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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 4, 2015 Kenai Peninsula, Alaska

Vol. 45, Issue 131

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Habitat champion applies fish board By RASHAH MCCHESNEY Peninsula Clarion

A Kenai Peninsula resident known for his habitat advocacy has applied to be on Alaska’s Board of Fisheries. Robert Ruffner, outgoing founder and executive director of the Soldotnabased Kenai Watershed Forum, applied for the board in February. Gov. Bill Walker has two board seats to fill after former Board of Fisheries Chairman Karl Johnstone resigned

early upon learning that he would not vert and fish passage be appointed for another term. Board projects on the Kenai of Fisheries member Orville HuntingPeninsula. ton’s term expires in June. The board “He believes pasis tasked with setting statewide fisheries sionately in good regulations. habitat, adequate fish Ruffner joins at least 12 other people passage, and the rewho have applied for a seat since the moval of non-native beginning of 2015, according a list proplants and invasive vided by Walker’s Boards and Commis- Robert Ruffner species,” wrote chairsion’s Director Karen Gillis. man of the Kenai Ruffner is a 19-year resident of SolArea Fishermen’s dotna and has supervised dozens of cul- Coalition Dwight Kramer in an email.

Kramer, a longtime advocate for private angling opportunity on the Kenai River, also applied for a seat on the Board of Fisheries. However, upon learning that Ruffner had also applied Kramer sent Walker a letter of endorsement for Ruffner. “I’m still leaving my name in the hat, in case Robert (Ruffner) changes his mind but as long as he’s interested, I think he would serve the South Central area better than anyone else could,” Kramer wrote in an email.

Alaska’s judicial selection up for debate

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Daylight saving time bill springs forward By MOLLY DISCHNER Associated Press C

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — A Senate committee has advanced legislation that would eliminate daylight saving time and allow for consideration of another time zone in Alaska. The bill would exempt Alaskans from advancing their clocks each spring. It would also direct the governor to ask the U.S. Department of Transportation to consider moving part or all of Alaska to Pacific time. Sen. Anna MacKinnon originally proposed the bill to end daylight saving time in Alaska and introduced the amendment to consider another time zone. Most of Alaska is currently on the same time zone, except for the western Aleutians, which are in the same time zone as Hawaii, one hour behind Alaska. Respondents to a survey from MacKinnon’s office generally supported eliminating daylight saving time.

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LC, a 12-year-old English Setter works as a certified therapy dog at Peninsula Radiation Oncology in Soldotna, Alaska.

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English setter soothes patients at new cancer treatment center By IAN FOLEY Peninsula Clarion

At Peninsula Radiation Oncology in Soldotna, a new therapy is available to help patients cope with cancer treatment. Her name is LC, a 12-yearold English Setter. As a certified therapy dog, LC is regularly present in the building’s lobby to help patients relax and relieve stress before receiving treatment. Before becoming certified more than a year ago, LC was

the pet of Dr. James Blom, one of the center’s radiation oncologists. Now, she is part of the treatment center’s family. “She has been such a joy, and such a blessing for each and every patient,” said Jennifer Bostelman, Peninsula Radiation Oncology front office coordinator. Bostelman said that LC has made a big difference in patients’ lives. One example of LC’s calming influence she cited was when a patient had extremely high blood pressure

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and couldn’t be treated without first calming down. Bostelman said the patient opted to sit in the lobby and pet LC instead of treating her blood pressure at the hospital. “It wasn’t 20 or 30 minutes later she went back in [the treatment room] and took her blood pressure and she was perfectly fine, and she was able to get treated,” Bostelman said. Bostelman said similar stories are not uncommon at Peninsula Radiation Oncology. Soldotna isn’t the only place

where therapy dogs are used. They are becoming common at hospitals throughout the nation including the Mayo Clinic, and the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. According to the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, which has been using therapy dogs since 2007, canines have many therapeutic benefits including reducing anxiety, providing a comfortable environment, and decreasing the need for pain medicine. See DOG, page A-10

When Alaska constitutional delegate Ralph Rivers spoke in 1956 on the duties of the Judicial Council empowered by the then-new state constitution for choosing members of the state government’s judicial branch, he described it as a way of finding “the tallest timber” — that is, the most qualified judges — for constructing Alaska’s courts. The phrase was quoted by Alaska Senior Judge Elaine Andrews and two other speakers during a luncheon talk at the Kenai visitor center on Tuesday, where the subject was judicial selection in Alaska, and a proposed constitutional change to the makeup of the Judicial Council responsible for that selection. The Judicial council is a seven-member voting body composed of three attorneys selected by the membership of the Alaska Bar Association, three non-attorneys appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the legislature, and the chief justice of the Alaska supreme court, who serves as chairperson but only votes in order to break a tie. According to its website, a task of the council is to “screen applicants for judicial vacancies and nominate the most qualified applicants for appointment by the governor.” In this year’s legislative session, Senator Pete Kelly, RSee JUDGES, page A-10

Dusek tapped for top KPBSD spot By KELLY SULLIVAN Peninsula Clarion

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Interim superintendent Sean Dusek will assume the superintendent of schools position on July 1, 2015. The Board of Education voted unanimously to offer the job to the 22year Kenai Peninsula Borough School District veteran following public interviews Tuesday. “It is very humbling,” Dusek said. “I arrived in this district 24 years ago and never dreamed of being in this position.” The school board also conducted an interview with Kimberly Bergey, who is currently fills the role of principal, teacher and test coordinator in the Iditarod Area School District, and was previously Superintendent of Schools in the Denali Borough School District. Both candidates were given the same set of questions, which included two twenty-minute periods to answer eight

“prompts.” They were then asked three James questions given during the interviews by the school board with five minutes to answer each. The school board received public feedback following the two interviews and also incorporated the results of a survey conducted by the school district that asked Kenai Peninsula community members to weigh in on what traits they want in a superintendent, said School board president Joe Arness. The school board will sit down with Dusek during a to-be-scheduled work session to negotiate the terms of his contract, Arness said. The salary will be between $140,000 and $165,000 annually, according to the application advertisement released by the school district. Montana’s Eureka Public School District Superintendent C

Mepham, Idaho’s McCall-Donnelly School District former Superintendent Glen Szymoniak were also selected by the school board as potential candidates for the position during a Feb. 16 meeting.

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IDEA Homeschool Are you interested in enrolling with IDEA? Please go to our website and click enroll now! You can fill out an application online. As always, please feel free to come by our office to chat with our friendly staff, look through our library, or check out our resource room. We are here to serve you! We have some exciting opportunities for our IDEA Families. Please remember to check your IDEA email regularly as new events are posted regularly! Thank you for all families who participated in Cabin Fever! We had a blast playing math

Oil Prices Monday’s prices North Slope crude: $56.02, up from $55.62 on Friday West Texas Int.: $49.59, up from $49.76 on Friday

Tuesday Stocks Company Final Change Agrium Inc...............114.86 -1.53 Alaska Air Group...... 66.16 +0.72 ACS...........................1.70 +0.04 Apache Corp........... 66.72 +0.93 AT&T........................ 34.41 -0.23 Baker Hughes.......... 62.65 +0.10 BP ............................41.74 +0.44 Chevron...................105.16 -0.74 ConocoPhillips......... 64.78 +0.38 ExxonMobil...............87.62 -0.42 1st Natl. Bank AK...1,570.00 — GCI.......................... 14.39 -0.02 Halliburton................43.11 +0.12 Harley-Davidson...... 64.15 -0.92 Home Depot............116.07 -0.05 McDonald’s...............99.74 -0.26 Schlumberger.......... 84.91 +0.29 Tesoro.......................91.04 +0.28 Walmart................... 83.37 -0.59 Wells Fargo.............. 55.45 -0.10 Gold closed............1,203.43 -3.40 Silver closed............ 16.27 -0.12 Dow Jones avg..... 18,203.37 -85.26 NASDAQ................4,979.90 -28.19 S&P 500................ 2,107.78 -9.61 Stock prices provided by the Kenai Peninsula Edward Jones offices. C

games! The salmon dissection was a great way to end our time! A special thank you for Alaska Fish and Game who sponsored the dissection for our students! — Race to the Summit with IXL Math Did you check out the IXL store at the IDEA office? There are lots of prizes to choose from. You can still sign up to help us reach the summit. This is a wonderful opportunity to supplement your child’s math! Kids are loving it! Ask your contact teacher about signing up. — Iditaread Kick- Off March 5th at 1:00 P.M at the Soldotna Library We have fun things planned: An exciting book for story time, a very special game to play and of course a doggy craft. We will also decorate our IditaRead booklets. Come help us kick off this amazing program. Don’t forget to sign up in your IDEA Families email if you are coming. — First Friday of March Come join us on March 6th for our “First Friday” event! Cannery Road Beach from 2:00 P.M.-4:00 P.M. We will be having a bon-

fire at the beach! It’s spring like weather, let’s celebrate it! IDEA will provide the marshmallows and bonfire. Parents, please bring roasting sticks, kites, sand toys, etc. Feel free to bring a friend! — Curriculum Fair April 29th at Kalifonsky Christian Center! The Fair with all its workshops and vendor exhibitions are free to all IDEA families. Come early on Wednesday before the exhibit hall opens and enjoy our keynote speaker and breakfast. Tickets must be purchased in advance for this fair opener. If you have a friend or neighbor that is in not in IDEA, but interested in homeschooling, you can bring them with you and they can get in for only half price by purchasing a Buddy Pass! Just remember, in order for you to spend your next year’s allotment at the fair, you must be enrolled for the 2015/2016 school year, so take care of your re-enrollments soon. Each year, IDEA offers the opportunity of advertising your homeschool related business or product at our annual curriculum

fair. This year’s fair will be held on April 29th. You may advertise at this fair by including your catalogs or flyers in our HandOut Sacks. If you are interested in participating this year, please read the details and guidelines by visiting our website http://www. ideafamilies.org/fair/2015/exhibitors/handout.htm — Coming Soon If you have gone onto the Family Site and gone to Region K, you might have noticed a new blog page. This new page is titled “Region K Community”. This is for events that are happening in our community that aren’t sponsored by IDEA. You will also notice this is in our listserv emails. The new subject line will be Region K Community. Another change coming up in March; we will be moving to a weekly newsletter. On Mondays we will be sending out an update with IDEA sponsored events. On Thursdays we will be sending out events that will be our community events. The events will continued to be posted regularly on the blog. Please remember to check your IDEA email regularly!!

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Obituary Nikiski resident Keith Trevor Raham, 71, passed away on Monday, Dec. 15, 2014 of natural causes. Mr. Raham was born in Montreal, Québec, on March 30, 1943. He was certified by Hobart School of Welding in Ohio. After some years as a pipe welder in the 1960s, and now a U.S. citizen, Keith moved to California with his bride Sharen Marr, started a family, and worked for Hobart as their Western United States sales manager. He moved to Anchorage in the 1980s to open a welding supply business. Keith settled in Nikiski where he owned and operated Welding Services until his passing. He is survived by his children Heather, Brian, and Trevor, and seven grandchildren. At 3 p.m. Sunday, March 8, there will be a memorial potluck party at The Hut Bar in Nikiski, arranged by Mr. Raham’s oldest son Trevor and open to the public. He encourages Keith’s friends and business associates to stop by and introduce themselves.

The Board of Directors for the Soldotna Historical Society will hold their monthly meeting on Saturday, 9:00 a.m. at Fine Thyme Cafe (River City Books), Soldotna. For more information call 262-4157.

Please join Sen. Peter Micciche at a Town Hall meeting Friday at 5:30 p.m. at the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly Chambers in Soldotna. Pizza and drinks will be available. Sen. Micciche will provide a mid-session legislative update and will welcome suggestions from constituents.

Tax help available at Soldotna library

Cake decorating on tap

AARP Foundation Tax-Aide volunteers will provide free tax preparation services to low-and moderate-income taxpayers, especially those 60 and older, from 1-5 p.m. on Thursdays through April 9, and 11 a.m.-3 p.m. March 14 and April 11, at the Soldotna Public Library. Call 907-262-4227 or come in to reserve your spot! Walk-ins welcome time permitting. Make sure to ask about items you need to bring to your appointment.

Take-A-Cake-You-Decorate (cake and everything furnished) is 1:00-3:00 p.m. at the Sterling Community Center on Monday. For ages 6 to teens (young kids accompanied by a teen or parent). To sign up prior to the event call Karen at 260-3324. Free to Sterling Community Members; walk-in fee is $6 and required to bring: 1 box Pillsbury Cake mix (unopened) and 1 2-pound bag powdered sugar per family of three.

Kenai mayor hosts coffee discussion

Hospice to host presentation on living wills

All teleconferences are held at the Kenai Legislative Information Office, 145 Main Street Loop No. 217, Kenai, unless otherwise noted. To confirm call 283-2030 or email Kenai.LIO@akleg.gov. To watch online go to http://alaskalegislature.tv/.

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Micciche to provide legislative update

Soldotna Historical Society board to meet

Wednesday 3:15 p.m. The House Labor & Commerce Committee will sponsor a public hearing to discuss HB 123 Establish Marijuana Control Board. 3 minute testimony limit. Thursday 5:30 p.m. Legislators from House Districts 29 & 30 will sponsor a constituent meeting via teleconference. Anyone wishing to speak with Rep. Mike Chenault or Rep. Kurt Olson may attend at the Kenai LIO. Friday 1:00 p.m. The House Judiciary Committee will sponsor a public hearing to discuss HB 79 Marijuana Regulation; Controlled Substance; Crimes; Defenses. Testimony will be taken.

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The Peninsula Clarion strives to report the deaths of all current and former Peninsula residents. Notices should be received within three months of the death. Pending service/Death notices are brief notices listing full name, age, date and place of death; and time, date and place of service. These are published at no charge. Obituaries are prepared by families, funeral homes, crematoriums, and are edited by our staff according to newspaper guidelines. The fee for obituaries up to 500 words with one black and white photo ranges from $50 to $100. Obituaries outside these guidelines are handled by the Clarion advertising department. Obituaries may also be submitted to the Clarion with prepayment, online at www.peninsulaclarion.com, or by mail to: Peninsula Clarion, P.O. Box 3009, Kenai, Alaska, 99611. The deadline for Tuesday – Friday editions is 2 p.m. the previous day. Submissions for Sunday and Monday editions must be received by 3 p.m. Friday. We do not process obituaries on Saturdays or Sundays unless submitted by funeral homes or crematoriums. For more information, call the Clarion at 907-283-7551.

Join Kenai Mayor Pat Porter for coffee and conversation on Saturday. This is an opportunity to discuss your concerns, ideas and meet new residents in a very informal atmosphere. Coffee and fresh pastries are available from 9-10:30 a.m. at Kenai City Hall.

Hospice will be holding two presentations for “Five Wishes.” Five Wishes is the first living will that talks about personal preferences, needs, and wishes for health care decisions for you if/when the time comes that you are not able to make them on your own. Presentations are open to all and are scheduled for: — Today at the Kenai Senior Center, 1:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m. — April 14 at the Sterling Senior Center, 1:00 p.m.-3:00 Cinderella’s Closet opening soon p.m. Cinderella’s Closet will be open March 24, 26, and 31 from For more information or questions, please call the Hospice 2:30-5:30 p.m. in the theater dressing rooms at Soldotna High office, 262-0453. School. Look for the pink signs! This is a program to assist local ladies in need with free prom dresses, shoes, and accessories. Sterling Community Center plans garage sale Cinderella’s Closet has helped 396 ladies in the past 5 years. Last year, the program provided items to 54 local students from There will be a community Garage Sale at the Sterling ComSoldotna High, Cook Inlet Academy, Skyview High, River City munity Center on March 7 from 9:00 a.m.- 5:00 p.m. Booths Academy, Kenai Central High, Nanwalek, Port Graham, Susan can be reserved by making payment prior to the garage sale of B. English (Seldovia), and Nikiski High. It is housed at SoHi, $10 for a 12x12 booth. Tables can be rented for the garage sale but is open to any peninsula high school students. Cinderella’s for $10 per table. Folks renting a booth need to park in the back Closet is still taking donations of prom dresses, shoes, and ac- of the building. For more information please call the Sterling cessories. These can be dropped off to the main office at Sol- Community Center at 262-7224.

Community Calendar Today 8 a.m. • Alcoholics Anonymous As Bill Sees It Group, 11312 Kenai Spur Highway Unit 71 (Old Carrs Mall). Call 398-9440. 10:30 a.m. • Bouncing Babies Storytime at the Soldotna Public Library. Call 262-4227. 11 a.m. • Wee Read at the Kenai Community Library. Noon • Alcoholics Anonymous recovery group at 11312 Kenai Spur Highway Suite 71 in the old Carrs Mall in Kenai. Call 262-1917.

• TOPS group AK 222 Soldotna meets at Christ Lutheran Church, 128 Soldotna Ave. Call 260-1662. 5:30 p.m. • Weight loss and health support group, Christ Lutheran Church. Call 362-1340. • Kenai Soil & Water Conservation District’s Board of Supervisors meeting at 110 Trading Bay, Suite 160. For information, call 283-8732 ext. 5 7 p.m. • Card games, Funny River Community Center.

• Narcotics Anonymous support group “Clean Machine” at Central Peninsula Hospital’s Redoubt Room, 250 Hospital Place, Soldotna. Call 907-335-9456. • Alcoholics Anonymous “Into Action” group, 12X12 study meeting, VFW basement Birch Street, Soldotna, 907-262-0995. 8 p.m. • Al-Anon Support Group at Central Peninsula Hospital in the

Augustine Room, Soldotna. Call 252-0558. The Community Calendar lists recurring events and meetings of local organizations. To have your event listed, email organization name, day or days of meeting, time of meeting, place, and a contact phone number to news@ peninsulaclarion.com.

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The price of a windfall Saving $3.25 billion can be a bad thing.

A few years ago, Dish Network — the satellite TV provider — bid $7.8 billion for the rights to bits of the wireless spectrum. (Wonder how radio stations keep from broadcasting on the same channel? The federal government issues licenses to keep companies separated on the radio spectrum.) The spectrum is supposed to be public property, just as much as a national park or the air we breathe. If it’s carved up and sold, the federal government gets the proceeds, and it uses those proceeds for the public good. If the federal government gets more in the sale, citizens benefit. Thanks to the Wall Street Journal, New York Times and other investigative journalists at other organizations, we have learned that Dish partnered with Doyon Ltd., the regional Native corporation for Interior Alaska, when it bid on the spectrum. Together, the two companies created a shell, Northstar Wireless. That shell did the actual bidding. The Federal Communications Commission, which ran the spectrum auction, has an obscure rule that gives a 25 percent discount to “very small business(es),” those with less than $15 million in revenue for the preceding three years. There’s an even smaller rule that says if an Alaska Native corporation participates, the FCC will judge its revenue only by looking at the parent company and not include any of its subsidiaries. Thus Doyon, an organization that owns drilling rigs and construction companies — through subsidiaries — was considered “very small.” Doyon controlled the shell company, and Dish Network stood back while it reaped the profits. Doyon spent $120 million for a 15 percent sale in Northstar Wireless. It now owns a significant stake in an entity worth almost $8 billion, and its shareholders will surely benefit. Dish Network and its shareholders will benefit, too. They’ve just saved $3.25 billion. The price falls on the rest of us. How many schools could $3.25 billion buy? How many miles of road could it pave? The auction of the spectrum — a public resource — was supposed to benefit the public. It will still do that, but not as much as it could have. More than that, this audacious move may cost other Alaska Native corporations dearly. Thanks to the efforts of Alaska’s Congressional delegation, Alaska Native corporations may take advantage of a wide variety of preferential rules in government contracting and purchasing. These preferential rules have helped corporations and their shareholders, but in recent years they’ve come under increasing attack. Sen. Claire McCaskill of Missouri, in particular, has been aggressive about limiting the federal preference for contracts signed with Native corporations. Doyon’s deal has just handed McCaskill ammunition in her fight against Native corporations. Dish Network’s deal with one Native corporation may hurt all the others if they come under attack for the gluttony of Dish Network. Alaska’s Native corporations directly and indirectly support business across this state. We fear that Doyon’s success will harm the ability of other Native corporations to do business with the federal government. Doyon and its shareholders will take home a windfall, but other Alaskans — Native and not — may be left with the bill. — Juneau Empire, Feb. 27

Learning the rules of ‘gotcha’

There are a few reasons Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker is flying high right now in the early Republican presidential sweepstakes, but none is mightier than his record of sticking it to organized labor. This is the man who, after all, staved off a recall election once he was successful in changing state law to severely restrict the negotiating power of public-employee unions even after thousands and thousands of protesters raised a ruckus at the Capitol in Madison. Nowadays, when he isn’t running for the White House prize, he’s back home again supporting a law that would make Wisconsin the 25th right-to-work state. That would end a worker’s requirement at an organized company to join the union or at least pay dues. Labor despises right to work; conservatives love it. Most hold nothing but contempt for unions. So when Walker answers a question at the Conservative Political Action Conference about how he would handle ISIS and says, “If I can take on 100,000 protesters, I can do the same across the world,” the right’s true believers were ecstatic. When his spokeswoman later added a clarification that he really wasn’t comparing union members to terrorists, she didn’t really need to bother. The annual CPAC meeting always closes with a straw poll. A Paul always wins. Ron Paul took the prize several times; Rand Paul has inherited the top spot, three

tions: Politicians and their supporters can’t stand them. Unless, of course, they’re being asked of their enemies. Another funny thing about “gotchas”: they’re one of the ways the newsperson does his or her job. We’re supposed to throw out the tough, skeptical question, as opposed to simply regurgitating whatever position statement the candidate is selling on any particular day. That candidate’s job is to give an answer, preferably not one that embarrasses. And if one of them doesn’t do well, we pounce. What’s the point, you ask? The answer is that running for election is partly a trial by fire. The high-office wannabe should demonstrate how he or she would respond to the withering pressures of the job if chosen by the voters. If a few gotcha questions are a problem, imagine the damage that can be done if the flub involves some incredibly difficult, sensitive diplomacy where a misplaced word can mess things up big-time. Imagine trying to deal with the likes of Vladimir Putin or Benjamin Netanyahu, or others who are always lurking and trying to get their way with America. Of course, to be fair, Walker’s point is that he’s shown he’s no slouch when it comes to toughness. Let’s see how he stands up when the other Republican candidates start playing gotcha with him. Bob Franken is a longtime broadcast journalist, including 20 years at CNN.

U.S. on sidelines of key battle against IS By VIVIAN SALAMA Associated Press

BAGHDAD — Iranian-backed Shiite militias and Sunni tribes have joined Iraq’s military in a major operation to retake Saddam Hussein’s hometown from the Islamic State group, while the U.S.-led coalition has remained on the sidelines. The campaign for Tikrit is a dress rehearsal for the real contest: The fight to recapture Mosul, Iraq’s second-largest city and the extremists’ biggest stronghold. But can a large-scale ground offensive alone succeed, without U.S.-led air support? The Tikrit operation is aimed at stopping Islamic State fighters from closing in on Samarra, a Shiite holy city just to the south that tens of thousands of Shiite militiamen rushed to defend during the extremists’ blitz across northern Iraq last June. One of the biggest campaigns in the heart of militant-controlled Iraq, the battle for Tikrit involves a complex mix of several Iraqi military brigades and thousands of Shiite militiamen and Sunni tribal fighters. Directing the offensive with the aid of dozens of Iranian military advisers is a powerful Iranian general, Ghasem Soleimani, commander of the elite Revolutionary Guard’s Quds Force. Glaringly absent are the U.S.-led coalition forces whose air campaign since last summer has nearly halted the Islamic State rampage across Iraq. Pentagon spokesman Army Col. Steve Warren said this week that the U.S. is not providing air power in the Tikrit operation “simply because the Iraqis haven’t requested us to.” Liberating the city without the backing of coalition airstrikes will put Iraq’s security forces to the ultimate battle-readiness test since any operation to recapture Iraq’s densely-populated cities — including Mosul and Fallujah — will have to rely almost entirely on ground forces to minimize civilian casualties. However, more of a concern for the U.S.-led coalition is Iran’s prominent role in the fight against the Islamic State militants. Iran has long been influential in Iraq, but never so much so as over the past year, when the Iraqi military collapsed in the face of the Sunni extremists’ onslaught. Iraqi officials have noted Iran’s quick response to their urgent requests for weapons and

AP News Analysis frontline assistance even as they accuse the coalition of falling short on commitments on the ground. Embedding coalition advisers and forward air controllers — the officers who call in airstrikes — with Iraqi military units presents a twofold challenge. Frontline positions would put their lives in danger at a time when risk aversion is at its peak. But it also raises the potential for coalition forces and Iranian soldiers to share a battlefield, a politically untenable prospect for the U.S. given the uncertain future of ongoing nuclear talks with Tehran. However, the U.S.-led mission has hit a roadblock in its efforts to support the Iraqi government. Both the Iraqi and U.S. government agree that airstrikes have pushed the militants back and the group has struggled to gain territory since airstrikes began. But there will come a point where airstrikes alone will not be enough. Most of the battlefield successes in Iraq have been coordinated efforts, with Iraqi and Kurdish forces and Shiite militias fighting on the ground and the U.S.-led coalition providing air power. The siege on the village of Amirli just north of Baghdad, when many feared the capital itself might fall, was broken last year with the help of U.S.-led airstrikes and a fighting force of mainly Shiite militias. Shiite militiamen backed by a coalition air campaign also retook the town of Jurf al-Sukhr, on Baghdad’s outskirts, from the militants in October. Soleimani, the Iranian general leading the Tikrit operation, was a key player in both of those campaigns. But Iraqi and

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Kurdish officials and Shiite militia fighters all acknowledge the crucial role the coalition airstrikes played in their modest victories. With the military operation to retake Mosul planned for as early as April, many are skeptical about whether the Iraqi military will be ready for the fight. Efforts to recruit Sunni tribes — seen as crucial for rooting out the militants from their strongholds — have yielded few results. Training and arming of Iraqi soldiers have also stalled. The failure so far to make headway in Tikrit does not bode well. Iraqi forces are bogged down on the outskirts of the city, unable to penetrate the extremists’ defenses. On Tuesday, a suicide bomber drove a military vehicle into a checkpoint manned by government forces and Shiite fighters south of Tikrit, killing four troops and wounding 12, authorities said. The stalemate persists despite assurances from Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi that momentum is on Iraq’s side after recent successes in the oil refinery town of Beiji — an operation that received heavy aerial support from the U.S.-led coalition. The Islamic State group, which controls a third of Iraq and neighboring Syria in its self-declared caliphate, has littered major roadways with mines that slow any ground advance and require painstaking clearance operations before troops can safely move through. Kurdish and Iraqi forces frequently cite bomb-detecting equipment as one of their biggest shortfalls on the battlefield. The battle for Tikrit is likely to involve Iraq’s first serious urban warfare challenge, involving street battles that Iraqi security forces are not trained for.

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Mines, bombs slow Iraqi advance on Tikrit By SINAN SALAHEDDIN and SAMEER N. YACOUB Associated Press

BAGHDAD — Iraqi troops and Shiite militias battled the Islamic State group on Tuesday on the outskirts of militantheld Tikrit, unable to advance further on Saddam Hussein’s hometown as roadside mines and suicide attacks slowed their progress. Soldiers found some 100 mines and bombs scattered along an 8-kilometer (5-mile) stretch of road on the way to this strategic city on the Tigris River, Salahuddin deputy governor Ammar Hikmat said. The discovery underlined how the battle likely will pivot on allied Iraqi forces’ ability to counter such weapons, a mainstay of al-Qaida in Iraq, the Islamic State group’s predecessor, as it fought American forces following their 2003 invasion of the country. The bombs are “the main

obstacle in the way of the attacking forces, which have to wait for bomb experts or to go around the area,” Hikmat told The Associated Press. “And this costs time.” Extremists from the Islamic State group, which holds both a third of Iraq and neighboring Syria in its self-declared caliphate, have littered major roadways and routes with mines. Such mines allow the extremists to slow any ground advance and require painstaking clearing operations before troops can safely move through. Suicide bombings also aid the militants in weakening Iraqi forces and have been used extensively in its failed campaign for the Syrian border town of Kobani. Already, a militant website affiliated with the Islamic State group has said an American jihadi carried out a suicide attack with a truck bomb on the outskirts of the nearby city of Samarra, targeting Iraqi forces and Shiite mi-

‘Tikrit has been besieged from three directions, from the north, west and south, but what has remained only from the eastern side. The explosive experts were able to tackle so many bombs and car bombs.’ — Brig. Gen. Saad Maan Ibrahim, Interior Ministry spokesman litiamen. The posting identified him by the nom de guerre of Abu Dawoud al-Amriki, without elaborating. A suicide bomber also drove a military vehicle Tuesday afternoon into a checkpoint manned by government forces and Shiite fighters south of Tikrit, killing four troops and wounding 12, a police officer and a medical official said. Tuesday marked the second day of the Iraqi advance on Tikrit, with soldiers supported

by Iranian-backed Shiite militias and advisers, along with some Sunni tribal fighters who reject the Islamic State group. Hikmat estimated the Iraqi force besieging Tikrit at some 25,000 people. Iran’s semi-official Fars news agency has reported that Iranian Gen. Ghasem Soleimani, the commander of the country’s elite Revolutionary Guard’s Quds Force, was taking part in the offensive. Government forces, however, made little headway Tues-

Congress sends Homeland bill to Obama By ERICA WERNER and DAVID ESPO Associated Press

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WASHINGTON — Bitterly admitting defeat, the Republican-controlled Congress sent legislation to President Barack Obama on Tuesday that funds the Department of Homeland Security without any of the immigration-related concessions they demanded for months. “Sanity is prevailing,” said Rep. Peter King, R-N.Y., a former chairman of the Homeland Security Committee, before the House voted 257-167 in favor of the $40 billion spending bill, which Obama was expected to sign promptly. All 182 Democrats present voted for the bill, while it received only 75 Republican “yes” votes. The outcome averted a partial agency shutdown which would have begun Friday at midnight. It was a major victory for Obama and the Democrats, and a

wholesale retreat for Republicans, who have spent months railing against an “unconstitutional overreach” by Obama in extending deportation stays and work permits to millions of immigrants in this country illegally. In the end Republicans who’d tried to use the DHS spending bill to undo Obama’s actions had little to show but weeks of gridlock and chaotic spectacle on Capitol Hill in the wake of assuming full control of Congress in the November midterm elections. The turmoil brought the Homeland Security Department to within hours of a partial shutdown last Friday before Congress passed a oneweek extension, and raised questions about Republicans’ ability to govern responsibly. On Tuesday morning, addressing an uncharacteristically subdued gathering of House Republicans, Speaker John Boehner indicated he was out of options.

“I am as outraged and frustrated as you at the lawless and unconstitutional actions of this president,” Boehner told his caucus. “I believe this decision — considering where we are — is the right one for this team, and the right one for this country.” “Our Republican colleagues in the Senate never found a way to win this fight,” he said, noting that the matter is now in the courts. A federal judge last month put Obama’s directives on hold, a ruling the White House is appealing. Conservative lawmakers who humiliated Boehner last week by voting down a three-week spending bill he proposed did not speak up in the private meeting to dissent or ask questions, people present said. Afterward, they said they were disappointed but had no more moves to make. “I don’t know that there is one,” said Rep. Steve King, R-Iowa. “This is the signal of capitulation.”

day, two local officials said. They said fierce clashes struck mainly outside the town of alDour, south of Tikrit, while government troops shelled militant bases inside the city. Those officials spoke on condition of anonymity as they were not authorized to brief journalists. Brig. Gen. Saad Maan Ibrahim, an Interior Ministry spokesman, said explosive experts had disabled “so many bombs and car bombs.” “Tikrit has been besieged from three directions, from the north, west and south, but what has remained only from the eastern side,” Ibrahim said. “The explosive experts were able to tackle so many bombs and car bombs.” Hikmat said the offensive had killed and wounded “dozens” of Islamic State extremists, but that the attacking forces also have been killed. Authorities in Baghdad offered no immediate casualty figures. Past attempts to retake Tikrit have failed, as Iraq struggles with a military that collapsed last summer during the Islamic State militants’ lightning offensive. The Tikrit operation is seen as a litmus test for the capability of Iraqi troops to dislodge the militants from major cities they conquered in the country’s Sunni heartland. Retaking Tikrit, the provincial capital of Salahuddin province, some 130 kilometers (80 miles) north of Baghdad,

would help Iraqi forces secure a major supply link for any future operation to capture Mosul, the country’s second-largest city. U.S. military officials have said a coordinated military mission to retake Mosul will likely begin in April or May and involve up to 25,000 Iraqi troops. But the Americans have cautioned that if the Iraqis aren’t ready, the offensive could be delayed. On Monday, Iraqi and U.S. officials said the U.S.-led coalition was not involved in the Tikrit operation and had not been asked to carry out airstrikes. Overall, coalition airstrikes have killed more than 8,500 Islamic State fighters since its campaign began in August, said Army Gen. Lloyd Austin, the commander of U.S. Central Command. “The fact is that (the group) can no longer do what (it) did at the outset, which is to seize and to hold new territory,” Austin said. As the Tikrit battle rages, Iraq remains bitterly split between minority Sunnis, who were an important base of support for Saddam, and the Shiite majority. Since Saddam was toppled and later executed, the Sunni minority has felt increasingly marginalized by the Shiite-led government in Baghdad. In 2006, long-running tensions boiled over into sectarian violence that claimed tens of thousands of lives.

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Ex-CIA chief admits sharing military secrets By MICHAEL BIESECKER and ERIC TUCKER Associated Press

RALEIGH, N.C. — Former CIA Director David Petraeus, whose career was destroyed by an affair with his biographer, has agreed to plead guilty to charges he gave her classified material — including war strategy and the names of covert operatives — while she was working on the book. The plea agreement carries a possible sentence of up to a year in prison and represents another blow to the reputation of the retired four-star Army general who led U.S. forces in Iraq and Afghanistan and was perhaps the most admired mili-

tary leader of his generation. Petraeus, 62, will plead guilty to a misdemeanor count of unauthorized removal and retention of classified material. The agreement was filed in federal court Tuesday in Charlotte, where Paula Broadwell, the general’s biographer and former mistress, lives with her husband and children. In court papers, prosecutors recommended two years of probation and a $40,000 fine. But the judge who hears the plea is not bound by that and could still impose a prison sentence. No immediate date was set for Petraeus to enter the plea. As part of the deal, Petraeus agreed not to contest the set of facts laid out by the govern-

ment. Prosecutors said that while Broadwell was writing her book in Washington in 2011, Petraeus gave her eight binders of classified material he had improperly kept from his time as the top military commander in Afghanistan. Days later, he took the binders back to his house. Among the secret information contained in the “black books” were the names of covert operatives, the coalition war strategy and notes about Petraeus’ discussions with President Barack Obama and the National Security Council, prosecutors said. Those binders were later seized by the FBI in a search of

Petraeus’ Arlington, Virginia, home, where he had kept them in the unlocked drawer of a desk in a ground-floor study. Prosecutors said that after resigning from the CIA, Petraeus signed a form falsely attesting he had no classified material. He also lied to FBI agents in denying he supplied the information to Broadwell, according to court documents. Petraeus’ lawyer declined to comment. A telephone message left for Broadwell was not immediately returned. Her lawyer said he had no comment. Petraeus admitted having an affair with Broadwell when he resigned as CIA director in November 2012. Both have publicly apologized and said their

romantic relationship began only after he had retired from the military. Broadwell’s admiring biography of him, “All In: The Education of David Petraeus,” came out in 2012, before the affair was exposed. He held the CIA post less than a year, not long enough to leave a significant mark on the spy agency. A Ph.D. with a reputation as a thoughtful strategist, Petraeus wrote the Army manual on counterinsurgency and was brought in by President George W. Bush to command multinational forces in Iraq in 2007, a period when the war began to turn in favor of the U.S. Petraeus presided over the

“surge” of American forces in Iraq and a plan to pay Sunni militias to fight al-Qaida in Iraq. Petraeus was then promoted to commander of U.S. Central Command, which has authority over the Middle East. When Gen. Stanley McCrystal was fired in 2010 by Obama as commander in Afghanistan after his staff made impolitic remarks to a Rolling Stone reporter, Petraeus was brought in to replace him. Since his resignation as CIA director, Petraeus has slowly taken steps to re-enter public life, going on the speaking circuit, becoming a scholar at Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government, and taking a position at a private equity firm.

US report finds racial bias in Ferguson police By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press

WASHINGTON — A Justice Department investigation found sweeping patterns of racial bias within the Ferguson, Missouri, police department, with officers routinely discriminating against blacks by using excessive force, issuing petty citations and making baseless traffic stops, according to law enforcement officials familiar with its findings. The report, to be released as soon as Wednesday, marks the culmination of a months-long investigation into a police de-

partment that federal officials have described as troubled and that commanded national attention after one of its officers shot and killed an unarmed black man, 18-year-old Michael Brown, last summer. It chronicles discriminatory practices across the city’s criminal justice system, detailing problems from initial encounters with patrol officers to treatment in the municipal court and jail. Federal law enforcement officials described its contents on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly before the report is released.

The full report could serve as a roadmap for significant changes by the department, if city officials accept its findings. Past federal investigations of local police departments have encouraged overhauls of fundamental police procedures such as traffic stops and the use of service weapons. The investigation, which began weeks after Brown’s killing last August, is being released as Attorney General Eric Holder prepares to leave his job following a six-year tenure that focused largely on civil rights. The findings are based on interviews with police leaders and

residents, a review of more than 35,000 pages of police records and analysis of data on stops, searches and arrests. Federal officials found that black motorists from 2012 to 2014 were more than twice as likely as whites to be searched in traffic stops, even though they were 26 percent less likely to be found carrying contraband, according to a summary of the findings. The review also found that blacks were 68 percent less likely than others to have their cases dismissed by a municipal court judge. And from April to September of last year, 95 percent

of people kept at the city jail for more than two days were black, it found. Of the cases in which the police department documented the use of force, 88 percent involved blacks, and victims of the 14 dog bites recorded by the department all were black. Overall, African Americans make up 67 percent of the population of Ferguson, about 10 miles north of downtown St. Louis. The police department has been criticized as racially imbalanced and not reflective of the community’s demographic makeup. Brown’s killing set off weeks of protests and initiated a na-

tional dialogue about police use of force and their relations with minority communities. A separate report to be issued soon is expected to clear the officer, Darren Wilson, of federal civil rights charges. Ben Crump, the attorney for the Brown family, said that if the reports about the findings are true, they “confirm what Michael Brown’s family has believed all along, and that is that the tragic killing of an unarmed 18-year-old black teenager was part of a systemic pattern of inappropriate policing of African-American citizens in the Ferguson community.”

Hundreds killed as Chad forces seize northeast Nigerian town By HARUNA UMAR and DANY PADIRE Associated Press

MAIDUGURI, Nigeria — Chadian troops have seized a strategically located northeast Nigerian town from Boko Haram, but not before the defeated Islamic extremists killed hundreds of civilians, Chad’s military said. The Chadian forces regained control Monday of Dikwa, a town occupied by the militants for weeks, said Chad’s military

spokesman Col. Azem Bermandoua. One soldier was killed and 34 were wounded, most by a suicide car bomber, Bermandoua said on national television. Dikwa is at a crossroads to two border crossings with Chad and a route north to Lake Chad. Separately, southwest of Dikwa, Nigerian troops Monday repelled an attack by Boko Haram on Konduga, killing more than 70 insurgents, according to a Nigerian corporal who helped defend the town. A

security official confirmed the attack. Both spoke on condition of anonymity because they are not authorized to speak to reporters. Boko Haram invaded the town between herds of cattle and a suicide bomber driving an explosives-laden car, the corporal said. But the military had been warned and were well prepared to drive back the insurgents, he said. Konduga has been attacked many times in recent months because it is a final defense for

Maiduguri, the biggest northeastern city 35 kilometers (25 miles) away that is the birthplace of Boko Haram. Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan said Tuesday that “utmost care was being taken by the federal government to avoid collateral damage to the lives and properties of civilians as the military intensifies its ongoing offensive against Boko Haram.” The military has been accused of gross abuses including indiscriminate killings of civilians.

Jonathan claimed his government has investigated previous reports of abuse which “were mostly blown out of proportion for political reasons.” The United Nations said Tuesday that fighting in the northeast forced 16,000 Nigerians to flee across the border into Cameroon over the weekend. Some 1.6 million Nigerians have been forced from their homes and unknown hundreds of girls and young men have been kidnapped in the 6-yearold Islamic uprising by Nige-

ria’s home-grown Boko Haram group. The Islamic extremists’ attacks have spread across borders into Cameroon, Chad and Niger, which are forming a multinational force to fight the militants. International concern has risen along with fatalities in the uprising: Some 10,000 people were killed last year compared to 2,000 in the four previous years, according to the U.S. Council on Foreign Relations.

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Around the World Homeless man killed by LA police served time for robbery, was French national LOS ANGELES — A homeless man killed on Skid Row by Los Angeles police had been released last May from a federal prison after serving roughly 14 years for bank robbery, a law enforcement official said Tuesday. The man was identified as Charley Saturmin Robinet by the official who had been briefed but was not authorized to speak publicly about the investigation and spoke on the condition of anonymity. Robinet was a French national who was convicted in 2000 of three federal charges for holding up a Wells Fargo branch and pistol-whipping an employee to pay for acting classes at the Beverly Hills Playhouse. Federal prison records show he was released on May 12.

Landmark bridge at center of Obama visit to Selma named for reputed Ku Klux Klan leader SELMA, Ala. — When the nation’s first black president steps onto the Edmund Pettus Bridge to honor the marchers beaten there 50 years ago, he’ll be standing on a structure that’s at once synonymous with the civil rights struggle and a tribute to a reputed Ku Klux Klan leader. The latter fact had all but faded from local memory until recently, when a Selma student group launched an online petition to rename the landmark bridge. During his 50th anniversary address Saturday, President Barack Obama will be flanked on one side by a new historic marker commemorating “Bloody Sunday,” when white police beat demonstrators marching for black voting rights on March 7, 1965. The sign, erected earlier this year by the state tourism department, notes Obama’s 2007 appearance there just before his election and the accolades for “Selma,” the recent film about the march. It offers no details about Edmund Winston Pettus, a Confederate general and U.S. senator who lived in Selma after the Civil War. The Encyclopedia of Alabama, an online database sponsored by the University of Alabama, Auburn University and the Alabama Department of Education, says Pettus held the title of grand dragon of the Alabama Klan in 1877 — an assertion that’s questioned by some historians. Just beyond the other end of the bridge, a billboard erected recently bears a heroic image of another Confederate general, Klan founder Nathan Bedford Forrest. The ad, sponsored by a group dedicated to honoring Forrest, invites visitors to see Selma’s “War Between the States” historic sites; next month is the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Selma, in which Forrest fought.

Do the Clintons play by the rules? Email issue gives GOP new fuel for old criticism

WASHINGTON — Hillary Rodham Clinton is facing a new set of questions about ethics and transparency — the sort that have dogged her and husband Bill for decades. The latest disclosure, that Clinton used a personal email account while serving as secretary of state, comes on the cusp of her likely second bid for president. Combined with recent news about her family foundation raising money from foreign governments while she was at the State Department, it added fresh fuel Tuesday to the longstanding charge the Clintons play by their own rules. “Does she believe that leadership means acting outside the law?” said Carly Fiorina, the former technology executive who is weighing a 2016 GOP presidential bid. “Does she believe that leadership can exist without transparency?” Clinton’s aides were quick to dispute the notion that there was anything illegal or improper about her use of a personal email account for government work, noting that she was hardly the first secretary of state to do so. Meanwhile, her allies praise the work of the Clinton Foundation — and note that it isn’t required to disclose its donors but does so anyway. — The Associated Press

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‘Bad deal’ would put Iran on nuclear path By DEB RIECHMANN ARON HELLER Associated Press

WASHINGTON — In a direct challenge to the White House, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stood before Congress on Tuesday and bluntly warned the U.S. that an emerging nuclear agreement with Iran “paves Iran’s path to the bomb.” President Barack Obama pushed back sternly, saying the U.S. would never sign such a deal and Netanyahu was offering no useful alternative. In the U.S. spotlight for a day, the Israeli leader showed no uncertainty. “This is a bad deal. It is a very bad deal. We are better off without it,” he declared in an emotionally charged speech that was arranged by Republicans, aggravated his alreadystrained relations with Obama and gambled with the longstanding bipartisan congressional support for Israel. Two weeks ahead of voting in his own re-election back home, Netanyahu took the podium of the U.S. House where presidents often make major addresses, contending that any nuclear deal with Iran could threaten his nation’s survival. In a tone of disbelief, he said that Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Khamenei, “tweets that Israel must be annihilated — he tweets.” Republicans loudly cheered Netanyahu in the packed chamber, repeatedly standing. Democrats were more restrained, frustrated with the effort to undercut Obama’s negotiations. House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., did little to hide her unease and later issued a blistering statement criticizing what she called Netanyahu’s condescension. At the White House, Obama said there was value in the current economic sanctions against Iran and also in the negotiations in Switzerland aimed at restraining Iran’s nuclear ambitions. “Sanctions alone are not sufficient,” Obama said. “If Iran does not have some sense that sanctions will be removed, it will not have an interest in avoiding the path that it’s currently on.” The administration says there is no deal yet, but Netanyahu insists he is privy to what is being put forth.

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, center, stands with senators on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, as they host a luncheon following his speech to Congress. From left are, Senate Majority Whip John Cornyn of Texas, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., Netanyahu, Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid of Nev., and Senate Minority Whip Richard Durbin of Ill.

“If the deal now being negotiated is accepted by Iran, that deal will not prevent Iran from developing nuclear weapons. It would all but guarantee that Iran gets those weapons — lots of them,” he declared. He acknowledged that any deal would likely include strict inspections, but he said “inspectors document violations; they don’t stop them.” Obama declined to meet with the leader of Israel, a key U.S. ally, during this visit. Vice President Joe Biden was on a trip to Central America and so his seat as president of the Senate was filled by Republican Orrin Hatch of Utah, the Senate president pro tempore. As Netanyahu spoke, Secretary of State John Kerry was holding a three-hour negotiating session with Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif in the Swiss resort of Montreux in hopes of completing an international framework agreement later this month to curb Tehran’s nuclear program.

According to Netanyahu, the deal on the table offers two major concessions: Iran would be left with a vast nuclear infrastructure and restrictions on Iran’s nuclear program would be lifted in about a decade. “It doesn’t block Iran’s path to the bomb,” Netanyahu thundered. “It paves Iran’s path to the bomb.” He said the U.S. and the other five nations in talks with Tehran should keep pressuring with economic sanctions because Tehran needs the deal most. “Now, if Iran threatens to walk away from the table — and this often happens in a Persian bazaar — call their bluff. They’ll be back, because they need the deal a lot more than you do.” More than four dozen House and Senate Democrats said in advance they would not attend the event, highly unusual given historically close ties between the two allies. Many of Netanyahu’s comments were greeted

by loud applause from U.S. lawmakers, but not everyone was persuaded by his rhetoric. Pelosi issued a statement saying she was “near tears throughout the prime minister’s speech — saddened by the insult to the intelligence of the United States.” But Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., said the Senate would debate next week on legislation that would allow a congressional vote on any deal reached with Iran. He said legislation for stiffer sanctions could well be considered. Sen. Mark Kirk, R-Ill., who has co-authored sanctions legislation, said Netanyahu’s speech would sway more lawmakers to support his bill. “I think that’s why Pelosi is crying so much on TV,” Kirk said. The legislation he has introduced with Sen. Robert Menendez, D-N.J., was approved by the Senate Banking Committee. Kirk predicted it would garner the 67 votes in the Senate that would be enough to override a presidential veto. “It really doesn’t matter what the president does,” he said. Rep. Peter King, R-N.Y., called Netanyahu’s speech “electrifying.” Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, R-Fla., called it “phenomenal” in clearly stating “why this deal is going to be very damaging for world security, U.S. interests in Israel.” On the other side, Democrats said “alarmist” predictions by Netanyahu have been wrong before, most notably on the Iraq war. “This is a prime minister who’s never seen a war he didn’t want our country to fight,” said Rep. Jared Huffman, D-Calif.

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Sports

Small teams, big drama Competition for Peninsula state berths will be fierce By JOEY KLECKA Peninsula Clarion

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Kenai Central junior Cipriana Castellano works out Tuesday at the Fitness Place in Soldotna.

Putting world on her shoulders Kenai Central’s Castellano could break international records Friday By JEFF HELMINIAK Peninsula Clarion

The Alaska high school of less than 600 students that already houses a Nike Cross Nationals champion could also be home to a powerlifter with international records by Friday evening. Kenai Central junior Cipriana Castellano will compete at the Arnold USA Powerlifting Championships on Friday in Columbus, Ohio. The event is part of the Arnold Sports Festival. The event will be the first chance that Castellano, 17, has had to set international records since her meteoric rise began with a powerlifting competition in February 2014. She said there is a big difference between what she and Kenai Central senior Allie Ostrander, the Nike Cross Nationals champion, are doing. “Cross-country is a lot more recognizable and people understand it,” Castellano said. “People think that I’m in bodybuilding and that I’m onstage posing, and not lifting weights. “People are always telling me, ‘You look so great up there.’ I have to tell them, ‘It’s not a bodybuilding contest.

I’m not there to look good.’” Just like Ostrander’s task is to cover five kilometers as quickly as possible, Castellano’s goal is to put up as much weight as possible in the squat, bench press and deadlift. And she could be on the verge of doing that better than anyone in the world at her age and weight class. She already has all the American Raw records in USA Powerlifting for 16- to 17-year-old girls 185 pounds and under. Raw records mean no special equipment is used to aid the lifts. Castellano also stamped herself as a star by even qualifying for the Arnolds. She was one of two teens girls to qualify at the Raw National Championships in July 2014. She qualified due to her high Wilks total, which is a formula used to compare powerlifters of different weights. At the Arnolds, Castellano, the daughter of Alisha Flieger and stepdad Joseph Brown of Sterling, will move down a weight class and compete at under 158 pounds. “I didn’t just do it for powerlifting,” Castellano said. “I also have prom at the end of March.” Castellano said she lost the weight with the blessing of

AP sources: Eagles deal McCoy to Bills JOHN WAWROW AP Sports Writer

BUFFALO, N.Y. — LeSean McCoy will lead Rex Ryan’s “ground and pound” running attack for the Buffalo Bills next season. Two people familiar with the deal told The Associated Press on Tuesday that the Philadelphia Eagles have agreed to trade McCoy, their star running back, to the Bills for linebacker Kiko Alonso. The people spoke under condition of anonymity because the teams had not announced the deal. ESPN first reported the trade. The deal has been agreed to, but can’t be completed until the 2015 league season begins on Tuesday. McCoy had an inconsistent season last year after leading the NFL with 1,607 yards rushing in 2013. At his best, McCoy is an elite multidimensional running back who has been a proven threat as both a runner and receiver. He enjoyed his best season in 2013, scoring nine touchdowns rushing, adding 539 yards receiving and one touchdown. One reason for McCoy’s drop in production last season was a banged-up offensive line in which all five projected starters

never played one game together. McCoy’s addition leaves C.J. Spiller in search of a new team. He is eligible to become a free agent next week. Buffalo’s 2010 first-round draft pick told the NFL Network the Bills informed him of the trade, and told him “they were going in that direction, pretty much giving me a ‘Thank you for your service.’” “Nothing has changed,” Spiller said about his offseason approach. “The game plan is still the same. The only thing is that I won’t be returning to Buffalo.” Alonso will be reunited with Chip Kelly, who coached the linebacker at his previous job at Oregon. Alonso made an immediate impact in Buffalo after being selected in the second round of the 2013 draft. He emerged as a top defensive rookie of the year contender after leading Buffalo with 159 tackles, two fumble recoveries and tying for the team lead with four interceptions while barely missing a snap in playing all 16 games. Alonso’s career was derailed in July when he sustained a season-ending left knee injury during a pre-training camp workout at Oregon. He spent all of last season recovering and is expected to be healthy for the start of spring minicamps.

her coach, Rob Schmidt. “After awhile, it does mess with your strength and brings it down, so you have to be smart about losing weight,” she said. “The goal is to keep most of the strength. I’ve lost some on the squat and deadlift, but the bench has shot up.” Castellano was spending four days a week in the gym before going down to three days the past three weeks. She said with workouts of over four hours, the main trick to losing weight was not feeling like she could eat whatever she wanted. For women ages 16 to 17 and under 158 pounds, all the records are world standards. That means they are set at weights nobody has been able to hit yet. In the squat, the standard is 330 pounds. Castellano said she hit 369 at the state fair meet this summer. American records couldn’t be set at that meet, so her American record is 358 pounds. She said she thinks she has retained enough strength with the weight loss to hit the world standard. In the bench press, the world standard is 198 pounds. Her best in competition is 204 pounds, while her American record is at 176 pounds.

Castellano said she is confident in the bench press because she recently repped 195 pounds twice. In the deadlift, the international standard is 363 pounds. Castellano’s American record is 396 pounds, and she has hit 419 in competition. The international standard for the three-lift total is 871 pounds. Castellano’s American record for a three-lift total is 931 pounds. If she goes through her lifting program as planned, she will break the three-lift standard in her second deadlift, which is contested after the squat and bench press. “I think it’s cool and exciting,” said Castellano, who will travel to Ohio with her mother and be joined at the event by Schmidt. “It’s not something everyone gets to experience. “I’m trying not to let it go to my head and I’m there to have fun.” Castellano said it also will be fun to get together with the other powerlifters. “They’re like family, or at least outside of competition they’re like family,” she said. Castellano will lift starting at 5 a.m. AST. The event will be streamed at bodybuilding. com/USAPL.

The teams may be smaller in terms of roster and player size, but at the Class 1A level of high school basketball, the action is just as big. This weekend’s Peninsula Conference tournament, held at Lumen Christi High School in Anchorage, is shaping up to possibly be one of the most competitive ever. The boys tournament features no less than six teams that have a realistic shot of grabbing a spot at state, but with only two tickets available for a field of nine teams, there are going to be seven squads going home. The girls bracket features six teams, which means four will be seeing their season end this weekend. “It’s gonna be a very exciting tournament,” said Ninilchik boys coach Nickolas Finley. “It’s tightened up at the top so much. It’s all about which teenagers show up to play that day.” Championship games for the boys and girls tournaments are slated for Friday night, leaving Saturday’s second-place game a final winner-take-all shot to clinch a spot at state. Friday’s title game loser will be the team getting a second chance on Saturday. “This losers’ bracket is gonna be a hornet’s nest,” said CIA boys coach Justin Franchino. “Some teams won’t even make it to Friday. “There’s a whole bunch of teams that are focused and ready to go. It’s going to be anybody’s game.” The action begins today with a full slate of games: BOYS TOURNAMENT Ninilchik boys (4) vs. Birchwood Christian (5), noon The Wolverines claimed a 74-45 win last week against Birchwood, their only meeting with the Warriors this season. “They’re pretty fresh in our minds and we’re pretty fresh in theirs,” said coach Finley. “It’ll interesting to see what kind of changes they make and how we react to it.” The Ninilchik boys finished 6-6 in the conference to grab the fourth seed for the tourna-

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At Lumen Christi High School GIRLS Today’s games Game 1 — Lumen Christi (4) vs. Ninilchik (5), 1:30 p.m. Game 2 — CIA (3) vs. Seldovia (6), 5 p.m. Thursday’s games for top 2 seeds Game 3 — Nikolaevsk (1) vs. game 1 winner, 1:30 p.m. Game 4 — Birchwood (2) vs. game 2 winner, 5 p.m. BOYS Today’s games Game 1 — Lumen Christi (8) vs. Nanwalek (9), 10:30 a.m. Game 2 — Ninilchik (4) vs. Birchwood (5), noon Game 3 — Nikolaevsk (3) vs. Wasilla Lake (6), 3:30 p.m. Game 4 — CIA (2) vs. Kodiak ESS (7), 6:30 p.m. Game 5 — Seldovia (1) vs. game 1 winner, 8 p.m.

ment, but to many, the Wolverines may have the inside track to Friday’s championship bout. The defending region champion Seldovia Sea Otters are the top seed with a perfect division record, but Ninilchik has given Seldovia the most trouble this year, losing by a combined eight points in both matchups. No other conference opponent from the Peninsula has come within single digits of the Otters in any one game. Finley said if his squad makes it into Thursday’s semifinal round against Seldovia, it could go either way. “I know they’re favored to win, but basketball is all about matchups,” Finley said. “It’s a matchup that they may struggle with. “If we show up and play to our potential, we can give anyone a run for their money.” It’s no secret what Ninilchik’s key matchup is with Seldovia and other opponents. With 6-foot-8 sophomore Austin White standing under the rim, opposing players find it difficult to get an open look at the net, and if they do get a shot and it doesn’t go, White is there to scoop up the rebound. “When you look through our season stats, the games that we are successful in are games we rebound well,” Finley said. “When we get 40-plus rebounds in a game, we either win or it’s a close game.” Finley said White brought See PREP, page A-9

Scoreboard Pittsburgh at Colorado, 6 p.m. Montreal at Anaheim, 6 p.m. All Times AST

Hockey NHL Standings EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L Montreal 63 41 17 Tampa Bay 65 39 20 Detroit 61 35 15 Boston 62 31 22 Florida 64 28 23 Ottawa 61 27 23 Toronto 64 26 33 Buffalo 64 19 40 Metropolitan Division N.Y. Islanders 65 41 21 N.Y. Rangers 62 39 17 Pittsburgh 62 36 17 Washington 65 35 20 Philadelphia 64 27 25 New Jersey 64 27 27 Columbus 63 26 33 Carolina 62 24 31

OT Pts GF GA 5 87 171 139 6 84 213 171 11 81 180 159 9 71 165 161 13 69 156 181 11 65 173 166 5 57 173 195 5 43 123 215 3 6 9 10 12 10 4 7

85 207 182 84 196 153 81 181 155 80 193 162 66 170 186 64 144 165 56 163 201 55 144 167

WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division Nashville 65 41 17 7 89 193 158 St. Louis 63 40 18 5 85 197 159 Chicago 64 38 21 5 81 188 152 Winnipeg 64 32 20 12 76 179 172 Minnesota 63 34 22 7 75 179 163 Dallas 64 28 26 10 66 199 212 Colorado 63 27 25 11 65 167 182 Pacific Division Anaheim 65 41 17 7 89 193 178 Vancouver 63 36 24 3 75 182 173 Calgary 63 34 25 4 72 178 162 Los Angeles 63 30 21 12 72 171 164 San Jose 65 32 25 8 72 185 183 Arizona 64 20 37 7 47 139 218 Edmonton 64 18 36 10 46 145 213 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss. Tuesday’s Games Minnesota 3, Ottawa 2, SO New Jersey 3, Nashville 1 Calgary 3, Philadelphia 2, OT Washington 5, Columbus 3 Tampa Bay 3, Buffalo 0 Toronto 3, Florida 2 Dallas 3, N.Y. Islanders 2, OT Anaheim 4, Arizona 1 Los Angeles 5, Edmonton 2 San Jose 6, Vancouver 2 Wednesday’s Games Ottawa at Winnipeg, 3:30 p.m. N.Y. Rangers at Detroit, 4 p.m.

Basketball NBA Standings EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Toronto 38 22 Brooklyn 25 33 Boston 23 35 Philadelphia 13 47 New York 12 47 Southeast Division Atlanta 48 12 Washington 34 27 Miami 26 33 Charlotte 25 33 Orlando 19 42 Central Division Chicago 38 23 Cleveland 38 24 Milwaukee 32 28 Indiana 25 34 Detroit 23 36

Pct GB .633 — .431 12 .397 14 .217 25 .203 25½ .800 — .557 14½ .441 21½ .431 22 .311 29½ .623 .613 .533 .424 .390

WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division Memphis 42 17 Houston 41 19 Dallas 40 22 San Antonio 36 23 New Orleans 32 28 Northwest Division Portland 39 19 Oklahoma City 33 27 Utah 24 35 Denver 21 39 Minnesota 13 46 Pacific Division Golden State 46 12 L.A. Clippers 40 21 Phoenix 31 30 Sacramento 21 37 L.A. Lakers 16 43

.712 — .683 1½ .645 3½ .610 6 .533 10½ .672 — .550 7 .407 15½ .350 19 .220 26½ .793 — .656 7½ .508 16½ .362 25 .271 30½

Tuesday’s Games Charlotte 104, L.A. Lakers 103 Cleveland 110, Boston 79 Sacramento 124, New York 86 Atlanta 104, Houston 96 Chicago 97, Washington 92 Utah 93, Memphis 82 Denver 106, Milwaukee 95 Wednesday’s Games Phoenix at Orlando, 3 p.m.

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New York at Indiana, 3 p.m. Cleveland at Toronto, 3:30 p.m. Utah at Boston, 3:30 p.m. Charlotte at Brooklyn, 3:30 p.m. Detroit at New Orleans, 4 p.m. Philadelphia at Oklahoma City, 4 p.m. Memphis at Houston, 4 p.m. Denver at Minnesota, 4 p.m. L.A. Lakers at Miami, 4 p.m. Sacramento at San Antonio, 4:30 p.m. Milwaukee at Golden State, 6:30 p.m. Portland at L.A. Clippers, 6:30 p.m. All Times AST

Men’s Scores EAST Buffalo 93, Ohio 66 Maryland 60, Rutgers 50 SOUTH Florida 66, Texas A&M 62 Kentucky 72, Georgia 64 Mississippi 82, Alabama 74 NC State 66, Clemson 61 North Carolina 81, Georgia Tech 49 MIDWEST Cent. Michigan 85, Toledo 77 Dayton 75, Rhode Island 59 E. Michigan 67, Ball St. 60 Georgetown 60, Butler 54 Iowa 77, Indiana 63 Kansas 76, West Virginia 69, OT Kent St. 81, Bowling Green 80 Miami (Ohio) 70, Akron 63 Missouri 63, Auburn 61 N. Illinois 65, W. Michigan 63 Nebraska-Omaha 80, North Dakota 78 Northwestern 82, Michigan 78, 2OT Villanova 76, Creighton 72 SOUTHWEST Abilene Christian 83, Houston Baptist 71 TOURNAMENT Atlantic Sun Conference First Round Florida Gulf Coast 81, Jacksonville 63 Lipscomb 76, N. Kentucky 73, OT North Florida 81, Stetson 67

SC-Upstate 90, Kennesaw St. 54 Horizon League First Round Detroit 77, Youngstown St. 67 Ill.-Chicago 60, Wright St. 57 Patriot League First Round Holy Cross 62, Loyola (Md.) 45 Navy 56, Army 52

Transactions BASEBALL American League CHICAGO WHITE SOX — Agreed to terms with RHPs Maikel Cleto, Raul Fernandez, Erik Johnson, Frankie Montas, Jake Petricka, Zach Putnam, Daniel Webb and Michael Ynoa; LHPs Onelki Garcia, Dan Jennings and Eric Surkamp; Cs Rob Brantly, Adrian Nieto and Kevan Smith; INFs Matt Davidson, Leury Garcia, Conor Gillaspie, Tyler Saladino, Carlos Sanchez and Andy Wilkins; OFs Adam Eaton, Avisail Garcia, J.B. Shuck and Trayce Thompson on one-year contracts. KANSAS CITY ROYALS — Agreed to terms with RHPs Jandel Gustave and Yordano Ventura, C Francisco Pena, INFs Orlando Calixte and Christian Colon and OFs Reymond Fuentes, Terrance Gore and Paulo Orlando on one-year contracts. MINNESOTA TWINS — Agreed to terms with RHPs A.J. Achter, Kyle Gibson, J.R. Graham, Trevor May, Alex Meyer, Lester Oliveros, Ryan Pressly, Stephen Pryor and Michael Tonkin; LHPs Logan Darnell, Caleb Thielbar, Aaron Thompson and Jason Wheeler; Cs Chris Herrmann and Josmil Pinto; INFs Brian Dozier, Eduardo Escobar, Jorge Polanco, Miguel Sano, Danny Santana and Kennys Vargas; OFs Oswaldo Arcia, Aaron Hicks, Max Kepler and Eddie Rosario on one-year contracts. BASKETBALL National Basketball Association NBA — Fined Phoenix C Alex

Len $20,000 for initiating an altercation with Miami C Hassan Whiteside and attempting to take him to the floor during a March 2 game. Fined Whiteside $15,000 for escalating the incident by wrestling Len to the floor and Phoenix F Markieff Morris $15,000 for his Flagrant 2 for making excessive contact above the shoulders with Miami G Goran Dragic. DENVER NUGGETS — Fired coach Brian Shaw. Named Melvin Hunt interim coach. DETROIT PISTONS — Signed F Quincy Miller to a second 10-day contract. MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES — Suspended G Tony Allen one game for violating team policy. MIAMI HEAT — Signed F Henry Walker to a second 10-day contract. SACRAMENTO KINGS — Named Vlade Divac vice president of basketball and franchise operations. FOOTBALL National Football League ATLANTA FALCONS — Signed LB Nate Stupar to a contract extension. CAROLINA PANTHERS — Resigned DT Colin Cole to a oneyear contract. DETROIT LIONS — Named Steven Williams defensive quality control coach. INDIANAPOLIS COLTS — Signed DE Earl Okine. Agreed to terms with LS Matt Overton. NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS — Named Ray Ventrone assistant special teams coach. PHILADELPHIA EAGLES — Released CB Cary Williams. SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS — Signed RB Jarryd Hayne to a three-year contract. TENNESSEE TITANS — Released S Bernard Pollard. Claimed LB Jonathan Massaquoi off waivers from Atlanta.

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down 21 defensive rebounds against Seldovia in their most recent matchup, effectively limiting the Otters to barely one shot per possession. Ninilchik is also getting good offensive production out of multiple players. Overall, White is averaging 18.5 points, 13 boards and five blocks this season. Sam Mireles, a speedy guard that can make quick cuts to the basket, has come on strong with an average of 16 points and nine boards, and Tyler Presley is notching about 15 points and six assists per game. Nikolaevsk boys (3) vs. Wasilla Lake (6), 3:30 p.m.

ing won six of their last seven conference games. The strong finish to the regular season ultimately landed the Eagles the second best division record of 10-3. “That was big for us, securing the two seed,” coach Justin Franchino said. “The last few weeks we were locked in, and everyone’s been playing their role.” CIA rolled to an 80-45 win over Kodiak ESS in early February, with 35 of those points going to junior Timmy Smithwick. Franchino said he does not expect a cakewalk, however. “They’ll get after it, they gave us three hard quarters at their place,” he said. “They get players from all over the (island of Kodiak), which is hard to practice with, but by the end of the season, they might have something.” Smithwick has undoubtedly been one of the top scoring guards at the 1A level, averaging 27 points and six steals per game, and on more than one occasion has reached over 40 points in a single game this year. Smithwick’s game is dangerous from any point on the floor; under the rim, beyond the arc and every spot in between. But it’s also the consistent play of the four guys around him that makes CIA a dangerous team. Smithwick’s senior brother, Riley, is the team captain, and coach Franchino said he is the leader on and off the floor. “He’s the anchor of our team,” Franchino said. “He’s the heart and soul from an emotional standpoint, and he’s just a rock.” The only conference team that the Eagles failed to beat this year was Seldovia, which defeated CIA twice by an average margin of 23.5 points. If both teams win out on the first two days of the tournament, it leaves CIA and Seldovia with a meeting in Friday’s championship game. In six years of coaching, Franchino has twice seen his Eagles squad compete in the title game only to lose out and be dropped into the second-place game the next day, which they also lost. “I tell you, losing in the title game is so emotional, because you get so close, but then you’ve got to get up for the next day,” he said.

The Warriors finished off the year 7-4 in the conference, good for third behind Seldovia and their longtime rivals CIA, and after last year’s trip to state (the first one since 1997), the Nikolaevsk boys are hoping to gain a repeat trip with a squad that is one year older and wiser. “It’s going to be really fun to see what happens if we step up and everybody has a hot game at the same time,” said Nikolaevsk boys coach Steve Klaich. “We always seem to have one or two guys play really well, so all five will be fun to see.” Nikolaevsk escaped with a 52-49 win over Wasilla Lake earlier this year, so nothing is a given in the matchup. “They’ve got a good team full of tall, athletic kids,” Klaich said. “It boils down to who steps up on defense.” Luckily for the Warriors, Klaich believes they have taken a massive leap in defensive play this season. Nikolaevsk junior Neil Gordeev stands at 6-foot-1 and leads the Warriors in rebounds and steals per game, averaging 9.9 boards and nearly 4.5 steals this year, while also getting 12.1 points per contest. Nikolaevsk’s leading scorer has been Nikit Fefelov, a longrange shooter that averages 13 points per game, and teammate Felemon Molodih has averaged 12.1 points, giving the Warriors three double-digit scoring players. “We move the ball well, Seldovia boys (1) we’re a good passing team,” vs. TBD, 8 p.m. Klaich said. “The kids are unselfish, they’ve got a lot of speed With the No. 1 seed, the 15-2 and they run the floor well.” Sea Otters await the winner of the eight and nine seed matchCook Inlet Academy boys (2) up between Lumen Christi and vs. Kodiak ESS (7), 6:30 p.m. Nanwalek. Seldovia ran rampant in the The CIA boys enter the tour- Peninsula Conference this year, nament riding a hot streak, hav- racking up a pristine 11-0 di-

vision record and beating opponents by an average of 18.3 points. The only two losses on the Sea Otters’ resume came at the hands of the Soldotna and Kenai Central JV squads. Coach Mark Janes said part of that success is due to how he’s run the defense. “I wouldn’t let them play any zone defense this year,” Janes said about his practice techniques. “They couldn’t get back and relax, it forced them to be aggressive on defense all the time.” Seldovia’s two biggest scorers — Aidan Philpot with 20.8 points per game and Calem Collier with 18.2 ppg — have presented difficulties to opposing teams all year long. The duo have accounted for 64 percent of Seldovia’s points this season, and have done so from all areas on the floor, whether it be with cuts to the rim or shots from beyond the 3-point line. “It’ll be important,” Janes said about his two star guards. “The game is putting the ball through the hoop.” Janes said he feels pretty confident in both teams that are set to decide which one faces Seldovia. The Otters crushed Lumen Christi 64-28 early in the season, and notched a 47-17 win over Nanwalek one week ago. He also did not deny that Ninilchik has been the team that’s given Seldovia the most trouble. If both teams win their quarterfinal games today, they will meet in the semifinal round on Thursday. “The problem is if you concentrate on Austin (White), Sam (Mireles) can sneak by you,” Janes explained. “Our kids have never played against a guy that’s 6-8.” However, with Dylan Waterbury — a junior guard that Janes said has been capable of guarding CIA’s Timmy Smithwick — Chance Haller and Seth O’Leary playing supporting roles, all players that have competed with each other since junior high, Janes said he likes his chances. “I’ve got 11 great guys with four years of experience,” Janes said. GIRLS TOURNAMENT Cook Inlet Academy girls (3) vs. Seldovia (6), 5 p.m.

been here before. One year ago, the one-win Sea Otters entered the region tournament as a sixth seed and were matched up with third-seeded Lumen Christi on the first day. Lo and behold, Seldovia came away with an upset win in overtime to advance. That is why CIA is not counting their eggs just yet. “We’ve matched up well against their team a couple times, so we’re feeling good,” said CIA coach Kenny Leaf. “Our press is difficult for them to handle, and we generate a lot of points against them.” If they can get by Seldovia today, the real challenge may lie in Thursday’s semifinal matchup with second-seeded Birchwood Christian. The two squads only game this year came less than two weeks ago, a 36-28 loss for CIA. “We’re still planning on getting there,” Leaf said about Thursday’s semifinals. “Honestly, the (loss) was our worst game of the season, so we’re looking forward to a rematch.” Leaf said unforced turnovers hurt the Eagles against Birchwood in their previous meeting. In a recent team meeting, Leaf said they received a boost of confidence from CIA boys coach Justin Franchino, who told the squad that he believes the Eagles are the strongest team if they “put together four full quarters of good play.” Senior captains Madison Orth and Ashleigh Hammond have been instrumental this season in leading a CIA team that has felt the loss of Nicole Moffis, a senior from last year’s squad that graduated, but has returned this year to guide the Eagles from the bench as an assistant coach. Leaf has had his hands full not only working with a Moffis-less squad, but also with current players losing time due to injury. Sophomore Danielle Hills, senior Richelle McGahan and junior Kendra Brush have missed time after suffering injuries. McGahan is back, Hills returned to play against Nikolaevsk last week, but Brush is still out. Leaf said Brush is hoping to make a return at the state tournament, assuming the Eagles get through. Leaf explained that a limited roster this year has forced Orth and Hammond to step up in big ways. “My expectations are less than what they expect of themselves,” Leaf said. “They’ve really come alongside the younger players out of necessity.”

On paper, the CIA girls should have no problem moving on to the next round after taking care of business against Seldovia this season. The 11-8 Eagles beat the 2-12 Sea Otters twice this year, a 45-20 drubbing in December and a 42-22 shakeup last Friday. But, that old saying conLumen Christi girls (4) tinues to show up. Everyone vs. Ninilchik (5), 1:30 p.m. starts at zero at tournament time. The Ninilchik girls finished The Seldovia girls have also up the 2014-15 campaign with

Nuggets fire Shaw DENVER (AP) — Last week, Denver Nuggets players broke their huddle with a chant of “1-2-3 ... Six weeks,” interpreted by some as a countdown to the end of a season gone sour. Brian Shaw didn’t even make it that far. The first-time head coach was fired after 1 1/2 seasons on Tuesday, with the team at 20-39 and struggling to win at home. Assistant coach Melvin Hunt was promoted to interim coach and the Nuggets promptly won in his first game, beating the Milwaukee Bucks 106-95 to end a six-game slide.

a 3-5 conference mark, leaving them with the fifth seed. But for once, the Wolverines are playing with a full, healthy squad. Ninilchik coach Rod Van Saun said he has had two players miss substantial time due to injury, and at the Class 1A level of basketball, anyone not playing can spell the difference in making it to state or missing out on the big dance. “It’s just taken us a whole season to put it together,” Van Saun said. “But it really comes down to who shows up at the tournament, and brings their ‘A’ game.” The Wolverines narrowly missed out on a ticket to state last year, falling to CIA in a 33-30 loss in the deciding second-place game on the final day of the tournament. In that contest, Ninilchik made up an 11-point deficit in the fourth quarter, only to fall short at the line. “Oh yeah, it fired them up,” Van Saun said. “They know they can play with either of these teams.” The good news for Ninilchik is that when they are at full strength, they have shown the potential to hang with any team. Ninilchik lost to CIA by 23 points in their first meeting of the year, but lost by only eight the second time around. Against Nikolaevsk, the Wolverines lost by 22 points the first go around, but nearly pulled off a win in the second meeting, losing by a single point. The Wolverines most recent meeting with Lumen Christi did not end well. Ninilchik was dealt a 35-20 loss on Saturday. “I think we clearly have our hands full,” Van Saun said. “They have a good team and they’re well coached.” Ninilchik’s biggest scorer this year has been Jordan Finney, a junior who is averaging a double-double with 10.7 points and 10.9 boards per game. Additionally, junior Melissa Ehlers, junior Krista Sinclair and freshman Olivia Delgado have emerged as big threats on both ends of the floor. Ehlers ranks third on her team with 5.8 points per game, while Delgado averages eight rebounds and has totaled 39 blocks this year, and Sinclair is one of the Peninsula Conference’s leading ball distributors with almost four assists per game. Nikolaevsk girls (1) vs. TBD, 1:30 p.m Thursday Like Seldovia on the boy side, the Nikolaevsk girls dominated in conference play, winning all eight division matchups by an average of 16.1 points and storming to a 16-2 overall record in 2014-15.

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It was more than enough to earn Nikolaevsk the top seed in the region tournament and a rest day today. The Warriors will face the winner of today’s game between Lumen Christi and Ninilchik at 1:30 p.m. Thursday. The only divisional opponent that the Warriors have not beaten by double digits at least once this year is CIA, which they defeated by nine points last week. From every angle, Nikolaevsk seems to be sitting in good position to win its third straight Peninsula Conference crown on Friday. But, as any player from last year’s state squad can attest to, nothing is a given when there are games yet to be played. “We take it one game at a time for sure,” said Nikolaevsk coach Bea Klaich. “We’ve had games this year where we’ve only beaten CIA by a point and Ninilchik by a point.” Prior to its current two-year run of success, CIA had won three consecutive region titles, a stat that Nikolaevsk can match this weekend. All they need is to win two games to retain their title. “I think it’s definitely a mental advantage knowing if you play well and play hard, you don’t have to get all beat up,” Klaich said about the extra rest day. “We’ve got to stay healthy.” The Warriors routed Lumen Christi by 20 points earlier this season, while their two games with Ninilchik looked very different. Nikolaevsk rattled Ninilchik with a 38-16 win in January, but only managed to beat them by the narrowest of margins in late February, a 33-32 win. “I think we were off against CIA early in the season, but my girls have been a work in progress,” Klaich said. “We’re bringing on seven girls that didn’t play last year, so we’ve improved late in the season.” Junior forward Serafima Kalugin has stepped up into the leading role this year, nearly averaging a double-double with 13.9 points and 9.2 rebounds per game. Another junior, Nadejda Gordeev, is averaging six boards per game and brought down a season-high 15 against CIA last week. Coach Klaich that Gordeev had played her first full game of the year only a week prior. With senior Kilina Klaich as the main ball distributor, averaging over four assists per game, the group is once again humming on offense at the right time of the year. “They haven’t peaked yet,” Klaich said. “I asked the girls if they feel like they’re getting better, and it was pretty unanimous. That mentality will serve us well.”

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“The district did not take any action and the other two candidates contacted the district independently and withdrew from the process,” said school district spokesperson Pegge Erkeneff. During his interview Dusek discussed his long history with the school district. He has worked at the principal of Soldotna High School, which he called one the Kenai Peninsula’s “flagship schools,” and at the Director of Secondary Education before taking the position at Assistant Superintendent of Instruction in 2009. Dusek has held the interim superintendent position with the school district for 75 days. “I have been doing this job for a little while, and have been getting a good taste of it,” Dusek said. There will be some immediate challenges to address as he remains interim superintendent and assumes the superintendent position, specifically the state’s fiscal climate, Dusek said. “There are going to be some difficult decisions,” Dusek said. Dusek said he is looking forward to working with the school district’s high quality faculty and staff. He said he hopes to live up to his predecessors including Dr. Steve Atwater who stepped down in December. Reach Kelly Sullivan at kelly.sullivan@peninsulaclarion.com

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our patients. She comes over and has a seat with them, and they pet her until it’s time to go get their treatment.” LC has become so popular that patients regularly bring her treats and take her for walks outside the hospital. LC was even given her own business cards. Bostelman said LC has made a big difference in the lives of patients. “She has brought so much joy and peace to our patients,” she said. “They’re so grateful.”

While therapy dogs have proven benefits, people who are uncomfortable around dogs need only notify Peninsula Radiation Oncology and LC can be removed. Peninsula Radiation Oncology also posts signs warning people that a therapy dog is present, however, Bostelman said there has never been any problems with LC. “She’s just so well behaved,” she said. “As soon as Reach Ian Foley at Ian.fothe door opens she’s greeting ley@peninsulaclarion.com

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It is not yet clear when Walker will appoint two members to the 7-member board. Walker’s press secretary, Grace Jang, said the governor had yet to make a decision about another appointee. According to Alaska Statute, Board of Fisheries appointments must be made by April 1 of the calendar year that a board member’s term expires. However, if a vacancy arises on the board — such as the one Johnstone and Maw left behind — the governor must appoint a person to serve the balance of that vacant term within 30 days of the vacancy being announced. All appointments to the board are subject to legislative

confirmation. Ruffner’s application to the board came shortly after another Cook Inlet man, Roland Maw, was appointed by Walker to the board. Maw, a retired commercial fisherman and former executive director of commercial fishing advocacy group the United Cook Inlet Drift Association, resigned the appointment and is currently facing an investigation in Montana over questions of his residency in that state and in Alaska. Maw was a controversial figure in the legislature after his Jan. 20 appointment. Several legislators, including Rep. Les Gara, D-Anchorage, and Sen. Bill Stoltze, R-Chugiak, questioned his appointment and what it would mean for non-commercial access to fish. Ruffner, who has not active-

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Fairbanks, introduced Senate Joint Resolution 3, proposing a constitutional amendment that would change the structure of the council to include three additional Governor-appointed non-attorney members, as well as requiring legislative confirmation of the attorney members elected by the Alaska Bar Association. The three speakers at the chamber luncheon — Judge Andrews, Judicial Council executive director Susanne DiPietro, and attorney Don McClintock of anti-SJR 3 group Justice Not Politics — said that by giving the governor’s appointees a majority on the Judicial Council, the bill would weaken the council’s independence. Andrews spoke first on historical roots of the Judicial Council in the Alaskan constitution and the intent of the constitutional delegates to keep courts detached from political party affiliations and to ensure that judicial selection was “merit-based.” Andrews said that Alaska judicial selection process wasn’t broken, and didn’t need to be fixed. “As chair of the Fair and Impartial courts committee for the Bar Association, I urge you to recognize the value of fair and

impartial courts, and our current constitutional framework that protects that value,” said A n d r e w s . Elaine Andrews “No changes are needed to our constitution in that regard.” DiPietro detailed the operation of the Judicial Council, emphasizing that its procedures required thorough data collection including the submission of a 24 page application by the nominee, testimony from both colleagues and former opponents in court, a survey asking all Alaska Bar Association members who’ve worked with the prospective nominee to evaluate his or her qualities on one-to-five scale, and an interview. “One judicial applicant said it’s like they turn you upside down and shake you until all the pennies come out of your pocket,” DiPietro said. During her talk, DiPietro addressed one of Kelly’s justifications for adding members to the Judicial Council. According to his sponsor’s statement for SJR 3, Kelly claimed that the possibility of splits between attorney and non-attorney members allows the tie-breaking Chief Jus-

tice to effectively choose judges. DiPietro said that of the 1149 votes made by the council since 1994, only Don 16 have led McClintock to votes split between the attorney and non-attorney members of the council. In a later interview, she addressed Kelly’s claim that split votes between attorneys and non-attornys have become more frequent in later years. According to Kelly’s sponsor statement. five split votes had occurred between June 2012 and October 2013, in which the Justice broke the tie in each case by siding with the attorney members to deny the applicant. DiPietro said that while the number of split votes in recent years has increased, it is in proportion to the total number of votes that the Judicial Council has made. McClintock, in an interview after the talk, said he himself was an unsuccessful judge applicant to the Judicial Council and knew firsthand that the process was as “grueling as Susanne described.” McClintock elaborated on why he thinks the present system is successful.

“You have public input through the three governor layappointees, then you have the Bar Association, who are supposedly more capable, through direct experience, of evaluating how the candidates performed as lawyers,” he said. “And that kept it focused not on partisanship or political position, but on merit. We think that process (proposed in Kelly’s amendment) unduly politicizes the issue.” McClintock urged public involvement in the issue. “I feel that it’s important to stand up and advocate for a system that I think has served our state really well,” said McClintock. “It’s not one of those sexy issues where everyone gets excited right away—it does take a fair amount of background and education. So we’ve it made it a mission to just get as much information out to people, and hopefully get people interested in why our system works, and works so well.” SJR-3 is currently being read by the Senate State Affairs Committee, and will later pass through the Judiciary and Finance Committees. If it passes the legislature, the proposed amendment will become an item on the next general election ballot. Reach Ben Boettger at ben. boettger@peninsulaclarion.com

Bill with 12 pot plant limit per house moves MOLLY DISCHNER Associated Press

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — A House committee has moved a bill that would limit households of two or more adults to 12 marijuana plants. ly participated in fisheries politics on one side of the sport, commercial, or personal-use fishing battle over Cook Inlet fish, could be a less polarizing figure. “It has been so entrenched, for at least the last decade or maybe a couple of decades,” Ruffner said of the Board of Fisheries. “Three seats are sportfish, three are comm-fish and we have a subsistence seat. I’m a dipnetter. That’s how I catch most of my fish. I’ve been on a drift boat. But, I’m not going in there to represent a single user group. I’m going in there to represent the fish and all users and I think that’s a little different then what traditionally has happened.” Sen. Peter Micciche, RSoldotna, said he was happy to hear that Ruffner had applied. “I am very excited that Gov. Walker recognizes the value in

The House Community and Regional Affairs Committee on Tuesday moved its bill enabling communities to set marijuana regulations. The bill included a 12-plant limit for households with two or more adults 21 years or older, despite a legal memo

stating such a restriction might be unconstitutional. The bill also defined public places where marijuana consumption is prohibited. Fairbanks North Star Borough Mayor Luke Hopkins asked that municipalities have the authority to set their own

limits. Committee members indicated that they wanted communities to have that power. Rachelle Yeung, from the Marijuana Policy Project, said advocates would prefer a higher limit for larger households, such as 18 plants for three adults.

someone from the Central Peninsula being seriously considered for the Board of Fisheries and hope a viable candidate rises to the top and is seriously considered by the legislature,” he said. Ruffner said his first interaction with the Board of Fisheries was over the Kenai River’s hydrocarbon issues. The river was placed on the Environmental Protection Agency’s list of impaired water bodies in 2006 due to excessive hydrocarbon levels in July. The Kenai Watershed Forum — which performed the monitoring study which discovered the river’s hydrocar-

bon issues — partnered with several other organizations to secure funding for an old motor buy-back program. Ruffner said he believed the line between habitat and conservation work and fisheries management was easily dissolvable. “You can’t do anything to one without having implications on the other and vice versa,” he said. “Even though I haven’t been (to Board of Fisheries meetings) advocating for a particular user group, I pay very close attention to what they do there … I follow those decisions closely.” In addition to his science and

statistics background, Ruffner said his experience working with diverse user groups to try and gain some consensus on habitat and conservation issues would come in handy on the board. “My promise to the governor and legislature is that I will listen to the public and I will work my tail off to make sure that I am making decisions in the best interest of Alaskans,” Ruffner wrote in his letter to Gov. Walker. Reach Rashah McChesney at Rashah.mcchesney@peninsulaclarion.com

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About being Irish On a farm in Northern Colorado 1937 to 1955

ur family was the only Irish family in a mostly GermanRussian community. Mom drilled into our heads and warned us to be good by saying “Now remember, you are Irish and don’t do anything to make your dad ashamed of you!” This simple statement kept me and my siblings out of a lot of trouble! And if we did not behave to her standards, she would shame us by saying “What would your dad think?” Actually we were and are a mixture, Mom’s background is English and Austrian (German) and Dad’s family is Irish, so we were told. But in Mom’s eyes we were all Irish, “Your name is McClure, and don’t you forget it!” I never knew what nationality our neighbors were, it did not matter. Still doesn’t. During WWII the Germans on the farms surrounding us became Russians and after the war, some switched back to German. Dad teasingly called all his friends Rooshins. It did not make any difference at all because we were all good friends. I was asked to sleep-overs in the 7th and 8th grades by school friends and learned real fast the difference in food and types of living conditions. I also learned to eat delicious dishes such as Kraut Burok or as my family calls them Cabbage Patches. A soft bread dough wrapped around cabbage, hamburger, onions and salt and pepper, sautéed and folded into a great pocket of goodness, then baked. My sister-in-law Sandy, makes the very best! Her family calls them Cabbage Bellies. Fermented pickles from a big crock setting on a basement dirt floor at my friend Betty Schmidt’s place, were the best pickles I had ever tasted, outside of Mom’s dill pickles. You just reached in with your hand and grabbed a big pickle swimming around in a vinegar-salt brine. It did not matter where your hands had been before that! On the farm to the west was my friend Geraldine Dietz. Her Mom always had apple pie! The Winnicks were all good friends of Dad’s who lived on a farm to the south of our farm. All the children were older than me, but still friends. The Tripples and Schilds lived to the north of us. An Italian family lived “up the hill” to the south. Tony, Jessie Aranci and their two children. JeanAnne and Duane, who became a very good friend of my brother John. We were taught to say “Mrs. Aranci” to show respect at Mom’s direction. Dad called them Tony and Jessie. JeanAnne and Duane made it to Sunday School in the pea green Dodge a few times with the rest of our family and neighbor See ABOUT, page B-2

hen I first read about “caramelizing” onions in a slow cooker a few years ago, I was skeptical. So, I tucked the notion in the back of my head and pretty much forgot about it until a family members begged for French Onion Soup. The thought of standing over the stove for 40 minutes or more whilst coaxing a potful of onions into caramelizing what not high on my list, but then I remembered my slow cooker. So, after being in hibernation for most of the winter, out came the slow cooker, which I filled to the brim with about four large cut and sliced onions. Set on low, the onions were left to cook overnight. The next morning, with the house fragrant with the aroma of simmering onions, there they were: soft, sweet smelling – and for my purposes – caramelized enough. Though “wetter” than traditionally caramelized onions, they would surely suit my purpose for making onion soup. And, in addition to the onions, there would be plenty of lovely stock left in the bottom of the slow cooker that could be added to the soup, or even used for mak-

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K itchen A de S ue Ade ing gravy. In making slow cooked onions, it may be somewhat difficult to achieve a deep caramelized color without making the onions too “jammy,” so if you want darker onions, just add a little browning sauce (like Kitchen Bouquet) or a pinch of powdered caramel color to the onions (see note following recipes). Slow cooker caramelized onions may not be suitable for all applications, but for stew, soup, gravy and more, all that intense onion flavor is still there. Sue Ade is a syndicated food writer with broad experience and interest in the culinary arts. She has worked and resided in the Lowcountry of South Carolina since 1985 and may be reached at kitchenade@yahoo.com.

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Caramelized onions, made in a slow cooker, are delicious in French Onion Soup Gratinée (lower left) and in the onion gravy that accompanies “Bangers and Mash,” a traditional British Isles meal consisting of sausages and mashed potatoes (upper right). For the Bangers, grilled fully cooked Guinness Beer Brats, made by Rose Packing Company, Inc. were used.

4 large yellow onions, peeled, cut in half lengthwise and sliced in 1/8- to ¼-inch slices 2 tablespoons olive oil 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted ½ teaspoon salt Combine the onions with the olive oil and butter in a 4-quart slow cooker. (It’s OK to fill the cooker to the very top.) Cover and cook on low, stirring occasionally until tender and browned, 10 to 12 hours. (During this time, the volume of the onions will shrink to about half A slow cooker makes easy work of caramelizing onions and will produce an intense stock its original size.) Remove the that can be utilized, as well. onions with a slotted spoon for

2 cups slow cooker caramelized onions Onion stock (from the stock remaining in the slow cooker after the onions are removed) 6 cups chicken stock (homemade or store-bought) 1 8 / - teaspoon freshly ground black pepper ¼ teaspoon dried thyme ¾ cup dry white wine 1 teaspoon Worcestershire Sauce 1 teaspoon Kitchen Bouquet browning sauce or a pinch of DDW Caramel Color (see note following recipes) ¼ teaspoon Tabasco 8 (1-inch) slices day old French bread, toasted 2 cups coarsely grated Gruyère cheese Combine all the ingredients, except the caramelized onions, bread and cheese in a 4-quart stockpot. Bring to a simmer

use in recipes, as desired. Caramelized onions may be refrigerated in a tightly sealed container for up to three days, or packed in recipe-sized batches in freezer-proof containers for up to 6 months. Makes about 2 cups caramelized onions. Kitchen Ade note: The liquid that remains in the slow cooker after the onions are removed is excellent used in soups and gravies and will keep refrigerated for 1 week, or may be frozen for up to 6 months. To remove excess fat from the stock, refrigerate until fat solidifies, then discard fat solids.

2 cups strained onion stock (from the stock remaining in the slow cooker after the onions are removed)* ¼ cup cold water 2 tablespoons flour 2 tablespoons caramelized onions, more or less to taste

When onions are caramelized ahead of time, French Onion Soup Gratinée is an easy dish to prepare.

and cook over medium-low heat for 20 minutes. While the soup is simmering, preheat oven to 400 degrees. Place 8 ovenproof soup crocks on an aluminum foil-lined baking sheet (to catch overflows) and divide onions between the crocks. Top onions with the hot stock,

filling the crocks about three-quarters full. Top each crock with toasted bread, then evenly divide cheese over the bread. Bake10 to 15 minutes, or until cheese is melted and lightly browned. Makes 8 servings.

Blend flour with ¼ cup cold water until smooth; set aside. Place onion stock in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Blend in flour mixture and simmer until thick. Add caramelized onions to gravy, as desired. Makes about 2 cups. *Kitchen Ade note: (If you don’t have enough onion stock to make 2 cups, make up the difference with some water.)

Childhood days spur culinary careers By DEBORAH MANOG Honolulu Star-Advertiser

HONOLULU (AP) — New York-based chef Dianna Daoheung moved to the Big Apple for a career in advertising, but it wasn’t long before she retraced her footsteps back to the kitchen. Daoheung grew up in Florida as mom’s little kitchen helper, peeling garlic and chopping up vegetables. “My mom would complain to my dad, ‘Oh, my stir-fry is not coming out right because the flames are too small,’” Daoheung recalled. Eventually her father built her mother a specialized wokburner in the backyard so she could cook traditional Thai AP Photo/Honolulu Star-Advertiser, Craig T. Kojima food in an American setting. In this Feb. 19 photo, chef Michelle Karr-Ueoka, right, visits farmer Shin Ho at Ho Farm in KaPrepping food with her huku, Hawaii. Karr-Ueoka and Ho are teaming up to cook a spread of savory items for Cook mother seemed like punishSpace Hawaii’s innovative “Cool Women, Hot Food, #MakeItHappen,” featuring female chefs ment at a time when Daoheung and farmers in honor of International Women’s Month. preferred fast-food burgers over C

mom’s home cooking. But it was her mother’s knack for taking something that cost pennies and cooking up several dishes that nourished Daoheung’s own love of the craft of cooking. “She taught me how to make 80 million things out of one ingredient,” Daoheung said. The chef, head baker of Black Seed Bagels, is in Hawaii to participate in CookSpace Hawaii’s innovative “Cool Women, Hot Food, #MakeItHappen,” an intimate dinner Monday featuring female chefs and farmers in honor of International Women’s Month. “Women control more than 70 percent of consumer spending in the U.S., so we thought this is a nice way to celebrate women chefs and farmers and have a little fun,” said Melanie Kosaka, co-founder of CookSpace. “The more we know about who grows our food, the better

decisions we can make not only about what we eat, but also what shapes our community and local economy.” The family-style dinner is also meant to spark discussion about how to support a local food system in the islands. Each chef will be paired with a farmer to create a course that highlights products from that farm. Guests at each table will break bread with a participating chef and farmer, and Koko Head Cafe chef Lee Anne Wong will moderate a discussion. Proceeds will benefit Feed the Hunger Foundation, founded by Hawaii natives Denise Albano and Patti Chang. The nonprofit aims to eliminate poverty and hunger internationally by providing microloans to entrepreneurs, primarily women. “It’s an amazing idea. It’s important for people to meet the farmers that are providing See SPUR, page B-2

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All our neighbors were very hard working farmers and exchanged equipment, helping each other during haying season, picking corn, Continued from page B-1 hoeing beets and beet harvest in the fall. And if there was any emergency - every farmer was kids. Mrs. Aranci called her husband Anthony. right there to help out! He played the violin and it absolutely fascinated Happy St. Patrick’s Day ta ya ! Dad made me. He would bring his “fiddle” (Dads words) a big event out of this day. We all had to wear to our house. He and I would make good music something green or get pinched by Dad and he as I tried to play the piano and keep up with pinched hard. I cannot recall what type of green him. He was very patient and eventually taught Dad wore - probably a John Deere hat! We me to play along with him. He was a good, pa- never got to pinch him! tient teacher. He played for Square Dances with my piano teacher, Kathryn Sutherland, held in The Grannie Annie series is written by a the Sutherland barn. Those dances did not last 47-year-resident of Alaska, Ann Berg of Nikiski. long and I do not know why. I enjoyed the mu- Ann shares her collections of recipes from famsic and fun everyone was having. Dad “called’ a ily and friends. Grannie Annie can be reached at few Square Dances once in a while. anninalaska@gci.net.

IRISH SODA BROWN BREAD

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There are all kinds of soda bread recipes. I am not fond of soda breads but I guess if I was as hungry as the Irish people were during the potato famine in Ireland it would be just wonderful! I have at times, baked this in a Dutch oven with lid on, buried in the medium hot coals of our wood stove. 1 cup wheat flour 2 cups white flour 1/3 cup cracked wheat. 1/3 cup sugar 1 tsp each salt, baking soda and baking powder 2 tblsp butter at room temp 1 cup buttermilk 1/2 cup sour cream 1 egg 2 tbsp Caraway seeds 1 cup of raisins, I use Craisins. Mix all dry ingredients. Rub the room temp butter into the flour, by gathering up the flour and butter and rubbing until the butter is rubbed into the flour. This is an old fashion way of cutting the butter into the flour - I pre-

fer the rubbing method. Mix the one cup of buttermilk, 1/2 cup sour cream and egg and stir gently into flour-butter mix*. Do not over mix. Knead ever so gently on a floured board, about 7 times and shape into a ball. Flatten into an oiled 9 inch dish or pie plate. Score in a cross in the middle or score in half and in quarters. Bake in a preheated oven at 425° for 35 to 45 minutes. Cool completely and cut into wedges or squares. Place on a nice green glass plate and pass the butter and honey. Enjoy with a pot of black tea. *If mixture is sticky - add one tbslp flour.

GERMAN RYE BEER BREAD Now try this! Just as good as the Soda Bread. Use your bread machine if you have one. Steal a beer from Bob cle. Let the machine do the rest! Makes a large 2 pound loaf OR place in machine on the dough setting 1 cup room temp beer and when finished, form your own loaf and 3 tblsp molasses bake in 400° oven for 10 minute and reduce 1 1/2 tbsp butter at room temp heat to 350° for 30 minutes until golden. 2 tsp garlic salt NOTE: If you are not using the bread ma1 tblsp Caraway seed chine - I wore mine out - mix in order given, 3 1/2 cup bread flour knead for 5 to 7 minutes. Form a ball and let 3/4 cup rye flour rise until double, punch down, form a loaf and 2 tsp rapid rise yeast. place in large, oiled, bread pan. Let rise to Place all ingredients in bread machine in double. Bake as directed. order given. Program for the basic baking cy-

HAWAIIAN GINGER CHICKEN SALAD This salad tastes like Hawaiian Ginger Flowers smell. We need a little Hawaiian flavor this time of year! I invented this and if there is another like it - well sorry! 1 tsp or more grated fresh ginger* 1/2 cup pinapple tidbits, if large tidbits, cut 1 tblsp lime juice in half Pinch of cayenne pepper—do not leave 1 tblsp fine chopped red onion 1 tblsp finely diced green or red bell pep- out! Mix dressing and fold into the chickenper pineapple mix. You may have to use more 1 /2 cup finely diced celery mayonnaise or pineapple juice 2 cups cooked diced chicken Add 1/2 cup chopped cashews-pecans work Garlic salt and pepper to taste. well also. Fold in and chill at least 4 hours. Serve on a bed of letuce, with crackers or toast DRESSING or as a sandwich on Hawaiian Bread or buns. 2 heaping tablspoons mayonnaise or MirBuy fresh ginger and store in freezer. Grate acle Whip the amount you need and the strings will re1 Tblsp buttermilk or sour cream-mixed main. Keep in freezer in ziploc. with 1 teas pinapple juice I am never with out fresh Ginger!!

LEMON CHEESECAKE PIE Fast and yummy! 1-4 oz pkg cream cheese at room temp minutes until smooth. Fold in 1/2 of a 8 oz tub 2 pkg Instant Lemon pudding of Cool Whipby hand. Spoon into crust and top 1 graham crust with remaing Cool Whip. Refrigerate 4 hours. Beat the cream cheese, until smooth. Grad- Garnish with lemon slices,strawberries,blue ually add 1 1/2 cups cold milk and blend. Add berries or raspberries. the 2 pkgs of Instant Lemon Pudding. Beat 2 Eat a piece for me!

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the tool for chefs to be creative,” Daoheung said. She is pairing with Amy Shinsato to present stuffed cucumber with Shinsato Farms pork and glassy noodles in a clear broth. Ho Farms’ Shin Ho shares a similar story, trading in a bustling city life to return to her roots. Ho, who grew up on her parents’ 40-acre Kahuku farm, never envisioned a future in the family business. But after graduating with marketing and international business degrees and working in Los Angeles for several years, she returned home — to the red-, gold- and orange-tinted signature tomatoes Ho Farms is known for — to help her family run the farm. She is teaming up with MW Res-

taurant’s Michelle Karr-Ueoka, who is taking off her pastry hat to cook a spread of savory items, including Ho Farms’ tomato salad with pickled ume, a cherry blossom gelee and Ed Lima microgreens; kushi oysters and shaved cucumber namasu with cucumber mignonette; and eggplant “babaganoush” with MW?taro flatbread. Ho’s work has her thinking constantly about the origins of her food options. “Does this product have any nutrition? What kind of manufacturing created this pasta sauce?” The questions also stem from her childhood days on the farm when Ho’s mother would cook up Southeast Asian meals every day with vegetables picked from right outside their home. “Eating food closer to its source, I think it’s key to what makes us healthy,” Ho said. Although being a young farmer comes with its set of challenges, in-

This Feb. 16 photo shows overnight cherry chocolate chip oatmeal pudding in Concord, N.H.

Overnight oat pudding makes a healthy breakfast By MELISSA D’ARABIAN Associated Press

The trick to making a nutritious breakfast a daily habit is never being more than 60 seconds away from something healthy. Because in the morning rush, it’s too easy to grab something unhealthy. Lately, my go-to quick and healthy choice has been oat pudding, mostly because my kids love it. But I also like the staying power the complex carbs and fiber have to keep us feeling full. Oats or oatmeal (plain, not the flavored quickie pouches), are on just about every list of heart healthy foods, as it has a nice dose of both soluble and insoluble fibers. Oats also bring a few grams of protein to the party, while having less than a gram of sugar. Even non-instant rolled oats are really only a few minutes away from being cooked into Overnight the iconic breakfast porridge I grew up eating (at the insistence Cherry-Chocolate Chip of my grandma). But sometimes Oatmeal Pudding 5 minutes feels about 4 minutes Start to finish: 10 minutes, too long, at least at our house. And more to the point, my fam- plus chilling

Servings: 2 1/2 cup plain low-fat Greek yogurt 1/2 cup low-fat milk 1 1/2 tablespoons cherry jam 2 teaspoons chia seeds (optional) 1/8 teaspoon vanilla or almond extract 1 tablespoon mini chocolate chips 1/2 cup rolled oats or oatmeal (not instant) 2 tablespoons slivered or sliced almonds, toasted In a medium bowl, whisk together the yogurt, milk and jam until smooth. Add the chia seeds, vanilla, chocolate chips and oats and mix until well blended. Cover and chill for at least 1 hour or up to 2 days. To serve, top with toasted almonds. Nutrition information per serving: 250 calories; 70 calories from fat (28 percent of total calories); 8 g fat (2.5 g saturated; 0 g trans fats); 10 mg cholesterol; 34 g carbohydrate; 3 g fiber; 18 g sugar; 11 g protein; 50 mg sodium.

Fresh ideas for dressing up a bowl of oatmeal By ALISON LADMAN Associated Press

Oatmeal is the vanilla ice cream of the breakfast world. Some of us like it plain and straight up, appreciating its clean, oaty flavor, its firm yet giving texture, the way it cloyingly stays in your mouth just a second longer than you think it should. And then there is the rest of humanity, those folks who — as with vanilla ice cream — treat oatmeal as a carrier for whatever you care to pile on and mix in. This list is for those folks, the people who like to dress their breakfasts to impress — or at least to taste awesome. Start with your favorite way to prepare a bowl of oatmeal, whether it’s cooked steel-cut oats, slow-cooked extra-thick

cluding fluctuating temperatures, strict export regulations and perishable products, Ho says she is inspired by the rise in the community’s demand for local products. “It’s an amazing opportunity to change the way people eat,” Ho said, pointing out that one of the farm’s main goals is to provide residents with more options for fresh, less processed food. Ho credits Hawaii’s chefs for popularizing and increasing demand for local products. “They’re the ones promoting foods that are fresh, local and more nutritious,” Ho said. It may be hard to believe now, but Karr-Ueoka, recently named a semifinalist for the 2015 James Beard Award for Outstanding Pastry Chef, had humble beginnings in Hawaii’s food industry. While obtaining a degree in travel industry management from the Uni-

ily doesn’t all love oatmeal as much as I learned to. Oat pudding solves these problems. And more. Oat pudding is made the night before (and only takes a few minutes), and can be customized to your tastes. It’s easy to add almond butter, cocoa powder, maple syrup, berries, cinnamon, applesauce, fresh or frozen fruit, shaved coconut, or whatever else you enjoy. The key is to mix about equal parts oats and liquid, add the flavorings, then let the pudding rest in the refrigerator for at least an hour and up to 48 hours. Pull the pudding out of the fridge, top with any extras (like fruit, nuts, honey or maple syrup) and enjoy. Or pop in the microwave for a minute for a warm pudding. Easy. And so much better than grandma’s big pot of sticky porridge.

oats, or a packet of instant. Jazz it up by adding any of these toppings: — Tropical: Stir in 1 tablespoon of cream of coconut, then top with a spoonful of crushed pineapple and chopped toasted macadamia nuts. — Bacon and Gouda: Stir in a handful of shredded aged Gouda cheese, then top with crumbled crisp-cooked bacon. — Pumpkin pie: Stir in 1/4 cup canned pumpkin puree and 1/2 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice, then top with crumbled shortbread cookies. — Brulee: Spoon into an oven-safe ramekin. Sprinkle turbinado sugar over the top, then broil until golden and caramelized, 2 to 3 minutes. — Morning glory: Stir in 1/2 cup finely grated carrot, 1 teaspoon orange zest and a hand-

versity of Hawaii, she held an executive-level externship at Alan Wong’s, where the kitchen atmosphere ignited her dream to become a chef — even though she had no cooking experience. “I told chef Alan, ‘I don’t know how to hold a knife.’ I didn’t even know how to turn on the gas stove,” she recalled. But Karr-Ueoka learned well, continuing her education at the Culinary Institute of America, where she landed another coveted externship, this time at the iconic French Laundry. There, even the humble tasks of dishwashing and potato peeling increased her appetite for the art of cuisine. “Just being in the environment of a kitchen, I knew I was going in a direction that I really wanted,” she said. After graduation she returned to Alan Wong’s, where she worked mainly as a pastry chef. Her love of work-

ful of golden raisins. Top with toasted sunflower seeds. — Caramel mocha: Stir together 1 teaspoon instant coffee granules, 1 tablespoon cocoa powder and 2 tablespoons halfand-half. Stir into the oatmeal, then drizzle the top with caramel sauce. Top with whipped cream, if desired. — Spinach, tomato and feta: Stir in 1/4 cup chopped, cooked, well-drained spinach and 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano. Top with roasted marinated tomatoes (often available where fine olives are sold) or jarred sundried tomatoes and crumbled feta cheese. — Banana bread: Mash a very ripe banana and stir into the oatmeal along with a pinch of nutmeg. Sprinkle with cinnamon-sugar and toasted walnuts.

ing with desserts, pastries and bread brings her back to her first kitchen experience as a child, baking Christmas cookies with her grandmother. In fact, Karr-Ueoka adapted a recipe from her grandmother’s repertoire and now offers freshly baked “MW Grandma’s Cookies” at her restaurant to share that memory of her grandmother with her customers. The chef is excited about the collaboration dinner. “It’s nice to be able to get together, sharing your knowledge and learning from others,” she said. Karr-Ueoka believes chefs and consumers share the responsibility of buying local products to keep local farms in business. When they do so, the reward is more than a full tummy. “The more people that farm, the better it is for us,” Karr-Ueoka said. “That’s what sustainability is about.”

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KENAI, AK Come join a family-friendly, innovative work environment. The Kenaitze Indian Tribe has opened our Dena'ina Wellness Center, featuring an integrated model of care. Employees at Kenaitze In dian Tribe deliver health, social service, education and tribal court services to tribal members, Alaska Native/American Indian people and others. Kenaitze Indian Tribe is recruiting for the following Full Time Positions: MEDICAL DIRECTOR Serves the dual role of a clinical provider and clinical administrator. As an active member of the medical team the Medical Director provides assessments, diagnosis, treatment planning and implementation, crisis intervention, medications, staff consultation, and other medical services as needed. The Medical Director also provides lead ership and guidance to the medical core team, responsible for activities related to the delivery of medical care and services such as cost management, utilization review, quality assurance and performance improvement and medical protocol development. Also participates in panel management and population based care, staff meetings, and helping guide appropriate utilization of re sources. The Medical Director is responsible for clinical supervision of medical providers and has other administration duties as assigned. Benefits include Holidays, Paid Time Off, Extended Sick Leave, Medical/Dental/Life & Accidental Death Insurance, 401(k) For the job description or to apply visit our website at: http://kenaitze.applicantpro.com. For questions call 907-335-7200. P.L. 93-638 applies

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Removing and replacing approximately 35,022 square foot portion of roof at the Homer Middle School, and approximately 11,810 square foot portion of roof at the Paul Banks Middle School. Both schools will require reworking storm drain systems to accommodate the new work. A pre-bid conference will be held at the KPB Homer Maintenance Shop, 638 East Pioneer, Homer, AK on March 12, 2015 at 10:00 A.M. Attendance at the pre-bid is not mandatory but is strongly recommended. If you are unable to attend but would like to participate, we are offering the opportunity for you to call in and join the Pre-Bid meeting by calling 907-262-2044. Site visits will follow the Pre- Bid meeting. This contract is subject to the provision of State of Alaska, Title 36, Minimum Wage Rates. The subsequent contract will require certificates of insurance and may require performance and payment bonds. Bid documents may be obtained beginning March 4, 2015, at the Capital Projects Department, 47140 East Poppy Lane, Soldotna, AK 99669, 907-262-9657 for a non-refundable fee of $35.00 for each set of documents, $50.00 for any that require shipping and handling. Bid documents may also be downloaded from the web at: http://purchasing.borough.kenai.ak.us/Opportu nities.aspx One (1) complete set of the bid package is to be submitted to the Kenai Peninsula Borough, Purchasing and Contracting Department at 144 North Binkley Street, Soldotna, Alaska 99669. These forms must be enclosed in a sealed envelope with the bidder's name on the outside and clearly marked: BID: 2015 KPB School Re-Roof Projects Homer Middle School – Paul Banks Elementary DUE DATE: March 26, 2015, no later than 2:00 PM PUBLISH: 3/4, 2015

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Husband’s secret texting puts his wife on high alert your turmoil. It will make you stronger. DEAR ABBY: Every time my new wife and I visit my mom or she visits us, my mother scratches my back, rubs my arm, rests her hand on my inner thigh, tickles me, hugs me or touches me any chance she gets. I don’t reciprocate or validate the touching, but I don’t discourage it Abigail Van Buren either. She has been this way for so long that I’ve just gotten used to it. I never noticed how creepy it was until my wife mentioned something. The problem is, how do I address this with my mother? I don’t want to throw my wife under the bus as the reason for the discussion, but I am not sure how believable it will be if I suddenly say after 30-plus years that it bothers me. I want the message that I feel she should stop touching me at every opportunity to come from me. How do I have this conversation? What can I say? — NO MEANS NO

DEAR NO MEANS NO: Say, “I love you, Mom, and I know I should have mentioned this before, but when you do that, it makes me uncomfortable, so please stop.” If she wants to know why, all you have to do is tell her you know she loves you, but you think what she’s doing is excessive. DEAR ABBY: We go out to eat occasionally with another couple I’ll call Jack and Jill. Most restaurants around here offer free refills on soft drinks or selfserve. Jack will order water (free) to drink while Jill orders a soda. They then take their empty glasses and refill them with a colorless soft drink. They see nothing wrong with the practice. We think it’s stealing, and we are embarrassed. What are your thoughts, and how should we react when this is done in front of us? Lately we have been making excuses to avoid going out with them. — EATING WITH CHEAPSKATES DEAR E.W.C.: I agree that it’s stealing. Jack and Jill are taking something to which they are not entitled. Have you spoken to them about it? If you have, then because their behavior makes you uncomfortable, you are justified in not going out with them.

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Jacqueline Bigar’s Stars A baby born today has a Sun in Pisces and a Moon in Leo if born before 5:57 a.m. (PST). Afterward, the Moon will be in Virgo. HAPPY BIRTHDAY for Wednesday, March 4, 2015: This year you often experience highs and lows with your sense of security and overall well-being. You’ll stabilize come fall, when you finally will feel as if you have evolved to a point of comfort. At that point, you’ll enter a new life and luck cycle. The first year is one of the luckiest. If you are single, ask yourself what type of person you want to relate to. Know that you have an excellent chance to manifest that desire. If you are attached, the two of you will opt for a change in lifestyle that could affect your relationship and your home. This change will be positive. VIRGO can be very critical. 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 Avoid a controlling person at all costs — you will be a lot happier if you do. Trust your inner voice. You might surprise some of your friends with a sudden change. Try to see past the obvious, and allow your innate creativity to emerge. Tonight: Celebrate the moment. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) HHH Set aside some personal time for yourself by signing up for a yoga class or participating in a different type of relaxing activity. You are only human, and you need downtime. Someone seems to tighten the valve where you might expect money to flow. Tonight: Be a little naughty. GEMINI (May 21-June 20)

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A shell of a problem Dear Heloise: I often purchase the frozen pie shells to bake pies, and I have difficulty removing slices from the pan after they are baked; the pie crust is always stuck. Do you have any suggestions for how to make this easy without breaking up the slices? — Carole Owings, Wildwood, Fla. Carol, that’s just a plain ... well ... pain! Here are some hints to consider. Switch brands to see if a different one does not stick — it may be that simple. It may be the type of pie you are baking. If you prebake the pie crust, poke holes in it, bake, then add the filling. However, if you are baking a pie with filling (pecan, pumpkin or my fave ... blueor blackberry!), DO NOT poke the shell with a fork. Doing so will let sticky liquid seep through and will cause the crust to stick. Do let the pie (and crust) cool before cutting. Last resort? Remove the frozen crust, grease the pan, put the crust back in and proceed. — Heloise Cocktail sauce Dear Heloise: Every year around the holidays, I buy a bottle of cocktail sauce. I use only a small amount. It sits in the refrigerator for several months, then I toss it out. Is there any other use for it? I checked the label, and it only lists shrimp. Should I just buy more shrimp? — Dan in McDonald, Ohio Dan, don’t toss the sauce or buy more shrimp! This sauce is basically “spicy ketchup,” so get adventurous! Put it on burgers, hot dogs and fries. It works with crab, too. It makes a zingy “dip” when poured over cream cheese. I run a fork through the slab of soft cream cheese to score it, then pour on the sauce. Set out with crackers, and ta-da ... quick-and-easy eating. — Heloise

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PCHS earns national award for being a Patient Centered Medical Home

Annika Oren of Kenai makes her presentation for Youth of the Year.

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Ellen Adlam opens the 1st doggie day care & therapy clinic in the country. C

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While updating the Soldotna Chamber of Commerce last week on Peninsula Community Health Services (PCHS), CEO Monica Adams announced a recognition that they have been striving to achieve. “It’s a big accomplishment for us and took us about three years to achieve it with a lot of folks putting a lot of effort into it and it really means that we truly provide high quality, efficient care for our community,” said Adams. The National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) that issued the award to PCHS for being a Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH) with recognition for using evidencebased, patient-centered processes that focus on highly coordinated care and long‐term, participative relationships. The NCQA Patient-Centered Medical Home is a model of primary care that combines teamwork and information technology to improve care, improve patients’ experience of care and reduce costs. “Medical homes foster ongoing partnerships between patients and their personal clinicians, instead of approaching care as the sum of episodic office visits. Each patient’s care is overseen by clinicianled care teams that coordinate treatment across the health care system. Research shows that medical homes can lead to

PCHS staff proud of earning national recognition for patient centered care.

higher quality and lower costs, and can improve patient and provider reported experiences of care,” said Adams. “NCQA Patient-Centered Medical Home Recognition raises the bar in defining highquality care by emphasizing access, health information technology and coordinated care focused on patients,” said NCQA President Margaret E. O’Kane. “Recognition shows that PCHS has the tools, systems and resources to provide its patients with the right care, at the right time.” To earn recog-

nition, which is valid for three years, PCHS demonstrated the ability to meet the program’s key elements, embodying characteristics of the medical home. NCQA standards aligned with the joint principles of the Patient-Centered Medical Home established with the American College of Physicians, the American Academy of Family Physicians, the American Academy of Pediatrics and the American Osteopathic Association. Additionally, Adams told the Chamber that while PCHS

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was created to assist those without health insurance, that today they can offer assistance to those with high deductible insurance and low income, “It’s our sliding fee discount which works if you have insurance depending on your income you can qualify for a discount. So say you have a $2,000 deductible you have to meet before your coverage kicks in. If you come in to see us and say your bill is $100, if you apply and qualify for the sliding fee 50% discount, that means you only pay $50 for that day but we

apply $100 or the full charge to your deductible which helps you reach your deductible at half the cost when you come to see us. What we see is that people wait until something urgent happens because they have a high deductible and put off care they may need until they reach the deductible. It’s designed to help low income families,” explained Adams. To learn more about the services of PCHS call 260-7300. “We believe that income and money should not be a barrier to health care.”

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Statewide Youth of the Year candidates.

Kenai’s Annika Oren chosen as Alaska’s Youth of the Year.

Kenai’s Annika Oren chosen as Alaska’s Youth of the Year Boys & Girls Clubs of the Kenai Peninsula was the host this year for the annual statewide Boys & Girls Clubs of America Youth of the Year competition and awards ceremony held at Kenai Catering’s banquet facility. With five of the finest youth in the State telling their stories it was Kenai’s Annika Oren who was chosen to represent Alaska at the regional Youth of the Year competition in California later this summer. “It feels really great, I didn’t anticipate actually winning but I’m super happy,” said an excited Annika after hearing Kenai Mayor Pat Porter announce the winner. “The other candidates were so great and we connected right away, it was like having a friend I had known for years,” she said in an interview at the ceremony. Annika aspires to become a pediatrician after 11 years of college and said her $5,000 award will go toward that end. Being selected from three

separate Boys & Girls Clubs for children of military personnel to represent Alaska as the Military Youth of the Year was MiKaila Alexander from Eielson Air Force Base. Both Alexander’s parents have served in the U.S. Air Force, “The nightmares when I was little that something would happen to my parents and they wouldn’t come home were terrifying, but the Boys & Girls clubs have always been a place to help me through my fears,” confided MiKaila. Alexander plans to become a child psychologist and study at UAF. MiKaila said the goal of wanting to invest their lives in helping others was a commonality that drew all the candidates together and she feels comes from their experience as Boys & Girls Club members. The Youth of the Year Event has been Boys & Girls Clubs premier recognition program since 1947. The Youth of the Year program is a year round program recognizing and cele-

brating young people’s strong character and leadership qualities, academic achievements, service to Club and community, life goals, poise and public speaking ability. Each year, one young person from a Boys & Girls Club rises to the roll of National Youth of the Year, becoming an ambassador who speaks as the voice of Club youth everywhere and stands up to represent our nation’s young people. The $5,000 scholarship award is from national sponsors Disney, Toyota Financial, Taco Bell, and University of Phoenix, as well as a $1,500 tuition award from the University of Alaska College Savings Plan. As Alaska’s 2015 Youth of the Year, Annika will represent 10,000 Alaskan Club members at Boys & Girls Clubs of America’s Pacific Regional competition in July in California. MiKaila Alexander from Eielson High School will represent the military Clubs in Alaska as the Military State Youth of the Year. Kenai Mayor Pat Porter congratulates Military Youth of the Year MiKaila Alexander. C

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Families turn out for Blue Moose Bed & Biscuit doggie day care open house.

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Marlee & Macy meet therapy dog “Tulip” at new Doggie Day Care in Soldotna.

“Walkin’ the Dog” at new Blue Moose Doggie Day Care Bed & Biscuit

Ellen & Mike Adlam opened the Blue Moose Lakeside Lodge many years ago and as their interests in health care and canines evolved they opened the first Bed & Biscuit for canines eight years ago at their lakeside lodge location. “It far exceeded our expectations,” Ellen told the Dispatch in an interview, “We’ve continually expanded our facility to meet the demand until we realized we needed a place in town to do doggie day care. A place where dogs can come and be in doors with a space to run, play and be trained. We’ve learned a lot over the years and have changed our methods in the process, we’ve realized that dogs, if you listen will tell you what they need,” she said. Adlam says that when she started the business no degree was required to do anything but now she has become a certified dog trainer with two other certified trainers on staff, “Our staff knows what we are doing and we do it well, that’s why we have had such growth and success.” Ellen’s career in health care and her innovative skills have led to what she says is the first facility of its kind anywhere in the country, “We have combined a dog daycare facility with the first indoor friendly dog walking tracks, where you drop off your dog for the day and the arena is designed by my husband so

they have a place to play indoors when it’s cold or rainy where you can come and walk your dogs, so not only is your dog well exercised but you can mark your laps as well and if you have any issues our trainers are here to help you and everyone goes home happy,” said Adlam. The new Blue Moose Bed & Biscuit also has a vision of becoming more than a day care for canines and the people they own to come and walk and play, “We want to create a community space. We are right next to the Riverside Assisted Living facility and one of the things we are really excited about is our Gentle Walking program where we let our elders come and enjoy our walking track and have some dogs that they can love and spend some time with. We will have therapy dogs on site for that purpose. I have been in health care for many years and I understand the benefit of animal/ people therapy, having the unconditional love of an animal with the purpose and job of interacting with it is very important in healing and the overall value and quality of life. So we are creating opportunities for people to walk and be around dogs with our trainers here to assist,” explained Adlam. The new Blue Moose Bed & Biscuit even has a doggie lounge simply for the rest and

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relaxation of their clients. And if you want to have lunch and walk off a few calories with a favorite pet the new Woof City Café is just the place, “Soup, salad and a walk with a dog and it won’t cost a paw and a tail. It’s a new concept we’re very excited about and we’re asking for input from folks to help us figure out and customize it for what people want, it’s a work in progress,” said Adlam. To learn more about Mike & Ellen Adlam’s new Blue Moose Bed & Biscuit in the former roller skating rink in Soldotna on Lovers Lane, call 262-8245 or stop by and expeBlue Moose Bed & Biscuit staff invite you to try the Woof City Café for lunch and a walk. rience it for yourself.

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Extreme XC skier Aurora Agee of Soldotna finishes 2nd at Susitna 100 mile

Aurora Agee at the start of the grueling Susitna 100 mile trek.

Even with the lack of snow in Alaska this year the Susitna 100 mile challenge for XC skiers, bikers & hikers was completed. For the second year the extreme event drew local XC ski enthusiast Aurora Agee, First National Bank of Alaska loan officer was drawn to and finished second in the event completing the 100 miles in 28.5 hours. The race has six check points, “At each check point I rested from anywhere from 20 minutes to 4 hours including an hours nap at mile 77,” Agee told the Dispatch in an interview. The trail conditions were difficult and took their toll, “This year took a huge toll, I developed stomach issues and am still dealing with fatigue and some very significant blisters on my feet,” she said. Aurora chose to skate ski the entire 100 mile course and said she wanted to prove the first year wasn’t just a fluke and would be less grueling the second time, “It turned out it

wasn’t a fluke and both years were indeed quite difficult to finish. I thought if I trained that the second year would not be as difficult as the first, but I was wrong!” she said. Aurora plans to take a break for a couple of years and be part of the organizing committee. To complete 100 miles in just 4.5 hours more than a day requires a great deal of stamina and a lot of night skiing, “I carried with me 3,000 calories of food. You are required to always have 3,000 calories on hand, so I carried a whole pizza, two bacon and peanut butter sandwiches, six snickers bars along with a number of other energy bars, energy drink and a stick of butter which ended up saving me. It might not have been the best choice of foods and when I couldn’t keep the other food down due to my stomach issues, I melted the butter and drank it. There were times I did consider quitting this year because of the stomach issues

Aurora Agee finishes the Susitna 100 mile challenge.

and after 77 miles and only the melted butter to keep me going I ended up sleeping for an hour and after sleeping I changed my mind and went on to finish, but it wasn’t pretty,”she said. Agee says she has been skiing her entire life and loves the outdoors of Alaska, “As soon as I could walk my parents had me on skis so all my activities were a lead up to be

able to do these long distance events. I don’t have a specific training regimen I train to I just get out and stay active every day.” While Agee has been an inspiration to local skiers at the Tsalteshi Trails, she will be moving to Healy, Alaska in the near future to become a branch manager for FNBA. “But I do hope to return to the Peninsula someday.”

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