted 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. For more information, call the Clarion at 907-283-7551.

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mas ornament workshop for kids with instructor Sandy Stevens from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday at Triumvirate North, five miles north of Kenai on the Kenai Spur Highway. Open to kids of all ages. Participants will get to take their ornament KPC closes for holidays home with them. For more information, contact Stevens at KPC’s two campuses (Kenai River and Kachemak Bay) and 262-4527. two extension sites (Anchorage and Resurrection Bay) will close for the holidays on Dec. 25 and will re-open at noon, Jan. Christmas Day Camp available in Nikiski 5, 2015. Registration for the upcoming spring semester is available Nikiski Community Recreation Center is offering “Christonline at www.kpc.alaska.edu. Classes start on Jan. 12, 2015. mas Day Camp” for 1st through 6th grade boys and girls on today and Saturday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Enjoy holiday baking, arts and crafts and fun gym activities. Alumni hockey game on tap

Around the Peninsula

The puck drops on the 19th annual Kenai Central and Soldotna high school hockey alumni game at 7:30 p.m., Tuesday at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex. Santa will be there, there will be between-periods entertainment, and a wet section serving beer and wine. Admission is $10 for adults, $5 for children and seniors. Any interested alumni players, including those from Skyview and Nikiski, should contact Rick at 398-0190.

Middle School volleyball camp at Skyview Middle school volleyball begins Jan. 5. To get a start on the season, Soldotna High School varsity coaching staff will be holding a volleyball camp for 7th and 8th grade girls over Christmas break. Coaching staff will be assisted by collegiate and SoHi varsity volleyball players. Camp will be at Skyview Middle School Dec. 22-23 from 1:00 – 4:00 p.m. Camp registration will be $30. For more information, please call 262-1476 or 398-3519.

Road to Recovery seeks volunteers The American Cancer Society Road to Recovery program needs volunteer drivers in Kenai and Soldotna, willing to take cancer patients from their home, to their treatment appointments at Central Peninsula Hospital. Call Kathy Archey at 907273-2077 or email: kathy.archey@cancer.org if you are interested in becoming a volunteer driver.

Have a photogenic pet? Send the Clarion a picture

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

Community Calendar Today 8 a.m. • Alcoholics Anonymous As Bill Sees It Group, 11312 Kenai Spur Highway Unit 71 (Old Carrs Mall). Call 398-9440. 9:45 a.m. • TOPS #AK 196 meets at The Grace Lutheran Church, in Soldotna. Call Dorothy at 2621303. 10:15 a.m. • Visit the Soldotna Public Library for a 45-minute free “Yoga Strength” session. Set to modern music, this class makes for a perfect introduction to yoga or a fun addition to your existing routine. Bring your own mat! Noon • Alcoholics Anonymous recovery group at 11312 Kenai Spur Highway, Suite 71 in the old Carrs Mall in Kenai. Call 2621917.

12:30 p.m. • Well Elders Live Longer exercise (W.E.L.L.) will meet at the Nikiski Senior Center. Call instructor Mary Olson at 907-7763745. 8 p.m. • Narcotics Anonymous Support Group “It Works” at URS Club, 11312 Kenai Spur Highway, Unit 71, Kenai. • AA 12 by 12 at the United Methodist Church, 607 Frontage Road, Kenai. • Twin City Al-Anon Family group, United Methodist Church,

607 Frontage Road in Kenai. Call Spur Highway, Unit 71, Kenai. 907-953-4655. 8 p.m. • AA North Roaders Group Saturday at North Star Methodist Church, 8 a.m. Mile 25.5 Kenai Spur Highway. • Alcoholics Anonymous As Call 242-9477. Bill Sees It Group, 11312 Kenai Spur Highway Unit 71 (Old Carrs The Community Calendar Mall). Call 398-9440. lists recurring events and meet 9 a.m. ings of local organizations. To • Al-Anon book study, Central have your event listed, email orPeninsula Hospital’s Augustine ganization name, day or days of Room, Soldotna. Call 907-953- meeting, time of meeting, place, 4655. and a contact phone number to 10 a.m. news@peninsulaclarion.com. • Narcotics Anonymous PJ Meeting, URS Club, 11312 Kenai Spur Highway, Unit 71, Kenai. 7 p.m. • Narcotics Anonymous support group “Dopeless Hope Fiends,” URS Club, 11312 Kenai

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‘Tis the season to slow down and drive safely It’s the snow, ice, slush, midnight

moose, and “what the heck was that?!” time of year again. Suddenly, the roads are different, your car handles differently and, hopefully, you’re driving differently. Every year winter shows up right around the same time and every year there’s a learning curve. It’s one that usually involves several cars in ditches, emergency responders gearing up for a busy season and a lot of heartache for people whose driving gets them into trouble. Everyone says it, but it bears repeating — slow down. It’ll not only drop your chances of wrecking your car, but it’ll save you on fuel — which will save you on money. It doesn’t matter if you’re late to that recital, or to pick your child up from school, or between one job site and another, none of those things are worth injuring yourself or someone else through impatient driving. Winter held off for a good long while, but it’s icy out now and it’s not as easy to stop quickly as it was two months ago. Use your brakes carefully, and only when you’re travelling in a straight line, be gentle, and don’t jump out in front of someone and expect them to be able to slow down quickly. In addition to the ice and snow, it’s still a few more days until the solstice and we start gaining daylight again. Moose will appear out of nowhere. Put down your phone and keep an eye on the roadside. Keeping an eye on your surroundings may well mean the difference between being clobbered by a runaway vehicle at an intersection, and having to wait a few extra seconds on green to go because someone didn’t remember to slow down in time. This community has had several traffic fatalities and severe injuries in the last few years, let’s put a stop to that trend this year. This is also a time of year for merrymaking as well and while everyone deserves to have a good time, we encourage you to be thoughtful about your partying — especially if making merry includes having too much to drink. It’s dangerous enough to drive tipsy during the summer; during the winter those decisions are far more likely to become fatal. Are you headed to a bar or house party for the evening? Plan ahead. Call a cab, designate a driver, stay the night — but do not drive drunk. Nothing says “Happy New Year” like avoiding a night in jail. For the most part, winter is an enjoyable time on the peninsula. It’s a good time to celebrate the uniqueness of our climate and of the Alaskan propensity for friendliness during the winter months. Let’s keep the joy in the season by not causing accidents that could have been avoided with a bit of forethought.

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Letters to the Editor Task force seeks to map flood area During the last two years many residences have been damaged by high ground water and surface flooding, even in previously dry areas. The K-Beach High Water Drainage Task Force is constructing a map of homes and businesses that have been affected. It is our intent to develop drainage improvements for the area affected to allow water to flow safely away. We know that many areas on the peninsula were affected by flooding. We feel that our area, with cooperation of state and local government, can be a pilot project in effectively creating and maintaining drainage, while protecting the ecosystem and residential neighborhoods that have been affected. There are also measures that can be taken to protect and mitigate mold and mildew as well as standing water issues. This type of project requires effort by those affected and/or friends and neighbors of those affected to identify homes and areas impacted by high water and/or damage. Please call 283-9611, 252-1891, or email redoubt@alaska.net if you have been impacted by high ground water and surface flooding so that we can add your location to our map for storm drainage design purposes. Dave Yragui Temporary Co-chairman K-Beach High Water Drainage Task Force

A solution to help those in need Here is an idea toward a more equitable, sustainable economy locally, now, using the system in place. We are an extraction state. The money is big, the risk is small. It generates a lot of income. That income is sitting largely in bank accounts. What if there was an idea that would distribute that wealth out into the local community by strengthening value added product manufacturing locally? This idea will promote a solid sustainable, economic model such as that of Denmark, the happiest country in the world.

I will use yurts to describe this, as that is my calling and passion. This idea could be transferred to just about any local product. In the case of yurts: there are many homeless and disaster victims and service agencies needing safe, warm shelter. There are also many non profits that manage services for needy people and causes. There are many wealthy people here locally who make huge amounts of money from the extraction industries and government, and basically sock it away in banks or investment firms, feeding big finance. What if that wealthy person were to take 10k out of the bank and purchase a yurt for donation to a homeless shelter, or a fire station, or a service non-profit? That wealthy person could then write 100 percent of that purchase off on their taxes and have that money 100 percent back in the bank by next year. As a direct action, it is a solution targeted to the need for shelter. Here is what would then happen: The yurt makers would fire up the 10-12 currently laid-off craftspeople, and resume the capital projects involved in maintenance and development of the rented shop space. The local individuals and businesses that have invested in the current manufacturing structure of that small business would be compensated quicker from added revenues. The yurt purchase would cause all the yurt makers to have more secure income to use locally now. The local economy would be stimulated immediately. The non-profit receiving the donation would be strengthened by the cash flow and community support which would help when applying for continued funding. The recipient of the donated shelter would gain a basic need that could make the difference in productivity for an individual or a family. While we are at it: Can the wealthy purchase excess food from our local farmers now and donate it all to the food bank and then write this donation off in full? Yes. Can we locally feed the hungry and shelter the homeless and support the local farmers in the winter? Yes. Can we do this at no risk to the wealth holder? Yes. The tax laws are in place. Interest profits lost in those few months can be written in as fees on the invoice for processing the donation. No risk. The season of giving ... the season of

Classic Doonesbury, 1979

celebration of abundance ... the living of our faith. Let’s do this thing. You know who you are. Call your accountant. We all need each other and we can all bless each other. We just need a little less fear and a little more love. ‘Tis the season. Merry Christmas/holidays/solstice. Poised and ready. Jessica Tenhoff Homer

Applause Grant helps with kennel at LeeShore As The LeeShore Center celebrates its 30th year of keeping domestic violence victims and their families pets’ safe from harm, we are deeply grateful to RedRover for the $3,000 grant award to help us build a new outdoor animal kennel at our emergency shelter facility! RedRover is a national nonprofit organization that annually awards grant funding to domestic violence shelters throughout the county so that shelters can create a safe place to house victims’ pets. You can learn more about RedRover at www.RedRover.org. According to the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence, as high as 85 percent of pet-owning women entering domestic violence shelters reported their abuser also injured, threatened, or killed the family pets. For some domestic violence victims, staying in an abusive home is the only option if they are afraid to leave their pets and there’s no place safe to take them. RedRover understands that when there’s violence in the home, everyone’s at risk, including family pets. So thank you RedRover for supporting domestic violence shelters and the work we do to help victims and their pets stay safe! Cheri Smith, Executive Director The LeeShore Center

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Peninsula Clarion, Friday, December 19, 2014

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2 states challenge Colorado marijuana legalization By GRANT SCHULTE Associated Press

LINCOLN, Neb. — Nebraska and Oklahoma on Thursday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to declare Colorado’s legalization of marijuana unconstitutional, saying the drug is being brought from Colorado into the neighboring states. Nebraska Attorney General Jon Bruning said the states filed a lawsuit seeking a court order to prevent Colorado from enforcing the measure known as Amendment 64, which was approved by voters in 2012. The complaint says the measure runs afoul of federal law and therefore violates the Constitution’s supremacy clause, which says federal laws trump state laws. “This contraband has been heavily trafficked into our state,” Bruning said at a news conference in Lincoln. “While Colorado reaps millions from the sale of pot, Nebraska tax-

payers have to bear the cost.” In a policy statement last year, the U.S. Justice Department noted it doesn’t have the resources to police all violations of federal marijuana law. It laid out eight federal law enforcement priorities that states need to protect if they want to authorize “marijuanarelated conduct.” They include keeping marijuana in-state — something Oklahoma and Nebraska says Colorado has failed to do. Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt said Colorado’s decision has hindered his state’s efforts to enforce its anti-marijuana laws. “As the state’s chief legal officer, the attorney general’s office is taking this step to protect the health and safety of Oklahomans,” Pruitt said in a statement. Washington state also has legalized marijuana, but Bruning said Washington wasn’t included in the lawsuit because

‘This contraband has been heavily trafficked into our state. While Colorado reaps millions from the sale of pot, Nebraska taxpayers have to bear the cost.’ — Nebraska Attorney General Jon Bruning it doesn’t share a border with Nebraska or Oklahoma. Colorado Attorney General John Suthers said the lawsuit was without merit but that he was not totally surprised by it because neighboring states have expressed concerns about Colorado marijuana crossing the border. “However, it appears the plaintiffs’ primary grievance stems from non-enforcement of federal laws regarding marijuana, as opposed to choices made by the voters of Colorado,” Suthers said in a statement in which he said Colorado would vigorously defend its law.

Bruning, a Republican, blamed U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder for failing to enforce the federal law’s ban on drugs in Colorado. Legal scholars say it’s too early to know how the Supreme Court might handle the case or if it will even accept it. “Right now, these regulations exist in legal no-man’sland,” said Sam Kamin, a University of Denver law professor. “It’s incredibly unusual for a state to be suing another state. (The lawsuit) certainly was a surprise to me given the movement at the federal level, which seems to be in favor

of allowing states to experiment.” Brian Vicente, a Colorado attorney and legalization advocate who wrote Amendment 64, said the challenge is “political grandstanding” without merit. He said 23 states have enacted medical marijuana laws, and none have been overturned because of federal law. “I think it shows they are on the wrong side of history,” Vicente said. “Colorado voters passed this measure, and more and more states are passing these laws. If the attorney general has a problem with how federal laws are being enforced he should bring that up with the U.S. attorney.” But some law enforcement agencies in western Nebraska, along the Colorado border, say combating marijuana that’s coming in from the neighboring state is a drain on their resources. Scotts Bluff County Sheriff Mark Overman, in western

Nebraska, said Colorado marijuana is extra potent, making it worth more in his region and giving sellers a greater financial incentive to do business there. “I think this is overdue, and I think other states should jump on board,” Overman said. “I’m very frustrated. I take an oath of office, as does every other police officer in this country. I don’t just get to pick and choose which laws I enforce.” There’s no way to know exactly how much legal pot is leaving Colorado. But the Rocky Mountain High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area wrote in a recent report that the amount of Colorado pot seized on highways increased from an annual average of 2,763 pounds between 2005 and 2008 to a yearly average of 3,690 pounds from 2009 to 2013. The weed was headed for at least 40 different states. The report surveyed law enforcement agencies in Colorado and neighboring ones.

Federal prosecutors sue NYC over Rikers Island jail violence By JAKE PEARSON and TOM HAYS Associated Press

NEW YORK — Federal prosecutors sued New York City on Thursday to speed the pace of reforms at the Rikers Island jail complex and address what a Justice Department investigation found was a “deep-seated culture of violence” toward young inmates. The move comes a day after Mayor Bill de Blasio visited the 10-jail lockup to announce the end of solitary confinement for 16- and 17-year-old inmates, a policy change initiated after the 2 1/2-year federal probe released in August. But the end of solitary was just one of 73 recommendations made by federal prosecutors to curb violence, improve

investigations, strengthen accountability and reduce the use of solitary confinement for inmates who break jailhouse rules. In court papers, Attorney General Eric Holder and Manhattan U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara wrote that despite four months of negotiations with the city, federal prosecutors “have been unable to reach agreement as to lasting, verifiable, and enforceable reforms.” The lawsuit seeks a courtenforceable consent decree is issued by a judge to ensure the reforms take place and notes that the city has now agreed to such intervention. In a statement, mayoral spokeswoman Marti Adams said the city didn’t oppose the federal intervention and reiterated de Blasio’s commitment

to reform. “We are beginning to unwind the decades of neglect that have led to unacceptable levels of violence on Rikers Island,” she said. The court papers show federal prosecutors are hoping to join a federal class-action lawsuit that similarly claims widespread guard brutality in facilities that house adult inmates. They argued that combining the two actions “will facilitate much needed reforms at Rikers in the fastest and most efficient manner.” Bharara said at a news conference that negotiations with the city have gone well, but “we think things can go faster.” “In our view, much, much more needs to be done to safeguard inmates at Rikers Is-

land,” he said. De Blasio and his reformminded commissioner, Joseph Ponte, have recently touted measures they say point to a change in direction for the nation’s second-largest jail system. Those include capping solitary stints to 30 days from 90 days, decreasing the staffto-inmate ration in juvenile facilities from 33-to-1 to 15to-1 and the securing of funds to add surveillance videos over the next two years. But the federal complaint says those reforms have yet to reach 18-year-olds. It noted there have been 71 reported use-of-force incidents against 18-year-olds between September and November in facilities without surveillance cameras. As of last month, at least 40 of them were being held in soli-

tary confinement. Jail officials have been “deliberately indifferent to harm” of the young inmates by failing to make sure incidents are properly reported, failing to appoint enough supervisors, failing to conduct thorough investigations and failing to discipline staff for using excessive force, the lawsuit says. New York’s 11,000 daily inmate jail system has come under increased scrutiny this year since The Associated Press first reported the deaths of two seriously mentally ill inmates at Rikers and other problems. Subsequent investigations by the news media, city investigators and lawmakers have drawn attention to the jails, whose problems de Blasio has said were decades in the making and will not be changed overnight. Bharara’s lawsuit seeks immediate cultural change at Rikers. The culture described in the complaint is one in which jail guards will yell “stop re-

sisting” when beating an inmate, use abusive language to provoke inmate fights, intimidate inmates into not reporting beatings by pressuring them to “hold it down,” and failing to employ even basic investigative steps to verify incident report forms. Vanita Gupta, acting assistant attorney general for civil rights for the Department of Justice, said the problems at Rikers have shown up in “far too many places” across the country. “Rikers is not alone,” she said.

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Sheriff to cede immigration-enforcement foothold By JACQUES BILLEAUD Associated Press

PHOENIX — An Arizona sheriff known for crackdowns on people living in the country illegally is giving up his last major foothold in immigration enforcement efforts that won him popularity among voters but gradually were reined in by Washington and the courts. Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s office revealed late Wednesday that it was agreeing to disband a controversial squad that has raided businesses to arrest more than 700 immigrants who were charged with using fake or stolen IDs to get jobs. “He has proved that when he gets involved in immigration enforcement, he tramples on the U.S. Constitution, at great expense to taxpayers and public safety,” said Cecillia Wang, an

American Civil Liberties Union lawyer who won a racial profiling case against Arpaio’s office. The revelation that Arpaio was voluntarily closing his criminal employment squad comes after the sheriff’s office was stripped of special federal immigration powers, found to have racially profiled Latinos in traffic stops, and investigated by federal authorities for alleged civil rights violations. The courts also have thrown out many of Arizona’s immigration laws. Arpaio still retains limited power to confront illegal immigration, such as a civil law that imposes business-license punishments on employers who knowingly hire immigrants in the country illegally. The sheriff’s office didn’t respond to a request Thursday to interview Arpaio. But it issued a statement saying the squad will

be disbanded early next year, and that grant money used in the enforcement of the ID theft laws will be returned to the state. The sheriff’s road to immigration enforcement began in 2005 as voter frustrations grew over the state’s status as the then-busiest in immigrant smuggling and state lawmakers started responding to their complaints about Arizona’s porous border with Mexico. Like other local police bosses, Arpaio previously left immigration enforcement to federal authorities. He explained his decision to enter immigration enforcement as addressing a public safety concern. And he eventually set up squads that focused on immigrant smuggling and businesses that hired immigrants. “We don’t go after the addicts on the street,” Arpaio said in a

2005 interview about his newly formed smuggling squad, likening his immigration crackdown with his approach to investigating drug cases. “We go after the peddlers. Same philosophy.” His supporters have said the sheriff was the only local police boss to do something about illegal immigration in the face of inadequate federal enforcement. Critics say Arpaio picked on powerless immigrants because it was popular with voters. They said Arpaio focused too much on rankand-file immigrants and gave too little scrutiny to smugglers and employers who hired immigrants in the country illegally. Arpaio’s immigration efforts reached their peak around 2010 when he launched immigration patrols known as “sweeps.” During those stings, deputies flooded part of a city — in some cases, heavily Latino areas —

over several days to seek out traffic violators and other offenders. Immigrants who were in the country illegally accounted for 57 percent of the 1,500 people arrested in the 20 sweeps conducted by his office since January 2008, according to figures provided by Arpaio’s office. But a backlash was brewing in Washington and in the courts. In late 2009, Washington stripped some of his deputies of their power to make federal immigration arrests. A federal judge last year ruled Arpaio’s office systematically racially profiled Latinos in traffic and special immigration patrols. The sheriff vigorously denies the court’s conclusions. Arpaio’s now-disbanded immigrant smuggling squad recently came under scrutiny from the judge in the profiling case after allegations of misconduct sur-

faced this year, including whether a squad member was shaking down people who were in the country illegally. The sheriff himself has been criticized by the profiling case’s judge for not embracing the changes needed to remedy constitutional problems with some of his agency’s traffic stops. The judge is moving closer to launching a contempt-of-court case against Arpaio for repeatedly disregarding orders in the profiling case. Even though his involvement in immigration enforcement has gradually dwindled over the years, Arpaio still speaks up on the subject. Last month, he filed a lawsuit that seeks to dismantle President Barack Obama’s executive order that lifts the threat of deportation from millions of immigrants living illegally in the United States.

Suspected Islamic extremists kidnap 185, kill 35 in Nigeria By HARUNA UMAR and MICHELLE FAUL Associated Press

MAIDUGURI, Nigeria — Islamic extremists killed 35 people and kidnapped at least 185 in an attack near the town where nearly 300 schoolgirls were taken hostage in April, witnesses said Thursday. In Sunday night’s attack on the village of Gumburi, most of the kidnapped were young women, children and members of a civilian defense group fighting Boko

Haram, according to residents, a security official and a local government officer. Teenager Aji Ibrahim said he was lucky to escape into the bushes. “No doubt they were Boko Haram members because they were chanting ‘Allahu akbar’ (God is great) while shooting at people and torching houses,” he told The Associated Press. News of the attack took days to emerge because the militants have destroyed communications towers and people walked for

days to avoid areas under extremist control. Gumburi is 20 kilometers (12 miles) from Chibok, the northeastern town where extremists kidnapped 276 schoolgirls in April. Dozens of the students escaped that attack, but 219 remain missing. The militants have kidnapped hundreds of people, but the mass kidnappings of the girls from a boarding school attracted international outrage and condemnation of Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan and his military

for their failure to rescue the hostages. The United States, Britain, France and China were among countries that sent security experts and hostage negotiators to help free the girls. Washington also flew drones over the area where it believed the schoolgirls were held. None of them has yet been found. Boko Haram leader Abuba-

kar Shekau initially demanded the release of his fighters who are being held illegally without charges or trial. But Jonathan said he would not negotiate with terrorists. There were reports that some of the girls had been married to their captors and some carried across borders. In a recent video, Shekau said the girls were “an old story,” im-

plying their release was no longer up for negotiation. A series of attacks by young female suicide bombers in recent months has raised fears that Boko Haram is using kidnapped girls. Boko Haram has seized a score of towns and villages in Nigeria where it has declared an Islamic caliphate along the northeast border with Cameroon.

Peninsula Clarion, Friday, December 19, 2014

Tsarnaev in court for 1st time since 2013

Around the World Evidence in Sony hack ‘whodunit’ circumstantial; US weighs North Korea response WASHINGTON — The detective work blaming North Korea for the Sony hacker break-in appears so far to be largely circumstantial, The Associated Press has learned. The dramatic conclusion of a Korean role is based on subtle clues in the hacking tools left behind and the involvement of at least one computer in Bolivia previously traced to other attacks blamed on the North Koreans. Experts cautioned that hackers notoriously employ disinformation to throw investigators off their tracks, using borrowed tools, tampering with logs and inserting false references to language or nationality. The hackers are believed to have been conducting surveillance on the network at Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc. since at least the spring, based on computer forensic evidence and traffic analysis, a person with knowledge of the investigation told the AP. If the hackers hadn’t made their presence known by making demands and destroying files, they probably would still be inside because there was no indication their presence was about to be detected, the person said. This person, who described the evidence as circumstantial, spoke only on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to talk openly about the case. Still, the evidence has been considered conclusive enough that a U.S. official told the AP that federal investigators have now connected the Sony hacking to North Korea.

Thaw in US relations brings hope for greater changes in Cuba, anxiety about future HAVANA — The restoration of diplomatic ties between Cuba and the United States unleashed expectations Thursday of even more momentous changes on an island that often seems frozen in a past of classic cars and crumbling Art Deco buildings. On the first full day after the surprise announcement, many Cubans expressed hope that it will mean greater access to things taken for granted elsewhere, and will lift a struggling socialist economy where staples like meat, cooking oil and toilet paper are often hard to come by. “It’s an extraordinary turn of events for Cubans and Cuban-Americans,” said Sandro Hernandez, a 42-year-old computer technician who hopes to see more jobs created. That optimism, however, was tempered with anxiety. Some fear a cultural onslaught, or that crime and drugs, both rare in Cuba, will become common along with visitors from the United States. There is also concern that the country will become just another Caribbean destination. – The Associated Press

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BOSTON — Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev returned to court Thursday for the first time since he was arraigned in July 2013, and he received a shout of encouragement from the mother-in-law of a man who was shot and killed while being questioned by law enforcement after the bombings. Security was tight at the federal courthouse in Boston for Tsarnaev’s final pretrial conference. Tensions ran high, and one bombing victim had a testy exchange with protesters outside. During the brief court hearing, U.S. District Court George O’Toole Jr. made no rulings, saying he would rule in writing on pending motions, including the defense’s latest push to move the trial out of Boston. David Bruck, one of Tsarnaev’s lawyers, told the judge that the defense plans to file a motion to delay the trial, which is now scheduled to begin on Jan. 5 with jury selection. Bruck did not say how long of a delay the defense will seek. At one point, the mother-inlaw of Ibragim Todashev called out to Tsarnaev in Russian in the courtroom. Elena Teyer said she told him: “We pray for you. Be strong, my son. We know you are innocent.” Later, in English, she yelled to the law enforcement officers escorting her out of the room: “Stop killing innocent people. Stop killing innocent boys.” Tsarnaev never flinched or acknowledged the shouts.

Three people were killed and more than 260 were injured when two bombs exploded near the finish line of the April 2013 marathon. Tsarnaev, who has pleaded not guilty to 30 federal charges, faces the possibility of the death penalty if he is convicted. Tsarnaev, 21, wore a black sweater and gray trousers and had a scruffy beard and a curly hairstyle similar to the one seen in earlier photos. The courtroom was packed with FBI agents, police who worked on the case and more than a dozen survivors and family members. Outside the courthouse, a man who lost his right leg in the bombings had a testy exchange with a small group of protesters holding signs supporting Tsarnaev and questioning whether authorities have proof that he is responsible for the bombings. Marc Fucarile held up his prosthetic leg and moved it back and forth toward the demonstrators, saying: “That’s proof right there.” One of the demonstrators said to Fucarile: “You should care that they get the right guy.” Fucarile replied: “Get a life, lady. Go to work.” At his last court appearance 17 months ago, Tsarnaev still bore signs of the bloody standoff with police that led to his capture and the death of his older brother, Tamerlan. His left arm was in a cast, his face was swollen and he appeared to have a jaw injury. In court Thursday, he had no visible injuries. Tsarnaev’s trial is expected to last several months, and seating

a jury alone could take several weeks to a month. Judge O’Toole questioned Tsarnaev about whether he had waived his right to appear at previous hearings. Tsarnaev answered in a clear voice: “Yes, sir.” Asked by the judge if he believes his lawyers had acted in his best interests, he said: “Very much.” Earlier this month, Tsarnaev’s lawyers argued anew that “emo-

tionally charged” media coverage and the widespread impact of the attacks have made it impossible for him to get a fair trial in Massachusetts. O’Toole had rejected Tsarnaev’s first request in September to move the trial, ruling that defense lawyers had failed to show that extensive pretrial media coverage of the bombings had prejudiced the jury pool to the point that an impartial jury could not be chosen in Boston.

Putin vows to boost ruble, says West won’t defang Russian bear MOSCOW (AP) — Sternly warning the West it cannot defang the metaphorical Russian bear, a confident-looking President Vladimir Putin promised Thursday to shore up the plummeting ruble and revive the economy within two years. While he issued a litany of sharp rebukes against the West, Putin struck a conciliatory note on Ukraine, saying that the rebellious east should remain part of the country, backing a quick exchange of war prisoners and praising his Ukrainian counterpart. The mixture of blistering anti-Western rhetoric and constructive signals appeared to indicate that Putin is eager to negotiate a face-saving solution to the Ukrainian crisis, but has no intention of conceding defeat in his standoff with the West. In his first public appearance since the crash of the ruble’s value this week, Putin accepted responsibility for the economic crisis. He said Western sanctions accounted for at least 25 percent of the ruble’s fall, but the main reason was Russia’s failure to ease its overwhelming dependence on oil and gas exports.

A-8 Peninsula Clarion, Friday, December 19, 2014

Religion

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n his book, “LECTURES TO MY STUDENTS,” the still highly regarded nineteenth century minister, C.H. Spurgeon, wrote: “I have one blind eye and one deaf ear and they are the best ear and eye that I have.” This trainer of ministers was simply passing on the advice of Solomon written long before him: “Also take no heed unto all words that are spoken” (Ecclesiastes 7:21). When I hear someone say, “I’m always the last to know about trouble in my church,” I know I’m in wise company. Some things are better left unseen and unheard. Paying too much attention to negatives can cause one to become

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an expert at faultfinding. And if you build your life on faults, expect earthquakes. Nothing will go right in your life if you chose to fill your mind with things that are wrong with people God loves. Chronic complainers seldom see this solemn truth: their constant griping is actually directed toward God. To complain about our circumstances is to complain about Him, since He directs or allows all the events that

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come into our lives. It’s time, then, to tune out all the cutting negative voices of the past. Why not become blind and deaf to all voices and events that drag you down? Hear birds instead of sirens. Hear laughter instead of complaining. Look for rainbows instead of dark clouds. See the beauty of snowflakes instead of complaining about the depth of the snow. Remember the encouragements of yesterday and make them work for you today. Members of a congregation were filing out of their church shaking

hands and exchanging greetings. I had never ministered at this church before but felt at ease with the people. The bond of love between us was new but familiar. One of the worshippers stopped to ask if I might consider writing a book to help those struggling with negative attitudes. “I’m so negative,” he said. “I’m negative about the church — about everything.” Millions who exit church services and others who never enter them are defeated by this destructive frame of mind. Negativism is a thief that robs people of adventure and joy; even the economy of the nation is drained of needed vitality by this crippling condition that causes its victims to expect

Midnight Son starts youth programs

The Midnight Son Seventh Day Adventist Church is starting weekly children and youth programs Jan, 14 at 6:30 p.m. There Apostolic Assembly plans Christmas activities will be Youth Adventist Society for Ages 12-18; Adventurers ages In what is an annual tradition, the Apostolic Assembly of 6-8; Pathfinders ages 9-11; and Tot time ages 5 and under. To regJesus Christ will hold a birthday party for Jesus, with spe- ister or for more information call or text Toni Loop 740-1476. cial music and the giving of gifts to the work of our Lord. On Sunday, at 5:30 p.m., the Apostolic Assembly of Jesus Christ Calvary Baptist kids club meets Choir will present its annual cantata, “The Way He Came.” There will be more special music and a Christmas message Calvary Baptist Church has resumed its Awana Kids Club concluding the service. All are welcome to attend these servic- on Sunday evenings. The group meets at Kenai Middle School es celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ. For questions, please from 5:15-7:30 p.m. All kids, ages 3 through sixth grade, are call 260-4488. welcome. See the Calvary Baptist Awana web page for further details and Club schedule: calvarykenai.org/awana.

Enjoy bonfire, caroling in Nikiski

First Baptist hosts women’s Bible study

little and attempt less. A man I once met in a Detroit hospital left an impression on me that remains: his attitude demonstrated the faith he possessed was genuine. He seemed blind and deaf to the faults of others and the two words he spoke to me as we parted have returned to refresh me again and again. “Be encouraged!” he said. What good words! Perhaps someone you will meet today needs to experience their life changing power. Roger Campbell is an author, a columnist and broadcaster who was a pastor for 22 years. He can be reached at rcministry@ameritech.net.

day from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. for residents experiencing food shortages. The Pantry will be closed Dec. 24 and Dec. 31. There will be a Monday opening on Dec. 29 from 11a.m. to 2 p.m. to accommodate clients during the holiday week. The Food Pantry located at the Soldotna United Methodist Church, at 158 South Binkley Street, now offers a Food Pantry for citizens in the community who are experiencing food shortages. Non-perishable food items or monetary donations may be dropped off at the church on Tuesday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and Wednesday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. or on Sunday from 9 a.m. until noon. For more information or if you have questions, please call 262-4657.

United Methodist Church provides food pantry

Sunday from 6-8 p.m. the North Star United Methodist Church in Nikiski is having a bonfire and Christmas song-along. The bonfire will warm our outsides, the hot chocolate will warm our insides and our singing will warm our hearts. Please join us. For more information call Pastor Janice at 3957383.

A nine-week women’s Bible study on I and II Thessalonians, called “Children of the Day” by Beth Moore is under way at the First Baptist Church of Kenai. The group begins with lunch at noon, a video and discussion. Childcare is available. For more information, call Carole at 283-7772 or Kassy at 283-7672.

The Kenai United Methodist Church provides a food pantry for those in need every Monday from noon to 3 p.m. The Methodist Church is located on the Kenai Spur Highway next to the Boys and Girls Club. The entrance to the Food Pantry is through the side door. The Pantry closes for holidays. For more information contact the church office at 283-7868 or email kumcalaska@gmail.com.

Candlelight service at Kenai church

Bible study with Nikiski Aglow

Clothes 4 U at First Baptist Church

A worship service of scripture, carols and candlelight will be held at the Kenai United Methodist Church beginning at 5:00 p.m. on Christmas Eve. Pastor Janice Carlton will lead the service. Dorothy Wagoner will be playing the keyboard. Children are welcome. The service ends with the singing of Silent Night while the sanctuary is filled with candlelight. The Kenai United Methodist Church is located across from Wells Fargo Bank at 607 Frontage Road. All are welcome to attend.

Nikiski Aglow meets each Saturday morning from 9-11 a.m. at the Nikiski New Hope Christian Fellowship, Mile 23 North Road. All are welcome to attend. Aglow International is founded on prayer and compassionate outreach. It is global in ministry vision, yet rooted in small groups. Nikiski Aglow is hosting the DVD teaching of Graham Cooke with “Game Changers.” The five themes are: 1. How you are known in heaven; 2. Establishing your internal overcomer; 3. Mind of Christ; 4. Reinventing your walk in the fruit of the Spirit; 5. Law of the Spirit of Life in Christ. For information call Bev at 776-8022 or 398-7311 or Paulette at 252-7372.

First Baptist Church Soldotna, located at 159 S. Binkley Street, is re-opening its Clothes 4 U program. It is open on the second and fourth Saturday of each month from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. All clothing and shoes are free to the public.

Soldotna Food Pantry open weekly

Submit church announcements to news@peninsulaclarion. com.

Bible study group starting The Midnight Son Seventh Day Adventist Church is starting a Weekly Women’s Bible Study group Sunday at 2 p.m. The first book to be read is “Unglued” by Lysa Terkeurst. For more information call or text Crystal Sumner at 252-4543.

The Soldotna Food Pantry is generally open every Wednes-

Clothes Quarters open weekly Clothes Quarters at Our Lady of the Angels Church is open every Wednesday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., and the first Saturday of every month from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. For more information, call 907-283-4555.

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fiscal year. In June, the board of regents approved a contract extension for Gamble that included a $320,000 bonus if he stayed on through May 2016. An online petition protested the bonus, which was rescinded after Gamble asked the board to reconsider it. He cited budget concerns and enrollment chal-

Government sues to recover costs of sunken vessel ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The federal government is suing the owner of a 117-foot boat that sank in a commercial fishing port in

lenges and said the issue had become a negative distraction. He is set to leave when his current contract expires. Gamble plans to guide the university system through what is expected to be a tough budget year, with the state facing potential deficits of more than $3 billion for both this fiscal year and next. Gamble said the goal is for UA to get through the rough stretch without losing the gains made in recent years. His recommends that the board consider what UA needs

Alaska and was cleaned up at public expense. The government seeks $1.6 million from John Mehelich, who later appeared as a gold dredge captain on the Discovery Channel show “Bering Sea Gold.” The 147-ton vessel sank in August 2009 at its mooring in Cordova Harbor, about 150

for the next five years as it searches for his replacement. As for Gamble, he says, “I’m retiring, retiring,” though he added he would be open to serve on a board or for consulting. Board of regents Chair Jo Heckman, in a release, called Gamble the right leader during a period of change in higher education. “While it is hard to see him leave, the work he’s done makes the University of Alaska highly attractive to potential candidates for the position,” Heckman said.

miles east of Anchorage. The lawsuit says the boat leaked more than 450 gallons of fuel and oils. The document alleges Mehelich hired a company to raise and clean up the vessel but then cut off contact with the business. The federal government assumed the cleanup.

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Ambler road hearing draws opposition and supporters FAIRBANKS, Alaska (AP) — Alaskans who live near the route of a proposed 200-mile road to the Ambler Mining District strongly criticized its effects on traditional hunting grounds in two days of meetings in Fairbanks. Residents testified Wednesday in the second day of hearings hosted by the Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority, the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner reported. The proposed road would begin on the Dalton Highway and extend west to northwest Alaska. Mining representatives said it would open a door to well-paid jobs. Village residents said employment opportunities would come at too high a cost. “We don’t want the road

to open because we’re going to lose everything,” said Ida Ross, a Kobuk resident. “We’re losing our Native way anyway, but it’s going to be even worse with the road.” The road and increased access pose a serious risk to a lifestyle that many people have chosen to live, said John Gaedecke, who owns a fly-in lodge in the Brooks Range. Rick Van Nieuwenhuyse, CEO of NovaCopper Inc., said proposed mines with road access will create hundreds of jobs. “NovaCopper is committed to local hire and to workforce development similar to what you see at Red Dog and Fort Knox.” he said. “Potential mine development would allow high-

quality jobs in the region for all people and all Alaskans. Even today as an exploration effort, we already have over 55 percent local hire.” P.J. Simon, second chief of Allakaket Tribal Council, said he had not seen anything that promises jobs. Herbie Vent of Fairbanks said it sounded like jobs promised before construction of the trans-Alaska pipeline. “When the pipeline was built, we were promised all kinds of money and jobs,” he said. “But when the billionaires of oil, copper and gold are through their deals, they don’t need you anymore. I don’t have anything against it, but once you build a road you’ll have settlers all along the road to Ambler.”

Alaska ferry project caught in flap over US steel BECKY BOHRER Associated Press

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — A U.S. requirement that American steel be used to update an Alaska ferry terminal is causing some tension with Canadian officials, potentially threatening the project. The terminal is on Canadian soil, in British Columbia, but the land is leased to the state of Alaska. Under a 50-year lease signed last year, the state is to rebuild the terminal facilities and docking structure on that land. The vast majority of funding for the construction work is expected to come from the Federal Highway Administration, which has “Buy America” requirements for steel, iron and manufactured products used in projects it funds. The rest of the funding would come from the state. The requirement for materials produced in the U.S. can be waived in some circumstances, C

such as when use of domestic material would raise costs by more than 25 percent, U.S. products are in limited quantity, or their use “would be inconsistent with the public interest.” In a letter to Alaska Gov. Bill Walker this month, Gary Doer, the Canadian ambassador to the U.S., said applying Buy America restrictions to a project on Canadian soil is unacceptable. “More broadly, Buy America policies run counter to the economic interests of both the U.S. and Canada, as they deny our companies and communities the clear benefits that arise from our integrated supply chains,” Doer wrote. “In these tough economic times, Canada and Alaska should be working together to make the best use of taxpayer dollars and allow this project to benefit from unfettered access to the North American procurement market.” One option to resolve the issue would be a public interest waiver, Doer said. Walker responded this week

that he didn’t consider a waiver request appropriate at this time, but he pledged to work toward a solution in which Alaskans and Canadians could benefit from improved ferry system infrastructure as soon as possible. The bid opening for the project has been pushed to Jan. 6 to allow more time to reach a possible resolution. Reuben Yost, a deputy commissioner with the Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities, said the department doesn’t have experience with the kind of waiver Doer suggested. Before the department would make an application, it would want to hear from the U.S. Transportation Department whether such a waiver could be successful, he said. The Canadian government has threatened to block the project if the state proceeds under the Buy America specifications, Yost said Wednesday. Asked if the state could lose the lease, Yost said the state isn’t

contemplating that yet. The state paid about $3.3 million for the lease, department spokesman Jeremy Woodrow said. The port at Prince Rupert, British Columbia, is part of the Alaska Marine Highway System and serves as a link between Alaska and the Lower 48 that can be more convenient for some travelers to Alaska than the port in Bellingham, Washington. Yost said he was fairly certain the ferry dock at Prince Rupert, built in the early 1960s, was the last remaining wooden structure within Alaska’s ferry system. The others have been modernized. Teresa Wat, minister of international trade for British Columbia, said provincial officials do not agree with Buy America policies. Excluding British Columbia metal suppliers from work on Canadian soil “is a particularly egregious example of this discriminatory procurement practice,” she said

in a statement. Waiving the restriction is important to the province “because we believe in free trade and equal opportunity, and we encourage everyone to adhere to that spirit,” she said. Patricia Eckert, associate director for international trade within the governor’s office, said the state wants to explore “every option that’s out there,” but she did not get into what those might be.

“The postponement is evidence that there is still a good talking relationship between Alaska, the U.S. Department of Transportation and Canadian officials,” she said. The project is estimated at between $10 million and $20 million. While the state could fund the project itself to avoid the federal requirements, Yost said that given Alaska’s tight budget situation, that option isn’t being seriously considered.

31 mushers sign up for Kuskokwim 300 BETHEL, Alaska (AP) — Thirty-one mushers have signed up for the Kuskokwim 300 next month. That’s the largest field in two decades, according to race manager Zach Fansler. Jeff King, DeeDee Jonrowe, Martin Buser and Lance Mackey will be among the racers. Past champion John Baker and partner Katherine Keith of Kotzebue also are set to race. The number of dogs per team has been lowered, from a limit of 14 dogs to 12. The race begins Jan. 16 in Bethel.

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go up significantly, but that hasn’t been the case. Flanagan said that on January 1, 2003 the minimum wage was raised between 26-27 percent, and yet the employment rate still went up. “The predicted doom and gloom didn’t happen,” Flanagan said. Kyle Hampton, Director of UAA’s Center for Economic Education, is opposed to the minimum wage increase. He said that while some people will be helped, a substantial portion will suffer from the increase. “Somebody is going to have to pay for those higher wages,” he said. “It’s often difficult for people to wrap their heads around it.” While he disagrees with the measure, he said that people

have good intentions when it comes to raising wage. “People genuinely care about other people,” he said. However, by raising the minimum wage, Hampton said that the people the increase is trying to help would be hurt because the costs will eventually be passed on to them. “The economy is like an ecosystem and changes can cause unforeseen and unintentional consequences,” he said. Instead, Hampton argues that wage subsidies for either employers or the employees would be a better alternative than a minimum wage increase. This, he said, would raise taxes, but help guarantee that the rich would help pay the cost accrued by society more fairly, because wealthy people pay more taxes than minimum wage workers. Hampton said the problem of people not making enough money is real, but there are better ways to alleviate the prob-

lem than minimum wage increases. “You don’t have to be a heartless Republican to argue against the minimum wage increase,” Hampton said. Jess McBride, a proponent of the increase, said that talk of increased prices is overblown. “That’s what we’re suppose to be afraid of,” McBride said. “That’s commonly the kneejerk reaction from people who are going to have to pay their employees more money now. It’s kind of a fear tactic. I don’t think it’s valid. The cost of goods and services are what they are, but you have to pay people a livable wage.” The fact that many Alaskans support the law shouldn’t come as a surprise, as the measure passed with more than twothirds of the vote in last November’s general election. Edward Underwood, an Anchorage resident, believes the minimum wage increase will be

beneficial to Alaska residents. “Honestly, in Alaska I think (it’s a good idea), because things are so expensive here,” Underwood said. Underwood said he understands the potential for negative outcomes of the law, but ultimately, wages need to increase. “$7.75 - that’s nothing. Not in our state,” he said. “There’s always a negative aspect (to raising the minimum wage) in that if it goes too high, people will take advantage of it.” Sonny Leavitt, who used to make minimum wage, said that experience made him want to be more ambitious in life. “I’ve been down that road before,” Leavitt said. “It wasn’t fun. It really made me consider my future.” Despite now earning more than minimum wage working for ASRC Energy Services, he still believes that the increase can benefit a lot of people. “I think it’s a good thing. It

will help people support their families, so they can buy food,” he said. Many people believe that the wage increase will help average citizens, and others also trust that it will help businesses find and retain good employees. Doug Jung, manager of Safeway in Kenai, said that finding and retaining good employees is often difficult. Jung said the new law could have a positive impact when it comes to hiring workers. “It will make it easier to find people to work,” Jung said. “And anytime people can make more money, more power to them.” Diana Spann, the Peninsula Regional Manager for the State of Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development said that many businesses in Alaska choose to pay their employees more than required just to be competitive in the labor market. She said there is a wide range

of jobs offered through the Peninsula Job Center. Most of them pay more than minimum wage. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Alaska is among five states with the lowest percentage of workers making at or below the minimum wage level. Less than two percent of Alaskans working hourly-paid jobs make wages at or below the minimum wage level. Spann said she was unsure if the new law would also cause non-minimum wages to also rise. “Each employer is probably going to handle it differently, but if I was an employer, I would make sure the ones that were above minimum wage were made whole,” Spann said. “Almost all of our employers in this area are good employers and they care about their employees.” Reach Ian Foley at Ian.foley@peninsulaclarion.com

Ships in Astoria’s anchorage generate jobs, dollars MIKE WILLIAMS The Daily Astorian

ASTORIA, Ore. (AP) — Ships drop more than just their anchors when they settle into the Astoria Anchorage, giving the economy a boost as crews hit dry land for supplies. Exact numbers are hard to determine, but water taxi drivers say it’s a vibrant sector of the economy. Alan Brann, known better as Kiwi, ferries passengers and cargo to and from the big ships aboard his boat, Miss Molly. In addition to himself and one crew member, he can carry 18 passengers below or 10,000 pounds of cargo on deck. While he does more than haul crew and cargo to the ships in the anchorage, that’s his main business. He takes shipping agents, sub-agents, surveyors, Customs officers, inspectors and crews to and from the ships. The trips add up. And the effects go well beyond the money Brann makes carrying passen-

pany, Leland Vessel Assistance. When owners send ships to a port, they hire an agency to look after their interests, as far as getting the ship loaded, dealing with Customs, the Coast Guard, docks and other issues, she said. The list goes on and on. Sometimes those agents will hire a sub-agent. Conner got involved in vessel work when she worked at a nautical supply store in Portland. She got to know the shipping agents coming in to buy supplies for ships. That led to a job with a customs brokerage house that moved her to Astoria in 1990. She started her own company in 1992 and has been serving ships in the anchorage ever since. “Since I’d worked in Portland, I kind of knew who all the agents were,” she said. Grain ships make up about 85 percent of her business. She also works with ships picking potash. When your ship comes up “When the ships pull in, I Suzie Conner serves as a board with Customs (and) Borsub-agent through her com- der Protection,” Conner said. gers back and forth. For one thing, crews need ground transportation once they hit dry land, he said. “Cab companies make a killing off these guys,” he said. A lot of shopping business goes to Warrenton. “They’ll be at Fred Meyer for six to eight hours,” Brann said. “They love going to shopping malls. They love computers. Filipinos like Levi’s, vitamins, beef jerky, computers and cameras.” When they need provisions, they head to Safeway. Brann took a crew there when he first started Kiwi’s Water Taxi service. The manager at the time saw the size of the order and the number of ships in the mooring basin and recognized the potential, Brann said. Crews get a discount for shopping at the store, and clerks are eager to help, he said.

She takes care of the paperwork and the taxes the ships must pay. That’s crucial, because foreign ships have only 48 hours to take care of those issues or they get penalized.

Local Customs

CBP officers can issue shore passes to crew members with visas, but it is at their discretion, he said. They consider the risk factors and make a decision. First-time visitors may receive more scrutiny than others because there’s no track record of them going ashore and returning to the ship, Colford said. Vessel operators pay to transport CBP officers to the ships, he said.

Customs and Border Protection officers serve a variety of roles in the anchorage, said Ed Colford Jr., supervisory officer for the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Field Operations in Portland. They include International appeal checking crew passports and Brann speaks highly of his visas, ensuring there are no agricultural pests or contamina- clients; he enjoys meeting them tion aboard and checking for and ferrying them to and from wanted criminals, he said. Ves- their ships. They’re very honsel operators are required to submit information on crews to CBP 96 hours before arrival. In addition to a passport, crew members have a crew visa (D), a crew-in-transit visa (C-1) or a combination (C-1/D). If a Continued from page A-1 crew member does not have the proper visa, they are not duce the energy costs in permitted to leave the vessel, Colford said.

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est, he said. “If there’s ever a mistake out there, it’s me,” he said. This native New Zealander feels a certain kinship with them. He was a commercial fisherman for 18 years and knows what it’s like to be out at sea and find yourself longing for a friendly port of call. The Filipino seamen are the most numerous, he said. “They’re phenomenal; they’re respectful, professional and polite,” he added.Work on Brann’s boat for any length of time and you’ll encounter seamen from India, China, Indonesia, Europe, Russia, Australia, “All over the world,” Brann said.

Fairbanks. “You can’t throw up your hands and can’t say this can’t happen, because it has to happen,” he said. “We’re going to make this happen in some manner.” C

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Jaguars top Titans for 3rd win of year By MARK LONG AP Sports Writer

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Blake Bortles revived a stagnant offense. Jordan Todman provided some cushion. And Sen’Derrick Marks sealed it with the most rewarding sack of his career. The trio provided all the highlights in the Jacksonville Jaguars’ 21-13 victory over the Tennessee Titans on Thursday night. In a matchup that was widely billed as unwatchable, Bortles,

Todman and Marks offered some compelling moments in a relatively meaningless game. “The neat thing about this was different guys stood up at different times,” Jaguars coach Gus Bradley said. Bortles completed 13 of 26 passes for 115 yards and a touchdown, a 4-yard pass to Marcedes Lewis that got Jacksonville going late in the second quarter. He also ran for 50 yards playing with a sprained right foot. “I wasn’t going out there if I

couldn’t move around and help the offense,” Bortles said. Todman’s 62-yard run put the Jaguars ahead for good. He juked one defender and stiff-armed another in his first carry of the night, ending his first score of the season with a leap into the stands. Marks’ play, though, got the most attention. With the Titans driving, Marks sacked Charlie Whitehurst on the final play. It gave him 8 1/2 sacks on the season, triggering a $600,000 bonus in his contract.

“What a great way to end the night,” Bradley said. Marks stood up and starting rubbing his fingers together before getting mobbed by teammates near midfield. “Oh, we’re going to spend some of that money,” Jaguars defensive end Red Bryant said. The Jaguars (3-12) won for the second time in four weeks thanks to a rejuvenated offense that had scored just two touchdowns in the previous four games. Playing the Titans (213) surely aided the effort.

Tennessee lost its ninth consecutive game and moved a step closer to securing the No. 1 draft pick. “It was more about mistakes that we made than anything else because when we did it right — as you can see by most of the first half — we played pretty good,” Titans coach Ken Whisenhunt said. The Jaguars had only 16 yards of offense until Bortles led them on an 80-yard drive at the end of the first half, ending it with the jump ball to Lewis in the left corner of the end zone.

SoHi boys beat Seward Staff report

The Soldotna boys basketball team opened up the Powerade/Al Howard Tournament on Thursday at Soldotna with a 58-38 victory over Seward. The Stars led 11-8 after the first quarter, then turned it on in the second, outscoring the Seahawks 18-9 for a 29-17 halftime lead. Joe Weltzin paced the Stars with 15 points, while Brooks Furlong had 13 and Nate Spence added 10. For Seward, Michael Wolfe had 11 points and Alex Pahno had 10.

quarter put the Kardinals away. Jacob Calloway had 15 points for the Falcons, while Chase Saviers had 11 points and Trent Uddipa had 10. For the Kards, Josh Jackman had 12 points. Palmer boys 68, Homer 52

Strong 3-point shooting pushed the Moose past the Mariners. Palmer connected on 12 3-pointers in the game, including seven from Clayton Southwick and three from Tye Rainoth. Southwick led all scorers with 32 points, while Rainoth Thunder Mountain 67, had 12 and Chase Ferris added Kenai 44 10 for Palmer. The Falcons rolled past the For Homer, Philip Reutov Kardinals. led the way with 17 points, Thunder Mountain took a while Sheldon Hutt had 16. 25-13 lead after one quarter, th Palmer led 14-10 after one en a 20-9 advantage in the third See BOYS, page B-2 Photos by Kelly Sullivan/ Peninsula Clarion

Kenai Kardinals’ Hannah Drury races down the court to stop Lumen Christi from making a pass Thursday at Kenai Central High School in Kenai. C

CIA basketball Kards start with big victory sweeps Kalskag By JOEY KLECKA Peninsula Clarion

Staff report

The Homer girls hoops team has been a busy group in recent days. Finishing a week that included high school finals and getting stuck in Cordova, the Mariners put an exclamation point on it with a long-awaited win to open the 2014 Kenai River Challenge girls tournament at Kenai Central High School. Homer pulled a rarity in upsetting Soldotna 38-34 to jump-start the three-day tournament that pits six schools against each other in a round-robin format. “From what I hear, we haven’t beat SoHi in 10 years at least,” said first-year Homer coach Chad Felice. Photo by Kelly Sullivan/ Peninsula Clarion Felice, a native of New Kenai Kardinals’ Cori Holmes considers where to pass the ball Thursday at Kenai Central See GIRLS, page B-4 High School in Kenai.

The Cook Inlet Academy girls and boys basketball teams started their Cook Inlet Classic with victories Thursday. The CIA girls topped Kalskag 58-23, while the Eagles boys topped the Grizzlies 68-17. Danielle Hills had 17 to lead CIA, while Kendra Brush added 15. Also for the Eagles, Madison Orth and Emma Lyons each had seven, Ashleigh Hammond had six, Kendall Taplin had four and Bre Delon had two. For the CIA boys Timmy Smithwick had 31, Johnny Smithwick had 11 and Riley Smithwick had 10. Also for the Eagles, Andrew Hammond had eight, Chase Miller had five and Brady Hammond had three.

who return most of the team that finished third in the Class 1A state tournament last season. SoHi grabbed a 14-7 lead after the first quarter and then held off a 23-18 charge in the fourth quarter by the Sea Otters. Derek Evans had 18 points for the Stars, while Caleb Spence had 17, Joey Becher had 16 and Kyle Marcuson had 10. For the Sea Otters, Aidan Philpot had 22, while Calem Collier had 15 and Dylan Waterbury and Seth O’Leary had 10 points apiece. Seldovia girls 23, Soldotna JV 20

The Sea Otters got the season started off on the right foot Soldotna JV boys 69, with a close victory over the Seldovia 63 Stars. The Stars JV notched a big Marina Chissus paced the victory against the Sea Otters, See HOOPS, page B-2

No. 2 Duke takes down Connecticut By The Associated Press

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Two possessions into the second half, Mike Krzyzewski had seen more than enough from his young and talented Duke team and let them know it in forceful terms that any young man would understand. After hollering at his secondranked Blue Devils to get over to the bench, Coach K asked them what was wrong and then told them to wake up, throwing in an occasional salty word. While the tirade didn’t sink in immediately, Duke (10-0) got the message. Freshman point guard Tyus Jones scored 21 points, Justise Winslow hit two key baskets late in the game and Duke beat defending national champion Connecticut 66-56 on Thursday night. “We were out to lunch. I mean, we were in La-La land,” Krzyzewski said. “I had to take the timeout to get us back into it.” Connecticut (4-4) managed to tie the game at 30 after the

time out , but Duke responded with a 15-2 run and never lost the lead. “It just shows the passion he has for the game,” Jones said. “It shows how much the game means to him. He still has that passion. We weren’t playing well and he let us know it. He still has that, depending on the situation. That’s when he gets on us. We deserved that.” Winslow and Jahlil Okafor — the other two members of the Blue Devils’ trio of talented freshmen — added 12 points apiece. Amile Jefferson added 11 points and 13 rebounds in a game that had the feel and intensity of a NCAA tournament contest. “UConn played a tough, physical game. It was a good experience for us,” said senior Quinn Cook, who added 10 points. “We just had more good plays than they did.” Ryan Boatright had 22 points to lead the Huskies. Kentan Facey added 14 points and Daniel Hamilton had 10. Duke has won all 10 of its

games by at least 10 points, but this one was a lot closer being played in the Izod Center in the Meadowlands sports complex before a near sellout, pro-Huskies crowd. Trailing 30-25 at the half, Connecticut scored the first five points and it had a chance to take the lead but Boatright missed the second of two free throws. It was all Duke after that. The Blue Devils went on a 15-2 spurt with Winslow putting in a rebound and Jones hitting a layup for the first four points. Connecticut made a couple of runs. It drew within 53-45 on one of Boatright’s three second-half 3-pointers, but Okafor hit two free throws. Consecutive rebound follows by Facey got UConn within 57-51 with 3:48 to play, but Winslow hit a 3-pointer off a Jones feed and Jones added two free throws to push the lead to 62-51. Connecticut’s last chance came when Boatright hit another 3-pointer to close to gap to 62-56 with 2:00 to go, but Win-

slow followed the second of two missed free throws by Okafor with a rebound layup and Duke was never threatened. “There are games within games and there are situations where we are not able to make plays,” Connecticut coach Kevin Ollie said. “You can’t keep blaming it on youth. We have to grow up and make those gamewinning plays.” NO. 6 VIRGINIA 70, CLEVELAND STATE 54 CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — Justin Anderson scored 14 of his 16 points in the second half and No. 6 Virginia returned from an 11-day layoff for exams to defeat Cleveland State. Malcolm Brogdon also scored 16 and Anthony Gill had 13 for the Cavaliers (10-0), who matched their best start since the 2001-01 season. Next up for Virginia is a visit from scrappy Harvard on Sunday. Trey Lewis scored 18 to lead the Vikings (5-6). Cleveland State scored just four points in the first 13 1/2 minutes against the Cavaliers’ top-ranked scoring defense.

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Connecticut forward Phillip Nolan (1) goes up for a rebound against Duke forward Amile Jefferson (21) and center Jahlil Okafor (15) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Thursday in East Rutherford, N.J.

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Padres make 2 big deals By The Associated Press

OAKLAND, Calif. — The revamping Oakland Athletics made yet another trade of a star player this offseason, sending catcher Derek Norris and minor league right-hander Seth Streich to the San Diego Padres on Thursday night for righties Jesse Hahn and R.J. Alvarez along with an international signing bonus slot. San Diego’s been busy, too. At about the same time they wrapped up the deal with the A’s, the Padres finalized a trade to acquire outfielder Matt Kemp from the division rival Los Angeles Dodgers. Norris, a 25-year-old AllStar, batted .270 with 10 home runs and 55 RBIs in 127 games for the A’s, who lost 9-8 in the wild-card game at Kansas City. Oakland had depth at catcher, with capable backstops John Jaso and Stephen Vogt still on the roster despite both dealing with injuries last season. Jaso ended the year out with a concussion for the second straight season. A’s general manager Billy Beane made his second trade of the day, while San Diego has several pending swaps. On Wednesday, the Padres acquired outfielder Wil Myers from Tampa Bay. San Diego sends catcher Yasmani Grandal and two pitchers to the Dodgers in the deal for Kemp and catcher Tim Federowicz. The New York Daily News first reported Norris was headed to the Padres. Alvarez, 23, was 0-0 with a 1.13 ERA in 10 appearances for the Padres last season. Earlier Thursday, the A’s acquired left-hander Eury De La Rosa from the Arizona Diamondbacks for cash. The 25-year-old Hahn went 7-4 with a 3.07 ERA in 14 outings and 12 starts over 73 1-3 innings while spending the final four months in the big leagues. Hahn, who’s 6-foot-5 and made his major league debut on June 3, could fit into an Oakland rotation that lost both Jon Lester and Jason Hammel in free agency to the Chicago Cubs while Oakland traded Jeff Samardzija to the White Sox. Of Oakland’s seven AllStars last season, only two are

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PALMER (68) — Rainoth 4 1-2 12, Roth 0 0-1 0, Debachy 1 0-0 2, Ferris 5 0-1 10, Hughes-Duffy 0 0-0 0, Southwick 12 1-1 32, Blake 2 2-2 8, Snickers 0 0-0 0, Yanez 2 0-0 4. Totals — 26 4-7 68. HOMER (52) — B. Beachy 2 0-0 4, Reutov 8 0-0 17, Schneider 3 2-2 8, J. Beachy 0 0-0 0, Brown 1 0-0 3, Trowbridge 0 0-0 0, Rainwater 2 0-0 4, Hutt 5 6-10 16. 3-point goals — Palmer 12 (Southwick

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Sea Otters with 10 points, while Olivia Turner added six. For the Soldotna JV, Judah Aley had 10. The tournament continues today with the Seldovia girls vs. Kalskag at 2 p.m., the Seldovia boys vs. Kalskag at 3:45 p.m., the CIA girls vs. SoHi at 5:30 p.m. and the CIA boys vs. SoHi at 7:15 p.m. Saturday, Kalskag girls face SoHi at 11:30 a.m., Kalskag boys face SoHi at 1:15 p.m., CIA girls face Seldovia at 3 p.m. and CIA boys face Seldovia at 4:45 p.m. Thursday boys Stars JV 69, Sea Otters 63 Soldotna JV Seldovia

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Dodgers trade Kemp to Padres SAN DIEGO — Slugger Matt Kemp has joined the Padres after San Diego and the Los Angeles Dodgers finalized a five-player trade Thursday night. The teams agreed to the trade last week during the winter meetings in San Diego. It was the first of three big deals by new Padres general manager A.J. Preller, who also has added outfielder Wil Myers, the 2013 AL Rookie of the Year, from Tampa Bay and All-Star catcher Derek Norris from Oakland. The Padres, desperate to pump up the worst offense in the majors, also get $32 million from the Dodgers to help offset the $107 million remaining on Kemp’s contract. The Padres’ obligation of $75 million to Kemp over five years becomes the biggest deal in club history. Kemp twice made the AllStar team during his time in L.A., as well as winning two Gold Glove and two Silver Slugger awards. His 182 homers rank fourth in Los Angeles Dodgers history. San Diego also gets catcher Tim Federowicz. The Dodgers receive catcher Yasmani Grandal and right-handers Joe Wieland and Zach Eflin. Padres President Mike Dee declined to comment on reports that the team was concerned with certain aspects of Kemp’s physical. 7, Rainoth 3, Blake 2); Homer 2 (Reutov, Brown). Team fouls — Palmer 17, Homer 12. Falcons 67, Kardinals 44

quarter, but then led 37-22 at halftime. Southwick had 14 points, including four 3-pointers, in the second quarter. The tournament concludes with games today and Saturday. Today, the schedule is Homer vs. Thunder Mountain at 4 p.m., Kenai Central vs. Seward at 5:45 p.m., and Soldotna vs. Palmer at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Kenai plays Palmer at noon, Homer plays Seward at 1:45 p.m., and Soldotna plays Thunder Mountain at 3:30 p.m.

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left — reliever Sean Doolittle and starter Scott Kazmir. Third baseman Josh Donaldson was traded to Toronto last month, then first baseman/outfielder Brandon Moss to Cleveland earlier this month. Two-time Home Run Derby champion Yoenis Cespedes was dealt to Boston at the trade deadline for Lester. Then, last week, the slugging outfielder Cespedes was traded by the Red Sox to the Detroit Tigers. Beane has said big changes were needed for the A’s to contend again in an AL West division that the Angels won by 10 games ahead of the A’s, the West winner in 2012 and ‘13. The 23-year-old Streich went 3-2 with a 2.84 ERA in 50 2-3 innings for Class-A Stockton.

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THUNDER MOUNTAIN (67) — Stephens 2 0-0 6, Uddipa 4 1-4 10, Mielke 2 0-0 5, Andes 1 0-0 2, Saviers 3 4-6 11, Calloway 6 2-5 15, Markovich 3 0-0 7, Reishus-O’Brien 0 0-0 0, Olsen 0 1-4 1, Toutaiolepa 3 0-2 6, Martin 1 0-0 2, Maka 1 0-0 2. Totals — 26 8-21 67. KENAI CENTRAL (44) — Theisen 1 0-1 2, Ivy 2 1-2 6, McKee 3 0-0 6, Brazell 1 1-2 3, Tr. Landry 0 0-0 0, Ta. Landry 0 0-2 0, Jackman 5 2-4 12, Vest 1 0-2 2, Fitt 0 0-0 0, Foree 3 0-0 7, Wortham 3 0-0 6. Totals — 19 4-13 44. 3-point goals — Thunder Mountain 7 (Stephens 2, Uddipa, Mielke, Saviers, Calloway, Markovich); Kenai 2 (Ivy, Foree). Team fouls — Thunder Mountain 16, Kenai 15. Fouled out — none. Stars 58, Seahawks 38 Seward Soldotna

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SEWARD (38) — Berry 0 0-0 0, Marshall 1 1-4 4, A. Pahno 5 0-1 10, Wolfe 4 2-3 11, Sieverts 2 0-0 4, N. Pahno 0 0-0 0, DeBoard 1 0-0 2, Jackson 2 2-3 7. Totals — 15 5-11 38. SOLDOTNA (58) — Kuntz 1 2-2 4, Weltzin 7 1-3 15, Furlong 4 3-4 13, Phillips 3 0-1 6, Spence 3 4-7 10, Duke 1 5-6 7, Gibbs 0 1-2 1, Fowler 1 0-0 2, Trammell 0 0-0 0, Dickson 0 0-0 0. Totals — 20 16-25 58. 3-point goals — Seward 3 (Marshall, Wolfe, Jackson); Soldotna 2 (Furlong 2). Team fouls — Seward 24, Soldotna 16. Fouled out — Marshall, Jackson.

SOLDOTNA JV (69) — Becher 4 6-8 16, Spence 6 3-3 17, Sheridan 1 1-2 3, Evans 5 8-15 18, Harshman 0 0-0 0, Dickson 1 0-0 3, Kruse 0 0-0 0, Marcuson 5 0-0 10, Casey 1 0-2 2. Totals — 23 18-30 69. SELDOVIA (63) — R. Waterbury 1 0-0 2, Scribner 0 0-0 0, Ozyildirim 2 0-0 4, D. Waterbury 5 0-0 10, Collier 4 4-4 15, Haller 0 0-0 0, Philpot 7 4-5 22, O’Leary 3 4-12 10, Stanish 0 0-0 0. Totals — 22 12-21 63. 3-point goals — Soldotna 5 (Becher 2, Spence 2, Dickson); Seldovia 7 (Philpot 4, Collier 3). Team fouls — Soldotna 17, Seldovia 20. Fouled out — none. Thursday girls Sea Otters 23, Stars JV 20 Soldotna Seldovia

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SOLDOTNA JV (20) — Aley 5 0-2 10, Sorenson 0 0-0 0, Schneider 0 0-0 0, Keyes 0 0-0 0, Triana 0 3-12 3, McElroy 0 0-0 0, Derflinger 0 0-0 0, Kruse 0 0-0 0, McDonald 0 0-0 0, Houser 0 0-0 0, Wells 1 2-2 4, Miller 0 0-0 0, Kindred 1 0-0 2, Graham 0 1-2 1, Farrell 0 0-2 0. Totals — 7 6-20 20. SELDOVIA (23) — Joseph 1 0-2 2, Chissus 3 4-6 10, Meganack 2 0-0 4, Neumann 0 0-0 0, Mitchell 0 1-2 1, LaBelle 0 0-0 0, Turner 2 2-6 6, Waterbury 0 0-0 0, Cook 0 0-0 0. Totals — 8 7-16 23. 3-point goals — none. Team fouls — Soldotna 16, Seldovia 18. Fouled out — none.

Scoreboard Football NFL Standings AMERICAN CONFERENCE East W y-New England 11 Buffalo 8 Miami 7 N.Y. Jets 3 South y-Indianapolis 10 Houston 7 Jacksonville 3 Tennessee 2 North Cincinnati 9 Pittsburgh 9 Baltimore 9 Cleveland 7 West y-Denver 11 Kansas City 8 San Diego 8 Oakland 2

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NATIONAL CONFERENCE East Dallas 10 4 Philadelphia 9 5 N.Y. Giants 5 9 Washington 3 11 South New Orleans 6 8 Carolina 5 8 Atlanta 5 9 Tampa Bay 2 12 North Detroit 10 4 Green Bay 10 4 Minnesota 6 8 Chicago 5 9 West x-Arizona 11 3 Seattle 10 4 San Francisco 7 7 St. Louis 6 8 x-clinched playoff spot y-clinched division

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

Jaguars 21, Titans 13 Ten. Jac.

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First Quarter Ten_L.Washington 8 pass from Whitehurst (Succop kick), 7:23. Second Quarter Ten_FG Succop 50, 3:46. Jax_Lewis 4 pass from Bortles (Scobee kick), :31. Third Quarter Jax_Gerhart 1 run (Scobee kick), 9:27. Fourth Quarter Jax_Todman 62 run (Scobee kick), 9:13. Ten_FG Succop 23, 6:06. A_61,202. Ten Jax First downs 19 17 Total Net Yards 357 288 Rushes-yards 28-95 25-177 Passing 262 111 Punt Returns 4-27 2-11

Kickoff Returns 1-12 1-29 Interceptions Ret. 0-0 0-0 Comp-Att-Int 24-35-0 14-27-0 Sacked-Yards Lost 4-25 4-13 Punts 5-40.6 7-45.9 Fumbles-Lost 0-0 1-0 Penalties-Yards 7-47 3-25 Time of Possession 34:52 25:08 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING_Tennessee, Sankey 14-44, Greene 7-28, Whitehurst 3-12, L.Washington 4-11. Jacksonville, Todman 5-71, Gerhart 12-53, Bortles 5-50, Johnson 3-3. PASSING_Tennessee, Whitehurst 24-35-0-287. Jacksonville, Bortles 13-26-0-115, Shorts III 1-1-0-9. R E C E I V I N G _ Te n n e s s e e , L.Washington 7-62, Wright 4-73, Walker 4-54, Hagan 3-47, N.Washington 2-18, Durham 2-10, Coffman 1-14, Sankey 1-9. Jacksonville, Lee 4-65, Hurns 3-26, Shorts III 2-15, Lewis 2-6, Todman 2-5, Gerhart 1-7. MISSED FIELD GOALS_None.

Basketball EAST Canisius 60, Stony Brook 59, OT Duke 66, UConn 56 LIU Brooklyn 69, FIU 58 Quinnipiac 80, Lehigh 65 Rider 62, Morgan St. 48 Temple 82, Delaware 62 Yale 57, Vermont 56 SOUTH Austin Peay 76, Oakland City 52 Charlotte 75, Appalachian St. 65 Georgia Southern 76, Stetson 67 Jackson St. 66, Southern Miss. 46 LSU 79, UAB 70 Louisiana Tech 79, Nicholls St. 54 Mississippi 71, Coastal Carolina 68 Richmond 65, South Alabama 54 Seton Hall 89, South Florida 69 Virginia 70, Cleveland St. 54 Wright St. 69, W. Carolina 56 MIDWEST Bradley 80, Eureka 38 Evansville 81, Ohio 69, OT South Dakota 55, Montana St. 53 SOUTHWEST Rice 72, St. Thomas (Texas) 61 FAR WEST Cal St.-Fullerton 72, CS Dominguez Hills 50 Idaho 86, Walla Walla 39 Oregon St. 90, DePaul 59 Pacific 69, Nevada 65 S. Dakota St. 75, Idaho St. 72, OT San Francisco 77, Portland St. 40 Utah St. 57, CS Bakersfield 56

Women’s Scores EAST Duquesne 92, St. Francis (Pa.) 52 New Hampshire 60, Dartmouth 44 Pittsburgh 59, Ball St. 47 Rider 67, UMBC 55 Seton Hall 79, Fairfield 47 SOUTH Charlotte 66, Presbyterian 50 Miami 74, UCLA 67 Mississippi 68, Southern Miss. 66 Temple 78, Howard 48 Tennessee St. 64, Jacksonville 61 Tulane 58, Samford 56 Wake Forest 74, Towson 64 William & Mary 71, Wofford 51 MIDWEST

Chicago St. 62, Bradley 59 Detroit 74, Delaware St. 52 Marquette 80, Vanderbilt 67 SOUTHWEST Texas-Pan American 65, Incarnate Word 61 Tulsa 78, New Orleans 55 FAR WEST CS Northridge 77, N. Arizona 71 Louisville 65, Grand Canyon 51 New Mexico 84, Cal Poly 68 Oklahoma St. 55, Weber St. 49 Oregon 92, Santa Clara 88, 2OT Southern Cal 96, Loyola Marymount 54 Washington 69, San Diego St. 48

GP W L OT Pts GF GA Tampa Bay 33 20 10 3 43 110 87 Detroit 32 17 7 8 42 92 80 Montreal 33 20 11 2 42 88 82 Toronto 32 19 10 3 41 110 91 Florida 30 14 8 8 36 68 76 Boston 32 16 13 3 35 81 83 Ottawa 31 13 12 6 32 82 86 Buffalo 32 13 17 2 28 62 100 Metropolitan Division Pittsburgh 31 21 6 4 46 99 71 N.Y. Islanders 31 21 10 0 42 99 89 Washington 31 15 10 6 36 91 85 N.Y. Rangers 29 15 10 4 34 89 79 Columbus 31 13 15 3 29 76 100 Philadelphia 31 11 14 6 28 81 92 New Jersey 33 11 16 6 28 74 96 Carolina 31 9 19 3 21 66 88

NBA Standings

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Central Division Chicago 32 22 9 1 45 100 64 St. Louis 32 21 9 2 44 98 78 Nashville 30 20 8 2 42 81 59 Winnipeg 32 16 10 6 38 78 75 Minnesota 30 16 12 2 34 86 78 Dallas 30 12 13 5 29 87 103 Colorado 31 10 13 8 28 78 99 Pacific Division Anaheim 34 22 7 5 49 99 90 San Jose 33 18 11 4 40 94 85 Vancouver 31 18 11 2 38 89 88 Los Angeles 33 16 11 6 38 90 82 Calgary 33 17 14 2 36 97 90 Arizona 31 11 16 4 26 72 100 Edmonton 33 7 20 6 20 69 110 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.

Atlantic Division W L Toronto 20 6 Brooklyn 10 14 Boston 9 14 New York 5 23 Philadelphia 2 22 Southeast Division Washington 18 6 Atlanta 18 7 Miami 12 14 Orlando 10 18 Charlotte 6 19 Central Division Chicago 16 9 Cleveland 14 10 Milwaukee 14 13 Indiana 8 18 Detroit 5 21

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WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division Memphis 21 4 Houston 19 6 Dallas 19 8 San Antonio 17 9 New Orleans 13 12 Northwest Division Portland 20 6 Oklahoma City 12 14 Denver 10 15 Utah 7 19 Minnesota 5 19 Pacific Division Golden State 22 3 L.A. Clippers 18 7 Phoenix 13 14 Sacramento 11 15 L.A. Lakers 8 17

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Thursday’s Games Chicago 103, New York 97 New Orleans 99, Houston 90 Milwaukee 108, Sacramento 107 Golden State 114, Oklahoma City 109 Friday’s Games Charlotte at Philadelphia, 3 p.m. Utah at Orlando, 3 p.m. Washington at Miami, 3:30 p.m. Toronto at Detroit, 3:30 p.m. Minnesota at Boston, 3:30 p.m. Brooklyn at Cleveland, 3:30 p.m. Chicago at Memphis, 4 p.m. Portland at San Antonio, 4 p.m. L.A. Clippers at Denver, 5 p.m. Oklahoma City at L.A. Lakers, 6:30 p.m. Saturday’s Games Phoenix at New York, 9 a.m. Portland at New Orleans, 3 p.m. Utah at Charlotte, 3 p.m. Atlanta at Houston, 4 p.m. San Antonio at Dallas, 4:30 p.m. Indiana at Denver, 5 p.m. Milwaukee at L.A. Clippers, 6:30 p.m. All Times AST

Hockey NHL Standings EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division

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

Transactions BASEBALL American League KANSAS CITY ROYALS — Agreed to terms with RHP Kris Medlen on a two-year contract. Designated INF Johnny Giavotella for assignment. OAKLAND ATHLETICS — Acquired LHP Eury De La Rosa from Arizona for cash considerations. Designated RHP Fernando Rodriguez for assignment. Released RHP Jorge De Leon. SEATTLE MARINERS — Agreed to terms with RHP Justin Germano, RHP Mark Lowe and INF Carlos Rivero on minor-league contracts. National League LOS ANGELES DODGERS — Acquired INF-OF Matt Long from the Los Angeles Angels to complete an earler trade. SAN DIEGO PADRES — Acquired C Derek Norris and RHP Seth Streich and international

bonus compensation from the Oakland Athletics for RHP Jesse Hahn and RHP R.J. Alvarez. Korea Baseball Organization HANWHA EAGLES — Signed OF Nyjer Morgan to a one-year contract. BASKETBALL National Basketball Association NBA — Suspended Milwaukee C Larry Sanders one game for pushing Portland F Nicolas Batum in the back as he elevated toward the basket during a Dec. 17 game. BOSTON CELTICS — Traded G Rajon Rondo and F Dwight Powell to Dallas for G Jameer Nelson, F Jae Crowder, F-C Brandan Wright, a 2015 first-round draft pick, a 2016 second-round draft pick and a $12.9 million trade exception. DALLAS MAVERICKS — Reassigned G Ricky Ledo to Texas (NBADL). FOOTBALL National Football League DENVER BRONCOS — Signed TE Dominique Jones. Signed OT DeMarcus Love to the practice squad. DETROIT LIONS — Placed OT LaAdrian Waddle on injured reserve. Claimed CB Josh Thomas off waivers from the New York Jets. SEATTLE SEAHAWKS — Signed LB K.J. Wright to a four-year contract extension. TENNESSEE TITANS — Placed RB Dexter McCluster on injured reserve. Signed WR Rico Richardson from the practice squad. HOCKEY National Hockey League EDMONTON OILERS — Announced they are ending their affiliation agreement with Oklahoma City (AHL) after the 201415 season. NASHVILLE PREDATORS— Placed F Viktor Stalberg on waivers. NEW JERSEY DEVILS — Placed F Dainius Zubrus on injured reserve, retroactive to Dec. 18 and D Damon Severson on injured reserve. Assigned D Adam Larsson to Albany (AHL). Recalled F Tim Sestito from Albany. WINNIPEG JETS — Acquired D Jay Harrison from Carolina for a 2015 sixth-round draft pick. Placed D Jacob Trouba on injured reserve, retroactive to Dec. 14. SOCCER Major League Soccer SPORTING KANSAS CITY — Signed F Krisztian Nemeth and G Luis Martin. USL PRO PORTLAND TIMBERS 2 — Named Jay Vidovich coach. COLLEGE BIG SOUTH — Named Julie Kindinger assistant director of multimedia, Sherika Montgomery assistant commissioner for compliance, Stephanie Roe director of administration, Matt VanSandt director championships and Fletcher Jones assistant director of marketing. BOSTON COLLEGE — Signed football coach Steve Addazio to a contract extension. LOUISVILLE — Announced men’s sophomore basketball F C Akoy Agau will transfer after this Y semester. MEMPHIS — Agreed to terms with football coach Justin Fuente on a contract extension.

Labor abuses hurt Qatar’s rep By JOHN LEICESTER and ROB HARRIS AP Sports Writers

DOHA, Qatar — Men crammed together, dozens to a room, on bunk beds so close they can reach over and shake hands. Qatar, on paper at least, has rules that forbid such uncomfortable conditions for its massive workforce of migrant laborers. Yet this is how the governmentowned transport company, which the Gulf nation will use to ferry visitors around the 2022 World Cup, has housed some of its workers. As Qatar employs legions of

migrants to build stadiums and other works for the football showcase, widespread labor abuses documented by Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch and other critics have blackened its name and $160 billion preparations. Hundreds of worker deaths, many apparently from cardiac arrests, have also fueled concerns that laborers are being overworked in desert conditions and shoddily treated. Reporting this April on a fact-finding mission, the U.N’s special adviser on migrants’ rights, Francois Crepeau, cited “anecdotal evidence that too many of these mostly young

men return home in a coffin.” Problems, The Associated Press found, aren’t limited to the construction sector. Accommodation for drivers of buses and of Qatar’s distinctive turquoise taxis is a walled-off compound in the bleak industrial zone of Doha, the capital. Dustcovered cadavers of burned-out buses and broken taxis abandoned on surrounding wasteland make the luxury malls and gleaming towers of central Doha seem far away. The compound walls and flag over the main gate bear the name Mowasalat. The transporter plans to have 7,000 taxis on the roads

by the World Cup. In one dormitory block, in what drivers said was meant to be a recreation room for table tennis and other pastimes, the AP saw two dozen bunk beds in three tight lines. The arrangements were apparently meant to be only temporary, but drivers said they had lived like this for months. Without lockers, they hung clothes and towels from bed frames. In a corner, one man gave another a shave. Drivers said around 30 of them were housed there and that other blocks in the compound which the AP didn’t visit had similarly crowded rooms.

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Penguins notch shutout of Avalanche By The Associated Press

PITTSBURGH — Blake Comeau scored 2:24 into overtime to give the Pittsburgh Penguins a 1-0 victory over the Colorado Avalanche on Thursday night. Marc-Andre Fleury stopped 29 shots, registering his sixth shutout of the season just hours after the Penguins thought their starting goalie had the mumps. Fleury, who recorded his 34th NHL shutout, was tested after missing Wednesday’s practice with an illness, but the results came back negative and he was cleared for Thursday’s game. Sidney Crosby also returned Thursday after missing three games with the mumps, as the Penguins managed three wins and five of a possible six points without their captain. They have won six of nine. Comeau’s goal was his 11th of the season. He tapped the winner past goalie Calvin Pickard after Evgeni Malkin deflected Rob Scuderi’s shot from the point in front. Pickard stopped 47 shots for the Avalanche, who lost for the sixth time

in seven games. HURRICANES 4, MAPLE LEAFS 1

extended their point streak to seven games and snapped the Blue Jackets’ winning streak at seven. Joel Ward, Jason Chimera, Karl Alzner and Troy Brouwer also scored for the Capitals, 5-0-2 in their last seven games — including a 20-round shootout loss at Florida on Tuesday. Braden Holtby had 22 saves. Nick Foligno had two goals and an assist, Michael Chaput scored his first NHL goal, and Jack Johnson also tallied for the Blue Jackets, who fell one short of tying the team’s longest winning streak. Bobrovsky stopped 31 shots. Columbus went past regulation for the fifth straight game and for the sixth time in seven.

RALEIGH, N.C. — Justin Faulk had a goal and an assist, and Eastern Conference-worst Carolina broke a six-game losing streak with a win over previously surging Toronto. The Hurricanes (9-19-3), who entered with the NHL’s worst record, had scored only one goal in each game of their skid. Their offensive outburst snapped the Maple Leafs’ six-game winning streak. Chris Terry, Andrej Sekera, and Elias Lindholm also scored for Carolina. Nathan Gerbe and Eric Staal both had two assists. The Hurricanes are 19-7-1 against PANTHERS 2, FLYERS 1, SO the Maple Leafs in the last 27 meetings. Dion Phaneuf scored for Toronto. PHILADELPHIA — Dave Bolland Cam Ward had 25 saves for Carolina. scored the winning goal in the shootout to Toronto’s Jonathan Bernier stopped 33 lead Florida over Philadelphia. shots. Brandon Pirri also had a goal in the shootout for Florida (14-8-8), which played beyond regulation for the fourth CAPITALS 5, straight game. BLUE JACKETS 4, OT The Panthers were coming off TuesCOLUMBUS, Ohio — Eric Fehr day’s 2-1 victory over Washington that scored 42 seconds into overtime to lead set an NHL record by going 20 shootout Washington over Columbus. The Capitals rounds. Nick Bjugstad scored the win-

Rondo traded to Mavericks

BOSTON (AP) — The Boston Celtics traded point guard Rajon Rondo to Dallas on Thursday night, cutting ties with the last remnant of their last NBA championship while giving Dirk Nowitzki and the Mavericks a chance at another title. The Celtics will send Rondo and forward Dwight Powell to Dallas for Jameer Nelson, Jae Crowder, Brandan Wright, two draft picks and a $12.9 million trade exception. “Welcome to Rajon Rondo the newest member of the Dallas Mavericks,” team owner Mark Cuban wrote on the social media application Cyber Dust shortly before the official announcement. Cuban also thanked the three departing players, calling them “Amazing players and better people.” Boston got a first-round pick in next year’s draft and a second-rounder in 2016. The Celtics have eight first-round picks in the next four years, picking them up in trades for Kevin Garnett and Paul Pierce and even coach Doc Rivers as they shed the pieces of the New Big Three that earned the franchise its unprecedented 17th NBA title in 2008. “We would not have won Banner 17 without Rajon and will always consider him one

of our most valuable Celtics,” the team’s owners said in a joint statement. “We will always cherish the time he was here.” The Mavericks get a pass-first point guard — a four-time all-star — to team with Nowitzki, Monta Ellis, Chandler Parsons and Tyson Chandler in what they hope will make them a contender again. Dallas is 19-8 this season but in third place in the Southwest Division and sixth in the Western Conference. The Mavericks, who won their only NBA title in 2011, have not won a playoff series since. The deal has been years in the making, with the Celtics shopping Rondo every time a coach grows tired of his moods or his contract expectations grow too large for their budget. But every previous time Boston management decided that the offers weren’t enough. Celtics general manager Danny Ainge found a partner in Dallas, which is coached by his former Boston teammate Rick Carlisle. Rondo, 28, joined the rebuilding Celtics as the 21st overall pick out of Kentucky in 2006 and became the point guard for an NBA champion in his second year when Boston acquired Ray Allen and Kevin Garnett the next sum-

mer. They helped the Celtics reach the NBA finals again two years later. With the once-proud franchise mired in what now looks to be an extended rebuilding process, though, Rondo became more valuable as a trading chip. Due to be a free agent at the end of the season, he was reportedly expecting a contract at or near the NBA maximum. Rondo has averaged 11 points, 8.5 assists and 4.7 rebounds over his career. He missed the second half of the 2012-13 season and the first half of last season to have reconstructive knee surgery, and then reportedly fell in the shower in Las Vegas on the eve of training camp and missed all of the preseason. In 22 games this season for Boston, Rondo had an NBAbest 10.8 assists per game and also averaged 8.3 points and 7.5 rebounds. Nelson, who signed a twoyear, $5.5 million deal last summer after 10 seasons in Orlando, was starting at point guard for Dallas, averaging 7.3 points and 4.1 assists while shooting 37 percent from the field. Wright has played about 19 minutes a game, averaging 8.8 points, 4.1 rebounds and 1.6 blocks. Crowder has averaged 3.6 points per game for Dallas.

ning tally in the shootout of that game but missed against Philadelphia. This one took six rounds as only Pirri and Philadelphia’s Jakub Voracek scored in the three regulation rounds of the shootout. After Bolland beat Steve Mason, Roberto Luongo stopped Sean Couturier to send the Panthers to the win. Florida improved to 4-4 in shootouts while Philadelphia dropped to 0-5. Scottie Upshall scored in regulation for Florida. Voracek had Philadelphia’s goal.

DUCKS 2, CANADIENS 1 MONTREAL — Matt Beleskey scored the tiebreaking goal in the third period to lead Anaheim over Montreal in a game the host Canadiens lost top scorer Max Pacioretty to an injury. Hampus Lindholm also scored for Anaheim and Frederik Andersen made 23 saves for his 18th win. David Desharnais scored for Montreal, and Carey Price stopped 21 shots. Pacioretty left the game 4 minutes into the third period after taking a late hit into the boards from Anaheim’s Clayton Stoner. Pacioretty spent several seconds on his knees before being helped to the dressing room. With P.K. Subban just stepping out of the penalty box, Beleskey got the go-ahead

score — his team-leading 15th goal — by beating Price at 8:33 of the third period.

KINGS 6, BLUES 4 LOS ANGELES — Jake Muzzin scored the tiebreaking power-play goal with 11:02 to play, Marian Gaborik had two goals and two assists, and Los Angeles rallied for a victory over St. Louis. Anze Kopitar and Jeff Carter each had a goal and three assists as the defending Stanley Cup champions avenged a loss in St. Louis on Tuesday with just their second win in seven games.

SHARKS 4, OILERS 3 SAN JOSE, Calif. — Matt Tennyson and Barclay Goodrow scored within 34 seconds of each other midway through the third period to lift San Jose Sharks over Edmonton. Logan Couture and James Sheppard also scored for the Sharks, who won their season-best fourth straight and eight of nine overall. Steven Pinizzotto and Ryan NugentHopkins scored a couple of minutes apart in the second period to give the offensively challenged Oilers a 3-2 lead. Boyd Gordon, in his first game since returning from a back injury, also scored.

Durant hurt, Warriors win By The Associated Press

OAKLAND, Calif. — Stephen Curry had 34 points and nine assists, and the Golden State Warriors rallied from an early 17-point deficit to beat Oklahoma City 114-109 on Thursday night after Thunder star Kevin Durant left with a sprained right ankle. Durant scored a season-high 30 points on 10-for-13 shooting in a spectacular first half that ended with him stepping on Marreese Speights’ foot. The Thunder said Durant had a mild ankle sprain, and the NBA MVP did not return. Oklahoma City had won seven straight games, which was the longest active streak in the league after Memphis snapped Golden State’s 16-game winning streak Tuesday night. Curry added seven rebounds, and Klay Thompson scored 19 points for the Warriors, who played without injured center Andrew Bogut (right knee) and forward David Lee (left hamstring) again.

Playing without Rose, who sat Russell Westbrook led the out with an illness, the Bulls got Thunder with 33 points.

PELICANS 99, ROCKETS 90 HOUSTON — Anthony Davis had 30 points, 14 rebounds and five blocks to lead New Orleans over Houston. The Pelicans trailed by one early in the fourth quarter before using a 7-0 run to take a 79-73 lead and they didn’t trail again. Ryan Anderson scored the last five points in that spurt to help New Orleans snap a six-game skid in Houston. Jrue Holiday added 16 points with 10 assists for New Orleans and Anderson had 16 points. James Harden scored 21 and Dwight Howard had 17 points with 13 rebounds for the Rockets, who lost for just the second time in nine games.

BULLS 103, KNICKS 97 CHICAGO — Jimmy Butler scored a career-high 35 points and Chicago beat New York in a game missing All-Stars Derrick Rose and Carmelo Anthony.

another strong game from Butler. He was 11 of 21 from the floor with four 3-pointers, five rebounds, seven assists and four steals. Still, the Bulls had trouble shaking a short-handed New York team that’s lost three straight and 13 of 14. Pau Gasol scored 20 points for Chicago, which went on a 12-0 run in the fourth quarter to take an 8777 lead. The Knicks were led by Tim Hardaway Jr., who had 23 points and five 3-pointers.

BUCKS 108, KINGS 107 SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Brandon Knight scored 20 points and Milwaukee spoiled DeMarcus Cousins’ return to the struggling Sacramento Kings. With their inside game lacking due to missing players, the Bucks shot well from the perimeter for much of the night in winning their third in four games. They went 10 of 14 from 3-point range in the first half and made 13 overall from beyond the arc.

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Rams players provide aid to Ferguson By The Associated Press

ST. LOUIS — The St. Louis Rams are following through on plans to aid residents in nearby Ferguson. The five players who did the “Hands Up, Don’t Shoot” gesture before a recent home game are scheduled to appear at an Urban League of St. Louis Christmas Party on Friday for residents of Ferguson and north St. Louis County. Tight end Jared Cook and wide receivers Kenny Britt, Tavon Austin, Stedman Bailey and Chris Givens will attend after practicing for the home finale against the New York Giants on Sunday. The group is contributing $10,000 to purchase gloves, hats, socks, underwear, non-perishable food items, detergent, personal hygiene items and 200 coats that will be distributed at the event. The Rams and the Urban League anticipate attendance of 250-300 for a party that will also include food and games. The day after players posed during introductions before the Rams’ 52-0 victory over the Raiders, Cook promised the team would do more to help those affected by rioting and protests. There’s been much strife in the St. Louis suburb since early August, when Michael Brown, an unarmed black teenager, was fatally shot by Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson, who is white. Violence and protests spiked anew after a grand jury declined to indict Ferguson on criminal charges. Rams linebacker Alec Ogletree and Cardinals Hall of Famer Lou Brock appear on a video on the Urban League website seeking holiday season donations. Later Friday, the Urban League scheduled a Toys for Ferguson event. Earlier this month, the franchise made a $50,000 donation to a local

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York state, took over the head coaching position of the Homer girls this season, but still understood the accomplishment of topping a Class 4A school. “Just watching these girls go out and play like a team, that’s the big deal to me,” Felice said. Felice also added that it is a big deal to start the season with three straight wins, after a pair of victories over Cordova last weekend. After the two games, Homer was stuck in the town until Monday night after weather issues delayed travel plans. Add to that a crucial day of finals in school Thursday, and it’s left little time for hoops practice. With the off-court issues behind them, the Mariners got big games out of several players. Junior Madison Akers scored 10 points to lead Homer, while sophomore Mariah Hendrickson added nine and junior Aurora Waclawski had seven. “They got some big defensive rebounds, and they just persevered and stuck it out,” Felice said. “They’re a tough group of girls that just don’t quit.” Homer flashed a little of that toughness late in the game when Hendrickson received an elbow to the face that resulted in a mouth full of blood. Hendrickson, attempting to keep the floor clean, still stepped up to the free throw line to take her shots. That moment came with just over two minutes remaining in the game, while Homer held a precarious 36-34 lead. Hendrickson missed both shots, but free throws ultimately ended up deciding the game anyway, as Larsen Fellows and Uliana Reutov both sunk a freebie in the final 23 seconds to ice the contest. “Just knock down the free throws and slide our feet on defense,” Felice said when asked what was going through his mind in the final seconds. “Slide our feet and box out, and don’t force things.” Akers nailed the go-ahead jumper with 3:06 left, getting an offensive rebound to set up her shot. Homer and Soldotna traded the lead five times in the fourth quarter, which was preceded by drastic swings of momentum in the opening three frames of the

police charity after the players’ protest drew the ire of local law enforcement officials. A check was presented before last Thursday’s home game against the Cardinals to the Backstoppers, which provides financial assistance to families of police officers, firefighters and paramedics killed in the line of duty. The “hands up” gesture has become the rallying cry of protesters in Ferguson and around the nation. Peyton still not over injury ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — Peyton Manning is over his illness but not his injury. Denver’s quarterback was limited Thursday when the Broncos reconvened for their first practice since their win at San Diego on Sunday. Manning fought through the flu in that game and strained his right thigh late in the first half. Manning participated in the walkthrough but retreated to the Broncos’ facility after the team stretch while backup Brock Osweiler took over the offense. He didn’t appear in any discomfort afterward, saying, “I feel OK,” and, when asked if he’ll be ready to play Monday night, added, “I certainly hope so.” Save for the season he missed following spinal fusion surgery, Manning has never missed a start in his 17-year NFL career. He was clearly feeling better Thursday. He had his coloring back in his face and even jokingly referenced Bill Belichick three times when he answered reporters’ questions with a “We’re on to Cincinnati” mantra. That’s something the Patriots coach did five times a day after their 41-14 drubbing at Kansas City on Sept. 29.

game. The Mariners began on a hot streak, pulling out to a 14-8 lead in the first quarter, but SoHi answered in the second with seven straight points, including a five-point stretch in the span of one second. Senior Hayley Ramsell notched a layup and was subsequently fouled. Ramsell missed her free throw, but teammate Haley Miller was there to tip in the rebound, while also getting fouled in the process. Miller sunk her shot from the line to put the Stars within one point of the Mariners. “We just got too passive on offense,” said Soldotna coach Kyle McFall. “If we didn’t run a set play, we really struggled in our motion, and part of it is they’re learning to play with each other.” The passiveness resulted in only nine second-half points, while Homer finished with 16 in the second half. Ramsell led SoHi with 14 points in the game, while Miller provided 11. In the fourth quarter, Fellows gave Homer a 30-29 lead on a jumpshot with 6:32 remaining, which was answered with a Ramsell layup a minute later. After Akers put up a goahead layup on an offensive rebound, SoHi’s Skylar Shaw sunk a 3-pointer with 4:49 left that gave SoHi a 34-32 lead. Soldotna will face Thunder Mountain today at 4 p.m., while Homer matches up with Kenai at 7 p.m. Thunder Mountain 55, Seward 31 A third-quarter surge propelled the Falcons to the win against the Seahawks in Thursday’s opening game at the Kenai River Challenge. The dynamic duo of Siniva Maka and Siosi Topou led Thunder Mountain through the second-half burst, providing 10 of Thunder Mountain’s 18 points in the third quarter. Maka ended with nine points total while Topou ended with seven. Senior Ashley Young led the Falcons with 13 points, 11 coming in the first half. “They are both leaders on the team, and they can be leaders every single night,” said Thunder Mountain coach Tanya Nizich. “I hope they recognize that and create opportunities the rest of the season as well.” The Falcons led by as much

New England turned around and walloped the Bengals 43-17 the following week, the start of a stretch of 10 wins in 11 games. The Broncos (11-3) will try to secure a first-round bye in the playoffs and keep the heat on the Patriots for the AFC’s top seed when they play the Bengals (9-4-1) in Cincinnati on Monday night. Coach John Fox gave the players Tuesday and Wednesday off. “I think it’s good for everybody this time of year,” Manning said. “Everybody — not just me — is dealing with different things physically. So, you get a little extra time to take care of your body, treatment or whatnot. I think guys took advantage of that and hopefully that’ll pay off for us.” Harbaugh doesn’t respond to Michigan reports SANTA CLARA, Calif. — 49ers coach Jim Harbaugh is declining to respond to reports that he is weighing an offer from Michigan to become the new football coach at his alma mater. Harbaugh has one season remaining on the $25 million, five-year contract he signed in January 2011. Several media outlets, including ESPN and the NFL Network, have reported Harbaugh has a six-year offer on the table from the Wolverines to return to Ann Arbor. “As you know, I’ll only talk about the job that I have. We’ve been together a long time and it’s a longstanding policy,” Harbaugh said Thursday. All season long, he has said he won’t let outside issues affect him. His name has emerged as a possible candidate for what should be several NFL vacancies after the season if Harbaugh and the 49ers part ways, including to

as 25-11 in the second quarter, but Seward battled back with a trio of buckets from Kiana Clemens and Natasha Jacobson that cut the deficit to 27-17 at halftime. However, Make and Topou seized control in the third quarter to widen the gap for the Falcons. Before five minutes were up in the second half, Thunder Mountain had increased its lead to 39-17, getting points off of turnovers and offensive rebounds. “We have a lot of things we want to work on and work the bugs out of,” Nizich said. “With everybody having two weeks of practice, it’s always good to jump into the first game.” Clemens led the charge for Seward with 10 points while teammate Jasmine Perea added seven. “We’ve got a ways to go,” said Seward coach Mark Clemens. “We’ve got to get our defense tightened up, our help defense wasn’t there tonight on the low post.” Thunder Mountain will play Soldotna today at 4 p.m., while Seward will face Lumen Christi at 5:30 p.m. Kenai Central 76, Lumen Christi 15 The host Kardinals got off to a blazing start at their own tournament with a 61-point win over the Archangels Thursday evening on Cliff Massie Court. Junior Alexis Baker scored 13 of her 15 points in the second half to lead the Kards, while Sarah Every and Hannah Drury added 10 apiece. Four other Kenai players had at least eight points as well. “We’re proud of what we saw (tonight),” said Kenai coach Stacia Rustad. “We kept to the game plan. Our goal this year is to press for 32 minutes, and most people saw that in the first quarter and a half.” Using a suffocating fullcourt press, Kenai barely left Lumen Christi — which only suited up seven players — with any chance on offense. Turnovers and steals allowed Kenai to get multiple open looks at the basket, even during the times that both teams were organized on one end of the court. It allowed Kenai to score at least 20 points in each of the first three quarters. “In that little window that we were running our run-andjump, we’re happy,” Rustad

fill the job across the bay in Oakland. San Francisco general manager Trent Baalke said this week that a decision on Harbaugh’s future would come after the season. The Niners (7-7) were eliminated from playoff contention in last Sunday’s 17-7 loss at Seattle, giving them their first three-game losing streak under Harbaugh. San Francisco had reached three straight NFC championship games, losing the Super Bowl after the 2012 season. Rivers back in practice for Chargers SAN DIEGO — Philip Rivers was back at practice Thursday, and by all accounts it was a perfect one. The San Diego Chargers quarterback returned a day after sitting out practice in order to rest chest and back injuries. He expects to play at San Francisco on Saturday night, when the Chargers (8-6) hope to keep their playoff chances alive. Rivers has injuries that neither the team nor the quarterback have spoken specifically about. “Philip had an outstanding day,” coach Mike McCoy said. “The ball did not hit the ground in all the throws he made today. So Philip was Philip today, so he’ll be ready to roll.” Said Rivers: “We hit them all today.” The media is not allowed to watch practice. Cutler benched LAKE FOREST, Ill. — The thought crossed Jay Cutler’s mind as soon as he found out he was being benched: He might have played his final game for Chicago. The Bears announced Thursday that they will start Jimmy Clausen against

said. After streaking out to a 21-4 lead after the first quarter, the Kards continued to pile on the points in the second frame, getting several breakaway buckets from Abby Beck and Hannah Barcus to push the lead to 35-4 with 4:20 to play in the half. The Kards expanded their lead to 53-6 midway through the third quarter, and the score was 65-9 after three quarters of play. Rustad said even though Lumen Christi is a Class 1A school, which is expected to struggle against the Class 4A Kardinals, she was optimistic in the confidence that the brought to her squad. “Kudos to Lumen Christi, but it does give us a lot of confidence,” Rustad said. “We won seven games last year, and we went 0-10 in a very tough conference. So this makes us feel good, and this is what our girls need.” Kenai will face a bigger challenge today when the Kards play Homer at 7 p.m. Tori Kruger led Lumen Christi with seven points Thursday. The Archangels will play Seward at 5:30 p.m. Mariners 38, Stars 34 Homer Soldotna

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HOMER (38) — Reutov 0 1-2 1, Alexander 2 1-3 5, Cleary 0 1-3 1, Clark 0 0-0 0, Akers 5 0-0 10, Fellows 2 1-2 5, Waclawski 3 1-2 7, Hendrickson 4 1-6 9. Totals 16 6-18 38. SOLDOTNA (34) — Rouse 0 0-0 0, Nelson 1 0-0 2, Shaw 1 0-0 3, Jackson 1 0-0 2, McDonald 0 0-0 0, Ramsell 7 0-1 14, Miller 5 1-2 11, Glaves 1 0-2 2. Totals 16 1-5 34. 3-point goals — Homer 0; Soldotna 1 (Shaw). Fouled out — Jackson. Falcons 55, Seahawks 31 Thunder Mountain 11 —55 Seward 7 10

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THUNDER MT. (55) — Thompkins 3 5-5 11, Uddipa 0 0-0 0, Echiverri 1 0-0 2, DiCarlo 1 0-0 2, Strong 0 0-1 0, Ekis 3 2-2 9, Maka 4 0-0 9, Topou 3 0-2 7, Martin 1 0-0 2, Young 6 1-2 13. Totals 22 6-12 55. SEWARD (31) — Doepken 0 0-0 0, Moriarty 1 0-2 2, Anderson 0 1-3 1, Honebein 0 0-0 0, Jackson 2 2-4 6, Baldwin 0 0-0 0, Lipanskas 2 1-3 5, Perea 2 3-5 7, Clemens 5 0-2 10. Totals 12 7-19 31. 3-point goals — Thunder Mt. 3 (Ekis 1, Maka 1, Topou 1). Fouled out — Jackson. Kardinals 76, Archangels 15 Kenai Central 21 Lumen Christi 4

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KENAI (76) — Ostrander 4 0-0 9, Holmes 1 0-0 2, Drury 4 2-2 10, Steinbeck 3 0-0 6, Tammilehto 0 0-0 0, Baker 7 1-1 15, Booth 4 0-0 8, Barcus 4 0-0 8, Beck 3 2-2 8, Every 5 0-0 10. Totals 35 5-5 76. LUMEN CHRISTI (15) — Barnes 2 0-1 4, Dufrane 0 0-0 0, Bakic 1 0-0 2, Estes 1 0-1 2, Kruger 3 1-5 7, McCormick 0 0-0 0, Zitzow 0 0-0 0. Totals 7 1-7 15. 3-point goals — Kenai 1 (Ostrander). Fouled out — none.

Shea likely to move to Orlando By The Associated Press

American midfielder Brek Shea is likely to move from Stoke of England’s Premier League to the Orlando City expansion team in Major League Soccer. Stoke manager Mark Hughes was quoted Thursday on the club’s Twitter feed as

saying “we envisage Brek completing his move to Orlando. It hasn’t been confirmed yet, but he was in the building yesterday trying to tie it up.” The 24-year-old, who has two goals in 27 international appearances, was acquired by Stoke from FC Dallas in January 2013

for a 2.5 million pound transfer fee (then $4 million). He appeared in just three league and two League Cup games for the Potters and spent time on loan this year to secondtier Barnsley and Birmingham, making a total of 14 League Championship appearances.

the Detroit Lions on Sunday instead of the man who signed a massive, sevenyear deal at the end of last season. Coach Marc Trestman said Cutler will be available as the backup at Soldier Field, where boos have rained down on a punchless, porous team that is now 5-9 and playing out the string after starting the season with legitimate hopes of a playoff run. They will miss the postseason for the seventh time in eight years and it’s unclear whether Trestman — or Cutler — will be back for another try next year. “I would like to stay here,” Cutler said. “I really like it here. I love the guys in the locker room that I get to play with. Clearly, it’s a different circumstance now. But going forward, this is where I’d like to be.” The move comes after Trestman pledged his allegiance to Cutler as the starter several times the past few weeks. Newton looking good for Sunday CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The Panthers’ Cam Newton will “probably” start Sunday against the Cleveland Browns barring any physical setbacks this week, Carolina coach Ron Rivera said after the quarterback practiced on Thursday. The team increased Newton’s workload and Rivera said the fourth-year QB seemed to handle it well. However, the coach was hesitant on naming Newton the starter in case he begins to experience soreness in his back. “I would say he is on target” to start, Rivera said. “He had a good day and took the reps he was supposed to.” Newton was a full participant in practice Thursday, nine days after he was involved in a two-vehicle crash that left him hospitalized for one night with two fractures in his lower back.

Nikiski girls topple Sitka Staff report

The Nikiski girls defeated Sitka 30-27 on Thursday in the opening game of the Holland America Tournament in Sitka. Nikiski took an 8-4 lead after a quarter, but the Wolves led 17-11 at halftime. Nikiski cut the lead to 25-22 after three quarters, then finished on an 8-2 finishing kick for the victory.

Alison Litke led the Bulldogs with 12 points, while Rachel Thompson added 11. Also for the Bulldogs, Chena Litzen had three points and Hallie Riddall and Arianne Parrish each had two points. The result of the Nikiski boys game against Sitka was not available as the Clarion went to press.

Vonn could stop doing slalom By JEROME PUGMIRE AP Sports Writer

VAL D’ISERE, France — Lindsey Vonn’s days of competing in all five ski disciplines may be behind her, since the four-time overall World Cup champion is seriously considering giving up slalom in her comeback from a career-threatening knee injury. The 30-year-old American racer thinks she is still somewhat off the pace in speed events, despite clinching her first victory in nearly two years in a downhill at Lake Louise, Canada, on Dec. 7. The 2010 Olympic downhill champion thinks ditching slalom may help her cause to become the No. 1 speed racer again. “I definitely plan on doing (giant slalom), but I want to focus on the speed races right now,” Vonn said on Thursday ahead of a downhill and superG in the French resort of Val d’Isere. “I don’t know if I’ll do slalom again. It’s difficult starting in the back. But we’ll see. I haven’t skied slalom since my injuries, so I don’t know how it feels yet.” Vonn’s previous World Cup victory was in GS on Jan. 26, 2013, in Maribor, Slovenia, and she has raced only seven races since. Less than two months after that win, she injured her right knee in a heavy fall at the world championships. Desperate to get back in time for the Sochi Games, she partially tore one of the reconstructed ligaments in a training crash in Copper Mountain, Colorado. Again, she attempted to grind things out, only to sprain her MCL racing downhill in Val d’Isere last December, and had a second surgery a month later. “I’m in a much different position this year than I was last year,” Vonn said. “I have a healthy knee finally. So I’m looking forward to the races this weekend and hopefully the conditions will be

good.” It has been a big month. Racing downhill for the first time since hurting her knee again in Val d’Isere, Vonn finished eighth at Lake Louise and grabbed a second-place finish in super-G to go with her downhill triumph. “I wasn’t expecting to be as fast as I was in Lake Louise. The first race, being eighth place was about what I expected,” she said. “But I learned a lot from the first race and tried to improve, and both the second downhill and the super-G were good performances.” Still, she thinks she can do much better. “I’m trying to be more comfortable with the speed and to be more aggressive. Downhill is a little bit farther along than super-G, and I definitely need more training. This weekend, hopefully I’ll have good results like I did in Lake Louise. But it’s a process, coming back from two years of injury takes a bit of time.” Vonn last raced slalom at Maribor, the day after her GS win, and the last time she scored points was when finishing eighth at Schladming, Austria, in March 2012. Although she did not finish her three slalom races before Schladming, she had previously shown good form in the discipline: Winning two races and securing three other podium finishes over a calendar year from November 2008-2009. Her reluctance to race slalom again is good news for World Cup leader Tina Maze. The 2013 overall champion competes in all five events, and the Slovenian heads into Val d’Isere in superb form after winning a GS and placing second in slalom at the Swedish resort of Are last weekend. “It’s fun to change disciplines and try to be in front in each,” Maze said.

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Recreation

L es Palmer

The tackle box

irginia was trying to put on a happy face for Christmastime, but it wasn’t easy. Earl, her husband of 53 years, had died three years before. It had taken him 15 years to get the job done. The physical and mental stress had left her badly shaken, but the financial drain had been the last, cruel straw. This year, she had no money to buy Christmas gifts for her grand-children. In years before, she had always made caps or mittens for them, but arthritis had taken the joy out of knitting. Earl, wanting her to happy, had told her to remarry. She hadn’t been interested in other men, but to honor his wishes, she had tried to find a man. After a year of half-hearted looking, she had given up. What little happiness she found now was with her grand-children and her cat. “Trouble is,” she thought despondently, “the kids can’t be pulled away from their video games to spend time with boring old grandma, and the cat has maybe a year to live. Less if he keeps peeing in the closet.” Sitting alone in her small house, she thought about her overdue utility bills, her leaking roof, her backed-up toilet and her inability to give gifts. She wanted to cry, but she was too tired to cry. Exhausted from worry, she prayed that things would get better. It seemed to help. Feeling a little better, she fixed herself some soup for lunch. She had just sat down to eat when she heard a knock at her door. It was her neighbor, Mildred Adams. “Hello, Virginia,” Mildred said. “Good news! I sold that tackle box full of fishing stuff that you gave me to sell in my yard sale.” “Oh, that’s nice,” Virginia said. “What’s nice is that the buyer said those old fly-fishin’ reels were worth a lot more than the 500 bucks you were askin’. He said he didn’t want to take advantage of you. Handed me 50 hundred-dollar bills!” “Oh, my!” Virginia said. “I had no idea. Well, you keep some of that for your trouble.” “I wouldn’t dream of it,” Mildred said, handing her the money. “He was so friendly, so generous and so handsome, I’d have paid him just to hang around for a while, if you know what I mean.” The money was a godsend. After eating lunch, Virginia paid all her bills, and called the men to come and fix her leaking roof and her backedup septic system. She then took a See PALMER, page C-2

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Right: Peter Duvaloois poses with his Rat Rod on Nov. 11 in Saugerties, N.Y. The fast machines are pieced together from vintage parts and scrapyard finds. They are rumblier, rustier and turn more heads on the highway.

Above: Duvaloois drives his Rat Rod near his shop.

Below left: Duvaloois welds a battery box on a Rat Rod at his shop.

Below right: A Limited Edition decal is attached to the tailgate of Duvaloois’ Rat Rod. AP Photos/Mike Groll

Vintage vehicles made into rusty rides By MICHAEL HILL Associated Press

SAUGERTIES, N.Y. — Peter Duvaloois’ rat rods are way cooler than your car. The fast machines, pieced together from vintage parts and scrapyard finds, also are rumblier, rustier and turn more heads on the highway. That’s pretty much the point of rat rods, which look like post-apocalyptic hot rods. While both are generally low-slung and loud, rat rods wear their rust proudly and never touch a buff cloth. Duvaloois is among a horde of creative gear heads expressing their affection for vintage vehicles by rearranging them into something both new and old-looking. “I’m not particularly interested in how fast the truck will go,” Duvaloois

said with a laugh. “I’m interested in how cool it looks getting there.” Duvaloois is building a rat rod based on an orange ‘35 Ford public works truck at his garage, called the Rat’s Nest, about 90 miles north of New York City. The 63-year-old retiree has raced stock cars and built hot rods, but he likes the more easygoing, don’t-worry-about-fingerprints-onthe-paintjob vibe of the rat rod crowd.

“I’ll go to a show and a lot of times you’ll have the shiny cars there and the signs all over them: ‘Don’t Touch! Don’t Touch!’” he said. “I’ve had a whole Boy Scout troop go through my truck.” Rat rods have been around for decades; some say the name stems from hot rodders dismissing the “ratty” looks of other cars. While there is no formal definition, many have low

clearances, open wheels and round headlights flanking old-school grilles. Volume counts, too. A rat rod is simply a blue-collar hot rod, argues Rat Rod Magazine editor Steve Thaemert. “We’re returning to the roots of hot rodding, basically, where you’re trying to build something cool with what you had,” Thaemert said. “You wanted it to be fast and you wanted it to be loud and aggressive, and it didn’t have to be perfect. It was a poor man’s entry into hot rodding.” Thaemert believes rat rodding is more popular now. His magazine’s Facebook page has more than 1.5 million likes, and the Web is full of pictures of enthusiasts’ creations. Hundreds of rat rodders rumble in from around the Eastern Seaboard every summer for Duvaloois’ Hudson Valley gatherings. Duvaloois’ current rat rod project See RAT, page C-2

Eradicating an invasive predator from the Kenai Peninsula

oons calling through the morning mist … the cry of an eagle perched overhead… rainbow trout leaping from the water, and your children’s smiles as they reel one in. This tranquil image illustrates what once was commonplace for many lake residents in the Soldotna Creek drainage. Clyde Mullican, a homesteader on Sevena Lake, recalls trout fishing from his property as “outrageous.” “You couldn’t throw a hook in without having a rainbow on it. Big ones too!” Unfortunately, today, those hooks go largely untouched. In the 1970s, northern pike were introduced to the Soldotna Creek drainage through illegal stockings. Later more illegal introductions occurred in other area lakes from Kasilof to Nikiski. In most cases, native fish populations collapsed within a decade of pike establishment taking away fishing opportunities for prized native fish. For example, the quality rainbow trout fisheries in East and West Mackey Lakes and Derks Lake, which are in the Soldotna Creek drainage, were severely impacted by the introduction of northern pike. The stocked coho salmon fishery on Union Lake was also eliminated. Northern pike are an invasive species in Southcentral Alaska, and they

Left: Northern pike are voracious predators of juvenile salmon and trout. This pike was from Alexander Creek, a tributary of the Susitna River.

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are the likely suspect in the decline of salmon populations in formerly productive drainages like Alexander Creek in the pike-plagued Susitna River basin. This infestation prompted concern by the Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADF&G) that similar scenarios affecting local native fish populations would eventually play out on the Kenai Peninsula. Stormy Lake and Soldotna Creek were of particular concern because of proximity to critical coho salmon and rainbow trout rearing areas that contain the densely vegetated calm water habitat pike prefer. For Stormy Lake, the fear was that pike would spread to the Swanson River drainage. For Soldotna Creek, the concern is primarily for Kenai River tributaries like the Moose River. Although the fast-flowing glacial Kenai River is not optimal habitat for northern pike, the river can serve as a travel corridor for them. Up to 40 percent of the Kenai River’s coho salmon production occurs in the Moose River. If a reproducing population of north-

Photo by Dave Rutz

Below: Clyde Mullican’s rainbow trout catch from Sevena Lake circa 1970s before introduced northern pike began to affect native fish populations. Photo courtesy Clyde Mullican

ern pike ever establishes there, it could have devastating consequences for native fish and the fisheries that depend upon them. The good news is that this hasn’t happened yet and can still be prevented. ADF&G is taking a very proactive approach in dealing with northern pike on the Kenai Peninsula with the goals of preventing their spread and protecting the area’s native fish populations and fishing opportunities. Along the way, native fish populations are being restored, but the primary goal is to eradicate northern pike from the Kenai Peninsula. To eradicate invasive fish, there are few options. One is to drain an entire See REFUGE, page C-2

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thing. Looking down, she saw a large box. She wasn’t expecting anything. As to who sent it, Continued from page C-1 there was no clue. She took it inside. Inside the large box was bus downtown and spent the a smaller box. Upon opening afternoon happily buying gifts that one, she beheld an unbeand getting her hair done. lievable sight. Her tackle box. That night, sitting in her Her heart racing, she chair with her cat in her lap, opened the tackle box. At first, she found herself thinking she thought it was empty, but about the tackle box. She had in the bottom she found the always loved to fish, and that bobber that her grandpa had box held a lifetime of memogiven her and a note that said, ries. Her favorite bobber, given “Merry Christmas, Virginia.” to her by her grandfather when In small print was a telephone she was 4, had been in that number and the initials S.C. box, she remembered, along With a sigh, Virginia said, with dozens of flies and four “It’s a wonderful life!” Hardy reels. Earl had given her As if that weren’t enough, on the reels. She hadn’t known New Year’s Eve, Virginia and they were worth so much. She a friendly, generous and very hadn’t wanted to sell them, but handsome man named Stan she had been desperate. Coulter went dancing. It was On Christmas morning, Vira night filled with fun, laughginia baked blueberry muffins. ter and the promise of more After breakfast, she would take to come. Later, after Stan had some muffins over to Mildred taken her home and was climband wish her merry Christmas. ing into his cherry-red stretch Her son was to pick her up at limo to leave, she heard him noon, and she would be spending exclaim, “Happy Christmas to the afternoon with her family. all, and to all a good night!” When Virginia pushed open the front screen door to go out, Reach Les Palmer at les. she felt it bump into somepalmer@rocketmail.com.

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should be ready to roll by the August gathering. The public works truck from the nearby City of Kingston is chopped down, shortened and has a ‘50 Olds Rocket engine under the

Outdoors briefs Learn fly tying with Trout Unlimited Kenai Peninsula Trout Unlimited’s popular “Tie One On” continues its winter season, with the next event to be held Jan. 6, at Kenai’s Main Street Tap & Grill from 6-7:30 p.m. Free fly tying instruction in a fun and comfortable environment, tyers of all ability levels, from brand new to advanced, and all ages are welcome; need not be a KPTU member to participate. Come enjoy a relaxing evening, order a burger and drink if you like, and benefit from some free fly tying instruction from local experts.

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waterbody, which isn’t usually feasible. In rare cases intensive gillnetting can be effective, but only if the waterbody and pike population are both very small. The best option is to use a fish pesticide, an approach used on the Kenai Peninsula since 2008. We typically use a plantbased product called “rotenone.” Rotenone kills fish because it is easily absorbed into the bloodstream via the thin tissue of the gills. Once in the blood, rotenone disrupts cellular respiration, and fish can’t metabolize oxygen. All organisms with gills can be affected by rotenone. Fortunately, at the extremely low concentration needed for pike control of less than 50 parts per billion, rotenone-treated water is safe for birds and mammals (including humans) to contact because rotenone is poorly absorbed through the skin and is broken down by digestive enzymes if ingested. Regardless, in order to eliminate all risk of exposure, we advise the public to not contact rotenone-treated water until the rotenone has fully degraded. To that end, treat-

ments usually occur just prior to ice up, when recreational use is at a minimum. In preparation for rotenone treatments, ADF&G staff spend years planning the projects, collecting field data, coordinating with area residents, and acquiring permits. Many local residents have attended meetings or provided comments on projects. Tackling the problem of a northern pike infestation as a community is vital to the success of these efforts. ADF&G seriously reviews and considers all comments and feedback received before starting rotenone treatments. Local pike eradication efforts began in 2008 and 2009 with rotenone treatments of Arc and Scout Lakes. In 2011, two very small pike populations of less than 30 individuals per lake were removed from Tiny Lake and Hall Lake following many months of intensive gillnetting. In 2012, the department treated Stormy Lake with rotenone. This was the first project where native game fish still occurred in the lake. Prior to the treatment, native fish were relocated from Stormy Lake into holding pens in Wik Lake until the rotenone in Stormy Lake degraded. This project was also the first treatment of

there wasn’t much left, and Duvaloois replied that’s just what he wanted. He combined the hood, cab and grille from the old Chevy with a ‘52 Dodge hemi engine, a Camaro 5-speed transmission and other pieces. “I get such a kick out of driving this thing,” he said during a quick jaunt. The old pseudo-Chevy

gets 23 miles to the gallon on the highway, though mileage seems to be less important than the reactions he gets from passing cars. “They’re always smiling at you and pointing, especially little old ladies and kids,” he said. “Rat rods have a cartoonish aspect to them, and little kids really pick up on that.”

Day through Christmas Day, Dec. 25. Trees are free for personal use with a limit of one per household. Trees may be taken anywhere on the Refuge with hand tools, except within 150 feet of a road, lake, stream, trail, campground, or picnic area. No tree cutting is permitted in the Refuge Headquarters/Visitor Center area and along Ski Hill Road. The public is requested to trim the stumps as close to the ground as possible for aesthetic reasons. For additional information, please contact the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge office during regular business hours at 907-262-7021.

Pickleball at Sterling Community Center

Regular pickleball play times at the Sterling Community Center are Mondays, 1-2 p.m., and Thursdays, 6-8 p.m. Pickleball is a game played on a badminton-sized court with a low net, whiffle ball, and oversized ping pong paddles. Great for The Kenai National Wildlife Refuge announces that the all ages. Open to the public; $3 for non-members, free to SCC Refuge will open for Christmas tree cutting from Thanksgiving members.

Christmas tree cutting open on the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge

Northern pike distribution on the Kenai Peninsula.

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hood. Duvaloois doesn’t use blueprints; he says he can’t draw. He uses paper cutouts and temporarily tacks the vehicle together to make sure it all fits. This is the fourth rat rod Duvaloois created in seven years. His first was built from a ‘46 Chevy pickup a friend was going to scrap. The friend said

an open system as Stormy Lake drains directly into the Swanson River. Today the pike are gone, and the native fish are increasing their abundance in Stormy Lake. Catch rates of trout, char, and coho salmon during a single day-long survey in 2014 surpassed the total catch of these species following two months of intensive survey effort before the treatment. This past October, ADF&G initiated a multi-year effort to rid the entire Soldotna Creek drainage of northern pike. This is the most extensive pike removal project to date. The drainage was divided into two areas by a series of fish barriers. The western branch (Area 1) only contained northern pike and was treated with rotenone in October. Area 2 (comprising the remainder of the drainage) still harbors native fish species and has not been treated with rotenone. Next year, ADF&G will evaluate the success of the Area 1 rotenone treatments to ensure the pike are gone. If the evaluation indicates success, we will spend the summer relocating native fish from Area 2 to Area 1. This effort will provide a sanctuary for native fish that would otherwise perish after treatment of Area 2 in

Phased application of rotenone to two treatment areas is part of a multi-year project to eradicate northern pike from the Soldotna Creek drainage.

2016 and 2017 and help restore native fish populations in Area 1. Once we can verify that the entire drainage is pike-free, fish barriers will be removed to allow unrestricted movement and recolonization of native fish. This will be a milestone for pike eradication efforts on the Kenai Peninsula because the Tote Road lakes near Kasilof

will be the only remaining water bodies containing northern pike. These efforts will restore wild fisheries on the Kenai Peninsula so that hooks cast out into Soldotna Creek lakes will again see the action they once did.

Southcentral Alaska Invasive Species Coordinator Krissy Dunker at 907-267-2889 for more information on northern pike eradication from the Kenai Peninsula. You can find more information about the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge at Contact Kenai Area Re- http://kenai.fws.gov or http:// search Fishery Biologist Robert www.facebook.com/kenainaMassengill at 907-262-9368 or tionalwildliferefuge.

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(CISPRI) CISPRI is seeking a professional individual responsible for directing, monitoring, managing and administering to CISPRI's vessel operations. This position will report directly to the CISPRI General Manager. Desired skills for the position include: • Possess advanced knowledge of vessel engineering and shipboard components and managing projects • Must have knowledge of USCG regulations, ABS rules, state and federal vessel regulations • Alaska Marine experience is required • Advanced knowledge of general contract structure & terminology with excellent technical writing & communication skills • Possess good to excellent skills & use of general office equipment and computer software. • Must be self-directed and work well under pressure to meet deadlines Essential responsibilities of the position include:

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CASE NO. 3KN-14-171 PR NOTICE TO CREDITORS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on October 6, 2014, LEMUEL B VILLANO was appointed as the Personal Representative of the above named Estate. All persons having claims against the said deceased are required to present their claims within four months after the date of the first publication of this Notice or said clams will be forever barred. Claims must either be presented to LEMUEL B. VILLANO, Personal Representative of the above Estate, c/o Daniel L. Aaronson, LAW OFFICE OF DANIEL L. AARONSON, 909 Cook Drive, Kenai, Alaska 99611, or filed with the Court. DATED this 12th day of December, 2014.

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Daughter refuses to open door to mom’s new beau Notice that I said “under YOUR roof.” If you want to entertain a guest, as the person who pays the mortgage, that should be your privilege. If that makes her uncomfortable, perhaps it would be better if she took the children to their father’s or another relative’s place for the evening. You are entitled to live Abigail Van Buren your life without your daughter controlling you, but it appears that may be exactly what she’s trying to do. DEAR ABBY: I am a very good swing dancer. I’m 22 and have been doing it since my sophomore year of high school. When I dance I feel alive and free. My boyfriend of two years, “Jonah,” whom I love dearly, isn’t good at it. But he says he wants to learn so we can dance together. We’re going dancing this weekend and, truthfully, I don’t want to go with him. When I asked him if

it would be OK if I danced with some other dancer friends as well as with him, he said he was insulted and hurt by the question, and it would make him too jealous. I explained that I want to help him learn when we take lessons, but in the meantime, I want to dance freely. I have ignored this issue for two years because I knew it would lead to a conflict. Should I suppress my love of dancing until Jonah is at my level or follow my heart and dance my socks off? — BALLROOM BETSY DEAR BALLROOM BETSY: How is Jonah doing with those dancing lessons? Has he even started? What if it turns out he has two left feet? That he can’t stand the idea of you dancing some of the dances with anyone else is a sign of insecurity. Are you willing to give up swing dancing to please him? If the answer is no, it may be time to change partners. 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.

A baby born today has a Sun in Sagittarius and a Moon in Scorpio if born before 4:55 p.m. (PST). Afterward, the Moon will be in Sagittarius. HAPPY BIRTHDAY for Friday, Dec. 19, 2014: This year you have so many opportunities heading your way that you might not know which ones to choose. Trust your judgment, and also be willing to discuss your options with experts or advisers. Know that you have what it takes. If you are single, you could attract people who are emotionally unavailable. Take your time dating, and don’t commit until the right person enters your life. If you are attached, your sweetie is drawn to a mysterious quality in you. Taking weekends away together as a couple will strengthen your bond. A fellow SAGITTARIUS is adventurous in his or her own way. The Stars Show the Kind of Day You’ll Have: 5-Dynamic; 4-Positive; 3-Average; 2-So-so; 1-Difficult ARIES (March 21-April 19) HHHH You might opt to catch up with a close friend. The intensity that emanates from this encounter may intrigue those who witness it. Expect a lot of questions. Choose your words with care. Don’t allow detachment to take you away from the moment. Tonight: Follow a wild idea. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) HHHH Others will either make the first move or do nothing at all. Only when you feel comfortable should you say something. Know that isolation might be part of the game. A discussion could be very intense in the late afternoon. Tonight: Find a favorite person. GEMINI (May 21-June 20)

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HHH You’ll charge into work as a veritable whirlwind of energy. Trust that you will complete whatever you need to and more. Use whatever free time you have to put yourself into the holiday mood. You might be touched by a friend’s kind words. Tonight: Be a force on the social scene. CANCER (June 21-July 22) HHHHHAllow your creativity to take you in a new direction. Some of you just might decide to use your imagination to come up with a last-minute gift. Keep interactions lighthearted, even when someone seems to want to be more serious. Tonight: Party until you drop. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) HHH Handle a personal matter first in order to free yourself up. You might find that someone else doesn’t view a situation the same way. That difference needs to be respected. By midafternoon, consider running some holiday errands. Tonight: Be adventurous. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) HHHH You could be busy fielding calls and last-minute invitations. Stop to have a conversation with someone who might feel somewhat ignored. You will help lift this person’s spirits. Focus on clearing up matters involving your home. Tonight: Hang the mistletoe if you haven’t yet. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) HHHH Use caution with your finances, as you could be overwhelmed by what you need to do. You easily could lose control of your budget. Slow down a little, and you will see the benefits quickly. Let go of any worries. Tonight: With friends, swapping holiday stories or jokes.

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Jacqueline Bigar’s Stars SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) HHHH You seem to get what you need. You could have a difficult conversation with someone who is depressed. Consider an option more openly, especially if it involves last-minute shopping. You might want to consolidate your todo list. Tonight: Out and about. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) HHH Handle a personal matter in the morning, when you have some time to yourself. By midafternoon, you will you perk up and delight those around you. Allow greater give-and-take between you and others. You don’t need to hide anything. Tonight: As you like it. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) HHHH Use the morning to the max, even if friends try to interfere with your plans. Consider taking the day off. You might want to drop in on some early holiday parties, or perhaps you’ll just want to relax at home. Tonight: Eggnog, holiday lights and some romance. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) HHH You would like to be carefree and not have any more demands or requests dropped on you. Handle everything you must with efficiency in order to free yourself up sooner. You might discover that your weekend begins midafternoon. Tonight: Find your friends. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) HHHH Reach out to friends and loved ones at a distance. It would be smart to exchange holiday wishes now before the things gets too crazy. Consider dropping in on an older loved one to visit and say hi. Be spontaneous. Tonight: Give up being so responsible, and enjoy yourself.

Room service for breakfast Dear Heloise: We have three children and like to take short trips with them. To save money and curb early morning crankiness, here is what we do: We use a rolling ice chest as a piece of luggage. After unpacking, we take a trip to the grocery store. We get milk, juice, cereal, yogurt, fruit, etc. We eat breakfast in the room. My husband and I get our coffee, the kids get fed, plus it’s cheaper and quicker than breakfast for five! — Bob and Christy B., via email A great saver of money, time and frustration! Add lunch items, paper plates, etc., and lunch can be quick and cheap, too. — Heloise Rust rings Dear Heloise: Do you have hints for preventing rust rings left by shavingcream cans? I am tired of scrubbing them off the bathtub and medicine-cabinet shelves. — Leslie B., Eva, Ala. Leslie, I’m with you. Why work to scrub them off if you can prevent them in the first place? There are a few things to use: a koozie (the foam soft-drinkcan holder), or you can slip a plastic lid from margarine or cottage cheese under the can. — Heloise Holiday centerpiece Dear Heloise: Here is my hint for a quick centerpiece for the holidays: Use a few short wineglasses, turn them upside down and place a small candle on top, or a “flameless” one for safety. Put a pretty ornament, small pine cone, sprig of holly, etc., inside the glass. Group several for a centerpiece, on a side table or in a windowsill. I’ve done this especially when our budget was tight, and no one was the wiser. — Shelly J., via email

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DEAR ABBY: I have been divorced for more than a year and recently started dating a very nice man, “John.” My eldest daughter and her children live with me. I’d like to be able to invite John over to our house, but my daughter doesn’t want “strange men” around her kids, which I understand. I tried suggesting that she meet John before assuming that he is a strange man, but she’s hesitant about meeting him. Abby, I’d like to be able to spend some nights at home with him instead of always going out. It hurts because I have allowed the father of her children to live with us, yet I can’t have someone I care about visit me at the home I work hard to pay for. Please, Abby. I need advice on how to make my relationship with him and her work. — STRESSED IN THE MIDWEST DEAR STRESSED: I wish I had more information about your daughter and her attitude. Did she disapprove of your divorce from her father and harbor hopes that you will reconcile? Could she be worried that if you and John become serious, she will have to find another place to live? That she’d refuse to even meet him seems peculiar. It was generous of you to allow her children’s father to live under your roof. (Has he left yet?)

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