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Search continues for missing woman Another canvas is set for this weekend in the ongoing effort to find missing Homer woman Anesha “Duffy” Murnane. Volunteers will meet in Anchor Point in the parking lot of Champan Elementary School on Sunday, Nov. 17 at 1 p.m. Flyers and maps will be provided and individuals will head out in groups of two to four in cars to canvas predesignated areas. Questions specific to the canvas can be directed to Tela O’Donnell Bacher at 907-399-9854 or telaodonnell@gmail.com.
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Interim head of pot, alcohol agency named ANCHORAGE — A new interim director has been named to lead the combined agency that regulates alcohol and legal marijuana in Alaska. Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s office announced Thursday that Glen Klinkhart would be interim director following the firing Wednesday of Erika See news, Page A3
correction In the Wednesday edition of the Peninsula Clarion, the caption for the photo “Bush doctors take their place in history” contained an incorrect date. Dr. Peter Hansen moved to Kenai in 1967. The Clarion apologizes for the error.
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‘Only unprecedented until it’s not’ Officials discuss fire management strategies for a changing climate in the aftermath of the Swan Lake Fire. By Brian Mazurek Peninsula Clarion
A changing climate is forcing fire managers to reevaluate their approach to battling disasters — according to a group of local, state and federal agency representatives
gathered on Wednesday in Soldotna to discuss agencies’ response to the Swan Lake Fire. Sen. Peter Micciche, R-Kenai/ Soldotna, called the meeting to discuss management strategies in the wake of the fire, which burned more than 160,000 acres and threatened
the communities of Sterling and Cooper Landing. Micciche said the purpose of the meeting was to learn more about how decisions were made in managing the fire and whether those decisions were based on outdated strategies that hadn’t taken into account the unprecedented hot and dry conditions of the summer. “If climate change continues its
current path, what’s unprecedented is only unprecedented until it’s not,” he said during the meeting. “If this weather becomes more normalized, will that change the decisions being made in the future when it comes to managing similar fires?” Variations of Micciche’s question came up throughout the meeting as See fire, Page A2
Parker appointed to Soldotna council By kat sorensen
Man dies in shooting at commercial property FAIRBANKS — Alaska State Troopers say a man died in a shooting at a commercial property just south of Fairbanks. Troopers identified the man killed as 24-year-old Peter Horace-Wright of Fairbanks. Troopers shortly after 5 a.m. Thursday received a report of the shooting off Peger Road near the southwest edge of Fairbanks. Troopers released few other details. Troopers say they are investigating.
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Bridge Access Road was among the roads that were left slushy and wet after early morning snowfall Thursday.
‘Wintry mix’ to follow storm By Victoria Petersen Peninsula Clarion
Kenai and surrounding areas were covered in a blanket of snow Thursday morning after winter storm system moved into the western Kenai Peninsula. Pam Szatanek, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service Office in Anchorage, said snow was predominately falling in the city of Kenai and nearby areas. She said more snow and precipitation is expected Thursday night. Another storm system is expected to move into the area again late Monday, she said, which will provide the area with what meteorologists refer to as a “wintry mix,”
consisting of snow, sleet, rain and freezing rain. Many Alaskans have been waiting for snow. Average temperatures have been warmer than normal, with October being 5 degrees warmer than normal. October’s average temperature in Kenai is 40.2 degrees. The northern half of the Kenai Peninsula is still recovering from an unprecedented drought that began earlier this summer. Thursday’s updated U.S. Drought Monitor map shows that the entire northern half of the peninsula is experiencing a level zero drought, characterized as abnormally dry. The peninsula’s northwestern portion, near where the Swan Lake Fire burned
over 160,000 acres this summer, is still considered to be in a level one drought, which is considered a moderate drought. The levels of drought on the peninsula have not changed since Oct. 1. The U.S. Drought Monitor — produced in partnership with the National Drought Mitigation Center at the University of NebraskaLincoln, 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.
Pamela Parker of Soldotna was unanimously appointed to a vacant Soldotna City Council seat. The seat, Seat B, was vacated when Tyson Cox was elected to the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly, according to City Clerk Shellie Saner. Parker ran for Seat D during the regular election held on Oct. 1, which was previously held by Tim Cashman. She lost the seat to Dave Carey by 66 votes. “I did run in October for Seat D, but I am still interested in serving on the city council,” Parker said before her appointment at the Soldotna City Council meeting Wednesday night. “I love living in the city and am very passionate about where the city is heading and the future that we have for us here in Soldotna. I want to make sure Soldotna continues to be the best place for its residents.” Parker, the owner of Everything Bagels in Soldotna, said she is looking forward to support small See council, Page A16
Applicants chosen for court Pelosi deems Ukraine actions ‘bribery’ vacancies By Victoria Petersen Peninsula Clarion
By Lisa Mascaro and Mary Claire Jalonick
evening and tweeted along with a Fox News morning recap Thursday. The president flatly denied the latest revelations. During Wednesday’s hearing a diplomat testified that another State Department witness overheard Trump asking about Ukraine investigations the day after his phone call with Kyiv. “First I’ve heard of it,” he said,
The Alaska Judicial Council has chosen a list of qualified applicants to fill the Kenai District Court vacancy. The Judicial Council, a citizens commission created by the Alaska Constitution to investigate and evaluate judicial applicants, met earlier this month to interview applicants for positions on the Palmer and Kenai District Courts and the Homer and Valdez Superior Courts. Nominated applicants for the Kenai District Court vacancy are Amanda Browning, Craig S. Condie, Martin C. Fallon and Kelly J. Lawson, the council announced in a Nov. 12 press release. Nominated applicants for the Homer Superior Court vacancy include Craig S. Condie, Kelly J. Lawson and Bride Seifert, the release said. The council nominates the most qualified applicants for each vacancy. Gov. Mike Dunleavy has 45 days to choose from nominated applicants and make appointments. Browning is a magistrate judge in Sitka who has been an Alaska
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Associated Press
WASHINGTON — House Democrats are refining part of their impeachment case against the president to a simple allegation: Bribery. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Thursday brushed aside the Latin phrase “quid pro quo” that Democrats have been using to describe President Donald Trump’s actions toward Ukraine. As the impeachment hearings go public, they’re going for a more colloquial term that may resonate with more Americans. “Quid pro quo: Bribery,” Pelosi said about Trump’s July 25 phone call in which he asked Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy for a favor. Trump says the call was perfect. Pelosi said: “It’s perfectly wrong. It’s bribery.” The House has opened its historic hearings to remove America’s 45th president, with more to come Friday, launching a political battle for public opinion that will further test the nation in one of the most polarizing eras of modern times. Democrats and Republicans are hardening their messages to voters,
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Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi talks to reporters on Capitol Hill on the morning after the first public hearing in the impeachment probe of President Donald Trump on his effort to tie U.S. aid for Ukraine to investigations of his political opponents.
who are deeply entrenched in two camps. Trump continued to assail the proceedings as “a hoax” on Thursday, and House GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy dismissed the witness testimony as hearsay, at best secondhand information. The president, who said he was too busy to watch the initial hearing as it was televised, caught up in the White House residence Wednesday
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representatives from various agencies spoke about how the Swan Lake Fire was managed over the summer. Kristi Bullock, the fire management officer for the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge, started the meeting by introducing the Swan Lake Fire Story Map, an interactive online map that has comprehensive information about the fire, including a timeline of events and a comparison to other fires on the peninsula based on historical records. The map is available through the Borough’s Office of Emergency Management
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that had already been designated for prescribed — or planned — burning. By June 7, the Swan Lake Fire had grown to 471 acres and a Type 3 fire management organization was ordered to contain it. At the time, Bullock said, firefighters planned to focus their efforts on keeping the fire east of Sterling and north of the Sterling Highway. Within the next two weeks the fire had reached 13,000 acres, and a Type 2 Incident Management Team was called in on June 16 to engage in more aggressive suppression efforts. One of the key points of contention during the meeting was over the management of the fire just before
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Website, kpboem.com. When the Swan Lake Fire first started on June 5 of this year, it was one of nine fires started within three days on the peninsula. A series of lightning strikes, combined with the month of April being “unseasonably dry,” according to Bullock, attributed to the high number of fires. When there are multiple fires occurring at once, Bullock said that the fires are “triaged,” or given priority based on their size and proximity to structures and communities. At the time, the Tustumena Lake Fire was given the highest priority due to it being in a “critical” fire protection area, while the Swan Lake Fire was 8 miles north of Sterling in an area
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strong winds caused it to flare up and cross the Sterling Highway on Aug. 18. At that time, a Type 3 organization with about 20 personnel was managing the fire, which was a significant decrease compared to the Type 2 teams. Refuge Manager Andy Loranger said that the fire had shown very little growth in the weeks leading up to that wind event, which was part of the reason for the scaling back of operations. Micciche said that many residents felt that more should have been done to suppress the fire at that moment, before the situation got out of hand and ended up costing nearly $50 million to manage. Howie Kent, fire management officer for the Kenai/ Kodiak Area of the Alaska Division of Forestry, responded that in addition to the lack of behavior exhibited by the fire, hotshot crews had determined that there was no way to safely attack the fire near Upper Jean Lake, where it was located at the time. Other active fires, including the McKinley fire in the Mat-Su Valley, were also threatening communities across the state, so firefighting resources were spread thin. Loranger said that helicopters continued to drop water on the fire during this time of decreased priority, but safety concerns prevented ground crews from attacking the fire near Mystery Creek as well. The high alpine habitat is very remote, Loranger said, and fire managers had to consider the ability to get firefighters out of there in case of emergency. Norm McDonald,
“The biggest takeaway is a heartfelt thanks for the firefighting efforts of the boots on the ground.” State Sen. Peter Micciche
Wildland Fire and Aviation Program manager for the Division of Forestry, said that another issue came from the fact that the firefighting agencies had budgeted for what was “normal” in the past, which is something that needed to be reconsidered going forward. “We need to think bigger and longer in Alaska,” McDonald said. “They used to just call it a fire season, now they’re calling it a fire year.” Micciche said that he was aware of the budgetary restraints and was in talks with Gov. Mike Dunleavy to allocate additional funding for firefighting efforts in the coming year. When it came to adapting for future fires, the participating agencies agreed that creating additional fuel breaks and encouraging more residents to make their properties Firewise would go a long way in terms of prevention. “Fuel breaks and Firewise … that’s our best bet right there,” McDonald said. “Ten years ago we weren’t doing fuel breaks around t h e s e c o m mu n i t i e s,” Loranger said. “We’re doing that now.” During the meeting, members of the public also had the opportunity to ask questions and make statements about fire management.
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resident for eight years. She’s practiced law for 14 years, the release said. She’s nominated for both the Kenai District Court vacancy and the Palmer District Court vacancy. Craig S. Condie is currently a magistrate judge in Palmer. He’s been a resident for 15 years and has been practicing law for 15 years, the release said. Condie is nominated
Cindy Rombach, a local Red Cross volunteer, commented that the degree to which information was being distributed to the community was much better here than in other parts of Alaska, thanking Borough Emergency Manager Dan Nelson for his role in coordinating the daily updates on the fire. Ray DeBardelaben, president of the Kenai River Professional Guide Association, suggested compiling a contact list of professional guides who could be available to transport firefighters up and down the river in the future. DeBardelaben also wanted to know if there was an avenue for financial relief for those on the peninsula whose businesses were negatively impacted by the fire activity. Micciche said after the meeting that he was satisfied with the discussion, and thanked the agencies for participating as well as the more than 3,000 firefighters from across the country who were deployed at various times to combat the fire. “What I heard today was engaged managers that were open to hearing adverse opinions and open to making changes to their approach,” Micciche said. “And the biggest takeaway is a heartfelt thanks for the firefighting efforts of the boots on the ground.”
for every vacancy, in Palmer, Valdez, Kenai and Homer. Fallon is currently a magistrate judge in Kenai. He’s been a resident for 11 and a half years and has practiced law for 20 years, the release said. Lawson is currently an assistant attorney general in Kenai and has been a resident of Alaska for 43 years. She’s been practicing law for 16 years, the release said. She is nominated for the Homer and Kenai vacancies. The Alaska Judicial Council is composed of three attorneys, three non-attorneys and the Chief Justice of the Alaska Supreme Court.
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Kenai Senior Center The center will host Caregiver Support Meeting — Training DVD Caregiving: Wellness on Tuesday, Nov. 19 at 1 p.m. Caregiving can be a very meaningful life experience. It can also present difficult challenges that leave caregivers feeling exhausted and isolated. In this program, we will examine factors that contribute to caregiver stress, and offer practical solutions for reducing stress and cultivating life-long wellness. 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.
Transportation Task Force The Kenai Peninsula Transportation Task Force will hold a public meeting on Monday, Nov. 18 at 5 p.m. at the Kenai Peninsula Borough Chambers (144 N. Binkley). Access via call-in 907-714-2159. All public, private nonprofit, and private for-profit transportation providers, as well as the general public are invited to attend, participate and provide comment on the Kenai Peninsula Coordinated Transportation Plan Priority of Projects. For a copy of the plan prior to the meeting please contact Shari Conner 714-4521.
Snowshoe Gun Club membership meeting Snowshoe Gun Club membership meeting will take place Saturday, Dec. 7, at 10:30 a.m. at the range. Renewal of membership for 2020 will be available.
Turkey Shoot Gunsnowshoe Club will host a Turkey Shoot on Sunday, Nov. 24 from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Questions contact Chris at 907-230-8938. Prizes awarded for each event. $25 gift cards at Three Bears. Events: ■■ Turkey Shoot (Splatter Board) Trap Range #1. Cost is $5. The Turkey Shoot will be a squad of four shooters. The shooter with a pellet closest to the dot on the pie plate at a distance of 40 yards wins a $15 IGA gift card. The club will provide a 12 or 20 ga shell. Use your gun or club gun. ■■ The Snipe Hunt Skeet Range #3. This is not a childhood game. Cost is $10. Teams of two shooters will try to break as many clays as they can in one and one half minutes. Highest team score out of every five teams wins two $15 IGA gift cards. Team with highest overall score wins two $15 IGA gift cards. Register at 11 a.m. so squads can be arranged. The team members will be picked at random so it’s luck of the draw. You may need a couple boxes of shells per round. ■■ Annie Oakley Shoot Trap Range $2. Cost is $5. Minimum of five shooters will shoot at 27-plus yards. If you miss your target and the shooter to your right breaks it, you are out. Other rules will be discussed before the shoot. Last shooter standing wins a $15 IGA gift card. Bring lots of shell, cause you will need them.
around the peninsula Agenda topics will include Lower Cook Inlet proposals. For more information contact Dave Lyon at 399-2340 or contact ADF&G Boards Support at 907-267-2354.
Farm & Food Friday Farm & Food Friday, the informal monthly meetup for Central Peninsula folks interested in local food or farming, happens this Friday, Nov. 15 from 8:30-9:30 a.m. at Odie’s Deli in Soldotna. This month’s topic is technology on the farm: what apps, programs and web platforms work for you? The next Farm & Food Friday will be Dec. 13 instead of the usual third Friday of the month. Sponsored by Kenai Soil & Water Conservation District and Kenai Local Food Connection. Contact Heidi at kenaiswcd@gmail.com for more information.
Evolution of Yup’ik Dance The KPC Showcase presents: Evolution of Yup’ik Dance with Cody Ferguson on Thursday, Nov. 21 at 5:30 p.m. in the McLane Commons at Kenai Peninsula College. Cody is a Yup’ik singer, comedian, and cultural ambassador. He is a well-known storyteller and educator, who teaches Yup’ik style Eskimo dancing at the University of Alaska Anchorage, and advocates the importance of learning one’s culture. This is one of many events in honor of American Native Heritage Month. Free and open to the public.
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Cook Inlet Aquaculture Association Meeting Cook Inlet Aquaculture Association Board of Directors will meet Saturday, Nov. 16 at 10 a.m., in the conference room at its Kenai office located at 40610 Kalifornsky Beach Road. The meeting is open to the public and an agenda will be posted at www.ciaanet.org.
Women and Babies’ Health Fair Central Peninsula Hospital is holding a Women and Babies’ Health Fair on Saturday, Nov. 16 from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. in the River Tower on the CPH campus. There will be a variety of hospital and community service and vendor booths on site with information and products for women of all ages and young children. Women will have the opportunity to have a mammogram and bone density screening along with discounted lab work. Of course there will also be door prize drawings for everyone!
Surviving the Holidays A special seminar for those who had experienced loss and are wondering how they will survive in the weeks surrounding Thanksgiving and Christmas will be held Nov. 16 from 2-5 p.m. at Kenai New Life Assembly of God 209 Princess St. Contact 907-283-7752 or office@kenainewlife.org for more information.
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ReGroup’s next Meeting is Monday, Nov. 18, 6:30 p.m. at the Hope Community Center on Princeton Avenue off Kalifornsky Beach Road and Poppy Lane. Please join us if you are interested in sustainability through reducing, reusing, and recycling. Find ReGroup on Facebook or contact at regroupkenaipeninsula@gmail.com.
The Kenai Soldotna Shriners will be having a Christmasthemed garage sale on Saturday, Nov. 16 from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. at the KSSC Club House at 47445 W. Poppy Lane in Kenai. Come get your ornaments, lights and decorations. We will also have some furniture and other articles.
Fireweed Fiber Guild Meeting at the Soldotna Library The general public is invited to attend our open guild meeting Saturday, Nov. 16 at the Soldotna Library from 11 a.m. until 1pm. Please join us as we discuss our upcoming events. Please bring your individual project to work. There will be spinning wheel demonstrations, and spindle demonstrations
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Alaska Native/Native American Heritage Month events Please join Kenai Peninsula College, Kenai River Campus in celebration of Alaska Native/Native American Heritage Month. All events are free and open to the community. For more information, contact Rural & Native Student Services, 262-0213. ■■ Cody Ferguson, Yup’ik singer and comedian, Thursday, Nov. 21 from 5:30-9 p.m. in KPC McLane Commons. ■■ Community Potluck at KPC Residence Hall Multipurpose Room, Saturday, Nov. 23 from 4-9 p.m.
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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, Nov. 19 at 6 p.m.
Tsalteshi Trails has a weekly Freezer Food Series of community races at 2 p.m. Sundays through Jan. 26 at the trailhead behind Skyview Middle School. November races are running, December are fat-tire biking and January are skiing. Register in advance at tsalteshi.org or in person at 1:30 p.m. the day of the race. There are entry fee discounts for Tsalteshi Trails Association members and anyone bringing a nonperishable food donation for the Kenai Peninsula Food Bank. Visit Tsalteshi Trails on Facebook each week for route
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morning to a request for comment. A witness called police shortly after 12:30 a.m. Nov. 3 and said a woman was dead and her husband had blood on him. Officers found Xiong with as gunshot wound to her head. Yang told police a handgun fired as he was showing his wife how to defend herself from home intruders. At Yang’s arraignment, prosecutors said Xiong feared her husband.
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McConnell by the Marijuana Control Board. His salary is $120,000. At the start of the marijuana board meeting Thursday in Anchorage, the agency’s top enforcement officer, James Hoelscher filled in as interim director. Lacy Wilcox, president of the Alaska Marijuana Industry Association board, says Klinkhart was late introduced. Klinkhart since August has been the director of drug policy for the state health department. From January through August, he oversaw management of the Alaska Psychiatric Institute during restructuring. He also spent 17 years as an investigator and detective with the Anchorage Police Department.
Arguments set for January in recall case
JUNEAU — A judge in Anchorage has set arguments for January in a case challenging the state’s rejection of an effort to recall Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy. The Recall Dunleavy group sought arguments in December. The Anchorage Daily News reports attorneys for the state and a group opposing the recall argued hearings in January are faster than a normal civil case, and that it is prudent to move deliberately. Margaret Paton-Walsh, an attorney for the state, suggested the court could hold oral arguments in January. Superior Court Judge Eric Aarseth said that was a reasonable plan. It’s expected that Aarseth’s decision, whatever it is, will be appealed to the Alaska Supreme Court.
Official says BP sale of assets to advance
ANCHORAGE — An Alaska state official says the Federal Trade Commission will let BP’s planned sale of its Alaska oil assets to Hilcorp Alaska advance. The Anchorage Daily News reports the FTC had no antitrust concerns with the $5.6 billion deal. The information was disclosed in a Tuesday letter to state lawmakers from Natural Resources Commissioner Corri Feige. FTC spokeswoman Betsy Lordan says her agency does not publicly comment on its position when no antitrust issues are involved. The sale would include BP’s interests in both the Prudhoe Bay oil field and the trans-Alaska pipeline. The purchase is subject to state and federal approval. BP Chief Executive Bob Dudley has said the company has other opportunities that are more competitive and better aligned with the company’s long-term strategy.
Grand jury indicts Anchorage man in wife’s shooting death ANCHORAGE — An Anchorage grand jury has indicted a man who said he accidentally shot wife. The Anchorage Daily News reports 31-year-old Chue Yang is charged with first- and second-degree murder in the death of 29-year-old Nancy Xiong. Yang previously had been charged with criminally negligent homicide and manslaughter. His attorney, public defender Tristan Bordon, did not immediately respond Thursday
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Wasilla man dies in rollover crash
WASILLA — A 49-year-old Wasilla man died in a one-car crash north of the city. Alaska State Troopers say Scott Isaacs was pronounced dead at the scene of a rollover crash on Moose Meadows Road. Troopers took a call on the crash shortly after 6 p.m. Wednesday. Scott’s body was taken to the state medical examiner. Troopers are investigating the cause of the crash. — Associated Press
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un makers and sellers have never really had to account for the deadly consequences of their products because of an unusual federal law enacted in 2005 that gives them immunity from most lawsuits. So the Supreme Court’s decision not to block a lawsuit brought in the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting is a significant — and welcome — development. It may give the families of the victims their day in court while providing a road map for victims of other mass shootings who seek answers and some measure of justice. The Supreme Court announced Tuesday it would not consider an appeal from the manufacturer of the assault weapon used in the Dec. 14, 2012, massacre in Newtown, Conn., that took the lives of 20 first-graders and six educators. The decision, issued without comment from any individual justice, lets stand a groundbreaking ruling from the Connecticut Supreme Court that found an exception in federal law allowing the manufacturer to be sued and potentially held liable under state law regarding unfair trade practices. The case against Remington Arms, brought by relatives of nine victims who died and a survivor of the shooting, focused on how the AR-15-style Bushmaster used in the attack was marketed with militaristic and hypermasculine advertising and used product placement in videos to appeal to younger, at-risk males. The suit alleges it was no accident that the troubled 20-year-old Sandy Hook gunman chose this particular weapon — promoted under slogans like “Consider your man card reissued” — to carry out a murderous rampage that took less than five minutes. The suit was originally filed in 2014, and the families had to overcome numerous obstacles in advancing their novel theory to get around federal protection of the industry. They still must go to trial and convince a jury that Remington is liable for the deaths of their loved ones. But by bringing the case to trial, they hope to get access to information long kept private by the gun industry that will provide insights into how the industry operates. “The families are grateful that the Supreme Court … denied Remington’s latest attempt to avoid accountability,” said Joshua Koskoff, a lawyer for the families, “We are ready to resume discovery and proceed towards trial in order to shed light on Remington’s profitdriven strategy to expand the AR-15 market and court highrisk users at the expense of Americans’ safety.” — The Washington Post, Nov. 12
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alaska voices | Denise K. Runge
Partnering to build a stronger workforce
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s Alaskans, we all care about education and workforce training. Our state is both very large and very small, which can make providing timely, high-quality education and training a significant challenge. In order to help meet these challenges, the University of Alaska Anchorage works closely with local industries to constantly align our programs. In UAA’s Community & Technical College (CTC), for instance, we offer one-, two-, and four-year degrees in high-demand areas such as aviation, hospitality, construction, safety, computer technology, automotive, diesel, and welding. Each program has its own volunteer industry advisory board. These individuals provide guidance on equipment and curriculum, offer internship and job opportunities to our students, and provide valuable advice and support. We also recognize that partnering with K-12 and regional training centers such as Alaska Vocational Technical Center (AVTEC), and with the military, is vital. In the past four years we have expanded opportunities for public school students to earn college credit for their career and technical education coursework, signed credit articulation agreements with a variety of local training providers, and created several targeted “cross-walks” that allow our service members to receive academic credit from their aligned military training. In UAA’s CTC, most of the programs require hands-on education. To ensure our students have access to the highest quality training, we work
with local industry and a number of generous individual donors who provide us equipment for training purposes. Where possible, we are also finding ways to deliver training to rural areas. Recently, we received a charitable grant to purchase portable welding simulators, allowing us to partner with our regional campuses to offer welding training in remote regions of Southcentral Alaska. Our faculty represent a diverse mix of backgrounds, most have years of industry experience in addition to one or more academic degrees. Many hold nationally recognized certifications. For example, our faculty in automotive technology are all Automotive Service Excellence (ASE) Certified Master Mechanics. Our current projects focus on helping Alaska expand opportunities for apprenticeship. With support from Technical Vocational Education Program (TVEP) funding and a national grant, we recently received approval to serve as a sponsor of Registered Apprenticeship, a program of the United States Department of Labor. Registered Apprenticeship is an “earn-and-learn” approach, making it possible for UAA CTC to partner with employers to provide classroom training and oversight, while the employer provides on-thejob training, salary and benefits. In other cases, we align, verify and provide academic credit for training delivered by industry. The apprenticeship model allows us to collaborate, rather than compete, with industry and training partners on a relatively small
scale, one that can work even in lower population areas. At this time, we work closely with numerous small and medium-sized businesses, such as automotive dealers and restaurants, to extend the benefits of apprenticeship to them and their employees. We are also working closely with colleagues from UAF and UAS. In many of these career fields, the training received at any of our campuses statewide is aligned so students can take a few classes or a certificate on one campus, use those credits toward completing an associate at another, and finish with our fully online Bachelor of Science in applied technologies leadership program. This is another way students can experience our “earn-and-learn” model. Reducing the time and cost to earn a credential, while expanding the overall opportunities for Alaskans to earn certificates and degrees, results in overall cost reduction without sacrificing quality. UAA CTC aims to build Alaska’s workforce and foster student success through quality education and technical training. But we cannot do this alone. We are grateful to all of our partners and welcome new opportunities to collaborate. Denise K. Runge, Ph.D., is dean of the UAA Community & Technical College where she teaches classes in the UAA Bachelor of Science in applied technologies leadership program. Married, with two adult sons, Runge moved to Alaska in 2015. She has more than 25 years of experience as a faculty member and higher education leader.
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Poll: Americans struggle to identify true facts By Nicholas Riccardi and Hannah Fingerhut Associated Press
WASHINGTON — In a sharply divided country, here’s something many Americans agree on: It’s hard to know what’s a true and honest fact. A new poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research and USAFacts finds that regardless of political belief, many Americans say they have a hard time figuring out if information is true. Nearly two-thirds of Americans say they often come across onesided information and about 6 in 10 say they regularly see conflicting reports about the same set of facts from different sources. “It is difficult to get facts. You have to read between the lines. You have to have a lot of common sense,” said Leah Williams, 29, of Modesto, California. A Republican, Williams says she relies on like-minded friends and family to help sort through conflicting information. “There are wolves in sheep’s clothing everywhere.” The poll found that 47% of Americans believe it’s difficult to know if the information they encounter is true, compared with 31% who find it easy to do so. When deciding whether something is factual, there is widespread consensus on the importance of transparency in how the information
was gathered and if it is based on data. While Democrats and Republicans alike frequently find the process challenging, USAFacts founder Steve Ballmer said he’s still optimistic about the poll’s findings. “Americans want to know the facts,” said Ballmer, the former chief executive at Microsoft. “Facts (are) a driver of decision making, of common discussion and common dialog.” But as a president with a history of making false statements and repeating debunked conspiracy theories faces public hearings this week in only the fourth impeachment inquiry in the nation’s history, the poll finds that differing political beliefs led Americans down different paths as they try to determine what’s an unquestionable fact. Democrats are more likely to say they rely on scientists and academics, while Republicans are more likely to trust what they hear from President Donald Trump. “When I hear him on Fox News — that’s where I get all my information,” said Al Corra, a 48-year-old Republican from Midland, Texas. Trump, he said, is the easiest way to cut through an otherwise confusing information environment. Republicans are more likely than Democrats to put a great deal of trust in the president’s statements, 40% to 5%. Overall, a majority of Americans (61%) have little
to no trust in information about the government when it comes from Trump. Corra said he distrusts academics as too “liberal” and he’s not alone in that regard among Republicans. More Democrats than Republicans say they consider something to be factual if it’s been verified by scientists — 72% versus 40% — as well as academics — 57% versus 30%. Scott Austin, a Democrat from Aurora, Colorado, says he generally trusts scientists, but checks their affiliations carefully because he believes fraudulent information abounds. “If I see something that some scientist from Stanford says, I’ll believe that because it’s Stanford,” he said. Austin, a 52-year-old Army veteran, says he has to ping-pong from website to website to try to verify facts and has found himself increasingly skeptical of government information. Like 54% of Americans, he believes the president has a lot of sway over the information distributed by the government, and that’s made him increasingly skeptical given his lack of trust in what Trump says to be true. “I never had a problem trusting the government under Democratic or Republican administrations — until this administration,” Austin said. Close to half of Americans — 45% — also think
members of Congress have a lot of influence on information that comes from the government, while just 3 in 10 say the same of federal agency employees. Ballmer said it’s actually those federal employees who should be trusted most to deliver facts in which the country can be confident. “These people don’t change with administrations,” he said. “They publish the data as they collect it. I might add that computer systems are nonpartisan. They rake in data and they put it out. And that’s what’s happening at these government agencies.” When it comes to assessing whether information is factual, at least three-quarters of Americans think it’s very important for it to be accurate, and that sources provide all relevant information and explain the way that information was gathered. Smaller majorities say the information should include opposing viewpoints and be devoid of opinion. About 6 in 10 say they are very likely to consider information factual if it is based on data. Many Americans say they rely on government websites, as well as news sources and social media, to get information. In total, 54% say they get information about the government from social media at least once a day, 52% say that about local TV news, 50% from national TV news networks and 47%
Poll: Challenging information environment Fewer than half of Americans say it is easy to find factual information on subjects that interest them or to know if information they find is true, according to an AP-NORC Center and USAFacts poll. Majorities report often seeing one-sided or conflicting information. Q: How easy or difficult is it for you to ... Very/Somewhat easy
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from cable news. About 6 in 10 also say they have used government websites to look up information. And yet, poll found widespread skepticism about these sources — majorities say they have little to no confidence in information they get about the government from social media, the president, members of Congress and businesses. Lynn Joseph, a retired artist in Las Vegas, tries to ferret information out on the internet, but is skeptical of just about all sources nowadays. “Do I trust anybody? No,” she said.
“My philosophy is everybody’s guilty until proven innocent.” Joseph, a Republican, is among the modest group of Trump supporters who don’t trust the accuracy of his statements. Overall, about a third of those who approve of the president say they trust information they get from him about the government only a moderate amount, and roughly another quarter say they have little to no trust. “I’m a Trump supporter, but I know about him,” she said. “He speaks before he should.”
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Trump wants Supreme Court to block subpoena for taxes By Mark Sherman Associated Press
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is asking the Supreme Court to block a subpoena for his tax returns, in a test of the president’s ability to defy investigations. The filing Thursday sets the stage for a high court showdown over the tax returns Trump has refused to release, unlike every other modern president. The justices also could weigh in more broadly on Trump’s claim that sitting presidents can’t be prosecuted or investigated for crimes. The subpoena from the Manhattan district attorney is seeking Trump’s tax returns back to 2011 from his accounting firm as part of a criminal investigation.
Trump’s lawyers say a criminal probe of the president at the state or local level is unconstitutional and unprecedented in American history. “Allowing the sitting president to be targeted for criminal investigation — and to be subpoenaed on that basis — would, like an indictment itself, distract him from the numerous and important duties of his office, intrude on and impair Executive Branch operations, and stigmatize the presidency,” said the brief signed by Jay Sekulow. Lower courts have so far rejected Trump’s claims of immunity. Trump wants the court to decide the case by late June, under a deal to keep the district attorney from enforcing the subpoena in the
meantime. The justices may not decide whether to hear the case for at least another month. A second, similar case is headed to the court over a House committee subpoena demanding Trump’s financial records from the same accounting firm. The president has lost both cases at each step of the judicial system so far. The Mazars USA firm has said it will comply with the subpoenas, if courts agree. A ruling against Trump would not require public release of the information. Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance Jr. is seeking the records back to 2011 in a broader probe that includes payments made to buy the silence of two women, porn star Stormy Daniels and
model Karen McDougal, who claim they had affairs with the president before the 2016 presidential election. Trump has denied the claims. Vance spokesman Danny Frost declined to comment Thursday, saying the district attorney would be making its own Supreme Court filing next week. Trump is asking for the Supreme Court’s intervention as the impeachment drama plays out elsewhere in Washington. Public impeachment hearings that began Wednesday are examining claims that Trump tried to get Ukraine’s leader to investigate political rival Joe Biden. If the House votes to impeach the president, Chief Justice John Roberts would preside at a Senate trial that
is likely to begin in January. The justices usually fill their term’s calendar by late January. The New York tax case is moving unusually swiftly through the federal courts. A three-judge panel of the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New York ruled last week that the tax returns can be turned over to New York prosecutors. The appellate judges emphasized the narrowness of their ruling, deciding only that a state prosecutor can demand Trump’s personal financial records from a third party while the president is in office. Their opinion upholding a trial judge’s earlier ruling noted that they did not consider whether the president is immune from
indictment and prosecution while in office or whether the president himself may be ordered to produce documents in a state criminal proceeding. The subpoena does “not implicate, in any way, the performance of his official duties,” 2nd Circuit Chief Judge Robert A. Katzmann wrote. During arguments in a New York courtroom, Trump’s lawyer told the 2nd Circuit that Trump is immune from state criminal law, even if he shoots someone, because he’s president. The exchange stemmed from Trump’s campaign trail comment in 2016 that he “could stand in the middle of Fifth Avenue and shoot somebody, and I wouldn’t lose any voters, OK?”
2 dead in California school attack; gunman shoots self By Stefanie Dazio and John Antczak Associated Press
SANTA CLARITA, Calif. — A student pulled a gun from his backpack and opened fire at a Southern California high school Thursday, killing two students and wounding three others before shooting himself in the head on his 16th birthday, authorities said. The gunfire began around 7:30 a.m. at Saugus High School in suburban Santa Clarita, where Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies responding to a torrent of 911 calls found all six students in a quad area. Security video showed the last thing the attacker did was shoot himself with the final
bullet in the .45-caliber handgun, sheriff’s homicide Capt. Kent Wegener said. A 16-year-old girl and a 14-year-old boy died. Two girls, ages 14 and 15, and a 14-year-old boy were hospitalized, officials said. Sheriff Alex Villanueva said the shooter was a student at the school but did not identify him. A search warrant was being obtained for his home. “At this point in time, we have no indication of motivation or ideology,” said Paul Delacourt, the agent in charge of the FBI’s Los Angeles field office. Santa Clarita is a city of more than 200,000 about 30 miles northwest of downtown LA. The sound of gunfire sent some students running while others and staff followed
recently practiced security procedures. Kyra Stapp, 17, was watching a documentary in class when she heard two gunshots. Panicked students ran in and reported the shooting. Stapp’s class and others were herded into a teacher break room where they locked the door and turned off the lights. Kyra texted her mother and tried not make any noise. They exchanged messages as sirens screamed and helicopters and deputies carrying rifles and shotguns swarmed the campus. Then Kyra fell silent while officers escorted students out. “She’s been texting me and all of a sudden she’s not,” Tracy Stapp said. “That was like the worst 10 minutes of
my life, I swear.” Shauna Orandi, 16, said she was in her Spanish class doing homework when she heard four gunshots that she initially mistook as instruments from a band class. She said a student burst into the room saying he’d seen the gunman, and her classmates were stunned into silence. “My worst nightmare actually came true,” she said later as she left a nearby park with her father. “This is it. I’m gonna die.” Freshman Rosie Rodriguez said she was walking up the library stairs when she heard noises that “sounded like balloons” popping. She realized they were gunshots when she saw other students running. Still carrying a backpack
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laden with books, she ran across the street to a home, where a person she didn’t know gave shelter to her and about 10 other students. “I just heard a lot of kids
crying. We were scared,” Rodriguez said. A huge crowd of anxious parents gathered in the park, waiting to be reunited with their children.
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Amazon to protest $10B Pentagon contract won by Microsoft SAN FRANCISCO — Amazon is protesting the Pentagon’s decision to award a $10 billion cloud-computing contract to Microsoft, citing “unmistakable bias” in the process. Amazon’s competitive bid for the “war cloud” project drew criticism from President Donald Trump and its business rivals. The project, formally called the Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure, or JEDI, pitted leading tech titans Microsoft, Amazon, Oracle and IBM against one another In a statement, Amazon said that “numerous aspects” of the bidding process involved “clear deficiencies, errors, and unmistakable bias.” It did not elaborate. Amazon added that “it’s important that these matters be examined and rectified.” Microsoft did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Amazon was widely considered the frontrunner in the contract competition. Tech giants Oracle and IBM pushed back with their own bids and also formally protested the bidding process last year. Oracle later challenged the process in federal court, but lost. Trump waded into the fray in July, saying that his administration would “take a very long look” at the process and that he had heard complaints. Trump has frequently expressed his ire for Amazon and founder Jeff Bezos, who also owns the Washington Post. At the time, he said other companies told him that the contract “wasn’t competitively bid.” Amazon said it filed its protest in the U.S. Court of Federal Claims, which deals with financial claims against the federal government.
Beshear set for ‘next chapter’ as Bevin concedes in Kentucky FRANKFORT, Ky. — Republican Gov. Matt Bevin conceded to Democratic archnemesis Andy Beshear on Thursday, putting an end to Kentucky’s bitterly fought governor’s race and setting the stage for divided government in a GOP stronghold. Bevin, an ally of President Donald Trump, made the dramatic announcement outside his statehouse office on the same day election officials across Kentucky double-checked vote totals at the governor’s request. Bevin, trailing by several thousand votes, acknowledged the recanvass wouldn’t change the outcome. “We’re going to have a change in the governorship based on the vote of the people,”
Bevin said at the news conference. Promising Kentuckians that “we won’t let you down,” Beshear said later in the day that he’s ready to help build the “next chapter” of Kentucky’s future. Looking ahead to dealing with a GOP-led legislature, the governor-elect urged policymakers to find common ground and to “civilly disagree” when they can’t.
NASA warned of safety risks
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — NASA auditors warn the space agency faces “significant safety and technical challenges” that need to be solved before astronauts fly in private capsules. The agency’s inspector general office issued its findings Thursday. In the report, auditors note Boeing and SpaceX are several years late in transporting crews to the International Space Station. The report says the private capsules likely won’t be certified before next summer and urges NASA to set a realistic timetable to avoid compromising safety. The auditors say NASA overpaid Boeing to keep the company moving forward. The report shows, on average, a seat on Boeing’s Starliner capsule will cost $90 million, almost double the price of a SpaceX seat.
Woman charged after husband’s body found in freezer KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Authorities have arrested a woman whose husband’s corpse was found in a freezer in a bedroom inside their southwest Missouri home, where it may have been stored for nearly a year. Barbara Watters, 67, of Joplin, was arrested Thursday, a day after she was charged with abandonment of a corpse, a felony that is punishable by up to four years in prison. The grim discovery was made after a witness told police that Paul Barton’s body had been in Watters’ freezer since his death on Dec. 30, 2018, a police officer wrote in the probable cause affidavit.
Court rules Kentucky man can get `IM GOD’ license plate FRANKFORT, Ky. -- A federal court is allowing a Kentucky man to personalize a license plate with the phrase “IM GOD” after a threeyear legal battle over the custom engraving. Court documents show Ben Hart, a self-identified atheist, set out to get the Kentucky plate in 2016. But Hart’s request was denied by the state transportation department on the basis it violated antidiscrimination guidelines. News outlets report similar plates had been approved before, including “TRYGOD” and “NOGOD.” — Associated Press
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Alaska Car Shop 42115 Kalifornsky Beach Rd. Ste A-4, Soldotna 420-0561
Morgan Steel 6480 Kenai Spur Hwy, Kenai 283-7136
Hutchings Auto Spa 44110 Sterling Hwy, Soldotna 262-5891
East Rip 10767 Kenai Spur Hwy Kenai 283-7833 BUD - PUFF Must Be 21 Years & Over
Cooks Corner 33320 Sterling Hwy, Sterling 262-6021
Napa Kenai (238) 10704 Kenai Spur Hwy, Kenai 283-3513
Napa Soldotna (240) 44371 Sterling Hwy, Suite F Soldotna 262-6233
Ammo Can Coffee 35559 Kenai Spur Hwy, Soldotna 831-6003
River City Cheer & Gymnastics 47710 Bennett Ct #2 Kenai 260-9990
Four D Carpet One 34577 Kenai Spur Hwy, Soldotna 262-9181
Red Run Cannabis 5455 Kenai Spur Hwy, Kenai 283-0800 Must Be 21 Years & Over
Bailey’s Furniture 35618 Kenai Spur Hwy. Soldotna AK 260-5288
Jumpin’ Junction 42115 K Beach Rd. Soldotna AK 420-0566
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First National Bank Alaska Soldotna 44501 Sterling Hwy, Soldotna 260-6000
First National Bank Alaska Kenai 11408 Kenai Spur Hwy, Kenai 283-6800
Happy Buddha Imports 610 Attla Way Kenai 740-3709
Soldotna Mini Storage 321 Tyee St. Soldotna 262-9666
Bear Naked Tanning 10811 Kenai Spur Hwy, Kenai 283-4895
Lucky Puck Pull Tabs 405 Overland Ave. #104 Kenai 283-1553
AK Express 35401 Kenai Spur Hwy Soldotna 260-9501
Country Liquor 140 S. Willow St. Kenai AK 283-7651
Country Foods 140 S. Willow St. #A Kenai AK 283-4834
Sweeney’s Clothing 35081 Kenai Spur Hwy. Soldotna AK 262-5916
Preferred Plumbing 335 Main St. Loop Kenai AK 283-7909
Cabin Fever Creations 35210 Kenai Spur Hwy Soldotna 99669 262-2787
Walter’s and Associates 130 S. Willow Ave #8 Kenai 283-5116
J & H Sewing and Vaccum 222 N. Binkley St. Soldotna 262-6363
Already Read Books 506 Attla Way Kenai 335-2665
Affinity Hair Salon 10672 Kenai Spur Hwy #113 Kenai (907) 283-9356
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EU bank to stop funding fossil fuel projects in 2 years by Frank Jordans Associated Press
BERLIN — The European Investment Bank said Thursday that it will stop financing fossil fuel energy projects from the end of 2021 as part of an effort to fight climate change. The decision, which ends fossil fuel funding a year later than initially proposed, follows lengthy negotiations among European Union member states, the bank’s shareholders. “We will stop financing fossil fuels and we will launch the most ambitious climate investment strategy of any public financial institution anywhere,” the EIB’s president,
Werner Hoyer, said in a statement. Calling climate “the top issue on the political agenda of our time,” Hoyer noted scientists’ warnings that the planet is heading for a 5.4-7.2 Fahrenheit increase in global average temperature by the end of the century. “If that happens, large portions of our planet will become uninhabitable, with disastrous consequences for people around the world,” he said. The 2015 Paris climate accord aims to cap global warming at no more than 2 degrees Celsius (3.6 Fahrenheit) by 2100 compared with pre-industrial times. The policy change —which will
also see the EIB prioritize lending for energy efficiency, low carbon technology and grid improvements — comes as the EU tries to ratchet up its climate efforts. Earlier Thursday, Germany’s Foreign Minister Heiko Maas told diplomats and scientists in Berlin that “Europe must lead, because only then other countries such as China or India will stay the course too.” He backed a proposal by the incoming European Commission for the 28-nation bloc to agree a Green New Deal that would see economic programs linked with efforts to reduce carbon emissions. German Environment Minister
Svenja Schulze said the EU should aim to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by up to 55% by 2030 compared with 1990 levels, in line with Germany’s national target. The current EU goal is for a 40% cut. Despite its tough talk, Germany was one of the countries which had resisted a complete end to fossil fuel funding by the EIB. Conservatives in the German government wanted an exemption for natural gas infrastructure on the grounds that it can help wean countries off more polluting coal. Environmental groups cautiously welcomed the EIB decision but warned that it contains
some loopholes for some gas projects. The EIB, which is one of world’s biggest public lenders, loaned $61.93 billion in 2018. Separately, Sweden’s central bank said Wednesday that it has ditched bonds issued by the Canadian province of Alberta and the Australian states of Queensland and Western Australia because authorities there are not doing enough to reduce carbon dioxide emissions. On Thursday, the European Commission announced that vehicle tires will have to come with clearer energy labels from 2021, to help consumers choose those that are most efficient.
Italy declares state of emergency in Venice after high tides By Giada Zampano Associated Press
ROME — Italy’s government declared a state of emergency Thursday in flood-ravaged Venice, seeking to release funds to repair the historic lagoon city after it was damaged by the highest tide in 50 years. A cabinet meeting approved a special decree that included $21.7 million in immediate financial aid aimed at helping the city recover. Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte described the flooding as “a blow to the heart of our country,” after spending Wednesday night in Venice, where world-famous monuments, homes and businesses were hit hard by the exceptional flooding. Venice’s mayor said the damage is estimated at “hundreds of millions of euros.” Mayor Luigi Brugnaro blamed climate change for the “dramatic situation” in the historical city and called for the speedy completion of the city’s long-delayed Moses flood
defense project. The water levels reached over 6 feet, 1 inch above sea level Tuesday, the second-highest level ever recorded in the city and just 2½ inches lower than the historic 1966 flood. Another wave of exceptionally high water followed Wednesday. The exceptional flooding was caused by southerly winds that pushed a high tide, exacerbated by a full moon, into the city. Although the waters have fallen from the peak reached late Tuesday, St Mark’s Square remained partially flooded on Thursday and a new peak water level is expected for Friday morning. In Venice, the crypt beneath St. Mark’s Basilica was inundated for only the second time in its history. Damage was also reported at the Ca’ Pesaro modern art gallery, where a short circuit set off a fire, and at the La Fenice theater, where authorities turned off the electricity as a precaution after the control room was flooded.
Venice archbishop Francesco Moraglia said St. Mark’s Basilica had suffered “irreparable damage,” with salty water posing risks to its mosaics, columns and pavements. Venice for years has been struggling with unwieldly amounts of tourists, the constant deterioration of its fragile lagoon environment and a dwindling population. Tuesday’s devastating floods have reignited a yearslong debate Moses, a multibillion-euro flood defenses project that has been under construction since 2003. The project has not yet been activated, after being delayed a number of times due to corruption scandals, costs overruns and environmentalists’ opposition over its effects on Venice’s lagoon ecosystem. Italian Transport and Infrastructure Minister Paola De Micheli pledged Thursday that the Moses project will be completed by 2021, but part of it could start work even earlier. Rising sea levels because of climate change coupled with
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People wade through water in a flooded St. Mark’s Square in Venice, Italy, on Wednesday. The high-water mark hit 74 inches late Tuesday, meaning more than 85% of the city was flooded.
Venice’s well-documented sinking make the northeastern Italian city built amid a system of canals particularly vulnerable to the elements. The sea level in Venice is 4 inches higher than it was 50 years ago, according to the city’s tide office.
The damages this week included five ferries that serve as water buses, a critical means of transportation in the city. Photos on social media showed taxi boats and gondolas grounded on walkways flanking city canals.
Migrants huddle in the cold in makeshift camp in Bosnia By Eldar Emric and Darko Vojinovic Associated Press
BIHAC, Bosnia-Herzegovina — Heavy, gray clouds hung low above a makeshift migrant camp on Bosnia’s border with Croatia, heralding more rain and misery for hundreds of people stuck in the remote tent field as they try to get to Western Europe. Rain this autumn has turned
the Vucjak camp into a pool of mud. Garbage is everywhere, and migrants tread carefully between the crammed, cold tents or cuddle in their sleeping bags, close to each other. “Here, it is not possible to live. You can see that,” said Yemshir, from Pakistan. “We need a good place, for life, sleeping, for eating, for drinking.” Local authorities set up the camp earlier this year at a covered-up
landfill not far from a minefield left over from the Balkan country’s 1990s ethnic war. Known as “the jungle” among migrants, the tent settlement has been deemed unfit by leading international organizations, but local authorities have said they cannot close it down before a new location is found. On Thursday, the European Union’s top migration official joined the calls for the closure of the camp, which is close to Bosnia’s
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northwestern town of Bihac. Migrants who spoke to The Associated Press about the conditions would give only their first or last names out of fear of deportation or retaliation. “It’s like animal life here,” Amir, also from Pakistan, said. An estimated 50,000 migrants have crossed Bosnia since last year, bound for the EU. Impoverished Bosnia has been struggling to cope with the pressure.
EU Migration Commissioner Dimitris Avramopoulos warned Thursday that adequate accommodations must be provided for about 8,000 migrants in the country “to prevent a major humanitarian crisis in the coming winter.” The EU has given Bosnia more than $40 million in aid, but conditions at Vucjak are so bad that “no EU financial support can, or will be, provided for it,” Avramopoulos said.
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Wisconsin Assembly votes to recognize tree, Bible week By Todd Richmond Associated Press
MADISON, Wis. — Republicans who lead the Wisconsin Assembly voted Tuesday to call the state Capitol evergreen a Christmas tree and formally recognize National Bible Week, moves they said were necessary to ensure Christianity isn’t marginalized as the holidays approach. The 64-30 vote on naming the tree was a direct response to Gov. Tony Evers’ declaration last week that it would be called a “holiday tree.” Evers’ Republican predecessor Scott Walker, the son of a Baptist minister, declared the
evergreen was a Christmas tree during his first term in 2011. “It seems like the only religion we’re willing to take shots at is Christianity,” Assembly Majority Leader Jim Steineke told reporters during a news conference. Democratic Rep. Jonathan Brostoff, who is Jewish, told Republicans if they want to help Christians they should pass gun control bills to keep them from getting killed. “Instead of doing something substantive and helpful, we’re trying to politicize a tree,” he said. The Assembly also voted 86-9 without debate to adopt a resolution recognizing
Thanksgiving week as National Bible Week. “Bible reading has been a great encouragement and comfort for many people throughout our state’s history and has contributed to the molding of the spiritual, moral and social fiber of our citizenry,” the resolution states. The Freedom from Religion Foundation has called the resolution “highly inappropriate.” “Dedicating a week to the bible directly endorses Christianity over other religions, thereby telling non-Christian citizens we are second-class citizens for being the ‘wrong’ religion,” the foundation said in a statement
released last week. “Imagine the uproar were the Legislature to promote ‘National Quran Week in Wisconsin.’” The spat over Christian symbols marks the latest chapter in an acrimonious relationship between legislative Republicans and the Democratic governor. It began before Evers even took office, when the Legislature pushed through — and Walker signed — measures in a lame-duck session aimed at limiting the Democrat’s powers. After Evers called the tree a holiday tree on Friday, Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald tweeted that the move was “PC garbage.”
The state Department of Administration has for decades placed a huge evergreen in the Capitol rotunda and decorated it with ornaments submitted by Wisconsin schoolchildren. The agency allows other groups to place displays celebrating end-ofthe-year holidays in the rotunda as well, including a menorah and a Festivus pole, a nod to the fictional holiday in the “Seinfeld” television series, but the tree towers over them all. Politicians called the tree a Christmas tree until the mid-1980s, when they started referring to it as a holiday tree to avoid accusations they were endorsing religion.
6 p.m. or on Sunday from 9 a.m. until noon. For more information call 262-4657.
The Soldotna Church of the Nazarene will offer the meal on the third Sunday of each month. Our Lady of Perpetual Help will offer on the fourth Sunday of each month. Our Lady of Perpetual Help would like to invite other churches to perhaps pick up one of the other Sunday evenings in the month. Call 262-5542.
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Clothes Quarters open Wednesdays
April Hall, the minister at Kenai United Methodist Church and North Star United Methodist Church, will be preaching at St. Francis By the Sea Episcopal Church on Sunday, Nov. 17. The Episcopal church is located at 110 S. Spruce Street, Kenai. The Episcopal worship service starts at 11 a.m. Marti Slater, a retired United Methodist minister, will be filling the pulpit at the Kenai United Methodist Church. The Kenai Methodists begin their service at 11:30 a.m. A meal will be served following worship. The Kenai United Methodist Church is located across from Wells Fargo Bank. All are welcome to attend
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.
Annual Christmas bazaar The Lutheran Women’s Missionary League Annual Christmas Bazaar featuring baked goods and handcrafted items will be on Saturday, Nov. 23 from 10-4 p.m. at Star of the North Lutheran Church, 216 N. Forest Drive, Kenai. All proceeds will benefit local, national or international mission projects. Items featured include cinnamon rolls, pies, aprons and many other handcrafted items. For more information please call 283-4153.
further information at pastorjon@ calvarykenai.org.
Kasilof Community Church food pantry 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. Non-perishable 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.
Awana Kids Club
Awana Kids Club, hosted by Calvary Baptist Church, 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
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 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 is held Wednesday evenings at the Sterling Senior Citizen Center at 6 p.m. Call Dr. Roger Holl at 862-0336 for more information.
Soldotna Food Pantry open weekly The Soldotna Food Pantry is open every Wednesday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. for residents in the community who are 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
KP Young Adult Ministry meetings KP Young Adult Ministry is available at Ammo Can Coffee Thursday nights at 7 p.m. KP Young Adult Ministry is geared toward fostering the healthy Christian Community for young adults between the ages of 18 and 25 years old. For more information contact us through our Facebook Page KP Young Adult Ministry.
Our Lady of Perpetual Help sets place at table A Place at the Table, a new outreach ministry of Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church, Soldotna continues to offer a hot meal and fellowship and blood pressure checks to anyone interested. The meal is the second, third 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.
United Methodist Church food pantry The Kenai United Methodist Church provides a food pantry for those in need every Monday from 12:30-3 p.m. The Methodist Church is located on the Kenai Spur Highway next to the Boys and Girls Club. The entrance to the Food Pantry is through the side door. The Pantry closes for holidays. For more information contact the church at 907-283-7868.
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
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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 Rev. Patrick Brosamer 262-4749 Daily Mass Tues.-Fri. .................... 12:05 p.m. Saturday Mass ........... 4:30 p.m. Reconciliation Saturday................3:45 - 4:15 p.m. Sunday Mass .............. 9:30 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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Brown Bears win 5th straight
Kenai River Brown Bears forward Peter Morgan and Springfield (Illinois) Jr. Blues defenseman Hunter Mccurdy chase the puck Thursday at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)
Staff report The Kenai River Brown Bears won their fifth straight game, topping the Springfield (Illinois) Jr. Blues 4-1 on Thursday at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex. The Bears move to 12-5-1-2 and into a tie for first place in the North American Hockey League Midwest Division with the Fairbanks Ice Dogs. Springfield falls to 7-10-2-1 and remains tied for
fourth place in the division. The same two teams play at 7:30 p.m. at the sports complex on Friday and Saturday at 7:30 p.m. Kenai River goalie Landon Pavlisin, who had 30 saves, was able to steer the Bears through a slow start. Springfield outshot Kenai River 14-8 in the first frame. But the Bears went into the locker room with a 1-0 lead
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Homer’s Karmyn Gallios (left) punches the ball against Nikiski’s Kaycee Bostic on Thursday at the Class 3A state volleyball tournament at the Alaska Airlines Center in Anchorage. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)
and a change in tactics helped turn the tables on their rivals. Segura said she made a defensive adjustment in hopes of controlling Homer’s outside attack, which paid dividends in the third set. “The change was a little drastic, and the girls looked at me like I was crazy when
I gave them the game plan in the locker room,” Segura said. “But they trusted me and trusted themselves.” Nikiski senior middle Kaycee Bostic helped pave the way to victory with 11 blocks and 13 kills, which kept Homer off its game See SEMI, Page A11
SoHi volleyball falls to powerhouse Dimond By Joey Klecka Peninsula Clarion
The Soldotna Stars couldn’t pull off the colossal upset Thursday at the Class 4A state volleyball tournament, but there’s reason to believe the Stars have some more fight left in them. SoHi fell 3-0 to the four-time defending champion Dimond Lynx at the Alaska Airlines Center in Anchorage, losing with scores of 25-20, 25-17 and 25-16. The opening day loss dropped SoHi into the loser-out bracket with a Friday morning matchup with North Pole at 11:45 a.m. Until they lose, the Stars could potentially play three games Friday, then one more Saturday to
reach the final. Soldotna head coach Luke Baumer said he felt good about the way SoHi stayed with Dimond during crucial stretches. “I thought we hung with them well, we executed our game plan well, but they’re state champs,” Baumer said. “There’s a reason they’ve won so much, but I thought we turned some heads.” Senior outside hitter Ituau Tuisaula became one thorn in the side of the Lynx, which feature a multifaceted attack. Tuisaula consistently hammered the Dimond defense with power shots and kills. Baumer said Tuisaula was able to set up well with strong setting from Holleigh
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on in Seward,” added head coach Stacey Segura. “I think the girls really showed that they wanted it bad enough tonight. They had a different look on their face than they did in Seward.” The Bulldogs were more than ready for a second chance against Homer,
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Jaime and Sierra Kuntz but it wasn’t enough to tip the scales in SoHi’s favor. “We knew we couldn’t tip in points, their defense is too strong,” he said. Baumer attributed the highly specialized nature of the Lynx as a force to be reckoned with, as many of the Dimond players practice yearround in camps and offseason programs. “They’re doing volleyball 90 percent of the time,” Baumer said. “A lot of our athletes do volleyball, basketball, track, whatever. If we had more opportunities to get more touches on the ball in the offseason, I think we could compete
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thirsting for. “We just wanted to show that we deserved to be in that championship game at regions,” said senior libero America Jeffreys. “We’re still going to make our mark, even though we came in with the at-large.” “We wanted that win back that we missed out
Tangled Up in Blue
y boyfriend won’t let me be on his volleyball team. Last summer, before we were dating and when female participation in the Seward softball league was lagging, I got a message from an almost stranger asking if I would fill in on his softball team. I showed up and played pretty well in a few games, so I kept the team shirt with the caveat that I would be on the roster the following summer. The winter months passed. The almost stranger and I got to know each other better and when softball season came back around the bases, there wasn’t a question of if I would hold up my end of the bargain. I grew up playing shortstop. I’m comfortable on the field. I really enjoy being competitive and, most importantly, I’m a connoisseur of dugout smack talk. Softball quickly became a highlight of my busy Seward summer weeks even though we ended the season in last place. Luckily, as the game schedule started to peter out, it seemed that the intramural hole in my own schedule wouldn’t stay open for long. Despite its small size, Seward is host to plenty of volleyball teams all winter long. There’s enough to fill two leagues, a competitive and a recreational BBQ league, with each team needing at least three men and three women. Unfortunately for my boyfriend, his competitive league team always seemed to lose a female player when the new season was about to start. Fortunately for him, I was ready to step up to the plate. But, when I offered to be another female on the roster I was met with an almost kind and extremely firm, no thanks. I think the words “last resort” were used — sparingly, but I definitely heard them. Horrible, right? How dare he? He should be excited for me to play on the volleyball team, to spend time together! Especially if they’re in need of another female player! Amidst plenty of a snarky comments from me, he found another female player for his team and I found a team in the recreational league to play on and, with that, volleyball season commenced. I quickly found out that, oh my goodness, I am not good. Sure I had dabbled in a few games and open volleyball nights at the gym the previous winter, but I was lacking nearly every skill set. I never played volleyball when I was younger. I faintly remember
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Kenai, Nikiski reach Class 4A state semis The Kenai Peninsula flaunted its strength Thursday on opening day of the Class 3A state volleyball tournament at the Alaska Airlines Center in Anchorage, with all three local programs making moves against the opposition and each other. Reigning state champs Nikiski and peninsula rival Kenai Central secured both spots in the title bracket semifinal game, assuring that at least one peninsula team will be in Saturday’s title match. Kenai rolled over Sitka 3-0, while Nikiski avenged a region tournament loss to Homer from a week earlier with a 3-1 win over the Mariners. The Bulldogs and Kardinals will meet Friday at 5:15 p.m. with the winner headed to Saturday’s state championship final at 2 p.m. Meanwhile, Homer must fight from the loser-out bracket, starting with a 1:30 p.m. Friday match against the winner of an early game between Barrow and Valdez. Last week at the Southcentral Conference tourney in Seward, the Homer Mariners upset Nikiski in the semifinals en route to winning the title. With that loss fresh on their minds, the Bulldogs used a late surge Thursday in the big dance to power by Homer with scores of 25-21, 14-25, 26-24 and 25-20. It was a victory that Nikiski was
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s a relatively new parent, my appreciation of the proverb that begins with, “It takes a village,” seems to grow with each passing day. This summer I saw firsthand that in addition to raising children, it also takes a village to protect communities, lives, homes and infrastructure, including the refuge’s wellloved public use cabins, from wildfire. Throughout the summer, refuge staff, community members and firefighting crews from across the country worked together to protect the Kenai Peninsula. All told, more than 3,000 people were at one time assigned to the Swan Lake Fire. Post-fire rehabilitation
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Kenai National Wildlife Refuge work will probably be ongoing for years. The Kenai National Wildlife Refuge manages and maintains 25 cabins, which include both historic and contemporary structures. Of these, seven were threatened by the Swan Lake Fire. When the fire first started burning in early June, Trapper Joe, Big Indian Creek and the Harry Johnson Trapline cabins were close enough to receive treatments that ranged from tree thinning and sprinklers to a foil wrap that, while offering protection from flying embers, transforms a cabin into
looking like a giant baked potato. These three structures are historic and two are open to the public: Trapper Joe is first-come, first-served and Big Indian is reservable. Harry Johnson, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, is a hard-to-reach administrative cabin that is not available to rent. As the long, unseasonably dry days of late summer wore on, particularly high winds one weekend in August increased fire activity and intensity. This big wind event pushed the fire to the south, across the Sterling Highway and into the Skilak See refuge, Page A12
The Harry Johnson Trapline cabin was wrapped in a protective foil that is similar to the shelters wildland firefighters carry. (Photo provided by Kenai National Wildlife Refuge)
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thanks to a goal from Soldotna’s Preston Weeks with 3:43 left in the period. Cody Moline and Wasilla’s Porter Schachle had the assists. From there, special teams played a big difference in the game. Just 2:30 into the second, Logan Ritchie scored short-handed for a 2-0 lead. Schachle, assisted by Peter Morgan and Moline, made it 3-0 a few minutes later. Then, just 14 seconds into the third period, Max
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Helgeson, assisted by Michael Spinner and Eagle River’s Zach Krajnik, made it 4-0 with a power-play goal. Caden Villegas had Springfield’s lone goal of the night just 17 seconds later. Ryan Wilson made 25 saves for Springfield. Thursday Brown Bears 4, Jr. Blues 1 Springfield 0 0 1— 1 Kenai River 1 2 1 — 4 First period — 1. Kenai River, Weeks (Moline, Schachle), 16:17. Penalties — none. Second period — 2. Kenai River, Ritchie (un.), sh, 2:30; 3. Kenai River, Schachle (Morgan, Moline), 4:20. Penalties — Springfield 3 for 6:00; Kenai River 3 for 6:00. Third period — 4. Kenai River, Helgeson (Spinner, Krajnik), pp, 0:14. 5. Springfield, Villegas (Marino, Swanson), 0:31. Penalties — Springfield 1 for 2:00; Kenai River 2 for 4:00. Shots on goal — Springfield 14-8-9—31; Kenai River 8-10-11—29. Goalies — Springfield, Wilson (29 shots, 25 saves); Kenai River, Pavlisin (31 shots, 30 saves). Power plays — Springfield 0 for 5; Kenai River 1 for 2.
Trout, Bellinger are MVPs NEW YORK (AP) — It had never been so difficult for Mike Trout to arrive at the ballpark, get his mind and body ready, and perform at the level baseball fans have come to expect. And still, nobody did it better in the American League. Trout overcame injury and tragedy to win his third AL MVP award Thursday night, getting 17 of 30 firstplace votes in balloting by the Baseball Writers’ Association of America. Alex Bregman of the Houston Astros was second, and that duo combined for all the firstand second-place votes. Trout also won the award in
2014 and ’16. “This year was probably the toughest year,” Trout said. Dodgers outfielder Cody Bellinger made it a Southern California sweep, beating out the Milwaukee Brewers’ Christian Yelich for the NL prize. Bellinger got 19 of 30 first-place votes, Yelich got 10, and Washington’s Anthony Rendon got one while finishing third. Yelich won the award last year. Trout had season-ending foot surgery in September while the Angels languished to a fourth-place finish. The outfielder played just 134 games but still set a career high with 45 homers.
Soldotna’s Sierra Kuntz (2) and Serenia Foglia team up for a block on Dimond’s Taliyah Esters on Thursday at the Class 4A state volleyball tournament at the Alaska Airlines Center in Anchorage. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)
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with them.” Dimond got off to a 14-7 lead in Game 1 to immediately stamp its name on the game, but after a timeout SoHi began to cut into the gap and got as
close as 18-14, then made it to 23-20 before the Lynx called timeout. Dimond then scored three straight points to take a 1-0 match lead. Dimond started quick again in Game 2 but a furious front block helped SoHi to come back and tie it at 14 apiece. However, the Stars couldn’t
fully solve Dimond’s scrappy defense and the Lynx responded with a run to end the game and take a 2-0 match lead. SoHi pressed Dimond through Game 3 and cut the lead to 16-14 before Dimond yet again pulled away late to clinch the match, using a kill point from junior Larssen
Anderson to end it. With North Pole standing in the way of advancing through the tournament and ending their season, Baumer said confident that SoHi is still in the running for a Saturday championship fight. “I think we have a good shot at it,” he said. “If we play like (Thursday), absolutely.”
Nikiski’s Kaitlyn Johnson (left) and Lillian Carstens team up for a block against Homer’s Laura Inama on Thursday at the Class 3A state volleyball tournament at the Alaska Airlines Center in Anchorage. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)
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all night. Jeffreys added 27 digs as well for Nikiski, and conference MVP Kaitlyn Johnson showed out with 21 digs, seven blocks and four aces. Homer head coach Stephanie Carroll said the Mariners knew Nikiski would be hungry to avenge the region game, and cited too many service errors that hurt the Mariners, in addition to the team struggling to put up an effective block on Bostic. “A little letdown,” Carroll said. “It kind of felt tonight that all the close breaks, sometimes it feels like they’re all falling your way, and this time it felt like they were all falling the other way.” Earlier in the day, both Nikiski and Homer swept their opening games. Nikiski blanked Monroe Catholic 3-0, while Homer topped Kotzebue 3-0, setting up the late game. Nikiski used a late surge to win the first set, coming back from down 17-15 to score seven of the last nine points, giving the Bulldogs a 1-0 match lead. Homer dominated the second set, getting out to a 14-5 lead that made it tough for Nikiski. At one point, Homer’s lead grew to 23-9 before the Bulldogs tacked on several late points. Marina Carroll dominated stretches of the game for Homer. With the match all knotted up, Homer appeared to be the one with the momentum, taking a 21-17 lead in the third set with just four
points separating the Mariners from a 2-1 match lead. However, the Bulldogs had one last trick up their sleeve. A kill point by Savannah Ley sparked a 5-1 run that tied it at 22 apiece. Nikiski took game point at 24-23 on a service point by Elora Reichert, then gave it up on a serve into the netting, but Bostic slammed down a kill point to get it back. Nikiski won the set on a ball into the net by Homer, giving the Bulldogs a 2-1 match lead. Nikiski scored the first four points of the fourth set, helping maintain momentum that the team never gave up. A 14-6 run midway through the game resulted in a 21-12 lead for Nikiski, and a late surge by Homer wasn’t enough to stop the Bulldogs from winning the match. With Friday’s semifinal clash with Kenai another opportunity to make up for an earlier loss, Jeffreys said Nikiski has plenty of motivation. “I’m excited because they beat us last time they played us. “I think we all want to show them too that that one game we played against them was just one game, and we want to put it all out on the court.” Nikiski also got 14 digs each from Jaycee Tauriainen and Savannah Ley, 10 kills and six blocks from Lillian Carstens and four aces from Kotori Miyoshi. Homer got 11 kills from senior middle Marina Carroll, six kills and four aces from junior hitter Laura Inama, five kills from senior Karmyn Gallios and three aces from
Kenai’s Abby Every sends a ball over the net Thursday against Barrow at the Class 3A state volleyball tournament at the Alaska Airlines Center in Anchorage. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)
junior Tonda Smude. Carroll said she has high hopes of the Mariners making a return to challenge for the state title, starting Friday afternoon. “The state tournament is a marathon, so you can win one and it doesn’t mean anything,” Carroll said. “We’ve got some work to do tomorrow.” Kenai 3, Sitka 0 The Kardinals earned a spot in the state semifinal match with a close sweep of Sitka, winning with scores of 26-24, 25-19 and 26-24. “It’s huge for us,” said Kenai head coach Tracie Beck. “We haven’t been here in a long time and for us to come in and take care of business, two games in a row, is perfect.” Outside hitter Bethany Morris fueled the Kards with 12 kills to go with 18 digs, while fellow hitter Abby Every chipped in 11 kills and three aces. Kenai also got 23 digs from Jenna Streiff, 12 digs from Jaiden Streiff and three aces from Kaylee Lauritsen.
Beck said Kenai had struggled with closing holes at the net and blocking shots, and the Kardinals came out more prepared against the Wolves. Beck added that setter Kaylee Lauritsen “She knows how to feed (Every), especially when putting the ball to the middle of the court, and that connection today was huge for us,” Beck said. “Abby’s a consistent player, and we have to use her like that all the time. That connection was perfect.” Sitka held game point in the opening set at 24-21, but Kenai used a furious rally to score the final five points, getting help with consecutive shots into the net by Sitka, as well as a crucial kill point by Morris that tied it up. A close second set saw Sitka lead 16-15 at one point, but another late surge by Kenai pushed the Kardinals ahead 21-17 and they held on to win and grab a 2-0 match lead. The Wolves had the upper
hand yet again in game three, taking a 12-9 lead midway through, but a service point by Lauritsen kick-started a 6-1 run for the Kards, giving them the lead. Sitka answered with a seven-point run to take back the lead at 20-15, but it wasn’t over for Kenai, which countered with six straight points. That run included two service points by Every and a powerful kill by Morris. With Kenai holding match point at 24-21, Sitka reeled off three straight points to tie it at 24-all, but Morris found a kill to make it 25-24, and Kenai finished it off with a point won on a Sitka ball into the netting.
Kenai 3, Barrow 1 Kenai won it’s first game of the day over Barrow, with scores of 25-12, 16-25, 25-23 and 25-14. Bethany Morris torched the Whalers with 19 kills, while Jenna Streiff provided 25 digs, Jaiden Streiff had
10 digs, Kaylee Lauritsen notched four aces and Abby Every had three aces. The Kards pulled away in the fourth game with a 7-0 run, opening up a gap that the Whalers couldn’t return from. The win advanced Kenai into the game with Sitka.
Nikiski 3, Monroe 0 Nikiski blanked Monroe Catholic with scores of 25-19, 25-15 and 25-20, setting up the Bulldogs’ late match with Homer. Nikiski libero America Jeffreys had 17 digs, while Kaitlyn Johnson had 18 digs, 11 assists and four aces, Kaycee Bostic notched eight kills and Lillian Carstens recorded eight kills to go with three blocks.
Homer 3, Kotzebue 0 Homer got its day started with a sweep over Kotzebue, winning with scores of 25-20, 25-17 and 25-7.
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Garrett loses cool CLEVELAND (AP) — The Browns were seconds away from a season-changing win when Myles Garrett lost his composure in a moment of rage rarely seen on an NFL field. Garrett tore off Pittsburgh quarterback Mason Rudolph’s helmet, wildly swung it and hit the QB in the head, a shocking act that will likely result in a lengthy suspension for Cleveland’s star defensive end and perhaps cost the Browns any chance of making the playoffs. Garrett’s outburst came with 8 seconds left in Cleveland’s 21-7 win over the rival Steelers on Thursday night, a game that will not be remembered for anything that happened in the first 59 minutes. Garrett faces a stiff NFL suspension and Steelers center Maurkice Pouncey will likely be disciplined for kicking Garrett in the head. “I lost my cool and I regret it,” Garrett said. “It’s going to come back to hurt our team. The guys who jumped into the scrum, I appreciate my team having my back, but it
never should have gotten to that point. “It’s on me.” Players from both sidelines spilled on the field during the melee, which began after Garrett wrestled Rudolph to the ground well after he completed a short pass on a meaningless play. Garrett, Pouncey and Browns defensive tackle Larry Ogunjobi were ejected. Rudolph got his hand on Garrett’s helmet first as the players grappled on the ground, but Garrett escalated the brawl after he got back on his feet. He yanked the helmet off Rudolph and slammed it into the top of the quarterback’s head. Rudolph threw his arms in the air in disbelief after the impact, and Pouncey retaliated by punching and kicking Garrett. “I thought it was pretty cowardly and bush league,” Rudolph said. “I’m not going to back down from any bully. I felt like I had a bone to pick with him. I appreciate the line always having my back, but I was angry.”
Saari to direct Mount Marathon Race Staff report The Mount Marathon Race announced Thursday it had hired Matias Saari to be its race director. According to a press release issued by the race, Mount Marathon Race has been run by the staff of the Seward Chamber of Commerce Conference Visitors Bureau, which also owns and funds the race. There has not been a race director since 2004. The press release said Saari will now oversee race operations while working with the Seward Chamber and the Mount Marathon Race committee. “Managing the event’s popularity, the race course’s unique terrain and the sheer numbers of volunteers and spectators
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feigning enough interest in high school gym class to pass but my bumping, spiking and setting skills were nonexistent. My underhanded serves traipsed into the net. All of my sets went just too high and too far, giving my opponents the perfect chance to spike it right back at me, at which point I covered my head with my
requires a dedicated employee,” said Karol Fink, a longtime committee member and race participant, in a released statement. “The committee is looking forward to working with Matias as we streamline our race operations.” Saari has done the race 12 times and won the event in 2009. He also is director for Crow Pass Crossing, Kesugi Ridge Traverse and the Tour of Anchorage ski and bike races. He’s a board member for Alaska Mountain Runners and also works as the event support coordinator for the nonprofit Healthy Futures organization. The 93rd running of the event will be July 4, 2020, in Seward.
hands and cowered. Volleyball isn’t a return to childhood for me, like softball is. Each game I have to work a little bit harder to get just a tiny bit better. I’ve left games with bruised knees, sore forearms and a battered ego. But, as the weeks pass they bring with them a new game, coupled with a few nights of practice here and there, so I have time to learn. Now, my serve is landing a little more consistently.
scoreboard Football NFL Standings AMERICAN CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF PA New England 8 1 0 .889 270 98 Buffalo 6 3 0 .667 174 150 Miami 2 7 0 .222 119 268 N.Y. Jets 2 7 0 .222 130 238 South Houston 6 3 0 .667 238 191 Indianapolis 5 4 0 .556 194 193 Tennessee 5 5 0 .500 203 197 Jacksonville 4 5 0 .444 176 189 North Baltimore 7 2 0 .778 300 189 Pittsburgh 5 5 0 .500 200 202 Cleveland 4 6 0 .400 192 228 Cincinnati 0 9 0 .000 137 259 West Kansas City 6 4 0 .600 284 239 Oakland 5 4 0 .556 208 240 L.A. Chargers 4 6 0 .400 207 194 Denver 3 6 0 .333 149 170 NATIONAL CONFERENCE East Dallas 5 4 0 .556 251 170 Philadelphia 5 4 0 .556 224 213 N.Y. Giants 2 8 0 .200 203 289 Washington 1 8 0 .111 108 219 South New Orleans 7 2 0 .778 204 182 Carolina 5 4 0 .556 225 228 Tampa Bay 3 6 0 .333 260 279 Atlanta 2 7 0 .222 191 259 North Green Bay 8 2 0 .800 250 205 Minnesota 7 3 0 .700 262 182 Chicago 4 5 0 .444 162 157 Detroit 3 5 1 .389 217 237 West San Francisco 8 1 0 .889 259 129 Seattle 8 2 0 .800 275 254 L.A. Rams 5 4 0 .556 226 191 Arizona 3 6 1 .350 222 281 Thursday’s Games Cleveland 21, Pittsburgh 7 Sunday’s Games Dallas at Detroit, 9 a.m. N.Y. Jets at Washington, 9 a.m. New Orleans at Tampa Bay, 9 a.m. Denver at Minnesota, 9 a.m. Houston at Baltimore, 9 a.m. Buffalo at Miami, 9 a.m. Jacksonville at Indianapolis, 9 a.m. Atlanta at Carolina, 9 a.m. Arizona at San Francisco, 12:05 p.m. New England at Philadelphia, 12:25 p.m. Cincinnati at Oakland, 12:25 p.m. Chicago at L.A. Rams, 4:20 p.m. Open: N.Y. Giants, Seattle, Tennessee, Green Bay Monday’s Games Kansas City vs L.A. Chargers at Mexico City, MEX, 4:15 p.m. All Times AKST
Basketball NBA Standings EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB Boston 9 1 .900 — Toronto 8 3 .727 1½ Philadelphia 7 4 .636 2½ Brooklyn 4 7 .364 5½ New York 3 9 .250 7 Southeast Division Miami 8 3 .727 — Atlanta 4 7 .364 4 Charlotte 4 7 .364 4 Orlando 4 7 .364 4 Washington 2 7 .222 5 Central Division Milwaukee 8 3 .727 — Indiana 7 4 .636 1 Cleveland 4 7 .364 4
Detroit Chicago
4 8 .333 4½ 4 8 .333 4½ WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division Houston 8 3 .727 — Dallas 6 5 .545 2 San Antonio 5 6 .455 3 Memphis 4 7 .364 4 New Orleans 3 8 .273 5 Northwest Division Denver 8 3 .727 — Utah 8 3 .727 — Minnesota 7 4 .636 1 Oklahoma City 4 7 .364 4 Portland 4 8 .333 4½ Pacific Division L.A. Lakers 9 2 .818 — Phoenix 7 4 .636 2 L.A. Clippers 7 5 .583 2½ Sacramento 4 6 .400 4½ Golden State 2 10 .167 7½ Thursday’s Games Miami 108, Cleveland 97 Milwaukee 124, Chicago 115 New Orleans 132, L.A. Clippers 127 New York 106, Dallas 103 Phoenix 128, Atlanta 112 Denver 101, Brooklyn 93 Friday’s Games Detroit at Charlotte, 3 p.m. San Antonio at Orlando, 3 p.m. Indiana at Houston, 4 p.m. Philadelphia at Oklahoma City, 4 p.m. Utah at Memphis, 4 p.m. Washington at Minnesota, 4 p.m. Boston at Golden State, 6:30 p.m. Sacramento at L.A. Lakers, 6:30 p.m. Saturday’s Games Brooklyn at Chicago, 2 p.m. Milwaukee at Indiana, 3 p.m. Charlotte at New York, 3:30 p.m. Houston at Minnesota, 4 p.m. New Orleans at Miami, 4 p.m. Portland at San Antonio, 4:30 p.m. Toronto at Dallas, 4:30 p.m. Atlanta at L.A. Clippers, 6:30 p.m. All Times AKST
Women’s Scores EAST American U. 76, Villanova 54 Brown 83, CCSU 73 Colgate 62, Cornell 58 Temple 78, Xavier 65 UMass 74, Mass.-Lowell 58 SOUTH Bethune-Cookman 79, Edward Waters 46 Campbell 61, W. Carolina 40 FAU 64, Hampton 63 Gardner-Webb 67, Wofford 53 High Point 80, ETSU 62 Louisiana-Lafayette 75, McNeese St. 55 Louisville 76, Cent. Michigan 63 Middle Tennessee 64, Tulane 62 NC State 81, Lamar 40 Norfolk St. 123, Virginia-Lynchburg 48 Old Dominion 89, Auburn 77 Purdue 66, Chattanooga 34 South Alabama 83, Texas A&M-CC 82 Tennessee 73, Tennessee St. 43 MIDWEST Iowa 86, North Alabama 81 Michigan St. 72, Notre Dame 69 Minnesota 77, Milwaukee 61 Nebraska 78, Morgan St. 55 Northwestern 64, Marquette 56 W. Illinois 83, Indiana St. 72 W. Michigan 80, Kentucky State 41 SOUTHWEST Arkansas 96, Oral Roberts 64 Baylor 112, Houston Baptist 42 Miami (Ohio) 65, Prairie View 52 Missouri St. 96, Oklahoma 90 TCU 72, Nicholls 47 Texas 84, UTSA 53 Texas Tech 99, Sam Houston St. 57 FAR WEST Alabama A&M 61, San Diego St. 53
BYU 90, Texas A&M-Kingsville 38 Colorado 74, Wisconsin 57 Denver 71, Wyoming 57 Duke 57, UNLV 45 Gonzaga 78, UT Martin 55 Grand Canyon 69, S. Utah 65 Oregon St. 98, DePaul 77 Southern Cal 76, UC Riverside 59 Stanford 90, N. Colorado 36 UCLA 86, Long Beach St. 51
Men’s Scores EAST Harvard 59, Siena 56 Michigan St. 76, Seton Hall 73 Penn St. 81, Georgetown 66 SOUTH ETSU 61, Winthrop 58 Florida 66, Towson 60 Longwood 86, St. Francis Brooklyn 77 Mississippi St. 62, Louisiana-Monroe 45 Morehead St. 77, Presbyterian 55 Norfolk St. 113, The Apprentice School 54 North Florida 66, Southern Miss. 63 Richmond 93, Vanderbilt 92, OT MIDWEST Cincinnati 85, Alabama A&M 53 E. Michigan 72, Michigan-Dearborn 59 Evansville 89, Indiana-Kokomo 71 SOUTHWEST Arkansas St. 71, VMI 56 UALR 77, Southwest Baptist 59 FAR WEST Arizona 87, San Jose St. 39 Arizona St. 90, CCSU 49 Idaho St. 80, Montana-Western 48 New Mexico St. 79, Southern U. 63 Pacific 86, Pacific Union College 48 Saint Mary’s (Cal) 81, Long Beach St. 63 San Diego 71, Weber St. 56 UC Davis 65, Idaho 64
Hockey NHL Standings EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Boston 18 11 3 4 26 64 48 Montreal 18 10 5 3 23 64 56 Florida 19 9 5 5 23 70 71 Toronto 20 9 7 4 22 68 67 Buffalo 18 9 6 3 21 54 53 Tampa Bay 16 9 5 2 20 61 55 Detroit 21 7 12 2 16 48 78 Ottawa 18 7 10 1 15 51 61 Metropolitan Division Washington 20 14 2 4 32 79 60 N.Y. Islanders 17 13 3 1 27 54 39 Philadelphia 18 10 5 3 23 57 54 Carolina 19 11 7 1 23 66 56 Pittsburgh 18 10 6 2 22 60 47 N.Y. Rangers 17 8 7 2 18 57 62 Columbus 18 6 8 4 16 42 61 New Jersey 17 5 8 4 14 44 65 WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division St. Louis 19 12 3 4 28 59 54 Colorado 19 11 6 2 24 68 55 Winnipeg 20 11 8 1 23 55 61 Dallas 20 10 8 2 22 50 48 Nashville 18 9 6 3 21 68 59 Chicago 18 7 7 4 18 50 56 Minnesota 19 7 11 1 15 50 65 Pacific Division Edmonton 21 13 6 2 28 67 56 Arizona 20 11 7 2 24 58 49 Vancouver 20 10 7 3 23 65 54 Calgary 21 10 8 3 23 60 61 Vegas 20 9 8 3 21 59 61 Anaheim 20 9 9 2 20 53 58 San Jose 20 9 10 1 19 59 70 Los Angeles 19 7 11 1 15 49 69 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.
Wednesday’s Games Ottawa 4, New Jersey 2 N.Y. Islanders 5, Toronto 4 Washington 2, Philadelphia 1, SO Dallas 3, Calgary 1 Chicago 5, Vegas 3 Thursday’s Games Winnipeg 4, Florida 3 Tampa Bay 9, N.Y. Rangers 3 Carolina 5, Buffalo 4, OT Minnesota 3, Arizona 2 Edmonton 6, Colorado 2 San Jose 5, Anaheim 3 Dallas 4, Vancouver 2 Los Angeles 3, Detroit 2, OT Friday’s Games Pittsburgh at New Jersey, 3 p.m. Boston at Toronto, 3 p.m. St. Louis at Columbus, 3 p.m. Montreal at Washington, 3 p.m. Philadelphia at Ottawa, 3:30 p.m. Saturday’s Games Carolina at Minnesota, 10 a.m. Calgary at Arizona, noon Dallas at Edmonton, noon Vegas at Los Angeles, noon Winnipeg at Tampa Bay, noon Ottawa at Buffalo, 3 p.m. N.Y. Rangers at Florida, 3 p.m. N.Y. Islanders at Philadelphia, 3 p.m. Toronto at Pittsburgh, 3 p.m. Washington at Boston, 3 p.m. New Jersey at Montreal, 3 p.m. Anaheim at St. Louis, 4 p.m. Chicago at Nashville, 4 p.m. Colorado at Vancouver, 6 p.m. Detroit at San Jose, 6:30 p.m. All Times AKST
Transactions
BASEBALL American League CHICAGO WHITE SOX — Announced 1B José Abreu accepted qualifying offer of a one-year contract. MINNESOTA TWINS — Announced RHP Jake Odorizzi accepted qualifying offer of a one-year contract. NEW YORK YANKEES — Named Matt Blake pitching coach. National League ATLANTA BRAVES — Signed LHP Will Smith to a three-year contract. FOOTBALL National Football League CLEVELAND BROWNS — Activated OL Drew Forbes from IR. Waived WR Antonio Callaway. MINNESOTA VIKINGS — Signed OT Aviante Collins from the practice squad. Placed C Brett Jones on IR. Signed C John Keenoy and WR Davion Davis to the practice squad. HOCKEY National Hockey League DETROIT RED WINGS — Recalled D Joe Hicketts from Grand Rapids (AHL). East Coast Hockey League READNG ROYALS — Recalled F Matthew Gaudreau from Stockton (AHL). SOCCER Major League Soccer FC CINCINNATI — Executed the contract options for Ds Logan Gdula and Hassan Ndam. Declined the contract option for D Forrest Lasso. Declined the loan purchase option for M Derrick Etienne Jr. MONTREAL IMPACT — Named Thierry Henry coach. SOFTBALL US National Team - Named Laura Berg, Howard Dobson, Tairia Flowers and Heather Tarr assistant coaches. USL Championship SAN DIEGO LOYAL — Named Landon Donovan executive vice president of soccer operations and manager. United Soccer League USL — Announced the Southern Soccer Academy will join USL League Two for the 2020 season. COLLEGE TEXAS A&M — Suspended men’s basketball G TJ Starks indefinitely for violation of team rules.
SoHi, Homer hockey triumph The Soldotna and Homer hockey teams rolled to victories Thursday at the End of the Road Shootout in Homer. Soldotna defeated East 8-3. Journey Miller had a pair of goals for SoHi, while Galen Brantley III, Gavin Haakenson, Dylan Walton, Brier Brooks and David
Aley also scored for the Stars. Corbin Wirz had 14 saves for Soldotna, which outshot East 37-17. Homer defeated Houston 6-1. Toby Nevak and Tyler Gilliland scored twice for the Mariners, while Phinny Weston and Matfey Reutov also scored. Vlase
Polushkin made eight saves for Homer, which outshot Houston 31-9. Today at the tourney, East plays Houston at 5 p.m. and Soldotna plays Homer at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Soldotna plays Houston at 10 a.m. and East plays Homer at 12:30 p.m.
I’m calling balls more confidently. I’m starting to know where to be, where to look and what to do. The more I play, the better I get. Maybe, just maybe, I’ll take the step up to the competitive league one of these days. If and when I do, though, I won’t play on my boyfriend’s team. No matter how good I get at volleyball, I’ll always be better at smack talk and he’s set me up with a few, easy hits.
Today in History Today is Friday, Nov. 15, the 319th day of 2019. There are 46 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Nov. 15, 1942, the naval Battle of Guadalcanal ended during World War II with a decisive U.S. victory over Japanese forces. On this date: In 1777, the Second Continental Congress approved the Articles of Confederation. In 1806, explorer Zebulon Pike sighted the mountaintop now known as Pikes (cq) Peak in present-day Colorado. In 1864, during the Civil War, Union forces led by Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman began their “March to the Sea” from Atlanta; the campaign ended with the capture of Savannah on Dec. 21. In 1935, the Commonwealth of the Philippines was established as its new president, Manuel L. Quezon (KAY’zahn), took office. In 1937, at the U.S. Capitol, members of the House and Senate met in air-conditioned chambers for the first time. In 1958, actor Tyrone Power, 44, died in Madrid, Spain, while filming “Solomon and Sheba.” (Power’s part was recast with Yul Brynner.) In 1959, four members of the Clutter family of Holcomb, Kansas, were found murdered in their home. (Exconvicts Richard Hickock and Perry Smith were later convicted of the killings and hanged in a case made famous by the Truman Capote book “In Cold Blood.”) In 1961, former Argentine President Juan Peron, living in exile in Spain, married his third wife, Isabel. In 1966, the flight of Gemini 12, the final mission of the Gemini program, ended successfully as astronauts James A. Lovell and Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin Jr. splashed down safely in the Atlantic after spending four days in orbit. In 1984, Stephanie Fae Beauclair, the infant publicly known as “Baby Fae” who had received a baboon’s heart to replace her own congenitally deformed one, died at Loma Linda University Medical Center in California three weeks after the transplant. In 1987, 28 of 82 people aboard a Continental Airlines DC-9, including the pilots, were killed when the jetliner crashed seconds after taking off from Denver’s Stapleton International Airport. In 2003, two Black Hawk helicopters collided and crashed in Iraq; 17 U.S. troops were killed. Ten years ago: President Barack Obama concluded a two-day summit with Asia-Pacific leaders in Singapore, where they pledged to persist with stimulus spending until a global recovery was assured. Kosovo’s first independent elections ended peacefully, with Prime Minister Hashim Thaci (HAH’-shihm THAH’-chee) claiming victory for his party. Michelle Wie (wee) earned her first win on the LPGA Tour, closing with a 3-under 69 to finish two strokes ahead of Paula Creamer in the Lorena Ochoa (lohr-AY’-nah oh-CHOH’-uh) Invitational. Five years ago: Closing out his Asia-Pacific tour in Brisbane, Australia, President Barack Obama called on Asian nations to join the United States in confronting the globe’s biggest challenges, from climate change and poverty to violent extremism. Army Gen. Martin Dempsey, chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, arrived in Iraq on a previously unannounced visit, his first since a U.S.-led coalition began launching airstrikes against the extremist Islamic State group. Pope Francis denounced the right to die movement, telling the Association of Italian Catholic Doctors it was a “false sense of compassion” to consider euthanasia an act of dignity when it was in fact a sin against God and creation. One year ago: The number of confirmed dead from the wildfire that had virtually destroyed the Northern California town of Paradise reached 63, and authorities said they had 631 names on a missing persons list. (The death toll eventually reached 85.) Buses carrying Central American asylum seekers reached the U.S. border as the Mexican city of Tijuana converted a municipal gymnasium into a temporary shelter; U.S. border inspectors at the main crossing into San Diego were processing only about 100 asylum claims a day. Christian Yelich of the Milwaukee Brewers and Mookie Betts of the Boston Red Sox were named winners of baseball’s Most Valuable Player awards. Country star Roy Clark, a guitar virtuoso and singer who headlined the TV show “Hee Haw” for nearly a quarter century, died in Oklahoma at the age of 85. Today’s Birthdays: Actor Ed Asner is 90. Singer Petula Clark is 87. Comedian Jack Burns is 86. Actress Joanna Barnes is 85. Actor Yaphet Kotto is 80. Actor Sam Waterston is 79. Classical conductor Daniel Barenboim is 77. Pop singer Frida (ABBA) is 74. Actor Bob Gunton is 74. Former New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson is 72. Actress Beverly D’Angelo is 68. Director-actor James Widdoes is 66. Rock singer-producer Mitch Easter is 65. News correspondent John Roberts is 63. Former “Jay Leno Show” bandleader Kevin Eubanks is 62. Comedian Judy Gold is 57. Actress Rachel True is 53. Rapper E-40 is 52. Country singer Jack Ingram is 49. Actor Jay Harrington is 48. Actor Jonny Lee Miller is 47. Actress Sydney Tamiia (tuh-MY’-yuh) Poitier-Heartsong is 46. Christian rock musician David Carr (Third Day) is 45. Rock singer-musician Chad Kroeger is 45. Rock musician Jesse Sandoval is 45. Actress Virginie Ledoyen is 43. Actor Sean Murray is 42. Pop singer Ace Young (TV: “American Idol”) is 39. Golfer Lorena Ochoa (lohr-AY’-nah oh-CHOH’-uh) is 38. Hip-hop artist B.o.B is 31. Actress Shailene Woodley is 28. Actress-dancer Emma Dumont is 25. Thought for Today: “To oppose something is to maintain it.” -- Ursula K. LeGuin, American writer (1929-2018).
Sprinklers were used as one part of the structure protection plan for the Kelly Lake cabin. (Photo provided by Kenai National Wildlife Refuge)
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Recreation Area. We had to close the Kelly Lake, Engineer Lake, Upper Ohmer Lake and Doroshin Bay cabins to allow firefighters to work on structure protection. Once it was evident that fire was close to reaching the cabins, fire managers called for water and retardant drops, as the fire burned much closer to these cabins than those on the north side of the Sterling Highway. Over the course of the entire fire and within the entire perimeter, more than 5 million gallons of water and 115,000 gallons of retardant was used. The fire burned right up to and around the Kelly Lake and Engineer Lake cabins but, in the end, not one cabin or outbuilding was lost. After being closed for much of the summer, Doroshin Bay and Upper Ohmer cabins reopened in late September. Kelly Lake and Engineer cabins will reopen later this week. Big Indian and Trapper Joe cabins
remain closed until after the refuge opens up to snowmachines later this winter. As you return to these cabins, please be on the lookout for ash pits that may still be hot and hazard trees that have had their roots exposed or weakened. I’ll be hiking the trails into the cabins often and clearing any downed trees I come across, but each windy day seems to bring more downfall. On a positive note, cabin renters will have no trouble finding dead and down trees for the woodstove. Each cabin is equipped with a bow saw and splitting maul to help you stock up. This winter, refuge staff will also continue to thin trees and complete other Firewise tasks around cabins that were not in the burn area so they’ll be better protected against future fires. It was undoubtedly a long and stressful summer here on the Kenai Peninsula, but hope springs eternal. I’m hoping we get a whole lot of snow this winter to blanket the landscape so we can access some of the backcountry cabins on snowmachines. Reservations for
these and other reservable Kenai refuge cabins can be made at www.recreation.gov. As we inch ever closer to the holidays, what better time to look back and reflect on what we have, what we have lost, and what might have been lost? I’ve always considered our nation’s public use cabins to be oases in our urbanizing lives. Today, on the Kenai Peninsula, that’s more evident than ever before. In addition to places of quiet respite, the cabins within the fire perimeter are now verdant patches in an otherwise blackened landscape. To be certain, these areas are going to look quite different for a long time to come, but as I stand on the porch of one of these cabins, my eyes still feast upon an incredibly beautiful landscape. For that, I am truly thankful. Daniel Saxton is the cabin manager 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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IN THE SUPERIOR COURT FOR THE STATE OF ALASKA THIRD JUDICIAL DISTRICT AT KENAI
The two AKLNG ROW lease applications are only applicable on state-owned lands managed by DNR. They do not apply to private property located along the route. The applications are available online at: http://dog.dnr.alaska.gov/Newsroom. The public may obtain hard copies of the applications, at cost, from DNR at the address below. Electronic copies are also available at the Barrow, Fairbanks, Anchorage, and Kenai libraries. AS 38.35.200 governs judicial review of a decision of the Commissioner: AS 38.35.200 Judicial review of decisions of commissioner on application. (a) An applicant or competing applicant or a person who has direct financial interest affected by the lease who raises objections within 60 days of the publication of notice under AS 38.35.070 are the only persons with standing to seek judicial review of a decision of the commissioner under AS 38.35.100. (b) The only grounds for judicial review of a decision of the commissioner are (1) failure to follow the procedures set out in this chapter; or (2) abuse of discretion so capricious, arbitrary, or confiscatory as to constitute a denial of due process. Any objections pursuant to 38.35.200 must be submitted in writing to the address below by 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, January 14, 2020. Submittals must include how the commenter has standing under AS 38.35.200(a). Please contact DNR with any inquiries at: Dept. of Natural Resources – Div. of Oil & Gas State Pipeline Coordinator’s Section 3651 Penland Parkway Anchorage, AK 99508 Phone: (907) 269-6403 Fax: (907) 269-6880 Email: spco.records@alaska.gov DNR complies with Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. Individuals with disabilities who may need auxiliary aids, services or special modifications to participate in this review may call 269-8411 TTY/TDD. Please provide sufficient notice in order for the department to accommodate your needs.
Please be advise that all medical records will be transferred to Vital Records Control on January 1, 2020. After January 1, 2020, you can request copies of your records from Vital Records Control by contacting them directly at 972-3990914. There will be a $27.10 surcharge for all requests for medical records after January 1, 2020. /s/JEFFREY DOLIFKA, Attorney for the ESTATE OF JOHN NELS ANDERSON, Deceased. Alaska Bar License No. 1311079 Pub: Nov 11,22,29 & Dec. 6, 2019 881246
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The Mainline pipeline would transport natural gas from the GTP approx. 807 miles south to the project’s Liquefaction Facility (LF) in Nikiski. The Mainline pipeline route would originate at the GTP; travel south to Livengood roughly paralleling the TAPS route; then south to Nenana where it roughly parallels the Parks Highway; then south to the Susitna River where the pipeline diverges from the highway; then southwest to Beluga where it enters Cook Inlet; then south to Boulder Point on the Kenai Peninsula; then southwest roughly paralleling the shore and public roads to the termination point at the LF in Nikiski. Related facilities include approx 632 access roads, 153 potential Material Sites, 108 potential Excess Material Disposal Sites, 57 various work areas and camps, 8 compressor stations, 1 heater station, 11 launchers/receivers, and the Mainline Material Offloading Facility at Beluga. The proposed Mainline ROW lease would encompass the GTP, the 1 mile 60-inch diameter Prudhoe Bay Transmission Line (PBTL), the LF’s Marine Facility, and approx. 471 miles of the Mainline pipeline. AGDC has requested a nominal 110-foot-wide ROW for pipeline construction and a 53.5-foot-wide ROW for operations. The proposed pipeline would be 42 inches in diameter, have a maximum allowable operating pressure of 2,075 psig, and be buried for the majority of the route. The proposed Mainline ROW lease, with related facilities, would occupy approx. 54,083 acres of State land during construction and approx. 5,926 acres during operations.
3. Transfer your medical records to another physician (Call 907-262-4161 or email a request to PMCA@alaska.net). You will be required to complete the appropriate release form(s).
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The PTTL pipeline would transport natural gas from the Point Thomson Unit Central Pad westerly approx. 63 miles to the project’s Gas Treatment Plant (GTP) near Deadhorse. AGDC has requested a 100-foot-wide ROW for pipeline construction and an 80-foot-wide ROW for operations. Approx. 62 miles of the route would be located on state-owned lands, and, with related facilities, occupy approx. 2,032 acres of State land during construction and 611 acres during operations. The proposed pipeline would be 32 inches in diameter, have a maximum allowable operating pressure of 1,150 pounds per square inch gauge (psig), and be elevated on Vertical Support Members (VSMs).
2. Have a copy of your medical records mailed to you (Call 907-262-4161 or email a request to PMCA@alaska.net). You will be required to complete the appropriate release form(s).
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The Department of Natural Resources (DNR), pursuant to Alaska Statute (AS) 38.35.070, hereby gives notice that the Alaska Gasline Development Corporation (AGDC) submitted two applications for right-of-way (ROW) leases for the Alaska LNG (AKLNG) project; ADL 421296 for the AKLNG Point Thomson Transmission Line (PTTL), and ADL 421297 for the AKLNG GTP-Mainline-LF (Mainline).
1. Pick up a copy of your medical records at the medical office. Records will need to be copied and may not be available for pickup the same day of said request. The office will be open from November 11, 2019, through December 31, 2019, Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. The Medical Office of John Nels Anderson, M.D., is located at 265 N Binkley St, Soldotna, AK 99669.
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Wedding guest list is full of questions for bride-to-be DEAR ABBY: I am right idea. Listen to her. engaged to the love of my Weddings can bring familife (“Tom”), and I dread lies together, but they can making the guest list also do the opposite. The for our wedding. I don’t relatives you are thinkwant any of my cousins ing of excluding are the there. The young ones children of your parents’ are rude and obnoxious, siblings. If you don’t know and the one who’s an them well, be gracious. adult I no longer talk to. Should you snub them I asked my mom what to while including your fianDear Abby do. She said if we invite ce’s nieces and nephews, Jeanne Phillips any kids, then we must word will get back to them invite all of them. — trust me on that — and We would like my fiance’s young the negative repercussions could last nieces and nephews to be in the wed- for many years and affect not just you ding party. Tom said he isn’t inviting but also your parents. anyone he doesn’t want there. A few family members invited me to DEAR ABBY: I work for a large their weddings because my parents company that handles calls from all were invited, but I don’t feel I know around the U.S. It amazes me how them well enough to invite them to many people call and don’t realize mine, although one couple was kind we can’t hear them when their TV is enough to get us an engagement blaring, their kids are screaming or present. I want to be nice, but I don’t their dogs are barking. want any nonsense. Please help. — My plea to callers: Please choose TORN IN THE EAST a quiet, uninterrupted time so we DEAR TORN: Your mother has the can help you. Also, we are able to
hear you when you are using the bathroom during your call, and that includes every little sound you are making. It’s not pleasant, thank you very much! And when we ask you for your mailing address, try to remember that we are not around the block from you. Give us your entire address, including the ZIP code, because lots of states have towns with the same names. And oh, by the way, when you’re eating that snack, the crunching and bag crumpling are like explosions in our ears. Please help us to help you when you call, and be courteous. We are regular people just like you. — HERE TO HELP YOU DEAR HERE TO HELP: I hear you loud and clear, and so do my readers. I’m printing your letter because sometimes “regular people” just need to be reminded. DEAR ABBY: I have a preteen daughter, and for the last couple of years we have read Hanukkah books
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and lit the menorah, always saying the prayers. We are not Jewish, but I want her to be tolerant of all religions and cultures. Is this disrespectful to the Jewish community? — LOVE TO ALL IN PENNSYLVANIA DEAR LOVE: I don’t think so. As long as you’re celebrating, because Hanukkah lasts eight days, give your daughter a little gift each night so she can enjoy all the benefits of the holiday while she’s at 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. Abby shares more than 100 of her favorite recipes in two booklets: “Abby’s Favorite Recipes” and “More Favorite Recipes by Dear Abby.” Send your name and mailing address, plus check or money order for $16 (U.S. funds) to: Dear Abby, Cookbooklet Set, P.O. Box 447, Mount Morris, IL 61054-0447.
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ARIES (March 21-April 19) HHH Keep communicating what is on your mind. Your enthusiasm comes through no matter what you are sharing. The unexpected occurs when dealing with a family member or a real estate issue. You can handle whatever comes up. Tonight: Happiest at home.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20) HHHHH Speak your mind. Others respond to you in their own
GEMINI (May 21-June 20) HHH Your flexibility comes through for you in the morning. A question around finances and work could emerge in the afternoon. Do not assume the worst-case scenario. Stay positive. The results will be better. Tonight: All smiles.
CANCER (June 21-July 22) HHHH As the day progresses, you become far more upbeat. Perhaps the upcoming weekend is just what you need, or perhaps some unanticipated news makes you smile. Be sensitive to a friend’s ups and downs. Demonstrate your caring. Tonight: Be spontaneous.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) HHHH You could be more optimistic and direct than you have been for a while. You might stun someone with your simple message. He or she could act in an unexpected matter that makes you uncomfortable. Tonight: Be mysterious.
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night: Be spontaneous.
HHHH Be willing to step up to the plate in the morning and you will see a situation improve. You have a way of drawing others to you, especially when you feel good about what is happening. Tonight: You are so lucky.
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LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) HHHH Reach out for a loved one or an adviser at a distance. This person has a lot to share. You are on top of what needs to happen with the information you receive. Let this person know how much of a difference he or she makes. Tonight: A force to be dealt with.
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) HHHH Someone you care about comes toward you. He or she has important information, or is it gossip? Incorporate what you are sure of into a discussion. Understand where others are coming from. Tonight: Try out a new spot.
pays to listen. — Diane H., Bixby, Okla.
Dear Heloise: Here are a couple of worthy hints: 1. For my baby granddaughter, I mash a banana and put it in the freezer for a while. She loves it. It tastes like ice cream. 2. To remove the glue behind a price sticker, cover with mayonnaise, leave for a few minutes and then wipe off. — Martha K., Abilene, Texas
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DON’T ATTRACT ATTENTION Dear Heloise: This past summer, my husband and I went to Europe on a trip. Our travel agent told us to blend in, never flash money, dress inconspicuously and look over maps while people weren’t watching us. Apparently, tourists are targets for vandals. One couple in our group didn’t listen and were robbed. She wore flashy jewelry; he carried a large roll of money. They were loud, demanding and constantly comparing the places they’d been with America. If a travel agent gives you ideas on what NOT to do, it
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Dear Heloise: As a wedding planner, I’ve discovered some of the major things people grumble about at weddings: * Cash bars. Guests often complain when they have to pay for a drink. However, mixed cocktails are expensive, so many couples will have coffee, punch, wine or beer. * Destination weddings. This is understandable. It’s as if you’re saying, “Send us a gift but don’t come to the wedding.” * Long speeches at toasts. Keep it simple and brief. Don’t embarrass the bride or groom with tales of former lovers. * Unclear invitation. Are you single? Should you come alone? Single people want to bring a guest with them, so be sure your invitation states “Plus One.” — Elaine, via email
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) HHHH You wake up ready for the weekend but quickly remember you have the workday ahead of you. Toss your energy into a project and achieve a lot quickly. You will focus on a personal question. Tonight: Join your friends.
HHHHH Your playful manner makes a big difference in what occurs. A partner could be touchy or difficult when trying to come to a fiscal agreement. Let it go if you find the issue too hot to handle just now. Tonight: Ever playful.
HHHH You might not be sure of how to handle a partner. He or she shares a lot more than usual, which could make you feel overwhelmed. Listen and do not get uptight. To-
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HHHH Defer to others and get to the bottom of what they want. A boss or a respected figure in your life adds dimension to your plans. You could be driven to say what you really think. Tonight: Go with a suggestion.
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This year, you experience your life with greater intensity and presence. If single, many different people demonstrate an interest in evolving your friendship to a new level of caring. Make sure you want to commit to someone this year. You might want to date more. If attached, the two of you can create a lot of excitement together and might be quite content as a duo; however, your partner can act in the most unexpected manner. CANCER often is more emotional than you. At times, you feel uncomfortable around them as you try to keep your feelings under control. The Stars Show the Kind of Day You’ll Have: 5-Dynamic; 4-Positive; 3-Average; 2-So-so; 1-Difficult
unique ways, which you seem able to deal with. Honor your feelings and share. The stronger the rapport you have with another person, the better the team you make together. Tonight: TGIF.
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brushing off the question at the White House. The Associated Press reported Thursday that a second U.S. Embassy official also overheard Trump’s conversation. While Trump applauded the aggression of some of his GOP defenders, he felt that many of the lawmakers could have done more to support him and he pressed that case with congressional allies ahead of the next hearing, according to Republicans who were not authorized to speak publicly about private conversations and were granted anonymity. On Friday, Americans will hear from Marie Yovanovitch, the career foreign service officer whom Trump recalled as the U.S. ambassador to Ukraine after what one State Department official has called a “campaign of
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lies” against her by the president’s personal lawyer, Rudy Giuliani. At its core, the impeachment inquiry concerns Trump’s July phone call with Zelenskiy that first came to attention when an anonymous government whistleblower filed a complaint. In the phone conversation, Trump asked for a “favor,” according to an account provided by the White House. He wanted an investigation of Democrats and 2020 rival Joe Biden. Later it was revealed that at the time the administration was withholding military aid from Ukraine. “The bribe is to grant or withhold military assistance in return for a public statement of a fake investigation into the elections,” Pelosi said. “That’s bribery.” It’s also spelled out in the Constitution as one of the possible grounds for impeachment — “treason, bribery or other and high crimes and misdemeanors.” During Day One of the
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House hearings, career diplomats William Taylor and George Kent delivered somber testimony about recent months. They testified how an ambassador was fired, the new Ukraine government was confused and they discovered an “irregular channel” — a shadow U.S. foreign policy orchestrated by Giuliani that raised alarms in diplomatic and national security circles. It’s a dramatic, complicated story, and the Democrats’ challenge is to capture voter attention about the significance of Trump’s interactions with a distant country. With a hostile Russia on its border, Ukraine is a young democracy relying on the U.S. as it reaches to the West. Trump’s reelection effort raised more than $3 million on the first day of public impeachment hearings, and campaign manager Brad Parscale announced it now hopes to raise $5 million within a 24-hour span. A spokesman for the national Republican Party, Rick Gorka, said there’s been a surge of volunteers and the response “we’re receiving from the field has been tremendous.” Trump, who was set to headline a rally Thursday night in Louisiana, remained out of sight for most of the day and was monitoring a mass school shooting in California, according to aides. Behind closed doors this week Pelosi reminded Democratic lawmakers of the importance of presenting a “common narrative” to the public as the proceedings push forward, according to a Democratic aide. “We’re in Chapter One of a process,” said Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, D-Ill., a member of the Intelligence Committee conducting the inquiry. The challenge, he said, is educating Americans about what happened “and then explaining why it matters.”
FBI report: Alaska sexual assault rate highest in nation Associated Press
ANCHORAGE — Alaska has the nation’s highest rate of sexual assault and violent crime has increased in the state, a new FBI report said. The 2018 statistical analysis from the FBI’s Uniform Crime Reporting Program said Alaska did not conform to a general national decline in violent crime, Alaska Public Media reported. The annual report uses statistics from law enforcement agencies to provide an analysis of crime at the national, state and municipal levels. Alaska saw an 11% increase in the number of sexual assaults reported to law enforcement in 2018, while nationally there were 2.7% more assaults, the report said. Alaskans reported four times more sexual assaults than the national rate: 161.6 per
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businesses, increasing pedestrian access and improving overall quality of health for residents. “I believe I’ll bring a young perspective with new ideas and a business owner’s perspective,” Parker said.
100,000 Alaska residents compared to 42.6 per 100,000 people nationally, the report said. Violent crime in Alaska increased by 3% from 2017 to 2018 while falling 3% nationally, the report said. However, the number of murders in Alaska fell by 24%, from 62 in 2017 to 47 in 2018, with 26 of those in Anchorage. Alaska law enforcement agencies reported seven hate crimes in Alaska in 2018. That was an increase over 2017, when there were four reports, but a decrease from the 11 reports in 2016. Four of the hate crimes in 2018 were based on bias against the victim’s race or ethnicity and were reported in Anchorage, Fairbanks and Kotzebue. Two hate crimes reported in Juneau centered on religion and another report in Fairbanks concerned disability status, the report said.
The council also scheduled a special meeting during Wednesday night’s meeting. The new meeting will take place on Dec. 30 at 2 p.m. in order to certify the results of the Dec. 17 Special Election for Soldotna’s new mayor. With Mayor John ‘Nels’ Anderson’s death in September, the city declared a vacancy and a special election to fill his seat. The election will take place on Dec. 17, with canvassing on Dec. 24 and the certification on Dec. 30.
Study looks at aging ferry fleet, fewer riders Associated Press
ANCHORAGE — The Alaska Department of Transportation is considering how to act on a study addressing issues within the Alaska Marine Highway System, including an aging fleet and decreased ridership, officials said. The study conducted by research firm Northern Economics evaluated 11 options for overhauling the network of vessels that moves people, vehicles and goods, The Alaska Journal of Commerce reported Wednesday. The ferry system reaches 35 communities spread over more than 3,000 miles from the Aleutian Islands to Bellingham, Washington. Ferry ridership has declined from about 350,000 passengers in 1998 to 251,000 passengers in 2018. The drop coincides with
GPS and other technological advances that have made flying safer and more consistent, transportation department Commissioner John MacKinnon said. “The chance of them doing a flyover now and not being able to land is a lot smaller than it used to be, so our competition is just technology that the airlines have been able to use to improve their performance,” MacKinnon said. Vehicle transport has remained steady at about 100,000 car, truck and van shipments per year, according to ferry service figures. Ten of the state’s 12 ferries are 37 years old on average and six ferries are more than 40 years old. Two fast shuttle ferries are docked and will be sold because they are not fuel efficient and have been plagued by engine problems and hull cracking, officials said.