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In the news Police investigating death of motorcyclist as a homicide ANCHORAGE — Anchorage police say they’re investigating as a homicide the death of a motorcycle rider they say was chased by a stolen vehicle.

The identity of the motorcycle rider, a man, has not been released.

Police say the manner in which he died is under investigation.

Police say their preliminary investigation indicates a stolen sport utility vehicle was pursuing the motorcycle and was later found abandoned. They are seeking any witnesses or surveillance video to aid in their investigation.

Anchorage police responded to the incident shortly after 12:30 a.m.

Wednesday, when they found the motorcyclist dead.

5 years in prison ordered for exCEO at Alaskabased company NEW YORK — The former chief executive at an Alaska-based fiberoptic cable company has been sentenced to five years in prison for cheating New York investors of over $270 million.

Elizabeth Ann Pierce, formerly head of Quintillion, was sentenced Wednesday by U.S. District Judge Edgardo Ramos.

Pierce, who now lives outside Austin, Texas, apologized but also blamed others. Ramos said her effort to blame others was no excuse for what she did.

Ramos said the 20152017 fraud against two New York-based investment companies was huge.

U.S. Attorney Geoffrey S. Berman said Pierce repeatedly lied to investors and forged the signatures of her customers’ executives on fake revenue contracts to raise money to build a fiberoptic cable system in northern Alaska.

Ramos said her good intentions did not justify her illegal means.

— Associated Press

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Bed tax passes assembly Ordinance will go on ballot in October

By VICTORIA PETERSEN Peninsula Clarion

Voters will find a bed tax on the ballot this October, after the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly passed an ordinance, Tuesday night, imposing a 10% tax on rentals of temporary

lodging, including motels, hotels, bed and breakfast businesses and overnight camping facilities.

Several amendments were made to the ordinance before it passed, including two introduced by Assembly Vice President Dale Bagley, who introduced the

ordinance. His amendments added overnight camping facilities into the ordinance and another helped clear up language for the proposition that will appear on the ballot. Assembly member Willy Dunne amended the ordinance to lower the rate from 12% to 10%.

With the new 10% rate, the borough could expect to gain $825,000 in additional revenues for FY 2020, and then $3.3 million in FY 2021 and FY 2022. The funds would be used to to support education.

“It would still be a sigSee TAX, page A2

University preparing for late, reduced budget

By Alex McCarthy Juneau Empire

With a week and a half left until a possible state government shutdown, organizations are starting to prepare for the worst.

Gov. Mike Dunleavy has not yet signed the operating budget passed by the Alaska Legislature, and the new fiscal year begins July 1. On

Wednesday, the University of Alaska Board of Regents granted UA President Jim Johnsen the power to cover certain operations for the university beginning July 1 if there isn’t a budget in place by then, according to a release.

Regents have to approve a budget before money is spent, this authorization allows Johnsen to allocate

money to cover basic functions of the university system until a budget is passed, UA Office of Public Affairs Communications and Marketing Manager Monique Musick explained via phone Wednesday.

Associate Vice President of Public Affairs Robbie Graham said Wednesday that the university system has requested short-term

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funds from the Office of Management and Budget in case there isn’t a budget

by July 1. That’s fairly standard, Graham said, when there isn’t a full budget prepared as a new fiscal year approaches.

She said the university can also pull from money they have set aside from the federal government, grants, tuition and other sources.

See UA, page A2

Lower 48 crews to assist with Swan Lake Fire

By Brian Mazurek Peninsula Clarion

Five crews from the Lower 48 will be arriving in Alaska today to assist in the management of the Swan Lake Fire. The fire, which was started by a lightning strike in the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge northeast of Sterling on June 5, has reached 15,648 acres as of Tuesday afternoon, according to a June 19 update from Alaska Interagency Incident Management Team.

On Tuesday, management of the fire was transferred from a Type 3 to a Type 2 Initial Attack Crew, with total 169 total personnel now addressing the fire. The fire continues to spread primarily to the north and east, away from the Sterling Highway and the community of Sterling.

See FIRE, page A3

Kenai celebrates its community spirit

By Brian Mazurek Peninsula Clarion

On Wednesday, the Kenai Chamber of Commerce held its annual community awards ceremony at the Kenai Visitors and Cultural Center to honor businesses and individuals on the Kenai Peninsula who have made a positive impact on the community. The public had the opportunity to nominate their friends and family for seven different awards, each with its own criteria. Winners were chosen by a nomination committee from the Kenai chamber and given commemorative plaques. The awards were presented by Chamber Vice Chairman Al Hull and Chamber Secretary Penny Furnish.

Before handing out the awards, Hull took a moment to recognize outgoing Chamber Chairman of the Board Karl Heinz for his service. Heinz served on the board as treasurer for two years and chairman for one year, and is now stepping down to focus on his family and his career at First National Bank Alaska.

The recipients of the annual Kenai Community Awards pose for a photo during the Kenai Chamber of Commerce Luncheon at the Kenai Visitors and Cultural Center on Wednesday. (Photo by Brian Mazurek/Peninsula Clarion)

“Carl did an outstanding job in the time that he was with us, and we appreciate everything he did,” Hull said.

Kenai Young Professional Entrepreneur of

the Year — Brandon Miller, Iron Asylum Gym The Young Professional Entrepreneur of the Year award is given to a young person on the peninsula who has created a success-

ful business while making a positive impact on the Kenai community. This year the award was presented to Brandon Miller, the owner of the Iron Asylum Gym in Soldotna. Miller

was born and raised in Kenai and served five years in the Army with the 10th Mountain Division. Miller was deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan before he reSee SPIRIT, page A3

NOAA Fisheries biologists record Mat-Su borough votes singing by rare right whale to end membership in municipal league

By DAN JOLING Associated Press

ANCHORAGE — It’s not America’s Top 40, but it’s a cutting edge song.

Federal marine biologists for the first time have recorded singing by one of the rarest whales on the planet, the North Pacific right whale.

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration researchers used moored acoustic recorders to capture repeated patterns of calls made by male North Pacific right whales.

It’s the first time right whale songs in any population have been documented, said NOAA Fisheries marine biologist Jessica Crance on Wednesday from Seattle. She spoke to southern right whale and North Atlantic right whale experts to confirm that singing had not previously been docu-

In this Aug. 6, 2017, file photo, provided by NOAA Fisheries a North Pacific right whale swims in the Bering Sea west of Bristol Bay. (NOAA Fisheries via AP, File)

mented.

Researchers detected four distinct songs over eight years at five locations in the Bering Sea off Alaska’s southwest coast, Crance said.

Only about 30 of the animals remain. Whalers nearly wiped out the slow-

moving whales, which remain buoyant after they are killed.

Humpback, bowhead and other whales are known for their songs. During a field survey in 2010, NOAA Fisheries researchers first noted weird sound patterns

See WHALE, page A2

ANCHORAGE (AP) — An Alaska borough plans to leave a state municipal group over the organization’s opposition to proposed spending cuts, a report said.

The Matanuska-Susitna Borough Assembly voted 4-3 at its June 4 meeting to eliminate a $41,000 annual dues payment to the Alaska Municipal League, Alaska Public Media reported Monday.

The league represents 165 Alaska communities and advocates for local governments’ collective interests in state and federal decisions.

Some residents of the borough north of Anchorage do not believe the league’s positions accurately reflect the community.

Assembly member Jesse

Sumner said his constituents do not agree with the league’s opposition to deep state spending cuts proposed by Republican Gov. Mike Dunleavy.

“It seems pretty simple that if the state goes forward with continuing to spend the way they are and not cutting their budget, they’ll have to have a tax at some point, it’ll come out of the Mat-Su, and it won’t be spent back here the same rate it comes out, because it never is,” Sumner said.

League Executive Director Nils Andreassen is disappointed by the decision.

The league has focused on its incorporation articles that dictate, “Support good things for local governments and oppose bad things,” he said.

See MAT-SU, page A3

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they could not identify.

“We thought it might be a right whale, but we didn’t get visual confirmation,” Crance said.

The researchers reviewed long-term data from acoustic recorders and noted repeating sound patterns.

Seven years of frustration followed, Crance said, as they could never positively confirm that the sounds were coming from the scarce right whales.

The breakthrough came in 2017. Crance and her team heard one of the whale songs in real time from the acoustic recorders on buoys.

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nificant source of revenue for the borough and for education, but it would be a little less burdensome on people paying the tax and it would just be a more prudent tax rate as opposed to 12%,” Dunne said during the meeting.

The bed tax, similar to ones defeated by the borough assembly in 2017 and 2018, was proposed to close budget shortfalls facing the borough.

“Due largely to the state’s current economic crisis and proposed reductions of state funds to local governments, the borough is currently facing a budgetary shortfall estimated to be substantial,” Bagley wrote in an April 25

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outside the general budget,” Graham said.

There’s a huge amount of uncertainty for the university system in particular, as the Legislature proposed a $5 million cut (about 2%) and the governor’s original budget proposal included a $134 million (41%) cut to the university system. The governor has the authority

to veto the whole budget or specific parts of the Legislature’s budget.

“We simply cannot manage substantial cuts without impact on the university and the state,” Johnsen said in a release. “The threat is serious. We can talk about program reductions, but our obligation to students does not go away just because we

eliminate a program.”

Once a budget is signed by the governor the university will return to the Regents with a specific funding plan for its approval.

The board has tentatively planned to meet again on June 28 to approve a budget or they will call an emergency meeting to take action once the budget is final.

sound from up to four buoys at once and point them toward the source. That allowed them to triangulate the position of the whale making the song. From previous surveys and genetic studies, they identified it as a male right whale.

“It was great to finally get the confirmation when we were out at sea that yes, it is a right whale, and it’s a male that’s singing,” Crance said.

Right whales make a variety of sounds. A predominant call sounds like a gunshot. They also make upcalls, downcalls, moans, screams and warbles.

To be a song, the sounds have to contain rhythmically patterned series of units produced in a consistent manner to form clearly rec-

ognizable patterns, Crance wrote in a paper for the Journal of the Acoustical Society of America.

“It’s a series of sounds that are reproduced in a stereotyped, regular manner that are repeated over and over,” she said.

Structurally, in timing and number of sounds, right whale songs resemble those of the Atlantic walrus, she said. Both are filled with impulses, with walruses substituting knocking sounds for gunshot sounds.

The discovery almost raises more questions than answers, Crance said.

“Is it the only population to sing or does it occur in other species and populations?” she asked.

“It could be that there are so few of them left, they

feel the need to call more frequently or sing,” Crance said. “This is entirely speculation, but perhaps they’re copying humpbacks, a little bit. Our right whales are frequently seen associating with humpbacks.”

The remote Bering Sea makes studying right whales a challenge. Their range remains unknown.

Some years NOAA Fisheries researchers see no right whales on their summer voyages. They spotted what they believe was a juvenile in 2017 but the last Bering Sea mother-calf pairing was seen in 2004, Crance said.

A singing male may by trying to attract a female, she said.

“With only 30 animals, finding a mate must be difficult,” Crance said.

memo to the assembly.

Bagley said he thinks there is a possibility the tax could pass the voters, despite ample testimony from residents hoping to defeat the ordinance.

The ordinance passed the assembly five to three, with assembly members Norm Blakeley, Wayne Ogle and Kenn Carpenter in opposition, and Kelly Cooper abstaining from the vote due to a conflict of interest determined by the borough legal department.

Blakeley stated he would not support the ordinance because the assembly plans to discuss raising the sales tax cap to $1,000. “I think that that’s a better situation to look at and do,” he said.

Many of the residents who offered public testimony on the ordinance were opposed, though the tax saw

more support at Tuesday’s meeting than during the ordinance’s last public hearing, June 4.

Homer resident Dave Lyon runs a business on the Homer Spit. He testified Tuesday he’s in complete support of the bed tax, saying an additional 10% charge won’t deter visitors from Homer or the Kenai Peninsula.

“The arguments I’m hearing that it will defer people from coming to our community because of the extra 10% are completely erroneous,” he said. “I do not think that a bed tax — where the benefits of the money go to education, which is so desperately needed on the peninsula — justifies any sort of opposition … The idea that 10% is going to keep people from coming here is ridiculous.”

Jon Faulkner, owner of Land’s End Resort in Homer, told the assembly his rate prices have to be adjusted frequently to meet the needs of visitors. “$5 or $10 matters to every single customer that comes to Land’s End,” Faulkner said. “We can’t kill the goose that lays the golden egg.”

Steve Anderson, owner of Soldotna B&B Lodge, spoke to the importance of tourism and tourism marketing during his opportunity for public comment.

“We need to wake up and figure out how to encourage more of those tourists to come here instead of encouraging them to go elsewhere,” Anderson said.

The tax will be on the borough election ballot Oct. 1, and if approved, would go into effect April 1, 2020.

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Tracey Louise Taylor

August 31, 1954 - June 10, 2019 Tracey Louise Taylor passed away unexpectedly on June 10, 2019. She was born in Spokane, WA on Aug. 31, 1954, to John E. Taylor and Janice P Montague Taylor. She grew up in Washington, Idaho, and Utah. She graduated from Weber State University with her Bachelor’s degree and the University of Utah with her Master’s degree.

Tracey enjoyed many things in life including the great outdoors, flower gardening, shopping, local baseball games, yoga, and spending time with friends.

She enjoyed traveling to many places throughout her life including going to Belize, China, Mexico, and Kenya.

She had a home in Alaska and found solace and happiness in her cabin on the Kenai Penisula. Most recently she and Jay enjoyed spending winter months in the home in Pahrump, Nevada, with golfing as a regular activity.

Tracey gave generously to many charities and volunteered her time to many organizations including Idaho Falls Museum, the food pantry, the IF Accessibility Task Force, the Big Brother/Big Sister program, and Cook Inlet Keeper.

Her loving spirit will be profoundly missed by all of her friends and family.

She is survived by her soulmate, Jay Thornley of Idaho; her twin sister, Diane, and brother-in-law, Dan Skipwith of Alaska; her brother, Stephen Taylor of New Mexico; nephews: Kelly Taylor Skipwith, Clancy Taylor Skipwith, and Jack Taylor; her basset hounds whom she shared this journey in life with.

In lieu of flowers, the family asks that you donate to a charity of your choice in Tracey’s honor.

A gathering of friends and family will be held from 4:00-7:00 p.m., Tues., June 18, 2019, at the Eagles Lodge, 635 Hemmert, Idaho Falls. Cremation under the direction of Coltrin Mortuary, 2100 First Street, Idaho Falls.

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“That’s how we’ve approached this session, and I think that nothing we’ve done has harmed the members’ interests. And it’s entirely up to them how they

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Sam Harrel, public information officer for the Incident Management Team, said on Wednesday that hand crews have focused their efforts on creating fire lines on the southwestern perimeter of the fire to prevent any growth toward critical infrastructure.

The Incident Management Team will be hosting a community meeting at the Sterling Community Center at 6 p.m. on Friday to provide the public with information about the fire and to share the tactics and strategies being used to protect critical infrastructure throughout the community.

In addition, firefighters are visiting Sterling neighbor-

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turned to Kenai and joined the Alaska National Guard.

In June of 2017, Miller opened his gym in Soldotna with the goal of providing himself and those like him — police, veterans and “people that have been through some rough stuff and don’t really fit in other places,” in his own words — a place to feel comfortable while working out. In just two years, membership at

respond to state or federal legislative actions,” Andreassen said.

The league plans to continue working to improve policies for MatanuskaSusitna, he said.

The assembly could still choose to reinstate funding for its membership dues, a borough spokesman said.

hoods to assess the readiness of homeowners. There is no immediate threat to Sterling, but now is the time to be prepared, according to the June 19 update. Information on how homeowners can prep for a fire can be found at www.firewise.org.

Harrel said that the weather in the area is expected to be warm and dry over the next couple days, which could allow the fire to expand into the weekend.

Motorists should use caution between Mile 82 and 92 of the Sterling Highway as fire crews enter and exit the road. There is also a Temporary Flight Restriction in effect in a 4-mile radius around the fire. Pilots can confirm the current restrictions at tfr.faa.gov.

For the latest information about the fire, call 208-3913488 or visit kpboem.com.

Miller’s gym has grown to more than 200 people.

“He is a leader who inspires people that want to work hard and be their best self,” Furnish said while presenting the award to Miller.

Community Service Award — Jenny Neyman, KDLL Radio The Community Service Award is given to individuals who consistently donate time and effort to the community. This year the chamber recognized Jenny Neyman, general manager of KDLL Public Radio, for covering the news on the

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Around the Peninsula ARRL Field Day 2019

Free Pressure Canner Dial Gauge Testing

The Cooperative Extension Service is offering free testing of pressure canner dial gauges weekdays from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. at the Extension Office located in the same building as Fish and Game on K-Beach Road. Gauges can be tested on or off the lid of the canner. It is important to have pressure canner dial gauges checked annually to help assure home canned food is safely processed.

There will be free food preservation publications available. Pressure canners using weighted gauges do not need to be checked. For more information contact the Cooperative Extension Service Office at 907-262-5824.

Join us for Field Day 2019 at Kenai Bluff, 225 Kenai Spur View Dr., on Saturday-Sunday, June 22-23. This event is an opportunity for amateur radio operators and others who are interested in practicing emergency communication, participating in an informal contesting and having fun. Come out to see how amateur radio can be invaluable during an emergency and see who you can contact. It is the most popular on-the-air operating event in amateur radio. All are invited to join the Moosehorn Amateur Radio Club, gear up and get in action. The equipment Rhubarb-Palooza setup will occur mid-morning on Saturday, with operations conThe Kenai Peninsula Food Bank is hosting a free Rhutinuing through early Sunday morning. Amateur license exams barb-Palooza event (aka rhubarb juicing). The public is will be given on Saturday, 1 p.m. Contact Max at wa7b@aol. invited to bring trimmed and clean rhubarb to the Food com to schedule.

Bank during the Farmers Market, June 25 from 3-6 p.m.

Tumbledown House at Flats Bistro Bring any amount of rhubarb — small or large — up KDLL Public Radio in Kenai has a benefit concert with San to 30 pounds per household. Approximately 13 pounds Fransisco band Tumbledown House at 9 p.m. Tuesday, June 25 of rhubarb yields a gallon of juice. Bring a bucket for at the Flats Bistro in Kenai. Tickets are $25, available online at the juice to take home. Don McNamara and Donna Rae www.kdll.org and at the Flats. More information is available at Faulkner, owners and operators of Oceanside Farms, will be using their commercial-grade hydraulic fruit grinder KDLL 91.9 FM on Facebook. and press that processes volumes of fresh rhubarb stalks Caregiver Support Program Open House into juice without the need to chop, freeze or cook it first.

The Kenai Peninsula Family Caregiver Support Program There will be rhubarb juice samples to taste and Cooperwill host an open house in the Blazy Mall, Suite # 209 on Tues- ative Extension Service publications available on growday, June 25 from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Drop by our office to see how ing and using rhubarb. For more information contact the we may best serve you via access to our lending library, durable Cooperative Extension Service Office at 907-262-5824. medical equipment closet, gain information and assistance, or Summer Solstice Music Festival stop by to visit over coffee and a snack. For more information, Fun Under the Midnight Sun Summer Solstice Fescall Sharon or Judy at 907-262-1280. tival will take place Friday, June 21 from noon-9 p.m.

Pebble mine demonstration at the Diamond M Ranch Resort. Featuring an amazing A demonstration in opposition to the Pebble Mine will take lineup of talent from across the state and beyond. Headplace on the evening of Wednesday, June 26 outside the office liner will be Meghan Linsey from season 8 of NBC’s of Sen. Lisa Murkowski. We will meet at 5 p.m. at the Blazy “The Voice.” Also featuring Mike Morgan, The Pepper Mall (44539 Sterling Highway, Soldotna) and walk to Soldotna Shakers, Ben Jamin, the MikaDayShow and more. ProCreek Park for Music in the Park at 6 p.m. Bring your own sign, ceeds to benefit Matti’s Farm, “Connecting generations through agriculture and education.” This will be fun or borrow one from us! for the whole family. $10 for adults, $5 for youth, $25 LeeShore Center board meeting for the whole family. Visit https://www.facebook.com/ The LeeShore Center will be holding its monthly board events/477572906107254/?active_tab=about or https:// meeting at The LeeShore Center on Wednesday, June 26. The youtu.be/vRvbSZSNP28. meeting is open to the public and begins at 6 p.m. For further Sterling Friday Flea Market information call 283-9479.

The Sterling Community Center invites you to our Midnight Sun FFA Chapter Lemonade Stand Summer community event, Sterling Friday Flea Market.

The Kenai Peninsula members of the Midnight Sun FFA On Friday, June 14, 21, 28, July 12, 19, 26 and Aug. 9 Chapter will be selling lemonade during Alaska’s Lemonade and 16. Open 10 a.m.-4 p.m. The market is for craftDay on Saturday, June 29 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. The FFA ers, fruit/vegetable vendors, merchandise vendors, and members will be at the Soldotna Fred Meyer’s front entrance second-hand booths. 10-feet wide by 20-feet deep spac(entry B). The students will be selling special lemonades as well es for rent in parking lot for $10. Bring your own tents as goodies! Please stop by and visit, and show your support for and tables or we have rentals: 6-foot table and one chair $10. Get a space at the Sterling Friday Flea Market anyagriculture’s future in Alaska! time during the summer. If the weather is not cooperatGolf Fore a Cure ing vendors can come inside. All vendors and customers 4th Annual Alzheimer’s Golf Tournament and Concert will will have access to Sterling Community Center facilities take place Sunday, June 23 at Bird Homestead Golf Course. and vending machines. Call for registration and informa$70 per person. Registration and lunch: 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Shotgun tion262-7224 or email scc@acsalaska.net. starts at 1:30 p.m. Cost includes green fees, music, lunch and Food for Thought dinner. Public welcome for silent auction, dinner and music folJoin us in the Fireweed Diner, every Tuesday from lowing tournament. Troubador North concert at 5:30 p.m. $15 5-6 p.m. from June 11 through Sept. 10 for a meal and per person. Kids free under 12. Contact Karen at 907-398-2605. a time of learning about food and nutrition. June 11: Rock’n the Ranch 2019 Music Festival What’s for Dinner? with Shelby Dykstra, dietetic intern; Rock’n the Ranch at the Rusty Ravin 2019 Music Fes- June 18: “What I have on Hand” Meal Planning with tival will take place Friday-Saturday, July 12-13 at Rusty Amorette Payment, SNAP-ED nutrition educator; June Ravin Plant Ranch at Mile 12.5 K-Beach Road. Friday’s 25:Bring the Kids! with Shelby Dykstra, dietetic intern. event runs 6 p.m. to midnight. Saturday 2 p.m. to midnight. RSVP to Greg Meyer, executive director, 907-262-3111 Featuring Gasoline Lollipops, Blackwater Railroad Com- or gmeyer@kpfoodbank.org. pany, H3, Juno Smile, Harpdaddy, Ghost the World, The Salmon Classic Round Up Caper. Admission: one-day $35, two-day $55. Kids under The Sterling Senior Center is hosting its annual fun15 free with a parent. draiser, Salmon Classic Round Up, on June 22 at 5 p.m.

Conversation at the Planned Parenthood BBQ dinner, Silent Auction, Live Auction, beer and Dr. Al Gross will be at the Planned Parenthood Health wine available. Tickets are $30 each and are available at Clinic on Thursday, June 20 from 5:30-7 p.m. to meet and talk the center at 34453 Sterling Highway or online at: sterwith the public. Gross is an independent, who is considering a lingseniors.org/events-activities Further info, call 262run for the US Senate in 2020, a lifelong Alaskan, orthopedic 6808. Sterling Area Senior Citizens is a 501c3 non-profit focusing on food, housing, security, and active lifestyles. surgeon, dad and commercial fisherman.

peninsula for the last 20 years — first as a reporter for the Peninsula Clarion, then as editor and publisher of her own paper, The Redoubt Reporter, and now as general manager of local radio station KDLL. “She has worked tirelessly to tell the stories of this community and its people,” Hull said. “The important ones, the funny ones, the sad ones … whether she is covering public meetings or skiing giant, dangerous glaciers, she gives her heart and soul and she gives her very best.”

Neyman said after receiving the award that it was a little strange to be onstage rather than in her usual role of covering events such as this one.

“Seeing and hearing the caliber of people that this community chooses to award, it’s very humbling to be up here getting one of these myself,” Neyman said.

“Although, you get trapped on one glacier and somehow that’s in your bio for the rest of your life!”

Volunteer of the Year — Steve Toth Similar to the Community Service Award, the Volunteer of the Year award is chosen for consistently volunteering time and effort for events sponsored by the Kenai chamber and other organizations. This year the chamber recognized Steve Toth for his volunteer work at the Saturday Market for the past 14 years. Every spring, Toth repairs the signs for the market and gets them in good condition. Every

week during market season he places and takes down all the signs around town and is the first one at the market on Saturday to put out trash cans and guide vendors to their spots.

“Steve’s helping hand has not gone unnoticed, and he has been greatly appreciated over the years,” Furnish said.

“I don’t know what to say, I never expected it,” Toth said, keeping his acceptance speech short. “I’ve always been willing to help wherever I can, and I’ll keep helping whenever I can.

Thank you.”

Small Business of the Year Award — The Upper Deck The Small Business of the Year Award is given to a small business that consistently stays active and contributes to the wellness of the community. This year the award was given to the Upper Deck Lounge in the Kenai Airport. Hull said while presenting the award that The Upper Deck and its owners have been big supporters of the Kenai Brown Bears hockey team, regularly opening their doors afterhours to broadcast the hockey games for fans and “offer libations to the masses.”

“The owners have a heart as big as the blue sky looking out their windows,” Hull said.

Business/Organization of the Year Award and Lifetime Achievement Award — Alyeska Sales & Service This award is given to larger businesses and orga-

nizations who also consistently have a positive impact on the community. This year local tire shop Alyeska Sales & Service was recognized for being a staple of Kenai going all the way to 1978 when owner Jerry Wortham ran a used car dealership with former Borough Mayor George Navarre. Alyeska now has eight locations in Alaska, including two in Anchorage. The Worthams have made their home in Kenai, have won national awards and been recognized as one of the largest familyowned tire businesses in the country. For their 40 years of service to the community, the Wortham family was also chosen to receive the Lifetime Achievement Award.

“I am very humbled today to get this award,” Wortham said. “And I’m not the only one that deserves this. I’ve got some good, dedicated employees, and I couldn’t have done any of this without them, so I think they’re the ones that need the award rather than me.”

Log Cabin Award — Penny Furnish, Kenai Chamber of Commerce This award is based on the unwritten rule in Alaska that a cabin in the wilderness is a refuge to all weary travelers, and anyone using a cabin has a moral obligation to leave it better than they found it. With this in mind, the award is presented to a person who has lived in Kenai for the past 10 years and has provided something special to the community — leaving it better

than they found it. This year the chamber’s own Penny Furnish received the award, much to her own surprise, for her contributions to the chamber and the Kenai Peninsula Realtor’s Association, as well as for volunteering at Relay for Life and Twin City Raceway for the past 14 years.

“I don’t do any of this for recognition, I just do it because I love to volunteer,” Furnish said. “So whoever nominated me for this, thank you. I really appreciate it.”

Pioneer Award — Dr Dennis Swarner Finally, the Pioneer Award is given to someone who has been on the Kenai Peninsula for at least 25 years and has been instrumental in the development of the community during that time. This year, Dr. Dennis Swarner was given the pioneer award for his long track record of service to the peninsula, starting with opening the Kenai Vision Center in 1975. Swarner has also been a member of the Kenai Lions Club since 1978, has served on the Alaska Optometry Board, has coached for various youth sports over the years and has played a pivotal role in organizing the annual Kenai Lions Rubber Duck Race.

“If it was up to me, I’d like to be the Young Professional of the Year,” Swarner said jokingly. “But seriously, this is just one great community. I’ve got 44 years here, almost, and I’m loving every minute of it.”

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What others say

Our nation can do better than 4 more years of Trump Donald Trump was in Orlando

Tuesday to announce the kickoff of his re-election campaign.

We’re here to announce our endorsement for president in 2020, or, at least, who we’re not endorsing: Donald Trump.

Some readers will wonder how we could possibly eliminate a candidate so far before an election, and before knowing the identity of his opponent.

Because there’s no point pretending we would ever recommend that readers vote for Trump.

After 2½ years we’ve seen enough.

Enough of the chaos, the division, the schoolyard insults, the self-aggrandizement, the corruption, and especially the lies.

So many lies — from white lies to whoppers — told out of ignorance, laziness, recklessness, expediency or opportunity.

Trump’s capacity for lying isn’t the surprise here, though the frequency is.

It’s the tolerance so many Americans have for it.

There was a time when even a single lie — a phony college degree, a bogus work history — would doom a politician’s career.

Not so for Trump, who claimed in 2017 that he lost the popular vote because millions of people voted illegally (they didn’t). In 2018 he said North Korea was no longer a nuclear threat (it is). And in 2019 he said windmills cause cancer (they don’t). Just last week he claimed the media fabricated unfavorable results from his campaign’s internal polling (it didn’t).

According to a Washington Post database, the president has tallied more than 10,000 lies since he took office.

Trump’s successful assault on truth is the great casualty of this presidency, followed closely by his war on decency.

Trump insults political opponents and national heroes alike with middle-school taunts.

He demonstrates no capacity for empathy or remorse. He misuses his office to punish opponents, as when he recently called for a boycott of AT&T to get even with his least favorite media outlet, CNN. He tears down institutions, once airily suggesting the U.S. should try having a leader for life as China now allows. He seems incapable of learning a lesson, telling an ABC interviewer last week — just two months after Robert Mueller’s report on election interference was released — that he would accept dirt on an opponent from Russia or China.

Trump has diminished our standing in the world. He reneges on deals, attacks allies and embraces enemies.

This nation must never forget that humiliating public moment in Helsinki in 2018 when the president of the United States chose to accept Vladimir Putin’s denials of Russian interference in the 2016 election over the unanimous assessment of the American intelligence community.

Such a betrayal by a U.S. president would have been the unforgivable political sin in normal times.

As if that’s not enough, Trump declares his love for North Korea’s Kim Jong-un, a genuine villain who starves and enslaves his people and executes his enemies with anti-aircraft guns and flamethrowers.

But he wrote the president a “beautiful letter.” Flattery will get you everywhere with this president, and that’s dangerous.

Domestically, the president’s signature issue — immigration — has moved in fits and starts.

Happily, he abandoned pursuing an outright — and unconstitutional — ban on Muslims entering the U.S., opting instead to restrict travel for people from a handful of nations, most of them majority Muslim.

He’s tried separating families, sending troops to the border and declaring a national emer-

In defense of gravel pits

I would like to offer a response to the June 18 article in Voices of The Peninsula by Linda Bruce.

My home is located across the street from a 19-acre gravel pit in Nikiski. I also own a small gravel pit nearby off the Spur Highway.

Years ago I used to be able to see into the 19-acre pit. It has never been a problem for me or my neighbors. The pit operators have never run equipment there in the early morning hours or late at night, even when they have been providing material for large jobs.

This is a common practice with pit owners, including myself. Even though my home is so close to their gravel pit, noise has never been an issue either. Not even during screening operations. Today’s modern equipment just isn’t as noisy as in the past. Machines have adequate exhaust systems that are actually quiet enough that the operator might not even need hearing protection. The screening operation would create the most sound, but even that is difficult to hear inside my home.

Sure, I can hear it if I am out in the yard, but it is not loud enough to be annoying.

I used to be able to see Mount Spur from my house. Now that the trees have grown up around that 19-

acre pit, I have lost that view. If I owned the view, which none of us do, I would insist those trees be removed so I could see the mountain again.

I also did enjoy watching the equipment work in the pit. The backup alarms are the sound I would notice the most. I can understand people not wanting to hear those all day. They are necessary for the safety of the men and women who happen to be around working equipment. This is why the roadgrader that comes through your subdivision has a backup alarm on it. I don’t suppose you complain about that piece of equipment though. Not even when they are clearing snow late at night.

Most gravel pits are set up so the trucks showing up to be loaded never have to back up. They negotiate the pit in a circle, get loaded and are gone. You shouldn’t hear an alarm from them. Just from the loader.

There are benefits to having a pit nearby that many people never consider. The pit near me, and also me with my pit, have informed our neighbors that in the event of a fire sweeping through the area, they would be welcome to move their vehicles and other belongings into the pit where they may be safer from the fire. A gravel pit also makes a great fire break.

I understand people’s hesitation to have a gravel pit open up nearby their home. But I assure you it will not be at all like you might anticipate. It will be quieter than you expect. Especially during the

winter. Best winter neighbor you could have. Quiet as a cemetery then. Clean gravel doesn’t create a lot of dust. I’ve seen comments that a gravel pit is a scar on the land. It’s just a gravel parking lot after the overburden has been removed. Your modern pit owner is not going to fill his gravel pit up with a bunch of abandoned equipment.

The 19-acre pit near me has absolutely no equipment in it when it’s not working. The only equipment in my pit that stays there is the screen that is set up ready for use.

So far this year, I have only operated it once for six hours to make product for a job. Everything else is brought back to the shop and safely secured until it is needed again. Often times I can be working in my pit, and the neighbors on the adjoining parcels did not even know I was there.

Yes, having a pit next door would be a change. It will not be the monstrosity many people are making it out to be. Property values near gravel pits have stayed the same as any other parcels. Checking with the borough will confirm this.

I have seen and heard plenty of falsehoods about gravel pits that have been brought up and repeated in public meetings and online.

Come on out and watch mine work.

I’d be happy to put on a show. I’ll even run the screen and you can walk the perimeter of the property while I work it. You might be surprised that things just are not what you expected.

gency. For all of that, illegal border crossings are, as the president himself calls it, at crisis levels.

He blames House Democrats because casting blame is Trump’s forte. But Republicans controlled the House and the Senate for two full years. That seemed like an ideal time to fix what the president believes ails our immigration laws.

Even with Democrats now controlling the House, where is Trump’s much-touted dealmaking mojo, an attribute he campaigned on?

“But the economy!”

Yes, the market has done well since Trump’s election.

The S&P 500 was up about 21% between Trump’s inauguration and May 31 of his third year in office. Under President Obama, it was up about 56% in that same period.

Unemployment is headed down, as it was during seven straight years under Obama.

Wages are up, and that’s a welcome change. But GDP increases so far are no better than

some periods under Obama.

Deficit spending under Obama was far too high, in part because of the stimulus needed to dig out of the Great Recession.

Under Trump, it’s still headed in the wrong direction, once again pushing $1 trillion even though the economy is healthy.

Trump seems to care nothing about the deficit and the national debt, which once breathed life into the Tea Party.

Through all of this, Trump’s base remains loyal. Sadly, the truest words Trump might ever have spoken were when he said he could shoot someone on Fifth Avenue and not lose his supporters.

This non-endorsement isn’t defaulting to whomever the Democrats choose. This newspaper has a history of presidential appointments favoring Republicans starting in the mid-20th century. Except for Lyndon Johnson in 1964, the Sentinel backed Republican presidential nominees from 1952 through 2004, when we recommended John Kerry over

another four years of George W. Bush.

As recently as 2012 we recommended Republican Mitt Romney because of what seemed at the time to be Obama’s failure to adequately manage the nation’s finances.

If — however unlikely — a Republican like Romney, now a senator from Utah, or former Ohio Gov. John Kasich successfully primaried the president, we would eagerly give them a look. Same if an independent candidate mounted a legitimate campaign.

We’d even consider backing Trump if, say, he found the proverbial cure for cancer or — about as likely — changed the essence of who he is (he won’t).

The nation must endure another 1½ years of Trump. But it needn’t suffer another four beyond that.

We can do better. We have to do better.

V oices of the P eninsula J oseph R oss

Joseph Ross lives in Nikiski.

— The Orlando Sentinel, June 18

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Hicks rebuffs questions on Trump

By MARY CLARE JALONICK and LAURIE KELLMAN Associated Press

WASHINGTON — Former top White House adviser Hope Hicks refused to answer questions related to her time in the White House in a daylong interview with the House Judiciary Committee, dimming Democrats’ chances of obtaining new or substantive information about President Donald Trump in their first interview with a person linked to his inner circle.

Frustrated Democrats leaving the meeting Wednesday said Hicks and her lawyer rigidly followed White House orders to stay quiet about her time there and said they would be forced to go to court to obtain answers.

House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y., said Hicks’ lawyers asserted the White House’s principle that as one of Trump’s close advisers she is “absolutely immune” from talking about her time there because of separation of powers between the legislative and executive branches.

Nadler said that principle is “ridiculous” and Democrats intend to “destroy” it in court.

Nadler said the committee plans to take the administration to court on the immunity issue, and Hicks’ interview

White House offers budget freeze if Dems don’t deal

By ANDREW TAYLOR Associated Press

Former White House communications director Hope Hicks arrives for closed-door interview with the House Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

would be part of that litigation.

In a letter Tuesday to Nadler, White House counsel Pat Cipollone wrote that Trump had directed Hicks not to answer questions “relating to the time of her service as a senior adviser to the president.” The White House has similarly cited broad executive privilege with respect to many of the Democrats’ other investigative demands, using the president’s power to

withhold information to protect the confidentiality of the Oval Office decision-making process.

Hicks did answer some questions about her time on Trump’s campaign, the lawmakers said, but they said they learned little that was new.

“She’s objecting to stuff that’s already in the public record,” California Rep. Karen Bass said on a break from the interview. Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash., called her

answers “a farce.”

California Rep. Ted Lieu tweeted about the meeting while it was ongoing, writing that Hicks refused to answer even innocuous questions such as whether she had previously testified before Congress and where her office was located in the White House.

In all, she was behind closed doors for eight hours, with an hourlong break for lunch.

WASHINGTON — Trump administration bargainers offered a one-year budget freeze and said Democratic spending demands remained too high as talks with congressional leaders aimed at averting deep cuts in defense and domestic programs this autumn seemed no closer to resolution.

Firing back, Democrats said White House involvement in the negotiations was hindering progress and rejected the proposed freeze.

The exchange suggested the two sides were not near a handshake to avert automatic cuts and instead boost both defense and domestic programs, perhaps for two years.

Without some agreement, overall spending would be slashed by $125 billion starting Oct. 1, when the federal fiscal year begins, a roughly 10 percent reduction in agency budgets that both parties consider too draconian.

Emerging from a bargaining session in House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s office that lasted over an hour, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said that without an accord, the White House was prepared to prevent the automatic cut but force agencies

to live with a less severe, oneyear extension of this year’s budget.

Mnuchin said the administration would also agree to extend the federal debt limit for a year. The government is projected to deplete its legal ability to borrow money after the summer, which would prompt an unprecedented failure by the government to repay its debt that could rattle the world’s economy.

“The president has every intention of keeping the government open and keeping the soundness of the full faith and credit of the government,” Mnuchin told reporters. He said both sides agreed not to hold the debt limit “hostage to spending.”

In a joint statement after the meeting, Pelosi, D-Calif., and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., bristled at White House involvement in the negotiations.

They said Democrats “are committed” to working with congressional Republicans to avert automatic spending cuts, the constraints of a budget freeze and the threat of a federal default.

“If the House and Senate could work their will without interference from the President, we could come to a good agreement much more quickly,” the two Democrats said.

72 officers off streets amid probe into social media posts

By RON TODT Associated Press

HILADELPHIA — Police Commissioner Richard Ross says 72 Philadelphia police officers have been placed on administrative duty amid an initial investigation into a national group’s accusation of officers in at least five states posting racist and anti-Muslim comments on social media.

Ross said he believed at

least “several dozen” people would be disciplined and he expects some to be fired. The commissioner said the internal affairs division prioritized posts “clearly advocating violence or death against any protected class such as ethnicity, national origin, sex, religion and race.” An independent law firm had been hired to determine whether posts were constitutionally protected before any discipline is imposed.

“I am not prepared to tell you at this point who’s being disciplined and how many may be terminated, but I can tell you with a degree of certainty there are some people who will meet with that fate,” Ross said Wednesday.

The posts were uncovered by a team of researchers who spent two years looking at the personal Facebook accounts of police officers from Arizona to Florida. They said they found officers bashing

immigrants and Muslims, promoting racist stereotypes, identifying with right-wing militia groups and, especially, glorifying police brutality. All the posts were public.

“We’ve talked about, from the outset, how disturbing, how disappointing and upsetting these posts are, and they will undeniably impact police-community relations,” Ross said. “There’s no question that this puts us in a position to work even harder than

we already do to cultivate relationships with neighborhoods and individual groups who we struggle to work with or struggle to maintain relationships with now.”

Ross also announced other steps, including measures to monitor social media posts by officers, antibias training for officers and preparation of a training video.

“I can’t think of any other investigation that we’ve un-

dertaken, at least in my 30 years, where that many people were taken off the street at one time,” Ross said. He said he was a “dinosaur” who didn’t use social media, but he couldn’t understand how police officers who come into contact with many different people — and who were themselves part of a diverse recruiting class — could make what he called “ridiculous assertions” about whole groups of people.

Amid urgent climate warnings, EPA gives coal a reprieve

By ELLEN KNICKMEYER Associated Press

WASHINGTON — Amid scientists’ increasingly urgent warnings, the Trump administration ordered a sweeping about-face Wednesday on Obama-era efforts to fight climate change, easing restrictions on coal-fired power plants in a move it predicted would revitalize America’s sagging coal industry.

As miners in hard hats and coal-country lawmakers applauded, Environmental Protection Agency chief Andrew Wheeler signed a measure that scraps one of President Barack Obama’s key initiatives to rein in fossil fuel emissions. The replacement rule gives states more leeway in deciding whether to require plants to make limited efficiency upgrades.

Wheeler said he expects more coal plants to open as a result. But one state, New York, immediately said it would go to court to challenge the action, and more lawsuits are likely.

The EPA move follows pledges by candidate and then President Donald Trump to rescue the U.S. coal industry, which saw near-record

In this July 27, 2018, file photo, the Dave Johnson coal-fired power plant is silhouetted against the morning sun in Glenrock, Wyo. (AP Photo/J. David Ake, File)

numbers of plant closings last year in the face of competition from cheaper natural gas and renewables. It’s the latest and one of the biggest of dozens of environmental regulatory rollbacks by his administration.

It came despite scientists’ cautions that the world must cut fossil fuel emissions to stave off the worst of global warming and the EPA’s own

analysis that the new rule would result in the deaths of an extra 300 to 1,500 people each year by 2030, owing to additional air pollution from the power grid.

“Americans want reliable energy that they can afford,” Wheeler declared at the signing ceremony, with White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney alongside to underscore Trump’s approval.

There’s no denying “fossil fuels will continue to be an important part of the mix,” Wheeler said.

Lawmakers and industry representatives from coal states blamed federal regulation, not the market, for the decadeslong trend of declining U.S. coal use and said Wednesday’s act would stave off more coal plant closings.

“We’re not ready for renew-

able energy … so we need coal,” declared Rep. David McKinley, a West Virginia Republican.

But rather than a sensible economic move, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi described the change as a “dirty power scam” and “a stunning giveaway to big polluters.” She called climate change “the existential threat of our time” and said the administration was ignoring scientific studies and yielding to special interests.

Obama’s 2015 Clean Power Plan is currently stayed by the Supreme Court while challenges play out from more than two dozen states that contend it exceeded authority under the federal Clean Air Act. Environmental advocates and Obama-era EPA officials involved in drafting the nowrepealed plan said Trump’s replacement rule will do little to cut climate-damaging emissions from coal-fired power plants, at a time when polls show Americans are increasingly paying attention to global warming.

“I can’t think of a single rule that would do more to set back the effort to do what we need to do to address the critical threat of climate change,” said Joe Goffman, who helped draft the repealed Clean Power Plan.

The Obama plan aimed at encouraging what already had been market-driven changes in the nation’s electrical grid, pushing coal-fired power plants out and prodding utilities to rely more on natural gas, solar, wind and other lower- or no-carbon fuels.

Obama EPA head Gina McCarthy said Trump officials had “made painfully clear that they are incapable of rising to the challenge and tackling this crisis. They have shown a callous disregard for EPA’s mission, a pattern of climate science denial and an inexcusable indifference to the consequences of climate change.”

Burning of fossil fuels for electricity, transportation and heat is the main human source of heat-trapping carbon emissions.

Trump has rejected scientific warnings on climate change, including a dire report this year from scientists at more than a dozen federal agencies noting that global warming from fossil fuels “presents growing challenges to human health and quality of life.” Administration officials argue climate science is imperfect, and that it’s not clear climate change would have as great an impact as forecast.

Seattle to open smoke shelters for ‘new normal’ summer fires

By TOM JAMES The Associated Press

SEATTLE — Ahead of a Western wildfire season expected to be again worse than average, officials in Seattle announced Wednesday that five city buildings would be outfitted to serve as havens where residents can go to breathe clean air.

The move is in response to several years marked by thick smoke hanging over the city from summer wildfires, which officials and scientists

have unequivocally connected to the slow-motion of the effects of climate change.

Seattle officials demonstrated the technology at one of the havens — a community center in the city’s Rainier Beach neighborhood — pointing out air sensors mounted on the wall, and describing how the building’s existing ventilation system had been retrofitted with special filters to keep it positively pressurized with clean air.

Along with the Rainier

Beach facility, Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan said at least two of the facilities could potentially be scaled up to shelter the city’s homeless population if air quality sinks far enough during the summer to endanger those unable to retreat indoors.

“We have to prepare as if this will be the new normal,” Durkan said, adding that 2018 saw 24 days with hazardous air quality levels due to wildfire smoke, including several reaching extreme levels.

That reflects a broader shift being felt across the American and Canadian West, and likely to continue in coming years, according to experts and federal data.

In 2017 and 2018, 15,625 and 13,750 square miles burned in total in the US, mostly in western states, according to federal figures, compared to a 10-year average of 10,937 square miles per year, while the fire seasons in British Columbia broke worst-in-history records both years.

That translated to a thick pall of smoke hanging over the region, well beyond Seattle, with Missoula, Montana, San Francisco, Spokane, Washington, and Portland, Oregon, all logging their worst air quality days on record in either 2017 or 2018, according to a recent study.

Although not as bad as in the worst years, including 2015, which saw Washington’s worst wildfire season in at least a century, the conditions are set this year again for a worse-than-aver-

age season.

“The West is going to have to get used to a lot more smoke,” Medler said.

At the Seattle event, officials described how that’s changing the character of the region, long known for its clean air and verdant landscapes.

“It’s a sad thing to say this, but if you love the outdoors, you might want to get out there while it’s safe,” said Craig Kenworthy, director of the Puget Sound Clean Air Agency.

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‘Joints will be separated’ Jamal Khashoggi’s murder, retold

By SAMY MAGDY Associated Press

By JAMEY KEATEN and AYA BATRAWY Associated Press

GENEVA — The gathering on the second floor of the Saudi consulate featured an unlikely collection: a forensic doctor, intelligence and security officers, agents of the crown prince’s office. As they waited for their target to arrive, one asked how they would carry out the body.

Not to worry, the doctor said: “Joints will be separated. It is not a problem,” he assured. “If we take plastic bags and cut it into pieces, it will be finished. We will wrap each of them.”

Their prey, Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, would not leave the consulate in Istanbul alive. And on Wednesday, more than eight months after his death, a U.N. special rapporteur revealed new details of the slaying — part of a report that insisted there was “credible evidence” to warrant further investigation and financial sanctions against Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.

The report brought the grisly case back into the spotlight just as the prince and his country appeared to be emerging from the stain of the scandal. But it contained no smoking gun likely to cause President Donald Trump to abandon one of his closest allies — and none likely to send the crown prince before a tribunal.

And yet the details of the Oct. 2 killing were so chilling, and now so public, that it’s hard to fathom that there won’t be repercussions.

On the recording, apparently picked up by Turkish listening devices, intelligence officer Maher Mutreb is heard asking whether “the sacrificial animal” had entered the consulate, and a voice responds: “He has arrived.” (Khashoggi is never mentioned by name in the audio.)

Two minutes later, Khashoggi enters the consulate, hoping to collect a Saudi document that would let him wed his Turkish fiancee. He is led into the consul general’s office and told he has to return to Saudi Arabia.

Khashoggi protests: “I notified some people outside.

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Database says 91,600 killed in Yemen fighting

In this Dec. 15, 2014 file photo, Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi speaks during a press conference in Manama, Bahrain. (AP Photo/Hasan Jamali, File)

driver is waiting for me.”

“Let’s make it short,” the official tells him, adding: “Send a message to your son.”

“Which son? What should I say to my son?” Khashoggi asks.

“You will type a message.

Let’s rehearse; show us,” the official says, prodding: “Type it, Mr. Jamal. Hurry up.”

Within minutes, the official loses patience and, the rapporteur said, apparently pulls out a syringe.

“Are you going to give me drugs?” Khashoggi asks.

“We will anesthetize you,” he is told.

Then came the sounds of struggle, “movement and heavy panting,” and finally — according to Turkish intelligence relayed in the report — the sounds of a saw.

He is believed to have been dismembered inside the consulate. His remains have never been found.

The nearly minute-byminute narrative is part of a 101-page report from the U.N. special rapporteur for extrajudicial, summary and arbitrary executions. Agnes Callamard, who is not a United Nations staffer, launched her inquiry in January under her mandate from the U.N.-backed Human Rights Council.

Her report is to be presented at a council session that opens Monday. The 47-nation Geneva body has already supported more scrutiny of a Sau-

di-led military campaign in neighboring Yemen that has been blamed for the deaths of thousands of civilians.

The Saudi minister of state for foreign affairs, Adel alJubeir, dismissed the report in a tweet, saying that it contained “nothing new” and was riddled with “clear contradictions and baseless allegations which challenge its credibility.”

“The Saudi judiciary is the sole party qualified to deal with the Khashoggi case and works with full independence,” he added.

The report comes as damage to the crown prince’s reputation had begun to fade, with countries and companies resuming business with the uber-wealthy kingdom. In recent weeks, the Trump administration has tried to ram through a sale of weapons to Saudi Arabia over objections in Congress. A British petrochemicals company laid out a $2 billion investment to build three plants in the kingdom.

Callamard said responsibility for Khashoggi’s killing falls on Saudi Arabia, even if she can’t attribute guilt. But the focus has lingered over the man who is next in line to become its king. There is, she said, “sufficient credible evidence regarding the responsibility of the Crown Prince demanding further investigation.”

She said people directly

implicated in the murder reported to him. And she flagged Saudi Arabia’s track record with human rights violations in the past, saying “there was no way the leaders of that state including the crown prince were not aware of those violations.”

Callamard listed dozens of recommendations, and urged U.N. bodies or SecretaryGeneral Antonio Guterres to demand a follow-up criminal investigation. She insisted that the U.N. chief should be able to establish one “without any trigger by a state.” But U.N. spokesman Stephane Dujarric said Guterres could only do so with a mandate from “a competent intergovernmental body.”

Callamard called for sanctions specifically against the crown prince, even before his guilt or innocence is determined.

An investigation should look into how much the crown prince knew, whether he had a direct or indirect role, and whether he could have stopped the killing, she said.

The 33-year-old prince, who continues to have the support of his father, King Salman, denies any involvement. Trump has defended U.S.-Saudi ties in the face of international outcry over the slaying. Many U.S. lawmakers have criticized Trump for not condemning Saudi Arabia over the journalist’s killing.

CAIRO — Yemen’s civil war has killed at least 91,600 people so far, a database tracking violence said Wednesday, presenting a new estimate after completing reporting for the first months of fighting in 2015.

The conflict began with the 2014 takeover over of northern and central Yemen by the Iranian-backed rebels, driving out the internationally recognized government from the capital, Sanaa.

Months later, in March 2015, a Saudi-led coalition launched its air campaign to prevent the rebels, known as Houthis, from overrunning the country’s south.

In the relentless campaign, Saudi-led airstrikes have hit schools, hospitals and wedding parties and killed thousands of Yemeni civilians.

The Houthis have used drones and missiles to attack Saudi Arabia and have targeted vessels in the Red Sea. Civilians have borne the brunt of the conflict, which has created what the United Nations says is the world’s worst humanitarian crisis.

The Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project, or ACLED, said that in 2015, about 17,100 people were reported killed — the secondmost lethal year after 2018, which was the deadliest one on record.

ACLED said 11,900 people were killed this year, compared to 30,800 in 2018.

The group said the Saudi-led coalition and its allies were responsible for more than 8,000 of about 11,700 deaths resulting from the direct targeting of civilians, while the Houthis and their allies were responsible for the rest.

The group said it recorded over 18,400 killed in the southwestern province of Taiz since 2015, placing Taiz as the most violent province in Yemen, largely due to a fouryear siege by the Houthis, the group said.

Hodeida and Jawf followed Taiz as the next most violent provinces in Yemen, with almost 10,000 in total combat fatalities, reported in each region since 2015, according the group.

ACLED said the U.N.brokered cease-fire for the Red Sea port city of in Hodeida contributed to a partial drop in reported fatalities in recent months. That ceasefire has since crumbled.

“These data are both a tool and a warning: the international community must use them to help understand, monitor, and ultimately resolve the conflict before the situation spirals even further out of control,” said ACLED executive director Clionadh Raleigh.

The data covers everything from airstrikes, shelling and ground battles between the various forces to militant bombings and violence at protests. But their numbers do not include those who have died in the humanitarian disasters caused by the war, particularly starvation.

Sam Jones, a spokesman for the ACLED, told The Associated Press that their estimates for civilian fatalities exclude “collateral damage,” meaning the total civilian death toll for the war is likely significantly higher.

Jones said their figures also don’t include the first months of the war after September 2014, when the Houthis moved from their northern stronghold in Saada province to take control of the capital.

The group, which receives funding in part from the U.S. State Department and Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs, builds its database on news reports from Yemeni and international media and international agencies.

Also on Wednesday, Yemeni security officials said tensions flared on Yemen’s remote island of Socotra in the Gulf of Aden near Somalia, two days after forces backed by the United Arab Emirates stormed the office of Socotra Gov. Fahmi Mahrus.

The officials said clashes erupted between Fahmi guards and forces from the Security Belt, a force equipped and trained by the UAE, wounding one from each side.

They said the governor refused to unload an Emirati cargo vessel carrying weapons to the Security Belt forces.

4 charged in downing of Malaysian airliner Whales from Chinese aquarium starting retirement in Iceland NIEUWEGEIN, NetherBy MIKE CORDER Associated Press

lands — International prosecutors announced murder charges Wednesday against four men — three of them Russians with military or intelligence backgrounds — in the missile attack that blew a Malaysia Airlines jet out of the sky over Ukraine five years ago, killing all 298 people aboard.

The case, built with the help of wiretaps, radar images and social media posts, marks the most significant step yet toward tying the tragedy to Moscow, which has backed the pro-Russian separatists fighting to seize control of eastern Ukraine.

In announcing the charges, prosecutors appealed for witnesses to help lead them even further up the chain of command in President Vladimir Putin’s Russia.

Investigators “want to go as far as we can get” because “it’s important to know who can be held responsible for this absolute tragedy,” top Dutch prosecutor Fred Westerbeke said.

The trial for the defendants, who also include a Ukrainian separatist fighter, was set for next March in the Netherlands, though it appeared unlikely any of them would be brought before the court, since Russia and Ukraine forbid the extradition

By EGILL BJARNASON Associated Press

In this July 17, 2014 file photo, people walk amongst the debris at the crash site of a passenger plane near the village of Grabovo, Ukraine. (AP Photo/Dmitry Lovetsky, File)

of their citizens.

Russia’s Foreign Ministry called the charges against the country’s citizens “absolutely unfounded” and accused the investigators of using “dubious sources of information” and ignoring evidence provided by Moscow in order to discredit Russia.

It said, too, that the international team turned a blind eye to Ukraine’s failure to close its airspace to commercial flights despite the fighting that endangered aircraft.

Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur was brought down

on July 17, 2014, over eastern Ukraine by what investigators said was a Buk missile from a Russian anti-aircraft unit. Investigators believe the Ukrainian rebels probably mistook the Boeing 777 passenger jet for a Ukrainian military plane.

Russia has repeatedly denied involvement in the attack, but eastern Ukraine’s pro-Moscow rebels have relied heavily on Russian military assistance during the separatist conflict that erupted in April 2014 and has claimed more than 13,000 lives.

Associated Press reporters spotted a Buk, an unusually

big and sophisticated type of weapon, in the Ukrainian town of Snizhne just hours before the jetliner was shot down, raining debris and bodies down onto farms and sunflower fields.

The investigation team said that even if the four defendants may not have actually pushed the button to launch the missile, they had a role in the preparations.

One of those charged was Russian citizen Igor Girkin, a retired colonel in Russia’s main intelligence agency, the FSB. He led Russian and separatist forces in Ukraine’s Donetsk region in 2014.

REYKJAVIK, Iceland — A pair of seasoned performers received a warm welcome Wednesday in Iceland, where the two beluga whales that previously lived at an aquarium in China will help populate a sanctuary for formerly captive marine mammals.

Conservationists celebrated when a plane from Shanghai carrying the whales, named Little Gray and Little White after the colors of their skin, touched down at Iceland’s Keflavik International Airport.

“The whales did well on the flight and are in good shape,” logistic expert Sigurjon Sigurdsson said after the 12-yearold females were on the ground.

The whales, expected to reach 35 to 50 years of age, will be the first aquatic animals to inhabit the sanctuary for cetaceans off Iceland’s southern coast. Their home will be a 344,445-square-foot sea pen at a pristine creek called Klettsvik, accessible by whale-watching boats.

After an 11-hour flight, the pair’s tank was loaded onto a truck for a drive to a harbor and the last leg of their journey, a 30-minute boat ride to the Westman Islands archipelago. There, they are set to stay in a specially designed indoor pool for 40

days while caretakers increase their food intake to build up extra blubber for heat insulation.

The whales currently weigh about 1,980 pounds and have strong appetites for herring which was an essential airplane snack for the not-so-frequent flyers.

Little White and Little Gray were captured in Russian waters and sold to Changfeng Ocean World aquarium in Shanghai some 10 years ago.

Beluga whales are native to the Arctic Ocean, not the North Atlantic surrounding Iceland. The International Union for Conservation of Nature estimates that 135,000 mature Beluga whales live in Arctic waters.

The Russian region is known for “whale jails” where orcas and beluga whales are available for purchase. Beluga whales carry a price tag of about $150,000, and many are reportedly sold to seaparks in China, according to Russian news agency RIA Novosti.

The release of Little Gray and Little White reflects a worldwide movement against keeping whales and dolphins in captivity. The mission to relocate them began when Changfeng Ocean World was acquired by Merlin Entertainment, a British corporation that owns Legoland and other theme parks.

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Miners get best of pitching duel over Oilers Staff report Peninsula Clarion

The Mat-Su Miners forced a series split at the very least with the Peninsula Oilers with a 6-3 win Wednesday night at Hermon Brothers Field in Palmer.

In the second contest of a fourgame road series with the defending ABL champs, the Oilers must win the next two to forge a split, starting tonight at 7 p.m.

The win on Wednesday rocketed the Miners to the top of the Alaska Baseball League at 8-5 overall, tied with the Anchorage

Bucs (8-5), while the Oilers fell to 5-8, three games behind the new leaders.

The two sides raced through the first four innings in rapid fashion as the two starting pitchers staged a scoreless duel.

Oilers starter Connor McCord of Gilbert, Arizona, was pulled with two outs in the fifth after striking out eight in a hot start.

McCord gave up four runs — all unearned after an infield throwing error — on three hits and a walk over 4 2/3 frames.

Opposite McCord was Miners starter Randy Abshier, who

pitched six scoreless innings with just one base hit and three walks, while whiffing six. Abshier spun a no-hitter into the sixth inning, when the Oilers’ Calvin Farris broke it up with a one-out single.

Farris ended 2 for 4 with a run scored to lead the Oilers.

Eric Reardon and Robbie Knowles finished out the game in relief for the Oilers. Reardon retired one batter and Knowles gave up two runs in three innings of work, scattering two hits and two walks with two strikeouts.

Mat-Su outfielder Erik Webb, the league leader in RBI’s,

notched three more runs batted in with a 3-for-4 day. Anthony Notaro had the Miners’ only other hits, going 2 for 4 with two runs.

After 4 1/2 sparkling innings by both teams, Mat-Su finally broke the shutout in the bottom of the fifth with four runs. Tyler Porter chopped a slow roller to first that helped him reach on error, plating two runs in the process. The throw home from Peninsula first baseman Giancarlo Servin got away and allowed the Miners to take the 2-0 lead.

Later, a two-run bloop single by

Webb helped to push the lead to 4-0.

The Oilers got two runs back in the top of the seventh with a tworun single from Travis Bohall, cutting the gap to 4-2.

The Miners continued to pressure the Oilers in the bottom of the seventh with a leadoff homer

by Anthony Notaro off Knowles, followed by a two-out RBI single by Webb that pushed the lead to 6-2.

A Carlino RBI single in the top of the eighth cut the lead back to 6-3 but that would be all the Oilers could muster.

Texas Tech sends FSU coach Martin into retirement

By ERIC OLSON AP Sports Writer

New York Yankees’ Gary Sanchez hits an RBI double during the seventh inning of a baseball game against the Tampa Bay Rays at Yankee Stadium, Wednesday in New York. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Sabathia gets win No. 250, Yanks win AL East leading New York jumps on Rays early, sweep series NEW YORK (AP) — Gary Sánchez hit a threerun homer to help chase Cy Young Award winner Blake Snell in the first inning, CC Sabathia got his 250th career win and the New York Yankees thumped the Tampa Bay Rays 12-1 Wednesday to complete a three-game sweep.

Gleyber Torres added a grand slam during a six-run seventh inning, and New York three-hit Tampa Bay to win its fifth in a row and extend its lead the AL East over the second-place Rays to 3½ games. Tampa Bay was swept for the second time this season — the other came against Boston in April.

Snell (4-6) walked four, gave up two hits and was charged with six runs while getting one out on 39 pitches

in the shortest start of his career.

ANGELS 11, BLUE JAYS 6 TORONTO (AP) — Mike Trout hit two home runs, including his sixth career grand slam, and had a career-best seven RBIs as Los Angeles beat Toronto.

Justin Upton also homered for the Angels, who have won all six meetings with the Blue Jays this season and 18 of the last 24 in Toronto.

Trout finished 3 for 6. It was the first seven-RBI game by an Angels hitter since Torii Hunter did it against Kansas City on July 4, 2010.

Rowdy Tellez hit two home runs for Toronto.

CUBS 7, WHITE SOX 3 CHICAGO (AP) — Willson Contreras homered twice and

drove in five runs, and the Cubs handed Lucas Giolito his first loss since April by downing the crosstown White Sox. David Bote also connected to help the Cubs bounce back from a tough loss to their rivals in their first meeting of the season. Jon Lester (6-5) allowed two more homers, but worked into the sixth inning to improve to 3-1 in June.

Trying for his ninth win in a row, Giolito (10-2) showed flashes of the dominant stuff that put him in the mix to start next month’s All-Star Game. But he had all sorts of trouble against Contreras.

PADRES 8, BREWERS 7 SAN DIEGO (AP) — Franmil Reyes hit a go-ahead, threerun homer in the seventh and Eric Hosmer added a two-run shot for San Diego, which overcame three homers by Milwaukee to sweep the Brewers.

Reyes’ shot to right-center, his 20th, came off Jeremy Jeffress (1-1) after Manny Machado hit a leadoff single and Hunter Renfroe walked.

Christian Yelich hit his MLBleading 27th homer and Ryan Braun homered, doubled and drove in three runs for the Brewers.

NATIONALS 6, PHILLIES 2, 1ST GAME WASHINGTON (AP) — Patrick Corbin struck out eight over seven strong innings and Washington beat Philadelphia to begin a day-night doubleheader.

This was the belated series opener after the teams were rained out Monday and Tuesday.

Corbin (6-5) scattered four hits and three walks while ending a personal three-game losing streak.

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OMAHA, Neb. — When Texas Tech’s Taylor Floyd struck out Reese Albert to end the game — and Mike Martin’s career — the Florida State coach walked up the dugout steps, took off his glasses and strode across the field to shake hands with the opposing coach one more time.

While the fans at TD Ameritrade Park showered Martin in applause, his wife of 55 years, Carol, greeted well-wishers in the stands. Martin then waved to and thanked fans who gathered above the dugout.

After the 4-1 loss in the elimination game, Martin heads into retirement with 2,029 career wins — most by any coach in any college sport. Each of his 40 teams won at least 40 games and played in the NCAA Tournament.

But, he never won a national championship.

“I can fake a smile with the best of them and I’ll get through the rest of this night with a smile because I got to watch young men grow up,” Martin said. “I got to work for Florida State for 45 years and I’ll never forget the times I’ve had out here in Omaha.”

Brian Klein broke a 1-1 tie in the sixth with his second homer in three games, and third of the season, and Texas Tech (46-19) won a second game at a CWS for the first time in its four appearances.

“In the back of your mind, obviously, you’re thinking about ‘11’ a little bit,” Tech coach Tim Tadlock said, referring to Martin by his nickname. “All the respect in the world for him. Love him, and just appreciate everything he’s done for college baseball.”

FSU (42-23) had no trouble scoring while sweeping through a regional in Athens, Georgia, and a super regional at Baton Rouge, Louisiana, to earn Martin his 17th trip to the CWS. The Seminoles beat Arkansas 1-0 here Saturday, but lost 2-0 to Michigan before the Red Raiders eliminated them.

Martin’s last team was one of the final four squads awarded at-large bids to the 64team national tournament after struggling for stretches of the regular season.

“To have the success we’ve had the last three years, the ACC championships, two trips to Omaha, 40 wins every year,” third baseman Drew Mendoza said. “To experience that with him and be part of his legacy is a dream come true.”

The Seminoles batted .124 in Omaha (11 of 89) and their two runs in three games tied a CWS record low. Their 0-for-17 batting with runners in scoring position was the lowest by a team in at least 20 years, according to ESPN. Florida State also struck out 15 times against Texas Tech.

“Who would have ever thought six weeks ago that we would even get to Omaha?” Martin said. “The young men are disappointed now. What they accomplished will not go unnoticed — to get to Omaha and have an opportunity.”

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World Cup: Argentina rallies from down 3-0 to stun Scotland PARIS (AP) — Florencia Bonsegundo converted a penalty kick in the fourth minute of secondhalf stoppage time on her second attempt, and Argentina overcame a three-goal deficit in the final 30 minutes for a 3-3 draw against Scotland on Wednesday night that eliminated the Scots from the Women’s World Cup. Scotland built a 3-0 lead on goals by Kim Little in the 19th minute, Jenny Beattie in the 49th and Erin Cuthbert in the 69th, but Argentina became the first team at a Women’s World Cup to get a point after trailing by three goals.

Milagros Menéndez scored on a counterattack in the 74th minute and Bonsegundo’s long-range shot five minutes later hit the crossbar, bounced down and had enough backspin to go off the fingertips of goalkeeper Lee Alexander and across the line.

Sophie Howard had just entered the game when she slid into a leg of Aldana Cometti, who was streaking into the penalty area.

After a lengthy video review, North Korean referee Ri Hyangok awarded the penalty kick. Alexander dived to stop the kick by Bonsegundo, who could not get the rebound in. But another video review showed Alexander came off her line before the kick.

Given the second chance, Bonsegundo kicked the ball to the right of the keeper, who dived left.

Scotland, which had been on the verge of winning a Women’s World Cup match for the first time, could not muster a threat in the remaining stoppage time and finished last in Group D at with two losses and a draw.

Argentina finished with two points after opening with a 0-0 draw against Japan — its first

World Cup point — and losing to England 1-0.

Four of the six third-place teams advance, and Brazil (six points) and China (four points) are assured of two of those spots.

Nigeria finished third with three points.

Argentina would advance if both the Cameroon-New Zealand and Thailand-Chile matches on Thursday finish in draws. Argentina was eliminated in the group stage of its first two World Cup appearances.

ENGLAND 2, JAPAN 0 NICE, France (AP) — For the first time since Bryan Robson, Peter Shilton and Glenn Hoddle, an England team finished a World Cup group stage with a 3-0 record.

Ellen White scored both goals, and the Lionesses roared into the

round of 16 with a 2-0 victory over Japan on Wednesday night to win the group.

Phil Neville’s England squad will play a third-place team on Sunday and with a victory would advance to a quarterfinal against Norway or Australia. The victory over Japan came after Neville made eight changes to the starting lineup.

“Since Phil’s come in he’s changed different combinations of the squad and I think that’s why this squad is so competitive and so great,” White said. “We can change the squad and show that we can play together and we’ve got so many different combinations and styles and talented players and that’s really important going into a tournament that’s really long.

“We can use all 23 players so that’s exciting and it’s just great to

have such talented players that can perform on the biggest stage.”

Japan finished second with a 1-1-1 record and will play the Netherlands or Canada in the round of 16.

The 30-year-old White scored in the 14th minute when she chipped the ball past goalkeeper Saki Kumagai after being sent clear by Georgia Stanway. White’s third goal on the tournament came in the 84th minute following a through-ball by Karen Carney.

White scored in the opening win over Scotland, then was dropped to the bench against Argentina.

“We’ve just got to give him a headache,” White said with a laugh, describing all the players pushing to start. “For us it’s just about trying to perform and play well and he’s got the hard job to do.”

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Juan Soto had an RBI single in the first off Zach Eflin (6-7), and Gerardo Parra and Brian Dozier added RBI doubles later in the game. Eflin allowed three runs and five hits while striking out seven over six innings.

NATIONALS 2, PHILLIES 0, 2ND GAME WASHINGTON (AP) — Max Scherzer shrugged off a broken nose and black eye to throw seven shutout innings, Brian Dozier and Victor Robles hit solo homers, and Washington swept a doubleheader against Philadelphia.

The Nationals have won 16 of their last 23, while Philadelphia has dropped seven of its last nine and 12 of 18.

RED SOX 9, TWINS 4 MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Eduardo Rodríguez picked up Boston’s bullpen a night after a 17-inning loss, and Brock Holt drove in three runs in a win over Minnesota.

Rodríguez (8-4) allowed four runs on eight hits, but more important, he lasted seven innings after the Red Sox used eight relievers in Tuesday’s marathon.

REDS 3, ASTROS 2 CINCINNATI (AP) — Nick Senzel singled home the tying run with two outs in the ninth inning, and Jesse Winker followed with an RBI single as Cincinnati rallied for a rare sweep of Houston.

The Reds matched their season high with a fourth straight win. They also swept the Marlins in April.

PIRATES 8, TIGERS 7 PITTSBURGH (AP) — Bryan Reynolds hit a three-run homer in the sixth inning to complete Pittsburgh’s rally from a six-run deficit against Detroit.

With the Pirates trailing 7-5, Reynolds sent a knuckle curve from Nick Ramirez (32) 421 feet to left-center for his sixth homer of the season, driving in Kevin Newman and Adam Frazier.

INDIANS 10, RANGERS 4 ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Jason Kipnis hit two home runs, going back-to-back with Roberto Pérez during a five-run first inning, and Cleveland beat Texas.

BRAVES 7, METS 2 ATLANTA (AP) — Josh Donaldson hit a tiebreaking, two-run homer in the sixth inning, Freddie Freeman launched an early two-run shot and Atlanta beat New York.

ATHLETICS 8, ORIOLES 3 OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Chris Bassitt took a no-hitter into the sixth inning and won for the first time in more than three weeks as Oakland handed Baltimore its eighth straight loss.

MARINERS 8, ROYALS 2 SEATTLE (AP) — Domingo Santana hit two home runs in a game for the third time this season, Marco Gonzales won his third straight start and Seattle avoided an embarrassing series sweep against Kansas City.

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Cameron Warren put Tech up 1-0 in the fourth when he chopped a grounder past diving Mendoza at third, allowing Dylan Neuse to score from second.

The Seminoles’ only run came in the bottom half thanks to Tech mistakes.

Bryce Bonnin (7-1) walked Robby Martin on four pitches and hit Matheu Nelson in the bill of his batting helmet.

The runners moved over on a bunt, and Martin came home when catcher Braxton Fulford threw into center field trying to pick off Nelson at second.

VANDERBILT 6, MISSISSIPPI STATE 3 OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — After being constantly reminded for more than a week about his no-hitter in the NCAA super regionals, Kumar Rocker found himself on the mound for the first time on a bigger stage at the College World Series.

Vanderbilt’s 6-foot-4, 255-pound freshman star never let the pressure get to him, turning in another strong start and getting plenty of support from Stephen Scott’s two home runs and four RBIs in a 6-3 victory over Mississippi State on Wednesday.

“That first inning I was a little bit zoned out,” Rocker said. “I had to take my time and get my feet under me and just started cruising. It took me a little bit to do that.”

No. 2 national seed Commodores (5611) gained the inside track to the best-ofthree finals next week. They need a victory Friday or Saturday to advance.

LOUISVILLE 5, AUBURN 3 OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Wins are always hard to come by for Louisville at the College World Series, and this one was no different.

Two relievers had to survive anxious moments to hold Auburn to two runs over five innings before the 5-3 victory was secure Wednesday, completing a game suspended by rain one day earlier.

Tampa Bay (Morton 8-1) at Oakland (Montas 9-2), 6:07 p.m.

Baltimore (Bundy 3-8) at Seattle (LeBlanc 3-2), 6:10 p.m.

All Times ADT

National League

East Division

W L Pct GB Atlanta 44 31 .587 — Philadelphia 39 34 .534 4 Washington 35 38 .479 8 New York 35 39 .473 8½ Miami 26 46 .361 16½ Central Division Chicago 40 33 .548 — Milwaukee 40 34 .541 ½ St. Louis 38 35 .521 2 Cincinnati 34 38 .472 5½ Pittsburgh 33 40 .452 7 West Division Los Angeles 50 25 .667 — Colorado 39 34 .534 10 Arizona 38 37 .507 12 San Diego 38 37 .507 12 San Francisco 31 41 .431 17½

Yankees 12, Rays 1 T.B. 000 010 000 — 1 3 0 N.Y. 600 000 60x —12 9 1

Cubs 7, White Sox 3

Snell, Poche (1), Pagan (3), Stanek (4), Castillo (5), Kolarek (6), Drake (7), Roe (7), Robertson (8) and d’Arnaud; Sabathia, Holder (7), Cessa (8) and G.Sanchez, Romine. W_Sabathia 4-4. L_Snell 4-6. HRs_New York, Torres (16), Sanchez (21).

Athletics 8, Orioles 3 Bal. 000 002 100 —3 6 1 Oak. 000 031 40x —8 11 0

Wednesday’s Games Cincinnati 3, Houston 2 Washington 6, Philadelphia 2, 1st game San Diego 8, Milwaukee 7 Pittsburgh 8, Detroit 7 Washington 2, Philadelphia 0, 2nd game Atlanta 7, N.Y. Mets 2 Chicago Cubs 7, Chicago White Sox 3 St. Louis 2, Miami 1, 11 innings Colorado 6, Arizona 4 L.A. Dodgers 9, San Francisco 2 Thursday’s Games Colorado (Hoffman 1-3) at Arizona (Ray 5-4), 11:40 a.m.

Philadelphia (Nola 6-1) at Washington (Strasburg 7-4), 3:05 p.m.

Miami (Gallen 0-0) at St. Louis (Wainwright 5-6), 3:15 p.m.

N.Y. Mets (Lockett 0-0) at Chicago Cubs (Chatwood 3-1), 4:05 p.m.

Cincinnati (Roark 4-6) at Milwaukee (Nelson 0-1), 4:10 p.m.

San Francisco (Bumgarner 3-6) at L.A. Dodgers (Urias 3-2), 6:10 p.m.

American League

East Division

W L Pct GB New York 46 27 .630 — Tampa Bay 43 31 .581 3½ Boston 41 35 .539 6½ Toronto 26 48 .351 20½ Baltimore 21 53 .284 25½ Central Division Minnesota 48 25 .658 — Cleveland 39 34 .534 9 Chicago 35 37 .486 12½ Detroit 26 44 .371 20½ Kansas City 25 49 .338 23½ West Division Houston 48 27 .640 — Texas 39 35 .527 8½ Oakland 39 36 .520 9 Los Angeles 38 37 .507 10 Seattle 32 46 .410 17½

Chi. 100 200 000 —3 9 0 Chi. 401 100 01x —7 11 0 Giolito, Osich (5), Minaya (6), Herrera (7), J.Ruiz (8) and McCann; Lester, Ryan (6), Brach (8), Montgomery (8), Cishek (9) and Contreras. W_Lester 6-5. L_Giolito 10-2.

HRs_Chicago, McCann (7), Garcia (5). Chicago, Contreras 2 (15), Bote (9).

Nationals 6, Phillies 2

Yacabonis, Rogers (3), Armstrong (6), Bleier (7), M.Castro (7) and Sisco; Bassitt, Buchter (6), Petit (6), Hendriks (7), Soria (9) and Phegley. W_Bassitt 4-3. L_Rogers 0-1. HRs_Oakland, Phegley (9).

Mariners 8, Royals 2 K.C. 001 000 100 —2 8 0 Sea. 400 301 00x —8 10 0

Phi. 100 000 001 —2 6 1 Was. 100 101 03x —6 8 0 Eflin, E.Ramos (7), Irvin (8), E.Garcia (8) and J.T. Realmuto; Corbin, Rainey (8), Ja.Guerra (9) and Gomes. W_Corbin 6-5. L_Eflin 6-7. HRs_Philadelphia, Kingery (9).

Washington, Dozier (12), Parra (4).

Padres 8, Brewers 7

Keller, Flynn (5) and Gallagher; Gonzales, Gearrin (7), Bass (8), Elias (9) and T.Murphy. W_Gonzales 8-6. L_Keller 3-9. HRs_Seattle, Santana 2 (15), Vogelbach (18).

Angels 11, Blue Jays 6 L.A. 030 400 211 —11 16 0 Tor. 030 200 010 — 6 6 3 Heaney, No.Ramirez (4), T.Cole (6), Bedrosian (7), J.Anderson (9) and Lucroy; Sanchez, Shafer (4), Law (7), Romano (7), Phelps (9) and Jansen. W_No.Ramirez 3-0.

L_Sanchez 3-9. HRs_Los Angeles, Upton (2), Trout 2 (22). Toronto, Tellez 2 (13).

Indians 10, Rangers 4 Cle. 502 010 002—10 12 2 Tex. 010 200 001 — 4 10 1 Plutko, T.Olson (5), Goody (6), O.Perez (7), Cimber (8) and R.Perez; Palumbo, Chavez (3), S.Miller (8) and Federowicz. W_O. Perez 2-1. L_Palumbo 0-1. HRs_ Cleveland, Kipnis 2 (5), Perez (13).

Texas, Cabrera (11), Santana (6).

Red Sox 9, Twins 4 Bos. 030 030 030 —9 12 0 Min. 101 200 000 —4 9 0

Wednesday’s Games Cincinnati 3, Houston 2 N.Y. Yankees 12, Tampa Bay 1 Oakland 8, Baltimore 3 Seattle 8, Kansas City 2 Pittsburgh 8, Detroit 7 L.A. Angels 11, Toronto 6 Chicago Cubs 7, Chicago White Sox 3 Cleveland 10, Texas 4 Boston 9, Minnesota 4 Thursday’s Games Cleveland (Bieber 6-2) at Texas (Minor 6-4), 10:05 a.m.

Houston (Valdez 3-2) at N.Y. Yankees (Green 1-2), 3:05 p.m.

L.A. Angels (Suarez 2-1) at Toronto (Richard 0-3), 3:07 p.m.

Minnesota (Odorizzi 10-2) at Kansas City (Sparkman 1-3), 4:15 p.m.

cantara (6), Hardy (7) and J.Hicks; Williams, Ri.Rodriguez (6), Liriano (7), Vazquez (9) and Diaz. W_ Ri.Rodriguez 2-3. L_Ni.Ramirez 3-2. Sv_Vazquez (17). HRs_Detroit, Castro (1), Dixon (8). Pittsburgh, Marte (11), Reynolds (6).

E.Rodriguez, Barnes (8), Walden (9) and Leon; Gibson, R.Harper (5), Poppen (6) and J.Castro. W_E. Rodriguez 8-4. L_Gibson 7-4.

HRs_Minnesota, Astudillo (3), Kepler (19).

Reds 3, Astros 2 Hou. 000 002 000 —2 7 1 Cin. 010 000 002 —3 11 0 G.Cole, Harris (7), Pressly (8), R.Osuna (9) and Stubbs; Mahle, Bowman (8) and Casali. W_Bowman 1-0. L_R.Osuna 3-1. HRs_ Houston, Brantley (11). Cincinnati, Puig (14).

Pirates 8, Tigers 7 Det. 205 000 000 —7 11 0 Pit. 012 023 00x —8 11 1 Zimmermann, Ni.Ramirez (5), Al-

Mil. 102 010 300 —7 9 0 S.D. 212 000 30x —8 13 1 Davies, Houser (3), Jeffress (7), Ju.Guerra (8) and Pina; Strahm, Wisler (6), Wieck (7), G.Reyes (7), Perdomo (8), Stammen (8) and Mejia. W_G.Reyes 4-0. L_Jeffress 1-1. Sv_Stammen (3). HRs_Milwaukee, Yelich (27), Grandal (16), Braun (12). San Diego, Reyes (20), Hosmer (11).

Nationals 2, Phillies 0 Phi. 000 000 000 —0 4 1 Was. 010 000 01x —2 4 0 Arrieta, Nicasio (7), Neshek (8) and Andrew Knapp; Scherzer, Suero (8), Doolittle (9) and Suzuki.

W_Scherzer 6-5. L_Arrieta 6-6.

Sv_Doolittle (15). HRs_Washington, Dozier (12), Robles (10).

Braves 7, Mets 2 N.Y. 100 100 000 —2 9 0 Atl. 200 003 02x —7 9 0 Matz, Flexen (6), Nogosek (8), Zamora (8) and W.Ramos; Fried, Minter (7), Swarzak (7), Jackson (9) and Flowers. W_Fried 8-3. L_ Matz 5-5. HRs_Atlanta, Donaldson (14), Freeman (21).

Cardinals 2, Marlins 1 Mia. 000 000 010 00 —1 5 0 S.L. 000 001 000 01 —2 6 0 (11 innings) Richards, N.Anderson (6), J.Garcia (7), Guerrero (8), Brice (9), Romo (10), Conley (11) and Holaday, Alfaro; Ponce de Leon, C.Martinez (7), A.Miller (8), Jor.Hicks (9), Gant (11) and Wieters. W_Gant 7-0.

L_Conley 1-7. HRs_St. Louis, Goldschmidt (14).

Rockies 6, D-Backs 4 Col. 000 200 310 —6 14 2 Ari. 020 000 101 —4 10 0 Gray, B.Shaw (7), Oberg (7), W.Davis (9) and Wolters; Greinke, Chafin (8), Lopez (9) and C.Kelly.

W_Gray 7-5. L_Greinke 8-3. Sv_W. Davis (9). HRs_Colorado, Murphy (6). Arizona, Cron (4).

Kucherov wins Hart award

By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer

LAS VEGAS — Nikita Kucherov gratefully accepted the Hart Trophy and the Ted Lindsay Award on Wednesday night in recognition of his spectacular 128-point regular season in Tampa Bay. He might even be able to enjoy the trophies someday, whenever the sting of the Lightning’s first-round postseason loss has faded.

Kucherov won the NHL’s highest honors Wednesday night, receiving the Hart as the league MVP and the Lindsay Award as the best player according to a vote of his fellow pros.

The Russian right wing also formally picked up the Art Ross Trophy as the NHL’s top scorer at the hockey world’s annual Vegas ceremony at the Mandalay Bay Events Center.

“It’s a huge night for

me and my family,” said Kucherov, who turned 26 on Monday. “But the main thing is Stanley Cup. We want to make sure we work harder than we thought we did (last season). All these individual (awards), it’s obviously nice, but the main thing is Stanley Cup for me.”

Andrei Vasilevskiy, Kucherov’s Russian teammate, won his first Vezina Trophy as the NHL’s top goalie in another bittersweet recognition for the Lightning, who won 62 regular-season games before getting swept by Columbus in the opening round.

Kucherov received 164 of 171 first-place votes in a runaway Hart victory over two-time MVP Sidney Crosby of Pittsburgh, who finished second, and 2017 Hart winner Connor McDavid of Edmonton. The voting was no surprise after Kucherov posted the NHL’s highest-scoring individual season since 1996.

“When the team plays good, the numbers will obviously be good,” Kucherov said.

“You just try not to think too much about it.

If you think too much, your game can just go away, and bad things can happen. All my thoughts were about winning games for my team, and help the team get more points.”

A year after scoring 100 points, Kucherov emerged as perhaps the most impressive scorer in hockey, putting up a career-best 41 goals and 87 assists. Kucherov tied Jaromir Jagr’s NHL record for assists by a wing, and he surpassed Alexander Mogilny’s single-season record for points by a Russianborn player.

Tampa Bay also posted 128 standings points, the most by any team since 1996 — but Kucherov regrets that he had little impact during the Lightning’s stunning sweep by the Blue Jackets.

Zion handed another lawsuit RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — There’s a second lawsuit in the marketing fight over former Duke star Zion Williamson.

Prime Sports Marketing LLC and company president Gina Ford filed a lawsuit Wednesday in a Florida court, accusing Williamson and the agency now representing him of breach of contract.

It cites numerous claims, including accusing Creative Artists Agency LLC of interfering with Prime Sports’ deal with Williamson. It seeks $100 million in in punitive damages against Williamson, CAA and two CAA employees.

Williamson signed with Prime Sports in April before hiring a player agent, but filed a lawsuit last week in

North Carolina to terminate that fiveyear contract after moving to CAA in May. This lawsuit comes a day before Williamson was set to be the No. 1 pick in the NBA draft.

The dispute centers on each firm’s ability to obtain lucrative endorsement deals for the 6-foot-7, 285-pound potential NBA star.

In a statement to The Associated Press on Wednesday night, Ford’s attorneys said she “has worked tremendously hard to build Prime Sports Marketing into a competitive marketing and branding consulting firm while raising a family. She’s deeply saddened and disappointed that what was once a promising business with Mr. Williamson has now resorted to legal action.”

Dodgers 9, Giants 2 S.F. 000 101 000 —2 4 0 L.A. 312 010 20x —9 13 0 Pomeranz, D.Rodriguez (5), Moronta (8) and Posey, Vogt; Hill, Floro (2), Y.Garcia (4), Ferguson (6), P.Baez (7), J.Kelly (8) and R.Martin. W_Floro 2-1. L_Pomeranz 2-7. HRs_San Francisco, Yastrzemski (3), Austin (6). Los Angeles, Garlick (1), Taylor 2 (7), Bellinger (24).

racing NASCAR Cup Upcoming 2019 Schedule

Sunday, June 23 — Toyota/Save Mart 350, Sonoma, Calif.

Sunday, June 30 — Camping World 400, Joliet, Ill. Saturday, July 6 — Coke Zero Sugar 400, Daytona Beach, Fla. Saturday, July 13 — Quaker State 400, Sparta, Ky. Sunday, July 21 — Foxwoods Resort Casino 301, Loudon, N.H. Sunday, July 28 — Gander RV 400, Long Pond, Pa. Sunday, Aug. 4 — Go Bowling at The Glen, Watkins Glen, N.Y. Sunday, Aug. 11 — Consumers Energy 400, Brooklyn, Mich.

Saturday, Aug. 17 — Bass Pro Shops NRA Night Race, Bristol, Tenn.

Sunday, Sept. 1 — Bogangles’ Southern 500, Darlington, S.C. Sunday, Sept. 8 — Big Machine Vodka 400 at the Brickyard, Indianapolis Sunday, Sept. 15 — South Point 400, Las Vegas Saturday, Sept. 21 — Federated Auto Parts 400, Richmond, Va.

transactions BASEBALL American League BOSTON RED SOX — Placed RHP Hector Velázquez on the 10day IL. Recalled RHP Josh Smith from Pawtucket (IL).

Signed SS Matthew Lugo and RHP Zach Schneider to minor league contracts and assigned them to the GCL Red Sox. Signed 1B Joe Davis to a minor league contract and assigned him to Lowell (NYP).

CHICAGO WHITE SOX — Placed LHP Manny Bañuelos on the 10day IL, retroactive to June 16. Recalled RHP Carson Fulmer from Charlotte (IL).

CLEVELAND INDIANS — Signed INF Ike Freeman to a minor league contract.

HOUSTON ASTROS — Activated 2B Jose Altuve from the 10-day IL. Optioned LHP Cionel Pérez to Round Rock (PCL).

MINNESOTA TWINS — Placed INF Marwin Gonzalez on the 10day IL. Placed RHP Blake Parker on the family medical emergency List. Recalled C-INF Willians Astudillo from Rochester (IL). Selected the contract of RHP Sean Poppen from Rochester. Transferred LHP Adalberto Mejía to the 60-day IL. NEW YORK YANKEES — Released RHP Danny Farquhar.

TEXAS RANGERS — Named Danita Maxwell vice president of human resources. Recalled LHP Joe Palumbo from Frisco (TL).

Placed LHP Jeffrey Springs placed

on 10-day IL, retroactive to June 17. Sent OFs Joey Gallo and Scott Heineman to Arizona League on injury rehabilitation assignments.

Re-signed RHP Nick Gardewine to two-year minor league contract.

National League CHICAGO CUBS — Signed INF Chase Strumpf to a minor league contract.

CINCINNATI REDS — Reinstated SS José Iglesias from the 3-day paternity list. Optioned INF/OF Josh VanMeter to Louisville (IL).

MIAMI MARLINS — Signed RHP Evan Fitterer and OF Tevin Mitchell to minor league contracts. Acquired OF César Puello from the Los Angeles Angels for cash considerations. Designated UTL Rosell Herrera for assignment. Placed RHP Pablo López on the 10-day IL, retroactive to June 16. Recalled LHP José Quijada from New Orleans (PCL).

NEW YORK METS — Signed RHP Josh Wolf to a minor league contract.

PITTSBURGH PIRATES — Reinstated RHP Trevor Williams from the 10-day IL. Optioned RHP Mitch Keller to Indianapolis (IL).

WASHINGTON NATIONALS — Recalled RHP Austin Voth from Fresno (PCL) as the 26th man.

Agreed to terms with RHPs Todd Peterson, Orlando Ribalta, Michael Cuevas and Jordan Bocko; and OF Jeremy Ydens on minor league contracts.

FOOTBALL National Football League CAROLINA PANTHERS — Signed OT Greg Little.

DALLAS COWBOYS — Waived LB Justin Phillips. Signed RB Ryan Yurachek.

NEW YORK JETS — Named Rex Hogan assistant GM, Chad Alexander as director of player personnel, Phil Savage as senior football adviser and Chris Nolan as a college scout. Promoted Greg Nejmeh to director of pro personnel, Dan Zbojovsky to director of personnel operations and Kevin Murphy to assistant director of pro scouting.

HOCKEY National Hockey League ANAHEIM DUCKS — Bought out the contract of RW Corey Perry.

PHILADELPHIA FLYERS — Signed C Kevin Hayes to a sevenyear contract.

TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING — Resigned F Daniel Walcott to a oneyear contract.

SOCCER National Women’s Soccer League SKY BLUE FC — Traded F Savannah McCaskill to Chicago for the highest 2020 first-round draft pick and a 2020 second-round draft pick.

COLLEGE CHOWAN — Promoted Nikki White director of swimming.

IOWA — Fired volleyball coach Bond Shymansky. Announced interim volleyball coach Vicki Brown will remain in that role next season.

MTSU — Named Cody O’Toole men’s assistant golf coach and Logan Johnson men’s director of basketball operations.

SAINT JOSEPH’S — Named Amanda Casale men’s director of basketball operations.

ST. NORBERT — Named A.J. Aitken women’s ice hockey coach.

TENNESSEE — Signed baseball coach Tony Vitello to a contract extension through June 2024.

Today in History Today is Thursday, June 20, the 171st day of 2019. There are 194 days left in the year.

Today’s Highlight in History: On June 20, 1921, U.S. Rep. Alice Mary Robertson, R-Okla., became the first woman to preside over a session of the House of Representatives.

On this date: In 1782, Congress approved the Great Seal of the United States, featuring the emblem of the bald eagle.

In 1837, Queen Victoria acceded to the British throne following the death of her uncle, King William IV. In 1863, West Virginia became the 35th state.

In 1893, a jury in New Bedford, Massachusetts, found Lizzie Borden not guilty of the ax murders of her father and stepmother.

In 1943, race-related rioting erupted in Detroit; federal troops were sent in two days later to quell the violence that resulted in more than 30 deaths.

In 1967, boxer Muhammad Ali was convicted in Houston of violating Selective Service laws by refusing to be drafted and was sentenced to five years in prison. (Ali’s conviction was ultimately overturned by the U.S. Supreme Court).

In 1975, Steven Spielberg’s shark thriller “Jaws,” starring Roy Scheider, Robert Shaw and Richard Dreyfuss (not to mention a mechanical shark nicknamed “Bruce”) was released by Universal Pictures.

In 1977, the first oil began flowing through the recently completed Trans-Alaska Pipeline from Prudhoe Bay to Valdez.

In 1988, the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously upheld a New York City law making it illegal for private clubs with more than 400 members to exclude women and minorities.

In 1990, South African black nationalist Nelson Mandela and his wife, Winnie, arrived in New York City for a ticker-tape parade in their honor as they began an eight-city U.S. tour.

In 1994, O.J. Simpson pleaded not guilty in Los Angeles to the killings of his ex-wife, Nicole, and her friend, Ronald Goldman. Former airman Dean Allen Mellberg went on a shooting rampage at Fairchild Air Force Base near Spokane, Washington, killing four people and wounding 22 others before being killed by a military police sharpshooter.

In 2001, Houston resident Andrea Yates drowned her five children in the family bathtub, then called police. (Yates was later convicted of murder, but had her conviction overturned; she was acquitted by reason of insanity in a retrial.)

Ten years ago: Iranian music student Neda Agha Soltan, 27, was gunned down during election protests in Tehran; her dying moments were caught on video and circulated widely on the Internet, making her name a rallying cry for the opposition and sparking international outrage.

Five years ago: The Obama administration granted an array of new benefits to same-sex couples, including those living in states where gay marriage was against the law; the new measures ranged from Social Security and veterans benefits to work leave for caring for sick spouses.

Defiant before skeptical Republicans, IRS Commissioner John Koskinen refused to apologize during a hearing for lost emails that might have shed light on the tax agency’s targeting of tea party and other groups before the 2010 and 2012 elections.

One year ago: President Donald Trump abruptly reversed himself and signed an executive order halting his administration’s policy of separating children from their parents when they are detained illegally crossing the border; Trump had been insisting wrongly that there was no alternative to the policy because of federal law and a court decision. The Vatican announced that Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, the retired Roman Catholic archbishop of Washington, D.C., had been removed from public ministry and would face further punishment over “credible” allegations that he sexually abused a teenager more than 40 years earlier. (Pope Francis accepted McCarrick’s resignation as a cardinal on July 28th.) A suspect was arrested and charged with murder in the killing of rising Florida rap star XXXTentacion Today’s Birthdays: Actress Bonnie Bartlett is 90. Actress Olympia Dukakis is 88. Actor James Tolkan is 88. Actor Danny Aiello is 86. Movie director Stephen Frears is 78. Singer-songwriter Brian Wilson is 77. Actor John McCook is 75. Singer Anne Murray is 74. TV personality Bob Vila is 73. Musician Andre Watts is 73. Actress Candy Clark is 72. Producer Tina Sinatra is 71. Rhythm and blues singer Lionel Richie is 70. Actor John Goodman is 67. Rock musician Michael Anthony is 65. Pop musician John Taylor is 59. Rock musician Mark degli Antoni is 57. Christian rock musician Jerome Fontamillas (Switchfoot) is 52. Rock musician Murphy Karges (Sugar Ray) is 52. Actress Nicole Kidman is 52. Country/bluegrass singer-musician Dan Tyminski is 52. Movie director Robert Rodriguez is 51. Actor Peter Paige is 50. Actor Josh Lucas is 48. Rock musician Jeordie White (AKA Twiggy Ramirez) is 48. Rock singer Chino Moreno (Deftones) is 46. Country-folk singer-songwriter Amos Lee is 42.

Country singer Chuck Wicks is 40. Actress Tika Sumpter is 39. Country musician Chris Thompson (The Eli Young Band) is 39. Actress-singer Alisan Porter is 38. Christian rock musician Chris Dudley (Underoath) is 36. Rock singer Grace Potter (Grace Potter & the Nocturnals) is 36. Actor Mark Saul is 34. Actress Dreama Walker is 33. Actor Chris Mintz-Plasse is 30. Actress Maria Lark is 22.

Thought for Today: “The art of progress is to preserve order amid change and to preserve change amid order.” -- Alfred North Whitehead, English philosopher and mathematician (1861-1947).

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Arts&Entertainment What’s Happening

Fritz Creek artist receives Rasmuson award — again

Events and Exhibitions n KDLL Public Radio in Kenai has a benefit concert with San Fransisco band Tumbledown House at 9 p.m. on Tuesday, June 25 at the Flats Bistro in Kenai.

Tickets are $25, available online at www.kdll.org and at the Flats. More information is available at KDLL 91.9 FM on Facebook. 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 16-18 & 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 See EVENTS, page A10

Poet’s

Corner Dragonflies

By Bonnie Mayie Playle These social insects are so beautiful and dainty.

There’s about 5,000 different varieties, God created them special that’s why there’s plenty.

Dragonflies come in lots of colors, gold, red, green and blue to name a few.

This insect loves mosquitoes, they fly fast to catch these little torpedoes.

To be blest to see a blue dragonfly, so gorgeous with their filigree wings, Thank you God for the simple pleasure this brings.

The brown dragonfly blends right in, he could be stepped on if you’re not paying attention.

They don’t bother man, just feed on biting insects and help where they can.

The dragonfly is the symbol of change, light and emotional flexibility.

They change your mood, lighten your perceptive and strengthen your emotional ability.

Thank you God for dragonflies, their all about good, kind of like butterflies.

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.

Desiree Hagen poses for a photo on June 16, 2019, at her Homer, Alaska, home. (Photo by McKibben Jackinsky)

By McKibben Jackinsky

In 2016, artist Desiree Hagen of Fritz Creek received a grant from the Rasmuson Foundation for a project that used paperand natural dye-making as an avenue for exploring Alaska plants.

Continuing to develop

her papermaking artistry with a project that explores death, grief and remembrance by using paper made from clothing of deceased individuals, Hagen has once again been recognized

by Rasmuson. She is one of 25 Alaska artists to receive a $7,500 Project Award that she will use to purchase a

Hollander beater, a tool for turning cellulose-based textiles and silk into paper.

“I plan on using this machine to create a body of work making paper portraits using the clothing of the subjects,” Hagen said.

“I want to use the clothing of deceased people who have impacted my life. …

I believe the physical process of making the paper will aide in the grieving process.”

The seeds of Hagen’s creativity were sown when she was a child.

“My grandmother introduced me to traditional Appalachian crafts such as sewing, rug weaving and wild plant crafting,” said Hagen, who is originally from the Blue Ridge Mountains region of Virginia and has lived in Fritz Creek for 11 years.

In addition to her grandmother, an aunt taught art, and Hagen often assisted her with marbling silks and for paper and screen-printing. After moving to Alaska, Hagen began pursuing her craft seriously.

“I am inspired by other Alaskans artists such as Sara Tabbart, Keren Lowell and Amy Meissner.

These are artists who are able to support themselves

through their work in their respected craft mediums,” said Hagen, who, in addition to being a visual artist, works in Fritz Creek General Store’s kitchen, is KBBI’s weekend edition host, and lives on a cooperative farm, caring for the farm’s pigs, chickens, goats and bees.

Support locally offered to artists also keeps the creative energy flowing.

“Places like the Bunnell (Street) Arts Center continue to inspire, support and offer opportunities to emerging artists like myself,” said Hagen, who received Bunnell’s Alex Combs Award in 2014, making it possible for Hagen to attend a sculpture workshop in North Carolina. “Organizations that provide artists with equity, validation, representation and in some cases monetary support are essential for the future of Alaskan artists and for my development personally.”

Paper is the foundation of the majority of Hagen’s work.

“I enjoy paper cutting, bookbinding and printmaking, especially using paper that I produce,” she said.

“While offering me control See ARTIST, page A10

Book ‘Wild and Crazy Guys’ stars ’80s film funnymen

By Douglass K. Daniel The Associated Press

“Wild and Crazy Guys: How the Comedy Mavericks of the ’80s Changed Hollywood Forever” (Crown Archetype), by Nick de Semlyen Our favourite funnymen of the 1980s reached glorious heights and managed to endure the decade despite some appallingly unfunny lows. Sharing “SNL” in their DNA, most of them worked together in front of the camera at some point and, behind the scenes, commiserated at times over the vagaries of show business.

Offering colorful film backstories and insightful portraits of Bill Murray, Steve Martin, Eddie Murphy, Chevy Chase, John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd, author Nick de Semlyen’s “Wild and Crazy Guys” explores the nature of stardom itself — the struggle to be noticed and the even greater struggle to stay noticed. Interestingly, their careers often followed similar trajectories.

One common challenge was surviving all that fame and fortune. Belushi, the “Animal House” and “Blues Brothers” star,

couldn’t handle the high of success, morphing from comedic wunderkind to cautionary tale when he died of a drug overdose at 33. Others who dabbled in drugs and alcohol managed to avoid his fate — the late John Candy’s self-destruction was more about food and drink — but they still faced personal and professional stumbling blocks.

Chase’s were less a matter of too much too soon than finding the good material and avoiding the bad.

The first star spawned by “Saturday Night Live,” the mother ship of post-Watergate American comedy, Chase enjoyed comparisons to Cary Grant with his star turn in “Foul Play.”

Then came “Oh Heavenly Dog” and several other box-office canines. Fortunately, “Caddyshack” and “National Lampoon’s Vacation” put Chase’s best qualities front and centre again and led to “Fletch” and “Spies Like Us.” De Semlyen’s solid reporting and interviewing show how hard work helps but isn’t always enough.

Aykroyd comes off as the worker bee, taking leading and supporting roles while constantly dreaming up ideas for movies. His script

This cover image released by Random House shows “Wild and Crazy Guys,” by Nick de Semlyen. (Tim O’Brien/Random House via AP)

laying the groundwork for “Ghostbusters” had started out as another vehicle for his friend and co-star Belushi. That megahit, which

followed “Trading Places” with Murphy, led to years of reliable comedy work plus an occasional draSee BOOK, page A10

Jarmusch’s zombies aren’t as sexy as his vampires

This image released by Focus Features shows Bill Murray, from left, Chloe Sevigny and Adam Driver in a scene from “The Dead Don’t Die.” (Abbot Genser/Focus Features via AP)

By Jocelyn Noveck The Associated Press

Six years ago, Jim Jarmusch made a movie about vampires. “Only Lovers Left Alive” was beautifully textured, ingeniously detailed and intoxicatingly moody. Plus it had the sexiest vampire couple you’d ever meet — Tilda Swinton and Tom Hiddleston, the latter of which hated humans and referred to them as “zombies.”

Now Jarmusch has

made an actual zombie movie, and sorry to say, they’re a lot less sexy.

In fact they’re pretty standard-issue zombies, straight from any zombie movie you’ve seen before, not to mention the “Thriller” video.

This isn’t to say “The Dead Don’t Die” , a hipster zombie comedy if ever there was one, has nothing going for it. Jarmusch’s cast is a veritable embarrassment of riches: Bill Murray, Adam Driver, Chloe Sevigny, Steve Bus-

cemi, Tom Waits, Danny Glover, Selena Gomez, Rosie Perez and Iggy Pop, for starters.

It’s also drily funny, and raises the director’s deadpan esthetic to a new level of, well, dead (or undead). “This strange film,” Jarmusch has called it affectionately, and that it is — but couldn’t it have been much more? It’s a trifle compared to much of his other work, and with all that talent, you wish the aim had been a bit higher.

Still, if you’re a Jarmusch fan, you’ll surely have a good time — especially when things get really zany and the fourth wall comes tumbling down, in a way that perhaps only he can pull off.

Oh, by the way: Swinton’s here, too. Not as a vampire, nor a zombie — but as a Scottish samurai warrior mortician. Yup, a Scottish samurai warrior mortician, and Swinton’s probably the only actor on (or off) the planet who can pull THAT off.

The locale is a small town called Centerville,

population 738 and “a real nice place,” according to the roadside welcome sign. It’s the kind of town where there’s one gas station, one diner, one police station — and three cops.

That would be the chief, Cliff (Bill Murray, at peak Murray-ness), Ronnie (Driver, the true master of deadpan here), and Mindy (Sevigny, a nervous Nellie in nerdy glasses).

As we begin, Cliff and Ronnie are investigating a stolen chicken claim lodged by the town’s resident racist farmer (Buscemi) against its resident hermit in the woods (Hermit Bob, aka Jarmusch stalwart Tom Waits). But it soon becomes clear that something more serious is happening.

Wristwatches stop working. Daylight is refusing to cede to darkness.

Cell phones fail. “This isn’t going to end well, Cliff,” says Ronnie, a line he will utter more than once.

Also, pets are running away. What do they know See MOVIE, page A10

A10 | Thursday, June 20, 2019 | Peninsula Clarion

Shania Twain set to party again in Vegas with new residency

By MESFIN FEKADU AP Music Writer

NEW YORK — Since Shania Twain launched her first residency in Las Vegas seven years ago, Sin City has been invaded with contemporary pop stars, from Lady Gaga to Drake to Christina Aguilera, jumping on the residency trend.

Even Cardi B has plans for a short-term Vegas residency this year.

“I know! What are these people (doing) jumping on my bandwagon?” a smiling Twain said as she announced her return to Vegas for a new residency, starting Dec. 6. “Everybody knows that Vegas is awesome and it’s only getting better.”

Twain, of course, follows in the footsteps of other Las Vegas stalwarts over the decades, from the Rat Pack and Wayne Newton to Cher and Celine Dion.

On Monday, the queen of country pop announced 23 performances for her “Let’s Go!” residency at Zappos Theater at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino. Tickets go on sale Friday.

Britney Spears, Bruno Mars, Mariah Carey, Calvin Harris, Janet Jackson, Jennifer Lopez, Aeromsith, Boyz II Men, Pitbull, Gwen Stefani and Backstreet Boys are just some of the acts who have bombarded Vegas with long and shortterm residencies since Twain wrapped her first two-year stint in 2014.

“Not everybody gets invited to do a residency and certainly not a long-term residency. It’s one thing to go and do six shows or something like that, but when you’re in a long-term residency, it’s a commitment,” she said. “A really big commitment.”

After Vegas, Twain went on traditional tours — in 2015 and 2018 — but said there’s a plus side to performing at the same venue every night.

“You can really take advantage of the highest standard technology that is usually too sensitive to take on the road and travel. You can’t pack it up and take it down every day. So it’s a production dream, Las Vegas,” she said.

“And also, it’s just great for my voice to be able to be stabilized in an environment that I can control. And I really appreciate that these days with all my Lyme disease voice issues.”

Twain trained with coaches and worked extensively to rebuild her voice after she contracted Lyme disease. After 15 years, she finally released an album, 2017’s “Now.” To keep her voice intact in Vegas’ dry heat, the 53-year-old said she will “take a steam shower every night as I start my warmups before the show.”

One of the best-selling artists of all-time, with hits like “You’re Still the One,” ”From This Moment On” and “That Don’t Impress Me Much,” Twain has the title of creative director for the residency. She said she wants the audience to party alongside her each night.

“It (will be) like a giant nightclub,” she said.

“I’m actually going to put a dance floor on the stage so there’ll be some fun audience participation.”

“I’ve got so many fans that in the ’90s were 3, 4 or 5 years old and now they’re graduating from college — they’ve got that to celebrate,” she added.

“Or they’re maybe getting married now, and they’re bringing their parents to my

Shania Twain poses for a portrait at her Manhattan hotel, Friday in New York. (Photo by Christopher Smith/ Invision/AP)

Sotheby’s sold! French-Israeli billionaire pays $3.7 billion NEW YORK — The 275-year-old auction house Sotheby’s is being sold to a French Israeli businessman for about $3.7 billion.

Sotheby’s, founded in London in 1744, is the oldest company traded on the New York Stock Exchange. If the deal is approved by shareholders and regulators, Sotheby’s would become a privately held company for the first time in more than three decades.

The New York company, which started in London, holds auctions in 10 salesrooms worldwide with annual sales turnover exceeding $4 billion.

It reported an adjusted profit last year of close to $130 million and revenue of more than $1 billion.

“Sotheby’s is one of the most elegant and aspirational brands in the world, said the buyer, Patrick Drahi. “As a longtime client and lifetime admirer of the company, I am acquiring Sotheby’s together with my family.”

Drahi, 54, is the founder and controlling shareholder of Altice, which provides telecommunications services in France and elsewhere. The French billionaire has expanded his telecom and media operations internationally, with businesses in Portugal, Israel, the U.S. and Dominican Republic. Altice bought the New York-area Cablevision cable company in 2015.

Drahi, through his BidFair USA company, will pay $57 per share, a 61% premium to the Sotheby’s closing stock price Friday.

“This acquisition will provide Sotheby’s with the opportunity to accelerate the successful program of growth initiatives of the past several years in a more flexible private environment,” Sotheby’s CEO Tad Smith said in a prepared statement.

Sotheby’s counterpart in London, Christies, founded by James Christie in 1766, was sold to another French businessman, François Pinault, in the late 1980s. It too was taken private.

The first reported sale by Sotheby’s, for “several Hundred scarce and valuable Books in all branches of Polite Literature,” was made on March 11, 1744.

The company moved from Wellington Street off the Strand in London, to New Bond Street in Mayfair early in the 20th century and with the move transitioned from being largely a seller of books, to a seller of art.

At the beginning of this century, masterpieces under the gavel at Sotheby’s included Pablo Picasso’s “Garçon à la pipe” ($104.2 million), Andy Warhol’s “Silver Car Crash” ($108.4 million). Peter Paul Rubens’ “The Massacre of the Innocents” was sold in London (49.5 million pounds).

In 2012, it sold Edvard Munch’s “The Scream.”

Shares of Sotheby’s jumped $20.74, or 58.6%, to close Monday at $56.13.

shows these days, so it’s just a great party vibe.”

Some of those young fans — the Canadian Women’s Soccer Team — went viral last week when they sang Twain’s late ’90s hit “Man! I Feel Like a Woman!” on a bus traveling to a game.

Twain said she was moved and “personally very touched” when she watched the clip, which she retweeted.

“That’s a good example of young adults that prob-

ably came to my concerts years ago on their parent’s shoulders, and now they’re in championship leagues and starting professional careers of their own,” she said.

“Like, I know with touring, whole teams would come to the show. It’s rowdy and you get a whole team of girls coming and singing along. … It’s what I’m really writing the show around — let’s get together and let our hair down and shake it out.”

or to register, call Terri at 252-6808.

Continued from page A9 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 blend of Greek, Latin, and Flaminco guitar music with the added flair 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.

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Other mediums also intrigue Hagen. She has worked as a designer, done metalwork, and participated in a 2016 muralpainting project in Homer, working collaboratively on a Pioneer Avenue peony mural and the mural on the corner of Pioneer Avenue and Heath Street.

“Murals are nice because they can reinforce an idea which promoted community cohesion and identify,” said Hagen, who is also attracted to largescale projects. “In 2016, I worked on a site-specific paper cut installation at the Bunnell Street Arts Center

covering 642-square-feet of wall space. It was constructed with hand-cut, hand- and machine-sewn handmade and salvaged paper.”

And that brings the focus back to paper. Hagen has created five posters for the Homer Farmers Market. This year she was commissioned to create a poster celebrating the market’s 20-year anniversary.

“I used handmade paper in this piece,” said Hagen. “The green trees are made from paper from an old cotton bed sheet, the ground paper is made

from reishi mushroom grown on our farm, the hay in the wheel barrel is made from hay paper, the dirt is made from paper made from hemp nettle.”

Hagen used Michelangelo’s connection to marble to describe the connection she feels to paper.

“Michelangelo said, ‘I saw the angel in the marble and carved until I set him free.’ A blank sheet of paper becomes alive when I alter it,” she said.

McKibben Jackinsky is a freelance writer who lives in Homer. She can be reached at mckibben.jackinsky@gmail.com.

Entertainment

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out.

Martin could relate to the hunger for drama. “The Jerk” was a solid starring debut, but he put off audiences and critics with the oddball musical “Pennies from Heaven” — Fred Astaire hated it — then appeared in a half-dozen comedies that were mildly amusing at best. He mixed laughs with romance for “Roxanne” and laughs with drama for “L.A. Story” before transitioning into family-friendly comedies, a reliable venue for graying mavericks.

If anyone could do no wrong, it seemed to be Murphy. Barely out of his

teens when he first appeared on “SNL,” he started off big with “48 Hrs.” and “Trading Places” and soon blew down the doors with “Beverly Hills Cop.” He was the golden child of ’80s comedy until “The Golden Child,” but then the blockbuster “Coming to America” made everything right again. Murphy didn’t risk ruining himself with drugs, preferring women as his not-so-guilty pleasure. And, like Martin and the others, he stayed in the game by playing dads and other middle-age characters.

A flaw in de Semlyen’s enjoyable book is its bent

toward fact over analysis.

His answer to the question posed by its subtitle — a couple of paragraphs about legacies, rule-breaking and commercial success — feels perfunctory.

Looking back three decades, it’s hard to remember when Murray, Martin, Murphy and Aykroyd weren’t part of the American scene. De Semlyen’s welcome flashback reminds us why their very names still bring a smile to our faces.

——— Douglass K. Daniel is the author of “Anne Bancroft: A Life” (University Press of Kentucky).

cleaning up. The first two zombies (Iggy Pop and Sara Driver, Jarmusch’s partner) unleash some disgusting havoc, feasting on human innards, until they spot something better.

“Coffee!” they gurgle, guzzling up the stuff. It seems these zombies gravitate toward things they liked when alive. (One zombie — the delightful Carol Kane — can’t stop saying “Chardonnay.”

Others chant “Wi-Fi” and “Siri.”)

The cops remain clueless for a long while, at least the chief. As for Ronnie, “I’m thinkin’ zombies,” he says. “You know, the undead. Ghouls.”

Meanwhile at the funeral home, mortician Zelda (Swinton) realizes the corpses she’s prettifying

in multicolored makeup are suddenly waking up.

Nothing phases Zelda, though. “I am confident in my ability to defend myself against the undead,” she declares in her Scottish brogue. (When you see her samurai skills, you’ll agree.)

We also have a young hipster trio, led by Zoe (Gomez, a newbie to the Jarmusch universe, but underused here), unfortunate enough to be visiting Centerville at the wrong time.

As Ronnie would say, this isn’t going to end well.

Speaking of Ronnie, Cliff wonders at one point why he seems, well, to know everything that’s going to happen. It would probably amount to a spoiler to elaborate on this.

Filmmakers are forever finding new ways of depicting a zombie apocalypse — last year, we even had a charming zombie Christmas musical. Now we have Jarmusch’s take, and while it’s a nice way to spend just short of two hours, it seems he could have sucked a little more out of those dusty old graves.

“The Dead Don’t Die,” a Focus Features release, is rated R by the Motion Picture Association of America “for zombie violence/gore, and for language.” Running time: 105 minutes. Two and a half stars out of four.

——— MPAA definition of R: Restricted. Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian.

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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. On Tuesday, June 25 at 9 p.m. enjoy San Francisco songwriting wizards Tumbledown House (www. tumbledownhouse.com) at their benefit concert in support of KDLL Public Radio’s summer fundraiser at The Flats Bistro. Tickets are only $25, available at www. kdll.org and at The Flats. These guys are amazing and seating is limited so please get your tickets today! For reservations and tickets please call The Flats Bistro at 907.335.1010. Please watch this space for more music at The Flats this summer! n The Place Bar will host Eric Doucet on Friday, June 21 from 8 p.m. to midnight. Come celebrating the Summer Solstice with us. 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.

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of the material, it allows me to produce a sustainable and ecologically and ethically sound manner, with knowledge of the direct impact my product is making.”

Through the many hours spent making paper, Hagen believes she is “putting more of my being into a piece, whether or not it is evident to the viewer.

I have an intimate relationship with the material through labor, meditation, and time.”

. . . Book matic role, including his Oscar-nominated support in “Driving Miss Daisy.”

For all their wildness and craziness, being taken seriously for a change was a must. Murray and Martin may have tried a little too soon to suit their fans. Buffeted by the intense fandom that came with “Ghostbusters” and the personal disappointment generated by his critically rejected dramatic turn in “The Razor’s Edge,” Murray practically went into hiding for a few years to figure things

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that their humans don’t?

There are some clues on the news (Rosie Perez plays a newscaster named Posie Juarez), with talk of the scourge of “polar fracking,” which is causing the earth to shift on its axis — but hey, the politicians say, it’s creating jobs. (This is as close as we come to a political message.) At a juvenile detention centre, one kid immediately grasps the gravity of the axis-shift thing: it could be the end of the world.

And then the dirty hands start popping out of the graves. The first attack is at the diner, where two unfortunate workers are

— The Associated Press

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Mature Living Making the Longest Day count

Upcoming Events Summer brings many events to the peninsula’s senior centers, including plenty that welcome the whole family.

Sterling Senior Center: The Salmon Classic Roundup will feature a BBQ dinner, silent and live auction and door prizes. The event is a fundraiser for the Sterling Area Senior Citizens, a nonprofit focusing on food, housing, security and active lifestyles. 5 p.m., Saturday, June 22, at the center. Tickets are $30.

The center is hosting a gun show, including a gun raffle. Concessions will be available for purchase.

The raffle begins at 3 p.m. and tickets are $5. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday and Sunday July 20-21, at the Sterling Senior Center.

The center will also be hosting the Sterling Street Fair, a live music event featuring a market and food and craft vendors. Noon to 9 p.m., Saturday, August 17, at the center.

Kenai Senior Center: From left, Theresa Peterson, Jan Mabrey and Zoey Polacek smile for the camera during the 2018 Longest Day Golf Tournament at the Bird Homestead Golf Course in Soldotna on June 16, 2018. (Photo courtesy Cindy Harris)

By Brian Mazurek Peninsula Clarion

The summer solstice — which will provide a staggering 19 hours of daylight in Kenai this year — has become a day when people from around the world gather to raise awareness and funds in the fight against Alzheimer’s disease. The Alzheimer’s Association works to organize events of all kinds for the Longest Day, and the peninsula will be host to several different events this year.

On Friday, Charis Place in Kenai and Heritage Place in Soldotna will both be hosting Longest Day events. Charis Place will have an open house from 11:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. with cookies, refreshments and a number of educational booths about the effects of Alzheimer’s and what people can do to fight it.

“Once we educate and learn about something,

it’s not so scary anymore,” Christine Smith, activity director for Charis Place, said.

2019 Alzheimer’s Association Advocate of the Year Cindy Harris will also be at Charis Place to share her story of how she got involved in the fight against the disease and to teach people how they can be a part of finding a cure.

Harris helped start the first Longest Day event in Alaska in 2015, which originally just consisted of a band and a booth at Soldotna Creek Park.

Heritage Place, a continuing care living facility, will be holding its third Walk ‘n’ Roll event to show support for the Alzheimer’s Association.

Starting at 5 p.m., anyone interested can meet at Heritage Place in Soldotna to walk in solidarity down to the Kenai Spur Highway and back while holding signs, wearing purple shirts and connecting with the residents.

“It’s a great opportunity to connect the dots from our little word inside the walls of Heritage Place to the rest of the community,” Aud Walaszek, activities coordinator for Heritage Place, said.

After returning to Heritage Place, Walk ‘n’ Roll participants will be treated to cake and refreshments. People will also have a chance to donate to the Change for Memory Jar, with all proceeds going to the Alzheimer’s Association.

For the fourth year in a row, Harris and fellow advocate Karen Burger will be hosting the Longest Day Golf Tournament at the Bird Homestead Golf Course. The summer solstice is on Friday, but the golf tournament will take place that Sunday.

The tournament kicks off at 1:30 p.m. with lunch for the golfers and a shotgun start, where all participating groups will tee off simultaneously

from different holes. The Arby’s in Kenai has sponsored a $25,000 prize for anyone lucky enough to get a hole-in-one on hole 8 of the course. On hole 6 golfers will have a chance to win two round-trip domestic airline tickets courtesy of U.S. Hole in One. There will also be a dice roll contest sponsored by Holy Cakes and A&K Shirt Junkies, where four participants will have a chance to roll dice and spell out the word “cash” to win $2,500.

After the tournament will be a dinner, a silent auction and live music from local musicians Troubadour North. The after-tournament festivities have a $15 ticket price and are open to anyone, regardless of golfing ability. Those interested in sponsoring a hole or a team or participating in the tournament can contact Karen Burger at 907398-2605.

Seniors stay active all summer

The Kenai Senior Center sits on the bluff overlooking the mouth of the Kenai River, Friday, in Kenai. (Photo by Victoria Petersen/Peninsula Clarion)

By VICTORIA PETERSEN Peninsula Clarion

Local seniors are staying active this summer through special events offered in the area’s senior centers.

The Sterling Senior Center is gearing up for a fundraiser, the Salmon Classic Roundup. Sterling Area Senior Citizens Director Peggy Eymann said the fundraiser is the largest event of the year at the center. The event occurs annually, and will feature a barbecue dinner, silent and live auction, door prizes and more. The money raised at the event goes to support the Sterling Area Senior Citizens, which is a nonprofit focusing on food, housing, security and active lifestyles.

“It’s a lot of fun,” Eymann said. “Everyone seems to enjoy it.”

The Salmon Classic Roundup is 5 p.m., June 22, at the Sterling Senior Center.

Eymann says residents can also look forward to the center’s gun show and street fair, happening July 20-21 and Aug. 17.

Besides the center’s major events, Eymann says the organization hosts all kinds of smaller, daily events throughout the year, with more in the summer.

At the Kenai Senior Center, Tawni Eubank, activity and volunteer coordinator, said a handful of special summer activities get their members outside and active. Every Tuesday and Thursday at 9 a.m. a walking group meets up to go on a short stroll near the center.

“We have a gal that’s 95 that goes with us,” Eubank said. “So we just go a little ways.”

Several events like tai chi and strength training keep members active, while beginning Spanish classes and guitar classes keep members sharp.

Eubank said one unique event the center offers in the summer is a Mystery Drive. Members pay $5, and their driver takes them to surprise location.

“They don’t know where they’re going,” Eubank said. “The driver takes them to some interesting places.”

Eubank said the last Mystery Drive brought members to a kennel where they heard from a family who participated in the Iditarod. The next Mystery Drive is at noon, July 16.

Every summer, the center offers a day trip to their members. Last summer, Eubank said the group went to Spencer Glacier, near Portage. This year, members have the opportunity to go to Seldovia for the day, leaving at 7:30 a.m. on July 24.

At the Soldotna Senior Center, Ken Losser highlights the organization’s Summer Bazaar, which is open to the public. The

event features craft and bake sales, a quilt show, raffles and refreshments.

The festivities will be 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., July 27 and 28.

Losser says the center also hosts a game day in the summer. Members are invited to play numerous games, from card games, board games, dominoes, mah-jongg and even Wii bowling. The event is free.

The center will also assist members who want to go to the Alaska State Fair, which happens every summer in Palmer. Losser says the organization will charter a bus, which leaves the center around 8 a.m., returning at 10 p.m. on Aug. 27. The price is $36 for seniors, which includes the round-trip ride and entry ticket.

Residents can check their local senior center’s newsletters to see what special events are being hosted this summer.

— Walking group: Tuesdays and Thursdays in July, 9-1o a.m.

— Beginning Spanish: Thursdays, 1 p.m.

— Social Security: Wednesday, July 5 and 19, 1 p.m.

— Fred Meyer shopping: Tuesday, July 2, 1 p.m. $5 ride fee — Closed for holiday, July 4 — Card-making with Kimberley: Tuesday, July 9, 1 p.m.

— Kenai Peninsula Caregivers Group: Tuesday, July 16, 1-3 p.m.

— Birthday lunch: Wednesday, July 17, 11:30 a.m. $7 suggested donation or free if your birthday is in July and you are more than 60 years old.

— Ring-a-Lings lunchtime entertainment: Monday, July 23, 11 a.m.

— Day trip to Seldovia: Wednesday, July 24, 7:30 a.m.-9 p.m. $59 boat tour, $15 ride fee. All food is no-host. 7-person minimum.

— AK Button Box Gang Polka Music & Howard’s snack Shack: Thursday, July 25, 6:30-9 p.m. $10 entrance fee.

Ongoing events: Mondays: — Blood pressure checks, 9-11 a.m., free — Video Exercise with Richard Simmons and Ellen Cramer, 9-10 a.m., free (paperwork required) — Growing Strong StrengthTraining Class designed to decrease bone loss, 10-11 a.m., one-time equipment fee $25 — Dog therapy, 10:30-11:30 a.m.

— Bell Choir practice, 11-11:30 a.m.

— Pinochle, 12:30 p.m.

Tuesdays — Guitar class with Gerald or Tom, 8:30-10:30 a.m.

— T.O.P.S. (Take off pounds sensibly), 9-11 a.m., membership dues — Tai-chi, 10:30-11:30 a.m., free (paperwork required) — Bingo (play for prizes, not cash), 12:30-1 p.m.

— Bridge, 12:35-3:30 p.m.

— Crafty crafters, 1-2:30 p.m., second Tuesday of month only), usually free Wednesdays — Blood pressure checks, 9-11 a.m.

— Video Exercise with Richard Simmons and Ellen Cramer, 9-10 a.m., free (paperwork required) — Growing Strong Strength Training Class designed to decrease bone loss, 10-11 a.m., one-time equipment fee $25 — Writers group, 1-2 p.m.

— Quilting group, 1-3 p.m., volunteer opportunity — Dominoes, 1 p.m.

Thursdays — Tai-chi, 10:30-11:30 a.m., free (paperwork required) — Growing Strong Strength Training Class designed to decrease bone loss, 10-11 a.m., one-time equipment fee $25 — Sewing group, 10-11:30 a.m.

— Pinochle, 12:30 p.m.

— Cribbage, 6-9:30 p.m.

— Fastrack, 6-9:30 p.m.

— Bluegrass jam session, 6:30-9:30 p.m., not the 1st Thursday of the month, (bring a finger food) Fridays — Video Exercise with Richard Simmons and Ellen Cramer, 9-10 a.m., free (paperwork required) — Growing Strong Strength Training Class designed to decrease bone loss, 10-11 a.m., one-time equipment fee $25 — Sewing group, 10-11:30 a.m.

— Pinochle, 12:30 p.m.

— Shopping at Safeway and IGA, 1 p.m., $3 ride donation — Computer assistance, every other Friday, 1 p.m.

Important meetings: — Council on Aging: Thursday, July 11, 4:30 p.m.

— Kenai Senior Connection Board Meeting: Friday, July 26, 9:30 a.m.

Soldotna Senior Center: — Game Day: Friday, June 21, 1 to 4 p.m. Featuring card games, board games, dominoes, mah-jongg, Sequence and Wii bowling. There is no charge to attend, and popcorn will be available for participants.

Milk shakes will be available for purchase.

— Monthly shopping trip to Fred Meyer and Walgreens for seniors who need unassisted transportation on the first Tuesday of the month: Tuesday, July 2.

— Free lunch for senior veterans: Wednesday, July 3 — Kenai Peninsula Family Caregiver Support group meeting: Tuesday, July 9 — Monthly game day: Friday, July 19 — No-host luncheon at Sunrise Inn in Cooper Landing: Saturday, July 20 See EVENTS, page A12

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. . . Events

— Summer Bazaar and Quilt Show during Progress Days: FriContinued from page A11 day and Saturday, July 26-27, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., at Soldotna Senior Center.

Featuring craft sales, a bake sale and a quilt show.

Refreshments include sandwiches, chili, hot dogs, nachos, hamburgers and milk shakes. There will also be a raffle.

Ongoing events: — Sit & Be Fit exercise classes: Mondays and Thursday at 10:30 a.m.

— Beading workshop: Tuesdays at 1 p.m.

— Mah-jongg game group: Mondays and Wednesdays at 1 p.m.

— Art class Mondays: Mostly after lunch, but scheduled 10 a.m.-3 p.m.

— Craft group (your own crafts): Wednesdays at 1 p.m.

— Blood Pressure Clinic: Thursdays, 11 a.m.-12 p.m.

— Safeway Shopping trip (unassisted transportation): Thursdays, 1 p.m.

— IT technical assistance: Monthly during the summer, same day as game day — Live music: Most Fridays at lunchtime with Riverside Band, 12-1 p.m.

— The annual membership meeting: Monday, August 26, 12:30 p.m.

Ninilchik Senior Center: The annual membership meeting will take place after lunch on July 25, where several board members will be elected and the financial report will be reviewed.

The Quilt Raffle will feature a king size “old fashioned quilt,” donated by Ruthenium’s Bauman, Donna Schaetzle, Cheryl Doyle and Faye Woodhead.

Only 500 tickets will be sold for $5 each. The winner does not need to be present to win.

Drawing held Sept. 18 at the Ninilchik Senior Center.

Nikiski Senior Center: Lunch is everyday from 11:30-1 p.m. Members $8, nonmembers $9, kids 6-10 year $4, kids 5 and under are free.

Yoga is offered from 10 to 11 a.m. Tuesdays, and pilates is offered on 10 to 11 a.m. on Mondays.

The Nikiski Coloring and Craft Club meets to color over coffee and conversations after lunch on Wednesdays.

Thursdays: Pinochle, 12-30-3:30 p.m.; Bible study, 1-3 p.m.

Game night potluck will be hosted weekly, in the downstairs area of the center. Participants are encouraged to bring their favorite dish to share. 5:30 p.m., every Friday, Nikiski Senior Center.

Games of Cribbage will be help upstairs weekly. 1 p.m., every Saturday.

Heritage Place gets a new set of wheels

By Brian Mazurek Peninsula Clarion

Sometime this summer, the folks at Heritage Place will be acquiring a brand new set of wheels to help them get around town. For the past year, the residents of the Soldotna continuing care living facility have been fundraising for the Destination Dignity Bus — a 10-person, handicapaccessible bus that will help residents get around town more easily.

In March, Heritage Place was given a major helping hand in the fundraising efforts thanks to the Central Peninsula Health Foundation’s Evening by the River, an annual fundraiser that took place on March 1 this year. Heritage Place, which serves seniors and those living with disabilities, is part of the Central Peninsula Hospital.

Prior to the Evening by the River, Heritage Place was able to raise about $20,000 for the bus, which had a price tag of about $70,000. Kathy Gensel, the director of the health foundation, said that the goal leading up to the event was to raise $50,000 to cover the remaining cost of the bus.

Aud Walaszek, the activities coordinator for Heritage Place, said she was skeptical about that much money being raised in one night — especially after raising $20,000 over the course of a year.

“I’ve been in charge of a lot of fundraisers in my time,” Walaszek said. “I just had no idea how we’d do it.”

Gensel on the other hand, was confident that people in the community would step up to the plate.

Over the course of the evening, which featured

sponsorship opportunities, a catered dinner, outcry and silent auctions, the community met and exceeded Gensel’s expectations. All told, more than $90,000 was raised during the Evening by the River, with $51,320 specifically for the Destination Dignity Bus. Gensel said it was the most raised in one night by the health foundation since she took over organizing the annual fundraiser in 2009.

“Sometimes you find a project that means something to a lot of people,” Gensel said. “Besides, we have a very generous community here. We always have.”

The Destination Dignity Bus is being custom-built in North Carolina by Absolute Bus Sales and will be able to accommodate six wheelchairs at a time for a total capacity of 10, including the driver. Walaszek said that the new Destination Dignity Bus will be a major upgrade from their current vehicle: a minivan that can only fit one wheelchair at a time. Heritage Place has a number of residents who are wheelchair-bound, so the increased accessibility will mean more folks can be out in the community at once.

The motto of Heritage Place is “Dignity to all holds the power to heal” and Walaszek said that the freedom to go out and be a part of the community is a major part of fostering the dignity of the residents. The bus will also feature a large viewing glass over the front windshield, allowing passengers to better appreciate the beauty of the Kenai Peninsula as they are driven around town.

Walaszek already has plenty of ideas for using

Central Peninsula Health Foundation Director Kathy Gensel, left, updates former Heritage Place Resident Council President MaryNell Larson about the Evening by the River Fundraiser in this undated photo. (Courtesy of Aud Walaszek/Heritage Place)

the Destination Dignity Bus and gave as an example the reading program Heritage Place has with the students of the local Soldotna Montessori Charter School.

Every month, first, second and third graders from the school come to Heritage Place to pair up with the seniors and read books together. With the addition of the Destination Dignity Bus, the seniors can start visiting their reading buddies at school this fall — something that Walaszek said both the kids and older folks are looking forward to.

As an added treat for the folks at Heritage Place, Walaszek said that the Cedric Conrad, the maintenance supervisor for Heritage Place, flew down to North Carolina Monday night to pick up the bus and will be documenting his road trip back to Soldotna via a GoPro camera so that the residents can experience the journey as well. Along the way, he will be picking up the other project that was funded by Evening by the River: baby boxes that will provide parents in need a

safe sleeping space for their babies.

In a brochure given to attendees of the Evening by the River, Heritage Place residents commented on what acquiring the Destination Dignity Bus would mean for them.

“It would be a delight to be a part of nature and elevate our senses, hear the birds, feel the breeze and smell the fresh air,” Mike Moore said.

“Having our own bus would give us a sense of freedom and independence, a feeling of being human,” Flo Hamilton said.

“We could blow this joint and go see the fishing boats and sunsets,” Rita Morrison said.

Walaszek said that Heritage Place will be holding a silent auction in July to raise money for various accessories for the bus, as well as a wrap with the Heritage Place logo. Items up for auction will be on display at Heritage Place on Rockwell Avenue in Soldotna from July 24-31. Anyone interested in donating or bidding on an item can call Walaszek at 907-714-5039.

Liz Weston: Make your money last in retirement

By LIZ WESTON of NerdWallet

Many people worry about running out of money in retirement.

That’s understandable, since we don’t know how long we’ll live, what your future costs might be and what kind of returns we can expect on our savings.

There are several ways, however, to boost the odds that your money will last as long as you need it.

Among them:

REDUCE YOUR ‘MUST HAVE’ EXPENSES Lowering your fixed expenses — shelter, food, transportation, insurance, utilities and minimum loan payments — can help you withdraw less from your savings, which in turn can help your money last longer. One powerful way to reduce expenses is to downsize to a smaller home if you can reduce or eliminate your mortgage payment and shrink other costs such as property taxes, utilities and insurance.

Getting rid of a car could save you nearly $9,000 a year, which is the average cost of car ownership according to AAA. Eliminating debt before you retire is often a good way to reduce expenses, but consult a fee-only financial planner before withdrawing retirement funds to pay off a mortgage. Such withdrawals can trigger a big tax bill and leave you without enough cash for the future.

KEEP EARNING A study for the National Bureau of Economic Research found that delaying the start of retirement from age 62 to age 66 could raise someone’s annual, sustainable standard of living by 33%.

Even if you can’t continue working full time, income from a part-time job or side business could help you withdraw less from your savings.

MAXIMIZE YOUR SOCIAL SECURITY Most people will live past the “breakeven point,” where the larger checks they get from delaying the start of their Social Security benefit will total more than the smaller checks they bypass in the meantime. More importantly, though, bigger Social Security checks serve as a kind of longevity insurance. The longer you live, the greater the chances you’ll run through your savings and depend on Social Security for most if not all of your income.

It’s particularly important for the higher earner in a couple to delay as long as possible to maximize the survivor benefit that one of them will get after the first spouse dies.

CONSIDER BUYING GUARANTEED INCOME Many retirement experts say it’s a good idea to have enough guaranteed income to cover your basic, musthave expenses. If those expenses exceed what you expect to get from Social Security and traditional pensions, consider buying additional guaranteed income by purchasing an immediate annuity. Unlike other types of annuities that can be complicated and expensive, an immediate annuity can provide a stream of income for life in exchange for a single lumpsum payment upfront.

CHOOSE A SUSTAINABLE WITHDRAWAL RATE Big withdrawals or bad markets at the start of your retirement can dramatically increase the risk you’ll run out of money. Financial planners typically recommend that people take no more than 4% of their nest egg in the first year of re-

tirement, increasing the withdrawal by the inflation rate in subsequent years.

That means a retiree with $200,000 in retirement savings could withdraw $8,000 the first year. If inflation is 3%, the retiree would add $240 (3% of $8,000) and withdraw $8,240 the second year, and so on. People who retire early or who want to be more conservative might start at 3% rather than 4%, or skip inflation adjustments in years when markets are bad.

GET GOOD TAX ADVICE Your tax situation can become more complicated in retirement, especially if you were a good saver.

You could be thrown into a higher tax bracket by required minimum distributions from retirement funds that typically must start at age 70 1/2. The higher income also can cause more of your Social Secu-

rity to be taxable and raise your Medicare premiums.

Sometimes it can make sense to start distributions earlier or to do Roth conversions to reduce future taxes. The math involved can get intense, so consult an experienced tax pro.

PROTECT YOUR HEALTH Many chronic health conditions are associated with higher medical costs in retirement, including diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, arthritis and heart disease, according to a study by Vanguard and Mercer Health and Benefits. Some health risks are beyond our control, but regular screenings, proper medical care and a healthy lifestyle may help you reduce some of those costs.

Liz Weston is a columnist at NerdWallet, a certified financial planner and author of “Your Credit Score.”

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Daughter plays second fiddle to brother with grandchild mother would guilt you for not seeing her more often and then stand you up when you try.

Because you feel slighted, TELL HER how hurtful it is. If the situation doesn’t improve, plan fewer visits with her and con- Abigail Van Buren centrate on spending your time with people who do make you feel appreciated and loved.

DEAR ABBY: I have been friends with a guy, “Derrick,” since high school. He recently confided that for the last few years of his marriage he has been involved in an onagain, off-again affair.

He also told me that for most of his marriage his wife has been putting him down, blaming him for all their problems, constantly accusing him of cheating (they have been married far longer than the affair has been going on) and not letting him see his friends. Abby, I have witnessed some of her behavior myself, and it explains why he

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Do not push too hard to achieve the results you think you want. Since what you desire might be dependent on another person’s reaction, you might not have the control you think you do. Tonight: Soak away stress.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) HHHHH You could have your hands full, especially as someone close might stun you with his or her actions and words. Tap into your creativity and join this person if you can in his or her escapade. You might want to slow down afterward. Tonight: Be willing to take off at the last minute.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) HHH Pressure builds as a partner, or someone who is involved with you on a key level, demands consideration. He or she does everything possible to get your attention. You might be amused on some level. Tonight: Surprises could happen.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) HHH You seem determined to manifest a long-term goal. How you accept another person’s time and attention is up to you. If you feel that this person is too much of a distraction at this time, you will need to let him or her know. Tonight: Out. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) HHH Be aware of the costs of proceeding as you have. You might be more destructive than you realize. You might be taking out some frustration on a loved one or friend. Pull back and acknowledge what is going on with you. Tonight: Balance your checkbook first, then go out.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) HHH You have too much energy for your own good. You could be unusually busy trying to fulfill a request or complete a project. Use your ingenuity to get through your projects faster. Tonight: Count on a friend’s instability.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) HHH Keep conversations flowing. You do not need to like everything you hear.

In fact, you most likely will not appreciate what you hear. Gossip or hearsay could be woven into the words. Relax and worry less. Tonight: Go for a good night’s sleep.

BORN TODAY Home-improvement expert Bob Vila (1946), actress Nicole Kidman (1967), actress/singer Grace Potter (1983)

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The freshest of fruits Dear Readers: Summertime’s here, and FRESH FRUITS abound! How to pick the freshest? Let’s take a look: Experts agree: Select deep, rich and brightly colored fruits for the best nutrition and flavor.

Don’t overbuy; get only what you can use in a couple of days. In general, smaller pieces of fruit are sweeter, and if you gently squeeze the fruit, it should bounce back.

Some fruits will continue to ripen and get sweeter at home, including bananas, pears and avocados. And other fruits like citrus (oranges, lemons, limes, grapefruit), cherries, grapes and the soft berries (blueberries, raspberries, strawberries)? They won’t ripen more under your roof.

Hit up the grocery store, but also a roadside stand and the farmers market for the freshest fruits out there!

-- Heloise P.S. Generally speaking, a piece of fruit is better for you than just drinking its juice.

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THE EYES HAVE IT Dear Heloise: Here’s how I make a travel eye (sleep) mask: I fold a facial tissue in quarters lengthwise and crease. Then I daub a fingerprintsize pat of hand lotion on my temples.

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Jacqueline Bigar’s Stars HAPPY BIRTHDAY for Thursday, June 20, 2019: This year, you will feel more stabilized than you have for several years. Nevertheless, you have a segment or person in your life that always adds excitement.

If single, you will tumble into an intense relationship. Enjoy. If attached, the two of you enjoy your life together. You always seem to be willing to take the next step or a risk. Your sweetie might not be as willing to break new ground as you. He or she will eventually go along with it.

AQUARIUS encourages taking risks.

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 Emphasize your friends and long-term concerns. How you feel and what you do might have a compulsive tone. Keep your focus on friends and goals. Tonight: Count your change.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) HHH You could act in a most unpredictable manner, not even realizing the impact you have on others. Be aware of the implications of your actions. Consider that you want to make a good impression. Tonight: Others join you, wherever you are.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) HHHHH You have the energy and direction to hit a homerun. Look to open a new path. Others admire your independence and might consider following your lead. The more offbeat your choices, the better time you could have. Tonight: Check out a potential new friend.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) HHH Deal with a loved one or partner directly. Do not put someone in between you and another person. A friend could surprise you with what he or she does and/or says. Tonight: Be with one of your favorite people.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) HHHH You love attention and probably will receive a lot from a loved one or partner. If someone judges that you’re not giving enough time and attention, you can expect a rebellion like you haven’t witnessed for a while. Go with the flow of situations and plans in general. Tonight: Say yes to an offer.

VIRGO (Aug. 23- Sept. 22) HHH You have a lot to do involving your career, a boss and/or your image.

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seemed to drop off the earth after he signed his marriage certificate.

I don’t know how to help him. He has tried to get his wife to agree to marriage counseling, but she refuses. He has young children, and he’s afraid that if he tries to divorce her, she’ll make sure he never sees them again.

She has spent years wearing him down and won. He’s no longer the outgoing, happy person I used to know. He was always ready to help anyone who needed him, and I want to return the favor. How? -- SUPPORTIVE FRIEND IN VERMONT DEAR FRIEND: Suggest to your friend that because his wife refuses to go to marriage counseling does not mean he shouldn’t go for individual counseling without her. If he does, it may be life-changing for him in a positive way because he may be able to reconnect with the person he was before he entered his emotionally abusive marriage. I can’t promise his future will be problem-free after that, but he will be stronger and more able to cope with whatever his wife (or ex-wife) throws his way.

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DEAR ABBY: My mother has always had a horrible habit of making plans and canceling at the last minute. When I make plans with her, she invariably cancels the day of. Lately she has started making me feel guilty for not coming around more.

I lost my license two years ago, so I can’t drive, and I work full time. She has no job and several vehicles. I’m not saying she doesn’t have things going on, but I can’t help but feel she’s just going through the motions and making it seem like she cares.

My younger brother had a baby girl last year, and Mom constantly has her or is trying to get her. To top it off, my brother lives in the same town I do. It makes me feel invisible.

I know when parents say they don’t have a favorite child, they are lying through their teeth, but this is blatant. I’m in my 30s and shouldn’t still be feeling like this. Please help. I feel like my parents would be better off with one less child to make fake plans with.

-- INVISIBLE IN OHIO DEAR INVISIBLE: Whether your brother is the favored child, I can’t opine.

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Sockeye return continues to impress anglers

By KAT SORENSEN Peninsula Clarion

Geoff Grier shows off his catch on Saturday, on the Upper Kenai River. (Photo courtesy of Shelby Harris)

Sockeye salmon are returning in full force.

Anglers from the Russian River to Resurrection Bay are enjoying a large return of sockeye salmon and the Alaska Department of Fish and Game are responding accordingly.

As of Wednesday, the bag limit on the Russian River and Upper Kenai will become nine fish per day with 18 fish in possession. This Fish and Game emergency order will be in effect until July 7.

“It is exciting to see the number of sockeye salmon that have passed through the Russian River weir and been observed inriver,” stated Area Management Biologist Colton Lipka in a press release. “Increasing the (limits) will allow anglers to hit the river and harvest some fresh sockeye.”

As of June 17, 50,641 sockeye have been counted at the Russian River weir for the early sockeye run.

In comparison, last year on June 17, only 7,759 sockeyes were counted at the same weir.

These numbers already exceed the early-run Russian River sockeye

salmon escapement goal of 22,000 to 42,000.

“The Russian River and the Upper Kenai are absolutely amazing right now,” said angler Shelby Harris. “It’s everything I’ve dreamed of.”

Harris fished the Upper Kenai this past weekend, leaving the river with her limit of fish.

According to Fish and Game, the fishing will continue to be good to excellent at the Upper Kenai, Russian River and Russian River Sanctuary Area, which was opened by emergency order early last week.

“We opened the waters of the sanctuary and increased the bag limit from three to six last week and sockeye salmon keep pouring into the Russian River,” said Lipka in a press release. “With these numbers, it is appropriate to increase the limits and allow anglers an opportunity to harvest more sockeye salmon.”

Anglers should remember, though, that if a Russian River angler has more than six sockeye salmon in possession, they cannot fish in waters with a possession limit of six.

Fish and Game has also doubled the limit for sockeye salmon caught in the the northern salt waters of

Resurrection Bay and part of the freshwaters of Resurrection River.

The new limit, 12 fish per day and 12 in possession, is effective as of last week.

For those not looking to drive to the Russian River or Upper Kenai, sockeye fishing on the Lower Kenai River is also good, according to Fish and Game, with anglers catching limits within a few hours.

King salmon fishing on the Lower Kenai continues to be slow with turbid water conditions. There is good king salmon fishing further south on the Kasilof River, though, and it is expected to improve over the next week or two.

When it comes to trout fishing, the middle Kenai River is seeing good rainbow trout. Sport Lake has also been producing nice-sized rainbow trout.

Fish and Game recommends fishing with wet or dry flies, like egg sucking leech, bead head nymph or mosquito pattern, small spoons and spinners size 0 or 2 or some small bait under a bobber.

Elephant Lake, also known as Spirit Lake, was stocked on Monday, June 17 with 5,000 catchable Arctic char.

Special Announcement

Shelby Harris shows off a sockeye caught on the Upper Kenai River on Saturday. (Photo submitted by Shelby Harris)

Fish and Game reminds anglers to remove fish carcasses whole or gutted and gilled from the Russian River.

If you clean your catch, please do so at the mainstem Kenai River cleaning tables near the ferry crossing.

Fillet your fish and chop the carcasses into small pieces before throwing them into the deep, flowing waters.

Weekend Almanac Thursday

66/48 Low Tide: 1:06 a.m.

1:34 p.m.

High Tide: 6:35 a.m.

7:44 p.m.

3.3 feet -1.7 feet 18.3 feet 16.9 feet

(Tide information for Kenai River Entrante)

Friday

62/50 Low Tide: 1:48 a.m.

2:11 p.m.

High Tide: 7:14 a.m.

8:25 a.m.

3.9 feet -0.7 feet 17.3 feet 16.2 feet

(Tide information for Kenai River Entrante)

Saturday

Bobber snaggers have skills of bread mold I received an interesting batch of email after last week’s report and most of them centered on the king return at the Nick Dudiak Fishing Lagoon.

Many of The Hole’s chinook stalkers were fired up about the improving size of the fresh fish invading the pond. A good number of those blackmouths were packing some serious fighting pounds and had an attitude that could clean out a biker bar if they could have grown a set of legs to walk into one.

Unfortunately, others were even more fired up by regulars who continue to show up and blatantly tear into the submerged king cruisers with bobber snagging and tight line techniques that seriously spook and damage the fish.

Cute little marshmallows and jerry-rigged Styrofoam floats with hook setups between them and the pole doesn’t cut it. Some of the scofflaws were even teaching clueless tourists and kids the methodology along with ways to avoid recording their catch.

Fortunately, there is a growing number of true sportsmen out there who are openly censuring those with the reg compliance skills of bread mold, the basic ethics of a fishing gear thieves and the moral compasses of sleazebag poachers.

And, it seems to be working.

The embarrassed scoundrels usually pick up their equipment and wander off after replying with a few indignant snorts and blustery vernacular that would liquefy the sidings of a church. It’s a smart move considering the next step would have been to call the authorities and report the episode along with personal descriptions and license plates.

Many of the messages stated that the efforts will continue uti-

lizing cell phones as dissuaders and incident recorders until violations tickets start flowing like a full moon tide.

On a lighter note, I was privy to an epic battle between a highly incensed, girth-enabled king, and a woman of slight stature who sported the determination of a lioness.

The fight went on for at least 15 minutes with the huntress manipulating the beast up along the lagoon’s banks. When it finally started to lay over from exhaustion, the equally fatigued lady yelled for her husband and a net. He came alive and stormed into the water waving an apparatus big enough to land a beluga. Not cool. No need for the water dance nor roundhouse swings at a fish that would have happily swam ashore just to avoid the pond-thrashing dipstick. Yes, he lost it. Yes, she was majorly #!$$^+. He is lucky that it’s the beginning of summer. It’s going to be honkin’ cold camping out in their tool shed come winter.

It’s now time to check the fishing report for the Week of June 18 - June 24

Freshwater Fishing The Ninilchik River is open to sport fishing for hatchery kings only. Both hatchery and wild fish are present in decent numbers; however, fishing gear and bag and possession limits are in effect through July 15, 2019.

Check the fish out for the absence of the adipose fin before removing it from the water. The bag and possession limit is one hatchery king 20 inches or greater from the Ninilchik.

Chinook can go the bite any time of the day but stalking them early in the morning and late evening is usually most effective.

Saltwater Fishing

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Halibut Halibut fishing has been pretty

steady at offshore locations in Cook Inlet and outer Kachemak Bay. Action is also starting to pick up inside the K. Fishing during smoking tidal currents can be difficult and score high on piscatorian sucko-meters.

Time your attacks around the slack tides to make it easier to fish and your bait doesn’t end up spooled out to the Kodiak Archipelago.

Drifting can work too if you don’t need a rusted-out Harley to keep your lure near the bottom.

Herring impaled on a circle hook is the most popular bait, although they aren’t particularity enthused about their reputation. If things are slow, it doesn’t hurt to try a variety of lures like red-eyed white jigs and various odiferous baits that would gag a sculpin.

Salmon There are still kings roaming the Nick Dudiak Fishing Lagoon, but they have been harder to catch. Take a shot at fishing on the outside of the lagoon during the outgoing tide. They can get a bit feisty out there.

Chinook trolling has been slow.

Some fish have been caught in the Point Pogibshi and Bluff Point areas.

Pink salmon are also starting to show up in outer Kachemak Bay. Oh goody. Fresh bait.

When chasing salmon, a wide variety of lures can be effective, especially on pinks that are brain stems with fins. A herring or lure behind a flasher remains the goto presentation. Use a downrigger, diver, or banana weight to get your lure to where you think the fish are. A quality fish finder and/ or feeding seabirds can do your thinking for you if you tired of embarrassing yourself.

Other Anglers have been kicking it fishing for a variety of groundfish that range from the good, the bad and the ugly off the tip of the

Homer Spit. Try using a chunk of herring.

Good numbers of rockfish have been caught from the Bluff Point and Point Pogibshi areas over the last couple of weeks. Both trolling and jigging are effective for nailing them.

Emergency Orders Please review the Emergency Orders and News Releases below in their entirety before heading out on your next fishing trip.

Emergency Order 2-RCL-701-19 and 2-RCL-7-02-19 closed all eastside Cook Inlet beaches to clamming for all species from the mouth of the Kenai River to the southernmost tip of the Homer Spit for 2019.

Emergency Order 2-KS-7-1119 limited the fishing season on the Anchor River and it is currently closed through July 15, 2019.

Emergency Order 2-KS-7-1219 restricted fishing gear to only one unbaited, single-hook, artificial lure in the Anchor River, Deep Creek, and Ninilchik River through July 15, 2019.

Emergency Order 2-KS-7-13-19 reduced the king salmon bag and possession limits in the Ninilchik River to one hatchery king salmon 20 inches or greater in length.

Emergency Order 2-KS-7-1419 combined the annual limit for king salmon to two king salmon 20 inches or greater in length from the Anchor River, Deep Creek, Ninilchik, and all marine waters south of the latitude of the mouth of the Ninilchik River to the latitude of Bluff Point.

For additional information, please contact the ADF&G Homer office at (907) 235-8191.

Nick can be reached at ncvarney@gmail.com if he isn’t still down from a cold that has flattened him like he was hit by a Delta Junction buffalo stampede.

By Nick Varney For the Homer News

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67/52 Low Tide: 2:30 a.m.

2:51 p.m.

High Tide: 7:55 a.m.

9:07 p.m.

4.6 feet 0.6 feet 16.2 feet 15.5 feet

(Tide information for Kenai River Entrante)

Sunday

71/54t Low Tide: 3:17 a.m.

15:32 a.m.

High Tide: 8:41 a.m.

21:51 a.m.

5.2 feet 1.8 feet 14.9 feet 15.0 feet

(Tide information for Kenai River Entrante)

Fish Counts Russian River early-run sockeye: Cumulative as of 7/17 — 50,641 June 17 - 4,863 June 16 - 5,338 June 15 - 5,859 Kenai River early-run king: Cumulative as of 7/16 — 2,994 June 16 - 43 June 15 - 127 June 14 - 103

Marine Forecast Lower Cook Inlet Kalgin Island to Point Bede: Friday: SW wind, 15 knots, seas 3 feet.

Saturday: SW wind, 15 knots, seas 3 feet.

Sunday: SW wind, 10 knots, seas 3 feet.

— National Weather Service

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