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Fourth of July heat breaks records in Kenai The city of Kenai hit an all-time temperature high on the Fourth of July.

Cynthia Kobold, a meteorologist with the Anchorage office of the National Weather Service, said the city reached 89 degrees on July 4, shattering previous records. The previously recorded all-time high for Kenai was 87 degrees, which occurred June 26, 1953 and again June 18, 1903, Kobold said.

While some residents may be enjoying the record heat, a possible reprieve may be on its way. Kobold said there is a 30% chance of showers after 10 a.m. on Friday, and possible showers on Saturday and Sunday.

It hasn’t rained in the area since Father’s Day, June 16, and Kobold said there was only .01 inches of rain in that event.

Kenai receives an average of 1.07 inches of rain in the month of June and an average of 1.84 inches in the month of July.

— Victoria Petersen

Woman drowns in Moose River A woman from China drowned in the Moose River Monday night, according to a dispatch from Alaska State Troopers.

Yanting Jin, 18, was found dead by the diving team of the Nikiski Fire Department at around 9:30 p.m., after they responded to reports of an individual disappearing under the water near the Izaak Walton Campground in Sterling. Ken Marsh, public information officer for the Department of Public Safety, said that Jin was swimming in the river with several other people when she and another swimmer began struggling to stay afloat. Marsh said a bystander on the shore managed to pull one of the swimmers out of the water but by that time Jin had disappeared. Brian Crisp, one of the divers for the Nikiski Fire Department, said that it took the team about an hour and a half to find Jin in the river.

Harrison Deveer, public safety officer for the Nikiski Fire Department, said that Jin was in Alaska on a work visa, and next of kin has been notified. No foul play is suspected, according to the dispatch. Marsh said that none of the swimmers were wearing life jackets or using flotation devices.

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Override vote uncertain with dueling sessions Lawmakers in Wasilla maintain they are on the right side of the law.

By Peter Segall Juneau Empire

Legislators in Juneau are planning to hold a joint session to consider overriding Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s budget vetoes Wednesday at 11:30 a.m., but it remains to be seen whether the 45 legislators needed for an override will be present.

Forty-five votes — threequarters of the full Legislature — are necessary to

override Dunleavy’s more than $400 million in lineitem vetoes. But 21 members of the 60-member Alaska Legislature were in Wasilla Tuesday rather than Juneau, where they’re holding a dueling legislative session.

“There’s not much we can do when 38 (legislators) aren’t following the law,” said Sen. Mike Shower, R-Wasilla, by phone Tuesday, referring to those in Juneau. Shower and others of the Wasilla contingent believe lawmakers in Juneau are ignoring the law by not convening the session where Dunleavy called for it, in his hometown and

conservative base of Wasilla.

Dunleavy said the change of venue would be good for lawmakers who could not finish their work over five months in Juneau this year.

Shower said that for him the issue was “black and white” and that those in Juneau need to come to Wasilla to govern.

“We’re currently waiting for people to follow the law so we can take up doing business,” he said.

Lawmakers in Juneau, the state’s capital and seat of government, on the other hand, are conducting See vote, Page A2

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House Finance Committee Co-Chairs Rep. Tammie Wilson, R-North Pole, and Rep. Neal Foster, D-Nome, listen to testimony on Tuesday at the Capitol about how Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s budget vetoes will effect local communities around the state.

Homer artists protest Dunleavy veto

By Michael Armstrong Homer News

As part of statewide protests by an ad-hoc group of artists and arts supporters against a veto by Gov. Mike Dunleavy of $2.8 million to the Alaska State Council on the Arts, about 10 people on Tuesday afternoon in Homer draped in black a sculpture by artist Sean Derry in front of the Kachemak Bay Campus, Kenai Peninsula College, University of Alaska Anchorage.

In an action reminiscent of the more playful shrouding of public buildings by the artist Christo, protesters covered Derry’s sculpture of a table and chairs in black cloth and then wrapped it with orange twine. The group held signs by the sculpture supporting the state arts council, public radio and state services for the needy. They also laid down on the sidewalk around the

art. Joined by several more people, the group walked up Pioneer Avenue to WKFL Park in Homer, where they held signs in front of some women who draped their heads in black cloth.

Artist and teacher Asia Freeman, executive director of Bunnell Street Arts Center, said except for its location, the protest was not associated with the Kachemak Bay Campus or sanctioned by university staff.

The group chose the site because Derry’s sculpture was commissioned as a 1% for the arts public art project administered by the Alaska State Council on the Arts. The college also has several other public art works commissioned as part of construction and remodeling of old or new buildings, including a sculpture by Homer artist Brad See veto, Page A3

Photo by Michael Armstrong / Homer News

Women draped in black sit down Tuesday at WKFL Park in Homer as part of a statewide art intervention to protest Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s veto of a $2.8 million state appropriation to the Alaska State Council on the Arts. They also supported a general override of Dunleavy’s vetoes that will affect funding for the University of Alaska, public radio and other programs.

Bankers, builders and more call for override

By Ben Hohenstatt Juneau Empire

Bankers, home builders, Alaska Natives, health care professionals, nonprofit leaders and more all had one message for the Legislature: Override the governor’s vetoes.

During Tuesday afternoon’s House Finance Committee meeting, there were almost two hours of invited testimony delivered in support of overriding Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s 182

line-item budget vetoes totalling over $400 million. At 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, a joint session of the House and Senate is scheduled for consideration of veto overrides.

“I can’t put into words how serious this is and how important it is to override the governor’s veto package,” said Steve Lundgren, who spoke on behalf of the Alaska Bankers Association.

He said while the association generally favors smaller government, it does not support governor’s approach

— more than $400 million in vetoes — to the Legislature-approved budget.

Lundgren said slashes to support for the University of Alaska and school bond debt reimbursement could hurt bond ratings and banks throughout the state.

Rep. Tammie Wilson, R-North Pole, co-chair of the committee, asked if spending at a defecit hurts bond ratings.

Lundgren said over a long enough timeline it could but in the immediate

future it would not be as damaging as the governor’s vetoes.

“We do believe that a step-down approach would be looked at favorably by the rating agencies, but the significant decrease will create so many unknowns, and I think that’s what got the attention of rating agencies,” he said.

Similarly, Jeff Twait of the “rightleaning” Alaska State Home Building See override, Page A3

Swan Lake Fire prompts open fire ban in state

By Brian Mzaurek

After a brief period of slowed growth, the Swan Lake Fire flared up again on Monday — reaching 99,086 acres, according to an update from the Northwest 13 Incident Management Team.

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Due to exceptionally warm and dry conditions on the Kenai Peninsula, the fire is consuming fuels that would normally be resistant to burning. To the north and east, the fire continued to spread through black spruce.

Heading east into the mountains, fire growth has slowed through alpine vegetation and patches of aspen and other hardwoods. The south and

west flanks of the blaze saw successful containment as the fire remained within established fire lines along the east fork of Moose River.

In response to current extreme fire danger, all open fires are prohibited immediately, including campfires, until further notice, in Kenai Peninsula State Parks, Kenai National Wildlife Refuge, Kenai Fjords National

Park and Chugach National Forest lands on the Kenai Peninsula. Use of cooking stoves and gas grills is allowed. In addition, Kenai Peninsula State Parks will allow the use of charcoal in contained cooking grills but these remain prohibited on other listed public lands.

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Cuts leave officer program on shaky ground

By Brian Mzaurek and Victoria Petersen Peninsula Clarion

On June 28, the same day U.S. Attorney General William Barr declared a law enforcement emergency in rural Alaska, and made more than $10 million available for the state to address public safety concerns in Alaska’s Native villages, Gov. Mike Dunleavy presented $444 million in line-item vetoes, including a $3 million cut to the Village Public Safety

Officer Program (VPSO).

The program trains and facilitates law enforcement in rural Alaska through Native corporations, and village safety officers are often the first line of defense in emergency situations. Safety officers are certified peace officers with arrest powers, as well as certified emergency trauma technicians. They are also trained in firefighting, law enforcement and search and rescue.

The cut will not result in any job losses or communities losing their

officers, Matt Shuckerow, spokesperson for Dunleavy, said. Public safety has been one of the governor’s main priorities since taking office. In his State of the State address, he told Alaskans that public safety was priority number one.

Captain Andrew Merrill, who is the Department of Public Safety’s statewide director for the VPSO program, said that day-to-day operations will not be affected by the cut. The reduction in funds will, however, prevent any new hires from being made,

Leonard Wallner, VPSO program coordinator for the Chugachmiut Native Corporation, said.

Chugachmiut employs village safety officers in Chenega and Tatitlek and has openings in Nanwalek and Port Graham. Wallner said he doesn’t know how he will fill those positions with the proposed budget. He said he and the other regional VPSO coordinators have been left with a lot of questions as to the future of the program.

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Local students learn robotics with Legos

By Victoria Petersen Peninsula Clarion

Local elementary and middle school students had the opportunity to learn more about robotics through a University of Alaska Anchorage and BP Summer Engineering Academy camp, hosted at the Kenai Peninsula College.

The camp took Legos — familiar to most kids — and taught them how to program, build and use robots with them.

In the camp, students design, build and program Lego-based tools that they use to problem-solve and compete in several challenges.

“The camp offers a series of week-long, hands-on instructional sessions for students entering grades 3-12 in Anchorage, Matanuska Valley and Kenai,” a press release regarding the program said.

“Each academy is designed to encourage interest and provide exposure to science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM), especially for underrepresented populations.”

In Kenai, the camp took place the week of June 24, and Vicki Nechodomu, the K-12 STEM outreach coordinator at UAA, presided over 24 students and several university engineering students who were there helping out.

“I personally feel like it’s a really good program because you got the

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business as usual.

They previously rejected Dunleavy’s call to go to Wasilla, citing their right to determine the location and venue for legislative sessions.

Senators in Juneau also spoke to the necessity of a united Legislature when the Senate convened Tuesday.

“I urge the Legislature come back together to unite and debate the issues that are at hand, so we can have a more functioning government,” said Sen. Donny Olson, D-Golovin.

Photo by Victoria Petersen / Peninsula Clarion

Students, Claira and Aliya, put their robot to the test June 26 in one of the many challenges in the Lego robotics UAA College of Engineering Summer Engineering Academies at the Kenai Peninsula College near Soldotna.

mechanical aspect, you’ve got the programming aspect so you got a niche for every kind of engineer,” she said.

“Kids at this point are settling into what their specialty is.

The summer academies, in general, exposes more kids to STEM concepts.”

One student in the camp, Marshall, said the camp was a good opportunity for kids like him to learn more about robotics.

“I’ve never done robotics, and my mom made me come

to this camp, but I’m having fun,” he said.

Another student, Claira, said she was learning new things in the camp, like programming, which she said was her favorite part about the camp.

“I like learning new stuff,” she said. “I like when you get to program the robots and build them.”

Nechodomu said she doesn’t know if the program will be in Kenai next year, as it depends on funds and supply

and demand. After working with students in Kenai, she said there seems to be a pretty good demand here.

The camps are made possible through a partnership between the University of Alaska Anchorage’s College of Engineering, the Alaska Native Science and Engineering Program and BP. BP’s investment of $280,000 allowed the Lego robotics session to come to the Kenai Peninsula for the first time, this summer.

None of Juneau’s three state lawmakers — Reps. Andi Story and Sara Hannan and Sen. Jesse Kiehl, all Democrats from Juneau — have any intention of going to Wasilla, they told the Empire.

Kiehl was among the senators who called for lawmakers to unite in Juneau.

Rep. Tammie Wilson, R-North Pole, was in Wasilla on Monday, but Tuesday she was in Juneau. She told the Empire that she went to Wasilla first because that was where the governor called the session.

“Once we were there and found we didn’t have a quorum, we knew that they were going to be doing

business in Juneau, and I’m going to make sure my constituents are represented,” she told the Empire.

She said she recommended other legislators should follow suit but did not think there would be 45 present at the Capitol for Wednesday morning’s joint session.

“But planes are still coming in,” Wilson said. “Anything is possible.”

Sen. Lora Reinbold, R-Eagle River, is among those leading the charge to host the session in Wasilla, citing the governor’s power to designate a location for a special session.

At a press conference at Wasilla Middle School, Reinbold said it’s legislators’

responsibility to uphold the constitution, which gives the governor the power to name a location other than Juneau for a special session.

“This is our second day waiting,” Reinbold told the Empire. “We just spent five months in Juneau.”

As to the session in Juneau, Reinbold said it would be “up to a lot of other people than me” to decide if any governing in Juneau would be legitimate, noting the possibility of a legal dust-up. Any action taken by either of the competing sessions will surely be challenged in court.

“We’re meeting, waiting, and talking,” she said of the legislators gathered in Wasilla.

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Week 6 of music series kicks off with energetic group

By Joey Klecka Peninsula Clarion

There are two things that can be counted on this summer — good music and big crowds on Wednesday nights at Soldotna Creek Park.

The 2019 Levitt AMP Soldotna Music Series has seen an explosion in attendance this summer, with the latest numbers seeing the continuation of that trend.

Last week with Pamyua playing in town, the attendance record was broken with about 2,100 showing up, according to Andrew Heuiser, events and programs director for the

Soldotna Chamber of Commerce.

The number has varied this summer between 1,300 and 2,000, but last week’s showing topped it all.

“We’ve been very busy,” Heuiser said, pointing out that last week’s turnout was helped by who was playing.

“I think the heat had a lot to do with it, it was a holiday and people wanted to get out,” he said. “And Pamyua has a huge following in Alaska.”

Pamyua is a Yup’ik group from Anchorage that features a blend of “tribal funk” and “Inuit soul music,” and they have played gigs around

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The Local Fraternal Order of Eagles will host the 4th annual Show and Shine on Saturday, July 13 from 12-4 p.m. at the Eagles Club Aerie #3525, 5765 Kenai Spur Highway. Family event, kids welcome.

Burgers, hotdogs, car, truck and bike categories, trophies, music, drinks, beer garden. Call 907-283-4938.

Kenai National Wildlife Refuge events Visitor Center Hours Open 7 Days a Week 9 a.m.-5 p.m.

Fish Week: July 16-20 — Tuesday, July 16: stream

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Association voiced his organization’s support for a veto override out of concern that the vetoes could cause an economic downturn.

Diane Kaplan, CEO and President for the Rasmuson Foundation, and Laurie Wolf, President and CEO of the Foraker Group, each called in to

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Hughes. Derry was raised in Homer and now lives in Pennsylvania.

“Although I have taught for UAA for 20 years and I am gravely concerned about its future, as well as the future of arts and culture and many other services in Alaska, I am going to proceed as an independent, unsanctioned action

Boys Choir was a no-brainer to book, Heuiser said.

“They’re an eclectic Alaskan rock band,” he said. “A fusion of blues and jazz, and they’re a very energetic band. We play music that the crowd usually responds well to.”

The group is based out of Anchorage, but will be making its debut at the Soldotna Music Series.

Opening for the Barcelona Boys Choir is local musical act Shonathin Hoskins, a solo artist that Heuiser said often uses a musical loop board, in which the musician produces a few bars of a melody or beat, then continues adding to the

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Soldotna Progress Days will take place Friday, July 26-Sunday, July 28 at Soldotna Creek Park.

Saturday: — 11 a.m.: Progress Days Parade starts. Line up at the So-Hi parking lot at 9 a.m. Route: Down Marydale to Brinkley. Register at SolotnaChamber.com.

— 11 a.m.-5 p.m.: vendor and food booths open at Soldotna Creek Park — 2 p.m. and 6 p.m.: Soldotna Rodeos at Soldotna Rodeo Grounds on K-Beach — 7 p.m.: Rock on the River Concert, featuring 36 Crazyfists, with special guests Distance Defined and Thera. Tickets $25.

Purchase at rockontheriver19. brownpapertickets.com or at the gate.

Sunday: — Noon-5 p.m.: vendor and food booths open at Soldotna Creek Park. Live music, food, fun activities.

City of Soldotna free community picnic — 2 p.m.: Soldotna Rodeo, Soldotna Rodeo Grounds on K-Beach

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the world, lending to a big following from their home state.

“People wanted to see them play,” Heuiser said.

This week’s show features another Alaska group, although the name does not imply what their style of music is.

The Barcelona Boys Choir will take the stage tonight to showcase an energetic flow of rock and roll — complete with electric guitar and pounding drums — and the jazzy notes of a horn section, complete with trumpet and trombone. With a flair noticeable for their upbeat tempo and rhythm, the Barcelona

ecology, dream stream painting, fish dissection — Wednesday, July 17: casting yard for kids, dipnetting for insects (pre-register at 260-2820) — Thursday, July 18: fish prints, monofilament cleaning, cutting/ brining fish — Friday, July 19: smoking fish, canning demo, storytelling hike — Saturday, July 20: BARK ranger hike Look for the Fish Week Flyer for times/details Daily Wildlife Movies at the Visitor Center — Refuge Film, 11 a.m., noon, 2 p.m.

—Features: 1 p.m. “American Eagle”; 3 p.m. “Alone in the Wilderness.” The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is committed to providing access to these events for all participants. Please direct all requests for sign language interpreting services, close captioning, or other accommodation needs to Refuge Visitor Center staff: 907-260-2820, TTY 800-877-8339 by close of business 7 days before each event.

Discovery Hikes in the Skilak Wildlife Recreation Area meet at the trailhead at 1 p.m. No pets please.

Meet at the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center, 33398 Ski Hill Road, Soldotna. Call 907-260-2820.

— Thursday, July 18, 25: Hidden Creek, Bear Mountain — Friday, July 12, 19, 26: Skilak Lookout, Marsh Lake, Vista — Saturday, July 13, 20, 27: Bear Mountain, 7 Lakes (from Engineer), Marsh Lake PEEPS Preschool Environmental Education Program: Thursday, July 18, two sessions: 9 a.m.-10:30 a.m. Enjoy an hour of hands-on wildlife games, crafts, storytime and snack all about Salmon! Perfect for ages 2-5. Meet at the Refuge Visitor Center this month! POP-UP

say that the vetoes would undermine their efforts as nonprofits.

Wolf said while not all the nonprofits with which the Anchorage-based Foraker Group works receive state funding, many would still be impacted by the vetoes. Other entities, such as homeless shelters, would directly see less funding as a result of the vetoes.

“Our most vulnerable will be the most harmed,” Wolf said.

Kaplan said the Rasmuson Foundation has generally tried to stay

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United Methodist Church is located across from Wells Fargo.

Free pressure canner dial Kidfest brings health and gauge testing safety to Soldotna The Cooperative Extension Service is offering free testing of pressure canner dial gauges on Saturday, July 13 at the Soldotna Saturday Farmers Market from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. 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 and the canner is safe to use. There will be free food preservation information and publications available. Pressure canners using weighted gauges do not need to be checked.For more information contact the Cooperative Extension Service Office at 1-800-478-5824.

Guns & Hoses softball game The 3rd annual Guns & Hoses charity softball game will take place on Friday, July 19 at 6 p.m. at the Oiler field in Kenai. All proceeds benefit the Nikiski Children’s Fund.

Fabric and craft materials sale

Peninsula Community Health Services of Alaska, along with the Soldotna Chamber’s Student Ambassador Program, is hosting KidFest on Saturday, Aug. 10 at the Peninsula Center Mall in Soldotna.

This family-friendly community event promotes health and safety for children returning to school.

Get the kids out of the house for an afternoon of educational activity booths and stations, car seat checkups, chances to win prizes and earn backpacks with basic school supplies with completed report card activity, a photo booth, and so much more! Admission is free, and the fun starts at 11 a.m. and ends at 3 p.m! For more information, visit pchsak.org/kidfest.

Salmon Run Series

Come enjoy running and the Tsalteshi Trails this summer during the Salmon Run Series. The fiverace series is held Wednesday nights starting July 10. The routes are perfect for any type of runner or walker. Check our Facebook page for weekly trail routes and updates.

All proceeds support Kenai Watershed Forum education programs.

First race in 2019 is Wednesday July 10, last race is Aug. 7.

The Kenai United Methodist Church is hosting an estate sale from the fabulous stash of Nancy Egbert. Nancy was an active community quilter, knitter and maker of crafts. Quilt fabric, yarn, patterns, doll making materials, scrapping, beading materials will all be available. The sale is Friday, July 12 from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. and Saturday, July 13 from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. The Kenai

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neutral while partnering itself with the state on efforts it supports, such as providing one-third of the Alaska State Council on the Arts’ funding. However, she was insistent the governor’s vetoes must be overridden.

She said anyone who believes that the private sector will plug the funding gap created by the vetoes is fooling themselves. “It’s impossible,” Kaplan said.

She also said the foundation will have to rethink the efforts — such as

supporting endeavors to decrease homelessness — in light of the state’s lack of committed funds.

“We feel our very ability to do this work will be impacted by these vetoes,” Kaplan said.

University of Alaska President Jim Johnsen was the first to call in to the meeting to again raise concerns that losing $130 million in state funding — a 41% cut — would be “devastating” for the university.

He said a conservative estimate

and Saturday, July 12-13 at Mile 12.5 of Kalifornsky Beach Road in Kenai. Listen to two great days of music from the Gasoline Lollipops of Colorado, Blackwater Railroad Company of Seward, H3, Juno Smile, Daddy’s Issue and The Melster Band! Free camping and parking for all paid concertgoers!

The largest beer garden and dance area on the Kenai Peninsula along with food carts, craft vendors and great music! Music starts at 6 p.m. on Friday and ends at midnight.

Saturday’s music starts at 2 p.m. and ends at midnight. Adult ticket prices are $35 per day or $55 for a two day pass. Youth tickets are free for 15 and younger with a paying adult.

Tickets are available from Eventbrite online or available at the gate. More information is available at 907-3986935 or by going to: facebook.com/ RustyravinPlantRanch. All proceeds benefit the nonprofit Nuk It Un Sober Living in Kenai.

Farmers market donation station The Kenai Peninsula Food Bank and Cooperative Extension Service are teaming up on a new way to support local farmers and improve food security in our community.

When shopping at the farmers markets, please consider buying an extra produce item to be donated to the food bank. There will be a donation station at each market for donated produce. Food bank staff will distribute the items to people in need. Thank you for supporting both our farmers and our food bank!

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The RustyRavin will host its third annual music festival on Friday

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“He plays a myriad of musical styles,” Heuiser said. “He even promised to do a Disney medley for the kids. There’s a lot of layering and stacking with his live music live.”

Heuiser said he hopes week six of the Wednesday night series continues the strong attendance trend, which is helped by a eclectic group of weekly bands.

“That was our goal,” he said.

“With the grant we got, the goal was to make the acts very diverse.

In doing that, we picked acts that we knew the community would respond to.”

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puts the number of layoffs that would be cause by the vetoes at 1,300, but there would likely be more than that. That’s because the university anticipates a reduction in tuition revenue as a result of program and cuts and possibly campus closures that would result from lost funding.

“I would ask your consideration of the override,” Johnsen said. “This is very disruptive and an unprecedented interruption in investment in higher education.”

Arts, the Rasmuson Foundation and other agencies.

“Local effects will be the loss of programs supporting local arts organizations, which in turn fuel businesses and industries such as tourism in the community, as well as impacting local artists who practice as small businesses,”

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Nike surrenders to social justice hysteria Colin Kaepernick may no longer be a quarterback, but he’s calling the plays at Nike. The athletic shoe company was scheduled to release a sneaker featuring the “Betsy Ross flag” this week, but the former San Francisco 49er thought it wasn’t a good idea. The Air Max 1 USA, featuring the Foundingera American flag with 13 white stars arranged in a circle to represent the original colonies, would have gone on sale to mark the Fourth of July holiday. Not any more.

We commend Nike executives for their original patriotic instincts, assuming they were sincere, but they didn’t think this one through. Last year the company launched an ad campaign featuring a black-and-white photo of Mr. Kaepernick bearing the words “Believe in something. Even if it means sacrificing everything.”

The slogan is an allusion to Mr. Kaepernick’s belief that the NFL declined to sign him after his 2016 season, not because he played badly (though by most measures he did) but because he knelt during the National Anthem to protest police brutality against African-Americans.

Remember the National Anthem? Normally we sing it standing and facing the American flag. Did no one at Nike foresee a contradiction between its exaltation of Mr. Kaepernick’s anti-flag fervor, on the one hand, and its flag-embossed sneaker on the other?

Mr. Kaepernick certainly noticed. The former QB, seeing images of the Stars-and-Stripes-themed shoe on social media, contacted Nike to convey his disapproval. According to a report in The Journal, he told Nike he believes the flag is an offensive symbol of oppression and slavery, dating as it does from the 1770s. Nike folded faster than the New York Giants offensive line.

The company had already shipped the shoes to retailers, but it deferred to Mr. Kaepernick’s historical and semiotic expertise and had them all recalled. Nike offered no explanation. A company spokesperson would only say the shoe was recalled because “it featured the old version of the American flag.”

Nike is entitled to cancel its products for any reason. But the rest of us are entitled to point out that no flag of the United States is a symbol of oppression and racism, and that Mr. Kaepernick’s suggestion that it is one — with Nike’s tacit agreement — is political theater based on false history. We’re also old enough to recall when feminists considered Betsy Ross a hero, not a symbol of repression. But that’s another sign of our current political insanity.

It’s also worth remembering that harebrained controversies like this give many Americans the not unreasonable sense that their country is being maligned by pampered socialjustice warriors. Donald Trump has reaped enormous political benefits from the ill-judged fashion among NFL players to kneel during the National Anthem. If the President wins re-election, perhaps he should write a thank-you note to Colin Kaepernick and Nike.

— Wall Street Journal, July 2

news and politics

Plan by Sanders, OcasioCortez to declare climate emergency

By Elana Schor Associated Press

WASHINGTON — Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders and New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez are teaming up on a measure that would designate climate change as an emergency, and they have won early support from one of Sanders’ fellow Democratic presidential candidates.

The legislation to be introduced Tuesday in the House is designed to highlight Democrats’ focus on global warming and push back on President Donald Trump, who has declared a national emergency at the U.S.-Mexico border.

Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren, who is competing with Sanders for the support of liberal voters in the presidential primary, plans to sign onto the resolution when it’s introduced in the Senate, according to a spokeswoman.

Ocasio-Cortez’s Green New Deal, a framework for a “10-year national mobilization” to dramatically slash U.S. carbon emissions, already has earned the backing of most leading Democratic presidential candidates. Her partnership with Sanders on the climate emergency declaration offers a new rallying cry for White House hopefuls trying to mobilize voters on the party’s left flank who want a stronger focus on global warming from the Democratic nominee.

The 29-year-old congresswoman, a rising star within the party, has partnered with Warren and Sanders on several efforts this year.

Sanders said he “absolutely” expects to release a fullscale plan for how he would tackle climate change if elected president. “No plan will be implemented unless we have the courage to take on the greed and dishonesty of the fossil fuel industry,” Sanders told reporters, describing that aspect of the fight against climate change as “a question of political will.”

Ocasio-Cortez is joined as a chief sponsor of the House resolution by Rep. Earl Blumenauer, D-Ore. The Democrats’ climate emergency resolution comes after legislators in the United Kingdom and Canada, as well as multiple cities around the world, advanced similar proposals intended to focus public attention on rising global temperatures.

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guest editorial | Lori Evans and Sherry Stead

You can make a difference at the border

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oday Americans are celebrating freedom. It’s a day when political differences, racial divides, gender identities and other things that too often drive a wedge between us don’t seem to matter.

We remember we have something precious in common: our freedom. It’s hard to improve on the vision set forth in the Declaration of Independence written 243 years ago: “…We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. …”

It’s a picture of a life that resonates not only with Americans but with people around the world.

It’s what thousands at our nation’s southern border are seeking. They have left their homes seeking a better, a safer life. But, so far, that’s not what they’ve found as they have tried to enter our country.

Instead, they’ve been detained in what some have described as “concentration camps” — without adequate food and water and without proper sanitation. Families have been separated. Children have died.

It’s hard to imagine the overcrowding and the chaotic conditions.

Part of the problem is that the border stations were designed to deal mostly with single men who were coming here to find work

and help their families who stayed behind. Today the demographic of those seeking asylum in the United States has changed. It’s families. It’s mothers with children. The border stations are poorly equipped to handle the change.

It’s hard to see, read and hear the news reports about the border conditions, especially as they pertain to children, and not be moved to tears.

The problem seems so overwhelming that it’s easy to wonder: How can one individual help? What can a small community like Homer do when it’s so far away from the crisis?

Believing that doing something is better than doing nothing, there will be a simple You-CanMake-A-Difference-At-The-Border fundraiser from 5:30-6:30 p.m.

Thursday, July 11, at Grace Ridge Brewing, 3388 B Street, off Ocean Drive.

Here’s how you can help: • You can buy a taco or drink a beer or both, with some of the proceeds going to help the border crisis.

•You also can learn to make much needed hygiene kits that will be distributed at transitional centers along the southern border or donate money to the hygiene kit project.

Later in the summer, there will be an opportunity to volunteer to put

those hygiene kits together. We have a modest goal of sending 400 kits from Homer.

• You can donate to Homer resident Lucas Wilcox’s nonprofit organization, Altruist Relief Kitchens, or ARK. Because of extreme weather, Wilcox has shut down his Tijuana, Mexico, operation where ARK volunteers fed refugees. You can learn how best to help ARK with its continuing work feeding those in need.

• You can write to elected leaders encouraging change. This is about helping those at the border because America is better than this.

What’s happening is no way to treat people.

• Lastly, the July 11 You-CanMake-A-Difference-At-The Border fundraiser is an opportunity for you to connect with others who want to help relieve the current crisis.

If you have ideas or can help with the event or want to donate but aren’t available July 11, give us a call at 399-7767 (Evans) or 399-5200 (Stead).

We can wring our hands and shed a tear or two, or we can give hands and feet to our prayers and good intentions. Let’s make a difference at the border.

This article was originally published in the July 4 edition of the Homer News. Lori Evans and Sherry Stead are Homer community members.

letters to the editor

You can’t have it both ways So hundreds of us are asking for a veto of the governor’s cuts. I just wonder how many of those people voted for Dunleavy because he promised a 3K-plus dividend?

Folks, we all need to chip in and help pay for the services we all want and need, you can’t have it both ways.

The dividend was originally created for all of us to share in the profits created by the oil industry, it is not an entitlement, nor should it be enshrined in the constitution. Yes, the oil belongs to us all, but the dividend needs to be tied to the earnings, and should go up and down as the price of oil goes.

— Orin Seybert Anchorage

Dunleavy’s budget betrays Alaskans As a young person who cares about the future of Alaska and knows many that rely on the programs threatened by Dunleavy’s vetoes, I am very frustrated.

Our state budget is supposed to be a representation of our ideals, our beliefs and our identity, but this budget is not.

Alaskans care about supporting those around them and ensuring everyone has an equal opportunity to live a healthy, prosperous life. We believe in giving young Alaskans the opportunity to stay in their state and get an education. This budget drives away students, teachers, families and everyone who wants to see Alaska prosper.

By cutting $444 million in public funds from things like public education, public safety and public health care, we are creating an unsustainable economy that will soon collapse beneath our feet. While some believe that having a full PFD will help improve our economy, the cuts within the budget will result in around 4,200

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Personal thank-you notes will not be published. lost jobs. The two- to three-month retail jobs that a full PFD will create will in no way make up for jobs lost in the long term.

There is no denying the effect that these cuts will have on communities throughout Alaska. For the sake of Alaska’s future, I ask everyone to call their legislators and tell them how they feel about these budget cuts.

— Eve Downing Sterling

A shout out to resolving an issue On Tuesday, July 2 our local assembly came together to unanimously approve Resolution 2019-42. This resolution encourages all parties to calibrate and work toward a common goal of improving the quality of life and the boating safety for the 2,145 private property owners along the Funny River Road corridor.

Today, there is not one public boat launch along the 36-mile Funny River Road corridor, although this corridor is just blocks away from the Kenai, Killey and Funny Rivers. This is of concern because only 16% of the property

owners on these three rivers have property bordering these rivers.

With the state of Alaska owning over 15,000 running feet of riverfront properties along these river corridors with no bank fishing, compounded with the issues of no public boat access to this area, it is problematic at best — leading to trespassing, unsafe boat launch concerns and absolutely no place for the children in this area to simply “fish.”

Hats off to the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly, the Office of the Mayor, the borough attorney and the borough GIS employees for their time and input to formalize the resolution. Also, a round of applause for the testimony provided by the executive director of the Kenai River Sportsfishing Association for the Association’s positive affirmation of the resolution. Finally, a real thank you to Director Ricky Geese, Division of Alaska State Parks and Reaction, for providing the necessary written correspondence to begin a starting point to remedy the issues of recreational activities along the Funny River Road Corridor.

— Jim Harpring Funny River Road

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GOP-led Virginia Legislature abruptly adjourns gun session

By Alan Suderman and Sarah Rankin Associated Press

RICHMOND, Va. — Less than two hours after beginning a special session called in response to a mass shooting, Virginia lawmakers abruptly adjourned Tuesday and postponed any movement on gun laws until after the November election.

Democratic Gov. Ralph Northam summoned the Republican-led Legislature to address gun violence in the wake of the May 31 attack that killed a dozen people in Virginia Beach. He put forward a package of eight gun-control measures and called for “votes and laws, not thoughts and prayers” in response to the massacre.

But not a single vote was cast on the legislation. Republican leaders said the session was premature and political motivated. They assigned the state’s bipartisan crime commission to study policy proposals that might have prevented the shooting.

In response, angry Democrats said Republicans were beholden to gun manufactures and afraid of passing commonsense laws they know will save lives. It was a familiar outcome in a stalled debate that plays out yearly in Virginia on an issue that has divided the nation for more than two decades.

“I wasn’t expecting much, but I wasn’t expecting this,” said Andy Parker, whose journalist daughter, Alison Parker, was shot to death on live TV in Virginia in 2015, along with a cameraman.

“This is just a complete, disgraceful act of cowardice by the Republicans … And I think it’s going to backfire on them,” he said.

GOP House Speaker Kirk Cox said the governor should have called for a blueribbon commission to study gun and mental health issues, similar to what U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine did as governor following a 2007 mass shooting at Virginia Tech that left 32 people dead and more than a dozen wounded.

Richard Keene, a 51-year-old gun owner from Chesterfield, said the session turned out to be “a lot of hype for nothing.” “I’m a little disappointed in everyone, actually,” he said. “I don’t feel like the common, normal person, the normal American, is represented anymore. It’s frustrating.”

Killing of black teen in Phoenix area trending heavy on Twitter

By Anita Snow Associated Press

PHOENIX — Hundreds of people including a presidential candidate spoke out on Twitter this week after a 17-yearold black youth was killed at suburban convenience store by a white man who said he was threatened by the boy’s rap music.

Family members have told local media that Elijah Al-Amin would have turned 18 in two weeks and was looking forward to his last year in high school.

Friends and family hugged Monday at the Islamic Community Center in Tempe, where prayers for the youth were held before burial in Maricopa County.

A modest makeshift memorial outside the convenience store where Al-Amin was stabbed was still erected on Tuesday, with a pair of white porcelain angels, fresh flowers and burning calendars — including one dedicated to the Virgin of Guadalupe, the Catholic patron saint of Mexico.

The Twitter hashtag #JusticeForElijah began trending over the Independence Day weekend after police in the suburban Phoenix city of Peoria arrested Michael Adams, 27, on suspicion of first-degree murder in the early Thursday morning killing. Adams had been released from state prison two days before.

“Another one of our children has been murdered in a heinous and unprovoked way—the DOJ must investigate this hate crime immediately,” Democratic candidate Cory Booker wrote on his Twitter account Monday. “RIP Elijah. #JusticeForElijah.”

Linda Sarsour, a Palestinian-American civil rights activist from Brooklyn, New York, called the crime “outrageous” and said it recalled the 2012 killing of

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A makeshift memorial for Elijah Al-Amin is set up at a local Circle K store for the death of the stabbing victim Tuesday in Peoria, Ariz.

17-year-old high school student Jordan Davis in Jacksonville, Florida. “Rest in power Elijah Al-Amin,” she wrote.

Michael Dunn, who is white, was later convicted of first-degree murder in that earlier killing, a shooting that erupted during an argument about loud music coming from a car carrying Davis and three other black teenagers.

In the Arizona attack, first responders discovered Al-Amin collapsed outside the Peoria Circle K store’s gas pumps and took him to a hospital, where he died. Several people inside the store had watched as Al-Amin was stabbed in the throat and the back before he ran outside.

Officers found Adams nearby with

a pocket knife and blood on his body.

Adams told them he had felt threatened by the rap music coming from Al-Amin’s vehicle.

Adams’ attorney, Jacie Cotterell, told the judge at his initial appearance hearing that her client was mentally ill and released without any medication, “no holdover meds, no way to care for himself.”

Cotterell said during the videotaped court hearing that “this is a failing on the part of the (Arizona) Department of Corrections.”

Adam’s bond was maintained at $1 million. He had been freed July 2 after serving a 13-month sentence for aggravated assault.

Report: Most attackers made threats before incident

By Colleen Long Associated Press

WA S H I N G T O N — One-third of the attackers who terrorized schools, houses of worship or businesses nationwide last year had a history of serious domestic violence, two-thirds had mental health issues, and nearly all had made threatening or concerning communications that worried others before they struck, according to a U.S. Secret Service report on mass attacks.

The Secret Service studied 27 incidents where a total of 91 people were killed and 107 more injured in public spaces in 2018. Among them: the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, were 17 people were killed and 17 others injured, and the fatal attack at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh.

The report analyzed the timing, weapons, locations and stressors of the attacker, plus events that led up to the incident, in an effort to better understand how such attacks unfold and how to prevent them. Members of the Secret

Service National Threat Assessment Center, which did the study, briefed police, public safety and school officials at a seminar Tuesday.

“We want the community to know prevention is everyone’s responsibility,” said Lina Alathari, the center’s chief.

“Not just law enforcement.”

Other incidents examined included a man who drove a truck into a Planned Parenthood clinic in New Jersey, injuring three, and a man who killed two at a law firm, and then one at a psychologist’s office in June.

Criteria for the study included an incident where three or more people were injured in a public place.

Most attackers were male, ranging in age from 15 to 64. The domestic violence history often included serious violence. While 67% had mental health issues, only 44% had a diagnosis or known treatment for the issue.

Most of the attacks occurred midweek. Only one was on a Saturday. As for motive, more than half of the attackers had a grievance against a spouse or family member, or a personal or workplace dispute. Also, 22% had no known motive.

In nearly half the cases, the attacker apparently selected the target in advance.

Alathari and her colleagues want communities to be aware of concerning behavior and these trends so officials have something to look out for.

The Secret Service center is tasked with researching, training and sharing information on the prevention of targeted violence, using the agency’s knowledge gleaned from years of watching possible targets that may or may not be out to assassinate the president.

Alathari said her team is working on a new report on school shootings and how to prevent them, and investigating averted attacks to try to figure out why someone didn’t follow through.

“There is not a single solution,” Alathari said.

“The more that we’re out there, training, the more we’re out there with the community … the more we share information … I think it will help really alleviate and hopefully prevent even one incident from happening.

One is too many.”

around the nation

Tom Steyer launches 2020 bid after saying he wouldn’t WASHINGTON — Tom Steyer, the billionaire investor and activist, said Tuesday he’s joining the race for the Democratic presidential nomination, reversing course after deciding earlier this year that he would forgo a run.

Steyer, 62, is one of the most visible and deeppocketed liberals advocating for President Donald Trump’s impeachment. He surprised Tom Steyer many Democrats in January when he traveled to Iowa, home to the nation’s first presidential caucus, to declare that he would focus entirely on the impeachment effort instead of seeking the White House.

Since then, Steyer, of California, has said he’s grown frustrated at the pace at which the Democratic-controlled House is approaching Trump. Roughly half of the Democratic presidential contenders, seeking to appeal to the party’s progressive base, have called on House Democrats to start an impeachment inquiry. But Speaker Nancy Pelosi has resisted, warning that Democrats need to collect the facts and that a rush to impeachment could ultimately help Trump politically.

Despite becoming a national voice on the impeachment issue, Steyer made no mention of it in his campaign announcement. Instead, he said his campaign will focus on reducing the influence of corporations in politics. He also plans to target climate change, which is the focus of the Steyer-backed advocacy group NextGen America.

“The other Democratic candidates for President have many great ideas that will absolutely move our country forward, but we won’t be able to get any of those done until we end the hostile corporate takeover of our democracy,” Steyer said in a statement.

U.S. proceeding with plan for coalition to deter Iran threats against shipping FORT MYER, Virginia — The United States will move ahead with plans to build a coalition of nations to monitor and deter Iranian threats against commercial shipping in the Persian Gulf area and in a heavy trafficked waterway between the Arabian Peninsula and the Horn of Africa, the chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff said Tuesday.

Marine Gen. Joseph Dunford said the Pentagon has developed a specific plan, and that he believes it will be clear within a couple of weeks which nations are willing to join the effort.

Mark Esper, the acting secretary of defense, raised the issue last month with allied officials at NATO headquarters, but no nations were ready to commit to participating. Esper said at the time that the plans would have to be further refined.

Dunford said he discussed the matter Tuesday with Esper and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, and that plans are coming together.

“We’re getting ready now to move out,” Dunford told a small group of reporters at Fort Myer, Virginia. “We have a pretty clear concept of what we want to do.”

He suggested that the project could begin with a small coalition.

“This will be scalable. So, with a small number of contributors we can have a small mission and we’ll expand that as the number of nations that are willing to participate identify themselves,” he said.

Attorney: Girl fell to death from open window on cruise ship in Puerto Rico MIAMI — An 18-month-old Indiana girl who fell to her death from the 11th story of a cruise ship in Puerto Rico plunged from a window inexplicably left open in a children’s play area, the family’s attorney said Tuesday.

Police in Puerto Rico had said Monday that Chloe Wiegand apparently slipped from her grandfather’s hands Sunday as he was holding her out of an 11th-floor window on the Freedom of the Seas.

But Michael Winkleman, a Miami attorney who’s representing the girl’s family, said Tuesday that “the story is not as it had originally been portrayed in the media.”

“The grandfather didn’t drop the child, the child fell due to an open glass pane that should have been closed securely,” he said in a statement.

— Associated Press

Today in History Today is Wednesday, July 10, the 191st day of 2019. There are 174 days left in the year.

Today’s Highlight in History: On July 10, 1991, Boris N. Yeltsin took the oath of office as the first elected president of the Russian republic.

President George H.W. Bush lifted economic sanctions against South Africa.

On this date: In 1509, theologian John Calvin, a key figure of the Protestant Reformation, was born in Noyon, Picardy, France.

In 1919, President Woodrow Wilson personally delivered the Treaty of Versailles (vehr-SY’) to the Senate and urged its ratification. (However, the Senate rejected it.)

In 1925, jury selection took place in Dayton, Tennessee, in the trial of John T. Scopes, charged with violating the law by teaching Darwin’s Theory of Evolution. (Scopes was convicted and fined, but the verdict was overturned on a technicality.)

In 1929, American paper currency was reduced in size as the government began issuing bills that were approximately 25 percent smaller.

In 1940, during World War II, the Battle of Britain began as the Luftwaffe started attacking southern England.

(The Royal Air Force was ultimately victorious.)

In 1951, armistice talks aimed at ending the Korean War began at Kaesong.

In 1973, the Bahamas became fully independent after three centuries of British colonial rule. John Paul Getty III, the teenage grandson of the oil tycoon, was abducted in Rome by kidnappers who cut off his ear when his family was slow to meet their ransom demands; Getty was released in December 1973 for nearly $3 million.

In 1979, conductor Arthur Fiedler (FEED’-lur), who had led the Boston Pops orchestra for a half-century, died in Brookline, Mass., at age 84.

In 1985, the Greenpeace protest ship Rainbow Warrior was sunk with explosives in Auckland, New Zealand,

by French intelligence agents; one activist was killed. Bowing to pressure from irate customers, the Coca-Cola Co. said it would resume selling old-formula Coke, while continuing to sell New Coke.

In 1999, the United States women’s soccer team won the World Cup, beating China 5-4 on penalty kicks after 120 minutes of scoreless play at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California.

In 2002, The House approved, 310-113, a measure to allow airline pilots to carry guns in the cockpit to defend their planes against terrorists (President George W. Bush later signed the measure into law).

In 2004, President George W. Bush said in his weekly radio address that legalizing gay marriage would redefine the most fundamental institution of civilization, and that a constitutional amendment was needed to protect traditional marriage.

Ten years ago: General Motors completed an unusually quick exit from bankruptcy protection with promises of making money and building cars people would be eager to buy. Pope Benedict XVI stressed the Catholic church’s opposition to abortion and embryonic stem cell research in his first meeting with President Barack Obama at the Vatican. British conductor Sir Edward Downes, 85, almost blind and growing deaf, and his terminally ill wife, Joan, 74, ended their lives together at an assisted suicide clinic in Zurich, Switzerland.

Five years ago: Germany demanded that the CIA station chief in Berlin leave the country as a new round of allegations of U.S. espionage worsened friction between the two allies.

One year ago: A daring rescue mission in Thailand was completed successfully, as the last four of the 12 boys who were trapped in a flooded cave for 2 ½ weeks were brought to safety along with their soccer coach. The other eight had been brought out in the two preceding days. Rancher Dwight Hammond and his son Steven, who had been convicted of intentionally setting fires on public land in Oregon, were pardoned by President Donald Trump.

Today’s Birthdays: Former New York City Mayor David N. Dinkins is 92. Actor William Smithers is 92. Broadway composer Jerry Herman is 88. Director Ivan Passer is 86. Actor Lawrence Pressman is 80. Singer Mavis Staples is 80. Actor Mills Watson is 79. Actor Robert Pine is 78. Rock musician Jerry Miller (Moby Grape) is 76.

International Tennis Hall of Famer Virginia Wade is 74. Actress Sue Lyon is 73. Folk singer Arlo Guthrie is 72.

Rock musician Dave Smalley is 70. Country-folk singer-songwriter Cheryl Wheeler is 68. Rock singer Neil Tennant (Pet Shop Boys) is 65. Banjo player Bela Fleck is 61. Actress Fiona Shaw is 61. Country musician Shaw Wilson (BR549) is 59. Bluegrass singer-musician Tim Surrett (Balsam Range) is 56. Actor Alec Mapa is 54.

Country singer-songwriter Ken Mellons is 54. Rock musician Peter DiStefano (Porno for Pyros) is 54. Actor Gale Harold is 50. Country singer Gary LeVox (leh-VOH’) (Rascal Flatts) is 49. Actor Aaron D. Spears is 48. Actress Sofia Vergara is 47. Rockabilly singer Imelda May is 45. Actor Adrian Grenier (grehn-YAY’) is 43. Actor Chiwetel Ejiofor (CHOO’-ih-tehl EHJ’-ee-oh-for) is 42. Actress Gwendoline Yeo is 42. Actor Thomas Ian Nicholas is 39.

Singer-actress Jessica Simpson is 39. Rock musician John Spiker is 38. Actress Heather Hemmens is 35. Actress Emily Skeggs (TV: “When We Rise”) is 29. Rapper/singer Angel Haze is 28. Pop singer Perrie Edwards (Little Mix) is 26.

Thought for Today: “The people I distrust most are those who want to improve our lives but have only one course of action in mind.” -- Frank Herbert, American author (1920-1986).

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Keep cool with mix of pesto and pasta stirring often, until tender. Reserve 1/4 cup cooking water. Drain pasta, toss with 1 tablespoon oil, and spread in single layer on rimmed baking sheet. Let pasta and cooking water cool to room temperature, about 30 minutes.

Process basil, spinach, 1/4 cup pine nuts, lemon juice, garlic, and 1 teaspoon salt in food processor until smooth, about 30 seconds, scraping down sides of bowl as needed. Add Parmesan, mayonnaise, and remaining 1/4 cup oil and process until thoroughly combined transfer to large bowl.

Toss cooled pasta with pesto, adding reserved cooking water, 1 tablespoon at a time, until pesto evenly coats pasta.

Fold in remaining 1/2 cup pine nuts and tomatoes. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Serve.

By America’s Test Kitchen Associated Press

More light and refreshing than a cream-based sauce or a chunky ragu, pesto makes for an excellent accompaniment to pasta during the hot summer months.

It couldn’t be simpler to make just process fresh basil, garlic, pine nuts, salty Parmesan cheese, and extra-virgin olive oil together in a food processor.

However, a few challenges arose when we tried to transform the simple sauce into a cold pasta salad topping. When we tossed the pesto directly with hot pasta the sauce became separated and greasy as the pasta cooled.

We found that spreading the pasta on a baking sheet for about half an hour before adding the pesto was enough to adequately combat the problem. To help prevent the pesto from turning dark over time we added a handful of baby spinach, which set the bright green colour, but was mild enough in flavour to let the basil shine.

Finally we found that adding some mayonnaise was the perfect way to give our pesto the clingy, thick texture ideal for a pasta salad.

We finished off our salad by reserving some of the toasted pine nuts to add a nice nutty crunch and tossed in sweet cherry tomatoes for a bright burst of freshness. Other pasta shapes can be

To Make Ahead:

Pasta Salad with Pesto

substituted for the farfalle.

PASTA SALAD WITH PESTO Servings: 8-10 Start to finish: 1 hour 15 minutes

2 garlic cloves, unpeeled 1 pound farfalle Salt and pepper 5 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil 3 cups fresh basil leaves, lightly bruised 1 cup baby spinach 3/4 cup pine nuts, toasted

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2 tablespoons lemon juice 1 1/2 ounces Parmesan cheese, grated (3/4 cup), plus extra for serving 6 tablespoons mayonnaise 12 ounces cherry tomatoes, quartered Bring 4 quarts water to boil in large pot. Add garlic and cook for 1 minute.

Remove garlic with slotted spoon and rinse under cold water to stop cooking. Let garlic cool slightly, then peel and chop fine set aside.

Meanwhile, add pasta and 1 tablespoon salt to boiling water and cook,

Cooled pasta can be tossed with half of pesto and refrigerated for up to 3 days; refrigerate remaining pesto separately, covered with 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil.

To serve, microwave pasta to remove chill, 1 to 2 minutes, then toss pasta with reserved pesto, adding hot water as needed, 1 tablespoon at a time, until pasta is evenly coated, and continue with the last step.

Nutrition information per serving: 482 calories 250 calories from fat 28 g fat (4 g saturated 0 g trans fats) 9 mg cholesterol 316 mg sodium 47 g carbohydrate 3 g fiber 4 g sugar 11 g protein.

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For a foolproof way to perfectly cook fish, try your Dutch oven

By America’s Test Kitchen Associated Press

Cooking fish at a low temperature in a covered pot is a nearly foolproof way to achieve perfectly cooked fish, since the heavy Dutch oven holds in moisture and allows the fish to cook through gently and evenly.

This method is also a wonderful way to concentrate flavor, meaning that a minimum of ingredients can make a big impact. We started by browning sliced garlic in oil, which mellowed its flavour and infused the dish with warm aromatic notes.

Cherry tomatoes, which are of reliable quality year-round, became soft and sweet with the gentle cooking. Capers provided briny bites, and thyme gave the dish an herbal base note. Browning the halibut was unnecessary it didn’t contribute much to the flavour, and the fish’s texture was better without it.

While the halibut rested, we finished the sauce by cooking off some of the excess liquid on the stovetop. Sea bass and swordfish steaks are good substitutes for the halibut.

HALIBUT WITH ROASTED GARLIC AND CHERRY TOMATOES Servings: 4 Start to finish: 1 hour 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil 2 garlic cloves, sliced thin 1/8 teaspoon red pepper flakes Salt and pepper 12 ounces cherry tomatoes, quartered 1 tablespoon capers, rinsed 2 teaspoon minced fresh thyme or 1/4 teaspoon dried 2 (1 1/4 pound) skin-on full halibut steaks, about 1 1/4 inches thick and 10 to 12 inches long, trimmed Adjust oven rack to lowest position and heat oven to 250 F. Heat 2 tablespoons oil in Dutch oven over

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This undated photo shows Halibut with Roasted Garlic and Cherry Tomatoes in Brookline, Mass. medium-low heat until shimmering.

Add garlic, pepper flakes, and pinch of salt and cook until garlic is light golden, 2 to 4 minutes. Off heat, stir in tomatoes, capers, and thyme.

Season steaks with salt and pepper and lay on top of tomatoes. Cover, transfer pot to oven, and cook until halibut flakes apart when gently prodded with paring knife and

registers 140 F, 35 to 40 minutes.

Remove pot from oven. Using 2 thin spatulas, transfer steaks to cutting board, tent with aluminum foil, and let rest while finishing sauce. Bring tomato mixture to simmer over medium-high heat and cook until slightly thickened, about 2 minutes. Off heat, stir in remaining 2 tablespoons oil and season with salt and pepper to taste.

Remove skin from steaks and separate quadrants of meat from bone by slipping spatula gently between them. Serve halibut with sauce.

Nutrition information per serving: 403 calories 162 calories from fat 18 g fat (3 g saturated 0 g trans fats) 139 mg cholesterol 539 mg sodium 4 g carbohydrate 1 g fiber 2 g sugar 54 g protein.

Maximize beets’ sweet, earthy flavor without mess

By America’s Test Kitchen Associated Press

We sought a streamlined stovetop recipe for beets that maximized their sweet, earthy flavor — with minimal mess.

Braising worked perfectly. We partially submerged the beets in just 1 1/4 cups of water so that they partially simmered and partially steamed. Halving the beets cut

down our cooking time.

In just 45 minutes, the beets were tender and their skins slipped off easily. We reduced the braising liquid and added brown sugar and vinegar to make a glossy glaze. Shallot, toasted almonds, fresh mint and thyme, and a little lemon zest finished the dish. Look for beets that are 2 to 3 inches in diameter.

You can use an 11-inch straightsided saute pan in place of the

Dutch oven in this recipe. The beets can be served warm or at room temperature.

If serving at room temperature, add the nuts (or seeds, if making the variation with lime and pepitas) and fresh herbs right before serving.

BRAISED BEETS WITH LEMON AND ALMONDS Servings: 6

Start to finish: 1 hour, 15 minutes 1 1/2 pounds beets, trimmed and halved horizontally 1 1/4 cups water Salt and pepper 3 tablespoons distilled white vinegar 1 tablespoon packed light brown sugar 1 shallot, sliced thin 1 teaspoon grated lemon zest 1/2 cup whole almonds, toasted

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Pioneer potluck ‘Grannie’ Annie Berg

About Alaska beach cookouts P

robably one of the reasons that so endeared me to the Alaska lifestyle was the many, many campfire cookouts. Fifty years ago, we cooked over a big ongoing fire on the Nikiski beach with our set-net fishing. The sunset bouncing off the tops of mountains across the inlet will forever be one of my best Alaska memories.

I learned a lot from Betty and Gene Coulter and the most fastidious way they cooked over a campfire. A tripod was erected over the fire and a big cast-iron pot was suspended from a chain that could be lowered above the fire. P.S., I still have the cast-iron pot!

The combinations of food you can cook over a fire on the beach are endless. A beautiful salmon from first catch of salmon in the nets was selected, gutted and headed and put in the pot after the potatoes and carrots were almost cooked through in water or chicken broth. The salmon fillets were laid on top and left to do their magic for about 15 minutes. Each fillet was spooned out with carrots and potatoes. Butter and salt and pepper were all you needed. One of the men, who will remain nameless, preferred to eat a bologna sandwich, but the rest of us reminded him what he was missing.

Stewed chicken was another favorite, as you could let it simmer almost all day while you were fishing.

Gene was very famous for his deep-fried beer-battered salmon chunks. I learned how to do this over a campfire and have for years served this for our get-togethers on certain holidays — but not over a campfire! I love the newfangled deep-fat fryers.

Betty made the coleslaw from the cabbage she raised in their garden on the homestead. She said the first thing you need for making perfect slaw was a thin sharp knife. She shaved that cabbage to perfection and mixed up her perfect dressing to go over the top, making sure she had Hellmann’s mayonnaise — ONLY! The dip for the fish was made by Gene and he took an hour to stir, taste, stir, add and taste again to make it very delicious. Or, maybe we were just hungry by the time he got through!

They both made great food out of the catch from the ocean and from the garden. I learned a lot from them, that is for sure. Plus, my mother was a frugal cook so the combination was instilled in me as a child.

Mom made homemade bread and so did Betty — sourdough bread. Thus, I learned about sourdough and how to store the starter until next time I needed it, another Alaska secret. I fear all this has been lost by the conveniences of big box grocery stores.

Fast forward a couple years — my “other life” as I call it — to a trip to Homer with Ben and Nadine.

Ben built and sold aluminum river boats. Every one he built he would have to “road test,” usually in the waters of Homer. We lived in Eagle River at the time and the trip to Homer was always fun — following Ben in his big yellow bus pulling his new boat he had just finished.

It had to be tested before he sold it!

It always was just a little bit better than the last one he built.

We camped across from the Salty Dawg Saloon on the beach (which you cannot do now). After fishing and digging for clams all day, we would build a big fire and put on the big ugly fire-scorched pot that Ben carried with him for a clam, salmon, shrimp and, sometimes, crab bake. Everything was put in a big pot of boiling seasoned water, with a couple onions a carrot or two, some whole small whole unpeeled potatoes, garlic salt and a handful of pepper.

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Basil pesto: Good on pasta ... great on grilled chicken Beets

By America’s Test Kitchen Associated Press

Basil pesto isn’t just for pasta. We found a way to imbue chicken with basil and garlic that would hold up on the grill.

How did we get enough flavour into the chicken? We used homemade pesto, which tastes stronger and fresher than store-bought. We added the pesto base to separate mixtures for marinating, stuffing, and saucing the chicken.

We found that bone-in chicken breasts had the most flavor. We cut pockets in them to fill with pesto and then marinated the stuffed breasts in more pesto. We added a third dose of pesto in a sauce to serve with the chicken after it was grilled.

GRILLED PESTO CHICKEN Servings: 4 Start to finish: 1 hour, 30 minutes 4 cups fresh basil leaves 3/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil 5 garlic cloves, peeled 1 1/2 tablespoons lemon juice Salt and pepper 2 ounces Parmesan cheese, grated (1 cup) 4 (12-ounce) bone-in split chicken breasts, trimmed Process basil, 1/2 cup oil, garlic, lemon juice, and 3/4 teaspoon salt in food processor until smooth, about 1 minute, scraping down bowl as needed. Transfer 1/4 cup pesto to large bowl and set aside for marinade.

Add Parmesan to pesto left in processor and pulse to incorporate, about 3 pulses transfer 1/4 cup pesto to small bowl and set aside for stuffing. Add remaining 1/4 cup oil to pesto left in

processor and pulse to incorporate, about 3 pulses set aside for serving.

Starting on thick side of breast, closest to breastbone, cut horizontal pocket in each breast, stopping 1/2 inch from edge so halves remain attached. Season chicken, inside and out, with salt and pepper. Place 1 tablespoon pesto reserved for stuffing in each pocket. Tie each chicken breast with 2 pieces kitchen twine to secure. In large bowl, rub chicken with pesto reserved for marinade, cover, and refrigerate for 1 hour.

— For a charcoal grill: Open bottom vent completely. Light large chimney starter filled with charcoal briquettes (6 quarts). When top coals are partially covered with ash, pour evenly over half of grill. Set cooking grate in place, cover, and open lid vent completely.

Heat grill until hot, about 5 minutes.

— For a gas grill: Turn all burners to high, cover, and heat grill until hot, about 15 minutes. Turn all burners

to medium-low. (Adjust burners as needed to maintain grill temperature of 350 F.) Clean and oil cooking grate. Place chicken skin side up on grill (cooler side if using charcoal). Cover and cook until chicken registers 155 F, 25 to 35 minutes.

Slide chicken to hotter side of grill (if using charcoal) or turn all burners to high (if using gas), and flip skin side down. Cover and cook until well browned and chicken registers 160 F, 5 to 10 minutes.

Transfer chicken to platter, tent with aluminum foil, and let rest for 5 to 10 minutes. Remove twine, carve chicken, and serve with remaining sauce.

Nutrition information per serving: 442 calories 247 calories from fat 28 g fat (14 g saturated 1 g trans fats) 279 mg cholesterol 860 mg sodium 25 g carbohydrate 1 g fiber 7 g sugar 23 g protein.

Greek yogurt creates a creamy, spice-infused dressing

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This undated photo shows a Tomato Salad with Feta and Cumin-Yogurt Dressing

the tomatoes with the dressing, finishing with just the right amount of briny feta to add richness and another layer of flavor.

Both regular and low-fat Greek yogurt will work well here do not use nonfat yogurt. The success of this recipe depends on ripe, in-season

Bob, the king of building bonfires, built the big burning pile of old wood he scavenged from the woods around us. This eventually led to him cleaning up the yard of the other three cabins and making the whole area look like a park.

But back to my story! The biggest pot I could buy at the Army Navy store in Kenai was put on the fire and when the water was boiling, in went the crab legs and the shrimp. Five minutes later, they were fished out with a big long-handled serving spoon and put on a “spool table” — everyone had one of these in there front yard — covered with newspaper, and everyone helped themselves.

The only noise we heard was the bird-chirping and the slurping of the satisfied guest, sitting around on tree stumps and various odds and ends of chairs.

For five years, we had cookouts at a firepit Bob built down by the lake in front of the cabins. Many, many people spent many, many pleasant nights eating, singing and telling tales of the day around the glowing embers, which Bob would poke once in a while and throw another log onto.

Those nights we were warm and full of potluck food and singing with the strum of a guitar or two.

Morning would roll around and usually one or two of our friends were sitting fast asleep in the same spot we left them in. I would put on

a huge pot of coffee as Bob would poke up the fire and throw on another log or tree stump. Have you ever eaten pancakes and bacon around a morning bonfire?

We have had many cookouts at our home that Bob built on the next lot over from the cabins. I learned from our friend John Turnbull about roasting whole onions on a stick. I learned and perfected baking bread in the cast-iron pot, placed on a hot rock very close to the fire and turned the pot every 15 minutes to get it browned on all sides. I have done this in our woodstove in the winter too!

Well, I cannot forget for the past 30 years that we have had many, many beerbattered salmon potluck picnics, and many hotdog picnics with marshmallows — my kids called them warshmeddows — and Hershey chocolate squares on a graham cracker.

This August we will have another big Bob bonfire potluck picnic to welcome my longtime (52 years!) friend Jo Anne (Adams) Wahlstrom and her daughter Kandi from Washington, who are visiting and meeting up with Leatha and daughter Tia, who live in Soldotna.

Tia and Kandi went to school with my Susan. We have known each other since 1967! We plan a trip overnight to Homer also.

Summer time is HERE. Time to have cookouts, campfires, bonfires and see

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Servings: 6 Start to finish: 30 minutes 2 1/2 pounds ripe tomatoes, cored and cut into 1/2-inch-thick wedges Salt and pepper 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil 1 garlic clove, minced 1 teaspoon ground cumin 1/4 cup plain Greek yogurt 1 tablespoon lemon juice 1 scallion, sliced thin 1 tablespoon minced fresh oregano 3 ounces feta cheese, crumbled (3/4 cup) Toss tomatoes with 1/2 teaspoon salt and let drain in colander set over bowl for 15 to 20 minutes.

Microwave oil, garlic, and cumin in bowl until fragrant, about 30 seconds let cool slightly. Transfer 1 tablespoon tomato liquid to large bowl discard remaining liquid. Whisk in yogurt, lemon juice, scallion, oregano, and oil mixture until combined. Add tomatoes and feta and gently toss to coat. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Serve.

Nutrition information per serving: 104 calories 54 calories from fat 6 g fat (3 g saturated 0 g trans fats) 13 mg cholesterol 338 mg sodium 9 g carbohydrate 3 g fiber 6 g sugar 5 g protein.

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RECIPES This recipe is requested every year and this year is no exception. Here are three different recipes. All good. I mostly use recipe #3.

Recipe #1: 1 cup flour 1/4 teaspoon baking soda 1/4 teaspoon each paprika, garlic salt and black pepper 1 cup or more of Bob’s beer, at room temperature Stir and blend until smooth. Set side for an hour and dunk papertowel-dried salmon or halibut into batter and deep fry until golden.

Recipe #2: Gene’s recipe, but I added to it.

1 cup pancake mix — has to be Krusteaz 1/4 teaspoon celery salt, garlic salt, lemon pepper, garlic powder, onion powder 1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper 1 teaspoon paprika 1 cup or more of Bob’s beer. Gene uses Ole beer.

Stir until smooth. Batter should be medium thick, not too thin

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Variations — Braised Beets with Lime and Pepitas Omit thyme. Substitute lime zest for lemon zest, toasted pepitas for almonds, and cilantro for mint.

— Braised Beets with Orange and Walnuts Substitute orange zest for lemon zest, walnuts for almonds, and parsley for mint.

Nutrition information per serving: 137 calories 56 calories from fat 6 g fat (0 g saturated 0 g trans fats) 0 mg cholesterol 285 mg sodium 18 g carbohydrate 5 g fiber 11 g sugar 5 g protein.

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Recipe #3: This is especially good for shrimp and halibut.

1 cup flour 1 cup cornstarch 2 teaspoons baking powder 1 teaspoon baking soda 1 teaspoon sugar 1 1/3 cups very cold water Mix until well blended.

Dip towel-dried fish/shrimp in mix and let drip a few seconds. Fry at 375 degrees until golden. Drain and serve with your favorite sauces.

HALIBUT COATING FOR FRYING I worked in a big hotel restaurant in Anchorage — this was the most requested on the menu.

Prepare halibut by cutting off skin and cut into large 4 x 4-inch squares.

Dip in beaten egg.

Roll in flour with salt and pepper added.

Fry in cast-iron skillet with about 1/2 inch vegetable oil until both sides are golden brown — about 4 minutes on each side, depending how thick the fish is. Test to see if halibut is done in the middle.

Garnish with a twist of lemon slice.

Serve with steamed broccoli and a soft potato bun.

Blueberry pie was the most requested pie with a dip of

vanilla ice cream.

So simple so elegant and so delicious!

HALIBUT OR SALMON HERB CHEESE COATING 2 cups Parmesan cheese 1/4 cup minced parsley 2 tablespoons oregano 2 teaspoons paprika 1 teaspoon each salt and pepper 1/2 cup flour 1/2 cup cornmeal 1/2 cup mayonnaise 1/4 cup milk Dip halibut in mayonnaise and milk. Roll in dry ingredients and place on oiled foil-lined baking sheet. Bake 35 minutes at 375 degrees until the middle of fish is done. Do not over bake. Doneness depends on thickness of fish.

Serve with garden fresh lettuce and tomato salad and sourdough roll.

CAMPFIRE FISH ON A STICK Fun for kids, but you have to watch and assist them.

Catch, gut and wash a small salmon, trout, grayling or pike.

Sharpen a green stick that has been peeled.

Stick fish — making sure it is very secure.

Position high over hot coals and turn and turn until done.

This possibly takes a half hour.

Serve for breakfast with scrambled eggs, fried potatoes and ever-so-good hot camp coffee or hot chocolate.

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In large skillet heat vegetable oil until hot. Add pork chops and brown well on both sides. Remove chops. Pour off oil Add garlic. oregano. thyme and salt.

Stir for a few seconds. Add wine and bring to a boil. Scraping particles from bottom of pan. Add tomato sauce and return chops to pan. Sprinkle peppers onion and sliced mushrooms over top.

Cover cook for 1 hour over low heat.

Turn chops each 15 minutes an baste with sauce. Remove cover and remove chops to platter and keep warm. Raise heat to high and boil until sauce is thick. Spoon vegetables and sauce over chops Serve 6. The chop is one favorite way to serve pork, and this recipe is from Mrs. Cleo C. Beeson of Austin, Texas.

and chopped 2 tablespoons chopped fresh mint 1 teaspoon chopped fresh thyme Place beets, cut side down, in single layer in Dutch oven. Add water and 1/4 teaspoon salt and bring to simmer over high heat.

Reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer until beets are tender and can be easily pierced with paring knife, 45 to 50 minutes.

Transfer beets to cutting board to cool slightly. Meanwhile, increase heat to medium-high and reduce cooking liquid, stirring occasionally, until pan is almost dry, 5 to 6 minutes. Add vinegar and sugar, return to boil, and cook, stirring constantly with heatresistant spatula, until spatula leaves wide trail when dragged through glaze, 1 to 2 minutes.

Remove pan from heat.

Once beets are cool enough to handle, rub off skins with paper towels and cut into 1/2 inch wedges. Add beets, shallot, lemon zest, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper to glaze and toss to coat. Transfer to serving platter, sprinkle with almonds, mint, and thyme, and serve.

Paper towel dry fish, roll in flour and dip in batter. Fry to golden brown.

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Wait until the veggies are almost done and lay the salmon on the top of veggies first, then the crab and the clams, and wait five minutes and put the shrimp on top of all that and clams and crab over that. Slam on the lid — Ben’s words — and wait five more minutes. He had big glass pie plates that he served the food on — a combination of veggies and one chunk of fish, some clams and shrimp and a crab leg on top. You got a big hunk of butter on top and an old aluminum spoon so you could eat like a king. He was one proud cook and was always jumping up making sure you needed more of this or that.

Nadine was one cute Texan and so enjoyed being catered to!

Stuffed to the gills — another Ben term — we would lounge around the fire until the wee hours talking singing and telling tall tales.

No wonder the campfire cooking is so ingrained into my brain.

Fast forward many years to my new life — Bob and I living in a cabin on our lake in north Nikiski. David was fishing in Homer with his best friends Brad and Devon Dickey. He would come home with a couple friends and a big gunny sack full of crab legs and shrimp.

TOMATO SALAD WITH FETA AND CUMIN-YOGURT DRESSING

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Fresh, juicy summer tomatoes make a great salad, so we set out to create one with complementary flavors and a creamy dressing.

Tomatoes exude lots of liquid when cut, which can quickly turn a salad into soup. To get rid of some of the tomato juice without losing all the valuable flavour, we looked to a method that had proven successful in our other tomato salad recipes: salting the tomatoes before making the salad.

Simply cutting the tomatoes into wedges, tossing them with salt, and letting them sit for 15 minutes provided enough time for the juice to drain. This also seasoned the tomatoes and their juice at the same time. We reserved a measured amount of the flavourful juice to add to the dressing without watering down the salad.

Greek yogurt laid the foundation for a creamy, spice-infused dressing, and we boosted its tang with lemon juice and the reserved tomato juice.

To that we added fresh oregano, cumin, and garlic, but some tasters found the cumin and garlic too harsh.

A quick zap in the microwave was all it took to effectively bloom the spice and cook the garlic, successfully mellowing their flavours. We tossed

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McCord pitches Oilers to win over Glacier Pilots Staff report Peninsula Clarion

The Peninsula Oilers emerged victors of a 3-2 game over the Anchorage Glacier Pilots thanks to a stellar outing on the mound by Connor McCord.

McCord pitched seven no-hit innings for the Oilers before being pulled, helping the Kenai club to its fifth win in the last eight games.

The Oilers (12-19) remain in fourth place and 9.5 games behind the Alaska Baseball League leaders Anchorage Bucs (21-9) in the standings, while the Pilots (14-15) sit third and the Mat-Su Miners (18-11) are second. The Oilers are two games ahead of the Chugiak/Eagle River Chinooks (9-20) for the final playoff spot.

McCord struck out four but also issued four walks,

including one scoring in the bottom of the third on a Malcolm Tipler RBI groundout. Tipler’s play scored Jackson Oboy, who reached on a walk.

McCord lowered his ERA to 2.77 this summer with the Oilers after reaching 108 pitches on the night, and said in a postgame interview on ESPN 1140 AM that he didn’t feel his accomplishment brewing until the sixth inning.

“I was just cruising on the mound, trying to stay in the zone, trying to get outs,” McCord said. “I noticed when the ball was hit in play, it bounced in the direction of the scoreboard. I looked up and saw zero in the hits column.

“It was a great feeling.”

The Oilers bats woke up in the top of the fifth with a tworun triple by Victor Carlino to put Peninsula ahead 2-1.

Ain’t no rest for the wicked Local triathletes recount epic Alaskaman race

Carlino’s big hit came after a leadoff double by Jaden Fein and a walk by Giancarlo Servin.

Paul Steffensen plated Carlino on a sac fly to centerfield to add an insurance run in the fifth.

The Pilots got one back in the eighth with a solo homer

by Daylen Calicdan, but that would be all they would muster.

Drew Thorpe closed the

American League wins All-Star game for 7th straight time

By BEN WALKER AP Baseball Writer

By JOEY KLECKA Peninsula Clarion

There are the obvious challenges that come with trying to complete a grueling ultra marathon race like Alaskaman, an event that combines a 2-mile swim, a 113-mile bike and a 27.5-mile run into one epic day.

Add to the mix a record-breaking heat wave and wildfire smoke, and there’s just no getting around how tough an athlete must be to make it to the finish line.

Those were the challenges athletes faced June 29 in the third annual Alaskaman, a brutally difficult “Extreme” triathlon that treats racers to the best of the state’s natural scenery and rugged terrain.

The brainchild of Houston, Texas, race director Aaron Palaian, the event has featured in its three years a mix of local triathletes from around the state to international racers from around the world.

The Alaskaman is a take on the global trend of extreme triathlons, which include the popular Norseman in Norway, Celtman in Scotland and Swissman in Switzerland.

This year’s Alaskaman saw a handful of peninsula triathletes make big moves. Leading the way was Kenai’s Eric Thomason, who finished eighth overall, seventh among men, in a time of 14 hours, 53 minutes, 9 seconds, a performance that sliced a whopping 2 hours, 2 minutes, off his previous best time from 2018.

Andrew Fast of Salt Lake City, Utah, won the ultra marathon event 11:13:13.

It was the second time Fast won the Alaskaman after picking up the victory in the inaugural running in 2017, and beat runner-up Chris Hauth of Corte Madera, California, to the finish by over 28 minutes.

The women’s Alaskaman title went to Christine Ligocki of Seattle, Washington, who won with a time of 14:08:49.

Women’s runner-up Morgan Chaffin of Elkhorn, Nebraska, finished 45 minutes behind Ligocki.

Behind Thomason followed a handful of peninsula athletes — Kenai’s Jeff McDonald was 18th among overall men in a time of 16:19:38, and 30-year-old Kenai athlete Dwayne Meganack was 22nd among men in a time of 16:44:40.

In the women’s race, Soldotna’s Nicole Schmitt, 27, finished sixth out of 19 women in a time of 17:39:36.

The run leg was divided into two separate lengths, the “upper” course and the “lower” course, the latter of which cuts off much of the high-elevation climbing portion of the run leg. If an athlete could not make the mile 23 cutoff point by 9 p.m. and be in the top 65% of the

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Kenai triathlete Eric Thomason tackles the cycling portion of the 2019 Alaskaman Extreme Triathlon June 29, 2019. The race starts in Seward and finishes in Girdwood.

running order, they were required to take the lower course.

Among those that finished the lower run route, Kenai’s Sam Satathite, 42, was the highest finishing racer among 18 to win in a time of 17:11:33.

Thomason attributed his huge PR — a massive improvement over last year’s time of 16:55:16 — to relentless training before the race and improved hydration and nutrition during the event.

“I set a goal of wanting to get into the 15-hour range, and I just set my pace on the run,” Thomason said.

“Everything went pretty good on the bike … I just had a plan.”

To prepare for the mammoth test of endurance, Thomason spent hours on the bike and on the trails, including a handful of training days climbing Skyline trail multiple times. On one such occasion, Thomason summited Skyline five times, amounting to over 13,800 feet of elevation in one day.

The cycling preparation also

included days when Thomason would ride down the Sterling Highway, sometimes to Ninilchik and back.

In contrast to two previous runnings of Alaskaman, Thomason said he changed up his hydration and nourishment plans before the race in order to give his body exactly what it needed to keep chugging along.

“As far as nutrition goes, I switched completely,” he said.

That included beet juice shots, which he heard about from his training partner McDonald, and pickle juice. “(The beet juice) helps lower my heart rate, because the nitric oxide helps loosen the blood vessels,” he explained. “I had one little cramp during the bike leg, so I asked my team to give me some pickle juice, and I was sipping that.”

Thomason’s support team, which was a requirement to have, included his 24-year-old son Jeff for the first two See EPIC, Page A9

door in the bottom of the ninth with a perfect inning to earn the save, his second of the summer and first since June 7. Thorpe went the final two frames Tuesday with one run given up on two hits and one strikeout. Thorpe’s ERA now stands at 1.93 in 23 1/3 innings with the Oilers this summer.

The Oilers and Pilots return to action tonight at 7 p.m. in the second game of a threegame series.

CLEVELAND — For one night, the pitchers took back the power.

Hours after an awesome Home Run Derby got everyone buzzing even louder about monster shots and juiced balls, only a couple flew out of Progressive Field in the All-Star Game.

Instead, Justin Verlander blazed 97 mph heat from the start, Shane Bieber and Aroldis Chapman each struck out the side and the American League slowed a loaded NL lineup 4-3 Tuesday for its seventh straight win.

“I know it’s the year of the home run, but pitching dominated today,” Colorado slugger Nolan Arenado said.

Sure did — at least until play resumes Thursday.

Facing Christian Yelich, Cody Bellinger and a bunch of boppers, the AL staff combined to strike out 16.

“Baseball is a funny game,” said Bieber, a most unlikely MVP after being added late to the roster.

With fans hoping to see a replay of Monday’s jaw-dropping aerial show when 312 homers cleared the walls, this became the Arm-Star Game up until the late innings.

Derby champ Pete Alonso of the Mets grounded a twoout, two-run single past Gleyber Torres in the eighth to close the NL’s gap. After a double steal put runners at second and third against Cleveland reliever Brad Hand, White Sox catcher James McCann made a tumbling catch on Mike Moustakas’ twisting foul pop to end the inning.

Chapman closed to give the AL its 19th win in 22 games, with a tie stuck in there. He got a little encouragement with two outs — Yankees teammate CC Sabathia, honored this week for his contributions on and off the field, strolled to the mound to talk to the flamethrower.

Chapman then struck out Yasmani Grandal for a save , giving the AL an overall 45-43-2 lead in the Midsummer Classic.

No need, either, for the experimental rule that was set to go effect: If the game went into extras, each team would’ve started the 10th

with an automatic runner on second base.

Major League Baseball is on a record-shattering pace for homers this season, but no one came close to clearing the walls until Charlie Blackmon connected in the NL sixth to make it 2-1. Texas’ Joey Gallo countered with a solo drive in a two-run seventh.

Still, it was a far cry from last year’s All-Star Game that featured a record 10 home runs.

“I kind of expected it, to be honest,” former NL MVP Kris Bryant said. “You only see them once, so they have the advantage.”

“There are a lot of hard throwers and great pitchers over there. Unless you’ve seen them before, it’s a difficult matchup,” he said.

Cleveland favorite Michael Brantley had an early RBI double off losing pitcher Clayton Kershaw. Jorge Polanco drove in a run with an infield single for a 2-0 edge in the fifth and another scored on a double-play grounder.

“I wanted to swing the bat early. I had some nervous jitters I wanted to get out,” Brantley said.

Winning pitcher Masahiro Tanaka, Lucas Giolito and Shane Greene did their parts to protect the lead with scoreless innings.

Bieber dazzled in front of a chanting home crowd, striking out Willson Contreras, Ketel Marte and Ronald Acuña Jr. in the fifth with a 1-0 lead. Bieber later donated his cap to the Hall of Fame.

“It was electric out there, the fans got in it and it was fun,” AL manager Alex Cora of the Red Sox said. “And I’m glad that he got the MVP. He plays at this level. He’s really good.”

The biggest misplay of the night might have been on the scoreboard. NL All-Stars David Dahl of Colorado and Willson Contreras of the Cubs had their names misspelled — “Davis Dahl” and “Wilson Contreras” — on the outfield videoboard. Jeff McNeil was spelled correctly, but the photo accompanying it was of Mets teammate Jacob deGrom.

“That was tough, to see deGrom’s picture up there,” McNeil said. “I didn’t really like that. I wanted to see my See STARS, Page A9

Serena reaches Wimbledon semis with gutsy comeback

By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer

WIMBLEDON, England — Slowed by a balky ankle, trailing by a service break in the third set of her Wimbledon quarterfinal, Serena Williams appeared to be in trouble Tuesday against an opponent playing the tournament of her life.

Williams was down, yes. But out?

No way. And now she is two victories from that 24th Grand Slam title that’s been barely eluding her.

Lifting her play a much-needed notch down the stretch to grab the last three games, capping the comeback with her 19th ace — at 121 mph, no less — Williams reached the semifinals at the All England Club by gutting out a 6-4, 4-6, 6-3 win over 55th-ranked Alison Riske.

“I had to just button up and play hard,” said Williams, who owns seven Wimbledon titles. “She was

playing her heart out.”

That she was. Riske, a 29-yearold from Pittsburgh, was appearing in her first major quarterfinal. For Williams, this was No. 51.

That might have made all the difference. It’s Williams who possesses boundless muscle memory in these situations, who knows what it takes to come through in the tightest contests on the biggest stages.

“I definitely thought maybe I had a peek here and there at a couple openings, but Serena really upped her level, as only a champion would,” Riske said.

“It was really, actually, very interesting for me to be on the opposite end, because I felt her up her game and her intensity,” Riske said with a smile. “Yeah, I hope she takes the title now.”

Next for the 37-year-old Williams will be a match against 54th-ranked

Barbora Strycova of the Czech Republic, who reached her first Grand Slam semifinal at age 33 with a 7-6 (5), 6-1 victory over No. 19 Johanna Konta of Britain.

“A huge achievement for me,” said Strycova, who is playing in her 53rd major tournament.

The other semifinal Thursday will be No. 7 Simona Halep of Romania against No. 8 Elina Svitolina of Ukraine.

After edging Riske in singles, Williams cooled down by riding a stationary bike while holding her nearly 2-year-old daughter, Olympia, in one arm. Then Williams went out and joined Andy Murray to win their second-round match in mixed doubles 7-5, 6-3 against Fabrice Martin and Raquel Atawo.

Halep, a former No. 1 who won the 2018 French Open, followed up her elimination of 15-year-old sensation Coco Gauff by defeating Zhang

Shuai of China 7-6 (4), 6-1 to get to her second semifinal at Wimbledon.

Svitolina will make her debut in that round at any major tournament thanks to beating Karolina Muchova of the Czech Republic 7-5, 6-4.

These sorts of stakes, and this sort of setting, are unfamiliar for Riske, who mistakenly headed to her changeover chair thinking the match’s fifth game was over when the score was just 40-15.

Spectators chortled; she grinned and walked back to the baseline.

Even if Williams was hardly perfect, she got by, aided by her greatest-in-the-game serve and Riske’s miscues. Most glaringly, Riske double-faulted five times in the final set, at least somewhat a result of trying to do too much against William’s superb returns.

“It’s no secret that Serena has an amazing serve. But Serena has an equally-as-amazing return,” Riske

said. “I’ve never played anyone that has a return like Serena. That put a lot of pressure on my serve.”

Still, Riske played tremendously well for most of the afternoon, just as she did while going 14-1 on grass in 2019 until Tuesday.

She won two of Williams’ first four service games and finished 5 for 5 on break points. Her deep and flat groundstrokes off both sides jarred Williams repeatedly. Until, that is, Riske wilted late — which was understandable, given that she became the first woman in Wimbledon history to play three-setters in five consecutive matches to open the tournament, according to the WTA. Williams rolled her right ankle and her movement was hardly ideal. Late in the second set, she was visited by a trainer, who applied extra tape to the ankle. That was during a stretch when Riske, talking to herself See GUTS, Page A9

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legs and his wife Michelle on the run leg.

In addition to the odd choice of in-race nutrition secrets, Thomason said he resorted to a few other energy foods like Skratch, which is a hydration liquid formula designed specifically for endurance athletes, GU energy, which comes in a gel form, as well as cookies and Pop Tarts.

The epic day of racing begins early with a 4:30 a.m. plunge into the brisk waters of Resurrection Bay in Seward.

Thomason said he finished the swim leg in 64 minutes, and when he pulled himself out of the water, noticed his Kenai buddy McDonald directly in front of him.

“I ran up to him, he saw me, and we raced for our bikes,” Thomason said. “I said, ‘See ya later!’ and took off.”

Confident in his cycling ability, Thomason said he was able to just focus on the road and his heart rate as he put a gap on McDonald. With hundreds of miles of cycling under his belt in training this summer, Thomason said he felt like he was in a different class this time around, compared to 2017 and 2018.

“This time around, I wasn’t racing those guys,” he said. “I just wanted to run my own race.”

Keeping a smooth pace, Thomason completed the bike leg in 5:59:19, then transitioned to the run leg, which he completed in 7:33:17. Not only does the run leg measure a grueling 27.5 miles, but it also challenges racers with over 6,500 feet of elevation, mostly on the slopes of the Alyeska Ski Resort.

On the run, Thomason said he spotted McDonald again on a loop of the Winner Creek nordic trails near Alyeska, and was met with a challenge.

“He said, ‘ET I’m coming for you!’,” Thomason recounted.

“I got on the mountain, I grabbed as much as I could in cold drinks, I was guzzling them down. I went up the mountain and every spot of cold water I found, I jumped in to cool off.”

Before the real climbing began, Thomason said he was aiming for a 12:45 mile pace for the first 17 miles. After meeting his goal there, he said a 17:45 pace on the mountain was the next target.

He managed to average a mile pace in the 16-minute range, about a minute faster per mile than he had hoped for, and it was enough to seal a successful day. At the finish, Thomason, 46, was told he was the Masters champion of the race, giving him an added feather in his cap.

“I thought a top-20 was overreaching then, but with the race numbers coming down, maybe there was less competition,” he said. “I think the heat affected others more, but I had the tactical advantage from training on the mountains.”

The initial entry list of Alaskaman was a reported 107 total racers, down from 228 last year and 307 in the inaugural running in 2017.

Thomason said his next race to tackle is the 50-mile Resurrection Pass Ultra trail run from Cooper Landing to Hope on Aug. 10, adding that his drive to train and race in Alaskaman was due to a desire to improve, but now that he’s overachieved, a return to Alaskaman may be in doubt.

“It’s kind of weird,” he said.

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picture up there. I know my family did, too. What are you going to do, I guess, but I don’t think that should happen.”

Fittingly, the first batter of the game was the guy who leads the majors in home runs — Yelich, the NL MVP with 31 homers at the break, hit leadoff for the first time this year.

Yelich lined out and Verlander quickly fanned Javier Báez and Freddie Freeman to finish his work.

Those lively balls that Verlander is complaining about? Didn’t bother him a bit.

NL starter Hyun-Jin Ryu, deGrom and Luis Castillo threw scoreless innings to keep the NL close in the early going.

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“I feel like it took away that drive. I was searching for something else, and I like having that goal and drive in reaching for something.”

Thomason’s training partner McDonald, 53, finished second among peninsula men and 18th overall among men, but his time of 16:19:38 was slower than year’s past, in which he set nearly duplicate times of 15:55:42 and 15:55:29.

McDonald said the heat made for a tough run leg, particularly for a 10-mile stretch in the middle.

“The smoke didn’t really bother me, but the heat was definitely tough,” McDonald said. “My pace was pretty slow.”

Not only did McDonald finish out the bruising race, but he spent his recovery time out in the Wrangell Mountains on a four-day cycling adventure with a few friends and family. McDonald said his week riding around McCarthy and Kennicott included trips out to the Nizina River and Root Glacier, so a 142.5-mile race was like nothing, right?

“I felt a little winded going up hills,” McDonald said with a chuckle.

Like Thomason, McDonald put in a slew of training hours and miles, racking up about 450 miles and over 40,000 feet of elevation in both his running and cycling training in the month of June.

With his wife, Dana, supporting his swim and bike legs, and friend Shelby Dykstra helping on the run leg, McDonald said he was set for a good day.

“My wife made fun of my nutrition plan, which was mostly black licorice,” McDonald said. “I backed off on the caffeine, but the licorice is a ton of carbohydrates, so I ate a ton on the bike.”

McDonald said a solid swim leg in “glass”-like waters set up for a smooth bike leg, where he focused on maintaining a 130-beat-per-minute heart rate.

Once he transitioned to the run, though, he was feeling the fatigue.

“The problem is by the time you get to the run, you’ve probably burnt five to six thousand calories,” he said.

“It’s hard to get enough food in, mostly because it doesn’t appeal to you. I was forcing myself to eat in the last third of the race.”

McDonald also survived a tumble as he was negotiating the Winner Creek trail.

“It was the first time I got the wind knocked out of me since I was a little kid,” McDonald said. “It hurt like heck two days later, but not during the race.

“My left arm looked ripped and all swollen.”

McDonald said after emerging from the cooler forested area of the nordic trails into the baking sun, he was faced with the North Face switchbacks on Alyeska, but was able to get through without breaking down and finish his third straight Alaskan.

With the declining numbers and three finishes under his belt, McDonald said he is semi-retiring from Alaskaman competition until further notice. He said the remote nature of Alaska could be a reason for the dramatic decrease in numbers this year, as international triathletes who have ticked off Alaskaman on their bucket list don’t care to make the trip of thousands of miles or more.

“There are a lot of races out there in the world,” he said. “It’s just a question of priorities.”

Bell was part of the youngest starting lineup in All-Star history, with the NL crew averaging under 26 years old.

Overall, there were 36 firsttimers, a number boosted by the absence of Bryce Harper, Manny Machado, José Altuve and several past perennials.

And consider this: Of the 16 AL pitchers on the 2017 AllStar roster, zero made the roster this year.

TRIBUTE All players wore a uniform patch with No. 45 to honor late Angels pitcher Tyler Skaggs. Los Angeles teammates Mike Trout and Tommy La Stella switched their jerseys to Skaggs’ number, and there was a pregame moment of silence.

“I felt him out there with me,” Trout said. “To be able to represent him and what he meant to us on a stage like this is special.”

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Ryu, Kershaw (2), deGrom (3), Castillo (4), Buehler (5), Soroka (6), Woodruff (7), Smith (7), Alcantara (8) and Contreras, Grandal (5); Verlander, Tanaka (2), Berrios (3), Giolito (4), Bieber (5), Hendriks (6), Greene (7), Hand (8), Chapman (9) and Sanchez, McCann (6). W_Tanaka.

L_Kershaw. Sv_Chapman. HRs_NL, Blackmon. AL, Gallo.

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East Division W L 54 37 47 42 47 43 40 50 33 55 Central Division Chicago 47 43 Milwaukee 47 44 St. Louis 44 44 Pittsburgh 44 45 Cincinnati 41 46 West Division Los Angeles 60 32 Arizona 46 45 San Diego 45 45 Colorado 44 45 San Francisco 41 48

Atlanta Washington Philadelphia New York Miami

Pct GB .593 — .528 6 .522 6½ .444 13½ .375 19½ .522 — .516 ½ .500 2 .494 2½ .471 4½ .652 — .505 13½ .500 14 .494 14½ .461 17½

Friday’s Games Pittsburgh at Chicago Cubs, 10:20 a.m.

Washington at Philadelphia, 2:05 p.m.

L.A. Dodgers at Boston, 3:10 p.m.

N.Y. Mets at Miami, 3:10 p.m.

San Francisco at Milwaukee, 4:10 p.m.

Arizona at St. Louis, 4:15 p.m.

Cincinnati at Colorado, 4:40 p.m.

Atlanta at San Diego, 6:10 p.m.

American League

East Division

W L New York 57 31 Tampa Bay 52 39 Boston 49 41 Toronto 34 57 Baltimore 27 62 Central Division Minnesota 56 33 Cleveland 50 38 Chicago 42 44 Kansas City 30 61 Detroit 28 57 West Division Houston 57 33 Oakland 50 41 Texas 48 42 Los Angeles 45 46 Seattle 39 55

Pct GB .648 — .571 6½ .544 9 .374 24½ .303 30½ .629 — .568 5½ .488 12½ .330 27 .329 26 .633 — .549 7½ .533 9 .495 12½ .415 20

Thursday’s Games Houston at Texas, 4:05 p.m.

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Guts From Page A8

between points, claimed four games in a row to take the second set and lead the third by a break at 1-0.

“I thought,” Riske said, “I was very close.”

Not close enough. Williams was not going to go quietly.

She held at love to lead 4-3, and then came the key game.

Riske saved a trio of break points and was a point from 4-all after claiming a point when Williams slipped along the well-worn baseline.

First Williams got back to deuce by using a drop shot to set up a volley winner. Then

CYCLING

Tour de France Results

Tuesday At Nancy, France Fourth Stage A 132.7-mile flat ride from Reims to Nancy in northeastern France, with a Category 4 climb near the finish 1. Elia Viviani, Italy, Deceuninck-QuickStep, 5:09:20.

2. Alexander Kristoff, Norway, UAE Team Emirates, same time.

3. Caleb Ewan, Australia, Lotto Soudal, same time.

4. Peter Sagan, Slovakia, Bora-Hansgrohe, same time.

5. Dylan Groenewegen, Netherlands, Jumbo-Visma, same time.

6. Mike Teunissen, Netherlands, Jumbo-Visma, same time.

7. Giacomo Nizzolo, Italy, Dimension Data, same time.

8. Jasper Stuyven, Belgium, TrekSegafredo, same time.

9. Michael Matthews, Australia, Sunweb, same time.

10. Christophe Laporte, France, Cofidis, same time.

11. Matteo Trentin, Italy, MitcheltonScott, same time.

12. André Greipel, Germany, Mitchelton-Scott, same time.

13. Niccolò Bonifazio, Italy, Total Direct Energie, same time.

14. Matej Mohoric, Slovenia, BahrainMerida, same time.

15. Ivan Garcia, Spain, Bahrain-Merida, same time.

16. Andrea Pasqualon, Italy, WantyGobert, same time.

17. Rick Zabel, Germany, Katusha Alpecin, same time.

18. Sonny Colbrelli, Italy, Bahrain-Merida, same time.

19. Maximiliano Richeze, Argentina, Deceuninck-QuickStep, same time.

20. Guillaume Martin, France, WantyGobert, same time.

Also 46. Tejay van Garderen, United States, EF Education First, same time.

113. Ben King, United States, Dimension Data, :33 behind.

156. Joey Rosskopf, United States, CCC, 1:45.

171. Chad Haga, United States, Sunweb, 6:17.

Overall Standings

(After four stages) 1. Julian Alaphilippe, France, Deceuninck-QuickStep, 14:41:39.

2. Wout Van Aert, Belgium, JumboVisma, :20.

she earned yet another break point on a thrilling 10-stroke exchange, using a drop shot to bring Riske forward and delivering a volley winner.

Williams lifted both arms and jutted her jaw. In the stands, her husband leaped from his seat, pointed his index fingers at her and screamed.

On the next point, Riske double-faulted, handing over the last break Williams needed.

After breaking Steffi Graf’s record for most Grand Slam trophies in the professional era by winning her 23rd at the 2017 Australian Open while pregnant, Williams took time off. Since returning to the tour last season, she came close to equaling Margaret Court’s Slam count of 24 — which was

3. Steven Kruijswijk, Netherlands, Jumbo-Visma, :25.

4. George Bennett, New Zealand, Jumbo-Visma, same time.

5. Michael Matthews, Australia, Sunweb, :40.

6. Egan Bernal, Colombia, Ineos, same time.

7. Geraint Thomas, Britain, Ineos, :45.

8. Enric Mas, Spain, DeceuninckQuickStep, :46.

9. Greg Van Avermaet, Belgium, CCC, :51.

10. Michael Woods, Canada, EF Education First, same time.

11. Wilco Kelderman, Netherlands, Sunweb, same time.

12. Thibaut Pinot, France, GroupamaFDJ, :52.

13. Rigoberto Urán, Colombia, EF Education First, :53.

14. Tejay Van Garderen, United States, EF Education First, same time.

15. Sonny Colbrelli, Italy, Bahrain-Merida, :56.

16. David Gaudu, France, GroupamaFDJ, same time.

17. Rudy Molard, France, GroupamaFDJ, :57.

18. Peter Sagan, Slovakia, Bora-Hansgrohe, 1:00.

19. Nicolas Roche, Ireland, Sunweb, same time.

20. Matteo Trentin, Italy, MitcheltonScott, 1:01.

Also 77. Joey Rosskopf, United States, CCC, 5:52.

120. Ben King, United States, Dimension Data, 15:19.

173. Chad Haga, United States, Sunweb, 22:53.

TRANSACTIONS

BASEBALL American League BALTIMORE ORIOLES — Added RHP Aaron Brooks to the 25-man roster.

CHICAGO WHITE SOX — Sent C Welington Castillo to Birmingham (SL) for a rehab assignment.

LOS ANGELES ANGELS — Sent RHP Keynan Middleton to Inland Empire (Cal) for a rehab assignment.

MINNESOTA TWINS — Signed SS Alec Craig to a minor league contract.

NEW YORK YANKEES — Signed LHP Dan Jennings to a minor league contract.

OAKLAND ATHLETICS — Sent LHP Sean Manaea to Stockton (Cal) for rehab assignment.

TAMPA BAY RAYS — Sent 3B Matt

accumulated in part against amateurs — but lost in the finals at Wimbledon and the U.S. Open.

Williams dealt with injuries and illness this year, playing just 12 matches until last week.

Big 3 back on court in Wimbledon quarterfinals WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — The last time the Big Three of Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal played their Wimbledon quarterfinal opponents, they lost.

Djokovic, the defending

Duffy, RHP Diego Castillo and LHP Anthony Banda to the GCL Rays for rehab assignments.

National League CHICAGO CUBS — Sent RHP Allen Webster to Tennessee (SL) for a rehab assignment.

PITTSBURGH PIRATES — Optioned 2B Kevin Kramer to Indianapolis (IL).

Signed OF Deion Walker to a minor league contract and assigned him the th GCL Pirates.

SAN DIEGO PADRES — Sent OF Travis Jankowski to Lake Elsinore (Cal) for a rehab assignment.

BASKETBALL National Basketball Association LOS ANGELES CLIPPERS — Signed F Mfiondu Kabengele and G Terance Mann.

LOS ANGELES LAKERS — Signed G Avery Bradley, F Devontae Caco and F Aric Holman.

WASHINGTON WIZARDS — Signed G Ish Smith.

FOOTBALL National Football League OAKLAND RAIDERS — Signed RB Josh Jacobs.

HOCKEY National Hockey League CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS — Acquired F Alex Nylander from Buffalo for D Henri Jokiharju.

COLORADO AVALANCHE — Agreed to terms with coach Jared Bednar on a two-year contract extension.

TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING — resigned F Danick Martel to a one-year, two-way contract.

SOCCER Major League Soccer ATLANTA UNITED — Signed D George Campell.

COLUMBUS CREW — Named Dante Washington director of team strategic partnerships and business development.

COLLEGE CLAYTON STATE — Named Hank Kim athletics development officer in addition to his duties as men’s golf coach.

PENNSYLVANIA — Named Dr. Jeremy Weeks assistant director of strength and conditioning and Michelle Pifer assisant strength and conditioning coach. Promoted Stephen Brindle to associate strength and conditioning coach/head of basketball performance, Miguel Rivera to assistant strength and conditioning coach/head of football performance and Pat Dolan to full-time assistant strength and conditioning coach.

champion, will be first on Centre Court against David Goffin, and eight-time champion Federer follows against Kei Nishikori. Nadal, a two-time champion, will be second on No. 1 Court on Wednesday against Sam Querrey.

Djokovic is 5-1 against Goffin, but he lost to the Belgian on clay in Monte Carlo in 2017. Federer is 7-3 against Nishikori, but lost to the eighth-seeded Japanese player on a hard court at last year’s ATP Finals. Nadal is 4-1 against Querrey, but lost to the American on a hard court in 2017 in Acapulco.

In the other quarterfinal match, Roberto Bautista Agut faces Guido Pella.

Viviani emerges as Tour stage 4 winner

By SAMUEL PETREQUIN AP Sports Writer

NANCY, France — Elia Viviani had left the Giro d’Italia utterly disappointed.

Two months later, the Italian rider left bitterness and his sprinting rivals in his wake to claim his first career stage win in the Tour de France after storming a bunch sprint on Tuesday with an impressive display of power and speed.

The 30-year-old track specialist, arguably the fastest man in the peloton this season, had left his home race empty-handed in May under controversial circumstances.

Viviani, who has now posted stage wins at all three Grand Tours, was stripped of a victory in Italy after the race jury ruled he had irregularly changed his line and blocked an opponent in the sprint.

There was no such hiccup on the finish line in the eastern city of Nancy, and Viviani was clearly the best.

The 2016 omnium Olympic champion was ideally set up by the Deceuninck-Quick Step leadout train in the finale and made the most of the slight uphill finish to prevail. Viviani edged Alexander Kristoff and Caleb Ewan, claiming the fourth stage of the three-week race.

“It means a lot. Probably I can’t believe it. It was a big goal of the year,” said Viviani, who dedicated his win to his fiancée and parents.

The 213.5-kilometer (133mile) flat route from Reims to Nancy did not pose any major difficulty and was a perfect opportunity for sprinters to get a stage win, a day after Viviani’s teammate Julian Alaphilippe seized the yellow jersey with a solo effort.

“My father and mother were on the finish line today, they were set to leave yesterday but finally decided to

stay because the stage was for sprinters,” Viviani said.

Alaphilippe, the first Frenchman to wear yellow in five years, kept the overall lead, with no change at the top of the overall standings. Both men hugged warmly after their team produced a second straight stage win.

“I just need to thank the team, they were really unbelievable,” Viviani said.

The Italian speedster might soon be racing without his favorite teammates, however, amid reports he might join Cofidis next season as the French outfit seeks to replace its top sprinter.

Viviani said he has yet to make up his mind and that his Tour campaign will determine his future.

After Alaphilippe led the Deceuninck-Quick Step train to the front, Max Richeze and Michael Morkov set a very fast tempo to launch Viviani’s final acceleration. Kristoff opened up the sprint in the final stretch but could not hold off Viviani on the left side of the road.

Alaphilippe was cheered throughout the stage. After several dozen fans greeted him at his team hotel in the morning, supporters lining streets across the small villages of eastern France wildly cheered him on, shouting “Loulou, Loulou!” — the Frenchman’s nickname.

Alaphilippe enjoyed a day free of pressure, well protected in the main pack by teammates, and then played a role in the final sprint to launch Viviani’s final effort.

Defending champion Geraint Thomas and other main contenders enjoyed a calm day too, just making sure they rode at the front to avoid crashes or splits. Thomas and his Ineos teammate Egan Bernal remained seventh and sixth, respectively, in the overall standings.

“The team has been amazing. I haven’t had to do anything, just follow the

wheels, and everyone has done their job perfectly. It’s been ideal,” Thomas said.

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The Ninilchik Traditional Council is seeking a General Contractor with Residential Endorsement to construct a single level handicapped accessible ranch style home in Ninilchik. Indian Preference applies. Contractor must pay Tribal Wage Rate, must obtain proposal packet, do an on-site visit, and attend the Mandatory Pre-Bid Conference. Bid opens July 5, 2019 @ 9am and closes August 5, 2019 @ 5pm. Please contact Diane Reynolds, Procurement/Contracting Officer for a bid packet at dreynolds@ninilchiktribensn.gov .

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LEGALS NOTICE OF INFORMATIONAL TARIFF FILING Alaska Waste – Kenai Peninsula, LLC d/b/a Alaska Waste (Alaska Waste) hereby gives notice that on July 8, 2019, it filed TA88-714 with the Regulatory Commission of Alaska (Commission).

This informational tariff filing submits a commercial refuse service special contract between Kenai Peninsula Borough School District and Alaska Waste; and a commercial refuse service special contact between Central Peninsula General Hospital and Alaska Waste.

Alaska Waste requested this informational filing become effective at the end of the thirty (30) day notice period.

A copy of this informational tariff revision can be reviewed at the offices of Alaska Waste between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. at 47323 Merrywood Avenue, Soldotna, AK 99669, (907) 283-9390, or you may email comments to the attention of Heather Garland at HeatherG@WasteConnections.com. This filing may also be inspected at the offices of the Commission at 701 West 8th Avenue, Suite 300, Anchorage, AK 99501, (907) 276-6222.

Any person may file comments on the tariff revision with the Commission at the address above or via email to rca.mail@alaska.gov. To assure that the Commission has sufficient time to consider the comments prior to the revisions taking effect, it is suggested that your comments be filed no later than July 19, 2019. Individuals or groups of people with disabilities, who require special accommodations, auxiliary aids or service, or alternative communication formats, please contact Joyce McGowan at (907) 2766222, toll-free at 1-800-390-2782, or TDD (907) 276-4533.

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This is a minimum 40 hour per week position.

Weekend Overtime is required Applicants must be able to demonstrate an outstanding attitude and great work ethic along with strong customer service skills.

Applicant should have a minimal amount of Overhead Crane and Forklift experience and be familiar with Steel and Aluminum products.

Applicants must undergo an extensive Background check.

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Health, dental and life insurance after 60 days from date of hire.

401k plan with generous matching available after 180 days of employment for eligible employees.

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Me being intimate is too close for older daughter’s comfort DEAR ABBY: I am a the same time, I don’t 54-year-old single womwant to be the cause of an who recently started her discomfort. dating again after four I explained to her that years of total abstinence.

I’m happy after being My two adult daughters, alone for so long and ages 18 and 22, live at perhaps she could be home with me. happy for me. My partMy dilemma: I am ner thinks she’s jealous smitten, to say the least, of our new relationship. with an attractive, supThe 18-year-old couldn’t Dear Abby care less. portive and very loving man. I have invited him My question is, am I Jeanne Phillips over and introduced behaving inappropriatehim to the girls, which went well ly? Don’t I have just as much right to until the other night, when my enjoy my home as they do? — 22-year-old overheard us being GETTING BACK TO intimate (her bedroom is next to IT IN NEW YORK mine). There was no screaming or anything lewd, no nudity or PDA, DEAR GETTING BACK: I can but I happen to have a slightly noisy see how your young adult daughbed. ter might be uncomfortable being She now refuses to sleep in her confronted with her mother’s sexual room and sent me a text telling me activity, to the musical accompanishe wants to live with her dad bement of squeaking bed springs. cause she thinks it’s disgusting. I’m Most people have a hard time not sure how to feel. On one hand, accepting their parents as sexual I think she needs to grow up, but at beings. You didn’t mention whether

your daughter’s father would welcome this daughter moving in with him. If he’s all for it, that would be the way to deal with her discomfort.

DEAR ABBY: I’ve been happily married for 13 years. Over the last few years we have experienced our brushes with the prospect of infidelity, but we remain committed to each other. While our marriage is a healthy and happy one, our commitment to each other has recently come into question, and we have been fighting more than usual.

Recently, a good friend of mine since almost childhood — and brief lover in my early 20s — with whom I have maintained friendly contact over the years, propositioned me.

He said he has never fallen out of love with me and will continue to wait. I cut off my relationship with him without agreeing to an affair (or anything else) and have moved on with my marriage.

My concern is, now I feel this urge to let my husband know about

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the exchange, mostly to reinforce my commitment to him and maintain transparency. But part of me is afraid that bringing it up will cause more upset, and maybe I should keep it to myself. What should I do?

— NEEDING SOME GUIDANCE DEAR NEEDING: Not all of our urges are meant to be acted upon.

Be honest about your motive. What do you think telling your husband will accomplish? Will it bring you closer to each other, or remind him that you are attractive to other men and make him jealous? Will it anger him enough to want to punch your old friend and former lover in the nose? If this is a possibility, some things are better left unsaid.

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ARIES (March 21-April 19) HHHH You might feel stretched to the max when you are interacting with others. You could have difficulty coming to terms with a fiery associate. This person expresses an unusual defiance and determination. Let this person air his or her viewpoint — as if you have a choice!

Tonight: A cozy dinner for two.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) HHHHH Others seek you out, adding to your sense of well-being and importance. You need to hear what might be on another person’s mind if you are to come to an understanding. Your popularity soars

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) HHHHH Defer to an associate rather than insisting on having your own way. Much could change quickly as a result of your relaxed attitude. You often become so intense that you cannot switch topics easily.

You gain insight by dealing with others. Tonight: Know when to call it a night.

CANCER (June 21-July 22)

HHHHH Emotions run high. You might try to contain your feelings, but to no avail. Your sense of humor plays a key role in what occurs in the near future. A friend acts in a most unconventional manner. Flow.

Tonight: Be spontaneous.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) HHHH Pressure builds as you juggle different forces. Recognize that you are human and can do only so much. You could become irate over a domestic issue or with a family member. The unexpected occurs, encouraging deep thought. Tonight: Order in.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)

HHHHH You speak clearly and obviously with purpose. Nevertheless, you could easily be distracted.

A talk could get angry or hostile.

You need to get through the issue involved. Someone from a distance could surprise you. Tonight: As you like it.

whether gossip is running rampant, or you do not know some hardcore facts about a situation. Tonight: Happiest at home.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)

HHHH You will see a situation in a new light. A friend might make a comment or observation that at first stuns you. Once you consider the actual statement, you recognize a new path leading to a new door. A loved one could be nothing less than unpredictable. Tonight: Play it cool.

HHHHH You will find that others could be very uptight or difficult around money and spending. Defer money discussions, if possible. The same situation could play out very differently a day later. Tonight: Pay bills.

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SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)

HHHH Pressure builds, especially around your home and your immediate circle of friends. Others watch you to determine what might be best for them. You also display strong leadership abilities. Several associates are only too happy to follow your lead. Tonight: As you like it.

HHHHH You want to be more in tune with a loved one. Your efforts might seem to be falling flat; in reality, you are getting somewhere. Do not lose your courage or stamina.

Tonight: Get together with a friend whom you always have a good time with.

HHHH You have a way of pulling back and seeing the big picture.

You might be considering taking a seminar or a class to advance your knowledge in a specific area of your life. Make sure you do not overreact to another person’s questions.

Tonight: On a roll.

HHHH Examine what is going on behind the scenes that you might not have recognized until today. It might be hard to discern at this time

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Wallner said that the budget as laid out by the governor only funds existing positions and leaves no money in the operating budget for recruitment. In addition, funding has been eliminated for the annual regional training, a five-day specialized training program that Wallner said is unique to village public safety officers.

“Basically we have the funding to exist, and that’s about it,” Wallner said.

An investigation by the Anchorage Daily News and ProPublica found one in three communities in Alaska, totaling 70, mostly Alaska Native, had no local law enforcement at some point this year. Many of the communities are home to regions with the country’s highest rates of poverty, sexual assault and suicide.

On the Kenai Peninsula, the villages of Nanwalek and Port Graham rely solely on Alaska State Troopers for their law enforcement.

At the end of June, 17 of the 55 authorized village safety officer

positions were vacant. Shuckerow said the veto will reduce the number of authorized positions to 47, leaving nine still vacant and a 19% vacancy rate. According to Wallner, none of those vacancies could be filled with the proposed budget.

In 2010, the village public safety officer program had well over 100 officers throughout rural Alaska, Shuckerow said. Since then, that number has dropped dramatically, due largely to a recruitment and retention issue. Shuckerow said it’s not for lack of trying. The Department of Public Safety has allowed for pay increases and additional bonuses to encourage recruitment and retention, but today, the vacancy rate is at 31%. In the last six years, VPSO pay has nearly doubled, Shuckerow said.

Wallner attributed the decrease in the number of officers to an increase in the training and eligibility requirements for village public safety officers over the last few years. Wallner said that, starting around 2014, DPS started gradually increasing the requirements for the program to the point that they were essentially the same as what is required of state troopers. This included doubling the

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Kenai/Nikiski Class of ’89 reunion Kenai/Nikiski Class of ‘89 reunion will be held Friday, Aug. 9 at Kenai River Brewing company from 5:30-8 p.m. an dat Bridge Lounge at 8 p.m. same night. A potluck at Hilcorp Rec Site will be held Saturday, Aug. 10 at 11 a.m. Info: FB Kenai Peninsula Class of ‘89 or call 360-893-2750.

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length of time required at the trooper academy from eight to 16 weeks and putting the physical fitness tests on par with the tests taken by troopers. Not only did that decrease the number of potential applicants who would be eligible for a public safety officer position, it also meant that candidates who completed VPSO training were just as qualified to take positions as state troopers or city police officers. Wallner said that this has led candidates to forgo the VPSO position for other law enforcement positions in more populated or less remote areas.

“Why work somewhere remote when you can just get a job in Soldotna?” Wallner said.

Wallner added that current DPS commissioner, Megan Price, reverted the eligibility requirements to what they originally were, but this is a recent change and regional coordinators have not yet seen what impact, if any, these regulatory changes will have.

Since 2016, vacancies have resulted in program monies being returned to the general fund, Shuckerow said. The $3 million vetoed with the FY 2020 budget are funds that have not been used for multiple

— Inner Tube Water Polo will be offered on Monday July 15, 6-9 p.m. at the Nikiski Pool.

For those 15 years and older. Pickup games and tournament. Come out for a night of fun and competition. For more information, please contact Nigel at 776-8800.

— NPRSA’s 3 on 3 Surf & Turf Volleyball Tournament will be held on Friday July 19, at the Nikiski Pool. Must be at least years of age.

Teams of 3 will compete on grass and in the pool. For more information, please contact Jackie at 776-8800.

— Nikiski Pool’s Annual Cardboard & Duct Tape Boat Challenge will be offered on Monday August 5, at 6 p.m. Teams must register in advance and will build a boat from duct tape and cardboard, and see if the boat can survive the pool obstacle course. Two age categories and teams of 3-5 people. For more information or to register please call Nigel at 776-8800.

KP young adult ministry

The Annual Summer Book Sale at the Kenai Community Library will be held from Thursday, July 18 through Saturday, July 20. The usual advance sale for members will be held Wednesday, July 17, from 4 to 6:30 pm. As always, memberships may be purchased and used that evening.

KP Young Adult Ministry is available at Ammo Can Coffee Thursday nights at 7 p.m.

KP Young Adult Ministry is geared toward fostering the healthy Christian Community for young adults between the ages of 18 and 25 years old. For more information contact us through our Facebook Page KP Young Adult Ministry.

PROPS Committee meeting

Sterling Friday Flea Market

The Cook Inlet Regional Citizens Advisory Council’s PROPS (Prevention, Response, Operations and Safety) Committee meeting will be held in Nikiski on Friday, July 12 at 10 a.m. at the Nikiski Senior Center, 50025 Lake Marie Avenue. The public is welcome to attend. For an agenda, directions or more information call 907-283-7222 or 800-652-7222.

Kenai Central High School swimming pool Swim lesson dates: Session III July 8-19; Session IV July 22- August 2; Swim lesson times: 11 a.m.-11:40 a.m. (M-F); 11:45 a.m.-12:25 p.m. (M-F); 12:30 p.m.-1:10 p.m.

(M-F); 1:15 p.m.-1:55 p.m. (M-F); 1:15 p.m.– 1:45 p.m. (3 and 4 year olds) (M-F); Private Lessons 3-3:30 p.m., 3:30-4 p.m. (M-F, 10 days of private) or 10:15-10:45 a.m. (Tuesday and Thursday). Need to sign-up for lessons in advance at the Kenai Pool. Private Swim lessons times or pool rentals are available. Register for swim lessons in advance at the Kenai Pool. Pool rentals are available.

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North Peninsula Recreation Service Area events — Log Rolling is being offered at the Nikiski Pool on Tuesdays from 7:45-8:45 p.m. throughout the summer. This is free family fun class. Registration is not required. Pool admission rates apply. For more information, contact Nigel at 776-8800.

— Pre-School Aquatic Play Classes will be offered in July and August. This class is for little ones 3-6 years of age. Parent are not required to be in the water. Students will have fun exploring the water through games with Mr. Nigel. For more information, call 776-8800.

The Sterling Community Center invites you to our Summer community event, Sterling Friday Flea Market. On Friday, July 12, 19, 26 and Aug. 9 and 16. Open 10 a.m.-4 p.m. The market is for crafters, fruit/vegetable vendors, merchandise vendors, and second-hand booths. 10-feet wide by 20-feet deep spaces for rent in parking lot for $10. Bring your own tents and tables or we have rentals: 6-foot table and one chair $10. Get a space at the Sterling Friday Flea Market 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.

years and it was anticipated that those funds wouldn’t be used in FY 2020, Shuckerow said.

“As a result, these monies come out to be approximately $3 million each year that sit in a fund not used, he said. “The governor said ‘let’s pull this money back that’s traditionally been unused due to the vacancies within the program, and let’s use those for areas in which we can provide public safety.’ This funding will put (the program) in line with what has traditionally been spent.”

The village public safety officer program is a part of the Alaska State Troopers, but officers are not hired by the state. Instead, officers are hired by one of the 10 Alaska Native corporations, depending on what community an officer is in. On the Kenai Peninsula, the Chugachmiut Corporation is responsible for public safety officers in Nanwalek and Port Graham, but both of those communities currently have vacancies. Shuckerow says each of the 10 VPSO employers have the financial capacity to continue recruiting and hiring those officers in their respective boundaries.

Hiring public safety officers is a priority for Dunleavy and the

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The fire is being managed by a total of 406 personnel from various local, state and federal agencies. Crews on the ground are working from temporary spike camps in remote locations as fire activity shifts over the landscape. These camps are often inaccessible by road or trail, so food, water and supplies are delivered to the firefighters via helicopter.

As the fire approaches historic cabins to the north and east, firefighters are reducing flammable vegetation and setting up sprinklers around these structures for protective measures.

As the week progresses, a change in the weather is expected due to a shift in wind patterns and possible thunderstorms over the Kenai Mountains. The north winds that have been pushing smoke from the Swan

Department of Public Safety, Shuckerow said. The governor’s office says they’re working collaboratively with the Department of Public Safety, other entities and stakeholders to see what can be done to adequately address public safety.

In May, Barr visited rural Alaska, and about a month after announced a law enforcement emergency in the state’s most isolated areas. That emergency declaration immediately made $6 million federal emergency funds available to the state, with an additional $4.5 million coming at the end of July.

Shuckerow said the governor is still looking into exactly where those funds will go and how they will be spent. He says the funds have a broad focus, and could help cover village police officers, tribal police officers, mobile detention centers and other infrastructure needs.

Shuckerow said it’s important to note that the Alaska State Troopers are also experiencing a recruitment and retention challenge, and that Dunleavy has included bonuses and other incentives in an effort to hire more law enforcement across the state.

Lake Fire into Cooper Landing will likely shift to coming from the southwest later this week, which will provide some relief from the heavy smoke conditions in the area. Fire personnel will be watching for lightning and erratic winds into the weekend that could exacerbate the fire. The chance for significant rainfall remains low, but rising humidity and falling temperatures are expected to make fine fuels like grasses and twigs harder to burn.

There will be a community meeting regarding the Swan Lake Fire on Wednesday, at 6 p.m. at Cooper Landing Elementary School. This is the fourth public meeting scheduled by the fire’s incident management team and the second to take place in Cooper Landing.

For real-time air quality updates, visit http://tools. airfire.org and click on the “Monitoring PM2.5” tab to find readings. For smoke forecasts for all Alaska wildfires, visit UAFSMOKE at

http://smoke.alaska.edu.

Motorists should be aware of potential delays along the Sterling Highway due to construction, smoke conditions, and activity from fire personnel. For current road conditions, visit http://511. alaska.gov. A temporary flight restriction is in effect over the area, and pilots can confirm current restrictions at http://tfr.faa.gov.

Some facilities in the Skilak Lake recreation area remain closed. For the latest information on closures in the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge, call the Refuge Visitor Center at 907-260-2820 or visit http://kenai.fws.gov.

The Resurrection Pass Trail in the Chugach National Forest has also been partially closed. For the latest information on Chugach closures and restrictions visit https:// www.fs.usda.gov/news/ chugach/news-events.

The latest information on the Swan Lake Fire, visit kpboem.com or call the incident management team at 208-391-3488.

SERVING THE KENAI PENINSULA SINCE 1979

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Join us in the Fireweed Diner at the Kenai Peninsula Food Bank, every Tuesday from 5-6 p.m. from June 11 through Sept. 10 for a meal and a time of learning about food and nutrition. RSVP to Greg Meyer, executive director, 907-262-3111 or gmeyer@kpfoodbank.org.

Kenai Senior Center activities

The Kenai Senior Center is open 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday to Friday, and are open until 9:30 p.m. on Thursdays. Community meals are served Monday to Friday from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Cost for lunch is $7 suggested donation for individuals 60 or older, $14 for those under 60. Call 907-283-4156 for more information.

— Walking Group, Tuesdays and Thursdays: 9-10 a.m.

— Beginning Spanish, Thursdays: 1 p.m.

— Knitting, bring your project to work on: Thursday, 1 p.m.

— Computer assistance, every other Friday: 1 p.m.

— Social Security: Wednesdays, July 17, 9 a.m.-12 p.m.

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