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Back to School 2019 Guide to the new school year

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2019 School Supply List For more, visit each schools’ web page K-Beach Elementary Kindergarten: 1 box of 16-count Crayola crayons, 1 - 100-page wideruled spiral notebook, 5 large/10 small white glue sticks, 1 pair of tennis show to be left at school for gym class (please label with child names or initials, no black soles please), 1 large school bag/backpack to carry papers, snow gear, etc., $25 cooling, film and project fee, 2 large bulksized boxes of snacks, 1 set of computer headphones in zip-seal plastic bag, a small set of changing clothes kept in the backpack at all times is recommended, yet optional. 1st Grade: 2 bulk-size quantities of a healthy snack, $20 activity fee, full-sized, sturdy backpack, gym shoes, headphones for computer use, 1 large box of Kleenex, 2 dozen Ticonderoga #2 pencils, 1 variety pack of Expo dry erase markers, 1 variety pack Crayola markers or crayons, 10 Elmer’s glue sticks, 1 box of ziploc bags (sandwich, quart or gallon), 1 cooking supply (bowls, forks, spoons or cups). 2nd Grade: $20 activity fee, fullsized, sturdy backpack with name on inside, gym shoes, headphones for computer use, 1 large box of

Kleenex, 2 dozen #2 pencils, 5 glue sticks, 24 count of Crayola colored

pencils, pack of 4 dry erase markers, crayons (24 count), markers (10 count), 1 pocket folder, 1 wide-ruled notebook. 3rd Grade: Supply/pencil bag (not a box), backpack, 1 set of multiplication flash cards for home use, 3

folders with pockets, 1 composition book, 24 pencils, colored pencils, 1 self-contained, quality covered pencil sharpener, crayons, 2 glue sticks, 2 red ballpoint correcting pens, 2 rules with centimeters and inches (one for Continued on Pg. 6

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A Welcome from the Superintendent The 2019-2020 school year is here and we are ready! The Kenai Peninsula Borough School District team is thrilled to welcome back students, staff and parents to another exciting school year. As a district, we focus on meeting the academic and social emotional needs of every student, every day. This means providing a safe, supportive and caring learning environment for students and staff. We take this awesome responsiSuperintendent John O’Brien bility seriously and look forward

to working with our parents and communities. This coming year we will need to navigate a variety of challenges at the local and state level. Predictable and sustainable revenues are essential to ensure that KPBSD can continue to provide a high-quality education for all students. Therefore, we all must remain actively engaged with elected officials to make clear to them what our priorities are for our children and communities,

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in the present and future. It starts with making wise and informed decisions at the ballot box. So please do your homework. We welcome back our teachers, instructional aides, nurses, custodians, secretaries, bus drivers, and food service professionals — they are the backbone of the district’s success. I am pleased to welcome the following school administrators to new assignments. In the southern peninsula: Josh Hinds, Chapman School; Michael Crane, Port Graham School (and Nanwalek); Jeff Ambrosier, Susan B. English School in Seldovia (and Ninilchik School). In the central peninsula, we welcome Janae Van Slyke, K-Beach Elementary principal; Elizabeth Kvamme, KBeach Elementary assistant principal; Brianna Randle, Kenai Central High School principal; Will Chervenak, Kenai Central High School assistant principal; Curt Schmidt, Soldotna High School assistant principal; and returning to Tebughna School, Pam Potter. We hope that parents, business partners, and community members will join us to volunteer in the schools and become involved in partnerships to support students. Our community schools are better when we have the help of parents and community members in order to support every child. I can’t wait to talk with you in the coming months and wish you a great start to school. Connect with the district through our mobile app, and on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, Twitter, and YouTube. Together we can and will make this another outstanding year!

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Stay connected to the district this year or snow days, and it’ll automatically send to the mobile app.” Users can also access news The Kenai Peninsula Borreleases, reminders about early ough SD app is a helpful tool for release school days and the students, teachers, parents and district calendars, which can be community members. automatically added to a user’s Available in the iOs or Google mobile calendar. They can also Play Store, the phone app conadd each individual school’s nects users to calendars, contact sports schedule or find directions information, grades and more. to school locations across the “There are a lot of things that district. are really cool in the app,” said “You’re able to make online Pegge Erkeneff, the district’s payments for activities and director of communications, com- school lunches,” Erkeneff said. munity and government relations. “It’s also password protected to “It’s one of the first places that allow for live grade and attenyou can hear about delayed starts dance info.” By KAT SORENSEN Peninsula Clarion

School contacts Disctrict offices 714-8888

-Aurora Borealis 283-0292 Connections 714-8880 K-Beach Elementary 260-1300 Kaleidoscope 283-0804 Kenai Alternative HS 335-2870 Kenai Central HS 283-2100 Kenai Middle 283-1700 Mt. View Elementary 283-8600 Nikiski Middle/High 776-9400 Nikiski North Star 776-2600 Redoubt Elementary 260-4300 River City Academy 714-6400 Skyview Middle 260-2500 Soldotna Elementary 260-5100 Soldotna High 260-7000 Soldotna Montessori 260-9221 Sterling Elementary 262-4944

Board of Education President Penny Vadla 262-7249 Vice President Zen Kelly 235-9700 Clerk Dan Castimore 398-3609 Treasurer Mike Illg 299-6425 Member Debbie Cary 567-3346 Member Lynn Hohl 224-7300 Member Greg Madden 420-4120 Member Matt Morse 252-0573 Member Jason Tauriainen 398-1024

The mobile app has been downloaded by more than 8,000 people and is available for free to users of all types. “It’s surprised me that community members love the app,” Erkeneff said. “But, that is how they can find out what’s happening with the school.” The app also allows users to find the contact information for teachers and staff in each school, linking directly to their email addresses. The district also invites parents and guardians to opt-in to the district’s SchoolMessenger system, which delivers

text messages straight to mobile phones. It is managed through Power School, the district’s management system. Parents and guardians should login to Power School and confirm their contact info, according to the district. “The system requires a positive opt-in to receive texts in an emergency, in order for the district to communicate with family and staff,” Erkeneff said. To participate, parents or guardians must text ‘Y’ or ‘YES’ to 68587. For more information visit kpbsd.k12.ak.us.

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home, one for school), 3 highlighters, 2 black sharpies (one fine tip and one ultra-fine tip), 1 pair student sized scissors, 1 box tissues, 1 bleach-free container disinfecting wipes OR 1 box gallon or sandwich ziplock bags, gym shoes with non-marking soles, 1 pair of headphones for computer lab 4th grade: 24-48 #2 Ticonderoga (good quality) pencils, 1 set colored pencils, 1 Pink Pearl eraser, 1 set of 24 Crayola crayons, 1 package of college-ruled notebook paper, 2 spiral notebooks, 2 pocket folders, 4 glue sticks, 1 bottle Elmer’s glue, 1 box of Kleenex, 1 pack of dry-erase markers, 1 box of gallon sized ziplock bags, 1 backpack or bookbag marked with child’s name, 1 pair of PE shoes marked with child’s name, headphones to leave at school, $20 activity fee, Please NO big binders or pencil boxes. 5th grade: 2 dozen #2 pencils, 1 pair of computer headphones in a ziplock

bag with student’s name, 1 to 2 boxes of Kleenex, 1 backpack or bookbag marked with child’s name, 1 pair of inside gym shoes, marked with child’s name. Donation items that would be appreciated: 1 gallon ziplock bags, sandwich-sized ziplock bags or Clorox wipes. 6th grade: 2 dozen #2 pencils, 1 pair Fiskar scissors (intermediate/adult size), 3 spiral notebooks, 5 pocket folders with holes, 1-2 boxes of Kleenex, 1 set of headphones for computer use (please mark with child’s name), 1 backpack or book bag, 1 pair of PE shoes, 1 large three-ring binder or trapper keeper, 1 package of 3-hole notebook paper, colored pencils, 1 handheld pencil sharpener, 2-3 gluesticks, 1 pack of dry erase markers, stick deodorant, calculator, $15 for student magazines/class rewards. Kaleidoscope School 1st and 2nd Grades:

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not label items with child’s name unless noted, 1 large waterproof backpack (please send to school every day, no rolling backpacks, label with child’s name), 1 composition notebooks (wide-ruled), 2 spiral bound notebooks (wide-ruled), gym shoes (label with name, Velcro preferred, to be kept at school), 1 3-ring binder, 1 1/2” white binder with a clear view front pocket (label with child’s name). The following supplies will be shared in the class: 1 set of Crayola watercolor paint, Crayola washable markers, 16- or 24-count box of regular size crayons, 2 dozen Ticonderoga brand pencils, black Sharpie, 1 pair Fiskar scissors, 12 glue sticks, $20 project fee. Kindergarten: (Please do not label items with child’s name unless noted). 2 large glue sticks (white or clear, no purple, please), 24-count box of regular-sized Crayola brand crayons, 1 box of 8-count regular-sized Crayola brand crayons, 2-count pack of black Sharpie brand permanent markers, 8- or 10-count pack Crayola thin markers OR 8- or 10-count box of large Crayola washable markers, 1 3-ring binder, 1 1/2” white binder with clear view front pocket , 1 pair of Fiskar children’s blunt-tipped scissors, 1 pair of gym shoes with child’s name, that they can put on by themselves. If your child can’t tie yet, please consider Velcro shoes. 1 large backpack to be sent to school every day, labeled with child’s name. Please send one of any of the following (not one each):

Kleenex, ziplock bags of any size, or paper towels. $20 project fee, sandwich bags for Ms. Tronnier’s class, snack bags for Mrs. Sheldon’s class, Clorox wipes for Mrs. Atchley’s class, 4-pack Chisel tip black Expo Markers 3rd and 4th Grades: Small empty pencil box, 1 large, waterproof backpack (please send to school every day), gym shoes (with child’s name), 3 dozen pencils to share with class (no mechanical pencils, please), 3 large erasers, 16 glue sticks (not purple), 4-pack of Expo markers, 1 pair Fiskars scissors – medium/adult size, 1 composition book – one subject, 1 pkg. loose leaf paper (3rd: wideruled, 4th: college-ruled), 1 1” white three-ring binder ( clear view cover), 1 box of Kleenex, Sharpies (3rd graders: 2 fine black Sharpie markers; 4th graders: 4 ultra-fine black Sharpie markers), 1 box of ziplock bags (—3rd graders: quart-size; 4th graders: gallon-size), $20 project fee: We will be doing special art, cooking, and science projects that require extra supplies. We are asking that each family send in $20 to assist in the cost of these projects. Thank you! 5th Grade: 1 large, waterproof backpack (please send to school every day), gym shoes with child’s name, 1 ruler, standard and metric, 1 small glue bottle, 12 glue sticks, 1 small pencil box, colored pencils, 2 dozen pencils to share with class (no mechanical pencils please), 2 large erasers, 1 box markers, 1 pair Fiskars scissors (medium/adult size), 3 spi-

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Page 7 â&#x20AC;˘ 2019 Back to School ral notebooks (one subject), 4 black Sharpie permanent markers, 4 thin black Sharpie markers, 2 1-1/2â&#x20AC;? threering binders with clear view cover, 4 whiteboard markers, 1 box of sandwich or quart-sized baggies. $20 project fee: We will be doing special art, cooking, and science projects that require extra supplies. We are asking that each family send in $20 to assist in the cost of these projects. Kenai Central High School recommends the following school supplies list: pencils, pens, spiral notebooks or three-ring binders with paper fo.r each class, erasers Kenai Middle School Sixth Grade: The 6th Grade students will need the following supplies for the start of the school year. **These items will NEED to be replenished throughout the year. 3-inch

Zipper Trapper Keeper, 5 pocket folders (one for each subject), 4 packages of #2 Pencils** (Ticonderoga), 3 large glue sticks** (Avery Glue Stick), 1 colored pencils**, 2 single-subject spiral notebooks** (college-ruled), 1 composition notebook, 2 packages of loose leaf paper, pens (for correcting papers), 1 eraser or package of pencil top erasers, 1 hand-held pencil sharpener, 1 highlighter, 1 pair of scissors, 2 boxes of Kleenex (give to 1st period teacher), 1 TI-30XS multi-view scientific calculator or Basic 4-function calculator, headphones to leave at school. 7th grade: These supplies should be in you possession at all times throughout the year. Please make sure that your student has all of his or her supplies throughout the course of the school year. pencil/pen pouch, 2 boxes of #2 pencils, 10 blue ink pens, thumb-/ flash-drive (1G or more), 2 boxes of colored pencils, 8 pocket folders (various colors, 1 per core-subject/elective

class), 8 separate 70 lined-sheet spiral notebooks (1 per core-subject/elective class). The basic list of supplies for Science, 8th Grade with Mrs. Stotz-Mason will be: composition notebook and folder just for this class, pens and pencils,

colored pencils, highlighter marker. Optional: function calculator. The basic list of supplies for Language Arts, 8th grade with TBA will be: composition notebook and folder (just for this class), pens and pencils, colored pencils or markers, highlighter marker.

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Troopers crack down on impaired drivers In an effort to crack down on impaired drivers, Alaska State Troopers and Wildlife Troopers will be conducting a high-visibility enforcement campaign from Aug. 14 to Sept. 2. The high-visibility effort is part of the national anti-DUI campaign Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over. “Our goal is to encourage everyone on our highways to use good judgment and get home alive,” Col. Barry Wilson said in a Thursday Department of Public Safety release. “Our troopers will be out in force to make sure impaired drivers are taken off the road and held accountable.” Motorists witnessing others driving dangerously should make a REDDI (Report Every Dangerous Driver Immediately) report by calling 911. More information about REDDI can be found at the Alaska DOT website. The Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over Campaign is funded by grants distributed by the Alaska Highway Safety Office.

Plane made ‘aggressive’ moves before fatal crash ANCHORAGE — A witness told federal investigators he saw an airplane “performing aggressive flight maneuvers” shortly before it crashed earlier this month, killing all four people on board. The witness account is included in a National Transportation Safety Board preliminary report on the crash, released Thursday. The report does not include a cause for the Aug. 4 crash near Girdwood, about 35 miles south of Anchorage. The victims’ names have not been released. The Piper P22-150 airplane crashed into Goat Mountain at about 5,500 feet, and the wreckage was largely consumed by fire.

Friends find body of Wasilla hunter WASILLA — A man reported overdue from a sheep hunting trip was found dead by searchers See news, Page A2

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Budget ‘disappointing’, but not devastating The Dunleavy-signed spending measure includes vetoes and partial funding for some local programs. By Victoria Petersen and Brian Mazurek

budget, Gov. Mike Dunleavy last week signed into law a capital budget. Before signing the measure into law on Aug. 8 however, Dunleavy included $34,732,800 in line-item vetoes, affecting social service and public safety

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After two special sessions, months of partisan rancor and more than $400 million in line-item vetoes to the state’s $8 billion operating

programs across the state, including on the peninsula. The Kenai Library lost $15,000 in funds to help earthquake-proof shelving at the children’s reading room. Mary Jo Joiner, the library’s director, said the library has been working to address the shelving issues since 2011, when the library had a renovation. She said during the renovation, the architects made a mistake and ordered

the wrong shelving. Today, a generous portion of the children’s books sit on book carts, she said. “We’ve been wanting to replace the shelves,” Joiner said. She said the city of Kenai made a request to the state to help cover the cost of replacing the shelves, which was vetoed Thursday. “I’m not surprised it was was vetoed,” Joiner said.

Recall Dunleavy effort tops signature target

“Obviously, it’s not seen as important. It would be nice to replace those with tethered shelving.” Having books on the book carts hasn’t caused any issues, yet, Joiner said. “We’ve had some good shakers and nothing has really happened” Joiner said. “If the library was occupied during an earthquake, See Budget, Page A3

Plea entered in 1993 murder case Associated Press

through and to the surface of the water outside the boat, the report states. The captain of the rescuing vessel, Amanda C, said the teen was weak after he plucked from the water and rescuers had to put him in the shower to bring his temperature back up. The captain of another nearby vessel told investigators the Pacific Knight rolled so quickly he couldn’t

FAIRBANKS — A Maine man pleaded not guilty in the rape and killing of a young Alaska Native woman more than 25 years ago at a University of Alaska Fairbanks dormitory. Steven Downs, 44, of Auburn is charged with firstdegree murder and felony sexual assault in the 1993 death of 20-year-old Sophie Sergie, the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner reported . Sergie had been an UA Fairbanks student but was not enrolled on April 26, 1993, when she stayed with a friend at the Bartlett Hall dormitory. She was last seen alive when she left to smoke a cigarette. Her friend had suggested she smoke near exhaust vents in the women’s tub room to avoid cold temperatures outside. Sergie’s body was found in a bloody bathtub. She had been sexually assaulted, stabbed and shot in the back of the head. Downs entered his plea Wednesday in Fairbanks Superior Court and bail was set at $1 million. Downs’ attorney, Frank Spaulding, said he will attempt to get Downs’ bail reduced at a hearing Friday. “Our objective is to make sure we do our job and do everything we can do encourage people to keep an open mind until all the facts are presented,” Spaulding said. Alaska State Troopers

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Recall Dunleavy organizers Ann Keffer (right, in hat) and Pat Cue collect signatures at a Recall Dunleavy rally Aug. 1 at WKFL Park in Homer. At left, former Homer Rep. Paul Seaton, NP-Homer, signs a form.

By Victoria Petersen Peninsula Clarion

In just two weeks, the Recall Dunleavy campaign has announced it has surpassed the 28,000 signatures required to apply with the state to advance the recall effort, a press release from the campaign said. The campaign says they have

collected 29,577 signatures since they launched their campaign Aug. 1. “Recall Dunleavy’s success is rooted in Alaskans standing up for their families, friends, community members and the future of our state,” Meda DeWitt, chair of the campaign, said in the press release. According to recall campaign organizer in Fairbanks, Aaron Welterlen,

more than 8% of the registered voters in the Fairbanks North Star Borough have signed the petition. The campaign will continue to collect signatures through the end of the Alaska State Fair, Sept. 2, to compensate for any signatures that might be disqualified. All communities must send in or drop off their signature sheets by Aug. 28.

Overloading cited in boat capsizing By Becky Bohrer Associated Press

JUNEAU — A teenage deckhand, roused awake by water flooding his sleeping area aboard a fishing tender last summer in southwest Alaska, recalled taking a gulp of air as he cast about the vessel for an escape route as it was capsizing. The teen was rescued, as was the boat captain, but another crew member, the captain’s father, died when

the Pacific Knight capsized near Dillingham on July 25, 2018. Details of the teen’s harrowing escape were recounted in a National Transportation Safety Board report on the incident released Thursday. The board lists the probable cause of the capsizing as the captain’s “inadequate assessment” of the boat’s stability and risks related to vessel modifications, overloading and stability issues. While the report does

not identify the captain, he previously was identified by Alaska State Troopers as Jeb Phillips of Petersburg. A message seeking comment was left for Phillips Thursday. The teen said as he swam, he found an air pocket in the galley and tried, unsuccessfully, to swim through a window. He tried to return to the air pocket but found that area filled with water. He returned to the window and was able to pull himself

Crabshoot makes music that melts your feet The honky-tonk ensemble to take the stage at the Kenai Peninsula Fair. By Brian Mazurek Peninsula Clarion

This year at the Kenai Peninsula Fair in Ninilchik, a supergroup of local legends will be hitting the stage to put a humorous spin on classic covers and original songs. Crabshoot is a honky-tonk ensemble that consists of Anchorage-based musicians Hurricane Dave, Michael Faubion, Tom Torvie and Meg Anderson.

Faubion and Torvie also make up the Nuther Brothers duo, and Anderson was previously the leader of Meg and her Married Men. Hurricane Dave has enjoyed a 40-year career as a solo act while also collaborating with musicians like Anderson and the Nuther Brothers along the way. The four have played together in the past, and a version of Crabshoot sans Anderson performed at the

fair in 2017. Hurricane Dave said that the four have been friends for years, and their common repertoire of songs combined with a shared sense of humor made for a natural chemistry in the group. Crabshoot performs a wide range of classics, from Waylon Jennings to the Monkees, as well as original songs that the individual members have written over the years, including Hurricane Dave’s most recent See Music, Page A2

Hurricane Dave

From left, Meg Anderson, Tom Torvie, Michael Faubion and Hurricane Dave are seen here in this undated photo.

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Friday, August 16, 2019

AccuWeather® 5-day forecast for Kenai-Soldotna Today

Saturday

Pleasant with clouds and sunshine Hi: 72

Sunny, windy and mild

Lo: 50

Hi: 72

Lo: 49

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Sunday

Sunny, breezy and pleasant Hi: 70

Lo: 48

Tuesday

Sunshine and some clouds Hi: 67

Lo: 44

Hi: 65

10 a.m. Noon 2 p.m. 4 p.m.

65 70 71 72

Sunrise Sunset

Last New Aug 23 Aug 30

Daylight Day Length - 15 hrs., 40 min., 38 sec. Daylight lost - 5 min., 22 sec.

Alaska Cities Yesterday Hi/Lo/W 60/54/sh 73/61/c 47/39/c 60/53/sh 66/43/pc 71/55/pc 55/52/r 57/52/r 68/54/pc 67/55/pc 59/53/r 66/51/pc 69/53/c 68/54/c 67/55/c 66/54/s 66/56/r 67/58/r 57/52/r 68/57/c 64/57/sh 80/61/s

Today 6:18 a.m. 9:59 p.m.

Moonrise Moonset

Tomorrow 6:20 a.m. 9:56 p.m.

First Sep 5

Today 10:46 p.m. 7:24 a.m.

Kotzebue 59/48

Lo: 45

Unalakleet 57/44 McGrath 62/42

Full Sep 13 Tomorrow 10:55 p.m. 8:41 a.m.

Yesterday Hi/Lo/W 60/55/r 62/54/c 65/59/c 53/49/r 59/53/r 60/52/r 72/54/pc 63/57/r 46/36/c 58/52/pc 75/53/c 63/59/c 65/55/pc 72/58/c 59/53/r 59/50/r 58/54/r 71/49/c 75/57/c 73/53/pc 77/59/c 67/56/c

City Kotzebue McGrath Metlakatla Nome North Pole Northway Palmer Petersburg Prudhoe Bay* Saint Paul Seward Sitka Skagway Talkeetna Tanana Tok* Unalakleet Valdez Wasilla Whittier Willow* Yakutat

Anchorage 74/56

City

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83/62/pc 92/61/pc 98/62/s 87/67/s 95/75/pc 80/69/c 101/74/pc 87/72/t 87/61/pc 97/70/s 73/58/t 90/62/s 73/63/pc 80/61/c 87/52/pc 92/75/pc 90/66/pc 93/72/pc 79/63/pc 89/57/s 87/64/pc

Cleveland Columbia, SC Columbus, OH Concord, NH Dallas Dayton Denver Des Moines Detroit Duluth El Paso Fargo Flagstaff Grand Rapids Great Falls Hartford Helena Honolulu Houston Indianapolis Jackson, MS

82/67/pc 94/67/s 101/69/pc 87/64/s 95/70/s 84/72/pc 100/75/s 86/72/pc 86/56/pc 96/69/s 83/58/s 88/57/s 75/65/pc 79/67/pc 83/48/s 88/75/c 87/64/pc 92/72/s 81/66/t 79/53/t 84/69/pc

83/65/t 94/76/r 88/66/pc 80/54/pc 97/76/pc 85/65/pc 95/61/pc 78/60/pc 81/66/pc 79/58/s 98/74/pc 73/55/t 87/52/s 73/60/c 83/52/s 86/63/pc 83/54/pc 91/75/pc 99/78/pc 84/64/pc 95/74/s

80/67/pc 93/74/pc 84/68/pc 79/61/pc 100/78/s 82/68/pc 88/59/pc 81/64/pc 80/68/sh 78/59/sh 100/75/pc 80/62/s 83/50/s 79/65/sh 77/44/pc 84/66/pc 79/52/pc 90/78/sh 98/78/pc 81/69/pc 97/72/s

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Jacksonville Kansas City Key West Las Vegas Little Rock Los Angeles Louisville Memphis Miami Midland, TX Milwaukee Minneapolis Nashville New Orleans New York Norfolk Oklahoma City Omaha Orlando Philadelphia Phoenix

First Second

4:17 a.m. (19.9) 5:04 p.m. (19.2)

11:01 a.m. (-1.6) 11:10 p.m. (1.8)

First Second

3:36 a.m. (18.7) 4:23 p.m. (18.0)

9:57 a.m. (-1.6) 10:06 p.m. (1.8)

First Second

2:13 a.m. (10.8) 3:10 p.m. (9.5)

8:50 a.m. (-0.8) 8:49 p.m. (2.1)

First Second

8:26 a.m. (30.0) 9:02 p.m. (29.6)

3:02 a.m. (4.5) 3:26 p.m. (-0.7)

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Anchorage

Almanac Readings ending 4 p.m. yesterday

Temperature

From Kenai Municipal Airport

High .............................................. 72 Low ............................................... 60 Normal high ................................. 64 Normal low ................................... 47 Record high ....................... 76 (2004) Record low ........................ 32 (1973)

Precipitation

From the Peninsula Clarion in Kenai

24 hours ending 4 p.m. yest. . 0.00" Month to date .......................... Trace Normal month to date ............. 1.22" Year to date ............................. 5.26" Normal year to date ................. 8.11" Record today ................ 0.97" (1967) Record for August ....... 5.39" (1966) Record for year ........... 27.09" (1963)

Valdez 72/49

Juneau 66/53

(For the 48 contiguous states) High yesterday Low yesterday

Kodiak 75/61

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in the Eureka area. Alaska State Troopers say 42-year-old Huey Farrell may have died in the crash of his all-terrain vehicle. Farrell left Aug. 7 for his hunt. Troopers were contacted Sunday because Farrell had not contacted anyone by cellphone as he usually did. Wildlife troopers found his pickup parked at Mile 123.5 Glenn Highway. On Monday, troopers searched by helicopter for more than seven hours. They launched a ground search Tuesday without success. Four of Farrell’s friends continued the search Wednesday and found him dead from an apparent ATV crash.

Alaska sled dog camps close early JUNEAU — An Alaska company has closed its sled

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believe anyone would have made it out. According to the report, the day before the incident, the boat was at anchor awaiting the delivery of fish

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conducted numerous interviews and collected DNA samples and other physical evidence after the killing but could not identify a suspect. New DNA technology led troopers to Downs. Investigators submitted an as-yet unknown DNA profile from Sergie’s case in 2018 to Parabon Nanolabs, a Virginiabased company that uses extracted DNA to perform genetic genealogy testing. The DNA was linked to

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dog camps early due to warm weather that has caused poor snow conditions, a report said. An unusually small amount of remaining winter snow prompted Coastal Helicopters to close the camps, The Juneau Empire reported Tuesday. A high rate of snowmelt on the Mendenhall Glacier has made the surface unsafe and caused the possibility of crevasses opening, the company said. “You can’t run the dogs on the ice. It’s unsafe when the crevasses open,” said Coastal Helicopters General Manager Mike Wilson. “You don’t know, so you don’t cross them,” according to Wilson, who said low snowfall also caused a premature end to the 2013 season. The warm summer has as much to do with conditions on the glacier as the lack of snowfall, said Eran Hood, a University of Alaska Southeast professor of environmental science. “There’s a much higher percentage (of snow) that is

melting and that exposes the ice,” Hood said. “You can’t have dogs running on that.”

FAIRBANKS — The Alaska Department of Fish and Game has denied a request to close an area adjacent to Denali National Park to wolf hunting and trapping, a report said. Fish and Game Commissioner Doug Vincent-Lang denied the emergency order request by a group of residents and advocates, The Fairbanks Daily News-Miner reported Wednesday. More than 60 people sent petitions to Vincent-Lang and the state Board of Game urging the closure of wolf hunting along the Stampede Corridor, just outside the park’s eastern boundary. The wolf packs inhabiting the Denali road corridor are at risk, they said. The population status of the

park’s wolves does not constitute an emergency or require an emergency Board of Game meeting. The current wolf density meets the department’s objective, VincentLang said in an Aug. 13 letter. “Annual wolf harvest in the proposed closed area is low and does not compromise our wolf population goal,” Vincent-Lang said. National Park Service reports show the average probability of visitors seeing a wolf between 1997 and 2018 was about 15%, he said. Rick Steiner, a board member of Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, said he was disappointed with the decision. “To many Alaskans, today’s decision again highlights the broken wildlife management system in Alaska,” Steiner wrote in an email. He said “only hunting and trapping interests are represented, while the far more valuable, majority interest in wildlife — non-consumptive, wildlife viewing — is ignored.” —Associated Press

that it would then take to a local cannery. Tenders often used the area because it was seen as protected from the elements but it also had a large tidal range that brought with it strong currents, the report states. A witness reported seeing the Amanda C deliver ice bags to the Pacific Knight

and the Pacific Knight noticeably list with each hoist. The Pacific Knight capsized the next morning. The report states that after an initial statement, the captain refused to be interviewed for the investigation. It says that, based on past photos and a 2015 insurance report, two

modifications were made to the boat that could have affected its stability. The NTSB report said there was no evidence that any hull damage, machinery defects or structural failures led to the capsizing and that the boat was likely overloaded when it went down.

Downs’ aunt, who had voluntarily submitted DNA to a genealogical website, troopers said. Downs was a UA Fairbanks student from 1992-96. He lived at Bartlett Hall when Sergie died. Maine State Police arrested Downs on Feb. 15 near his home. He was later transferred to Fairbanks Correctional Center. Sergie’s mother, Elena Sergie, participated in the arraignment by telephone with assistance from a Yupik language interpreter. Told of Downs’ upcoming bail hearing, she asked if he was “going

Bid to ban Denali National Park wolf hunting denied

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satirical single “Don’t Touch my PFD.” The four musicians that make up Crabshoot come from different backgrounds, but they all approach performing music with a focus on entertainment. Hurricane Dave jokingly described the group as “equal-opportunity song destroyers.” “Our specialty is stupid songs,” Hurricane Dave

said. “And we make music to melt your feet. Bring your own feet.” Crabshoot will be performing on the Ocean Stage at 5:30 p.m. on Friday and 3 p.m. on Saturday. The Nuther Brothers take the Ocean Stage at 4 p.m. on Friday and noon on Saturday. Hurricane Dave will be on the Inlet Stage at 3 p.m. on Friday, 1:30 p.m. on Saturday and the Ocean Stage at 10:15 a.m. Sunday for a country gospel set. Meg Anderson will be on the Inlet Stage at 4 p.m. on Friday and 4:30 p.m. on Saturday.

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there’s a chance some books could tip over.” The governor vetoed $42,800 in funding from the Sterling Area Senior Citizens, Inc. Safety and Security of Seniors Projects, which, according to the budget document, included a hallway carpet and kitchen upgrade. The nonprofit organization declined to comment. Another veto cuts $70,000 for patrol vehicle cameras for the Soldotna Police Department. The Soldotna Police Department did not return phone calls requesting comment. One of the governor’s vetoes partially reduces statewide funding — from $7.9 million to $4.3 million — for the Homelessness Assistance Program, or HAP Grant. The grant is distributed by the Alaska Housing and Finance

Corporation to agencies that provide emergency shelter for people experiencing homelessness. The reduction is significantly less than what the governor vetoed in July, which would have brought the total funding for the program from about $7.9 million to about $950,000. Three agencies on the peninsula have historically received this grant: Love, INC in Soldotna, the Leeshore Center in Kenai and Haven House in Homer. Love, INC Executive Director Leslie Rohr said on Tuesday that the organization will be receiving about $260,000 this year through the HAP grant. Compared with the $324,000 that Love, INC received through the grant last year, this is a reduction of about 20%. Rohr said that the 20% reduction is similar to what the other grant recipients across the state will experience. Rohr said that until the organization is able to recoup the funding through alternate sources, Love, INC

will be cutting back on their hours of operation and will be open four days a week instead of five. “We’re going to have to be tighter this year than last year,” Rohr said. “We always run out of funds, so with a 20% reduction, if we want to maintain service for the whole year, we’ll have to be really cautious with how that money is spent.” An Aug. 9 press release from the Office of the Governor stated that the governor restored a vast majority of the funding for homelessness and housing assistance programs compared to his original vetoes. “These reductions and their impact to services and programs has led to tremendous feedback from Alaskans, legislators and others,” Dunleavy said while signing SB 2002 last week. “As a result, I have taken that feedback into account in the budget presented today.” The largest veto from the capital bill is a $10 million cut

for the Statewide Addiction Treatment Facilities Capital Matching Grant. The cut was made due to the lack of plan for the funds, according to the governor’s office release, which noted that the addiction treatment facility grant needs to include more vetting before it can appropriated. “Unfortunately, the $10 million in state funding was not attached to specific plans or proposals, nor was it requested to this administration by a specific organization or state agency,” the release said. “A process for these types of community projects is well established within our Departments — which calls for detailed plans before awarding such large amounts of state resources.” Rep. Gary Knopp, R-Kenai/ Soldotna, said he expects the Aug. 8 vetoes will stay in the capital budget. “I’m disappointed in the vetoed projects on the peninsula, but overall they weren’t devastating,” Knopp said.

Peninsula Clarion While Knopp is disapointed with vetoed programs in SB 2002, he said he’s more concerned with HB 2001, the appropriations bill the Legislature passed containing a $1,600 Alaska Permanent Fund dividend check. “I don’t know what the governor has planned for HB 2001,” Knopp said. “We’ll just wait and see what happens.” HB 2001 has not been formally addressed by Dunleavy, but his spokesperson, Matt Shuckerow said the governor will address the bill Friday, Aug. 16. In the last week, Dunleavy has made funding restorations to previously vetoed programs like early education funding and Head Start programs, funding providing legal help to victims of domestic violence and sexual assault, a reduction in cuts to the University of Alaska and senior benefits. The funding restorations will be contained in HB 2001. Rep. Ben Carpenter, R-Nikiski, said that local

Friday, August 16, 2019 A3 municipalities should be prepared to fund some of the programs that have been supported by the state in the past. “It’s worked in the past when the money was there, but times are different,” Carpenter said. “If there’s a demand at the local level that people aren’t willing to pay for, at some point local politics has to catch up.” Carpenter expressed hope that the governor stand his ground and maintain his position on ensuring a full, statutory PFD this year. Carpenter was part of a group of bipartisan legislators, as was Sen. Peter Micciche, R-Soldotna, that sent a letter to Dunleavy last Friday to this effect. “The amount of each year’s dividend is set in statute by a formula that has been in place and remained the same since the distribution of the very first dividends,” the letter stated. “Alaskans are fully justified in expecting their dividends to be distributed based on this traditional formula.”

accepting donations. All proceeds benefit the center. Further info, call 262-6808.

games and loads of fun will be offered. For more information, contact Jackie at 776-6416. ■■ The Nikiski Pool will be CLOSED Sept. 2-23 for annual maintenance. The pool will re-open on Tuesday, Sept. 24.

around the peninsula Hospice of the Central Peninsula volunteers wanted Are you looking for a way to better help our community, want to volunteer but aren’t sure where you might fit? Hospice of the Central Peninsula is looking for Direct Care and Office Volunteers! Come take the 22-hour training and figure out where you fit with Team Hospice. Fall training will be held Oct. 4, 5, 11, 12. Must attend all four days. Register online at www.hospiceofcentralpeninsula.com or call the office at 262-0453 and speak to Toni.

2nd Annual Root Beer Fun Run Hospice of the Central Peninsula’s 2nd Annual Root Beer Fun Run will be held at Soldotna Creek Park on Saturday, Sept. 7. Registration/Check-In opens at 9 a.m., run begins at 10 a.m. You can pre-register online at www.hospiceofcentralpeninsula.com. Contact the office for more information or if you would like to volunteer. 907-262-0453.

Drawdown: Book to Action Climate Series Cook Inletkeeper and KenaiChange are excited to host the fifth event in our Drawdown: Book to Action Climate Series on Thursday, Aug. 22 from 5-8 p.m. This month’s topic is Built Environment, and the event will take place at Ionia in Kasilof. This series uses the bestselling book, Drawdown: The Most Comprehensive Plan Ever Proposed to

Reverse Global Warming to focus on climate action and local solutions. The series is held the fourth Thursday of each month. Past meetings covered Energy, Transportation, and Food & Agriculture. Future topics will include Land Use and Community Action. For more information contact laura@inletkeeper. org

Meet and greet Rotary governor The public is invited to attend and to meet & greet our new District Governor of Rotary, Andre Layral. He will be giving a brief description of his goals and new vision for the Rotary, Roteracts, and online- Rotarians, for our District. Also, speaking will be a representative of the Tsalteshi Trails on how the Kenai River Rotary club was able to help them with their club’s trail projects.

Kenai Soil & Water Board Meeting The August meeting of the Kenai Soil & Water Conservation District’s Board of Supervisors will be held Wednesday, Aug. 21, 5:307:30 p.m., at the District office located at 110 Trading Bay, Suite 140. For information, call 283-8732 x5.

Leeshore monthly board meeting The LeeShore Center will be holding its monthly Board meeting at The LeeShore Center on Wednesday, Aug. 21. The meeting is open to the public and begins at 6:00 pm. For further information call 283-9479.

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‘Blazing Guns at Roaring Gulch’ Kenai Performers present “Blazing Guns at Roaring Gulch” — a melodrama — Friday-Sunday, Aug. 16-18 and Friday-Sunday, Aug 23-25 at their 44045 B-Beach location (backside of Subway). Friday and Saturday shows at 7 p.m., Sunday matinees at 2 p.m. Tickets are $18 each and available online at www.kenaiperformers.org, or at the door. Price includes pie a la mode served during intermission. Come see this hilarious, interactive show where you are encouraged to “boo” the villain and “cheer” the hero! For more information call Terri at 252-6808.

Friday Flea Market

The Sterling Community Center invites you to our Summer community event, Sterling Friday Flea Market on Friday, Aug. 16. Open 10 a.m.-4 p.m. The market is for crafters, fruit/vegetable vendors, merchandise vendors, and second-hand booths. Call for registration and information262-7224 or email scc@acsalaska.net.

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Weed Warriors Invasive Weed Pull – Saturday, Aug. 17 from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. at Kenai Municipal Park, 301 S. Forest Drive, Kenai. Join members of the Kenai Peninsula Cooperative Wood Management Area in working to mitigate invasive weeds. We’ll supply bags, refreshments, and hot dogs. Call Kenai Parks & Recreation at 907-283-8262 or the Kenai Watershed Forum at 907-260-5449 for additional information.

Dragonfly Gallery shows Art in Garden A unique collection of colorful mixed-media paintings displayed among the flowers! Saturday, Aug. 17, 2-6 pm. Refreshments will be served. Contact Chelline with questions 907-394-3235.

Sterling Senior Center Street Fair The Sterling Senior Center presents it’s annual Street Fair on Saturday, Aug. 17, from noon-9 p.m. Music, food trucks, and vendors. Admission is free but

North Peninsula Recreation Service Area events ■■ An American Red Cross Lifeguard Class will be offered Aug. 26-30 at the Nikiski Pool, 5-10 p.m. Participants must be at least 16 years of age and able to pass a swim test. This class can be free. Ask for Details. For more information or to register contact Nigel at 776-8800. ■■ NPRSA’s NEW After School Program will start Sept. 3. This is a three-daya-week program for K-5th grade boys and girls. Cooking, arts and crafts, gym

Help wanted at North Pen Rec The North Peninsula Recreation Service Area is recruiting for lifeguards, dispatch, maintenance and recreation assistant positions. Apply online at the Kenai Peninsula Borough website at kpb.us under the Humans Resources tab. Check out our website for: www.NorthPenRec.com or Facebook page.

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No good could come from crackdown in Hong Kong

ong Kong’s political battleground has expanded. Protesters who in June demanded cancellation of an extradition bill that would make it easier for suspects to be transferred to mainland China are now asking for greater democracy and an investigation of police brutality. The demonstrators have shifted tactics, too, from sprawling marches to smaller, unpredictable flash-mobs, as well as intrusions such as the airport protest on Monday that led to massive flight cancellations. China’s leadership has misread the situation from the start. Time to get this right. China gained control over Hong Kong from Britain in 1997, pledging autonomy for a city that has come to define capitalism and freedom in Asia. Gradually, China has been whittling down those liberties, including by suppressing the “Umbrella Movement” in 2014, refusing to allow direct elections for chief executive, kidnapping five Hong Kong booksellers and attempting to impose the extradition bill. When protests erupted over the extradition proposal, Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam should have immediately canceled it. Instead, Ms. Lam, more sensitive to the demands of her overlords in Beijing than to the values that underlie Hong Kong’s success, tried to sidestep the issue with some obfuscation. It didn’t work. Another miscalculation was to assume that the protests would simply flare out. The protests are a political groundswell, a reflection of genuine popular anger and commitment to democracy. But authorities treated the protesters as “terrorists” and “rioters,” a law enforcement problem to be handled by the Hong Kong police, who have repeatedly overreacted, including this weekend when they fired tear gas into a subway station and were discovered using undercover officers to infiltrate the demonstrators. In response, some protesters have turned more violent, unwisely resorting to vandalism, throwing bricks and a petrol bomb, and disruption. Yet another mistake of the Chinese authorities has been to roll out the boogeyman that the protests are inspired by foreigners. China’s state media have trotted out the ghost that seems to frighten all authoritarians, calling the protests a “color revolution” instigated by the United States. The charge seems almost comical given President Trump’s lack of sympathy for democracy movements anywhere in the world. But it speaks volumes about paranoia in the Communist Party that holds a monopoly on power in China. This protest movement is very much indigenous to Hong Kong and its people. Lately, there have been dark hints of a stronger crackdown by the military. But repeating the catastrophe of Tiananmen Square would be terribly counterproductive; hopefully China’s leaders understand as much. They might be hoping to slowly strangle the protest movement without violence and without giving an inch. This would be yet another miscalculation because the pent-up demands of this summer won’t go away. The right answer for President Xi Jinping and for Ms. Lam, if she remains in office, is to open serious negotiations with the protesters on their demands, which are quite reasonable. Cinching the noose ever tighter, as the Chinese government has done in recent weeks, is the pathway to a dead end that could harm both Hong Kong and mainland China economically as well as politically. A cliff looms, and China’s leaders should turn back before it is too late. — The Washington Post, Aug. 12

News & Politics

Hickenlooper quits race Associated Press

DENVER — Former Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper on Thursday ended his longshot bid for the Democratic presidential nomination and said he may instead challenge one of the most vulnerable Senate Republicans in 2020. In a video message ,

Hickenlooper said he had heard from many in his state urging him to enter the Senate race. Colorado’s shift to the left could put Sen. Cory Gardner’s seat in jeopardy for Republicans, and at least 10 Democrats have launched campaigns, setting up a competitive primary even before Hickenlooper, 67, makes a decision.

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For the sake of our students, let’s all do our jobs T his perspective is from a teacher who chose to teach, who wanted to be a teacher. Both parents were teachers and they described teaching as “an honorable profession.” Administration and being a representative in a union held no interest, being in the classroom with students did. There is a sense of duty to the students who come into my classroom each year, as there will be this Tuesday, to start and complete another school year. From this teacher’s perspective, it is a teacher’s duty and responsibility to teach the students whose parents have entrusted that teacher with their care. Teachers work for the students. They are the teacher’s “clients.” Administrators in the KPBSD chose to be administrators. As administrators, it is their duty and responsibility, their function as district administrators, from time to time to prepare to negotiate and then actually negotiate contracts. Union representatives, (KPEA and KPESA) chose to be union representatives. As a union representative, one of their duties, responsibilities, their function as union representatives from time to time is to prepare to

negotiate and then actually negotiate contracts. Alaska is in a difficult position financially. That doesn’t take away the responsibilities of the administrators and union representatives to do their duty and responsibility — their function — of preparing, negotiating, and reaching an agreement. Union representatives, administrators, teachers, and staff all have obligations to our “clients” the students (and their parents) who put their trust in us. Recently, the Alaska Marine Highway had a strike during the height of tourist season in Alaska. Their passengers’ (or clients’) service was disrupted. The passengers were used as leverage, which drew attention to the union’s concerns. The Alaska Marine Highway does not have a logo: “AMH – Where Passengers Come First.” Also, the passengers, or clients, they serve are not 100% children. The Kenai Peninsula Borough School District has a logo: “kpbsd — where kids come first” It is common knowledge the union is considering a strike. This seems similar to one parent

trying to convince their children their position is right and the other parent’s position is wrong during a separation. Students should not be a part of the process when there has been dysfunction on both sides of the negotiating table without agreement for quite some time. Union representatives and school administrators whose job it is to come to an agreement shouldn’t leave the negotiating table until there is a solution; which in our state’s budget challenge, is going to require compromise. As always, at some point it will be settled, and should be before and without our current students in the KPBSD being used as leverage. Figure things out without disrupting the students’ school year. Let’s all show up and do our jobs, all year. Let this teacher (teaching has never seemed like a a “job”) do his job starting Tuesday and continuing uninterrupted through the school year. Lets all do the right thing. Put the quarreling aside – and do what the district’s logo says. Robert Summer is an eighth grade teacher in the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District.

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Don’t back down on PFD fight G ov. Mike Dunleavy is facing a critical point in his administration with his forthcoming decisions on the budget. It is not the next “five minutes” that bothers me. Nor, the amount of the PFD. It is how the leadership of the Legislature and their supporters perceive the governor’s compromises. If the $1,600 is it, the door is now open to the Legislature forcing a diminishing PFD. It is clear, that the Legislature’s priority is preservation of government growth, not a sustainable fiscal solution. The next three years of the Dunleavy Administration will either be a repeat of this year or a gradual acquiescence by the governor and acceptance of a much reduced agenda toward fiscal stability. Further, I seriously doubt that if the governor concedes this issue to the Legislature without a fight, there will be any chance of reelection. Mike made significant concessions with his acquiescence in removing the special session from Wasilla to Juneau to end the impasse and prevent the loss of federal matching funds from the capital budget. In making those concessions, he showed leadership and his concern for doing the Peoples’ Business, something the Legislature has seemingly ignored. He has made further concessions in an effort to jump start a dialogue that would result in a plan to achieve the Holy Grail of Alaska politics, fiscal stability. Given what the Legislature then did in restoring the veto amounts and ignoring any discussion regarding meeting the PFD statutory formula, compromise is absent the Legislature’s collective mind. If the governor accepts the $1,600 and agrees with the restoration of the funds vetoed, the stage is set for little

Bucking the governor and the law is of no consequence to the leadership of the Legislature.

or no progress towards fiscal stability. Even worse, the Legislature makes no excuse for ignoring the law. The Legislature ignored AS 24.05.100 and, now, the statute governing the PFD formula. Bucking the governor and the law is of no consequence to the leadership of the Legislature. The governor will either let these affronts to the supremacy of the law stand, or challenge the Legislature by holding the line on the vetoes and vetoing the PFD amount, and calling for another special session. What’s at risk is the next three years. Further, there will be no reelection if the legislative leadership has its way and co-opts the governor’s agenda, replacing it with its own selfserving play to the unbridled government growth supporting plebes and the unions. Once they get into the PF, it’s just a matter of time before they spend us into fiscal insolvency. Dunleavy’s challenge to the U of A produced results demonstrated in the U of A’s decision to reorganize and eliminate redundancy in its bureaucracy. Further, the U of A admitted that a 38% cost savings would result from consolidating the various engineering disciplines under 1 dean and staff. Obviously, the savings system wide would be significant were this done to each school eliminating redundancies in staff and management. This would not have happened had Dunleavy not challenged the U of A with

the cuts. The question is, is this governor going to be satisfied with just that validation of his agenda this first year? Will he now find himself working to achieve a mere vestige of what he sold us over the next 3 years? Too many people need the full PFD. Recession, and the ever increasing cost of living. The PFD does accomplish something increasing the size of government does not: it is an infusion directly into the private sector economy, and it benefits all Alaskans, something increasing the size of government does not. The money is largely spent here, benefitting the private sector. Government produces nothing, and simply absorbs capital. It is a necessary evil and inefficient. Yet, the Legislature has put government growth over the welfare of Alaskans and has used our PFD to do so. A tax that penalizes every Alaskan. I believe that if Dunleavy allows the Legislature to dictate the PFD amount and roll back the vetoes, his administration will be effectively compromised for the rest of his tenure as governor. I further believe that he will not achieve reelection as a result. Therefore, he has nothing to lose in maintaining his vetoes and challenging the Legislature to meet the statutory PFD formula. He needs to tighten the straps on his body armor, drink another Gatorade and charge the Legislature’s windmill. Or, quietly concede the loss of this battle, and, ultimately, the “war,” and be just another governor and “get along.” We elected him to do the former, not the latter. Larry Wood is a 65-year Alaska resident living on Lazy Mt. near Palmer.

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Attorney: Immigrant is being force-fed The asylum seeker says he would rather starve to death in U.S. custody than be deported to India, where he fears for his life because of his political activism. By Cedar Attanasio, Martha Mendoza and Garance Burke Associated Press

EL PASO, Texas — The text was alarming: “today medical start force feeding only with me. They put the pipe in my nose 3 time. My nose is bleeding and pain.” Attorney Linda Corchado had feared this might happen when she heard her clients on hunger strike inside an immigrant detention center had been forced to receive fluid through IV drips two weeks ago. On Thursday she said one of the men, an asylum seeker from India, was brought out to her in a wheelchair with tubes threaded through his nose,

and he told her he had been force-fed. “He says it was terribly painful and it was an awful experience. Even as I was talking to him, he kept grimacing,” Corchado said. Immigration and Customs Enforcement declined to comment. The agency referred questions to the U.S. Attorney in West Texas, where a spokesman said he couldn’t confirm or deny force-feeding was underway at the El Paso Processing Center. A court supervisor said that any cases involving nonconsensual feeding are under seal. In response to past force-feedings of other detainees who stopped eating to protest their confinement, ICE has said it is “committed to preserving the lives of those in its custody.” With growing numbers of people seeking asylum or to immigrate now locked in detention, this week’s forcefeeding — and numerous others over the past year — lays bare a complex process the U.S. government has established to handle immigrant detainees who protest

by refusing to eat. Her client, a 35-year-old man from India, told The Associated Press he would rather starve to death in custody than be deported back to India, where he says he fears for his life because of his political activism. Her client’s father was murdered for his political work, said Corchado, and his sister attacked with acid. The man’s force-feeding began Wednesday, and he had another dose Thursday morning. He described being strapped down on a bed and force-fed by a group of people while other detainees looked on, she said. “This country is now torturing him, and as far as he is concerned, he is still paying the price because he still wants to live here,” Corchado said. Immigrants who go on hunger strike are often moved to ICE’s El Paso facility to be fed against their will, in part because a medical team stands ready if a nearby federal court signs off on doctors initiating the painful procedure.

In January, nine men were force-fed at the El Paso Processing Center. Medical staff threaded tubes through their nostrils and down their throats before forcing a nutrient-rich liquid into their stomachs. ICE stopped a few weeks later after a public outcry and a congressional inquiry. At the time, the United Nations human rights office said the U.S. could be violating the U.N. Convention Against Torture. Three weeks ago, the U.S. Department of Justice filed orders with federal judges that relate to non-consensual hydration or feeding for four men, according to a court official. And soon thereafter, Corchado’s clients, three Indian nationals seeking asylum in the U.S., were forced to receive IV drips at the El Paso Processing Center as they approached their third week of a hunger strike. The men have been locked up for months — one for more than a year — and they are trying to appeal or reopen asylum claims that were denied, she said.

NASA scientists track Greenland’s melting ice By Seth Borenstein Associated Press

ABOARD A NASA RESEARCH PLANE OVER GREENLAND — The fields of rippling ice 500 feet below the NASA plane give way to the blue-green of water dotted with irregular chunks of bleached-white ice, some the size of battleships, some as tall as 15-story buildings. Like nearly every other glacier on Greenland, the massive Kangerlussuaq is melting. In fact, the giant frozen island has seen one of its biggest melts on record this year. NASA scientist Josh Willis is closely studying the phenomenon in hopes of figuring out precisely how global warming is eating away at Greenland’s ice. Specifically, he wants to know whether the melting is being caused more by warm air or warm seawater. The answer could be crucial to Earth’s future. Water brings more heat to something frozen faster than air does, as anyone who has ever defrosted a steak under the faucet knows. If Willis’ theory that much of the damage is from the water turns out to be correct, he said, “there’s a lot higher potential for Greenland to melt more quickly than we thought.” And that means seas rising faster and coastal communities being inundated more. Greenland contains enough ice to make world sea levels rise by 20 feet if it were all to melt. In a single day this month, it lost a record 13.7 billion tons by one estimate. “It’s a little scary,” Willis said. “We’re definitely watching the ice sheet disappear in front of us.” Climate change is eating away at Greenland’s glaciers in two ways. The most obvious way is from the warm air above, which has been brutal this summer, with a European

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NASA scientist Josh Willis looks out of the window after dropping a probe from a plane as they fly above the Kangerlussuaq Glacier, eastern Greenland, on Wednesday.

Trump wants to buy Greenland WASHINGTON — Aiming to put his mark on the world map, President Donald Trump has talked to aides and allies about buying Greenland for the U.S. A Trump ally said Thursday that the president had discussed the purchase but was not serious about it. The ally spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss private conversations. It wouldn’t be the first time an American leader tried to buy the autonomous territory of Denmark. In 1946, the U.S. proposed to pay Denmark $100 million to buy Greenland after flirting with the idea of swapping land in Alaska for strategic parts of the Arctic island. Neither the White House nor Denmark immediately commented Thursday. — Associated Press

heat wave in July working like a hair dryer on the ice. The other way is from warm, salty water, some of it from North America’s Gulf Stream, nibbling at coastal glaciers from below. When University of Georgia ice scientist Tom Mote, who isn’t part of this project, started studying Greenland’s glaciers in the early 1990s, researchers really didn’t think the water was a big factor. Willis’ project — called Oceans Melting Greenland, or OMG — is showing that it is. Now the question is how much and how fast. What Willis is measuring is the water 660 feet or more

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below the surface, which is warmer and saltier than the stuff that touches the air. It’s this deep water that does the major damage. To measure this, NASA is spending five years

crisscrossing the island in a tricked-out 77-year-old DC-3 built for World War II. Willis, project manager Ian McCubbin and mechanic Rich Gill drop long, cylindrical probes through a special tube in the floor of the plane, watching as the sensors parachute down and then dive into the chilly water. McCubbin then waits for a tone on his computer that tells him the probe is underwater and measuring temperature and salinity. When all of the flight’s five probes start signaling — with a sound McCubbin likens to “a fax machine or an AOL modem” — he and Willis high-five. As the data is radioed back from one $2,000 probe now deep in the water near Kangerlussuaq in eastern Greenland, it initially looks like the temperature hasn’t changed much over the last year or two, which could be good news. But that’s just one data point. Each year for the past four years, NASA has been looking at all of Greenland, and the numbers overall haven’t been quite as comforting. If the water is playing a much bigger role than scientists thought, it could mean seas will be rising faster and higher than expected. That’s because 90% of the heat energy from climate change goes into the oceans, Willis said. Warm water provides “a bigger bang for the buck” than air when it comes to melting ice, Willis said.

Central Peninsula Hospital Board of Directors is seeking qualified applicants for two [2] vacant position for a three-year term commencing January 2020. The CPH Board is committed to having an effective, sustainable governing board whose board members support and reflect the organizational needs and the board’s needs. The recruitment, selection and retention of board members are based upon the current and anticipated future concerns of the Hospital. As such, preference in selection will be given to applicants with demonstrated experience and background in the following areas: • Quality & Patient Safety • Finance • Community Relations The key competency we are always looking for is LEADERSHIP Any resident of the Central Kenai Peninsula Hospital Service Area, who is at least 21 years of age, is eligible to apply for Board membership. Applications and additional information on the Board can be obtained by calling 714- 4721, downloading copies from the CPGH Board website https://cpgh. civicweb.net or via email to tnettles@cpgh.org. Please return the completed application to: CPGH, Inc. Attn: Terri Nettles, CEO/Board Assistant 250 Hospital Place Soldotna, AK 99669 All applications must be received by September 15, 2019.

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EPA reverses approval for poison traps used by ranchers WASHINGTON — The Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday reversed its preliminary decision allowing continued use of deadly sodium cyanide traps, blamed for injuring people and pets as well as their intended targets of coyotes and other predators. EPA head Andrew Wheeler said he had decided the agency needed to do more analysis and consulting regarding the so-called M-44 traps, devices embedded in the ground that look like lawn sprinklers but spray cyanide when triggered by animals attracted by bait. Federal officials initially decided against using the devices in Idaho after a 14-year-old boy was injured in 2017 when he encountered an M-44 with his dog on federal land near his house outside Pocatello. His dog died.

Video shows police shooting man in back

DENVER — A black man was running from Colorado officers when they opened fire this month, striking him in the back at least once before he collapsed on a street, according to footage released Thursday from cameras worn by police. The Colorado Springs Police Department released the video nearly two weeks after the death of 19-year-old De’Von Bailey, following calls from Bailey’s family for the footage to be made public. Police previously said an officer shot Bailey on Aug. 3 after he reached for a gun. Bailey’s death has prompted several protests in Colorado Springs, including one heated rally that ended when police arrested two bail bondsmen who they said arrived on motorcycles and drew guns after a scuffle with protesters.

Coroner: Gunman had drugs in system

CINCINNATI — The gunman in Dayton who killed nine people had cocaine, an antidepressant and alcohol in his system during the mass shooting, and was cut down by a barrage of at least two dozen police bullets that penetrated gaps in his body armor, a coroner said Thursday. Montgomery County coroner Dr. Kent Harshbarger said authorities found a pipe device and a baggie of cocaine on 24-year-old Connor Betts. Harshbarger also reported in his preliminary autopsy findings that Betts had more than 50 entry and exit wounds. The coroner said police gunfire hit two people. One of them died, but Harshbarger said the gunman, not police, fired the lethal round. Seventeen people also were wounded i the shooting.

Google employees call for no-ICE pledge SAN FRANCISCO — Google employees are calling on the company to pledge it won’t work with the U.S. Customs and Border Protection or Immigration and Customs Enforcement agencies. The employees posted a petition publicly urging the company not to bid on a cloud computing contract for CBP. More than 700 Google employees had signed the petition by Tuesday afternoon. — Associated Press

Today in History Today is Friday, Aug. 16, the 228th day of 2019. There are 137 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On August 16, 1977, Elvis Presley died at his Graceland estate in Memphis, Tennessee, at age 42. On this date: In 1812, Detroit fell to British and Indian forces in the War of 1812. In 1858, a telegraphed message from Britain’s Queen Victoria to President James Buchanan was transmitted over the recently laid transAtlantic cable. In 1861, President Abraham Lincoln issued Proclamation 86, which prohibited the states of the Union from engaging in commercial trade with states that were in rebellion -- i.e., the Confederacy. In 1920, Ray Chapman of the Cleveland Indians was struck in the head by a pitch thrown by Carl Mays of the New York Yankees; Chapman died the following morning. In 1948, baseball legend Babe Ruth died in New York at age 53. In 1962, The Beatles fired their original drummer, Pete Best, replacing him with Ringo Starr. In 1987, 156 people were killed when Northwest Airlines Flight 255 crashed while trying to take off from Detroit; the sole survivor was 4-yearold Cecelia Cichan (SHEE’-an). In 1991, Pope John Paul II began the first-ever papal visit to Hungary. In 1999, the U.S. version of the quiz show “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire,” hosted by Regis Philbin, began a limited two-week run on ABC. In 2000, delegates to the Democratic National Convention in Los Angeles formally nominated Al Gore for president. In 2002, terrorist mastermind Abu Nidal reportedly was found shot to death in Baghdad, Iraq; he was 65. In 2003, Idi Amin, the former dictator of Uganda, died in Jiddah, Saudi Arabia; he was believed to have been about 80. Ten years ago: Negotiators averted a strike against the San Francisco Bay Area’s commuter rail hours before a midnight deadline. Y.E. Yang of South Korea became the first Asian-born player to win one of golf’s majors with a three-stroke win over Tiger Woods at the PGA Championship in Chaska, Minnesota. Usain Bolt ran to another world record, winning the 100-meter race in 9.58 seconds at the world championships in Berlin. Five years ago: Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon declared a state of emergency and imposed a curfew in the St. Louis suburb of Ferguson, where police and protesters repeatedly clashed in the week since a black teenager was shot to death by a white police officer. Pope Francis beatified 124 Korean martyrs during an open-air Mass in Seoul. One year ago: Aretha Franklin, the undisputed “Queen of Soul,” died of pancreatic cancer at the age of 76. Newspapers across the country pushed back against President Donald Trump’s attacks on “fake news” with a coordinated series of editorials in defense of a free press. The Pentagon said the Veterans Day military parade ordered up by President Trump wouldn’t happen in 2018 and that officials were now looking at 2019; the announcement came hours after reports that the parade would have an estimated cost of $92 million, more than three times the price first suggested by the White House. Today’s Birthdays: Actress Ann Blyth is 91. Actor Gary Clarke is 86. Actress Julie Newmar is 86. Actress-singer Ketty Lester is 85. Actor John Standing is 85. College Football Hall of Famer and NFL player Bill Glass is 84. Actress Anita Gillette is 83. Country singer Billy Joe Shaver is 80. Movie director Bruce Beresford is 79. Actor Bob Balaban is 74. Ballerina Suzanne Farrell is 74. Actress Lesley Ann Warren is 73. Rock singer-musician Joey Spampinato is 71. Actor Marshall Manesh is 69. Actor Reginald VelJohnson is 67. Former TV host Kathie Lee Gifford is 66. Rhythm-and-blues singer J.T. Taylor is 66. Movie director James Cameron is 65. Actor Jeff Perry is 64. Rock musician Tim Farriss (INXS) is 62. Actress Laura Innes is 62. Singer Madonna is 61. Actress Angela Bassett is 61. Actor Timothy Hutton is 59. Actor Steve Carell (kuh-REHL’) is 57. Former tennis player Jimmy Arias is 55. Actor-singer Donovan Leitch is 52. Actor Andy Milder is 51. Actor Seth Peterson is 49. Country singer Emily Robison (The Dixie Chicks) is 47. Actor George Stults is 44. Singer Vanessa Carlton is 39. Actor Cam Gigandet is 37. Actress Agnes Bruckner is 34. Singer-musician Taylor Goldsmith (Dawes) is 34. Actress Cristin Milioti is 34. Actor Shawn Pyfrom is 33. Country singer Ashton Shepherd is 33. Actor Okieriete Onaodowan is 32. Country singer Dan Smyers (Dan & Shay) is 32. NHL goalie Carey Price is 32. Actor Kevin G. Schmidt is 31. Actress Rumer Willis is 31. Actor Parker Young is 31. Rapper Young Thug is 28. Actor Cameron Monaghan is 26. Singer-pianist Greyson Chance is 22. Thought for Today: “Genius is the ability to act rightly without precedent -- the power to do the right thing the first time.” -- Elbert Hubbard, American writer (1856-1915).

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Gibraltar releases Iran supertanker By Aritz Parra and Jon Gambrell Associated Press

MADRID — The British overseas territory of Gibraltar released a seized Iranian supertanker Thursday over last-minute objections from the U.S., potentially easing tensions between London and Tehran, which still holds a British-flagged vessel. The release of the Grace 1 comes amid a growing confrontation between Iran and the West after U.S. President Donald Trump pulled Washington out of Tehran’s nuclear deal with world powers over a year ago. In past weeks, the Persian

Gulf region has seen six attacks on oil tankers that the U.S. has blamed on Iran and the downing of a U.S. surveillance drone by Iranian forces. Iran denied it was behind the tanker attacks, although it has seized other tankers. Gibraltar Chief Minister Fabian Picardo said the U.S. could still begin a new legal procedure for seizing the Grace 1, but that provisions under the European Union’s sanctions regulations were ending Thursday after the Iranian government assured him in writing that the ship will not send its 2.1 million barrels of crude to a sanctioned entity in Syria.

Reacting to the developments, Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif accused the U.S. of trying to “steal our property on the high seas.” “Having failed to accomplish its objectives through its #EconomicTerrorism — including depriving cancer patients of medicine — the US attempted to abuse the legal system to steal our property on the high seas,” Zarif tweeted, calling the Trump administration’s moves a “piracy attempt.” It was not clear whether the Grace 1 would sail away immediately; nor was it known what the Trump’s administration strategy was.

The U.S. Justice Department did not respond to requests for comment. “This is an important material change in the destination of the vessel and the beneficiary of its cargo,” Gibraltar’s Picardo said in a statement, adding that the move ensured that the Syrian government of President Bashar Assad would be deprived of more than $140 million of crude oil. Gibraltar said it had “solid documentary evidence” that the vessel was bound for Syria when it was detained on July 4, but that the political fallout had prompted talks with Iranian officials in London.

Israel bars congresswomen — with nudge from Trump By Ilan Ben Zion and Lisa Mascaro Associated Press

JERUSALEM — With a push from President Donald Trump, Israel on Thursday barred two Muslim-American congresswomen from entering the country for a visit, an extraordinary step bringing the longtime U.S. ally into Trump’s domestic fight against political rivals at home. The U.S. president is essentially relying on Israel to retaliate against two freshman lawmakers, Reps. Rashida Tlaib of Michigan and Ilhan Omar of Minnesota, who are both outspoken critics of Israel’s treatment of Palestinians. They are also part of the “squad” of liberal newcomers — all women of color — whom Trump has labeled the face of the Democratic Party as he runs for reelection. It’s a glaring departure

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Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn. (right), and Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., hold a news conference at the Capitol on July 15.

from the tradition of American politicians leaving domestic disputes at the water’s edge. For Israel, the willingness to side so pointedly with Trump marks a deeper foray into America’s bitterly polarized politics and risks its relationship with Congress. Blocking the visits of two lawmakers appears to be unprecedented.

Israel announced the ban shortly after Trump tweeted that “it would show great weakness” if the two were allowed to visit. Asked later if he had spoken to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, he said, “I did talk to people over there,” but he declined to say to whom. In Israel, Netanyahu said his country remains “open to critics and criticism,”

except for those who advocate boycotts against it. The congresswomen support a Palestinian-led boycott and divestment movement. Netanyahu said Tlaib and Omar were leaders in promoting boycott legislation and their itinerary “revealed that they planned a visit whose sole objective is to strengthen the boycott against us and deny Israel’s legitimacy.” Democrats in Congress denounced his move as a reversal of previous assurances by the Israeli ambassador to the United States that, “out of respect for the U.S. Congress,” no lawmakers would be denied entry. Speaker Nancy Pelosi called the snub “beneath the dignity of the great State of Israel.” The California Democrat, long a supporter of Israel, called the decision “deeply disappointing.”

Around world Scientists confirm new global heat record BERLIN — July was the hottest month measured on Earth since records began in 1880, the latest in a long line of peaks that scientists say backs up predictions for manmade climate change. The U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said Thursday that July was 1.71 degrees Fahrenheit warmer than the 20th century average of 60.4 F for the month. Because July is generally the warmest month on the calendar, meteorologists say this means it also set a new all-time monthly record for the past 140 years. Last month’s temperatures narrowly topped the previous July record, set in 2016, by 0.05 F. The results had been expected after several European countries including France, Belgium and Germany reported that July smashed previous national temperature records. The Swedish hamlet of Markusvinsa recorded a sizzling 94.6 F, the highest temperature measured north of the Arctic Circle.

Nine migrants allowed to land in Italy

ROME — A humanitarian boat carrying 147 migrants rescued at sea was eventually allowed to let nine people disembark Thursday night on a tiny Italian island, but the others were stuck aboard for a 15th night, as the drama was swept up in Italy’s rapidly worsening government crisis. With a political standoff exacerbated by the migration issue, Italian Premier Giuseppe Conte rebuked Interior Minister Matteo Salvini for being “obsessive” about closing Italian ports to migrants. In an open letter to Salvini, Conte rebuked the right-wing leader of the junior coalition League party for his “obsessive concentration in facing the theme of immigration, reducing it to a “closed ports’ formula.” The Spanish rescue boat Open Arms tweeted that the “urgent” evacuation of five people was authorized for psychological reasons and four family members were allowed to accompany them. The nine were transferred by the Italian coast guard in a motorized rubber dinghy. The fate of the remaining 138 migrants stayed unresolved.

Syrian troops advance in northwest

BEIRUT — Syrian forces gained more ground from insurgents in the country’s northwest Thursday, edging closer to a major rebel-held town a day after militants shot down a government warplane in the area. The government offensive, which intensified last week, has displaced nearly 100,000 people over the past four days, according to the Syrian Response Coordination Group, a relief group active in northwestern Syria. The recent fighting has been concentrated on two fronts as government forces march toward the town of Khan Sheikhoun from the east and west. The latest offensive also aims to besiege rebel-held towns and villages in northern parts of Hama province, according to opposition activists. — Associated Press

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here is no doubt that America is in shock over the mass shootings in El Paso and Dayton, Ohio. There have been over 250 mass shootings in American so far this year alone! The innocent of all ages are killed and wounded and loved ones and friends grieve. It is now called Domestic Terrorism. It is horrific. Mass shootings are now called an “Epidemic” and are now considered one of our major “Health Issues.” Several countries have listed the United States as an unsafe destination to visit. Americans no longer presume it will happen to someone else. People are crying out for change. The issue is what needs changing? Weapons used by terrorists include vehicles, bombs, guns and knives or anything else at hand. But what

initially inspires so much anger and hatred in the mind of a person to commit such a heinous crime? While these people are angry, prominent psychologists tell us the vast majority of them are not mentally ill. Millions of younger Americans are now playing video games in which they are scored by how many people they can virtually shoot, but deny that has anything to do with mass shootings. Our major social issues in this country include high rates of suicide, the effects of divorce on families, an opioid and drug culture, substance abuse, sexual assault, and a high violent crime rate. So many in America have lost their moral compass. We will always have some criminal conduct in our society, but our American society is unrecognizable from what it was 60 years ago.

Church briefs Our Lady Of Perpetual Help announcing classes Classes for anyone interested in the Catholic Church will be held each Wednesday evening starting Sept. 18. The classes will be held from 6-7:30 p.m. in the Church Community Room. During the school year those attending will learn about the teachings of the Church based on the teachings of Jesus to His disciples. This process is called the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA). For more information or to sign up please call Shirley at 262-9654.

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There is something fundamentally wrong with a nation that produces so many mass shooters. We have to start with families. We need moms and dads, and grandparents and family members who love their children in God’s way. Many families see no reason to go to church or seek the insight God offers on marriage or raising children. While others are trying to think up Band-Aids for America’s problems, God offers a complete solution. It is called devotion and love for others. The potency of this message is found no other place than in God’s Word and in God’s design for our children and families. Jesus Christ has already given us the greatest solution to our social problems. “and you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul,

Kasilof Community Church Food Pantry

Sunday, Aug. 18 from 10:30 a.m.-5 p.m. at Peninsula Christian Center, 161 Farnsworth Blvd, (behind Salvation Army Store) in Soldotna. Open to kids ages 5-12. Call 262-7416 for more information.

United Methodist Church Food Pantry The Kenai United Methodist Church provides a food pantry for those in need every Monday from 12:30-3 p.m. The Methodist Church is located on the Kenai Spur Highway next to the Boys and Girls Club. The entrance to the Food Pantry is through the side door. The Pantry closes for holidays. For more information contact the church at 907-283-7868.

Ka s i l o f C o m mu n i t y Church Food Pantry starts Wednesday, June 5 and every Wednesday from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. for residents in the community who are experiencing food shortages. The pantry is located in the church office building next to the Kasilof Mercantile, about mile 109 on the Sterling Highway. All are welcome. Nonperishable food items may be dropped at this same location Monday-Thursday from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Contact the church office for more information at 262-7512.

KP Young Adult Ministry meetings KP Young Adult Ministry is available at Ammo Can Coffee Thursday nights at 7

and with all your mind, and with all your strength.’ The second is this, ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no other commandment greater than these.” Mark 12:30-31 The effects of the next generation being raised to earnestly seek a life of holiness and purity in Christ, makes immorality repugnant to them. Parents, step up to the task! Make church a permanent part of your lifestyle. Pray together daily with your children and teach them scriptures and how to express Christian love to others. They will be far less tempted by all our subcultures clearly offer them. Dr. Roger Holl is the pastor of Sterling Grace Community Church. Sunday worship is held at the Sterling Senior Center at 10:30 am. Call 907-862-0336 for more details.

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.

Clothes Quarters open Wednesdays Clothes Quarters at Our Lady of the Angels is open every Wednesday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. the first Saturday of every month from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. For more information, call 907-283-4555.

Soldotna Food Pantry open weekly The Soldotna Food Pantry is open every Wednesday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. for residents in the community who are

Chapel renovation gets community assist

n behalf of all the Holy Assumption of the Virgin Mary Orthodox Church parishioners and the hundreds of visitors who tour our National Historic Landmark every summer, I wish to thank Brand Safway for their generous extension of our scaffolding contract this summer. Mr. Brian Shive, Brand Safway Project Manager, donated two additional months of free rental to the St. Nicholas Chapel’s roof restoration project. This allowed us to complete phase one of the chapel’s preservation project by sealing the new cedar shingles with a protective coating of linseed oil and pine tar. Constructed in 1906, the St. Nicholas Chapel is a tribute to the first resident Christian priest, Igumen

experiencing food shortages. The Food Pantry is located at the Soldotna United Methodist Church at 158 South Binkley Street, and all are welcome. Nonperishable food items or monetary donations may be dropped off at the church on Tuesday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and Wednesday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. or on Sunday from 9 a.m. until noon. For more information call 262-4657.

Our Lady of Perpetual Help sets place at table A Place at the Table, a new outreach ministry of Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church, Soldotna continues to offer a hot meal and fellowship and blood pressure checks to anyone interested. The meal is the second, third

Nikolai, who arrived in Kenai around 1844. The chapel marks the final resting place of both Igumen Nikolai and his reader, Makary Ivanoff. Today it is one of the most recognized landmarks in the area, and also sits in a prominent place on the seal for the City of Kenai. We are very grateful to Mr. Shive and Brand Safway for their thoughtful contribution to Kenai’s National Historic Landmark, one of only 50 NHL’s in the entire state of Alaska. With sincere appreciation, Father Daniel Charles, Resident Priest Holy Assumption of the Virgin Mary Russian Orthodox Church & National Historic Landmark Kenai

and fourth Sunday of each month, from 4-6 p.m. at Fireweed Hall, located on campus at 222 West Redoubt Avenue, Soldotna. The Abundant Life Assembly of God church, Sterling, will be joining us in this ministry and providing a hot meal on the second Sunday of the month at 4-6 p.m. at Fireweed Hall. The Soldotna Church of the Nazarene will offer the meal on the third Sunday of each month. Our Lady of Perpetual Help will offer on the fourth Sunday of each month. Our Lady of Perpetual Help would like to invite other churches to perhaps pick up one of the other Sunday evenings in the month. Call 262-5542. Submit announcements to news@peninsulaclarion.com. Submissions are due the Wednesday prior to publication. For more information, call 907-283-7551.

Religious Services Assembly of God

Church of Christ

Soldotna Church Of Christ

Mile 1/4 Funny River Road, Soldotna

209 Princess St., Kenai 283-7752 Pastor Stephen Brown Sunday..9:00 a.m. & 10:30 a.m. Wednesday.................6:30 p.m. www.kenainewlife.org

Peninsula Christian Center

161 Farnsworth Blvd (Behind the Salvation Army) Soldotna, AK 99669 Pastor Jon Watson 262-7416 Sunday ....................... 10:30 a.m. Wednesday..................6:30 p.m. www.penccalaska.org Nursery is provided

The Charis Fellowship Sterling Grace Community Church

Dr. Roger E. Holl, Pastor 907-862-0330 Meeting at the Sterling Senior Center, 34453 Sterling Highway Sunday Morning ........10:30 a.m.

262-2202 / 262-4316 Minister - Nathan Morrison Sunday Worship ........10:00 a.m. Bible Study..................11:15 a.m. Evening Worship ........ 6:00 p.m. Wed. Bible .................... 7:00 p.m.

Kenai Fellowship Mile 8.5 Kenai Spur Hwy.

Church 283-7682

Classes All Ages ........10:00 a.m. Worship Service.........11:15 a.m. Wed. Service ................ 7:00 p.m. www.kenaifellowship.org

Episcopal

50750 Kenai Spur Hwy (mile 24.5) 776-7660 Sunday Services Bible Study..................10:00 a.m. Morning Worship ......11:00 a.m. Fellowship Meal....... 12:30 p.m. Afternoon Worship ... 1:30 p.m. Wednesday Bible Study.................... 7:00 p.m

Nazarene

Connecting Community to Christ (907) 262-4660 229 E. Beluga Ave. soldotnanazarene.com Pastor: Dave Dial Sunday Worship: 11:00 a.m. Wednesday Dinner & Discipleship 6:00 p.m.

Funny River Community Lutheran Church

North Star United Methodist Church

Andy Carlson, Pastor Missouri Synod 35575 Rabbit Run Road off Funny River Rd. Phone 262-7434 Sunday Worship ........11:00 a.m. www.funnyriverlutheran.org

St. Francis By The Sea

110 S. Spruce St. at Spur Hwy. - Kenai • 283-6040 Sunday Services Worship Service.........11:00 a.m. Eucharistic Services on the 1st & 4th Sundays

283-6040

Christ Lutheran Church (ELCA)

Mile ¼ Kenai Spur Box 568, Soldotna, AK 99669 262-4757 Pastor Meredith Harber Worship ............11 a.m. & 6 p.m. Holy Communion 1st & 3rd Sunday of the month

Sterling Lutheran Church LCMS 35100 McCall Rd. Behind Sterling Elementary School Worship: Sunday .... 11:00 a.m. Bill Hilgendorf, Pastor 907-740-3060

Non Denominational

Mile 25.5 Kenai Spur Hwy, Nikiski “Whoever is thirsty, let him come”

776-8732 NSUMC@alaska.net Sunday Worship ..........9:30 a.m.

300 W. Marydale • Soldotna 262-4865 John Rysdyk - Pastor/Teacher Sunday: Morning Worship ................9:30 a.m. Sunday School....................11:00 a.m. Sunday Evening Worship ..6:00 p.m.

Star Of The North Lutheran Church L.C.M.S.

You Are Invited! Wheelchair Accessible

Lutheran

Our Lady of Perpetual Help

Methodist

Dustin Atkinson, Pastor Sponsor of the Lutheran Hour 216 N. Forest Drive, Kenai 283-4153 SUMMER SCHEDULE Worship Service.........10:00 a.m.

Nikiski Church Of Christ

Catholic 222 W. Redoubt, Soldotna Oblates of Mary Immaculate 262-4749 Daily Mass Tues.-Fri. .................... 12:05 p.m. Saturday Vigil ........... 5:00 p.m. Reconciliation Saturday................4:15 - 4:45 p.m. Sunday Mass ............ 10:00 a.m.

Mile 91.7 Sterling Hwy. 262-5577 Minister Tony Cloud Sunday Services Bible Study..................10:00 a.m. Morning Worship ......11:00 a.m. Evening Worship ....... 6:00 p.m. Wednesday Service Bible Study.................... 7:00 p.m

Lutheran

Southern Baptist Non Denominational Kalifonsky Christian Center

Mile 17 K-Beach Rd. 283-9452 Pastor Steve Toliver Pastor Charles Pribbenow Sunday Worship .......10:30 a.m. Youth Group Wed. ..... 7:00 p.m. Passion for Jesus Compassion for Others

Kenai Bible Church

604 Main St. 283-7821 Pastor Vance Wonser Sunday School..............9:45 a.m. Sunday Worship ........11:00 a.m. Evening Service .......... 6:00 p.m. Wednesday Service .... 6:30 p.m.

North Kenai Chapel Pastor Wayne Coggins 776-8797 Mile 29 Kenai Spur Hwy

Sunday Worship...................10:30 am Wed. Share-a-Dish/Video.....6:30 pm

College Heights Baptist Church

44440 K-Beach Road Pastor: Scott Coffman Associate Pastor: Jonah Huckaby 262-3220 www.collegeheightsbc.com

Sunday School .......9:00 & 10:30 a.m. Morn. Worship .......9:00 & 10:30 a.m. Sunday Evening - Home Groups. Nursery provided

First Baptist Church of Kenai

12815 Kenai Spur Hwy, Kenai 283-7672 Sunday School..............9:30 a.m. Morning Worship ......10:45 a.m. Evening Service .......... 6:30 p.m. Wednesday Prayer ..... 6:30 p.m.

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Stars, Kards ready to roll

Joey Klecka Out of the Office

Experienced SoHi ready to defend Division II crown

What the Grand Canyon showed me

By Joey Klecka Peninsula Clarion

Week 1 of the prep football season has become an annual discourse of the same question — can anyone knock off Soldotna from the Division II championship mountain? That question will be revisited once again in 2019 as teams prepare to open their seasons with title hardware in mind. At the Div. II level, no one else has been able to wrest the Alaska School Activities Association trophy from the Stars’ grasp for seven years. During those seven years, Soldotna has posted some dazzling numbers — a staterecord 59-game win streak, 13 straight Northern Lights Conference titles and 24 overall, 11 state football crowns. Plus, the Stars have regularly beat up on Div. I powerhouses. The bad news for opponents is the tide doesn’t seem to be turning any time soon. Entering this year, the Stars return a full cast of experienced seniors that could romp their See Div II, Page A9

The Mariners open 2019 with a home meeting with Kenai Central, Saturday at 2 p.m. Justin Zank comes into the Homer football program with a lot of familiarity, having coached against former Mariners teams as head coach at tiny Voznesenka. Zank said there will be about 10

y heart will always live in Alaska. It’s where I’ve spent most of my life, growing up among the Chugach Mountains where beauty and majesty reign supreme. So it is on that note that I start this column by shifting attention away from this beautiful state and down to sunny Arizona. Rafting 187 miles through the Grand Canyon will give you two different perspectives on wilderness trekking and camping. Growing up in Alaska, there are certain guidelines that must be respected and followed in order to enjoy a backcountry trip. The land will show you no mercy when the wind picks up and weather moves in on what used to be a sunny day. Arizona, and the Grand Canyon in particular, uncovers a different reality. On a recent five-day trip down the river in motorized rafts, instead of packing a bag of clothes meant to keep me warm, I brought only a few pairs of shirts and shorts meant to dry quick and keep me cool. The Alaskan motto goes something like, “There is no bad weather, only bad clothing,” so that’s why I’ve had it ingrained in me to bring warm socks, noncotton shirts, gloves, headwear and anything else that would come in handy should the need for it arise. I’m talking about sudden weather fronts that bring cold and snow. I’ve had it happen to me in the Chugach and in the Kenai mountains (an oncoming blizzard while hiking up Slaughter Ridge and the fierce winds hiking atop Cecil Rhode mountain have taught me a lot). Down in the depths of the canyon where the Colorado River flows relentlessly, it was hot. I mean real heat. Stepping off the rubber rafts and onto a sand bar for lunch will deliver a blast of heat not that different from the feeling of sticking your hands in a convection oven at home. I quickly learned methods to beat the heat. During the day it wasn’t too bad when you’re on the river and the cool rush of air coming off the water envelops you (it also creates a very intriguing phenomenon where the air is noticeably cooler just a few feet above your head). The hardest deal is trying to fall asleep on a windless night when the night air still hovers in the 90s. The trick to staying cool and falling asleep? Soak a cloth or clothing item in the river just before settling down and place it on your chest. I didn’t figure out this particularly nifty trick until the final two nights, but it saved my sanity at the end. So instead of spending a week

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Soldotna’s Aaron Faletoi does a great job concealing the ball as he runs in a scrimmage against Chugiak on Saturday at Justin Maile Field in Soldotna. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

Homer, Seward, Nikiski seek playoff return By Joey Klecka Peninsula Clarion

Football is back on the peninsula, which means teams at Nikiski, Homer and Seward are back on the hunt for October. The Division III playoffs allow two teams from each conference to enter a playoff battle featuring the smallest schools in the state. The Aurora Conference boasts Eielson (Div. III champs in five of the last seven years) Barrow, Monroe Catholic, Redington and Valdez, while the Peninsula Conference features Nikiski, Homer, Seward, Ketchikan and Houston. Last year, newcomer Ketchikan grabbed the last playoff spot with a 3-1 conference record (6-1 overall), behind Houston, which won its first conference title in school history. The Hawks ended up losing to Barrow 18-7 in the semifinals, while the Kings were blasted 55-0 by Eielson in the semis. This year, the Div. III title game moves to Anchorage Football Stadium for an Oct. 19 clash of the two best in the state. Before that, however, teams will need to adjust to a few rule changes. The biggest change in the course of play this year is the tweak of the 40-second play clock, which will start much quicker than in past years. Instead of the head referee starting the 40-second clock on his whistle, the time will begin as soon as the previous play is called dead. The rule applies to all three divisions of football in Alaska, but Seward head coach Kelly Cinereski said it will be the smallest programs feeling the change the most because smaller roster sizes will have trouble keeping up with a quicker snap. “It’s like installing a hurry-up

offense, and it’s hard when you’ve got 14 kids out there,” Cinereski said. “Coaches that are old school like me, we get in the huddle, run a play in and that takes a little more time.” Nikiski head coach Paul Nelson said the teams got some valuable time with the rule changes during a series of scrimmages last weekend between Nikiski, Homer, Kenai and Seward. Nelson said the rule change feels a bit redundant to him as the pace of play had never been an issue. “I don’t feel like the games were dragging at any point,” he said. “But it’s something we’ll have to get used to. There’s nothing we can do about rule changes but adapt to them.” The only coaching change among peninsula football programs in 2019 comes in Homer, which bids farewell to Walter Love and says hello to Justin Zank, who formerly coached in the small community of Voznesenka near Homer. Zank said taking over a roster of 36 players has been the biggest adjustment in a town he’s with which he’s quite familiar. Voznesenka usually barely had enough players to start games. Instead of working 13, Zank now handles almost triple that number. “That’s definitely a plus,” Zank said. “We’ve got more players and bigger facilities.” The following is a closer look at each peninsula team:

NIKISKI BULLDOGS After seeing a seven-year string of playoff appearances snapped last fall due to a 3-5 season, the Bulldogs return hungrier than ever to return to the postseason, Nelson said. “The attitude is good, we’ve got a good group, they’re enthusiastic and

full of energy,” Nelson said. “They’ve been a good group to coach. We’re going to have a really good year.” Week 1 kicks off for Nikiski with a 7 p.m. Friday night game on the road at Redington High School. A lot of that optimism comes from having a strong roster and improved numbers. Nelson said after starting 2018 with players numbers hovering in the teens, this year’s squad numbers around 30. “We had players in and out of the lineup last year, it seemed each week had a different lineman in this spot, a linebacker there, a different back,” Nelson said. “We’re hoping to keep the same people in the same spots to make it easier.” The Bulldogs lost a few of their top players to graduation, namely Cody Handley, Justin Harris and Brock Sarks. Handley had the third-most rushing yards for Nikiski last year in just two games he played in, while Sarks had the second-most rush yards on the team last year over the course of the season, and Harris averaged 5.2 yards per carry over four games. However, Nikiski still returns several talented players at key positions on offense, including senior quarterback Noah Litke, who is back for his second year as starting signal-caller. In 2018, Litke led all peninsula quarterbacks with 586 passing yards, the bulk of that to senior receiver Michael Eiter, who hauled in 329 and five touchdown catches last year. The Litke-Eiter connection will be crucial again this year, Nelson said, adding that the pair will be complemented by an array of ball carriers. The Nikiski backfield includes senior Sam Berry (5.2 yards per carry for seven TDs last year), junior Chris Druesedow at wing back and

senior Michael Mysing at halfback. Mysing skipped football last year but played key roles for the Bulldogs basketball and soccer programs. The Nikiski offensive line will see two new freshmen faces, which Nelson hopes will come up to speed quickly under guidance from their older linemen — freshman Charlie Chamberlain takes over at center, and will be flanked by senior guards Hamilton Cox and Caleb Weeks, with junior Quentin Oskolkoff and freshman Drew Handley at tackle. The Nikiski defense will be comprised of nose tackle Oskolkoff and tackles Handley and Cox on the line, with Mysing, Weeks, Eiter, Dylan Harris and Caleb Payne as the linebacking crew. The defensive secondary includes Litke at safety and Berry and Chris Druesedow at the cornerback spots. Nelson said the coaching staff also received a mild shakeup this year, as former player Cade Anderson will come in to essentially replace his older brother Colton as offensive coordinator. The Bulldogs will also see a pair of 2019 Nikiski grads go from the playing field to the sidelines in Cody Handley and Dustin Mullins, both of whom will help coach the line, and Tim Johnson returns for another year as well.

HOMER MARINERS

Coming into the Country: Ticks

A red-backed vole parasitized by vole ticks at Headquarters Lake in Soldotna in 2017. (Credit: Matt Bowser/USFWS)

hile on a family vacation to Florida this spring we took a short walk through a lush, beautiful forest in Faver-Dykes State Park near Pellicer Creek. We had a splendid time until we returned to camp and found numerous ticks on ourselves. After that experience, my family was disinclined to go hiking while in Florida. One of the things I appreciate about living in Alaska is that we do not have to worry about ticks or tickborne diseases. Personally, I would much rather deal with bears, moose and mosquitoes than have to

Matt Bowser Refuge Notebook

check all over for ticks after every walk in the woods. The prospect of contracting a potentially lifelong tick-borne disease scares me more than the risk of getting into trouble with a bear or a moose. Ticks have been in Alaska for a long time, though. We know of seven species that are believed to be native to Alaska. These include the vole tick, which feeds mostly on voles and squirrels; the hare tick, whose hosts are hares and rabbits;

the raccoon tick, a parasite of raccoons and other mammalian predators; and four species of ticks that specialize on birds. By far the most commonly encountered tick by members of the public in Alaska is the vole tick. Mostly found on voles and squirrels, they have also been collected from dogs, cats, ermine and humans. Vole ticks can serve as vectors for various diseases including Lyme disease, but so far there is no record of a human contracting a tick-borne illness in Alaska. See REFUGE, Page A10

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way to one of SoHi’s best years yet. “We’re likely going to start 11 seniors on offense,” said SoHi head coach Galen Brantley Jr., who enters his 13th year helming the program. “That’s never happened in my years as a coach here.” Brantley Jr. said three of the four ball-carriers in his backfield have three years experience on varsity, and the experience extends to the defense as well, since many of the names are twoway players. “They’re a veteran group,” he said. “They’ve all played or started for a couple years already.” Even the rest of the starting lineup, which isn’t as experienced, could be formidable. Brantley Jr. said many of the players new to varsity have been ingrained in the SoHi system for years as JV players. “It’s nice having guys filling in that are seniors that have been with the program for three years,” he said. “They understand our system and are ready to play.” One of the teams still trying to beat SoHi is their peninsula rival Kenai Central, which failed to make the Div. II playoffs last year for a third straight year. Kenai’s last postseason appearance came in a 33-18 championship game loss to Soldotna in 2015.

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players moving with him from the Voznesenka team to Homer’s program. Zank said shutting down the program at Voznesenka was one of the most difficult decisions he has ever had to make, but it was a decision the whole program made in response to low numbers. “It was the kids, the community, myself, the administration,” he said. “Ultimately we were running with 12 and 13 guys at times. Moving into Homer presents new challenges, and it was a step I was ready to take on. “It’s been great so far.” Following a breakthrough 7-1 season in 2017 that ended in a narrow championship game loss to Barrow, the Mariners fell out of the playoffs last year with a 2-6 record. Zank said his philosophy with his new team is to simply be better. “That’s what we’re telling ourselves every single day,” he said. “Ask of each other to be better today than yesterday. And be better tomorrow than today. It’s more of a lifestyle philosophy, not just football.” Zank said Saturday’s opening day matchup with Div. II Kenai will be a challenging test right away for the Div. III Mariners. Last year, Kenai demolished Homer 58-6 in Week 2 of the season. The biggest losses to graduation for the Mariners came on the offensive line with

Dustin Akana is back coaching the team after debuting as head coach last year, and said knocking SoHi off its perch is something Kenai can only accomplish if they take care of the little things first. Akana leads the Kards with the team’s “Rise as One” motto, which he said the team practices each day with hard work and discipline. “It’s the same thing I told the boys last year — take it one day at a time,” he said. “We have a goal, we want to make it to the playoffs and then the championship game, but our goal every day is to get better with every practice. Don’t look to the future, don’t worry about the future, let’s win today. When we win today, it’ll make us that much better each day.” The Div. II postseason begins Oct. 11 and 12 with semifinal games at the higher seed’s home field, a change from the past three years when semifinal contests were played at a neutral field in Palmer. The Div. II championship venue will move to Anchorage Football Stadium, where the two semifinal winners will clash Oct. 19. Last year, Eagle River announced its presence on the Div. II scene with its first championship game appearance in school history, but lost 46-14 to Soldotna. The Wolves were senior-laden in 2018, which could spell trouble for the program this year. Brantley Jr. pointed to

Lathrop and Palmer as potential contenders this year, while Akana is looking at Kodiak as a team that could upset the apple cart. The following is a closer look at peninsula programs:

Jadin Mann and Finn Heimbold, as well as Prokohpv Konev, who accounted for 63 percent of Homer’s receiving yards. But, Zank touted the talent in the returning cast, including senior QB Anthony Kalugin. Zank said Kalugin experienced a growing season in 2018 and returns with greater confidence. Kalugin will have plenty of targets this year, Zank said, with a receiving core of junior Cade Hrenchir, Carl Wickstrom, sophomore Gabe Dash and freshman Carter Tennison, who transferred from the Soldotna area. The Homer backfield will see sophomore Kamden Doughty get carries, while senior Noah Fisk hopes to be added to the roster later in the season. Zank said Fisk is currently still working for the summer, but Fisk played a huge role in 2018, averaging 6.8 yards in an injury-shortened campaign. The Homer offensive line features sophomore Alex Hicks and junior Josh Manwiller at guard, senior Zach Condon at center, and junior River Mann and sophomore Dodge Petrosius as tackles. On defense, Homer flaunts a defensive line composed of Condon, Hicks and Petrosius, with junior Josh Bradshaw and Tennison getting time there as well. The linebacking crew will be Mann, Manwiller and Doughty, while the secondary will feature Dash, Wickstrom and Kalugin. Zank added that sophomore Sean

Pilant will miss Week 1, but he will likely be at offensive guard and nose tackle when he returns. Zank’s coaching staff will include Bobby Dash as defensive coordinator, Jordan Jones as receivers and quarterback coach and Kyle Ostler coaching the line.

KENAI KARDINALS Kenai opens its season on the road against the Div. III Homer Mariners, Saturday at 2 p.m. The Kardinals sunk the Mariners last year 58-6. Akana enters his second year as head coach but fourth overall on the coaching staff, following two years under former coach Ted Riddall. Akana said leading the Kardinals last year was a huge learning experience, but one that left him more prepared for 2019. He also said the senior class of 2020 is the first group of players that he’s been around for all four years. “The senior class this year were freshmen when I started, so I know them very well,” Akana said. “I know their potential, and that’s a plus for me this year.” Among those seniors is co-captain and QB Kayden Daniels, who got time behind starter Connor Felchle in six brief appearances last year, hitting 11 of 19 targets for 111 yards and a TD. Akana said Daniels learned a lot from his time last season. “He’s a solid player who knows his place and knows what he’s doing,” Akana

SEWARD SEAHAWKS The Seahawks open the new season at home with a 4:30 p.m. Friday game against Monroe Catholic, a nonconference opponent. Last year, Seward went 2-5 and missed the playoffs, which Cinereski attributes to too many missed opportunities. “We gave up a lot of red zone touchdowns,” he said. “The goal this year is we’ve worked hard at punching it in. The line is older and more mature, so I hope we’ll be OK.” Cinereski said he currently has 14 players eligible for Week 1, but expects several more to show up, meaning Seward could reach 20 or more. The team lost running back Beau Freiberg, tight end Gabe Schrock and tailback Chris Kingsland to graduation, a group that Cinereski said helped bring the current crop of talent a long ways. “Really and truly, the commitment is hard to replace,” Cinereski said. “All them played for me all four years, they were there for every practice and camp. Replacing that leadership is hard.” Cinereski said that the

said. “All that time is paying off.” One of Daniels’ top targets this year figures to be senior Braedon Pitsch, Akana said. Pitsch averaged 15.2 receiving yards last year and two scoring catches. The Kenai backfield features a stacked lineup of junior Tucker Vann, senior Zach Burnett, junior Sammy Baker and junior Joey Sylvester at the wing. Akana said all four should see significant carries this year. The Kenai offensive line returns just one starter in senior center Hunter Beck, who will be joined by senior guards Justin Anderson and Gary Dent and freshmen tackles Ben Spinka and Jordan Kvasnikoff. The tight end position will be filled by sophomore David Martin, with junior Aidan Milburn getting time there as well. The Kards defense will be a collection of experience vets and rookies, Akana said. The D-line will include Beck and Spinka as tackles and Kvasnikoff, Milburn and Martin as defensive ends. The linebacking crew will include Dent, Baker and Anderson in the middle, with outside linebackers Joey Sylvester and Vann getting major reps. The defensive secondary will see Pitsch at safety and Burnett and Isaiah Daniels at the corners.

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The SoHi Stars open week 1 on the road against West Anchorage for the

fourth straight year, something Brantley Jr. explained is simply a good matchup to start the year. Kickoff is 7 p.m. at West High’s field. Last year’s matchup on Soldotna’s home field turned out to be a nightmare, as the Stars fell victim to a last-second touchdown and lost their state-record 59-game win streak in the process. Before that, SoHi has beaten West twice, once at home and once on the road. Brantley Jr. said this year’s matchup is no different. “They’re one of the top schools, they’ve been a good matchup for us,” he said. “They’re very talented, and have several kids with college offers.” SoHi’s schedule is packed with intrigue, including a week 3 home game against South Anchorage and a week 4 trip to El Cajon, California, near San Diego, to play Christian High School, a Div. III team down there. But Brantley Jr. cast aside thoughts of the schedule, maintaining a workmanlike approach to only week 1. “Right now, since the schedule came out, we’ve been focused on week 1,” he said. “All of our energy and time we’ve put in throughout the summer is setting us up for this first challenge. We’re pretty focused.” The Stars lost four players, including three linemen, to graduation, but the rest of the returning cast is full of all-conference talent.

Jersey Truesdell is back for his senior season at QB, and has shown the leadership in four years in the SoHi program. As a freshman, Truesdell made his first career varsity start in the championship game, leading the Stars to the title over Palmer. Last year, Truesdell flaunted an accurate arm but was most dangerous on his feet, gaining 523 rush yards compared to 449 passing. Truesdell is joined by ball carriers Aaron Faletoi, Wyatt Medcoff and Hudson Metcalf, all seniors. Medcoff led the way last year with 14 touchdowns and 905 rush yards, averaging 10.6 yards per play. Senior Galen Brantley III will also return as a tight end. The SoHi offensive line is comprised of seniors — right tackle Melvin Lloyd, right guard Trenton Walden, center Jacob Cooper, left guard Justice Roy and left tackle Braden Lemm. Roy and Cooper got varsity time last year but the others are newer to varsity. Brantley Jr. tabbed Zach Hanson and Ray Chumley as potential ends. The defense includes Walden and Lloyd as inside tackles and Chumley and senior Zach Ziegler as defensive ends. The linebacker crew will see Brantley III and Faletoi on the inside and Hanson and Metcalf as outside linebackers. The defensive secondary will feature Truesdell, Medcoff and Tyler Morrison in the back.

returning cast should be able to bring Seward back to the playoffs for the first time since 2016. Returning under center is sophomore QB Tommy Cronin, who stepped up after the Seahawks lost their starter Gunnar Davis to injury last year. Davis is now a junior and will feature in the Seward backfield more.

The Seahawks return several key ball carriers in Shane Saulivan (although Saulivan will miss week 1) Collin Mullaly, Stephen Harshman and Thomas Ooka. Sophomore Elmo Lackey and junior Jacob Wendt will fill in at tight end. The O-line will feature senior Andrew Milligan at center, senior Chad Quinn

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Increasingly, multiple species of ticks from well outside of Alaska are showing up here on pets and people. Among these, the most commonly reported species is the American dog tick, which regularly arrives on dogs traveling up from the Lower 48. The lone star tick, rocky mountain wood tick, deer tick, Pacific coast tick and even an iguana tick have also come here on people or pets from other parts of North America. One Old World species, the sheep tick, has been found in two instances on dogs that had traveled to Alaska from Europe. Only one exotic species, the brown dog tick, is known to be reproducing in Alaska. A pest of dog kennels worldwide that can transmit many canine diseases, this tropical tick is unusual because it can complete its entire life cycle indoors. The brown dog tick has now been documented in multiple locations in Alaska, presumably reproducing in kennels and similar situations. It is a widely held misconception that Alaska’s cold climate prevents t i ck s f ro m b e c o m ing established here. While the cold certainly excludes some southern species of ticks, there are cold-hardy ticks that should be able to survive outdoors in at least southern Alaska. The American dog tick and the deer tick, both important vectors of diseases, may be able to persist in southern Alaska if given the opportunity. It is now expected that the winter tick, a coldhardy parasite of moose, elk and deer, will soon be present in Alaska. This species has been gradually expanding its range to the north and west in the Northwest Territories and the Yukon. Winter ticks can reach high densities, with up to 40,000 to 90,000 ticks per moose, causing blood loss, hair loss, and even

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death of moose in other parts of North America. There is no obvious reason why the sheep tick, which lives at high latitudes in Norway and Sweden and parasitizes a wide range of mammals, would not thrive in Alaska if it was introduced here. I compared climate data from the Kenai Municipal Airport to the known climate tolerance of the sheep tick and found that there has not been a time since the mid-1990s when winters would have been harsh enough to greatly reduce populations of this species. A n a n i ma l e a s i l y mistaken for a tick is the sheep ked, a ticklike, wingless fly that parasitizes sheep. In Alaska, sheep keds have been collected from Dall sheep. We do not know whether sheep keds are native to Alaska or have been brought to our area on domestic sheep. This is a question that could potentially be resolved by studying the genetics of sheep keds. If you find a tick or a ked on yourself, a pet, wildlife or anywhere else in Alaska, I encourage you to send specimens to the Alaska Submit-ATick Program at https:// dec.alaska.gov/eh/vet/ ticks/submit-a-tick. The public, veterinarians and biologists are welcome to submit tick specimens. A goal of the SubmitA-Tick Program is to develop ways to limit the spread of ticks into Alaska by learning more about how they are arriving here. I consider this a worthy cause. I do not want Alaska to become like the Eastern United States, where checking yourself for disease-carrying ticks is a way of life for anyone spending time in the woods. I will conclude with some good news. Dr. Micah Hahn at the University of Alaska Anchorage, whose team has been surveying for ticks in Southcentral Alaska this summer, reported finding exotic ticks at neither Hidden Lake Campground on

the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge nor at Centenn i a l Ca m p g ro u n d i n Soldotna. So far they have looked through samples collected

Basketball WNBA Standings EASTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB Washington 18 7 .720 -Connecticut 17 8 .680 1 Chicago 14 10 .583 3½ Indiana 9 16 .360 9 New York 8 16 .333 9½ Atlanta 5 20 .200 13 WESTERN CONFERENCE Las Vegas 17 9 .654 -Los Angeles 15 9 .625 1 Seattle 14 12 .538 3 Minnesota 13 12 .520 3½ Phoenix 11 13 .458 5 Dallas 8 17 .320 8½ Thursday’s Games No games scheduled Friday’s Games Seattle at Connecticut, 3:30 p.m. Los Angeles at Chicago, 4 p.m. Washington at Minnesota, 4 p.m. New York at Dallas, 4 p.m. Atlanta at Phoenix, 6 p.m. Saturday’s Games No games scheduled

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Soccer MLS Standings EASTERN CONFERENCE W L T Pts GF GA Philadelphia 13 7 6 45 48 38 Atlanta 13 9 3 42 43 30 D.C. United 10 7 9 39 34 32 New York City FC 10 5 8 38 41 31 New York 11 10 4 37 43 38 New England 9 9 7 34 37 44 Montreal 10 13 3 33 36 47 Orlando City 9 11 6 33 34 34 Toronto FC 9 10 6 33 39 41 Chicago 7 11 9 30 40 40 Columbus 7 14 5 26 27 39 Cincinnati 5 17 3 18 25 57 WESTERN CONFERENCE Los Angeles FC 17 3 4 55 65 25 Minnesota United 12 8 5 41 43 35 LA Galaxy 13 11 1 40 33 36 Real Salt Lake 12 9 4 40 38 32 Seattle 11 8 6 39 38 37 San Jose 11 8 5 38 41 36 Portland 11 9 4 37 41 36 FC Dallas 10 10 6 36 36 33 Houston 9 13 3 30 35 41 Sporting Kansas City 7 11 7 28 37 44 Colorado 7 13 5 26 41 50 Vancouver 5 12 9 24 26 45 NOTE: Three points for victory, one point for tie. Saturday, August 17 New England at New York, 3 p.m. FC Dallas at Montreal, 3:30 p.m. New York City FC at Cincinnati, 3:30 p.m. Toronto FC at Columbus, 3:30 p.m. Orlando City at Minnesota United, 4 p.m. Philadelphia at Chicago, 4 p.m. San Jose at Sporting Kansas City, 4:30 p.m. Colorado at Houston, 5 p.m. D.C. United at Vancouver, 6 p.m. Los Angeles FC at Real Salt Lake, 6 p.m. Seattle at LA Galaxy, 6 p.m. Sunday, August 18 Atlanta at Portland, 6 p.m. All Times ADT

Football NFL Preseason AMERICAN CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF PA Buffalo 1 0 0 1.000 24 16 New England 1 0 0 1.000 31 3 Miami 1 0 0 1.000 34 27 N.Y. Jets 1 1 0 .500 44 41 South Tennessee 1 0 0 1.000 27 10 Jacksonville 0 2 0 .000 10 53 Indianapolis 0 1 0 .000 16 24 Houston 0 1 0 .000 26 28 North Baltimore 2 0 0 1.000 55 13 Cleveland 1 0 0 1.000 30 10 Pittsburgh 1 0 0 1.000 30 28 Cincinnati 1 1 0 .500 40 51 West Kansas City 1 0 0 1.000 38 17 Oakland 2 0 0 1.000 47 29 Denver 1 1 0 .500 28 32 L.A. Chargers 0 1 0 .000 13 17 NATIONAL CONFERENCE East N.Y. Giants 1 0 0 1.000 31 22

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S o l d o t n a’s Allie Ostrander earned another award after leaving Boise State to turn pro, earning the Mountain West Conference Female Athlete of the Year award Thursday for a record-breaking third time. The 2015 Kenai Central graduate also won the Boise State Female Athlete of the Year award Aug. 2.

Ostrander wrapped up her four-year career at Boise State in June with a third straight NCAA Div. I steeplechase championship, the first female athlete to win three straight, and an appearance at the Prefontaine Classic meet June 30, her last appearance in Broncos colors. Ostrander signed a pro deal with Brooks Running on July 2 and now competes for the Brooks Beast club.

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taking care to not get wet and cold, I found myself jumping into the river in attempts to keep my body core temperature down. Even when our crew did run into a classic canyon monsoon season shower, the rain was a welcome relief. The canyon also harbors no threatening predators, which meant sleeping in open air with no cover, with only an awe-inspiring tapestry of stars above, was practical. In Alaska, sleeping out in the open doesn’t even register as an option.

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Thursday’s Games Philadelphia 24, Jacksonville 10 Baltimore 26, Green Bay 13 N.Y. Jets 22, Atlanta 10 Cincinnati 23, Washington 13 Oakland 33, Arizona 26 Friday’s Games Buffalo at Carolina, 3 p.m. Chicago at N.Y. Giants, 3:30 p.m. Miami at Tampa Bay, 3:30 p.m. Saturday’s Games Cleveland at Indianapolis, noon New England at Tennessee, 3 p.m. Kansas City at Pittsburgh, 3:30 p.m. Detroit at Houston, 4 p.m. Dallas vs L.A. Rams at Honolulu, Hawaii, 6 p.m. Sunday’s Games New Orleans at L.A. Chargers, noon Seattle at Minnesota, 4 p.m. Monday’s Games San Francisco at Denver, 4 p.m. All Times ADT

L 42 51 59 73 82

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Thursday’s Games Seattle 7, Detroit 2 Cleveland 19, N.Y. Yankees 5 Minnesota 13, Texas 6 Oakland 7, Houston 6 L.A. Angels 8, Chicago White Sox 7 Friday’s Games Cleveland (Civale 1-1) at N.Y. Yankees (Tanaka 8-6), 3:05 p.m. Seattle (LeBlanc 6-6) at Toronto (Waguespack 3-1), 3:07 p.m. Baltimore (Brooks 2-6) at Boston (Porcello 10-9), 3:10 p.m. Detroit (Norris 3-10) at Tampa Bay (Morton 13-4), 3:10 p.m. Minnesota (Odorizzi 13-5) at Texas (Minor 11-6), 4:05 p.m. N.Y. Mets (Syndergaard 8-5) at Kansas City (Montgomery 2-5), 4:15 p.m. Chicago White Sox (Giolito 12-6) at L.A. Angels (Sandoval 0-0), 6:07 p.m. Houston (Verlander 15-4) at Oakland (Roark 7-8), 6:07 p.m. Saturday’s Games Cleveland at N.Y. Yankees, 9:05 a.m. Seattle at Toronto, 11:07 a.m. Houston at Oakland, 12:05 p.m. Detroit at Tampa Bay, 2:10 p.m. Baltimore at Boston, 3:10 p.m. N.Y. Mets at Kansas City, 3:15 p.m. Minnesota at Texas, 4:05 p.m. Chicago White Sox at L.A. Angels, 5:07 p.m.

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East Division Atlanta Washington Philadelphia New York Miami Central Division Chicago St. Louis Milwaukee Cincinnati

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Thursday’s Games Miami 13, L.A. Dodgers 7 Cincinnati 2, St. Louis 1 Philadelphia 7, Chicago Cubs 5 N.Y. Mets 10, Atlanta 8 San Francisco 7, Arizona 0 Friday’s Games Chicago Cubs (Hendricks 8-9) at Pittsburgh (Musgrove 8-11), 3:05 p.m. Milwaukee (Houser 5-5) at Washington (Corbin 9-5), 3:05 p.m. San Diego (Paddack 7-5) at Philadelphia (Velasquez 4-7), 3:05 p.m. St. Louis (Wainwright 8-8) at Cincinnati (Castillo 11-4), 3:10 p.m. L.A. Dodgers (Maeda 8-8) at Atlanta (Soroka 10-2), 3:20 p.m. N.Y. Mets (Syndergaard 8-5) at Kansas City (Montgomery 2-5), 4:15 p.m. Miami (Alcantara 4-10) at Colorado (Márquez 11-5), 4:40 p.m. San Francisco (TBD) at Arizona (Leake 9-9), 5:40 p.m. Saturday’s Games Chicago Cubs at Pittsburgh, 9:35 a .m. Milwaukee at Washington, 3:05 p.m. San Diego at Philadelphia, 3:05 p.m. St. Louis at Cincinnati, 3:10 p.m. N.Y. Mets at Kansas City, 3:15 p.m. L.A. Dodgers at Atlanta, 3:20 p.m. Miami at Colorado, 4:10 p.m. San Francisco at Arizona, 4:10 p.m. All Times ADT

Seattle 003 000 211 -- 7 14 1 Detroit 000 200 000 -- 2 8 0

AL Standings W 81 71 64 51 39

81 61 61 56 54

Mariners 7, Tigers 2

Baseball East Division New York Tampa Bay Boston Toronto Baltimore Central Division Minnesota Cleveland Chicago Kansas City Detroit West Division Houston Oakland Texas Los Angeles Seattle

W L 72 51 65 55 63 58 62 59 45 75

Pct GB .585 -.542 5½ .521 8 .512 9 .375 25½

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If a bear doesn’t get you, the mosquitoes certainly will. Another lesson is that the call of the wild wasn’t exactly that. Every morning at 5:30 a.m., the already-sweltering air would be pierced by, “Hooooot Cooooffeeee!” which would provide enough motivation to rise like a zombie out of a deep sleep. The Colorado River in all its might and glory is a behemoth. It carries an average of 22,500 cubic feet per second down its length of 1,450 miles, beginning from its headwaters deep in the Rocky Mountains to its delta at the head of the Gulf of California. That sheer amount of water also allowed our group to take bathroom breaks in the river (No. 1,

Wisler, Milone (2), Gearrin (6), Tuivailala (7), Magill (8), Bass (9) and Narváez; Turnbull, Hall (6), N.Ramirez (7), McKay (8), Alexander (9) and Hicks. W--Milone 2-7. L--Turnbull 3-11. HRs--Seattle, Moore (5). Detroit, Cabrera (9). Indians 19, Yankees 5 Cleveland 720 210 250 -- 19 24 1 New York 100 011 110 -- 5 9 0 Plutko, H.Wood (7), Maton (8) and R.Pérez; Green, Loaisiga (1), Adams (4), Cortes Jr. (7), Ford (8) and G.Sánchez. W--Plutko 5-3. L--Green 2-4. HRs-Cleveland, Ramírez (19), Kipnis (12), R.Pérez (20), C.Santana (29), Allen (4). New York, Gregorius (10), G.Sánchez (27), Torres (27). Twins 13, Rangers 6 Minnesota 051 411 010 -- 13 14 1 Texas 000 032 001 -- 6 13 2 Pineda, Smeltzer (6) and J.Castro; Payano, D.Carpenter (4), Guerrieri (5), B.Martin (8), Kelley (9) and Trevino. W--Pineda 8-5. L--Payano 1-2. Sv--Smeltzer (1). HRs--Minnesota, Arraez (3), Sanó (22), E.Rosario (27). Texas, W.Calhoun (11), Pence (18). Athletics 7, Astros 6 Houston 000 211 110 -- 6 7 0 Oakland 000 402 01x -- 7 8 0 Sanchez, Rondón (6), Devenski (8) and Chirinos; Fiers, Petit (7), Treinen (8), Diekman (8), Hendriks (9) and Herrmann, Garneau. W--Diekman 1-6. L--Devenski 2-2. Sv--Hendriks (14). HRs--Houston, Bregman (29), Correa (19), Brantley (18). Oakland, Olson (25), Joseph (1), M.Chapman (29). Angels 8, White Sox 7 Chicago 000 200 104 -- 7 9 1 Los Angeles 101 033 00x -- 8 11 1 R.López, Osich (6), Fry (7) and W.Castillo; Heaney, Cahill (8), Robles (9) and Stassi. W--Heaney 2-3. L--R.López 7-10. Sv--Robles (17). HRs--Chicago, Abreu (26), W.Castillo (7). Los Angeles, Trout (40), Upton (8). Marlins 13, Dodgers 7 Los Angeles 000 013 300 -- 7 7 0 Miami 101 065 00x -- 13 13 0 Buehler, P.Báez (5), Chargois (5), Ferguson (6), Jansen (7), Kolarek (8) and Wil.Smith; C.Smith, Quijada (6), Brice (7), J.García (7), Conley (9) and Alfaro. W--C.Smith 8-6. L--Buehler 10-3. HRs--Los Angeles, Garlick (3), Muncy (29), C.Seager (12), Bellinger (40). Phillies 7, Cubs 5 Chicago 001 310 000 -- 5 9 1 Philadelphia 000 000 016 -- 7 10 1 Darvish, Ryan (8), Wick (8), Strop (9), Holland (9)

that is). It made for a few lighthearted moments as I waded out into the water to do my business with my mom or sister standing there. When you’re bellybutton deep in the cool Colorado current, who’s to say what you’re actually up to? The current also allowed for a bit of fun during the trip when the guides pulled over for a quick hike at the confluence of the Colorado and Little Colorado rivers. The Little Colorado exhibits a spectacularly bright blue hue before joining the main Colorado, and with the adjacent green color of reeds on the bank and the towering brown and red columns of the canyon walls above, it made for a technicolor scene straight out of the

and Caratini; Smyly, Nicasio (6), R.Suárez (8) and Realmuto. W--R.Suárez 4-1. L--Strop 2-5. HRs-Chicago, Rizzo (22), Schwarber (28). Philadelphia, B.Harper (25). Reds 2, Cardinals 1 St. Louis 000 000 001 -- 1 2 0 Cincinnati 000 020 00x -- 2 7 0 Wacha, Webb (6), Fernandez (6), Helsley (7) and Molina; Gray, Stephenson (6), Lorenzen (7), R.Iglesias (8) and Barnhart. W--Gray 8-6. L--Wacha 6-6. Sv--R.Iglesias (24). Mets 10, Braves 8 New York 331 020 100 -- 10 23 1 Atlanta 001 101 014 -- 8 11 0 Stroman, Avilán (6), Brach (7), Gagnon (8), E.Díaz (9) and Ramos; Teheran, Tomlin (2), Swarzak (7), L.Jackson (9) and B.McCann. W--Stroman 7-11. L--Teheran 7-8. Sv--E.Díaz (25). HRs--New York, Alonso (39), Frazier (16). Atlanta, Joyce (4), Donaldson (28), F.Freeman (31), Acuña Jr. (35). Giants 7, Diamondbacks 0 San Francisco 200 031 010 -- 7 13 0 Arizona 000 000 000 -- 0 3 0 D.Rodríguez, Coonrod (8), Abad (9) and Posey; Young, Duplantier (6), Crichton (8) and C.Kelly. W--D.Rodríguez 5-6. L--Young 4-3. HRs--San Francisco, Longoria (15).

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BASEBALL American League BALTIMORE ORIOLES -- Sent OF DJ Stewart to Norfolk (IL) for a rehab assignment. CLEVELAND INDIANS -- Optioned LHP Logan Allen to Columbus (IL). Recalled RHP Phil Maton from Columbus. DETROIT TIGERS -- Placed LHP Blaine Hardy on the 60-day IL, retroactive to Aug. 8. Sent OF Christin Stewart to Toledo (IL) for a rehab assignment. LOS ANGELES ANGELS -- Sent RHP JC Ramirez outright to the Salt Lake (PCL). Reinstated LHP Adalberto Mejia from the restricted list. MINNESOTA TWINS -- Optioned RHP Randy Dobnak to Rochester (IL--). Reinstated RHP Michael Pineda from the 10-day IL. SEATTLE MARINERS -- Placed RHP Brandon Brennan on the 10-day IL, retroactive to Wednesday. Selected the contract of LHP Taylor Guilbeau from Tacoma (PCL). Sent RHP Felix Hernandez to Everett (NWL) for a rehab assignment. TAMPA BAY RAYS -- Sent 2B Joey Wendle to the GCL Rays for a rehab assignment. National League ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS -- Assigned OF Blake Swihart outright to Reno (PCL). Placed LHP Robbie Ray on the 10-day IL. Recalled RHP Stefan Crichton and RHP Jon Duplantier from Reno. Optioned OF Tim Locastro to Reno. CHICAGO CUBS -- Optioned RHP Alec Mills to Iowa (PCL). Recalled RHP James Norwood from Iowa. CINCINNATI REDS -- Optioned RHP Sal Romano to Louisville (IL). Recalled RHP Matt Bowman from Louisville. Selected the contract of RHP Joel Kuhnel from Louisville. NEW YORK METS -- Released 2B Adeiny Hechavarria. PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES -- Placed RHP Jake Arrieta on the 10-day IL, retroactive to Monday, and RHP Edubray Ramos on the 60-day IL. Selected the contract of 1B Logan Morrison from Lehigh Valley (IL). Claimed RHP Jared Hughes off waivers from Cincinnati. Transferred RHP Jerad Eickhoff to the 60-day IL. SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS -- Recalled RHP Dereck Rodriguez from Sacramento (PCL). Optioned C Aramis Garcia to Sacramento. Selected the contract of LHP Fernando Abad from Sacramento. Designated RHP Kyle Barraclough for assignment. BASKETBALL National Basketball Association GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS -- Promoted player development coach Aaron Miles to assistant coach. Named Kris Weems coach of Santa Cruz (NBAGL). WASHINGTON WIZARDS -- Waived G Tarik Phillip. FOOTBALL XFL XFL -- Signed QB Landry Jones. SOCCER Major League Soccer LOS ANGELES FC -- Loaned M Peter-Lee Vassell to Phoenix (USL Championship) and D Dejan Jakovic and F Rodolfo Zelaya to Las Vegas (USL Championship). TENNIS ATP -- Fined Nick Kyrgios $113,000 for unsportsmanlike conduct, verbal abuse and audible obscenity during and after his second-round match at the Western & Southern Open. COLLEGE NCAA -- Granted a sixth year of eligibility to Georgia Tech QB Lucas Johnson. ARKANSAS -- Dismissed junior F Gabe Osabuohien from the men’s basketball program. CREIGHTON -- Named Judd Cornell men’s golf coach.

Land of Oz. The Little Colorado was shallow enough to swim in, and swim we did. By moving our life vests to our legs, straddling the PFD as if it were a diaper, the group was able to safely glide down a rapids section on our bottoms as if were a Slip ‘n Slide. Talk about seeing 20-plus adults briefly morph into a bunch of kids enjoying a summer heat wave. Now, back in Alaska, where 75 degrees doesn’t seem too bad, the realization sets in that I could only handle about five days at a time of that epic country down there. Alaska provides its own grand stature with its mountains and glaciers, but mark my words: I’ll be back someday.

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Jeopardy! ‘G’ Wheel of For- American Fresh Off the What Would You Do? (N) 20/20 ABC News at (:35) Jimmy Kimmel Live ‘14’ (:37) Nightline (N) ‘G’ tune ‘G’ Housewife Boat ‘PG’ ‘PG’ 10 (N) ‘14’ Chicago P.D. “Called in How I Met How I Met Last Man Last Man CSI: Miami “Special Delivery” CSI: Miami “About Face” A Dateline ‘PG’ DailyMailTV DailyMailTV Impractical Pawn Stars Dead” Suspects hold Olinsky’s Your Mother Your Mother Standing ‘PG’ Standing ‘PG’ The team investigates two criminal takes Natalia hos(N) (N) Jokers ‘14’ ‘PG’ wife hostage. ‘14’ ‘14’ ‘14’ murders. ‘14’ tage. ‘14’ The Ellen DeGeneres KTVA 5 p.m. CBS Evening KTVA 6 p.m. Evening News Hawaii Five-0 ‘14’ Magnum P.I. “Six Paintings, Blue Bloods “Two-Faced” ‘14’ KTVA Night- (:35) The Late Show With James CorShow ‘G’ First Take News One Frame” ‘14’ cast Stephen Colbert ‘PG’ den Two and a Entertainment Funny You Funny You The Big Bang The Big Bang BH90210 “The Pitch” FOX MasterChef “Someone’s Fox 4 News at 9 (N) TMZ (N) ‘PG’ TMZ ‘PG’ Entertainment Two and a Half Men ‘PG’ Tonight (N) Should Ask Should Ask Theory ‘PG’ Theory ‘PG’ greenlights a reboot. ‘14’ Toast” Two unique dishes Tonight Half Men ‘14’ ‘PG’ ‘PG’ must be created. ‘14’ Judge Judy Judge Judy Channel 2 NBC Nightly Channel 2 Newshour (N) American Ninja Warrior “Baltimore City Finals” Joe Dateline NBC (N) Channel 2 (:34) The Tonight Show Star- (:37) Late ‘PG’ ‘PG’ News 5:00 News With Moravsky, Allyssa Beird and more. ‘PG’ News: Late ring Jimmy Fallon (N) ‘14’ Night With Report (N) Lester Holt Edition (N) Seth Meyers Secrets of the Six Wives BBC World Nightly Busi- PBS NewsHour (N) Washington Firing Line Memory Rescue With Daniel Amen, MD Ways to strengthen Feel Better With Pressure Amanpour and Company (N) The lives of Henry VIII’s six News ness Report Week (N) With Margaret one’s memory. ‘G’ Point Therapy ‘G’ wives. ‘PG’ ‘G’

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Last Man Last Man (8) WGN-A 239 307 Standing Standing Once in a Lifetime Jewelry (20) QVC 137 317 (N) (Live) ‘G’ Wife Swap Iron-fisted mom (23) LIFE 108 252 vs. easygoing mother. ‘PG’ (28) USA

105 242

(30) TBS

139 247

(31) TNT

138 245

(34) ESPN 140 206 (35) ESPN2 144 209 (36) ROOT 426 687 (38) PARMT 241 241 (43) AMC

5 PM

Family Feud Family Feud Family Feud ABC World ‘PG’ ‘PG’ ‘PG’ News

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(51) FREE 180 311 (55) TLC

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(56) DISC

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(57) TRAV 196 277 (58) HIST

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Married ... Married ... The Disappearance “ReHow I Met How I Met Elementary “It Serves You With With demption” ‘14’ Your Mother Your Mother Right to Suffer” ‘14’ Today’s Top Tech (N) Belle by Kim Gravel (N) RADLEY London - HandToday’s Top Tech (N) (Live) ‘G’ (Live) ‘G’ bags (N) (Live) ‘G’ (Live) ‘G’ Wife Swap “Ridgely/Corrao” Wife Swap “Baur/Fine” Pirate “Unforgettable” (2017, Suspense) Rosario Dawson, Katherine Heigl, Geoff (:33) “The Perfect Soulmate” (2017, (:01) “Unforgettable” (2017, A cowgirl swaps with a subur- mother; organized mother. Stults. A jealous woman terrorizes her ex-husband’s fiancee. Suspense) Cassandra Scerbo, Alex Paxton- Suspense) Rosario Dawson, banite. ‘PG’ ‘PG’ Beesley, Scott Gibson. Katherine Heigl. Law & Order: Special VicLaw & Order: Special VicLaw & Order: Special Vic“Iron Man” (2008, Action) Robert Downey Jr., Terrence Howard, Gwyneth Paltrow. 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(N) ‘PG’ (N) ‘PG’ doned ‘PG’ sus Bite Force. ‘PG’ Ghost Brothers Prospect Ghost Brothers “The Allen Ghost Brothers “The Delta Ghost Brothers “The Fitzpat- Ghost Brothers: Haunted Paranormal Caught on Cam- Portals to Hell Paranormal Ghost Brothers: Haunted Place in Ohio. ‘14’ House” ‘14’ Queen” ‘14’ rick Hotel” ‘14’ Houseguests (N) era (N) ‘PG’ activity in Utah. ‘14’ Houseguests Ancient Aliens “The Artificial Human” Intelligent robots; a Ancient Aliens “They Came Ancient Aliens: Declassified Ancient Aliens “The Unseen” (:03) The UnXplained “Bizarre (:05) Ancient Aliens “The (:03) Ancient Aliens “The destiny. ‘PG’ from the Sea” ‘PG’ “Project Hybrid” ‘PG’ (N) ‘PG’ Rituals” (N) ‘14’ Druid Connection” ‘PG’ Unseen” ‘PG’ Live PD “Live PD -- 08.10.19” ‘14’ (:06) Live PD: Rewind “Live Live PD “Live PD -- 08.16.19” (N Same-day Tape) ‘14’ Live PD “Live PD -- 08.16.19” PD: Rewind No. 245” (N) ‘14’ ‘14’

Beachfront Beachfront Beachfront Beachfront Beachfront Beachfront Dream Home Dream Home Dream Home Dream Home House Hunt- Hunters Int’l House Hunt- Hunters Int’l Dream Home Dream Home (60) HGTV 112 229 Bargain Bargain Bargain Bargain Bargain Bargain ers (N) ‘G’ ers ‘G’ Diners, Drive Diners, Drive Diners, Drive Diners, Drive Diners, Drive Diners, Drive Diners, Drive Diners, Drive Diners, Drive Diners, Drive Diners, Drive Diners, Drive Diners, Drive Diners, Drive Diners, Drive Diners, Drive (61) FOOD 110 231 Shark Tank Chris Sacca; a Shark Tank ‘PG’ (65) CNBC 208 355 device for babies. ‘PG’ Tucker Carlson Tonight (N) Hannity (N) (67) FNC 205 360 (81) COM (82) SYFY

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(3:05) “The Shape of Wa311 516 ter” (2017, Fantasy) Sally Hawkins. ‘R’ (3:30) “Dick” (1999, Com 5 SHOW 319 546 edy) Kirsten Dunst. ‘PG-13’ + MAX

(3:30) “Playing It Cool” 329 554 (2014, Romance-Comedy) Chris Evans. ‘R’

(4:59) “Getaway” (2013, Action) Ethan VICE News Hawke. A former race-car driver must save his Tonight (N) kidnapped wife. ‘PG-13’ ‘14’ (4:57) “The A-Team” (2010, Action) Liam Neeson, Bradley Cooper, Jessica Biel. Former Special Forces soldiers form a rogue unit. ‘PG-13’ (:10) “Get Him to the Greek” (2010, Comedy) Jonah Hill, Russell Brand, Elisabeth Moss. An executive must drag a boozy rock star to Hollywood. ‘R’ (:05) “I Am Number Four” (2011, Action) Alex Pettyfer, Timothy Olyphant, Dianna Agron. An alien teenager must evade those sent to kill him. ‘PG-13’ (:10) “Lords of Dogtown” (2005, Biography) Emile Hirsch, Victor Rasuk, John Robinson. Californians pioneer a new style of skateboarding. ‘NR’

August 11 -AFTERNOON/EVENING 17, 2019 SATURDAY A

(6) MNT-5

4 PM

4:30

5 PM

(8) CBS-11 11 (9) FOX-4

(10) NBC-2

(12) PBS-7

(20) QVC

137 317

(23) LIFE

108 252

(28) USA

105 242

(30) TBS

139 247

(31) TNT

138 245

(34) ESPN 140 206

“A Kid Like Jake” (2018, Drama) Claire “Sling Blade” (1996, Drama) Billy Bob Thornton, Dwight Yoakam, J.T. Danes. Two parents question their 4-year-old Walsh. A mentally impaired man with a violent past befriends a boy. ‘R’ son’s gender identity. ‘R’

5:30

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6:30

7 PM

7:30

8 PM

“Lynyrd Skynyrd: If I Leave Here Tomorrow” (2018, Documentary) ‘NR’

8:30

9 PM

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9:30 10 PM 10:30 11 PM 11:30

Jimmy Kimmel Live Michelle Extra (N) ‘PG’ Live in Front of a Studio Obama; Lin-Manuel Miranda. Audience-All in the Family ‘14’ and The Jeffersons Wipeout Couch potatoes How I Met How I Met Last Man Last Man Madam Secretary “Passage” Chicago P.D. “Start Digging” Murdoch Mysteries Crabtree Heartland “A Fine Balance” The First Mr. Box Ofbattle cheerleaders. ‘PG’ Your Mother Your Mother Standing ‘PG’ Standing ‘PG’ An earthquake causes an Voight’s son is connected to a meets Lucy Maud Montgom- Amy tries to get everything Family ‘PG’ fice ‘PG’ ‘14’ “Glitter” ‘14’ explosion. ‘14’ murder. ‘14’ ery. ‘PG’ organized. ‘PG’ Innovation Hope in the Frontiers ‘G’ CBS Week- The Listener A cult and three NCIS: Los Angeles “The 48 Hours 48 Hours KTVA Night- Castle City councilman dies. Person of Nation Wild ‘G’ end News missing women. ‘14’ Sound of Silence” ‘14’ cast ‘PG’ Interest ‘14’ To Be Announced So You Think You Can Beat Shazam Teams vie for Two and a Two and a MasterChef The three remain- Mike & Molly Mike & Molly Dance The top 10 men com- the $1 million prize. ‘PG’ Half Men ‘14’ Half Men ‘14’ ing cooks compete. ‘PG’ ‘14’ ‘14’ pete to move on. ‘PG’ Leverage “The Blue Line Channel 2 NBC Nightly Pawn Stars Pawn Stars America’s Got Talent “Live Results 1” ‘PG’ Dateline NBC Channel 2 (:29) Saturday Night Live “Jonah Hill; MagJob” The team tries to help a News: Week- News With ‘PG’ “Evel Genius” News: Late gie Rogers” Host Jonah Hill; Maggie Rogers hockey player. ‘PG’ end Lester Holt ‘PG’ Edition (N) performs. ‘14’ (3:30) This Old House -- 40th Food: What the Heck Should I Eat? Food’s crucial role in Abba Forever -- A Celebration Swedish su- Great Performances “Hitman: David Foster and Friends” Memory Rescue With Daniel Amen, MD Anniversary Special medicine. ‘G’ pergroup ABBA. ‘G’ Tribute to producer David Foster. ‘G’ Ways to strengthen one’s memory. ‘G’

CABLE STATIONS (8) WGN-A 239 307

“The Dilemma” (2011, Comedy) Vince Vaughn, Kevin Real Time With Bill Maher (N A Black Lady Real Time With Bill Maher A Black Lady James, Jennifer Connelly. A man sees his best friend’s wife Same-day Tape) ‘MA’ Sketch Show ‘MA’ Sketch Show out with another guy. ‘PG-13’ ‘MA’ ‘MA’ “Deadwood: The Movie” (2019, Western) Ian McShane, “The Favourite” (2018, Comedy-Drama) Olivia Colman, Ra- (:05) “Amélie” (2001) Audrey Timothy Olyphant. Saloon owner Al Swearengen clashes with chel Weisz, Emma Stone. A close confidante of Queen Anne Tautou, Rufus. (Subtitledlawman Seth Bullock. ‘NR’ competes with her cousin. ‘R’ English) ‘R’ “Blockers” (2018, Comedy) Leslie Mann. (:45) “Twins” (1988, Comedy) Arnold Schwarzenegger, “Johnny English Strikes Again” (2018, Three parents chase down their daughters on Danny DeVito, Kelly Preston. A genetically enhanced man Comedy) Rowan Atkinson, Ben Miller, Emma prom night. ‘R’ seeks his shortchanged twin. ‘PG’ Thompson. ‘PG’ “Blaze” (2018, Biography) Ben Dickey, Alia Shawkat, Charlie (:15) “Personal Best” (1982, Drama) Mariel Hemingway, Patrice Donnelly, City on a Hill Sexton. A reimagining of the life and times of Blaze Foley. ‘R’ Scott Glenn. A young Olympian discovers the joy and pain of competition. ‘R’ ‘MA’

TV A =Clarion DISH B = DirecTV

Family Feud Inside Edition Family Feud ABC World ‘PG’ (N) ‘PG’ ‘PG’ News

(3) ABC-13 13

Paid Program Paid Program Paid Program Paid Program ‘G’ ‘G’ ‘G’ ‘G’ The Ingraham Angle Fox News at Night With Shannon Bream This Week- The Comedy Central Roast “Rob Lowe” CeComedy lebrities roast Rob Lowe. ‘MA’ Futurama (:32) Futura- (:02) Futura- (:32) Futura‘PG’ ma ‘PG’ ma ‘14’ ma ‘PG’

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Hard Knocks: Training ! HBO 303 504 Camp With the Oakland Raiders ‘MA’ (3:56) My Favorite Shapes ^ HBO2 304 505 by Julio Torres ‘14’

8 TMC

Shark Tank Dual-use breath freshener. ‘PG’ The Ingraham Angle (N)

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Husband, son desert woman to comfort her mother-in-law DEAR ABBY: My her, but she only wants brother-in-law passed my husband and son. I away six months ago, thought it would be for and my mother-in-law, a short while, but this “Grace,” is understandseems to be permanent. ably grief-stricken. My They have shut me out of husband and son have their lives. been very supportive I have begun going out of her. My father-in-law with my own friends and passed away nine years living my life on my own, ago. I have tried to be but I miss my family. My Dear Abby supportive as well, but parents and brother died Jeanne Phillips Grace and I have always some time ago, so they are had a contentious all the family I have. Am I relationship, and she really wants selfish, and should I let this continue? nothing to do with me. How do I just live my life alone now? The problem is, my husband and — LONELY IN THE EAST son have all but disowned me. They spend an enormous amount of time DEAR LONELY: While I sympacomforting and consoling her to thize with your mother-in-law, it the point that there’s no affection or appears there is more going on here time left for me. I have tried talking than the fact that she’s grieving. That to them about it, but they tell me I’m Grace has shut out her other relatives being selfish. and has allowed herself to become I realize my mother-in-law has had dependent upon your husband and an enormous loss, but she refuses son to the extent that it is harming to interact with anyone else! Other your marriage isn’t healthy for any of family members have tried to console you. If this continues, counseling may

be in order for ALL of you — grief counseling and support for “Mama” and marriage and family counseling to save your relationship with your husband and son. Please don’t take what I am advising lightly. DEAR ABBY: Recently, my elderly father and his girlfriend threw a wedding for themselves. Invitations were sent with requests that included: dinner was to be a potluck, guests were asked to provide singing and music for the entertainment, and a note was enclosed that read, “In lieu of gifts, a monetary donation for our honeymoon fund would really make our day.” Now, weeks later, I have found out it was a huge charade. There was no wedding. What do I say to them? More than 50 friends and family attended this joke ceremony. Bear in mind, the bride and groom have been married multiple times before, and I now question the validity of those marriages. — DUPED IN THE MIDWEST

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DEAR DUPED: If guests traveled a long distance to attend the “wedding” as well as contributed money toward the “honeymoon,” I can see why they would be upset about the fraud. I can also see why in the future the happy couple will have lost credibility and will have trouble attracting a crowd to their next performance. What should you say to them? If you think anything you might say would shame them, forget it. They are without shame. And if you are invited to another shindig, just say NO. Contact Dear Abby at www. DearAbby.com or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069. For everything you need to know about wedding planning, order “How to Have a Lovely Wedding.” Send your name and mailing address, plus check or money order for $8 (U.S. funds) to: Dear Abby, Wedding Booklet, P.O. Box 447, Mount Morris, IL 61054-0447. (Shipping and handling are included in the price.)

Jacqueline Bigar’s Stars This year will be exciting because you won’t have a clue what will happen next. The unexpected punctuates your days. You will become far more flexible and stronger financially. If single, do not count on a relationship being long term until it is actually there. If attached, events or comments might often kindle disagreements between you two. However, the passion afterward more than makes up for a hassle or two. PISCES knows how to bring out your sensitivity and caring.

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ARIES (March 21-April 19) HHHH A long-term goal could easily become a reality. You might finally understand which path to go down. Others around you might be extremely critical. In between sharp comments, people express their concern, even if they hurt feelings. Tonight: Join friends and celebrate the weekend.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) HHHHH The unexpected has become traditional in your life, especially if you were born in April. You could find yourself in a confrontation over a piece of real estate or with family members. Do not discard what was said in the midst

HHH You could be fraught with tension, wondering what might be best to do. You keep getting information or hearing someone say things that shock you. Try not to be as impulsive as usual and think carefully before you act. Tonight: A force to be dealt with. Others follow your lead.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) HHHHH Be willing to reach past your ordinary stretch. Try to understand where another person comes from. Pretend you are walking in his or her shoes. What you gain is an understanding and compassion for this person. Tonight: Where you will be entertained.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) HHHHH One-on-one relating is highlighted, especially if dealing with a significant life issue. Shared funds might also be discussed. You could feel as if you want to bolt at a certain point. You will still have to have this conversation again. Tonight: Fun with friends, but a late cozy dinner with a loved one.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) HHH Others seem to be one step ahead of you no matter what you do. Even if deciding to call a friend, that friend is likely to call you first. Others seek you out for advice and feedback. Not everything is as you think. Tonight: Not alone!

Dear Heloise: As a dispatcher for the police department, I can tell you that we get a lot of 911 calls that are NOT AN EMERGENCY. It’s not uncommon for someone to call to inquire about the weather and road conditions, a store that refuses to accept a returned item or any other nuisance calls that are not an emergency. So, what are nuisance calls? * A noisy party or gathering. * When your power is not working. * To ask about paying a ticket, or to ask us to fix a ticket. * Minor cuts, falls or injuries. Calling with something foolish can delay response when there might be a real emergency somewhere. — A Reader in California

Spay and neuter Dear Heloise: Annually, hundreds of thousands of cats and dogs are euthanized in shelters across

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CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) HHHHH If you are concerned by what you are hearing, start asking some questions. The answers could make you feel more at ease. Your creativity emerges late in the day if dealing with a difficult situation or person. Tonight: As you like it, at your hang out.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) HHH You have a lot on your agenda. You want to clear out as much as possible so you can enjoy your weekend. A co-worker or a friendly associate you sometimes say hi to at work asks for some time. Make it your pleasure. Tonight: TGIF.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) HHH You have finally slowed down. You keep hearing information or conversations that might not be accurate. This information surrounds a personal matter. Do your own research and reach out for someone at a distance for feedback. Tonight: Keep to the budget.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) HHHH You could feel pressured. You notice that the people around you seem preoccupied with other matters. Touch base with a loved one and make plans accordingly. You will unleash a lot of fun. Tonight: Out with a dear friend.

HHHH You could experience strong feelings because of a conversation and the information you hear. Note that you need to confirm the details that emerged during this talk. Tonight: Someone cannot say no to you! Jacqueline Bigar is on the internet at www.jacquelinebigar.com.

HHH You might feel unusually stressed. The pressure might come from recent events and concerns. A family member or a situation surrounding your domestic life might

America. Many die because of overpopulation, although that is just part of the problem. You can and should have your pets neutered and spayed at low-cost shelters. The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, the National Spay Alliance Foundation and the local Humane Society in your area know where you can get lowcost spaying and neutering, or you can go online to search. — Nicole K. in Detroit

Take your time Dear Heloise: I travel all over the world, and I’ve discovered two very important things: The first is to take your time when traveling. Don’t rush through the places you visit. The second thing is to bring more money than you planned to spend. It’s very common for things to cost more than you anticipated, or to see something you want to take home with you as a memento of a nice vacation. — A Reader, via email

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