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In the news Walker’s budget sees opposition

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Members of the House Finance Committee pushed back against parts of Gov. Bill Walker’s budget plan Thursday, questioning if some of the cuts he identified were truly reductions. Among the areas of focus was Walker’s proposal to forward-fund education for 2017 at 90 percent. While work is underway on the fiscal year 2016 budget, the state has been forwardfunding education to allow districts to plan. Walker, in his State of the Budget address last month, proposed forward-funding at the reduced level, saying funding could be addressed next session after the completion of school funding studies due by mid-June. The studies were called for as part of an education bill passed last session. Walker’s budget director, Pat Pitney, reiterated that position Thursday. But some committee members questioned the approach. Co-chair Mark Neuman, R-Big Lake, said there might be less money to work with next year, and he said lawmakers might want to prefund the full amount. Legislative Finance Division Director David Teal said “short-funding,” as he referred to it, can make the deficit for next year look smaller. “And now more than ever I think it’s critical that you don’t fool yourselves or fool the public by understating the deficit,” he told the committee.

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Old-time bluegrass Talakai Finau (left) plays ukulele and Dan Grant plays guitar during the Kenai Senior Center’s Bluegrass Jam on Thursday, Feb. 12. The group meets weekly to play bluegrass and gospel music.

No snow, no go: T200 canceled By IAN FOLEY Peninsula Clarion

For the second year in a row, the Tustumena 200 sled dog race has been canceled due to insufficient levels of snow. The annual race covers 200 miles of trails in the Caribou Hills on the Kenai Peninsula, and attracts participants from all across Alaska and other parts of the world. Last month, the race was postponed to Feb. 21 from its original Feb. 7 start date, in order to allow for more snow to accumulate. Because there hadn’t been enough snowfall,

the decision to cancel the race was made by T200 board members on Thursday night. Tami Murray, race director of the T200, said that even Thursday’s snowfall wasn’t enough to proceed with the race. “All possible options for a trail have been explored and we just don’t have the snow to make it happen. With the sevenday forecast calling for mid-30s and rain, the snow we might get over the next few days will most certainly be gone by the 21st,” Murray said in a press release announcing the cancellation. “The lower sections of the trail have minimal snow with

exposed roots and are ice rinks with monster ruts. We considered smaller teams but with no snow you can’t set a hook, you can’t even mark the trail.” She said that race organizers looked at all options of how to put a trail in. Murray said that several people were inspecting the trails throughout the day on Wednesday, trying to figure out how to have the race. She said redesigning a course across the peninsula was difficult because there are hundreds of private landowners as well as several governmental agencies that the race organizers had to

coordinate with. Aside from the lack of snow, Murray said that four-wheelers have also made some trails worse. Murray said that it takes about a week to put in the trails, and having the race any later that Feb. 21 would be impossible due to the close proximity of the Iditarod. Murray said that many of the mushers had been hopeful of competing in the race. As of early January, 50 participants had registered for the event. Reach Ian Foley at ian.foley@peninsulaclarion.com.

CH2M Hill calls off Alaska unit sale By TIM BRADNER Morris News Service-Alaska/Alaska Journal Of Commerce

Senior managers of CH2M Hill were in Alaska Feb. 4 meeting with the company’s employees. Their message: The company’s oil and gas business is no longer for sale and it’s business as usual. CH2M Hill Senior Vice President for Corporate Development Matt McGowan and Senior Vice President and Regional Managing Director Pat-

rick O’Keefe said the company wanted to test the market’s reception on a possible sale when it was announced last October. There were a lot of inquiries and a lot of interest but the unexpected oil price plunge affected the outlook and increased uncertainty among potential buyers, McGowan said in a Feb. 4 interview with the Journal at the company’s Anchorage office. In mid-January, the company announced the sale was off. It was still a worthwhile exercise, McGowan said, because

it validated CH2M Hill’s sense that its Alaska-based oil services division, the former Veco Corp., was a valuable business. CH2M is happy to continue owning it, he said. “We’re back to business, developing our long-term strategy and making sure the Alaska division has the allocations of capital that it needs,” McGowan said. “We did a lot of work on the sale and we learned a lot about the business. Then, oil prices changed, dramatically. The price change has not affected

us — our own (engineering and oilfield construction) business is holding up — but the price change caused a lot of turmoil among the parties we were dealing with. “There was a lot of interest, however, and it confirmed the value of the (Alaska oil services) business.” It was unusual for a company to announce in public that it was putting a major division up for sale, McGowan said, but CH2M Hill wanted to be as transparent as possible about it. See T200, page A-10

With the impending statewide legalization of marijuana for personal use, the city of Soldotna is hoping to clarify some city laws. At Wednesday’s Soldotna City Council meeting, two ordinances were introduced — one which would detail where marijuana can’t be consumed, and another which would amend the definition of “smoking” to include e-cigarettes, vaporizer cigarettes, and marijuana. Ordinance 2015-004 would outlaw the use of marijuana in public and in motorized vehicles, including motor vehicles, watercraft and aircraft. The ordinance defines “marijuana” to include all parts of the cannabis plant, as well as seeds, resin, compounds, salts, derivatives, concentrates or any other mixture. The ordinance defines “in public” to mean “in or upon any government-owned property, as well as any place that the public or a substantial group of persons has access.” If passed, a $100 fine would be issued for a first violation of marijuana use in public, $500 for a second, and mandatory court appearance for a third offense. The same fine schedule applies for permitting prohibited marijuana use. Soldotna council member Keith Baxter said the ordinance to ban marijuana use in public and in motor vehicles is in line with how the state regulates alcohol. “I feel like this ordinance is completely in the spirit of the statewide initiative that passed, which is to regulate marijuana like alcohol, and you can’t drink alcohol in public or in cars — that’s the spirit of this ordinance.” Soldotna resident Michele Holley said she had an issue with the ordinance, and advocated for more freedom regarding marijuana use. “This is a miracle plant. My question to people is, do you think God got it right, or do you think some creepy politicians in 1937 got it right?” Holley said, referencing the Marihuana Tax Act of 1937, which imposed a tax on the See POT, page A-10

Hospice to host Valentine’s day wine tasting By RASHAH McCHESNEY Peninsula Clarion

For the 19th year, an army of volunteers will host a wine tasting event Saturday to raise money for Hospice of the Central Peninsula and its ongoing programs for those in need of end-of-life care and the families who care for them. The group’s loan closet — primarily a repository for medi-

cal devices such as hospital beds and walkers — was used by an average of 200 people a month in 2014, while volunteers helped close to 100 for the year, said Hospice of the Central Peninsula Executive Director Gale Robison. She said the organization’s operating budget is under $200,000 a year and the winetasting event is critical to the non-profit’s continued exis-

tence. The dinner will be held in the fellowship hall of Soldotna’s Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church, 222 W. Redoubt, and will include five courses of food with accompanying wines, live and silent auctions and a Heads or Tails game that involves correctly calling the flip of a coin for a chance at a vacation trip. The 2015 menu includes C

vegetarian ravioli, sirloin, duck a l’orange, and a chocolate mousse — each paired with a wine, served by a volunteer and designed to raise money for a type of end-of-life care that can’t be found elsewhere on the central peninsula. The cause is worthy, said event co-chair Teri Birchfield who said becoming involved with hospice care helped to prepare her for the stages of death

involved when her aunt died. “When you’re dealing with that kind of emotion and you’re facing a doctor, you can have a compassionate doctor but it’s different than somebody who just has your personal needs at heart,” Birchfield said. “They’re really outside of the medical field. They’re just waiting to help you.” Birchfield, Robison and anSee WINE, page A-10

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Obituary Charles Franklin Griffee Charles Franklin Griffee died Sunday, Feb. 8, 2015 at the age of 91, in Soldotna at the Riverside Assisted Living Home. He leaves his wife of 68 years Wilma (Walker) Griffee; son Dan and Kathy Griffee of Mead Colorado, son Donald and Cathy Griffee of Port Ludlow Washington, and daughter Debra and Larry Brackett of Nikiski; grandchildren Jennifer and Travis Howell, Kelly and Kole McCaughey, Brian and Sonya Griffee, Lori and David Mannerude, Shaun Griffee, and Erin Griffee; thirteen greatgrandchildren and one great-great-grandchild. He was preceded in death by his parents, and only sibling Robert Griffee. Born on March 21, 1923 in Palisade, Colorado, son of Frank and Hester Ann Griffee, he spent his early years in the Palisade and Grand Junction area. He joined the Army in 1943 as an infantryman, and saw action in Europe, in Normandy, Northern France and into the Rhineland. He received the American Service Medal, the European African Middle Eastern Service Medal, the WWII Victory medal, and the Good Conduct Medal. Separating from the Army in January of 1946, he

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went home and married his sweetheart Wilma Walker on Sept. 15, 1946. Charles worked for Public Service Company in Grand Junction Colorado for over 30 years. Later, he transferred to Rifle, Colorado and retired at the age of 62. After retiring, Charles and Wilma enjoyed spending the winters in Mesa, Arizona and summers traveling visiting family and friends. Charles and Wilma later moved to Kenai, where they became permanent residents in 2005. Charles loved the outdoors, spending time fishing, duck hunting and camping with family and friends. He loved gardening, enjoying his flowers, especially his roses. No one was a stranger for long, Charles always made them feel like an old friend. He will be missed. Please visit Charles’ online obituary and sign his guestbook at www. alaskanfuneral.com.

Chlorus ‘Von’ Vaughn Pointer Chlorus Vaughn Pointer, also known as Von Pointer, 79, died on Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2015 in Anchorage.A celebration of life service will be at 2 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 14 at Homer United Methodist Church, 770 East End Road, Homer. Von was born in Omaha, Nebraska on Oct. 11, 1935 to Chlorus Laverne and Flor-

Woodturners plan meeting

The Kenai Peninsula Woodturners Chapter will hold its meeting at 1 p.m. Saturday at the woodturning shop in the log buildVFW Auxiliary scholarship offered ing, mile 100 on the Sterling Highway, just a few miles south of Applications for the Vickie Webb Nelson Memorial Scholar- Soldotna where Echo Lake Road meets the highway. There will ship, sponsored by the Ladies Auxiliary to the Veterans of For- be a wood turning demonstration. Visitors are always welcome. eign Wars, must be received or delivered to the VFW Post No. Questions? Call 801-543-9122. 10046 located at 134 N. Birch Street in Soldotna by Feb. 13. Monetary awards of $500 for first place and $250 for second Take-A-Break plans luncheon, speaker place will be awarded locally with the first-place winner’s entry forwarded to the statewide competition. The recipient must be Ladies Peninsula Take-A-Break Luncheon on Feb. 18 from an Alaska high school graduating senior or an Alaskan enrolled 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. will feature Jennifer Waller sharing “Saying in a homestudy program with a desire to further his or her edu- Yes to God,” her continuing story about her freedom from addiccation. Citizenship, leadership and financial need will be con- tion and her work in prison ministry. Vickie Tinker will provide sidered. For more information, call the VFW Ladies Auxiliary special music. This will happen at the Solid Rock Conference chair at 262-9220. Center, mile 90.5 Sterling Highway. Luncheon cost is $12 with complimentary child care provided. For luncheon and nursery reservations call Susan at 335-6789. Reservations or any canIce Fishapalooza on Sunday cellations must be made by Feb. 15. Peninsula Take-a-Break is Join Kenai Peninsula Chapter of Trout Unlimited for some fam- affiliated with Stonecroft Ministries. ily 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 Discuss recycling with Re-Group 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 Come discuss Recycle Programs with Re-Group Monday in be outdoor games and folks are welcome to bring their ice skates. room 157 of the Brockel Building at KPC at 6:30 p.m. Plans For more information email kptroutunlimited@gmail.com.

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Today 8 a.m. • Alcoholics Anonymous As Bill Sees It Group, 11312 Kenai Spur Highway Unit 71 (Old Carrs Mall). M Call 398-9440. 9:45 a.m. K • TOPS #AK 196 meets at The Grace Lutheran Church, in Soldotna. Call Dorothy at 262-1303. 10:15 a.m. • Visit the Soldotna Public

12:30 p.m. • Well Elders Live Longer exercise (W.E.L.L.) will meet at the Nikiski Senior Center. Call instructor Mary Olson at 907-776-3745. 8 p.m. • Narcotics Anonymous Support Group “It Works” at URS Club, 11312 Kenai Spur Highway, Unit 71, Kenai. • AA 12 by 12 at the United Methodist Church, 607 Frontage Road, Kenai. • Twin City Al-Anon Family group, United Methodist Church, 607 Frontage Road in Kenai. Call 907-953-4655.

Noon • Alcoholics Anonymous recovery group at 11312 Kenai Spur Highway, Suite 71 in the old Carrs Mall in Kenai. Call 262-1917.

8 a.m. • Alcoholics Anonymous As Bill Sees It Group, 11312 Kenai Spur Highway Unit 71 (Old Carrs Mall). Call 398-9440.

Library for a 45-minute free “Yoga Strength” session. Set to modern music, this class makes for a perfect introduction to yoga or a fun addition to your existing routine. Bring your Saturday own mat!

9 a.m. • Al-Anon book study, Central Peninsula Hospital’s Augustine Room, Soldotna. Call 907-9534655. 10 a.m. • Narcotics Anonymous PJ Meeting, URS Club, 11312 Kenai Spur Highway, Unit 71, Kenai. Noon • Homemade soup, Funny River Community Center. 7 p.m. • Narcotics Anonymous support group “Dopeless Hope Fiends,” URS Club, 11312 Kenai Spur Highway, Unit 71, Kenai. 8 p.m.

ence Lichti Pointer. He was raised on the family farms in both Nebraska and Arkansas. Von was known as Sonny or Skeeter in those places. Von came to Alaska for a visit in 1954 and never returned to the farm in Arkansas. He coached boxing and was the Golden Gloves Champ for Alaska in 1962. Von delivered milk to the doorsteps of Anchorage residents and also worked at a variety of grocers in Anchorage, which including Carrs, Piggley Wiggly and the Market Basket. He moved to Homer in 1979 and later to Anchor Point, where he opened his own grocery business in 1986, The Warehouse Inc. He continued to operate the business until his death. Von adored his grandchildren; often turning off the TV simply to hear them play or bicker. Listening to both brought him joy and a chuckle. He deeply loved his wife, Mary, often asking her “Have I told you today that I loved you?” He met obstacles without discouragement and instead soldiered through with a positive attitude. He always had a smile and a sparkle in his eyes. He will be missed greatly. Von is survived by his wife, Mary; sons Mark, Randall (Laura), James, Raymond, (Chuck), and David (Diana); daughters, Laurie, Amber and Jacque; grandchildren, Jennifer, Earl, Tatum, Nathanael, Jancee, Andrea and Willow; and great-grandchild Riley. Cards may be sent to Mary Pointer, P.O. Box 506 Anchor Point, AK 99556. Cremation Society of Alaska was entrusted with the service. An online guestbook may be signed at www. alaskacremation.com.

will be made for spring and summer activities. For more information call Jan at 252-2773.

Join the ‘Great American Spit Out’ and quit chewing tobacco Join millions of Americans as they raise awareness on the dangers of smokeless tobacco during Through With Chew Week this February 16-20. Tobacco users are encouraged to quit with the support of their peers on Feb. 19, the official day to “quit.” The Tobacco Intervention Network (TIN), your local coalition of individuals and agencies dedicated to ensuring that all tobacco users have resources to quit will have free smokeless tobacco quit kits available from Feb. 16-20 at the following locations: Soldotna: Peninsula Smokefree Partnership (260-3682) and Peninsula Community Health Services (262-3119) Kenai: Dena’ina Wellness Center (335-7500) and Peninsula Community Health Services Dental (283-7759) Kenai Peninsula College Health Center Ninilchik Community Clinic (567-3370) There are free resources available for Alaska adults. Call Alaska’s Tobacco Quit Line at 1-800-QUIT-NOW or visit Alaskaquitline.com or Facebook.com/Alaskaquitline to receive coaching, nicotine replacement therapies and/or cessation counseling.

• AA North Roaders Group ing, time of meeting, place, and a at North Star Methodist Church, contact phone number to news@ Mile 25.5 Kenai Spur Highway. peninsulaclarion.com. Call 242-9477. The Community Calendar lists recurring events and meetings of local organizations. To have your event listed, email organization name, day or days of meet-

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‘Sniper’ suspect confesses act By JAMIE STENGLE Associated Press

STEPHENVILLE, Texas — A police officer told a Texas jury Thursday that a former Marine charged in the deaths of two men, including “American Sniper” author Chris Kyle, told him he had “taken a couple of souls” and had more to take. A police video displayed for the jury showed officers in Lancaster, near Dallas, try-

ing to coax Eddie Ray Routh from a truck in the hours after famed Navy SEAL Kyle and his friend Chad Littlefield were found dead at a shooting range in February 2013. “He told us he’d taken a couple of souls and he had more souls to take,” Lancaster police Lt. Michael Smith said Thursday of Routh. Defense attorneys have said Routh, 27, was insane when Kyle and Littlefield took him

to a shooting range to provide support and camaraderie. Routh believed the men planned to kill him, his attorneys say. Routh faces life in prison without parole if convicted. The case has drawn intense interest, largely because of Kyle’s memoir, “American Sniper,” about serving four tours in Iraq. The Oscar-nominated film based on the book has grossed

nearly $300 million. Officers testified Thursday that hours after the bodies were discovered, Routh returned to his home in Lancaster, driving Kyle’s pickup. Officers spoke with him as he sat in the pickup, but he refused to leave the vehicle. Routh is heard in the police video heard asking for his parents. Police eventually get them on the phone and he briefly talks to them.

Oregon governor asked to resign By JONATHAN J. COOPER Associated Press

SALEM, Ore.— Oregon’s top Democrats urged Gov. John Kitzhaber to resign Thursday, saying he cannot lead the state effectively amid a growing ethics scandal involving his fiancee, a green-energy consultant suspected of using their relationship to land contracts for her business.

Senate President Peter Courtney said he and House Speaker Tina Kotek asked Kitzhaber, a Democrat who recently started his fourth term, to step down. “I finally said, ‘This has got to stop,’” Courtney told reporters after he and Kotek met with the governor. “I don’t know what else to do right now. It seems to be escalating. It seems to be getting worse and worse.”

The state treasurer also joined in the call for Kitzhaber to relinquish his office. “Unfortunately, the current situation has become untenable, and I cannot imagine any scenario by which things improve,” said Ted Wheeler, another Democrat. “Oregon deserves a governor who is fully focused on the duties of state.” Their statements came hours

after Democratic Secretary of State Kate Brown said she had a “strange” and contradictory conversation with Kitzhaber about succeeding him as governor. Brown said the governor had asked her to fly back to Oregon from a conference in Washington, D.C., but when she arrived, he asked why she had returned.

Around the Nation Fathers of the 3 Muslims shot in Chapel Hill demand hate crime prosecution CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — The fathers of the three Muslim students shot in their Chapel Hill, North Carolina apartment spoke with The Associated Press before their funeral on Thursday, calling on Americans to understand that they died in a hate crime. Craig Stephen Hicks is charged with first-degree murder in the shootings Tuesday of Deah Shaddy Barakat, 23, his wife Yusor Mohammad Abu-Salha, 21, and her sister Razan Mohammad Abu-Salha, 19.

Hormone treatment approved for Chelsea Manning, former analyst who leaked classified documents WASHINGTON— Defense Department officials say hormone treatment for gender reassignment has been approved for Chelsea Manning, the former intelligence analyst convicted of espionage for sending classified documents to the WikiLeaks website. The officials say the hormone therapy was approved February 5 by the commandant of the U.S. Disciplinary Barracks at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, where Manning is serving a 35-year sentence. The treatment would enable the Army private formerly known as Bradley Manning to make the transition to a woman. —Associated Press

Marines injured in training TWENTYNINE PALMS, Calif. (AP) — Military officials say 22 Marines have been treated for exposure to fire retardant gas at a Southern California desert base after an extinguishing system accidentally went off in an assault vehicle during a training exercise. Base spokesman Dave Marks says an equipment malfunction caused the release of halon Thursday afternoon at the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center in Twentynine Palms. There was no fire or explosion. The Marines were treated at the base hospital. Marks says

three will be kept overnight for observation and the rest were returned to training. He says the Marines were from a Hawaii base and were inside an amphibious assault

vehicle that carries troops from ships to shore. Twentynine Palms, 130 miles east of Los Angeles, is the largest Marine training base in the world.

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Marathon talks produce Ukraine peace deal; cease-fire Sunday By YURAS KARMANAU and JIM HEINTZ Associated Press

MINSK, Belarus — The peace deal reached Thursday for Ukraine, if it holds, would be a partial win for both Moscow and Kiev: Ukraine retains the separatist eastern regions and regains control of its border with Russia, while Russia holds strong leverage to keep Ukraine from ever becoming part of NATO. But neither side came away from the marathon talks unscathed. There’s no sign Russia will soon escape the Western sanctions that have driven its economy down sharply, and Kiev’s price for regaining control of the border with Russia is to grant significant new power to the east. But the complicated calculus of whether any side came out truly ahead can’t be determined unless a single, straightforward term is fulfilled: halting the shooting and artillery salvos that have killed more than 5,300 people since April. That is supposed to happen on Sunday, at one minute after midnight. A cease-fire called in September never fully took hold and fighting escalated sharply in the past month. Questions remain about whether either side

possesses the will or discipline to ensure a truce this time. The cease-fire is to be monitored by the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe’s observer mission in Ukraine. But that “will probably go nowhere if there isn’t a huge political will to beef up the OSCE, pull in many more monitors, give them clear support,” said analyst Judy Dempsey, an associate of the Carnegie Europe think-tank. The OSCE mission head, Ertugrul Apakan, said Thursday that he expected it would expand by the end of the month to about 500 observers, up from about 310 currently, the Interfax news agency reported. Under the terms of the deal reached after 16 hours of talks between the presidents of Russia, Ukraine, Germany and France, the next step is to form a sizeable buffer zone between Ukrainian forces and Russiabacked rebels. Each side is to pull heavy weaponry back from the front line, creating a zone roughly 30-85 miles (50-140 kilometers) wide, depending on the weapon caliber. Then come the knotty and volatile political questions. While Russian President Vladimir Putin told reporters the deal envisages special status for Ukraine’s separatist

regions, Ukraine’s president, Petro Poroshenko, maintained there was no consensus on any sort of autonomy or federalization for eastern Ukraine. In addition, the agreement foresees the regions being able to form their own police forces and to trade freely with Russia, both of which would bring a degree of division and uncertainty within Ukraine that could be leverage to keep the country out of NATO. Those measures would require constitutional reform, certain to be a highly fraught process. “Anything that has to go through the Ukrainian parliament has a huge question mark attached to it,” said Eugene Rumer of the Carnegie center. “It is going to be the subject of a huge and very fierce debate in Kiev.” Only after such reform is passed would Ukraine’s full control over its border with Russia be restored, according to the pact. Aside from the political resolution of the east’s status, Ukraine also faces severe challenges with its troubled economy, which is close to bankruptcy. On Thursday, the International Monetary Fund agreed to give Ukraine a new bailout deal worth $17.5 billion (15.5 billion euros). The World Bank, meanwhile, announced it was ready to commit up to $2

billion to help Ukraine with reforms, to fight corruption and for other purposes. Despite the uncertainties, the agreement’s initiators saw it as a step forward. “We now have a glimmer of hope,” said German Chancellor Angela Merkel, who brokered the talks in the Belarusian capital of Minsk together with French President Francois Hollande. “But the concrete steps, of course, have to be taken. And we will still face major obstacles. But, on balance, I can say what we have achieved gives significantly more hope than if we had achieved nothing.” As for Putin, he told reporters: “It was not the best night of my life.” “But the morning, I think, is good, because we have managed to agree on the main things despite all the difficulties of the negotiations,” the Russian leader said. Battles continued Thursday even as the talks went on, and Ukrainian military spokesman Andriy Lysenko said Russia sent 50 tanks and a dozen heavy weapons overnight into Ukraine. In the rebel stronghold of Donetsk, residents who have seen their city pounded daily by artillery since late May were skeptical of the deal. “We will see whether there will be a cease-fire or not,” said

resident Tatyana Griedzheva. “You have seen it with your own eyes, the kind of cease-fire that we have already had.” A previous cease-fire in September was violated repeatedly as Ukrainian forces and the rebels both tried to gain more ground. Poroshenko stressed that the pact contains “a clear commitment to withdraw all foreign troops, all mercenaries from the territory of Ukraine,” a reference to the Russian soldiers and weapons that Ukraine and the West say Russia has sent into eastern Ukraine to back the rebels. Moscow has denied the accusations, saying any Russian fighters were volunteers, but the sheer number of sophisticated heavy weapons in the rebels’ possession belies that. Still, Merkel said, in the end, Putin exerted pressure on the separatists to get them to agree to the cease-fire. “I have no illusions. We have no illusions. A great, great deal of work is still necessary. But there is a real chance to make things better,” she said. In Brussels, European leaders said the cease-fire must be respected before any scaling back of sanctions against Moscow can be considered. “Our trust in the goodwill of President Putin is limited,” said EU President Donald Tusk.

“We didn’t discuss any new sanctions but we didn’t decide also about postponing the sanctions.” The French-German diplomatic offensive came as President Barack Obama considered sending U.S. lethal weapons to Ukraine, a move that European nations feared would only widen the hostilities. “The true test of today’s accord will be in its full and unambiguous implementation, including the durable end of hostilities and the restoration of Ukrainian control over its border with Russia,” White House press secretary Josh Earnest said. The urgency felt by all sides was underlined by the extraordinary length of the talks, which began Wednesday evening and continued uninterrupted through the night as crowds of reporters waited anxiously in a marble-floored, chandeliered convention hall in Minsk. While the four leaders hailed the agreement, Russia and Ukraine still disagreed on how to end the fighting around Debaltseve, a key transport hub between the rebels’ two main cities of Donetsk and Luhansk. Putin said the rebels consider the Ukrainian forces there surrounded and expect them to surrender, while Ukraine says its troops have not been blocked.

Rights group: Iran must halt execution of man jailed as teen By ADAM SCHRECK Associated Press

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — An Iranian Kurdish man arrested when he was 17 years old alleges he was tortured into confessing. He will be hanged next week, rights group Amnesty C

International said Friday. The group is urging Iranian authorities to halt the execution of the man, Saman Naseem, who is now 22, and review his case. “Imposing the death penalty on someone who was a child when the alleged crime took place goes against inter-

national human rights laws that Iran has committed to respect,” the group’s deputy director for the Middle East, Hassiba Hadj Sahraoui, said in a statement. Naseem was arrested in 2011 after a firefight between Revolutionary Guard forces and members of the Party of Free

Life of Kurdistan, a Kurdish rebel group known as PEJAK, in the city of Sardasht. He was held without a lawyer , according to Amnesty. In a letter seen by the rights group, Naseem alleged that he was held in a cell measuring 2 meters by half a meter. He says

he was repeatedly beaten and suspended by his hands and feet before being forced while blindfolded to put his fingerprints on documents to confirm his alleged confession. He then appeared in a televised confession and in January 2012 was sentenced to

death following a conviction for “enmity against God” and “corruption on earth” over his supposed involvement with the Kurdish armed group. He later retracted his confession at trial, and his lawyers have not been allowed to pursue his defense, according to Amnesty.

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Time to try something new Kenai Peninsula Borough Mayor Mike

Navarre made his pitch for a task force to look into health care on the Kenai Peninsula to the Kenai and Soldotna Chambers of Commerce this week. While his presentation included a number of eye-opening statistics, it was a comment he made while taking questions following his remarks that should inspire peninsula residents to think about what we as consumers would like to see as the future of health care. Navarre was asked whether the task force would look into the prospects of selling the boroughowned Central Peninsula and South Peninsula hospitals. Navarre said that he wouldn’t limit the task force’s scope, and followed up with this: “You know, if we’re not going to utilize the hospital better to address and help with the needs of our residents, then we might as well sell it.” He went on to say that he is not in favor of selling the hospital, and joked that he was trademarking “Navarrecare.” Kidding aside, the Kenai Peninsula is in an interesting position when it comes to health care. Between Central Peninsula Hospital and its affiliated practices and the growing number of private medical practices and facilities in the community, there is fairly comprehensive health care available. In terms of treatment, there are fewer and fewer medical issues that require a trip to Anchorage or Seattle. At the same time, the population of the Kenai Peninsula is still relatively small enough, at just over 57,000, that the opportunity exists to actually try something different. Navarre said that initially, he’d like to see the task force focus on whether the borough should enact health care powers, an action that would level out the property tax currently collected in hospital service areas. Beyond that, perhaps there are some programs the Kenai Peninsula could pilot. Navarre noted that government at one level or another picks up the tab for 65 percent of health care costs in Alaska; it certainly would be in the public’s interest to get a better handle on those costs. There are no simple solutions to lowering costs and improving access to quality health care. Any changes, even one as straightforward as enacting health care powers borough-wide, are sure to be met with spirited debate. But it’s a necessary debate. On its current trajectory, health care spending is unsustainable. As Navarre said, we can wait for a solution to come from Washington, D.C., that isn’t likely to work on the Kenai Peninsula. Or, we can see if we can find some solutions of our own — ones that best address the needs of the Kenai Peninsula.

Why so many proposals against trapping? Why should there always be proposals against trapping, when trappers haven’t changed? Most present-day trappers are from the 1970s, 80s, 90s generation. We definitely like to see and help the younger generation get involved in trapping in the outdoors. We need trails to walk on. I’m 60 years old and so are most of present-day trappers. My legs are getting worse, but I (we) still carry a lot of weight. It’s hard and we work at it and try to cover as much ground as we can or have time to. We only trap around four months out of the year. Nobody is being denied the use of any trail. Practically all trails and rural bush roads were made by loggers, miners, oil companies, hunters, trappers, and the State (for public use). And those certain groups are against all of those activities. Most of the people complaining never leave the trail and they think they have the only rights to it. They won’t hike or ski unless someone paves them a trail, which I have done on snowshoes, most all of them are in a lot better shape than us. People will leave the trail only to follow our tracks to see what we are doing. Most of them know. A lot of them will destroy the set, if they find it. Some either steal the trap or pull it and then throw it to where you can’t find it. And others take the animal. Even when

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people oppose issues in the world, doesn’t mean the activities are wrong. There virtually aren’t any issues to warrant their proposals. It just comes down to that they are anti-trappers. They are against any type of hunting. Some people are against things just because they don’t do them. Many people are more and more against practically everything our grandfathers did. All of our grandfathers and grandmothers built America, and a lot of people want to follow the tradition in their footsteps. Some people are using dogs as a means to use against trappers. Very few dogs are under voice control when in any kind of a stressful situation, whether it be animals or humans. Even domesticated animals, considered tame, still have wild instincts. They are not in your control if unleashed. Dogs are pets, being a total responsibilTom Honer of Soldotna has been trapity of the accompanying person, to where ping for more than 40 years.

Perry: US wants more than ‘young, attractive’ orator By HOLLY RAMER Associated Press

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DOVER, N.H. — Former Texas Gov. Rick Perry said Thursday that voters have had enough of a “young, attractive” and inexperienced president and will be looking for a proven leader in 2016. Perry, who is considering a second run for president, wrapped up a two-day trip to New Hampshire with a speech at the Strafford County Republican Committee’s Lincoln Day Dinner. While he repeated his warning that GOP voters shouldn’t nominate a “critic in chief,” he had plenty of criticism for President Barack Obama, saying his lack of executive

experience before becoming president has hurt him and that he hasn’t picked up many management skills on the job. The nation is ready, he said, to move beyond “eight years of this years of this young, very attractive, amazing orator, junior U.S. senator.” “I don’t think they’re going to go there,” Perry said. “They’re going to go to a tested, results-oriented executive who has a record of accomplishment.” Perry, who dropped out of the 2012 race shortly after finishing sixth in New Hampshire’s Republican primary, says he won’t

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they’re not disturbing people, and their belongings, and wildlife. That’s why they have leash laws. If dogs are considered by some people as users, then they have to be regulated. We can all walk on and use the trails without interfering with each other. I posted signs on trails to keep dogs on-leash. All of them were ripped off even when I continued to replace them. I’ve noticed no difference of people or dogs tampering with sets near the trail or a ways off. I spend more time disguising my sets from people than I do for the animals I’m targeting. Leash laws are made for a reason, or they wouldn’t have them at all. Pets are supposed to be your friends. You shouldn’t let them get out of your sight or reach. People are the real issue not dogs. There are very few cases of dogs getting in traps, and practically none that are fatal. So people will complain, and yet you’ll just see a few all winter, and hardly ever the same people. For only 2-4 months out of the year, trappers are the biggest users. When it’s minus-20 degrees, blowing snow, raining, or sunshine, trappers are out there. You’ll virtually never see anyone else, unless everything is just their way.

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make a decision about a 2016 campaign until May or June. But he said he learned key lessons last time: get in early, and spend lots of time in the states that lead off the nominating process: Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina. As he did Wednesday, Perry focused his speech on arguing that the federal government has overstepped its authority on issues such as health care and education while shirking its responsibilities on national security. “We need to have congressmen and senators and a president of the United States that say listen, we’re going to go back and do what the Constitution tells us to do,” he said.

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A few words make a world of difference

eing a person who makes his living by communication, I may more than the average person be a little more “tuned in” to the choice of words that are used to communicate. Have you ever played with how a sentence, a statement or a comment can turn drastically on a single word? Our reading and comprehension of written things, even the Bible can hinge greatly on reading and understanding the importance of every single word no matter how big or small. Here is a verse of scripture that I find many people read but often do not read correctly and unfortunately have a misunderstanding of what is being said: 1 Thes. 5:18 (NKJV) “In everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.” One of the most important words in this verse is the first word. “In everything give thanks …” is what it says. I find many people misreading

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fect gift is from above, and comes down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow of turning.” So, every “good and perfect gift” is what comes from God. Not tragedies or calamities. The other greatly important thing for us to be thankful in every situation is: Romans 8:28 (NKJV) “And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose.” “All things” means bad things and good things. God can work even things that are not His will, bad things, tragedies, for something good to come from it. This is incredible hope for us to be thankful in every thing. Can’t you look back upon your life and remember a difficult time or challenging situation that ultimately became something good? God can use even your most difficult

moments for the ultimate good for yourself and others if we remain thankful. This closing verse from the opening verses of 2 Corinthians sheds a little light on how this can happen: 2 Cor. 1:3-4 (NKJV) “Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, [4] who comforts us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort those who are in any trouble, with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God.” God can use the comfort we receive from Him in the midst of our difficulties to comfort others who are also experiencing difficult times. The key? Remain thankful in your situation. God will turn it to something good if we do not give up. Rev. Stephen Brown is minister at Kenai New Life Assembly of God, 209 Princess Street in Kenai.

periencing food shortages. The Food Pantry is located at the Soldotna United Methodist Church at 158 South Binkley Street, The Midnight Son Seventh Day Adventist Church is starting and all are welcome. a Weekly Women’s Bible Study group. The first book to be read Non-perishable food items or monetary donations may be Celebrate Mardi Gras at is “Unglued” by Lysa Terkeurst. For more information call or dropped off at the church on Tuesday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. text Crystal Sumner at 252-4543. Our Lady of the Angels and Wednesday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. or on Sunday from 9 a.m. until noon. For more information or if you have questions, The 19th Annual Mardi Gras fundraiser will be today at Our please call 262-4657. Lady of the Angels Catholic Church in Kenai. Come for a Ca- Calvary Baptist kids club meets jun dinner, live music, and fundraising activities. Proceeds will Calvary Baptist Church has resumed its Awana Kids Club United Methodist Church provides food pantry go to the youth program including a summer mission trip. Dinon Sunday evenings. The group meets at Kenai Middle School ner tickets are $15. Doors open at 5:00 p.m. and dinner will be The Kenai United Methodist Church provides a food pantry from 5:15-7:30 p.m. All kids, ages 3 through sixth grade, are served at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are available at both Hi Speed Gear for those in need every Monday from noon to 3 p.m. The Methwelcome. See the Calvary Baptist Awana web page for further locations and the Parish office. For more information please call odist Church is located on the Kenai Spur Highway next to the details and Club schedule: calvarykenai.org/awana. 283-4555. Boys and Girls Club. The entrance to the Food Pantry is through the side door. The Pantry closes for holidays. Bible study with Nikiski Aglow Shrove Tuesday pancake supper planned For more information contact the church office at 283-7868. Nikiski Aglow meets each Saturday morning from 9-11 a.m. A Shrove Tuesday pancake supper is planned for Feb. 17 from 5:30-8:30 p.m. at St. Francis by the Sea Episcopal Church, at the Nikiski New Hope Christian Fellowship, Mile 23 North Clothes 4 U at First Baptist Church 110 South Spruce Street in Kenai. Tickets are $3, $12 for fami- Road. All are welcome to attend. Aglow International is founded First Baptist Church Soldotna, located at 159 S. Binkley lies. Proceeds will got to support the Kenai Methodist Church on prayer and compassionate outreach. It is global in ministry Street, is re-opening its Clothes 4 U program. It is open on the vision, yet rooted in small groups. Nikiski Aglow is hosting the food pantry. DVD teaching of Graham Cooke with “Game Changers.” The second and fourth Saturday of each month from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. five themes are: 1. How you are known in heaven; 2. Establish- All clothing and shoes are free to the public. Ash Wednesday service ing your internal overcomer; 3. Mind of Christ; 4. Reinventing your walk in the fruit of the Spirit; 5. Law of the Spirit of Life Clothes Quarters open weekly at Kenai United Methodist Church in Christ. For information call Bev at 776-8022 or 398-7311 or The public is invited Feb. 18 for an Ash Wednesday Service Paulette at 252-7372. Clothes Quarters at Our Lady of the Angels Church is open at Kenai United Methodist Church, 607 Frontage Road in Keevery Wednesday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., and the first Saturday nai beginning at 7 p.m. All are welcome to come experience of every month from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. For more information, this moving service that marks the beginning of Lent, a season Soldotna Food Pantry open weekly call 907-283-4555. preparing for the holiest day of the Christian year, Easter. If you The Soldotna Food Pantry is open every Wednesday from have any questions please call 262-4657. 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. for residents in the community who are exSubmit announcements to news@peninsulaclarion.com.

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to help us. We can be thankful that God and others still love us in spite of the pain or suffering we may be experiencing. Well doesn’t the same verse tell us that “… this is the will of God Rev. S tephen B rown in Christ Jesus for you”? Again, the importance of words comes into this verse in this way: “For everyplay here. To what is the word “this” thing give thanks …” which is not referring to? If the verse said we what the verse says and certainly should be thankful for the situation, does not mean. the word this would be referring to What is the difference between the situation being God’s will for us two very small words? A lot. Paul the Apostle, the writer of this verse and that we should be thankful no is instructing us to be thankful “in” matter how difficult and confusing it would be. a situation, if not “for” the situSince the verse tells us to be ation. Are we commanded to be thankful for a tragedy or an injury thankful in every thing, the word this refers to it being God’s will for us or other misfortune? No. God is to be thankful in every thing, not for not the author of such things. Can everything. The difference is huge. we find the ability to be thankTo further illustrate, the Bible ful in those same situations? Yes. What can we be thankful for in the tells us two more important things to know about being thankful in situation? We can be thankful that God has not abandoned us. We can every thing: James 1:17 (NKJV) “Every good gift and every perbe thankful that He sends others

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Terry Bailey, the company’s Alaska manager, said it was also done to control the rumors that would inevitably have started among employees and customers. “We wanted to get ahead of this,” Bailey said. CH2M Hill is a major employer in the state and a big player on the North Slope as well as non-petroleum infrastructure projects in the state. Across the Slope, the company is now providing engineering services, construction and oilfield maintenance, from

the ExxonMobil-led Point Thomson in the east to ConocoPhillips’ CD-5 project in the west. The company employs about 1,900 on the Slope and this will increase to 2,000 or more as work on the $4-billion Point Thomson project peaks this summer, Bailey said. CH2M Hill is playing a key role in that project as manager of the installation of four huge gas production and process modules that will arrive on the 2015 summer sealift. The company is doing a lot of other work on Point Thomson, too, including the fabrication of smaller “truckable” modules and facility components in fabrication shops in

Anchorage, he said. Point Thomson will begin production of liquid condensates in 2016. Natural gas produced in the process will be injected back underground. CH2M Hill is also managing the installation of production facilities at CD-5, a $1-billion ConocoPhillips project near the Alpine field on the western North Slope. CD-5 is expected to begin production late this year. A large non-petroleum infrastructure project CH2M Hill is managing is the plan for completing the Port of Anchorage reconstruction. This is being managed by the Alaska Division, Bailey said, but the project teams are drawing on CH2M Hill divisions elsewhere

that have special expertise in port development. Patrick O’Keefe, the company’s regional director, said CH2M Hill purchased U.K.based Halcrow Group three years ago, a veteran engineering company specializing in port and harbor infrastructure. Halcrow already had a U.S. base but the acquisition strengthened the company in this country and added to CH2M Hill’s infrastructure work in Europe and the Middle East, where Halcrow was active. CH2M Hill acquired VECO Corp. in 2007, which now constitutes the oil services division, but the company has had a presence in Alaska for more

than 50 years in its traditional water, sewer and power generation infrastructure projects. The company opened its office in 1964 to aid in earthquake reconstruction. In addition to the direct oil field services provided in Alaska and Sakhalin Island, Russia, it also does a lot of work in oilfield infrastructure worldwide. Using its water and wastewater expertise the company provides maintenance management in water and sewer utilities, for example in a Denver suburb. O’Keefe said the company’s work on nonpetroleum infrastructure in the state has been stable, and the company hopes to grow that segment of its work.

Meanwhile, CH2M Hill is heavily engaged in natural gas project development. On the state-led 36-inch Alaska StandAlone Pipeline, or ASAP, CH2M Hill is the program manager, and is also engaged in pre-FEED engineering and design work for the larger Alaska LNG Project, the 42inch pipeline,large natural gas liquefaction plant and marine terminal. The company’s share of that large project is the marine infrastructure facilities at Nikiski, which is the proposed site of the LNG plant.

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ovarian cancer and I’ve just come from doctor so-and-so and they said, ‘really you just need to make preparations,’ and what do I do?’ So we’re there and I cannot imagine a community without this.” Birchfield said the 2015 fundraiser has been in the works for nearly 6 months and will be a good place for couples to enjoy an evening out. “When they walk in the door they’re going to receive a glass of ice cold champagne and everything is decorated white with a splash of red,” she said. “It’ll be filled with chocolate because it’s Valentine’s Day.” The event has sold out and usually contains a mix of “Alaskan formal wear,” Green

said. “I see women in evening gowns to jeans,” she said. “It’s very social and it’s not a quiet night. It’s so loud.” Robison, who is in her first year at the hospice center, said she has been consistently surprised at how well the community supports hospice care. “United Way provides about one-quarter of our operating budget, and Pick.Click. Give helps, but at at least one-quarter of our operating budget comes from donations,” Robison said. “It’s just so amazing.”

ordinance would also designate the city council as the local regulatory authority. Continued from page A-1 Ordinance 2015-005 would amend the definition of smoking to include “the use of any sale of marijuana. Aside from prohibiting vaporizer, electronic cigarette, marijuana in certain places, the or other device used to produce inhalable fumes or vapors from

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other co-chair Mary Green gathered recently in Robison’s office in Soldotna to talk about the importance of hospice care and the annual fundraiser to the organization’s bottom line. Each had a memory of hospice care touching their lives. It’s a service that most people don’t know they need until the need arises, Robison said. “Within the community, there’s no other place to go,” she said. “So we get a lot of phone calls like, ‘My mother has just been diagnosed with

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Bears, Dogs meet again By JEFF HELMINIAK Peninsula Clarion

The Kenai River Brown Bears will look to turn around a lopsided series with the rival Fairbanks Ice Dogs tonight and Saturday at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex. The puck drops at 7:30 p.m. both nights. The Dogs, the defending Robertson Cup champions, are 9-1 against the Bears this year, with Kenai River’s lone win coming back on Sept. 13. That means the Fairbanks squad has already clinched the Ravn Alaska Cup. And most of the victories by Fairbanks have been dominant, with the Ice Dogs winning by an average of four goals.

“We have to find ways to overcome the mental block we have with the Ice Dogs,” Kenai River head coach Geoff Beauparlant said. “It’s important that we had a good week of practice and are focused and worked hard.” If the Brown Bears are going to make the playoffs, they most likely are going to have to find a way to get some points against Fairbanks. Kenai River is 13-31-2, which leaves the Bears three points behind the Minnesota Magicians in the battle for the final playoff spot in the North American Hockey League Midwest Division. The Magicians have 15 games left, while the Bears have 14. Six of those games are against the Ice Dogs, including four of the eight home contests. Fairbanks (30-13-3) has no reason to

let off the gas because it sits one point behind the Minnesota Wilderness for first in the division. The Bears have lost five straight since taking two of three from the Coulee Region (Wisconsin) Chill. In a 3-1 loss to Fairbanks on Saturday, Beauparlant said the Bears put together the effort needed to be successful against Fairbanks. “I think it’s a matter of us putting 60 minutes together, and I thought we did that Saturday night,” Beauparlant said. The coach said goaltending and special teams will be key in the series. While both teams kill penalties at a relatively even rate, the Dogs are eighth in the league on the power play while the Bears are 23rd. See BEARS, page B-4

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Homer freshman Jacob Davis slips while attempting to change his skis at Friday’s Kenai Peninsula Borough ski championships, held at the Tsalteshi Trails.

Illness could impact regions Some top skiers are still recovering By JOEY KLECKA Peninsula Clarion

The bulk of the high school ski season may be squarely in the rearview mirror, but the hardest test is yet to come. Following a difficult season of minimal snowpack that wraps up months of dedicated training, local cross-country ski teams have set their sights on the final two weekends of racing, starting today with the Region III championships at the Government Peak trails near Palmer. But amid the hubbub and eagerness lie challenges that still must be conquered before any competitor lines up at the starting line. Last Friday at the Kenai Peninsula Borough ski races, Soldotna senior Sadie Fox had to cut her race off before the halfway mark of the sevenkilometer event, and the week has gone downhill for the SoHi boys as leading contender JohnMark Pothast has come down with the sickness. The Homer varsity teams felt losses in both varsity races. Leading contenders Aspen Daigle and Ghen Sasakura missed the girls and boys races, respectively. The culprit lies on a microscopic scale. With the second half of the school year in full

swing, athletes in nearly every sport have been beleaguered by illness. Soldotna coach Dan Harbison said Fox is working on a day-to-day schedule and could possibly miss this weekend’s races in order to get back to peak health. “She’s trying to get back into the groove quickly,” Harbison said. “We have to see how she does, but she’s getting there.” The good news is that there is no state qualifying format, meaning every school in the state is invited to send a boys and girls varsity squad to the state meet. Therefore, individual athletes are able to skip the region meet to focus on state. After she pulled out midway through the borough race with an intermittent cough, Harbison said he had a talk with Fox about using a rebreather mask, which keeps the user from breathing in potentially damaging cold air, but also constricts air flow. “We want to be a little more realistic on limitations,” Harbison said. The Homer ski team hasn’t been exempt from sickness either. The top girl and boy on both Mariners varsity squads sat out the borough race as well with ailments. “Our top girl athlete (Daigle)

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Kenai River Brown Bears’ Sam Carlson (11) turns to follow the puck during a game against the Minnesota Wilderness in October 2014 at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex in Soldotna.

From Kenny Lake to NAHL Brown Bears’ Carlson makes Tier II from small Alaska town By JEFF HELMINIAK Peninsula Clarion

In order to get to one of the top levels of junior hockey in the United States, many of the Kenai River Brown Bears have taken advantage of careers spent on immaculate indoor ice in some of the most prestigious hockey programs in America. As for Sam Carlson, who grew up in the tiny Southcentral town of Kenny Lake? Well … Um … Would you like to know how cold it has to be for a puck to consistently break when it hits the goal pipe? “If it’s 40 below, when you

hit the post it’s almost for sure that you’re going to break a puck in half,” Carlson said. “When it got that cold, me and my brother would go to the rink and shoot pucks at the post and watch them break. It was fun.” Some of the Brown Bears battled for some pretty prestigious youth crowns back in the day. But do they have a game story like this? “We were supposed to call the game off at 20 below, but Delta traveled all the way and it was a 3 1/2-hour drive to Kenny Lake,” Carlson said. “The temperature had dropped to 29 below, so I think they got some hot air guns and warmed

CHICAGO — Derrick Rose drove hard to the rim and heard those familiar “MVP! MVP!” chants from the crowd. The star point guard was in top form, and so were the Bulls. Rose scored 30 points, and Chicago handed Cleveland just its second loss in 16 games, beating the Cavaliers 113-98 Thursday night. Pau Gasol added 18 points and 10 rebounds. Tony Snell scored 22, helping offset a 31-point performance by LeBron James, and Bulls sent another strong signal that their recent struggles might be behind them. They won their fourth straight after dropping 10 of 15 and entered the All-Star break with a 1 1/2-game lead in the Central division over the Cavaliers. Leading the way was their former MVP point guard, a player who missed most of the previous two seasons because of injuries to each knee.

far? Phenomenal family Carlson, 19, is the youngest of seven kids. And when matched up against the achievements of his brothers and sisters, he hasn’t really accomplished anything that special athletically yet. His oldest sister, now Sarah Hollingsworth, played Division I hockey for Boston College and was the captain for two years. His second-oldest sister, now Hannah Steck, played Division III at Bethel University in Minnesota and also served as captain. See PUCK, page B-4

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Rose, Bulls take down Cavaliers By ANDREW SELIGMAN AP Sports Writer

up the thermometer or something. “They ended up calling it after two periods, even though there was a warming time halfway through each period. My mom gave me really bad circulation in my toes and fingers so I got frostbite.” When it comes to junior hockey in the United States, there’s the 17-team Tier I United States Hockey League and then the 24-team Tier II North American Hockey League of the Brown Bears. So how in the world did a player from a remote town of about 350 that serves as a gateway to Wrangell-St. Elias National Park make it this

Homer girls cruise past Monroe JV

“I’m just letting my game come to me,” Rose said. “That’s all I’m doing. I’m being patient with the ball. ... I’m trying to read the defense and pass the ball to the right people that are open.” Is he happy with the way he’s playing? “Yes, very pleased,” Rose said. The Bulls led most of the way against the NBA’s hottest team and pulled away in the fourth quarter. Both teams were missing key players, with Chicago’s Jimmy Butler nursing a strained right shoulder and Cleveland’s Kevin Love out with an abrasion in his right eye. But the Bulls did enough to come out on top. Rose was aggressive from the start, going right at the rim, and finished two points shy of his season high. Gasol posted his 14th straight AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast double-double, the longest streak by a Bulls player since Bulls guard Derrick Rose drives and scores past Cleveland Michael Jordan’s 15-game run Cavaliers’ James Jones, left, and LeBron James during the second half of an NBA basketball game Thursday in Chicago. in 1988-89. C

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The Homer girls got off to a winning start Thursday at the Homer Winter Carnival tournament, defeating the Monroe Catholic JV squad 44-24. Madison Akers poured in 20 points to lead the Mariners, and teammate Aurora Waclawski added nine points. Homer took a 17-7 lead after the first quarter, but only scored three points in the second quarter to stake out a 20-13 halftime lead. The Mariners then extended the lead to 21 with an 18-4 third quarter effort. Homer will play Nikiski today at 6:30 p.m. Homer boys 53, Klawock 52 The Mariners rallied from a fourth-quarter deficit to edge Klawock on the opening day of the Winter Carnivel in front of the home fans. Trailing 45-41 after three quarters, Homer used a 12-7 run to secure the win. Kenneth Schneider scored six points in the fourth to push

Homer to the win, and ended with 14 total. Sheldon Hutt scored a team-high 19 points. Josh Marvin led Klawock with a game-high 21 points and five 3’s. Homer outscored Klawock 18-12 in the second quarter, but still trailed 29-28 at halftime. Homer continues its tournament with an 8 p.m. meeting tonight against Nikiski. Nikiski boys 64, CIA 60 The Bulldogs edged CIA in a high-scoring affair Thursday night. Nathan Carstens led the Nikiski charge with 20 points and Hunter Holloway sunk five 3-pointers for 17. Luke Johnson chipped in 14 points as well. Timmy Smithwick pumped in a game-high 25 points for CIA, including 21 in the second half. Older brother Riley Smithwick scored 11 of his 16 points in the first half. Nikiski led 34-24 at halftime and 51-41 after three quarters, but were outscored by CIA 19See PREP, page B-2

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13 in the fourth quarter. The Bulldogs play today at 8 p.m. against Homer, while CIA faces Klawock at 5 p.m. Nikiski girls 44, CIA 13 Eight players scored for the Bulldogs in Thursday’s defensive win over Cook Inlet Academy, led by senior Rachel Thompson’s 12 points. Nikiski teammate Alison Litke added 10 points. Ashleigh Hammond and Madison Orth scored five points apiece to lead CIA. Nikiski opened up a 14-4 lead in the first quarter, then held CIA to four combined points in the second and third quarters to seal the win. The Bulldogs outscored the Eagles 20-2 in the third quarter alone. Nikiski will play Homer today at 6:30 p.m., while CIA will face the Monroe JV at 3:30 p.m.

Kenai girls 34, Juneau 16 The visiting Kardinals clamped down on defense for a nonconference victory Thursday. Kenai led 11-6 at the half and 22-13 after three quarters. Hannah Barcus paced the Kards with 14 points.

Juneau boys 63, Kenai 50 The host Crimson Bears used a strong first half to notch a Thursday nonconference victory. Juneau led 22-11 after the first quarter and 41-17 at halftime. Bryce Swafford paced a balanced scoring attack for the Crimson Bears with 11 points, while Josh Jackman had 19 and Austin McKee added 10 for the Kards.

Seldovia Tournament Seldovia boys 63, Kodiak ESS 39

The hometown boys team opened the Seldovia tournament with a resounding win over Kodiak ESS Thursday. Aiden Philpot poured in 25 points to lead the Sea Otters. Teammate Calem Collier added 14 points and Seth O’Leary chipped in 13. Seldovia streaked out to a 17-9 lead after one quarter, then stretched it to 33-20 by halftime.

Nikolaevsk boys 67, Birchwood Christian 28 The Warriors put away Birchwood Christian early with a dominant first half that resulted in a 33-11 halftime lead. Felemon Molodih led the Nikolaevsk offense with 21 points and 11 rebounds, while teammate Nikit Fefelov added 22 points on 5-for-12 shooting from beyond the arc. Neil Gordeev grabbed 16 boards to go along with 12 points and Jonah Fefelov brought down 14 boards with six points. Nikolaevsk outscored Birchwood 15-0 in the opening quarter, then extended the lead with an 18-11 second quarter. The Warriors iced the game early with a 34-17 scoring advantage in the second half.

Nikolaevsk girls 55, Seldovia 28 The Warriors got off to a fast start and never looked back on the opening day of the Seldovia Tournament. Megan Hickman put up 20 points for Nikolaevsk, and was joined by Serafima Kalugin with 12 points and Vera Fefelov with eight. Olivia Turner led Seldovia with 14 points. Nikolaevsk outscored Seldovia 18-2 in the first quarter and 20-8 in the second for a 38-10 lead at the half.

Valdez Elks Tournament The Hutchison girls edged Seward 39-37 on the opening day of the Valdez Elks tournament on Thursday. Elly Veazey scored 14 of her game-high 19 points in the second half to lead Hutchison to the win. Seward’s Jasmine Perea scored 16 points to lead the Seahawks, and teammate Kiana Clemens added 11. Seward burst out with a 13-6 lead after the first quarter, but managed only four points in the second quarter to lead 17-16 at halftime. With the game tied at 27 apiece heading into the fourth quarter, Hutchison dug deep to pull out the win in the final eight minutes.

Hutchison boys 66, Seward 42 The Hawks cruised to a win on the first day of the Valdez tournament, getting points from nine different players. Michael Benson and Spencer Johnston scored 12 apiece to lead Hutchison. Seward also had nine players in the scoring column, led by Michael Wolfe with 11 points and Alex Pahno with 10. Hutchison led 49-19 after three quarters, but Seward poured on the speed in the final quarter with 23 points. However, the deficit was too big to overcome.

Thursday girls Mariners 44, Rams 24 Homer Monroe JV

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HOMER (44) — Fabich 0 0-0 0, Reutov 1 0-0 2, Alexander 1 0-0 2, Ramirez-Clark 0 0-0 0, Jacobson 0 0-0 0, Akers 8 4-5 20, Fellows 1 1-2 3, Waclawski 2 1-2 9, Fairbanks 0 0-0 0, Kann 0 0-0 0, Cole 0 0-0 0, Stafford 3 2-2 8. Totals 17 8-11 44. MONROE JV (24) — Mapp 0 0-4 0, Wallace 1 0-0 2, Michel 4 1-2 10, Holland 0 0-0 0, Withers 0 1-4 1, Hajdukovich 0 1-2 1, Lundgren 2 1-2 5, Martinez 2 0-2 4, Puryear 0 1-2 1. Totals 9 5-18 24. 3-point goals — Homer 2 (Waclawski 2); Monroe JV 1 (Michel). Fouled out — none. Bulldogs 44, Eagles 13 Nikiski CIA

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NIKISKI (44) — Parrish 2 0-0 5, Perry 0 1-2 1, Riddall 2 0-0 4, Vollertson 0 0-0 0, Pitt 2 0-2 4, Litke 4 2-2 10, Kornstad 2 0-0 4, Thompson 6 0-0 12, Jackson 0 0-0 0, Litzen 1 2-2 2. Totals 19 5-9 44. CIA (13) — Delon 0 0-2 0, Taplin 0 0-0 0, Lyons 1 0-0 3, Hammond 2 1-4 5, Orth 2 1-2 5, McGahan 0 0-0 0. Totals 5 2-8 13. 3-point goals — Nikiski 1 (Parrish 1); CIA 1 (Lyons 1). Fouled out — none. Warriors 55, Sea Otters 28 Nikolaevsk Seldovia

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NIKOLAEVSK (55) — Ki. Klaich 1 0-0 2, Kr. Klaich 1 0-0 2, Fefelov 4 0-0 8, Johnson 0 0-0 0, Sellers 0 0-0 0, Kalugin 6 0-0 12, Gordeev 3 0-0 6, E. Gordeev 0 1-4 1, Dorvall 0 0-0 0, Hickman 10 0-0 20, Jones 2 0-0 4. Totals 25 1-4 55. SELDOVIA (28) — Joseph 1 0-0 3, Chissus 3 2-3 8, Neumann 1 0-0 2, Mitchell 0 0-0 0, Labelle 0 0-0 0, Turner 6 0-2 14, Waterbury 0 1-5 1. Totals 11 3-10 28. 3-point goals — Seldovia 3 (Turner 2, Joseph 1). Fouled out — none.

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HUTCHISON (39) — Stark 2 2-2 6, Peterson 2 2-2 6, Sanchez 0 0-0 0, Titus 0 0-0 0, Veazey 7 2-2 19, Duffield 1 0-0 3, Hopper 2 0-1 5. Totals 14 6-7 39. SEWARD (37) — Anderson 0 0-0 0, Honebein 0 0-0 0, Jackson 1 0-0 2, Baldwin 0 0-0 0, Lapanskas 4 0-0 8, Perea 8 0-0 16, Clemens 4 2-2 11. Totals 17 2-2 37. 3-point goals — Hutchison 5 (Veazey 3, Duffield 1, Hopper 1); Seward 1 (Clemens). Fouled out — none. Kardinals 34, Crimson Bears 16 Kenai Juneau

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KENAI CENTRAL (34) — Ostrander 0 3-4 3, Holmes 1 0-0 2, Drury 0 5-6 5, Steinbeck 1 3-4 5, Baker 0 0-0 0, Booth 0 0-0 0, Barcus 5 4-7 14, Every 1 2-2 5. Totals — 8 17-23 34. JUNEAU-DOUGLAS (16) — Hoover 0 2-2 2, A. Watts 0 0-0 0, Hulberg 0 0-0 0, I. Watts 1 1-3 3, Fogg 0 0-0 0, Roldan 2 0-0 5, Robinson 0 0-0 0, Archart 1 1-3 3, Norcen 1 1-3 3. Totals — 5 5-11 16. 3-point goals — Kenai 1 (Every); Juneau 1 (Roldan). Team fouls — Kenai 14, Juneau 22. Fouled out — none. Thursday Boys Bulldogs 64, Eagles 60 Nikiski CIA

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NIKISKI (64) — Anderson 1 1-3 1, Johnson 5 4-7 14, Castro 0 0-0 0, Holloway 6 0-0 17, Malston 1 1-1 3, Taurianian 1 0-2 2, Carstens 8 0-0 20, Jackson 2 3-8 7, B. Carstens 0 0-0 0. Totals 23 9-21 64. CIA (60) — A. Hammond 2 2-5 7, B. Hammond 2 0-0 4, R. Smithwick 0 4-4 4, Barlow 0 2-2 2, J. Smithwick 7 1-2 16, Solie 1 0-0 2, T. Smithwick 9 3-4 25. Totals 21 12-17 60. 3-point goals — Nikiski 9 (Holloway 5, N. Carstens 4); CIA 6 (T. Smithwick 4, J. Smithwick 1, A. Hammond 1). Fouled out — none. Mariners 53, Chieftans 52 Homer Klawock

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HOMER (53) — Beachy 0 0-0 0, Reutov 4 0-0 9, Schneider 6 0-1 14, Nelson 3 3-3 10, J. Beachy 0 0-0 0, Knisely 0 0-0 0, Hutt 8 3-6 19, Edens 0 1-2 1, Etewider 0 0-0 0. Totals 21 7-12 53. KLAWOCK (52) — Hope 5 0-0 11, Marvin 2 0-0 4, Kennedy 0 0-0 0, J. Marvin 8 0-0 21, Yates 0 0-0 0, George 4 5-7 13, England 0 0-0 0. Totals 20 5-7 52. 3-point goals — Homer 4 (Schneider 2, Reutov 1, Nelson 1); Klawock 7 (Marvin 5, Hope 1, unnamed 1). Fouled out — none. Sea Otters 63, Bears 39 Seldovia Kodiak ESS

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SELDOVIA (63) — Ozyildirim 1 0-0 2, Waterbury 3 2-2 9, Collier 6 2-4 14, Haller 0 0-4 0, Philpot 11 0-2 25, O’Leary 6 1-2 13, Stanish 0 0-0 0. Totals 27 5-14 63. KODIAK ESS (39) — Reft 1 1-2 4, Phillips 0 0-0 0, Nelson 0 0-0 0, Bennett 4 0-0 8, Robustellini 2 0-0 5, Elvehjem 1 1-2 3, Bortleson 8 2-2 19, Amodo 0 0-0 0. Totals 16 4-6 39. 3-point goals — Seldovia 4 (Philpot 3, Waterbury 1); Kodiak ESS 3 (Reft 1, Robustellini 1, Bortleson 1). Fouled out — none. Nikolaevsk 67, Birchwood Christian 28 Nikolaevsk Birchwood

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Fenninger captures giant slalom BEAVER CREEK, Colo. (AP) — Anna Fenninger’s ski tips nearly crossed going from one turn to the next late in her run, lurching her violently forward. Somehow, the Austrian recovered. Improbably, she stayed on course. Even more implausibly, she hardly lost any speed. Just that kind of world championships for Fenninger, where everything is going right. Fenninger recovered from a near-wipeout to win the women’s giant slalom title Thursday, while American teenager Mikaela Shiffrin finished eighth. Leading after the opening run, Fenninger posted a combined time of 2 minutes, 19.16 seconds to beat Viktoria Rebensburg of Germany by 1.40 seconds. Sweden’s Jessica Lindell-Vikarby was third. Fenninger was cruising along

Basketball Atlantic Division 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 34 20 Cleveland 33 22 Milwaukee 30 23 Detroit 21 33 Indiana 21 33

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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

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Ill.-Chicago 79, Wright St. 75 Illinois 64, Michigan 52, OT Minnesota 64, Iowa 59 Montana 65, North Dakota 61 SE Missouri 98, UT-Martin 76 South Dakota 74, Nebraska-Omaha 73 SOUTHWEST CS Bakersfield 66, Texas-Pan American 54 North Texas 67, UAB 64 Oral Roberts 77, W. Illinois 67 Rice 71, Middle Tennessee 68, 2OT SMU 75, Houston 69 Texas-Arlington 70, Texas St. 61 UTEP 73, Charlotte 68 UTSA 72, Old Dominion 67 FAR WEST

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Thursday’s Games Chicago 113, Cleveland 98 Friday’s Games No games scheduled

BYU 82, Saint Mary’s (Cal) 60 Cal Poly 70, CS Northridge 63 California 68, Colorado 61 E. Washington 64, Sacramento St. 61 Gonzaga 80, Loyola Marymount 51 Idaho 87, Portland St. 76 Idaho St. 80, N. Arizona 66 Montana St. 90, N. Colorado 87 N. Dakota St. 73, Denver 69, OT New Mexico St. 73, Seattle 47 Portland 69, Pepperdine 52 S. Utah 65, Weber St. 56 San Diego 68, Pacific 48 San Francisco 69, Sana Clara 62, OT UC Davis 75, Cal St.-Fullerton 69 UC Santa Barbara 70, Long Beach St. 55 Utah 75, Stanford 59

Women’s Scores EAST

Men’s Scores EAST Bryant 74, Fairleigh Dickinson 71 LIU Brooklyn 63, Robert Morris 62 Lehigh 65, American U. 58 Northeastern 79, Hofstra 68 Purdue 61, Rutgers 51 Sacred Heart 62, Mount St. Mary’s 55 Siena 66, Marist 64 St. Francis (NY) 83, Wagner 66 St. Francis (Pa.) 74, CCSU 63 UConn 70, Tulsa 45 SOUTH Chattanooga 56, Wofford 46 E. Illinois 66, Austin Peay 55 ETSU 65, UNC Greensboro 62 FIU 73, Southern Miss. 71, OT Florida Gulf Coast 65, N. Kentucky 59 Georgia Southern 65, Arkansas St. 60 Kennesaw St. 78, Jacksonville 65 Lipscomb 87, Stetson 85 Louisiana Tech 65, FAU 54 Louisiana-Monroe 67, LouisianaLafayette 55 Mississippi 62, Florida 61 Murray St. 78, SIU-Edwardsville 46 Presbyterian 69, UNC Asheville 65 SC-Upstate 80, North Florida 63 South Alabama 71, Troy 67 Tennessee Tech 71, Tennessee St. 52

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HUTCHISON (66) — Benson 4 2-3 12, Johnston 5 0-0 12, Pacheco 1 0-0 2, Page 4 1-2 10, Demit 0 0-0 0, John 5 0-0 11, Peter 2 0-0 4, Ughutevbe 5 0-0 10, Lancefort 0 1-2 1, White 2 0-0 4. Totals 28 4-7 66. SEWARD (42) — Jacobson 0 0-0 0, Perry 1 0-0 2, Marshall 1 0-0 2, Pahno 5 0-3 10, Zweifel 0 1-2 1, Brewi 0 0-0 0, Estes 0 0-0 0, Wolfe 4 0-0 11, Sieverts 2 0-0 4, N. Pahno 1 0-0 2, Deboard 1 1-2 3, Jackson 2 2-3 7. Totals 17 4-10 42. 3-point goals — Hutchison 6 (Benson 2, Johnston 2, Page 1, John 1); Seward 4 (Wolfe 3, Jackson 1). Fouled out — none. Crimson Bears 63, Kardinals 50 Kenai Juneau

The Citadel 66, Samford 65 UALR 79, Appalachian St. 74 VMI 93, Furman 59 W. Carolina 58, Mercer 54 MIDWEST

EASTERN CONFERENCE

NIKOLAEVSK (67) — K. Molodih 1 0-0 2, Trail 1 0-0 2, Yakunin 0 0-0 0, N. Fefelov 7 3-4 22, Gordeev 5 1-2 12, Molodih 9 3-8 21, J. Fefelov 2 1-3 6, Kalugin 1 0-0 2. Totals 26 8-17 67. BIRCHWOOD (28) — Becker 0 0-0 0, Peterson 0 0-0 0, Reich 1 0-0 3, Sterling 0 0-0 0, Lo. Wohrle 0 0-0 0, Keiffer 6 0-1 12, Jones 3 2-6 8, La. Wohrle 1 0-0 3, O’Neill 1 0-0 2, Alexander 0 0-3 0. Totals 12 2-10 28. 3-point goals — Nikolaevsk 7 (N. Fefelov 5, Gordeev 1, J. Fefelov 1); Birchwood Christian 2 (Reich 1, Wohrle 1). Hawks 66, Seahawks 42 Hutchison Seward

in her run when she caught an edge. She didn’t panic or try to fight it. Instead, she went with her momentum and that led her right back onto the course and on to her second gold medal at worlds. These days, the skier with the cheetah pattern on the side of her helmet is fast even when she almost falls. “When I came to the finish line and saw I was in the lead, I can’t believe that,” said Fenninger, who also won gold in the super-G and silver in the downhill at Beaver Creek. “It was too much for me.” Lately, she’s been too much for everyone else as well. “I told her to not be so fast, to take her time in the second run,” said Rebensburg, who added her first world medal to the two Olympic medals she possesses, including gold in the GS from

the 2010 Vancouver Games. “I’m very impressed with the performance of Anna.” Hard not to be. She now has as many individual medals as the Americans have as a team. It also was the Austrians’ eighth medal of the world championships, which is five more than the country’s nearest rival. Speaking of medals, Slovenia’s Tina Maze wound up fifth, ending her quest to earn a medal in every event at Beaver Creek worlds. She’s earned two golds and a silver so far, with the women’s slalom Saturday. Exhaustion finally caught up to Maze as she leaned over on her ski poles after finishing her run. “My energy was not enough to be on the podium. I just couldn’t bring out more,” Maze said. This was the first medal for Lindell-Vikarby at a world cham-

pionships. “I love the snow here,” Lindell-Vikarby said. “It’s a pretty easy hill.” Not for Lindsey Vonn, who struggled for nearly two weeks to figure out the nuances of the slope. But she may have discovered something in her final run. After a shaky opening run, Vonn held nothing back on her second pass in her final event in front of a hometown crowd. She even had the lead for a little bit, before slipping to 14th, 3.22 seconds behind Fenninger. “I really risked everything,” said Vonn, who had boyfriend Tiger Woods on the sideline for her race. “I let it go. I’m really happy with my run. “It’s nice to end these championships on a positive note. I tried my best at these whole championships — not every run worked out.”

Scoreboard NBA Standings

Hawks 39, Seahawks 37 Hutchison Seward

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KENAI CENTRAL (50) — Theisen 0 2-2 2, Ivy 1 1-3 3, McKee 3 2-4 10, Brazell 0 0-0 0, Landry 2 0-0 4, Jackman 6 6-8 19, Vest 2 1-2 5, Foree 0 0-0 0, Wortham 3 1-2 7. Totals —17 13-21 50. JUNEAU-DOUGLAS (63) — Maake 0 0-0 0, Schultz 2 0-0 4, Ramos 2 0-0 4, Hoover 1 0-0 2, Yadao 1 0-1 2, Tompkins 3 1-1 8, Swafford 5 1-2 11, Bean 3 0-0 8, Kelly 3 0-1 6, Thibodeau 1 0-0 3, Jones 4 0-0 8, Klein 2 2-3 7. Totals — 25 4-8 63. 3-point goals — Kenai 3 (McKee 2, Jackman1); Juneau 5 (Bean 2, Tompkins, Thibodeau, Klein). Team fouls — Kenai 13, Juneau 20. Fouled out — Foree.

Iona 67, St. Peter’s 65 James Madison 79, Towson 64 Miami 85, Syracuse 71 Niagara 64, Siena 59, OT Pittsburgh 53, Virginia Tech 35 Quinnipiac 80, Marist 62 SOUTH Alabama 67, Missouri 64 Arkansas St. 81, Georgia Southern 73 Austin Peay 83, E. Illinois 72 Boston College 75, Wake Forest 74 Duke 71, Virginia 45 Florida 51, Georgia 48 Florida Gulf Coast 75, N. Kentucky 47 Jacksonville 73, Kennesaw St. 70 Kentucky 92, Mississippi St. 90, 2OT Louisiana Tech 73, FAU 68 Louisiana-Lafayette 68, Louisiana-Monroe 65, 2OT Louisville 81, Clemson 49 McNeese St. 66, SE Louisiana 62 Middle Tennessee 79, Rice 61 NC State 65, Georgia Tech 64 North Carolina 71, Florida St. 63 Northwestern St. 54, Cent. Arkansas 52 SC-Upstate 59, North Florida 50 SIU-Edwardsville 78, Murray St. 69 South Carolina 86, LSU 62 Southern Miss. 78, FIU 65 Stetson 103, Lipscomb 75

Tennessee 69, Mississippi 49 Tennessee St. 66, Tennessee Tech 57 Troy 78, South Alabama 67 UAB 74, North Texas 40 UALR 63, Appalachian St. 49 UNC Wilmington 86, Elon 82 UTEP 75, Charlotte 72 UTSA 52, Old Dominion 51 MIDWEST Green Bay 61, Wright St. 45 Iowa 69, Nebraska 61 South Dakota 83, NebraskaOmaha 69 Valparaiso 69, Milwaukee 56 Wis.-Parkside 73, Missouri St. 53 SOUTHWEST Abilene Christian 63, Sam Houston St. 48 Lamar 79, Houston Baptist 62 Stephen F. Austin 64, Incarnate Word 47 Texas A&M 59, Arkansas 55 Texas A&M-CC 66, New Orleans 52 Texas St. 65, Texas-Arlington 58, OT FAR WEST California 70, UCLA 64 CS Bakersfield 87, Texas-Pan American 72 CS Northridge 70, Cal Poly 58 E. Washington 80, Sacramento St. 79 Gonzaga 82, Loyola Marymount 59 Hawaii 72, UC Riverside 69 Idaho 69, Portland St. 49 Long Beach St. 68, UC Santa Barbara 38 Montana 66, North Dakota 51 N. Arizona 64, Idaho St. 47 N. Colorado 84, Montana St. 63 New Mexico St. 76, Seattle 69 Pepperdine 76, Portland 72 Saint Mary’s (Cal) 76, BYU 71, OT San Diego 63, Pacific 53 UC Davis 74, Cal St.-Fullerton 67, OT Weber St. 50, S. Utah 48

NHL Standings EASTERN CONFERENCE OT Pts GF 4 74 146 6 74 184 9 71 156 7 63 142 11 59 134 10 52 145 4 50 159 3 35 103

GA 122 154 134 136 149 150 173 191

1 73 173 8 72 160 5 69 163 10 68 162 9 55 146 9 51 122 3 49 135 7 45 117

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WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division Nashville 55 St. Louis 55 Chicago 55 Winnipeg 57 Minnesota 54 Dallas 54 Colorado 55

Thursday’s Games Pittsburgh 5, Ottawa 4, SO N.Y. Islanders 3, Toronto 2 Anaheim 2, Carolina 1 Edmonton 4, Montreal 3, OT St. Louis 6, Tampa Bay 3 Nashville 3, Winnipeg 1 Minnesota 2, Florida 1 N.Y. Rangers 6, Colorado 3 Los Angeles 5, Calgary 3 Friday’s Games Philadelphia at Columbus, 3 p.m. New Jersey at Chicago, 4:30 p.m. Florida at Dallas, 4:30 p.m. San Jose at Arizona, 5 p.m. Boston at Vancouver, 6 p.m. Saturday’s Games Edmonton at Ottawa, 10 a.m. Toronto at Montreal, 3 p.m. Winnipeg at Detroit, 3 p.m. Columbus at N.Y. Islanders, 3 p.m. New Jersey at Nashville, 4 p.m. Carolina at Minnesota, 4 p.m. N.Y. Rangers at Arizona, 4 p.m. Dallas at Colorado, 5 p.m. Vancouver at Calgary, 6 p.m. Washington at Los Angeles, 6 p.m.

Saturday’s Games Edmonton at Ottawa, 10 a.m. Toronto at Montreal, 3 p.m. Winnipeg at Detroit, 3 p.m. Columbus at N.Y. Islanders, 3 p.m. New Jersey at Nashville, 4 p.m. Carolina at Minnesota, 4 p.m. N.Y. Rangers at Arizona, 4 p.m. Dallas at Colorado, 5 p.m. Vancouver at Calgary, 6 p.m. Washington at Los Angeles, 6 p.m. All Times AST

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Hockey Atlantic Division GP W L Montreal 54 35 15 Tampa Bay 57 34 17 Detroit 53 31 13 Boston 54 28 19 Florida 53 24 18 Ottawa 53 21 22 Toronto 56 23 29 Buffalo 55 16 36 Metropolitan Division N.Y. Islanders 55 36 18 Pittsburgh 55 32 15 N.Y. Rangers 53 32 16 Washington 55 29 16 Philadelphia 54 23 22 New Jersey 54 21 24 Columbus 52 23 26 Carolina 53 19 27

Pacific Division Anaheim 56 35 14 7 77 166 155 San Jose 56 28 20 8 64 158 158 Vancouver 53 30 20 3 63 148 140 Calgary 55 30 22 3 63 159 142 Los Angeles 54 24 18 12 60 149 147 Arizona 55 20 28 7 47 126 180 Edmonton 56 16 31 9 41 129 184 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.

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BASEBALL American League HOUSTON ASTROS — Agreed to terms with RHP Roberto Hernandez on a minor league contract. KANSAS CITY ROYALS — Agreed to terms with RHP Kelvin Herrera on a two-year contract. SEATTLE MARINERS — Agreed to terms with LHP Rafael Perez on a minor league contract. National League LOS ANGELES DODGERS — Named Luis Matos manager of Great Lakes (MWL). SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS — Agreed to terms with 3B Casey McGehee on a one-year contract. BASKETBALL National Basketball Association DETROIT PISTONS — Signed G John Lucas III to a second 10-day contract. FOOTBALL National Football League GREEN BAY PACKERS — Named Tom Clements associate head coach/offense, Edgar Bennett offensive coordinator, Alex Van Pelt quarterbacks/wide receivers coach, Mike Solari assistant offensive line coach, Jerry Montgomery defensive front as-

sistant, Ron Zook special teams coordinator and Jason Simmons assistant special teams coach. NEW ORLEANS SAINTS — Agreed to terms with LB Parys Haralson and PK Shayne Graham on one-year contracts. NEW YORK GIANTS — DB Terrell Thomas announced his retirement. ST. LOUIS RAMS — Promoted quarterbacks coach Frank Cignetti to offensive coordinator and tight ends coach Rob Boras to assistant head coach/offense. Canadian Football League EDMONTON ESKIMOS — Signed WR Wallace Miles. WINNIPEG BLUE BOMBERS — Named Barron Miles defensive backs coach. HOCKEY National Hockey League NHL — Suspended Dallas F Antoine Roussel for two games, without pay, for cross-checking Boston D Adam McQuaid during a game on Feb. 10. ARIZONA COYOTES — Recalled D Brandon Gormley and F Jordan Martinook from Portland (AHL). Assigned D Chris Summers to Portland. CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS — Recalled F Ryan Hartman and D Kyle Cumiskey from Rockford (AHL). Reassigned F Teuvo Teravainen from ROckford. NASHVILLE PREDATORS — Recalled D Taylor Aronson from Milwaukee (AHL). Assigned F Viktor Ktalberg to Milwaukee. VANCOUVER CANUCKS — Claimed LW Brandon McMillan off waivers from Arizona. OLYMPICS USA BOBSLED — Announced the retirement of Lauryn Williams, C bobsledder. Y COLLEGE NCAA — Named Jim Schaus and Kevin White to the Div. I men<s basketball committee. CORNELL — Named Liz Dennison women’s rowing coach. EAST TENNESSEE STATE — Named Scott Brunett defensive line coach. IOWA — Named assistant football coach Brian Ferentz running game coordinator. Announced LeVar Woods will shift from coaching linebackers to become tight ends coach. KANSAS — Suspended men’s assistant basketball coach Jerrance Howard for two weeks for an arrest last summer for marijuana possession. RANDOLPH-MACON — Named Sam Varner assistant tennis coach. ST. ANDREWS — Announced the resignation of women’s soccer coach Rick Parlow to accept the same position at Converse College. TCU — Suspended junior basketball G Charles Hill Jr. indefinitely for conduct issues. VANDERBILT — Named Marc Mattioli defensive secondary coach.

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There are only 9 days until Daytona 500

NASCAR’s stars hold court during annual media day before Great American Race By MARK LONG AP Sports Writer

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Daytona 500 media day included lots of talk — about puppy love, wedding rings and a growing mullet — and conversations about four-time champion Jeff Gordon and possibly his final ride in NASCAR’S most prestigious race. NASCAR’s biggest stars took center stage for the annual event held inside Daytona International Speedway on Thursday. Danica Patrick defended the GoDaddy puppy commercial that was pulled from the Super Bowl after criticism from animal-rights groups, saying “people have an opinion about everything, especially when you get into that world of animal rights or tree rights or whatever rights.” Defending Sprint Cup champion Kevin Harvick welcomed the challenge of trying to repeat. Embattled driver Kurt Busch insisted he would be in the car all season despite a lingering court case involving a former girlfriend. And 2012 champion Brad Keselowski said he was one of the series’ three best drivers after a fiery 2014 season that included fisti-

cuffs and bruised feelings. Those were just some of the highlights. Here are the others: EARNHARDT’S PHOBIA: NASCAR’s biggest star has a little phobia. Dale Earnhardt Jr. revealed that he wants nothing to do with jewelry. Necklaces, rings, bracelets, no way. “It’s creepy to me,” said the two-time and defending Daytona 500 champion. “I can be in the same room with it. It doesn’t bother me on other people.” Earnhardt and his longtime girlfriend, Amy Reimann, already have talked about what might happen down the road if they get married. Earnhardt has no plans to give in, saying he won’t wear a ring but will get her one if she wants. “I’m not going to be held accountable and she can do whatever she wants,” he said. “I figure if we ever get to that step in life that I owe her that much, so I’ll have to put up with that. But I’m free of all my obligations in that regard.” BOWYER BOMBS: Clint Bowyer doesn’t believe in omens, but he looks back at last year’s Daytona 500 as an indication he was in for a disappointing season.

Bowyer sat through a lengthy rain delay, only to suffer an engine failure when the race resumed. He finished 42nd and left Daytona ranked 39th in the standings. Bowyer went on to his second consecutive winless season and failed to make the Chase for the Sprint Cup championship. “I knew last year — I’m weird about thinking — but when we blew up at the start of the year at the Daytona 500, I knew something just didn’t feel right because we’ve always been able to come down here and run pretty good and get the year started off right and leave here with momentum and excitement and confidence,” Bowyer said. “We were all dejected leaving the first race, so that was not very good.” Bowyer is hopeful that behindthe-scenes changes made at Michael Waltrip Racing will lead to a far more successful season — beginning this weekend when he races in Saturday night’s exhibition Sprint Unlimited. “I feel like now it’s a group effort,” he said. “When you’re in the meetings, there’s a lot of people and a lot of voices being heard and you didn’t necessarily hear that last year.”

JOHNSON’S PURSUIT: Jimmie Johnson was only mediocre by the standards he set for his team during his six championship seasons. So it was a disappointment when he was eliminated from title contention in the second round of last year’s Chase. Johnson believes his Hendrick Motorsports team learned from the experience and will be far better this season. “When you’re struggling, you almost have a shotgun approach, and you’re trying to hit a wide pattern and see what brings speed,” Johnson said. “When you unload off the truck and you’re fast, you get much more into like a rifle scenario and you’re very precise with the changes you make, and there’s a lot of speed in the details. “Sometimes you can recover if you unload slow and you get in the game and can be close and have a shot at winning, but in most cases you’re an adjustment or two behind all weekend, and you just never get there, and then that’s the hard part.” He goes into this year again trying to tie Richard Petty and Dale Earnhardt for seven championships, the NASCAR record.

MULLET MANIA: Ricky Stenhouse Jr. is sticking with his mullet — no matter what girlfriend Danica Patrick thinks. Stenhouse said he’s committed to the hairdo despite pleas from Patrick to cut the curled-up locks that hang over the collar of his fire suit. “Mom loves it,” Stenhouse said. “It’s always nice to keep mom happy.” What about Patrick? “Ehhhh, maybe not so much,” Stenhouse added. “We’ll see. Right now, it’s the most committed I’ve been to it since I was younger, which I don’t guess was my decision. I think that was my mom’s decision when I was younger.” Stenhouse sported a mullet — the ol’ business-in-the-front, party-in-theback look — when he first met Patrick. But the former IndyCar driver persuaded him to cut it. He started growing it back in the middle of last season, and now it’s close to being the real deal, much like Jeff Gordon had in the early 1990s. “Jeff Gordon’s last year, so maybe I’ll just keep it for him,” Stenhouse said.

Daly is near lead Incognito gets 2nd chance from Bills S V at Pebble Beach R By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer

PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. — Sunshine is always a pleasant surprise at Pebble Beach, and Thursday brought a real stunner: John Daly was near the top of the leaderboard. With his best opening round on the PGA Tour in nearly 10 years, Daly kept a clean card at Pebble Beach on a magnificent day along the Monterey Peninsula for a 7-under 65, leaving him one shot behind J.B. Holmes and Justin Hicks in the AT&T Pebble Beach National ProAm. Daly won an exhibition in Turkey last year. The last official win for the two-time major champion was at Torrey Pines in 2004. So when Daly rolled in a 15-foot birdie putt on his final hole, one of the volunteers wasn’t joking when he said, “Daly is at 7 under? On his own?” Daly laughed when he heard that. Then again, this day could put anyone in a good mood. His golf was as glorious as the sunshine. Three years ago, a beautiful day gave way to fog and then rain without notice in a two-hour span. Last year, the third round was ravaged by rain and 30 mph win. Thursday brought long shadows. “To have weather like this now — it’s supposed to be like this all week — it is absolutely incredible,” said Jim Furyk, who made his 2015 debut with a 64 at Monterey Peninsula. It’s already one

of the most beautiful places I’ve been to and then to have weather like this, it’s just spectacular.” Hicks and Holmes each shot 8-under 64 at Pebble Beach, typically the easiest course in the rotation in benign conditions. Furyk, former Pebble winner Brandt Snedeker and Chesson Hadley were at 7-under 64 at Monterey Peninsula, while J.J. Henry and Dudley Hart joined Daly at 65 at Pebble Beach. The low score at Spyglass Hill belonged to Alex Prugh at 6-under 66. Jason Day, coming off a playoff win at Torrey Pines that included Holmes, struggled to a 72 at Pebble Beach. He wasn’t even the low Day in the day. Glen Day, in his final year before he is eligible for the Champions Tour, shot a 5-under 66 at Monterey Peninsula. Holmes had a start as ideal as the weather. He holed a wedge from 123 yards on the 10th hole for eagle, and then hit another wedge to 5 feet for birdie on No. 11. For all his length, he only birdied one of the par 5s, and that was with a 20-foot putt. Even so, it was good way to forget last week, where he lost on the second playoff hole. “I’ve just got to keep reminding myself it was a great week for me, and I did everything I could do and just carry that on to this week and maybe things will go a little bit different this week,” he said.

ichie Incognito is returning to the NFL, and we can only presume he has been properly rehabilitated after an extended absence to think about his locker room misdeeds. Actually, we don’t need to presume. The new owner of the Bills told us as much in a statement this week announcing the signing of the former chief bully for the Miami Dolphins. “We are convinced that Richie is prepared to move forward and has and will continue to take the necessary steps to improve himself as a person and a teammate,” Terry Pegula said. Incognito has had plenty of time to do just that after missing a year and a half of football in the wake of the Dolphins’ bullying scandal. Remember, though, that this is a guy who sent teammate Jonathan Martin fleeing from Miami and was once called “the dirtiest player in the NFL” by defensive tackle Marcell Dareus, who just happens to be one of his new teammates. Whether the Bills actually believe they’re getting a new and improved man in Incognito, they’re not taking much of a gamble in signing him. Not from teammates and coaches who will like what he brings to the offensive line and certainly not from fans, who tend to have short memory spans when it comes to misbehaving players. The storyline is hardly new. We’re a society that embraces

Minnesota Vikings, but some die-hard Minnesota fans seem to ports iews have already forgiven Peterson. A handful of them showed up at his suspension hearing in Minneapolis last week in Vikings T im D ahlberg apparel to shout their support second chances, and that’s espe- for his return. Ray Rice and cially true in sports. Incognito is his wife, meanwhile, are doing everything they can to present simply the latest of a long line of athletes who have resurrected the running back as a man who made one mistake and deeply themselves and their careers regrets it. He’s eligible again to after facing public contempt. play in the NFL, and some team He bullied Martin terribly, might sign him if they think his and seemed to get great pleatalent might somehow make the sure from it. Incognito also elevator video go away. was the focus of a May 2012 And does anyone think police report that said a female Jameis Winston won’t be a top volunteer at a Dolphins charity golf tournament complained that pick in the NFL draft despite a woman claiming he sexually asIncognito touched her inapsaulted her at Florida State? propriately with his golf club, Rehabilitation can work leaned close to her as if dancing, wonders, even if it doesn’t actuand then emptied bottled water ally always work. And fans have in her face. A bully from the especially short memories when locker room to the golf course. it comes to the stars they still Just the kind of guy you want want to see. It’s not just NFL representing your franchise. players, though the league seems But, hey, Incognito can to lead the way when it comes to still block, or at least the Bills believe he can. And that means something in the NFL, where memories are often short when it comes to talented players. Michael Vick ran a dog fighting ring where dogs were killed in sick ways and still returned to cheers from fans in Philadelphia and New York. And you can be sure Adrian Peterson will be back, too, even if child abuse is especially repulsive. No, it may not be with the

misbehaving players. Lance Armstrong still had a lot of people rooting for him despite his repeated lies about performance enhancing drug use. Barry Bonds is cheered every time he appears in public in San Francisco, and Alex Rodriguez surely will be if he hits seven more home runs this season to pass the great Willie Mays on the all-time home run list. Does anyone even remember that Kobe Bryant faced sexual assault charges in Colorado in 2003 that could have put him in prison for years? Or the same Ray Lewis you see on Monday Night Football pleaded to obstruction charges stemming from the killing of two men outside an Atlanta nightclub in 2000? Barely, and that’s the biggest thing Incognito has working in his favor. Memories grow fuzzy as time goes by, and even if we don’t forget we tend to forgive. Incognito’s return is a little different. Assuming he can still block, he’ll get cheers again, too.

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Blues’ Hitchcock moves to 4th on wins list By The Associated Press

TAMPA, Fla. — Alexander Steen had a goal and two assists to help St. Louis coach Ken Hitchcock move into sole possession of fourth place on the NHL wins list in the Blues’ 6-3 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Thursday night Hitchcock’s 693rd regular-season win broke a tie with Dick Irvin. The Blues coach only trails Joel Quenneville (739), Al Arbour (782) and Scotty Bowman (1,244), who scouted the game as a Chicago senior adviser. T.J. Oshie, Dmitrij Jaskin, David Backes, Paul Stastny and Vladimir Tarasenko also scored for the Blues.

Francois Beauchemin and Beleskey scored 2:52 apart in the second period to help the Pacific Division leaders improve to 24-0-7 in one-goal games. Jeff Skinner scored a power-play goal for Carolina, which had its two-game winning streak snapped. In his first start since Oct. 30, John Gibson made 35 saves for Anaheim and Cam Ward stopped 15 shots for the Hurricanes.

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OTTAWA — David Perron scored the shootout winner to lift the Penguins. Sidney Crosby, with two goals, Kris Letang and Evgeni Malkin also scored for the Penguins, while Thomas Greiss made 29 saves. Mika Zibanejad, Mike Hoffman Mark Stone and Kyle Turris scored for the Senators, playing their first of a five-game homestand. Robin Lehner, making Islanders 3, Maple Leafs 2 his career-high seventh consecutive start, stopped 25 UNIONDALE, N.Y. — Anders Lee scored two shots. goals, including the tiebreaker in the second period, Down 3-0 to start the third period, the Senators and Jaroslav Halak made 32 saves for his 30th win of made an impressive comeback to tie the game 4-4 late the season. in the period. Lee scored in each of the first two periods, and Casey Cizikas added a goal for the Metropolitan DiOilers 4, Canadiens 3, OT vision-leading Islanders, who have won three straight and four of five. MONTREAL — Anton Lander scored at 1:47 of overtime to lift Edmonton. Ryan Nugent-Hopkins’ second goal of the game Ducks 2, Hurricanes 1 tied it with 25 seconds left in regulation while EdRALEIGH, N.C. — Matt Beleskey had the go- monton was playing with an extra attacker. Matt Hendricks also scored for the Oilers, who are ahead goal and an assist and the Ducks snapped a 2-2-0 on a six-game road trip that takes them to Otthree-game losing streak.

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was out sick and didn’t race, but she was able to claw her way off the couch and support the team,” said Homer coach Alan Parks. “There’s a couple athletes that are sniffling, and we’re trying to keep everybody healthy.” Today’s activities begin at 1 p.m. with the girls varsity five-kilometer classic race, with skiers starting at 20-second intervals. The varsity boys is also slated for five kilometers. Saturday’s races are both mass starts, with the girls going 5K and the boys 7.5K in freestyle events. Harbison said both of his

varsity teams are targeting a top-three team result, although the challenge will be tough with possible absences due to illness. “That’s kind of a bummer,” he said. “The upside is that my other two top skiers were suffering last week and are now starting to get over it.” With Pothast possibly out of the race, the Stars will look to Levi Michael, Koby Vinson, Daniel Shuler and Addison Downing to lead the team. Hannah Pothast has filled in suitably behind Fox, Harbison said, and will be joined by Olivia Hutchings, Kellie Arthur and Mieka Chythlook. “Our boys can do really well if we have a great two days,” Harbison said. “They’re a pretty cohesive group and they could do something, we’ll see.”

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His oldest brother, Isaiah, played Division III at Gustavus Adolphus in Minnesota for two years and Salve Regina in Rhode Island for two years, where he also served as captain. His twin sisters, Mary and Naomi, were good hockey players but had erg tests so high that both earned scholarship money to row at Syracuse. Finally, Carlson’s youngest sister, Leah, is currently playing Division I hockey at Robert Morris University in Pennsylvania. Sam Carlson chalks up all the athletic success to his parents, Reed and Jan Carlson. Sam said his parents originally met in Bemidji, Minnesota. The plan was then to go to Alaska for one year, but they ended up staying in Kenny Lake for about 25 years until moving back to Bemidji after Sam’s sophomore year. Sam said it was common for his parents, especially his dad, to drive 6 1/2 hours to Fairbanks or five hours to Anchorage so his sons and daughters could get experience playing on Anchorage and Fairbanks hockey clubs. “Obviously, the commitment my dad made to me is unreal,” Carlson said. “He taught me so much about how to give a kid something amazing. “It’s hard to say how much I look up to my dad for how much he gave me.” Carlson said his mother also gave him tons of support, and served as a driver sometimes, in addition to being the nicest lady he’s ever met. Shawn Friendshuh is a 1986 graduate of Soldotna High School who has spent 23 years teaching and coaching hockey in Kenny Lake. “I lived near them for so many years, and they are a very strong, faithful, tightknit family,” he said. “His mom is the most giving person I have ever seen. “It takes a lot of traveling to do what they did, but they’ve kept family as the cornerstone of their life.” Friendshuh said it should be remembered that the traveling the Carlsons did to give their sons and daughters extra opportunities came in addition to all the travel it takes to play for Kenny Lake. “They’d even do it during the high school season,” Friendshuh said. “They’d play games Friday and Saturday, then a comp game on Sunday, then be back in school. They may have come in from Fairbanks, and their comp game would be in Anchorage.” Friendshuh coached all seven Carlsons, and said they all have one thing in common. “That whole family is some of the most coachable kids,” Friendshuh said. “They will do anything for their

The Kardinals were also missing a few top guns at last week’s borough meet, but it wasn’t due to illness. Senior boys Travis Cooper and Jordan Theisen and senior girl Alex Bergholtz were missing due to a mentoring program that was held in Anchorage. Kenai coach Brad Nyquist said he was pleased to see that even with those three gone, the Kenai girls still displayed enough depth to win the team title and the Kenai boys were a close runner-up. “We’re excited for both,” Nyquist said. “We’re skiing really strong right now, having fun, going out and doing their best, and the results are coming up.” Cooper, Theisen and Bergholtz are expected to be back this weekend, which leaves Ny-

coaches.” Mystery, Alaska “Mystery, Alaska” is a 1999 film about a small Alaska town nestled at the foot of mountains and obsessed with hockey. If there is a Mystery, Alaska, it is Kenny Lake, Alaska. Friendshuh is wary of taking on this moniker because he wants to give credit to other small towns like TriValley and Healy that play outdoor hockey. But over the years Kenny Lake was the smallest school in Alaska with hockey until combining with Glennallen two years ago because the numbers at Kenny Lake’s school had gotten so small. Friendshuh said he can remember years where the high school had 45 kids and 16 were dressed to play hockey. Rick Oatman, in the late 1970s, gets the most credit for starting the hockey culture in Kenny Lake, according to Friendshuh. It is a culture in which the Carlsons, including Sam, flourished. “We had two outdoor rinks at the school with chain-link fence, underneath the stars. It was a great place to grow up playing,” Carlson said. While Carlson didn’t have the advantages of many hockey players, he made use of the one advantage he did have — free ice time. “The Carlsons spent a lot of time on the ice on their own time,” Friendshuh said. “Sometimes in the morning it would be 25 below, and my classroom looks right over the rink, and there’s the Carlsons at 7:30 or 8 in the morning, dinging the puck off the post.” Carlson said one of the bigger moments in his career remains when he got to play in the Saturday game in town, which drew the best players of all ages and genders to the rink. When Carlson was a freshman, the Hawks did not make state. But as a sophomore, the squad beat Glennallen at the Big Dipper Ice Arena in Fairbanks — where Carlson would not play again until facing the Fairbanks Ice Dogs as a Brown Bear — to make small-schools state. At state, Carlson scored four goals and had an assist as the Hawks defeated Delta Junction 5-4 for third place. Minnesota state of mind Serving as a senior stay-at-home defenseman, and never coming off the ice, on that third-place team was Sam’s sister, Leah. With all the Carlsons now done with high school except for Sam, the family decided to move before Carlson’s junior year to help him further his career. So Carlson enrolled at Bemidji High School and went from a K through 12 school to a high school of about 1,500 students.

tawa on Saturday and Winnipeg on Monday. Lander scored the winner from in front of the net, while Nugent-Hopkins took a puck off defenseman Andrei Markov’s skate and scored on a spin-around shot from the slot to force the extra period.

Predators 3, Jets 1 NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Rookie Filip Forsberg set a franchise record with his 19th goal this season and also had an assist and the Predators earned their fourth straight win. Forsberg topped the mark previously held by Alexander Radulov in 2006-07 with a power-play goal that put Nashville up 2-1 in the second period. Shea Weber had a goal and two assists, James Neal had a goal, and Roman Josi added two assists as Nashville maintained a three-point lead atop the NHL standings. Pekka Rinne made 32 saves for his league-best 32nd win. The goalie is 13-1-1 in his past 15 games for the Predators.

Wild 2, Panthers 1 ST. PAUL, Minn. — Jason Pominville and Zach Parise each scored on assists from Mikko Koivu, and Devan Dubnyk made 26 saves. The Wild improved to 9-1-2 in their past 12 games, all with Dubnyk in net. Nick Bjugstad scored in his return home, but goalie Roberto Luongo fell to 3-10-2 in his career at Xcel Energy Center as the Panthers started a stretch of seven out of eight games on the road. Luongo’s record in his past 12 starts also fell to

quist feeling pretty good about the Kards’ chances. Nyquist said he believes the possibility of winning both region team titles is very real. “I like our chances to be on top,” he said. “But every team comes with their A-game and you never know what will happen.” Kenai freshmen Addison Gibson and Riana Boonstra swept the top two spots at last week’s girls borough race, and will be joined by Bergholtz, Katie Cooper, Mikaela Salzetti (who is also battling illness) and Ithaca Bergholtz. On the boys side, Cooper and Theisen will be joined by borough runner-up Karl Danielson, James Butler and Liam Floyd. “I like our chances on top there too,” Nyquist said. “We’re

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In that Saturday game in Fairbanks, forward Evan Butcher, the Anchorage product who had three goals and nine assists in 36 games, broke his jaw in two places. Beauparlant said Butcher will be out six to 10 weeks, meaning an optimistic goal for his return would be the playoffs. The injury happened the day after the trade deadline and roster freeze, so the Bears will be a player short on their roster. Before the roster freeze, the Bears

“I was never afraid of the transition,” Carlson said. “I’m a big fan of raising kids in a small community. There’s a lot to be said for the type of character it builds. “It’s a lot easier going from a small community to a bigger community.” After all, at the tender age of 9 Carlson started running a trapline, a passion he would continue until he left Kenny Lake. He got his first caribou as an eighthgrader and got his first moose as a freshman in high school. And while the talent was a lot better in Minnesota high school hockey, at least he was on indoor ice. Carlson said he wasn’t the best senior on his team last year, but he’s the only one who kept playing after high school. “It’s not easy to play 60 games a season and move away from home,” Carlson said. “That really weeded a lot of guys out. “I think a lot of that is the character of Alaska kids. We know more hardship and have given lots of sacrifice compared to kids who grew up playing for fun and playing because hockey was the easy thing to do.” Becoming a Brown Bear When Carlson was in Fairbanks as a young player and the Ice Dogs were in town, he would go to watch. He even remembers watching them play the Brown Bears. Kenai River head coach Geoff Beauparlant said Carlson’s size and work ethic got him into the league which he once held in awe. As far as Carlson and Friendshuh know, no player from Kenny Lake has ever played junior hockey at as high of a level as the NAHL. “He came to camp and he just worked and worked and worked,” Beauparlant said of the 6-foot-3, 205-pound Carlson. “As we were sitting in the war room, we just thought, ‘How can we not take a kid that works that hard?’” C

3-7-2. He stopped 21 shots. The Wild killed five penalties and stayed perfect short-handed in eight games since the All-Star break at 22 for 22. They’re fourth in the NHL in penalty killing. The Panthers had eight power-play goals in their previous eight games.

Rangers 6, Avalanche 3 DENVER — Kevin Hayes had a goal and two assists and the Rangers survived a third-period rally. Rick Nash scored his NHL-leading 34th goal and Cam Talbot stopped 26 shots for New York. The Rangers have won four of their last six to move into third place in the Metropolitan Division. They are three points behind second-place Pittsburgh and have played one less game than the Penguins. Jarome Iginla, Gabriel Landeskog and Jan Hejda scored for Colorado, which has lost four straight.

Kings 5, Flames 3 LOS ANGELES — Tyler Toffoli scored in all three periods for his first NHL hat trick, Dwight King and Jordan Nolan broke open a tie game with thirdperiod goals. Mason Raymond had two goals and David Jones also scored for the Flames, who had won their three previous meetings this season with the defending Stanley Cup champions — all by one-goal margins and two in overtime at Staples Center. Jonas Hiller gave up five goals on 40 shots on his 33rd birthday before he was replaced by Karri Ramo with 11:42 remaining and Calgary trailing 5-2.

as good as any team if we come with everybody. It’ll be pretty close between us, Colony, Grace (Christian) and Soldotna.” The Homer Mariners nabbed a pair of sixth-place finishes in both borough varsity races. Sara Wolf led the way in the girls race for Homer, while freshman Jacob Davis topped the Homer boys with a sixth place of his own. “I think our athletes are in good shape,” Parks said. “We have a young team with only two seniors, the rest are freshmen and sophomores, but they have a fantastic attitude and they’ve worked hard through a difficult year of no snow and dry-land training.” Rachel Ellert did not finish far behind her teammate Wolf at the borough meet, chalking up an eighth-place finish

added 5-foot-11, 180-pound Jeff Solow on defense. His addition comes after the Bears traded Ben Campbell and released Will Schwartz. “We really like his mobility,” Beauparlant said of Solow. “He’s intense in practice and he defends well off the rush. He moves the puck cleanly and he’s a guy the guys have really embraced.” Notes: Former Brown Bears player Kris Oldham, who is from Anchorage, has announced he has committed to Division I University of Nebraska-Omaha. Oldham currently plays for the Omaha Lancers of the Tier I United States Hockey League, where he has an 11-4-3 record with a 2.71 goals-

Carlson has played in 41 games for the Bears, with two goals and two assists. But Beauparlant said Carlson’s work ethic and positive attitude don’t show up on the stat sheet. “He’s jumped leaps and bounds from where he was in training camp to where he is today, and he’s earned every inch,” Beauparlant said. Carlson lives with defenseman Austin Chavez with billet parents Lee and Sandra Berzanske of Kasilof. Chavez comes from a different background, to put it lightly. He is from the Los Angeles area and said his high school has 3,000 kids. “I give him credit for what he’s done,” Chavez said. “For me, I have personal trainers at home, a personal skating coach. There, they’re just playing hockey for fun. “He’s very dedicated to the sport and obviously loves it because he is still playing today.” Chavez said some of that enthusiasm has rubbed off on him as Carlson is known to drag his billet brother out for some pond hockey. The defenseman added that the same enthusiasm makes Carlson invaluable to the team as an energy player. “I’ve learned a lot from the kid about life,” Chavez said. “I definitely see him as a longtime friend. He’s definitely one of those kids I want to stay in touch with. He’s humble and does his job. “He’s definitely one of my favorites on the team, that’s for sure.” In January, things came full circle for Carlson when he hosted the Copper River Bantams in the Brown Bears locker room. “We’re so small we’re like a big family in this community,” Friendshuh said. “All these kids knew Sam, and Sam is one of those kids that loved helping everybody out when he was in high school. “Sam’s got a huge heart for little kids, and I think walking in and seeing Sam with his name tag in the locker

to help the Mariners finish third in the team standings, only 32 seconds behind SoHi. With Daigle back in the mix this weekend, along with Mia Alexson and Audrey Russell, Parks said he believes his girls squad could grab a top-three finish. Davis led the Homer boys at the borough meet, but, like the girls squad, they were without their top gun. Sasakura opted to miss the event due to illness, which relegated Homer to an unofficial finish of third in the team standings, as they were without a fourth scorer. With Sasakura back in the lineup for the region races, a higher team placement is on the horizon for Homer. “I think our varsity teams are prepared to ski their hearts out,” Parks said.

against average and .898 save percentage. Oldham made his debut for the Bears at the age of 15 as an affiliate player in March 2013. The debut was a memorable 7-5 win over the Wenatchee (Washington) Wild. Last season, Oldham had an 116-4 record for the Bears, with a 3.17 goals-against average and .901 save percentage. Oldham is the second Brown Bears player with a Division I commitment, joining University of Alaska Anchorage commit Alex Jackstadt. … Saturday’s game sponsor will be Kelci’s Kloset.

room like that, that will probably be one of the turning points for these kids to push themselves.” Beauparlant said the Brown Bears also appreciate Carlson’s respect for community. “We have a lot of guys work in the community, but he’s one of the first to volunteer for everything that comes up,” the coach said. The future Carlson’s goal is to play Division I hockey after finishing his junior career next season. “He’s 6-3, 210, with good grades and he’s continuously improving, but he knows he needs to work on skating to give himself a chance to play Division I,” Beauparlant said. “He’s already talked about hiring a skating coach from the time the season ends through the summer.” While Beauparlant said Carlson has a ways to go to play Division I, he said Carlson’s size and work ethic gives him a chance. Friendshuh also gives Carlson a chance after watching how much Carlson’s brother, Isaiah, improved after being exposed to higher levels of hockey. The coach said Sam has the passion for hockey that makes a lot possible. “Since we had such a small team, I had to do a lot of conditioning,” Friendshuh said. “After I just killed them they would still go out and scrimmage. “You couldn’t burn Sam out on hockey. It was just incredible.” Carlson said the amount of time the Brown Bears coaches have put into helping him and the team is tremendous. He said he’ll do his best to make it pay off. “Hopefully I’ll land a spot with a Division I team, but if that doesn’t work out I’ll keep playing the game I love,” he said. “Always aim for the stars until they’re out of reach, right? I’ll just go for the highest level I can play.”

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couple of weeks ago, I had a dream about fishing. Upon awakening, I was smiling and feeling good, unlike my usual early-morning feeling. I stayed in bed for a while, trying to recall what happened in that dream. I could remember fishing with friends, catching a big fish and having fun, but details were fuzzy. That dream generated good feelings for several hours that day, and no wonder. After all, I had enjoyed all the feelings of having been on a great fishing trip, with none of the fear, pain, work, anxiety, expense, boredom, bad jokes or fattening snacks of a real fishing trip. I wanted more. A couple of days ago, I heard on the radio that 23 years of the average man’s lifetime is spent sleeping. That got me to thinking about dreams again. Dream scientists have found that our most memorable dreams occur during the rapid eye movement (REM) stage of sleep, when brain activity is almost as high as when we’re awake. As I understand it, about 2 hours of a typical 8-hour sleep period is REM-stage sleep, about 6 years of our lives. It seems only fair that we ought to be able to spend at least part of those years dreaming good dreams about fishing. The trouble with dreams is that they’re so unpredictable. In studies, the average person has 3 to 5 dreams per night, while some have up to 7. Some people dream for only a few seconds at a time, while others dream for 15 or 20 minutes. Some dreams are good, and some are bad. From my experience, the only way I can predict that I’ll dream at all is to eat Mexican food an hour or two before going to bed, and then the dreams are nightmares. It’s high time that someone came up with something to make dreaming more predictable. The world would be a better place if everyone could have fun every night and wake up happy and refreshed every morning. Lots of researchers are already well into this field, and cyberspace is fairly awash with Web sites that offer “help” of one kind or another to those with an interest in dreams. If you Google “dreams,” you’ll get more than 500 million results. Trouble is, much of what’s out there is about dream interpretation, just garbage. One exception that shows promise is “dream diaries.” Studies have found that if you wake up while the dream is happening, and if you record in a diary what you remember at that moment, you can increase your level of recollection of the dream. The very process of writing apparently helps you to recall details that you wouldn’t otherwise remember. This dream-recording deal gives me hope. I can see it now. In my dream diary, my “big fish” could turn out to be a 98-pound king salmon. Les Palmer can be reached at les.palmer@rocketmail.com.

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In this Feb. 6, 2012 photo, with Mount Bachelor in the distance, from left, Denny Knowles, 29, and his wife Natasha Knowles, 28, enjoy the view from the top of Tumalo Mountain, Ore., during a snowshoe trip. Snowshoeing does not require as much gear and as many logistics as other wintertime sports such as cross-country skiing or downhill skiing and snowboarding. You basically just strap on the shoes and go.

Finding the trails less traveled By MARK MORICAL The Bulletin

BEND, Ore. (AP) — First of all, I must admit that I have never snowshoed simply for the sake of snowshoeing. Until last week, my only snowshoeing experience was as a means of getting somewhere — usually to the top

of a ridge or peak, down which I could then snowboard. So while many outdoors enthusiasts in Central Oregon are well-trained in the art of trudging through the snow, I am not among them. Snowshoeing does not require as much gear and as many logistics as other wintertime sports such as crosscountry skiing or downhill skiing and

snowboarding. You basically just strap on the shoes and go. However, there are a couple of important things to know before you go. First, snow is required. This might seem obvious, but I mention it because snow has been pretty hard to find this winter. Last week I drove all the way up to Edison Butte Sno-park — eleva-

tion 5,000 feet — and the snowshoe trails there were interrupted by swaths of bare dirt. Conditions were better for mountain biking than for snowshoeing. Areas in Central Oregon above 5,500 feet seem to have enough snow for winter activities, but these current warm temperatures are certainly not See SNOW, page C-2

A winter’s tale A cabin stay in Southeast Alaska

After nights of cold, clear weather, hoar frost decorates most surfaces near Peterson Lake Cabin, north of Juneau in this Dec., 2014, photo. The winter of 2014-15 is not one that has yet brought large amounts of snowfall to Southeast Alaska, but even so, winter outings require attention in areas where summer outings do not. AP Photo/Juneau Empire, Abby Lowell By ABBY LOWELL Juneau Empire

JUNEAU (AP) — There was a collective sigh of relief as our group reached the Peterson Lake Trail parking lot. A few inches of crusty snow blanketed the area. It was then, if only for a moment, were we glad we brought our pulk, a low-slung toboggan that skiers or dogs can pull. Winter had settled in Southeast Alaska. As frequent summer visitors to the area’s public use cabins, we had

decided to book a stay at the recently remodeled Peterson Lake Cabin. The cabin is located at the end of a 4.5-mile-long trail that has seen upgrades in recent years. Getting there means following a gentle uphill grade that follows a historic horse tramway once used to access a mining claim in the area. The Peterson family ran the mining operation in that watershed (which bears their name) from the late 1800s to the mid-1900s. On this day, our party of five included two children, one six and the other

three, my husband and my father, who was visiting from Oregon. Our plan was to stay one night and the weather (it was clear and crisp) appeared to be in our favor. About three minutes down the trail, our optimism faded. The snow had ended just a few steps in and the pulk now grated like a plow on bare ground as it bumped down the gravel-lined pathway. After about a mile, the trail improvements ended and a section of twisted roots, frozen mud holes and

craggy rocks began. A good pair of ice cleats was all the hikers needed — but for the lone sled-puller, life became just downright hard. One hour turned into three and the short daylight of winter began to fade. Although the forest was now draped in a solid blanket of snow and frost, and ice lined the creek, the trail remained a part of the landscape that could never be ignored. There was always something to step over, or around, or a sheet See CABIN, page C-2

The lively winter life of quaking aspen

rom the warmth of my office, the view includes a magnificent stand of quaking aspens along the ridge near Headquarters Lake. During particularly frosty days as we’ve recently experienced, I always wonder how these seemingly delicate and graceful trees manage to survive the long darkness and the deep cold typical for this time of year. Quaking aspen is known variously by many names, including trembling aspen, golden aspen, mountain aspen, popple, poplar, and trembling poplar. Here on the Kenai Peninsula, stunning quaking aspen stands can be seen along the highway on the way through Cooper Landing, with close encounters on many trails such as the Kenai Photo by E. Bella/Kenai National Wildlife Refuge River Trail or the Skyline Trail on the Quaking aspen continue to photosynthesize in their greenish-tinged bark Kenai National Wildlife Refuge. Many even after their leaves have dropped in winter, a season when other decidu- neighborhoods are nestled in small ous trees are completely dormant. stands of quaking aspen too. C

R efuge N otebook E lizabeth B ella Roughly one third of the land area is forested on the peninsula, and of that, over sixty percent is coniferous forest. Pure aspen stands make up only a small percentage of the deciduous forests, but mixed forests of spruce and hardwoods comprise close to thirty percent of our forests. Though the percentage is small here, quaking aspen is the most widely distributed tree in North America, and the second most widely distributed in the world. Quaking aspen is well-adapted to the cold through some typical tree strategies, and one very special one.

For plants, the secret to survival in high latitudes is to stay small. Trees are no exception, generally growing smaller further north, limited by cold tolerance or moisture availability. In higher elevations the same principle applies, with shorter, stunted versions of trees that are full grown several hundred feet down the mountain. Quaking aspen maximum height is only around 80 feet in Alaska, with more common heights around 50 feet. Some trees can live to be close to 200 years old, but generally the upper age limit is around 80 years. Aspen commonly grows in multistemmed clones. Aspen can reproduce by root sprouts, or suckers, after only one year of age, a handy adaptation in marginal climates. The propensity for root sprouting can form large clones whose leaves all change color at the See REFUGE, page C-2

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helping matters. “We’re just going higher up, and we’re staying in the forest, so that the sunshine and hot weather hasn’t compacted too much of that snow,” says James Jaggard, general manager of Bend’s Wanderlust Tours, whose outdoor excursion offerings include snowshoe tours. Jaggard adds that snowshoeing is possible at Vista Butte Sno-park, elevation 5,900 feet, but after seeing the conditions at Edison I wanted to ensure that my next stop would be high enough to not be scraping through dirt and rocks on my snowshoes. After trekking around for a bit at Edison, I got back in my car and drove up to Dutchman Flat Sno-park — at about 6,250 feet — where there was enough snow for snowshoeing, crosscountry skiing and snowmobiling. Dutchman Flat is a busy place in the winter, but one advantage of snowshoeing is the ability to dodge the crowds and escape deep into the woods, as groomed trails or ski tracks are not required. “You can go weave through the trees if you want,” Jaggard says. “There’s not really any limits when you’re on snowshoes. There are myriad advantages. Personally, I love crosscountry skiing out of Dutchman on my own time, but you get something special out of snowshoes.” As skiers cruised past me at Dutchman, I did experience a few moments of envy, longing for a pair of skis so I could move faster and glide over the snow, rather than slogging slowly along while crunching into it with every step. But eventually I sneaked out far into the Deschutes National Forest all by myself, away from any skiers, away from the whine of snowmobile engines and away from any sort of trail. I had to be careful to not get lost, but after a couple of hours of enjoying the solitude in the woods, I just followed my footsteps back the way I had come. “It really allows you the freedoms that you don’t have

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same time in the fall, or leaf out at the exact same time in the spring. Some aspen stands are thought to be thousands of years old, originating from one tree. In addition to vegetative reproduction, the aspen covers all its reproductive bases by producing seed crops every four or five years, pollinated by wind. The seeds have long silky hairs to cover vast distances, which helps reestablish stands after disturbances. Aspen is often the first tree to reappear and aggressively colonize after a disturbance such as a landslide or a wildfire. Severe fire can kill aspen, but stands of this tree serve as an excellent fire break because little fuel accumulates in them. Overwinter freezing can cause frost cracks, and hail can damage young stands of trees in particular. Drought is thought to be hard on this species. At

‘There’s not really any limits when you’re on snowshoes. There are myriad advantages. Personally, I love cross-country skiing out of Dutchman on my own time, but you get something special out of snowshoes.’ — James Jaggard otherwise,” Jaggard says of snowshoeing. “Yes, you’re not moving as fast, but you don’t miss as much, either. You’re able to see things and really control your speed, and where exactly you want to go.” I had the time to notice several gray jaybirds flying around a small ponderosa pine tree, bugging me for food. I also discovered something about snowshoeing that I had never realized when the ultimate objective was snowboarding down a mountain — snowshoeing is deceivingly hard. It is actually a “huge” cardio activity, according to Jaggard. And breaking trail only makes it harder. But Jaggard says that with these low snow conditions, snowshoeing becomes a bit easier. “It’s great for covering more distance,” he says. “In the past weeks since we haven’t gotten much fresh snow, we’re actually able to get out farther on our tours than usual, just because the going’s a little easier without the deep powder. It’s allowed us to bring guests into parts of the forest that they normally wouldn’t see; so much quieter, more ability to see animal tracks.” It is nice to see somebody putting a positive spin on this “winter” we are experiencing. But deep snow or little snow, I am now convinced that snowshoeing for the sake of snowshoeing is a worthwhile winter activity. Even for the most avid skiers and snowboarders.

higher elevations, such as along the Skyline Trail, the growth form can be stunted. Hares and beavers like to eat the young sprouts, and moose can damage trees by “barking” them with their incisors. Moose also rub their antlers on the bark, causing damage. These injuries can invite secondary attacks by insects or diseases, such as shoot blight, a variety of stem cankers, or leaf rust fungi. Minor damage can be caused by grouse, which feed on the buds in the spring, and leaves in the summer. With so many fragilities, why is quaking aspen so persistent and widespread? The tree’s ability to thrive in what is otherwise mainly a conifer-dominated high-elevation, high-latitude realm is the unique characteristic of its bark. The living bark layer contains chlorophyll and can carry out photosynthesis, a task usually reserved for tree leaves. In winter, when other deciduous trees are mostly dormant, quaking aspens keep producing sugar for energy. Trees found

Recreation events Ice Fishapalooza on Sunday 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.

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— 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.

Try It Once: beginning spinning To help you achieve your fitness goals in 2015 the Central Peninsula Change Club is offering a series called “Try It Once.” The next class, “Beginning Spinning,” will be held Feb. 23, 5:30-6:30 p.m., at the Fitness Place in Soldotna. This one-time class for beginners will teach you the basics of stationary cycling, including fitting the bicycle. Instructor Merrill Sikorski will lead this beginners group through a sample workout. Cost is $6 per person and limited to 15 participants. Contact Cooperative Extension Service at 262-5824 to register or for more information. Registration deadline is Feb. 20.

The Kenai Peninsula Woodturners Chapter will hold its meeting at 1 p.m. Saturday at the woodturning shop in the log Fish and Game Advisory Committees to meet building, mile 100 on the Sterling Highway, just a few miles — The Cooper Landing Fish and Game Advisory Commitsouth of Soldotna where Echo Lake Road meets the highway. There will be a wood turning demonstration. Visitors are al- tee will meet Feb. 14 at the Cooper Landing Community Center at 2 p.m. Agenda will include preparation of a Request for ways welcome. Questions? Call 801-543-9122. Reconsideration to the Federal Subsistence Board regarding the use of gillnets on the Kenai River. For more information Nikiski Rec Center plans activities contact George Heim at 595-2000. — Adult Coed Volleyball League Team Registration begins — The Kenai/Soldotna Fish and Game Advisory CommitFeb. 23-March 6, must be 18 years old. Season runs March tee will meet Feb. 18 at 6:30 p.m. at the Cook Inlet Aquaculture 16-April 27. building on K-Beach Road. the agenda will include preparing — Spring Clean Community Garage Sale is March 14, 8 comments for the Board of Fisheries statewide shellfish proposa.m.-2 p.m. als. For more information contact Mike Crawford at 252-2919.

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of ice to navigate, ever so slowly. It demanded all a hiker’s attention and was as treacherous in winter as it can be in summer after a hard downpour. When we spotted the lake, the sun was just setting on the horizon. One half mile later, we were stomping our boots off on the porch at Peterson Lake Cabin. If we’d learned anything on the hike up it was that ice cleats are a requirement on this trail in winter. No question. Rubber boots or similar water resistant footwear is ideal. Snowshoes? Not a bad idea, especially if a snowstorm blows in unexpectedly. A sled? Not going to happen. Our pulk ended up strapped to the back of a backpack at about mile 2. The cabin is a cozy, brighter version of a typical USFS cabin design. During the remodel in 2011, the dingy inside was replaced with yellow cedar, the porch was rebuilt and made ADA accessible, the growing in higher elevations or more northern latitudes tend to have greener bark with higher chlorophyll levels as an adaptation to cold winter temperatures. Older trees develop grayish, furrowed bark. Why does the aspen quake? The leaf stalk is flattened, and set perpendicular to the surface of the leaf, which makes the foliage susceptible to the slightest movement of air. This adaptation allows the leaf to twist easily, offering resistance to wind damage. This structure may also improve the photosynthetic rate, by allowing more light through to inner leaves throughout the day. The aspen is well-represented in literature and stories stretching back centuries. In the 1600s, a poem likened the constant fluttering of leaves to the tongues of malicious gossipers, “prest to wave with every wind.” In folklore, the quaking aspen was a haughty tree. When the Great Spirit came to visit the forest, all the forest creatures trembled and shook with fear and reverence except the aspen.

dock improved (in the summer this cabin is accessible by float plane) and crews installed a vault toilet. We joked that the toilet structure was just about as spacious as the cabin; it’s high class for a wilderness latrine. The interior of the cabin boasts a small amount of cabinet space, a prep counter, and two sets of bunks with a lower portion that doubles as bench seating for the table in between. There’s both a propane heater and a wood stove. The pilot light in the heater is almost always lit (it was when we arrived, anyway, and there are instructions in case it’s not), which makes the task of warming up a frigid cabin a whole lot easier. Our other option was firing up a pile of soggy wood, which at the time happened to be frozen to the top of the wood stove. As temperatures plummeted outside in the clear night, the interior of the cabin quickly became cozy and sauna-like. Our evening consisted of typical cabin antics: a rousing game of Bananagrams, dinner prep (there’s a metal plate on top of

the propane heater perfect for keeping foods warm, or for drying damp gloves), storytelling and — our family’s personal favorite — a quick review of the cabin log and any area maps. Unlike most of the year in our temperate rainforest, obtaining water proved to be an unexpected challenge; it was winter, after all. We brought a water filtration unit but, due the cold, preferred to boil our water clean. Behind the cabin a little stream still flowed and some spots in the ice were thin enough that we could pound through to expose a small hole from which to fill water bottles and containers. It’s easy to imagine that at other locations around the Tongass National Forest, melting snow and ice is the only way to obtain extra water in winter. Morning came late with the sun rising around 9 a.m. Long crystals of hoar frost covered all surfaces. As light hit the lake and landscape, everyone’s spirits seemed to brighten with the day. It wasn’t long before breakfast came and went, gear was packed and the cabin swept

clean. We groaned under the weight of our packs (one of which carried a 30-pound 3-year-old) and set off crunching down the trail. It took us only 30 minutes less to hike out than in due to the rough going of the trail. But it’s an easy grade that could be easily navigated by an amateur hiker; the 6-year-old in our group hiked on his own both ways. On our way out, we passed a medium-sized group heading in. One man had a pair of hockey skates dangling off his pack. Depending on the time of year and the conditions, ice skating could be an option at this site. A word of caution, however: Choose to skate at the cabinend of the lake; at the outflow to Peterson Creek, the water picks up velocity and is less likely to be stable. Like any good outing into the wilderness, we celebrated as we reached the parking lot. And, with a few good lessons learned — bring ice cleats, more water and leave the pulk at home — we vowed to come back again soon.

The Great Spirit was offended, and declared that henceforth whenever anyone looked at it, the aspen would quake and tremble in deference. No matter what time of year, the quaking aspen provides a

striking contrast to our darker conifer forests. On your next journey through the winter woods, take time to contemplate the hidden hardiness of this remarkable tree.

Elizabeth Bella is the vegetation ecologist at the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge. Visit http://www.fws.gov/refuge/kenai/ for more information about the Refuge.

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Younger brother tiptoes around bringing older girlfriend home Crossword DEAR ABBY: My younger brother is 25. Three or four months ago he got out of a six-year relationship. He is now dating his former boss, a woman who is at least 15 years older than he is. As far as I know, I’m the only one he’s told. I recently asked him how the romance was going and he told me things are great. He also said he’s worried about how to let the rest of our family know about this new relationship. Do you have any advice I could give him about revealing something that’s sure to shock some members of our family? — WORRIED OLDER BROTHER IN KANSAS CITY, MO. DEAR WORRIED: Yes. Tell him all he has to do is bring his new love interest to the next family gathering. (You can be in charge of supplying the smelling salts.) DEAR ABBY: My husband and I completed construction on our retirement home five years ago. Even though we’re not retired, we were able to move in. We are now 3 1/2 hours away from family. We have repeatedly invited family members to enjoy our hospitality at holiday or vacation time. Some of them have taken us up on the invitation at

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what to do. DEAR ABBY: Have you or any of your female readers experienced this medical phenomenon with their male partners? When I open my mouth to speak, I can literally hear my husband’s ears slam shut! Repeating everything seems to be a side effect for those of us living with someone with this disease. Does anyone know of a cure? — TIRED OF TALKING TO MYSELF DEAR TIRED: Alas, I can’t answer from personal experience because every time I open my mouth to speak, my husband rushes forward to catch the pearls of wisdom I’m spewing. However, I suspect that what you’re experiencing may be a widespread phenomenon that happens when any woman suggests something her spouse doesn’t want to hear. Readers, what do you think? Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips. Contact Dear Abby at www.DearAbby.com or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069. Hints from Heloise

Jacqueline Bigar’s Stars HAPPY BIRTHDAY for Friday, Feb. 13, 2015: This year you might be more adventuresome than you have been in several years. A new hobby or a new person in your life will drive your willingness to take risks. If you are single, romance is in your future. The most likely period to meet someone who gives you a case of the butterflies is April through August, though it could happen earlier. If you are attached, the two of you seem to have more fun together this year. You will get into the habit of surprising your sweetie with a fun gift or date. This energy will revitalize your relationship. SAGITTARIUS comes through for you in a pinch. The Stars Show the Kind of Day You’ll Have: 5-Dynamic; 4-Positive; 3-Average; 2-So-so; 1-Difficult ARIES (March 21-April 19) HHHH You could hit an unexpected bump or two when trying to move in a new direction. You will succeed in bypassing them if you tap into your ingenuity. Note where these obstacles emerge, so you can avoid them in the future. Tonight: TGIF! Find a place with good music. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) HHHH Deal with a loved one directly. This person’s responses could trigger some surprising insights. For the moment, do not share them; instead, keep them to yourself or discuss them with a trusted friend who can give you feedback. Tonight: Favorite people, favorite place. GEMINI (May 21-June 20) HHHHHAllow others to take the lead while you try to see the big picture.

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personal matter in a different way. You could feel pressured by a professional or community commitment. Revise your schedule, if need be. Honor your priorities, and don’t spread yourself too thin. Tonight: Out till the wee hours. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) HHHHH Remain optimistic when dealing with an unpredictable situation. Tap into your ingenuity to get past the issue. You will be unusually creative, which will attract someone quite fiery and dramatic. Are you willing to share the limelight? Tonight: Others listen to your suggestions. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) HHH Be willing to assume a low profile, as a lot is going on behind the scenes. You might decide not to share what is happening with you. Be aware of a family member’s or roommate’s unpredictability. Maintain your sense of humor. Tonight: Play it low-key. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) HHHHHYoumighthavealong-awaited opportunity present itself. Make it OK to revise your plans and go with the flow. Friends will prove to be supportive and understanding should you toss impromptu meetings in the air. Tonight: Join a friend to welcome the weekend. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) HHHH People might be watching how you handle a sudden change, and they probably will be taking their cues from you. Your more possessive side could emerge when trying to have a long-overdue conversation with someone you respect. Tonight: Take the lead wherever you are.

A Call for Safety Dear Readers: It seems that everyone is using a CELLPHONE. It’s very easy to be distracted by using your cellphone while driving — calls, texts, maps and who knows what else. Talking on a cellphone while driving can be fatal. Many states and cities have outlawed their use while driving. Laws vary from state to state and city to city. Here are some of the ways cellphone use has been limited: * Use of a cellphone is banned unless using a hands-free device or a mount. * Texting while driving is not allowed. * Cellphone use in school zones is not permitted. * Drivers under the age of 18 may not be allowed to use cellphones at all. Using your hand-held cellphone could potentially cost you a ticket, not to mention the possibilities of getting in or causing a wreck. Is that phone call or text message really that important? Methinks not. — Heloise A PERSONAL MESSAGE Dear Readers: Allow me a little space in this column to send a special message to someone I love a lot! Happy 34th anniversary, David. Today is Friday, the 13th of February. Can it really be this long? Thank you for putting up with me. It’s been a very interesting and fun ride. I’m looking forward to the next decade or two with you in my heart. — Luv, M.M. TRAVEL HINT Dear Heloise: I turn my white clothes inside out for packing. That way, any spot or “accidental spill” will be on the inside of the outfit. — C.B., via email

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