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Friday-Saturday, January 16-17, 2015 Kenai Peninsula, Alaska

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JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Joe Thomas, a former Democratic state senator from Fairbanks, has been named a deputy commissioner of the state labor department. Thomas’ appointment was announced by the department Thursday, along with that of Greg Cashen, also as a deputy commissioner. Thomas has a labor background, including work as a labor leader in Fairbanks. He was elected to the state Senate in 2006. He lost a re-election bid in 2012. Cashen most recently served as administrative services director for the Alaska Gasline Development Corp. He is a former assistant commissioner in the labor department and former executive director of the Alaska Workforce Investment Board.

By DAN BALMER Peninsula Clarion

Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion

France Bennett, of Anchorage, hugs her Wheaten terrier mix Didley after Soldotna resident Amanda Burg returned the dog on Thursday in Sterling, Alaska. Bennett lost Didley on Jan. 10 and after an extensive search, Kenai Peninsula residents located the errant dog, trapped him, and returned him to his owners.

A new leash on life

Kenai Peninsula volunteers help Anchorage woman find dog By BEN BOETTGER Peninsula Clarion

Francy Bennett was traveling from her home in Anchorage to an appointment in Homer when her dog Didley ran away in the Soldotna Fred Meyers parking lot on January 10. Bennett had rescued

Didley, a wheaten terrier mix, from a shelter in Washington two weeks earlier, where she said that he had not been socialized. “For his first six months he was never touched by a human being,” Bennett said. “When we got him, he was not impressed with people.”

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posting on Facebook to notify people of the lost dog. Bennett’s message was quickly reposted to several other Facebook groups. Bennett said that at least 12 people contacted her to help find Didley. Bennett called Michelle DiMilta, CEO and former See DOG, page A-10

State talks changes at River Ranch 146-acre riverfront parcel considered for new river-access point By Rashah McChesney Peninsula Clarion

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Didley ran away from Bennett with his leash attached. Bennett said she had no time for immediate pursuit. “It was pretty traumatic for me. I had my appointment in Homer the next day,” Bennett said. On January 11, she began searching for Didley, putting up flyers and making a

First, it was a homestead for long-time Alaskans Eugene and Della Hansen. Then, funds from the Exxon Valdez oil spill were used to buy and close the riverfront parcel along Funny River road. Now, Alaska’s Department of Natural Resources and Fish and Game are asking the public to weigh in on potential changes to the 146-acre parcel which could result in a new public access spot to the Kenai River. A public scoping meeting, to be held in Soldotna on Tuesday, will give the community a chance to weigh in on potential changes to the parcel which some neighbors have suggested would make a good spot for a boat launch and campground. Others have asked for the bank to be reopened for fishing in an area known as a good sockeye salmon hole. Funny River resident Ray Price, who lives near the area known by the state as the River Ranch property, said that residents in Funny River had approached their Chamber of Commerce asking when the property would be developed. The property is in an area of the middle portion of the Kenai River that doesn’t have many public access points. Morgan’s Landing is close by to the south, but it is located on the other end of the river — while the closest public access uprive of the parcel is several miles away. “It just sits here and nothing is happening to it and I just feel that people out here would benefit because we’re getting more people out here in Funny River all of the time. It would give some people access to the river,” Price said. When the state bought the land from the Hansens, the area was closed to bank fishing under a conservation easement that prohibits fishing within 10 feet of the waterline from July 1- August 14.

Contributed photo by Jack Blackwell

This aerial photo of the River Ranch property, the large cleared area near the center of the frame, shows the area being considered for changes and a potential access area to the Kenai River along Funny River Road.

Price said he’d like to see it opened for bank anglers again. “A lot of people used to fish there,” he said. “The minute (the state) bough it, they closed the whole bank area. You’re not even supposed to land a boat on the river bank.” Price said the anglers have been losing access to bank fishing along the river for years and he hoped the state would be able to work with residents to open more of it up to public use. The Hansen still live on the property as caretakers. State Parks Kenai Peninsula Area Superintendent Jack Blackwell said the couple’s contract had just been renewed for the 2015 season. “We can work around them,” Price said. “This is a project that’s going to take several years, so it won’t bother them while they’re still living there.” Currently, the River Ranch property is co-managed between Fish and Game and the Department of Natural Resources’ Division of Parks. “It’s not like we’re actively doing anything there, we’re just monitoring the area,” Blackwell said. C

Last year, residents in Funny River put in a legislative request to fund a planning process and the legislature allocated $35,000 toward the effort. “We formed a planning team with DNR and Fish and Game staff and will be starting the planning process this month,” Blackwell said. Staff will hold two planning meetings to get ideas and input from users, then prepare draft concept plans based on the public comments and information gathered by the planning team. See RIVER, page A-10

A public scoping meeting will be held at the River Center, 514 Funny River Road, in Soldotna on Tuesday from 7-8:30 p.m. Another on Wednesday from 7-8:30 p.m. at the Atwood building, 550 W. 7th in Anchorage.

Four months after two people, on two consecutive days, broke into Kalifornsky resident Michael Stinnet’s shop off Gas Well Road, he still hasn’t gotten most of his stolen items back. He did, however, get some justice after one of the persons arrested in the theft pleaded guilty in Kenai Superior Court Wednesday to the crime along with other charges from two separate cases. Stinnett said the conviction might not have been possible if he had not installed a game camera on his property after the first break-in. It caught two people in the act the next day. Joseph Freel, 26, of Soldotna, pleaded guilty to four felony charges including – theft, misconduct with weapons, vehicle theft and a separate controlled substance charge. Freel also pleaded guilty to a parole violation from a 2013 drug conviction. Freel’s attorney Chris Provost, from Anchorage, finalized an agreement with Kenai assistant district attorney Sam Scott prior to Wednesday’s court hearing. Under Alaska Statute, class C felony convictions carry a maximum five years in prison and up to $50,000 fine each. Scott read the resolution in court and said Freel would have three years suspended and a $5,000 fine on each felony and requested five years probation. Kenai Superior Court He will be sentenced April 9. The first three charges stem from a September theft investigation by Alaska State Troopers at Stinnet’s shop on Helgeson Avenue. The day after he reported the first theft, he found his three-wheeler stolen. After looking over the footage with troopers, two felons, Freel and Alyssa Espinoza, 25, were caught on video. According to a trooper affidavit filed in Kenai Superior Court on Oct. 12, 2014, Freel could be seen prying open the shop door. A broken knife was discovered on the ground near the door. Freel denied involvement in the burglary of the shop but admitted to being on camera during the theft and stealing the three-wheeler. “(Freel) was looking right into the camera,” Stinnett said. “I would hope he didn’t want to fight anymore and pay his debt. Even though he pleaded guilty, the only way I get my money back is if he wants to pay me.” Stinnett told troopers in addition to the three-wheeler and various personal items, at least three firearms were stolen – including an AR-15, a Russian SKS rifle with a bayonet and a .44 magnum pistol. Last October, a Kenai Grand Jury indicted Freel, Espinoza, Tyler Lewis, 28, and Paul Robson, 33, on eight total felony charges in connection with the burglary and theft of Stinnett’s shop. Espinoza is facing seven felony charges burglary, theft, first-degree vehicle theft and misconduct involving weapons for selling two firearms to a felon. See THEFT, page A-2

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AccuWeather 5-day forecast for Kenai-Soldotna

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Daylight Length of Day - 6 hrs., 38 min., 8 sec. Daylight gained - 3 min., 58 sec.

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24 hours through 4 p.m. yest. Trace Month to date ........................... Trace Normal month to date ............. 0.47" Year to date .............................. Trace Normal year to date ................. 0.47" Record today ................. 1.32" (1990) Record for Jan. ............. 3.03" (1980) Record for year ............ 27.09" (1963) Snowfall 24 hours through 4 p.m. yest. .. 0.0" Month to date ........................... Trace Season to date ............................ 7.7"

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Chilly air will race across the Northeast with gusty winds and flurries today. Much of the area from the Southwest to the Plains and Southeast will be mild. Rain and snow will affect the Northwest.

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If convicted on all seven charges, the maximum punishement is 35 years in jail. Espinoza was arrested on Sept. 28, 2014 on outstanding warrants for a failure to appear in court for a prior misdemeanor theft

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charge. According to a trooper report, Espinoza and Freel were found hiding in Lewis’s trailer. Espinoza had heroin and was charged. During her booking at Wildwood, more heroin was found resulting in further charges. Freel was also found with methamphetamines during his booking at Wildwood and

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charged with fourth-degree misconduct involving controlled substance and promoting contraband. Freel accepted the first charge and the second was dismissed. Lewis said Freel and Espinoza had been staying with him and had stored some items at his residence. Lewis described a green duffle bag he told troopers “may have long guns inside it,” according to the affidavit. After a follow-up interview with Lewis by troopers Casey Hershberger and Matt Ezell with the criminal suppression detail, they learned that Espinoza sold the guns to Robson, a known felon wholived in Kasilof. Troopers got a search warrant on Oct. 10, 2014 for Robson’s property and an AR-15 was found in a green duffle bag. Troopers also found Robson in possession of 95.7 grams of heroin, and 11.5 grams of methamphetamines, a total street value of more than $40,000. If convicted of all charges from the drug bust, Robson could face up to 55 years in prison. Three of the four co-defendants returned to court Wednes-

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day with Freel and Robson in the courtroom and Espinoza on the phone from Wildwood Pretrial Facility. Bauman said the co-defendant case is complicated because of the other felony cases that trail. Espinoza has three open cases while Robson has four active felony cases. Espinoza’s public defender Joy Hobart said she is working with the district attorney’s office to come to a global resolution on all of Espinoza’s open cases. Bauman set trial dates for Espinoza, Lewis and Robson for March 23. “I want to go to trial as soon as possible,” Espinoza said when Bauman asked if she would waiver her right to a speedy trial. “I guess I have no choice.” Attorney Dina Cale represented Robson in the four codefendant theft case. Cale asked for a continuance because she is new to the case and was waiting to review audio testimony. Attorney Rex Butler, who represents Robson in his other felony cases, said he would like to keep all Robson’s concurrent See THEFT, page A-10

Peninsula Clarion, Friday, January 16, 2015

Obituaries Howard Michael Byington Howard Michael Byington, 81, of Kasilof, passed away Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2015. Services are pending with Peninsula Memorial Chapel.

Jimmy Lee Davis Longtime Kenai resident Jimmy Lee Davis was born Feb. 3, 1949 in Seminole, Oklahoma and entered into rest Jan. 3, 2015. He was 65. Jimmy graduated from high school in Farmington, New Mexico. He went into the Army after high school and traveled to many places around the world as a truck driver, carrying vehicles and ammo. He worked for Texaco from 1982 until the 1990s, then worked for Tesoro until his retirement in May 2014. Jimmy had lots of family in California and New Mexico. He was loved and admired by many people around the community and enjoyed serving them all. There will be a Celebration of Life for Jimmy, to be announced at a later date. Jimmy is survived by his sisters, Janice and Mary; brothers, Chubby and Michael; son, Kenny Davis; nephews, Jimmy Lee Davis and wife Tonya, and their children Michael Lee, Devin James and Bethany Lea and their mother Bobbie Shook, and Billy Davis, wife Stephanie and their children Megan, Jerry and Henry. In lieu of flowers, a donation can be made at Wells Fargo, attention Bridges-Jimmy Davis Memorial Fund, to help the family with funeral expenses.

Betsy Lee Irvine Betsy Lee Irvine passed away Thursday, Dec. 18, 2014 in Springfield, Missouri at the age of 56. She was born July 20, 1958 in East St. Louis, Illinois, the daughter of Robert and Jane Hardcastle Horton. She married Stephen Irvine on Nov. 15, 1997, in Anchorage and was a homemaker. Betsy lived in Mountain Home, Arkansas, since 2013, moving from Sterling. Betsy was a dedicated Christian who devoted much time to learning about different religions. She enjoyed family, camping, fishing and fire pits, and travelling, especially Hawaii. Betsy is survived by her husband, Stephen Irving of Sterling; three daughters, Mindy (David) Lorring of Seward, Jerrica (Nathan) Woods of Kasilof, and Jenna Grant of Coeur d’Alene, Idaho; mother, Jane Horton of Everett, Washington; six grandchildren, Tanis, Keegan, Emerson and Riley Lorring, and Lilly and Kaela Woods; two sisters, Laura (Jim) Rogers of Harrison, Arkansas and Cathy Bentley-Squire of Mountain Home, Arkansas; two step-brothers, Ben (Juli) Harmon of Seattle, Washington and Charles Harmon of Chicago, Illinois; and a host of cousins, aunts, uncles, nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her father, Robert Horton, two brothers, Scott Horton and Bobby Horton, and sister, Nina Horton. Memorials may me made to the Multiple Sclerosis Society, www.nationalmssociety.org. C

David Wesley ‘Capt. Dave’ Shandy At the age of 76, David Wesley “Capt. Dave” Shandy passed away at his home in Ninilchik, of a sudden heart attack on Jan. 9, 2015. Dave was born on June 15, 1938 in Colorado Springs, Colorado to Wesley and Lina-May Shandy. One of four brothers,

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David, Jimmy, John and Darrel grew up together. The story of their time together was that of hunting, fishing and an adventurous country boy lifestyle. David served abroad in the Army instilling in him a deep respect for those serving our country in uniform. Out of the service Dave became a truck driving man for many years before finding his true calling that he was best known for. The last 20 or so years you could find Dave plying the waters off Deep Creek, on the hunt for halibut and other denizens of the deep aboard the Virginia Lee. Through those years as a charter boat captain Dave was able to touch the lives of so many people and share his infectious personality. Whiskey sipin’, guitar pickin’, singing songs by the camp fire and sinfully glutinous fish feeds where the way he preferred to spend his time with those close to him. He was an unceremonious man and was often quoted saying “My tombstone shall read the wind blew, the s--t flew, and this is what’s left of the Shandy crew.” In addition to spending much of his time at the local American Legion Hall, Capt. Dave served in various officer positions including post commander. Through the organization he and his wife of 35 years, Jeanie, shared their joy in life with the small community and the entire state. David is survived by a large family: wife Jeanie, siblings, children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren, that will always remember the great times that followed him where ever he went. A celebration of life will be held at the American Legion Post #18 in Ninilchik at 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 24, 2015 following a brief ceremony at the Ninilchik Cemetery. Friends and loved ones may contact his widow Jean or his son Anthony to express their condolences. In keeping with his wishes, “You can keep those damn flowers” and donations will be accepted at the American Legion Post #18 in his honor. “There goes the life of the party”

John Rodney ‘Grizz’ Young John Rodney “Grizz” Young, 63, passed away peacefully at his home in Kenai on Saturday, Jan. 10, 2015. John had been battling ALS (Lou Gerhig’s disease). John was born April 1, 1951 in Owatonna, Minnesota to Rodney and Lorna (Aase) Young. John attended Owatonna High School and graduated in 1969. After high school, he served four years in the Nation Guard. He married Linda Soukaup (Paulson) of Owatonna in 1970. They were later divorced. John moved to Alaska in 1976 to work as an Insulator on the Alaska pipeline. In 1983, he purchased The Place Bar & Motel in Kenai. He enjoyed playing pool, poker, and cribbage. He also spent a lot of time with his parents in Lake Havasu, Arizona. He is survived by his parents Rodney and Lorna Young of Lake Havasu, Arizona; his sons Cole (Jessica) Young of Soldotna, and Jason Young of Owatonna, Minnesota; sister-in-law Beth Young of Jacksonville, Florida; and grandchildren Anthony Young of Owatonna, Minnesota, and Jaxson, Braylynn, and Carter of Soldotna. He was preceded in death by his brother Gary Young of Jacksonville, Florida, and grandparents Henry and Hazel Aase and James and Maude Young. John touched the lives of many people with his smile and generosity, and maintained his trademark sense of humor all the way to the end. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to his memorial fund c/o Cole Young at Wells Fargo Bank, Account No. 1413524479. A celebration of life will be held at the Moose Lodge in Kenai on Friday, Jan. 23 at 5 p.m. Condolences may be sent to P.O. Box 723, Soldotna, AK 99669.

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Around the Peninsula Tickets on sale for Hospice wine tasting event Hospice of the Central Peninsula presents its Winter Wine Taste Event on Feb. 14 at the Fireweed Fellowship Hall at the Catholic Church in Soldotna at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are availableat the Hospice office. The evening will be filled with many gourmet appetizers and dessert along with paired wines for each course. If you would like to volunteer to help the evening of the event or would like to donate an item for the auctions, contact Hospice. Call Mary Green at 398-1600 or call the Hospice office at 2620453 from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday-Thursday for more information.

Hazardous waste disposal day scheduled The next hazardous waste disposal day is Saturday, January, 17 from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. at the Central Peninsula Landfill. The Kenai Peninsula Borough’s hazardous waste program gives households and small businesses the opportunity to properly dispose of hazardous waste and chemicals. All businesses must pre-register with Emerald Alaska. Households with more the 55 gallons of waste must also pre-register. Emerald Alaska manages this event; the Kenai Peninsula Borough provides the location. To pre-register and/or for specific waste disposal questions, call Emerald Alaska at 877-375-5040. For general questions, call the Kenai Peninsula Borough Solid Waste Department at 907-262-9667.

Hospice training offered Hospice of the Central Peninsula is offering Hospice Volunteer Core Training 2015 at Christ Lutheran Church in Soldotna. Friday sessions are Jan. 30 and Feb. 6, 6-9 p.m. Saturday sessions are Jan. 31 and Feb. 7, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Registration is required. The cost is $25.00/person. For more information, call Hospice at 262-0453 or email Janice at hospice.admin@alaska.net.

Community Calendar Today 8 a.m. • Alcoholics Anonymous As Bill Sees It Group, 11312 Kenai Spur Highway Unit 71 (Old Carrs Mall). Call 398-9440. 9:45 a.m. • TOPS #AK 196 meets at The Grace Lutheran Church, in Soldotna. Call Dorothy at 262-1303. 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 262-1917. 12:30 p.m. • Well Elders Live Longer exercise (W.E.L.L.) will meet at the Nikiski Senior Center. Call instructor Mary Olson at 907-776-3745. 8 p.m. • Narcotics Anonymous Support Group “It Works” at URS Club, 11312 Kenai Spur Highway, Unit 71, Kenai. • AA 12 by 12 at the United Methodist Church, 607 Frontage Road, Kenai. • Twin City Al-Anon Family group, United Methodist Church, 607 Frontage Road in Kenai. Call 907-953-4655.

Saturday 8 a.m. • Alcoholics Anonymous As Bill Sees It Group, 11312 Kenai Spur Highway Unit 71 (Old Carrs Mall). Call 398-9440. 9 a.m. • Al-Anon book study, Central Peninsula Hospital’s Augustine Room, Soldotna. Call 907-9534655. 10 a.m. • Narcotics Anonymous PJ Meeting, URS Club, 11312 Kenai Spur Highway, Unit 71, Kenai. 7 p.m. • Narcotics Anonymous support group “Dopeless Hope Fiends,” URS Club, 11312 Kenai Spur Highway, Unit 71, Kenai. 8 p.m. • AA North Roaders Group at North Star Methodist Church, Mile 25.5 Kenai Spur Highway. Call 242-9477. The Community Calendar lists recurring events and meetings of local organizations. To have your event listed, email organization name, day or days of meeting, time of meeting, place, and a contact phone number to news@ peninsulaclarion.com.

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Fish board plays politics — again One would think that a person with a

doctorate in wildlife management, experience working for state and federal agencies, extensive management and public relations experience and plenty of time spent afield in pursuit of Alaska’s fish and game would be an ideal candidate to interview for the job of Commissioner of the Alaska Department of Fish and Game. Apparently, all seven members of the Board of Fisheries would beg to differ. The Board of Fisheries and the Board of Game held a joint meeting on Wednesday for the purpose of reviewing candidates for the commissioner’s job. The boards had four candidates to consider, including Sam Cotten, appointed by Gov. Bill Walker as the acting commissioner in December, and Roland Maw, who has been active in fishery politics as executive director of the United Cook Inlet Drift Association. According to state law, “the governor shall appoint the commissioner of fish and game from a list of qualified persons nominated by the Board of Fisheries and the Board of Game meeting in joint session, subject to the right of the governor to request additional nominations.” As part of the process, the joint board first decided which candidates would advance to an interview. Two candidates were immediately ruled out, with members of both boards commenting on why they weren’t qualified for the job. But when it came time to consider Maw — he’s the candidate with the extensive experience that would appear to make him an ideal candidate — all seven members of the Board of Game voted in favor of interviewing him, while all seven members of the Board of Fisheries voted against an interview — without so much as the courtesy of sharing a single comment on why. Acting Commissioner Cotten was the only candidate to be interviewed and forwarded to the governor for consideration. So, how can it be that all seven members of the Board of Game felt, based on his resume, Maw was worth at least interviewing, while all seven members of the Board of Fish voted in lock step to refuse to even give him the courtesy of an interview? Have Board of Fisheries politics become so poisonous that board members can’t even consider the possibility that an advocate for a commercial fishing organization wouldn’t be just as effective an advocate for a state agency? Following the meeting, one board member, Fritz Johnson, of Dillingham, wrote in an email to the Clarion: “I think the joint boards made the right decision in endorsing Governor Walker’s selection of Sam Cotten as acting commissioner and I believe as Commissioner of Fish and Game he’ll enjoy broad support from Alaskans who depend on our fish and game resources.” Cotten may in fact be a great choice for commissioner. But first, let’s be honest and say that the joint boards didn’t make that decision, the Board of Fisheries did by eliminating the possibility of considering any other candidate. What’s more, the boards don’t pick the commissioner; their job is to send a “list of qualified persons” to the governor. On paper, Maw certainly looks qualified. It seems as though an interview would have helped to determine just why he isn’t. We understand that Maw has a history with the Board of Fisheries. We understand that the governor has picked Cotten as the acting commissioner. What we don’t understand is why the Board of Fisheries would choose to limit the governor’s options for filling such an important job. The next step is for the governor’s nominee to be confirmed by the Legislature. We expect lawmakers to carefully consider Cotten’s qualifications to lead Fish and Game. But the Legislature also will be tasked with approving the governor’s nominees for seats on the Board of Fisheries this spring. We hope those candidates get a more thorough vetting than it seems current board members are willing to give.

Support strong for genetically modified food labels By MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press

WASHINGTON — A large majority of Americans support labeling of genetically modified foods, whether they care about eating them or not. According to a December Associated Press-GfK poll, 66 percent of Americans favor requiring food manufacturers to put labels on products that contain genetically modified organisms, or foods grown from seeds engineered in labs. Only 7 percent are opposed to the idea, and 24 percent are neutral. Fewer Americans say genetically modified ingredients are important to them when judging whether a food is healthy. About 4 in 10 said the presence of such ingredients was very or extremely important to them. That’s higher than the share who say it’s important to know whether a food is organic, and about on par with the share saying they consider the amount of protein in a food an important factor. For some, the debate over GMOs is about the food system overall. Andrew Chan of Seattle said he strongly favors labeling genetically modified ingredients, but those ingredients themselves aren’t most important to him. As a parent, he said his top concern is the abundance of processed foods. “GMO ingredients aren’t the number one thing, but more than likely within a processed food I’d find something that is a genetically modified product,” said Chan, 41. Genetically modified seeds are engineered to have certain traits, such as resistance to herbicides or certain plant diseases. Most of the country’s corn and soybean crop is now genetically modified, with much of that becoming animal feed. Modified corn and soybeans are also made into popular processed food ingredients such as corn oil, corn starch, high-fructose corn syrup and soybean oil. Currently, the Food and Drug Admin-

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istration doesn’t require labeling of genetically modified foods, saying those on the market are safe. Consumer advocates backing labeling say shoppers have a right to know what is in their food, arguing not enough is known about their effects. The AP-GfK poll comes as several states have weighed in on the issue. Vermont became the first state to require labels for genetically modified foods last year, passing a law in May that will take effect mid-2016 if it survives legal challenges. Maine and Connecticut passed laws before Vermont, but those measures don’t take effect unless neighboring states follow suit. Ballot initiatives to require labeling were narrowly defeated in California, Washington and Oregon in recent years. The food industry and seed companies have aggressively fought attempts to force labeling, and have pushed a bill in Congress that would block those efforts. The bill by Rep. Mike Pompeo, R-Kansas, would reaffirm that such food labels are voluntary, overriding any state laws that require them. In a December congressional hearing on the issue, members of both parties were less inclined than the public to support labeling. Many questioned whether mandatory GMO labels would be misleading to consumers since there is little scientific evidence that such foods are unsafe. AP Director of Polling Jennifer Agiesta According to the AP-GfK poll, public support for labeling GMOs was biparti- and News Survey Specialist Emily Swansan, with 71 percent of Democrats and 64 son contributed to this report. percent of Republicans favoring labeling. Even among conservative Republicans, more than 6 in 10 favor a labeling requirement. Jay Jaffe, a Republican from PhiladelE-mail: news@peninsulaclarion.com phia, says he strongly favors labeling even Write: Fax: though he has no problem buying GMOs. Peninsula Clarion 907-283-3299 “If they are cheaper and they taste right to P.O. Box 3009 Questions? Call: me, I’ll buy it,” he says. Kenai, AK 99611 907-283-7551 Still, he thinks there should be account-

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ability in the food industry. “It should be there and not in small print,” he said of GMO labels. “People should be able to make a choice.” Lucinda Morel, an independent who leans Democratic from Los Angeles, says she is very conscious of ingredients as a mother of three young children. She strongly favors labeling GMO foods. Morel said she is concerned that so many foods have become modified “before we can see any ramifications or any fallout, if there is any, from making such changes so quickly.” The food industry has faced pressure from retailers as consumer awareness of GMOs has increased. The retailer Whole Foods plans to label GMO products in all its U.S. and Canadian stores by 2018. And some companies have decided to remove the ingredients altogether. The AP-GfK Poll of 1,010 adults was conducted online Dec. 4-8, using a sample drawn from GfK’s probability-based KnowledgePanel, which is designed to be representative of the U.S. population. The margin of sampling error for all respondents is plus or minus 3.4 percentage points. Respondents were first selected randomly using phone or mail survey methods, and later interviewed online. People selected for KnowledgePanel who didn’t otherwise have access to the Internet were provided access at no cost to them.

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Arizona students must pass civics test By BOB CHRISTIE Associated Press

PHOENIX — Arizona on Thursday became the first state in the nation to pass a law requiring high school students to pass a civics exam before graduation. The swift action by the Arizona Legislature comes as states around the country take up similar measures. The proposal requires high school students to correctly answer 60 of 100 questions on the civics portion of the U.S. citizenship test. The test is being pushed nationally by the Scottsdale-based Joe Foss Institute, which has set a goal of having all 50 states adopt it by 2017, the 230th anniversary of the U.S. Constitution. The institute says legislatures in 15 states are expected to consider it this year. Critics questioned the message the bill sends at a time when Arizona is facing a deficit and education funding crisis. Both the House and Senate quickly passed the bill at the beginning of the legislative

session, and the newly elected Republican governor, Doug Ducey, has said he will sign it. The North Dakota House of Representatives overwhelming approved the same measure Thursday, but Arizona’s is expected to be the first pass a full Legislature. Ducey called on the Legislature to make the civics test the first bill to hit his desk as governor. He said studies show that students don’t know enough about basic government to grow into effective citizens. “These are our children, and not long from now, it will be for them to vote on who sits in your chairs and who stands at this podium,” Ducey said in his State of the state address Monday. “How can we expect them to protect the principles on which this country was founded, if we are not preparing them for that task right now?” Republican Senate Majority Leader Steve Yarbrough, sponsoring the bill in his chamber, called the test a needed measure. “Requiring that students pass this test is not by any means

a silver bullet, but I think is a step, a small step forward,” he said. “And I think we need to encourage the people of America to become more aware of the values of America.” The lone Democratic senator who opposed the bill on the education committee, David Bradley, said passing the test would do nothing to make good citizens. He said that despite the bill sponsors’ promises, there is a cost to the state. Bradley also said that “this is not the end-all be-all to citizenship and it doesn’t get us any further down the road.” A high school government teacher, Joe Thomas of Mesa, said he was concerned that having students take a 100-question test would take up an entire class period and is not an effective way of getting students engaged in civics. He said the test is will require rote memorization rather than something that promotes critical thinking. “The interest is promoting civics and we want to see students engaged,” Thomas said. “I don’t know if a test engages students.”

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In this Jan. 5 photo, Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey, left, smiles as he shakes hands with son Jack Ducey, second from left, as sons Joe Ducey and Sam Ducey, right, look on during inauguration ceremonies at the Arizona Capitol Jan. 5, in Phoenix. The Arizona Legislature is putting a bill creating a new high school civics test on the fast track. The bills require students to correctly answer 60 of 100 questions on the civics portion of the test required to become a U.S. citizen in order to graduate. Ducey said Monday that students just aren’t learning the basic civics they need to be good citizens.

Science panel: no alternative to bulk collection By KEN DILANIAN AP Intelligence Writer

WASHINGTON — A committee of scientific experts has concluded that there is no viable technological alternative to bulk collection of data by the National Security Agency that allows analysts access to communications whose significance only becomes clear years later. An 85-page report by the National Research Council, commissioned last year in the wake of surveillance revelations by former NSA contractor Edward Snowden, did not take a position on the merits of bulk collection of telephone or other records. But asked to look for effective software alternatives to bulk collection, it concluded there weren’t any, in cases when, for example, the NSA wants to examine the past communications of new terror suspects. “Restricting bulk collection will make intelligence less effective, and technology cannot do anything about this,” the

report says. ‘Whether the gain in privacy is worth the loss is a policy question that the committee does not address.” If a particular set of communications becomes significant, the report says, “because of new circumstances such as identifying a new target, a non-nuclear nation that is now pursuing the development of nuclear weapons, an individual that is found to be a terrorist, or new intelligence-gathering priorities_historical events and the data they provide will be available for analysis only if they were previously collected.” The report does suggest ways to mitigate the privacy impact of bulk collection by restricting use of the data, something NSA says it does. “Although no software can fully replace bulk with targeted information collection, software can be developed to more effectively target collection and to control the usage of collected data,” the report says. It recommends the use of automatic controls on bulk data,

with audits that can be publicly shared. The study was conducted by a committee of the National Academies, which advises the government on scientific matters. The committee was chaired by Robert Sproull, a former Oracle executive and computer scientist now at the University of Massachussetts. The committee included a variety of experts, including Michael Leiter, former director of the National Counter Terrorism Center. It sent drafts of the study to a variety of reviewers, including Fred Cate, a law professor and privacy expert at Indiana University, who criticized its approach in an email to The Associated Press. “The study seemed set up to fail,” Cate said. “It imposes

an impossibly high standard_to find a technological tool that is even better than having access to bulk collection. It seemed clear from the outset that the answer is no.” But that’s not the right question, Cate said, because the socalled 215 Program scrutinized has not been shown to be necessary or effective in stopping terror plots. Arguably the most controversial example of bulk data collection is the NSA’s gathering and storing of American calling records, a program kept secret for years and disclosed by Snowden. President Barack Obama has proposed ending government storage of those records and requiring the NSA to gather them as needed from the telecommunications companies,

but Congress has not adopted the proposal, so the collection continues. The program, conducted under Section 215 of the Patriot Act, collects the “to and from” information of most domestic landline calls, but not the content of the communications. It does not gather most cell phone calls for logistical and other reasons, officials have said. Officials say the records are searched against known terrorist phone numbers a limited number of times per year, based on a judicial finding of reasonable suspicion, to probe possible links between terror suspects. Only a few dozen people in the government have access to the database. If not used in a terrorism investigation, the data is supposed to be destroyed after five years.

The NSA also engages in other bulk collection of the email and telephone content around the world that sweeps in Americans. The agency says it minimizes the names of Americans and takes other steps to mitigate the privacy risk. The report, while upholding bulk collection on scientific grounds, notes that it “leaves many uncomfortable.” “Some find the idea that the U.S. government collects vast amounts of communications signals information about unsuspected U.S. persons abhorrent to the very notion of democracy, while others object to this decision being made under the cover of secrecy.” But “a choice to eliminate all forms of bulk collection would have costs in intelligence capabilities,” the report concludes.

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Around the World Fear of perception Mitt Romney cares only for wealthy casts shade over potential 2016 bid CORONADO, Calif. — Even among Mitt Romney’s longtime supporters, one fear about his potential return to presidential politics stands out: the lingering perception the former private equity executive cares only about the fate of wealthy Americans. Romney knows it, too. In his so-far private conversations about a prospective third run for the White House, he has told would-be backers that improving the lives of poor and middle-class Americans would be at the top of his 2016 agenda. “What he was most passionate about in our conversation is breaking the cycle of poverty in this country,” said Bill Kunkler, one of Romney’s past top national fundraisers, who received a call from Romney this week. “That really, really bothers him.” There are concerns among Republicans that Romney is a two-time loser in the race for president whose “turn” has come and gone. But in interviews with several Romney supporters, many pointed to what political professionals describe as his empathy problem. Among voters who wanted a president who “cares about people like me,” only 18 percent supported Romney in 2012, compared with 81 percent for President Barack Obama, according to exit polls. Those low marks came after a campaign filled with highprofile missteps tied in some way to money. The son of an auto company chief executive who made a fortune in finance measured in the hundreds of millions famously described corporations as people and highlighted his close friendships with the owners of professional sports teams.

US eases Cuba travel and trade rules — punching hole in 5-decade-old embargo WASHINGTON — Swiftly expanding trade ties with Cuba, the Obama administration opened the door to easier travel and a wide range of new export opportunities with the communist island starting Friday, punching the biggest hole to date in America’s half-century-old embargo. Less than a month after the Cold War foes agreed to end their enmity, the Commerce and Treasury departments unveiled new rules Thursday permitting U.S. citizens to visit Cuba without special permits. Most U.S. travelers still will be required to go on supervised group trips, but now virtually any U.S. company or organization can offer such trips without the paperwork and inspections that discouraged past expansion of travel to Cuba. Some tour operators, already seeing unprecedented interest in legal travel to Cuba, expect some tourists to simply ignore the restrictions. American companies also now will be permitted to export telephones, computers and Internet technology, and to send supplies to private Cuban firms. However, Cuban authorities have said nothing about the restrictions they might impose on U.S. products entering a country that has long frustrated foreign investors with red tape and tapped-out infrastructure. The changes are the latest step in President Barack Obama’s plan to rebuild relations with Cuba after a history marred by suspicion, espionage and conflict. The new regulations come three days after U.S. officials confirmed the release of 53 political prisoners Cuba had promised to free. — The Associated Press

Parents say they saw a change BY DAN SEWELL Associated Press

CINCINNATI — Christopher Lee Cornell showed little direction in his life, spending hours playing video games in his bedroom in his parents’ apartment, rarely going out or working, and voicing distrust of the government and the media. But in recent weeks, his parents say, they noticed a change in him. They thought it was a change for the better: The 20-year-old suburban Cincinnati man was helping his mother around the house, cooking meals, sitting with his parents to watch movies, and talking about having become a Muslim. “He said, ‘I’m at peace with myself,’” his father, John Cornell, recalled Thursday — a day after his son was arrested in an FBI sting and charged with plotting to attack the U.S. Capitol with pipe bombs and guns and kill government officials. The arrest came with U.S. counterterrorism authorities on high alert against homegrown extremists and “lone wolves” — disaffected or disturbed individuals who hold radical beliefs but have no direct connection to a terrorist organization.

The bearded, long-haired Cornell was taken into custody outside a gun range and store west of Cincinnati after, the FBI said, he bought two M-15 semi-automatic rifles and 600 rounds of ammunition as part of a plan to go to Washington. The FBI said he had for months sent social media messages and posted video espousing support for Islamic State militants and for violent attacks by others. It was unclear from court papers if he had made contact with any terrorist groups. But in an instant message to an FBI informant, Cornell wrote that he had been in contact with people overseas and that he planned to go ahead with the attack even without specific authorization. House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio said a controversial government surveillance program was responsible for alerting authorities to the plot. He mentioned FISA, or the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, which gives the government authority to eavesdrop under certain conditions. Cornell, using the online name of Raheel Mahrus Ubaydah, told the informant they

should “wage jihad,” authorities said in court papers. He allegedly wrote in an instant message that “we should meet up and make our own group in alliance with the Islamic State here and plan operations ourselves.” Cornell was jailed for a federal court appearance Friday in Cincinnati. A federal public defender listed as representing him did not immediately respond to messages. His father called him “a mommy’s boy” taken in by a “snitch” who was trying to help himself. In court papers, the FBI said the unidentified informant had been cooperating with authorities to obtain “favorable treatment” in an unrelated case, and that the informant made contact with Cornell last August after telling the FBI about the social media posts regarding the Islamic State. Similar cases in recent years have led to accusations of entrapment. But the FBI has argued such stings are vital for averting deadly terror attacks, and juries have returned tough sentences. One such case involved an undercover agent pretending to be a terrorist who provided

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This undated photo provided by John Ritchie shows Christopher Lee Cornell. Cornell’s Twitter posts sympathizing with Islamic terrorists led to an undercover FBI operation and Cornell’s arrest on charges that he plotted to blow up the U.S. Capitol and kill government officials.

a teenager with a phony car bomb, then watched him plant it in downtown Chicago. In another instance in Boston, a man was sentenced to 17 years in prison for plotting with undercover agents to fly remotecontrolled planes packed with explosives into the Pentagon and U.S. Capitol.

Duke cancels plan for Muslim call to prayer By JONATHAN DREW Associated Press

DURHAM, N.C. — Just days after announcing that a traditional Muslim call to prayer would echo from a historic chapel tower, Duke University changed course Thursday after being bombarded with calls and emails objecting to the plan. Instead, Muslims will gather for their call to prayer in a grassy area in front of the chapel before heading into a room in the chapel for their weekly prayer service. The university had initially said a moderately amplified call to prayer would be read by members of the

Muslim Students Association from the tower for about three minutes each Friday. Michael Schoenfeld, vice president for public affairs and government relations, said it would up to the students if they want to use some sort of speaker or megaphone. The original plan drew the ire of evangelist Franklin Graham, the son of the Rev. Billy Graham, who urged Duke alumni to withhold support because of violence against Christians that he attributed to Muslims. Schoenfeld said emails and calls came from alumni and others in the community. “There was considerable traffic and conversation and

even a little bit of confusion, both within the campus and certainly outside, about what Duke was doing,” Schoenfeld said. “The purposes and goals and even the facts had been so mischaracterized as to turn it into a divisive situation, not a unifying situation.” Graham wrote later in the day that the university made the right decision to cancel the plan to use the tower. However, Schoenfeld said the reversal was not based solely on Graham’s opposition. He also said there were concerns about safety and security, but he declined to elaborate on whether any specific threats had been received.

Shalini Subbarao, 19, a sophomore from St. Louis, said as she walked in front of the chapel that she was disappointed with the school’s reversal. “I thought it was really progressive. It showed our openness to other religions,” she said of the original plan. The campus was mostly business as usual on Thursday afternoon, with students starting to head from class. Several said they were not familiar with the issue, while others’ reactions were mixed. Ios Kotaogiannis, 39, a doctoral candidate in computer science who is from Greece, said he was glad officials reversed their decision. C

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Belgian police kill 2 in anti-terror raid By RAF CASERT, and LORNE COOK Associated Press

VERVIERS, Belgium — With Europe dreading more terror, Belgian authorities moved swiftly to pre-empt what they called a major attack by as little as hours Thursday, killing two suspects in a firefight and arresting a third in a vast antiterrorism sweep that stretched into the night. The police raid on a former bakery in this provincial rustbelt town was another palpable sign that terror had seeped deep into Europe’s heartland as security forces struck against returnees from Islamic holy war in Syria. “You could smell the gunpowder,” said neighbor Alexandre Massaux following a minutes-long firefight with automatic weapons and Kalashnikovs that was also punctuated by explosions. Two suspects were killed and a third arrested and charged with belonging to a terrorist organization. “As soon as they thought special forces were there, they opened fire,” federal magistrate Eric Van der Sypt said. After the gun smoke lifted, police continued with searches in Verviers and the greater Brussels area, seeking more clues in a weekslong investigation that started well before the terrorism spree last week that led to 17 deaths in the Paris area. The Belgian operations had no ap-

parent link to the terrorist acts committed in France. And, unlike the Paris terrorists, who attacked the office of a satirical newspaper and a kosher grocery store, the suspects in Belgium were reportedly aiming at hard targets: police installations. “They were on the verge of committing important terror attacks,” Van der Sypt told a news conference in Brussels. Across Europe, anxiety has grown as the manhunt continues for potential accomplices of the three Paris terrorists, all of whom were shot dead by French police. Authorities in Belgium signaled they were ready for more trouble by raising the national terror alert level from 2 to 3, the second-highest level. “It shows we have to be extremely careful,” Van der Sypt said. The Verviers suspects “were extremely well-armed men” equipped with automatic weapons, he said. Authorities have previously said 300 Belgian residents have gone to fight with extremist Islamic formations in Syria; it is unclear how many have returned. Prime Minister Charles Michel said the increase in the threat level was “a choice for prudence.” “There is no concrete or specific knowledge of new elements of threat,” he said. The suspects in Verviers opened fire on police when they closed in on them near the city’s train station, the magistrate told

reporters. There was an intense firefight for several minutes. Video posted online showed a dark view of a building amid blasts, gunshots and sirens, and a fire with smoke billowing up. No police were wounded or killed in the clash, which occurred at the height of rush hour in a crowded neighborhood of this former industrial town of 56,000 about 80 miles (125 kilometers) southeast of the capital, Brussels. Earlier Thursday, Belgian authorities said they were looking into possible links between a man they arrested in the southern city of Charleroi for illegal trade in weapons and Amedy Coulibaly, who killed four people in a Paris kosher market last week. The man arrested in Belgium “claims that he wanted to buy a car from the wife of Coulibaly,” Van der Sypt said. “At this moment this is the only link between what happened in Paris.” Van der Sypt said that “of course, naturally” we are continuing the investigation. At first, the man came to police himself claiming there had been contact with Coulibaly’s common-law wife regarding the car, but he was arrested following a search of his premises when indications of illegal weapons trading were found. A Belgian connection figured in a 2010 French criminal investigation into a foiled terrorist plot in which Coulibaly was one of the convicted co-

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Police stand guard around the central police headquarters in Brussels, Thursday. Belgian security forces killed two terror suspects with links to Syria in a fierce shootout in the eastern city of Verviers on Thursday and arrested another, foiling a major and imminent attack against police buildings, authorities said.

conspirators. The plotters included a Brussels-area contact who was supposed to furnish both weapons and ammunition, according to French judicial documents obtained by The Associated Press. Several other countries are also involved in the hunt for possible accomplices to Coulibaly and the other gunmen in the French attacks, brothers Cherif and Said Kouachi. In Spain, authorities said Coulibaly drove his common-

law wife from France to Madrid on Dec. 31 and was with her until she took a Jan. 2 flight to Istanbul. Spain’s National Court said in a statement it was investigating what Coulibaly did in the country’s capital with his wife, Hayat Boumeddiene, and a third person who wasn’t identified but is suspected of helping Boumeddiene get from Turkey to Syria. France is on edge since last week’s attacks, which began at the satirical newspaper Charlie

Hebdo. The paper, repeatedly threatened for its caricatures of the Muslim Prophet Muhammad, buried several of its slain staff members Thursday even as it reprinted another weekly issue with Muhammad on its cover. Also, defense officials said France was under an unprecedented cyber assault with 19,000 cyberattacks launched after the country’s bloodiest terrorist attacks in decades, frustrating authorities as they try to thwart repeat violence.

Pope begins final leg of Asia trip on provocative note By NICOLE WINFIELD and TERESA CEROJANO Associated Press

MANILA, Philippines — Pope Francis began his visit to Asia’s largest Catholic nation Thursday with a provocative statement about one of Europe’s largest Catholic nations: Referring to the Paris attacks, Francis said there are limits to freedom of expression, especially when it insults or ridicules someone’s faith. Francis made the comments to reporters en route to the Philippines, where hundreds of thousands of people lined Manila’s streets to cheer him as he arrived from Sri Lanka for the second and final leg of his Asian tour. Francis said his visit here would focus on the plight of the poor, the exploited and victims of injustice — themes sure to resonate in a nation where pov-

erty afflicts nearly a quarter of its 100 million people. Before touching down though, Francis weighed in on the debate raging in much of the world following the massacre by Islamic extremists against the satirical French magazine Charlie Hebdo, and subsequent attack on a kosher supermarket, that left 17 people and the three gunmen dead. Francis defended freedom of speech as a fundamental right, and even a duty to speak out for the common good. But he said there were limits to free speech, especially when confronting another equally fundamental human right: the freedom of religion. By way of example, he referred to Alberto Gasbarri, who organizes papal trips and was standing by his side aboard the papal plane. “If my good friend Dr. Gas-

barri says a curse word against my mother, he can expect a punch,” Francis said jokingly, throwing a pretend punch his way. “It’s normal. You cannot provoke. You cannot insult the faith of others. You cannot make fun of the faith of others.” He by no means said the violent attack on Charlie Hebdo was justified. Quite the opposite, he said such horrific violence in God’s name couldn’t be justified and was an “aberration.” But he said a reaction of some kind was to be expected.

As he emerged from his plane, church bells rang out across the country and hundreds of children danced and waved small Philippine and Vatican flags. A sudden gust of wind blew off his papal cap; Francis grabbed futilely for it and then smiled and descended the stairs from the aircraft to be greeted by President Benigno Aquino III. The pontiff revealed his priorities as he arrived, saying the “central nut of the message will be the poor, the poor who want

to go forward, the poor who suffered from Typhoon Haiyan and are continuing to suffer the consequences.” Powerful Typhoon Haiyan left more than 7,300 dead and missing and leveled entire villages in the central Philippines in 2013, including Leyte province, where the pope will visit Saturday to console survivors. He said he also had in mind

the poor who “face so many injustices — social, spiritual, existential.” “I think about them,” he said, referring to a recent lunch he had with some Filipino workers at the Vatican who had left their families for jobs overseas. The Philippines is one of the world’s largest labor exporters. About a tenth of the population has left the country in search of

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Switzerland stuns markets by giving up on currency peg PAN PYLAS Associated Press

LONDON — Rarely has one statement prompted such a dramatic move in currency markets. The Swiss franc achieved a turbo-charged lift Thursday after the Swiss National Bank, or SNB, ditched an increasingly expensive policy to limit the export-sapping rise of the currency. Within minutes of the early morning announcement, the currency spiked around a third against the euro and the dollar while Swiss shares tanked, prompting confusion and a fair degree of anger across trading room floors. The decision by the SNB to call time on its efforts to prevent the euro from trading below 1.20 francs was a huge surprise and came amid mounting speculation that the European Central Bank will next week

back a big stimulus program that will put more euros in circulation which would further dilute their value. That expectation has pushed the euro down to near-decade lows against the dollar. As the outlook for the euro has darkened, the cost for the Swiss central bank of defending the peg by buying euros or selling francs has risen. Though the timing of the Swiss decision proved a surprise, most foreign exchange experts thought the peg would have to be abandoned, just as previous such efforts had. In 1992, for example, the British pound suffered similarly dramatic losses as it crashed out of a fixed exchange-rate system that was then operating in Europe. Like the Bank of England then, the Swiss central bank faced a tough task controlling its currency. That was evident in the franc’s movements in the

‘For years central banks have tried to avoid days like today by being transparent and making moves like this over time while drip feeding their intentions to the markets.’ — Craig Erlam, market analyst, Alpari

markets after it abandoned the peg. The euro plunged to a low around the 0.85 francs mark in the minutes after the decision, before recovering somewhat to trade 13 percent lower at 1.04 francs. It wasn’t just the euro that got caught up in the franc’s frenzied moves. The dollar initially plunged by a similar amount, though it also recouped some of its kneejerk losses to trade 15 percent lower at 0.8884 francs. “For years central banks have tried to avoid days like today by

being transparent and making moves like this over time while drip feeding their intentions to the markets,” said Craig Erlam, market analyst at Alpari. “The SNB have shown themselves to be amateurs today and there are many people that will suffer considerably as a result.” Despite the backlash, the SNB will face from those who are nursing potential losses that could run into billions, many analysts thought the decision was inevitable in light of next week’s expected announce-

ment by the ECB to break new ground in its efforts to inject life into the ailing 19-country eurozone economy. Its stimulus package is expected to be worth as much as 1 trillion euros ($1.17 trillion). “The SNB clearly expected to see a huge surge of inflows in the week ahead and saw little reason to provide these buyers of francs with an artificially cheap rate,” said Simon Derrick, chief currency strategist at BNY Mellon. The Swiss central bank argued that the “exceptional and temporary” measure to protect the Swiss economy was “no longer justified.” The peg, which was introduced in Sept. 2011, was an attempt to halt the rise of the franc — a traditional haven currency for investors — against the euro at a time when the eurozone debt crisis was at its height. The strong franc was then particularly problematic

for Swiss exporters, who were forced to drastically cut prices to remain competitive. Thursday’s move prompted a painful 8.7 percent drop in Switzerland’s stock market as investors took fright at the worsening outlook for Switzerland’s traditional exporters, such as those selling chocolate or ski holidays. And as in the eurozone, there’s a growing fear that the country will suffer a sustained period of falling prices, or deflation. A stronger currency makes imports cheaper, further dampening inflation — in the year to December, prices fell 0.5 percent. In an effort to contain the franc’s future appreciation and limit any damage to the Swiss economy, the central bank also lowered a key interest rate — what it charges commercial banks to deposit at the bank — to minus 0.75 percent from minus 0.25 percent.

International military force mulled to fight Boko Haram in Nigeria CHRISTOPHER TORCHIA Associated Press

JOHANNESBURG — As Islamic militants from Boko Haram step up attacks in Nigeria that have led to the slaughter of more civilians, there is increasing talk that international military action, possibly including a multinational force, may be needed to help crush the insurgency in Africa’s most populous country. The debate has taken on new urgency since Jan. 3, when Boko Haram extremists swept into the northeastern town of Baga in Borno state, overran a military base and, according to witnesses, killed hundreds of civilians in the days that followed. It was one of the most brazen assaults since militants kidnapped nearly 300 girls last year, setting off an international outcry. Amnesty International has released satellite images showing widespread destruction — with about 3,700 structures damaged or destroyed — but

the horrifying picture of the attack is incomplete because aid workers, journalists and others cannot reach the Boko Haramcontrolled area. Extremists, who encountered resistance from civilian militias in Baga, systematically slaughtered civilians in what analysts believe was retaliation for their defiance. Boko Haram’s message, according to analyst Matthew Henman, was: “If you organize these militias against us, this is the response that you will receive.” President Goodluck Jonathan, who is running for reelection next month, visited Maiduguri, the capital of Borno State, on Thursday in his first trip to the northeast since a state of emergency was imposed in May 2014. His office said in a statement that he met with troops involved in fighting the extremists as part of his “surprise visit.” He also visited hundreds of civilians who were staying in a camp in Maiduguri after

fleeing Baga. Nigeria’s neighbors are already being shaken by Boko Haram’s territorial expansion. Niger, Chad and Cameroon have seen flows of refugees into their countries. In the case of Cameroon, there even have been some cross-border attacks. Boko Haram is believed to funnel fighters and equipment across borders; previously, a multinational garrison in Baga was tasked with thwarting frontier smuggling and, increasingly, the activities of Islamic insurgents. “It’s a double win” for Boko Haram, which now has greater border mobility and has stripped its military opponents of an important outpost, said Henman, manager of IHS Jane’s Terrorism and Insurgency Centre in London. He said the Nigerian extremists are likely aware of the gains in Iraq and Syria by the Islamic State group, and may “see similar potential for themselves.” On Thursday, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said he

and British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond discussed a special initiative to deal with Boko Haram, but he did not elaborate. Speaking in Sofia, Bulgaria, Kerry said Boko Haram is “without question one of the most evil and threatening terrorist entities on the planet,” and that the killing in northeastern Nigeria is a “crime against humanity” and must be addressed. The United States and other countries offered training and other assistance to the Nigerian military after Boko Haram seized 276 girls from a boarding school in April, but most of them remain missing.

The deployment of a multinational force to fight Boko Haram does not appear imminent and would take considerable political will, in addition to needing a green light from a Nigerian government that has appeared leery at times of perceived foreign meddling. However, a United Nations official said Wednesday there will be a meeting Jan. 20 in Niger’s capital, Niamey, to explore the idea of a regional force to confront Nigeria’s militants. Neighboring governments are reportedly talking about sending about 3,000 troops to the West African nation, with a mandate to recover territory from Boko Haram, the U.N. of-

ficial said on condition of anonymity because the diplomat was not authorized to disclose private discussions. The operation would be supported by the African Union and potentially “blessed” by the U.N. Security Council, the official said at U.N. headquarters in New York. Regional leaders pledged to cooperate against Boko Haram at an October meeting in Niger. There are precedents for military intervention in African conflicts. In 2013, France sent troops to battle Islamic insurgents in Mali after the government there asked for help. African Union troops have retaken territory from al-Shabab fighters in Somalia in past years.

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Voices of R eligion Roger C ampbell 46:10). But how can our hearts be stilled when our minds are filled with unnerving news flowing in continually from both near and far away? At one time, I was so hooked on being in touch with every late breaking headline that the tuning buttons on my car radio were set to enable me to hear the latest news reported as quickly as possible by those whom I felt were most able to keep me informed. This moment by moment button pushing enabled me to feel current with what was happening

Church Briefs Chilli Cook-Off at Soldotna Catholic Church Do you think you have the best-tasting chilli? Soldotna Catholic Church will hold a Chilli Cook-off and Bake Sale in its Fireweed Fellowship Hall on Saturday from 4 to 8 p.m. For rules and information on entering, call Mary at 252-3131. To volunteer, call Steve at 398-3937. To contribute goods to the Bake Sale, call Carolyn at 252-9381. The church is located at 222 West Redoubt Avenue in Soldotna.

Love INC plans volunteer luncheon

in the world no matter where I was traveling. Then, while passing through a period of great stress, I suddenly realized that part of my trouble was of my own making. I was feeding my fears by always reaching out for all the trouble I could grasp. As a result, I reset my radio buttons and started tuning out much of what I had been inviting into my mind. The positive results of this move proved to be pleasantly surprising. The silence silenced my fears and increased personal peace. Joseph Benz warns that the real danger of being ruled by a noisy life is that all these distractions can lure us away from God, adding that another result of this continual clatter filling our brains may cause Him to

be just one more item to multitask. In his words:“The addictive quality of this perpetual din is what makes it so tough to get under control. We may move from not being able to escape it to not really wanting to. Take away our e-mail or cell phones – even for a short time – and we feel deprived, maybe even panicky.” How then can we break this desire for noise and bondage to our toys? An important resource for achieving such freedom has for many been having a daily appointment in a quiet place for prayer and Bible reading. Our Lord frequently took His disciples away from the crowds that followed them so He could teach them without being disturbed. Isaiah, the prophet, was told he could find strength for his many

responsibilities and trials through quietness and confidence (Isaiah 30:15). How does one build a devotional life that insulates from the negatives in this noisy world? Times of quietness and prayer that work well for some may be impractical for others, but the basic ingredients for achieving a quiet heart in the midst of this commercial clatter are the same: a desire to break the bondages that monopolize our lives and steal the sweet sounds of silence we need to build our faith. Roger Campbell is an author, a columnist and broadcaster who was a pastor for 22 years. He can be reached at rcministry@ameritech.net.

11 a.m. to 2 p.m. for residents experiencing food shortages. The Food Pantry is 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 Bible study group starting dropped off at the church on Tuesday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. The Midnight Son Seventh Day Adventist Church is starting and Wednesday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. or on Sunday from 9 a Weekly Women’s Bible Study group. The first book to be read a.m. until noon. For more information or if you have questions, is “Unglued” by Lysa Terkeurst. For more information call or please call 262-4657. text Crystal Sumner at 252-4543. uniforms. The are selling giant chocolate kisses for $5 each. Currently there is plain chocolate, chocolate peanut butter and a non-chocolate rice crispy kiss. Delivery is between February 4-18. But you can preorder now by calling or texting Toni Loop at 740-1476.

United Methodist Church provides food pantry

Calvary Baptist kids club meets

Love INC is having their first annual volunteer appreciation luncheon on Saturday, with door prizes, guest speakers, and food. Anyone who has volunteered for Love INC is invited to attend. It is being held at the Nikiski Nazarene Church just past “The Place Motel” at 1 p.m. For more info please call Chris at 987-5667.

Calvary Baptist Church has resumed its Awana Kids Club on Sunday evenings. The group meets at Kenai Middle School from 5:15-7:30 p.m. All kids, ages 3 through sixth grade, are welcome. See the Calvary Baptist Awana web page for further details and Club schedule: calvarykenai.org/awana.

Bluegrass at Kenai United Methodist Church

Bible study with Nikiski Aglow

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 Midnight Son starts youth programs in Christ. For information call Bev at 776-8022 or 398-7311 or Registration for the Midnight Son Seventh Day Adventist Paulette at 252-7372. Adventurers children program will be open until the end of January. Meetings are every Wednesday at 6:30. Call or text Toni Soldotna Food Pantry open weekly Loop at 740-1476. The Soldotna Food Pantry is open every Wednesday from The Midnight Son Adventurer program is raising money for Blue Grass listeners and players are invited to the Kenai United Methodist Church on Sunday from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. to participate in a Blue Grass jam. Participants should use the side door off the parking lot. The Church is located at 607 Frontage Road across from Wells Fargo Bank. All are welcome to attend. For more information contact Jim Evenson at 776-8060.

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ow much noise can you pump into your head before you begin to drown out God’s voice? This question introduces a timely article by Joseph Benz, which appeared in the daily devotional booklet“In Touch,” titled “This Noisy Life.” Benz, the author of “Silent God: Finding Him When You Can’t Hear His Voice,” observes that it’s not hard to spend every waking (and sleeping) moment connected to some sort of device that injects information into our brains, writing: “From morning till night, we’re bombarded by 24 hour news channels, billboards, Web sites, e-mail, and other potential mental clamor.” The Psalmist advised those going through great trials to be still and know that God is in control (Psalm

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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.

Clothes 4 U at First Baptist Church 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.

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. Submit church announcements to news@peninsulaclarion. com.

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president of the Kenai chapter of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, who announced the search on KSRM radio. DiMilta estimated that about 400 people searched for Didley, including 25 SPCA volunteers. Didley was sighted at the Sterling laundromat, at an old gas station, and along the Sterling Highway. Bennett said that the search was made more challenging by the fact that Didley

was unaccustomed to human beings. “If you have an un-socialized dog, you have to be really careful about how you approach him,” Bennett said. “A lot of people don’t understand that. They don’t understand that he’s terrified, and he will run from you.” For an un-socialized dog, usual methods of human-dog interaction such as clapping, name-calling, and eye contact can appear aggressive. Approaching the dog slowly is also ineffective, said Bennett, because it seems predatory. Among those who took up the

search for Didley were Amanda Burg and Jill Garnet. In January 2014 Garnet captured a husky named Freedom, who had been roaming wild in the Soldotna area for 19 months. “It was the anniversary of getting Freedom,” Burg said. “So we said, ‘let’s go for it!’” Garnet had a wooden boxtrap, which the two of them set up near a four-wheeler trail where Didley had been frequently sighted. The trap was baited with herring meat — ”the stinkier the better,” said Burg — and furnished with a bed pad that Didley had slept on in Bennett’s home. Burg said

that she “chopped up, like, half a dozen fish” to make a path of meat from the trail to the trap. A game camera in the trap showed that Didley was captured on Wednesday night around 11:00 p.m. He was returned to Bennett on Thursday afternoon. Although Didley’s ordeal has a happy end, Bennett said that the experience was not good for his socialization. “He’s probably regressed pretty far,” Bennett said. Reach Ben Boettger at Ben. boettger@peninsulaclarion. com

Industry, lawmakers react to Walker firings By Tim Bradner Morris News Service - Alaska Alaska Journal of Commerce

The state’s political and resource communities are still buzzing about Gov. Bill Walker’s sudden firing Jan. 6 of three Alaska Gasline Development Corp. board members and his order that new board members not sign confidentiality pledges. Besides the political theater, the concern is whether this might impair the state corporation’s ability to make decisions — and participate–— in the big Alaska LNG Project, where the state is a partner with industry and a 25 percent equity owner. Political transitions can be messy and firing people in government, particularly prominent citizens who are members of boards, is rarely done easily or smoothly. Each change of administration has its tales of fumbles and hurt feelings. Walker’s action Jan. 6 seemed hasty and even clumsy. The announcement went out while the board members were preparing for board meetings Jan. 7 and 8. Legislative leaders like House Speaker Mike Chenault, who are supporters of AGDC, were not informed in advance. Neither were AGDC board members who were retained, like former state Attorney General John Burns, who chairs of the board. Drue Pearce, one of the fired board members who is a former

President of the Senate and U.S. Interior Department official, said she learned of her termination at 5:30 p.m. Jan. 6, three hours before the press release was published, when Walker’s Chief of Staff, Jim Whitaker, telephoned. “We had a pleasant conversation — we knew each other from having served together in the Legislature — and he told me ‘Drue, it’s not my choice, but the governor wants his own people on the board,’” Pearce said. Al Bolea, a retired senior BP manager, didn’t get the courtesy of a phone call. He learned of his termination by email. Dick Rabinow, a 34-year top ExxonMobil official and former president of ExxonMobil Pipe Line Co., got his phone call the night of Jan. 6 as his plane landed in Anchorage. Rabinow was due to attend an AGDC technical working group meeting set for Wednesday, Jan. 7, in which new cost estimates for the ASAP 36-inch pipeline were to be finalized. Some of the information presented was confidential. Dave Cruz, another board member retained, and who previously signed a confidentiality agreement, attended the working group session. Two new members, Labor Commissioner Heidi Drygas and Acting Commerce Commissioner Fred Parady, could not attend the technical session because they were not allowed to sign the agreements. In his Jan. 6 press release Walker cited no reasons for fir-

ing the three board members but in an interview with a reporter the governor said wanted greater “geographic diversification” of the board. Grace Jang, Walker’s spokeswoman, said only Alaska residents are being considered for the new appointments. House Speaker Mike Chenault said Walker told him in a tense conversation that he would replace Rabinow, an experienced retired industry manager with extensive pipeline experience, with someone “of greater qualifications.” Walker said in the Jan. 6 press release he was already soliciting potential new board members. While no one argues the governor’s authority to hire who he wants for the AGDC board, there are concerns being voiced over the apparent lack of formal procedure to solicit names and vet applicants, which is customary in state government. The governor has possibly reached out to people he knew, perhaps from his tenure as manager of the Alaska Gasline Port Authority. Jang acknowledged the process is somewhat informal. “The governor’s office has received unsolicited applications for the positions, as well as recommendations. Governor Walker will review all of them,” she wrote in an email. Pearce said the big question now is what direction the governor wants to go on the gas project. “I look forward to knowing what it is,” Pearce said.

Who is appointed to AGDC’s board may be less important that the issue over the confidentiality restriction of new board members. In the press release, Walker said, “I am committed to transparent government in which Alaskans are part of the conversation about our resources. I cannot allow my cabinet members to sign confidentiality agreements meant to keep information away from the public.” That sentiment is appropriate during the campaign but the dayto-day operation of government requires certain information to be held confidential and state laws provide for that, including for AGDC through its enabling legislation,House Bill 4 passed in 2013, which established the legal framework for the state gas corporation, and Senate Bill 138, which set out terms of the gas project partnership, passed in 2014. Walker’s directive creates an awkward situation where some continuing AGDC board members, Burns and Cruz, owner of a construction company, are still under previously-signed confidentiality agreements, while two commissioners who are board members, Parady and Drygas, have not signed, nor will the three new public members yet to be appointed by Walker. That means that currently some board members will be privy to information that other board members will not. A similar situation exists in the Department of Natural Resources where Deputy Commissioner

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pects lived down the street. He said he temporarily moved into his shop after a divorce and had a lot of his possessions stored there. Until he moves back into a house, Stinnett said he is not sure of what all was taken. “Troopers nicknamed my place the honey hole,” Stinnett said. “Its frustrating with how much thefts were going on this summer. … I now have steel frame bar gates over my door.” Scott said he has seen more cases recently that have been able to be resolved with convictions before trial thanks to testimony and evidence from the community. “We like to see that,” he said. “If more people in the community would come forward and help in the investigations, we can get more convictions without going to trial.”

and will work with the DA’s office on a global resolution. Robson is out of custody under the supervision of a thirdparty custodian. Lewis, who is charged with three counts of second-degree theft, was not in court Wednesday despite being on the docket, but his attorney Megan Comolli said she was also not ready for trail and is reviewing new discovery in the case. Lewis is currently jailed at Wildwood Correctional Center. Stinnett said the only thing he got back was his three-wheeler, a 1981 Honda that was stashed in the woods nearby. Stinnett said he ended up selling it after the wheeler was stripped for its newer parts, he said. Reach Dan Balmer at daniel. Stinnett said he learned after the second break-in that the sus- balmer@peninsulaclarion.com

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The public will then be invited to an open house to comment on the draft concepts. Once a site plan is approved, if changes to the property are warranted, then the agencies will have to consider funding. Any improvements would be funded through a capital request to the state, so it could take some time to develop any plans. Currently, Gov. Bill Walker’s capital budget for 2015 does not contain any capital funds for state parks. Another issue that could come up is the bank closure. Fish and Game Area Management Biologist Robert

Marty Rurtherford, the department’s lead person on gas pipeline dealings, has signed an agreement, but Commissioner Mark Myers has not. That means Myers, as commissioner and even Walker as governor, will be ultimately responsible for decisions without

Begich, who is a member of the planning team, said reopening the area could be complicated. “We don’t know which way the fish is going to flop on that closure,” he said. Alaska’s Board of Fisheries would have to repeal the closure. The board meets once every three years on Kenai Peninsula fisheries issues — its next meeting on the area isn’t scheduled until 2017. Despite the regulatory and economic hurdles, Blackwell said the project was an interesting one to pursue. “What’s unique about this process is we’re starting from scratch — that’s pretty exciting to be able to say ‘O.K. We’ve got some parameters to work in but otherwise the sky is the limit,’ what do folks want to see out here?” knowing the basis on which they must be made. For the near term, however, the issue is unlikely affect dayto-day decisions and interactions between AGDC and the private partners in AK LNG, said Miles Baker, spokesman for the state gas corporation.

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Zulkanycz reflects on return from USHL After sustaining a knee injury, Kenai player’s age made him the odd man out By JEFF HELMINIAK Peninsula Clarion

It was not a Christmas Eve of tidings and good cheer for Zack Zulkanycz. That was the day Zulkanycz received a call from Dubuque Fighting Saints head coach Matt Shaw and learned that he would no longer be on the roster of the Tier I United States Hockey League club. “At first I was a little broke up by it,” said Zulkanycz, a 2012 graduate of Kenai Central. “I was loving where I was. “But with my being old, I knew the whole time it was a possibility. From the hockey point of view, it made sense.” USHL teams are allowed to keep just four players with 1994 birthdates — or four players in their last year of junior eligibility. Zulkanycz, a 5-foot-9, 190-pound forward, beat the odds by making the Saints with a 1994 birthdate, but couldn’t beat those odds for a full season. Making it particularly tough was a knee injury Zulkanycz sustained in late

October that kept him out of the lineup until Dec. 19. He played 10 games for the Saints, finishing with one goal. “It was a tough situation because they were winning with him in the lineup, but they kept winning when he got injured,” Brown Bears head coach Geoff Beauparlant said. “That injury let the younger guys get more experience.” And Beauparlant said USHL clubs like to keep their rosters as young as possible to build for the future. “They told me it had nothing to do with my play,” Zulkanycz said. “They said they wished I was a year younger. “They have one of the best teams this year, but they also want to have one of the best teams next year. The way to do that is with young guys.” But Zulkanycz, with his knee fully healed, quickly turned his attention to his next opportunity — to finish out his career with the hometown Brown Bears of the Tier II North American Hockey League. “I’m excited to be back,” said the son of Dan and Lisa Zulkanycz of Kenai. “Realistically, it’s where I belong. It’s where my career started, and it’s

‘I’m excited to be back. Realistically, it’s where I belong. It’s where my career started, and it’s where my career will end.’ — Zack Zulkanycz, Brown Bears forward where my career will end. “It’s not like I got traded somewhere I didn’t want to go. I get to go back home and live with my family and play in front of fans I’ve played for my whole life. I love playing at home.” Zulkanycz started with the Bears in 2012-13, notching six goals and 13 assists while being a minus-4. Last season, he had seven goals, 16 assists and was a plus-12. Beauparlant said the same, feisty Zulkanycz has returned to the Bears. “He’s going to put his heart and soul into an organization,” Beaupar-

Bears hope home ice snaps skid By JEFF HELMINIAK Peninsula Clarion

Nearly everything has failed to snap the Brown Bears from a funk. One of the last resorts for the team is home ice. The Bears are finally done with a 13-game road trip and return to the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex with 7:30 p.m. games tonight and Saturday against the Fairbanks Ice Dogs. The road trip started with a 3-2, shootout victory over the Wenatchee (Washington) Wild on lant said. “He’s going to put all his chips in the middle. “That’s the way he was there, and once he was released and moved back to us, he’s been the same way here.” Zulkanycz has yet to register a point in his six games back, but that is not what concerns him. The Bears have not won in their last 12 games.

Nov. 28. The Bears then lost their next 12 games, picking up just two points due to a pair of extra-time losses. The stretch of 12 games without a win is the longest in the league this year and leaves the Bears at 11-23-2, just four points behind the Minnesota Wilderness in the race for the last playoff slot out of the North American Hockey League Midwest Division. The biggest hope the Bears have left is home ice, where they are 6-80 compared to 5-15-2 on the road. See HOME, page B-4

“Obviously, everybody thinks about points, but what’s more important is we need two points as a team,” he said. “The points will come when wins come.” Zulkanycz said he knows the transition back to the NAHL can be tough. “I think guys come back and try to See RETURN, page B-4

Bulldogs nab pair of wins Staff report

Both the Nikiski girls and boys started the 26th Annual Nikiski Tip Off Tournament with victories Thursday. The Nikiski girls opened with a 56-28 victory over Dillingham. The Bulldogs were in control from the beginning, grabbing a 13-3 advantage after the first period. Rachel Thompson had 13 points for the Bulldogs, while Avery Kornstad pitched in 11. A total of nine players scored for Nikiski. For Dillingham, Sydney Dray led the way with 13 points. The Nikiski boys topped Dillingham 63-55. The Bulldogs led 17-11 after one quarter and 34-27 at the half. By the end of the third quarter, the lead was 55-43. Nathan Carstens poured in 20 points for Nikiski, while

Luke Johnson added 16 points. For Dillingham, Kenneth Savo had 18 points and Caden Smeaton added 15. In the other girls game, Houston defeated Kotzebue 51-25. The Hawks jumped out to a 32-14 halftime lead in the contest. Kimberly Quincy and Aspen Ruth each had 12 points for Houston, while Paeton Schaeffer paced Kotzebue with 25 points. In the other boys game, Kotzebue defeated Houston 64-24, taking a 26-4 lead after the first quarter. Bish Gallahorn had 18 points for the Huskies, while Evan Reich had 17 points and Braedyn Schaeffer added 16 points. For the Hawks, Ben Bitler led the way with seven points. Action continues at the round-robin tournament today See HOOPS, page B-4

James helps Cavs snap 6-game skid By The Associated Press

LOS ANGELES — LeBron James scored 36 points and the Cleveland Cavaliers snapped their six-game losing streak with a 109-102 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers on Thursday night despite Kobe Bryant’s 19 points and career-high 17 assists. Kyrie Irving added 22 points for Cleveland, which had lost nine of 10 before James held off Bryant down the stretch in an entertaining duel between two basketball icons. BUCKS 95, KNICKS 79 LONDON — O.J. Mayo scored 22 points, Brandon Knight had 20 points and six steals, and Milwaukee routed New York, extending the Knicks’ franchise-record losing streak to 16. With the Knicks showing why they have lost 26 of 27 games and are an NBA-worst 5-36, the contest was a poor advertisement for the

NBA in its annual London game that showcases its brand overseas. The Knicks missed their first 10 shots — three in a 6-second span — and gave up 14 offensive rebounds, 10 in the first half. The Bucks took a 12-0 lead, were up by 24 in the second quarter and never let New York closer than 11 the rest of the way. The return of Carmelo Anthony and Amare Stoudemire did little to spark New York.

ROCKETS 112, THUNDER 101 HOUSTON — James Harden scored 15 of his 31 points in Houston’s big first quarter against Oklahoma City. Harden came just short of a triple-double with 10 assists and nine rebounds. Trevor Ariza added 17 points and four steals for Houston. The Rockets led 40-18 after one and bounced back after a loss to Orlando on Wednesday night that snapped a four-game winning streak.

Photos by Kelly Sullivan/ Peninsula Clarion

Soldotna’s Coel Nelson takes control of the puck behind the Wasilla goal Thursday at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex in Soldotna. The Stars came away with the victory.

Soldotna blows past Wasilla By JOEY KLECKA Peninsula Clarion

The Soldotna and Wasilla hockey teams have cultivated quite a spectacular rivalry on the ice in recent meetings, starting with last year’s quadruple overtime finish at the North Star Conference championship game. That’s why Thursday’s conference matchup between the two was out of the ordinary. Sparked by an offensive outburst, the Stars rattled off a 6-2 win over the Warriors to secure their first NSC win of the year, moving them to 1-4-1 in the conference (6-8-2 overall). Ty Fenton scored twice for the Stars and Soldotna freshman Billy Yoder stopped 33 of 35 shots to earn the victory in goal. “There’s definitely a good Soldotna’s Trevor Witthus maintains control of the puck from a group of Wasilla players ThursSee PREP, page B-4 day at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex in Soldotna.

Clarion sports editor dreams of interviewing Marshawn Lynch

rowing up in Sheboygan, Wisconsin, just one hour south of Green Bay, I often dreamt of being a sportswriter covering the Packers. Those dreams continue to this day. Recently, one of them had me scoring an interview with Seahawks running back Marshawn Lynch as he prepares to take on the Packers in the NFC Championship this Sunday: Q: Marshawn, wonderful to be here. Coming through Sea-Tac Airport, I actually noticed some people wearing Seahawks gear. Last year,

that wasn’t the case. One championship makes quite a difference. Can you imagine what having 13 NFL titles like the Packers would do? A: Thanks for asking. Q: Had a nice meal at the 12 Club when I landed. Sat in the section with the ring devoted to the Seahawks history. Right at the midpoint. You know, 2005-06. Nice place, huh? A: I appreciate your asking. Q: I forgot to check. Were either of the Seahawks’ failed attempts to top the Packers in the playoffs in the history ring, including the one where

Q: A couple fans had some questions they wanted me to ask you. First, will the game be on at Staran s otes bucks? A: Thanks. Thank you. Q: Oh, and they’d heard your J eff H elminiak quarterback was playing second base for the Rangers this summer. He also Matt Hasselbeck said, “We want the played in the World Cup, led the ball, and we’re gonna score”? Sounders to the Supporters’ Shield, A: Thank you. and was recently transferred to the Q: Speaking of history, where English Premier League. The fans would you rank this year’s Hawks wonder if he’s getting overextended. teams with the great teams of the A: Thanks. Really appreciate the franchise’s past. Like, um, last year’s? question. A: Appreciate it.

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Q: Bainbridge Island, hometown of former Clarion sportswriting great Wesley Remmer, has banned cheese from City Hall due to the looming matchup with Cheeseheads. Do they know Tillamook is in Oregon? A: Thank you. It’s appreciated. Q: Russell Wilson graduated from Wisconsin. Seahawks offensive coordinator Darrell Bevell graduated from Wisconsin and got his pro coaching start with the Packers. Seahawks GM John Schneider is born and raised in Wisconsin and came to Seattle from See FAN, page B-3

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Scoreboard Football NFL Playoffs Wild-card Playoffs Saturday, Jan. 3 Carolina 27, Arizona 16 Baltimore 30, Pittsburgh 17 Sunday, Jan. 4 Indianapolis 26, Cincinnati 10 Dallas 24, Detroit 20 Divisional Playoffs Saturday, Jan. 10 New England 35, Baltimore 31 Seattle 31, Carolina 17 Sunday, Jan. 11 Green Bay 26, Dallas 21 Indianapolis 24, Denver 13 Conference Championships Sunday, Jan. 18 Green Bay at Seattle, 11:05 a.m. (FOX) Indianapolis at New England, 2:40 p.m. (CBS) Pro Bowl Sunday, Jan. 25 At Glendale, Ariz. Team Irvin vs. Team Carter, 4 p.m. (ESPN) Super Bowl Sunday, Feb. 1 At Glendale, Ariz. AFC champion vs. NFC champion, 2:30 p.m. (NBC) All Times AST

Hockey NHL Standings EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Tampa Bay 46 28 14 4 60 149 124 Montreal 43 27 13 3 57 115 101 Detroit 44 24 11 9 57 123 109 Boston 45 24 15 6 54 120 114 Florida 42 20 13 9 49 104 117 Toronto 45 22 20 3 47 138 139 Ottawa 43 18 17 8 44 118 119 Buffalo 45 14 28 3 31 82 157 Metropolitan Division N.Y. Islanders 43 29 13 1 59 134 116 Pittsburgh 42 26 10 6 58 129 100 Washington 43 24 11 8 56 126 106 N.Y. Rangers 41 24 13 4 52 124 101 Philadelphia 45 17 21 7 41 119 134 New Jersey 45 16 21 8 40 101 127 Columbus 41 18 20 3 39 106 134 Carolina 43 14 24 5 33 91 114

WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division Nashville 42 29 9 4 62 130 94 Chicago 43 28 13 2 58 134 95 St. Louis 44 27 13 4 58 142 110 Winnipeg 45 23 14 8 54 123 112 Colorado 45 19 17 9 47 119 129 Dallas 43 19 17 7 45 132 141 Minnesota 43 19 19 5 43 120 128 Pacific Division Anaheim 44 28 10 6 62 125 118 San Jose 45 24 16 5 53 122 121 Vancouver 42 24 15 3 51 118 109 Los Angeles 44 20 14 10 50 124 117 Calgary 44 23 18 3 49 127 115 Arizona 43 16 23 4 36 100 143 Edmonton 45 10 26 9 29 101 152 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss. Thursday’s Games Boston 3, N.Y. Rangers 0 Minnesota 7, Buffalo 0 Vancouver 4, Philadelphia 0 Ottawa 4, Montreal 1 Tampa Bay 3, Edmonton 2 Colorado 4, Florida 2 Detroit 3, St. Louis 2, OT Winnipeg 2, Dallas 1 Calgary 4, Arizona 1 San Jose 3, Toronto 1

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

Basketball Men’s Scores EAST Bryant 81, Wagner 73 George Washington 73, Richmond 70, 2OT James Madison 54, Drexel 35 LIU Brooklyn 71, CCSU 66 Mount St. Mary’s 71, Fairleigh Dickinson 51 Rider 56, Quinnipiac 53 SOUTH Arkansas St. 59, Appalachian St. 50 Austin Peay 69, Tennessee St. 68 Charlotte 73, North Texas 57 Chattanooga 82, Samford 76 E. Illinois 72, E. Kentucky 65 ETSU 83, W. Carolina 76 FIU 66, Marshall 62, OT Florida 75, Auburn 55 Georgia Southern 78, LouisianaLafayette 70 Georgia St. 83, Texas-Arlington 62 Louisiana Tech 74, UAB 71 Louisiana-Monroe 63, Troy 54 Memphis 63, Cincinnati 50 Mercer 67, Furman 64 Middle Tennessee 62, Southern Miss. 61 Morehead St. 91, SIU-Edwardsville 63 Murray St. 92, Belmont 77 Old Dominion 63, Rice 53 Radford 72, Campbell 55 The Citadel 69, Wofford 66 UT-Martin 63, Tennessee Tech 60 W. Kentucky 88, FAU 85, OT MIDWEST Oakland 69, Green Bay 66 Wisconsin 70, Nebraska 55 SOUTHWEST Texas St. 82, South Alabama 71 FAR WEST Arizona 68, Colorado 54 BYU 93, Pacific 80 CS Northridge 74, UC Santa Barbara 63 E. Washington 92, Portland St. 85 Gonzaga 78, Pepperdine 76 Grand Canyon 83, Utah Valley 74 Long Beach St. 50, Cal Poly 48 Loyola Marymount 80, Portland 68 New Mexico St. 70, CS Bakersfield 54 S. Utah 71, Idaho St. 67 Sacramento St. 79, Idaho 76 Saint Mary’s (Cal) 70, San Diego 58 Seattle 70, Texas-Pan American 47 UC Davis 74, UC Riverside 61 UC Irvine 63, Cal St.-Fullerton 58 Utah 76, Arizona St. 59 Washington 56, Oregon St. 43 Washington St. 108, Oregon 99, OT

Weber St. 74, N. Arizona 65

NBA Standings EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Toronto 26 12 Brooklyn 16 23 Boston 13 24 Philadelphia 7 31 New York 5 36 Southeast Division Atlanta 31 8 Washington 27 12 Miami 17 22 Charlotte 15 25 Orlando 15 27 Central Division Chicago 26 14 Milwaukee 21 19 Cleveland 20 20 Indiana 15 25 Detroit 14 25

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WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division Memphis 27 11 Houston 28 12 Dallas 27 13 San Antonio 24 16 New Orleans 19 19 Northwest Division Portland 30 9 Denver 18 20 Oklahoma City 18 20 Utah 13 26 Minnesota 6 31 Pacific Division Golden State 31 5 L.A. Clippers 26 13 Phoenix 23 18 Sacramento 16 22 L.A. Lakers 12 28

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Thursday’s Games Milwaukee 95, New York 79 Houston 112, Oklahoma City 101 Cleveland 109, L.A. Lakers 102 Friday’s Games New Orleans at Philadelphia, 3 p.m. Brooklyn at Washington, 3 p.m. Memphis at Orlando, 3 p.m. Detroit at Indiana, 3 p.m. Atlanta at Toronto, 3:30 p.m. Chicago at Boston, 3:30 p.m. Golden State at Oklahoma City, 4 p.m. Denver at Dallas, 4:30 p.m. Portland at San Antonio, 4:30 p.m. Minnesota at Phoenix, 5 p.m. L.A. Lakers at Utah, 5 p.m. Miami at Sacramento, 6 p.m. Cleveland at L.A. Clippers, 6:30 p.m. Saturday’s Games Indiana at Charlotte, 3 p.m. Philadelphia at Detroit, 3:30 p.m. Atlanta at Chicago, 4 p.m. Golden State at Houston, 4 p.m. Washington at Brooklyn, 4 p.m. Minnesota at Denver, 5 p.m. Portland at Memphis, 5 p.m. L.A. Clippers at Sacramento, 6 p.m. All Times AST

Transactions BASEBALL Major League Baseball MLB — Suspended free agent RHP Kameron Loe and free agent OF Terrell Joyce 50 games each under the Minor League Drug Prevention and Treatment Program following a second positive test for a drug of abuse American League CHICAGO WHITE SOX — Agreed to terms with RHPs Javy Guerra, Nate Jones and Hector Noesi on one-year contracts. CLEVELAND INDIANS — Agreed

to terms with RHP Carlos Carrasco and LHP Marc Rzepczynski on one-year contracts and RHP Anthony Swarzak on a minor league contract. DETROIT TIGERS — Assigned RHP Luke Putkonen outright to Toledo (IL). HOUSTON ASTROS — Agreed to terms with C Carlos Corporan on a one-year contract. LOS ANGELES ANGELS — Agreed to terms with C Hector Santiago on a one-year contract. TEXAS RANGERS — Agreed to terms with RHP Neftali Feliz on a one-year contract. TORONTO BLUE JAYS — Agreed to terms with LHP Brett Cecil on a one-year contract and OF Andy Dirks on a minor league contract. National League ATLANTA BRAVES — Agreed to terms with LHP James Russell on a one-year contract. CHICAGO CUBS — Agreed to terms with LHP Felix Doubront on a one-year contract. LOS ANGELES DODGERS — Agreed to terms with OF Chris Heisey on a one-year contract. MILWAUKEE BREWERS — Agreed to terms with C Martin Maldonado on a two-year contract. PITTSBURGH PIRATES — Named Tom Prince manager, Kevin Riggs hitting coach, Justin Meccage pitching coach, Dru Scott trainer and Furey Leva strength and conditioning coach for Altoona (EL), Michael Ryan manager of Bradenton (FSL), Brian Esposito manager of West Virginia (SAL), Wyatt Toregas manager of West Virginia (NYP) and Mendy Lopez manager of the Pirates (Dominican). ST. LOUIS CARDINALS — Agreed to terms with RHP Lance Lynn on a three-year contract and C Tony Cruz and OF Peter Bourjos on one-year contracts. WASHINGTON NATIONALS — Agreed to terms with C Wilson Ramos, 2B Danny Espinosa, C Jose Lobaton and RHP Craig Stammen on one-year contracts. BASKETBALL National Basketball Association NBA — Fined Charlotte G-F P.J. Hairston $5,000 for violating the league’s anti-flopping rules for the second time this season. LOS ANGELES CLIPPERS — Acquired G Austin Rivers from Boston for G Chris Douglas-Roberts and a future second-round draft pick. Los Angeles sent G Reggie Bullock to Phoenix and Phoenix sent F Shavlik Randolph to Boston. FOOTBALL National Football League BUFFALO BILLS — Named Dennis Thurman defensive coordinator, Bobby April III linebackers coach, Karl Dunbar defensive line coach, Tim McDonald defensive backs coach, Jason Oszvart assistant strength and conditioning coach, Tony Sparano Jr. tight ends coach, Jeff Weeks assistant defensive line coach and Eric Smith assistant special teams coach. Signed DB Jonte Green and G Darryl Johnson to reserve/ future contracts. CAROLINA PANTHERS — Signed WR Mike Brown to a reserve/future contract. CLEVELAND BROWNS — Announced wide receivers coach Mike McDaniel will not return next year.

DALLAS COWBOYS — Signed coach Jason Garrett to a five-year contract and defensive coordinator Rod Marinelli to a three-year contract. Named Scott Linehan offensive coordinator and signed him to a three-year contract. Signed OT R.J. Dill and OT Ryan Miller to reserve/future contracts. INDIANAPOLIS COLTS — Placed LB Josh McNary on the commissioner’s exempt list. JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS — Signed FB Greg Jones to one-day contract, who announced his retirement. MINNESOTA VIKINGS — Signed CB Jalil Carter to a reserve/future contract. NEW YORK GIANTS — Named Steve Spagnuolo defensive coordinator and Tim Walton secondary/ cornerbacks coach. OAKLAND RAIDERS — Named Jack Del Rio coach. WASHINGTON REDSKINS — Named Bill Callahan offensive line coach. HOCKEY National Hockey League NHL — Fined Anaheim D Sami Vatanen $3,393.82 for elbowing Toronto F David Booth during a Jan. 14 game. ARIZONA COYOTES — Recalled G Mike Lee from Gwinnett (ECHL). COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS — Placed RW Jack Skille on injured reserve, retroactive to Jan. 9. Recalled LW Josh Anderson from Springfield (AHL). FLORIDA PANTHERS — Reassigned D Shane O’Brien to San Antonio (AHL). NASHVILLE PREDATORS — Recalled G Marek Mazanec from Milwaukee (AHL). Assigned F Kevin Fiala to Milwaukee (AHL). Assigned D Mikko Vainonen to SaiPa (SMLiiga). SOCCER Major League Soccer LA GALAXY — Acquired the third allocation ranking and allocation money from Colorado for MF Marcelo Sarvas and an international roster spot. TORONTO FC — Signed MF Jay Chapman. North American Soccer League NEW YORK COSMOS — Announced the creation of New York Cosmos B, which will join the National Premier Soccer League in 2015. THOROUGHBRED RACING New York Racing Association NYRA — Named Sean S. Perl assistant racing secretary for Aqueduct Racetrack, Belmont Park, and Saratoga Race Course. Woodbine Entertainment Group WEG — Announced the resignation of president and chief executive officer Nick Eaves, effective March 31. COLLEGE MOUNTAIN WEST CONFERENCE — Named Greg Burks coordinator of football officials. BUFFALO — Named Rob Ianello associate head football coach and recruiting coordinator. EAST CAROLINA — Named Dave Nichol offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach. Promoted Garrett Riley to outside receivers coach, Donnie Kirkpatrick assistant head football coach and Brandon Jones game coordinator. PITTSBURGH — Named Jim Chaney offensive coordinator and Rob Hurley linebackers coach. PROVIDENCE — Named Stephanie Reilly women’s track coach/assistant cross country coach.

Jones says he’ll return to Buckeyes COLUMBUS, Ohio — Quarterback Cardale Jones shocked the college football world in three late-season starts leading Ohio State to the national championship. He surprised a packed crowd again on Thursday, declaring at his old high school in Cleveland that he would return to the Buckeyes rather than jump into the NFL draft. “My decision was very simple. I had to talk it over with my family, my friends, my coaching staff,” he said. “I’m going to return next year for school.” That sentence was met with audible gasps in the gymnasium, then applause from students and teachers. Jones, who spent a year at a military school and also had a redshirt season with the Buckeyes, could have turned pro. In his only college starts he led Ohio State to wins in the Big Ten title game, the Sugar Bowl and Monday night’s national championship.

Lynn reaches deal with Cardinals NEW YORK — St. Louis pitcher Lance Lynn was among 19 players who avoided salary arbitration by agreeing to contracts Thursday, reaching a $22 million, three-year deal with the Cardinals. Milwaukee catcher Martin Maldonado agreed to a $1.95 million, two-year contract, and 17 players struck one-year agreements. Among the 175 players who filed for arbitration Tuesday, 151 were on track to swap proposed arbitration figures with their teams Friday. A majority of those were expected to settle before the exchange. High-profile players still set to swap included pitchers David Price, Stephen Strasburg, Jeff Samardzija, Rick Porcello, Ian Kennedy, Doug Fister and Kenley Jansen. Chris Davis, Matt Wieters, Austin Jackson and Mark Trumbo were among the position players. Pittsburgh had the most players in arbitration with 12, whole Baltimore had 10, and Kansas City and Oakland nine each.

Simpson adjusts to putter just fine HONOLULU — Webb Simpson made his debut with a conventional putter Thursday at the Sony Open and might have wished he had used one sooner. One year away from the new rule that outlaws anchored strokes, Simpson ditched his belly putter for a regular one for his 2015 debut and ran off eight birdies over his last 10 holes for an 8-under 62 that gave him a share of the lead with Paul Casey. On a day that made the 144 players feel they were in paradise with sunshine and barely a breeze, Simpson and Casey led the low scoring at Waialae. What set them apart is how they got there — Simpson with his conventional putter, Casey with his return to Honolulu for the first time in a decade. Camilo Villegas would have joined them at 62 except for failing to make birdie on the par-5 18th hole. He shot 29 on the front at Waialae before cooling slightly for a 63. Robert Streb also had a 63, the low score from the afternoon. Rory Sabbatini had a 64, while Jason Day, Matt Kuchar were in the group at 65. Defending champion Jimmy Walker played in the afternoon and was in the large group at 66.

Toronto about to acquire Altidore PHILADELPHIA — Toronto general manager Tim Bezbatchenko hopes Major League Soccer will soon finalize his team’s acquisition of Jozy Altidore from Sunderland of England’s Premier League. — The Associated Press

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Sultan of Sides sees Pats, Seahawks advancing

he Prince of Pigskin Prognostication’s postseason prowess has been nothing short of empowering for loyal Clarion faithful during the first two rounds of playoff games. A 3-1 Wild Card Weekend mark was followed by an equally impressive 3-1 record in the Divisional Round. You’re welcome! The Sultan of Sides is fancying himself a modern day Robin Hood, slinging football knowledge to the masses with an intellectual bow and arrow. Before we suffer a bout of overconfidence let’s recap the week that was. Poor Cowboys fans. A week after benefiting from a controversial noncall against the Detroit Lions the Fighting Jerrys fell victim to a questionable ruling in Green Bay. A catch, or not a catch, that is the question. To me, if you take three steps, whether you’re stumbling to the ground or making a “football move,” and clearly have possession of the ball, that’s a catch. At that point, when Dez Bryant reached out with the football in an effort to score, the ground can’t cause a fumble. Bryant should have been marked down inside the 1-yard line, if the rule was written the way I would write it, but by the letter of the law Bryant bobbled the ball when he hit the frozen tundra of Lambeau Field. No catch. The hardest part of the play is defining what a “football move” is. Even though Bryant took three stumbling steps, he never made a decisive move with his legs. Dez, was in the act of falling, but shouldn’t reaching out with the football, in an attempt to score, be a definitive indication that the player has control of the ball and is committing a “football move”? Isn’t trying to score a football move? It’s a confusing rule that needs to be changed completely or at least rewritten this off-season. On the bright side, as a Seahawks fan, I’d rather face a hobbled Aaron Rodgers and the Green bay Packers in the NFC Championship, than a rising Dallas Cowboys team. Great call! The other side of the football world bore witness to a funeral. Peyton Manning is no more. May his wobbling

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duck passes rest in peace. Manning may not retire, but surely No. 18 will never be the same. Remember, Father Time is the undisputed heavyweight champion of the world, still unbeaten after thousands of years. The Denver Broncos have already politely fired John Fox by “mutually” parting ways. Demaryius Thomas and Julius Thomas are free agents, and offensive coordinator, Adam Gase, is being courted by a host of suitors for head-coaching positions. Broncos boss, John Elway, may decide it’s time to start a complete roster makeover. At minimum it appears like Manning just wasted his last great chance at capturing a second Super Bowl ring when his Broncos were bested by the Indianapolis Colts. In New England, the Patriots survived a scare from the Baltimore Ravens to potentially set up the ultimate opportunity for the Seattle Seahawks and the Legion of Boom defense. The Seahawks gloriously dispatched Peyton Manning and the Broncos in last year’s Super Bowl. Now, Seattle gets Aaron Rodgers in the NFC Championship before possibly facing Tom Brady in Glendale, Arizona. If the Seahawks conquer the three greatest quarterbacks of the last decade (possibly all time) in two, successive championship runs, the significance would be historical. To borrow a phrase from the little quarterback that could, Russell Wilson, “Go Hawks!” Green Bay Packers @ SEATTLE SEAHAWKS -7 Before we break down the game I want to whine for second. What the hell is wrong with Dish Network? How can you not carry a national network for multiple weeks during the NFL Playoffs. Cool, that I can’t watch the game at home this weekend, because CEO’s are squabbling over who gets more millions. Ridiculous. Thank goodness for Direct TV. It’s impossible to fathom laying a touchdown against Aaron Rodgers, but that’s how hot this Seahawks team is, and the respect you must

the Seattle Pilots in 1969, just like Oklahoma City fully intends on keeping the Thunder. Continued from page B-1 A: That’s a nice question. Appreciate it. Q: Can women be 12th the Packers. Even dangerous Men, or is it like the priestpassing threat O’Brien Schohood? field is a former Badger. Can A: Awesome. Thanks. you stop stealing our stuff, inQ: Since 2006, Green Bay cluding the Lombardi trophy? We promise you can keep your has only not been first in marrain and fog, but we’re keeping ket viewership once. Seattle jumped from 24th in market the Brewers, who were once

P igskin P ick ‘E m N olan Rose pay to Seattle’s infamous home-field advantage. The Seahawks rolled the Carolina Panthers a week ago to reach the championship game behind yet another stifling defensive effort. Sure, the Panthers managed to gain some yards and post 17 points on the board, but a lot of Carolina’s yardage came on a late, meaningless scoring drive after the outcome of the game had been decided. Green Bay is a scary team. Anytime you have Aaron Rodgers under center you have a chance, but a hobbled Rodgers, one incapable of escaping a pass rush, will be reduced to a mere mortal on Sunday. Remember, Seattle defeated Green Bay at home 36-16 in the season opener. The Packers visited Seattle in 2013 as well and famously fell in the “Fail Mary” game. The wild finish clouds the fact the Seahawks pass rushers sacked Rodgers seven times in the first half alone! Needless to say, Century Link Field has been a house of horrors for Packers franchise. The final nail in Green Bay’s coffin will be hammered home by own of their own, former Wisconsin Badgers quarterback Russell Wilson. Wilson’s playoff performances are quickly becoming feats of legend. Take a look at the numbers. In the postseason Wilson has a 5-1 career mark behind a sterling 63.8 completion percentage, nine touchdowns and only one interception. His career 109.6 passer rating in playoff games is tops in NFL history (Aaron Rodgers is second). In 152 postseason pass attempts Wilson has averaged 9.0 yards per throw and a stunning 14.1 yards per completion. All that doesn’t even account for the havoc his legs cause for opposing defenders. The Legion of Boom and Marshawn Lynch’s heroics get most of the attention and deservedly so, but Wilson is the straw that stirs the Seahawks drink.

viewership last season to sixth this season. Are you worried the Packers run defense could show similar improvement? A: Nice. Nice. Appreciate it. Q: The Seahawks are Alaska’s team! But the Kenai Peninsula is not known for quickly adopting the latest fashion trends. Should we expect to see a lot of Seahawks gear Sunday? A: Thanks for the question.

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In this November 2014 photo, Patriots quarterback Tom Brady celebrates with wide receiver Danny Amendola against the Denver Broncos in Foxborough, Mass.

There is absolutely no way Green Bay waltzes into the “Clink” with a one-legged Aaron Rodgers and defeats a team intent on establishing itself as one the best in NFL history. Seahawks win 30-20

Maybe this is a different Colts team, maybe the defense has become suddenly not awful in the closing weeks of the season, maybe Andrew Luck is good enough to best Peyton Manning and Tom Brady in backto-back weeks. Maybe only counts in horseshoes and hand grenades. Indianapolis Colts @ NEW Traveling into Foxboro and conquerENGLAND PATRIOTS -6.5 ing Darth Belichick’s minion is too Since Andrew Luck entered the NFL much to ask for a not-quite-ready-forthe Indianapolis Colts have played Tom prime-time Colts team. Brady and the New England Patriots Andrew Luck will win a Super three times. The Colts have been outBowl eventually, that feels inevitable, scored 66-144 in those contests. but the football gods are on Seattle’s You did the math correctly, the side. It would be criminal not to give Patriots are averaging 48 points per that Seahawks defense a crack at all game against the new-era Colts. three of a fading generation’s greatThat’s a lot of points for those of you est passers en route to becoming one that don’t follow professional football of the all-time legendary defensive closely. That includes a 20-plus point units. There is nothing Indianapolis woodshed job in last year’s playoffs can do to change destiny. A Patriotsand a 42-20 Patriots victory in Indy Seahawks Super Bowl is meant to be. earlier this season. Patriots win 36-21

Q: Greater bust to bad haircut ratio: Brian Bosworth or Tony Mandrarich? A: Appreciate that one. Really. Q: In all seriousness, the Packers’ offensive line and your quarterback, Russell Wilson, are both underrated. The Green Bay front five handled Detroit’s nasty defensive line much better than the vaunted unit of Dallas.

Wilson has the highest QB rating in postseason history, and this doesn’t count his scrambling ability, and his ability to eliminate one defender you have to worry about due to the danger of him keeping the ball on the ride-and-decide, or what is more commonly known as the read-option. Wilson may not have gotten his due yet because he doesn’t look like

an all-time great QB and because of the brashness of his teammates, but I fear by Sunday afternoon that will probably change. What say you? A: Good question, boss. Thank you. Clarion sports editor Jeff Helminiak can be reached at jeff.helminiak@peninsulaclarion.com.

B-4 Peninsula Clarion, Friday, January 16, 2015

Wild snap cold spell by thumping Sabres By The Associated Press

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Devan Dubnyk stopped 18 shots for his 10th career shutout in his Minnesota debut, Jason Pominville had three assists against his former team, and the Wild snapped a six-game skid with a 7-0 win over the Buffalo Sabres on Thursday night. The Sabres extended their losing streak to nine — all decided in regulation. No NHL has done that since the Edmonton Oilers lost nine straight in regulation from Feb. 25 to March 15, 2007, according to STATS. Zach Parise, Kyle Brodziak and Erik Haula had a goal and assist each in a game in which the Wild scored five times on their first 25 shots, and before the second period was over. Thomas Vanek, another ex-Sabres star, also had a goal and assist for Minnesota, which had its largest margin of victory in franchise history. CANUCKS 4, FLYERS 0

Nick Bonino, Radim Vrbata and Jannik Hansen also scored for Vancouver, which snapped a three-game losing streak and broke out of a scoring slump. The Canucks tallied just two goals during their skid. It was Miller’s fourth shutout this season and 33rd of his NHL career. He returned to the net after missing two games due to illness.

BRUINS 3, RANGERS 0 BOSTON — Tuukka Rask stopped 30 shots for his second shutout, Patrice Bergeron scored a first-period goal, and the Boston Bruins won their fifth straight by beating the New York Rangers. The Rangers have lost 3-0 in consecutive games after winning five straight and 13 of 14. David Krejci and Loui Eriksson also scored for Boston, which has earned points in nine consecutive games (6-0-3). Torey Krug added two assists. It was Rask’s 25th NHL shutout.

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Montreal Canadiens. Mika Zibanejad, Erik Karlsson and Erik Condra also scored for the Senators. Craig Anderson stopped 25 shots in his 399th game and has allowed two goals or less in eight of his last 10 starts. Max Pacioretty scored the lone goal for the Canadiens as Dustin Tokarski turned away 31 of 34 shots.

Wings a win over the St. Louis Blues. Detroit won for the fourth time in five games and completed a six-game road trip with a 4-2 mark. Petr Mrazek made 25 saves and improved to 3-0 in four career appearances against St. Louis. Joakim Andersson and Tomas Tatar scored in a 60-second span in the second period to give the Red Wings a 2-0 lead. Datsyuk’s 14th goal of the season helped Detroit improve to 5-9 in overtime. LIGHTNING 3, OILERS 2 David Backes and Alexander Steen had TAMPA, Fla. — Ondrej Palat scored a goals for St. Louis, which had a five-game pair of third-period goals, and the Eastern winning streak snapped. Steen scored with Conference-leading Tampa Bay Lightning 47 seconds left in regulation to tie it 2-2. beat the Edmonton Oilers. Steven Stamkos also scored in his AVALANCHE 4, PANTHERS 2 fourth straight game for the Lightning, SUNRISE, Fla. — Nick Holden scored who overtook the idle New York Islanders the go-ahead goal in the third period to lift atop the East. Tampa Bay finished a run of 21 games the Colorado Avalanche over the Florida that included a 6-0-1 record against Ed- Panthers. Tyson Barrie had a goal and an assist, monton, Buffalo and Carolina, the NHL’s worst three teams. The Lightning went and Gabriel Landeskog and Jarome Iginla 5-8-1 against other opponents during that also scored for Colorado. Semyon Varlamov made 30 saves for the Avalanche, who stretch. won for the first time in three games.

PHILADELPHIA — Henrik Sedin had RED WINGS 3, BLUES 2, OT a goal and an assist, and Ryan Miller made OTTAWA, Ontario — Jean-Gabriel 29 saves to lead the Vancouver Canucks Pageau scored his first goal of the season ST. LOUIS — Pavel Datsyuk scored at over the Philadelphia Flyers. to help lead the Ottawa Senators past the 4:57 of overtime to give the Detroit Red

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“I know for a lot of people in the community, it’s been a long two months without hockey,” Kenai River head coach Geoff Beauparlant said. “Our goal every year is to be above .500 at home. We want to be in the three-quarter range at home, and right now we’re a couple of games below .500.” Kenai River has 14 games left at home, while Minnesota (9-10-0 home, 5-13-0 away) has just nine home games left. The Magicians also have played one more game with the Bears. “These games at home in the next six to eight weeks are going to determine our fate,” Beauparlant said. The first test at home is a tough one in the form of the Ice Dogs, who are 23-11-3 and in second in the Midwest. Fairbanks has a 5-1 lead in the Ravn Alaska Cup, the season-long battle for supremacy between Alaska’s only two junior teams. The Ice Dogs beat the Bears 6-1 and 5-0 last weekend in Fairbanks.

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do too much,” he said. “They try and do more than what their game allows them to do. “I’m going to stick to the same game I was playing in Dubuque, and that’s being a hard, in-your-face-type player. I’m not going to carry the puck too much and take opportunities when they’re given.” Zulkanycz said another difference is the nature of those opportunities. Gone are the times when NHL draft picks somehow find him in perfect scoring position with a perfect pass. “Here, you’re relying on every single person,” he said. “You can’t just watch an NHL draft pick do everything.” Playing in the USHL pretty

The Ice Dogs were 5 of 12 on the power play in the games, while the Bears were 0 for 10. “Our special teams need to be better,” Beauparlant said. “We were going at a pretty good clip before the break, and even carried that through Pennsylvania, but this past weekend we didn’t capitalize on special teams at all.” Beauparlant said the good news is goalies Alec Derks and Evan Hauser continued to play well despite the losses. “They held us in games, but you can’t ask them to hold the fort for 60 minutes without run support,” Beauparlant said. “They had been giving up some soft goals after our guys had scored, and that deflates momentum. “But now they’re helping us increase our positive energy on the bench during the game.” Notes: Tonight will be Tesoro Alaska night. For each $1 or food item donated to the Kenai Peninsula Food Bank, fans will be entered into a drawing for prizes. Saturday will be Stanley Auto Group night and feature a Mini-Mites game between periods. much guarantees a Division I scholarship, while those deals are tougher to come by in the NAHL. Zulkanycz said he was getting Division I interest in Dubuque. Beauparlant sees no reason that will change. “My philosophy is if teams were interested in him when he was in the USHL, why wouldn’t they still be interested at this level?” the coach said. “He’s still the same player he was three weeks ago. It’s not like he morphed into a different player.” In fact, Zulkanycz said he’s hoping to be a better player, just like the rest of his squad, now that they are back home after a 13-game road trip. “Being away is tough on everyone’s schedule,” Zulkanycz said. “The pregame routine, dressing in your own locker room, it will be nice being back at home this weekend.”

Austin Rivers united with his father, Doc By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer

LOS ANGELES — Austin Rivers has joined the Los Angeles Clippers to play for Doc Rivers in the first father-son, player-coach combination in NBA history. The Clippers acquired Austin Rivers from the Boston Celtics on Thursday in a deal that included the Phoenix Suns. Coby Karl was briefly a member of the Denver Nuggets in 2010 under father-coach George Karl, but didn’t play during a stint that coincided with his father being on leave for treatment of throat cancer. In the deal, guard Reggie Bullock went from Los Angeles to Phoenix, forward Shavlik Randolph from Phoenix to Boston, and guard Chris Douglas-Roberts and a 2017 secondround pick from Los Angeles to Boston. The Celtics acquired Rivers

on Monday from New Orleans as part of the three-way deal with Memphis that sent Jeff Green to the Grizzlies. As Clippers president of basketball operations, the elder Rivers had the authority to sign off on acquiring his 22-year-old son. Last weekend, Doc Rivers had said he would be open to coaching Austin. “I think a year ago I probably wouldn’t,” he said. “I think I would (now) for sure. I think this team could handle that.” Rivers was drafted 10th overall by New Orleans in 2012 after one season at Duke. He averaged 6.8 points, 1.9 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 21.4 minutes in 35 games this season for the Pelicans. In 165 games in three seasons with New Orleans, he averaged 6.9 points, 2.3 assists, 1.9 rebounds and 21.4 minutes Doc Rivers’ other three grown children, Callie, Jeremiah and Spencer, frequently attend Clippers games.

season-high 46 saves, leading the Winnipeg Jets past the Dallas Stars. Pavelec made 22 of his saves in the second period, preserving what was then a 1-0 lead. Pavelec stopped breakaways by the Stars’ Shawn Horcoff and Cody Eakin. Michael Frolik scored a first-period goal, and Evander Kane added a shorthanded clincher at 7:34 of the third during a four-minute Dallas power play.

FLAMES 4, COYOTES 1 GLENDALE, Ariz. — David Jones, Mark Giordano and Sean Monahan scored third-period goals, and Joni Ortio made 28 saves in his second win in two starts this season to lead the Calgary Flames past the Arizona Coyotes. Jones broke a 1-1 tie, and Monahan scored into an empty net with 1:25 left. Calgary has won all four meetings against Arizona this season.

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SAN JOSE, Calif. — Tyler Kennedy and Patrick Marleau scored goals 15 seconds apart in the first period, and the San JETS 2, STARS 1 Jose Sharks beat the reeling Toronto MaDALLAS — Ondrej Pavelec made a ple Leafs.

No. 3 Zags nip Pepperdine Kaminsky scored 22 points in his heading into Saturday’s showdown Askia Booker after losing to Orreturn from a concussion that side- at No. 10 Arizona. egon State in its last game. lined him a game to help WisconThe Wildcats pulled out their sin beat Nebraska. 31st straight home win by domiNO. 10 ARIZONA 68, nating inside, outscoring Colorado COLORADO 54 by 16 in the paint while grabbing NO. 8 UTAH 76, TUCSON, Ariz. — Stanley 15 more rebounds. ARIZONA STATE 59 Booker had a career-high 30 Johnson scored 22 points, Kaleb TEMPE, Ariz. — Delon Wright Tarczewski added 14 and Arizona points on 11-of-17 shooting, inscored 21 points and Utah routed pulled away to beat short-handed cluding 6 of 9 from 3-point range. That helped the Buffaloes (9-7, Arizona State. Colorado. Jordan Loveridge added 14 Arizona (15-2, 3-1 Pac-12) 2-2) keep it close early despite NO. 7 WISCONSIN 70, points and Brandon Taylor had 13 struggled offensively at times playing without Josh Scott (back) NEBRASKA 55 for the Utes (14-2, 4-0 Pac-12). without injured guard Gabe York and Xavier Johnson (ankle), their MADISON, Wis. — Frank They have won seventh straight and had a hard time containing second and third-leading scorers.

By The Associated Press

MALIBU, Calif. — Kyle Wiltjer scored 19 of his 24 points in the second half as No. 3 Gonzaga survived a scare before beating Pepperdine 78-76 Thursday night for its 27th straight victory over the Waves.

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rivalry between us,” Fenton said about playing Wasilla. “It always goes back and forth, a lot of overtime games, but it was good to put this one away early.” SoHi head coach Derek Urban said getting the win was big for Yoder, who has performed admirably in net for the Stars this season but does not own many wins to show for it. “I think Billy was looking for a little bounce back,” Urban said. “I think he puts a lot of pressure on himself, and he’s always striving, working hard in practice. “He wants to put the weight on his little freshman shoulders and carry us along.” Cameron Knowlton, Coel Nelson, Cole Crandall and Ethan Brown added goals for Soldotna. Levi Hensley and Trevor Witthus both added a pair of assists. Urban said breaking the team’s recent losing skid was also a big relief. “I think we could still be better, but that was the highest offensive output we’ve had in a long time,” Urban said. “We were shut out versus Homer, and only two (goals) against Kenai, so this was nice.” Fenton opened the scoring with a goal before three minutes were up in the first period, finding the puck and open space in front of the Wasilla net and firing from between the faceoff circles. Knowlton scored early in the second period with a pinpoint shot from the outer arc of the right circle, and Nelson’s goal put SoHi up 3-0 with 5:35 to play in the frame. Shortly after, however, the Stars began to become sloppy. Soldotna was hit with a rough-

ing penalty, which Wasilla took advantage of on the ensuing power play, scoring 27 seconds after the call to cut the deficit to 3-1. Luke Schruf collected a pass from Garrett Conroy and had a clear shot at Yoder to score. “At that point, it was a little nervewracking,” Urban said. “We started getting off our game a little bit and started taking some not-smart penalties, and against Wasilla, you can’t give them opportunities like that. We addressed that between the second and third periods.” Fortunately, Crandall answered back for SoHi, converting a rebound to notch a crucial goal that put the Stars back up by three. Fenton iced the game early with a goal in the first two minutes of the third period. Fenton said Wasilla goalie Kiana Verplancke gave the Stars as much as they could handle, but the shot came on instinct. “It was just hard work by my linemates, and trying to get some shots on net,” Fenton said. “They have a good goaltender, but we were able to get some good shots and finish.” Soldotna will face Palmer today at 4:15 p.m., then finishes off the weekend Saturday at 4:15 p.m. against Colony. Colony 5, Kenai 0 The Knights dominated a North Star Conference matchup against the hometown Kardinals, scoring twice in the opening 3:14 of the game to notch the shutout. It was enough to impress Colony coach Jamie Smith. When asked if he was looking to change anything up in preparation for Friday and Saturday’s games against Homer and Soldotna (respectively), Smith simply shook his head and replied, “Why would we?”

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and Saturday. Today, the Dillingham girls face Houston at 2:45 p.m., the Dillingham boys face Houston at 4:15 p.m., the Kotzebue girls face Nikiski at 5:45 p.m., and the Kotzebue boys face Nikiski at 7:15 p.m. Saturday, it’s the Kotzebue girls and Dillingham at noon, the Kotzebue boys and Dillingham at 1:30 p.m., the Houston girls and Nikiski at 3 p.m., and the Houston boys and Nikiski at 4:30 p.m. Ninilchik boys 69, Wasilla Lake 58 The host Wolverines grabbed a 23-9 lead after the first quarter and never looked back in recording a Peninsula Conference C

Colony goalie Joey Diltz recorded the shutout with 13 saves, while Kenai goaltender Nate O’Lena felt the pressure all night, stopping 46 of 51 shots sent his way. “He took 51 shots on goal, and he can’t stop everything, so the rest of the team has to be supportive,” said Kenai coach Michael Tilly. “We made a few mistakes that he wasn’t able to cover us on. “But overall, I’m not disappointed in the way we played tonight.” The Knights improved to 122-1 on the season, while Kenai dropped to 2-11 overall. Isaac Vincent opened the scoring for Colony with a goal just 17 ticks into the game, getting help from Otto Thiele and Cy Eller to put the Knights up one early. Smith credited the long development of the Knights hockey program for the offensive production. “It sparked us right away,” Smith said. “We came out and had some pace going. That’s what we needed to do.” Kenai held onto the twogoal lead for the bulk of the first and second periods, but let a third goal slip in on a Colony power play with a mere eight seconds remaining in the second frame. “Those are frustrating, because you can give the kids all the training and practice you can give them, but they got to put it in the net,” Tilly said. “We must have had six or seven gorgeous opportunities, and we just didn’t capitalize.” Colony owned the shots tally with a 51-13 advantage, and managed to kill off all six Kenai power plays rather effectively, including the final 27 seconds of the game when Kenai had a 5-on-3 man advantage. Josh Boyer and Jake Branch added goals in the third period. Kenai will play Wasilla to-

victory Thursday. Big man Austin White helped get the Wolverines off to the great start with 10 points in the first quarter. He would score 20 before fouling out. Sam Mireles had 19 for the Wolverines, while Dalton Geppert had 17 and Tyler Presley added 13. For Wasilla Lake, Braden Thorn had 19 points, Brody Neufeld had 13 and John Stiner added 12.

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1st period — 1. Soldotna, Fenton (Hensley), 2:51. Penalties — none. 2nd period — 2. Soldotna, Knowlton (Witthus, Daugherty), 1:52; 3. Soldotna, Nelson (Endsley, Lott), 9:25; 4. Wasilla, Schruf (Conroy, Marks), 10:36; 5. Soldotna, Crandall (Nelson, Witthus), 12:53. Penalties — Soldotna 3 for 6:00. 3rd period — 6. Soldotna, Fenton (Miller, Hensley), PP, 1:43; 7. Wasilla, Brunnhoelzl (Park, Morrison), 8:25; 8. Soldotna, Brown (unassisted), 12:23. Penalties — Soldotna 1 for 2:00; Wasilla 1 for 2:00. Shots — Soldotna 6-7-10—23; Wasilla 1115-9—35. Goalies — Soldotna, Yoder (35 shots, 33 saves); Wasilla, Verplancke (13 shots, 9 saves), Curry (10 shots, 8 saves). Power plays — Soldotna 1 for 1; Wasilla 0 for 4. Knights 5, Kardinals 0 Colony Kenai

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1st period — 1. Colony, Vincent (Thiele, Eller), :17; 2. Colony, Kirsch (Riekena, Mitchell), 3:14. Penalties — Colony 2 for 4:00. 2nd period — 3. Colony, Link (Boyer, Thiele), PP, 14:52. Penalties — Colony 1 for 2:00; Kenai 1 for 2:00. 3rd period — 4. Colony, Boyer (Link), 2:40; 5. Colony, Branch (Bloemer, Hessinger), 5:14. Penalties — Colony 5 for 10:00; Kenai 1 for 2:00. Shots — Kenai 5-5-3—13; Colony 21-1515—51. Goalies — Kenai, O’Lena (51 shots, 46 saves); Colony, Diltz (13 shots, 13 saves). Power plays — Kenai 0 for 8; Colony 1 for 2. Moose 3, Mariners 0 Palmer Homer

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First period — 1. Palmer, Meyers (un.), 14:18. Penalties — none. Second period — none. Penalties — Palmer 1 for 2:00. Third period — 2. Palmer, Keil (Dietz), 7:06; 3. Palmer, Dojka (un.), 14:35. Penalties — Palmer 2 for 4:00; Homer 1 for 2:00.

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WASILLA LAKE (58) — J. Stiner 5 2-5 12, B. Stiner 0 2-2 2, Willson 1 2-2 4, Balos 4 0-0 8, Thorn 6 4-4 19, Neufeld 6 1-2 13. Totals — 22 11-15 58. NINILCHIK (69) — Koch 0 0-0 0, Appelhanz 0 0-0 0, Presley 4 4-5 13, Mireles 7 5-8 19, Geppert 7 0-0 17, Bartolowits 0 0-0 0, White 10 0-1 20. Totals — 28 9-14 69. 3-point goals — Wasilla Lake 3 (Thorn 3); Ninilchik 4(Presley, Geppert 3). Team fouls — Wasilla Lake 14, Ninilchik 14. Fouled out — White. Bulldogs 63, Wolverines 55

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day at 1:45 p.m. before finishing off the weekend with a Saturday matchup against Palmer at 1:45 p.m.

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DILLINGHAM (28) — S. Dray 5 2-4 13, B. Dray 0 0-0 0, M. Dray 0 0-1 0, Mowrer 1 1-2 3, McArthur 2 0-0 6, Evalt 0 0-0 0, George 0 0-0 0, Schroeder 2 0-0 6. Totals — 10 3-7 28. NIKISKI (56) — Parrish 2 1-2 5, Perry 1 0-2 2, Riddall 3 1-2 7, Vollertson 2 0-0 4, Pitt 2 0-2 4, Litke 1 3-4 5, Kornstad 4 1-1 11, Thompson 6 0-0 13, Jackson 0 0-0 0, Litzen 2 1-2 5. Totals — 23 7-15 56. 3-point goals — Dillingham 5 (Schroeder 2, McArthur 2, S. Dray); Nikiski 3 (Kornstad 2, Thompson). Team fouls — Dillingham 11, Nikiski 10. Fouled out — none.

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DILLINGHAM (55) — Schlagel 2 1-1 5, Tennyson 0 0-0 0, George 1 0-0 2, Bouker 3 1-2 7, Savo 6 2-2 18, Smeaton 4 4-4 15, Bartman 3 0-1 8, Nay 0 0-2 0. Totals — 19 8-12 55. NIKISKI (63) — Anderson 3 0-0 7, Johnson 7 1-3 16, Holloway 1 1-2 3, Malston 0 0-0 0, Tauriainen 3 0-2 6, Carstens 8 0-0 20, Jackson 2 0-3 5, Pamplin 2 0-2 4, Carstens 1 0-1 2. Totals — 27 2-13 63. 3-point goals — Dillingham 9 (Savo 4, Smeaton 3, Bartman 2); Nikiski 7 (Carstens 4, Anderson, Johnson, Jackson). Team fouls — Dillingham 16, Nikiski 14. Fouled out — Smeaton.

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Avoiding cabin fever

f you’re staying indoors a lot this winter, here are some ideas for staving off cabin fever.

Plan and book fishing and hunting trips The best times and places, as well as the best guides, lodges and cabins, usually are booked months in advance. Plan carefully, but book your trips now. If you wait until summer, you could end up with whatever is left after some early bird got the best worm.

Tie some flies One day in late winter about 25 years ago, a buddy called and invited me to his house to tie some flies. The only fly-tying tool I had at the time was a vise I’d received for my last birthday. I knew nothing, but I took him up on the offer. I not only had fun, but I learned skills that I use to this day. If you’d like to learn how to tie flies, the Trout Unlimited Kenai Peninsula Chapter is holding free monthly fly-tying classes this winter. See the group’s Facebook page for where and when. Whatever your age, and whether you’re a newbie or you need to fill your fly boxes for next summer, a fly-tying session is a great way to make a few winter hours fly by.

Get your 2015 licenses

With few exceptions, you can’t legally fish, hunt or even dig a clam without a current license. If you’re planning to take home any king salmon, you’ll probably need a king salmon stamp. If you’re not required to be licensed, you’ll need a harvest card to harvest fish, shellfish and game in certain areas. Let’s say you’re an Alaska resident age 60 or older, and you have a Permanent Identification Card. If you catch a king salmon over 20 inches or longer in Cook Inlet, you’re required to immediately record it on a harvest card. The Alaska Department of Fish and Game web site has answers to any questions you might have about this and other regulations. Now is the time to get those answers, not when an Alaska State Trooper is approaching.

Do some preventive maintenance Make a list of all your fishing and hunting gear that needs some tender loving care. My list includes cleaning and lubricating my fishing reels, at least the ones I know how to service. I let the pros clean my saltwater reels because they can do a much better job of it.

Simplify I don’t know about you, but I use very little of the gear I own. This winter, I’m going to go through it and either sell or give See PALMER, page C-2

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In this photo taken on Dec. 20, 2014, Oregon State student Ty Atwater, right, puts makeup on Molly Steiber’s leg to simulate a bruise from a broken leg for the final exam in the wilderness first responders class at Oregon State University in Corvallis, Ore. The students took turns role-playing as a hiker with an injury while the other student examines them and treats their injury.

By NATHAN BRUTTELL Corvallis Gazette-Times

CORVALLIS, Ore. — It’s a cold and wet morning and Oregon State University student Alex Funk is hiking through the woods when he comes upon fellow student Molly Stiebber lying on the muddy forest floor after breaking her leg. But before Funk can rush to her rescue, instructor Ty Atwater comes in. “Let’s make her allergic to latex,” Atwater says. Stiebber and Funk nod and Funk breaks out a tarp to cover his friend and protect them both from the rain while providing emergency care. Other than being cold and wet, Stiebber is fine. The forest floor is a small patch of grass outside of the Dixon Recreation Center. And instead of an actual broken leg, Stiebber has special effects bruising makeup. Both Stiebber and Funk are students in OSU’s Wilderness First Responders course designed to train students on how to

handle injuries in the wild. Stiebber’s “injury” is part of Funk’s final exam for the course. “Everything that’s happening is meant to, as closely as possible, simulate a real world scenario for the students,” said Atwater, a climbing and wilderness skills coordinator for the Adventure Leadership Institute. “A lot of this is our effort to teach them that, unlike an urban environment where you expect emergency services to show up in five to 10 minutes, we’re in a wilderness environment which means we’re more than an hour from definitive care.” The student caregivers are tasked with assessing the student patients, providing them with emergency care and preparing them to be transported by emergency responders. The students have less than one hour for the exam to simulate the idea that it will take at least one hour for emergency responders to arrive. Having Stiebber be allergic to latex is not a curveball, but an application

Oregon State student Ben Church, left, examines fellow student Teddy White, while under a tent during a heavy rain as part of their wilderness first responders class final exam in Corvallis, Ore.

of lessons learned through the 80-hour course. “Typically, we focus on a muscularskeletal injury of some sort,” Atwater said. “So think sprain, strain, disloca-

tion or fracture. It’s not simple, but relatively straight-forward to care for. It’s not to throw some curveball at them at the last minute; it’s to help them apSee WILD, page C-2

Cheap thrills: backwoods sledding By SAM FRIEDMAN Fairbanks Daily News-Miner

FAIRBANKS — A cheap plastic sled, some fresh snow and gravity make for refreshingly simple fun. Sledding is a classic family-friendly activity, but it was fun too for our group of friends, most of us in our 30s, who recently gathered at a power line trail in the Ester area. The simplicity is probably the best part. Too many winter sports involve complicated gear or difficult technique. Anyone can tumble down a hill. That said, picking the right hill and to a lesser extent the right sled, makes a difference. My previous Fairbanks sledding experience was at the ice sheet known as the University of Alaska Fairbanks sledding hill. When I went there last year, a hard landing on an ice lump tore a piece of plastic off my sled. The Ester hill we used on a recent Sunday sloped just enough to

feel blissfully out of control, but was gradual and powdery enough that our party of 13 people and five dogs only broke one plastic sled in few hours on the slope. It took about three minutes to ride down — less for those who kept in control down the trail. I never managed that and tended to careen off the side into the powder. My friends Molly Rettig and Josh Kunz get credit for picking the slope. Josh has been scoping out possible hills for a week. The one he picked was perfect enough and quiet enough that he made me promise to not indicate the exact location in this write-up. I bought a new $20 Fred Meyer sled for the occasion, a single curved sheet of plastic-lined-foam with four rubber handles. It worked OK, although AP Photo/ Fairbanks Daily News-Miner, Sam Friedman my feet tended to slip off the front as I picked up speed. The deeper plas- In this photo taken on Dec. 28, 2014, Cassidy Saunders, front, and Corey tic toboggan-style sleds worked best DiRutigliano get to the bottom of the hill covered in snow during a sledding trip to Ester Hill in Fairbanks, Alaska. Picking the right hill and to a lesser among the people in our party. See SLED, page C-2 extent the right sled, makes the difference in sledding.

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fter 17 years of service, Doug Newbould retired from the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge. The refuge will feel this loss as Doug has contributed substantially to the management of the fire program and multiple wildfires over the years. But Doug has been a firefighter for much longer than this ... Doug learned to be a firefighter on Bridger-Teton National Forest in Wyoming where he earned his first “red card” (wildland firefighter credential) in 1976. He then moved to White River National Forest where he implemented cooperative prescribed fire projects Photo courtesy Kenai National Wildlife Refuge with the Colorado Division of Now-retired Doug Newbould stands next to his Fire Manage- Wildlife. This is where Doug ment Vehicle. really “cut his eyeteeth” with

R efuge N otebook K risti B ulock fire leadership and developed skills in the application of fire to reduce hazardous fuels and to improve habitat. In 1988, Doug utilized these skills in the well-known Yellowstone fires alongside 9,000 firefighters and 4,000 military personnel. In 1991, Doug and his wife Denise moved to Kasilof after accepting a timber staff position with Chugach National Forest. While working for the Seward District, he continued to hone skills with vegetation manageC

ment, mainly through timber salvage sales associated with beetle-killed trees, while also serving as a firefighter. In 1992, the Newboulds purchased their current home in Soldotna where they raised their two children. Doug was always enthralled with the beauty of Kenai Refuge so he was pretty excited when he got the job here as Assistant Fire Management Officer in 1997. This position was created because fire management was becoming increasingly more complex. In recent decades the Kenai Peninsula had witnessed a warmer and drier climate which triggered a spruce bark beetle epidemic, converting some areas to very flammable grasses, and increased the frequency of lightning storms and

natural ignitions. Doug became the Kenai Refuge Fire Management Officer a year later when the incumbent retired. In the early 2000s, fire management on Kodiak Refuge was added to Doug’s duties. A landmark wildfire season across the U.S. in the late 1990s brought about development of the National Fire Plan. This plan largely focused on hazardous fuel reduction as a means to mitigate severe wildfire risks to communities and natural resources. Fuels are reduced through mechanical treatments or prescribed fire, or by allowing naturally occurring fires to restore fire-adapted ecosystems. This plan, along with a local See REFUGE, page C-2

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ply what they’ve learned to effectively manage treatment of their patients.” The heavy rain during the final exam on Dec. 20 was nature’s curveball. And rather than adding extra stress or pressure, the students said they were happy to have the rain as it made the exam more realistic. “It adds another challenge to it. It really makes you think about every move you make,” Funk said. “It rains here all the time. It’s kind of a pain to have another thing to deal with but it helps you focus because it feels real,” Stiebber said. “We’ve been working it up the entire week. And we learned each little piece gradually. “And then it all comes together in this. You don’t know

lot easier to find your favorite sizes and colors of lures now than during the peak of the Continued from page C-1 season. And don’t forget to get plenty of the various sizes of hooks that you use. On the away everything that I no subject of buying stuff, there longer use. Instead of my present three tackle boxes, I’ll are several advantages to shopping locally. Locally owned limit myself to one for freshwater and one for salt. I’m sure stores will not only give you better service, but will apprecisomeone out there would like ate your business far more than to have a bucket of lead sinkany Internet store. ers. I have a like-new Simms If you’ve already done Guide Jacket that no longer all the things above, you’re fits me, and I can probably likely from another world. sell or trade it for something If so, be warned that what I’d use. And there’s that set passes for spring on the of extra-large rain gear that Kenai Peninsula won’t begin I never wear, and the unused back pack. You get the idea. If for at least three more Earthmonths. In that period, you’ll you don’t use it, get rid of it. feel the onset of cabin fever, As Thoreau said, “Simplify, a malady that has prevented simplify.” your kind from establishing a foothold in the North. Good Buy some new stuff luck with that. Now is the time to go Les Palmer can be reached through your gear and replace at les.palmer@rocketmail.com. what needs replacing. It’s a

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After three or four runs, we ended the day by gliding down a snowmachine trail to Ester’s Golden Eagle Saloon. It was a mix of walking and sledding

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what you’re going to find and you have to go through each piece to try and get it done.” While the course is offered through OSU and the Adventure Leadership Institute, the course does not count for college credit. But more than 100 students take part in the course each year, Atwater said. “We get a lot of graduate students who spend a lot of time outdoors and a lot of students who spend time outdoors recreationally,” Atwater said, noting that six students took part in the Dec. 20 exam but the class more commonly has closer to 60 students per session. Both Stiebber and Funk joined the course because they spend a lot of time outdoors. “I’m a big outdoorsman. I love going rock climbing and different things outside,” Funk said. “I’m not a particular lover of the rain. But I think this was a lot of fun and could come in AP Photo/Ben Margot handy someday.” Tommy Caldwell, left, and Kevin Jorgeson near the summit of El Capitan Wednesday in Yosemite National Park, Calif.

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because the path wasn’t as fast as the power line trail, but it felt fun to use a plastic toy to get from point A to point B and to park our sleds next to the snowmachines at the bar. Over beers and burgers, we planned our next trip. Rumor has it Ester Dome is a good sled ride.

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Moose Management Plan, provided the framework for completing fuels reduction projects on and adjacent to the refuge. In 1998, Doug spearheaded the design and initiation of the Funny River Road shaded fuel break. Later, prescribed fire was his primary tool for reducing hazardous fuels at Mystery Creek, an effort to reduce the potential of fire moving toward Sterling from refuge lands to the east. Doug and his staff completed over 1,550 acres of prescribed fire treatments by 2002. That same year, the Lily Lake project was developed in an area of continuous stands of black spruce to create an additional wildfire buffer in the Wildland Urban Interface (WUI), the area where refuge lands are in close proximity to homes. Along with hazardous fuels treatments, Doug feels that some of his biggest accomplishments on the refuge involved cooperatively managing wildland fires for resource benefits as a Strategic Operational Planner. His list includes Pipe Creek, Fox Creek, Irish Channel, King County Creek, Swan Lake, and Shanta Creek fires.

YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, Calif. — American rock climber Tommy Caldwell was first to pull himself atop a 3,000-foot sheer granite face in Yosemite National Park, followed minutes later by his longtime friend Kevin Jorgeson. The pair embraced and then Jorgeson pumped his arm in the air and clapped his hands above his head. After years of practice, failed attempts and 19 grueling days scaling the vertical wall on El Capitan by their bloodied fingertips, the friends at last grasped success. “That’s a deep, abiding, lifelong friendship, built over suffering on the wall together over six years,” said Caldwell’s mother, Terry, among some 200 people in the valley floor thousands of feet below who broke into cheers at the climbers’ his-

toric feat Wednesday. She said her son could have reached the top of the world’s largest granite monolith several days ago, but he waited for his friend to ensure they made it together. The men completed what had long been considered the world’s most difficult rock climb, captivating the world through social media and livestreamed video coverage while documentary filmmakers dangled from ropes capturing each move. Caldwell, 36, and Jorgeson, 30, became the first to freeclimb the rock formation’s Dawn Wall, a feat many had considered impossible. They used ropes and safety harnesses in case of a fall but relied entirely on their own strength and dexterity to ascend by grasping cracks as thin as razor blades and as small as dimes. The two dealt with constant falls and injuries. But their success completes a yearslong

dream that bordered on obsession. Jorgeson said Thursday on Good Morning America that it was great so many people found their journey inspirational. “It’s pretty surreal to wake up and have the climb complete; it’s pretty hard to describe,” said Jorgeson of Santa Rosa, California. Caldwell of Estes Park, Colorado, spoke only briefly, saying he lost his voice calling out to his friend, but described the climb as “an incredible experience.” President Barack Obama sent his congratulations from the White House Twitter account, saying the men “remind us that anything is possible.” The trek began Dec. 27. Caldwell and Jorgeson lived on the wall itself, eating and sleeping in tents fastened to the rock thousands of feet above the ground and battling painful cuts to their fingertips much of the way.

The post-fire effects proved useful in later years to reduce wildland fire intensity, create barriers to wildfire spread, and help restore ecosystems that rely on fire as a disturbance mechanism. In fact, many of these fire scars have played a role in how future fires were able to be managed on the refuge. Last spring the extremely dry weather and cured grass coupled with strong winds promoted fast growth of the Funny River Fire within a relatively short time period. Many agencies were brought together to assist on this human-caused fire, including resources from the lower 48. Hazardous fuel reductions on the north side of the fire altered fire behavior enough to allow firefighters to safely work and contain fire spread. Additionally, fire scars from the Shanta Creek and King County Creek fires assisted in reducing the intensity and spread of the fire. The Funny River fire served as a reminder that living with fire is part of living where we

do, but the risks can be mitigated by implementing hazardous fuels reductions and applying other “Firewise Principles” to our homes. Doug says the best part of working at the Kenai Refuge is “the people” — working with refuge staff, multiple agency cooperators, and the community provided great job satisfaction. Within the larger interagency wildland fire community, Doug served on the Alaska Air Quality Committee and also as a charter member of the National Fire Operations Safety Team. Locally, Doug served on the Kenai Peninsula Fire Chiefs Association, the Local Emergency Planning Committee, and the All Hands/ All Lands interagency working group. Under the leadership of the Kenai Peninsula Borough, the All Hands/All Lands group works with communities and their Fire Chiefs to complete Community Wildland Fire Protection Plans (CWPPs). Doug served as a federal advisor during the formulation and implementation of multiple CWPPs

for communities adjacent to the refuge. Doug stated, “This is my home and I intended to defend it that way” while he served as the Fire Management Officer. Doug feels that the Kenai Refuge is a spectacular public resource with a great mission. He usually meets his goal of getting out on the refuge canoe system at least once a year, but also enjoys the backcountry alpine areas. Doug has had a great career in some of the most beautiful places in the country, but when asked what is next, he says he is ready to enjoy and explore Alaska with Denise, especially its coastal waters. His last words, “We love the Kenai, it’s our home and we plan to stay involved in our community.”

BY KRISTIN J. BENDER and SCOTT SMITH Associated Press

Kristi Bulock is the new Fire Management Officer at Kenai National Wildlife Refuge. Find more information about the refuge at http://www.fws.gov/ refuge/kenai/ or http://www. facebook.com/kenainationalwildliferefuge.

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Losing a lung is no deterrent for man addicted to smoking DEAR ABBY: My husband, “Fred,” lost a lung to cancer 14 years ago due to smoking. He is one of the lucky ones to survive a deadly cancer. Even though he has only one lung, he continues to smoke “secretly.” I have begged, offered in-house treatment, anything to get him to stop, to no avail. What is troublesome is that Fred is in denial. For the last several weeks, he has blamed his coughing and wheezing on “allergies.” He also chews nicotine gum nonstop. It’s expensive, but he uses it to get his nicotine fix when he’s around me, our family and friends. I am angry, frustrated and sad that Fred has chosen cigarettes over having a chance to live, enjoy his grandchildren and grow old with me. Sometimes I think he doesn’t deserve to still be on this earth because he disregards his health after nearly dying from complications after his lung surgery. Fred is loving, warm, caring and intelligent — except when it comes to his health. What can I do short of leaving him? — MISERABLE IN MINNESOTA DEAR MISERABLE: There is nothing more you can do. Your husband is hopelessly addicted to nicotine and he’s incapable of getting away from it. I doubt you are serious about leaving him, and I wouldn’t suggest it anyway. Try to enjoy the time

you have with him, and understand that many smokers go to their graves begging for cigarettes while on their deathbeds. It’s not that he doesn’t love you or that he loves his cigarettes more. He’s HOOKED. DEAR ABBY: I am a rent-paying adult tenant who lives at home with my mother. Abigail Van Buren Mom gave a house key to my sister and brother to be used in the event of an emergency. On several occasions they have used their key to enter the house unannounced, startling both me and Mom. I have asked them to please either knock or use the doorbell and wait to be let in when dropping by unannounced like anyone else would do. My brother has graciously honored my request. My sister thinks that because she was given a key she has the right to unlock the door and come into our home whenever she wants to. I find what she’s doing intrusive and upsetting.

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. Abby shares more than 100 of her favorite recipes in two booklets: “Abby’s Favorite Recipes” and “More Favorite Recipes by Dear Abby.” Send your name and mailing address, plus check or money order for $14 (U.S. funds) to: Dear Abby, Cookbooklet Set, P.O. Box 447, Mount Morris, IL 61054-0447. (Shipping and handling are included in the price.)

Hints from Heloise

Rubes

By Leigh Rubin

Ziggy

and paint the town red. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) HHHHYou could be in a situation that allows greater give-and-take. Do not let a family member nudge you into doing something totally unexpected and problematic. Honor a loved one’s request, even if you are a bit peeved with him or her. Tonight: Use caution with your funds. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) HHHH You might feel a sudden change in your mood. Know that you don’t need to explain this sudden optimism. Someone close to you might be very difficult, and dealing with this person could be problematic. Allow yourself to be more spontaneous. Tonight: TGIF! CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) HHHH You know that you are fortunate to have a close relationship with someone who gives you extra energy just by being him- or herself. You might decide to make an assessment of your other friendships as a result. Tonight: Mysteriously vanish. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) HHH Do not get yourself worked up about a money matter. You might not be sure which way to go with an assertive and/or demanding personality in your life. Relax, and reach out to your friends for support. You’ll enjoy being among the crowds. Tonight: Let it all hang out. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) HHHHHYou will want to understand more of what is happening with an older relative or friend. You recently might have seen some swift changes occur with this person. An offer could be too good to resist. Stay on top of your to-do list. Tonight: Resist being negative.

On the road with heloise Dear Readers: I’ve been a “road warrior” for a long time, traveling to different cities and giving speeches for charity groups and civic organizations. I have learned a thing or two about PACKING. First off, everything in miniature, if possible. I refill small containers of liquid makeup, face moisturizer, baking soda (to brush teeth with) and lavender essential oil when I get home. I take enough vitamins and medications for the trip, plus two to three days’ worth in case the trip is unexpectedly extended. — Heloise Send a great hint to: Heloise P.O. Box 795000 San Antonio, TX 78279-5000 Fax: 1-210-HELOISE Email: Heloise(at)Heloise.com WAXED WALLS Dear Heloise: I am looking for help in removing candle wax from painted walls. — Marlene K., via email The first thing to do is gently (very gently) scrape off the wax using a plastic knife or sturdy plastic spatula. Don’t scrape too hard, or you’ll remove paint, too! For wax that is left, you can place a paper towel over the wax spot, press GENTLY with a warm iron (low to medium setting) and watch the wax transfer to the paper towel. Repeat until no more wax is absorbed into the towel. Lastly, use a microfiber cloth and a dash of mild liquid dish soap, and hold over the spot for about 30 seconds to let the soap work. Wipe away with a clean cloth (water only), and that should take care of the problem. — Heloise

SUDOKU

By Tom Wilson

Sudoku is a number-placing puzzle based on a 9x9 grid with several given numbers. The object is to place the numbers 1 to 9 in the empty squares so that each row, each column and each 3x3 box contains the same number only once. The difficulty level of the Conceptis Sudoku increases from Monday to Friday.

1 3 5 4 9 6 7 8 2

7 6 9 8 1 2 5 4 3

4 2 8 7 3 5 1 6 9

9 4 2 6 8 7 3 5 1

6 8 7 3 5 1 9 2 4

3 5 1 2 4 9 6 7 8

2 9 6 1 7 8 4 3 5

8 1 3 5 6 4 2 9 7

Difficulty Level

5 7 4 9 2 3 8 1 6

2015 Conceptis Puzzles, Dist. by King Features Syndicate, Inc.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) HHHH Others could be challenging, as they seem to want to head their own way. You will find yourself in a grumpy mood if you don’t let this go. You might be disillusioned by a person you look up to. Consider who put him or her on pedestal. Tonight: Go along with a suggestion. CANCER (June 21-July 22) HHH Remain focused on getting the job done. You’ll be all smiles when you complete your to-do list. Be more nurturing to someone in your immediate environment. You will laugh, and someone else is likely to respond in kind. Tonight: Check out new information carefully. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) HHHHGetpastsomeangerinvolving a partnership or an agreement. This dissatisfaction could surround a past association. Allow your mind to drift, and tap into your imagination when dealing with a creative project. Spontaneity brings surprises. Tonight: Let your inner child out. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) HHH You suddenly might want to say less and listen more. Pressure continues to come from a loved one who seems to feel as though he or she knows more about a key matter than you do. You could witness an unexpected change in someone close to you. Tonight: Head home early. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) HHHH You seem to say the right words and touch a key person in your life. Many times, you stand back and watch what others do. Toss yourself into the moment, and worry less about a project left undone. Tonight: Let your hair down,

By Eugene Sheffer

How can I get her to respect my wishes and honor my privacy in my own home? Mom agrees with me, but is reluctant to ask my sister to return the key. — ADULT TENANT IN CALIFORNIA DEAR ADULT TENANT: Your sister may feel that because the house technically belongs to your mother (in spite of the fact that you are paying rent) that she doesn’t have to respect your wishes. Unless your mother is willing to assert herself and tell your sister she feels the same way you do, and if it happens again she wants her house key returned, the problem will continue. At this point, the ball is in Mom’s court.

Jacqueline Bigar’s Stars A baby born today has a Sun in Capricorn and a Moon in Scorpio if born before 1:01 a.m. (PST). Afterward, the Moon will be in Sagittarius. HAPPY BIRTHDAY for Friday, Jan. 16, 2015: This year you could find that you don’t like spending time alone. Your personal life is changing, and for the better. As an element of the unexpected runs through your life, you often might feel stressed. Know that this is helping you to eliminate the frivolous aspects of your life. If you are single, the person you choose now might not be who you’re with a year from now. Your interests are likely to wane. If you are attached, the two of you will opt to make a major lifestyle change. You will feel far more liberated as a result. SAGITTARIUS understands you very well. The Stars Show the Kind of Day You’ll Have: 5-Dynamic; 4-Positive; 3-Average; 2-So-so; 1-Difficult ARIES (March 21-April 19) HHHH You could be combative as soon as you wake up. Whether you are responding to your dreams or just letting go of suppressed feelings, your reaction will take you by surprise. Understand that not every idea you come up with is a good one. Tonight: Be a free spirit. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) HHHH A partner could feel challenged by you and shut down. Try to be more understanding of this person’s sensitivity. A friend might push you hard to follow his or her chosen path. You’ll gain some insight into this person if you refuse to commit. Tonight: Head out to happy hour!

Crossword

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