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Friday-Saturday, January 30-31, 2015 Kenai Peninsula, Alaska

Vol. 45, Issue 103

Question Should portions of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge be opened to oil exploration? n No, the refuge should be protected as wilderness. n Yes, exploration should be allowed to proceed right away. n Exploration shouldn’t be banned forever, but now is not the right time. To place your vote and comment, visit www. peninsulaclarion.com.

In the news New scam targets HEA customers By IAN FOLEY Peninsula Clarion

Homer Electric Association customers are currently being targeted in a telephone scam that has made its way to the Kenai Peninsula. In recent days, HEA personnel learned of a phone scam in which a person has claimed to be an HEA representative. The scammer proceeds to ask the victim for immediate credit card payment or else risk having their service shut-off within an hour. “Someone is trying to get credit card info and they’re trying to get immediate payment,” said Joe Gallagher, director of member relations for HEA. Gallagher said that HEA would never threaten to shut off service in such a manner. The current scam is sophisticated. According to the press release, scammers are capable of having HEA come up on a victim’s caller ID. Gallagher said that these types of scams have been seen in Anchorage and in other parts of the country. He recommends that if any customers receive suspicious calls, they should immediately hang up the phone and call HEA. This will enable HEA to inform other customers of potential dangers. “The best thing Homer Electric can do is to regularly get the word out that this is a scam,” Gallagher said. “There are scams out there and we just want people to be aware.”

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Non-profit seeks money to buy Birch Ridge By IAN FOLEY Peninsula Clarion

The Central Peninsula Health Foundation has requested $350,000 from the city of Soldotna in order to help purchase the land currently occupied by

the Birch Ridge Golf Course. Board members of the CPHF made the request at a work session preceding the Soldotna City Council meeting on Wednesday at Soldotna’s City Hall. According to a document

provided by the CPHF, the donation would be half of the required money needed to purchase the 92-acre lot. The other half of the money would come from money received from a charitable organization such as the Rasmuson

Foundation. The money from a charitable foundation was contingent on the City Council approving the donation. If the city council members agreed on the proposal, they would be allowed to assist the CPHF write the grant applica-

Missing pilot, plane found

See GOLF, page A-12

Leg. told to revisit Cook Inlet tax credits

By Rashah McChesney and Dan Balmer Peninsula Clarion

A pilot and plane that have been missing since Wednesday evening have been found near Chakachamna Lake at the base of Mt. Spurr north of the Cook Inlet. A spokesperson for the Kenai Civil Air Patrol said four private planes left Soldotna early Thursday morning to search for the missing pilot, he said the plane was found on the ice of the lake. “The airplane apparently had broken through the lake ice, the pilot was found at the site,” said Chief of the Alaska Regional Office of the National Transportation Safety Board Clint Johnson. The red and white Cessna 180 left Soldotna for the lake on Wednesday and was scheduled to return by 4 p.m., but did not, according to a KTUU news story. The plane was found at about 11 a.m. on Thursday, said Henry Knackstedt of the Civil Air Patrol. A Black Hawk helicopter was sent to rescue the pilot who was transported to Central Peninsula Hospital with minor or no injuries, Johnston said.

tions. The property would be used “as a revenue source for the (the CPHF) and community nonprofits” and be “a potential year round recreational venue for the residents of the community, according to the document.

By BECKY BOHRER Associated Press

Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion

Best Transit Mix owner Terry Best looks at the wreckage of one of his company’s cement mixers on Thursday in Kasilof, Alaska.

Truck overturns in Kasilof Driver hospitalized after ‘mechanical failure’ By Rashah McChesney Peninsula Clarion

A cement mixing truck overturned on the Sterling Highway in Kasilof on Thursday sending the injured driver to the hospital. Long, dirty grooves in the snow marked where the southbound Best Transit Mix truck narrowly missed a large wooden sign for the Kasilof Community Church as it

crossed the northbound lane and overturned in the ditch at Mile 109 of the highway. Alaska State Troopers identified the driver as David Raines, of Kasilof. Raines, 54, lost control on a curve due to mechanical issues, according to a trooper report. Company owner Terry Best was on-scene cleaning pieces of debris from the road and laying pads to catch the few

See PLANE, page A-12

fluids leaking from the engine as he photographed the wreckage. Water spilled from a tank on the truck, but no other fluid were actively leaking into the ground. Best said the accident happened at about 9:45 a.m. and the driver had broken a few ribs but had no life-threatening injuries. No other vehicles were involved in the accident, he said. See WRECK, page A-12

JUNEAU, Alaska — Legislative consultants this week suggested that it may be wise for lawmakers to examine their approach to creating incentives for oil and gas development from Cook Inlet. The issue of oil and gas tax credits received renewed attention earlier this month, when Gov. Bill Walker wrote an opinion piece that said Alaska is projected to pay about $100 million more in oil and gas production credits this year than it collects in production taxes. State revenue officials have said the $625 million in socalled refundable credits referred to in that piece are primarily for small explorers or those developing new oil and gas fields that have no tax liability. Revenue Commissioner Randall Hoffbeck has said the credits are split pretty evenly between the North Slope and Cook Inlet. Consultants from the firm Enalytica, in a report accompaSee TAX, page A-5

Uncertainties surround Soldotna’s home rule vote By IAN FOLEY Peninsula Clarion

On Tuesday, February 3, the city of Soldotna will hold a special election that could have a major impact on the city. But whether residents know what they are voting on, or are even aware of an election remains to be seen. Soldotna City Council members discussed voter education on Wednesday. On Tuesday’s ballot, the question posed will read: “Shall a charter commission be elected to prepare a proposed charter?” If approved, members of the commission would also be elected. A charter commission is a group of seven elected officials given the task of writing an official list of powers and duties of the city. If a charter commission is elected, they will then have one year to draw up the charter, and the public will then vote on it. If the voters reject the charter, Soldotna will remain a first class city, and many of the city’s powers will be determined by the borough or state. Should the charter pass, Soldotna would become home rule, giving the city more autonomy. “(Home rule) just means that the city council and people who live in the city can make decisions that affect the city,” said council member Linda Murphy. “Those decisions will not be made by people living outside of the city limits. We get to choose our own destiny. That is what happens when you’re home rule.” On Tuesday, the public will not be voting on

Powers and Duties of Cities Soldotna is a first class city in the Kenai Peninsula Borough. If voters were to decide to approve a charter commission and then a change to being a home rule city, some key changes to city operation could be imposed.

Property Tax Both first class and home rule cities may tax up to 30 mills except in situations where a higher tax levy would be necessary to avoid defaulting on a debt. In a first class city, voter approval of the property tax levy is not required by statute however some city governments have more restrictive limitations imposed. Some home rule charters may require voter approval to authorize the levy of property taxes. Continued on page A-5

whether Soldotna will be a home rule city; rather, whether a committee should form to make up a potential charter that would later be voted on. Despite the importance of the election, some Soldotna citizens fear that the city’s population is insufficiently educated about what is being voted on. At the city council meeting on Wednesday, some, including Fred Sturman, were critical of how the city has prepared for the election. See HOME RULE, page A-5 C M Y

Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion

In this April 18, 2014 file photo a chocolate lab mix puppy looks through his cage at the Kenai Animal Shelter in Kenai. The shelter will be microchipping stray animals and those that are turned over and up for adoption.

Kenai Shelter to microchip animals By BEN BOETTGER Peninsula Clarion

Employees at the Kenai Animal Shelter are preparing for a new policy requiring that identifying microchips be implanted in all animals adopted from the shelter. The microchips are unpowered electronic devices similar in size and shape to a grain of rice. When read with a radio scanner the microchip will return a number between nine and 15 digits, depending on the brand. In a database maintained by the chip’s maker this number will be linked to contact information for the animal’s owner. See PETS, page A-5

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AccuWeather 5-day forecast for Kenai-Soldotna

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24 hours through 4 p.m. yest. 0.00" Month to date ........................... 0.49" Normal month to date ............. 0.90" Year to date .............................. 0.49" Normal year to date ................. 0.90" Record today ................. 0.61" (1985) 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 ............................. 6.7" Season to date ......................... 14.4"

Juneau 36/22

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An area of snow, snow showers and cold winds will affect the Northeast today. As cold air holds in the Midwest, cooler air will sweep into the South. Rain and mountain snow will expand over the Southwest.

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Who to call at the Peninsula Clarion News tip? Question? Main number.............................................................................................. 283-7551 Fax............................................................................................................. 283-3299 News email...................................................................news@peninsulaclarion.com General news Will Morrow, editor ............................................ will.morrow@peninsulaclarion.com Rashah McChesney, city editor.............. rashah.mcchesney@peninsulaclarion.com Jeff Helminiak, sports editor........................... jeff.helminiak@peninsulaclarion.com Fisheries, photographer.............................................................................................. ............................ Rashah McChesney, rashah.mcchesney@peninsulaclarion.com Borough, courts..........................Dan Balmer, daniel.balmer@peninsulaclarion.com Education, Soldotna ................ Kelly Sullivan, kelly.sullivan@peninsulaclarion.com Kenai......................................... Ben Boettger, ben.boettger@peninsulaclarion.com General assignment............................... Ian Foley, ian.foley@peninsulaclarion.com Arts and Entertainment................................................ news@peninsulaclarion.com Community, Around the Peninsula............................... news@peninsulaclarion.com Sports............................................ Joey Klecka, joey.klecka@peninsulaclarion.com Page design........ Florence Struempler, florence.struempler@peninsulaclarion.com

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Valdez Kenai/ 21/4 Soldotna Homer

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Anchorage 23/10

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

Temperature

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Anaktuvuk Pass -7/-9

Kotzebue 5/3

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Hawaii’s coral recovering from bleaching AUDREY McAVOY Associated Press

HONOLULU — Coral rely on algae for food and their survival. So when the stress of warmer-than-average ocean temperatures prompted many of Hawaii’s corals to expel algae last year — a phenomenon called bleaching because coral lose their color when they do this — many were worried they might die. Now the Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources, which released its latest coral survey results on Thursday, says most of the bleached corals have recovered. Even so, scientists say the experience weakened the coral, making them more likely to get sick. It’s also going to be harder for them to withstand warm temperatures in the future. The incident is a blow to the state’s fragile reefs, which are already under pressure from runoff from development, overfishing and recreational use of

Speak your mind The Peninsula Clarion looking for a few good readers. Tell us what you think. Let us know how we are doing. Critique us. The Clarion is seeking subscribers to come in to our Trading Bay office, have lunch and meet the new publisher as well as the newspaper’s managers and newsroom staff. We’d like your feedback, insight, opinions and what you like and dislike about your local newspaper. If you’d like to weigh in, please send an email to feedback@peninsulaclarion.com with your name and phone number. You can also call City Editor Rashah McChesney at 907-335-1238, to be included on the list. We will contact you with times and dates for the meetings. C

the ocean. Coral reefs are a critical part of the ecosystem, and their health is vital to the ocean environment. Coral cover just onetenth of the ocean floor but are home to 25 percent of known marine species. Some fish eat coral, others hide from predators in them.

Some species use coral as nursery grounds. Some types of shark will frequent coral reefs. Mark Eakin, the coordinator the Coral Reef Watch program at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, said coral bleaching demonstrates that “climate change isn’t some-

thing of the distant future.” Kaneohe Bay on Oahu’s east side suffered the most serious bleaching in the state, which is home to 15 percent of all coral under U.S. jurisdiction. Seventy-five percent of the dominant coral species there lost some color or turned completely white.

Peninsula Clarion, Friday, January 30, 2015

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 907-953-4655. 10 a.m. • Narcotics Anonymous PJ Meeting, URS Club, 11312 Kenai Spur Highway, Unit 71, Kenai. Noon 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.

Peninsula Clarion death notice and obituary guidelines:

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

Around the Peninsula Workshop for Peninsula Farmers Markets There will be a Farmers Market Roundtable from 9 a.m.4 p.m. on Feb. 11 at the Cook Inlet Aquaculture building on K-Beach Road. This event is for market farmers and anyone considering becoming a market farmer. Topics include business basics, planning, marketing, food safety, local markets and more. Featured speakers include Arthur Keyes from the South Anchorage Farmers Market and Glacier Valley Farm, and Amy Pettit from the Alaska Division of Agriculture. This event is free and open to the public, however registration is required. A local foods lunch will be provided. To register, call 283-8732 ext. 5 or RSVP on Facebook. Sponsors for this event include the Central Peninsula Garden Club, Kenai Soil & Water Conservation District, Alaska Grown and the USDA Farmers Market Promotion Program.

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tions will be available. Gear swap set up at noon; have a detailed list of your items and prices or label each item. For more information, contact PSDRA president Jill Garnet at 907-9539223.

Fish and Game Advisory Committees to meet

— The Central Peninsula Fish and Game Advisory Committee will meet Feb. 11t at 7 p.m. at the Ninilchik School Library to prepare comments on statewide shellfish proposals and any other business that may properly come before the committee. The public is encouraged to attend. For more information contact David Martin at 567-3306. — The Kenai/Soldotna Fish and Game Advisory Committee will meet Feb. 18 at 6:30 p.m. at the Cook Inlet Aquaculture building on K-Beach Road. the agenda will include preparing comments for the Board of Fisheries statewide shellfish proposals. For more information contact Mike Crawford at 2522919. — The Kenai/Soldotna Fish and Game Advisory Committee will meet Feb. 25 at 6:30 p.m. at the Cook Inlet Aquaculture The CKPH Service Area Board building on K-Beach Road. The agenda will include preparThe Central Kenai Peninsula Hospital Service Area Board ing comments for the Board of Game Southcentral Region prowill hold its regularly scheduled meeting on Monday, February posals. For more information contact Mike Crawford at 2529, at 5:30 p.m. in the Redoubt-Spur conference room down- 2919. stairs at Central Peninsula Hospital.

KPC hosts Career Day

Ski for women set to glide The 10th annual Ski for Women will be held at 11 a.m. Sundayat Tsalteshi Trails behind Skyview Middle School. All ages and abilities welcome. Costumes encouraged! Choose a 5k skate ski, 5k classic ski or 3k snowshoe, or gather two friends for a team of three. Register online through midnight Saturday at www.tsalteshi.org/events/, for $25 for adults or $15 for students, with a $5 discount for Tsalteshi Trails Association members. Day-of-event, in-person registration is at 10 a.m., for $35. Guys can compete in the Drag Race immediately following the women’s races, for a donation entry, with no preregistration needed. “Dress” your best and drag around the trails. Volunteers needed! Please email tsalteshi@yahoo.com to help. Races will be done in time for the big football game.

Peninsula Sled Dog and Racing Association plans party, gear swap The Peninsula Sled Dog and Racing Association is sponsoring a Snow Dance Party and Mushing Gear Swap. Learn more about the only dog-friendly winter trails in the area. This dog friendly event is from 1-4 p.m. Saturday at the Klondike RV Park, just behind Spenard’s on Funny River Road in Soldotna. Bring Your Leashed Dog. The event will include live music by Conway Seavey and Dog Lips. Free Admission, with hot dogs and hot chocolate for sale. Proceeds go to the Peninsula Sled Dog and Racing Association Trail Maintenance. At 1:30 p.m. on there will be the “Smartest Dog Tricks” and “Best Dressed Dog Competition.” PSDRA trail info and membership applica-

Kenai Peninsula College, Kenai River Campus will be hosting Career Day from 8:45 a.m. - noon today. The event will provide a wide range of potential career directions. The public, KPC students, and area high school students will have the opportunity to choose from more than 60 different presenters who will be talking about preparing for and working in their chosen occupations. There will also be 22 businesses and organizations on hand offering information on job opportunities, internships and career training. For more information and to get a schedule for the event, please contact Krista or Nicole at 262-0337, or kltimlin@kpc.alaska.edu.

Fly tying with Trout Unlimited The Kenai Peninsula Chapter of Trout Unlimited presents Bar Flies, Tie One On: An Evening of Free Fly tying Instruction and Demonstration, at the Mainstreet Grill in Kenai, Feb. 3, 6:30 p.m. Family friendly. Need not be a member to come.

Community invited to Redoubt winter carnival Redoubt Elementary School’s third annual Winter Carnival is Feb. 28 from noon to 4 p.m. at the school on West Redoubt Ave. in Soldotna. This fundraiser is open to the community. There will be games for the kids, a silent auction and raffles for adults. Enjoy an afternoon of fun, food and prizes. Money raised will be used to purchase outdoor PE equipment for Redoubt students. Volunteers are needed; please call the school office if you would like to help with this event.

Former Wasilla mayor appointed to fisheries commission By MOLLY DISCHNER Associated Press

JUNEAU — A former Wasilla mayor has been appointed to help regulate participation in Alaska’s commercial fisheries. Verne Rupright was appointed to the Commercial Fisheries Entry Commission on Jan. 20, said Grace Jang, a spokeswoman for Gov. Bill Walker. The three-member body decides who can participate in limited-entry fisheries and adjudicates appeals. Commission staff also issues permits and licenses for Alaska’s commercial fisheries. Rupright was selected based

on his legal background and as someone who could help the commission navigate fiscal challenges, Jang wrote in an email. Messages left for Rupright at the commission office were not immediately returned. Commissioners serve a fouryear term and are paid a little over $100,000 a year plus benefits. The appointment is subject to legislative confirmation. Rupright replaced Frank Homan. Last November, in the fi-

nal days of his term, then-Gov. Sean Parnell appointed Homan to the seat. “Parnell appointed Mr. Homan at the 11th hour of his administration which provides Governor Walker the ability to consider reassignment of that seat,” Jang said in her email. Another commissioner— Benjamin Brown— is set to have his term expire March 1. He has applied to stay on the commission, and Jang said the governor will either reappoint him or appoint someone else by Tuesday. There was one other applicant this year, Michael Buchanan Laukitis, who applied Jan. 3, according to information from

the governor’s office. Laukitis, a Homer resident, is a commercial fisherman and former president of the North Pacific Fisheries Association. His application remains valid. More than 50 other applications for the commission are on file. But some of the applications dated back to the 1990s, and Boards and Commissions Director Karen Gillis said that not all former applicants were contacted to see if they were still interested. About a dozen of the applications were submitted from 2010 to 2013.

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Schools need better than one-time funding The 2014 session of the Alaska Legis-

lature was billed as the “education session,” yet we start 2015 with the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District facing increasingly difficult decisions as it begin its budget process. For the 2015-16 school year, the school district is facing a budget deficit that could be anywhere from $3.9 million to $8.7 million. The district can’t say for certain what the actual deficit will be; it’s building a budget without knowing what its actual revenue will be, as usual. Meanwhile in Juneau, Gov. Bill Walker has said he wants to insulate education to the greatest extent possible, but that nothing is off the table as the state deals with its projected budget shortfall. According to the Associated Press, the administration has proposed cutting $50 million in aid to schools between 2016 and 2017. Walker, in his recent State of the Budget address, said his proposed budget leaves formula-based funding intact, but cuts the one-time funding added by the Legislature last year. That “one-time” funding has been a big deal for the school district. Last year, it amounted to $1.741 million and administrators included it in their preliminary budget projects because the district had been receiving the funds for three years. And therein lies the problem for the school district — not just here on the peninsula, but across the state. While state lawmakers have spent a lot of time talking about education, they have been reluctant to dig too deeply into how to deliver it in a state as vast and diverse as Alaska. As House Speaker Mike Chenault noted during a school board work session in December that the Legislature hasn’t been able to decide what it wants to do. So, instead of re-evaluating the education funding formula, the lawmakers taken the tack of providing one-time funding, intended to allow school districts to address things such as increases in energy costs while keeping the formula funding directed toward the classroom. But because it happens frequently enough, school districts have come to rely on one-time funding from the Legislature — especially when it has been allocated two years in advance. Now they are scrambling to figure out how to cover the shortfall from funding that, apparently, was promised but not guaranteed. We understand the state is facing some tough decisions. We understand that simply throwing money at schools doesn’t solve every problem. But taking money away doesn’t help, either. What schools need to thrive is stable, consistent, sustainable funding. That’s what leads to stable, consistent, sustainable programs that develop well-rounded, highly capable students. At some point — and we hope it’s sooner rather than later — the Legislature is going to have to better define how to maintain public schools, as is required by the state constitution. And then lawmakers are going to have to roll up their sleeves and figure out how to deliver, because the current situation, with districts facing uncertain funding every year, is failing our children.

Letters to the Editor Soldotna voters keep an eye on government power We need more power! “Home Rule Power.” So says the City of Soldotna management and administration. Power to increase taxes, start new tax schemes and spend the revenue on whatever and whenever, without voter consent! Golf courses, convention centers, airport expansion, chamber of commerce welfare grants, all will be possible thanks to you, the silent majority, the year-round taxpayer. Is there a very special election Feb. 3? Some people of heard of it — most residents haven’t. Here’s comments from some who have. Recent public statements by our municipal leaders: Pete Sprague, Soldotna City Council: “We feel like it would give us more control over our destiny. We’ve been following the bed tax issue and the non prepared food tax issue in winter time.” — September 16, 2014, Homer Tribune Under Home Rule, Soldotna could impose bed tax and grocery tax without voter approval. Linda Murphy, Soldotna City Council: “We will be able to control our own destiny. We will have a lot more control over the day to day. Right now, if we want to implement a bed tax, for instance, we would have to get permission from the Borough.” — October 5, 2014, Peninsula Clarion Ron Long, Seward City Manager: “The broadness of home rule means: You have more authority as a home rule city. Be careful how you use it.” — August 26, 2014, Homer Tribune After 47 year of tried and true, proven success, from Mrs. Farnsworth through Mr. Lancaster, Mr. Carey, Mr. Micciche, all the council members, and the finest City Manager ever, Mr. Larry Semmens, now comes

a new group that pushes us toward radical change and silent schemes, when there is no problem. So therein is the story, a sad, sad situation. But you can be part of the neighborhood watch — you can watch and wonder, when, and how in the heck did that happen? Or, you can go vote. Its just one oval to fill in, but it says so much more. Please take the power. Don’t just watch. Once it’s Home Rule, there’s no turning back to the “good old days.” Please vote Feb. 3 or sooner (absentee). Thanks for your consideration. Daniel L. Lynch Soldotna

Applause United Way annual campaign continues At Kenai Peninsula United Way we are still working hard for the existing annual workforce campaign. If you have not yet been contacted please let us know so that we can set up a time for your presentation. We can be contacted at 907-2839500 or by email at kpuw@ptialaska.net. We are currently supporting agencies across the Peninsula which includes everything from basic needs, seniors, youth and end of life preparations. Our campaign has been extended due to last fall’s elections and campaigns. Hopefully we haven’t missed anybody, but if we have not contacted you please let us know. For all businesses organizations that have participated in the 2014/2015 campaign we on behalf of United Way offer our sincere thank you! A special thanks to those that have volunteered; Campaign Cabinet, Loan Executives and Allocations Committee, we appreciate all that you have done for us this year and look forward to working with you again next

Classic Doonesbury, 1981

Quotable “If confirmed as attorney general, I would be myself. I would be Loretta Lynch.” — Attorney general nominee Loretta Lynch, facing skeptical questioning during her Senate confirmation hearing. “A wave hit at that moment, and bang! Like lightning it hit me right in the face.” — Tim Mannix of Marshfield, Massachusetts, whose house near the ocean was destroyed during the Blizzard of 2015. “While this is a tough situation, we remain unchanged in our stance of seeking help from the Jordanian government in securing the early release of Mr. Goto.” — Japanese Prime Minister Shizo Abe on Kenji Goto, the Japanese hostage held by Islamic State. “Nothing is achieved if either side resorts to bullying, political point scoring or accusations of bigotry.” — Jeffrey R. Holland, a Mormon church elder, on the church’s announcement to campaign for laws that protect gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people from religious discrimination. C

year. Everyone please remember to Pick, Click, Give a small donation from your Permanent Fund Dividend for a chance to win a second dividend. Thanks for all you do in our Community! Lisa J Roberts, Executive Director Kenai Peninsula United Way

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By GARRY TRUDEAU

Campaign takes aim at FASD By BECKY BOHRER Associated Press

JUNEAU, Alaska — A media campaign is set to launch in March that is aimed at reducing the number of children born with fetal alcohol spectrum disorders in Alaska. A study also is planned that is expected to involve signs and pregnancy-test dispensers in bars, to test their effectiveness in raising awareness about the potential implications of drinking while pregnant.

The state has the nation’s highest documented rate of fetal alcohol spectrum disorders, also known as FASDs, according to the Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority, which received $500,000 from the Legislature last year for the media campaign. More than 129 children are born with FASD each year in Alaska, the trust told the Senate Finance Committee on Thursday. FASDs refer to the range of effects that can happen to someone whose mother drank

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“I think the city has done a pretty poor job of advertising,” Sturman said. “I’ve probably talked to at least 250 people, and I bet you 30 people know we’re going to have an election on the Feb. 3. That’s pretty poor.” City council member Keith Baxter said he hopes 1,000 people will turn out on election day. He said the city council appropriated $5,000 to educate the public, which was used for advertisements on the radio and in newspapers. Sturman said the money used to notify the public about the election wasn’t used efficiently. “(The city of Soldotna) has had four months or five months and have spent $5,000 at least or more for what’s supposed to be education, and nobody knows nothing about it,” Sturman said. Speaking to the city council, peninsula resident Daniel Lynch said he was upset that more advertisement wasn’t done months prior to the upcoming election. City council member Linda Murphy agreed that not enough was done to educate the public. She said most people are aware of general elections, but when it comes to a special election in winter, the city council could have done more. “Maybe we should have gone a step

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nying their testimony before the Senate Finance Committee on Tuesday, said that some small producer credits are slated to expire on Jan. 1. The report said that is because in passing an oil tax overhaul in 2013, the legislature decided not to extend those credits. But that will not affect Cook

alcohol during pregnancy, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Conditions can range from mild to severe and can include abnormal facial features, learning disabilities, vision or hearing problems and hyperactive behavior. There is no known safe amount of alcohol during pregnancy or when trying to get pregnant, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention say. FASD is completely preventable, said Jeff Jessee, CEO of

further,” Murphy said. “We did everything we were required to do and a little more – we appropriated money to have some additional ads in the paper and radio spots – but people aren’t expecting an election in February.” Murphy said that in hindsight, the city council should have spent money sending out mailers informing the public. “It would have cost a little money, but I think that’s the price of democracy,” Murphy said. City council member Meggean Bos said that the city should look into using new forms of media to educate the public. She said that she felt the information about

the mental health trust authority. The campaign will encourage women to make sure they’re not pregnant before they drink and to abstain from alcohol if their birth control failed or they are otherwise unsure about whether they might be pregnant, Jessee said. The campaign could run through summer, but officials are looking for ways to stretch the budget, said Carley Lawrence, the trust’s chief communications officer.

what exactly is being voted on is not cut and dry. “I feel like we, as a city, need to get with the times for people who use technology,” Bos said. Council member Regina Daniels disagreed that the city hasn’t done enough. “It’s hard to engage people in this community to really pay attention and I think we’ve put information out there,” Daniels said. Voting will be held at Soldotna City Hall from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. on election day. Reach Ian Foley at Ian.foley@peninsulaclarion.com

Sales Tax

Election and term of mayor

In a first class city, there is no limit on the rate of the levy of sales taxes; however voter approval is required. In a home rule city the rate of the levy can be limited by the charter. Requirements for voter approval can also be set by the charter.

In a first class city, the mayor is elected for a 3-year term, unless a different term that is fewer than 4 years is set via an ordinance. In a home rule city the term and election of mayor is determined by the city’s charter or an ordinance. In addition, a first class city allows the mayor to vote to break a tie at the city council level and to veto most ordinances unless they involve prohibiting the possession of alcohol. In a home rule city the mayor’s voting powers are determined by the charter — however the mayor would still not be allowed to veto an alcohol prohibition ordinance.

City Council In a first class city, 6 members are elected at-large to the council, except the council may provide for election other than at-large. In a home rule city, the makeup of the city council is determined by the charter or an ordinance.

Inlet, where the report said producers largely pay no oil production taxes and a low, fixed rate on gas production. The report said a pre-2006 tax regime largely still holds there, along with credits. Given the state’s budget situation, it may be worth looking at whether some of the same benefits that those credits provide to companies in Cook Inlet could be given in a different way, the report suggested. Sen. Peter Micciche, R-

Soldotna, and a member of the committee, said the energy outlook in south-central Alaska, which benefits from Cook Inlet production, is getting better. But he said now is not the time to change the state’s approach to Cook Inlet. Production there helped alleviate what had been a crisis mode for much of Alaska’s population, he said in an interview. The state should continue on

its current course until it knows those energy supplies are secure, Micciche said. Sen. Bill Wielechowski, D-Anchorage, said it’s worth evaluating the state’s approach to Cook Inlet credits. “I think we’ve got to get to that point where, if it’s uneconomical, that’s when you get the credits,” Wielechowski said. It is not smart policy to give credits to companies if they don’t need them, he said.

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Kenai man arrested after tools stolen in Nikiski posted for sale on Craigslist By DAN BALMER Peninsula Clarion

A Kenai man was arrested Wednesday after a Craigslist ad linked him to tools that were reported stolen from a Nikiski business. Alaska State Troopers with the Criminal Suppression Detail responded to the ad for a plasma cutter and contacted Jason McCormick, 37, at a residence on St. Joseph Street near Soldotna. A plasma cutter and other tools were reported stolen from Baker Hughes in Nikiski over the weekend. Troopers recovered the plasma cutter, which was valued at more than $1,800. McCormick was charged with second-degree theft, a class C felony. If convicted,

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he faces up to five years in prison and a $50,000 fine. The Craigslist ad, posted Sunday, had an asking price of $1,250 for the “thermal dynamics cut master 52 plasma cutter.” The comment from the seller read: “I am selling my awesome picture of this plasma cutter made by thermal dynamics, which I purchased unbeknownst to me it was worth so much as $1,250. It will cut through 1 1/8” steel and cost $2,300 somewhere in the real life. I have no use for it anymore, so I am selling it for someone else to do something fun with it.” The post was updated Wednesday with two words at the top, “Apparently stolen.” McCormick was arraigned in Kenai District Court Thursday. He is currently jailed at Wildwood Pretrial Facility and is being held without bail.

program that the shelter is also making a purchase decision for. “Otherwise you have to enter microchip numbers into two separate databases, and that’s what we’re trying to avoid, just for time and ease of use,” Chambers said. Brands that the shelter is considering using include Home Again, Avid, Pet Link, and Smart Tag. Chambers estimated that it will take at least three weeks for the microchips to selected and purchased. For pet adopters, the microchipping policy will entail a $5.10 fee, which Chambers said is the natural cost of the chip, as well as an optional registration fee for the microchipping service’s database. Chambers said that for most services this is a one-time fee between $9 and $25. If the pet owner chooses not to register their contact information to the microchip number, the number will be linked to the Kenai Animal Shelter, which will keep adopters’ contact information in its own database.

“That’s the general practice now with animal shelters — microchipping every animal that leaves their shelter under the adopted status,” said Kenai animal control officer Cora Chambers. “We’re just trying to stay current with some of the shelter standards that seem to be in line with helping pets and owners reunite.” Shelter staff will perform the microchip insertions using a large-gauge syringe after being trained via online videos and tutorials provided by the chip’s manufacturer. Chambers said that the procedure is similar to the vaccinations that shelter staff currently perform. The shelter already has a set of scanners, which it has been using for several years to identify animals microchipped by local veterinarians and other shelters. The shelter is currently deciding which company to order microchips from. Chambers Reach Ben Boettger at ben. said that this decision will depend on the compatibility be- boettger@peninsulaclarion. tween the chip and a database com.

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Nation

Balloon crew breaks record Texas executes man for 1996 strangling

By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Two pilots soaring over the Pacific Ocean made history Thursday, first matching and then surpassing the 5,209-mile (8,383-kilometer) official world distance record for human flight in a gas balloon. “There it is! There it is!” shouted team members at the flight’s mission control in Albuquerque as a giant screen showed the helium-filled Two Eagles balloon passing the record set by the Double Eagle V in 1981. The balloon was about 400 miles northwest of San Francisco when it hit the mark. Everyone inside the control room had their smartphones pointed at the screen to document the moment. In a matter of hours, they hit another milestone in similar fashion when they reached the 5,260-mile (8,465-mile) mark. That’s the distance — 1 percent more than the current record — they needed to meet in their quest to establish a record under international aviation rules. The distance still has to be confirmed by the Federation Aeronautique Internationale, a process that can take weeks. “We’re not taking any time to celebrate,” said Steve Shope, head of mission control. “We have a lot of work we have to do, and we’re just taking this flight one hour at a time.” The Two Eagles pilots, Troy Bradley of Albuquerque and Leonid Tiukhtyaev of Russia, are aiming to set both distance and duration records with their flight from Saga, Japan, which began shortly before 6:30 a.m. Sunday Japan time. The duration record was set in 1978 when Ben Abru-

By MICHAEL GRACZYK Associated Press

AP Photo/Troy Bradley, Two Eagles Balloon Team

In Monda photo provided by the Two Eagles Balloon Team, Troy Bradley of New Mexico and Leonid Tiukhtyaev of Russia set off from Saga, Japan, shortly before 6:30 a.m. JST Sunday, Jan. 25, 2015, in their quest to pilot their helium-filled balloon from Japan in a bid to reach North America and break two major records en route.

zzo, Maxie Anderson and Larry Newman made the first transAtlantic balloon flight. That record of 137 hours, 5 minutes and 50 seconds in the air in a traditional gas balloon is considered the “holy grail” of ballooning achievements. The Two Eagles team expected to surpass that Friday morning. The pilots had been aiming for Canada until a high-pressure ridge formed off the U.S. West Coast, forcing a sweeping right turn toward Mexico, where they now plan to land on Saturday. The shifting weather patterns resulted in a flurry of decision-making that made for a “hard night” for the pilots and mission control.

Shope said the pilots were in better spirits Thursday after getting some sleep but he acknowledged that being on oxygen for that many days and the high altitude can take a physical toll. Because weather conditions vary at different altitudes, the pilots traded speed and altitude throughout Thursday so the balloon would track to the south. “It’s a pretty sophisticated dance up there,” said Ray Bair, a member of the mission control team. Rather than head to Canada, they’re aiming for the peninsula of Baja California, where volunteer chase crews were being organized to help with the landing.

The balloon is outfitted with an array of monitors and other instruments that are tracking its course and compiling data to be submitted to the record-keepers. With a massive, helium-filled envelope and a specially-designed carbon fiber-composite capsule, it was designed to stay aloft for up to 10 days, but the loss of gas and ballast has shortened that time by a couple of days. The last task will be a safe landing. Sand dunes along the peninsula were looking like the best option, Bair said. There are more favorable spots immediately along the Mexican mainland, but then come the mountains.

HUNTSVILLE, Texas — A Texas man convicted of killing a 38-year-old woman nearly two decades ago while he was on parole for a triple slaying years earlier was executed Thursday evening. Robert Ladd, 57, received a lethal injection after the U.S. Supreme Court rejected arguments he was mentally impaired and ineligible for the death penalty. The court also rejected an appeal in which Ladd’s attorney challenged whether the pentobarbital Texas uses in executions is potent enough to not cause unconstitutional pain and suffering. Ladd was executed for the 1996 slaying of 38-year-old Vicki Ann Garner, of Tyler, who was strangled and beaten with a hammer. Her arms and legs were bound, bedding was placed between her legs, and she was set on fire in her apartment. In his final statement, Ladd addressed the sister of his victim by name, telling her he was “really, really sorry.” “I really, really hope and pray you don’t have hatred in your heart,” he said, adding that he didn’t think she could have closure but hoped she could find peace. “A revenge death won’t get you anything,” he said. Then Ladd told the warden: “Let’s ride.” As the drug took effect, he said: “Stings my arm, man!” He began taking deep breaths, then started snoring. His snores became breaths, each one becoming less pronounced, before he stopped all movement. He was pronounced dead at 7:02 p.m., 27 minutes after the drug was administered. Ladd came within hours of lethal injection in 2003 before a federal court agreed to hear evidence about juvenile records that suggested he was mentally impaired. That appeal was denied and the Supreme Court last year turned down a review of Ladd’s case. His attorneys renewed similar arguments as his new execution date approached. “Ladd’s deficits are well documented, debilitating and significant,” Brian Stull, a senior staff lawyer with the American Civil Liberties Union Capital Punishment Project, told the high court. Kelli Weaver, a Texas attorney general, reminded the justices in a filing that “each court that has reviewed Ladd’s claim has determined that Ladd is not intellectually disabled.” Ladd’s lawyers cited a psychiatrist’s determination in 1970 that Ladd, then a 13-year-old in custody of the Texas Youth Commission, had an IQ of 67. Courts have embraced scientific studies that consider an IQ of 70 a threshold for impairment.

Some doctors won’t see patients with anti-vaccine views By ALICIA CHANG AP Science Writer

LOS ANGELES— With California gripped by a measles outbreak, Dr. Charles Goodman posted a clear notice in his waiting room and on Facebook: His practice will no longer see children whose parents won’t get them vaccinated. “Parents who choose not to give measles shots, they’re not just putting their kids at risk, but they’re also putting other kids at risk — especially kids in my waiting room,” the Los Angeles pediatrician said. It’s a sentiment echoed by a small number of doctors who in recent years have “fired” patients who continue to believe debunked research linking vaccines to autism. They hope the strategy will lead parents to change their minds; if that fails, they hope it will at least reduce the risk to other children in the office. The tough-love approach — which comes amid the nation’s second-biggest measles outbreak in at least 15 years, with at least 98 cases reported since last month — raises questions about doctors’ ethical responsibilities. Most of

the measles cases have been traced directly or indirectly to Disneyland in Southern California. The American Academy of Pediatrics says doctors should bring up the importance of vaccinations during visits but should respect a parent’s wishes unless there’s a significant risk to the child. “In general, pediatricians should avoid discharging patients from their practices solely because a parent refuses to immunize his or her child,” according to guidelines issued by the group. However, if the relationship between patient and doctor becomes unworkable, the pediatrics academy says, the doctor may want to encourage the vaccine refuser to go to another physician. Some mothers who have been dropped by their doctors feel “betrayed and upset,” said Dotty Hagmier, founder of the support group Moms in Charge. She said these parents made up their minds about vaccines after “careful research and diligence to understand the risks versus the benefits for their own children’s circumstances.” Dropping patients who refuse vaccines has become a hot topic of discussion on SERMO, an

online doctor hangout. Some doctors are adamant about not accepting patients who don’t believe in vaccinations, with some saying they don’t want to be responsible for someone’s death from an illness that was preventable. Others warn that refusing treatment to such people will just send them into the arms of quacks. The measles-mumps-rubella vaccine, or MMR, is 97 percent effective at preventing measles, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Measles spreads easily through the air and in enclosed spaces. Symptoms include fever, runny nose, cough and a rash all over the body. In rare cases, particularly among babies, measles can be deadly. Infection can also cause pregnant women to miscarry or give birth prematurely. All states require children to get certain vaccinations to enroll in school. California is among 20 states that let parents opt out by obtaining personal belief waivers. Some people worry that vaccines cause devel-

opmental problems, despite scientific evidence disproving any link. Others object for religious or philosophical reasons. Nationally, childhood measles vaccination rates have held steady for years at above 90 percent. But there seem to be growing pockets of unvaccinated people in scattered communities, said Dr. Gregory Wallace of the CDC. In recent years, nearly all U.S. measles cases have been linked to travelers who caught the virus abroad and spread it in this country among unvaccinated people. Northern California’s Marin County has a high rate of people claiming personal belief exemptions. In 2012, Dr. Nelson Branco and his partners at a Marin County practice started turning away toddlers whose parents refused to make sure they received the measles vaccine. Branco said 10 to 20 of his practice’s 8,000 or so patients left after the change. Vaccines “can be spooky for parents,” Branco said. But “in the end, we have the science. We have the experience that it’s the right thing to do.” AP Medical Writer Mike Stobbe contributed to this report.

Peninsula Clarion, Friday, January 30, 2015

Spills fuel Keystone line debates

Around the Nation Obama calls for spending surge to burst past ‘sequester’ limits, buoyed by economy WASHINGTON — Declaring an end to “mindless austerity,” President Barack Obama called for a surge in government spending Thursday, and asked Congress to throw out the sweeping spending cuts both parties agreed to four years ago when deficits were spiraling out of control. Obama’s proposed $74 billion in added spending — about 7 percent — would be split about evenly between defense programs and the domestic side of the budget. Although he’s sought before to reverse the “sequester” ‘’spending cuts, Obama’s pitch in this year’s budget comes with the added oomph of an improving economy and big recent declines in federal deficits. “If Congress rejects my plan and refuses to undo these arbitrary cuts, it will threaten our economy and our military,” Obama warned in an op-ed article Thursday in The Huffington Post. He said the nation’s debt still would decline as a share of the overall economy. The figures represent Obama’s opening offer as he gears up for an inevitable budget battle with the new Republicanrun Congress. He was to brief House Democrats on the plan Thursday evening in Philadelphia at their annual retreat. Republicans immediately balked — Texas Sen. John Cornyn dismissed the plan as “happy talk” — although it was unclear just how much of Obama’s proposal they would oppose.

Poll shows big gap in public perception WASHINGTON — The American public and U.S. scientists are light-years apart on science issues. And 98 percent of surveyed scientists say it’s a problem that we don’t know what they’re talking about. Scientists are far less worried about genetically modified food, pesticide use and nuclear power than is the general public, according to matching polls of both the general public and the country’s largest general science organization. Scientists were more certain that global warming is caused by man, evolution is real, overpopulation is a danger and mandatory vaccination against childhood diseases is needed. In eight of 13 science-oriented issues, there was a 20-percentage-point or higher gap separating the opinions of the public and members of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, according to survey work by the Pew Research Center. The gaps didn’t correlate to any liberal-conservative split; the scientists at times take more traditionally conservative views and at times more liberal. “These are big and notable gaps,” said Lee Rainie, director of Pew’s internet, science and technology research. He said they are “pretty powerful indicators of the public and the scientific community seeing the world differently.” In the most dramatic split, 88 percent of the scientists surveyed said it is safe to eat genetically modified foods, while only 37 percent of the public say it is safe and 57 percent say it is unsafe. And 68 percent of scientists said it is safe to eat foods grown with pesticides, compared with only 28 percent of the general public. —Associated Press C

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By DINA CAPPIELLO Associated Press

WASHINGTON — The Republican-controlled Senate on Thursday approved a bipartisan bill to construct the Keystone XL oil pipeline, defying a presidential veto threat and setting up the first of many battles with the White House over energy and the environment. The 62-36 vote advanced a top priority of the newly empowered GOP, and marked the first time the Senate passed a bill authorizing the pipeline, despite numerous attempts to force President Barack Obama’s hand on the issue. Nine Democrats joined with 53 Republicans to back the measure. This bill “is an important accomplishment for the country,” said Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky. “We are hoping the president upon reflection will agree to sign on to a bill that the State Department said could create up to 42,000 jobs and the State Department said creates little to no impact on the environment.” Still the vote was short of the threshold needed to override a veto, and the legislation

still must be reconciled with the version the House passed. “We hope President Obama will now drop his threat to veto this common-sense bill that would strengthen our energy security and create thousands and thousands of new, goodpaying American jobs,” said House Speaker John Boehner. Most Democrats framed the bill as gift to a foreign oil company that would have little benefit for the American people, because much of the oil would be exported. They tried and failed to get amendments on the bill to construct the pipeline with U.S. steel, ban exports of the oil and the products refined from it, and protect water resources. The Senate agreed to add an energy efficiency measure, and went on the record saying climate change was not a hoax and the oil sands should be subject to a tax that helps pay for oil spill cleanups. Oil sands are currently exempt. “This bill is a disgrace,” said Sen. Barbara Boxer, D-Calif., the top Democrat on the Senate environment committee. “We tried on our side to make this a better bill and they turned us

away.” TransCanada Corp., the pipeline’s developer, disputed the export argument Thursday, saying it didn’t make sense. “Those who argue this pipeline is for export are not being factual,” said Russ Girling, president and chief executive officer of TransCanada. “It’s time to approve Keystone XL so we can transport Canadian and American oil to fuel the everyday lives of the American people.” In Philadelphia, anti-pipeline protesters chanted outside a hotel where Obama was addressing a retreat of Democratic lawmakers: “Hey, Obama, we don’t want no Keystone drama.” First proposed in 2008, the $8 billion pipeline project has been beset by delays in Nebraska over its route and at the White House, where the president has resisted prior efforts by Congress to force him to make a decision. In 2012, Obama rejected the project after Congress attached a measure to a payroll tax cut extension that gave him a deadline to make a decision. The pipeline’s developer, TransCanada Corp., then reapplied.

The 1,179-mile pipeline is proposed to go from Canada through Montana and South Dakota to Nebraska, where it would connect with existing pipelines to carry more than 800,000 barrels of crude oil a day to refineries along the Texas Gulf coast. Obama has said he will not be forced to make a decision on the pipeline, which requires presidential approval because it crosses an international border, until the review process concludes. Federal agencies’ comments on whether the project is in the national interest are due Monday. Environmental groups have called on Obama to reject the project outright, saying it would make it easier to tap a dirty source of energy that would exacerbate global warming. The State Department’s analysis, assuming higher oil prices, found that shipping it by pipelines to rail or tankers would be worse for the planet. It also concluded that the project, after construction, would create only 35 permanent jobs, a figure Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., compared to a fried chicken franchise.

US man pleads guilty in Gambia coup By AMY FORLITI Associated Press

MINNEAPOLIS — A Minnesota man pleaded guilty Thursday to charges stemming from last month’s failed attempt to overthrow the government in the West African nation of Gambia. Papa Faal, 46, admitted in U.S. District Court in Minneapolis that he participated in the Dec. 30 attack on Gambia’s State House, where he said he believes most of his co-conspirators died. “The intent was not to kill anybody” unless fired upon, Faal said in court. “It turned really violent. ... We were surprised by the fact that we had

more resistance than anticipated.” Prosecutors say Faal and another man, Cherno Njie, traveled separately from the United States to Gambia to participate in the unrest. They were charged upon their return to the U.S. Faal pleaded guilty Thursday to one count of conspiracy to export firearms to Gambia without a license and one count of conspiracy to participate in an attempted overthrow of a country with whom the U.S. is “at peace.” Each count carries a maximum sentence of five years in prison. Faal told the court that in August he joined a group of men who wanted to change the regime in Gambia. Court papers

indicated he was motivated out of concern that elections were being rigged and for the “plight of the Gambian people.” Faal, a dual citizen of the U.S. and Gambia and former member of the U.S. military, said he participated in calls with others who were trying to overthrow Gambian President Yahya Jammeh and he received emails that contained links to operational plans for the ambush. Faal said one person gave him money to buy weapons, and Faal bought eight semiautomatic rifles in Minnesota and hid them in barrels that were shipped to Gambia. Faal said he met up with other members of the group in

Gambia. They initially planned to ambush the president, but changed plans once they learned he was out of town, he said. A sentencing hearing will be set at a later date. Njie, 57, of Austin, Texas, made his initial court appearance in Baltimore earlier this month and is being transported to Minnesota to face charges. Faal identified Njie as a financier of the group. Human rights activists have long criticized the government in Gambia for targeting political opponents, journalists and gays and lesbians. The U.S. government recently removed Gambia from a trade agreement in response to human rights abuses.

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World

3 lives depend on IS standoff Militants target

Egyptian cities simultaneously

By KARIN LAUB and MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press

AMMAN, Jordan — A young Jordanian fighter pilot, a female al-Qaida recruit who tried to blow up a hotel ballroom in Amman and a veteran Japanese war correspondent are at the center of a life-and-death standoff with the Islamic State group. The militants, who hold the pilot and the journalist, have purportedly threatened to kill the airman at sundown Thursday, Iraq time, if the would-be suicide bomber is not released from death row in Jordan. The deadline passed without word on the two hostages. This is a look at the three people whose fate hangs in the balance. Sajida al-Rishawi has close family ties to the Iraqi branch of the al-Qaida terror network that was the forerunner of the Islamic State group. Still, she never explained why she strapped an explosives belt to her waist and, along with her husband, who also wore a bomb, walked into a luxury hotel in the Jordanian capital of Amman on Nov. 9, 2005. Her husband set off his bomb, ripping through a wedding party with 300 guests, but al-Rishawi’s explosives failed to go off.

By ASHRAF SWEILAM Associated Press

AP Photo/Nasser Nasser

Safi al-Kaseasbeh, center, father of Jordanian pilot, Lt. Muath al-Kaseasbeh, who is held by the Islamic State group militants, reads a statement for the media urging his son’s captors to have mercy on a fellow Muslim and spare his life, at the captured pilot’s tribal gathering divan, in Amman, Jordan, Thursday.

The bombing was one of three near-simultaneous attacks on Amman hotels on that day and killed 60 people in Jordan’s worst-ever terror attack. The Iraq branch of al-Qaida claimed responsibility. Al-Rishawi fled, but was arrested four days later at a safe

house.In a three-minute confession broadcast on Jordan TV shortly after her arrest, she displayed the explosives belt and appeared anxious, but offered no motive. She suggested she was simply following her husband’s lead, saying he had told her what to do.

Al-Rishawi later recanted, saying she was an unwilling participant. A military court sentenced her to death by hanging. Her appeal was rejected and she became the first woman sent to death row in Jordan on terrorism charges.

Gas blast wrecks Mexico hospital By ALBERTO ARCE and PETER ORSI Associated Press

MEXICO CITY— Injured and bleeding, mothers carrying infants fled from a maternity hospital shattered by a powerful gas explosion Thursday, and rescuers swung sledgehammers to break through fallen concrete hunting for others who might be trapped. At least two people were killed and more than 60 injured, Mexico City Mayor Miguel Angel Mancera said at a news conference. The known dead were a woman and a child. Officials earlier said at least four people had been killed. About 75 percent of the hospital collapsed, officials said, and the priority was to continue digging in search of any trapped survivors. Authorities said they had confirmed that none of the

children registered in the hospital were missing, but said it was possible that others who had come for appointments could be trapped. The city’s health secretary, Armando Ahued, said the adult victim was a 25-year-old woman and the child was a newborn, between 2 and 3 weeks old. He said 21 babies were injured, and seven of those and seven adults were in serious condition after being rushed to other hospitals. Thirty-fiveyear-old Felicitas Hernandez wept as she frantically questioned people outside the wrecked building, hoping for word of her month-old baby, who had been hospitalized since birth with respiratory problems. “They wouldn’t let me sleep with him,” said Hernandez, who had come to the city-run Maternity and Children’s Hos-

pital of Cuajimalpa because she had no money. Later, authorities told her to check at another hospital where she reported finding her baby uninjured. The explosion occurred at 7:05 a.m. when a tanker truck was making a routine delivery of gas to the hospital kitchen and gas started to leak. Witnesses said the tanker workers struggled frantically for 15 or 20 minutes to repair the

leak while a large cloud of gas formed. “The hose broke. The two gas workers tried to stop it, but they were very nervous. They yelled for people to get out,” said Laura Diaz Pacheco, a laboratory technician. “Everyone’s initial reaction was to go inside, away from the gas,” she added. “Maybe as many as 10 of us were able to get out ... The rest stayed inside.”

EL-ARISH, Egypt — Militants struck more than a dozen army and police targets in the restive Sinai Peninsula with simultaneous attacks involving a car bomb and mortar rounds on Thursday, killing at least 26 security officers. An Army spokesman immediately blamed former Islamist President Mohammed Morsi’s Muslim Brotherhood of orchestrating the attack, which killed 25 Army soldiers and one policeman. The wide-ranging attacks late Thursday required a previously unseen level of coordination. At least one car bomb was set off outside a military base, while mortars were simultaneously fired at the base, toppling some buildings and leaving soldiers buried under the debris, official said. Other attacks included mortar rounds fired at a hotel, a police club and more than a dozen checkpoints, officials said. The militants struck the Northern Sinai provincial capital elArish, the nearby town of Sheik Zuwayid and the town of Rafah bordering Gaza. Hours before the attack, the Islamic State affiliate in Egypt posted on its official Twitter account pictures of masked militants dressed in black. They were carrying rocket-propelled grenades in a show of force, while flying the Islamic State black flag. The Islamic State affiliate later took credit for Thursday’s attacks on Twitter, according to the SITE Intelligence Group. The group previously known as Ansar Beit al-Maqdis has launched several attacks against police and the army in Sinai in recent years. Ansar Beit al-Maqdis was initially inspired by al-Qaida, but last year it pledged allegiance to the Islamic State, which controls large parts of Syria and Iraq. At least 60 people were wounded in the attack, according to medical officials, who also confirmed the death toll. Officials said the death toll was expected to rise. They spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak to the press. In a statement posted on his official Facebook page, Army Spokesman Ahmed Samir blamed the Muslim Brotherhood group for orchestrating the attacks. In a brief statement, he said that because of the “successful strikes” by army and police against terrorist elements in Sinai, militants attacked a number of army and police headquarters using car bombs and mortars.

Peninsula Clarion, Friday, January 30, 2015

Rebels overrun another town in east

Around the World Man who stormed Dutch broadcaster hacker HILVERSUM, Netherlands — A 19-year-old brandishing a fake weapon threatened a security guard to gain access to the headquarters of Dutch national broadcaster NOS and demand airtime Thursday night before police stormed a TV studio to arrest him. Nobody was injured in the incident, but it forced the NOS off air for around an hour and set nation on edge, coming just weeks after the deadly attack on satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo in Paris that left 12 people dead. When NOS came back on air, it showed recorded footage of the young man, wearing a black suit, white shirt and black tie, and carrying a pistol with what looked like a silencer attached. Police said later the gun was a fake and that the man had no criminal record. Detectives were investigating his possible motives. Speaking calmly to someone off-camera, apparently the security guard he had forced to let him into the building, the man said, “We are hired in by intelligence agencies.” Shortly after, police burst in with their guns drawn and ordered the man to drop his weapon and put his hands up. At least five police officers then ordered him to turn around and lie down, which he did and he was arrested without a struggle and taken to a nearby police station for questioning. NOS reporter Martijn Bink said he spoke to the man after he was arrested and he claimed to be from a hackers’ collective. He didn’t elaborate.

Angry youths stone Nigerian convoy JALINGO, Nigeria — Youths angry at the Nigerian government’s failure to fight Islamic extremists threw stones Thursday at President Goodluck Jonathan’s electioneering convoy in the eastern town of Jalingo, breaking windshields and windows on several vehicles. An Associated Press reporter was unable to see if anyone was hurt. Police used tear gas and whips to disperse the mob. From Jalingo, Jonathan flew to Yola, capital of Adamawa state, where officials had declared the route of his motorcade a no-go area. The presidential cavalcade already had been stoned in northern Katsina city and northeast Bauchi last week. Youths in Bauchi flung shoes and plastic bottles at Jonathan’s podium at a rally. In Jalingo, soldiers guarded billboards and posters of Jonathan, who is running for reelection on Feb. 14. Protesters shouted that the troops should instead be fighting the Boko Haram insurgents blamed for the deaths of some 10,000 people in the past year. “Why are they using soldiers and other security operatives? They should be deployed to Sambisa and fight with Boko Haram, not with innocent civilians,” one youth yelled as he tore down a poster of a smiling Jonathan. Sambisa Forest is where the insurgents have camps and where they are believed to be holding some of the 276 schoolgirls abducted from a boarding school in the remote town of Chibok in April — a mass kidnapping that brought international outrage. Dozens of the girls escaped on their own but 219 remain missing, a reminder of the failures of Nigeria’s government and military. At a rally in Yola, Jonathan promised his government will do more to help some of the million-plus people driven from their homes in the 5-year-old insurgency. —Associated Press C

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By PETER LEONARD Associated Press

ARTEMIVSK, Ukraine — Ukraine’s military conceded Thursday that its forces had been overrun by Russianbacked separatist forces in another town in their battle to hold onto a strategically valuable railway hub. A soldier wounded in combat for the town, Vuhlehirsk, said armored vehicles and tanks were used in the attack on government positions, forcing a hasty retreat. Defense Ministry spokesman Vladislav Seleznyov said fighting is now under way to expel the rebels from Vuhlehirsk. “We are trying to push the enemy out of the town,” he

said. The loss of full control over town will further complicate efforts to resist the onslaught on Debaltseve, a nearby railway hub that sits between the two main rebel-held cities of Donetsk and Luhansk. While clashes in east Ukraine rage, hopes are still being invested in reviving a peace process that has been undermined with every new day of fighting. The leader of the separatists in the Luhansk region, Igor Plotnitsky, told a rebel news agency that the success of negotiations planned for Friday will hinge on lifting what he described as Ukraine’s economic blockade of breakaway regions. Ukraine last year ordered the suspension of banking services

in rebel territories, and stopped paying benefits to people not registered in government-controlled areas. U.S. State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki said Washington strongly condemns the attacks on Debaltseve and underlined that the town is about 13 kilometers (8 miles) beyond a cease-fire line agreed at September’s peace talks in Minsk. “There can also be no mistake about Russia’s role in the escalation of violence, which is causing suffering and death among those Russia has claimed it wants to protect,” she said. Multiple flashpoints have flared up across eastern Ukraine since the start of the month, when full-blown fighting between Russian-backed rebels

and government forces erupted anew following a month of relative tranquility. Since the conflict started in April, it has claimed more than 5,100 lives and displaced more than 900,000 people across the country, according to U.N. estimates. Fighting also continued to rage Thursday near the main rebelheld city of Donetsk, where at least five civilians were killed by artillery shelling. Scared residents were huddling from the barrage in frigid basements, relying on humanitarian aid to survive. “Our house is still OK, but it’s really frightening to stay there, the walls are shaking,” said Natasha Domyanova, who lives in the city’s Petrovsky district.

Prosecutor who alleged cover-up buried By PETER PRENGAMAN Associated Press

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — Argentina has been rocked by the death of prosecutor Alberto Nisman, who was found in a pool of blood on Jan. 18 hours before he was to elaborate on his accusation that President Cristina Fernandez protected those responsible for a 1994 terror bombing. The case is shrouded in charges of a high-level cover-up and government suggestions that Nisman’s death was orchestrated by rogue intelligence agents. More than a week after he was found with a bullet in his head, there are more questions than answers: Several days before he was found dead, Nisman leveled claims against Fernandez, accusing her of shielding Iranian officials wanted in a 1994 bombing that killed 85 people and injured more than 200 at a Jewish community center. Wiretaps allegedly recorded Fernandez discussing a deal to protect the Iranians in 2013, about the same time Argentina approved a “Memorandum of Understanding” in which the two countries agreed to cooperate in investi-

gating the bombing, which has never been solved. According to Nisman, Fernandez did this in exchange for favorable economic deals with the Middle Eastern country. Fernandez has rejected Nisman’s claims, arguing Argentina had little to gain from such a deal. Iran repeatedly has denied

involvement in the bombing. The morning after Nisman was found, prosecutor Viviana Fein, the lead investigator in the case, said it appeared Nisman had committed suicide. That same day, Fernandez published a letter on several social media sites suggesting Nisman had taken his own life. Several

lawmakers and Nisman’s colleagues immediately rejected the possibility of suicide, arguing it simply didn’t make sense. Three days later, Fernandez wrote another letter suggesting Nisman’s death had been orchestrated by rogue elements in the intelligence community.

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Religion

Good news versus bad news

earing “Happy New Year” lately gives me so much hope for the future. With so much happening last year in world affairs, mainly radical terrorists attacks such as ISIS, Israel and Gaza, North Africa, Ebola outbreaks in the USA, the elections in both local and federal levels, this and that going on in our personal lives, how can one stay clear of the waves of bad news? Even if you don’t watch TV or read the local papers, people talk. It doesn’t take long to hear about something of concern either on the local or national level. How does one stay informed yet remain positive? The old saying “Good news doesn’t sell like a little bad news” is still true today. There is a light shining around those dark clouds of despair though. If Jesus Christ is your savior, Lord and Master, the bible says, “Look up” for your redemption is drawing near. I like that. “Where evil exists, grace abounds all the more.” I wonder what God means by that? I don’t think you have to look far. As Christians, we know that God cre-

Voices of R eligion M ark C onway ated us so that He could share everything He has with us. Yes, the bible says, “We have all things in Christ Jesus!” If we didn’t have cloudy days, we wouldn’t appreciate or be thankful for when we have a sunny day. Isn’t God good to us here on the Kenai Peninsula compared to other places in the world? We don’t know how fortunate we are to live here. We are blessed. We don’t have to worry right now about rockets falling out of the sky anywhere near by. We haven’t had a drought in a long, long time, if ever, like some places. We have fresh water to drink, fresh food at affordable prices, ample clothing available to buy. Our schools are good, we live in safe communities, we really have an abundance that only the rich or a king would have in comparison in some of

Church Briefs Talakai Finau to speak to Kenai Methodists Talakai Finau will bring the message on Sunday at 11:30 a.m. to the congregation of the Kenai United Methodist Church. Talakai is a gifted musician and has been active in Walk to Emmaus. Those attending on “Soup-er Bowl Sunday,” are asked to bring cans of soup to help stock the church’s Food Pantry. Bowls of soup will be served after church. Containers of soup will be available for sale to take home. The after church soup is being prepared and served by members of the North Star United Methodist Church. Their soup ministry is a fundraiser for missions. The Kenai United Methodist Church is located at 607 Frontage Road across from the Wells Fargo Bank in Kenai. All are welcome to attend.

Celebrate Mardi Gras The 19th Annual Mardi Gras fundraiser will be Feb. 13 at Our Lady of the Angels Catholic Church in Kenai. Come for a Cajun dinner, live music, and fundraising activities. Proceeds will go to the youth program including a summer mission trip. Dinner tickets are $15. Doors open at 5:00 p.m. and dinner will be served at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are available at both Hi Speed Gear locations and the Parish office. For more information please call 283-4555.

the poorer countries. I would say we have a lot to be thankful to the Lord for. We are still free to worship as we wish and where we wish to worship God. The greatest of all these things, these blessings that I take for granted is the Peace of Christ in our hearts. We can still trust our Heavenly Father to take care of us. Read Matthew 6:25-34. Jesus tells us in summary, that if God takes care of the wild life, how much more will He take care of our needs? I am experiencing the “how much more,” God provides me as a child of God. The “much more” goes beyond what you can eat, wear or touch. Paul says in chapter eight of the book of Romans, “All things work together for good for those who love God and live according to His plans.” Wow, this is real. Peace and Joy really do kiss in your life as the bible says. There is a catch though. We must love God with all of our heart, all of our soul and all of our mind and we must believe in Jesus as the only way to the Father and His Love. We must

believe God’s goodness and obey His word daily. Without the Holy Spirit in my life, I would not get it. I just wouldn’t get it. It doesn’t matter how much I know about God or how religious I can seem, If God is not present in me, living in me through the Holy Spirit, I really have no hope at all to know Him. With a relationship with the Holy Spirit I can really experience Jesus and the Father in a New Reality. That’s what Jesus said, not Mark Conway. Yes, relationship is everything to God. When I have relationship with God, then I am blessed with Peace of mind that comes only from God, I have Hope in what I hear from God and His Word is among us. I have the Joy which is true Joy that only comes from relationship with God. We all have a purpose in this life and it pleases our Father to show and tell us what our purpose really is. Jesus said, “I am the Way, the Truth and the Life.” No one comes to the Father except through me. I believe God loves the whole world. He said so in John 3:16. Jesus didn’t say love the whole world and all that

it can give you. He did say in fact, “Love not the world nor the things of this world.” Sometimes I get this turned around. I tend to love the world and worry about everything else. Jesus says, “Eternal life is this, to know the one true God and Jesus Christ whom He has sent.” His promise is for everyone if you believe in Him and what He tells you through His word, the Holy scriptures. We do have a lot to be thankful for today. Keep our eyes upon Jesus and the things of the world will grow strangely dim in the light of His Glory and Grace. May the Lord bless us with His Grace and presence as we humbly seek to know Him through the cross and glory of Christ the King, repentance of our sin in our lives and thankfulness of God’s Love for us even before we were born. Jesus is for everyone, especially the sinner. Mark Conway is a Christian Evangelist living in Sterling with his wife Maryna. He can be reached at akmark50@hotmail.com.

a Weekly Women’s Bible Study group. The first book to be read ages. Non-perishable food items or monetary donations may be is “Unglued” by Lysa Terkeurst. For more information call or dropped off at the church on Tuesday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. text Crystal Sumner at 252-4543. and Wednesday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. or on Sunday from 9 a.m. until noon. For more information or if you have questions, please call 262-4657.

Calvary Baptist kids club meets

Calvary Baptist Church has resumed its Awana Kids Club United Methodist Church 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 provides food pantry welcome. See the Calvary Baptist Awana web page for further The Kenai United Methodist Church provides a food pantry details and Club schedule: calvarykenai.org/awana. 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 Bible study with Nikiski Aglow Boys and Girls Club. The entrance to the Food Pantry is through Nikiski Aglow meets each Saturday morning from 9-11 a.m. at the side door. The Pantry closes for holidays. For more information contact the church office at 283-7868. 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 Clothes 4 U at First Baptist Church rooted in small groups. Nikiski Aglow is hosting the DVD teaching First Baptist Church Soldotna, located at 159 S. Binkley of Graham Cooke with “Game Changers.” The five themes are: 1. Street, is re-opening its Clothes 4 U program. It is open on the How you are known in heaven; 2. Establishing your internal overcomer; 3. Mind of Christ; 4. Reinventing your walk in the fruit of second and fourth Saturday of each month from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. the Spirit; 5. Law of the Spirit of Life in Christ. For information call All clothing and shoes are free to the public. Bev at 776-8022 or 398-7311 or Paulette at 252-7372.

Soldotna Food Pantry open weekly

Clothes Quarters open weekly

Clothes Quarters at Our Lady of the Angels Church is open The Soldotna Food Pantry is open every Wednesday from 11 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, a.m. to 2 p.m. for residents experiencing food shortages. call 907-283-4555. The Food Pantry is located at the Soldotna United Methodist Bible study group starting Church, at 158 South Binkley Street, now offers a Food Pantry Submit announcements to news@peninsulaclarion.com. The Midnight Son Seventh Day Adventist Church is starting for citizens in the community who are experiencing food short-

Peninsula Clarion, Friday, January 30, 2015

The following judgments were recently handed down in Superior Court in Kenai:

n Marcus L. Morey, 22, of Kenai, pleaded guilty to second-degree theft, committed Feb. 25. Imposition of sentence was suspended and he was placed on probation for three years, ordered to pay restitution, fined a $100 court surcharge and a $200 jail surcharge with $100 suspended, ordered to pay cost of appointed counsel and ordered, among other conditions of probation, to serve 20 days in prison, to submit to a search directed by a probation officer, with or without probable cause, for the presence of stolen property, checks and/or credit card account information not belonging to him, not to be on the property of Soldotna Carquest, to immediately close all checking and charge accounts and not apply for, possess or at any time use a credit card or have a checking or savings account unless authorized in writing by the probation/parole officer. n Nathaniel Paul Hanley, 22, of Kenai, pleaded guilty to second-degree theft, committed July 8. He was sentenced to 24 months in prison with 20 months suspended, fined a $100 court surcharge and a $200 jail surcharge with $100 suspended, ordered to pay restitution, forfeited all items seized, ordered, among other conditions of probation, not to use or possess any alcoholic beverages or illegal controlled substances, including marijuana, not to reside were alcoholic beverages are present, not to enter any business establishment whose primary business is the sale of alcohol, to complete a substance abuse evaluation and comply with treatment recommendations, to have no contact with victims in this case or J&C Construction, a specific address or Peninsula Scrap & Salvage, to obtain his GED or high school diploma by the last day of probation, not to enter any pawn shop for any purpose without prior approval from a probation officer, ordered to pay cost of appointed counsel and placed on probation for three years after serving any term of incarceration imposed. All other charges in this case were dismissed. n Tara L. Miller, 34, address unknown, pleaded guilty to fourth-degree misconduct involving a controlled substance, committed June 18. She was sentenced to 24 months in prison with 20 months suspended, fined a $100 court surcharge and a $200 jail surcharge with $100 suspended, forfeited all items seized, including cash, ordered, among other conditions of probation, not to consume alcohol to excess, not to use or possess illegal controlled substances, including marijuana and synthetic drugs, including â&#x20AC;&#x153;spiceâ&#x20AC;? and bath salts, not to reside where illegal controlled substances are present, not to possess, apply for or obtain a medical marijuana card or act as a caregiver while under supervision, to complete a substance abuse evaluation and comply with treatment recommendations, to submit to a search directed by a probation officer, with or without probable cause, for the presence of alcohol to excess, controlled substances, drug paraphernalia, evidence of controlled substance transactions and weapons, ordered to pay cost of appointed counsel and was placed on probation for three years after serving any term of incarceration imposed. All other charges in this case were dismissed. n Lucille E. Allen, 32, of Soldotna, pleaded guilty to one count of first-degree promoting contraband and one count of fourth-degree misconduct involving a controlled substance, committed Sept. 25. She was sentenced to 24 months in prison with 20 months suspended on each count, fined $1,000 on the count of promoting contraband, a $100 court surcharge on each count and a $200 jail surcharge with $100 suspended, forfeited items seized, ordered, among other conditions of probation, not to use or possess any alcoholic beverages or illegal controlled substances, including marijuana or synthetic drugs, not to reside where alcoholic beverages are present, not to possess, apply for or obtain a medical marijuana card or act as a caregiver while under supervision, to complete a substance abuse evaluation and comply with

Court reports treatment recommendations, to submit to search directed by a probation officer, with or without probable cause, for the presence of controlled substances, drug paraphernalia, evidence of controlled substance transactions, weapons and stolen property, ordered to pay cost of appointed counsel and placed on probation for three years after serving any term of incarceration imposed. All other charges in this case were dismissed. n Jacob A. Brown, 32, of Soldotna, pleaded guilty to one count of felony driving under the influence and one count of failure to stop at the direction of an officer, committed March 25. He was sentenced to five years in prison with two years suspended on each count (active time concurrent, suspended time consecutive), fined $10,000, a $100 court surcharge on each count and a $200 jail surcharge with $100 suspended, had his license permanently revoked, conditionally subject to restoration, is disqualified from driving a commercial vehicle for life, conditionally subject to reinstatement, forfeited vehicle used in commission of the offense, conditionally subject to remission, ordered ignition interlock for 60 months after he regains the privilege to drive or obtains a limited license, forfeited all items seized, ordered, among other conditions of probation, not to use or possess any alcoholic beverages or illegal controlled substances, including synthetic drugs and marijuana, not to reside where alcoholic beverages are present, not to enter any business establishment whose primary business is the sale of alcohol, not to possess, apply for or obtain a medical marijuana card or act as a caregiver while under supervision, to complete a substance abuse evaluation and comply with treatment recommendations, to have no contact with victims in this case, to submit to search directed by a probation officer, with or without probable cause, for the presence of alcohol, controlled substances, drug paraphernalia or evidence of controlled substance transactions, to successfully complete an anger management program and was placed on probation for five years after serving any term of incarceration imposed. All other charges in this case were dismissed. n Edward A. Darien, 24, of Kenai, pleaded guilty to one count of second-degree theft by receiving and one misdemeanor count of an amended charge of fourth-degree misconduct involving a controlled substance, committed Nov. 22, 3013. On the count of second-degree theft by receiving, he was sentenced to 24 months in prison with 21 months suspended, credited for time already served in this case, fined $3,000 with $2,000 suspended, fined a $100 court surcharge and a $200 jail surcharge with $100 suspended, ordered to pay restitution, forfeited all items seized, ordered, among other conditions of probation, not to use or possess any alcoholic beverages or illegal controlled substances, including marijuana or synthetic drugs, not to possess, apply for or obtain a medical marijuana card or act as a caregiver while under supervision, to complete a substance abuse evaluation and comply with treatment recommendations, to have no contact with victim in this case or with another specifically named individual, to submit to search directed by a probation officer, with or without probable cause, for the presence of controlled substances, drug paraphernalia, evidence of controlled substance transaction, weapons, stolen property and checks and/ or credit card account information, not to possess checks or have a checking or savings account and was placed on probation for three years after serving any term of incarceration imposed. On the misdemeanor count of fourth-degree misconduct involving a controlled substance, he was sentenced to 360 days in jail with 300 days suspended, fined $3,000 with $2,000 suspended, a $50 court surcharge and a $150 jail surcharge wit $100 suspended, forfeited items seized, ordered to pay restitution, ordered to have no contact with a specifically named individual and placed on probation for three years. He was ordered to pay cost of appointed counsel. All

other charges in this case were dismissed. n Jessica R. Beal, 31, address unknown, pleaded guilty to second-degree theft (access device), committed Aug. 25. She was sentenced to 24 months in prison, credited for time already served, fined a $100 court surcharge and a $100 jail surcharge, ordered to pay restitution, ordered to have no contact with victim and agreed to waive extradition in another cast to return to the State of Missouri to resolve criminal matters there. All other charges in this case were dismissed. n Twymon L. Bennett, 54, of Willow, pleaded guilty to failure to appear on a felony charge, committed Dec. 13, 2013. Bennett was sentenced to three years in prison, credited for time already served, fined a $100 court surcharge and a $100 jail surcharge and forfeited all items seized and ordered to pay cost of appointed counsel. n Chad S. Jones, 39, address unknown, pleaded guilty to failure to appear on a felony charge, committed March 13. He was sentenced to three years in prison and fined a $100 court surcharge and a $100 jail surcharge. The following judgments were recently handed down in District Court in Kenai: n Donny Dreyer, 36, of Sterling, pleaded guilty to an amended charge of attempted third-degree forgery, committed Oct. 2. She was sentenced to 90 days in jail with 85 days suspended, may perform 40 hours of community work service in lieu of jail time, was fined a $50 court surcharge and a $100 jail surcharge with $100 suspended and placed on probation for one year. n Ryan Wilbur Lloyd Dyer, 37, of Kenai, pleaded guilty to violating condition of release, committed April 4. He was sentenced to 60 days in jail with 55 days suspended, fined a $50 court surcharge and a $150 jail surcharge with $100 suspended and placed on probation for one year. n Lendys R. Morrison, 50, of Nikiski, pleaded guilty to driving while license cancelled, suspended, revoked or limited, committed March 6. Morrison was sentenced to 90 days in jail with 60 days suspended, fined $2,000 with $1,000 suspended, a $50 court surcharge and a $150 jail surcharge with $100 suspended, had license revoked for 90 days and placed on probation for two years. All other charges in this case were dismissed. n David Ward Pallas, 34, of Nikiski, pleaded guilty to driving while license cancelled, suspended, revoked or limited, committed Jan. 8. He was sentenced to 40 days in jail with 30 days suspended, fined a $50 court surcharge and a $150 jail surcharge with $100 suspended, had his license revoked for 90 days and placed on probation for two years. n Shawn Charles Seaman, 30, of Anchorage, pleaded guilty to one count of fourthdegree assault (causing fear of injury) and one count of violating condition of release for a misdemeanor, committed May. 15. On the count of fourth-degree assault, he was sentenced to 12 months in jail with seven months suspended, fined a $50 court surcharge and a $150 jail surcharge with $100 suspended, ordered to pay restitution and placed on probation for two years. On the count of violating condition of release, he was sentenced to 60 days in jail and fined a $50 court surcharge. n Christopher Daniel Stroh, 29, of Kenai, pleaded guilty to resisting or interfering with arrest, committed Dec. 29. He was sentenced to 115 days in jail with 100 days suspended, fined a $50 court surcharge and a $150 jail surcharge with $100 suspended and placed on probation for two years. All other charges in this case were dismissed. n Joshua Samuel Wilson, 27, of Anchorage, pleaded guilty to an amended charge of attempted first-degree criminal trespass, committed July 28. He was sentenced to 90 days in jail with 85 days suspended, fined a $50 court surcharge and a $150 jail surcharge with $100 suspended, ordered to have no contact with a Sterling address and placed on probation for three years. C

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Shell says it will drill off Alaska if it can get permits DAN JOLING Associated Press

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Royal Dutch Shell PLC will move forward with drilling off Alaska’s northwest coast if it can obtain permits it needs and drill safely, its chief executive officer said Thursday. Speaking in London on the company’s fourth-quarter earnings, Ben van Beurden said Shell will move forward with its plan to use two drill vessels

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in the Chukchi Sea, subject to getting permits and legal clearance. “There’s a few other challenges that are being worked, that can - again - hold us up this year,” he said in response to questions. “But, provided that doesn’t happen, we have the permits in place and we are operational ready, yes, we are minded to drill this year, in the Chukchi.” The announcement was consistent with what Shell officials have been saying about the upcoming summer open-water season in Alaska. Drilling off Alaska’s shore

is strongly opposed by environmental groups and some Alaska Native groups, which contend the industry has not demonstrated it can clean up a spill in ice-choked, cold waters far from infrastructure such as major ports and airports. “No oil company should be drilling in the Arctic Ocean when there are no proven ways to do it safely and no viable means for cleaning up potential spills,” said Margaret Williams, director of U.S. Arctic programs for the World Wildlife Fund, in a statement. Shell’s drill ships would be

accompanied by a flotilla of support vessels that the company says could quickly stop a blowout and contain a spill. Shell last drilled in Arctic waters off Alaska in 2012. One drill vessel afterward, the Kulluk, broke free from tow lines while attempting to cross the Gulf of Alaska and ran aground off an island near Kodiak. The contracting company on a second vessel, the Noble Discoverer, was convicted of eight environmental and maritime crimes and fined $12.2 million. The company paused a year ago, van Beurden said, because of a legal challenge it could not

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If the CPHF acquired the land, they would lease the site in order to provide a variety of activities to promote health, including golf, cross-country skiing and snowshoeing. Should the proposal be accepted, the CPHF would lease the site to Pat and Myrna Cowan, the current owners of the Birch Ridge Golf Course. The lessees would pay $5,000 a year to the CPHF. That amount would increase three percent each year. According to the proposal, the lessee would also make “a payment in lieu of property taxes to the Borough.” Pat Cowan said that he has received offers for the property in the past, but he would prefer to sell it to someone who would keep the golf course operational. “It’s very important. I would like for it to stay a golf course,” Cowan said. Ensuring that the area was kept as a golf course would allow the CPHF to have fundraisers that benefited the community and the Central Peninsula Hospital, according to CPHF board president Ed Krohn. “It’s a big part of the city. It seems like a very good recreational site,” Krohn said. “It could mean a lot to our citizenry, whether they’re inside the city or outside the city. (Having the recreational site) kind of falls into our mission statement which is to assist our local residents by keeping them healthier, out of the hospitals and keep them out active and moving.” Upon acquiring the land, the CPHF would ask the city of Soldotna to rezone the area to “Recreational.” “It would be a great resource for the city – now and in the future,” Krohn said. Jim Bennett, a director on the CPHF board, said keeping the area as a golf course was important. He said that the area provided recreational opportunities for Soldotna citizens and was a beautiful attraction to the city. “Soldotna is really unique, but a part of the uniqueness is Birch Ridge,” Bennett said. “I get really frightened when I think that we may lose (the golf course).” Soldotna City Council member Linda Murphy agreed that keeping the area a golf course was beneficial to the city. “The golf course is something so special that we won’t really know how special it was until we lose it,” Murphy said. Murphy made full disclosure that she lives near the area and is a golfer. The Soldotna City Council made no decision on the issue, and will discuss it at a later time.

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One Alaska State Trooper remained on-scene at about noon, taking notes. He asked Best for the truck’s insurance and said he’d likely leave before the truck was towed from the ditch. Best said a winch truck from Kenai-based Weaver Bros., Inc was on standby waiting to pull the wreckage out of the ditch. “I’ll wait for (The Alaska Department of

Transportation) to get here and do their thing before we pull it out,” he said to the trooper. Best said his Soldotna-based company had experienced a few accidents in the past, but not recently. “It has been several years,” he said. “We’ve had accidents before. Thirty-two years in business, we’re bound to have accidents.” He said the accident could have been worse. “No fatalities, that’s the important part,” Best said. “No other cars, just us.” Reach Rashah McChesney at Rashah.mcchesney@peninsulaclarion.com

Reach Ian Foley at Ian.foley@peninsulaclarion.com

overcome. Drilling in 2015 will depend on a number of things. “First of all, will we be technically, logistically ready to go ahead? I’d be so disappointed if we wouldn’t,” he said. Shell has kept all its capability in place, tuned it, and upgraded it to be ready for the upcoming summer open-water season, he said. However, the

company lacks key permits, van Beurden said. “So, if we don’t get the permits, or if the permits are not acceptable and not compliable, we will have no option but to ‘not’ go ahead,” he said. Shell’s 2015 overall spending on conventional exploration outside of Alaska will be less than $3 billion, said Chief Financial Officer Simon Henry.

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The Civil Air Patrol was working with the U.S. Coast Guard and the National Guard during the search. The Coast Guard issued an emergency broadcast in Anchorage listing the plane as missing. Alaska’s Rescue Coordination Center forwarded inquiries to the Coast Guard’s public affairs office, which forwarded inquiries back to the Rescue Coordination Center. A person answering phones at the center said not to call again and hung up. No one from the public affairs office has since returned phone calls seeking details about the incident. “It’s a great outcome. We’re very happy to see that,” Johnson said. “We’ve been following this all night.” Reach Rashah McChesney at rashah.mcchesney@peninsulaclarion.com

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Super Bowl XLIX predictions

Why America will win

Why Seahawks will win

t’s déjà vu all over again. Legendary passer vs. Legion of Boom, the victor takes a giant leap towards pigskin immortality. Last year, Peyton Manning was set to be crowned quarterback king with a Super Bowl win over the Seattle Seahawks. 43-8 later Manning donned the dunce cap. Now it’s Tom Brady’s turn to solve the “L-O-B” riddle. Brady is faced with the same opportunity Manning had a season ago. Win and Brady vaults himself above his contemporary rival, and would

P igskin P ick ‘E m N olan Rose have a strong case as the greatest ever. It would be Brady’s fourth Super Bowl victory in six appearances. No quarterback could match Brady’s career accomplishments, but that’s only with a Patriots victory. A New England defeat would give Brady three consecutive losses in the big game. A damning streak for a

player seeking to become the G-O-A-T. Seattle has positioned itself to become the NFL’s next dynasty. Every decade has had one. The Vince Lombardi-led Green Bay Packers dominated the 60s. The Steel Curtain defense led the Pittsburgh Steelers to four championships in the 70s. Current G-O-A-T, Joe Montana, led the 49ers to glory in the 80s. The Triplets (Troy Aikman, Emmitt Smith and Michael Irvin) won three Super Bowls in four years for the Dallas Cowboys in the 90s. See NOLAN, page B-3

he question is not whether the New England Patriots deflated footballs to gain an unfair advantage in the AFC Championship against the Indianapolis Colts. The question is how much integrity the Patriots and the NFL have left. The answer? Not much. Let’s start with the Patriots. The supposedly sophisticated New England fan base, which can seamlessly relate a fourth-inning Dustin Pedroia popup in the middle July to the cosmogony of Empedocles, doesn’t see how the rest of the

A F an ’s N otes J eff H elminiak country can even suspect the Patriots of any foul play. To that, I’ve got two responses: a) Spygate. b) Your former star tight end is on trial for murder. “That’s all beside the point,” Pats backers proclaim. “Who cares if the balls were underinflated? The Patriots win anyway.”

I imagine a child coming home to a parent after that parent has learned from a teacher that the child was caught cheating on that day’s test. “Mom,” the child says, “I was going to pass the test anyway. In fact, as soon as I took the test, I knew I could have aced it without cheating. But I wanted to be so sure of succeeding that I did everything possible to prepare for the test, including cheating.” Does the mom pat the son on the head and thank the son for such diligence? Or does it dawn See JEFF, page B-3

Tough ticket Kenai, Soldotna wrestling teams ready for NLC tourney By JOEY KLECKA Peninsula Clarion

Photos by Kelly Sullivan/ Peninsula Clarion

Brown Bears defenseman Tyler Andrews focuses on taking control of the puck from the Wenatchee Wild on Thursday at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex in Soldotna.

The math this weekend at the Northern Lights Conference wrestling tournament is pretty simple. If you finish among the top six in your weight class, you earn a trip to Chugiak High School for the state championships. Of course, the math may be easy, but pulling through in one of the toughest regions in the state is another equation. Six grapplers from each weight class are ranked on a weekly basis by top coaches and wrestling experts in the state, and according to AKmat. org, out of 90 total ranked competitors in 15 different weight classes in the state, 44 belong to a school in the NLC, most of the three conferences. Thirty-five wrestlers belong to the Cook Inlet Conference, consisting of all Anchoragearea schools, and the remaining

11 hail from the Mid-Alaska Conference, which consists of Fairbanks-area schools. The Colony Knights currently lead the state with total of 15 ranked wrestlers, while South Anchorage is second on that list with nine. The dilemma in front of Soldotna coach Nelson Gardner and Kenai coach Stan Steffensen will be to pack as many wrestlers into a state qualifying bid as they can. “They’re just gonna be hard to beat,” Gardner said about the conference competition. “I think Soldotna, Kodiak and Kenai will be battling for third, with Palmer behind them. Kenai has the fewest kids, but they have very good kids.” Both Gardner and Steffensen agreed that Colony and Wasilla remain as the favorites heading into this weekend’s NLC tournament, which begins at noon today at Soldotna Prep School.

Wenatchee dusts Bears Bulldogs girls By JOEY KLECKA Peninsula Clarion

The Kenai River Brown Bears had a tough time finding the back of the opposing net Thursday night at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex. Actually, the Brown Bears had a tough time with everything, as they fell victim to the Wenatchee Wild in a 6-0 rout. The biggest discrepancy came in the shots tally, as Kenai River was outshot by Wenatchee 32-7 in the final two periods of play. “We just worked hard on getting pucks to the net,” said Wenatchee head coach Bliss Littler. “When you’re dealing with teenagers, things happen. Things clicked tonight, but the Brown Bears will be back tomorrow night.” Kyle Stephan scored a hat trick for the Wild, netting the first two goals of the night, then finishing it off with a garbage-time goal in the third

period. Of course, there were no hats being thrown on the ice for him. “Not in this barn, that’s for sure,” Stephan said, adding that the Olympic-sized ice rink played to Wenatchee’s advantage. “This was a big win, the big ice (rink) helped, we have a really dynamically speedy team. Having that extra bit of room to work with is really beneficial.” Zach Quinn, a former Brown Bear who started five games early this season for the Bears, claimed the shutout in goal for the Wild by stopping all 16 shots sent his way. “It was a team effort in front of me,” Quinn said. “Without them, I wouldn’t have had it. A shutout is usually on the goalie, but it was the team effort tonight.” The loss leaves Kenai River (13-27-2) still two points behind the Minnesota Magicians for the fourth and final playoff spot in the North American Hockey League Midwest divi-

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Brown Bears forward Evan Butcher turns to chase after the puck behind the Wild goal Thursday.

sion standings. A win would have left the two teams equal, since Minnesota did not play Thursday. Brown Bears head coach Geoff Beauparlant said Kenai River’s biggest downfall came in a breakdown of the team system. “We played as individuals tonight, and it was frustrating,” Beauparlant said.

“(Wenatchee) played as a team, and they took advantage of our individuality tonight. “It was 20 individuals trying to win a team game.” On the first power play of the night, Wenatchee capitalized when Stephan collected the puck, skated down the right side of the ice and fired from the right faceoff circle to See BEARS, page B-4

The visiting Nikiski girls basketball team notched a 2624 Southcentral Conference victory over Anchorage Christian Schools on Thursday. The Bulldogs led 14-8 heading into the final quarter, and were able to hang on when the scoring picked up. Rachel Thompson paced the Bulldogs with nine points, while Raven Thibodeaux had 10 for the Lions.

Randy Komoter had 17 points for the Lions, while Bobby Wilson had 16, Levi Auble had 13 and Zack Bronson had 10. For the Bulldogs, Cade Anderson had 10 points, while Nathan Carstens pitched in with 10. Grace girls 53, Homer 49

The host Grizzlies grabbed a 17-4 lead after one quarter and made it stand up for a Southcentral Conference victory ACS boys 72, Nikiski 40 Thursday. The visiting Bulldogs had a Mary Hogan had 12 points solid first half before the Lions for Grace, while Madison Aktook control of the Southcentral ers pumped in 29 for Homer. Conference contest in the second half. Grace boys 66, Homer 59 ACS led 14-13 after the first quarter and 33-25 at halftime. The host Grizzlies received But the Lions then went out and 32 points and eight 3-pointers won the third quarter 19-6. See PREP, page B-4

Woods has trouble shaking off rust By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Tiger Woods helped attract a record, raucous crowd to the Phoenix Open on Thursday, the first big event in a week that concludes with the Super Bowl. They didn’t see much of a game — at least not from Woods. In his first appearance at the TPC Scottsdale in 14 years — and only his second tournament in six months — Woods couldn’t hit the green with three chip shots and was near the bottom of the leaderboard until two key shots on the back nine salvaged a 2-over 73. It was the first time in his career that Woods shot over par in his first round of the year. And he already was nine shots behind Ryan Palmer, who opened with a 7-under 64 to build a one-shot lead when play was suspend-

ed by darkness. “This is my second tournament in six months, so I just need tournament rounds like this where I can fight through it, turn it around, grind through it and make adjustments on the fly,” Woods said. He was 5 over through 11 holes when Woods hit a 5-iron to a foot for a tap-in eagle on the 13th hole. After making it through the par-3 16th hole, where he twice had to back off shots when someone shouted as he stood over the ball, he hit his best drive of the day that bounded onto the green at the par-4 17th and set up a two-putt birdie. The fans didn’t seem to mind. They were happy to see golf’s biggest star at their outdoor party for the first time since 2001, back when Woods was No. 1 in the world and headed for an unprecedented sweep of the majors.

The attendance was 118,461 — more than the Super Bowl will get on Sunday — and broke the Thursday record at the Phoenix Open by just over 30,000. What they saw was a player who suddenly has developed grave issues with his short game — particularly his chipping. Woods is working with a new swing consultant, Chris Como, who is not in Phoenix this week. He still has trouble taking his game from the practice range to the golf course, which is nothing new. But when he last played, at the Hero World Challenge, what stood out was a series of chips that he either stubbed or bladed. Two months later, nothing changed. The focus on Woods quickly shifted from a chipped tooth to simply his chipping. C

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Tiger Woods hits out of the rough on the 11th hole during the first round of the Phoenix Open golf tournament Thursday in Scottsdale, Arizona.

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No. 1 Kentucky stays perfect By The Associated Press

tas Sabonis had 13 points and 11 rebounds as Gonzaga beat Portland, extending the nation’s longest home winning streak to 37 games dating to 2012.

COLUMBIA, Mo. — Andrew Harrison scored 15 points to lead a balanced Kentucky attack, and the No. 1 Wildcats pulled away in the second half for a 69-53 victory over Mis- UCLA 69, No. 11 UTAH 59 souri on Thursday night. LOS ANGELES — Norman The Wildcats improved Powell scored 23 points and UCLA to 20-0 for the third time in defeated Utah for its first win over school history, and closed a Top 25 opponent this season. within five wins of matching the record start achieved by OHIO ST. 80, Adolph Rupp’s team in 1953No. 16 MARYLAND 56 54. COLUMBUS, Ohio — Marc Loving scored 19 points and No. 3 GONZAGA 64, D’Angelo Russell added 18 points PORTLAND 46 and 14 rebounds to lead Ohio State SPOKANE, Wash. — Doman- over Maryland.

Murray, Serena notch victories MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Andy Murray has reached the Australian Open final for the fourth time, beating Tomas Berdych in a tensionfilled semifinal to earn one more shot at a long elusive title. Serena Williams has five titles from five finals at Melbourne Park, and earned a chance at another one when she advanced to a championship match against Maria Sharapova, who has one Australian title from three trips to the final. Top-ranked Serena Williams beat 19-year-old Madison Keys 7-6 (5), 6-2 in an allAmerican semifinal Thursday, after Sharapova beat fellow Russian Ekaterina Makarova in straight sets. In the night match, sixth-seeded Murray beat No. 7 Berdych 6-7 (6), 6-0, 6-3, 7-5. There was obvious animosity between the players due to a coach switching from the Murray to the Berdych camp. An aggravated Murray bristled when Berdych spoke a few words to him after the first-set tiebreaker, and yelled profanities throughout the match. TV camer-

as appeared to show his fiancee, Kim Sears, uttering expletives in support. Murray, the former U.S. Open and Wimbledon champion, said the emotional reactions were understandable given the hype leading into the match. Murray has lost three finals at Melbourne Park — to Roger Federer in 2010 and Novak Djokovic in ‘11 and ‘13. He’ll get a chance to end that streak on Sunday, against either Djokovic or defending champion Stan Wawrinka. “Obviously losing in the finals is disappointing. But making four finals is a very, very difficult thing to do,” he said. “And, yeah, I’m proud of my record here. I’ll go in with best tactics possible, prepare well — I literally couldn’t have done anything more to put myself in a better position come Sunday.” Williams has put herself into a prime position. The 18-time Grand Slam champion, who has struggled with a cold, said she’d benefit from a tough workout against Keys, who pounded her with heavy groundstrokes and a big serve for the first set.

Scoreboard Andy Murray (6), Britain, def. Tomas Berdych (7), Czech Republic, 6-7 (6), 6-0, 6-3, 7-5.

Hockey NHL Standings EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Tampa Bay 50 31 15 4 66 163 132 Montreal 47 31 13 3 65 127 108 Detroit 49 28 12 9 65 145 128 Boston 49 26 16 7 59 131 123 Florida 46 21 15 10 52 114 129 Toronto 50 22 24 4 48 144 155 Ottawa 47 19 19 9 47 129 134 Buffalo 49 14 32 3 31 92 174 Metropolitan Division N.Y. Islanders 48 32 15 1 65 157 135 Pittsburgh 48 27 13 8 62 143 124 Washington 48 25 14 9 59 144 124 N.Y. Rangers 46 27 15 4 58 135 111 Philadelphia 50 21 22 7 49 139 151 Columbus 47 21 23 3 45 119 148 New Jersey 48 18 22 8 44 109 135 Carolina 47 17 25 5 39 102 122

WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division Nashville 47 31 10 6 68 145 112 St. Louis 47 30 13 4 64 153 115 Chicago 48 30 16 2 62 151 112 Winnipeg 50 26 16 8 60 140 127 Dallas 48 22 19 7 51 152 157 Colorado 49 20 18 11 51 128 141 Minnesota 48 22 20 6 50 131 138 Pacific Division Anaheim 49 32 11 6 70 146 130 San Jose 49 26 17 6 58 137 135 Vancouver 46 26 17 3 55 124 118 Calgary 49 26 20 3 55 140 127 Los Angeles 48 21 15 12 54 133 129 Arizona 48 17 25 6 40 111 161 Edmonton 49 13 27 9 35 113 162 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss. Thursday’s Games St. Louis 5, Nashville 4, SO Boston 5, N.Y. Islanders 2 Montreal 1, N.Y. Rangers 0 Philadelphia 5, Winnipeg 2 Arizona 3, Toronto 1 Dallas 6, Ottawa 3 Tampa Bay 5, Detroit 1 Florida 3, Columbus 2 Minnesota 1, Calgary 0 Edmonton 3, Buffalo 2 San Jose 6, Anaheim 3 Friday’s Games Pittsburgh at New Jersey, 3 p.m. St. Louis at Carolina, 3 p.m. Nashville at Colorado, 5 p.m. Buffalo at Vancouver, 6 p.m. Chicago at Anaheim, 6 p.m. Saturday’s Games Washington at Montreal, 9 a.m. N.Y. Islanders at Detroit, 10 a.m. Arizona at Ottawa, 11 a.m. Dallas at Winnipeg, 3 p.m. Toronto at Philadelphia, 3 p.m. Carolina at N.Y. Rangers, 3 p.m. Florida at New Jersey, 3 p.m. Los Angeles at Boston, 3 p.m. Columbus at Tampa Bay, 3:30 p.m. Edmonton at Calgary, 6 p.m. Chicago at San Jose, 6:30 p.m. All Times AST

Tennis Australian Open

Thursday At Melbourne Park Melbourne, Australia Purse: $32.9 million (Grand Slam) Surface: Hard-Outdoor Singles Men Semifinals

Lakers defeat Chicago By The Associated Press

LOS ANGELES — Jordan Hill scored 26 points and forced the second overtime with a clutch jumper, and the Los Angeles Lakers snapped their nine-game losing streak in thrilling fashion with a 123-118 victory over the Chicago Bulls on Thursday night. Wayne Ellington scored 23 points and rookie Jordan Clarkson added 18 for the Lakers, who held off the Bulls for their first victory since Jan. 9. GRIZZLIES 99, NUGGETS 69

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Zach Randolph had 15 points and 17 rebounds, Jeff Green added 13 points and Memphis won its fifth straight. The Grizzlies held the Nuggets to 11 points in the first quarter and were never threatened the rest of the way as Randolph recorded his 10th consecutive double-double.

BUCKS 115, MAGIC 100 ORLANDO, Fla. — Jerryd Bayless scored 19 points, Jared Dudley and Khris Middleton had 17 apiece and Milwaukee ended a 17-game losing streak in Orlando. The Bucks never trailed and placed seven players in double figures, including all five starters. Brandon Knight had 16 points and eight assists, O.J. Mayo scored 13 points and John Henson had 12 points and 11 rebounds. The Magic have lost seven straight and 13 of their last 15 games. Victor Oladipo led Orlando with 21 points. Nik Vucevic added 17 points and 14 rebounds.

PACERS 103, KNICKS 82 INDIANAPOLIS — Rodney Stuckey scored 22 points, Roy Hibbert had 18 points and 10 rebounds, and Indiana routed New York. The struggling Pacers (17-31) picked up their most lopsided home victory of the season by winning for only the second time in 10 games. C

Women Semifinals Maria Sharapova (2), Russia, def. Ekaterina Makarova (10), Russia, 6-3, 6-2. Serena Williams (1), United States, def. Madison Keys, United States, 7-6 (5), 6-2.

Basketball NBA Standings EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Toronto 31 15 Brooklyn 18 27 Boston 16 28 Philadelphia 9 37 New York 9 38 Southeast Division Atlanta 38 8 Washington 31 16 Miami 20 25 Charlotte 19 27 Orlando 15 34 Central Division Chicago 30 18 Cleveland 27 20 Milwaukee 24 22 Detroit 17 30 Indiana 17 31

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WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division Memphis 34 12 Houston 32 14 San Antonio 30 17 Dallas 30 17 New Orleans 24 22 Northwest Division Portland 32 14 Oklahoma City 23 23 Denver 19 28 Utah 16 30 Minnesota 8 37 Pacific Division Golden State 36 7 L.A. Clippers 32 14 Phoenix 27 20 Sacramento 16 28 L.A. Lakers 13 34

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Thursday’s Games Milwaukee 115, Orlando 100 Indiana 103, New York 82 Memphis 99, Denver 69 L.A. Lakers 123, Chicago 118, 2OT Friday’s Games Minnesota at Philadelphia, 3 p.m. Portland at Atlanta, 3:30 p.m. Houston at Boston, 3:30 p.m. Toronto at Brooklyn, 3:30 p.m. Sacramento at Cleveland, 3:30 p.m. L.A. Clippers at New Orleans, 4 p.m. Dallas at Miami, 4 p.m. Golden State at Utah, 5 p.m. Chicago at Phoenix, 6:30 p.m. Saturday’s Games Toronto at Washington, 3 p.m. Dallas at Orlando, 3 p.m. Sacramento at Indiana, 3 p.m. Philadelphia at Atlanta, 3:30 p.m. Houston at Detroit, 3:30 p.m. Oklahoma City at Memphis, 4 p.m. Cleveland at Minnesota, 4 p.m. Portland at Milwaukee, 4:30 p.m. Charlotte at Denver, 5 p.m. L.A. Clippers at San Antonio, 5 p.m. Phoenix at Golden State, 6:30

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Men’s Scores EAST Army 71, Boston U. 67 LIU Brooklyn 67, CCSU 55 Loyola (Md.) 64, Holy Cross 54 Michigan St. 71, Rutgers 51 Providence 83, DePaul 72 Rider 58, St. Peter’s 49 Robert Morris 87, Fairleigh Dickinson 65 St. Francis (NY) 73, Mount St. Mary’s 67, OT St. Francis (Pa.) 75, Bryant 68 Towson 74, Coll. of Charleston 70 UMass 66, Dayton 64 Wagner 75, Sacred Heart 64 SOUTH Belmont 103, Jacksonville St. 82 Charlotte 86, FAU 61 Florida Gulf Coast 78, Lipscomb 62 Furman 59, ETSU 55 George Mason 68, Saint Louis 60 Georgia Southern 83, Appalachian St. 46 High Point 72, Liberty 53 Louisiana Tech 69, W. Kentucky 56 Louisiana-Monroe 58, Troy 55, OT Marshall 69, Southern Miss. 54 Mercer 75, Chattanooga 72, OT Murray St. 85, E. Kentucky 78, OT North Florida 86, Kennesaw St. 67 Old Dominion 71, FIU 56 SC-Upstate 78, Jacksonville 65 South Alabama 89, LouisianaLafayette 85 Stetson 85, N. Kentucky 75 Tennessee St. 64, Tennessee Tech 56 UT-Martin 81, E. Illinois 51 W. Carolina 85, VMI 70 Wofford 58, UNC Greensboro 42 MIDWEST Cincinnati 70, UConn 58 Detroit 93, Youngstown St. 87, OT IPFW 66, South Dakota 55 Kentucky 69, Missouri 53 Milwaukee 71, Ill.-Chicago 65 N. Dakota St. 61, Denver 54, OT Ohio St. 80, Maryland 56 SIU-Edwardsville 75, SE Missouri 61 Weber St. 67, North Dakota 60 SOUTHWEST Georgia St. 88, Texas-Arlington 74 UALR 75, Arkansas St. 65 UTEP 71, UAB 69 UTSA 69, Middle Tennessee 58 FAR WEST BYU 78, San Francisco 74 California 76, Washington St. 67 Colorado 98, Southern Cal 94, 3OT Gonzaga 64, Portland 46 Grand Canyon 78, UMKC 57 Hawaii 84, CS Northridge 73 Long Beach St. 91, Cal St.-Fullerton 85, OT Montana 73, Portland St. 54 N. Colorado 79, Idaho St. 76 Pepperdine 50, Pacific 43 Sacramento St. 75, Montana St. 59 Saint Mary’s (Cal) 68, Loyola Marymount 54 San Diego 69, Santa Clara 64 UC Davis 70, UC Santa Barbara 64

UC Irvine 67, Cal Poly 57 UCLA 69, Utah 59 Utah Valley 78, Chicago St. 62

Transactions BASEBALL MLB PLAYERS ASSOCIATION — Named Omar Minaya senior adviser to the executive director. American League BOSTON RED SOX — Agreed to terms with OF/1B Daniel Nava on a one-year contract. LOS ANGELES ANGELS — Agreed to terms with 3B David Freese on a one-year contract. SEATTLE MARINERS — Agreed to terms with C John Baker on a minor league contract. National League MIAMI MARLINS — Designated RHP Arquimedes Caminero for assignment. PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES — Agreed to terms with RHP Chad Billingsley on a one-year contract. Designated LHP Cesar Jimenez for assignment. SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS — Released 2B Marco Scutaro. BASKETBALL National Basketball Association HOUSTON ROCKETS — Assigned C Clint Capela to Rio Grande Valley (NBADL). MIAMI HEAT — Signed G Tyler Johnson to a second 10-day contract. MILWAUKEE BUCKS — Signed F/C Kenyon Martin for the remainder of the season. FOOTBALL National Football League CLEVELAND BROWNS — Named Joker Phillips wide receivers coach. NEW YORK JETS — Named Rex Hogan senior director of college scouting. PHILADELPHIA EAGLES — Named Ed Marynowitz vice president of player personnel. SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS — Named Tom Gamble senior personnel executive. WASHINGTON REDSKINS — Named Chad Grimm defensive quality control coach. HOCKEY National Hockey League ARIZONA COYOTES — Recalled F Greg Carey from Gwinnett (ECHL) to Portland (AHL). CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS — Acquired D Gustav Forsling from Vancouver for D Adam Clendening. ST. LOUIS BLUES — Announced the retirement of G Martin Brodeur, who will remain with the club as a senior adviser.

WINNIPEG JETS — Recalled G Jussi Olkinuora from Ontario (ECHL) to St. John’s (AHL). ECHL ALASKA ACES — Released D Scott Warner. ALLEN AMERICANS — Added G Josh Trimberger as emergency backup. ELMIRA JACKALS — Loaned G Travis Fullerton to Rochester (AHL). Added G Justin Sand as emergency backup. FLORIDA EVERBLADES — Traded F John McInnis to Orlando for D Gleason Fournier. TULSA OILERS — Released F Steve Mele. OLYMPIC SPORTS USA TABLE TENNIS — Elected Peter Sudner chairman. SOCCER Major League Soccer NEW YORK CITY FC — Named Tom Glick president. Announced the resignation of chief business officer Tim Pernetti, effective March 9. ORLANDO CITY SC — Named Fred Pollastri senior vice president and Diogo Kotscho director of business development. TORONTO FC — Signed M Benoit Cheyrou. North American Soccer League ARMADA FC — Signed M Pascal Millien and G David Sierra. COLLEGE NCAA — Placed the Wichita State baseball program on one-year probation. ALABAMA — Named Mel Tucker defensive backs/assistant head football coach and Jody Wright director of football player personnel. DAYTON — Named Erica Echko men’s and women’s assistant tennis coach. DUKE — Dismissed G Rasheed Sulaimon from the men’s basketball team. MISSOURI — Announced the resignation of athletic director Mike Alden, effective in August. MUHLENBERG — Named Nate Milne offensive coordinator and offensive line coach. NEW MEXICO — Named Heather Dyche women’s soccer coach. SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI — Announced men’s basketball F Jeremiah Eason and G Rasham Suarez have been ruled ineligible. TCU — Named Sara Matthews assistant volleyball coach and recruiting coordinator. VANDERBILT — Named Darren Ambrose women’s soccer coach. XAVIER — Promoted Christy Pfeffenberger to head volleyball coach.

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world thought would happen. Instead, Seattle rallied from a 19-7 deficit to take a 22-19 Continued from page B-1 lead with just over a minute remaining. Remarkably, the Seahawks took the lead too The last dynastic team was/is soon! Rodgers led the Packthe Brady/Belichick era New ers into field-goal position on England Patriots. Could this their final possession where game signify a passing of the Mason Crosby sent the game football torch? to overtime. Every Packers It’s incredible Seattle even fan remembers what happened has this opportunity. The next. Especially a certain Seahawks did the impossible last week in the NFC Champi- Clarion staffer, so we’ll leave out the final details. onship game. The Green Bay New England’s resounding Packers, led by another passing victory over a deflated Indiastar, Aaron Rodgers, won that napolis Colts team was less football game, and then they inspiring. Speaking of inspirmysteriously lost it. ing, The Prince of Pigskin The outcome was inexpliPrognostication is an aestheticable. Green Bay dominated cally pleasing 7-3 ATS in the for 55 minutes before orchestrating the greatest collapse in postseason. I know the world is impatiently waiting for my NFL history. The game was Super Bowl pick. World, wait over. Russell Wilson’s fourth no more. interception gave the Packers the football near midfield with just over five minutes Patriots vs. SEAHAWKS +1 remaining. Three runs and a Get the torch ready, it’s punt would pin the Seahawks deep in their own territory with about to be passed. The “2000-teens” decade too little time left to make a belongs to these Seattle Seacomeback. hawks! For the third consecuAt least that’s what the

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on the mom that Watergate (the original -gate!) is one of the most disgraceful events in American history even though Richard Nixon topped George McGovern 520-17? Tom Brady didn’t help matters when he held a press conference saying that he was very particular about the feel of his footballs, but that he didn’t notice they were underinflated in that AFC Championship. That’s believable, right? After all, Beethoven had trouble hearing whether a piano was in tune in the closing stages of his career. And then there was the Bill Belichick press conference blaming “atmospheric conditions” and the “rubbing process.” The man who plays in Gillette Stadium is obviously not familiar with Occam’s razor, which states that when multiple solutions are available and there is an absence of proof for all, select the one that makes the fewest assumptions — namely, that Belichick cheated again. And now for the NFL, that noble institution that was blindsided by the Ray Rice incident because it is so worried about the head trauma to players that threatens to pull the plug on the whole enterprise. And how’s that new concussion protocol doing, anyway? Well, in the final weeks of the season we see

tive year Seattle’s Legion of Boom defense has topped the NFL in Football Outsiders DVOA rankings. Don’t know what DVOA means? For those of you still living in the Neolithic period, let not your heart be troubled. The Hawks have led the league in traditional “total” statistics as well (i.e. yards allowed). Lost in all the hubbub generated by Seattle’s defense is the fact that Russell Wilson, Marshawn Lynch and company aren’t exactly country bumpkins. Seattle’s offense ranks fifth in the NFL, only one spot behind the fourth-ranked and highly celebrated Patriots attack. The weakest unit in the contest is New England’s defense, which has improved considerably since last season, but still ranks outside the NFL’s top 10 at 12th overall. The Patriots 14th-ranked rush defense in particular will be challenged by Seattle’s league-leading ground attack. That matchup may very well determine the outcome of the game. Seattle’s strength on offense directly attacks New

Bears quarterback Jimmy Clausen run back onto the field after getting speared in the head by the Lions’ Ezekiel Ansah. After the game, Clausen develops delayed concussion symptoms that were not observed in sideline evaluation. Cause for concern, right? Maybe when someone takes an obvious blow to the head, they should be held out just in case. Maybe a quick fourto five-minute test isn’t enough to flesh out some subtle signs of brain trauma. Nah. In the playoffs, Ben Roethlisberger slams his head on the field, passes inspection, then goes back out and throws an interception. In the same game, Heath Miller is knocked woozy by a hit, passes inspection, then comes back in and immediately fumbles. In the NFC Championship, Russell Wilson takes a head shot from Clay Matthews so gruesome that Matthews is fined $22,050. But the shot is not bad enough for Wilson to be examined for a concussion. And this is the NFL we’re expecting to hold the Patriots in check? The league with over $9 billion in revenue now has been reduced to trying to figure out whether a ball boy went to the bathroom to relieve a synthetic or natural bladder. Belichick strikes me as a quintessential figure of the American power elite. Remember the financial crisis of 2008? A bunch of big wigs at banks and mortgage companies play loose and fast with the rules, throw in a little regulatory capture for good measure,

England’s greatest weakness, their rush defense. While New England’s vaunted pass attack, fifth in the NFL, squares off against arguably the greatest secondary in the history of the league. Don’t think for a second New England can counter with a heavy dose of LeGarrette Blount if the passing game struggles. The Patriots rank 14th in rush offense and will be running into the teeth of Seattle’s second-ranked rush defense. If Seattle was going to lose a game in this year’s playoffs it was last week vs. the Green Bay Packers. The Seahawks were terrible in that contest. It was the worst I have seen the team play since Russell Wilson was drafted three seasons ago. They still won. The Seahawks are invincible right now, clearly cosmic forces are favoring the team. That’s the only way you can explain the epic comeback against Green Bay. Don’t be fooled by New England’s victory over the Colts. The Colts are terrible. The SoHi Stars could rack up 200 yards on the

and ruin the lives of millions? But today, as one in five American children are on food stamps, those big wigs are not in prison. They’re in Davos. I look at Belichick like that. Maybe he gets a slap on the wrist from the NFL for some horseplay with the footballs. But he’s already fabulously wealthy, and if he gets another Super Bowl title, who really cares if he had to creatively interpret some rules along the way? Davos, baby, Davos. And I believe the Patriots get that Super Bowl title. The Seahawks that thrashed the Packers 36-16 on the opening night of the season were not the same Seahawks that advanced to the Super Bowl only because the Packers re-enacted the scene from Pulp Fiction where the scared gunman runs into the room, misses Samuel L. Jackson and John Travolta at close range, then is shot by the iconic duo. (I’d say Marshawn Lynch should be nominated by the Academy for his portrayal of Jackson, but I heard black actors don’t get nominations this year. I’ll leave it to the Seattle locker room to decide whether Wilson gets nominated for his Travolta.) Yes, I know the Hawks rediscovered their mojo on the current eightgame winning streak, but seven of those victories were against teams that were 10th or lower in the ESPN Week 18 power rankings. A lack of explosiveness amongst Seahawks receivers means the Patriots will be able to focus on containing

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Seattle’s Marshawn Lynch makes a catch against the Green Bay Packers during the NFC Championship on Sunday in Seattle.

ground against that team! The Seahawks are a completely different animal, literally, one is a young horse used to being whipped by its master, while the other is a vicious flying emblem of death to small mammals and fish. Seahawks are terrifying! This is a team that fancies itself as the next great dynasty, and has a defense that wants to be thought

Wilson and Lynch, a tough task that will be made easier still by Seattle’s mediocre offensive line. On offense, Rob Gronkowski and Brady will continue to state their case as two of the best at their positions in the history of the game. Seahawks fans will try and take solace in what the fierce pass rush did to Peyton Manning in last year’s Super Bowl, but that pass rush has been sporadic this season. Seattle sacked a gimpy Aaron Rodgers just once in the NFC Championship. The Patriots will use bunch formations and route combinations to move the chains and force the Seahawks to tackle. That would be fine if the two best defensive players on the team, safety Earl Thomas and cornerback Richard Sherman, weren’t battling shoulder and arm injuries. Expect the Hawks to put up a fight late. That defense doesn’t quit and the Pats can’t chase Wilson around forever. Expect the Pats to be ready after watching the NFC Championship and falling prey to a Seahawks’ comeback in a 24-23 loss in October 2012. ... Patriots 30, Seahawks 17

of as the greatest of all time. Two consecutive Super Bowl victories, the first over the legendary Peyton Manning, the second over Manning’s greatest rival and perhaps the best quarterback ever, Tom Brady, is too beautiful (as Pete Carroll would say) to let slip away. Pass the Skittles! It’s time to go Beast Mode! Seahawks win 27-16

from once having slaves in the White House to now having a black man serving as its president. Yes, Americans, we can change, and that’s why I believe we can turn back the corporate — the Belichick — mentality that has placed money and success over morals. Belichick could win a Super Bowl without cheating, we all know he could. He’s be an ever better coach if he knew he had to always follow the rules. And those top-level Ivy League graduates? They could focus on making unbelievable leaps in medicine, energy and technology instead of writing complicated algorithms that make it impossible for the government to monitor banks. The NFL has quite the opportunity before it. Past performance tells me they won’t seize it, but instead I listen to the same hope, the same faith, that has carried America forth through all her darkest hours. Belichick, Brady and owner Robert Kraft may be Patriots, but they are certainly not patriots. And so I amend my Super Bowl prediction to something the 2004-05 USC Trojans, coached by Pete Carroll, will find all too familiar. ... Aah, but wait. My fellow AmeriPatriots 30, Seahawks 17* cans (and Jon Ryan, Luke Willson and *Title later vacated when Patriots Sebastian Vollmer), I am here to tell are found to have deflated footballs for you today that I believe in America. the AFC Championship. I believe in the country that threw off the shackles and oppression of the Jeff Helminiak is the Clarion sports British crown, believe in the land that editor and the “certain Clarion staffhelped turn back the pure evil threat- er” referred to by Nolan Rose. Contact ening the globe in World Wars I and II, Helminiak at jeff.helminiak@peninsuand believe in the nation that evolved laclarion.com.

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Dominant second carries Sharks past Ducks By The Associated Press

SAN JOSE, Calif. — Patrick Marleau, Barclay Goodrow and James Sheppard each had a goal and an assist, and the San Jose Sharks used a five-goal second period to beat the Anaheim Ducks 6-3 on Thursday night. Joe Pavelski scored in the first as the Sharks improved to 4-0-1 against the division-leading Ducks this season. Antti Niemi made 25 stops in his third consecutive win, helping San Jose extend its home winning streak against Anaheim to seven. Andrew Cogliano, Matt Beleskey and Patrick Maroon scored for the Ducks, who allowed six goals in their previous five games. Anaheim had won six in a row. Ducks goaltender Ilya Bryzgalov made 19 saves before being replaced by Frederik Andersen late in the second period. BLUES 5, PREDATORS 4, SO ST. LOUIS — Kevin Shattenkirk scored in the shootout, lifting St. Louis to the win. Jaden Schwartz, T.J. Oshie, Steve Ott and Ryan Reaves scored in regulation for the Blues (30-13-4), who improved to 8-0-1 over their last nine games. Brian Elliott made 33 saves. Mike Fisher had two goals and an assist for Nashville (31-10-6), which fell to 12-8-5 on the road. Carter Hutton made 31 saves. The Predators, who also got goals from Filip Forsberg and James Neal, finished 3-1-1 against the Blues this sea-

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from Trevor Osbourne in notching a Southcentral Conference victory over the Mariners on Thursday. Grace took a 15-7 lead after the first quarter, and it proved to be the decisive edge for the game. Tobin Karlberg added 15 points for the Grizzlies. For Homer, Jaruby Nelson had 23 points and five 3-pointers of his own. Sheldon Hutt added 16 for the Mariners. Ninilchik boys 72, Nanwalek 44 The host Wolverines took a 26-8 lead after the first quarter and never looked back in claiming a Peninsula Conference win Thursday. Austin White had 14 of his 22 points in the first quarter for Ninilchik, while Tyler Presley added 20 and Sam Mireles and Matt Bartolowits had 10 apiece. For Nanwalek, Xavier Romanoff had 24 points, and Larry Ukatish added 14. Thursday boys Wolverines 72, Eagles 44 Nanwalek Ninilchik

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NANWALEK (44) — Romanoff 12 0-0 24, Jimmy 0 0-0 0, Bales 0 0-0 0, Huntsman 3 0-0 6, Ukatish 7 0-2 14. Totals — 22 0-2 44. NINILCHIK (72) — Koch 1 0-0 2, Appelhanz 1 0-0 2, Presley 10 0-0 20, Mireles 5 0-0 10, Bartolowits 4 0-0 10, Fidow 1 0-0 2, Pasqua 0 0-2 0, McGinnis 2 0-0 4, White 11 0-0 22. Totals — 35 0-2 72. 3-point goals — Ninilchik 2 (Bartolowits 2). Team fouls — Nanwalek 2, Ninilchik 4. Fouled out — none. Grizzlies 66, Mariners 59 Homer Grace

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tion from the crowd of 18,752 following a 3:47 of the third, and Sam Gagner added a video tribute early in the first period. power-play goal with 3 1/2 minutes left. The Stars grabbed a 4-3 lead midway Mike Smith had 24 saves for Arizona. LIGHTNING 5, RED WINGS 1 through the third period when Klingberg Jonathan Bernier finished with 42 stops took advantage of an Ottawa turnover to for Toronto. TAMPA, Fla. — Cedric Paquette had three goals, sending Tampa Bay to a fran- break in alone and beat Lehner with a chise-record ninth consecutive home win. wrist shot. CANADIENS 1, RANGERS 0 Steven Stamkos and Mark Barberio NEW YORK — Max Pacioretty scored also scored for the Lightning, who leapBRUINS 5, ISLANDERS 2 with 4:17 left, sending Montreal to the frogged the Red Wings into first place in UNIONDALE, N.Y. — Boston’s Ke- road win. the Atlantic Division by a point. Jonathan Pacioretty converted a wrist shot from Drouin and Alex Killorn had two assists van Miller scored the go-ahead goal late in the second period, and Tuukka Rask above the right circle that appeared to surapiece. prise Rangers goalie Henrik Lundqvist. It Tampa Bay took a 4-1 lead at 11:03 of stopped 43 shots. Reilly Smith, Patrice Bergeron, Torey squeezed inside the right post for Paciothe second when Paquette completed his first hat trick from the right circle during Krug and Zdeno Chara also scored for retty’s 22nd goal. That was enough to give Carey Price a short-handed 2-on-1. The center has four Boston, which won for the seventh time in goals in the past two games after going 29 10 games. Smith and Milan Lucic also had his 26th win and third shutout of the seatwo assists apiece. son in a stellar 24-save effort for Montreal, straight without one. John Tavares and Michael Grabner which has won four in a row — three with Darren Helm scored for Detroit, which scored for New York, and Jaroslav Halak Price in net. had won six in a row. Lundqvist made 25 saves for the RangPaquette opened the scoring 2:03 into stopped 28 shots. The Metropolitan Divithe game when he used his backhand to sion-leading Islanders dropped to 17-5 at ers, who have lost two straight following the All-Star break and managed only one beat Petr Mrazek on a rebound. His right- home this season. Miller put the Bruins ahead for good goal. They were beaten 4-1 by the Islandcircle goal gave Tampa Bay a 2-1 lead with 3.4 seconds left in the second. He in- ers on Tuesday. with 36.2 seconds left in the first. tercepted Halak’s clearing attempt at the right-wing boards just inside the blue line, STARS 6, SENATORS 3 WILD 1, FLAMES 0 and fired a quick shot that lifted Boston to OTTAWA, Ontario — Jamie Benn a 3-2 lead. CALGARY, Alberta — Zach Parise scored two goals, and the Stars beat the scored in the first period for Minnesota, Senators in Jason Spezza’s first game in and Devan Dubnyk stopped 30 shots. COYOTES 3, MAPLE LEAFS 1 Ottawa since he was traded to Dallas in It was Parise’s sixth goal in his last six TORONTO — Oliver Ekman-Larsson games and No. 20 on the season. Thomas the offseason. John Klingberg, Colton Sceviour, Ales scored off the opening faceoff of the third Vanek assisted on the only score 8:59 into Hemsky and Trevor Daley also scored for period, and Arizona rallied for the road win. the game. Ekman-Larsson’s 13th goal was a Dallas, and Kari Lehtonen made 25 saves. Minnesota (22-20-6) moved within Mika Zibanejad, Bobby Ryan and Alex harmless flip from almost his own blue five points of the Flames and the second Chiasson scored for Ottawa. Robin Leh- line and seemed to stun the already-sub- wild-card spot in the Western Conference. ner, making his first start since January dued crowd. At five seconds, the short- The Wild have picked up five of six poshanded goal tied the fastest of any kind to sible points so far on a four-game trip that 13th, stopped 35 shots. Spezza made his NHL debut with Otta- start a period in Coyotes franchise history, wraps up Sunday in Vancouver. wa in 2002 and had spent his entire career matching Doug Smail of the first WinniCalgary (26-20-3) dropped to 1-1 on with the Senators before the trade. The for- peg Jets in 1981. a six-game homestand, which continues Martin Hanzal had a tiebreaking goal at Saturday against Edmonton. Jonas Hiller mer Senators captain got a standing ova-

HOMER (59) — B. Beachy 0 0-0 0, Reutov 3 0-0 7, Schneider 2 0-0 4, Nelson 9 0-0 23, Brown 3 1-1 9, Knisely 0 0-2 0, Hutt 7 2-2 16. Totals — 24 3-5 59. GRACE CHRISTIAN (66) — Osborne 12 0-1 32, Shamburger 1 0-0 3, McGovern 0 0-0 0, Bro. Nieder 1 0-0 2, Bra. Nieder 0 0-0 0, VanderWeide 1 1-1 3, Murray 1 2-4 4, Karlberg 6 2-2 15, Sheldon 3 1-2 7. Totals — 25 6-10 66. 3-point goals — Homer 8 (Nelson 5, Brown 2, Reutov); Grace 10 (Osborne 8, Shamburger, Karlberg). Team fouls — Homer 13, Grace 5. Fouled out — Brown. Lions 72, Bulldogs 40 Nikiski ACS

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NIKISKI (40) — Anderson 5 0-0 12, Johnson 2 3-6 7, Holloway 1 0-1 2, Tauriainen 1 0-0 3, N. Carstens 3 4-4 10, Jackson 2 0-0 4, Pamplin 1 0-2 2, B. Carstens 0 0-0 0. Totals — 15 7-13 40. ACS (72) — Huckabay 1 0-2 3, Guillermo 1 0-0 2, Miller 3 0-0 7, Bronson 4 2-3 10, Scott 2 0-0 4, Wilson 7 2-2 16, Komoter 8 1-2 17, Auble 6 1-1 13. Totals — 32 6-10 72. 3-point goals — Nikiski 3 (Anderson 2, Tauriainen); ACS 2 (Huckabay, Miller). Team fouls — Nikiski 14, ACS 14. Fouled out — none. Thursday girls Grizzlies 53, Mariners 49 Homer Grace

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HOMER (49) — Renton 0 0-0 0, Alexander 2 0-0 4, Cleary 0 0-0 0, Clark 0 0-0 0, Akers 12 3-3 29, Fellows 3 2-2 8, Waclawski 3 1-1 7, Stafford 0 1-2 1, Fairbanks 0 0-0 0, Kann 0 0-0 0. Totals — 20 7-8 49. GRACE CHRISTIAN (53) — VanderWeide 1 2-3 5, Hagen 4 1-2 11, M. Shamburger 0 0-0 0, Hogan 6 0-0 12, Logan 2 1-2 5, Lindfors 3 0-0 7, Akerman 0 0-0 0, Laker 3 0-0 6, S. Shamburger 3 0-0 7. Totals — 22 4-6 53. 3-point goals — Homer 2 (Akers 2); Grace 5 (Hagen 2, VanderWeide, Lindfors, S. Shamburger). Team fouls — Homer 10, Grace 6. Fouled out — Stafford. Bulldogs 26, Lions 24 Nikiski ACS

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NIKISKI (26) — Parrish 0 1-3 1, Riddall 0 0-0 0, Pitt 1 2-2 4, Litke 2 1-2 5, Kornstad 0 0-0 0, Thompson 2 5-6 9, Litzen 3 1-1 7. Totals — 8 10-14 26. ACS (24) — Bowden 0 0-0 0, Tebbits 0 0-0 0, O’Hara 0 0-0 0, Land 4 0-2 8, Williams 1 1-2 3, Carr 1 1-2 3, Thibodeaux 4 2-8 10. Totals — 10 4-14 24. 3-point goals — none. Team fouls — Nikiski 14, ACS 14. Fouled out — Riddall.

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Semifinal matches begin tonight at 6 p.m., and championship finals begin Saturday at 2 p.m. Steffensen attributed the strength of the conference to an abundance of community and parental support, “We have great kids in the conference, good parents that support wrestling,” Steffensen said. With three active wrestling clubs in the central Peninsula region and five in the Matanuska-Susitna valleys, the interest level for the sport has rocketed, which in turn has seen returns of state championship success. “The key thing is, you look back at some of the best clubs in the state, and kids have the opportunity to get around and see the sport and get involved,” Steffensen said. Colony is looking to defend its 2014 region title, while Wasilla is looking to take it back after winning the 2013 crown. The two schools have finished 1-2 in the team battle the last two years. One year after seeing Skyview High School close its doors and reopening as a middle school, Gardner returns to the Class 4A level of competition by hosting the tournament with the Stars.

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put the Wild up 1-0. “They basically had it killed, and we scored on a rush right at the end,” Littler said. Stephan added another goal four minutes into the second period, catching an assist from behind the net from Ryan Gotelaere and flipping the puck into the net with room to spare to extend the lead to 2-0. Wenatchee missed a third opportunity to score just 45 seconds later when a shot from Mitch Demario rung the right post behind Kenai River goalie Evan Hauser. The Bears were presented a

chance to claw back some of their deficit with a power-play opportunity with 7:23 to play in the period, but failed to score. The Bears managed to find several good chances near the Wild goal, but none came to fruition. The Wild ended up with a 16-2 shots advantage during the period. As the old hockey saying goes, a two-goal lead is a dangerous lead, and Beauparlant said his squad came out of the second intermission with renewed spirit. What they got, however, was more scoring on the wrong end of the ice. Hauser highlighted a Brown Bears penalty kill early in the third period with a brilliant glove save in midair, but just a few short minutes later, Jake

had 31 saves.

FLYERS 5, JETS 2 PHILADELPHIA — Wayne Simmonds, Chris VandeVelde, Nick Schultz and Brayden Schenn scored, leading Philadelphia to its fourth win in five games. Sean Couturier added an empty-netter, and Steve Mason made 36 saves. Mathieu Perreault scored twice for the Jets. Michael Hutchinson had 27 stops. Schultz snapped a tie game in the second period with his first goal of the season, ending a 125-game drought. Petra Straka got his first NHL point on the assist, and Ryan White also had his first assist of the season on the goal.

PANTHERS 3, BLUE JACKETS 2 SUNRISE, Fla. — Sean Bergenheim scored late in the third period, and Florida snapped a five-game losing streak. Aaron Ekblad and Jonathan Huberdeau also scored for the Panthers, and Roberto Luongo made 30 saves. It was Florida’s first win over Columbus since a 5-2 victory on Nov. 21, 2007 — a span of 11 games. Alexander Wennberg and Jack Johnson scored for the Blue Jackets, and Curtis McElhinney stopped 29 shots.

OILERS 3, SABRES 2 EDMONTON, Alberta — Anton Lander scored his first goal of the season for Edmonton, and also had two assists. Matt Fraser and Oscar Klefbom also scored for Edmonton (13-27-9), which has won three of four. Defensemen Tyler Myers and Rasmus Ristolainen scored for the Sabres (14-313), who have lost a franchise-worst 13 games in a row and only have one win in their last 18.

The two squads will face off Ahlgren caught a long rebound shot and slapped the puck in again tonight and Saturday at cleanly to score and put the 7:30 p.m. Wild up 3-0. Wild 6, Brown Bears 0 From there, Wenatchee Wenatchee 1 1 4 —6 scored three more in a span of Kenai River 0 0 0 —0 2:02, including the hat trick 1st period — 1. Wenatchee, Stephan (Piclincher from Stephan with son, Jones), PP, 3:03. Penalties — Kenai River 1 for 2:00. 6:44 left in the game. period — 2. Wenatchee, Stephan (Go“Our lines just had a lot of 2nd telaere), 4:00. Penalties — Wenatchee 1 speed and a lot of chemistry go- for 2:00. 3rd period — 3. Wenatchee, Ahlgren ing,” Stephan said. (Harris, Burston), 6:59; 4. Wenatchee, Unlike past games where de- Burston (Coyne, Demario), 11:14; 5. fense was a struggle, however, Wenatchee, Jones (Coyne, Raabe), 11:58; Wenatchee, Stephan (Hamacher, Gotecoach Beauparlant did not pull 6. laere), 13:16. Penalties — Kenai River 3 for Hauser from the net, opting to 17:00; Wenatchee 2 for 15:00. keep him on the ice for the du- Shots — Kenai River 9-2-5—16; Wenatchee 5-16-16—37. ration of the game. “I thought he was still com- Goalies — Kenai River, Hauser (37 shots, peting, he was working to stop 31 saves); Wenatchee, Quinn (16 shots, 16 everything, there was no need saves). plays — Wenatchee 1 for 2; Kenai for him to come out of the net,” Power River 0 for 1. Beauparlant said.

All-Star reserves announced By BRIAN MAHONEY AP Basketball Writer

NEW YORK — Al Horford, Paul Millsap and Jeff Teague were picked Thursday as reserves for the Eastern Conference AllStar team, giving the sizzling Atlanta Hawks three selections. Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook made the West team despite early season injuries for the Oklahoma City stars. The Miami Heat also had two reserves in Chris Bosh and Dwyane Wade. But Portland surprisingly only had one in LaMarcus Aldridge. Point guard Damian Lillard was not among the seven reserves. Atlanta has won 17 in a row and has a 38-8 record, secondbest in the NBA. The Hawks were hoping for four spots, but Kyle Korver was not chosen by East coaches.

“It’ll be good to have it here at our home gym, where the local people can come and watch and see some good wrestling,” he said. “We have some very good quality kids.” Gardner added that the event will double as Soldotna’s senior night, since the only home meet SoHi has had this year was a dual with Kenai in December. The seniors on the team will be celebrated prior to the championship finals Saturday afternoon. Gardner said he hopes to celebrate the seniors by getting as many of them to state as possible. With around 22 athletes on the current roster, Gardner said he would happy to see at least a dozen qualify for state. “We’ve had good practices this week, and we’re excited about finishing this weekend and getting on to state next week,” he said. “We’ve lost a few to injury that are not gonna be in the tournament, and then we’ve had a couple move out of state, a few drop due to grades .. we have six less than last year at Skyview at the end of the year.” The longtime coach said this season has been among the worst in injuries and sickness. But it is something that every team is seemingly battling. “It’s pretty much you’ve got what you’ve got,” Gardner said. Among the leading statebound candidates for SoHi are a pair of for-

“Our whole starting five deserves to be there,” Teague said before the results were announced. “We have a good ballclub. We’re all playing at a really high level right now. And we’re playing as a team. That’s all you can really ask for.” Cleveland’s Kyrie Irving, last year’s All-Star game MVP, and first-timer Jimmy Butler of Chicago were the other players announced to the East roster. The rest of the West reserves for the Feb. 15 game at Madison Square Garden in New York are James Harden (Houston), Klay Thompson (Golden State), Tim Duncan (San Antonio) and Chris Paul (Clippers). Head coaches in each conference had to vote for two guards, three frontcourt players and two players regardless of position. They couldn’t vote for players on

mer Skyview grapplers — junior Seth Hutchison and senior Austin Craig, both of whom are ranked No. 1 in their weight class. Hutchison is a two-time state champion at the Class 1-2-3A level with Skyview, and is the top-ranked wrestler at 120 pounds. Craig is the defending 1-2-3A state champion at 106 pounds, but is the top gun at 113 pounds this year. “Seth and Austin should be in the finals and win a region title,” Gardner said. Three other Soldotna wrestlers are ranked in the top six in the state; Ryan Winter (sixth) at 132 pounds, Bailey Blumentritt (sixth) at 152 and Sage Hill (second) at 195. As far as the unranked guys, Gardner said he expects good things from Hunter Bourgeois at 160 pounds, Eli Damon at 145 and Dalton Best at 285. Kenai Central is currently down to no less than a dozen wrestlers on the roster, which Steffensen said will make it a tough battle in the team championship. However, he is not worried about individual results. “They’re all capable of doing it. It’s gonna be interesting to see,” Steffensen said. Like SoHi, Steffensen said the Kards are battling through sickness and other ailments, but the last of the C

their own teams. The starters were voted by fans and announced last Thursday. LeBron James (Cleveland), Pau Gasol (Chicago), Carmelo Anthony (New York), John Wall (Washington) and Kyle Lowry (Toronto) will start for the East. Stephen Curry (Golden State), Kobe Bryant (Lakers), Anthony Davis (New Orleans), Blake Griffin (Clippers) and Marc Gasol (Memphis) were voted in from the West. Bryant is out for the rest of the season after surgery to repair a torn rotator cuff in his shoulder and his replacement on the roster will be chosen by Commissioner Adam Silver. West coach Steve Kerr of the Warriors will decide who takes Bryant’s spot in the lineup. With their backcourt of Curry and Thompson, the Warriors

affected individuals are on the rebound. After a dual meet against SoHi last week, Steffensen said the on-mat competition was a much-needed gauge to test the Kards and make some final plans in preparation for the last two weeks of the season. “Competition is a great thing in America, whether it’s business or athletics,” Steffensen said. “It gives you a chance to see what you’re doing well, and what you need to work on. It puts the spotlight on you and it’s an excellent time to take a look at where you’re at.” As far as who will be leading the charge, there are six current Kenai wrestlers ranked among the state’s best. Senior Ellery Steffensen is No. 1 in the 152-pound division, and is a former state champion for Kenai. Steffensen will be looking for a clean sweep of region crowns in his high school career, after winning three in his first three years. “It’s pretty exciting,” coach Steffensen said. “I don’t ever consider it a given, but Ellery alone, looking at the competition, he’s looking really good. “He’s wrestling as well as when he was a national champion (in 2010).” Ellery’s sophomore brother, Paul, is also trying to defend his region championship from a year ago, and is ranked

have two All-Stars for the first time since Chris Mullin and Tim Hardaway in 1993. Atlanta’s Mike Budenholzer will lead the East. He will get to coach three of his players, the first trio of Hawks All-Stars since John Drew, Eddie Johnson and Dan Roundfield in 1980. “We love for our players to have success and for our players to be appreciated,” Budenholzer said. “Yeah, there’s a sense of pride. They work really hard. They do a lot of things we appreciate. If other people are appreciating them, that’s a good thing.” Korver, shooting 53 percent from 3-point range, still might have a chance if Wade isn’t able to play in his 11th consecutive All-Star selection. The Heat star is battling a strained right hamstring.

third at 145 pounds. Joining Paul in the weight class is another sophomore, Keyshawn McEnerny, who is looking for his first region title after missing out last year due to an injury. Of course, McEnerny may have to go through his teammate if he wants to win. “We may have Paul on one mat, Keyshawn on the other,” coach Steffensen said, adding that assistant coaches Ryan Moss and Devin Carter will be busy trying to rally the two wrestlers should they be competing at the same times. “That’s what’s exciting about wrestling, and we have had wonderful people help me off and on throughout the year,” Steffensen said. In the 170-pound division, Dylan Carter is ranked third, and if past accolades are a sign of things to come, Carter may be a state guarantee. The Kenai senior won the “triple crown” of wrestling at the Alaska USA Wrestling state tournament in Wasilla in May, claiming wins in freestyle, folkstyle and Greco-Roman styles of the sport. At 138 pounds, senior Matt Vandermartin is ranked sixth and is working on his first region title. Finally, at the heavyweight division (285 pounds), junior Zach Koziczkowski is currently ranked fifth among his state counterparts, and is looking for his maiden region crown.

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Trouble with gill nets

or years, I railed against subsistence fishing in the Kenai. I dreaded that it would mean gill nets in the river. I feared that it would be a federally enforced source of bitter divisiveness among local residents. When I heard about the recent decision of the Federal Subsistence Board to allow subsistence gill nets in the Kenai and Kasilof rivers, I felt sick. I noted that the motion to allow gill netting had passed on a 4-3 vote by the federal board, signaling that the issue already was contentious, even before anyone put a gill net in the river. It seemed that my worst fears had come true. However, after thinking about it for a while, I’ve had second thoughts. Given the fact that there remains no limit on the number of fishing guides on the Kenai and Kasilof rivers, and that the Kenai River Sportfishing Association seems hell-bent to maximize the number of tourists that can be squeezed onto these rivers, one 60-foot-long gill net for the community of Ninilchik seems relatively harmless. Not that I approve of it, but at least the people who fish with that gillnet will be catching salmon for food, not catching and releasing them simply for fun and profit. Yet another gill net-related event was Governor Walker’s appointment of Roland Maw to the Alaska Board of Fisheries. What next? Appointing Rod Arno, executive director of the Alaska Outdoor Council, to the Board of Game? There’s a good reason why Maw would be the first Cook Inlet commercial fisherman to serve on the fish board since 1980. He shouldn’t be on the board for the same reason that Brent Johnson shouldn’t have been on the board. Johnson, a longtime East-side set-netter and set-netter advocate, was appointed by Governor Sarah Palin in 2009. However, most legislators saw that Johnson would not only be a lightning rod for conflict, but in large part would be ineffective due to his ties to commercial fishing in Cook Inlet, so they didn’t confirm his appointment. Maw is a longtime, outspoken commercial-fishing advocate, and executive director of United Cook Inlet Drift Association (UCIDA). Even more damning, UCIDA — with Maw aboard — has in recent years twice filed lawsuits in federal court that would return Cook Inlet salmon management to the federal government. This alone means that Maw has a contentious relationship with the board before he even takes a seat. With him on the board, See PALMER, page C-2

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Robyn McGinnity leads her dog, Millie, and her daughter, Mia, on the family’s first try at skijoring during a free clinic at Winterfest held on Jan. 11 in Mount Spokane State Park.

Bring Fido along for some winter fun By RICH LANDERS The Spokesman-Review

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Crosscountry skiers are harnessing their dogs’ pent-up winter enthusiasm in a fast-growing sport that’s finding a niche in the Inland Northwest. Skijoring — derived from a Norwegian word that means ski driving — involves being pulled on skis by various means including horses or motor vehicles. The canine-powered version is like dog-sledding without the sled. “It’s not just for the arctic breeds people typically associate with dogsledding,” said Kate Burns, a Spokane Nordic skier who caught the skijoring

bug 15 years ago during a family stint in Alaska. “We moved to Anchorage during the middle of winter and the first thing I did was go to the pound for a dog,” she recalled. “I came home with two 90-pounders and was turned on to skijoring because so many people do it there. I immediately fell in love with the exhilaration.” Most dogs that love to run and pull, regardless of size, can adapt to skijoring, she said. “We see lots of Labs and goldens, but last year a man showed up almost every Sunday at Mount Spokane with a Mexican hairless that just happened to be born with hair. It was a little, tiny

Seavey and Dog Lips. Free Admission, with hot dogs and hot chocolate for sale. Proceeds go to the Peninsula Sled Dog and Racing Association Trail Maintenance. At 1:30 p.m. on there will be the “Smartest Dog Tricks” and “Best Dressed Dog Competition.” PSDRA trail info and membership applications will be available. Gear swap set up at noon; have a detailed list of your items and prices or label each item. For more information, contact PSDRA president Jill Garnet at 907-953-9223.

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Going on your first long hike? Consider your feet By LEANNE ITALIE Associated Press

NEW YORK — A big, bad pair of hiking boots and the bloody hurt they inflicted on Cheryl Strayed’s feet were co-stars in her book “Wild,” as they were for Reese Witherspoon in the popular movie adaptation that earned the actress an Oscar nomination. Toenails were taken by the toosmall monsters, and both of the boots with the flat red laces wound up at the bottom of a cliff on the Pacific Crest Trail in the opening scene, to be replaced later with a brand-new properfitting pair at her next rest stop. A newbie to thru-hiking, Strayed’s story of her 1,100-mile trek has not only boosted her profile but also reinforced the importance to novices of protecting and supporting their feet. Danner Boots in Portland, Oregon, created the “Wild” boots for Witherspoon, though the company didn’t make the kind Strayed actually wore. That honor goes to Raichle, later re-

branded as Mammut. Danner certainly is reaping the benefits. Its Mountain Light Cascade style for women, the official name, has enjoyed a sales boost, said company spokesman Will Pennartz. But uninitiated thru-hikers should tread lightly when it comes to footwear; shoes instead of boots might be a better choice. “You have to respect your feet. Fit and break-in period are two of the most important aspects of finding the right pair of hiking boots. We hope newbie hikers not only take inspiration from Cheryl’s story, but also learn from her initial mistakes,” Pennartz said. These days, footwear options for long-distance hikers abound. When choosing, consider that your feet are not those of Strayed, Witherspoon or your best friend who raved about a certain brand or style. “It was painful to watch those scenes with her feet,” said Austin WilAP Photo/Fox Searchlight Pictures, Anne Marie Fox liams, who hiked 1,600 miles of the This image released by Fox Searchlight Pictures shows Reese Witherspoon See FEET, page C-2 in a scene from the film, “Wild.”

Futuristic method to identify insects becomes reality A fourteen-spotted lady beetle from Headquarters Lake, one of the species identified in samples processed by nextgeneration sequencing methods. Photo by Matt Bowser/ USFWS

ast week I actually lost sleep in excitement over receipt of our first set of “next-generation sequencing” data, our latest step in a years-long effort to overcome the taxonomic impediment. Yes, I am pretty nerdy, but this is my bread and butter. As an entomologist, I was hired at the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge mainly to deal with this taxonomic impediment. Taxonomy, in the biological sense, is the grouping of living things based on shared characteristics as well as putting names on those groups. For many living things, assigning meaningful names to them is not easy. This difficulty and the barriers to overcoming it are referred to as the taxonomic impediment. For example, in the summer of 2013, a Homer resident brought me several small, leaf-rolling moths that had been damaging her apple trees. I am no expert on small moths, so I promptly pinned them up and mailed them to a lepidopterist colleague. He sent them to a second lepidopterist who was able to assign them to the correct genus. They were then forwarded to a specialist on this group, who determined C

R efuge N otebook M att B owser that they belonged to a new species to science, previously undescribed. I received this news a few days ago, well over a year after the moths had been brought to me, and still they will likely not receive an official name for a few years yet. Similarly, it took considerable time, effort, and expertise to correctly determine that the sawfly contributing to decline of thin-leaf alder on the Kenai was the green alder sawfly, an exotic species from the Old World. In these cases, the importance of knowing the identities of a potentially new pest of apple trees and an unfamiliar sawfly decimating our streamside alders justified the costs of correctly identifying them. We cannot afford to expend this much effort on routine identifications. In recent years, the cost of identi-

fications using DNA barcoding has come down to about $11 per specimen. Classical DNA barcoding is the sequencing of a short, standardized region of the genome for the purpose of species identification. Compared to identifications using morphology, DNA barcoding is well suited to immature, fragmentary, or even partially digested specimens that cannot be identified by conventional means. Even at $11, though, the cost becomes prohibitive when a single sample collected in the field may contain hundreds or thousands of insects, and all of the specimens must still be handled individually. Within the last decade, “next-generation sequencing” (NGS) platforms have become available, hardware that can quickly sequence thousands of different strands of DNA simultaneously, potentially enabling thousands of identifications from a single mixed sample. What we’re talking about here is taking a single collection of insects, say from a sweep-net, grinding them up for analysis, and getting back a list of DNA barcodes that potentially See REFUGE, page C-2

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state regulations for fisheries. In recent years, it has been balanced, with fair representation Continued from page C-1 of all user groups. Maw, being a stronger advocate of comevery allocative proposal — mercial fishing than the other and nearly all proposals are board members, will upset that allocative — would trigger balance. This board’s business heated debate. is too important to jeopardize Maw’s association with by appointing someone to it drift-gill net fishing puts him at who is certain to be a negative odds with all other user groups, influence. even the East-side setnetters, Governor Walker, as well as who often are shut down while the Legislators who will have the “drifters” are allowed to to confirm Maw’s appointfish. If seated, Maw can be ment, need to be told that it expected to try to reverse some would be a big mistake to have of what other user groups have Maw on the Board of Fishergained in salmon allocation ies. The best scenario would decisions made by the board in be for the Legislature to vote the past two decades. against Maw’s confirmation No matter how or where before he has a chance to sit in you fish in Alaska, the sevena board meeting. member Alaska Board of Fisheries is important to you. This Les Palmer can be reached is the board that makes all the at les.palmer@rocketmail.com.

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represent all the species in that sample. However, making sense of the astounding quantities of sequences generated by these methods requires a reference library of DNA barcode sequences obtained by classical DNA barcoding of identified specimens. For years now we have been building a reference library of DNA barcodes of insects from the Kenai Refuge with the express purpose of enabling identifications using NGS methods. Now that the cost of NGS processing has come down from nearly $1000 to less than $100 per sample, we recently submitted three insect-filled vials to an NGS lab as a trial. The three samples yielded from six to 17 species identifications each, with many more sequences that either did not match anything in our libraries or were ambiguous. Mostly, the sequences lined up well with the vial contents I had recorded before submitting them to the lab. There was one unexpected identification of a fourteenspotted lady beetle, a conspicuous, colorful beetle that I had not seen in the samples. It may have been present as a tiny frag-

ment of beetle tissue, as lady beetle excrement, or as a meal in the gut of one of the other insects in the sample. As NGS methods improve and as our library of identified sequences grows, the stage is set for asking and answering many questions about wildlife. Researchers have described microbial diversity from samples of soil, examined plankton assemblages from seawater, documented the diets of insectivorous bats from their guano, and even put together a list of plants eaten by extinct cave bears from plant DNA in their preserved scats. Here on the Refuge, we can now quickly investigate the diets of insectivorous birds, mammals and fish from their droppings at a relatively low cost. An anticipated application is for routine monitoring of insect communities over time, where it is highly desirable to eliminate the time-consuming handling and identification of individual specimens the old fashioned way with a microscope. Matt Bowser serves as Entomologist at the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge. You can find more information at http:// www.fws.gov/refuge/kenai/ or http://www.facebook.com/kenainationalwildliferefuge.

Judo club accepting new members The Sterling Judo Club is accepting new members. The club meets every Tuesday and Thursday, at Sterling Elementary, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. (7 p.m. for younger participants). Members are welcome from all surrounding communities. There are no instructor fees or other monthly fees. Sterling Judo Club is a nonprofit organization and all instructors volunteer their time. Annual USJF membership is $50. The Sterling Judo Club is led by Sensei Robert Brink, 7th degree black belt, Founder of the Anchorage Judo Club, and former USJF President. For more information please contact Clayton Holland at 394-1823, or Sensei Bob Brink at 907242-9330 or obobo1a@gmail.com. Information can also be found on the Sterling Judo Club’s Facebook Page.

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thing that loved to run ahead and keep the rope tight as the man skied behind.” Race-oriented skijorers look for athletic endurance dogs that pull hard. Popular breeds on the racing circuits include German wirehaired pointers and mixed breeds involving greyhounds and huskies. But in recreational skijoring, anything goes, Burns said. You might be pulled the whole time if you have a bigger dog or you might be skiing all the time with a smaller dog. “You’re a team,” she said. Burns is among a core of dog-powered sports enthusiasts trying to make sure skijoring gets off on the right paw in this region. The group, which is loosely organized through Spokane Nordic and on Facebook under Skijor Spokane, has worked for years to gradually get skijoring allowed on a portion of the Mount Spokane groomed trail system. During a recent clinic at the Spokane Nordic Winterfest activities, Burns emphasized to beginners that etiquette is critical to the future of the sport on groomed trails. Skijoring won’t survive the my-dog-is-special attitude used around town as an excuse for letting dogs run off leash and not picking up droppings. “Every year we are on a trial

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PCT in 2008 wearing an ultralight pack and running shoes. Key to choosing the right footwear, Williams and others advise, is to try on as many different kinds as possible and to be open to changing them up for a different size or type as you go along. Denise Friend, a footwear expert and merchandising manager for the outdoor retail supplier REI, said a common mistake among newbies is not choosing the right footwear for the right activity: short hike versus backpacking trip, for instance, along with incline, season and terrain. “Classic and traditional styles still sell well, but the next generation of boots offer better comfort, lighter weight and flexibility,” she said from company headquarters in Kent, Washington. “These new styles require less break-in time and are trail-ready out of the box.” Williams put up lots of advice for the feet on his PlanYourHike.com after he completed his nearly three-month trek. “The classic hiking footwear has always been hiking boots. If you have a heavier pack and you roll your ankle and you’re not wearing boots, you’re screwed,” he said from Mendocino, California. “But if you’re wearing a really light pack, a lot of people are finding you don’t really need boots if you’re on a trail. If you’re going off trail it’s still good to wear boots.” Gear tests for footwear abound if you’re in search of recommendations. A few things to keep in mind: WEIGHT: What you have on your feet makes a huge differ-

basis at Mount Spokane,” she told the group of a dozen people signed up for an introduction to skijoring. “Dogs off-leash are the leading source of complaints to park rangers year round.” Skijoring gear includes a well-fitting pulling harness for the dog, a belt or harness for the skier and an 8- to 12-foot, shock-corded tug line that joins them. Diana Roberts, another local skijoring organizer, taught the newbies how to pull up on the tug line and shorten the distance between the skier and the dog when encountering other skiers on the trail. “That gives you better control,” she said. “We want to avoid conflicts.” Other essential gear includes a stash of poop bags. Pick up all droppings, double bag it and carry it with you in a pack, the instructors emphasized. “Don’t leave it by the trail to pick up later,” Burns told her students, noting that public opinion can have a big impact on the sport. Versed in the basics, the clinic participants quickly got into the fun, keeping the atmosphere relaxed with a lot of positive reinforcement to benefit the dogs. Some time was set aside to let them sniff and become acquainted before spreading out for harnessing. Bob Hyslop was off in a flash behind his Labrador retriever. “This is going to be an adventure,” he said, as the dog took naturally to towing him

down the trail — both staying on the same side of the trail as instructed. Tom Schaff said his dog loves to pull on his leash when they run, but the dog wanted to bite and play with the tug line when he first got harnessed for skijoring. “That’s common with some dogs,” Burns said. “They usually get over it fast.” Kate Painter of Colfax got extra attention from instructors as she rigged up with Van, her Burnese mountain dog. “He’s just a pup,” she said, noting that she and the dog each weigh about 120 pounds. With an instructor on each side of Van to keep him focused on going straight down the groomed ski trail, Painter was soon off, albeit in a full snowplow position with her skis. “You want to avoid tangles,” Roberts told another skier. “If two dogs get their lines tangled, there can be issues.” Mia McGinnity, a seventh grader at Mountainside Middle School, found herself in a tangle. Within seconds of starting, the tug line was around her leg and under one of her skis as her dog, Millie, tested the boundaries of the sport. But she, too, was soon off, teamed with her mom, on a debut skijoring trek that carried on for miles of fun. “We had a blast,” Robyn McGinnity said afterwards. “Millie is a 3-year-old rescue puppy that we adopted at 8 weeks old.” A blood test indicated Millie, 45 pounds, is part

Lab, Swiss shepherd, Corgi, Shih Tzu and Basenji. “She’s our first dog so it’s all been an adventure, but skijoring has to have been the best so far. “I take her running a fair amount and we knew she loved to pull and loves snow, so we hoped this activity would be a good fit for her. And, as it turns out, it really showcased what she enjoys.” McGinnity said it helped that they had good skiing skills before trying skijoring. “I would also definitely recommend having two people for one dog, at least to start,” she said. “One of us was able to guide Millie as the other was being pulled. I think our dog would have been uncertain of where to go had we not done that.” Was it a perfect first run for the McGinnitys? No and Yes. “My daughter and I spent almost the entire time laughing,” Robyn said, “whether at the pure glee of Millie zipping us through the forest, or the times Millie managed to pull my daughter over, or the times we all ended up down in the snow after they gained on me with Millie running to my left, Mia staying to the right and me getting roped in the middle. “That may be the best summary of how we felt about our adventure,” she said. The day after the clinic, McGinnity started ordering the gear she’ll need to get out skijoring with Millie again.

ence when you’re hiking 20 to 30 miles a day, Williams said. Lightweight trail shoes, running shoes or ultralight boots will not sap energy nearly as fast as full-blown, clunky hiking boots. TIME: Footwear rarely lasts for more than 500 miles. You could go through six or seven pairs by the end of a thru-hike. Budget accordingly. SWELLING: This is inevitable when you hike for 10-plus hours a day nearly every day, week after week, Williams said. The growth can be from a half size to one-and-a-half sizes, especially in desert areas. If you plan to buy all your footwear at

once for resupply boxes sent to you along the way, buy a size bigger than your foot no matter what the salesperson tells you, he said. ADJUSTING SIZES: Wiser than buying all footwear at once is leaving support people with money and telling them the exact kind you like. When it’s time for replacements you can tell them what size to include in your next resupply box. SOCKS: They fall apart fast, Williams said. Every single resupply box should have at least one pair of new socks. Two or three pairs in each box would be great. Most hikers carry three or four pairs of reason-

ably fast-drying socks. Change socks at least once a day to let feet dry and help prevent blisters. Cotton takes forever to dry and more technical smart wool socks are pricey. SHOES VERSUS BOOTS: Shoes are better than boots when your base pack weight is less than 25 pounds, you’re hiking a maintained trail and you don’t require mega-ankle support, Williams said. GAITERS: These coverings that attach to footwear come in waterproof, lightweight versions. Williams is a huge proponent of gaiters as a way to keep feet dry and debris out of your shoes.

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Homes 3-BEDROOM, 2-Bath over size 2-car garage. Sterling, 4 miles to Soldotna. No smoking/pets. W/D $1,450. month plus utilities, (907)394-3939, (907)262-3806. 3-BEDROOM, 2-BATH Skyline Blvd. Soldotna. garage, carport, Large deck, big lot. $1,400. month plus utilities. Deposit, 1year lease required. No Pets/ smokers. (907)262-7077, (907)398-7277. John NIKISKI New home, 3-bedroom, 2-bath, garage, walking distance to Nikiski Rec. Center. Indoor pool & ice rink. $1,345. per month. Leave message (907)776-3325 STERLING Small, 2-bedroom, washer/dryer, $750/ month, plus utilities, gas, tax $15, $700 deposit. No smoking/ pets. (907)262-6093.

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FRIDAY AFTERNOON/EVENING A

(8) CBS-11 11 (9) FOX-4

(10) NBC-2

(12) PBS-7

4:30

Justice With Judge Mablean â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;PGâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; The Insider (N)

(3) ABC-13 13 (6) MNT-5

4 PM

Supreme Justice

The Ellen DeGeneres Show KTVA 5 p.m. (N) â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Gâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; First Take Mike & Molly Entertainment Anger Man4 â&#x20AC;&#x153;First Dateâ&#x20AC;? Tonight (N) agement â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;14â&#x20AC;&#x2122; â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;14â&#x20AC;&#x2122; The Dr. Oz Show â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;PGâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Channel 2 News 5:00 2 Report (N) Wild Kratts â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Yâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Wild Kratts â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Yâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; BBC World News Ameri7 ca â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;PGâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;

CABLE STATIONS

138 245

(34) ESPN 140 206 (35) ESPN2 144 209 (36) ROOT 426 687 (38) SPIKE 241 241 (43) AMC 131 254 (46) TOON 176 296 (47) ANPL 184 282 (49) DISN 173 291 (50) NICK 171 300 (51) FAM

180 311

(55) TLC

183 280

(56) DISC 182 278 (57) TRAV 196 277 (58) HIST 120 269 (59) A&E

118 265

(60) HGTV 112 229 (61) FOOD 110 231 (65) CNBC 208 355 (67) FNC

205 360

(81) COM 107 249 (82) SYFY 122 244

! HBO 303 504 ^ HBO2 304 505 + MAX 311 516 5 SHOW 319 546 329 554

ABC World News

CBS Evening News Two and a Half Men â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;14â&#x20AC;&#x2122; NBC Nightly News (N) â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Gâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;

6 PM Jeopardy! (N) â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Gâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;

6:30

7 PM

B = DirecTV

7:30

8 PM

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8:30

Wheel of For- Last Man (:31) Cristela Shark Tank Almond water tune (N) â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Gâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Standing (N) â&#x20AC;&#x153;Hypertensionâ&#x20AC;? beverage line. (N) â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;PGâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;PGâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; (N) Celebrity Celebrity Bones â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Woman in the Bones â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Man on the FairName Game Name Game Gardenâ&#x20AC;? Corpse in the trunk of wayâ&#x20AC;? Fragments. â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;14â&#x20AC;&#x2122; (N) â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;PGâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;PGâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; a car. â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;14â&#x20AC;&#x2122; KTVA 6 p.m. Evening Undercover Boss â&#x20AC;&#x153;Stella & Hawaii Five-0 â&#x20AC;&#x153;La Poâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;inoâ&#x20AC;? News (N) Dotâ&#x20AC;? (N) â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;PGâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; (N) â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;14â&#x20AC;&#x2122; The Big Bang The Big Bang Worldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Funniest Fails Popu- Glee â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Hurt Locker, Part Theory â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;PGâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Theory â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;PGâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; lar Internet videos. (N) â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;14â&#x20AC;&#x2122; Twoâ&#x20AC;? Sue tries to mend relationships. â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;14â&#x20AC;&#x2122; Channel 2 Newshour (N) Constantine Students get Grimm â&#x20AC;&#x153;Death Do Usâ&#x20AC;? A to an alternate dimension. homicide at an abandoned (N) â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;14â&#x20AC;&#x2122; residence. (N) â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;14â&#x20AC;&#x2122; PBS NewsHour (N) Washington Alaska Edi- Shakespeare Uncovered Week With tion Hugh Bonneville and Ralph Gwen Ifill Fiennes. (N) â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;PGâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;

9 PM

9:30 10 PM 10:30 11 PM 11:30

(:01) 20/20 â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;PGâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;

ABC News at (:35) Jimmy Kimmel Live â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;14â&#x20AC;&#x2122; (:37) Nightline (N) â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Gâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; 10 (N)

Everybody Everybody Loves Ray- Loves Raymond â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;PGâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; mond â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;PGâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Blue Bloods â&#x20AC;&#x153;Love Storiesâ&#x20AC;? (N) â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;14â&#x20AC;&#x2122; Fox 4 News at 9 (N)

How I Met Your Mother â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;14â&#x20AC;&#x2122; KTVA Nightcast Anger Management â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;14â&#x20AC;&#x2122;

The Office â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;14â&#x20AC;&#x2122;

(:35) Late Show With David Letterman â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;PGâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Two and a TMZ (N) â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;PGâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Half Men â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;14â&#x20AC;&#x2122;

The Late Late Show Entertainment Tonight

Channel 2 (:34) The Tonight Show Star- (:36) Late News: Late ring Jimmy Fallon â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;14â&#x20AC;&#x2122; Night With Edition (N) Seth Meyers Shakespeare Uncovered The Buddha of the Piano: Charlie Rose (N) Staging â&#x20AC;&#x153;King Lear.â&#x20AC;? (N) â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;PGâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Leopold Godowsky â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Gâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;

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of. She is a pretty girl with a funny personality and is very bright. The issue is, she is 18 and has been on only two dates. She shows no interest in forming any sort of romantic relationship. She has never had a boyfriend, though many boys have expressed interest in her. The two dates she did go on, one in high school and one in Abigail Van Buren college, she called “duds.” She says she’s not gay, and has commented on good-looking guys. I don’t know what to think. Do you? — WONDERING MOM DEAR WONDERING MOM: You say your daughter has always been independent. It’s possible she has enough self-assurance that she doesn’t think she needs a man in her life right now. It may also be that before becoming emotionally involved with anyone she would prefer to focus on her eduDEAR ABBY: My daughter has always been very cation or career path. Whatever her reasons, you independent. She had a normal childhood with the would be making a mistake to push her in any diusual friends and events, nothing traumatic that I know rection she doesn’t feel ready for, or make her un-

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comfortable about being the way she is. DEAR ABBY: Mom passed away five years ago, and Dad died four months ago. For the last years of his life Dad was hoping we’d move into their home. It’s a beautiful place in a country setting with lots of trees, including pecan trees. We were undecided. After Dad died, my husband and I were at home making all the funeral arrangements and we were both emotionally exhausted. While I tried to stay busy inside the house, my husband decided to go outside to clear his head. While walking around the yard, he found a pecan in the grass! Abby, there are no pecan trees in this entire neighborhood. We knew the rational answer was that a squirrel must have dropped it, but in our hearts we felt it was Dad giving us the hug we needed so badly, and his way of telling us that everything will work out. We will be moving into my parents’ home in the near future. — AT PEACE IN LOUISIANA DEAR AT PEACE: There’s nothing nutty about your experience. Sometimes we just need a nudge from above to guide us into doing what’s right for us. I wish you well in your new home.

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Coping With Pet Blindness Dear Readers: Our BELOVED PETS are like family. Like family, they age, but unfortunately dogs age more rapidly. Older dogs and cats face many of the same medical problems humans do. Having had the privilege of many, many dogs in our lives (plus birds, ferrets, cats and others, too), we have learned some hints along the way. Our second mini schnauzer, Sauvignon (Savvi for short), became diabetic at about 11 years and required insulin shots. We all learned how to do this (even my husband, David, who hated needles!) without it being a big deal. After all, it prolonged her life (in pretty good health, too) for a year or so. She turned blind a year later, and we all learned how to cope with this also. She went to doggie Valhalla when she was 13 years old. Here are some helpful hints from Heloise and family to help you and your pet deal with blindness: * Your dog can’t see someone approaching, so talk before touching or petting your pet, who can hear you. I used a calm voice and would say, “Savvi, I’m in the room” or “Savvi, want to have dinner?” * Leave things in place until your pooch learns where the furniture is and how to navigate a room. Your pet knows your scent and will follow it through the house! * If there is something dangerous your pet might bump into (sharp corners on a glass table), pad the item, if needed. Like a person, a pet who is going blind will take some time to adjust. Be patient and talk more when moving about. Your pet can still hear and smell, so these senses are heightened. — Hugs, Heloise

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