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City gets concert series again

By Brian Mazurek Peninsula Clarion

Kenai Peninsula residents can expect another slate of free concerts at Soldotna Creek Park this summer.

On Friday morning, the Levitt Foundation announced the winners of the “Levitt AMP [Your City] Grant,” which is a $25,000 matching grant awarded to cities around the country to provide free live music in their communities. Soldotna was one of 20 cities awarded the grant for 2020, and this will be the second year Soldotna has See music, Page A3

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Will area see a white Christmas?

Dreaming of a white Christmas? There’s some snow on the ground already, but could snow fall in time for the holidays?

There’s a chance of snow starting Sunday, going into Monday afternoon, where Kenai could see a half an inch, to an inch of snow, Amber Hill, a meteorologist at the National Weather Service station in Anchorage, said.

She said a warm front is going to be moving north, making its way across the peninsula. A chance of percipitation will follow.

Across the peninsula, Hill said there’s a chance communities could see one to three inches of snowfall heading into next week.

As for Christmas Eve and Christmas, Hill said there’s a chance for precipitation to hang around the peninsula until Wednesday. Temperatures in communities across the peninsula will likely see below freezing temperatures condusive to snowfall. She said some of the coastal communities, like See news, Page A6

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‘Like a nuclear weapon went off:’ 30 years after Mount Redoubt erupted

By Victoria Petersen Peninsula Clarion

During the volcanic eruptions of 1989 and 1990, locals looking out at Mount Redoubt — the 10,197 foot volcano looming directly across Cook Inlet — saw what looked like an atomic bomb.

John Power, a scientist with the Alaska Volcano Observatory for more than 30 years, said many Kenai Peninsula residents will likely remember the eruption that happened on April 21, 1990, where a nuclear-like cloud hovered above the volcano across the inlet.

This particular eruption happened early in the morning on a very clear day, Power said.

“There was all of the sudden this enormous mushroom cloud over Redoubt,” Power said. “It looked like a nuclear weapon went off. This makes Redoubt the poster child of volcanic ash clouds. This is iconic Alaskan photograph.”

Kenai resident Sammy Crawford was in Anchorage during that April eruption. She was at the Sheraton Hotel for a meeting when she looked out the window and thought, “Oh my God, this is incredible.”

Her husband quickly called her from their home, which was across Cook Inlet from Mount Redoubt.

Crawford said her husband took pictures of the event. She said she remembers all of her neighbors calling each other to talk about the

Photo courtesy of Alaska Volcano Observatory

Redoubt erupting April 27, 1990.

eruption they witnessed.

“It really did look like an atomic bomb went off,” Crawford said. “It was such a spectacular sight though.

It was a very interesting event. Very Alaskan.”

Starting Dec. 14, 1989, 30 years ago last week, Mount Redoubt

erupted. The eruption lasted months and well into the first year of the new decade, 1990.

The Alaska Volcano Observatory is commemorating the event, focusing on the 30th anniversary of this historic eruption through their public outreach and social media

feeds, Power said.

Power said the observatory’s public outreach will also tie the historic 1989 eruption to the most recent eruption 10 years ago in 2009, which occurred over a couple See redoubt, Page A2

Local students get a chance to shop with a cop

By Brian Mazurek Peninsula Clarion

On Saturday, local students got a chance to cross some items off their Christmas list while shopping with a police officer, park ranger or State Trooper.

Saturday’s Shop with a Cop event, which took place at the Walmart in Kenai, was the first of its kind on the peninsula and was organized by Peninsula Crime Stoppers and the Kenai Police Department.

Ed Beddow, President of the Board for Peninsula Crime Stoppers, said that a grant from Walmart for $5000 was awarded to the nonprofit for the event. Local law enforcement coordinated with the Kenai Peninsula School District to select 25 students from 7 elementary schools to participate, and each student was given $200 to shop and an officer to help them pick out what they wanted.

“My dream one day is is to have a safe community where we don’t have to worry about our kids, and the only way to do that is to get the

community involved with local law enforcement and the local school district,” Beddow said on Saturday.

“Walmart’s just tying everything together, so kudos to them.”

The morning started with the kids filling out their wish lists inside the garden center at Walmart before heading outside to witness a convoy of law enforcement vehicles, lights flashing, enter the parking lot and greet the kids.

The kids were then assigned an officer to shop with and were sent on their way to browse the store for whatever they wanted.

One of the first things that Oliver Gage grabbed was a large nerf gun, but he said that number one on his list was a remote control truck.

Oliver and his sister Melody were shopping with Kenai Police Officer Nick Franklin, who said that most of the officers had volunteered to come and shop with the kids on their day off.

“I’m glad that we can interject ourselves into the community in a positive aspect,” Franklin said. “You know, spread some Christmas Cheer

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Teeson Serrano points out one of the items he wants to Alaska State Trooper Kurt Walgenbach during the Shop with a Cop event at Walmart in Kenai on Saturday.

and get to know some of the people in our community. I think it’s just good all the way around.”

Some of the kids, like Adriana Gabree, took the opportunity to find gifts for their family rather than stock up on toys for themselves.

“I feel like Christmas is more for giving instead of like, getting things for yourself,” Gabree said. “I mean people are already getting me presents, so it would just feel weird See shop, Page A2

All ages use imagination for gingerbread house contest

By Joey Klecka Peninsula Clarion

Some of the sweetest ideas featured at the annual gingerbread house contest hosted by the Kenai Chamber of Commerce prove that age is not a barrier to creativity.

The seventh annual gingerbread house contest challenged entrants of all ages to come up with the most decorative and impressive designs using the classic ingredients of the holiday season, along with a few modern twists.

Over a dozen gingerbread houses entered by central peninsula residents have filled the main room at the Kenai Chamber of Commerce and Visitor Center for the past month, and this weekend was the last chance for the creations to be viewed by the public.

The age group winners all brought innovative ideas to the table that impressed the judges, from 8-year-old winner Noah Cole to 28-year-old winner Alicia Rodarte.

The overall category was won by Heidi Sorrell.

Cole claimed the 0-9 age group division, and said with help from his mother Amber, he constructed a train station with liquorice as the key ingredient for the tracks.

“I put liquorice for the train tracks, and on the house, I put shingle cookies on,” he said. “That’s all I remember.”

Amber Cole said she thought the contest would be perfect for her son, and Noah took it from there.

Noah said he got the ideas for See house, Page A3

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months in the springtime.

Power said the 1989 and 1990 Mount Redoubt events were significant to the state of Alaska.

He remembers, because he’s been with the observatory since its humble beginnings in 1988, just one year prior to Mount Redoubt’s historic eruption.

“It was a lot to handle at the time,” Power said. “We struggled in 1989 and 1990.”

Power said he remembers the observatory only had a staff of a few people when they first opened in the late 1980s. He said when Mount Redoubt erupted, the observatory was not prepared to deal with the impacts that came with the volcanic event, like having Anchorage’s airport closed for nearly a week and a giant ash cloud.

“It was a very busy time for us — is perhaps a nice way to put it,” Power said. “We worked very hard.

We did bring in a lot of personnel from other observatories around the country to help deal with it, although there were difficulties.”

The volcanic event did launch a major expansion of the observatory’s capability to try and address volcano monitoring throughout the state, Power said.

“We went from having skeletal monitoring networks on the four volcanoes that are closest to the big population centers — Augustine, Iliamna, Redoubt and Spur — to move to eventually try and monitor most of the volcanoes in the state, so we can warn over flying jet aircraft of the hazard,” Power said.

The eruption set in motion a number of changes, both statewide and internationally. Stakeholders came together to put together adequate warning systems and measures to deal with volcanic ash, some of which are still used to this day.

“We’ve taken great steps over the last 30 years to try and provide adequate warning,” Power said.

“It’s grown quite a bit and we have a lot more capabilities now that we didn’t have at that point in time (1989).”

In 1989, when Mount Redoubt spewed an ash cloud thousands of feet into the sky, a 747 airplane encountered the cloud and lost power in all four of its engines. The flight made an emergency landing in Anchorage. Sweeping protocol changes came next for the international airline community, which frequently flies over Alaska’s very active portion of the Ring of Fire en route to Asia.

“What that set in motion was a long-term effort, international effort, to address the hazard that airborne volcanic ash poses to operation of modern jet aircraft,” Power said.

For the state, the eruption resulted in the closure of an oil terminal at the base of Mount Redoubt.

Power said volcanic ash from the event especially impacted the Kenai Peninsula, where schools closed and residents needed to

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Above, Redoubt shows unrest March 15, 2009, near Soldotna. Below, Redoubt erupts April 4, 2009.

take special precautions to stay safe.

Sarah Hondel of Soldotna was 12 in 1989. She was in sixth grade at Redoubt Elementary and remembered being released from school, where students had to put on particle masks after “Redoubt blew its top.”

“I remember quite a few of my classmates that were picked up from school by frenzied parents,” Hondel said.

About half an inch of ash fell on an already existing foot of snow, Hondel said. She remembers more snow came after the ash settled, putting a heavy weight on the roofs of homes and buildings.

“My dad, Mark Burdick, remembers that ladies’ nylons were sold out around town, too, because people were wrapping them around their vehicle’s air filters,” Hondel said.

The event resembled an atomic bomb, she said, and was “very impressive,” but that most people understood what was happening and went about their day.

Power says he remembers the eruption well, too. The heavy ash fall that blanketed the Kenai Peninsula had emergency managers at the time scrambling to deal with the impact, he said.

Because instruments had just been installed on Mount Redoubt, the observatory was able to put out an advanced warning on Dec. 13, the night before the first eruption.

However, Power said the infrastructure to distribute information back then was lacking.

“We’re very proud of the fact we were able to identify what was going on and put out an advanced warning for the eruption then,” Power said. “Although we just didn’t have the communication.

There were a lot of problems in those days. We were a very new

organization and I think it took a lot of people by surprise by how invasive that eruption was going to be.”

Power said the observatory, and local residents were a bit more lucky in 2009.

The volcano behaved somewhat differently, then, and there were some very marked precursory activity that the observatory identified, allowing them to get a warning out months in advance that Mount Redoubt was becoming active again, Power said.

The 2009 eruption progressed much faster than the 1989 and 1990 event, Power said, which lasted from Dec. 14 until May of 1990. In 2009, the ash producing portion of the eruption was much shorter and had less of an impact on communities, airports and air traffic.

“I think at that point in time (2009) we were in a much better

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position to give information about how to deal with the hazard and when the hazard is likely to occur and where it’s going to go,” Power said.

Power said if Mt. Redoubt were to erupt today, residents will receive information where the ash is headed and when it will be there. He said the observatory has much better technology than it did in the 1980s.

“You don’t realize how much we rely on email and web pages until you don’t have them,” Power said.

“Things are much better now.”

Since Mount Redoubt has been observed, there have been four eruptions in 1902, 1966, 1989 and 2009.

Accounts of the 1902 eruption as told in Sitka’s newspaper “The Alaskan” tell a story of “flames of fire from the bowels of the earth.”

News of the volcanic eruption, which occurred in January 1902,

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to just get stuff for myself and not anyone else.”

Gabree was shopping with Soldotna Police Officer David Bower, who was impressed by Gabree’s generosity and organization skills.

“She’s very thoughtful, and she had a list of exactly what she was going to get for everybody except for

reached Southeast Alaska through a letter from Kenai’s Russian Priest, according to the 1902 newspaper article.

“After the eruption, or during the time there was a terrific earthquake which burst the mountain asunder leaving a large gap, and the flames could be plainly seen from the village,” the article said. “The ground at the town of Kenai was covered with ashes and subsequently a tidal wave came in which did much damage. The water in the inlet rose to a great height and terror reigned throughout the village. The mountain was still smoking at the time the letter was written and occasionally large quantities of lava thrown there from.”

To learn more about Mount Redoubt, other nearby volcanoes or the Alaska Volcano Observatory, visit their website at avo. alaska.edu

one that just wants to be surprised,” Bower said.

Jaeden Randall, a student at Soldotna Elementary, was also picking up some nerf guns to add to his arsenal, and he said that he didn’t know what to expect when his mom first told him he’d be shopping with a cop.

“I totally thought I was going to shop for the cop,” Randall said.

Marian Jasky was also shopping for her younger siblings on Saturday, but her reason had more to do with

practicality than generosity.

“My sister and brother, they break a lot of things, so I thought they could use more things,” Jasky said.

Teeson Serrano was stocking up on all things Star Wars with Wildlife Trooper Kurt Walgenbach, and he said he was happy because it also happened to be his birthday on Saturday.

“I’m happy because I get to shop with a cop, and it’s my birthday,” Serrano said.

“That’s why I get to buy a lot for me.”

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Fay Eleanor Gavin

December 13, 1947 - December 2, 2019 Fay Eleanor Gavin was born December 13, 1947 in Saginaw, Michigan and passed on in Anchorage, AK on December 2, 2019 after a short illness.

Fay and her two daughters, Susan and Sandy, left Michigan and after a few years in Ohio and California, drove up the Alcan in 1975 and quickly made Alaska home.

Fay became an activist for Local 878 Unite HERE (Hotel Employees and Restaurant Employees) Union for over 30 years where she held the positions of business agent in the Anchorage, Kenai & Soldotna areas, Vice President, Executive Board member and Trustee on the Union’s Pension and Health & Welfare Trusts. Fay worked at the Hotel Captain Cook, Club Paris, Peggy’s restaurant and other union establishments including 30 years at the Sheraton Anchorage Hotel.

Fay found satisfaction and significance in her work coordinating and networking with other unions to enhance working peoples lives. This multi-union effort included lobbying the Alaska state legislature on such issues as the state minimum wage, workmen’s compensation issues and the fight against Alaska employer organization’s push to reduce minimum wage for tipped employees. She especially credits the AFL-CIO and the union’s Pension and Health & Welfare Trusts for the opportunity to do such work and is grateful for the time she was able to work with them.

Fay was an Alaskan at heart and especially enjoyed spending the summers at her cabin on the Kenai River fishing, smoking salmon, making memories and lifelong friendships.

Fay was preceded in death by her husband, William Gavin.

She is survived by daughters Susan Ann Call (Richard) and Sandra Ann Reid; sisters Evelyn Wigle (Earl), Shirley Wilson, Sharon Haulk (Wilson) and Norma Jean Laitinen, and brother Norman Miller; granddaughters Heather, Madison, Jordan, Christine, Zoey and Kali.

Fay would like to thank the many family members and friends who held everything together in order to make her last few months of life comfortable. She would also like to thank Providence Palliative Care, Providence Hospice and Friends of Pets.

No memorial service will be held at Fay’s request. In lieu of flowers, please consider donating to Alaska SPCA and Friends of Pets.

Bill Toombs

August 16, 1934 - December 18, 2019

Longtime Clam Gulch resident Bill Toombs, 85, passed away of natural causes Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2019 at home with his wife of 41 years by his side.

At his request, no services are planned.

Bill was born Aug. 16, 1934 in Springfield, Mo. He graduated from high school and attended some college.

He served in the U.S. Army from Feb. 17, 1954 until his honorable discharge on Jan. 31, 1956.

He moved to Fairbanks in 1963 and worked as a general contractor. He moved to Clam Gulch in 1977 and retired from general contracting in1991.

Bill enjoyed making wine and being on the AGC Board.

His family writes, “He was loved and adored by his wife, children and grandchildren. He enjoyed the outdoors, hunting and fishing with his family. He was known to always lift a helping hand to those in need. While our hearts are deeply saddened, we are thankful for the peace knowing he is no longer in pain and at home in Heaven.”

Bill was preceded in death by his parents, Ray and Marie Toombs and brothers, Tom and Bob Toombs.

He is survived by his wife, Jodi Toombs of Clam Gulch; daughter Terri (Toombs) Nettles of Soldotna; sons and daughters-in-law, Larry and Debbie Toombs of Humble, Texas and Gary and Tracy Toombs of Kona, Hawaii; grandsons, Chet Nettles of Soldotna, Kyle Nettles of Wasilla, Cory Toombs and his wife, Missy, of LaCenter, Wash., Jason Mueller and his wife, Susan, and David Toombs, all of Humble, Texas; granddaughters, Shelby West and her husband, Rem, of Soldotna, and Carolyn Martin and her husband, Michael, of Humble, Texas; great-granddaughters, Blakely Toombs and Evelyn Mueller; sisters-in-law, Barbie Toombs of Lake Havasu, Ariz. and Louise Toombs of Berryville, Ark.

Rather than flowers, please send memorial donations to Central Peninsula Health Foundation, 250 Hospital Place, Soldotna, AK 996669 or https://www. givingheals.org/donatenow.

Peninsula Memorial Chapel in Kenai assisted the family.

Mike Reynolds

May 23, 1947 - November 26, 2019 Mike Reynolds passed away unexpectedly on November 26, 2019 while on vacation in Hawaii.

Mike is survived by his wife Sylvia, of Soldotna and his two sons and their wives, MacKennon and Jennifer Reynolds from Nixa, Missouri and Micah and Jordan Reynolds from Kenai, Alaska. Mike was also the proud grandfather of four beautiful grandchildren: Kenzie, Marshall, Aubree, and Micah.

Mike leaves behind two younger siblings, a sister, Wanda Bennett of Vancouver, Washington and a brother, Mark Reynolds from Hermiston, Oregon. Mike was preceded in death by his parents Marvin and Inez Reynolds of The Dalles, Oregon.

Mike was born in The Dalles, Oregon on May 23, 1947. He graduated from The Dalles High School where he played football and wrestled. Mike also played football for Boise State. Mike spent 1 ½ tours in Vietnam as a gunner and then Crew Chief on Huey Gunships. Most of Mike’s career was spent as an electrician for the IBEW in Oregon, Washington, and Alaska and then worked for the KPBSD maintenance department. He was a man known for his insights, integrity and generosity. His faith, family, and friends were important to him. He rarely missed an activity in which one of his sons was participating.

In lieu of flowers, Mike’s wishes would be to send donations to either Samaritans’ Purse Heal Your Patriots Project or the Veterans of Foreign Wars. A memorial service will be held at 1 pm on January 11, 2020 at College Heights Baptist Church, and the funeral service will be conducted at 1 pm on January 13, 2020 at Ft. Richardson National Cemetery.

Theresa Leavitt

August 21, 1952 - November 6, 2019 Kenai resident, Mrs. Theresa Leavitt, 67, died Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2019 at Central Peninsula Hospital in Soldotna.

A Memorial service will be held 2:00 p.m. Friday, December 27, 2019 at Peninsula Memorial Chapel & Crematory – 5839 Kenai Spur Hwy – Kenai.

Theresa was born Aug. 21, 1952 in Elmendorf Air Force Base in Alaska.

She graduated high school in Fairbanks, Alaska. She was born and raised in Fairbanks and lived in Kotzebue, Anchorage and finally Kenai. She loved painting and music.

She is survived by her sons, Ronald Leavitt of Kenai, Wesley Leavitt of Anchorage and Webster Leavitt of Anchorage and daughter, Jacqueline Leavitt of Kenai.

Arrangements were made by Peninsula Memorial Chapel & Crematory. Please sign or visit her online guestbook at AlaskanFuneral.com.

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designing his house from a TV show, and he worked on it all in one afternoon.

“I did it after school,” he said. “It took a while for the frosting to dry right.”

The next age category, the 10-15 bracket, rewarded Finn Williams for his creative design. Williams, 11, warned when asked what he used that it’s a baker’s secret.

Williams did divulge that

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received the grant.

Last year, the grant allowed organizers to expand the already-popular weekly summer concert series in Soldotna Creek Park with even more performances and brought a number of artists from around the country as well as bands local to the Kenai Peninsula and Alaska.

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Sharon (Evans) Christopher December 10, 2019

Sharon Christopher, age 58, passed away peacefully in her home accompanied by her husband, daughter and pets.

Sharon had been battling Colon Cancer for 5+ years with dignity, courage and strength.

When describing Sharon, words that come to mind are warmth, love, kindness and compassion.

She cared deeply for others and was always there for anyone who was going through a hard time. She was a blessing to all that had the privilege of knowing her and an amazing influence on so many lives. She demonstrated important values about family, commitment, perseverance and strength to all of those who knew her.

First and foremost, Sharon was a dedicated mother. She believed God put her on earth to be a mother and She treasured and embraced every moment she got to spend with her daughter Lauren.

Sharon was a woman of God. She was the Care and Support Pastor at the Worship Center in Lancaster County for 19 years. During this time, she oversaw a number of support/recovery groups. She truly was a pioneer in her ministry work and helped many people in pain.

In 2012, Sharon reconnected with a childhood friend, David Christopher, the two instantaneously fell deeply in love and married. Sharon moved to Alaska to start her new life and adventure with her husband. She once joked, I learned how to use a log splinter, ATV, and snow blower before I learned how to use a lawn mower. Sharon became awestruck with Alaska’s beauty and amazing wildlife. She stated that it was a spiritual experience for her to be able to admire God’s creations in Alaska. She became an avid fisherman, or Salmon Slayer as she worded it, joined a hiking group and traveled the many backwoods trails of the Kenai Peninsula, and enjoyed going on road trips to admire all the beauty the state had to offer.

Every trip would end at Sharon’s most favorite place, the beach. Sharon loved being by the sea and she would comb the beaches in search of sea shells to add to her collection.

Sharon enrolled into the Human Services program at University of Alaska, KPC extension, where she maintained a 4.0 grade point average. During this time she also became an AmeriCorp member working in the University’s Learning Center. After moving on from the University, Sharon was employed as an Outreach Specialist for the Kenai Peninsula Family Caregiver Support Program.

Sharon is survived by her Husband - David Christopher, Daughter - Lauren Blantz, Parents - George and Barbara Walton, Sisters - Donna Crasten (Kevin Crasten), Charlotte Shaub (Bryan Shaub), 4 brothers/sister in laws and 17 nephews/nieces.

There will be a memorial held for Sharon on December 27th at the Soldotna Senior Center between 1:00 - 1:30 PM. All Friends are invited to attend.

A second memorial and celebration of life will be held on January 11th at the KUZO Funeral Home located at 250 W. State Street, Kennett Square, Pa. Visitation hours will start at 10:00 AM with the memorial service starting at 11:30 AM. Celebration of life will start upon completion of memorial. All family and friends are invited to attend.

much of his work was done with custom designs using modern technology.

“We started with a log cabin idea, then it changed to more of a wilderness lodge,” Williams wrote in an email. “I made some of the custom cookie cutouts, like the moose mount and bear tracks by making cookie cutters and stamps on my 3D printer. I made the windows and pond from melted candy. And we strung some lights on the inside with hot glue.”

Williams added that he got the idea for a wilderness lodge from several

books, his imagination and the internet. He also never believed he could win the contest having never entered one before.

In the 16-plus age group, Kenai’s Alicia Rodarte, 28, took home the winning honors. Rodarte said this year was her first time entering a gingerbread house contest, but she has plenty of experience working with baked goods.

“I’ve been making cakes for a while,” she said. “I’ve been doing it since I was fresh out of high school, doing it for like 10 years. It’s a good little hobby.”

Rodarte added that the decoration wasn’t too much different from designing a cake, but she still took to websites like Pinterest for ideas. Once she found an idea that caught her attention, Rodarte said she set to work bringing it to life, with a little help from her family.

“I couldn’t find a template for it, so I made my own,” she said. “I grew up with my dad in the construction business.”

Rodarte said she primarily used pretzels, icing and powdered sugar, as well as ice cream cones to create trees.

announcement, people were asked to go the Levitt Foundation’s website and vote for their communities to win. The communities that received the most votes were then sent to the Foundation’s board, which ultimately decided the winners.

Andy Heuiser, Events and Programs Director for the Soldotna Chamber of Commerce, said on Friday that getting the grant for a second year in a row will mean residents can expect the Levitt AMP Soldotna

Music Series to be expanded even further.

“Expect to see a lot of big acts and a wide genre of music,” Heuiser said. “We’ll be building more on the lawn activities that happen before the bands go on as well as incorporating more cultural aspects into the shows.”

Heuiser also said that local acts will remain a staple of the music series.

“Every opening act for sure will be a local act,” Heuiser said. “And I’m sure at least a few of the headliners will either be from the peninsula

or Anchorage or somewhere else in Alaska.”

Heuiser expects to start booking bands by January, with the definitive lineup to be released some time in late March or early April.

For more information on the Levitt AMP Soldotna Music Series, visit their Facebook page or call the Soldotna Chamber of Commerce at 907-262-9814.

“We can’t wait to get back out to Soldotna Creek Park and engage with the community with some great live music,” Heuiser said.

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

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Air pollution cannot be ignored out of existence

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or years, air quality in the U.S. steadily improved. And just like that, deaths related to air pollution fell off too.

However, in 2017 and 2018, new data show, the amount of fine-particle air pollution got worse, with concentrations rising 5.5 percent after falling by 24.2 percent the previous five years. The reversal made a real difference in the lives of thousands of Americans. Using reliable formulas that reflect the relationship between pollution and mortality, researchers say in 2018 alone worsening air quality can be linked to more than 10,000 additional deaths.

Fine-particle air pollution is very harmful. Measuring less than 1/30th the width of a human hair, it can be inhaled and absorbed into the bloodstream. It has been linked to heart disease and stroke, respiratory disease and lung cancer, as well as dementia and Alzheimer’s disease. It can lead to lower test scores and work productivity.

Regulations have gone a long way in limiting the bad effects of air pollution. But even as pollution fell, by one measurement dropping the number of deaths related to it by 47 percent in the two decades prior to 2010, it could still be blamed in part for 71,000 deaths that year — as many as fatal shootings and car accidents combined. In 2015, even as every county in the U.S. met federal air quality standards, pollution was responsible for more than 30,000 deaths.

It’s a problem, and now it’s getting worse, again.

Americans drove more and used more natural gas the last two years, part of the reason pollution is on the rise. Wildfires, mainly in California, also played a role.

But also cited as a factor were actions by the Environmental Protection Agency, beginning during the Obama administration and given the throttle under President Donald Trump. Enforcement of the Clean Air Act began to fall off under Obama but fell precipitously under Trump.

The Trump administration also has rolled back 24 rules and regulations related to air quality, according to an analysis by The New York Times. Last year, the EPA disbanded a panel of experts that advised the agency on fine-particle pollution, replacing it with consultants from the fossil fuel, pharmaceutical and tobacco industries.

In short, against all scientific evidence, the EPA now says that cleaner air does not lead to better health.

That is simply not the case. Ignoring the very real problems caused by air pollution will only allow it to get worse, affecting the health of tens of thousands of Americans each year.

— CentralMaine.com, Dec. 20

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alaska voices | Sens. Lisa Murkowski and Chuck Grassley

Let Americans unwrap savings on prescription medicine T hese days it’s seems there’s scant agreement about much of anything in Washington.

However, outside of the nation’s capital, Americans share full-throated agreement on an issue that really matters: the sky rocketing prices they pay for prescription medicine.

From all across the nation, inexplicable price spikes for prescription drugs are gouging consumers, putting patient health at risk and soaking the taxpayer. Drug prices are hitting the budgets of everyday Americans and squeezing our government programs, taking away from health programs that serve older people and individuals with disabilities.

We regularly hear from families who worry about paying for lifesaving insulin and from seniors who struggle to pay for their prescription medicine to manage chronic illnesses and debilitating conditions.

Although it’s hard to break the partisan sound barrier, we’ve gotten the message and are working to deliver drug pricing reform that will make prescription medicine more affordable for tens of millions of Americans.

After months of bipartisan deliberation and discovery in the Senate Finance Committee, the Senate is pushing to get the Prescription Drug

Pricing Reduction Act across the legislative finish line.

This bill puts patient health and pocketbooks first. For the first time ever, it would place a $3,100 annual cap for out-of-pocket drug costs for seniors and spread out payments for high-cost drug expenses. It lowers the amount that Medicare beneficiaries have to pay for drugs before they hit this out-of-pocket cap. During congressional hearings of the Senate Finance Committee, testimony from pharmacy executives, drug chain middlemen, patients and other stakeholders affirmed a stark reality.

Rising drug prices in America require reforms.

The Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act continues to build bipartisan support and has the best chance to deliver real relief. President Trump supports the bill. He’s ready to sign it into law and deliver on his promise to lower drug costs for Americans.

The murky drug supply chain needs stronger transparency tools that will bring accountability and competition to the system. This bill would require Part D plans and middlemen to work with pharmacies to reduce costs for consumers. It would apply rebates and fees to improve cost accountability. For

example, the bill would set an inflation penalty that requires pharmaceutical companies to pay rebates if they increase prices faster than the rate of inflation. This common sense solution would help curb runaway cost-inflation at taxpayer expense.

The Senate bill would not derail innovation or undermine America’s system of free enterprise, which has helped launch lifesaving cures and treatment from one generation to the next. We’re trying to fix what’s broken, not to break what’s working. Americans don’t want or deserve government-run controls that would trim access to life-saving cures and treatments.

Between our strong fishing heritage in the Last Frontier and proud agrarian heritage in the Hawkeye State, we know when it’s time to fish or cut bait. We’re calling on members of Congress to climb aboard our bipartisan boat to help reel in the win.

Let’s end the partisan bickering and the big-money influence that gets in the way of the people’s business. This bill would lower drug costs, hold Big Pharma accountable and protect medical innovation. Getting the Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act to the president’s desk would make a great New Year’s resolution for Congress.

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Misrepresenting the Pebble project On Nov. 23 I received from Pebble Mine a mailed pamphlet making it sound like the Nondalton Tribal Council and Cunyung Tribal Council helped produce the draft EIS. In a letter published Nov. 18 in response to the advertisement that Pebble submitted to Anchorage Daily News on Nov. 6, President George Alexie of the Nondalton Tribal Council and First Chief Thomas Tilden of the Curyung Tribal Council refuted Pebble’s assertion that the permitting process for Pebble’s proposed mine is working.

“This ad gave the impression that our tribal governments support the work that the Amy Corps of Engineers has done on Pebble’s environmental review to date,” the letter stated.

“Nothing could be further from the truth. Our tribes have been part of this process from the start. And let us tell you: The process is broken and it shouldn’t be trusted. Pebble did not ask for permission to use logos, and we wouldn’t have granted it if they had.”

Thank you President Alexie and First Chief Tilden for this letter.

This hearing makes the third time in the last month Pebble has misrepresented these tribes. CEO Tom Collier did it when testifying before a Congressional hearing held on Oct. 23. He claimed they had total support for access from the majority of tribes around Iliamna Lake. Alannah Hurly testified to the fact that they do not. (Her comments about this are at the end of this hearing.) She is executive director of United Tribes of Bristol Bay. You can watch the hearing, Pebble Mine Project: Process and Potential Impacts, on YouTube.

If Pebble would create falsehoods about this, what else would they lie about? The capability of their water treatment plant? The level of toxins their putting back into the lakes, rivers and streams? This is exactly what residents of Likely, British Columbia, are asking of their government with the reopening of the Mount Polly Mine in 2015. Concerned Citizens of Quesnel Lake organized out of fear about if the mines wastewaters were even being treated before being discharged into their lake. Here’s their website ccql.ca. In May of 2019 the Mount Polly Mine closed again citing financial concerns. I would bet that a lot of the residents are not drinking the water or eating the fish. I just can’t image the hoops these people are having to jump though.

On Nov. 21 the Clarion published an editorial, “We need to make sure mine cleanup plan happens,” by Vice President John Morris Sr. of the Douglas Indian Association, a federally recognized tribe in Juneau. Morris wrote in reference to the Tulsequah Chief Mine, an abandoned transboundary mine on the Canadian side. Six decades is indeed a long time for toxic acid mine drainage to pour into the Tulsequah River.

Thank you Mr. Morris Sr. for addressing issue. He is also a representative to Southeast Alaska Indigenous Transboundary Commission. Look forward to an update from him. I hope to see it happen, too. I just hope it’s not too late.

— Vicki Duggin Nikiski

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House vote locks in impeachment as issue in 2020 Capitol Hill races

By Alan Fram Associated Press

WASHINGTON — The day after nearly every House Democrat voted to impeach President Donald Trump, the chief of the House Republican campaign committee said the political fallout was clear.

“Last night their obsession with impeachment finally came to a head, and they basically ended their majority,” Minnesota Rep. Tom Emmer said Thursday. “Max Rose is done,” he continued, listing him among freshmen Democrats from districts Trump captured in 2016 who he said won’t survive next November’s elections.

The feisty Rose, a Brooklyn native and Afghanistan combat veteran with an advanced degree from the London School of Economics, sees things differently. “Mark my words, okay?” said Rose, whose Staten Islandcentered district was the only one Trump won in New York City. “We are going to beat them by such a wide margin that next time around, they won’t even talk like this again, okay?”

It’s too early to say who will be proven correct as Republicans wage a challenging struggle to regain the House majority they lost last year. But less than 11 months from presidential and congressional elections, the near party-line House vote impeaching Trump locked in lawmakers’ positions on the subject. Many moderate lawmakers from swing districts had spent months saying they were on the fence.

Now, voters will decide whether to reward or punish incumbents for their choices. And while Republicans

and Democrats acknowledge that other issues like the economy and health care costs could overwhelm impeachment by next November, both sides — but especially the GOP — are already using the bitter impeachment fight as weapons.

“This is an attack on Democracy,” blared one Trump campaign fundraising email that included a thank you from “Donald J. Trump, President of the United States.” It added, “An attack on freedom. An attack on everything we hold dear in this country. And it’s an attack on YOU.” Freshman Rep. Harley Rouda, who ousted a 30-year House GOP veteran from what was once a Republican stronghold in Southern California, was among Democrats issuing their own pleas for cash.

“Last night I cast my vote to defend our Constitution and impeach the President of the United States. A vote bigger than party, polling, and politics, & we’ve faced an onslaught of attacks since,” Rouda beseeched supporters.

Republican organizations and conservative outside groups have outspent their Democratic rivals, $11 million to $5 million, on television ads mentioning impeachment in congressional races. The figures from Advertising Analytics, a firm in Alexandria, Virginia, that tracks advertising, exclude spending by candidates’ campaigns.

So far, both sides have combined to spend at least $500,000 in each of 15 House races from South Carolina to Nevada on impeachment spots, the data shows. Republican groups have spent that amount without any

Democratic expenditures in three other districts in Utah, Minnesota and New York.

Underscoring how the GOP is using impeachment for offense while Democrats are in a more defensive crouch, all but one of the 18 districts that’s seen that much money spent on the issue are held by Democrats.

The lone Republican is Rep. John Katko, a three-term lawmaker whose upstate New York district is one of just three held by the GOP that were won by Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton.

Of the remaining 17 districts, all were carried by Trump and all but one are represented by Democratic freshmen, who are often less secure than congressional veterans.

“If you’re a truth seeker or care about where the country is going, I think we cast the right vote,” said Rep. Cheri Bustos, D-Ill., who heads House Democrats’ campaign organization.

“We have to just keep focused on what matters to people. Health care is No. 1. Making Washington more functional is very important. That’s a very hard thing to do, but we’ve got to keep working on it,” Bustos said.

That’s a formula that Rose, whose working-class district Trump carried by 10 percentage points, is following.

Asked how he would overcome GOP attacks over his vote to impeach Trump, Rose cited measures including one financing a sea wall for Staten Island’s eastern shore and another buttressing a compensation fund for survivors of the 9/11 attacks.

“We are delivering for the district, plain and simple,” he said.

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police reports Information for this report was taken from publicly available law enforcement records and contains arrest and citation information. Anyone listed in this report was presumed innocent.

■■ On Dec. 17 at 8:05 p.m., Alaska State Troopers Dispatch received a report of a motor vehicle collision in Soldotna and responded to the incident location. Investigation found Carrie Gaethle, 36, of Soldotna to be the at-fault driver and that she was impaired by a controlled substance. She was arrested

for driving under the influence and taken to Wildwood Pretrial Facility.

■■ On Dec. 18 at 2:43 p.m., Brian Pederson, 26, of Anchorage, came into the Soldotna Alaska State Troopers Post to turn himself in for a warrant. Investigation revealed that Pederson had an outstanding warrant for failure to appear. Pederson was arrested and taken to Wildwood Pretrial Facility on $250 bail.

■■ On Dec. 18, Alaska State Troopers received a report of a stolen trailer in Nikiski. The trailer, a yellow 1973 flatbed

style trailer was last seen near Holt Lamplight Road and Pipeline Road about a month ago.

Anyone with any information on the whereabouts of the trailer, please call Soldotna Alaska State Troopers at 907-262-4453.

■■ On Dec. 14 at 7:14 p.m., Soldotna police responded to Fred Meyer store for report of a shoplifter. Diane Crume, 49, of Sterling, was issued criminal citation for second-degree theft and released.

■■ On Dec. 12 at 5:24 p.m., Soldotna police responded to the Safeway parking lot for a

report of a female dozing-off behind the wheel of a pickup.

Investigation led to the arrest of Stephani M. Batchelder, 42, of Soldotna, for driving under the influence of a controlled substance. A passenger, Robert Backstrom, 37, of Soldotna, was arrested for fourth-degree misconduct involving a controlled substance, fourthdegree theft, second-degree criminal trespass, and violating his court-ordered conditions of release. Both Batchelder and Backstrom were taken to Wildwood Pretrial Facility.

■■ On Dec. 10 at 5:28 p.m., Soldotna police responded to a minor traffic collision in the Tesoro-2-Go parking lot on the Kenai Spur Highway. Investigation led to John Olson, 29, of Soldotna, being issued a criminal citation for driving while license revoked and released.

■■ On Dec. 10 at about 11:30 p.m., Soldotna police responded to a residence on Sohi Lane for a disturbance. Araisa Silva, 18, of Soldotna, was arrested for violating her court-ordered conditions of release and taken to Wildwood Pretrial without bail.

■■ On Dec. 20 at 8:13 p.m., Alaska State Troopers conducted a traffic stop for a moving violation in Sterling. Investigation revealed that the driver, Kevin Anderson, 52, of Sterling, had a revoked license and 19 past convictions for driving while license revoked. Anderson also admitted that he did not have liability insurance coverage for the vehicle. Anderson was arrested and taken to Wildwood Pretrial Facility for driving while license revoked and operating a motor vehicle without liability insurance.

May 18. He was sentenced to five days in jail and fined a $100 court surcharge and a $50 jail surcharge.

■■ Edward Pete Helm, 63, of Nikiski, pleaded guilty to one count of an amended charge of disorderly conduct, a second count of an amended charge of disorderly conduct, and one count of firstdegree criminal trespass (on land, intend crime), committed Feb. 4. On the first count of disorderly conduct, he was fined $150, a $100 court surcharge, and a $150 jail surcharge with $100 suspended. On the second count of disorderly conduct, he was fined $250. On the count of firstdegree criminal trespass, he was sentenced to 360 days in jail with all but time served suspended, forfeited items seized, including firearm, ordered to have no contact with victims, and placed on probation for 24 months. All other charges in this case were dismissed.

■■ Michelle Loans-Arrow, 49, of Kasilof, pleaded guilty to one count of driving under the influence and one count of reckless endangerment, a domestic violence offense, committed June 3.. In an amended judgment, on count one, she was sentenced to 60 days in jail or on electronic monitoring, credited for time served in treatment, fined $2,000 with $500 suspended, a $150 court surcharge and a $150 jail surcharge with $100 suspended, ordered to complete Alcohol Safety Action Program treatment, had her license revoked for 90 days, ordered ignition interlock for six months, and placed on probation for one year. On count two, she was placed on probation for 12 months.

■■ Lance M. Necessary, 40, of Kenai, pleaded guilty to driving under the influence, committed Feb. 21, 2018. He was sentenced to 20 days in jail, credited for time served on electronic monitoring, fined $3,000, a $75 court surcharge and a $150 jail surcharge with $100 suspended, ordered to complete Alcohol Safety Action Program treatment, had his license revoked for one year, and ordered ignition interlock for 12 months.

■■ Martina M. Shangin, 36, of Kenai, pleaded guilty to one count of an amended charge of second-degree harassment, committed July 14, and one count of violating condition of release, committed July 16.

On the count of second-degree harassment, she was sentenced to 90 days in jail with all but time served suspended, fined a $100 court surcharge and a $150 jail surcharge with $100 suspended, ordered not to consume or buy alcohol for 12 months, ordered to complete a substance/alcohol abuse assessment and follow all recommendations, and placed on probation for 12 months. On the count of violating condition of release, she was fined a $100 court surcharge and a $150 jail surcharge with $100 suspended, ordered to comply with the conditions in the seconddegree harassment judgment, and placed on probation for 12 months.

■■ Frank Standifer, 46, of Kenai, pleaded guilty to violating condition of release, committed May 10. He was sentenced to five days in jail and fined a $100 court surcharge and a $50 jail surcharge and ordered

court reports The following judgments were recently handed down in Kenai District Court: ■■ Amber Barr, 30, of Anchorage, pleaded guilty to thirddegree theft, committed May 15. She was fined $1,000 with $500 suspended, a $100 court surcharge and a $150 jail surcharge with $100 suspended, ordered to perform 20 hours of community work service, ordered to pay restitution, ordered to have no contact with victims, and placed on probation for 12 months.

■■ Joshua Michael Freel, 30, of Soldotna, pleaded guilty to an amended charge of disorderly conduct, committed Aug. 27. He was sentenced to three days in jail with all but time served suspended, fined a $100 court surcharge and a $150 jail surcharge with $100 suspended, ordered not to consume of buy alcohol for 12 months, ordered to complete a substance/alcohol abuse assessment and follow all recommendations, ordered not to possess controlled substances without valid prescription and kept in proper containers, and was placed on probation for 12 months.

■■ Dylan Patrick Kirsch, 25, of Soldotna, pleaded guilty to amended charges of one count of first-degree criminal trespass and one count of second-degree harassment, committed Oct. 1. On count one, he was fined a $100 court surcharge and a $150 jail surcharge with $100 suspended, ordered to complete an anger management course, ordered to pay restitution, ordered to have no contact with victim, and placed on probation for 12 months. On count two, he was ordered to complete an anger management course,

ordered to pay restitution, ordered to have no contact with victim, and placed on probation for 12 months.

■■ Lonnie James Kukowski, 25, of Soldotna, pleaded guilty to one count of third-degree theft, committed May 2. He was fined a $100 court surcharge and a $150 jail surcharge with $100 suspended, ordered to pay restitution, ordered to admit past similar conduct and convictions, ordered to have no contact with Sportsman’s Warehouse, and placed on probation for 12 months. All other charges in this case were dismissed.

■■ Brenda Lee Anderson, 50, of Kenai, pleaded guilty to driving while license cancelled, revoked or suspended, committed Oct. 11. She was fined a $100 court surcharge and a $150 jail surcharge with $100 suspended, ordered not to drive without a valid license, and placed on probation for 12 months.

■■ Christopher L. Evans, 35, of Kenai, pleaded guilty to driving under the influence, committed Aug. 31. He was sentenced to 120 days in jail with 100 days suspended, fined $4,000 with $1,000 suspended, a $150 court surcharge, a $150 jail surcharge with $100 suspended and $1,467 cost of imprisonment, ordered to complete Alcohol Safety Action Program treatment, had his license revoked for one year, ordered ignition interlock for 12 months, and placed on probation for two years. All other charges in this case were dismissed.

■■ Laura Faataofe, 34, of Anchorage, pleaded guilty to an amended charge of seconddegree harassment, committed May 26. She was fined $500 with $250 suspended, a $100

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court surcharge and a $150 jail surcharge with $100 suspended, and placed on probation for 12 months.

■■ Kinley Kent Frazier, 59, of Clam Gulch, pleaded guilty to refusal to submit to a chemical test, committed Mar. 22. He was sentenced to 120 days in jail with 100 days suspended, fined $4,000 with $1,000 suspended, a $150 jail surcharge, a $150 jail surcharge with $100 suspended and $1,467 cost of imprisonment, ordered not to consume or buy illegal drugs for 24 months, ordered to complete a substance/alcohol abuse assessment and contact the Alcohol Safety Action Program, had his license revoked for one year, ordered ignition interlock for 12 months, forfeited items seized, and placed on probation for 24 months. All other charges in this case were dismissed.

■■ Kinley Frazier, 59, of Clam Gulch, pleaded guilty to violating conditions of release for a misdemeanor, committed Aug. 15. He was fined a $100 court surcharge and a $150 jail surcharge with $100 suspended and placed on probation for 12 months.

■■ Krystal E. George, 33, of Sterling, pleaded guilty to driving while license cancelled, revoked or suspended, an infraction committed Apr. 8. She was fined $300, a $20 court surcharge, and a $50 jail surcharge. All other charges in this case were dismissed.

■■ Riley Richard Sikvayugak, 27, of Fairbanks, pleaded guilty to driving under the influence, committed Sept. 25. He was sentenced to 90 days in jail or on electronic monitoring with 87 days suspended, credited for all time served, fined $2,000

Homer and Seward are forecast to see temperatures hovering around freezing, which could result in a wintry mix of snow and sleet in those areas.

“We will be trying to add flights where we can over the next two days,” the company said in a statement released at 1 p.m. “We have, where possible, re-booked passengers on other flights.”

PenAir flights and RavnAir Connect flights were still operating normally on back-up systems, Reinwand said.

Cyber attack forces flight cancellations

Sitka mulls joining tiny house movement

ANCHORAGE — RavnAir canceled at least a half-dozen flights in Alaska on Saturday — at the peak of holiday travel — following what the company described as “a malicious cyber attack” on its computer network.

The cancellations affected around 260 passengers, according to company spokeswoman Debbie Reinwand.

The regional carrier canceled all flights involving its Dash 8 aircraft until noon “because the cyber attack forced us to disconnect our Dash 8 maintenance system and its back-up,” the company said in a written statement.

The airline serves more than 100 communities in Alaska, many of which are not accessible by road.

The company is working with the FBI, other authorities and a cyber security company to restore systems.

RavnAir Alaska later announced that it will operate a normal afternoon schedule on its Dash-8 flights.

SITKA — Sitka is considering getting into the tiny home movement.

The Daily Sitka Sentinel reports the Sitka Planning Commission got its first look Wednesday at how city code could be amended to make room for tiny houses, specifically those on chassis allowing the structures to be moved.

“We’re looking to hear from tiny homes advocates in the community,” city special projects manager Scott Brylinsky told the newspaper Thursday.

Brylinksy and another planning official plan to reach out to tiny home advocates before the next meeting.

At Wednesday’s meeting, the commission voted 3-2 to direct Brylinksky to continue developing proposals on changing parts of the general code to define tiny houses and tiny houses on chassis. The idea is to allow them in mobile home parks and

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with $500 suspended, a $150 jail surcharge, a $150 jail surcharge with $100 suspended and $330 cost of imprisonment, ordered to complete Alcohol Safety Action Program treatment, had his license revoked for 90 days, ordered ignition interlock for six months, and placed on probation for one year.

■■ Bryce Jordan Wiley, 21, of Kasilof, pleaded guilty to an amended charge of seconddegree harassment, committed Apr. 30. He was sentenced to 10 days in jail with all but time served suspended, fined a $100 court surcharge and a $150 jail surcharge with $100 suspended, ordered not to consume or buy alcohol for 12 months, ordered to complete a substance/alcohol abuse assessment and contact the Alcohol Safety Action Program, ordered to have no contact with victim unless requested, and placed on probation for 12 months.

■■ William Arnold Betsinger, 74, of Nikiski, pleaded guilty to an amended charge of fourthdegree assault, committed Oct. 1. He was sentenced to 120 days in jail with all but time served suspended, fined a $100 court surcharge and a $150 jail surcharge with $100 suspended, ordered to pay restitution, forfeited items seized, ordered to have no contact with victim, and placed on probation for 12 months.

■■ James Henry Duncan, 55, of Kenai, pleaded guilty to seconddegree criminal trespass (upon premises), committed Feb. 9. He was sentenced to 10 days in jail and fined a $100 court surcharge and a $50 jail surcharge.

■■ James H. Duncan, 55, of Kenai, pleaded guilty to violating condition of release, committed

manufactured home parks.

Brylinksy was hired to work on an action plan for tiny homes, among other projects.

The informal action plan was proposed by the Sitka Assembly last year. The plan directed the Planning Commission review zoning codes to see which ones could be changed to enable tiny homes as a potential affordable housing option.

Acting Chairman Darrell Windsor said he would like the full commission present before making recommendations for changes related to tiny homes.

Alaska State Troopers say driver died in Palmer crash ANCHORAGE — Alaska State Troopers say a driver died Friday morning in a traffic crash in Palmer.

Troopers say the male driver was found deceased by a trooper responding to a report of a vehicle in a ditch off Edgerton Parks Road.

According to troopers, an investigation showed the vehicle travelling fast and drove off the side of the road at a sharp corner. The vehicle struck a tree.

The driver’s name was not immediately released.

— Clarion staff and news services

Thanking Everyone For a Great Year! Wishing All Happy Holidays!

to admit facts in the police report.

Today in History Today is Sunday, Dec. 22, the 356th day of 2019. There are nine days left in the year.

Today’s Highlight in History: On Dec. 22, 2010, President Barack Obama signed a law allowing gays for the first time in history to serve openly in America’s military, repealing the “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy.

On this date: In 1808, Ludwig van Beethoven’s Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67, Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 68, and Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, Op. 58, had their world premieres in Vienna, Austria.

In 1894, French army officer Alfred Dreyfus was convicted of treason in a court-martial that triggered worldwide charges of anti-Semitism.

(Dreyfus was eventually vindicated.)

In 1941, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill arrived in Washington for a wartime conference with President Franklin D. Roosevelt.

In 1944, during the World War II Battle of the Bulge, U.S. Brig. Gen. Anthony C. McAuliffe rejected a German demand for surrender, writing “Nuts!” in his official reply.

In 1968, Julie Nixon married David Eisenhower in a private ceremony in New York.

In 1984, New York City resident Bernhard Goetz (bur-NAHRD’ gehts) shot and wounded four youths on a Manhattan subway, claiming they were about to rob him.

In 1989, Romanian President Nicolae Ceausescu (chow-SHES’-koo), the last of Eastern Europe’s hard-line Communist rulers, was toppled from power in a popular uprising. Playwright Samuel Beckett died in Paris at age 83.

In 1991, the body of Marine Lt. Col. William R. Higgins, an American hostage slain by his terrorist captors, was recovered after it had been dumped along a highway in Lebanon.

In 1992, a Libyan Boeing 727 jetliner crashed after a midair collision with a MiG fighter, killing all 157 aboard the jetliner, and both crew members of the fighter jet.

In 2001, Richard C. Reid, a passenger on an American Airlines flight from Paris to Miami, tried to ignite explosives in his shoes, but was subdued by flight attendants and fellow passengers. (Reid is serving a life sentence in federal prison.) Hamid Karzai (HAH’-mihd KAHR’-zeye) was sworn in as prime minister of Afghanistan’s interim government.

In 2008, five Muslim immigrants accused of scheming to massacre U.S. soldiers at Fort Dix were convicted of conspiracy in Camden, N.J. (Four were later sentenced to life in prison; one received a 33-year sentence.)

In 2017, iPhone owners from several states sued Apple for not disclosing sooner that it issued software updates deliberately slowing oldermodel phones so aging batteries would last longer.

Ten years ago: Assailants gunned down the mother, aunt and siblings of a Mexican marine who was killed in a raid that took out one of Mexico’s most powerful cartel leaders. Nebraska’s Ndamukong Suh (ehn-DAHM’uh-kehn soo) became the first defensive player voted The Associated Press College Football Player of the Year.

Five years ago: North Korea experienced sweeping Internet outages for hours before coming back online; the White House and the State Department refused to say whether the U.S. government was responsible.

Singer Joe Cocker, 70, died in Crawford, Colorado. Actress Christine Cavanaugh, the voice of “Babe” the pig, died in Cedar City, Utah, at age 51.

One year ago: Indonesia’s Anak Krakatau volcano island erupted and collapsed, triggering a tsunami that killed more than 420 people and displaced 40,000.

Today’s Birthdays: Actor Hector Elizondo is 83. Country singer Red Steagall is 81. Former World Bank Group President Paul Wolfowitz is 76.

Baseball Hall of Famer Steve Carlton is 75. Former ABC News anchor Diane Sawyer is 74. Rock singer-musician Rick Nielsen (Cheap Trick) is 71. Rock singer-musician Michael Bacon is 71. Baseball All-Star Steve Garvey is 71. Golfer Jan Stephenson is 68. Actress BernNadette Stanis is 66. Rapper Luther “Luke” Campbell is 59. Country singer-musician Chuck Mead is 59. Actor Ralph Fiennes (rayf fynz) is 57. Actress Lauralee Bell is 51. Country singer Lori McKenna is 51. Actress Dina Meyer is 51. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, is 49. Actress Heather Donahue is 46. Actor Chris Carmack is 39. Actor Harry Ford is 37. Actor Greg Finley is 35. Actor Logan Huffman is 30. Rhythm-and-blues singer Jordin Sparks is 30.

Pop singer Meghan Trainor is 26.

Thought for Today: “Winter is not a season, it’s an occupation.” — Sinclair Lewis, American author (1885-1951).

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U.S. heads to court to build Trump border wall

By Nomaan Merchant Associated Press

HOUSTON — Three years into Donald Trump’s presidency, the U.S. government is ramping up its efforts to seize private land in Texas to build a border wall.

Trump’s signature campaign promise has consistently faced political, legal, and environmental obstacles in Texas, which has the largest section of the U.S.-Mexico border, most of it without fencing.

And much of the land along the Rio Grande, the river that forms the border in Texas, is privately held and environmentally sensitive.

Almost no land has been taken so far. But Department of Justice lawyers have filed three lawsuits this month seeking to take property from

landowners. On Tuesday, lawyers moved to seize land in one case immediately before a scheduled court hearing in February.

The agency says it’s ready to file many more petitions to take private land in the coming weeks. While progress has lagged, the process of taking land under eminent domain is weighted heavily in the government’s favor.

The U.S. government has built about 90 miles of walls since Trump took office, almost all of it replacing old fencing. Reaching Trump’s oftstated goal of 500 miles by the end of 2020 will almost certainly require stepping up progress in Texas.

Opponents have lobbied Congress to limit funding and prevent construction in areas like the Santa Ana National Wildlife Refuge,

an important sanctuary for several endangered species of jaguars, birds, and other animals, as well as the nonprofit National Butterfly Center and a historic Catholic chapel. They have also filed several lawsuits. A federal judge this month prevented the government from building with money redirected to the wall under Trump’s declaration of a national emergency earlier this year. Also, two judges recently ordered a private, pro-Trump fundraising group to stop building its own wall near the Rio Grande.

Even on land the government owns, construction has been held up. In another federal wildlife refuge, at a site known as La Parida Banco, work crews cleared brush this spring and the government announced in April that construction would soon

begin. Eight months later, the site remains empty.

According to a U.S. official familiar with the project, work crews discovered that the land was too saturated. The planned metal bollards installed on top of concrete panels would have been unstable because of the water levels in the soil, said the official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because the person did not have authorization to share the information publicly.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection declined to comment on the issue of saturation at La Parida Banco, saying construction there was “currently in the design phase.”

In a statement, CBP says it continues to need a border wall for “the enduring capability it creates to impede and/or deny attempted

illegal entries while creating additional time to carry out successful law enforcement resolutions.”

The agency says it plans by the end of 2020 to have 450 miles of walls built and another 59 miles under construction, “pending availability of real estate.”

The Fifth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution requires the government pay “just compensation” to anyone whose land is taken for public use. But the government can deposit an amount it deems fair with the court, then seek to take the land immediately on the basis that a border wall is urgently needed. Even as border crossings have plummeted from record highs for families earlier this year, Justice Department attorneys argue the government needs to take land as quickly as possible.

23 dead as protests grow against India citizenship law

By Sheikh Saalio and Emily Schmall Associated Press

NEW DELHI — Violent protests against India’s citizenship law that excludes Muslim immigrants swept the country over the weekend despite the government’s ban on public assembly and suspension of internet services in many parts, raising the nationwide death toll to 23, police said.

Nine people died in clashes with police in Uttar Pradesh on Saturday, said state police spokesman Pravin Kumar. He said most of the victims were young people but denied police were responsible.

“Some of them died of bullet injuries, but these injuries are not because of police fire. The police have used only tear gas to scare away the agitating mob,” he said.

Around a dozen vehicles were set on fire as protesters rampaged through the northern cities of Rampur, Sambhal, Muzaffarnagar,

Bijnore and Kanpur, where a police station was also torched, Singh said.

The backlash against the law marks the strongest show of dissent against the Hindu nationalist government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi since he was first elected in 2014.

The law allows Hindus, Christians and other religious minorities who are in India illegally to become citizens if they can show they were persecuted because of their religion in Muslim-majority Bangladesh, Pakistan and Afghanistan. It does not apply to Muslims.

Critics have slammed the legislation as a violation of India’s secular constitution and have called it the latest effort by the Modi government to marginalize the country’s 200 million Muslims. Modi has defended the law as a humanitarian gesture.

Uttar Pradesh state is controlled

by Modi’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party.

An anti-terror squad was

deployed and internet services were suspended for another 48 hours in the state.

Six people were killed during clashes in Uttar Pradesh on Friday, and police said Saturday that over 600 had been taken into custody since then as part of “preventive action.” In addition, five people have been arrested and 13 cases filed for posting “objectionable” material on social media.

Police have imposed a British colonial-era law banning the assembly of more than four people statewide. The law was also imposed elsewhere in India to thwart an expanding protest movement demanding the revocation of the citizenship law.

India’s Ministry of Information and Broadcasting issued an advisory Friday night asking broadcasters across the country to refrain from using content that could inflame further violence. The ministry asked for “strict compliance.”

In the northeastern border state

Bikas Das / Associated Press

Indian students shout slogans during a protest rally Saturday in Kolkata, India, against the Citizenship Amendment Act. Critics have slammed the law as a violation of India’s secular constitution and have called it the latest effort by the Modi government to marginalize the country’s 200 million Muslims.

of Assam, where internet services were restored after a 10-day blockade, hundreds of women staged a sit-in against the law in Gauhati, the state capital.

“Our peaceful protests will

continue till this illegal and unconstitutional citizenship law amendment is scrapped,” said Samujjal Bhattacharya, the leader of the All Assam Students Union, which organized the rally.

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LAS VEGAS — A fire in a three-story apartment building in downtown Las Vegas where residents were apparently using their stoves for heat killed six people and forced some residents to jump from upper-floor windows to escape the heavy smoke before dawn Saturday, authorities said.

Investigators reported that the fire started around a first-floor unit’s stove and that residents had told them that there was no heat in the building, which sits a few blocks from downtown Las Vegas’ touristy Fremont Street District.

Residents reported awakening to pounding on doors around 4 a.m.

By the time Matthew Sykes got his clothes on to flee, one end of his second-floor hallway was choked with thick black smoke, as was a stairwell, making it impassable for he and his wife. “The whole place was like one big black cloud of smoke — couldn’t get down the stairs,” Sykes told The Associated Press.

Macron vows to keep fighting extremism in West Africa ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast — France’s President Emmanuel Macron has vowed to boost the fight against Islamic extremism in West Africa as French troops killed 33 Islamic extremists in central Mali.

Saturday was Macron’s second day of his three-day trip to Ivory Coast and Niger that has been dominated by the growing threat posed by jihadist groups. “We must remain determined and united to face that threat,” Macron said in a news conference in Abidjan.

“We will continue the fight.”

By Macron’s side, Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara in Abidjan announced a “historic” reform of the French-backed currency CFA Franc, established in 1945 and used by eight states in West and Central Africa. The currency’s name will become the “eco” next year and all French officials will withdraw from its decision-making bodies, Ouattara said. In addition, the obligation for member states to keep half of their foreign reserves in France will end.

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Boeing aimed to bring its Starliner crew capsule back to Earth on Sunday to end its first test flight, a mission cut short by an improperly set clock on the spacecraft.

The Starliner — carrying no astronauts, only a test dummy — was supposed to spend

the coming week at the International Space Station, part of a critical dress rehearsal for a flight with a real crew next year.

But the capsule ended up in the wrong orbit shortly after launching Friday. The station docking was scrapped, and Boeing and NASA decided to bring the spacecraft home as soon as possible.

Legion of Christ finds 33 priests, 71 seminarian sex abusers VATICAN CITY— The Legion of Christ religious order, which was discredited by its pedophile founder and the cult-like practices he imposed, says an internal investigation has identified 33 priests and 71 seminarians who sexually abused minors over the past eight decades. A third of the priestly abusers were themselves victims of the Legion’s late founder, the Rev. Marcial Maciel, while others were victims of his victims — a multi-generational chain of abuse that confirms Maciel’s toxic influence spread throughout the order.

The Legion counted 175 victims of the priests, but didn’t provide a number for the victims of the seminarians, most of whom were never ordained and left the congregation. The Legion released the statistics on Saturday, the same day Pope Francis accepted the resignation of the Legion’s biggest defender at the Vatican, Cardinal Angelo Sodano, as dean of the College of Cardinals.

Deputy dies in crash en route to domestic violence call PARKLAND, Wash. — A sheriff’s deputy in western Washington died when his patrol car crashed while he was on his way to back up other officers on an urgent domestic violence call, authorities said Saturday. The Pierce County Sheriff’s office said Deputy Cooper Dyson, 25, was found dead at the scene about 3 a.m. Saturday after a passerby reported a patrol car had crashed into a commercial building.

Dyson was on his way to assist two fellow officers already dispatched to a house in Parkland. They had asked for back up within a minute of arriving to the initial call reporting a young child had been assaulted and there were weapons in the home. Dyson was the first deputy to respond to the urgent call, which continued to escalate. The officers at the scene said the suspect was fighting them and possibly trying to access a shotgun in the house. The sheriff called it a heartbreaking loss for the department and Dyson’s family.

He is survived by his 2-year-old child and his pregnant wife. The deputy had been with the department since 2018.

— Clarion news services

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AccuWeather® 5-day forecast for Kenai-Soldotna Today

Monday

Mostly sunny and very cold

Some sun, then clouds and cold

Hi: 19

Lo: 13

Hi: 22

Tuesday Wednesday Thursday

Cloudy

Lo: 15

Hi: 25

RealFeel

Cold with Mostly cloudy times of clouds with a bit of and sun snow

Lo: 16

Lo: 12

Hi: 18

Kotzebue -1/-11

Lo: 2

Sun and Moon

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10 a.m.

Noon 2 p.m.

4 p.m.

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Today 10:12 a.m.

3:54 p.m.

Sunrise Sunset

New Dec 25

First Jan 2

Daylight Day Length - 5 hrs., 41 min., 24 sec.

Daylight lost - 0 min., 1 sec.

Alaska Cities 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

Hi: 22

Yesterday Hi/Lo/W 42/34/sn 14/9/pc -11/-15/pc 10/1/pc 38/32/sf 27/15/pc -19/-28/pc -14/-27/pc 13/1/sn 43/34/sn -27/-34/s -45/-50/pc 1/-27/c -17/-30/pc 25/22/sf 26/15/pc 34/32/c 44/40/r -3/-6/pc 18/5/pc 43/40/r 35/27/pc

Moonrise Moonset

Today 5:28 a.m.

2:29 p.m.

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Nome 4/-4 Unalakleet 2/-10 McGrath -15/-20

Tomorrow 7:01 a.m.

2:45 p.m.

City

24/8/c 52/21/s 61/25/s 52/32/pc 51/44/sh 42/22/s 61/50/pc 38/23/pc 54/43/pc 53/49/sh 41/13/pc 50/40/pc 35/22/pc 39/16/c 44/32/pc 55/41/c 56/28/pc 50/36/c 47/32/s 54/29/pc 53/31/pc

39/27/pc 51/27/pc 67/33/s 50/40/r 48/45/r 48/28/s 63/32/s 49/28/s 52/31/pc 52/48/r 39/20/pc 54/34/c 45/34/s 42/36/s 45/31/pc 56/52/r 54/30/pc 53/42/r 50/33/pc 57/33/pc 50/29/pc

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Precipitation

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Glennallen 14/12 Valdez 19/17

Kenai/ Soldotna Homer

Dillingham 20/14

Juneau 38/34

National Extremes (For the 48 contiguous states) High yesterday Low yesterday

Kodiak 40/28

47/32/pc 50/46/r 44/28/pc 41/22/s 57/34/s 45/28/pc 61/37/pc 51/33/s 46/31/s 37/25/s 57/33/pc 35/19/pc 52/27/pc 44/32/pc 51/28/s 43/26/s 46/26/pc 80/73/c 64/40/pc 44/28/pc 52/47/r

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

82 at Key West, Fla. -17 at Crested Butte, Colo.

High yesterday Low yesterday

Yesterday Today Hi/Lo/W Hi/Lo/W

67/53/sh 53/29/s 82/75/c 58/41/pc 53/37/pc 75/53/pc 55/33/pc 55/42/pc 80/71/sh 63/25/s 50/30/s 44/19/pc 55/38/c 55/53/r 35/23/pc 46/37/s 43/40/c 49/22/pc 75/66/sh 36/22/pc 73/45/pc

68/58/r 55/36/s 80/72/t 56/41/pc 54/38/pc 67/53/r 55/34/pc 52/42/r 80/70/t 66/32/pc 47/35/pc 40/26/s 53/45/r 59/50/sh 45/35/s 51/39/pc 56/33/s 53/30/s 72/64/r 46/31/s 73/52/pc

Sitka 40/36

State Extremes

Ketchikan 41/36

46 at Metlakatla -50 at Fort Yukon

Today’s Forecast World Cities

49/26/s 50/34/c 48/26/s 27/1/pc 48/43/sh 46/28/s 65/31/pc 52/24/s 47/26/pc 32/18/pc 57/24/s 32/16/pc 56/18/pc 46/26/s 59/42/pc 29/14/pc 56/47/pc 80/70/c 56/48/c 44/29/s 53/46/sh

24 hours ending 4 p.m. yest. . 0.00" Month to date .......................... 0.90" Normal month to date ............ 0.96" Year to date ........................... 18.26" Normal year to date ............... 17.82" Record today ................ 0.52" (1990) 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 27/24 30/21

Anchorage 12/10

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 -20/-26

Cold Bay 39/33

Yesterday Today Hi/Lo/W Hi/Lo/W

High .............................................. 12 Low ................................................. 3 Normal high ................................. 27 Normal low ................................... 11 Record high ...................... 43 (2009) Record low ...................... -32 (1965)

Kenai/ Soldotna 19/13

Talkeetna 9/7

Bethel 9/-8

Today Hi/Lo/W -1/-11/c -15/-20/s 42/37/r 4/-4/s -19/-27/pc -17/-21/c 14/11/s 38/34/sn -15/-19/c 39/28/sn 27/24/s 40/36/sn 36/33/sf 9/7/s -21/-31/pc -19/-22/pc 2/-10/pc 19/17/pc 14/10/s 24/24/s 8/3/s 36/34/sf

Unalaska 37/31 Yesterday Today Hi/Lo/W Hi/Lo/W

Almanac From Kenai Municipal Airport

Last Jan 17

Yesterday Hi/Lo/W 3/0/c -8/-21/pc 46/42/r 12/9/c -28/-36/pc -26/-41/pc 12/5/pc 38/36/r -12/-19/pc 38/21/sn 26/22/pc 43/36/r 27/24/sf 4/-4/pc -24/-31/pc -21/-41/pc 10/2/c 18/14/pc 7/5/pc 21/13/pc 8/2/pc 33/30/sf

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Anaktuvuk Pass -11/-19

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

Prudhoe Bay -15/-19

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3:54 p.m.

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Utqiagvik -8/-12

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89/76/pc 66/48/pc 68/56/s 67/45/pc 48/45/pc 70/62/c 62/46/s 84/65/t 51/41/pc 63/52/pc -4/-12/sn 67/47/pc 16/5/c 37/30/pc 50/44/r 64/59/r 37/21/sn 88/79/c 90/68/s 48/41/c 43/41/c

86/75/s 66/56/sh 70/60/s 66/43/pc 42/38/c 73/65/pc 61/41/s 81/60/t 50/43/pc 56/40/pc 2/-5/c 63/44/pc 35/31/c 40/37/c 51/45/sh 62/49/sh 47/35/pc 85/77/t 71/67/c 50/43/r 46/33/c

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Soldotna hockey tops Kenai

By Jeff Helminiak Peninsula Clarion

Soldotna’s Jose Montague is called for a trip on Kenai Central’s Miles Marston on Friday, Dec. 20, 2019, at the Kenai MultiPurpose Facility in Kenai. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

The Soldotna hockey team got two power-play goals in the third period to defeat Kenai Central 4-2 on Friday in Railbelt Conference action at the Kenai Multi-Purpose Facility.

The Stars moved to 1-1 in the league, and the Kardinals fell to 1-2-1, as Soldotna avenged a 6-5, nonconference loss to Kenai on Nov. 2.

“We didn’t play very well that game and Kenai did,” said Soldotna head coach Indy Walton, whose team won despite not having star defenseman Galen Brantley III due to illness. “That game was definitely on my mind.

“Kenai’s got good coaches, they’ve got good kids, they’re pulling together. They’re

going to be a team that at the end of the year, I think, will end up in that top four.”

Kenai head coach Scott Shelden was not at Friday’s game. Assistant coach Jenna Redford said the Kards showed a pattern of lack of discipline throughout the game, whether it was ending up in the penalty box, lack of fundamentals or not executing on special teams.

Redford added she believes there are players in the Kenai locker room that will bring a disciplined team back to the ice.

“There was just a bunch of little, tiny things that show me they were not mentally engaged,” she said.

SoHi got the upper hand in the first period, outshooting the Kards 10-4. Walton was impressed with the way

Kenai goalie Tommy Baker kept the puck out of the net until the final minute, when David Aley and Alex Montague lit the lamp for the Stars. Walton said his son, Dylan Walton, had nice assists on both of the goals.

“Instead of taking it to them and playing our game, we waited and played their game,” Redford said. “They made us pay for it. They severely outplayed us in the first period.”

Things changed with 9 minutes, 43 seconds, left in the second period, when Kenai captain Jordan Knudsen took advantage of a SoHi defensive mistake for a 2-1 game.

Redford said she told Knudsen before the period that the team was struggling and it was up to him to

change that.

“He scored a goal,” she said. “That’s what leaders do.

They either lead by example or they have a talk with them. He took that weight 100 percent on his shoulders and he scored a goal.”

With the momentum changed, the Stars committed another costly turnover 2 1/2 minutes later and Miles Marston tied the game.

“Those two goals in the second period, we made the assist on,” Walton said.

Kenai’s hopes of pulling out a victory would be hampered by taking 14 minutes of penalties in the third period. Soldotna also started the third period with 1:20 left on a power play that was sure to be key in the See PUCK, Page B4

Bears remain in 1st place

By Staff report Peninsula Clarion

The Kenai River Brown Bears remain in first place in the North American Hockey League Midwest Division after defeating the host Janesville (Wisconsin) Jets on Friday and losing in a shootout on Saturday.

The Bears are 22-8-1-3, good for first place and just a point ahead of Fairbanks at 22-9-1-2.

The Bears won 3-1 Friday and lost 5-4 in a shootout Saturday.

The Bears won their third straight game Friday.

Kenai River scored in each of the first two

periods to stake out a 2-0 lead, which was enough to survive the Jets’ comeback attempts in the late minutes. Janesville outshot Kenai River 26-12 over the final two periods of play.

Bears goalie Danny Fraga had a big night, stopping 37 or 38 shots to pick up his third win of the season and second straight against the Jets dating back to his last start Dec. 7. In those two games, Fraga has 70 saves on 72 shots against Janesville.

Fraga also was given an assist Friday in the second period, getting the puck See BEARS, Page B4

Kenai boys win their own tournament Staff Report Peninsula Clarion

The Kenai Central boys and Galena girls finished off titles in the Craig Jung “Kenai River Challenge” on Saturday.

The Kardinals boys finished off a perfect threegame run through the tourney by topping Nikiski 60-41. Evan Stockton had 19 for Kenai, while Andrew Bezdecny had 17. For Nikiski, Austin Stafford had 17, while Michael Mysing had 10.

The Kenai girls defeated

Nikiski 41-29. Damaris Severson had 12 for the Kards, while Logan Satathite had 10. Lillian Carstens had 12 for Nikiski.

The Galena girls finished off the tourney title by topping Houston.

Powerade/Al Howard Tip-Off Anchorage Christian Schools wrapped up the tournament title at Soldotna on Saturday by defeating Homer 68-56. Homer See prep, Page B4

Soldotna’s Trinity Donovan is crowned the champion of the girls 145-pound division Saturday, Dec. 21, 2019, at the ASAA State Wrestling Championships at the Alaska Airlines Center in Anchorage, Alaska. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)

Donovan, Wylie nab titles

By Joey Klecka Peninsula Clarion

Soldotna freshman Trinity Donovan walked off the center mat in the cavernous Alaska Airlines Center as a newly minted girls state wrestling champion and pointed to the crowd. Her family was there to see her earn a state title in her first try, but that’s

not why Donovan was tearing up.

Donovan’s win in the 145-pound final Saturday at the Alaska state wrestling tournament capped an emotional year she spent dealing with the loss of her stepfather Travis Stubblefield, who died in June 2018.

That tough loss in her life made the moment all the

more special, and Donovan had her family there to see her triumph on the biggest stage in her life.

“It feels amazing,” Donovan said. “This is redemption for me.”

Donovan laid claim to the 145-pound title with a narrow 3-2 decision over Emily Bellant of North Pole, capping a 21-6 season for the

high school rookie.

Stubblefield, a 48-year-old Soldotna resident, was killed last year in an altercation at a Kasilof residence. Donovan said his loss was tough for her family, but it made her all the more determined to overcome her longshot status to win.

See PIN, Page B2

Christmas comes on skis

By Jeff Helminiak Peninsula Clarion

Proper V2 technique and complex, expensive wax jobs can wait for the rest of the season.

The Candy Cane Scramble puts a premium on Christmas apparel and throwing beanbags into plastic garbage buckets.

The event was put on by the Soldotna ski team Friday at Tsalteshi Trails as a way for skiers to have some fun before dispersing for the holiday break.

“I think it was nice to do something involving Christmas,” said Soldotna senior Cameron Blackwell, who won the girls race. “So many people were wearing Santa hats and it was something we were doing just for fun.”

In order to avoid a penalty

of 10 seconds, racers had to wear a Santa cap, holiday sweater or a Christmas costume.

The event also was about more than who could ski the three laps, amounting to a bit over 5 kilometers, the fastest.

After each of the first two laps, racers had to stop at the “shooting range,” where they had three tries to toss two beanbags into a garbage can.

Racers had to ski one penalty loop if they made one beanbag, and two penalty loops if they didn’t put any in the bucket.

Boys winner Quinn Cox, a sophomore at Soldotna, used the format to his advantage.

“I didn’t miss any,” he said.

“That’s the only reason I got where I did.”

Stars teammate Jack Harris just missed catching Cox at the line, but that was because

Harris had to ski two penalty loops. Cox said Harris is the far better skier.

Cox won at 16 minutes, 5 seconds, while Harris was next at 16:06 and Soldotna’s Foster Boze was third at 16:32.

For all Cox knows, Harris may be the better tosser, as well.

“I think I just got lucky,” Cox said, when asked how he was able to drain all his shots.

Blackwell said she was in third place after the first lap, but avoided a penalty loop at the first tossing station and took the lead. At the second shooting station, Blackwell had to do two penalty loops, but her skiing was enough to carry the day.

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Soldotna’s Quinn Cox shows off the shooting form the brought him first place in the Candy Cane Scramble on Friday, Dec. 20, 2019, at Tsalteshi Trails near Soldotna, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

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“This is the first time my dad’s family, my grandparents on my dad’s side have watched me wrestle,” she said. “This is all for him.”

Donovan was later joined by teammate Amanda Wylie as state champions for SoHi. Wylie is a senior who also won her first state wrestling title on Saturday in the 160-pound final, and has served as a mentor to Donovan in the wrestling room at SoHi. Wylie stood watching like a proud mother when Donovan won her match.

“I’ve been coaching her since middle school when she was my prodigy,” Wylie said.

The SoHi boys team came up short in pursuit of a state champion at the Division I tournament, finishing eighth in the team race, but the Stars still got two runner-up finishes with Dennis Taylor in the 152-pound final and Sean Babitt at 171 pounds.

Colony won the team title with 333 points and South Anchorage finished second with 280. SoHi finished with 82.5 points.

At the Div. II meet, held in conjunction with the Div. I meet, the Homer Mariners finished third in the team race to lead all peninsula schools. Homer got two state champions with seniors Mose Hayes at 152 pounds and Anthony Kalugin at 189.

Bethel won the Div. II team crown with 191.5 points to beat Glennallen, which finished with 176. The Mariners ended with 118.5.

Kenai Central finished 13th in the team race with 57 points, while Nikiski finished 23rd with 23.5 points and Seward was 26th with 12 points. None were able to put wrestlers into Saturday’s finals.

Donovan and Wylie both came up through the club wrestling ranks competing for the Soldotna Whalers.

Wylie got to know Donovan when the latter was in middle school.

Donovan also had to battle through her weight class as the fourth seed entering the weekend. With an uphill battle to climb, Donovan persevered and toppled the No. 1 seed Desarae Matheny of Lathrop in the semifinals Friday, then beat secondseeded Bellant in the final.

Later in the night, Wylie won the 160-pound final with a third-period pin on Alaina Pete of Brevig Mission.

Wylie said her personal style is to throw opponents on the mat. During the season, Wylie and Donovan have had countless hours practicing against each other, so when Donovan was faced with Bellant’s throws in the final, she was more than ready.

“I was like, ‘Bruh, you’re welcome’,” Wylie said. “She yells at me for throwing her in practice, but then she goes out there and knows how to defend that.”

Donovan said she had been beaten twice before

by Bellant, dating back to middle school, so the pressure was high when she stepped out on the mat.

“I was just trying not to puke,” Donovan said. “I had a hard time breathing with my mouth guard. Once I circled around, I knew I had it.”

Wylie said Donovan’s victory prior to her own match provided plenty of inspiration.

“We work so hard in practice,” Wylie said. “We just kept pushing each other, and her winning right before me really hyped me up.”

Wylie was up 15-4 in the third round when she caught Pete in a pin with 33 seconds left in the match.

SoHi head coach Neldon Gardner said Wylie had to stay in control and rely on technical moves to win it, and it also helped that Pete gave away several points on violations.

“That match was pivotal so many times,” Gardner said.

“We were sitting on pins and needles throughout that one.”

Taylor’s loss in the 152-pound Div. I boys match came to one of the state’s toughest competitors. With just one loss to his credit

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this year, Colony’s Vincent Cramer held control over Taylor in the final and won convincingly 14-5, but Gardner praised Taylor for testing Cramer as long as he did.

In the 171-pound final, Babitt lost 8-4 to Wasilla’s Colton Lindquist, who had just two losses to his name this year.

The Stars also got two teammates duking it out for fifth place at 140 pounds, and it was junior Zach Burns getting the better of his freshman teammate Hunter Richardson with a close 6-5 final.

Burns capped his season at 29-8 overall.

At the Div. II level, the Kenai Kardinals were able to push three grapplers into Saturday’s finals, highlighted by Tucker Vann at 171 pounds. Vann won a 3-1 decision over Su-Valley’s Dalton Pinard in the third-place final to grab the bronze medal, one day after he was pinned

by Sidney Fleming of Sitka in Friday’s semifinals. Vann capped his junior season with a 17-3 record.

Also for Kenai Central, freshman Owen Whicker took sixth at 112 pounds, losing a 4-2 decision to Grace Christian’s John Harris in the fifth-place final.

At 215 pounds, junior Rocky Sherbahn took sixth place, losing a tight 11-9 decision in the fifth-place match to Isaac Joeky of Napaskiak.

Homer’s two state champions continued the recent success of the Mariners at the state meet. In addition to Hayes and Kalugin winning boys crowns, the Homer girls also finished with two state champions, getting victories from junior Sadie Blake and senior Rayanna Vigil. The Mariners finished third in the girls team race with 76 points, while North Pole took the title with 112 points and Lathrop finished second with 98.

Fresh off a fifth straight Kachemak Conference title, Homer assistant coach Chris Perk said the Mariners weren’t able to pack enough wrestlers in the finals and consolation rounds, while Bethel and Glennallen had the depth to duke it out between themselves.

Perk said the weekend still had its moments for the Mariners.

“Rayana has been so powerful all year and she wrestled great,” Perk said.

“Anthony had a rematch with his opponent, and sometimes that’ll motivate you, and he just went out there and pinned him … for Mose it’s just consistency, because he’ll just give you his best effort every day.”

Hayes state title at 152 pounds was the second of his prep career, following up on the one he earned as a sophomore in 2017. Hayes fell short of a repeat championship last year, so Saturday’s return to the top step of the podium was satisfying.

Hayes dominated the final 17-3 over Adam Jockusch of Eielson, capping a 27-1 senior campaign.

“The first time (winning at state) I was more of the underdog,” Hayes explained.

“So this year I was more comfortable with it.”

Kalugin’s championship at 189 pounds came with force as the Homer senior took 1:43 to pin Kael Gerlach of Glennallen, putting a period on a 28-4 campaign. The state title was the first of Kalugin’s prep career, which includes three seasons with Voznesenka.

Kalugin competed for the Homer wrestling team this season after the Voznesenka program closed.

Blake won the 125-pound title with an 8-3 decision over Ketchikan’s Ada Odden to cap a 23-1 season, while Vigil won the 189-pound crown by beating Kiley Clouse of Dillingham with a pin in the second round, putting a bow on an undefeated season (16-0).

Homer also put several wrestlers in the boys consolation rounds — junior Austin Cline took fourth at 119 pounds, losing the thirdplace match by an 8-4 decision to Dillingham’s Demetry Hoseth, freshman Russell Nyvall finished fourth at 125 pounds, pinned by Zach Kolbe of Dillingham in the third-place match, and junior Afony Reutov took fifth at 135 pounds, pinning Grace Christian’s Kenan Metzger

in his last match.

Nikiski only placed one wrestler in the top six, as junior Koleman McCaughey earned fifth place with a third-round pin on Wrangell’s Rowen Wiederspohn in the fifth-place match. McCaughey rounded out his junior campaign with a 26-11 record.

Seward’s Marcus Lastimosa was the lone state placer, taking sixth place at 285 pounds after a 7-3 loss to Ayden Alstrom-Beans of St. Mary’s in the fifth-place final. The Seward sophomore finished 16-9 this season.

State wrestling

At the Alaska Airlines Center, Anchorage Division I Team standings — 1. Colony, 333 points; 2.

South, 280; 3. Lathrop, 246; 4. Palmer, 137; 5. East, 133.5; 6. Wasilla, 130.5; 7. Thunder Mountain, 98; 8. Soldotna, 82.5; 9. West Valley, 69; 10. West, 65; 11. North Pole, 52; 12. Ketchikan, 46.5; 13. Chugiak, 37.5; 14. Eagle River, 21; 15. Service, 16; 16.

Bartlett, 8; 17. Dimond, 6; 18. Kodiak, 6.

Championship matches 103 — Benjamin Pope, Eas, 7-1 dec. Andrew Killian-Dalrymple, Lat; 112 — Roberto LechugaPorras, Lat, 13-1 MD Caleb O’Hara, Eas; 119 — Aedyn Concepcion, Sou, 7-1 dec. Alexander Logsdon, Was; 125 — Simon Keffalos, Sou, pin 3:52 Jahrease Mays, Thm; 130 — Octavius McCleskey, Eas, 9-4 dec. Darinn Peterson, NP; 135 — Jared Hopkins, Col, pin 3:30 Niko Mayo, Sou; 140 — Theo Cha, Sou, 3-2 dec. Aidan Ehmann, Col; 145 — Kobe Ames, Lat, 12-2 MD Riley Harris, Sou; 152 — Vincent Cramer, Col, 14-5 MD Dennis Taylor, Sol; 160 — Brandon DeYarmon, Sou, 3-0 dec. Josiah Opp, Lat; 171 — Colton Lindquist, Was, 8-4 dec. Sean Babitt, Sol; 189 — Daniel Niebles, Chu, 10-2 MD Nick Tipton, Thm; 215 — Kelton Mock, Wes, 7-6 dec. Macarius Floresta, Col; 285 — Jackson Moore, Sou, 3-1 dec. Shaun Conwell, WV. 3rd-place 103 — Evan Holmes, Col, 8-5 dec. Ashton Volkman, Eas; 112 — Adam Concepcion, Sou, 8-3 dec.

Elijah Larsen, Col; 119 — Jeremy Bockert, Col, MD 10-1 Carter Silva, Col; 125 — Colton Parduhn, Lat, 7-3 dec. TJ Clapp, Col; 130 — Garrett Blydenburgh, Pal, 2-0 dec. Kayden Payne, Col; 135 — Payton Portney, Pal, pin 3:34 Rett Gallagher, Col; 140 — William Poland, Lat, 6-1 dec. Niles Williams, Was; 145 — Sterling Uhlenhake, Was, pin 3:23 Isaac Coon, WV; 152 — Antonio Woodfork, Pal, 8-4 dec.

Zac Loutzenhiser, Col; 160 — Jalen Tosten, Col, pin 2:55 Tanner Thornhill, Col; 171 — Jackson Acree, Pal, 9-5 dec. Landis Erwin, Col; 189 — Camryn Binning, SV 6-4 Ethan Bleakney, Pal; 215 — Ikaika Vaivai, Eas, 6-3 dec. Mason Wurst, Sou; 285 — Jacob Ferster, Thm, 6-0 dec. Daniel Van Slyke, Col. 5th-place 103 — Jerzy Ritz, Col, pin 2:46 Carson Cummins, Thm; 112 — Dylan Shaw, Sou, 1-0 dec. Elyle Francisco, Eas; 119 — Dimitri Larson, Wes, pin 4:12 Isaac Pang, Wes; 125 — Garrett Bourne, Lat, 7-4 dec. Kai Biagi, Ket; 130 — Aaron Johnson, Lat, 5-4 dec. Chad Hakala, Sou; 135 — Owen Manley, Pal, 12-4 MD Samuel Logsdon, Was; 140 — Zach Burns, Sol, 6-5 dec. Hunter Richardson, Sol; 145 — Deshawn Campbell, Was, 10-4 dec. Jayden Christianson, Pal; 152 — Jedi Patzke, Sou, pin 4:42 Kyle Stolz, NP; 160 — Jesse Schnabel, WV, 2-0 dec.

James Salter, ER; 171 — Sage Martin, Lat, pin 0:18 Joshua Zong, Ser; 189 — Mark Fisher, NP, 4-2 dec.

Colton Copelin, Wes; 215 — Camden Erickson, Thm, forf. Sean Michel, Lat; 285 — Noah Curtis, Lat, pin 1:52 Tyler Linder, Pal. Division II Team standings — 1. Bethel, 191.5 points; 2.

Glennallen, 176; 3. Homer, 118.5; 4. Redington, 113; 5. Dillingham, 111; 6. Sitka, 92; T7. Craig, 87; T7. Grace Christian, 87; T7. Mt. Edgecumbe, 87; 10. Eielson, 85; 11. Wrangell, 80; 12. Nome, 62.5; 13. Kenai Central, 57; 14. Petersburg, 54.5; 15.

Unalaska, 54; 16. Napaskiak, 34.5; 17. Houston, 34; 18. ACS, 31.5; 19. Barrow, 30; 20. Haines, 29; 21. Kotzebue, 28; 22. Savoonga, 24; 23. Nikiski, 23.5; 24. Su-Valley, 17; 25. New Stuyahok, 16; T26.

Delta, 12; T26. Seward, 12; T28. Noatak, 10; T28.

St. Mary’s, 10; T28. Stebbins, 10; 31. Emmonak, 9; T32. Hutchison, 7; T32. Scammon Bay, 7; T32. St. Michael, 7; T35. Bristol Bay, 5; T35. Nunapitchuk, 5; T35. Valdez, 5; T38. Gambell, 4; T38. Kivalina, 4; 40.

Shishmaref, 3; T41. Aniak, 1; T41. Galena, 1; T41.

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Championship matches 103 — Axel Madson, Bet, pin 0:25 Riesen Seyer, Hou; 112 — Landon Smith, Bet, pin 1:42 Darius Tilden, Dill; 119 — Keegan Delaquito, Gle, pin 2:53 Jonah Comstock, Wra; 125 — Jordan Korth, Gle, 5-2 dec. Ryan Rooney, Wra; 130 — Alex Buck, Gle, pin 3:58 Boston Postishek, Red; 135 — Nelson Evans, Bet, pin 5:42 Emilio Mangrobang, ME; 140 — Jude Merriner, Gra, 7-1 dec. Joshua Baird, Eie; 145 — Aengus Bancroft, Gle, 4-3 dec. Blaine Henning, Una; 152 — Mose Hayes, Hom, 17-3

Soldotna’s Amanda Wylie grapples with Alaina Pete of Brevig Mission in the girls 160-pound final Saturday, Dec. 21, 2019, at the ASAA State Wrestling Championships at the Alaska Airlines Center in Anchorage, Alaska. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion) MD Adam Jockusch, Eie; 160 — Hayden Lieb, Bet, TF 15-0 Kole Sperl, Pet; 171 — Wayland Patten, Cra, 7-3 dec. Sidney Fleming, Sit; 189 — Anthony Kalugin, Hom, pin 1:43 Kael Gerlach, Gle; 215 — Wesley Verhamme, Hai, 11-1 MD Nephi Tidwell, Eie; 285 — Nicholas Liomaiava, Bar, pin 3:56 Haley Osborne, ME. 3rd-place 103 — Wyatt Williams, Dill, TB 6-4 Justin Dick, Red; 112 — Colton Ewers, Sit, 15-3 MD Thomas Hannon, Nom; 119 — Demetry Hoseth, Dill, 8-4 dec. Austin Cline, Hom; 125 — Zach Kolbe, Dill, pin 1:33 Russell Nyvall, Hom; 130 — JJ Marble, Nom, 5-1 dec. Matt Bohlman, ACS; 135 — Charles Severance, Red, pin 4:12 Curtis Jeppesen, Una; 140 — Gavin Metcalf, Red, 10-1 MD Luke Hofacker, ACS; 145 — Elden Cross, Nom, 9-4 dec. Timber Patten, Cra; 152 — Austin Cramer, Gle, 9-5 dec. Hunter Wiederspohn, Wra; 160 — Andrew Beveridge, Gra, 6-2 dec. Luke Wegand, Cra; 171 — Tucker Vann, Ken, 3-1 dec. Dalton Pinard, SuV; 189 — Colten Hink, Dill, pin 3:53 John Welsh, Sit; 215 — Derek Seppilu, Sav, 11-7 dec. Max Johnson, Sit; 285 — Ulric Lehman, Cra, pin 4:49 Hunter Littlefield, Sit. 5th-place 103 — Payton Metcalf, Red, 13-0 MD Merrick Nilsen, Pet; 112 — John Harris, Gra, 4-2 dec.

Owen Whicker, Ken; 119 — Stephen Maxie, Nap, inj. Tyson Olsen, ME; 125 — Tyler Laraux, Bet, 8-4 dec. Ajey Moses, ME; 130 — Lloydy Ayojiak, ME, 1-0 dec. John Esnardo, Una; 135 — Afony Reutov, Hom, pin 2:11 Kenan Metzger, Gra; 140 — Isaiah Hoffman, Gle, pin 3:00 Terrell Jimmy, Bet; 145 — Ryan Troyer, Kot, pin 4:00 Jamin Crow, Bet; 152 — Logan Crotts, Gra, 2-0 dec. Harrisen Wall, Eie; 160 — Stephan Anderson, 11-5 dec. John B. Charles, Emm; 171 — Koleman McCaughey, Nik, pin 4:10 Rowen Wiederspohn, Wra; 189 — Kevin Valadez, Bet, 4-2 dec. Garrison Koutchak, Ste; 215 — Isaac Joeky, Nap, 11-9 dec. Rocky Sherbahn, Ken; 285 — Ayden Alstrom-Beans, StM, 7-3 dec. Marcus Lastimosa, Sew.

Homer’s Mose Hayes challenges Eielson’s Adam Jockusch in the Division II boys 152-pound final Saturday at the ASAA State Wrestling Championships at the Alaska Airlines Center in Anchorage, Alaska. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)

Girls Team standings — 1. North Pole, 112 points; 2. Lathrop, 98; 3. Homer, 76; 4. Bethel, 67.5; 5. Kodiak, 67; 6. Ketchikan, 67; 7. Mt. Edgecumbe, 61; 8. Soldotna, 55.5; 9. East, 51.5; 10. Dillingham, 51; 11. Wrangell, 45; 12. Colony, 34; 13. Petersburg, 33; T14. Palmer, 31; T14. Scammon Bay, 31; T14.

West, 31; 17. Eagle River, 29; 18. South, 25; T19.

Eielson, 24; T19. Newhalen, 24; T19. Nome, 24. 22.

Brevig Mission, 23; 23. Chevak, 22.5; 24. Cordova, 21.5; 25. Unalakleet, 18; T26. Redington, 17; T26.

Valdez, 17; 28. Unalaska, 14; 29. Bartlett, 12; 30.

Hutchison, 11; 31. Kotzebue, 10; 32. Wasilla, 8; T33.

Metlakatla, 7; T33. West Valley, 7; 35. Alakanuk, 6; 36. Barrow, 4; T36. Service, 4; T36. Seward, 4; 39.

Bristol Bay, T39; Nunapitchuk, 3; T39. Stebbins, 3; 42. Selawik, 2.

Championship matches

103 — Thresa Savo, Col, SV 6-4 Jamiezon Garcia, Eas; 112 — Elizabeth Schumaker, NP, 9-4 dec.

Ashley Andrews, ER; 119 — Liana Carney, Wra, pin 2:52 Autumn Poland, Lat; 125 — Sadie Blake, Hom, 8-3 dec. Ada Odden, Ket; 130 — Hayley Gilson, Ket, 4-3 dec. Aileen Lester, New; 135 — Danielle Johnson, Lat, 5-3 dec. Emily Lorring, Kod; 145 — Trinity Donovan, Sol, 3-2 dec. Emily Bellant, NP; 160 — Amanda Wylie, Sol, pin 5:27 Alaina Pete, BM; 189 — Rayana Vigil, Hom, pin 3:22 Kiley Clouse, Dill; 235 — Debranna Bealer, Eie, 1-0 dec. Maggie Miller, ME. 3rd-place 103 — Kaylana Keith, Lat, pin 2:59 Michelle Atcherian, Che; 112 — Trinity Pendergrass, Pal, SV 7-5 Natallie Tobuk, Nom; 119 – Olivia Troxell, Kod, pin 2:48 Tatiana Green, Eas; 125 — Janice Dykes, NP, 14-7 dec. Ruby Massin, Pet; 130 — Maysa Brown, ME, 7-6 dec. Dakota Darby, NP; 135 —

Lindsey Beans-Polk, Bet, pin 2:06 Jamie Early, Wra; 145 — Rebecca Samuelson, Bet, SV 5-3 Desarae Matheny, Lat; 160 — Hanna Finley, Kod, 7-4 dec.

Dakota Magnuson, ME; 189 — Jayleen Sekona, Sou, pin 2:57 Lexi Ivanoff, Una; 235 — Jana Allen, Val, TB 4-1 Megan Parrish, NP. 5th-place 103 — Deirdre Toyomura, Pet, pin 1:55 Cadence Cedars, Bet; 112 — Carson Adams, Wes, 14-7 dec. Jean Krause, Dill; 119 — Macara Kobernuss, NP, pin 4:37 Ruby McCue, Ket; 125 — Anika Witsoe, Cor, pin 3:41 Kaitlynne Rice, Hut; 130 — Theresa Meatas, Eas, SV 3-1 Jaron Mute, Bet; 135 — Reagan Finkenbinder, Dill, forf. Rachel Kaganek, Sca; 145 — Jakira Starks, Bar, 3-1 dec. Trinity Hopkins, Was; 160 — Halle Savage, Una, 7-5 dec. Twyla Anderstrom, Red; 189 — Thereisa Vaafuti, Wes, forf. Shyanne Kopanuk, Sca; 235 — Alizae Brown, Pal, 6-5 dec. Jacquelune DeMers, ER.

Football

Montreal 36 17 13 6 40 115 115 Tampa Bay 34 17 13 4 38 118 110 Ottawa 37 15 18 4 34 103 122 Detroit 37 9 25 3 21 80 145 Metropolitan Division Washington 37 26 6 5 57 134 104 N.Y. Islanders 34 23 8 3 49 103 88 Carolina 36 22 12 2 46 118 94 Pittsburgh 36 21 11 4 46 120 96 Philadelphia 36 20 11 5 45 116 105 Columbus 36 16 14 6 38 95 104 N.Y. Rangers 34 16 14 4 36 108 112 New Jersey 35 11 19 5 27 84 127 WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division St. Louis 37 23 8 6 52 114 98 Colorado 36 22 11 3 47 127 100 Winnipeg 36 21 13 2 44 111 101 Dallas 37 20 13 4 44 99 92 Nashville 35 17 12 6 40 123 114 Minnesota 37 17 15 5 39 115 126 Chicago 37 15 16 6 36 104 118 Pacific Division Arizona 37 20 13 4 44 105 94 Vegas 38 19 13 6 44 116 110 Edmonton 39 20 15 4 44 115 120 Calgary 37 18 14 5 41 99 112 Vancouver 37 18 15 4 40 120 113 Anaheim 36 15 17 4 34 95 109 San Jose 37 16 19 2 34 100 130 Los Angeles 38 15 19 4 34 98 120 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.

scoreboard Basketball NBA Standings EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB Boston 19 7 .731 -Toronto 20 8 .714 -Philadelphia 21 10 .677 ½ Brooklyn 16 13 .552 4½ New York 7 23 .233 14 Southeast Division Miami 21 8 .724 -Orlando 12 17 .414 9 Charlotte 13 19 .406 9½ Washington 8 20 .286 12½ Atlanta 6 24 .200 15½ Central Division Milwaukee 26 4 .867 -Indiana 20 9 .690 5½ Chicago 12 19 .387 14½ Detroit 11 19 .367 15 Cleveland 8 21 .276 17½ WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division Houston 20 9 .690 -Dallas 19 9 .679 ½ San Antonio 11 17 .393 8½ Memphis 11 19 .367 9½ New Orleans 7 23 .233 13½ Northwest Division Denver 19 8 .704 -Utah 18 11 .621 2 Oklahoma City 14 14 .500 5½ Portland 14 16 .467 6½ Minnesota 10 18 .357 9½ Pacific Division L.A. Lakers 24 5 .828 -L.A. Clippers 22 9 .710 3 Sacramento 12 17 .414 12 Phoenix 11 18 .379 13 Golden State 6 24 .200 18½ Friday’s Games Cleveland 114, Memphis 107 Indiana 119, Sacramento 105 Boston 114, Detroit 93 Toronto 122, Washington 118 Dallas 117, Philadelphia 98 Miami 129, New York 114 Oklahoma City 126, Phoenix 108 Denver 109, Minnesota 100 Portland 118, Orlando 103 Golden State 106, New Orleans 102 Saturday’s Games Utah 114, Charlotte 107 Brooklyn 122, Atlanta 112 Chicago 119, Detroit 107 Philadelphia 125, Washington 108 Milwaukee 123, New York 102 Memphis 119, Sacramento 115 L.A. Clippers 134, San Antonio 109 Houston 139, Phoenix 125 Portland 113, Minnesota 106 Sunday’s Games Dallas at Toronto, 11:30 a.m.

Charlotte at Boston, 2 p.m.

Indiana at Milwaukee, 3 p.m.

L.A. Clippers at Oklahoma City, 3 p.m.

Denver at L.A. Lakers, 5:30 p.m.

Monday’s Games Atlanta at Cleveland, 3 p.m.

Chicago at Orlando, 3 p.m.

Philadelphia at Detroit, 3 p.m.

Toronto at Indiana, 3 p.m.

Washington at New York, 3 p.m.

Utah at Miami, 3:30 p.m.

San Antonio at Memphis, 4 p.m.

Denver at Phoenix, 5 p.m.

Houston at Sacramento, 6 p.m.

New Orleans at Portland, 6 p.m.

Minnesota at Golden State, 6:30 p.m.

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Men’s Scores EAST Boston College 64, California 60 Boston U. 74, Mass.-Lowell 62 Bryant 64, Dartmouth 60 Buffalo 92, Niagara 72 Drexel 53, Norfolk St. 49 Duquesne 86, Austin Peay 77 Georgetown 99, Samford 71 Harvard 88, George Washington 75 La Salle 66, Fairleigh Dickinson 58 Loyola (Md.) 72, Elizabethtown 45 Monmouth (NJ) 72, Albany (NY) 70 Penn 105, Widener 57 Providence 70, Texas 48 Quinnipiac 69, Bowling Green 64 Rhode Island 86, W. Kentucky 82 Siena 81, Bucknell 71 Stony Brook 77, American U. 74 Syracuse 82, North Florida 70

Temple 78, Rider 66 Villanova 56, Kansas 55 Wagner 82, Army 62 SOUTH Alabama 92, Belmont 72 Appalachian St. 70, Troy 65 Arkansas St. 62, Louisiana-Monroe 59 Auburn 74, Lehigh 51 Bethune-Cookman 85, Marist 56 Campbell 82, Johnson & Wales (NC) 59 Charleston Southern 76, E. Kentucky 69 Chattanooga 68, UNC-Asheville 64 Coastal Carolina 81, South Alabama 69 Coll. of Charleston 73, SC State 61 ETSU 80, Cleveland St. 55 Florida Gulf Coast 84, St. Thomas (FL) 62 Florida St. 66, South Florida 60 George Mason 69, UMBC 53 Georgia Southern 77, Texas-Arlington 74 Georgia St. 81, Texas State 69 High Point 92, Belmont Abbey 66 Liberty 80, Akron 67 Louisiana Tech 87, Southern University at New Orleans 47 Memphis 77, Jackson St. 49 Miami 91, Coppin St. 60 Mississippi 83, SE Louisiana 76 North Carolina 74, UCLA 64 Northwestern St. 67, Lamar 61 Ohio St. 71, Kentucky 65 SC-Upstate 92, Bob Jones 74 Southern Miss. 96, Tougaloo 77 St. Bonaventure 66, Middle Tennessee 65 Stephen F. Austin 81, McNeese St. 73 Tennessee 75, Jacksonville St. 53 Tennessee St. 86, Blue Mountain 71 Towson 86, Tulane 82 UAB 71, Alabama St. 63 UALR 69, Louisiana-Lafayette 66 UNC-Greensboro 67, N. Kentucky 50 Utah St. 65, Florida 62 Vanderbilt 88, UNC-Wilmington 73 Virginia Tech 64, VMI 55 W. Carolina 89, Tennessee Tech 76 Wake Forest 76, NC A&T 64 Winthrop 85, Elon 80 MIDWEST Arkansas 72, Valparaiso 68 Butler 70, Purdue 61 DePaul 83, Northwestern 78 Detroit 81, SIU-Edwardsville 55 Evansville 78, Murray St. 76 Fairfield 61, Oakland 59 Green Bay 85, N. Illinois 84 Indiana 62, Notre Dame 60 Iowa 77, Cincinnati 70 Kent St. 103, Hampton 64 Miami (Ohio) 71, Bradley 55 Michigan 86, Presbyterian 44 Michigan St. 101, E. Michigan 48 Missouri 63, Illinois 56 Nebraska-Omaha 87, Montana 82 North Dakota 75, Nebraska 74 Ohio 82, Morehead St. 76 S. Dakota St. 85, Idaho 57 S. Illinois 64, SE Missouri 45 Saint Louis 66, Kansas St. 63 West Virginia 75, Youngstown St. 64 Wichita St. 73, VCU 63 Wisconsin 83, Milwaukee 64 Wright St. 79, Toledo 72 SOUTHWEST Abilene Christian 79, Nicholls 61 Cent. Arkansas 71, Texas A&M-CC 67 Colorado St. 111, Tulsa 104 Minnesota 86, Oklahoma St. 66 North Texas 86, Ark.-Pine Bluff 53 Oklahoma 53, UCF 52 Oral Roberts 82, Missouri St. 72 Sam Houston St. 87, New Orleans 79 Texas A&M 64, Oregon St. 49 Texas Tech 68, Rio Grande 58 UTSA 89, Illinois St. 70 FAR WEST BYU 91, Weber St. 61 CS Bakersfield 72, Cal Poly 50 Colorado 78, Dayton 76 Creighton 67, Arizona St. 60 Drake 85, Air Force 80 Florida A&M 71, Seattle 57 Gonzaga 112, E. Washington 77 Grand Canyon 85, E. Illinois 63 Long Beach St. 68, Utah Valley 65 Oregon 84, Texas Southern 78 Pacific 77, Idaho St. 66 Pepperdine 75, N. Arizona 73 San Diego St. 80, Utah 52 San Francisco 93, UC Davis 84 Southern Cal 70, LSU 68 St. John’s 70, Arizona 67 Stanford 62, San Diego 59 UNLV 81, Robert Morris 69 Washington St. 87, Incarnate Word 59 Wyoming 72, Denver 66

NFL Standings AMERICAN CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF PA y-New England 12 3 0 .800 396 198 x-Buffalo 10 5 0 .667 308 246 N.Y. Jets 5 9 0 .357 247 343 Miami 3 11 0 .214 241 435 South y-Houston 10 5 0 .667 364 350 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 8 0 .467 436 421 Atlanta 5 9 0 .357 329 365 Carolina 5 9 0 .357 324 390 North x-Green Bay 11 3 0 .786 330 283 x-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 12 3 0 .800 453 289 x-Seattle 11 3 0 .786 371 345 L.A. Rams 8 7 0 .533 363 340 Arizona 4 9 1 .321 310 398 x-clinched playoff spot y-clinched division Saturday’s Games Houston 23, Tampa Bay 20 New England 24, Buffalo 17 San Francisco 34, L.A. Rams 31 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

College bowls Saturday’s results Celebration Bowl At Atlanta North Carolina A&T 64 Alcorn State 44 New Mexico Bowl At Albuquerque, N.M. San Diego State 48 Central Michigan 11 Cure Bowl At Orlando, Fla. Liberty 23 Georgia Southern 16 Boca Raton (Fla.) Bowl Florida Atlantic 52 Southern Methodist 28 Camellia Bowl At Montgomery, Ala. Arkansas State 34 Florida International 26 Las Vegas Bowl Washington 38 Boise State 7 New Orleans Bowl Appalachian State 31 Alabama-Birmingham 17

Hockey NHL Standings EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA Boston 37 21 7 9 51 123 97 Toronto 37 19 14 4 42 125 116 Florida 35 18 12 5 41 126 115 Buffalo 37 17 13 7 41 114 116

Saturday’s Games Buffalo 3, Los Angeles 2 Anaheim 6, N.Y. Islanders 5, SO Winnipeg 6, Minnesota 0 Nashville 4, Boston 3, OT Florida 4, Carolina 2 Columbus 5, New Jersey 1 Edmonton 4, Montreal 3 Philadelphia 5, Ottawa 4, SO Toronto 4, Detroit 1 Washington 3, Tampa Bay 1 Chicago 5, Colorado 3 Vancouver 4, Pittsburgh 1 St. Louis at San Jose, late Sunday’s Games Anaheim at N.Y. Rangers, 8:30 a.m.

Calgary at Dallas, 3 p.m.

Arizona at Detroit, 3 p.m.

Vegas at San Jose, 6 p.m.

Monday’s Games Carolina at Toronto, 10 a.m.

Calgary at Minnesota, 1 p.m.

Washington at Boston, 3 p.m.

Columbus at N.Y. Islanders, 3 p.m.

N.Y. Rangers at Philadelphia, 3 p.m.

Florida at Tampa Bay, 3 p.m.

Buffalo at Ottawa, 3:30 p.m.

Arizona at Nashville, 4 p.m.

Montreal at Winnipeg, 4 p.m.

New Jersey at Chicago, 4:30 p.m.

St. Louis at Los Angeles, 6 p.m.

Edmonton at Vancouver, 6 p.m.

Colorado at Vegas, 6 p.m.

All Times AKST

Transactions

BASEBALL American League DETROIT TIGERS — Designated 1B Brandon Dixon for assignment. Agreed to terms with 2B Jonathan Schoop and 1B C.J. Cron on one-year contracts.

TEXAS RANGERS — Designated RHP Jimmy Herget for assignment.

National League ST. LOUIS CARDINALS — Traded OF Adolís García to Texas for cash.

SAN DIEGO PADRES — Announced the retirement of INF Ian Kinsler, who will remain with the club as an adviser to baseball operations.

BASKETBALL NBA G League CAPITAL CITY GO-GOS — Reacquired G Chris Chiozza.

FOOTBALL National Football League CLEVELAND BROWNS — Waived DT Brandin Bryant. Signed DE Robert McCray from the practice squad.

GREEN BAY PACKERS — Placed OT Yosh Nijman on IR. Signed OT John Leglue from New Orleans’ practice squad.

OAKLAND RAIDERS — Placed LB Marquel Lee on IR. Signed G Lester Cotton Sr. PHILADELPHIA EAGLES — Announced the retirement of RB Darren Sproles.

TENNESSEE TITANS — Waived LB Sarif Finch.

Signed RB Dalyn Dawkins from the practice squad.

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Sunday, December 22, 2019

B3

Soldotna boys pull away from Mariners

Soldotna’s Mikayla Leadens races around Service defender Neolani Quitugua-Banks on Friday at the Powerade/Al Howard Tip-Off tournament at Soldotna High School. (Photo by Joey Klecka/ Peninsula Clarion)

Staff report The Soldotna boys took care of business in picking up their first win of the season Friday at the Powerade/Al Howard TipOff tournament at Soldotna High.

The Stars held command throughout a 53-32 win over Homer, cleansing the memories of Thursday’s season-opening overtime loss to Anchorage Christian Schools. SoHi head coach Nolan Rose said the Stars had trouble with handling Anchorage Christian’s high-pressure defense Thursday, so Friday’s contest brought a little relief in the opening weekend of the season.

“Our goal tonight was just to come out and play 32 minutes,” Rose said. “I thought we did that. We got off to a little bit of a slow start as far as defensive rebounding goes, but once we cleaned that up, I think we played pretty solid basketball tonight.”

In Friday’s other boys game, the ACS boys demolished Eagle River 81-51.

With a few talented guards returning to the lineup this year, namely 2018-19 all-conference player Jersey Truesdell, the Stars never had the explosive spurt that they are capable of, but steadily padded their lead as the Mariners struggled to keep up. Truesdell had 14 points Friday while teammate Ray Chumley tallied a gamehigh 16.

“It’s nice because you want to control the tempo and the flow of the game, which is how we need to play to be successful,” Rose said. “It felt like we were on the cusp (of a run) and couldn’t quite string it together, but it’s nice to win a game just slowly chipping away at it.”

Homer was led by Jonathan Raymond’s 10 points, while also getting six points each from Eyoab Knapp and Clayton Beachy.

Class 3A Homer showed it was capable of playing with 4A opponent Soldotna last year and Rose said the Mariners are a speedy team that should not be underestimated.

“Homer always gives us trouble,” he said. “The play really hard, they hit the boards hard, and we’re not the biggest team so that sometimes gives us issues.

We definitely aren’t overlooking Homer.”

A slow start resulted in SoHi clinging to a 7-6 lead in the first quarter, which then ballooned to 20-12 by halftime.

With a pair of buckets from Chumley and Truesdell in the third quarter combined with a 3-pointer

by Ethan Sewell, SoHi was able to hang on to a 10-point advantage, but

it was the first minute of the fourth quarter where the Stars finally made a statement.

Tyler Morrison and Chumley both grabbed steals of the ball for coastto-coast layups in the opening minute of the quarter that pushed SoHi’s lead to 39-24, allowing the Stars some breathing room the rest of the way.

In girls action Friday, Soldotna beat Service 57-34 in a nontournament, nonconference matchup.

Senior forward Ituau Tuisaula led the charge with 21 points for SoHi, going 9 for 15 from the free throw line. Nine other Stars found the scoring column as well, led by Morgan Bouschor’s eight points.

“We’re young, really athletic and aggressive and fast,” said Soldotna head coach Kyle McFall. “But we’ve got to learn to control it sometimes.”

Tuisaula is a returning starter for SoHi, as is junior Drysta CrosbySchneider, and both players commanded the SoHi system Friday. CrosbySchneider finished with five points and numerous assists.

One thing McFall didn’t like was how often the Stars were putting the Cougars on the line. SoHi racked up 13 fouls in the first half, leading to nine of Service’s 16 points, and McFall said he hopes that will change.

“It’s something we talked about working on,” he said.

“This is a really aggressive group, we just need to make sure we take that aggressiveness and use it in a composed way.”

SoHi grabbed an early 11-5 lead and stretched it to 28-16 at halftime. The Stars eventually pulled away in the fourth quarter by outscoring Service 18-8.

Craig Jung Kenai River Challenge Houston boys 59, Nikiski 37 The Hawks bolted from the gates to beat the Bulldogs on Friday at Kenai.

Cole Taylor led the charge with 14 points, while Nikiski’s Gavin White paced the Bulldogs with 11.

Nikiski also got eight points from Drew Handley and seven from Kyle Malston.

Houston streaked out to a 20-4 lead in the first quarter and led 39-19 at the half.

Nikiski girls 42, Houston 22 The Bulldogs picked up a win Friday at KCHS, with Lillian Carstens leading the charge with 22 points.

Carstens hit 9 of 12 free throws to help Nikiski pull away in the second half with a 27-10 effort.

Kenai boys 55, Galena 32 Evan Stockton fueled the

Kardinals to a win Friday with 27 points, while teammate Andrew Bezdecny added 11.

Galena got 11 from Jerome Moore.

Kenai got out to a 19-8 lead in the first quarter and pushed it to 30-17 at halftime. The Kards iced the win by outscoring the Hawks 25-15 in the second half.

Galena girls 52, Kenai 15 The Galena girls pummeled the Kardinals Friday at KCHS. Galena led 11-5 after one quarter and 17-9 at halftime, but got most of the damage done in the third quarter with defense. The Hawks outscored the Kards 20-2 in the third to seal the win.

Pearle Green led the way with 22 points for the Hawks, while Logan Satathite was Kenai’s top scorer with five points.

Joe Floyd Tournament Homer girls 46, Dimond JV 18 The Mariner girls crushed the Dimond JV team Friday in Kodiak.

Laura Inama led the Homer offense with 17 points, starting hot with nine in the first quarter. Homer outscored the Lynx 22-2 in the first eight minutes and led 29-12 at halftime.

Grace Grizzly Classic Mt. Edgecumbe girls 50, Seward 37 The Seahawks lost Friday to the Braves at Grace Christian.

Sequoia Sieverts paced Seward with eight points and teammates Lena Jagielski and Anevay Ambrosiani had six each. Lisa Strom led Mt. Edgecumbe with 14 points.

Edgecumbe took a 10-0 lead in the first quarter and extended it to 19-6 by halftime. Although Seward won the third 17-14, the gap proved too deep to rally from.

Seward boys 68, Cicero Prep 43 The Seahawks came away Friday with a victory over an out-of-state team at the Grace Grizzly Classic.

Seward’s Max Pfieffenberger paved the way with 20 points and Connor Spanos added 16 for Seward, which raced out to a 22-6 lead in the first quarter and led 35-23 at the half.

CIA Classic

Soldotna’s Levi Rosin puts up a shot against Homer’s Clayton Beachy on Friday at the Powerade/Al Howard Tip-Off tournament at Soldotna High School. (Photo by Joey Klecka/Peninsula Clarion)

teammate Jade Robuck had 13. Shylea Freeman and Alyssa Nunley each had eight for the Bulldogs.

Nikolaevsk girls 50, SoHi JV 48, OT The Warriors staved off the SoHi JV team in overtime Friday with help from Markiana Yakunin’s big day. Yakunin poured in 21 points to lead Nikolaevsk, including 10 in the fourth quarter.

Yakunin’s teammate Elizabeth Fefelov chipped in 11 points, while SoHi JV was led by Rhys Cannava with 13.

SoHi JV led 35-30 heading to the fourth quarter, but Nikolaevsk came back to tie it up at 46 apiece at the end of regulation.

Soldotna JV boys 55, CIA 36 The SoHi JV team took down Cook Inlet Academy Friday in tournament play.

Nate Johnson led the Stars with 18 points, while Cook Inlet’s James Boyd paced the Eagles with 14.

CIA girls 54, Ninilchik 18 Anna Henderson led the Eagles to a commanding victory Friday over the Wolverines in tournament play.

Henderson poured in 23 points for CIA, while Tatum Rozak chipped in 15. Ninilchik was paced by Jade Robuck with 10.

Ninilchik actually led 9-7 at the end of the first quarter, but CIA exploded for 26 points in the second quarter to grab a 33-11 halftime lead.

Ninilchik boys 67, Nikolaevsk 50 The Wolverines walked away with a win over the Warriors on Friday at Cook Inlet Academy.

Jake Clark posted 26 points to lead the Ninilchik scoring, while Ben Botero had 19. Nikolaevsk was paced by Justin Trail with 16 points and Isaac Fefelov with 14.

Nikolaevsk led 30-22 at halftime but Ninilchik had it tied up at 40 apiece by the end of the third quarter. In the fourth, Ninilchik pulled away by winning the frame 27-10.

FRIDAY GIRLS Stars 57, Cougars 34 Service 5 11 10 8 —34 Soldotna 11 17 11 18 —57 SERVICE (34) — Stoddard 6, Hopson 7,

Team fouls — Service 34; Soldotna 20.

Robuck 10, Denboer 0, Ofstad 2, Okonet 6.

3-point FG — CIA 5 (Rozak 3, Hyatt 2);

Hawks 52, Kardinals 15

Ninilchik 1 (Okonet).

Team fouls — CIA 11; Ninilchik 10.

Galena 11 6 20 15 —52 Kenai 5 4 2 4 —15

FRIDAY BOYS

GALENA (52) — Green 22, Tinker 3, Heckman 5, Leopold 0, Kaganak 12, Morgan 4, Williams 6.

KENAI (15) — Koziczkowski 0, Pierce 0,

Stars 53, Mariners 32 Homer 6 6 12 8 —32 Soldotna 7 13 14 19 —53

Hamilton 3, Keyes 0, Hanson 0, Streiff 3, Satathite 5, Severson 2, Nash 0, Lauritsen 2.

3-point FG — Galena 4 (Green 2, Heckman

HOMER (32) — Beachy 6, Etzwiler 0, Lowney 0, Raymond 10, Anderson 3, Knapp 6, Mann 3, Raymond 4.

1, Morgan 1); Kenai 1 (Satathite).

Team fouls — Galena 14; Kenai 13.

SOLDOTNA (53) — Rich 2, Sewell 5, Morrison 8, Hanson 8, Reutov 0, Chumley 16, Truesdell 14, Johnson 0, Rosin 0.

Warriors 50, Stars 48, OT Nikolaevsk 10 9 11 16 4 —50

3-point FG — Homer 4 (Beachy 2, Raymond 1, Mann 1); Soldotna 3 (Truesdell 2, Sewell 1).

Team fouls — Homer 15; Soldotna 15.

Soldotna JV 11 8 16 11 2 —48 NIKOLAEVSK (50) — Klaich 5, H. Gerasimof 4, E. Gerasimof 5, Lasiter 0, Yakunin 21, Kalugin 0, Z. Fefelov 4, E. Fefelov 11.

SOLDOTNA JV (48) — Widaman 8, Brant-

Kardinals 55, Hawks 32 Galena 8 9 10 5 —32 Kenai 19 11 16 9 —55

ley 4, Fischer 0, Burns 4, Cannava 13, Spies 2, McElroy 5, Morrison 11.

GALENA (32) — Moses 5, Sam 0, Moore 11, Riddle 3, Kopp 0, Pitka 0, Carlo 5, Riddle 8.

3-point FG — Nikolaevsk 4 (Yakunin 3, Klaich 1); SoHi JV 0.

KENAI (55) — Dunham 5, Sparks 0, Baisden 0, Kvasnikoff 7, Bezdecny 11, Beck 0, Stockton

Team fouls — Nikolaevsk 19; SoHi JV 20.

27, Kvasnikoff 3, Pitsch 2, Daniels 0, Hanson 0.

Bulldogs 42, Hawks 22

Kenai 8 (Stockton 4, Dunham 1, Kvasnikoff 1,

3-point FG — Galena 2 (Moses 1, Moore 1);

Nikiski 9 6 14 13 —42

Bezdecny 1, Kvasnikoff 1).

Team fouls — Galena 15; Kenai 13.

Houston 2 10 8 2 —22 NIKISKI (42) — Reichert 2, Carstens 22, Bostic 8, Johnson 4, Zimmerman 2, Nunly 3, Freeman 0, Nelson 0, Mullin 1.

HOUSTON (22) — Webber 0, Whitted 6,

Hawks 59, Bulldogs 37 Houston 20 19 7 13 —59 Nikiski 4 15 8 10 —37

Rusher 0, Richey 4, Elson 2, Graham 1, Garcia 0, Smith 0, Bitler 4, Whitted 5, Haddeland 0.

3-point FG — Nikiski 3 (Carstens 1, Bostic

HOUSTON (59) — Cork 3, Taylor 7, Howard 8, Wyrick 7, Taylor 14, Falaniko 2, Jefferson 8, McLaughlin 10.

1, Nunly 1); Houston 1 (Whitted).

Team fouls — Nikiski 14; Houston 22.

NIKISKI (37) — Mysing 0, Payne 4, White 11, Malston 7, Stafford 5, Bostic 0, Anderson 2, Porter 0, Handley 8.

Mariners 46, Lynx 18 Homer 22 7 10 7 —46

3-point FG — Houston 5 (Taylor 4, Cork 1); Nikiski 2 (Malston 1, White 1).

Team fouls — Houston 16; Nikiski 16.

Dimond JV 2 10 0 6 —18 HOMER (46) — Rhodes 0, Bishop 4, Anderson 3, Doughty 3, Harris 0, Inama 17, Carroll 4, Hatfield 8, Morris 0, Smude 7.

DIMOND JV (18) — Delomey 12, Doucet 2,

Seward 68, Cicero Prep 43 Seward 22 13 20 13 —68 Cicero Prep 6 17 12 8 —43

Crow 0, Tiresman 0, Katchatag 0, Noutney 2, Hardin 2.

SEWARD (68) — Mullaly 0, Koster 0, Moriarty 4, Cronin 7, McMurray 0, Ingalls 6, Pfei-

3-point FG — Homer 3 (Anderson 1, Doughty 1, Inama 1); Dimond JV 4 (Delomey 4).

ffenberger 20, Spanos 16, Deboard 0, Hollingsworth 7, Nilssen 8.

Team fouls — Homer 6; Dimond JV 8.

CICERO PREP (43) — Lott 2, Famber 3, Dixon 0, Churi 11, Zidel 3, Brooks 6, Alway 0,

Wolverines 41, Bulldogs 32 Nikiski C 3 10 8 11 —32 Ninilchik 6 7 15 13 —41

Muller 0, Voorhees 16, Siegel 1, Core 0.

3-point FG — Seward 7 (Pfieffenberger 4, Ingalls 2, Cronin 1); Cicero Prep 7 (Churi 3, Brooks 2, Famber 1, Voorhees 1).

NIKISKI C (32) — Freeman 8, Walters 4, Os-

Team fouls — Seward 9; Cicero Prep 7.

borne 2, Nelson 5, Nunley 8, Edgar 0, Mullin 4.

NINILCHIK (41) — Jasper 2, Calabrese 6,

Stars 55, Eagles 36

Robuck 13, Denboer 3, Ofstad 3, Okonet 16.

3-point FG — Nikiski C 1 (Freeman); Ninilchik 1 (Robuck).

SoHi JV 16 14 16 9 —55 CIA 11 6 11 8 —36

Team fouls — Nikiski C 16; Ninilchik 18.

Braves 50, Seahawks 37

SOLDOTNA JV (55) — Gray 0, Wilson 2, Johnson 8, Pieh 8, Mellon 0, Derleth 7, Denbrock 10, Johnson 18, Ducker 0, Schwartz 0.

Seward 0 6 17 14 —37 Edgecumbe 10 9 14 17 —50 SEWARD (37) — Dow 0, Schilling 4, Jagiel-

CIA (36) — Matheson 0, Schilling 0, Henderson 0, Cragg 0, Board 3, Moore 7, Walsh 0, Boyd 7, Erickson 0, Boyd 14, Zeigler 0, Boyd 5.

ski 6, Siemanski 4, Lemme 5, Sieverts 8, Casagrande 4, Jack 0, Ambrosiani 6.

3-point FG — SoHi JV 3 (Johnson 2, Denbrock 1); CIA Boyd 3 (Boyd 2, Boyd 1).

MT. EDGECUMBE (50) — Aaberg 2, Warnke-

Team fouls — SoHi JV 19; CIA 17.

Green 7, Allen 11, Strom 14, Olsen 3, Ramath 2, Brown 10, Kashevarof 1.

Wolverines 67, Warriors 50

3-point FG — Seward 0; Mt. Edgecumbe 3 (Allen 1, Strom 1, Olsen 1).

Team fouls — Seward 20; Mt. Edgecumbe

Ninilchik 17 5 18 27 —67 Nikolaevsk 16 14 10 10 —50

21.

NINILCHIK (67) — Botero 19, Hadro 3, Scott

Quitugua-Banks 8, Moss 2, Robancho 0, Do-

Ninilchik girls 41, Nikiski C 32 The Wolverines beat the Nikiski C-team Friday at Cook Inlet Academy.

Rachael Okonet led Ninilchik with 16 points while

mingono 5, Mahe 4, Campbell 0, Noethlich 0, Pawcio 2, Felli 0.

SOLDOTNA (57) — Sheridan 6, Burns 2, Leaf 1, Bouschor 8, Tuisaula 21, Leadens 5, Fischer 2, Holland 4, Spence 3, Crosby-Schneider 5.

3-point FG — Service 4 (Stoddard 2, Hopson 1, Domingono 1); Soldotna 1 (Spence).

Eagles 54, Wolverines 18 CIA 7 26 13 8 —54 Ninilchik 9 2 2 5 —18 CIA (54) — Henderson 23, Hyatt 6, Dohse 6, Lalas 0, Castenholz 4, Rozak 15, Smith 0.

NINILCHIK (18) — Jasper 0, Calabrese 0,

10, Nelson 7, Clark 26, Mumey 2.

NIKOLAEVSK (50) — I. Fefelov 14, J. Trail 16, Kalugin 13, D. Fefelov 0, Z. Trail 8, Sellers 0.

3-point FT — Ninilchik 2 (Botero 1, Hadro 1); Nikolaevsk 6 (I. Fefelov 3, Z. Trail 2, J. Trail 1).

Team fouls — Ninilchik 12; Nikolaevsk 7.

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Sunday, December 22, 2019

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out to Trey LaBarge and Peter Morgan for a goal with 12:07 left in the frame.

It was Morgan’s 11th goal of the season, all in 22 games with the Bears.

Cody Moline opened the scoring in the first period with help from Porter Schachle and Morgan with 6:39 left. Schachle was later called for a major head contact penalty in the third period that put Kenai River on the long penalty kill.

Janesville forward Nick Michel scored 8:26 into the third period to close the gap to 2-1, but Zach Krajnik iced the victory with 28 seconds left in the game on a shorthanded strike.

Saturday, Kenai River was down 3-1 through two periods, with Jack Quinn

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finished last at 0-3.

For ACS, Daekwon Houston had 18 points, Addison Dobbs and Sean Mazlinis had 16 apiece, and Josh Davis had 10 points. For Homer, Clayton Beachy had 17, Eyoab Knapp had 12, Jonathan Raymond had 11 and River Mann had 10.

Also, Soldotna defeated Eagle River 89-46 to finish second at 2-1, while Eagle River was third at 1-2.

Ray Chumley had 24 for Soldotna, while Jersey Truesdell had 16and Ethan Sewell added 15. For Eagle River, Sean Berry had 16 points and Roland Burley added 15 points.

Jersey Truesdell was tourney MVP, while other alltourney players were Josh Davis, Sean Berry, Daekwon Houston, Ray Chumley and Eyoab Knapp. Berry was the 3-point champ, while Houston won the free-throw title.

In a nonconference game, the Soldotna girls defeated Service 73-30.

Jana Domingono had 10 points to lead Service. For SoHi, Drysta Crosby-Schneider had 17, Ituau Tuisaula had 11 and Morgan Bouschor had 10.

Joe Floyd Tournament in Kodiak Homer lost to Kodiak 41-38 on the final day of the tourney. For Homer, Laura Inama led the way with 17 points, while Marina Carroll had 14 points. Leslie Spear had 22 for Kodiak.

Grace Grizzly Classic The Seward boys defeated Hudson Bay 69-47 on Saturday to wrap up second place at the tournament.

Sam Koster had 16 points to pace Seward, while Connor Spanos had 13 and Trey Ingalls and Max Pfeiffenberger each had 10 points. For Hudson Bay, Trenton Jackson had 15 points, while Tony King added 11.

Pfeiffenberger and Spanos made the all-tournament team.

The girls lost 41-21 to Grace Christian to take fourth place at the tournament.

Shelby Siemanski had six points for Seward, while Tessa Binder had 23 for Seward.

Cook Inlet Academy Coke Classic The Nikolaevsk girls wrapped up the tournament title with a 52-9 victory over Ninilchik and a 60-11 victory over Nikiski JV. Against Ninilchik, Elizabeth Fefelov had 16 for the Warriors, while Markiana Yakunin had 11 and Hannah Gerasimof had 10.

For Ninilchik, Jade Robuck had four points.

The Ninilchik boys earned a 74-64 victory over CIA to win the title For Ninilchik, Ben Botero had 28, Tom Nelson had 17, Jacoby Mumey had 13 and Jake Clark had 10. For CIA, Robert Walsh had 17, James Boyd had 16, Ethan Boyd

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providing the only goal.

Logan Ritchie, Theo Thrun and Peter Morgan then scored for a 4-3 lead, but Janesville tied it to force the shootout. After four shooters missed for Kenai River, Nick Nardella ended it for Janesville.

Riley Sims stopped 36 for Janesville, while Landon Pavlisin stopped 31 for the Bears.

Kenai River is now off for the holidays, resuming a road trip on Jan. 3.

Friday Brown Bears 3, Jets 1 Kenai River 1 1 1 —3 Janesville 0 0 1 —1 1st period — 1. Kenai River, Moline (Schachle, Morgan), 13:21. Penalties — Kenai River 1 for 2:00; Janesville 1 for 2:00.

2nd period — 2. Kenai River, Morgan (Fraga, LaBarge), 7:53. Penalties — Kenai River 3 for 6:00; Janesville 2 for 4:00.

3rd period — 3. Janesville, Michel (Wheeler, McNamara), 8:26; 4. Kenai River, Krajnik (Reid, Moline) SH, 19:32. Penalties — Kenai River 2 for 25:00.

Shots on goal — Kenai River 12-6-6—24; Janesville 12-11-15—38.

Goalies — Kenai River, Fraga (38 shots, 37 saves); Janesville, Riley (24 shots, 21 saves).

Power plays — Kenai River 0 for 3; Janesville 0 for 4.

had 12 and Josh Boyd had 11.

The Soldotna JV girls and boys took second.

The Soldotna JV boys topped Nikolaevsk 63-47, with Maleda Denbrock scoring 16 points for the Stars. Justin Trail had 23 for Nikolaevsk.

The Soldotna JV girls topped Cook Inlet Academy 38-11. For Soldotna JV, Emma Brantley led the way with nine points. For CIA, Anna Henderson had six points.

Girls all-tournament was Elizabeth Fefelov of Nikolaevsk, Markiana Yakunin of Nikolaevsk, Rhys Cannava of SoHi, Jade Robuck of Ninilchik, Annika Castenholz of CIA, Rachel Okonet of Ninilchik, Grace McElroy of Soldotna, Tatum Rozak of CIA, Sophia Klaich of Nikolaevsk and Anna Henderson of CIA. Boys all-tourney was Ben Botero of Ninilchik, Tom Nelson of Ninilchik, Tyler Johnson of SoHi, Isaac Fefelov of Nikolaevsk, Lukah Kalugin of Nikolaevsk, Jake Clark of Ninilchik, Zach Trail of Nikolaevsk, James Boyd of CIA, Josh Boyd of CIA and Maleda Denbrock of SoHi. Saturday boys Seahawks 69, Hudson Bay 47 Seward 18 24 19 8 — 69 Hudson Bay 7 8 16 16 — 47 SEWARD (69) — Mullaly 0, Spanos 13, Koster 16, Moriarity 5, Cronin 7, McMunay 0, Ingalls 10, Pfeiffenberger 10, Deboard 0, Hollingsworth 3, Nilsson 3.

HUDSON BAY (47) — Jackson 15, Alafson 0, Gipson 0, Baker 2, Tirado 7, Hite 4, Hotchkiss 0, Williams 6, , Minnieweather 2, King 11, Barnes 0, LeGuyadeer 0.

3-point goals — Seward 6 (Koster 2, Ingalls 2, Moriarity, Cronin); Hudson Bay 3 (Jackson 2, Tirado). Team fouls — Seward 12, Hudson Bay 17.

Fouled out — none.

Stars JV 63, Warriors 47 Nikolaevsk 9 14 10 14 —47 Soldotna JV 15 11 21 16 — 63 NIKOLAEVSK (47) — I. Fefelov 8, J. Trail 23, Kalugin 12, D. Fefelov 0, Z. Trail 2, Sellers 0.

SOLDOTNA JV (63) — Wilson 7, T. Johnson 4, Pieh 12, Derleth 6, Denbrock 16, N. Johnson 16, Ducker 2, Schwartz 0.

3-point goals — Nikolaevsk 3 (I. Fefelov 2, J. Trail); Soldotna (T. Johnson, Denbrock 2, N. Johnson 3). Team fouls — Nikolaevsk 11, Soldotna JV 13. Fouled out — none.

Wolverines 74, Eagles 64 Ninilchik 12 21 18 23 — 74 CIA 11 11 20 22 — 64 NINILCHIK (74) — Botero 28, Hadro 3, Scott 3, Nelson 17, Clark 10, Lemons 0, Blossom 0, Mumey 13.

CIA (64) — Matheson 0, Johnson 0, Cragg 0, Beard 1, Moore 5, Walsh 17, E. Boyd 12, Ja. Boyd 16, Jo. Boyd 11.

3-point goals — Ninilchik 6 (Botero 5, Hadro); CIA 21. Team fouls — Ninilchik 19, CIA 21. Fouled out — Hadro, E. Boyd.

Lions 68, Mariners 56 ACS 22 17 9 20 — 68 Homer 13 11 23 9 — 56 ACS (68) — Dobbs 16, Mazlinis 16, Davis 10, Houston 18, McGee 8.

Homer (56) — Beachy 17, Jon. Raymond 11, Anderson 4, Knapp 12, Mann 10, Jos. Raymond 2.

Stars 89, Wolves 46

Soldotna’s Jack Harris leads racers up the first hill in the Candy Cane Scramble on Friday at Tsalteshi Trails near Soldotna. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

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Stonorov was second at 18:43 and Kenai’s Jayna Boonstra was third at 19:03.

“They felt very fast,” Blackwell said of her skis. “I had good wax and they did a really good job of grooming the trails. It was icy a few days ago.”

Soldotna coach Isaac Erhardt said the unique format of the Candy Cane Scramble allows skiers like Cox and Blackwell to shine.

Both won ski races for the first time.

While the trails were fast, the air was sitting at about 10 degrees. That meant skiers not only had to worry about dressing up for Christmas,

but also dressing up to stay warm.

“I’m fine, except I can’t feel my face,” Cox told a friend immediately after crossing the finish line.

Erhardt said one of the nice things about the Candy Cane Scramble is that, although it is designed to be fun, athletes still have to learn how to race in winter conditions.

“There was a lot of learning how to race when it’s cold, even if it meant us running along going down hills telling kids to put their hands in front of their face when tucking,” Erhardt said. “Have a buff that pulls up to protect your nose and cheeks, and a hat that covers your ears.

“They also learned why it’s important to wear two pairs of long underwear under their Lycra and why

it’s important to wear wind briefs.”

Erhardt said the final benefit of the Candy Cane Scramble is it shows the variety of opportunities Nordic skiing provides.

Beyond training and competition, the SoHi program tries to expose athletes to ski orienteering, biathlon and backcountry skiing. Cox even mentioned he’d like to try biathlon after high school.

Tsalteshi has a rich tradition in biathlon. Four-time Winter Olympian Jay Hakkinen got his start there, and Kenai Central graduate Travis Cooper currently competes on the World Cup circuit. Currently, the biathlon range sits unused.

“We already had a couple of parents asking after the

race, ‘How come we aren’t doing biathlon at Tsalteshi?”

Erhardt said.

Candy Cane Scramble

Friday at Tsalteshi Trails Boys — 1. Quinn Cox, Sol, 16 minutes, 5 seconds; 2. Jack Harris, Sol, 16:06; 3. Foster Boze, Sol, 16:32; 4. Ryder Giesler, Sol, 16:53; 5. Nathan Haakenson, Ken, 17:02; 6. Tucker Mueller, Ken, 17:34; 7. Dylan Hogue, Sol, 17:49; 8. Jesper Strom, Sol, 17:53; 9. Johann Carranza, Ken; 10. Hunter Beck, Ken, 18:42; 11. Garrett Briscoe, Hom, 19:15; 12.

Carter Cannava, Sol, 19:39; 13. Nathan Pitka, Sol, 19:40; 14. George Wright, Ken, 20:20; 15. Andrew Cox, Sol, 20:22; 16. Trenton Boots, Sol, 20:22.5; 17.

Luke Cross, Ken, 20:27; 18. Matthew Grybowski, Ken, 20:58; 19. Marcus Dunham, Ken, 21:03; 20.

Seamus McDonough, Hom, 21:34; 21. Kaden Matson, Sol, 22:24; 22. Jonathon Gordon, Sol, 24:11; 23. Ben Boersma, Ken, 24:16; 24. Justin Hanson, Sol, 24:21; 25. Wyatt Dement, Sol, 25:00.

26. Lorenzo Caola, 25:08; 27. Gavin Brennan, Sol, 26:01; 28. Alex Vidal, Ken, 31:10; 29. Josh Lynner, Sol, 31:38.

Girls — 1. Cameron Blackwell, Sol, 18:17; 2.

Zoe Stonorov, Hom, 18:43; 3. Jayna Boonstra, Ken, 19:03; 4. Katie Delker, Sol, 19:13; 5. Leah Fallon, Ken, 19:14; 6. Jordan Ruffner, Sol, 19:15; 7. Jordan Strausbaugh, Sol, 19:38; 8. Summer Foster, Ken, 19:45; 9. Brita Restad, Hom, 20:08; 10. Gabbie Tews, Ken, 20:34; 11. Betsy Moffett, Ken, 22:32; 12. Emmy Reese, Sol, 22:34; 13. Carson Dement, Sol, 22:36; 14. Madelyn Barkman, Sol, 22:37; 15.

Eryn Fields, Hom, 22:37; 16. Madison McDonald, Ken, 23:04; 17. Shelbie Naylor, Ken, 23:14; 18. Kara Super, Hom, 23:35; 19. Audrey Larson, 23:53; 20. Sonja Saleva, 25:07; 21. Alex Juliussen, Sol, 25:14; 22. Katie Creglow, Sol, 25:57; 23. Leah Dunn, 26:55; 24. Chloe Desbois, 26:56; 25. Chelsea Plagge, Ken, DNF.

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outcome of the game.

“We talked in the locker room that we need to score right now, that that would be a big goal in the outcome of the game,” Walton said.

Trent Powell scored for SoHi with just a second left on the power play.

Redford said a defenseman went to the point, and a forward didn’t switch back, leaving a gap.

“You’ve got Trent Powell up there, the smartest defenseman I’ve seen at his age,” Redford said. “He’s going to see those weaknesses and capitalize every time.”

Wyatt Medcoff would add a power-play goal with 1:51 left to ice the game.

Josh Tree stopped 15 for Soldotna, while Baker saved 29 for Kenai.

Walton said Tree was solid in net and Briar Books was good on defense until taking

Soldotna goaltender Josh Tree makes a save against Kenai Central on Friday at the Kenai MultiPurpose Facility in Kenai. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

penalties. Jose Montague and Libby Miller keyed a solid third-line performance, Dylan Dahlgren played well though illness, and Medcoff and Journey Miller were their two usual, consistent selves.

Both teams are off now for the Christmas break.

Friday Stars 4, Kardinals 2 Soldotna 2 0 2 —4 Kenai 0 2 0 —2 First period — 1. Soldotna, Aley (Walton, A. Montague), 13:50; 2. Soldotna, A. Montague (Wal-

ton, Aley), 14:31. Penalties — Soldotna 1 for 2:00.

Second period — 3. Kenai, Knudsen (Warren, D. Shelden), 5:17; 4. Kenai, Marston (C. Stock), 7:52.

Penalties — Soldotna 2 for 4; Kenai 2 for 4:00.

Third period — 5. Soldotna, Powell (Books), pp, 1:19; 6. Soldotna, Medcoff (un.), pp, 13:09. Penalties — Soldotna 4 for 8:00; Kenai 6 for 14:00.

Shots on goal — Soldotna 10-6-17—33; Kenai 4-9-4—17.

Goalies — Soldotna, Tree (17 shots, 15 saves); Kenai, Baker (33 shots, 29 saves).

Eagle River 12 14 10 10 — 46 Soldotna 38 25 10 16 — 89 EAGLE RIVER (46) — Burley 15, Michener 7, Love 2, Saxe 4, Berry 16, Farthing 2.

SOLDOTNA (89) — Rich 5, Sewell 15, Bouchor 6, Morrison 7, Hanson 6, Reutov 3, Chumley 24, Truesdell 16, Johnson 2, Rosin 5.

Saturday girls Grizzlies 41, Seahawks 21 Seward 5 6 3 7 — 21 Grace 19 7 9 6 — 41 SEWARD (21) — Dow 5, Schilling 2, Jagielski 6, Lemme 3, Sieverts 3, Casagrande 1, Jack 1, Ambrosiani 0.

GRACE CHRISTIAN (41) — B. Annett 0, Binder 23, Crotts 0, Wood 3, Tanner 8, F. Annett 7, Snow 0, Trenthick 0, Lash 0, Turner 0.

3-point goals — Grace 2 (Binder, F. Annett).

Team fouls — Seward 18, Grace 18. Fouled out — Jagielski, Wood, Tanner.

Warriors 52, Wolverines 9 Ninilchik 0 4 5 0 — 9 Nikolaevsk 21 10 14 7 — 52 NINILCHIK (9) — Jasper 0, Calabrese 2, Robuck 4, Denboer 0, Ofstad 0, Okonet 3.

NIKOLAEVSK (52) — Klaich 3, H. Gerasimof 10, E. Gerasimof 4, Lasiter 6, Yakunin 11, Kalugin 0, Mametieff 0, Z. Fefelov 2, E. Fefelov 16.

3-point goals — Nikolaevsk 1 (Yakunin).

Team fouls — Ninilchik 10, Nikolaevsk 7. Fouled out — none.

Stars JV 38, Eagles 11 Soldotna 7 13 12 6 — 38 CIA 7 2 2 0 — 11 SOLDOTNA JV (38) — Widaman 4, Brantley 9, Fischer 4, Cannava 4, Spies 4, McElroy 4, Morrison 9, Thomas 0.

CIA (11) — Henderson 6, Hyatt 0, Dohse 2, Liles 0, Castenholtz 0, Rozak 0, Smith 0.

3-point goals — Soldotna 1 (Brantley); Team fouls — Soldotna 9, CIA 13. Fouled out — none.

Stars 73, Cougars 30 Service 9 10 6 5 —30 Soldotna 17 20 18 18 — 73 Service (30) — Stoddard 4, Hopson 6, Quitugua-Banks 5, Domingono 10, Mahe 4, Felli 1.

Soldotna (73) — Sheridan 8, Burns 1, Leaf 4, Bouschor 10, Tuisaula 11, Leadens 3, Fischer 7, Holland 9, Spence 3, Crosby-Schneider 17.

Bears 41, Mariners 38 Homer 7 9 10 12 — 38 Kodiak 9 8 11 13 — 41 HOMER (38) — Bishop 3, Doughty 2, Inama 17, Carroll 14, Hatfield 2.

KODIAK (41) — Arelo 2, Mangrobang 2, Bartel 7, Pruitt 6, Spear 22, Berg 2.

Patriots, Texans clinch division titles FOXBOROUGH, Mass.

(AP) — Tom Brady passed for 271 yards and a touchdown, sneaked for a thirddown conversion to set up another score and threw a downfield block on another scoring drive to help the New England Patriots clinch their 11th AFC East title in a row by beating Buffalo 24-17 on Saturday.

With Bills visiting for a rare late-season matchup while the division was still at stake, Sony Michel ran for 96 yards and Rex Burkhead rebounded for an openingdrive fumble to catch four passes for 77 yards and run for 20 more. Both teams had already clinched playoff berths; the Patriots (12-3) remain in contention for a first-round bye or even the No. 1 seed in the AFC. Josh Allen completed 13 of 26 passes for 208 yards

and ran for 43 more, including a first down on fourthand-1 from the Patriots 30 with about three minutes left. After driving to the New England 8, Allen over threw Dawson Knox in the end zone and then was sacked by Adam Butler. Facing fourthand-goal from the 15 with just over one minute left, he was forced out of the pocket and had to throw the ball up for grabs in the end zone, where it was knocked down

by J.C. Jackson.

49ERS 34, RAMS 31 SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Jimmy Garoppolo converted a pair of conversions on third-and-16 to set up Robbie Gould’s game-winning 33-yard field goal with no time left and San Francisco eliminated defending NFC champion Los Angeles from

playoff contention with a victory.

Garoppolo made up for a mostly pedestrian game for the 49ers (12-3) by delivering two big throws on the final drive after taking his fifth and sixth sacks.

He found Kendrick Bourne on an 18-yard pass over the middle to convert the first long third down and then hit Emmanuel Sanders behind a blown coverage for 46 yards to set up the winning kick.

The Niners then ran out on the field to celebrate while the Rams (8-7) were eliminated with the loss. Minnesota became the fifth team to clinch a berth in the NFC with Dallas and Philadelphia battling for the final spot.

The victory kept the Niners in control in the race for the NFC’s top seed and homefield advantage throughout.

They still need to win next

week at Seattle to win the NFC West, otherwise they will be relegated to wild-card status.

TEXANS 23, BUCCANEERS 20 TAMPA, Fla. — Bradley Roby returned one of Jameis Winston’s four interceptions for a touchdown and Ka’imi Fairburn snapped a fourthquarter tie with his third field goal, lifting Houston over Tampa Bay and its fourth AFC South title in five years.

Roby raced 27 yards up the right sideline after picking off Winston’s first pass of the game, the sixth pick-6 the Bucs quarterback has thrown this season. Jahleel Addae’s interception with 1:27 remaining, ended any realistic chance the Bucs had of fully overcoming Winston’s mistakes.

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Ducks get past Islanders in shootout UNIONDALE, N.Y. (AP) — Jakob Silfverberg scored in regulation and added the shootout winner in the Anaheim Ducks’ 6-5 win against the New York Islanders.

Adam Henrique had a goal and an assist, John Gibson made 28 saves as the Ducks snapped a two-game skid.

Max Comtois, Sam Carrick and Cam Fowler also scored for Anaheim.

Anders Lee, Brock Nelson and Mathew Barzal each had a goal and an assist while Semyon Varlamov made 23 saves as the Islanders fell for the second time in three games. Nick Leddy had a goal and two assists, and Jordan Eberle and Derick Brassard each added two assists.

Ryan Pulock tied the game at 5-5 when he blasted a slap shot past Gibson at 13:19 of the third period.

SABRES 3, KINGS 2 BUFFALO, N.Y. — Rasmus Ristolainen and Marco Scandella scored to help Buffalo end a three-game skid.

Victor Olosson also scored and Linus Ullmark stopped 25 shots as the Sabres bounced back from a 6-1 loss to the Philadelphia Flyers on Thursday and improved to 17-13-7.

Adrian Kempe and Dustin Brown scored for Los Angeles. Jonathan Quick finished with 25 saves.

JETS 3, WILD 0 ST. PAUL, Minn. — Blake Wheeler had a goal and assist to become the all-time leading scorer in franchise history and Connor Hellebuyck made 31 saves for his third shutout of the season to lead Winnipeg.

Wheeler’s 616 points surpassed the previous mark set by Ilya Kovalchuk, who

played for the franchise when it was the Atlanta Thrashers.

Patrick Laine had two goals for the Jets, who had lost three of their past four games.

Mark Scheifele scored for the eighth time in nine games, and Nikolaj Ehlers and Logan Shaw also had goals.

CAPITALS 3, LIGHTNING 1 WASHINGTON — Dmitry Orlov scored the go-ahead goal with 6:03 left, Braden Holtby made 26 saves and Washington killed off several late power plays to beat Tampa Bay. The Capitals outshot the Lightning 35-27 and handed them their third loss in four games. Holtby didn’t get tested much in the first two periods but was at his best on a late 5-on-3 penalty kill when he made big stops on Tyler Johnson and Victor Hedman.

Defenseman Radko Gudas scored his first goal with the Capitals, and Nic Dowd added an empty-netter.

NHL-leading Washington improved to 5-0-1 in the second half of back-to-backs this season.

PREDATORS 4, BRUINS 3, OT BOSTON — Ryan Ellis scored with 54.2 seconds left on the clock in overtime to lift Nashville past stumbling Boston.

Roman Josi had two goals, Filip Forsberg also scored and Pekka Rinne stopped 29 shots to help the Predators finish a four-game road trip at 3-0-1.

Patrice Bergeron scored twice and Par Lindholm had the other goal for the Bruins, who have won just once in their last eight games (1-5-2).

Jaroslav Halak finished with 25 saves.

Ellis beat Halak with a wrister from the bottom of the left circle for the winner after getting a pass from Ryan Johansen.

its backup for the first time this season.

Tyler Bertuzzi scored for the Red Wings, who have lost 15 of 17.

FLYERS 5, SENATORS 4, SO

BLUE JACKETS 5, DEVILS 1

OTTAWA, Ontario — Sean Couturier scored the shootout winner to lift Philadelphia.

James van Riemsdyk had two goals in regulation to lead the Flyers. Kevin Hayes and Jakub Voracek also scored, and Brian Elliott made 30 saves.

Tyler Ennis scored twice and Mark Borowiecki and Anthony Duclair added goals for the Senators. Marcus Hogberg stopped 34 shots in his third straight start. Anders Nilsson missed his second game with a concussion and Craig Anderson was not ready to return from a knee injury, but he did serve as the backup.

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Oliver Bjorkstrand scored twice in the first-period, Joonas Korpisalo stopped 21 shots and Columbus cruised past New Jersey.

Vladislav Gavrikov, Zach Werenski and Gustav Nyquist also scored for Blue Jackets, who won their fourth straight despite being ravaged by injuries. They have earned at least one point in a seasonhigh seven consecutive games (5-0-2).

PANTHERS 4, HURRICANES 2 RALEIGH, N.C. — Jonathan Huberdeau had a goal and an assist in the third period, Chris Dreidger stopped 42 shots, and Florida won its third straight.

Brian Boyle, Evgenii Dadanov, and Noel Acciari also scored for the Panthers.

Driedger won for the second time in three starts this season.

MAPLE LEAFS 4, RED WINGS 1 TORONTO — Michael Hutchinson made 29 saves in his first win of the season, Toronto got its fourth straight win.

Zach Hyman and Auston Matthews each had two goals and an assist for the Maple Leafs, who won with

OILERS 4, CANADIENS 3 EDMONTON, Alberta — Riley Sheahan got the tiebreaking goal in the third period, lifting Edmonton past Montreal.

Leon Draisaitl, Connor McDavid and Josh Archibald each had a goal and an assist to help the Oilers snap a twogame skid and win for just the second time in eight games (2-5-1). Mikko Koskinen stopped 23 shots.

Jeff Petry, Phillip Danault and Max Domi scored for the Canadiens, who had won two straight. Carey Price had 22 saves.

Edmonton led 2-0 and 3-2, with Montreal tying the score twice — the last when Domi beat Koskinen glove side a minute into the third period.

Sheahan regained the lead for the Oilers just over six minutes later on a 2-on-1 with Archibald.

BLUES 5, SHARKS 2 SAN JOSE, Calif. — Alex Pietrangelo scored twice in

the third period, Jake Allen had 34 saves and St. Louis beat San Jose in a rematch of last season’s Western Conference finals.

Pietrangelo finished a 2-on-1 with a shot past Martin Jones for a 3-2 lead with 8:53 left. Pietrangelo and Ryan O’Reilly each added an empty-net goal.

Jaden Schwartz scored and had two assists, and Jordan Kyrou also scored for the Blues. The defending Stanley Cup champions won their fifth straight and improved to 16-2-3 against Western Conference opponents and 11-4-3 on the road.

BLACKHAWKS 5, AVALANCHE 3 DENVER — Dominik Kubalik scored the go-ahead

goal with 3:17 left and Chicago rallied to beat Colorado.

Patrick Kane and Kirby Dach scored 28 seconds apart in Chicago’s fourgoal third period, and Jonathan Toews had a goal and two assists to help the Blackhawks salvage the finale of their four-game season series with the Avalanche.

Kane and Kubalik also had assists for Chicago. Robin Lehner stopped 28 shots.

CANUCKS 4, PENGUINS 1 VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Jake Virtanen and J.T. Miller scored powerplay goals in the first period to lead Vancouver over Pittsburgh.

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Christmas tree shortage? Blame it on the recession

By Casey Fabris The Roanoke Times

ROANOKE, Va. — Just a few days into December, John Hamill has received a number of queries from worried callers: Does he still have Christmas trees available at his Roanoke farm?

Their concern is prompted by a national Christmas tree shortage, a consequence of the economic downturn of the late 2000s that’s being felt a decade later. But industry experts say holiday revelers in search of a tree should be able to find one.

“I tell them it’s not serious enough for panic,” Hamill said.

Robert O’Keeffe, a board member of the Virginia Christmas Tree Growers Association, said the recession is to blame for

the nationwide shortage. Farmers planted fewer trees when the economy was weak. O’Keeffe said the industry is now in a “game of catch-up.”

And given that it takes 10 to 12 years for a Fraser fir — “Cadillac of the Christmas trees,” O’Keeffe said — to grow up to 6 or 8 feet in height, the shortage is likely to continue beyond 2019.

“It’s going to be like this for a few years,” he said.

Prices have increased some, O’Keeffe said, but more to keep up with inflation and labor costs than in response to the shortage.

There are more than 500 Christmas tree farms in Virginia, with annual sales of about $10 million, according to the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. Since Thanksgiving, tree

farms throughout the region have been flooded with customers.

Business was particularly good at Hamill’s operation on Black Friday, probably a record. He said the short window between Thanksgiving and Christmas this year has created a more frenzied period of shopping.

Hamill said he has an adequate supply of trees, as he continued planting regularly during the recession. He plants between 1,000 and 2,000 seedlings annually. But he can tell others are grappling with the shortage; though his business is strictly local retail, Hamill got numerous calls from wholesalers looking to buy his trees.

Despite the shortage, Hamill said he’s more concerned about See trees, Page C2

Heather Rousseau/The Roanoke Times

Josh Hodges (left), Matt Conner, Amber Conner, and Connor Hughes walk among the trees Dec. 6 at Hamill Christmas Tree Farm in Roanoke, Virginia.

During the recession fewer trees were planted, and because trees take about a decade to be ready for the market, the effects are being felt now.

‘Above and beyond’

Realtors again help students in transition one duffel bag at a time

Photo courtesy Merrill Sikorski

Members of the Kenai Peninsula Association of Realtors show off duffel bags full of supplies that were donated to the Students in Transition Program during their annual awards ceremony Dec. 12 at the Kenai Visitor and Cultural Center.

By Brian Mazurek Peninsula Clarion

For the second year in a row, the Kenai Peninsula Association of Realtors supported homeless students on the peninsula while celebrating the achievements of their members during their annual awards ceremony.

The awards ceremony took place on the morning of Dec. 12 at the Kenai Visitor and Cultural Center.

Kelly Martin, CEO of the Realtors Association, said that part of the ceremony included the donation of 28 duffel bags full of supplies to the Students in Transition Program, a program that provides resources to children in the school district who are

experiencing homelessness.

Martin said that there was one duffel bag for each high school student in the program. Each student provided a list of the supplies that they needed, which included everything from clothes to food to school supplies, and the duffel bags were then placed in local realtors’ offices to be filled.

“Each realtor’s office really went above and beyond this year,” Martin said. “And that’s what I love about this association — the community involvement and how much everyone cares.”

The duffel bag donations began at last year’s award ceremony, and Martin said that the initiative quickly received positive feedback from

members of the Association.

“Last year we collected 41 duffel bags and everyone was really excited about it,” Martin said. “I started getting calls right after we did it wondering when we were going to do it again.”

In addition to the supplies collected

by Association members, Scott Heuiser from Kaladi Brothers Coffee donated gift cards to all the students and announced that Kaladi Brothers would be donating all of its proceeds on New Year’s Day to the Students in Transition Program.

In August the Association of Realtors honored Febra Hensley as Realtor of the Year, and during last Thursday’s Ceremony additional awards were given out for Affiliate of the Year,

Volunteer of the Year and the President’s Choice.

Betsy Petterson was awarded Affiliate of the Year and Lyndy Wackler was celebrated as Volunteer of the Year. The President’s Award was given to the late Dave Keating, a longtime peninsula resident and realtor who passed away earlier this year. Keating’s widow, Sharon, was presented the award on behalf of her husband.

As part of the awards ceremony, the Association of Realtors also announced its Board of Directors for 2020: Matt Davis, Melissa Daugherty, Michelle Glaves, Natalia Aulenbacher, Randi Presley, Jennifer Howell, Lyndy Wackler, Kelly Griebel and Fred Braun.

Forget wrapped presents, try wrapping wreaths instead

By Holly Ramer Associated Press

CONCORD, N.H. — Wrapped presents belong under the tree, but wrapped wreaths on doors or walls also can add to holiday decor.

In contrast to prickly evergreen wreaths, yarn-wrapped wreaths are soft and fluffy. At their best, they add a whimsical touch that evokes a snowy landscape. At

worst, they might you remind you of a bath mat. The Associated Press tested three methods for using yarn to make wreaths. Each starts with an inexpensive wire frame spray-painted white or another color to match the yarn. But the methods differ in the type of yarn used and how it is attached to the form. Here’s what I found, with each method rated from 1 to 10, with 10 indicating the least expensive, easiest and best results:

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tutorial specifically recommends non-shedding yarn, which I unfortunately ignored. I opted for a plush, chenille yarn that ended up spreading bits of fluff all over my house. And while it was nice and thick, it was a bit on the floppy side (hence the visions of bath mats dancing in my head). While this technique was time-consuming — it took about an hour and a half — it was easy and mindless, good for tackling while watching a

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Shelter: Keep close eye on dogs at holiday gatherings

By Dan Joling Associated Press

ANCHORAGE — Anchorage’s municipal animal care experts have a holiday message for pet owners: Be careful when mixing pets and holiday parties.

A crowd of strangers in a home can increase a beloved dog’s anxiety — and its chances of biting, said Laura Atwood, public relations coordinator for Anchorage Animal Care and Control.

“There’s a very simple fact that most people are not aware of,” Atwood said. “Most dog bites come from the dog in your own home.”

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirms that more than half of dog bite injuries occur at home. Almost any dog can bite, according to an advisory on the agency’s website.

The CDC recorded 4.7 million dog bites nationwide in 2017, said Lisa Howard, spokeswoman for the American Veterinary Medical Association. Nearly one in five

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approximately 2 feet at a time are woven under and over the rings of the wire wreath, wrapping it tightly and completely. I accidentally used the yarn I had intended for this version for my first attempt at the tied yarn, and had a frustrating shopping experience trying to find more. The product I eventually settled on was more like loosely spun wool roving than yarn, and was a bit tricky to work with. After covering about half the wreath, I figured out that it was much easier to do the weaving if I first wrapped a bit of tape around the end of the yarn (picture the

people bitten by a dog requires medical attention, and children are at highest risk, according to the CDC. Small children should never be allowed to play with dogs unsupervised, according to the agency.

Children can tell the difference between a happy dog and an angry dog, Atwood said, but they have a harder time interpreting the body language of a dog that’s fearful.

“They tend to approach those dogs the same way they would a happy dog,” Atwood said.

Toddlers are especially vulnerable. They may persist in trying to pet a dog even after it signals it does not want interaction.

If a dog is skittish, an obvious choice for a holiday party is keeping it in a kennel or a separate room, Atwood said.

“Don’t even make the dog a part of those holiday gatherings,” she said. “Your dog is going to thank you for it.”

If a dog is allowed to roam among guests, the host should consider assigning an adult to

supervise it, she said.

Pet owners should learn the signs that their dog is stressed: tucking its tail, licking its lips, laying its ears back or yawning when not tired.

Atwood gives lessons to Anchorage children on how to approach a strange dog. The first step is asking its owner if it’s friendly. The second is letting the dog take the initiative. º“What we always advise is letting the dog come up to you first,” she said. “Letting them put that nose to work, sniff you.”

People have a tendency to reach over a dog’s head to pet them.

However, hovering over unfamiliar dogs makes them nervous, she said.

“You want to come under their chin and their chest,” Atwood said.

The shelter strongly recommends preventing children from hugging and kissing dogs or following a dog when the dog is trying to get away.

Among other holiday tips: Hide dog toys and bones so children

end of a shoelace). After that, it was easier to navigate the rings. I wasn’t thrilled with the final result, in part because the yarn is ivory, not white, and I wasn’t crazy about the yellow-ish hue. But I liked it more after adding a bit of greenery, berries and a handmade birch bark ornament. And this version, more so than the others, could be hung on a wall year-round and not look out of place.

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trees and displayed it against a black chalkboard. Though the tutorial calls for using a foam wreath form, I adapted it to use a wire form since that is what I had purchased for the other two wreaths.

This project uses “loop yarn” — thick yarn with loops attached to it every inch or so — and was by far the simplest project. I just tied the yarn to the wreath and wrapped it around and around until the form was covered. No cutting, no weaving. It did require two skeins of yarn, but the type I used still ended up being a bit less expensive than the cost of the other projects, so overall, this was the winner.

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Woven yarn I was really struck by the way the author of the blog The Navage Patch decorated her wreath with a few small bottle-brush Christmas

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Laura Atwood, public relations coordinator for Anchorage Animal Care and Control, demonstrates how to touch a dog to whom a person has just been introduced by petting Riley, a mixed-breed dog, below its chin Wednesday at the animal shelter in Anchorage. Shelter officials say holiday gatherings with multiple strangers in homes may agitate dogs and make them prone to biting.

don’t try to take them from a possessive dog; keep dogs out of rooms where food is served; and

guard the door to make sure cats and dogs don’t dash off as guests come and go.

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This photo shows one of three ways to make holiday wreaths with yarn.

Weaving long pieces of fuzzy, roving-like yarn between the hoops of a wire form results in a rustic wreath easily adorned with greenery and birch bark.

What if you knew a cookie would take 20 minutes to run off?

By Candice Choi Associated Press

NEW YORK — Would you put down that bag of chips if you saw it had 170 calories? What if the label said it would take 16 minutes of running to burn off those calories?

Health experts for years have pushed for clearer food labeling to empower people to make better choices. In the U.S., a recent regulation requires calorie counts on packages to be bigger. Red, yellow and green labels signal the healthfulness of some foods in the United Kingdom. But with obesity rates persistently high, researchers are looking at whether more drastic approaches could help.

One attention-grabbing idea being explored: Labeling foods with “exercise calories,” or the amount of physical activity needed to burn them off. For example, a chocolate bar might

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A soft drink can and a chocolate candy bar are shown with labels for “exercise calories,” or the amount of physical activity needed to burn them off.

say it has 230 calories, alongside icons indicating that amounts to 42 minutes of walking or 22 minutes of running.

With calorie counts, experts worry the information doesn’t mean much if people don’t know how much they should be eating

anyway. And with the “traffic light” system, people might not understand why a food is red — is it the fat, the sugar or something else?

It’s no surprise some people don’t pay attention to current labels, but exercise calories might

be more useful, said Amanda Daley, a professor of behavioral medicine at Loughborough University in the United Kingdom, “They may still ignore it, but let’s give it a go. Let’s at least give them a chance to be able to easily understand,” she said.

Not everyone finds the idea compelling. Regardless of whether it gets people to eat less, it could reinforce negative attitudes about exercise, said Yoni Freedhoff, an obesity expert at the University of Ottawa.

“The idea that exercise is a punishment for eating does not strike me as a good way to promote exercise or healthy attitudes around food,” he said.

Instead of trying to find a label that can finally persuade people to stop eating unhealthy foods, Freedhoff said it would be better to promote environments where it’s easier to make good choices.

For now, it’s unknown how exercise-time labeling would affect choices in the real world.

Last week, a BMJ journal published an analysis co-authored

by Daley reviewing the limited research so far. The review suggested it may lead people to pick lower-calorie items than no labeling at all. But the evidence was less clear when comparing exercise calorie labeling to specific alternatives like calorie counts alone.

The concept may seem too drastic to ever become reality. But Brian Elbel, a New York University public health expert who studies calorie counts on menus, said other measures — such as soda taxes — also once seemed far-fetched.

“Just because it’s not going to happen tomorrow doesn’t mean it’s not an important thing to look at,” Elbel said.

‘Vast majority’ of vaping illnesses blamed on vitamin E

By Carla K. Johnson Associated Press

Health officials now blame vitamin E acetate for the “vast majority” of cases in the U.S. outbreak of vaping illnesses and they say doctors should monitor patients more closely after they go home from the hospital.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

announced the updated advice Friday.

And, in a related move Friday, authorities investigating how patients obtained possibly tainted vape products said they have seized 44 websites advertising the sale of illicit vaping cartridges containing THC. The new medical advice is based on a close look at about 3% of vaping illness patients who returned to the hospital after discharge and seven who died after hospital discharge.

The study suggests that vaping illnesses can get

worse, even deadly, after patients leave the hospital and doctors should check on patients within two days of sending them home.

The two-day followup after hospital discharge is shorter than the previous recommendation of one to two weeks.

Compared to other vaping illness patients, those who went back to the hospital were more likely to have chronic conditions such as diabetes, heart disease or other breathing problems such as sleep apnea. Those who died after hospital discharge were more likely

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Christmas tree farmers leaving the business with no successor to take their place, another challenge the industry faces.

For the first time in about 40 years, Clark’s Hilltop Nursery in Floyd is not selling Christmas trees directly to the public. Bobby Clark said the family decided to exclusively go the wholesale route this year.

“It was easier to sell a tractortrailer load to a customer in Indiana,

to be 50 or older.

The CDC also released new information that continues to point to a culprit: vitamin E acetate, a thickening agent that’s been added to illicit THC vaping liquids. THC is the chemical in marijuana that makes users feel high.

A report published in the New England Journal of Medicine identified the substance in the lung fluid of 48 out of 51 vaping illness patients and did not find it in the lung fluid of healthy people. Vitamin E acetate also has been found in vaping product samples.

so to speak, than us one tree at a time to the public,” Clark said.

Historically, the nursery has done both wholesale and retail business.

Generations of families have come to the farm to select and cut down their own trees. But this year, Clark said there weren’t enough trees to support both.

Clark said they haven’t planted any new trees since the recession, when there was an oversupply of trees and the economy crashed.

“We just didn’t have the money to purchase seedlings and resupply for the future,” he said.

With recession-era trends and more farms going out of business,

In the strongest language yet about what’s caused the outbreak, Dr. Anne Schuchat of the CDC told reporters during a telephone briefing Friday that it is her “conclusion” that vitamin E acetate caused the illness in “the vast majority of patients.”

The nation’s outbreak of vaping-related lung injuries continues, but new cases are on the decline. More than 2,500 cases of vaping illness have been reported by all 50 states. There have been 54 deaths and more deaths are under investigation.

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Clark said people in the Christmas tree industry should have seen this shortage coming.

O’Keeffe, with the state’s Christmas tree association, owns Rifton Farm & Nursery in Pilot. Between wholesale and retail, he expects to sell about 1,000 trees this year. The longtime Christmas tree farmer — O’Keeffe planted his first trees in 1975 — said he’d never seen a shortage like this year’s.

But he’s confident he’ll have enough trees for choose-and-cut customers and was able to meet the demands of his existing wholesale customers — although he wasn’t able to take on any new ones. He

investigators to some of the websites seized by the Food and Drug Administration and the Drug Enforcement Administration. The agencies did not name the sites or announce any criminal charges.

Investigators have said they are not interested in taking action against individuals who use vaping products, and are focused instead on suppliers.

Some of the websites seized were scam sites intended to collect money without ever mailing consumers any products, authorities said.

received calls from wholesalers as far away as Louisiana in search of trees.

Some Christmas tree farms may close earlier than usual if they run out of supply. O’Keeffe said one association member planned to close up shop after the first week of December.

Still, O’Keeffe said people who want Christmas trees should be able to get them. But they may have to make some compromises on size or variety.

“We just try and tell people shop early and maybe give another tree a chance that they normally wouldn’t buy,” he said.

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1980 President: James Carter Governor: Jay Hammond Kenai Peninsula Borough Mayor: Stan Thompson Census: 401,851 Alaskans, 22,282 Kenai Peninsula Borough Milk: $2.16 Bread: $0.48 Eggs: $0.90

Gas: $1.25 Stamp: $0.15 Community Highlights ■■ St. Nicholas Chapel in Seldovia is added to the National Register of Historic Landmarks ■■ Alaska Personal Income Tax is repealed ■■ Kenai Golf Course opens

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Students share visions of democracy

The Veterans of Foreign Wars 10046 in Soldotna Alaska hosted the local Voice of Democracy and Patriot Pen essay presentation on Sunday, Dec. 15.

First Place VOD winner was Anna DeVolld. Anna is the daughter of John and Shona DeVolld and a ninth grader at Connections Home School. Anna was presented with the first place cash prize by VFW Post Commander Mitch Johnson.

Sara DeVolld, a sixth grader at Connections Home School, was

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a participant in the Patriot Pen and Sara presented her essay to the group present. Sara is also the daughter of John and Shona DeVolld.

The VFW members present were very impressed and encouraged by the patriotism displayed and expressed by these young ladies.

Thank you to the DeVolld Sisters and all the other students who entered the VOD and PP Program.

— Submitted by Kitty Thompson, VFW Post 10046 Auxiliary Chaplain.

Thanks for your holiday kindness Soldotna High School has many people to thank for their generosity and kindness this past Thanksgiving season.

Our hats are off to Katie Creglow and Cameron Blackwell, student council can food drive managers, and the other 23 student council members who did such a phenomenal job of coordinating this event.

We certainly did not accomplish this project without the help of so many supportive people. Lana Strouse, Ginger Self, Rosa Quintana and Amber Cole, our cafeteria staff, who so graciously shared their kitchen area for food storage. Our three counselors, Margaret Griffin, Megan Murphy and Karen Ruebsamen, who contacted the

families and helped with the delivery of dinners. Lori Marquardt and Beth Fowler, our office secretaries, who managed the financial donations. A huge shoutout goes to our teaching staff, who helped to promote this activity.

Lastly, we are so fortunate to have a wonderful, giving student body with great families who donated so much food. We would not have been able to pull this off without their extreme generosity. We reached our goal, to help provide Thanksgiving meals to over 115 children and adults!

— Kyle McFall AD director and student council advisor

around the peninsula 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.

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

100 + Women Who Care Soldotna/Kenai 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.

Grant writing workshop

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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

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.

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e had our winter wonderland the first week of December, I guess. The snow hung on the trees and covered the roofs of buildings making them look soft and sparkly. A drive around town was like visiting a real life mantelpiece Christmas village. Then it rained.

When I was a little kid, elementary school probably, I remember snow on Christmas was never in question. We Virginia walters Life in the Pedestrian Lane had several snow days during the school year and were always prepared for a day or two ‘snowed in’ at home before the snow plows could get to us. Mom pulled out the jigsaw puzzles and craft projects (how many braided watch fobs and hand loomed hot pads do you still own?).

She let us play the record player and we listened closely to the radio waiting for a weather forecast; maybe even read something for the next book report due at school between forays outside to play in the snow. It was a vacation.

About junior high age, Christmastime snow was not so predictable. Winter brought snow eventually, but often just an overnight dusting, and it might be late February before we’d see significant snow storms. We’d still have a snow day or two and might even be snowed in but later in the season. By the time I was an adult, our winters were pretty open with just enough snow in the mountains to keep the rivers flowing. Not too many White Christmases, much to the dismay of the old timers. And me!

Climate change was not in our vocabulary then because it was more or less a fact of life. We studied the ice ages in school; learned that Siberia and Alaska had once been semitropical, rivers flooded and changed courses, volcanoes erupted, but more to the point, Grandpa always said we didn’t know what winter really was because “back in ‘89 (that’s 1889) we had a real winter.”

When we moved to Alaska our first homes were in the northern area so snow was a given from October to May (at least). White Christmas was not only reality, it was a way of life. There were even blasphemers who said “Hope it doesn’t snow on Christmas” — meaning they were hoping to travel and needed a little respite. But no one really regretted waking up to a sparkling new snowy cover on Christmas morning. We expected it and rejoiced.

Oh! I know there are places that don’t have snow on Christmas. We have spent a couple of Christmases in Mexico and in Hawaii, where Santa rides a surf board and wears an Aloha shirt. Dashing through the snow has no meaning when you are lying on a beach watching little kids build sand castles instead of snowmen. Hot cocoa and mulled wine give way to iced coffee and a pina colada.

Mele Kalikimaka is heard more often than Merry Christmas but you still hear Bing singing “White Christmas.” It is tradition.

Which I guess is the point: tradition is what makes our holidays special.

We Western Christians have some universal doings: a Santa character — be it St. Nicholas, Santa Claus or Father Christmas — gift giving, a feast, a decorated tree. Some of these even stem from the pagan traditions extant before Christmas was on the calendar. Add to this the Northern culture and we have sleigh rides, ugly sweaters, hot buttered rum and Yule logs.

Families develop traditions and make new ones all the time to accommodate the changes in the family. Special foods, funny cards, certain gifts to carry on from generation to generation. Things to remember the elders and other things to acknowledge new members (think Elf on a Shelf). Christmas becomes the institutional memory for the family.

I think each person also has seasonal things special to them that makes the holiday finally become real. Some are silly. This year the lighted teddy bear is not on the corner across from Louie’s. I found the bear just a little up the block, more in the middle of the park. I am probably the only one in town who even noticed, but that was my signal that the season had started. Not a big deal, but I felt a little let down when all the lights were on and no bear in place.

So, I’m writing this a week out, and our yards are looking like it is March with green patches and deteriorating snow as the temperatures stay above freezing. Not a lot of promise in the forecast. It doesn’t say snow. But the bear is lit, got the card from my childhood friend, fruitcakes delivered, and everyone I see says “Merry Christmas.” Tradition is alive!

But I still hope for, even expect, snow for Christmas.

Merry Christmas to All.

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and trailhead. Register online at tsalteshi. org or in person at 1:30 p.m. before each week’s race. 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.

Alcoholic Anonymous Alcoholic Anonymous meetings take place seven days a week. Call 907-2835722 or visit aakenaipeninsula.org for more information.

North Peninsula Recreation Service Area events ■■ Nikiski Youth Basketball, for first and second grade, coaches needed for Tuesday night games. Season starts Jan. 7.

■■ Youth volleyball, for fourth to sixth grade co-ed teams, registration deadline Dec. 27.

■■ Other activities include Home School Gym, Tot Time, Yoga, Full Swing Golf, Senior Stride and Table Tennis. For more information, contact Jackie at 776-8800.

■■ Team registration for Women’s Basketball League. Women’s League runs on Wednesday and Friday nights starting in January. Registration Deadline is Dec. 27!

Ladies sign up your basketball team today!

■■ Are you looking for an activity for the kids over Christmas Break? Send them to North Peninsula Recreation’s Day Camp: Dec. 31, Jan. 2 and Jan. 3, from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. at the Nikiski Community Recreation Center. Boys and Girls in Kindergarten through eighth grade are welcome. Two different age group camps available. For more information, contact NCRC staff at 776-8800.

■■ Daily Gym Activities and Fitness Classes. Fitness classes currently being offered are Yoga, Body Blast, Zumba Strong, Senior Stride and Spin Class. Gym activities include tot time and home-school gym time, and pickle ball is held twice a week in the evenings. Full Swing Golf is available Monday through Saturday. For more information, please contact Jackie at 776-8800.

■■ Swim Lessons and Tiny Tot Classes.

Group lessons include beginners, advanced beginners, and intermediates.

Semi-private and private lessons are offered for all levels. For more information, contact Nigel at 776-8800.

■■ The Nikiski Pool will be offering free programs this fall. Water volleyball will be offered Thursdays 6:45 p.m., for those 15 and older. Log Rolling will be offered Tuesday evenings at 6:45 p.m. This is for participants 5 years and older. An Aqua Hiit Class is currently being offered that will focus on heart and lung health. All of these are free. For more information, contact Nigel at 776-8800.

Kenai Senior Center activities The Kenai Senior Center is open 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday to Friday, and are open until 9:30 p.m. on Thursdays. Community meals are served Monday to Friday from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Cost for lunch is $7 suggested donation for individuals 60 or older, $14 for those under 60. Call 907-2834156 for more information.

■■ Wii Bowling: Every Thursday in December, 1-2 p.m.

■■ Carol sing with Donna: Donna will play Christmas carols to sing along to Fridays in December, 11:30 a.m.-12 p.m.

■■ Jim & Elena, lunchtime entertainment: Monday, Dec. 23, 11:30 a.m.

■■ Breakfast with Santa: Monday, Dec. 23, 8-10 a.m. Pancakes, juice and coffee.

Donations accepted. Parents and children are welcome.

■■ Closed Wednesday, Dec. 25 for Christmas ■■ Kenai Senior Connection Board Meeting: Friday, Dec. 27, 9:30 a.m.

■■ New Year’s Brunch & Talent Show: Tuesday, Dec. 31, 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

■■ Close Wednesday, Jan. 1 for New Year’s Day Christmas choir practice, every Monday through Christmas

Nikiski Senior Center Lunch is everyday from 11:30-1 p.m.

Members $8, nonmembers $9, kids 6-10 year $4, kids 5 and under are free. Yoga is offered from 10 to 11 a.m. Tuesdays, and pilates is offered on 10 to 11 a.m. on Mondays. The Nikiski Coloring and

Craft Club meets to color over coffee and conversations after lunch on Wednesdays.

Thursdays: Pinochle, 12-30-3:30 p.m.; Bible study, 1-3 p.m. Game night potluck will be hosted weekly, in the downstairs area of the center. Participants are encouraged to bring their favorite dish to share. 5:30 p.m., every Friday, Nikiski Senior Center. Games of Cribbage will be help upstairs weekly. 1 p.m., every Saturday.

Kenai Community Library December ■■ Mrs. Claus Story Time: Monday, Dec. 23 at 10:30 a.m. Join us for a Holly, Jolly Santa Themed Story Time with Mrs. Claus! Enjoy songs, games, and an arts and craft project.

Also, get your photo taken with Mrs. Claus!

No registration required.

■■ Winter Fun Scavenger Hunt: Thursday, Dec. 26 to Monday, Dec. 30 during Library Hours. Come in any time ThursdayMonday for a fun scavenger hunt the whole family can enjoy. Follow the clues hidden throughout the library. Complete the puzzle and win a fun prize. No registration necessary. Children under 8 must be accompanied by an adult.

■■ Vision Boards: Thursday, Jan. 2 at 4 p.m. Start the year off right with this fun goal setting program designed for teens and adults! Take a moment and plan for 2020! Limited space available so sign up today. For more information please contact Elizabeth at 283-4378 or visit us on Facebook.

■■ Raspberry Pi Club: Friday, Jan. 3 at 4 p.m. Come join us at the library to create games and inventions, learn how to program, make music with Sonic Pi, meet new friends, and more! Whether you want to hone your skills or are learning about Pi for the first time, the Raspberry Pi club is the perfect place for you! If you plan to attend, please sign up at the front desk today!

Ongoing events: ■■ Lego Maker Mondays, Mondays from 4-5 p.m.: Do you like LEGOs? Why not join us each week to create with LEGO based on themes inspired by children’s books!

Best for children ages 6-12; children under 8 must be accompanied by an adult.

■■ Wee Read Story Time, Tuesdays at 10:30 a.m.: Designed for children ages 0-3. Every Tuesday enjoy a program full of stories, songs, finger play and more! No registration required.

■■ Chess Club, Tuesdays at 4 p.m.: Get ready to ROOK the HOUSE every Tuesday!

Do you like playing Chess or would you like to learn how? The Kenai Community Library is proud to offer a casual program for chess players of all ages and skill levels.

Chess boards will be provided.

■■ Preschool Story Time, Wednesdays at 10:30 a.m.: Designed for children ages 3-5.

Every Wednesday enjoy a program full of stories, songs, movement and more! No registration required.

can contact the Kenai Animal Shelter at 283-7353.

GED prep classes Kenai Peninsula College Learning Center is offering free GED prep classes on Monday and Wednesday 9:30-11:30 a.m., Monday through Thursday 2-4 p.m. We offer small and personalized classes. Our instructors are available to help with Math, Reading, Science, and Social Studies. We provide free practice tests and instructional materials. For more information call 262-0327 or email Terri Cowart at tcowart@ alaska.edu or Bridget Clark at bmclark2@ alaska.edu.

Keep Calm and Pickle On! Come on down and play pickleball with a great group of fun people! Happening here at the Sterling Community Center Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, 10 a.m.12 p.m. Free for current members of the SCC, $3 for nonmembers. Punch-cards are available for convenience. Call us at 907-262-7224 or stop by 38377 Swanson River Road in Sterling, Monday-Friday 9 a.m.-12 p.m., or visit our website, www. sterlingcommunitycenter.com.

Sterling Community Center Crafting On Your Own Let’s get Crafty! Please join us for a non-instructional monthly crafting social hosted by Rochelle Hansen. For ages 16 and up. Will be held one Saturday each month 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Please call for schedule or check out our online calendar at www.sterlingcommunitycenter. com. Bring your own crafting projects, materials, and snacks. Free for members, $6/visit for nonmembers. Call us at 907-262-7224 or stop by 38377 Swanson River Road in Sterling, Monday-Friday 9 a.m.-12 p.m., or visit our website, www. sterlingcommunitycenter.com.

Sterling Community Center — After School Program 2019/2020 The Sterling Community Center’s After School Program is now open for enrollment. The program began Aug. 20, and is held Monday-Friday, 3:30-5:30 (following the school district’s calendar.)

Cost is $80/month for full-time enrolled or $5/day for drop-in attendance.

Multiple sibling discount is available.

Program includes: homework help if needed, recreational activities, academic enrichment, arts and crafts, free gym time, daily snack, and much more. For questions or more information please call us at 907-262-7224 or stop by 38377 Swanson River Rd. in Sterling, Monday-Friday 9 a.m.-12 p.m. We accept cash, check, or credit card.

Zumba at the Sterling Soldotna Public Library activities Community Center!

■■ Noon Year’s Eve Story Time: Tuesday, Dec. 31 at 11:15 a.m. Come ring in the new year at our 4th Annual Noon-Years Eve Story Time! We will have stories, crafts, a balloon drop, and more: all before we count down to noon!

■■ Winter BINGO: Dec. 21-Feb. 29: Don’t hibernate this winter! Pick up your BINGO sheet at the library and join us for fun activities and reading challenges. Stay tuned for more details.

Ongoing events ■■ Code Club Mondays at 4 p.m. Interested in learning Scratch, Python, Java, HTML, or more? Join Code Club and learn to build websites, games, and basic apps. Absolute beginner-friendly! Laptops provided. Ages 10-18 welcome. Canceled Dec. 23, 30, and Jan. 6.

■■ Toddler Story Time (18 months-3 years): Tuesdays at 10:30 a.m. Get up and get moving at the library with stories, songs, and silly fun that encourages your toddler’s language skills!

■■ LEGO® Brick Club Tuesdays at 4 p.m.: Tell your stories and build your world with Lego® bricks. Bring a friend with you and let your imagination go wild. Adult supervision needed for those under the age of 10.

■■ Bouncing Babies Story Time (birth-18 months): Wednesdays at 10:30 a.m. Come share songs, stories, and snuggle time with Bouncing Babies.

■■ Preschool Story Time (3-5 years): Thursdays at 10:30 a.m. Come share stories, songs, and other learning fun!

■■ Teen Lounge: Every Wednesday at 4 p.m. Teen Lounge is a weekly program for middle-school and high school students.

Join us for PS4, board games, Nerf battles, study sessions, crafts, and other fun! Snacks provided.

Let it Move you! Get out of the house and join us for Zumba! The SCC is offering classes taught by certified Zumba instructor Linda Klynstra Mondays and Thursdays 6-7 p.m. Zumba is a fitness program that combines Latin and international music with dance moves. It incorporates interval training, alternating fast and slow rhythms, and resistance training for a great workout! Don’t forget your indoor gym shoes! Free for SCC Members and only $5 for nonmembers.

For questions or more information please call us at 907-262-7224 or stop by 38377 Swanson River Road in Sterling, MondayFriday 9-12. p.m.

Cities of Soldotna and Kenai consolidate animal shelters

HOPE peer support grief group for parents who have experienced the loss of a child meets in Kenai, the first Saturday of every month, at Dry Bones Coffee, Tea, and Community at 3 p.m. 11595 Kenai Spur Highway. Contact Raelynne at 907-3942311 or Vickie at 907-252-4407.

The City of Soldotna partnered this past summer with the City of Kenai to form a regional animal control facility at the Kenai Animal Shelter. The Soldotna shelter has been closed. Soldotna’s full-time animal control officer continues to respond to requests for services including nuisance calls, patrolling, picking up surrendered or stray animals, providing communitywide education on spay/neuter initiatives and transporting impounded Soldotna animals to the animal shelter in Kenai.

The Soldotna animal control officer works from the Soldotna Police Dept. and can be reached at 262-4455 (non-emergency number) or messages (only) can be left at 262-3969. Members of the public needing to retrieve their animals or adopt pets

Senior Exercise at the Sterling Community Center!

Let’s get moving! Have fun and get moving! The SCC is offering senior exercise classes with Becky Moore Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, 7-8 a.m. Free for current members of the SCC, $5 for nonmembers. For questions or more information please call us at 907-262-7224 or stop by 38377 Swanson River Road in Sterling, Monday-Friday 9:00 a.m.- 12 p.m.

Narcan kits available at Kenai Public Health Heroin overdoses are on the rise in Alaska. Narcan is an easy medication you can give to someone who is overdosing.

It may save their life. Adults can get free Narcan nasal spray kits at the Kenai Public Health Center at 630 Barnacle Way, Suite A, in Kenai. For additional information call Kenai Public Health at 335-3400.

HOPE peer support group

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

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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.

Families Anonymous meetings Families Anonymous for parents and families of loved ones with addiction problems meet in Kenai every Wednesday at 5:30 p.m. at Dry Bones Coffee, Tea, and Community. 11595 Kenai Spur Highway.

Contact Vickie 907-252-4407

Al-Anon support group meetings Al-Anon support group meetings are held at the Central Peninsula Hospital in the Kasilof Room (second floor) of the River Tower building on Monday at 7 p.m., Wednesday at 7 p.m. and Saturday at 9 a.m. Park around back by the ER and enter through the River Tower entrance and follow the signs. Contact Tony Oliver at 252-0558 for more information.

Stranding Hotline technical difficulties The Alaska SeaLife Center’s Stranding Hotline is working intermittently due to technical difficulties. In the meantime, below are the ways to reach our team if you have information about a stranded or injured marine mammal. Email wildliferesponse@alaskasealife.org. Call ASLC Security at 907-224-6342.

PING PONG back again by popular demand!

Come one, come all, no age limit, no skill limit. If you have a pulse, you can play! Mondays from 6:15-8:15 p.m. at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex. $2 per person. Bring a paddle if you have one, and bring a friend, if you have one! For more information, contact Ron Levy at 252-6931 or Matt Faris at 398-6693.

KPB Solid Waste winter hours KPB Solid Waste facilities will be closed on Sundays for the winter from Oct 6, 2019 through April 26, 2020. For more information contact the KPB Solid Waste Department at 907-262-9667.

Want to be informed of local public safety and community information?

Sign up to receive alerts from the Alaska State Troopers. Text your zip code to 888777 to opt in. Or go to www.nixle. com and click Sign up now. Stay instantly informed of trusted, neighborhood-level public safety and community information.

You choose the information you want, for the addresses you want, all delivered at no cost, by text message, email and web.

ReGroup Meeting All interested community members are invited to ReGroup meetings. They are the 3rd Monday each month September through May at the Hope Community Center off Kalifornsky Beach Road near Poppy Lane. For more information call 252-2773.

Paid recreation instructors wanted Soldotna Parks & Recreation is seeking paid instructors to teach one day workshops or weekly classes as part of our community education and recreation program. Do you have a skill, talent, hobby, or interest you would like to share with the community? Then this is a perfect opportunity for you. Help us promote lifelong learning through a diverse offering of educational, cultural, and recreational activities for all ages. Call today to discuss possibilities 907-714-1211.

After-school program 2019/2020 The Sterling Community Center After School Program is now open for enrollment. The program will begin Aug. 20, and will be Monday-Friday, 3:30-5:30 p.m. daily. Cost is $80/month for full-time enrolled or $5/day for drop-in attendance.

Multiple sibling discount is available.

Program includes: homework help if needed, recreational activities, academic enrichment, arts and crafts, free gym time, daily snack, and much more. For questions or to request more information, please call 907-262-7224 or stop in Monday-Friday between 9 a.m. and noon, 38377 Swanson River Rd. Sterling.

Student Ambassadors wanted Are you a high school student seeking resume enhancement for scholarship opportunities? Would you like to receive behind-the-scenes tours of area businesses and the opportunity to network professionally with local leaders?

Apply now for that chance! The Soldotna Chamber of Commerce is seeking high school applicants in grades 10-12 for its 2019-2020 Student Ambassador Program. Students receive a chance to learn more from one-on-one contact with the business community through field trips, guest lecturers, and job shadow appointments. The extended deadline to apply is Friday, Sept. 13! For more information, call Sara at the Soldotna Chamber at 262-9814 or visit them online at visitsoldotna.com.

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Wendy Crewson. An adman takes over for fallen Santa.

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Wheel of For- “Same Time, Next Christmas” (2019, Romance) Lea MiThe Good Doctor An injured tune ‘G’ chele, Charles Michael Davis, Bryan Greenberg. Childhood NFL player must be treated. sweethearts reunite at a Hawaiian resort.

‘14’ Last Man Last Man Law & Order: Special VicLaw & Order: Special VicDateline ‘PG’ Standing ‘PG’ Standing ‘PG’ tims Unit A child shoots a tims Unit Rape/murder of a fellow student. ‘14’ psychiatric student. ‘14’ KTVA 11 News at 6 The Price Is Right at Night- All Rise “Uncommon Women Bull Bull has a new rich client Seth Rogen and Mothers” ‘14’ for the firm. ‘14’ The Big Bang The Big Bang 9-1-1 “Triggers” A high-rise (:01) Prodigal Son “The Trip” Fox 4 News at 9 (N) Theory ‘PG’ Theory ‘PG’ fire drill. ‘14’ Malcolm discovers a secret about Dani. ‘14’ Channel 2 Newshour (N) Holidays With the Houghs Saturday Night Live “A Saturday Night Live Christmas SpeDerek and Julianne celebrate cial” Popular Christmas-themed sketches. ‘14’ the season. (N) PBS NewsHour (N) Antiques Roadshow A 1907 Christmas at Belmont Carols Finding Your Roots With Robert Henri oil painting. ‘G’ and seasonal favorites. (N) ‘G’ Henry Louis Gates, Jr. Questlove; Dr. Phil. ‘PG’

ABC News at (:35) Jimmy Kimmel Live!

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How I Met How I Met Elementary “The Hound of With With With With Your Mother Your Mother the Cancer Cells” ‘14’ (3:00) PM Style With Amy Stran (N) (Live) ‘G’ AnyBody Loungewear Clear- Isaac Mizrahi Live! “ClearSkechers (N) (Live) ‘G’ H by Halston - Fashion & Shopping (N) (Live) Skechers ‘G’ ance (N) (Live) ‘G’ ance” (N) (Live) ‘G’ Accessories (N) (Live) ‘G’ (3:00) “Radio Christmas” “Christmas Unleashed” (2019, Romance) Vanessa Lachey, “A Very Vintage Christmas” (2019, Drama) Tia Mowry(:03) “Merry Liddle Christmas” (2019, Romance) Kelly Row- (:01) “A Very Vintage Christ(2019) Keshia Knight Pulliam, Bethany Brown, Christopher Russell. A missing dog leads Hardrict, Jesse Hutch. An antique shop owner finds a hidden land, Thomas Cadrot, Jaime M. Callica. An entrepreneur’s mas” (2019, Drama) Tia Tim Reid. ‘G’ exes to team up on a search. ‘G’ box. ‘G’ messy family comes to her house. ‘G’ Mowry-Hardrict. ‘G’ Chicago P.D. “Chasing Mon- Modern Fam- Modern Fam- Modern Fam- Modern Fam- WWE Monday Night RAW (N Same-day Tape) ‘PG’ Modern Fam- (:32) Modern (:02) Modern (:32) Modern sters” ‘14’ ily ‘PG’ ily ‘PG’ ily ‘PG’ ily ‘PG’ ily ‘PG’ Family ‘PG’ Family ‘PG’ Family ‘PG’ American American American American American Family Guy Family Guy Animated. Brian Family Guy Family Guy Family Guy Family Guy Conan (N) ‘14’ Seinfeld “The Seinfeld “The Conan ‘14’ Dad ‘14’ Dad ‘14’ Dad ‘14’ Dad ‘14’ Dad ‘14’ ‘14’ and Stewie go to the North ‘14’ “Christmas ‘14’ ‘14’ Strike” ‘PG’ Pick” ‘PG’ Pole. ‘14’ Guy” ‘14’ (3:00) “Fist Fight” (2017) “The Hangover” (2009) Bradley Cooper. Three pals must “Wonder Woman” (2017, Action) Gal Gadot, Chris Pine, Connie Nielsen. Wonder Woman “Wonder Woman” (2017, Action) Gal Gadot. Wonder WomCharlie Day, Ice Cube. find a missing groom after a wild bash. discovers her full powers and true destiny. an discovers her full powers and true destiny.

NFL Football Green Bay Packers at Minnesota Vikings. (N) (Live) (:15) SportsCenter With Scott Van Pelt NFL Rewind SportsCenter With Scott NFL Rewind SportsCenter (N) (Live) Van Pelt (N) College Basketball PFL 2019 Kayla Harri- Road to the PFL 2019 Cham- College Basketball Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Head Classic, UFC 200 Greatest Fighters Now or Never SportsCenter With Scott CFB 150: Playoff son-History pionship (N) Second Semifinal: Teams TBA. (N) (Live) of All Time (N) Van Pelt Greatest Bundesliga Soccer Pro Footvolley Tour Mark Few Undeniable With Joe Buck WCC AllSeahawks Fight Sports MMA (N) Fight Sports: World Champi- Focused The Rich Eisen Show ‘PG’ Show (N) Access Press Pass onship Kickboxing (3:00) “The Bourne Identity” (2002, Action) Matt Damon, “The Bourne Identity” (2002, Action) Matt Damon, Franka Potente, Chris Cooper. An amne- “The Bourne Supremacy” (2004, Action) Matt Damon, Franka Potente. Ja- “Bourne Ulti.”

Franka Potente, Chris Cooper. siac agent is marked for death after a botched hit. son Bourne fights back when the CIA tries to kill him.

(2:30) “Fred Claus” (2007, “Four Christmases” (2008) Vince Vaughn. A couple must “National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation” (1989, Comedy) (:15) “National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation” (1989) Chevy Chase. A “Fred Claus” Comedy) Vince Vaughn. somehow fit in four holiday visits with family.

Chevy Chase, Beverly D’Angelo. traditional Griswold yuletide backfires in comic fashion.

Apple & On- Apple & On- American American American Family Guy Family Guy Family Guy Rick and Robot Chick- SuperManFamily Guy Family Guy Family Guy Robot Chick- Rick and ion ‘Y7’ ion ‘Y7’ Dad ‘14’ Dad ‘14’ Dad ‘14’ ‘14’ ‘14’ ‘14’ Morty ‘14’ en ‘14’ sion ‘14’ ‘14’ ‘14’ ‘14’ en ‘14’ Morty ‘14’ Jeremy Wade’s Dark Waters Jeremy Wade’s Dark WaJeremy Wade’s Dark WaJeremy Wade’s Dark WaJeremy Wade’s Dark WaJeremy Wade’s Dark Wa(:11) River Monsters: Rapids Jeremy Wade’s Dark Wa“Toxic Invader” ‘PG’ ters ‘PG’ ters ‘PG’ ters-River Monster ters-River Monster ters-River Monster “Razorhead” ‘PG’ ters-River Monster Stuck in the Sydney to the (4:55) Big City (:20) “Arthur Christmas” (2011) Voices of “Good Luck Charlie, It’s Christmas!” (2011, Gabby Duran Just Roll With Raven’s Holidays Un- Good Luck Jessie ‘G’ Good Luck Middle ‘G’ Max ‘G’ Greens James McAvoy, Hugh Laurie.

Children’s) Bridgit Mendler. ‘G’ It ‘Y7’ Home ‘G’ wrapped Charlie ‘G’ Jessie: NYC The Loud The Loud The Loud The Loud “Santa Hunters” (2014) Benjamin “Lil P-Nut” Top Elf Judging the final three Friends ‘PG’ Friends ‘14’ Friends ‘14’ Friends ‘14’ (:35) Friends (:10) Friends (:45) Friends House ‘Y7’ House ‘Y7’ House ‘Y7’ House ‘Y7’ Flores Jr., Breanna Yde. ‘G’ elf-testants. ‘G’ ‘14’ ‘14’ ‘14’ (3:10) “Home Alone” (1990, Children’s) Ma- (:40) “Home Alone 2: Lost in New York” (1992, Children’s) Macaulay Culkin, Joe Pesci, (:20) “Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas” (2000) Jim Carrey. A Family Guy Family Guy caulay Culkin, Joe Pesci.

Daniel Stern. Kevin ends up in New York when he boards the wrong plane. curmudgeon hates the Christmas-loving Whos of Whoville.

‘14’ ‘14’ Hoarding: Buried Alive: Hoarding: Buried Alive: 90 Day Fiancé ‘14’ 90 Day Fiancé ‘14’ 90 Day Fiancé ‘14’ 90 Day Fiancé ‘14’ 90 Day Fiancé Diving into 90 Day Fiancé ‘14’ Most Extreme ‘PG’ Most Extreme ‘PG’ drama. ‘PG’ Diesel Brothers “Prepare for Diesel Brothers (N) ‘14’ Diesel Brothers: Trucked Diesel Brothers “Episode 17” (:01) Dirty Mudder Truckers (:03) Twin Turbos “Shop Rod (:04) Diesel Brothers ‘14’ Diesel Brothers “Episode Liftoff” ‘14’ Out “Blazer of Glory” ‘14’ (N) ‘14’ “Episode 7” (N) ‘14’ Rising” (N) ‘14’ 17” ‘14’ My Haunted House ‘14’ Portals to Hell “LaLaurie Portals to Hell ‘14’ Portals to Hell “Eastern State Portals to Hell Paranormal It Feels Evil “Dead on the Hometown Horror “Satanic Portals to Hell “Eastern State Mansion” ‘14’ Penitentiary” ‘14’ activity in Utah. ‘14’ Floor” (N) ‘14’ Swamp” (N) ‘14’ Penitentiary” ‘14’ American Pickers “Roll Like American Pickers “Rock ’n’ American Pickers “Pick This American Pickers “Aerosmith American Pickers “Barnyard (:03) Pawn Stars “May the (:05) Pawn Stars “Another (:03) American Pickers a Rock Star” ‘PG’ Roll Heaven” ‘PG’ Way” ‘PG’ Van” ‘PG’ Bling” (N) ‘PG’ Pawn Be With You” ‘PG’ Christmas Story” ‘PG’ “Barnyard Bling” ‘PG’ Live PD: Live PD: Live PD: Live PD: Live PD: Live PD: Live PD: Live PD: Live Rescue “Top 10 MoLive PD: Live PD: Live PD: Live PD: Live PD: Live PD: Police Patrol Police Patrol Police Patrol Police Patrol Police Patrol Police Patrol Police Patrol Police Patrol ments” The year’s top 10 mo- Police Patrol Police Patrol Police Patrol Police Patrol Police Patrol Police Patrol ‘14’ ‘14’ ‘14’ ‘14’ ‘14’ ‘14’ ‘14’ ‘14’ ments recalled. (N) ‘14’ ‘14’ ‘14’ ‘14’ ‘14’ ‘14’ ‘14’ Love It or List It Urban func- Love It or List It ‘PG’ Love It or List It “Lackluster Love It or List It Empty nest- Love It or List It “A One Story Love It or List It (N) ‘PG’ Love It or List It “Pool House Love It or List It “A One Story Story” ‘PG’ tionality. ‘G’ Lake House” ‘PG’ ers disagree. ‘PG’ Story” (N) ‘PG’ Problems” ‘PG’ Holiday Baking Champion- Holiday Baking Champion- Holiday Baking Champion- Holiday Baking Champion- Holiday Baking Champion- Challenge “A Christmas Story Christmas Cookie Challenge Holiday Baking Championship ‘G’ ship ‘G’ ship ‘G’ ship (N) ‘G’ ship (N) ‘G’ Cakes” (N) ‘G’ (N) ‘G’ ship ‘G’ American Greed “An Ungodly American Greed ‘PG’ American Greed “Prophets of American Greed “An Ungodly American Greed ‘PG’ American Greed “Prophets of Dateline Adventurers find Dateline The shooting of a Scammer” ‘PG’ Greed” ‘PG’ Scammer” ‘PG’ Greed” ‘PG’ tropical hideaway. ‘PG’ security analyst. ‘PG’ Tucker Carlson Tonight (N) Hannity (N) The Ingraham Angle (N) Fox News at Night With Tucker Carlson Tonight Hannity The Ingraham Angle Fox News at Night With Shannon Bream (N) Shannon Bream (:10) The Of- (:45) The Of- (:15) The Office “Secret (5:50) The Of- (:25) The Of- The Office The Office The Office The Office The Office The Office “Bad Santa 2” (2016) Billy Bob Thornton. Three angry crimifice ‘14’ fice ‘PG’ Santa” ‘PG’ fice ‘14’ fice ‘PG’ ‘PG’ ‘14’ ‘PG’ ‘PG’ ‘14’ ‘PG’ nals conspire to bilk a Chicago charity. (:08) “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2” (2011, Fantasy) Daniel Radcliffe, Ru- “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them” (2016) Eddie Redmayne, Katherine Water- (:15) Futurama “Mobius (10:46) Fu(:45) Futurapert Grint, Emma Watson. Harry may have to make the ultimate sacrifice. ston. Magizoologist Newt Scamander tracks down magical creatures.

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Wendy Williams Show Hot Bench Hot Bench Court Court Protection Protection Young & Restless Mod Fam Bold Rachael Ray ‘G’ Paternity Live with Kelly and Ryan The Dr. Oz Show ‘PG’ Dinosaur Cat in the Sesame St. Splash

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In the Heat of the Night In the Heat of the Night In the Heat of the Night Blue Bloods ‘14’ Blue Bloods ‘14’ Blue Bloods ‘14’ Blue Bloods ‘14’ M*A*S*H M*A*S*H “Chipmunks-Squeakquel” “Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked” (2011) “Alvin and the Chipmunks” (2007) Jason Lee. “Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel” “Alvin-Chipwrecked” “Terminator 3: Machines” “Die Hard” (1988, Action) Bruce Willis, Alan Rickman, Bonnie Bedelia.

“Die Hard 2” (1990, Action) Bruce Willis, Bonnie Bedelia.

“Die Hard” (1988) Bruce Willis.

In the Heat of the Night In the Heat of the Night In the Heat of the Night Blue Bloods ‘14’ Blue Bloods ‘14’ Blue Bloods ‘14’ Blue Bloods ‘14’ Last Man Last Man In the Heat of the Night In the Heat of the Night In the Heat of the Night Blue Bloods ‘14’ Blue Bloods ‘14’ Blue Bloods ‘14’ Blue Bloods ‘14’ Last Man Last Man (7:00) Isaac Mizrahi Live!

Joan Rivers Classics Isaac Mizrahi Live! “Clearance” (N) (Live) ‘G’ Vince Camuto Apparel Cuddl Duds Isaac Mizrahi Live! (N) ‘G’ PM Style With Amy Stran Skechers (N) (Live) ‘G’ AnyBody Loungewear Jayne’s Closet Clearance (N) (Live) ‘G’ Season’s Greetings (N) (Live) ‘G’ (5:00) Season’s Greetings (N) (Live) ‘G’ Season’s Greetings (N) (Live) ‘G’ Flameless Candles Home Decor Solutions Clearance (N) (Live) ‘G’ Home Made Easy With Mary (N) (Live) ‘G’ Shopping (N) (Live) (7:00) Kerstin’s Closet ‘G’ Lug - Travel & Handbags Denim & Co. (N) (Live) ‘G’ Women With Control ‘G’ AnyBody Loungewear ‘G’ Shoe Shopping (N) (Live) ‘G’ Women With Control ‘G’ “A Storybook Christmas” “Christmas Reservations” (2019) Markie Post ‘PG’ “Christmas 9 to 5” (2019, Romance) Tiya Sircar. ‘G’ “Matchmaker Christmas” (2019) Corey Sevier. ‘PG’ “Radio Christmas” ‘G’ “Mistletoe & Menorahs” “Always and Forever Christmas” (2019) ‘G’ “A Christmas Winter Song” (2019, Drama) Ashanti.

“The Road Home for Christmas” (2019, Drama) ‘PG’ “Sweet Mountain C” “Staging Christmas” ‘G’ “Christmas a la Mode” (2019, Drama) Katie Leclerc.

“Grounded for Christmas” (2019) Julianna Guill. ‘PG’ “Christmas in Louisiana” (2019) Jana Kramer. ‘PG’ “Random Acts” (7:00) “A League of Their Own” “Stepmom” (1998, Drama) Julia Roberts, Susan Sarandon, Ed Harris.

“Fool’s Gold” (2008) Matthew McConaughey.

“The Ugly Truth” (2009) Eric Winter “Husband’s Wife” “My Husband’s Secret Life” (2017) Kara Killmer. ‘14’ “Unfaithful” (2002, Drama) Richard Gere, Diane Lane.

“When the Bough Breaks” (2016) Morris Chestnut, Regina Hall.

Chicago P.D. “Home” ‘14’ Chicago P.D. “Fallen” ‘14’ Chicago P.D. ‘14’ Chicago P.D. ‘14’ Chicago P.D. ‘14’ Chicago P.D. ‘14’ Chicago P.D. ‘14’ Chicago P.D. ‘14’ Chrisley Chrisley Chrisley (:29) “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone” (2001) Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint.

(12:54) “Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets” (2002) Rupert Grint “Harry Potter-Chamber” (:40) “Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban” (2004) Daniel Radcliffe. (:37) “Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire” (2005) Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint.

“Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2” (2011) (:43) “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them” (2016, Fantasy) (:35) “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince” (2009) Law & Order: SVU Law & Order: SVU Law & Order: SVU Law & Order: SVU Law & Order: SVU Law & Order: SVU Law & Order: SVU Law & Order: SVU Friends ‘PG’ Friends ‘14’ Friends ‘PG’ Friends ‘PG’ Friends ‘PG’ Friends ‘PG’ Friends ‘PG’ Friends ‘PG’ Burgers Burgers Burgers Burgers Amer. Dad Amer. Dad Amer. Dad Amer. Dad Seinfeld Seinfeld Friends ‘PG’ Friends ‘PG’ Friends ‘PG’ Friends ‘PG’ Friends ‘PG’ Friends ‘PG’ Friends ‘PG’ Friends ‘14’ Friends ‘14’ Friends ‘14’ Burgers Burgers Burgers Burgers “A Christmas Story” “A Christmas Story” (1983, Children’s) “A Christmas Story” (1983, Children’s) “A Christmas Story” (1983, Children’s) “A Christmas Story” Friends ‘PG’ Friends ‘14’ Friends ‘PG’ Friends ‘PG’ Friends ‘PG’ Friends ‘PG’ Friends ‘14’ Friends ‘PG’ Friends ‘PG’ Friends ‘14’ Friends ‘14’ Friends ‘PG’ Friends ‘14’ Friends ‘PG’ Amer. Dad Amer. Dad Friends ‘PG’ Friends ‘PG’ Friends ‘PG’ Friends ‘PG’ Friends ‘PG’ Friends ‘PG’ Friends ‘PG’ Friends ‘PG’ Friends ‘PG’ Friends ‘PG’ Friends ‘PG’ Friends ‘14’ Friends ‘14’ Amer. Dad Amer. Dad Amer. Dad Charmed ‘PG’ Supernatural ‘14’ Supernatural ‘14’ Supernatural ‘14’ Supernatural ‘14’ Supernatural ‘14’ Supernatural ‘14’ “Fist Fight” (2017) Charmed ‘PG’ Supernatural ‘PG’ Supernatural ‘14’ Supernatural ‘14’ Supernatural ‘14’ Supernatural ‘14’ “Miss Congeniality” (2000) Sandra Bullock.

“A Christmas Story” (1983, Children’s) “A Christmas Story” (1983, Children’s) “A Christmas Story” (1983, Children’s) “A Christmas Story” (1983, Children’s) Charmed ‘PG’ Supernatural ‘14’ Supernatural ‘14’ Supernatural ‘14’ Bones ‘14’ Bones ‘14’ Bones ‘14’ Bones ‘14’ Charmed ‘14’ Supernatural ‘14’ Supernatural ‘14’ Supernatural ‘14’ Bones ‘14’ Bones ‘14’ Bones ‘14’ Bones ‘14’ SportsCenter (N) (Live) NFL Rewind (N) (Live) College Football Bad Boy Mowers Gasparilla Bowl -- UCF vs Marshall. (N) (Live) Monday Night Countdown (N) (Live) SportsCenter (N) (Live) NFL Live (N) (Live) NBA: The Jump (N) (Live) SportsCenter (N) Boomer’s SportsCenter (N) (Live) Peyton’s CFB 150 NBA Basketball Boston Celtics at Toronto Raptors. (N) (Live) NFL Live (N) (Live) Peyton’s Peyton’s Peyton’s Peyton’s SportsCenter (N) (Live) The Jump SportsCenter (N) (Live) NFL Live (N) (Live) The Jump Question College Football Walk-On’s Independence Bowl -- Louisiana Tech vs Miami. (N) (Live) Scoreboard College Football Military Bowl -- North Carolina vs Temple. (N) (Live) (:20) College Football New Era Pinstripe Bowl -- Michigan State vs Wake Forest.

College Football First Take (N) Jalen NFL Live SportsCenter (N) (Live) NFL Live SportsCenter (N) (Live) College Basketball ESPN Documentaries (N) ESPN Documentaries (N) ESPN Documentaries (N) ESPN Documentaries (N) CFB 150 CFB 150 CFB 150 CFB 150 CFB 150 CFB 150 CFB 150 CFB 150 CFB 150 CFB 150 College Football 150 - Football Is US College Basketball First Take Jalen Question NFL Live (N) NFL Live SportsCenter (N) (Live) Boxing (N) SportsCenter (N) (Live) NFL Live (N) (Live) SportsCenter (N) NFL Live Max SportsCenter (N) (Live) Boomer’s The Rich Eisen Show (N) (Live) ‘PG’ Airfryer Cooker The Dan Patrick Show (N) ‘PG’ Bundesliga Soccer The Rich Eisen Show ‘PG’ Smartech Slim Cycle The Dan Patrick Show ‘PG’ High School Football The Rich Eisen Show ‘PG’ Cooking with Emeril!

The Dan Patrick Show ‘PG’ Seahawks Bensinger The Rich Eisen Show ‘PG’ Paid Prog.

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The Dan Patrick Show ‘PG’ Tennis The Rich Eisen Show (N) (Live) ‘PG’ Airfryer Cooker The Dan Patrick Show (N) ‘PG’ Outdoor Friends Wild (7:00) Movie Varied Programs Christmas Light Fight Grandma Got Run Over “Mariah Carey’s All I Want for Christmas Is You” “Last Holiday” (2006) Queen Latifah, Gérard Depardieu.

“Fred Claus” (2007) Paul Giamatti Rudolph (:45) The Year Without a Santa Claus Drum Boy Christmas “The Legend of Frosty the Snowman” Frosty’s ’Twas Night Rudolph’s Shiny Year (:45) The Year Without a Santa Claus “Legend of Frosty” Frosty’s Rudolph’s Shiny Year (:45) The Year Without a Santa Claus “The Polar Express” (2004) Michael Jeter “Four Christmases” (2008) Vince Vaughn.

“National Lampoon’s Vacation” (1983, Comedy) “National Lampoon’s European Vacation” “Vegas Vacation” (1997, Comedy) Chevy Chase.

“National Lampoon’s Vacation” (1983, Comedy) “The Godfather” (1972, Drama) Marlon Brando. A mafia patriarch tries to hold his empire together.

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Celebrate Kwanzaa

Other Kwanzaa customs

Mini Fact:

The colors of Kwanzaa are: • black for the people.

• red for the blood of the people.

• green for the land of Africa.

People celebrating Kwanzaa may dress in African-style clothes.

Kwanzaa (QUAN-zah) is a holiday celebrated by many African Americans. It is held Dec. 26 through Jan. l.

The seven-day celebration encourages people to think about their African roots as well as their lives in present-day America.

Kwanzaa is based on African festivals. The word from the Swahili language means “the first fruits.”

Kwanzaa is not a religious celebration like Christmas and Hanukkah. It was started in 1966 by Dr. Maulana Karenga, a professor of Black Studies at California State University.

Symbolic candles

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On each night of Kwanzaa, families hold ceremonies and light the candle for the day. The kinara (keeNAR-ah) holds seven candles. A new candle, or mishumaa (meeshoo-MAH-ah), is lighted each night. The first one lighted is the black one in the middle.

The seven candles stand for the seven principles of Kwanzaa. These principles serve as a guide for daily living. After lighting the candle, the family talks about the principle for that day.

Kwanzaa symbols

• The mkeka (m-KEH-kah) is a straw mat that represents the foundation on which everything else rests.

During Kwanzaa, friends and family greet each other by saying “Habari gani” (ha-BAR-ree GAH-nee), which means, “What’s happening?” They answer with the special principle of the day.

Adults may fast, or refuse to eat food from sunup to sundown, as a way of cleansing the mind, soul and spirit.

The Seven Principles

The seven principles, or main ideas, are called Nguzo Saba (n-GOO-zoo SAH-bah).

1. Umoja (oo-MO-jah): unity for family, community and country.

2. Kujichagulia (koo-jee-chagoo-LEE-ah): self-determination to speak for ourselves.

3. Ujima (oo-JEE-mah): working together to solve problems.

4. Ujamaa (oo-JAH-ma-ah): building our stores, shops and businesses.

5. Nia (nee-YAH): purpose to build and develop our community.

6. Kuumba (koo-OOM-bah): creativity or making the world around us clean and beautiful.

7. Imani (ee-MAH-nee): faith.

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On Dec. 31 there is a joyful celebration of food, dance and music. The feast is called karamu (kar-RAH-mu). The children receive their gifts. They also tell how they will improve their lives using the seven principles in the coming year.

• The mihindi (muh-HIN-dee) are ears of corn. They stand for the children of the family.

• The matunda (mah-TOON-da) is the fruit. It is placed in a basket on the table to represent the harvest.

• The zawadi (za-WAH-dee) are gifts for children awarded for hard work. Books or homemade gifts are customary.

• The kikombe cha umoja (KI-kohm-bay cha oo-MO-jah) is a cup. It stands for unity.

Family members drink from it on the sixth day of Kwanzaa.

Resources On the Web:

• bit.ly/MPKwanzaa

At the library:

• “Together for Kwanzaa” by Juwanda G. Ford • “Seven Candles for Kwanzaa” by Andrea Davis Pinkney

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Try ’n’ Find

Mini Jokes

Words that remind us of Kwanzaa are hidden in this puzzle. Some words are hidden backward or diagonally, and some letters are used twice. See if you can find: AFRICAN, AMERICAN, BLACK, FAST, FRUIT, GREEN, KARAMU, KINARA, KWANZAA, LANGUAGE, MATUNDA, MIHINDI, MISHUMAA, MKEKA, PRINCIPLES, RED, SEVEN, SWAHILI, ZAWADI.

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Eco Note Gases in Earth’s atmosphere stayed in balance for many thousands of years. But human activity is disturbing the balance by adding pollutants. Air pollution harms living things, including people. It’s caused by homes, offices, factories, cars, planes and power plants burning fuels such as oil and coal. Smog is created when waste gases react with sunlight. But not all pollution is manmade. Volcanic eruptions shoot clouds of ash and gas high into the air.

You’ll need: • 5 cups all-purpose flour • 1 cup packed light brown sugar • 2 tablespoons baking powder • 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon • 1 teaspoon salt • 1 teaspoon ground ginger

• 1/2 teaspoon ground allspice • 1 cup vegetable shortening • 1 can strained and pureed sweet potatoes • 1 cup heavy cream • 1/2 cup coarsely chopped pecans

What to do: 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a large mixing bowl, stir together flour, brown sugar, baking powder, cinnamon, salt, ginger and allspice.

2. Add shortening and cut in with two knives until crumbly. Add sweet potatoes and mix well with a wooden spoon. Add cream and pecans, and stir just until moistened.

3. Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface. Roll out dough to 1 1/2 inches thick. Cut out biscuits with a 2-inch floured biscuit cutter. Place 1 inch apart on ungreased baking sheets.

4. Bake for 25 to 30 minutes until golden brown. Makes about 2 dozen biscuits.

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Sweet Potato Biscuits

* You’ll need an adult’s help with this recipe.

Cook’s Corner

adapted with permission from “50 Things You Should Know About the Environment” by Jen Green, © QEB Publishing Inc.

For later: Look in your newspaper for items about Kwanzaa celebrations in your community.

Teachers: For standards-based activities to accompany this feature, visit: bit.ly/MPstandards. And follow The Mini Page on Facebook!

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and alimony. I have asked him to leave me alone and not speak to me unless it’s about our son, but he won’t.

I have warned him if he doesn’t stop bothering me I’m going to tell his girlfriend, family and friends the truth about everything.

Jaqueline Bigar’s Stars HAPPY BIRTHDAY for Sunday, Dec. 22, 2019: What you can expect this year is the unexpected. Once you find your life settling down and working well, do not be surprised at the wave of excitement that falls on you.

Children and loved ones could be involved.

If single, you could be overwhelmed by a series of passionate love affairs; with each affair, you might believe this is the right person. Let time be the judge. If attached, you will not be able to complain about boredom. It will be as if you are newlyweds or new lovers again. SCORPIO encourages you to live life with passion.

The Stars Show the Kind of Day You’ll Have: 5-Dynamic; 4-Positive; 3-Average; 2-So-so; 1-Difficult

ARIES (March 21-April 19) HHHH One-on-one relating can take you down an unexpected path. Do not fight the inevitable. Instead, toss yourself into the situation — even if it is just a snowball fight.

Check in with an older relative. Tonight: Happiest with one person rather than a group.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) HHHHH Continue to defer to a strongwilled person in your life. At times, you can get stubborn and resist this person’s leadership. Right now is not the time to make an issue out of his or her behavior. Tonight: Go along for the ride.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) HHHH Pace yourself and you could be pleased at how much you complete. You might opt to join the family on an outing that is tied to the season. A loved one could be difficult but does not intend to be. Tonight: Go for some ZZZ’s.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) HHHH Your romantic nature could emerge with the celebrations. You might even consider tackling a loved one under the mistletoe! No matter what age you are or what stage in life, smiles and winks lighten up your face as well as those around you. Tonight: Be spontaneous.

This Week: Others might respond a lot differently than you anticipate. Stay calm.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) HHH Activity surrounds your home and domestic life. Though you might go off to church or some other get-together in the a.m., you eventually head home. Many of you will be catching up on last-minute details. Tonight: Munch on some Christmas cookies.

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DEAR ABBY: I have several friends who think it is OK to interrupt a conversation by shoving a phone in my hands to look at (1) their cute grandchildren, (2) the casserole they made yesterday, (3) how they looked after last week’s tennis match or something equally boring. How can I politely refuse them? — DON’T CARE IN EL PASO, TEXAS DEAR DON’T CARE: If your conversation is being interrupted by a third party, it would not be rude to ask the person to please wait

HHHH Speak your mind with care. If not careful, you could unleash a powder keg.

You might have had enough of someone or a certain situation. There are many ways of expressing your discontent other than tumbling into a squabble. Tonight: Out at a favorite haunt.

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DEAR ABBY: I have two young nieces who are close in age. One of them just announced her plans for an elaborate wedding.

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Tonight: Enjoy some great Christmas music.

Solution to last week’s New York Times Crossword.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) HHHH Circle the wagons around a fun holiday happening that you and many of your friends enjoy. Be reasonable about expectations. Someone whose response you dearly care about could be disappointed.

Tonight: Make merry.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) HHHH Many eyes turn to you. Calls come in, friends knock on the door, emails show up. It appears as if others want you to join them, or vice versa. Pick and choose according to your preferences. A friend could be demanding. Tonight: Going till the wee hours.

This Week: Party the week away but know when to stop. You need some R and R too.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) HHHHH Reach out to loved ones at a distance. You also might want to start thanking that same group for presents received. One friend really would appreciate some extra time with you. Make it so. Tonight: Enjoy the holiday rituals.

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jeanne phillips Dear Abby

Should I tell them or just let it go? — BURDENED BY HIM IN FLORIDA DEAR BURDENED: I think you should finally tell the whole truth to whoever will listen, which is what you should have done in the first place. If you have proof, reveal it. Because you waited, you may be less credible than you would have been then, so be prepared.

You should also talk with a lawyer about the fact that your ex won’t leave you alone and keeps bothering you, because it could be considered malicious mischief or harassment,

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DEAR ABBY: I am happily divorced after nearly 20 years of marriage to a narcissist. My ex cheated throughout our marriage, lied repeatedly and was abusive. He left me for another woman.

I realize now that he did me a favor by leaving. When he left, I didn’t correct any of the lies he told his family, girlfriends, friends and acquaintances because I just wanted him out of my life. My issue is, he is still lying to everyone about how our marriage ended.

He rarely visits our son, and he complains about having to pay child support

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Mother-in-law takes in cats after mom’s death; feeling guilty DEAR ABBY: My mom soon, and our daughter is passed away unexpecthoping to adopt a dog. edly, leaving behind two I do not want to take cats. My mother-in-law on a new obligation if I graciously took them already have one to my in temporarily, which mother-in-law. Those included shouldering cats are my mom’s final the financial burden of a unfinished business, few vet visits. and I want to do right by After everything quithem. How can I do right eted, we asked her if she by my mother-in-law Dear Abby would be willing to keep as well? — NOT A CAT Jeanne Phillips the cats indefinitely PERSON because we rent, and DEAR NOT A CAT re-homing them wasn’t an option in PERSON: The cats have acclimated our area. She agreed, but said when well to living with your mother-inwe want to take them, we can. We law — and it is entirely possible that offered to compensate her for the she has grown to love them in the vet bills, but she refused. Our relayear they have been with her. tionship has always been strained, If she is aware that you will be but, in that moment, she was very buying a home, she should be told kind and generous. that your daughter has her heart Now, a year later, the cats have set on having a dog. Because three been renamed and are well cared animals would be too much for for beyond what we could have ever you, ask if she would mind keeping given them. I, however, feel guilty. the kitties after you move. She may My husband and I don’t want the surprise you and say she doesn’t cats. We will be buying a home mind at all.

Crossword | Eugene Sheffer

(From where I sit, she sounds like a doll, so regard her generosity as a chance to mend fences and express your gratitude equally generously.)

inflicting 48,156 casualties on the enemy.

We are proud of, and indebted to, those members of our armed forces who suffered and sacrificed DEAR ABBY: In this holiday seafor our freedom. Please say a prayer son of love, hope and miracles I ask for them and their families, and your millions of readers to join me thank God for the gift of these prein remembering and honoring those cious souls. — WITH CHRISTMAS courageous Americans and allies LOVE, CARMELLA LaSPADA, NO who created a “Christmas Miracle” GREATER LOVE INC. during the Korean War 69 years ago.

DEAR CARMELLA: Thank you for From November to December 1950, your letter. This is the time of year they fought one of the most savage when people often reminisce about battles of modern warfare and did family memories. In that spirit, I the impossible by achieving one of agree that we should also remember the greatest humanitarian rescues our collective history, and reflect on in history. and give thanks for the bravery and Fighting in the frozen mountains sacrifice our service members and at Chosin Reservoir, with wind-chill their loved ones have given us. temperatures far below zero, out numbered and encircled (120,000 Dear Abby is written by Abigail to 30,000), our troops broke out to Van Buren, also known as Jeanne save 100,000 Korean men, women Phillips, and was founded by her and children by Christmas Eve. mother, Pauline Phillips. Contact Our soldiers endured frostbite and Dear Abby at www.DearAbby.com suffering with valor, ultimately or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA sustaining 16,495 casualties, but 90069.

Jacqueline Bigar’s Stars

ARIES (March 21-April 19)

the results. Be responsive to a roommate’s or family member’s request.

Tonight: Try for an early bedtime.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20)

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)

HHHH Focus on completion in the morning. The time has come to finish up projects. If you ask for some help, you will be delighted by others and how they pitch in. You experience a general sense of friendship and conviviality. Tonight: With others.

HHHH You might want to catch up with a loved one. You might not think it makes a difference — it does.

Communication might become overwhelming late in the day. Stay caught up. Tonight: Touch base with a relative you might not see this holiday.

CANCER (June 21-July 22)

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)

HHHH Calming down after recent events might prove to be a full-time chore this morning. You will succeed when you focus on what you must accomplish later. You get serious and want to get it all done.

Tonight: In a last-minute frenzy.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22)

HHHH As to be expected, excess is the theme of the day. You could feel pressured to contact friends and associates who you might not be around until after Christmas. Tonight: Your mind wanders to those at a distance.

HHHH Getting going might be difficult, but necessary. How you handle a problem could change radically as the day goes on. Note how your creativity flourishes — and with it, solutions. Share in the good vibes of the moment. Tonight: As you like.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20)

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)

HHHHH One-on-one relating means a lot to everyone but especially you, with your unusual depth. Start touching base, if you haven’t already,

HHHH Be more solid and direct in your communication. Others’ minds seem to wander more easily at this time. Your ability to be specific counts, making all the difference in

Dear Readers: Here are some new uses for an old computer: * Convert it to a home server. * Donate it to a school or a training center. * Recycle it. Computers use valuable chemicals and components. * Use as a backup computer.

— Heloise

UNNECESSARY INFORMATION Dear Heloise: I use my computer to watch movies, order items and other things. Lately, I’ve noticed that a number of sites that claim to be free want me to register and provide credit card information.

If it’s “free,” there should be no need to hand out such information, and yet they won’t let me use their so-called free services without supplying this information. So I no longer will use their site.

Why do they want this financial info? — Stephan

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HHHH Use the a.m. to the max. For some reason, you will feel drained and tired by the end of the day. Rest up, for the next few days will have a hectic tone. Dedicate yourself to uncomplicating any problems. Tonight: Going with the moment.

HHHH You set the pace this morning, and others follow your lead. You toss yourself into the holiday frenzy midday and enjoy the moment. No bah humbugs. You can only experience this energy once a year. Tonight: Make the most of the moment.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) HHHH Reach out for someone at a distance who you care about.

You will exchange happy words and share news. Demands in your immediate environment take over.

Follow through on what you need to do, especially matters that must be handled before Christmas. Tonight: Till the wee hours.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22Dec. 21) HHHH You might start out slowly, but as the day ages, you seem unstoppable — and unlikely to stop.

You are in full swing by midafternoon. Whatever your feelings are about the holiday, express them in your actions and energy. Tonight: All smiles.

IS MSG DANGEROUS Dear Heloise: Is MSG dangerous in foods? — Linda W., Marblehead, Mass.

According to the Food and Drug Administration, monosodium glutamate (MSG) is present in our bodies naturally. It’s also in many of the foods we eat every day. The FDA believes that MSG is, on the whole, safe to ingest.

Although some people may have an allergy to MSG, in order to know for certain if it’s MSG or something else in a certain food, they should consult with a doctor. — Heloise

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BORN TODAY Musician Eddie Vedder (1964), religious leader Joseph Smith (1805), actress Susan Lucci (1946)

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan.

B. in Dallas Stephan, you’re correct: They don’t need it, and you should not be supplying that kind of information to them.

They might not charge on your credit card, but they could still sell that information. If enough people refuse to give this information, they’ll have to reconsider their policy. — Heloise

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AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)

HHH Your bright and friendly demeanor this morning helps you complete last-minute details. Others prove highly responsive. Be more forthright about a financial matter that comes forward in the p.m.

Someone might need money rather than a gift. Tonight: Relax with a friend.

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Conceptis Sudoku | DaveByGreen Dave Green

SUDOKU Solution

1 9 6 8 2 5 4 3 7

2 8 4 7 1 3 9 5 6

3 7 5 9 6 4 2 8 1

8 3 1 5 4 2 7 6 9

7 5 9 6 8 1 3 4 2

6 4 2 3 7 9 8 1 5

9 6 8 1 3 7 5 2 4

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B.C. | Johnny Hart

4 1 7 2 5 8 6 9 3

5 2 3 4 9 6 1 7 8

8 7 4 3 1 4 5 2 7 8 3 6 1 5 8 4 1 2 7 3 3 8 1 9 4 9 3 5 2 1 6 4 7

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Ziggy | Tom Wilson

Tundra | Chad Carpenter

Garfield | Jim Davis

Take it from the Tinkersons | Bill Bettwy

Shoe | Chris Cassatt & Gary Brookins

Mother Goose and Grimm | Michael Peters

12/23

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This year could be very unusual as you alternate between a conservative viewpoint and a more avant-garde attitude. You will transform your thinking and, in some form, your life.

If single, look around, for you have many admirers. Get to know someone of interest better. If attached, the two of you might disagree about lifestyle choices, but ultimately you respect your differences. They add to the dynamic of your bond. SAGITTARIUS does not intend to be nosey but often is. Do not get uptight with them.

The Stars Show the Kind of Day You’ll Have: 5-Dynamic; 4-Positive; 3-Average; 2-So-so; 1-Difficult

with those you might not see for Christmas. Tonight: Be clear with a loved one about expectations.

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY for Monday, Dec. 23, 2019:

SUNDAY COMICS

Sunday, December 22, 2019

DILBERT®/ by Scott Adams

DOONESBURY/ by Garry Trudeau

SALLY FORTH/ by Francesco Marciuliano and Jim Keefe

MOTHER GOOSE AND GRIMM/ by Mike Peters

B.C./ by Mastroianni and Hart

ZIGGY/ by Tom Wilson

DENNIS THE MENACE/ by Hank Ketcham

MORT WALKER’S BEETLE BAILEY/ by Mort, Greg & Brian Walker

MARVIN/ by Tom Armstrong

THE BORN LOSER

by Art & Chip Sansom