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In the news 2 dead gray whales discovered near Kodiak Island KODIAK — Two dead gray whales have been found in Alaska, raising the whale death toll in the state so far this year to seven, officials said. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration confirmed the two whale deaths near Kodiak, The Kodiak Daily Mirror reported Tuesday. NOAA declared an “unusual mortality event” and launched an investigation into the cause of the large number of deaths. A dead gray whale was spotted last week floating and later beached in Kodiak Island’s Portage Bay, southwest of Anchorage, officials said. The whale was about 30 feet long and there was evidence it had been preyed upon by killer whales, said Alaska Regional Health Specialist and Data Manager Kate Savage. The whale was in a state of advanced decomposition, Savage said. During an aerial survey Friday, another dead gray whale was seen floating on the northern side of Aiaktalik Island near Kodiak Island, officials said. The eastern North Pacific gray whale population that migrates from Mexico to the Arctic each summer was last estimated at about 27,000 animals, officials said. More than 150 gray whales deaths have been reported this year in Mexico, Canada and the U.S. The two whale deaths in the Kodiak area bring the U.S. count to 75 as of June 6, officials said. — Assoicated Press
Fish count Anchor River kings • June 11 — 68 • 2019 YTD — 1,800 • 2018 YTD — 452
Kenai River early run kings • June 11 — 206 • 2019 YTD — 2,332 • 2018 YTD — 1,742
Russian River early run sockeye • June 11 — 5,294 • 2019 YTD — 13,765 • 2018 YTD — 178
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Swan Lake Fire grows overnight By Brian Mazurek Peninsula Clarion
The Swan Lake Fire continues to burn in the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge northeast of Sterling, and as of Tuesday night it had reached 3,665 acres in size — an increase of 1,000 acres from the previous day. The fire was caused by lightning last Wednesday and is burning in a limited protection area within the refuge. Division of Forestry Public Information Officer Sarah Saarloos said that the area where the fire is burning is dense with highly flammable black spruce and has not seen a natural fire since 1947. As a result, fire managers from the Alaska Division of Forestry are working with refuge personnel to actively monitor the fire while allowing the natural burn process to occur. The fire is about 2.7 miles north of the Sterling Highway at its closest
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Russian River sockeye catch limits doubled By VICTORIA PETERSEN Peninsula Clarion
highway and the fire consists mostly of wetlands and sparse patches of fuel that will limit its spread. A
High salmon returns have prompted the Alaska Department of Fish and Game to double the limit for sockeye catch at the Russian River, which opened Tuesday, a press release said. The limit will double from three sockeye salmon to six per day starting Friday through July 14, at the Russian River and a section of the mainstream Upper Kenai River. As of June 11, 13,765 sockeye salmon had passed the Russian River weir. A June 10 staff-conducted survey estimated more than 5,000 fish were in the Russian River Sanctuary Area. “It is exciting to see the number of sockeye salmon that have passed through the Russian River weir and been observed in river,” area management biologist
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The Swan Lake Fire, as seen from the Mystery Hills, burns Wednesday, on the Kenai Peninsula. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)
point, but Sarloos said that the fire has mostly spread away from the highway to the northeast and northwest and is not likely to threaten
any critical infrastructure or populated areas. According to a Wednesday update from the Division of Forestry, the area between the
Legislators want to take ‘emotional debate’ out of PFD By Alex McCarthy Juneau Empire
Recent history repeated itself Wednesday. In the House on Wednesday, Rep. Dave Talerico, RHealy, proposed including a $3,000 PFD in this year’s capital budget. After hours of debate where nearly every present representative spoke, the proposal failed, 21-15. That vote came days after the Senate also failed to agree on a PFD amount. On Wednesday morning, the Permanent Fund working group held its first gathering, with the eventual goal of finding an agreeable future for Alaska Permanent Fund earnings and the dividend. There wasn’t much to see in the first meeting, but the co-chairs of the group outlined what they’ll be doing in the next few weeks.
Co-Chairs Rep. Jennifer Johnston, R-Anchorage, left, and Sen. Click Bishop, R-Fairbanks, prepare to gavel into a joint committee to work on the future of the Alaska Permanent Fund dividend at the Capitol on Wednesday. (Michael Penn/ Juneau Empire)
The working group, which includes four senators and four representatives, will come up with recommendations for the Alaska Leg-
islature about everything relating to the permanent fund — how to allocate money within the fund long-term, how much the
dividend will be worth this year and whether they need to change the formula for calculating the dividend. The group — chaired by
Sen. Click Bishop and Rep. Jennifer Johnston — will meet regularly and Bishop told reporters Wednesday that he hopes to have recommendations for the Legislature in 21 days (which would be July 2). Johnston, an Anchorage Republican, said everything is on the table, and both chairs said they’re looking to take a civil and open approach to the meetings. “My hope, just like Sen. Bishop, is that we can have a conversation that is more about the need to develop some kind of policy without emotion,” Johnston told reporters Wednesday. “A lot of times, and this has been going on for quite some time, this has been an emotional debate. Sometimes emotional debates are good, but sometimes they end up with parties yelling See PFD, page A2
Nonprofit pushes for resource extraction in Alaska By Brian Mazurek Peninsula Clarion
A national nonprofit is setting its sights on Alaska to advocate on behalf of workers in the energy and resource extraction industries. Rick Whitbeck is the state director for Power the
Future, and at a Joint Kenai/Soldotna Chamber of Commerce luncheon last Wednesday he spoke about the role his organization plays in pushing for responsible and sustainable resource extraction while protecting the jobs of energy workers in the state. Whitbeck started the pre-
sentation by listing some figures about energy workers and their impact on the state’s economy. Whitbeck said that the oil and gas industries in Alaska employed more than 5,000 people in 2017 and provided over $750 million in wages, while mining operations produced over 9,000 jobs
PCHS welcomes new CEO By Brian Mazurek Peninsula Clarion
Peninsula Community Health Services recently welcomed a new CEO into the organization — Ben Wright from Duluth, Minnesota. Wright has more than 30 years experience as an administrator for organizations that focus on serving at-risk populations and will be bringing his knack for developing innovative programs to PCHS and the central peninsula. Most of the organizations run by Wright have focused on treating and caring for individuals with mental health issues or intellectual disabilities. Wright’s pas-
Ben Wright is the new CEO of Peninsula Community Health Services in Soldotna. (Courtesy Ben Wright)
sion for working for this population started when he was still in college studying to be a teacher rather than
an administrator. In his senior year of undergraduate studies at the University of North Dakota, he was assigned to work at a local mental health facility while also being a student teacher. Wright recalled being a little scared of the prospect, and at the time associated psychiatric hospitals with the one depicted in “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest.” It didn’t help his apprehension that when he walked in, the staff told him he was now the supervisor and immediately left him alone with all the patients. After about a week of working there, however, he came to love the people he was See PCHS, page A3
and $700 million in wages. Revenues from extraction industries, Whitbeck said, account for more than half of the state’s general fund income every year. “In short, energy and natural resource workers in this state are the heartbeat of the workforce,” Whitbeck said. “The soul of Alaska’s
economy.” Power the Future is a relatively new organization founded in 2018 by Daniel Turner, a public relations and communications strategist who previously served as director of events and venue marketing for DC Event Hub, director of straSee POWER, page A3
School district, employees continue contract talks By VICTORIA PETERSEN Peninsula Clarion
Two peninsula education associations remain without a contract after a Tuesday bargaining session with the Kenai Peninsula Borough School district ended without a labor agreement. The district offered ideas for a new contract at the meeting, which took place just weeks after the Kenai Peninsula Education Association and Kenai Peninsula Educational Support Association voted to strike. Although no agreement
was made Tuesday, Pegge Erkeneff, communications liaison with the district, said the district hopes to meet with the associations to bargain later this summer. “The district is open to explore ways to break the impasse, and we hope that the meeting on Tuesday was a step toward a new agreement,” Erkeneff said. David Brighton, president of the Kenai Peninsula Education Association, said the district presented the associations with two ideas, but no details, dollar amounts or written proposSee TALKS, page A3
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at each other.” The debate over the dividend has dominated this year’s session and special session. Lawmakers are deeply divided on the issue, as shown by recent votes in both houses. In the Senate, both the Minority and Majority caucuses are split on the amount of the dividend, with some proposing as high as $3,000 and some proposing as low as $900 per person. Gov. Mike Dunleavy also plays a role in this, as he’s stated that he would veto anything but a full $3,000 dividend. He reiterated that Wednesday, tweeting “the Legislature’s job is not over until it passes a full statutory PFD for Alaskans.” Bishop, a Fairbanks Republican, said during Wednesday’s meeting that the chairs will reach out to Dunleavy’s administration to involve them in the working group’s work. Where the members stand The members of the working group stand on all sides of the dividend issue. The senators are: Sens. Shelley Hughes, R-Palmer; Donny Olson, D-Golovin; and Bert Stedman, R-Sitka. The representatives are: Reps. Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins, D-Sitka; Kelly Merrick, R-Eagle River; and Adam Wool, D-Fairbanks. In last week’s votes in the Senate, Stedman voted against a $3,000 dividend while Hughes and Olson voted in favor. Neither Bish-
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“If it does start growing towards the highway, we have operational resources ready to be deployed to keep the highway open,” Saarloos said. A smoke advisory is still in effect for the Sterling Highway from Mile 65 to 75, and motorists are advised to slow down and use caution driving
through the fire area. Due to the ongoing fire activity, several access routes within the refuge have been closed to the public: Mystery Creek Ranch Road, East Fork Moose River north of Watson Lake and the Enstar Pipeline rightof-way from the refuge boundary east of Sterling to the Chickaloon River.
The closures will remain in effect through July 11, and anyone with questions regarding the closures can call the refuge at 907-2627021. For the latest information on the Swan Lake Fire and other wildfires on the peninsula, visit www. akfireinfo.com or www. kpboem.com.
op, Hughes nor Olson sponsor or co-sponsor any PFD legislation this session. Stedman has been outspoken about wanting to move a large sum of money from the Permanent Fund’s Earnings Reserve to a constitutionally protected section of the permanent fund in an attempt to preserve it for future generations. He also proposed and spoke in favor of a bill in the Senate to supply a $1,600 dividend. Of the four representatives, all but Merrick voted against Wednesday’s amendment for a $3,000 dividend. In a statement to the Empire, Merrick said she brings a different perspective to the group, seeing as she’s the only first-year legislator to be in the room. “Currently, I support a full statutory PFD this year, and believe any changes going forward should be put to
a vote of the Alaskan people,” Merrick said. “I want to protect our resource wealth for my kids and future generations of Alaskans.” Johnston is the primary sponsor of House Bill 139, which would allow the Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation (APFC) to more easily contract with subject matter experts to advise them on an investment. She is also a co-sponsor of House Joint Resolution 18, which seeks to set in stone the amount that the Legislature can take out of the permanent fund for government services. Wool said in an interview Tuesday that he and KreissTomkins are more or less aligned on their visions of the permanent fund. Wool has been a staunch supporter of a smaller dividend, and said he firmly believes the dividend formula needs
to be changed moving forward. Wool is the primary sponsor of House Bill 132, which bases the PFD calculation on oil revenues instead of the overall value of the earnings reserve in an attempt to save the state from paying money that it doesn’t have. “I’m glad we’re doing this,” Wool said. “I’m glad people realize we can’t just pick a number (for the PFD), which we’ve done in the past, where we pick a number and then fund it with savings.” Among other bills, Kreiss-Tompkins is the primary sponsor of HB 31, which proposes moving $5.5 billion from the Earnings Reserve to the constitutionally protected part of the permanent fund. Kreiss-Tomkins said in a statement to the Empire on Tuesday that he’s “open to a compromise, as I think we all need to be.”
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April 9, 1930 - June 4, 2019 Edwin L Goggia, 89, passed away from natural causes in Hattiesburg, MS on June 4, 2019 with his wife, Margaret and granddaughters, Dana and Sherri by his side. Ed was born in Santa Barbara, CA on April 9, 1930. He grew up and married the girl next door, the love of his life, Margaret Howarth on August 15, 1951. They were blessed with seven children. Ed was a very devoted and loving husband, father and grandpa. His family grew to include 26 grandchildren, 37 great grandchildren, plus 2 more on the way and 3 great- great grandchildren. He loved his family and would do anything to help them. Ed joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Days Saints when he was in his late 20’s. He was actively involved his whole life with the church, serving in many capacities. He loved the Lord and shared the Gospel of Jesus Christ with many people over the years. In addition to serving in the church and spending time with his large family, Ed loved to go hunting and fishing. Ed was a jack of all trades and a master of many. In CA during the 50’s, 60’s and 70’s Ed worked in the logging industry, he helped build the Oroville Dam and worked at Aero Space in Roseville, he worked as a carpenter in Lake Tahoe. In 1975 he moved his family to AK and worked many different oil field jobs as well as jobs with the Carpenter’s Union, which he retired from. 1991-2002 he and Margaret managed the Vintage Point Manner senior apartments. Ed served in the Korean War and later was privileged to be part of the Honor Flight group to Washington DC in 2017. Ed is preceded in death by his parents, Peter and Genevie (Kennedy) Goggia, brothers, Earl, John, Bob, & Bill and granddaughters, Nicki and Christine and daughter in-law, Teresa (McCubbins) Goggia. Ed is survived by his loving wife of 67 years, Margaret June (Howarth), as well as his sisters, Dorothy Carlson of Magalia, CA and Helen King of Palermo, CA. His children include Karen Godfrey, David (Mary), Gayle, Pete, Marvin and former daughter in-law (30yrs), Tammy, all of the Kenai-Soldotna area as well as Ken (Tammie) of Bonner’s Ferry, ID, & Deanna (Carl) of Boise, ID. A Celebration of Life will be held on Saturday, June 15, 2019 at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints located at 609 Forest Lane in Kenai. The viewing will be held at 3:30pm followed by the service at 4:00pm. Graveside service will commence after the service at the Kenai Municipal Cemetery. Pallbearers will include David, Pete, Ken, Marvin, Tyler and Brandon Goggia, Carl Spjute and Zane Fallon.
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tegic communications for the Charles Koch Institute and vice president of communications for Generation Opportunity. Whitbeck became the first state director for Power the Future in December of 2018. Before that Whitbeck served as field director for Stand for Alaska, an initiative that successfully pushed back against Ballot Measure 1, which would have established new requirements and permits for any development projects affecting anadromous fish habitats in the state. Whitbeck said Power the Future chose to begin its efforts in Alaska because the state’s economy already relies heavily on the energy and resource extraction industries and a number of new developments are currently undergoing analysis and debate, including the proposed Pebble Mine in Bristol Bay and potential drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Whitbeck travels the state testifying in public comment sessions, writing op-eds to local newspapers and giving presentations on behalf of energy workers. Whitbeck said he advocates both for protecting the jobs already in
existence as well as creating new jobs for the state “I wake up every morning saying ‘how do we make sure that people have jobs and the economy continues to grow?’” Whitbeck said during an interview on Tuesday. Whitbeck sees as his main opposition environmental groups that advocate against new energy and resource extraction projects, and he intends to combat what he calls “a narrative of fear” surrounding sustainable development. “Not every new development means the sky is falling,” Whitbeck said. “These are things that should be celebrated, not vilified.” Power the Future recently hired a Western states director to represent the organization in New Mexico and Colorado, and Whitbeck said the organization hopes to have a director for the Appalachian states by the end of the year. Power the Future is a 501(c)(4) nonprofit, meaning it is designated as a social welfare organization and is allowed to lobby on behalf of specific policies. The tax code designation also does not require Power the Future to disclose information about individual donors, as donations made to the organization are not tax-exempt. Whitbeck said that Power the Future does not participate in lobbying for any policies on the national or state level.
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Ronald H. Barker of Sterling, Alaska passed away at age 80 on June 9, 2019 at his home surrounded by his family. Friends and family members are invited to attend the celebration of life, officiated by Pastor John Rysdyk, on June 14, 2019 at 11:00 am at Soldotna Bible Chapel. 300 W. Marydale, Soldotna, Alaska 99669. Ron was born May 26, 1939 in Globe, Arizona to Raymond and Luella (Philipp) Barker. His family
moved to Oklahoma in 1951. He graduated from Noble High School in 1957 and married his high school sweetheart Mary Ellen Garver in 1958. They began their life’s adventure as dairy farmers. The adventure continued as Ron moved his family to Alaska in 1969. He endeavored in many Alaskan experiences including commercial fishing, hunting, excavating, construction, wood working and cabinet making. He enjoyed wood carving and was a voracious reader. Ron was preceded in death by his parents and his grandson Scott. He is survived by his wife of 61 years, Mary; his children: Ronda (Doug) Edwards, Mike (Cori) Barker, and Tricia (Ted) Notter; his grandchildren: Katie Raye Barker, Wyatt Merritt, and Ariel Seegraves; his great grandsons: Michael and Finley Seegraves.
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Services announcement Larry J. Little Celebration of Life On Saturday, September 29, 2018, Larry J. Little passed away, surrounded by his friends, family and loved ones. He was 71. We cordially invite all of Larry’s friends, coworkers and family to join us for his Celebration of Life, which will be held on Saturday, June 29 at 1 p.m. The service will be held at Kenai Senior Center, 361 Senior Ct., Kenai, AK 99611. In lieu of flowers, we ask that you consider donating to a local veteran’s charity.
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als. He said the associations are considering the ideas, but hope to see formal proposals. After contract negotiations with the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District hit a standstill, peninsula educators and staff
voted May 22 to strike, with more than 75% of certified staff voting “yes” on a walkout. For over a year, contract negotiations between the school district and the education associations have snagged on the rising cost of health care. A previous agreement effective through June 2018 remains in use for employees without contracts.
featuring Mike Morgan, The Pepper Shakers, Ben Jamin, the MikaDayShow and more. Proceeds to benefit Matti’s Farm, “Connecting generations through agriculture and educaPride in the Park/Two Spirit March tion.” This will be fun for the whole family. $10 for adults, $5 for youth, $25 for the whole family. Visit https://www. Celebrate our diversity as we walk to Soldotna Creek facebook.com/events/477572906107254/?active_tab=about Park in support of our LGBT community. Meet at noon at or https://youtu.be/vRvbSZSNP28. the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex on Saturday, June 15. Pride in the Park event will take place from 1-5 p.m. Kenai Kite Festival at Soldotna Creek Park. Potluck, activities, food trucks and Join us 12-2 p.m., Saturday, June 15 at The City of Kemore. nai’s, “KENAI KITE FESTIVAL at the beach!” at Kenai When is it time for a long-term facility? North Beach, Spruce Street access. Bring your beach chair and your kites. The first 50 children (ages 5-12) will receive Kenai Senior Center will host a Caregiver Support meet- a free kite. There will be free hot dogs and an AMAZING ing on Tuesday, June 18 at 1 p.m. Meeting topic: “When is kite demonstration by ALASKITERS. You’ll also have an it time fora long-term facility?” Many family members want opportunity to build your own kite at the Kenai Community to care for their loved one at home for as long as possible. Library’s Build-a-Kite Station. For additional information What does “for as long as possible” really mean? We will call the Kenai Parks & Recreation Department at 907-283discuss factors to indicate the time may be right to consider 8262. Supplies are limited. Join the Kenai Community Lithe additional support of an assisted living home or nursing brary to build your kite ahead of time on Friday, June 14 home for more care. Please join us to share your experiences from 3-4 p.m. Call 907-283-4378 for additional information. as a caregiver, or to support someone who is a caregiver. For VFW state service officer visit more information, call Sharon or Judy at 907- 262-1280. Heritage Place Recycled Treasures Sale On Tuesday, June 18 from 12-4 p.m. at VFW POST 10046 at 134 N Birch Street in Soldotna, the VFW state serHeritage Place will host a Recycled Treasures Sale for vice officer will help members and veterans learn how to get our Comfort Campaign fundraiser on Friday, June 14 and their benefits through the VA. Not a member yet? Check out Saturday, June 15 at 232 W. Rockwell Ave. in Soldotna. the post.
Around the Peninsula
Rhubarb-Palooza
The Kenai Peninsula Food Bank is hosting a free Rhubarb-Palooza event (aka rhubarb juicing). The public is invited to bring trimmed and clean rhubarb to the Food Bank during the Farmers Market, June 25 from 3-6 p.m. There will be rhubarb juice samples to taste and Cooperative Extension Service publications available on growing and using rhubarb. For more information contact the Cooperative Extension Service Office at 907-262-5824.
Sterling Friday Flea Market
The Sterling Community Center invites you to our Summer community event, Sterling Friday Flea Market. On Friday, June 14, 21, 28, July 12, 19, 26 and Aug. 9 and 16. Open 10 a.m.-4 p.m. The market is for crafters, fruit/vegetable vendors, merchandise vendors, and second-hand booths. 10-feet wide by 20-feet deep spaces for rent in parking lot for $10. Bring your own tents and tables or we have rentals: 6-foot table and one chair $10. Get a space at the Sterling Friday Flea Market anyAnnual Endowment Fundraiser Dinner time during the summer. If the weather is not cooperating vendors can come inside. All vendors and customers will have The event will be held this Friday, June 14 at the Niniaccess to Sterling Community Center facilities and vending lchik Senior Center. Doors open at 4 p.m. for wine and machines. Call for registration and information262-7224 or cheese tasting, with prime rib dinner starting at 5 p.m. Cost email scc@acsalaska.net. is $30/person. There will be live and silent auctions featuring wonderful desserts, pies, and great merchandise and lots Food for Thought of fun. Tickets on sale now at the Center 66265 Aspen Ave, Join us in the Fireweed Diner, every Tuesday from 5-6 Ninilchik. Contact 907- 567-3988. p.m. from June 11 through Sept. 10 for a meal and a time of
Free health seminar
International Biocare Hospital and Wellness Center is having a free health seminar at the Challenger Learning Center Friday, June 14 at 6:30 p.m. at 9711 Kenai Spur Highway. The presentation is by Dr. Rodrigo Rodriguez. He will be speaking about cancer, stem cells, the importance of gut health, diet and other health related issues.There is no charge. Contact or questions: Rick and Phoebe Abbott, 907262-9143.
Summer Solstice Music Festival
Fun Under the Midnight Sun Summer Solstice Festival will take place Friday, June 21 from noon-9 p.m. at the Diamond M Ranch Resort. Featuring an amazing lineup of talent from across the state and beyond. Headliner will be Meghan Linsey from season 8 of NBC’s “The Voice.” Also
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Colton Lipka said. “Increasing the limit to six per day will allow anglers to hit the river and harvest some fresh sockeye.”
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helping and said he felt guilty for ever being so scared. “They were just the nicest guys,” Wright said. “When I compared the students I worked with to these guys, I decided I’d much rather work with these guys.” Wright knew at that point he wanted to focus his career on serving people with mental illness and intellectual disabilities, and he chose the administrative route rather than the medical one because he felt like he could make more of an impact as the person in charge.
learning about food and nutrition. June 11: What’s for Dinner? with Shelby Dykstra, dietetic intern; June 18: “What I have on Hand” Meal Planning with Amorette Payment, SNAP-ED nutrition educator; June 25:Bring the Kids! with Shelby Dykstra, dietetic intern. RSVP to Greg Meyer, executive director, 907-262-3111 or gmeyer@kpfoodbank.org.
Salmon Classic Round Up
The Sterling Senior Center is hosting its annual fundraiser, Salmon Classic Round Up, on June 22 at 5 p.m. BBQ dinner, Silent Auction, Live Auction, beer and wine available. Tickets are $30 each and are available at the center at 34453 Sterling Highway or online at: sterlingseniors.org/ events-activities Further info, call 262-6808. Sterling Area Senior Citizens is a 501c3 non-profit focusing on food, housing, security, and active lifestyles.
The section of the mainstem Upper Kenai River includes the area extending from Skilak Lake upstream to Department of Fish and Game regulatory markers located approximately 300 yards upstream of the public boat launch at Sportsman’s Landing, including
the Russian River Sanctuary Area and the Russian River from its mouth upstream to a Department of Fish and Game marker located approximately 600 yards downstream from the Russian River Falls, according to the release. The release reminds an-
glers to remove all fish carcasses from the clear water, and take fish to the mainstem Kenai River cleaning tables located at the confluence and ferry crossing to fillet and chop up sockeye salmon carcasses into small pieces. Throw the pieces into deep, flowing waters.
“When you’re an administrator of a facility, the only bounds are what you can dream up.” To that end, Wright has been involved with a number of innovative programs. While executive director of a mental health facility in Texas, Wright had the idea to build a hydroponic greenhouse and teach the patients how to work in the greenhouse. Wright really liked the impact he saw from the greenhouse project and pushed to build several more throughout his career. Wright also helped establish a crisis home while working in Iowa, an idea he said that the peninsula could benefit from in the future. The idea of a crisis home is that if
someone with a mental health issue ends up in a hospital or a police station, and they are determined not to be a threat to themselves or others, they can be taken to the crisis home and be given the means to get back on their feet and their own room for up to six weeks. “In most cases, almost all cases, they ended up going back home. So it was a great transition,” Wright said. The crisis home ended up saving money for the community because it lightened the burden on emergency rooms, police stations and other public resources. Now that Wright has taken the position of CEO at PCHS, he will be looking to see what kind of innovative practices
can be taken on by the organization. Wright is in no rush to shake things up though, and for the immediate future he will be spending his time getting to know the managers, providers, doctors and nurses of PCHS, as well as the community as a whole. “We need the support of the community in order to advance these different programs,” Wright said. “So we’ll see what the needs are and try to meet them.” There will be a meet and greet Thursday at the main PCHS location in Soldotna from 5 to 7 p.m. where members of the public can get to know Wright while enjoying refreshments and door prizes.
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As politicians waver, migrant children suffer Last week, as American and Mexican
officials haggled over how to address the migrant crisis at their countries’ shared border, United States Customs and Border Protection released its monthly migration statistics. They tell an alarming story. In May, 144,278 migrants were taken into custody. It was the third consecutive month in which apprehensions topped 100,000 and the highest one-month total in 13 years. Unequipped to deal with the crush, border facilities and migrant shelters are dangerously overcrowded, and the staff is overburdened. Dysfunction, disease and even death are a growing reality. “We are in a full-blown emergency, and I cannot say this stronger: The system is broken,” the acting commissioner of Customs and Border Protection, John Sanders, said. Also last week, officials said that the Office of Refugee Resettlement, the agency assigned to care for unaccompanied migrant children, would begin cutting services “not directly necessary for the protection of life and safety.” This includes English classes, legal aid and recreational programs. Democrats and other administration critics called the move “cruel” and “illegal,” but the financial reality is that the agency is overwhelmed. So far this fiscal year, it has taken charge of nearly 41,000 unaccompanied children — a 57 percent increase over last year. The entire program could run out of funding by the end of June. In short, it is time for Congress to stop dithering and pass emergency funding to deal with this nightmare. It has been more than a month since the administration sent Congress a request for $4.5 billion in additional border assistance. A large portion of the money, $3.3 billion, was earmarked for humanitarian aid — which most lawmakers agree is sorely needed. But a relatively modest piece of the request aimed at shoring up border security operations, roughly a quarter of the total, has tied negotiators in knots. Early on, Democrats were opposed to funding additional detention beds for Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Republicans had problems with Democrats’ demands for changes in the administration’s asylum policies. At one point, negotiators thought they were close to resolving these conflicts, only to have other issues snarl the process. Beyond the money for security, one of the remaining disagreements is how much data sharing will be allowed between the agencies responsible for caring for migrant children and those that handle border enforcement. The broader problem is that many Democrats have come to view the Trump administration as untrustworthy, and they are loath to hand over one more penny for anything to do with immigration. Members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus and the Congressional Progressive Caucus have been particularly adamant, insisting that their leadership take a hard line in negotiations. In part, they fear that the administration, despite its promises, will spend any additional funding on enforcement rather than humanitarian needs. There is much to despise about this administration’s immigration policies, which are exacerbating this crisis, but there should be no ambivalence about the urgency of addressing the humanitarian needs. While lawmakers wring their hands and drag their feet, tens of thousands of migrant children are suffering. Congress needs to get serious about dealing with that suffering. — The New York Times, June 9
Better accessibility could bring new visitor market V oices of the P eninsula D evony L ehner “Accessible Homer” has a nice ring to it. For Homer, it could have a nice monetary ring to it too. A 2015 national survey by Chicago’s Open Doors Organization (https://opendoorsnfp.org/) showed that 71% of adults who identify themselves as having a disability — over 26 million people — took 73 million trips for pleasure and/or business and spent $17.3 billion annually on travel during the period surveyed. This doesn’t include baby boomers who don’t identify as having a disability, even if they use a walker, need to travel with refrigerated meds, or have other challenges — but the Census Bureau notes that about 50% of folks over 65 have some sort of impairment. TravelAgentCentral.com estimates that the accessible/inclusive travel market is growing 22% annually. That means that there’s a huge — and largely underserved — market of folks with disabilities who travel alone and with friends or family. No town in Alaska actively reaches out to these travelers in its marketing or is working communitywide to improve its accessibility and inclusiveness. It makes social and economic sense to become the first Alaska community to market itself as ready, willing, and
able to welcome and serve visitors with disabilities, to become a place where visitors and residents alike find accessible adventure and enjoyment in an atmosphere of respect, support, and helpful assistance. At the Independent Living Center, Total Recreation and Independent Living Services, or TRAILS, is working to help that happen through its accessible Homer campaign. That campaign focuses on: • Raising community awareness about accessibility-related issues and opportunities. • Developing an “accessible Homer” website that’s easy to find and useful for folks with disabilities who want to check out Homer as a destination. Businesses have a huge role to play in this, since TRAILS will rely on them to let us know about their accessibility. • Compiling and sharing information to help businesses improve their accessibility and become more familiar with customer services most appreciated by visitors experiencing disabilities. • Publicizing Homer to the accessible/inclusive travel market. Here are a few more interesting facts about the accessible/inclusive travel market (from Open Doors Organization). • Travelers with disabilities rarely travel alone; median group size was 2.7 in 2015. The multiplier effect means these groups spend $38 billion or more annually. • Individuals with disabilities carefully use the internet — the internet is their primary source of infor-
mation about accessible travel (58%), followed by previous experience (48%) and friends and family (38%). • Brand loyalty and word of mouth are very important to travelers with disabilities. • Six out of 10 travelers with disabilities use mobile devices to support their needs, most often hotel apps (32%) or airline and airport websites (27%). Smart businesses make their apps functional for all users. • Key lodging-related problems include inconveniently located guest rooms, doors that are hard to open, and inaccessible shower facilities. Access, services, equipment, and sensitivity that benefit people experiencing disabilities benefit everybody — from moms with strollers to athletes on crutches to customers forgetting their reading glasses. What’s more, an accessible town enables residents to remain in the community as they age or develop a disability. Watching friends and family move away just because the town isn’t accessible enough to them anymore is heartbreaking to a community. To learn more about the accessible Homer campaign and to get involved in ways that work for your business, call TRAILS at the Independent Living Center, 235-7911, email Devony (dlehner@peninsulailc.org), or visit TRAILS at http://peninsulailc.org/TRAILS. Help Homer be a great place to visit for everybody. Devony Lehner is the TRAILS activity coordinator.
News and Politics
Lock HIM up? Dems weigh what to do about Trump’s deeds By ELANA SCHOR Associated Press
WASHINGTON — With a familiar chant, President Donald Trump’s backers regularly called for Hillary Clinton to be thrown in prison during the 2016 campaign. Now top Democrats are grappling with fraught questions about whether to lock HIM up. As Democrats in Congress press for continued investigation of Trump while he remains in office, the party’s presidential candidates are weighing how to address his alleged misdeeds when he’s no longer in the White House. It’s a question that raises the potential of Democrats politicizing law enforcement, something they’ve blasted Trump for doing. Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris said in an interview released Wednesday that if she wins the White House, her Justice Department “would have no choice” but to pursue an obstruction of justice case against Trump after he leaves office. Harris’ comments come after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi told fellow Democrats that she would rather see Trump defeated in the election, then imprisoned, than impeached in Congress. That’s partly a way to quiet the push from multiple Democrats vying to replace Trump, who want their party to start the impeachment process. Vowing to seek charges against Trump after he leaves office brings risk for Democratic White House hopefuls, given their own party’s repeated excoriations of the president for politicizing the Justice Department, as when
he threatened repeatedly in the 2016 campaign to prosecute Clinton once he became president. Even the idea of impeachment, though popular with Democrats’ base voters, is shy of majority support with the general public, polls indicate. Harris’ comments raise questions about how willing Democrats are to keep bending norms of governmental behavior, such as the usually bright line between politics and federal prosecutions, that Trump has shattered. The California Democratic senator, who is running in part on the strength of her legal and law enforcement experience, appears to have taken a step farther than her opponents in affirming that a Justice Department in her administration “should” look at charging Trump with obstruction after his presidency. “Everyone should be held accountable,” Harris told NPR interview. “And the president is not above the law.” Mueller has said he was unable to exonerate Trump of obstruction but couldn’t pursue potential charges because of a Justice Department policy that bars the indictment of a sitting president. Harris has said she would ask her Justice Department to reexamine that policy. Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts has pledged outright to end it if she’s elected president. Harris, a former California attorney general who previously was San Francisco’s district attorney, later said she would not dictate the outcome of any prospective efforts to charge Trump. “The facts and the evidence will take the process where it leads,” she said. But she also told NPR that “I’ve seen
prosecution of cases on much less evidence” than Mueller’s report amassed against Trump. Mueller examined nearly a dozen acts by the president for potential obstruction of justice, including his firing of FBI Director James Comey, his request of Comey that he end an FBI investigation into ex-national security adviser Michael Flynn and his involvement in the drafting of a misleading and incomplete statement about his eldest son’s meeting to receive dirt on political opponent Hillary Clinton. Nearly half of the more than 20 Democratic primary candidates are calling for the start of an impeachment inquiry, Harris and Warren among them. Few contenders, though, are making that stance a centerpiece of their campaigns. And none of Harris’ rivals followed her on Wednesday in stating directly that their Democratic-run Justice Department ought to act on a case against Trump. Washington Gov. Jay Inslee said in New Hampshire that the Justice Department has a responsibility to look into whether Trump should be charged but the process “should not be under the control of the president.” Former Texas Rep. Beto O’Rourke, who’s also in the race, recently said his Justice Department would ensure “accountability and justice” but he did not commit his administration to pursuing a case against Trump. Presidents have often avoided politically charged prosecutions when taking office, in the interest of national unity.
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Nation
House panel votes to hold Barr, Ross in contempt Trump says he’d ‘want to hear’ foreign dirt on 2020 rivals
By MATTHEW DALY and MICHAEL BALSAMO Associated Press
adversaries in his 2020 reelection campaign, even as he wrongly insisted he WASHINGTON — A hadn’t used such informaHouse committee voted Wednesday to hold two top WASHINGTON — tion to his benefit in 2016. During a questionTrump administration offiPresident Donald Trump and-answer session with cials in contempt of Congress said Wednesday that if a reporters in the Oval Offor failing to comply with foreign power offered dirt subpoenas for documents on his 2020 opponent, he’d fice in May, Trump said related to a decision adding be open to accepting it and he “would certainly agree a citizenship question to the that he’d have no obliga- to” that commitment. “I don’t need it,” he 2020 census. tion to call in the FBI. The Democratic-con“I think I’d want to hear said as he met with Huntrolled House Oversight it,” Trump said in an in- garian Prime Minister Committee voted 24-15 to terview with ABC News, Viktor Orbán. “All I need advance contempt measures adding, “There’s nothing is the opponents that I’m looking at.” against Attorney General wrong with listening.” Trump also insisted erWilliam Barr and Commerce The role of Trump’s elroneously that he “never Secretary Wilbur Ross. Rep. dest son, Donald Trump did use, as you probably Justin Amash of Michigan, Jr., in organizing a 2016 who has said he supports an meeting with a Russian know,” such information, impeachment inquiry against Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., left, makes a point with Rep. Rashida Tlaib, lawyer offering nega- adding: “That’s what the President Donald Trump, was D-Mich., as the House Oversight and Reform Committee considers whether to hold tive information on Hill- Mueller report was all the sole Republican to join Attorney General William Barr and Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross in contempt for ary Clinton was a focus about. They said no collusion.” with Democrats. failing to turn over subpoenaed documents related to the Trump administration’s deci- of special counsel Robert FBI Director ChristoThe vote sends the con- sion to add a citizenship question to the 2020 census, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Mueller’s probe of Ruspher Wray told lawmaktempt measures to the full Wednesday. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) sian meddling in the last ers that Donald Trump House, although congressiopresidential campaign. nal leaders could go directly Mueller painstakingly Jr. should have called his to court to try to force com- compliance with congressio- chairman, Rep. Elijah Cum- spokeswoman Kerri Kupec documented Russian ef- agency to report the offer. But Trump, who nomipliance with the subpoenas nal subpoenas without a vote mings of Maryland, said he said. forts to boost Trump’s under a resolution approved of the full House, as long as was saddened by the vote, Ross said in a statement campaign and undermine nated Wray to the role in earlier this week. they have approval from a bi- but called it an important step that the committee’s vote that of his Democratic 2017, told ABC News that The committee’s action partisan group of House lead- to assert Congress’ constitu- “demonstrated its scorn for rival. But while Muel- he disagrees. “The FBI marks an escalation of Dem- ers. tional authority to serve as a the Constitution.” He accused ler’s investigation didn’t director is wrong,” the ocratic efforts to use their Democrats of “continually re- establish a criminal con- president said. He added, Action to hold Barr and check on executive power. House majority to aggressive- Ross in contempt on the cen“The census is something fusing to engage in the consti- spiracy between Russia “Life doesn’t work like ly investigate the inner work- sus issue would be a political that is so very, very impor- tutionally mandated accom- and Trump’s campaign, that.” Asked whether his adings of the Trump administra- blow but would not necessar- tant,” Cummings told report- modation process.” Trump repeatedly praised visers should accept intion. ers after the vote. “It goes to The administration has ily result in real punishment WikiLeaks in 2016 and The vote came as the since the men are unlikely to the bedrock of our very soci- turned over more than 17,000 celebrated information ex- formation on an opponent White House asserted ex- go to jail or be arrested. ety and our democracy. 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Hong Kong protesters vow to keep fighting extradition law By CHRISTOPHER BODEEN Associated Press
HONG KONG — Following a day of sit-ins, tear gas and clashes with police, Hong Kong students and civil rights activists vowed Wednesday to keep protesting a proposed extradition bill that has become a lightning rod for concerns over greater Chinese control and erosion of civil liberties in the former British colony. The violence marked a major escalation of the biggest political crisis in years for the semi-autonomous Chinese territory and forced the delay of legislative debate on the contentious bill. College student Louis Wong said he considered the blockade of government headquarters and the Legislative Council a success because it appeared to prevent Beijing loyalists from advancing amendments to a pair of laws that would make it easier to send suspected criminals to China. “This is a public space and the police have no right to block us from staying here,” Wong said, surveying a garbage-strewn intersection in the Admiralty neighborhood that had been blocked off by security forces after protesters broke through a police cordon and entered the government complex. “We’ll stay until the government drops this law and (Chinese President) Xi Jinping gives up on trying to turn
A protester gestures after clashes with riot police during a massive demonstration outside the Legislative Council in Hong Kong, Wednesday. AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
Hong Kong into just another city in China like Beijing and Shanghai,” he said. Protesters who had massed outside the government building overnight Tuesday began pressing against the police early Wednesday, leading to police firing tear gas and pepper spray. The overwhelmingly young crowd overflowed onto a major downtown road as they overturned barriers and tussled with police. When some appeared to have breached a cordon around the building, the police launched their response. A weekend protest of the extradition measure drew hundreds of thousands of people,
and Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said in a statement early Thursday that the peaceful rally had become a “blatant, organized riot.” At a brief news conference held as the chaos swirled outside on Wednesday afternoon, Police Commissioner Stephen Lo Waichung said the “serious clashes” forced police to use pepper spray, bean bag rounds, rubber bullets, and tear gas. Officers also were hurt, some seriously, by rocks, bottles, traffic cones, metal barricades and other items thrown by protesters. Police spokesman Gong Weng Chun defended the use of
tear gas and other nonlethal weapons, saying officers wouldn’t have had to do so if they weren’t facing a threat that could lead to serious injury or death. As of 10 p.m. Wednesday, at least 72 people were brought to seven hospitals, with two in serious condition, the Hong Kong Hospital Authority said. Of those, 41 were later released, it added. Lo also called the demonstration a riot, which could mean long jail terms for anyone arrested, adding to fears that Hong Kong’s government is using public disturbance laws to intimidate protesters.
General says Islamic State in Afghanistan aims to attack US By ROBERT BURNS AP National Security Writer
RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany — The Islamic State group in Afghanistan is a “very worrisome” threat to the United States, and U.S. counterterrorism efforts have yet to shrink its extremist ambitions, a senior American general said Wednesday. Marine Gen. Frank McKenzie said IS would be hard pressed, however, to carry out an attack on the U.S. homeland because it is under strong military pressure. “ISIS in Afghanistan certainly has aspirations to attack the United States,” McKenzie said. “It is our clear judgment that as long as we maintain pressure on them it will be hard for them to do that.” McKenzie, head of U.S. Central Command with responsibility for managing American military operations across the greater Middle East, spoke in Germany with reporters returning home with him from an eight-day trip that took him to Qatar, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Egypt. He also spent two days aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier in the North Arabian Sea. He stopped at Germany’s Ramstein air base to refuel his airplane before flying to his headquarters in Florida. Earlier this week, the Associated Press cited U.S. and Afghan security officials In reporting that the Islamic State group in
Afghanistan is expanding its footprint, recruiting new fighters and plotting attacks on the United States and other Western countries. McKenzie, a veteran of combat in Afghanistan and Iraq, said he believes IS in Afghanistan has not expanded its capabilities but remains a big problem. “They are very worrisome to us” in their strongholds in eastern Afghanistan, he said, adding that combat operations have failed to reduce the group’s fighting ranks. Others have said they are thought to number in the thousands. The Islamic State affiliate appeared in Afghanistan shortly after the group’s core fighters swept across Syria and Iraq in the summer of 2014, carving out a self-styled Islamic empire in both countries. The Afghanistan affiliate refers to itself as the Khorasan Province, a name applied to parts of Afghanistan, Iran and central Asia in the Middle Ages. U.S. forces in Afghanistan are combatting the Islamic State group separately from their mission of advising and assisting Afghan defense forces in their battle against the Taliban. The Taliban and IS are sharply divided over ideology and tactics, with the Taliban largely confining their attacks to government targets and Afghan and international security forces. The Taliban and IS have fought each other on a number of occasions, and the Taliban are still the larger and more imposing force.
Japan premier warns US, Iran ‘accidental conflict’ possible By AMIR VAHDAT, AYA BATRAWY and JON GAMBRELL Associated Press
TEHRAN, Iran — Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe traveled to Tehran on Wednesday to warn that an “accidental conflict” could be sparked amid heightened tensions between Iran and the U.S., a message that came hours after Yemen’s Iranian-backed Houthi rebels attacked a Saudi airport, wounding 26 people. Abe’s trip is the highestlevel effort yet to de-escalate the crisis as Tehran appears poised to break the 2015 nuclear deal it struck with world powers, an accord that the Trump administration pulled out of last year. It’s also the first visit of a sitting Japanese premier in the 40 years since the Islamic Revolution. But success may prove difficult for Abe, as the Houthi rebel attack on Saudi Arabia’s Abha regional airport underscored. The attack is just the latest in a wave of rebel drone and missile at-
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, center, shakes hands for the cameras with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, during the official arrival ceremony, at the Saadabad Palace in Tehran, Iran, Wednesday. The Japanese leader is in Tehran on a mission to calm tensions between the U.S. and Iran. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)
tacks targeting the kingdom, which has been mired in a yearslong war in Yemen that has killed an estimated 60,000 people and pushed the Arab world’s poorest nation to the brink of famine.
Iran is threatening to resume enriching uranium closer to weapons-grade level on July 7 if European allies fail to offer it new terms. While President Donald Trump says he wants to
talk to Tehran, the U.S. has piled on sanctions that have seen Iran’s rial currency plummet along with its crucial oil exports. The U.S. also has sent an aircraft carrier and B-52
bombers to the region, along with hundreds more troops to back up the tens of thousands already deployed across the Middle East. The U.S. blames Iran for the Houthi assaults, as well as a mysterious attack on oil tankers off the coast of the United Arab Emirates. Abe called for “more patience” on all sides in the crisis, which he warned could spiral out of control. “At the moment tension is rising. We should do anything we can to prevent an accidental conflict from happening and Iran should play its constructive role,” Abe said in an address to journalists after talks with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani. “There is possibility of an accidental conflict and a military conflict should be prevented at all costs.” Rouhani for his part iterated a warning that Iran would offer a “crushing” response if attacked by the U.S. He also claimed that Japan wanted to again buy Iranian crude oil, something
it had stopped under threat of U.S. sanctions. Abe did not acknowledge expressing that in their talks. “Whenever the economic war stops, we will see a very positive development in the region and the world,” Rouhani said. Neither leader took questions from journalists. Abe’s plane landed at Tehran’s Mehrabad International Airport on Wednesday afternoon where he was greeted by Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif. He immediately met Rouhani at the Sadabad Palace in northern Tehran, where soldiers on horseback bearing the Iranian and Japanese flags accompanied his car. Abe will see Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khameini on Thursday. The Japanese premier was seen as an interlocutor for Trump. Abe had just invited the American president to Japan last month and is in the process of negotiating with him over economic issues as well.
US urges Sudan’s protesters and army to resume talks By BASSAM HATOUM and SAMY MAGDY Associated Press
KHARTOUM, Sudan — Activists called off a general strike and civil disobedience campaign as more businesses reopened and traffic returned to its normal bustle on Wednesday in Sudan’s capital of Khartoum, as the U.S. and Ethiopia stepped up efforts to find a peaceful solution to the crisis — following last week’s deadly clampdown by security forces on pro-democracy demonstrators. Security forces violently dispersed the main protest sit-in on June 3 in Khartoum, killing over 100 people in the capital and across Sudan in a sweeping crackdown, according to protest organizers. It was an alarming turn in the two-month standoff between the protest movement and the military, which removed President Omar al-Bashir from
Special envoy of the Ethiopian Prime Minister Ambassador Mahmoud Dreir speaks to the press at the Ethiopian embassy, Khartoum, Sudan, Tuesday, on the agreement to end the civil disobedience of the country between the forces of freedom and change and the military council. (AP Photo)
power in April amid a popular uprising against his rule. The Forces for Declaration of Freedom and Change, which represents the protesters’ demand for civilian rule, called on people to return to
work across Sudan, after the three-day general strike, on late Tuesday. Its decision reflected a growing desire for the protest leaders and the ruling military council to avoid a further es-
calation, after a week of violence. “We are highly optimistic that the negotiations will be resumed, and things will be back to normal and they will achieve an agreement,” said Yousef Hassan, a teacher from Khartoum. Activists, however, took to social media to criticize the FDFC’s decision, declaring that protest leaders, in calling off the strike, had diminished their ability to pressure the generals to give up power. “The problem was not calling off the disobedience, but was its abrupt suspension. It seemed that you are giving orders to people,” said Hammour Ziada, a Sudanese novelist and activist. According to protest leaders, theirs was a practical decision. The general strike was successful on its first day, Sunday, but the campaign had lost momen-
tum by Monday and Tuesday, they said. The move came amid intensifying efforts by the United States and neighboring Ethiopia to end the standoff between the two sides. Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed set out to revive the negotiations on his visit to Khartoum on Friday. Ethiopia’s Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday that the military council and the FDFC had agreed to resume their talks soon, “in good-faith to iron-out the remaining outstanding points,” including setting up a government council to run Sudan during a set transition period. The statement added that all previous deals between the generals and protest leaders, despite the break in talks earlier this month, have been restored. These would include a three-year transition period, a Cabinet
appointed by the protester leaders, and a legislative body with a civilian majority from the FDFC. The ministry said both sides also agreed to refrain from inflammatory rhetoric and de-escalate tensions, and that the military council would to take confidencebuilding measures including the release of political prisoners. The United States, meanwhile, announced the appointment of a special envoy for Sudan to promote a democratic resolution. State Department spokeswoman Morgan Ortagus said retired veteran diplomat Donald Booth, who previously served as U.S. special envoy for Sudan and South Sudan, had started his job by accompanying the top U.S. diplomat for Africa Tibor Nagy on a visit to Khartoum late Wednesday.
Sports
Peninsula Clarion | Thursday, June 13, 2019 | A7
Blues stifle Bruins St. Louis has 1st NHL championship By JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer
St. Louis Blues head coach Craig Berube carries the Stanley Cup after the Blues defeated the Boston Bruins in Game 7 of the NHL Stanley Cup Final on Wednesday in Boston. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)
BOSTON — Blues goalie Jordan Binnington was waiting patiently, as NHL rookies learn to do, while the Stanley Cup was passed from teammate to teammate across the recently conquered ice of the new Boston Garden. Thirteen St. Louis players took their turn with the iconic trophy, raising it above their heads, lowering it for a kiss, posing for a picture. Finally, understudy Jake
Allen gave the starter a little shove, and the Game 7 star timidly skated forward to receive the Cup and cap off one of the great rookie runs in NHL history. Binnington stopped 32 shots, and Conn Smythe Trophy winner Ryan O’Reilly scored for the fourth straight game Wednesday night to lead the Blues to a 4-1 victory over Boston in Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Final and their first NHL championship. “To bring a Cup to a city for a first time is crazy. Tough to put into words,”
forward Jaden Schwartz said on the ice as players and team officials took their turns caressing their new bauble. “These fans have been waiting a long time. It’s exciting. We’re going to have a lot of fun with it.” O’Reilly added an assist, Alex Pietrangelo had a goal and an assist and Brayden Schenn and Zach Sanford also scored for St. Louis, which had the worst record in the league in early January but won 30 of their final 49 regular-season games. “Once we pulled it toSee NHL, page A8
Cubs cruise past Rockies By The Associated Press
DENVER — Cole Hamels struck out nine in seven scoreless innings, singled twice and drove in two runs to lead the Chicago Cubs past the Colorado Rockies 10-1 in a testy game on Wednesday. Rockies All-Star thirdbaseman Nolan Arenado left in the fifth inning with a left forearm contusion after Hamels (6-2) hit him with a pitch in the third, and three more batters — including Hamels — were hit by pitches later in the game.
win his major league debut, Garrett Cooper hit a grand slam and Miami blanked St. Louis to end a six-game skid. Yamamoto, acquired last year in the Christian Yelich trade, allowed three hits and two walks and threw 95 pitches. The rookie also earned an RBI with a squeeze bunt.
DIAMONDBACKS 2, PHILLIES 0
PHILADELPHIA — Merrill Kelly tossed three-hit ball over 7 2/3 innings, and Arizona beat Philadelphia. Kelly (7-6) struck out five before departing when Bryce Harper entered the game as a BREWERS 6, ASTROS 3 pinch-hitter. Andrew Chafin retired Harper on two pitches HOUSTON — Justin Verand Greg Holland finished the lander set a career high with 15 three-hitter, earning his 10th strikeouts, but Mike Moustasave in 11 tries. kas hit a two-run homer during Milwaukee’s three-run 14th inning and the Brewers rallied to RED SOX 4, beat Houston. RANGERS 3 Christian Yelich started BOSTON — Mookie Betts the 14th with a single against rookie Cionel Perez (1-1) for drew a bases-loaded walk in Milwaukee’s first hit since the the ninth inning, giving Boston ninth. After Ryan Braun lined the win over Texas. Andrew Benintendi hit a out, Moustakas hit his 21st triple and two doubles, driving homer. in two runs for the Red Sox as they ended a three-game skid BRAVES 8, PIRATES 7 and avoided falling below .500 ATLANTA — Austin Riley for the first time in more than tied the game with a solo homer a month. in the ninth inning and scored the winning run on Ozzie Al- ATHLETICS 6, RAYS 2 bies’ double in the 11th, leadST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — ing Atlanta past Pittsburgh for Ramon Laureano hit his first its sixth straight victory. career grand slam to break an The Braves (39-29) took eighth-inning tie and finished over sole possession of first with five RBIs as Oakland beat place in the NL East and Tampa Bay. moved 10 games over .500 for Oakland went 6-4, includthe first time this season. ing taking two of three from the Rays, on a season-long 10game trip that included some MARLINS 9, significant travel issues. CARDINALS 0 Matt Olson started the deMIAMI — Jordan Yama- cisive eighth with a single off moto pitched seven innings to See MLB, page A8
Warriors, Raptors face high stakes By JANIE McCAULEY AP Sports Writer
OAKLAND, Calif. — Stephen Curry offered a long list of things motivating the Golden State Warriors to extend their season once more and keep alive the chase for a third straight championship. Winning for injured teammate Kevin Durant certainly ranks No. 1 heading into Game 6 of the NBA Finals. A victory in the last game at Oracle Arena is right up there, too. “I don’t think much needs to be said about the motivation that we have or are going to have tomorrow,” Curry said Wednesday. “... To protect our home court, feed off our crowd’s energy, play for ‘K’ and try to keep our season alive. There are a lot of things that you can kind of tap into for energy tomorrow. We’ll be ready.” Kawhi Leonard, Kyle Lowry and the Raptors are playing for Canada’s first NBA crown, not to men-
tion the country’s first major title since the Toronto Blue Jays won the World Series in 1993. Toronto lead the series 3-2 series and are 3-0 on the Warriors’ home floor this season. “For some reason I think both teams are really good road teams and have been all season,” Raptors coach Nick Nurse said. “That’s one thing. Two, two really tough-minded teams playing and you’ve got to be a little more toughminded on the road. And I think a lot of those games probably could have went either way.” The Warriors might have to overcome being both emotionally and physically spent after watching two-time reigning Finals MVP Durant go down again. Durant had returned from a monthlong absence with a strained right calf to start Game 5 only to rupture his right Achilles tendon. Durant announced Wednesday on Instagram the severity of his injury and that he had undergone surgery .
Peninsula Oilers second baseman Victor Carlino turns a double play in front of sliding Jess Davis of the ChugiakEagle River Chinooks on Wednesday at Coral Seymour Memorial Park in Kenai. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)
Oilers drop home opener By JOEY KLECKA Peninsula Clarion
The bats stayed silent until the end Wednesday night at Coral Seymour Memorial Park as the Peninsula Oilers fell 6-3 in their home opener to the Chugiak-Eagle River Chinooks in Alaska Baseball League action. The loss dropped the Oilers to 2-4 overall this year, while the Chinooks broke a four-game losing skid to improve to 2-4. After the Chinooks retired 10 of 11 Peninsula batters spanning the fifth through eighth innings, the Oilers finally awoke in the bottom of the ninth trailing 6-0. The first five batters reached — including hometown slugger Paul Steffensen on an infield single — as three runs came in, but Chugiak reliever Brian Cardone retired the final three to seal the win. “We had opportunities to score, but didn’t cash in,” said Oilers head coach Kyle Brown. “It was frustrating for the players and I both.” While the offense struggled most of the night, outfielder Camden Vasquez was able to do the most, hitting 2 for 3 with an RBI and two walks. Being from Arizona, Vasquez said the colder weather of Kenai, Alaska, favors pitching over hitting. “For smaller guys like me, I’m not focused on hit-
ting bombs,” Vasquez said. “I’m more looking for singles and doubles, just putting the ball in play.” In his second season with the team, Brown remained optimistic even after the inauspicious start. “I’m telling you, I’ve got a good club here,” he said. “I think we’re pressing a little bit, but once we get firing on all cylinders, I think we can go on a run here.” The Oilers were able to notch 11 runs on the Chinooks in Monday’s ABL contest in Chugiak, but were shut out through eight innings Wednesday at home. Trevor McGee started for the Chinooks but it was middle reliever Honus Kindreich that stymied the Oilers’ bats. McGee tossed four innings of four-hit ball with three walks, and Kindreich threw three hitless frames with three strikeouts and just one walk. Daniel Freeman and Cardone finished up with an inning apiece. Soldotna grad Joey Becher got his second start of the year for the Oilers and gave up one run in four innings of work, scattering three hits with two walks as well. Becher made his first hometown start since 2017. The Chinooks got on the board first in the second inning with an RBI single by Joe Brazil on a grounder, but it was the sixth where they did the most damage, scoring three runs to stake
Peninsula Oilers third baseman Bobby Goodloe prepares to catch Jess Davis of the Chugiak-Eagle River Chinooks in a rundown Wednesday at Coral Seymour Memorial Park in Kenai. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)
out a 4-0 lead. After a leadoff double by Ethan English, Pate Fullerton laced an RBI double down the right-field line to push the lead to 2-0. Consecutive walks issued to Joe Brazil and Paddy McKermitt loaded the bases with one out, and after a strikeout to Trevor Cho, Peninsula’s Calvin Farris entered in relief and promptly gave up two runs on an infield single by Jess Davis, although the inning ended on a rundown between second and third that caught McKermitt out.
The Chinooks tacked on two more runs in the ninth with a towering RBI double to the fence by English and a sac fly by Brazil with the bases loaded. In the bottom of the ninth, the Oilers loaded the bases with walks drawn by pinch-hitter Ethan Patrick and Jonathan Villa and singles by Victor Carlino and Steffensen. Steffensen beat out a soft grounder to score the first run, Skyler Messinger drew a walk to force in another run and Vasquez See OILERS, page A8
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gether, we were tough to beat,” said coach Craig Berube, who took over when Mike Yeo was fired in November. He is the fourth coach in the past 11 years hired in midseason to lead his team to the NHL title. Behind Binnington, the Blues eliminated the Jets in six games, the Stars in seven and then knocked out the Sharks in six to reach the final for the first time since 1970. That year, the Blues lost in Boston when Bobby Orr flew through the air after scoring his Cup-clincher — a goal that is commemorated in bronze outside the building. “It’s pretty crazy how things come full circle like that,” Sanford said. “You know, this team deserves it more than anyone, I think. This is the best group of guys ever. We put in the work, and we earned it.” In a physical series that left Bruins captain Zdeno Chara with a broken jaw and saw two Blues suspended for head hits, the teams took turns winning the first three games, with
Binnington getting pulled from a 7-2 loss in Game 3. St. Louis won the next two to move one win from the title, but Boston erupted for five goals in Game 6 on Sunday to force the series to the limit. Boston had home-ice advantage, along with a huge edge in Stanley Cup and Game 7 experience: Five Bruins remained from the team that beat Vancouver in seven to win the franchise’s sixth title in 2011, then returned to the final two years later. But it was the rookie Binnington — not the 2014 Vezina Trophy winner Tuukka Rask — who took a shutout into the final minutes Wednesday. The Blues were never really in danger after scoring twice in the final few minutes of the first period. “He bounced back. We knew he would,” Pietrangelo said. “Unbelievable first period. His confidence, his swagger, his belief in himself — unbelievable.” Rask, who had been the favorite for the postseason MVP if the Bruins had won, stopped 16 shots. The Bruins outshot St. Louis 33-20, but Matt Grzelcyk scored Boston’s only goal.
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TIGERS 3, ROYALS 2
REDS 7, INDIANS 2 CLEVELAND — Rookie Nick Senzel and Joey Votto hit back-to-back home runs to open the game and Cincinnati later got deep shots from Eugenio Suárez and Curt Casali, powering the Reds past Cleveland. The quick homers by Senzel and Votto off rookie Zach Plesac (1-2) marked the first time an opposing team hit consecutive homers to start a game in Cleveland in 118 years.
BLUE JAYS 8, ORIOLES 6 BALTIMORE — Rowdy Tellez hit a grand slam to cap a six-run fifth inning, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. had three hits and Toronto beat Baltimore to end a five-game losing streak. Lourdes Gurriel Jr. had two RBIs for the Blue Jays, who matched their run total from the previous five games combined.
MARINERS 9, TWINS 6 MINNEAPOLIS — Dee
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Brandon Dixon broke an eighth-inning tie with a sacrifice fly that lifted Detroit over Kansas City. Miguel Cabrera also had a sacrifice fly for the Tigers, and Ronny Rodriguez hit an RBI double. Jorge Soler drove in both Royals runs but flied out with a runner on to end the game.
GIANTS 4, PADRES 2 SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Evan Longoria drove in the go-ahead run with an infield single in the fifth inning after San Diego made two errors, and San Francisco held on to complete a two-game sweep. Kevin Pillar homered for the first time in more than a month and Donovan Solano had two hits and two RBIs for the Giants. Buster Posey went 1 for 4 after coming off the injured list earlier in the day. The Padres loaded the bases with two outs in the ninth against Will Smith before the closer got Manuel Margot to pop out. Smith has 16 consecutive saves to start the season.
Scoreboard Hockey NHL Playoffs
N.Y. Yankees (Happ 6-3) at Chicago White Sox (Nova 3-5), 4:10 p.m. All Times ADT
STANLEY CUP FINALS (Best-of-7) St. Louis 4, Boston 3 Monday, May 27: Boston 4, St. Louis 2 Wednesday, May 29: St. Louis 3, Boston 2, OT Saturday, June 1: Boston 7, St. Louis 2 Monday, June 3: St. Louis 4, Boston 2 Thursday, June 6: St. Louis 2, Boston 1 Sunday, June 9: Boston 5, St. Louis 1 Wednesday, June 12: St. Louis 4, Boston 1
Basketball NBA Playoffs FINALS (Best-of-7; x-if necessary) Toronto 3, Golden State 2 Thursday, May 30: Toronto 118, Golden State 109 Sunday, June 2: Golden State 109, Toronto 104 Wednesday, June 5: Toronto 123, Golden State 109 Friday, June 7: Toronto 105, Golden State 92 Monday, June 10: Golden State 106, Toronto 105 Thursday, June 13: Toronto at Golden State, 5 p.m. x-Sunday, June 16: Golden State at Toronto, 4 p.m. All Times ADT
WNBA Standings EASTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB Connecticut 6 1 .857 — Washington 4 2 .667 1½ Chicago 3 2 .600 2 Indiana 3 3 .500 2½ New York 2 4 .333 3½ Atlanta 1 4 .200 4 WESTERN CONFERENCE Los Angeles 3 Minnesota 4 Seattle 4 Las Vegas 2 Phoenix 2 Dallas 0
2 .600 3 .571 3 .571 3 .400 3 .400 4 .000
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Wednesday’s Games New York 75, Minnesota 69 Thursday’s Games Indiana at Dallas, 4 p.m. Friday’s Games Seattle at Washington, 3 p.m. Connecticut at Minnesota, 4 p.m. Los Angeles at Phoenix, 6 p.m. New York at Las Vegas, 6:30 p.m. All Times ADT
Baseball AL Standings
East Division W New York 41 Tampa Bay 41 Boston 35 Toronto 24 Baltimore 21 Central Division Minnesota 44 Cleveland 34 Chicago 32 Detroit 25 Kansas City 21 West Division Houston 46 Texas 36 Oakland 35 Los Angeles 33 Seattle 29
L Pct GB 25 .621 — 26 .612 ½ 34 .507 7½ 43 .358 17½ 46 .313 20½ 22 .667 — 33 .507 10½ 34 .485 12 39 .391 18 46 .313 23½ 23 .667 — 31 .537 9 34 .507 11 35 .485 12½ 42 .408 18
Wednesday’s Games Oakland 6, Tampa Bay 2 Cincinnati 7, Cleveland 2 Boston 4, Texas 3 Toronto 8, Baltimore 6 Milwaukee 6, Houston 3, 14 innings Seattle 9, Minnesota 6, 10 innings Detroit 3, Kansas City 2 Thursday’s Games Seattle (Kikuchi 3-4) at Minnesota (Pineda 4-3), 9:10 a.m. Toronto (Stroman 3-8) at Baltimore (Ynoa 0-2), 3:05 p.m. L.A. Angels (Skaggs 4-6) at Tampa Bay (Yarbrough 5-2), 3:10 p.m. Texas (Sampson 5-3) at Boston (Price 4-2), 3:10 p.m. Detroit (Boyd 5-4) vs. Kansas City (Bailey 4-6) at Omaha, Neb., 4:05 p.m.
NL Standings
East Division W L Pct GB Atlanta 39 29 .574 — Philadelphia 38 30 .559 1 New York 33 34 .493 5½ Washington 31 36 .463 7½ Miami 24 42 .364 14 Central Division Milwaukee 39 29 .574 — Chicago 38 29 .567 ½ St. Louis 33 33 .500 5 Cincinnati 30 36 .455 8 Pittsburgh 30 37 .448 8½ West Division Los Angeles 45 23 .662 — Arizona 36 33 .522 9½ Colorado 35 32 .522 9½ San Diego 33 35 .485 12 San Francisco 28 38 .424 16 Wednesday’s Games Cincinnati 7, Cleveland 2 Chicago Cubs 10, Colorado 1 Arizona 2, Philadelphia 0 Miami 9, St. Louis 0 Atlanta 8, Pittsburgh 7, 11 innings Milwaukee 6, Houston 3, 14 innings San Francisco 4, San Diego 2 Thursday’s Games Pittsburgh (Musgrove 4-6) at Atlanta (Teheran 4-4), 8:10 a.m. Arizona (Greinke 7-2) at Washington (Fedde 1-0), 3:05 p.m. St. Louis (Flaherty 4-3) at N.Y. Mets (deGrom 3-6), 3:10 p.m. San Diego (Strahm 2-5) at Colorado (Gray 5-5), 4:40 p.m. Chicago Cubs (Lester 5-4) at L.A. Dodgers (Kershaw 5-1), 6:10 p.m. All Times ADT
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Plawecki. W_DeSclafani 3-3. L_Plesac 1-2. HRs_Cincinnati, Suarez (15), Senzel (5), Casali (3), Votto (6). Cleveland, Santana (14).
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Blue Jays 8, Orioles 6 Tor. Bal.
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Soccer Women’s World Cup FIRST ROUND GROUP A W L T GF GA Pts France 2 0 0 6 1 6 Norway 1 1 0 4 2 3 Nigeria 1 1 0 2 3 3 South Korea 0 2 0 0 6 0 Wednesday, June 12 Nigeria 2, South Korea 0 France 2, Norway 1 Monday, June 17 France vs. Nigeria, 11 a.m. South Korea vs. Norway, 11 a.m. GROUP B Germany 2 0 0 2 0 6 Spain 1 1 0 3 2 3 China 0 1 0 0 1 0 South Africa 0 1 0 1 3 0 Wednesday, June 12 Germany 1, Spain 0 Thursday, June 13 South Africa vs. China, 11 a.m. Monday, June 17 Germany vs. South Africa, 8 a.m. China vs. Spain, 8 a.m. GROUP C Brazil 1 0 0 3 0 3 Italy 1 0 0 2 1 3 Australia 0 1 0 1 2 0 Jamaica 0 1 0 0 3 0 Thursday, June 13 Australia vs. Brazil, 8 a.m.
Friday, June 14 Jamaica vs. Italy, 8 a.m. GROUP D England 1 0 0 2 1 3 Argentina 0 0 1 0 0 1 Japan 0 0 1 0 0 1 Scotland 0 1 0 1 2 0 Friday, June 14 Japan vs. Scotland, 5 a.m. England vs. Argentina, 11 a.m. GROUP E Canada 1 0 0 1 0 3 Netherlands 1 0 0 1 0 3 Cameroon 0 1 0 0 1 0 New Zealand 0 1 0 0 1 0 Saturday, June 15 Netherlands vs. Cameroon, 5 a.m. Canada vs. New Zealand, 11 a.m. GROUP F United States 1 0 0 13 0 3 Sweden 1 0 0 2 0 3 Chile 0 1 0 0 2 0 Thailand 0 1 0 0 13 0 Sunday, June 16 Sweden vs. Thailand, 5 a.m. United States vs. Chile, 8 a.m. All Times ADT
Transactions BASEBALL American League BOSTON RED SOX — Optioned LHP Bobby Poyner to Pawtucket (IL) and LHP Darwinzon Hernandez to Portland (EL). Recalled RHPs Travis Lakins and Josh Smith from Pawtucket. CLEVELAND INDIANS — Sent RHP Mike Clevinger to Akron (EL) for a rehab assignment. HOUSTON ASTROS — Signed C Korey Lee to a minor league contract. KANSAS CITY ROYALS — Agreed to terms with SS Bobby Witt Jr. on a minor league contract. NEW YORK YANKEES — Returned RHP Chance Adams to Trenton (EL). Optioned LHP Stephen Tarpley to Scranton/ Wilkes-Barre (IL). SEATTLE MARINERS — Sent SS J.P. Crawford to Modesto (Cal) for a rehab assignment. Signed RHP Nick Duron to a minor league contract. TAMPA BAY RAYS — Optioned C Michael Perez to Durham (IL). Signed SS Greg Jones to a minor league contract. TEXAS RANGERS — Assigned RHP David Carpenter outright to Nashville (PCL). Signed OF Kellen Strahm, LHP Triston Polley, 1B Blaine Crim, SS Jake Hoover and RHPs Justin Slaten, John Matthews, Zak Kent, Joe Corbett, Ben Anderson, Luke Schiltz, Mason Cole, Spencer Mraz and Leon Hunter to minor league contracts. TORONTO BLUE JAYS — Placed RHP Ken Giles on the 10-day IL, retroactive to June 9. Selected the contract of RHP Jordan Romano from Buffalo (IL). Transferred RHP Clay Buchholz to the 60-day IL. National League ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS — Placed RHP Jon Duplantier on the 10-day IL. Recalled RHP Stefan Crichton from Reno (PCL). ATLANTA BRAVES — Placed RHP Kevin Gausman on the 10-day IL. Recalled LHP A.J. Minter from Gwinnett (IL). CINCINNATI REDS — Signed OF Matt Lloyd, LHP Nick Lodolo, SS Quincy McAfee, C Justin Gomez and RHPs Quinten Sefcik, Matt Gill and Danny Serreino to minor league contracts. LOS ANGELES DODGERS — Signed C Tyler Ryan; 3B Kody Hoese and Julio Carrion; SSs Zac Ching and Jimmy Titus; OFs Ryan Ward, Joe Vranesh, Danny Sinatro and Justin Washington; RHPs Ryan Pepiot, Nick Robertson, Logan Boyer and Cyrillo Watson; and LHPs Alec Gamboa, Mitchell Tyranski, Jacob Cantleberry, Sean Mellen and Jeff Belge to minor league contracts. MIAMI MARLINS — Placed RP Jose Urena on the 10-day IL, retroactive to June 9. Recalled RHP Jordan Yamamoto from Jacksonville (SL). NEW YORK METS — Re-
turned SS Luis Guillorme to Syracuse (IL). PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES — Optioned LHP Austin Davis to Lehigh Valley (IL). Reinstated RHP Edubray Ramos from the 10-day IL. Signed SS Sal Gozzo to a minor league contract. PITTSBURGH PIRATES — Optioned RHP Montana DuRapau to Indianapolis (IL). Recalled RHP Mitch Keller from Indianapolis. Sent RHP Chris Stratton to Indianapolis (IL) for a rehab assignment. Signed INF Jared Triolo, RHPs Austin Roberts and Cameron Junker and OFs Matt Gorski, Matt Fraizer and Blake Sabol to minor league contracts. ST. LOUIS CARDINALS — Agreed to terms with OF Trejyn Fletcher, RHP Tony Locey, C Pedro Pages, C Aaron Antonini, RHP Adrian Mardueno and RHP Tyler Peck. SAN DIEGO PADRES — Optioned RHP Chris Paddack to Lake Elsinore (Calif.). Recalled RHP Robert Stock from El Paso (PCL). SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS — Reinstated C Buster Posey from 10-day IL. Optioned C Aramis Garcia to Sacramento (PCL). BASKETBALL National Basketball Association CLEVELAND CAVALIERS — Named Lindsay Gottlieb assistant coach. FOOTBALL National Football League CHICAGO BEARS — Waived PK Chris Blewitt. JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS — Signed LB Quincy Williams to a four-year contract. KANSAS CITY CHIEFS — Signed OT Mitchell Schwartz to a one-year contract extension. NEW YORK JETS — Claimed CB Montrel Meander off waivers from the Oakland Raiders. HOCKEY National Hockey League EDMONTON OILERS — Agreed to terms with Bakersfield (AHL) coach Jay Woodcroft on a three-year contract extension. SOCCER Major League Soccer DALLAS — Loaned Fs Francis Atuahene and Ema Twumasi to Austin (USL Championship). SEATTLE SOUNDERS — Signed Ms Josh Atencio and Azriel Gonzalez and Fs Alec Diaz, Shandon Hopeau, Danny Robles and Ray Serrano to short-term agreements from Tacoma (USL Championship). COLLEGE AUSTIN PEAY — Named Nikita Johnson men’s assistant basketball coach. EAST CAROLINA — Announced senior women’s basketball G Sierra DaCosta is transferring from Hartford. FLORIDA GULF COAST — Named Clayton Edwards assistant director of ticket operations. IOWA — Announced sophomore WR Jack Combs is transferring from Central Michigan, sophomore WR Charlie Jones from Buffalo and sophomore WR Oliver Martin from Michigan. MIAMI — Named Bill Courtney men’s assistant basketball coach. SAINT ANSELM — Named Ryan Small assistant director of athletic communications. TENNESSEE — Announced sophomore OL Melvin McBride is giving up football due to health problems. TENNESSEE TECH — Named Crystal Kelly assistant women’s basketball coach. TROY — Promoted Brent Jones to athletic director. UCONN — Granted men’s basketball F Mamadou Diarra a medical disqualification. VANDERBILT — Announced graduate OL Rowan Godwin is transferring from South Alabama, graduate WR/KR Justice Shelton-Mosley from Harvard, graduate DB Cam Watkins from Illinois and graduate DL Eddie Zinn-Turner from Marist. WAGNER — Named Marc Zolchonock assistant men’s lacrosse coach.
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launched a sac fly to left field for a 6-3 game. However, Jaden Fein and Bobby Goodloe were retired to end the game. Becher was able to wiggle his way out of a jam in the top of the fourth. The
Chinooks loaded the bases on a hit-by-pitch, walk and single, but Becher got through with consecutive fly-outs by Paddy McKermitt and Trevor Cho to keep runs off the board. The Oilers had their best opportunity to score in the bottom of the fourth, loading the bases with two outs, but Jonathan Villa grounded out to end the threat.
Sports Briefs Froome crashes, will miss Tour ROANNE, France — Four-time Tour de France champion Chris Froome will miss this year’s race after a “bad crash” in training on Wednesday. Team INEOS leader Dave Brailsford said Froome sustained a suspected fractured femur in a 60 kph (40 mph) crash. The British rider was being airlifted to a hospital, Brailsford said at the Criterium du Dauphine race in southeastern France. Froome was practicing on the route of the 26-kilometer (16-mile) fourth stage of the eight-day Dauphine race, which would have been the 34-year-old rider’s first timetrial test this season. Brailsford said Froome was riding in gusty winds and seemed to lose control of his front wheel when trying to clear his nose. Froome received treatment quickly from medical staff with a race ambulance that was near the scene of the crash, Brailsford said. Seeking a fourth win in the key preparation race, Froome was eighth in the Dauphine standings, 24 seconds behind leader Dylan Teuns of Belgium. Froome won the Dauphine before his Tour wins in 2013, ‘15 and ‘16. He also won the 2017 Tour. The three-week Tour de France starts on July 6. Longtime Froome teammate Geraint Thomas is the defending champion.
6 arrested in Ortiz shooting SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic — An alleged gunman and five accomplices have been detained in the shooting of former Red Sox superstar David Ortiz, Dominican officials said Wednesday, while providing no information about why a group of young men would try to kill their country’s most beloved sports hero. Four other suspects were also being pursued in the shooting, which witnesses said was carried out by two men on a motorcycle, assisted by two other groups of people in cars. “At this moment, they are being interrogated and we will continue deepening the investigation to get to the truth about what happened,” Chief Prosecutor Jean Alain Rodríguez said. “Nobody involved in this unfortunate episode will escape justice, neither those who carried it out nor the mastermind,” he said. The national police director, Maj. Gen. Ney Aldrin Bautista Almonte, said the coordinator of the attack was offered 400,000 Dominican pesos, or about $7,800, to orchestrate the shooting. He said the alleged coordinator was also among those in custody. — The Associated Press
Today in History Today is Thursday, June 13, the 164th day of 2019. There are 201 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On June 13, 1966, the Supreme Court ruled in Miranda v. Arizona that criminal suspects had to be informed of their constitutional right to consult with an attorney and to remain silent. On this date: In 1842, Queen Victoria became the first British monarch to ride on a train, traveling from Slough Railway Station to Paddington in 25 minutes. In 1927, aviation hero Charles Lindbergh was honored with a tickertape parade in New York City. In 1935, James Braddock claimed the title of world heavyweight boxing champion from Max Baer in a 15-round fight in Queens, New York. “Becky Sharp,” the first movie photographed in “three-strip” Technicolor, opened in New York. In 1942, a four-man Nazi sabotage team arrived on Long Island, New York, three days before a second four-man team landed in Florida. (All eight men were arrested after two members of the first group defected.) President Franklin D. Roosevelt created the Office of Strategic Services and the Office of War Information. In 1967, President Lyndon B. Johnson nominated Solicitor-General Thurgood Marshall to become the first black justice on the U.S. Supreme Court. In 1977, James Earl Ray, the convicted assassin of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr., was recaptured following his escape three days earlier from a Tennessee prison. In 1978, the movie musical “Grease,” starring John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John, had its world premiere in New York. In 1983, the U.S. space probe Pioneer 10, launched in 1972, became the first spacecraft to leave the solar system as it crossed the orbit of Neptune. In 1993, Canada’s Progressive Conservative Party chose Defense Minister Kim Campbell to succeed Brian Mulroney (muhl-ROO’-nee) as prime minister; she was the first woman to hold the post. Astronaut Donald K. “Deke” Slayton died in League City, Texas, at age 69. In 1997, a jury voted unanimously to give Timothy McVeigh the death penalty for his role in the Oklahoma City bombing. The Chicago Bulls captured their fifth professional basketball championship in seven years with a 90-to-86 victory over the Utah Jazz in game six. In 2005, A jury in Santa Maria, California, acquitted Michael Jackson of molesting a 13-year-old cancer survivor at his Neverland ranch. The Supreme Court warned prosecutors to use care in striking minorities from juries, siding with black murder defendants in Texas and California who contended their juries had been unfairly stacked with whites. In 2008, Tim Russert, moderator of NBC’s “Meet the Press,” died suddenly while preparing for his weekly broadcast; he was 58. R. Kelly was acquitted of all charges in his child pornography trial in Chicago, ending a six-year ordeal for the R&B superstar. Ten years ago: Opponents of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (ah-muhDEE’-neh-zhahd) clashed with police in the heart of Tehran after the Iranian president claimed a re-election victory. Hundreds gathered at a sprawling hillside cemetery in Los Angeles to attend a funeral for David Carradine, more than a week after the 72-year-old actor was found hanging in a Bangkok hotel room. Five years ago: The Internal Revenue Service told Congress it had lost a trove of emails to and from Lois Lerner, a central figure in the agency’s tea party controversy, sparking outrage from congressional investigators. The Los Angeles Kings won the Stanley Cup for the second time in three years with a 3-2 victory over the New York Rangers in Game 5. Hall of Fame football coach Chuck Noll, 82, died in Sewickley, Pennsylvania. One year ago: President Donald Trump declared that his summit with Kim Jong Un had ended any nuclear threat from North Korea, though the meeting had produced no details on how or when weapons might be eliminated or reduced. On the eve of the start of the World Cup in Russia, FIFA voters chose to award the 2026 World Cup to North America. Today’s Birthdays: Actor Bob McGrath is 87. Artist Christo is 84. Magician Siegfried (Siegfried & Roy) is 80. Actor Malcolm McDowell is 76. Former U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is 75. Singer Dennis Locorriere is 70. Actor Richard Thomas is 68. Actor Jonathan Hogan is 68. Actor Stellan Skarsgard is 68. Comedian Tim Allen is 66. North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper is 62. Actress Ally Sheedy is 57. TV anchor Hannah Storm is 57. Rock musician Paul deLisle (deh-LYL’) (Smash Mouth) is 56. Actress Lisa Vidal is 54. Singer David Gray is 51. Rhythm and blues singer Deniece Pearson (Five Star) is 51. Rock musician Soren Rasted (Aqua) is 50. Actor Jamie Walters is 50. Singer-musician Rivers Cuomo (Weezer) is 49. Country singer Susan Haynes is 47. Actor Steve-O is 45. Country singer Jason Michael Carroll is 41. Actor Ethan Embry is 41. Actor Chris Evans is 38. Actress Sarah Schaub is 36. Singer Raz B is 34. Actress Kat Dennings is 33. Actress Ashley Olsen is 33. Actress Mary-Kate Olsen is 33. DJ/producer Gesaffelstein is 32. Actor Aaron Johnson is 29. Thought for Today: “There are no strangers here, only friends you have not yet met.” -- William Butler Yeats (1865-1939).
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June exhibit showcases historic Kenai buildings
Events and Exhibitions n Soldotna Parks & Recreation and The Yoga Yurt are excited to offer free yoga in the park in June and July. This is a gentle flow yoga for all skill levels on Fridays from 6-7:15 p.m. at Farnsworth Park in Soldotna. Farnsworth park is located at 148 S Birch Street and yoga will happen rain or shine so dress accordingly. For more information call 262-3151. n The Sterling Community Center invites you to our Summer community event, Sterling Friday Flea Market. On Friday June 14, 21, 28, July 12, 19, 26 and Aug. 9 and 16. Open 10 a.m.-4 p.m. The market is for Crafters, fruit/vegetable Vendors, Merchandise Vendors, and Second Hand booths. 10-feet wide by 20-feet deep spaces for rent in parking lot for $10. Bring your own tents and tables or we have Rentals: 6ft table and one chair $10. Get a space at the Sterling Friday Flea Market anytime during the summer. If the weather is not cooperating vendors can come inside. All vendors and customers will have access to Sterling Community Center facilities and vending machines. Call for registration and information262-7224 or email scc@ acsalaska.net. n Fun Under the Midnight Sun Summer Solstice Festival will take place Friday, June 21 from noon-9 p.m. at the Diamond M Ranch Resort. Featuring an amazing lineup of talent from across the state and beyond. Headliner will be Meghan Linsey from season 8 of NBC’s “The Voice.” Also featuring Mike Morgan, The Pepper Shakers, Ben Jamin, the MikaDayShow and more. Proceeds to benefit Matti’s Farm, “Connecting generations through agriculture and education.” This will be fun for the whole family. $10 for adults, $5 for youth, $25 for the whole family. Visit https://www.facebook. com/events/477572906107254/?active_tab=about or https://youtu.be/vRvbSZSNP28. n Join us in the Fireweed Diner, every Tuesday from 5-6 p.m., beginning June 11 through Sept. 10 for a meal and a time of learning about food and nutrition. June 11: What’s for Dinner? with Shelby Dykstra, dietetic intern; June 18: “What I have on Hand” Meal Planning with Amorette Payment, SNAP-ED nutrition educator; June 25:Bring the Kids! with Shelby Dykstra, dietetic intern. RSVP to Greg Meyer, executive director, 907-262-3111 or gmeyer@kpfoodbank.org. n Kenai Fine Art Center’s June exhibit is Historic Buildings of Kenai. The Kenai Fine Art Center is located across from the Oiler’s Bingo Hall and next to the Historic Cabins.283-7040, www.kenaifineart.com. Historic Buildings of Kenai will hang until June 29. n Kenai Performers is holding open auditions for a melodrama titled, “Blazing Guns at Roaring Gulch…or, The Perfumed Badge”by Shubert Fendrich on Sunday, June 23, 2-2:30 p.m. and Monday, June 24, 7-7:30 p.m. in their rental space located on thebackside of Subway restaurant on K-Beach Road. Play has roles for 4 men/5 women, age 16 and up. Performance dates areAugust 1618 & 23-25, 2019. For more information contact Terri at 252-6808. n Registration is now open for Kenai Performers’ Summer Drama Camp. Junior session, ages 5-7, June 17-June 28, Monday-Friday, 10 a.m.-noon. Fee: $250. Senior session, ages 8-18, June 17-July 13, MondayFriday, 12:30-4 p.m. Fee: $450. Location: 43335 KBeach Road (backside of Subway). Early enrollment discount if fee is paid by June 1. For more information or to register, call Terri at 252-6808. n Into its 20th year, the Seldovia Summer Solstice Music Festival is happening June 20-23 in Seldovia and is building to be an event to remember. The headliners are the Sahnas Brothers and Suzanne Lansford who play a See EVENTS, page A10
Poet’s
Corner June By Bonnie Marie Playle This is the sunny month; the time of year that’s bright and radiant. The colors are simply brilliant. The signs are Gemini, the twins and Cancer, the crab. The Geminis are bright and quick-witted while Cancers are nurturers; the elements are air and water both signs go together like none other. This month has three birthstones, the pearl, alexandrite and moonstone. All of these mean honesty and calmness. The meanings show promise. The colors are light blue, white and cream; symbolizing loyalty, goodness and calming all of which are positive so it seems. The animal is the bull, which is strong-willed; to be around him use skill. The June flowers are rose and honeysuckle; love and happiness. The sunny month has no bitterness. The royal bird is the dove, purposely sent to bring peace from above. The trees, ash, horn beam, fig, birch and apple are quite a mixture, but paint a beautiful picture. It’s hard not to be happy in June, thank you God, for all you do. Poems must include the writer’s name, phone number and address. They should be kept to no more than 300 words. Submission of a poem does not guarantee publication. Poems may be e-mailed to news@peninsulaclarion.com, faxed to 283-3299, delivered to the Clarion at 150 Trading Bay Road or mailed to P.O. Box 3009, Kenai, AK 99611.
A detailed look at an illustration of old Kenai and the Columbia Ward Fisheries by Thor Evenson at the Kenai Fine Art Center Thursday, June 6, 2019, during the opening reception to the June exhibit Historic Buildings of Kenai. (Photo by Joey Klecka/ Peninsula Clarion) By JOEY KLECKA Peninsula Clarion
The rich display of artwork depicting Kenai’s historic buildings this month at the Kenai Fine Art Center is not limited to the artwork inside the building. Just ask anyone who knows the history of the art gallery that sits on Cook Avenue, only a
quarter mile from the mouth of the Kenai River. “We’re in a historic building,” explained Marion Nelson, vice president of the Fine Art Center. The Historic Buildings of Kenai opened last Thursday and will last for the month of June, with an array of paintings and photographs giving viewers a bit
of a history lesson of Old Town Kenai. Part of that lesson is the history of the Kenai Fine Art building, which years ago was part of the Kenai Volunteer Fire Department. During the exhibit’s opening reception June 6, the original fire truck sat outside the building it once occupied. A 1941 Chevrolet
1-1/2 ton pump truck that was used in the 1950s and ‘60s, it was recently restored by John Leake, Dalton Best and Daniel Rust over the course of a year at Freddie Pollard, Sr.’s Toy Shop. Inside the building, photographs and notebooks still remaining from over 50 years ago tell of a time when Kenai was just a fledgling community reaping the benefits of an oil boom. Paintings hang on the wall depicting the old Kenai harbor, complete with illustrations of the former Columbia Ward Fisheries and the Libby, McNeill & Libby cannery on the mouth of the Kenai River. There are also photographic pieces portraying the iconic Holy Assumption of the Virgin Mary Russian Orthodox Church that stands watch over the old town — Nelson said that building is one of the most significant in Kenai’s history — and the rafters of the Columbia Wards Fisheries cannery that bore the years fisherman worked there, etched into the wood of the ceiling. As for the Kenai Fine Art Center, which originally headquartered the Kenai See KENAI, page A10
A crucial glimpse of explorers, loggers and homesteaders By Lynda V. Mapes The Seattle Times (TNS)
What a surprise and delight “The Last Wilderness,” by the late journalist and author Murray Morgan, is. Originally published in 1955, it has been reissued by the University of Washington Press with a fresh design and a new introduction by poet Tim McNulty, another authentic and venerable voice of the Olympic Peninsula. I was curious as to how I would find this account from the 1950s. The pleasant surprise was how heavily Morgan, a journalist by training, draws on primary sources. From journals, diaries, ship’s logs, historical newspaper accounts and more, Murray mines first looks at the wild forests, seas and rivers of the peninsula by explorers, loggers, homesteaders and others. Some of the best parts of the book are extensive quotations from their accounts of what it was like to cut oldgrowth trees with handsaws, to bushwhack unknown woods, and hack homesteads into what white settlers saw as a wilderness both hostile and wondrous. The casualness with
which whatever anyone wanted was simply taken, stripped and sold is not news. But it still shocks when confronted in the detail Morgan relates. Here is both the astonishment of explorers as they look for the first time from their ships at the forests that cloak shores to the waterline, and the dispatch with which they claim whatever they want for whatever European crown or business tycoon back East sent them, whether a perfect Puget Sound cove for a mill site, or swaths of virgin timber as far as their eye can see. Sea otters are shot from towers on the beach until there are none left to shoot. Trees are wastefully logged and milled, with the prime cuts taken and the rest burned as trash in fires that don’t go out for a decade. Cougars are plugged with lead by the hundreds for a $75 per head bounty. It is a book of its time. Missing are the stories of women, of Native Americans, of the lives of the animals or the ecological story of this place and consequences of the destruction wrought by this pillage. This isn’t that book, and Morgan
2019 University of Washington Press not that author. people who transformed it. But the book remains an Morgan chronicles the important read that yields steaming wet clothes by fresh understanding of this the smoking woodstove in place, and especially of the See BOOK, page A10
Tessa Thompson’s charisma makes ‘Men in Black’ reboot work By Katie Walsh Tribune News Service (TNS)
“Men in Black”? “XMen”? That’s so 2000s. The trend of summer 2019 is blockbuster franchise reboots with women in the driver’s seat who are sick of being called “men.” In the most discussed moment of “Dark Phoenix,” Jennifer Lawrence’s Raven snaps, “You might wanna think about changing the name to X-Women.” And in “Men in Black: International,” Emma Thompson and Tessa Thompson share a cringe over the secretive alienfighting organization’s outdated name. Unfortunately, we can’t call this kind of half-hearted shoehorning as coming even close to “feminist,” but we see your effort, Hollywood. The actual work is casting Tessa Thompson in the role of a funny, whip-smart, ahem, Person in Black. In fact, Thompson is what makes this otherwise completely unnecessary reboot work. It’s unclear why we needed a fourth “Men in Black” film seven years after the last one, besides that the property exists and copyrights were likely about
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to expire. Still, it helps that they’ve cleaned the slate entirely, making way for stars like Thompson and Chris Hemsworth to don the suits and sunglasses. Clearly, Thompson and Hemsworth are a dynamic duo, as proven in “Thor: Ragnarok.” This is likely due to Thompson being the only young star in Hollywood whose charisma not only stands up to Hemsworth’s, but actually outshines the charming blond Aussie hunk. In the role of Molly, a young girl obsessed with aliens after a childhood encounter and who goes on to chase her dream of joining the Men in Black, Thompson steps into a far
more comedic role than the ones in which we’ve seen her. And she is more than up to the task. Directed by F. Gary Gray and written by Matt Holloway and Art Marcum, “Men in Black: International” has a decidedly retro ’90s feel. It has the energy of one of those breezy big summer movies of the late 20th century that went down easy like an ice-cold soda on a hot summer day. Some laughs, some action, very little thinking. This international romp peppered with aliens is tightly plotted, but it has a loose comedic timing. Unfortunately, it is, of course, saddled with 20 unnecessary minutes of computer-gener-
ated visual noise tacked onto the end for higher stakes or something. Double crosses, end-of-the-world-type stuff. Feel free to dip out around minute 95. In what could otherwise be just another bland action comedy sprinkled with sci-fi, “Men In Black: International” has a few secret weapons stashed, like the laser blasters Agent H (Hemsworth) pulls out of every nook and cranny in his extraterrestrial taxi. One is, of course, the weapons-grade charm of Thompson and Hemsworth. The second is Kumail Nanjiani, who voices a tiny alien named Pawny the pair pick up in Marrakech, and who pledges fealty to Agent M (Thompson). As a miniature sidekick, he becomes a crucial element. Not only to the team, but to the film’s overall humor and silliness, which is an important task. Despite the nagging questions about whether or not we really needed a new installment of the “Men in Black,” “International” makes its case with a troika of winning stars, a breakneck pace and a tone that never takes itself too seriously, which means you don’t have to either. It’s more fun that way anyway.
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‘Western Stars’ new path for Bruce Springsteen
In this 2018 file photo, Bruce Springsteen performs at the 12th annual Stand Up For Heroes benefit concert at the Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York. (Photo by Brad Barket/Invision/AP, File) By Gregory Katz The Associated Press
Bruce Springsteen’s new studio release breaks fresh ground for the vet-
eran rocker, who turns his back not only on the blistering sound of the E Street Band but also abandons the haunting acoustic moods pioneered
on “Nebraska” and finetuned on later solo efforts. After the soul-searching, confessional tone of his bestselling autobiography and sold-out Broad-
way show, Springsteen’s “Western Stars” relies on an unfamiliar orchestral approach that somewhat masks the singer and is devoid of driving beats, sax solos and rock ‘n’ roll tropes. Instead, he draws on the rich tradition of California-styled, pre-Beatles pop. There are hints of Roy Orbison’s soaring vocals and Brian Wilson’s pocket symphonies, but the lyrics are pure Springsteen. Beneath the glossy sheen are the taut narratives, introspection and ambiguous moments familiar to longtime listeners. His storytelling skills are as strong as ever, just presented in a different way. He’s paying homage to an era when the single reigned, and radio airtime went a long way to determining an artist’s success or oblivion, but Springsteen is not looking for No.1 hits with easy hooks. “Western Stars” is understated, without over-the-
top orchestration or hyperbole. Each song stands alone as a self-contained story taken as a whole it’s a panorama of loneliness and heartbreak. The protagonists are mostly men, and mostly beaten down, but there are occasional whiffs of freedom, usually tied to the joys of the open road, that most enduring of American myths. It is no accident that the album opens with “Hitch Hikin”’ and this straightforward image of a loner in perpetual motion: “Thumb stuck out as I go/I’m just travelin’ up the road/Maps don’t do much for me, friend/I follow the weather and the wind.” It’s a recurring image dating back to the days of Woody Guthrie. There are other fullyformed characters from Springsteen’s imagination: the failed country music songwriter, his lyrics rejected at every turn, the busted up B-movie stuntman held together by rods and pins, even a
rundown hotel with an empty swimming pool with dandelions pushing up through the cracked concrete takes on a life of its own as a character in “Moonlight Motel.” But it’s not all heartbreak. There are small celebrations, too, notably in “Sleepy Joe’s Cafe,” where working men and women can find solace on the dance floor when weekend comes. It’s a dreamy place where Monday morning is far, far away, and Springsteen has placed it in the context of the postwar economic boom that powered America for decades: “Joe came home in ‘45 and took out a G.I. loan/ On a sleepy little spot an Army cook could call his own/He married May, the highway come in and they woke up to find they were sitting on top of a pretty little gold mine.” It’s a nostalgic vision, yes, but those roadhouses still exist. You just have to drive a bit.
Rapper Bushwick Bill of the Geto Boys dies at 52 By The Associated Press
Bushwick Bill, the diminutive, one-eyed rapper who with the Geto Boys helped put the South’s stamp on rap with hits like “Mind Playing Tricks On Me” and “Six Feet Deep,” died on Sunday at the age of 52, according to his publicist. Dawn P. told The Associated Press that the rapper died Sunday at 9:35 p.m., local time, at a Colorado hospital. The publicist says the rapper, whose legal name is Richard Shaw, was surrounded by family when he died. His Dallas-based business manager, Pete Marrero,
said the rapper was diagnosed with stage 4 pancreatic cancer in February. He had been planning to go on tour around the time he was hospitalized. In an interview with TMZ, Bushwick Bill said he wasn’t afraid of dying, referencing one of his songs, “Ever So Clear,” from his 1992 solo album, where he talks about shooting himself in the head and losing an eye when he was high on drugs. “I died and came back already on June 19, 1991 so I know what it’s like on the other side,” he said. He said he was working on new music because, “I notice when most celebri-
ties pass, they really don’t have nothing set up for their children and everything’s in disarray so I figure, old music will sell but if I have new music for them … at least they will have residual income from those things.” The Houston-based Geto Boys was a trio consisting of Bushwick Bill, Scarface and Willie D that launched in the late 1980s. Their gritty verses punctuated by tales of violence, misogyny and hustling made them platinum sensations and showed that rap had strength outside the strongholds of New York, where it got its start, and later Los Angeles. Bushwick Bill was the
group’s most explosive member, and played up his real-life chaos: The cover of the Geto Boys “We Can’t Be Stopped” features him on a gurney with a garish eye wound. Later, he would compare himself to the horror character Chucky, even writing a song about it. On another of the group’s tracks, “Damn It Feels Good to be a Gangsta,” he rapped about being a smart gangster who was positioning himself for success and longevity rather than a violent early death. The song was featured in Mike Judge’s 1999 workplace satire “Office Space.” The Jamaica-born rapper was widely reported to have
died earlier Sunday after a bandmate wrote a post on Instagram suggesting so, but
his publicist had said Sunday afternoon that those reports were premature.
concrete blocks that still make up the wall that separates the art gallery from the kiln shop. He also drove the 1941 Chevy firetruck countless times to house fires and other emergencies during his time with the department. “Couldn’t begin to guess (how many times),” Doyle said. “Whoever got to the station first, they got the door open and drove the truck. The people that come along after that, followed the truck to wherever they were going, or get on the back and ride.” Also at the reception was Nick Miller, 73, who has lived in Kenai since 1952. Miller is a lifelong Alaskan who has experienced the great 1964 Alaskan earthquake, a 14-month tour in Vietnam and plenty of nights working volunteer shifts at the department.
“One time in the winter, we had three fires in one night,” Miller recalled. “We’d go home, hit the sack and boom, there’s another fire. We’d do that one, come home and get cleaned up, and then another. “We got done about five in the morning and by eight in the morning, I was back at my job working.” Miller created Nick’s Iron Works, a welding shop in Kenai, and said he joined the Kenai Volunteer Fire Department in 1969 and served until its closure in 1973. Perusing the items and artwork at the exhibit, Miller said he recalls people and events that he hadn’t thought about in years, but was glad to be reminded of. “The one thing that struck me and still does today, it was a very tight-knit group,” he said. “And they were very dedicated to what they did. Any time, day or night, weather didn’t make any difference. Anything you had to do, you did it.” With about 500 people living in Kenai around the time oil was discovered in the Swanson River in 1957, the town experienced a population explosion as the oil boom took off, and Doyle and Miller explained that the town needed a consistent emergency presence. “That’s when these things started to come on,” Miller said. “There’s more people here, we need a fire engine, we need people that can go do this, because we don’t (have them).” The volunteer fire hall was constructed in 1955,
and the jail cell — which still remains today — was added two years later. Doyle said a dispatch worker was available to notify the department of fires and emergencies. By the early 1970s, a greater need for a paid staff of firefighters who would be trained more regularly led to the construction of the current fire station on Willow Street. The old volunteer building was used as the Kenai Library for a brief period of time in the ‘70s, but by 1980 it was turned into the art gallery that sits there today. Doyle said around 20 guys at any given time were part of the volunteer department, but Miller estimates that maybe five or six stayed as paid firefighters. “That’s when they started hiring paid firemen,” Doyle said. “The volunteers that had been here a lot of years, some of them just didn’t like taking orders from the paid department.” Miller added, “It went from just a volunteer fire guy thing, to a paid fire department with new equipment and better-trained firemen. You come to work every day and train. Not just every Thursday night.” With records of the former volunteer service nearly 50 years in the past, Miller said the exhibit serves as a nice tribute to not only the building, but the history of the town of Kenai in general. “There’s no way you’re going to remember everything from that far ago,” Miller said.
logging railroads punched into the woods. “It was strangely like war,” Morgan writes. “They attacked the forest as if it were an enemy to be pushed back from the beach heads to be driven into the hills, broken into patches, wiped out. “Many operators thought they were not only making lumber but liberating the land from the trees, making room for farmers.” He is a beautiful writer, capturing not only the details of how the work was done, but the spirit of it — even the
thrill of cutting ancient, colossal trees down to dimensional lumber: ” … every year more mills were built and there were more saws to feed, in each mill were an agony of sounds and a menacing flicker of steel … square it down, cut it up. It was growing before Columbus, and you’re its master.” The incomprehensible danger of the work in the woods is honored: “The great logs swinging through the air would knock down a two foot thick tree with-
out losing momentum. They simply splattered any logger who wasn’t clear when they started to move.” Here too are the stories of the crackpots, schemers and dreamers starting utopian communities for free love and swimming “clothed only in goose pimples” and the stubborn holdouts fighting creation of Olympic National Park to the last. A surprise on every page, this rich history is necessary reading for understanding the Olympic Peninsula both as it was and is today.
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blend of Greek, Latin, and Flaminco guitar music with the added flair Continued from page A9 of Suzanne Lansford’s excellent fiddle accompaniment. The second headliner is Tumbledown House Band, which performed at Salmonfest 2018. Also appearing from Alaska is the Emily Anderson Band from Fairbanks, Kat Moore from the Super Saturated Sugar Strings, Noah Proctor and Kelly Baber from Soldotna, Susan Mumma and Daryl and the Scribs from Seldovia. Happening at the same time is the 5th annual Higgy’s En Plein Air Art Festival with Emil Vinberg and Jen Jolliff as Headliners. Both events have free workshops along with musical busking, a song circle with the performers and other activities to make this a truly memorable weekend! Tickets are $40 for an all festival Adult pass, Teens $16. Under 12 free. More info on Facebook- Seldovia Summer Solstice Music Festival or the seldoviaartscouncil.net.
Entertainment n New York City jazz guitarist Mark Elf will perform at The Flats Bistro on Saturday, June 15, starting at 9:30 p.m. Mark has left his stamp on the international jazz scene for over 40 years, performing with jazz giants Dizzy Gillespie, Clark Terry, Jimmy Heath & the Heath Bros., Wynton Marsalis, Jon Hendricks and countless others. After forming his own record company in 1995 he stunned the music industry with hit after hit on jazz radio. From 1996 to 2014 all 12 of his recordings finished in the top ten on National Jazz Radio, with 10 in a row reaching No. 1. Don’t miss Mark’s show in Kenai this Saturday! Call The Flats Bistro for reservations and info: 907-335-1010. n The Flats Bistro in Kenai presents live dinner music Thursday and Friday from 6:30-8:30 p.m., featuring Garrett Mayer on Thursdays and Mike Morgan on Fridays. For reservations please call The Flats Bistro at 907-335-1010. Please watch this space for more music at The Flats this summer. n Vagabond Inn presents Live Music Melster Blues Band - Formerly Shuffledawgs Music on Saturday, June 15 starting at 9 p.m. n Acapulco, 43543 Sterling Highway in Soldotna, has live music at 5 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays. n A bluegrass jam takes place on the first Sunday of the month at from 1-4 p.m. at the Mount Redoubt Baptist Church on South Lovers Loop in Nikiski. n Veronica’s in Old Town Kenai has Open Mic from 6-8 p.m. Friday. Call Veronica’s at 283-2725. n The Alaska Roadhouse Bar and Grill hosts open horseshoe tournaments Thursday nights at the bar on Golddust Drive. For more information, call 262-9887. n An all acoustic jam takes place every Thursday. The jam takes place at Christ Lutheran Church in Soldotna on the first Thursday of the month, and at the Kenai Senior Center during the rest of the month. Jam starts at 6:30 p.m. n AmVets Post 4 has reopened in its brand new building on Kalifornsky Beach across from Jumpin’ Junction. Eligible veterans and their families are invited to stop by to find out more about AmVets and their involvement in the Veteran community. For members and invited guests, Friday night dance to “Running with Scissors,” and Saturday Burn your own steak and karaoke with Cowboy Don. n Odie’s Deli in Soldotna has live music Friday from 6-8 p.m. and Pub Quiz night every Wednesday from 6-8 p.m. n The Bow bar in Kenai has karaoke at 9 p.m. Thursdays.
Old photographs of members of the Kenai Volunteer Fire Department lay on a table Thursday, June 6, 2019, during the opening reception to the June exhibit Historic Buildings of Kenai. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)
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Volunteer Fire Department, two original members were on hand at the opening reception, and shared stories of the very building they were standing in. Jim Doyle, 84, said he joined the volunteer force at age 27 when he saw the community needed the help when an emergency called. “I wanted to help,” Doyle said. “You got a lot of satisfaction when you were helping people. We never got paid, and when we went out on a call or rescue, we knew we were helping people. It gave you a good feeling.” Doyle opened Doyle’s Fuel Service in 1962 and still operates the business with son Jimmy. Doyle was one of the volunteer firefighters who hauled in the
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the loggers’ bunkhouse, the lonely lighthouse keeper on Destruction Island, the hilarity of the Press Expedition as explorers set off in December to see what they might find in the Olympics. Well told is the rise and fall of the timber industry and the transformation of logging, from work done by hand and with animals to the industrial assault undertaken with steam equipment and
In this 2016 photo Bushwick Bill, right, joins Deftones’ Chino Moreno onstage at the SPIN Party in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Jack Plunkett/Invision/AP, File)
A10 | Thursday, June 13, 2019 | Peninsula Clarion
‘Western Stars’ new path for Bruce Springsteen
In this 2018 file photo, Bruce Springsteen performs at the 12th annual Stand Up For Heroes benefit concert at the Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York. (Photo by Brad Barket/Invision/AP, File) By Gregory Katz The Associated Press
Bruce Springsteen’s new studio release breaks fresh ground for the vet-
eran rocker, who turns his back not only on the blistering sound of the E Street Band but also abandons the haunting acoustic moods pioneered
on “Nebraska” and finetuned on later solo efforts. After the soul-searching, confessional tone of his bestselling autobiography and sold-out Broad-
way show, Springsteen’s “Western Stars” relies on an unfamiliar orchestral approach that somewhat masks the singer and is devoid of driving beats, sax solos and rock ‘n’ roll tropes. Instead, he draws on the rich tradition of California-styled, pre-Beatles pop. There are hints of Roy Orbison’s soaring vocals and Brian Wilson’s pocket symphonies, but the lyrics are pure Springsteen. Beneath the glossy sheen are the taut narratives, introspection and ambiguous moments familiar to longtime listeners. His storytelling skills are as strong as ever, just presented in a different way. He’s paying homage to an era when the single reigned, and radio airtime went a long way to determining an artist’s success or oblivion, but Springsteen is not looking for No.1 hits with easy hooks. “Western Stars” is understated, without over-the-
top orchestration or hyperbole. Each song stands alone as a self-contained story taken as a whole it’s a panorama of loneliness and heartbreak. The protagonists are mostly men, and mostly beaten down, but there are occasional whiffs of freedom, usually tied to the joys of the open road, that most enduring of American myths. It is no accident that the album opens with “Hitch Hikin”’ and this straightforward image of a loner in perpetual motion: “Thumb stuck out as I go/I’m just travelin’ up the road/Maps don’t do much for me, friend/I follow the weather and the wind.” It’s a recurring image dating back to the days of Woody Guthrie. There are other fullyformed characters from Springsteen’s imagination: the failed country music songwriter, his lyrics rejected at every turn, the busted up B-movie stuntman held together by rods and pins, even a
rundown hotel with an empty swimming pool with dandelions pushing up through the cracked concrete takes on a life of its own as a character in “Moonlight Motel.” But it’s not all heartbreak. There are small celebrations, too, notably in “Sleepy Joe’s Cafe,” where working men and women can find solace on the dance floor when weekend comes. It’s a dreamy place where Monday morning is far, far away, and Springsteen has placed it in the context of the postwar economic boom that powered America for decades: “Joe came home in ‘45 and took out a G.I. loan/ On a sleepy little spot an Army cook could call his own/He married May, the highway come in and they woke up to find they were sitting on top of a pretty little gold mine.” It’s a nostalgic vision, yes, but those roadhouses still exist. You just have to drive a bit.
Rapper Bushwick Bill of the Geto Boys dies at 52 By The Associated Press
Bushwick Bill, the diminutive, one-eyed rapper who with the Geto Boys helped put the South’s stamp on rap with hits like “Mind Playing Tricks On Me” and “Six Feet Deep,” died on Sunday at the age of 52, according to his publicist. Dawn P. told The Associated Press that the rapper died Sunday at 9:35 p.m., local time, at a Colorado hospital. The publicist says the rapper, whose legal name is Richard Shaw, was surrounded by family when he died. His Dallas-based business manager, Pete Marrero,
said the rapper was diagnosed with stage 4 pancreatic cancer in February. He had been planning to go on tour around the time he was hospitalized. In an interview with TMZ, Bushwick Bill said he wasn’t afraid of dying, referencing one of his songs, “Ever So Clear,” from his 1992 solo album, where he talks about shooting himself in the head and losing an eye when he was high on drugs. “I died and came back already on June 19, 1991 so I know what it’s like on the other side,” he said. He said he was working on new music because, “I notice when most celebri-
ties pass, they really don’t have nothing set up for their children and everything’s in disarray so I figure, old music will sell but if I have new music for them … at least they will have residual income from those things.” The Houston-based Geto Boys was a trio consisting of Bushwick Bill, Scarface and Willie D that launched in the late 1980s. Their gritty verses punctuated by tales of violence, misogyny and hustling made them platinum sensations and showed that rap had strength outside the strongholds of New York, where it got its start, and later Los Angeles. Bushwick Bill was the
group’s most explosive member, and played up his real-life chaos: The cover of the Geto Boys “We Can’t Be Stopped” features him on a gurney with a garish eye wound. Later, he would compare himself to the horror character Chucky, even writing a song about it. On another of the group’s tracks, “Damn It Feels Good to be a Gangsta,” he rapped about being a smart gangster who was positioning himself for success and longevity rather than a violent early death. The song was featured in Mike Judge’s 1999 workplace satire “Office Space.” The Jamaica-born rapper was widely reported to have
died earlier Sunday after a bandmate wrote a post on Instagram suggesting so, but
his publicist had said Sunday afternoon that those reports were premature.
concrete blocks that still make up the wall that separates the art gallery from the kiln shop. He also drove the 1941 Chevy firetruck countless times to house fires and other emergencies during his time with the department. “Couldn’t begin to guess (how many times),” Doyle said. “Whoever got to the station first, they got the door open and drove the truck. The people that come along after that, followed the truck to wherever they were going, or get on the back and ride.” Also at the reception was Nick Miller, 73, who has lived in Kenai since 1952. Miller is a lifelong Alaskan who has experienced the great 1964 Alaskan earthquake, a 14-month tour in Vietnam and plenty of nights working volunteer shifts at the department.
“One time in the winter, we had three fires in one night,” Miller recalled. “We’d go home, hit the sack and boom, there’s another fire. We’d do that one, come home and get cleaned up, and then another. “We got done about five in the morning and by eight in the morning, I was back at my job working.” Miller created Nick’s Iron Works, a welding shop in Kenai, and said he joined the Kenai Volunteer Fire Department in 1969 and served until its closure in 1973. Perusing the items and artwork at the exhibit, Miller said he recalls people and events that he hadn’t thought about in years, but was glad to be reminded of. “The one thing that struck me and still does today, it was a very tight-knit group,” he said. “And they were very dedicated to what they did. Any time, day or night, weather didn’t make any difference. Anything you had to do, you did it.” With about 500 people living in Kenai around the time oil was discovered in the Swanson River in 1957, the town experienced a population explosion as the oil boom took off, and Doyle and Miller explained that the town needed a consistent emergency presence. “That’s when these things started to come on,” Miller said. “There’s more people here, we need a fire engine, we need people that can go do this, because we don’t (have them).” The volunteer fire hall was constructed in 1955,
and the jail cell — which still remains today — was added two years later. Doyle said a dispatch worker was available to notify the department of fires and emergencies. By the early 1970s, a greater need for a paid staff of firefighters who would be trained more regularly led to the construction of the current fire station on Willow Street. The old volunteer building was used as the Kenai Library for a brief period of time in the ‘70s, but by 1980 it was turned into the art gallery that sits there today. Doyle said around 20 guys at any given time were part of the volunteer department, but Miller estimates that maybe five or six stayed as paid firefighters. “That’s when they started hiring paid firemen,” Doyle said. “The volunteers that had been here a lot of years, some of them just didn’t like taking orders from the paid department.” Miller added, “It went from just a volunteer fire guy thing, to a paid fire department with new equipment and better-trained firemen. You come to work every day and train. Not just every Thursday night.” With records of the former volunteer service nearly 50 years in the past, Miller said the exhibit serves as a nice tribute to not only the building, but the history of the town of Kenai in general. “There’s no way you’re going to remember everything from that far ago,” Miller said.
logging railroads punched into the woods. “It was strangely like war,” Morgan writes. “They attacked the forest as if it were an enemy to be pushed back from the beach heads to be driven into the hills, broken into patches, wiped out. “Many operators thought they were not only making lumber but liberating the land from the trees, making room for farmers.” He is a beautiful writer, capturing not only the details of how the work was done, but the spirit of it — even the
thrill of cutting ancient, colossal trees down to dimensional lumber: ” … every year more mills were built and there were more saws to feed, in each mill were an agony of sounds and a menacing flicker of steel … square it down, cut it up. It was growing before Columbus, and you’re its master.” The incomprehensible danger of the work in the woods is honored: “The great logs swinging through the air would knock down a two foot thick tree with-
out losing momentum. They simply splattered any logger who wasn’t clear when they started to move.” Here too are the stories of the crackpots, schemers and dreamers starting utopian communities for free love and swimming “clothed only in goose pimples” and the stubborn holdouts fighting creation of Olympic National Park to the last. A surprise on every page, this rich history is necessary reading for understanding the Olympic Peninsula both as it was and is today.
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blend of Greek, Latin, and Flaminco guitar music with the added flair Continued from page A9 of Suzanne Lansford’s excellent fiddle accompaniment. The second headliner is Tumbledown House Band, which performed at Salmonfest 2018. Also appearing from Alaska is the Emily Anderson Band from Fairbanks, Kat Moore from the Super Saturated Sugar Strings, Noah Proctor and Kelly Baber from Soldotna, Susan Mumma and Daryl and the Scribs from Seldovia. Happening at the same time is the 5th annual Higgy’s En Plein Air Art Festival with Emil Vinberg and Jen Jolliff as Headliners. Both events have free workshops along with musical busking, a song circle with the performers and other activities to make this a truly memorable weekend! Tickets are $40 for an all festival Adult pass, Teens $16. Under 12 free. More info on Facebook- Seldovia Summer Solstice Music Festival or the seldoviaartscouncil.net.
Entertainment n New York City jazz guitarist Mark Elf will perform at The Flats Bistro on Saturday, June 15, starting at 9:30 p.m. Mark has left his stamp on the international jazz scene for over 40 years, performing with jazz giants Dizzy Gillespie, Clark Terry, Jimmy Heath & the Heath Bros., Wynton Marsalis, Jon Hendricks and countless others. After forming his own record company in 1995 he stunned the music industry with hit after hit on jazz radio. From 1996 to 2014 all 12 of his recordings finished in the top ten on National Jazz Radio, with 10 in a row reaching No. 1. Don’t miss Mark’s show in Kenai this Saturday! Call The Flats Bistro for reservations and info: 907-335-1010. n The Flats Bistro in Kenai presents live dinner music Thursday and Friday from 6:30-8:30 p.m., featuring Garrett Mayer on Thursdays and Mike Morgan on Fridays. For reservations please call The Flats Bistro at 907-335-1010. Please watch this space for more music at The Flats this summer. n Vagabond Inn presents Live Music Melster Blues Band - Formerly Shuffledawgs Music on Saturday, June 15 starting at 9 p.m. n Acapulco, 43543 Sterling Highway in Soldotna, has live music at 5 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays. n A bluegrass jam takes place on the first Sunday of the month at from 1-4 p.m. at the Mount Redoubt Baptist Church on South Lovers Loop in Nikiski. n Veronica’s in Old Town Kenai has Open Mic from 6-8 p.m. Friday. Call Veronica’s at 283-2725. n The Alaska Roadhouse Bar and Grill hosts open horseshoe tournaments Thursday nights at the bar on Golddust Drive. For more information, call 262-9887. n An all acoustic jam takes place every Thursday. The jam takes place at Christ Lutheran Church in Soldotna on the first Thursday of the month, and at the Kenai Senior Center during the rest of the month. Jam starts at 6:30 p.m. n AmVets Post 4 has reopened in its brand new building on Kalifornsky Beach across from Jumpin’ Junction. Eligible veterans and their families are invited to stop by to find out more about AmVets and their involvement in the Veteran community. For members and invited guests, Friday night dance to “Running with Scissors,” and Saturday Burn your own steak and karaoke with Cowboy Don. n Odie’s Deli in Soldotna has live music Friday from 6-8 p.m. and Pub Quiz night every Wednesday from 6-8 p.m. n The Bow bar in Kenai has karaoke at 9 p.m. Thursdays.
Old photographs of members of the Kenai Volunteer Fire Department lay on a table Thursday, June 6, 2019, during the opening reception to the June exhibit Historic Buildings of Kenai. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)
. . . Kenai Continued from page A9
Volunteer Fire Department, two original members were on hand at the opening reception, and shared stories of the very building they were standing in. Jim Doyle, 84, said he joined the volunteer force at age 27 when he saw the community needed the help when an emergency called. “I wanted to help,” Doyle said. “You got a lot of satisfaction when you were helping people. We never got paid, and when we went out on a call or rescue, we knew we were helping people. It gave you a good feeling.” Doyle opened Doyle’s Fuel Service in 1962 and still operates the business with son Jimmy. Doyle was one of the volunteer firefighters who hauled in the
. . . Book Continued from page A9
the loggers’ bunkhouse, the lonely lighthouse keeper on Destruction Island, the hilarity of the Press Expedition as explorers set off in December to see what they might find in the Olympics. Well told is the rise and fall of the timber industry and the transformation of logging, from work done by hand and with animals to the industrial assault undertaken with steam equipment and
In this 2016 photo Bushwick Bill, right, joins Deftones’ Chino Moreno onstage at the SPIN Party in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Jack Plunkett/Invision/AP, File)
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Financial Aid Clerk Kenai Peninsula College is currently seeking a customer oriented and highly motivated individual who can provide excellent customer service and clerical support in the Financial Aid office located at the Kenai River Campus. This is a 25 hour per week, 12 month position, $16.99 per hour; benefits and tuition waivers included. Expected hire date is June/July 2019. For more information and to apply for this position go to KPC’s employment page at www.kpc.alaska.edu UA is an AA/EO employer and educational institution and prohibits illegal discrimination against any individual: www.alaska.edu/nondiscrimination.
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Multi-Use Facility w/ fenced 5.11 Acres FOR SALE or LEASE. Shop/Warehouse-Office-Equipment Vehicle Bldg & Yard. 5,679SF Shop/warehouse w 5bays, (3) bays have 12’x12’ OD doors, (1) bay has 16’x12’ OH drive-through bay, (1) drive though no OH, Offices, break rm, restrm, storage rm, 3-phase, generator. 2,660sf Office bldg, 1-story, 8-offices, lrg break rm, restrms, kitchenette, storage, jan closet, handicap ramp, generator. 6,630SF Equip bldg (11) 12’wide bays x 32’ deep w power & storage. 4,000 gal diesel tank, 3-phase, vehicle plugins. Lease $5,500.00/mo Tenant pays R/E taxes, bldg insurance, maint, utilities, all services, etc NNN. Sale $700,000. Mark Rowley, Brkr, 244-3000 or Melonie Chapman, Licensee 907-242-5309 Brkr & Licensee are members of Sellers LLC & have a financial interest in this property. mchapman@pacifictower.com
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Boyfriend confesses being attracted to woman’s brother he should have been fired long ago. I and many supervisors before me have tried to no avail to motivate him, but we work in government, and he knows how to game the system. Our unit’s reputation has suffered because of Kevin. For reasons beyond my control, we are Abigail Van Buren stuck working together. I supervise another person who is retiring soon, and I would like to help plan his retirement party. Kevin is also nearing retirement age. When Kevin finally leaves, am I obligated to plan a retirement party for him? He has never lifted a finger for anybody, and he sure doesn’t deserve a party honoring the fact that he sat in a chair for 30 years. Or should I not help plan either party? -- STUCK SUPERVISOR DEAR STUCK: Unless party-planning is part of your job designation, you are not obligated to arrange one for Kevin if you prefer not to, considering what a problem he has been for your unit. A party later celebrating the welcoming of “new staff” would probably go over better.
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You are capable of being obsessive with a particular situation and then losing your innate gift of organization and timing. Tap into your self-discipline. Tonight: Catching up on a friend’s news. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) HHH You like to flow in an easy and light manner. When a situation gains an obsessive quality or you feel consumed by a problem, you could experience an inward rebellion. By now, you know how to tame the wild thing within. Do it and you will succeed. Tonight: Relax with a friend. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) HHHHH When others might be tormented by a personal challenge or a difficult situation, you feel as if you are in your element. Move through your plans with confidence and the knowledge that you are on the correct path. Tonight: Make time for a special person in your life. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) HHH Your sixth sense might not be obvious to others, but you follow it intuitively. Perhaps you feel that you need to wash your hands of a situation or at least do nothing around a problem -- for now. Follow a path and watch what occurs. Tonight: Get some extra R and R. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) HHHHH You always keep your ultimate goal in mind, which today is very fortunate. Others appear to be distracted. You will be able to complete a project or interaction to your satisfaction, if not today then in the very near future. Tonight: All smiles. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) HHH At times you feel burdened by everything that others ask of you. Consider saying no more often. Recognize that if you say no, you could get a stunning reaction. Others will get used to a new attitude. Tonight: No early bedtime for you! PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) HHHH The fish swims in all sorts of waters. If the current takes you into new, unexplored areas, do not fight the trend. Learning more can only make your life more dynamic. Tonight: Opt for something different once more. BORN TODAY Mathematician John F. Nash Jr. (1928), comedian Tim Allen (1953), actor Chris Evans (1981)
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Jacqueline Bigar’s Stars HAPPY BIRTHDAY for Thursday, June 13, 2019: This year, you will open up to new things and sometimes to very different ideas and people. Needless to say, life will not be dull. If you’re single, do not jump to the conclusion that this is it. Take a year to decide. If you’re attached, the two of you add an intensity to your day-to-day interactions that could sometimes wear you out. Decide on several romantic getaways. SCORPIO is too intense for you. 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 Focus your intensity on a financial matter from which you can gain. Some of you might choose to participate in workshops or classes. Clearly, the more you know, the better your decisions will be. Tonight: Say yes to an offer. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) HHHH You might think or believe that you should run the show, but a partner or associate clearly does not agree. Instead of heading into a difficult tug of war for first place, let it go. Time will render the best judgment here. Tonight: Go along with a suggestion. GEMINI (May 21-June 20) HHHH You might want to dedicate time to socializing more, but a heavy schedule or an unusual request or demand prevents you from being the social butterfly that you are. Tonight: Push hard to get everything off your to-do list. CANCER (June 21-July 22) HHHHH When you hit a logjam, you become capable of a varied assortment of approaches. You could, for instance, just be teary eyed, or you could tap into your endless imagination and find the best way to bypass this hassle. Tonight: The call is yours. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) HHH You might not emerge from your cocoon or your comfort zone right now. Quite likely, you could be going over a personal issue and several different ways of proceeding. Do not be your only adviser! Test some ideas on one or two trusted confidants. Tonight: Brainstorm away over some munchies. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) HHHH You, of all signs, understand the meaning of timing and precision.
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DEAR ABBY: I’ve been invited to go away with my son’s family, and I don’t want to do it. I have done it before, and it never goes well because of my son’s mouth. I think he may have an anger issue, but if I say anything to him about it, he gets angry. I can’t tolerate his language, and he says he can’t change. I want to be with my grandchildren, but his mouth and his attitude make me timid and uncomfortable, and I end up wishing I were home. I told him I was sorry I couldn’t go and why. He says his family is happy, and I should just let it roll off, but I feel I have a right not to be subjected to a week of constant cursing. It feels abusive. Am I wrong? -- WISHING IT WERE DIFFERENT DEAR WISHING: If the bad language is directed at another person, it IS abusive and disrespectful. If it is used as an adjective, it is “merely” grating and unpleasant. A vacation is supposed to be a time to relax and enjoy oneself. Because you feel your son’s language is so bad it would prevent you from doing that, you should not subject yourself to it. Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips. Contact Dear Abby at www.DearAbby.com or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069.
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DEAR ABBY: I am a gay male. My sister, “Cate,” is in what appears outwardly to be a committed relationship, but I know for a fact it isn’t. Her boyfriend, “Darren,” invited me out for coffee a few days ago, and while he was discussing some of their relationship troubles, he told me he isn’t sure that he’s straight. He then proceeded to say he could easily see himself dating me! I don’t know what to do. I want to tell Cate, but I don’t want to wreck her relationship. The other problem is, I also feel attracted to Darren, but it’s not my place to pursue him. Any advice would be helpful. -- IN A BIND IN NEW YORK DEAR IN A BIND: Your sister’s relationship with Darren was “wrecked” the minute he told you that he isn’t certain he’s heterosexual and that he has his eye on you. If you and Darren were to become involved, it would likely devastate Cate, and I don’t recommend it. Talk to Darren and tell him it’s time to come clean with Cate. Then, if he doesn’t, a loyal sibling should tell his sister before she wastes any more time on this boyfriend. DEAR ABBY: I supervise someone I’ll call “Kevin.” He is lazy, and his work is so sloppy
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Strong sockeye run moving toward Russian River
An angler shows off his early run sockeye on the Kenai River in June 2019 near Kenai, Alaska. (Photo submitted by Jason Foster) By KAT SORENSEN Peninsula Clarion
As of Tuesday, the confluence of the Upper Kenai River and Russian River are open to sockeye salmon fishing and if the run on the Lower Kenai River is any indication, fishing should be good. “The first run of sockeye is better than I’ve ever seen it,” said local angler Jason Foster, owner of Foster’s Alaska Cabins in Kenai. “Our guys are limiting out
every morning. I’ve never seen a retainage of sockeye on that first run down here.” Foster recommends anglers find some fast-moving water, near the shore. “These sockeye are going all the way up to the Russian, so they’re moving. They’re not holding up in holes,” Foster said. “All these fish are going to the Russian, so I imagine the Russian River is going to be amazing.” For the Lower Kenai, a hook and bead is all you need. Anglers
on the Russian River need to use Russian River flies — a single hook, unbaited fly with a gap between point of shank of 3/8 or less. The fly must weigh less than a quarter ounce. If a weight is used, it must be 18 inches ahead of the fly. As for kings on the Kenai, they are out are present, but in low numbers. “The kings have been present on the Kenai. There are a few out there but it’s slow,” Foster said. “We talked to a drift boat yesterday that got one. They are there.” King salmon fishing on the Kenai River is catch and release only until July. Anglers have taken to the Kasilof River to find their king salmon. “The Kasilof River has some kings and they’re catching a few but the water is murky and you can’t use bait, so it makes things difficult,” Foster said. Fish and Game expects the king salmon fishing to improve over the course of the next week as well. Off the rivers, lake fishing in
the Kenai area remains good. With Hidden Lake producing some “killer trout,” according to Foster. Trout spawning closures ended Tuesday, opening the Kenai River mainstem upstream of the Lower Killey River marker and all of the tributaries. Fish and Game expects the rainbow trout fishing in these waters to be very good. Lake fishing for rainbow trout, Arctic char, Arctic grayling and landlocked salmon is very good, according to Fish and Game. “Sport Lake has been producing nice-sized rainbow trout, and fishing the Swanson River Road lakes is reported as fair,” according to Fish and Game. “Try fishing with dry or wet flies such as an egg sucking leech, bead head nymph or mosquito pattern, small spoons and spinners size #0 or #2, or small bait under a bobber.” For those travelling north, fishing for sea run Dolly Varden at the mouth of Resurrection Creek in Hope should be picking up soon, according to Fish and Game. They recommend using pink fry pattern flies.
Reeling ’Em In: Blackmouths getting bigger at Fishin’ Hole Last week I wrote that the blackmouths being caught at the Spit’s fishing lagoon were fairly small tipping the scales at around 5 to 9 pounds with a few 13-plus wannabe porkers hitting the shore. Well, there has been a notable upgrade in the brawny finned beast category. The Hole’s mayor, Tom, reported from his summer home on a Dollar Store throne that he nailed a 27-pound hog a couple of days after the summary hit the stands. He has witnesses, by the way, who swear he didn’t pull on the critter’s tail while assessing its heft on a hand-held scale. Several other fishermen that I came across at the cleaning tables were processing some lagoon honkers that weighed in at 18 to 22 pounds before major surgery. They had been fishing the tide change-outs and flipping scented eggs 3 feet below bobbers into the calmer waters on the edge of the flow, both inside and outside the lagoon, It certainly looks as though some significant meat has started to arrive but there’s still a copious number of jacks to steal your bait and drive you nuts. Don’t forget, if you keep the little dudes (they’re delicious), they count toward your daily limit of two kings. Seriously folks, things are much better this season compared to the last go around when the action was so slow you would have had more luck mooching humpy heads in an overheated Jacuzzi. Note: Several chinook were caught slumming with the pollock off the end of the spit and were terminated, much to their mortification, by a couple of gents firing red bell Vibrax and silver bladed, orange Yakima Flash Glos. Ya never know… It’s time now to take a look at the fishing report for the week of June 11 - June 17.
Freshwater Fishing The Ninilchik River will reopen June 16 to fishing for all species. This includes king salmon but only hatchery kings may be
retained. Ninilchik River has bag and possession limits and fishing gear restrictions in effect now. Check out the corresponding emergency orders in the last part of this report. There are a nice number of kings in the Ninilchik River, both hatchery and wild. Check for the absence of the adipose fin before removing any fish from the water or you may be writing one. You’ll also find that there are also a respectable number of hatchery kings under 20 inches (jacks) in the Ninilchik. Smaller spinners will get them riled up. Fly fishing with large streamers, spin-fishing and jigs have been working well on the grownups.
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53/46 High tides: 1:40 a.m. 2:29 p.m. Low tides: 8:37 a.m. 8:40 p.m.
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Halibut Halibut fishing has been consistent in offshore locations in Cook Inlet and outer Kachemak Bay. Areas closer to shore and in more protected water can produce good fishing but may require more patience to ferret out where the flats are lurking. Herring on a circle hook remains a killer bait, but sometimes it helps to have a variety of lures and scents in the water if the ’buts are being persnickety. King Salmon There are additional and bigger blackmouths poking around in the Nick Dudiak Fishing Lagoon and Seldovia. Fishing can be good at any time, but near the top of the tide and early mornings are the most popular. Incoming and outgoing tide waters are the most productive. Along with sporadic reports of good fishing in the area, chinook hunting in Kachemak Bay was generally slow over the last week. Most fish caught were feeder kings. Trolling a wide variety of presentations can be effective, but a herring or lure behind a cool flasher is the most popular. Use a downrigger, diver, or banana weight to get your lure to where you hope the fish are. Don’t forget to look for feeding sea birds. They are pounding the same bait fish from above that the salmon are slamming from below. Shellfish The next clamming tides are
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54/48 High tides: 3:59 a.m. 5:03 p.m. Low tides: 11:00 a.m. 11:03 p.m.
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Fish Counts Kenai River early run kings: As of Tuesday, June 11 8,471 sockeye salmon have passed through the Russian River weir. The daily sonar passage estimate for Monday, June 10 was 145 kings. The cumulative estimate through June 10 is 2,126 early run kings.
David Goldstein of Port Angeles, Washington, weighs in a halibut at 251.6 pounds, securing him the daily win of the 2019 Seward Halibut Tournament and setting him up well for the entire tournament. The fish was caught June 6 on the Arctic Warrior with the Seward Military Resort out of Resurrection Bay. The Seward Halibut Tournament runs from June 1 to June 30, with winners daily and an overall tournament winner. For an full leaderboard results, visit halibut.seward.com. (Photo submitted by Jen Leahy/Seward Chamber of Commerce)
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