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In the news Alaska Airlines scales back miles partnership with American ANCHORAGE — Alaska Airlines and American Airlines will scale back their mileage plan partnership early next year. Alaska Airlines mileage plan members will not be able to earn miles on American Airlines international flights beginning March 1, the Alaska Journal of Commerce reported Wednesday. Alaska Airlines passengers will also no longer be able to use miles for award travel on flights operated by Texas-based American Airlines, company officials said. Alaska plan holders will still be able to earn milefor-mile value on American flights with Alaska flight numbers to locations in the Midwest, the East Coast and parts of Canada, the airlines said. Prior to the Oct. 2 announcement, American Airlines was Alaska’s last domestic mileage plan partner, meaning Alaska plan members will not have another major carrier on which to use miles. Alaska now serves about 90% of the destinations connected with the American Airlines partnership, and the arrangement no longer benefits either airline the way it did before Alaska purchased its West Coast rival Virgin America in 2016, Alaska Airlines said. Alaska’s domestic partnership situation is part of a natural evolution as airlines grow, said Steve Danishek, president of Seattle-based TMA Travel. “The airlines will do better revenue-wise if they take all the mileage members and put them into their own planes because they don’t pay anything” to a partner airline, Danishek said. See news, Page A2

Correction An article published in the Thursday, Oct. 10 edition of the Clarion contained an error. The article stated that newly elected Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly members are not subject to term limits. Borough codes require that assembly members who have served two consecutive terms wait 180 days before seeking a third term.

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Turkey presses Syrian assault

The United Nations refugee agency says tens of thousands of people are fleeing Turkish airstrikes and artillery. By Lefteris Pitarakis and Mehmet Guzel Associated Press

AKCAKALE, Turkey — Turkey pressed its air and ground assault against U.S.allied Kurdish forces in northern Syria on Thursday for a second day, pounding the region with airstrikes and an artillery bombardment that raised columns of black smoke in a border town and sent panicked civilians scrambling to get out. Amid the fierce fighting, residents fled with their belongings loaded into cars, pickup trucks and motorcycle rickshaws, while others

escaped on foot. The U.N. refugee agency said tens of thousands were on the move, and aid agencies warned that nearly a half-million people near the border were at risk. It was a wrenchingly familiar scene for many who had fled the militants of the Islamic State group only a few years ago. There were casualties on both sides: Turkish officials in two border provinces said mortar fire from Syria killed at least six civilians, including a 9-month-old boy and three girls under 15. On the Syrian side, seven civilians and eight Kurdish fighters have been killed since the

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People run for cover after mortars are fired from Syria into Akcakale, Turkey, on Thursday.

operation began, according to activists in Syria. The Turkish offensive was launched three days after U.S. President Donald Trump

opened the way by pulling American troops from their positions near the border alongside their Kurdish allies. At a time when Trump

faces an impeachment inquiry, the move drew swift criticism from Republicans and Democrats in Congress, along with many national defense experts, who say it has endangered not only the Kurds and regional stability but U.S. credibility as well. The Syrian Kurdish militia was the only U.S. ally in the campaign that brought down the Islamic State group in Syria. Trump warned Turkey to act with moderation and safeguard civilians. But the opening barrage showed little sign of holding back: The Turkish Defense Military said its jets and artillery had struck 181 targets so far. Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said the See syria, Page A14

Drought tax relief offered to farms Those who are forced to sell livestock because of severe weather conditions may get aid, the IRS says.

By Victoria Petersen Peninsula Clarion

The youth cast of “Frozen Jr.” rehearses a scene Wednesday at the Triumvirate North theater in Kenai.

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52 ‘Frozen’ kids keep Triumvirate cool By Joey Klecka Peninsula Clarion

Organizing 52 kids for a theater production may seem chaotic — but the directors of Triumvirate Theatre North’s production of “Frozen. Jr.” are making it work. “Kids are honestly easier to manage than adults,” Nikiski High theater teacher Joe Rizzo said. “You tell a kid, ‘You need to be over there’, you’re not going to get them saying, ‘Well, I don’t think the character would do that’. Adults like to make their own acting

decisions. “When you have 52 kids in a play, it’s like stage left, stage right, stand there,” said Rizzo, who is handling the musical end of the “Frozen” production. His wife, Pauline, is directing. The 2013 Disney film has become a favorite among kids, and Rizzo said Triumvirate decided to do the play as soon as the script became available to purchase for theater companies. “These shows are perfect for bringing kids up on,” he said. Rizzo said kids’ familiarity

with the work, as well as with the ubiquitous hit “Let It Go” have made his job a bit easier. “Every kid has seen the show,” he said. The play follows the script of the original film, but with minimal speaking roles that make for a full musical. “The only thing about putting on the big production like this, is as an adaptation, a great deal of it is music. The majority of the play is them singing songs.” Beyond the music, one of the play’s big draws, he said, is the story line, which breaks away from

the classic narrative of true love between two characters, and focuses more on a different love that often is overlooked in the modern day. “It breaks away from the Prince Charming saving the day at the end,” he said. “It’s about the sisters. It’s about that kind of love conquering all — not about romantic love, but rather love within a family. I think that resonates with people. “Anna doesn’t need some man to come along and save her. She ends up being See frozen, Page A14

Service board elections vote delayed By Victoria Petersen Peninsula Clarion

An ordinance changing service board elections to appointments was postponed until November at Tuesday’s Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly meeting. The move was made to allow for local service area boards to make recommendations on the ordinance. The borough has 12 service boards, of which seven boards include elected positions. Historically, it has been difficult to find qualified candidates willing to run for service board seats, an Aug. 22 memo to the assembly

from assembly members Willy Dunne and Brent Hibbert said. “The borough is one of the few boroughs, if not the only, in the State of Alaska with elected service area boards,” the memo said. Changing from elected boards to appointed boards will significantly reduce the time and expense involved in borough elections, the ordinance said. The assembly was scheduled to vote on the ordinance during Tuesday’s meeting, but assembly member Hal Smalley moved to postpone the decision until the Nov. 5 meeting, allowing the service

area boards to weigh in. Earlier this summer, the Election Stakeholders Group — a group established by the assembly to research ways to increase voter participation — published their final report and recommendations. One of their six specific recommendations asks the borough to appoint service board members, rather than hold elections. “Appointed boards have proven to increase public interest in service on a board as potential board members would not have to run or otherwise comply with the election process requirements,” the memo said.

The clerk’s office has indicated thousands of dollars could be saved by eliminating the seats from the election process. Cost savings would come from a reduction in printing costs and the time required of election officials and the clerk’s office when it comes to reviewing ballots, the memo said. The ordinance said the appointment process will remain a public process, where openings will be advertised and the mayor will appoint interested applicants and the assembly confirms the appointment.

Peninsula farmers who experienced hardships due to the drought may be able to receive some federal assistance. The Internal Revenue Service is offering tax relief for Alaska farmers and ranchers who were forced to sell livestock due to drought, flooding or other severe weather in re cent years, a We d n e s d ay p re s s release from the IRS said. “In most cases, qualified farmers and ranchers whose drought-sale replacement period was scheduled to expire on Dec. 31, 2019, now have until the end of their next tax year to replace the livestock and defer tax on any gains from the forced sales,” the release said. “Sales of other livestock, such as those raised for slaughter or held for sporting purposes, or poultry, are not eligible.” The federal assistance is being offered to farmers and ranche r s i n t h e Ke n a i Peninsula Borough, Anchorage, Kodiak, Ketchikan, Lake and Peninsula Borough, the Matanuska Susitna Borough, Prince of Wales, Skagway, Hoonah, Angoon, Valdez and Cordova, Wrangell-Petersburg and the Yukon-Koyukuk. Boroughs that border those communities are also eligible for federal assistance. See drought, Page A2

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Friday, October 11, 2019

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News From Page A1

Man dies in crash of ATVs in Kodiak Island village KODIAK — A man from a village on the west side of Kodiak Island died in an allterrain vehicle crash. Alaska State Troopers say 26-year-old Pete Muller of Larsen Bay died.

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Troopers just after 3:30 a.m. Wednesday received a report that two ATVs had crashed at Larsen Bay. Larsen was injured. Others in the crash and a Larsen Bay health aide attempted CPR but he was pronounced dead in the village. Larsen Bay has a population of 80. The village is 60 miles southwest of the city of Kodiak and 283 miles southwest of Anchorage.

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explosion triggers Ketchikan highway landslide KETCHIKAN — Alaska State Troopers say a man using explosives to clear land north of Ketchikan created a landslide that blocked the North Tongass Highway. Troopers say 67-year-old Michael Williams of Edna Bay, owner of Williams Drilling and Blasting, on Tuesday afternoon blasted rock for a residential

project. The detonation created a landslide that blocked both lanes of the highway at Mile 13. The North Tongass Volunteer Fire Department assisted with traffic control. The Alaska Department of Transportation and Ketchikan volunteers with heavy machinery cleared the highway of large rocks and boulders. Officials restricted traffic to one lane during the cleanup. Both lanes were opened after about seven hours of work.

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The peninsula’s ongoi n g d ro u g ht s aw n o changes this week. A majority of the Kenai Peninsula remains in the zero category drought, known as abnormally dry, while the northwest portion of the peninsula is in a category one drought, known as a moderate drought, according to Thursday’s updated U.S. Drought Monitor map and report. Over the summer, areas near the Swan Lake Fire experienced recordbreaking dr yness and heat, which contributed to a level-three extreme drought in the area. T h e U. S . D r o u g h t Monitor — produced in partnership with the National Drought Mitigation Center at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, the United States Department of Agriculture and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration — measures droughts using five levels, level zero being abnormally dry conditions with no drought, and the fourth level being an exceptional drought. The U.S. Drought Monitor Map is updated every Thursday. More information on reporting drought sales and other farm-related tax issues can be found on IRS.gov.

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Sitka 52/43

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24 hours ending 4 p.m. yest. . 0.65" Month to date ........................... 1.47" Normal month to date ............. 1.04" Year to date ............................ 11.43" Normal year to date .............. 13.89" Record today ................ 0.81" (2002) Record for Oct. ............. 7.36" (1986) Record for year ........... 27.09" (1963) Snowfall 24 hours ending 4 p.m. yest. ... 0.0" Month to date .......................... Trace Season to date ........................ Trace

Seward Homer 46/35 48/33

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Dillingham 45/26

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Fairbanks 36/19

Talkeetna 45/27

Bethel 41/25

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Kenai/ Soldotna 47/31

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Today’s activity: LOW Where: Weather permitting, low-level displays will be visible overhead from Utqiagvik to Fairbanks and visible low on the northern horizon from as far south as Anchorage and Juneau.

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Cheryl Bond Sutton

September 19, 1952 - September 22, 2019 Our beloved Cheryl passed directly into the arms of her loving Savior at approximately 11:45 am September 22, 2019 under very trying circumstances. She was lovely in her life and is sorely missed by family, friends and those who knew and loved her. Her adopted children Michael and Anna are already speaking of her in the eternal present tense. I, her husband during her stay on earth the last forty years, am thankful for the years she shared with me. She has undoubtedly left me for a better man (The Lord Himself). Cheryl was subject to much trauma in her life; three major car accidents, four traumatic head injuries, a broken back with five major restorative surgeries over a thirty-year span. The fifth operation finally correcting the problem. In addition to broken shoulder and collarbone, broken hip, hip replacement, broken wrist and finally a broken arm. She was a wonderful patient, in Seattle during her back surgery, the staff nicknamed her the Alaskan Angel. She will be missed until our own entrance into Glory. She is survived by her mother Ruth Priest, brothers Gary and Ed Bond of whom she always had fond memories, her sister Judy was her constant source of mutual fun. She was preceded in death by her father William Bond whom she remembered every year on the date of his passing in January, also her stepfather Milton Priest, a very kind man of whom she is credited with saving his live by quickly accessing the situation and calling emergency services. She had a gift for getting people the right care, and encouraging them in troubled times. She was an organ donor and her death of record is September 27. She was a travel agent, extended care worker, bank teller, legal assistant and a legislative aide for the state of Alaska over a 17-year period of time. When working as a legislative aide she worked for Carl Moses, Bill Williams, Gail Phillips, Ben Stevens, and Gary Stevens. She was also a loving wife and mother, as well as a commercial fisherman. There sill be a memorial service at Calvary Baptist church, Ninilchik, Alaska at 6pm on October 12th. Cheryl’s remains will be interred next to her father William Bond at the family gravesite in the town of her childhood home, Pittsfield Massachusetts, among friends and family in a graveside service. The service will be held on October 19th at 11am, reception to follow at the house if Ed Bond in Washington, Massachusetts at 112 Frost Road.

Meeting of indigenous governments from US, Canada calls for action to address declining numbers of fish. By Peter Segall Juneau Empire

Citing declining numbers of salmon throughout the Pacific Northwest, some indigenous governments from Southeast Alaska, Washington state and British Columbia have declared a “salmon emergency.” “In the areas around British Columbia and Southeast Alaska, we’re getting low returns,” said Rob Sanderson Jr., fourth vice president of the Central Council of Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska. “There are some rivers that are not even getting salmon in British Columbia.” The declaration came out of a meeting hosted by the Southeast Alaska Indigenous Transboundary Commission (SEITC) and held at the Lummi Nation in Ferndale, Washington.

“Our discussions here was meant to have open dialogue,” Sanderson said. “To work together on transboundary rivers, we hope for balance, we want to be involved in the process.” Sanderson said that pollution from mines and fish farms are hurting salmon populations. He said that lack of action on the part of regional and federal governments, in both the U.S. and Canada, prompted the attendees at the meeting to declare the emergency. “We’re hoping it gets the attention of the powers that be,” Sanderson said. “We want to make them aware what the hell’s going on out here. Anybody that lives in Southeast Alaska should know that it was a bad year.” A press release from SEITC blamed human activity for the decline in salmon,

Flu shot clinic Sterling Senior Center will be having a flu shot clinic at 12 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 16, presented by the Safeway/ Carrs Pharmacy. They will be accepting Medicare Part B only.

Cook Inlet Fisherman’s annual dinner party The Cook Inlet Fisherman’s annual dinner party will take place at Inlet View, Ninilchik on Saturday, Oct. 12 at 5 p.m. Prime rib and silver salmon. Tickets available at the door. $25 Contact 252-3521.

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which they say sustains their communities. “Neither the U.S. or Canada has addressed these issues, so the Indigenous Nations committed to come together and act on their shared concerns and use their collective ancestral knowledge,” the release said. Declining salmon numbers have been recorded in the Pacific Northwest since the Environmental Protection Agency starting tracking the data in the 1980s. Earlier this summer large numbers of dead salmon were recorded across western Alaska, their deaths attributed to the record high temperature levels in the state this year. In December 2018, the Alaska Department of Fish and Game reported its second-worst forcast for chinook salmon since 1995. “With all the different threats that are facing salmon at this time, we didn’t feel like anybody was doing anything about it,” said Tis Peterson,

Executive Director of SEITC. “It seems like time is critical and nobody is coming up with any solutions. It was decided by the group that we need to take action sooner rather than later.” The declaration’s purpose was to bring attention to what the attendees at the meeting in Ferndale see as a crisis. “The meeting was prompted by the rapid rate of destructive resource extraction in the waters and lands these nations have called home for thousands of years,” the SEITC release said. One of the goals cited by Sanderson, Peterson and the release was for indigenous people to “have a seat at the table” when it comes to the decision-making process concerning mines and other issues that affect water quality. Sanderson told the Empire in a phone interview Thursday that he couldn’t recall a time that a salmon emergency had been declared. “This is a big deal,” he said.

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The annual Mountain View Carnival will be on Thursday, Oct. 17 from 5-8 p.m. and is open to the public. All funds earned will go towards student field trips or student activities, such as artists in schools, for all students. Proceeds may also be used for grade level equipment and supplies. There will be lots of food, games and prizes. Tickets are 25 cents each and most games cost 3-8 tickets to play.

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Friday, October 11, 2019

The Performing Arts Society proudly presents The Debussy Trio, a delightful ensemble of harp, flute, and viola to warm the cool October evening. The concert starts at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 26, at Christ Lutheran Church in Soldotna. General admission is $20; student admission is $10. Tickets are available at River City Books, Northcountry Fair, Already Read Books, Country Liquor, and at the door.

Drawdown: Book to Action Climate Series Cook Inletkeeper and KenaiChange are excited to announce the seventh and final event in our Drawdown: Book to Action Climate Series on Tuesday, Oct. 15 from 5:30-8 p.m. The meeting will take place at the Soldotna Cook Inletkeeper Community Action Studio (35911 Kenai Spur Hwy, Suite 13). This series uses the book “Drawdown: The Most Comprehensive Plan Ever Proposed to Reverse Global Warming” as a jumping off point to discuss how we can take local action to respond to a rapidly changing climate. We will be reviewing and evaluating the solutions we have brainstormed over the past six months and voting on our first solution to implement at the local level.

Refreshments featuring healthy, local foods will be provided.

KCHS sports swap

KCHS Ski Team Annual Sport Swap Fundraiser will take place Saturday, Oct. 12 at the Renee C. Henderson Auditorium, Kenai Central High School. The team will be collecting sports and outdoor gear for all seasons that you want to donate or have us to sell for you. Drop off gear Friday, Oct. 11 from 4-7 p.m. or Saturday morning from 8-10 a.m. If you are looking to purchase gear we will be open Saturday, Oct. 12 from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. For more information call 690-1097 or 394-1825.

Friday, Oct. 11 at 10 a.m. at the Cook Inlet Aquaculture Association building, 40610 Kalifornsky Beach Road. The public is welcome to attend. For an agenda, directions or more information call 907-2837222 or 800-652-7222.

7th annual craft bazaar

Our Lady of the Angels Catholic Church will host a craft bazaar Friday, Oct. 11 from 12-6 p.m. and Saturday, Oct. 12 from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. at 225 S. Spruce St., Kenai. Contact Lori at 283-3315 or Karen at 907-350-0843 to reserve a craft table ($30 and $40).

4th Annual Fall Pumpkin Kenai Totem Tracers meeting Festival The Kenai Totem Tracers Genealogical Society will meet in the Kenai Community Library on Saturday, Oct. 12 from 1-3 p.m. October is Family History month. This month’s meeting won’t include a program. Instead, all who attend are welcomed to share family history stories of their own, whether it be finding a long lost relative or ancestor, a surprise ending to a research effort, or needing advice from others for a difficult search. If you don’t have a story to share, that’s OK too. Come join us to learn and share. Some informational handouts may be available also. The meeting is free and the public is welcome to attend.

Caregiving: Vital Signs

Kenai Senior Center will host Caregiver Support Meeting Training DVD on Caregiving: Vital Signs on Tuesday, Oct. 15 at 1 p.m. This program helps caregivers learn how temperature, pulse, respiration, blood pressure and pain assessment provide valuable information about their care partner’s health. Please join us to share your experiences as a caregiver, or to support someone who is a caregiver. Call Sharon or Judy at 907-262-1280, for more information.

Woodturners meeting

The Kenai Peninsula Woodturners will hold their monthly meeting at 1 p.m. this Saturday, Oct. 12. Location is the log building, Mile 100 on the Sterling Highway, just a few miles south of Soldotna where Echo Lake Road meets the highway. There will be a woodturning demonstration. Nonmembers are welcome. Questions? Call 801-543-9122.

PROPS meeting

The Cook Inlet Regional Citizens Advisory Council’s PROPS (Prevention, Response, Operations and Safety) Committee meeting will be held in Kenai on

Kenai’s 4th Annual Fall Pumpkin Festival will take place Saturday, Oct. 12 from noon-3 p.m. at Millennium Square (415 Spur View Dr., Kenai). Introducing, for the first time this year, the $2 Pumpkin Pick which includes a Hay Maze and Pumpkin Painting. There will also be food trucks, scarecrows, music, hay rides, petting zoo, face painting and more family fun for everyone! Call Kenai Parks, Recreation & Beautification Department at 907-283-8262 for additional information. You can also find this event on our Facebook page.

Sterling Community Center Oktoberfest Sterling Community Center Oktoberfest will take place Saturday, Oct. 12. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. Brats, beer, pork and cider. With live music provided by the Alaska Polka Chips. Tickets $20. Silent and live auction. Call 907-2627224 for more info or tickets.

40th Annual Original Christmas Boutique The Kenai Senior Center will host the 40th Annual Original Christmas Boutique on Saturday, Oct. 12 from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Includes distinctive handcrafted gifts created by 12 local artisans and craftspeople.

Homer Fish and Game Advisory meeting The Homer Fish and Game Advisory Committee will be holding a public meeting in Homer at the KBRR Building at 2181 Kachemak Drive on Tuesday, Oct. 15 at 6 p.m. Agenda topics will include current Board of Fish and Board of Game proposals and any other issues that come before the committee. Fish & Game will present details of the 2019 moose season. For more information contact Dave Lyon at 235-9408 or contact ADF&G Boards Support at 907-267-2354

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Congress is failing to keep presidential powers in check

or too long, the power of the executive branch has long exceeded the narrow set of powers and expectations set out by the U.S. Constitution. Unfortunately, there is little sign of this changing, with President Trump and the Democratic candidates alike perpetually seeking to push the limits of executive authority. Just because someone is elected president doesn’t mean they can do whatever they’d like. And even for those who claim a “mandate,” any purported mandate must be constrained by the limits of the constitution. While presidents have a tendency to take on an almost cultish devotion among their strongest supporters, Americans ought to see the dangerous path of infusing a single individual with so much power. Though there is still plenty of information to sort through, there is legitimate cause for concern about President Trump’s apparent order to hold up congressionally approved aid to Ukraine ahead of a call with Ukraine’s then newly elected President Volodymyr Zelensky. It raises, among other things, red flags over the president breaching the separation of powers with regards to Congress’ power of the purse. But in addressing another sort of abuse of power, these pages have called out other instances of President Trump overextending the reach the executive branch ought to have. This includes tariffs initiated officially under dubious national security grounds. It also includes his perpetuation of American involvement in conflicts without congressional authorization, particularly U.S.-support for Saudi Arabia’s brutal war in Yemen. And it includes his efforts to sidestep Congress by declaring a national security at the southern border after Congress refused to fund a border wall. Whatever the merits of any of these ideas, there’s supposed to be a process for implementing and pursuing such policies. Unfortunately, in sidestepping Congress and expanding the power of the executive branch, President Trump has merely followed those who came before him. And to make matters worse, those vying to succeed him aren’t much better on that front. Democratic presidential candidates have been more than happy to run with the idea that they can abuse executive authority, particularly by way of executive orders, to get what want without having to go through Congress. Sen. Kamala Harris, D-California, for instance, has promised that if Congress doesn’t agree to gun control policies to her liking, she’ll simply issue executive orders to impose gun control policies. Joe Biden’s website touts the former vice president’s promise to “sign a series of new executive orders with unprecedented reach that go well beyond the ObamaBiden Administration platform and put us on the right track” with respect to climate change. Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, meanwhile, has vowed to “do everything I can by executive order,” on guns, while also wanting to use that power to raise the pay of women of color. It’s unfortunate that the American power have allowed presidents and aspiring presidents to get such an outsized view of their powers. It is likewise unfortunate that Congress has been allowed to do little more than allow things to run on autopilot, with only rare efforts to check presidential powers. One thing is for certain: the founders would not recognize the federal government of today as what they envisioned and planned for. — The Orange County Register, Oct. 3

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Trump is making progress on ending the opioid crisis

Serving the Kenai Peninsula since 1970 Jeff Hayden Publisher ERIN THOMPSON. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Editor RANDI KEATON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Circulation Director FRANK GOLDTHWAITE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Production Manager

ince President Donald Trump’s first day in office, and from my first day as his health secretary, our country’s opioid crisis has been one of our most challenging missions. But there were always sources of inspiration: We heard from the Americans on the frontlines of the fight against addiction, and we set about bringing them what they needed to continue the fight. Today, thanks to President Trump’s leadership and the hard work of so many, there are clear signs that we are beginning to turn the tide. According to provisional data, total drug overdose deaths in the United States dropped 5% from 2017 to 2018 — the first drop in more than two decades. But we are still far from declaring victory. Deaths from drug overdoses remain at historically high levels, and the Trump Administration will not let up in this fight. That’s why, this month, the Trump Administration announced almost $3 billion in new grants to state and local governments, academic institutions, and private companies; including $7,661,097 being sent to Alaska. The State Opioid Response program issued by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, provides flexible funding to state governments to support prevention, treatment, and recovery services for opioid use disorder in the ways that meet their needs. We have ensured that this grant program is focused on providing evidence-based treatment, including the gold standard for treating opioid addiction — medication-assisted treatment. We are making real

progress in this regard: Administration estimates suggest that approximately 1.27 million Americans are now receiving medication-assisted treatment — up from 921,000 in 2016 — out of about 2 million Americans with opioid use disorder. The Overdose Data to Action program from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention help state and local governments track overdose data as closely to real-time as possible and support them in work to prevent overdoses and save lives. This will help advance understanding of opioid overdose epidemic and scale-up prevention and response activities. Finally, the National Institutes of Health has awarded $945 million in total fiscal year 2019 funding for grants, contracts and cooperative agreements across 41 states through the Helping to End Addiction Long-term Initiative or NIH HEAL Initiative. The trans-NIH research effort aims to improve treatments for chronic pain, curb the rates of opioid use disorder (OUD) and overdose and achieve long-term recovery from opioid addiction. The NIH HEAL Initiative is leveraging expertise from almost every NIH institute and center to approach the crisis from all angles and disciplines. September’s grants come on top of nearly $400 million in grants issued in August from the Health Resources and Services Agency to community health centers, rural organizations, and academic institutions to help them establish and expand access to substance abuse and mental health services — for opioid addiction and other challenges.

Since the start of the Trump administration, HHS has disbursed almost $9 billion in grants to states and local communities to help increase access to treatment and prevention services. But defeating addiction takes a lot more than just money. It requires building a health care system that cares for each patient, as a whole person, and works to reduce the stigma surrounding addiction. That’s one of the reasons why the Trump Administration proposed to modernize regulations that can pose significant barriers to caring for Americans struggling with substance use disorders, like opioid addiction, to make sure they get the effective, coordinated care they need. We have also issued Medicaid waivers to 25 states to expand access to in-patient treatment for substance use disorder. And we have worked to prevent opioid addiction by promoting the responsible prescribing of opioid painkillers, yielding a 3% decrease in the total amount prescribed since President Trump took office. President Trump’s sustained focus on opioid addiction and substance abuse is yielding real results. But we also know that this crisis developed over several decades, and it will not be solved overnight. As we begin to turn the tide on opioid addiction, the President will remain committed to helping communities across America continue to battle drug addiction, save lives, and help everyone struggling with addiction to find the road to recovery. Alex M. Azar II is the U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services.

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Bristol Bay’s Pebble Mine is not worth the risk After receiving a newsletter on Sept. 19 from Defend Bristol Bay, I was thrilled to hear that Sen. Lisa Murowski announced her position on Pebble Mine. Thank you Sen. Murkowski for standing for Alaskans and salmon. It’s a very delicate balance when it comes to our salmon and open pit mining in and around their habitat. I’m in full agreement that it’s not worth putting a renewable resource at risk for one that is not and for one that will change the landscape of these mountains and the flow of its streams

possibly forever. Also, putting this mine at risk is the magnitude and frequency of earthquakes and the unpredictable activity of volcanoes in this region, which is located in the Ring of Fire. This is not stable ground for any kind of tailing dams. Bristol Bay is not only at risk from Pebble Mine, so is Cook Inlet from the infrastructure for processing and exporting. Salmon are the lifeblood of Alaska, along with our waters, they deserve our protection. Many thanks again to Sen.

Murkowski and committee members for all their hard work. Great first step from what I’m understanding. I’m assuming the next battle will be to reincorporate the Clean Water Act standards back into the permit process. Never have been on board with rolling back or eliminating this very important regulation. And last but not least, many thanks to all of you behind Defend Bristol Bay. You have made it so easy for me to keep up on this issue through your newsletters. — Vicki Duggin, Nikiski

We can’t wait 4 years to replace Dunleavy An Alaskan resident for 31 years, I had been visiting Alaska for military and professional reasons since the 1960s. Since 2017, I have been “unretired” and work as an analyst. Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s proposed budget alarmed me immediately. I wrote an economic analysis for the Senate Finance Committee within days. I concluded that, after the longest recession in

Alaska history, we should not drive it back into recession, or perhaps into a depression. My initial analysis was later confirmed by professional economists. Gov. Dunleavy has been unwilling to work with the Legislature, which, with great difficulty, overcame many divisions to come up with a reasonable budget incrementally moving us toward a better balance between

income and costs. Instead, he issued a record number of vetoes decimating years of hard work from Alaska leaders and devastating many important institutions. He shows no awareness that a governor is a steward who needs to guard the interests of all Alaskans. His pledge to fund “vital” services was not kept. We dare not wait four years to replace him. — Sid Trevethan, Anchorage

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Two men tied to Giuliani, Ukraine probe arrested Associated Press

WASHINGTON — Two Florida businessmen tied to President Donald Trump’s lawyer and the Ukraine impeachment investigation were charged Thursday with federal campaign finance violations. The charges relate to a $325,000 donation to a group supporting Trump’s reelection. Lev Parnas and Igor Fruman, associates of Rudy Giuliani, were arrested Wednesday trying to board an international flight with oneway tickets at Dulles International Airport in Virginia, according to Geoffrey Berman, the U.S. attorney in Manhattan. No destination was disclosed. Parnas and Fruman were arrested on a four-count indictment that includes charges of conspiracy, making false statements to the Federal Election Commission and falsification of records. The men had key roles in Giuliani’s efforts to launch a Ukrainian corruption investigation against Democratic presidential contender Joe Biden and his son Hunter.

The indictments mark the first criminal charges related to the Ukraine controversy. While they do not suggest wrongdoing by the president, they raise additional questions about how those close to Trump and Giuliani sought to use their influence. Trump has dismissed the impeachment inquiry as baseless and politically motivated. As he was leaving the White House for a political rally in Minneapolis, Trump said he didn’t know Parnas or Fruman and hadn’t spoken with Giuliani about them. “We have nothing to do with it,” Trump said. Giuliani said he couldn’t comment and that he didn’t represent the men in campaign finance matters. Records show that Parnas and Fruman used wire transfers from a corporate entity to make the $325,000 donation to the America First Action committee in May 2018. But wire transfer records that became public through a lawsuit show that the corporate entity reported as making the transaction

was not the source of the money. The big donation to the Trumpallied PAC was part of a flurry of political spending tied to Parnas and Fruman, with at least $478,000 in donations flowing to GOP campaigns and PACs in little more than two months. The money enabled the relatively unknown entrepreneurs to quickly gain access to the highest levels of the Republican Party, including meetings with Trump at the White House and Mar-a-Lago in Florida. Prosecutors also allege that Parnas urged a congressman to seek the ouster of the U.S. ambassador to Ukraine, at the behest of Ukrainian government officials. That happened about the same time that Parnas and Fruman committed to raising more than $20,000 for the politician. The congressman wasn’t identified in court papers, but the donations match campaign finance reports for former Rep. Pete Sessions, a Texas Republican who lost his re-election bid in November. In May 2018, Parnas posted a

photo of himself and his business partner David Correia with Sessions in his Capitol Hill office, with the caption “Hard at work !!” Parnas and Fruman appeared in court Thursday and were ordered to remain jailed as a bail package was worked out. They are due in court in New York next week. Kevin Downing, the lawyer who represented former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort on charges that he hid millions of dollars that he earned in Ukraine advising politicians there, was representing the men for their initial appearance and declined to comment. Correia and Andrew Kukushkin, a Ukrainian-born U.S. citizen, were also charged in the case. Attorney General William Barr had been briefed on the investigation soon after he was confirmed in February, was updated in recent weeks and was made aware Wednesday night that the men were being arrested, a person familiar with the matter told The Associated Press. The person spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss an ongoing investigation.

The indictment says Parnas and Fruman “sought to advance their personal financial interests and the political interests of at least one Ukrainian government official with whom they were working” and took steps to conceal it from third parties, including creditors. They created a limited liability corporation, Global Energy Producers, and “intentionally caused certain large contributions to be reported in the name of GEP instead of in their own names.” Prosecutors charge that the two men falsely claimed the contributions came from GEP, which was described as a liquefied natural gas business. At that point, the company had no income or significant assets, the indictment said. Prosecutors allege that Parnas and Fruman conspired to make illegal contributions to try to skirt the limit on federal campaign contributions. The men are also accused of making contributions to candidates for state and federal office, joint fundraising committees and independent expenditure committees in the names of other people.

Iranian women attend FIFA game for first time in decades By Amir Vahdat and Mehdi Fattahi Associated Press

TEHRAN, Iran — They had to sit well apart from the men, and the stadium was practically empty, but thousands of Iranian women in merry jester hats and face paint blew horns and cheered Thursday at the first FIFA soccer match they were allowed to freely attend in decades. In what many considered a victory in a decades-long fight by women in Iran to attend sporting events, they wrapped themselves in the country’s vibrant red, green and white colors and watched with excitement as Iran thrashed Cambodia 14-0 in a 2022 World Cup qualifier at Tehran’s Azadi, or Freedom, Stadium. “We are so happy that finally we got the chance to go to the stadium. It’s an extraordinary feeling,” said Zahra Pashaei, a 29-year-old nurse who has only known soccer games from television. “At least for me, 22 or 23 years of longing and regret lies behind this.” As one woman shouted from a passing minibus before the match: “We are here finally!” So far, Iran’s hard-line Islamic theocracy is not willing to go as far some women would like. Authorities announced they will allow women to attend only international soccer

matches. Women have been banned from many sporting events in Iran since 1981, during the early years of the country’s Islamic Revolution. Iran is the world’s last nation to bar women from soccer matches. Saudi Arabia recently began letting women see games. Under pressure from FIFA, Iran let a carefully controlled number of women into the stadium, allocating them 4,000 tickets in a venue that seats about 80,000 people, and arranged for 150 female security personnel in black chadors to watch them. They sat at least 200 yards from the few thousand men at the match. Iranian state television, which long has been controlled by hardliners, aired footage of women cheering, and commentators even acknowledged their presence. “There can be no stopping or turning back now,” FIFA President Gianni Infantino said in a statement. “History teaches us that progress comes in stages, and this is just the beginning of a journey.” Iran faced a potential ban from FIFA international matches if it didn’t allow women into the game. The pressure from FIFA and Iran’s soccer-loving public has grown since September, when an Iranian woman detained for dressing as a

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Iranian women cheer as they arrive to the Azadi Stadium to watch the 2022 World Cup qualifier soccer match between Iran and Cambodia, in Tehran, Iran, on Thursday.

man to sneak into a match set herself on fire and died upon learning she could get six months in prison. The self-immolation of 29-yearold Sahar Khodayari, who became known as the “Blue Girl” for her love of the Iranian team Esteghlal, whose uniforms are blue, shocked Iranian officials and the public. At the match Thursday, a reporter with Iran’s state-run IRNA news agency posted a video online of chador-wearing officers trying to grab a woman she said had a sign in

Across the U.S. Cracks reported found in key part on 38 Boeing jets Inspections of some older Boeing jets have turned up structural cracks in more than three dozen of them, raising a new safety issue for the company already dealing with two deadly crashes involving a newer version of the same plane. Boeing said Thursday that airlines worldwide have inspected 810 planes following an order from U.S. safety regulators. Of those, 38 — or 5% — had “findings” requiring repairs. Airlines are under orders to inspect certain Boeing 737 NG planes for cracking in a part that helps keep wings attached to the fuselage. Boeing declined to identify which airlines found problems, but Brazilian carrier Gol said it has grounded 11 planes so far, and U.S.based Southwest Airlines grounded two. The NG is a version of the popular 737 that has been produced since the 1990s. Boeing is replacing it with the 737 Max, but those planes

have been grounded worldwide since March after two crashes killed 346 people. The cracks in the NG planes occurred in a part called a pickle fork because of its shape. Cracking in that component was found recently in some 737s being converted from passenger use to cargo jets. The Federal Aviation Administration gave airlines seven days, ending Thursday, to inspect 737 NGs that had made at least 30,000 flights. A much larger group of planes with slightly fewer flights must be inspected over the coming months. An FAA spokesman said “a small number” of U.S.-based planes have been removed from service while Boeing works on instructions for repairing or replacing the parts. Boeing is analyzing airline inspection results, and its technical experts are deciding the best repair plan, a company spokesman said. Repairs could take weeks. A spokesman for Gol said the grounding of 11 planes would affect about 3% of its customers through Dec. 15. — Associated Press

Around the World Venezuela’s gas shortages stall ambulances in their tracks SAN CRISTOBAL, Venezuela — Ambulances have become the latest casualty of Venezuela’s unraveling political and economic crisis, struggling to fuel up and speed away to emergencies as gasoline scarcities deepen. Long lines winding for miles up to service stations are often commonplace for residents living in border states and remote areas of the South American country, which has the world’s largest proven oil reserves. But first responders in the mountainous state of Tachira said this week they’re now

being stripped of priority service due to the work of smugglers who sneak Venezuela’s dirt-cheap gas to Colombia for huge profits. “We cannot equip ambulances,” said Nelson Suárez, a medical assistant with the Civil Protection service. “We have units headed to emergencies that have run out of fuel.” Suárez said that without gas, drivers are not able to provide routine transport to mothers giving birth, elderly patients with terminal illnesses needing care and diabetics requiring dialysis. On Monday, two soldiers and a civilian injured in a traffic collision were forced to rely on a passing motorist to take them to a regional clinic to be treated because an ambulance couldn’t be deployed. — Associated Press

Khodayari’s honor. The crowd could be heard chanting, “Let her go!” The reporter wrote on Twitter that the woman slipped away from officers and ran off. Hard-liners and traditional Shiite clerics, citing their interpretation of Islamic law, believe in segregating men and women at public events, as well as keeping women out of men’s sporting events. The effort to allow women back into stadiums has gone through fits and starts.

In 2006, then-President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said he wanted women to attend matches to “improve soccer-watching manners and promote a healthy atmosphere.” However, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who has final say on all matters of state, opposed the decision. Then, last year, Iranian authorities allowed a select group of women into Azadi Stadium by invitation only to watch the Asian Champion League final. Infantino said that “FIFA now looks more than ever toward a future when ALL girls and women wishing to attend football matches in Iran will be free to do so, and in a safe environment.” Activist groups outside of Iran remain suspicious of Tehran. Amnesty International called the latest decision “a cynical publicity stunt by the authorities intended to whitewash their image.” “Instead of taking half-hearted steps to address their discriminatory treatment of women who want to watch football, the Iranian authorities should lift all restrictions on women attending football matches, including domestic league games, across the country,” said Philip Luther, Amnesty’s Middle East and North Africa research and advocacy director.

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Pope urges bold action to protect the Amazon amid fires By Nicole Winfield Associated Press

VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis urged bishops on Sunday to boldly shake up the status quo as they chart ways to better care for the Amazon and its indigenous people amid threats from forest fires, development and what he called ideological “ashes of fear.” Francis opened a threeweek meeting on preserving the rainforest and ministering to its native people as he fended off attacks from conservatives who are opposed to his ecological agenda. Francis celebrated an opening Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica

on Sunday with global attention newly focused on the forest fires that are devouring the Amazon, which scientists say is a crucial bulwark against global warming. On hand for the service were indigenous people from several tribes as well as more than 180 South American cardinals, bishops and priests, who donned green vestments like the pope. They traveled to Rome from the region for a special synod, or meeting, that has become one of the most controversial of Francis’ papacy. Among the most contentious proposals on the agenda is whether married elders could be ordained

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Blessing of Animals

The Kenai United Methodist Church and St. Francis by the Sea Episcopal Church would love to welcome you and your pet to an Animal Blessing Service on Sunday, Oct. 13 from 2-5 p.m. All companion animals — furry, feathered, winged or otherwise — are welcome at this service. Location St. Francis by the Sea, 110 Spruce Street, Kenai. Contact 907-283-6040.

Take-a-Break Ladies Luncheon Take-a-Break Ladies Luncheon will take place Wednesday, Oct. 16 from 11

a.m.-12:30 p.m. featuring an update on Freedom House and inspirational speaker Jennifer Waller on “A Lamp Undo My Feet.” Lunch $12. at Solid Rock Conference Center, Mile 90.5 Sterling Highway. Complimentary child care provided. For reservations call Susan at 335-6789 or 440-1319.

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.

Equipping grandparents Sterling Grace Community Church is presenting “Equipping Grandparents,” a series on how to be a more involved as a grandparent. The series teaches how to know your grandchild better, how to influence the lives of

priests to address the chronic priest shortages in the region.

Currently indigenous Catholics in remote parts of the

Amazon can go months without seeing a priest or having a proper Mass. Francis’ conservative critics, including a handful of cardinals, have called the proposals “heretical” and an invitation to a “pagan” religion that idolizes nature rather than God. They have mounted an opposition campaign, issuing petitions and holding conferences to raise their voices. Yet in his homily, Francis urged the Amazonian bishops to go boldly forward, urging they be “prudent” but not “timid” as they discern new ways to protect the environment and minister to the faithful. He drew a distinction between the “fire” of

your grandchildren, how to speak Christ into their lives, and how to leave your spiritual legacy to them. We will also discussing obstacles to relationships with grandchildren. Parents can also benefit from this series. The series will be held Wednesday evenings at the Sterling Senior Citizen Center at 6 p.m. starting on Oct. 2. Call Dr. Roger Holl at 862-0336 for more information.

door. The Pantry closes for holidays. For more information contact the church at 907-283-7868.

For more information contact us through our Facebook Page KP Young Adult Ministry.

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Soldotna Food Pantry open weekly

Kasilof Community Church Food Pantry is 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.

The Soldotna Food Pantry is open every Wednesday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. for residents in the community who are experiencing food shortages. The Food Pantry is located at the Soldotna United Methodist Church at 158 South Binkley Street, and all are welcome. Non-perishable 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.

KP Young Adult Ministry meetings

Our Lady of Perpetual Help sets place at table

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Indigenous peoples, some with painted faces and wearing feathered headdresses, stand by Pope Francis as he celebrates Mass for the Amazon synod, in St. Peter’s Basilica on Sunday.

Awana Kids Club

Awana Kids Club hosted by Calvary Baptist Church begins Sunday, Sept. 22 at 5:30 p.m. The Awana Club meets regularly on Sunday evenings at Kenai Middle School. Children 3 years old to sixth grade are invited to attend this free weekly club. Contact Pastor Jon Henry for further information at pastorjon@calvarykenai.org. 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

KP Young Adult Ministry is available at Ammo Can Coffee Thursday nights at 7 p.m. KP Young Adult Ministry is geared toward fostering the healthy Christian Community for young adults between the ages of 18 and 25 years old.

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

missionary zeal and fires that aim to carve out the rainforest for agricultural uses. “The fire set by interests that destroy, like the fire that recently devastated Amazonia, is not the fire of the Gospel,” he said. “The fire of God is warmth that attracts and gathers into unity. It is fed by sharing, not by profits.” He prayed that God’s “daring prudence” would inspire the bishops to bold action to protect the region. Scientists say the vast rainforest’s lush vegetation absorbs heat-trapping carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. The moisture given off by its trees affects rainfall patterns and climate across the world.

interested. The meal is the second, third and fourth Sunday of each month, from 4-6 p.m. at Fireweed Hall, located on campus at 222 West Redoubt Ave., 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. T h e S o l d o t n a 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.

Christ Lutheran Sunday schedule Christ Lutheran Church in Soldotna Sunday morning service will be starting at 11 a.m. for the winter. 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 Sunday School........ 9:30 a.m. Worship Service.........11:00 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, Bulldogs face playoff tests By Joey Klecka Peninsula Clarion

For a senior class that has three Alaska Division II state championships under their belts, one loss in 37 games and years of success dating back to before high school, tonight’s playoff opener will be a new experience for the Soldotna Stars. That’s because the Stars will host a playoff football game for the first time since Oct. 12, 2013, when they crushed the Houston Hawks 69-13 en route to winning their second straight state title. That state championship streak has since been extended to seven

in a row, and SoHi has returned to Justin Maile Field in Soldotna to bring a playoff atmosphere back to their fans. “We’re excited to be able to host a game,” said SoHi head coach Galen Brantley Jr. “We’ve earned that, and it’s been a change that’s a long time coming for our playoff system. We get to sleep in our own beds and play a football game at home in front of our own crowd.” With a five-year run of playoff venue scheduling by the Alaska Schools Activities Association leaving the Division II football playoffs in locations in Anchorage and Palmer, no Division II teams have been able to host their own

postseason games in six years. It also just so happens that the last playoff game SoHi hosted was the final contest on the school’s natural grass field. After the 2013 season, SoHi installed an artificial turf field. SoHi ran away with its 14th consecutive Northern Lights Conference regular-season title with a 3-0 mark, and went 7-0 overall this year, missing a week when the Swan Lake Fire canceled SoHi’s scheduled contest with West Valley. The Stars will still get to play West Valley this year, as the No. 1 NLC winners face the West Valley Wolfpack, No. 2 out of the Railbelt Conference. At the Division III level, the

Nikiski Bulldogs announced their return to the playoffs, after a twoyear hiatus, with the No. 2 seed from the Peninsula Conference. Nikiski (3-1 conference, 3-4 overall) peaked at the right time of year to win three out of four, punching its way into the playoffs, and securing a date on the road in Barrow. Nikiski will face the Whalers Saturday at 1 p.m.

West Valley at Soldotna, 5 p.m. Friday While Soldotna enters the 2019 playoffs with a head of steam — the Stars are outscoring opponents by an average of 49.8 points

— West Valley returns to the playoffs on a positive note after beginning the season under a cloud of controversy. West Valley head coach Roy Hessner resigned in August after a practice incident in the school’s pool nearly resulted in the drownings of several players. Three students were hospitalized after the incident. Then came an 0-3 start to the season, making the playoffs seem like a distant goal for the Wolfpack, but a 45-22 win over Kenai Central on Sept. 14 sparked a three-game win streak, including wins over Railbelt opponents Palmer and North See PREP, Page A8

Mystics capture 1st WNBA title WASHINGTON (AP) — Elena Delle Donne felt cursed. Every time she made it to the game’s biggest stage, she was hindered by injuries. This time around it was three herniated disks in her back. The league’s MVP wouldn’t let that keep her from her first WNBA championship. Emma Meesseman scored 22 points and Delle Donne added 21 to help the Washington Mystics beat the Connecticut Sun 89-78 on Thursday night in the winner-take-all Game 5 of the Finals. “Every time I get the Finals, something happens,” Delle Donne said. “I think I pissed the basketball gods off when I decided to step away (in college). I hope this ends the drama that I’m having in the Finals.” It was the first title in franchise history. “It feels phenomenal, my goodness, feels so good. Hard to put it into words,” said Delle Donne, who fell short in two previous Finals appearances. “To win it with such a great group of people. We wanted to win it for the person next to us. We’ll remember this season. I’m kind of sad the season’s about to be over. My goodness, we sure ended this on a high note.” It was a fitting conclusion

to an entertaining series and WNBA season. This was the seventh series in league history that had gone to a deciding Game 5, and the home team has won five of them. Delle Donne scored four points during a decisive 8-0 run that gave the Mystics an 80-72 lead with under three minutes left. But it was Meesseman, the soft-spoken Belgian who unveiled a new, aggressive “Playoff Emma” persona during the title run, who was named MVP of the Finals. Meesseman missed last season while playing with the Belgian national team. “I don’t think I’m the missing piece. I’m their teammate (and did what) I need to do help my team win a championship. This is my family right here,” she said. Delle Donne, a seven-year veteran and two-time MVP, came to Washington three years ago in a trade from Chicago, hoping to get the Mystics their first title. She grew up about an hour from the city in Delaware and wanted to be closer to home. Delle Donne sat out a year in college when she transferred in the summer before her freshman season from UConn to Delaware to be closer to her sister Lizzie, who is blind, deaf and has cerebral palsy.

Kenai River Brown Bears head coach Kevin Murdock and associate head coach Dan Bogdan address the team during practice Wednesday at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex in Soldotna. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

Bears ready for home opener By Jeff Helminiak Peninsula Clarion

Soldotna’s Preston Weeks, 20, has been on the Kenai River Brown Bears for five straight seasons and the team has improved in every one of them. As the Bears get set for their home opener against the Janesville (Wisconsin) Jets on Friday at 7:30 p.m. at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex, Weeks fully expects that trend to continue this year. Weeks first joined the

Bears for 11 games at the end of the 2015-16 season, when the team was bottoming out with a 4-51-5 record. In 2016-17, the Bears moved to 12-46-2-0. In 201718, Weeks became captain and the record improved to 18-38-1-3. Weeks remained captain last year and Kenai River went 23-31-3-3, a record that left the Bears 12 points from the playoffs and extended the playoff drought to five years. Serving as captain again this year, playing for his fourth Brown Bears head

coach and closing in on the North American Hockey League record for games played, Weeks is uniquely positioned to assess the progress of Kenai River. “I think everyone in that room is focused on the playoffs,” Weeks said outside the locker room after Wednesday’s practice. “Once we get there, I think we can take it further.” At the Bears’ Main Camp this season, new head coach Kevin Murdock and associate coach Dan Bogdan asked the veteran what he thought

of the talent assembled. “I told them the talent was the best I’d ever seen,” Weeks said. “They took advantage of that by selecting really talented guys to be on the team.” Thus far, that talent has been evident on the ice as the team has started 4-2-1-1 and is tied with the Fairbanks Ice Dogs for second place in the Midwest Division. Weeks said when he first started playing for the organization, Kenai River See Bears, Page A8

Astros oust Rays, set up matchup with Yankees HOUSTON (AP) — All season long, it seemed inevitable. Yankees-Astros for the American League pennant. “It’s the matchup that we wanted,” Houston shortstop Carlos Correa said. “It’s the matchup that everybody wants to watch. It’s must-see TV right there. So everybody is going to be tuning in. It’s going to be fun.” Houston made it happen Thursday night as Gerrit Cole pitched another playoff masterpiece and

the Astros jumped to a quick lead, turning back the Tampa Bay Rays 6-1 in the deciding Game 5 of their AL Division Series. On deck, the heavyweight matchup so many fans were anticipating: Jose Altuve and the 107-win Astros against Aaron Judge and the 103-win Yankees. Game 1 is Saturday night in Houston — the Astros won four of seven meetings this season. “This is two incredible powerhouse teams,” Houston ace

Justin Verlander said. “We’ll find ourselves in the middle of the ring here in a couple of days and we’ll be going at it.” After fellow aces Zack Greinke and Verlander were unable to close out the scrappy Rays on the road, Cole made sure Houston moved on. Given a 4-0 cushion in the first inning, he dominated through the eighth, striking out 10 and allowing just two hits. “I’m just going to treat it like it’s the next game, man,” said Cole,

who grew up a Yankees fan. “I mean, we know that they’re obviously very talented, and it’s going to be a dogfight.” Michael Brantley and Altuve put the finishing touches on this victory, hitting back-to-back home runs in the eighth. The Astros advanced to their third straight ALCS, and are aiming for their second World Series crown in that span. Houston beat the Yankees in a seven-game ALCS on the way to

its first championship in 2017. The Astros also won the 2015 AL wildcard game at Yankee Stadium. The Rays beat Oakland in the AL wild-card game, then won Games 3 and 4 against the Astros to extend their first playoff run since 2013. But facing Cole, the Rays were in trouble — especially after Altuve, Alex Bregman and the Astros scored four times in the first against Tyler Glasnow, who said afterward it was pretty obvious he was tipping pitches.

More elodea found on Kenai refuge

Maura Schumacher, invasive species specialist with the Kenai Watershed Forum, loads the hopper with fluridone pellets that are applied via a gasoline-fired blower to Hilda-Seppu Lake. (Photo by Matt Bowser/Kenai National Wildlife Refuge)

hen we first found elodea on the Kenai Peninsula seven years ago, partners in the Kenai Peninsula Cooperative Weed Management Area didn’t really have any expectations. At that time, we didn’t know how to kill elodea, the first submersed freshwater invasive plant to establish in Alaska. We only knew we had to try to make it go away. Elodea in Fairbanks and Cordova had already shown itself as a robust invader, capable of filling Chena Slough and clogging the Eyak Lake spillway. Based on modeling by Dr. Toby Schwoerer at the

John Morton Refuge Notebook

UAA Institute of Social and Economic Research, we now know that if elodea were to spread to all suitable habitat in Alaska, it would likely cost the commercial sockeye fishing industry $100 million per year in lost revenue. So we scrambled and were the first in the state to apply herbicides to treat elodea in 2014. By 2015, we were certain we had killed the three known elodea infestations in Beck, Daniels and Stormy lakes north of Nikiski. We thought we were off the hook.

Then, in 2017, two new lakes with elodea were found on the Kenai Peninsula. The infestation in Hilda-Seppu Lake, just west of Beck Lake, was clearly one we had previously missed. We surveyed this water body in 2013, but just not thoroughly enough to detect this population. The elodea in Sports Lake, here in Soldotna, was a new infestation, presumably brought in by a contaminated floatplane or motorboat. Lake residents were amazed to see the biomass that had exploded over the winter. Shortly after ice-out See refuge, Page A9

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Pole. Only a 27-24 loss to crosstown Fairbanks rival Lathrop in last week’s regular season finale was enough to keep West Valley from taking the top seed and a home playoff game. Brantley Jr. is expecting a tough fight. “When you look at what West Valley’s been through, you have to tip your hat to them,” he said. “It started off with what could’ve been a catastrophic tragedy, then they got rolled (63-0) by Service and they could’ve fallen apart. “But they didn’t do that, and they were one game from winning their league. I think that says a lot of the resiliency of their kids, and the quality of coaches.” Norm Davis took over as interim coach this year after the preseason pool incident, and has had a stout backfield with which to work. West Valley is led by senior running back Justin Cummings, a 5-foot-9, 155-pound terror that can change directions on a dime. Cummings showcased his shifty abilities in a Sept. 14 win over Kenai, when the back piled up 160 rushing yards on the Kardinals. “He’s a dangerous, dangerous running back,” Brantley Jr. said. “He’s super fast, elusive, very talented.” Brantley Jr. also isn’t looking past West Valley’s passing game, which is led by quarterback Shaun Conwell, a 6-0 junior who has the size and power to run into defenses. Conwell has several targets to throw to, including 6-3 senior Tyriq Nance and 6-0 senior Avery Weston. “They have some very dynamic athletes,” Brantley Jr. said. “If you make a mistake and don’t run

properly or blow a coverage, they’ll hurt you.” Luckily, SoHi brings an offense that can more than keep up. Backed by a stacked senior class, SoHi QB Jersey Truesdell leads the way with 12 touchdown passes to zero picks this year, and has completed 80 percent of his passes. Last year, SoHi crushed the Wolfpack in the regular season 62-18 while recording 433 rushing yards, led by the feet of Truesdell, who rattled off 136 yards of his own. That run game is set up by an offensive line that allows SoHi’s backfield to flourish. Senior Wyatt Medcoff has 10 TD runs to his name this year and averages an eye-popping 17.6 yards per carry. Senior teammate Aaron Faletoi leads the team with TD runs and 53 carries, while Hudson Metcalf presents a third challenge, averaging 17.7 yards per carry. In that 2018 game, West Valley was able to get over 250 yards of offense on SoHi, so Brantley Jr. isn’t looking past their opponents. “Right now we’re just trying to win a football game,” he said. “We only have to look back a few years ago (in a 25-18 win over North Pole) to see how quickly a game can get away from you. You can end up in a dogfight real quick.”

Nikiski at Barrow, 1 p.m. Saturday With what the Bulldogs had to go through this year, they may be feeling lucky to be in the playoffs at all this year. Nikiski won three of its last four games to make the field, and all three wins on the season came against Peninsula Conference foes, and Bulldogs head coach Paul Nelson is hoping the momentum is carried into the postseason. “We’re kind of treating this

High school football Northern Lights Conference League Overall W L Pct. W L Pct. Soldotna 3 0 1.000 7 0 1.000 Eagle River 2 1 .667 4 4 .500 Kodiak 1 2 .333 2 6 .250 Kenai 0 3 .000 1 6 .142 Peninsula Conference Houston 4 0 1.000 8 0 1.000 Nikiski 3 1 .750 3 4 .428 Homer 2 2 .500 4 3 .571 Ketchikan 1 3 .250 2 5 .286 Seward 0 4 .000 0 8 .000 Week 8

Nikiski 42, Seward 12 Homer 58, Ketchikan 24 Soldotna 57, Kenai 12

as just another step down the road,” he said. “We’ve been steadily improving as the season’s gone on, and we’re kind of peaking at the right time. Let’s just keep doing what we’re doing.” It was a scrappy 9-8 win over conference opponent Ketchikan on Sept. 13 on the road. In that game, the Bulldogs scored late in the fourth quarter to take the lead, then stopped the Kings on their 1-yard line to hang on for the big win. The other big victory for Nikiski came Sept. 28 in Homer. After losing 50-18 earlier in the year in a rescheduled, nonconference game, Nikiski turned the tables on the Mariners with a 26-22 win, also on the road. Nikiski had to score twice in the fourth quarter to wrestle that game from Homer, which turned out to be the difference maker between Nikiski making the playoffs and Homer losing out. “Part of it was it took awhile to find the exact right guys on spots in our offense,” Nelson said. “I think once they started clicking together, we were able to open the playbook a little more and make stuff look different.” Nikiski and Barrow met in the regular season in a Sept. 7 game in Nikiski. That contest went scoreless deep into the fourth quarter, when the Whalers finally busted through to score twice and escape with a 14-0 win.

Nelson said he had four different players on the offensive line, making for a rough day that led to the shutout, but added that those same guys on the front line have since jelled together and the team has become much more fine-tuned. It’s helped the senior duo of Sam Berry and Michael Mysing pick up speed as the season neared its end. Berry found the end zone four times against Homer and Mysing pulled the same feat against Seward. Berry has six touchdowns in 2019 and averages 7.2 yards per carry, while Mysing has four touchdowns — all last week against Seward — while averaging 5.2 yards a pop. Senior wide receiver Michael Eiter has helped a passing game orchestrated by senior QB Noah Litke. The Litke-to-Eiter connection has resulted in 10.4 yards per pass this year. “It’s just his ability to play a ball in the air,” Nelson said about Eiter’s play. “On a jump ball, he has a better chance than the defense to come down with it.” Eiter has also been a force on defense, racking up several key interceptions this year, but has been complemented by junior linebacker Caileb Payne, who this week was named as a first-team allconference inside linebacker. Nelson said in six games of recorded statistics, Payne has 77 tackles.

high school football stats Team Soldotna Homer Kenai Nikiski

Through Oct. 5 Reported stats only TEAM OFFENSE G Pts Rsh Pas Tot 7 396 2728 649 3377 6 176 1083 710 1793 6 75 1159 366 1525 6 98 844 248 1092

Wickstrom, Hom 1 1 0 0.0 0 Wood, Hom 1 1 0 0.0 0 Bostic, Nik 1 1 0 0.0 0 Hoagland, Sol 2 2 -1 -0.5 0 Graves, Ken 1 1 -1 -1.0 0 Aley, Sol 1 2 -1 -0.5 0 Daniels, Ken 5 17 -29 -1.7 0 Litke, Nik 5 17 -49 -2.8 0

Team Homer Nikiski Soldotna Kenai

TEAM DEFENSE G Pts Rsh Pas Tot 6 98 993 218 1211 6 175 1463 672 2135 5 47 517 405 922 5 161 1164 357 1521

RECEIVING YARDAGE LEADERS Name, school G Rec Yds Avg TD Tenison, Hom 6 12 321 26.8 5 Brantley, Sol 6 13 267 20.5 6 Pitsch, Ken 5 9 149 16.5 1 Hrenchir, Hom 4 7 143 20.4 1 Eiter, Nik 5 12 125 10.4 0 Medcoff, Sol 4 6 108 18.0 1 Metcalf, Sol 4 8 107 13.3 2 Bradshaw, Hom 4 8 96 12.0 2 Berry, Nik 3 5 67 13.4 0 Sylvester, Ken 4 4 64 16.0 1 Hanson, Sol 2 4 61 15.2 2 Gaona, Hom 2 5 59 11.8 1 Reutov, Hom 1 3 53 17.7 0 Burnett, Ken 3 4 45 11.2 0 Wilson, Sol 1 1 39 39.0 1 Chumley, Sol 1 1 30 30.0 0 Vann, Ken 3 5 27 5.4 0 Uribe-Koivisto, S. 1 1 26 26.0 0 Milburn, Ken 2 3 24 8.0 1 Anderson, Ken 1 2 23 11.5 0 Murachev, Hom 2 4 21 5.2 0 Mysing, Nik 2 2 19 9.5 1 Wood, Hom 2 4 17 4.2 0 Gray, Nik 1 1 16 16.0 0 McCaughey, Nik 1 1 14 14.0 0 Baker, Ken 2 2 14 7.0 0 Smith, Ken 1 1 13 13.0 0 C. Johnson, Sol 1 1 11 11.0 1 Druesedow, Nik 1 1 7 7.0 0 Tomrdle, Ken 1 2 5 2.5 0

PASSING YARDAGE LEADERS Name, school G Com Att Yds TD Int Kalugin, Hom 6 42 101 704 9 6 Truesdell, Sol 7 33 41 584 12 0 Daniels, Ken 5 26 75 305 2 8 Litke, Nik 6 20 52 224 2 5 Beck, Ken 1 7 14 61 0 1 T. Johnson, Sol 3 1 3 39 1 0 Hoagland, Sol 1 1 1 26 0 0 Eiter, Nik 2 1 5 16 0 0 Bostic, Nik 1 1 2 8 0 0 Bradshaw, Hom 1 1 5 6 0 1 RUSHING YARDAGE LEADERS Name, school G Att Yds Avg TD Medcoff, Sol 7 47 828 17.6 10 Kalugin, Hom 6 98 668 6.8 11 Faletoi, Sol 7 53 537 10.1 11 Vann, Ken 6 95 512 5.3 5 Berry, Nik 6 63 455 7.2 6 Metcalf, Sol 7 25 444 17.7 3 Burnett, Ken 6 79 396 5.0 3 Truesdell, Sol 6 45 348 7.7 8 Mysing, Nik 5 57 300 5.2 4 Doughty, Hom 6 60 254 4.2 3 C. Johnson, Sol 6 16 129 8.0 2 Sylvester, Ken 4 21 121 5.7 0 Escott, Sol 5 14 118 8.4 1 Mellon, Sol 3 8 94 11.7 2 Brantley, Sol 2 4 89 22.2 1 Bradshaw, Hom 5 10 73 7.3 0 Murachev, Hom 4 22 68 3.1 0 Anderson, Ken 2 11 67 6.0 1 McCaughey, Nik 2 18 61 3.3 1 Taylor, Sol 5 13 53 4.0 1 Druesedow, Nik 3 6 35 5.8 0 Tomrdle, Ken 2 7 26 3.7 0 Sparks, Ken 2 6 25 4.1 0 Baker, Ken 1 9 25 2.8 0 Bond, Sol 2 4 22 5.5 0 Al. Faletoi, Sol 2 8 21 2.6 0 Spies, Sol 2 3 20 6.6 0 Zoda, Nik 2 5 16 3.2 0 O’Reagan, Sol 3 3 11 3.6 0 Manwiller, Hom 1 1 10 10.0 0 Gaona, Hom 1 2 10 5.0 0 Jaime, Sol 1 2 8 4.0 0 Petty, Nik 1 3 8 2.6 0 Cox, Nik 1 1 6 6.0 0 Weeks, Nik 1 1 6 6.0 0 Wilson, Sol 1 1 4 4.0 0 Eiter, Nik 4 8 2 0.2 0 T. Johnson, Sol 4 5 1 0.2 0 Payne, Nik 2 2 0 0.0 0 Uribe-Koivisto, S. 1 1 0 0.0 0 Handley, Nik 1 1 0 0.0 0 Drake, Hom 1 1 0 0.0 0 Hrenchir, Hom 1 2 0 0.0 0

“He’s your typical linebacker,” Nelson said. “He’s everywhere for us. He could’ve been defensive player of the year.” As head coach at Nikiski, Nelson has an 0-2 playoff record in four years, with losses of 70-18 to Eielson in a 2016 semifinal and 21-6 to Barrow in the 2017 semifinals to his name. Nelson said the team would like to break a playoff losing streak that dates back to the 2015 semifinals. The Bulldogs will need to

SCORING LEADERS Name, school TD FG PAT1 PAT2 Pts Truesdell, Sol 8 0 40 2 92 Medcoff, Sol 12 0 0 0 72 Faletoi, Sol 11 0 0 0 66 Kalugin, Hom 9 0 0 5 64 Berry, Nik 8 0 0 0 48 Metcalf, Sol 7 0 0 0 42 Brantley, Sol 7 0 0 0 42 Mysing, Nik 5 0 6 0 36 Tenison, Hom 5 0 0 1 32 Vann, Ken 5 0 0 0 30 Doughty, Hom 3 0 0 3 24 C. Johnson, Sol 3 0 0 0 18 Burnett, Ken 3 0 0 0 18 Bradshaw, Hom 2 0 0 1 14 Pitsch, Ken 1 0 6 0 12 Mellon, Sol 2 0 0 0 12 Hanson, Sol 2 0 0 0 12 Morrison, Sol 2 0 0 0 12 Anderson, Ken 1 0 0 1 8 Eiter, Nik 1 0 0 1 8 Sylvester, Ken 1 0 0 0 6 Escott, Sol 1 0 0 0 6 Hrenchir, Hom 1 0 0 0 6 Taylor, Sol 1 0 0 0 6 Zeigler, Sol 1 0 0 0 6 McCaughey, Nik 1 0 0 0 6 Murachev, Hom 0 0 0 2 4 M. Reutov, Hom 0 0 0 1 2 Al. Faletoi, Sol 0 0 0 1 2 O’Reagan, Sol 0 0 1 0 1

overcome the cold, windy weather and the bright blue “smurf turf” in Barrow to do that. “It’s always tough to go up there and play against Barrow,” Nelson said. “We’ve been telling them all week, just think like it’s December here. It should be in the 30s, they’re calling for snow, and just the environment up there is tough. It’s isolated. “(But) Nikiski’s ready to get back to that championship game.”

Patriots rout Giants to remain unbeaten FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Under coach Bill Belichick, the Patriots have made a habit of besting young quarterbacks. They can add Giants rookie Daniel Jones to that list. Tom Brady had two touchdown runs and moved ahead of Peyton Manning for second place on the NFL’s all-time passing yards list as New England pulled away for a 35-14 victory over the New

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was a place players did not want to play. The 6-foot-3, 205-pound defenseman said that stigma has been erased by the Bears nearly making the playoffs last season and some quality college commitments. Eagle River’s Cam McDonald, who played for the Bears in 2017-18, is now a freshman at NCAA Division I powerhouse Providence. Kenai River already has three Division I commits on the roster, and one in particular shows the increasing attractiveness of playing in Kenai River.

York Giants on Thursday night. The reigning Super Bowl champion Patriots also returned a blocked punt for a touchdown and forced four turnovers, including a fumble return for a score, to move to 6-0 for the first time since time since 2015. Brady finished 31 of 41 for 334 yards and an interception. Julian Edelman had

his second straight 100-yard receiving game, catching nine passes for 113 yards. Jones had three interceptions on the night, finishing 15 of 31 for 161 yards. New England has now won 19 straight games against a first or second-year quarterback, the longest such streak in NFL history. “It was kind of an odd game, anytime you get three scores in

the game that are non-offensive touchdowns,” Belichick said. “That’s kind of a season’s worth and it all happened in one game.” The Patriots did it without running back Rex Burkhead, who missed his second straight game with a foot injury. Receiver Phillip Dorsett was inactive with a hamstring issue. During the game, receiver Josh Gordon

injured his left knee trying to make a tackle after a fumble recovery. “Guys just kind of filled in,” Brady said. “We knew we weren’t gonna have Phillip tonight. ... Then Josh got hurt. Just kind of dealing with kind of what everyone else deals with this time of year. Lots of injuries and attrition and so forth. But was a good win.” Despite struggling to move

the ball for most of the game, New York (2-4) had the ball trailing 21-14 with 8:43 left in the fourth quarter. Jones completed a pass to running back Jon Hilliman, who was hit in the backfield by Patriots linebacker Jamie Collins, forcing a fumble. Kyle Van Noy recovered, sprinted 22 yards and stretched the ball to the pylon for the touchdown.

Eagle River’s Zach Krajnik, 20, is committed to Division I University of Alaska Anchorage. Krajnik has played the last two seasons with the Bears and had a shot at making the Omaha (Nebraska) Lancers of the Tier I United States Hockey League, but he decided to come back to the Tier II NAHL. Krajnik said the quality of life off the ice is important. “It just didn’t feel right,” Krajnik said of Nebraska. “I wanted to be back with my friends here. This is home. “These are the guys I want to go to war with.” Brown Bears forward Porter Schachle, of Wasilla, also has committed to UAA. During the offseason,

seven of the 10 Western Collegiate Hockey Association members announced they were exploring a new league, a plan that does not include UAA, University of Alaska Fairbanks or Alabama Huntsville. In addition, budget cuts are being discussed for the University of Alaska system. “They were open and kept us up-to-date on everything,” Krajnik said. “Just like here, I’d like to be a part of turning that program around in a few years.” Krajnik and Theo Thrun are both tied for the team lead with nine points, while Logan Ritchie is next with six points. Those three have all stayed on the same line, something Krajnik said has

helped immensely. “We’ve been together for over a month so we’re able to build chemistry,” he said. “They’re great to play with. They both have a lot of speed and skill.” While Ritchie is in his second year, Thrun, a second-round pick, is part of that new talent Weeks was talking about. Michael Spinner, Robert McCollum, Max Helgeson and Laudon Poellinger are next on the points list with four, and all but Poellinger are newcomers. Both Weeks and Krajnik said all the new talent allows the Bears to carry the puck through the neutral zone with more speed than ever before and make some plays,

meaning the team doesn’t have to dump and chase the puck as much on the huge sports complex ice. “That can wear you down pretty fast,” Weeks said. Weeks said the plan is for the new style of play to make the Bears better at home. Last year, the squad was 10-14-2-2 at home, and 12-15-1-0 on the road. “A lot of the teams in this division have fast, skilled guys and I can see how some of the other teams might do well on a big sheet of ice,” Murdock said. That new talent extends to defense and goaltending. Weeks said last year the Bears avoided goals a lot of the time due to the incredible play of goalie Gavin Enright, who has since moved up to the Green Bay (Wisconsin) Gamblers of the USHL. The Bears increased their defensive talent Sept. 29 by trading for Bryan Huggins of the Austin (Minnesota) Bruins. Huggins, 17, is already committed to Division I Lake Superior State University. Murdock said Huggins is a steady defenseman who became available when the Bruins got a pair of defensemen back from the USHL. “He’s sees the ice and moves the puck well,” Murdock said. “For him, it’s all about getting more reps and getting more comfortable with the change of pace from U-16 to the NAHL.” The Bears are coming off their two worst losses of the season by far, 8-2 and 5-0 pastings at the hands of the Chippewa (Wisconsin) Steel.

“I think people may have gotten too comfortable with how things were going,” Krajnik said. “They figured out that how we started the season is not just the way it’s going to be.” Weeks said a good week of practice and finally setting up shop on the central Kenai Peninsula should help the team rebound. The captain pointed out that the newcomers on the team had never even been to the place on their sweaters until arriving this week. “We’ve played two away weekends — the Magicians and Chippewa — and the fans were not like here,” Weeks said. “It was not the junior atmosphere it’s going to be this weekend. “The new players really didn’t have any identity, but I think they’ll learn this weekend what this place is all about.” The Jets, who also play the Bears on Saturday at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday at 5 p.m., have five players committed to Division I programs and also had two players — goalie Grant Riley and defenseman Casey Roepke — achieve “C” rankings on the NHL Central Scouting list this week, meaning they are thought to be fourth-, fifthor sixth-round possibilities. The Jets are 3-5-0-0. “They’re pretty young this year and they have some guys still getting adjusted to this level,” Murdock said. “They had last weekend off so they had more time for preparation to get things squared away for their next game.”

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Phils fire Kapler PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Gabe Kapler took the fall for the Philadelphia Phillies. He was fired Thursday, nearly two weeks after a disappointing finish to a season of big expectations highlighted by Bryce Harper’s arrival. Kapler went 161-163 in two years, his team unable to deliver following its offseason spending spree. Philadelphia finished 81-81, its first nonlosing season since 2012. “Several years ago, I promised our loyal fans that I would do everything in my power to bring a world championship team to our city. I will never waver from that commitment,” Phillies managing partner John Middleton said in a statement. “I have decided that some changes are necessary to achieve our ultimate objective. Consequently, we will replace our manager. I am indebted to Gabe for the steadfast effort, energy and enthusiasm that he brought to our club, and we are unquestionably a better team

and organization as a result of his contributions.” The Phillies were only two games behind in the NL wildcard standings after beating Atlanta on Sept. 18 but lost eight of the next nine, including a five-game sweep at Washington. They finished eight games behind Milwaukee for the second wild card and 16 behind the first-place Braves in the NL East. Last year, the Phillies had a one-game lead in the division on Aug. 11 before going 15-31 the rest of the way. “When we hired Kap, it was our goal to develop a positive, forward-thinking and collaborative culture throughout the organization that would allow us to compete with the best teams in the league year in and year out,” general manager Matt Klentak said. “While we have fallen short in the win column for the last two years, I can confidently say that Kap’s efforts have established a strong and sustainable foundation for this organization moving forward.”

Dye cards 77, 82 Kenai’s Max Dye carded scores of 77 and 82 in the first two rounds of the Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference championships Sunday and Monday in Haven, Wisconsin. Dye, a 2018 Kenai grad, got through 36 holes in a total score of 159, leaving him in a tie for 10th out of 53 men’s golfers at the midway point of the NCAA Div. III tournament on the Whistling Straits course. Dye sits nine strokes back of Aurora (Illinois) University’s Scott Boyajian, who leads the way with a 150. Dye’s first-round score of 77 was the third-best singleround score of the weekend. The championship concludes with its final two days April 26 and 27 at Stonebridge Country Club in Aurora, Illinois.

Homer volleyball sweeps Seward Homer volleyball swept Seward 3-0 Thursday in a Southcentral Conference clash with game scores of 25-12, 25-15 and 25-18. The Mariners improved to 4-1 in the conference (6-4 overall), while the Seahawks dropped to 1-5 and 5-12.

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in 2017, a windstorm racked up dense piles of elodea strands along the shoreline. Now, two years later, we breathed a sigh of relief as both of these populations have been successfully dealt with. In fact, we just applied our last treatment of fluridone to Hilda-Seppu Lake last month, bumping fluridone concentrations up

to 7 ppb for the winter, but that was just to ensure that elodea really is dead and gone. But then Rob Massengill, with the Alaska Department of Fish and Game, reported elodea in Sandpiper Lake just south of Point Possession during the same month. Rob was poking around lakes and streams in that area after a credible report that northern pike, another invasive species, was caught in Vogel Lake. Sandpiper Lake is in the

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scoreboard Baseball Postseason DIVISION SERIES (Best-of-5) American League Houston 3, Tampa Bay 2 Thursday, Oct. 10: Houston 6, Tampa Bay 1 N.Y. Yankees 3, Minnesota 0 Monday, Oct. 7: N.Y. Yankees 5, Minnesota 1 National League Washington 3, L.A. Dodgers 2 Wednesday, Oct. 9: Washington 7, L.A. Dodgers 3, 10 innings St. Louis 3, Atlanta 2 Wednesday, Oct. 9: St. Louis 13, Atlanta 1 LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES (Best-of-7; x-if necessary) American League N.Y. Yankees vs. Houston Saturday, Oct. 12: N.Y. Yankees at Houston, 4:08 p.m. (Fox or FS1) National League St. Louis vs. Washington Friday, Oct. 11: Washington (Sanchez 11-8) at St. Louis (Mikolas 9-14), 4:08 p.m. (TBS) All Times AKDT

Basketball WNBA Playoffs

Finals (Best-of-5) Washington 3, Connecticut 2 Sunday, Sept. 29: Washington 95, Connecticut Tuesday, Oct. 1: Connecticut 99, Washington 87 Sunday, Oct. 6: Washington 94, Connecticut 81 Tuesday, Oct 8: Connecticut 90, Washington 86 Thursday, Oct. 10: Washington 89, Connecticut

NBA Preseason EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB Brooklyn 2 0 1.000 — New York 1 0 1.000 ½ Boston 1 0 1.000 ½ Philadelphia 1 0 1.000 ½ Toronto 1 1 .500 1 Southeast Division Orlando 3 0 1.000 — Miami 2 0 1.000 ½ Washington 1 1 .500 1½ Atlanta 0 2 .000 2½ Charlotte 0 2 .000 2½ Central Division Milwaukee 2 0 1.000 — Indiana 2 0 1.000 — Cleveland 1 0 1.000 ½ Detroit 1 1 .500 1 Chicago 0 2 .000 2 WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division Memphis 2 0 1.000 — New Orleans 2 0 1.000 — Houston 3 1 .750 — San Antonio 0 2 .000 2 Dallas 0 2 .000 2 Northwest Division Denver 2 0 1.000 — Oklahoma City 2 0 1.000 — Utah 1 1 .500 1 Portland 1 1 .500 1 Minnesota 0 2 .000 2 L.A. Lakers 1 1 .500 — Golden State 1 1 .500 — Phoenix 1 1 .500 —

Sacramento L.A. Clippers

1 2 .333 ½ 1 2 .333 ½

Thursday’s Games Houston 118, Toronto 111 Brooklyn 114, L.A. Lakers 111 Oklahoma City 110, New Zealand Breakers 84 Portland 104, Maccabi Haifa 68 Sacramento 105, Phoenix 88 Denver 111, L.A. Clippers 91 Golden State 143, Minnesota 123 Friday’s Games Boston at Orlando, 3 p.m. Chicago at Indiana, 3 p.m. Cleveland at Detroit, 3 p.m. Philadelphia vs. Charlotte at Winston-Salem, N.C., 3:30 p.m. Washington at New York, 3:30 p.m. Utah at New Orleans, 4 p.m. Milwaukee at Dallas, 4:30 p.m. Saturday’s Games L.A. Lakers vs. Brooklyn at Shenzen, 3:30 a.m. Phoenix at Portland, 4 p.m. Sunday’s Games Cleveland at Boston, 11 a.m. Melbourne United at L.A. Clippers, 11:30 a.m. New Orleans at San Antonio, noon Chicago at Toronto, 2 p.m. Milwaukee at Washington, 2 p.m. Philadelphia at Orlando, 2 p.m. Maccabi Haifa at Minnesota, 4 p.m. All Times AKDT

Hockey NHL Standings EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Buffalo 4 3 0 1 7 18 11 Detroit 4 3 1 0 6 14 11 Boston 4 3 1 0 6 9 8 Tampa Bay 4 2 1 1 5 18 13 Toronto 5 2 2 1 5 19 20 Montreal 4 1 1 2 4 15 18 Florida 3 1 2 0 2 9 14 Ottawa 3 0 3 0 0 8 15 Metropolitan Division Carolina 4 4 0 0 8 17 11 Washington 5 2 1 2 6 15 16 N.Y. Rangers 2 2 0 0 4 10 5 Philadelphia 2 2 0 0 4 8 3 Pittsburgh 4 2 2 0 4 11 10 N.Y. Islanders 3 1 2 0 2 7 8 Columbus 3 1 2 0 2 7 14 New Jersey 4 0 2 2 2 9 20 WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division St. Louis 4 3 0 1 7 14 11 Colorado 3 3 0 0 6 13 7 Nashville 4 3 1 0 6 19 14 Winnipeg 5 3 2 0 6 19 17 Dallas 5 1 3 1 3 12 15 Chicago 2 0 2 0 0 7 9 Minnesota 3 0 3 0 0 6 14 Pacific Division Edmonton 4 4 0 0 8 18 12 Anaheim 4 3 1 0 6 9 5 Calgary 4 2 1 1 5 12 11 Vegas 4 2 2 0 4 13 10 Arizona 3 1 2 0 2 5 4 Vancouver 3 1 2 0 2 10 8 Los Angeles 3 1 2 0 2 11 17 San Jose 5 1 4 0 2 10 21 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss. Top three teams in each division and two wild cards per conference advance to playoffs. Thursday’s Games Detroit 4, Montreal 2 Pittsburgh 2, Anaheim 1 Tampa Bay 7, Toronto 3 Edmonton 4, New Jersey 3, SO St. Louis 6, Ottawa 4 Winnipeg 5, Minnesota 2 Nashville 6, Washington 5

San Jose 5, Chicago 4 Calgary 3, Dallas 2, SO Colorado 4, Boston 2 Arizona 4, Vegas 1 Friday’s Games Florida at Buffalo, 3 p.m. Anaheim at Columbus, 3 p.m. N.Y. Islanders at Carolina, 3:30 p.m. Saturday’s Games Edmonton at N.Y. Rangers, 9 a.m. Tampa Bay at Ottawa, noon Nashville at Los Angeles, 2 p.m. Toronto at Detroit, 3 p.m. Florida vs. N.Y. Islanders at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, 3 p.m. Columbus at Carolina, 3 p.m. New Jersey at Boston, 3 p.m. Winnipeg at Chicago, 3 p.m. St. Louis at Montreal, 3 p.m. Washington at Dallas, 4 p.m. Pittsburgh at Minnesota, 4:30 p.m. Arizona at Colorado, 5 p.m. Calgary at Vegas, 6 p.m. Philadelphia at Vancouver, 6 p.m. All Times AKDT

Football NFL Standings AMERICAN CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF PA New England 6 0 0 1.000 190 48 Buffalo 4 1 0 .800 90 70 N.Y. Jets 0 4 0 .000 39 101 Miami 0 4 0 .000 26 163 South Houston 3 2 0 .600 131 110 Indianapolis 3 2 0 .600 113 115 Jacksonville 2 3 0 .400 111 118 Tennessee 2 3 0 .400 98 76 North W L T Pct PF PA Baltimore 3 2 0 .600 161 123 Cleveland 2 3 0 .400 92 122 Pittsburgh 1 4 0 .200 99 114 Cincinnati 0 5 0 .000 80 136 West W L T Pct PF PA Kansas City 4 1 0 .800 148 113 Oakland 3 2 0 .600 103 123 L.A. Chargers 2 3 0 .400 103 94 Denver 1 4 0 .200 90 106 NATIONAL CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF PA Philadelphia 3 2 0 .600 141 111 Dallas 3 2 0 .600 131 90 N.Y. Giants 2 4 0 .333 111 160 Washington 0 5 0 .000 73 151 South New Orleans 4 1 0 .800 115 116 Carolina 3 2 0 .600 129 107 Tampa Bay 2 3 0 .400 147 148 Atlanta 1 4 0 .200 102 152 North Green Bay 4 1 0 .800 119 93 Detroit 2 1 1 .625 97 95 Chicago 3 2 0 .600 87 69 Minnesota 3 2 0 .600 112 73 West W L T Pct PF PA San Francisco 4 0 0 1.000 127 57 Seattle 4 1 0 .800 133 118 L.A. Rams 3 2 0 .600 146 134 Arizona 1 3 1 .300 100 138 Thursday’s Games New England 35, N.Y. Giants 14 Sunday’s Games Carolina vs Tampa Bay at London, UK, 5:30 a.m. Philadelphia at Minnesota, 9 a.m. New Orleans at Jacksonville, 9 a.m. Houston at Kansas City, 9 a.m. Washington at Miami, 9 a.m. Cincinnati at Baltimore, 9 a.m. Seattle at Cleveland, 9 a.m. San Francisco at L.A. Rams, 12:05 p.m. Atlanta at Arizona, 12:05 p.m.

Tennessee at Denver, 12:25 p.m. Dallas at N.Y. Jets, 12:25 p.m. Pittsburgh at L.A. Chargers, 4:20 p.m. Open: Buffalo, Indianapolis, Chicago, Oakland Monday’s Games Detroit at Green Bay, 4:15 p.m. All Times AKDT

Transactions

BASEBALL American League CHICAGO WHITE SOX — Named Frank Menechino hitting coach. National League MIAMI MARLINS — Re-signed pitching coach Mel Stottlemyre Jr. and first base coach Trey Hillman. Announced third base coach Fredi Gonzalez will not be retained. PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES — Fired manager Gabe Kapler. BASKETBALL National Basketball Association INDIANA PACERS — Exercised contract options on F TJ Leaf and G Aaron Holiday. Signed G Walt Lemon Jr. SACRAMENTO KINGS — Named Craig Slaunwhite head of performance, Tommy Brice and Aisling Toolan physical therapists, Wes Bohn advance scout and Alexander Sigua director, media relations. Promoted Teena Murray vice president, health and performance, Greg Stratton director of scouting, Melanie Stocking director, team travel and logistics, Mark Toyoda director, basketball administration, Analise Langford basketball facility operations manager, Robbie Lemons manager of basketball administration, Akachi Okugo player development manager and Michael Martinez media relations coordinator. FOOTBALL National Football League CHICAGO BEARS — Signed QB Tyler Bray. NEW YORK GIANTS — Waived QB Alex Tanney. Signed RB Austin Walter off the practice squad. OAKLAND RAIDERS — Signed WR Marcell Ateman. Released WR J.J. Nelson. Signed G Lester Cotton Sr. to the practice squad. WASHINGTON REDSKINS — Placed WR Jehu Chesson on IR. Signed WR Jester Weah to the practice squad. Promoted Phil Rauscher to offensive line coach. Named Aaron Stamn offensive assistant coach. HOCKEY National Hockey League ANAHEIM DUCKS — Signed C Benoit-Olivier Groulx to a three-year contract. SAN JOSE SHARKS — Reassigned F Jonny Brodzinski to San Jose (AHL). LACROSSE National Lacrosse League BUFFALO BANDITS — Signed T Matt Gilray to a one-year contract. SOCCER Major League Soccer FC DALLAS — Agreed to terms with M Paxton Pomykal on four-year contract through the 2023 season. WINTER SPORTS AUSTRIAN ANTI-DOPING LEGAL COMMITTEE — Announced former cross-country skier Johannes Duerr, who was expelled from the 2014 Sochi Olympics for the use of EPO, was banned for life for his alleged role in a doping network in recent years. COLLEGE NCAA — Ordered Mary Hardin-Baylor to vacate its 2016 Division III national championship and 29 victories over the 2016-2017 seasons because football coach Pete Fredenburg let a player use his car for more than 18 months. FORDHAM — Named Vladimir Makatsaria volunteer assistant men’s tennis coach and Max Darrington student volunteer assistant men’s tennis coach. MASSACHUSETTS — Signed women’s basketball coach Tory Verdi to a two-year contract extension through the 2023-24 season. RUTGERS — Named T.J. Thompson director of basketball administration.

Biles wins her 5th all-around world championship STUTTGART, Germany (AP) — There was only one way for Simone Biles to finish off yet another dominant world championship performance. She dropped the mic. Biles marked her fifth all-around world title by ending her floor routine with a micdrop gesture — a nod to her social-media following. Biles said the idea came from Twitter, and it was certainly fitting on a day when no rival came close.

extreme northwest corner of the Kenai Peninsula, only 18 miles from known elodea infestations in Anchorage. This 70-acre lake is mostly surrounded by the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge, but it intercepts a small parcel owned by the Kenai Peninsula Borough. This lake is listed in the refuge’s aircraft regulations as being open for floatplane access. Rob surveyed Sandpiper Lake enough to know that elodea is distributed mostly in the northeast quadrant

Today in History Today is Friday, Oct. 11, the 284th day of 2019. There are 81 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Oct. 11, 1986, President Ronald Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail S. Gorbachev opened two days of talks concerning arms control and human rights in Reykjavik, Iceland. On this date: In 1809, just over three years after the famous Lewis and Clark expedition ended, Meriwether Lewis was found dead in a Tennessee inn, an apparent suicide; he was 35. In 1906, the San Francisco Board of Education ordered the city’s Asian students segregated in a purely “Oriental” school. (The order was later rescinded at the behest of President Theodore Roosevelt, who promised to curb future Japanese immigration to the United States.) In 1910, Theodore Roosevelt became the first former U.S. president to fly in an airplane during a visit to St. Louis. In 1958, the lunar probe Pioneer 1 was launched; it failed to go as far out as planned, fell back to Earth, and burned up in the atmosphere. In 1968, Apollo 7, the first manned Apollo mission, was launched with astronauts Wally Schirra (shih-RAH’), Donn Fulton Eisele and R. Walter Cunningham aboard. The government of Panama was overthrown in a military coup. In 1975, Bill Clinton and Hillary Diane Rodham were married in Fayetteville, Arkansas. “NBC Saturday Night” (later “Saturday Night Live”) made its debut with guest host George Carlin. In 1983, the last full-fledged hand-cranked telephone system in the United States went out of service as 440 telephone customers in Bryant Pond, Maine, were switched over to direct-dial service. In 1991, testifying before the Senate Judiciary Committee, Anita Hill accused Supreme Court nominee Clarence Thomas of sexually harassing her; Thomas re-appeared before the panel to denounce the proceedings as a “hightech lynching.” In 1992, in the first of three presidential debates, three candidates faced off against each other in St. Louis: President George H.W. Bush, Arkansas Gov. Bill Clinton and businessman Ross Perot. In 2001, in his first prime-time news conference since taking office, President George W. Bush said “it may take a year or two” to track down Osama bin Laden and his terrorist network in Afghanistan, but he asserted that after a five-day aerial bombardment, “we’ve got them on the run.” In 2002, former President Jimmy Carter was named the recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize. In 2006, a single-engine plane carrying New York Yankees pitcher Cory Lidle (LY’-dul) and flight instructor Tyler Stanger crashed into a high-rise apartment building in New York City, killing both men. Ten years ago: Thousands of gay rights supporters marched from the White House to the U.S. Capitol. A 22hour attack on Pakistan’s army headquarters in Rawalpindi ended with nine militants and 14 others dead. A Russian Soyuz capsule carrying Cirque du Soleil founder Guy Laliberte (gee lah-lee-behr-TAY’) and two other space travelers landed safely in Kazakhstan. Five years ago: The International Monetary Fund’s policy-setting committee promised “bold and ambitious” action to boost a global recovery that was showing signs of weakness. Customs and health officials began taking the temperatures of passengers arriving at New York’s Kennedy International Airport from three West African countries in a stepped-up screening effort meant to prevent the spread of the Ebola virus. One year ago: As residents in the Florida Panhandle emerged from shelters and hotels to find homes and businesses torn to pieces by Hurricane Michael, the remnants of the hurricane brought flash flooding to North Carolina and Virginia. A rocket carrying an American and a Russian to the International Space Station failed two minutes into the flight, sending the capsule into a steep, harrowing fall back to Earth; the crew landed safely in Kazakhstan. Rapper Kanye West, seated across from President Donald Trump in the Oval Office, delivered a rambling and sometimes profane monologue that touched on social issues, hydrogen planes and mental health. The Supreme Court in Washington state unanimously struck down the state’s death penalty as arbitrary and racially-biased, making Washington the 20th state to do away with capital punishment. Today’s Birthdays: Former U.S. Defense Secretary William Perry is 92. Actor Ron Leibman is 82. Actor Amitabh Bachchan is 77. Country singer Gene Watson is 76. Singer Daryl Hall (Hall and Oates) is 73. Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., is 69. Rhythm-and-blues musician Andrew Woolfolk is 69. Actress-director Catlin Adams is 69. Country singer Paulette Carlson is 68. Original MTV VJ Mark Goodman is 67. Actor David Morse is 66. Actor Stephen Spinella is 63. Actress-writer-comedian Dawn French is 62. Pro and College Football Hall of Famer Steve Young is 58. Actress Joan Cusack is 57. Rock musician Scott Johnson (Gin Blossoms) is 57. Comedy writer and TV host Michael J. Nelson is 55. Actor Sean Patrick Flanery is 54. Actor Lennie James is 54. College Football Hall of Famer and former NFL player Chris Spielman is 54. Country singer-songwriter Todd Snider is 53. Actor-comedian Artie Lange is 52. Actress Jane Krakowski is 51. Actress Andrea Navedo is 50. Actress Constance Zimmer is 49. Bluegrass musician Leigh Gibson (The Gibson Brothers) is 48. Rapper MC Lyte is 48. Figure skater Kyoko Ina is 47. Actor Darien SillsEvans is 45. Actor/writer Nat Faxon is 44. Singer NeeNa Lee is 44. Actress Emily Deschanel is 43. Actor Matt Bomer is 42. Actor Trevor Donovan is 41. Actor Robert Christopher Riley is 39. Actress Michelle Trachtenberg is 34. Actress Lucy Griffiths is 33. Golfer Michelle Wie is 30. Rapper Cardi B is 27. Thought for Today: “Modesty is the highest form of arrogance.” -- German saying.

“It wasn’t my best routine but we just thought it would be fun,” she said. It may not have been her best, but the routine still earned her the highest floor score of the day. One of the few blemishes was skidding out of bounds on the landing of a triple-double, a skill no other female gymnast performs. Biles’ fifth world all-around title, two more than any other female gymnast has ever managed, was won by a full 2.1 points.

of the lake, suggesting this population was detected early in its invasion. Sandpiper flows through a peatland to a small 17-acre lake now called North Vogel, and then through another peatland to the 130-plus acre Vogel Lake that has a public use cabin with floatplane access. Vogel Lake dumps into Miller Creek, which flows for four miles (as the crow flies) to the Cook Inlet. Kenai refuge staff flew into Vogel Lake late last month and surveyed 51 sites in Vogel and North Vogel lakes with no elodea detected. We are feeling confident that elodea is not present in those two lakes, and we’re gratified that Rob installed two hardwire mesh barriers to intercept pike (and now elodea) between Sandpiper and North Vogel, and North Vogel and Vogel. We inspected both barriers and did not find elodea trapped in either.

The margin of victory was bigger than any of her four previous victories at worlds and matched her 2016 Olympic win. With another Olympic Games less than a year away, Biles feels on top of the world. “I feel like right now actually I’m pretty confident in my gymnastics and myself and the performances I put out there, so I feel like I’m probably more confident going in today than I was at the Olympics,” she said.

We are working with the Alaska Division of Agriculture and Kenai Peninsula Borough to plan for treating Sandpiper Lake early in the spring, shortly after ice-out. Because this portion of the Kenai refuge is within congressionally designated wilderness, refuge staff will work through a Minimum Requirements Analysis to ensure that herbicides are the appropriate tool. SePro Corporation, maker of the fluridone products we use, is developing an herbicide prescription based on the lake’s bathymetry, but I expect the cost to be around $40,000. Our tally is now six known infestations on the Kenai Peninsula, five of which have been eradicated. Elsewhere in Southcentral Alaska, I was impressed to hear recently that Dan Coleman (Division of Agriculture) has applied the first round of fluridone to

Jewell Lake, is completing treatment of Survival Creek (Potter Marsh), and has applied diquat to Sucker and Alexander lakes in the Matanuska-Susitna valleys. While I’m sure there are undetected infestations out there, it is reassuring that all known infestations in Southcentral Alaska have either been eradicated or are under chemical treatment (except for Sandpiper Lake). For the first time in five years, we may be getting ahead of the curve in addressing elodea regionally. My expectations of success are changing for the better. Dr. John Morton is supervisory biologist at Kenai National Wildlife Refuge. Find more Refuge Notebook articles (1999–present) at https://www.fws.gov/refuge/ Kenai/community/refuge_ notebook.html.

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4:30

5 PM

5:30

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

(3) ABC-13 13 (6) MNT-5

4 PM

A = DISH

Chicago P.D. ‘14’

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

(10) NBC-2

(12) PBS-7

To Be Announced

The Ellen DeGeneres Show KTVA 11 Howard Stern. ‘PG’ News at 5 Two and a Entertainment Funny You Half Men ‘14’ Tonight (N) Should Ask ‘PG’ Judge Judy Judge Judy Channel 2 ‘PG’ ‘PG’ News 5:00 Report (N) Death in Paradise The team BBC World is forced to reopen a case. News ‘PG’ America

CABLE STATIONS

6 PM

6:30

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

131 254

(46) TOON 176 296 (47) ANPL 184 282 (49) DISN

173 291

(50) NICK

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(51) FREE 180 311 (55) TLC

183 280

(56) DISC

182 278

(57) TRAV 196 277 (58) HIST

120 269

(59) A&E

118 265

(60) HGTV 112 229 (61) FOOD 110 231 (65) CNBC 208 355 (67) FNC (81) COM (82) SYFY

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8:30

Wheel of For- American Fresh Off the 20/20 (N) tune (N) ‘G’ Housewife (N) Boat (N) ‘PG’ ‘PG’ How I Met Last Man Last Man CSI: Miami “Bad Seed” Stop- CSI: Miami The CSIs search Your Mother Standing ‘PG’ Standing ‘PG’ ping a deadly outbreak in for a missing groom. ‘14’ ‘PG’ Miami. ‘14’ CBS Evening KTVA 11 News at 6 Hawaii Five-0 (N) ‘14’ Magnum P.I. Mercenaries News storm the estate. (N) ‘14’ Funny You The Big Bang The Big Bang Friday Night SmackDown (N Same-day Tape) ‘PG’ Should Ask Theory ‘PG’ Theory ‘PG’ ‘PG’ NBC Nightly Channel 2 Newshour (N) The Blacklist Red attempts to Dateline NBC (N) News With escape his abductors. (N) ‘14’ Lester Holt Nightly Busi- PBS NewsHour (N) Washington Alaska InGreat Performances ness Report Week (N) sight Handel’s influences in Italy. ‘G’ (N) ‘PG’

9 PM

9:30 10 PM 10:30 11 PM 11:30 ABC News at (:35) Jimmy Kimmel Live ‘14’ (:37) Nightline (N) ‘G’ 10 (N)

Dateline ‘PG’

DailyMailTV (N)

Blue Bloods “Behind the Smile” (N) ‘14’ Fox 4 News at 9 (N)

The Hispanic Heritage Awards Recognizing excellence. (N) ‘PG’

DailyMailTV (N)

How I Met Pawn Stars Your Mother ‘PG’ ‘14’ KTVA 11 (:35) The Late Show With James CorNews at 10 Stephen Colbert ‘PG’ den TMZ (N) ‘PG’ TMZ ‘PG’ Entertainment Two and a Tonight Half Men ‘14’ Channel 2 (:34) The Tonight Show StarNews: Late ring Jimmy Fallon ‘14’ Edition (N) Gloria and Emilio Estefan: Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song ‘G’

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Shark Tank A product to ease Shark Tank Shirts for men back pain. ‘PG’ less than 5’8” tall. ‘PG’ Tucker Carlson Tonight (N) Hannity (N) The Ingraham Angle (N)

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Dateline Killer’s ex-fiancee discusses the case. The Ingraham Angle Good TalkSouth Park Jeselnik ‘MA’ Futurama ‘14’ (:32) Futurama ‘PG’

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Hosting guests proves prickly for family with six cats DEAR ABBY: We have and they don’t comply. a small house, and family Frankly, I wouldn’t care and friends are always if the cats took their jewwelcome. We also elry, but I would care if have six cats, and their one of them choked on it. care and comfort are Why is this so hard to paramount. understand? We keep our cats Our cats need care separated so they don’t and consideration; they fight, so two cats occupy are not disposable furry what used to be our houseplants. To be fair, Dear Abby guest room. We have exwe visit with these petless Jeanne Phillips plained this to overnight folks, so we can’t ask guests, several of whom them not to stay with us. are allergic to cats or don’t like I’ve even tried putting Post-it notes them, and they insist “everything around the house, reminding guests will be fine.” They then refuse to let to keep doors and toilet lids closed, the cats into the room during the etc. They reacted like they thought day, while our distressed feline fam- I was rude! How do we handle this ily members howl and claw the door. politely so there are no hurt feelings? There are simple things that must — NEW ENGLAND CAT LOVER be done when living with cats, like making sure they don’t run outside DEAR CAT LOVER: It’s time to (they are all indoor cats), keeping end the tradition of staying in each toilet lids down and breakable things other’s homes. There will be fewer out of their reach. hurt feelings all the way around — Our guests don’t seem to care your pets included — if, when you

visit these folks you stay someplace other than in their home and suggest to them that they do likewise. This doesn’t mean you won’t see and entertain them — it only means they won’t be subject to your house rules, which clearly are not acceptable to them. DEAR ABBY: My husband and I have been having the roughest year of our marriage, and we are divorcing. He has started a new relationship with a woman who is 14 years younger than he is, and he takes our 5-year-old to her house. I feel it is inappropriate because who knows if this relationship will last? My husband and I are still living together. He’s in the basement; I’m upstairs. I don’t think it’s wise for him to take our child on picnics and play dates at her house. I have tried to have a conversation about boundaries and doing what’s best for our daughter, and I don’t

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know what his next move will be. Living with the young lady? What should I do next? — MOVING ON DEAR MOVING ON: There is a commonsense rule that parents who are divorcing should not introduce a child to the new partner until it’s clear the relationship will be long-lasting. At this point, you can’t control to whom your husband introduces your little girl. This is a conversation you should be having with the attorney who is arranging your divorce. If something presents a danger to your child, the lawyer may be able to help you put a stop to it. Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips. Contact Dear Abby at www.DearAbby.com or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069.

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ARIES (March 21-April 19) HHHH Take your time with an important decision. Your optimism could make a substantial difference as far as which way to go. Opportunities knock on your door if you remain open. Tonight: Lay low.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) HHHHH Emphasize your priorities and do not put yourself in a position where you could be pulled to a point of no return or where your temper could take over. Listen to a suggestion from an associate or partner about money or an agreement. Tonight: Where the action is.

HHH Tension builds and choices appear. You might feel pressured to make a decision but might not be ready yet. A partner, on the other hand, could become impatient waiting for you to make up your mind. Tonight: Steal the limelight.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) HHHH Reach out for someone at a distance who means a lot to you. You see this person frequently and he or she could have a healing quality that you enjoy. A partner could be more easygoing than you thought he or she would be. Tonight: Think mini-getaway.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) HHHH One-on-one relating takes you down a new path if you are willing to risk it. Your playful and light attitude draws many people, but some wonder about being around someone who seems to have endless popularity and how they may be impacted by this quality. Tonight: Opt to be a duo.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) HHHH Defer to others and you’ll find out much more about what is happening. Once another

Dear Heloise: Help! I washed a load of laundry with a colored lip balm in the pocket of my jeans. Now I have GREASY SPOTS on my favorite clothes. Is there anything I can do, or is it too late? — Carol in Florida Carol, don’t worry — it’s not too late. First, find all of the grease spots, because you will have to treat each spot individually. Rub liquid laundry detergent with a degreasing agent into the stains, then wash the garments on the hottest water setting that’s safe for the fabric. Let them air-dry. You may have to re-treat if the stains aren’t gone. Laundry stains are always going to happen, but knowing how to handle them can save time and money. I have compiled a pamphlet full of stainremoval formulas that you can have by sending $5 and a long, self-addressed, stamped (70 cents) envelope to: Heloise/Stains, P.O. Box 795001, San Antonio, TX 78279-5001. Or you can go online to

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HHHH Speak your mind and express your thoughts. You might not be aware of the ramifications of certain statements. Think before you say anything hurtful or that could be misinterpreted. Tonight: Hang with a friend.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) HHHH You put your best effort forward dealing with daily issues and work. How you express yourself determines if there is a problem or not. Someone wants more information than you want to give. Tonight: Get some exercise.

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AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) HHH Be careful with your budget. You might see an item that you want to say yes to. Give yourself some time to reconsider your choices and direction. A friend might be cantankerous yet present a different point of view. Tonight: Hold down a splurge.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) HHHHH Your imagination knows no limits. You could be spending an unusual amount of time fantasizing about what you want. Finances could be an issue that is difficult to reconcile for now. Tonight: Paint the town red.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) HHHHH Your feelings are always turned on. Emotions might feel more out of control than usual. A boss or higher-up might push some of your buttons. Do not allow anyone to trigger you in this manner. Tonight: Only as you like it.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) HHH You could feel pressured by a personal or domestic issue. Some of you might manifest some tension around real estate and investments. Know that you do not need to make a decision just yet, especially if feeling insecure and pushed. Tonight: Order in.

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party trusts you, he or she sees you in a new, enlightened way. Make an effort to maintain this status. Tonight: Respond to a request.

order at www.Heloise.com. FYI: Overstuffing the washer can cause clothes to become dingy-looking, and don’t forget to clean the lint filter before every dryer load. — Heloise

Promising the moon Dear Heloise: I saw a commercial saying that older people with knee problems should send for the company’s pills, which would take care of the knees, but it didn’t say how much, only to call the number. I wonder if it’s true, or is it just a scam? — Margaret A., Santa Ana, Calif. Margaret, as wonderful as it sounds, and as much as we all want a pill to cure our aches and pains, it’s always best to ask your doctor, who is a medically trained person, whether something like that is safe to take. A TV commercial can promise you the moon, but it can’t diagnose the source of your pain or prescribe proper treatment. — Heloise

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This year, you will be more devoted to your daily activities and work than you have been for a while. Your words have an impact on others. You are a natural leader. If single, you have the pick of the lot. Try to consider your long-term interests and steer away from flings. If attached, the two of you make the most of your free time together, even if it involves some work around your home. PISCES sees the big picture.

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military intends to move 19 miles into northern Syria and that its operation will last until all “terrorists are neutralized.” More than a dozen columns of thick smoke rose in and around the Syrian town of Tel Abyad, one of the offensive’s first main targets. Turkish officials said the Kurdish militia has fired dozens of mortars into Turkish border towns, including Akcakale. As the shelling intensified, cars packed with civilians crowded a bridge linking Syria and Iraq. “When we came, there were about four lanes of cars on the road and a 1-kilometer-long queue of cars,” said Murad Hassan, a Syrian Kurd from Qamishli. A Kurdish-led group and Syrian activists said that despite the bombardment, Turkish troops had not made much progress on several fronts. Their claims could not be independently verified. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said 109 “terrorists” were killed, a reference to the Syrian Kurdish fighters. He did not elaborate, and reports from the area did not indicate anything remotely close to such a large number of casualties. Erdogan also warned the European Union not to call Ankara’s incursion into Syria

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the hero.” Rizzo said musicals like “Frozen Jr.” are designed for a massive cast of youth actors, who are divided to lend their talents to particular segments of the play. Six different names star in the leading roles of Anna and Elsa, sisters who are separated from a young age

an “invasion.” He threatened, as he has in the past, to “open the gates” and let Syrian refugees flood into Europe. Meanwhile, the Kurdish forces halted all operations against IS in order to focus on fighting Turkish troops, Kurdish and U.S. officials said. The Syrian Kurdish fighters, along with U.S. troops, have been involved in mopping-up operations against IS fighters in the desert after their territorial hold was toppled earlier this year. Ankara says the Kurdish militia is linked to the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party, or PKK, which has led an insurgency against Turkey for 35 years. The conflict has killed tens of thousands of people. The U.S. and other Western countries also deem the PKK a terrorist group. Turkey, a NATO member, considers its operations against the Kurdish militia in Syria a matter of survival, and it also insists it won’t tolerate the virtual self-rule that the Kurds have carved out in northern Syria along the border. The Turkish assault aims to create a corridor of control along the length of the border — a so-called “safe zone” — clearing out the Kurdish fighters. Such a zone would end the Kurds’ autonomy in the area and put much of their population under Turkish control. Ankara wants to settle 2 million Syrian refugees, mainly Arabs, in the zone. Turkey began its offensive,

dubbed “Operation Peace Spring,” on Wednesday with airstrikes and artillery shelling, followed by ground troops later in the day. Mustafa Bali, a spokesman for the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces, said their fighters repelled the Turkish ground attacks. “No advance as of now,” he tweeted Thursday. Bu t Maj. Yo u s s e f Hammoud, a spokesman for Turkish-backed opposition fighters in the operation, said they captured the village of Yabisa, near Tal Abyad, a spokesman for the fighters said. In a tweet, he called it “the first village to win freedom.” Turkey’s state-run news agency says at least 11 villages were captured — nine in Tel Abyad and two in Ras al-Ayn. Clashes took place in the predominantly Kurdish border town of Ras al-Ayn, one of the few urban centers under the Kurdish administration, according to media activists and a war monitor. Syrian fighters backed by Turkey advanced from the eastern and western sides of the town, according to the North Press Agency, which operates in Kurdishheld areas, and the Britainbased Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. The refugee agency UNHCR said tens of thousands of people have fled their homes since Wednesday, while the Observatory put the figure at more than 60,000.

before eventually reuniting for a spell-breaking conclusion. Young Anna and Elsa are played by Morgan Hooper and Emily Porter, respectively, while mid-age Anna and Elsa are portrayed by Ryenne Douglas and Oceanna Broussard, respectively. The older Anna and Elsa are brought to life by Alisha Wilburn and Ellsi Miller, respectively. The latter duo take over for much of the production. The characters of Hans,

the prince, and Kristoff, the iceman, are played by Brogan Storms and Jackson Hooper, respectively. Categorized as a junior musical, the play is designated by Music Theatre International as a show for actors and audience members 18 and younger. “Frozen Jr.” runs Friday and Saturday, Oct. 11 and 12 and Oct. 18 and 19, with show times at 7 p.m., as well as a 3 p.m. matinee on Oct. 12.

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