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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2015 Kenai Peninsula, Alaska

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Golf course measure voted down Council opts not to introduce ordinance for donation to purchase Birch Ridge By IAN FOLEY Peninsula Clarion

Soldotna City Council members have shot down the Central Peninsula Health Foundation’s plan to acquire the Birch Ridge Golf Course. At the Soldotna City Council meeting on Wednesday, members of the council

voted against the introduction of an ordinance that would have the city donate $350,000 to the foundation. Council members Keith Baxter, Regina Daniels, Paul Whitney and Meggean Bos voted against introduction or the ordinance. At a Jan. 28 work session held at Soldotna’s city hall, members of the council

heard a proposal from the foundation’s board members requesting the donation. Had the money been donated by the city, it would have accounted for one half of the funds needed to purchase the Soldotna property. Under the proposal, the money from the city would have been contingent upon the foundation receiving a matching grant of $350,000.

The foundation intended to keep the golf course intact in order to ensure residents have a place for exercise. The foundation also planned to use the golf course as a place to have fundraisers. Baxter said that with regard to the current fiscal climate, helping a nonprofit organization acquire a golf course

Through With Chew events planned

In the news Gov. Walker says he’ll dismiss Point Thompson lawsuit

JUNEAU (AP) — Gov. Bill Walker said Wednesday he will dismiss his lawsuit that challenged a state settlement in a long-running dispute over leases to develop the Point Thomson oil and gas field. The announcement came during a brief appearance before the House Resources Committee, creating a stir within the Capitol given how unusual it is for a sitting governor to testify before a legislative panel. Walker, who took office in December, filed the lawsuit as a private citizen in 2012. Helping him with the case was his law partner at the time, Craig Richards, who is now the attorney general. “It was time,” Walker said in speaking with reporters about the decision. “It was one that I felt needed to come to a close so we can move on.” During Wednesday’s House Resources hearing, Walker maintained that terms of the settlement violated state law and the constitution. He referenced several “illegal acts,” including his view that the settlement attempted to alter the regulatory process for development plans. Walker told the committee that he planned to file a motion to dismiss the case after introducing legislation Friday that would strengthen state laws related to future settlements over oil and gas development. Rep. Mike Hawker, R-Anchorage, noted that a judge had reached different conclusions than Walker and lamented not having the opportunity to make certain there were no strings attached to the governor’s plans.

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use, she’s never grown commercially. “We’ll see how this year goes, and if it’s really successful we’ll consider expanding,” Holsonbeke said. “Last year it was a hobby. This year it’s going to be serious.” Chay encouraged gardeners like Holsonbeke by bringing together seven speakers, who presented on subjects ranging from practicalities like signage and booth display to food safety, how to use food assistance

Organizations across the country, including those on the Kenai Peninsula, are promoting “Through With Chew Week.” From Feb. 16-20, smokeless tobacco users can learn about the dangers of chewing tobacco. Free smokeless tobacco quit kits will be available at several locations around the peninsula, including the Peninsula Smokefree Partnership and Peninsula Community Health Services. On Feb. 19, users of smokeless tobacco are encouraged to stop chewing altogether. “The whole week is preparing for that day to quit for 24 hours and hopefully for life,” said Jenny Olendorff, project coordinator for Peninsula Smokefree Partnership. The tobacco quit kits contain information for adult tobacco users on how to receive free nicotine replacement therapy products, such as lozenges and patches. Unlike nicotine lozenges, patches and gum, which are FDA approved, Olendorff said that Peninsula Smokefree Partnership doesn’t promote use of the e-cigarettes as a smoking cessation tool. Olendorff said that is important to inform people that using smokeless tobacco isn’t a safe alternative to smoking. “While it doesn’t cause emphysema and lung cancer, it causes other, equally bad things like oral cancer, esophageal cancer, gum disease and tooth loss,” Olendorff said. “So, it’s a problem. Smokeless tobacco

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Letting off steam

A plume of steam rises from the side of Mt. Redoubt, seen from the banks of the Kenai River on Wednesday “When it’s windy, (the steam) gets whisked away, but when it’s calm and clear, it usually has a chance to stay and linger about,” said geologist Game McGimsey of the Alaska Volcano Observatory. According to AVO, the steam does not indicate a coming eruption. “There is nothing unusual happening at Mt. Redoubt,” McGimsey said.

Planting new connections Farmers market roundtable provides networking, education By BEN BOETTGER Peninsula Clarion

Alaska not only presents farmers with different growing conditions than the Lower 48, but different market conditions as well. A workshop held on Wednesday at Kenai’s Cook Inlet Aquaculture Association building invited prospective farmers on the Kenai Peninsula to learn about both. Organizer Heidi Chay of the Kenai Soil and Water Conservation District said that the

workshop, entitled “Scaling Up: Ready for the Farmer’s Market,” was aimed at hobbyists looking to become business owners. “What we’re seeing is that all of the markets could use more vendors, and that there’s a lot of demand for local food,” Chay said. “The thrust of this event is to inspire those successful gardeners and high tunnel growers who are already scaling up and giving away food to their friends and family to think about becoming vendors.”

Workshop attendee Chelsea Holsonbeke is one such successful grower. “We put in our own homebuilt high tunnel last year, and we did a bunch of preliminary experiments just to see what we could grow really well, and we were really successful, grew way more than we could eat, and decided that this year we’re going to look into making a business, going to farmer’s markets,” Holsonbeke said. Although Holsonbeke has grown vegetables for personal

Fabe stresses rural, Aerospace Corp. privatization? tribal interactions By BECKY BOHRER Associated Press

By MOLLY DISCHNER Associated Press

JUNEAU — Alaska Supreme Court Chief Justice Dana Fabe on Wednesday stressed the importance of working with tribal courts and the need to maintain rural access to the court system during her annual address to lawmakers. Fabe, who is in her third term, delivered her State of the Judiciary address to a joint session of the Alaska Legislature. The court system, like other state agencies, is looking at budget cuts for the coming year, Fabe said. Fabe said the court system

is eyeing operational changes to cut costs, but some measures could take time to implement. She noted the importance of maintaining a presence in rural Alaska, despite any cuts. “This will likely be our greatest challenge, to resist the financial pressures to centralize our operations in hub communities and insist that Alaskans come to those hubs for justice, or do without,” Fabe said. She also talked about new rules that define procedures for referring cases to local restorative justice programs and tribal courts’ role in making decisions on tribal children. See COURT, page A-8

JUNEAU — The president and CEO of Alaska Aerospace Corp. said Wednesday that the state-owned corporation would like to become a private company. Craig Campbell told the Senate Finance Committee he does not believe shutting down the corporation and the Kodiak Launch Complex that it owns and operates would be a good decision, given the investment that’s been made and the future opportunities. He also said if the state put the facility up for sale, as some have suggested, it would probably be disappointed in C

the response. The privatization concept has been discussed with Gov. Bill Walker’s chief of staff and worked on over the last week or so, Campbell said. Privatization would allow Alaska Aerospace “to create value that sometime in the future would return the value the state expected in the first place,” he said. There has been no private sector interest in buying the corporation and the launch complex, but there’s more to discuss regarding the idea of privatization, Campbell said. In an interview later, he said he plans to bring up the issue of privatization at an upcoming board meeting.

“We need to have a stronger economic base to make a strong value for any sale that may happen in the future,” he said. The chairman of Alaska Aerospace’s board of directors, Pat Gamble, told the committee it’s important for the corporation to get through the next few years. “We either make it or we don’t,” he said. But he said the corporation sees real potential. The state created Alaska Aerospace in 1991 to develop an aerospace sector for Alaska’s economy. Campbell said a mistake was to focus on launching small rockets. See SPACE, page A-8

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AccuWeather 5-day forecast for Kenai-Soldotna

Barrow -20/-25

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Variable clouds with snow showers

Plenty of sunshine

Clouds and sun

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

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

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Daylight Length of Day - 8 hrs., 50 min., 37 sec. Daylight gained - 5 min., 25 sec.

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

New Feb 18

Today 8:54 a.m. 5:45 p.m.

First Feb 25

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Nome 10/3 Unalakleet McGrath 16/11 11/-6

Last Mar 13 Tomorrow 4:33 a.m. 12:08 p.m.

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City Albany, NY Albuquerque Amarillo Asheville Atlanta Atlantic City Austin Baltimore Billings Birmingham Bismarck Boise Boston Buffalo, NY Casper Charleston, SC Charleston, WV Charlotte, NC Chicago Cheyenne Cincinnati

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24 hours through 4 p.m. yest. 0.00" Month to date ........................... Trace Normal month to date ............. 0.34" Year to date .............................. 0.49" Normal year to date .................. 1.30" Record today ................. 0.39" (1955) Record for Feb. ............. 2.80" (1955) Record for year ............ 27.09" (1963) Snowfall 24 hours through 4 p.m. yest. .. 0.0" Month to date ........................... Trace Season to date ......................... 14.4"

Juneau 41/40

National Extremes

Kodiak 41/35

Sitka 48/43

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90 at Santa Ana, Calif. -21 at Berlin, N.H.

State Extremes High yesterday Low yesterday

Ketchikan 46/45

48 at Hydaburg and Metlakatla -38 at Arctic Village and Fort Yukon

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Snow and flurries will mark the arrival of arctic air in the Midwest and Northeast today, while the West stays mild. Most areas from the South to the Pacific coast will be dry and sunny.

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34/12/sn 59/36/s 38/19/c 26/-5/s 67/48/pc 39/22/c 48/30/pc 29/26/pc 34/19/sf 14/8/sf 66/43/pc 8/2/sn 50/22/s 33/22/i 27/19/pc 28/13/pc 51/27/pc 80/67/pc 75/44/pc 39/25/sn 68/33/s

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37/16/pc 23/11/pc 57/40/c 36/23/c 60/30/pc 67/39/pc 53/32/pc 76/47/pc 82/56/pc 67/48/pc 48/38/r 55/42/c 23/17/sn 49/38/c 28/0/c 66/47/s 37/29/pc 76/48/s 53/32/pc 47/29/pc 43/36/pc

Company Final Change Agrium Inc.............. 106.52 +0.52 Alaska Air Group...... 64.51 -0.86 ACS...........................1.76 -0.01 Apache Corp........... 64.75 -1.50 AT&T........................ 34.39 -0.46 Baker Hughes...........61.59 -0.47 BP ........................... 40.35 -0.30 Chevron.................. 109.98 -0.20 ConocoPhillips..........67.88 -0.11 ExxonMobil.............. 90.60 -0.41 1st Natl. Bank AK...1,595.00 — GCI.......................... 14.53 -0.04 Halliburton............... 42.15 -0.45 Harley-Davidson...... 62.76 -1.05 Home Depot............110.31 -0.36 McDonald’s.............. 94.21 +0.19 Schlumberger.......... 84.73 -0.49 Tesoro.......................87.29 -0.81 Walmart................... 86.34 -0.95 Wells Fargo.............. 53.90 -0.67 Gold closed............ 1,220.11 -13.53 Silver closed............ 16.80 -0.15 Dow Jones avg..... 17,862.14 -6.62 NASDAQ................ 4,801.18 +13.54 S&P 500................2,068.53 -0.06 Stock prices provided by the Kenai Peninsula Edward Jones offices.

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Kenai/ Soldotna 30/18 Seward 40/33 Homer 39/27

Valdez Kenai/ 36/27 Soldotna Homer

Cold Bay 40/33

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High ............................................... 37 Low ................................................ 24 Normal high .................................. 28 Normal low .................................... 10 Record high ........................ 45 (1970) Record low ....................... -35 (1956)

Anchorage 33/22

Bethel 23/14

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Fairbanks 8/-9

Talkeetna 37/17 Glennallen 31/9

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Unalaska 41/34

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Internet: www.gedds.alaska.edu/auroraforecast

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

Temperature

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Prudhoe Bay -22/-31

Anaktuvuk Pass -11/-21

Kotzebue -5/-10

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NTSB releases report on mid-air crash ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Two small airplanes made no attempts to veer away from each other before a Jan. 31 midair collision near Wasilla, a witness told investigators from the National Transportation Safety Board. The two Piper PA-18 Super Cubs hit at right angles, according to a preliminary report

Oil Prices Tuesday’s prices North Slope crude: $52.58, down from $53.78 on Friday West Texas Int.: $50.02, down from $51.69 on Friday

released by the agency, KTUUTV reported. The pilots, Alaska Wildlife Trooper Levi Duell, 35, of Anchorage Jeffry Bara, 52, of Eagle River, were seriously injured but survived the crash and the fall into trees. “It’s an amazing survival story, if anything else,” NTSB investigator Clint Johnson said. The cause of the crash remains under investigation. Duell took off at about 1 p.m. from Wasilla in a state trooper airplane and was headed to Beluga. Bara, in a plane equipped with skis, took off from Birchwood Airport in Chugiak and was on his way to Johnson Creek. Duell told investigators he had climbed 1,500 and 2,000 feet and leveled off. The sun

was almost directly ahead of him when something flashed left and the planes collided. The crashed occurred at about 1:05 p.m. in clear skies and winds less than 5 mph. “One witness on the ground observed both airplanes converge at approximately a 90 degree, right angle,” the NTSB report said. “The witness said that as both airplanes converged, neither airplane changed altitude or direction as they approached each other, and the two subsequently collided.” A pilot who was standing near the east end of South Hollywood Airport saw both planes descend. He told investigators the trooper airplane spun and began a nose-low, spiraling descent.

Peninsula Clarion, Thursday, February 12, 2015

LIO Schedule Thursday 10:00 a.m. The House Special Committee on Fisheries will sponsor a public hearing to discuss HB 41 Sport Fishing Services. 5 minute testimony limit. Thursday 3:00 p.m. The House Health & Social Services Committee will sponsor a public hearing to discuss Presentations: Office of Children’s Services, Department Overview; Citizen Review Panel and HB 27 CINA; Foster Care; Adoption. 3 minute testimony limit. Friday 1:30 p.m. The Senate Judiciary Committee will sponsor a public hearing to discuss SB 30 Marijuana Regulation; Controlled Substance; Crimes; Defenses. Testimony will be taken. Friday 3:15 p.m. The House Labor & Commerce Committee will sponsor a public hearing to discuss HB 26 Extend Certified Direct-Entry Midwives Board and HB 49 Benefit Corporations. Testimony will be taken. All teleconferences are held at the Kenai Legislative Information Office, 145 Main Street Loop No. 217, Kenai, unless otherwise noted. To confirm call 283-2030 or email Kenai.LIO@akleg.gov. To listen or watch online go to http://alaskalegislature.tv/.

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

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Kenai Peninsula Orthopaedics and Dr. Henry Krull will offer a series of free community orthopedic talks monthly at the KPO office, 291 N. Fireweed Street in Soldotna. Talks are from 5:30-6:30 pm The schedule includes: Feb. 12 — Minimallyinvasive orthopedic surgery.

Feb. 23-March 6, must be 18 years old. Season runs March 16-April 27. — Arts & Crafts for Home School 1st-6th grade and Tots. Call for times. — Spring Clean Community Garage Sale is March 14, 8 a.m.-2 p.m. — Bicycle Spin classes, Open Gym times, Teen Center and Full Swing Golf, all offered at the Nikiski Community Recreation Center. Please call 776-8800 for more information.

Ice Fishapalooza on Sunday

VFW Auxiliary scholarship offered

Join Kenai Peninsula Chapter of Trout Unlimited for some family friendly ice fishing fun Sunday at Sport Lake in Soldotna from noon until 4:00 p.m. There will be a bonfire, tents and loaner rods for all ages and abilities to come out for an afternoon on the ice. TU members will be on site to teach as well as loan out gear. There will be outdoor games and folks are welcome to bring their ice skates. Bring a your fishing license, a camp chair and dress for the weather. For more information email kptroutunlimited@gmail.com.

Applications for the Vickie Webb Nelson Memorial Scholarship, sponsored by the Ladies Auxiliary to the Veterans of Foreign Wars, must be received or delivered to the VFW Post No. 10046 located at 134 N. Birch Street in Soldotna by Feb. 13. Monetary awards of $500 for first place and $250 for second place will be awarded locally with the first-place winner’s entry forwarded to the statewide competition. The recipient must be an Alaska high school graduating senior or an Alaskan enrolled in a homestudy program with a desire to further his or her education. Citizenship, leadership and financial need will be considered. For more information, call the VFW Ladies Auxiliary chair at 262-9220.

Around the Peninsula Orthopedic talks offered

Woodturners plan meeting

The Kenai Peninsula Woodturners Chapter will hold its meeting at 1 p.m. Saturday at the woodturning shop in the log Take-A-Break plans luncheon, speaker building, mile 100 on the Sterling Highway, just a few miles Ladies Peninsula Take-A-Break Luncheon on Feb. 18 from south of Soldotna where Echo Lake Road meets the highway. There will be a wood turning demonstration. Visitors are al- 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. will feature Jennifer Waller sharing “Saying Yes to God,” her continuing story about her freedom from ways welcome. Questions? Call 801-543-9122. addiction and her work in prison ministry. Vickie Tinker will provide special music. This will happen at the Solid Rock ConSterling/Soldotna Headstart ference Center, mile 90.5 Sterling Highway. Luncheon cost is $12 with complimentary child care provided. For luncheon and plans fundraiser dinner nursery reservations call Susan at 335-6789. Reservations or The 13th annual fundraiser with the Sterling Headstart/Sol- any cancellations must be made by Feb. 15. Peninsula Take-adotna Headstart and the Sterling Community Center is Feb. 21. Break is affiliated with Stonecroft Ministries. Tickets are on sale at the Sterling Community Center office or Sterling Headstart. Tickets are $30 per person, with silent League of Women Voters host LIO speaker and live auction items available. Dinner will be prepared by The League of Women Voters of the Central Kenai PeninMichael Evan. Entertainment will also be offered. For more information call the Sterling Community Center at 262-7224. sula will hold their monthly meeting at noon on Friday at Christ Lutheran Church in Soldotna. Alyson Stogsdill from the Legislative Information Office in Kenai will be the guest speaker. Nikiski Rec Center plans activities The meeting is open to the public. For further information call — Adult Coed Volleyball League Team Registration begins Gail Knobf at 262-6635.

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 252-3436. 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. 12:30 p.m. • The local chapter of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society meets at Heritage Place in Soldotna, 232 Rockwell Ave. Call Terrie Butcher at 907-756-1282 or Tim Reed at 907-252-0432. 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 2622304. • 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 907-567-3574. 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.

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Denali for Alaskans To Alaskans, the nation’s highest

peak is Denali. To Ohio and other points south, it’s Mount McKinley. Who should decide between the two names? Well, Congress will, but it should be what Alaskans desire. Denali, as we prefer to call it, is in Alaska. Alaska’s Athabascans named it Denali, which means “the Great One” or “the High One,” centuries ago. It’s been called Denali much longer than the several decades it’s been known by Mount McKinley. The McKinley moniker came as a way to honor the 25th president of the United States, William McKinley of Ohio. A remarkable man, McKinley, a Republican, served in the armed forces before he was elected to Congress and later as Ohio’s governor. As president, he is credited with leading the nation to rapid economic growth and victory in the Spanish-American War. He served one term before an assassin’s bullet ended his life. But McKinley, while highly regarded, is not the Alaska people’s choice. The people who’ve lived in the mountain’s vicinity prefer Denali, a name that more aptly describes its grandeur at 20,320 feet. While Congress, which has addressed the name choice previously, hasn’t been amenable to an official name change, precedent exists for it. Denali National Park in the mountain’s neighborhood used to be called Mount McKinley National Park. When that change occurred, it should have included the mountain that is the premiere sight from within the park. Ohio has erected monuments to McKinley; he is well remembered. Alaska should be allowed to choose the names for its monuments, too. — Ketchikan Daily News, Feb. 10

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Opinion

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By GARRY TRUDEAU

A divestment disgrace

Most maps show that California is part of the United States. That would make, by a fairly airtight chain of reasoning, the University of California also part of the United States. Although not if its Student Association has anything to say about it. Not satisfied merely to urge divestment from Israel, as is the trend on campuses around the country, the Student Association board has voted to divest from the United States itself, in an act that is a mashup of Noam Chomsky and a Monty Python skit. The “Resolution Toward Socially Responsible Investment” recalls the notorious motion that carried the day at the Oxford Union in 1933, “that this House will in no circumstances fight for its King and Country.” Back then, the forces of social responsibility rallied behind the Oxford motion. One proponent argued that “the only country fighting for the cause of peace, Soviet Russia, is the country that has rid itself of the war-mongering clique.” Another explained that “this House will never commit murder on a huge scale whenever the Government decided it should do so.” These sentiments, of course, didn’t fare well over the course of the 1930s. The heirs of the Oxford scourges of “King and Country” live on in the student representatives of the University of California. In their critical distance from and lack of sympathy with these United States, they are particularly callow representatives of a left that is most comfortable when af-

flicting its own country. The UC resolution cites U.S. drone strikes, the prison system and deportations of illegal aliens. Reasonable people can disagree about policy in all these ar- Rich Lowry eas without endorsing a symbolic secession from the United States. (Somewhere old Jeff Davis is smiling that self-styled progressive students caught up to his wisdom 150 years later.) The UC students lump in the U.S. with other divestment-worthy governments like Sri Lanka and Russia. “The only way to achieve financial neutrality in such situations,” they judiciously conclude, “is to end our investment in and implicit support for such governments through divestment.” Take that, United States. What the UC students lack in thoughtfulness, they make up in presumptuous brattiness. Through no fault of their own, they were born in a country that respects individual rights, enjoys untold material abundance and invests massively in the education of its young people — even though the UC resolution suggests some of them are, in fact, uneducable. Rather than thundering on about what the university should do with its investments, it is directly within the power of students who agree with the UC resolution

to forgo all federal student aid, as a step toward severing their own connection to the country they find so monstrous. But moral rectitude is always much easier on someone else’s dime. If the University of California were to establish its own, independent republic, at least it would open up another cushy ambassadorial spot to be sold to the highest Obama donor. But how would it defend itself from aggressive acts by a United States that might want to reclaim its sovereign territory? Soon enough, splinter groups of UC students would surely be protesting the unacceptable measures undertaken by the Free Republic of UC to protect its own territorial integrity. The main event at UC was the Israel divestment resolution (technically from companies doing business in Israel), which is part of the ongoing effort to delegitimize the Jewish state for the offense of being a pro-Western country struggling to survive in a Middle Eastern pit of vipers. It is always curious that the world’s lone Jewish state is singled out for obloquy on campuses. At least the additional UC resolution including the United States provides some cover in the form of non-Jewish states. Regardless, the UC action raises the question, as writer William Jacobson asked, Can the United States divest from the University of California? It might be the only socially responsible thing to do. Rich Lowry can be reached via e-mail: comments.lowry@nationalreview.com.

Candidates fault Obama war plan By The Associated Press

Some Republicans who want to succeed President Barack Obama in the White House are voicing concern that his request to Congress for a limited authorization to use military force against Islamic State terrorists in the Middle East isn’t robust enough. Obama, saying he was determined to avoid another long ground war in the Middle East, submitted a use-of-force proposal Wednesday that would bar the sustained commitment of U.S. ground forces and would expire after three years, requiring Congress to revisit the matter early in the term of the next president. Potential Democratic candidates, including former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, former Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley and former Sen. Jim Webb, did not immediately respond to requests for comment. Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont, an independent who caucuses with Democrats, said he was opposed. A look at how some potential candidates responded:

Republicans Marco Rubio The Florida senator said it was “good news” that Obama had submitted a request to Congress, but he faulted the president for seeking such a limited ability to respond to the Islamic State group. “What we need to be authorizing the president to do is to destroy them and to defeat them, and allow the commander in chief — both the one we have now and the one who will follow — to put in place the tactics, the military tactics, necessary to destroy and defeat ISIL,” Rubio said on the Senate floor, using an acronym for the Islamic State group. Rubio said it was unprecedented for a president to seek to put constraints on his ability to use military force against an enemy. Rand Paul The Kentucky senator would not say one way or the other whether he would support the president’s request. “The only way this battle ultimately is won is with boots on the ground. But they need to be Arab troops. They need to be Iraqis. They need to be Kurds,” Paul said during an interview with Fox News. “The Kurds are the best fighters over there. I think we really need to incorporate them and give them the goal of a homeland and I think they’ll be even more fierce fighters.” Paul blamed potential Democratic rival Clinton for the rise of the Islamic State, saying Libya was “a breeding ground for terrorists and it is also a breeding ground for armament.” Clinton was secretary of state when a NATO-led military campaign ousted Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi. Scott Walker The Wisconsin governor, during a trade visit to London, refused to answer questions about how the West should combat the Islamic State group, saying, “I don’t think it’s polite to respond on policy in the United States when you’re in a foreign country.” Earlier in the month, Walker said he was open to sending U.S. troops to the Middle East to combat Islamic State fighters, but said he wasn’t calling for them immediateC

AP News Extra ly. And he said Obama hadn’t been aggressive enough in confronting threats from Islamic State fighters. Jeb Bush The former Florida governor declined to comment Wednesday. But in comments to reporters in Florida on Tuesday, Bush didn’t mince words about the threat IS poses. “We should not be timid about expressing exactly what their goals are ... to challenge our way of life,” he said in Tallahassee. “And I think we need to develop a world strategy to take them out.” Lindsey Graham The South Carolina senator called the president’s proposal “fatally flawed” and inadequate to destroy the Islamic State. “My goal is to destroy ISIL, not to drag out the war but to actually get a strategy that will destroy them,” Graham said at the Capitol. “I want to get after these guys before they hit the homeland. They’re not going to surrender. They’re not going to give up.” Graham said the authorization should make clear that Syrian President Bashar Assad would face penalties if he stands in the way of eradicating Islamic State fighters. And he proposed amending the authority to give the United States power to defend rebels fighting Assad’s forces. Ted Cruz The Texas senator said Obama’s request would spark animated hearings that would force the administration to outline a strategy. Asked if he would like changes to the language, Cruz said there were bigger problems than the authorization. “The most important change I would like to see is with the administration’s strategy for dealing with ISIS,” Cruz said, using a different acronym for the Islamic State. For several months, we’ve seen a photoop foreign policy, where they’ve dropped a bomb here or a missile there. They have not focused directly on what should be the clear objective of destroying ISIS.” He also suggested the authorization should include a provision to directly arm the Kurds. Rick Perry The former Texas governor said in a statement that Obama’s proposed resolution was “a start — but not an end — and Congress has been negligent in not advancing this issue before now. We must defeat ISIS. I’m concerned that the war authorization may limit the use of ground forces” and contain other limitations. Perry added that Obama needed to “ex-

plain the threat, why it matters to our national security, and how we and our allies will defeat ISIS. Such leadership is a precondition for any discussion of an AUMF (authorization for the use of military force). Unfortunately, the president has not been up to the challenge to date.” Chris Christie The New Jersey governor’s office and his top political aide did not respond to requests for comment Wednesday, but Christie has repeatedly criticized Obama for not doing enough to fight the militant group. During a speech in Iowa on Monday evening, the Republican governor said terrorists had been emboldened by a lack of leadership in Washington, but he did not delve into details about what he would do differently.

Democrats Hillary Rodham Clinton The former secretary of state did not immediately offer her views on the president’s legislation, declining comment through a spokesman. Clinton backed Obama’s decision last year to authorize airstrikes against Islamic State militants and training for Syrian rebels. In a speech in Canada last October, Clinton called the U.S. effort against IS a “long-term struggle.” In the speech, Clinton said military action was “critical” and “essential,” to try to prevent their further advance and their holding of more territory. She also said Western nations must work hard to enlist support among Arab nations and fight the group’s social media propaganda. Bernie Sanders The Vermont senator, an independent who caucuses with the Democrats, said he would not be supporting the president’s request despite a desire to see the Islamic State defeated. “I have supported U.S. airstrikes against ISIS and believe they are authorized under current law, and I support targeted U.S. military efforts to protect U.S. citizens,” he said in a statement. “It is my firm belief, however, that the war against ISIS will never be won unless nations in the Middle East step up their military efforts and take more responsibility for the security and stability of their region. The United States and other western powers should support our Middle East allies, but this war will never be won unless Muslim nations in the region lead that fight. ... This is a war for the soul of Islam and the Muslim nations must become more heavily engaged.”

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Nation & World

Obama asks for fresh war powers

Around the World 911 calls reporting traffic accident involving Bruce Jenner released LOS ANGELES — Authorities on Wednesday released a 911 call about a deadly accident involving Olympic gold medalist Bruce Jenner but it shed no light on what caused the four-car pileup in Malibu. In a brief recording released by the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, a woman who reported the crash Saturday on the Pacific Coast Highway said she had just driven past the accident. “Are there any injuries?” an emergency dispatcher asks. “I’m going to say yes, it looks pretty bad,” the woman says. She indicates that a baby was among passengers at the scene and adds: “One car is destroyed.”

Lawyer: Kyle had called ex-Marine on trial in his death ‘straight-up nuts’ STEPHENVILLE, Texas — Shortly before he was shot to death by a troubled former Marine at a Texas gun range, legendary Navy SEAL sniper Chris Kyle texted a buddy, “This dude is straight-up nuts,” a defense attorney told jurors Wednesday. A lawyer for Eddie Ray Routh said in opening statements of the man’s murder trial that Routh’s insanity was so evident that Kyle and his friend Chad Littlefield exchanged texts expressing alarm as the three rode together in February 2013 to a Texas shooting range. “He’s (sitting) right behind me, watch my six,” Littlefield texted back, using a military reference for watching one’s back. But a prosecutor said Routh still knew right from wrong, even with a history of mental illness. The first day of the highly anticipated trial also included sometimes tearful testimony from Kyle’s widow, who spoke about her husband’s passion for helping veterans, gun safety and opposition to mixing alcohol with gun use.

Woman held by Islamic State militants told friends she was determined to help Syrians

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PRESCOTT, Ariz. — Friends say the American woman taken hostage by Islamic State militants was determined to get to Syria and learned Arabic so she could perform aid work and advocate for causes in the Middle East. Kayla Mueller, 26, traveled to the Palestine territories, Israel and other countries before deciding a couple years ago that it was her calling to help the people of Syria, friends said Wednesday. She moved to an area in Turkey near the Syrian border, and about eight months later, she was captured in Syria by Islamic State militants. Her death was confirmed this week by her family and U.S. government. College friends say Mueller often talked about going to Syria after she graduated Northern Arizona University, and they said she was determined to get there, despite the risks. “She had determined over many years of serious internal questioning that the best way to deal with the suffering in the world was to face it directly, and to address it on the ground,” said Leslie Alamer, who attended college with Mueller. Mueller’s trip from Turkey across the border into Syria in August 2013 was a dangerous move given the bloodshed that has gripped the country under the regime of embattled President Bashar Assad. Nearly half of Syria’s population has been displaced, and some 200,000 people have died in the fighting and crossfire.

By DAVID ESPO and NEDRA PICKLER Associated Press

WASHINGTON — Vowing that Islamic State forces are “going to lose,” President Barack Obama urged Congress on Wednesday to authorize military action against terrorists who are cutting a swath across the Middle East. Yet he ruled out large-scale U.S. ground combat operations reminiscent of Iraq and Afghanistan. “I’m convinced that the United States should not get dragged back into another prolonged ground war,” the president said at the White House as he set Congress on a path to its first war-powers vote in 13 years. Despite his words of reassurance, initial reaction in Congress amounted to bipartisan skepticism, with much of the dissatisfaction centered on his attempt to find a political middle ground with respect to ground forces. Republicans expressed unhappiness that he had chosen to exclude any long-term commitment of ground forces, while some Democrats voiced dismay that he had opened the door to deployment at all. Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., also said Obama had ruled out air support for U.S.-trained rebels battling Syrian President Bashar Assad, adding, “That’s immoral.”

AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin

President Barack Obama, flanked by Vice President Joe Biden and Secretary of State John Kerry, gestures as he speaks about the Islamic State group Wednesday in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington.

Under Obama’s proposal, the use of military force against Islamic State fighters would be authorized for three years, unbounded by national borders. The fight could be extended to any “closely related successor entity” to the Islamic State organization that has overrun parts of Iraq and Syria, imposed a stern form of Sharia law and killed several hostages it has taken, Americans among them. “Make no mistake. This is a difficult mission,” Obama said in seeking action against a group that he said threatens America’s own security. He said it will take time to dislodge the terrorists, especially from urban areas. “But our coalition

is on the offensive. ISIL is on the defensive, and ISIL is going to lose.” ISIL is one acronym for the Islamic State group. The 2002 congressional authorization that preceded the American-led invasion of Iraq would be repealed under the White House proposal, a step some Republicans were unhappy to see. But a separate authorization that was approved by Congress after the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks would remain in force, to the consternation of some Democrats. At the heart of the debate, the struggle to define any role for American ground forces is likely to determine the outcome

of the administration’s request for legislation. White House spokesman Josh Earnest said the proposal was intentionally ambiguous on that point to give the president flexibility, although the approach also was an attempt to bridge a deep divide in Congress. While asking lawmakers to bar long-term, large-scale ground combat operations like those in Afghanistan and Iraq, Obama said he wants the flexibility for ground combat operations “in other more limited circumstances.” Those include rescue missions, intelligence collection and the use of special operations forces in possible military action against Islamic State leaders. While he proposed legislation to terminate in three years, Obama said, “It is not a timetable. It is not announcing that the mission is completed at any given period. What it is saying is that Congress should revisit the issue at the beginning of the next president’s term.” Whatever the outcome, Obama’s request puts Congress on the path toward a vote that could reverberate unpredictably for years. A post-9/11 request from then-President George W. Bush for authorization to use military force against Iraq was intensely controversial, and it played a role in Obama’s successful campaign for the White House in 2008.

SpaceX launches observatory on 3rd try MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer

company to cancel its effort to land the leftover booster on an ocean platform. Waves towering three stories high crashed over the landingzone platform floating 370 miles off the Florida coast. Making matters worse, one of four engines needed to keep the platform steady was not working. With three hours remaining in the countdown, SpaceX called off the radical landing test of the first-stage booster. It would have been just the second such experiment; last month’s try ended in flames when the booster slammed into the platform, fell over and exploded. “Mega storm preventing droneship from remaining on station, so rocket will try to land on water,” SpaceX chief Elon Musk reported via Twitter shortly before liftoff. He said the chance of it surviving was less than 1 percent. Musk later said the rocket landed in the ocean within 10 miles of the target — and “nicely vertical!” Its descent was slowed by a pair of engine firings, with steering by fins attached to the booster. The launch was unaffected AP Photo/John Raoux by the cancellation of the test, a secondary, personal objective A Falcon 9 SpaceX rocket lifts off from launch complex 40 at for Musk, SpaceX’s billionaire the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Cape Canaveral, Fla., Wednesday. founder.

WASHINGTON — The Republican-controlled Congress cleared a bill Wednesday to construct the Keystone XL oil pipeline, setting up a confrontation with President Barack Obama, who has threatened to veto the measure. The House passed the bill on a 270-152 vote, endorsing changes made by the Senate that stated climate change was real and not a hoax, and oil sands should no longer be exempt from a tax used to cleanup oil spills. Only one Republican, Michigan Rep. Justin Amash, voted against the measure, while 29 Democrats backed it. But neither the House nor the Senate has enough votes to overcome a veto, the first of many skirmishes between the Democratic White House and Congress on energy and environmental policy. Supporters were already strategizing on how to secure the pipeline’s approval using other legislative means.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — SpaceX launched an observatory inspired by former Vice President Al Gore toward a solar-storm lookout point a million miles away Wednesday. The unmanned Falcon 9 rocket blasted off on the third try in four days, successfully hoisting the spacecraft for NASA, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and Air Force. Gore — who dreamed up the idea for an environmentally conscious, Earth-gazing satellite 17 years ago — returned for the sunset launch. He was at the previous two attempts as well, eager to see his brainchild finally soar. Besides watching for solar outbursts, the observatory will provide continuous pictures of the full, sunlit side of Earth. It “will give us a wonderful opportunity to see the beauty and fragility of our planet,” Gore said in a statement. He said he was grateful to all the scientists and others who saw the mission to completion. Unlike Tuesday, the wind stayed within safety limits and everything else went SpaceX’s way — at least for launch. But rough seas forced the

Leaders in Minsk for Ukraine peace talks; big divisions still over borders, buffers

Greek debt talks end without breakthrough

MINSK, Belarus — The leaders of France, Germany, Russia and Ukraine negotiated into the early hours Thursday to try to find a way to halt the fighting in eastern Ukraine that has killed more than 5,300 people. The talks on ending the conflict between Ukrainian forces and Russia-backed separatist rebels came amid intense anxiety over the sharp spike in fighting in recent weeks, as Europe nervously awaits word on whether Washington will send lethal aid to Ukraine and as Russia’s economy deteriorates under sanctions imposed by the West. In a diplomatic blitz that began last week, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Francois Hollande visited Kiev and Moscow to speak to Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko and Russian President Vladimir Putin, paving the way for the talks in the Belarusian capital, Minsk. “The entire world is waiting to see whether the situation moves toward de-escalation, weapons pullback, cease-fire, or ... spins out of control,” Poroshenko said upon arriving. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov signaled some progress, saying late Wednesday that the talks were “active, better than super.” But it was unclear when a decision might be announced — and how soon the shooting would stop if an agreement is reached.

another Greek crisis following the election of the radical-left Syriza government last month. BRUSSELS — Talks be- The new government was tween Greece and its creditors elected on a mandate to drastiin the 19-country eurozone broke down Thursday without agreement or even a plan of action on how to move forward on the country’s debts and bailout. Following an emergency meeting of the eurogroup in Brussels, the two sides failed to even issue a statement, a sign that a compromise deal over Greece’s debts at next Monday’s follow-up meeting will be a struggle. Jeroen Dijsselbloem, the head of the eurogroup of finance ministers, said detailed proposals weren’t even discussed, adding that there wasn’t enough common ground to chart the road to the next meeting. “It was my ambition to agree on the steps to take the next couple of days so we could spend them well and make more progress between now and Monday,” he said. “Unfortunately we’ve not been able to do that so we will continue our talks on Monday and move on from there.” Europe has been embroiled in

Republican-led Congress clears bill to build Keystone XL oil pipeline

CBS: Longtime ‘60 Minutes’ correspondent Bob Simon killed in New York City car crash NEW YORK — CBS says longtime ‘60 Minutes’ correspondent Bob Simon has been killed in New York City car crash. He was 73 years old. The crash happened Wednesday in Manhattan. Police say a town car in which he was a passenger hit another car. — The Associated Press

By LORNE COOK and PAN PYLAS Associated Press

cally reduce the burden of the country’s bailout and the associated budget austerity measures, which it blames in large part for the country’s economic woes.

Despite a recent modest return to growth, the Greek economy is around 25 percent smaller than it was and poverty and unemployment rates have swelled.

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Sports

UNLV coaching great Tarkanian dies at 84 By TIM DAHLBERG AP Sports Writer

LAS VEGAS (AP) — He couldn’t stop fighting the NCAA any more than he could give up chewing towels courtside. Jerry Tarkanian built a basketball dynasty in the desert, but it was his decades-long battle with the NCAA that defined him far more than the wins and losses. The coach who won a national title at UNLV and made the school synonymous with basketball died Wednesday after several years of health issues. He was 84. Tarkanian put the run in the Runnin’ Rebels, taking them to four Final Fours and winning a national championship in 1990 with one of the most dominant college teams ever. His teams were as flamboyant as the city, with light shows and fireworks for pregame introductions and celebrities jockeying for position on the so-called Gucci Row courtside. He ended up beating the NCAA, too, collecting a $2.5 million settlement after suing the organization for trying to

run him out of college basketball. But he was bitter to the end about the way the NCAA treated him while coaching. “They’ve been my tormentors my whole life,” Tarkanian said at his retirement news conference in 2002. “It will never stop.” The night before he died, fans attending UNLV’s game against Fresno State draped towels over the statue of Tarkanian outside the campus arena that depicts Tarkanian chewing on one of his famous towels. Tarkanian’s wife, Lois, said her husband — hospitalized Monday with an infection and breathing difficulties — fought health problems for the last six years with the same “courage and tenacity” he showed throughout his life. His death came just days after the death of another Hall of Fame coach, North Carolina’s Dean Smith. “Our hearts are broken but filled with incredible memories,” Lois Tarkanian said in a family statement. “You will be missed Tark.” Tarkanian was an innovator who preached defense yet

loved to watch his teams run. And run they did, beginning with his first Final Four team in 1976-77, which scored more than 100 points in 23 games in an era before both the shot clock and the 3-point shot. He was a winner in a city built on losers, putting a small commuter school on the national sporting map and making UNLV sweatshirts a hot item around the country. His teams helped revolutionize the way the college game was played, with relentless defense forcing turnovers that were quickly converted into baskets at the other end. He recruited players other coaches often wouldn’t touch, building teams with junior college transfers and kids from checkered backgrounds. His teams at UNLV were national powerhouses almost every year, yet Tarkanian never seemed to get his due when the discussion turned to the all-time coaching greats. That changed in 2013 when the man popularly referred to as Tark the Shark was elected to the Naismith Memorial Hall

of Fame, an honor his fellow coaches argued for years was long overdue. Though hospitalized in the summer for heart problems and weakened by a variety of ills, he went on stage with a walker at the induction ceremony. “I knew right from day one I wanted to be a coach,” Tarkanian said. “Coaching has been my entire life.” Tarkanian’s career spanned 31 years with three Division I schools, beginning at Long Beach State and ending at Fresno State, where Tarkanian himself played in 1954 and 1955. Only twice did his teams fail to win at least 20 games in a season. But it was at UNLV where his reputation was made, both as a coach of teams that often scored in the triple digits and as an outlaw not afraid to stand up to the powerful NCAA. He went 509-105 in 19 seasons with the Runnin’ Rebels before finally being forced out by the university after a picture was published in the Las Vegas Review-Journal showing some of his players in a hot tub with a convicted game fixer.

AP Photo/Marcy Nighswander, File

In this June 19, 1991, file photo, UNLV basketball coach Jerry Tarkanian testifies on Capitol Hill before the House Commerce Committee on reform of intercollegiate athletics. Hall of Fame coach Jerry Tarkanian, who built a basketball dynasty at UNLV but was defined more by his decades-long battle with the NCAA, died Wednesday in Las Vegas after several years of health issues. He was 84.

UNLV was already on probation at the time, just two years after winning the national title and a year after the Runnin’ Rebels — led by Larry Johnson, Stacey Augmon and Greg Anthony — went undefeated into the Final Four before being

upset in the semifinals by the same Duke team they beat by 30 points for the championship the year before. Even after losing four of his starters off that team and being on probation, Tarkanian went 26-2 in his final year at UNLV.

Little league team stripped of crown By DON BABWIN Associated Press

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Boston Celtics’ Evan Turner (11) shoots the game winning basket over Atlanta Hawks’ DeMarre Carroll (5) with .2 seconds left on the clock in the second half of an NBA basketball game, Wednesday in Boston. The Celtics won 89-88.

Celtics rally to surprise Hawks

Turner’s bucket with 0.2 seconds left gives Boston first lead and win By The Associated Press

BOSTON (AP) — Evan Turner made a running scoop shot with 0.2 seconds left to give Boston its only lead of the game, and the Celtics sent the Atlanta Hawks to just their third loss of the calendar year, 89-88 on Wednesday night. Jared Sullinger had 17 points and 15 rebounds for the Celtics, who have won four of five but still remain out of playoff position. Turner had 12 points, nine assists and

seven rebounds. Al Horford scored 22 points and added 12 rebounds for the Hawks, who followed a 19game winning streak by losing four of their last seven. WARRIORS 94, TIMBERWOLVES 91 MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Andre Iguodala and Leandro Barbosa led a dominant effort from the Golden State Warriors’ reserves and Klay Thompson hit a

big 3-pointer down the stretch to dislocated left index finger. close out a long road trip with a victory over the Minnesota TimRAPTORS 95, berwolves.

WIZARDS 93

MAGIC 89, KNICKS 83 ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Nik Vucevic had 28 points and 18 rebounds, and the Orlando Magic held off the New York Knicks. Victor Oladipo added 19 points and Willie Green 13 off the bench. It helped offset a thirdquarter injury to starting forward Channing Frye, who left with a

TORONTO (AP) — DeMar DeRozan hit a tiebreaking jump shot with 12 seconds left and the Toronto Raptors headed into the All-Star break on a winning note, beating the Washington Wizards. Lou Williams scored 27 points, DeRozan had 23 and Kyle Lowry 13 for the Raptors, who See NBA, page A-7

Woods leaves tour to improve play By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer

PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Tiger Woods said Wednesday his game is “not acceptable” to compete in tournaments and he will return when he thinks it is. Hopeful of having injuries behind him, Woods made a horrific start to the new year. He shot a career-high 82 in the second round of the Phoenix Open to miss the cut by 12 shots. And then he withdrew after 11 holes of ordinary golf at Torrey Pines because of tightness in his back from a fog delay. Woods said on his website the last two weeks have been disappointing, especially at Torrey Pines, where he is an eight-time winner. He said he never wants to withdraw, but recent injuries have allowed

that to happen too often. Woods said his latest injury was not related to the back surgery he had last spring, and that he is feeling better every day with physical therapy. “Right now, I need a lot of work on my game, and to still spend time with the people that are important to me,” Woods said. “My play, and scores, are not acceptable for tournament golf. Like I’ve said, I enter a tournament to compete at the highest level, and when I think I’m ready, I’ll be back.” Woods is not playing Pebble Beach or Riviera, and said he would practice next week at his home and at The Medalist “getting ready for the rest of the year.” He said he wants to play the Honda Classic, which starts Feb. 26, but he won’t be there unless his game is tournament ready.

“That’s not fair to anyone,” Woods said. “I do, however, expect to be playing again very soon.” Ernie Els, who has known Woods longer than any other active PGA Tour player, heard about his woes while playing in Dubai and later saw highlights. “As competitive as we are, we don’t want to see anyone suffer like that,” said Els, who has finished second to Woods more than any other player. “We’ve got to do our stuff in public. I don’t care if you’re Tiger Woods, Ernie Els or whoever. If you have some error in your game, you get exposed.” Woods, the winner of 79 PGA Tour events and 14 majors, has never looked this bad on the golf course. He had back surgery to relieve a pinched nerve a week before the Masters and missed three months C

(including the first two majors), and then he took four months off at the end of last year to regain strength and get his back fully healed. He also hired a new swing consultant and embarked on the fifth swing change of his career. His chipping was shockingly bad at the 18-man Hero World Challenge at Isleworth in December, when he tied for last. His chipping looked even worse at the Phoenix Open, a collection of shots that he either flubbed short or bladed across the green. Woods is at No. 62 in the world, his worst ranking since before he won his first PGA Tour event in 1996. He is not eligible for the World Golf Championship at Doral. “I am committed to getting back to the pinnacle of my game,” Wood said.

CHICAGO (AP) — A Little League team that captured the attention of the nation and the hearts of its hometown was stripped of its national title Wednesday after an investigation revealed that team officials had falsified boundaries so they could add ineligible players to the roster. Only last summer, the allblack Jackie Robinson West team was the toast of Chicago and was honored with trips to San Francisco and to the White House. But the sport’s governing body announced that team officials had engaged in a Little League version of political gerrymandering. Instead of politicians redrawing district maps to pick up votes, it was local league officials who changed the boundaries that determined where players must live. And after learning that their scheme had been exposed, they scrambled to persuade surrounding leagues to go along with what they had done. “This is so heartbreaking,” said Stephen D. Keener, president and CEO of Little League International. “It is a sad day for a bunch of kids who we have come to really like ... who did nothing wrong.” But “we cannot tolerate the actions of some of the adults involved here.”

The organization suspended the manager, Darold Butler, and suspended the team from Little League tournament play until the local league’s president and treasurer have been replaced. A district official who is believed to have helped change the boundaries was also removed. “I’m super proud of the boys and what they did,” Butler told the Chicago Sun-Times. “They always will be champions in my eyes, and they’ll always be champions in a lot of people’s eyes. They did it on the field in between the lines, and I’m the proudest coach in the world to be a part of a group of 13 boys like that.” All of the team’s victories were thrown out, meaning that the wins will be awarded to other teams. Mountain Ridge Little League, the team from Las Vegas that lost to Jackie Robinson West in the national championship game, will be awarded the title. Parents were angered by the news, saying their children were being unfairly punished. “The boys had no inside dealings ... about any borders, and I as a mother had no idea there were any (questions about) boundaries,” said Venisa Green, who was driving her son, Brandon, to school Wednesday when they were “blindsided” by the news as it came over the radio.

Canucks topple Blackhawks in OT By The Associated Press

CHICAGO (AP) — Daniel Sedin scored his second goal at 1:20 of overtime, and the Vancouver Canucks recovered after blowing a late twogoal lead, beating the Chicago Blackhawks 5-4 on Wednesday night. Henrik Sedin made a great pass to his brother in the middle of the ice, and Daniel pushed it into the open left side of the net for his 13th of the season. He also scored in the third period to give Vancouver a 4-2 lead with 4:37 remaining. Patrick Kane had a goal and two assists for Chicago, which looked listless for much of the night, and then closed with a flourish. Marian Hossa scored two goals for the third consecutive game. Penguins 4, Red Wings 1 PITTSBURGH (AP) — Blake Comeau scored and picked up an assist in his return from an upper body injury. Comeau missed nearly two months after getting hurt in an overtime loss to Florida on Dec. 22. He wasted little time getting

back to work, assisting on Patric Hornqvist’s score just 1:51 into the game and firing a one-timer past Petr Mrazek later in the first. David Perron and Nick Spaling also scored for the Pittsburgh. Marc-Andre Fleury stopped 23 shots to earn his fourth win in his last five starts. Stephen Weiss picked up his seventh goal for the Red Wings, but Detroit was never in it. Mrazek made 13 saves on just 17 shots and was pulled after the second period.

Capitals 5, Sharks 4, OT SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Joel Ward scored with 2:18 remaining in overtime. Jay Beagle scored twice and John Carlson and Troy Brouwer also scored for the Capitals, who have won four of their last five. Brent Burns scored twice, Logan Couture and Joe Thornton also got goals as the Sharks lost their third straight and fifth in six games. Burns scored his goals within 22 seconds of the second period. Braden Holtby, with a 0.88 GAA over his last five, saved 26 of 30 shots for Washington. Antti Niemi stopped 28 of 33 shots.

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PACERS 106, PELICANS 93

MAVERICKS 87, JAZZ 82

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — David West and George Hill each scored 17 points and the Indiana Pacers went into the All-Star break with their fourth victory in their last five games, pounding the New Orleans Pelicans.

DALLAS (AP) — J.J. Barea scored 15 of his season-high 22 points in the third quarter and the Dallas Mavericks went into the All-Star break by holding on for a victory against the Utah Jazz.

THUNDER 105, GRIZZLIES 89

TRAIL BLAZERS 102, LAKERS 86

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Kevin Durant scored 26 points and Russell Westbrook added 24 to help the Thunder defeat the Memphis Grizzlies. Nick Collison had season highs of 15 points and nine rebounds and Dion Waiters added 11 points for Oklahoma City, which has won five of six heading into the All-Star break.

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — LaMarcus Aldridge had 18 points and 12 rebounds and the Portland Trail Blazers extended the Los Angeles Lakers’ road losing streak to a franchise-record 11 games. Wesley Matthews added 20 points for the Blazers, who won their second straight before heading into the All-Star break.

BUCKS 111, KINGS 103

CLIPPERS 110, ROCKETS 95

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Brandon Knight scored 20 points, powering a third-quarter surge that helped the Milwaukee Bucks to a victory over a Sacramento Kings team on the brink of yet another coaching change.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — DeAndre Jordan had 24 points and 20 rebounds, Jamal Crawford and J.J. Redick each had 20 points, and the Los Angeles Clippers beat the Houston Rockets.

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Scoreboard basketball NBA Standings EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Toronto 36 17 Brooklyn 21 31 Boston 20 31 Philadelphia 12 41 New York 10 43 Southeast Division Atlanta 43 11 Washington 33 21 Charlotte 22 30 Miami 22 30 Orlando 17 39 Central Division Chicago 33 20 Cleveland 33 21 Milwaukee 30 23 Detroit 21 33 Indiana 21 33

Pct GB .679 — .404 14½ .392 15 .226 24 .189 26 .796 .611 .423 .423 .304

— 10 20 20 27

.623 — .611 ½ .566 3 .389 12½ .389 12½

WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division Memphis 39 14 Houston 36 17 Dallas 36 19 San Antonio 34 19 New Orleans 27 26 Northwest Division Portland 36 17 Oklahoma City 28 25 Denver 20 33 Utah 19 34 Minnesota 11 42 Pacific Division Golden State 42 9 L.A. Clippers 35 19 Phoenix 29 25 Sacramento 18 34 L.A. Lakers 13 40

.736 .679 .655 .642 .509

— 3 4 5 12

.679 .528 .377 .358 .208

— 8 16 17 25

.824 — .648 8½ .537 14½ .346 24½ .245 30

Wednesday’s Games Orlando 89, New York 83 Toronto 95, Washington 93 San Antonio 104, Detroit 87 Boston 89, Atlanta 88 Indiana 106, New Orleans 93 Oklahoma City 105, Memphis 89 Milwaukee 111, Sacramento 103 Golden State 94, Minnesota 91 Cleveland 113, Miami 93 Dallas 87, Utah 82 Portland 102, L.A. Lakers 86 L.A. Clippers 110, Houston 95 Thursday’s Games Cleveland at Chicago, 4 p.m. All Times ADT

Men’s Top 25 College

1. Kentucky 2. Virginia 3. Gonzaga 4. Duke 5. Wisconsin 6. Villanova 7. Arizona 8. Kansas 9. Louisville 10. Notre Dame

24-0 22-1 24-1 21-3 22-2 22-2 20-3 20-4 20-4 22-4

11. Utah 12. North Carolina 13. Northern Iowa 14. Iowa State 15. Wichita State 16. Baylor 17. Oklahoma 18. Butler 19. Maryland 20. VCU 21. Oklahoma State 21. West Virginia 23. Ohio State 24. Arkansas 25. SMU

18-4 18-6 23-2 17-6 22-3 18-6 17-7 18-6 20-5 18-6 17-7 19-5 19-6 19-5 19-5

Women’s Scores EAST Albany (NY) 75, Binghamton 53 American U. 74, Lehigh 64 Army 53, Holy Cross 51 Bucknell 51, Navy 50 Colgate 67, Boston U. 54 Duquesne 72, La Salle 66 Fairfield 43, Manhattan 26 Lafayette 69, Loyola (Md.) 63 Maine 74, Mass.-Lowell 46 Michigan St. 74, Penn St. 67 NJIT 52, Morgan St. 49 Rhode Island 63, Saint Joseph’s 61, OT Stony Brook 74, UMBC 41 UMass 85, George Mason 79, OT Vermont 63, New Hampshire 60 SOUTH Belmont 55, Jacksonville St. 52, OT MIDWEST Akron 81, Buffalo 70 Ball St. 72, E. Michigan 62 Dayton 79, Richmond 41 Detroit 76, Ill.-Chicago 68 IUPUI 78, IPFW 68 Indiana 85, Illinois 58 Kansas St. 93, TCU 79 Miami (Ohio) 69, Kent St. 53 Minnesota 93, Wisconsin 82 Northwestern 73, Purdue 65, OT Ohio 71, Bowling Green 46 Saint Louis 79, George Washington 61 Toledo 61, Cent. Michigan 46 UT-Martin 78, SE Missouri 60 W. Michigan 60, N. Illinois 51 Youngstown St. 76, Oakland 54 SOUTHWEST Baylor 89, Oklahoma 66 Memphis 64, Houston 58 Oklahoma St. 66, Texas 60 Oral Roberts 67, N. Dakota St. 41 Texas Tech 71, Iowa St. 58 FAR WEST Boise St. 88, Air Force 69 Denver 77, S. Dakota St. 72 Nevada 49, Utah St. 44 New Mexico 67, Colorado St. 40 UNLV 73, Fresno St. 70, OT Wyoming 74, San Diego St. 66

hockey NHL Standings EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Tampa Bay 56 34 16 6 74 181 148 Montreal 53 35 15 3 73 143 118 Detroit 53 31 13 9 71 156 134 Boston 54 28 19 7 63 142 136 Florida 52 24 17 11 59 133 147 Ottawa 52 21 22 9 51 141 145 Toronto 55 23 28 4 50 157 170 Buffalo 55 16 36 3 35 103 191 Metropolitan Division N.Y. Islanders 54 35 18 1 71 170 151 Pittsburgh 54 31 15 8 70 155 135 Washington 55 29 16 10 68 162 139 N.Y. Rangers 52 31 16 5 67 157 127 Philadelphia 54 23 22 9 55 146 157 New Jersey 54 21 24 9 51 122 148 Columbus 52 23 26 3 49 135 161 Carolina 52 19 26 7 45 116 139

WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division Nashville 54 St. Louis 54 Chicago 55 Winnipeg 56 Minnesota 53 Dallas 54 Colorado 54 Pacific Division Anaheim 55 San Jose 56 Vancouver 53 Calgary 54 Los Angeles 53 Arizona 55 Edmonton 55 NOTE: Two points overtime loss.

36 12 6 35 15 4 33 18 4 28 18 10 26 20 7 25 21 8 22 21 11

78 164 129 74 170 133 70 167 129 66 154 146 59 145 145 58 172 175 55 137 152

34 14 7 75 164 154 28 20 8 64 158 158 30 20 3 63 148 140 30 21 3 63 156 137 23 18 12 58 144 144 20 28 7 47 126 180 15 31 9 39 125 181 for a win, one point for

Wednesday’s Games Pittsburgh 4, Detroit 1 Vancouver 5, Chicago 4, OT Washington 5, San Jose 4, OT Thursday’s Games Toronto at N.Y. Islanders, 3 p.m. Anaheim at Carolina, 3 p.m. Edmonton at Montreal, 3:30 p.m. Pittsburgh at Ottawa, 3:30 p.m. St. Louis at Tampa Bay, 3:30 p.m. Winnipeg at Nashville, 4 p.m. Florida at Minnesota, 4 p.m. N.Y. Rangers at Colorado, 5 p.m. Calgary at Los Angeles, 6:30 p.m. All Times ADT

Transactions BASEBALL American League CHICAGO WHITE SOX С Agreed to terms with 1B Cody Daily on a minor league contract. CLEVELAND INDIANS С Agreed to terms with INF Michael Martinez on a minor league contract.

HOUSTON ASTROS С Agreed to terms with 2B Nicolas Miranda, 3B Anthony Rodriguez, OF Jose Hernandez and RHPs Luidin Toribio and Luis Castro on minor league contracts. KANSAS CITY ROYALS С Agreed to terms with RHP Derek Gordon on a minor league contract. LOS ANGELES ANGELS С Agreed to terms with RHP Oliver Ortega on a minor league contract. OAKLAND ATHLETICS С Agreed to terms with RHP Tyler Clippard on a one-year contract. TEXAS RANGERS С Named James Vilade coach of Frisco (TL), Alberto Puello coach of High Desert (Cal), Francisco Matos hitting coach and Chad Comer coach of Hickory (SAL) and Chase Lambin coach of Spokane (NWL). National League ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS С Agreed to terms with LHP Oscar Abreu, OF Frank Polanco and RHP Diony Rodriguez on minor league contracts. ATLANTA BRAVES С Agreed to terms with RHP Jose Veras, LHP Omar Camilo, C William Contreras, SS Luis Mejia and RHP Carlos Lopez on minor league contracts. CINCINNATI REDS С Agreed to terms with INF Chris Dominguez on a minor league contract. SAN DIEGO PADRES С Agreed to terms with RHP James Shields on a four-year contract. Designated RHP Aaron Northcraft for assignment. BASKETBALL Women’s National Basketball Association CHICAGO SKY С Agreed to terms with F Tamera Young on a multi-year contract. FOOTBALL National Football League CAROLINA PANTHERS С Named Cameron Turner assistant wide receivers coach. CHICAGO BEARS С Named Ben Wilkerson assistant offensive line coach. INDIANAPOLIS COLTS С Released S LaRon Landry. Waived LB Andrew Jackson and OT Xavier Nixon. NEW ORLEANS SAINTS С Named Dennis Allen senior defensive assistant, John Morton wide receivers coach, Joel Thomas running backs coach, James Williams defensive assistant/linebackers, Brendan Nugent coaching assistant and Kyle DeVan and Greg Lewis offensive assistants. Reassigned running backs coach Dan Roushar to tight ends coach. NEW YORK GIANTS С Signed C

Brett Jones. Released RB David Wilson. NEW YORK JETS С Named John Scott Jr. quality control-defense coach. SEATTLE SEAHAWKS С Promoted defensive passing game coordinator Rocky Seto to assistant head coach/defense. TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS С Terminated the contract of QB Josh McCown. HOCKEY National Hockey League ARIZONA COYOTES С Claimed F Mark Arcobello off waivers from Pittsburgh. BUFFALO SABRES С Reassigned F Kevin Sundher from Rochester (AHL) to Elmira (ECHL). CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS С Assigned F Joakim Nordstrom to Rockford (AHL). Activated FF Kris Versteeg from injured reserve. DALLAS STARS С Reassigned RW Brett Richie to Texas (AHL). Recalled G Henri Kiviaho from Idaho (ECHL) to Texas and F Curtis McKenzie from Texas. Traded G Anders Lindback and a 2016 conditional third-round draft pick to Buffalo for G Jhonas Enroth. EDMONTON OILERS С Recalled G Tyler Bunz from Wichita (ECHL) to Oklahoma City (AHL). LOS ANGELES KINGS С Recalled D Derek Forbort from Manchester (AHL). MINNESOTA WILD С Reassigned F Brett Sutter to Iowa (AHL). Recalled F Stephane Veilleux from Iowa. NEW YORK ISLANDERS С Loaned G Kent Simpson from Bridgeport (AHL) to Stockton (ECHL). SAN JOSE SHARKS С Announced the retirement of G Evgeni Nabokov. TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING С Recalled F Vladislav Namestnikov from Syracuse (AHL). TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS С Recalled D Petter Granberg from Toronto (AHL). WINNIPEG JETS С Traded D Zach Bogosian, F Evander Kane and G Jason Kasdorf to Buffalo for D Tyler Myers, Fs Drew Stafford, Joel Armia and Brendan Lemieux and a 2015 first-round draft pick. Reassigned F Patrice Cormer to St. John’s (AHL). COLLEGE ETSU С Named Mike Rader wide receivers coach and recruiting coordinator. SETON HALL С Announced G Jaren Sina has left the men’s basketball program. UMASS С Named Fran O’Leary men’s soccer coach.

Virginia holds on Fans buckle up for Gordon’s final ride to beat Wolfpack By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Malcolm Brogdon scored 15 points and Mike Tobey had a couple of key second-half plays to help No. 2 Virginia hold off North Carolina State 51-47 on Wednesday night. Tobey scored nine of his 11 after halftime for the Cavaliers (22-1, 10-1 Atlantic Coast Conference), who passed their first test without injured starter Justin Anderson. Tobey also came down with a critical rebound and hit two free throws with 7 seconds left to make it a two-possession game, then Brogdon hit two more with 1.4 seconds left to seal this grind-it-out win.

run that helped Louisville beat Pittsburgh. Strong shooting positioned the Panthers to take control with a 45-39 lead before the Cardinals (20-4, 8-3 Atlantic Coast Conference) answered with an energetic 14-1 run that included several baskets set up by their trademark pressure defense.

No. 6 VILLANOVA 74, PROVIDENCE 68

No. 15 WICHITA STATE 74, INDIANA STATE 57

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Ryan Arcidiacono scored 20 points, Daniel Ochefu had 19 and Villanova held off upsetminded Providence. Darrun Hilliard added 16 points to help the Wildcats (222, 9-2 Big East) win their fifth straight.

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Fred VanVleet followed up a triple-double with 21 points, and Wichita State cruised to an easy win over Indiana State.

No. 9 LOUISVILLE 69, PITTSBURGH 56 LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Montrezl Harrell had 28 points and 12 rebounds, and the junior forward led a 22-2 second-half

No. 13 N. IOWA 83, ILLINOIS STATE 64 CEDAR FALLS, Iowa (AP) — Seth Tuttle scored 23 points and Northern Iowa rolled past Illinois State for its 12th straight victory.

No. 19 MARYLAND 68, INDIANA 66 COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — Melo Trimble and Dez Wells each scored 18 points as Maryland edged Indiana to gain a split of the season series. The Terrapins (20-5, 8-4 Big Ten) trailed 61-59 before Wells tied it with a shot in the lane.

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Through driver changes, network shuffles, a new championship format and NASCAR’s push to reinvent itself, the one constant for more than two decades has been Jeff Gordon behind the wheel every week of the iconic No. 24. Well, it’s time to buckle up for what’s going to be Gordon’s final ride. The four-time NASCAR champion will report to Daytona International Speedway this week to begin preparations for his final season-opening Daytona 500. Gordon said last month he will give up full-time driving at the end of 2015, and while he didn’t rule out racing a little in the future this will be his final appearance in the “Great American Race” that kicks off the season Feb. 22. It will be the beginning of what will surely be a NASCAR season packed with tributes to Gordon, whose storied career includes pushing the sport into mainstream visibility. Gordon does not want the focus to be on him every week for 38 races. He doesn’t want it to become a sideshow.

“I am concerned about it. The statements and comments and accolades have already been overwhelming,” he said. “But I want to race hard and be competitive and be focused at the race track. We’re trying to do all that we can to talk to the tracks and talk to NASCAR about how we can maintain that level of focus.” Gordon has already offered to return to race tracks in 2016, when he’s out of the car, to help with any tributes. “I’m not going anywhere. I’m going to be here,” he said. “And it only makes me sense for me to commit to the fans and the sport for all its given to me, and I can’t do that when I’m trying to be focused on the track.” Gordon has all the ingredients to top last season, which saw him come oh-so-close to a fifth championship. He won four races and was one of the strongest drivers all year, but a sequence of events in the third segment of NASCAR’s new elimination-round playoffs knocked him out of title contention. He will need to be just as good this year to have a shot at reaching the finale in Homestead, where four drivers will race for the Cup.

The title last year went to Kevin Harvick, who put together a brilliant first season with Stewart-Haas Racing. Harvick and crew chief Rodney Childers were the class of the field all year, and their hard work was rewarded with the championship that team co-owner Tony Stewart promised to deliver if they moved to SHR. The Chase format contribut-

ed to one of the most competitive seasons in recent memory and gave NASCAR momentum for the first time in years. Now all those drivers who lost the title to Harvick are eager to get rolling again. Brad Keselowski and Joey Logano, who made Team Penske a two-driver threat last year, are expected to be just as strong this season.

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nance, but he wanted to allow for public input. Council member Linda Murphy made full disclosure that she lives adjacent to the golf course. She acknowledged that the public could see her support for the ordinance as potential conflict of interest. However, Murphy was disappointed that the ordinance failed to be introduced. “Generally governing bodies at least give an issue to be aired in the public and to have a public hearing,” Murphy said. “Whether you support an idea or not, you don’t vote it down before you have a chance to advertise a public hearing. I feel a bit insulted that that’s happening tonight.” Had the council introduced the ordinance public hearings were planned for Feb. 25 and March 11.

wasn’t a responsible use of taxpayer money. “I think it might be a waste of a lot of people’s time if we go forward and it were to fail anyway,” Baxter said. “… I just wanted to save people some time if it doesn’t have the support of this council.” Bos questioned the idea of giving city money to purchase private entities. “Where do the donations stop?” said Bos. “What are we going to be asked to purchase next for the health of our community? Is it going to be a pool? Is it going to be a gym? What are we going to be buying next?” Council member Pete Sprague said he supported the introduction. He did not say if Reach Ian Foley at ian.fohe was for or against the ordi- ley@peninsulaclarion.com.

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n Ashley Armknecht, 23, of Kenai, pleaded guilty to fourthdegree misconduct involving a controlled substance, committed Aug. 19. She was sentenced to 24 months in prison with 20 months suspended, credited for time already served in this case, fined a $100 court surcharge and a $200 jail surcharge with $100 suspended, ordered to pay restitution, forfeited all items seized, ordered, among other conditions of probation, not to use or possess alcohol to excess or any illegal controlled substances, including marijuana and synthetic drugs, including “spice” and bath salts, not to reside where illegal controlled substances are present, not to possess, apply for or obtain a medical marijuana card or act as a caregiver while under supervision, to complete a substance abuse evaluation and comply with treatment recommendations, to submit to search directed by a probation office, with or without probable cause, for the presence of controlled substances, drug paraphernalia and evidence of controlled substance transactions and was placed on probation for three years after serving any term of incarceration imposed. All other charges in this case were dismissed. n Ashley A. Armknecht, 23, of Kenai, pleaded guilty to fourth-degree misconduct involving a controlled substance, committed Sept. 5. She was sentenced to 24 months in prison with 22 months suspended, credited for time already served in this case, fined $1,000, a $100 court surcharge and a $200 jail surcharge with $100 suspended, ordered to pay restitution, forfeited all items seized, ordered, among other conditions of probation, not to use or possess alcohol to excess or any illegal controlled substances, including marijuana and synthetic drugs, including “spice” and bath salts, not to reside where illegal controlled substances are present, not to possess, apply for or obtain a medical marijuana card or act as a caregiver while under supervision, to complete a substance abuse evaluation and comply with treatment recommendations, to submit to search directed by a probation office, with or without probable cause, for the presence of controlled

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programs like SNAP and EBT, and the results of a 2013-2014 survey of Farmer’s Markets. In addition to farmers looking to get into markets, the workshop also attracted market managers seeking farmers. Annette Villa organizes a Wednesday market that will be held this summer in Soldotna Creek Park. “It’s not exclusively a farmer’s market, but I would love to have lots of farmers there,” said Villa. “I think it’s another draw. Plus it gives people a place to buy fresh local produce and support our Alaska farmers. ... If we can increase the demand for Alaskan-grown produce,

among smokers has increased from 3.6 percent in 1996 to 7 percent in 2012, according to statistics from the Alaska Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System. “It’s a dual use situation, where you are potentially going to chew to get your nicotine where you can’t smoke — where smoking is prohibited or dangerous,” Olendorff said. Olendorff said she hopes the information and tobacco quit kits provided during “Through With Chew Week” will help encourage people to have healthier lifestyles. Even when the week is over, she said her organization is always available to help people try to quit. “We try to get anywhere we can get to get people to quit,” Olendorff said. “That is our mission — to really save lives.” For more information, visit: Alaskaquitline.com

Court reports substances, drug paraphernalia and evidence of controlled substance transactions and was placed on probation for three years after serving any term of incarceration imposed. All other charges in this case were dismissed. The following judgments were recently handed down in District Court in Kenai: n Kevin A. Asp, 45, of Soldotna, pleaded guilty to driving while license cancelled, suspended, revoked or limited, committed Aug. 29. He was sentenced to 20 days in jail with 10 days suspended, fined a $50 court surcharge and a $150 jail surcharge wit $100 suspended, had his license revoked for 90 days and placed on probation for one year. All other charges in this case were dismissed. n Kyle D. Chidester, 19, of Soldotna, pleaded guilty to fifth-degree misconduct involving a controlled substance, committed April 25. He was sentenced to 180 days in jail with 170 days suspended, may perform 80 hours of community work service in lieu of jail time, was fined a $50 court surcharge and a $150 jail surcharge with $100 suspended, ordered to pay restitution in another case, forfeited items seized and placed on probation for two years. n Garrett D. Danna, 25, of Nikiski, pleaded guilty to an amended charge of fourth-degree assault, committed June 14, 2013. He was sentenced to 360 days suspended with 330 days suspended, fined a $50 court surcharge and a $150 jail surcharge with $100 suspended, ordered to complete an anger management program, ordered to pay restitution, ordered to have no contact with victim and placed on probation for two years. n Patricia Louise Davis, 35, of Soldotna, pleaded guilty to one count of disorderly conduct, committed Jan. 3. She was sentenced to 10 days in jail with five days suspended, fined a $50 court surcharge and a $150 jail surcharge with $100 suspended, ordered to complete a mental health assessment and comply with behavioral health plan and was placed on probation for one year. All other charges in this case were dismissed. n Ethan Andrew Demel-

‘So the consumers are looking for fresher options, local food. And then there’s been a huge growth in the people growing more food.’ — Amy Petit

Petit said that the growth in farmer’s markets was driven by two complimentary trends. “Everybody wants to know where their food comes from,” said Petit. “So the consumers are looking for fresher options, local food. And then there’s been a huge growth in the people growing more food. In Alaska, we’re removed from where the majority of the food is produced, down in the Lower 48, and there’s a lot of opportunity up here. So we have more and more folks expanding their gardens, participating in the high tunnel program, growing more food. The farmer’s market is a great outlet to bring those two groups of people together.”

our farmers can rise to that demand.” Villa said she was at the workshop to “get educated on marketing skills, and hopefully network with farmers in the community, so hopefully I can get some interest.” Amy Petit, marketing team leader at the Alaska Division of Agriculture and a speaker at the event, said that the information and networking opportunities provided by the workshop filled

an increasing need. “There’s huge growth in the number of farmer’s markets in Alaska, and we’re just trying to point them in all the right directions,” said Petit. “In 2005, when I started at the Division, there were 13 markets statewide. I believe on the peninsula there was one in Homer and two in Kenai. Today there is potential for five different Reach Ben Boettger at ben. markets here, just in central boettger@peninsulaclarion. Kenai.” com.

and other offenders by maintaining a community focus that integrates local wisdom and cultural norms into the process, she said. Use of local programs is also a possible source of cost savings for the state, she said. Fabe also talked about work that’s been done in the past year to improve elder services and better handle child custody issues. A custody determination system that is more collabora-

tive and less adversarial can benefit children and families, she said. To that aim, the court system uses an early resolution program to avoid trials where possible, and is working on simpler court system when trials are necessary. Alaska’s aging population has necessitated a focus on elder issues, and Fabe said she has convened a task force to recommend improvements to elder services, referencing the

need for conservatorships and preventing elder abuse. Fabe also noted that she was addressing the Legislature on the 50th anniversary of former Chief Justice Jay Rabinowitz’s appointment to the state Supreme Court. Rabinowitz, Fabe said, was focused on developing a judicial system that provided justice for all citizens, a goal that the state still strives toward.

He said the corporation was not intended to be a Kodiak Launch Complex. The mission was to focus on aerospace development and work with the university system, he said. One step toward diversifying was a contract for distribution of Alaska geospatial imaging data from orbiting satellites. The corporation also sees potential in helping provide support for programs like unmanned aircraft systems and

long-range radar as part of an “aerospace integration complex” with other partners. Campbell said the corporation has hit the bottom and is starting to come back up. Walker ordered a halt to new spending on the launch complex and several other large-scale projects to allow time to review how, or whether, the state should proceed with them. This, as the state grapples with projected multibillion-dollar deficits amid the plunge in oil prices. Campbell said the corporation has asked to be able to continue with development of a medium lift facility, not to exceed

$3 million of a prior $25 million appropriation. The corporation offered back to the administration the remaining $22 million. The corporation also is seeking the authority to be able to collect up to about $4 million from customers outside of state government. That amount had been requested as part of the budget for next year but was not included in Walker’s budget proposal, Campbell said. Walker said the administration would continue to encourage the corporation to pursue privatization. Senate Finance Committee member Peter Micciche, R-

Soldotna, said the aerospace board may at some point come to a realization that it has difficulty attracting launch business to Alaska. “I just want people to know that we are at least focused with the realization at some point that if we don’t succeed, we don’t plan on dragging this out for the long term,” he said. Committee co-chair Pete Kelly, R-Fairbanks, said the corporation and launch facility speak to the idea of economic diversification and the state should be careful not to eat its “seed corn” during tight budget times.

lo-Hansen, 33, of Soldotna, pleaded guilty to an amended charge of fifth-degree misconduct involving a controlled substance, committed April 25. He was sentenced to 330 days in jail with 300 days suspended, may perform 240 hours of community work service in lieu of jail time, was fined $1,000 with $500 suspended, ordered to complete Alcohol Safety Action Program treatment, forfeited items seized and placed on probation for three years. All other charges in this case were dismissed. n Jaron Diamond, 18, of Nikiski, pleaded guilty to an amended charge of disorderly conduct, committed Sept. 11. Imposition of sentence was suspended and he was placed on probation for one year, fined a $50 court surcharge and ordered to perform 40 hours of community work service. n Brian Michael Henry, 42,

of Kasilof, pleaded guilty to one count of fourth-degree assault, committed Feb. 13, 2014. He was sentenced to 360 days in jail with 180 days suspended, fined a $50 court surcharge and a $150 jail surcharge with $100 suspended, ordered to complete Alcohol Safety Action Program treatment, ordered to have no contact with victims, except consistent with conditions in a civil case, ordered not to possess controlled substances without a valid prescription, including marijuana, not to possess handguns, ordered to pay cost of appointed counsel and placed on probation for five years. All other charges in this case were dismissed. n Rory J. Hoeldt, 40, of Anchorage, pleaded guilty to driving while license cancelled, suspended, revoked or limited, committed Jan. 10. He was sentenced to 360 days in jail with 300 days suspended, fined a

$50 court surcharge and a $150 jail surcharge with $100 suspended, had his license revoked for 90 days, ordered to pay cost of appointed counsel and placed on probation for three years. All other charges in this case were dismissed. n Jacob Randall Leboeuf, 23, Address unknown, pleaded guilty to false information or report, committed May 17. He was sentenced to 90 days in jail with 85 days suspended, may perform 40 hours of community work service in lieu of jail time, was fined a $50 court surcharge and a $150 jail surcharge with $100 suspended and placed on probation for two years. n Michael P. McLeod, 42, of Soldotna, pleaded guilty to violating conditions of release for a misdemeanor, committed Aug. 18. He was fined a $50 court surcharge and a $150 jail surcharge, ordered to complete an anger management program

and a parenting class and was placed on probation for one year. All other charges in this case were dismissed. n Cameron L. Mullan, 23, of Soldotna, pleaded guilty to driving under the influence, committed April 26. He was sentenced to 110 days in jail with 107 days suspended, fined $3,000 with $1,500 suspended, a $75 court surcharge, $330 cost of imprisonment and a $150 jail surcharge with $100 suspended, ordered to complete Alcohol Safety Action Program treatment, had his license revoked for 90 days, ordered ignition interlock for six months and placed on probation for one year. n Preston S. Penrod, 19, of Kenai, pleaded guilty to an amended charge or negligent driving, a violation committed March 8. He was fined $300 and a $10 court surcharge and ordered to write a letter of apology to the trooper.

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is not a safe alternative to using cigarettes, so we just like to help people quit.” Smokeless tobacco is harder to detect and notice compared to cigarettes, but it’s still prevalent around Alaskan communities, Olendorff said. The Gulf Coast region of Alaska, which includes the Kenai Peninsula, has a lower smokeless tobacco usage rate than the state average, according to 2012 data from the Alaska Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System. Statewide, 6 percent of adults use smokeless tobacco, compared to 4 percent of Gulf Coast residents. “We have lower use rates,” Olendorff said. “That being said, the use of smokeless tobacco has increased significantly among current smokers.” Reach Ian Foley at ian.foSmokeless tobacco use ley@peninsulaclarion.com. The following judgments were recently handed down in Superior Court in Kenai:

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What’s Happening 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. n The Kenai Community Library will host a series of Family Concerts. These programs are free and open to the entire family. Concerts will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturdays in the Kid Spot at the Kenai Library. The next concert is Feb. 21 with violinist Elise Gelbart, of Anchorage. No tickets are required. For more information, contact Children’s Librarian Amy Pascucci at 283-8210 or visit the Kenai Community Library’s webpage at http://kenailibrary.org/.

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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 Loop in Nikiski. 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

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Mountains to Climb By Dee Rusin, Kenai Always another mountain to climb Once reached the top You never can stop Always another mountain to climb

Always a long valley below Step by step it’s always so slow Where it will lead you is hard to know Always a long valley below Always a rocky trail to follow Through a dark scary wood To a frightening hollow Always a rocky trail to follow Always a river too deep you must cross Sometimes it’s narrow and covered with moss A wild roily challenge it may mean a loss Always a river too deep you must cross Always a meadow with soft wavy grass So rest for a while and let the time pass All calm and peaceful although it won’t last Always a meadow with soft wavy grass Always another mountain to climb So it continues time after time Always another mountain to climb 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.

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This image released by The Weinstein Company shows, clockwise from left, Keira Knightley, Matthew Beard, Matthew Goode, Allen Leech and Benedict Cumberbatch in a scene from the film, “The Imitation Game.” The film was nominated for an Oscar Award for best feature. Cumberbatch was also nominated for best actor and Knightley for best supporting actress for their roles in the film.

Lots to like in ‘The Imitation Game’ ‘The Imitation Game” The Weinstein Company 1 hour, 54 minutes Benedict Cumberbatch is an interesting specimen of actor. I feel like he’s just come about all of a sudden. A couple of years ago I’d never heard of him, and then, bam! out of nowhere the guy is starring in everything. This must be how my parent’s generation felt about Matthew McConaughey 25 years ago. Like McConaughey, Cumberbatch appears to be worthy of all the attention. As the star of the BBC’s “Sherlock,” the actor has made a name for himself as the go to guy for creepily aloof geniuses, and this

R eeling It In C hris J enness week’s WWII-era drama, “The Imitation Game” will do nothing to change that impression. Cumberbatch stars as Alan Turing, a brilliant, yet socially inept mathematician who, by employing his aptitude for complicated puzzles, helped the Allies win World War II, and with the invention

of the computer, forever altered the destiny of mankind. Following his life in a somewhat rambling manner, the film focuses most of its time between 1939 and 1945, when Turing and his team were working feverishly to come up with a way to break the Nazi’s infamous Enigma code. At the start of the project, Turing, blindingly intelligent but just as blind to the feelings of his fellows, is ostracized as an outsider. The rest of the team is attacking the problem head on — looking for some kind of key that will allow them to decode the German messages they intercept over the radio waves every hour of See MOVIE, page B-2

Artists draw inspiration from nature By DEAN FOSDICK Associated Press

Gardens have held a special place in many artists’ lives, and their creativity was much the better for it. Writer Sir Walter Scott gardened to distance his mind from debt. George Bernard Shaw crafted plays in a sophisticated yet modest garden hut. Impressionist painter Claude Monet treasured his kitchen garden. “Gardens were really extensions of their art,” said Derek Fell, author of the new “Monet’s Palate Cookbook” (GibbsSmith). Some dug deep into the mechanics of gardening. Shaw, for example, was a vegetarian who grew vegetables, tended an orchard and raised bees at his rural Hertfordshire home in England, dubbed Shaw’s Corner. He wrote “Pygmalion” and “Saint Joan,” two of his most celebrated plays, in a small but intricate writer’s shed; it sat on a home-built turntable that could be rotated to follow the warming sun in winter or the cool shade in summer. Shaw died at 94 after falling off a ladder while pruning a fruit tree. John Ruskin, a Victorian-era art critic, painter and conservationist, was another hands-on gardener. “He studied how everything grew very

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This undated photo provided by Frances Lincoln Ltd. from the book “The Writer’s Garden,” shows George Bernard Shaw’s sophisticated yet modest-looking writer’s hut where he wrote most of his plays at Shaw’s Corner his rural retreat at Ayot Saint Lawrence, Hertfordshire, in the U.K. The hut was built on a turntable so the playwright could turn it to take advantage of the natural light.

carefully, not only with his artist’s eye but Lincoln Ltd., 2014). also with his mind — as a social and envi“No words, no thoughts can measure ronmental reformer,” said Jackie Bennett, the possible change for good which enerauthor of “The Writer’s Garden” (Francis See GARDEN, page B-2

A perfect book for the budding biologist

ately, you’ve been fighting a lot with your brother. Sometimes, he makes you mad, though, and you just can’t help it! So you yell, and he yells and pretty soon, there’s a war that makes your mother crazy. Even though you fight with your brother, you still love him. And nothing dangerous happens, unlike with the creatures in the new book “Dead or Alive?” by Clive Gifford, illustrated by Sarah Horne (c.2014, Red Shed/Egmont UK, $14.99, 48 pages). When an animal in the wild gets hungry, there aren’t a lot of options. It’s not like they can go to the grocery store, right? No, they have to catch their supper and while nature’s given some of them speed and claws to do that efficiently, potential meals have a few tricks on their side, too. Take, for instance, ‘possums and hognose snakes. When opossums and hognoses are threatened with becoming snacks, they act dead, they smell dead, they look dead,

The Bookworm Sez and are very unappetizing to predators. That allows them to live (and play dead) another day. On the other hand, though, what about those critters that gotta eat? They can pretend to be rocks, like an alligator snapping turtle, and lure their lunches straight to their mouths. Or, like anglerfish, they might use bioluminescence to invite other creatures to dinner. Or, like orange barnacles, they could just turn their prey into zombies and wait until snacktime. For other animals, matters of life and death are a little more unusual. Mayflies have mouths, but they don’t use them because mayflies “don’t live long enough to get hungry.” Scientists think there’s a possibility that the Antarctic volcano sponge might live for up to 10,000 years! A four-month-old puppy in England accidentally got flushed down the toilet and survived, and a cat in Boston

fell nineteen stories and lived. Extinct animals have been discovered alive (no dinosaurs yet, but still ...) and scientists are trying to figure out how to bring other animals back from extinction. And if you ever happen to find yourself on walkabout See BOOK, page B-2

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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. n Nikiski Community Recreation Center Spring Craft Fair is April 18, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Vendors may call 776-8800 to reserve space.

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

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getic and tender care of the wild herbs of the fields and trees of the wood might bring . to the bodily pleasure and the mental power of man,” Ruskin wrote. Leonard and Virginia Woolf lived what they called a life of “ramshackle informality” at Monk’s House, a country retreat in East Sussex, England, that they transformed from overgrown land into garden rooms, brick walkways and an orchard. Leonard, an author, editor and political theorist, was the planter, while Virginia, the novelist and critic, was more of an observer. She “experienced ‘profound’ pleasure in the ‘fertility and wildness’ of the gardens,” Bennett said. “Gardens feature strongly in her work.” “. We are safe in our garden, and it’s the most I can do to get Leonard to leave it,” Virginia wrote in one of her diaries. Other notable gardener-artists include: — Paul Cezanne, the French Post-Impressionist painter. “His favorite pastime was going into the countryside and finding nature reclaiming man’s domain,” Fell said. “Things like roofs collapsing and ivy growing

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with an Aboriginal person in the middle of Australia, bring lots of water. Your second option isn’t so tasty… Anybody can spout information about cats and dogs. Many kids know things about horses and cows. But who knows about tardigrades and thylacines? Your child, that’s who, once he’s got “Dead or Alive?” in his hands. Inside this book, there are creatures that crawl, walk, run — and are eaten. There are animals that fly, swim, wiggle — and are hunters. And, of

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every day. Turing thinks differently, however. To his way of thinking, Enigma, created by a machine, is too difficult for the human mind to be able to decrypt. But a machine might be able to approach it differently, by trying thousands of permutations at once. According to Turing, only a machine can stop another machine. This is a minority position, but once the scientist is able to get Churchill on his side, everyone is working on Turing’s machine. Complicating matters somewhat, and providing a framework for the larger story, is the fact that Turing is gay — gay

through windows. Many of his paintings fit that theme.” — Monet, famed for his flower gardens at Giverny, France, also was fond of heirloom vegetables. “He was first to introduce zucchini into Normandy gardens as a result of finding seeds in an Italian market, and also Chinese artichokes — a tuber related to clover with a nutty flavor,” Fell said. — Rudyard Kipling, who wrote “The Glory of the Garden” — a poetic tribute to gardeners everywhere. Money from Kipling’s 1907 Nobel Prize in Literature was used to improve his gardens, Bennett said. And then there was poet Rupert Brooke, who perhaps said it best for all aspiring gardeners and garden writers: “I do not pretend to understand Nature, but I get on very well with her.” More recommended reading: “Virginia Woolf’s Garden,” by Caroline Zoob (Jacqui Small, LLP, 2013 ) “Monet’s Garden: Through the Seasons at Giverny,” by Vivian Russell (Francis Lincoln Ltd., 1995) Online: The Kipling Society has the poem “The Glory of the Garden” at http://www.kiplingsociety.co.uk/poems_garden.htm course, author Clive Gifford includes critters that have uniquely adapted to survive in ways that your child will find fascinating, maybe a little icky. And if icky isn’t enough, there’s fun to be had in Sarah Horne’s colorful, informative, but cartoon-like illustrations, too. This book is perfect for kids ages 7-to-12, and I think even adults could learn a thing or two by paging through it. If you’ve got a young biologist or animal lover around, look for it. Getting him to read “Dead or Alive?” shouldn’t be much of a fight.

Eddie Van Halen talks innovation By BRETT ZONGKER Associated Press

WASHINGTON — For Eddie Van Halen, making music is all about having good ears and a talent for experimenting with guitars and amps to create just the right sound. Now 60, Van Halen told The Associated Press he’s ready to get back on the road. His band recorded a live album — its first with founding singer David Lee Roth — in 2013, and it’s waiting for a release date. On Thursday, Eddie Van Halen is visiting the Smithsonian for a sold-out event to donate some instruments to the National Museum of American History and to discuss making music and his innovative guitar and amp designs. He even holds patents on some inventions. Van Halen, it turns out, is a Dutch immigrant born in Amsterdam who came to the U.S. when he was 7. Many people just think he was born a rock star, he says. It wasn’t so easy, though, for him and his brother and bandmate Alex. Their family immigrated to California in 1962, drawn by the “land of opportunity.” Their father was a musician who also worked as a janitor, while their Indonesianborn mother was a maid. The Van Halens shared a house with three other families. “We showed up here with the equivalent of $50 and a piano,” Van Halen said. “We came halfway around the world without money, without a set job, no place to live and couldn’t even speak the language. “What saved us was my father being a musician and

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In this June 1, 2012 file photo, guitarist Eddie Van Halen of the band Van Halen performs in Los Angeles.

slowly meeting other musicians and gigging on weekends, everything from weddings to you name it to make money.” Van Halen went on to help lead one of the most popular rock bands of the 1980s, known for hits including “Jump” and “Why Can’t This Be Love.” He discussed his immigrant roots and his penchant for experimentation. AP: Did you feel like an outsider as a new immigrant? Van Halen: Oh yeah. Believe it or not, the very first school I went to was still segregated where people of color were on a certain side of the playground and white kids were on the other side. Since I was also considered a second-class citizen at the time, I was lumped with the

black people. It was rough, but music was a common thread in our family that saved us. AP: What sparked your interest in pursuing music more seriously? Van Halen: It was definitely just being in a house that was full of music. My earliest memories of music were banging pots and pans together, marching to John Philip Sousa marches. And hearing my dad. He had his music going downstairs, practicing. AP: I understand you never learned to read music. How did you learn to play? Van Halen: I was just blessed with good ears, to the disappointment of my piano teacher. ... I had to see what my fingers were doing. Believe it or not,

I’m not very good at playing in pitch dark on guitar either. I need to see where I’m at. AP: How did you work to keep the Van Halen sound current over the decades? Van Halen: I think being true to ourselves and not trying to follow trends. We never did. We actually got signed to Warner Brothers in 1977 in the midst of punk and disco. We were the odd man out, so to speak. Of course when we started playing clubs, we had to play Top 40 songs, and for the life of me, I could never make anything sound the way it was supposed to sound. I could never emulate other people’s playing — a blessing in disguise. AP: What was the most important thing you’ve done to innovate with your equipment? Van Halen: I’d say combining a Gibson (guitar) with a Fender. After that, every company on the planet made a guitar like that. Before that, there was no Fender or a Stratocaster-style guitar with a humbucker in it. (He also modified his amplifier by attaching a light dimmer to regulate the voltage.) A lot of people had no idea what I was doing. ... And I didn’t bother telling anyone because it was kind of my little secret. AP: What does it mean to you now to be donating some of your guitars to the Smithsonian? Van Halen: What more could you ask for to be recognized as being part of having contributed to change, you know? ... All I can say is only in America. Smithsonian program: http:// www.whatitmeanstobeamerican.org/

The search is on for the next Jon Stewart By LYNN ELBER AP Television Writer

LOS ANGELES — The question of who can replace Jon Stewart on “The Daily Show” seems roughly akin to asking his fans what might serve for the sun. His passion, wit and boldness make for a magical combination that will be difficult to re-create when Stewart steps away as host sometime later this year. “The X-factor here is Stewart’s charisma. It’s significant,” said Sophia McClennen, a Penn State professor and author of “Is Satire Saving our Nation?: Mockery and American Politics.” The “Daily Show” boot camp has graduated a number of impressive talents who might prove to be worthy of the host chair, McClennen said, counting John Oliver first among a group including Aasif Mandvi, Samantha Bee and Jason Jones. There are outsiders who certainly have the comedic chops. But do they have the star power and the backbone to speak punchlines to power, and on a

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nightly basis? Looking over the possibilities, here are some candidates to consider: — Oliver. He’s top of the list for a reason: He proved he could emerge from the “Daily Show” ranks and succeed as host when Stewart took a movie-making break. Oliver and his dimples defected to HBO, but his return

home would be triumphant. — Tina Fey or Amy Poehler, paired for efficiency’s sake given their frequent collaborations. Like Stewart and Oliver, they’ve got the likability that helps make hard-hitting satire palatable — and how about at least one woman in late-night TV? — Chris Rock. Brilliantly

funny, certainly fearless. He wrote an essay about being black in an entertainment industry that is “kind of racist” in its hiring practices — although he said he wasn’t being political at all, adding, “that’s Stewart, that’s (Bill) Maher.” — Seth MacFarlane. He’s a writer, performer and singer who can summon the juvenile glee, if not the artfulness, that Stewart employs to leaven the angst. And he could bring a sidekick, his devilish movie creation Ted the teddy bear. — Jessica Williams. A “Daily Show” player whose titles include “senior youth” and “senior Beyonce” correspondent, she’s brimming with energy and edgy charm. Whether she has the experience and heft to step into the center ring is an open question. — Joel McHale. The “Soup” host already balances his “Community” sitcom role with a host gig, so why not step it up? He’s quick witted, lovable and has a following that encompasses the frat-boy demo that is undeniably part of the “Daily Show” fan base.

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LAS VEGAS — It’s all seemed like one big unlikely mashup: the Deep South, Godfearing family of A&E’s “Duck Dynasty” turning their tale into a song and dance musical on stage in Sin City. Even Broadway producer Michael David has been on the receiving end of inevitable sur-

in a time and place, mid-20th Century Britain, where such an orientation is expressly illegal. Turing is eventually arrested for indecency, chemically castrated, which has the side effect of making concentration difficult, and eventually commits suicide. Though you couldn’t say “Imitation Game” is an advocacy movie, it’s pretty clear based on Cumberbatch’s tormented performance where the film’s politics lie. It’s a great shame that one of the greatest minds of the age and a man who, despite his difficult personality, did as much to end the war and move mankind into the future as anyone, was treated so terribly by his own country. It’s an excellent example of how small-mindedness and shortsighted policies can terribly destructive.

Not a film to rest on only one or two issues, “The Imitation Game” also takes on the issue of the role of women in leadership positions in the math and science fields. Keira Knightly plays Joan Clarke, a real-life woman who was a brilliant mathematician in her own right and helped in the creation of Turing’s codebreaking machine. Clarke and Turning were great friends, perhaps borne out of a sense that both were outcast due to circumstances beyond their control. The two were even briefly engaged, and Knightly, though not given a great deal to do, holds her own in the boys club. I liked “The Imitation Game” quite a bit, though more for what it aspires to be than what it ultimately is. The performances are excellent, CumC

prise and, sometimes, concern when people learned of his involvement in the “Duck Commander Musical.” What were thespian bluestaters doing getting involved with duck-hunting entrepreneurs from a decidedly red state? Especially duck-hunting entrepreneurs whose patriarch has been quoted vilifying homosexual behavior. “If theater people are sto-

rytellers, God knows we don’t only tell stories about people we agree with,” David said. The man behind the musical “Jersey Boys,” his Dodgers Theatricals group and music executive Tommy Mottola teamed up with the “Ducks” to bridge two worlds. There certainly will be beards. And the usual family antics seen on the show. But there will be no do-si-doing

I liked ‘The Imitation Game’ quite a bit, though more for what it aspires to be than what it ultimately is. The performances are excellent, Cumberbatch quite rightly receiving an Oscar nomination for playing Turing. berbatch quite rightly receiving an Oscar nomination for playing Turing. The script, however, is the weak link in the production. Though the writing is more than adequate at times, there are definite clunker moments. Often narrative connections are not made, or in at least one case, the plot is advanced only by allowing us to believe that Clarke is suddenly not the brilliant scientist they’ve been

around any of the controversy involving the family on “Duck Dynasty,” cable’s highest-rated reality show. The good, the bad and the in-between are all said to be part of the 90-minute retelling of the Robertson family’s ragsto-riches story, performed in a 680-seat theater inside the Rio hotel and casino starting April 15.

I am fascinated by Turing’s story, and Cumberbatch, among others including Matthew Goode, does a stellar job in the role. I just wish the film had not been quite so by the numbers. That a screenwriter or director with some style, like maybe the Coen Brothers, had made the film instead. As it is, “The Imitation Game” is intriguing and compelling, but only hints at a greater movie that could have been. Grade: B+ “The Imitation Game” is rated PG-13 for sexual references and mature thematic material.

claiming she is, but instead an emotional, easily manipulated little girl. The film also loses points by pulling that tired old biopic trick of repeating the same line several times throughout, almost as if flashing a neon sign saying “Theme of the Chris Jenness is a freelance Movie!” “Sometimes it’s the people no one imagines any- graphic designer, artist and thing of who do the things no movie buff who lives in Nikione can imagine.” OK, we got ski. it. Move on.

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Couple tries to pretend all is well for daughter’s sake DEAR ABBY: My husband, “Mason,” and I have been married for 10 years. We have a beautiful 7-year-old daughter and have just found out we are having another girl. The day we learned her gender, Mason dropped a bomb on me. He said he’s not in love with me anymore, and it has been eating at him for a while. He said he was too scared to tell me sooner. He won’t talk to anyone and doesn’t seem to want to fix it. We both came from broken homes and had always agreed not to do that to our kids. But I can’t act like everything is normal under the same roof. He says he’ll stay at his brother’s place at night after our daughter goes to sleep. He’s at work before she’s up for school anyway. We agreed that if she wakes up at night and calls out for him, I should tell her he got “called in to work.” Please give me some advice. — BROKEN IN NEVADA DEAR BROKEN: By the age of 7, your daughter is old enough to recognize tension between her parents. She is also aware enough to comprehend that her father is no longer living there if he’s spending his nights elsewhere, particularly if he intends to carry on this charade for any length of time. You say your husband “won’t talk to anyone,” but he owes YOU some straight answers. If he

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DEAR ABBY: A friend of mine, “Fran,” died nine years ago. Prior to her death, I had little interaction with her husband, “Dexter.” As a matter of fact, when I met Fran, she was divorced, but she and Dexter reunited. Dexter and I are now in love and are planning to marry. He is 66 and I am 61. A lot of people feel it is wrong for us to be together. Your thoughts, please? — GOING FOR HAPPINESS IN SOUTH CAROLINA DEAR GOING: “A lot of people” are unhappy in their lives and judgmental. They sometimes poke DEAR ABBY: What should a single, straight wom- their noses into matters that are none of their busian do if she is attracted to and interested in a man she ness. If you and Dexter want to be happy, avoid the is “pretty sure” is gay? What should she do in the same naysayers as if they have a virus — because the situation if he is openly gay? Should she ignore her kind of ill will they spread is contagious. feelings? Tell him?

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— ATTRACTED TO HIM IN WASHINGTON DEAR ATTRACTED: If the woman tells her gay friend how she feels, he may be flattered, or it may make him uncomfortable. That’s the risk she takes. As to whether she should ignore her feelings, if she wants a romantic partner who can reciprocate her physical attraction, she will have to concentrate on finding someone who is straight. Trust me on that.

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Jacqueline Bigar’s Stars HAPPY BIRTHDAY for Thursday, Feb. 12, 2015: This year you will focus on your image and your long-term plans. Your career could be a key issue, as you will demand growth and more financial benefits. When you concentrate on an objective or desire, you tend to hit a home run. If you are single, someone comes strolling into your life and puts a big smile on your face. This year could mark the beginning of a serious relationship, if you are open to it. If you are attached, the two of you often sound and act like two lovebirds. Your sweetie might seem almost perfect to you, and vice versa. SAGITTARIUS makes a great friend and is likely to act on some of your more adventurous ideas! 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’ll have a strong sense of where a partner is coming from. Once you engage in a conversation, you might feel as if this person is too set in his or her ways for you to continue down the same path. On some level, you might feel locked. Tonight: Tap into your imagination. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) HHHH Others seek you out in the morning, and you might feel overwhelmed. Decide whom you want to spend your time with, and go about making it happen. Know when to establish stronger boundaries. Tonight: Tap into your imagination when making weekend plans. GEMINI (May 21-June 20) HHHH You’ll seek out others as

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HHH You might want to straighten out a money issue before it becomes unmanageable. You know what is possible and what you desire from a situation. Convincing someone who is involved in your finances could be a different story. Tonight: Let your imagination speak. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) HHHHYou could be pushing someone away without realizing how you are coming off. Get feedback from several people who know you well. Try to eliminate whatever seems to be holding you back. Tonight: Respond to an offer that is too good to be true. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) HHHHTry to maintain better contact with friends and loved ones. There could be some confusion or a misunderstanding about plans. You might want to confirm meetings, plans and anything of significance; you will be a lot happier as a result. Tonight: Vanish while you can. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) HHHH You could be taken aback by a meeting or get-together with a friend. Work on being positive about a long-term goal. Your endurance will count. Understand that you might not get there overnight, but your goal is achievable. Tonight: Be spontaneous. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) HHHHYou could have a difficult time listening to a boss or parent. Your mind seems to be drifting from one interest to another. Be aware of your limits when dealing with others. Leave any difficult or demanding situation for a different day. Tonight: Do what you want.

Should Houseguests Complain? Dear Readers: Responses to Carolyn in Houston’s letter regarding GUEST BEDROOMS cluttered with pictures and knickknacks flooded my email! Carolyn had no place to put her suitcase, cosmetics and hair dryer, and there was no room to hang her belongings when she stayed at her friend’s house. I responded that she really should not complain. You all made valid points on both sides of the issue. Ellen agreed with me: She is a guest and should make do with what is offered. George and Jean said that the family pictures can be used as a conversation starter, and reminded us that Carolyn was in a private home and not in a hotel. Marguerite said to keep in mind that guest rooms also may serve another purpose, and Liz even called Carolyn ungrateful. However, lots of readers understood Carolyn’s frustration. Another Carolyn wrote that the clutter in guest rooms is annoying. It looks pretty, but is not very functional. Linda stated that she used to own a bed and breakfast, and one of the first things owners were told to do is spend a night in each of the rooms, pretending to be a guest, to see where the rooms can be made more comfortable. Is there adequate counter/flat surfaces? Is there a luggage rack so that suitcases don’t have to be on the floor? Are there hangers for clothes and a place to hang them? If homeowners would do the same thing in their guest rooms, it would make for a more comfortable experience for their guests. The consensus was that guests should not complain, but the hosts should consider how they would like to be treated if they were guests. Hey, it’s a free night or two, so why complain? Thanks for all the feedback! — Heloise

SUDOKU

By Tom Wilson

7 8 4 2 5 9 6 1 3

1 5 3 7 6 8 4 9 2

6 2 9 4 1 3 7 5 8

9 6 5 3 2 4 1 8 7

2 3 8 1 7 6 5 4 9

4 1 7 8 9 5 2 3 6

8 9 6 5 4 7 3 2 1

5 7 2 9 3 1 8 6 4

Difficulty Level

3 4 1 6 8 2 9 7 5

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

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