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Dunleavy seeks diversification, investors By Becky Bohrer Associated Press

JUNEAU — Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy said his recent interviews with national news outlets were intended to “put Alaska on the map” in an effort to draw investor interest and further diversify the oil-reliant economy. Dunleavy spoke with reporters in

Alaska by teleconference Thursday from Washington, D.C., following a meeting this week with President Donald Trump and officials from other states, as well as talks with members of the administration. He did interviews with news outlets such as Bloomberg and on CNBC and Fox Business programs. He also met with the Wall Street Journal editorial board, he said.

Dunleavy said he wants to highlight Alaska as a viable option for potential investors or those who might want to bring a new business to the state. “It really takes a state, an administration to really push their state,” he said, adding later: “We haven’t done that in a while in Alaska, again, because we’ve ridden the oil horse for some time, and I think

we may have missed out on some opportunities.” He said he is pleased with investments being made in producing oil in the state but said Alaska has more to offer, citing other resources, such as rare earth minerals, and the state’s geographic location — including its relative proximity to Asia — as opportunities and advantages.

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BP Alaska: About half of employees offered Hilcorp jobs JUNEAU — BP Alaska said Thursday about half of its employees have been offered jobs with Hilcorp Alaska, which plans to take over BP’s interests on the North Slope in a sale worth $5.6 billion. In a letter to the state labor department, BP Alaska reported so far 806 of its 1,567 employees affected by the deal have gotten job offers from Hilcorp, and 749 have accepted. Another 342 have volunteered for severance, 153 have jobs planned with BP elsewhere and 29 have resigned. The letter said 294 employees are seeking jobs. Meg Baldino, a spokeswoman for BP Alaska, said that number takes into account people who did not accept an offer from Hilcorp. She said the BP is “actively working” with those still seeking employment and expects that number to go down. She stressed all the numbers reported represent a snapshot in time and could change. State labor department Commissioner Tamika Ledbetter, in a statement, said department representatives are working with BP “to ensure that the affected employees have the tools and information needed to transition to reemployment with as little disruption as possible.” Hilcorp Alaska, in a statement, said it plans to nearly triple its workforce as it prepares for the planned acquisition, growing from about 500 employees to about 1,500 and plans to post more than 150 positions in the coming months as part of that push. Hilcorp Alaska is an affiliate of Texas-based Hilcorp Energy Co. The planned sale,

The trip, which included a speech to the conservative Heritage Foundation on Monday, followed last week’s rollout of Dunleavy’s budget proposal for the next fiscal year that would rely heavily on savings, which the administration billed as a starting point for talks. Dunleavy, who faced public backlash for cuts he

By Kat Sorensen For the Peninsula Clarion

Photo provided by Sheilah-Margaret Pothast

Salli Sterrett receives race bibs from her daughter, Sheilah-Margaret Pothast, in Arizona in late October. Pothast is doing 50 races in her 50th year for her mother.

Inspired to run Driven by her ‘Miracle Mom,’ Sheilah-Margaret Pothast nears goal of 50 races in 50th year By Jeff Helminiak Peninsula Clarion

A year ago, the mother of Soldotna’s SheilahMargaret Pothast, Salli Sterrett, had her left leg amputated from the knee down due to a severe bone infection. Pothast, 50, said that due to a laundry list of medical issues, there wasn’t a time when she could remember her mother, now 70, being healthy. Watching Sterrett try to rehab from the amputation was particularly poignant, though. “When I watched her try to learn to stand up without a leg, even when she could walk it had been so hard, but when I watched her simply try to stand, she looked so scared because she felt like she could fall,” Pothast said. “She kept at it. She was so determined.

“I thought about how lucky I am to have her as a mom to look to for inspiration.” Sterrett had always been a big supporter of Pothast being active. Pothast, who turned 50 on Jan. 30, had been toying with the idea of doing 50 races in her 50th year for her mother. Watching the rehab of the lady Pothast calls her “Miracle Mom” clinched it. The race was on. Sunday, Pothast plans to complete that 50-race race in a Kringle Kross fat bike race at Tsalteshi Trails.

M-D doesn’t mean G-O-D Pothast constantly watched her mother battling ailments. When Pothast was in middle school See run, Page A11

The Board of Fisheries took a look at the aquatic plant industries at their meetings last week in Seward. Two proposals were on the docket, one pertaining to the commercial use of plants that wash up on shore and another on the personal use harvest of aquatic plants in non-subsistence areas. Al Poindexter of Anchor Point Greenhouse currently has a special permit to forage washed up seaweed commercially in his potting soil mix. His proposal to the board asked to establish regulations for the commercial harvest of aquatic plants, under conditions established by a commissioner’s permit. “I guess the bottom line is I’ve developed a business using seaweed and we’ve been in business for over 40 years. I didn’t realize I was doing it illegally, so as soon as I found out we got a commissioner’s permit to continue,” Poindexter told the board at their meetings on Wednesday. “All I want to do is continue doing what I’ve been doing and make it as simple as possible … It is a work in progress, too. This gives us a chance to develop criteria for anyone else that wants to commercially harvest beach seaweed. It will give us a chance to harvest data too.” The proposal was unanimously delegated to the Department of Fish and Game by the Board of Fisheries to establish regulations for the commercial industry. “They are a really interesting creature,” said Nancy Hillstrand of Homer during the meeting. “Even though it’s dead on the beach, it’s a habitat. It seems to be up and coming, the whole kelp thing, so we need to be ahead of this.” A second proposal submitted See plants, Page A2

Trump impeachment trial plans in disarray By Mary Clare Jalonick, Laurie Kellman and Zeke Miller Associated Press

WASHINGTON — Congress has headed home for the holidays leaving plans and a possible timeline for President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial in disarray. Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi insisted Thursday that Senate Republicans must provide details on witnesses and testimony before she would send over the charges for Trump’s trial. No deal, replied Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell after meeting with his Senate Democratic counterpart. “We remain at an impasse,” he said. As darkness fell and lawmakers prepared to depart for the year, McConnell wondered from the

Senate floor why in the world the Republicans should give ground to persuade House Democrats “to send us something we do not want.” McConnell and the Democrats’ Senate leader, Chuck Schumer of New York, met for about 20 minutes in their first attempt to negotiate the contours of an agreement on running the rare Senate impeachment trial that was expected to start in January. McConnell favors a swift trial, without the new witnesses Democrats want, and he holds a clear tactical advantage if he can keep his 53-member Senate majority united. Schumer, who also met privately with Pelosi, has to bet that GOP senators won’t hold the line and Republicans will peel away as public pressure mounts for a fuller trial.

For the record, Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina said he had met with Trump and “he is demanding his day in court.” McConnell, who has drawn criticism for saying he won’t be an impartial juror, said the Democrats were “too afraid” to send the charges to the Senate, where Trump would be expected to be acquitted by the Republican majority. We’ll see, he said, “whether the House Democrats ever work up the courage to take their accusations to trial.” Pelosi said that McConnell “says it’s OK for the foreman of the jury to be in cahoots with the lawyers of the accused. That doesn’t sound right to us.” Dismissing the idea that Democrats would hold off the proceeding

indefinitely to prevent Trump from being acquitted, Schumer said there will almost certainly be a trial. “There’s an obligation under the Constitution to have a trial,” Schumer told The Associated Press. He noted that even the Democratic senators campaigning for the party’s presidential nomination, with early state voting starting in February, are prepared to return to Washington to sit for the days-long proceedings. “The Constitution requires it,” he said. Wednesday night’s House vote, almost entirely along party lines, made the president just the third in U.S. history to be impeached. The House impeached Trump on two charges — abusing his presidential See impeach, Page A11

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AccuWeather 5-day forecast for Kenai-Soldotna ®

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Clouds breaking for sun; very cold

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Kotzebue 3/-1

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City Adak* Anchorage Barrow Bethel Cold Bay Cordova Delta Junction Denali N. P. Dillingham Dutch Harbor Fairbanks Fort Yukon Glennallen* Gulkana Haines Homer Juneau Ketchikan Kiana King Salmon Klawock Kodiak

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Glennallen 9/2

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Dillingham 14/10

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73 at Hollywood, Fla. -32 at Antero Reservoir, Colo.

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proposed in the current-year budget, has indicated he wants lawmakers to look at formula programs seen as cost drivers. Medicaid and education are examples of formula programs. Dunleavy said Thursday his administration thought it was on the same page with

Plants From Page A1

by Eliza Eller would establish a personal use fishery for aquatic plants in the Anchorage, Mat-Su and Kenai non-subsistence area. Currently, in the Cook Inlet, the harvest

Ketchikan 43/38

45 at Sitka and Metlakatla -45 at Fort Yukon

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While much of the country will be dry today, a plume of moisture will bring rain and mountain snow to Oregon, Washington and Idaho. Rain will also fall in southern Texas and parts of Florida.

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the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services in proposing some changes to Medicaid that didn’t pan out. He said he hopes to know more in the next several weeks “so that we can have a discussion with the Legislature as to what we can and cannot do and what we should and should not do in terms of Medicaid.” He said his recent meetings included Seema Verma, administrator for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.

of aquatic plants is limited to 10 pounds of wet weight outside of the non-subsistence area. The proposal would establish the fishery, create seasons from January to April and September to December and limit the harvest to naturally dislodged plants. It is based on regulations established in Southeast Alaska. The proposal will be deliberated further at the Upper Cook Inlet Board of Fisheries meetings.

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Dunleavy

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

24 hours ending 4 p.m. yest. . 0.00" Month to date .......................... 0.90" Normal month to date ............ 0.87" Year to date ........................... 18.26" Normal year to date ............... 17.73" Record today ................ 0.25" (1985) Record for Dec. ............ 3.96" (1988) Record for year ........... 27.09" (1963) Snowfall 24 hours ending 4 p.m. yest. ... 0.0" Month to date .......................... 15.1" Season to date ........................ 18.1"

Seward Homer 24/16 26/19

Anchorage 14/6

National Cities Albany, NY Albuquerque Amarillo Asheville Atlanta Atlantic City Austin Baltimore Billings Birmingham Bismarck Boise Boston Buffalo, NY Casper Charleston, SC Charleston, WV Charlotte, NC Chicago Cheyenne Cincinnati

Fairbanks -23/-29

Cold Bay 39/30

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High .............................................. 21 Low ............................................... 12 Normal high ................................. 27 Normal low ................................... 11 Record high ....................... 42 (1985) Record low ...................... -29 (2001)

Kenai/ Soldotna 18/13

Talkeetna 11/-1

Bethel 16/7

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Unalaska 39/28 Yesterday Today Hi/Lo/W Hi/Lo/W

Almanac From Kenai Municipal Airport

Nome 12/9

Last Jan 17

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Internet: www.gedds.alaska.edu/ auroraforecast

Anaktuvuk Pass -17/-23

Temperature

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Today’s activity: MODERATE Where: Weather permitting, moderate displays will be visible overhead from Utqiagvik to as far south as Talkeetna and visible low on the horizon as far south as Bethel, Soldotna and southeast Alaska.

Prudhoe Bay -17/-24

Readings ending 4 p.m. yesterday

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Today 2:21 a.m. 2:09 p.m.

Aurora Forecast

Utqiagvik -7/-14

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NormaJean Mueller

June 6, 1946 - December 4, 2019 NormaJean Mueller, born June 6, 1946, passed away peacefully December 4, 2019 at Central Peninsula Hospital. She left behind a loving family: daughter Marie and grandsons Bobby Croom, Jr. and Gavin Porter. She also left behind the numerous people whose lives she touched and affected for the better. NormaJean was a devoted member of the Jehovah’s Witness congregation on K-Beach. Even while in the hospital she made a point of telling everyone she came in contact with that she was a Witness. NormaJean will be remembered by those who knew her and loved her for being spirited, giving, joy-filled and very happy to be around new people and make new friends. She loved many things in her life in addition to her family were M&Ms, singing, playing bingo, and watching movies. She disliked nothing, aside from pears, meatloaf and mashed potatoes and gravy. The people who knew her will greatly miss her every day that she is not in our lives. She left a personal, indelible imprint and because of that life will never be the same. NormaJean always knew and accepted that death is an inevitable outcome of life and because of that acceptance lived the best life she could. The last years of her life always found her smiling and making sure everyone around her knew that she loved them. There will be a service at the Kindom Hall on K-Beach Road on December 21st at 2pm and a celebration of her life will be held at the Senior Center at a later date. In lieu of flowers please consider donating to PO Box 1171, Sterling AK, 99672.

By Victoria Petersen Peninsula Clarion

A transmission line damaged by the Swan Lake Fire is now repaired and re-energized. The line was repaired and re-energized by Homer Electric Association Thursday, after being out of commission since Aug. 18, according to a Chugach Electric press release. The damage to the line was less extensive than first thought, with damage to three structures. The peninsula communities of Cooper Landing, Hope, and Moose Pass — which are serviced by Chugach Electric — and Seward, which is serviced

by the city, saw power bills go up after the Swan Lake Fire damaged lines that connect power from the Bradley Lake Hydroelectric plant to the rest of the peninsula and into Anchorage. With no Bradley Lake power coming north of Sterling, Chugach Electric and other power companies to the north needed to use more natural gas to compensate while the transmission was offline. Natural gas is more expensive than hydroelectric power. For Chugach Electric, 10% of their power comes from Bradley Lake. The cost for Chugach Electric to provide power increased by $2.7 million while the line was not in service. “The additional costs are being

Kenai National Wildlife Refuge events ■■ Visitors are welcome to come watch a movie (choose from our list) when we are open provided there isn’t already something occurring in the multi-purpose room. We do light the fire at noon so feel free to warm up or enjoy the comfy sofas in front of the fireplace in the afternoons. ■■ Ski trails currently lacking sufficient snow. Snowshoeing or taking a walk wearing cleats is advised. ■■ The Wilderness First Aid Class is happening Jan. 11-12. Of the 18 spaces, there are five spaces still available. Register at the Visitor Center. Cost is $185 + $40 for optional CPR. Half cost is due at registration. Class is through SafetyEd (out of Eagle River) but will be in our Environmental Education Center. ■■ The Kenai Refuge Visitor Center is open Tuesday- Saturday from 10-5 p.m. We will be closed the following extra days due to the holidays: Dec. 24 and 25 as well as Dec 31 and Jan 1.

Fireweed Fiber Guild meeting

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Fireweed Fiber Guild meeting will take place on Saturday, Dec. 21 from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. at the two-story gray metal building behind the Soldotna State Farm Office. The public is invited to join us as we do our last minute Christmas crafts and share Christmas cheer. January’s meeting will be held at the Soldotna Library with the date and time to be posted later.

Freezer Food switches gears for December Tsalteshi Trails continues its Freezer Food Series of community races. November was running month, December is biking and January will be skiing. Races are held at 2 p.m. Sundays at the trails. Check Tsalteshi Trails on Facebook for each week’s race route and trailhead. Register online at tsalteshi.org or in person at 1:30 p.m. before each week’s race.

James Dryden is celebrating his

99TH BIRTHDAY on Saturday, December 21, 2019, from 1-3pm at Riverside Assisted Living, 390 Lovers Lane, Soldotna.

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recovered through Chugach’s fuel and purchased power rates,” the release said. “Chugach members using an average of 600 kwh per month saw an increase of just under $3.00 on their monthly bill. It is expected that the entire cost will be fully recovered in electric rates by the end of the first quarter 2020.” The Bradley Lake Hydroelectric Project is the largest of seven hydroelectric facilities in the state, and produces up to 10% of the energy needs along the rail belt. The project provides power to Chugach Electric, the city of Seward, Homer Electric Association, Municipal Light and Power, Matanuska Electric Association and Golden Valley Electric Association.

around the peninsula

The Soldotna/Kenai 100+ Women Who Care group will be meeting Thursday, Dec. 26 from 6-7 p.m. at the Triumvirate Theatre in North Kenai. Registration opens at 5:30 p.m., meeting starts promptly at 6 p.m. All members in good standing will have a chance to pitch for a cause or nonprofit they support. Three names will be drawn, those three will make their pitch, and the group will vote, the winning nonprofit will receive $100 from every member of the group, just under $10,000. All the money stays local, if you are a member, bring a friend! For more information find us on Facebook.

Tuesday & Wednesday Men’s Haircuts $15

Transmission line damaged by Swan Lake Fire repaired, re-energized

100 + Women Who Care Soldotna/Kenai

HAIR • NAILS • PEDICURES MEN • WOMEN • CHILDREN

Friday, December 20, 2019

Jim came to Alaska with his family in 1964. A WWII Veteran and Pearl Harbor Survivor, Jim and his late wife Eleanor moved to Soldotna in 2003. Please join us in a warm birthday celebration! ~The Dryden Family

Bring a nonperishable food donation for a discounted race fee. For more information, email tsalteshi@yahoo.com or call 252-6297.

Canine Good Citizen tests Kenai Kennel Club will be offering Canine Good Citizen (CGC) and Canine Good Citizen Advanced (CGCA) tests on Saturday, Jan. 18 beginning at 1 p.m. For more information about the CGC program, go to AKC.org and look for CGC Test Items to find out what your dog will need to know. Cost is $25 per dog to take the test. If you would like to pre-register please email kenaiobedience@gmail.com. Sign up soon!

Troopers Citizen Academy The Alaska State Troopers in Soldotna will hold a Citizen Academy from Jan. 14 to March 17, 2020. Meetings will be held from 6-9 p.m. one night a week on Tuesdays at the Donald E. Gilman River Center. The application deadline will be Dec. 27 at 4:30 p.m. Applications can be submitted at the Soldotna Trooper Post (46333 Kalifornsky Beach Road) or by email at Mallory.millay@alaska.gov. Any questions, please call Mallory Millay at 260-2701 or email at Mallory.millay@ alaska.gov.

Grant writing workshop Learn the ins and outs of writing effective grants. The City of Soldotna is co-sponsoring a workshop on Jan. 27 with expert Meredith Noble, founder of LearnGrantWriting.Org and author of the book “How to Write a Grant.” Participants will discover 100+ new grants and learn to filter the grants without endless web searching, guessing what the founder wants, and wondering if you have a chance of winning. Registration is $90 per person. If you’re interested in attending, the registration page is live www.learngrantwriting.org/kp

SCC Christmas on Ice Please join the Sterling Community Center for a magical evening on Saturday, Dec. 21 at 5 p.m.Weather permitting, bring your skates! Even if it’s too warm for ice, show up! With or without the ice, we will still be celebrating the holiday season with Christmas music, games, bonfire, s’mores, a onedish cook off competition, and much more.

First Annual SCC Community Casserole Cook-off! Everyone loves a good casserole! After all, it’s Christmas time and that means FOOD! Have an old family recipe? Have a modern day one? Have one that’s so absurd that you just HAVE to enter it? The details: Saturday, Dec. 21. Must be a one-dish casserole. Judging will be by popular vote and will be conducted by the public. Winner will receive a certificate, gift basket, and bragging rights. All registrations to enter must be received by Dec. 18. To register for the cook-off, please email your name, phone number, and casserole dish name to Michelle Hartley at scc@acsalaska.net. You will receive a confirmation email when your registration has been received.

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hree items in the news: “Sesame Street” is 50 years old this year. The new prime minister of Finland was raised by two moms. The Hallmark Channel on Friday pulled an ad showing a lesbian wedding, buckling to pressure from a conservative group, then on Sunday restored the ad in the face of a backlash from millions of other Americans. We think those three stories are related — in a good way. We see further proof that what Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. said in 1956 is true: “The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice.” We are reminded again that changing hearts and minds, so often the work of pop culture, matters as much or more than changing laws. “Rainbow family” Sanna Marin, who was elected the prime minister of Finland earlier this month, was raised in a working class family by her mother and her mother’s female partner. She credits her “rainbow family” for her confidence as a woman, her achievements and her values. “For me, people have always been equal,” she told The Guardian. “It’s not a matter of opinion. That’s the foundation of everything.” But though Marin is young — just 34 — she grew up in less accepting times and has experienced that slow bend toward justice. As a school child, she never talked about her family, aware of the stigma attached to LGBTQ people. Only “now in the 21st century,” she told the Guardian, are families like hers discussed in Finland “quite openly.” ‘Hallmark buckles to pressure’ In a similar way in the United States, full equality for LGBTQ people remains a distant shore, but gains have been made and there’s no going back — as Hallmark has learned the hard way. On Friday, the Hallmark Channel made a decision to pull advertising for the wedding site Zola that featured same-sex couples. Hallmark did not pull Zola’s ads featuring differentsex couple. Hallmark’s decision followed pressure from One Million Moms, a part of the conservative American Family Association, that complained about the ads to Bill Abbott, the CEO of Hallmark’s parent company Crown Media Family Networks. One Million Moms claimed on its website that Abbott said the ads “aired in error.” Where’s the error? We can’t find it. Are LGBTQ people an error? Is same-sex marriage — the law of the land — an error? ‘Hallmark gets schooled’ Crown got an earful all weekend from advocacy and civil liberty groups and ordinary outraged Americans. In a tweet, the talk show host Ellen DeGeneres asked Hallmark and Abbot, “What are you thinking? Please explain. We’re all ears.” On Sunday, Crown and Hallmark backed down and reinstated the ads. “The Crown Media team has been agonizing over this decision as we’ve seen the hurt it has unintentionally caused,” Hallmark CEO Mike Perry said in a statement. “Said simply, they believe this was the wrong decision.” We’re not privy to the inner sanctums of decision-making at Hallmark, but we’d bet two things turned the bosses around. First, it’s all about money. Hallmark figured out the company would lose more viewers and customers by killing the ads than by running them. Second, you can bet that hundreds of employees let it be known they had a problem with working for a company that would so easily buckle under. Corporate recruiters have learned that values matter when recruiting the best and brightest young employees. Hallmark might have thought that One Million Moms speaks for mainstream America, but the group does not. It doesn’t speak for even 1 million moms. It has only 96,000 followers on Facebook. Meanwhile, 63% of Americans, according to a Gallup Poll, support the legalization of same-sex marriage. ‘Diversity is just life’ Which is where “Sesame Street,” and the power of popular culture in general, come into this. Several generations of American children have grown up absorbing the show’s message of kindness and acceptance. They have met a Muppet named Lily who was homeless, a Muppet named Ari who was blind, and a Muppet named Julia who had autism. They have met Muppets and human beings of all colors and abilities — and disabilities. Diversity on “Sesame Street” is just how life works. “Sesame Street” has never included an overtly gay character, whether human or Muppet, unless you think of Bert and Ernie that way. But we like to believe — we would hope — that its message of inclusion and kindness has washed over 50 years of children in a more general way, helping to make them more compassionate adults. It’s not just “Sesame Street.” It’s also “Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood.” And, when the kids got a bit older, pioneering shows like “Will & Grace” that made gay people just folks. And pioneering people like DeGeneres. We could go on and on, but the point is made: Pop culture at its best is changing hearts and minds. Hallmark’s initial mistake was to see One Million Moms as the “real” America and those who champion equal rights for LGBQT people — and people up against it in every way — as the elitist fringe. They got it backward. We are a better nation than we give ourselves credit, regardless of groups like One Million Moms and the moral ugliness of President Donald Trump. It will be our salvation, we can only hope, in next year’s presidential election. — The Chicago Sun-Times, Dec. 17

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PWC ban repeal is about equal access for all watercraft

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feel like I need to address some concerns and comments printed in different news medias from Bob Shavelson with Cook Inletkeeper and Robert Archibald, board member of both Friends of Kachemak Bay and chairperson of the Kachemak Bay State Park Advisory Board. First off, we all know the Alaska Department of Natural Resources (DNR) manages the Kachemak Bay State Parks side of Kachemak Bay and the Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADF&G) manages the rest of the waters of Kachemak Bay. The waters that ADF&G manages includes the Alaska Marine highway, as well as access to Seldovia and great fishing grounds for halibut as well as salmon. I have been working with both departments trying to come to a compromise with these two areas of the bay in regards to personal watercraft (PWC) use and the updated revision of the Kachemak Bay and Fox River Flats Critical Habitat Areas Management plan for 20 years. In all my meetings, conversations, and letters it has always been conveyed that ADF&G will just follow whatever DNR says and does. Finally after 20 years of letters, meetings and conversations, we have an administration who actually listened and reviewed information presented to them (I personally did a 200-page “analysis” in 2012 regarding all the information on personal watercraft), which also included the national parks findings that no evidence exists that states a personal watercraft is detrimental to the environment or habitat that would be any different from other boats. In fact, personal watercraft manufactured today are four-stroke engines and are actually cleaner and quieter than a majority of the boats in operation all over, which includes Kachemak Bay. Makers of Sea-Doo brand PWC have what is called the Intelligent brake and reverse system (iBR), which allows you to stop up to 160

This is simply an equal access issue. Kachemak Bay is a huge body of water where all boats should be allowed to travel whether you sit in or on the boat. Let me ask you this in closing, when you go on a cruise or out fishing do you say “I’m on the ship now” or “I’m in the ship?” Likewise, I’m on the fishing boat or in the fishing boat? feet sooner than watercraft (boats) not using a brake. I take great offense with Bob’s propaganda campaign as labeling personal watercraft as thrill craft. He cannot find any valid scientific evidence against a personal watercraft, so he wants everyone to believe their owners and operators are some kind of renegade. I travel to Valdez, Cordova, Kenai, Kodiak and areas along the Big Susitna River, to name a few, and I fish, camp and sightsee using my personal watercraft. He attacks our governor about ramming Jet Skis into our local waters by listing about 20 lakes in the Mat-Su Valley that if we allow personal watercraft in Kachemak Bay we should allow them in all these lakes. Seriously, the 20 lakes Shavelson listed combined come to about 2,500 surface acres, while Kachemak Bay is about 220,000 acres. Horsepower limits are what sets them apart and would be reasonable to apply in some of the State Parks waters in question. Robert Archibald says he thinks that more time should be given than the 30-day comment period and that ADF&G should provide science-based evidence for their reasoning for the repeal. Seriously, where is the science-based evidence that was used to ban them 20 years ago? When Joe Meehan of the Habitat & Restoration Division

of ADF&G did a literature review in 2000, his conclusion cited two studies that were done both with conflicting outcome. Those studies were done on a specific type of bird flushing distances. Robert also stated “nobody’s addressed the fact that they are still an influence on waterborne habitat.” Where is that “fact” coming from? Where’s the study to back that allegation? What does he mean by this? The Alaska’s State Constitution makes it clear. Article 8, Section 3. Common Use says “…. waters are reserved to the people for common use.” This is simply an equal access issue. Kachemak Bay is a huge body of water where all boats should be allowed to travel whether you sit in or on the boat. Let me ask you this in closing, when you go on a cruise or out fishing do you say “I’m on the ship now” or “I’m in the ship?” Likewise, I’m on the fishing boat or in the fishing boat? Gina Poths grew up in Montana and moved to Alaska in 1986. She has worked for the Municipality of Anchorage for more than 20 years and is an avid boater and outdoor enthusiast. She is a founding member of the Personal Watercraft Club of Alaska and says she strives “to promote a positive image and boating safety for all watercraft and their owners.”

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Gabbard faces heat back home for present vote on impeachment By Audrey McAvoy and Caleb Jones Associated Press

HONOLULU — Long-shot presidential candidate Tulsi Gabbard is facing some heat in her heavily Democratic home state of Hawaii for voting “present” on two articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump. Kai Kahele, a Democratic state senator who is running to succeed Gabbard in Congress, said the vote left their congressional district voiceless. “You don’t get a participation trophy for voting ‘present’ on one of the most crucial votes taken this Congress,” Kahele said on Twitter. “The 2nd District has been left #voiceless once again. This is unacceptable!”

Kahele, who supported impeaching Trump, has been critical of Gabbard for missing many votes while she campaigns for the Democratic nomination for president. According to the website govtrack. us, Gabbard missed 88.7% of the 141 House votes taken in the past three months. Gabbard announced earlier this year she would not run for re-election to the House so she could focus on her presidential campaign. This decision came after she spent much of the year traveling to Iowa and New Hampshire. Kahele, meanwhile, was busily courting voters across their district which spans suburban Honolulu and largely rural nearby islands. Sandy Ma, the executive director of Common Cause Hawaii, said Gabbard’s present votes aren’t representative of the people in her district.

She said Gabbard “shamed herself.” “Rather than serve the people of Hawaii who elected her, Rep. Gabbard seems to be courting certain mainland voters and sensationalistic media attention for her flailing presidential campaign,” Ma said in a statement. Hawaii’s other representative in the House, Rep. Ed Case, another Democrat, voted in favor of impeachment. Gabbard she was “standing in the center” by voting present. “I could not in good conscience vote against impeachment because I believe President Trump is guilty of wrongdoing,” she said in a statement. “I also could not in good conscience vote for impeachment because removal of a sitting President must not be the culmination of a partisan process, fueled by tribal animosities that have so gravely divided our country.”

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Buttigieg, Warren wage war of words in debate By Steve Peoples, Kathleen Ronanye and Darlene Superville Associated Press

LOS ANGELES — The longfestering feud between Elizabeth Warren and Pete Buttigieg erupted Thursday night in a high-stakes debate that tested the strength of the Democratic Party’s shrinking pool of presidential contenders just six weeks before primary voting begins. Buttigieg, the 37-year-old mayor of South Bend, Indiana, has emerged as an unlikely presidential power player, gaining ground with a centrist message. Warren, the Massachusetts senator who has become his progressive foil, attacked Buttigieg’s fundraising practices. And Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar, who is competing with Buttigieg for moderate voters, challenged his limited governing experience. The debate came a day after a highly contentious vote to impeach President Donald Trump, which showed in dramatic relief how polarized the nation is over his presidency. With the Republican-controlled Senate likely to acquit him, the stakes are high

for Democrats to select a challenger who can defeat Trump in November. The forum highlighted the choice Democrats will have to make between progressive and moderate, older and younger, men and women and the issues that will sway the small but critical segment of voters who will determine the election. The candidates sharply disagreed about the role of money in politics, the value and meaning of experience and the direction of the American health care system. In the most pointed exchange, Warren zeroed in on Buttigieg’s recent private meeting with wealthy donors inside a California “wine cave,” the details of which were recounted in a recent Associated Press story. “Billionaires in wine caves should not pick the next president of the United States,” she charged. Buttigieg, who has surged into the top tier of the Democratic Party’s 2020 primary in part because of his fundraising success, did not back down. “We need to defeat Donald Trump,” he responded, noting that Trump’s reelection campaign has already accumulated hundreds of millions of dollars. “We shouldn’t try to do

it with one hand tied behind our back.” The focus on Buttigieg at the Los Angeles debate highlighted his strength in the Democratic Party’s turbulent primary contest just 46 days before voting begins, with polls showing him at or near the lead in Iowa’s kickoff caucus. But the confrontation also raised broader concerns about the direction of the race: Democrats are not close to unifying behind a message or messenger in their quest to deny Trump a second term. In fact, as the debate revealed, the party is still consumed by a high-stakes tug-of-war between feuding factions that must ultimately come together in order to beat Trump. One side, led by Warren and Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, is demanding transformational change to the U.S. economy and political system. The other, led by former Vice President Joe Biden, Buttigieg and Klobuchar, prefers a more cautious return to normalcy after Trump’s turbulent reign. Klobuchar repeatedly dinged Buttigieg as “mayor,” noting that he lost his only statewide campaign in Indiana as well as his bid to become the Democratic National Committee chairman.

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Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., speaks as South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg listens during a Democratic presidential primary debate Thursday in Los Angeles.

“I have not denigrated your experience as a local official. I have been one,” Klobuchar said. “I just think you should respect our experience when you look at how you evaluate someone who can get things done.” Buttigieg responded: “You actually did denigrate my experience, senator.”’ Biden, having seemingly regained his footing as the establishment favorite in the crowded contest, sidestepped any

missteps or damaging attacks. But in the debate’s final moments, he engaged in a heated exchange with Sanders over health care. Sanders has proposed a “Medicare for All” single-payer system, which Biden dismissed as “unrealistic.” Biden pushed a plan that he says would build on “Obamacare,” but Sanders argued that Biden would just be keeping the status quo. The focus of attention throughout the night, however, was Buttigieg.

Trade pact deals represent rare setback to Big Pharma By Paul Wiseman, Linda A. Johnson and Kevin Freking Associated Press

A revamped North American trade deal nearing passage in Congress gives both the White House and Democrats a chance to claim victory and offers farmers and businesses clearer rules governing the vast flow of goods among the United States, Canada and Mexico. But the pact leaves at least one

surprising loser: the pharmaceutical industry, a near-invincible lobbying powerhouse in Washington. To satisfy House Democrats, the Trump administration removed a provision that would have given the makers of ultra-expensive biologic drugs 10 years of protection from less expensive knockoffs. Democrats opposed what they called a giveaway to the industry that could have locked in inflated prices by stifling competition. Top examples of the injected drugs made from

living cells include medications to fight cancer and immune disorders such as rheumatoid arthritis. “This is one of the first times we’ve actually seen pharma lose,” said Rep. Earl Blumenauer, an Oregon Democrat who leads a subcommittee on trade. “They have a remarkable track record because they are a huge political force. They spend lots of money on lobbying, on advertising, on campaign contributions. But we held firm, and we won on all counts.”

The removal of the provision also helped illustrate just how potent a political issue sky-high drug prices have become. It was a reminder, too, that President Donald Trump repeatedly pledged to work to lower drug prices. Last week, drug manufacturers absorbed another — though likely only temporary — defeat when House Democrats passed legislation, along party lines, that would authorize Medicare to use its influence in the marketplace to

negotiate lower prices from drug companies. The bill is thought to have no chance of passage, though, in the Republican-led Senate. Yet the revamped U.S.-MexicoCanada Agreement, Trump’s rewrite of the 25-year-old North American Free Trade Act, seems set to clear Congress without the biologics protection that the drug industry had sought. The full House voted 385-41 on Thursday to approve it. The Senate isn’t likely to take it up until January.

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Activist in data transfer fight gets a boost By Kelvin Chan Associated Press

LONDON — EU regulators must make more effort to stop tech companies from transferring data to countries with weaker data-protection standards, an advisor to the European Union’s top court said Thursday. It’s the latest in a lengthy and complex legal case involving an Austrian privacy campaigner and Facebook. A preliminary opinion by the European Court of Justice’s advocate general said existing EU legal rules for data transfers should remain in place, but there should be stricter enforcement by authorities. It gives a boost to privacy activist Max Schrems, who launched the case seven years ago because of worries Europeans were subject to mass U.S. government surveillance. “Companies will momentarily breathe a sigh of relief” that the EU will likely maintain the legal mechanism that many companies now use to move data around the world, said Caitlin Fennessy, research director at the

International Association of Privacy Professionals. But she said the opinion also leaves room for challenges to transferring data on a case-bycase basis, if a country is deemed to not have adequate protections. Though the case involves Facebook, it could have far-reaching implications for social media and other tech companies that move large amounts of data over the internet. Schrems said the case potentially affects Google, Microsoft and any other U.S. company that provides electronic communications services, but not data transfers between traditional businesses like airlines, hotels and banks. The advocate general’s opinion is not binding but may influence the court’s judges when they issue their final ruling next year, likely by March. At issue are so-called “standard contractual clauses,” which force businesses to abide by strict EU privacy standards when transferring messages, photos and other information. Companies like Facebook routinely move such data among its servers around the world, and

the clauses — stock terms and conditions — are used to ensure the EU rules are maintained when data leaves the bloc. Schrems had argued the clauses meant authorities in individual EU countries can, by law, halt transfers if the data is sent somewhere with weaker privacy rules. Advocate General Henrik Saugmandsgaard Oe said in a preliminary opinion that the standard contractual clauses are valid, but added that a provision in the clauses means companies and regulators have an obligation to suspend or prohibit transfers if there’s a conflict with the law in a non-EU country such as the United States. “If Silicon Valley wants to have the data of the whole world, which it does, then it cannot at the same time be subject to surveillance laws that basically don’t have any rights for foreigners,” Schrems said. He said the opinion validates that “generally data transfers are fine, unless there’s a specific surveillance law in another country that undermines European privacy protections.”

Questions remain 30 years after U.S. invasion Kathia Martinez Associated Press

PANAMA CITY — “Remember to pick up the children early, because today I can’t do it.” Although it’s been 30 years since Iris Herrera heard those words, she remembers vividly the last conversation she had with her husband, a Panamanian soldier who disappeared after the Dec. 20 U.S. invasion that ousted dictator Manuel Noriega. Now 76, Herrera and many other relatives of people who died or disappeared amid the 1989 military action hope they may soon get answers about the fate of their loved ones. Their hopes lie in a Truth Commission created in 2016 that so far has registered about 15 cases that could be resolved early next year when unidentified bodies are set to be exhumed from a Panama City cemetery. The night of the invasion, Braulio Bethancourt, Herrera’s husband who was a lieutenant in Noriega’s military, called her to say he was supposed to be on duty at a barracks in the capital. “I want you to stay at home and take care of my grandchildren and children for me,” she recalled him saying. Hours later, toward midnight, they spoke again and he told her: “It has begun. They are invading us. They are attacking at all the barracks.” That was the last time Herrera heard from her husband, and the beginning of an agony that has lasted three decades in which his whereabouts remain unknown. The United States launched “Operation Just Cause” on Dec. 20. shortly after midnight. Some 27,000 troops were tasked by then-President George H.W. Bush with capturing Noriega, protecting the lives of Americans living in Panama and restoring democracy to the country that a decade later would take over control of the Panama Canal. The invasion began with fierce bombing in the neighborhood of El Chorrillo, home to Noriega’s base, destroying wooden homes and displacing thousands of people. Today the area still has desolate parts where residents say bombs fell, an iron light post pockmarked from bullets and graffiti with phrases like “Forbidden to forget” and “Dec.

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BEIRUT — Lebanon’s president Thursday asked a university professor and former education minister supported by the militant Hezbollah group to form a new government, breaking a weeks-long impasse amid nationwide mass protests against the country’s political elite. But prime minister-designate Hassan Diab’s efforts to form a government will almost certainly hit snags in a deeply divided country facing its worst economic and financial crisis since the 1975-90 civil war. Protesters rejected him as part of the old ruling class and continued to demonstrate. Analysts said Diab is backed by one political group in parliament and failed to secure a consensus, including from his Sunni community at exceptionally difficult times. According to the country’s sectarian-based system, the premier has to come from Sunni community. In his first public address, Diab said he would work quickly to form a government in consultations with political parties and representatives of the protest movement. He said he is committed to a reform plan and described the current situation as “critical and sensitive” requiring exceptional efforts and collaboration. “We are facing a national crisis that doesn’t allow for the luxury of personal and political battles but needs national unity,” Diab said. He told the protesters he hears their “pain.” President Michel Aoun named Diab prime minister after a day of consultations with lawmakers in which he gained a simple majority of the 128-member parliament. Sixty-nine lawmakers, including the parliamentary bloc of the Shiite Hezbollah and Amal movements, as well as lawmakers affiliated with Aoun, gave him their votes.

Security officer dead, 5 injured in shooting MOSCOW — An unidentified gunman opened fire Thursday outside the Moscow headquarters of Russia’s top security agency, killing one officer and wounding five others, officials said. The Federal Security Service, or FSB, said the assailant was acting alone and didn’t enter its building. Earlier, it said the assailant had been “neutralized” — a term usually used by Russian officials when an assailant is killed. The Health Ministry said that five other people were wounded in the shooting, including two security officers who were badly injured by the gunman. The FSB said the shooting occurred at a building directly behind its headquarters on Lubyanka Square. The agency, which is the main successor agency to the Soviet-era KGB, wouldn’t give further details or comment on the attacker’s motives. In a video shared on social media, loud shots and bangs can be heard.

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The widow of Lieut. Braulio Bethancourt who disappeared after the 1989 U.S. invasion of Panama, Iris Herrera, shows a photo of her husband during an interview Dec. 7 in Panama City. Herrera’s hope to find her husband lies in a Truth Commission created in 2016 that so far has registered about 15 cases that could be resolved early next year when unidentified bodies are set to be exhumed from a Panama City cemetery.

20, national mourning.” Many of those who survived complain to this day about the small apartments that the government then gave them in multi-family, concrete buildings put up in the devastated neighborhood after the invasion. Residents of El Chorrillo, who historically have lived among violence and gang activity, also complain of poverty and joblessness. “The invasion left a lot of weapons in the neighborhood and the violence increased,” said Olga Cárdenas, a longtime community leader. “Many of the children who grew up after the invasion demand opportunities. They also have trauma from the bombing.” According to official figures, 300 Panamanian soldiers and 214 civilians — many from El

Chorrillo — died during the invasion, though the number remains controversial and human rights groups like the Association of Relatives of the Fallen believe it is much higher. Twenty-three U.S. soldiers also perished. Many of the Panamanian dead were buried in common graves in a cemetery. Months later, at the request of relatives, exhumations led to the identification of many of the bodies. But that wasn’t the case for Herrera and others. “We saw bodies of men … an old woman, a girl, but we never found my husband,” she told The Associated Press in an interview at her home on the outskirts of the capital, wearing the insignia of the defense forces her husband belonged to.

Professor tasked to form new Lebanese government By Sarah el Deeb and Zeina Karam

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Diab, a 60-year-old professor at American University of Beirut, faces the daunting task of forming a government to tackle the crippling financial crisis in one of the most indebted countries of the world. Although gaining the majority of votes, Diab failed to get the support of the country’s major Sunni leaders, including former Prime Minister Saad Hariri. That makes it difficult for him to form an inclusive Cabinet able to gain the international community’s trust and unlock badly needed assistance for the tiny Mediterranean country. Friendly nations, including France, have made clear they will not support Lebanon before a reform-minded Cabinet is formed. U.S. Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs David Hale was expected to arrive Thursday in Beirut, the most senior foreign diplomat to visit the country since the crisis. U.S. diplomats have said they support the quick formation of a government that can effectuate reform. Support from Iran-backed Hezbollah guarantees Diab a thorny path, potentially inviting pushback from Western and Gulf nations that had supported the outgoing Hariri. The Shiite group is designated a terrorist organization by the U.S., some Gulf Arab countries and a few Latin American nations. The European Union considers only Hezbollah’s military wing to be a terrorist group. Maha Yahya, director of Carnegie Middle East, a Beirut-based think tank, said Diab arrives with no support from his community and no consensus at a time when Lebanon is facing an economic meltdown and needs international support. “The problem is he is coming on as a weakened prime minister, ” she said. Following Diab’s appointment, protesters began gathering in central Beirut’s Martyrs’ Square, the epicenter of the protests. They rejected Diab’s appointment and cast him as part of the old class of politicians they are revolting

against. Supporters of Hariri also began taking to the streets. “I see the country is going to waste. With this kind of government, no one will deal with it, no Arab, no Europe and No U.S.,” said Saeb Hujrat, a protester in Martyr Square. Hujrat held a large circular banner reading: “We want a government outside of the ruling class.” The leaderless protests have for two months been calling for a government made up of specialists that can work on dealing with the economic crisis. The protests have in recent days taken a violent turn, with frequent clashes between security forces and protesters. Supporters of Hezbollah and Amal have also attacked the protest camp site in Beirut on several occasions. The most recent came over the weekend when they set fire to cars and pelted security forces with stones and firecrackers for hours. Diab, who served as education minister in 2011, gained attention after caretaker premier Hariri withdrew his name from consideration following weeks of haggling and deep divisions between the various factions over naming him again. Hariri resigned Oct. 29 in response to the unprecedented mass protests and as an already dire economic crisis quickly deteriorated. Hariri had insisted he would head a Cabinet made up of specialists to deal with the economic and financial crisis. The Iran-backed Hezbollah, which initially backed him, demanded a government that includes all major political factions. Diab served as minister of education from 2011-2014 when Hezbollah and its allies overturned a former Cabinet headed by Hariri at the time. Diab was in the United Kingdom when Lebanon’s civil war broke out. There, he received undergraduate and graduate degrees in Communications and Computer Engineering from the universities of Leeds Metropolitan, Surrey and Bath.

BERLIN — Russia and Ukraine reached an “agreement in principle” Thursday on the future transit of Russian gas through Ukrainian territory, days before the current deal between the two countries is due to expire at the end of the year. The announcement comes amid hopes for a thaw between Moscow and Kyiv after years of conflict between Ukraine and Russianbacked separatists. European Commission Vice President Maros Sefcovic, who brokered the talks in Berlin, said that the two sides reached an agreement late Thursday after “very intensive negotiations.” “I am very glad to say that we reached that agreement in principle on all key elements, which I believe is very good and very positive news for Europe, for Russia, for Ukraine, for gas markets and for citizens in all countries,” Sefcovic said.

Scientists claim to find ancient seawall off Israeli coast HAHOTRIM BEACH, Israel — An international team of researchers says it has discovered a 7,000-yearold-seawall along Israel’s Mediterranean coast, providing evidence that coastal communities protected themselves against rising waters even in ancient times. The scientists believe the more than 110-yard-long structure acted as a fortification against surging waters and storms. The study, published Wednesday in the Public Library of Science One journal, said the Neolithic era village, called Tel Hreiz, was abandoned and eventually swallowed by the sea. “Here we have an example, a practical example of a process that is still going on. We can see a whole community which are now under the sea,” said Ehud Galili, lead researcher and archaeologist from Israel’s Haifa University. The researchers believe the structure was built by villagers out of riverbed boulders found several miles away. The site lies just south of the northern Israeli port city of Haifa.

Court allows son of spies to keep citizenship TORONTO — Canada’s Supreme Court ruled Thursday that he son of a Russian spy couple who lived clandestine lives in Canada and the United States can keep his Canadian citizenship. Alexander Vavilov was born in Toronto, which would typically qualify him for Canadian citizenship. But authorities had ruled that Vavilov didn’t qualify because his parents were part of a notorious Russian spy ring in North America that was broken up by the FBI in 2010. The high court rejected that finding, meaning Vavilov can reside permanently in the country where his parents once lived clandestine lives as deeply embedded spies who were the models for the TV show “The Americans.” — Associated Press

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minister’s message | Rick Cupp, Kenai Fellowship

Remembering the greatest gift of all on Christmas P lease allow me, in my own words, to tell a Christmas story told by Stephen Shadeeg, an Arizona businessman, the father of four children. Christmas morning, 4:30 a.m. His son David, 7 at the time, bursts into Stephen’s bedroom. “Daddy! Mother! Come quick! I saw it!” said David. His eyes were lit up and sparkling. He couldn’t quit talking. “Come quick! Come quick!” Stephen’s immediate response was to feel cheated. When they opened Christmas gifts at their house, it was very much a shared activity. Stephen and his wife

wanted to be right there to see every expression on every face. So there was a very clear family rule: None of the children could go down to see gifts under the tree until the rest of the family was awake. Then they could all go together. And this was a special Christmas! David had been wanting a bike for two years. This was the day he got it. Stephen realized, however, he couldn’t scold his kid for breaking the rule. After all, it was Christmas. Maybe the rule could be reinforced later. But not this day. So Stephen and his wife wiped the sleep from their eyes. They woke all the other kids. David

grabbed a hand and led them all along the hall and down the stairs. They moved through the darkened living room toward a window on the eastern side of the house. David completely missed seeing the bike under the tree. He pointed his little finger to the eastern sky and said, “Look! The Star of Bethlehem! I’ve seen the star!” And they all basked in its light. It’s a wonderful story and a gentle reminder of the true meaning of Christmas. It is about the gifts. But not the kind that can be purchased with a credit card. The greatest gift of all was Jesus Christ, God himself, come to earth

because he loved us. Nothing else compares. But he also brought other gifts. He brought hope and peace. One of my younger brothers died just a few weeks ago. I fully intend this Christmas, as best as I am able, to open my arms to fully unwrap and hold on to hope and peace. He brought forgiveness. He brought healing. He brought purpose. He brought a new way to live. He brought a new way to see. He brought a new joy that cannot be stolen. He brought a new definition of “neighbor” and a new way to relate to others. And he brought many other gifts that I am still trying

to unwrap. So do look down under the tree this Christmas. But above all else, look up to the heavens and give thanks. Isaiah 9:6 For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. Kenai Fellowship offers Sunday Bible classes for all ages 10 a.m. Worship 11:15 a.m. Wednesday meal 6:15 p.m. Worship and classes at 7 p.m. Christmas Eve service Tuesday 7 p.m. No Wednesday service Christmas Day. 283-7682.

church briefs Star of the North Lutheran’s December services

month from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. For more information, call 907-283-4555.

Please join us at 216 N. Forest Drive in Kenai for the following services: Divine Service every Sunday at 11 a.m.; Advent Services Wednesday 18 at 12 p.m. and 7 p.m.; Christmas Eve Candlelight Service Tuesday, Dec. 24 at 7 p.m.; Christmas Day Divine Service Wednesday, Dec. 25 at 11 a.m. For more information please contact Rev. Dustin Atkinson at 2834153.

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 more information at pastorjon@calvarykenai.org.

Kasilof Community Church 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 MondayThursday from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Contact the church office for more information at 262-7512.

Apostolic Assembly of Jesus Christ events On Sunday, Dec. 22 at 5:30 p.m., the Apostolic Assembly of Jesus Christ Choir will have special music in celebration of our Savior, followed by a wonderful and hope-filled Christmas message to conclude the service. All are welcome to attend these services celebrating the birth of our Savior, Jesus Christ. For questions, please call 252-1230.

Clothes Quarters hours 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

Awana Kids Club

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.

KP Young Adult Ministry 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 inter-

ested. 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.

Spirit of giving

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.

Soldotna Food Pantry The Soldotna Food Pantry is open every Wednesday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. for residents who are experiencing food shortages. The Food Pantry is located at the Soldotna United Methodist Church at 158 South Binkley Street, and all are welcome. Non-perishable food items or monetary donations may be dropped off at the church on Tuesday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and Wednesday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. or on Sunday from 9 a.m. until noon. For more information call 262-4657.

Christ Lutheran Sunday schedule Christ Lutheran Church in Soldotna Sunday morning service will be starting at 11 a.m. for the winter.

United Methodist 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

Submitted by Rachael S. Craig

A group of volunteers with the Kenai United Methodist Church pose on Monday. Volunteers provided 51 Christmas food boxes and 34 regular food pantry boxes to feed a total of 88 people. The food pantry is open every Monday 12-3 p.m. 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. Submit items to news@peninsulaclarion. com. Submissions are due the Wednesday prior to publication. For more information, call 907-283-7551.

Religious Services Assembly of God

Church of Christ

Soldotna Church Of Christ

Mile 1/4 Funny River Road, Soldotna

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

Peninsula Christian Center

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

The Charis Fellowship Sterling Grace Community Church

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

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

Kenai Fellowship Mile 8.5 Kenai Spur Hwy.

Church 283-7682

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

Episcopal

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

Nazarene

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

Funny River Community Lutheran Church

North Star United Methodist Church

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

St. Francis By The Sea

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

283-6040

Christ Lutheran Church (ELCA)

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

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

Non Denominational

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

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

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

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

You Are Invited! Wheelchair Accessible

Lutheran

Our Lady of Perpetual Help

Methodist

Dustin Atkinson, Pastor Sponsor of the Lutheran Hour 216 N. Forest Drive, Kenai 283-4153 Sunday School........ 9:30 a.m. Worship Service.........11:00 a.m.

Nikiski Church Of Christ

Catholic 222 W. Redoubt, Soldotna 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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Area wrestlers ready for state By Joey Klecka Peninsula Clarion

Dynasties are etched in stone over years, not months. The mark of a dynasty is the return to power year after year, season after season. In the small fishing town of Homer, the boys and girls wrestling teams have come to define the region and state wrestling championships over the last half decade. Since 2015, the Mariners boys have racked up five Kachemak Conference titles and two state titles, while the girls have rung up two straight conference crowns in a burgeoning program.

The two Homer programs will be tested one last time this decade as the boys shoot for a third state title in five years and the girls go for their first this weekend at the Division II state wrestling championships at the Alaska Airlines Center in Anchorage. The Division II tournament will also include peninsula programs from Kenai Central, Nikiski and Seward. The Division I championship meet will run adjacent to the smaller-schools tournament at the cavernous arena, with the Soldotna Stars the lone peninsula representative. SoHi finished fifth at the Division I state meet last year.

Homer qualified 17 total wrestlers to state — eight girls and nine boys competitors — and eight of them are seeded in the top six of their weight class. In winning last year’s boys state title, the Mariners put five grapplers in the finals round, with four of them coming out the victors. This year, first-year head coach Justin Zank came over from the Voznesenka program, which was shuttered after last season. Zank joined longtime Homer coaches Chris Perk and Bubba Wells and the three have combined their coaching skills in keeping the program going strong.

Zank said he hopes to be in the championship mix come Saturday night, but acknowledged the boys will need to extract every ounce of their potential to contend with the likes of perennial favorites Bethel, Glennallen and Dillingham. “There’s always a chance,” Zank said. “There are some tough teams out there that have qualified a bunch. If we’re going to repeat, we’d have to wrestle extremely well.” In staving off Redington by three points for the Kachemak crown last week, Zank said Homer was able to See PIN, Page A10

Prep hoops season gets rolling Joey Klecka Peninsula Clarion

One game into his tenure as Kenai Central girls basketball head coach and Jeff Swick is 1-0. Swick had to sweat it out as the Kardinals escaped with a 40-37 overtime victory over Houston on Thursday night at the Craig Jung Kenai River Challenge. The tournament is an annual kick off to the high school hoops season on the peninsula, and this year’s tournament includes teams from Houston, Nikiski and Galena. In other games, the Nikiski girls lost to Galena 66-54, the Nikiski boys lost 60-28 to Galena and the Kenai boys defeated Houston 56-45. Friday starts with a 3 p.m. matchup between the Houston and Nikiski boys, followed by a 4:30 p.m. game between the Houston and Nikiski girls, a 6 p.m. game between the Kenai and Galena boys and a 7:30 p.m. clash between the Kenai and Galena girls. Saturday’s schedule begins with a 10 a.m. skills competition, then moves to a 12 p.m. game between the Houston and Galena girls, a 1:30 p.m. matchup with the Houston and Galena boys, a 3 p.m. contest between the Kenai and Nikiski girls, and the weekend is capped with a 4:30 p.m. clash

Kenai’s Jaiden Streiff dribbles by Houston’s Denali Whitted onThursday at the Craig Jung Kenai River Challenge tournament at Kenai Central High School. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)

between the Nikiski and Kenai boys. The Kenai and Houston girls game was among the more tense

of Thursday’s slate, as the Kardinals and Hawks battled within a few possessions of each other the entire game and ended regulation

tied at 34 apiece before Kenai won OT 6-3 thanks to a few clutch See hoops, Page A9

Giannis, Bucks topple LeBron’s Lakers By The Associated Press MILWAUKEE — Giannis Antetokounmpo had 34 points and 11 rebounds, and the Milwaukee Bucks beat LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers 111-104 Thursday night in a showdown of the NBA’s top teams. Antetokounmpo had seven assists and a career-best five 3-pointers, and George Hill added 21 points off the bench for the Bucks. Milwaukee improved to 25-4 after ending an 18-game winning streak against Dallas on Monday night. James had 21 points, 12 rebounds and 11 assists for his seventh triple-double of the season, and Anthony Davis had 36 points and 10 rebounds for Los Angeles. The Lakers dropped to 24-5 largely because their bench was outscored 34-4 by the Bucks’ reserves. Milwaukee led by six after the first quarter then opened the second with a 20-7 run. Davis

and James combined to shoot 6 for 20 in the first half, and the Lakers had 10 turnovers. The Bucks led 65-46 at the break.

two points.

NETS 118, SPURS 105

ATLANTA — Donovan Mitchell scored two of his 30 points on a tricky baseline drive that put Utah ahead for good. Mitchell faked a pass from under the basket before slamming the breaks and connecting from beneath the backboard with 3:47 left. That made it 101-99, and he cemented the win with two free throws with 13 seconds left. The Jazz won their fourth straight game by dominating near the rim. They outscored the Hawks 62-46 in the paint and outrebounded them 52-39. Rudy Gobert had 20 points and 13 rebounds for Utah. Point guard Trae Young led the Hawks with 30 points, but Atlanta lost its sixth consecutive game. Jabari Parker scored 23 points.

SAN ANTONIO — Patty Mills had 27 points and San Antonio overcame a career-high 41 points from Spencer Dinwiddie to beat Brooklyn. Mills had 21 points in the second half, shooting 5 for 8 on 3-pointers as the Spurs rallied from a 14-point deficit to beat the Nets for the 17th straight home game. LaMarcus Aldridge added 20 points and 10 rebounds for San Antonio. Brooklyn’s Kyrie Irving missed his 17th straight game with a right shoulder impingement. Dinwiddie tried to cover by shooting 14 of 29 from the field, eclipsing his career high by

JAZZ 111, HAWKS 106

Megan pacer Out of the Office

Best laid plans I

’ve always been a planner. At age 4, you could find me bossing my father around a meticulously planned tea party — the water (you don’t give a 4-year-old real tea) was always served at the perfect temperature to my carefully curated guest list of stuffed dogs and plastic ponies. Throughout high school, I was the girl you could always trust to have gum, tissues, a pen, what have you, in her purse — always prepared for any situation. I quickly became good at being the group organizer. I’ve always hated not knowing the who, what, where or when of a group outing (maybe I should have guessed earlier on that I’d be a journalist). Jumping into weekend plans with only a vague idea of the departure time and who’s going to be driving has always seemed generally insane to me. For a long time in college and the years immediately following when I first moved to Alaska, I would either pester my friends for said information, or make those decisions myself and shoot it off in a group text. Like I said, I’m a planner. That said, a strange thing has started happening to me when it comes to taking trips or going on outdoor adventures around the Kenai Peninsula. More and more of late, I’ve started neglecting certain details, either not thinking of them or not bothering to do too much research. I’ve opted to not pack for all the possible outcomes I normally would, choosing to fill the space instead with a book or playing cards. I think what’s happening is that I’ve been on enough Alaska adventures by now to know, at least subconsciously, that they are never, ever going to go the way I plan them. So, my brain is subtly telling me, I think: Why waste all that energy planning when it’s all going to take a big left turn anyway? One such left turn occurred on a recent camping trip to Seward with a friend. Our objective — spend two nights at the public use cabin at Tonsina Point in the Caines Head State Recreation Area just outside Seward on Resurrection Bay. See some wildlife, do some hiking, press pause on the relentless grind of the work week. Pretty simple, right? Our first sign that things would not be going to plan was the ongoing downpour that greeted us in Seward, followed us out to Lowell Point and kept us company during the entire hike to the cabin. To be fair, we could hardly be mad at the weather — it was Seward, after all. And the hike was a short two miles. The second complication arose See office, Page A10

Refuge Notebook passes 1,000 articles

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Welcome to Refuge Notebook. This is day one, page one of a new weekly column devoted to life and happenings on the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge. We staff members and friends of the refuge have signed up for this project because we think we have some interesting stories to tell. We hope that the more our readers learn about the refuge, the more they will appreciate it and help take care of it.” With that, the Refuge Notebook launched on March 12, 1999. Ed Berg, former ecologist at the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge, wrote these words in the inaugural article entitled, “Learning about past helps with predicting the future.” This weekly

Dr. John Morton Refuge Notebook

column is published in the Friday edition of the Peninsula Clarion both online and as newsprint. Now, 20 years later, this series passed the spectacular milestone of 1,000 articles this summer. There have been over 200 authors, of which 120 were singlearticle authors. More than half of the articles were written by refuge biologists; the remaining were spread out among refuge staff in visitor services, fire management, law enforcement and other programs. Many of the single-article authors were seasonal

staff, working here for the summer. For those folks, an opportunity to write a newspaper article is both a learning experience and a line on their resume. The heavy hitters in this lineup were its two editors, Ed and me. Ed served as editor from its inception in 1999 to 2010, when he retired. I’ve carried that water since his departure. We both have contributed over 100 articles each, in addition to editing the drafts of literally hundreds of writers who varied from really great to really not so great. Editing the latter drafts is sometimes a delicate issue. Ed used to tell struggling writers that, “My job is to make you look good.” I also find

this message usually shifts the mind-set from defensive to appreciative. All things considered, this has been a labor of love for both Ed and me, gifted with the wonderful opportunity to hear the individual voices and perspectives of both permanent and seasonal staff over the years. On occasion, we’ve also had guest authors. Some articles were written by university researchers working on the refuge. Some were written by colleagues in other agencies (for example, Alaska Department of Fish and Game) or local nonprofit organizations such as the Cook Inletkeeper or Kenai See refuge, Page A10

John Morton and Ed Berg. (Photo by Kenai National Wildlife Refuge)

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buckets. “It’s always good to start with a win,” Swick said. Swick was making his debut as head coach of the girls team after the departure of Cary Calvert, who manned the helm for the previous four years. The Mountain View Elementary special education teacher comes to Kenai with one year of varsity high school coaching experience in Seldovia in 2008-09. Swick said Thursday’s season opener was a good lesson in patience for the Kards. “The first game is always a little sloppy, and there were some lessons learned tonight,” he said. “The whole game, they were frustrated because we weren’t scoring like we wanted, and it took to overtime to calm down.” The two teams went to the locker rooms tied 16-all at halftime, and Houston eked out a slim 22-21 lead after three quarters. Liz Hanson put Kenai ahead on the first possession of the fourth quarter with a 3-pointer, then was followed by a running floater by Jaiden Streiff and two free throws by Logan Satathite that pushed the lead to 27-22. A jump shot by Kailey Hamilton following a Kenai steal put the home team up 32-28 with 2:25 left, but Houston responded with two buckets by Katie Richey and Emily Bitler that gave the Hawks a 34-33 edge. Damaris Severson was fouled with 32.9 seconds left, putting her on the free throw line. Severson hit one of two to tie the game, but Kenai had another scoring opportunity go wasted with less than 10 seconds left when the Kards got a rebound and raced down court for a go-ahead attempt. Referees didn’t head Kenai’s pleas to call timeout until 1.4 seconds were left on the board, and when they did signal the call, a Kenai bucket was waved off. In the four-minute overtime period, Kenai struck first with a jumper by Streiff and a layup by Kailey Hamilton off an assist from Hanson. Streiff later raced across court for a driving layup with 1:40 to go, putting Kenai up five points, which

proved to be enough to hang on for the win. Satathite led Kenai with 12 points, while Streiff had 10 and Hanson added eight. Bitler led Houston with a game-high 19 points, including eight in the fourth quarter. Kenai boys 56, Houston 45 The Kardinals capped Thursday night with a boys win over Houston. The Kardinals burst out late by outscoring Houston 19-6 in the fourth quarter to get the win. Evan Stockton scored a game-high 19 points for Kenai, which also got 13 points from Andrew Bezdecny and 12 from Braedon Pitsch. Houston was led by Cody Wyrick’s 15 points. The two teams went to halftime tied at 27 apiece and Houston came out to take a slim 39-37 lead at the end of the third quarter. It was all Kenai from there. Bezdecny hit three shots for seven points in the final eight minutes, while Stockton converted 4 of 4 free throws to net eight points. Galena boys 60, Nikiski 28 The Hawks used superb offense in the first half and defense in the second half to nail down a win Thursday over the Bulldogs. Galena led 38-20 at halftime, then clamped down to hold Nikiski to eight points in the second half. Nate Moses led the charge for Galena with 17 points and Joe Riddle chipped in 16. Nikiski was led by Michael Mysing and Austin Stafford, both of whom had nine points, and Drew Handley added seven. Galena girls 66, Nikiski 54 Pearle Green poured in 34 points to fuel Galena to a win over Nikiski on Thursday. Kaycee Bostic scored 11 of her team-high 18 points in the fourth quarter for Nikiski, which also got 16 points from Lillian Carstens. Galena outscored Nikiski 19-9 in the second quarter to take a 38-24 lead, then weathered the onslaught of 3-pointers from Bostic in the fourth to get the win.

Powerade/Al Howard SoHi Tip-Off ACS boys 65, Soldotna 62, OT The Anchorage Christian Schools boys started the annual Powerade/Al Howard SoHi Tip-Off tournament by topping Soldotna

Jaguars decide to fire Coughlin JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — The Jacksonville Jaguars fired top executive Tom Coughlin on Wednesday, parting ways with the twotime Super Bowl-winning coach a little more than a day after the NFL Players Union took a sledgehammer to his reputation. Coughlin served as executive vice president of football operations since 2017. It was his second stint with Jacksonville, the expansion franchise he helped build from the ground up in the mid-1990s. The unbending taskmaster had been in trouble for weeks because of the team’s sagging record and several questionable roster moves. The NFLPA seemingly forced owner Shad Khan’s hand after an arbitrator’s decision to undo millions in fines imposed by Coughlin himself. The NFLPA said Monday that more than 25% of player grievances filed in the last two years have been against the Jaguars. The union’s take: “You as players may want to consider this when you have a chance to select your next club.” “I determined earlier this fall that making this move at the conclusion of the 2019 season would be in everyone’s best interests,” Khan said in a statement. “But, in recent days, I reconsidered and decided to make this change immediately. “I thank Tom for his efforts, not only over the past

three years but for all he did from our very first season, 25 years ago, to put the Jacksonville Jaguars on the map.” Khan said general manager Dave Caldwell and head coach Doug Marrone will each report directly to him on an interim basis. “My expectations, and those of our fans, for our final two games and the 2020 season are high,” Khan added. The NFLPA grievances are a product of Coughlin’s peccadillos, many of which come from a good place — that of an old-school coach who always believed that football was more than just a business. But the rules that once seemed trifling — no sunglasses, all meetings start 5 minutes early — took a more sinister tone since Coughlin’s return. He was still basking in the glow of two Super Bowl titles during his in-between stay as coach of the New York Giants that painted him as a man who had truly changed his ways. He fined defensive end Dante Fowler more than $700,000 in 2018 for missing “mandatory” appointments at the facility during the offseason. Problem was, the appointments weren’t really mandatory — a reality cooked into the rule book after some hard-fought wins by the union in collective bargaining about how much time players were obliged to spend at team headquarters in the offseason.

in overtime. For the Lions, Josh Davis had 23 points, while Daekwon Houston had 14 and Addison Dobbs and JD McGee had 11 points apiece. For Soldotna, Jersey Truesdell poured in 26 points, while Ray Chumley had 18 and Tyler Morrison had 10 points. Eagle River boys 66, Homer 63 In the early game, Eagle River defeated Homer. Sean Berry hit six 3-pointers to score 23 points for the Wolves, while Roland Burley had 17 and Shawn Padilla added 11. For Homer, Ethan Anderson had 16, while Clayton Beach had 12. Today at the tourney, it’s Eagle River boys vs. ACS at 4:30 p.m., Soldotna girls vs. Service at 6:15 p.m. and Soldotna boys vs. Homer at 8 p.m.

CIA Classic The Nikolaevsk girls and boys picked up opening day victories Thursday over their peninsula rivals Cook Inlet Academy. The Nikolaevsk girls thrashed CIA 60-17, while the boys game was a nail biter, with Nikolaevsk coming out 59-58 winners over CIA. In the boys game, the Eagles outscored the Warriors 16-9 in the third quarter to grab a 45-39 lead, but Nikolaevsk raced back by winning the fourth quarter 20-13 to eke out the win. Lukah Kalugin poured in a game-high 18 points for Nikolaevsk, including 10 in the fourth quarter, and teammate Isaak Fefelov chipped in 17. James Boyd led CIA with 15 points and Cole Moore added 12. In the girls game, Nikolaevsk got an even offensive effort, led by the 11 points scored by Elizabeth Fefelov. Niko also got 10 points each from Sophia Klaich, Hannah Gerasimof and Markiana Yakunin. CIA was paced by the eight points by Anna Henderson. In an earlier boys game, Ninilchik topped SoHi JV 54-31. Ben Botero paced the Wolverines with 22 points, while Cole Hadro added 11. Brock Wilson had eight for the Stars. Also in girls action, Soldotna JV defeated Ninilchik 50-5, with Grace McElroy pacing the Stars with 11

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points. Jade Robuck paced Ninilchik with four points. In the early game, Nikiski’s C-team girls topped CIA 42-31, taking an 11-1 lead after one quarter. Shylan Freeman paced the Bulldogs with 17 points, while Tatum Rozak had 10 points for the Eagles. Today, it’s Nikiski JV girls vs. Ninilchik at 2:30 p.m., Nikolaevsk girls vs. Soldotna JV at 4 p.m., CIA boys vs. Soldotna JV at 5:30 p.m., Ninilchik girls vs. CIA at 7 p.m. and Nikolaevsk boys vs. Ninilchik at 8:30 p.m.

Grace Grizzly Classic The Seward boys and girls teams fell in losses Thursday at the Grace Grizzly Classic tournament in Anchorage. The Seward girls lost 67-23 to Barrow, while the Seahawk boys lost 55-40 to Grace Christian. Eight Barrow players scored in the girls game, led by the 22 points of Lewanne Brower. Shelby Siemanski and Sequoia Sieverts scored seven points each to lead Seward. Max Pfeiffenberger scored a game-high 20 points for Seward in the boys game, but Grace took control in the second quarter by outscoring Seward 14-0. Andrew Beck had 16 points for Grace.

Joe Floyd Tournament Homer girls 57, Glennallen 28 The Mariners girls notched a victory over Glennallen on the first day of the Joe Floyd tournament in Kodiak. Laura Inama had 17 points for Homer, while Sailey Rhodes had 10. GIRLS Kardinals 40, Hawks 37, OT Houston 9 7 6 12 3 —37 Kenai 10 6 5 13 6 —40 HOUSTON (37) — D. Whitted 4, Rusher 0, Richey 5, Elson 4, Garcia 3, Bitler 19, A. Whitted 2. KENAI (40) — Hamilton 7, Keyes 0, Hanson 8, Streiff 10, Satathite 12, Severson 1, Lauritsen 2. 3-point FG — Kenai 2 (Satathite 2); Houston 2 (Richey 1, Garcia 1). Team fouls — Kenai 13; Houston 11. Hawks 66, Bulldogs 54 Galena 19 19 13 15 —66 Nikiski 15 9 12 18 —54 GALENA (66) — Green 34, Tinker 0, Heckman 11, Leopold 3, Kaganak 9, Morgan 5, Williams 0, Killingsworth 4. NIKISKI (54) — Reichert 3, Carstens 16, Bostic 18, Johnson 6, Zimmerman 5, B. Epperheimer 4, S. Epperheimer 0, Puente 2. 3-point FG — Nikiski 7 (Bostic 4, Carstens 2, Reichert 1); Galena 13 (Green 7, Heckman 3, Leopold 1, Kaganak 1, Morgan 1). Team fouls — Nikiski 11; Galena 9.

Kenai Central girls basketball head coach Jeff Swick surveys the action Thursday at the Craig Jung Kenai River Challenge tournament at Kenai Central High School. Swick was making his first start as varsity head coach of the team. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion) Bulldogs C 42, Eagles 31 Nikiski 11 12 8 11 —42 CIA 1 6 16 9 — 31 NIKISKI C-TEAM (42) — Puente 1, Freeman 17, Walter 1, Broesdorf 0, Osborne 0, Nelson 4, Nunley 10, Edgar 0, Mullin 9. COOK INLET ACADEMY (31) — Hyatt 1, Dohse 5, Liles 0, Castenholz 9, Wahl 6, Rozak 10. 3-point goals — Nikiski 2 (Nunley 2); CIA 2 (Castenholz, Rozak). Team fouls — Nikiski 16. Fouled out — none. Stars JV 50, Wolverines 5 Ninilchik 0 0 0 5 —5 Soldotna JV 27 10 11 2 —50 NINILCHIK (5) — Jasper 0, Calabrese 1, Robuck 4, DenBoer 0, Ofstad 0, Okonet 0. SOLDOTNA JV (50) — Widaman 4, Brantley 4, Nasibog 2, Fischer 2, Burns 9, Cannava 8, Hinz 2, Anderson 0, Spies 0, McElroy 11, Morrison 4, Thomas 4, Tough 0. 3-point goals — Ninilchik 1 (Robuck). Team fouls — Ninilchik 7, Soldotna 13. Fouled out — none.

Kardinals 56, Hawks 45 Houston 12 15 12 6 —45 Kenai 16 11 10 19 —56 HOUSTON (45) — Cork 0, Taylor 2, Howard 9, Wyrick 15, Taylor 11, Falaniko 2, Jefferson 2, McLaughlin 4. KENAI (56) — Dunham 3, Baisden 0, Kvasnikoff 2, Bezdecny 13, Stockton 19, Tunseth 4, Pitsch 12, Daniels 3. 3-point FG — Kenai 3 (Bezdecny 1, Stockton 1, Daniels 1); Houston 6 (Taylor 3, Wyrick 2, Howard 1). Team fouls — Kenai 12; Houston 14. Wolves 66, Mariners 63 Eagle River 15 11 26 14 —66 Homer 17 20 13 13 — 63 EAGLE RIVER (66) — Burley 17, Michener 7, Love 0, Jackson II 0, Cogswell 2, Padilla 11, Berry 23, Farthing 6. HOMER (63) — Beachy 12, Etzwiler 5, Lowney 5, Jon. Raymond 9. Anderson 16, Knapp 9, Mann 5, Jos. Raymond 2. 3-point goals — Eagle River 10 (Berry 6,

Whalers 67, Seahawks 23 Barrow 24 14 20 9 —67 Seward 9 6 3 5 —23 BARROW (67) — Kaleak 7, Grimes 8, Brower 22, Leavitt 6, Donovan 15, Brower 4, Manu 2, Brower 4. SEWARD (23) — Dow 0, Schilling 0, Jagielski 3, Siemanski 7, Lemme 0, Sieverts 7, Casagranda 2, Jack 0, Ambrosiani 4. 3-point FG — Seward 1 (Jagielski 1); Barrow 9 (Brower 5, Donovan 2, Leavitt 1, Kaleak 1). Team fouls — Seward 11, Barrow 10.

Padilla 2, Burley 2); Homer 5 (Beachy, Etzwiler,

Mariners 57, Glennallen 28 Homer 15 16 13 13 —57 Glennallen 3 12 6 7 — 28 HOMER (57) — Rhodes 10, Bishop 9, Anderson 2, Doughty 9, Inama 17, Carroll 4, Hatfield 4, Smude 2. GLENNALLEN (28) — Nollner 2, Anika Palacios 8, Hoke 6, Finau 0, Ewan-Dye 3, Jacobsen 9, Stevens 0. 3-point goals — Homer 4 (Bishop 2, Anderson 2); Glennallen 6 (Jacobson 3, Hoke 2, Anika Palacios). Team fouls — Homer 10, Glennallen 16. Fouled out — Nollner.

0, Morrison 10, Hanson 0, Chumley 18, Truesdell

Lowney, Jon. Raymond, Knapp). Team fouls — Eagle River 16, Homer 21. Fouled out — none. Lions 65, Stars 62, OT ACS 8 12 17 15 13 — 65 Soldotna 16 16 11 9 10 — 62 ANCHORAGE CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS (65) — Dobbs 11, Malinis 6, Davis 23, Houston 14, Szepanski 0, McGee 11, Williams 0. SOLDOTNA (62) — Rich 3, Sewell 0, Bouschor 26, Rosin 5. 3-point goals — ACS 4 (Davis 3, Dobbs); Soldotna 21. Team fouls — ACS 24, Soldotna 21. Fouled out — Malinis, Morrison, Chumley. Wolverines 54, SoHi JV 31 Soldotna 11 10 8 2 — 31 Ninilchik 14 17 8 15 —54 SOLDOTNA JV (31) — Gray 0, Wilson 8, T. Johnson 2, Pieh 0, Mellon 0, Derleth 6, Denbrock 3, N. Johnson 6, Ducker 6, Schwartz 0. NINILCHIK (54) — Collins 0, Botero 22, Hadro

BOYS Hawks 60, Bulldogs 28 Galena 16 22 10 12 —60 Nikiski 12 8 3 5 —28 GALENA (60) — Moses 17, Sam 7, Moore 10, Riddle 16, Kopp 0, Pitka 0, Carlo 3, Riddle III 7. NIKISKI (28) – Mysing 9, McCollum 0, Bostic 1, Malston 0, Stafford 9, Anderson 2, Porter 0, Handley 7. 3-point FG — Galena 6 (Moses 3, Sam 1, Riddle 2); Nikiski 5 (Stafford 3, Mysing 1, Handley 1).

11, Scott 4, Rickard 0, Nelson 2, Clark 8, Johnson 0, McClosky 0, Lemons 0, Blossom 0, Mumey 7. 3-point goals — Soldotna JV 1 (Denbrock); Ninilchik 5 (Botero 2, Hadro 3). Team fouls — Soldotna 12, Ninilchik 11. Fouled out — none.

scoreboard Football NFL Standings AMERICAN CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF PA x-New England 11 3 0 .786 372 181 x-Buffalo 10 4 0 .714 291 222 N.Y. Jets 5 9 0 .357 247 343 Miami 3 11 0 .214 241 435 South Houston 9 5 0 .643 341 330 Tennessee 8 6 0 .571 339 279 Indianapolis 6 8 0 .429 303 329 Jacksonville 5 9 0 .357 250 353 North y-Baltimore 12 2 0 .857 472 257 Pittsburgh 8 6 0 .571 269 259 Cleveland 6 8 0 .429 297 329 Cincinnati 1 13 0 .071 211 359 West y-Kansas City 10 4 0 .714 394 284 Oakland 6 8 0 .429 274 386 Denver 5 9 0 .357 239 284 L.A. Chargers 5 9 0 .357 299 290 NATIONAL CONFERENCE East Dallas 7 7 0 .500 378 288 Philadelphia 7 7 0 .500 334 328 N.Y. Giants 3 11 0 .214 283 382 Washington 3 11 0 .214 215 347 South y-New Orleans 11 3 0 .786 378 303 Tampa Bay 7 7 0 .500 416 398 Atlanta 5 9 0 .357 329 365 Carolina 5 9 0 .357 324 390 North x-Green Bay 11 3 0 .786 330 283 Minnesota 10 4 0 .714 378 259 Chicago 7 7 0 .500 256 253 Detroit 3 10 1 .250 304 373 West x-San Francisco 11 3 0 .786 419 258 x-Seattle 11 3 0 .786 371 345 L.A. Rams 8 6 0 .571 332 306 Arizona 4 9 1 .321 310 398 x-clinched playoff spot y-clinched division Saturday’s Games Houston at Tampa Bay, 9 a.m. Buffalo at New England, 12:30 p.m. L.A. Rams at San Francisco, 4:15 p.m. Sunday’s Games N.Y. Giants at Washington, 9 a.m. Cincinnati at Miami, 9 a.m. New Orleans at Tennessee, 9 a.m. Pittsburgh at N.Y. Jets, 9 a.m. Baltimore at Cleveland, 9 a.m. Carolina at Indianapolis, 9 a.m. Jacksonville at Atlanta, 9 a.m. Oakland at L.A. Chargers, 12:05 p.m. Detroit at Denver, 12:05 p.m. Arizona at Seattle, 12:25 p.m. Dallas at Philadelphia, 12:25 p.m. Kansas City at Chicago, 4:20 p.m. Monday’s Games Green Bay at Minnesota, 4:15 p.m. All Times AKST

Basketball Women’s Major Scores EAST Fairleigh Dickinson 67, Siena 58 George Mason 67, Navy 58 Longwood 71, Md.-Eastern Shore 62 Yale 87, Sacred Heart 40 SOUTH Austin Peay 80, Binghamton 63 Bethune-Cookman 61, Appalachian St. 44 Catawba 78, UNC-Wilmington 75 Coastal Carolina 76, Elon 65 FIU 56, Grambling St. 55 Hampton 68, Mount St. Mary’s 60 LSU 74, Florida Gulf Coast 63 Louisville 71, UT Martin 63 Morehead St. 107, Asbury 55 NC State 74, Chattanooga 38 Old Dominion 73, Richmond 51 SC-Upstate 71, Bob Jones 49 South Carolina 89, Duke 46

Stetson 68, Canisius 52 UCLA 59, Georgia 50 MIDWEST Illinois St. 77, Jackson St. 55 Kent St. 62, Georgia Southern 48 N. Illinois 61, E. Illinois 48 S. Illinois 79, W. Illinois 65 Troy 71, Toledo 64 SOUTHWEST Houston 75, Southern Miss. 60 Marist 73, Texas-Arlington 57 SMU 60, UTEP 56 FAR WEST Ball St. 52, Providence 51 Grand Canyon 58, UC Santa Barbara 57 Loyola Marymount 73, New Mexico 72 Mississippi St. 86, South Florida 61 Oregon St. 91, N. Arizona 57 Pacific 71, St. Francis Brooklyn 62 Pepperdine 70, UC Davis 67 Portland 82, Willamette 42 S. Utah 79, UC Riverside 68 Sacramento St. 94, Pacific Union College 35 San Diego St. 80, California Baptist 68 Utah St. 69, Idaho St. 61

Men’s Major Scores EAST Hofstra 87, Princeton 72 Lafayette 96, Widener 56 Saint Joseph’s 84, William & Mary 69 Seton Hall 52, Maryland 48 SOUTH Appalachian St. 81, South Alabama 71 Auburn 79, NC State 73 Charlotte 66, Md.-Eastern Shore 44 Duke 86, Wofford 57 FAU 84, Tampa 35 FIU 99, Florida Memorial 74 Gardner-Webb 94, Bob Jones 70 Georgia Southern 67, Texas State 64 Georgia St. 83, Texas-Arlington 77 Marshall 90, E. Kentucky 72 The Citadel 102, Longwood 99 Troy 77, Coastal Carolina 59 UALR 73, Louisiana-Monroe 72 MIDWEST N. Illinois 75, Chicago St. 60 Northeastern 74, Detroit 61 W. Illinois 91, Holy Family College 64 SOUTHWEST Houston 77, UTEP 57 Rice 103, St. Thomas (TX) 70 FAR WEST Colorado 83, Prairie View 64

NBA Standings EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB Philadelphia 20 9 .690 -Boston 18 7 .720 -Toronto 19 8 .704 -Brooklyn 15 13 .536 4½ New York 7 21 .250 12½ Southeast Division Miami 20 8 .714 -Orlando 12 16 .429 8 Charlotte 13 18 .419 8½ Washington 8 18 .308 11 Atlanta 6 23 .207 14½ Central Division Milwaukee 25 4 .862 -Indiana 19 9 .679 5½ Detroit 11 17 .393 13½ Chicago 11 19 .367 14½ Cleveland 7 21 .250 17½ WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division Houston 19 9 .679 -Dallas 18 9 .667 ½ San Antonio 11 16 .407 7½ Memphis 10 18 .357 9 New Orleans 7 22 .241 12½ Northwest Division Denver 18 8 .692 -Utah 17 11 .607 2 Oklahoma City 13 14 .481 5½ Portland 12 16 .429 7 Minnesota 10 16 .385 8 Pacific Division L.A. Lakers 24 5 .828 --

L.A. Clippers Sacramento Phoenix Golden State

21 12 11 5

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.700 3½ .444 11 .407 12 .172 19

Thursday’s Games Utah 111, Atlanta 106 Milwaukee 111, L.A. Lakers 104 San Antonio 118, Brooklyn 105 Houston 122, L.A. Clippers 117 Friday’s Games Memphis at Cleveland, 3 p.m. Sacramento at Indiana, 3 p.m. Detroit at Boston, 3:30 p.m. Washington at Toronto, 3:30 p.m. Dallas at Philadelphia, 4 p.m. New York at Miami, 4 p.m. Phoenix at Oklahoma City, 4 p.m. Minnesota at Denver, 5 p.m. Orlando at Portland, 6 p.m. New Orleans at Golden State, 6:30 p.m. Saturday’s Games Utah at Charlotte, 1 p.m. Atlanta at Brooklyn, 2 p.m. Chicago at Detroit, 3 p.m. Washington at Philadelphia, 3 p.m. Milwaukee at New York, 3:30 p.m. Sacramento at Memphis, 4 p.m. L.A. Clippers at San Antonio, 4:30 p.m. Houston at Phoenix, 5 p.m. Minnesota at Portland, 6 p.m. All Times AKST

Hockey NHL Standings EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Boston 36 21 7 8 50 120 93 Montreal 35 17 12 6 40 112 111 Buffalo 36 16 13 7 39 111 114 Tampa Bay 33 17 12 4 38 117 107 Toronto 35 17 14 4 38 115 112 Florida 33 16 12 5 37 115 109 Ottawa 36 15 18 3 33 99 117 Detroit 36 9 24 3 21 79 141 Metropolitan Division Washington 35 24 6 5 53 125 100 N.Y. Islanders 33 23 8 2 48 98 82 Carolina 35 22 11 2 46 116 90 Pittsburgh 34 20 10 4 44 114 90 Philadelphia 35 19 11 5 43 111 101 N.Y. Rangers 33 16 13 4 36 105 106 Columbus 35 15 14 6 36 90 103 New Jersey 33 11 17 5 27 80 116 WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division St. Louis 36 22 8 6 50 109 96 Colorado 35 22 10 3 47 124 95 Dallas 36 20 12 4 44 95 85 Winnipeg 35 20 13 2 42 105 101 Minnesota 36 17 14 5 39 115 120 Nashville 34 16 12 6 38 119 111 Chicago 36 14 16 6 34 99 115 Pacific Division Arizona 37 20 13 4 44 105 94 Vegas 38 19 13 6 44 116 110 Edmonton 37 19 14 4 42 109 112 Calgary 37 18 14 5 41 99 112 Vancouver 36 17 15 4 38 116 112 San Jose 36 16 18 2 34 98 125 Los Angeles 37 15 18 4 34 96 117 Anaheim 35 14 17 4 32 89 104 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss. Top three teams in each division and two wild cards per conference advance to playoffs. Thursday’s Games N.Y. Islanders 3, Boston 2, SO Columbus 3, Los Angeles 2, OT Philadelphia 6, Buffalo 1 Dallas 4, Tampa Bay 3, OT Ottawa 5, Nashville 4, OT Chicago 4, Winnipeg 1 Montreal 4, Calgary 3, OT Carolina 3, Colorado 1 Minnesota 8, Arizona 5 Vancouver 5, Vegas 4, OT Friday’s Games Dallas at Florida, 3 p.m. Toronto at N.Y. Rangers, 3 p.m. Washington at New Jersey, 3 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Edmonton, 5 p.m. Saturday’s Games Los Angeles at Buffalo, 9 a.m. Anaheim at N.Y. Islanders, 9 a.m. Winnipeg at Minnesota, 10 a.m. Nashville at Boston, 3 p.m. Florida at Carolina, 3 p.m. New Jersey at Columbus, 3 p.m. Montreal at Edmonton, 3 p.m. Philadelphia at Ottawa, 3 p.m. Detroit at Toronto, 3 p.m. Tampa Bay at Washington, 3 p.m. Chicago at Colorado, 5 p.m. Pittsburgh at Vancouver, 6 p.m. St. Louis at San Jose, 6:30 p.m.

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Transactions

BASEBALL American League ANAHEIM ANGELS — Agreed to terms with 3B Anthony Rendon on a seven-year contract. BOSTON RED SOX — Agreed to terms with SS Jose Peraza on a one-year contract. DETROIT TIGERS — Agreed to terms with C Austin Romine on a one-year contract. HOUSTON ASTROS — Agreed to terms with RHP Lance McCullers Jr. on a one-year contract. KANSAS CITY ROYALS — Agreed to terms with RHP Jesse Hahn to a one-year contract. LOS ANGELES ANGELS — Signed 3B Anthony Rendon to a 7 year contract. TEXAS RANGERS — Signed RHP Jordan Lyles to a two-year contract and LHP Jeffrey Springs to a oneyear contract. National League ATLANTA BRAVES — Signed INF Charlie Culbertson to a minor league contract. MILWAUKE BREWERS — Agreed to terms with LHP Brett Anderson on a one-year contract. NEW YORK METS — Agreed to terms with RHP Michael Wacha on a one-year contract. Designated RHP Chris Mazza for assignment. PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES — Agreed to terms with SS Didi Gregorius on a one-year contract. FOOTBALL National Football League ARIZONA CARDINALS — Released LB Terrell Suggs. MIAMI DOLPHINS — Claimed CB Tae Hayes off waivers from Jacksonville. Placed DT Gerald Willis on IR. Signed WR DeVante Parker to a contract extension through 2023. NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS — Released K Josh Gable from the practice squad. NEW YORK GIANTS — Waived-injured CB Janoris Jenkins. WASHINGTON REDSKINS — Placed LB Ryan Kerrigan on IR. Signed TE Caleb Wilson from Arizona’s practice squad. Canadian Football League WSINNIPEG BLUE BOMBERS — Signed general manager Kyle Walters to a contract extension through the 2023 season and coach Mike O’Shea to a contract extension through the 2022 season. HOCKEY National Hockey League ARIZONA COYOTES — Recalled F Brayden Burke from Tucson (AHL). CALGARY FLAMES — Assigned F Matthew Phillips to Stockton (AHL). DETROIT RED WINGS — Recalled D Madison Bowey from Grand Rapids (AHL). NEW JERSEY DEVILS — Assigned D Colton White to Binghamton (AHL). Activated C Nico Hischier from IR. ST. LOUIS BLUES — Recalled D Niko Mikkola from San Antonio (AHL). Assigned F Austin Poganski to San Antonio. SOCCER National Professional Soccer League NEW YORK COSMOS — Announced the franchise is leaving the NPSL to join the National Independent Soccer Association. COLLEGE BIG TEN CONFERENCE — Signed coordinator of officials for the Collegiate Officiating Consortium Bill Carollo to a five-year contract extension. MEMPHIS — Named Ryan Silverfield football coach. MISSOURI — Named D.J. Smith assistant defensive football coach. NEBRASKA — Suspended men’s basketball G Jervay Green indefinitely for violating team rules.

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Stars nip Lightning Pin By The Associated Press TAMPA, Fla. — Tyler Seguin scored three minutes into overtime, Anton Khudobin stopped 45 shots, and the Dallas Stars beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 4-3 on Thursday night. After Tampa Bay’s Tyler Johnson missed a shot from close range, Alexander Radulov passed to Seguin, who skated in from left wing boards and got the winner from the low slot.

FLYERS 6, SABRES 1 PHIL ADELPHIA — James van Riemsdyk scored twice and Philadelphia took advantage of some sloppy defense and a strong power play to beat short-handed Buffalo.

BLUE JACKETS 3, KINGS 2, OT COLUMBUS, Ohio — Pierre-Luc Dubois scored in overtime, Zach Werenski had a goal and an assist, and Columbus rallied to beat Los Angeles.

ISLANDERS 3, BRUINS 2, SO BOSTON — Matthew Barzal scored in regulation and the shootout as New York beat Boston. In the shootout, Jordan Eberle and Barzal scored for the Islanders. David Pastrnak scored for the Bruins. Brad Marchand’s attempt to extend the shootout was stymied by Islanders goalie Semyon Varlamov.

SENATORS 5, PREDATORS 4, OT OTTAWA, Ontario — Anthony Duclair scored a power-play goal 2:40 into

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overtime, giving goaltender Marcus Hogberg his first NHL win as Ottawa beat Nashville.

score a lot of points through pins (worth six points) and a handful of wrestlers who finished above their seeded spots. Zank said Homer needs more surprise points this week to contend. “Our focus this week is to be a little better than we were,” Zank said. “We need to get people on the podium that don’t normally get there. We have a bunch of unseeded guys that need to get on the podium.” Homer’s best shots to win gold lie in freshman Russell Nyvall at 125 pounds, senior Mose Hayes at 152 pounds, senior Anthony Kalugin at 189 and sophomore Alex Hicks at 285. Those four are the four seeded boys wrestlers for Homer. Hayes is gunning for a second state title to go with his 2017 crown he won as a sophomore. Last year, Hayes lost the 152-pound final, but returned this year to rack up a 23-1 record, seeding him first at 152 pounds. Hayes’ lone loss came in a tech fall to Division I Colony’s Vincent Cramer at the Lancer Smith tournament. “Mose has been there, done that,” Zank said. “If he wrestles like he should, he should win another title.” Kalugin at 189 pounds and Hicks at 285 are both seeded

BLACKHAWKS 4, JETS 1 WINNIPEG, Manitoba — Patrick Kane scored his 19th goal of the season and had three assists in Chicago’s victory over Winnipeg. Robin Lehner made 36 saves, Alex Nylander had a goal and assist and Dominik Kubalik and Erik Gustafsson also scored to help the Blackhawks rebound from a 4-1 home loss to Colorado on Wednesday night.

HURRICANES 3, AVALANCHE 1 DENVER — Andrei Svechnikov and Jaccob Slavin scored 1:17 apart and Carolina rallied past Colorado.

CANADIENS 4, FLAMES 3, OT CALGARY, Alberta — Max Domi beat goalie Dave Rittich on an endto-end overtime rush to give Montreal the win over Calgary.

WILD 8, COYOTES 5 GLENDALE, Ariz. — Marcus Foligno, Eric Staal and Mats Zuccarello each had a goal and two assists and Minnesota edged Arizona in a high-scoring game.

second in their respective weight classes. Kalugin is 25-4 this year while Hicks is 18-7. Both are looking for their first state title. Nyvall is seeded fourth at 125 pounds. The Homer girls are led by junior Sadie Blake, the top seed at 125 pounds who is also fresh off a Kachemak Conference title. Blake was announced as the Most Outstanding Wrestler at the girls tournament last week, and is 19-1 this year. Her lone loss this year came to Soldotna’s Vydell Baker, an opponent that Blake came back to pin later in the season. “I think she’s got an excellent shot as the top seed,” Zank said. “She’s wrestling well and has expectations to win it as well.” Homer also has senior Rayana Vigil, who is seeded second at 189 pounds with an undefeated 12-0 campaign at risk. Vigil comes into the weekend having pinned every opponent she has faced this year. The girls will also include senior Mina Cavasos, who is seeded fifth at 119, and sophomore Mischelle Wells, seeded sixth at 135. The Nikiski Bulldogs will bring four wrestlers to state, headed up by two seeded grapplers in juniors Jaryn Zoda and Koleman McCaughey. Zoda is seeded fourth at 130 pounds while McCaughey is sixth at 171 with a 22-9 record this year. Nikiski also qualified

sophomores Ayden Flemming at 125 pounds and Simon Grenier at 160. Flemming lost in last week’s region final, while Grenier won third place with a pin. Kenai Central made it to state with eight wrestlers, three of them seeded. Leading the Kardinals charge is junior Rocky Sherbahn at 215 pounds, seeded third with an 8-2 season mark. The Kards also feature sophomore Talon Whicker, seeded fifth at 112 pounds, and junior Tucker Vann, fifth at 171. Vann is fresh off a region title last week and enters state with a 16-3 season tally. Kenai could also surprise some folks with a quartet of freshmen that made it — Zack Rodman at 103 pounds, Owen Whicker at 112, Rey Perez at 119 and Andrew Gaethle at 130. The Seward wrestling program qualified two wrestlers, led by sophomore Marcus Lastimosa, who is ranked sixth at heavyweight with a 13-6 record. Lastimosa squeaked into the show with a third-place finish from last week’s region tournament. The Seahawks could have a darkhorse in the mix in junior Thomas Ooka, the 145-pound Kachemak champion who joined the team late this year and has been a tough out with an unblemished mark of 6-0. Ooka is unseeded entering state but could upset the field.

At the Division I tournament, SoHi will be bringing 17 athletes — 14 boys and three girls — in a bid to improve on their fifth-place team showing a year ago. Six Star grapplers are seeded, led by junior Dennis Taylor, who is seeded second at 152 pounds. Taylor is 22-12 on the year. The Stars also have championship potential in junior Sean Babitt, seeded third at 171 pounds, junior Zach Burns, seeded fourth at 140, and freshman Scott Michael, seeded fifth at 125. Babitt has amassed a record of 25-5 this season and received boys Outstanding Wrestler of the meet last week at the Kachemak tournament. Burns, meanwhile, is 24-6 this year with a state podium finish in his sights. The trio of SoHi girls all harbor huge potential, with championship success to their names already. Leading the way is senior Amanda Wylie, the top-ranked girls wrestler at 160 pounds. Wylie is 16-0 this year but is searching for her first state title after finishes of second and third the previous two years. SoHi freshman Trinity Donovan is seeded sixth at 145 pounds, one week after pinning her opponent in the conference final, while senior Vydell Baker is unseeded at 125 pounds, even after winning an NLC title last week. Baker is 13-3 this season.

Russia to appeal 4-year Olympic ban MOSCOW (AP) — Russia has signaled it will file an appeal against its four-year Olympic ban due to World Anti-Doping Agency sanctions which President Vladimir Putin on Thursday branded “unfair.” The Russian anti-doping agency’s supervisory board voted Thursday to file an arbitration case with the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in Switzerland. WADA last week ruled Russia had manipulated doping laboratory data to

CANUCKS 5, GOLDEN KNIGHTS 4, OT VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Chris Tanev scored at 1:30 of overtime and Vancouver edged Vegas.

I also ensure that most articles clearly tie to the Kenai refuge or Kenai Peninsula. My standing rule is that our articles should be factually correct and help clarify (not confuse) an issue. We also try our best not to advocate, but to inform. With that said, there are few constraints on what can be written about. I used an online random number generator to select 10 articles to make my point. Seasonal employees wrote two articles, one about their summer

field experiences as a biological intern and the other about the poisonous baneberry. Permanent staff in my random selection of the other eight articles included one deputy manager, six biologists and one wilderness ranger. Topics were amazingly varied: the Christmas Bird Count, waterfowl hunting, using ground beetles to track climate change, how unexpected wildlife encounters make lasting memories, Henry David Thoreau, the

NOTICE OF FILING A PETITION WITH THE LOCAL BOUNDARY COMMISSION FOR ANNEXATION BY THE CITY OF SOLDOTNA The Local Boundary Commission (LBC) has received a petition from the City of Soldotna to annex approximately 2.61 square miles of adjacent portions of land within the Kenai Peninsula Borough. The proposed city boundaries are shown in the map below. If this petition is approved by the LBC, the question of annexation will be subject to legislative review. Standards governing annexation by cities are established in Alaska Statutes 29.06.040—.060; and 3 AAC 110.0090—150; and 3 AAC 110.900—990. Procedures governing city annexation by the legislative review method are set out in 3 AAC 110.400—.700. The legal description for the territory proposed for annexation can be found in the petition materials. The petition and related documents, including a map of the territory proposed annexation, are available for public review at the following locations, days, and times: 1. Kenai Peninsula Borough Building, 144 N. Binkley, Soldotna, AK 99669, Monday-Friday 8 a.m.-5 p.m. 2. Soldotna City Hall, 177 N. Birch Street, Soldotna, AK 99669, Monday-Friday 8 a.m.-5 p.m. 3. Soldotna Public Library, 235 N. Binkley Street, Soldotna, AK 99669, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. M, W, F, Sat; 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Tues & Thurs; Closed Sunday. 4. City of Kenai Library, 163 Main St. Loop, Kenai, AK 99611, 9 a.m.-7 p.m. M-Thurs; 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Friday; 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday; Closed Sunday. 5. City of Soldotna website, https://soldotna.org/ anytime. 6. LBC website, https://www.commerce.alaska.gov/web/dcra/LocalBoundaryCommission.aspx anytime. Any interested person may file written comments with the LBC regarding the annexation petition. Additionally, a person with the capacity to sue may file a responsive brief supporting or opposing the petition with the LBC. Written comments and responsive briefs must be filed in accordance with 3 AAC 110.480 and 3 AAC 110.700. A person or entity who files a responsive brief (as distinguished from a written comment) gains certain procedural rights and duties during the petition proceedings. Responsive briefs and written comments must be received by the LBC by 4:30 pm, February 24, 2020, in the office below: Local Boundary Commission staff, 550 W. 7th Ave., Ste. 1640, Anchorage, AK 99501 Phone: 907-269-4559 or 269-4587; Fax: 907-269-4563; Email: LBC@alaska.gov Commenters must also send a copy of the comments to the petitioner and file a statement indicating that submission, or notify the department of an inability to send comments to the petitioner. Comments can be sent to the petitioner at: Stephanie Queen, City Manager, City of Soldotna, 177 N. Birch Street, Soldotna, AK 99669 phone: 907-714-1240; Fax: 907-262-1245; Email: squeen@soldotna.org Questions concerning the proposed incorporation may be directed to LBC staff using the contact information listed above. It is recommended that persons interested in receiving future LBC notices, updates, and materials by email subscribe to the LBC notice list server by visiting http://list.state.ak.us/ mailman/listinfo/dced-localboundarycommission, and following the instructions.

cover up past offenses. Putin said it was not fair to threaten Russia with more doping-related punishment, and that any sanctions should be on an individual basis. “I think it is not just unfair but not corresponding to common sense and law,” Putin said. The case will likely be referred to CAS within the next 10-15 days, supervisory board chairman Alexander Ivlev said. After a panel of three CAS arbitrators is

Peninsula Sportsman Show, climate envelope models of future bird distributions, and the unexpected discovery of tall woolly-heads. In my case, when I put on my hat as a contributor rather than an editor, I use Refuge Notebook articles for my own purposes. Sometimes I write about management issues such as wildlife underpasses or invasive species. Sometimes I write about the life history of a species (for example, northern groundcone), a mineral (for example, agates), ecological processes (for example, wildfire) or the landscape (for example, nunataks). Sometimes I write just

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as a result, ironically, of my previous planning for the trip. Relatively little information could be found online as to how much fuel was needed for the Nordic stove inside the cabin. My best estimates for two days and two nights based on the amount used by one family who wrote a review had us (and by us, I mean my friend) hauling in way more diesel than we would actually need or indeed manage to use. This resulted in a twomile hike that lasted much longer than it should have, pushing our arrival at the cabin past the sunset. Squinting through the rain with the help of our headlamps, we eventually found the structure tucked just back from the shore and set to work drying out the contents of our packs. Dehydrated chicken and rice had never tasted so good. Another wrench in the operation was discovered when it came to light that neither my friend nor I had remembered to buy cheese to melt on top of those gourmet dehydrated meals. A travesty to be sure, but we soldiered on. The second day, in a way we never could have

chosen, a verdict will be issued within three months. “The ball will be in WADA’s court and the issue will be discussed in a legal context,” Ivlev said. “We consider the argumentation to be fairly strong and we will see how the issue develops.” Thursday’s decision must be approved by another panel of Russian sports and anti-doping figures, but that seems a formality.

to figure out something for myself. I wrote one recently on rethinking nonnative species in a human-driven world because it was something I’d been stewing on for a while. Putting pen to paper is a great way to force clarity. The Peninsula Clarion has proven a great partner over the years. Will Morrow and now Jeff Helminiak have been our liaisons at the newspaper. Published articles can be found online ( https://www.peninsulaclarion.com/tag/refugenotebook/), but only the more recent ones. When the newspaper changed ownership a few years ago, many

of the older articles were not restored online. The good news is that the Kenai refuge maintains these articles on our own website at https://www.fws. gov/refuge/Kenai/community/refuge_notebook.html. I encourage you to visit this site. Some articles are outdated immediately and others may not have lasting interest. But there are gems among the Refuge Notebooks.

planned for, was beautiful. A peaceful sunrise cast alpenglow onto the snow-topped mountains across Resurrection Bay, and cloudless skies allowed the sun to shine down on our hike that day. A friend of mine who lives there even remarked later that weekend that rarely is the weatherman so wrong about Seward. This unexpected fair weather twist was placed in the “positives” column for the trip. The morning we were set to leave, Seward was back to her old tricks. On the trail that made its way from the Lowell Point trail head parking lot down several hundred feet of elevation to the beach, rain on top of more rain transformed the quaint trickles of water cutting across the trail into small rushing rivers to be hopped over. One section of trail in particular, which Saturday had been a small creek to wade through, had turned into a tricky, fast-moving impediment that required careful fording and about 10 extra minutes to get past. Unlike the day before, we saw no locals out walking or jogging on the Tonsina Creek trail that day. The locals were smart and had thought better of it. I reached my car at the end of the trip soaked through and shivering. And

yet, nothing in my mind at that point was telling me the trip had been bad or a failure. Had it been smooth sailing all the way? No. Had it all gone to plan? Absolutely not. What I realized is that, as Alaskans, we were prepared to be unprepared for at least part of the camping trip. We almost expected some things to go wrong. So, when things went a little off kilter, we weren’t disappointed. We weren’t thrown totally off guard. As Alaskans, we come to expect the unexpected and are at least prepared enough to deal with challenges as they arise. We have a knack for making the best of them. Multiple-day downpours or a late arrival in the dark or completely overestimating how much fuel needed to be carried in couldn’t ruin the fun, because Alaskans, in their tenacious, determined, slightly unhinged way, find fun in the roads less taken and in the plans gone awry. My only advice for your future adventure planning? If you see a block of cheese, pack it.

Dr. John Morton is supervisory biologist at Kenai National Wildlife Refuge. Find more about the refuge at https://www.fws.gov/refuge/ kenai/.

Out of the Office is an outdoors and lifestyle column written by reporters at the Peninsula Clarion and Homer News. Reach Megan Pacer at mpacer@ homernews.com.

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growing up in Camp Verde, Arizona, doctors discovered why — systemic lupus. That’s an autoimmune disease, for which there is no cure, in which the immune system of the body attacks healthy tissue. The doctor told Sterrett she would not live to see her kids graduate from high school. “She said, ‘The last time I checked, M-D doesn’t mean G-O-D,’” Pothast said of her mom. “She’s super determined and has a strong will to live and a great sense of humor. She outlived the doctor that told her she would die. There’s some irony there.” Problems continued to build over the years, though. Rheumatoid arthritis. A heart condition. Diabetes. Raynaud syndrome. Pothast always admired that whatever her mom was healthy enough to do, like ringing bells for donations around Christmas, her mom always did. “Her medical file is just super thick, but she’s a trooper, she just keeps on keeping on,” Pothast said. “She jokes that God doesn’t want her, and the devil is afraid she’ll take over.” By Sterrett’s side through everything has been her husband, Dennis. “Just the devotion he has for her is beautiful,” Pothast said. “It’s an example of the commitment you make when you get married. They’re both really strong, faithful people.”

Running for mom Pothast and her husband, John, have two kids. Hannah is a 2016 Soldotna High School graduate and senior at the University of Alaska Fairbanks, while JohnMark is a 2018 SoHi grad and sophomore at Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff. Sheilah-Margaret had run for her high school team, but had not been very active since then. About five or six years ago, SheilahMaragaret was talking to her mom and mentioned Hannah and John-Mark were out running for the Stars. “She said, ‘I wish I could run.’ I said, ‘Really, mom? I can’t remember the last time you were able to run,’” Sheilah-Margaret said. “Here I can and I didn’t, while she can’t and wishes she could. I decided then to start running for her.” After that, Salli constantly started asking her daughter about running, even though that daughter started out unable to run a mile. Salli was always interested in hearing that her daughter was active, never caring about the speed in which races were completed. Sheilah-Margaret has an autoimmune disease that is not nearly as bad as her mother’s, but is marked by periodic flare-ups. “She feels guilty about the fact that I have an autoimmune disease,” Sheilah-Margaret said of

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power and obstructing Congress — stemming from his pressure on Ukraine to announce investigations of his political rival as Trump withheld U.S. aid. Pelosi’s procedural delay in taking the next step — apparently in search of leverage with Senate Republicans in locking in trial arrangements — threw a wrench into the expected timing. “So far we haven’t seen anything that looks fair to us,” she had said Wednesday night. On Thursday at the Capitol, she said, “We’d like to see a fair process, but we’ll see what they have and will be ready for whatever it is.” Trump mocked on Twitter: “Now the Do Nothing Party want to Do Nothing with the Articles.” Both parties said public opinion was with them after the House impeachment vote. Trump claimed polling showed him leading all potential Democratic opponents for next fall’s election. Pelosi said, “We’ve been hearing from people all over the country. Seems like people have a spring in their step because the president was held accountable for his reckless behavior.”

her mother. “If I can go out and be healthy and run and ski, it makes her feel better that I’m not ending up in a wheelchair. “You always want better for your kids. In her head, running means a healthier future for you than what she had.” Sheilah-Margaret also had tore her left ACL from the bone in 2011. With her mom as inspiration, and chiropractor Evan Frisk and physical therapist Jason Buckbee providing knowhow, Sheilah-Margaret was able to complete the Kenai River Half Marathon in 2015 and two more half marathons in 2016 and 2017.

Wall of bibs As Sheilah-Margaret did more races, she sent the bibs to her mother for a wall in Salli’s house. Sheilah-Margaret had the idea of putting 50 more bibs on that wall in her 50th year, but it was the amputation that spurred her to action. “They put her on hospice care because of this infection,” SheilahMargaret said. “They decided not to do surgery because she was not strong enough for surgery.” John and Sheilah-Margaret decided it would be great for Sheilah-Margaret to celebrate her birthday with her mother. “My mom mentioned this to the hospice nurse and the hospice nurse said if you don’t go to the hospital to have this surgery done you’re not going to make it to her birthday,” Sheilah-Margaret said. Sheilah-Margaret, a teacher at Skyview Middle, took time off to go to Arizona for the surgery aftercare. She took turns with her father at the hospital, running in the thin air of Flagstaff as stress relief. “That’s when I was sold on the idea to do this,” she said. “The trick is, can you find 50 races in Alaska to do?”

Tsalteshi to the rescue Tsalteshi Trails, located behind the middle school where SheilahMargaret teaches, has been a part of the Pothast family since John took the principal’s job at now-gone Skyview High School in 1999. John now works at the central office. When the Pothast kids were younger, they would always ask to Pick. Click. Give. to Tsalteshi. John-Mark even had his senior photos taken there. “The Pothast family story is not the family story it is without Tsalteshi Trails,” Sheilah-Margaret said. Since the time when John was principal, Tsalteshi has grown to offer races in running, cross-country skiing, mountain biking, cyclocross and fat biking year-round. “If it wasn’t for Tsalteshi, all the race series and events they host, there’s no way the 50 races would have become a reality,” SheilahMargaret said. If all goes as planned Sunday, 17 of the 50 races will have happened at Tsalteshi. Those races weren’t all easy. Some were running events on icy singletrack

doubling as a luge course. Others took place on mountain bikes and fat bikes. “If I hadn’t been trying to hit 50, I definitely wouldn’t have gotten on a fat bike and I probably wouldn’t have done the cycle series,” Sheilah-Margaret said. “Being pushed to do races I wouldn’t have done, and being able to complete them, helped boost my confidence.”

I want to ride my bicycle She became particularly fond of the biking community at Tsalteshi, which would provide 10 of her 50 races. “When I’m running slow, it’s whatever, I can do this,” SheilahMargaret said. “The bike races scared the heck out of me, but those folks at the bike races are so good, so kind and so encouraging. “That vibe made me want to come back and do those. I never felt in the way and I love that about those races.” She said the hardest race of the 50 came Dec. 8, a fat bike race on the Slikok loops and singletrack. “I was completely freaked out driving over there,” SheilahMargaret said. “I’d never been on a fat bike and I’d never ridden on snow.” John had driven to so many races, even running or riding in them with his wife. He hadn’t said a word about all the money being spent on entry fees. But on that car ride over, he proved more valuable than ever with this sage advice: “Babe, it’s gonna be OK. You’re not going to be going fast enough to hurt anything.” John then ran behind his wife, providing support during the toughest parts of the race, and No. 49 was in the books.

First is still first While Tsalteshi and the vast number of races available in Southcentral gave SheilahMargaret the chance to meet tons of new people and contribute to many good causes, the races that will always stand out in her quest happened in Arizona. At the top of the list is Run Sedona, a 10K completed on Feb. 2. “The most memorable is the first one, because my mom was there,” Sheilah-Margaret said. “That’s the first race she’s seen me run since high school.” Salli was recently out of the intensive care unit, but there was a handicap accessible area at the finish line that allowed her to attend. Sheilah-Margaret returned to Arizona for her mother’s birthday on June 1, running in the Yarnell Memorial Run that morning. The run is in memory of 19 firefighters who died in the Yarnell Hill Fire in 2013. “It was a moving race and a powerful race to be a part of,” Sheilah-Margaret said. “I asked my mom if it was OK for me to leave that morning and she felt really moved that I was able to honor them.” June 4, some of

Young votes against impeachment JUNEAU — Republican U.S. Rep. Don Young on Wednesday voted against impeaching President Donald Trump, calling it a “political stunt.” “I have seen no evidence of an impeachable offense. That is why I voted NO on both articles,” Alaska’s lone U.S. House member said in a statement. “It is my great hope that the House can now return to the people’s business.” Trump was impeached Wednesday on party line votes on charges of abuse of power and obstruction of Congress that focused on Trump’s dealings with Ukraine. Young’s campaign, in social media posts, sought to raise money off the debate, referring to impeachment as “not only a political stunt, but a waste of time” and saying the “three-year crusade to undo the 2016 election needs to end now.” The posts include links to a fundraising page.

With elections in mind, Trump welcomed Democratic Rep. Jeff Van Drew into the GOP after the New Jersey freshman said he would be changing parties because he opposed impeachment. Pelosi, pressed about next steps for impeachment, wouldn’t say. She and her Democrats are insisting on more witnesses, testimony and documents than McConnell appears willing to provide before they name the House “managers” who would prosecute Trump in the Senate. “The next thing will be when we see the process that is set forth in the Senate,” Pelosi said. “Then we’ll know the number of managers we

may have to go forward and who we would choose.” Not yet. On the Senate floor, McConnell described the House actions against Trump as “the most rushed, least thorough and most unfair impeachment inquiry in modern history.” Fighting back using McConnell’s own words, Schumer said the Republican leader was plotting the “most rushed, least thorough and most unfair” impeachment trial in history by declining to agree to call witnesses, including former Trump national security adviser John Bolton, who declined to testify before the House.

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Race # Name Distance Place Date 1 Run Sedona 10K Sedona, AZ Feb. 2 2 Running of Reindeer 3 blocks Anchorage March 2 3 Shamrock Shuffle 3.2 miles Anchorage March 16 4 Shamrock Shuffle 2.6 miles Soldotna March 17 5 Tsunami Blue Line 2.7 miles Homer March 30 6 Alaska Heart Run 5K Anchorage April 20 7 Chena River Run 5K Fairbanks May 4 8 Redoubt Elementary 1 mile Soldotna May 5 9 Moose River Hustle 5K Sterling May 11 10 Torch Run 3.3 miles Soldotna May 18 11 Trent Waldron 10K Anchorage May 25 12 Yarnell Memorial Run 5K Yarnell, AZ June 1 13 Camp Verde RC 5K Camp Verde, AZ June 4 14 Run for the River 5K Soldotna June 8 15 Run Into Summer 5K Kenai June 18 16 Coastal 5K 5K Anchorage June 22 17 Run Into Summer 5K Kenai June 25 18 Soldotna Cycle Series 6K Tsalteshi June 27 19 Homer Spit Run 10K Homer June 29 20 Salmon Run Series 5K Tsalteshi July 10 21 Soldotna Cycle Series 6K Tsalteshi July 11 22 Les Rappe Memorial 5K Nikiski July 13 23 Rotary Unity Run 5K Tsalteshi July 20 24 Hope Wagon 5K Hope July 21 25 Soldotna Cycle Series 6K Tsalteshi July 25 26 Celebrate Life 5K Soldotna Aug. 3 27 Salmon Run Series 5K Tsalteshi Aug. 7 28 Soldotna Cycle Series 6K Tsalteshi Aug. 8 29 KP Run for Women 5K Kenai Aug. 10 30 Brewery to Bathroom .5K Soldotna Aug. 11 31 Soldotna Cycle Series 6K Tsalteshi Aug. 15 32 Super Serious No Fun .5K Anchorage Aug. 17 33 Anchorage RunFest 5K Anchorage Aug. 18 34 Root Beer Fun Run Mile Soldotna Sept. 7 35 Kaleidoscope Kolor Run 5K Kenai Sept. 14 36 Chainwreck Cyclocross n/a Tsalteshi Sept. 19 37 Chainwreck Cyclocross n/a Tsalteshi Sept. 26 38 Octoberfest End Homelessness 5K Anchorage Sept. 28 39 KR Marathon 5K Kenai Sept. 29 40 Chainwreck Cyclocross n/a Tsalteshi Oct. 3 41 Redoubt El. Fun Run 5K Soldotna Oct. 12 42 Nikiski Costume Run 5K Nikiski Oct. 19 43 Monster Dash 5K Flagstaff, AZ Oct. 26 44 Freezer Food Run 3.4 miles Tsalteshi Nov. 10 45 Freezer Food Run 5K Tsalteshi Nov. 17 46 Freezer Food Run 7K Tsalteshi Nov. 24 47 Turkey Trot 3 miles Soldotna Nov. 28 48 Ski Kickoff Race 2K Tsalteshi Nov. 30 49 Freezer Food Fat Bike 3.9 miles Tsalteshi Dec. 8 *50 Kringle Kross n/a Tsalteshi Dec. 22 *planned

Sheilah-Margaret’s old high school running mates organized a special 5K to add another race to the list. The running club gave SheilahMargaret a personalized race bib, a club shirt and a medal that included Salli’s 70th birthday. “They went way above and beyond in the count to 50,” Sheilah-Margaret said.

What’s next? Sheilah-Margaret chose Sunday’s race for No. 50 because both of her kids will be back from school and her husband also can attend. She’s learned how much is possible with the right inspiration.

“I learned I can do things I didn’t think I could,” she said. “I also learned that having a goal like this is really good for me physically as well as mentally. It forces me to be active, not wasting the blessing that I can be active.” Sheilah-Margaret also learned how important it is to have a lot of people enforcing accountability. For that reason and also for her mother, she meticulously documented her 50 races on “50races50thyear” on Facebook. “I turn 51 pretty soon, and I thought about what I’ll do for year 51,” she said. “Right now the plan is to try and put in 51 miles a month in my 51st year. It’s a big deal. I’ve haven’t ever covered that much mileage in my life.”

Today in History Today is Friday, Dec. 20, the 354th day of 2019. There are 11 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Dec. 20, 1803, the Louisiana Purchase was completed as ownership of the territory was formally transferred from France to the United States. On this date: In 1860, South Carolina became the first state to secede from the Union as all 169 delegates to a special convention in Charleston voted in favor of separation. In 1924, Adolf Hitler was released from prison after serving nine months for his role in the Beer Hall Putsch. In 1961, playwright-director Moss Hart, 57, died in Palm Springs, Calif. In 1963, the Berlin Wall was opened for the first time to West Berliners, who were allowed one-day visits to relatives in the Eastern sector for the holidays. In 1968, author John Steinbeck died in New York at age 66. In 1978, former White House chief of staff H.R. Haldeman was released from prison after serving 18 months for his role in the Watergate cover-up. In 1987, more than 4,300 people were killed when the Dona Paz, a Philippine passenger ship, collided with the tanker Vector off Mindoro island. In 1989, the United States launched Operation Just Cause, sending troops into Panama to topple the government of Gen. Manuel Noriega. In 1995, an American Airlines Boeing 757 en route to Cali, Colombia, slammed into a mountain, killing all but four of the 163 people aboard. In Bosnia-Herzegovina, NATO began its peacekeeping mission, taking over from the United Nations. In 1999, the Vermont Supreme Court ruled that homosexual couples were entitled to the same benefits and protections as wedded heterosexual couples. In 2002, Trent Lott resigned as Senate Republican leader two weeks after igniting a political firestorm with racially charged remarks. The nation’s ten biggest brokerages agreed to pay $1.44 billion and fundamentally change the way they did business to settle allegations they’d misled investors by hyping certain companies’ stocks. In 2005, a federal judge ruled that “intelligent design” could not be mentioned in biology classes in a Pennsylvania public school district, delivering a stinging attack on the Dover Area School Board. Ten years ago: Relatives reported the death of Grand Ayatollah Hossein Ali Montazeri, 87, the spiritual father of Iran’s reform movement. Actress Brittany Murphy, who’d starred in “Clueless” and “8 Mile,” died at age 32. Character actor Arnold Stang died in Newton, Massachusetts, at age 91. Five years ago: A gunman who’d announced online that he was planning to shoot two “pigs” in retaliation for the police chokehold death of Eric Garner ambushed two New York City officers in a patrol car; Ismaaiyl Brinsley shot Rafael Ramos and Wenjian Liu to death before running to a subway station and killing himself. One year ago: President Donald Trump announced that Defense Secretary Jim Mattis, who had differed with Trump on Syria, Afghanistan and ties to NATO, would retire at the end of February; in a resignation letter, Mattis said Trump deserved a defense chief “whose views are better aligned with yours.” (Days later, Trump pushed Mattis out two months earlier than planned.) Trump declared that he would not sign a bill to keep funding the government because it failed to provide billions of dollars for his border wall with Mexico. The Trump administration announced that people seeking asylum at the U.S. border with Mexico would no longer be released into the United States and would instead be forced to wait in Mexico. Drones buzzing over the runway forced the shutdown of London’s Gatwick Airport during one of the busiest times of the year. Today’s Birthdays: Original Mouseketeer Tommy Cole (TV: “The Mickey Mouse Club”) is 78. Rhythm and blues singer-musician Walter “Wolfman” Washington is 76. Rock musician-music producer Bobby Colomby is 75. Rock musician Peter Criss is 74. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue is 73. Psychic/illusionist Uri Geller is 73. Producer Dick Wolf (“Law & Order”) is 73. Rock musician Alan Parsons is 71. Actress Jenny Agutter is 67. Actor Michael Badalucco is 65. Actress Blanche Baker is 63. Rock singer Billy Bragg is 62. Rock singer-musician Mike Watt (The Secondmen, Minutemen, fIREHOSE) is 62. Actor Joel Gretsch is 56. Country singer Kris Tyler is 55. Rock singer Chris Robinson is 53. Actress Nicole deBoer is 49. Movie director Todd Phillips is 49. Singer David Cook (“American Idol”) is 37. Actor Jonah Hill is 36. Actor Bob Morley is 35. Singer JoJo is 29. Actor Colin Woodell is 28. Thought for Today: “All the mistakes I ever made were when I wanted to say ‘No’ and said ‘Yes.’” — Moss Hart, American playwright and director (born 1904, died this date in 1961).

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Couple quarrels over money spent on their granddaughter DEAR ABBY: My happy — doing things husband and I are with my granddaughter retired and financially and getting her pretty comfortable. I have my things every now and spending money, and he then because it makes me has his. The problem is, happy. he doesn’t want me to I don’t go out and get spend any money on my my hair or nails done. I granddaughter. don’t drink or smoke, and I pick her up from we don’t go out to eat at school every day, give her expensive restaurants. His Dear Abby an afternoon snack, and complaining is driving Jeanne Phillips on Friday, we stop and me crazy, and I can’t live get something special. like this anymore. She’s 10 My husband thinks my daughter and growing up so fast. All I want is should pay for my gas and provide to enjoy her the little while I have left. snacks for her child. I disagree. I love Advice? — BLOCKED GRANDMA IN doing things for my granddaughter LOUISIANA and buying things for her every once DEAR GRANDMA: After 55 years in a while. When I do, he goes nuts, of tolerating your husband’s tantrums packs up his clothes and goes to his and controlling behavior, I seriously camp. After a few days he will call. doubt you are going to get him to I have lived with this behavior all change. You can, however, change our married life (55 years). He has the way you react to it. If you have fussed so many times and made me money of your own, he does not have so depressed, I just want to die. He the right to tell you how to spend says he loves me, but I wonder. If he it. Let him go camping, and while loved me, he would want me to be he’s gone, enjoy your time with your

granddaughter. If he “goes nuts” — which I assume means becomes verbally abusive — leave the room. Ask yourself whether you are better off with this man or without him. And if you truly cannot live like this anymore, talk to an attorney and explore your options. DEAR ABBY: My husband and I have a friend of 35 years I’ll call Hank. Hank had an accident three months ago. His vehicle was totaled, and he has been depending upon us to take him grocery shopping and to various appointments. When we take him, he often adds additional stops without asking ahead of time, which turns a quick trip into a marathon shopping excursion. We still work part-time, while Hank is retired. He is procrastinating about buying another vehicle, citing various reasons why he can’t find the right one, and we are becoming exhausted from driving him around. We have mentioned several times that he needs to get a vehicle; his response is,

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“It’s not easy.” We feel sad that our friendship has taken this turn. We have tried to be as helpful as possible, but our patience is wearing thin. What do you suggest? — WORN OUT IN THE SOUTHWEST DEAR WORN OUT: I suggest you stop making yourselves so available when Hank asks for transportation. If you do, it may stimulate him to look more diligently for a new vehicle, or explore other rideshare options. 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. To receive a collection of Abby’s most memorable — and most frequently requested — poems and essays, send your name and mailing address, plus check or money order for $8 (U.S. funds) to: Dear Abby — Keepers Booklet, P.O. Box 447, Mount Morris, IL 61054-0447. Shipping and handling are included in the price.

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ARIES (March 21-April 19) HHHH You might note a change in pace, and in others’ energy. You sense the upcoming Winter Solstice. You have time to appreciate the holiday and get some lastminute errands done. Tonight: Join friends for some cheer.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) HHH Relax with the moment. Communicate your feelings to a boss or associate in a caring tone. Speak your mind but be aware of

row. Make no judgments; just know that you need some time off from work or regular matters. Tonight: Listen to a suggestion with care.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20)

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)

HHHHH You are way too serious and reserved at present. Perhaps you are waiting until the day is over to express your feelings about the holidays! For those who are available, a romance could be developing. Tonight: Make the most out of opportunities.

HHHHH You are personalityplus at the moment. Know that this is not your last hurrah, but it might be the last day where you have enough time to figure out pending holiday details. Be responsive to a call that appears out of the blue. Tonight: Hang out.

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SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)

HHH You might wish for energy or feel somewhat down as you enter the last few days of the holiday season. The feelings you have are but a passage, as you will see. Tonight: Accept an invitation to celebrate the Winter Solstice.

HHH You might be out of sorts. You have a bundle of reasons for the way you are feeling. Why not take tonight as a break from everything? Do what you love or go for extra R and R. Tonight: Use the moment well.

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HHHH Before making any final decisions, return your calls and messages. There could be a surprise hiding. You will discover the news as you catch up on communication. Tonight: Meet up with friends who are celebrating.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) HHH As strung out as you might feel during the holidays, you could feel differently by the end of tomor-

Dear Heloise: Working in human resources, we see a drop-off of applicants right after Thanksgiving. People just stop sending in resumes or calling to inquire about a job posting, but this is one of the best times of the year to apply. Why? * Don’t think we aren’t hiring in December. We are, and so are many other companies. * You’ll find there’s less competition. * We respect diligence, and it makes you stand out from others. * Vacancies seem to pop up after annual bonuses are handed out. * Keep networking! More than half of all job openings are unadvertised. — Louise W. in New York City

FAKE JOB SCAMS Dear Heloise: There’s a new scam in town. Scammers post fake jobs on social media and then interview applicants over the phone or online. They usually ask for the applicants’ Social

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HHH Others follow your lead. You might be quite tired or dragged down by recent events and news. Take some time to let go; shop or take care of a last-minute detail. Be more forthright in a discussion with an elder relative. Tonight: A must appearance.

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AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) HHHH Reach out for someone at a distance who you want to make sure knows that you have been thinking of him or her. Many of you sent a card or a gift. A low-level fatigue surrounds you. Make this call before you get too busy. Tonight: How can you say no to a sudden invitation?

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) HHHH No matter whether you are at work, shopping, returning a call or accepting an invitation, one-on-one relating remains your strong suit. Others respond powerfully to the attention and open up. Tonight: Go with the flow.

HHH You might feel somewhat on edge. If you can, handle a personal call early in the day. You are about to witness the Winter Solstice. As much as you love the first formal day of winter, you love the month surrounding your birthday more. Tonight: Touch base with a friend.

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Security number and bank information, which are used for identity theft. They occasionally ask for a check for office supplies or training. Hang up on anyone who wants personal information, and don’t send any money. — Kenneth G., Reston, Va.

BRING THE FLUFF BACK! Dear Heloise: How can I make my meringue topping on my pies fluffy? Mine just sort of look pathetic. — Tess M., Harrisonburg, Va. Tess, add 1/4 teaspoon of white vinegar to three egg whites. Vinegar really does make a difference! For more cooking, cleaning and deodorizing hints, order my vinegar pamphlet by sending $5, along with a stamped (70 cents), selfaddressed, long envelope, to: Heloise/Vinegar, P.O. Box 795001, San Antonio, TX 78279-5001. Or you can order it online at www.Heloise.com. And speaking of fluffy, adding 1 teaspoon of vinegar to the water when cooking rice will make it fluffier. — Heloise

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This year, you have an unusually charming way that seduces many people to your camp. Be willing to say no at times or establish boundaries. If single, you love partying and meeting new people. You might have difficulty sustaining interest in one person. If attached, you could find this year very exciting since you, as a couple, might materialize a long-term goal. Though you could act light and easy, this manifestation will be significant for you. LIBRA has a way of enchanting you! The Stars Show the Kind of Day You’ll Have: 5-Dynamic; 4-Positive; 3-Average; 2-So-so; 1-Difficult

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