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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 2015 Kenai Peninsula, Alaska

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Borough to look for potential savings By KELLY SULLIVAN Peninsula Clarion

In the news Walker appoints Fleener as next in line to Mallott

JUNEAU (AP) — Gov. Bill Walker has appointed his one-time running mate, Craig Fleener, to serve as successor to Lt. Gov. Byron Mallott should that office become vacant. Fleener had been running as a lieutenant governor on an independent ticket with Walker last year. Mallott was the Democratic candidate for governor, and his running mate was Hollis French. But after the primary, and in a bid to mount a greater challenge to Republican incumbent Sean Parnell, Walker joined with Mallott as part of a so-called unity ticket. Fleener has since been named a special assistant to Walker, advising him on Arctic issues. By law, a new governor is to appoint a successor to the office of lieutenant governor should that office become vacant. Fleener’s appointment is subject to legislative confirmation.

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On the river The sun sets over a bluff on the Kenai River on Sunday near Sterling.

Enstar begins pipeline work Natural gas utility working along Bridge Access Road By BEN BOETTGER Peninsula Clarion

Enstar Natural Gas company has begun work on a gas transport pipeline alongside Bridge Access Road in Kenai. According to Enstar communications manager Lindsay Hobson, the 16-inch diameter pipeline will lie four to five feet underground and run four miles, connecting Enstar’s Cook Inlet facilities to the CINGSA gas storage area

in Kenai. Approximately 3,000 feet of the pipeline will run beneath the bed of the Kenai river. Enstar currently transmits gas between these facilities through the Kenai-Nikiski pipeline owned by Hilcorp, to which Enstar pays a transport tariff. Enstar’s director of business development John Sims said that the new pipeline will help Enstar’s business and infrastructure.

“It’s something we’ve been planning for the last year,” Sims said of the pipeline. “It’s about a $10 million project, and it should provide some good efficiencies, redundancies, and also some potential savings for customers.” Sims said that the currently frozen ground in the normally muddy area bordering the Kenai River will make it easier for crews to dig the trench and lay the pipe. Freezing tempera-

CIRI settles long-running Kenai Loop gas dispute By ELWOOD BREHMER Morris News Service-Alaska/ Alaska Journal of Commerce

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tures will also aid construction by allowing Enstar to drive its trenching machinery into the area on temporary ice roads, which are now being created with water from a CINGSA well. “Having the flexibility to operate on the ice as opposed to the summer when it’s muck and wetlands makes it significantly easier for trenching,” Sims said.

The Kenai Peninsula community may have a chance to make reforms in local health care. The Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly appropriated $200,000 for evaluating potential ways to reduce health care costs on the Kenai Peninsula at its Tuesday meeting. The ordinance was introduced by Borough Mayor Mike Navarre. “What I want is to get a hold over ever increasing health care costs on the Kenai Peninsula,” Navarre said. “It will be controversial, but I believe that ought not to dissuade us from putting in an effort. This is important.” Navarre had requested the allocation three years ago, and at the beginning of the 2015 fiscal year, but allowed it to lapse back into the borough’s General Fund. He wanted to bring it before the assembly so the new members could hear his plan

The fight over Kenai Loop natural gas appears to be over. Attorneys for all four parties currently involved in the dispute — Cook Inlet Region Inc., the Alaska Mental Health Land Trust Authority, the Department of Natural Resources, and AIX Energy LLC — signed a joint request for dismissal Jan. 23 of the ongoing hearing in the Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission related to the

case. CIRI Vice President of Land and Energy Development Ethan Schutt said the Southcentral Native corporation had an agreement in place with AIX for a couple weeks. “We’ve been waiting for a resolution between AIX and the other parties,” Schutt said Jan. 23. AIX won an October auction to purchase assets of the bankrupt Buccaneer Energy Ltd., which developed the Kenai Loop pad on Mental Health Land Trust property. Of four

wells on the pad, two began producing natural gas in early 2012. Since, CIRI, which owns an adjacent parcel, filed suit against Buccaneer in state court and sought relief through the state commission for gas royalties it was owed for gas drained from its part of the reservoir. Schutt has said CIRI owns 20 percent of gas produced from the wells and that Buccaneer’s contract was for approximately $7 per thousand cubic feet, or mcf, of gas. Based on AOGCC production records,

the gross value of gas owed to CIRI could be in the neighborhood of $10 million or more. Mental Health Trust Land Office Executive Director Marcie Menefee wrote in a Jan. 28 email to the Journal that her office is still in the process of finalizing lease terms with AIX. However, she wrote that the Mental Health Trust Land Office’s agreement with AIX is independent of DNR and CIRI. DNR represents the State of Alaska’s interest in the case as the primary owner of the resource. The department also

often represents the Mental Health Land Trust. When Australia-based Buccaneer filed for bankruptcy May 31, 2014, it owed DNR about $605,000 for a combination of Cook Inlet oil and gas lease payments and production royalty payments. Overall, the company owed more than $2.1 million to unsecured creditors in Alaska. The bankruptcy proceedings are continuing in U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas, located in See DISPUTE, page A-8

Walker appoints 5 Governor proposes $65 million peninsula residents supplemental budget for 2015 By RASHAH McCHESNEY Peninsula Clarion

Alaska Gov. Bill Walker has appointed several more people to boards and commissions in the state. The Governor’s office released a second list of appointments which included Kenai Peninsula residents — five people from the central Kenai Peninsula have been appointed thus far. Some of those appointments have garnered more attention than others. Kasilof resident Roland Maw’s appointment to Alaska’s Board of Fisheries drew so many phone calls and emails to the state’s House Re-

sources Committee that his first confirmation hearing was delayed, according to an Associated Press article. If confirmed, Maw will be serving his first term on the fisheries regulation board. Other appointees, like Soldotna’s Linda Hutchings, have been reappointed to positions they’ve held previously. Hutchings was first appointed to the Alaska Workers’ Compensation Board in 2005. Kenai Police Chief Gus Sandahl has been on the Alaska Police Standards Council since 2011 while Soldotna doctor Craig Humphreys has been on the State Medical Board since See BOARDS, page A-8

By BECKY BOHRER Associated Press

JUNEAU — Gov. Bill Walker has proposed a $65 million supplemental spending bill, including $50 million in unrestricted general funds. The supplemental budget is intended to cover unanticipated costs for the current fiscal year, which ends June 30. Details on Walker’s budget plan for next year are expected Thursday. Alaska faces multibilliondollar budget deficits for this year and next amid a crash in oil prices. While the state plans to dip into savings to C

get by, Walker and lawmakers have been bracing the public for cuts. Spending levels and oil prices will dictate how long reserves last. In an email to state employees Wednesday, Walker said the fiscal situation “necessitates that we take swift action to trim spending and reduce the footprint of state government to a sustainable level.” He said his budget proposal for next year includes staff reductions “and will initiate a challenging, but necessary, discussion among Alaskans.” The supplemental proposal

for this year includes Walker’s previously announced plan to cut $52 million in one-time education funding approved during the last session for fiscal years 2016 and 2017. That helps offset $92 million in extra expenditures related to accounting issues for advance payments to providers stemming from Alaska’s problem-plagued Medicaid payment system. The budget released on the Office of Management and Budget website Tuesday also includes about $785,000 for the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board, which is charged See BUDGET, page A-8

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Florida considers bear hunting season By JASON DEAREN Associated Press

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — With Florida’s black bears rebounding from near extinction, clashes with humans are on the rise, and the state is considering a limited hunting season as part of the solution. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission didn’t make a decision Wednesday but appeared receptive to the idea, raising cheers from hunters and the hackles of animal rights advocates. It would be the first time since 1994 for legalized bear hunting in the state. “It was time to stop hunting then, and I think it’s appropriate now to start hunting bears again,” said Thomas Eason, director of habitat and species conservation for the commission, before a conference room in Jacksonville packed with hunters and conservationists. Nationwide, 32 of the 41 states with bear populations allow hunting to help control numbers. Eason says Florida is the only state with more than 1,000 bears that doesn’t allow some hunting. The black bear population is rebounding from the Panhandle to Big Cypress National Preserve, near Miami. In 1974, there were 300 to 500. Now, there are believed to be more than 3,000. In the past year, there have been four black bear attacks on people. Calls to wildlife officials about bears have increased by 400 percent over the past decade. And bear deaths by vehicles are on the rise: In 1990, 33 were killed, compared with 285 in 2012, according to state data. There are more people in the state, too. Florida is now the third most populous state. Bears are talented at finding food, and people make it easy by tossing food scraps in the garbage and leaving trash cans unsecured, officials say. The most recent bear attack was Dec. 20 in the Panhandle. A 15-year-old girl walking her C

dog was attacked. She suffered cuts on her head and face, as well as claw and bite marks on her back, arm and leg. Wildlife officials say they euthanized four bears in the area and relocated two cubs. Two other attacks occurred in the Orlando suburb of Lake Mary. Hunting would be one part of a larger strategy that includes providing residents with bearresistant trashcans and educating those who live near bear habitats. Florida would start with a weeklong hunting season in the fall. It would allow for up to 20 percent of specific subpopulations to be hunted, excluding females with cubs and smaller bears. The commission scheduled an announcement for Thursday to outline which steps it would take on hunting and other measures. Doug Moore, owner of the South Prong Hunt Club in northeast Florida, said allowing bear hunting would help his

business, which now focuses on turkey, deer and hog hunts. He says he loses hunters to clubs in Georgia and other neighboring states where hunting bear is legal. Moore and other hunters urged the commission to allow dogs for use in

hunting, calling it a traditional practice. They also want officials to allow for extra “tree and release” time, with hunters allowed to tree the bears for sport, but not to kill them.

Wednesday Stocks Company Final Change Agrium Inc.............. 105.64 -2.55 Alaska Air Group...... 66.70 +1.52 ACS...........................1.80 +0.02 Apache Corp............67.31 -0.75 AT&T........................ 34.41 +0.07 Baker Hughes.......... 60.98 -0.79 BP ........................... 40.45 -0.65 Chevron.................. 108.35 -1.18 ConocoPhillips......... 65.87 -1.87 ExxonMobil...............91.46 -0.79 1st Natl. Bank AK.. 1,5700.00 -20.00 GCI...........................15.01 -0.09 Halliburton............... 42.39 -0.93 Harley-Davidson...... 62.76 -0.73 Home Depot........... 108.41 +1.17 McDonald’s.............. 94.05 +0.13 Schlumberger.......... 84.55 -2.53 Tesoro...................... 85.65 +0.13 Walmart................... 86.65 +0.46 Wells Fargo.............. 53.03 -0.07 Gold closed............1,264.38 3.97 Silver closed.............17.35 +0.05

Dow Jones avg..... 17,673.02 NASDAQ................ 4,716.70 S&P 500................ 2,041.51

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Stock prices provided by the Kenai Peninsula Edward Jones offices.

Oil Prices Tuesday’s prices North Slope crude: $54.48, UP from $51.95 on Monday West Texas Int.: $53.05, UP from $49.57 on Monday

Peninsula Clarion, Thursday, February 5, 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. 8:30 a.m. • TOPS AK No. 220 Kasilof weigh-in at CES Station 6, 58260 Sterling Highway. Meeting starts at 9 a.m. Call 262-7319 or 2523436. 10 a.m. • TOPS AK No. 164 Soldotna weigh-in at First Baptist Church, 159 S. Binkley. Meeting starts at 11 a.m. Call 262-7339. • Narcotics Anonymous PJ Meeting, 11312 Kenai Spur Highway, Unit 71, Kenai. Noon • Alcoholics Anonymous recovery group at 11312 Kenai Spur Highway Suite 71 in the old Carrs Mall in Kenai. Call 262-1917. 5:30 p.m. • Free Seated Zumba Gold at the Kenai Senior Center. New participants, active older adults, and chair-bound or limited mobility participants are encouraged. 6 p.m. • Family Story Time (PreK and up) at the Soldotna Public Library in the Children’s Area. Bring the whole family out to listen to stories and sing songs. Younger and older siblings are always welcome with adult supervision. Call 262-4227. • AA Step Sisters women’s meeting at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church, O’Neill Hall, 222 W. Redoubt, Soldotna. Call 262-2304. • TOPS AK 20, Soldotna, weigh-in at Christ Lutheran Church, 128 North Soldotna Avenue, Soldotna. Meeting starts at 6:30 p.m. Call 262-1557. • Celebrate Recovery, Midnight Son Seventh-day Adventist church on the corner of Swires Rd. and Kenai Spur Hwy in Kenai. Dinner is at 6 p.m.; Recovery Lesson at 6:30 p.m.; Open Share groups at 7:15 p.m. Email rking4@mac.com or call 260-3292. 7 p.m. • Narcotics Anonymous Support Group “Dopeless Hope Fiends,” 11312 Kenai Spur Highway, Unit 71, Kenai. • Square dance group at Ninilchik Senior Center. • Alcoholics Anonymous “Unity Men’s Group” meets downstairs the Salvation Army building in Soldotna. 8 p.m. • AA Attitude of Gratitude at URS Club, 405 Overland Drive. Call 283-3777. • AA North Roaders Group at North Star Methodist Church, Mile 25.5 Kenai Spur Highway. Call 242-9477. • Alcoholics Anonymous Ninichick support group at United Methodist Church, 15811 Sterling Highway, Ninilchik. Call 907567-3574. The Community Calendar lists recurring events and meetings of local organizations.To have your event listed, email organization name, day or days of meeting, time of meeting, place, and a contact phone number to news@peninsulaclarion.com.

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. Pending service/Death notices are 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 are prepared by families, funeral homes, crematoriums, and are edited by our staff according to newspaper guidelines. The fee for obituaries up to 500 words with one black and white photo ranges from $50 to $100. Obituaries outside these guidelines are handled by the Clarion advertising department. Funeral homes and crematoriums routinely submit completed obituaries to the newspaper. Obituaries may also be submitted directly to the Clarion with prepayment, online at www.peninsulaclarion.com, or by mail to: Peninsula Clarion, P.O. Box 3009, Kenai, Alaska, 99611. The deadline for Tuesday – Friday editions is 2 p.m. the previous day. Submissions for Sunday and Monday editions must be received by 3 p.m. Friday. We do not process obituaries on Saturdays or Sundays unless submitted by funeral homes or crematoriums. Obituaries are placed on a space-available basis, prioritized by dates of local services. For more information, call the Clarion at 907-283-7551.

Around the Peninsula Setnetters invited to fishery meeting All Cook Inlet setnet permit holders are invited to attend a meeting on the discussion of optimization of our fishery Saturday at the Cook Inlet Aquacuture Association community room on Kalifornsky Beach Road. Meeting will start at 2:00 p.m. and will end on or before 5:00 p.m. For more information please call 907-252-4290.

Court Appointed Special Advocates Needed The Kenaitze Indian Tribe will hold a meeting to provide information to people interested in becoming Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) volunteers. CASA volunteers advocate for abused and neglected children in both tribal and state courts. Learn how to be the voice of a child in need Thursday, Feb. 19, at 5:30 p.m. The meeting will be at the Kenatize Indian Tribe’s administration building at 150 N. Willow St. in Kenai. For more information about the Kenai Peninsula CASA program, contact Joy Petrie at 335-7219 or at jpetrie@kenaitze. org.

Tickets available for Hospice event Hospice of the Central Peninsula will be presenting its Winter Wine Taste Event on Feb. 14 at the Fireweed Fellowship Hall at the Catholic Church in Soldotna at 6:30 p.m. The evening will be filled with many Gourmet Appetizers and Dessert along with paired wines for each course. If you would like donate an item for the auctions please let us know. Call Mary Green at 398-1600 or call the Hospice office at 262-0453 from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday through for more information or to drop off an auction item.

Central Peninsula Relay for Life gears up for new event

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efficient management. That’s what the Feb. 10 Garden Club is about. Presenters are Arthur Keyes who has been-there, donethat with his own Glacier Valley Farm and starting the South Anchorage Farmer’s Market some years ago, and Amy Petit from the Alaska Division of Agriculture will give an update on the various programs available to help make the move into sales and management. They are both a wealth of information and excellent presenters. The presentation is at 7 p.m., free and open to the public, in the Cook Inlet Aquaculture Building, Mile 16.5 K-Beach Road.

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.

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 907-242-9330 or obobo1a@gmail.com. Information can also be found on the Sterling Judo Club’s Facebook Page.

CERT training starts in February

Central Peninsula Relay for Life is ready to kick-off the 2015 season! Our Kick-Off Party is Friday, February 6th at 6pm. Join us for free food, fun and prizes at the Kenai Visitors & Cultural Center. Come at 5:30 p.m. to register for the Relay for Life event and receive an extra door prize ticket! Participants are invited to dress in their favorite 80’s attire. Call Carmen at 252-4270 for more information.

The next session of Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) training begins Feb. 13 in Soldotna and takes place each Saturday through Feb. 28. This program trains people from all walks of life on disaster preparedness and basic response skills in case of an emergency or disaster on the Peninsula. Classes are held in Soldotna and pre-registration is required. Visit www. kpb.us/emergency for complete schedule and to sign up or call 262-2098. All classes are free of charge.

Early childhood screenings available

Compassionate Friends group to meet

The KPBSD Child Find Program and Frontier Community Services Infant Learning will be offering free screenings for children 5 years old and younger. The screening will be on Feb. 20 from 9:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. at the Frontier Community Services, Suite 14 in the Red Diamond Center. We will screen your child’s early development, motor skills, speech, early learning concepts, vision and hearing. To make an appointment or for more information, call 714 -6647.

Have you lost a child, grandchild, or adult sibling of any age? The Compassionate Friends of the Kenai Peninsula meets at 6 p.m. on the fourth Tuesday of each month at the Soldotna Public Library. For more information, email tcfofthekenai@ gmail.com or call Leslie at 907-398-3113.

Ready for farmers market sales? During the past few years, Farmers Markets have sprung up in the Central Peninsula area as more growers achieved increased levels of abundance that warranted taking the next step. This includes increased subscription sales, sales to restaurants, more value added items, etc. With that business growth comes detailed planning, marketing, food safety, and

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

Juneau defines ‘public places’ JUNEAU (AP) — The Juneau Assembly has defined “public places” in the city where marijuana cannot be used under the state’s new voter-approved recreational pot law. The assembly Monday also added marijuana to its secondhand smoke rules, adding pot to tobacco on the list of substances that cannot be smoked in “bars, private clubs, and any other enclosed space where marijuana or alcoholic beverages are sold, or food is offered for sale.” The assembly could reconsider public use regulations when the state sets guidelines for marijuana establishments, the Juneau Empire reported. Voters in November approved legalizing recreational use of marijuana. The state law

takes effect Feb. 24. It specifies that adults no longer will be arrested under state law for possessing up to an ounce of pot outside their homes. Adults also no longer will be prosecuted for growing up to six plants. Under the new law, the state has nine months from Feb. 24 to set guidelines for marijuana retail outlets, growers and testing establishments. The state law bans using pot in public but did not define public places. Under the Juneau ordinance, public places will include streets, sidewalks, trails, parking lots, schools, businesses, parks and “the common areas of public or private buildings and facilities.” Giono Barrett, who has announced his intention to open

a marijuana establishment with his brother, and possibly document the experience in a TV series, said they needed a better definition of public space. A fenced-in porch for marijuana use by legal adults should be allowed for public celebrations, he said. Benjamin Wilcox said some of the thousands of Juneau summer visitors likely will want to consume marijuana instead of alcohol if they have a safe place to do so. “It seems kind of odd that you might want to offer a substance to purchase, collect the taxes happily and then turn them into a criminal,” he said. “They have bars to consume alcohol, they need a place to now consume this legal substance.”

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What Others Say

The ease of conflict In September 1976, the state of Alaska

made a smart move. In that month, the state convened the first meeting of the Alaska Salary Commission. The commission was created because the Alaska Legislature recognized that having legislators decide their own pay was a conflict of interest. Since 1976, the salary commission and its successor groups have repeatedly made independent recommendations on the proper pay of legislators, the governor and the lieutenant governor. At the start of this legislative session, Rep. Mike Hawker, R-Anchorage, proposed a bill that would delay the deadline by which elected officials — including legislators — are required to report their financial dealings from the previous year. This bill, HB65, doesn’t deal with legislators’ pay, but having legislators decide the date to declare their financial dealings to us seems almost as ridiculous as the idea that legislators should decide their own pay. The rules of the Alaska Public Offices Commission state that elected officials must file a disclosure statement each year by March 15. That statement should include any business dealings that official had in the previous year. (Campaign contributions and election expenses are in a separate statement.) Hawker’s bill seeks to change the due date to April 30. In his sponsor statement, Hawker said such a date would be more convenient because filers will have already accumulated their financial documents in order to meet the federal income tax deadline of April 15. We’re sure Hawker means well, but delaying the disclosure date would mean the public wouldn’t know a legislator’s financial dealings until the end of the legislative session. Moving the deadline would make it impossible for the public to judge whether a legislator (or other official) has a financial conflict in time to do something about it. Legislators are required to file a financial statement within 30 days after taking office, but that doesn’t cover longserving legislators or people in the latter years of their office. Regular and frequent inspection is needed to insure no conflict exists. That conflict need not be malicious — it could simply be an oversight by the legislator involved. If anything, we should be seeking an earlier deadline, not a later one. Regulations do not exist to make life easier for those affected by them. They exist to prevent harm — intentional or accidental — to the public. Elected officials have a great deal of power, but with power comes responsibility. We restrict the ability of legislators to set their pay to protect them from themselves. Allowing lawmakers to set their own deadline for disclosing their financial dealings will only delay transparency — and at worse, accountability — for every legislative session to come. — Juneau Empire, Feb. 4

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By GARRY TRUDEAU

The rape of Ukraine

In his State of the Union address, President Barack Obama touted his Ukraine strategy as a demonstration of “the power of American strength and diplomacy.” Word of this stirring success has yet to reach the Kremlin. While President Obama praised his mastery, Russia’s troops and associated thugs were pressing ahead with the on-and-off invasion of Eastern Ukraine that has seized roughly another 200 square miles of territory the past few months. The latest Russian offensive has dispensed with the pretense of supporting an indigenous uprising by ethnic Russians and become an even more naked land grab. We believe in the power of 21st-century international norms. Russian President Vladimir Putin believes in the power of lies and brute force, and implicitly asks, in the spirit of Josef Stalin, “How many divisions do international norms have?” Moscow excels at violating international agreements. It is trampling on the 1975 Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe Final Act guaranteeing the “inviolability of borders.” It is breaking its commitments as a party to the 1994 Budapest Memorandum on Security Assurances for Ukraine. And it has ripped up last September’s Minsk agreement for a Ukrainian cease-fire. To lend a symbolic poignancy to the end of the Minsk agreement, pro-Russian forces shelled the city hall in the Ukrainian town of Debaltseve that had served as the cease-fire control center under the Minsk agreement. Give them credit: Putin’s min-

ions leaven their murderous disregard for civilian life with a perverse sense of humor. The latest Russian offensive has exposed the moral and strategic bankruptcy of the Obama administra- Rich Lowry tion’s opposition to providing arms to the Ukrainian government. While Russia rolls its T-72 and T-80 tanks — with at least 1,000 Russian personnel in support — we have countered with night-vision goggles and first-aid kits. A new report issued by Democratic foreign-policy experts decrying the lack of military aid to Ukraine notes that proRussian forces enjoy an advantage “in air superiority, intelligence, electronic warfare, command and control, artillery and rockets, supply and logistics, and sanctuary in Russia.” Besides that, it’s a fair fight. The Obama policy reflects the craven logic that says helping a victim defend itself from an aggressor is dangerously provocative. Will Putin use our military support to argue that Ukraine is a puppet of the West? Of course he will, but he will say this regardless. According to Putin, the Ukrainian military is already “a NATO foreign legion.” Will it lead to further aggression? For a year now, Putin has waged an entirely unprovoked war of territorial ag-

grandizement that has steadily grown more brazen. If hanging Ukraine out to dry was supposed to de-escalate the crisis, it clearly hasn’t worked. In conflicts in the Middle East, it can be difficult for us to find allied forces that are both willing to fight and broadly share our values. This isn’t an issue in Ukraine. The Ukrainian government wants to defend its territory and had some success at it last August, before regular Russian military units entered the fight. It is a democratically elected government that is determined to make itself part of the West and is getting dismembered for the offense of replacing a Putin-style kleptocrat. As journalist Chrystia Freeland writes in the magazine Prospect, Putin’s initial design for his own rule in Russia was an authoritarian government that relied on economic growth for its legitimacy. But he eventually realized that nationalism was a surer foundation. In the Ukrainian conflict, he has chosen nationalistic glory — such as it is — over his country’s own economic interests in the face of Western sanctions. There is no appeasing Putin. Frankly, there is no directly stopping him, either. It is only possible to raise the costs to him of his war, including the military costs. If we won’t provide military materiel to Ukraine now, we deserve the contempt with which Putin regards us. Rich Lowry can be reached via e-mail: comments.lowry@nationalreview.com.

Obama’s deficit claims open for debate By ANDREW TAYLOR Associated Press

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WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama’s budget is relying on a series of familiar accounting tricks to show $1.8 trillion in deficit reduction over a decade, an amount that would shrink by almost half if they were excluded. But so-called “pay-go” rules officially require tax cuts and new spending on the mandatory side of the ledger to be balanced by new revenues or spending cuts elsewhere. Mandatory spending, like fees that Medicare pays to doctors, runs on autopilot. The accounting steps essentially inflate the White House’s “baseline” predictions of future deficits. Then the White House claims greater deficit savings than it otherwise could if it played by the budget rules followed by the Congressional Budget Office, whose estimates lawmakers have to follow. That’s according to a study by the budget sleuths at a Washington think tank called the Committee For a Responsible Federal Budget, a business-funded group that advocates cutting deficits. Here’s how:

Mandatory automatic cuts In the budget table summarizing the $1.8 trillion in deficit cuts, there’s a line that adds back funds to replace the automatic, across-the-board cuts to a variety of mandatory programs, including a 2 percentage point cut in payments to doctors who treat Medicare patients. That’s a major assumption on Obama’s part about the fate of the automatic cuts, part of the deal he struck with Congress in August 2011. Cost: $185 billion over 10 years.

a flawed Medicare formula that threatens doctors with an even bigger 21 percent fee cut. Lawmakers typically “patch” the formula for a year or two but hope for a longterm solution this year. Cost: $108 billion.

Refundable tax credits A set of refundable tax credits — tax refunds that go out to low-income people who don’t owe federal income tax — expire in 2017. So does a maximum $2,500 tax credit for the cost of college. Obama’s budget simply assumes they get extended. Cost: $166 billion.

Inflated spending baseline This one’s tricky and requires background. Under budget rules, official scorekeepers at the Congressional Budget Office are supposed to set an arbitrary baseline for annual agency budgets passed by Congress each year that rises each year with inflation at a relatively generous pace. The 2011 Budget Control Act slashed this spending increase by $900 billion by setting spending “caps” well below this baseline. Well, the caps are lifted after 2021, but Obama’s 10-year budget covers four more years. The White House assumes the baseline would jump to inflated levels that pretend the 2011 law never happened. Then it claims huge savings when cutting them back in 2022-25 to more realistic levels. Questionable savings: about $310 billion.

Debt service

Additional debt would have to be issued to cover the above policies, and interest There’s a proposal to permanently fix costs on that debt are considerable.

Medicare fees

Cost: about $105 billion.

Grand total: $874 billion In summary, Obama’s budget claims $1.809 trillion in deficit savings. Take away $874 billion accruing from accounting tricks and there’s about $935 billion left. Here’s how Edward Lorenzen, a top analyst for the Committee For a Responsible Federal Budget puts it: “The budget significantly overstates the amount of deficit reduction that would be achieved by using a baseline which effectively ignores the costs of extending or repealing certain policies and assuming a large increase in spending in the future to claim savings from extending spending limits after 2021.” Republicans make some dubious claims about Obama’s budget themselves, most significantly when they say he raises taxes by more than $2 trillion over 10 years. But $456 billion of that supposed tax increase is fresh revenue claimed by enacting tax reform, which CBO says would boost the economy and provide new workers to pay taxes.

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US to destroy a weapons cache

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In this Jan. 29, 2015 photo, ordinance technicians use machines to to process inert simulated chemical munitions used for training at the Pueblo Chemical Depot, east of Pueblo, in southern Colorado. The United States is about to begin destroying its largest remaining stockpile of chemical-laden artillery shells, a milestone in the global campaign to eradicate a debilitating weapon that still creeps into modern wars.

weapons have missed the deadline: the U.S., Russia, Libya and Iraq. The cost of safely destroying the weapons, and concerns about public health and the environment, have slowed the process, experts say. Violence in Iraq also has been an obstacle. Libya expects to finish in 2016 and Russia in 2020, according to the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, which oversees the Chemical Weapons Convention. Iraq’s completion date is unknown. The U.S. amassed 30,600 tons of chemical weapons, both mustard agent and deadly nerve agent, much of it during the Cold War. The Army described them as a deterrent, and the U.S. never used them in war. Nearly 90 percent of the U.S. stockpile has been eliminated at depots in Alabama, Arkansas, Indiana, Maryland, Oregon, Utah and Johnson Atoll in the

Pacific, mostly by incineration. Coloradans worried, however, about mercury vapor from incineration, said Irene Kornelly, a member of the Pueblo Citizens Advisory Commission, a liaison group established by Congress. The opposition in Colorado and in Kentucky, where chemical weapons are stored at the Blue Grass Army Depot in Richmond, prompted Congress to order alternatives. The Army will use two methods for the Pueblo stockpile. In March, the first of an estimated 1,400 shells that are leaking or otherwise damaged will be placed in a sealed steel chamber with walls up to 9 inches thick. Explosives will tear open the shells, and the mustard agent will be neutralized with chemicals. The remaining hundreds of thousands of shells will be run through a partially automated, $4.5 billion plant starting in December or January. It will dismantle the shells, neutralize

the mustard agent in water, and then add bacteria to digest and convert the remaining chemicals. The end product can be disposed of at a hazardous waste dump. The plant can process up to 60 shells an hour, but the explosion chamber can destroy just six shells a day. Pueblo expects to finish the job in 2019 — more than 55 years after some of the shells there were produced. Blue Grass won’t start destroying weapons until 2016 or 2017, finishing in 2023, Army spokeswoman Kathy DeWeese said. All told, it’s costing about $11 billion to destroy remaining U.S. chemical weapons. Blue Grass has 523 tons of chemical weapons, only about one-fifth as many as Pueblo, but it has nerve agent, and some of the mustard agent is so old it has solidified and is more difficult to deal with, DeWeese said.

Jordan says ISIS can be defeated By KARIN LAUB Associated Press

AMMAN, Jordan — Jordan called Wednesday for a decisive battle against the Islamic State group, declaring “this evil can and should be defeated,” after the militants burned a Jordanian pilot to death in a cage and gleefully broadcast the horrific images on outdoor screens in their stronghold. Waves of revulsion over the killing washed across the Middle East, a region long accustomed to violence. In mosques, streets and coffee shops, Muslims denounced the militants’ brutality and distanced themselves from their violent version of Islam. Even a prominent preacher with close links to jihadi groups said Islamic State militants miscalculated if they hoped the images of the pilot’s agony would galvanize greater opposition to a U.S.-led military coalition that has been bombing targets of the group. “After millions of Muslims were cursing every pilot (in the coalition), with this act, they (IS) have made the burned one into a symbol,” Abdullah alMuhaysni, a Saudi sheik, wrote on his Twitter account. The Islamic State group, which controls large areas of Iraq and Syria, has killed captives in the past, post-

ing videos of beheadings and sparking widespread condemnation. However, the killing of Lt. Muath al-Kaseasbeh, who crashed over Syria in December, also highlighted the vulnerability of Jordan, a key Western ally in the region, to threats from extremists. Jordan was long considered an island of relative stability in a turbulent region, but in recent years had to absorb hundreds of thousands of war refugees, first from Iraq and then Syria, at a time of a sharp economic downturn. Jordan receives hundreds of millions of dollars in foreign aid a year, but grinding social problems persist, including high unemployment among young men, a reservoir of potential IS recruits. Experts estimate Islamic State and other jihadi groups have thousands of supporters in the kingdom, with an upswing last year after the militants declared a caliphate in the areas they control. The United States and Israel are particularly concerned about any signs of turmoil. Israel views Jordan as an important land buffer and the two countries share intelligence. In Washington, congressional support built Wednesday for increased U.S. military assistance to the kingdom. Currently, the United States is providing Jordan with $1 billion annually in economic and mili-

tary assistance. Sen. Joe Manchin, a Democrat and member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, said Jordan’s King Abdullah II — who met with lawmakers and President Barack Obama on Tuesday — must be given “all of the military equipment” he needs to combat the group. He said Abdullah did not ask for ground troops. At the White House, spokesman Josh Earnest said the administration would consider any aid package put forward by Congress, but that the White House would be looking for a specific request from Jordan’s government. Sen. John McCain, chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, said he expected his panel to swiftly approve legislation. He repeated his criticism that the Obama administration has “no strategy” for dealing with the Islamic State group, and said he hoped the video of al-Kaseasbeh’s death will galvanize not only U.S. leadership but “the Arab world.” Abdullah rushed home after his Washington meetings, cutting short his U.S. trip, to rally domestic support for an even tougher line against the militants. In September, Jordan joined the U.S.-led military coalition that began bombing Islamic State group targets in Syria and

Iraq. The decision was not popular in Jordan, with the bombing campaign widely seen as serving Western, not Jordanian interests. During weeks of uncertainty about the fate of the airman, some of his relatives and supporters chanted against Jordan’s role in the coalition. On Wednesday, Hammam Saeed, the leader of Jordan’s branch of the Muslim Brotherhood, visited relatives of the pilot in the southern tribal town of Karak, and called on Jordan to pull out of the anti-IS coalition, saying that “we have no relations with this war.” Jordanian government spokesman Mohammed alMomani on Wednesday urged the international community to work together and deliver a decisive blow to Islamic State militants. Jordan believes that “this evil can and should be defeated,” he said. In an initial response, Jordan executed two Iraqi al-Qaida prisoners, Sajida al-Rishawi and Zaid al-Karbouly, before sunrise Wednesday. Over the past week, Jordan had offered to trade al-Rishawi, a failed female suicide bomber, for the pilot, but insisted on proof of life it never received. Al-Momani said Wednesday that Jordan now believes the pilot was killed in early January.

Panel passes abortion research ban bill OKLAHOMA CITY — A bill to further restrict abortion in Oklahoma and another to make embryonic stem cell research illegal both cleared a House committee on Wednesday, despite concerns from a doctor on the panel. While activists gathered at the Capitol for the annual antiabortion Rose Day rally, the House Public Health Committee voted mostly along party lines to approve both bills. An exception was Rep. Doug

Around the World Taiwanese flight with 58 people aboard crashes into Taipei river; at least 19 killed

By DAN ELLIOTT Associated Press

PUEBLO, Colo. — The United States is about to begin destroying its largest remaining stockpile of chemical-laden artillery shells, marking a milestone in the global campaign to eradicate a debilitating weapon that still creeps into modern wars. The Pueblo Chemical Depot in southern Colorado plans to start neutralizing 2,600 tons of aging mustard agent in March as the U.S. moves toward complying with a 1997 treaty banning all chemical weapons. “The start of Pueblo is an enormous step forward to a world free of chemical weapons,” said Paul Walker, who has tracked chemical warfare for more than 20 years, first as a U.S. House of Representatives staffer and currently with Green Cross International, which advocates on issues of security, poverty and the environment. The work starts less than a year after chlorine gas killed 13 people in Syria in April 2014. International inspectors concluded last month that the gas had been used as a weapon. Before the chlorine attack, 1,400 people were killed in a 2013 nerve gas attack in Syria, the U.S. said. Pueblo has about 780,000 shells containing mustard agent, which can maim or kill, blistering skin, scarring eyes and inflaming airways. Mustard agent is a thick liquid, not a gas as commonly believed. It’s colorless and almost odorless but got its name because impurities made early versions smell like mustard. After nightmarish gas attacks in World War I, a 1925 treaty barred the use of chemical weapons, and the 1997 Chemical Weapons Convention set a 2012 deadline to eradicate them. Four nations that acknowledged having chemical

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Cox, a Grove Republican and an emergency room physician who opposed both measures. One bill would increase from 24 to 72 hours the amount of time a woman must wait before receiving an abortion after receiving certain information about the procedure, including the age of the fetus, risks involved and that ultrasound and heart tone monitoring are available. Rep. Lisa Billy, R-Lindsay, said the purpose of the bill is

to “empower women” by giving them more time to consider the implications of an abortion. But Cox said it amounted to government intrusion into a medical decision that should be between a woman and her doctor. The other bill would make it a felony crime to perform embryonic stem cell research in Oklahoma. The bill is opposed by many doctors and business groups like the Greater Oklahoma City Chamber of Com-

merce, who argue it could impede scientific research in Oklahoma. House author Rep. Dan Fisher, R-El Reno, said he believes the destruction of human embryos equates to the taking of a human life and should be illegal. Both bills now proceed to the House floor. Similar stem cell research bans have been derailed in the Legislature in previous years. —Associated Press C

TAIPEI, Taiwan — A Taiwanese flight carrying 58 people turned on its side in midair, clipped an elevated roadway and careened into a shallow river Wednesday shortly after taking off from Taipei, killing at least 19 people and leaving 24 missing, officials and media reports said. More than half of the passengers aboard TransAsia Airways Flight GE235 were from China and the death toll was expected to rise as rescue crews cleared the mostly submerged fuselage in the Keelung River. Teams in rubber rafts clustered around the wreckage, several dozen meters (yards) from the shore. Dramatic video clips apparently taken from cars on Taiwan’s National Freeway No. 1 were posted online and aired by broadcasters, showing the ATR 72 prop-jet as it pivoted onto its side while zooming toward the elevated highway. In one of them, the plane rapidly fills the screen as its nowvertical wing scrapes over the road, hitting a vehicle before heading into the river. It was the airline’s second French-Italian-built ATR 72 to crash in the past year. Wednesday’s flight had taken off at 11:35 a.m. from Taipei’s downtown Sungshan Airport en route to the outlying Taiwanese-controlled Kinmen islands. The pilot issued a mayday call shortly after takeoff, Taiwanese civil aviation authorities said. TransAsia director Peter Chen said contact with the plane was lost four minutes after takeoff, but that weather conditions were suitable for flying and the cause of the accident was unknown. Islamic State group demonstrations in Jordan.

From Australia to Wisconsin, Westerners join Kurds to battle Islamic State in Iraq SINJAR, Iraq — As Kurdish fighters gathered around a fire in this damp, frigid mountain town in northwestern Iraq, exhausted from battling the Islamic State group, a surprising recruit wearing a tactical vest with the words “Christ is Lord” scribbled on it joined them. The fighter, with a sniper rifle slung over his shoulder and Rambo-styled bandanna around his head, is 28-year-old Jordan Matson from Sturtevant, Wisconsin, a former U.S. Army soldier who joined the Kurds to fight the extremist group now holding a third of Iraq and neighboring Syria. “I’m not going back until the fight is finished and ISIS is crippled,” Matson told The Associated Press, using an alternate acronym for the militant group. “I decided that if my government wasn’t going to do anything to help this country, especially Kurdish people who stood by us for 10 years and helped us out while we were in this country, then I was going to do something.” Matson and dozens of other Westerners now fight with the Kurds, spurred on by Kurdish social media campaigners and a sense of duty many feel after Iraq, the target of a decade-long U.S.-led military campaign, collapsed under an Islamic State group offensive within days last summer. —Associated Press

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Sports

Hockey teams ready for stacked region tourney Trio of Peninsula squads hope to break out against tough pool of Valley teams in quest for state bid By JOEY KLECKA Peninsula Clarion

In the six-team North Star Conference of high school hockey, there has been a clear divide. The three northern teams — Wasilla, Palmer and Colony — all finished at the top of the NSC standings in 2014-15. Wasilla topped the division with a 7-2-1 record in conference play this year, while Palmer (7-3-0) and Colony (6-3-1) followed behind in the second and third slots, respectively. Below the three Valley squads, a trio of Peninsula teams filled out the remainder of the conference. The Soldotna Stars finished the regular season with a 3-6-1 mark, equal to Homer, but SoHi took the tiebreaker based on head to head results. Kenai finished last with a 2-8-0 mark. So, why the disparity between the two regions? Ask the coaches. “I think the population base has something to do with it,” said Soldot-

na coach Derek Urban. “And teams statewide have lost players to junior and comp programs down south, but I think both us and Kenai were affected more. We didn’t have the numbers to begin with.” Kenai coach Michael Tilly can certainly relate to that problem. The Kardinals are missing five potential players this year who are currently playing on outside junior teams, which has left Tilly to compose a team primarily of underclassmen. “I’m just speculating on behalf of our team, but there’s been a lot of attrition,” Tilly said. “That alone took a pretty big chunk of performance from us. I mean, I’ve got starting freshman on defense and starting freshman on offense. “But I tell them, it doesn’t say ‘freshman’ on your jersey.” In a community of about 15,000 in total population, the three Valley teams also have a lot of players to reload with in cases like that. Kenai and

Soldotna, two communities that total about 11,500, have a smaller pool to extract players from, which is why local junior programs such as the Kenai Peninsula Hockey Association are crucial to the sport’s growth. This year, Palmer, Wasilla and Colony combined to go 15-3 against SoHi, Kenai and Homer in 18 divisional matchups. But, with the regular schedule over and the chance to earn a ticket to the season-ending state tournament on the line, the season score is reset to zero. The North Star tournament gets underway today at the Curtis Menard Sports Complex in Wasilla with two first-round matchups. Two state berths are up for grabs, which means that two wins will automatically qualify a team to state. There will also be a skills competition Friday, with events designed to showcase the fastest, strongest and most accurate players in the tournament. The importance of winning a first-

round game is paramount. One loss in the one-and-done tournament spells the end of the line for the losing side. The following is a breakdown of each game. Colony (3) vs. Kenai (6), 5 p.m. After a two-win NSC campaign this season, the Kardinals will have a tough matchup right off the bat today as they pair up with the third-seeded Colony Knights. The winner will advance to Friday’s semifinal round to play the No. 2 seed Palmer Moose. The Knights swept the Kards in the division this year with easy wins. On Dec. 4, Colony blanked Kenai 4-0, then produced another shutout, this time with a 5-0 score over the Kards Jan. 15. “I guess the facts speak for themselves, but I think the way you go into games is we aren’t the same team when we played them last,” coach

North Star Conference tournament

At Curtis Menard Sports Complex, Wasilla Today’s games Game 1 — Colony (3) vs. Kenai (6), 5 p.m. Game 2 — Soldotna (4) vs. Homer (5), 7:15 p.m. Friday’s games Game 3 — Game 1 winner vs. Palmer (2), 5 p.m. Game 4 — Game 2 winner vs. Wasilla (1), 7:15 p.m. Saturday’s game Game 5 — Game 3 winner vs. game 4 winner, 4 p.m. (Championship)

Tilly said. “We’ve continued to improve, and every opportunity we have to play a game, we’ve shown maturity in the way the game is played. “If we went by statistics, we’d never play a game.” In the two games, Colony outshot Kenai by a combined total of 95-18. That type of lopsided offensive production does not leave Kenai senior goalie Nate O’Lena with a lot of leeway. See PUCKS, page A-7

Curry nets 51 to help Dubs win Stars, Kards fall in Lynx tourney Warriors guard scores season high to rally team over Mavericks

Staff report Peninsula Clarion

The Soldotna and Kenai Central girls hoops teams fell to a pair of Southeast squads Wednesday on the opening day of the Lady Lynx Prep Shootout girls tournament in Anchorage. The Stars lost to Ketchikan 59-37 and were sorted into the tournament’s “Maroon” bracket. SoHi will play South Anchorage today at 2:45 p.m. The Wolverines lost to Colony 52-36 on Wednesday. Skylar Shaw led SoHi with 11 points, while teammates Kelsey Jackson added nine and Hayley Ramsell had seven. The Kardinals lost a firstround matchup with Thunder Mountain 44-24. Kenai struggled in the third quarter, scoring only one bucket while the Falcons staked out a 24-point lead. Hannah Barcus led Kenai with eight points. The Kards will begin their journey through the Maroon bracket with an 8 p.m. matchup with Juneau.

By ANTONIO GONZALEZ AP Basketball Writer

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Stephen Curry scored a season-high 51 points and made a season-best 10 3-pointers, rallying the Golden State Warriors from an early 22-point deficit to down the Dallas Mavericks 128-114 on Wednesday night. Curry connected on 10 of 16 shots from beyond the arc and 16 of 26 overall. The All-Star point guard and MVP candidate put on a dazzling dribbling display to match his streaky shooting stroke, helping the NBA-leading Warriors (39-8) complete their biggest comeback of the season in front of a roaring sellout crowd of 19,596. Chandler Parsons scored 24 points, and Tyson Chandler had 21 points and 17 rebounds in a disappointing defeat for Dallas, which played without injured point guard Rajon Rondo again. The Mavericks led 40-18 in the first quarter before Curry carried Golden State back. The Warriors improved to a league-best 23-2 at home. Curry finished just shy of his 54-point masterpiece at Madison Square Garden on Feb. 27, 2013. He made a career-high 11 3-pointers in that game, a 109-105 loss to the Knicks, but could savor a home victory this time. Curry scored 41 points on nine 3-pointers to give Golden State a 101-98 lead through three quarters. The Warriors stretched that margin to 112-101 early in the fourth with Curry on the bench, then called him back when the Mavericks moved within seven. The quick-footed guard guided the Warriors in the right direction, and put the game out of reach when he ran down an errant pass by Devin Harris in the backcourt and drew a foul on Dirk Nowitzki while going for a layup. Curry made both free throws, then hit another pair the next

Ninilchik Invitational

Ninilchik boys 73, Kalskag 56

The Ninilchik boys opened the 2015 Ninilchik Invitational Golden State Warriors’ Stephen Curry, right, looks for a shot as Dallas Mavericks’ tournament Wednesday with Al-Farouq Aminu (7) and another player defend during the second half of an NBA a dominating 73-56 win over basketball game Wednesday in Oakland, Calif. Golden State won 128-114. Kalskag. The Wolverines outscored time down to give Golden State a 124- highlighted an impressive display by the Kalskag 23-11 in the second 113 lead with 1:35 remaining. Warriors, who hit 19 of 38 shots from quarter to grab a 41-21 halfCurry capped his big night with a 3-point range. The Mavericks made 10 time lead, then continued the step-back 3-pointer in the final minute, of 30 from beyond the arc. onslaught with 19 third-quarter setting off chants of “M-V-P! M-V-P!” Klay Thompson had 18 points, and points. throughout the building. reserves Marreese Speights and Leandro Sam Mireles scored 10 of His hot-shooting performance only Barbosa scored 14 each as the Warriors his game-high 28 points in the third quarter to lead Ninilchik, while teammate Tyler Presley shot a perfect 6-for-6 from the charity stripe for 19 points and Austin White added 18. Austin Heatherington led the Grizzlies with 27 points, inATLANTA (AP) — Jeff overcame Kevin Durant’s absence had 24 and Milwaukee outlasted after being sidelined by a strained cluding 13 in the third quarter Los Angeles for its fifth consecu- left groin. Slowed by a knee injury, alone. Teague scored 26 points, Al to beat New Orleans. Westbrook had 25 first-half tive victory. he has been limited to 11 games. Horford added 21 and the Atpoints, including a career best for a Knight, who returned to the Roy Hibbert had 16 points and lanta Hawks rebounded from lineup after missing Monday’s 12 rebounds for Indiana. Ninilchik girls 37, Kalskag 24 their first loss in more than a quarter with 19 in the first. Durant sat out for the fourth game in Toronto with a quadriceps Andre Drummond had 18 points month with a 105-96 win over time in five games because if a left injury, scored 12 points in over- and 16 rebounds for Detroit. A strong second quarter Washington. opened up a defensive affair for big toe injury. time. Khris Middleton and O.J. The East-leading Hawks the Ninilchik girls Wednesday Mayo added 21 points apiece for ROCKETS 101, BULLS 90 at the Ninilchik Invite. were coming off a 115-100 loss Milwaukee. TIMBERWOLVES 102, at New Orleans that snapped The Wolverines outscored HOUSTON (AP) — James HEAT 101 their franchise-record, 19-game Harden had 27 points in Houston’s Kalskag 11-4 in the second NETS 109, RAPTORS 93 winning streak. They made sure victory over Chicago. frame to take a 21-9 lead into MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Kevit didn’t turn into a different in Martin scored 30 points and TORONTO (AP) — Jarrett Harden scored 15 points in the halftime. Ninilchik outscored kind of streak, overcoming a Minnesota overcame another mon- Jack scored 24 points, Alan Ander- second quarter to help the Rockets Kalskag 16-15 in the second dismal third quarter to beat the ster game from Hassan Whiteside son had 22 and Brooklyn handed build a lead that the Bulls were half to secure the win. Toronto its first loss in 10 games unable to overcome. The Rockets Wizards for the third straight to beat Miami. Ninilchik’s Olivia Delgado Thaddeus Young had 16 points against Atlantic Division oppo- have won five of six. time this season. had a busy night from the free this season. Derrick Rose scored 23 points, Teague finished off the Wiz- and five steals, Ricky Rubio added nents throw line, sinking four of 16 Playing for the second time playing in his 12th consecutive points and nine assists in his ards with a drive to the basket, eight first home game since Nov. 1, and since missing 11 games with a game for the first time since the attempts en route to a gamelaying the ball in despite get- the Timberwolves erased a 10-point rib injury, Deron Williams scored 2010-11 season. high 14 points. Teammate Alting bounced to the floor by deficit in the fourth quarter. yssa Goins chipped in 10 points 11 points in 33 minutes to help Marcin Gortat. Teague sank as well. Whiteside scored a career-high Brooklyn avoid its first four-game SPURS 110, MAGIC 103 the free throw to complete the 24 points, grabbed 20 rebounds road losing streak since December three-point play, giving Atlanta and set a Heat record by making 2013. SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Tim Sand Point girls 51, a 103-92 lead with 1:54 remain- his first 11 shots. He finished 12 Duncan had 26 points and 10 reSoHi JV 45 of 13. ing. PACERS 114, PISTONS 109 bounds and San Antonio sent Orlando to its 10th straight loss. The Sand Points girls took INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Kawhi Leonard scored 18 care of business Wednesday BUCKS 113, THUNDER 102, George Hill had 20 points and six points and Tony Parker had 15 to against the Soldotna JV team LAKERS 105, OT PELICANS 91 assists in his return to Indiana’s help the Spurs beat Orlando for the to grab a win at the Ninilchik MILWAUKEE (AP) — Giannis starting lineup, helping the Pacers seventh time in a row. NEW ORLEANS (AP) — RusInvite tournament. beat Detroit. Nikola Vucevic had 25 points sell Westbrook tied his career high Antetokounmpo scored a careerEight different players Hill made just his fourth start of with 45 points and Oklahoma City high 25 points, Brandon Knight See NBA, page A-7 scored for the Stars, led by Clair the season, and first in six games AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez

Hawks rebound to dazzle Wizards

McElroy with 15 points. SoHi JV boys 77, King Cove 56 The Soldotna JV squad churned out a win on the opening day of the Ninilchik Invite tournament. The Stars scored 22 points in each of the first two quarters to stake out a 44-31 lead. Seldovia boys 54, Lumen Christi 47 Calem Collier scored a game-high 23 points Wednesday and teammate Aiden Philpot added 17 for the Sea Otters, which won their fourth straight game. Braden Thorne led the Archangels with 16 points. TUESDAY SCORES

Nikolaevsk boys 80, Lumen Christi 33 The Warriors claimed a dominant win Tuesday over the Archangels, led by the 26 points and 14 rebounds by Neil Gordeev. Gordeev shot 13-for-16 from the floor, and doled out five assists and grabbed seven steals as well. Nikit Fefelov added 15 points for Nikolaevsk, and Felemon Molodih had 11. Nikolaevsk outscored Lumen 25-5 in the first quarter and led 39-14 at halftime. Nikolaevsk girls 40, Lumen Christi 20 The Warriors doubled up on the Archangels Tuesday night to notch a Peninsula Conference win. Serafima Kalugin scored 16 points and brought down eight rebounds to lead Nikolaevsk. Vera Fefelov added 10 points on 4-of-6 shooting and had six boards as well. The Warriors led 8-6 after the opening quarter, but took off in the second with a 15-4 scoring effort, leading 23-10 at the half. Wednesday girls

Wolverines 37, Grizzlies 24 Ninilchik Kalskag

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NINILCHIK (37) — Appelhanz 0 2-2 2, Delgado 5 4-16 14, Cooper 0 0-0 0, Goins 5 0-0 10, Me. Clark 2 0-0 4, Finney 2 2-6 6, Mi. Clark 0 1-2 1. Totals 14 9-26 37. KALSKAG (24) — Holmberg 0 0-0 0, Levi 3 0-5 8, Samuelson 2 0-0 4, Nook 0 0-0 0, Abarca 4 0-0 8, Nelson 2 0-0 4, Wise 0 0-0 0, Stewart 0 0-0 0. Totals 11 0-5 24. 3-point goals — Kalskag 2 (Levi 2). Fouled out — none.

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NINILCHIK (73) — Koch 0 0-0 0, Appelhanz 0 0-0 0, Presley 6 6-6 19, Mireles 13 2-3 28, Geppert 2 1-2 5, Bartolowits 1 0-0 3, Pasqua 0 0-0 0, McGinnis 0 0-0 0, White 9 0-0 18. Totals 31 9-11 73. KALSKAG (56) — H. Levi 0 0-0 0, R. Levi 2 0-2 4, Heatherington 12 1-2 27, R. Levi 0 0-0 0, Holmberg 6 0-0 15, Davis 2 2-2 6, B. Heatherington 2 0-0 4. Totals 24 3-6 56. 3-point goals — Ninilchik 2 (Presley 1, Bartolowits 1); Kalskag 5 (Holmberg 3, A. Heatherington 2). Fouled out — Davis.

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Scoreboard basketball NBA Standings

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EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Toronto 33 17 Brooklyn 20 28 Boston 18 30 Philadelphia 11 39 New York 10 39 Southeast Division Atlanta 41 9 Washington 31 19 Charlotte 21 27 Miami 21 28 Orlando 15 37 Central Division Cleveland 30 20 Chicago 30 20 Milwaukee 27 22 Detroit 19 31 Indiana 18 32

Pct GB .660 — .417 12 .375 14 .220 22 .204 22½ .820 — .620 10 .438 19 .429 19½ .288 27 .600 — .600 — .551 2½ .380 11 .360 12

WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division Memphis 37 12 Houston 34 15 Dallas 33 18 San Antonio 31 18 New Orleans 26 23 Northwest Division Portland 33 16 Oklahoma City 25 24 Denver 19 31 Utah 17 32 Minnesota 9 40 Pacific Division Golden State 39 8 L.A. Clippers 33 16 Phoenix 28 22 Sacramento 17 30 L.A. Lakers 13 36

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Wednesday’s Games Indiana 114, Detroit 109 Atlanta 105, Washington 96 Brooklyn 109, Toronto 93 Boston 104, Denver 100 Oklahoma City 102, New Orleans 91 Houston 101, Chicago 90 Milwaukee 113, L.A. Lakers 105, OT Minnesota 102, Miami 101 San Antonio 110, Orlando 103 Memphis 100, Utah 90 Golden State 128, Dallas 114 Thursday’s Games Washington at Charlotte, 3 p.m. L.A. Clippers at Cleveland, 4 p.m. Dallas at Sacramento, 6 p.m. Phoenix at Portland, 6:30 p.m. All Times ADT

Men’s Scores EAST Albany (NY) 63, New Hampshire 62 American U. 64, Loyola (Md.) 49 Boston U. 62, Navy 59 Hofstra 79, Delaware 69 Lafayette 84, Bucknell 74, OT Lehigh 103, Army 74 Northeastern 69, Towson 62 Providence 74, Georgetown 71

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Alabama 62, Missouri 49 Charlotte 77, NC A&T 61 Clemson 62, Florida St. 56 Duke 72, Georgia Tech 66 Maryland 64, Penn St. 58 Memphis 74, Jacksonville St. 48 Mississippi 69, Texas A&M 59 SC State 80, St. Andrews 48 St. Bonaventure 62, Davidson 61 Temple 61, South Florida 48 Texas St. 63, South Alabama 43 UNC Wilmington 77, James Madison 65 VCU 72, George Mason 60 Winthrop 74, Liberty 61 MIDWEST Bowling Green 76, Cent. Michigan 74, OT Buffalo 82, Ball St. 78 Cleveland St. 73, Youngstown St. 60 Creighton 79, Xavier 72, OT Drake 63, S. Illinois 61 Loyola of Chicago 53, Missouri St. 50 N. Illinois 69, Miami (Ohio) 67 Notre Dame 71, Boston College 63 Oakland 91, Ill.-Chicago 77 Ohio 83, Akron 82 Purdue 60, Ohio St. 58 Toledo 84, E. Michigan 60 Valparaiso 78, Detroit 70 W. Michigan 67, Kent St. 66 Wichita St. 62, Bradley 59 SOUTHWEST Baylor 77, TCU 57 Oklahoma St. 65, Texas 63, OT Texas Tech 64, Kansas St. 47 FAR WEST Air Force 53, New Mexico 49 Fresno St. 81, San Jose St. 63 Oregon 78, Washington 74 San Diego St. 65, Nevada 63 Wyoming 59, Colorado St. 48

Women’s Scores EAST Albany (NY) 74, New Hampshire 48 American U. 55, Loyola (Md.) 44 Army 66, Lehigh 62 Bucknell 51, Lafayette 37 Buffalo 68, Toledo 61 Hartford 51, Binghamton 46 Holy Cross 68, Colgate 62 Mass.-Lowell 84, UMBC 78 Navy 48, Boston U. 40 Rhode Island 70, UMass 58 Saint Joseph’s 70, La Salle 64 Stony Brook 74, Vermont 62 Temple 84, Memphis 61 West Virginia 76, TCU 71 SOUTH Cent. Arkansas 60, SE Louisiana 48 Morehead St. 66, Belmont 55 Richmond 67, VCU 63 Texas St. 46, South Alabama 44 UT-Martin 71, Austin Peay 61

MIDWEST Akron 69, W. Michigan 66 Cent. Michigan 57, Bowling Green 54 Cleveland St. 75, Ill.-Chicago 73, OT E. Michigan 70, Kent St. 53 Kansas 71, Texas Tech 67 Kansas St. 66, Texas 57 N. Illinois 60, Miami (Ohio) 49 Oakland 70, Green Bay 67 Oral Roberts 66, Nebraska-Omaha 52 SOUTHWEST Baylor 69, Oklahoma St. 52 Nicholls St. 69, Incarnate Word 58 Oklahoma 75, Iowa St. 66 FAR WEST Boise St. 94, Utah St. 55 Colorado St. 67, Wyoming 58 IUPUI 68, Denver 64 New Mexico 69, Air Force 46 San Diego St. 57, Nevada 49 San Jose St. 56, Fresno St. 51

hockey NHL Standings EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Tampa Bay 52 32 15 5 69 167 135 Montreal 50 32 15 3 67 132 114 Detroit 50 29 12 9 67 149 129 Boston 51 27 17 7 61 136 127 Florida 49 22 17 10 54 122 140 Ottawa 49 20 20 9 49 137 138 Toronto 52 22 26 4 48 147 160 Buffalo 51 15 33 3 33 97 181 Metropolitan Division Pittsburgh 51 29 14 8 66 147 129 N.Y. Islanders 50 32 17 1 65 160 143 N.Y. Rangers 49 30 15 4 64 148 117 Washington 51 26 15 10 62 151 129 Philadelphia 51 22 22 7 51 140 151 New Jersey 51 20 22 9 49 115 139 Columbus 49 21 25 3 45 121 155 Carolina 50 17 26 7 41 109 134

WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division Nashville 50 33 11 6 72 153 118 St. Louis 50 33 13 4 70 162 121 Chicago 51 31 18 2 64 155 118 Winnipeg 53 26 18 9 61 146 140 Colorado 51 22 18 11 55 134 143 Minnesota 50 24 20 6 54 138 140 Dallas 50 23 19 8 54 159 162 Pacific Division Anaheim 51 33 12 6 72 152 138 Calgary 52 29 20 3 61 152 132 San Jose 52 27 18 7 61 144 143 Vancouver 49 28 18 3 59 134 126 Los Angeles 50 21 17 12 54 134 136 Arizona 51 19 26 6 44 120 171 Edmonton 52 14 29 9 37 120 172 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss. Wednesday’s Games N.Y. Rangers 3, Boston 2 Pittsburgh 2, Edmonton 0 Calgary 3, San Jose 1

GRIZZLIES 100, JAZZ 90

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Zach Randolph had 18 points and 11 rebounds to lead Memphis and 12 rebounds for Orlando, and past Utah for the Grizzlies’ eighth Tobias Harris added 23 points and straight victory. Marc Gasol had 23 points, and M 10 rebounds. Mike Conley added 17. Continued from page A-6

UConn 65, East Carolina 52 UMass 78, Fordham 72 Villanova 70, Marquette 52

Thursday’s Games St. Louis at Buffalo, 3 p.m. N.Y. Islanders at Philadelphia, 3 p.m. Washington at Ottawa, 3:30 p.m. Los Angeles at Florida, 3:30 p.m. Anaheim at Nashville, 4 p.m. Tampa Bay at Dallas, 4:30 p.m. Detroit at Colorado, 5 p.m. Carolina at Arizona, 5 p.m. San Jose at Vancouver, 6 p.m. All Times ADT

Transactions BASEBALL American League BALTIMORE ORIOLES С Agreed to terms with LHP Zach Britton on a one-year contract. CHICAGO WHITE SOX С Placed OF Dayan Viciedo on waivers for the purpose of granting his unconditional release. LOS ANGELES ANGELS С Sent RHP Yency Almonte to the Chicago White Sox to complete an earlier trade. TEXAS RANGERS С Agreed to terms with OF Ryan Ludwick on a minor league contract. TORONTO BLUE JAYS С Acquired LHP Jayson Aquino from Colorado for LHP Tyler Ybarra. Designated INF Chris Colabello for assignment. National League ATLANTA BRAVES С Agreed to terms with LHP Eric Stults on a minor league contract. COLORADO ROCKIES С Agreed to terms with RHP Kyle Kendrick on a one-year contract. Designated LHP Yohan Flande for assignment. MIAMI MARLINS С Traded RHP Arquimedes Caminero to Pittsburgh for cash considerations. MILWAUKEE BREWERS С Assigned INF Elian Herrera outright to Colorado Springs (PCL). ST. LOUIS CARDINALS С Agreed to terms with RHP Carlos Villanueva on a minor league contract. SAN DIEGO PADRES С Named Moises Alou special assistant for minor league player development, Dave Snow minor league player development consultant, Luis Ortiz minor league field and hitting coordinator, Mark Prior minor league pitching coordinator, Eric Junge minor league pitching instructor, Ryley Westman minor league catching coordinator and Tarrik Brock minor league outfield/baserunning coordinator. BASKETBALL National Basketball Association HOUSTON ROCKETS С Reassigned G Nick Johnson to Rio Grande Valley (NBADL). PHILADELPHIA 76ERS С Named Chad Biggs senior vice president of corporate develop-

ment and activation. FOOTBALL National Football League ARIZONA CARDINALS С Signed S D.J. Campbell. Promoted outside linebackers coach James Bettcher to defensive coordinator and Mike Chiurco to defensive assistant/assistant defensive back coach. Named Bob Sanders linebackers coach and Wesley Goodwin assistant to the head coach. CHICAGO BEARS С Signed CB Al Louis-Jean to a two-year contract extension. NEW ORLEANS SAINTS С Terminated the contract of DE Cheta Ozougwu. PITTSBURGH STEELERS С Agreed to terms with LS r Greg Warren on a one-year contract. SEATTLE SEAHAWKS С Signed TE RaShaun Allen, S Dion Bailey, RB Demitrius Bronson, WR Douglas McNeil, OT Justin Renfrow, DT Jimmy Staten, LB Mike Zimmer, DEs Ryan Robinson and Julius Warmsley and Gs Nate Isles and Drew Nowak to future contracts. HOCKEY National Hockey League NHL С Fined Montreal D P.K. Subban $2,000 for diving/embellishment. CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS С Reassigned F Dennis Rasmussen to Rockford (AHL). DETROIT RED WINGS С Recalled G Jonas Gustavsson from his conditioning loan and D Xavier Ouellet from Grand Rapids (AHL). Assigned G Tom McCollum to Grand Rapids. MONTREAL CANADIENS С Assigned F Jacob de la Rose to Hamilton (AHL). NASHVILLE PREDATORS С Reassigned G Marek Mazanec to Milwaukee (AHL). NEW YORK RANGERS С Recalled G Mackenzie Skapski from Hartford (AHL). WASHINGTON CAPITALS С Recalled D Cameron Schilling from Hershey (AHL). SOCCER Major League Soccer CHICAGO FIRE С Signed D Matt Polster. Announced the retirement of D Gonzalo Segares. COLUMBUS CREW С Named Sixten Bostrom assistant coach. COLLEGE KANSAS STATE С Suspended sophomore basketball G Marcus Foster and freshman basketball F Malek Harris OHIO STATE С Suspended sophomore basketball F Marc Loving. SYRACUSE С Announced it instituted a self-imposed postseason ban for the current men’s basketball season as part of its case pending before the NCAA Committee on Infractions.

Trey Burke led the Jazz with around, Jared Sullinger made two free 21 points, and Enes Kanter had 16 throws with 22.8 seconds left to break points and 10 rebounds. a tie in Boston’s victory over Denver. Coach Brad Stevens kept Sullinger out of the lineup for the CELTICS 104, second straight home game after NUGGETS 100 the forward was late for the afterBOSTON (AP) — Benched at the noon shootaround. On Sunday, he start for showing up late to the shoot- was late for a walkthrough.

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“The neat thing about Nate is he’s a real competitor,” Tilly said. “He always seems to up his performance in big games. He played phenomenal against Soldotna (last week) but like any goalie he has his highs and lows. But Nate really turns up the wick in big games.” With a clutch player like O’Lena in goal, Tilly said the focus will be on slowing down a fierce Knights skating show. Tilly said the key to competing against Colony is to slow them down. “They have a strong skating team, and the way you have to play against a skating team is you have to play the body,” Tilly said. Kenai’s front line will consist of offensive stalwarts Cody Arbelovsky and Dalton Dosko, with support from Ian Mercado and Levi Mese. Tilly said the biggest thing he will on the lookout for is how his secondary and tertiary lines compete against the Knights. “They (Colony) know Cody and Dalton, but they don’t know who our second-liners are,” Tilly said. “They’re our middle of the road, meat-and-potatoes guys, those are the guys I’ll be counting on.” Soldotna (4) vs. Homer (5), 7:15 p.m. Both the Stars and the Mariners finished with identical conference records, but SoHi gets the nod as the higher seed due to head to head matchups. The two teams saw each other a lot this year, so lack of familiarity will not be an issue. In five meetings, SoHi went 3-1-1 against Homer this season, including two league games that resulted in a 3-2 win and a scoreless tie against the Mariners. However, that kind of success has not allowed the Stars to overlook a scrappy Homer squad. “No we’re still not comfortable with them,” coach Urban said. “They’re a dangerous team. “But I’d still rather have that record than oh and something

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against them.” The winner of today’s matchup moves on to Friday’s semifinals, where the top-seeded Wasilla Warriors await. SoHi freshman Billy Yoder has become a consistent goaltender for the Stars during the 2014-15 campaign, while also getting support from backups Will Rogers and Corey Hanson. In three starts against Homer this year, Yoder finished with a 2-0-1 mark, and stopped 45 of 47 combined shots in the two conference tilts. “Oh, it’s gonna be huge,” Urban said. “It’s his first region tournament, as a freshman, but he’s been our workhorse, and hopefully the boys will support him.” Urban said that Yoder will be getting the start in every game this weekend, adding that there is no reason to keep him out a goalie with a hot hand (or glove). With a physical team like the Mariners, Urban said he hopes to match that physicality with speed and accurate passing. He also hopes the bigger ice rink in Wasilla will play to SoHi’s advantage, since Homer competes on a slightly smaller rink. “Homer plays their systems really well, and it boils down to finding the puck here and there,” Urban said. “I think special teams could play a bigger role, and hopefully those go our way.” Providing the offensive firepower will by Ty Fenton, Justice Miller, Stephen Endsley and Coel Nelson, with defensive support from Trevor Witthus and Kenny Flanders. Homer’s lone win against Soldotna this year came in November in a non-league contest, a 3-1 win that was highlighted by Mariners goalie Markian Polushkin, who saved all but one of 16 shots on goal that night. Polushkin has proven to be a stubborn netminder for the Mariners, stopping 38 of 41 shots from Soldotna in the two divisional matchups between the two schools this season, including a 25-save shutout on Dec. 19. Riley Swanson has also become an effective backup goalie for Polushkin. On offense, Homer has seen abundant production this season from Clem Tillion, Dimitry Kuzmin and Kiril Sanarov.

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Hobson said that the overall construction is expected to be complete by June, and that the work along Bridge Access Road is expected to last eight weeks. According to Hobson, 22 permits were required for the

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project. Permits were granted by the Alaska Department of Transportation, which owns the right-of-way through which the Continued from page A-1 pipeline will run, and by the Department of Fish and Game, for utilizing the funds. The plan would be carried which gave permission to build across a stream in the pipeline’s out through a task force to engage the community to buildpath. ing a consensus vision on what Reach Ben Boettger at ben. health care could look like, Naboettger@peninsulaclarion. varre said. As opportunities to transition into that come about, com. more concrete plans would be developed. quires all massage therapists The first step would likely practicing in Alaska to have a be hiring a consultant or constate-issued massage license. sultant company that would be The five-member board will in charge of forming the task issue regulations on massage li- force, Navarre said. censing and practice, establish “I can’t also say if it will continuing education require- be successful or not, because ments and determine disciplin- effort towards reform in this ary actions according to the bill.

2014. One new appointment from Soldotna, David EdwardsSmith, has been tapped for the state’s Board of Massage Therapists. The board is a new one and is an outgrowth of a bill Reach Rashah McChesney signed into law by former Gov. at Rashah.mcchesney@peninSean Parnell in 2014 which re- sulaclarion.com.

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a proposed re-appropriation of $3.2 million left from completed projects to a fund used for Continued from page A-1 cleanup of contaminated sites, nonemergency spill response with writing regulations for and other activities, which facthe implementation of legal- es a shortfall. ized marijuana in Alaska, and

Conservationists concerned with cruise ship rules By BECKY BOHRER Associated Press

JUNEAU — Towering cruise ships, sometimes four at a time, sit at port in Juneau at the peak of summer, delivering tourists important to the economy of this and other southeast Alaska communities. But some conservationists worry about what the ships could be leaving in Alaska waters and are fighting proposed new rules for the discharge of treated wastewater. The issue has come up before, pitting business interests against environmental concerns. Over the years, Alaska has rolled back provisions of a 2006 citizen initiative that called for cruise ship wastewater to meet water quality standards at the point of discharge. In 2013, for example, the Legislature struck that discharge requirement, saying instead that wastewater cannot be discharged in a way that violates applicable state or federal law. The 2013 law allowed for mixing zones, where wastewater can be diluted into the water, if ships meet certain standards for treatment of discharge. The change followed a debated preliminary report from a science advisory panel that found none of the advanced wastewater treatment systems on ships operating in Alaska waters could consistently meet water quality standards at the point of discharge for four “constituents of concern”: ammonia, copper, nickel and zinc. The proposed general permit, under which ships can apply to be covered, are based on that law.

The Southeast Alaska Conservation Council and Cook Inletkeeper are fighting the proposal. They say the public won't be notified when a ship applies to discharge treated wastewater under the permit or get to comment on whether discharges should be allowed in certain areas. They say the permit doesn't account for the cumulative effects of discharges from cruise ships and other sources, like municipal wastewater systems. They also say Juneau harbor was modeled as an ocean, rather than as an estuary. Michelle Hale, director of the Division of Water in the Department of Environmental Conservation, said protecting uses is part of Alaska's water quality standards and the permit is written to comply with the standards. The department found, for example, that mixing zones for ships moving at less than 6 knots in Juneau's Gastineau Channel would not overlap with fish hatchery net pens or limit existing uses. She said she couldn't speak to the groups' specific claims, citing their request for an administrative appeal. The proposed rules call for the testing of effluent, as well as receiving water, though the latter applies if the ship discharges at port or at speeds of less than 6 knots. For faster moving ships, one could not get close enough to a cruise ship to effectively sample in the open water, and by the time one could safely approach an area for sampling, “you wouldn't expect to find any sign of the discharge,” Hale said.

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Houston. South Texas Bankruptcy Court Judge Marvin Isgur approved a settlement order between CIRI and Buccaneer Jan. 27. The settlement released the two from potential liabilities and evaporates CIRI’s $5.75 million proofs of claim filed against Buccaneer in September. The proposed court settlement was filed Jan. 8.

country and even in this state is met with a lot of opposition,” Navarre said. Navarre suggested two possibilities for reform in the longterm: combining the South Peninsula Hospital Service Area and the Central Peninsula Hospital Service Area or appointing health care powers on a borough-wide level. Navarre said between the borough and school district, the cost of providing employees health care cost nearly $28 million last year. “If we are able to just get one percent savings in our employee costs, it would be $284,000,” Navarre said. “That is clearly a good return on that investment.” Assembly member Wayne

Ogle said while he believes Navarre’s ordinance supports a “worthy goal,” he wouldn’t support it. He said he wished a developed plan had been submitted to the assembly to review before they made a decision. “Right now this is an amorphous study with good intentions and hopeful results,” Ogle said. “The mayor says there is no guarantee of success, I respect his candidness on that, and there may not be.” With the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District facing a 13 percent increase to health care budget this year, it is essential the borough “try to do something to reduce the costs of health care,” said assembly

member Blaine Gilman. “$200,000 is a lot of money,” Assembly member Mako Haggerty said. “But compared to the costs of health care these days it’s just a drop in the bucket.” Assembly member Kelly Wolf said he had concerns about the plan, and originally was unsure if he could support the allocation. He said he was persuaded following the mayor’s comments. Wolf said he only asks that the mayor keep the assembly informed on the progress of the process, and include them when he can.

Schutt declined to go into detail about the agreement with AIX, but said CIRI would be in a “more traditional role as a lessor” to AIX. He said where the money comes from is less important to CIRI than whether or not the company is paid what it is owed. Previously, he had said CIRI could seek payment from the Mental Health Land Trust for royalties it received from CIRI’s gas. Representatives from AIX would not discuss the deal and said it is confidential.

AIX is a shell subsidiary of Meridian Capital International Fund, which financed some of Buccaneer’s Cook Inlet work. Last April AIX purchased much of Buccaneer’s debt. In late May, the AOGCC ordered Buccaneer to open an escrow account at an Alaska financial institution and to segregate its Kenai Loop production revenue into the account monthly. That money would be held until either a settlement was reached outside of the commission or an order was handed down by the commission doling out appro-

priate allocations. While Buccaneer delayed in setting up the account, by November it had transferred about $8 million into the escrow account, according to court filings. It put $399,639 into the account for December. The dismissal petition requests the escrow funds be dispersed to AIX in accordance with the multiple settlements between the parties.

Reach Kelly Sullivan at kelly. sullivan@peninsulclarion.com.

Elwood Brehmer can be reached at elwood.brehmer@ alaskajournal.com.

proposal to ask voters to decide whether to implement a municipal tax on retail alcohol sales. KTUU reports the measure to place the question on the April city ballot failed Tuesday by a 6-5 vote. F-35 simulator in budget for Eielson The measure was proposed by Assembly chairman Dick FAIRBANKS — President Barack Obama’s proposed bud- Traini, who said problems from alcohol use extend cityget includes a request for $37 million to build an F-35 flight wide. simulator facility at Eielson Air Force Base. Opponents of the measure testified at Tuesday’s meeting The budget item would help prepare for arrival of 48 F-35A that the proposal singled out the alcohol industry. fighter jets at Eielson in 2020, the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner reported. BC company’s offices searched Congress has final say on the budget. But U.S. Sen. Lisa in mine disaster probe Murkowski’s office is optimistic about it. “The fact that the administration is moving toward this VANCOUVER, British Columbia — The B.C. Conservameans the Pentagon is moving toward this, and that’s a position Service has searched two offices of the company that owns tive,” said Matthew Felling, a spokesman for the Alaska Re- the Mount Polley mine as part of an investigation into a tailings publican. “Verbal commitments have a strong reassurance fac- pond spill that gushed millions of cubic metres of wastewater tor, but the bottom line is always the bottom line. A budget into streams and rivers. represents bottom-line discussions, and it’s clear the military’s Imperial Metals Corp. (TSX:III) is being investigated by long-term budget has Eielson on track for the F-35s.” several agencies for possible violations of the Fisheries Act and The F-35 is meant to replace some military aircraft, includ- the Environmental Management Act. ing the Air Force’s F-16 Fighter Falcons now stationed at EielInsp. Chris Doyle of the conservation service said the comson. pany’s office at the mine in B.C.’s central Interior and its VanIn August, Eielson was named as the preferred site to host couver headquarters were searched Tuesday after warrants the first Pacific squadron of F-35s. The Pentagon, however, has were served. not definitively confirmed that the planes will be based at EielHe said a major investigation is underway. Evidence gathson. ered will be presented to provincial and federal prosecutors, The request in the budget proposal is for construction of a who would determine whether to approve any charges. new facility at Eielson with six simulator bays, secure work Environment Canada, the Department of Fisheries and areas and training classrooms. An existing structure would be Oceans and the RCMP are assisting in the investigation. altered and expanded for the operations. “I can’t really go into any particulars,” Doyle said of his agency’s probe. “We don’t want to jeopardize the investigation or any subsequent core proceedings.” Anchorage Assembly turns He could not say which specific areas of the acts that Impedown alcohol sales tax proposal rial Metals is suspected of violating. — The Associated Press ANCHORAGE — The Anchorage Assembly has rejected a

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n The Frozen River Fest is at Soldotna Creek Park in Soldotna on Saturday from 3-6 p.m. Defy the winter cold and join the party outdoors! Live music, bonfires, food vendors, games and a beer garden with all proceeds going to charity. This is a family friendly event with activities for all ages.

Events and Exhibits n The Peninsula Art Guild is ‘calling for artists’ to submit up to two of their own original pieces of artwork by the Feb. 28 deadline for the March 2015 Biennial Judged Art Exhibit at the Kenai Fine Arts Center in Old Town Kenai. For details call 741-8011. Art Center hours are noon-5 p.m., WednesdaySaturday. n The Rarefied Light photography exhibition is on display in the Gary Freeburg Gallery at Kenai Peninsula College’s Kenai River Campus. n An art show sponsored by Friends of the Soldotna Library is hanging in the Soldotna Library with the theme of “Alaskan Landscape.” The art will be on display through April 6. Please stop by and drink in the richness of the art. If anyone is interested in purchasing any of the art pieces, the Friends recieve a 20 percent commission which is used for library program support. The librarians have contact information for the artists. n The Kenai Performers’ production of “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat” will run Feb. 20, 21, 22, 27, 28 and March 1 at the Renee C. Henderson auditorium at Kenai Central High School. Friday and Saturday showtimes are 7 p.m.; Sunday matinees start at 2 p.m. Tickets are $20 general admission and $15 for seniors (62-plus), children and students. Tickets can be purchased in advance at Curtain Call Consignment Shop and Charlotte’s Restaurant in Kenai, and River City Books in Soldotna. They are also available at the door.

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n A community choir, The Kenai Peninsula Singers, is open to everyone who wants to be there, whether it is their first time singing or they sang at The Met. The choir will rehearse every Tuesday night from 6:30 to 8 p.m. in the Kenai Central High School choir room. Call or email for more details: 907283-2125 or simjnissen@gmail.com. n A bluegrass jam takes place on the first Sunday of the month at from 1-4 p.m. at the Mount Redoubt Baptist Church on South Lovers n The Flats Bistro on Kalifornsky Beach Road has live music with Garrett Mayer on Tuesdays from 6:30-8:30 p.m. and Raymond Machen-Gray on Mondays from 6:30-8:30 p.m. n Veronica’s Cafe in old town Kenai has open mic from 6:30-9 p.m. Friday, and live music Saturday at 6:30 p.m. n An all acoustic jam takes place every Thursday. The jam is at Christ Lutheran Church in Soldotna on the first Thursday of the month, and at the Kenai Senior Center during the rest of the month. Jam starts at 6:30 p.m. n AMVETS Post 4 is open to all military veterans and their families for support and camaraderie. Join us for Friday night tacos, or Saturday night steaks with Karaoke. Sunday afternoon its super hamburgers. Not a member? Stop by and we can show you how to become a part of this special veteran’s organization. AMVETS is located in the Red Diamond Center next door to IDEA Schools. n Sharpen your dart skills with a fun tournament every Sunday during the season at the AmVets in the Red Diamond Center. The number of players will determine the game. Sign up begins at 1 p.m. For more information call 262-3540. n Odie’s Deli in Soldotna has live music Friday from 6-8 p.m. and Pub Quiz night every Wednesday from 6-8 p.m. n The Bow bar in Kenai has karaoke at 9 p.m. Thursdays and live music Fridays, Saturdays at 10 p.m. See HAPPENING, page B-2

Peninsula celebrates with governor, lt. governor

“The dance floor was packed and everyone danced,” said Pozonsky. Notable politicians in atLast Friday, Alaska Gov. tendance included Kenai MayBill Walker and Lt. Gov. Byron or Pat Porter, Soldotna City Mallott were in Kenai to attend Council member Pete Sprague, the Governor’s Inaugural Ball Borough Mayor Mike Navarre held at the Old Carrs Mall. and Alaska State Senator Peter Sara Pozonsky, co-chair for Micciche. the Kenai Peninsula Inaugural Pozonsky said that because Ball Committee, said more Gov. Walker is a Republican than 430 tickets to the Kenai while Lt. Gov. Mallott is a event were sold. According Democrat, people with various to the Alaska Inaugural Ball political leanings came togethwebsite, no state funds are er on Friday. used to host the balls, which “This ticket — the Unity are currently held in more than Ticket that they call it — really half-a-dozen cities throughout brought together a unique group Alaska. At the ball, Pozonsky said Photo by Caleb Kuehn of people that usually wouldn’t Gov. Walker was very acces- Gov. Bill Walker and Lt. Gov. Byron Mallott were the guests of get together,” Pozonsky said. “People just got together and sible and met with the people in honor at the inaugural ball in Kenai Friday. celebrated the moment. This attendance. “He made himself available,” Pozonsky tering provided dinner. Kassik’s Brewery may be a chance for great change. The said. “He was so gracious. You really felt provided beer while a no-host bar was also room felt electric.” like he cared about the people that attend- available. Pozonsky said throughout the night, Reach Ian Foley at ian.foley@peninsued.” Salmon and crab were donated by the Bunny Swan and the Mabrey Brothers laclarion.com. Alaska Salmon Alliance, while Kenai Ca- played live music while people danced. By IAN FOLEY Peninsula Clarion

Diva of Delirium coming to Sterling ‘America’s Got Talent’ contestant to perform Friday By IAN FOLEY Peninsula Clarion

The self-proclaimed Diva of Delirium is coming to the Kenai Peninsula. This Friday night, Palmer based musician LuLu Small will play a one-night only performance at Moosequito’s Bar in Sterling. “She’s an Alaskan icon,” said Moosequito’s general manager Heather Schachinger. “She doesn’t just sing. She’s a complete entertainer.” Small, who said she possesses a five-octave voice, plays a variety of instruments from guitar to tambourine. While she sings an array of cover songs, Small said she isn’t afraid to perform her original work. “I read the crowd and go from there,” Small said. According to her website, Small has played in places such as Germany, Mexico and Canada during her more than four decade long career. While she has performed all over the globe, she said she enjoys playing gigs on the Kenai Peninsula.

A Sad Day Coming By Mike McKinley

What is going to happen to me In this dark place with a hard, cold floor? I think of how I got here And those that could have helped me much, much more. My family didn’t teach me The wrong ways from the right And never helped me to control my anger and fright. If only I was given Close supervision, love and guidance I may have learned obedience And at least had a chance. I couldn’t please the ones I loved Even though I tried and tried. I was left to run wild and free But I just made them cry. I didn’t think I would end up here With no hope left and nothing but fear. I’m waiting to see if someone will come To save me from dying since my time is near. Please someone, anyone, come to my cell And see me, alone, with no one around. I’m a dog who was never given attention or trained And that’s how I ended up here at the Pound. Poems must include the writer’s name, phone number and address. They should be kept to no more than 300 words. Submission of a poem does not guarantee publication. Poems may be e-mailed to news@peninsulaclarion. com, faxed to 283-3299, delivered to the Clarion at 150 Trading Bay Road or mailed to P.O. Box 3009, Kenai, AK 99611.

— Lulu Small

The show at Moosequito’s isn’t the only LuLu Small news. Earlier this year, she was chosen to audition for the TV program “America’s Got Talent.” Small said she doesn’t watch TV, so she was surprised when she got a voice message from the producers of the show wanting her to audition. She said she couldn’t believe it and had to rewind the message three times before it set in that she was selected. Small said since being chosen, she has received great support from her friends and family. “This is the biggest thing in my career,” Small said. “I’ve been waiting for 42 years.” Reach Ian Foley at ian.foley@peninsuSmall, who auditioned at the Hard Rock Cafe in Anchorage last month, said laclarion.com.

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she should know by the end of February whether or not she makes it to the next round of the show. Small said that she’s ready for the big stage. “There would be a little bit of nerves, but I’m so primed and prepared,” Small said. “I know how to handle the camera.” If Small wins the show, she would win $1 million and the opportunity to have her own show in Las Vegas. Small said that if she won, she would charter an Alaska Airlines flight and fill it with as many Alaskans as possible and fly them to Las Vegas for her show. “Those who are afraid to fly — you’d better get over that,” Small said. As she gears up for her Moosequito’s performance and anxiously awaits the results of her audition, Small is confident her talent will resonate with people. “Big things come in LuLu Small’s package,” Small said. “Wait until America finds out.”

R eeling It In C hris J enness “Wild Card” Lionsgate 1 hour, 32 minutes My intention this week was to review the current Academy Award Best Picture front-runner, “Boyhood.” This unique film from director Richard Linklater was filmed over the course of 12 years using the same cast. The reviews are through the roof, and it looks pretty amazing. Plus, it’s been out to rent or buy for at least a month, so you’d think it would be no problem to watch it. You’d be wrong. I’d like to take this moment to vent my frustrations about a form of technology that I’ve reluctantly embraced, but am still pretty dubious about — streaming video. (To anyone under 20 that’s like saying, “I’m just confounded by this new fangled invention. They call it a radio!”) So I’m showing my age. I don’t care. I like being able to put a movie on my shelf, pull it down whenever I want, put in the player and I’m done. I like being able watch a movie on the big screen even more, but that’s not always an option, and more and more the studios are going straight to the streaming services. OK, fine. I’ll admit the streaming option is convenient. I open up the program and there are thousands of options all neatly organized and easily accessible. I don’t have to get in the car, I don’t have to wander up and down any aisles, I just click a button and boom! I’m watching “Boyhood.” Or not. Because that’s the thing. If I put a DVD in a player and it doesn’t play, I can troubleshoot it. I can take out the disc, breathe on it, rub it on my shirt. I can open the player, blow air into the casing, fiddle with the plug. I can even change the bat-

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This photo released by Lionsgate shows, Jason Statham, center, as Nick Wild in a scene from the film, “Wild Card.”

teries in the remote. All this may or may not work, but at least I feel like I’m doing something. If a streaming movie won’t play all I can do is sit dumbly watching that stupid wheel spin around on the screen, thinking, “Any moment now. Here it comes. Aaaaaand now!” Beyond unplugging and replugging the router, there’s not a lot you can do if your movie won’t play. When I pressed the button for “Boyhood,” the wheel spun for a while and then this message appeared: “Your movie will be ready to play in 3 hours and 48 minutes.” Excuse me? I can guarantee if I had the disc it wouldn’t take 3 hours and 48 minutes to take it out of the box and put it into the machine. This is why I own over 500 movies, many of which my wife repeatedly reminds me, “You’re never going to watch that again. Why do we have it?” The answer: “You never know. And if I do decide to watch it again, I sure as heck won’t have to wait!” Ironically, the movie I ended up watch-

ing was also a streamer, but maybe just not one as popular as “Boyhood,” considering that it actually played. “Wild Card” is the latest Jason Statham action flick, a characteristic that doesn’t necessarily bode well. Statham is a good actor, but he signs on to some truly terrible movies. What interested me is that “Wild Card” is based on the 1986 Burt Reynolds film, “Heat,” written by Oscar-winner William Goldman (think “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid” and “The Princess Bride”). “Heat” wasn’t a particularly good movie, or so I hear, but what was interesting was that the production opted not to update or retool the screenplay for this 2014 version, but rather to shoot the existing script as written. Action movies today are generally large productions with big splashy set-pieces. Back in the 80s, though, a lot of this genre were smaller, more intimate. Not every movie had to be “The Fast and the Furious.” Sure, there were your “Lethal Weapons” and your “Terminators” but See MOVIE, page B-2

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‘Shark Skin Suite’: Enjoy the mayhem

Submissions may be emailed to news@peninsulaclarion. com. The deadline is 5 p.m. Mondays.

Always be kind to others. Consider the feelings of your fellow humans. Treat them as you would be treated. That’s the Golden Rule, something you learned early-on. Being kind makes life smoother, quid pro quo, tit for tat — and besides, as in the new novel “Shark Skin Suite” by Tim Dorsey (c.2015, William Morrow, $26.99, 323 pages), you never know who you might meet up with, and whether or not they’ll have a gun. When the mortgage crisis hit America, homeowners in Florida were among the most affected. Foreclosures, therefore, were altogether too common and lots of people lost their homes. For Serge Storms, abandoned houses were four walls of opportunity. He and his sidekick, Coleman, could move into an empty house, sleep in a dry room, steal electricity from the neighbors, and not worry about paying. Empty homes were great places to think, and to plan for Serge’s new job as a legal “fixer.” Being a fixer was only half his future, though. Once he also figured out how to practice law without actually going to law school, Serge could easily, more efficiently deal with criminals — although using them for experiments was way more interesting. In the meantime, Serge was wanted for several murders around Florida . Following a bold move and a big win in a pro-bono case, attorney Brook Campanella was surprised to receive a job offer from Florida’s most prestigious law firm.

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What do 500 dates feel like? Just ask

n Hooligans Saloon in Soldotna has poker Tuesdays and Thursdays starting at 5:30 p.m. and live music Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights. n The Duck Inn on Kalifornsky Beach Road has karaoke at 9 p.m. Thursdays and Fridays, and DJ Arisen on Saturdays. n Mykel’s in Soldotna has live music Thursdays from 6-9 p.m. with Robb Justice, and Fridays and Saturdays from 6:30-9:30 p.m. with Bob Ramponi and Dave Unruh. n The Duck Inn will have live music from 7 to 10 p.m. every Wednesday with Robb Justice and Trio. n The Pinochle Club, formerly from Kasilof, plays at Hooligans Bar & Restaurant in Soldotna Saturdays at 12:30 p.m. Questions? Call Jay Vienup at 907-252-6397.

Markets, fairs and bazaars n The Nikiski Senior Center at 50810 Island Lake Road will hold their spring bazaar on March 27 and 28 (Friday and Saturday). Vendors may reserve a table at $10 per day/per table by calling the Nikiski Senior Center at 776-7654 and asking for Loretta.

Films n Call Orca Theaters at 262-7003 for listings and times. n Call Kambe Cinemas at 283-4554 for listings and times.

Down the Road n The Pratt Museum in Homer is open Tuesday-Sunday from noon to 5 p.m. For more information and a schedule of events, visit www.prattmuseum.org.

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just isn’t in the cards. When he finally does take action, it will bring his world crashing down around him, bringing his decision to stay or go to a head. Unlike most Statham movies, “Wild Card” isn’t wall-to-wall beatings. There are a few fight scenes, but this is a somewhat slower burn than audiences today may be used to. I, for one, was glad — the smaller body count making the violence that much more impactful. There is one scene of potential violence where I actually found myself covering my eyes, though I won’t say more than that. Peppered with small cameos from such varied talents as Jason Alexander, Stanley Tucci and Sofia Vergara, “Wild Card” offers good performances and good action, though does stumble a little at the end. Oh well, I enjoyed it, and more importantly, I was actually able to watch it. Grade: B “Wild Card” is rated R for violence, some of it sexual, and pervasive language.

even a big Arnold Swarzenegger movie like “Predator” is basically a few guys tramping around the jungle looking for a monster they hardly ever show. So I was intrigued to see how the style feels in today’s action climate. “Wild Card” is pretty good, actually, though not great. Statham really pours it on, trying to give a real performance in a movie that doesn’t necessarily require one, though his efforts are welcome. He plays Nick, a bitter tough guy working as a body guard for hire for paranoid rich people in Las Vegas. It’s constantly insinuated that he’s as tough as they come, but we are never offered much in the way of a backstory. All we really know is that he’s been unable to leave Vegas for one reason or another. When a friend is brutally assaulted by a mob punk, Nick does everything he can to not get involved, but Chris Jenness is a freelance you have to know when you’re graphic designer, artist and this character, staying out of it movie buff who lives in Nikiski.

By LEANNE ITALIE Associated Press

NEW YORK — Mark Miller has survived 19 years of online dating since his 1995 divorce, yet he still has a smile on his face. There’s much to hate about the process, the Los Angelesbased humorist said in a recent interview, but he refuses to despair as he continues his hunt for true love. One thing that DOES bum him out, though, is how so much dating advice seems skewed to women. That’s why he decided to share his quest for ever after in a collection of essays called “500 Dates,” out this week from Skyhorse Publishing in time for that ultimate date night, Valentine’s Day. Miller, 62, isn’t shy about poking fun at himself. He describes a dating disaster with accoutrement he purchased entirely from a 99-cent store. He’s had sex way too soon after meeting someone, given up prematurely on relationships, stayed in relationships beyond their expiration dates and cov-

The Bookworm Sez Working for Shapiro, Heathcote-Mendacious and Blatt would be a privilege with a hotter paycheck, but legal-aid work was far from corporate law and the latter wasn’t good for Brook’s nerves: on her first day, she was assigned as a lead prosecutor in one of Florida’s biggest corporate cases, a suit against a major bank. An equally inexperienced colleague would be co-counsel. It was obvious from the beginning that the case was doomed. The only pleasant thing was that proceedings were moved to Key West, and Brook knew that area well. Back when she was a paralegal, she fell in love with a guy who showed her around, took her to bars, had a few laughs. Man, she hadn’t thought of Serge Storms in ages … Sometimes, I’d like to see inside author Tim Dorsey’s head. What kind of mind creates such wild mayhem, such Rube-Goldberg-like chaos, and wraps it in a Fortean ending that works? Who else writes serious, almost angry rants and sticks them inside uproarious pandemonium? Yep, that’s what you get when you read “Shark Skin Suite.” You get to spend time with Dorsey’s Serge Storms, a moral Robin-Hood-like genius with a creatively murderous streak. You get to see Coleman, as usual, fall under the hilarious influence of multiple substances. And this time, you get

eted his neighbor’s wife. Conversely, one date showed up in her forest ranger uniform. Another admitted she was 15 years older than advertised in her dating profile, and a third made it clear that she found dating so soul-draining that he was her lastditch attempt before she packed it in forever. It didn’t work out. A conversation with Mark Miller about finding love online: AP: So how many dates are you up to now? Miller: The 500 in the title is underestimating it. It would probably be closer to 750 if I was going to be honest about it. During that time I’ve found maybe seven fairy tale endings that ranged from seven months to four years. I’m still looking. AP: How has happily ever after changed in the 21st century? You have a chapter where you write: “And they lived apart happily ever after is the new fairy tale ending.” Miller: I think that absence does make the heart grow fonder in many ways. I’ve spoken to a lot of people who date regularly and only see each other once a

to meet four new (and equally disorderly) miscreants and one big bombshell. If you’re new to Dorsey’s novels, beware that the first two-thirds of this book are pure free-for-all. If you’re new, breathe deep and just try to enjoy the ride — but if you’re a fan, head to the bookstore. You already know that “Shark Skin Suite” is your kinda book. The Bookworm is Terri Schlichenmeyer. Email her at bookwormsez@yahoo.com.

week. It’s become more special, more datelike to them. There is such a thing as living together happily ever after but it doesn’t happen for a lot of people, especially in this day and age. AP: Do men suffer from a lack of dating advice? Miller: I think men are less prone to asking for that advice. They have more of an I can do it myself, more of a macho thing going on, whereas women are more open. If you do a search for dating books you’ll find most of them are written either by women or for women. I think there was a void for men in that regard. AP: What was your worst date? Miller: When I showed up and the woman didn’t show up. The next day I called her up and she said she didn’t feel like it, so she didn’t. That’s the ultimate worst date, when the woman doesn’t show up, or when she shows up and she insults you. AP: Is it fair that men still pay on a first date? Miller: Well, I don’t resent it. I read something where a woman cataloged the amount

of money she spends on dates and she had a whole list of things. Getting her hair done and an outfit and a baby sitter since she was a single mother. It was a lot more than what a man pays for dinner. The tradition is so strong for men paying. AP: You write about how the first date shouldn’t be about romance. What should it be about? Miller: The first date should be about connection, establishing some common ground and making sure your personalities are in sync. It’s a mistake not to establish the friendship first. AP: What’s your best advice for men who are jumping into the online dating pool for the first time? Miller: I would say not to get discouraged too quickly. I’ve spoken to a lot of men who have had one or two or three bad experiences and as a result it turned them off to online dating. Develop a sense of reality and optimism and understand that things not working out is the norm so it will make you appreciate it all the more if things do work out.

Programming note: How much is too much TV? By DAVID BAUDER AP Television Writer

NEW YORK — Beth Hoppe loves television dramas. Yet even with a digital video recorder and on-demand services that enable her to watch on her own schedule, there’s not enough time to see everything on her list. As the chief programmer for PBS, Hoppe has a business reason to stay current. So if she’s feeling overwhelmed, how can

the rest of us keep up? For all of the changes in television, none is more profound than the sheer volume of material available now. From NBC’s “About a Boy” to SyFy’s “Z Nation,” there were 352 original scripted series shown in 2014 on broadcast, cable and streaming services. That doesn’t count news, sports, talk shows, documentaries, movies or reality shows. There were 26 original scripted series on cable in prime

time and late night in 1999, and 199 last year — an increase of 665 percent. An additional 25 series were offered in 2014 on Netflix, Amazon or Hulu, services that didn’t exist as original programmers 15 years ago. The pace is only accelerating: the number of original cable prime-time series alone has essentially doubled since 2010, according to the FX networks, which keeps count of the programs. “The amount of competition

is just literally insane,” said John Landgraf, FX chief executive. Cable networks could once run a successful business by showing primarily movies and reruns of old broadcast shows. “That’s over,” Hoppe said. Viewers now can order an old movie whenever they want through a streaming service and not wait for a network to air it, said Alan Wurtzel, chief researcher at NBC Universal. Despite occasional successes

like “The Big Bang Theory,” the taste for past-season network reruns is also fading, in large part because of all the fresh material available. Many reruns, too, can be ordered online for binge watching. Distinctiveness is crucial now. Networks need shows of their own to establish identities. What was AMC before “Mad Men”? IFC before “Portlandia”? FX before “Rescue Me”? “People won’t become Lifetime fans because it ran ‘Gold-

en Girls’ for a while,” said Tim Brooks, author of “The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows.” ‘’But when you produce original shows, especially ones that pop, they come back to the network looking for the next premiere.” Brooks and co-author Earle Marsh updated their book for a ninth edition in 2007. No more, though. There are just too many shows.

Popular craft bloggers share secrets of success By JENNIFER FORKER Associated Press

It may look easy and lucrative from the outside, but popular craft bloggers say their work requires long hours and commitment. The pay? Well, sure, that’s pretty good — after you get established. But successful craft bloggers say they treat their work as a full-time job to attract the thousands of viewers needed to trade a traditional career for this one. “It’s a career that’s never been a career,” says Amy Anderson of Atlanta, who says she worked 70 hours a week last year running three blogs, most notably Mod Podge Rocks. The craft and do-it-yourself blog, which she launched in 2008, became so successful that Anderson quit her marketing job in 2012. Her three craft blogs combined (the other two are Washi Tape Crafts and DIY Candy) bring in “over six figures,” she says, from display advertisements, sponsorships (companies paying for product mentions) and her work designing DIY projects for companies such as Plaid Enterprises Inc., which makes Mod Podge. Her tips for the novice blogger: Diversify your income streams; for instance, don’t rely solely on display

advertisements, which she says are losing steam. Treat your blog as an asset; invest some earnings back into it: Anderson spent $10,000 to trademark her blogs. And find a community of similarly oriented bloggers. Not only will they promote your postings, they’ll provide critical emotional support. “People are not going to understand you,” she warns. “People think I’m in some online pyramid scheme. They have no idea what I do. Many don’t know what blogs are.” Sherri Griffin of Orlando, Florida, who blogs about homemade beauty and cleaning supplies, craft projects and essential oils at Overthrow Martha, quit her pediatric nursing career in 2013 to blog fulltime. “I’m making more than I did as a nurse,” she says. She derives two-thirds of her income from Young Living essential oils, a sponsor, whose products she promotes on her blog. She recommends the Amazon Affiliates program for new bloggers; when viewers click from her blog post to Amazon to buy a product, Griffin earns a referral fee. “That’s my big money-maker,” she says. She warns against promoting any ol’ product. Followers rely on a blogger’s integrity. Griffin, who says she’s

‘The biggest traffic on my blog comes from very, very, very basic ideas — how to sew a pillow and how to paint a room. The basic things in life. That’s what people Google. They don’t Google how to make an origami peacock wreath.’ — Gina Luker “all about organic and natural products,” checks out a brand before recommending it. Karen Bertelsen, who has hosted entertainment and lifestyles shows on Canadian television, launched a blog, The Art of Doing Stuff, five years ago. She spends long hours at the computer keeping it going. Bertelsen says she makes about $75,000 a year from blogging. She’s compiled a five-hour video tutorial, “The Art of Building a Blogging Career,” available on her blog. Some of her suggestions: — Take beautiful photos that can be pinned to Pinterest and shared on Facebook. “You can’t get away with only your bright, sparkling writing,” says Bertelsen, who lives in Toronto. — Connect with your regular viewers. Answer their questions and reC

spond to their emails. They’ll provide your bread and butter by sharing your posts, drawing others in. — Keep projects simple. “Nobody wants to do anything that takes longer than 10 minutes or costs more than $10,” says Bertelsen. Gina Luker, who started blogging about her Nashville, Tennessee, home renovations six years ago at The Shabby Creek Cottage, continues to write about DIY and home improvements, pulling in a six-figure annual salary. In the beginning, she wrote about her life, but quickly learned that readers preferred advice and tutorials. Like Bertelsen, she recommends writing about the simple “how to” projects that people search for on the Internet. “The biggest traffic on my blog comes from very, very, very basic ideas — how to sew a pillow and how

to paint a room. The basic things in life. That’s what people Google. They don’t Google how to make an origami peacock wreath,” Luker says. Two more tips: — Learn everything you can about SEOs - that’s Search Engine Optimization, the process by which blogs and other websites appear in an Internet search. — And write content that doesn’t get dated. Luker compares it to a good recipe: “Your grandmother’s cookbook . you can still make those recipes today.” Finally, Luker gets company sponsorships because she works months in advance; companies know when her monthly DIY furniture or sewing projects will run, and can plan their sponsorships accordingly. “Most bloggers work day to day or week to week. I work months ahead. I work more with a magazine mentality,” she says. Even though there are lots of craft bloggers, Luker says there’s room for more. And if you have something to say, start a blog today — that’s what she tells her two daughters, the youngest of whom is 15. Blog through college, she tells them, and when you graduate, “you won’t be starting from scratch like everyone else.”

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SUPERINTENDENT SEARCH KENAI PENINSULA BOROUGH SCHOOL DISTRICT The Kenai Peninsula Borough School District Board of Education seeks an educational leader who has strong communication skills, is committed to high student achievement, and has a proven track record in teaching and administration. This position begins July 1, 2015. The Kenai Peninsula Borough School District, located in Southcentral Alaska, encompasses 21 diverse communities within 25,600 square miles SAN FRANC and serves nearly 9,000 students. The salary will be in the range of $140,000 - $165,000, plus an excellent comprehensive benefits package. The LAST REVISION: 9/18/06 2:40 PM final salary for the successful candidate will be negotiated and determined based upon proven ECD VERSION experience, qualifications and meeting the NONE school board's criteria. ART DIRECTOR UNIT NONE Applications will be accepted until February 16, 2015. All applications must be submitted COPYWRITER online at http://bit.ly/KPBSDonlineApplication. BLEED NoneAll documents submitted during the application procDIGITAL ARTIST ess, with the exception of those thatTRIM are 2.0625 validly in x 2 in confidential, shall be considered public records by PRINT PRODUCER the school district. LIVE 1.8125 in x 1.75 in Questions? Contact: ACCT MANAGER Laurie Wood, Recruitment Specialist GUTTER NONE teach@kpbsd.org 907-714-8844 ART BUYER www.kpbsd.org SCALE 1:1

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PROJECT MANAGER Trihydro Corporation has an opening for a Project Manager in Soldotna, AK. Applicants must have a BS in Geology or Civil/Env Engineering and ten years of relevant experience. Applicants with refinery, petrochemical, or upstream oil and gas experience and professional certification are preferred. Duties will include project management, technical report preparation, field work, health and safety compliance, oversight of field crews performing general environmental services, client/business development, and oversight of operation activities for groundwater remediation systems. The selected applicant will oversee the delivery of work scope, schedule, budgets, and client expectations within an active petroleum refinery. Additionally, the selected applicant will assist in the development of a Trihydro office in the Soldotna area. Applicants must have a clean driving record. Applicants must live or be available to relocate to the Kenai Peninsula. Excellent technical writing, client management, and Microsoft Office computer skills are required. Submit application, resume and cover letter at: www.trihydro.com Trihydro is an EEO/AA employer.

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General News/Sports/Outdoors Reporter The award-winning Homer News is seeking a full-time general news reporter, who will also cover sports, outdoors and schools. Proven writing ability and photography skills needed. Some knowledge of InDesign and Associated Press style a plus. Weekend and night work part of the job. The successful applicant will demonstrate the ability to consistently meet deadlines, perform as a team player and successfully generate and follow through on story ideas. Resumes and references may be e-mailed to: lori.evans@homernews.com or faxed to 907-235-4199 or delivered to Homer News at 3482 Landings St., Homer, AK 99603. This position will remain open until a qualified candidate is found.

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Kenai Peninsula College invites applications for the Director of Administrative Services position. This is a fulltime 12 month position, at Grade 81, step 1. It includes full benefits and tuition waivers. This position plans, implements, directs, audits and evaluates a comprehensive program of financial support that sustains and advances the mission of KPC; assists and supports executive management with institutional strategic planning and the establishment and distribution of annual operating budgets. The position prepares all financial management reports, prepares analytical fiscal studies, participates and responds to all internal and external financial audits and supervises a service-oriented team of employees that provides accounting, human resource and procurement services to the College. First review of applications will be February 12th 2015; applications will be accepted until the position is closed.

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Jacqueline Bigar’s Stars HAPPY BIRTHDAY for Thursday, Feb. 5, 2015: This year you often fuss about details, and you could become quite critical. Make sure you are getting an overview of a situation before commenting; you will relate more easily with others if you do. Count your change and handle your own funds. If you are single, you often put someone on a pedestal only to see him or her fall off. Try to avoid this habit, especially after mid-August, when you could meet someone quite special. If you are attached, your sweetie suddenly seems to open up after summer. Listen as this person shares much more of his or her dreams and desires. Avoid being critical. VIRGO can be very touchy, yet you seem to understand him or her well. The Stars Show the Kind of Day You’ll Have: 5-Dynamic; 4-Positive; 3-Average; 2-So-so; 1-Difficult ARIES (March 21-April 19) HHHH You might feel out of whack because of recent pressure. You also might suspect that you are too much of a misunderstood dreamer. You often feel challenged to translate these ideas into a form in which others can understand them. Tonight: Keep your plans hush-hush. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) HHHHYou might suspect that a partner is raining on your parade. You might wonder what would be best to do when dealing with a domestic matter and the issue that provoked it. You will have to decide whether you want to reveal all the details. Tonight: Fun and friends. GEMINI (May 21-June 20) HHHHHAn associate’s mood could

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Recycle These? Not So Much Dear Readers: RECYCLING may take a little effort, but the payoff is well worth the time. However, there are items that should NOT be recycled. Read over this short list. Recycling centers have different guidelines: These products typically are not recyclable: Paper coated with plastic (wax paper, cereal-box liners and ice-cream containers) Grease-soaked (pizza) boxes Books (softcover — some can be used, others not) Tissues, napkins, paper towels (soiled) Motor-oil cans Paint cans Light bulbs. Check with your recycler about what is a “Yes” and what is a “No.” — Heloise CINNAMON COFFEE Dear Heloise: I love the taste of cinnamon in my coffee, but not the lumps that occur when I try to stir it in. So, I add about 1/4 teaspoon per cup into the filter of my coffee machine for a smooth cup of cinnamon coffee. — Judith Schwarz, Grass Valley, Calif. A hint of cinnamon, nutmeg or allspice makes a plain cup of coffee tasty. Like many, a morning cup of coffee is on my agenda. I have compiled my Heloise’s Flavored Coffees and Teas pamphlet to share my favorite recipes and hints. To receive one, please send $3 and a long, self-addressed, stamped (70 cents) envelope to: Heloise/Coffees, P.O. Box 795001, San Antonio, TX 78279-5001. Take a small piece of fresh, peeled ginger and add it to your pot of tea. It’s a flavorful change. — Heloise

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